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: 811-8056
Praxis Mutual Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1110 N. Main Street
Goshen, IN 46527
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Anthony Zacharski
Dechert LLP
200 Clarendon Street, 27th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 977-2947
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2019
Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Praxis Mutual Funds’ shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Funds or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on www.PraxisMutualFunds.com, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change; and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds or your financial intermediary electronically by notifying your financial intermediary directly or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 800-977-2947.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your reports. If you invest directly with the Praxis Mutual Funds, you can call 800-977-2947. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the Praxis Mutual Funds or your financial intermediary.
Table of Contents
Message from the President | 1 |
Stewardship Investing Report | 2 |
Praxis Impact Bond Fund | |
Portfolio Managers’ Commentary | 3 |
Performance Review | 5 |
Schedule of Investments | 6 |
Praxis International Index Fund | |
Portfolio Managers’ Commentary | 13 |
Performance Review | 14 |
Schedule of Investments | 15 |
Praxis Value Index Fund | |
Portfolio Manager’s Commentary | 25 |
Performance Review | 26 |
Schedule of Investments | 27 |
Praxis Growth Index Fund | |
Portfolio Manager’s Commentary | 31 |
Performance Review | 32 |
Schedule of Investments | 33 |
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund | |
Portfolio Manager’s Commentary | 37 |
Performance Review | 38 |
Schedule of Investments | 39 |
Praxis Genesis Portfolios | |
Portfolio Managers’ Commentary | 45 |
Praxis Genesis Conservative Portfolio | |
Performance Review | 46 |
Schedule of Investments | 47 |
Praxis Genesis Balanced Portfolio | |
Performance Review | 48 |
Schedule of Investments | 49 |
Praxis Genesis Growth Portfolio | |
Performance Review | 50 |
Schedule of Investments | 51 |
Financial Statements | |
Statements of Assets & Liabilities | 52 |
Statements of Operations | 54 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 56 |
Financial Highlights | 59 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 67 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 78 |
Additional Fund Information (unaudited) | 79 |
Management of the Trust (unaudited) | 85 |
Message from the President | Annual report to shareholders |
Dear Praxis shareholders:
Stock markets regained their footing in 2019, as investors focused on the positives, shedding their doubts from their late 2018 swoon. Global stock markets rose across the board, but U.S. markets led the pack again on the S&P 500 Index’s 31.5% gain. Whether this reignited optimism is justified remains to be seen.
Bonds also delivered above-normal total returns during the year, with gains to bond values more than making up for falling yields. However, not all was well in the bond markets during the year. In the belly of the year, the U.S. Treasury yield curve inverted, with short-term rates moving higher than medium-term rates, revealing bond investors’ anxiety about a possible future recession. The episode was short-lived, and the curve returned to its typical upward sloping shape by year’s end.
The Federal Reserve also sensed weakening economic fundamentals during the year, leading it to reduce the Fed Funds Rate three times in an effort to forestall any recessionary deterioration. This no doubt encouraged investors to continue bidding riskier asset classes higher.
International equity markets re-awoke, generating strong returns for the year despite several reasons to fret, including the Brexit debate and global trade tensions. Many agree that non-U.S. equity markets trade at a discount to U.S. stocks, as they have for several years, but slower growth in Europe and Japan in particular may justify this disconnect. Still, it was encouraging to see strong returns from international markets again.
We know you invest in Praxis Mutual Funds® for more than just generating investment returns, although we eagerly accept the duty to do that on your behalf. Together, we understand that investing can be a powerful vehicle for changing the world for the better. We do this by avoiding investments in areas we believe detract from the well-being of company stakeholders, but more importantly, we seek investments that generate a positive impact on the world we share. We do it by engaging with company management teams to help them see how they can improve their impact in the world, and we do it by channeling money to community development investments that reach the underserved in our society.
As the year came to an end, we wrapped up celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Funds. We have much to be grateful for as we looked back on the success of our team and our predecessors. We also used the occasion to renew our resolve to deliver returns that help you accomplish your investment goals and make an impact that reflects your values.
I invite you to read the following manager reports to see how we’re fulfilling our mandate. Thank you for your support of Praxis Mutual Funds.
Sincerely,
Chad M. Horning, CFA®
President
Praxis Mutual Funds®
Praxis Mutual Funds are advised by Everence Capital Management and distributed through FINRA member Foreside Financial Services, LLC.
The views expressed are those of the Praxis Mutual Funds’ President as of Dec. 31, 2019, are subject to change, and may differ from the views of portfolio managers or Everence Capital Management as a whole. These opinions are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. All data referenced are from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. Securities and sectors referenced should not be construed as a solicitation or recommendation or be used as the sole basis for any investment decision.
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Message from the Vice President of Stewardship Investing | Annual report to shareholders |
Celebrating 25 years of impact through investing
Over 25 years ago, we set out to create a family of mutual funds that would allow individuals and institutions to invest according to values aligned with and inspired by the Christian Anabaptist faith tradition. At the time, along with many early socially responsible investors, this effort was defined mostly by the application of negative screens. This represented a natural desire to avoid benefiting financially from industries and activities that run counter to the principles that guide the rest of our lives.
However, we quickly came to understand that while reflecting some of our shared values and faith convictions, avoidance screens fell far short of the active, Christ-centered understanding of stewardship that was our primary guide. Christian stewardship called us not to just avoid but to engage, to champion, and to embrace. This conviction became the foundation of our stewardship investing philosophy that has continued to evolve, deepen and grow—delivering impact in myriad ways.
Though we rarely used the now commonplace “impact” term, understanding and creating impact was central to our work on many levels. And it remains that way to this day.
Today, delivering impact at Praxis means the following:
● | We remain committed to reflecting our values through avoidance, by continuing to develop our Values + ESG Screening. This year, we implemented our first ever cannabis screen as corporate social research evolved to a level where we could distinguish between medicinal and recreational uses of marijuana. In addition, we began work on a new “E” screen designed to emphasize a company’s commitment to transition toward a low-carbon future, supporting change that our world needs the most. |
● | Robust shareholder advocacy was and has been at the core of our understanding of Christ’s call to us as investors. It moves us from passive to active. It makes us call out companies that abuse and disregard the interests of all stakeholders. In 2019, we saw important strides with NiSource finalizing plans to transition away from coal and to renewable energy without leaving existing employees behind. We saw Kroger adopt its first human rights statement and JPMorgan Chase begin an industrywide withdrawal from private prison lending among major U.S. banks. |
● | We continued to develop our active ESG integration by applying our Values + ESG screens across all Funds. The managers of the Praxis Impact Bond Fund, our only actively-managed Fund, work to integrate emerging corporate environmental, social and governance data into the investment process on a regular basis. It is our hope that this effort both works to reduce risk and to focus our investments in companies that make a positive impact on our world. And we added new investment staff to help us do this work even better. |
● | Positive Impact Investments continue to play a central role in our actively managed fixed income strategy with a focus on an industry-leading commitment to supporting and growing the field of positive impact bond investments. The Praxis Impact Bond Fund now holds over 30% of its diversified holdings in investments that support climate and communities. |
● | Values-driven proxy voting - Carefully and thoughtfully voting our proxies both fulfills our responsibilities as part-owners of these companies and provides us another, important way to communicate our values and concerns to corporations. In 2019, we increased our support for resolutions related to diversity and gender concerns. |
● | Community Development Investing - Praxis continues to lead the industry in committing approximately 1% of all Fund assets to targeted investments focused on opening doors of economic opportunity to marginalized communities and individuals. Today, we have more than $15 million at work building hope and self-sufficiency in communities across the United States and around the world. |
This is what the first 25 years has wrought at Praxis. I hope you will join us as we explore what will happen in the next.
Mark A. Regier
Vice President of Stewardship Investing
To learn more about any of the above areas, please visit praxismutualfunds.com/stories.
The views expressed are those of the Vice President of Stewardship Investing as of Dec. 31, 2019, are subject to change, and may differ from the views of portfolio managers or Everence Capital Management as a whole. These opinions are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. All data referenced are from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. Securities and sectors referenced should not be construed as a solicitation or recommendation or be used as the sole basis for any investment decision.
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Praxis Impact Bond Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders
Portfolio Managers’ Commentary (unaudited)
For the year ended Dec. 31, 2019, the Praxis Impact Bond Fund’s Class I Shares had a return of 8.15%, and the Class A Shares (without load) returned 7.75%. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 8.72%. Over the last five years, the Class I Shares returned 2.96% (average annual return) versus 3.05% for the Fund’s benchmark and over the last 10 years, the Class I Shares returned 3.75% (average annual return) versus 3.75% for the Fund’s benchmark. The Praxis Impact Bond Fund has been in the Morningstar Intermediate Term Bond category for many years. On April 30, 2019, Morningstar split this category into two and the Fund was moved to the US Fund Intermediate Core Bond category. This was the more conservative fund category in the split and we feel that it is the most appropriate category, based upon our management of the Fund. When ranked within its Fund category, the Class I Shares were in the 59th percentile for the one-year time period, 38th percentile for the 5-year period and 43rd percentile for the last 10 years.
In the last quarter of 2018, the 10-year Treasury bond yield reached a high of 3.24%, but it ended the year at 2.69%. That wasn’t the lowest yield in 2019 – in fact, that turned out to be near the peak for 2019 as the 10-year Treasury yield finished at 1.92%. At the beginning of 2019, the Federal Reserve was expected to keep the Fed Funds rate steady, but instead tariffs, trade wars and a global economic slowdown pushed the Fed to lower the Federal Funds target rate three times, starting in July. Generally, when expectations of slower economic growth and a potential recession fester, the stock market tends to fall, but instead equity investors kept their faith in the Fed to protect them from the downside. The strong stock market led to lower corporate spreads and this plus lower yields produced a 14.5% total return in the Bloomberg Barclays Corporate Index. This was the strongest total return for corporate bonds since 2009 and better than any other year in the last 20.
2019 turned out to be a decent year in terms of the economic data, despite heightened concerns of an economic slowdown during the summer. The unemployment rate started at 3.9% and ended at 3.5%, which matched a 50-year low. This was only 0.1% from matching the lowest rate in the last 65 years. The labor market has been very strong during this economic cycle. Inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) was below 2 percent for most of the year, but it did finish at 2.3% by December. Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 fell back to 2.3% year-over-year, which is right near its average level over this decade. Each of those numbers was fine, but the tariffs and global trade wars proved to be a real problem for the manufacturing sector. Although the manufacturing sector is a relatively small part of the overall economy, manufacturing indices went from strong expansion territory in 2018 to recessionary levels by the last quarter of the year. Weakness in the manufacturing sector, along with the concerning market signal the inverted U.S. Treasury yield curve implied, were the major reasons for the growth concerns that arose during 2019.
The Fed acknowledged that it raised the Fed Funds rate too far and too fast in 2018 by decreasing the rate three times in 2019, back down to the lower bound of 1.5%. This led to a strong decrease in short-term interest rates, with the 6-month Treasury bill moving lower by 0.90%. Interestingly, the 6-month Treasury bill yield increased by just over 0.90% in 2018. Longer term interest rates also moved lower during the year, with the 30-year Treasury down about 0.63% in the calendar year. We increased our duration in the Fund by the end of 2018, but we started lowering the duration too quickly during the year as interest rates fell. This lower duration was the biggest detractor from performance versus the index.
The Praxis Impact Bond Fund has a higher than index weight to corporate bonds, but the bonds generally have a shorter time period to maturity and they generally are less risky than bonds in the index. This combination hurt the Fund versus the index and versus peers, especially in the last half of the year. Our continued underweight to mortgage-backed securities was a positive for the full year. The lack of U.S. Treasury holdings in the Fund was also a positive as U.S. agency bonds, which we hold in lieu of Treasury securities, gained 0.54% in 2019 on an excess return basis versus Treasuries.
We don’t believe we can predict the future, but the dramatic drop of interest rates in 2019 was different than our expectations. Inflation stayed lower than we expected and that helped push interest rates down. On the other hand, GDP growth and the unemployment rate were in line with our expectations.
We believe that 2020 will be an even more difficult year for GDP growth. The stimulus of tax cuts is wearing off and there is still a lot of uncertainty with tariffs, trade wars, political and geopolitical concerns. We are in the longest economic expansion cycle since the inception of the data in 1854 and it is difficult to know if this will be the year it finally ends. We will stay diligent in our assessment of the most likely outcome for economic growth and adjust our positioning to take advantage of either an abundance of exuberance or pessimism if those conditions present themselves.
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), the global sustainable finance market had another record year. BNEF defines sustainable finance to include green, social and sustainability bonds and loans. Issuance in 2019 reached $465 billion, after $261 billion of issuance in 2018. The entire market had $5 billion of issuance in 2012. The Europe, Middle East and Africa market is the largest
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Praxis Impact Bond Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders
Portfolio Managers’ Commentary (unaudited), continued
geographic issuance area, but the Americas are in second place. Green bonds fund projects that have positive environmental benefits. Social bonds fund projects that have positive social outcomes and sustainability bonds fund projects that have a mix of a green and social impact.
We were able to keep the Fund’s holdings of positive impact bonds – fixed-income investments that have a positive impact on the climate and/or community – to about 30% of the portfolio by Dec. 31, 2019. We bought many new bonds, but a lot of bonds matured. Some examples of new bond purchases were one that supported an impact investment through Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) that lent to Sarona Frontier Markets, and another through OPIC that supported women’s impact investments. There was a sustainability bond for a CDFI (Community Development Finance Institution), and many other green, social and sustainability bonds.
Of the 127 bonds in the Fund that we define as positive impact holdings, 88 provide clear benefits to the climate. The remaining positive impact bonds produce benefits to communities by funding affordable housing, community development, education, sustainability and social bonds, and more.
As we start 2020, we are positioned for the expectation that corporate bonds will not perform as well as they did in 2019. We continue to look for additional opportunities to enhance the financial return of the Praxis Impact Bond Fund and to make a positive impact on the world that we share.
Benjamin J. Bailey, CFA®
Praxis Impact Bond Fund Co-Manager
Praxis Mutual Funds®
Chris Woods, CFA®
Praxis Impact Bond Fund Co-Manager
Praxis Mutual Funds®
The views expressed are those of the portfolio managers as of Dec. 31, 2019, are subject to change, and may differ from the views of other portfolio managers or Everence Capital Management as a whole. These opinions are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. All data referenced are from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. Securities and sectors referenced should not be construed as a solicitation or recommendation or be used as the sole basis for any investment decision.
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Praxis Impact Bond Fund
Performance Review (unaudited)
Growth of $10,000 investment from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19
This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A Shares (adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 3.75%) of the Fund and Index from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19 and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual | |||||||
| Inception | One | Three | Five | Ten | Expense | |
Praxis Impact Bond Fund | |||||||
Class A * | 5/12/99 | 3.75% | 2.14% | 1.77% | 2.94% | 0.98% | 0.98% |
Class A (Without Load) | 5/12/99 | 7.75% | 3.45% | 2.55% | 3.34% | ||
Class I | 5/1/06 | 8.15% | 3.89% | 2.96% | 3.75% | 0.53% | 0.53% |
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 1 |
| 8.72% | 4.03% | 3.05% | 3.75% |
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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. These performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.praxismutualfunds.com. Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The total returns shown reflect any expenses that were contractually or voluntarily reduced, reimbursed or paid by any party during the periods presented. In such instances, and without activity, the total returns would have been lower.
* The total return figures shown reflect the maximum sales charge applicable to Class A Shares for the Fund. Class A Shares have a maximum sales charge on purchases of 3.75%.
** Reflects the expense ratios as reported in the Prospectus dated April 30, 2019. Contractual fee waivers are in effect from May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020 for Class A.
1 Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and includes Treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues and mortgage-backed securities, and is intended to be generally representative of the bond market as a whole.
The above index is for illustrative purposes only and 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 these expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, although an investor can invest in its underlying securities.
