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MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon General Obligation Bonds (43.1%) | | S&P | | Value | |
| | Bend, Oregon Transportation Highway System | | | | | |
| | (National Public Finance Guarantee Insured) | | | | | |
$ | 1,135,000 | | 5.300%, 09/01/17 pre-refunded | | A1/NR | | $ | 1,158,006 | |
| | | Benton and Linn Counties, Oregon School District | | | | | | |
| | | #509J (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 4,670,000 | | 5.000%, 06/01/21 pre-refunded | | Aa2/NR | | | 5,203,501 | |
| | | Chemeketa, Oregon Community College District | | | | | | |
| | | (Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,385,000 | | 5.500%, 06/01/14 Escrowed to Maturity | | NR/NR* | | | 1,575,438 | |
| | | Chemeketa, Oregon Community College District | | | | | | |
| | | (State School Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 1,235,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/25 | | NR/AA | | | 1,344,767 | |
| 1,540,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/26 | | NR/AA | | | 1,668,960 | |
| | | City of Lake Oswego, Oregon Series A | | | | | | |
| 3,500,000 | | 4.500%, 12/01/34 | | Aa1/AAA | | | 3,536,470 | |
| | | Clackamas, Oregon Community College District | | | | | | |
| | | (National Public Finance Guarantee Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,535,000 | | 5.000%, 05/01/25 | | A1/AA | | | 1,629,694 | |
| | | Clackamas County, Oregon School District #12 (North | | | | | | |
| | | Clackamas) Convertible Capital Appreciation Bonds | | | | | | |
| | | (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) (School | | | | | | |
| | | Bond Guaranty Program) (converts to a 5% coupon | | | | | | |
| | | on 06/15/11) | | | | | | |
| 6,000,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/27 Series B | | Aa2/AAA | | | 5,920,080 | |
| 9,250,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/29 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 9,046,315 | |
| | | Clackamas County, Oregon School District #46 | | | | | | |
| | | (Oregon Trail) (School Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 1,865,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/28 Series A | | NR/AA | | | 1,986,467 | |
| 1,800,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/29 Series A | | NR/AA | | | 1,911,582 | |
| 2,000,000 | | 4.500%, 06/15/30 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 2,026,880 | |
| 3,115,000 | | 4.750%, 06/15/31 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 3,200,725 | |
| | | Clackamas County, Oregon School District No. 46, | | | | | | |
| | | (Oregon Trail) Series A | | | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/32 | | NR/AA | | | 2,099,060 | |
| 3,780,000 | | 4.750%, 06/15/32 | | NR/AA | | | 3,884,668 | |
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MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | Value | |
| | Clackamas County, Oregon School District #62 | | | | | |
| | (Oregon City) (State School Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | |
$ | 1,055,000 | | 5.500%, 06/15/20 pre-refunded | | Aa2/AAA | | $ | 1,065,582 | |
| | | Clackamas County, Oregon School District #86 (Canby) | | | | | | |
| | | (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 2,240,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/19 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 2,433,581 | |
| | | Clackamas County, Oregon School District #108 | | | | | | |
| | | (Estacada) (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | | | | | |
| | | Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,295,000 | | 5.375%, 06/15/17 pre-refunded | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,370,058 | |
| 2,000,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/25 pre-refunded | | Aa3/AAA | | | 2,107,020 | |
| | | Clackamas County, Oregon School District #115 | | | | | | |
| | | (Gladstone) (National Public Finance Guarantee | | | | | | |
| | | Insured) (State School Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 5,000,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/27 | | Baa1/AA | | | 2,114,200 | |
| | | Clackamas County, Oregon Tax Allocation | | | | | | |
| 705,000 | | 6.500%, 05/01/20 | | NR/NR* | | | 705,212 | |
| | | Clackamas & Washington Counties, Oregon School | | | | | | |
| | | District No. 003 (West Linn-Wilsonville) (School | | | | | | |
| | | Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 500,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/34 | | Aa2/AA | | | 530,995 | |
| | | Clackamas & Washington Counties, Oregon School | | | | | | |
| | | District #3J (West Linn - Wilsonville) (State School | | | | | | |
| | | Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 2,850,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/27 | | Aa2/AA | | | 3,113,083 | |
| 2,000,000 | | 4.500%, 06/15/29 | | Aa2/AA | | | 2,080,860 | |
| 1,965,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/30 | | Aa2/AA | | | 2,116,344 | |
| 2,000,000 | | 4.750%, 06/15/32 | | Aa2/AA | | | 2,100,180 | |
| 3,000,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/33 | | Aa2/AA | | | 3,190,680 | |
| | | Columbia County, Oregon School District #502 | | | | | | |
| | | (National Public Finance Guarantee Financial | | | | | | |
| | | Guaranty Insurance Corporation Insured) | | | | | | |
| 2,070,000 | | zero coupon, 06/01/15 | | A2/A | | | 1,754,056 | |
| | | Columbia & Washington Counties, Oregon School | | | | | | |
| | | District #47J (Vernonia) (State School Bond | | | | | | |
| | | Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 3,430,000 | | 5.00%, 06/15/27 | | NR/AA | | | 3,690,783 | |
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MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | Value | |
| | Deschutes County, Oregon (Assured Guaranty | | | | | |
| | Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | |
$ | 2,260,000 | | 5.000%, 12/01/16 | | Aa3/NR | | $ | 2,431,218 | |
| | | Deschutes County, Oregon Administrative School | | | | | | |
| | | District #1 (Bend-LaPine) | | | | | | |
| | | (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,300,000 | | 5.500%, 06/15/16 pre-refunded | | Aa2/NR | | | 1,377,285 | |
| 1,355,000 | | 5.500%, 06/15/18 pre-refunded | | Aa2/NR | | | 1,435,555 | |
| 3,000,000 | | 5.125%, 06/15/21 pre-refunded | | Aa2/NR | | | 3,165,000 | |
| | | Deschutes County, Oregon School District #6 (Sisters) | | | | | | |
| | | (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,735,000 | | 5.250%, 06/15/19 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 2,004,255 | |
| 1,030,000 | | 5.250%, 06/15/21 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,191,535 | |
| | | Deschutes and Jefferson Counties, Oregon School | | | | | | |
| | | District #02J (Redmond) (National Public Finance | | | | | | |
| | | Guarantee- Financial Guaranty Insurance | | | | | | |
| | | Corporation Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/21 | | Aa2/NR | | | 1,060,360 | |
| 2,330,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/22 | | Aa2/NR | | | 1,357,598 | |
| | | Deschutes and Jefferson Counties, Oregon School | | | | | | |
| | | District #02J (Redmond) (School Bond Guaranty | | | | | | |
| | | Program) | | | | | | |
| 1,025,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/23 | | Aa2/NR | | | 562,561 | |
| 2,775,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/29 | | Aa2/NR | | | 1,061,576 | |
| 5,000,000 | | 6.000%, 06/15/31 | | Aa2/NR | | | 5,737,450 | |
| | | Douglas County, Oregon School District #116 | | | | | | |
| | | (Winston-Dillard) (State School Bond Guaranty | | | | | | |
| | | Program) | | | | | | |
| 1,020,000 | | 5.625%, 06/15/20 pre-refunded | | NR/AA | | | 1,030,577 | |
| | | Gresham, Oregon (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | | | | | |
| | | Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,155,000 | | 5.375%, 06/01/18 | | Aa3/NR | | | 1,224,635 | |
| | | Independence, Oregon City Hall Project (Assured | | | | | | |
| | | Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 2,435,000 | | 5.00%, 06/15/30 | | NR/AAA | | | 2,533,471 | |
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MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | Value | |
