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 811-06351
Green Century Funds
114 State Street
Suite 200
Boston, MA 02109
(Address of principal executive offices)
Green Century Capital Management, Inc.
114 State Street
Suite 200
Boston, MA 02109
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 482-0800
Date of fiscal year end: July 31
Date of reporting period: July 31, 2021
Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders |
The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).
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| | ANNUAL REPORT Green Century Balanced Fund Green Century Equity Fund Green Century MSCI International Index Fund July 31, 2021 |
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An investment for your future.® | | 114 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 |
For information on the Green Century Funds®, call 1-800-93-GREEN. For information on how to open an account and account services, call 1-800-221-5519 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. For share price and account information, visit www.greencentury.com.
Dear Green Century Funds Shareholder:
The Green Century Funds had a record-breaking year in 2021. Our assets under management (AUM) reached the $1B threshold by attracting new investors and additional assets from current investors.
This growth occurred in an increasingly congested field for sustainable, responsible and impact investing options. Despite this competition, Green Century° continues to be one of the leaders in responsible investing.
I attribute this growth to the strong performance of the Green Century Funds and our unique ability to help investors to make an environmental impact.
More funds are considering ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) ratings. Using that data to determine which companies perform better on relevant issues than their peers can be part of creating a responsible investment strategy. But, using ESG does not prevent your money from supporting dangerous industries, such as coal, oil and gas. That is why Green Century is a strong supporter of exclusionary screens that keep your investments out of the most environmentally irresponsible industries such as fossil fuel, tobacco and genetically-modified organisms.
But even that is not enough. We also believe that investors who are interested in sustainable investing want to see a measurable impact from the funds they choose. Few firms can match our in-house, in-depth, and award-winning shareholder advocacy program, and Green Century’s ownership and mission is one of a kind. No other mutual fund company in the United States is wholly owned by environmental and public health nonprofit organizations.
Here are just a few examples of how the Fund’s investors made an environmental impact in 2021:
Sustainable companies—The Funds invest in many well-known and some lesser-known sustainable, solution-oriented companies, as well as green and sustainable bonds. They include:
| • | | WSP Global, Inc1 (a holding in the Green Century MSCI International Fund) is engineering solutions to make buildings and the construction process greener and cleaner. This area accounts for almost 40% of global energy and process-related carbon dioxide emissions. This means that how commercial and residential homes are constructed has a significant impact on the environment. WSP is at the forefront of reconfiguring this process. For example, its renovation of the Science Gallery London |
| building at King’s College saved 47 tons of carbon dioxide per year from being emitted into the atmosphere. WSP achieved these energy savings by adding new high-efficiency, motion-detecting lights. The company also added insulation made from recycled materials and replaced old inefficient heating system with a new one that captures heat energy that would otherwise be wasted. |
| • | | Union Pacific1 (a holding in the Green Century Equity Fund) is the second-largest freight-hauling railroad company in the U.S. Founded by Abraham Lincoln, Union Pacific transports freight in the most efficient and least polluting way possible on its 32,000 miles of rail. On average, a Union Pacific train can move one ton of cargo nearly 500 miles on a single gallon of fuel. The company is also chugging along to meet its own science-based emissions targets in accordance with the Paris Agreement—in part by using more renewable energy. |
| • | | When Starbucks1 issued its first corporate sustainability bond, we invested in it through the Green Century Balanced Fund. Starbucks improved the environmental impact of its coffee supply chain by using the bond’s proceeds to train farmers in sustainable crop growing and harvesting practices in Rwanda, Tanzania, Colombia, China, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Guatemala and Ethiopia. |
Shareholder advocacy—Green Century’s shareholder advocacy program continues to convince companies to make significant strides in corporate sustainability, reducing risk for the companies in our portfolio and the environment.
Our team of shareholder advocates directly pressed more than 100 companies in the last year to preserve forests, source more renewable energy, reduce plastic pollution, protect the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics, and more. For example:
Preventing Plastic Pollution: The Coca-Cola Company1
One of our most noteworthy 2021 engagements was with The Coca-Cola Company (“Coca-Cola”), a Fortune 100 company. This high profile corporation had been named the most plastic-polluting company on the planet. In fall 2021, we filed a resolution with Coca-Cola, calling on the corporation to reduce its use of plastics.
As one of the largest users of plastic resin, this change would have a big impact. In 2019, Coca-Cola reported using about 3 million metric tons of plastic packaging per year, which is the equivalent of making 200,000 plastic bottles per minute. Coca-Cola policies around plastic use and reuse also lagged behind its competitors.
Our shareholder resolution urged Coke to reduce the amount of plastic it uses. This past winter, our team met with Coke executives to discuss our concerns. By the spring, Coke had announced a new goal to reduce its virgin plastic use, precipitating a withdrawal of Green Century’s shareholder resolution. The company’s new policy will lower its cumulative use of virgin plastic by 3 million metric tons by 2025.
Green Century will work with Coca-Cola executives to fulfill their commitment and make even more transformative measures to reduce the corporation’s outsized contribution to the world’s plastic pollution epidemic. We will press them to make absolute cuts to its plastic use and adopt and expand its refill and reuse models for product delivery.
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Nonprofit ownership—As the only mutual fund company in the U.S. wholly owned by environmental and public health nonprofit organizations, Green Century provides direct support to many of our nonprofit owners and partners’ campaigns. Notably, this includes efforts to achieve 100% Renewable Energy goals across the country.
That campaign celebrated a significant victory this year with the approval of the largest wind farm in the nation, Vineyard Wind. For more than a decade, Green Century’s non-profit owners and partners have worked to promote wind farms, and they helped secure the approval of Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind farm that will secure 800 megawatts of electricity that will produce enough power to run 400,000 Massachusetts homes and businesses. This hard-won decision gives the green light for what will be the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the country.
For a more detailed look at what your investments helped us achieve last year, please take a moment to read through our updates.
I am proud of all of the Green Century team’s achievements in this unprecedented and challenging year, and I am eager to see what we are able to accomplish as we move forward. Our work to protect the environment, promote clean energy, preserve tropical forests, and more is far from finished—and none of it would be possible without investors like you.
Thank you for choosing Green Century to help save for your future.
Sincerely,
Leslie Samuelrich, President
Green Century Capital Management
° Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (Green Century) is the investments advisor to the Green Century Funds (The Funds).
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Online Access. Information on your account is available on our website at www.greencentury.com. From the home page, click on Access My Account. Shareholders may also perform online transactions on the site. While there, please consider registering for e-delivery of your statements and other Fund documents.
Twitter. Green Century is on Twitter. Follow us at Twitter.com/Green_Century for a sustainable investor’s perspective on critical issues.
The Green Century Funds’ proxy voting guidelines and a record of the Funds’ proxy votes for the year ended June 30, 2021 are available without charge, upon request, (i) at www.greencentury.com, (ii) by calling 1-800-934-7336, (iii) by sending an e-mail to info@greencentury.com, and (iv) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
The Green Century Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of the year on Form N-PORT, Part F. The Green Century Funds’ Forms N-PORT, Part F are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington DC 20549-0102 or by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT, Part F may also be obtained by calling us at 1-800-934-7336, or by e-mailing a request to info@greencentury.com.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND
Investment Objective The Green Century Balanced Fund seeks capital growth and income from a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds that meet Green Century’s standards for corporate environmental responsibility.
Portfolio Orientation As of the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 the Green Century Balanced Fund (the Balanced Fund or the Fund) was diversified in a number of ways. Equity holdings represented 66.0% and
bonds constituted 32.4% of the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund had 1.4% invested in cash, cash equivalents, and other assets, less liabilities. The portfolio managers view equities as the primary source of potential long-term growth, while emphasizing the importance of diversification in seeking to lower volatility. The Fund’s equity holdings were diversified across 72 equity holdings at fiscal year-end, none of which represented more than 3.8% of total net assets. Generally, larger, more established companies constitute larger positions in the Fund’s portfolio than smaller companies. The portfolio managers seek to mitigate risk by investing primarily in companies they believe have demonstrated records of profitability, above-average growth prospects, and reasonable valuations.
As of July 31, the stocks held by the Balanced Fund were also diversified by sector, with (as a percent of total net assets) Technology (19.8%), Consumer Discretionary (9.3%), Financials (7.9%), and Health Care (7.9%) as the largest sectors
In line with its environmental mandate, the Fund had exposure to what Green Century considers
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environmental leaders in a number of industries including Healthy Living, Capital Goods, and Transportation. Green Century’s environmental screens prohibit traditional energy and utility companies from being owned, while the Fund has broad exposure to information technology, health care, financial, consumer, and industrial companies.
In addition to its equity exposure to environmental leaders, the Fund invests in designated Green Bonds and designated Social Impact Bonds. The issuers of Green Bonds have indicated that the proceeds from the bonds will be used for environmentally positive goals such as greenhouse gas reduction, climate adaptation, and climate change mitigation. Issuers of designated Social Impact Bonds have indicated that the proceeds from the bonds will be used for projects supporting such issues as poverty alleviation, low-income housing, fair trade, and community development. As of July 31st, 23.2% of the total portfolio and 71.7% of the market value of the bonds held in the Fund were designated Green / Sustainable or Social Impact Bonds.
Higher quality, intermediate maturity bonds can typically lower volatility and provide a stable source of income. At fiscal year end, the Balanced Fund held 56 bonds diversified across corporate and government agency issuers. In an effort to dampen volatility, the weighted average maturity (5.24 years) and modified duration (4.40 years) remain in the intermediate-range. The weighted average yield to maturity was 1.08%. All fixed income holdings were investment grade at time of purchase and remain investment grade at July 31, 2021.
Economic Environment As the U.S. economy largely reopened, and investors began to experience reopening rather than just anticipating what that reopening would mean, climbing equity markets worldwide masked continuing market rotation, and mean-reversion dominated both equity and bond markets. The Coronavirus pandemic upended the world in multiple ways, reducing the relevance of the past. Policy frameworks governing fiscal and monetary policy shifted; households, companies, and schools all restructured how jobs were performed, responsibilities were fulfilled, and knowledge was shared. Compared with the great recession around 2008, bold and extraordinary fiscal and monetary policy measures cushioned the market effects of the pandemic. Broad-based and inclusive fiscal policy supported wealth and income at the bottom of the income distribution, rather than focusing on preserving financial institutions, as did policies in the previous recession. Fiscal policy worked: during the pandemic, income-targeted relief improved adult food security and improved consumer balance sheets. A concerted effort on vaccination seems to have reached most of those willing to be vaccinated, but the substantial as-yet-unvaccinated population remains vulnerable to new viral strains. The shockingly large job losses of early 2020 were largely reversed, although 2.5 million men and 3.7 million women were still unemployed as of June, 2021. Job recoveries are now at 75% of the initial job losses. Businesses report that employees are difficult to find and average hourly wages for lower-wage workers have increased; nonetheless, labor participation rates are rising slowly.
The Balanced Fund’s portfolio managers hope that this record of policy successes will encourage further use of active policies. The managers are not surprised that reopening and restarting a modern, complex, integrated worldwide economy with tightly controlled supply chains and high levels of specialization has been bumpy; they would have been surprised if it were not. Supply chains were massively disrupted, as some businesses closed temporarily, others permanently, and transportation delays and order backlogs mounted. Widespread supply disruptions fostered extreme price spikes in a variety of goods, including
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used cars, airline tickets, and commodities such as lumber. Not surprisingly, markets continued to work, as higher prices for commodities such as lumber induced increased supply and also curtailed demand. Supply chains and transportation networks take time to re-establish, but businesses have strong incentives to do so. While these supply-chain-disruption fueled price changes are disconcerting, they will not result in either a general rise in prices or a sustained process of inflation unless aggregate demand substantially exceeds aggregate supply.
Investors initiating reflation trades pushed interest rates up and bid up prices on small cap stocks and cyclical sectors, which should benefit from improving growth and price pressures. A run of higher-than-target monthly inflation readings fueled knee-jerk reactions that galloping inflation was imminent, and that the Fed’s newly launched Flexible Average Inflation Target policy guaranteed that the Fed would inevitably be too late to raise interest rates, requiring it to overcorrect and end the recovery. The Fed’s Rorshach Test of a June meeting seemed to reassure inflation-skittish investors that the Fed is indeed paying attention, and will not keep short-term rates near zero indefinitely, while providing plenty of room for more dovish investors to believe that the Fed does not yet intend to begin raising interest rates for some time.
The Fund’s portfolio managers are concerned by the rapidly spreading Delta variant, as well as by the clear urban/rural divide in vaccination rates and the slowing rates of new vaccinations in the U.S. The Biden Administration clearly wants to tackle the intersectional crises of climate change, structural racism, and wealth inequality. So far, legislative gridlock has blocked much progress on key policy objectives such as infrastructure, where we are finally beginning to see some agreement, or the American Jobs Plan. House and Senate leaders will require extraordinary political skill to get Biden’s priorities funded.
The Balanced Fund’s portfolio managers’ policy recommendation in this murky environment is to avoid positioning extremes and acknowledge that an environment of high uncertainty means an increased likelihood of rapid rotation, as market participants grasp at informational straws. They remain committed to the Fund’s long-term focus and investment in high-quality and sustainability-centered companies seeking to meet the challenges of this year of recovery and transition, and beyond. Their belief in the importance of ESG is unabated, as they are convinced more than ever of the importance of integrating beyond-financial environmental, social and governance concerns into investment decisions.
Investment Strategy and Performance. Green Century believes that strong environmental, social, and governance practices may enhance corporate profitability and reduce certain types of risks. The Fund specifically avoid risks associated with exposure to fossil fuels. Companies with strong balance sheets, strategic leadership in their products and markets, and strong environmental, social, and governance policies will have the financial flexibility and leadership wisdom to navigate choppy and volatile economic conditions.
The Balanced Fund holds a number of stocks that the portfolio managers believe have attractive environmental, social, and financial characteristics. New holdings over the reporting period include Bright Horizons1 and Solar Edge.1 Bright Horizons provides on-site child care, educational assistance programs, and back-up care services primarily through corporate clients who provide this as benefits for employees. Solar Edge is a solar inverter company with a global footprint and leading technology positioned to benefit with the policy support for renewable energy transition.
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At July 31, 2021, the Fund held over $95 million in Green / Sustainability or Social Impact Bonds and Notes. Some holdings include notes issued by Boston Properties,1 Starbucks,1 PNC Bank,1 Apple,1 Xylem,1 European Investment Bank,1 and Enterprise Community Loan Fund.1
For the year ending July 31, 2021, the Balanced Fund’s returns were 25.14% for the institutional share class and 24.86% for the individual share class, outperforming the 21.58% return for its Custom Balanced Index,2 an index comprised of the S&P 1500 Index3 (60% weighting) and of the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate and Government Index4 (40% weighting).*
Within the Discretionary sector, the Fund’s exposure to Target1 for the twelve-month period, helped provide strong relative returns, as did Nike.1 In Financials, the Fund saw above market performance from East West Bankcorp1 and SVB Financial.1 The Fund’s Health Care exposure detracted from relative performance over the year, particularly Astrazeneca1 and Baxter.1
The Fund’s high quality fixed income exposure performed relatively in-line with the benchmark as designed, providing slight outperformance. The Fund’s portfolio managers do not anticipate any significant changes in investment strategy for the Fund, believing that the investment environment may be favorable to the Fund’s core holdings in what the portfolio managers consider high-quality, environmentally responsible companies with strong growth prospects and reasonable valuations.
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Green Century Balanced Fund Total expense ratio: 1.46% for Individual Share Class and 1.16% for Institutional Share Class | | CUMULATIVE RETURN* | | | AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN* | |
| Latest Quarter | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | |
June 30, 2021 | | Green Century Balanced Fund — Individual Share Class | |
| 6.44%
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| 26.74%
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| 12.08%
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| 9.59%
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| Green Century Balanced Fund — Institutional Share Class ** | | | 6.53% | | | | 26.99% | | | | 12.13% | | | | 9.61% | |
| | Custom Balanced Index | | | 5.27% | | | | 24.06% | | | | 11.59% | | | | 10.03% | |
July 31, 2021 | | Green Century Balanced Fund — Individual Share Class | |
| 5.05%
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| 24.86%
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| 11.71%
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| 10.08%
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| Green Century Balanced Fund — Institutional Share Class ** | | | 5.14% | | | | 25.14% | | | | 11.76% | | | | 10.11% | |
| | Custom Balanced Index | | | 3.47% | | | | 21.58% | | | | 11.41% | | | | 10.28% | |
* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain Fund prices and performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN/1-800-934-7336. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the prospectus for more information.
