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 | 811-06526 |
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The Boston Trust & Walden Funds |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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One Beacon Street, Boston MA | | 02108 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
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3435 Stelzer Rd. Columbus, OH 43219 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 1-800-282-8782 | |
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Date of fiscal year end: | December 31 | |
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Date of reporting period: | September 30, 2016 | |
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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Table of Contents
Economic and Market Summary | | 3 |
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Boston Trust Asset Management Fund | | |
Investment Performance | | 4 |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments | | 10 |
Financial Statements | | 12 |
Financial Highlights | | 14 |
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Boston Trust Equity Fund | | |
Investment Performance | | 5 |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments | | 15 |
Financial Statements | | 16 |
Financial Highlights | | 18 |
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Boston Trust Midcap Fund | | |
Investment Performance | | 6 |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments | | 19 |
Financial Statements | | 20 |
Financial Highlights | | 22 |
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Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund | | |
Investment Performance | | 7 |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments | | 23 |
Financial Statements | | 24 |
Financial Highlights | | 26 |
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Boston Trust Small Cap Fund | | |
Investment Performance | | 8 |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments | | 27 |
Financial Statements | | 28 |
Financial Highlights | | 30 |
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Environmental, Social and Governance Research and Action Update | | 31 |
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Walden Asset Management Fund | | |
Investment Performance | | 33 |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments | | 39 |
Financial Statements | | 41 |
Financial Highlights | | 43 |
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Walden Equity Fund | | |
Investment Performance | | 34 |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments | | 44 |
Financial Statements | | 45 |
Financial Highlights | | 47 |
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Walden Midcap Fund | | |
Investment Performance | | 35 |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments | | 48 |
Financial Statements | | 49 |
Financial Highlights | | 51 |
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Walden SMID Cap Fund | | |
Investment Performance | | 36 |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments | | 52 |
Financial Statements | | 53 |
Financial Highlights | | 55 |
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Walden Small Cap Fund | | |
Investment Performance | | 37 |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments | | 56 |
Financial Statements | | 57 |
Financial Highlights | | 59 |
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Walden International Equity Fund | | |
Investment Performance | | 38 |
Schedule of Portfolio Investments | | 60 |
Financial Statements | | 62 |
Financial Highlights | | 64 |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | 65 |
Supplementary Information | | 72 |
Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. (BTIM), a subsidiary of Boston Trust & Investment Management Company, serves as investment adviser (the Adviser) to the Boston Trust & Walden Funds and receives a fee for its services. Walden Asset Management (Walden), a division of Boston Trust & Investment Management Company, performs shareholder advocacy, proxy voting, screening services, and other environmental, social and governance initiatives for the Adviser and is paid a fee for these services by the Adviser.
Shares of the Funds are not deposits of, obligations of, or guaranteed by BTIM or its affiliates, nor are they federally insured by the FDIC. Investments in the Funds involve investment risks, including the possible loss of principal. Funds are distributed by BHIL Distributors, LLC. Member FINRA/SIPC.
The foregoing information and opinions are for general information only. Boston Trust & Walden Funds and BTIM do not assume liability for any loss, which may result from the reliance by any person upon any such information or opinions. Such information and opinions are subject to change without notice, are for general information only, and are not intended as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security or offering individual or personalized investment advice. Portfolio composition is as of September 30, 2016 and is subject to change without notice.
The Boston Trust & Walden Funds may invest in foreign securities, which may involve risk not typically associated with U.S. investments.
To reduce expenses, we may only mail one copy of the Fund’s shareholder updates, such as prospectus, annual report, semi-annual report, to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you are a direct shareholder and wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please call us at 800-282-8782;7050. If you are not a direct shareholder, please contact your financial institution to opt out of householding. We will begin sending you individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.
Photography credits: · Cover: Bruce Field · Pages 1, 5, 6, 34, 35, 37 and 38: Jim Gallagher · Pages 4, 7 and 36: Rebecca Monette · Pages 8 and 33: Janet C. Dygert
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Boston Trust and Walden Funds | | Domenic Colasacco, CFA |
Economic and Market Summary | | Portfolio Manager and President |
(Unaudited) | | Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. |
All of the primary domestic equity indices increased in value over the six months ended September 30, 2016, with the S&P 500 Index registering a gain of 6.40%. Stock prices were also generally less volatile over the period, as the S&P 500 Index posted a positive total return in each of the past six calendar months. Global stock markets also recorded a gain over the full period, as the aggregate EAFE (Europe, Australasia and Far East) Index, a proxy for global developed markets, recouped the price drop recorded in late June after Britain voted to leave the European Union (“Brexit”).
It is always difficult to identify all of the reasons behind shorter-term movements in stock prices. We suspect, however, that over the spring and summer months investors were pleased by the relative lack of new adverse reports about prospects for the global economy. And with the exception of the Brexit vote that produced some short-term volatility, we also did not have any alarming geopolitical surprises. Further, there is little doubt that continued near-zero interest rates available in fixed income securities issued by secure borrowers throughout the globe once again helped lift overall stock prices, as has been the case for the past several years.
Boston Trust & Walden Funds participated in the rising stock market trend, and both asset management funds benefited from our decision to emphasize stocks rather than bonds. While equity returns across funds generally trailed benchmarks over the period, longer-term shareholders will recall that it is not unusual for such a pattern to manifest for a few calendar quarters or even a year or two. Over time our lower risk equity style has added value, though, with most of the advantage registered during economic recessions and other periods when investors reduce overall risk. We believe the future is likely to be similar.
The more important question is how to position investment portfolios in an environment that still does not offer any totally safe securities that generate much of a return. Specifically, longer-term interest rates have begun to rise slightly since early summer, but good quality bonds continue to yield only about 2% to 3%. With respect to stocks, our concern is that corporate profits and cash flow (the actual drivers of long-term stock prices) are up only marginally from a year ago. Hence, as pleasant as the recent rise in stock prices is to all of us, stock valuations are higher today than they were a year ago. Many voices in the financial media are touting so -called alternative investments, which include real estate, hedge funds and collectibles, among others. If we look past the headlines for each of these, however, we find that most lack liquidity and, as asset classes, generally have not performed especially well compared to traditional equity investments in recent years. Among the lackluster current investment options, we believe that a broadly diversified portfolio of well-selected stocks continues to offer the best prospects to generate a positive inflation-adjusted return over the next several years. The critical provision in this view is that we are correct that the global economy remains in a gradual growth trend, with low inflation and interest rates.
As noted above, except for the so-called Brexit vote, there have been few economic surprises of late. GDP(1) growth, both globally and here in the United States, remains in a modest growth trend, with low inflation and interest rates. The key domestic economic reports included an unemployment rate that remained below 5%, continued job gains at an annual rate of close to two million, and further evidence that wages have begun to rise, particularly at lower income levels. The latter, along with continued, comparatively low energy prices, supported gains in overall consumer spending and a modest increase in the savings rate, both of which bode well for further economic progress. With the notable exception of companies hurt by low energy prices, aggregate corporate profits have also remained in a positive, albeit modest, growth trend.
We have also noted in our recent commentary that stock market rates of return are likely to be much lower over the next five years than the roughly 16% average annual return the S&P 500 posted in the past five, even if the economic environment remains favorable. The reason reflects our belief that future stock price returns will more closely match gains in corporate revenues and profits, with minimal, if any, help from expanded valuations or further gains in corporate profit margins. Collectively, these latter two factors contributed more than one-half of the 16% stock market return of the past five years. In a slow GDP growth, low inflation global economic environment, corporate revenues and profits of large capitalization companies are unlikely to accelerate from the 4% to 5% rates of increase we have seen over the past five years or so. In such an environment, future annualized large cap equity returns, including dividends and contributions from share repurchases, compute to the mid-to-high single digits, provided valuations do not decline; select smaller capitalization companies may have more headroom to grow, but their valuations, in aggregate, reflect that potential as well. In regard to our asset allocation funds, even mid- single digit returns are far higher than current bond yields, though, and in our view this prospect justifies keeping the Funds’ equity allocations near the upper-end of the 40% to 80% policy range.
With respect to individual stocks, as always we continue to emphasize investment in companies with higher quality financial characteristics and below average business model risk. As we have seen during the past few years, these types of securities tend to hold their value better during market declines, but also generate competitive returns over full market cycles.
(1) The Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) is the measure of the market value of the finished goods and services produced by labor and property in a given country in a given year.
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Boston Trust Asset Management Fund | Investment Performance (Unaudited) |
September 30, 2016 | |
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Fund Net Asset Value: | | $ | 42.81 | |
Gross Expense Ratio(1): | | 0.94 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.
(1) The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated August 1, 2016. The contractual fee limit under the Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 1.00% of the Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of September 30, 2016 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower.
| | For the period ended 9/30/16 | |
| | Aggregate | | Annualized | |
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| | Six Months | | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | 10 Years | | (12/1/95) | |
Boston Trust Asset Management Fund(1) | | 4.62 | % | 12.59 | % | 11.13 | % | 7.15 | % | 7.81 | % |
S&P 500 Index | | 6.40 | % | 15.43 | % | 16.37 | % | 7.24 | % | 8.32 | % |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index | | 3.08 | % | 5.86 | % | 3.24 | % | 4.86 | % | 5.49 | % |
Citigroup 90-Day U.S. Treasury Bill Index | | 0.13 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.84 | % | 2.37 | % |
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The above chart represents the historical 10-year performance of a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in the Boston Trust Asset Management Fund and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and within the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
The Boston Trust Asset Management Fund is measured against a combination of equity and fixed income indices. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”), which is widely regarded as a gauge of the U.S. equities market, includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. Although the S&P 500 focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, with approximately 75% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also widely viewed as a proxy for the total market. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index includes Treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year), government-related issues (e.g., agency, sovereign, supranational, and local authority debt), and USD Corporates. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index is a component of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index. The Citigroup 90-Day U.S. Treasury Bill Index reflects monthly return equivalents of yield averages that are not marked to the market. The index is an average of the last three-month treasury bill issues. The three-month treasury bills are the short-term debt obligations of the U.S. Government. The indices are unmanaged and their performance does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an average or an index.
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Investment Performance (Unaudited) | Boston Trust Equity Fund |
| September 30, 2016 |
| | For the period ended 9/30/16 | |
| | Aggregate | | Annualized | |
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| | Six Months | | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | 10 Years | | (10/1/03) | |
Boston Trust Equity Fund(1) | | 5.23 | % | 13.50 | % | 13.39 | % | 7.26 | % | 7.67 | % |
S&P 500 Index | | 6.40 | % | 15.43 | % | 16.37 | % | 7.24 | % | 8.20 | % |
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The above chart represents the historical 10-year performance of a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in the Boston Trust Equity Fund and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and within the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
The Boston Trust Equity Fund is measured against the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”), which is an unmanaged index that is widely regarded as a gauge of the U.S. equities market. This index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. Although the S&P 500 focuses on the large cap segment of the market, with approximately 75% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also widely viewed as a proxy for the total market. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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Fund Net Asset Value: | | $ | 20.73 | |
Gross Expense Ratio(1): | | 0.96 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.
(1) The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Funds’ most recent prospectus, dated August 1, 2016. The contractual fee limit under the Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 1.00% of the Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of September 30, 2016, can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower.
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Boston Trust Midcap Fund | Investment Performance (Unaudited) |
September 30, 2016 | |
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Fund Net Asset Value: | | $ | 15.94 | |
Gross Expense Ratio(1): | | 1.03 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.
(1) The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated August 1, 2016. The Gross Expense Ratio excludes the impact of any contractual fee waivers. After giving effect to such fee waivers, the Fund’s Net Expense Ratio would be 1.00%, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of September 30, 2016 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through August 1, 2017 and may be terminated thereafter.
| | For the period ended 9/30/16 | |
| | Aggregate | | Annualized | |
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| | Six Months | | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | 9/24/07 | |
Boston Trust Midcap Fund(1) | | 4.25 | % | 11.67 | % | 14.09 | % | 8.32 | % |
Russell Midcap® Index | | 7.84 | % | 14.25 | % | 16.67 | % | 7.41 | % |
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The above chart represents the historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in the Boston Trust Midcap Fund from September 24, 2007 to September 30, 2016, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and within the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
The Boston Trust Midcap Fund is measured against the Russell Midcap® Index, which is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell Midcap® Index represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 companies. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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Investment Performance (Unaudited) | Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund |
| September 30, 2016 |
| | For the period ended 9/30/16 | |
| | Aggregate | | Annualized | |
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| | Six Months | | 1 Year | | 11/30/11 | |
Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund(1) | | 6.41 | % | 15.07 | % | 10.77 | % |
Russell 2500™ Index | | 10.37 | % | 14.44 | % | 13.72 | % |
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The above chart represents the historical performance of a hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund from November 30, 2011 to September 30, 2016, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and within the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
The Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund is measured against the Russell 2500™ Index, which is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small- to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, commonly referred to as “smid” cap. The Russell 2500 is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 2500 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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Fund Net Asset Value: | | $ | 13.29 | |
Gross Expense Ratio(1): | | 1.73 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. Returns less than one year are not annualized. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.
(1) The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated August 1, 2016. The Gross Expense Ratio excludes the impact of any contractual fee waivers. After giving effect to such fee waivers, the Fund’s Net Expense Ratio would be 0.75%, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of September 30, 2016 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through August 1, 2017 and may be terminated thereafter.
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Boston Trust Small Cap Fund | Investment Performance (Unaudited) |
September 30, 2016 | |
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Fund Net Asset Value: | | $ | 13.57 | |
Gross Expense Ratio(1): | | 1.08 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.
(1) The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated August 1, 2016. The Gross Expense Ratio excludes the impact of any contractual fee waivers. After giving effect to such fee waivers, the Fund’s Net Expense Ratio would be 1.00%, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of September 30, 2016 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through August 1, 2017 and may be terminated thereafter.
| | For the period ended 9/30/16 | |
| | Aggregate | | Annualized | |
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| | | | | | | | | | Inception | |
| | Six Months | | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | 10 Years | | (12/31/94) | |
Boston Trust Small Cap Fund(1) | | 6.51 | % | 17.64 | % | 13.15 | % | 8.55 | % | 10.70 | % |
Russell 2000® Index | | 13.18 | % | 15.47 | % | 15.82 | % | 7.07 | % | 9.14 | % |
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The above chart represents the historical 10-year performance of a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in the Boston Trust Small Cap Fund and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and within the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
The Boston Trust Small Cap Fund is measured against the Russell 2000® Index, which is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments | Boston Trust Asset Management Fund |
| September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | | Shares | | Fair Value ($) | |
COMMON STOCKS (75.2%) | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (8.9%) | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | 5,000 | | 745,600 | |
Autoliv, Inc. | | 25,000 | | 2,670,000 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | 125,000 | | 8,292,500 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | 20,000 | | 1,399,800 | |
Johnson Controls International PLC | | 20,892 | | 972,105 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | 135,000 | | 7,107,750 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | 20,000 | | 1,037,600 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | 75,000 | | 6,375,000 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | 60,000 | | 3,858,000 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | 50,000 | | 2,707,000 | |
| | | | 35,165,355 | |
Consumer Staples (8.3%) | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | 70,000 | | 3,354,400 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | 20,000 | | 1,482,800 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | 35,000 | | 5,337,850 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | 25,000 | | 2,224,750 | |
Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR | | 27,500 | | 3,191,100 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | 25,000 | | 2,498,000 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | 40,000 | | 4,350,800 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | 35,000 | | 3,141,250 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, Sponsored ADR | | 150,000 | | 2,875,500 | |
Sysco Corp. | | 35,000 | | 1,715,350 | |
The Hershey Co. | | 25,000 | | 2,390,000 | |
| | | | 32,561,800 | |
Energy (3.3%) | | | | | |
Chevron Corp. | | 17,500 | | 1,801,100 | |
ConocoPhillips | | 40,000 | | 1,738,800 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 82,500 | | 7,200,600 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | 30,000 | | 2,359,200 | |
| | | | 13,099,700 | |
Financials (12.8%) | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | 50,000 | | 3,202,000 | |
BB&T Corp. | | 30,000 | | 1,131,600 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a) | | 35,000 | | 5,056,450 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | 45,000 | | 5,654,250 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | 90,000 | | 6,787,800 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | 30,000 | | 1,419,600 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | 28,940 | | 1,425,584 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 100,000 | | 6,659,000 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | 10,000 | | 1,161,000 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | 25,000 | | 1,699,750 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 45,000 | | 4,054,050 | |
State Street Corp. | | 40,000 | | 2,785,200 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | 75,000 | | 4,987,500 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | 100,000 | | 4,289,000 | |
| | | | 50,312,784 | |
Health Care (14.0%) | | | | | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | 50,000 | | 8,986,500 | |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | | 35,000 | | 7,849,800 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | 50,000 | | 2,971,500 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) | | 50,000 | | 6,028,000 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co. (a) | | 35,000 | | 2,468,550 | |
Johnson & Johnson, Inc. | | 60,000 | | 7,087,800 | |
Medtronic PLC | | 50,000 | | 4,320,000 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 35,000 | | 2,184,350 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | | 7,500 | | 3,148,725 | |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. | | 20,000 | | 1,595,200 | |
Stryker Corp. | | 25,000 | | 2,910,250 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 25,000 | | 3,500,000 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | 20,000 | | 1,990,600 | |
| | | | 55,041,275 | |
| | Shares or | | | |
| | Principal | | | |
| | Amount($) | | | |
Industrials (10.1%) | | | | | |
3M Co. | | 35,000 | | 6,168,050 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | 40,000 | | 1,493,200 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | 20,000 | | 1,090,200 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | 40,000 | | 4,309,600 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | 50,000 | | 5,992,000 | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | 55,000 | | 4,638,700 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | 50,000 | | 4,876,500 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | 50,000 | | 5,468,000 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | 25,000 | | 5,621,000 | |
| | | | 39,657,250 | |
Information Technology (14.1%) | | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | 70,000 | | 8,551,900 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a) | | 2,000 | | 1,608,120 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a) | | 10,000 | | 7,772,900 | |
Apple, Inc. | | 75,000 | | 8,478,750 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | 70,000 | | 6,174,000 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 100,000 | | 3,172,000 | |
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class V (a) | | 4,458 | | 213,092 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | 150,000 | | 8,640,000 | |
Oracle Corp. | | 130,000 | | 5,106,400 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | 75,000 | | 6,202,500 | |
| | | | 55,919,662 | |
Materials (2.0%) | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | 20,000 | | 3,006,800 | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | 30,000 | | 2,322,300 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | 25,000 | | 2,584,000 | |
| | | | 7,913,100 | |
Telecommunication Services (0.3%) | | | | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 20,000 | | 1,039,600 | |
| | | | 1,039,600 | |
Utilities (1.4%) | | | | | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | 30,000 | | 2,259,000 | |
Eversource Energy | | 60,000 | | 3,250,800 | |
| | | | 5,509,800 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $164,568,224) | | | | 296,220,326 | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (4.5%) | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Financials (2.7%) | | | | | |
American Express Bank FSB, 6.00%, 9/13/17, MTN | | 200,000 | | 208,629 | |
American Express Co., 2.65%, 12/2/22 | | 1,926,000 | | 1,973,842 | |
American Express Co., 7.00%, 3/19/18 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,618,560 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.13%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,104,644 | |
John Deere Capital Corp., 5.35%, 4/3/18, MTN | | 1,000,000 | | 1,061,779 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.90%, 7/15/25, Callable 4/15/25 @ 100 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,079,497 | |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 10.38%, 11/1/18 | | 500,000 | | 591,401 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., 3.55%, 9/29/25, MTN | | 2,000,000 | | 2,114,782 | |
| | | | 10,753,134 | |
Health Care (0.3%) | | | | | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co., 3.13%, 11/8/21 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,052,264 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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| | Shares or | | | |
| | Principal | | | |
Security Description | | Amount($) | | Fair Value ($) | |
Industrials (0.1%) | | | | | |
Emerson Electric Co., 5.13%, 12/1/16 | | 300,000 | | 301,904 | |
| | | | | |
Information Technology (1.4%) | | | | | |
Apple, Inc., 3.25%, 2/23/26, Callable 11/23/25 @ 100 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,660,428 | |
Oracle Corp., 5.75%, 4/15/18 | | 750,000 | | 802,523 | |
Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/25, Callable 9/14/25 @ 100 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,115,136 | |
| | | | 5,578,087 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $16,779,630) | | | | 17,685,389 | |
| | | | | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS (1.5%) | | | | | |
Illinois (0.4%): | | | | | |
Illinois State, Series A, GO, 5.00%, 3/1/22, Callable 11/8/16 @ 100 | | 600,000 | | 601,998 | |
Illinois State, GO, 5.00%, 4/1/24, Callable 4/1/17 @ 100 | | 500,000 | | 506,350 | |
Illinois State, Series A, GO, 5.00%, 6/1/29, Callable 12/1/16 @ 100 | | 250,000 | | 250,995 | |
| | | | 1,359,343 | |
Massachusetts (0.7%): | | | | | |
Massachusetts State, Series E, 4.00%, 9/1/37, Callable 9/1/25 @ 100 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,108,960 | |
Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue, Series R-2, 5.00%, 7/1/28, Callable 7/1/20 @ 100 | | 460,000 | | 525,711 | |
Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/26, Callable 12/15/19 @ 100 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,697,280 | |
| | | | 3,331,951 | |
Washington (0.1%): | | | | | |
Washington State, Series C, GO, 5.00%, 2/1/26, Prerefunded 2/1/19 @ 100 | | 250,000 | | 273,440 | |
| | | | | |
Wisconsin (0.3%): | | | | | |
Wisconsin State, Series C, GO, 5.00%, 5/1/25, Prerefunded 5/1/18 @ 100 | | 200,000 | | 212,870 | |
Wisconsin State, Series D, GO, 5.50%, 5/1/26, Prerefunded 5/1/18 @ 100 | | 750,000 | | 804,105 | |
| | | | 1,016,975 | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $5,890,883) | | | | 5,981,709 | |
| | | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT & U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (15.0%) | | | | | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank | | | | | |
2.63%, 8/12/19 | | 10,000,000 | | 10,453,060 | |
2.85%, 3/2/28 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,118,014 | |
2.95%, 1/27/25 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,163,460 | |
3.14%, 12/5/29 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,698,858 | |
3.39%, 2/1/28 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,232,102 | |
3.85%, 12/26/25 | | 2,770,000 | | 3,193,575 | |
| | | | 22,859,069 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank | | | | | |
2.38%, 3/13/26 | | 6,000,000 | | 6,220,236 | |
2.50%, 12/10/27 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,556,844 | |
2.63%, 6/11/27 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,582,197 | |
2.88%, 9/13/24 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,712,108 | |
3.50%, 9/24/29 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,301,086 | |
| | | | 14,372,471 | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | | | |
2.75%, 2/15/24 | | 20,000,000 | | 21,827,339 | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $55,655,679) | | | | 59,058,879 | |
| | | | | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (3.8%) | | | | | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market | | | | | |