| | Jackson County, Oregon School District #4 | | | | | |
| | (Phoenix-Talent) (Assured Guaranty Municipal | | | | | |
| | Corp. Insured) | | | | | |
$ | 1,395,000 | | 5.500%, 06/15/18 pre-refunded | | Aa3/AAA | | $ | 1,478,798 | |
| | | Jackson County, Oregon School District #9 (Eagle | | | | | | |
| | | Point) (National Public Finance Guarantee Insured) | | | | | | |
| 2,080,000 | | 5.500%, 06/15/15 | | Aa2/NR | | | 2,377,606 | |
| 1,445,000 | | 5.500%, 06/15/16 | | Aa2/NR | | | 1,667,082 | |
| | | Jackson County, Oregon School District #9 (Eagle | | | | | | |
| | | Point) (State School Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 1,120,000 | | 5.625%, 06/15/17 pre-refunded | | Aa2/NR | | | 1,188,936 | |
| 1,880,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/21 pre-refunded | | Aa2/NR | | | 1,981,764 | |
| | | Jackson County, Oregon School District #549 | | | | | | |
| | | (Medford) (State School Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 1,750,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/12 | | Aa2/NR | | | 1,895,775 | |
| | | Jackson County, Oregon School District #549C | | | | | | |
| | | (Medford) (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | | | | | |
| | | Insured) | | | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | 4.750%, 12/15/29 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 2,075,540 | |
| 3,000,000 | | 5.000%, 12/15/32 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 3,144,120 | |
| | | Jackson County, Oregon School District #549C | | | | | | |
| | | (Medford) (School Board Guaranty) | | | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | 4.625%, 06/15/27 | | Aa2/AA | | | 1,032,650 | |
| 1,000,000 | | 4.625%, 06/15/30 | | Aa2/AA | | | 1,024,270 | |
| 1,000,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/33 | | Aa2/AA | | | 1,047,840 | |
| | | Jefferson County, Oregon School District #509J | | | | | | |
| | | (National Public Finance Guarantee Financial | | | | | | |
| | | Guaranty Insurance Corporation Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,215,000 | | 5.250%, 06/15/14 | | NR/AA | | | 1,316,416 | |
| 1,025,000 | | 5.250%, 06/15/17 | | NR/AA | | | 1,107,082 | |
| | | Josephine County, Oregon Three Rivers School | | | | | | |
| | | District (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,780,000 | | 5.250%, 06/15/18 pre-refunded | | Aa2/NR | | | 1,880,534 | |
| | | Keizer, Oregon | | | | | | |
| 2,320,000 | | 5.200%, 06/01/31 | | A3/NR | | | 2,358,373 | |
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MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | Value | |
| | Lane County, Oregon School District #19 (Springfield) | | | | | |
| | (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | |
$ | 3,425,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/29 | | Aa2/NR | | $ | 1,269,237 | |
| | | Lane County, Oregon School District #40 (Creswell) | | | | | | |
| | | (State School Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 1,430,000 | | 5.375%, 06/15/20 pre-refunded | | NR/AA | | | 1,444,143 | |
| | | Linn County, Oregon School District #7 (Harrisburg) | | | | | | |
| | | (State School Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 1,660,000 | | 5.500%, 06/15/19 pre-refunded | | NR/AA | | | 1,676,816 | |
| | | Linn County, Oregon School District #9 (Lebanon) | | | | | | |
| | | (Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation Insured) | | | | | | |
| | | (State School Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 3,000,000 | | 5.600%, 06/15/30 pre-refunded | | NR/AA | | | 3,397,920 | |
| | | Linn County, Oregon School District #9 (Lebanon) | | | | | | |
| | | (National Public Finance Guarantee Insured) | | | | | | |
| | | (State School Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 2,500,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/30 | | Baa1/AA | | | 2,547,675 | |
| | | Metro, Oregon | | | | | | |
| 1,100,000 | | 5.000%, 06/01/18 | | Aaa/AAA | | | 1,251,261 | |
| | | Morrow County, Oregon School District #1 (Assured | | | | | | |
| | | Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,710,000 | | 5.250%, 06/15/19 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,975,375 | |
| | | Multnomah County, Oregon School District #7 | | | | | | |
| | | (Reynolds) (State School Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 500,000 | | 5.625%, 06/15/17 pre-refunded | | Aa2/AA | | | 530,465 | |
| 2,375,000 | | 5.125%, 06/15/19 pre-refunded | | Aa2/AA | | | 2,505,625 | |
| | | Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, Oregon School | | | | | | |
| | | District #10 (Gresham-Barlow) (Assured Guaranty | | | | | | |
| | | Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,500,000 | | 5.500%, 06/15/18 pre-refunded | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,590,105 | |
| 4,275,000 | | 5.250%, 06/15/19 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 4,938,437 | |
| 2,650,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/21 pre-refunded | | Aa3/AAA | | | 2,793,444 | |
| | | Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, Oregon School | | | | | | |
| | | District #28JT (Centennial) (Assured Guaranty | | | | | | |
| | | Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 2,680,000 | | 5.250%, 12/15/18 | | Aa2/NR | | | 3,011,623 | |
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MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | Value | |
| | Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, Oregon School | | | | | |
| | District #51J (Riverdale) (State School Bond | | | | | |
| | Guaranty Program) | | | | | |
$ | 1,250,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/31 | | NR/AA | | $ | 413,400 | |
| 1,300,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/32 | | NR/AA | | | 402,805 | |
| 1,325,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/33 | | NR/AA | | | 386,807 | |
| 1,365,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/34 | | NR/AA | | | 373,464 | |
| | | Oregon Coast Community College District (National | | | | | | |
| | | Public Finance Guarantee Insured) (State School | | | | | | |
| | | Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 1,590,000 | | 5.250%, 06/15/17 | | Aa2/NR | | | 1,768,287 | |
| | | Oregon State Alternative Energy Project | | | | | | |
| 1,255,000 | | 4.750%, 04/01/29 Series B | | Aa2/AA | | | 1,308,124 | |
| | | Pacific City, Oregon Joint Water - Sanitary Authority | | | | | | |
| 1,830,000 | | 4.800%, 07/01/27 | | NR/NR* | | | 1,796,200 | |
| | | Polk, Marion & Benton Counties, Oregon School | | | | | | |
| | | District #13J (Central) (Assured Guaranty | | | | | | |
| | | Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,520,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/21 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,649,686 | |
| | | Polk Marion & Benton Counties, Oregon School | | | | | | |
| | | District No. 13J (Central) Series B (State School | | | | | | |
| | | Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | | |
| 5,650,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/32 | | NR/AA | | | 1,851,957 | |
| | | Portland, Oregon | | | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | 4.600%, 06/01/14 | | Aaa/NR | | | 1,004,670 | |
| 2,975,000 | | zero coupon, 06/01/15 | | Aa1/NR | | | 2,572,631 | |
| 8,650,000 | | 4.350%, 06/01/23 | | Aa1/NR | | | 8,877,754 | |
| | | Portland, Oregon Community College District | | | | | | |
| | | (Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,395,000 | | 5.000%, 06/01/17 pre-refunded | | Aa2/AA | | | 1,467,219 | |
| | | Redmond, Oregon Terminal Expansion Project | | | | | | |
| 500,000 | | 5.000%, 06/01/34 | | A3/NR | | | 491,705 | |
| | | City of Salem, Oregon | | | | | | |
| 1,750,000 | | 5.000%, 06/01/29 | | A1/AA- | | | 1,840,440 | |
| | | Salem-Keizer, Oregon School District #24J (Assured | | | | | | |
| | | Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/19 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 1,089,290 | |
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MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | Value | |
| | Salem-Keizer, Oregon School District #24J (State | | | | | |
