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 811-5824
DOMINI SOCIAL TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
536 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10012
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Amy L. Domini
Domini Social Investments LLC
536 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, New York 10012
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: 212-217-1100
Date of Fiscal Year End: July 31
Date of Reporting Period: January 31, 2006
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
A copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 follows.
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Domini Social Index Trust
Domini European Social Equity Trust
each a series of
Domini Social Trust
Semi-Annual Report
January 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Domini Social Index Trust
Portfolio of Investments
January 31, 2006 (unaudited)
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 14.7% | ||||||||||||||||
American Greetings Corporation, Class A | 16,300 | $ | 332,683 | |||||||||||||
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | 14,231 | 1,391,080 | ||||||||||||||
Bandag, Inc. | 2,400 | 107,088 | ||||||||||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond (a) | 76,400 | 2,858,124 | ||||||||||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 105,200 | 5,329,432 | ||||||||||||||
Black & Decker Corp. | 20,200 | 1,743,260 | ||||||||||||||
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a) | 6,400 | 250,112 | ||||||||||||||
Centex Corporation | 32,600 | 2,327,314 | ||||||||||||||
Champion Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 20,200 | 276,942 | ||||||||||||||
Charming Shoppes, Inc. (a) | 24,400 | 296,704 | ||||||||||||||
Circuit City Stores, Inc. | 39,400 | 993,274 | ||||||||||||||
Claire's Stores, Inc. | 26,000 | 823,160 | ||||||||||||||
Comcast Corporation, Class A (a) | 556,058 | 15,469,534 | ||||||||||||||
Cooper Tire and Rubber Company | 17,400 | 260,826 | ||||||||||||||
Dana Corporation | 39,500 | 192,365 | ||||||||||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 33,100 | 1,345,846 | ||||||||||||||
DeVry, Inc. (a) | 15,000 | 344,850 | ||||||||||||||
Disney (Walt) Company (The) | 492,300 | 12,460,113 | ||||||||||||||
Dollar General Corporation | 81,551 | 1,378,212 | ||||||||||||||
Dow Jones & Company | 15,400 | 585,354 | ||||||||||||||
eBay Inc. (a) | 292,572 | 12,609,853 | ||||||||||||||
Emmis Communications Corporation, Class A (a) | 8,860 | 157,619 | ||||||||||||||
Family Dollar Stores Inc. | 40,500 | 969,975 | ||||||||||||||
Foot Locker, Inc. | 40,600 | 922,432 | ||||||||||||||
Gaiam, Inc. (a) | 2,200 | 31,350 | ||||||||||||||
Gap Inc. | 146,897 | 2,657,367 | ||||||||||||||
Genuine Parts Company | 44,700 | 1,901,091 | ||||||||||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 70,400 | 3,768,512 | ||||||||||||||
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 16,920 | 1,861,200 | ||||||||||||||
Hartmarx Corporation (a) | 8,500 | 72,420 | ||||||||||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 544,144 | 22,065,039 | ||||||||||||||
Horton (D.R.), Inc. | 70,133 | 2,617,364 | ||||||||||||||
Interface, Inc., Class A (a) | 11,400 | 107,160 | ||||||||||||||
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 49,400 | 3,420,456 | ||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||
KB Home | 20,300 | $ | 1,546,860 | |||||||||||||
Lee Enterprises, Inc. | 10,900 | 383,571 | ||||||||||||||
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated | 46,300 | 1,139,906 | ||||||||||||||
Limited Brands | 89,630 | 2,120,646 | ||||||||||||||
Liz Claiborne, Inc. | 28,000 | 972,160 | ||||||||||||||
Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 200,200 | 12,722,710 | ||||||||||||||
Mattel, Inc. | 103,985 | 1,715,753 | ||||||||||||||
Maytag Corporation | 18,700 | 322,014 | ||||||||||||||
McDonald's Corporation | 322,100 | 11,276,721 | ||||||||||||||
McGraw-Hill Companies | 96,400 | 4,920,256 | ||||||||||||||
Media General, Inc., Class A | 5,600 | 267,960 | ||||||||||||||
Men's Wearhouse, Inc. (a) | 13,050 | 445,919 | ||||||||||||||
Meredith Corporation | 10,200 | 558,552 | ||||||||||||||
Modine Manufacturing Company | 8,700 | 235,770 | ||||||||||||||
New York Times Company, Class A | 36,800 | 1,041,440 | ||||||||||||||
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 70,978 | 1,677,920 | ||||||||||||||
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 49,100 | 3,974,645 | ||||||||||||||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 55,800 | 2,327,976 | ||||||||||||||
Office Depot (a) | 79,400 | 2,632,110 | ||||||||||||||
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 46,000 | 3,762,340 | ||||||||||||||
Penney (J.C.) Company, Inc. | 59,500 | 3,320,100 | ||||||||||||||
Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack | 14,000 | 218,400 | ||||||||||||||
Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation | 9,300 | 336,009 | ||||||||||||||
Pixar (a) | 14,000 | 808,920 | ||||||||||||||
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 55,200 | 2,202,480 | ||||||||||||||
Radio One, Inc. (a) | 5,800 | 63,104 | ||||||||||||||
RadioShack Corporation | 33,700 | 748,140 | ||||||||||||||
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. | 15,800 | 452,038 | ||||||||||||||
Russell Corporation | 8,300 | 126,824 | ||||||||||||||
Scholastic Corporation (a) | 9,700 | 291,485 | ||||||||||||||
Scripps (E.W.) Company (The), Class A | 21,400 | 1,034,476 | ||||||||||||||
Snap-On Incorporated | 15,050 | 603,957 | ||||||||||||||
Spartan Motors, Inc. | 3,100 | 32,922 | ||||||||||||||
Stanley Works | 18,200 | 892,528 |
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Domini Social Index Trust / Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
January 31, 2006 (unaudited)
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||
Staples, Inc. | 186,784 | $ | 4,428,649 | |||||||||||||
Starbucks Corporation (a) | 196,514 | 6,229,494 | ||||||||||||||
Stride Rite Corporation | 10,800 | 156,276 | ||||||||||||||
Target Corporation | 225,000 | 12,318,750 | ||||||||||||||
Tiffany & Co. | 36,100 | 1,360,970 | ||||||||||||||
Timberland Company (The) (a) | 13,400 | 468,464 | ||||||||||||||
Time Warner, Inc. | 1,194,520 | 20,939,936 | ||||||||||||||
TJX Companies, Inc. | 118,600 | 3,027,858 | ||||||||||||||
Tribune Company | 66,756 | 1,936,592 | ||||||||||||||
Tupperware Corporation | 12,400 | 275,280 | ||||||||||||||
Univision Communications, Inc., Class A (a) | 57,200 | 1,821,248 | ||||||||||||||
Valassis Communications Inc. (a) | 12,300 | 343,170 | ||||||||||||||
Value Line, Inc. | 900 | 31,275 | ||||||||||||||
Visteon Corporation | 34,000 | 178,500 | ||||||||||||||
Washington Post Company, Class B | 1,500 | 1,144,469 | ||||||||||||||
Wendy's International, Inc. | 30,100 | 1,774,394 | ||||||||||||||
Whirlpool Corporation | 17,500 | 1,411,899 | ||||||||||||||
224,951,947 | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer Staples 11.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Alberto-Culver Company, Class B | 19,750 | 874,925 | ||||||||||||||
Albertson's, Inc. | 93,400 | 2,349,010 | ||||||||||||||
Avon Products, Inc. | 117,000 | 3,313,440 | ||||||||||||||
Campbell Soup Company | 48,500 | 1,451,605 | ||||||||||||||
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. | 10,800 | 195,588 | ||||||||||||||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 15,600 | 574,080 | ||||||||||||||
Clorox Company | 38,400 | 2,298,240 | ||||||||||||||
Coca-Cola Company | 530,400 | 21,947,952 | ||||||||||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Company | 132,500 | 7,272,925 | ||||||||||||||
Costco Wholesale Corporation | 121,230 | 6,048,165 | ||||||||||||||
CVS Corporation | 209,700 | 5,821,272 | ||||||||||||||
Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. (The), Class A | 27,200 | 991,984 | ||||||||||||||
General Mills Incorporated | 91,400 | 4,442,954 | ||||||||||||||
Consumer Staples (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||
Green Mountain Coffee, Inc. (a) | 1,800 | $ | 68,940 | |||||||||||||
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (a) | 8,700 | 202,797 | ||||||||||||||
Heinz (H.J.) Company | 86,200 | 2,925,628 | ||||||||||||||
Hershey Foods Corporation | 46,600 | 2,385,920 | ||||||||||||||
Kellogg Company | 66,100 | 2,835,690 | ||||||||||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 120,264 | 6,869,480 | ||||||||||||||
Kroger Company (a) | 185,700 | 3,416,880 | ||||||||||||||
Longs Drug Stores Corporation | 6,200 | 216,938 | ||||||||||||||
McCormick & Company, Inc. | 34,900 | 1,054,329 | ||||||||||||||
Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. | 3,990 | 70,463 | ||||||||||||||
PepsiAmericas, Inc. | 16,400 | 401,636 | ||||||||||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 425,070 | 24,305,503 | ||||||||||||||
Procter & Gamble Company | 859,516 | 50,909,133 | ||||||||||||||
Safeway Inc. | 115,700 | 2,712,008 | ||||||||||||||
Smucker (J.M.) Company | 15,105 | 657,068 | ||||||||||||||
SUPERVALU, Inc. | 35,800 | 1,143,094 | ||||||||||||||
Sysco Corporation | 159,700 | 4,899,596 | ||||||||||||||
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | 6,638 | 192,834 | ||||||||||||||
