UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-04995
Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
3300 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(Address of principal executive offices)
Paul E. Rasmussen, VP Treasurer
Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.
3300 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copy to:
Mike Radmer, Esq.
Dorsey & Whitney
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (612) 332-3223
Date of fiscal year end: March 31, 2015
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2015
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This document must be preceded or accompanied by a Prospectus.
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May 6, 2015
Dear fellow shareholders:
With U.S. GDP growing at a moderate pace, European economies continuing to recover, and global inflation rates at subdued levels, the domestic and global bond markets have become increasingly captivated by reacting to and anticipating the actions of the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed). Now that the issue of the “taper” the reduction in the monthly purchases of U.S. Treasury and mortgage-backed securities - is done (the Fed has now fully “tapered”), the next milestone to watch is when the Fed will vote to end its zero interest rate policy by increasing its target for the Federal Funds rate.
The Fed Funds rate is, in theory, the rate at which banks trade balances held at the Federal Reserve to each other overnight. In practice, the rate carries a lot more significance as a benchmark-type rate which the Fed targets in an attempt to influence the economic activity in the U.S. The influence works because, in general, other interest rates in the economy, such as the rate at which banks give mortgage or small business loans, are related to the Fed Funds rate and the economy can be stimulated by lowering interest rates or cooled down by raising them.
Thus, by changing the Fed Funds rate, the Federal Reserve wields a powerful tool to change the course of economic activity. The process by which the governors of the Fed make the decision to attempt to stimulate or to cool down the economy is by looking to their “dual mandate” of maximum employment and stable prices. The dual mandate may seem straightforward to interpret in theory; however, in practice it is not. Consequently, the issue of when and by how much the Fed “raises rates” is an issue of intense discussion. The rest of the letter lays out our thinking on the topic. However, if you want the “short” version, we believe that the Fed may raise rates this year, but if they do raise rates it will likely not be by very much.
Employment
The issue of employment is one that is seemingly simple and yet frustratingly complex. It is simple in that we have many quantitative measures of employment that are reported on a regular basis. It is complex in that the concept of “maximum employment” is not well-defined and that the many different measures of employment may not always agree with one another.
For example, the most accessible and widely followed statistic is “the unemployment rate,” which is simply the number of people actively looking for work divided by the total number of people in the “labor force” (people employed or actively looking for work). As of March, this number was 5.5%. The unemployment rate was below 5.0% during much of the last economic expansion and peaked at 10.1% during the financial crisis.
Another widely followed statistic is the so-called “underemployment” rate which also includes “people marginally attached to the labor force” (people not currently looking but that want a job) and people employed “part-time for economic reasons” (people that would
take full-time work if they could find it). As of March, the underemployment rate was 10.9%. This reading, like the unemployment rate, is down from the 17.1% peak during the crisis. However, this level is still higher than it ever was in the prior recession: underemployment only rose to 10.4% in 2003 following the bursting of the tech bubble.
Another statistic that is frequently used to gauge the health of U.S. employment is the employment to population ratio, which is simply the number of employed people divided by the working-age population. Unlike the rebound seen in the unemployment and underemployment statistics, this ratio continues to lag. The March reading was 59.3%. This is an improvement from the low of the 58.2% during the financial crisis but still the lowest level outside of the current recession since the mid-1980s.
However, looking at the “working-age” population might be too broad since baby-boomers are moving out of the workforce and millennials are staying in school longer before entering the work force than in times past. Adjusting the ratio to look just at 25-54 year olds gives a distinctly different picture: the March reading was 77.2%. Again, this is lower than the previous period of growth, but has recovered from the recession low of 74.8% much more strongly than the broader working-age figure.
Balancing the pessimistic readings of stubbornly high underemployment and low employment to population ratio against the optimistic readings of lower unemployment and relatively better performance in employment to population ratio among people aged 25-54, we believe the truth lies somewhere in the middle. The 5.5% unemployment rate probably isn’t strictly comparable to other times in history when the rate was the same due to the high number of part-time workers. Similarly, the employment to population ratio probably isn’t comparable either given the numbers of baby boomers retiring. The Fed believes that when the economy reaches “maximum employment” it is typically accompanied by increased inflationary pressure, which ties together the first and second parts of their mandate.
Inflation
Like employment, gauging inflation can be simple and complex. There are many quantitative measurements of inflation as well as opinions of what is the “right” amount of inflation. The Fed’s goal is “stable prices” which they define as about 2.0% inflation.
The most commonly cited measure of inflation, the consumer price index (CPI), comes in two flavors: “all items” and “core.” Core inflation removes some of the most volatile items (food and energy) which some economists believe are not predictive of sustained inflation. The year-over-year March measurement for annual inflation for all-items CPI (0.1%) and core CPI (1.8%) are both below the 2.0% target. However, the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation is actually
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Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) which is meant to track consumer or household spending. Similar to the readings of CPI, the year-over-year March measurement for annual inflation of all-items PCE (0.3%) and core PCE (1.4%) are also both below the Fed’s 2.0% target.
There are also alternative measures of inflation calculated by non-government parties. One particularly well-regarded measure is MIT’s Billion Prices Project (BPP) which collects prices from online retailers daily. Their statistic has generally tracked all-items CPI and is also below 2.0%.
While not a measure of “broad” inflation, another useful measure that relates to both aspects of the dual mandate is wage inflation. One widely looked at measure is the growth in average hourly earnings of nonsupervisory employees. The year-over-year March measurement was 1.8%, meaning that wages have recently begun to rise and are growing faster than “core” PCE inflation.
The story told by the inflation figures is probably less confusing than that of employment since by most measures inflation is currently running below the Fed’s 2.0% target. Thus, we believe that the Fed currently isn’t feeling pressure to raise interest rates to contain an overheating economy. However, if core PCE inflation numbers move upward or if wage inflation climbs higher, that could trigger more aggressive action by the Fed.
Strategy
Our view regarding Fed policy is that as long as the economy grows at a moderate pace, it is strong enough that we no longer need the extreme of a zero interest rate policy. However, we also believe that if core PCE inflation remains below target, that interest rates will not rise drastically. We have adjusted our Funds accordingly and believe that they are well-positioned for the eventual increase in rates by the Fed while continuing to earn substantial levels of current income.
The U.S. Government Securities Fund remains focused on seasoned, high coupon agency-backed securities which should continue to provide long-term income stability and principal preservation as mortgage rates increase from all-time lows. Stability in the Sit Quality Income Fund remains impressive and we are pleased that despite our focus on shorter than benchmark duration we were able to beat our benchmark over the past year. We believe that the Fund’s stable price makes it a good choice for cash reserves.
The tax-exempt fixed income strategy employed in managing both the Tax-Free Income Fund and the Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund will continue to focus heavily on the use of high coupon bonds and bonds structured with put, call, sinking fund, and prepayment provisions that provide regular cash flow. We believe that our investment strategy’s focus on income, which we believe is the primary source of return over longer periods of time, will continue to deliver positive performance. We continue to focus on sectors and security structures that provide incremental yield, while using diversification to help manage credit risk.
We appreciate your continued interest in the Sit family of funds.
With best wishes,
Roger J. Sit
Chairman and President
Sit Mutual Funds
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Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund
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OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY
The objective of the U.S. Government Securities Fund is to provide high current income and safety of principal, which it seeks to attain by investing solely in debt obligations issued, guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or its agencies or its instrumentalities. Agency mortgage securities and U.S. Treasury securities are the principal holdings in the Fund. The mortgage securities that the Fund purchases consist of pass-through securities including those issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).
The Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund provided a return of +2.37% during the year ended March 31, 2015, compared to the return of the Barclays Intermediate Government Bond Index of +3.15%. The Fund’s 30-day SEC yield was 2.92% and its 12-month distribution rate was 1.89%.
During the 12-month period, the Fund benefitted from its position in high coupon government agency mortgages, due to a slowdown in mortgage prepayments. The Fund’s strong income return offset modest price declines resulting in positive performance on an absolute basis. Treasury futures and options that are used for duration management hindered performance, which is typical during periods of declining interest rates. In October, the Federal Reserve announced the completion of its asset purchase program, which has increased speculation on when it will increase short-term interest rates. As a result, interest rates rose modestly on the short end of the curve. The Federal Open Market Committee also revised its estimate for 2015, 2016, and 2017 growth lower to around 2.50% annually, which has, in all likelihood, postponed the eventual rise in the Fed Funds rate from this summer to later this year. Meanwhile, interest rates on longer term maturities declined due to decreased inflation expectations resulting from lower oil prices.
As the bond market prepares for the eventual increase in the Fed Funds rate, we expect short-term yields to increase while long-term yields exhibit little change. Continued low inflation expectations should offset the Fed’s anticipated rate increases, resulting in smaller yield movement for long maturity securities than for short-term securities. We also believe that mortgage prepayments on the high-coupon government agency mortgages held in the Fund will remain stable.
We continue to position the Fund defensively against a rising short-term rate environment. Our core investments continue to be older, high coupon government agency mortgage pass-through securities, as they provide high levels of income with relatively stable prices.
HYPOTHETICAL GROWTH OF $10,000
The chart above illustrates the total value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter) as compared to the performance of the Barclays Intermediate Government Bond Index. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Returns include the reinvestment of distributions. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
1 The Barclays Intermediate Government Bond Index is a sub-index of the Barclays Government Bond Index covering issues with remaining maturities of between three and five years. The Barclays Government Bond Index is an index that measures the performance of all public U.S. government obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. This is the Fund’s primary index.
This high level of income and principal stability continues to be the Fund’s focus, as has consistently been the case since the Fund’s inception.
Michael C. Brilley Bryce A. Doty, CFA
Senior Portfolio Managers
Mark H. Book, CFA
Portfolio Manager
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COMPARATIVE RATES OF RETURNS | ||||||
as of March 31, 2015 | ||||||
Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund | Barclays Inter. Gov’t Bond Index1 | Lipper U.S. Gov’t Fund Index2 | ||||
One Year | 2.37% | 3.15% | 6.06% | |||
Five Years | 1.97 | 2.81 | 4.11 | |||
Ten Years | 3.73 | 3.96 | 4.36 | |||
Since Inception (6/2/87) | 5.75 | 5.95 | 5.82 |
Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Contact the Fund for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and all fee waivers. Without the fee waivers total return and yield figures would have been lower. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance. Returns for periods greater than one year are compounded average annual rates of return.
1 The Barclays Intermediate Government Bond Index is a sub-index of the Barclays Government Bond Index covering issues with remaining maturities of between three and five years. The Barclays Government Bond Index is an index that measures the performance of all public U.S. government obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
2 The Lipper returns are obtained from Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., a large independent evaluator of mutual funds.
FUND DIVERSIFICATION
Based on total net assets as of March 31, 2015. Subject to change.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY | ||
Net Asset Value 3/31/15: | $ 11.09 Per Share | |
Net Asset Value 3/31/14: | $ 11.04 Per Share | |
Total Net Assets: | $ 587.2 Million | |
Effective Duration 3: | 0.2 Years |
3 Duration is a measure of estimated price sensitivity relative to changes in interest rates. Portfolios with longer durations are typically more sensitive to changes in interest rates. For example, if interest rates rise by 1%, the fair value of a security with an effective duration of 5 years would decrease by 5%, with all other factors being constant. The correlation between duration and price sensitivity is greater for securities rated investment-grade than it is for securities rated below investment-grade. Duration estimates are based on assumptions by the Adviser and are subject to a number of limitations. Effective duration is calculated based on historical price changes of securities held by the Fund, and therefore is a more accurate estimate of price sensitivity provided interest rates remain within their historical range.
ESTIMATED AVERAGE LIFE
0-1 Year | 4.3 | % | ||
1-5 Years | 92.7 | % | ||
5-10 Years | 2.2 | % | ||
10-20 Years | 0.0 | % | ||
20+ Years | 0.8 | % |
The table represents the Adviser’s estimates of the dollar weighted average life of the portfolio’s securities, which differ from their stated maturities. The Fund’s average stated maturity was 19.0 years as of March 31, 2015.
Information on this page is unaudited. | ||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
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Principal Amount ($) | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | |||||||||
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities - 43.0% |
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 8.3% |
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620,033 | 4.00 | 7/1/25 | 658,453 | |||||||||
387,336 | 5.82 | 10/1/37 | 438,721 | |||||||||
65,396 | 6.38 | 12/1/26-12/1/27 | 74,777 | |||||||||
13,837,854 | 6.50 | 11/1/27-9/1/39 | 16,126,921 | |||||||||
507,194 | 6.88 | 2/17/31 | 595,231 | |||||||||
19,775,208 | 7.00 | 8/1/27-1/1/39 | 22,774,188 | |||||||||
62,586 | 7.38 | 12/17/24 | 72,195 | |||||||||
1,913,094 | 7.50 | 1/1/31-10/1/38 | 2,185,802 | |||||||||
80,655 | 7.95 | 10/1/25-11/1/25 | 81,821 | |||||||||
735,788 | 8.00 | 5/1/31-1/1/37 | 857,564 | |||||||||
6,121 | 8.25 | 12/1/17 | 6,139 | |||||||||
1,424,487 | 8.50 | 10/1/19-3/1/31 | 1,672,539 | |||||||||
1,425,931 | 9.00 | 11/1/25-5/1/31 | 1,575,713 | |||||||||
18,678 | 9.25 | 2/1/18-3/1/19 | 18,783 | |||||||||
265,456 | 9.50 | 12/17/21 | 296,036 | |||||||||
6,098 | 9.75 | 12/1/16-12/1/17 | 6,136 | |||||||||
900,207 | 10.00 | 9/1/20-7/1/30 | 960,622 | |||||||||
53,219 | 10.50 | 6/1/19 | 58,818 | |||||||||
44,578 | 11.00 | 8/25/20 | 44,436 | |||||||||
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Federal National Mortgage Association - 20.5% |
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2,965 | 3.49 | 3/1/19 | 1 | 3,027 | ||||||||
1,370,766 | 5.50 | 12/1/32 | 1,545,000 | |||||||||
1,727,977 | 5.61 | 11/1/22 | 1,878,205 | |||||||||
64,295 | 5.76 | 3/1/33 | 72,873 | |||||||||
2,997,161 | 5.96 | 6/1/28 | 3,430,423 | |||||||||
2,583,535 | 6.00 | 9/1/28-10/1/39 | 2,953,943 | |||||||||
467,447 | 6.15 | 6/1/33 | 1 | 483,767 | ||||||||
122,217 | 6.20 | 11/1/27 | 143,548 | |||||||||
98,252 | 6.35 | 10/1/30 | 116,303 | |||||||||
39,374,074 | 6.50 | 1/1/22-6/1/40 | 46,032,752 | |||||||||
111,532 | 6.91 | 11/1/26-8/1/27 | 121,006 | |||||||||
126,980 | 6.95 | 8/1/21 | 1 | 130,741 | ||||||||
37,547,434 | 7.00 | 6/1/17-5/1/39 | 44,721,678 | |||||||||
5,967,334 | 7.50 | 6/1/22-2/1/38 | 7,045,433 | |||||||||
51,917 | 7.62 | 12/1/16 | 53,934 | |||||||||
141,307 | 7.95 | 9/15/20 | 157,416 | |||||||||
3,117,368 | 8.00 | 4/1/16-3/1/38 | 3,678,264 | |||||||||
252,883 | 8.08 | 11/15/31 | 306,685 | |||||||||
84,722 | 8.24 | 7/20/30 | 96,028 | |||||||||
45,083 | 8.31 | 7/20/28 | 48,945 | |||||||||
87,011 | 8.33 | 7/15/20 | 96,070 | |||||||||
2,984,665 | 8.50 | 2/1/16-1/1/37 | 3,533,241 | |||||||||
36,445 | 8.97 | 3/15/22 | 37,695 | |||||||||
1,334,742 | 9.00 | 10/1/19-2/1/38 | 1,551,021 | |||||||||
62,527 | 9.21 | 5/15/28 | 71,477 | |||||||||
25,991 | 9.25 | 10/1/16-2/1/17 | 26,260 | |||||||||
1,349,851 | 9.50 | 5/1/19-8/1/31 | 1,551,280 | |||||||||
27,018 | 9.54 | 7/15/20 | 27,786 | |||||||||
264,756 | 9.68 | 8/20/25 | 304,307 |
Principal Amount ($) | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | |||||||||
59,308 | 9.75 | 10/1/21-4/1/25 | 66,642 | |||||||||
293,184 | 10.00 | 1/1/24-6/1/30 | 346,116 | |||||||||
14,465 | 10.04 | 8/15/20 | 14,671 | |||||||||
68,990 | 10.50 | 6/1/28 | 75,344 | |||||||||
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Government National Mortgage Association - 13.1% |
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20,175,869 | 4.00 | 12/15/24-12/20/31 | 21,822,417 | |||||||||
2,301,793 | 4.25 | 10/20/31-3/20/37 | 2,518,437 | |||||||||
5,400,983 | 4.50 | 6/15/40 | 6,038,815 | |||||||||
3,672,640 | 4.75 | 9/20/31 | 4,092,975 | |||||||||
2,234,810 | 5.50 | 9/15/25-5/15/29 | 2,540,109 | |||||||||
6,519,333 | 5.75 | 2/15/29-10/20/31 | 7,446,099 | |||||||||
97,079 | 5.76 | 5/20/33 | 109,150 | |||||||||
1,774,980 | 6.00 | 6/15/23-11/20/34 | 2,031,235 | |||||||||
366,547 | 6.20 | 3/15/32 | 421,172 | |||||||||
2,063,862 | 6.25 | 12/15/23-4/15/29 | 2,372,823 | |||||||||
1,034,174 | 6.35 | 4/20/30-6/20/31 | 1,178,481 | |||||||||
262,492 | 6.38 | 8/15/26-4/15/28 | 300,412 | |||||||||
162,898 | 6.49 | 4/20/32-6/20/32 | 186,286 | |||||||||
14,634,902 | 6.50 | 11/15/23-3/20/41 | 17,111,925 | |||||||||
71,354 | 6.57 | 3/20/33 | 73,716 | |||||||||
517,072 | 6.75 | 9/15/15-5/15/29 | 542,414 | |||||||||
361,501 | 6.91 | 7/20/26-2/20/27 | 399,712 | |||||||||
4,542,819 | 7.00 | 5/15/24-1/20/39 | 5,301,732 | |||||||||
132,198 | 7.02 | 4/20/26 | 141,812 | |||||||||
70,553 | 7.05 | 9/20/26 | 73,641 | |||||||||
279,702 | 7.10 | 5/20/25 | 308,548 | |||||||||
124,962 | 7.15 | 4/20/27 | 131,491 | |||||||||
57,393 | 7.25 | 5/15/29 | 59,105 | |||||||||
369,452 | 7.50 | 1/20/38-3/15/39 | 430,744 | |||||||||
51,585 | 7.75 | 6/15/20 | 55,805 | |||||||||
223,467 | 7.95 | 7/20/25-4/20/26 | 246,754 | |||||||||
83,386 | 7.99 | 6/20/22 | 91,632 | |||||||||
557,920 | 8.00 | 6/20/31 | 711,740 | |||||||||
65,913 | 8.25 | 4/15/19 | 71,195 | |||||||||
72,499 | 8.50 | 9/15/16-12/20/26 | 84,085 | |||||||||
46,157 | 9.00 | 12/15/20 | 52,525 | |||||||||
38,464 | 10.00 | 10/15/19 | 39,632 | |||||||||
64,870 | 10.50 | 2/15/20-8/15/21 | 70,696 | |||||||||
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Small Business Administration - 1.1% |
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5,912,067 | 5.33 | 8/25/36-9/25/36 | 6,431,811 | |||||||||
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Total Mortgage Pass-Through Securities |
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Principal Amount ($) | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | |||||||
U.S. Treasury / Federal Agency Securities - 0.8% |
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U.S. Treasury Strips: |
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7,500,000 | 4.22 | 2/15/36 | 6 | 4,524,209 | ||||||
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Total U.S. Treasury / Federal Agency Securities |
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - 48.8% |
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 17.3% | ||||||||||
14,451 | 4.67 | 3/25/44 | 1 | 14,460 | ||||||
7,969,109 | 6.00 | 9/15/21-6/15/37 | 9,229,395 | |||||||
106,297 | 6.25 | 5/15/29 | 108,602 | |||||||
20,050,664 | 6.50 | 9/15/23-10/25/43 | 23,462,036 | |||||||
931,980 | 6.50 | 9/25/43 | 1 | 1,080,938 | ||||||
77,447 | 6.70 | 9/15/23 | 88,499 | |||||||
412,621 | 6.95 | 3/15/28 | 476,161 | |||||||
41,371,829 | 7.00 | 12/15/20-7/25/43 | 46,387,836 | |||||||
13,632,541 | 7.50 | 10/15/21-9/25/43 | 16,213,436 | |||||||
2,993,582 | 8.00 | 7/15/21-1/15/30 | 3,475,719 | |||||||
38,935 | 8.25 | 6/15/22 | 44,034 | |||||||
197,078 | 8.30 | 11/15/20 | 220,898 | |||||||
439,345 | 8.50 | 10/15/22-3/15/32 | 509,770 | |||||||
151,693 | 9.00 | 12/15/19 | 163,318 | |||||||
4,063 | 9.15 | 10/15/20 | 4,382 | |||||||
161,085 | 9.50 | 2/15/20 | 175,242 | |||||||
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101,654,726 | ||||||||||
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Federal National Mortgage Association - 24.0% | ||||||||||
10,788,045 | 4.50 | 6/25/21 | 11,088,838 | |||||||
481,005 | 4.55 | 6/25/43 | 527,054 | |||||||
1,550,235 | 6.46 | 9/25/37 | 1 | 1,779,212 | ||||||
3,948,627 | 6.49 | 2/25/42 | 1 | 4,648,735 | ||||||
15,219,631 | 6.50 | 8/20/28-11/25/42 | 16,909,413 | |||||||
100,544 | 6.50 | 3/25/29 | 1 | 114,505 | ||||||
563,190 | 6.52 | 12/25/42 | 1 | 659,403 | ||||||
3,318,165 | 6.57 | 10/25/42 | 1 | 3,807,810 | ||||||
877,423 | 6.70 | 2/25/45 | 1 | 1,036,317 | ||||||
11,840,798 | 6.75 | 6/25/32-4/25/37 | 13,451,281 | |||||||
107,107 | 6.85 | 12/18/27 | 125,340 | |||||||
1,367,538 | 6.93 | 8/25/37 | 1 | 1,490,428 | ||||||
22,895,390 | 7.00 | 1/25/21-3/25/45 | 27,119,875 | |||||||
33,390,356 | 7.50 | 8/20/27-1/25/48 | 39,855,828 | |||||||
1,151,889 | 7.50 | 6/19/41 | 1 | 1,351,269 | ||||||
1,317,877 | 8.00 | 7/25/22-7/25/44 | 1,525,631 | |||||||
763,174 | 8.24 | 11/25/37 | 1 | 892,451 | ||||||
696,919 | 8.33 | 11/25/37 | 1 | 799,377 | ||||||
1,324,127 | 8.50 | 1/25/21-6/25/30 | 1,571,019 | |||||||
30,791 | 8.70 | 12/25/19 | 34,261 | |||||||
10,730 | 8.75 | 9/25/20 | 11,494 | |||||||
55,420 | 8.82 | 10/25/42 | 1 | 65,987 | ||||||
43,349 | 8.95 | 10/25/20 | 48,441 | |||||||
1,879,975 | 9.00 | 7/25/19-10/25/30 | 2,211,875 | |||||||
16,288 | 9.05 | 12/25/18 | 17,286 |
Principal Amount ($) | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | |||||||||
26,989 | 9.25 | 1/25/20 | 29,920 | |||||||||
600,906 | 9.35 | 6/25/32 | 1 | 682,660 | ||||||||
805,853 | 9.50 | 12/25/18-12/25/41 | 953,227 | |||||||||
95,446 | 9.60 | 3/25/20 | 107,231 | |||||||||
2,985,044 | 10.59 | 7/25/37 | 1 | 3,239,507 | ||||||||
2,363,075 | 10.63 | 9/25/42 | 1 | 3,007,778 | ||||||||
1,050,475 | 11.05 | 6/25/44 | 1 | 1,273,217 | ||||||||
100,983 | 12.40 | 3/25/39 | 1 | 118,742 | ||||||||
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| |||||||||||
140,555,412 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Government National Mortgage Association - 3.4% |
| |||||||||||
3,904,000 | 6.00 | 11/20/33 | 4,645,725 | |||||||||
455,897 | 6.50 | 9/20/28 | 538,482 | |||||||||
1,542,792 | 6.66 | 9/20/44 | 1 | 1,815,343 | ||||||||
405,195 | 6.87 | 3/16/41 | 1 | 428,103 | ||||||||
10,819,139 | 7.00 | 9/16/23-5/20/42 | 11,488,067 | |||||||||
859,377 | 7.20 | 12/20/33 | 1 | 1,022,327 | ||||||||
122,770 | 7.50 | 5/16/27 | 141,499 | |||||||||
35,519 | 8.50 | 2/20/32 | 43,705 | |||||||||
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20,123,251 | ||||||||||||
|
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Vendee Mortgage Trust - 4.1% |
| |||||||||||
6,617,408 | 3.75 | 12/15/33 | 6,881,416 | |||||||||
4,882,572 | 6.50 | 8/15/31 | 5,683,671 | |||||||||
2,196,764 | 7.00 | 3/15/28 | 2,573,625 | |||||||||
1,345,835 | 7.25 | 9/15/22-9/15/25 | 1,507,011 | |||||||||
3,763,365 | 7.74 | 3/15/25 | 1 | 4,394,595 | ||||||||
2,133,398 | 7.75 | 5/15/22-9/15/24 | 2,472,250 | |||||||||
373,847 | 8.00 | 2/15/25 | 442,512 | |||||||||
172,629 | 8.29 | 12/15/26 | 209,018 | |||||||||
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24,164,098 | ||||||||||||
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| |||||||||||
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations |
| 286,497,487 | ||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities - 3.1% |
| |||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 0.5% |
| |||||||||||
4,597 | 6.09 | 9/25/29 | 1 | 4,599 | ||||||||
235,469 | 6.28 | 10/27/31 | 14 | 266,984 | ||||||||
2,420,398 | 7.16 | 7/25/29 | 2,760,255 | |||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
3,031,838 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association - 0.4% |
| |||||||||||
42,083 | 0.51 | 11/25/32 | 1 | 38,635 | ||||||||
383,477 | 4.71 | 10/25/33 | 14 | 413,140 | ||||||||
414,083 | 5.29 | 9/26/33 | 14 | 453,652 | ||||||||
136,524 | 5.64 | 2/25/33 | 14 | 154,380 | ||||||||
125,625 | 6.47 | 10/25/31 | 14 | 129,782 | ||||||||
852,860 | 6.59 | 10/25/31 | 14 | 929,830 | ||||||||
179,788 | 6.69 | 5/25/32 | 1 | 180,721 | ||||||||
42,783 | 6.83 | 7/25/31 | 14 | 44,005 | ||||||||
19,130 | 7.80 | 6/25/26 | 1 | 19,070 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
2,363,215 | ||||||||||||
|
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See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2015
Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund (Continued)
Principal Amount ($) / Contracts | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | |||||||
Small Business Administration - 2.2% | ||||||||||
5,742,470 | 5.87 | 7/1/28 | 6,515,928 | |||||||
2,003,075 | 7.13 | 10/1/20 | 2,176,196 | |||||||
2,296,892 | 7.33 | 8/1/20 | 2,504,939 | |||||||
1,491,711 | 8.03 | 5/1/20 | 1,639,413 | |||||||
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12,836,476 | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Total Asset-Backed Securities |
| 18,231,529 | ||||||||
| ||||||||||
Put Options Purchased 10 - 0.0% |
| |||||||||
388 | | U.S. Treasury 5 Year Future Put Options: $ 118.75 strike May 2015 expiration | | 18,188 | ||||||
300 | | U.S. Treasury 5 Year Future Put Options: $ 119.25 strike May 2015 expiration | | 35,156 | ||||||
| ||||||||||
Total Put Options Purchased |
| 53,344 | ||||||||
| ||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities - 95.7% |
| 562,022,471 | ||||||||
| ||||||||||
Call Options Written 10 - (1.5%) |
| |||||||||
(3,400) | | U.S. Treasury 2 Year Future Call Options: $ 108.75 strike May 2015 expiration | | (5,684,375) | ||||||
(2,000) | | U.S. Treasury 5 Year Future Call Options: $ 118.75 strike May 2015 expiration | | (3,015,625) | ||||||
| ||||||||||
Total Call Options Written |
| (8,700,000) | ||||||||
| ||||||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities, net - 5.8% |
| 33,887,813 | ||||||||
| ||||||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% |
| $587,210,284 | ||||||||
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1 | Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015. |
6 | Zero coupon or convertible capital appreciation bond, for which the rate disclosed is either the effective yield on purchase date or the coupon rate to be paid upon conversion to coupon paying, respectively. |
10 | The amount of $15,000,000 in cash was segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for derivative transactions as of March 31, 2015. |
14 | Step Coupon: A bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015. |
Numeric footnotes not disclosed are not applicable to this Schedule of Investments.