| | School Bond Guaranty Program) | | | | | |
$ | 4,000,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/28 | | Aa2/AA | | $ | 1,658,040 | |
| 3,090,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/29 | | Aa2/AA | | | 1,204,420 | |
| 3,500,000 | | zero coupon, 06/15/30 | | Aa2/AA | | | 1,286,145 | |
| | | Southwestern Oregon Community College District | | | | | | |
| | | (National Public Finance Guarantee Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,120,000 | | 6.000%, 06/01/25 pre-refunded | | NR/A | | | 1,129,542 | |
| | | State of Oregon | | | | | | |
| 500,000 | | 6.000%, 10/01/29 | | Aa2/AA | | | 570,970 | |
| | | State of Oregon Board of Higher Education | | | | | | |
| 820,000 | | zero coupon, 08/01/16 | | Aa2/AA | | | 667,611 | |
| 2,000,000 | | 5.000%, 08/01/21 | | Aa2/AA | | | 2,164,540 | |
| 500,000 | | 5.750%, 08/01/29 Series A | | Aa2/AA | | | 564,015 | |
| 1,000,000 | | 5.000%, 08/01/34 | | Aa2/AA | | | 1,062,120 | |
| 1,000,000 | | 5.000%, 08/01/38 | | Aa2/AA | | | 1,052,750 | |
| | | State of Oregon Elderly and Disabled Housing | | | | | | |
| 25,000 | | 6.250%, 08/01/13 | | Aa2/AA | | | 25,062 | |
| | | State of Oregon Veterans' Welfare | | | | | | |
| 525,000 | | 5.200%, 10/01/18 | | Aa2/AA | | | 527,714 | |
| 550,000 | | 4.800%, 12/01/22 | | Aa2/AA | | | 583,787 | |
| 400,000 | | 4.900%, 12/01/26 | | Aa2/AA | | | 423,204 | |
| | | The Dalles, Oregon | | | | | | |
| 230,000 | | 4.000%, 06/01/20 | | NR/A+ | | | 235,787 | |
| 155,000 | | 4.000%, 06/01/21 | | NR/A+ | | | 158,023 | |
| 130,000 | | 4.125%, 06/01/22 | | NR/A+ | | | 133,116 | |
| 100,000 | | 4.200%, 06/01/23 | | NR/A+ | | | 102,566 | |
| | | Wasco County, Oregon School District #12 (The | | | | | | |
| | | Dalles) (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,135,000 | | 6.000%, 06/15/15 pre-refunded | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,147,587 | |
| 1,400,000 | | 5.500%, 06/15/17 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,625,820 | |
| 1,790,000 | | 5.500%, 06/15/20 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 2,113,095 | |
| | | Washington County, Oregon | | | | | | |
| 2,465,000 | | 5.000%, 06/01/23 | | Aa2/NR | | | 2,706,348 | |
| | | Washington County, Oregon School District #15 | | | | | | |
| | | (Forest Grove) (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | | | | | |
| | | Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,760,000 | | 5.375%, 06/15/16 pre-refunded | | Aa2/NR | | | 1,862,010 | |
| 2,000,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/21 pre-refunded | | Aa2/NR | | | 2,107,020 | |
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MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon General Obligation Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | Value | |
| | Washington County, Oregon School District #48J | | | | | |
| | (Beaverton) (Assured Guaranty Corporation Insured) | | | | | |
$ | 1,280,000 | | 5.000%, 06/01/31 | | Aa3/AAA | | $ | 1,357,082 | |
| 1,000,000 | | 5.125%, 06/01/36 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,053,310 | |
| | | Yamhill County, Oregon School District #40 | | | | | | |
| | | (McMinnville) (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | | | | | | |
| | | Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,375,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/22 | | Aa2/NR | | | 1,459,233 | |
| | | Total General Obligation Bonds | | | | | 211,522,591 | |
| |
| | | State of Oregon Revenue Bonds (54.1%) | | | | | | |
| |
| | | Airport Revenue Bonds (0.4%) | | | | | | |
| | | Jackson County, Oregon Airport Revenue (Syncora | | | | | | |
| | | Guarantee, Inc.) | | | | | | |
| 750,000 | | 5.250%, 12/01/32 | | Baa1/NR | | | 721,133 | |
| | | Redmond, Oregon Airport Revenue | | | | | | |
| 550,000 | | 6.000%, 06/01/34 | | Baa3/NR | | | 556,122 | |
| 825,000 | | 6.250%, 06/01/39 | | Baa3/NR | | | 828,911 | |
| | | Total Airport Revenue Bonds | | | | | 2,106,166 | |
| |
| | | Certificates of Participation Revenue Bonds (5.9%) | | | | | | |
| | | Oregon State Department of Administrative Services | | | | | | |
| 3,270,000 | | 5.000%, 11/01/27 Series C | | Aa3/AA- | | | 3,466,364 | |
| 2,155,000 | | 5.000%, 11/01/28 Series C | | Aa3/AA- | | | 2,272,254 | |
| 5,000,000 | | 5.125%, 05/01/33 | | Aa3/AA- | | | 5,211,550 | |
| | | Oregon State Department of Administration Services | | | | | | |
| | | (American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 500,000 | | 5.375%, 05/01/14 | | Aa3/AA- | | | 524,625 | |
| | | Oregon State Department of Administrative Services | | | | | | |
| | | (National Public Finance Guarantee- Financial | | | | | | |
| | | Guaranty Insurance Corporation Insured) | | | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | 5.000%, 11/01/20 | | Aa3/AA- | | | 2,142,200 | |
| 2,660,000 | | 5.000%, 11/01/23 | | Aa3/AA- | | | 2,820,159 | |
| 2,945,000 | | 5.000%, 11/01/24 | | Aa3/AA- | | | 3,110,097 | |
| 1,475,000 | | 5.000%, 11/01/26 | | Aa3/AA- | | | 1,545,535 | |
| 3,880,000 | | 5.000%, 11/01/27 | | Aa3/AA- | | | 4,049,672 | |
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGONSCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon Revenue Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | | Value | |
| | Oregon State Department of Administrative Services | | | | | | |
| | (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
$ | 2,280,000 | | 4.500%, 11/01/32 | | Aa3/AAA | | | $ | 2,260,780 | |
| 1,645,000 | | 4.750%, 05/01/33 | | Aa3/AAA | | | | 1,661,417 | |
| | | Total Certificates of Participation Revenue Bonds | | | | | | 29,064,653 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Development Revenue Bonds (1.2%) | | | | | | | |
| | | Oregon State Bond Bank Revenue, Oregon Economic | | | | | | | |
| | | & Community Development Series A | | | | | | | |
| 250,000 | | 4.750%, 01/01/34 | | Aa3/AA+ | | | | 254,820 | |
| | | Portland, Oregon Economic Development (Broadway | | | | | | | |
| | | Project) | | | | | | | |
| 5,000,000 | | 6.500%, 04/01/35 | | A2/A+ | | | | 5,537,350 | |
| | | Total Development Revenue Bonds | | | | | | 5,792,170 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Hospital Revenue Bonds (12.6%) | | | | | | | |
| | | Clackamas County, Oregon Hospital Facilities | | | | | | | |
| | | Authority (Legacy Health System) | | | | | | | |
| 4,025,000 | | 5.250%, 05/01/21 | | A2/A+ | | | | 4,085,455 | |
| | | Clackamas County, Oregon Hospital Facility Authority | | | | | | | |
| | | (Legacy Health System) Series A | | | | | | | |
| 750,000 | | 5.500%, 07/15/35 | | A2/A+ | | | | 769,658 | |
| | | Deschutes County, Oregon Hospital Facilities | | | | | | | |
| | | Authority (Cascade Health) | | | | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | 5.600%, 01/01/27 pre-refunded | | A3/NR | | | | 2,162,260 | |
| 3,500,000 | | 8.000%, 01/01/28 | | A3/NR | | | | 4,169,795 | |
| 3,000,000 | | 5.600%, 01/01/32 pre-refunded | | A3/NR | | | | 3,243,390 | |
| | | Deschutes County, Oregon Hospital Facilities Authority | | | | | | | |
| | | (Cascade Health) (American Municipal Bond | | | | | | | |
| | | Assurance Corp. Insured) | | | | | | | |
| 3,250,000 | | 5.375%, 01/01/35 | | A3/NR | | | | 3,243,858 | |
| | | Klamath Falls, Oregon Inter Community Hospital | | | | | | | |
| | | (Merle West) (Assured Guaranty Municipal | | | | | | | |
| | | Corporation Insured) | | | | | | | |
| 3,575,000 | | 5.000%, 09/01/36 | | NR/AAA | | | | 3,249,889 | |
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGONSCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon Revenue Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | | Value | |
| | Medford, Oregon Hospital Facilities Authority | | | | | | |
| | Revenue Refunding, Asante Health Systems | | | | | | |
| | (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
$ | 9,000,000 | | 5.500%, 08/15/28 | | NR/AAA | | | $ | 9,433,980 | |
| | | Medford, Oregon Hospital Facilities Authority | | | | | | | |
| | | (National Public Finance Guarantee Insured) | | | | | | | |
| 345,000 | | 5.000%, 08/15/18 | | Baa1/A | | | | 345,569 | |
| | | Multnomah County, Oregon Hospital Facilities | | | | | | | |
| | | Authority (Adventist Health/West) | | | | | | | |
| 500,000 | | 5.000%, 09/01/21 | | NR/A*** | | | | 528,400 | |