** Institutional Shares were offered as of November 28, 2020. The Institutional Share Class performance prior to November 28, 2020 reflects the performance of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class.
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The Balanced Fund consistently includes stocks and bonds of what Green Century believes to be environmentally responsible corporations of various sizes, including small, medium, and large companies. The value of the stocks held in the Balanced Fund will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect the single issuer, industry, or sector of the economy or may affect the market as a whole. Bonds are subject to a variety of risks including interest rate, credit, and inflation risk. The Funds’ environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Funds compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.
The S&P 500® Index5 and the S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index (the S&P 1500 Index) are unmanaged indexes of 500 and 1500 stocks, respectively. The Custom Balanced Index is comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 1500 Index and a 40% weighting in the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate & Government Index (the BofA Merrill Lynch Index). The BofA Merrill Lynch Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade government and corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market with at least 1 year and less than 10 years remaining maturity, including U.S. Treasury, U.S. Agency, foreign government, supranational and corporate securities. Similar to the Balanced Fund, the performance of the S&P 500® Index, the S&P 1500 Index, the Custom Balanced Index and the BofA Merrill Lynch Index reflect reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Unlike the Fund, however, the performance of the S&P 500® Index, the S&P 1500 Index, the Custom Balanced Index and the BofA Merrill Lynch Index does not include management and other operating expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND
Investment Objective The Green Century Equity Fund (the Equity Fund or the Fund) seeks to achieve long-term total return that matches the performance of an index comprised of the stocks of companies selected based on environmental, social and governance criteria.
Portfolio Orientation The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in the stocks which make up the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index6 (the KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index or the Index), a custom index calculated by MSCI, Inc. The KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the approximately 400 companies in the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the KLD400 Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas that are included in the KLD400 Index. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.
The KLD400 Index, formerly named the Domini 400 Social Index, is the longest-running socially responsible index. Like other index funds, the Equity Fund is not actively managed in the traditional investment sense, but rather seeks to be nearly fully invested at all times in a broad and diverse portfolio of stocks which meet certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The Equity Fund, like many other mutual funds invested primarily in stocks, carries the risk of investing in the stock market. The large companies in which the Equity Fund is invested may perform worse than the stock market as a whole. The Fund’s environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Fund compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.
The Fund invests in the stocks of companies selected for inclusion in the Index based on a thorough review of environmental, social, and governance factors and includes
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those companies believed to have the best overall sustainability records. Green Century believes that certain industries impose unique and onerous risks and/or costs on society. Companies involved in these industries are evaluated based on their level of involvement as well as the impact of that involvement on society. Therefore, companies that derive significant revenues from the manufacture of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), or the operation of gambling enterprises; or have a significant direct ownership share in, operate or design nuclear power plants are not eligible for the Index. Major military contractors and firearms manufacturers are also ineligible. The Index excludes all companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.
Investment Strategy and Performance Green Century believes that companies that minimize their negative social and environmental impact and follow governance standards could enjoy competitive advantages and be less likely to incur certain legal liabilities that may be assessed when a product or service is determined to be harmful. Green Century also believes that such investments may, over the long term, provide investors with a return that is competitive with enterprises that do not exhibit such social and environmental awareness.
The Equity Fund’s total return for the latest quarter ended July 31, 2021 was 6.21% for the individual share class and 6.30% for the institutional share class, outperforming the S&P 500® Index that returned 5.50% for the same period. Additional results for various time periods are below:*
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Green Century Equity Fund Total expense ratio: 1.25% for Individual Share Class and 0.95% for Institutional Share Class | | CUMULATIVE RETURN* | | | AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN* | |
| Latest Quarter | | | One Year | | | Five Years | | | Ten Years | |
June 30, 2021 | | Green Century Equity Index Fund — Individual Share Class | |
| 8.55%
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| 40.25%
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| 18.15%
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| 14.44%
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| Green Century Equity Fund — Institutional Share Class | | | 8.64% | | | | 40.66% | | | | 18.38% | | | | 14.54% | |
| | S&P 500® Index | | | 8.55% | | | | 40.79% | | | | 17.65% | | | | 14.84% | |
July 31, 2021 | | Green Century Equity Index Fund — Individual Share Class | |
| 6.21%
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| 37.90%
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| 17.82%
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| 15.04%
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| Green Century Equity Fund — Institutional Share Class | | | 6.30% | | | | 38.33% | | | | 18.05% | | | | 15.15% | |
| | S&P 500® Index | | | 5.50% | | | | 36.45% | | | | 17.35% | | | | 15.35% | |
* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain Fund prices and performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN/1-800-934-7336. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the prospectus for more information. As of April 1, 2014, the Equity Fund invests in the common stocks which make up the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index; prior to April 1, 2014, the Fund invested in the common stocks which made up the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index. Institutional shares were offered as of April 30, 2018. The Institutional Share Class performance for periods prior to April 30, 2018 reflects the performance of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class.
For the year ended July 31, 2021, the Equity Fund Institutional and Investor share classes returned 38.33% and 37.90%, respectively, outperforming the S&P 500 Index which returned 36.45%. As the MSCI KLD 400
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Social ex Fossil Fuels Index does not include all of the stocks in the S&P 500® Index and includes some stocks not included in the S&P 500® Index, the performance of the Fund can be expected to differ from the performance of the broader benchmark.
The strongest performing sectors in the Equity Fund were Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Communication Services which returned 62.82%, 48.94% and 48.03%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Utilities and Consumer Staples, which returned 15.34% and 15.79%, respectively, for the
year. Within the S&P 500 Index, Financials, Industrials, and Energy were the strongest performing sectors, gaining 55.23%, 46.25%, and 44.41%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Utilities and Consumer Staples, which returned 11.99% and 18.22%, respectively, for the year.
After a challenging beginning to 2020 due to the pandemic , the equity markets had a strong rebound. US domestic equities continued to outperform Non-US developed markets international equities as measured by the S&P 500 and MSCI World Ex-USA indices with 1 year returns of 36.45% and 31.00% respectively. A strong global recovery has taken place over the past year as both US and Non-US economies reopen and fiscal spending kicked in, benefitting equity securities. Many economic indicators, including employment, consumer spending, manufacturing, and housing data continued to recover steadily over the year. Continued fiscal and monetary support along with declining rates of COVID-19 infection bolstered investor confidence.
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks. Similar to the Equity Fund, the S&P 500® Index’s performance reflects reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Unlike the Fund, however, the S&P 500® Index’s performance does not include management and other operating expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE
GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND
Investment Objective The Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the International Fund or the Fund) seeks to achieve long-term total return that matches the performance of an index comprised of the stocks of foreign companies selected based on environmental, social and governance criteria.
Portfolio Orientation The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in the stocks included in the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index7 (the Index), a custom index calculated by MSCI, Inc. The Index is comprised of the common stocks of the approximately 240 companies in the MSCI World ex USA SRI Index,8 minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, process, refine or distribute coal, oil or gas. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.
The International Fund is the only responsible, diversified fossil fuel free international index fund available in the U.S. The Fund is also broadly diversified and responsibly screened. Like other index funds, the International Fund is not actively managed in the traditional investment sense, but rather seeks to be nearly fully invested at all times in a broad and diverse portfolio of stocks which meet certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.
The Fund invests in the stocks of companies selected for inclusion in the Index based on a thorough review of environmental, social, and governance factors and includes those companies believed to have the best overall sustainability records. Green Century believes that certain industries impose unique and onerous risks and/or costs on society. Companies involved in these industries are evaluated based on their level of involvement as well as the impact of that involvement on
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society. Therefore, companies that derive significant revenues from the manufacture of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), or the operation of gambling enterprises; or have a significant direct ownership share in, operate or design nuclear power plants are not eligible for the Index. Major military contractors and firearms manufacturers are also ineligible. The Index excludes all companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.
Investment Strategy and Performance Green Century believes that companies that minimize their negative social and environmental impact and follow governance standards could enjoy competitive advantages and be less likely to incur certain legal liabilities that may be assessed when a product or service is determined to be harmful. Green Century also believes that such investments may, over the long term, provide investors with a return that is competitive with enterprises that do not exhibit such social and environmental awareness.
International markets have continued to perform well recently; both share classes of the International Fund outperformed its benchmark for the latest quarter ended July 31, 2021. The Fund’s total return was 5.24% for the individual share class and 5.22% for the institutional share class for this period, while the MSCI World ex USA Index8 returned 3.10% for the same period. Additional results for various time periods are below:*
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Green Century MSCI International Fund Total expense ratio: 1.28% for Individual Share Class and 0.98% for Institutional Share Class | | CUMULATIVE RETURN* | | | AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN* | |
| Inception Date: September 30, 2016 | |
| Latest Quarter | | | One Year | | | Three Years | | | Since Inception | |
June 30, 2021 | | Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Individual Share Class | | | 6.24% | | | | 30.25% | | | | 10.62% | | | | 9.82% | |
| Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Institutional Share Class | | | 6.37% | | | | 30.67% | | | | 10.97% | | | | 10.13% | |
| MSCI World ex USA Index | | | 5.65% | | | | 33.60% | | | | 8.57% | | | | 9.52% | |
July 31, 2021 | | Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Individual Share Class | | | 5.24% | | | | 28.76% | | | | 10.34% | | | | 10.07% | |
| Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Institutional Share Class | | | 5.22% | | | | 29.09% | | | | 10.66% | | | | 10.36% | |
| MSCI World ex USA Index | | | 3.10% | | | | 31.00% | | | | 7.94% | | | | 9.50% | |
* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain Fund prices and performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN/1-800-934-7336. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the prospectus for more information.
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The institutional and individual investor share classes of the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund, which closely tracks the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index, returned 29.09% and 28.76%, respectively, for the one-year period ended July 31, 2021, while the MSCI World ex USA Index (Index), returned 31.00% during the same period.
The difference in performance of the International Fund relative to the Index was largely due to differences in sector allocation and stock selection criteria between the International Fund and the Index.
The strongest performing sectors in the International Fund were Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Financials which returned 43.47%, 42.30% and 37.64%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Consumer Staples and Health Care, which returned 14.02% and 20.12%, respectively, for the year. Within the MSCI World ex USA Index, Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Industrials were the strongest performing sectors, gaining 48.45%, 42.99%, and 40.68%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Utilities and Health Care which returned 9.73% and 12.58%, respectively, for the year.
After a challenging beginning to 2020 due to the pandemic, the equity markets had a strong rebound. US domestic equities continued to outperform Non-US developed markets international equities as measured by the S&P 500 and MSCI World Ex US indices with 1 year returns of 36.45% and 31.00% respectively. A strong
The MSCI World ex USA Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The MSCI World ex USA Index includes large and mid-cap stocks across 22 of 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries and excludes the United States. With 1,023 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The MSCI World ex USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index. Unlike the Fund, the MSCI World ex USA Index’s performance does not include management and other operating expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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global recovery has taken place over the past year as both US and Non-US economies reopen and fiscal spending kicked in, benefitting equity securities. Many economic indicators, including employment, consumer spending, manufacturing, and housing data continued to recover steadily over the year. Continued fiscal and monetary support along with declining rates of COVID-19 infection bolstered investor confidence.
The International Fund, like many other mutual funds invested primarily in stocks, carries the risk of investing in the stock market. The large companies in which the International Fund is invested may perform worse than the stock market as a whole. The developed market ex-U.S. equities in which the International Fund is invested may also perform worse than the stock market as a whole. Foreign securities are subject to additional risks such as currency fluctuations, regional economic and political conditions, differences in accounting methods, and other unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The International Fund will not shift concentration from one industry to another or from stocks to bonds or cash, in order to defend against a falling stock market. The Fund’s environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Fund compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.
1 As of July 31, 2021, the following companies comprised the listed percentages of each of the Green Century Funds:
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Portfolio Holdings | | GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND | | | GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND | | | GREEN CENTURY INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | |
WSP Global, Inc | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.26 | % |
Union Pacific | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Starbucks | | | 1.90 | % | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
The Coca-Cola Company | | | 0.00 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 0.39 | % |
Bright Horizons | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Solar Edge | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Boston Properties | | | 1.30 | % | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
PNC Bank | | | 2.22 | % | | | 0.39 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Apple | | | 5.14 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Xylem | | | 1.77 | % | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
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Portfolio Holdings | | GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND | | | GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND | | | GREEN CENTURY INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | |
European Investment Bank | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Enterprise Community Loan Fund | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Target | | | 1.25 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Nike | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
East West Bancorp | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
SVB Financial | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.16 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Astrazeneca | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Baxter | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % |
Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Funds. Please refer to the Green Century Funds website for current information regarding the Funds’ portfolio holdings. Note that some of the holdings discussed above may not have been held by any Fund during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021, or may have been held by a Fund for a portion of the fiscal year, or may have been held by a Fund for the entire fiscal year. These holdings are subject to risk as described in the Funds’ prospectus. References to specific investments should not be construed as a recommendation of the securities by the Funds, their administrator, or their distributor.
2 The Custom Balanced Index is comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 1500 Index and a 40% weighting in the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate & Government Index (the BofA Merrill Lynch Index). It is not possible to invest directly in the Custom Balanced Index.
3 The S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index is an unmanaged broad-based capitalization-weighted index comprising 1500 stocks of large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap U.S. companies. It is not possible to invest directly in the S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index.
4 The BofA Merrill Lynch Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade government and corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market with at least 1 year and less than 10 years remaining maturity, including U.S. treasury, U.S. agency, foreign government, supranational and corporate securities. It is not possible to invest directly in the BofA Merrill Lynch Index.
5 The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P 500® Index is heavily weighted toward stocks with large market capitalization and represents approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all domestic stocks. It is not possible to invest directly in the S&P 500® Index.
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6 The MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index) is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the approximately 400 companies in the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the KLD400 Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves that are included in the KLD400 Index. The KLD400 Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to provide exposure to U.S. companies that have positive ESG characteristics and consists of approximately 400 companies selected from the MSCI USA Investable Market Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
7 The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the companies in the MSCI World ex USA SRI Index (the World ex USA SRI Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves that are included in the World ex USA SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) Index. The World ex USA SRI Index includes large and mid-cap stocks from approximately 22 Developed Markets countries (excluding the U.S.). The World ex USA SRI Index is a capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with what MSCI calculates to have outstanding ESG ratings and excludes companies whose products have negative social or environmental impacts. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
8 The MSCI World ex USA Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The MSCI World ex USA Index includes large and mid-cap stocks across 22 of 23 Developed Markets countries and excludes the United States. With 1,023 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The MSCI World ex USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index. It is not possible to invest directly in the MSCI World ex USA Index.
Stocks will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect a single company, industry, sector, country, region or the market as a whole and may perform worse than the market. Foreign securities are subject to additional risks such as currency fluctuations, regional economic and political conditions, differences in accounting methods, and other unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Bonds are subject to a variety of risks including interest rate, credit, and inflation risk. A sustainable investment strategy which incorporates environmental, social and governance criteria may result in lower or higher returns than an investment strategy that does not include such criteria.
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
Distributor: UMB Distribution Services, LLC 9/21
Neither the Green Century Equity Fund nor the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”) is sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, its affiliates, information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating the MSCI indices (the “MSCI Parties”), and the MSCI Parties bear no liability with respect to a Fund or any index on which a Fund is based. The MSCI Parties are not sponsors of either of the Funds and are not affiliated with the Funds in any way. The Statement of Additional Information contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship the MSCI Parties have with Green Century Capital Management and the Funds.
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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS EXPENSE EXAMPLE
For the six months ended July 31, 2021 (unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Green Century Funds (the “Funds”), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees on certain redemptions; 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 from February 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021 (the “period”).
Actual Expenses The first line of the table below 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 you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 equals 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of either of the Funds. 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 Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of 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 on shares held for 60 days or less. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing the ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs could have been higher.