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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For a detailed list of security holdings, refer to our company website at www.sitfunds.com.
A summary of the levels for the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2015 is as follows (see Note 2 - significant accounting policies in the notes to financial statements):
Investment in Securities | ||||||||||||||
Level 1 Quoted Price ($) | Level 2 Other significant observable inputs ($) | Level 3 Significant | Total ($) | |||||||||||
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Assets | ||||||||||||||
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities | — | 252,715,902 | — | 252,715,902 | ||||||||||
U.S. Treasury / Federal Agency Securities | — | 4,524,209 | — | 4,524,209 | ||||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 286,497,487 | — | 286,497,487 | ||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | — | 18,231,529 | — | 18,231,529 | ||||||||||
Put Options Purchased | 53,344 | — | — | 53,344 | ||||||||||
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53,344 | 561,969,127 | — | 562,022,471 | |||||||||||
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Liabilities | ||||||||||||||
Call Options Written | (8,700,000 | ) | — | — | (8,700,000 | ) | ||||||||
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For the reporting period, there were no transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3.
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY
The objective of the Quality Income Fund is to provide high current income and safety of principal, which it seeks to attain by investing at least 80% of its assets in debt securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies, debt securities issued by corporations, mortgage and other asset-backed securities. The Fund invests at least 50% of its assets in U.S. government debt securities, which are securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.
The Sit Quality Income Fund provided a return of +0.36% during the year ended March 31, 2015, compared to the return of the Barclays 1-3 year Government/Credit Bond Index of +1.12%. The Fund’s 30-day SEC yield was 1.04% and its 12-month distribution rate was 0.66%.
The primary goal of the Fund is to maintain a high credit quality portfolio with stable principal values, while generating a relatively high level of income. During the year, the Fund benefitted from the income advantage produced by its holdings in non-agency residential mortgage, corporate, and taxable municipal securities. Non-agency residential mortgages outperformed as higher home prices increased demand for these securities. Corporate bonds benefitted from improving profits which resulted in increased demand as well. Taxable municipal securities also saw higher demand as higher tax revenues resulted in better balance sheets for many municipalities. The lower yields of Treasury securities hindered performance, as did the Treasury futures and options used for duration management. This is typical during periods of declining interest rates, such as the environment experienced over the 12-month period.
In October, the Federal Reserve announced the completion of its asset purchase program, which has increased speculation on when it will increase the fed funds rate target. As a result, interest rates rose modestly on the short end of the curve. The Federal Open Market Committee also revised its estimate for 2015, 2016, and 2017 growth lower to around 2.50% annually, which has, in all likelihood, postponed the eventual raise in the Fed Funds rate from this summer to later this year. Meanwhile, interest rates on longer term maturities declined due to decreased inflation expectations resulting from lower oil prices.
We expect the economy to continue to improve and the jobs market to strengthen further. We have started to see positive effects of lower gasoline and oil prices. Consumers were hesitant, at first, to spend their excess cash on non-essential goods. As gasoline prices have remained lower, we have seen increased spending which has begun to flow into the economy. In addition, we expect interest rates on longer term maturities to continue to decline with lower energy prices and lower inflation expectations. However, as the economy gains steam, we expect the entire yield curve to shift higher led by short term interest rates.
HYPOTHETICAL GROWTH OF $10,000
The chart above illustrates the total value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter) as compared to the performance of the Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Returns include the reinvestment of distributions. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
1 The Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index is an unmanaged index of Treasury or government agency securities and investment grade corporate debt securities with maturities of one to three years. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
We have positioned the Fund defensively against a rising rate environment, using a diverse universe of high-quality assets and Treasury futures and options for duration management. We are focusing on a combination of Treasury, agency, and credit sectors that provide relatively high levels of income and relatively stable prices. The dual goals of income and principal stability are the primary objectives the Fund.
Michael C. Brilley
Bryce A. Doty, CFA
Senior Portfolio Managers
Mark H. Book, CFA
Chris M. Rasmussen, CFA
Portfolio Managers
Information on this page is unaudited. | ||
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COMPARATIVE RATES OF RETURNS
as of March 31, 2015
Sit Quality | Barclays 1-3 Year | Lipper Short Investment Grade Bond Index2 | ||||
One Year | 0.36% | 1.12% | 1.19% | |||
Since Inception (12/31/12) | 0.54 | 0.89 | 1.07 |
Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Contact the Fund for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and all fee waivers. Without the fee waivers total return and yield figures would have been lower. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance. Returns for the periods greater than one year are compounded average annual rates of return.
1 The Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index is an unmanaged index of Treasury or government agency securities and investment grade corporate debt securities with maturities of one to three years. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
2 The Lipper returns are obtained from Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., a large independent evaluator of mutual funds.
FUND DIVERSIFICATION
U.S. Treasury/Federal Agency Securities | 45.1 | % | ||
Corporate Bonds | 23.7 | % | ||
Asset Backed (Non-Agency) | 10.6 | % | ||
Mortgage Pass-Through (Agency) | 7.4 | % | ||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Non-Agency) | 7.1 | % | ||
Taxable Municipal Bonds | 5.9 | % | ||
Other Bonds & Other Net Assets | 0.2 | % |
Based on total net assets as of March 31, 2015. Subject to change.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
Net Asset Value 3/31/15: | $9.94 Per Share | |
Net Asset Value 3/31/14: | $9.97 Per Share | |
Total Net Assets: | $124.4 Million | |
Average Maturity: | 8.6 Years | |
Effective Duration 3: | 0.1 Years |
3 Duration is a measure of estimated price sensitivity relative to changes in interest rates. Portfolios with longer durations are typically more sensitive to changes in interest rates. For example, if interest rates rise by 1%, the fair value of a security with an effective duration of 5 years would decrease by 5%, with all other factors being constant. The correlation between duration and price sensitivity is greater for securities rated investment-grade than it is for securities rated below investment-grade. Duration estimates are based on assumptions by the Adviser and are subject to a number of limitations. Effective duration is calculated based on historical price changes of securities held by the Fund, and therefore is a more accurate estimate of price sensitivity provided interest rates remain within their historical range.
QUALITY RATINGS (% of Total Net Assets)
Lower of Moody’s, S&P, Fitch or Duff & Phelps ratings used.
Information on this page is unaudited. | ||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2015
Sit Quality Income Fund
Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities - 10.7% | ||||||||||||
Agency - 0.1% | ||||||||||||
155,591 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2001-W2, Class AS5 14 | 6.47 | 10/25/31 | 160,739 | ||||||||
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Non-Agency - 10.6% | ||||||||||||
193,818 | Ace Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-SD1 1 | 0.66 | 11/25/33 | 192,070 | ||||||||
228,967 | Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-2, Class M1 1 | 0.59 | 6/25/35 | 226,971 | ||||||||
856,211 | Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust 2005-SD2, Class 1A2 1 | 0.64 | 3/25/35 | 850,995 | ||||||||
60,651 | Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-SD2, Class 1A3 1 | 0.57 | 3/25/35 | 60,150 | ||||||||
102,684 | Centex Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2004-A, Class AF4 14 | 5.01 | 8/25/32 | 102,997 | ||||||||
310,000 | Centex Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2004-A, Class AF5 14 | 5.43 | 1/25/34 | 315,712 | ||||||||
600,862 | Centex Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2004-D, Class AF4 14 | 4.68 | 6/25/32 | 615,100 | ||||||||
318,200 | Centex Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2004-D, Class AF6 14 | 4.67 | 9/25/34 | 326,382 | ||||||||
331,789 | Centex Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-C, Class AF5 14 | 5.05 | 6/25/35 | 340,823 | ||||||||
209,083 | CIT Home Equity Loan Trust 2003-1, Class A4 14 | 3.93 | 3/20/32 | 212,711 | ||||||||
358,826 | CIT Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2003-1, Class A6 14 | 4.06 | 10/20/32 | 367,487 | ||||||||
479,110 | Citifinancial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2004-1, Class AF3 14 | 3.77 | 4/25/34 | 486,061 | ||||||||
81,248 | Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1997-3, Class A6 | 7.32 | 3/15/28 | 85,541 | ||||||||
55,648 | Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1997-4, Class A7 1 | 7.36 | 2/15/29 | 56,847 | ||||||||
34,025 | Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1997-6, Class A6 | 6.90 | 1/15/29 | 35,125 | ||||||||
113,125 | Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1997-6, Class A7 | 7.14 | 1/15/29 | 117,041 | ||||||||
90,678 | Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1997-7, Class A7 1 | 6.96 | 7/15/28 | 93,588 | ||||||||
218,672 | Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1998-1, Class A6 1 | 6.33 | 11/1/29 | 224,553 | ||||||||
565,078 | Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-S1, Class A3 14 | 5.12 | 2/25/35 | 575,785 | ||||||||
116,454 | Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization, LLC, Series 2005-CB5, Class AF2 14 | 4.24 | 8/25/35 | 117,160 | ||||||||
5,811 | Deutsche Financial Capital Securitization LLC, Series 1998-I, Class A4 | 6.38 | 4/15/28 | 5,815 | ||||||||
24,510 | Deutsche Financial Capital Securitization, LLC, Series 1998-I, Class A3 | 6.10 | 4/15/28 | 24,521 | ||||||||
514,195 | First Alliance Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 1997-4, Class A2 14 | 7.63 | 4/20/29 | 521,547 | ||||||||
59,880 | Green Tree Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-HE1, Class A5 1, 4 | 0.55 | 12/25/32 | 59,525 | ||||||||
498,306 | HSBC Home Equity Loan Trust USA, Series 2007-2, Class A4 1 | 0.47 | 7/20/36 | 491,990 | ||||||||
219,529 | Irwin Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class 2A3 14 | 5.32 | 6/25/35 | 216,292 | ||||||||
721,756 | Irwin Whole Loan Home Equity Trust 2003-B, Class M 1 | 3.17 | 11/25/32 | 727,123 | ||||||||
1,327,060 | Irwin Whole Loan Home Equity Trust, Series 2003-D, Class M1 1 | 1.27 | 11/25/28 | 1,299,611 | ||||||||
1,879,572 | Irwin Whole Loan Home Equity Trust, Series 2005-A, Class M1 1 | 1.03 | 6/25/34 | 1,814,641 | ||||||||
559,787 | Irwin Whole Loan Home Equity Trust, Series 2005-C, Class 1M2 14 | 5.75 | 4/25/30 | 580,997 | ||||||||
49,189 | New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2003-5, Class AI7 1 | 5.15 | 11/25/33 | 50,338 | ||||||||
220,819 | NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2004-2, Class M2 1 | 1.19 | 9/25/34 | 218,483 | ||||||||
750,000 | Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust Series 2005-1, Class AF5 14 | 5.17 | 5/25/35 | 766,477 | ||||||||
116,307 | Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2004-4, Class AF4 1 | 4.63 | 9/25/34 | 117,124 | ||||||||
109,695 | Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2004-5, Class AF4 1 | 4.66 | 12/25/34 | 109,797 | ||||||||
102,679 | Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust, Series 2003-RZ5, Class A7 14 | 5.47 | 9/25/33 | 105,966 | ||||||||
8,334 | Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust, Series 2003-RZ3, Class A6 14 | 3.90 | 3/25/33 | 8,497 | ||||||||
45,816 | Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust, Series 2004-RS12, Class A16 | 4.55 | 12/25/34 | 46,341 | ||||||||
319,444 | Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust, Series 2004-RZ1, Class A11 1 | 0.65 | 3/25/34 | 316,890 | ||||||||
220,843 | Residential Asset Securities Corp., Series 2004-KS2, Class AI4 1 | 4.18 | 12/25/31 | 221,641 | ||||||||
96,972 | Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, Series 2002-B, Class A4 | 5.84 | 2/7/26 | 97,991 | ||||||||
3,863 | Wells Fargo Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2004-2, Class AI6 1 | 5.00 | 10/25/34 | 3,873 | ||||||||
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13,208,579 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Total Asset-Backed Securities | 13,369,318 | |||||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - 25.8% | ||||||||||||
Agency - 18.7% | ||||||||||||
52,279 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 2627, Class MC | 4.50 | 6/15/18 | 54,427 | ||||||||
175,232 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 2631, Class LC | 4.50 | 6/15/18 | 183,642 | ||||||||
92,341 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 2646, Class MT | 3.50 | 11/15/32 | 94,298 | ||||||||
306,808 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 2685, Class ND | 4.00 | 10/15/18 | 319,697 | ||||||||
300,000 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 2776, Class CG | 5.00 | 4/15/19 | 317,885 | ||||||||
943,004 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 2839, Class TC | 5.00 | 8/15/19 | 991,607 | ||||||||
486,772 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 2874, Class BC | 5.00 | 10/15/19 | 515,402 | ||||||||
208,958 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 2877, Class JD | 4.50 | 3/15/19 | 217,983 | ||||||||
112,854 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 2962, Class WE | 5.50 | 6/15/24 | 113,256 | ||||||||
28,619 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 3634, Class EA | 4.00 | 11/15/23 | 28,881 | ||||||||
76,576 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 3637, Class LJ | 3.50 | 2/15/25 | 79,628 | ||||||||
382,654 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 3645, Class EH | 3.00 | 12/15/20 | 394,508 | ||||||||
61,456 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 3711, Class AG | 3.00 | 8/15/23 | 61,860 | ||||||||
272,329 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 3777, Class DA | 3.50 | 10/15/24 | 282,487 | ||||||||
684,397 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 3812, Class LV | 4.00 | 4/15/22 | 725,583 | ||||||||
294,486 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 3815, Class BD | 3.00 | 10/15/20 | 302,206 | ||||||||
1,603,072 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 3817, Class GA | 3.50 | 6/15/24 | 1,661,113 | ||||||||
1,662,731 | FHLMC REMICS, Series 3862, Class XA | 3.00 | 11/15/24 | 1,717,889 | ||||||||
27,132 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2001-53, Class GB | 5.00 | 9/25/16 | 27,303 | ||||||||
113,362 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2002-94, Class HQ | 4.50 | 1/25/18 | 117,465 | ||||||||
190,236 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2003-52, Class NA | 4.00 | 6/25/23 | 201,013 | ||||||||
159,114 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2004-101, Class BH | 5.00 | 1/25/20 | 166,713 | ||||||||
269,402 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2005-19, Class PA | 5.50 | 7/25/34 | 292,593 | ||||||||
113,706 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2005-24, Class A | 4.50 | �� | 7/25/32 | 116,386 | |||||||
75,947 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2005-68, Class PC | 5.50 | 7/25/35 | 81,416 | ||||||||
8,574 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2007-100, Class ND | 5.75 | 10/25/35 | 8,624 | ||||||||
674,687 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2008-18, Class NB | 4.50 | 5/25/20 | 703,787 | ||||||||
824,029 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2008-29, Class CA | 4.50 | 9/25/35 | 858,715 | ||||||||
276,014 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2008-65, Class CD | 4.50 | 8/25/23 | 291,262 | ||||||||
187,646 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2009-71, Class MB | 4.50 | 9/25/24 | 201,180 | ||||||||
107,172 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2009-76, Class MA | 4.00 | 9/25/24 | 110,450 | ||||||||
684,937 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2009-87, Class A | 4.50 | 12/25/38 | 714,638 | ||||||||
199,603 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2009-88, Class DA | 4.50 | 10/25/20 | 209,225 | ||||||||
583,049 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2010-144, Class YG | 2.25 | 11/25/23 | 593,929 | ||||||||
131,056 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2010-28, Class DA | 5.00 | 9/25/28 | 138,022 | ||||||||
285,552 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-16, Class GE | 2.75 | 3/25/26 | 292,299 | ||||||||
23,981 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-32, Class QC | 3.00 | 10/25/28 | 24,036 | ||||||||
25,926 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-32, Class QD | 3.50 | 10/25/28 | 25,999 | ||||||||
421,050 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-42, Class BJ | 3.00 | 8/25/25 | 435,083 | ||||||||
170,750 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-46, Class A | 3.00 | 5/25/24 | 177,057 | ||||||||
887,902 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-46, Class AB | 3.00 | 5/25/24 | 916,728 | ||||||||
2,127,825 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-48, Class VJ | 5.00 | 5/25/40 | 2,231,331 | ||||||||
427,814 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-9, Class HC | 3.25 | 3/25/24 | 438,957 | ||||||||
104,293 | FNMA REMICS, Series 2012-19, Class GH | 3.00 | 11/25/30 | 108,761 | ||||||||
171,830 | GNMA, Series 2004-53, Class CK | 5.00 | 8/20/32 | 177,840 | ||||||||
179,965 | GNMA, Series 2007-48, Class FM 1 | 0.42 | 4/20/37 | 180,034 | ||||||||
157,978 | GNMA, Series 2009-10, Class PA | 4.50 | 12/20/38 | 168,272 | ||||||||
297,239 | GNMA, Series 2009-104, Class XM | 5.00 | 3/20/36 | 301,363 | ||||||||
1,331,480 | GNMA, Series 2009-108, Class NB | 3.00 | 4/20/37 | 1,358,658 | ||||||||
50,762 | GNMA, Series 2009-118, Class LK | 5.00 | 5/20/35 | 50,890 | ||||||||
400,000 | GNMA, Series 2010-107, Class L | 4.00 | 4/20/36 | 415,025 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
43,476 | GNMA, Series 2010-108, Class BH | 2.25 | 12/20/36 | 43,741 | ||||||||
2,314,980 | GNMA, Series 2010-168, Class ME | 3.00 | 7/20/37 | 2,371,835 | ||||||||
150,847 | GNMA, Series 2010-61, Class DA | 4.00 | 12/20/23 | 156,833 | ||||||||
192,544 | GNMA, Series 2010-61, Class EA | 5.00 | 9/20/31 | 194,854 | ||||||||
247,285 | Vendee Mortgage Trust, Series 1993-1, Class ZB | 7.25 | 2/15/23 | 282,794 | ||||||||
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23,247,463 | ||||||||||||
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Non-Agency - 7.1% | ||||||||||||
26,061 | Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-20CB, Class 1A2 | 5.50 | 10/25/33 | 26,319 | ||||||||
18,693 | American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2004-3, Class 6A4 14 | 5.01 | 10/25/34 | 18,707 | ||||||||
78,872 | Banc of America Mortgage Trust 2004-1, Class 4A1 | 5.00 | 2/25/19 | 81,239 | ||||||||
31,579 | Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-3, Class 1A26 | 5.50 | 4/25/34 | 32,263 | ||||||||
1,670,588 | Bear Stearns Trust, Series 2004-10, Class 1A1 1 | 0.85 | 9/25/34 | 1,662,658 | ||||||||
1,853,086 | CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2003-56, Class 6A1 1 | 2.46 | 12/25/33 | 1,826,253 | ||||||||
115,200 | Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-1, Class 2A1 | 4.75 | 10/25/18 | 116,429 | ||||||||
426,870 | Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-1, Class 2A3 | 4.75 | 10/25/18 | 429,106 | ||||||||
129,615 | GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-5F, Class 8A1 1 | 0.67 | 6/25/35 | 125,493 | ||||||||
417,453 | JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2005-LDP5, Class A4 1 | 5.23 | 12/15/44 | 422,016 | ||||||||
52,564 | Master Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2003-4, Class CA1 | 8.00 | 5/25/18 | 54,527 | ||||||||
357,653 | MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Class 3A7 1 | 2.64 | 11/21/34 | 363,975 | ||||||||
95,436 | MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-4, Class 2A1 | 6.25 | 6/25/33 | 100,949 | ||||||||
244,046 | MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-5, Class 4A1 | 5.50 | 7/25/33 | 259,405 | ||||||||
377,532 | MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-8, Class 3A1 | 5.50 | 12/25/33 | 401,994 | ||||||||
94,000 | MASTR Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2005-2, Class 1A3 | 5.35 | 11/25/35 | 97,780 | ||||||||
188,774 | Prime Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-CL1, Class 1A1 | 6.00 | 2/25/34 | 198,232 | ||||||||
41,430 | RAAC Trust, Series 2004-SP3, Class AI5 1 | 4.89 | 12/25/32 | 42,335 | ||||||||
102,742 | Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2003-A14, Class A1 | 4.75 | 2/25/19 | 104,967 | ||||||||
15,954 | Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I Trust, Series 2003-S13, Class A3 | 5.50 | 6/25/33 | 15,957 | ||||||||
282,703 | Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-1, Class 2A1 1 | 3.47 | 1/25/42 | 289,506 | ||||||||
1,494,892 | Structured Asset Securities, Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-GEL3, Class M3 1 | 0.97 | 6/25/35 | 1,483,896 | ||||||||
385,994 | Structured Asset Securities, Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-22A, Class 3A 1 | 2.49 | 6/25/33 | 396,557 | ||||||||
128,529 | WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2002-AR2 Class A 1 | 1.95 | 2/27/34 | 124,725 | ||||||||
117,237 | WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-CB2, Class 7A | 5.50 | 8/25/19 | 120,463 | ||||||||
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8,795,751 | ||||||||||||
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Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 32,043,214 | |||||||||||
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Corporate Bonds - 23.7% | ||||||||||||
963,882 | Aircraft Certificate Owner Trust 2003 4 | 7.00 | 9/20/22 | 1,036,174 | ||||||||
784,615 | America West Airlines 2000-1 Pass Through Trust | 8.06 | 7/2/20 | 894,461 | ||||||||
500,000 | Bank of America Corp. | 6.50 | 7/15/18 | 568,512 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Bank One Corp. 14 | 8.53 | 3/1/19 | 1,216,124 | ||||||||
1,500,000 | Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV | 2.38 | 11/26/18 | 1,531,860 | ||||||||
459,939 | Continental Airlines 2001-1 Class A-1 Pass Through Trust | 6.70 | 6/15/21 | 492,134 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Crown Castle Towers, LLC 4 | 4.17 | 8/15/17 | 1,042,000 | ||||||||
600,000 | Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | 5.88 | 5/1/19 | 668,728 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Hancock Holdings Co. (Subordinated) | 5.88 | 4/1/17 | 1,055,002 | ||||||||
1,500,000 | HSBC USA Capital Trust III (Subordinated) | 7.75 | 11/15/26 | 1,506,158 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 6.25 | 4/1/19 | 1,163,580 | ||||||||
500,000 | Jersey Central Power & Light Co. | 4.80 | 6/15/18 | 535,769 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Lender Processing Services, Inc./Black Knight Lending Solutions, Inc. | 5.75 | 4/15/23 | 1,059,580 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc. | 7.88 | 8/15/36 | 1,079,154 | ||||||||