| 2,000,000 | | 5.125%, 09/01/40 | | NR/A*** | | | | 1,989,220 | |
| | | Multnomah County, Oregon Hospital Facilities | | | | | | | |
| | | Authority (Providence Health System) | | | | | | | |
| 1,390,000 | | 5.250%, 10/01/22 | | Aa2/AA | | | | 1,457,790 | |
| | | Multnomah County, Oregon Hospital Facilities | | | | | | | |
| | | Authority (Terwilliger Plaza Project) | | | | | | | |
| 1,250,000 | | 5.250%, 12/01/36 | | NR/NR* | | | | 1,074,275 | |
| | | Oregon Health Sciences University Series B (National | | | | | | | |
| | | Public Finance Guarantee Insured) | | | | | | | |
| 1,400,000 | | 5.250%, 07/01/15 | | A2/A | | | | 1,400,336 | |
| | | Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue, Refunding, | | | | | | | |
| | | Legacy Health Systems | | | | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | 4.250%, 03/15/17 | | A2/A+ | | | | 2,050,740 | |
| 3,000,000 | | 4.500%, 03/15/18 | | A2/A+ | | | | 3,086,730 | |
| 1,000,000 | | 4.750%, 03/15/24 | | A2/A+ | | | | 1,008,650 | |
| 1,000,000 | | 5.000%, 03/15/30 | | A2/A+ | | | | 1,003,860 | |
| | | Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue, Refunding, | | | | | | | |
| | | Samaritan Health Services | | | | | | | |
| 1,500,000 | | 4.375%, 10/01/20 | | NR/A- | | | | 1,518,255 | |
| 2,000,000 | | 4.500%, 10/01/21 | | NR/A- | | | | 2,001,640 | |
| 1,520,000 | | 5.000%, 10/01/23 | | NR/A- | | | | 1,559,930 | |
| 1,795,000 | | 4.875%, 10/01/25 | | NR/A- | | | | 1,795,718 | |
| 2,000,000 | | 5.000%, 10/01/30 | | NR/A- | | | | 1,966,300 | |
| | | Salem, Oregon Hospital Facility Authority (Salem | | | | | | | |
| | | Hospital) | | | | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | 5.750%, 08/15/23 | | NR/A+*** | | | | 2,159,420 | |
| 3,300,000 | | 4.500%, 08/15/30 | | NR/A+*** | | | | 3,073,257 | |
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGONSCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon Revenue Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | | Value | |
| | State of Oregon Health Housing Educational and | | | | | | |
| | Cultural Facilities Authority (Peacehealth) (American | | | | | | |
| | Municipal Bond Assurance Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
$ | 1,835,000 | | 5.250%, 11/15/17 | | NR/AA-** | | | $ | 1,907,060 | |
| 1,430,000 | | 5.000%, 11/15/32 | | NR/AA-** | | | | 1,437,207 | |
| | | Total Hospital Revenue Bonds | | | | | | 61,722,642 | |
| |
| | | Housing, Educational and Cultural Revenue Bonds (8.6%) | | | | | | | |
| | | Forest Grove, Oregon Campus Improvement (Pacific | | | | | | | |
| | | University Project) | | | | | | | |
| 1,500,000 | | 6.000%, 05/01/30 | | NR/BBB | | | | 1,502,055 | |
| | | Forest Grove, Oregon (Pacific University) (Radian | | | | | | | |
| | | Insured) | | | | | | | |
| 4,000,000 | | 5.000%, 05/01/22 | | NR/BBB | | | | 3,942,880 | |
| | | Forest Grove, Oregon Student Housing (Oak Tree | | | | | | | |
| | | Foundation) | | | | | | | |
| 5,750,000 | | 5.500%, 03/01/37 | | NR/NR* | | | | 5,143,432 | |
| | | Oregon Health Sciences University (National Public | | | | | | | |
| | | Finance Guarantee Insured) | | | | | | | |
| 11,550,000 | | zero coupon, 07/01/21 | | A2/A | | | | 6,048,966 | |
| 2,890,000 | | 5.250%, 07/01/22 | | A2/A | | | | 2,923,495 | |
| | | Oregon Health & Science University Series A | | | | | | | |
| 5,000,000 | | 5.750%, 07/01/39 | | A2/BBB+ | | | | 5,400,950 | |
| | | Oregon State Facilities Authority (Linfield College) | | | | | | | |
| 2,115,000 | | 5.000%, 10/01/25 | | Baa1/NR | | | | 2,083,635 | |
| | | Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue (University | | | | | | | |
| | | of Portland) | | | | | | | |
| 5,000,000 | | 5.000%, 04/01/32 | | NR/BBB+ | | | | 4,762,900 | |
| | | Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue (Willamette | | | | | | | |
| | | University) | | | | | | | |
| 5,000,000 | | 5.000%, 10/01/32 | | NR/A | | | | 4,861,800 | |
| | | State of Oregon Housing and Community Services | | | | | | | |
| 30,000 | | 6.700%, 07/01/13 | | Aa2/NR | | | | 30,054 | |
| 205,000 | | 6.000%, 07/01/20 | | Aa2/NR | | | | 208,856 | |
| 2,420,000 | | 4.650%, 07/01/25 | | Aa2/NR | | | | 2,433,237 | |
| 605,000 | | 5.400%, 07/01/27 | | Aa2/NR | | | | 608,775 | |
| 1,960,000 | | 5.350%, 07/01/30 | | Aa2/NR | | | | 2,026,268 | |
| | | Total Housing, Educational, and Cultural Revenue Bonds | | | | | | 41,977,303 | |
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGONSCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon Revenue Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | Value | |
| | | | | | | |
| | Transportation Revenue Bonds (5.4%) | | | | | |
| | Oregon St. Department Transportation Highway Usertax | | | | | |
$ | 3,025,000 | | 5.500%, 11/15/18 pre-refunded | | Aa2/AAA | | $ | 3,372,088 | |
| 2,555,000 | | 5.375%, 11/15/18 pre-refunded | | Aa2/AAA | | | 2,633,745 | |
| 1,200,000 | | 5.000%, 11/15/22 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 1,290,756 | |
| 1,260,000 | | 5.000%, 11/15/23 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 1,350,833 | |
| 4,545,000 | | 5.125%, 11/15/26 pre-refunded | | Aa2/AAA | | | 5,022,725 | |
| 2,155,000 | | 5.000%, 11/15/28 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 2,291,843 | |
| 1,000,000 | | 5.000%, 11/15/29 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 1,047,240 | |
| 2,165,000 | | 4.500%, 11/15/32 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 2,177,384 | |
| 3,510,000 | | 5.000%, 11/15/33 | | Aa2/AAA | | | 3,720,565 | |
| | | Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District, Oregon | | | | | | |
| 1,440,000 | | 5.750%, 08/01/16 pre-refunded | | NR/AAA | | | 1,465,459 | |
| 1,775,000 | | 5.000%, 09/01/16 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,890,766 | |
| | | Total Transportation Revenue Bonds | | | | | 26,263,404 | |
| |
| | | Urban Renewal Revenue Bonds (3.0%) | | | | | | |
| | | Portland, Oregon Airport Way Renewal and | | | | | | |
| | | Redevelopment (American Municipal Bond | | | | | | |
| | | Assurance Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,640,000 | | 6.000%, 06/15/14 pre-refunded | | Aa3/NR | | | 1,674,243 | |
| 1,765,000 | | 5.750%, 06/15/20 pre-refunded | | Aa3/NR | | | 1,801,006 | |
| | | Portland, Oregon River District Urban Renewal and | | | | | | |
| | | Redevelopment (American Municipal Bond | | | | | | |
| | | Assurance Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,915,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/20 | | A3/NR | | | 1,981,029 | |
| | | Portland, Oregon Urban Renewal Tax Allocation | | | | | | |
| | | (American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp. | | | | | | |
| | | Insured) (Convention Center) | | | | | | |
| 1,150,000 | | 5.750%, 06/15/18 | | Aa3/NR | | | 1,170,229 | |
| 2,000,000 | | 5.450%, 06/15/19 | | Aa3/NR | | | 2,033,640 | |
| | | Portland, Oregon Urban Renewal Tax Allocation | | | | | | |
| | | (Interstate Corridor) (National Public Finance | | | | | | |
| | | Guarantee- Financial Guaranty Insurance | | | | | | |
| | | Corporation Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,890,000 | | 5.250%, 06/15/20 | | A3/NR | | | 1,961,045 | |
| 1,810,000 | | 5.250%, 06/15/21 | | A3/NR | | | 1,868,716 | |
| 2,030,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/23 | | A3/NR | | | 2,062,297 | |
| | | Total Urban Renewal Revenue Bonds | | | | | 14,552,205 | |
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGONSCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon Revenue Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | Value | |
| | | | | | | |
| | Utility Revenue Bonds (1.5%) | | | | | |
| | Emerald Peoples Utility District, Oregon (Assured | | | | | |
| | Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | |
$ | 1,455,000 | | 5.250%, 11/01/22 | | Aa3/NR | | $ | 1,546,228 | |
| | | Eugene, Oregon Electric Utility | | | | | | |
| 5,635,000 | | 5.000%, 08/01/30 | | A1/AA- | | | 5,936,303 | |
| | | Total Utility Revenue Bonds | | | | | 7,482,531 | |
| |
| | | Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds (13.7%) | | | | | | |
| | | Klamath Falls, Oregon Wastewater (American | | | | | | |
| | | Municipal Bond Assurance Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,545,000 | | 5.650%, 06/01/20 pre-refunded | | NR/NR* | | | 1,557,221 | |