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| | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE FEBRUARY 1, 2021 | | | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE JULY 31, 2021 | | | EXPENSES PAID DURING THE PERIOD1 | |
Balanced Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,123.80 | | | $ | 7.69 | |
Actual Expenses — Institutional Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,125.40 | | | | 6.13 | |
Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses —Individual Investor Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,017.75 | | | | 7.31 | |
Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses —Institutional Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,019.23 | | | | 5.83 | |
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| | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE FEBRUARY 1, 2021 | | | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE JULY 31, 2021 | | | EXPENSES PAID DURING THE PERIOD1 | |
Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,200.00 | | | $ | 6.82 | |
Actual Expenses — Institutional Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,201.80 | | | | 5.19 | |
Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses —Individual Investor Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.80 | | | | 6.26 | |
Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses —Institutional Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,020.29 | | | | 4.76 | |
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| | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE FEBRUARY 1, 2021 | | | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE JULY 31, 2021 | | | EXPENSES PAID DURING THE PERIOD1 | |
MSCI International Index Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,119.80 | | | $ | 6.73 | |
Actual Expenses — Institutional Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,120.50 | | | | 5.15 | |
Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses — Individual Investor Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.65 | | | | 6.41 | |
Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses — Institutional Class | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,020.14 | | | | 4.91 | |
1 Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios (1.46% for the Balanced Fund Individual Investor Class, 1.16% for the Balanced Fund Institutional Class, 1.25% for the Equity Fund Individual Investor Class, 0.95% for the Equity Fund Institutional Class, 1.28% for the MSCI International Index Fund Individual Investor Class and 0.98% for the MSCI International Index Fund Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS July 31, 2021 | | |
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COMMON STOCKS — 66.0% | |
| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Software & Services — 9.9% | | | | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc. (a) | | | 8,785 | | | $ | 5,461,020 | |
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | | | 11,965 | | | | 3,842,320 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 20,267 | | | | 7,821,846 | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | 53,091 | | | | 15,126,157 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 21,075 | | | | 5,806,795 | |
salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | | | 10,856 | | | | 2,626,392 | |
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| | | | | | | 40,684,530 | |
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Capital Goods — 6.6% | | | | | | | | |
A.O. Smith Corporation | | | 36,108 | | | | 2,539,476 | |
Deere & Company | | | 8,712 | | | | 3,150,172 | |
Eaton Corporation PLC | | | 30,012 | | | | 4,743,397 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc | | | 11,220 | | | | 2,543,237 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc | | | 8,926 | | | | 2,744,031 | |
Trane Technologies PLC | | | 27,913 | | | | 5,683,366 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation | | | 33,630 | | | | 2,854,178 | |
Xylem, Inc | | | 21,084 | | | | 2,653,421 | |
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| | | | | | | 26,911,278 | |
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Banks — 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
East West Bancorp, Inc | | | 43,189 | | | | 3,072,898 | |
First Republic Bank | | | 26,159 | | | | 5,101,528 | |
KeyCorp | | | 161,925 | | | | 3,183,446 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 24,069 | | | | 4,390,426 | |
SVB Financial Group (a) | | | 7,117 | | | | 3,914,065 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,662,363 | |
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Technology Hardware & Equipment — 4.7% | |
Apple, Inc | | | 108,052 | | | | 15,760,465 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a) | | | 9,192 | | | | 3,668,067 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,428,532 | |
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Semiconductors — 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc | | | 19,593 | | | | 3,280,260 | |
ASML Holding NV (b) | | | 5,655 | | | | 4,335,915 | |
Cree, Inc. (a) | | | 14,806 | | | | 1,373,405 | |
NVIDIA Corporation | | | 23,176 | | | | 4,519,088 | |
Xilinx, Inc | | | 13,861 | | | | 2,076,932 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,585,600 | |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Media & Entertainment — 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a) | | | 5,297 | | | $ | 14,272,925 | |
Walt Disney Company (The) (a) | | | 19,650 | | | | 3,458,793 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,731,718 | |
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Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 4.3% | | | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC ADR (b) | | | 69,516 | | | | 3,979,096 | |
Illumina, Inc. (a) | | | 6,510 | | | | 3,227,333 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a) | | | 15,895 | | | | 3,937,191 | |
Merck & Company, Inc | | | 27,300 | | | | 2,098,551 | |
Roche Holding AG ADR (b) | | | 33,882 | | | | 1,635,145 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc | | | 4,789 | | | | 2,586,108 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,463,424 | |
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Retailing — 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 13,443 | | | | 4,411,858 | |
Target Corporation | | | 19,709 | | | | 5,145,034 | |
TJX Companies, Inc. (The) | | | 69,602 | | | | 4,789,314 | |
Tractor Supply Company | | | 14,712 | | | | 2,661,842 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,008,048 | |
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Healthcare Equipment & Services — 3.7% | |
Anthem, Inc | | | 9,997 | | | | 3,838,948 | |
Baxter International, Inc | | | 28,987 | | | | 2,242,144 | |
CVS Health Corp | | | 31,621 | | | | 2,604,306 | |
Medtronic PLC | | | 22,868 | | | | 3,002,797 | |
Stryker Corporation | | | 12,760 | | | | 3,457,194 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,145,389 | |
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Consumer Durables & Apparel — 3.0% | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a) | | | 7,754 | | | | 3,102,918 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 34,009 | | | | 5,696,848 | |
VF Corporation | | | 44,341 | | | | 3,556,148 | |
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| | | | | | | 12,355,914 | |
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Real Estate — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
American Tower Corporation REIT | | | 10,311 | | | | 2,915,951 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT | | | 10,785 | | | | 2,457,146 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a) | | | 9,787 | | | | 2,178,292 | |
Prologis, Inc. REIT | | | 14,215 | | | | 1,820,089 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,371,478 | |
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Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 2.5% | |
First Solar, Inc. (a) | | | 34,146 | | | | 2,937,922 | |
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT | | | 56,516 | | | | 3,210,109 | |
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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS July 31, 2021 | | continued |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — (continued) | |
Ormat Technologies, Inc | | | 19,664 | | | $ | 1,371,367 | |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a) | | | 10,752 | | | | 2,789,929 | |
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| | | | | | | 10,309,327 | |
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Insurance — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Aflac, Inc | | | 56,782 | | | | 3,123,010 | |
Travelers Companies, Inc. (The) | | | 25,349 | | | | 3,774,973 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,897,983 | |
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Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Costco Wholesale Corporation | | | 10,528 | | | | 4,524,092 | |
Sysco Corporation | | | 30,845 | | | | 2,288,699 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,812,791 | |
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Materials — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Ball Corporation | | | 28,637 | | | | 2,316,161 | |
Ingevity Corporation (a) | | | 30,562 | | | | 2,595,936 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc | | | 9,475 | | | | 1,427,314 | |
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| | | | | | | 6,339,411 | |
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Household & Personal Products — 1.4% | | | | | |
Procter & Gamble Company (The) | | | 17,374 | | | | 2,471,104 | |
Unilever PLC ADR (b) | | | 56,418 | | | | 3,245,728 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,716,832 | |
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Consumer Services — 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a) | | | 17,543 | | | | 2,622,678 | |
Starbucks Corporation | | | 24,811 | | | | 3,012,800 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,635,478 | |
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Transportation — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc | | | 9,336 | | | | 1,572,649 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 14,085 | | | | 2,695,306 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,267,955 | |
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Utilities — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
American Water Works Company, Inc | | | 19,572 | | | | 3,329,393 | |
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Automobiles & Components — 0.8% | | | | | |
Aptiv PLC (a) | | | 18,441 | | | | 3,076,881 | |
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Diversified Financials — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc | | | 18,194 | | | | 2,566,082 | |
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Food & Beverage — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
McCormick & Company, Inc | | | 29,982 | | | | 2,523,585 | |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Telecommunication Services — 0.5% | | | | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc | | | 36,932 | | | $ | 2,060,067 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $133,778,486) | | | | | | | 270,884,059 | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | | |
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BONDS & NOTES — 32.4% | |
Green and Sustainability Bonds — 20.3% | |
Apple, Inc. 2.85%, due 2/23/23 (c) | | $ | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,109,695 | |
Apple, Inc. 3.00%, due 6/20/27 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,209,246 | |
Asian Development Bank 2.125%, due 3/19/25 (b) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,058,338 | |
Asian Development Bank 3.125%, due 9/26/28 (b) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,577,272 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) 2.375%, due 1/18/23 | | | 1,845,000 | | | | 1,902,066 | |
BlueHub Loan Fund, Inc. 2.89%, due 1/1/27 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,081,256 | |
Boston Properties LP 4.50%, due 12/1/28 (c) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 5,316,295 | |
Bridge Housing Corporation 3.25%, due 7/15/30 (c) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,813,155 | |
Century Housing Corporation 0.60%, due 2/15/24 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,493,275 | |
Citigroup, Inc. 1.678% (SOFR Rate+166.7 basis points), due 5/15/24 (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,062,889 | |
City & County of San Francisco CA Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 2.75%, due 9/1/23 | | | 650,000 | | | | 672,923 | |
City of San Francisco CA Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue 2.806%, due 11/1/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,105,224 | |
European Investment Bank 2.50%, due 10/15/24 (b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,131,710 | |
European Investment Bank 2.125%, due 4/13/26 (b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 534,427 | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development 2.125%, due 3/3/25 (b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,113,448 | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
Green and Sustainability Bonds — (continued) | |
International Finance Corporation 2.125%, due 4/7/26 (b) | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 533,748 | |
Korea Development Bank (The) 0.863% (3-Month USD Libor+72.5 basis points), due 7/6/22 (b)(d) | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,256,558 | |
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau 2.00%, due 11/30/21 (b) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,006,435 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd. 3.625%, due 6/20/23 (b) | |
| 2,000,000
|
| | | 2,127,032 | |
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV 2.375%, due 3/24/26 (b)(e) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,076,352 | |
New Jersey Infrastructure Bank 3.00%, due 9/1/31 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,776,358 | |
Nordic Investment Bank 2.25%, due 9/30/21 (b) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,505,313 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) 2.20%, due 11/1/24 (c) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,725,859 | |
Prologis LP 1.25%, due 10/15/30 (c) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,315,149 | |
Regency Centers LP 3.75%, due 6/15/24 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,143,526 | |
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 2.622%, due 8/1/29 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,191,362 | |
Starbucks Corporation 2.45%, due 6/15/26 (c) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,783,275 | |
United States International Development Finance Corporation 3.28%, due 9/15/29 | | | 662,050 | | | | 728,283 | |
United States International Development Finance Corporation 3.33%, due 5/15/33 | | | 215,459 | | | | 240,661 | |
United States International Development Finance Corporation 3.43%, due 6/1/33 | | | 208,537 | | | | 237,525 | |
United States International Development Finance Corporation 3.05%, due 6/15/35 | | | 1,347,450 | | | | 1,507,821 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
Green and Sustainability Bonds — (continued) | |
United States International Development Finance Corporation 2.58%, due 7/15/38 | | $ | 3,000,000 | | | $ | 3,249,687 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. 3.875%, due 2/8/29 (c) | |
| 3,500,000
|
| | | 4,016,736 | |
Visa, Inc. 0.75%, due 8/15/27 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,974,460 | |
Xylem, Inc. 2.25%, due 1/30/31 (c) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,614,952 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 83,192,311 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Government Agencies — 4.0% | | | | | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation 1.625%, due 9/17/21 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,005,928 | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation 2.26%, due 11/13/24 | | | 500,000 | | | | 529,960 | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation 1.82%, due 12/18/25 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,156,693 | |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation 2.80%, due 11/12/27 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,327,699 | |
Federal Home Loan Banks 0.25%, due 6/3/22 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,504,868 | |
Federal Home Loan Banks 1.875%, due 12/9/22 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,071,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,596,413 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Community Development Financial Institutions — 3.0% | |
Capital Impact Partners 2.60%, due 12/15/22 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,016,434 | |
Capital Impact Partners 1.00%, due 9/15/25 (c) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,475,281 | |
Enterprise Community Loan Fund, Inc. 4.152%, due 11/1/28 (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,160,545 | |
Local Initiatives Support Corporation 1.00%, due 11/15/25 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,971,932 | |
Local Initiatives Support Corporation 3.782%, due 3/1/27 (c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,177,596 | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
Community Development Financial Institutions — (continued) | |
Reinvestment Fund, Inc. (The) 3.78%, due 2/15/26 | | $ | 1,400,000 | | | $ | 1,443,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,244,802 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software & Services — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Adobe, Inc. 3.25%, due 2/1/25 (c) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,792,593 | |
salesforce.com, Inc. 3.70%, due 4/11/28 (c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,433,329 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,225,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media & Entertainment — 1.1% | |
Alphabet, Inc. 1.998%, due 8/15/26 (c) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,688,353 | |
Oracle Corporation 2.50%, due 5/15/22 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,013,626 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,701,979 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Goods — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Trane Technologies Luxembourg Finance SA 3.80%, due 3/21/29 (b)(c) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 4,000,794 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financials — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The) 3.55%, due 9/23/21 (c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,001,805 | |
State Street Corporation 3.10%, due 5/15/23 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,099,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,101,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Travelers Property Casualty Corporation 7.75%, due 4/15/26 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,298,640 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Healthy Living — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. 5.20%, due 12/3/25 (c)(e) | | | 500,000 | | | | 587,991 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Bonds & Notes (Cost $127,761,377) | | | | | | | 132,949,877 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.4% | |
| | | | | VALUE | |
UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (f) (Cost $5,757,388) | | | | | | $ | 5,757,388 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Short-term Investments (Cost $5,757,388) | | | | | | | 5,757,388 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (g) — 99.8% | |
(Cost $267,297,251) | | | | | | | 409,591,324 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2% | | | | | | | 746,874 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 410,338,198 | |
| | | | | | | | |
PLC – Public Limited Company
ADR – American Depository Receipt
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trusts
LP – Limited Partnership
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Securities whose value are determined or significantly influenced by trading in markets other than the United States or Canada. |
(d) | Floating rate bond. Rate shown is currently in effect at July 31, 2021. |
(e) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of these securities is $1,664,343. |
(f) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end. |
(g) | The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $267,038,113 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $143,162,851 and $609,640 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $142,553,211. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Software & Services — 24.7% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A (a) | | | 16,554 | | | $ | 5,258,875 | |