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Schedule of Investments
Praxis Impact Bond Fund
December 31, 2019
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 2.4% | ||||||||||||||||
CAL Funding II Ltd. (a)(b) | 3.620 | % | 06/25/42 | $ | 556,250 | $ | 556,192 | |||||||||
CLI Funding, LLC (b) | 2.830 | % | 03/18/28 | 318,000 | 316,201 | |||||||||||
Cronos Containers Program Ltd. (b) | 3.270 | % | 11/18/29 | 435,185 | 434,014 | |||||||||||
Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer, LLC (b) | 3.082 | % | 07/25/47 | 1,470,000 | 1,471,176 | |||||||||||
Global SC Finance II SRL (b) | 2.980 | % | 04/17/28 | 383,333 | 383,029 | |||||||||||
Golden Credit Card Trust (b) | 2.020 | % | 04/15/22 | 1,990,000 | 1,990,239 | |||||||||||
InSite Issuer, LLC (b) | 2.883 | % | 11/15/46 | 1,750,000 | 1,758,372 | |||||||||||
Master Credit Card Trust (b) | 2.260 | % | 01/21/20 | 2,000,000 | 1,996,405 | |||||||||||
SBA Tower Trust (b) | 3.448 | % | 03/15/23 | 1,250,000 | 1,287,843 | |||||||||||
SBA Tower Trust (b) | 2.836 | % | 01/15/25 | 282,000 | 283,111 | |||||||||||
SolarCity LMC, Series I, LLC (b) | 4.800 | % | 12/21/26 | 514,839 | 533,466 | |||||||||||
SolarCity LMC, Series IV, LLC (b) | 4.180 | % | 08/21/45 | 220,093 | 222,578 | |||||||||||
Spruce ABS Trust (b)(c) | 4.320 | % | 06/15/28 | 164,181 | 165,627 | |||||||||||
Textainer Marine Containers Ltd. (b) | 3.720 | % | 05/20/42 | 569,427 | 571,562 | |||||||||||
Trillium Credit Card Trust II (b) | 3.038 | % | 01/26/24 | 2,000,000 | 2,020,329 | |||||||||||
Wendy’s Funding, LLC (b) | 3.783 | % | 06/15/49 | 388,050 | 395,652 | |||||||||||
TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (COST $14,321,429) | 14,385,796 | |||||||||||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 1.2% | ||||||||||||||||
American Municipal Power Ohio, Inc., Rev. Taxable-Hydroelectric Projects | 7.334 | % | 02/15/28 | 1,000,000 | 1,273,940 | |||||||||||
Columbus Multi-High School Building Corp. | 6.446 | % | 01/15/30 | 1,000,000 | 1,001,520 | |||||||||||
Findlay City School District | 6.250 | % | 12/01/37 | 270,000 | 270,850 | |||||||||||
Houston Independent School District | 6.168 | % | 02/15/34 | 1,000,000 | 1,003,400 | |||||||||||
Massachusetts St. | 3.277 | % | 06/01/46 | 1,500,000 | 1,508,715 | |||||||||||
New Jersey St. Housing and Mortgage Finance | 2.600 | % | 07/01/23 | 220,000 | 222,636 | |||||||||||
Osceola County Housing Finance Authority Rev. | 3.350 | % | 07/01/23 | 160,000 | 168,880 | |||||||||||
St. of Hawaii, Department of Business Economic Development & Tourism | 1.467 | % | 07/01/22 | 145,834 | 145,713 | |||||||||||
St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Rev. | 2.993 | % | 07/01/21 | 1,250,000 | 1,266,962 | |||||||||||
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (COST $6,748,235) | 6,862,616 | |||||||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 36.7% | ||||||||||||||||
AIRLINES — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||
British Airways, Series 2013-1 (b) | 4.625 | % | 06/20/24 | 567,262 | 600,371 | |||||||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 2.875 | % | 03/13/20 | 435,000 | 435,068 | |||||||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 2.650 | % | 11/05/20 | 680,000 | 683,615 | |||||||||||
1,719,054 |
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 36.7%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
AUTO PARTS — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||
American Honda Finance Corp. | 3.550 | % | 01/12/24 | $ | 357,000 | $ | 376,632 | |||||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 4.625 | % | 09/15/20 | 1,500,000 | 1,523,785 | |||||||||||
1,900,417 | ||||||||||||||||
BANKS — 5.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Axis Bank/Dubai (b) | 2.875 | % | 06/01/21 | 500,000 | 500,414 | |||||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 3.499 | % | 05/17/22 | 1,000,000 | 1,020,091 | |||||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 3.300 | % | 01/11/23 | 500,000 | 516,941 | |||||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 3.335 | % | 01/25/23 | 1,000,000 | 1,027,479 | |||||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 4.100 | % | 07/24/23 | 1,000,000 | 1,066,693 | |||||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 2.456 | % | 10/22/25 | 1,000,000 | 1,006,690 | |||||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 4.271 | % | 07/23/29 | 1,000,000 | 1,111,515 | |||||||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 2.500 | % | 05/12/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,001,318 | |||||||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 4.500 | % | 01/14/22 | 1,250,000 | 1,310,610 | |||||||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 3.875 | % | 10/25/23 | 1,000,000 | 1,061,901 | |||||||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 3.700 | % | 01/12/26 | 1,750,000 | 1,866,605 | |||||||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (b) | 2.250 | % | 03/10/20 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,799 | |||||||||||
Discover Bank/Greenwood DE | 4.200 | % | 08/08/23 | 1,255,000 | 1,334,209 | |||||||||||
Fifth Third Bank | 3.650 | % | 01/25/24 | 1,250,000 | 1,319,398 | |||||||||||
ING Groep N.V. (b) | 4.625 | % | 01/06/26 | 1,250,000 | 1,390,512 | |||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4.625 | % | 05/10/21 | 500,000 | 517,477 | |||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3.250 | % | 09/23/22 | 1,500,000 | 1,551,969 | |||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3.200 | % | 06/15/26 | 2,557,000 | 2,671,617 | |||||||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | 2.527 | % | 09/13/23 | 1,250,000 | 1,263,682 | |||||||||||
National Australia Bank, New York Branch | 3.625 | % | 06/20/23 | 1,750,000 | 1,836,471 | |||||||||||
National Bank of Canada (b) | 2.150 | % | 10/07/22 | 1,250,000 | 1,249,727 | |||||||||||
PNC Bank N.A. | 3.500 | % | 06/08/23 | 1,285,000 | 1,348,052 | |||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. | 2.450 | % | 10/20/20 | 1,250,000 | 1,255,145 | |||||||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank | 1.850 | % | 09/11/20 | 1,575,000 | 1,574,820 | |||||||||||
30,304,135 | ||||||||||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Biogen, Inc. | 2.900 | % | 09/15/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,007,350 | |||||||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 3.650 | % | 03/01/26 | 500,000 | 538,497 | |||||||||||
1,545,847 | ||||||||||||||||
BUILDING MATERIALS — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | 3.500 | % | 12/01/24 | 1,250,000 | 1,298,494 | |||||||||||
BUILDING MATERIALS & SERVICES — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||
NVR, Inc. | 3.950 | % | 09/15/22 | 500,000 | 520,991 | |||||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Masco Corp. | 3.500 | % | 04/01/21 | 482,000 | 489,180 | |||||||||||
Owens Corning | 4.200 | % | 12/01/24 | 1,000,000 | 1,055,278 | |||||||||||
Owens Corning | 3.950 | % | 08/15/29 | 300,000 | 312,283 | |||||||||||
1,856,741 | ||||||||||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 1.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), Perpetual Bond | 4.950 | % | 12/29/49 | 1,000,000 | 1,010,000 | |||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 2.600 | % | 04/23/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,001,302 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis Impact Bond Fund
December 31, 2019
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 36.7%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 1.4%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 6.000 | % | 06/15/20 | $ | 1,200,000 | $ | 1,221,180 | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 3.272 | % | 09/29/25 | 1,500,000 | 1,552,956 | |||||||||||
Morgan Stanley | 3.125 | % | 07/27/26 | 2,000,000 | 2,065,082 | |||||||||||
State Street Corp. | 7.350 | % | 06/15/26 | 1,000,000 | 1,259,449 | |||||||||||
8,109,969 | ||||||||||||||||
CHEMICALS — 1.1% | ||||||||||||||||
DowDuPont, Inc. | 4.493 | % | 11/15/25 | 1,500,000 | 1,652,084 | |||||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 5.500 | % | 12/08/41 | 150,000 | 197,569 | |||||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 3.950 | % | 12/01/47 | 1,220,000 | 1,362,803 | |||||||||||
LG Chemical Ltd. (b) | 3.250 | % | 10/15/24 | 290,000 | 297,806 | |||||||||||
NOVA Chemicals Corp. (b) | 5.250 | % | 08/01/23 | 500,000 | 510,645 | |||||||||||
Nutrien Ltd. | 5.875 | % | 12/01/36 | 840,000 | 999,563 | |||||||||||
Solvay Finance S.A. (b) | 4.450 | % | 12/03/25 | 1,250,000 | 1,352,676 | |||||||||||
6,373,146 | ||||||||||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Steelcase, Inc. | 5.125 | % | 01/18/29 | 1,000,000 | 1,131,358 | |||||||||||
CONSUMER FINANCE — 0.7% | ||||||||||||||||
American Express Credit Corp. | 2.600 | % | 09/14/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,003,682 | |||||||||||
American Express Credit Corp. | 3.000 | % | 10/30/24 | 1,000,000 | 1,033,922 | |||||||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC | 3.157 | % | 08/04/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,003,970 | |||||||||||
Hyundai Capital Services, Inc. (b) | 2.875 | % | 03/16/21 | 1,250,000 | 1,256,348 | |||||||||||
4,297,922 | ||||||||||||||||
CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Conservation Fund, Series 2019 | 3.474 | % | 12/15/29 | 535,000 | 533,394 | |||||||||||
Ford Foundation (The), Series 2017 | 3.859 | % | 06/01/47 | 2,145,000 | 2,417,386 | |||||||||||
Local Initiatives Support Corp. | 4.649 | % | 03/01/37 | 1,500,000 | 1,604,556 | |||||||||||
Low Income Investment Fund | 3.386 | % | 07/01/26 | 115,000 | 116,069 | |||||||||||
4,671,405 | ||||||||||||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 5.375 | % | 04/15/20 | 1,250,000 | 1,259,921 | |||||||||||
Sonoco Products Co. | 5.750 | % | 11/01/40 | 1,000,000 | 1,223,056 | |||||||||||
2,482,977 | ||||||||||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. | 5.000 | % | 10/01/21 | 1,000,000 | 1,048,559 | |||||||||||
Brookfield Finance, Inc. | 4.250 | % | 06/02/26 | 1,000,000 | 1,086,916 | |||||||||||
GATX Corp. | 2.600 | % | 03/30/20 | 897,000 | 897,540 | |||||||||||
GATX Corp. | 4.350 | % | 02/15/24 | 300,000 | 320,822 | |||||||||||
Genpact Luxembourg S.A.R.L. | 3.700 | % | 04/01/22 | 1,100,000 | 1,116,010 | |||||||||||
MSCI, Inc. (b) | 5.750 | % | 08/15/25 | 500,000 | 524,375 | |||||||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 4.000 | % | 06/15/25 | 500,000 | 543,900 | |||||||||||
5,538,122 | ||||||||||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 4.100 | % | 02/15/28 | 507,000 | 551,691 | |||||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 5.250 | % | 03/01/37 | 500,000 | 597,392 | |||||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 4.750 | % | 05/15/46 | 1,000,000 | 1,131,743 |
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 36.7%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.9%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 3.875 | % | 02/08/29 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,103,114 | |||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 5.500 | % | 03/16/47 | 1,250,000 | 1,697,350 | |||||||||||
5,081,290 | ||||||||||||||||
EDUCATION — 1.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3.959 | % | 07/01/38 | 1,500,000 | 1,696,656 | |||||||||||
President & Fellows of Harvard College | 3.150 | % | 07/15/46 | 2,500,000 | 2,554,485 | |||||||||||
University of Notre Dame, Series 2017 | 3.394 | % | 02/15/48 | 2,000,000 | 2,130,437 | |||||||||||
6,381,578 | ||||||||||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 3.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Caledonia Generating, LLC (b) | 1.950 | % | 02/28/22 | 240,630 | 240,191 | |||||||||||
DTE Electric Co. | 4.050 | % | 05/15/48 | 1,750,000 | 2,031,823 | |||||||||||
Electricite de France S.A. (b) | 3.625 | % | 10/13/25 | 1,250,000 | 1,326,917 | |||||||||||
Enel Finance International N.V. (b) | 2.650 | % | 09/10/24 | 1,250,000 | 1,254,216 | |||||||||||
Florida Power & Light Co. | 3.700 | % | 12/01/47 | 1,300,000 | 1,419,741 | |||||||||||
Georgia Power Co. | 3.250 | % | 04/01/26 | 1,000,000 | 1,038,465 | |||||||||||
Interstate Power & Light | 3.600 | % | 04/01/29 | 1,250,000 | 1,331,388 | |||||||||||
MidAmerican Energy Co. | 3.950 | % | 08/01/47 | 1,750,000 | 1,984,182 | |||||||||||
Northern States Power Co. | 2.900 | % | 03/01/50 | 1,250,000 | 1,194,202 | |||||||||||
NSTAR Electric Co. | 5.500 | % | 03/15/40 | 1,250,000 | 1,603,816 | |||||||||||
Pacificorp | 8.080 | % | 10/14/22 | 500,000 | 570,195 | |||||||||||
Pennsylvania Electric Co. | 5.200 | % | 04/01/20 | 500,000 | 503,582 | |||||||||||
Potomac Electric Power Co. | 6.500 | % | 11/15/37 | 1,000,000 | 1,419,166 | |||||||||||
Public Service Colorado | 3.700 | % | 06/15/28 | 1,750,000 | 1,909,400 | |||||||||||
San Diego Gas and Electric Co. | 4.500 | % | 08/15/40 | 841,000 | 949,365 | |||||||||||
Southern California Edison | 4.050 | % | 03/15/42 | 1,165,000 | 1,207,052 | |||||||||||
19,983,701 | ||||||||||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 3.750 | % | 12/01/21 | 14,000 | 14,467 | |||||||||||
Legrand S.A. | 8.500 | % | 02/15/25 | 1,000,000 | 1,276,908 | |||||||||||
Thomas & Betts Corp. | 5.625 | % | 11/15/21 | 720,000 | 767,040 | |||||||||||
2,058,415 | ||||||||||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Ahold Finance U.S.A., LLC, Series 2000-1, CV (a) | 7.820 | % | 01/02/20 | 2,927 | 2,941 | |||||||||||
Ahold Finance U.S.A., LLC, CV | 8.620 | % | 01/02/25 | 545,604 | 616,822 | |||||||||||
Kroger Co. (The) | 5.000 | % | 04/15/42 | 1,000,000 | 1,113,848 | |||||||||||
1,733,611 | ||||||||||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 2.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. | 3.500 | % | 11/24/20 | 1,250,000 | 1,265,593 | |||||||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 3.950 | % | 03/15/25 | 1,500,000 | 1,598,233 | |||||||||||
Cargill, Inc. (b) | 4.760 | % | 11/23/45 | 1,250,000 | 1,530,732 | |||||||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 4.000 | % | 04/17/25 | 1,500,000 | 1,622,426 | |||||||||||
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | 3.500 | % | 03/15/25 | 1,250,000 | 1,315,769 | |||||||||||
Kellogg Co. | 2.650 | % | 12/01/23 | 1,250,000 | 1,274,000 | |||||||||||
Mars, Inc. (b) | 3.600 | % | 04/01/34 | 1,500,000 | 1,646,036 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis Impact Bond Fund
December 31, 2019
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 36.7%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 2.2%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | 3.000 | % | 11/15/20 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,008,894 | |||||||||
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. (b) | 3.375 | % | 10/21/20 | 1,430,000 | 1,443,945 | |||||||||||
12,705,628 | ||||||||||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Brooklyn Union Gas Co. (b) | 4.504 | % | 03/10/46 | 1,250,000 | 1,433,785 | |||||||||||
Indiana Gas Co., Inc. | 6.550 | % | 06/30/28 | 250,000 | 300,313 | |||||||||||
1,734,098 | ||||||||||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 4.300 | % | 03/25/28 | 1,250,000 | 1,365,552 | |||||||||||
Kaiser Foundation Hospital | 3.150 | % | 05/01/27 | 1,500,000 | 1,566,951 | |||||||||||
2,932,503 | ||||||||||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Hyatt Hotels Corp. | 3.375 | % | 07/15/23 | 1,000,000 | 1,024,569 | |||||||||||
Marriott International, Inc. | 3.600 | % | 04/15/24 | 727,000 | 765,768 | |||||||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 2.450 | % | 06/15/26 | 1,000,000 | 1,014,403 | |||||||||||
2,804,740 | ||||||||||||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS — 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Midland Cogeneration Venture, L.P., CV (b) | 5.250 | % | 03/15/25 | 147,006 | 147,161 | |||||||||||
Midland Cogeneration Venture, L.P., CV (b) | 6.000 | % | 03/15/25 | 379,191 | 380,256 | |||||||||||
Solar Star Funding, LLC (b) | 3.950 | % | 06/30/35 | 292,000 | 285,975 | |||||||||||
Solar Star Funding, LLC (b) | 5.375 | % | 06/30/35 | 446,996 | 490,140 | |||||||||||
Tenaska Virginia Partners, L.P. (b) | 6.119 | % | 03/30/24 | 597,302 | 631,760 | |||||||||||
Topaz Solar Farms, LLC (b) | 4.875 | % | 09/30/39 | 272,988 | 281,178 | |||||||||||
Topaz Solar Farms, LLC (b) | 5.750 | % | 09/30/39 | 639,602 | 705,161 | |||||||||||
2,921,631 | ||||||||||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd. | 2.900 | % | 02/21/21 | 500,000 | 504,594 | |||||||||||
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd. | 6.391 | % | 11/15/27 | 655,000 | 777,781 | |||||||||||
1,282,375 | ||||||||||||||||
INSURANCE — 3.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Aflac, Inc. | 4.000 | % | 10/15/46 | 1,058,000 | 1,173,518 | |||||||||||
American International Group, Inc. | 3.750 | % | 07/10/25 | 1,250,000 | 1,337,933 | |||||||||||
Anthem, Inc., CV | 2.500 | % | 11/21/20 | 1,500,000 | 1,506,674 | |||||||||||
Athene Global Funding (b) | 2.750 | % | 04/20/20 | 1,550,000 | 1,553,229 | |||||||||||
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 5.500 | % | 09/01/22 | 725,000 | 780,628 | |||||||||||
Five Corners Funding Trust (b) | 4.419 | % | 11/15/23 | 1,000,000 | 1,085,663 | |||||||||||
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | 4.500 | % | 12/01/25 | 1,235,000 | 1,303,819 | |||||||||||
Jackson National Life Global Funding (b) | 3.300 | % | 06/11/21 | 1,250,000 | 1,275,215 | |||||||||||
Kemper Corp. | 4.350 | % | 02/15/25 | 1,250,000 | 1,329,343 | |||||||||||
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (b) | 4.950 | % | 05/01/22 | 1,050,000 | 1,113,823 | |||||||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 3.750 | % | 03/14/26 | 1,000,000 | 1,074,741 |
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 36.7%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
INSURANCE — 3.9%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
Met Life Global Funding (b) | 3.600 | % | 01/11/24 | $ | 1,750,000 | $ | 1,851,578 | |||||||||
OneBeacon US Holdings, Inc. | 4.600 | % | 11/09/22 | 1,000,000 | 1,054,749 | |||||||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc., CV | 3.700 | % | 05/15/29 | 1,250,000 | 1,363,234 | |||||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. (a) | 5.875 | % | 09/15/42 | 500,000 | 537,500 | |||||||||||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., CV | 3.900 | % | 05/15/29 | 1,000,000 | 1,067,030 | |||||||||||
RLI Corp. | 4.875 | % | 09/15/23 | 1,000,000 | 1,071,735 | |||||||||||
Sammons Financial Group, Inc. (b) | 4.450 | % | 05/12/27 | 1,050,000 | 1,085,733 | |||||||||||
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. | 5.000 | % | 08/15/22 | 1,250,000 | 1,323,436 | |||||||||||
22,889,581 | ||||||||||||||||
IT SERVICES — 0.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 3.950 | % | 09/01/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,012,622 | |||||||||||
Fiserv, Inc. | 2.700 | % | 06/01/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,002,478 | |||||||||||
IBM Corp. | 3.300 | % | 05/15/26 | 1,000,000 | 1,055,659 | |||||||||||
Xerox Corp. | 4.070 | % | 03/17/22 | 750,000 | 766,875 | |||||||||||
3,837,634 | ||||||||||||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 3.875 | % | 07/15/23 | 1,250,000 | 1,311,803 | |||||||||||
MACHINERY — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 3.900 | % | 09/01/42 | 1,000,000 | 1,157,643 | |||||||||||
MEDIA — 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Comcast Corp. | 4.750 | % | 03/01/44 | 500,000 | 608,532 | |||||||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc. | 2.800 | % | 06/15/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,002,597 | |||||||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 4.500 | % | 09/15/42 | 500,000 | 511,189 | |||||||||||
2,122,318 | ||||||||||||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Newcrest Finance Property Ltd. (b) | 4.450 | % | 11/15/21 | 1,000,000 | 1,036,157 | |||||||||||
Nucor Corp. | 4.125 | % | 09/15/22 | 665,000 | 698,009 | |||||||||||
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 4.500 | % | 04/15/23 | 1,105,000 | 1,168,008 | |||||||||||
2,902,174 | ||||||||||||||||
MULTI-LINE RETAIL — 0.0% (d) | ||||||||||||||||
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc. | 9.500 | % | 04/15/21 | 135,000 | 141,304 | |||||||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 1.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Avangrid, Inc. | 3.150 | % | 12/01/24 | 1,800,000 | 1,858,395 | |||||||||||
Duke Energy, LLC | 3.450 | % | 03/15/29 | 1,250,000 | 1,339,934 | |||||||||||
Puget Energy, Inc. | 5.625 | % | 07/15/22 | 750,000 | 804,624 | |||||||||||
Puget Sound Energy, Inc. | 4.223 | % | 06/15/48 | 1,000,000 | 1,152,517 | |||||||||||
Westar Energy, Inc. | 2.550 | % | 07/01/26 | 1,292,000 | 1,295,990 | |||||||||||
6,451,460 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis Impact Bond Fund
December 31, 2019
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 36.7%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd. | 5.500 | % | 01/17/27 | $ | 800,000 | $ | 875,008 | |||||||||
Klabin Finance S.A. (b) | 4.875 | % | 09/19/27 | 750,000 | 780,007 | |||||||||||
1,655,015 | ||||||||||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 2.500 | % | 05/14/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,001,502 | |||||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. (b) | 2.950 | % | 11/21/26 | 500,000 | 509,082 | |||||||||||
AstraZeneca Wilmington | 7.000 | % | 11/15/23 | 1,100,000 | 1,291,569 | |||||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (b) | 2.875 | % | 08/15/20 | 1,250,000 | 1,257,004 | |||||||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 3.250 | % | 02/01/23 | 1,200,000 | 1,235,405 | |||||||||||
5,294,562 | ||||||||||||||||
PIPELINES — 0.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. | 3.300 | % | 06/01/20 | 850,000 | 852,893 | |||||||||||
Florida Gas Transmission Co., LLC (b) | 4.350 | % | 07/15/25 | 1,000,000 | 1,078,360 | |||||||||||
Northern Natural Gas Co. (b) | 4.100 | % | 09/15/42 | 1,000,000 | 1,055,646 | |||||||||||
Oneok Partners, L.P. | 4.900 | % | 03/15/25 | 1,042,000 | 1,147,685 | |||||||||||
4,134,584 | ||||||||||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Experian Financial plc (b) | 2.750 | % | 03/08/30 | 470,000 | 463,057 | |||||||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 5.800 | % | 05/01/21 | 960,000 | 1,003,636 | |||||||||||
1,466,693 | ||||||||||||||||
PUBLISHING — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
RELX Capital, Inc. | 3.500 | % | 03/16/23 | 1,200,000 | 1,246,074 | |||||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 1.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 4.000 | % | 01/15/24 | 1,500,000 | 1,598,275 | |||||||||||
Boston Properties, L.P. | 4.500 | % | 12/01/28 | 1,250,000 | 1,417,489 | |||||||||||
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. | 3.950 | % | 07/01/22 | 1,250,000 | 1,301,630 | |||||||||||
Duke Realty Trust, L.P. | 2.875 | % | 11/15/29 | 1,500,000 | 1,504,275 | |||||||||||
ERP Operating, L.P. | 4.150 | % | 12/01/28 | 1,250,000 | 1,403,908 | |||||||||||
Regency Centers, L.P. | 3.750 | % | 06/15/24 | 1,000,000 | 1,050,725 | |||||||||||
Vornado Realty, L.P. | 3.500 | % | 01/15/25 | 567,000 | 589,941 | |||||||||||
8,866,243 | ||||||||||||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 1.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC | 7.160 | % | 01/02/20 | 66,207 | 66,216 | |||||||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC | 5.750 | % | 05/01/40 | 1,000,000 | 1,350,228 | |||||||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 4.837 | % | 10/01/41 | 1,000,000 | 1,185,104 | |||||||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 4.150 | % | 02/28/48 | 500,000 | 565,292 | |||||||||||
Ryder System, Inc. | 2.650 | % | 03/02/20 | 455,000 | 455,101 | |||||||||||
Ryder System, Inc. | 2.500 | % | 05/11/20 | 795,000 | 795,891 | |||||||||||
TTX Co. (b) | 2.600 | % | 06/15/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,001,918 | |||||||||||
TTX Co. (b) | 4.600 | % | 02/01/49 | 280,000 | 341,509 | |||||||||||
5,761,259 | ||||||||||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 0.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Intel Corp. | 3.734 | % | 12/08/47 | 1,361,000 | 1,498,427 | |||||||||||
KLA-Tencor Corp. | 4.125 | % | 11/01/21 | 500,000 | 517,091 | |||||||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 2.750 | % | 03/15/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,505 | |||||||||||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 3.375 | % | 03/15/23 | 500,000 | 511,467 | |||||||||||
3,527,490 |
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 36.7%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