1,800,000 | Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. (Subordinated) 1 | 5.63 | 12/1/21 | 1,874,700 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
1,600,000 | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. 1, 4 | 2.56 | 12/15/24 | 1,599,866 | ||||||||
1,053,377 | Northwest Airlines 1999-2 Class A Pass Through Trust | 7.58 | 3/1/19 | 1,169,249 | ||||||||
697,695 | Northwest Airlines 2002-1 Class G-2 Pass Through Trust | 6.26 | 11/20/21 | 759,162 | ||||||||
25,000 | PartnerRe Finance A LLC | 6.88 | 6/1/18 | 28,458 | ||||||||
1,200,000 | Pfizer, Inc. | 6.20 | 3/15/19 | 1,403,929 | ||||||||
600,000 | Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. | 7.50 | 6/1/17 | 668,106 | ||||||||
500,000 | Principal Life Income Funding Trusts 1 | 1.79 | 4/1/16 | 501,365 | ||||||||
800,000 | Prudential Financial, Inc. 1 | 2.66 | 8/10/18 | 826,736 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Puget Sound Energy, Inc. | 6.74 | 6/15/18 | 1,152,375 | ||||||||
500,000 | SBA Tower Trust 4 | 2.24 | 4/16/18 | 499,593 | ||||||||
500,000 | State Street Corp. (Subordinated) | 4.96 | 3/15/18 | 541,023 | ||||||||
500,000 | Susa Partnership LP | 7.45 | 7/1/18 | 581,798 | ||||||||
1,475,000 | Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 8.25 | 4/1/19 | 1,804,132 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1 | 1.50 | 2/13/20 | 1,005,209 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | United Technologies Corp. | 6.13 | 2/1/19 | 1,164,428 | ||||||||
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Total Corporate Bonds | 29,429,365 | |||||||||||
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Foreign Government Bonds - 0.5% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Province of Nova Scotia Canada | 9.50 | 2/1/19 | 636,848 | ||||||||
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(cost: $632,245) | ||||||||||||
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities - 7.4% | ||||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 2.2% | ||||||||||||
91,940 | Freddie Mac | 3.50 | 7/1/26 | 98,264 | ||||||||
96,021 | Freddie Mac | 4.50 | 1/1/18 | 100,687 | ||||||||
65,373 | Freddie Mac | 4.50 | 5/1/19 | 68,680 | ||||||||
140,116 | Freddie Mac | 4.50 | 6/1/19 | 147,208 | ||||||||
103,624 | Freddie Mac | 4.50 | 6/1/19 | 108,711 | ||||||||
146,953 | Freddie Mac | 4.50 | 1/1/21 | 155,138 | ||||||||
92,830 | Freddie Mac | 4.50 | 12/1/21 | 97,991 | ||||||||
144,281 | Freddie Mac | 4.50 | 10/1/23 | 157,236 | ||||||||
149,415 | Freddie Mac | 4.50 | 7/1/26 | 157,335 | ||||||||
90,124 | Freddie Mac | 5.00 | 3/1/18 | 94,676 | ||||||||
86,549 | Freddie Mac | 5.00 | 10/1/18 | 90,956 | ||||||||
113,646 | Freddie Mac | 5.00 | 8/1/19 | 120,559 | ||||||||
44,012 | Freddie Mac | 5.00 | 10/1/25 | 48,747 | ||||||||
102,708 | Freddie Mac | 5.50 | 9/1/17 | 107,964 | ||||||||
136,318 | Freddie Mac | 5.50 | 4/1/19 | 143,293 | ||||||||
58,955 | Freddie Mac | 5.50 | 10/1/19 | 62,585 | ||||||||
127,082 | Freddie Mac | 5.50 | 7/1/20 | 134,897 | ||||||||
104,333 | Freddie Mac | 5.50 | 12/1/20 | 110,681 | ||||||||
96,621 | Freddie Mac | 5.50 | 1/1/21 | 103,495 | ||||||||
196,136 | Freddie Mac | 5.50 | 3/1/21 | 212,996 | ||||||||
103,564 | Freddie Mac | 5.50 | 3/1/21 | 112,577 | ||||||||
116,318 | Freddie Mac | 5.50 | 10/1/21 | 123,376 | ||||||||
33,276 | Freddie Mac | 6.00 | 8/1/16 | 33,869 | ||||||||
77,794 | Freddie Mac | 6.00 | 9/1/23 | 88,378 | ||||||||
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2,680,299 | ||||||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2015
Sit Quality Income Fund (Continued)
Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
Federal National Mortgage Association - 4.9% | ||||||||||||
285,595 | Fannie Mae | 2.75 | 11/1/17 | 296,407 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Fannie Mae | 2.78 | 12/1/17 | 1,037,790 | ||||||||
309,240 | Fannie Mae | 3.00 | 8/1/21 | 324,546 | ||||||||
497,960 | Fannie Mae | 3.18 | 12/1/17 | 510,482 | ||||||||
124,449 | Fannie Mae | 3.50 | 10/1/21 | 132,062 | ||||||||
569,191 | Fannie Mae | 3.98 | 4/1/18 | 609,094 | ||||||||
71,589 | Fannie Mae | 4.00 | 3/1/26 | 76,296 | ||||||||
50,318 | Fannie Mae | 4.00 | 10/1/31 | 54,312 | ||||||||
348,357 | Fannie Mae | 5.00 | 1/1/20 | 370,629 | ||||||||
627,857 | Fannie Mae | 5.25 | 1/1/18 | 652,931 | ||||||||
1,718,918 | Fannie Mae | 5.51 | 4/1/17 | 1,850,240 | ||||||||
88,278 | Fannie Mae | 6.00 | 5/1/23 | 93,406 | ||||||||
40,980 | Fannie Mae | 6.50 | 2/1/19 | 47,049 | ||||||||
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6,055,244 | ||||||||||||
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Government National Mortgage Association - 0.3% | ||||||||||||
111,414 | Ginnie Mae 1 | 1.63 | 4/20/33 | 115,396 | ||||||||
77,641 | Ginnie Mae 1 | 1.63 | 10/20/34 | 80,358 | ||||||||
43,275 | Ginnie Mae 1 | 3.50 | 4/20/42 | 45,438 | ||||||||
182,323 | Ginnie Mae | 5.00 | 9/15/24 | 194,874 | ||||||||
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436,066 | ||||||||||||
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Total Mortgage Pass-Through Securities | 9,171,609 | |||||||||||
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Taxable Municipal Bonds - 5.9% | ||||||||||||
795,000 | Academica Charter Schools 4 | 7.93 | 8/15/19 | 800,986 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Colorado Housing & Finance Authority | 4.00 | 11/1/31 | 1,070,080 | ||||||||
175,000 | Huron School District No. 2-2 | 4.70 | 6/1/16 | 182,189 | ||||||||
250,000 | La Paz County Industrial Development Authority | 4.25 | 12/1/15 | 252,712 | ||||||||
520,000 | Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority | 3.00 | 8/1/18 | 531,149 | ||||||||
600,000 | Multistate Liquidating Trust No. 1 4 | 1.39 | 12/15/18 | 605,196 | ||||||||
1,500,000 | Rhode Island Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp. | 4.00 | 10/1/39 | 1,577,190 | ||||||||
1,600,000 | Skyway Concession Co., LLC 1, 4 | 0.65 | 6/30/26 | 1,328,000 | ||||||||
250,000 | State of Texas G.O. 1 | 1.90 | 8/1/23 | 250,129 | ||||||||
695,000 | Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs | 4.80 | 7/1/19 | 715,072 | ||||||||
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Total Taxable Municipal Bonds | 7,312,703 | |||||||||||
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U.S. Treasury / Federal Agency Securities - 26.3% | ||||||||||||
Other Federal Agency Securities - 2.6% | ||||||||||||
250,000 | Ally Bank 12 | 0.60 | 6/29/15 | 250,207 | ||||||||
250,000 | Bank of Baroda 12 | 0.25 | 6/30/15 | 250,000 | ||||||||
150,000 | Bank of China, Ltd. 12 | 0.55 | 8/6/15 | 150,120 | ||||||||
100,000 | Bank of China, Ltd. 12 | 0.60 | 4/17/15 | 100,014 | ||||||||
212,000 | Comenity Capital Bank 12 | 0.75 | 5/10/16 | 212,295 | ||||||||
150,000 | Discover Bank 12 | 0.50 | 5/22/15 | 150,080 | ||||||||
250,000 | EverBank 12 | 0.35 | 9/14/15 | 249,972 | ||||||||
250,000 | Firstbank Puerto Rico 12 | 0.80 | 9/21/15 | 250,485 | ||||||||
250,000 | GE Capital Bank 12 | 0.80 | 11/2/15 | 250,608 | ||||||||
250,000 | Investors Bank/Short Hills 12 | 0.65 | 2/25/16 | 250,188 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Principal Amount ($)/ Contracts | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
600,000 | Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte, Ltd. 16 | 1.26 | 1/15/19 | 598,714 | ||||||||
250,000 | Sallie Mae Bank 12 | 0.80 | 10/23/15 | 250,537 | ||||||||
125,000 | State Bank of India 12 | 0.60 | 7/22/15 | 125,115 | ||||||||
125,000 | State Bank of India 12 | 0.85 | 10/19/15 | 125,292 | ||||||||
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3,213,627 | ||||||||||||
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U.S. Treasury Note - 23.7% | ||||||||||||
7,500,000 | U.S. Treasury Note 1 | 0.10 | 4/30/16 | 7,500,630 | ||||||||
2,500,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 0.13 | 4/30/15 | 2,499,610 | ||||||||
2,500,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 0.25 | 5/15/15 | 2,500,390 | ||||||||
8,500,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 0.75 | 6/30/17 | 8,517,264 | ||||||||
8,500,000 | U.S. Treasury Note | 0.88 | 6/15/17 | 8,544,489 | ||||||||
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29,562,383 | ||||||||||||
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Total U.S. Treasury / Federal Agency Securities | 32,776,010 | |||||||||||
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Put Options Purchased 10 - 0.0% | ||||||||||||
41 | U.S. Treasury 5 Year Future: Put Options: $118.75 strike, May 2015 expiration | 1,922 | ||||||||||
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Total Put Options Purchased | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities - 100.3% | 124,740,989 | |||||||||||
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Call Options Written 10 - (0.2%) | ||||||||||||
(206) | U.S. Treasury 2 Year Future: Call Options: $109.38 strike, May 2015 expiration | (109,438 | ) | |||||||||
(31) | U.S. Treasury 5 Year Future: Call Options: $118.75 strike, May 2015 expiration | (46,742 | ) | |||||||||
(63) | U.S. Treasury 5 Year Future: Call Options: $119.50 strike, May 2015 expiration | (55,617 | ) | |||||||||
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Total Call Options Written | (211,797 | ) | ||||||||||
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Other Assets and Liabilities, net - (0.1%) | (111,520 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 124,417,672 | ||||||||||
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1 | Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015. |
4 | 144A Restricted Security. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $6,971,340 and represented 5.6% of net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid by the Adviser in accordance with guidelines established by the Board of Directors. |
10 | The amount of $2,000,000 in cash was segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for derivative transactions as of March 31, 2015. |
12 | Certificate of Deposit. Investments up to $250,000 are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. |
14 | Step Coupon: A bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015. |
16 | Payment guaranteed by the Export-Import Bank of the United States; guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America. |
Numeric footnotes not disclosed are not applicable to this Schedule of Investments.
Short futures contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2015 were as follows:
Contracts | Type | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Unrealized Depreciation | ||||
235 | U.S. Treasury 2 Year Futures 10 | June 2015 | $51,501,707 | $(154,220) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2015
Sit Quality Income Fund (Continued)
A summary of the levels for the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2015 is as follows (see Note 2 - significant accounting policies in the notes to financial statements):
Investment in Securities | |||||||||||||||||
Level 1 Quoted Price ($) | Level 2 Other Significant Observable Inputs ($) | Level 3 Other Significant Observable Inputs ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | — | 13,369,318 | — | 13,369,318 | |||||||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 32,043,214 | — | 32,043,214 | |||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds | — | 29,429,365 | — | 29,429,365 | |||||||||||||
Foreign Government Bonds | — | 636,848 | — | 636,848 | |||||||||||||
Mortgage Pass-Through Securities | — | 9,171,609 | — | 9,171,609 | |||||||||||||
Taxable Municipal Bonds | — | 7,312,703 | — | 7,312,703 | |||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury / Federal Agency Securities | — | 32,776,010 | — | 32,776,010 | |||||||||||||
Put Options Purchased | 1,922 | — | — | 1,922 | |||||||||||||
1,922 | 124,739,067 | — | 124,740,989 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Call Options Written | (211,797) | — | — | (211,797 | ) | ||||||||||||
Futures | (154,220) | — | — | (154,220 | ) | ||||||||||||
(366,017) | — | — | (366,017 | ) |
For the reporting period, there were no transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3.
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY
The objective of the Tax-Free Income Fund is to provide a high level of current income that is exempt from federal income tax, consistent with preservation of capital, by investing primarily in investment-grade municipal securities.
Such municipal securities generate interest income that is exempt from both federal regular income tax and federal alternative minimum tax. During normal market conditions, the Fund invests 100% of its net assets in such tax-exempt municipal securities.
The Sit Tax-Free Income Fund provided a total return of +9.81% during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, compared with a total return of +2.95% for the Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index. As of March 31, 2015, the Fund’s 30-day SEC yield was 3.06% and the Fund’s 12-month distribution rate was 3.86%.
Yields on long and intermediate tax-exempt municipal bonds ended the year lower while yields on the shortest bonds rose slightly, resulting in a flattening on the yield curve. Tax-exempt yields began the fiscal year by falling in April and May and then stabilizing into the summer. Yields declined again in August and held stable through the fall with a modest decline through the end of December. Finally, yields declined further in January, saw a moderate rebound higher in February, and ultimately ended lower for both the quarter and the fiscal year.
The Fund maintained duration longer than its benchmark, a key driver of the Fund’s outperformance in fiscal year 2015. Bonds with duration longer than five years significantly outperformed shorter duration bonds during the year. Lower credit quality also outperformed higher credit quality during the fiscal year. The Fund’s non-rated holdings, which accounted for 22% of the Fund at fiscal year-end, generated materially higher returns, on average, than the Fund’s rated holdings. Security selection was a significant contributor to the Fund’s outperformance and was strong across the board, generating returns several percentage points higher than those of the Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index in all five of the largest sectors held. An emphasis on revenue bonds led to overweight positions in the Single Family Housing, Multi Family Housing, and Other Revenue sectors, all of which provided a boost to the Fund’s performance.
Credit spreads narrowed considerably during the fiscal year. The Fund will continue to look for opportunities to increase its allocation to higher-rated bonds in light of the decreased compensation for credit risk. The Fund’s duration currently remains longer than that of the benchmark. We will look to shorten the current duration as we anticipate interest rates will begin to rise later in 2015.
HYPOTHETICAL GROWTH OF $10,000
The chart above illustrates the total value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter) as compared to the performance of the Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Returns include the reinvestment of distributions. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
1 The Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index is the 5 year (4-6) component of the Municipal Bond Index, an unmanaged, rules-based, market-value-weighted index for the long-term tax-exempt bond market. The index includes bonds with a minimum credit rating of BBB. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. This is the Fund’s primary index.
We believe the Fund is well positioned to provide attractive relative yield in the current market environment. Our strategy remains focused on providing a high level of interest income, which we believe is the primary driver of long run returns. The Fund remains highly diversified in order to manage credit risk.
Michael C. Brilley
Debra A. Sit, CFA
Paul J. Jungquist, CFA
Senior Portfolio Managers
Information on this page is unaudited. | ||
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COMPARATIVE RATES OF RETURNS
as of March 31, 2015
Sit Tax-Free Income Fund | Barclays 5-Year Muni | Lipper General Muni. Bond Fund Index2 | ||||
One Year | 9.81% | 2.95% | 7.75% | |||
Five Years | 6.10 | 3.44 | 5.59 | |||
Ten Years | 4.27 | 4.17 | 4.68 | |||
Since Inception (9/29/88) | 5.42 | 5.36 | 5.86 |
Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Contact the Fund for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and all fee waivers. Without the fee waivers total return and yield figures would have been lower. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance. Returns for periods greater than one year are compounded average annual rates of return.
1 The Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index is the 5 year (4-6) component of the Municipal Bond Index, an unmanaged, rules-based, market-value-weighted index for the long-term tax-exempt bond market. The index includes bonds with a minimum credit rating of BBB. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
2 The Lipper returns are obtained from Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., a large independent evaluator of mutual funds.
FUND DIVERSIFICATION
Single Family Mortgage | 22.2 | % | ||
Multifamily Mortgage | 17.5 | % | ||
Other Revenue | 12.5 | % | ||
Education/Student Loan | 9.5 | % | ||
Insured | 7.9 | % | ||
General Obligation | 6.4 | % | ||
Investment Companies | 6.2 | % | ||
Hospital/Health Care | 4.7 | % | ||
Sectors less than 5% | 6.7 | % | ||
Cash & Other Net Assets | 6.4 | % |
Based on total net assets as of March 31, 2015. Subject to change.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
Net Asset Value 3/31/15: | $ 9.68 Per Share | |
Net Asset Value 3/31/14: | $ 9.16 Per Share | |
Total Net Assets: | $ 165.2 Million | |
Average Maturity: | 16.9 Years | |
Effective Duration 3: | 5.6 Years |
3 Duration is a measure of estimated price sensitivity relative to changes in interest rates. Portfolios with longer durations are typically more sensitive to changes in interest rates. For example, if interest rates rise by 1%, the fair value of a security with an effective duration of 5 years would decrease by 5%, with all other factors being constant. The correlation between duration and price sensitivity is greater for securities rated investment-grade than it is for securities rated below investment-grade. Duration estimates are based on assumptions by the Adviser and are subject to a number of limitations. Effective duration is calculated based on historical price changes of securities held by the Fund, and therefore is a more accurate estimate of price sensitivity provided interest rates remain within their historical range.
QUALITY RATINGS (% of Total Net Assets)
Lower of Moody’s, S&P, Fitch or Duff & Phelps ratings used.
Adviser’s Assessment of Non-Rated Securities:
AAA | 0.0 | % | ||
AA | 1.4 | |||
A | 0.0 | |||
BBB | 2.2 | |||
BB | 13.5 | |||
<BB | 4.9 | |||
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Total | 22.0 | % |
Information on this page is unaudited. | ||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2015
Sit Tax-Free Income Fund
Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
Municipal Bonds - 87.4% | ||||||||||||
Alabama - 0.2% | ||||||||||||
400,000 | Birmingham-Baptist Medical Centers Special Care Facs. Financing Auth. Rev. | 5.00 | 11/15/30 | 402,048 | ||||||||
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Alaska - 2.1% | ||||||||||||
750,000 | AK Hsg. Finance Corp. Mtg. Rev. | 4.13 | 12/1/37 | 771,150 | ||||||||
640,000 | AK Hsg. Finance Corp. Mtg. Rev. | 4.25 | 12/1/40 | 659,936 | ||||||||
500,000 | AK Hsg. Finance Corp. Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of Corp. Insured) | 4.50 | 12/1/35 | 520,025 | ||||||||
250,000 | AK Industrial Dev. & Export Auth. Rev. (Boys & Girls Home) 2, 5, 15 | 5.50 | N/A | 82,502 | ||||||||
250,000 | AK Industrial Dev. & Export Auth. Rev. (GTR Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation) | 5.00 | 4/1/33 | 275,055 | ||||||||
460,000 | Koyukuk Health Facility Rev. (Tanana Chief’s Conf. Health Care) | 7.00 | 10/1/23 | 527,114 | ||||||||
550,000 | North Slope Borough Service Area Rev. | 5.25 | 6/30/34 | 610,022 | ||||||||
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3,445,804 | ||||||||||||
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Arizona - 2.3% | ||||||||||||
868,994 | AZ Health Facs. Auth. Rev. (New Arizona Family Proj.) | 5.25 | 7/1/27 | 983,102 | ||||||||
125,000 | Flagstaff Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (Sr. Living Community Proj.) | 5.50 | 7/1/22 | 125,406 | ||||||||
400,000 | Peoria Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (Sierra Winds Life Care Community) | 5.25 | 11/15/29 | 406,472 | ||||||||
700,000 | Phoenix Industrial Dev. Auth. Education Rev. (Legacy Schools Proj.) 4 | 4.75 | 7/1/19 | 725,557 | ||||||||
5,000 | Pima Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Education Rev. (AZ Charter Schools Proj.) | 6.70 | 7/1/21 | 5,021 | ||||||||
170,000 | Pima Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Education Rev. (Choice Education & Dev. Corp. Proj.) | 6.00 | 6/1/16 | 172,159 | ||||||||
400,000 | Pima Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Education Rev. (Coral Academy Science Proj.) | 6.38 | 12/1/18 | 420,780 | ||||||||
365,000 | Pima Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Education Rev. (Tucson Country Day School Proj.) | 5.00 | 6/1/22 | 364,106 | ||||||||
500,000 | Quechan Indian Tribe of Fort Yuma Rev. (Tribal Economic Dev.) | 9.75 | 5/1/25 | 569,580 | ||||||||
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3,772,183 | ||||||||||||
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Arkansas - 0.6% | ||||||||||||
320,000 | Arkansas Dev. Finance Auth. | 5.00 | 2/1/33 | 359,629 | ||||||||
300,000 | Henderson State University Rev. (BAM Insured) | 4.00 | 11/1/29 | 313,776 | ||||||||
330,000 | Rogers Rev. (Sales & Use Tax) | 4.13 | 11/1/31 | 347,183 | ||||||||
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1,020,588 | ||||||||||||
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California - 9.4% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Rev. 4 | 6.00 | 7/1/18 | 497,475 | ||||||||
90,000 | CA Hsg. Finance Agy. Home Mtg. Rev. | 5.20 | 8/1/28 | 91,976 | ||||||||
500,000 | CA School Facs. Finance Auth. Rev. (Azusa Unified School District) (AGM Insured) 6 | 6.00 | 8/1/29 | 583,700 | ||||||||
160,000 | CA Statewide Communities Dev. Auth. Rev. (Lancer Plaza Proj.) | 5.13 | 11/1/23 | 174,115 | ||||||||
500,000 | CA Statewide Communities Dev. Auth. Rev. (Provident Group - Pomona Property) | 5.60 | 1/15/36 | 525,035 | ||||||||
400,000 | Carlsbad Unified School District G.O. Capital Appreciation 6 | 6.13 | 8/1/31 | 374,496 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Colton Joint Unified School District G.O. (AGM Insured) 6 | 5.80 | 8/1/35 | 849,090 | ||||||||
500,000 | Encinitas Union School District G.O. Capital Appreciation 6 | 6.75 | 8/1/35 | 480,940 | ||||||||
250,000 | Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. | 4.00 | 6/1/35 | 256,725 | ||||||||
500,000 | Hartnell Community College G.O. 6 | 7.00 | 8/1/34 | 418,565 | ||||||||
1,250,000 | Healdsburg Unified School District G.O. 6 | 4.60 | 8/1/37 | 905,950 | ||||||||
250,000 | Imperial Community College District G.O. Capital Appreciation (AGM Insured) 6 | 6.75 | 8/1/40 | 310,172 | ||||||||
1,100,000 | Los Alamitos Unified School District Capital Appreciation C.O.P. 6 | 5.95 | 8/1/34 | 849,266 | ||||||||
250,000 | Martinez Unified School District G.O. 6 | 6.13 | 8/1/35 | 322,845 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Oak Grove School District G.O. 6 | 6.96 | 6/1/41 | 194,300 | ||||||||
500,000 | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District C.O.P. Capital Appreciation (AGM Insured) 6 | 6.25 | 10/1/28 | 538,795 | ||||||||
600,000 | Redondo Beach School District G.O. 6 | 6.38 | 8/1/34 | 677,832 | ||||||||
750,000 | Reef-Sunset Unified School District (BAM Insured) 6 | 4.85 | 8/1/38 | 598,215 | ||||||||
350,000 | Ripon Unified School District G.O. (BAM Insured) 6 | 4.50 | 8/1/30 | 327,478 | ||||||||
500,000 | Sacramento Co. Water Financing Auth. Rev. (NATL-RE FGIC Insured) 1 | 0.75 | 6/1/39 | 450,055 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | San Bernardino City Unified School District G.O. Capital Appreciation (NATL-RE Insured) 6 | 4.72 | 8/1/29 | 538,640 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