Adobe, Inc. (b) | | | 12,517 | | | | 7,780,943 | |
ANSYS, Inc. (b) | | | 2,267 | | | | 835,299 | |
Autodesk, Inc. (b) | | | 5,728 | | | | 1,839,433 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc . | | | 11,157 | | | | 2,338,842 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (b) | | | 7,251 | | | | 1,070,610 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc | | | 3,224 | | | | 324,818 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A | | | 13,910 | | | | 1,022,802 | |
Fortinet, Inc. (b) | | | 3,633 | | | | 989,048 | |
International Business Machines Corporation | | | 23,315 | | | | 3,286,482 | |
Intuit, Inc | | | 7,159 | | | | 3,794,055 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 23,153 | | | | 8,935,669 | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | 187,231 | | | | 53,343,984 | |
NortonLifeLock, Inc | | | 15,245 | | | | 378,381 | |
Okta, Inc., Class A (b) | | | 3,176 | | | | 786,981 | |
Oracle Corporation | | | 50,000 | | | | 4,357,000 | |
Paycom Software, Inc. (b) | | | 1,342 | | | | 536,800 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 29,053 | | | | 8,004,973 | |
salesforce.com, Inc. (b) | | | 25,379 | | | | 6,139,941 | |
ServiceNow, Inc. (b) | | | 5,128 | | | | 3,014,700 | |
Splunk, Inc. (b) | | | 4,230 | | | | 600,575 | |
Teradata Corporation (b) | | | 2,797 | | | | 138,899 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 44,296 | | | | 10,914,091 | |
VMware, Inc., Class A (b) | | | 2,221 | | | | 341,457 | |
Western Union Company (The) | | | 10,846 | | | | 251,736 | |
Workday, Inc., Class A (b) | | | 4,682 | | | | 1,097,461 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 127,383,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media & Entertainment — 10.2% | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (b) | | | 7,856 | | | | 21,168,228 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (b) | | | 7,703 | | | | 20,832,147 | |
Discovery, Inc., Class A (b) | | | 4,085 | | | | 118,506 | |
Discovery, Inc., Class C (b) | | | 7,959 | | | | 215,769 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc | | | 7,538 | | | | 1,085,171 | |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A . | | | 1,100 | | | | 64,658 | |
Liberty Global PLC, Series A (a)(b) | | | 4,226 | | | | 113,468 | |
Liberty Global PLC, Series C (a)(b) | | | 9,642 | | | | 258,984 | |
New York Times Company (The), Class A | | | 3,953 | | | | 173,062 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc | | | 5,654 | | | | 411,724 | |
Scholastic Corporation | | | 689 | | | | 23,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Media & Entertainment — (continued) | |
Walt Disney Company (The) (b) | | | 47,402 | | | $ | 8,343,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 52,808,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors — 6.9% | | | | | | | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (b) | | | 31,709 | | | | 3,367,178 | |
Analog Devices, Inc | | | 9,609 | | | | 1,608,739 | |
Applied Materials, Inc | | | 23,941 | | | | 3,350,064 | |
Intel Corporation | | | 106,075 | | | | 5,698,349 | |
Lam Research Corporation | | | 3,739 | | | | 2,383,276 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc | | | 7,056 | | | | 1,009,855 | |
NVIDIA Corporation | | | 64,688 | | | | 12,613,513 | |
ON Semiconductor Corporation (b) | | | 10,868 | | | | 424,504 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc | | | 4,323 | | | | 797,637 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc | | | 24,018 | | | | 4,578,311 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 35,831,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 6.3% | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc | | | 46,097 | | | | 5,361,081 | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc | | | 7,997 | | | | 1,225,380 | |
Amgen, Inc | | | 15,070 | | | | 3,640,008 | |
Biogen, Inc. (b) | | | 3,982 | | | | 1,301,039 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (b) | | | 4,729 | | | | 362,856 | |
Bio-Techne Corporation | | | 1,014 | | | | 488,991 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | | | 58,466 | | | | 3,968,087 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc | | | 32,804 | | | | 2,240,185 | |
Illumina, Inc. (b) | | | 3,820 | | | | 1,893,765 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 4,990 | | | | 1,236,023 | |
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)(b) | | | 1,605 | | | | 272,080 | |
Merck & Company, Inc | | | 66,047 | | | | 5,077,033 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b) | | | 613 | | | | 903,384 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b) | | | 6,800 | | | | 1,370,744 | |
Waters Corporation (b) | | | 1,633 | | | | 636,560 | |
Zoetis, Inc | | | 12,431 | | | | 2,519,764 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,496,980 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Goods — 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
3M Company | | | 15,106 | | | | 2,990,082 | |
A.O. Smith Corporation | | | 3,565 | | | | 250,726 | |
AGCO Corporation | | | 1,689 | | | | 223,134 | |
Air Lease Corporation, Class A | | | 2,748 | | | | 116,405 | |
Allegion PLC (a) | | | 2,404 | | | | 328,386 | |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc | | | 995 | | | | 89,252 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (b) | | | 5,131 | | | | 228,330 | |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Capital Goods — (continued) | |
Caterpillar, Inc | | | 14,225 | | | $ | 2,941,019 | |
Cummins, Inc | | | 3,859 | | | | 895,674 | |
Deere & Company | | | 7,789 | | | | 2,816,425 | |
Dover Corporation | | | 3,783 | | | | 632,215 | |
Eaton Corporation PLC | | | 10,413 | | | | 1,645,775 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc | | | 1,421 | | | | 173,092 | |
Fastenal Company | | | 14,912 | | | | 816,730 | |
Flowserve Corporation | | | 3,349 | | | | 140,959 | |
Fortive Corporation | | | 8,424 | | | | 612,088 | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc | | | 3,639 | | | | 354,693 | |
Graco, Inc | | | 4,413 | | | | 344,567 | |
Granite Construction, Inc | | | 1,156 | | | | 44,414 | |
H&E Equipment Services, Inc | | | 905 | | | | 30,797 | |
IDEX Corporation | | | 1,974 | | | | 447,486 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc | | | 8,287 | | | | 1,878,414 | |
Lennox International, Inc | | | 884 | | | | 291,216 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc | | | 1,514 | | | | 211,097 | |
Masco Corporation | | | 6,745 | | | | 402,744 | |
Meritor, Inc. (b) | | | 1,936 | | | | 47,103 | |
Middleby Corporation (The) (b) | | | 1,459 | | | | 279,384 | |
Owens Corning | | | 2,751 | | | | 264,536 | |
PACCAR, Inc | | | 9,117 | | | | 756,620 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corporation | | | 3,388 | | | | 1,057,158 | |
Quanta Services, Inc | | | 3,646 | | | | 331,421 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc | | | 3,041 | | | | 934,864 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc | | | 2,732 | | | | 1,342,341 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding NV (b) | | | 4,175 | | | | 244,738 | |
Snap-on, Inc | | | 1,421 | | | | 309,750 | |
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A | | | 2,711 | | | | 117,142 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc | | | 4,224 | | | | 832,339 | |
Tennant Company | | | 432 | | | | 34,180 | |
Timken Company (The) | | | 1,814 | | | | 144,213 | |
Trane Technologies PLC (a) | | | 6,250 | | | | 1,272,562 | |
United Rentals, Inc. (b) | | | 1,890 | | | | 622,849 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc | | | 1,167 | | | | 518,825 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation | | | 4,686 | | | | 397,701 | |
Xylem, Inc | | | 4,726 | | | | 594,767 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,008,213 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financials — 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc | | | 9,791 | | | | 502,866 | |
American Express Company | | | 17,861 | | | | 3,045,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Diversified Financials — (continued) | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc | | | 3,031 | | | $ | 780,664 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The) | | | 21,884 | | | | 1,123,306 | |
BlackRock, Inc | | | 3,982 | | | | 3,453,071 | |
Charles Schwab Corporation (The) | | | 37,620 | | | | 2,556,279 | |
CME Group, Inc | | | 9,401 | | | | 1,994,234 | |
Equitable Holdings, Inc | | | 10,283 | | | | 317,436 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc | | | 995 | | | | 355,494 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc | | | 7,882 | | | | 232,913 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc | | | 14,633 | | | | 1,753,472 | |
Invesco Ltd | | | 10,214 | | | | 249,017 | |
Moody’s Corporation | | | 4,401 | | | | 1,654,776 | |
Northern Trust Corporation | | | 5,176 | | | | 584,112 | |
S&P Global, Inc | | | 6,277 | | | | 2,691,076 | |
State Street Corporation | | | 9,201 | | | | 801,775 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc | | | 5,930 | | | | 1,210,669 | |
Voya Financial, Inc | | | 3,236 | | | | 208,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,515,394 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retailing — 4.5% | | | | | | | | |
AutoNation, Inc. (b) | | | 1,388 | | | | 168,406 | |
Best Buy Company, Inc | | | 6,091 | | | | 684,324 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 1,072 | | | | 2,335,095 | |
Buckle, Inc. (The) | | | 702 | | | | 29,540 | |
CarMax, Inc. (b) | | | 4,257 | | | | 570,225 | |
Foot Locker, Inc | | | 2,529 | | | | 144,305 | |
GameStop Corporation, Class A (b) | | | 1,463 | | | | 235,719 | |
Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 5,994 | | | | 174,845 | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | | 28,114 | | | | 9,226,734 | |
Kohl’s Corporation | | | 4,152 | | | | 210,922 | |
LKQ Corporation (b) | | | 7,631 | | | | 387,273 | |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc | | | 19,074 | | | | 3,675,369 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. (b) | | | 2,934 | | | | 97,115 | |
ODP Corporation (The) (b) | | | 1,322 | | | | 62,570 | |
Pool Corporation | | | 1,053 | | | | 503,144 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd | | | 1,412 | | | | 90,848 | |
Target Corporation | | | 13,063 | | | | 3,410,096 | |
Tractor Supply Company | | | 3,050 | | | | 551,837 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (b) | | | 1,393 | | | | 467,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,026,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Healthcare Equipment & Services — 4.4% | | | | | |
ABIOMED, Inc. (b) | | | 1,197 | | | | 391,586 | |
Align Technology, Inc. (b) | | | 1,950 | | | | 1,356,810 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corporation . | | | 3,970 | | | | 485,015 | |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Healthcare Equipment & Services — (continued) | |
Becton, Dickinson and Company . | | | 7,592 | | | $ | 1,941,654 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc | | | 7,661 | | | | 454,910 | |
Centene Corporation (b) | | | 15,224 | | | | 1,044,519 | |
Cerner Corporation | | | 8,013 | | | | 644,165 | |
Cigna Corporation | | | 9,200 | | | | 2,111,308 | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 1,287 | | | | 542,818 | |
DaVita, Inc. (b) | | | 1,863 | | | | 224,026 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc | | | 5,681 | | | | 375,173 | |
DexCom, Inc. (b) | | | 2,504 | | | | 1,290,837 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (b) | | | 16,307 | | | | 1,830,787 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc | | | 7,113 | | | | 1,765,447 | |
Henry Schein, Inc. (b) | | | 3,755 | | | | 300,963 | |
Hologic, Inc. (b) | | | 6,705 | | | | 503,143 | |
Humana, Inc | | | 3,355 | | | | 1,428,760 | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (b) | | | 2,224 | | | | 1,509,051 | |
Insulet Corporation (b) | | | 1,732 | | | | 484,423 | |
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (b) | | | 2,550 | | | | 755,182 | |
MEDNAX, Inc. (b) | | | 2,024 | | | | 58,939 | |
Patterson Companies, Inc | | | 2,343 | | | | 72,938 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc | | | 3,507 | | | | 497,293 | |
ResMed, Inc | | | 3,812 | | | | 1,036,102 | |
Select Medical Holdings Corporation | | | 2,753 | | | | 108,606 | |
Teladoc Health, Inc. (b) | | | 3,545 | | | | 526,255 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc | | | 1,922 | | | | 791,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,532,055 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Beverage — 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | | | 14,515 | | | | 866,836 | |
Bunge Ltd | | | 3,691 | | | | 286,532 | |
Campbell Soup Company | | | 5,160 | | | | 225,595 | |
Coca-Cola Company (The) | | | 106,893 | | | | 6,096,108 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc | | | 12,788 | | | | 428,270 | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (b) | | | 4,255 | | | | 293,893 | |
General Mills, Inc | | | 15,897 | | | | 935,697 | |
Hormel Foods Corporation | | | 7,732 | | | | 358,610 | |
Ingredion, Inc | | | 1,804 | | | | 158,409 | |
JM Smucker Company (The) | | | 2,870 | | | | 376,286 | |
Kellogg Company | | | 6,710 | | | | 425,146 | |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc | | | 18,442 | | | | 649,343 | |
Kraft Heinz Company (The) | | | 17,616 | | | | 677,688 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc | | | 3,856 | | | | 257,465 | |
McCormick & Company, Inc | | | 6,486 | | | | 545,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Food & Beverage — (continued) | |
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | | 36,967 | | | $ | 2,338,532 | |
PepsiCo, Inc | | | 36,014 | | | | 5,652,397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,572,734 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate — 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
American Tower Corporation REIT | | | 11,593 | | | | 3,278,501 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT | | | 3,658 | | | | 833,402 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. REIT | | | 3,825 | | | | 448,979 | |
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (b) | | | 8,768 | | | | 845,761 | |
Corporate Office Properties Trust REIT | | | 2,885 | | | | 84,934 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT | | | 7,290 | | | | 1,123,827 | |
Duke Realty Corporation REIT | | | 9,848 | | | | 501,066 | |
Equinix, Inc. REIT | | | 2,337 | | | | 1,917,298 | |
Equity Residential REIT | | | 9,280 | | | | 780,727 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT | | | 1,810 | | | | 212,729 | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT . | | | 14,005 | | | | 517,765 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT (b) | | | 18,495 | | | | 294,625 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT | | | 7,540 | | | | 329,950 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (b) | | | 1,354 | | | | 301,360 | |
Macerich Company (The) REIT | | | 3,858 | | | | 62,885 | |
PotlatchDeltic Corporation REIT . | | | 1,739 | | | | 90,324 | |
Prologis, Inc. REIT | | | 19,347 | | | | 2,477,190 | |
Realogy Holdings Corporation (b) | | | 2,839 | | | | 50,307 | |
SBA Communications Corporation, Class A REIT | | | 2,865 | | | | 976,936 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT | | | 8,546 | | | | 1,081,240 | |
UDR, Inc. REIT | | | 7,798 | | | | 428,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,638,618 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Materials — 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc | | | 5,780 | | | | 1,682,153 | |
Albemarle Corporation | | | 3,062 | | | | 630,894 | |
Amcor PLC (a) | | | 41,125 | | | | 475,405 | |
Avery Dennison Corporation | | | 2,174 | | | | 458,018 | |
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (b) | | | 5,638 | | | | 169,704 | |
Ball Corporation | | | 8,535 | | | | 690,311 | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc | | | 835 | | | | 57,248 | |
Domtar Corporation (b) | | | 1,504 | | | | 82,585 | |
Ecolab, Inc | | | 6,724 | | | | 1,484,861 | |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Materials — (continued) | |
H.B. Fuller Company | | | 1,424 | | | $ | 92,019 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc | | | 6,519 | | | | 982,022 | |
Linde PLC (a) | | | 13,657 | | | | 4,198,025 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc | | | 864 | | | | 69,310 | |
Mosaic Company (The) | | | 9,451 | | | | 295,155 | |
Newmont Corporation | | | 20,980 | | | | 1,317,964 | |
PPG Industries, Inc | | | 6,159 | | | | 1,007,120 | |
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A | | | 666 | | | | 34,912 | |
Sealed Air Corporation | | | 4,038 | | | | 229,156 | |
Sherwin-Williams Company (The) | | | 6,674 | | | | 1,942,334 | |
Sonoco Products Company | | | 2,586 | | | | 164,961 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,064,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 3.0% | |
Acuity Brands, Inc | | | 941 | | | | 165,033 | |
Itron, Inc. (b) | | | 1,066 | | | | 105,129 | |
Johnson Controls International, PLC | | | 18,884 | | | | 1,348,695 | |
Ormat Technologies, Inc | | | 1,123 | | | | 78,318 | |
Tesla, Inc. (b) | | | 20,056 | | | | 13,782,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,479,658 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 2.9% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc | | | 110,217 | | | | 6,102,715 | |
Cognex Corporation | | | 4,585 | | | | 414,530 | |
CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (b) | | | 5,179 | | | | 109,588 | |
Corning, Inc | | | 20,039 | | | | 838,833 | |
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C (b) | | | 6 ,910 | | | | 667,644 | |
F5 Networks, Inc. (b) | | | 1,632 | | | | 337,024 | |
Flex Ltd. (b) | | | 13,177 | | | | 236,791 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | | | 34,216 | | | | 496,132 | |
HP, Inc | | | 32,676 | | | | 943,356 | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (b) | | | 4,884 | | | | 803,662 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc | | | 4,423 | | | | 990,398 | |
Plantronics, Inc. (b) | | | 947 | | | | 29,537 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. (a) | | | 8,638 | | | | 1,273,846 | |
Trimble, Inc. (b) | | | 6,515 | | | | 557,033 | |
Xerox Holdings Corporation | | | 4,287 | | | | 103,445 | |
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Class A (b) | | | 1,403 | | | | 775,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,679,663 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Household & Personal Products — 2.8% | | | | | |
Clorox Company (The) | | | 3,287 | | | $ | 594,585 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Company | | | 21,097 | | | | 1,677,211 | |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (The), Class A | | | 6,012 | | | | 2,006,986 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corporation | | | 8,869 | | | | 1,203,701 | |
Procter & Gamble Company (The) | | | 64,377 | | | | 9,156,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,638,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Services — 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Aramark | | | 6,049 | | | | 212,501 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc | | | 939 | | | | 112,586 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc | | | 3,416 | | | | 498,326 | |
Domino’s Pizza, Inc | | | 1,023 | | | | 537,576 | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (b) | | | 7,215 | | | | 948,412 | |
Jack in the Box, Inc | | | 604 | | | | 65,751 | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A (b) | | | 7,219 | | | | 1,053,830 | |
McDonald’s Corporation | | | 19,460 | | | | 4,723,137 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (b) | | | 5,986 | | | | 460,144 | |
Starbucks Corporation | | | 30,717 | | | | 3,729,965 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. (b) | | | 1,049 | | | | 320,155 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,662,383 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation — 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
AMERCO. | | | 253 | | | | 148,754 | |
ArcBest Corporation | | | 622 | | | | 36,766 | |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (b) | | | 1,373 | | | | 113,643 | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc | | | 3,446 | | | | 307,280 | |
CSX Corporation | | | 59,844 | | | | 1,934,158 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (b) | | | 4,180 | | | | 166,782 | |
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (b) | | | 657 | | | | 20,321 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc | | | 4,386 | | | | 562,504 | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 2,381 | | | | 637,632 | |
Ryder System, Inc | | | 1,384 | | | | 105,392 | |
Southwest Airlines Company (b) . | | | 3,832 | | | | 193,593 | |