| | | Klamath Falls, Oregon Water (Assured Guaranty | | | | | | |
| | | Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,575,000 | | 5.500%, 07/01/16 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,753,211 | |
| | | Lane County, Oregon Metropolitan Wastewater | | | | | | |
| 2,500,000 | | 5.250%, 11/01/28 | | A1/AA- | | | 2,687,200 | |
| | | Lebanon, Oregon Wastewater (Assured Guaranty | | | | | | |
| | | Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | 5.700%, 03/01/20 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,001,860 | |
| | | Portland, Oregon Sewer System | | | | | | |
| 5,000,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/33 | | A1/AA | | | 5,204,150 | |
| | | Portland, Oregon Sewer System (Financial Guaranty | | | | | | |
| | | Insurance Corporation Insured) | | | | | | |
| 2,500,000 | | 5.750%, 08/01/19 pre-refunded | | Aa3/AA | | | 2,543,775 | |
| | | Portland, Oregon Sewer System (Assured Guaranty | | | | | | |
| | | Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 2,760,000 | | 5.250%, 06/01/17 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 2,974,700 | |
| 4,595,000 | | 5.000%, 06/01/17 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 5,074,442 | |
| 3,470,000 | | 5.000%, 06/01/21 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 3,656,825 | |
| | | Portland, Oregon Sewer System (National Public | | | | | | |
| | | Finance Guarantee Insured) | | | | | | |
| 4,410,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/25 | | Aa3/AA | | | 4,689,285 | |
| 4,630,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/26 | | Aa3/AA | | | 4,904,883 | |
| 1,610,000 | | 5.000%, 06/15/27 | | Aa3/AA | | | 1,699,242 | |
| | | Portland, Oregon Water System | | | | | | |
| 2,420,000 | | 5.500%, 08/01/19 pre-refunded | | Aa1/NR | | | 2,460,850 | |
| 1,235,000 | | 5.500%, 08/01/20 pre-refunded | | Aa1/NR | | | 1,255,847 | |
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGONSCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon Revenue Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | Value | |
| | Portland, Oregon Water System (National Public | | | | | |
| | Finance Guarantee Insured) | | | | | |
$ | 2,725,000 | | 4.500%, 10/01/27 | | Aa2/NR | | $ | 2,788,084 | |
| | | Portland, Oregon Water System Revenue, Refunding, | | | | | | |
| | | Series A | | | | | | |
| 1,920,000 | | 4.000%, 05/01/14 | | Aa1/NR | | | 2,104,013 | |
| 1,275,000 | | 4.000%, 05/01/25 | | Aa1/NR | | | 1,281,273 | |
| | | Salem, Oregon Water & Sewer (Assured Guaranty | | | | | | |
| | | Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | 5.375%, 06/01/15 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,142,830 | |
| 1,970,000 | | 5.375%, 06/01/16 pre-refunded | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,985,524 | |
| | | Sunrise Water Authority, Oregon (Assured Guaranty | | | | | | |
| | | Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 2,630,000 | | 5.000%, 03/01/19 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 2,778,569 | |
| 1,350,000 | | 5.250%, 03/01/24 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 1,421,834 | |
| | | Sunrise Water Authority, Oregon (Syncora | | | | | | |
| | | Guarantee, Inc.) | | | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | 5.000%, 09/01/25 | | NR/NR* | | | 985,180 | |
| | | Washington County, Oregon Clean Water Services | | | | | | |
| 4,000,000 | | 5.000%, 10/01/28 | | Aa3/AA- | | | 4,264,360 | |
| | | Washington County, Oregon Clean Water Services | | | | | | |
| | | (National Public Finance Guarantee- Financial | | | | | | |
| | | Guaranty Insurance Corporation Insured) | | | | | | |
| 995,000 | | 5.000%, 10/01/13 | | Aa3/AA | | | 1,045,387 | |
| 3,525,000 | | 5.125%, 10/01/17 | | Aa3/AA | | | 3,642,946 | |
| | | Washington County, Oregon Clean Water Services | | | | | | |
| | | (National Public Finance Guarantee Insured) | | | | | | |
| 2,235,000 | | 5.250%, 10/01/15 | | Aa3/AA | | | 2,559,343 | |
| | | Total Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds | | | | | 67,462,834 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | Other Revenue Bonds (1.8%) | | | | | | |
| | | Oregon State Department of Administration Services | | | | | | |
| | | (Lottery Revenue) | | | | | | |
| 2,500,000 | | 5.000%, 04/01/29 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 2,673,500 | |
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGONSCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | | Rating | | | |
Principal | | | | Moody’s/ | | | |
Amount | | State of Oregon Revenue Bonds (continued) | | S&P | | Value | |
| | Oregon State Department of Administration Services | | | | | |
| | (Lottery Revenue) (Assured Guaranty Municipal | | | | | |
| | Corp. Insured) | | | | | |
$ | 2,700,000 | | 5.000%, 04/01/19 | | Aa3/AAA | | $ | 2,898,288 | |
| 3,000,000 | | 5.000%, 04/01/27 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 3,194,430 | |
| | | Total Other Revenue Bonds | | | | | 8,766,218 | |
| | | Total Revenue Bonds | | | | | 265,190,126 | |
| |
| | | U.S. Territory Bonds (1.6%) | | | | | | |
| | | Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer | | | | | | |
| | | Authority (Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation | | | | | | |
| | | Insured) | | | | | | |
| 3,000,000 | | 5.000%, 07/01/28 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 3,085,440 | |
| | | Puerto Rico Commonwealth General Obligation | | | | | | |
| | | (National Public Finance Guarantee Insured) | | | | | | |
| 1,270,000 | | 6.000%, 07/01/28 | | Baa1/A | | | 1,330,312 | |
| | | Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | | | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | 5.250%, 07/01/33 | | A3/BBB+ | | | 998,580 | |
| | | Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency (Assured | | | | | | |
| | | Guaranty Municipal Corp. Insured) | | | | | | |
| 500,000 | | 5.250%, 08/01/16 | | Aa3/AAA | | | 526,150 | |
| | | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax | | | | | | |
| | | Revenue First Subordinate Series A | | | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | 5.750%, 08/01/37 | | A2/A+ | | | 2,125,820 | |
| | | Total U.S. Territory Bonds | | | | | 8,066,302 | |
| |
| | | Total Municipal Bonds (cost $465,757,436-note 4) . | | 98.8% | | | 484,779,019 | |
| | | Other assets less liabilities | | 1.2 | | | 5,912,340 | |
| | | Net Assets | | 100.0% | | $ | 490,691,359 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | * Any security not rated (NR) by any of the approved credit rating services has been determined by the Investment Sub-Adviser to have sufficient quality to be ranked in the top four ratings if a credit rating were to be assigned by a credit rating service. | | | | |
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| | | Fitch Rated | | | | | | |
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TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGONSCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
| | | Percent of | | |
| Portfolio Distribution by Quality Rating | | Portfolio† | | |
| Aaa of Moody’s or AAA of S&P | | 24.3 | % | |
| Pre-refunded bonds †† | | 16.3 | | |
| Aa of Moody’s or AA of S&P or Fitch | | 37.9 | | |
| A of Moody’s or S&P or Fitch | | 16.5 | | |
| Baa of Moody’s or BBB of S&P or Fitch | | 3.0 | | |
| Not rated* | | 2.0 | | |
| | | 100.0 | % | |
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| † | Calculated using the highest rating of the three rating services. | | | | |
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| †† | Pre-refunded bonds are bonds for which U.S. Government Obligations have been placed in escrow to retire the bonds at their earliest call date. | | | | |
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| PORTFOLIO ABBREVIATIONS: | | | | |
| NR – Not Rated | | | | |
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| Note: | National Public Finance Guarantee (NPFG) was formerly known as National-re and Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGMC) was formerly known as Financial Security Assurance Inc. (FSA) or Assured Guaranty Corp. | | | | |
See accompanying notes to financial statement.