SOFTWARE — 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 4.450 | % | 11/03/45 | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,504,390 | |||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 0.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Advanced Auto Parts, Inc. | 4.500 | % | 01/15/22 | 402,000 | 417,529 | |||||||||||
Gap, Inc. (The) | 5.950 | % | 04/12/21 | 1,000,000 | 1,037,847 | |||||||||||
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 4.650 | % | 04/15/42 | 1,000,000 | 1,146,655 | |||||||||||
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. | 3.800 | % | 09/01/22 | 1,000,000 | 1,040,368 | |||||||||||
3,642,399 | ||||||||||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS — 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 2.850 | % | 02/23/23 | 1,250,000 | 1,285,747 | |||||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 3.000 | % | 06/20/27 | 1,000,000 | 1,048,320 | |||||||||||
Seagate HDD Cayman | 4.250 | % | 03/01/22 | 107,000 | 110,758 | |||||||||||
2,444,825 | ||||||||||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Hanesbrands, Inc. (b) | 4.625 | % | 05/15/24 | 500,000 | 527,290 | |||||||||||
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES — 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||
ERAC USA Finance, LLC (b) | 2.700 | % | 11/01/23 | 1,250,000 | 1,265,268 | |||||||||||
Mexico City Airport Trust (b) | 4.250 | % | 10/31/26 | 497,000 | 519,370 | |||||||||||
Penske Truck Leasing (b) | 3.450 | % | 07/01/24 | 1,250,000 | 1,298,614 | |||||||||||
3,083,252 | ||||||||||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (COST $203,655,560) | 216,338,141 | |||||||||||||||
CORPORATE NOTES — 1.0% | ||||||||||||||||
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — 1.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (c) | 1.500 | % | 06/15/20 | 850,000 | 848,168 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (c) | 2.000 | % | 06/15/22 | 980,000 | 974,674 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (c) | 3.000 | % | 06/15/23 | 1,650,000 | 1,665,246 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (c) | 3.000 | % | 12/15/23 | 950,000 | 959,262 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (c) | 3.000 | % | 06/17/24 | 980,000 | 979,799 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (c) | 3.000 | % | 12/15/24 | 400,000 | 400,000 | |||||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES (COST $5,810,000) | 5,827,149 | |||||||||||||||
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS — 8.5% | ||||||||||||||||
FOREIGN AGENCY — 3.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Banco Nacional de Costa Rica (b) | 5.875 | % | 04/25/21 | 325,000 | 332,316 | |||||||||||
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (b) | 2.125 | % | 12/14/20 | 1,500,000 | 1,504,726 | |||||||||||
BNG Bank N.V. (b) | 3.125 | % | 11/08/21 | 1,500,000 | 1,538,971 | |||||||||||
BNG Bank N.V. (b) | 1.500 | % | 10/16/24 | 1,500,000 | 1,474,800 | |||||||||||
Export Development Canada | 1.625 | % | 06/01/20 | 1,700,000 | 1,699,371 | |||||||||||
Export-Import Bank of Korea | 2.125 | % | 02/11/21 | 1,250,000 | 1,251,409 | |||||||||||
KFW | 1.875 | % | 11/30/20 | 1,450,000 | 1,451,815 | |||||||||||
KFW | 2.000 | % | 11/30/21 | 1,000,000 | 1,006,623 | |||||||||||
KFW | 2.000 | % | 09/29/22 | 1,500,000 | 1,513,209 | |||||||||||
Kommunalbanken A.S. (b) | 1.375 | % | 10/26/20 | 1,000,000 | 996,715 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
9
Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis Impact Bond Fund
December 31, 2019
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS — 8.5%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
FOREIGN AGENCY — 3.5%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
Kommunalbanken A.S. (b) | 2.125 | % | 02/11/25 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,015,470 | |||||||||
Kommunivest I Sverige AB (b) | 1.875 | % | 06/01/21 | 2,000,000 | 2,003,100 | |||||||||||
Korea East-West Power Co. (b) | 3.875 | % | 07/19/23 | 147,000 | 154,758 | |||||||||||
Municipality Finance plc (b) | 1.375 | % | 09/21/21 | 1,000,000 | 994,109 | |||||||||||
Nacional Financiera SNC (b) | 3.375 | % | 11/05/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,004,450 | |||||||||||
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V. (b) | 2.125 | % | 11/15/21 | 1,500,000 | 1,509,150 | |||||||||||
Svensk Exportkredit AB | 1.875 | % | 06/23/20 | 1,250,000 | 1,250,515 | |||||||||||
20,701,507 | ||||||||||||||||
SUPRANATIONAL — 5.0% | ||||||||||||||||
African Development Bank | 3.000 | % | 12/06/21 | 1,000,000 | 1,024,659 | |||||||||||
Asian Development Bank | 2.125 | % | 03/19/25 | 1,000,000 | 1,015,559 | |||||||||||
Asian Development Bank | 3.125 | % | 09/26/28 | 1,000,000 | 1,091,874 | |||||||||||
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development | 1.875 | % | 07/15/21 | 1,500,000 | 1,504,112 | |||||||||||
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development | 1.625 | % | 09/27/24 | 1,250,000 | 1,241,347 | |||||||||||
European Investment Bank | 2.500 | % | 10/15/24 | 1,000,000 | 1,033,890 | |||||||||||
European Investment Bank (b) | 2.875 | % | 06/13/25 | 1,000,000 | 1,056,758 | |||||||||||
European Investment Bank | 2.125 | % | 04/13/26 | 1,000,000 | 1,012,878 | |||||||||||
European Investment Bank | 2.375 | % | 05/24/27 | 1,000,000 | 1,032,076 | |||||||||||
Inter-American Development Bank | 3.000 | % | 09/26/22 | 2,000,000 | 2,069,825 | |||||||||||
Inter-American Development Bank | 4.375 | % | 01/24/44 | 3,000,000 | 3,958,211 | |||||||||||
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development | 2.125 | % | 03/03/25 | 500,000 | 508,585 | |||||||||||
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development | 3.125 | % | 11/20/25 | 1,000,000 | 1,073,203 | |||||||||||
International Development Association (b) | 2.750 | % | 04/24/23 | 5,000,000 | 5,162,102 | |||||||||||
International Finance Corp., Series GMTN | 1.750 | % | 03/30/20 | 3,456,000 | 3,455,942 | |||||||||||
International Finance Corp., Series GMTN | 2.000 | % | 10/24/22 | 2,000,000 | 2,016,960 | |||||||||||
Nordic Investment Bank | 2.250 | % | 09/30/21 | 1,000,000 | 1,007,845 | |||||||||||
29,265,826 | ||||||||||||||||
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS (COST $48,372,384) | 49,967,333 | |||||||||||||||
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates | 3.391 | % | 05/15/45 | 937,425 | 958,935 | |||||||||||
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates | 2.853 | % | 10/15/45 | 993,930 | 1,006,204 | |||||||||||
OBP Depositor, LLC Trust (b) | 4.646 | % | 07/15/45 | 1,040,000 | 1,039,125 | |||||||||||
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (COST $3,097,051) | 3,004,264 |
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES — 45.9% | ||||||||||||||||
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK — 6.2% | ||||||||||||||||
FHLB | 3.375 | % | 06/12/20 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,007,279 | |||||||||
FHLB | 3.250 | % | 11/16/28 | 10,250,000 | 11,209,510 | |||||||||||
FHLB | 5.500 | % | 07/15/36 | 17,120,000 | 24,064,988 | |||||||||||
36,281,777 | ||||||||||||||||
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION — 12.8% | ||||||||||||||||
FHLMC | 5.000 | % | 12/01/21 | 25,037 | 25,930 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 2.375 | % | 01/13/22 | 8,460,000 | 8,590,408 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 5.500 | % | 04/01/22 | 11,130 | 11,351 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 4.000 | % | 11/01/24 | 213,414 | 222,691 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 4.000 | % | 10/01/25 | 100,496 | 104,893 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 2.875 | % | 04/25/26 | 3,000,000 | 3,084,042 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 6.000 | % | 04/01/27 | 95,421 | 105,082 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 2.500 | % | 10/01/27 | 602,609 | 611,009 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 2.738 | % | 04/25/29 | 2,400,000 | 2,457,919 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 7.000 | % | 02/01/30 | 19,005 | 19,037 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 7.500 | % | 07/01/30 | 124,083 | 141,381 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 7.000 | % | 03/01/31 | 46,840 | 53,293 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 6.250 | % | 07/15/32 | 12,550,000 | 18,076,991 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.000 | % | 11/01/32 | 798,238 | 822,847 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.000 | % | 11/01/32 | 1,143,007 | 1,178,222 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 5.500 | % | 11/01/33 | 38,917 | 43,045 | |||||||||||
FHLMC (H15T1Y + 2.231) (a) | 4.731 | % | 05/01/34 | 59,866 | 63,234 | |||||||||||
FHLMC (H15T1Y + 2.231) (a) | 4.731 | % | 05/01/34 | 18,374 | 19,184 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 5.000 | % | 07/01/35 | 84,556 | 93,182 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 4.500 | % | 10/01/35 | 151,554 | 164,606 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 5.500 | % | 03/01/36 | 43,477 | 48,971 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 5.500 | % | 06/01/36 | 56,725 | 63,854 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 6.000 | % | 06/01/36 | 46,648 | 51,851 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 5.500 | % | 12/01/36 | 48,821 | 54,923 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 6.000 | % | 08/01/37 | 27,106 | 30,915 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 5.000 | % | 03/01/38 | 251,236 | 277,193 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 4.500 | % | 06/01/39 | 298,441 | 324,289 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 5.000 | % | 06/01/39 | 402,655 | 444,271 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 4.500 | % | 07/01/39 | 303,368 | 329,511 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 4.500 | % | 11/01/39 | 277,882 | 301,943 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 4.500 | % | 09/01/40 | 450,136 | 489,126 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 4.500 | % | 05/01/41 | 878,305 | 954,118 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 4.500 | % | 07/01/41 | 894,098 | 971,284 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 5.000 | % | 09/01/41 | 372,483 | 410,743 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.500 | % | 10/01/41 | 597,832 | 630,474 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 4.000 | % | 10/01/41 | 478,103 | 512,605 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.500 | % | 02/01/42 | 887,584 | 935,496 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 4.000 | % | 02/01/42 | 250,375 | 268,775 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.500 | % | 06/01/42 | 1,049,665 | 1,112,831 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.500 | % | 06/01/42 | 1,020,717 | 1,076,595 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.500 | % | 08/01/42 | 1,092,241 | 1,151,906 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.000 | % | 11/01/42 | 1,807,013 | 1,862,862 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.000 | % | 01/01/43 | 1,077,377 | 1,110,468 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.000 | % | 05/01/43 | 1,544,118 | 1,591,219 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.500 | % | 10/01/44 | 1,297,373 | 1,358,531 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.500 | % | 11/01/44 | 1,172,937 | 1,227,509 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.500 | % | 04/01/45 | 1,419,064 | 1,482,554 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.000 | % | 05/01/46 | 2,141,153 | 2,194,169 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.000 | % | 12/01/46 | 3,785,162 | 3,879,074 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.500 | % | 03/01/48 | 4,250,948 | 4,489,357 | |||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.500 | % | 03/01/49 | 3,640,739 | 3,746,129 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis Impact Bond Fund
December 31, 2019
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES — 45.9%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION — 12.8%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
FHLMC | 3.500 | % | 07/01/49 | $ | 5,953,788 | $ | 6,120,718 | |||||||||
75,392,611 | ||||||||||||||||
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION — 23.7% | ||||||||||||||||
FNMA | 3.500 | % | 07/01/20 | 12,880 | 13,339 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 1.875 | % | 04/05/22 | 9,500,000 | 9,561,211 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 5.500 | % | 06/01/22 | 23,625 | 24,127 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.890 | % | 07/01/22 | 2,310,479 | 2,334,748 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.000 | % | 10/05/22 | 3,500,000 | 3,537,639 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.190 | % | 01/01/23 | 1,924,257 | 1,929,723 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.375 | % | 01/19/23 | 4,500,000 | 4,601,609 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.670 | % | 12/01/23 | 2,370,281 | 2,413,893 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.646 | % | 07/25/24 | 3,000,000 | 3,051,181 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.625 | % | 09/06/24 | 5,750,000 | 5,986,138 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.890 | % | 12/01/24 | 4,000,000 | 4,090,494 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.080 | % | 12/01/24 | 2,277,629 | 2,370,486 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.710 | % | 01/01/25 | 4,500,000 | 4,564,512 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 5.000 | % | 04/01/25 | 63,631 | 67,924 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 5.000 | % | 07/01/25 | 49,530 | 52,878 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.500 | % | 10/01/25 | 105,294 | 109,092 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 5.000 | % | 10/01/25 | 67,859 | 72,488 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 5.500 | % | 11/01/25 | 20 | 21 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 4.000 | % | 03/01/26 | 411,946 | 430,734 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.910 | % | 04/01/26 | 3,000,000 | 3,090,895 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.125 | % | 04/24/26 | 2,000,000 | 2,030,269 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 8.500 | % | 09/01/26 | 9,389 | 9,447 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.894 | % | 09/25/26 | 745,762 | 756,118 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.746 | % | 04/25/27 | 939,016 | 961,032 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.500 | % | 09/01/27 | 715,754 | 725,328 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.500 | % | 11/01/27 | 1,054,784 | 1,068,913 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.044 | % | 11/25/27 | 1,087,536 | 1,127,047 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.500 | % | 01/01/28 | 714,816 | 724,387 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.325 | % | 06/25/28 | 2,000,000 | 2,127,191 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.412 | % | 08/25/29 | 3,000,000 | 2,985,036 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 6.625 | % | 11/15/30 | 11,300,000 | 16,108,855 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 2.000 | % | 01/01/32 | 2,494,910 | 2,479,852 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.000 | % | 12/01/32 | 1,170,468 | 1,205,935 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 6.000 | % | 10/01/33 | 35,519 | 40,706 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 5.500 | % | 02/01/34 | 44,598 | 50,141 | |||||||||||
FNMA (12MO LIBOR + 1.645) (a) | 4.520 | % | 05/01/34 | 13,285 | 13,749 | |||||||||||
FNMA (H15T1Y + 2.205) (a) | 4.702 | % | 05/01/34 | 34,735 | 36,522 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 6.000 | % | 11/01/34 | 102,818 | 117,848 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 5.500 | % | 01/01/35 | 61,138 | 68,654 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 5.000 | % | 10/01/35 | 87,542 | 96,403 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 5.500 | % | 10/01/35 | 113,611 | 127,814 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 6.000 | % | 10/01/35 | 59,535 | 68,176 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 5.500 | % | 06/01/36 | 35,199 | 39,483 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 6.000 | % | 06/01/36 | 33,518 | 38,359 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 5.500 | % | 11/01/36 | 36,930 | 41,381 | |||||||||||
FNMA (12MO LIBOR + 1.631) (a) | 4.576 | % | 05/01/37 | 27,776 | 28,719 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 5.625 | % | 07/15/37 | 2,750,000 | 4,024,141 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 4.500 | % | 09/01/40 | 271,538 | 294,859 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 4.500 | % | 10/01/40 | 275,218 | 298,882 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 4.000 | % | 12/01/40 | 721,241 | 773,528 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 4.000 | % | 01/01/41 | 479,193 | 514,075 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.500 | % | 02/01/41 | 729,345 | 768,695 |
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES — 45.9%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION — 23.7%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
FNMA | 4.000 | % | 10/01/41 | $ | 408,173 | $ | 437,746 | |||||||||
FNMA | 4.000 | % | 11/01/41 | 418,123 | 448,354 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 4.000 | % | 12/01/41 | 542,184 | 581,108 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 4.000 | % | 12/01/41 | 1,054,849 | 1,130,547 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 4.000 | % | 01/01/42 | 1,265,396 | 1,357,447 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.500 | % | 05/01/42 | 881,007 | 928,625 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.000 | % | 06/01/42 | 1,479,036 | 1,523,991 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.000 | % | 08/01/42 | 1,237,175 | 1,274,780 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.000 | % | 08/01/42 | 1,271,639 | 1,310,289 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.500 | % | 12/01/42 | 1,349,258 | 1,427,227 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.000 | % | 06/01/43 | 1,278,852 | 1,317,008 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 4.000 | % | 12/01/44 | 1,688,323 | 1,826,770 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.500 | % | 05/01/45 | 1,716,135 | 1,815,717 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.000 | % | 04/01/46 | 2,072,043 | 2,122,069 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.500 | % | 11/01/46 | 3,275,722 | 3,420,200 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 4.000 | % | 10/01/48 | 3,504,185 | 3,649,218 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 4.000 | % | 11/01/48 | 4,173,173 | 4,419,033 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.500 | % | 05/01/49 | 3,273,553 | 3,364,606 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 4.000 | % | 06/01/49 | 4,338,553 | 4,509,568 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.000 | % | 09/01/49 | 4,899,105 | 4,969,991 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.000 | % | 09/01/49 | 4,901,545 | 4,974,082 | |||||||||||
FNMA | 3.000 | % | 10/01/49 | 4,938,497 | 5,010,767 | |||||||||||
139,873,820 | ||||||||||||||||
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||
GNMA | 7.000 | % | 12/20/30 | 16,463 | 18,916 | |||||||||||
GNMA | 7.000 | % | 10/20/31 | 12,162 | 14,230 | |||||||||||
GNMA | 7.000 | % | 03/20/32 | 46,359 | 54,470 | |||||||||||
GNMA | 3.375 | % | 01/20/34 | 37,651 | 39,037 | |||||||||||
GNMA | 5.500 | % | 10/20/38 | 9,771 | 10,235 | |||||||||||
GNMA | 6.500 | % | 11/20/38 | 7,008 | 7,653 | |||||||||||
GNMA | 2.250 | % | 04/16/42 | 260,674 | 260,020 | |||||||||||
404,561 | ||||||||||||||||
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION — 1.0% | ||||||||||||||||
OPIC | 0.000 | % | 06/21/23 | 1,000,000 | 1,013,710 | |||||||||||
OPIC | 1.990 | % | 09/15/26 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | |||||||||||
OPIC | 3.280 | % | 09/15/29 | 1,024,356 | 1,076,218 | |||||||||||
OPIC | 3.540 | % | 06/15/30 | 617,656 | 660,025 | |||||||||||
OPIC | 3.520 | % | 09/20/32 | 910,714 | 977,546 | |||||||||||
OPIC | 3.820 | % | 06/01/33 | 879,474 | 968,457 | |||||||||||
5,695,956 | ||||||||||||||||
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION — 0.0% (d) | ||||||||||||||||
SBA (Prime - 265) (a) | 2.350 | % | 02/25/32 | 167,364 | 166,392 | |||||||||||
UNITED STATES AGENCY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT — 1.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine Government AID Bond | 1.847 | % | 05/29/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,001,000 | |||||||||||
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan AID Bond | 2.503 | % | 10/30/20 | 5,000,000 | 5,031,919 | |||||||||||
Ukraine Government AID Bond | 1.471 | % | 09/29/21 | 2,000,000 | 1,992,139 | |||||||||||
Iraq AID Bond | 2.149 | % | 01/18/22 | 1,500,000 | 1,513,087 | |||||||||||
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan AID Bond | 3.000 | % | 06/30/25 | 1,450,000 | 1,531,250 | |||||||||||
11,069,395 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
11
Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis Impact Bond Fund
December 31, 2019
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES — 45.9%, continued | ||||||||||||||||
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development | 2.350 | % | 08/01/21 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,008,324 | |||||||||
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (COST $260,665,889) | 269,892,836 |
Shares | FAIR | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.0% | ||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 1.51% (e) (COST $17,531,252) | 17,531,252 | 17,531,252 |
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 0.6% | ||||||||
Pax High Yield Bond Fund - Institutional Shares (COST $4,199,236) | 530,984 | 3,589,450 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - (COST $564,401,036) — 99.8% | $ | 587,398,837 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.2% | 1,233,769 | |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 588,632,606 |
(a) | Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of December 31, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread (in basis points) are indicated parenthetically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities, therefore, do not indicate a reference rate and spread. |
(b) | 144a security may only be resold to qualified institutional investors. These securities were deemed liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2019, these securities were valued at $74,251,995 or 12.6% of net assets. |
(c) | Restricted and/or illiquid securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 are as follows: |
Acquisition | Current | Fair | % of Net | |||||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 1.500%, 06/15/20 | 06/15/17 | $ | 850,000 | $ | 848,168 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 2.000%, 06/15/22 | 06/17/19 | 980,000 | 974,674 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 06/15/23 | 06/18/18 | 1,650,000 | 1,665,246 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 12/15/23 | 12/17/18 | 950,000 | 959,262 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 06/17/24 | 06/17/19 | 980,000 | 979,799 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 12/15/24 | 12/12/19 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||
Spruce ABS Trust, 4.320%, 06/15/28 | 06/17/16 | 164,163 | 165,627 | 0.0 | %(d) | |||||||||||
$ | 5,974,163 | $ | 5,992,776 | 1.0 | % |
(d) | Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%. |
(e) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2019. |
CV | — Convertible Security |
GMTN | — Global Medium—Term Note |
H15T1Y | — U.S. Treasury yield curve rate for U.S. Treasury note with a constant maturity of 1 year |
LIBOR | — London Interbank Offered Rate |
plc | — Public Liability Company |
T | — U.S. Treasury Note |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
12
Praxis International Index Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders
Portfolio Managers’ Commentary (unaudited)
International equities rallied in 2019, reversing course following a particularly challenging market environment in the fourth quarter of 2018. A combination of accommodative central bank policies and easing trade tensions helped to ease investors’ concerns of an imminent global economic slowdown. Gains were widespread across developed and emerging-market countries as reflected in the MSCI All Country World ex US Index return of 21.51% for the year. The Praxis International Index Fund’s Class I Shares returned 20.45%, and the Class A Shares (Without Load) returned 19.55%.