Union Pacific Corporation | | | 17,479 | | | | 3,823,706 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | | 18,775 | | | | 3,592,784 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,643,315 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Allstate Corporation (The) | | | 7,931 | | | | 1,031,427 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company . | | | 5,058 | | | | 704,630 | |
Chubb Ltd. (a) | | | 11,773 | | | | 1,986,576 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 9,265 | | | | 589,439 | |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Insurance — (continued) | |
Lincoln National Corporation | | | 4,785 | | | $ | 294,852 | |
Loews Corporation | | | 5,961 | | | | 319,688 | |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc | | | 13,243 | | | | 1,949,634 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc | | | 7,105 | | | | 441,434 | |
Progressive Corporation (The) | | | 15,324 | | | | 1,458,232 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc | | | 10,326 | | | | 1,035,491 | |
Travelers Companies, Inc. (The) | | | 6,613 | | | | 984,808 | |
Willis Towers Watson PLC (a) | | | 3,382 | | | | 696,963 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,493,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.9% | | | | | |
Callaway Golf Company (b) | | | 2,505 | | | | 79,358 | |
Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)(b) | | | 3,970 | | | | 223,551 | |
Columbia Sportswear Company | | | 871 | | | | 86,769 | |
Deckers Outdoor Corporation (b) | | | 745 | | | | 306,083 | |
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc | | | 540 | | | | 12,836 | |
Garmin Ltd. (a) | | | 4,017 | | | | 631,472 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc | | | 9,290 | | | | 169,635 | |
Hasbro, Inc | | | 3,424 | | | | 340,483 | |
La-Z-Boy, Inc | | | 1,142 | | | | 38,348 | |
Mattel, Inc. (b) | | | 9,319 | | | | 202,409 | |
Meritage Homes Corporation (b) . | | | 976 | | | | 105,974 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b) | | | 1,561 | | | | 304,239 | |
Newell Brands, Inc | | | 10,016 | | | | 247,896 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 33,184 | | | | 5,558,652 | |
PVH Corporation (b) | | | 1,889 | | | | 197,627 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class A (b) | | | 4,801 | | | | 98,181 | |
Under Armour, Inc., Class C (b) | | | 4,998 | | | | 87,565 | |
VF Corporation | | | 8,688 | | | | 696,778 | |
Whirlpool Corporation | | | 1,652 | | | | 365,984 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc | | | 2,235 | | | | 74,962 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,828,802 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Hawaii Corporation | | | 1,041 | | | | 87,142 | |
Cathay General Bancorp | | | 1,989 | | | | 75,323 | |
CIT Group, Inc | | | 2,521 | | | | 121,613 | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc | | | 11,137 | | | | 469,536 | |
Comerica, Inc | | | 3,685 | | | | 253,012 | |
First Republic Bank | | | 4,561 | | | | 889,486 | |
Heartland Financial USA, Inc | | | 1,085 | | | | 49,498 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc | | | 38,779 | | | | 546,008 | |
International Bancshares Corporation | | | 1,353 | | | | 52,875 | |
KeyCorp | | | 25,413 | | | | 499,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Banks — (continued) | | | | | | | | |
M&T Bank Corporation | | | 3,369 | | | $ | 450,941 | |
New York Community Bancorp, Inc | | | 11,921 | | | | 140,429 | |
Old National Bancorp | | | 4,311 | | | | 69,364 | |
People’s United Financial, Inc | | | 11,368 | | | | 178,478 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 11,083 | | | | 2,021,650 | |
Regions Financial Corporation | | | 25,053 | | | | 482,270 | |
SVB Financial Group (b) | | | 1,459 | | | | 802,392 | |
Truist Financial Corporation | | | 35,113 | | | | 1,911,201 | |
Umpqua Holdings Corporation | | | 5,704 | | | | 107,634 | |
Zions Bancorp NA | | | 4,352 | | | | 226,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,435,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Telecommunication Services — 1.2% | | | | | |
Lumen Technologies Inc | | | 24,476 | | | | 305,216 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc | | | 108,037 | | | | 6,026,304 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,331,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial & Professional Services — 0.7% | |
ACCO Brands Corporation | | | 2,208 | | | | 19,740 | |
ASGN, Inc. (b) | | | 1,344 | | | | 135,919 | |
Copart, Inc. (b) | | | 5,562 | | | | 817,614 | |
Deluxe Corporation | | | 1,015 | | | | 44,559 | |
Exponent, Inc | | | 1,317 | | | | 141,038 | |
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc | | | 506 | | | | 21,611 | |
HNI Corporation | | | 1,054 | | | | 39,314 | |
ICF International, Inc | | | 464 | | | | 42,488 | |
IHS Markit, Ltd. (a) | | | 9,879 | | | | 1,154,262 | |
Interface, Inc | | | 1,302 | | | | 18,775 | |
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A (b) | | | 787 | | | | 17,251 | |
ManpowerGroup, Inc | | | 1,431 | | | | 169,688 | |
Resources Connection, Inc | | | 760 | | | | 11,772 | |
Robert Half International, Inc | | | 3,003 | | | | 294,925 | |
Steelcase, Inc., Class A | | | 2,064 | | | | 28,380 | |
Tetra Tech, Inc | | | 1,437 | | | | 191,868 | |
TransUnion | | | 5,019 | | | | 602,581 | |
TrueBlue, Inc. (b) | | | 889 | | | | 24,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,775,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles & Components — 0.4% | | | | | |
Aptiv PLC (a)(b) | | | 7,063 | | | | 1,178,461 | |
Autoliv, Inc. (a) | | | 2,215 | | | | 223,449 | |
BorgWarner, Inc | | | 6,262 | | | | 306,713 | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc | | | 4,045 | | | | 160,263 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,868,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 18,960 | | | $ | 771,672 | |
Sysco Corporation | | | 13,381 | | | | 992,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,764,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
American Water Works Company, Inc | | | 4,759 | | | | 809,554 | |
Essential Utilities, Inc | | | 6,102 | | | | 299,730 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,109,284 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Healthy Living — 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (b) | | | 2,228 | | | | 88,920 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc. (b) | | | 1,501 | | | | 49,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 138,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $226,504,805) | | | | | | | 514,728,212 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2% | |
| | | | | VALUE | |
UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (c) (Cost $1,031,697) | | | | | | $ | 1,031,697 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Short-term Investments (Cost $1,031,697) | | | | | | | 1,031,697 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (d) — 99.9% | | | | | |
(Cost $227,536,502) | | | | | | | 515,759,909 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1% | | | | | | | 371,768 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 516,131,677 | |
| | | | | | | | |
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trusts
(a) | Securities whose value are determined or significantly influenced by trading in markets other than the United States or Canada. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end. |
(d) | The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $232,275,703 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $287,676,247 and $4,192,041 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $283,484,206. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS July 31, 2021 | | |
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COMMON STOCKS — 98.9% | | | | | | | | |
| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Japan — 18.0% | | | | | | | | |
Aeon Company, Ltd | | | 19,600 | | | $ | 536,351 | |
Ajinomoto Company, Inc | | | 14,000 | | | | 356,677 | |
Asahi Kasei Corporation | | | 37,500 | | | | 408,934 | |
Astellas Pharma, Inc | | | 55,900 | | | | 890,341 | |
Azbil Corporation | | | 3,800 | | | | 148,193 | |
Capcom Company Ltd | | | 5,500 | | | | 151,227 | |
Chugai Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd | | | 20,200 | | | | 744,381 | |
Daikin Industries Ltd | | | 7,500 | | | | 1,566,246 | |
Eisai Company, Ltd | | | 7,200 | | | | 592,220 | |
Fast Retailing Company Ltd | | | 1,800 | | | | 1,220,765 | |
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp | | | 10,900 | | | | 782,215 | |
Fujitsu Ltd | | | 5,900 | | | | 1,003,769 | |
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc . | | | 7,000 | | | | 206,995 | |
Hitachi Companynstruction Machinery Company Ltd | | | 3,400 | | | | 96,069 | |
Hulic Company Ltd | | | 8,600 | | | | 97,840 | |
Ibiden Company Ltd | | | 3,300 | | | | 174,818 | |
Kansai Paint Company Ltd | | | 5,600 | | | | 137,533 | |
Kao Corp | | | 14,500 | | | | 873,065 | |
KDDI Corp | | | 48,900 | | | | 1,495,538 | |
Keio Corporation | | | 3,000 | | | | 168,043 | |
Kikkoman Corporation | | | 4,500 | | | | 275,566 | |
Kobe Bussan Company Ltd | | | 4,300 | | | | 144,783 | |
Komatsu Ltd | | | 26,600 | | | | 666,571 | |
Kurita Water Industries Ltd | | | 2,900 | | | | 140,849 | |
Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd | | | 27,700 | | | | 647,827 | |
Miura Company Ltd | | | 2,600 | | | | 114,813 | |
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc | | | 13,300 | | | | 411,117 | |
Nippon Yusen KK | | | 4,900 | | | | 264,757 | |
Nitto Denko Corporation | | | 4,600 | | | | 341,773 | |
Nomura Research Institute Ltd | | | 10,600 | | | | 341,106 | |
Odakyu Electric Railway Company Ltd | | | 9,000 | | | | 214,795 | |
Omron Corporation | | | 5,600 | | | | 479,220 | |
Orix JREIT, Inc. REIT | | | 79 | | | | 150,739 | |
Panasonic Corporation | | | 66,800 | | | | 806,614 | |
Resona Holdings, Inc | | | 64,700 | | | | 242,928 | |
Secom Company Ltd | | | 6,400 | | | | 484,420 | |
Sekisui House Ltd | | | 18,700 | | | | 370,363 | |
SG Holdings Company Ltd | | | 9,700 | | | | 260,824 | |
Shimizu Corporation | | | 16,300 | | | | 120,042 | |
Shionogi & Company Ltd | | | 8,000 | | | | 421,318 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Japan — (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Sohgo Security Services Company Ltd | | | 2,100 | | | $ | 98,197 | |
Sompo Holdings, Inc | | | 9,700 | | | | 401,018 | |
Sony Corporation | | | 38,100 | | | | 3,980,173 | |
Stanley Electric Company Ltd | | | 3,800 | | | | 99,153 | |
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd | | | 45,400 | | | | 236,331 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc | | | 10,200 | | | | 334,824 | |
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd | | | 4,100 | | | | 143,756 | |
Sysmex Corporation | | | 5,100 | | | | 606,852 | |
Tokyo Century Corporation | | | 1,100 | | | | 60,536 | |
Tokyo Electron Ltd | | | 4,500 | | | | 1,855,915 | |
Tokyu Corp | | | 15,300 | | | | 205,061 | |
Toray Industries, Inc | | | 41,800 | | | | 275,219 | |
TOTO Ltd | | | 4,300 | | | | 222,956 | |
West Japan Railway Company | | | 5,000 | | | | 271,662 | |
Yamaha Corporation | | | 4,100 | | | | 227,198 | |
Yamaha Motor Company Ltd | | | 8,400 | | | | 210,342 | |
Yaskawa Electric Corporation | | | 7,200 | | | | 356,520 | |
Z Holdings Corporation | | | 79,700 | | | | 398,913 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,536,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Canada — 11.0% | | | | | | | | |
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd | | | 7,356 | | | | 475,876 | |
Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (a) | | | 6,924 | | | | 112,107 | |
Bank of Montreal | | | 19,557 | | | | 1,936,419 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) | | | 36,647 | | | | 2,287,353 | |
Canadian National Railway Company | | | 21,480 | | | | 2,333,944 | |
FirstService Corporation | | | 1,206 | | | | 224,631 | |
Gildan Activewear, Inc | | | 5,978 | | | | 206,087 | |
Intact Financial Corporation | | | 4,791 | | | | 652,829 | |
Magna International, Inc | | | 8,668 | | | | 726,734 | |
Metro, Inc | | | 7,581 | | | | 393,147 | |
National Bank of Canada | | | 10,184 | | | | 779,473 | |
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc | | | 3,332 | | | | 198,916 | |
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B | | | 10,712 | | | | 546,762 | |
Shopify, Inc. (a) | | | 3,400 | | | | 5,104,360 | |
TMX Group Ltd | | | 1,719 | | | | 188,779 | |
Toromont Industries Ltd | | | 2,515 | | | | 212,533 | |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation | | | 13,544 | | | | 625,634 | |
WSP Global, Inc | | | 3,423 | | | | 406,310 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,411,894 | |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Germany — 10.3% | | | | | | | | |
adidas AG | | | 5,760 | | | $ | 2,090,594 | |
Allianz SE | | | 12,466 | | | | 3,098,566 | |
Beiersdorf AG | | | 3,062 | | | | 363,682 | |
Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 5,751 | | | | 959,627 | |
Deutsche Post AG | | | 29,979 | | | | 2,031,698 | |
Henkel AG & Company KGaA | | | 3,083 | | | | 280,319 | |
Henkel AG & Company KGaA (b) | | | 5,411 | | | | 548,588 | |
Merck KGaA | | | 3,919 | | | | 802,229 | |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen | | | 4,221 | | | | 1,138,918 | |
Puma SE | | | 3,167 | | | | 388,491 | |
SAP SE | | | 31,600 | | | | 4,534,922 | |
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG | | | 30,333 | | | | 81,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,319,396 | |
| | | | | | | | |
United Kingdom — 9.9% | | | | | | | | |
Abrdn Plc | | | 65,309 | | | | 257,650 | |
Ashtead Group PLC | | | 13,607 | | | | 1,018,238 | |
Associated British Foods PLC | | | 10,719 | | | | 298,071 | |
Barratt Developments PLC | | | 30,517 | | | | 298,243 | |
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC | | | 3,671 | | | | 247,169 | |
British Land Company PLC (The) REIT | | | 26,861 | | | | 190,181 | |
BT Group PLC (a) | | | 270,688 | | | | 652,037 | |
Burberry Group PLC | | | 12,173 | | | | 349,176 | |
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | | | 6,140 | | | | 381,048 | |
Compass Group PLC (a) | | | 53,953 | | | | 1,140,063 | |
Croda International PLC | | | 4,239 | | | | 496,239 | |
Informa PLC (a) | | | 45,070 | | | | 309,701 | |
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (a) | | | 5,594 | | | | 369,461 | |
J Sainsbury PLC | | | 50,466 | | | | 198,735 | |
JD Sports Fashion PLC | | | 15,664 | | | | 195,184 | |
Kingfisher PLC | | | 63,586 | | | | 326,619 | |
Mondi PLC | | | 14,592 | | | | 404,558 | |
RELX PLC | | | 58,522 | | | | 1,720,274 | |
Schroders PLC | | | 3,800 | | | | 192,987 | |
Segro PLC REIT | | | 36,289 | | | | 613,458 | |
St. James’s Place PLC | | | 16,383 | | | | 360,961 | |
Taylor Wimpey PLC | | | 109,926 | | | | 251,329 | |
Unilever PLC | | | 79,570 | | | | 4,579,533 | |
United Utilities Group PLC | | | 20,370 | | | | 303,310 | |
Whitbread PLC (a) | | | 6,048 | | | | 255,632 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
United Kingdom — (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC | | | 72,484 | | | $ | 269,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,679,481 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Switzerland — 9.7% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola HBC AG (a) | | | 6,103 | | | | 230,474 | |
Givaudan SA | | | 280 | | | | 1,397,472 | |
Kuehne + Nagel International AG | | | 1,618 | | | | 545,775 | |
Lonza Group AG | | | 2,257 | | | | 1,757,262 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 21,252 | | | | 8,209,453 | |
SGS SA | | | 185 | | | | 598,752 | |
Sonova Holding AG | | | 1,676 | | | | 658,020 | |
Swiss Life Holding AG | | | 963 | | | | 496,691 | |
Swiss Re AG | | | 9,166 | | | | 830,948 | |
Swisscom AG | | | 772 | | | | 463,948 | |
Vifor Pharma AG | | | 1,475 | | | | 206,270 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,395,065 | |
| | | | | | | | |
France — 8.9% | | | | | | | | |
Amundi SA (c) | | | 1,846 | | | | 170,483 | |
AXA SA | | | 58,535 | | | | 1,515,869 | |
Bureau Veritas SA | | | 8,819 | | | | 291,234 | |
Carrefour SA | | | 18,394 | | | | 341,653 | |
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA | | | 5,111 | | | | 834,836 | |
CNP Assurances | | | 5,037 | | | | 85,619 | |
Danone SA | | | 19,743 | | | | 1,452,155 | |
EssilorLuxottica SA | | | 8,636 | | | | 1,630,316 | |
Gecina SA REIT | | | 1,396 | | | | 221,391 | |
L’Oreal SA | | | 7,622 | | | | 3,486,987 | |
Schneider Electric SE | | | 16,324 | | | | 2,734,059 | |
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT (a) | | | 3,727 | | | | 310,218 | |
Valeo SA | | | 7,041 | | | | 203,594 | |
Vivendi SA | | | 21,480 | | | | 725,726 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,004,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Netherlands — 8.0% | | | | | | | | |
Akzo Nobel NV | | | 5,786 | | | | 714,723 | |
ASML Holding NV | | | 11,895 | | | | 9,092,277 | |
CNH Industrial NV | | | 31,178 | | | | 520,591 | |
Koninklijke DSM NV | | | 5,213 | | | | 1,050,836 | |
NN Group NV | | | 8,540 | | | | 424,574 | |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 8,103 | | | | 923,761 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,726,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Denmark — 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
Ambu A/S, Class B | | | 5,076 | | | $ | 187,795 | |
Coloplast A/S, Class B | | | 3,577 | | | | 654,103 | |
Genmab A/S (a) | | | 1,983 | | | | 896,275 | |
GN Store Nord A/S | | | 3,843 | | | | 336,775 | |
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 52,098 | | | | 4,822,783 | |
Novozymes A/S | | | 6,348 | | | | 498,729 | |
Pandora A/S | | | 3,052 | | | | 394,798 | |
Vestas Wind Systems A/S | | | 30,468 | | | | 1,123,494 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,914,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Australia — 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
ASX Ltd | | | 5,962 | | | | 337,739 | |
BlueScope Steel Ltd | | | 15,338 | | | | 271,989 | |
Brambles Ltd | | | 44,859 | | | | 384,062 | |
Cochlear Ltd | | | 1,978 | | | | 357,851 | |
Coles Group Ltd | | | 40,142 | | | | 516,600 | |
Computershare Ltd | | | 16,496 | | | | 189,662 | |
Dexus REIT | | | 32,748 | | | | 247,375 | |
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | | | 51,258 | | | | 936,599 | |
GPT Group (The) REIT | | | 57,281 | | | | 196,396 | |
Insurance Australia Group Ltd | | | 75,442 | | | | 269,032 | |
Lendlease Group | | | 20,486 | | | | 183,875 | |
Mirvac Group REIT | | | 118,522 | | | | 248,760 | |
Newcrest Mining Ltd | | | 24,890 | | | | 481,054 | |
Northern Star Resources Ltd | | | 33,156 | | | | 247,046 | |
Ramsay Health Care Ltd | | | 5,483 | | | | 259,308 | |
REA Group Ltd | | | 1,593 | | | | 189,761 | |
SEEK Ltd | | | 10,062 | | | | 217,657 | |
Stockland REIT | | | 72,331 | | | | 233,925 | |
Sydney Airport (a) | | | 40,260 | | | | 231,660 | |
Transurban Group | | | 83,062 | | | | 876,104 | |
Vicinity Centres REIT | | | 119,331 | | | | 136,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,012,809 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hong Kong — 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd | | | 113,500 | | | | 364,479 | |
Hang Seng Bank Ltd | | | 23,417 | | | | 448,467 | |
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd | | | 36,320 | | | | 2,321,185 | |
MTR Corporation Ltd | | | 46,667 | | | | 276,670 | |
Swire Properties Ltd | | | 35,000 | | | | 99,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,510,346 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Singapore — 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
CapitaLand Ltd | | | 80,011 | | | | 237,701 | |
City Developments Ltd | | | 11,900 | | | | 60,027 | |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd | | | 54,736 | | | | 1,224,745 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Singapore — (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd | | | 101,200 | | | $ | 915,550 | |
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd | | | 251,700 | | | | 421,853 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,859,876 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Spain — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (a) | | | 202,162 | | | | 1,294,125 | |
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | | | 32,929 | | | | 1,116,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,410,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Sweden — 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Boliden AB | | | 8,225 | | | | 320,544 | |
Electrolux AB | | | 6,995 | | | | 183,712 | |
Essity AB, Class B | | | 18,489 | | | | 604,918 | |
Husqvarna AB B Shares | | | 12,622 | | | | 176,628 | |
ICA Gruppen AB | | | 2,943 | | | | 145,468 | |
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B | | | 18,254 | | | | 339,527 | |
Tele2 AB B Shares | | | 15,284 | | | | 224,507 | |
Telia Company AB | | | 80,189 | | | | 351,734 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,347,038 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ireland — 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
CRH PLC (d) | | | 23,632 | | | | 1,181,096 | |