Fund, Capital Shares, 0.13%(b) | | 15,123,037 | | 15,123,037 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $15,123,037) | | | | 15,123,037 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $258,017,453) — 100.0%(c) | | | | 394,069,340 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.0% | | | | 87,814 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 394,157,154 | |
| | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of September 30, 2016. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
FSB | Federal Savings Bank |
GO | General Obligation |
MTN | Medium Term Note |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements | Boston Trust Asset Management Fund |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Assets: | | | |
Investments, at fair value (cost $258,017,453) | | $ | 394,069,340 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | 851,212 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | 1,059,290 | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | 158,242 | |
Receivable for tax reclaims | | 50,789 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 32,897 | |
Total Assets | | 396,221,770 | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | 1,749,305 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | 10,200 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 239,000 | |
Administration and accounting | | 9,195 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 1,692 | |
Custodian | | 7,375 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | 64 | |
Transfer agent | | 5,491 | |
Trustee | | 3,864 | |
Other | | 38,430 | |
Total Liabilities | | 2,064,616 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 394,157,154 | |
Composition of Net Assets: | | | |
Capital | | $ | 239,340,449 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | 3,126,071 | |
Accumulated net realized gains from investment transactions | | 15,638,747 | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments | | 136,051,887 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 394,157,154 | |
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of | | | |
shares authorized) | | 9,207,653 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share | | $ | 42.81 | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | | | |
Interest | | $ | 1,191,769 | |
Dividends | | 2,730,858 | |
Total Investment Income | | 3,922,627 | |
Expenses: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 1,398,614 | |
Administration and accounting | | 193,136 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 7,400 | |
Custodian | | 23,956 | |
Shareholder servicing | | 2,044 | |
Transfer agency | | 17,142 | |
Trustee | | 14,597 | |
Other | | 96,631 | |
Total expenses before fee reductions | | 1,753,520 | |
Fees voluntarily reduced by the transfer agent | | (1,719 | ) |
Net Expenses | | 1,751,801 | |
Net Investment Income | | 2,170,826 | |
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments: | | | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 1,958,269 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 12,594,859 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments | | 14,553,128 | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 16,723,954 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | For the six | | | |
| | months ended | | For the year | |
| | September 30, | | ended | |
| | 2016 | | March 31, 2016 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,170,826 | | $ | 4,640,628 | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 1,958,269 | | 16,469,857 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 12,594,859 | | (8,873,994 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 16,723,954 | | 12,236,491 | |
Dividends: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (4,817,610 | ) |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | — | | (14,994,468 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Shareholder Dividends | | — | | (19,812,078 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | 31,168,401 | | 24,649,358 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | 18,479,514 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | (8,140,550 | ) | (34,998,804 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions | | 23,027,851 | | 8,130,068 | |
Change in Net Assets | | 39,751,805 | | 554,481 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 354,405,349 | | 353,850,868 | |
End of period | | $ | 394,157,154 | | $ | 354,405,349 | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Issued | | 739,796 | | 599,690 | |
Reinvested | | — | | 463,610 | |
Redeemed | | (193,725 | ) | (866,940 | ) |
Change in shares | | 546,071 | | 196,360 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 3,126,071 | | $ | 955,245 | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | |
| | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | |
| | Sept. 30, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | |
| | 2016 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 40.92 | | $ | 41.80 | | $ | 40.03 | | $ | 36.08 | | $ | 33.71 | | $ | 31.56 | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.23 | | 0.55 | | 0.50 | | 0.44 | | 0.51 | | 0.43 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains from investment transactions | | 1.66 | | 0.92 | | 2.77 | | 4.28 | | 2.41 | | 2.17 | |
Total from investment activities | | 1.89 | | 1.47 | | 3.27 | | 4.72 | | 2.92 | | 2.60 | |
Dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (0.57 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.45 | ) |
Net realized gains from investments | | — | | (1.78 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.04 | ) | — | |
Total dividends | | — | | (2.35 | ) | (1.50 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.45 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 42.81 | | $ | 40.92 | | $ | 41.80 | | $ | 40.03 | | $ | 36.08 | | $ | 33.71 | |
Total Return | | 4.62 | %(a) | 3.65 | % | 8.21 | % | 13.13 | % | 8.77 | % | 8.36 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 394,157 | | $ | 354,405 | | $ | 353,851 | | $ | 340,963 | | $ | 288,673 | | $ | 257,031 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 0.94 | %(b) | 0.94 | % | 0.92 | % | 0.92 | % | 0.96 | % | 1.00 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | 1.16 | %(b) | 1.32 | % | 1.19 | % | 1.17 | % | 1.51 | % | 1.40 | % |
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment advisor) to average net assets(c) | | 0.94 | %(b) | 0.94 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.96 | % | 1.07 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 5.06 | %(a) | 11.64 | % | 17.74 | % | 8.94 | % | 7.43 | % | 18.70 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0. |
(a) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(b) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(c) | During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments | Boston Trust Equity Fund |
| September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | | Shares | | Fair Value ($) | |
COMMON STOCKS (98.7%) | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (10.4%) | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | 7,000 | | 1,043,840 | |
Autoliv, Inc. | | 10,000 | | 1,068,000 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | 50,000 | | 3,317,000 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | 30,000 | | 1,579,500 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | 10,000 | | 518,800 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | 30,000 | | 2,550,000 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | 10,000 | | 643,000 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | 25,000 | | 1,353,500 | |
| | | | 12,073,640 | |
Consumer Staples (12.3%) | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | 30,000 | | 1,437,600 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | 10,000 | | 741,400 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | 15,000 | | 2,287,650 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | 10,000 | | 889,900 | |
Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR | | 6,000 | | 696,240 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | 7,000 | | 699,440 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | 12,500 | | 1,359,625 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | 12,500 | | 1,121,875 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, Sponsored ADR | | 75,000 | | 1,437,750 | |
Sysco Corp. | | 25,000 | | 1,225,250 | |
The Hershey Co. | | 14,000 | | 1,338,400 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | 15,000 | | 1,081,800 | |
| | | | 14,316,930 | |
Energy (4.3%) | | | | | |
Chevron Corp. | | 7,500 | | 771,900 | |
ConocoPhillips | | 15,000 | | 652,050 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 30,000 | | 2,618,400 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | 12,500 | | 983,000 | |
| | | | 5,025,350 | |
Financials (16.9%) | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | 25,000 | | 1,601,000 | |
BB&T Corp. | | 32,500 | | 1,225,900 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a) | | 15,000 | | 2,167,050 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | 16,000 | | 2,010,400 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | 30,000 | | 2,262,600 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | 8,681 | | 427,626 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 35,000 | | 2,330,650 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | 5,000 | | 580,500 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | 12,500 | | 849,875 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 20,000 | | 1,801,800 | |
State Street Corp. | | 20,000 | | 1,392,600 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | 20,000 | | 1,330,000 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | 40,000 | | 1,715,600 | |
| | | | 19,695,601 | |
Health Care (18.2%) | | | | | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | 16,000 | | 2,875,680 | |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | | 12,500 | | 2,803,500 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | 25,000 | | 1,485,750 | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) | | 10,000 | | 1,205,600 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co. (a) | | 12,500 | | 881,625 | |
Johnson & Johnson, Inc. | | 30,000 | | 3,543,900 | |
Medtronic PLC | | 25,000 | | 2,160,000 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 25,000 | | 1,560,250 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | | 1,500 | | 629,745 | |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. | | 2,500 | | 199,400 | |
Stryker Corp. | | 12,000 | | 1,396,920 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 12,500 | | 1,750,000 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | 7,500 | | 746,475 | |
| | | | 21,238,845 | |
Industrials (12.0%) | | | | | |
3M Co. | | 9,000 | | 1,586,070 | |
Deere & Co. | | 5,000 | | 426,750 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | 10,000 | | 373,300 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | 12,500 | | 1,346,750 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | 15,000 | | 1,797,600 | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | 15,000 | | 1,265,100 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | 25,000 | | 2,438,250 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | 20,000 | | 2,187,200 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | 11,500 | | 2,585,660 | |
| | | | 14,006,680 | |
Information Technology (18.9%) | | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | 25,000 | | 3,054,251 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a) | | 750 | | 603,045 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a) | | 4,000 | | 3,109,160 | |
Apple, Inc. | | 32,500 | | 3,674,125 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | 20,000 | | 1,764,000 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 50,000 | | 1,586,000 | |
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class V (a) | | 1,114 | | 53,249 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | 55,000 | | 3,168,000 | |
Oracle Corp. | | 50,000 | | 1,964,000 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | 35,000 | | 2,894,500 | |
| | | | 21,870,330 | |
Materials (3.3%) | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | 7,000 | | 1,052,380 | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | 10,000 | | 774,100 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | 20,000 | | 2,067,200 | |
| | | | 3,893,680 | |
Telecommunication Services (0.3%) | | | | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 7,500 | | 389,850 | |
| | | | 389,850 | |
Utilities (2.1%) | | | | | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | 15,000 | | 1,129,500 | |
Eversource Energy | | 25,000 | | 1,354,500 | |
| | | | 2,484,000 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $68,455,813) | | | | 114,994,906 | |
| | | | | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (1.6%) | | | | | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 0.13%(b) | | 1,826,649 | | 1,826,649 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $1,826,649) | | | | 1,826,649 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $70,282,462) — 100.3%(c) | | | | 116,821,555 | |
Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.3)% | | | | (302,461 | ) |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 116,519,094 | |
| | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of September 30, 2016. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
See Notes to Financial Statements
15
Financial Statements | Boston Trust Equity Fund |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Assets: | | | |
Investments, at fair value (cost $70,282,462) | | $ | 116,821,555 | |
Dividends receivable | | 147,792 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | 509,862 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 4,797 | |
Total Assets | | 117,484,006 | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | 847,870 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | 20,730 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 71,251 | |
Administration and accounting | | 2,642 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 550 | |
Custodian | | 2,431 | |
Transfer agent | | 5,446 | |
Trustee | | 1,257 | |
Other | | 12,735 | |
Total Liabilities | | 964,912 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 116,519,094 | |
Composition of Net Assets: | | | |
Capital | | $ | 62,836,132 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | 798,412 | |
Accumulated net realized gains from investment transactions | | 6,345,457 | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments | | 46,539,093 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 116,519,094 | |
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized) | | 5,621,540 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share | | $ | 20.73 | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 1,108,621 | |
Total Investment Income | | 1,108,621 | |
Expenses: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 427,346 | |
Administration and accounting | | 58,617 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 2,304 | |
Custodian | | 7,445 | |
Shareholder servicing | | 2,120 | |
Transfer agency | | 16,447 | |
Trustee | | 4,552 | |
Other | | 29,271 | |
Total expenses before fee reductions | | 548,102 | |
Fees voluntarily reduced by the transfer agent | | (1,719 | ) |
Net Expenses | | 546,383 | |
Net Investment Income | | 562,238 | |
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments: | | | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 1,448,129 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from | | | |
investments | | 3,771,650 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments | | 5,219,779 | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 5,782,017 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | For the six | | | |
| | months ended | | For the year | |
| | September 30, | | ended | |
| | 2016 | | March 31, 2016 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 562,238 | | $ | 1,234,257 | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 1,448,129 | | 6,530,280 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 3,771,650 | | (4,850,098 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 5,782,017 | | 2,914,439 | |
Dividends: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (1,284,508 | ) |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | — | | (6,393,088 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Shareholder Dividends | | — | | (7,677,596 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | 1,287,889 | | 4,569,753 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | 7,044,804 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | (1,381,737 | ) | (6,684,699 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions | | (93,848 | ) | 4,929,858 | |
Change in Net Assets | | 5,688,169 | | 166,701 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 110,830,925 | | 110,664,224 | |
End of period | | $ | 116,519,094 | | $ | 110,830,925 | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Issued | | 63,047 | | 234,638 | |
Reinvested | | — | | 365,964 | |
Redeemed | | (68,320 | ) | (330,644 | ) |
Change in shares | | (5,273 | ) | 269,958 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 798,412 | | $ | 236,174 | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | |
| | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | |
| | Sept. 30, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | |
| | 2016 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 19.70 | | $ | 20.66 | | $ | 19.67 | | $ | 16.85 | | $ | 15.54 | | $ | 14.46 | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.10 | | 0.23 | | 0.19 | | 0.19 | | 0.20 | | 0.13 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains from investment transactions | | 0.93 | | 0.27 | | 1.38 | | 2.81 | | 1.30 | | 1.08 | |
Total from investment activities | | 1.03 | | 0.50 | | 1.57 | | 3.00 | | 1.50 | | 1.21 | |
Dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (0.24 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.13 | ) |
Net realized gains from investments | | — | | (1.22 | ) | (0.39 | ) | — | | — | | — | |
Total dividends | | — | | (1.46 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.13 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 20.73 | | $ | 19.70 | | $ | 20.66 | | $ | 19.67 | | $ | 16.85 | | $ | 15.54 | |
Total Return | | 5.23 | %(a) | 2.59 | % | 8.01 | % | 17.84 | % | 9.76 | % | 8.50 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 116,519 | | $ | 110,831 | | $ | 110,664 | | $ | 98,408 | | $ | 81,154 | | $ | 69,574 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 0.96 | %(b) | 0.95 | % | 0.94 | % | 0.94 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | 0.98 | %(b) | 1.14 | % | 0.96 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.28 | % | 0.96 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment advisor) to average net assets(c) | | 0.96 | %(b) | 0.96 | % | 0.95 | % | 0.96 | % | 1.01 | % | 1.07 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 4.00 | %(a) | 18.04 | % | 19.49 | % | 6.29 | % | 5.69 | % | 10.80 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
(a) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(b) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(c) | During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments | Boston Trust Midcap Fund |
| September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | | Shares | | Fair Value ($) | |
COMMON STOCKS (98.7%) | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (14.8%) | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | 4,250 | | 633,760 | |
Autoliv, Inc. | | 4,250 | | 453,900 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | 8,225 | | 575,668 | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | 6,175 | | 489,863 | |
LKQ Corp. (a) | | 14,000 | | 496,440 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | 10,500 | | 544,740 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | 11,500 | | 977,500 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | 1,775 | | 497,195 | |
Polaris Industries, Inc. | | 3,900 | | 302,016 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | 16,500 | | 1,060,949 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 22,500 | | 577,800 | |
Service Corp. International | | 17,625 | | 467,768 | |
Williams Sonoma, Inc. | | 7,075 | | 361,391 | |
| | | | 7,438,990 | |
Consumer Staples (6.1%) | | | | | |
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B | | 13,400 | | 635,696 | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | 18,950 | | 908,084 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | 3,675 | | 367,206 | |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | | 4,200 | | 331,842 | |
The Hershey Co. | | 5,050 | | 482,780 | |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | 12,000 | | 340,200 | |
| | | | 3,065,808 | |
Energy (3.0%) | | | | | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | 9,250 | | 238,650 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a) | | 10,000 | | 557,401 | |
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 15,475 | | 459,143 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc. | | 8,675 | | 238,649 | |
| | | | 1,493,843 | |
Financials (14.9%) | | | | | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | 6,575 | | 493,125 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | 14,500 | | 546,795 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | 8,747 | | 430,877 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | 6,450 | | 464,013 | |
Discover Financial Services | | 13,500 | | 763,425 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | 9,350 | | 343,239 | |
Eaton Vance Corp. | | 11,550 | | 451,028 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | 4,000 | | 648,400 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | 4,500 | | 487,260 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | 11,000 | | 747,889 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | 7,300 | | 332,953 | |
Signature Bank (a) | | 5,050 | | 598,172 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | 10,825 | | 719,862 | |
W. R. Berkley Corp. | | 8,370 | | 483,451 | |
| | | | 7,510,489 | |
Health Care (13.9%) | | | | | |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | | 3,675 | | 824,229 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | 7,125 | | 423,439 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) | | 4,000 | | 549,920 | |
MEDNAX, Inc. (a) | | 5,375 | | 356,094 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | | 1,800 | | 755,694 | |
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 6,400 | | 518,784 | |
ResMed, Inc. | | 5,400 | | 349,866 | |
STERIS PLC | | 7,000 | | 511,700 | |
The Cooper Companies, Inc. | | 3,450 | | 618,447 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | 3,800 | | 378,214 | |
VCA, Inc. (a) | | 7,200 | | 503,856 | |
Waters Corp. (a) | | 4,000 | | 633,960 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | 4,300 | | 559,086 | |
| | | | 6,983,289 | |
Industrials (14.8%) | | | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | 12,100 | | 578,138 | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | 4,600 | | 324,116 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | 17,000 | | 634,610 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | 7,125 | | 367,080 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | 6,000 | | 646,440 | |
IDEX Corp. | | 4,050 | | 378,959 | |
Kansas City Southern | | 5,500 | | 513,260 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | 8,000 | | 500,960 | |
Nordson Corp. | | 6,500 | | 647,594 | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | 8,950 | | 754,843 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding NV (a) | | 12,875 | | 499,293 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | 3,750 | | 843,150 | |
Wabtec Corp. | | 9,750 | | 796,087 | |
| | | | 7,484,530 | |
Information Technology (14.8%) | | | | | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | 11,500 | | 665,274 | |
Amphenol Corp., Class A | | 12,675 | | 822,861 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a) | | 8,670 | | 405,669 | |
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a) | | 6,750 | | 523,868 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | | 6,500 | | 553,930 | |
DST Systems, Inc. | | 2,975 | | 350,812 | |
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) | | 5,625 | | 701,100 | |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | | 3,300 | | 328,251 | |
IPG Photonics Corp. (a) | | 6,025 | | 496,159 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | 20,825 | | 501,050 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | 9,650 | | 558,445 | |
Syntel, Inc. (a) | | 12,050 | | 505,016 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | 8,000 | | 515,040 | |
The Western Union Co. | | 23,575 | | 490,832 | |
| | | | 7,418,307 | |
Materials (6.5%) | | | | | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | 10,500 | | 812,805 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | 10,525 | | 818,740 | |
Ball Corp. | | 8,125 | | 665,844 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | 6,625 | | 947,176 | |
| | | | 3,244,565 | |
Real Estate (3.7%) | | | | | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | 5,500 | | 534,161 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | 21,600 | | 336,312 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | 5,375 | | 611,621 | |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | 5,675 | | 370,634 | |
| | | | 1,852,728 | |
Utilities (6.2%) | | | | | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | 5,950 | | 445,298 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | 5,600 | | 421,680 | |
Edison International | | 7,900 | | 570,775 | |
Eversource Energy | | 13,266 | | 718,752 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | 8,425 | | 521,002 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | 7,500 | | 449,100 | |
| | | | 3,126,607 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $33,009,437) | | | | 49,619,156 | |
| | | | | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (1.2%) | | | | | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market | | | | | |
Fund, Capital Shares, 0.13%(b) | | 587,585 | | 587,585 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $587,585) | | | | 587,585 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $33,597,022) — 99.9%(c) | | | | 50,206,741 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.1% | | | | 27,205 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 50,233,946 | |
| | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of September 30, 2016. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements | Boston Trust Midcap Fund |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Assets: | | | |
Investments, at fair value (cost $33,597,022) | | $ | 50,206,741 | |
Dividends receivable | | 44,126 | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | 25,000 | |
Receivable for tax reclaims | | 538 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 7,165 | |
Total Assets | | 50,283,570 | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | 4,782 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 29,989 | |
Administration and accounting | | 1,170 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 245 | |
Custodian | | 1,083 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | 320 | |
Transfer agent | | 5,606 | |
Trustee | | 560 | |
Other | | 5,869 | |
Total Liabilities | | 49,624 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 50,233,946 | |
Composition of Net Assets: | | | |
Capital | | $ | 30,601,176 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | 161,080 | |
Accumulated net realized gains from investment transactions | | 2,861,971 | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments | | 16,609,719 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 50,233,946 | |
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized) | | 3,151,468 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share | | $ | 15.94 | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 357,619 | |
Total Investment Income | | 357,619 | |
Expenses: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 184,003 | |
Administration and accounting | | 25,406 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 962 | |
Custodian | | 3,117 | |
Shareholder servicing | | 1,100 | |
Transfer agency | | 16,583 | |
Trustee | | 1,901 | |
Other | | 15,204 | |
Total expenses before fee reductions | | 248,276 | |
Fees voluntarily reduced by the transfer agent | | (779 | ) |
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser | | (1,438 | ) |
Net Expenses | | 246,059 | |
Net Investment Income | | 111,560 | |
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments: | | | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 1,617,721 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 308,938 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments | | 1,926,659 | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 2,038,219 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | For the six | | | |
| | months ended | | For the year | |
| | September 30, | | ended | |
| | 2016 | | March 31, 2016 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 111,560 | | $ | 271,117 | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 1,617,721 | | 2,916,024 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 308,938 | | (2,689,050 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 2,038,219 | | 498,091 | |
Dividends: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (248,030 | ) |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | — | | (2,579,926 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Shareholder Dividends | | ��� | | (2,827,956 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | 1,132,420 | | 3,369,645 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | 2,645,794 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | (878,168 | ) | (3,426,525 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions | | 254,252 | | 2,588,914 | |
Change in Net Assets | | 2,292,471 | | 259,049 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 47,941,475 | | 47,682,426 | |
End of period | | $ | 50,233,946 | | $ | 47,941,475 | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Issued | | 71,954 | | 222,975 | |
Reinvested | | — | | 179,742 | |
Redeemed | | (56,528 | ) | (225,472 | ) |
Change in shares | | 15,426 | | 177,245 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 161,080 | | $ | 49,520 | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | |
| | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | |
| | Sept. 30, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | |
| | 2016 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 15.29 | | $ | 16.12 | | $ | 15.03 | | $ | 13.08 | | $ | 12.34 | | $ | 11.96 | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.04 | | 0.09 | | 0.05 | | 0.04 | | 0.08 | | 0.03 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains from investment transactions | | 0.61 | | 0.05 | | 1.82 | | 2.30 | | 1.01 | | 0.78 | |
Total from investment activities | | 0.65 | | 0.14 | | 1.87 | | 2.34 | | 1.09 | | 0.81 | |
Dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (0.09 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.03 | ) |
Net realized gains from investments | | — | | (0.88 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.40 | ) |
Total dividends | | — | | (0.97 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.43 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 15.94 | | $ | 15.29 | | $ | 16.12 | | $ | 15.03 | | $ | 13.08 | | $ | 12.34 | |
Total Return | | 4.25 | %(a) | 1.07 | % | 12.65 | % | 18.02 | % | 9.20 | % | 7.24 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 50,234 | | $ | 47,941 | | $ | 47,682 | | $ | 41,793 | | $ | 34,875 | | $ | 29,224 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 1.00 | %(b) | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | 0.45 | %(b) | 0.58 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.30 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.30 | % |
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment advisor) to average net assets(c) | | 1.01 | %(b) | 1.03 | % | 1.02 | % | 1.01 | % | 1.08 | % | 1.19 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 8.41 | %(a) | 21.02 | % | 15.76 | % | 16.09 | % | 16.44 | % | 19.01 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
(a) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(b) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(c) | During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments | Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund |
| September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | | Shares | | Fair Value ($) | |
COMMON STOCKS (97.8%) | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (14.6%) | | | | | |
Big Lots, Inc. | | 1,650 | | 78,788 | |
Brinker International, Inc. | | 925 | | 46,648 | |
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. | | 1,175 | | 58,820 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | | 1,250 | | 56,349 | |
Dorman Products, Inc. (a) | | 1,000 | | 63,900 | |
Fossil Group, Inc. (a) | | 800 | | 22,216 | |
Gentherm, Inc. (a) | | 850 | | 26,707 | |
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. | | 2,175 | | 37,345 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | 1,350 | | 70,038 | |
Polaris Industries, Inc. | | 500 | | 38,720 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 1,750 | | 44,940 | |