The Praxis International Index Fund seeks to generate performance that reflects the performance of both foreign developed and emerging equity markets, as measured by the MSCI All Country World ex US Index. The portfolio is constructed using optimization techniques to have characteristics similar to the target benchmark index. The application of ESG screens and the lower number of holdings versus the benchmark are expected to cause the Fund’s performance to deviate from the benchmark over short periods of time. The objective over longer time horizons is for the Fund to perform in line with the benchmark before fees.
During the period, these factors had a small negative contribution to the Fund’s returns relative to the benchmark. While there were no significant over/under exposures to any single factor, the Fund’s underweight to Russia and overweight to Hong Kong geographies detracted from relative returns. An underweight to the Computers and Electronics industry detracted from relative results as well. The largest company-specific detractors to relative return included an underweight to Samsung Electronics, and overweights to Gildan Activewear and Glencore Plc. However, the results were consistent with our forecasted tracking error – a measure of variability of relative returns – for a portfolio subject to the constraints we discussed above.
Ran Leshem
Praxis International Index Fund Portfolio Manager
Aperio Group LLC
Michael T. Branch, CFA®
Praxis International Index Fund Portfolio Manager
Aperio Group LLC
Annie Tan
Praxis International Index Fund Portfolio Manager
Aperio Group LLC
The views expressed are those of the portfolio managers as of Dec. 31, 2019, are subject to change, and may differ from the views of other portfolio managers or the firm as a whole. These opinions are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. All data referenced are from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. Securities and sectors referenced should not be construed as a solicitation or recommendation or be used as the sole basis for any investment decision.
13
Praxis International Index Fund
Performance Review (unaudited)
Growth of $10,000 investment from 12/31/10 to 12/31/19
This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A Shares (adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 5.25%) of the Fund and Index from 12/31/10 to 12/31/19 and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual | |||||||
| Inception | One | Three | Five | Since | Expense | |
Praxis International Index Fund | |||||||
Class A * | 12/31/10 | 13.29% | 6.33% | 3.51% | 2.40% | 1.31% | 1.31% |
Class A (Without Load) | 12/31/10 | 19.55% | 8.24% | 4.64% | 3.02% | ||
Class I | 12/31/10 | 20.45% | 8.97% | 5.29% | 3.67% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
MSCI All Country World Index ex-U.S. 1 |
| 21.51% | 9.87% | 5.51% | 4.30% |
|
|
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. These performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.praxismutualfunds.com. Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The total returns shown reflect any expenses that were contractually or voluntarily reduced, reimbursed or paid by any party during the periods presented. In such instances, and without activity, the total returns would have been lower.
* The total return figures shown reflect the maximum sales charge applicable to Class A Shares for the Fund. Class A Shares have a maximum sales charge on purchases of 5.25%.
** Reflects the expense ratios as reported in the Prospectus dated April 30, 2019.
1 The MSCI All Country World-Index ex-U.S. is market-capitalization-weighted index designed to provide a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of U.S. based companies. The index includes both developed and emerging markets.
The above index is for illustrative purposes only and 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 these expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, although an investor can invest in its underlying securities.
14
Schedule of Investments
Praxis International Index Fund
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0% | ||||||||
AUSTRALIA — 4.4% | ||||||||
BANKS — 1.4% | ||||||||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | 6,107 | $ | 105,540 | |||||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. - ADR | 36,061 | 621,151 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 21,512 | 1,206,012 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia - ADR | 1,887 | 106,049 | ||||||
National Australia Bank Ltd. | 12,131 | 209,645 | ||||||
National Australia Bank Ltd. - ADR | 63,688 | 546,571 | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. | 4,794 | 81,503 | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. - ADR | 68,899 | 1,169,905 | ||||||
4,046,376 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 0.6% | ||||||||
CSL Ltd. | 3,640 | 704,299 | ||||||
CSL Ltd. - ADR | 10,704 | 1,040,964 | ||||||
1,745,263 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd. | 7,209 | 697,278 | ||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd. - ADR | 2,747 | 264,536 | ||||||
961,814 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Challenger Ltd. | 32,560 | 184,823 | ||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.5% | ||||||||
Wesfarmers Ltd. | 22,877 | 664,544 | ||||||
Woolworths Group Ltd. | 27,413 | 695,519 | ||||||
1,360,063 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 0.1% | ||||||||
APA Group | 53,069 | 413,322 | ||||||
INSURANCE — 0.1% | ||||||||
Suncorp Group Ltd. | 44,813 | 407,505 | ||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.5% | ||||||||
BlueScope Steel Ltd. | 41,286 | 436,266 | ||||||
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. | 112,767 | 845,832 | ||||||
1,282,098 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.5% | ||||||||
Caltex Australia Ltd. | 17,687 | 421,326 | ||||||
Origin Energy Ltd. | 57,852 | 343,004 | ||||||
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | 18,241 | 440,027 | ||||||
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. - ADR | 5,235 | 125,823 | ||||||
1,330,180 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.1% | ||||||||
Lendlease Group | 19,196 | 237,054 | ||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 0.2% | ||||||||
Transurban Group | 62,866 | 657,685 | ||||||
TOTAL AUSTRALIA | 12,626,183 | |||||||
AUSTRIA — 0.4% | ||||||||
BANKS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Erste Group Bank AG | 5,112 | 192,438 | ||||||
Erste Group Bank AG - ADR | 12,078 | 226,584 | ||||||
419,022 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
AUSTRIA — 0.4%, continued | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.2% | ||||||||
OMV AG | 11,535 | $ | 647,978 | |||||
TOTAL AUSTRIA | 1,067,000 | |||||||
BELGIUM — 0.2% | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 0.2% | ||||||||
UCB S.A. | 6,260 | 497,851 | ||||||
BERMUDA — 1.1% | ||||||||
BANKS — 0.6% | ||||||||
Credicorp Ltd. | 8,173 | 1,741,911 | ||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.1% | ||||||||
CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. | 41,518 | 295,439 | ||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.3% | ||||||||
Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd. | 243,000 | 759,337 | ||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. | 4,751 | 264,156 | ||||||
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. - ADR | 3,618 | 199,894 | ||||||
464,050 | ||||||||
TOTAL BERMUDA | 3,260,737 | |||||||
BRAZIL — 1.4% | ||||||||
BANKS — 0.7% | ||||||||
Banco Bradesco S.A. - ADR | 151,038 | 1,351,790 | ||||||
Banco Santander Brasil S.A. - ADR | 54,398 | 659,848 | ||||||
2,011,638 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Braskem S.A. - ADR | 13,840 | 204,832 | ||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.5% | ||||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - ADR | 88,879 | 1,416,731 | ||||||
WATER UTILITIES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - ADR | 31,926 | 480,486 | ||||||
TOTAL BRAZIL | 4,113,687 | |||||||
CANADA — 6.5% | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Magna International, Inc. | 11,409 | 625,670 | ||||||
BANKS — 1.7% | ||||||||
Bank of Montreal | 12,303 | 953,482 | ||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) | 8,236 | 465,252 | ||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 10,467 | 870,854 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | 21,374 | 1,692,821 | ||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | 18,968 | 1,064,674 | ||||||
5,047,083 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Methanex Corp. | 7,519 | 290,459 | ||||||
Nutrien Ltd. | 13,301 | 637,251 | ||||||
927,710 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis International Index Fund
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
CANADA — 6.5%, continued | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 0.4% | ||||||||
Manulife Financial Corp. | 30,520 | $ | 619,251 | |||||
Sun Life Financial, Inc. | 11,714 | 533,807 | ||||||
1,153,058 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 0.3% | ||||||||
CGI, Inc. (a) | 9,434 | 789,720 | ||||||
MEDIA — 0.2% | ||||||||
Shaw Communications, Inc. - Class B | 21,893 | 444,209 | ||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.5% | ||||||||
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | 12,148 | 748,438 | ||||||
Teck Resources Ltd. - Class B | 33,370 | 579,637 | ||||||
1,328,075 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 1.3% | ||||||||
Cenovus Energy, Inc. | 51,157 | 519,244 | ||||||
Enbridge, Inc. | 37,035 | 1,472,882 | ||||||
Suncor Energy, Inc. | 58,123 | 1,906,434 | ||||||
3,898,560 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Thomson Reuters Corp. | 6,365 | 455,734 | ||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 0.7% | ||||||||
Canadian National Railway Co. | 16,941 | 1,532,313 | ||||||
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. | 2,431 | 619,784 | ||||||
2,152,097 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 0.2% | ||||||||
Open Text Corp. | 14,935 | 658,185 | ||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Gildan Activewear, Inc. | 25,642 | 757,208 | ||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Rogers Communications, Inc. - Class B | 12,894 | 640,445 | ||||||
TOTAL CANADA | 18,877,754 | |||||||
CAYMAN ISLANDS — 5.8% | ||||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.2% | ||||||||
ZTO Express Cayman, Inc. - ADR | 20,991 | 490,140 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.5% | ||||||||
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. - ADR (a) | 4,899 | 594,004 | ||||||
TAL Education Group - ADR (a) | 15,405 | 742,521 | ||||||
1,336,525 | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd. | 18,400 | 318,536 | ||||||
ENTERTAINMENT — 0.3% | ||||||||
NetEase, Inc. - ADR | 2,394 | 734,096 | ||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 0.2% | ||||||||
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | 50,000 | 546,366 | ||||||
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
CAYMAN ISLANDS — 5.8%, continued | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.3% | ||||||||
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. | 53,500 | $ | 510,119 | |||||
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. - ADR | 28,954 | 275,932 | ||||||
786,051 | ||||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES — 1.8% | ||||||||
Baidu, Inc. - ADR (a) | 7,091 | 896,302 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. - ADR | 92,044 | 4,419,033 | ||||||
5,315,335 | ||||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL — 2.1% | ||||||||
Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. - ADR (a) | 23,304 | 4,942,778 | ||||||
JD.com, Inc. - ADR (a) | 20,481 | 721,546 | ||||||
Trip.com Group Ltd. (a) | 13,813 | 463,288 | ||||||
6,127,612 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. | 41,500 | 295,577 | ||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.2% | ||||||||
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. | 111,565 | 680,782 | ||||||
TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS | 16,631,020 | |||||||
CHILE — 0.4% | ||||||||
AIRLINES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Latam Airlines Group S.A. - ADR | 32,721 | 332,445 | ||||||
BEVERAGES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Embotelladora Andina S.A. - Class B - ADR | 6,720 | 117,600 | ||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Enel Americas S.A. - ADR | 53,811 | 590,845 | ||||||
TOTAL CHILE | 1,040,890 | |||||||
CHINA — 3.6% | ||||||||
BANKS — 1.8% | ||||||||
Bank of China Ltd. - H Shares | 2,743,000 | 1,172,194 | ||||||
China Construction Bank Corp. - ADR | 69,587 | 1,203,855 | ||||||
China Construction Bank Corp. - H Shares | 731,000 | 631,338 | ||||||
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. - H Shares | 221,500 | 1,138,428 | ||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. - H Shares | 1,364,000 | 1,050,255 | ||||||
5,196,070 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. - ADR | 12,236 | 373,810 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.1% | ||||||||
China Telecom Corp. Ltd. - ADR | 7,004 | 288,495 | ||||||
INSURANCE — 1.2% | ||||||||
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. - ADR | 82,593 | 1,142,261 | ||||||
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. - ADR | 37,164 | 884,503 | ||||||
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. - H Shares | 109,993 | 1,300,032 | ||||||
3,326,796 | ||||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
58.com, Inc. - ADR (a) | 7,110 | 460,230 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis International Index Fund
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
CHINA — 3.6%, continued | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.2% | ||||||||
China Vanke Co. Ltd. - H Shares | 117,500 | $ | 501,371 | |||||
ROAD & RAIL — 0.0% (b) | ||||||||
Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. - ADR | 8,797 | 146,030 | ||||||
TOTAL CHINA | 10,292,802 | |||||||
COLOMBIA — 0.6% | ||||||||
BANKS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Bancolombia S.A. - ADR | 13,383 | 733,255 | ||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.4% | ||||||||
Ecopetrol S.A. - ADR | 52,004 | 1,038,000 | ||||||
TOTAL COLOMBIA | 1,771,255 | |||||||
DENMARK — 1.3% | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.2% | ||||||||
Vestas Wind Systems A/S | 5,374 | 543,092 | ||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Coloplast A/S - Series B | 2,792 | 346,367 | ||||||
MARINE — 0.1% | ||||||||
A.P. Moller-Maerska A/S - Series B | 274 | 395,198 | ||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 0.7% | ||||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S - ADR | 36,060 | 2,087,153 | ||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 0.2% | ||||||||
DSV Panalpina A/S | 4,551 | 524,549 | ||||||
TOTAL DENMARK | 3,896,359 | |||||||
FINLAND — 0.8% | ||||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 0.2% | ||||||||
Nokia OYJ - ADR | 133,067 | 493,679 | ||||||
MACHINERY — 0.2% | ||||||||
Kone OYJ - Class B | 11,250 | 735,446 | ||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Neste OYJ | 9,891 | 344,160 | ||||||
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Stora Enso OYJ - ADR | 32,308 | 469,112 | ||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Orion OYJ - Class B | 5,155 | 238,639 | ||||||
TOTAL FINLAND | 2,281,036 | |||||||
FRANCE — 7.0% | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 0.4% | ||||||||
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin | 1,074 | 131,434 | ||||||
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - ADR | 25,215 | 616,381 | ||||||
Valeo S.A. | 2,793 | 98,405 | ||||||
Valeo S.A. - ADR | 13,056 | 228,937 | ||||||
1,075,157 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
FRANCE — 7.0%, continued | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Renault S.A. | 9,504 | $ | 449,668 | |||||
BANKS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Societe Generale S.A. | 21,089 | 733,679 | ||||||
Societe Generale S.A. - ADR | 36,300 | 253,592 | ||||||
987,271 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Cie de Saint-Gobain | 13,938 | 570,653 | ||||||
CHEMICALS — 0.5% | ||||||||
Air Liquide S.A. | 8,862 | 1,254,497 | ||||||
Air Liquide S.A. - ADR | 3,602 | 101,036 | ||||||
1,355,533 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.6% | ||||||||
Bouygues S.A. | 14,287 | 607,057 | ||||||
Vinci S.A. | 1,494 | 165,907 | ||||||
Vinci S.A. - ADR | 34,082 | 941,686 | ||||||
1,714,650 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Orange S.A. - ADR | 35,228 | 513,976 | ||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.8% | ||||||||
Legrand S.A. | 17,254 | 1,405,867 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SE | 8,469 | 869,224 | ||||||
2,275,091 | ||||||||
ENTERTAINMENT — 0.2% | ||||||||
Vivendi S.A. | 12,138 | 351,546 | ||||||
Vivendi S.A. - ADR | 11,623 | 336,486 | ||||||
688,032 | ||||||||
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 0.1% | ||||||||
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE | 45,646 | 358,391 | ||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 0.7% | ||||||||
Danone S.A. - ADR | 127,540 | 2,103,135 | ||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.3% | ||||||||
Sodexo S.A. | 6,262 | 742,098 | ||||||
INSURANCE — 0.4% | ||||||||
AXA S.A. | 4,355 | 122,663 | ||||||
AXA S.A. - ADR | 34,977 | 984,428 | ||||||
1,107,091 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 0.1% | ||||||||
Publicis Groupe S.A. - ADR | 35,808 | 405,346 | ||||||
MULTI-LINE RETAIL — 0.3% | ||||||||
Kering S.A. | 1,378 | 904,549 | ||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 0.4% | ||||||||
Engie S.A. | 19,124 | 308,901 | ||||||
Engie S.A. - ADR | 11,994 | 193,943 | ||||||
Veolia Environnement S.A. | 14,792 | 393,403 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis International Index Fund
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
FRANCE — 7.0%, continued | ||||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 0.4%, continued | ||||||||
Veolia Environnement S.A. - ADR | 11,774 | $ | 312,941 | |||||
1,209,188 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.9% | ||||||||
L’Oreal S.A. | 1,380 | 408,660 | ||||||
L’Oreal S.A. - ADR | 35,075 | 2,064,865 | ||||||
2,473,525 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.4% | ||||||||
EssilorLuxottica S.A. | 4,503 | 685,931 | ||||||
EssilorLuxottica S.A. - ADR | 2,486 | 190,403 | ||||||
Hermes International SCA | 573 | 428,191 | ||||||
1,304,525 | ||||||||
TOTAL FRANCE | 20,237,879 | |||||||
GERMANY — 4.7% | ||||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Deutsche Post AG | 10,161 | 387,634 | ||||||