Kerry Group PLC, Class A | | | 4,837 | | | | 717,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,898,326 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Italy — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Amplifon SpA | | | 3,794 | | | | 187,363 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 500,996 | | | | 1,384,009 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,571,372 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Norway — 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
DNB Bank ASA | | | 28,190 | | | | 577,693 | |
Mowi ASA. | | | 13,263 | | | | 337,936 | |
Orkla ASA | | | 22,833 | | | | 207,377 | |
Telenor ASA | | | 21,099 | | | | 366,322 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,489,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
New Zealand — 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd | | | 17,201 | | | | 378,637 | |
Meridian Energy Ltd | | | 39,353 | | | | 143,086 | |
Ryman Healthcare Ltd | | | 13,236 | | | | 121,575 | |
Spark New Zealand Ltd | | | 56,175 | | | | 185,425 | |
Xero Ltd. (a) | | | 3,960 | | | | 410,852 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,239,575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Finland — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Elisa Oyj | | | 4,274 | | | $ | 274,693 | |
Kesko Oyj B Shares | | | 8,257 | | | | 353,908 | |
Orion Oyj, Class B | | | 3,295 | | | | 140,252 | |
Wartsila OYJ Abp | | | 14,292 | | | | 215,301 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| �� | | | | | | 984,154 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Belgium — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
KBC Group NV | | | 7,528 | | | | 606,170 | |
Umicore SA | | | 5,918 | | | | 367,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 973,479 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Jersey — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Ferguson PLC | | | 6,823 | | | | 956,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Israel — 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (a) | | | 43,587 | | | | 333,056 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Portugal — 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA | | | 7,842 | | | | 159,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $122,600,527) | | | | | | | 156,734,382 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3% | | | | | |
| | | | | VALUE | |
UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (e) (Cost $455,750) | | | | | | $ | 455,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Short-term Investments (Cost $455,750) | | | | | | | 455,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (f) — 99.2% | |
(Cost $123,056,277) | | | | | | | 157,190,132 | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.8% | | | | | | | 1,320,044 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 158,510,176 | |
| | | | | | | | |
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trusts
PLC – Public Limited Company
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of these securities is $170,483. |
(d) | Shares of this security are traded on the Irish Stock Exchange. |
(e) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end. |
(f) | The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $125,063,540 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $35,426,247 and $3,299,655 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $32,126,592. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
July 31, 2021
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BALANCED FUND | | | EQUITY FUND | | | MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value (cost $267,297,251, $227,536,502 and $123,056,277, respectively) | | $ | 409,591,324 | | | $ | 515,759,909 | | | $ | 157,190,132 | |
Foreign cash, at value (cost $858,029) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 867,589 | |
Receivables for: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital stock sold | | | 259,504 | | | | 580,313 | | | | 187,438 | |
Interest | | | 841,394 | | | | 8 | | | | 5 | |
Dividends | | | 138,654 | | | | 405,671 | | | | 472,448 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 410,830,876 | | | | 516,745,901 | | | | 158,717,612 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable for capital stock repurchased | | | 11,744 | | | | 117,237 | | | | 65,457 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 480,934 | | | | 496,987 | | | | 141,979 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 492,678 | | | | 614,224 | | | | 207,436 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 410,338,198 | | | $ | 516,131,677 | | | $ | 158,510,176 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital (par value of $0.01 per share with unlimited number of shares authorized) | | $ | 254,479,627 | | | $ | 226,701,647 | | | $ | 124,597,858 | |
Net distributable earnings | | | 155,858,571 | | | | 289,430,030 | | | | 33,912,318 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 410,338,198 | | | $ | 516,131,677 | | | $ | 158,510,176 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE PER CLASS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Individual Investor Class Shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 323,990,732 | | | $ | 338,094,145 | | | $ | 46,507,964 | |
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding | | | 8,706,414 | | | | 4,738,267 | | | | 3,113,899 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 37.21 | | | $ | 71.35 | | | $ | 14.94 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Class Shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 86,347,466 | | | $ | 178,037,532 | | | $ | 112,002,212 | |
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding | | | 2,316,895 | | | | 2,503,217 | | | | 7,514,818 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 37.27 | | | $ | 71.12 | | | $ | 14.90 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended July 31, 2021
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BALANCED FUND | | | EQUITY FUND | | | MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | $ | 2,482,675 | | | $ | 117 | | | $ | 75 | |
Dividend and other income (net of $17,777, $0 and $328,566 foreign withholding taxes, respectively) | | | 3,029,134 | | | | 6,009,492 | | | | 2,554,627 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 5,511,809 | | | | 6,009,609 | | | | 2,554,702 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Administrative services fee. | | | 2,868,240 | | | | 4,038,230 | | | | 985,469 | |
Investment advisory fee | | | 2,283,811 | | | | 984,205 | | | | 348,762 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses | | | 5,152,051 | | | | 5,022,435 | | | | 1,334,231 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | | | 359,758 | | | | 987,174 | | | | 1,220,471 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 16,446,802 | | | | 7,041,775 | | | | 2,711,229 | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16,263 | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation on: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 62,893,208 | | | | 130,962,212 | | | | 26,480,710 | |
Foreign currency translations | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,365 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | | | 79,340,010 | | | | 138,003,987 | | | | 29,211,567 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 79,699,768 | | | $ | 138,991,161 | | | $ | 30,432,038 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BALANCED FUND | | | EQUITY FUND | | | MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | |
| | FOR THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2021 | | | FOR THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | | | FOR THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2021 | | | FOR THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | | | FOR THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2021 | | | FOR THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income. | | $ | 359,758 | | | $ | 1,042,746 | | | $ | 987,174 | | | $ | 1,869,068 | | | $ | 1,220,471 | | | $ | 866,307 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 16,446,802 | | | | 8,447,551 | | | | 7,041,775 | | | | 2,131,393 | | | | 2,727,492 | | | | (1,811,160 | ) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations | | | 62,893,208 | | | | 13,349,692 | | | | 130,962,212 | | | | 40,698,197 | | | | 26,484,075 | | | | 5,783,874 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 79,699,768 | | | | 22,839,989 | | | | 138,991,161 | | | | 44,698,658 | | | | 30,432,038 | | | | 4,839,021 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends and distributions to shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Individual Investor Class | | | (11,234,235 | ) | | | (5,565,679 | ) | | | (2,745,220 | ) | | | (1,857,385 | ) | | | (298,641 | ) | | | (196,685 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (638,469 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,738,639 | ) | | | (872,217 | ) | | | (1,087,148 | ) | | | (616,102 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total dividends and distributions | | | (11,872,704 | ) | | | (5,565,679 | ) | | | (4,483,859 | ) | | | (2,729,602 | ) | | | (1,385,789 | ) | | | (812,787 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital share transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sales of shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Individual Investor Class | | | 51,309,687 | | | | 51,124,955 | | | | 36,027,217 | | | | 37,693,243 | | | | 14,842,998 | | | | 11,646,049 | |
Institutional Class | | | 82,462,305 | | | | — | | | | 57,870,103 | | | | 38,785,741 | | | | 44,720,506 | | | | 27,776,825 | |
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Individual Investor Class | | | 10,913,432 | | | | 5,371,066 | | | | 2,678,258 | | | | 1,794,741 | | | | 290,831 | | | | 190,192 | |
Institutional Class | | | 638,022 | | | | — | | | | 1,566,618 | | | | 739,931 | | | | 1,084,325 | | | | 608,601 | |
Payments for shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Individual Investor Class1 | | | (108,845,151 | ) | | | (40,385,990 | ) | | | (59,974,244 | ) | | | (49,460,152 | ) | | | (6,654,168 | ) | | | (6,273,803 | ) |
Institutional Class2 | | | (3,838,475 | ) | | | — | | | | (16,528,661 | ) | | | (11,093,851 | ) | | | (15,500,979 | ) | | | (11,416,187 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | 32,639,820 | | | | 16,110,031 | | | | 21,639,291 | | | | 18,459,653 | | | | 38,783,513 | | | | 22,531,677 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase in net assets | | | 100,466,884 | | | | 33,384,341 | | | | 156,146,593 | | | | 60,428,709 | | | | 67,829,762 | | | | 26,557,911 | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 309,871,314 | | | | 276,486,973 | | | | 359,985,084 | | | | 299,556,375 | | | | 90,680,414 | | | | 64,122,503 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
End of period | | $ | 410,338,198 | | | $ | 309,871,314 | | | $ | 516,131,677 | | | $ | 359,985,084 | | | $ | 158,510,176 | | | $ | 90,680,414 | |
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1 | Net of redemption fee received of $12,080, $44,731, $8,985, $21,573, $4,165 and $4,781, respectively. |
2 | Net of redemption fee received of $250, $0, $960, $2,691, $1,159 and $7,781, respectively. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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| | FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31, | |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | |
Net Asset Value, beginning of year. | | $ | 30.83 | | | $ | 29.05 | | | $ | 27.05 | | | $ | 25.55 | | | $ | 23.93 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.08 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 7.51 | | | | 2.25 | | | | 2.50 | | | | 1.79 | | | | 2.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase from investment operations | | | 7.53 | | | | 2.36 | | | | 2.62 | | | | 1.86 | | | | 2.13 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (1.13 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total decrease from dividends | | | (1.15 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, end of year | | $ | 37.21 | | | $ | 30.83 | | | $ | 29.05 | | | $ | 27.05 | | | $ | 25.55 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return | | | 24.86 | % | | | 8.19 | % | | | 10.04 | % | | | 7.32 | % | | | 9.07 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s) | | $ | 323,991 | | | $ | 309,871 | | | $ | 276,487 | | | $ | 247,066 | | | $ | 225,670 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.37 | % | | | 0.44 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.31 | % |
Portfolio turnover(a) | | | 17 | % | | | 25 | % | | | 19 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 26 | % |
(a) | Calculated at Fund level. |
GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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| | FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 30 , 2020 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO JULY 31, 2021 | |
| | | |
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | | $ | 33.58 | |
| | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.08 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 4.78 | |
| | | | |
Total increase from investment operations. | | | 4.86 | |
| | | | |
Less dividends: | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.04 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (1.13 | ) |
| | | | |
Total decrease from dividends | | | (1.17 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Asset Value, end of period | | $ | 37.27 | |
| | | | |
Total return | | | 14.89 | %(a) |
Ratios/Supplemental data: | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | | $ | 86,347 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 1.16 | %(b) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.33 | %(b) |
Portfolio turnover(c) | | | 17 | %(a) |
(c) | Calculated at Fund level. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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| | FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31, | |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | |
Net Asset Value, beginning of year. | | $ | 52.23 | | | $ | 46.17 | | | $ | 43.16 | | | $ | 38.05 | | | $ | 33.65 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.27 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 19.60 | | | | 6.16 | | | | 3.61 | | | | 5.28 | | | | 4.84 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase from investment operations | | | 19.69 | | | | 6.41 | | | | 3.86 | | | | 5.50 | | | | 5.11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total decrease from dividends | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, end of year | | $ | 71.35 | | | $ | 52.23 | | | $ | 46.17 | | | $ | 43.16 | | | $ | 38.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return | | | 37.90 | % | | | 13.95 | % | | | 9.33 | % | | | 14.52 | % | | | 15.42 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (in 000’s) | | $ | 338,094 | | | $ | 265,946 | | | $ | 244,706 | | | $ | 232,609 | | | $ | 207,282 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.76 | % |
Portfolio turnover(a) | | | 9 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 17 | % |
(a) | Calculated at Fund level. |
GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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| | FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31, | | | FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 30 , 2018 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO JULY 31, 2018 | |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | | |
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | | $ | 52.10 | | | $ | 46.11 | | | $ | 43.16 | | | $ | 40.86 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.09 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | | | 19.54 | | | | 6.16 | | | | 3.59 | | | | 2.35 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase from investment operations | | | 19.84 | | | | 6.55 | | | | 3.98 | | | | 2.44 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains. | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total decrease from dividends. | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, end of period | | $ | 71.12 | | | $ | 52.10 | | | $ | 46.11 | | | $ | 43.16 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return | | | 38.33 | % | | | 14.28 | % | | | 9.65 | % | | | 6.50 | %(a) |
Ratios/Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | | $ | 178,038 | | | $ | 94,039 | | | $ | 54,850 | | | $ | 29,978 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | %(b) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.44 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.88 | % | | | 0.83 | %(b) |
Portfolio turnover(c) | | | 9 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 18 | %(a) |
(c) | Calculated at Fund level. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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| | FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31, | | | FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO JULY 31, 2017 | |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | | |
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 11.07 | | | $ | 11.50 | | | $ | 11.31 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.10 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 3.27 | | | | 0.59 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 0.24 | | | | 1.31 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 3.36 | | | | 0.69 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 0.41 | | | | 1.41 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total decrease from dividends | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, end of period | | $ | 14.94 | | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 11.07 | | | $ | 11.50 | | | $ | 11.31 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return | | | 28.76 | % | | | 6.28 | % | | | (1.82 | )% | | | 3.62 | % | | | 14.18 | %(a) |
Ratios/Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | | $ | 46,508 | | | $ | 29,073 | | | $ | 22,110 | | | $ | 18,744 | | | $ | 8,087 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.28 | %(b) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.98 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.79 | %(b) |
Portfolio turnover(c) | | | 31 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 13 | %(a) |
(c) | Calculated at Fund level. |
GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31, | | | FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO JULY 31, 2017 | |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | | |
Net Asset Value, beginning of period | | $ | 11.66 | | | $ | 11.07 | | | $ | 11.50 | | | $ | 11.31 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.12 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 3.26 | | | | 0.59 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 1.31 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) from investment operations | | | 3.39 | | | | 0.72 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 0.44 | | | | 1.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total decrease from dividends | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, end of period | | $ | 14.90 | | | $ | 11.66 | | | $ | 11.07 | | | $ | 11.50 | | | $ | 11.31 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return | | | 29.09 | % | | | 6.51 | % | | | (1.43 | )% | | | 3.90 | % | | | 14.36 | %(a) |
Ratios/Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s) | | $ | 112,002 | | | $ | 61,608 | | | $ | 42,012 | | | $ | 31,808 | | | $ | 15,574 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 0.98 | % | | | 0.98 | % | | | 0.98 | % | | | 0.98 | % | | | 0.98 | %(b) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.01 | % | | | 2.09 | %(b) |
Portfolio turnover(c) | | | 31 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 13 | %(a) |
(c) | Calculated at Fund level. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | |
NOTE 1 — Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Green Century Funds (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust which offers three separate series, the Green Century Balanced Fund (the “Balanced Fund”), the Green Century Equity Fund (the “Equity Fund”) and the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the “MSCI International Index Fund”), each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. The Balanced Fund Investor Share Class commenced operations on March 18, 1992, The Balanced Fund Institutional Share Class commenced operations on November 30, 2020, the Equity Fund Individual Investor Share Class commenced operations on September 13, 1995, the Equity Fund Institutional Share Class commenced operations on April 30, 2018, and the Individual Investor Share Class and Institutional Share Class of the MSCI International Index Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2016.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies”.