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
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ASSETS | | | |
Investments at value (cost $465,757,436) | | $ | 484,779,019 | |
Cash | | | 2,600,655 | |
Interest receivable | | | 6,507,131 | |
Receivable for Trust shares sold | | | 337,158 | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | | 98,150 | |
Other assets | | | 13,602 | |
Total assets | | | 494,335,715 | |
LIABILITIES | | | | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | | 2,533,471 | |
Dividends payable | | | 542,537 | |
Payable for Trust shares redeemed | | | 314,641 | |
Management fees payable | | | 166,715 | |
Distribution and service fees payable | | | 4,538 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 82,454 | |
Total liabilities | | | 3,644,356 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 490,691,359 | |
Net Assets consist of: | | | | |
Capital Stock - Authorized an unlimited number of shares, par value $0.01 per share | | $ | 453,139 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 471,264,808 | |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments (note 4) | | | 19,021,583 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 81,647 | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | (129,818 | ) |
| | $ | 490,691,359 | |
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CLASS A | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 376,524,454 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 34,764,673 | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.83 | |
Maximum offering price per share (100/96 of $10.83 adjusted to nearest cent) | | $ | 11.28 | |
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CLASS C | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 26,405,268 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 2,440,216 | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 10.82 | |
Redemption price per share (* a charge of 1% is imposed on the redemption proceeds of the shares, or on the original price, whichever is lower, if redeemed during the first 12 months after purchase) | | $ | 10.82 | * |
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CLASS Y | | | | |
Net Assets | | $ | 87,761,637 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 8,109,005 | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.82 | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
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Investment Income: | | | | | | |
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Interest income | | | | | $ | 10,453,267 | |
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Expenses: | | | | | | | |
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Management fees (note 3) | | $ | 958,265 | | | | | |
Distribution and service fees (note 3) | | | 395,714 | | | | | |
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees | | | 125,410 | | | | | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses (note 7) | | | 101,114 | | | | | |
Legal fees (note 3) | | | 64,256 | | | | | |
Shareholders’ reports and proxy statements | | | 38,983 | | | | | |
Custodian fees (note 6) | | | 18,654 | | | | | |
Registration fees and dues | | | 17,147 | | | | | |
Insurance | | | 12,312 | | | | | |
Auditing and tax fees | | | 12,083 | | | | | |
Chief compliance officer (note 3) | | | 2,246 | | | | | |
Miscellaneous | | | 16,748 | | | | | |
| | | 1,762,932 | | | | | |
Expenses paid indirectly (note 6) | | | (72 | ) | | | | |
Net expenses | | | | | | | 1,762,860 | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | 8,690,407 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: | | | | | | | | |
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Net realized gain (loss) from securities transactions | | | 455,684 | | | | | |
Change in unrealized appreciation on investments | | | (9,677,507 | ) | | | | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | | | | | (9,221,823 | ) |
Net change in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | | $ | (531,416 | ) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | Six Months Ended | | | | |
| | March 31, 2010 | | | Year Ended | |
| | (unaudited) | | | September 30, 2009 | |
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OPERATIONS: | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 8,690,407 | | | $ | 16,788,363 | |
Net realized gain (loss) from securities transactions | | | 455,684 | | | | (404,931 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (9,677,507 | ) | | | 38,092,055 | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | (531,416 | ) | | | 54,475,487 | |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (note 10): | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (6,935,459 | ) | | | (13,489,974 | ) |
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Class C Shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (343,514 | ) | | | (563,484 | ) |
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Class Y Shares: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (1,685,579 | ) | | | (2,684,060 | ) |
Change in net assets from distributions | | | (8,964,552 | ) | | | (16,737,518 | ) |
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (note 8): | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 45,492,148 | | | | 98,215,834 | |
Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | 5,216,861 | | | | 9,702,017 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (27,017,215 | ) | | | (68,906,971 | ) |
Change in net assets from capital share transactions | | | 23,691,794 | | | | 39,010,880 | |
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Change in net assets | | | 14,195,826 | | | | 76,748,849 | |
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NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 476,495,533 | | | | 399,746,684 | |
End of period* | | $ | 490,691,359 | | | $ | 476,495,533 | |
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* Includes undistributed net investment income of: | | $ | 81,647 | | | $ | 355,792 | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
1. Organization
Tax-Free Trust of Oregon (the “Trust”) is a separate portfolio of The Cascades Trust. The Cascades Trust (the “Business Trust”) is an open-end investment company, which was organized on October 17, 1985, as a Massachusetts business trust and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is a non-diversified portfolio which commenced operations on June 16, 1986 and until April 5, 1996, offered only one class of shares. On that date, the Trust began offering two additional classes of shares, Class C and Class Y Shares. All shares outstanding prior to that date were designated as Class A Shares and are sold at net asset value plus a sales charge (of varying size depending upon a variety of factors) paid at the time of purchase and bear a distribution fee. Class C Shares are sold at net asset value with no sales charge payable at the time of purchase but with a level charge for service and distribution fees for six years thereafter. Class C Shares automatically convert to Class A Shares after 6 years. Class Y Shares are sold only through institutions acting for investors in a fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial or similar capacity, and are not offered directly to retail customers. Class Y Shares are sold at net asset value with no sales charge, no redemption fee, no contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) and no distribution fee. On January 31, 1998, the Trust established Class I Shares which are offered and sold only through financial intermediaries and are not offered directly to retail customers. Class I Shares are sold at net asset value with no sales charge and no redemption fee or CDSC, although a financial intermediary may charge a fee for effecting a purchase or other transaction on behalf of its customers. Class I Shares may carry a distribution and a service fee. As of the report date, there were no Class I Shares outstanding. All classes of shares represent interests in the same portfolio of investments and are identical as to rights and privileges but differ with respect to the effect of sales charges, the distribution and/or service fees borne by each class, expenses specific to each class, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and the exchange privileges of each class.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for investment companies.
a) | Portfolio valuation: Municipal securities which have remaining maturities of more than 60 days are valued each business day based upon information provided by a nationally prominent independent pricing service and periodically verified through other pricing services. In the case of securities for which market quotations are readily available, securities are valued by the pricing service at the mean of bid and asked quotations. If market quotations or a valuation from the pricing service is not readily available, the security is valued at fair value determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Securities which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost if their term to maturity at purchase is 60 days or less, or by amortizing their unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the 61st day prior to maturity, if their term to maturity at purchase exceeds 60 days. |
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
b) | Fair Value Measurements: The Trust follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Trust’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Trust’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy: |
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| Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access. |
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| Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data. |
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| Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Trust’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available. |
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| The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. |
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| The following is a summary of the valuation inputs, representing 100% of the Trust’s investments (details of which can be found in the schedule of investments) used to value the Trust’s net assets as of March 31, 2010: |
Valuation Inputs | | Investments in Securities | |
Level 1 – Quoted Prices | | $ | – | |
Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs – Municipal Bonds | | | 484,779,019 | |
Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | – | |
Total | | $ | 484,779,019 | |
c) | Subsequent Events: In preparing these financial statements, the Trust has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure. |
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d) | Securities transactions and related investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are reported on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis and is adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of original issue and market discount. |
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
e) | Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to certain investment companies. The Trust intends to make distributions of income and securities profits sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, Federal income and excise taxes. |
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| Management has reviewed the tax positions for each of the open tax years (2006-2009) and has determined that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. |
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f) | Multiple class allocations: All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses), and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class. Class-specific expenses, which include distribution and service fees and any other items that are specifically attributed to a particular class, are also charged directly to such class on a daily basis. |
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g) | 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 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
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h) | Reclassification of capital accounts: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. On September 30, 2009, the Trust decreased undistributed net investment income by $131,512 and increased paid-in capital by $131,512 due primarily to differing book/tax treatment of distributions and bond amortization. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. |
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i) | Accounting pronouncement: In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” that requires additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements. Certain required disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, and other required disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact such requirements will have on the Trust’s financial statement disclosures. |
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
3. Fees and Related Party Transactions
a) Management Arrangements:
Aquila Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aquila Management Corporation, the Trust’s founder and sponsor, serves as the Manager for the Trust under an Advisory and Administration Agreement with the Trust. The portfolio management of the Trust has been delegated to a Sub-Adviser as described below. Under the Advisory and Administrative Agreement, the Manager provides all administrative services to the Trust, other than those relating to the day-to-day portfolio management. The Manager’s services include providing the office of the Trust and all related services as well as overseeing the activities of the Sub-Adviser and managing relationships with all the various support organizations to the Trust such as the shareholder servicing agent, custodian, legal counsel, auditor s and distributor and additionally maintaining the Trust’s accounting books and records. For its services, the Manager is entitled to receive a fee which is payable monthly and computed as of the close of business each day at the annual rate of 0.40% of the Trust’s net assets.
FAF Advisors, Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the Investment Sub-Adviser for the Trust under a Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Adviser. Under this agreement, the Sub-Adviser continuously provides, subject to oversight of the Manager and the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the investment program of the Trust and the composition of its portfolio, arranges for the purchases and sales of portfolio securities, and provides for daily pricing of the Trust’s portfolio. For its services, the Sub-Adviser is entitled to receive a fee from the Manager which is payable monthly and computed as of the close of business each day at the annual rate of 0.18% of the Trust’s net assets.