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a) | 10,000 | 323,300 | ||||||||||||||
Walgreen Company | 259,000 | 11,209,520 | ||||||||||||||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | 35,200 | 2,600,224 | ||||||||||||||
Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (a) | 6,550 | 79,189 | ||||||||||||||
Wrigley (Wm.) Jr. Company | 45,900 | 2,935,763 | ||||||||||||||
179,998,073 | ||||||||||||||||
Energy 3.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | 60,685 | 6,543,057 | ||||||||||||||
Apache Corporation | 84,824 | 6,406,757 | ||||||||||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp | 75,700 | 2,652,528 | ||||||||||||||
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) | 28,400 | 1,374,276 | ||||||||||||||
Devon Energy Corporation | 113,644 | 7,751,657 | ||||||||||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 62,200 | 5,258,388 | ||||||||||||||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 13,000 | 1,018,680 |
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Domini Social Index Trust / Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
January 31, 2006 (unaudited)
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||||||||
Energy (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 27,100 | $ | 2,608,375 | |||||||||||||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a) | 44,900 | 3,415,543 | ||||||||||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 45,000 | 2,082,600 | ||||||||||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Company | 32,700 | 1,736,370 | ||||||||||||||
Rowan Companies, Inc. | 28,700 | 1,286,621 | ||||||||||||||
Smith International | 51,600 | 2,322,000 | ||||||||||||||
Sunoco, Inc. | 34,800 | 3,312,960 | ||||||||||||||
Williams Companies, Inc. | 146,800 | 3,499,712 | ||||||||||||||
XTO Energy Inc. | 93,100 | 4,569,348 | ||||||||||||||
55,838,872 | ||||||||||||||||
Financials 21.2% | ||||||||||||||||
AFLAC, Inc. | 128,800 | 6,047,160 | ||||||||||||||
Allied Capital Corporation | 34,600 | 986,446 | ||||||||||||||
AMBAC Financial Group, Inc. | 27,000 | 2,073,870 | ||||||||||||||
American Express Company | 318,000 | 16,679,100 | ||||||||||||||
AmSouth Bancorporation | 88,900 | 2,454,529 | ||||||||||||||
BB&T Corporation | 139,500 | 5,446,080 | ||||||||||||||
Capital One Financial Corporation | 77,100 | 6,422,430 | ||||||||||||||
Cathay General Bancorp | 12,790 | 456,731 | ||||||||||||||
Chittenden Corporation | 11,920 | 338,170 | ||||||||||||||
Chubb Corporation | 51,500 | 4,859,025 | ||||||||||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 45,017 | 2,050,074 | ||||||||||||||
Comerica Incorporated | 42,500 | 2,357,475 | ||||||||||||||
Edwards (A.G.), Inc. | 19,187 | 912,726 | ||||||||||||||
Equity Office Properties Trust | 104,600 | 3,328,372 | ||||||||||||||
Fannie Mae | 247,865 | 14,361,298 | ||||||||||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 142,911 | 5,369,166 | ||||||||||||||
First Horizon National Corporation | 32,800 | 1,242,136 | ||||||||||||||
FirstFed Financial Corp. (a) | 4,500 | 282,150 | ||||||||||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 38,100 | 3,752,850 | ||||||||||||||
Freddie Mac | 176,800 | 11,997,648 | ||||||||||||||
General Growth Properties | 61,434 | 3,169,994 | ||||||||||||||
Golden West Financial | 65,500 | 4,625,610 | ||||||||||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group (The) | 77,300 | 6,356,379 | ||||||||||||||
Heartland Financial USA, Inc. | 3,000 | 64,860 | ||||||||||||||
Janus Capital Group Inc. | 54,226 | 1,132,781 | ||||||||||||||
Financials (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||
Jefferson-Pilot Corporation | 34,025 | $ | 1,984,678 | |||||||||||||
KeyCorp | 104,600 | 3,701,794 | ||||||||||||||
Lincoln National Corporation | 44,600 | 2,432,038 | ||||||||||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 20,400 | 2,209,320 | ||||||||||||||
Maguire Properties Inc. | 7,900 | 267,020 | ||||||||||||||
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 140,100 | 4,257,639 | ||||||||||||||
MBIA, Inc. | 34,500 | 2,123,820 | ||||||||||||||
Medallion Financial Corp. | 4,300 | 49,149 | ||||||||||||||
Mellon Financial Corporation | 107,300 | 3,784,471 | ||||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | 235,392 | 17,670,877 | ||||||||||||||
MGIC Investment Corporation | 23,100 | 1,524,831 | ||||||||||||||
Moody's Corporation | 63,200 | 4,001,824 | ||||||||||||||
Morgan (J.P.) Chase & Co. | 896,992 | 35,655,432 | ||||||||||||||
National City Corporation | 140,500 | 4,802,290 | ||||||||||||||
Northern Trust Corporation | 47,800 | 2,495,638 | ||||||||||||||
PNC Financial Services Group | 75,000 | 4,864,500 | ||||||||||||||
Popular Inc. | 69,896 | 1,419,588 | ||||||||||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 72,100 | 3,400,236 | ||||||||||||||
Progressive Corporation (The) | 50,800 | 5,336,032 | ||||||||||||||
Regions Financial Corp. (New) | 117,700 | 3,905,286 | ||||||||||||||
SAFECO Corporation | 32,200 | 1,682,450 | ||||||||||||||
Schwab (Charles) Corporation | 263,400 | 3,895,686 | ||||||||||||||
SLM Corporation | 107,500 | 6,015,700 | ||||||||||||||
Sovereign Bancorp | 91,000 | 1,983,800 | ||||||||||||||
St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. (The) | 177,164 | 8,039,702 | ||||||||||||||
State Street Corporation | 83,600 | 5,054,456 | ||||||||||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 92,400 | 6,601,980 | ||||||||||||||
Synovus Financial Corporation | 81,150 | 2,245,421 | ||||||||||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 33,100 | 2,529,833 | ||||||||||||||
TradeStation Group, Inc. (a) | 5,100 | 90,219 | ||||||||||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 465,021 | 13,908,778 |
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Domini Social Index Trust / Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
January 31, 2006 (unaudited)
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||||||||
Financials (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||
UnumProvident Corporation | 75,800 | $ | 1,541,014 | |||||||||||||
Wachovia Corporation | 398,043 | 21,824,698 | ||||||||||||||
Wainwright Bank & Trust Co. | 2,625 | 27,038 | ||||||||||||||
Washington Mutual, Inc. | 252,442 | 10,683,345 | ||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo & Company | 428,606 | 26,727,870 | ||||||||||||||
Wesco Financial Corporation | 400 | 155,017 | ||||||||||||||
325,660,530 | ||||||||||||||||
Health Care 13.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Affymetrix Inc (a) | 16,700 | 637,606 | ||||||||||||||
Allergan, Inc. | 33,905 | 3,946,542 | ||||||||||||||
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 316,153 | 23,044,392 | ||||||||||||||
Bard (C.R.), Inc. | 27,000 | 1,712,340 | ||||||||||||||
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated | 13,600 | 918,680 | ||||||||||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 159,400 | 5,873,890 | ||||||||||||||
Becton Dickinson and Company | 64,800 | 4,199,040 | ||||||||||||||
Biogen Idec Inc. (a) | 86,950 | 3,891,013 | ||||||||||||||
Biomet, Inc. | 64,100 | 2,423,621 | ||||||||||||||
Boston Scientific Corporation (a) | 151,400 | 3,311,118 | ||||||||||||||
CIGNA Corporation | 32,100 | 3,903,360 | ||||||||||||||
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (a) | 3,800 | 75,088 | ||||||||||||||
Dionex Corporation (a) | 5,600 | 296,968 | ||||||||||||||
Fisher Scientific International (a) | 31,800 | 2,126,466 | ||||||||||||||
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) | 86,700 | 4,012,476 | ||||||||||||||
Genzyme Corporation (a) | 66,500 | 4,717,510 | ||||||||||||||
Guidant Corporation | 85,438 | 6,288,237 | ||||||||||||||
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. | 15,500 | 762,910 | ||||||||||||||
Humana, Inc. (a) | 41,900 | 2,336,763 | ||||||||||||||
IMS Health, Inc. | 59,613 | 1,466,480 | ||||||||||||||
Invacare Corporation | 7,700 | 266,343 | ||||||||||||||
Invitrogen Corporation (a) | 13,300 | 916,104 | ||||||||||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 762,780 | 43,890,361 | ||||||||||||||
King Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a) | 63,500 | 1,190,625 | ||||||||||||||
Manor Care, Inc. | 19,800 | 774,180 | ||||||||||||||
McKesson HBOC, Inc. | 79,120 | 4,193,360 | ||||||||||||||
Health Care (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||
MedImmune, Inc. (a) | 63,400 | $ | 2,163,208 | |||||||||||||
Medtronic, Inc. | 309,800 | 17,494,406 | ||||||||||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 560,200 | 19,326,900 | ||||||||||||||
Millipore Corporation (a) | 13,700 | 942,286 | ||||||||||||||
Molina Healthcare Inc. (a) | 5,300 | 140,238 | ||||||||||||||
Mylan Laboratories, Inc. | 55,975 | 1,102,708 | ||||||||||||||
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | 42,700 | 2,110,661 | ||||||||||||||
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) | 94,300 | 4,632,959 | ||||||||||||||
Stryker Corporation | 75,100 | 3,747,490 | ||||||||||||||
Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. (a) | 2,600 | 26,260 | ||||||||||||||
Thermo Electron Corporation (a) | 41,800 | 1,406,152 | ||||||||||||||
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | 349,434 | 20,763,368 | ||||||||||||||