400,000 | San Jose Financing Auth. Rev. (Civic Center Garage Proj.) 9 | 5.00 | 6/1/39 | 456,304 | ||||||||
500,000 | South Tahoe Joint Powers Financing Auth. Tax Allocation Ref. (South Tahoe Redev. Proj.) (AGM Insured) | 5.00 | 10/1/30 | 561,895 | ||||||||
350,000 | Southwest Community Finance Auth. Rev. (Riverside Co. Proj.) 9 | 6.00 | 5/1/24 | 399,721 | ||||||||
515,000 | Sulphur Springs Union School District C.O.P. Capital Appreciation (AGM Insured) 6 | 6.50 | 12/1/37 | 619,298 | ||||||||
500,000 | Sutter Butte Flood Agency (BAM Insured) | 4.00 | 10/1/38 | 518,185 | ||||||||
600,000 | Tracy Joint Unified School District G.O. Capital Appreciation 6 | 7.30 | 8/1/41 | 411,126 | ||||||||
500,000 | Tustin Unified School District G.O. Capital Appreciation 6 | 6.00 | 8/1/28 | 451,100 | ||||||||
2,000,000 | Twin Rivers Unified School District (BAM Insured) 6 | 6.25 | 8/1/34 | 781,520 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Upland Unified School District G.O. Capital Appreciation 6 | 7.00 | 8/1/41 | 949,760 | ||||||||
500,000 | Val Verde Unified School District G.O. Capital Appreciation (AGM Insured) 6 | 6.13 | 8/1/34 | 440,245 | ||||||||
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Colorado - 1.8% | ||||||||||||
250,000 | CO Educational & Cultural Facs. Auth. Rev. (CO Springs Charter Academy Proj.) | 5.60 | 7/1/34 | 273,085 | ||||||||
400,000 | CO Educational & Cultural Facs. Auth. Rev. Ref. (Charter School Aid Twin Peaks) | 4.00 | 11/15/37 | 402,276 | ||||||||
500,000 | CO Educational & Cultural Facs. Auth. Rev. Ref. (Vail Mountain School Proj.) | 6.00 | 5/1/30 | 556,995 | ||||||||
235,000 | CO Hsg. Finance Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. | 5.50 | 11/1/29 | 242,924 | ||||||||
625,000 | CO Hsg. Finance Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (FHA Insured) | 5.00 | 11/1/34 | 648,388 | ||||||||
500,000 | East Morgan Co. Hospital District C.O.P. 9 | 5.88 | 12/1/38 | 511,705 | ||||||||
400,000 | Fossil Ridge Metropolitan District No. 3 G.O. | 5.00 | 12/1/44 | 422,572 | ||||||||
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3,057,945 | ||||||||||||
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Connecticut - 1.8% | ||||||||||||
1,000,000 | CT Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev. | 4.00 | 11/15/34 | 1,027,310 | ||||||||
210,000 | CT Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev. | 5.15 | 11/15/34 | 216,888 | ||||||||
500,000 | CT Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev. | 3.75 | 11/15/35 | 509,585 | ||||||||
250,000 | CT Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev. | 3.75 | 11/15/40 | 252,498 | ||||||||
500,000 | CT Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev. (G.O. of Auth.) | 4.75 | 11/15/35 | 526,440 | ||||||||
350,000 | CT Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev. (G.O. of Auth.) | 4.90 | 11/15/36 | 376,180 | ||||||||
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Florida - 10.7% | ||||||||||||
385,000 | Alachua Co. Health Facs. Auth. Rev. (Oak Hammock University) | 8.00 | 10/1/32 | 485,928 | ||||||||
500,000 | Bay Co. Educational Facs. Rev. (Bay Haven Charter) | 5.25 | 9/1/30 | 521,000 | ||||||||
410,000 | Boynton Beach Rev. (Charter Schools Boynton Beach, Inc.) 2, 5 | 6.25 | 6/1/27 | 245,992 | ||||||||
350,000 | Collier Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (Arlington of Naples Proj.)4 | 6.50 | 5/15/20 | 350,808 | ||||||||
250,000 | Collier Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (Arlington of Naples Proj.)4 | 7.25 | 5/15/26 | 293,385 | ||||||||
415,000 | Collier Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (NCH Healthcare System Proj.) | 6.25 | 10/1/39 | 501,984 | ||||||||
100,000 | Fiddlers Creek Community Dev. District No. 2 Special Assessment Rev. 2, 5, 15 | 5.75 | N/A | 60,001 | ||||||||
400,000 | FL Dev. Fin. Corp. (Renaissance Charter School Proj.) | 6.38 | 12/15/25 | 427,176 | ||||||||
235,000 | FL Hsg. Finance Corp. (GNMA/FNMA Collateralized) | 5.00 | 7/1/26 | 246,343 | ||||||||
500,000 | FL Hsg. Finance Corp. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 3.50 | 7/1/35 | 490,370 | ||||||||
245,000 | FL Hsg. Finance Corp. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 5.00 | 7/1/39 | 259,898 | ||||||||
400,000 | Florida Dev. Finance Corp. Rev. (Renaissance Charter School) | 6.00 | 6/15/34 | 404,748 | ||||||||
535,000 | Gramercy Farms Community Dev. District Special Assessment 6 | 3.24 | 5/1/39 | 71,011 | ||||||||
600,000 | Habitat Community Development District | 3.50 | 5/1/31 | 580,584 | ||||||||
355,000 | Heritage Harbour North Community Dev. District Special Assessment | 5.00 | 5/1/34 | 362,160 | ||||||||
500,000 | Lake Ashton Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. 2, 5, 15 | 5.00 | N/A | 165,010 | ||||||||
350,000 | Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. | 4.25 | 5/1/25 | 346,031 | ||||||||
300,000 | Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. | 4.88 | 5/1/35 | 294,375 | ||||||||
250,000 | Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. (Country Club East Proj.) | 6.70 | 5/1/33 | 290,925 | ||||||||
400,000 | Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. (Country Club East Proj.) | 5.35 | 5/1/34 | 414,016 | ||||||||
500,000 | Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. (Lakewood Center) | 7.40 | 5/1/30 | 620,225 | ||||||||
250,000 | Lexington Oaks Community Dev. District Special Assessment Rev. | 5.65 | 5/1/33 | 269,540 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Sit Tax-Free Income Fund (Continued)
Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
235,000 | Long Lake Ranch Community Dev. District Special Assessment | 5.63 | 5/1/24 | 241,719 | ||||||||
500,000 | Long Lake Ranch Community Dev. District Special Assessment | 5.75 | 5/1/44 | 510,660 | ||||||||
250,000 | Magnolia Creek Community Dev. District Rev. 2, 5, 15 | 5.60 | N/A | 86,372 | ||||||||
250,000 | Marshall Creek Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. | 5.00 | 5/1/32 | 256,565 | ||||||||
600,000 | Miami-Dade Co. Rev. Capital Appreciation (NATL-RE Insured) 6 | 5.21 | 10/1/38 | 178,284 | ||||||||
500,000 | Monterra Community Dev. District Special Assessment (AGM Insured) | 3.50 | 5/1/36 | 484,755 | ||||||||
230,000 | New River Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. 2, 5, 15 | 5.00 | N/A | 2 | ||||||||
105,000 | New River Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. | 5.00 | 5/1/15 | 104,903 | ||||||||
135,000 | New River Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. | 5.75 | 5/1/38 | 135,404 | ||||||||
500,000 | Northern Palm Beach Co. Improvement District Special Assessment | 5.00 | 8/1/29 | 514,240 | ||||||||
550,000 | Orange Co. Health Facs. Auth. Rev. (Presbyterian Retirement Community Proj.) | 5.00 | 8/1/34 | 607,800 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Orange Co. Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 3.55 | 9/1/30 | 1,027,420 | ||||||||
745,000 | Orange Co. Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 3.95 | 3/1/40 | 754,350 | ||||||||
250,000 | Palm Beach Co. Health Facs. Auth. Rev. (Sinai Residences Boca Raton Proj.) | 6.00 | 6/1/21 | 273,640 | ||||||||
250,000 | Palm Beach Co. Health Facs. Auth. Rev. (Sinai Residences Boca Raton Proj.) | 6.25 | 6/1/23 | 276,725 | ||||||||
500,000 | Port St. Lucie Research Foundation Rev. (Vaccine Gene Therapy Inst.) | 5.00 | 5/1/33 | 557,735 | ||||||||
750,000 | Sarasota Co. Health Facs. Auth. Retirement Rev. (Village on the Isle) | 5.50 | 1/1/27 | 798,082 | ||||||||
500,000 | Seminole Tribe Special Obligation Rev. 4 | 5.50 | 10/1/24 | 537,015 | ||||||||
250,000 | Seven Oaks Community Dev. District Special Assessment Rev. | 5.50 | 5/1/33 | 265,895 | ||||||||
250,000 | Silverleaf Community Dev. District Special Assessment. | 6.75 | 5/1/44 | 267,332 | ||||||||
615,000 | Tallahassee Health Facs. Rev. (Memorial Health Care Proj.) | 6.38 | 12/1/30 | 617,423 | ||||||||
105,000 | Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 2,5 | 6.38 | 5/1/17 | 1 | ||||||||
65,000 | Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment | 6.38 | 5/1/17 | 64,791 | ||||||||
40,000 | Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 6 | 6.61 | 5/1/39 | 29,296 | ||||||||
185,000 | Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 6 | 6.61 | 5/1/40 | 113,795 | ||||||||
120,000 | Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 2,5 | 6.61 | 5/1/40 | 1 | ||||||||
110,000 | Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 6 | 6.61 | 5/1/40 | 57,212 | ||||||||
85,000 | Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 6 | 6.61 | 5/1/40 | 50,724 | ||||||||
45,000 | Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 6 | 6.61 | 5/1/40 | 19,878 | ||||||||
250,000 | Trout Creek Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment | 5.50 | 5/1/35 | 249,385 | ||||||||
10,000 | Waters Edge Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Rev. | 5.35 | 5/1/39 | 10,048 | ||||||||
505,000 | Waters Edge Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Rev. 6 | 6.60 | 5/1/39 | 421,352 | ||||||||
250,000 | Wiregrass Community Dev. District Special Assessment | 5.38 | 5/1/35 | 253,485 | ||||||||
450,000 | Zephyr Ridge Community Dev. District Special Assessment 2, 5, 15 | 5.25 | N/A | 177,196 | ||||||||
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Georgia - 3.3% | ||||||||||||
200,000 | Barnesville-Lamar County Ind. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Gordon College Property) | 5.00 | 8/1/30 | 200,252 | ||||||||
1,065,000 | East Point Tax Allocation | 8.00 | 2/1/26 | 1,067,961 | ||||||||
1,280,000 | GA Housing & Finance Authority Rev. | 3.80 | 12/1/37 | 1,296,115 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | GA Housing & Finance Authority Rev. | 4.00 | 12/1/37 | 1,026,470 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | GA Housing & Finance Authority Rev. | 3.55 | 12/1/39 | 1,005,420 | ||||||||
605,000 | GA Housing & Finance Authority Rev. | 3.85 | 12/1/41 | 602,973 | ||||||||
300,000 | GA State Environmental Loan Acquisition Corp. Rev. | 5.13 | 2/15/31 | 337,344 | ||||||||
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Idaho - 1.0% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | ID Health Facs. Authority Rev. (Terraces Boise Proj.) | 6.00 | 10/1/21 | 503,940 | ||||||||
250,000 | ID Health Facs. Authority Rev. (Terraces Boise Proj.) | 7.00 | 10/1/24 | 272,058 | ||||||||
250,000 | ID Health Facs. Authority Rev. (Terraces Boise Proj.) | 7.38 | 10/1/29 | 269,365 | ||||||||
500,000 | ID Hsg. & Fin. Assoc. Nonprofit Facs. Rev. (Idaho Arts Charter School Proj.) | 5.75 | 12/1/32 | 536,760 | ||||||||
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1,582,123 | ||||||||||||
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Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
Illinois - 7.2% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Bellwood G.O. | 5.88 | 12/1/27 | 578,125 | ||||||||
500,000 | Bureau Co. Township High School Dist. No. 502 G.O. (BAM Insured) | 6.25 | 12/1/33 | 617,160 | ||||||||
500,000 | Chicago Midway Airport Rev. (Second Lien) | 5.25 | 1/1/35 | 565,075 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Dekalb, Kane & Lasalle Counties Comm. College Dist. No. 523 G.O. Capital Appreciation 6 | 6.58 | 2/1/30 | 469,900 | ||||||||
200,000 | IL C.O.P. (NATL-RE Insured) | 5.80 | 7/1/17 | 200,414 | ||||||||
250,000 | IL Fin. Auth. Rev. | 4.50 | 11/1/36 | 253,100 | ||||||||
270,000 | IL Fin. Auth. Rev. (Landing at Plymouth Place Proj.) | 6.00 | 5/15/25 | 271,768 | ||||||||
500,000 | IL Fin. Auth. Rev. (Lifespace Communities) | 5.00 | 5/15/35 | 558,020 | ||||||||
750,000 | IL Fin. Auth. Rev. (Noble Network Charter Schools) (ACA Insured) | 5.00 | 9/1/27 | 765,698 | ||||||||
500,000 | IL Fin. Auth. Rev. (Rogers Park Montessori School Proj.) | 5.00 | 2/1/24 | 515,820 | ||||||||
250,000 | IL Fin. Auth. Rev. (Tabor Hills Living Proj.) | 5.25 | 11/15/36 | 255,998 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | IL Fin. Auth. Sports Facs. Rev. (North Shore Ice Arena Proj.) | 6.25 | 12/1/38 | 605,750 | ||||||||
500,000 | IL Fin. Auth. Sports Facs. Rev. (United Sports Organizations of Barrington Proj.) 2,5 | 6.13 | 10/1/27 | 23,500 | ||||||||
500,000 | IL Fin. Auth. Sports Facs. Rev. (United Sports Organizations of Barrington Proj.) 2,5 | 6.25 | 10/1/37 | 23,500 | ||||||||
300,000 | IL G.O. | 5.25 | 2/1/31 | 326,262 | ||||||||
250,000 | IL G.O. | 5.50 | 7/1/33 | 279,842 | ||||||||
380,000 | IL Housing Dev. Auth. (AMBAC G.O. of Authority Insured) | 4.50 | 7/1/47 | 382,371 | ||||||||
500,000 | IL Housing Dev. Auth. Rev. | 3.70 | 7/1/34 | 498,615 | ||||||||
350,000 | IL Housing Dev. Auth. Rev. (Evergreen Towers) | 4.95 | 7/1/34 | 377,230 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | IL Sports Facilities Auth. Rev. (State Tax Supported) (AGM Insured) | 5.25 | 6/15/31 | 1,142,580 | ||||||||
250,000 | Lake Co. Community Consolidated School District No. 50 Woodland G.O. | 5.63 | 1/1/26 | 295,260 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Lombard Public Facs. Corp. Rev. First Tier (Conference Center & Hotel Proj.) 2, 5 | 5.25 | 1/1/36 | 292,000 | ||||||||
335,000 | Macon & Moultrie Counties Community Unit School District No. 3 Mt Zion G.O. | 5.50 | 12/1/41 | 387,682 | ||||||||
250,000 | Macon County School District No. 61 Decatur G.O. (AGM Insured) | 5.25 | 1/1/37 | 278,238 | ||||||||
1,921,000 | Malta Tax Allocation Rev. 2, 5 | 5.75 | 12/30/25 | 1,043,314 | ||||||||
818,000 | Manhattan Special Service Area Special Tax No. 07-6 (Groebe Farm-Stonegate) 2, 5 | 5.75 | 3/1/22 | 147,355 | ||||||||
525,000 | Southwestern IL Dev. Auth. Tax Allocation Ref. (Local Govt. Program) | 7.00 | 10/1/22 | 439,871 | ||||||||
685,000 | Westmont Park District G.O. 6 | 6.03 | 12/1/32 | 292,818 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
11,887,266 | ||||||||||||
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| |||||||||||
Indiana - 2.8% | ||||||||||||
700,000 | Carmel Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Barrington Carmel Proj.) | 6.00 | 11/15/22 | 782,873 | ||||||||
300,000 | Damon Run Conservancy Dist. G.O. (St Intercept Insured) | 6.10 | 7/1/25 | 341,652 | ||||||||
360,000 | Hammond Local Public Improvement Bond Bank | 6.50 | 8/15/25 | 364,781 | ||||||||
250,000 | Hammond Local Public Improvement Bond Bank | 6.50 | 8/15/30 | 253,058 | ||||||||
275,000 | IN Finance Auth. Rev. (BHI Senior Living) | 5.88 | 11/15/41 | 311,418 | ||||||||
400,000 | IN Finance Auth. Rev. (BHI Senior Living) | 6.00 | 11/15/41 | 456,896 | ||||||||
500,000 | IN Finance Auth. Rev. (Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana) | 5.00 | 3/1/41 | 546,025 | ||||||||
350,000 | IN Finance Auth. Rev. (Greencroft Obligated Group) | 6.50 | 11/15/33 | 401,432 | ||||||||
300,000 | IN Health & Educational Fac. Fin. Auth. Rev. (Clarian Health Obligation) | 5.00 | 2/15/39 | 310,392 | ||||||||
210,000 | IN Health & Educational Fac. Fin. Auth. Rev. (Schneck Memorial Hospital) | 5.25 | 2/15/30 | 215,942 | ||||||||
350,000 | Richmond Hospital Auth. Rev. (Reid Hospital & Health Care) | 5.00 | 1/1/35 | 391,500 | ||||||||
250,000 | St. Joseph Co. Health Facs. Rev. (Holy Cross Village) 1 | 6.25 | 5/15/39 | 258,132 | ||||||||
332,805 | St. Joseph Co. Hospital Auth. Health Facs. Rev. (Madison Center) 2, 5 | 5.25 | 2/15/28 | 16,644 | ||||||||
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| |||||||||||
4,650,745 | ||||||||||||
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| |||||||||||
Iowa - 0.2% | ||||||||||||
250,000 | IA Student Loan Liquidity Corp. Rev. | 5.80 | 12/1/31 | 270,295 | ||||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
Kansas - 1.1% | ||||||||||||
250,000 | Wichita Health Care Facs. Rev. (Larksfield Place) | 7.13 | 12/15/36 | 286,818 | ||||||||
500,000 | Wichita Health Care Facs. Rev. (Presbyterian Manors, Inc.) | 5.00 | 5/15/29 | 510,415 | ||||||||
500,000 | Wichita Health Care Facs. Rev. (Presbyterian Manors, Inc.) | 6.25 | 5/15/34 | 523,265 | ||||||||
500,000 | Wyandotte Co./Kansas City Board of Public Utility Rev. (Office Building Complex) (NATL-RE Insured) | 5.00 | 5/1/21 | 501,960 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
1,822,458 | ||||||||||||
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| |||||||||||
Kentucky - 0.3% | ||||||||||||
425,000 | Pikeville Hospital Rev. Ref. (Pikeville Medical Center) | 6.50 | 3/1/41 | 513,272 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Louisiana - 2.7% | ||||||||||||
82,641 | Denham Springs/Livingston Hsg. & Mtg. Finance Auth. Rev. (GNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 5.00 | 11/1/40 | 84,026 | ||||||||
335,000 | Jefferson Parish Finance Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 5.00 | 6/1/38 | 348,350 | ||||||||
125,000 | LA Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (Home Ownership Program) (GNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 6.00 | 12/1/28 | 129,150 | ||||||||
590,000 | LA Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (Home Ownership Program) (GNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 5.70 | 12/1/38 | 611,376 | ||||||||
285,000 | LA Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (Mtg. Backed Sec. Prog.) (GNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 4.60 | 6/1/29 | 308,319 | ||||||||
500,000 | LA Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth. | 6.00 | 11/15/30 | 512,190 | ||||||||
300,000 | LA Public Facs. Auth. Rev. | 5.00 | 7/1/35 | 336,540 | ||||||||
250,000 | LA Public Facs. Auth. Rev. (Belle-Chase Educational Foundation Proj.) (NATL-RE Insured) | 6.50 | 5/1/31 | 279,865 | ||||||||
690,000 | LA Public Facs. Auth. Rev. (Tulane Univ. Proj.) (NATL-RE Insured) 1 | 0.87 | 2/15/36 | 614,729 | ||||||||
500,000 | LA Public Facs. Auth. Rev. (University of New Orleans Research) (AGM Insured) | 4.00 | 9/1/35 | 514,230 | ||||||||
250,000 | LA Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Rev. | 5.50 | 5/15/30 | 285,712 | ||||||||
53,000 | Lafayette Public Finance Auth. Single Family Mortgage-Backed Rev. (GNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 5.35 | 1/1/41 | 54,143 | ||||||||
300,000 | St. Tammany Parish Fin. Auth. Rev. (Christwood Proj.) | 5.25 | 11/15/37 | 309,006 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
4,387,636 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Maine - 0.6% | ||||||||||||
300,000 | ME Hsg. Auth. Rev. | 3.50 | 11/15/34 | 291,264 | ||||||||
500,000 | ME Hsg. Auth. Rev. | 3.60 | 11/15/36 | 497,010 | ||||||||
250,000 | ME Hsg. Auth. Rev. | 4.50 | 11/15/37 | 264,872 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
1,053,146 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Maryland - 1.1% | ||||||||||||
235,000 | MD Community Dev. Administration Rev. | 5.13 | 9/1/30 | 255,306 | ||||||||
350,000 | MD Community Dev. Administration Rev. | 3.75 | 3/1/39 | 355,302 | ||||||||
900,000 | Montgomery Co. Housing Opportunities Commission Rev. | 4.00 | 7/1/38 | 917,397 | ||||||||
250,000 | Westminster Rev. (Lutheran Village at Millers Grant, Inc.) | 6.00 | 7/1/34 | 264,702 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
1,792,707 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Massachusetts - 1.4% | ||||||||||||
295,000 | MA Education Finance Auth. Education Rev. | 5.15 | 1/1/26 | 304,847 | ||||||||
250,000 | MA Housing Finance Agy. Rev. | 4.75 | 6/1/35 | 266,045 | ||||||||
500,000 | MA Housing Finance Agy. Rev. (FHA Insured) | 5.30 | 12/1/38 | 543,655 | ||||||||
1,250,000 | MA Housing Finance Agy. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 3.90 | 12/1/38 | 1,266,512 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
2,381,059 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Michigan - 2.2% | ||||||||||||
975,000 | MI Hospital Finance Auth. Rev. Ref. (Presbyterian Village) | 5.25 | 11/15/25 | 975,497 | ||||||||
250,000 | MI Hsg. Dev. Auth. (G.O. of Authority Insured) | 4.63 | 10/1/41 | 261,322 | ||||||||
750,000 | MI Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. | 3.95 | 12/1/40 | 759,188 | ||||||||
400,000 | MI Public Education Facs. Auth. Ltd. Rev. Ref. (Nataki Talibah Proj.) (Q-SBLF Insured) | 6.25 | 10/1/23 | 199,988 | ||||||||
270,000 | MI Public Education Facs. Auth. Rev. Ref. (Bradford Proj.) 4 | 6.00 | 9/1/16 | 175,500 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
200,000 | Oakland County Economic Development Corp. Rev. (Roman Catholic Archdiocese Proj.) | 6.50 | 12/1/20 | 215,240 | ||||||||
250,000 | Taylor Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (NATL Insured) | 5.00 | 5/1/32 | 267,695 | ||||||||
250,000 | Universal Academy Michigan Public School Rev. | 6.50 | 12/1/23 | 257,815 | ||||||||
500,000 | Wyoming Sewer District Rev. (NATL-RE Insured) | 5.00 | 6/1/27 | 503,600 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
3,615,845 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Minnesota - 1.5% | ||||||||||||
1,831,793 | Intermediate School District 287 Lease Rev. | 5.30 | 11/1/32 | 1,876,433 | ||||||||
220,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Mtg. Rev. (Mtg. Backed Securities Program) (GNMA/FNMA Collateralized) | 4.40 | 7/1/32 | 235,642 | ||||||||
395,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. | 5.10 | 1/1/40 | 418,613 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
2,530,688 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Mississippi - 0.1% | ||||||||||||
105,000 | MS Home Corp. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 6.75 | 6/1/39 | 110,559 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Missouri - 0.7% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Chillicothe Tax Increment Rev. (South U.S. 65 Proj.) | 5.63 | 4/1/27 | 410,710 | ||||||||
400,000 | Kansas City Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (Kansas City Pkg. LLC) | 5.45 | 9/1/23 | 426,776 | ||||||||
320,000 | Kirkwood Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (Aberdeen Heights) | 8.00 | 5/15/21 | 375,334 | ||||||||
473,793 | Moberly Industrial Dev. Auth. (Annual Appropriation Proj.) 2, 5 | 6.00 | 9/1/24 | 33,165 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
1,245,985 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Montana - 0.7% | ||||||||||||
415,000 | MT Board of Housing Single Family Rev. (FHA Insured) | 3.75 | 12/1/38 | 424,997 | ||||||||
170,000 | MT Board of Housing Single Family Rev. (G.O. of BRD Insured) | 4.70 | 12/1/26 | 177,954 | ||||||||
526,186 | MT Facs. Finance Auth. Rev. (Great Falls Pre-Release Services Proj.) | 5.08 | 4/1/21 | 585,419 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
1,188,370 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Nebraska - 0.0% | ||||||||||||
410,000 | Mead Village Tax Allocation Rev. (E3 Biofuels - Mead LLC Proj.) 2, 5, 15 | 5.13 | N/A | 59,327 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Nevada - 1.1% | ||||||||||||
750,000 | Las Vegas Redev. Agy. Tax Allocation Rev. | 7.50 | 6/15/23 | 865,050 | ||||||||
750,000 | Nevada Hsg. Division Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 3.85 | 10/1/39 | 755,415 | ||||||||
145,000 | NV Hsg. Dev. Single Family Mtg. Program Mezzanine (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 5.10 | 10/1/40 | 152,814 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
1,773,279 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
New Hampshire - 0.3% | ||||||||||||
400,000 | NH Health & Educ. Facs. Auth. Rev. (Wentworth Douglas Hospital) | 6.00 | 1/1/34 | 460,640 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
New Jersey - 1.2% | ||||||||||||
300,000 | Burlington Co. Bridge Commission Rev. (The Evergreens Proj.) | 5.63 | 1/1/38 | 310,578 | ||||||||
115,000 | NJ Higher Education Assistance Auth. Student Loan Rev. | 5.00 | 12/1/28 | 124,936 | ||||||||
470,000 | NJ Hsg. & Mtg. Finance Agy. Rev. | 5.05 | 10/1/39 | 494,106 | ||||||||
550,000 | NJ Hsg. & Mtg. Finance Agy. Rev. (Mciver Homes Hsg. Proj.) (FHLMC Collateralized) | 3.60 | 1/1/30 | 557,838 | ||||||||
400,000 | NJ Hsg. & Mtg. Finance Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. | 4.50 | 10/1/30 | 425,708 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
1,913,166 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
New Mexico - 1.3% | ||||||||||||
455,000 | NM Mtg. Fin. Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (FHA Insured) | 3.90 | 9/1/42 | 459,941 | ||||||||
275,000 | NM Mtg. Fin. Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 4.80 | 9/1/29 | 291,770 | ||||||||
260,000 | NM Mtg. Fin. Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 5.35 | 9/1/30 | 273,138 | ||||||||
570,000 | NM Mtg. Fin. Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 5.25 | 9/1/34 | 599,053 | ||||||||