Deutsche Post AG - ADR | 14,832 | 560,946 | ||||||
948,580 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 0.5% | ||||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 6,809 | 558,621 | ||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG - ADR | 27,692 | 751,007 | ||||||
1,309,628 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG | 3,878 | 609,649 | ||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG - ADR | 15,060 | 234,635 | ||||||
844,284 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 0.9% | ||||||||
BASF SE | 4,371 | 330,215 | ||||||
BASF SE - ADR | 72,776 | 1,362,003 | ||||||
Covestro AG | 6,595 | 306,632 | ||||||
Symrise AG | 4,764 | 501,249 | ||||||
2,500,099 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG - ADR | 30,797 | 501,683 | ||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA - ADR | 19,354 | 712,808 | ||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 3,207 | 302,174 | ||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS & ENERGY TRADERS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Uniper SE | 14,621 | 483,977 | ||||||
INSURANCE — 1.0% | ||||||||
Allianze SE - ADR | 76,050 | 1,841,171 | ||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG | 1,682 | 496,204 | ||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG - ADR | 18,890 | 556,065 | ||||||
2,893,440 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Wirecard AG | 2,723 | 328,348 | ||||||
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
GERMANY — 4.7%, continued | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Merck KGaA | 5,809 | $ | 686,459 | |||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 0.1% | ||||||||
Infineon Technologies AG | 1,583 | 36,064 | ||||||
Infineon Technologies AG - ADR | 12,109 | 271,241 | ||||||
307,305 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.4% | ||||||||
adidas AG | 1,323 | 430,068 | ||||||
adidas AG - ADR | 2,402 | 391,045 | ||||||
Puma SE | 3,914 | 300,081 | ||||||
1,121,194 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Brenntag AG | 9,594 | 521,724 | ||||||
TOTAL GERMANY | 13,461,703 | |||||||
HONG KONG — 2.3% | ||||||||
BANKS — 0.1% | ||||||||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. | 44,159 | 153,290 | ||||||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. - ADR | 1,754 | 121,342 | ||||||
274,632 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | 20,978 | 681,105 | ||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 0.3% | ||||||||
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc. | 104,500 | 911,915 | ||||||
INSURANCE — 0.8% | ||||||||
AIA Group Ltd. | 98,280 | 1,031,687 | ||||||
AIA Group Ltd. - ADR | 31,802 | 1,338,546 | ||||||
2,370,233 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 0.1% | ||||||||
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. | 110,000 | 262,282 | ||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.6% | ||||||||
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 108,265 | 531,435 | ||||||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 41,037 | 628,269 | ||||||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. - ADR | 11,174 | 171,297 | ||||||
Swire Pacific Ltd. - Class A | 379 | 3,521 | ||||||
Swire Properties Ltd. | 150 | 498 | ||||||
Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) | 150,000 | 381,526 | ||||||
1,716,546 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Lenovo Group Ltd. | 462,000 | 310,079 | ||||||
TOTAL HONG KONG | 6,526,792 | |||||||
HUNGARY — 0.0% (b) | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.0% (b) | ||||||||
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas plc - ADR | 6,368 | 31,773 | ||||||
INDIA — 2.8% | ||||||||
BANKS — 1.5% | ||||||||
HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR | 33,194 | 2,103,504 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
INDIA — 2.8%, continued | ||||||||
BANKS — 1.5%, continued | ||||||||
ICICI Bank Ltd. - ADR | 146,150 | $ | 2,205,403 | |||||
4,308,907 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 1.0% | ||||||||
Infosys Ltd. - ADR | 160,168 | 1,652,934 | ||||||
Wipro Ltd. - ADR | 287,670 | 1,078,762 | ||||||
2,731,696 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. - ADR | 23,268 | 944,216 | ||||||
TOTAL INDIA | 7,984,819 | |||||||
INDONESIA — 0.6% | ||||||||
BANKS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT - ADR | 52,354 | 581,129 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.4% | ||||||||
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT - ADR | 36,434 | 1,038,369 | ||||||
TOTAL INDONESIA | 1,619,498 | |||||||
IRELAND — 0.4% | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.4% | ||||||||
CRH plc - ADR | 22,204 | 895,487 | ||||||
James Hardie Industries plc | 14,268 | 279,013 | ||||||
1,174,500 | ||||||||
ISRAEL — 0.4% | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 0.4% | ||||||||
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a) | 4,973 | 551,804 | ||||||
Nice Ltd. (a) | 3,402 | 527,820 | ||||||
1,079,624 | ||||||||
ITALY — 1.1% | ||||||||
BANKS — 0.7% | ||||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 229,067 | 603,437 | ||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA - ADR | 19,735 | 310,431 | ||||||
UniCredit SpA | 66,732 | 974,594 | ||||||
1,888,462 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.3% | ||||||||
Enel SpA | 110,102 | �� | 873,406 | |||||
INSURANCE — 0.1% | ||||||||
Assicurazioni Generali SpA | 16,056 | 331,296 | ||||||
TOTAL ITALY | 3,093,164 | |||||||
JAPAN — 16.1% | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Bridgestone Corp. | 4,656 | 174,392 | ||||||
Bridgestone Corp. - ADR | 20,546 | 379,895 | ||||||
554,287 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 1.5% | ||||||||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd | 11,300 | 322,269 | ||||||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. - ADR | 18,656 | 528,151 | ||||||
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. - ADR | 39,322 | 454,759 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
JAPAN — 16.1%, continued | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 1.5%, continued | ||||||||
Toyota Motor Corp. - ADR | 22,204 | $ | 3,120,550 | |||||
4,425,729 | ||||||||
BANKS — 0.9% | ||||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. - ADR | 232,770 | 1,263,941 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. - ADR | 173,615 | 1,286,487 | ||||||
2,550,428 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. | 5,600 | 234,229 | ||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Nomura Holdings, Inc. - ADR | 94,167 | 485,902 | ||||||
CHEMICALS — 0.7% | ||||||||
Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 394,173 | ||||||
Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. | 4,800 | 249,137 | ||||||
Nissan Chemical Corp. | 5,400 | 228,348 | ||||||
Nitto Denko Corp. | 500 | 28,437 | ||||||
Nitto Denko Corp. - ADR | 11,626 | 327,272 | ||||||
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | 7,400 | 821,291 | ||||||
2,048,658 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. | 25,000 | 681,005 | ||||||
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. - ADR | 37 | 498 | ||||||
681,503 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.4% | ||||||||
Obayashi Corp. | 55,000 | 615,987 | ||||||
Taisei Corp. | 10,000 | 418,266 | ||||||
1,034,253 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
ORIX Corp. - ADR | 6,394 | 533,323 | ||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. | 25,100 | 356,070 | ||||||
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) | 25,700 | 299,068 | ||||||
655,138 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.3% | ||||||||
Nidec Corp. - ADR | 29,320 | 1,002,891 | ||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 1.2% | ||||||||
Hitachi Ltd. | 5,200 | 221,374 | ||||||
Hitachi Ltd. - ADR | 5,344 | 451,194 | ||||||
Keyence Corp. | 3,200 | 1,133,486 | ||||||
Kyocera Corp. | 2,800 | 192,743 | ||||||
Kyocera Corp. - ADR | 4,458 | 304,749 | ||||||
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 10,500 | 651,859 | ||||||
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - ADR | 4,776 | 73,168 | ||||||
TDK Corp. | 3,800 | 433,285 | ||||||
3,461,858 | ||||||||
ENTERTAINMENT — 0.3% | ||||||||
Nintendo Co. Ltd. | 300 | 121,394 | ||||||
Nintendo Co. Ltd. - ADR | 13,760 | 686,624 | ||||||
808,018 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.2% | ||||||||
FamilyMart Co. Ltd. | 8,500 | 205,337 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
JAPAN — 16.1%, continued | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.2%, continued | ||||||||
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. | 7,900 | $ | 291,025 | |||||
496,362 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | 17,000 | 283,951 | ||||||
MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,400 | 230,916 | ||||||
Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. | 4,000 | 221,971 | ||||||
736,838 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. | 13,000 | 317,215 | ||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 0.7% | ||||||||
Hoya Corp. | 9,500 | 913,604 | ||||||
Hoya Corp. - ADR | 1,734 | 167,158 | ||||||
Terumo Corp. | 23,600 | 843,765 | ||||||
1,924,527 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.8% | ||||||||
Sekisui House Ltd. | 8,000 | 171,797 | ||||||
Sekisui House Ltd. - ADR | 30,149 | 642,174 | ||||||
Sony Corp. - ADR | 22,306 | 1,516,808 | ||||||
2,330,779 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 0.4% | ||||||||
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. - ADR | 34,266 | 562,648 | ||||||
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | 4,600 | 259,034 | ||||||
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. - ADR | 7,354 | 409,912 | ||||||
1,231,594 | ||||||||
LEISURE PRODUCTS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Shimano, Inc. | 2,100 | 343,419 | ||||||
MACHINERY — 0.6% | ||||||||
FANUC Corp. - ADR | 39,830 | 733,669 | ||||||
Kubota Corp. - ADR | 7,847 | 619,913 | ||||||
Makita Corp. | 1,200 | 42,075 | ||||||
Makita Corp. - ADR | 9,872 | 343,585 | ||||||
1,739,242 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.1% | ||||||||
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. | 11,500 | 375,068 | ||||||
MULTI-LINE RETAIL — 0.1% | ||||||||
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. | 13,200 | 219,994 | ||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.5% | ||||||||
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. | 10,100 | 281,632 | ||||||
Inpex Corp. | 34,202 | 357,717 | ||||||
JXTG Holdings, Inc. | 156,700 | 718,008 | ||||||
1,357,357 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.5% | ||||||||
Kao Corp. | 8,000 | 664,440 | ||||||
Shiseido Co. Ltd. | 2,100 | 150,393 | ||||||
Shiseido Co. Ltd. - ADR | 8,462 | 599,744 | ||||||
1,414,577 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 1.5% | ||||||||
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | 17,800 | 306,323 | ||||||
Astellas Pharma, Inc. - ADR | 24,473 | 416,775 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
JAPAN — 16.1%, continued | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 1.5%, continued | ||||||||
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 5,300 | $ | 491,649 | |||||
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. | 11,400 | 758,300 | ||||||
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. - ADR | 1,901 | 125,295 | ||||||
Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd. | 11,000 | 260,466 | ||||||
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 14,900 | 343,077 | ||||||
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. | 10,500 | 471,840 | ||||||
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 10,800 | 207,327 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 2,700 | 107,639 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. - ADR | 45,005 | 887,949 | ||||||
4,376,640 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | 17,500 | 660,137 | ||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.7% | ||||||||
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. | 1,000 | 31,197 | ||||||
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. - ADR | 15,470 | 477,157 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 11,000 | 211,521 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. - ADR | 16,350 | 311,484 | ||||||
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | 21,000 | 516,385 | ||||||
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | 13,000 | 456,052 | ||||||
2,003,796 | ||||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 0.6% | ||||||||
Central Japan Railway Co. | 2,775 | 561,829 | ||||||
East Japan Railway Co. | 3,590 | 325,688 | ||||||
East Japan Railway Co. - ADR | 29,226 | 438,097 | ||||||
Keikyu Corp. | 500 | 9,709 | ||||||
Keio Corp. | 3,000 | 182,491 | ||||||
Tokyu Corp. | 13,000 | 241,545 | ||||||
1,759,359 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 0.1% | ||||||||
Advantest Corp. | 4,800 | 272,107 | ||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 0.3% | ||||||||
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. | 900 | 538,362 | ||||||
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | 900 | 227,188 | ||||||
765,550 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS — 0.6% | ||||||||
Canon, Inc. - ADR | 46,660 | 1,276,151 | ||||||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. - ADR | 11,626 | 559,211 | ||||||
1,835,362 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Wacoal Holdings Corp. - ADR | 2,621 | 354,170 | ||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.6% | ||||||||
Mitsubishi Corp. | 34,100 | 910,061 | ||||||
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. | 12,000 | 214,903 | ||||||
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. - ADR | 1,637 | 580,104 | ||||||
1,705,068 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.6% | ||||||||
KDDI Corp. - ADR | 51,612 | 768,503 | ||||||
SoftBank Group Corp. | 14,400 | 630,264 | ||||||
SoftBank Group Corp. - ADR | 21,092 | 454,322 | ||||||
1,853,089 | ||||||||
TOTAL JAPAN | 46,548,467 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
JERSEY — 1.3% | ||||||||
MEDIA — 0.2% | ||||||||
WPP plc - ADR | 6,767 | $ | 475,653 | |||||
METALS & MINING — 0.4% | ||||||||
Glencore plc | 341,162 | 1,063,631 | ||||||
Glencore plc - ADR (a) | 43,429 | 268,565 | ||||||
1,332,196 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.5% | ||||||||
Experian plc | 3,191 | 107,876 | ||||||
Experian plc - ADR | 37,268 | 1,267,484 | ||||||
1,375,360 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Ferguson plc | 508 | 46,097 | ||||||
Ferguson plc - ADR | 68,689 | 629,191 | ||||||
675,288 | ||||||||
TOTAL JERSEY | 3,858,497 | |||||||
LUXEMBOURG — 0.2% | ||||||||
MEDIA — 0.2% | ||||||||
RTL Group S.A. | 11,328 | 558,840 | ||||||
MEXICO — 0.9% | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 0.3% | ||||||||
Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. - ADR | 8,668 | 525,454 | ||||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. - ADR | 4,327 | 408,945 | ||||||
934,399 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.3% | ||||||||
Wal-Mart de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. - ADR | 29,614 | 846,664 | ||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 0.3% | ||||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico S.A.B. de C.V. - ADR | 7,483 | 887,559 | ||||||
TOTAL MEXICO | 2,668,622 | |||||||
NETHERLANDS — 3.5% | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 0.4% | ||||||||
Ferrari N.V. | 4,104 | 679,376 | ||||||
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. | 26,965 | 396,116 | ||||||
1,075,492 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Akzo Nobel N.V. - ADR | 17,090 | 581,914 | ||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.4% | ||||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. | 5,491 | 137,321 | ||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. - ADR | 39,149 | 982,640 | ||||||
1,119,961 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 0.4% | ||||||||
Koninklijke Philips N.V. - NY Registry Shares | 24,173 | 1,179,642 | ||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
QIAGEN N.V. (a) | 16,162 | 546,276 | ||||||
QIAGEN N.V. - ADR (a) | 724 | 24,471 | ||||||
570,747 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
NETHERLANDS — 3.5%, continued | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.6% | ||||||||
Unilever N.V. - ADR | 31,618 | $ | 1,816,770 | |||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Wolters Kluwer N.V. | 10,390 | 757,777 | ||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 1.1% | ||||||||
ASML Holding N.V. - ADR | 7,052 | 2,086,969 | ||||||
NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 4,765 | 606,394 | ||||||
STMicroelectronics N.V. | 16,636 | 447,675 | ||||||
3,141,038 | ||||||||
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | 10,243,341 | |||||||
NEW ZEALAND — 0.1% | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. | 20,436 | 305,446 | ||||||
NORWAY — 1.1% | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Mowi ASA | 18,785 | 488,317 | ||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.9% | ||||||||
Equinor ASA - ADR | 133,829 | 2,664,535 | ||||||
TOTAL NORWAY | 3,152,852 | |||||||
PAPUA NEW GUINEA — 0.2% | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Oil Search Ltd. | 92,754 | 471,840 | ||||||
PHILIPPINES — 0.0% (b) | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.0% (b) | ||||||||
PLTD, Inc. - ADR | 6,325 | 126,437 | ||||||
RUSSIA — 0.3% | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.3% | ||||||||
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC - ADR | 86,910 | 882,137 | ||||||
SINGAPORE — 1.0% | ||||||||
BANKS — 0.9% | ||||||||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 656 | 12,624 | ||||||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. - ADR | 16,080 | 1,240,733 | ||||||
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | 19,475 | 382,451 | ||||||
United Overseas Bank Ltd. - ADR | 22,014 | 865,480 | ||||||
2,501,288 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | 74,732 | 187,269 | ||||||
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. - ADR | 6,886 | 172,563 | ||||||
359,832 | ||||||||
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 0.0% (b) | ||||||||
Keppel REIT | 737 | 680 | ||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.0% (b) | ||||||||
Keppel Corp. Ltd. | 721 | 3,629 | ||||||
TOTAL SINGAPORE | 2,865,429 | |||||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA — 1.6% | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.3% | ||||||||
FirstRand Ltd. | 165,395 | $ | 741,634 | |||||