Waters Corporation (a) | 28,000 | 1,174,600 | ||||||||||||||
Watson Pharmaceuticals (a) | 26,300 | 870,267 | ||||||||||||||
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a) | 63,600 | 4,385,219 | ||||||||||||||
207,462,195 | ||||||||||||||||
Industrials 6.6% | ||||||||||||||||
3M Company | 194,600 | 14,157,150 | ||||||||||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) | 6,900 | 220,317 | ||||||||||||||
American Power Conversion | 43,400 | 1,028,580 | ||||||||||||||
AMR Corporation (a) | 35,200 | 799,040 | ||||||||||||||
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | 7,400 | 136,604 | ||||||||||||||
Avery Dennison Corporation | 28,300 | 1,690,642 | ||||||||||||||
Baldor Electric Company | 6,000 | 179,280 | ||||||||||||||
Banta Corporation | 6,550 | 334,836 | ||||||||||||||
Brady Corporation, Class A | 12,000 | 477,240 | ||||||||||||||
CLARCOR, Inc. | 12,900 | 439,632 | ||||||||||||||
Cooper Industries, Inc., Class A | 23,300 | 1,902,445 | ||||||||||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 12,200 | 1,187,060 | ||||||||||||||
Deere & Company | 61,900 | 4,441,944 | ||||||||||||||
Deluxe Corporation | 13,100 | 350,818 | ||||||||||||||
Donaldson Company, Inc. | 16,900 | 583,895 | ||||||||||||||
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Company | 56,000 | 1,825,600 | ||||||||||||||
Emerson Electric Company | 105,000 | 8,132,250 |
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Domini Social Index Trust / Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
January 31, 2006 (unaudited)
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||||||||
Industrials (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||
Fastenal Company | 32,400 | $ | 1,236,060 | |||||||||||||
FedEx Corporation | 77,500 | 7,839,125 | ||||||||||||||
GATX Corporation | 12,600 | 500,346 | ||||||||||||||
Graco, Inc. | 17,952 | 721,311 | ||||||||||||||
Grainger (W.W.), Inc. | 19,800 | 1,404,414 | ||||||||||||||
Granite Construction Incorporated | 7,725 | 312,708 | ||||||||||||||
Herman Miller, Inc. | 17,300 | 524,190 | ||||||||||||||
HNI Corporation | 14,100 | 813,570 | ||||||||||||||
Hubbell Incorporated, Class B | 15,060 | 676,947 | ||||||||||||||
Ikon Office Solutions | 32,800 | 387,696 | ||||||||||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 52,700 | 4,442,083 | ||||||||||||||
JetBlue Airways Corporation (a) | 38,550 | 502,692 | ||||||||||||||
Kadant Inc. (a) | 3,700 | 71,188 | ||||||||||||||
Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. (a) | 18,900 | 491,022 | ||||||||||||||
Kelly Services, Inc. | 5,075 | 135,909 | ||||||||||||||
Lawson Products, Inc. | 400 | 16,896 | ||||||||||||||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 11,000 | 489,610 | ||||||||||||||
Masco Corporation | 109,300 | 3,240,745 | ||||||||||||||
Milacron, Inc. (a) | 12,633 | 17,181 | ||||||||||||||
Monster Worldwide (a) | 31,200 | 1,330,992 | ||||||||||||||
Nordson Corporation | 8,000 | 363,360 | ||||||||||||||
Norfolk Southern Corporation | 104,200 | 5,193,328 | ||||||||||||||
Pall Corp. | 31,100 | 895,680 | ||||||||||||||
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 58,200 | 2,487,468 | ||||||||||||||
Robert Half International, Inc. | 44,300 | 1,618,279 | ||||||||||||||
Ryder System, Inc. | 15,800 | 706,260 | ||||||||||||||
Smith (A.O.) Corporation | 5,200 | 224,068 | ||||||||||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 179,662 | 2,957,237 | ||||||||||||||
SPX Corporation | 17,230 | 822,043 | ||||||||||||||
Standard Register Company | 4,700 | 85,305 | ||||||||||||||
Steelcase, Inc. | 13,300 | 224,105 | ||||||||||||||
Tennant Company | 2,300 | 124,660 | ||||||||||||||
Thomas & Betts Corporation (a) | 12,800 | 571,520 | ||||||||||||||
Toro Company | 10,800 | 477,468 | ||||||||||||||
Trex Company, Inc. (a) | 3,700 | 92,426 | ||||||||||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 282,633 | 21,172,038 | ||||||||||||||
YRC Worldwide Inc. (a) | 14,780 | 736,635 | ||||||||||||||
101,793,898 | ||||||||||||||||
Information Technology 20.3% | ||||||||||||||||
3Com Corporation (a) | 103,000 | $ | 470,710 | |||||||||||||
Adaptec, Inc. (a) | 27,400 | 149,056 | ||||||||||||||
ADC Telecommunications (a) | 30,028 | 761,510 | ||||||||||||||
Adobe Systems Incorporated | 154,800 | 6,148,656 | ||||||||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) | 103,500 | 4,332,510 | ||||||||||||||
Advent Software, Inc. (a) | 4,200 | 110,292 | ||||||||||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 93,900 | 3,734,403 | ||||||||||||||
Andrew Corporation (a) | 43,800 | 568,086 | ||||||||||||||
Apple Computer, Inc. (a) | 215,800 | 16,295,058 | ||||||||||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 414,700 | 7,900,035 | ||||||||||||||
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a) | 31,000 | 1,065,160 | ||||||||||||||
Autodesk, Inc. | 59,800 | 2,427,282 | ||||||||||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 148,474 | 6,523,948 | ||||||||||||||
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | 55,400 | 1,224,340 | ||||||||||||||
CDW Corporation | 16,500 | 924,000 | ||||||||||||||
Ceridian Corporation (a) | 38,300 | 945,244 | ||||||||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,574,414 | 29,236,868 | ||||||||||||||
Coherent, Inc. (a) | 7,700 | 238,392 | ||||||||||||||
Compuware Corporation (a) | 98,800 | 814,112 | ||||||||||||||
Convergys Corp. (a) | 35,500 | 610,600 | ||||||||||||||
Dell Inc. (a) | 602,786 | 17,667,658 | ||||||||||||||
Electronic Arts Inc. (a) | 76,800 | 4,191,744 | ||||||||||||||
Electronic Data Systems Corporation | 134,300 | 3,383,017 | ||||||||||||||
EMC Corporation (a) | 611,200 | 8,190,080 | ||||||||||||||
Entegris, Inc. (a) | 20,000 | 210,000 | ||||||||||||||
Gerber Scientific, Inc. (a) | 5,700 | 63,384 | ||||||||||||||
Hewlett-Packard Company | 733,910 | 22,883,314 | ||||||||||||||
Imation Corporation | 9,100 | 412,503 | ||||||||||||||
Intel Corporation | 1,545,555 | 32,873,955 | ||||||||||||||
Lexmark International Group, Inc. (a) | 30,300 | 1,471,671 | ||||||||||||||
LSI Logic Corporation (a) | 102,300 | 936,045 | ||||||||||||||
Lucent Technologies, Inc. (a) | 1,144,492 | 3,021,459 | ||||||||||||||
Merix Corporation (a) | 3,750 | 30,563 |
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Domini Social Index Trust / Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
January 31, 2006 (unaudited)
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
Information Technology (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 159,100 | $ | 2,335,588 | |||||||||||||||||||
Microsoft Corporation | 2,346,030 | 66,040,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Molex Incorporated | 36,946 | 1,117,617 | ||||||||||||||||||||
National Semiconductor Corporation | 87,700 | 2,474,017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Novell, Inc. (a) | 100,000 | 974,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) | 34,300 | 972,405 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Palm Inc. (a) | 11,604 | 458,126 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Paychex, Inc. | 85,900 | 3,122,465 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Plantronics Inc. | 11,000 | 385,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Polycom Inc. (a) | 24,300 | 470,934 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Qualcomm, Inc. | 421,200 | 20,200,752 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Red Hat, Inc. (a) | 40,700 | 1,178,265 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | 17,500 | 718,375 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sapient Corporation (a) | 15,500 | 102,300 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. | 39,000 | 1,667,640 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Solectron Corporation (a) | 235,200 | 898,464 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) | 876,300 | 3,943,350 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Symantec Corporation (a) | 278,400 | 5,116,992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tektronix, Inc. | 22,100 | 651,950 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tellabs, Inc. (a) | 113,700 | 1,454,223 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 414,178 | 12,106,422 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Xerox Corporation (a) | 246,200 | 3,523,121 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 88,900 | 2,503,423 | ||||||||||||||||||||
312,231,829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Materials 1.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 56,800 | 3,503,992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Airgas, Inc. | 17,800 | 690,284 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aleris International, Inc. (a) | 7,900 | 328,798 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bemis Company, Inc. | 28,000 | 854,560 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cabot Corporation | 16,300 | 639,286 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Calgon Carbon Corporation | 10,100 | 73,326 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Caraustar Industries, Inc. (a) | 7,200 | 78,336 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a) | 43,200 | 808,272 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 46,800 | 1,675,908 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Engelhard Corporation | 31,400 | 1,265,420 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fuller (H.B.) Company | 7,300 | 275,867 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lubrizol Corporation | 18,100 | 827,894 | ||||||||||||||||||||