485,000 | NM Mtg. Fin. Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 4.13 | 9/1/42 | 498,061 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
2,121,963 | ||||||||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Sit Tax-Free Income Fund (Continued)
Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
New York - 4.5% | ||||||||||||
350,000 | Hempstead Town Local Development Corp. Rev. (Hofstra University Proj.) | 4.00 | 7/1/33 | 367,048 | ||||||||
250,000 | New York City Housing Development Corp. Multifamily Mtg. Rev. | 4.60 | 11/1/36 | 263,682 | ||||||||
500,000 | New York City Housing Development Corp. Rev. | 3.80 | 11/1/37 | 505,880 | ||||||||
750,000 | New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority | 5.00 | 6/15/38 | 860,708 | ||||||||
500,000 | NY Mortgage Agency Rev. | 3.75 | 10/1/38 | 503,260 | ||||||||
500,000 | NY Mortgage Agency Rev. | 3.70 | 10/1/38 | 503,915 | ||||||||
500,000 | NY Mortgage Agency Rev. | 3.80 | 10/1/40 | 501,515 | ||||||||
540,000 | NY Mortgage Agency Rev. | 4.13 | 10/1/40 | 558,517 | ||||||||
200,000 | NY Mortgage Agency Rev. | 3.75 | 10/1/42 | 200,366 | ||||||||
470,000 | NY Mortgage Agency Rev. | 4.75 | 10/1/42 | 495,817 | ||||||||
200,000 | NY State Dormitory Auth. Rev. Ref. (Miriam Osborne Memorial Home) | 5.00 | 7/1/42 | 212,716 | ||||||||
590,000 | NY State Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Affordable Hsg. Proj.) | 3.75 | 11/1/37 | 593,640 | ||||||||
400,000 | NY State Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Affordable Hsg. Proj.) | 4.88 | 11/1/42 | 426,744 | ||||||||
500,000 | NY State Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Affordable Hsg. Proj.) (FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 3.65 | 11/1/34 | 496,525 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | NY State Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Affordable Hsg. Proj.) (SOYMNA Insured) | 4.10 | 5/1/48 | 1,019,130 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
7,509,463 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
North Carolina - 0.1% | ||||||||||||
250,000 | North Carolina Capital Fac. Fin. Agy. Rev. (Elizabeth City State Univ. Hsg.) (AMBAC Insured) | 5.00 | 6/1/23 | 250,312 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
North Dakota - 0.2% | ||||||||||||
310,000 | ND Housing Finance Agency Rev. | 5.00 | 7/1/33 | 340,647 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Ohio - 0.4% | ||||||||||||
636,800 | Cuyahoga Co. Hsg. Mtg. Sr. Rev. (R H Myers Apts. Proj.) (GNMA Collateralized) | 5.70 | 3/20/42 | 675,275 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Oklahoma - 0.5% | ||||||||||||
200,000 | Citizen Potawatomi Nation Sr. Obligation Tax Rev. | 6.50 | 9/1/16 | 200,408 | ||||||||
525,000 | Fort Sill Apache Tribe Economic Dev. Auth. 4 | 8.50 | 8/25/26 | 618,597 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
819,005 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Oregon - 1.9% | ||||||||||||
350,000 | Clackamas Co. Hsg. Auth. Rev. (Easton Ridge Apts. Proj.) | 3.50 | 9/1/33 | 350,472 | ||||||||
250,000 | Forest Grove Rev. (Campus Improvement-Pacific Unv. Proj.) | 5.25 | 5/1/34 | 283,092 | ||||||||
475,000 | OR Hsg. & Community Services Dept. Rev. (Single Family Mtg. Program) | 4.00 | 7/1/38 | 483,222 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | OR State Ref G.O. (Veterans Welfare Service) | 3.90 | 12/1/39 | 1,020,030 | ||||||||
350,000 | Port of Morrow G.O. | 4.00 | 6/1/32 | 350,294 | ||||||||
315,000 | Western Generation Agy. Rev. (Wauna Cogeneration Proj.) | 5.00 | 1/1/21 | 328,224 | ||||||||
300,000 | Western Generation Agy. Rev. (Wauna Cogeneration Proj.) | 5.00 | 1/1/21 | 301,800 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
3,117,134 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Pennsylvania - 2.7% | ||||||||||||
210,000 | Allegheny Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Charter School Rev. (Propel Charter-McKeesport) | 5.90 | 8/15/26 | 226,537 | ||||||||
475,000 | Butler Co. General Authority Rev. (School District Proj.) (AGM G.O. of District) 1 | 0.88 | 10/1/34 | 392,839 | ||||||||
250,000 | Central Bradford Progress Auth. Rev. (Guthrie Healthcare System) | 5.50 | 12/1/31 | 296,965 | ||||||||
250,000 | Erie Co. Hospital Auth. Rev. (St. Vincent Health Center Proj.) | 7.00 | 7/1/27 | 267,458 | ||||||||
240,000 | Lehigh Co. General Purpose Auth. Rev. (Saint Luke’s Bethlehem) 1 | 1.19 | 8/15/42 | 196,104 | ||||||||
500,000 | Luzerne Co. G.O. (AGM Insured) | 7.00 | 11/1/26 | 601,455 | ||||||||
500,000 | PA Hsg. Finance Agy. Rev. (G.O. of Agency Insured) | 4.63 | 10/1/29 | 523,110 | ||||||||
500,000 | PA Turnpike Commission Rev. Capital Appreciation 6 | 5.13 | 12/1/35 | 524,165 | ||||||||
1,250,000 | PA Turnpike Commission Rev. Capital Appreciation 6 | 5.00 | 12/1/38 | 1,182,975 | ||||||||
250,000 | Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Dev. Rev. (Tacony Academy Charter School Proj.) | 6.13 | 6/15/23 | 272,050 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
4,483,658 | ||||||||||||
|
|
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
Puerto Rico - 0.4% | ||||||||||||
335,000 | Puerto Rico Ind. Medical & Environmental Pollution Control Facs. Fing. Auth. Rev. (American Home Proj.) 1 | 5.10 | 12/1/18 | 341,405 | ||||||||
250,000 | Puerto Rico Public Improvement G.O. (AGM Insured) | 5.50 | 7/1/27 | 262,012 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
603,417 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Rhode Island - 0.4% | ||||||||||||
250,000 | RI Health & Edl. Building Corp. Hosp. Fing. Rev. (Lifespan Obligation Group) (NATL-RE Insured) | 5.25 | 5/15/26 | 250,680 | ||||||||
230,000 | RI Hsg. & Mortgage Finance Corp. Rev. | 3.45 | 4/1/35 | 223,192 | ||||||||
250,000 | RI Hsg. & Mortgage Finance Corp. Rev. | 3.90 | 10/1/37 | 251,455 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
725,327 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
South Carolina - 0.8% | ||||||||||||
355,000 | SC Education Assistance Auth. Student Loan Rev. | 5.10 | 10/1/29 | 382,349 | ||||||||
76,190 | SC Jobs Economic Dev. Auth. Health Care Facs. Rev. (Woodlands at Furman Proj.) 6 | 2.00 | 11/15/47 | 7,486 | ||||||||
250,000 | SC Public Service Auth. Rev. (Santee Cooper) | 5.00 | 12/1/38 | 283,352 | ||||||||
500,000 | SC Public Service Auth. Rev. (Santee Cooper) | 5.75 | 12/1/43 | 605,505 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
1,278,692 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Tennessee - 1.1% | ||||||||||||
495,000 | Metro Govt. Nashville & Davidson Co. Health & Education Facs. Rev. (Prestige Proj.) 2,5 | 7.50 | 12/20/40 | 296,975 | ||||||||
1,850,000 | Shelby Co. Health, Education & Hsg. Facs. Rev. (CME Memphis Apts. Proj.) 2,5 | 5.35 | 1/1/19 | 92,408 | ||||||||
7,875,000 | Shelby Co. Health, Education & Hsg. Facs. Rev. (CME Memphis Apts. Proj.) 2,5 | 5.55 | 1/1/29 | 393,356 | ||||||||
1,630,000 | Shelby Co. Health, Education & Hsg. Facs. Rev. (CME Memphis Apts. Proj.) 2,5 | 6.00 | 1/1/29 | 16 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | TN Hsg. Dev. Agency. Rev. | 3.55 | 7/1/39 | 982,380 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
1,765,135 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Texas - 5.4% | ||||||||||||
975,000 | Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., Education Rev. (Arlington Classics Academy) | 7.00 | 8/15/28 | 1,085,682 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Bexar Co. Rev. (Venue Proj.) | 5.00 | 8/15/39 | 1,091,930 | ||||||||
500,000 | Bexar County Housing Finance Corp. (Park Ridge Proj.) (FNMA Insured) | 3.75 | 2/1/35 | 492,405 | ||||||||
500,000 | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Rev. (JT Improvement) | 5.25 | 11/1/37 | 580,865 | ||||||||
1,745,617 | Galveston Co. Municipal Utility Dist. No. 52 BANS Series 2015A 15 | 5.49 | N/A | 1,309,195 | ||||||||
600,000 | Harris Co. Cultural Education Facs. Finance Corp. Rev. (Space Center Houston Proj.) 4 | 6.75 | 8/15/21 | 666,672 | ||||||||
250,000 | New Hope Cultural Education Facs. Corp. Rev. (Wesleyan Homes Inc. Proj.) | 5.50 | 1/1/35 | 260,512 | ||||||||
500,000 | Newark Cultural Education Facs. Finance Corp. Rev. (A.W. Brown-Fellowship Leadership) | 6.00 | 8/15/32 | 516,235 | ||||||||
250,000 | North Central Texas Health Facility Development Corp. (CC Young Memorial Home) | 5.38 | 2/15/25 | 249,700 | ||||||||
400,000 | Red River Health Facs. Dev. Corp. Rev. (MRC Crossings Proj.) | 6.13 | 11/15/20 | 404,708 | ||||||||
250,000 | Red River Health Facs. Dev. Corp. Rev. (MRC Crossings Proj.) | 7.50 | 11/15/34 | 294,118 | ||||||||
500,000 | Sugar Land Dev. Corp. Rev. (BAM Insured) | 5.00 | 2/15/33 | 567,385 | ||||||||
500,000 | TX Grand Parkway Transportation Corp. Rev. 6 | 5.50 | 10/1/35 | 391,450 | ||||||||
750,000 | TX Private Activity Surface Transportation Corp. Rev. (LBJ Infrastructure) | 7.50 | 6/30/33 | 934,222 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
8,845,079 | ||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
Utah - 0.6% | ||||||||||||
400,000 | UT Charter School Finance Auth. Rev. (Entheos Academy) | 6.50 | 10/15/33 | 424,148 | ||||||||
215,000 | UT Hsg. Corp. Single Family Mtg. Rev. | 5.75 | 1/1/33 | 233,461 | ||||||||
360,000 | UT Hsg. Corp. Single Family Mtg. Rev. | 4.60 | 7/1/34 | 378,119 | ||||||||
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1,035,728 | ||||||||||||
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Virginia - 2.5% | ||||||||||||
500,000 | Farms New Kent Community Dev. Auth. Special Assessment 2,5 | 5.13 | 3/1/36 | 125,035 | ||||||||
525,000 | VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Commonwealth Mtg.) | 3.88 | 1/1/38 | 535,453 | ||||||||
550,000 | VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Commonwealth Mtg.) | 4.80 | 7/1/38 | 597,944 | ||||||||
500,000 | VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Commonwealth Mtg.) | 4.75 | 10/1/38 | 541,945 | ||||||||
500,000 | VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Commonwealth Mtg.) | 4.75 | 10/1/38 | 541,945 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Principal Amount ($)/ Quantity | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
500,000 | VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Commonwealth Mtg.) | 5.10 | 10/1/38 | 553,415 | ||||||||
400,000 | VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Rental Hsg. Proj.) | 4.13 | 7/1/33 | 419,316 | ||||||||
500,000 | VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Rental Hsg. Proj.) | 5.00 | 12/1/39 | 527,430 | ||||||||
250,000 | VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Rental Hsg. Proj.) (G.O. of Auth. Insured) | 4.60 | 12/1/38 | 265,468 | ||||||||
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4,107,951 | ||||||||||||
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Washington - 2.1% | ||||||||||||
105,000 | Kalispel Tribe Indians Priority District Rev. | 6.20 | 1/1/16 | 104,900 | ||||||||
500,000 | WA Hsg. Fin. Commission | 3.70 | 12/1/33 | 505,415 | ||||||||
500,000 | WA Hsg. Fin. Commission Multi Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized) | 3.50 | 12/1/33 | 505,695 | ||||||||
335,000 | WA Hsg. Fin. Commission Multi Family Mtg. Rev. (Non-profit Hsg.) | 6.00 | 10/1/22 | 372,769 | ||||||||
350,000 | WA Hsg. Fin. Commission Multi Family Mtg. Rev. (Skyline at First Hill Proj.) | 5.25 | 1/1/17 | 355,761 | ||||||||
1,350,000 | WA Hsg. Fin. Commission Multi Family Mtg. Rev. (Skyline at First Hill Proj.) | 5.63 | 1/1/27 | 1,360,260 | ||||||||
185,000 | WA Hsg. Fin. Commission Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA Collateralized) | 4.60 | 10/1/33 | 197,684 | ||||||||
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3,402,484 | ||||||||||||
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West Virginia - 0.2% | ||||||||||||
250,000 | WV Hsg. Dev. Fund Rev. | 4.50 | 11/1/31 | 268,240 | ||||||||
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Wisconsin - 2.3% | ||||||||||||
250,000 | WI General Fund Rev. Appropriation Rev. | 6.00 | 5/1/27 | 296,920 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | WI Health & Education Facs. Auth. Rev. (Three Pillars Senior Living) | 5.00 | 8/15/43 | 1,069,770 | ||||||||
400,000 | WI Health & Educational Facs. Auth. Rev. (Dickson Hollow Proj.) | 5.00 | 10/1/29 | 409,420 | ||||||||
500,000 | WI Public Finance Auth. Rev. (Glenridge Palmer Ranch Proj.) | 8.25 | 6/1/46 | 590,560 | ||||||||
310,000 | WI Public Finance Auth. Rev. (Horizon Academy West Charter School) | 5.25 | 9/1/22 | 319,192 | ||||||||
500,000 | WI Public Finance Auth. Rev. (Rose Villa Proj.) | 5.00 | 11/15/24 | 527,320 | ||||||||
500,000 | WI Public Finance Auth. Rev. (Roseman University Health Sciences) | 5.50 | 4/1/32 | 520,600 | ||||||||
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3,733,782 | ||||||||||||
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Wyoming - 1.6% | ||||||||||||
650,000 | WY Community Dev. Auth. Rev. | 3.75 | 12/1/32 | 663,455 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | WY Community Dev. Auth. Rev. | 4.25 | 12/1/37 | 1,039,990 | ||||||||
410,000 | WY Community Dev. Auth. Rev. | 4.05 | 12/1/38 | 418,389 | ||||||||
500,000 | WY Community Dev. Auth. Rev. | 4.05 | 12/1/39 | 512,480 | ||||||||
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Total Municipal Bonds | 144,299,990 | |||||||||||
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Investment Companies - 6.2% | ||||||||||||
59,383 | BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust (BTA) | 682,311 | ||||||||||
15,200 | BlackRock Municipal Income Trust (BFK) | 222,832 | ||||||||||
54,000 | BlackRock MuniHoldings Florida Insured Fund (MFL) | 778,680 | ||||||||||
10,000 | BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE) | 137,500 | ||||||||||
21,438 | BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (MUS) | 288,984 | ||||||||||
48,000 | BlackRock MuniYield Florida Fund (MYF) | 742,560 | ||||||||||
90,800 | BlackRock MuniYield Insured Fund (MYI) | 1,289,360 | ||||||||||
23,000 | BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund II (MYM) | 299,230 | ||||||||||
193,000 | Deutsche Municipal Income Trust (KTF) | 2,703,930 | ||||||||||
18,400 | Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO) | 238,464 | ||||||||||
40,700 | Invesco Van Kampen Advantage Muni Income Trust (VKI) | 478,225 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Quantity | Name of Issuer | Fair | ||||
36,123 | Managed Duration Investment Grade Municipal Fund (MZF) | 490,550 | ||||
21,500 | Nuveen Premier Municipal Income Fund (NPF) | 298,850 | ||||
114,332 | Nuveen Premium Income Fund (NPM) | 1,622,371 | ||||
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Total Investment Companies | 10,273,847 | |||||
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Short-Term Securities - 5.5% | ||||||
9,152,118 | Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund, 0.01% | |||||
Total Short-Term Securities | 9,152,118 | |||||
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Total Investments in Securities - 99.1% | 163,725,955 | |||||
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Other Assets and Liabilities, net - 0.9% | 1,424,363 | |||||
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Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 165,150,318 | ||||
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1 | Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015. |
2 | Securities considered illiquid by the Investment Adviser. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $3,363,672 and represented 2.0% of net assets. |
4 | 144A Restricted Security. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $3,865,009 and represented 2.3% of net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid by the Adviser in accordance with guidelines established by the Board of Directors. |
5 | The issuer is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $3,363,672 and represented 2.0% of net assets. |
6 | Zero coupon or convertible capital appreciation bond, for which the rate disclosed is either the effective yield on purchase date or the coupon rate to be paid upon conversion to coupon paying, respectively. |
9 | Municipal Lease Security. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $1,367,730 and represented 0.8% of net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid by the Adviser in accordance with guidelines established by the Board of Directors. |
15 | Securities with a “N/A” maturity date have passed their stated maturity date and have pending restructuring arrangements. |
Numeric footnotes not disclosed are not applicable to this Schedule of Investments.
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2015
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A summary of the levels for the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2015 is as follows (see Note 2 - significant accounting policies in the notes to financial statements):
Investment in Securities | ||||||||||||||
Level 1 Quoted Price ($) | Level 2 Other significant observable inputs ($) | Level 3 Significant unobservable inputs ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | — | 144,299,990 | — | 144,299,990 | ||||||||||
Investment Companies | 10,273,847 | — | — | 10,273,847 | ||||||||||
Short-Term Securities | 9,152,118 | — | — | 9,152,118 | ||||||||||
Total: | 19,425,965 | 144,299,990 | — | 163,725,955 |
For the reporting period, there were no transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3.
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY
The investment objective of the Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund is to provide a high level of current income exempt from federal regular income tax and Minnesota regular personal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of capital.
During normal market conditions, the Fund invests 100% of its net assets in municipal securities that generate interest income that is exempt from federal regular income tax and Minnesota regular personal income tax. The Fund anticipates that substantially all of its distributions to its shareholders will be exempt as such. For investors subject to the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”), up to 20% of the Fund’s income may be alternative minimum taxable income.
The Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund provided a total return of +6.62% during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, compared with a total return of +2.95% for the Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index. As of March 31, 2015, the Fund’s 30-day SEC yield was +2.57% and the Fund’s 12-month distribution rate was 3.44%.
Yields on long and intermediate tax-exempt municipal bonds ended the year lower while yields on the shortest bonds rose slightly, resulting in a flattening on the yield curve. Tax-exempt yields began the year by falling in April and May and then stabilizing into the summer.Yields declined again in August and held stable through the fall with a modest decline through the end of December. Finally, yields declined further in January, saw a moderate rebound higher in February, and ultimately ended lower for both the quarter and the fiscal year.
Minnesota’s economic situation remains stronger than that of many other parts of the country. The state benefits from a diverse economy and good fiscal discipline, leading to generally higher credit ratings. These factors have historically resulted in Minnesota municipal bonds experiencing less volatility than those of many other states which face more significant financial headwinds.
The Fund maintained duration longer than its benchmark, a key driver of the Fund’s outperformance in fiscal year 2015. Bonds with duration longer than five years significantly outperformed shorter duration bonds during the year. Lower credit quality also outperformed higher credit quality during the fiscal year. The Fund’s non-rated holdings, which accounted for 31.1% of the Fund at fiscal year-end, generated materially higher returns, on average, than the Fund’s rated holdings. Security selection was a significant contributor to the Fund’s outperformance and was strong across the board, generating returns several percentage points higher than those of the Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index in all five of the largest sectors held. An emphasis on revenue bonds led to overweight positions in the Education, Single Family Housing, and Multi Family Housing sectors, all of which provided a boost to the Fund’s performance.
Credit spreads narrowed considerably during the fiscal year. The Fund will continue to look for opportunities to increase its allocation to
HYPOTHETICAL GROWTH OF $10,000
The chart above illustrates the total value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter) as compared to the performance of the Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Returns include the reinvestment of distributions. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
1 The Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index is the 5 year (4-6) component of the Municipal Bond Index, an unmanaged, rules-based, market-value-weighted index for the long-term tax-exempt bond market. The index includes bonds with a minimum credit rating of BBB. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. This is the Fund’s primary index.
higher-rated bonds in light of the decreased compensation for credit risk. The Fund’s duration currently remains longer than that of its benchmark. We expect to maintain duration at or near its current level during fiscal 2016.
We believe the Fund is well positioned to provide attractive relative yield in the current market environment. Our strategy remains focused on providing a high level of interest income, which we believe is the primary driver of long run returns. The Fund remains highly diversified in order to manage credit risk.
Michael C. Brilley
Debra A. Sit, CFA
Paul J. Jungquist, CFA
Senior Portfolio Managers
Information on this page is unaudited. | ||
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COMPARATIVE RATES OF RETURNS
as of March 31, 2015
Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund | Barclays 5-Year Muni. Bond Index1 | Lipper MN Muni. Bond Fund Index2 | ||||
One Year | 6.62% | 2.95% | 6.71% | |||
Five Years | 5.40 | 3.44 | 4.94 | |||
Ten Years | 4.70 | 4.17 | 4.45 | |||
Since Inception (12/1/93) | 4.98 | 4.63 | 4.73 |
Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Contact the Fund for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance. Returns for periods greater than one year are compounded average annual rates of return.
1 The Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index is the 5 year (4-6) component of the Municipal Bond Index, an unmanaged, rules-based, market-value-weighted index made for the long-term tax-exempt bond market. The index includes bonds with a minimum credit rating of BBB. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
2 The Lipper returns are obtained from Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., a large independent evaluator of mutual funds.
FUND DIVERSIFICATION
Multifamily Mortgage | 21.1 | % | ||
Single Family Mortgage | 16.2 | % | ||
Hospital/Health Care | 14.4 | % | ||
Education/Student Loan | 11.1 | % | ||
Other Revenue Bonds | 7.2 | % | ||
Municipal Lease | 5.2 | % | ||
Sectors less than 5.0% | 16.4 | % | ||
Cash & Other Net Assets | 8.4 | % |
Based on total net assets as of March 31, 2015. Subject to change.
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
Net Asset Value 3/31/15: | $10.57 Per Share | |
Net Asset Value 3/31/14: | $10.26 Per Share | |
Total Net Assets: | $436.9 Million | |
Average Maturity: | 15.2 Years | |
Effective Duration 3: | 4.6 Years |
3 Duration is a measure of estimated price sensitivity relative to changes in interest rates. Portfolios with longer durations are typically more sensitive to changes in interest rates. For example, if interest rates rise by 1%, the fair value of a security with an effective duration of 5 years would decrease by 5%, with all other factors being constant. The correlation between duration and price sensitivity is greater for securities rated investment-grade than it is for securities rated below investment-grade. Duration estimates are based on assumptions by the Adviser and are subject to a number of limitations. Effective duration is calculated based on historical price changes of securities held by the Fund, and therefore is a more accurate estimate of price sensitivity provided interest rates remain within their historical range.
QUALITY RATINGS (% of Total Net Assets)
Lower of Moody’s, S&P, Fitch or Duff & Phelps ratings used.