Under a Compliance Agreement with the Manager, the Manager is compensated for Chief Compliance Officer related services provided to enable the Trust to comply with Rule 38a-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Specific details as to the nature and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser are more fully defined in the Trust’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
b) Distribution and Service Fees:
The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under one part of the Plan, with respect to Class A Shares, the Trust is authorized to make distribution fee payments to broker-dealers or others (“Qualified Recipients”) selected by Aquila Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), including, but not limited to, any principal underwriter of the Trust, with which the Distributor has entered into written agreements contemplated by the Rule and which have rendered assistance in the distribution and/or retention of the Trust’s shares or servicing of shareholder accounts. The Trust makes payment of this distribution fee at the annual rate of 0.15% of the Trust’s average net assets represented by C lass A Shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, distribution fees on Class A Shares amounted to $276,800 of which the Distributor retained $15,234.
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
Under another part of the Plan, the Trust is authorized to make payments with respect to Class C Shares to Qualified Recipients which have rendered assistance in the distribution and/or retention of the Trust’s Class C shares or servicing of shareholder accounts. These payments are made at the annual rate of 0.75% of the Trust’s average net assets represented by Class C Shares and for the six months ended March 31, 2010, amounted to $89,185. In addition, under a Shareholder Services Plan, the Trust is authorized to make service fee payments with respect to Class C Shares to Qualified Recipients for providing personal services and/or maintenance of shareholder accounts. These payments are made at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Trust’s average net assets represented by Class C Shares and for the six months ended March 31, 2010, amounted to $29,729. The total of these payments made with respect to Class C Shares amounted to $118,914, of which the Distributor retained $14,991.
Specific details about the Plans are more fully defined in the Trust’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
Under a Distribution Agreement, the Distributor serves as the exclusive distributor of the Trust’s shares. Through agreements between the Distributor and various brokerage and advisory firms (“intermediaries”), the Trust’s shares are sold primarily through the facilities of these intermediaries having offices within Oregon, with the bulk of any sales commissions inuring to such intermediaries. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, total commissions on sales of Class A Shares amounted to $561,620 of which the Distributor received $104,309.
c) Other Related Party Transactions
For the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Trust incurred $64,256 of legal fees allocable to Butzel Long PC, counsel to the Trust, for legal services in conjunction with the Trust’s ongoing operations. The Secretary of the Trust is Of Counsel to that firm.
4. Purchases and Sales of Securities
During the six months ended March 31, 2010, purchases of securities and proceeds from the sales of securities aggregated $47,429,788 and $11,969,826, respectively.
At March 31, 2010, the aggregate tax cost for all securities was $465,545,779. At March 31, 2010, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost amounted to $21,766,453 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over value amounted to $2,533,213 for a net unrealized appreciation of $19,233,240.
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
5. Portfolio Orientation
Since the Trust invests principally and may invest entirely in double tax-free municipal obligations of issuers within Oregon, it is subject to possible risks associated with economic, political, or legal developments or industrial or regional matters specifically affecting Oregon and whatever effects these may have upon Oregon issuers’ ability to meet their obligations. Two such developments, Measure 5, a 1990 amendment to the Oregon Constitution, as well as Measures 47 and 50, limit the taxing and spending authority of certain Oregon governmental entities. These amendments could have an adverse effect on the general financial condition of certain municipal entities that would impair the ability of certain Oregon issuer’s to pay interest and principal on their obligations.
6. Expenses
The Trust has negotiated an expense offset arrangement with its custodian, wherein it receives credit toward the reduction of custodian fees and other Trust expenses whenever there are uninvested cash balances. The Statement of Operations reflects the total expenses before any offset, the amount of offset and the net expenses.
7. Trustees’ Fees and Expenses
At March 31, 2010 there were 7 Trustees, one of which is affiliated with the Manager and is not paid any fees. The total amount of Trustees’ service fees (for carrying out their responsibilities) and attendance fees paid during the six months ended March 31, 2010 was $78,715. Attendance fees are paid to those in attendance at regularly scheduled quarterly Board Meetings and meetings of the Independent Trustees held prior to each quarterly Board Meeting, as well as additional meetings (Audit, Nominating, Shareholder and special meetings). Trustees are reimbursed for their expenses such as travel, accommodations, and meals incurred in connection with attendance at Board Meetings and at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. For the six months ended March 31, 2010, such meeting-related expenses amounted to $22,399.
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
8. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in Capital Shares of the Trust were as follows:
| | Six Months Ended | | | | | | | |
| | March 31, 2010 | | | Year Ended | |
| | (unaudited) | | | September 30, 2009 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Class A Shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 2,247,286 | | | $ | 24,440,862 | | | | 4,697,244 | | | $ | 49,345,864 | |
Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | 408,949 | | | | 4,440,344 | | | | 798,336 | | | | 8,395,301 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (1,350,302 | ) | | | (14,700,398 | ) | | | (4,047,184 | ) | | | (41,864,254 | ) |
Net change | | | 1,305,933 | | | | 14,180,808 | | | | 1,448,396 | | | | 15,876,911 | |
Class C Shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 661,038 | | | | 7,182,263 | | | | 935,602 | | | | 9,948,051 | |
Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | 21,710 | | | | 235,512 | | | | 33,668 | | | | 353,605 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (230,695 | ) | | | (2,512,324 | ) | | | (730,007 | ) | | | (7,654,529 | ) |
Net change | | | 452,053 | | | | 4,905,451 | | | | 239,263 | | | | 2,647,127 | |
Class Y Shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 1,275,189 | | | | 13,869,023 | | | | 3,693,383 | | | | 38,921,919 | |
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Reinvested dividends and distributions | | | 49,864 | | | | 541,005 | | | | 90,565 | | | | 953,111 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (902,427 | ) | | | (9,804,493 | ) | | | (1,875,683 | ) | | | (19,388,188 | ) |
Net change | | | 422,626 | | | | 4,605,535 | | | | 1,908,265 | | | | 20,486,842 | |
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Total transactions in Trust shares | | | 2,180,612 | | | $ | 23,691,794 | | | | 3,595,924 | | | $ | 39,010,880 | |
9. Securities Traded on a When-Issued Basis
The Trust may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued basis. When-issued transactions arise when securities are purchased or sold by the Trust with payment and delivery taking place in the future in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield to the Trust at the time of entering into the transaction. Beginning on the date the Trust enters into a when-issued transaction, cash or other liquid securities are segregated in an amount equal to or greater than the value of the when-issued transaction. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
10. Income Tax Information and Distributions
The Trust declares dividends daily from net investment income and makes payments monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed annually and are taxable. Dividends and capital gains distributions are paid in additional shares at the net asset value per share, in cash, or in a combination of both, at the shareholder’s option.
The Trust intends to maintain, to the maximum extent possible, the tax-exempt status of interest payments received from portfolio municipal securities in order to allow dividends paid to shareholders from net investment income to be exempt from regular Federal and State of Oregon income taxes. However, due to differences between financial statement reporting and Federal income tax reporting requirements, distributions made by the Trust may not be the same as the Trust’s net investment income, and/or net realized securities gains. Further, a portion of the dividends may, under some circumstances, be subject to taxes at ordinary income and/or capital gain rates. At September 30, 2009, the Trust had a capital loss carry forward of $566,227 of which $32,810 expires in 2016 and $533,417 expires in 2017.
As of September 30, 2009 there were post-October capital loss deferrals of $19,275 which will be recognized in the following year.
The tax character of distributions:
| | Year Ended September 30, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
Net tax-exempt income | | $ | 16,737,518 | | | $ | 15,881,178 | |
Ordinary income | | | – | | | | 229 | |
Capital gain | | | – | | | | – | |
| | $ | 16,737,518 | | | $ | 15,881,407 | |
As of September 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | | |
Unrealized appreciation | | $ | 29,054,883 | |
Undistributed tax-exempt income | | | 400,642 | |
Accumulated net loss on investments | | | (566,227 | ) |
Other temporary differences | | | (419,917 | ) |
| | $ | 28,469,381 | |
The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to premium/discount adjustments. The difference between book basis and tax basis undistributed income is due to the timing of distributions.
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGONNOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited)
11. Ongoing Development
Since December, 2007, municipal bond insurance companies have been under review by the three major rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch. The loss of capital due to investments in subprime mortgages by the municipal insurance companies forced rating agencies to downgrade or eliminate the ratings on most of the major municipal bond insurers. As such, only the ratings of Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (formerly FSA) and National Public Finance (formerly MBIA) are deemed to be investment grade. Some insurance companies have had their ratings withdrawn by the rating agencies A good example is AMBAC whose ratings were withdrawn by all the rating agencies. Thus, while certain bonds still have insurance, they are no longer rated based upon the ratings of their insurers.