Service Corp. International | | 3,025 | | 80,284 | |
Tenneco, Inc. (a) | | 775 | | 45,159 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | 1,250 | | 48,788 | |
The Cato Corp., Class A | | 1,025 | | 33,712 | |
Tiffany & Co. | | 650 | | 47,210 | |
Tupperware Brands Corp. | | 400 | | 26,148 | |
Williams Sonoma, Inc. | | 1,050 | | 53,634 | |
| | | | 879,406 | |
Consumer Staples (2.9%) | | | | | |
Flowers Foods, Inc. | | 2,925 | | 44,226 | |
Sanderson Farms, Inc. | | 525 | | 50,573 | |
The Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A (a) | | 250 | | 38,815 | |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | 1,400 | | 39,690 | |
| | | | 173,304 | |
Energy (3.2%) | | | | | |
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a) | | 650 | | 36,231 | |
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 2,000 | | 59,340 | |
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 2,925 | | 58,091 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc. | | 1,300 | | 35,763 | |
| | | | 189,425 | |
Financials (16.5%) | | | | | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | 800 | | 60,000 | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | 1,000 | | 27,200 | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | 1,000 | | 72,619 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | 1,525 | | 57,508 | |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | | 1,425 | | 60,919 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | 1,150 | | 56,649 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | 2,375 | | 41,824 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | 2,050 | | 75,255 | |
Eaton Vance Corp. | | 2,225 | | 86,886 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | | 300 | | 56,991 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | 300 | | 48,630 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | 975 | | 35,734 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | 1,000 | | 45,610 | |
Signature Bank (a) | | 500 | | 59,225 | |
SVB Financial Group (a) | | 650 | | 71,851 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a) | | 600 | | 32,952 | |
UMB Financial Corp. | | 1,000 | | 59,450 | |
W. R. Berkley Corp. | | 750 | | 43,320 | |
| | | | 992,623 | |
Health Care (12.2%) | | | | | |
Air Methods Corp. (a) | | 950 | | 29,916 | |
Chemed Corp. | | 400 | | 56,428 | |
Haemonetics Corp. (a) | | 850 | | 30,779 | |
Masimo Corp. (a) | | 900 | | 53,541 | |
MEDNAX, Inc. (a) | | 900 | | 59,624 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | | 175 | | 73,470 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc. | | 1,475 | | 51,227 | |
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 800 | | 64,848 | |
ResMed, Inc. | | 1,200 | | 77,748 | |
STERIS PLC | | 750 | | 54,825 | |
The Cooper Companies, Inc. | | 400 | | 71,704 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | 525 | | 52,253 | |
VCA, Inc. (a) | | 850 | | 59,483 | |
| | | | 735,846 | |
Industrials (16.4%) | | | | | |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | 1,050 | | 49,077 | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | 600 | | 42,276 | |
CLARCOR, Inc. | | 800 | | 52,000 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | 1,850 | | 69,061 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | 1,200 | | 61,824 | |
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | 975 | | 39,692 | |
Hub Group, Inc., Class A (a) | | 825 | | 33,627 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | 650 | | 70,031 | |
IDEX Corp. | | 525 | | 49,124 | |
Kansas City Southern | | 575 | | 53,659 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | 800 | | 50,096 | |
Nordson Corp. | | 800 | | 79,703 | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | 550 | | 46,387 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding NV (a) | | 900 | | 34,902 | |
The Toro Co. | | 1,300 | | 60,892 | |
UniFirst Corp. | | 600 | | 79,116 | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | 350 | | 47,100 | |
Wabtec Corp. | | 850 | | 69,403 | |
| | | | 987,970 | |
Information Technology (15.7%) | | | | | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | 975 | | 56,404 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a) | | 1,500 | | 70,185 | |
DST Systems, Inc. | | 575 | | 67,804 | |
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) | | 600 | | 74,784 | |
InterDigital, Inc. | | 600 | | 47,520 | |
IPG Photonics Corp. (a) | | 1,125 | | 92,643 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | 2,050 | | 49,323 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | 800 | | 28,656 | |
NETGEAR, Inc. (a) | | 1,425 | | 86,198 | |
Plantronics, Inc. | | 1,025 | | 53,259 | |
Synaptics, Inc. (a) | | 350 | | 20,503 | |
Syntel, Inc. (a) | | 1,625 | | 68,103 | |
Tech Data Corp. (a) | | 550 | | 46,591 | |
Teradata Corp. (a) | | 1,950 | | 60,450 | |
The Western Union Co. | | 2,925 | | 60,899 | |
WEX, Inc. (a) | | 575 | | 62,152 | |
| | | | 945,474 | |
Materials (5.3%) | | | | | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | 700 | | 54,187 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | 450 | | 35,006 | |
Calgon Carbon Corp. | | 3,175 | | 48,165 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | 400 | | 57,188 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | 700 | | 49,483 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | 1,425 | | 72,090 | |
| | | | 316,119 | |
Real Estate (7.9%) | | | | | |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | | 1,025 | | 75,891 | |
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. | | 1,125 | | 46,406 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | 700 | | 79,653 | |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | 675 | | 44,084 | |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | | 2,200 | | 52,514 | |
National Health Investors, Inc. | | 725 | | 56,898 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | | 750 | | 36,120 | |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | | 2,175 | | 84,739 | |
| | | | 476,305 | |
Utilities (3.1%) | | | | | |
American States Water Co. | | 1,150 | | 46,058 | |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | 1,725 | | 56,684 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | 1,350 | | 83,483 | |
| | | | 186,225 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $4,955,942) | | | | 5,882,697 | |
| | | | | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (2.1%) | | | | | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market | | | | | |
Fund, Capital Shares, 0.13%(b) | | 123,844 | | 123,844 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $123,844) | | | | 123,844 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $5,079,786) — 99.9%(c) | | | | 6,006,541 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.1% | | | | 3,634 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 6,010,175 | |
| | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of September 30, 2016. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements | Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Assets: | | | |
Investments, at fair value (cost $5,079,786) | | $ | 6,006,541 | |
Dividends receivable | | 6,619 | |
Receivable from Adviser | | 508 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 3,237 | |
Total Assets | | 6,016,905 | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | 1 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: | | | |
Administration and accounting | | 221 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 29 | |
Custodian | | 127 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | 4 | |
Transfer agent | | 5,286 | |
Trustee | | 67 | |
Other | | 995 | |
Total Liabilities | | 6,730 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 6,010,175 | |
Composition of Net Assets: | | | |
Capital | | $ | 4,744,435 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | 35,300 | |
Accumulated net realized gains from investment transactions | | 303,685 | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments | | 926,755 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 6,010,175 | |
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized) | | 452,182 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share | | $ | 13.29 | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 44,014 | |
Total Investment Income | | 44,014 | |
Expenses: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 21,467 | |
Administration and accounting | | 3,266 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 117 | |
Custodian | | 376 | |
Transfer agency | | 16,156 | |
Trustee | | 232 | |
Other | | 4,605 | |
Total expenses before fee reductions | | 46,219 | |
Fees voluntarily reduced by the transfer agent | | (779 | ) |
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser | | (23,907 | ) |
Net Expenses | | 21,533 | |
Net Investment Income | | 22,481 | |
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments: | | | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 150,325 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 183,082 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments | | 333,407 | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 355,888 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | For the six | | | |
| | months ended | | For the year | |
| | September 30, | | ended | |
| | 2016 | | March 31, 2016 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 22,481 | | $ | 26,277 | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 150,325 | | 390,976 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 183,082 | | (553,723 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 355,888 | | (136,470 | ) |
Dividends: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (16,526 | ) |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | — | | (350,500 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Shareholder Dividends | | — | | (367,026 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | 285,469 | | 1,339,502 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | 294,835 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | (219,745 | ) | (928,394 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions | | 65,724 | | 705,943 | |
Change in Net Assets | | 421,612 | | 202,447 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 5,588,563 | | 5,386,116 | |
End of period | | $ | 6,010,175 | | $ | 5,588,563 | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Issued | | 21,936 | | 102,400 | |
Reinvested | | — | | 24,528 | |
Redeemed | | (17,163 | ) | (72,027 | ) |
Change in shares | | 4,773 | | 54,901 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 35,300 | | $ | 12,819 | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | | | | | | | | | | | Period | |
| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | November | |
| | months | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | 30, 2011 | |
| | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | through | |
| | Sept. 30, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | |
| | 2016 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 12.49 | | $ | 13.72 | | $ | 13.49 | | $ | 12.05 | | $ | 11.09 | | $ | 10.00 | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.05 | | 0.06 | | 0.01 | | (0.01 | ) | 0.04 | | — | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investment transactions | | 0.75 | | (0.41 | ) | 0.97 | | 2.40 | | 1.05 | | 1.09 | |
Total from investment activities | | 0.80 | | (0.35 | ) | 0.98 | | 2.39 | | 1.09 | | 1.09 | |
Dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (0.04 | ) | — | | — | | (0.05 | ) | — | |
Net realized gains from investments | | — | | (0.84 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.08 | ) | — | |
Total dividends | | — | | (0.88 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.13 | ) | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 13.29 | | $ | 12.49 | | $ | 13.72 | | $ | 13.49 | | $ | 12.05 | | $ | 11.09 | |
Total Return | | 6.41 | %(a) | (2.34 | )% | 7.69 | % | 20.05 | % | 10.00 | % | 10.96 | %(a) |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 6,010 | | $ | 5,589 | | $ | 5,386 | | $ | 4,808 | | $ | 4,719 | | $ | 3,605 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 0.75 | %(b) | 0.79 | %(d) | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | %(b) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | 0.78 | %(b) | 0.49 | % | 0.09 | % | (0.06 | )% | 0.37 | % | 0.03 | %(b) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment advisor) to average net assets(c) | | 1.61 | %(b) | 1.73 | % | 1.73 | % | 1.59 | % | 2.02 | % | 2.18 | %(b) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 15.58 | %(a) | 50.15 | % | 33.07 | % | 35.97 | % | 33.83 | % | 12.14 | %(a) |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
(a) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(b) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(c) | During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated. |
(d) | The net expense ratio shown for the period represents the blended ratio of the current expense limit in effect as of June 1, 2015 and the higher expense limit in effect prior to the date. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments | Boston Trust Small Cap Fund |
| September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | | Shares | | Fair Value ($) | |
COMMON STOCKS (98.6%) | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (13.9%) | | | | | |
Big Lots, Inc. | | 105,000 | | 5,013,750 | |
Brinker International, Inc. | | 58,000 | | 2,924,940 | |
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. | | 81,000 | | 4,054,860 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | | 110,000 | | 4,958,800 | |
Dorman Products, Inc. (a) | | 84,000 | | 5,367,600 | |
Fossil Group, Inc. (a) | | 46,000 | | 1,277,420 | |
Gentherm, Inc. (a) | | 70,000 | | 2,199,400 | |
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. | | 193,000 | | 3,313,810 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 167,000 | | 4,288,560 | |
Tenneco, Inc. (a) | | 66,000 | | 3,845,820 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | 79,000 | | 3,083,370 | |
The Cato Corp., Class A | | 115,000 | | 3,782,350 | |
Tupperware Brands Corp. | | 33,000 | | 2,157,210 | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) | | 54,000 | | 1,864,080 | |
Williams Sonoma, Inc. | | 74,000 | | 3,779,920 | |
| | | | 51,911,890 | |
Consumer Staples (3.1%) | | | | | |
Flowers Foods, Inc. | | 189,000 | | 2,857,680 | |
Sanderson Farms, Inc. | | 30,000 | | 2,889,900 | |
The Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A (a) | | 20,000 | | 3,105,200 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a) | | 65,000 | | 2,602,600 | |
| | | | 11,455,380 | |
Energy (2.7%) | | | | | |
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a) | | 42,000 | | 2,341,080 | |
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 186,000 | | 3,693,960 | |
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (a) | | 81,000 | | 1,991,790 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc. | | 80,000 | | 2,200,800 | |
| | | | 10,227,630 | |
Financials (15.6%) | | | | | |
1st Source Corp. | | 44,000 | | 1,570,580 | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | 76,000 | | 2,067,200 | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | 102,000 | | 7,407,240 | |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | | 138,000 | | 5,899,500 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | 89,000 | | 4,384,140 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | 149,900 | | 2,639,739 | |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | 106,000 | | 1,776,560 | |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | 49,000 | | 2,417,170 | |
Eaton Vance Corp. | | 139,000 | | 5,427,950 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | 64,000 | | 2,345,600 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | 68,000 | | 3,678,120 | |
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. | | 41,000 | | 3,387,830 | |
Lakeland Financial Corp. | | 67,000 | | 2,373,140 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a) | | 46,000 | | 2,526,320 | |
Tompkins Financial Corp. | | 30,000 | | 2,292,300 | |
Trustmark Corp. | | 84,000 | | 2,315,040 | |
UMB Financial Corp. | | 94,000 | | 5,588,300 | |
| | | | 58,096,729 | |
Health Care (14.4%) | | | | | |
Air Methods Corp. (a) | | 79,000 | | 2,487,710 | |
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 75,000 | | 3,588,750 | |
Atrion Corp. | | 5,000 | | 2,133,000 | |
Bio-Techne Corp. | | 27,000 | | 2,956,500 | |
Bruker Corp. | | 165,000 | | 3,737,250 | |
Chemed Corp. | | 38,000 | | 5,360,660 | |
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. | | 62,000 | | 1,615,720 | |
CorVel Corp. (a) | | 41,000 | | 1,574,400 | |
Ensign Group, Inc. | | 139,000 | | 2,798,070 | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (a) | | 108,000 | | 2,437,560 | |
Haemonetics Corp. (a) | | 85,000 | | 3,077,850 | |
Masimo Corp. (a) | | 103,000 | | 6,127,470 | |
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | | 207,000 | | 3,993,030 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc. | | 145,000 | | 5,035,850 | |
PAREXEL International Corp. (a) | | 40,000 | | 2,778,000 | |
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | | 65,000 | | 4,075,500 | |
| | | | 53,777,320 | |
Industrials (15.2%) | | | | | |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | 104,000 | | 4,860,960 | |
Chart Industries, Inc. (a) | | 68,000 | | 2,232,440 | |
CLARCOR, Inc. | | 83,000 | | 5,395,000 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | 83,000 | | 3,098,390 | |
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | 120,000 | | 4,885,200 | |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (a) | | 24,000 | | 1,654,800 | |
Herman Miller, Inc. | | 89,000 | | 2,545,400 | |
Hub Group, Inc., Class A (a) | | 86,000 | | 3,505,360 | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | 52,000 | | 3,540,160 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | 46,000 | | 2,880,520 | |
Nordson Corp. | | 29,000 | | 2,889,270 | |
Tennant Co. | | 76,000 | | 4,924,800 | |
The Toro Co. | | 76,000 | | 3,559,840 | |
UniFirst Corp. | | 52,000 | | 6,856,720 | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | 30,000 | | 4,037,100 | |
| | | | 56,865,960 | |
Information Technology (19.2%) | | | | | |
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a) | | 109,000 | | 5,100,110 | |
Coherent, Inc. (a) | | 34,000 | | 3,758,360 | |
DHI Group, Inc. (a) | | 345,000 | | 2,722,050 | |
DST Systems, Inc. | | 45,000 | | 5,306,400 | |
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 69,000 | | 3,438,960 | |
InterDigital, Inc. | | 65,000 | | 5,148,000 | |
IPG Photonics Corp. (a) | | 56,000 | | 4,611,600 | |
NETGEAR, Inc. (a) | | 82,000 | | 4,960,180 | |
NIC, Inc. | | 193,000 | | 4,535,500 | |
Plantronics, Inc. | | 102,000 | | 5,299,920 | |
Power Integrations, Inc. | | 66,000 | | 4,159,980 | |
Synaptics, Inc. (a) | | 19,000 | | 1,113,020 | |
Syntel, Inc. (a) | | 111,000 | | 4,652,010 | |
Tech Data Corp. (a) | | 46,000 | | 3,896,660 | |
Teradata Corp. (a) | | 146,000 | | 4,526,000 | |
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. (a) | | 67,000 | | 3,584,500 | |
WEX, Inc. (a) | | 42,000 | | 4,539,780 | |
| | | | 71,353,030 | |
Materials (4.3%) | | | | | |
Calgon Carbon Corp. | | 151,000 | | 2,290,670 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | 77,000 | | 5,443,130 | |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | | 37,000 | | 3,919,410 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | 89,000 | | 4,502,510 | |
| | | | 16,155,720 | |
Real Estate (6.8%) | | | | | |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | | 65,000 | | 4,812,600 | |
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. | | 115,000 | | 4,743,750 | |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | | 139,000 | | 3,317,930 | |
National Health Investors, Inc. | | 44,000 | | 3,453,120 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | | 68,000 | | 3,274,880 | |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | | 148,000 | | 5,766,080 | |
| | | | 25,368,360 | |
Utilities (3.4%) | | | | | |
American States Water Co. | | 55,000 | | 2,202,750 | |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | 107,300 | | 3,525,878 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | 112,000 | | 6,926,080 | |
| | | | 12,654,708 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $302,939,617) | | | | 367,866,727 | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (1.3%) | | | | | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 0.13%(b) | | 5,019,004 | | 5,019,004 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $5,019,004) | | | | 5,019,004 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $307,958,621) — 99.9%(c) | | | | 372,885,731 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.1% | | | | 269,479 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 373,155,210 | |
| | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of September 30, 2016. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements | Boston Trust Small Cap Fund |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Assets: | | | |
Investments, at fair value (cost $307,958,621) | | $ | 372,885,731 | |
Dividends receivable | | 393,788 | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | 313,181 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 13,792 | |
Total Assets | | 373,606,492 | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | 152,026 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 211,553 | |
Administration and accounting | | 8,221 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 1,435 | |
Custodian | | 6,245 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | 29,105 | |
Transfer agent | | 5,341 | |
Trustee | | 3,277 | |
Other | | 34,079 | |
Total Liabilities | | 451,282 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 373,155,210 | |
Composition of Net Assets: | | | |
Capital | | $ | 296,194,742 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | 1,531,281 | |
Accumulated net realized gains from investment transactions | | 10,502,077 | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments | | 64,927,110 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 373,155,210 | |
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized) | | 27,503,303 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share | | $ | 13.57 | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 2,681,559 | |
Total Investment Income | | 2,681,559 | |
Expenses: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 1,324,874 | |
Administration and accounting | | 181,318 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 6,722 | |
Custodian | | 21,835 | |
Shareholder servicing | | 190,204 | |
Transfer agency | | 17,751 | |
Trustee | | 13,301 | |
Other | | 105,464 | |
Total expenses before fee reductions | | 1,861,469 | |
Fees voluntarily reduced by the transfer agent | | (778 | ) |
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser | | (88,506 | ) |
Net Expenses | | 1,772,185 | |
Net Investment Income | | 909,374 | |
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments: | | | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 4,328,846 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 17,035,363 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments | | 21,364,209 | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 22,273,583 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | For the six | | | |
| | months ended | | For the year | |
| | September 30, | | ended | |
| | 2016 | | March 31, 2016 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 909,374 | | $ | 1,652,936 | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 4,328,846 | | 35,027,795 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 17,035,363 | | (44,598,483 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 22,273,583 | | (7,917,752 | ) |
Dividends: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (1,493,172 | ) |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | — | | (58,309,973 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Shareholder Dividends | | — | | (59,803,145 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | 32,004,690 | | 20,953,558 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | 58,903,085 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | (19,779,495 | ) | (113,160,602 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions | | 12,225,195 | | (33,303,959 | ) |
Change in Net Assets | | 34,498,778 | | (101,024,856 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 338,656,432 | | 439,681,288 | |
End of period | | $ | 373,155,210 | | $ | 338,656,432 | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Issued | | 2,435,848 | | 1,559,272 | |
Reinvested | | — | | 4,855,984 | |
Redeemed | | (1,513,366 | ) | (8,756,963 | ) |
Change in shares | | 922,482 | | (2,341,707 | ) |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 1,531,281 | | $ | 621,907 | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | |
| | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | |
| | Sept. 30, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | |
| | 2016 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 12.74 | | $ | 15.20 | | $ | 15.73 | | $ | 14.25 | | $ | 13.24 | | $ | 14.00 | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.03 | | 0.06 | | 0.03 | | — | | 0.05 | | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investment transactions | | 0.80 | | (0.25 | ) | 0.51 | | 2.66 | | 1.43 | | 0.20 | |
Total from investment activities | | 0.83 | | (0.19 | ) | 0.54 | | 2.66 | | 1.48 | | 0.21 | |
Dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (0.06 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | | (0.05 | ) | (0.01 | ) |
Net realized gains from investments | | — | | (2.21 | ) | (1.06 | ) | (1.18 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.96 | ) |
Total dividends | | — | | (2.27 | ) | (1.07 | ) | (1.18 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.97 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 13.57 | | $ | 12.74 | | $ | 15.20 | | $ | 15.73 | | $ | 14.25 | | $ | 13.24 | |
Total Return | | 6.51 | %(a) | (0.52 | )% | 3.81 | % | 18.74 | % | 11.61 | % | 2.35 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 373,155 | | $ | 338,656 | | $ | 439,681 | | $ | 536,292 | | $ | 502,789 | | $ | 328,009 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 1.00 | %(b) | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | 0.51 | %(b) | 0.44 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.05 | % |
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment advisor) to average net assets(c) | | 1.05 | %(b) | 1.08 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.07 | % | 0.99 | % | 1.09 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 9.91 | %(a) | 37.42 | % | 28.62 | % | 34.50 | % | 33.34 | % | 30.99 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
(a) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(b) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(c) | During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Environmental, Social and Governance Research and Engagement Update (Unaudited) | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSRS/0001104659-16-161336/g223151bi17i001.gif)
| Walden Asset Management A Division of Boston Trust & Investment Management Company |
Walden rarely divests of a portfolio company as an immediate response to a reported ethical breach, but we recently did just that for most clients.
In September the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a $185 million settlement with Wells Fargo for “the widespread illegal practice of secretly opening unauthorized deposit and credit card accounts.” Cross-selling programs that ran amok were identified as a root cause of the fraudulent activity, which resulted in customer fees on sham accounts and the dismissal of approximately 5,300 relatively low ranking employees in the past 5 years (about 2% of the workforce). Moreover, some employees allege that they were let go for whistle blowing. Under fire from regulators and Congress, the board and management began to take action. Sales quotas in its retail banking segment are being eliminated and compensation claw-backs valued at $41 million and $19 million were announced for the CEO and former head of retail banking, respectively. Amidst growing pressure, the CEO abruptly stepped down on October 12.
The systemic breakdown has caused significant reputational harm to Wells Fargo and calls into question the sustainability of a business model that thrived on fee income from cross selling. We were disappointed that Wells Fargo’s senior management initially disclaimed any oversight failure. Notwithstanding the bank’s response thus far, we remain concerned about corporate culture, risk oversight and controls, and management accountability. We will engage with Wells Fargo on these issues on behalf of the few remaining shares, and will continue to monitor its progress.*
ENGAGEMENT UPDATE
Board Diversity
Walden reaches out annually to companies with relatively low representation of women and people of color on their boards. This direct engagement reinforces our proxy voting policy to withhold support for directors serving on nominating committees on boards that fail to meet a minimum diversity threshold (usually 2 directors). This year, 60% of 33 companies we contacted have already responded through emails, letters, phone conferences, and in-person meetings. Two companies that we have engaged for several years, CoreSite and IPG Photonics, added a woman director subsequent to their 2016 annual shareholders meeting. The Cheesecake Factory improved governance policies to explicitly identify gender and ethnicity among the factors considered in the nominating process. Seven companies have had board level discussions on the topic and nearly that many expect positive changes in the coming year. All in all, these conversations demonstrate meaningful progress and increasing recognition of the business benefits of a diverse board of directors.
Climate Change
Following up on our agreement to withdraw a shareholder resolution earlier this year, Hubbell reported that it is on track to complete a baseline measurement of its energy use that will enable the company to set an energy efficiency goal in 2017. A multi-year dialogue at PNC Financial that initially focused on financing carbon emissions particularly on mountaintop coal mining which the bank no longer funds has evolved into a broader discussion with the CEO and management. PNC reported progress on environmental stress-testing of its loan portfolios and more generally spoke to the growing importance of sustainable business practices as a means to attract employees and differentiate PNC.
Food Waste
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that an astounding 30-40% of the U.S. food supply is wasted. Food waste is the largest component of municipal landfills that in turn are the third largest U.S. source of methane (a highly potent greenhouse gas). Moreover, the annual cost of food waste measures in the 100s of billions of dollars. The issue embodies a constellation of concerns food security, climate change, resource conservation, and a substantial economic toll. Walden co-filed a resolution at Costco Wholesale, led by Trillium Asset Management, that seeks a report on efforts to assess, reduce, and optimally manage food waste. We withdrew the resolution upon Costco’s commitment to address food waste in its next sustainability report.
Sustainability Reporting
Following Walden’s engagement, BB&T and CLARCOR have reported progress in developing their first sustainability reports, with the latter indicating it will implement a best practice GRI-aligned report that will include a carbon footprint analysis. We also joined an investor coalition at an in-person meeting with Apache’s CEO that addressed a range of topics from political spending transparency and board diversity to energy efficiency and carbon asset risk. Apache expects to boost transparency and accountability through improved web-based disclosures.
* In a letter dated October 7, 2016, the remaining Walden Equity Fund shares in Wells Fargo were utilized to file a shareholder proposal for its 2017 proxy statement addressing concerns about risk management and control processes.
The equities of the companies in bold-face in the above commentary were holdings of the Funds as of September 30, 2016.
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WALDEN’S CLIMATE STRATEGY 2016-2017
Walden’s engagement on climate continues to focus on two areas: science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals and climate-related public policy. Walden, in coalition with like-minded investors, aims to encourage the business community to support science-based goals—entailing global reduction of GHG emissions by 55% by 2050 and reaching net zero emissions between 2050 and 2100. We are also encouraging companies to support effective climate-related public policy, or at a minimum, to stop actively obstructing progress. The two objectives are closely related.
There is a strong long-term business case for setting GHG goals and addressing climate change. Moreover, a robust science-based target signals to lawmakers that action on climate change can be taken without risking economic penalty. This should enable our policymakers to develop the laws and regulations necessary to put us on a path toward a neutral carbon future.