MeadWestvaco Corp. | 45,812 | 1,222,722 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Materials (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | 5,300 | $ | 296,111 | |||||||||||||||||||
Nucor Corporation | 40,100 | 3,377,623 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Praxair, Inc. | 82,900 | 4,367,172 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rock-Tenn Company, Class A | 9,000 | 125,820 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rohm & Haas Company | 36,587 | 1,862,278 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Class A | 5,800 | 193,952 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sealed Air Corporation (a) | 21,000 | 1,160,670 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation | 17,000 | 1,102,960 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sonoco Products Company | 25,645 | 794,226 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Valspar Corporation | 26,200 | 713,164 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corporation | 10,500 | 133,875 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wellman, Inc. | 4,400 | 31,240 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Worthington Industries, Inc. | 17,100 | 352,773 | ||||||||||||||||||||
26,756,529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Telecommunication Services 5.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
AT&T Inc. | 1,001,167 | 25,980,284 | ||||||||||||||||||||
BellSouth Corporation | 469,300 | 13,501,761 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Citizens Communications Company | 86,767 | 1,064,631 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sprint Nextel Corporation | 756,800 | 17,323,152 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. | 26,000 | 931,580 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Verizon Communications | 748,622 | 23,701,372 | ||||||||||||||||||||
82,502,780 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Utilities 0.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
AGL Resources, Inc. | 20,600 | 737,068 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cascade Natural Gas Corporation | 2,900 | 58,406 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cleco Corporation | 12,200 | 267,546 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Energen Corporation | 19,400 | 756,988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Equitable Resources, Inc. | 30,700 | 1,132,830 | ||||||||||||||||||||
IDACORP, Inc. | 11,300 | 357,758 | ||||||||||||||||||||
KeySpan Corporation | 44,800 | 1,609,216 | ||||||||||||||||||||
MGE Energy, Inc. | 4,400 | 151,844 |
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Domini Social Index Trust / Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
January 31, 2006 (unaudited)
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||||||||||
Utilities (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||
National Fuel Gas Company | 21,800 | $ | 717,220 | |||||||||||||
NICOR, Inc. | 11,400 | 466,260 | ||||||||||||||
NiSource, Inc. | 71,347 | 1,464,754 | ||||||||||||||
Northwest Natural Gas Company | 6,500 | 231,335 | ||||||||||||||
OGE Energy Corporation | 24,200 | 657,030 | ||||||||||||||
Peoples Energy Corporation | 9,400 | 349,868 | ||||||||||||||
Pepco Holdings, Inc. | 49,500 | 1,138,995 | ||||||||||||||
Questar Corporation | 22,000 | 1,792,560 | ||||||||||||||
Southern Union Company (a) | 25,521 | 643,129 | ||||||||||||||
WGL Holdings | 12,600 | 392,868 | ||||||||||||||
12,925,675 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Investments — 99.6% | ||||||||||||||||
(Cost $1,223,232,958)(b) | 1,530,122,328 | |||||||||||||||
Other Assets, less liabilities — 0.4% | 6,183,253 | |||||||||||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 1,536,305,581 |
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,332,211,911. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $424,058,756 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $226,148,339, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $197,910,417.
Copyright in the Domini 400 Social IndexSM is owned by KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., and the Index is reproduced here by permission. No portion of the Index may be reproduced or distributed by any means or in any medium without the express written consent of the copyright owner.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Domini Social Index Trust
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
January 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
ASSETS: | |||||||||
Investments at value (Cost $1,223,232,958) | $ | 1,530,122,328 | |||||||
Cash | 2,002,275 | ||||||||
Receivable for securities sold | 3,064,025 | ||||||||
Dividends receivable | 2,172,009 | ||||||||
Total assets | 1,537,360,637 | ||||||||
LIABILITIES: | |||||||||
Payable for securities purchased | 718,342 | ||||||||
Management fee payable (Note 2) | 262,887 | ||||||||
Other accrued expenses | 73,827 | ||||||||
Total liabilities | 1,055,056 | ||||||||
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO INVESTORS' BENEFICIAL INTERESTS | $ | 1,536,305,581 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Domini Social Index Trust
Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended January 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends | $ | 13,063,934 | ||||||||||||||
EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||
Management fee (Note 2) | $ | 1,555,270 | ||||||||||||||
Custody fees (Note 3) | 80,665 | |||||||||||||||
Professional fees | 13,980 | |||||||||||||||
Trustees fees | 29,162 | |||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous | 4,870 | |||||||||||||||
Total expenses | 1,683,947 | |||||||||||||||
Fees paid indirectly (Note 3) | (50,478 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net expenses | 1,633,469 | |||||||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 11,430,465 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized loss on investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales | $ | 229,688,347 | ||||||||||||||
Cost of securities sold | (253,474,723 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized loss on investments | (23,786,376 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net changes in unrealized appreciation of investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | $ | 243,472,010 | ||||||||||||||
End of period | 306,889,370 | |||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | 63,417,360 | |||||||||||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 51,061,449 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Domini Social Index Trust
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Six Months Ended January 31, 2006 | Year Ended July 31, 2005 | |||||||||||||||
(UNAUDITED) | ||||||||||||||||
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
From Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $11,430,465 | $30,432,256 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized loss on investments | (23,786,376) | (44,227,615) | ||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments | 63,417,360 | 185,523,361 | ||||||||||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 51,061,449 | 171,728,002 | ||||||||||||||
Transactions in Investors' Beneficial Interest: | ||||||||||||||||
Additions | 143,616,049 | 238,673,782 | ||||||||||||||
Reductions | (270,340,480) | (325,346,892) | ||||||||||||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Transactions in Investors' Beneficial Interests | (126,724,431) | (86,673,110) | ||||||||||||||
Total Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets | (75,662,982) | 85,054,892 | ||||||||||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 1,611,968,563 | 1,526,913,671 | ||||||||||||||
End of period | $1,536,305,581 | $1,611,968,563 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Domini Social Index Trust
Financial Highlights
Six Months Ended January 31, 2006 (Unaudited) | Year Ended July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets (in millions) | $1,536 | $1,612 | $1,527 | $1,318 | $1,239 | $1,729 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total return | 3.50% | 11.48% | 12.01% | 12.13% | (22.71)% | (17.28)% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (annualized) | 1.47% | 1.92% | 1.25% | 1.32% | 1.02% | 0.78% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (annualized) | 0.21 | %(2) | 0.22 | %(2) | 0.24 | %(2) | 0.23 | %(1)(2) | 0.22 | %(2) | 0.22 | %(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 7% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 13% | 19% |
(1)
Reflects an expense reimbursement and fee waiver by the Manager of 0.01% for the year ended July 31, 2003. Had the Manager not waived its fee and reimbursed expenses, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 0.24% for the year ended July 31, 2003.