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For a share outstanding throughout each period | | |
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| | Class A |
| | Six Months | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ended | | | | | | | | | |
| | 3/31/10 | | Year Ended September 30, |
| | (unaudited) | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 10.68 | | | $ | 10.84 | | | $ | 10.91 | | | $ | 11.01 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.20 | †† | | | 0.42 | †† | | | 0.42 | †† | | | 0.41 | † | | | 0.41 | † | | | 0.42 | † |
Net gain (loss) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 0.94 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 1.36 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.32 | |
Less distributions (note 10): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) |
Distributions from capital gains | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | *** | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.83 | | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 10.68 | | | $ | 10.84 | | | $ | 10.91 | |
Total return (not reflecting sales charge) | | | (0.13 | )%* | | | 13.74 | % | | | (1.58 | )% | | | 2.37 | % | | | 3.42 | % | | | 2.98 | % |
Ratios/supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | | $ | 377 | | | $ | 370 | | | $ | 324 | | | $ | 336 | | | $ | 359 | | | $ | 369 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 0.72 | %** | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.77 | % |
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Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 3.64 | %** | | | 4.02 | % | | | 3.89 | % | | | 3.77 | % | | | 3.82 | % | | | 3.79 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | %* | | | 15 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 14 | % |
The expense ratios after giving effect to the expense offset for uninvested cash balances were: | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 0.72 | %** | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.76 | % |
† | Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average shares method. |
†† | Per share amounts have been calculated using the daily average shares method. |
*** | Less than $0.01 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
For a share outstanding throughout each period
| | Class C | | Class Y |
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| | Ended | | | | | | | | | | | Ended | | | | | | | | | |
| | 3/31/10 | | Year Ended September 30, | | 3/31/10 | | Year Ended September 30, |
| | (unaudited) | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 | | (unaudited) | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | | 2005 |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 11.04 | | | $ | 10.10 | | | $ | 10.68 | | | $ | 10.84 | | | $ | 10.90 | | | $ | 11.00 | | | $ | 11.04 | | | $ | 10.10 | | | $ | 10.68 | | | $ | 10.84 | | | $ | 10.90 | | | $ | 11.00 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.15 | †† | | | 0.33 | †† | | | 0.33 | †† | | | 0.32 | † | | | 0.32 | † | | | 0.32 | † | | | 0.21 | †† | | | 0.44 | †† | | | 0.43 | †† | | | 0.43 | † | | | 0.43 | † | | | 0.43 | † |
Net gain (loss) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 0.94 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 0.93 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 1.27 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.23 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 1.37 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.34 | |
Less distributions (note 10): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) |
Distributions from capital gains | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | *** | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | *** | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | )) |
Total distributions | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.44 | )) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.82 | | | $ | 11.04 | | | $ | 10.10 | | | $ | 10.68 | | | $ | 10.84 | | | $ | 10.90 | | | $ | 10.82 | | | $ | 11.04 | | | $ | 10.10 | | | $ | 10.68 | | | $ | 10.84 | | | $ | 10.90 | |
Total return | | | (0.56 | )%*# | | | 12.79 | %# | | | (2.51 | )%# | | | 1.51 | %# | | | 2.64 | %# | | | 2.10 | %# | | | (0.06 | )%* | | | 13.92 | % | | | (1.52 | )% | | | 2.52 | % | | | 3.67 | % | | | 3.11 | % |
Ratios/supplemental data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | | $ | 26.4 | | | $ | 21.9 | | | $ | 17.7 | | | $ | 25.3 | | | $ | 32.9 | | | $ | 41.9 | | | $ | 87.8 | | | $ | 84.9 | | | $ | 58.4 | | | $ | 49.2 | | | $ | 43.9 | | | $ | 36.0 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 1.57 | %** | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.62 | % | | | 0.57 | %** | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.62 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 2.78 | %** | | | 3.15 | % | | | 3.04 | % | | | 2.92 | % | | | 2.97 | % | | | 2.94 | % | | | 3.79 | %** | | | 4.16 | % | | | 4.04 | % | | | 3.92 | % | | | 3.97 | % | | | 3.95 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 3 | %* | | | 15 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 3 | %* | | | 15 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 22 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 14 | % |
The expense ratios after giving effect to the expense offset for uninvested cash balances were: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 1.57 | %** | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 0.57 | %** | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 0.61 | % |
† | Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average shares method. |
†† | Per share amounts have been calculated using the daily average shares method. |
*** | Less than $0.01 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Analysis of Expenses (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Trust, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end sales charges with respect to Class A shares or contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Trust expenses. The table below is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Trust and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The table below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on October 1, 2009 and held for the six months ended March 31, 2010.
Actual Expenses
This table 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 $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.
Six months ended March 31, 2010 | | | |
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| Actual | | | |
| Total Return | Beginning | Ending | Expenses |
| Without | Account | Account | Paid During |
| Sales Charges(1) | Value | Value | the Period(2) |
Class A | (0.13)% | $1,000.00 | $998.70 | $3.59 |
Class C | (0.56)% | $1,000.00 | $994.40 | $7.81 |
Class Y | (0.06)% | $1,000.00 | $999.40 | $2.84 |
(1) | Assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charges with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. |
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(2) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.72%, 1.57% and 0.57% for the Trust’s Class A, C and Y shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
Analysis of Expenses (unaudited) (continued)
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table below 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 Trust’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 Trust and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Trust with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, with respect to Class A shares. The example does not reflect the deduction of contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different mutual funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Six months ended March 31, 2010 | | | | |
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| Hypothetical | | | |
| Annualized | Beginning | Ending | Expenses |
| Total | Account | Account | Paid During |
| Return | Value | Value | the Period(1) |
Class A | 5.00% | $1,000.00 | $1,021.34 | $3.63 |
Class C | 5.00% | $1,000.00 | $1,017.10 | $7.90 |
Class Y | 5.00% | $1,000.00 | $1,022.09 | $2.87 |
(1) | Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.72%, 1.57% and 0.57% for the Trust’s Class A, C and Y shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
Information Available (unaudited)
Much of the information that the funds in the Aquila Group of Funds produce is automatically sent to you and all other shareholders. Specifically, you are routinely sent your Trust’s entire list of portfolio securities twice a year in the semi-annual and annual reports you receive. Additionally, under Trust policies, the Manager publicly discloses the complete schedule of the Trust’s portfolio holdings, as of each calendar quarter, generally by the 15th day after the end of each calendar quarter. Such information remains accessible until the next schedule is made publicly available. You may obtain a copy of the Trust’s portfolio holding schedule for the most recently completed period by visiting the Trust’s website at www.aquilafunds.com. The Trust may also disclose other portfolio holdings as of a specified date (currently the Trust discloses its five largest holdings by value as of the close of the last business day of each calendar month in a posting to its website on approximately the 5th business day following the month end). This information remains on the website until the next such posting. Whenever you wish to see a listing of your Trust’s portfolio other than in your shareholder reports, please check our website at www.aquilafunds.com or call us at 1-800-437-1020.
The Trust additionally files a complete list of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarter ends of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available free of charge on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. You may also review or, for a fee, copy the forms at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. or by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Proxy Voting Record (unaudited)
The Trust does not invest in equity securities. Accordingly, there were no matters relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009 with respect to which the Trust was entitled to vote. Applicable regulations require us to inform you that the foregoing proxy voting information is available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Founders
Lacy B. Herrmann, Chairman Emeritus
Aquila Management Corporation
Manager
AQUILA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
380 Madison Avenue, Suite 2300
New York, New York 10017
Investment Sub-Adviser
FAF ADVISORS, INC.
555 S.W. Oak Street
U.S. Bancorp Tower
Portland, Oregon 97204
Board of Trustees
James A. Gardner, Chair
Diana P. Herrmann, Vice Chair
Gary C. Cornia
Edmund P. Jensen
John W. Mitchell
Ralph R. Shaw
Nancy Wilgenbusch
Officers
Diana P. Herrmann, President
Maryann Bruce, Senior Vice President
Christine L. Neimeth, Vice President
Robert S. Driessen, Chief Compliance Officer
Joseph P. DiMaggio, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Edward M.W. Hines, Secretary
Distributor
AQUILA DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
380 Madison Avenue, Suite 2300
New York, New York 10017
Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent
PNC GLOBAL INVESTMENT SERVICING
101 Sabin Street
Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860
Custodian
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
1111 Polaris Parkway
Columbus, Ohio 43240
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP
1818 Market Street, Suite 2400
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Further information is contained in the Prospectus,
which must precede or accompany this report.