Engaging companies on climate change mitigation and adaptation has been a high priority for many years at Walden. We are pleased to report that in typical large cap client portfolios the number of companies with GHG emissions reduction targets has increased. As of August 2016, 61% (49/80) of these companies have set GHG reduction goals, an increase from 52% in 2013 (the first year this analysis was completed). Twenty portfolio companies have set new or replaced existing goals over the period. Walden has engaged more than three-quarters of these companies. However, while some of the goals can be characterized as science-based targets, the vast majority cannot. We also note that corporate change results from numerous factors, Walden’s engagement being but one contributor to progress.
Similarly, we see company progress related to public policy and lobbying on climate change. Tech giants including Apple, Google and Microsoft submitted an amicus brief in support of the Clean Power Plan, the Obama Administration’s new carbon pollution standards for existing fossil fuel-fired power plants. The companies unequivocally made the case for action to mitigate climate change, stating, “[D]elaying action on climate change will be costly in economic and human terms…” Numerous companies, including PepsiCo, endorsed the American Business Act on Climate Pledge that supported the U.S. government’s negotiating efforts at the Paris Climate Conference in December 2015. On lobbying transparency, approximately 35 companies have improved their disclosure according to AFSCME, Walden’s partner in coordinating the investor campaign. These include American Express and Becton Dickinson.
Looking Ahead
Science-based Goals: We plan to engage the largest GHG emitters as well as companies with smaller emissions footprints on setting science-based GHG goals. For those companies that currently have only modest goals, we will encourage more ambitious future goals. Simultaneously, we will continue to advocate for robust climate-related disclosure.
Climate Policy: A pricing mechanism for carbon emissions is considered by many experts as the most economically efficient way to limit warming to 2°C above pre-industrial levels—the level climate scientists indicate may be the maximum allowable to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Many policy experts are indicating that the prospects for climate legislation at the national level have increased greatly. In addition, there are numerous opportunities at the state level for engagement on climate policy. We will continue asking companies for greater transparency on their direct lobbying activity as well lobbying done on their behalf by trade associations and other third parties. We will also encourage companies to speak out proactively for climate policy solutions. Finally, Walden will continue to use our own voice as investors to advocate directly for smart climate policy.
The challenge of addressing climate change is daunting, but Walden’s commitment to action is steadfast. Emboldened by our partnerships with coalitions of committed investors as well as numerous examples of leadership in the business community, we believe there is reason for optimism.
The equities of the companies in bold-face in the above commentary were holdings of the Funds as of September 30, 2016.
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Investment Performance (Unaudited) | Walden Asset Management Fund |
| September 30, 2016 |
| | For the period ended 9/30/16 | |
| | Aggregate | | Annualized | |
| | | | | | | | | | Since | |
| | | | | | | | | | Inception | |
| | Six Months | | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | 10 Years | | (6/18/99) | |
Walden Asset Management Fund(1) | | 3.92 | % | 11.04 | % | 10.49 | % | 5.82 | % | 4.90 | % |
S&P 500 Index | | 6.40 | % | 15.43 | % | 16.37 | % | 7.24 | % | 4.79 | % |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index | | 3.08 | % | 5.86 | % | 3.24 | % | 4.86 | % | 5.43 | % |
Citigroup 90-Day U.S. Treasury Bill Index | | 0.13 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.84 | % | 1.83 | % |
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The above chart represents the historical 10-year performance of a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in the Walden Asset Management Fund and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and within the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
The Walden Asset Management Fund is measured against a combination of equity and fixed income indices. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”) is widely regarded as a gauge of the U.S. equities market. This index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. Although the S&P 500 focuses on the large cap segment of the market, with approximately 75% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also also widely viewed as a proxy for the total market. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index includes Treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year), government-related issues (i.e., agency, sovereign, supranational, and local authority debt), and USD Corporates. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index is a component of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index. The Citigroup 90-Day U.S. Treasury Bill Index reflects monthly return equivalents of yield averages that are not marked to the market. The index is an average of the last three-month treasury bill issues. The three-month treasury bills are the short-term debt obligations of the U.S. Government. The indices are unmanaged and their performance does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an average or an index.
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Fund Net Asset Value: | | $ | 15.92 | |
Gross Expense Ratio(1): | | 1.06 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.
(1) The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Funds’ most recent prospectus, dated August 1, 2016. The Gross Expense Ratio excludes the impact of any contractual fee waivers. After giving effect to such fee waivers, the Fund’s Net Expense Ratio would be 1.00%, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of September 30, 2016 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through August 1, 2017 and may be terminated thereafter.
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Walden Equity Fund | Investment Performance (Unaudited) |
September 30, 2016 | |
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Fund Net Asset Value: | | $ | 18.74 | |
Gross Expense Ratio(1): | | 1.10 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.
(1) The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Funds’ most recent prospectus, dated August 1, 2016. The Gross Expense Ratio excludes the impact of any contractual fee waivers. After giving effect to such fee waivers, the Fund’s Net Expense Ratio would be 1.00%, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of September 30, 2016 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through August 1, 2017 and may be terminated thereafter.
| | For the period ended 9/30/16 | |
| | Aggregate | | Annualized | |
| | | | | | | | | | Since | |
| | | | | | | | | | Inception | |
| | Six Months | | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | 10 Years | | (6/18/99) | |
Walden Equity Fund(1) | | 4.81 | % | 13.57 | % | 13.72 | % | 7.16 | % | 5.55 | % |
S&P 500 Index | | 6.40 | % | 15.43 | % | 16.37 | % | 7.24 | % | 4.79 | % |
![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSRS/0001104659-16-161336/g223151bi17i005.gif)
The above chart represents the historical 10-year performance of a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in the Walden Equity Fund and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and within the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
The Walden Equity Fund is measured against the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”), which is an unmanaged index that is widely regarded as a gauge of the U.S. equities market. This index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. Although the S&P 500 focuses on the large cap segment of the market, with approximately 75% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also widely viewed as a proxy for the total market. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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Investment Performance (Unaudited) | Walden Midcap Fund |
| September 30, 2016 |
| | For the period ended 9/30/16 | |
| | Aggregate | | Annualized | |
| | | | | | | | Since | |
| | | | | | | | Inception | �� |
| | Six Months | | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | 8/1/11 | |
Walden Midcap Fund(1) | | 4.26 | % | 12.31 | % | 14.07 | % | 10.74 | % |
Russell Midcap® Index | | 7.84 | % | 14.25 | % | 16.67 | % | 12.46 | % |
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The above chart represents the historical performance of a hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Walden Midcap Fund from August 1, 2011 to September 30, 2016, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and within the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
The Walden Midcap Fund is measured against the Russell Midcap® Index, which is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell Midcap® Index represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 companies. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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Fund Net Asset Value: | | $ | 15.19 | |
Gross Expense Ratio(1): | | 1.07 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. Returns less than one year are not annualized. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.
(1) The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated August 1, 2016. The Gross Expense Ratio excludes the impact of any contractual fee waivers. After giving effect to such fee waivers, the Fund’s Net Expense Ratio would be 1.00%, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of September 30, 2016 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through August 1, 2017 and may be terminated thereafter.
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Walden SMID Cap | Investment Performance (Unaudited) |
September 30, 2016 | |
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Fund Net Asset Value: | | $ | 14.26 | |
Gross Expense Ratio(1): | | 1.15 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.
(1) The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated August 1, 2016. The Gross Expense Ratio excludes the impact of any contractual fee waivers. After giving effect to such fee waivers, the Fund’s Net Expense Ratio would be 1.00%, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of September 30, 2016 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through August 1, 2017 and may be terminated thereafter.
| | For the period ended 9/30/16 | |
| | Aggregate | | Annualized | |
| | | | | | Since | |
| | | | | | Inception | |
| | Six Months | | 1 Year | | 6/28/12 | |
Walden SMID Cap Fund(1) | | 6.42 | % | 14.98 | % | 12.01 | % |
Russell 2500® Index | | 10.37 | % | 14.44 | % | 14.26 | % |
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The above chart represents the historical performance of a hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Walden SMID Cap Fund from June 28, 2012 to September 30, 2016, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and within the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
The Walden SMID Cap Fund is measured against the Russell 2500™ Index, which is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small- to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, commonly referred to as “smid” cap. The Russell 2500 is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 2500 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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Investment Performance (Unaudited) | Walden Small Cap Fund |
| September 30, 2016 |
| | For the period ended 9/30/16 | |
| | Aggregate | | Annualized | |
| | | | | | | | Since | |
| | | | | | | | Inception | |
| | Six Months | | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | 10/24/08 | |
Walden Small Cap Fund(1) | | 6.75 | % | 17.68 | % | 13.13 | % | 13.75 | % |
Russell 2000® Index | | 13.18 | % | 15.47 | % | 15.82 | % | 14.71 | % |
![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSRS/0001104659-16-161336/g223151bi17i010.gif)
The above chart represents the historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in the Walden Small Cap Fund from October 24, 2008 to September 30, 2016, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and within the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
The Walden Small Cap Fund is measured against the Russell 2000® Index, which is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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Fund Net Asset Value: | | $ | 17.56 | |
Gross Expense Ratio(1): | | 1.06 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.
(1) The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated August 1, 2016. The Gross Expense Ratio excludes the impact of any contractual fee waivers. After giving effect to such fee waivers, the Fund’s Net Expense Ratio would be 1.00%, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of September 30, 2016 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through August 1, 2017 and may be terminated thereafter.
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Walden International Equity Fund | Investment Performance (Unaudited) |
September 30, 2016 | |
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Fund Net Asset Value: | | $ | 9.80 | |
Gross Expense Ratio(1): | | 2.21 | % |
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.
(1) The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated August 1, 2016. The Gross Expense Ratio excludes the impact of any contractual fee waivers. After giving effect to such fee waivers, the Fund’s Net Expense Ratio would be 1.15%, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of September 30, 2016 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through August 1, 2017 and may be terminated thereafter.
| | For the period ended 9/30/16 | |
| | Aggregate | | Annualized | |
| | | | | | Since | |
| | | | | | Inception | |
| | Six Months | | 1 Year | | 6/9/15 | |
Walden International Equity Fund(1) | | 3.70 | % | 7.80 | % | -1.21 | % |
MSCI World ex-USA Index (net) | | 5.18 | % | 7.16 | % | -3.90 | % |
Russell Global Developed ex-US Large Cap Index (net) | | 5.44 | % | 7.77 | % | -3.20 | % |
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The above chart represents the historical performance of a hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Walden International Equity Fund from June 9, 2015 to September 30, 2016, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and within the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
The Walden International Equity Fund is measured against the MSCI World ex-US Index and the Russell Developed ex-US Large Cap Index. The MSCI World ex-US Index captures large- and mid-cap representation across 22 of 23 developed markets countries, excluding the United States. The Russell Developed ex-US Large Cap Index measures the performance of the largest investable securities in developed countries globally, excluding companies assigned to the United States. The Russell Developed ex-US Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for this market segment and is completely reconstituted annually to accurately reflect the changes in the market over time. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. Net total return indexes reinvest dividends after the deduction of withholding taxes, using a tax rate applicable to non-resident institutional investors who do not benefit from double taxation treaties. These indices are unmanaged and the performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments | Walden Asset Management Fund |
| September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | | Shares | | Fair Value ($) | |
COMMON STOCKS (71.2%) | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (9.8%) | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | 3,800 | | 566,656 | |
Autoliv, Inc. | | 4,000 | | 427,200 | |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | | 600 | | 461,004 | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a) | | 2,445 | | 660,077 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | 13,000 | | 862,420 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | 9,000 | | 629,910 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | 6,000 | | 692,160 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | 19,600 | | 1,031,940 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | 13,000 | | 674,440 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | 15,000 | | 1,275,000 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | 21,000 | | 1,350,300 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | 9,000 | | 487,260 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | 2,000 | | 257,360 | |
| | | | 9,375,727 | |
Consumer Staples (9.2%) | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | 12,000 | | 575,040 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | 15,000 | | 1,112,100 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | 9,200 | | 1,403,092 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | 8,500 | | 756,415 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | 17,000 | | 1,085,960 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | 12,500 | | 1,359,625 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | 10,000 | | 897,500 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, Sponsored ADR | | 52,000 | | 996,840 | |
The Hershey Co. | | 6,000 | | 573,600 | |
| | | | 8,760,172 | |
Energy (2.7%) | | | | | |
Apache Corp. | | 11,500 | | 734,505 | |
ConocoPhillips | | 21,000 | | 912,870 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a) | | 6,500 | | 362,310 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc. | | 20,000 | | 550,200 | |
| | | | 2,559,885 | |
Financials (11.0%) | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | 10,000 | | 640,400 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | 6,000 | | 753,900 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | 18,000 | | 1,357,560 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | 9,000 | | 425,880 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | 12,000 | | 591,120 | |
Discover Financial Services | | 13,000 | | 735,150 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 13,400 | | 892,306 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | 9,000 | | 611,910 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 9,000 | | 810,810 | |
State Street Corp. | | 10,500 | | 731,115 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | 18,000 | | 788,400 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | 12,000 | | 798,000 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | 31,500 | | 1,351,035 | |
| | | | 10,487,586 | |
Health Care (11.0%) | | | | | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | 8,000 | | 1,437,840 | |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | | 5,500 | | 1,233,540 | |
Johnson & Johnson, Inc. | | 15,000 | | 1,771,950 | |
Medtronic PLC | | 12,500 | | 1,080,000 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 14,000 | | 873,740 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | | 2,200 | | 923,626 | |
Stryker Corp. | | 9,500 | | 1,105,895 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 8,000 | | 1,120,000 | |
Waters Corp. (a) | | 6,000 | | 950,940 | |
| | | | 10,497,531 | |
| | Shares or Principal Amount($) | | | |
Industrials (9.8%) | | | | | |
3M Co. | | 8,000 | | 1,409,840 | |
Deere & Co. | | 9,000 | | 768,150 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | 12,000 | | 447,960 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | 15,000 | | 817,650 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | 6,000 | | 646,440 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | 10,000 | | 1,198,400 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | 12,000 | | 751,440 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | 11,000 | | 1,072,830 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | 10,000 | | 1,093,600 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | 5,300 | | 1,191,652 | |
| | | | 9,397,962 | |
Information Technology (13.1%) | | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | 9,500 | | 1,160,614 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a) | | 900 | | 723,654 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a) | | 1,700 | | 1,321,393 | |
Apple, Inc. | | 20,000 | | 2,261,000 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | 12,000 | | 1,058,400 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 35,000 | | 1,110,200 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (a) | | 10,000 | | 477,100 | |
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class V (a) | | 1,671 | | 79,874 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | 34,000 | | 1,958,400 | |
Oracle Corp. | | 30,000 | | 1,178,400 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | 3,000 | | 205,500 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | 13,500 | | 1,116,450 | |
| | | | 12,650,985 | |
Materials (2.4%) | | | | | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | 11,000 | | 851,510 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | 6,500 | | 671,840 | |
Praxair, Inc. | | 6,000 | | 724,980 | |
| | | | 2,248,330 | |
Telecommunication Services (0.7%) | | | | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 12,500 | | 649,750 | |
| | | | 649,750 | |
Utilities (1.5%) | | | | | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | 10,000 | | 753,000 | |
Eversource Energy | | 12,000 | | 650,160 | |
| | | | 1,403,160 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $44,511,531) | | | | 68,031,088 | |
| | | | | |
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT (0.1%) | | | | | |
Certificate of Deposit (0.1%) | | | | | |
Self Help Federal Credit Union, 1.30%, 6/21/19 (b) | | 100,000 | | 100,351 | |
TOTAL CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT (Cost $100,000) | | | | 100,351 | |
| | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (4.5%) | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (0.3%) | | | | | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc., 4.40%, 7/1/18 | | 200,000 | | 207,560 | |
Starbucks Corp., 2.45%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100 | | 100,000 | | 101,691 | |
| | | | 309,251 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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| | Shares or | | | |
| | Principal | | | |
Security Description | | Amount($) | | Fair Value ($) | |
Consumer Staples (0.2%) | | | | | |
Campbell Soup Co., 4.50%, 2/15/19 | | 150,000 | | 160,727 | |
| | | | | |
Financials (1.7%) | | | | | |
American Express Co., 2.65%, 12/2/22 | | 287,000 | | 294,130 | |
American Express Co., 7.00%, 3/19/18 | | 250,000 | | 269,760 | |
Export-Import Bank of Korea, 1.75%, 2/27/18 | | 250,000 | | 251,173 | |
International Finance Corp., 0.63%, 11/15/16 | | 250,000 | | 249,999 | |
KFW, 1.88%, 11/30/20 | | 250,000 | | 255,779 | |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 10.38%, 11/1/18 | | 250,000 | | 295,700 | |
North American Development Bank, 4.38%, 2/11/20 | | 100,000 | | 109,138 | |
| | | | 1,725,679 | |
Health Care (0.6%) | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories, 2.95%, 3/15/25, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100 | | 100,000 | | 102,559 | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co., 3.13%, 11/8/21 | | 250,000 | | 263,066 | |
Merck & Co., Inc., 3.88%, 1/15/21, Callable 10/15/20 @ 100 | | 150,000 | | 163,530 | |
| | | | 529,155 | |
Industrials (0.2%) | | | | | |
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Series NOTZ, 1.00%, 10/2/17 (b) | | 75,000 | | 75,000 | |
Hubbell, Inc., 3.63%, 11/15/22 | | 75,000 | | 80,511 | |
| | | | 155,511 | |
Information Technology (1.4%) | | | | | |
Apple, Inc., 2.85%, 5/6/21 | | 350,000 | | 369,080 | |
Apple, Inc., 2.85%, 2/23/23, Callable 12/23/22 @ 100 | | 150,000 | | 158,042 | |
Oracle Corp., 3.40%, 7/8/24, Callable 4/8/24 @ 100 | | 300,000 | | 320,756 | |
Oracle Corp., 5.75%, 4/15/18 | | 200,000 | | 214,006 | |
Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/25, Callable 9/14/25 @ 100 | | 275,000 | | 290,831 | |
| | | | 1,352,715 | |
Telecommunication Services (0.1%) | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc., 5.50%, 2/1/18 | | 100,000 | | 105,395 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $4,139,894) | | | | 4,338,433 | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS (0.5%) | | | | | |
Illinois (0.2%): | | | | | |
Illinois State, GO, 5.00%, 6/1/27NATL-RE FGIC, Callable 11/8/16 @ 100 | | 200,000 | | 200,374 | |
| | | | | |
Wisconsin (0.3%): | | | | | |
Wisconsin State, Build America Bonds, GO, 4.60%, 5/1/26, Callable 5/1/21 @ 100 | | 250,000 | | 282,483 | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $451,187) | | | | 482,857 | |
| | | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT & U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (20.4%) | | | | | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank | | | | | |
2.60%, 10/6/22 | | 250,000 | | 263,882 | |
2.75%, 7/16/27 | | 250,000 | | 263,006 | |
2.85%, 3/2/28 | | 750,000 | | 794,255 | |
5.38%, 11/10/20 | | 250,000 | | 290,950 | |
| | | | 1,612,093 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank | | | | | |
2.13%, 3/10/23 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,036,707 | |
2.50%, 3/11/22 | | 200,000 | | 212,068 | |
2.88%, 6/14/24 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,084,646 | |
2.88%, 9/13/24 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,084,843 | |
3.25%, 6/9/23 | | 850,000 | | 940,349 | |
5.25%, 12/11/20 | | 200,000 | | 232,906 | |
5.25%, 8/15/22 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,206,932 | |
5.50%, 7/15/36 | | 700,000 | | 1,016,693 | |
| | | | 6,815,144 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | | | | | |
2.38%, 1/13/22 | | 4,000,000 | | 4,215,292 | |
| | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | | | | | |
1.38%, 2/26/21 | | 500,000 | | 503,619 | |
1.50%, 6/22/20 | | 350,000 | | 355,548 | |
1.75%, 11/26/19 | | 250,000 | | 255,701 | |
2.13%, 4/24/26 | | 1,250,000 | | 1,273,709 | |
2.63%, 9/6/24 | | 2,250,000 | | 2,411,278 | |
| | | | 4,799,855 | |
Government National Mortgage Association | | | | | |
4.00%, 9/15/40 | | 61,427 | | 66,028 | |
4.00%, 9/15/41 | | 236,231 | | 254,787 | |
6.50%, 5/15/32 | | 17,517 | | 20,215 | |
| | | | 341,030 | |
Housing & Urban Development | | | | | |
2.70%, 8/1/22 | | 491,000 | | 515,437 | |
| | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Note | | | | | |
0.63%, 7/15/21 | | 266,945 | | 280,483 | |
1.25%, 7/15/20 | | 827,633 | | 884,655 | |
| | | | 1,165,138 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $18,489,693) | | | | 19,463,989 | |
| | | | | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (2.2%) | | | | | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market | | | | | |
Fund, Capital Shares, 0.13%(c) | | 2,100,306 | | 2,100,306 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $2,100,306) | | | | 2,100,306 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $69,792,611) — 98.9%(d) | | | | 94,517,024 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 1.1% | | | | 1,003,728 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 95,520,752 | |
| | | | | | |
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Illiquid Security.
(c) Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of September 30, 2016.