(2)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes indirectly paid expenses. Excluding indirectly paid expenses, the expense ratios would have been 0.22%, 0.23%, 0.24%, 0.23%, 0.22%, and 0.21% for the six months ended January 31, 2006, and for the years ended July 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001, respectively.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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DOMINI SOCIAL INDEX TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JANUARY 31, 2006 (UNAUDITED)
1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Domini Social Index Trust (the "Portfolio") is a series of Domini Social Trust (formerly Domini Social Index Portfolio) (the "Trust") which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, open-end management investment company and was organized as a trust under the laws of the State of New York on June 7, 1989. The Portfolio intends to correlate its investment portfolio as closely as is practicable with the Domini 400 Social Index,SM which is a common stock index developed and maintained by KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of beneficial interests in the Portfolio. The Portfolio commenced operations effective on August 10, 1990, and began investment operations on June 3, 1991. The Domini European Social Equity Trust, another series of the Trust, commenced operations on October 3, 2005.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of the Portfolio's significant accounting policies.
(A) Valuation of Investments. The Portfolio values securities listed or traded on national securities exchanges at the last sale price or, if there have been no sales that day, at the mean of the current bid and ask price that represents the current value of the security. Securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (NOCP). If an NOCP is not available for a security listed on the NASDAQ National Market System, the security will be valued at the last sale price or, if there have been no sales that day, at the mean of the current bid and ask price. Portfolio securities for which there are no such quotations or valuations are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Portfolio's Board of Trustees.
(B) Dividend Income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
(C) Federal Taxes. The Portfolio will be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is therefore not subject to U.S. federal income tax. As such, each investor in the Portfolio will be taxed on its
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share of the Portfolio's ordinary income and capital gains. It is intended that the Portfolio will be managed in such a way that an investor will be able to satisfy the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies.
(D) Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses are determined on the basis of identified cost.
2. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
(A) Manager. Domini Social Investments LLC (Domini) is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The services provided by Domini consist of investment supervisory services, overall operational support, and administrative services. The administrative services include the provision of general office facilities and supervising the overall administration of the Portfolio. For its services under the Management Agreement, Domini receives from the Portfolio a fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate equal to 0.20% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets.
(B) Submanager. SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA) provides investment submanagement services to the Portfolio on a day-to-day basis pursuant to a Submanagement Agreement with Domini. SSgA does not determine the composition of the Domini 400 Social Index.SM The Index's composition is determined by KLD Research & Analytics, Inc.
3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
For the six months ended January 31, 2006, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, aggregated $112,254,457 and $229,688,347, respectively. For the six months ended January 31, 2006, custody fees of the Portfolio were reduced by $50,478, which was compensation for uninvested cash left on deposit with the custodian.
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Domini European Social Equity Trust
Portfolio of Investments
January 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Country/ Security | Industry | Shares | Value | |||||||||||||||
AUSTRIA – 1.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
OMV AG | Energy | 3,723 | $ | 262,887 | ||||||||||||||
262,887 | ||||||||||||||||||
BELGIUM – 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
Fortis | Diversified Financials | 5,829 | 202,648 | |||||||||||||||
202,648 | ||||||||||||||||||
DENMARK – 2.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
A/S Dampskibsselskabet Torm A/S | Energy | 6,273 | 308,195 | |||||||||||||||
Danske Bank A/S | Banks | 7,456 | 261,698 | |||||||||||||||
569,893 | ||||||||||||||||||
FINLAND – 5.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
Kesko Oyj | Food & Staples Retailing | 5,865 | 173,774 | |||||||||||||||
Nokia Oyj | Technology Hardware & Equipment | 34,035 | 621,997 | |||||||||||||||
Sampo Oyj | Insurance | 10,236 | 199,370 | |||||||||||||||
TietoEnator Oyj | Software & Services | 3,860 | 149,990 | |||||||||||||||
Uponor Oyj | Capital Goods | 4,406 | 108,716 | |||||||||||||||
1,253,847 | ||||||||||||||||||
FRANCE – 12.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
Assurances Generales de France | Insurance | 2,203 | 227,919 | |||||||||||||||
BNP Paribas | Banks | 8,046 | 717,137 | |||||||||||||||
Ciments Francais SA | Materials | 1,252 | 174,075 | |||||||||||||||
CNP Assurances | Insurance | 3,342 | 290,161 | |||||||||||||||
Natexis Banques Populaires | Banks | 899 | 168,224 | |||||||||||||||
Neopost SA | Technology Hardware & Equipment | 1,018 | 102,292 | |||||||||||||||
Sanofi-Aventis | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 5,101 | 467,639 | |||||||||||||||
Societe Generale | Banks | 4,227 | 557,940 | |||||||||||||||
Vivendi Universal SA | Media | 8,161 | 255,477 | |||||||||||||||
2,960,864 | ||||||||||||||||||
GERMANY – 11.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
Adidas-Salomon AG | Consumer Durables & Apparel | 748 | 156,318 | |||||||||||||||
Allianz AG | Insurance | 3,298 | 531,232 | |||||||||||||||
Celesio AG | Health Care Equipment & Services | 1,942 | 181,697 | |||||||||||||||
Continental AG | Automobiles & Components | 2,030 | 197,449 | |||||||||||||||
Deutsche Post AG | Transportation | 3,312 | 93,264 | |||||||||||||||
Douglas Holding AG | Retailing | 6,580 | 291,958 | |||||||||||||||
Fresenius AG | Health Care Equipment & Services | 3,130 | 471,294 | |||||||||||||||
Linde AG | Materials | 2,921 | 237,505 | |||||||||||||||
Merck KGaA | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 3,495 | 374,908 | |||||||||||||||
Schering AG | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 3,611 | 246,866 | |||||||||||||||
2,782,491 | ||||||||||||||||||
IRELAND – 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
Bank of Ireland | Banks | 11,100 | 190,320 | |||||||||||||||
Depfa Bank plc | Banks | 1,217 | 20,822 | |||||||||||||||
211,142 |
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Domini European Social Equity Trust / Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
January 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Country/ Security | Industry | Shares | Value | |||||||||||||||
ITALY – 3.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
Banche Popolari Unite Scpa (a) | Banks | 8,095 | $ | 189,714 | ||||||||||||||
Fiat S.p.A. (a) | Automobiles & Components | 40,237 | 394,299 | |||||||||||||||
Italcementi S.p.A. | Materials | 3,484 | 66,378 | |||||||||||||||
Seat Pagine Gialle S.p.A (a) | Media | 511,383 | 266,397 | |||||||||||||||
916,788 | ||||||||||||||||||
LUXEMBOURG – 3.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
Arcelor | Materials | 21,208 | 744,258 | |||||||||||||||
744,258 | ||||||||||||||||||
NETHERLANDS – 11.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
ABN AMRO Holding NV | Banks | 12,368 | 343,172 | |||||||||||||||
Aegon N.V. | Insurance | 34,961 | 564,627 | |||||||||||||||
ING Groep N.V. | Diversified Financials | 13,221 | 471,514 | |||||||||||||||
Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV | Telecommunication Services | 51,392 | 496,122 | |||||||||||||||
Oce N.V. | Technology Hardware & Equipment | 6,095 | 107,465 | |||||||||||||||
Unilever NV | Food Beverage & Tobacco | 10,115 | 709,323 | |||||||||||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV | Media | 2,806 | 62,081 | |||||||||||||||
2,754,304 | ||||||||||||||||||
NORWAY – 6.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