Adviser’s Assessment of Non-Rated Securities:
AAA | 0.0 | % | ||||
AA | 1.9 | |||||
A | 0.7 | |||||
BBB | 8.7 | |||||
<BB | 19.8 | |||||
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Total | 31.1 | % |
Information on this page is unaudited. | ||
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Principal | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
Municipal Bonds - 90.2% | ||||||||||||
Education/Student Loan - 11.1% | ||||||||||||
295,000 | Anoka Co. Charter School Lease Rev. | 5.00 | 6/1/27 | 313,019 | ||||||||
275,000 | Anoka Co. Charter School Lease Rev. | 5.00 | 6/1/32 | 287,438 | ||||||||
1,035,000 | Anoka Co. Charter School Lease Rev. | 5.00 | 6/1/43 | 1,070,180 | ||||||||
1,070,000 | Brooklyn Park Lease Rev. (Prairie Seeds Academy Proj.) | 8.00 | 3/1/20 | 1,152,690 | ||||||||
575,000 | Cologne Charter School Lease Rev. (Cologne Academy Proj.) | 5.00 | 7/1/29 | 619,982 | ||||||||
500,000 | Cologne Charter School Lease Rev. (Cologne Academy Proj.) | 5.00 | 7/1/34 | 530,365 | ||||||||
1,280,000 | Deephaven Charter School Lease Rev. (Eagle Ridge Academy Proj.) | 5.13 | 7/1/33 | 1,366,349 | ||||||||
2,350,000 | Duluth Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Lease Rev. (Edison Academy) | 5.00 | 11/1/21 | 2,514,124 | ||||||||
580,000 | Forest Lake Charter School Lease Rev. (Lake International Language Academy) | 4.50 | 8/1/26 | 615,844 | ||||||||
500,000 | Forest Lake Charter School Lease Rev. (Lake International Language Academy) | 5.50 | 8/1/36 | 552,015 | ||||||||
750,000 | Hugo Charter School Lease Rev. (Noble Academy Proj.) | 5.00 | 7/1/29 | 821,438 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Hugo Charter School Lease Rev. (Noble Academy Proj.) | 5.00 | 7/1/34 | 1,076,620 | ||||||||
6,136,505 | Intermediate School District 287 Lease Rev. | 5.30 | 11/1/32 | 6,286,052 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Minneapolis Educational Fac. Lease Rev. (Seed/Harvest Preparatory Proj.) | 6.25 | 3/1/21 | 1,016,710 | ||||||||
600,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Bethel Univ.) | 5.50 | 5/1/22 | 626,100 | ||||||||
160,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Bethel Univ.) | 5.50 | 5/1/23 | 166,698 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Bethel Univ.) | 5.50 | 5/1/37 | 1,033,300 | ||||||||
773,929 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (College of St. Benedict) | 4.49 | 10/1/16 | 781,614 | ||||||||
400,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (College of St. Scholastica Inc.) | 4.00 | 12/1/32 | 394,492 | ||||||||
750,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Hamline Univ.) | 6.00 | 10/1/32 | 864,758 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Hamline Univ.) | 6.00 | 10/1/40 | 1,146,100 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Macalester College) | 3.00 | 5/1/32 | 989,580 | ||||||||
500,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Macalester College) | 3.25 | 5/1/36 | 497,055 | ||||||||
750,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Macalester College-Seven-I) | 5.00 | 6/1/35 | 869,092 | ||||||||
575,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Minneapolis College of Art) | 0.75 | 5/1/16 | 575,742 | ||||||||
400,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Minneapolis College of Art) | 3.00 | 5/1/23 | 402,872 | ||||||||
250,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Minneapolis College of Art) | 4.00 | 5/1/24 | 266,652 | ||||||||
1,400,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (St. Scholastica College) | 5.00 | 12/1/27 | 1,468,250 | ||||||||
1,800,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (St. Scholastica College) | 6.30 | 12/1/40 | 2,031,696 | ||||||||
1,250,000 | MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Univ. of St. Thomas) | 6.00 | 10/1/25 | 1,346,512 | ||||||||
652,748 | Olmsted Co. Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (Schaeffer Academy Proj.) | 4.98 | 4/25/27 | 662,344 | ||||||||
385,000 | Ramsey Lease Rev. (Pact Charter School Proj.) | 5.00 | 12/1/26 | 422,896 | ||||||||
1,850,000 | Ramsey Lease Rev. (Pact Charter School Proj.) | 5.50 | 12/1/33 | 2,043,898 | ||||||||
2,000,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (Community of Peace Academy Proj.) | 5.00 | 12/1/36 | 2,013,180 | ||||||||
535,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (German Immersion School) | 4.00 | 7/1/23 | 536,840 | ||||||||
855,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (German Immersion School) | 5.00 | 7/1/33 | 881,754 | ||||||||
500,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (German Immersion School) | 5.00 | 7/1/44 | 507,390 | ||||||||
1,300,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (Higher Ground Academy Proj.) | 4.25 | 12/1/23 | 1,355,237 | ||||||||
1,500,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (Higher Ground Academy Proj.) | 5.00 | 12/1/33 | 1,573,875 | ||||||||
720,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (Hope Community Academy Proj.) | 4.50 | 12/1/29 | 732,938 | ||||||||
1,150,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists) | 4.63 | 3/1/43 | 1,177,140 | ||||||||
470,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Lease Rev. (Hmong Academy Proj.) | 5.50 | 9/1/18 | 480,034 | ||||||||
295,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Lease Rev. (Hmong College Preparatory Academy) | 4.75 | 9/1/22 | 312,190 | ||||||||
500,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Lease Rev. (Hmong College Preparatory Academy) | 5.00 | 9/1/27 | 521,690 | ||||||||
820,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Lease Rev. (Nova Classical Academy Proj.) | 5.70 | 9/1/21 | 909,429 | ||||||||
1,610,000 | Victoria Private School Fac. Rev. (Holy Family Catholic High) | 4.00 | 9/1/23 | 1,551,879 | ||||||||
510,000 | Victoria Private School Fac. Rev. (Holy Family Catholic High) | 4.60 | 9/1/29 | 487,682 | ||||||||
355,000 | Woodbury Charter School Lease Rev. (MSA Building) | 5.00 | 12/1/27 | 382,065 | ||||||||
225,000 | Woodbury Charter School Lease Rev. (MSA Building) | 5.00 | 12/1/32 | 238,651 | ||||||||
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48,474,451 | ||||||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Principal | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
Escrowed To Maturity/Prerefunded - 2.3% |
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545,000 | County of Douglas, Rev. (Douglas County Hospital) | 6.00 | 7/1/28 | 631,344 | ||||||||
815,000 | MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 5.00 | 10/1/35 | 834,544 | ||||||||
575,000 | Owatonna Senior Hsg. Rev. (Senior Living Proj.) | 5.80 | 10/1/29 | 605,602 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Sauk Rapids Health Care & Hsg. Facs. Rev. (Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Proj.) | 6.75 | 1/1/24 | 1,046,480 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Sauk Rapids Health Care & Hsg. Facs. Rev. (Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Proj.) | 7.25 | 1/1/29 | 1,050,220 | ||||||||
4,240,000 | St. Cloud Health Care Rev. (CentraCare Health System) | 5.00 | 5/1/25 | 4,256,960 | ||||||||
1,570,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Sales Tax Rev. Ref. (Civic Center) (AGM Insured) | 7.10 | 11/1/23 | 1,675,221 | ||||||||
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10,100,371 | ||||||||||||
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General Obligation - 1.5% |
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1,000,000 | Bemidji Sales Tax G.O. | 5.00 | 2/1/34 | 1,125,630 | ||||||||
1,350,000 | Bemidji Sales Tax G.O. | 6.00 | 2/1/41 | 1,606,554 | ||||||||
550,000 | Brooklyn Center Independent School District No. 286 (NATL-RE Insured) | 4.50 | 2/1/31 | 564,690 | ||||||||
650,000 | Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Sr. Hsg. Facs. G.O. | 5.00 | 1/1/26 | 707,206 | ||||||||
300,000 | Forest Lake Independent School District No. 831 (AGM Insured) | 5.00 | 2/1/19 | 301,185 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Puerto Rico Public Improvement G.O. 11 | 6.00 | 7/1/28 | 727,650 | ||||||||
400,000 | St. Cloud Independent School District No. 742 | 4.00 | 2/1/30 | 436,324 | ||||||||
480,000 | Watkins G.O. | 4.00 | 1/1/34 | 489,974 | ||||||||
735,000 | Watkins G.O. | 4.00 | 1/1/38 | 749,310 | ||||||||
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6,708,523 | ||||||||||||
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Hospital/Health Care - 14.4% |
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1,135,000 | Anoka Health Care and Hsg. Facs. Rev. | 5.38 | 11/1/34 | 1,191,058 | ||||||||
4,025,000 | Breckenridge Rev. (Catholic Health Initiatives Proj.) | 5.00 | 5/1/30 | 4,039,933 | ||||||||
275,000 | Carlton Health Care & Hsg. Fac. Rev. Ref. (Faith Care Center Proj.) | 5.20 | 4/1/16 | 276,867 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Center City Heath Care Facs. Rev. (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Proj.) | 4.00 | 11/1/39 | 1,029,700 | ||||||||
3,000,000 | Center City Heath Care Facs. Rev. (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Proj.) | 4.50 | 11/1/34 | 3,285,900 | ||||||||
250,000 | Center City Heath Care Facs. Rev. (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Proj.) | 5.00 | 11/1/29 | 292,505 | ||||||||
500,000 | Center City Heath Care Facs. Rev. (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Proj.) | 5.00 | 11/1/44 | 561,035 | ||||||||
365,000 | Cold Spring Health Care Facs. Rev. (Assumption Home, Inc. Proj.) | 7.25 | 3/1/23 | 390,024 | ||||||||
1,005,000 | Douglas Co. Gross Health Care Facs. Rev. (Douglas Co. Hospital Proj.) | 6.00 | 7/1/28 | 1,164,222 | ||||||||
2,000,000 | Duluth Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. (St. Lukes Hospital Oblig. Group) | 4.75 | 6/15/22 | 2,152,620 | ||||||||
1,600,000 | Duluth Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. (St. Lukes Hospital Oblig. Group) | 5.75 | 6/15/32 | 1,780,560 | ||||||||
2,000,000 | Duluth Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. (St. Lukes Hospital Oblig. Group) | 6.00 | 6/15/39 | 2,237,500 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Fergus Falls Health Care & Hsg. Fac. Rev. (Lake Region Healthcare Proj.) | 5.15 | 8/1/35 | 1,028,240 | ||||||||
2,110,000 | Glencoe Health Care Fac. Rev. (Glencoe Regional Health Services Proj.) | 4.00 | 4/1/31 | 2,177,647 | ||||||||
1,350,000 | Hayward Health Care Fac. Rev. (American Baptist Homes Midwest Proj.) | 5.38 | 8/1/34 | 1,404,918 | ||||||||
500,000 | Hayward Health Care Fac. Rev. (American Baptist Homes Midwest Proj.) | 5.75 | 2/1/44 | 522,160 | ||||||||
1,900,000 | Hayward Hsg. & Health Care Fac. Rev. (St. John Lutheran Home of Albert Lea Proj.) | 5.00 | 10/1/34 | 1,921,489 | ||||||||
780,000 | Maple Grove Health Care Fac. Rev. (North Memorial Health Care Proj.) | 5.00 | 9/1/29 | 787,714 | ||||||||
1,200,000 | Maple Grove Health Care System Rev. (Maple Grove Hospital Corp.) | 5.25 | 5/1/25 | 1,272,504 | ||||||||
255,000 | Minneapolis Health Care Fac. Rev. (Augustana Chapel View Homes Proj.) | 5.00 | 6/1/15 | 255,609 | ||||||||
270,000 | Minneapolis Health Care Fac. Rev. (Augustana Chapel View Homes Proj.) | 5.10 | 6/1/16 | 270,594 | ||||||||
105,000 | Minneapolis Pooled Rev. (Care Choice Member Proj.) | 5.75 | 4/1/19 | 105,139 | ||||||||
1,705,000 | Minneapolis Rev. Ref. (Walker Campus) | 4.50 | 11/15/20 | 1,810,045 | ||||||||
10,000 | MN Agricultural & Economic Dev. Board Rev. (Fairview Health Care System Proj.) | 6.38 | 11/15/22 | 10,048 | ||||||||
130,000 | MN Agricultural & Economic Dev. Board Rev. (Fairview Health Care System Proj.) | 6.38 | 11/15/29 | 130,593 | ||||||||
550,000 | Moorhead Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. | 4.60 | 9/1/25 | 558,855 | ||||||||
1,500,000 | Oak Park Heights Nursing Home Rev. (Boutwells Landing Care Center) | 5.50 | 8/1/28 | 1,639,140 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Oak Park Heights Nursing Home Rev. (Boutwells Landing Care Center) | 6.00 | 8/1/36 | 1,103,940 | ||||||||
1,500,000 | Rochester Health Care Facs. Rev. (Olmsted Medical Center Proj.) | 5.88 | 7/1/30 | 1,762,905 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (Continued)
Principal | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Shakopee Health Care Facs. Rev. (St. Francis Regional Medical Center Proj.) | 5.00 | 9/1/26 | 1,186,740 | ||||||||
745,000 | Shakopee Health Care Facs. Rev. (St. Francis Regional Medical Center Proj.) | 5.00 | 9/1/28 | 868,424 | ||||||||
325,000 | Shakopee Health Care Facs. Rev. (St. Francis Regional Medical Center Proj.) | 5.00 | 9/1/29 | 377,682 | ||||||||
1,350,000 | Shakopee Health Care Facs. Rev. (St. Francis Regional Medical Center Proj.) | 5.00 | 9/1/34 | 1,533,249 | ||||||||
1,225,000 | St. Cloud Health Care Rev. (CentraCare Health System Proj.) (Assured Guaranty) | 5.50 | 5/1/39 | 1,359,750 | ||||||||
2,000,000 | St. Louis Park Health Care Facs. Rev. (Park Nicollet Health Proj.) | 5.50 | 7/1/29 | 2,303,180 | ||||||||
4,200,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (HealthPartners Oblig. Group Proj.) | 5.25 | 5/15/36 | 4,386,480 | ||||||||
525,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Senior Episcopal Homes Proj.) | 4.25 | 11/1/25 | 530,576 | ||||||||
750,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Senior Episcopal Homes Proj.) | 4.75 | 11/1/31 | 764,700 | ||||||||
260,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Senior Episcopal Homes Proj.) | 5.00 | 5/1/33 | 270,327 | ||||||||
2,150,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Senior Episcopal Homes Proj.) | 5.00 | 5/1/38 | 2,217,682 | ||||||||
500,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Senior Episcopal Homes Proj.) | 5.15 | 11/1/42 | 514,355 | ||||||||
2,237,389 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Rev. (Nursing Home NTS-Episcopal) | 5.63 | 10/1/33 | 2,290,728 | ||||||||
2,500,000 | Stillwater Health Care Rev. (Health System Obligation Proj.) | 5.00 | 6/1/25 | 2,517,750 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Victoria Health Care Facs. Rev. (Augustana Emerald Care LLC) | 4.25 | 8/1/24 | 1,029,900 | ||||||||
1,400,000 | Victoria Health Care Facs. Rev. (Augustana Emerald Care LLC) | 4.75 | 8/1/29 | 1,449,448 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Victoria Health Care Facs. Rev. (Augustana Emerald Care LLC) | 5.00 | 8/1/39 | 1,038,950 | ||||||||
525,000 | West St. Paul Health Care (Walker Thompson Hill) | 6.75 | 9/1/31 | 562,590 | ||||||||
1,300,000 | Winsted Health Care Rev. (St. Mary’s Care Center Proj.) | 6.00 | 9/1/25 | 1,327,547 | ||||||||
1,250,000 | Winsted Health Care Rev. (St. Mary’s Care Center Proj.) | 6.50 | 9/1/34 | 1,279,412 | ||||||||
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62,972,934 | ||||||||||||
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Industrial/Pollution Control - 0.2% |
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1,000,000 | St. Paul Port Auth. Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Gerdau St. Paul Steel Mill Proj.) 8 | 4.50 | 10/1/37 | 1,013,670 | ||||||||
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Insured - 1.7% |
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500,000 | Guam Power Auth. Rev. (AGM Insured) 11 | 5.00 | 10/1/30 | 577,605 | ||||||||
1,750,000 | Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Ref. (NATL-RE FGIC Insured) | 5.00 | 1/1/25 | 1,878,415 | ||||||||
2,750,000 | Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev. (NATL-RE FGIC Insured) | 5.00 | 1/1/22 | 2,957,295 | ||||||||
1,025,000 | Minneapolis Health Care Facs. Rev. (Fairview Health Svcs.) (Assured Guaranty) | 6.50 | 11/15/38 | 1,198,932 | ||||||||
75,000 | MN Governmental Agy. Fin. Group (Flex Terminal Prog.) (AGC Insured) | 4.00 | 3/1/20 | 75,196 | ||||||||
90,000 | MN Governmental Agy. Fin. Group (Flex Terminal Prog.) (AGC Insured) | 4.00 | 3/1/22 | 90,230 | ||||||||
600,000 | Puerto Rico Public Improvement G.O. (AGM Insured) 11 | 5.13 | 7/1/30 | 600,084 | ||||||||
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7,377,757 | ||||||||||||
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Multifamily Mortgage - 21.1% |
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785,000 | Anoka Co. Hsg. & Redev. Rev. (Recovery Zone Fac.-Park River Estates) | 6.50 | 11/1/25 | 806,116 | ||||||||
250,000 | Bloomington Hsg. Rev. Sr. (Gideon Pond Commons LLC) | 5.25 | 6/1/21 | 260,565 | ||||||||
300,000 | Bloomington Hsg. Rev. Sr. (Gideon Pond Commons LLC) | 5.25 | 12/1/21 | 312,096 | ||||||||
375,000 | Bloomington Hsg. Rev. Sr. (Gideon Pond Commons LLC) | 5.38 | 6/1/22 | 391,819 | ||||||||
385,000 | Bloomington Hsg. Rev. Sr. (Gideon Pond Commons LLC) | 5.38 | 12/1/22 | 401,617 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Bloomington Hsg. Rev. Sr. (Gideon Pond Commons LLC) | 6.00 | 12/1/30 | 1,046,950 | ||||||||
850,000 | Champlin Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Champlin Drive Apts.) | 6.00 | 1/1/27 | 903,762 | ||||||||
750,000 | Chisago Hsg. and Health Care Rev. (CDL Homes LLC) | 6.00 | 8/1/33 | 827,408 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Cloquet Hsg. Fac. Ref. (HADC Cloquet LLC Proj.) | 5.00 | 8/1/38 | 1,044,030 | ||||||||
620,000 | Columbia Heights Multifamily & Health Care Fac. Rev. (Crest View Corp Proj.) | 5.30 | 7/1/17 | 623,274 | ||||||||
2,315,000 | Cottage Grove Sr. Hsg. Rev. (PHS, Inc. Proj.) | 5.00 | 12/1/31 | 2,316,458 | ||||||||
3,660,000 | Cottage Grove Sr. Hsg. Rev. (PHS, Inc. Proj.) | 6.00 | 12/1/46 | 3,663,111 | ||||||||
2,500,000 | Crystal Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Cavanagh Proj.) | 5.25 | 6/1/31 | 2,575,000 | ||||||||
1,345,000 | Deephaven Hsg. & Healthcare Rev. (St. Therese Senior Living Proj.) | 5.00 | 4/1/38 | 1,368,954 | ||||||||
250,000 | Inver Grove Heights Nursing Home Rev. Ref. (Presbyterian Homes) | 5.38 | 10/1/26 | 250,242 | ||||||||
1,290,000 | Maplewood Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Park Edge Apartments Proj.) 8 | 6.50 | 5/1/29 | 1,290,980 | ||||||||
2,765,000 | Minneapolis & St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (GNMA Collateralized) 8 | 4.75 | 1/20/42 | 2,766,382 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||
680,000 | Minneapolis Hsg. Rev. (Keeler Apartments Proj.) | 5.00 | 10/1/37 | 684,284 | ||||||
375,000 | Minneapolis Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Blaisdell Apartments Proj.) 8 | 5.10 | 4/1/17 | 374,989 | ||||||
1,015,000 | Minneapolis Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Greenway Heights Family Housing) | 5.75 | 7/15/31 | 1,114,409 | ||||||
100,000 | Minneapolis Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Seward Towers Proj.) (GNMA Collateralized) | 5.00 | 5/20/36 | 100,558 | ||||||
675,000 | Minnetonka Multifamily Hsg. Rev. Ref. (Archer Heights Apartments Proj.) (GNMA Collateralized) 8 | 5.20 | 1/20/18 | 676,714 | ||||||
3,750,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. 1 | 0.55 | 2/1/17 | 3,753,638 | ||||||
1,000,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. | 5.00 | 8/1/33 | 1,169,710 | ||||||
2,000,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. | 5.00 | 8/1/34 | 2,330,520 | ||||||
1,000,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. | 5.00 | 8/1/35 | 1,162,610 | ||||||
1,750,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Rental Hsg. 8 | 5.10 | 8/1/47 | 1,755,442 | ||||||
1,000,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Rental Hsg. | 5.20 | 8/1/43 | 1,076,200 | ||||||
250,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Rental Hsg. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) | 5.05 | 8/1/31 | 269,560 | ||||||
2,560,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Rental Hsg. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) | 5.25 | 8/1/40 | 2,741,376 | ||||||
1,760,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Rental Hsg. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) | 5.45 | 8/1/41 | 1,938,658 | ||||||
1,065,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8 | 5.00 | 7/1/21 | 1,086,779 | ||||||
280,000 | Moorhead Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. Ref. (EverCare Sr. Living LLC) | 4.65 | 9/1/26 | 284,211 | ||||||
210,000 | Moorhead Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. Ref. (EverCare Sr. Living LLC) | 4.70 | 9/1/27 | 212,959 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Moorhead Health Care Rev. Ref. (EverCare Sr. Living LLC) | 5.00 | 9/1/32 | 1,010,350 | ||||||
250,000 | Moorhead Health Care Rev. Ref. (EverCare Sr. Living LLC) | 5.13 | 9/1/37 | 252,490 | ||||||
1,500,000 | New Ulm Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. (HADC Ridgeway Proj.) | 5.00 | 8/1/39 | 1,553,895 | ||||||
1,205,000 | North Oaks Sr. Hsg. Rev. (Presbyterian Homes North Oaks Proj.) | 5.63 | 10/1/17 | 1,278,253 | ||||||
1,000,000 | North Oaks Sr. Hsg. Rev. (Presbyterian Homes North Oaks Proj.) | 6.00 | 10/1/33 | 1,057,310 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Oak Park Heights Hsg. Rev. (Oakgreen Commons Proj.) | 6.00 | 8/1/25 | 1,087,130 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Oak Park Heights Hsg. Rev. (Oakgreen Commons Proj.) | 6.25 | 8/1/33 | 1,093,370 | ||||||
875,000 | Oakdale Rev. (Sr. Hsg. Oak Meadows Proj.) | 5.00 | 4/1/34 | 907,086 | ||||||
115,000 | Richfield Sr. Hsg. Rev. Ref. (Richfield Sr. Hsg., Inc. Proj.) | 5.00 | 12/1/15 | 116,925 | ||||||
430,000 | Rochester Health Care & Hsg. Rev. (Samaritan Bethany, Inc. Proj.) | 5.25 | 12/1/17 | 458,414 | ||||||
455,000 | Rochester Health Care & Hsg. Rev. (Samaritan Bethany, Inc. Proj.) | 5.50 | 12/1/18 | 496,678 | ||||||
475,000 | Rochester Health Care & Hsg. Rev. (Samaritan Bethany, Inc. Proj.) | 5.75 | 12/1/19 | 530,152 | ||||||
320,000 | Rochester Health Care & Hsg. Rev. (The Homestead at Rochester) | 6.38 | 12/1/33 | 358,134 | ||||||
2,500,000 | Rochester Health Care & Hsg. Rev. (The Homestead at Rochester) | 6.50 | 12/1/35 | 2,788,850 | ||||||
4,000,000 | Rochester Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Essex Place Apartments Proj.) (FHLMC) | 3.75 | 6/1/29 | 4,165,800 | ||||||
2,200,000 | Sartell Health Care & Hsg. Fac. Rev. (Country Manor Campus LLC Proj.) | 4.00 | 9/1/20 | 2,277,242 | ||||||
1,135,000 | Sartell Health Care & Hsg. Fac. Rev. (Country Manor Campus LLC Proj.) | 5.25 | 9/1/27 | 1,213,213 | ||||||
100,000 | Sartell Health Care & Hsg. Fac. Rev. (Country Manor Campus LLC Proj.) | 5.25 | 9/1/30 | 105,747 | ||||||
2,150,000 | Sartell Health Care & Hsg. Fac. Rev. (Country Manor Campus LLC Proj.) | 5.30 | 9/1/37 | 2,261,327 | ||||||
1,705,000 | Sauk Rapids Health Care & Hsg. Facs. Rev. (Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Proj.) | 5.13 | 1/1/39 | 1,740,379 | ||||||
250,000 | St. Anthony Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Silver Lake Village Hsg.) | 5.75 | 12/1/28 | 274,085 | ||||||
2,000,000 | St. Anthony Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Silver Lake Village Hsg.) | 6.00 | 12/1/30 | 2,198,120 | ||||||
240,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Carondelet Village Proj.) | 5.13 | 2/1/22 | 248,376 | ||||||
275,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Carondelet Village Proj.) | 5.13 | 8/1/22 | 284,193 | ||||||
175,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Carondelet Village Proj.) | 5.38 | 2/1/24 | 181,221 | ||||||
150,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Carondelet Village Proj.) | 5.38 | 8/1/24 | 155,196 | ||||||
150,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Carondelet Village Proj.) | 5.50 | 2/1/25 | 155,450 | ||||||
3,000,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Carondelet Village Proj.) | 6.25 | 8/1/30 | 3,182,430 | ||||||
1,285,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Multifamily Housing Rev. (Marian Center Proj.) | 5.20 | 11/1/22 | 1,286,568 | ||||||
1,000,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Multifamily Housing Rev. (Marian Center Proj.) | 5.30 | 11/1/30 | 1,000,680 | ||||||
2,590,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Multifamily Housing Rev. (Marian Center Proj.) | 5.38 | 5/1/43 | 2,591,321 | ||||||
4,810,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Multifamily Rev. Ref. (Univ. & Dale Proj.) (GNMA Collateralized) 8 | 4.82 | 7/20/46 | 4,821,784 | ||||||
2,515,000 | St. Paul Port Auth. Rev. (Energy Park Utility Company Proj.) 8 | 5.70 | 8/1/36 | 2,660,669 | ||||||
185,000 | Stillwater Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Orleans Homes LP Proj.) 8 | 5.00 | 2/1/17 | 188,905 | ||||||
730,000 | Wayzata Sr. Hsg. Rev. (Folkestone Sr. Living Community) | 5.20 | 5/1/25 | 794,860 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (Continued)
Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||
790,000 | Wayzata Sr. Hsg. Rev. (Folkestone Sr. Living Community) | 5.25 | 11/1/26 | 859,346 | ||||||
1,250,000 | Wayzata Sr. Hsg. Rev. (Folkestone Sr. Living Community) | 5.50 | 11/1/32 | 1,354,538 | ||||||
800,000 | Wayzata Sr. Hsg. Rev. (Folkestone Sr. Living Community) | 5.75 | 11/1/39 | 869,800 | ||||||
2,610,000 | Willmar Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Multifamily Rev. (Eagle Ridge Apartments) | 4.63 | 4/1/30 | 2,636,961 | ||||||
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92,078,629 | ||||||||||
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Municipal Lease 9 - 5.2% | ||||||||||
500,000 | Anoka Co. Hsg. & Redev. Rev. | 5.63 | 5/1/22 | 544,940 | ||||||
500,000 | Anoka Co. Hsg. & Redev. Rev. | 6.63 | 5/1/30 | 542,345 | ||||||
500,000 | Anoka Co. Hsg. & Redev. Rev. | 6.88 | 5/1/40 | 541,830 | ||||||
600,000 | Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 Lease Rev | 4.00 | 2/1/41 | 630,030 | ||||||
500,000 | Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 Lease Rev. | 3.75 | 2/1/35 | 508,825 | ||||||
1,023,790 | Carver Scott Co. Lease Purchase Agreement | 5.00 | 8/4/20 | 1,027,926 | ||||||
1,100,000 | Chaska Economic Dev. Auth. Lease Rev | 4.00 | 2/1/31 | 1,167,023 | ||||||
690,000 | Chaska Economic Dev. Auth. Lease Rev | 4.00 | 2/1/33 | 724,334 | ||||||
500,000 | Chaska Economic Dev. Auth. Lease Rev | 4.00 | 2/1/35 | 520,205 | ||||||
1,030,000 | Goodhue Co. Education District No. 6051 Lease Rev. | 5.00 | 2/1/34 | 1,160,656 | ||||||
1,500,000 | Goodhue Co. Education District No. 6051 Lease Rev. | 5.00 | 2/1/39 | 1,680,525 | ||||||
3,000,000 | MN General Fund Rev. (Appropriation) | 3.00 | 3/1/30 | 2,884,290 | ||||||
4,000,000 | MN General Fund Rev. (Appropriation) | 4.00 | 3/1/26 | 4,387,800 | ||||||
2,000,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Non-Profit Hsg. Rev. (St. Appropriation) | 5.00 | 8/1/31 | 2,276,060 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Osseo Independent School District No. 279 | 4.00 | 2/1/28 | 1,071,840 | ||||||
1,270,000 | Virginia Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Fac. Lease Rev. | 5.13 | 10/1/20 | 1,284,529 | ||||||
400,000 | Virginia Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Fac. Lease Rev. | 5.25 | 10/1/25 | 404,568 | ||||||
340,000 | Virginia Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Fac. Lease Rev. | 5.38 | 10/1/30 | 343,556 | ||||||
939,470 | Winona School District 861 Lease Purchase | 6.04 | 8/1/24 | 941,161 | ||||||
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22,642,443 | ||||||||||
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Municipal Money Market - 0.6% | ||||||||||
1,625,000 | Minneapolis & St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Rev. (Allina Health) 1 | 0.01 | 11/15/34 | 1,625,000 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Rochester Health Care Facs. Rev. (Mayo Clinic) 1 | 0.01 | 11/15/38 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
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2,625,000 | ||||||||||
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Other Revenue Bonds - 7.2% | ||||||||||
505,000 | Bloomington Port Auth. Recovery Zone Fac. Rev. (Radisson Blu MOA LLC) | 6.25 | 12/1/16 | 518,180 | ||||||
510,000 | Columbia Heights Economic Dev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Huset Park Area Redev.) | 5.20 | 2/15/22 | 511,775 | ||||||
571,226 | Crystal Governmental Fac. Rev. | 5.10 | 12/15/26 | 666,644 | ||||||
475,000 | Minneapolis Community Dev. Agy. Limited Tax Common Bond Fund (Discount Steel) 8 | 5.25 | 6/1/19 | 477,071 | ||||||
1,500,000 | Minneapolis National Marrow Donor Program Rev. | 4.88 | 8/1/25 | 1,560,420 | ||||||
215,000 | Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev. | 3.05 | 3/1/21 | 215,460 | ||||||
320,000 | Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev. | 3.50 | 3/1/23 | 320,874 | ||||||
170,000 | Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev. | 3.80 | 3/1/25 | 170,457 | ||||||
200,000 | Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev. | 4.00 | 3/1/27 | 201,618 | ||||||
260,000 | Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev. | 4.00 | 3/1/30 | 257,543 | ||||||
400,000 | Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev. (Grant Park Proj.) | 5.35 | 2/1/30 | 400,632 | ||||||
105,000 | Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev. Ref. (East River/Unocal Site Proj.) | 5.10 | 2/1/17 | 105,254 | ||||||
240,000 | Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev. Ref. (East River/Unocal Site Proj.) | 5.20 | 2/1/21 | 240,432 | ||||||
1,000,000 | MN Development Rev. Limited Tax Supported Comm. Board | 6.00 | 12/1/40 | 1,197,240 | ||||||
2,000,000 | MN Development Rev. Limited Tax Supported Comm. Board | 6.25 | 12/1/30 | 2,417,680 | ||||||
1,175,000 | Mound Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. Ref. (Metroplain Proj.) | 5.00 | 2/15/27 | 1,181,556 | ||||||
1,000,000 | St. Louis Park Economic Dev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Hoigaard Vlg.) | 5.00 | 2/1/23 | 1,035,290 | ||||||
500,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Rev. (Jimmy Lee Recreation Center Proj.) | 4.75 | 12/1/26 | 537,410 | ||||||
500,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Rev. (Jimmy Lee Recreation Center Proj.) | 5.00 | 12/1/32 | 539,290 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||
1,000,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Rev. (Ordway Center Performing Arts Proj.) | 2.20 | 7/1/18 | 1,000,180 | ||||||
1,074,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (9th St. Lofts Proj.) | 6.38 | 2/15/28 | 1,078,350 | ||||||
817,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Drake Marble Proj.) | 6.75 | 3/1/28 | 818,389 | ||||||
745,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Emerald Gardens Proj.) | 6.50 | 3/1/29 | 788,821 | ||||||
1,011,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (North Quadrant Owner Occupied Proj.) | 7.00 | 2/15/28 | 1,017,390 | ||||||
852,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (North Quadrant Owner Occupied Proj.) | 7.50 | 2/15/28 | 853,475 | ||||||
175,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.) | 5.00 | 3/1/19 | 185,050 | ||||||
180,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.) | 5.00 | 9/1/19 | 191,561 | ||||||
185,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.) | 5.00 | 3/1/20 | 197,258 | ||||||
220,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.) | 5.00 | 9/1/20 | 235,924 | ||||||
225,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.) | 5.00 | 3/1/21 | 241,398 | ||||||
1,000,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.) | 5.00 | 9/1/26 | 1,066,680 | ||||||
930,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.) | 5.00 | 3/1/29 | 984,526 | ||||||
3,875,000 | St. Paul Port Auth. Lease Rev. (Regions Hospital Parking Ramp Proj.) | 5.00 | 8/1/36 | 3,908,054 | ||||||
3,000,000 | St. Paul Port Auth. Rev. (Amherst H. Wilder Foundation) | 5.00 | 12/1/36 | 3,305,490 | ||||||
715,000 | St. Paul Recreational Facs. Gross Rev. (Highland National Proj.) | 5.00 | 10/1/25 | 731,682 | ||||||
2,000,000 | Virgin Islands Public Fin. Auth. (Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Note) 11 | 5.00 | 10/1/42 | 2,171,660 | ||||||
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31,330,714 | ||||||||||
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Public Facilities - 0.3% | ||||||||||
1,075,000 | St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Parking Rev. (Smith Ave. Proj.) | 5.00 | 8/1/35 | 1,111,722 | ||||||
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Sales Tax Revenue - 2.0% | ||||||||||
1,825,000 | Guam Govt. Business Privilege Tax Rev. 11 | 5.25 | 1/1/36 | 2,043,361 | ||||||
2,000,000 | Hennepin Co. Sales Tax Rev. | 4.75 | 12/15/37 | 2,185,920 | ||||||
900,000 | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Rev. 11 | 5.00 | 8/1/26 | 585,000 | ||||||
1,500,000 | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Rev. 11 | 6.25 | 8/1/33 | 710,865 | ||||||
1,500,000 | St. Paul Sales Tax Rev. | 5.00 | 11/1/29 | 1,755,030 | ||||||
1,400,000 | St. Paul Sales Tax Rev. | 5.00 | 11/1/31 | 1,625,344 | ||||||
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8,905,520 | ||||||||||
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Single Family Mortgage - 16.2% | ||||||||||
1,515,000 | Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA) | 4.45 | 12/1/32 | 1,625,428 | ||||||
830,000 | Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) | 4.63 | 12/1/30 | 881,410 | ||||||
1,015,000 | Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) | 4.88 | 12/1/33 | 1,092,070 | ||||||
215,218 | Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) 8 | 5.13 | 12/1/40 | 216,780 | ||||||
62,886 | Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) 8 | 5.15 | 12/1/38 | 64,705 | ||||||
388,191 | Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) 8 | 5.30 | 12/1/39 | 403,140 | ||||||
890,000 | Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA) | 4.45 | 12/1/27 | 956,038 | ||||||
34,782 | Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA) 8 | 5.00 | 12/1/38 | 34,824 | ||||||
7,003 | Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA) | 5.70 | 4/1/27 | 7,176 | ||||||
4,095 | Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) | 5.10 | 4/1/27 | 4,115 | ||||||
382,983 | Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) 8 | 5.25 | 12/1/40 | 389,237 | ||||||
215,399 | Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) | 5.45 | 4/1/27 | 219,093 | ||||||
115,000 | Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) 8 | 5.52 | 3/1/41 | 122,079 | ||||||
5,010,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Homeownership Fin. (GNMA-FNMA) | 4.40 | 7/1/32 | 5,366,211 | ||||||