(d) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
FGIC | Financial Guaranty Insurance Company |
GO | General Obligation |
NATL-RE | Reinsured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements | Walden Asset Management Fund |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Assets: | | | |
Investments, at fair value (cost $69,792,611) | | $ | 94,517,024 | |
Interest and dividends receivable | | 231,088 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | 1,188,863 | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | 402 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 11,036 | |
Total Assets | | 95,948,413 | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | 346,825 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | 2,698 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 54,527 | |
Administration and accounting | | 2,736 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 382 | |
Custodian | | 1,666 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | 3,821 | |
Transfer agent | | 5,234 | |
Trustee | | 873 | |
Other | | 8,899 | |
Total Liabilities | | 427,661 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 95,520,752 | |
Composition of Net Assets: | | | |
Capital | | $ | 68,137,429 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | 744,143 | |
Accumulated net realized gains from investment transactions | | 1,914,767 | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments | | 24,724,413 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 95,520,752 | |
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized) | | 6,000,199 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share | | $ | 15.92 | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | | | |
Interest | | $ | 302,470 | |
Dividends | | 683,318 | |
Total Investment Income | | 985,788 | |
Expenses: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 343,565 | |
Administration and accounting | | 49,129 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 1,744 | |
Custodian | | 5,627 | |
Shareholder servicing | | 26,444 | |
Transfer agency | | 17,078 | |
Trustee | | 3,437 | |
Other | | 29,790 | |
Total expenses before fee reductions | | 476,814 | |
Fees voluntarily reduced by the transfer agent | | (779 | ) |
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser | | (16,475 | ) |
Net Expenses | | 459,560 | |
Net Investment Income | | 526,228 | |
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments: | | | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 493,683 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 2,481,957 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments | | 2,975,640 | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 3,501,868 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | For the six | | | |
| | months ended | | For the year | |
| | September 30, | | ended | |
| | 2016 | | March 31, 2016 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 526,228 | | $ | 1,065,328 | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 493,683 | | 2,797,103 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 2,481,957 | | (1,198,594 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 3,501,868 | | 2,663,837 | |
Dividends: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (1,064,984 | ) |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | — | | (4,707,813 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Shareholder Dividends | | — | | (5,772,797 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | 9,741,225 | | 7,492,805 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | 5,204,742 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | (4,613,329 | ) | (7,196,993 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions | | 5,127,896 | | 5,500,554 | |
Change in Net Assets | | 8,629,764 | | 2,391,594 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 86,890,988 | | 84,499,394 | |
End of period | | $ | 95,520,752 | | $ | 86,890,988 | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Issued | | 620,197 | | 495,652 | |
Reinvested | | — | | 348,143 | |
Redeemed | | (291,531 | ) | (465,993 | ) |
Change in shares | | 328,666 | | 377,802 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 744,143 | | $ | 217,915 | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | |
| | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | |
| | Sept. 30, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | |
| | 2016 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 15.32 | | $ | 15.96 | | $ | 15.17 | | $ | 13.53 | | $ | 12.82 | | $ | 12.07 | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.09 | | 0.20 | | 0.17 | | 0.13 | | 0.15 | | 0.12 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains from investment transactions | | 0.51 | | 0.27 | | 0.89 | | 1.72 | | 0.71 | | 0.75 | |
Total from investment activities | | 0.60 | | 0.47 | | 1.06 | | 1.85 | | 0.86 | | 0.87 | |
Dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (0.21 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.12 | ) |
Net realized gains from investments | | — | | (0.90 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.08 | ) | — | | — | |
Total dividends | | — | | (1.11 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.12 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 15.92 | | $ | 15.32 | | $ | 15.96 | | $ | 15.17 | | $ | 13.53 | | $ | 12.82 | |
Total Return | | 3.92 | %(a) | 3.10 | % | 7.00 | % | 13.73 | % | 6.83 | % | 7.35 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 95,521 | | $ | 86,891 | | $ | 84,499 | | $ | 79,168 | | $ | 64,728 | | $ | 57,080 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 1.00 | %(b) | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | 1.15 | %(b) | 1.29 | % | 1.06 | % | 0.95 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.04 | % |
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment advisor) to average net assets(c) | | 1.04 | %(b) | 1.06 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.13 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 9.13 | %(a) | 15.56 | % | 21.62 | % | 6.50 | % | 15.93 | % | 24.56 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
(a) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(b) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(c) | During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments | Walden Equity Fund |
| September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | | Shares | | Fair Value ($) | |
COMMON STOCKS (98.1%) | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (13.1%) | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | 11,000 | | 1,640,320 | |
Autoliv, Inc. | | 9,000 | | 961,200 | |
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | | 1,500 | | 1,152,510 | |
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a) | | 5,379 | | 1,452,169 | |
Comcast Corp., Class A | | 36,000 | | 2,388,240 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | 22,000 | | 1,539,780 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | 16,000 | | 1,845,760 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | 55,000 | | 2,895,750 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | 31,000 | | 1,608,280 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | 40,000 | | 3,400,000 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | 46,000 | | 2,957,800 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | 28,000 | | 1,515,920 | |
The TJX Cos., Inc. | | 3,000 | | 224,340 | |
| | | | 23,582,069 | |
Consumer Staples (12.3%) | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | 32,000 | | 1,533,440 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | 36,000 | | 2,669,040 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | 20,000 | | 3,050,200 | |
CVS Health Corp. | | 27,000 | | 2,402,730 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | 40,000 | | 2,555,200 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | 30,000 | | 3,263,100 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | 31,500 | | 2,827,125 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, Sponsored ADR | | 120,000 | | 2,300,400 | |
The Hershey Co. | | 16,000 | | 1,529,600 | |
| | | | 22,130,835 | |
Energy (3.7%) | | | | | |
Apache Corp. | | 32,000 | | 2,043,840 | |
ConocoPhillips | | 56,000 | | 2,434,320 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a) | | 15,000 | | 836,100 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc. | | 50,000 | | 1,375,500 | |
| | | | 6,689,760 | |
Financials (15.7%) | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | 29,000 | | 1,857,160 | |
BB&T Corp. | | 5,000 | | 188,600 | |
Chubb Ltd. | | 17,000 | | 2,136,050 | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | 40,000 | | 3,016,800 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | 25,000 | | 1,183,000 | |
Discover Financial Services | | 35,000 | | 1,979,250 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 45,000 | | 2,996,550 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | 10,000 | | 1,082,800 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | 23,000 | | 1,563,770 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 28,500 | | 2,567,565 | |
State Street Corp. | | 28,000 | | 1,949,640 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | 50,000 | | 2,190,000 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | 30,000 | | 1,995,000 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | 81,500 | | 3,495,535 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 1,000 | | 44,280 | |
| | | | 28,246,000 | |
Health Care (15.5%) | | | | | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | 19,000 | | 3,414,870 | |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | | 15,000 | | 3,364,200 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | 22,000 | | 1,307,460 | |
Express Scripts Holding Co. (a) | | 10,000 | | 705,300 | |
Johnson & Johnson, Inc. | | 37,000 | | 4,370,810 | |
Medtronic PLC | | 29,000 | | 2,505,600 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 36,000 | | 2,246,760 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | | 5,400 | | 2,267,082 | |
Stryker Corp. | | 24,000 | | 2,793,840 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 21,000 | | 2,940,000 | |
Waters Corp. (a) | | 13,000 | | 2,060,370 | |
| | | | 27,976,292 | |
Industrials (13.2%) | | | | | |
3M Co. | | 18,000 | | 3,172,140 | |
Deere & Co. | | 20,000 | | 1,707,000 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | 25,000 | | 933,250 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | 40,000 | | 2,180,400 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | 21,500 | | 2,316,410 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | 25,000 | | 2,996,000 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | 28,500 | | 1,784,670 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | 32,000 | | 3,120,960 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | 23,000 | | 2,515,280 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | 14,000 | | 3,147,760 | |
| | | | 23,873,870 | |
Information Technology (18.4%) | | | | | |
Accenture PLC, Class A | | 28,000 | | 3,420,760 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a) | | 2,500 | | 2,010,150 | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a) | | 4,700 | | 3,653,263 | |
Apple, Inc. | | 50,000 | | 5,652,500 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | 29,000 | | 2,557,800 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 88,000 | | 2,791,360 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (a) | | 23,000 | | 1,097,330 | |
Dell Technologies, Inc., Class V (a) | | 4,458 | | 213,092 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | 2,000 | | 317,700 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | 85,000 | | 4,896,000 | |
Oracle Corp. | | 72,500 | | 2,847,800 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | 13,000 | | 890,500 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | 36,000 | | 2,977,200 | |
| | | | 33,325,455 | |
Materials (3.3%) | | | | | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | 26,000 | | 2,012,660 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | 17,000 | | 1,757,120 | |
Praxair, Inc. | | 17,500 | | 2,114,525 | |
| | | | 5,884,305 | |
Telecommunication Services (1.0%) | | | | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 33,000 | | 1,715,340 | |
| | | | 1,715,340 | |
Utilities (1.9%) | | | | | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | 25,000 | | 1,882,500 | |
Eversource Energy | | 30,000 | | 1,625,400 | |
| | | | 3,507,900 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $116,054,348) | | | | 176,931,826 | |
| | | | | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (1.1%) | | | | | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market | | | | | |
Fund, Capital Shares, 0.13%(b) | | 2,014,249 | | 2,014,249 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $2,014,249) | | | | 2,014,249 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $118,068,597) — 99.2%(c) | | | | 178,946,075 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.8% | | | | 1,446,471 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 180,392,546 | |
| | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of September 30, 2016. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Assets: | | | |
Investments, at fair value (cost $118,068,597) | | $ | 178,946,075 | |
Dividends receivable | | 206,004 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | 2,556,086 | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | 5,343 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 10,572 | |
Total Assets | | 181,724,080 | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | 1,140,641 | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | 49,464 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 96,379 | |
Administration and accounting | | 3,995 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 606 | |
Custodian | | 2,648 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | 14,829 | |
Transfer agent | | 6,561 | |
Trustee | | 1,384 | |
Other | | 15,027 | |
Total Liabilities | | 1,331,534 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 180,392,546 | |
Composition of Net Assets: | | | |
Capital | | $ | 113,945,885 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | 1,210,950 | |
Accumulated net realized gains from investment transactions | | 4,358,233 | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments | | 60,877,478 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 180,392,546 | |
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized) | | 9,625,607 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share | | $ | 18.74 | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 1,748,901 | |
Total Investment Income | | 1,748,901 | |
Expenses: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 651,761 | |
Administration and accounting | | 89,276 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 3,265 | |
Custodian | | 10,577 | |
Shareholder servicing | | 102,456 | |
Transfer agency | | 22,129 | |
Trustee | | 6,422 | |
Other | | 57,108 | |
Total expenses before fee reductions | | 942,994 | |
Fees voluntarily reduced by the transfer agent | | (779 | ) |
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser | | (70,422 | ) |
Net Expenses | | 871,793 | |
Net Investment Income | | 877,108 | |
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments: | | | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 1,137,162 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 6,084,015 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments | | 7,221,177 | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 8,098,285 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | For the six months | | | |
| | ended | | | |
| | September 30, | | For the year ended | |
| | 2016 | | March 31, 2016 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 877,108 | | $ | 1,815,115 | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 1,137,162 | | 7,214,050 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 6,084,015 | | (3,912,669 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 8,098,285 | | 5,116,496 | |
Dividends: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (1,870,888 | ) |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | — | | (7,516,146 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Shareholder Dividends | | — | | (9,387,034 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | 14,501,678 | | 22,257,331 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | 8,562,564 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | (6,773,490 | ) | (19,482,695 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions | | 7,728,188 | | 11,337,200 | |
Change in Net Assets | | 15,826,473 | | 7,066,662 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 164,566,073 | | 157,499,411 | |
End of period | | $ | 180,392,546 | | $ | 164,566,073 | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Issued | | 792,793 | | 1,287,052 | |
Reinvested | | — | | 489,010 | |
Redeemed | | (369,895 | ) | (1,064,374 | ) |
Change in shares | | 422,898 | | 711,688 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 1,210,950 | | $ | 333,842 | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | |
| | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | |
| | Sept. 30, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | |
| | 2016 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 17.88 | | $ | 18.55 | | $ | 18.19 | | $ | 15.41 | | $ | 14.39 | | $ | 13.32 | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.09 | | 0.23 | | 0.18 | | 0.16 | | 0.16 | | 0.13 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains from investment transactions | | 0.77 | | 0.29 | | 1.29 | | 2.86 | | 1.01 | | 1.06 | |
Total from investment activities | | 0.86 | | 0.52 | | 1.47 | | 3.02 | | 1.17 | | 1.19 | |
Dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (0.24 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.12 | ) |
Net realized gains from investments | | — | | (0.95 | ) | (0.93 | ) | (0.09 | ) | — | | — | |
Total dividends | | — | | (1.19 | ) | (1.11 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.12 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 18.74 | | $ | 17.88 | | $ | 18.55 | | $ | 18.19 | | $ | 15.41 | | $ | 14.39 | |
Total Return | | 4.81 | %(a) | 2.92 | % | 8.13 | % | 19.66 | % | 8.27 | % | 9.06 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 180,393 | | $ | 164,566 | | $ | 157,499 | | $ | 151,879 | | $ | 130,698 | | $ | 104,206 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 1.00 | %(b) | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | 1.01 | %(b) | 1.21 | % | 0.95 | % | 0.95 | % | 1.22 | % | 0.97 | % |
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment advisor) to average net assets(c) | | 1.08 | %(b) | 1.10 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.08 | % | 1.14 | % | 1.09 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 7.52 | %(a) | 17.78 | % | 21.31 | % | 12.33 | % | 10.34 | % | 11.06 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0. |
(a) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(b) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(c) | During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments | Walden Midcap Fund |
| September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | | Shares | | Fair Value ($) | |
COMMON STOCKS (99.2%) | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (14.6%) | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | 3,000 | | 447,360 | |
Autoliv, Inc. | | 3,500 | | 373,800 | |
Dollar General Corp. | | 6,500 | | 454,935 | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | 4,575 | | 362,935 | |
LKQ Corp. (a) | | 11,500 | | 407,790 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | 7,550 | | 391,694 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | 10,000 | | 850,000 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | | 1,300 | | 364,143 | |
Polaris Industries, Inc. | | 2,900 | | 224,576 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | 12,950 | | 832,685 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 19,000 | | 487,920 | |
Williams Sonoma, Inc. | | 5,250 | | 268,170 | |
| | | | 5,466,008 | |
Consumer Staples (6.6%) | | | | | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | 14,050 | | 673,276 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | 2,725 | | 272,282 | |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | | 3,200 | | 252,832 | |
The Clorox Co. | | 4,500 | | 563,310 | |
The Hershey Co. | | 3,750 | | 358,500 | |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | 12,000 | | 340,200 | |
| | | | 2,460,400 | |
Energy (3.0%) | | | | | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | 6,250 | | 161,250 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a) | | 7,425 | | 413,870 | |
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 11,375 | | 337,496 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc. | | 7,500 | | 206,325 | |
| | | | 1,118,941 | |
Financials (15.3%) | | | | | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | 4,875 | | 365,625 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | 11,000 | | 414,810 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | 7,388 | | 363,933 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | 4,400 | | 316,536 | |
Discover Financial Services | | 10,200 | | 576,810 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | 7,100 | | 260,641 | |
Eaton Vance Corp. | | 9,125 | | 356,331 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | 3,175 | | 514,668 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | 3,400 | | 368,152 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | 9,075 | | 617,008 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | 5,425 | | 247,434 | |
Signature Bank (a) | | 3,725 | | 441,226 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | 7,750 | | 515,375 | |
W. R. Berkley Corp. | | 6,160 | | 355,802 | |
| | | | 5,714,351 | |
Health Care (14.6%) | | | | | |
C.R. Bard, Inc. | | 3,025 | | 678,446 | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | 5,275 | | 313,493 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a) | | 3,500 | | 481,180 | |
MEDNAX, Inc. (a) | | 3,925 | | 260,031 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | | 1,350 | | 566,770 | |
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 4,675 | | 378,956 | |
ResMed, Inc. | | 4,425 | | 286,696 | |
STERIS PLC | | 5,750 | | 420,325 | |
The Cooper Companies, Inc. | | 2,575 | | 461,595 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | 3,650 | | 363,285 | |
VCA, Inc. (a) | | 5,350 | | 374,393 | |
Waters Corp. (a) | | 2,975 | | 471,508 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | 3,175 | | 412,814 | |
| | | | 5,469,492 | |
Industrials (15.5%) | | | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | 9,000 | | 430,020 | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | 3,500 | | 246,610 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | 12,000 | | 447,960 | |
Dover Corp. | | 3,875 | | 285,355 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | 5,250 | | 270,480 | |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (a) | | 4,800 | | 330,960 | |
Graco, Inc. | | 3,500 | | 259,000 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | 5,100 | | 549,474 | |
IDEX Corp. | | 4,775 | | 446,797 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | 6,300 | | 394,506 | |
Nordson Corp. | | 5,425 | | 540,492 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding NV (a) | | 9,500 | | 368,410 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | 3,000 | | 674,520 | |
Wabtec Corp. | | 7,175 | | 585,838 | |
| | | | 5,830,422 | |
Information Technology (14.2%) | | | | | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | 9,500 | | 549,574 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a) | | 6,380 | | 298,520 | |
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a) | | 5,500 | | 426,855 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | | 5,150 | | 438,883 | |
DST Systems, Inc. | | 2,175 | | 256,476 | |
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) | | 4,450 | | 554,648 | |
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | | 2,650 | | 263,596 | |
IPG Photonics Corp. (a) | | 4,475 | | 368,516 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | 15,875 | | 381,953 | |
Paychex, Inc. | | 8,000 | | 462,960 | |
Syntel, Inc. (a) | | 8,850 | | 370,904 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | 9,000 | | 579,420 | |
The Western Union Co. | | 17,200 | | 358,104 | |
| | | | 5,310,409 | |
Materials (6.3%) | | | | | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | 7,500 | | 580,575 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | 7,725 | | 600,928 | |
Ball Corp. | | 5,975 | | 489,651 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | 4,750 | | 679,108 | |
| | | | 2,350,262 | |
Real Estate (3.9%) | | | | | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | 4,425 | | 429,756 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | 17,500 | | 272,475 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | 3,950 | | 449,471 | |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | 4,500 | | 293,895 | |
| | | | 1,445,597 | |
Utilities (5.2%) | | | | | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | 4,350 | | 325,554 | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | 7,450 | | 560,985 | |
Eversource Energy | | 10,333 | | 559,842 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | 8,000 | | 494,720 | |
| | | | 1,941,101 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $27,921,436) | | | | 37,106,983 | |
| | | | | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (0.8%) | | | | | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market | | | | | |
Fund, Capital Shares, 0.13%(b) | | 284,827 | | 284,827 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $284,827) | | | | 284,827 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $28,206,263) — 100.0%(c) | | | | 37,391,810 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.0% | | | | 719 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 37,392,529 | |
| | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of September 30, 2016. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements | Walden Midcap Fund |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Assets: | | | |
Investments, at fair value (cost $28,206,263) | | $ | 37,391,810 | |
Dividends receivable | | 27,611 | |
Receivable for tax reclaims | | 555 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 6,020 | |
Total Assets | | 37,425,996 | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 21,446 | |
Administration and accounting | | 907 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 176 | |
Custodian | | 781 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | 163 | |
Transfer agent | | 5,284 | |
Trustee | | 402 | |
Other | | 4,308 | |
Total Liabilities | | 33,467 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 37,392,529 | |
Composition of Net Assets: | | | |
Capital | | $ | 26,599,994 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | 114,816 | |
Accumulated net realized gains from investment transactions | | 1,492,172 | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments | | 9,185,547 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 37,392,529 | |
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized) | | 2,461,494 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share | | $ | 15.19 | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 265,692 | |
Total Investment Income | | 265,692 | |
Expenses: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 137,358 | |
Administration and accounting | | 19,019 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 711 | |
Custodian | | 2,309 | |
Shareholder servicing | | 1,099 | |
Transfer agency | | 16,151 | |
Trustee | | 1,406 | |
Other | | 12,538 | |
Total expenses before fee reductions | | 190,591 | |
Fees voluntarily reduced by the transfer agent | | (779 | ) |
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser | | (6,126 | ) |
Net Expenses | | 183,686 | |
Net Investment Income | | 82,006 | |
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments: | | | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 993,100 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 451,755 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments | | 1,444,855 | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 1,526,861 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | For the six | | | |
| | months ended | | For the year | |
| | September 30, | | ended | |
| | 2016 | | March 31, 2016 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 82,006 | | $ | 201,196 | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 993,100 | | 1,695,089 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 451,755 | | (1,472,122 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 1,526,861 | | 424,163 | |
Dividends: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (189,252 | ) |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | — | | (1,580,533 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Shareholder Dividends | | — | | (1,769,785 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | 1,026,798 | | 1,992,838 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | 1,713,082 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | (704,530 | ) | (1,775,818 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions | | 322,268 | | 1,930,102 | |
Change in Net Assets | | 1,849,129 | | 584,480 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 35,543,400 | | 34,958,920 | |
End of period | | $ | 37,392,529 | | $ | 35,543,400 | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Issued | | 68,632 | | 136,967 | |
Reinvested | | — | | 122,014 | |
Redeemed | | (47,426 | ) | (121,971 | ) |
Change in shares | | 21,206 | | 137,010 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 114,816 | | $ | 32,810 | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | | | | | | | | | | | Period | |
| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | August 1, | |
| | months | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | 2011 | |
| | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | through | |
| | Sept. 30, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | |
| | 2016 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 14.57 | | $ | 15.18 | | $ | 14.06 | | $ | 12.06 | | $ | 11.11 | | $ | 10.00 | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.03 | | 0.09 | | 0.05 | | 0.04 | | 0.06 | | 0.02 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains from investment transactions | | 0.59 | | 0.07 | | 1.65 | | 2.08 | | 0.95 | | 1.11 | |
Total from investment activities | | 0.62 | | 0.16 | | 1.70 | | 2.12 | | 1.01 | | 1.13 | |
Dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (0.08 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.02 | ) |
Net realized gains from investments | | — | | (0.69 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.09 | ) | — | | — | |
Total dividends | | — | | (0.77 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.02 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 15.19 | | $ | 14.57 | | $ | 15.18 | | $ | 14.06 | | $ | 12.06 | | $ | 11.11 | |
Total Return | | 4.26 | %(a) | 1.27 | % | 12.25 | % | 17.65 | % | 9.12 | % | 11.33 | %(a) |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 37,393 | | $ | 35,543 | | $ | 34,959 | | $ | 30,577 | | $ | 24,390 | | $ | 14,213 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 1.00 | %(b) | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | %(b) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | 0.45 | %(b) | 0.59 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.30 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.34 | %(b) |
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment advisor) to average net assets(c) | | 1.04 | %(b) | 1.07 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.23 | % | 1.34 | %(b) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 9.04 | %(a) | 20.10 | % | 16.06 | % | 14.86 | % | 12.32 | % | 8.43 | %(a) |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