DNB Nor ASA | Banks | 14,750 | 165,057 | |||||||||||||||
Hafslund ASA | Utilities | 1,907 | 23,918 | |||||||||||||||
Norsk Hydro ASA | Energy | 293 | 35,934 | |||||||||||||||
Orkla ASA | Food Beverage & Tobacco | 7,004 | 278,790 | |||||||||||||||
Statoil ASA | Energy | 31,324 | 861,021 | |||||||||||||||
Telenor ASA | Telecommunication Services | 7,578 | 75,979 | |||||||||||||||
1,440,699 | ||||||||||||||||||
SPAIN – 1.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporacion Financiera Alba, S.A. | Diversified Financials | 1,325 | 63,586 | |||||||||||||||
Corporacion Mapfre S.A. | Insurance | 10,659 | 191,042 | |||||||||||||||
Sacyr Vallehermoso S.A. | Capital Goods | 5,644 | 143,718 | |||||||||||||||
398,346 | ||||||||||||||||||
SWEDEN – 6.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
AB SKF (a) | Capital Goods | 1,720 | 24,055 | |||||||||||||||
Atlas Copco AB (a) | Capital Goods | 1,016 | 21,480 | |||||||||||||||
Electrolux AB | Consumer Durables & Apparel | 2,600 | 69,310 | |||||||||||||||
Eniro AB | Media | 3,900 | 50,703 | |||||||||||||||
ForeningsSparbanken AB | Banks | 10,488 | 298,178 | |||||||||||||||
Nordea Bank AB | Banks | 46,072 | 494,594 | |||||||||||||||
Scania AB | Capital Goods | 3,245 | 127,838 | |||||||||||||||
Skanska AB | Capital Goods | 7,988 | 123,778 | |||||||||||||||
SSAB Svenskt Stal AB | Materials | 2,200 | 95,192 | |||||||||||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken AB | Banks | 7,755 | 190,435 | |||||||||||||||
1,495,563 |
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Domini European Social Equity Trust / Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
January 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
Country/ Security | Industry | Shares | Value | |||||||||||||||
SWITZERLAND – 3.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
Logitech International S.A. (a) | Technology Hardware & Equipment | 3,428 | $ | 145,431 | ||||||||||||||
Novartis AG | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 1,867 | 102,305 | |||||||||||||||
Rieter Holding A.G. | Automobiles & Components | 811 | 266,514 | |||||||||||||||
Swisscom AG | Telecommunication Services | 757 | 232,076 | |||||||||||||||
746,326 | ||||||||||||||||||
UNITED KINGDOM – 26.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
Aggreko plc | Commercial Services & Supplies | 84,913 | 415,785 | |||||||||||||||
Arriva plc | Transportation | 42,591 | 444,354 | |||||||||||||||
Aviva PLC | Insurance | 17,147 | 219,581 | |||||||||||||||
Barratt Developments plc | Consumer Durables & Apparel | 16,634 | 294,905 | |||||||||||||||
BG Group Plc | Energy | 2,586 | 29,186 | |||||||||||||||
Brambles Industries plc | Commercial Services & Supplies | 25,891 | 187,176 | |||||||||||||||
GlaxoSmithKline plc | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 4,125 | 105,428 | |||||||||||||||
HBOS plc | Banks | 17,312 | 304,156 | |||||||||||||||
HSBC Holdings plc | Banks | 14,234 | 236,291 | |||||||||||||||
Inchcape plc | Retailing | 3,365 | 141,924 | |||||||||||||||
Kelda Group PLC | Utilities | 33,070 | 460,224 | |||||||||||||||
Man Group plc | Diversified Financials | 8,982 | 326,307 | |||||||||||||||
Marks & Spencer Group plc | Retailing | 52,031 | 449,440 | |||||||||||||||
National Express Group plc | Transportation | 10,860 | 168,700 | |||||||||||||||
National Grid PLC | Utilities | 65,098 | 665,864 | |||||||||||||||
Northern Rock plc | Banks | 8,136 | 150,534 | |||||||||||||||
Pilkington plc | Capital Goods | 115,734 | 320,892 | |||||||||||||||
Rexam plc | Materials | 6,000 | 54,387 | |||||||||||||||
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc | Insurance | 75,569 | 168,562 | |||||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc | Banks | 677 | 20,937 | |||||||||||||||
Scottish Power plc | Utilities | 37,267 | 379,535 | |||||||||||||||
Taylor Woodrow plc | Consumer Durables & Apparel | 69,063 | 478,722 | |||||||||||||||
Tomkins plc | Capital Goods | 17,246 | 94,026 | |||||||||||||||
Yell Group PLC | Media | 12,196 | 115,482 | |||||||||||||||
6,232,398 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Investments — 97.9% (Cost $20,889,379)(b) | 22,972,454 | |||||||||||||||||
Other Assets, less liabilities — 2.1% | 491,606 | |||||||||||||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 23,464,060 |
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $20,889,379. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $2,126,959 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $43,884, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $2,083,075.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Domini European Social Equity Trust
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
January 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
ASSETS: | |||||||||
Investments at value (Cost $20,888,476) | $ | 22,972,454 | |||||||
Cash | 619,847 | ||||||||
Receivable for securities sold | 832,736 | ||||||||
Dividends receivable | 1,109 | ||||||||
Total assets | 24,426,146 | ||||||||
LIABILITIES: | |||||||||
Payable for securities purchased | 948,332 | ||||||||
Management fee payable (Note 2) | 12,842 | ||||||||
Other accrued expenses | 912 | ||||||||
Total liabilities | 962,086 | ||||||||
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO INVESTORS' BENEFICIAL INTERESTS | $ | 23,464,060 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Domini European Social Equity Trust
Statement of Operations
For the Period October 3, 2005 (commencement of Operations) through January 31, 2006 (Unaudited)
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends (net of foreign taxes of $1,126) | $ | 26,482 | ||||||||||||||
EXPENSES: | ||||||||||||||||
Management fee (Note 2) | 35,482 | |||||||||||||||
Custody fees (Note 3) | 50,296 | |||||||||||||||
Professional fees | 12,765 | |||||||||||||||
Trustees fees | 177 | |||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous | 917 | |||||||||||||||
Total expenses | 99,637 | |||||||||||||||
Fees paid indirectly (Note 3) | (6,602 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Fees waived and expenses reimbursed (Note 2) | (56,641 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net expenses | 36,394 | |||||||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT LOSS | (9,912 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency: | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized GAIN/(LOSS) FROM: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | 11,109 | |||||||||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | 89,117 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized gain | 100,226 | |||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation ON: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | 2,083,978 | |||||||||||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (98 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation | 2,083,880 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain from investments and foreign currency | 2,184,106 | |||||||||||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 2,174,194 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Domini European Social Equity Trust
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the period October 3, 2005 (commencement of operations) through January 31, 2006 (Unaudited) | |||||||||
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS: | |||||||||
From Operations: | |||||||||
Net investment loss | $(9,912) | ||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions | 100,226 | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 2,083,880 | ||||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 2,174,194 | ||||||||
Transactions in Investors' Beneficial Interest: | |||||||||
Additions | 21,505,460 | ||||||||
Reductions | (215,594) | ||||||||
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Transactions in Investors' Beneficial Interests | 21,289,866 | ||||||||
Total Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets | 23,464,060 | ||||||||
NET ASSETS: | |||||||||
Beginning of period | — | ||||||||
End of period | $23,464,060 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Domini European Social Equity Trust
Financial Highlights
For the period October 3, 2005 (commencement of operations) through January 31, 2006 (Unaudited) | |||||
Net assets (in millions) | $23 | ||||
Total return | 12.40%* | ||||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (annualized) | (0.21)% | ||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets (annualized) | 0.76%(1)(2) | ||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 18% |
*
Not annualized.
(1)
Reflects an expense reimbursement and fee waiver by the Manager of 1.19% for the period ended January 31, 2006. Had the Manager not waived its fee and reimbursed expenses, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 2.09% for the period ended January 31, 2006.