MEDIA — 0.5% | ||||||||
Naspers Ltd. - Class N - ADR | 43,870 | 1,428,407 | ||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.4% | ||||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. - ADR | 21,669 | 484,086 | ||||||
Gold Fields Ltd. - ADR | 99,020 | 653,532 | ||||||
1,137,618 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 0.2% | ||||||||
Mr. Price Group Ltd. | 43,463 | 566,357 | ||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Barloworld Ltd. | 45,286 | 364,511 | ||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.1% | ||||||||
MTN Group Ltd. | 35,573 | 209,522 | ||||||
MTN Group Ltd. - ADR | 50,154 | 296,611 | ||||||
506,133 | ||||||||
TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA | 4,744,660 | |||||||
SOUTH KOREA — 2.7% | ||||||||
BANKS — 1.3% | ||||||||
KB Financial Group, Inc. - ADR | 40,942 | 1,693,771 | ||||||
Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. - ADR | 41,501 | 1,579,943 | ||||||
Woori Financial Group, Inc. - ADR | 11,882 | 359,549 | ||||||
3,633,263 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.5% | ||||||||
KT Corp. - ADR | 128,707 | 1,493,001 | ||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 0.1% | ||||||||
LG Display Co. Ltd. - ADR | 62,183 | 431,550 | ||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.2% | ||||||||
POSCO - ADR | 12,934 | 654,719 | ||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.6% | ||||||||
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. - ADR | 70,144 | 1,621,028 | ||||||
TOTAL SOUTH KOREA | 7,833,561 | |||||||
SPAIN — 1.7% | ||||||||
BANKS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Banco Santander S.A. - ADR | 40,955 | 169,554 | ||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.1% | ||||||||
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A. | 10,071 | 402,727 | ||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.3% | ||||||||
Iberdrola S.A. | 14,236 | 146,592 | ||||||
Iberdrola S.A. - ADR | 16,749 | 691,901 | ||||||
838,493 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Naturgy Energy Group S.A. | 11,489 | 288,675 | ||||||
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
SPAIN — 1.7%, continued | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Amadeus IT Group S.A. | 6,696 | $ | 546,796 | |||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.7% | ||||||||
Enagas S.A. | 23,518 | 599,887 | ||||||
Repsol S.A. | 53,095 | 829,628 | ||||||
Repsol S.A. - ADR | 27,585 | 432,533 | ||||||
1,862,048 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 0.2% | ||||||||
Industria de Diseno Textil S.A. | 17,640 | 622,297 | ||||||
Industria de Diseno Textil S.A. - ADR | 3,926 | 69,372 | ||||||
691,669 | ||||||||
TOTAL SPAIN | 4,799,962 | |||||||
SWEDEN — 1.6% | ||||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 0.2% | ||||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson - ADR | 52,416 | 460,212 | ||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.3% | ||||||||
Skanska AB - Class B | 37,142 | 839,616 | ||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Essity AB - Series B | 12,219 | 393,776 | ||||||
MACHINERY — 0.8% | ||||||||
Alfa Laval AB | 23,419 | 589,917 | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB - Class A | 8,922 | 355,929 | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB - Class A - ADR | 18,292 | 734,424 | ||||||
Sandvik AB | 19,176 | 374,000 | ||||||
Sandvik AB - ADR | 20,116 | 391,015 | ||||||
2,445,285 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.2% | ||||||||
Boliden AB (a) | 22,985 | 609,910 | ||||||
TOTAL SWEDEN | 4,748,799 | |||||||
SWITZERLAND — 7.0% | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Coca-Cola HBC AG | 10,085 | 342,673 | ||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Geberit AG | 1,447 | 812,304 | ||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 0.6% | ||||||||
Julius Baer Group Ltd. (a) | 9,537 | 492,112 | ||||||
UBS Group AG (a) | 46,462 | 584,492 | ||||||
UBS Group AG - Registered Shares (a) | 46,648 | 589,349 | ||||||
1,665,953 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Givaudan S.A. | 226 | 707,921 | ||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.2% | ||||||||
LafargeHolcim Ltd. (a) | 11,723 | 650,584 | ||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.3% | ||||||||
ABB Ltd. - ADR | 40,997 | 987,618 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis International Index Fund
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
SWITZERLAND — 7.0%, continued | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 2.6% | ||||||||
Barry Callebaut AG | 397 | $ | 877,180 | |||||
Chocoladefabiken Lindt & Spruengli AG | 73 | 566,947 | ||||||
Nestlé S.A. - ADR | 56,009 | 6,063,535 | ||||||
7,507,662 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 0.8% | ||||||||
Swiss Re AG | 6,859 | 770,515 | ||||||
Zurich Insurance Group AG - ADR | 38,250 | 1,568,250 | ||||||
2,338,765 | ||||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 0.3% | ||||||||
Lonza Group AG (a) | 2,553 | 931,885 | ||||||
MACHINERY — 0.2% | ||||||||
Schindler Holding AG | 2,309 | 566,017 | ||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 1.2% | ||||||||
Roche Holding AG - ADR | 82,968 | 3,373,479 | ||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Adecco Group AG | 4,136 | 261,676 | ||||||
Adecco Group AG - ADR | 4,982 | 157,606 | ||||||
419,282 | ||||||||
TOTAL SWITZERLAND | 20,304,143 | |||||||
TAIWAN — 3.5% | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.7% | ||||||||
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. - ADR | 56,484 | 2,084,260 | ||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 0.2% | ||||||||
AU Optronics Corp. - ADR | 165,806 | 542,186 | ||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 2.6% | ||||||||
ASE Industrial Holding Co. Ltd. - ADR | 126,937 | 705,769 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - ADR | 102,578 | 5,959,782 | ||||||
United Microelectronics Corp. - ADR | 250,413 | 671,107 | ||||||
7,336,658 | ||||||||
TOTAL TAIWAN | 9,963,104 | |||||||
TURKEY — 0.2% | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. - ADR | 87,382 | 506,816 | ||||||
UNITED KINGDOM — 8.9% | ||||||||
BANKS — 1.7% | ||||||||
Barclays plc | 225,596 | 536,847 | ||||||
Barclays plc - ADR | 64,161 | 610,813 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings plc - ADR | 57,825 | 2,260,379 | ||||||
Lloyds Banking Group plc - ADR | 269,987 | 893,657 | ||||||
Standard Chartered plc | 50,523 | 476,793 | ||||||
4,778,489 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Coca-Cola European Partners plc | 9,334 | 474,914 | ||||||
CHEMICALS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Croda International plc | 8,428 | 571,653 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
UNITED KINGDOM — 8.9%, continued | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.3% | ||||||||
London Stock Exchange Group plc | 7,929 | $ | 814,023 | |||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.1% | ||||||||
SSE plc | 5,602 | 106,750 | ||||||
SSE plc - ADR | 16,837 | 321,082 | ||||||
427,832 | ||||||||
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 0.4% | ||||||||
SEGRO plc | 106,241 | 1,262,411 | ||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.2% | ||||||||
Tesco plc | 53,137 | 179,636 | ||||||
Tesco plc - ADR | 29,931 | 301,645 | ||||||
481,281 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Associated British Foods plc | 11,454 | 394,045 | ||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 0.4% | ||||||||
Smith & Nephew plc | 4,232 | 102,732 | ||||||
Smith & Nephew plc - ADR | 24,332 | 1,169,639 | ||||||
1,272,371 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.6% | ||||||||
Compass Group plc | 2,160 | 54,079 | ||||||
Compass Group plc - ADR | 45,261 | 1,142,840 | ||||||
InterContinental Hotels Group plc | 8,658 | 594,545 | ||||||
1,791,464 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.4% | ||||||||
Persimmon plc | 15,464 | 552,074 | ||||||
Taylor Wimpey plc | 214,139 | 548,616 | ||||||
1,100,690 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 0.4% | ||||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc | 3,212 | 260,784 | ||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc - ADR | 61,810 | 1,023,574 | ||||||
1,284,358 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 0.3% | ||||||||
Prudential plc - ADR | 22,297 | 849,293 | ||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Auto Trader Group plc | 57,840 | 455,585 | ||||||
MEDIA — 0.1% | ||||||||
Pearson plc - ADR | 28,318 | 238,721 | ||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.4% | ||||||||
Antofagasta plc | 99,027 | 1,202,402 | ||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 0.5% | ||||||||
National Grid plc - ADR | 21,442 | 1,343,770 | ||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 1.5% | ||||||||
AstraZeneca plc - ADR | 45,808 | 2,283,987 | ||||||
GlaxoSmithKline plc - ADR | 42,636 | 2,003,465 | ||||||
4,287,452 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis International Index Fund
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%, continued | ||||||||
UNITED KINGDOM — 8.9%, continued | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.5% | ||||||||
RELX plc | 4,710 | $ | 118,890 | |||||
RELX plc - ADR | 58,124 | 1,468,794 | ||||||
1,587,684 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 0.1% | ||||||||
Sage Group plc (The) | 33,781 | 335,174 | ||||||
Sage Group plc (The) - ADR | 2,320 | 93,334 | ||||||
428,508 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Ashtead Group plc | 12,900 | 412,518 | ||||||
Bunzl plc | 12,648 | 345,986 | ||||||
758,504 | ||||||||
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | 25,805,450 | |||||||
UNITED STATES — 0.3% | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.3% | ||||||||
Yum China Holdings, Inc. | 16,477 | 791,061 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $211,690,800) | 282,745,790 | |||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.6% | ||||||||
BRAZIL — 0.6% | ||||||||
BANKS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. - ADR | 92,356 | 845,057 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.3% | ||||||||
Telefonica Brasil S.A. - ADR | 63,788 | 913,444 | ||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (COST $1,308,318) | 1,758,501 | |||||||
RIGHTS — 0.0% (b) | ||||||||
SPAIN — 0.0% (b) | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.0% (b) | ||||||||
Repsol S.A. (COST $0) (a) | 53,095 | 25,193 | ||||||
Coupon | Maturity | Par Value | Fair | |||||||||||||
CORPORATE NOTES — 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (c) | 1.500 | % | 06/15/20 | $ | 500,000 | $ | 498,922 | |||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (c) | 2.000 | % | 06/15/22 | 290,000 | 288,424 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (c) | 3.000 | % | 06/15/23 | 870,000 | 878,039 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (c) | 3.000 | % | 12/15/23 | 480,000 | 484,680 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (c) | 3.000 | % | 06/17/24 | 290,000 | 289,941 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (c) | 3.000 | % | 12/15/24 | 120,000 | 120,000 | |||||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES (COST $2,550,000) | 2,560,006 |
Shares | FAIR | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.3% | ||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 1.51% (d) (COST $929,585) | 929,585 | $ | 929,585 | |||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - (COST $216,478,703) — 99.8% | $ | 288,019,075 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.2% | 458,990 | |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 288,478,065 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%. |
(c) | Restricted and illiquid securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 are as follows: |
| Acquisition | Current | Fair | % of Net | ||||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 1.500%, 06/15/20 | 06/15/17 | $ | 500,000 | $ | 498,922 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 2.000%, 06/15/22 | 06/17/19 | 290,000 | 288,424 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 06/15/23 | 06/18/18 | 870,000 | 878,039 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 12/15/23 | 12/17/18 | 480,000 | 484,680 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 06/17/24 | 06/17/19 | 290,000 | 289,941 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 12/15/24 | 12/12/19 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 0.0 | %(b) | |||||||||||
$ | 2,550,000 | $ | 2,560,006 | 0.9 | % |
(d) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2019. |
ADR | — American Depositary Receipt |
plc | — Public Liability Company |
REIT | — Real Estate Investment Trust |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Praxis Value Index Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders
Portfolio Manager’s Commentary (unaudited)
What a difference a year makes! Value stocks as measured by the S&P 500 Value Index had a banner year, ending 2019 with a large positive return of +31.93% compared to a negative 8.97% return in 2018. For U.S. large cap stock returns, 2019 was mostly a straight march upward with brief retractions in May and August leading to an S&P 500 annual return of positive 31.48%. One needs to go back to 2013 (positive 32.38%) to find a larger calendar year gain post the Great Recession. 2019 was dominated by Federal Reserve policy (lowering rates) and trade negotiations (China and NAFTA). In terms of major asset classes, all asset classes show positive returns, led by U.S. large cap stocks, followed by mid cap stocks, REITS, small cap stocks, and international stocks. Though further down the list, with falling interest rates bond returns were stellar with the U.S. Aggregate bond index up positive 8.72%, a calendar year level not attained since 2002 (positive 20.26%). Commodities, which are known for wild swings in returns, finished up at a relatively mild positive 5.44%. Crude oil recovered rapidly in the first part of the year reaching the $66 per barrel area during April, ending the year at $60.99 per barrel versus $45.41 per barrel at the start of the year. Several Middle East events caused fluctuations during the last half of the year.
In a review of sector breakouts for large cap stocks, all sectors sported double-digit positive returns. Technology was a clear leader rising over 50%. Energy was the laggard with 12% area returns. All other sectors were in the 20% to 30% area.
2019 saw the value style and growth style perform in line with each other with the S&P 500 Value Index returning positive 31.93% and the S&P 500 Growth Index returning positive 31.12%. The last time these returns were so close to each other was in 2013, the last year when the overall market (S&P 500) was up over 30%.
In this environment, the Praxis Value Index Fund Class I Shares returned positive 32.74%, outperforming by 81 basis points the positive 31.93% return of the benchmark (S&P 500 Value Index). The Praxis Value Index Fund Class A Shares (Without Load) returned a positive 32.21%. Stock specific factors (versus industry and fundamental factors) were the leading contributors to positive relative performance. As an example, not owning Wells Fargo (governance screen) was a negative contributor as Wells Fargo was up 21.4% during the year. In 2018 not owning Wells Fargo was a positive contributor, and in 2017 not owning Wells Fargo was a negative contributor, so the stock specific impact of a screen can fall either way. We continue to be pleased with the performance of the Fund, being able to incorporate our Values + ESG screens and deliver returns that closely track benchmark returns, especially in years of large positive returns.
The annual mid-December reconstitution of the benchmark index and our routine updating of our Values + ESG screening list again caused some realignment of portfolio holdings near year end. Of note this year, large market holding Apple moved from the S&P 500 Value Index back to the S&P 500 Growth Index after spending one year classified as a Value stock.
Dale Snyder, CFA®
Praxis Value Index Fund Manager
Praxis Mutual Funds®
The views expressed are those of the portfolio manager as of Dec. 31, 2019, are subject to change, and may differ from the views of other portfolio managers or Everence Capital Management as a whole. These opinions are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. All data referenced are from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. Securities and sectors referenced should not be construed as a solicitation or recommendation or be used as the sole basis for any investment decision.
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Praxis Value Index Fund
Performance Review (unaudited)
Growth of $10,000 investment from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19
This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A Shares (adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 5.25%) of the Fund and Index from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19 and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual | |||||||
| Inception | One | Three | Five | Ten | Expense | |
Praxis Value Index Fund | |||||||
Class A * | 5/1/01 | 25.31% | 10.07% | 7.71% | 10.53% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
Class A (Without Load) | 5/1/01 | 32.21% | 12.07% | 8.87% | 11.12% | ||
Class I | 5/1/06 | 32.74% | 12.58% | 9.38% | 11.78% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
S&P 500 Value Index 1 |
| 31.93% | 11.49% | 9.52% | 12.16% |
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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. These performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.praxismutualfunds.com. Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The total returns shown reflect any expenses that were contractually or voluntarily reduced, reimbursed or paid by any party during the periods presented. In such instances, and without activity, the total returns would have been lower.
* The total return figures shown reflect the maximum sales charge applicable to Class A Shares for the Fund. Class A Shares have a maximum sales charge on purchases of 5.25%.
** Reflects the expense ratios as reported in the Prospectus dated April 30, 2019.
1 The S&P 500 Value Index represents the value companies (defined by book value to price ratio earnings to price ratio and sales to price ratio) of the S&P 500 Index, a universe of large capitalization companies in the U.S. equity market.
The above index is for illustrative purposes only and 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 these expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, although an investor can invest in its underlying securities.