The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies:
| (A) | Investment Valuation: Equity securities listed on U.S. national securities exchanges other than NASDAQ are valued at last sale price. If a last sale price is not available, securities listed on U.S. national exchanges other than NASDAQ are valued at the mean between the closing bid and closing ask prices. NASDAQ National Market® and SmallCapSM securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). The NOCP is based on the last traded price if it falls within the concurrent best bid and ask prices and is normalized pursuant to NASDAQ’s published procedures if it falls outside this range. If a NOCP is not available for any such security, the security is valued at the last sale price, or, if there have been no sales that day, at the mean between the closing bid and closing ask prices. Unlisted U.S. equity securities are valued at last sale price, or when last sale prices are not available, at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities (other than certificates of deposit and short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less) are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service which takes into account appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, and other market data, without exclusive reliance on quoted prices or exchange or over-the-counter prices. Securities, if any, for which there are no such valuations or quotations available, or for which the market quotation or valuation provided by a pricing service is deemed not reliable, are valued at fair value by management as determined in good faith under guidelines established by the Trustees. Certificates of deposit are valued at cost plus accrued interest, and short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, both of which approximate market value. |
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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | continued |
For non-U.S. securities traded in foreign markets, the MSCI International Index Fund uses a fair value model developed by an independent pricing service to assist in valuing those securities. If an event occurs after the time at which the market for foreign securities held by the Fund closes but before the time that the Fund’s next NAV is calculated, such event may cause the closing price on the foreign exchange to not represent the readily available reliable market value quotation for such securities at the time the Fund determines its NAV. In such a case, the Fund will use the fair value of such securities as determined under the Fund’s valuation procedures. Events after the close of trading on a foreign market that could require a Fund to fair value some or all of its foreign securities include, among others, securities trading in the U.S. and other markets, corporate announcements, natural and other disasters, and political and other events. Among other elements of analysis in the determination of a security’s fair value, the Board has authorized the use of one or more independent research services to assist with such determinations. An independent research service may use statistical analyses and quantitative models to help determine fair value as of the time the Fund calculates its NAV. There can be no assurance that such models accurately reflect the behavior of the applicable markets or the effect of the behavior of such markets on the fair value of securities, or that such markets will continue to behave in a fashion that is consistent with such models. Unlike the closing price of a security on an exchange, fair value determinations employ elements of judgment. Consequently, the fair value assigned to a security may not represent the actual value that the Fund could obtain if it were to sell the security at the time of the close of the NYSE. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, the Fund is not obligated to use the fair valuations suggested by any research service, and valuation recommendations provided by such research services may be overridden if other events have occurred or if other fair valuations are determined in good faith to be more accurate. Unless an event is such that it causes the Fund to determine that the closing prices for one or more securities do not represent readily available reliable market value quotations at the time the Fund determines its NAV, events that occur between the time of the close of the foreign market on which they are traded and the close of regular trading on the NYSE will not be reflected in the Fund’s NAV.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 – quoted prices for 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 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Examples of level 2 inputs include 1) quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active 2) investments valued at amortized cost and 3) investments valued with inputs that 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 Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.
In some cases, the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those cases, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | continued |
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Balanced Fund’s net assets as of July 31, 2021:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | LEVEL 1 | | | LEVEL 2 | | | LEVEL 3 | | | TOTAL | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | $270,884,059 | | | | $ — | | | | $ — | | | | $270,884,059 | |
BONDS & NOTES | | | — | | | | 132,949,877 | | | | — | | | | 132,949,877 | |
SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS | | | 5,757,388 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,757,388 | |
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TOTAL | | | $276,641,447 | | | | $132,949,877 | | | | $ — | | | | $409,591,324 | |
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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Equity Fund’s net assets as of July 31, 2021:
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| | LEVEL 1 | | | LEVEL 2 | | | LEVEL 3 | | | TOTAL | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | $514,728,212 | | | | $ — | | | | $ — | | | | $514,728,212 | |
SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS | | | 1,031,697 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,031,697 | |
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TOTAL | | | $515,759,909 | | | | $ — | | | | $ — | | | | $515,759,909 | |
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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the MSCI International Index Fund’s net assets as of July 31, 2021:
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| | LEVEL 1 | | | LEVEL 2 | | | LEVEL 3 | | | TOTAL | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
JAPAN | | | $ — | | | | $28,536,271 | | | | $ — | | | | $28,536,271 | |
CANADA | | | 17,411,894 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 17,411,894 | |
GERMANY | | | — | | | | 16,319,396 | | | | — | | | | 16,319,396 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | | | 650,672 | | | | 15,028,809 | | | | — | | | | 15,679,481 | |
SWITZERLAND | | | — | | | | 15,395,065 | | | | — | | | | 15,395,065 | |
FRANCE | | | — | | | | 14,004,140 | | | | — | | | | 14,004,140 | |
NETHERLANDS | | | — | | | | 12,726,762 | | | | — | | | | 12,726,762 | |
DENMARK | | | — | | | | 8,914,752 | | | | — | | | | 8,914,752 | |
AUSTRALIA | | | — | | | | 7,012,809 | | | | — | | | | 7,012,809 | |
HONG KONG | | | — | | | | 3,510,346 | | | | — | | | | 3,510,346 | |
SINGAPORE | | | — | | | | 2,859,876 | | | | — | | | | 2,859,876 | |
SPAIN | | | — | | | | 2,410,949 | | | | — | | | | 2,410,949 | |
SWEDEN | | | 145,468 | | | | 2,201,570 | | | | — | | | | 2,347,038 | |
IRELAND | | | 717,230 | | | | 1,181,096 | | | | — | | | | 1,898,326 | |
ITALY | | | — | | | | 1,571,372 | | | | — | | | | 1,571,372 | |
NORWAY | | | 577,693 | | | | 911,635 | | | | — | | | | 1,489,328 | |
NEW ZEALAND | | | — | | | | 1,239,575 | | | | — | | | | 1,239,575 | |
FINLAND | | | — | | | | 984,154 | | | | — | | | | 984,154 | |
BELGIUM | | | — | | | | 973,479 | | | | — | | | | 973,479 | |
JERSEY | | | — | | | | 956,543 | | | | — | | | | 956,543 | |
ISRAEL | | | — | | | | 333,056 | | | | — | | | | 333,056 | |
PORTUGAL | | | 159,770 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 159,770 | |
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | 19,662,727 | | | | 137,071,655 | | | | — | | | | 156,734,382 | |
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SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS | | | 455,750 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 455,750 | |
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TOTAL | | | $20,118,477 | | | | $137,071,655 | | | | $ — | | | | $157,190,132 | |
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There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the reporting period.
| (B) | Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are determined using the identified cost basis. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on bonds, is recognized on the accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares in proportion to their relative shares outstanding. |
| (C) | Currency Translation and Contracts: 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 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 Funds do 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. When a Fund purchases or sells foreign securities, it enters 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. The MSCI International Index Fund had no open foreign currency spot contracts outstanding as of July 31, 2021. |
| | Cash, including cash denominated in foreign currencies, represents cash on hand held at major financial institutions and is subject to credit risk to the extent the balance exceeds applicable Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) limitations. |
| (D) | Distributions: Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds declare and pay dividends of net investment income, if any, semi-annually and distribute net realized capital gains, if any, annually. The amount and character of income and net realized gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with Federal income tax rules and regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. To the extent that these differences are attributable to permanent book and tax accounting differences, the components of net assets have been adjusted. |
| (E) | Federal Taxes: Each series of the Trust is treated as a separate entity for Federal income tax purposes. Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies (“RICs”). Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income or excise tax are necessary. |
| | U.S. GAAP requires that all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Funds, establish a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction). The Funds recognize tax benefits only if it is more likely than not that a tax position (including the Funds’ assertion that their income is exempt from tax) will be sustained upon examination. The Funds had no material uncertain tax positions and have not recorded a liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of July 31, 2021. Also, the Funds had recognized no interest and |
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| penalties related to uncertain tax benefits through July 31, 2021. At July 31, 2021, the tax years 2018 through 2021 remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. |
| (F) | Redemption Fee: A 2.00% redemption fee is retained by the Funds to offset the effect of transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term investing. The fee is imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares held 60 days or less from their purchase date. For the year ended July 31, 2021, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and MSCI International Index Fund received $12,330, $9,945 and $5,324 respectively, in redemption fees. Redemption fees are recorded as an adjustment to paid-in capital. |
| (G) | Indemnification: The Funds’ organizational documents provide that trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. As of July 31, 2021, no liability has been accrued. |
| (H) | Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities: As of July, 31, 2021, there are no master netting arrangements related to the Funds. The Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities present derivative instruments on a gross basis, if applicable. As of July 31, 2021, no derivative instruments were held by the Funds. |
NOTE 2 — Transactions With Affiliates
| (A) | Investment Adviser: Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (“Green Century”) is the adviser (“the Adviser”) for the Funds. Green Century is owned by Paradigm Partners. Green Century oversees the portfolio management of the Funds on a day-to-day basis. Effective February 1, 2018, Green Century and the Funds on behalf of the Balanced Fund entered into a contractual investment advisory fee waiver agreement pursuant to which Green Century agreed to waive that portion of the fee to which it is otherwise entitled under the Advisory Agreement between Green Century and the Funds with respect to the Balanced Fund, so that Green Century’s investment advisory fee with respect to the Fund shall be equal on an annual basis to 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to $250 million and 0.60% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $250 million, accrued daily and paid monthly. Effective November 28, 2018, the Balanced Fund’s Advisory Agreement was amended to reflect the same reduction in the advisory fee that was stipulated in the fee waiver agreement. Prior to February 1, 2018, the Balanced Fund paid Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Equity Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Equity Fund’s average daily net assets up to but not including $100 million, 0.22% of average daily net assets including $100 million up to but not including $500 million, 0.17% of average daily net assets including $500 million up to but not including $1 billion and 0.12% of average daily net assets equal to or in excess of $1 billion. The MSCI International Index Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.28% of the MSCI International Index Fund’s average daily net assets. |
| (B) | Subadvisers: Trillium Asset Management, LLC (“Trillium”) is the subadviser for the Balanced Fund. Effective February 1, 2018, Green Century, Trillium, and the Funds on behalf of the Balanced Fund entered into a contractual investment subadvisory fee waiver agreement pursuant to which Trillium agreed to waive that portion of the fee to which it is otherwise entitled under the Subadvisory Agreement between Green Century, Trillium and the Funds with respect to the Balanced Fund, so that Trillium’s investment subadvisory fee with respect to the Fund shall be equal on an annual basis to 0.40% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to $30 million, 0.35% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $30 million up to $250 million, and 0.30% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $250 million. |
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| Effective November 28, 2018, the Balanced Fund’s Subadvisory Agreement was amended to reflect the same reduction in the subadvisory fee that was stipulated in the fee waiver agreement. Prior to February 1, 2018, Trillium was paid a fee by the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.40% on the first $30 million of average daily net assets and 0.35% on average daily net assets in excess of $30 million for its services. For the year ended July 31, 2021, Green Century accrued fees of $1,219,596 to Trillium. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“Northern Trust”) is the subadviser for the Equity Fund and MSCI International Index Fund. For the Equity Fund, Northern Trust is paid a fee by the Adviser based on Northern Trust’s fee schedule of the greater of $75,000 or 0.10% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million and 0.03% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million for its services. For the MSCI International Index Fund, Northern Trust is paid a fee by the Adviser based on Northern Trust’s fee schedule of the greater of $100,000 or 0.17% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million for its services. For the year ended July 31, 2021, Green Century accrued fees of $175,118 and $164,643 to Northern Trust for the Equity Fund and the MSCI International Index Fund, respectively. |
| (C) | Administrator: Green Century is the administrator (“the Administrator”) of the Green Century Funds. Pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, Green Century pays all the expenses of each Fund other than the investment advisory fees; interest; taxes; brokerage costs and other capital expenses; expenses of non-interested trustees (including counsel fees) and any extraordinary expenses. The Balanced Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.48% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets up to and including $250 million and 1.43% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets in excess of $250 million, and 1.18% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets up to and including $250 million and 1.13% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets in excess of $250 million. The Equity Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.25% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets, and 0.95% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets. The MSCI International Index Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.28% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets, and 0.98% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets. |
| (D) | Subadministrator: Pursuant to a Subadministrative and Fund Accounting Services Agreement with the Administrator, UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) as Subadministrator and Fund Accountant, is responsible for conducting fund accounting and certain day-to-day administration of the Trust subject to the supervision and direction of the Administrator. For the year ended July 31, 2021, Green Century accrued fees of $226,947, $274,237, and $108,080 to UMBFS related to services performed on behalf of the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund, and the MSCI International Index Fund, respectively. |
| (E) | Index Agreements: The Equity Fund invests in the securities of the companies included in the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “KLD Index”). The Index is owned and maintained by MSCI ESG Research (“MSCI”). For the use of the KLD Index for the Equity Fund, MSCI is paid by the Adviser an annual license fee of $26,000, plus the greater of $26,000 or at an annual rate of 0.05% on the first $100 million of average daily net assets, 0.04% on the next $100 million of average daily net assets, and 0.03% on average daily net assets in excess of $200 million. The MSCI International Index Fund invests in the securities included in the MSCI World |
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| ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “World Index”). The Index is owned and maintained by MSCI. For the use of the World Index for the MSCI International Index Fund, MSCI is paid by the Adviser an annual license fee of $21,150, plus the greater of $25,000 or at an annual rate of 0.05% on the first $100 million of average daily net assets, 0.04% on the next $100 million of average daily net assets, and 0.03% on average daily net assets in excess of $200 million. For the year ended July 31, 2021, Green Century accrued fees of $186,118 and $75,821 to MSCI for the Equity Fund and MSCI International Index Fund, respectively. |
NOTE 3 — Investment Transactions
For the year ended July 31, 2021, the Balanced Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $92,378,384 and $57,412,770 respectively. The Equity Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $56,068,765 and $38,352,963, respectively. The MSCI International Index Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $75,133,299 and $37,006,306, respectively.