(a) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(b) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(c) | During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments | Walden SMID Cap Fund |
| September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | | Shares | | Fair Value ($) | |
COMMON STOCKS (99.1%) | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (13.9%) | | | | | |
Big Lots, Inc. | | 9,600 | | 458,400 | |
Brinker International, Inc. | | 5,200 | | 262,236 | |
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. | | 6,700 | | 335,402 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | | 7,200 | | 324,576 | |
Dorman Products, Inc. (a) | | 6,700 | | 428,130 | |
Fossil Group, Inc. (a) | | 4,200 | | 116,634 | |
Gentherm, Inc. (a) | | 4,800 | | 150,816 | |
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. | | 12,300 | | 211,191 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | 7,600 | | 394,288 | |
Polaris Industries, Inc. | | 2,800 | | 216,832 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 10,300 | | 264,504 | |
Tenneco, Inc. (a) | | 4,700 | | 273,869 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | 7,300 | | 284,919 | |
The Cato Corp., Class A | | 8,700 | | 286,143 | |
Tiffany & Co. | | 3,700 | | 268,731 | |
Tupperware Brands Corp. | | 2,200 | | 143,814 | |
Williams Sonoma, Inc. | | 6,400 | | 326,912 | |
| | | | 4,747,397 | |
Consumer Staples (1.8%) | | | | | |
Flowers Foods, Inc. | | 17,300 | | 261,576 | |
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | | 12,000 | | 340,200 | |
| | | | 601,776 | |
Energy (3.1%) | | | | | |
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a) | | 3,600 | | 200,664 | |
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 11,600 | | 344,172 | |
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 16,100 | | 319,746 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc. | | 7,600 | | 209,076 | |
| | | | 1,073,658 | |
Financials (17.2%) | | | | | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | 4,550 | | 341,250 | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | 5,700 | | 155,040 | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | 6,300 | | 457,505 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | 9,200 | | 346,932 | |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | | 7,900 | | 337,725 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | 7,400 | | 364,524 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | 14,200 | | 250,062 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | 11,700 | | 429,507 | |
Eaton Vance Corp. | | 12,200 | | 476,410 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | | 1,750 | | 332,448 | |
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | | 1,950 | | 316,095 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | 6,300 | | 230,895 | |
SEI Investments Co. | | 6,100 | | 278,221 | |
Signature Bank (a) | | 3,500 | | 414,575 | |
SVB Financial Group (a) | | 3,500 | | 386,890 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a) | | 3,600 | | 197,712 | |
UMB Financial Corp. | | 6,000 | | 356,700 | |
W. R. Berkley Corp. | | 4,350 | | 251,256 | |
| | | | 5,923,747 | |
Health Care (12.9%) | | | | | |
Air Methods Corp. (a) | | 3,600 | | 113,364 | |
Chemed Corp. | | 2,500 | | 352,675 | |
Haemonetics Corp. (a) | | 5,100 | | 184,671 | |
Masimo Corp. (a) | | 4,700 | | 279,603 | |
MEDNAX, Inc. (a) | | 5,100 | | 337,875 | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | | 1,200 | | 503,796 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc. | | 8,500 | | 295,205 | |
Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 4,400 | | 356,664 | |
ResMed, Inc. | | 7,000 | | 453,530 | |
STERIS PLC | | 4,100 | | 299,710 | |
The Cooper Companies, Inc. | | 2,100 | | 376,446 | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | | 4,950 | | 492,674 | |
VCA, Inc. (a) | | 5,000 | | 349,900 | |
| | | | 4,396,113 | |
Industrials (16.3%) | | | | | |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | 7,450 | | 348,213 | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | 4,300 | | 302,978 | |
CLARCOR, Inc. | | 4,600 | | 299,000 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | 10,600 | | 395,698 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | 6,900 | | 355,488 | |
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | 5,700 | | 232,047 | |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (a) | | 3,500 | | 241,325 | |
Hub Group, Inc., Class A (a) | | 4,600 | | 187,496 | |
Hubbell, Inc. | | 4,000 | | 430,960 | |
IDEX Corp. | | 3,000 | | 280,710 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | 4,400 | | 275,528 | |
Nordson Corp. | | 4,600 | | 458,298 | |
Sensata Technologies Holding NV (a) | | 5,000 | | 193,900 | |
The Toro Co. | | 7,300 | | 341,932 | |
UniFirst Corp. | | 3,500 | | 461,510 | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | 2,200 | | 296,054 | |
Wabtec Corp. | | 5,800 | | 473,570 | |
| | | | 5,574,707 | |
Information Technology (16.9%) | | | | | |
Amdocs Ltd. | | 5,600 | | 323,960 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a) | | 8,600 | | 402,394 | |
DST Systems, Inc. | | 3,200 | | 377,344 | |
F5 Networks, Inc. (a) | | 3,900 | | 486,096 | |
InterDigital, Inc. | | 4,000 | | 316,800 | |
IPG Photonics Corp. (a) | | 6,700 | | 551,745 | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | 13,600 | | 327,216 | |
NetApp, Inc. | | 9,100 | | 325,962 | |
NETGEAR, Inc. (a) | | 8,150 | | 492,994 | |
Plantronics, Inc. | | 6,200 | | 322,152 | |
Synaptics, Inc. (a) | | 1,600 | | 93,728 | |
Syntel, Inc. (a) | | 10,700 | | 448,436 | |
Tech Data Corp. (a) | | 3,200 | | 271,072 | |
Teradata Corp. (a) | | 11,200 | | 347,200 | |
The Western Union Co. | | 16,100 | | 335,202 | |
WEX, Inc. (a) | | 3,100 | | 335,079 | |
| | | | 5,757,380 | |
Materials (5.3%) | | | | | |
AptarGroup, Inc. | | 4,100 | | 317,381 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | 2,500 | | 194,475 | |
Calgon Carbon Corp. | | 17,100 | | 259,407 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | 2,500 | | 357,425 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | 3,800 | | 268,622 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | 8,100 | | 409,779 | |
| | | | 1,807,089 | |
Real Estate (8.5%) | | | | | |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | | 5,900 | | 436,836 | |
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. | | 8,400 | | 346,500 | |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | 3,800 | | 432,402 | |
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A | | 3,900 | | 254,709 | |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | | 17,500 | | 417,725 | |
National Health Investors, Inc. | | 4,000 | | 313,920 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | | 4,350 | | 209,496 | |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | | 12,300 | | 479,208 | |
| | | | 2,890,796 | |
Utilities (3.2%) | | | | | |
American States Water Co. | | 6,100 | | 244,305 | |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | 9,900 | | 325,314 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | 8,400 | | 519,456 | |
| | | | 1,089,075 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $29,198,036) | | | | 33,861,738 | |
| | | | | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (0.8%) | | | | | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market | | | | | |
Fund, Capital Shares, 0.13%(b) | | 260,518 | | 260,518 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $260,518) | | | | 260,518 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $29,458,554) — 99.9%(c) | | | | 34,122,256 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.1% | | | | 26,937 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 34,149,193 | |
| | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of September 30, 2016. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements | Walden SMID Cap Fund |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Assets: | | | |
Investments, at fair value (cost $29,458,554) | | $ | 34,122,256 | |
Dividends receivable | | 35,855 | |
Receivable for capital shares issued | | 11,000 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 9,079 | |
Total Assets | | 34,178,190 | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | 12 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 17,540 | |
Administration and accounting | | 859 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 146 | |
Custodian | | 646 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | 367 | |
Transfer agent | | 5,479 | |
Trustee | | 334 | |
Other | | 3,614 | |
Total Liabilities | | 28,997 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 34,149,193 | |
Composition of Net Assets: | | | |
Capital | | $ | 27,834,314 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | 138,773 | |
Accumulated net realized gains from investment transactions | | 1,512,404 | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments | | 4,663,702 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 34,149,193 | |
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized) | | 2,394,540 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share | | $ | 14.26 | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 252,248 | |
Total Investment Income | | 252,248 | |
Expenses: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 124,707 | |
Administration and accounting | | 17,355 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 652 | |
Custodian | | 2,119 | |
Shareholder servicing | | 4,027 | |
Transfer agency | | 17,336 | |
Trustee | | 1,284 | |
Registration | | 10,080 | |
Other | | 8,591 | |
Total expenses before fee reductions | | 186,151 | |
Fees voluntarily reduced by the transfer agent | | (779 | ) |
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser | | (18,598 | ) |
Net Expenses | | 166,774 | |
Net Investment Income | | 85,474 | |
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments: | | | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 755,345 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 1,244,319 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments | | 1,999,664 | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 2,085,138 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
53
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | For the six | | | |
| | months ended | | For the year | |
| | September 30, | | ended | |
| | 2016 | | March 31, 2016 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 85,474 | | $ | 85,801 | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 755,345 | | 2,067,072 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 1,244,319 | | (2,573,638 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 2,085,138 | | (420,765 | ) |
Dividends: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (46,429 | ) |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | — | | (1,794,699 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Shareholder Dividends | | — | | (1,841,128 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | 2,377,602 | | 7,159,481 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | 1,419,506 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | (2,765,615 | ) | (2,234,323 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions | | (388,013 | ) | 6,344,664 | |
Change in Net Assets | | 1,697,125 | | 4,082,771 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 32,452,068 | | 28,369,297 | |
End of period | | $ | 34,149,193 | | $ | 32,452,068 | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Issued | | 171,532 | | 543,712 | |
Reinvested | | — | | 109,954 | |
Redeemed | | (199,259 | ) | (161,080 | ) |
Change in shares | | (27,727 | ) | 492,586 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 138,773 | | $ | 53,299 | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | | | | | | | | | Period | |
| | For the six | | | | | | | | June 28, | |
| | months | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | 2012 | |
| | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | through | |
| | Sept. 30, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | |
| | 2016 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 13.40 | | $ | 14.70 | | $ | 13.97 | | $ | 12.09 | | $ | 10.00 | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.04 | | 0.04 | | 0.01 | | (0.01 | ) | 0.03 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investment transactions | | 0.82 | | (0.44 | ) | 1.03 | | 2.38 | | 2.09 | |
Total from investment activities | | 0.86 | | (0.40 | ) | 1.04 | | 2.37 | | 2.12 | |
Dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | | (0.03 | ) |
Net realized gains from investments | | — | | (0.88 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.49 | ) | — | |
Total dividends | | — | | (0.90 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.03 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 14.26 | | $ | 13.40 | | $ | 14.70 | | $ | 13.97 | | $ | 12.09 | |
Total Return | | 6.42 | %(a) | (2.47 | )% | 7.60 | % | 19.68 | % | 21.28 | %(a) |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 34,149 | | $ | 32,452 | | $ | 28,369 | | $ | 25,780 | | $ | 20,458 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 1.00 | %(b) | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | %(b) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | 0.51 | %(b) | 0.30 | % | 0.08 | % | (0.05 | )% | 0.43 | %(b) |
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment advisor) to average net assets(c) | | 1.12 | %(b) | 1.15 | % | 1.12 | % | 1.12 | % | 1.60 | %(b) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 16.32 | %(a) | 43.24 | % | 33.61 | % | 51.57 | % | 13.31 | %(a) |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
(a) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(b) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(c) | During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
55
Schedule of Portfolio Investments | Walden Small Cap Fund |
| September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | | Shares | | Fair Value ($) | |
COMMON STOCKS (99.4%) | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (13.6%) | | | | | |
Big Lots, Inc. | | 22,425 | | 1,070,794 | |
Brinker International, Inc. | | 12,150 | | 612,725 | |
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. | | 18,200 | | 911,092 | |
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | | 23,550 | | 1,061,633 | |
Dorman Products, Inc. (a) | | 17,975 | | 1,148,603 | |
Fossil Group, Inc. (a) | | 10,025 | | 278,394 | |
Gentherm, Inc. (a) | | 14,800 | | 465,016 | |
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. | | 41,675 | | 715,560 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 35,525 | | 912,282 | |
Tenneco, Inc. (a) | | 13,875 | | 808,496 | |
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | | 16,950 | | 661,559 | |
The Cato Corp., Class A | | 24,900 | | 818,961 | |
Tupperware Brands Corp. | | 6,725 | | 439,613 | |
Williams Sonoma, Inc. | | 15,600 | | 796,848 | |
| | | | 10,701,576 | |
Consumer Staples (2.7%) | | | | | |
Flowers Foods, Inc. | | 40,300 | | 609,336 | |
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | | 21,035 | | 774,719 | |
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a) | | 17,775 | | 711,711 | |
| | | | 2,095,766 | |
Energy (2.8%) | | | | | |
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a) | | 9,275 | | 516,989 | |
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (a) | | 42,550 | | 845,043 | |
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (a) | | 15,100 | | 371,309 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc. | | 17,675 | | 486,239 | |
| | | | 2,219,580 | |
Financials (15.9%) | | | | | |
1st Source Corp. | | 9,250 | | 330,179 | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | 16,450 | | 447,440 | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | 21,950 | | 1,594,008 | |
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | | 29,500 | | 1,261,125 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | 19,500 | | 960,570 | |
CVB Financial Corp. | | 32,575 | | 573,646 | |
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | | 22,800 | | 382,128 | |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (a) | | 10,600 | | 522,898 | |
Eaton Vance Corp. | | 29,925 | | 1,168,571 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | 14,725 | | 539,671 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | 14,500 | | 784,305 | |
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. | | 8,475 | | 700,290 | |
Lakeland Financial Corp. | | 14,512 | | 514,015 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a) | | 9,275 | | 509,383 | |
Tompkins Financial Corp. | | 6,300 | | 481,383 | |
Trustmark Corp. | | 18,500 | | 509,860 | |
UMB Financial Corp. | | 20,275 | | 1,205,349 | |
| | | | 12,484,821 | |
Health Care (14.4%) | | | | | |
Air Methods Corp. (a) | | 16,750 | | 527,458 | |
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | | 16,200 | | 775,170 | |
Atrion Corp. | | 1,050 | | 447,930 | |
Bio-Techne Corp. | | 5,850 | | 640,575 | |
Bruker Corp. | | 35,400 | | 801,810 | |
Chemed Corp. | | 8,100 | | 1,142,666 | |
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. | | 12,425 | | 323,796 | |
CorVel Corp. (a) | | 8,875 | | 340,800 | |
Ensign Group, Inc. | | 30,025 | | 604,403 | |
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (a) | | 23,300 | | 525,881 | |
Haemonetics Corp. (a) | | 18,775 | | 679,843 | |
Masimo Corp. (a) | | 19,100 | | 1,136,258 | |
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | | 44,475 | | 857,923 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc. | | 31,100 | | 1,080,103 | |
PAREXEL International Corp. (a) | | 8,450 | | 586,853 | |
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | | 13,750 | | 862,125 | |
| | | | 11,333,594 | |
Industrials (15.5%) | | | | | |
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | 22,350 | | 1,044,639 | |
Chart Industries, Inc. (a) | | 15,000 | | 492,450 | |
CLARCOR, Inc. | | 17,350 | | 1,127,749 | |
Donaldson Co., Inc. | | 17,850 | | 666,341 | |
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | | 24,900 | | 1,013,679 | |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (a) | | 5,050 | | 348,198 | |
Herman Miller, Inc. | | 19,075 | | 545,545 | |
Hub Group, Inc., Class A (a) | | 18,600 | | 758,136 | |
Landstar System, Inc. | | 11,125 | | 757,390 | |
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | | 9,675 | | 605,849 | |
Nordson Corp. | | 5,975 | | 595,289 | |
Tennant Co. | | 16,475 | | 1,067,580 | |
The Toro Co. | | 17,200 | | 805,648 | |
UniFirst Corp. | | 11,250 | | 1,483,425 | |
Valmont Industries, Inc. | | 6,375 | | 857,884 | |
| | | | 12,169,802 | |
Information Technology (19.7%) | | | | | |
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a) | | 23,150 | | 1,083,189 | |
Coherent, Inc. (a) | | 7,275 | | 804,179 | |
DHI Group, Inc. (a) | | 74,250 | | 585,833 | |
DST Systems, Inc. | | 9,675 | | 1,140,875 | |
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a) | | 14,475 | | 721,434 | |
InterDigital, Inc. | | 13,825 | | 1,094,940 | |
IPG Photonics Corp. (a) | | 11,800 | | 971,729 | |
NETGEAR, Inc. (a) | | 17,700 | | 1,070,673 | |
NIC, Inc. | | 53,325 | | 1,253,137 | |
Plantronics, Inc. | | 21,200 | | 1,101,551 | |
Power Integrations, Inc. | | 13,875 | | 874,541 | |
Synaptics, Inc. (a) | | 4,175 | | 244,572 | |
Syntel, Inc. (a) | | 24,300 | | 1,018,413 | |
Tech Data Corp. (a) | | 9,850 | | 834,394 | |
Teradata Corp. (a) | | 31,300 | | 970,300 | |
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. (a) | | 15,075 | | 806,513 | |
WEX, Inc. (a) | | 8,875 | | 959,299 | |
| | | | 15,535,572 | |
Materials (4.4%) | | | | | |
Calgon Carbon Corp. | | 33,800 | | 512,746 | |
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | | 16,475 | | 1,164,618 | |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | | 7,825 | | 828,902 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | 18,800 | | 951,092 | |
| | | | 3,457,358 | |
Real Estate (6.9%) | | | | | |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | | 13,650 | | 1,010,646 | |
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. | | 24,450 | | 1,008,563 | |
LaSalle Hotel Properties | | 29,725 | | 709,536 | |
National Health Investors, Inc. | | 9,475 | | 743,598 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | | 14,400 | | 693,504 | |
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | | 31,550 | | 1,229,187 | |
| | | | 5,395,034 | |
Utilities (3.5%) | | | | | |
American States Water Co. | | 12,000 | | 480,600 | |
New Jersey Resources Corp. | | 22,650 | | 744,279 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | 24,550 | | 1,518,172 | |
| | | | 2,743,051 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $64,737,104) | | | | 78,136,154 | |
| | | | | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (0.6%) | | | | | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market | | | | | |
Fund, Capital Shares, 0.13%(b) | | 458,811 | | 458,811 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $458,811) | | | | 458,811 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $65,195,915) — 100.0%(c) | | | | 78,594,965 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.0% | | | | 7,080 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 78,602,045 | |
| | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of September 30, 2016. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements | Walden Small Cap Fund |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Assets: | | | |
Investments, at fair value (cost $65,195,915) | | $ | 78,594,965 | |
Dividends receivable | | 75,815 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 11,336 | |
Total Assets | | 78,682,116 | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | 15,000 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 44,484 | |
Administration and accounting | | 1,847 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 359 | |
Custodian | | 1,551 | |
Shareholder servicing fees | | 1,695 | |
Transfer agent | | 5,823 | |
Trustee | | 819 | |
Other | | 8,493 | |
Total Liabilities | | 80,071 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 78,602,045 | |
Composition of Net Assets: | | | |
Capital | | $ | 62,479,322 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | 328,923 | |
Accumulated net realized gains from investment transactions | | 2,394,750 | |
Net unrealized appreciation from investments | | 13,399,050 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 78,602,045 | |
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized) | | 4,476,384 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share | | $ | 17.56 | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 559,647 | |
Total Investment Income | | 559,647 | |
Expenses: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 277,812 | |
Administration and accounting | | 38,257 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 1,440 | |
Custodian | | 4,682 | |
Shareholder servicing | | 20,859 | |
Transfer agency | | 17,477 | |
Trustee | | 2,841 | |
Other | | 28,444 | |
Total expenses before fee reductions | | 391,812 | |
Fees voluntarily reduced by the transfer agent | | (779 | ) |
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser | | (19,379 | ) |
Net Expenses | | 371,654 | |
Net Investment Income | | 187,993 | |
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments: | | | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 850,151 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 3,881,572 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments | | 4,731,723 | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 4,919,716 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | For the six | | | |
| | months ended | | For the year | |
| | September 30, | | ended | |
| | 2016 | | March 31, 2016 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 187,993 | | $ | 338,961 | |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | 850,151 | | 7,497,629 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 3,881,572 | | (9,256,458 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 4,919,716 | | (1,419,868 | ) |
Dividends: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (296,905 | ) |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | — | | (11,528,479 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Shareholder Dividends | | — | | (11,825,384 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | 5,429,312 | | 2,460,171 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | 9,605,667 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | (1,501,189 | ) | (16,806,854 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions | | 3,928,123 | | (4,741,016 | ) |
Change in Net Assets | | 8,847,839 | | (17,986,268 | ) |
Net Assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 69,754,206 | | 87,740,474 | |
End of period | | $ | 78,602,045 | | $ | 69,754,206 | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Issued | | 324,467 | | 149,403 | |
Reinvested | | — | | 612,606 | |
Redeemed | | (88,203 | ) | (985,635 | ) |
Change in shares | | 236,264 | | (223,626 | ) |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 328,923 | | $ | 140,930 | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | For the six | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | months | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | | For the year | |
| | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | | ended | |
| | Sept. 30, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | | March 31, | |
| | 2016 | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2012 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 16.45 | | $ | 19.66 | | $ | 20.43 | | $ | 18.48 | | $ | 16.92 | | $ | 17.64 | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.04 | | 0.08 | | 0.04 | | 0.01 | | 0.07 | | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investment transactions | | 1.07 | | (0.38 | ) | 0.66 | | 3.42 | | 1.93 | | 0.27 | |
Total from investment activities | | 1.11 | | (0.30 | ) | 0.70 | | 3.43 | | 2.00 | | 0.28 | |
Dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (0.07 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | | (0.07 | ) | (0.02 | ) |
Net realized gains from investments | | — | | (2.84 | ) | (1.45 | ) | (1.48 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.98 | ) |
Total dividends | | — | | (2.91 | ) | (1.47 | ) | (1.48 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (1.00 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 17.56 | | $ | 16.45 | | $ | 19.66 | | $ | 20.43 | | $ | 18.48 | | $ | 16.92 | |
Total Return | | 6.75 | %(a) | (0.80 | )% | 3.86 | % | 18.58 | % | 12.05 | % | 2.28 | % |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 78,602 | | $ | 69,754 | | $ | 87,740 | | $ | 103,791 | | $ | 95,233 | | $ | 69,544 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 1.00 | %(b) | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | 0.51 | %(b) | 0.45 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.03 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.06 | % |
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment advisor) to average net assets(c) | | 1.05 | %(b) | 1.06 | % | 1.01 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.15 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 10.10 | %(a) | 38.05 | % | 28.74 | % | 36.60 | % | 31.98 | % | 24.62 | % |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
(a) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(b) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(c) | During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments | Walden International Equity Fund |
| September 30, 2016 (Unaudited) |
Security Description | | Shares | | Fair Value ($) | |
COMMON STOCKS (98.9%) | | | | | |
Australia (6.4%) | | | | | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | 5,000 | | 106,487 | |
Brambles Ltd. | | 10,612 | | 97,797 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | | 2,900 | | 161,682 | |
CSL Ltd. | | 1,803 | | 148,232 | |
Origin Energy Ltd. | | 28,500 | | 120,169 | |
Telstra Corp. Ltd. | | 24,807 | | 98,889 | |
Westpac Banking Corp. | | 4,734 | | 107,687 | |
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | | 4,855 | | 107,628 | |
| | | | 948,571 | |
Belgium (0.7%) | | | | | |
Colruyt SA | | 1,991 | | 110,557 | |
| | | | 110,557 | |
Canada (8.7%) | | | | | |
Bank of Montreal | | 1,695 | | 111,083 | |
BCE, Inc. | | 2,298 | | 106,141 | |
Canadian National Railway Co. | | 1,635 | | 106,889 | |
Great-West Lifeco, Inc. | | 4,143 | | 101,980 | |
IGM Financial, Inc. | | 3,913 | | 105,655 | |
Intact Financial Corp. | | 1,398 | | 101,072 | |
Magna International, Inc. | | 2,576 | | 110,596 | |
Metro, Inc. | | 3,018 | | 99,089 | |
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B | | 2,385 | | 101,196 | |
Royal Bank of Canada | | 2,020 | | 125,131 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia | | 2,020 | | 107,052 | |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | | 2,451 | | 108,817 | |
| | | | 1,284,701 | |
Denmark (1.5%) | | | | | |
Novo Nordisk A/S | | 2,430 | | 101,298 | |
Novozymes A/S | | 2,873 | | 126,739 | |
| | | | 228,037 | |
Finland (0.8%) | | | | | |
Kone OYJ | | 2,380 | | 120,810 | |
| | | | 120,810 | |
France (8.9%) | | | | | |
Air Liquide SA | | 906 | | 97,144 | |
AXA SA | | 4,979 | | 105,851 | |
Danone SA | | 1,600 | | 118,789 | |
Dassault Systemes | | 1,264 | | 109,714 | |
Essilor International SA | | 794 | | 102,409 | |
Imerys SA | | 1,464 | | 105,727 | |
Legrand SA | | 1,702 | | 100,318 | |
L’Oreal SA | | 600 | | 113,391 | |
Publicis Groupe SA | | 1,515 | | 114,622 | |
Schneider Electric SE | | 1,900 | | 132,154 | |
Suez Environnement Co. | | 6,790 | | 112,192 | |
Technip SA | | 1,760 | | 108,181 | |
| | | | 1,320,492 | |
Germany (8.6%) | | | | | |
Allianz SE | | 710 | | 105,500 | |
Beiersdorf AG | | 1,103 | | 104,102 | |
Deutsche Boerse AG | | 1,245 | | 97,215 | |
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | | 1,416 | | 113,098 | |
Fuchs Petrolub SE | | 2,475 | | 112,985 | |
Hannover Rueck SE | | 990 | | 106,109 | |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | | 1,000 | | 116,619 | |
Linde AG | | 580 | | 98,541 | |
Merck KGaA | | 1,090 | | 117,557 | |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG | | 562 | | 104,949 | |
SAP AG | | 2,200 | | 201,169 | |
| | | | 1,277,844 | |
Hong Kong (2.9%) | | | | | |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | | 47,400 | | 107,522 | |
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | | 5,920 | | 106,274 | |
Li & Fung Ltd. | | 198,000 | | 102,026 | |
MTR Corp. Ltd. | | 20,370 | | 112,568 | |
| | | | 428,390 | |
Ireland (0.7%) | | | | | |
Experian PLC | | 5,419 | | 108,240 | |
| | | | 108,240 | |
Israel (0.7%) | | | | | |
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a) | | 1,294 | | 100,427 | |
| | | | 100,427 | |
Italy (1.6%) | | | | | |
Luxottica Group SpA | | 2,500 | | 119,392 | |
Snam SpA | | 20,137 | | 111,643 | |
| | | | 231,035 | |
Japan (20.4%) | | | | | |
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | 6,550 | | 102,320 | |
Benesse Holdings, Inc. | | 4,360 | | 111,377 | |
Canon, Inc. | | 3,475 | | 100,902 | |
Central Japan Railway Co. | | 615 | | 105,307 | |
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | 3,200 | | 115,679 | |
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. | | 4,290 | | 117,755 | |
Denso Corp. | | 2,435 | | 97,182 | |
East Japan Railway Co. | | 1,225 | | 110,590 | |
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. | | 305 | | 98,232 | |
INPEX Corp. | | 12,675 | | 115,264 | |
KDDI Corp. | | 4,100 | | 127,045 | |
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | | 8,175 | | 104,792 | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | 2,380 | | 108,868 | |
Nitto Denko Corp. | | 1,900 | | 123,415 | |
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. | | 3,080 | | 106,319 | |
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. | | 4,410 | | 112,044 | |
Oracle Corporation Japan | | 1,800 | | 101,711 | |
Oriental Land Co. Ltd. | | 1,725 | | 105,064 | |
Secom Co. Ltd. | | 1,435 | | 107,174 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | 2,450 | | 82,772 | |
Terumo Corp. | | 2,800 | | 107,720 | |
The Chiba Bank Ltd. | | 20,245 | | 114,993 | |