(2)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes indirectly paid expenses. Excluding indirectly paid expenses, the expense ratio would have been 0.90% for the period ended January 31, 2006.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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DOMINI EUROPEAN SOCIAL EQUITY TRUST
NOTES TO Financial statements
january 31, 2006 (UNAUDITED)
1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Domini European Social Equity Trust (European Trust) is a series of Domini Social Trust (formerly Domini Social Index Portfolio), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, open-end management investment company that was organized as a trust under the laws of the State of New York on June 7, 1989. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of beneficial interests in the European Trust. The European Trust was designated as a series of the Domini Social Trust on August 1, 2005, and commenced operations on October 3, 2005. The European Trust invests primarily in stocks of European companies that meet a comprehensive set of social and environmental standards.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of the European Trust's significant accounting policies.
(A) Valuation of Investments. Securities listed or traded on national securities exchanges are valued at the last sale price or, if there have been no sales that day, at the mean of the current bid and ask price which represents the current value of the security. Securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (the "NOCP"). If an NOCP is not available for a security listed on the NASDAQ National Market System, the security will be valued at the last sale price or, if there have been no sales that day, at the mean of the current bid and ask price. Securities for which there are no such quotations or valuations are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Board of Trustees.
Securities that are primarily traded on foreign exchanges generally are valued at the closing price of such securities on their respective exchanges, except that if the European Trust's Manager or Submanager, as applicable, is of the opinion that such price would result in an inappropriate value for a security, including as a result of an occurrence subsequent to the time a value was so established, then the fair value of those securities may be determined by consideration of other factors by or under the direction of the Board of Trustees or its delegates. In valuing assets, prices
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denominated in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents at the current exchange rate.
(B) Foreign Currency Translation. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. Occasionally, events may impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Board of Trustees.
The European Trust does not separately report the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
(C) Foreign Currency Contracts. When the European Trust purchases or sells foreign securities it may enter into foreign exchange contracts to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of the transactions. A foreign exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange different currencies at an agreed upon exchange rate on a specified date.
(D) Dividend Income. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
(E) Federal Taxes. The European Trust will be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is therefore not subject to U.S. federal income tax. As such, each investor in the European Trust will be taxed on its share of the European Trust's ordinary income and capital gains. It is intended that the European Trust will be managed in such a way that an investor will be able to satisfy the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies.
(F) Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses are determined on the basis of identified cost.
2. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
(A) Manager. Domini Social Investments LLC (Domini) is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The
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services provided by Domini consist of investment supervisory services, overall operational support, and administrative services. The administrative services include the provision of general office facilities and supervising the overall administration of the European Trust. For its services under the Management Agreement, Domini receives from the European Trust a fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate equal to 0.75% of the European Trust's average daily net assets. For the period ended January 31, 2006, Domini waived fees and reimbursed expenses totaling $56,641.
(B) Submanager. Wellington Management Company, LLP (Wellington) provides investment submanagement services to the European Trust on a day-to-day basis pursuant to a Submanagement Agreement with Domini.
3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
For the period ended January 31, 2006, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, aggregated $23,044,653 and $2,259,741, respectively. For the period ended January 31, 2006, custody fees of the European Trust were reduced by $6,602, which was compensation for uninvested cash left on deposit with the custodian.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES' CONSIDERATION OF MANAGEMENT AND SUBMANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
Approval of the Management Agreement between Domini European Social Equity Trust and Domini
At a meeting held on July 22, 2005, the Board of Trustees considered the approval of the Management Agreement between the Domini European Social Equity Trust (the "European Equity Trust") and Domini Social Investments LLC ("Domini") (the "European Equity Trust Management Agreement") ("the "Management Agreement").
In advance of the meeting, the Independent Trustees submitted to Domini a written request for information in connection with their consideration of the management and distribution arrangements for the European Equity Trust. The Trustees received, reviewed and considered, among other things:
(i) A report based on information provided by Strategic Insight that compared the proposed fees and expenses of the European Equity Trust to those of a peer group of socially responsible funds with a global or international objective (per Morningstar) and the top ten (measured by assets under management), non-socially responsible funds that focus on investing in European stocks (per Morningstar) as of April 30, 2005.
(ii) A report from Domini regarding the proposed investment strategies and techniques for the European Equity Trust, including the proposed social screens to be applied to the European Equity Trust's investments.
(iii) Reports from and presentations by Domini that described (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services proposed to be provided by Domini to the European Equity Trust, (b) the fees and other amounts proposed to be paid to Domini under the Management Agreement for the European Equity Trust, including information as to the fees charged and services provided to other clients, (c) certain information about Domini's compliance program and procedures and any regulatory issues, (d) brokerage practices, including soft dollar practices, (e) Domini's proxy voting policies and procedures, and (f) Domini's code of ethics.
The Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that Domini had the capabilities, resources, and personnel necessary to manage the European Equity Trust. The Board further concluded that, based on the services to be provided by Domini to the European Equity Trust pursuant to the Management Agreement, the fees paid by similar funds and taking into account the agreed-upon fee waivers and such other
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matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment, the compensation proposed to be paid to Domini under that Agreement was fair and reasonable.
In reaching their determination to approve the Management Agreement, the Trustees considered a variety of factors they believed relevant and balanced a number of considerations. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information or factor that was all-important or controlling. The primary factors and the conclusions are described below.
Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Provided
The Trustees noted that pursuant to the Management Agreement, Domini, subject to the direction of the Board, will be responsible for providing advice and guidance with respect to the European Equity Trust and for managing the investment of the assets of the European Equity Trust, which it will do by engaging and overseeing the activities of Wellington Management. It was noted that Domini will apply the social screens to a portfolio of securities provided by Wellington Management and that Wellington Management will provide the day-to-day portfolio management of the European Equity Trust, including making purchases and sales of socially screened portfolio securities consistent with the European Equity Trust's investment objective and policies. The terms of the Management Agreements were reviewed by the Trustees.
The Trustees considered the scope of the services to be provided by Domini under the Management Agreements and the quality of services provided by Domini to the other Domini Funds. They considered the professional experience, tenure, and qualifications of the portfolio management teams proposed for the European Equity Trust and the other senior personnel at Domini. They also considered Domini's capabilities and experience in the development and application of social and environmental screens and its reputation and leadership in the socially responsible investment community. In addition, they considered Domini's compliance policies and procedures and compliance record.
The Trustees noted that Domini will also administer the European Equity Trust's business and other affairs pursuant to the Management Agreement. It was noted that, among other things, Domini will provide the European Equity Trust with office space, administrative services and personnel as are necessary for operations. The Trustees considered the quality of the administrative services Domini provided to the other Domini Funds, including Domini's role in coordinating the activities of service providers.
The Trustees concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided by Domini to the European Equity Trust under the Management Agreement.
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Fees and Other Expenses
The Trustees considered the advisory fees to be paid by the European Equity Trust to Domini. The Trustees considered the level of the European Equity Trust's advisory and administrative fees versus the Strategic Insight peer group described above, as well as the European Equity Trust's expected total expense ratio compared to those peers.
The Trustees also reviewed the fees that Domini charges its other clients with investment objectives similar to the investment objective of the European Equity Trust. The Trustees noted that Domini (and not the European Equity Trust) will pay Wellington Management from its advisory fee for the European Equity Trust.
The Trustees considered that, based on the information provided by Strategic Insight, the management fee for the European Equity Trust was within the range of the management fees of its peer group. The Trustees also considered that, after giving effect to Domini's waiver of a portion of its fee, the fees paid by the European Equity Trust was lower than the management fees paid by most of the funds in the peer group.
The Trustees also considered the expected total expense ratios of the European Equity Trust and compared them, after giving effect to Domini's waivers of fees, to the total expense ratios of the peer group. They concluded that the expected total expense ratio of the European Equity Trust was in the range of expense ratios of the peer group.
Other Benefits
The Trustees considered the other benefits that Domini and its affiliates could be expected to receive from their relationship with the European Equity Trust.
The Trustees reviewed the character and amount of payments expected to be received by Domini and its affiliates, other than in respect of the Management Agreement, in respect of the European Equity Trust. The Trustees also considered the brokerage practices of Domini. In addition, the Trustees considered the intangible benefits that may accrue to Domini and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship with the European Equity Trust.
The Trustees concluded that the benefits expected to be received by Domini and its affiliates, as outlined above, were reasonable in the context of the relationship between Domini and Wellington Management and the European Equity Trust.