4,785,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Homeownership Fin. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) | 4.45 | 7/1/31 | 5,073,823 | ||||||
2,585,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Homeownership Fin. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) | 4.70 | 1/1/31 | 2,799,917 | ||||||
2,500,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. | 3.35 | 7/1/29 | 2,519,750 | ||||||
11,230,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. | 3.50 | 1/1/32 | 11,264,925 | ||||||
2,955,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. | 3.60 | 7/1/33 | 3,004,940 | ||||||
6,705,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. | 3.80 | 7/1/38 | 6,835,680 | ||||||
5,145,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. | 3.90 | 7/1/43 | 5,210,084 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
March 31, 2015
Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (Continued)
Principal Amount ($) | Name of Issuer | Coupon Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Fair Value ($) | ||||||
1,680,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. 8 | 4.65 | 7/1/22 | 1,721,194 | ||||||
4,330,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. | 5.10 | 1/1/40 | 4,588,847 | ||||||
215,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) | 1.60 | 7/1/15 | 215,658 | ||||||
2,305,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) | 3.63 | 7/1/25 | 2,426,981 | ||||||
3,020,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) | 3.90 | 7/1/30 | 3,126,878 | ||||||
455,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8 | 4.75 | 7/1/26 | 456,552 | ||||||
185,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8 | 5.10 | 7/1/31 | 186,519 | ||||||
1,620,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8 | 5.10 | 7/1/38 | 1,672,634 | ||||||
625,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA Collateralized) | 5.00 | 1/1/31 | 678,281 | ||||||
180,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. | 4.90 | 7/1/29 | 191,207 | ||||||
190,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. | 5.00 | 7/1/38 | 194,889 | ||||||
1,505,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. | 5.05 | 7/1/34 | 1,587,519 | ||||||
260,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. 8 | 5.10 | 7/1/20 | 260,520 | ||||||
85,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. | 5.20 | 1/1/23 | 89,032 | ||||||
280,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. | 5.90 | 7/1/28 | 290,609 | ||||||
680,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8 | 4.75 | 7/1/27 | 691,696 | ||||||
1,840,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8 | 4.80 | 7/1/26 | 1,861,086 | ||||||
970,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8 | 5.15 | 7/1/28 | 1,002,272 | ||||||
950,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8 | 5.25 | 7/1/33 | 977,522 | ||||||
210,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8 | 5.50 | 7/1/28 | 214,681 | ||||||
265,000 | MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8 | 5.65 | 7/1/33 | 274,768 | ||||||
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70,800,770 | ||||||||||
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Transportation - 1.5% | ||||||||||
1,000,000 | Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev. | 5.00 | 1/1/30 | 1,155,370 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev. | 5.00 | 1/1/31 | 1,148,720 | ||||||
500,000 | Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev. | 5.00 | 1/1/31 | 565,565 | ||||||
775,000 | Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev. | 5.00 | 1/1/32 | 887,693 | ||||||
1,100,000 | Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev. | 5.00 | 1/1/33 | 1,257,234 | ||||||
600,000 | Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev. | 5.00 | 1/1/34 | 683,298 | ||||||
440,000 | Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev. | 5.00 | 1/1/35 | 501,085 | ||||||
400,000 | MN Valley Transit Auth. Proj. Rev. | 4.50 | 6/1/26 | 429,432 | ||||||
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6,628,397 | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Utility - 4.9% | ||||||||||
500,000 | MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 4.00 | 10/1/31 | 527,510 | ||||||
1,250,000 | MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 4.00 | 10/1/32 | 1,310,450 | ||||||
1,155,000 | MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 4.00 | 10/1/33 | 1,195,656 | ||||||
1,000,000 | MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 5.00 | 10/1/25 | 1,148,350 | ||||||
500,000 | MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 5.00 | 10/1/29 | 588,460 | ||||||
1,000,000 | MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 5.00 | 10/1/30 | 1,142,120 | ||||||
500,000 | MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 5.00 | 10/1/30 | 585,740 | ||||||
320,000 | MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 5.00 | 10/1/30 | 374,874 | ||||||
250,000 | MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 5.00 | 10/1/33 | 289,945 | ||||||
650,000 | MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 5.00 | 10/1/35 | 663,604 | ||||||
700,000 | MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 5.25 | 10/1/27 | 765,821 | ||||||
1,000,000 | MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 5.25 | 10/1/35 | 1,146,580 | ||||||
500,000 | North Branch Electric System Rev. | 5.75 | 8/1/28 | 518,475 | ||||||
695,000 | Northern Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev. | 5.00 | 1/1/31 | 792,001 | ||||||
1,000,000 | Puerto Rico Electric Power Auth. Rev. 11 | 7.25 | 7/1/30 | 583,990 | ||||||
2,000,000 | Southern MN Power Agy. Power Supply System Rev. | 5.25 | 1/1/30 | 2,229,800 | ||||||
1,250,000 | St. Paul Port Auth. Rev. (Energy Park Utility Company Proj.) 8 | 5.45 | 8/1/28 | 1,322,588 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Quantity($) | Name of Issuer | Fair Value ($) | ||||||||||
1,690,000 | Virgin Islands Water & Power Auth. Water System Rev. Ref. 11 | 5.50 | 7/1/17 | 1,695,864 | ||||||||
2,000,000 | Western MN Municipal Power Agy. Rev. | 3.00 | 1/1/28 | 2,022,120 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Western MN Municipal Power Agy. Rev. | 5.00 | 1/1/31 | 1,170,490 | ||||||||
1,000,000 | Western MN Municipal Power Agy. Rev. | 5.00 | 1/1/36 | 1,156,200 | ||||||||
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21,230,638 | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds | 394,001,539 | |||||||||||
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Investment Companies - 1.4% | ||||||||||||
293,300 | Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II (VMM) | 4,047,540 | ||||||||||
125,587 | Nuveen Minnesota Municipal Income Fund (NMS) | 1,930,278 | ||||||||||
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Total Investment Companies | 5,977,818 | |||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities - 91.6% | 399,979,357 | |||||||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities, net - 8.4% |
| 36,903,667 | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% |
| $436,883,024 | ||||||||||
|
1 | Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015. |
8 | Securities the income from which is treated as a tax preference that is included in alternative minimum taxable income for purposes of computing federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). At March 31, 2015, 6.6% of net assets in the Fund was invested in such securities. |
9 | Municipal Lease Security. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $22,642,443 and represented 5.2% of net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid by the Adviser in accordance with guidelines established by the Board of Directors. |
11 | The Fund may invest in obligations issued by U.S. territories, for example Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $9,696,079 and represented 2.2% of net assets. |
Numeric | footnotes not disclosed are not applicable to this Schedule of Investments. |
A summary of the levels for the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2015 is as follows (see Note 2 - significant accounting policies in the notes to financial statements):
Investment in Securities | ||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||
Quoted Price ($) | Other significant observable inputs ($) | Significant unobservable inputs ($) | Total ($) | |||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | — | 394,001,539 | — | 394,001,539 | ||||||||||||
Investment Companies | 5,977,818 | — | — | 5,977,818 | ||||||||||||
Total: | 5,977,818 | 394,001,539 | — | 399,979,357 |
For the reporting period, there were no transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3.
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
March 31, 2015
Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund | Sit Quality Income Fund | Sit Tax-Free Income Fund | Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund | |||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in securities, at identified cost | $547,742,759 | $124,449,368 | $173,156,030 | $384,966,076 | ||||||||||||
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Investments in securities, at fair value - see accompanying schedule for detail | $562,022,471 | $124,740,989 | $163,725,955 | $399,979,357 | ||||||||||||
Cash in bank on demand deposit. | 17,149,790 | 3,967,424 | — | 36,831,637 | ||||||||||||
Restricted cash | 15,000,000 | 2,000,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Accrued interest and dividends receivable | 2,910,261 | 633,767 | 1,889,762 | 5,074,897 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for investment securities sold | 26,718 | 2,006,772 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Other receivables | — | — | 24,000 | 13,500 | ||||||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | 1,036,665 | 3,171,553 | 62,750 | 515,353 | ||||||||||||
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Total assets | 598,145,905 | 136,520,505 | 165,702,467 | 442,414,744 | ||||||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||||
Disbursements in excess of cash balances | — | — | 13 | — | ||||||||||||
Payable for investment securities purchased | — | 4,874,164 | 257,355 | 4,666,129 | ||||||||||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed | 1,776,607 | 6,752,708 | 99,198 | 363,380 | ||||||||||||
Cash portion of dividends payable to shareholders | 58,717 | 2,493 | 83,303 | 208,441 | ||||||||||||
Variation margin on futures contracts | — | 154,220 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Accrued investment management fees | 400,297 | 107,451 | 112,280 | 293,770 | ||||||||||||
Outstanding options written, at fair value (premiums received $4,034,404 and $85,491, respectively) | 8,700,000 | 211,797 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Total liabilities. | 10,935,621 | 12,102,833 | 552,149 | 5,531,720 | ||||||||||||
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Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock | $587,210,284 | $124,417,672 | $165,150,318 | $436,883,024 | ||||||||||||
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Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||||||
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus) | $588,022,824 | $125,132,390 | $198,825,592 | $428,858,247 | ||||||||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | 605 | — | (4,777 | ) | (18,032 | ) | ||||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from security transactions, written options and futures | (10,427,261 | ) | (725,813 | ) | (24,240,422 | ) | (6,970,472 | ) | ||||||||
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, written options and futures | 9,614,116 | 11,095 | (9,430,075 | ) | 15,013,281 | |||||||||||
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$587,210,284 | $124,417,672 | $165,150,318 | $436,883,024 | |||||||||||||
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Outstanding shares | 52,954,634 | 12,517,567 | 17,053,302 | 41,348,234 | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value per share of outstanding capital stock | $11.09 | $9.94 | $9.68 | $10.57 | ||||||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Year Ended March 31, 2015
Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund | Sit Quality Income Fund | Sit Tax-Free Income Fund | Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund | |||||||||||||
Investment income: | ||||||||||||||||
Income: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends | — | — | $611,811 | $307,281 | ||||||||||||
Interest | $16,679,051 | $2,054,363 | 6,821,281 | 16,503,842 | ||||||||||||
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Total income | 16,679,051 | 2,054,363 | 7,433,092 | 16,811,123 | ||||||||||||
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Expenses (note 4): | ||||||||||||||||
Investment management fee | 4,962,351 | 1,206,532 | 1,277,367 | 3,181,509 | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 4,962,351 | 1,206,532 | 1,277,367 | 3,181,509 | ||||||||||||
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|
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Net investment income | 11,716,700 | 847,831 | 6,155,725 | 13,629,614 | ||||||||||||
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss): | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (5,405,915 | ) | 160,410 | 46,816 | (438,397 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on written options | 2,590,337 | 55,431 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on futures | (695,313 | ) | (640,647 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 13,037,384 | 270,905 | 8,579,868 | 11,881,067 | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options | (6,669,339 | ) | (126,306 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures | — | (247,165 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
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| |||||||||
Net gain (loss) | 2,857,154 | (527,372 | ) | 8,626,684 | 11,442,670 | |||||||||||
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| |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $14,573,854 | $320,459 | $14,782,409 | $25,072,284 | ||||||||||||
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See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund | ||||||||
Year Ended March 31, 2015 | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | |||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $11,716,700 | $10,813,857 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, written options and futures | (3,510,891 | ) | (2,445,209 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, written options and futures | 6,368,045 | (26,914,664 | ) | |||||
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| |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 14,573,854 | (18,546,016 | ) | |||||
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| |||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (11,676,344 | ) | (10,806,708 | ) | ||||
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|
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| |||||
Total distributions | (11,676,344 | ) | (10,806,708 | ) | ||||
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Capital share transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 113,798,275 | 204,383,543 | ||||||
Reinvested distributions | 11,031,094 | 10,072,964 | ||||||
Payments for shares redeemed | (252,286,102 | ) | (993,393,329 | ) | ||||
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| |||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions | (127,456,733 | ) | (778,936,822 | ) | ||||
|
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| |||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (124,559,223 | ) | (808,289,546 | ) | ||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 711,769,507 | 1,520,059,053 | ||||||
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End of period * | $587,210,284 | $711,769,507 | ||||||
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Sold | 10,282,692 | 18,318,110 | ||||||
Reinvested distributions | 998,153 | 907,499 | ||||||
Redeemed | (22,817,057 | ) | (89,264,019 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) | (11,536,212 | ) | (70,038,410 | ) | ||||
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* Includes undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | $605 | ($39,751 | ) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements. | ||
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Sit Quality Income Fund | Sit Tax-Free Income Fund | Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended 2015 | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | Year Ended March 31, 2015 | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | Year Ended March 31, 2015 | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
$847,831 | $540,589 | $6,155,725 | $6,532,036 | $13,629,614 | $14,630,322 | |||||||||||||||||
(424,806 | ) | (298,343 | ) | 46,816 | (997,576 | ) | (438,397 | ) | (1,582,797 | ) | ||||||||||||
(102,566 | ) | 106,092 | 8,579,868 | (7,069,263 | ) | 11,881,067 | (14,451,385 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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320,459 | 348,338 | 14,782,409 | (1,534,803 | ) | 25,072,284 | (1,403,860 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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(847,842 | ) | (540,578 | ) | (6,154,953 | ) | (6,537,121 | ) | (13,669,972 | ) | (14,620,594 | ) | |||||||||||
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(847,842 | ) | (540,578 | ) | (6,154,953 | ) | (6,537,121 | ) | (13,669,972 | ) | (14,620,594 | ) | |||||||||||
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186,802,454 | 133,622,057 | 42,807,932 | 25,342,854 | 136,644,966 | 88,007,700 | |||||||||||||||||
808,798 | 513,661 | 5,105,823 | 5,528,407 | 10,991,354 | 11,665,080 | |||||||||||||||||
(170,012,359 | ) | (31,718,921 | ) | (46,695,335 | ) | (42,975,264 | ) | (80,833,658 | ) | (141,114,996 | ) | |||||||||||
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17,598,893 | 102,416,797 | 1,218,420 | (12,104,003 | ) | 66,802,662 | (41,442,216 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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17,071,510 | 102,224,557 | 9,845,876 | (20,175,927 | ) | 78,204,974 | (57,466,670 | ) | |||||||||||||||
107,346,162 | 5,121,605 | 155,304,442 | 175,480,369 | 358,678,050 | 416,144,720 | |||||||||||||||||
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$124,417,672 | $107,346,162 | $165,150,318 | $155,304,442 | $436,883,024 | $358,678,050 | |||||||||||||||||
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18,729,358 | 13,387,023 | 4,457,361 | 2,763,230 | 13,027,600 | 8,594,504 | |||||||||||||||||
81,142 | 51,543 | 533,949 | 613,246 | 1,047,293 | 1,150,601 | |||||||||||||||||
(17,062,253 | ) | (3,180,886 | ) | (4,884,899 | ) | (4,769,456 | ) | (7,696,423 | ) | (13,949,311 | ) | |||||||||||
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1,748,247 | 10,257,680 | 106,411 | (1,392,980 | ) | 6,378,470 | (4,204,206 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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— | $11 | ($4,777 | ) | ($772 | ) | ($18,032 | ) | $40,358 |
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Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout the period. See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund
Years Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | $11.04 | $11.30 | $11.31 | $11.29 | $11.13 | |||||||||||||||
Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income 1 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.32 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments, written options and futures | 0.05 | (0.26 | ) | — | 0.02 | 0.16 | ||||||||||||||
Total from operations | 0.26 | (0.14) | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.48 | |||||||||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.21 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.32 | ) | ||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | (0.01 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gains | — | — | — | — | (— | )2 | ||||||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.21) | (0.12) | (0.17) | (0.31) | (0.32) | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value: | ||||||||||||||||||||
End of period | $11.09 | $11.04 | $11.30 | $11.31 | $11.29 | |||||||||||||||
Total investment return 3 | 2.37% | (1.21%) | 1.39% | 2.98% | 4.37% | |||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | $587,210 | $711,770 | $1,520,059 | $1,504,154 | $1,057,154 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios: 4, 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses (without waiver) | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.81% | |||||||||||||||
Expenses (with waiver) | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.75% | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income (with waiver) | 1.89% | 1.06% | 1.43% | 2.73% | 2.88% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities) | 13.71% | 4.13% | 58.67% | 33.82% | 45.80% |
1 | The net investment income per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period. |
2 | Amount represents less than $0.01 per share. |
3 | Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period (not annualized) and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. |
4 | Ratios are annualized for periods less than one year. In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios. |
5 | Effective November 1, 2010, total Fund expenses are calculated at 0.80% of average daily net assets. Prior to this date, expenses were calculated at a higher rate and the investment adviser voluntarily waived expenses that were otherwise payable by the Fund. |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout the period. See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Sit Quality Income Fund
Year Ended March 31, 2015 | Year Ended March 31, 2014 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 * | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value: | ||||||||||||
Beginning of period | $9.97 | $10.01 | $10.00 | |||||||||
Operations: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income 1 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.03 | |||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments, written options and futures | (0.03) | (0.04) | 0.01 | |||||||||
Total from operations | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.04 | |||||||||
Distributions from: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.06) | (0.09) | (0.03) | |||||||||
Net Asset Value: | ||||||||||||
End of period | $9.94 | $9.97 | $10.01 | |||||||||
Total investment return 2 | 0.36% | 0.47% | 0.38% | |||||||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | $124,418 | $107,346 | $5,122 | |||||||||
Ratios: 3 | ||||||||||||
Expenses. | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% | |||||||||
Net investment income | 0.63% | 0.80% | 1.25% | |||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities) | 241.64% | 81.19% | 37.44%4 |
* | The Fund commenced investment operations on December 31, 2012. |
1 | The net investment income per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period. |
2 | Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period (not annualized) and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. |
3 | Ratios are annualized for periods less than one year. In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios. |
4 | Not annualized. |
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Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout the period. See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Sit Tax-Free Income Fund
Years Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period. | $9.16 | $9.57 | $9.23 | $8.52 | $8.90 | |||||||||||||||
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Net investment income 1 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.41 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.52 | (0.41 | ) | 0.34 | 0.71 | (0.38 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Total from operations | 0.89 | (0.03 | ) | 0.72 | 1.12 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.37 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.41 | ) | ||||||||||
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End of period | $9.68 | $9.16 | $9.57 | $9.23 | $8.52 | |||||||||||||||
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Total investment return 2 | 9.81% | (0.19% | ) | 7.92% | 13.41% | 0.26% | ||||||||||||||
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Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | $165,150 | $155,304 | $175,480 | $154,659 | $140,371 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios: 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 3.86% | 4.17% | 4.03% | 4.62% | 4.63% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities) | 31.14% | 28.32% | 36.75% | 37.18% | 30.23% |
1 | The net investment income per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period. |
2 | Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period (not annualized) and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. |
3 | Ratios are annualized for periods less than one year. In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios. |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout the period. See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund
Years Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | $10.26 | $10.62 | $10.42 | $9.67 | $9.88 | |||||||||||||||
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Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income 1 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.43 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.31 | (0.36 | ) | 0.20 | 0.75 | (0.21 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Total from operations | 0.67 | 0.04 | 0.58 | 1.19 | 0.22 | |||||||||||||||
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Distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.36 | ) | (0.40 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.43 | ) | ||||||||||
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End of period | $10.57 | $10.26 | $10.62 | $10.42 | $9.67 | |||||||||||||||
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Total investment return 2 | 6.62% | 0.47% | 5.61% | 12.48% | 2.22% | |||||||||||||||
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Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted) | $436,883 | $358,678 | $416,145 | $343,800 | $289,105 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios: 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.80% | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 3.43% | 3.91% | 3.58% | 4.32% | 4.35% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities) | 9.68% | 20.53% | 17.13% | 15.06% | 24.48% |
1 | The net investment income per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period. |
2 | Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period (not annualized) and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value. |
3 | Ratios are annualized for periods less than one year. In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios. |
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Year Ended March 31, 2015
(1) | Organization |
The Sit Mutual Funds (the Funds) are no-load funds, and are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as diversified (except Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund which is non-diversified), open-end management investment companies, or series thereof. The Sit Quality Income Fund, Sit Tax-Free Income Fund and Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund are series funds of Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc. Each fund has 10 billion authorized shares of capital stock. Shares in the U.S. Government Securities Fund have a par value of $0.01, and shares in other funds have a par value of $0.001. This report covers the bond funds of the Sit Mutual Funds.
The investment objective for each of these Funds is as follows:
Fund | Investment Objective | |
U.S. Government Securities | High level of current income and safety of principal. | |
Quality Income Fund | High level of current income and safety of principal. | |
Tax-Free Income | High level of current income that is exempt from federal income tax, consistent | |
with the preservation of capital. | ||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income | High level of current income that is exempt from federal regular income tax and Minnesota regular personal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital. |
(2) | Significant Accounting Policies |
The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).
Investments in Securities
Investment securities are carried at fair value based upon closing market quotations on the last business day of the period. Investments in securities traded on national or international securities exchanges are valued at the last reported sales price prior to the time when assets are valued. Securities traded on the over-the-counter market are valued at the last reported sales price or if the last sales price is not available, at the last reported bid price. The sale and bid prices or prices deemed best to reflect fair value quoted by dealers who make markets in these securities are obtained from independent pricing services. Consistent with the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures, the current fair value of certain fixed income securities is provided by an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities for which prices are not available from an independent pricing service but where an active market exists are valued using market quotations obtained from broker-dealers or quotation systems. Securities for which market quotations are not available, such as private placement securities, are valued at fair value according to methods selected in good faith by Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (the “Adviser”) and may include dealer-supplied valuations or other inputs and assumptions that pricing services would typically utilize. Short-term investments of sufficient credit quality with maturities of 60 days or less when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Option and future contracts entered into and held by the Funds are valued at the close of the securities and commodities exchange on which they are traded.
Security transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Gains and losses are calculated on the identified-cost basis. Interest, including level-yield amortization of long-term bond premium and discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends received from closed-end fund holdings are included in Dividend Income and distributions from capital gains, if any, are included in Net Realized Gain (Loss).
Delivery and payment for securities which have been purchased by the Funds on a forward commitment or when-issued basis can take place two weeks or more after the transaction date. During this period, such securities are subject to market fluctuations and may increase or decrease in value prior to delivery.
The Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund concentrates its investments in Minnesota, and therefore may have more credit risk related to the economic conditions in the state of Minnesota than a portfolio with broader geographical diversification.
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Derivative Instruments
The Funds apply derivative instrument disclosure standards in order to enable investors to understand how and why the Funds use derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect the Funds’ financial statements.
To hedge interest rate risk, the U.S. Government Securities Fund purchased put options and wrote call option contracts traded on a U.S. exchange. To hedge interest rate risk, the Quality Income Fund purchased put options, entered into futures contracts and wrote call options on these future contracts traded on a U.S. exchange. Risks of entering into futures contracts and purchasing and writing options include the possibility of an illiquid market and that a change in the value of the option may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities.
The premiums paid for the options represent the cost of the investment and the options are valued daily at their closing price. The Funds recognize a realized gain or loss when the option is sold or expired. Option holdings within the Funds, which may include put options and call options, are subject to loss of value with the passage of time, and may experience a total loss of value upon expiration. With options, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Funds since they are exchange traded.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Quality Income Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount (initial margin) equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expired. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.
During the year ended March 31, 2015, the average volume of derivative activity was as follows:
Average Cost | Average Premium Received | Average Notional Amount | ||||||||||
U.S. Government Securities Fund | ||||||||||||
Purchased put options | $ | 663,570 | — | $ | 3,215,200 | |||||||
Written call options | — | $ | 2,685,205 | 7,720,000 | ||||||||
Quality Income Fund | ||||||||||||
Purchased put options | $ | 14,887 | — | $ | 47,800 | |||||||
Treasury futures | — | — | 64,916,029 | |||||||||
Written call options | — | $ | 24,768 | 73,000 |
The number of open option contracts and open futures contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2015 also serve as indicators of the volume of activity for the Funds throughout the period.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year Ended March 31, 2015 (Continued)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - Values of derivatives as of March 31, 2015
Asset Derivatives Value | Liability Derivatives Value | |||||||||
Interest rate risk: | ||||||||||
U.S. Government Securities Fund | ||||||||||
Purchased put options | $53,344 | 1 | — | |||||||
Written call options | — | $8,700,000 | 2 | |||||||
Quality Income Fund | ||||||||||
Purchased put options | $1,922 | 1 | — | |||||||
Treasury futures | — | $154,220 | 3 | |||||||
Written call options | — | 211,797 | 2 |
1Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Investments in securities, at fair value.
2Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Outstanding options written, at fair value.
3Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Variation margin receivable/payable. Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
The effect of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the year ended March 31, 2015:
Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 4 | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives 5 | |||||||||
Interest rate risk: | ||||||||||
U.S. Government Securities Fund | ||||||||||
Purchased put options | ($4,036,297 | ) | ($987,947 | ) | ||||||
Written call options | 2,590,337 | (6,669,339 | ) | |||||||
Treasury Futures | (695,313 | ) | — | |||||||
Quality Income Fund | ||||||||||
Purchased put options | ($64,952 | ) | ($21,349 | ) | ||||||
Written call options | 55,431 | (126,306 | ) | |||||||
Treasury Futures | (640,647 | ) | (247,165 | ) |
4Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on investments, net realized gain (loss) on written options and net realized gain (loss) on futures, respectively.
5Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures, respectively.
Transactions in written options for the year ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:
Number of Contracts | Premium | |||||||||
U.S. Government Securities Fund | ||||||||||
Outstanding, March 31, 2014 | 4,640 | $3,501,087 | ||||||||
Call options written | 32,260 | 20,599,500 | ||||||||
Call options expired | (2,500 | ) | (464,025) | |||||||
Call options closed | (29,000 | ) | (19,602,158) | |||||||
Outstanding, March 31, 2015 | 5,400 | $4,034,404 |
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Number of Contracts | Premium | |||||||||
Quality Income Fund | ||||||||||
Outstanding, March 31, 2014 | — | — | ||||||||
Call options written | 1,066 | $628,463 | ||||||||
Call options expired | — | — | ||||||||
Call options closed | (766 | ) | (542,972) | |||||||
Outstanding, March 31, 2015 | 300 | $85,491 |
Fair Value Measurements
The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds’ net assets are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value. |
• | Level 2 – debt securities are valued based on evaluated prices received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds, U.S. government and government agency obligations, and municipal securities the pricing services utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type as well as dealer supplied prices. For asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities, the pricing services utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed assumptions, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type as well as dealer supplied prices. All of these inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. An adjustment to any observable input that is significant to the fair value may render the measurement a Level 3 measurement. |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs, including the Adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The fair value of the Funds’ bonds are generally based on quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services. Bonds with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets.
At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the Level 2 and 3 assets and liabilities for changes in liquidity, including but not limited to: whether a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from third party services, and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the Level 1 and 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise are less liquid than publicly traded securities.
A summary of the levels for the Funds’ investments as of March 31, 2015 is included with the Funds’ schedules of investments.
Federal Taxes
The Funds’ policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of their taxable income to shareholders. The Funds have recorded in their financial statements the full benefit of their tax positions taken in connection with the Registered Investment Company (RIC) qualification and distribution requirements of the
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Year Ended March 31, 2015 (Continued)
Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, no income tax provision is required. Also, in order to avoid the payment of any federal excise taxes, the Funds will distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net realized gains on a calendar year basis.
Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken in federal tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of March 31, 2015, no provision for income tax would be required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise returns for the 2012, 2013, and 2014 tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
At March 31, 2015, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and cost of securities on a tax basis for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Unrealized Appreciation | Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Cost of Securities on a Tax Basis | |||||||||||||
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U.S. Government Securities | $23,049,399 | ($8,524,178 | ) | $14,525,221 | $547,497,250 | |||||||||||
Quality Income | 487,507 | (180,960 | ) | 306,547 | 124,434,442 | |||||||||||
Tax-Free Income | 9,868,416 | (19,274,802 | ) | (9,406,386) | 173,132,341 | |||||||||||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income | 17,050,783 | (1,983,268 | ) | 15,067,515 | 384,911,842 |
Net investment income and net realized gains may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of distributions made during the year for net investment income or net realized gains may also differ from its ultimate characterization for tax purposes. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years or period ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:
Year Ended March 31, 2015:
Ordinary Income | Tax-Exempt Income | Long Term Capital Gain | Total | |||||||||||
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U.S. Government Securities | $11,708,730 | — | — | $11,708,730 | ||||||||||
Quality Income | 849,014 | — | — | 849,014 | ||||||||||
Tax-Free Income* | 59,463 | $6,095,161 | — | 6,154,624 | ||||||||||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income* | 56,423 | 13,651,571 | — | 13,707,994 |
*99.0% and 99.6% of dividends were derived from interest on tax-exempt securities, on the Tax-Free Income and Minnesota Tax-Free Income Funds, respectively.
Year Ended March 31, 2014:
Ordinary Income | Tax-Exempt Income | Long Term Capital Gain | Total | |||||||||||
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U.S. Government Securities | $10,762,504 | — | — | $10,762,504 | ||||||||||
Quality Income | 537,852 | — | — | 537,852 | ||||||||||
Tax-Free Income* | 132,476 | $6,404,645 | — | 6,537,121 | ||||||||||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income* | 101,933 | 14,518,661 | — | 14,620,594 |
* 97.9% and 99.3% of dividends were derived from interest on tax-exempt securities, on the Tax-Free Income and Minnesota Tax-Free Income Funds, respectively.
As of March 31, 2015 the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
Undistributed Ordinary Income | Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income | Accumulated Gain (Loss) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||
U.S. Government Securities | $59,323 | — | ($15,338,366 | ) | $14,525,221 | |||||||||||
Quality Income | 2,493 | — | (1,011,565 | ) | 306,547 | |||||||||||
Tax-Free Income | — | $80,216 | (24,265,801 | ) | (9,406,386 | ) | ||||||||||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income | — | 196,217 | (7,030,514 | ) | 15,067,515 |
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On the statement of assets and liabilities, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, reclassification adjustments were made to the following capital accounts:
Undistributed Net Investment Income | Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Additional Paid-in Capital | ||||||||||
Tax-Free Income | ($4,777 | ) | $4,777 | — | ||||||||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income | (18,032 | ) | 792,874 | ($774,842) |
These differences were primarily attributable to market discount accretion adjustments and capital loss carryovers expiring.
Net capital loss carryovers and late year losses, if any, as of March 31, 2015, are available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (“Act”), the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses, and will not be considered exclusively short-term as under previous law.
The Funds’ first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was March 31, 2012. The net capital loss carryovers and the expiration dates for capital losses carryover from pre-enactment taxable years and the late year losses deferred as of March 31, 2015, were as follows:
Pre-Enactment Net Capital Loss Carryover Expiring in: | Post-Enactment Unlimited Period of Net | Late Year Deferred | Accumulated Other Losses | |||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 2017-2019 | Short-Term | Long-Term | |||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Government Securities | — | — | $6,013,812 | $4,682,206 | $4,642,348 | $15,338,366 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quality Income | — | — | 136,231 | $354,856 | 520,478 | 1,011,565 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tax-Free Income | $2,627,197 | $16,482,714 | 189,719 | 4,966,171 | — | 24,265,801 | ||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income | — | 5,024,269 | 910,676 | 1,095,569 | — | 7,030,514 |
For the year ended March 31, 2015, the Funds’ utilized capital losses and expired capital losses as follows:
Utilized | Expired | |||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income | — | $774,842 |
Distributions
Distributions to shareholders are recorded as of the close of business on the record date. Such distributions are payable in cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Funds’ capital stock. Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly for the Funds. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, will be made annually for each of the Funds.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make certain 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 results for the respective periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Guarantees and Indemnifications
Under each Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to each Fund. In addition, certain of each Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against each Fund cannot be determined and each Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
(3) | Investment Security Transactions |
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities, other than short-term securities, for the year ended March 31, 2015, were as follows:
Purchases | Proceeds | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Government | Other | U.S. Government | Other | |||||||||||||
U.S. Government Securities | $80,865,729 | — | $204,499,189 | — | ||||||||||||
Quality Income | 190,262,970 | $114,346,292 | 178,790,712 | $99,523,936 | ||||||||||||
Tax-Free Income | — | 47,102,867 | — | 47,848,057 | ||||||||||||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income | — | 87,173,748 | — | 35,518,484 |
(4) | Affiliated Fees and Transactions |
Investment Adviser
The Funds each have entered into an investment management agreement with Sit Investment Associates Inc. (SIA), under which SIA manages the Funds’ assets and provides research, statistical and advisory services, and pays related office rental, executive expenses and executive salaries. SIA also is obligated to pay all of the Funds’ expenses (excluding extraordinary expenses, stock transfer taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, and other transaction charges relating to investing activities). The fee for investment management and advisory services is based on the average daily net assets of the Funds at the annual rate of:
Average Daily Net Assets | |||||
U.S. Government Securities | 0.80 | % | |||
Quality Income | 0.90 | % | |||
Tax-Free Income | 0.80 | % | |||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income | 0.80 | % |
Transactions with affiliates
The investment adviser, affiliates of the investment adviser, directors and officers of the Funds as a whole owned the following shares as of March 31, 2015:
Shares | % Shares Outstanding | |||||||||
U.S. Government Securities | 1,028,882 | 1.9 | ||||||||
Quality Income | 5,980,704 | 47.8 | ||||||||
Tax-Free Income | 2,794,888 | 16.4 | ||||||||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income | 1,929,039 | 4.7 |
(5) | Subsequent Events |
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events that would require disclosure in or adjustments to the financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders:
Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc.
Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc., and Sit Quality Income Fund, Sit Tax-Free Income Fund, and Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (each a series of Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc.) (collectively, the Funds), including the schedules of investments, as of March 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or period in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by performing other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc., Sit Quality Income Fund, Sit Tax-Free Income Fund, and Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund as of March 31, 2015, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or period in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
KPMG LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 20, 2015
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As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period October 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs (redemption fees) were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning Account Value (10/1/14) | Ending Account Value (3/31/15) | Expenses Paid During Period (10/1/14- 3/31/15)* | ||||||
U.S. Government Securities Fund | ||||||||
Actual | $1,000 | $1,014.10 | $4.02 | |||||
Hypothetical | $1,000 | $1,020.94 | $4.03 | |||||
Quality Income Fund | ||||||||
Actual | $1,000 | $998.90 | $4.49 | |||||
Hypothetical | $1,000 | $1,020.44 | $4.53 | |||||
Tax-Free Income Fund | ||||||||
Actual | $1,000 | $1,037.10 | $4.06 | |||||
Hypothetical | $1,000 | $1,020.94 | $4.03 | |||||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund | ||||||||
Actual | $1,000 | $1,024.70 | $4.04 | |||||
Hypothetical | $1,000 | $1,020.94 | $4.03 |
*Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratio of 0.80% for the U.S. Government Securities, Tax-Free Income and Minne-sota Tax-Free Funds; and 0.90% for the Quality Income Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period.)
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FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
Sit Bond Funds
For corporate shareholders, the percentage of investment income (dividend income and short-term gains, if any), for each of the Funds that qualify for the dividends-received deductions for the period of April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 is as follows:
Fund | Percentage | |||
U.S. Government Securities Fund | 0.0% | |||
Quality Income Fund | 0.0 | |||
Tax-Free Income Fund | 0.0 | |||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund | 0.0 |
For the year ended March 31, 2015, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Of the distributions made by the following Funds, the corresponding percentages represent the amount of each distribution which may qualify for the 15% dividend income tax rate.
Fund | Percentage | |||
U.S. Government Securities Fund | 0.0% | |||
Quality Income Fund | 0.0 | |||
Tax-Free Income Fund | 0.0 | |||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund | 0.0 |
The following Funds designated the listed amounts as long-term capital gain dividends during the year ended March 31, 2015. Distributable long-term gains are based on net realized long term gains determined on a tax basis and may differ from such amounts for financial reporting purposes.
Fund | Amount | |||
U.S. Government Securities Fund | $— | |||
Quality Income Fund | — | |||
Tax-Free Income Fund | — | |||
Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund | — |
For the year ended March 31, 2015, 99.0% and 99.6% of dividends were derived from interest on tax-exempt securities for the Tax-Free Income Fund and Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund, respectively. This portion of exempt-interest dividends is exempt from federal taxes and should not be included in shareholders’ gross income. Exempt-interest dividends may be subject to state and local taxes. Each shareholder should consult a tax adviser about reporting this income for state and local tax purposes.
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INFORMATION ABOUT DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)
The Sit Mutual Funds are a family of no-load mutual funds. The bond funds described in this Annual Report are the Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, Sit Quality Income Fund, Sit Tax-Free Income Fund and the Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (the “Funds” or individually, a “Fund”). The Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, and the corporate issuer of the Sit Quality Income Fund, the Sit Tax-Free Income Fund and Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund have a Board of Directors and officers. Pursuant to Minnesota law, the Boards of Directors are responsible for the management of the Funds and the establishment of the Funds’ policies. The officers of the Funds manage the day-to-day operation of the Funds. Information pertaining to the directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below. The business address, unless otherwise noted below, is that of the Funds’ investment adviser – 3300 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402. The Boards have a separate Audit Committee. The Bond Funds’ SAI has additional information about the Fund’s directors and is available without charge upon request by calling the Sit Funds at 800-332-5580.
Name, Age, and Position with the Fund | Term of Office (1) and Length of Time | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Director | Other Directorships Held by Director (3) | ||||
INTERESTED DIRECTORS: | ||||||||
Roger J. Sit (2) Age: 53 Chairman and President | Chairman since 10/08; Officer since 1998. | Chairman, President, CEO and Global CIO of Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (the “Adviser”); Chairman and CEO of Sit Investment Fixed Income Advisors, Inc. (“SF”); Chairman of SIA Securities Corp. (the “Distributor”). | 13 | TCF Financial Corporation. | ||||
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS: | ||||||||
Edward M. Giles Age: 79 Director | Director since 2012 or the Fund’s inception if later. | Senior Vice President of Peter B. Cannell & Co., 7/11 to present; Managing Member of GME Capital, 2005 to 2011; Advisory Director of Sit Investment Associates, Inc. 1/08 to 12/11. | 13 | None. | ||||
Sidney L. Jones Age: 81 Director | Director since 1993 or the Fund’s inception, if later: Director from 1988 to 1989. | Lecturer, Washington Campus Consortium of 17 Universities. | 13 | None. | ||||
Bruce C. Lueck Age: 74 Director | Director since 2004 or the Fund’s inception, if later. | Consultant for Zephyr Management, L.P. (investment management) and committee member of several investment funds and foundations. | 13 | None. | ||||
Donald W. Phillips Age: 66 Director | Director of the International Fund since1993, and since 1990 or the Fund’s inception if later for all other Funds. | Chairman and CEO of WP Global Partners Inc.,7/05 to present; Partner of Ranieri Partners, 2007 to present. | 13 | None. | ||||
Barry N. Winslow Age: 67 Director | Director since 2010 or the Fund’s inception is later. | Vice-Chairman of TCF Financial Corporation, 7/08 to present. | 13 | TCF Financial Corporation. |
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Name, Age, and Position with the Fund | Term of Office (1) and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen by Director | Other Directorships Held by Director (3) | ||||
OFFICERS: | ||||||||
Mark H. Book Age: 51 Vice President – Investments of U.S. Govt. Fund only. | Officer since 2002; Re-Elected by the Boards annually. | Vice President and Portfolio Manager of SF. | N/A | N/A | ||||
Kelly K. Boston Age: 46 Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer | Officer since 2000; Re-Elected by the Boards annually. | Staff Attorney of the Adviser; Secretary of the Distributor. | N/A | N/A | ||||
Michael C. Brilley Age: 69 Senior Vice President | Officer since 1985; Re-Elected by the Boards annually. | Senior Vice President and Senior Fixed Income Officer of the Adviser; Director and President and Chief Fixed-Income Officer of SF. | N/A | N/A | ||||
Bryce A. Doty Age: 48 Vice President - Investments of U.S. Govt. Fund only. | Officer since 1996; Re-Elected by the Boards annually. | Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of SF. | N/A | N/A | ||||
Paul J. Junquist Age: 53 Vice President - Investments of Tax-Free & MN Tax-Free Funds only. | Officer since 1996; Re-Elected by the Boards annually. | Vice President and Portfolio Manager of SF. | N/A | N/A | ||||
Michael J. Radmer 50 S. 6th Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Age: 69 Secretary | Officer since 1984; Re-Elected by the Boards annually. | Partner of the Funds’ general counsel, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP. | N/A | N/A | ||||
Paul E. Rasmussen Age: 54 Vice President, Treasurer & Chief Compliance Officer | Officer since 1994; Re-Elected by the Boards annually. | Vice President, Secretary, Controller and Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser; Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer of SF; President and Treasurer of the Distributor. | N/A | N/A | ||||
Carla J. Rose Age: 48 Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer | Officer since 2000; Re-Elected by the Boards annually. | Vice President, Administration & Deputy Controller of the Adviser; Vice President, Controller, Treasurer & Assistant Secretary of SF; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of the Distributor. | N/A | N/A | ||||
Debra A. Sit Age: 54 Vice President - Investments | Officer since 1994; Re-Elected by the Boards annually. | Vice President – Bond Investments of the Adviser; Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager of SF. | N/A | N/A |
1 | Directors serve until their death, resignation, removal or the next shareholder meeting at which election of directors is an agenda item and a successor is duly elected and qualified. |
2 | Directors who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Funds as that term is defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Mr. Sit is considered an “interested person” because he is a director and shareholder of Sit Investment Associates, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser. |
3 | Includes only directorships of companies required to report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., public companies) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act. |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
PROXY VOTING
Each Fund follows certain policies and procedures for voting proxies for securities held in each portfolio. A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge upon request by calling the Funds at 1-800-332-5580.
Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to its portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling the Funds at 1-800-332-5580, and is available on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES
The Funds’ file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Qs are available without charge upon request by calling the Funds at 1-800-332-5580 and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Funds’ Form N-Qs may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-202-551-8090.
RE-APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
At their joint meeting held on October 24, 2014, the Boards of Directors of the Sit Mutual Funds unanimously approved the continuation for another one year period the investment management agreements entered into by and between Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (“SIA”) and Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc. dated November 1, 1992; and Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc. dated November 1, 1992 (the “Agreements”).
The Boards approved the Agreements after a lengthy discussion and consideration of various factors relating to both the Boards’ selection of SIA as the investment adviser and the Boards’ approval of the fees to be paid under the Agreements.
Investment Adviser Criteria. The Directors began their analysis by discussing their criteria for determining the quality of an investment adviser. The Directors’ noted that their analysis is similar to that used by institutional investors in evaluating and selecting investment advisers. The Directors discussed several factors used to determine the overall quality of an investment adviser and the nature, extent and quality of the services performed by SIA, including the following:
Investment Philosophy and Process. The Directors considered SIA’s philosophy of managing assets. With respect to fixed income securities, SIA stresses the consistent attainment of superior risk-adjusted returns using a conservative investment management approach that identifies pricing anomalies in the market and management of portfolio duration.
With respect to fixed income securities, SIA seeks investment grade securities with a special emphasis on interest income and significant stability of principal value. SIA’s style seeks to avoid excessive return volatility and generate consistent results over an economic cycle. The Directors noted that the Bond Funds’ objectives are to seek high current income. The Directors reviewed the Bond Funds’ characteristics, and noted that SIA has consistently managed the Bond Funds in this style. The Directors noted that since the Bond Funds emphasize income, they may at times not rank highly in total return comparisons with other funds during certain periods.
The Directors discussed SIA’s consistent and well-defined investment process. With respect to fixed income securities, the portfolio managers are responsible for implementing the strategy set forth in the Chief Fixed Income Officer’s duration targets and the Chief Investment Officer’s interest rate projections.
Investment Professionals. The Directors discussed the experience, knowledge and organizational stability of SIA and its investment professionals. The Directors noted that SIA’s senior professionals are actively involved in the investment process and have significant investment industry experience.
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The Directors discussed the depth of SIA’s investment staff. The Directors noted that SIA has over 30 investment professionals. Given the investment products offered by SIA and the assets under management, the Directors determined that SIA’s investment staff is well positioned to meet the current needs of its clients, including the Funds, and to accommodate growth in the number of clients and assets under management for the near future. The Directors concluded that the depth of the investment staff, and in particular senior management and investment analysts, is actually greater than the Funds currently require at their present asset size. The Directors noted that SIA has the resources of a $14.35 billion investment firm working for the benefit of the Fund shareholders.
Investment Performance. The Directors reviewed and discussed the Funds’ investment performance on an absolute and comparable basis for various periods as discussed below. The Directors noted that the investment performance of the Funds has generally been competitive with indices and other funds with similar investment styles as the Funds, such as fixed income funds seeking to maximize income.
Corporate Culture. The Directors discussed SIA’s corporate values to operate under the highest ethical and professional standards. SIA’s culture is set and practiced by senior management who insist that all professionals exhibit honesty and integrity. The Board noted that the firm’s values are evident in all of the services provided to the Funds.
Review of Specific Factors. The Directors continued their analysis by reviewing specific information on SIA and the Funds and specific terms of the Agreements, including the following.
Investment Performance. The Directors reviewed investment performance of each Fund for 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, year-to-date, 1 year, 5 years (as applicable), 10 years (as applicable) and since inception, both on an absolute basis and on a comparative basis to indices and mutual funds within the same investment categories. As noted above, the Directors concluded that the investment performance of the Funds has been competitive in relation to their stated objectives and strategies on a comparable basis with funds with similar objectives and strategies.
Fees and Expenses. The Directors noted that the Funds pay SIA a monthly fee and SIA is responsible for all of the Funds’ expenses except interest, brokerage commissions and transaction charges and certain extraordinary expenses. The Directors reviewed fees paid in prior years and the fees to be paid under the Agreements.
The Directors compared each Fund’s expense ratio to the average and median expense ratios of no-load mutual funds within the same Morningstar, Inc. investment category, the average expense ratios for load funds within the Morningstar category, and the average expense ratios for all funds within the Morningstar category. Certain of the Fund’s expense ratios were higher than the averages, and certain of the Fund’s expense ratios were lower than the averages. The Directors noted that the Morningstar no-load categories include funds of various asset sizes, some of which are significantly larger in assets than the Funds. The Directors found that each Fund’s total expense ratio to be within an acceptable range compared to the total expense ratios of other no- load funds within the Fund’s Morningstar category. The Directors concluded that the fees paid by the Funds are reasonable and appropriate.
The Directors reviewed the extent to which the fees to be paid under the Agreements by each Fund may be affected by an increase in the Fund’s assets, which included reviewing each Fund’s current and historical assets and the likelihood and magnitude of future increases in the Fund’s assets. The Directors agreed that it is appropriate that the Funds benefit from improved economies of scale as the Funds’ assets increase. However, the Directors concluded that given the amount of the Funds’ current assets and the likelihood and magnitude of future increases in the Funds’ assets, negotiating a graduated fee structure is unnecessary at this time since the fees to be paid under the current Agreements are reasonable and appropriate.
The Directors reviewed the expenses paid by SIA relating to the operations of the Funds, and SIA’s income with respect to the management of the Funds for the past two calendar years. The Directors concluded that the expenses paid were appropriate.
The Directors reviewed SIA’s investment advisory fee schedule for investment management services provided to other clients. The Directors compared the services provided to the Funds and other clients of SIA, and recognized that the Funds’ expenses are borne by SIA. The Directors concluded that the fees paid by the Funds in relation to the fees paid by other SIA clients were appropriate and reasonable. The Directors also concluded that SIA’s profit margin with respect to the management of the Funds was appropriate.
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The Directors discussed the extent to which SIA receives benefits from the relationship with the Funds such as soft dollar arrangements by which brokers provide research services to SIA as a result of brokerage generated by the Funds. The Board concluded that any benefits SIA receives from its relationship with the Funds are well within industry norms and are reflected in the amount of the fees paid by the Funds to SIA and are appropriate and reasonable.
Non-Advisory Services. The Directors considered the quality of non-advisory services which SIA provides to the Funds (and their shareholders) and the quality and depth of SIA’s non-investment personnel who provide such services. Directors concluded that the level of such services and the quality and depth of such personnel are consistent with industry standards.
Finally, the Directors considered the compliance staff and the regulatory history of SIA and the Funds, and concluded that both are consistent with industry standards.
Based on these conclusions, without any single conclusion being dispositive, the Directors determined that renewal of the Agreements was in the interest of each Fund and its shareholders.
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Item 2: | Code of Ethics. |
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and persons performing similar functions. The registrant has not made any amendment to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report which must be described herein pursuant to Item 2. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.
A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is available without charge upon request by calling the registrant at 612-332-3223 or 1-800-332-5580, or by mail at Sit Mutual Funds, 3300 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402.
Item 3: | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
The registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Edward M. Giles, Mr. Sidney L. Jones, Mr. Bruce C. Lueck, Mr. Donald W. Phillips, and Mr. Barry N. Winslow are audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee. Mr. Giles, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lueck, Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Winslow are independent for purposes of this item.
Item 4: | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
(a) | – (d) Aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the registrant’s principal accountant were as follows: |
Audit Fees (a) | Audit Related Fees (b) | Tax Fees (c) | Other Fees (d) | |||||||||||||
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 | 29,200 | 0 | 4,675 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 | 28,300 | 0 | 4,425 | 0 |
Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit-related fees include amounts reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements, and/or are traditionally performed by the auditor. Tax fees include amounts related to tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice.
(e) | (1) The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed for the registrant by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor’s independence. The audit committee also is required to pre-approve certain non-audit services performed by the registrant’s independent auditor for the registrant’s investment adviser and certain of the adviser’s affiliates if the services relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. Services to be provided by the auditor must receive general pre-approval or specific pre-approval by the audit committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require separate pre-approval by the audit committee. |
The audit committee may delegate pre-approval authority to the audit committee chairman. The chairman shall report any pre-approval decisions to the audit committee at its next scheduled meeting. The audit committee does not delegate its responsibility to pre-approve services performed by the independent auditor to management.
(2) | No services included in (b) – (d) were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
(f) | Not applicable. |
(g) | The aggregate fees billed for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, its investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $0 and $0 respectively. |
(h) | The registrant’s audit committee has determined that the provision of non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the |
investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is considered compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5: | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 6: | Schedule of Investments. |
The schedule of investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7: | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 8: | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investments Companies. |
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 9: | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 10: | Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders. |
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.
Item 11: | Controls and Procedures – |
(a) | Based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the Filing Date, the Registrant’s Chairman and Treasurer have determined that the Disclosure Controls and Procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by the filing Date, and that information required to be disclosed in the report is communicated to the Registrant’s management, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
(b) | There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, and there were no corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. |
Item 12: | Exhibits: |
(a) | The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR: |
(2) | A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) (certification required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002). |
(b) | Certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (certification required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002). |
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.
Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc.
By | (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Paul E. Rasmussen | ||
Paul E. Rasmussen | ||||
Vice President, Treasurer |
Date May 28, 2015
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By | (Signature and Title) | /s/ Paul E. Rasmussen | ||
Paul E. Rasmussen | ||||
Vice President, Treasurer |
Date May 28, 2015
By | (Signature and Title) | /s/ Roger J. Sit | ||
Roger J. Sit | ||||
Chairman |
Date May 28, 2015