The Hachijuni Bank Ltd. | | 21,240 | | 110,638 | |
The Shizuoka Bank Ltd. | | 14,180 | | 113,627 | |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | 2,650 | | 101,642 | |
Toyota Motor Corp. | | 1,700 | | 98,626 | |
Yahoo Japan Corp. | | 24,535 | | 97,880 | |
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. | | 4,675 | | 108,988 | |
| | | | 3,007,926 | |
Luxembourg (0.8%) | | | | | |
Tenaris SA | | 8,480 | | 120,767 | |
| | | | 120,767 | |
Netherlands (3.1%) | | | | | |
Akzo Nobel NV | | 1,787 | | 120,857 | |
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | | 6,028 | | 137,276 | |
Koninklijke Vopak NV | | 2,166 | | 113,585 | |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | 2,000 | | 85,491 | |
| | | | 457,209 | |
Norway (0.7%) | | | | | |
Statoil ASA | | 6,461 | | 108,517 | |
| | | | 108,517 | |
Singapore (1.4%) | | | | | |
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. | | 48,150 | | 99,620 | |
Singapore Exchange Ltd. | | 18,680 | | 101,911 | |
| | | | 201,531 | |
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Security Description | | Shares | | Fair Value ($) | |
Spain (3.1%) | | | | | |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | | 16,788 | | 101,564 | |
Bankinter SA | | 14,004 | | 99,626 | |
Gas Natural SDG SA | | 4,843 | | 99,550 | |
Inditex SA | | 4,067 | | 150,776 | |
| | | | 451,516 | |
Sweden (3.0%) | | | | | |
ASSA Abloy AB | | 4,656 | | 94,584 | |
Atlas Copco AB | | 4,000 | | 120,459 | |
Nordea Bank AB | | 10,703 | | 106,322 | |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB | | 8,480 | | 116,606 | |
| | | | 437,971 | |
Switzerland (8.7%) | | | | | |
ABB Ltd. | | 4,575 | | 103,143 | |
Cie Financiere Richemont SA | | 1,663 | | 101,454 | |
Givaudan SA | | 51 | | 104,007 | |
Nestle SA | | 4,529 | | 357,739 | |
Novartis AG | | 2,900 | | 228,940 | |
Roche Holding AG | | 1,170 | | 290,833 | |
SGS SA | | 48 | | 107,590 | |
| | | | 1,293,706 | |
United Kingdom (16.2%) | | | | | |
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | | 26,761 | | 112,933 | |
Admiral Group PLC | | 4,075 | | 108,135 | |
Burberry Group PLC | | 5,795 | | 103,388 | |
Compass Group PLC | | 5,409 | | 104,735 | |
Croda International PLC | | 2,719 | | 122,670 | |
Investec PLC | | 16,474 | | 100,403 | |
ITV PLC | | 37,902 | | 91,923 | |
J Sainsbury PLC | | 31,672 | | 100,858 | |
Johnson Matthey PLC | | 2,547 | | 108,620 | |
Marks & Spencer Group PLC | | 22,170 | | 95,094 | |
National Grid PLC | | 7,177 | | 101,341 | |
Next PLC | | 1,386 | | 85,776 | |
Petrofac Ltd. | | 8,827 | | 102,150 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | 1,921 | | 180,819 | |
RELX PLC | | 5,597 | | 106,119 | |
Schroders PLC | | 3,143 | | 109,737 | |
Severn Trent PLC | | 3,168 | | 102,776 | |
Smith & Nephew PLC | | 6,383 | | 102,928 | |
Smiths Group PLC | | 6,000 | | 113,873 | |
Unilever PLC | | 5,044 | | 238,638 | |
WPP PLC | | 4,299 | | 101,031 | |
| | | | 2,393,947 | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $14,938,789) | | | | 14,632,194 | |
| | | | | |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES (0.2%) | | | | | |
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 0.13%(b) | | 26,493 | | 26,493 | |
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $26,493) | | | | 26,493 | |
| | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $14,965,282) — 99.1%(c) | | | | 14,658,687 | |
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.9% | | | | 140,304 | |
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | | | $ | 14,798,991 | |
| | | | | | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of September 30, 2016. |
(c) | See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
The Fund invested, as a percentage of net assets at value, in the following industries as of September 30, 2016:
| | Percentage of Total | |
Industry | | Net Assets | |
Financials | | 21.9 | % |
Industrials | | 14.4 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 12.2 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 11.3 | % |
Health Care | | 10.4 | % |
Materials | | 7.5 | % |
Energy | | 6.0 | % |
Information Technology | | 5.6 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | 4.4 | % |
Utilities | | 3.7 | % |
Real Estate | | 1.5 | % |
Investment Companies | | 0.2 | % |
Other net assets | | 0.9 | % |
Total | | 100.0 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements | Walden International Equity Fund |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Assets: | | | |
Investments, at fair value (cost $14,965,282) | | $ | 14,658,687 | |
Cash | | 149,553 | |
Foreign currency, at fair value (cost $2,678) | | 2,678 | |
Dividends receivable | | 42,394 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | 63,800 | |
Receivable for tax reclaims | | 11,368 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 3,518 | |
Total Assets | | 14,931,998 | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | 121,685 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 670 | |
Administration and accounting | | 2,955 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 33 | |
Custodian | | 4,021 | |
Transfer agent | | 2,694 | |
Trustee | | 75 | |
Other | | 874 | |
Total Liabilities | | 133,007 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 14,798,991 | |
Composition of Net Assets: | | | |
Capital | | $ | 14,977,020 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | 246,034 | |
Accumulated net realized losses from investment transactions | | (117,605 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation from investments | | (306,458 | ) |
Net Assets | | $ | 14,798,991 | |
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized) | | 1,509,956 | |
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share | | $ | 9.80 | |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period ended September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 296,063 | |
Less: Foreign tax withholding | | (36,221 | ) |
Total Investment Income | | 259,842 | |
Expenses: | | | |
Investment adviser | | 49,719 | |
Administration and accounting | | 25,231 | |
Chief compliance officer | | 279 | |
Custodian | | 27,261 | |
Transfer agency | | 13,912 | |
Trustee | | 549 | |
Other | | 4,870 | |
Total expenses before fee reductions | | 121,821 | |
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser | | (45,316 | ) |
Net Expenses | | 76,505 | |
Net Investment Income | | 183,337 | |
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments: | | | |
Net realized losses from investment transactions | | (66,912 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 361,230 | |
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments | | 294,318 | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | $ | 477,655 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | For the six | | For the period | |
| | months ended | | Jun. 9, 2015(a) | |
| | September 30, | | through | |
| | 2016 | | Mar. 31, 2016 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 183,337 | | $ | 97,506 | |
Net realized losses from investment transactions | | (66,912 | ) | (41,713 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments | | 361,230 | | (667,688 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 477,655 | | (611,895 | ) |
Dividends: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (39,886 | ) |
Net realized gains from investment transactions | | — | | (4,339 | ) |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Shareholder Dividends | | — | | (44,225 | ) |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | 1,535,230 | | 13,146,620 | |
Proceeds from shares issued in subscription in-kind(b) | | — | | 251,381 | |
Dividends reinvested | | — | | 44,225 | |
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions | | 1,535,230 | | 13,442,226 | |
Change in Net Assets | | 2,012,885 | | 12,786,106 | |
Net Assets: | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | 12,786,106 | | — | |
End of period | | $ | 14,798,991 | | $ | 12,786,106 | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | |
Issued | | 157,518 | | 1,322,610 | |
Issued in subscriptions in-kind(b) | | — | | 25,138 | |
Reinvested | | — | | 4,690 | |
Change in shares | | 157,518 | | 1,352,438 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 246,034 | | $ | 62,697 | |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
(a) | Commencement of operations on June 9, 2015. |
(b) | See Note 3 to Financial Statements. |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | | | Period | |
| | For the six | | June 9, | |
| | months | | 2015 | |
| | ended | | through | |
| | Sept. 30, | | March 31, | |
| | 2016 | | 2016(a) | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.45 | | $ | 10.00 | |
Investment Activities: | | | | | |
Operations: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | 0.12 | | 0.08 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investment transactions | | 0.23 | | (0.59 | ) |
Total from investment activities | | 0.35 | | (0.51 | ) |
Dividends: | | | | | |
Net investment income | | — | | (0.04 | ) |
Net realized gains from investments | | — | | — | |
Total dividends | | — | | (0.04 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.80 | | $ | 9.45 | |
Total Return | | 3.70 | %(b) | (5.09 | )%(b) |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | |
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 14,799 | | $ | 12,786 | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | | 1.15 | %(c) | 1.15 | %(c) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | 2.76 | %(c) | 1.22 | %(c) |
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment advisor) to average net assets(d) | | 1.83 | %(c) | 2.21 | %(c) |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 4.75 | %(b) | 5.11 | %(b) |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
(a) | Commencement of operations on June 9, 2015. |
(b) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(c) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(d) | During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Notes to Financial Statements | | September 30, 2016 |
| | (Unaudited) |
1. Organization:
The Boston Trust & Walden Funds (the “Trust”) was organized on January 8, 1992 as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust contains the following funds (individually a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”), each of which are registered as a diversified Fund under the 1940 Act:
Fund | | Short Name |
Boston Trust Asset Management Fund | | Asset Management Fund |
Boston Trust Equity Fund | | Equity Fund |
Boston Trust Midcap Fund | | Midcap Fund |
Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund | | SMID Cap Fund |
Boston Trust Small Cap Fund | | Small Cap Fund |
| | |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | Walden Asset Management Fund |
Walden Equity Fund | | Walden Equity Fund |
Walden Midcap Fund | | Walden Midcap Fund |
Walden SMID Cap Fund (formerly Walden SMID Cap Innovations Fund) | | Walden SMID Cap Fund |
Walden Small Cap Fund (formerly Walden Small Cap Innovations Fund) | | Walden Small Cap Fund |
Walden International Equity Fund | | Walden International Equity Fund |
The investment objective of the Asset Management Fund and Walden Asset Management Fund is to seek long-term capital growth and income through an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments. The investment objective of the Equity Fund and Walden Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks. The investment objective of the Midcap Fund and Walden Midcap Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of middle capitalization companies. The investment objective of the SMID Cap Fund and Walden SMID Cap Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of small to middle capitalization companies. The investment objective of the Small Cap Fund and Walden Small Cap Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of small capitalization companies. The investment objective of the Walden International Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of equities of international companies.
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect risk of loss to be remote.
2. Significant Accounting Policies:
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies.
Security Valuation:
The Funds record their investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described below.
The value of each equity security, including common stocks, is based either on the last sale price on a national securities exchange, or in the absence of recorded sales, at the closing bid prices on such exchanges, or at the quoted bid price in the over-the-counter market. Equity securities traded on the NASDAQ stock market are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S dollars using currency exchange rates. Prices for most securities held in the Funds are provided daily by a recognized independent pricing service.
Bonds and other fixed income securities (other than short-term obligations but including listed issues) are provided by an independent pricing service, the use of which has been approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). In making such valuations, the pricing service utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, and trading characteristics other than market data and without exclusive reliance upon quoted prices or exchanges or over-the-counter prices, since such valuations are believed to reflect more accurately the fair value of such securities. All debt portfolio securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Under the amortized cost method, discount or premium, if any, is accreted or amortized, respectively, on a constant (straight-line) basis to the maturity of the security.
The Trust may use a pricing service to value certain portfolio securities where the prices provided are believed to reflect the fair market value of such securities. If market prices are not readily available or, in the opinion of Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”), market prices do not reflect fair value, or if an event occurs after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (but prior to the time the NAV is calculated) that materially affects fair value, the Adviser will value the Funds’ assets at their fair value according to policies approved by the Board. The advisor believe that foreign security values may be affected by volatility that occurs in global markets on a trading day after the close of any given foreign securities markets. The fair valuation procedures, therefore, include a procedure whereby foreign security prices may be “fairvalued” by an independent pricing service through the use of factors which take such volatility into account.
Investments in investment companies and money market funds are valued at net asset value per share.
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Fair Value Measurements:
The valuation techniques employed by the Funds, as described above in Security Valuation, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Funds’ investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used to value investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
Pursuant to the valuation techniques described above in Security Valuation, equity securities are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy (unless there is a fair valuation event, in which case affected securities are generally categorized as Level 2 securities). Debt securities, including those with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, are generally categorized as Level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy. Open-end investment companies and money market funds are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy.
Investments for which there are no such quotations, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser under the direction of the Board. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of September 30, 2016 in valuing the Funds’ investments based on the three levels defined above:
| | | | Level 2 | | | |
| | Level 1 | | Other Significant | | Total Investments | |
Fund Name | | Quoted Prices | | Observable Inputs | | in Securities | |
| | | | | | | |
Asset Management Fund | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(1) | | $ | 296,220,326 | | $ | — | | $ | 296,220,326 | |
Corporate Bonds(1) | | — | | 17,685,389 | | 17,685,389 | |
Municipal Bonds(2) | | — | | 5,981,709 | | 5,981,709 | |
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | — | | 59,058,879 | | 59,058,879 | |
Investment Companies | | 15,123,037 | | — | | 15,123,037 | |
Total | | 311,343,363 | | 82,725,977 | | 394,069,340 | |
| | | | | | | |
Equity Fund | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(1) | | 114,994,906 | | — | | 114,994,906 | |
Investment Companies | | 1,826,649 | | — | | 1,826,649 | |
Total | | 116,821,555 | | — | | 116,821,555 | |
| | | | | | | |
Midcap Fund | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(1) | | 49,619,156 | | — | | 49,619,156 | |
Investment Companies | | 587,585 | | — | | 587,585 | |
Total | | 50,206,741 | | — | | 50,206,741 | |
| | | | | | | |
SMID Cap Fund | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(1) | | 5,882,697 | | — | | 5,882,697 | |
Investment Companies | | 123,844 | | — | | 123,844 | |
Total | | 6,006,541 | | — | | 6,006,541 | |
| | | | | | | |
Small Cap Fund | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(1) | | 367,866,727 | | — | | 367,866,727 | |
Investment Companies | | 5,019,004 | | — | | 5,019,004 | |
Total | | 372,885,731 | | — | | 372,885,731 | |
| | | | | | | |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(1) | | 68,031,088 | | — | | 68,031,088 | |
Corporate Bonds(1) | | — | | 4,338,433 | | 4,338,433 | |
Municipal Bonds(2) | | — | | 482,857 | | 482,857 | |
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | — | | 19,463,989 | | 19,463,989 | |
Investment Companies | | 2,100,306 | | — | | 2,100,306 | |
Certificate of Deposit | | — | | 100,351 | | 100,351 | |
Total | | 70,131,394 | | 24,385,630 | | 94,517,024 | |
| | | | | | | |
Walden Equity Fund | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(1) | | 176,931,826 | | — | | 176,931,826 | |
Investment Companies | | 2,014,249 | | — | | 2,014,249 | |
Total | | 178,946,075 | | — | | 178,946,075 | |
| | | | | | | |
Walden Midcap Fund | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(1) | | 37,106,983 | | — | | 37,106,983 | |
Investment Companies | | 284,827 | | — | | 284,827 | |
Total | | 37,391,810 | | — | | 37,391,810 | |
| | | | | | | |
Walden SMID Cap Fund | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(1) | | 33,861,738 | | — | | 33,861,738 | |
Investment Companies | | 260,518 | | — | | 260,518 | |
Total | | 34,122,256 | | — | | 34,122,256 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
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| | (Unaudited) |
| | | | Level 2 | | | |
| | Level 1 | | Other Significant | | Total Investments | |
Fund Name | | Quoted Prices | | Observable Inputs | | in Securities | |
| | | | | | | |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(1) | | $ | 78,136,154 | | $ | — | | $ | 78,136,154 | |
Investment Companies | | 458,811 | | — | | 458,811 | |
Total | | 78,594,965 | | — | | 78,594,965 | |
| | | | | | | |
Walden International Equity Fund | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(3) | | | | | | | |
Auto Components | | 110,596 | | 97,182 | | 207,778 | |
Banks | | 452,083 | | 1,328,278 | | 1,780,361 | |
Capital Markets | | 105,655 | | 522,199 | | 627,854 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | | 106,141 | | 207,757 | | 313,898 | |
Food & Staples Retailing | | 99,089 | | 348,691 | | 447,780 | |
Insurance | | 203,052 | | 632,186 | | 835,238 | |
Road & Rail | | 106,889 | | 428,085 | | 534,974 | |
Software | | 100,427 | | 412,594 | | 513,021 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | 101,196 | | 239,089 | | 340,285 | |
Other Common Stocks | | — | | 9,031,005 | | 9,031,005 | |
Investment Companies | | 26,493 | | — | | 26,493 | |
Total | | 1,411,621 | | 13,247,066 | | 14,658,687 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
(1) For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
(2) For detailed State classifications, see the accompanying Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
(3) For detailed country classifications, see the accompanying Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
The Funds recognize transfers, if any, between fair value hierarchy levels at the reporting period end. There were no transfers between levels as of September 30, 2016, from the valuation input levels used on March 31, 2016. The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period ended September 30, 2016.
Security Transactions and Related Income:
Security transactions are recorded no later than one business day after trade date. For financial reporting purposes, security transactions are recorded on trade date on the last business day of the reporting period. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization of premium or discount. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds.
Real Estate Investment Trusts:
The Funds may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), which report information on the source of their distribution annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.
Expenses:
Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Expenses relating to the Trust are allocated proportionately to each Fund within the Trust according to the relative net assets of each Fund or on another reasonable basis.
Dividends to Shareholders:
Dividends to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends to shareholders from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually by the Funds. Dividends to shareholders from net realized gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually by the Funds.
The amounts of dividends to shareholders from net investment income and of distributions from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. return of capital, net operating loss, reclassification of certain market discounts, gain/ loss, paydowns, and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g. wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends to shareholders exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes, they are reported as distributions of capital.
Federal Income Taxes:
Each Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions from net investment income and from net realized capital gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
Management has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable). The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits, as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. Management believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken as of and during the six months ended September 30, 2016.
Foreign Currency Transactions:
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars denominated amounts are translated into U.S. dollars as follows, with the resultant exchange gains and losses recorded in the Statements of Operations:
i) value of investment securities and other assets and liabilities at the exchange rate on the valuation date; and
ii) purchases and sales of Investment securities and income and expenses at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective date of such transactions.
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| | (Unaudited) |
The Funds do not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in the exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
Investment income from non-U.S. sources received by a Fund is generally subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes at rates ranging up to 30%. Such withholding taxes may be reduced or eliminated under the terms of applicable U.S. income tax treaties. The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on gains in investments or currency repatriation. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.
3. Related Party Transactions and Other Service Arrangements:
Investment Adviser:
The Trust, with respect to the Funds, and the Adviser are parties to an Investment Advisory Agreement under which the Adviser is entitled to receive an annual fee, computed daily and paid monthly, equal to the average daily net assets of each Fund, at the following annual percentage rates before contractual waivers:
Fund | | Fee Rate | |
Asset Management Fund | | 0.75 | % |
Equity Fund | | 0.75 | % |
Midcap Fund | | 0.75 | % |
SMID Cap Fund | | 0.75 | % |
Small Cap Fund | | 0.75 | % |
Fund | | Fee Rate | |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | 0.75 | % |
Walden Equity Fund | | 0.75 | % |
Walden Midcap Fund | | 0.75 | % |
Walden SMID Cap Fund | | 0.75 | % |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | 0.75 | % |
Walden International Equity Fund | | 0.75 | % |
Additionally, two trustees of the Trust are officers of the Adviser or its affiliate, and an officer of the Trust is an officer of the Adviser. These persons are not paid directly by the Funds.
Administration and Fund Accounting:
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi”) serves the Funds as administrator. Citi provides administrative and fund accounting services for a fee that is computed daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Trust.
Certain officers of the Trust are affiliated with Citi. Such persons were paid no fees directly by the Funds for serving as Officers of the Trust. Citi makes an employee available to serve as the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) under a Compliance Service Agreement between the Funds and Citi (the CCO Agreement”). Under the CCO Agreement, Citi also provides infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Funds compliance program, including support services to the CCO. For the services provided under the CCO Agreement, the Funds paid Citi $28,751 for the six months ended September 30, 2016, plus certain out of pocket expenses. Citi pays the salary and other compensation earned by the CCO as an employee of Citi.
Distribution:
BHIL Distributors, LLC., (“BHIL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Foreside Distribution Services, L.P., serves as the Funds’ distribution agent. The distribution agreement provides for payment of a fixed annual fee of $35,000 for review of sales literature and dealer set-up efforts, and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses. These amounts are paid monthly to BHIL from the Advisor and not by the Funds. BHIL is not affiliated with Citi or the Adviser.
Shareholder Services:
The Funds may enter into shareholder services agreements with investment advisers, banks, trust companies and other types of organizations (“Authorized Service Providers”), which may include affiliates of the Funds, for providing administrative services with respect to shares of the Funds attributable to or held in the name of the Authorized Service Provider for its clients or other parties with whom they have a servicing relationship.
Custodian and Transfer Agency:
Boston Trust & Investment Management Company (Boston Trust), the parent company of the Adviser, acts as the Funds transfer agent. Under the transfer agency agreement, Boston Trust receives a fixed fee of $18,000 annually per fund, accrued daily and paid monthly for its services. Under a sub-transfer agency agreement assigned from Citi, FIS Investor Services, LLC (formerly SunGard Investor Services, LLC) receives a fixed annual fee accrued daily and paid monthly, plus annual per account fees and certain out of pocket expenses for its services to the Trust.
Boston Trust acts as the Funds’ custodian, with the exception of the Walden International Fund. Under the custody agreement, Boston Trust receives an annual asset based fee of 0.014% of the value of securities held. Citibank, N.A. receives sub-custodian fees from Boston Trust for each Fund except the Walden International Fund. Under a separate custody agreement, Citibank, N.A., an affiliate of Citi, receives a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Walden International Fund, transaction fees and certain out of pocket expenses for its services. Such percentages vary by the jurisdiction in which the assets are held.
Fee Reductions:
The Adviser has agreed to reduce its fees payable by the Funds to the extent necessary, exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, litigation, indemnification, expenses associated with the investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses (as determined under generally accepted accounting principles) of each Fund, except the SMID Cap Fund and the Walden International Equity Fund, to 1.00% of the average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed to reduce its fees payable by the SMID Cap Fund and the Walden International Equity Fund to the extent necessary, subject to certain exclusions, to limit the aggregate annual operating expenses of the SMID Cap Fund to 0.75% of its average daily net assets and the Walden International Equity Fund to 1.15% of its average daily net assets. Any such reductions made by the Adviser in its fees or in the payment or reimbursement of expenses that are a Fund’s obligation may be subject to repayment by the Fund within three years provided the Fund receiving the reduction, payment or reimbursement is able to effect such repayment and remain in compliance with applicable expense limitations. The expense limitation agreement shall automatically renew effective August 1 of every year until the Adviser provides written notice of non-renewal to the Trust.
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Pursuant to its agreement, for the years ended March 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016, and the period ended September 30, 2016 the Adviser reimbursed, and has yet to recoup, fees in the following amounts:
Fund | | Amount | | Expires | |
Midcap Fund | | $ | 4 | | 2017 | |
| | 1,824 | | 2018 | |
| | 8,884 | | 2019 | |
| | 1,438 | | 2020 | |
SMID Cap Fund | | 23,931 | | 2017 | |
| | 29,670 | | 2018 | |
| | 44,650 | | 2019 | |
| | 23,907 | | 2020 | |
Small Cap Fund | | 355,171 | | 2017 | |
| | 213,139 | | 2018 | |
| | 297,469 | | 2019 | |
| | 88,506 | | 2020 | |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | | 28,632 | | 2017 | |
| | 25,881 | | 2018 | |
| | 40,670 | | 2019 | |
| | 16,475 | | 2020 | |
Walden Equity Fund | | 113,975 | | 2017 | |
| | 124,593 | | 2018 | |
| | 151,560 | | 2019 | |
| | 70,422 | | 2020 | |
Walden Midcap Fund | | 7,143 | | 2017 | |
| | 7,376 | | 2018 | |
| | 17,571 | | 2019 | |
| | 6,126 | | 2020 | |
Walden SMID Cap Fund | | 23,699 | | 2017 | |
| | 25,541 | | 2018 | |
| | 37,277 | | 2019 | |
| | 18,598 | | 2020 | |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | 49,312 | | 2017 | |
| | 2,313 | | 2018 | |
| | 42,280 | | 2019 | |
| | 19,379 | | 2020 | |
Walden International Equity Fund | | 85,178 | | 2019 | |
| | 45,316 | | 2020 | |
As of September 30, 2016, the Adviser may recoup amounts from the Funds as follows:
Total Potential Recoupment | | | | |
Asset Management Fund | | $ | — | |
Equity Fund | | — | |
Midcap Fund | | 12,150 | |
SMID Cap Fund | | 122,158 | |
Small Cap Fund | | 954,285 | |
Total Potential Recoupment | | | | |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | $ | 111,658 | |
Walden Equity Fund | | 460,550 | |
Walden Midcap Fund | | 38,216 | |
Walden SMID Cap Fund | | 105,115 | |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | 113,284 | |
Walden International Equity Fund | | 130,494 | |
During the six months ended September 30, 2016, the transfer agent voluntarily reduced a portion of the transfer agent fees otherwise payable by the Funds, as indicated on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. These voluntary reductions are not subject to recoupment in future years.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, certain securities of an affiliated separately managed account were exchanged, at fair value, as in-kind transfers of the Walden International Equity Fund. The total fair value of the in-kind transfers was $ 251,381 for 25,138 shares of the Walden International Equity Fund in exchange for securities of an affiliated separately managed account.