Economies of Scale
The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale would be realized by Domini as the European Equity Trust got larger and the extent to which economies of scale were reflected in the proposed fee schedules. The
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Trustees noted that while no breakpoints were currently being proposed, the European Equity Trust will be newly established and will not likely grow to a size at which breakpoints would be appropriate for some time. The Trustees also considered the fee waivers proposed by Domini. They concluded that the fee schedule as proposed was appropriate but noted that they would consider whether breakpoints should be instituted for the European Equity Trust as European Equity Trust assets increased.
Approval of the Submanagement Agreement between Domini and Wellington Management Company LLP
At a meeting held on July 22, 2005, the Board of Trustees considered the approval of the Submanagement Agreement between Domini and Wellington Management Company LLP ("Wellington Management") with respect to the European Equity Trust.
In advance of the meeting, the Independent Trustees submitted to Domini a written request for information in connection with their consideration of the management and distribution arrangements for the European Equity Trust. The Trustees received, reviewed and considered the following, among other things:
(i) A report based on information provided by Strategic Insight that compared the proposed fees and expenses of the European Equity Trust to those of a peer group of socially responsible funds with a global or international objective (per Morningstar) and the top ten (measured by assets under management), non-socially responsible funds that focus on investing in European stocks (per Morningstar) as of April 30, 2005.
(ii) A report from Domini regarding the proposed investment strategies and techniques for the European Equity Trust, including the proposed social screens to be applied to the European Equity Trust's investments.
(iii) Reports from and presentations by Domini regarding the process by which they decided to propose Wellington Management as the submanager of the European Equity Trust and a summary of the reference checks performed by Domini on Wellington Management.
(iv) Reports from and presentations by Wellington Management that described (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services proposed to be provided by Wellington Management to the European Equity Trust, (b) the fees and other amounts proposed to be paid to Wellington Management under the Submanagement Agreement with respect to the European Equity Trust, including information as to the fees charged and services provided to other Wellington Management clients, (c) certain information regarding Wellington Management's ownership structure, clients, and investment process, (d) certain information regarding Wellington Management's performance in managing similar accounts, (e) certain information about Wellington Management's compliance program and procedures and any
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regulatory issues, (f) brokerage practices, including soft dollar practices, and (g) Wellington Management's code of ethics.
The Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that Wellington Management had the capabilities, resources, and personnel necessary to manage the European Equity Trust. The Board further concluded that, based on the services to be provided by Wellington Management to the European Equity Trust pursuant to the Submanagement Agreement, the fees paid by similar funds and taking into account the agreed-upon fee waivers and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment, the compensation proposed to be paid to Wellington Management under the Submanagement Agreement was fair and reasonable.
In reaching their determination to approve the Submanagement Agreement, the Trustees considered a variety of factors they believed relevant and balanced a number of considerations. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information or factor that was all-important or controlling. The primary factors and the conclusions are described below.
Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Provided
The Trustees noted that pursuant to the Management Agreement between the European Equity Trust and Domini, Domini, subject to the direction of the Board, will be responsible for providing advice and guidance with respect to the European Equity Trust and for managing the investment of the assets of the European Equity Trust, which it will do by engaging and overseeing the activities of Wellington Management. It was noted that Domini will apply the social standards to a universe of securities provided by Wellington Management and that Wellington Management will provide the day-to-day portfolio management of the European Equity Trust, including making purchases and sales of socially screened portfolio securities consistent with the European Equity Trust's investment objective and policies. The terms of the Submanagement Agreement was reviewed by the Trustees.
The Trustees considered the scope of the services to be provided by Wellington Management under the Submanagement Agreement and the quality of services provided by Wellington Management to its existing clients. They considered the professional experience, tenure, and qualifications of the portfolio management team proposed for the European Equity Trust and the other senior personnel at Wellington Management. They also considered Wellington Management's compliance policies and procedures and compliance record.
The Trustees concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, quality and extent of services to be provided by Wellington Management to the European Equity Trust under the Submanagement Agreement.
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Fees and Other Expenses
The Trustees considered the submanagement fees to be paid by Domini to Wellington Management. The Trustees considered the level of the European Equity Trust's advisory fee versus the Strategic Insight peer group described above, as well as the European Equity Trust's expected total expense ratio compared to those peers.
The Trustees also reviewed the fees that Wellington Management charges its other clients with investment objectives similar to the investment objective of the European Equity Trust. The Trustees noted that Domini (and not the European Equity Trust) will pay Wellington Management from its advisory fee for the European Equity Trust. The Trustees also considered that the advisory fees Wellington Management receives with respect to its other similarly managed clients are within the general range of the submanagement fee it would receive with respect to the European Equity Trust.
The Trustees considered that, based on the information provided by Strategic Insight, the management fee for the European Equity Trust was within the range of the management fees of its peer group. The Trustees also considered that, after giving effect to Domini's waiver of a portion of its fee, the fees paid by the European Equity Trust was lower than the management fees paid by most of the funds in the peer group.
The Trustees also considered the expected total expense ratio of the European Equity Trust and compared it, after giving effect to Domini's waivers of fees, to the total expense ratios of the peer group. They concluded that the expected total expense ratio of the European Equity Trust was in the range of expense ratios of the peer group.
Other Benefits
The Trustees considered the other benefits that Wellington Management and its affiliates could be expected to receive from their relationship with the European Equity Trust.
The Trustees also considered the brokerage practices of Wellington Management. In addition, the Trustees considered the intangible benefits that may accrue to Wellington Management and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship with the European Equity Trust.
The Trustees concluded that the benefits expected to be received by Wellington Management and its affiliates, as outlined above, were reasonable in the context of the relationship between Wellington Management and the European Equity Trust.
Economies of Scale
The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale would be realized by Wellington Management as the European Equity Trust got larger and
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the extent to which economies of scale were reflected in the proposed fee schedules. The Trustees noted that while no breakpoints were currently being proposed, the European Equity Trust will be newly established and will not likely grow to a size at which breakpoints would be appropriate for some time. The Trustees also considered the fee waivers proposed by Domini. They concluded that the fee schedule as proposed was appropriate but noted that they would consider whether breakpoints should be instituted for the European Equity Trust as European Equity Trust assets increased.
Performance Information
The Trustees reviewed information provided to them by Wellington Management regarding the performance of Wellington Management's European and other sector models for the 2004 calendar year, as well as for the five years ended December 31, 2004. The Trustees also reviewed Wellington Management's Global Intersection investment returns for the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2005, and since inception through June 30, 2005. They compared those returns to the returns of the MSCI Europe Index, the proposed benchmark for the European Equity Trust, and other relevant benchmarks for the same periods. While noting the differences between the investment objectives and strategies of the European Equity Trust from those of the models and Global Intersection, the Trustees concluded that the performance of the models and the Global Intersection were acceptable when compared to the relevant benchmarks.
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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
The Domini Funds’ Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures are available, free of charge, by calling 1-800-762-6814, by visiting www.domini.com/shareholder-advocacy/Proxy-Voting/index.htm, or by visiting the EDGAR database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at www.sec.gov. All proxy votes cast for the Domini Funds are posted to Domini’s website on an ongoing basis over the course of the year. An annual record of all proxy votes cast for the Funds during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 can be obtained, free of charge, at www.domini.com, and on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE INFORMATION
The Domini Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Domini Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These Forms may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information about the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q is also available to be viewed at www.domini.com.
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Item 2. | Code of Ethics. |
(a) Not applicable to a semi-annual report.
(c) | Not applicable. |
(d) | Not applicable. |
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
Not applicable to a semi-annual report.
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
Not applicable to a semi-annual report.
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 6. | Schedule of Investments. |
The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to stockholders filed under Item 1.
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may submit recommendations for nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Within 90 days prior to the filing of this report on Form N-CSR, Amy L. Domini, the registrant’s President and Principal Executive Officer, and Carole M. Laible, the registrant’s Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, reviewed the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) and evaluated their effectiveness. Based on their evaluation, Ms. Domini and Ms. Laible determined that the disclosure controls and procedures adequately ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this report on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods required by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Not applicable to a semi-annual report.
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(a)(2) Separate certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant are filed herewith.
(a)(3) Not applicable to the registrant.
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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.
DOMINI SOCIAL TRUST
By: | /s/ Amy L. Domini | |||||
Amy L. Domini President | ||||||
Date: April 5, 2006
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Amy L. Domini | |||||
Amy L. Domini President (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||
Date: April 5, 2006
By: | /s/ Carole M. Laible | |||||
Carole M. Laible Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||
Date: April 5, 2006