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Schedule of Investments
Praxis Value Index Fund
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.6% | ||||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.8% | ||||||||
FedEx Corp. | 6,660 | $ | 1,007,058 | |||||
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B | 8,630 | 1,010,228 | ||||||
2,017,286 | ||||||||
AIRLINES — 0.8% | ||||||||
American Airlines Group, Inc. | 15,950 | 457,446 | ||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 8,970 | 524,566 | ||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 9,830 | 530,623 | ||||||
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (a) | 5,400 | 475,686 | ||||||
1,988,321 | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 0.3% | ||||||||
Aptiv plc | 4,830 | 458,705 | ||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 7,240 | 314,071 | ||||||
772,776 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 0.4% | ||||||||
Ford Motor Co. | 116,143 | 1,080,130 | ||||||
BANKS — 10.6% | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 176,210 | 6,206,116 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 47,146 | 3,766,494 | ||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 10,900 | 442,649 | ||||||
Comerica, Inc. | 3,830 | 274,802 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 19,490 | 599,123 | ||||||
First Republic Bank | 2,170 | 254,866 | ||||||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 28,370 | 427,820 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 43,105 | 6,008,837 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 18,558 | 375,614 | ||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 4,696 | 797,146 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 14,391 | 2,297,235 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 24,860 | 426,598 | ||||||
Truist Financial Corp. | 29,720 | 1,673,830 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 51,257 | 3,039,028 | ||||||
Zions Bancorp., N.A. | 5,120 | 265,830 | ||||||
26,855,988 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 2.7% | ||||||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 73,340 | 4,059,369 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 19,859 | 2,714,130 | ||||||
6,773,499 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 2.9% | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 16,408 | 1,452,764 | ||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 4,360 | 471,534 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 6,734 | 1,623,366 | ||||||
Biogen, Inc. (a) | 3,810 | 1,130,541 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 34,500 | 2,241,810 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 1,150 | 431,802 | ||||||
7,351,817 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.4% | ||||||||
Johnson Controls International plc | 22,387 | 911,375 | ||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 3.5% | ||||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 32,784 | 1,650,019 | ||||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 1,502 | 755,056 | ||||||
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 5,590 | 265,860 | ||||||
CME Group, Inc. | 4,320 | 867,110 | ||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 17,050 | 442,959 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 7,387 | 1,698,493 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.6%, continued | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 3.5%, continued | ||||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 5,470 | $ | 506,249 | |||||
Invesco Ltd. | 20,392 | 366,648 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 24,461 | 1,250,446 | ||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 6,297 | 668,993 | ||||||
State Street Corp. | 6,610 | 522,851 | ||||||
8,994,684 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 2.5% | ||||||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 1,067 | 250,734 | ||||||
Albemarle Corp. | 7,040 | 514,202 | ||||||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 5,360 | 255,886 | ||||||
Corteva, Inc. | 14,630 | 432,463 | ||||||
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | 20,701 | 1,329,004 | ||||||
Eastman Chemical Co. | 3,520 | 278,995 | ||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 3,816 | 736,450 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 2,880 | 371,578 | ||||||
Linde plc | 7,326 | 1,559,705 | ||||||
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. - Class A | 6,020 | 568,770 | ||||||
6,297,787 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 0.8% | ||||||||
Republic Services, Inc. | 12,260 | 1,098,864 | ||||||
Waste Management, Inc. | 7,680 | 875,213 | ||||||
1,974,077 | ||||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 1.8% | ||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 94,240 | 4,519,750 | ||||||
CONSUMER FINANCE — 0.8% | ||||||||
American Express Co. | 8,404 | 1,046,214 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 10,660 | 1,097,021 | ||||||
2,143,235 | ||||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 0.6% | ||||||||
Amcor plc | 57,960 | 628,286 | ||||||
Ball Corp. | 5,768 | 373,017 | ||||||
WestRock Co. | 10,430 | 447,551 | ||||||
1,448,854 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.1% | ||||||||
H&R Block, Inc. | 8,970 | 210,616 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 4.9% | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 155,776 | 6,087,726 | ||||||
CenturyLink, Inc. | 30,728 | 405,917 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 97,790 | 6,004,306 | ||||||
12,497,949 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 4.1% | ||||||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 15,270 | 1,443,168 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 27,934 | 2,547,860 | ||||||
Edison International | 8,487 | 640,005 | ||||||
Evergy, Inc. | 5,670 | 369,060 | ||||||
Eversource Energy | 6,580 | 559,761 | ||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 8,015 | 1,940,912 | ||||||
PPL Corp. | 22,061 | 791,549 | ||||||
Southern Co. (The) | 26,821 | 1,708,498 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 8,064 | 511,983 | ||||||
10,512,796 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 1.1% | ||||||||
Eaton Corp. plc | 8,250 | 781,440 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.6%, continued | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 1.1%, continued | ||||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 12,264 | $ | 935,253 | |||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 4,790 | 970,789 | ||||||
2,687,482 | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 0.4% | ||||||||
Corning, Inc. | 14,610 | 425,297 | ||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 6,526 | 625,452 | ||||||
1,050,749 | ||||||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 1.5% | ||||||||
Baker Hughes Co. | 17,540 | 449,550 | ||||||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 7,130 | 323,916 | ||||||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 19,736 | 494,387 | ||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 42,946 | 1,726,429 | ||||||
TechnipFMC plc | 37,210 | 797,782 | ||||||
3,792,064 | ||||||||
ENTERTAINMENT — 1.4% | ||||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 14,220 | 844,953 | ||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | 2,910 | 312,854 | ||||||
Fox Corp. - Class B | 4,900 | 178,360 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 15,759 | 2,279,224 | ||||||
3,615,391 | ||||||||
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 3.0% | ||||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 3,130 | 656,361 | ||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. | 2,990 | 412,202 | ||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 5,780 | 821,627 | ||||||
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 5,230 | 626,240 | ||||||
Equity Residential | 10,400 | 841,568 | ||||||
Federal Realty Investment Trust | 1,940 | 249,736 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 20,090 | 372,670 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 13,190 | 420,365 | ||||||
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 950 | 125,267 | ||||||
Public Storage | 1,920 | 408,883 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 6,369 | 948,726 | ||||||
Ventas, Inc. | 10,570 | 610,312 | ||||||
Welltower, Inc. | 9,100 | 744,198 | ||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 11,149 | 336,700 | ||||||
7,574,855 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 2.7% | ||||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 3,640 | 1,069,869 | ||||||
Kroger Co. (The) | 18,754 | 543,678 | ||||||
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 17,950 | 1,058,332 | ||||||
Walmart, Inc. | 34,820 | 4,138,009 | ||||||
6,809,888 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 2.5% | ||||||||
Conagra Brands, Inc. | 7,850 | 268,784 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 16,714 | 895,202 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 14,460 | 652,291 | ||||||
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | 5,180 | 539,393 | ||||||
Kellogg Co. | 11,990 | 829,228 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | 15,130 | 486,127 | ||||||
McCormick & Co., Inc. | 2,450 | 415,838 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A | 39,932 | 2,199,455 | ||||||
6,286,318 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 0.3% | ||||||||
Atmos Energy Corp. | 8,000 | 894,880 | ||||||
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.6%, continued | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 4.6% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 25,240 | $ | 2,192,346 | |||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 9,022 | 754,420 | ||||||
Becton, Dickinson and Co. | 8,300 | 2,257,351 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 11,810 | 534,048 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 13,400 | 2,056,632 | ||||||
Medtronic plc | 30,730 | 3,486,319 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 1,770 | 371,594 | ||||||
11,652,710 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 6.1% | ||||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 4,630 | 393,643 | ||||||
Anthem, Inc. | 6,020 | 1,818,220 | ||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 8,170 | 413,239 | ||||||
Centene Corp. (a) | 7,940 | 499,188 | ||||||
Cigna Corp. | 8,092 | 1,654,733 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 30,124 | 2,237,912 | ||||||
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 5,880 | 869,123 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. | 2,650 | 971,278 | ||||||
McKesson Corp. | 5,714 | 790,360 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 20,200 | 5,938,396 | ||||||
15,586,092 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 1.3% | ||||||||
Carnival Corp. | 11,853 | 602,488 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 12,020 | 2,375,272 | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 2,360 | 315,084 | ||||||
3,292,844 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Whirlpool Corp. | 1,752 | 258,473 | ||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 1.5% | ||||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 5,988 | 412,214 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 2,070 | 284,729 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 25,456 | 3,179,454 | ||||||
3,876,397 | ||||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS — 0.1% | ||||||||
AES Corp. | 12,044 | 239,676 | ||||||
INSURANCE — 7.6% | ||||||||
Aflac, Inc. | 26,880 | 1,421,952 | ||||||
Allstate Corp. (The) | 10,919 | 1,227,842 | ||||||
American International Group, Inc. | 26,277 | 1,348,798 | ||||||
Aon plc | 3,307 | 688,815 | ||||||
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 2,930 | 279,024 | ||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 22,517 | 3,504,998 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 3,262 | 342,999 | ||||||
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 1,880 | 520,459 | ||||||
Globe Life, Inc. | 2,890 | 304,172 | ||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 10,440 | 634,439 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corp. | 8,350 | 492,734 | ||||||
Loews Corp. | 7,470 | 392,100 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 9,630 | 1,072,878 | ||||||
MetLife, Inc. | 31,133 | 1,586,849 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 11,170 | 614,350 | ||||||
Progressive Corp. (The) | 6,910 | 500,215 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 15,160 | 1,421,098 | ||||||
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | 14,063 | 1,925,928 | ||||||
Unum Group | 13,960 | 407,074 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.6%, continued | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 7.6%, continued | ||||||||
Willis Towers Watson plc | 2,350 | $ | 474,559 | |||||
19,161,283 | ||||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES — 0.3% | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a) | 300 | 401,106 | ||||||
Twitter, Inc. (a) | 12,880 | 412,804 | ||||||
813,910 | ||||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL — 0.2% | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 130 | 240,219 | ||||||
Expedia Group, Inc. | 2,510 | 271,432 | ||||||
511,651 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 3.2% | ||||||||
Accenture plc - Class A | 8,940 | 1,882,496 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 3,070 | 523,435 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A | 10,250 | 635,705 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 12,950 | 1,801,215 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 20,022 | 2,683,749 | ||||||
Paychex, Inc. | 3,684 | 313,361 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. - Class A | 1,780 | 334,462 | ||||||
8,174,423 | ||||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 0.5% | ||||||||
Illumina, Inc. (a) | 1,180 | 391,453 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 2,744 | 891,443 | ||||||
1,282,896 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 2.0% | ||||||||
Deere & Co. | 4,107 | 711,579 | ||||||
Dover Corp. | 3,103 | 357,652 | ||||||
Flowserve Corp. | 6,920 | 344,408 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 7,275 | 1,306,808 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand plc | 2,185 | 290,430 | ||||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 1,557 | 320,462 | ||||||
Pentair plc | 9,110 | 417,875 | ||||||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 5,020 | 832,015 | ||||||
Xylem, Inc. | 5,620 | 442,800 | ||||||
5,024,029 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 1.3% | ||||||||
Comcast Corp. - Class A | 46,450 | 2,088,856 | ||||||
Discovery, Inc. (a) | 6,870 | 224,924 | ||||||
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 4,619 | 374,231 | ||||||
ViacomCBS, Inc. - Class B | 14,746 | 618,890 | ||||||
3,306,901 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.8% | ||||||||
Newmont Goldcorp Corp. | 27,320 | 1,187,054 | ||||||
Nucor Corp. | 13,250 | 745,710 | ||||||
1,932,764 | ||||||||
MULTI-LINE RETAIL — 0.3% | ||||||||
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) | 4,230 | 397,831 | ||||||
Macy’s, Inc. | 15,933 | 270,861 | ||||||
668,692 | ||||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 1.6% | ||||||||
Ameren Corp. | 5,780 | 443,904 | ||||||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 12,301 | 1,112,872 | ||||||
DTE Energy Co. | 6,870 | 892,207 | ||||||
NiSource, Inc. | 16,270 | 452,957 | ||||||
Sempra Energy | 5,503 | 833,594 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.6%, continued | ||||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 1.6%, continued | ||||||||
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 4,480 | $ | 413,190 | |||||
4,148,724 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 4.5% | ||||||||
Apache Corp. | 9,208 | 235,633 | ||||||
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 26,410 | 459,798 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 17,837 | 1,159,940 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 17,240 | 447,723 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 5,190 | 346,744 | ||||||
HollyFrontier Corp. | 7,100 | 360,041 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 58,261 | 1,233,385 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 40,500 | 549,990 | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 13,931 | 839,343 | ||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 15,898 | 394,906 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 55,013 | 2,267,086 | ||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 9,825 | 743,458 | ||||||
Phillips 66 | 7,410 | 825,548 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 9,230 | 864,389 | ||||||
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | 25,781 | 611,525 | ||||||
11,339,509 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 5.7% | ||||||||
Allergan plc | 7,100 | 1,357,307 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 23,479 | 1,507,117 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 10,600 | 1,393,158 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 46,641 | 6,803,523 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 31,830 | 2,894,938 | ||||||
Mylan N.V. (a) | 23,050 | 463,305 | ||||||
Perrigo Co. plc | 3,180 | 164,279 | ||||||
14,583,627 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.3% | ||||||||
Nielsen Holdings plc | 23,380 | 474,614 | ||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 1,670 | 249,398 | ||||||
724,012 | ||||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 1.0% | ||||||||
CSX Corp. | 9,290 | 672,224 | ||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 2,150 | 251,077 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 2,490 | 483,384 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 6,480 | 1,171,519 | ||||||
2,578,204 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 1.2% | ||||||||
Intel Corp. | 39,878 | 2,386,698 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 4,230 | 542,667 | ||||||
2,929,365 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 0.8% | ||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 3,090 | 487,293 | ||||||
NortonLifeLock, Inc. | 11,610 | 296,287 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 25,482 | 1,350,037 | ||||||
2,133,617 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 1.2% | ||||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 4,590 | 403,002 | ||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 7,402 | 1,616,449 | ||||||
L Brands, Inc. | 12,790 | 231,755 | ||||||
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 5,760 | 689,817 | ||||||
2,941,023 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.6%, continued | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS — 0.4% | ||||||||
HP, Inc. | 36,560 | $ | 751,308 | |||||
Western Digital Corp. | 5,265 | 334,170 | ||||||
1,085,478 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.6% | ||||||||
NIKE, Inc. - Class B | 9,970 | 1,010,061 | ||||||
PVH Corp. | 2,140 | 225,021 | ||||||
VF Corp. | 3,340 | 332,864 | ||||||
1,567,946 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.1% | ||||||||
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 1,060 | 358,831 | ||||||
WATER UTILITIES — 0.2% | ||||||||
American Water Works Co., Inc. | 3,640 | 447,174 | ||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
T-Mobile US, Inc. (a) | 6,770 | 530,903 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $199,182,070) | 250,213,721 |
Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | |||||||||||||
CORPORATE NOTES — 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 1.500 | % | 06/15/20 | $ | 250,000 | $ | 249,462 | |||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 2.000 | % | 06/15/22 | 280,000 | 278,478 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 3.000 | % | 06/15/23 | 450,000 | 454,158 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 3.000 | % | 12/15/23 | 720,000 | 727,020 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 3.000 | % | 06/17/24 | 280,000 | 279,943 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 3.000 | % | 12/15/24 | 250,000 | 250,000 | |||||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES (COST $2,230,000) | 2,239,061 |
Shares | FAIR | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.5% | ||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 1.51% (c) (COST $1,161,196) | 1,161,196 | $ | 1,161,196 | |||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - (COST $202,573,266) — 100.0% | $ | 253,613,978 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.0% (d) | 85,738 | |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 253,699,716 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Restricted and illiquid securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 are as follows: |
| Acquisition | Current | Fair | % of Net | ||||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 1.500%, 06/15/20 | 06/15/17 | $ | 250,000 | $ | 249,462 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 2.000%, 06/15/22 | 06/17/19 | 280,000 | 278,478 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 06/15/23 | 06/18/18 | 450,000 | 454,158 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 12/15/23 | 12/17/18 | 720,000 | 727,020 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 06/17/24 | 06/17/19 | 280,000 | 279,943 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 12/15/24 | 12/12/19 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||
$ | 2,230,000 | $ | 2,239,061 | 0.9 | % |
(c) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2019. |
(d) | Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%. |
plc | — Public Liability Company |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Praxis Growth Index Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders
Portfolio Manager’s Commentary (unaudited)
What a difference a year makes! Growth stocks as measured by the S&P 500 Growth Index had a banner year, ending 2019 with a large positive return of +31.12% compared to a flat return in 2018. For U.S. large cap stock returns, 2019 was mostly a straight march upward with brief retractions in May and August leading to an S&P 500 annual return of positive 31.48%. One needs to go back to 2013 (positive 32.38%) to find a larger calendar year gain post the Great Recession. 2019 was dominated by Federal Reserve policy (lowering rates) and trade negotiations (China and NAFTA). In terms of major asset classes, all asset classes show positive returns, led by U.S. large cap stocks, followed by mid cap stocks, REITS, small cap stocks, and international stocks. Though further down the list, with falling interest rates bond returns were stellar with the U.S. Aggregate bond index up positive 8.72%, a calendar year level not attained since 2002 (positive 20.26%). Commodities, which are known for wild swings in returns, finished up at a relatively mild positive 5.44%. Crude oil recovered rapidly in the first part of the year reaching the $66 per barrel area during April, ending the year at $60.99 per barrel versus $45.41 per barrel at the start of the year. Several Middle East events caused fluctuations during the last half of the year.
In a review of sector breakouts for large cap stocks, all sectors sported double-digit positive returns. Technology was a clear leader rising over 50%. Energy was the laggard with 12% area returns. All other sectors were in the 20% to 30% area.
2019 saw the growth style and value style perform in line with each other with the S&P 500 Growth Index returning positive 31.12% and the S&P 500 Value Index returning positive 31.93%. The last time these returns were so close to each other was in 2013, the last year when the overall market (S&P 500) was up more than 30%.
In this environment, the Praxis Growth Index Fund Class I Shares returned a positive 31.91%, outperforming by 79 basis points the positive 31.12% return of the benchmark (S&P 500 Growth Index). The Praxis Growth Index Fund Class A Shares (Without Load) returned a positive 31.45%. Stock specific factors (versus industry and fundamental factors) were the leading contributors to positive relative performance. As an example, not owning Pfizer (abortifacients screen) was a positive contributor as Pfizer was down 6.9% during the year. We continue to be pleased with the performance of the Fund, being able to incorporate our Values + ESG screens and deliver returns that closely track benchmark returns, especially in years of large positive returns.
The annual mid-December reconstitution of the benchmark index and our routine updating of our Values + ESG screening list again caused some realignment of portfolio holdings near year end. Of note this year, large market holding Apple moved from the S&P 500 Value Index back to the S&P 500 Growth Index after spending one year classified as a Value stock.
Dale Snyder, CFA®
Praxis Growth Index Fund Manager
Praxis Mutual Funds®
The views expressed are those of the portfolio manager as of Dec. 31, 2019, are subject to change, and may differ from the views of other portfolio managers or Everence Capital Management as a whole. These opinions are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. All data referenced are from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. Securities and sectors referenced should not be construed as a solicitation or recommendation or be used as the sole basis for any investment decision.
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Praxis Growth Index Fund
Performance Review (unaudited)
Growth of $10,000 investment from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19
This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A Shares (adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 5.25%) of the Fund and Index from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19 and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual | |||||||
| Inception | One | Three | Five | Ten | Expense | |
Praxis Growth Index Fund | |||||||
Class A * | 5/1/07 | 24.56% | 16.28% | 11.80% | 13.43% | 0.82% | 0.82% |
Class A (Without Load) | 5/1/07 | 31.45% | 18.38% | 13.01% | 14.04% | ||
Class I | 5/1/07 | 31.91% | 18.85% | 13.47% | 14.57% | 0.43% | 0.43% |
S&P 500 Growth Index 1 |
| 31.12% | 18.66% | 13.52% | 14.78% |
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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. These performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.praxismutualfunds.com. Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The total returns shown reflect any expenses that were contractually or voluntarily reduced, reimbursed or paid by any party during the periods presented. In such instances, and without activity, the total returns would have been lower.
* The total return figures shown reflect the maximum sales charge applicable to Class A Shares for the Fund. Class A Shares have a maximum sales charge on purchases of 5.25%.
** Reflects the expense ratios as reported in the Prospectus dated April 30, 2019.
1 The S&P 500 Growth Index represents the growth companies (defined by sales growth, earnings change to price, and momentum) of the S&P 500 Index, a universe of large capitalization companies in the U.S. equity market.
The above index is for illustrative purposes only and 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 these expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, although an investor can invest in its underlying securities.