4. Purchases and Sales of Securities:
Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of securities, excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government securities, for the Funds for the six months ended September 30, 2016, totaled:
Fund | | Purchases | | Sales and Maturities | |
Asset Management Fund | | $ | 26,073,056 | | $ | 12,650,902 | |
Equity Fund | | 5,296,111 | | 4,508,518 | |
Midcap Fund | | 4,392,568 | | 4,096,048 | |
SMID Cap Fund | | 896,721 | | 887,572 | |
Small Cap Fund | | 45,250,329 | | 34,680,788 | |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | 7,843,893 | | 6,526,454 | |
Walden Equity Fund | | 20,560,725 | | 12,843,119 | |
Walden Midcap Fund | | 3,780,335 | | 3,270,197 | |
Walden SMID Cap Fund | | 5,647,693 | | 5,375,752 | |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | 11,582,092 | | 7,422,320 | |
Walden International Equity Fund | | 2,402,766 | | 632,249 | |
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Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of U.S. Government Securities, excluding short-term securities, for the Funds for the six months ended September 30, 2016, totaled:
Fund | | Purchases | | Sales and Maturities | |
Asset Management Fund | | $ | 6,077,100 | | $ | 5,819,517 | |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | 4,225,398 | | 1,639,487 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | September 30, 2016 |
| | (Unaudited) |
5. Federal Income Tax Information:
At September 30, 2016, the cost, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation on securities, for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | Net Unrealized | |
| | | | Gross Tax Unrealized | | Gross Tax Unrealized | | Appreciation | |
Fund | | Tax Cost | | Appreciation | | (Depreciation) | | (Depreciation) | |
Asset Management Fund | | $ | 258,048,190 | | $ | 138,035,460 | | $ | (2,014,310 | ) | $ | 136,021,150 | |
Equity Fund | | 70,361,601 | | 47,272,484 | | (812,530 | ) | 46,459,954 | |
Midcap Fund | | 33,597,022 | | 17,616,937 | | (1,007,218 | ) | 16,609,719 | |
SMID Cap Fund | | 5,079,280 | | 1,138,638 | | (211,377 | ) | 927,261 | |
Small Cap Fund | | 307,896,591 | | 83,968,541 | | (18,979,401 | ) | 64,989,140 | |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | 69,821,981 | | 26,213,641 | | (1,518,598 | ) | 24,695,043 | |
Walden Equity Fund | | 118,050,193 | | 64,182,589 | | (3,286,707 | ) | 60,895,882 | |
Walden Midcap Fund | | 28,207,697 | | 10,120,163 | | (936,050 | ) | 9,184,113 | |
Walden SMID Cap Fund | | 29,453,324 | | 5,794,959 | | (1,126,027 | ) | 4,668,932 | |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | 65,192,014 | | 17,184,719 | | (3,781,768 | ) | 13,402,951 | |
Walden International Equity Fund | | 14,965,748 | | 671,161 | | (978,222 | ) | (307,061 | ) |
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The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 was as follows:
| | Distributions paid from | | | | | | | |
| | | | Net Long Term | | Total Taxable | | Tax Return of | | Total Distributions | |
Fund | | Ordinary Income | | Capital Gains | | Distributions | | Capital | | Paid (1) | |
Asset Management Fund | | $ | 4,817,610 | | $ | 14,994,468 | | $ | 19,812,078 | | $ | — | | $ | 19,812,078 | |
Equity Fund | | 1,334,295 | | 6,343,300 | | 7,677,595 | | — | | 7,677,595 | |
Midcap Fund | | 402,244 | | 2,425,712 | | 2,827,956 | | — | | 2,827,956 | |
SMID Cap Fund | | 42,783 | | 324,242 | | 367,025 | | — | | 367,025 | |
Small Cap Fund | | 2,611,157 | | 57,191,988 | | 59,803,145 | | — | | 59,803,145 | |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | 1,069,344 | | 4,703,453 | | 5,772,797 | | — | | 5,772,797 | |
Walden Equity Fund | | 1,870,888 | | 7,516,146 | | 9,387,034 | | — | | 9,387,034 | |
Walden Midcap Fund | | 341,785 | | 1,428,000 | | 1,769,785 | | — | | 1,769,785 | |
Walden SMID Cap Fund | | 246,894 | | 1,594,235 | | 1,841,129 | | — | | 1,841,129 | |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | 428,898 | | 11,396,486 | | 11,825,384 | | — | | 11,825,384 | |
Walden International Equity Fund | | 44,225 | | — | | 44,225 | | — | | 44,225 | |
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(1) Total distributions paid may differ from the amount reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because for tax purposes distributions are recognized when actually paid.
As of March 31, 2016, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
| | Undistributed | | Undistributed | | | | Accumulated | | Unrealized | | Total | |
| | Ordinary | | Long-Term | | Accumulated | | Capital and | | Appreciation | | Accumulated | |
Fund | | Income | | Capital Gains | | Earnings | | Other Losses | | (Depreciation)(2) | | Earnings (Deficit) | |
Asset Management Fund | | $ | 955,244 | | $ | 13,728,914 | | $ | 14,684,158 | | $ | (17,697 | ) | $ | 123,426,291 | | $ | 138,092,752 | |
Equity Fund | | 236,174 | | 5,272,476 | | 5,508,650 | | (296,008 | ) | 42,688,303 | | 47,900,945 | |
Midcap Fund | | 267,920 | | 1,025,849 | | 1,293,769 | | — | | 16,300,781 | | 17,594,550 | |
SMID Cap Fund | | 34,852 | | 130,397 | | 165,249 | | — | | 744,603 | | 909,852 | |
Small Cap Fund | | 347,860 | | 7,176,686 | | 7,524,546 | | (790,217 | ) | 47,952,556 | | 54,686,885 | |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | 245,924 | | 1,422,477 | | 1,668,401 | | — | | 22,213,054 | | 23,881,455 | |
Walden Equity Fund | | 351,418 | | 3,191,995 | | 3,543,413 | | — | | 54,804,965 | | 58,348,378 | |
Walden Midcap Fund | | 199,279 | | 334,220 | | 533,499 | | — | | 8,732,176 | | 9,265,675 | |
Walden SMID Cap Fund | | 252,399 | | 555,168 | | 807,567 | | — | | 3,422,174 | | 4,229,741 | |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | 84,776 | | 1,667,379 | | 1,752,155 | | (79,859 | ) | 9,530,711 | | 11,203,007 | |
Walden International Equity Fund | | 62,843 | | — | | 62,843 | | (44,606 | ) | (673,920 | ) | (655,683 | ) |
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(2) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
Under current tax law, net investment losses and capital losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The following Funds deferred losses as follows:
| | Late Year | | Post October | |
Fund | | Ordinary Loss | | Capital Losses | |
Asset ManagementFund | | $ | — | | $ | 17,698 | |
Equity Fund | | — | | 296,007 | |
Small Cap Fund | | — | | 790,216 | |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | — | | 79,858 | |
Walden International Equity Fund | | — | | 44,606 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements | | September 30, 2016 |
| | (Unaudited) |
6. Control Ownership and Principal Holders:
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a Fund creates presumptions of control of the Fund, under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of September 30, 2016, the Funds had individual shareholder accounts and/or omnibus shareholder accounts (comprised of a group of individual shareholders), owning more than 25% of the total shares outstanding of the Fund as detailed below.
Fund | | Control Ownership | | % of Ownership | |
Asset Management Fund | | US Bank N.A. | | 90.9 | |
Equity Fund | | US Bank N.A. | | 95.8 | |
Midcap Fund | | US Bank N.A. | | 92.1 | |
SMID Cap Fund | | US Bank N.A. | | 67.6 | |
Small Cap Fund | | Mercer Trust | | 25.1 | |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | US Bank N.A. | | 65.9 | |
Walden Equity Fund | | US Bank N.A. | | 26.8 | |
Walden Midcap Fund | | US Bank N.A. | | 95.3 | |
Walden SMID Cap Fund | | US Bank N.A. | | 50.6 | |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | US Bank N.A. | | 42.4 | |
Walden International Equity Fund | | US Bank N.A. | | 93.4 | |
7. Fiscal Year-End Change:
The Board, upon a recommendation from the Adviser, approved a change to the Trust’s fiscal year end from March 31 to December 31. The Trust’s next fiscal period will end on December 31, 2016.
8. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated events and transactions through the date these financial statements were issued and concluded no subsequent events required recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.
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Table of Shareholder Expenses:
As a shareholder of the Trust, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Boston Trust & Walden Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016.
Actual Expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid during Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect the costs incurred by the Funds for buying and selling securities. The Funds do not charge transaction fees, such as redemption fees, nor do the Funds charge a sales charge (load). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
| | | | | | | | Annualized | |
| | Beginning | | Ending | | Expenses Paid | | Expense Ratio | |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | During Period | | During Period | |
| | 4/1/16 | | 9/30/16 | | 4/1/16 - 9/30/16 | | 4/1/16 - 9/30/16 | |
Asset Management Fund | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,046.20 | | $ | 4.82 | | 0.94 | % |
Equity Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,052.30 | | 4.94 | | 0.96 | % |
Midcap Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,042.50 | | 5.12 | | 1.00 | % |
SMID Cap Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,064.10 | | 3.88 | | 0.75 | % |
Small Cap Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,065.10 | | 5.18 | | 1.00 | % |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,039.20 | | 5.11 | | 1.00 | % |
Walden Equity Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,048.10 | | 5.13 | | 1.00 | % |
Walden Midcap Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,042.60 | | 5.12 | | 1.00 | % |
Walden SMID Cap Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,064.20 | | 5.17 | | 1.00 | % |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,067.50 | | 5.18 | | 1.00 | % |
Walden International Equity Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,037.00 | | 5.87 | | 1.15 | % |
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(1) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare 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 the costs incurred by the Funds for buying and selling securities. The Funds do not charge transaction fees, such as redemption fees, nor do the Funds charge a sales charge (load). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
| | | | | | | | Annualized | |
| | Beginning | | Ending | | Expenses Paid | | Expense Ratio | |
| | Account Value | | Account Value | | During Period | | During Period | |
| | 4/1/16 | | 9/30/16 | | 4/1/16 - 9/30/16 | | 4/1/16 - 9/30/16 | |
Asset Management Fund | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.36 | | $ | 4.76 | | 0.94 | % |
Equity Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,020.26 | | 4.86 | | 0.96 | % |
Midcap Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,020.05 | | 5.06 | | 1.00 | % |
SMID Cap Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,021.31 | | 3.80 | | 0.75 | % |
Small Cap Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,020.05 | | 5.06 | | 1.00 | % |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,020.05 | | 5.06 | | 1.00 | % |
Walden Equity Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,020.05 | | 5.06 | | 1.00 | % |
Walden Midcap Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,020.05 | | 5.06 | | 1.00 | % |
Walden SMID Cap Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,020.05 | | 5.06 | | 1.00 | % |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,020.05 | | 5.06 | | 1.00 | % |
Walden International Equity Fund | | 1,000.00 | | 1,019.30 | | 5.82 | | 1.15 | % |
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(1) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Tabular Summary of Schedules of Portfolio Investments:
The Boston Trust Funds invested, as a percentage of total net assets, in the following industries as of September 30, 2016.
Asset Management Fund
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio | | Percentage of | |
Investments | | Total Net Assets | |
Information Technology | | 15.5 | % |
Financials | | 15.5 | % |
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | 15.0 | % |
Health Care | | 14.3 | % |
Industrials | | 10.2 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 8.9 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 8.3 | % |
Investment Companies | | 3.8 | % |
Energy | | 3.3 | % |
Materials | | 2.0 | % |
Municipal Bonds | | 1.5 | % |
Utilities | | 1.4 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | 0.3 | % |
Total | | 100.0 | % |
Equity Fund
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio | | Percentage of | |
Investments | | Total Net Assets | |
Information Technology | | 18.9 | % |
Health Care | | 18.2 | % |
Financials | | 16.9 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 12.3 | % |
Industrials | | 12.0 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 10.4 | % |
Energy | | 4.3 | % |
Materials | | 3.3 | % |
Utilities | | 2.1 | % |
Investment Companies | | 1.6 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | 0.3 | % |
Other net assets | | -0.3 | % |
Total | | 100.0 | % |
Midcap Fund
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio | | Percentage of | |
Investments | | Total Net Assets | |
Financials | | 14.9 | % |
Industrials | | 14.8 | % |
Information Technology | | 14.8 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 14.8 | % |
Health Care | | 13.9 | % |
Materials | | 6.5 | % |
Utilities | | 6.2 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 6.1 | % |
Real Estate | | 3.7 | % |
Energy | | 3.0 | % |
Investment Companies | | 1.2 | % |
Other net assets | | 0.1 | % |
Total | | 100.0 | % |
SMID Cap Fund
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio | | Percentage of | |
Investments | | Total Net Assets | |
Financials | | 16.5 | % |
Industrials | | 16.4 | % |
Information Technology | | 15.7 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 14.6 | % |
Health Care | | 12.2 | % |
Real Estate | | 7.9 | % |
Materials | | 5.3 | % |
Energy | | 3.2 | % |
Utilities | | 3.1 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 2.9 | % |
Investment Companies | | 2.1 | % |
Other net assets | | 0.1 | % |
Total | | 100.0 | % |
Small Cap Fund
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio | | Percentage of | |
Investments | | Total Net Assets | |
Information Technology | | 19.2 | % |
Financials | | 15.6 | % |
Industrials | | 15.2 | % |
Health Care | | 14.4 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 13.9 | % |
Real Estate | | 6.8 | % |
Materials | | 4.3 | % |
Utilities | | 3.4 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 3.1 | % |
Energy | | 2.7 | % |
Investment Companies | | 1.3 | % |
Other net assets | | 0.1 | % |
Total | | 100.0 | % |
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The Walden Funds invested, as a percentage of total net assets, in the following industries or countries as of September 30, 2016.
Walden Asset Management Fund
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio | | Percentage of | |
Investments | | Total Net Assets | |
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | 20.4 | % |
Information Technology | | 14.5 | % |
Financials | | 12.7 | % |
Health Care | | 11.6 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 10.1 | % |
Industrials | | 10.0 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 9.4 | % |
Energy | | 2.7 | % |
Materials | | 2.4 | % |
Investment Companies | | 2.2 | % |
Utilities | | 1.5 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | 0.8 | % |
Municipal Bonds | | 0.5 | % |
Certificate of Deposit | | 0.1 | % |
Other net assets | | 1.1 | % |
Total | | 100.0 | % |
Walden Equity Fund
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio | | Percentage of | |
Investments | | Total Net Assets | |
Information Technology | | 18.4 | % |
Financials | | 15.7 | % |
Health Care | | 15.5 | % |
Industrials | | 13.2 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 13.1 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 12.3 | % |
Energy | | 3.7 | % |
Materials | | 3.3 | % |
Utilities | | 1.9 | % |
Investment Companies | | 1.1 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | 1.0 | % |
Other net assets | | 0.8 | % |
Total | | 100.0 | % |
Walden Midcap Fund
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio | | Percentage of | |
Investments | | Total Net Assets | |
Industrials | | 15.5 | % |
Financials | | 15.3 | % |
Health Care | | 14.6 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 14.6 | % |
Information Technology | | 14.2 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 6.6 | % |
Materials | | 6.3 | % |
Utilities | | 5.2 | % |
Real Estate | | 3.9 | % |
Energy | | 3.0 | % |
Investment Companies | | 0.8 | % |
Total | | 100.0 | % |
Walden SMID Cap Fund
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio | | Percentage of | |
Investments | | Total Net Assets | |
Financials | | 17.2 | % |
Information Technology | | 16.9 | % |
Industrials | | 16.3 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 13.9 | % |
Health Care | | 12.9 | % |
Real Estate | | 8.5 | % |
Materials | | 5.3 | % |
Utilities | | 3.2 | % |
Energy | | 3.1 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 1.8 | % |
Investment Companies | | 0.8 | % |
Other net assets | | 0.1 | % |
Total | | 100.0 | % |
Walden Small Cap Fund
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio | | Percentage of | |
Investments | | Total Net Assets | |
Information Technology | | 19.7 | % |
Financials | | 15.9 | % |
Industrials | | 15.5 | % |
Health Care | | 14.4 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | 13.6 | % |
Real Estate | | 6.9 | % |
Materials | | 4.4 | % |
Utilities | | 3.5 | % |
Energy | | 2.8 | % |
Consumer Staples | | 2.7 | % |
Investment Companies | | 0.6 | % |
Total | | 100.0 | % |
Walden International Equity Fund
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio | | Percentage of | |
Investments | | Total Net Assets | |
Japan | | 20.4 | % |
United Kingdom | | 16.2 | % |
France | | 8.9 | % |
Canada | | 8.7 | % |
Switzerland | | 8.7 | % |
Germany | | 8.6 | % |
Australia | | 6.4 | % |
Spain | | 3.1 | % |
Netherlands | | 3.1 | % |
Sweden | | 3.0 | % |
Hong Kong | | 2.9 | % |
Italy | | 1.6 | % |
Denmark | | 1.5 | % |
Singapore | | 1.4 | % |
Luxembourg | | 0.8 | % |
Finland | | 0.8 | % |
Israel | | 0.7 | % |
Ireland | | 0.7 | % |
Belgium | | 0.7 | % |
Norway | | 0.7 | % |
United States | | 0.2 | % |
Other net assets | | 0.9 | % |
Total | | 100.0 | % |
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Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders
A Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Trusts was held on July 18, 2016 and July 27, 2016 (the “Joint Special Meeting”). The purpose of the Special Meeting was for shareholders to consider the following five proposals:
1. To approve an amendment to each Fund’s fundamental policy regarding loans;
2. To approve an amendment to each Fund’s fundamental policy regarding borrowing;
3. To elect Elizabeth McGeveran to the Board of Trustees of the Trust;
4. To disapprove an amendment to the Fund’s fundamental policy regarding loans;
5. To disapprove an amendment to the Fund’s fundamental policy regarding borrowing;
Proposal 1
The results of the vote of the shareholders of each Fund on the proposal to approve an amendment to each Fund’s fundamental policy regarding loans (except for broker nonvotes) were as follows:
Fund | | For Approval | | Against Approval | | Abstain | | Broker Nonvote | |
Boston Trust Asset Management Fund | | 8,316,228.623 | | 48.936 | | 1,253.894 | | 365,883.8 | |
Boston Trust Equity Fund | | 5,439,467.000 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 | | 1,513.0 | |
Boston Trust Midcap Fund | | 2,997,707.338 | | 742 | | 0.000 | | 32,927 | |
Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund | | 395,940.572 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 | | 0 | |
Boston Trust Small Cap Fund | | adjourned | | adjourned | | adjourned | | N/A | |
Walden Asset Management Fund | | 4,504,031.236 | | 3,716.122 | | 2,533.048 | | 1,205,832 | |
Walden Equity Fund | | 5,071,199.711 | | 41,491.042 | | 18,001.825 | | 2,719,889 | |
Walden Midcap Fund | �� | 2,361,616.697 | | 405.680 | | 0.000 | | 22,284.6 | |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | 2,669,878.986 | | 1,995.527 | | 0.000 | | 591,099.9 | |
Walden SMID Cap Fund | | 1,236,545 | | 315.489 | | 0.000 | | 201,880 | |
Walden International Equity Fund | | 1,362,382.500 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 | | 0 | |
An affirmative vote of at least 67% of the votes as cast by proxy or in person at the Meeting for each Fund approved the amendment to the Fund’s fundamental policy regarding loans. As a result, the amendment to each Fund’s fundamental policy regarding loans was approved.
Proposal 2
The results of the vote of the shareholders of each Fund on the proposal to approve an amendment to each Fund’s fundamental policy regarding borrowing (except for broker non votes) were as follows:
Fund | | For Approval | | Against Approval | | Abstain | | Broker Nonvote | |
Boston Trust Asset Management Fund | | 8,316,228.623 | | 48.936 | | 1,253.894 | | 365,883.8 | |
Boston Trust Equity Fund | | 5,439,467.000 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 | | 1,513.0 | |
Boston Trust Midcap Fund | | 2,997,707.338 | | 742 | | 0.000 | | 32,927 | |
Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund | | 395,940.572 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 | | 0 | |
Boston Trust Small Cap Fund | | adjourned | | adjourned | | adjourned | | N/A | |
Walden Asset Manag ement Fund | | 4,503,639.236 | | 3,716.122 | | 2,925.048 | | 1,205,832 | |
Walden Equity Fund | | 5,087,560.916 | | 25,129.837 | | 18,001.825 | | 2,719,899 | |
Walden Midcap Fund | | 2,361,616.697 | | 405.680 | | 0.000 | | 22,284.6 | |
Walden SMID Cap Fund | | 1,236,545.209 | | 315.489 | | 0.000 | | 201,880.6 | |
Walden Small Cap Fund | | 2,669,878.986 | | 1,995.527 | | 0.000 | | 591,099.9 | |
Walden International Equity Fund | | 1,362,382.500 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 | | 0 | |
An affirmative vote of at least 67% of the votes as cast by proxy or in person at the Meeting for each Fund approved the amendment to the Fund’s fundamental policy regarding borrowing. As a result, the amendment to each Fund’s fundamental policy regarding borrowing was approved.
Proposal 3
The results of the vote of the shareholders of the Funds on the election of Elizabeth McGeveran to the Board of Trustees of the Funds were as follows:
| | For Approval | | Withheld | | % of Total | |
Elizabeth McGeveran | | 51,523,300.431 | | 2,424,110.406 | | 76.214 | % |
An affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes as cast for the Funds approved the election of Elizabeth McGeveran as a Trustee of the Funds. As a result, the shareholders of the Funds approved the election of Elizabeth McGeveran.
Proposal 4
The results of the vote of the shareholders of the Fund on the proposal to approve an amendment to the Fund’s fundamental policy regarding loans (except for broker nonvotes) were as follows:
Fund | | For Approval | | Against Approval | | Abstain | | Broker Nonvote | |
Boston Trust Small Cap Fund | | 7,730,574.701 | | 2,109,748.228 | | 62,293.528 | | N/A | |
An affirmative vote of less than 67% of the votes as cast by proxy or in person at the Meeting for the Fund does not approve the amendment to the Fund’s fundamental policy regarding loans. As a result, the amendment to the Fund’s fundamental policy regarding loans was not approved.
Proposal 5
The results of the vote of the shareholders of the Fund on the proposal to approve an amendment to the Fund’s fundamental policy regarding borrowing (except for broker non votes) were as follows:
Fund | | For Approval | | Against Approval | | Abstain | | Broker Nonvote | |
Boston Trust Small Cap Fund | | 7,729,506.706 | | 2,109,878.349 | | 63,231.402 | | N/A | |
An affirmative vote of less than 67% of the votes as cast by proxy or in person at the Meeting for the Fund does not approve the amendment to the Fund’s fundamental policy regarding borrowing. As a result, the amendment to the Fund’s fundamental policy regarding borrowing was not approved.
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Other Information:
A description of the policies and guidelines that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050, and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.
Proxy voting policies and guidelines as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050, (ii) on the Boston Trust & Investment Management, Inc. website at http://www.btim.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Funds file complete schedules of portfolio holdings for each Fund with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Q is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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Investment Adviser
Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc.
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Custodian and Transfer Agent
Boston Trust & Investment Management Company
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Administrator
Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, OH 43219
Distributor
BHIL Distributors, LLC
4041 N. High Street, Suite 402
Columbus, OH 43214
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd.
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800
Cleveland, OH 44115
Legal Counsel
Thompson Hine LLP
41 South High Street, Suite 1700
Columbus, OH 43215
This report is intended for the shareholders of the Funds and may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
Past performance results shown should not be considered a representation of future performance. Share price and returns will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are dated and subject to change.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable — only for annual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable — only for annual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable — only for annual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
(a) Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1.
(b) Not applicable.
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.
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Not applicable — Only effective for annual reports.
(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished herewith
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.
(Registrant) | The Boston Trust & Walden Funds | |
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By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Lucia Santini, President | |
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Date | 11/29/16 | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Lucia Santini, President | |
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Date | 11/29/16 | |
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By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Jennifer Ellis, Treasurer | |
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Date | 11/29/16 | |
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