NOTE 4 — Federal Income Tax Information
The tax basis of the components of distributable net earnings (deficit) at July 31, 2021 were as follows:
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| | BALANCED FUND | | | EQUITY FUND | | | MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 2,184,375 | | | $ | 597,353 | | | $ | 608,514 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | | 11,120,985 | | | | 5,348,471 | | | | 1,156,779 | |
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Tax accumulated earnings | | | 13,305,360 | | | | 5,945,824 | | | | 1,765,293 | |
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Accumulated capital and other losses | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 142,553,211 | | | | 283,484,206 | | | | 32,126,592 | |
Foreign currency translations | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20,433 | |
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Distributable net earnings (deficit) | | $ | 155,858,571 | | | $ | 289,430,030 | | | $ | 33,912,318 | |
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The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 and the year ended July 31, 2020 were as follows:
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| | BALANCED FUND | | | EQUITY FUND | |
| | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2021 | | | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | | | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2021 | | | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 670,021 | | | $ | 1,380,364 | | | $ | 1,620,123 | | | $ | 2,051,600 | |
Long-term capital gains | | | 11,202,683 | | | | 4,185,315 | | | | 2,863,736 | | | | 678,002 | |
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| | MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND | | | | | | | |
| | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2021 | | | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 1,385,789 | | | $ | 812,787 | | | | | | | | | |
Long-term capital gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |
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NOTE 5 — Capital Share Transactions
Capital Share transactions for the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund and the MSCI International Index Fund were as follows:
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| | BALANCED FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS | | | BALANCED FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS | |
| | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2021 | | | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | |
Shares sold | | | 1,522,668 | | | | 1,761,134 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 328,224 | | | | 180,586 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (3,196,079 | ) | | | (1,408,560 | ) |
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| | | (1,345,187 | ) | | | 533,160 | |
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| | BALANCED FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | | | |
| | PERIOD ENDED JULY 31, 2021 | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,406,989 | | | | | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 19,108 | | | | | |
Shares redeemed | | | (109,202 | ) | | | | |
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| | 2,316,895 | | | | |
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| | EQUITY FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS | | | EQUITY FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS | |
| | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2021 | | | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | |
Shares sold | | | 584,672 | | | | 805,143 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 44,915 | | | | 36,329 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (983,440 | ) | | | (1,049,915 | ) |
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| | (353,853) | | | (208,443) | |
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| | EQUITY FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | | EQUITY FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | |
| | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2021 | | | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | |
Shares sold | | | 941,642 | | | | 836,576 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 25,403 | | | | 15,047 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (268,728 | ) | | | (236,223 | ) |
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| | 698,317 | | | 615,400 | |
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| | MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS | | | MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS | |
| | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2021 | | | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | |
Shares sold | | | 1,098,251 | | | | 1,036,568 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 19,664 | | | | 16,768 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (494,063 | ) | | | (560,332 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | 623,852 | | | 493,004 | |
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| | MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | | | MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | |
| | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2021 | | | YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | |
Shares sold | | | 3,286,981 | | | | 2,490,044 | |
Reinvestment of dividends | | | 73,909 | | | | 53,436 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,130,521 | ) | | | (1,055,823 | ) |
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| | | 2,230,369 | | | | 1,487,657 | |
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NOTE 6 — Market Risk from COVID-19
In March 2020, a pandemic related to COVID-19 was declared. The pandemic represents a market risk factor including uncertainty in the financial markets. Green Century will continue to monitor market conditions as information is available and evaluate the potential impacts, if any, on the value of its investments.
NOTE 7 — Subsequent Events
Subsequent to July 31, 2021 and through the date on which the financial statements were available for issuance, management has evaluated subsequent events requiring disclosure.
There were no events requiring accrual or disclosure.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees
Green Century Funds:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of the Green Century Balanced Fund, Green Century Equity Fund, and Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (collectively, the Funds), each a series of Green Century Funds, as of July 31, 2021, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of July 31, 2021, 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 periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. 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, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2021, by correspondence with custodians and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the auditor of one or more Green Century investment companies since 1995.
Boston, Massachusetts
September 17, 2021
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SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUNDS
A special meeting of shareholders of the Green Century Balanced Fund, the Green Century Equity Fund, and the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund was held on June 22, 2021, to consider the proposal below. The proposal was approved. Shareholders of record as of March 31, 2021 were entitled to vote. The results of the vote at the meeting were as follows:
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| | Affirmative | | Withheld | | Total |
Jonathan Darnell | | 14,633,699.388 | | 554,875.259 | | 15,188,574.647 |
Daniel S. Kern | | 14,599,004.728 | | 589,569.919 | | 15,188,574.647 |
Peter D. Kinder | | 14,753,815.869 | | 434,758.778 | | 15,188,574.647 |
Douglas H. Phelps | | 14,670,611.959 | | 517,962.688 | | 15,188,574.647 |
Sanford Pooler | | 14,676,625.091 | | 511,949.556 | | 15,188,574.647 |
Mary Raftery | | 14,573,240.553 | | 615,334.094 | | 15,188,574.647 |
James H. Starr | | 14,443,142.474 | | 745,432.173 | | 15,188,574.647 |
Thomas Subak | | 14,617,739.780 | | 570,834.867 | | 15,188,574.647 |
Wendy Wendlandt | | 14,840,523.108 | | 348,051.539 | | 15,188,574.647 |
TAX INFORMATION
For the year ended July 31, 2021, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and MSCI International Fund, respectively, had 84.32%, 100% and 0.00% of dividends paid from net investment income qualified for the 70% dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.
For the year ended July 31, 2021, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and MSCI International Fund, respectively, had 100%, 100% and 100% of dividends paid from net investment income, designated as qualified dividend income.
GREEN CENTURY FUNDS TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The following table presents information about each Trustee and each Officer of the Trust as of July 31, 2021. Each Trustee and each Officer of the Trust noted as an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act), and noted with an asterisk, is interested by virtue of his or her position with Green Century as described below. The Trust does not hold annual shareholder meetings for the purpose of electing Trustees, and Trustees are not elected for fixed terms. This means that each Trustee will be elected to hold office until his or her successor is elected or until he or she retires, resigns, dies, or is removed from office.
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The Trust’s Registration Statement includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the following toll-free number: 1-800-93-GREEN.
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NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE | | POSITION(S) HELD WITH THE TRUST AND LENGTH OF TIME SERVED | | PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD | | NUMBER OF PORTFOLIOS OVERSEEN BY TRUSTEE | |
Independent Trustees: | | | | | | |
Jonathan Darnell1 114 State Street Suite 200 Boston, MA 02109 Age: 61 | | Trustee since 2014 | | Chief Financial Officer, AltEnergy Acquisition Corp. (since 2021); Member, AltEnergy Acquisition Sponsor (since 2021); Managing Director, AltEnergy, LLC, an investment firm, (since 2016); Managing Director, Pickwick Capital Partners (since 2014); President/Founder, Patolan Partners, an advisory and investment firm (since 2011). | | | 3 | |
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Daniel S. Kern 114 State Street Suite 200 Boston, MA 02109 Age: 60 | | Trustee since 2015 | | Chief Investment Officer, TFC Financial Management (since 2015); President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisor Partners LLC (2011 to 2015); Board member, Wealthramp (since 2015). | | | 3 | |
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Peter D. Kinder 114 State Street Suite 200 Boston, MA 02109 Age: 74 | | Trustee since 2015 | | Retired; Director, Trillium Asset Management (2013 to 2014). | | | 3 | |
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Sanford Pooler 114 State Street Suite 200 Boston, MA 02109 Age: 64 | | Trustee since 2021 | | Deputy Town Manager/Finance Director, Town of Arlington, MA (since 2016); Finance Director, Town of Amherst, MA (2011-2016). | | | 3 | |
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Mary Raftery 114 State Street Suite 200 Boston, MA 02109 Age: 56 | | Trustee since 2009 | | Senior Advisor, Funder Collaborations, ClimateWorks Foundation (since 2014); Organizational Development Consultant, Self-employed (since 2007). | | | 3 | |
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James H. Starr 114 State Street Suite 200 Boston, MA 02109 Age: 73 | | Chairperson since 2009; Trustee since 1991 | | Retired (since 2018); Consultant, Rainville Petito, PLLC (2016 to 2018); Consultant, Danielson Rainville Attorneys, PLLC (2015); Director and President, Gunnison Valley Housing Foundation (since 2010); Director (since 2011) and President (2015-2018), Coal Creek Watershed Coalition. | | | 3 | |
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Thomas Subak 114 State Street Suite 200 Boston, MA 02109 Age: 57 | | Trustee since 2021 | | Independent Consultant, Tom Subak LLC (since 2020); Independent Consultant and Chief Partnership Officer, Catchafire, a nonprofit organization (2019-2020); Chief Strategy Officer and Assistant to the President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (2016-2018). | | | 3 | |
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NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE | | POSITION(S) HELD WITH THE TRUST AND LENGTH OF TIME SERVED | | PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST 5 YEARS AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD | | NUMBER OF PORTFOLIOS OVERSEEN BY TRUSTEE | |
Interested Trustees: | | | | | | | | |
Douglas H. Phelps* 114 State Street Suite 200 Boston, MA 02109 Age: 74 | | Trustee since 1997 | | President and Chief Executive Officer, The Public Interest Network (since 1982); Director, Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (since 1996). | | | 3 | |
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Wendy Wendlandt* 114 State Street Suite 200 Boston, MA 02109 Age: 59 | | Trustee since 1991 | | Director, Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (since 2006); Senior Vice President and Political Director, The Public Interest Network (since 1989); Senior Staff, Fund for Public Interest (since 1989); Acting President, Environment America (since 2020). | | | 3 | |
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Officers: | | | | | | | | |
Leslie Samuelrich* 114 State Street Suite 200 Boston, MA 02109 Age 57 | | President since 2021 | | President (since 2012), Green Century Capital Management, Inc. | |
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Matthew Dunlap* 114 State Street Suite 200 Boston, MA 02109 Age: 48 | | Treasurer since 2021 | | Senior Finance Manager (since 2020) and Treasurer (since 2021), Green Century Capital Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President, State Street Corporation (2005-2019). | |
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Amy Puffer* 114 State Street Suite 200 Boston, MA 02109 Age: 62 | | Chief Compliance Officer since 2004; Secretary and Assistant Treasurer since 2006 | | Chief Compliance Officer (since 2004), Clerk and Director (since 2006), Green Century Capital Management, Inc. | |
| Not applicable | |
1 Jonathan was a Director of Paradigm Partners, the parent company of Green Century Capital Management, Inc., for the period from November 24, 2020 to August 30, 2021. He was deemed an Interested Trustee of the Trust during this period.
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INVESTMENT ADVISER AND ADMINISTRATOR
Green Century Capital Management, Inc.
114 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
1-800-93-GREEN
www.greencentury.com
info@greencentury.com
INVESTMENT SUBADVISER (Balanced Fund)
Trillium Asset Management, LLC
Two Financial Center
60 South Street, Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02111
INVESTMENT SUBADVISER (Equity Fund and International Fund)
Northern Trust Investments, Inc.
50 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603
SUBADMINISTRATOR and DISTRIBUTOR
UMB Fund Services, Inc. (Subadministrator)
UMB Distribution Services, LLC (Distributor)
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
CUSTODIAN
UMB Bank, n.a.
928 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64106
TRANSFER AGENT
Atlantic Shareholder Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza
Portland, ME 04101
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
KPMG LLP
Two Financial Center
60 South Street
Boston, MA 02111
July 31, 2021
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| (a) | The registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller. |
| (c) | During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to the provisions of the Code of Ethics referred to in Item 2(a) above. |
| (d) | During the period covered by this report, there were no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the Code of Ethics referred to in Item 2(a) above. |
| (f) | The Code of Ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. |
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert |
The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that Sanford Pooler, a member of the Board’s audit committee, qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined in the instructions to Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Pooler is “independent” as that term is defined in the instructions to Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
| (a) | Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are as follows. |
For the fiscal year ended 7/31/21: $86,500
For the fiscal year ended 7/31/20: $83,000
| (b) | Audit-Related Fees. No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this item. |
| (c) | Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning are as follows. The services comprising the fees disclosed under this category are tax compliance monitoring and tax filing preparation. |
For the fiscal year ended 7/31/21: $19,290
For the fiscal year ended 7/31/20: $18,540
| (d) | All Other Fees. No fees were billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this item. |
| (e)(1) | The Charter of the Audit Committee of the Board requires that the Committee approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Funds and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Funds’ independent auditors to the Funds’ investment adviser or administrator or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser or administrator that provides ongoing services to the Funds, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. The Audit Committee has the duty to consider whether the non-audit services provided by the Funds’ auditor to the Funds’ investment adviser, administrator, or any adviser affiliate that provides ongoing services to the Funds, which services were not pre-approved by the Audit Committee, are compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence and to review and approve the fees proposed to be charged to the Funds by the auditors for each audit and non-audit service. |
| (e)(2) | Zero percent of the services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
| (g) | The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant were the tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning fees listed in paragraph (c) of this Item and are as follows. No non-audit fees were billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant. |
For the fiscal year ended 7/31/21: $19,290
For the fiscal year ended 7/31/20: $18,540
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants |
Not applicable.
Item 6. | Schedule of Investments |
Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies |
Not applicable.
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies |
Not applicable.
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers |
Not applicable.
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures |
(a) | Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the “Disclosure Controls”) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date (the “Filing Date”) of this Form N-CSR (the “Report”), the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Disclosure Controls are effectively designed to ensure that information that is required to be disclosed by the registrant in the Report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the Report is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the fiscal 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. | Disclosure of securities lending activities for closed-end management investment companies. |
Not applicable.
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.
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Green Century Funds |
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/s/ Leslie Samuelrich |
Leslie Samuelrich |
President and Principal Executive Officer |
October 1, 2021 |
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.
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/s/ Leslie Samuelrich |
Leslie Samuelrich |
President and Principal Executive Officer |
October 1, 2021 |
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/s/ Matthew Dunlap |
Matthew Dunlap |
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer |
October 1, 2021 |