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Schedule of Investments
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December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.7% | ||||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.2% | ||||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B | 5,945 | $ | 695,922 | |||||
BANKS — 1.9% | ||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 36,275 | 5,056,735 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 2,433 | 388,380 | ||||||
Truist Financial Corp. | 5,499 | 309,703 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 5,303 | 314,415 | ||||||
6,069,233 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 1.3% | ||||||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 38,120 | 2,109,942 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 15,380 | 2,101,985 | ||||||
4,211,927 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 1.8% | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 17,711 | 1,568,132 | ||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 2,861 | 309,417 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 8,154 | 1,965,685 | ||||||
Incyte Corp. (a) | 4,067 | 355,130 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 1,071 | 402,139 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 5,884 | 1,288,302 | ||||||
5,888,805 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.1% | ||||||||
Masco Corp. | 8,006 | 384,208 | ||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 2.7% | ||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 2,290 | 381,468 | ||||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 1,273 | 639,937 | ||||||
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 4,824 | 578,880 | ||||||
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 17,708 | 842,193 | ||||||
CME Group, Inc. | 3,998 | 802,479 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 5,631 | 521,149 | ||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 960 | 363,946 | ||||||
Moody’s Corp. | 4,415 | 1,048,165 | ||||||
MSCI, Inc. | 1,797 | 463,949 | ||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 5,918 | 628,728 | ||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 6,654 | 1,816,875 | ||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 4,600 | 560,464 | ||||||
8,648,233 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 2.3% | ||||||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 7,178 | 1,686,758 | ||||||
Celanese Corp. | 5,274 | 649,335 | ||||||
Dow, Inc. | 17,187 | 940,645 | ||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 4,114 | 793,961 | ||||||
Linde plc | 10,958 | 2,332,958 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 2,017 | 1,177,000 | ||||||
7,580,657 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 0.8% | ||||||||
Cintas Corp. | 1,634 | 439,677 | ||||||
Copart, Inc. (a) | 5,108 | 464,522 | ||||||
Republic Services, Inc. | 3,583 | 321,144 | ||||||
Rollins, Inc. | 16,480 | 546,477 | ||||||
Waste Management, Inc. | 7,114 | 810,711 | ||||||
2,582,531 | ||||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 0.1% | ||||||||
Arista Networks, Inc. (a) | 1,860 | 378,324 | ||||||
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.7%, continued | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 1,616 | $ | 451,898 | |||||
Vulcan Materials Co. | 2,245 | 323,258 | ||||||
775,156 | ||||||||
CONSUMER FINANCE — 0.5% | ||||||||
American Express Co. | 7,894 | 982,724 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 4,095 | 347,338 | ||||||
Synchrony Financial | 10,930 | 393,589 | ||||||
1,723,651 | ||||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 0.4% | ||||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 2,718 | 355,569 | ||||||
Ball Corp. | 7,143 | 461,938 | ||||||
International Paper Co. | 13,529 | 623,010 | ||||||
1,440,517 | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTORS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 5,833 | 619,640 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.1% | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 8,289 | 323,934 | ||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.4% | ||||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 5,626 | 1,362,392 | ||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.8% | ||||||||
AMETEK, Inc. | 6,609 | 659,182 | ||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 8,371 | 638,372 | ||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 6,568 | 1,331,137 | ||||||
2,628,691 | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 0.7% | ||||||||
Amphenol Corp. - Class A | 6,146 | 665,182 | ||||||
IPG Photonics Corp. (a) | 3,341 | 484,178 | ||||||
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) | 4,941 | 507,095 | ||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 3,450 | 330,648 | ||||||
Zebra Technologies Corp. - Class A (a) | 1,267 | 323,642 | ||||||
2,310,745 | ||||||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 0.1% | ||||||||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 15,240 | 381,762 | ||||||
ENTERTAINMENT — 2.4% | ||||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | 2,965 | 318,767 | ||||||
Fox Corp. - Class B | 14,211 | 517,280 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc. (a) | 9,792 | 3,168,398 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 25,353 | 3,666,804 | ||||||
7,671,249 | ||||||||
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 2.5% | ||||||||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 1,991 | 321,706 | ||||||
American Tower Corp. | 9,532 | 2,190,644 | ||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 4,969 | 706,343 | ||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 2,077 | 1,212,345 | ||||||
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 6,030 | 636,889 | ||||||
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | 11,789 | 406,367 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 18,158 | 578,695 | ||||||
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 2,460 | 324,375 | ||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 8,827 | 786,839 | ||||||
Realty Income Corp. | 4,636 | 341,349 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.7%, continued | ||||||||
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 2.5%, continued | ||||||||
SBA Communications Corp. | 2,698 | $ | 650,191 | |||||
8,155,743 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.6% | ||||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 6,763 | 1,987,781 | ||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 0.5% | ||||||||
Hershey Co. (The) | 2,231 | 327,912 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 12,978 | 585,438 | ||||||
McCormick & Co., Inc. | 3,680 | 624,606 | ||||||
1,537,956 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 3.5% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 25,216 | 2,190,262 | ||||||
Align Technology, Inc. (a) | 1,431 | 399,306 | ||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 5,675 | 474,544 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 20,247 | 915,569 | ||||||
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | 1,161 | 373,018 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 15,054 | 2,310,488 | ||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) | 4,070 | 949,490 | ||||||
Hologic, Inc. (a) | 6,559 | 342,445 | ||||||
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a) | 2,060 | 537,928 | ||||||
Medtronic plc | 2,804 | 318,114 | ||||||
ResMed, Inc. | 3,458 | 535,886 | ||||||
STERIS plc | 2,144 | 326,788 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 5,375 | 1,128,428 | ||||||
Teleflex, Inc. | 1,350 | 508,194 | ||||||
11,310,460 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 0.3% | ||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2,060 | 605,599 | ||||||
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a) | 1,059 | 349,692 | ||||||
955,291 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 2.1% | ||||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) | 397 | 332,333 | ||||||
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | 7,789 | 863,878 | ||||||
Marriott International, Inc. - Class A | 6,393 | 968,092 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 7,317 | 1,445,912 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 27,592 | 2,425,889 | ||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 7,084 | 713,571 | ||||||
6,749,675 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.3% | ||||||||
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 6,078 | 320,614 | ||||||
Garmin Ltd. | 3,784 | 369,167 | ||||||
NVR, Inc. (a) | 85 | 323,715 | ||||||
1,013,496 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 1.7% | ||||||||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 9,041 | 635,944 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 4,657 | 320,588 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 3,801 | 522,828 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 32,007 | 3,997,674 | ||||||
5,477,034 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.3% | ||||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 2,829 | 1,002,117 | ||||||
INSURANCE — 1.9% | ||||||||
Aflac, Inc. | 8,308 | 439,493 | ||||||
Allstate Corp. (The) | 3,039 | 341,736 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.7%, continued | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 1.9%, continued | ||||||||
American International Group, Inc. | 6,403 | $ | 328,666 | |||||
Aon plc | 4,556 | 948,969 | ||||||
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 4,367 | 415,870 | ||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 2,060 | 320,660 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 3,545 | 372,757 | ||||||
Globe Life, Inc. | 3,009 | 316,697 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 8,240 | 918,018 | ||||||
MetLife, Inc. | 6,692 | 341,091 | ||||||
Progressive Corp. (The) | 7,178 | 519,616 | ||||||
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | 4,355 | 596,417 | ||||||
Willis Towers Watson plc | 1,560 | 315,026 | ||||||
6,175,016 | ||||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES — 9.1% | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a) | 5,155 | 6,904,555 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a) | 8,586 | 11,479,654 | ||||||
Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a) | 54,765 | 11,240,516 | ||||||
29,624,725 | ||||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL — 5.9% | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 8,700 | 16,076,208 | ||||||
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a) | 915 | 1,879,163 | ||||||
eBay, Inc. | 17,315 | 625,245 | ||||||
Expedia Group, Inc. | 5,768 | 623,751 | ||||||
19,204,367 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 7.5% | ||||||||
Accenture plc - Class A | 9,729 | 2,048,636 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 5,950 | 1,014,475 | ||||||
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 2,596 | 320,710 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | 14,476 | 1,673,860 | ||||||
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a) | 2,434 | 700,310 | ||||||
Gartner, Inc. (a) | 3,640 | 560,924 | ||||||
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A | 21,816 | 6,514,039 | ||||||
Paychex, Inc. | 6,525 | 555,016 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) | 26,707 | 2,888,896 | ||||||
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | 2,251 | 433,723 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. - Class A | 41,463 | 7,790,898 | ||||||
24,501,487 | ||||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 1.9% | ||||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 5,785 | 493,518 | ||||||
Illumina, Inc. (a) | 1,958 | 649,547 | ||||||
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a) | 2,768 | 427,684 | ||||||
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) | 600 | 475,968 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 11,385 | 3,698,645 | ||||||
Waters Corp. (a) | 1,646 | 384,588 | ||||||
6,129,950 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 1.7% | ||||||||
Deere & Co. | 4,186 | 725,266 | ||||||
Dover Corp. | 3,517 | 405,370 | ||||||
IDEX Corp. | 1,894 | 325,768 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 7,564 | 1,358,721 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand plc | 5,595 | 743,687 | ||||||
PACCAR, Inc. | 6,561 | 518,975 | ||||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 1,542 | 317,375 | ||||||
Pentair plc | 13,951 | 639,932 | ||||||
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | 8,331 | 648,152 | ||||||
5,683,246 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.7%, continued | ||||||||
MEDIA — 1.3% | ||||||||
Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A (a) | 3,842 | $ | 1,863,677 | |||||
Comcast Corp. - Class A | 53,294 | 2,396,631 | ||||||
4,260,308 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.2% | ||||||||
Newmont Goldcorp Corp. | 7,783 | 338,171 | ||||||
Nucor Corp. | 5,628 | 316,744 | ||||||
654,915 | ||||||||
MULTI-LINE RETAIL — 0.6% | ||||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 5,953 | 928,549 | ||||||
Target Corp. | 8,134 | 1,042,860 | ||||||
1,971,409 | ||||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 0.1% | ||||||||
Sempra Energy | 2,093 | 317,048 | ||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 1.2% | ||||||||
Apache Corp. | 27,725 | 709,483 | ||||||
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 29,294 | 510,009 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 22,543 | 1,465,971 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 8,179 | 546,439 | ||||||
Phillips 66 | 4,589 | 511,260 | ||||||
3,743,162 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.4% | ||||||||
Coty, Inc. - Class A | 43,112 | 485,010 | ||||||
Estée Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) - Class A | 4,119 | 850,738 | ||||||
1,335,748 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 3.6% | ||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 28,376 | 1,821,455 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 10,220 | 1,343,215 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 27,458 | 4,005,298 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 32,671 | 2,971,427 | ||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 11,310 | 1,496,879 | ||||||
11,638,274 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.6% | ||||||||
Equifax, Inc. | 2,310 | 323,677 | ||||||
IHS Markit Ltd. (a) | 7,747 | 583,736 | ||||||
Nielsen Holdings plc | 26,299 | 533,870 | ||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 3,035 | 453,247 | ||||||
1,894,530 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.1% | ||||||||
CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A (a) | 6,483 | 397,343 | ||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 1.2% | ||||||||
CSX Corp. | 6,407 | 463,610 | ||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 3,120 | 364,354 | ||||||
Kansas City Southern | 2,079 | 318,420 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 2,169 | 421,068 | ||||||
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 4,287 | 813,587 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 9,161 | 1,656,217 | ||||||
4,037,256 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 6.9% | ||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) | 25,831 | 1,184,610 | ||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 8,424 | 1,001,108 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 22,796 | 1,391,468 | ||||||
Broadcom, Inc. | 9,079 | 2,869,145 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.7%, continued | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 6.9%, continued | ||||||||
Intel Corp. | 57,987 | $ | 3,470,522 | |||||
KLA Corp. | 4,142 | 737,980 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 3,673 | 1,073,985 | ||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 6,565 | 687,487 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) | 24,865 | 1,337,240 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 14,049 | 3,305,730 | ||||||
Qorvo, Inc. (a) | 5,094 | 592,075 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 26,250 | 2,316,037 | ||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 3,808 | 460,311 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 13,417 | 1,721,267 | ||||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 4,619 | 451,600 | ||||||
22,600,565 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 13.0% | ||||||||
Adobe, Inc. (a) | 11,747 | 3,874,278 | ||||||
ANSYS, Inc. (a) | 1,778 | 457,675 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | 4,626 | 848,686 | ||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a) | 7,094 | 492,040 | ||||||
Citrix Systems, Inc. | 3,452 | 382,827 | ||||||
Fortinet, Inc. (a) | 4,150 | 443,054 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 6,400 | 1,676,352 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 174,888 | 27,579,838 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 29,220 | 1,548,075 | ||||||
salesforce.com, inc. (a) | 20,427 | 3,322,247 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc. (a) | 4,603 | 1,299,519 | ||||||
Synopsys, Inc. (a) | 2,920 | 406,464 | ||||||
42,331,055 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 2.8% | ||||||||
AutoZone, Inc. (a) | 469 | 558,724 | ||||||
CarMax, Inc. (a) | �� | 3,220 | 282,297 | |||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 16,776 | 3,663,543 | ||||||
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 9,809 | 1,174,726 | ||||||
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) | 1,110 | 486,469 | ||||||
Ross Stores, Inc. | 8,895 | 1,035,556 | ||||||
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 25,363 | 1,548,665 | ||||||
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a) | 1,400 | 354,396 | ||||||
9,104,376 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS — 8.7% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 95,592 | 28,070,591 | ||||||
NetApp, Inc. | 5,407 | 336,586 | ||||||
28,407,177 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.8% | ||||||||
NIKE, Inc. - Class B | 20,887 | 2,116,062 | ||||||
VF Corp. | 4,295 | 428,040 | ||||||
2,544,102 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Fastenal Co. | 16,064 | 593,565 | ||||||
WATER UTILITIES — 0.2% | ||||||||
American Water Works Co., Inc. | 4,180 | 513,513 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $183,163,868) | 321,530,267 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
CORPORATE NOTES — 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 1.500 | % | 06/15/20 | $ | 475,000 | $ | 473,976 | |||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 2.000 | % | 06/15/22 | 550,000 | 547,011 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 3.000 | % | 06/15/23 | 900,000 | 908,316 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 3.000 | % | 12/15/23 | 200,000 | 201,950 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 3.000 | % | 06/17/24 | 550,000 | 549,887 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 3.000 | % | 12/15/24 | 150,000 | 150,000 | |||||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES (COST $2,825,000) | 2,831,140 |
Shares | FAIR | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.4% | ||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 1.51% (c) (COST $1,144,213) | 1,144,213 | $ | 1,144,213 | |||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - (COST $187,133,081) — 100.0% | $ | 325,505,620 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.0% (d) | 138,459 | |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 325,644,079 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Restricted and illiquid securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 are as follows: |
| Acquisition | Current | Fair | % of Net | ||||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 1.500%, 06/15/20 | 06/15/17 | $ | 475,000 | $ | 473,976 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 2.000%, 06/15/22 | 06/17/19 | 550,000 | 547,011 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 06/15/23 | 06/18/18 | 900,000 | 908,316 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 12/15/23 | 12/17/18 | 200,000 | 201,950 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 06/17/24 | 06/17/19 | 550,000 | 549,887 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 12/15/24 | 12/12/19 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 0.0 | %(d) | |||||||||||
$ | 2,825,000 | $ | 2,831,140 | 0.9 | % |
(c) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2019. |
(d) | Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%. |
plc | — Public Liability Company |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Praxis Small Cap Index Fund
Annual Report to Shareholders
Portfolio Manager’s Commentary (unaudited)
What a difference a year makes! 2019 was a strong year in which U.S. small cap stock returns trailed U.S. large cap stock returns with the S&P SmallCap 600 Index returning positive 22.78% (versus positive 31.48% for the S&P 500 Index), a stark contrast to the negative 8.48% returns for the S&P SmallCap 600 Index in 2018. This was the strongest return since the positive 26.56% return posted in 2016. In terms of major asset classes, all asset classes show positive returns, led by U.S. large cap stocks, followed by mid cap stocks, REITS, small cap stocks, and international stocks. Though further down the list, with falling interest rates bond returns were stellar with the U.S. Aggregate bond index up positive 8.72%, a calendar year level not attained since 2002 (positive 20.26%). Commodities, which are known for wild swings in returns, finished up at a relatively mild positive 5.44%. Crude oil recovered rapidly in the first part of the year reaching the $66 per barrel area during April, ending the year at $60.99 per barrel versus $45.41 per barrel at the start of the year. Several Middle East events caused fluctuations during the last half of the year.
In a review of sector breakouts for U.S. small cap stocks, technology and industrials were clear leaders with positive 30% plus returns. All other sectors experienced positive returns, with the notable exception of energy which ended with single digit negative returns.
In this environment, the Praxis Small Cap Index Fund Class I Shares returned positive 22.12%, underperforming by 66 basis points the positive 22.78% return of the benchmark (S&P SmallCap 600 Index), but a nice recovery from the negative 7.83% return in 2018. The Praxis Small Cap Index Fund Class A Shares (Without Load) returned positive 21.36%. Stock specific factors were the leading positive contributors to relative performance while fundamentals were the main negative contributors to relative performance. 2019 was another year with a fair number of small cap stocks being acquired or “graduating” up and out of the small cap universe leading to some natural churn in the portfolio. In terms of industries, a positive contributor was the overweight allocation to basic industry while a negative contributor was the underweight allocation to technology.
2019 was our second full calendar year of running the small cap fund as an optimized index fund. As a reminder, the transition took place at the beginning of 2017, but the first few days of 2017 were used to adjust the portfolio. This involved moving to a fund with approximately 450 holdings from one with approximately 70 holdings and a change of benchmarks to the S&P SmallCap 600 from the Russell 2000. We are pleased with the performance in 2019 and since making the transition. We look forward to continuing to be able to incorporate our Values + ESG screens and deliver returns that closely track benchmark returns in the small cap space, especially in years of large positive returns.
Dale Snyder, CFA®
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund Manager
Praxis Mutual Funds®
The views expressed are those of the portfolio manager as of Dec. 31, 2019, are subject to change, and may differ from the views of other portfolio managers or Everence Capital Management as a whole. These opinions are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. All data referenced are from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. Securities and sectors referenced should not be construed as a solicitation or recommendation or be used as the sole basis for any investment decision.
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Praxis Small Cap Index Fund
Performance Review (unaudited)
Growth of $10,000 investment from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19
This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A Shares (adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 5.25%) of the Fund and Index from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19 and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual | |||||||
| Inception | One | Three | Five | Ten | Expense | |
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund | |||||||
Class A * | 5/1/07 | 15.03% | 5.18% | 3.75% | 8.97% | 1.49% | 1.11% |
Class A (Without Load) | 5/1/07 | 21.36% | 7.10% | 4.88% | 9.56% | ||
Class I | 5/1/07 | 22.12% | 7.78% | 5.54% | 10.23% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
S&P 600 Index 1 |
| 22.78% | 8.36% | 9.56% | 13.35% |
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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. These performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.praxismutualfunds.com. Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The total returns shown reflect any expenses that were contractually or voluntarily reduced, reimbursed or paid by any party during the periods presented. In such instances, and without activity, the total returns would have been lower.
The returns include the Fund’s performance when the Fund’s portfolio was managed by a sub-adviser and pursued a different investment strategy prior to January 1, 2017.
* The total return figures shown reflect the maximum sales charge applicable to Class A Shares for the Fund. Class A Shares have a maximum sales charge on purchases of 5.25%.
** Reflects the expense ratios as reported in the Prospectus dated April 30, 2019. Contractual fee waivers are in effect from May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020 for Class A.
1 S&P SmallCap 600 Index measures the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market. The index is designed to track companies that meet specific inclusion criteria to ensure they are liquid and financially viable.
The above index is for illustrative purposes only and 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 these expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, although an investor can invest in its underlying securities.
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Schedule of Investments
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9% | ||||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.7% | ||||||||
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (a) | 6,670 | $ | 138,069 | |||||
Forward Air Corp. | 6,040 | 422,498 | ||||||
Hub Group, Inc. - Class A (a) | 4,660 | 239,011 | ||||||
799,578 | ||||||||
AIRLINES — 0.9% | ||||||||
Allegiant Travel Co. | 2,220 | 386,369 | ||||||
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. | 8,210 | 240,471 | ||||||
SkyWest, Inc. | 6,980 | 451,117 | ||||||
1,077,957 | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 1.7% | ||||||||
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a) | 11,990 | 129,012 | ||||||
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. | 6,440 | 185,150 | ||||||
Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. (a) | 2,550 | 84,558 | ||||||
Dorman Products, Inc. (a) | 4,170 | 315,752 | ||||||
Fox Factory Holding Corp. (a) | 7,010 | 487,686 | ||||||
Garrett Motion, Inc. (a) | 14,830 | 148,152 | ||||||
Gentherm, Inc. (a) | 4,820 | 213,960 | ||||||
LCI Industries | 2,400 | 257,112 | ||||||
Standard Motor Products, Inc. | 3,290 | 175,094 | ||||||
1,996,476 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 0.3% | ||||||||
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | 7,900 | 418,542 | ||||||
BANKS — 9.6% | ||||||||
Ameris Bancorp | 10,274 | 437,056 | ||||||
Banc of California, Inc. | 10,340 | 177,641 | ||||||
Banner Corp. | 4,150 | 234,849 | ||||||
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | 5,910 | 194,321 | ||||||
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | 10,750 | 129,323 | ||||||
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | 12,520 | 206,079 | ||||||
Cadence BanCorp. | 29,110 | 527,764 | ||||||
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | 5,690 | 168,310 | ||||||
City Holding Co. | 2,910 | 238,474 | ||||||
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | 8,460 | 344,195 | ||||||
Community Bank System, Inc. | 9,070 | 643,426 | ||||||
Customers Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 6,950 | 165,479 | ||||||
CVB Financial Corp. | 19,330 | 417,141 | ||||||
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. | 5,790 | 281,568 | ||||||
First BanCorp. | 38,970 | 412,692 | ||||||
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | 12,660 | 183,697 | ||||||
First Financial Bancorp | 13,550 | 344,712 | ||||||
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | 13,350 | 307,851 | ||||||
Franklin Financial Network, Inc. | 2,640 | 90,631 | ||||||
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | 15,520 | 713,765 | ||||||
Great Western Bancorp, Inc. | 7,950 | 276,183 | ||||||
Hanmi Financial Corp. | 6,740 | 134,766 | ||||||
Heritage Financial Corp. | 6,310 | 178,573 | ||||||
Hope Bancorp, Inc. | 15,300 | 227,358 | ||||||
Independent Bank Corp. | 5,100 | 424,575 | ||||||
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | 5,910 | 239,710 | ||||||
OFG Bancorp | 7,240 | 170,936 | ||||||
Old National Bancorp | 19,510 | 356,838 | ||||||
Opus Bank | 6,640 | 171,777 | ||||||
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. | 6,570 | 214,215 | ||||||
Preferred Bank | 2,910 | 174,862 | ||||||
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | 5,970 | 240,531 | ||||||
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida (a) | 8,510 | 260,151 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%, continued | ||||||||
BANKS — 9.6%, continued | ||||||||
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. | 10,670 | $ | 402,046 | |||||
Simmons First National Corp. - Class A | 15,630 | 418,728 | ||||||
Southside Bancshares, Inc. | 4,987 | 185,217 | ||||||
Tompkins Financial Corp. | 2,100 | 192,150 | ||||||
Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 1,870 | 71,097 | ||||||
United Community Banks, Inc. | 9,000 | 277,920 | ||||||
Veritex Holdings, Inc. | 13,050 | 380,147 | ||||||
Westamerica Bancorp. | 4,020 | 272,435 | ||||||
11,489,189 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | 460 | 130,663 | ||||||
National Beverage Corp. (a) | 2,530 | 129,081 | ||||||
259,744 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 2.1% | ||||||||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 65,680 | 133,987 | ||||||
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 7,730 | 94,074 | ||||||
Cytokinetics, Inc. (a) | 16,380 | 173,792 | ||||||
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 3,150 | 189,252 | ||||||
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (a) | 6,500 | 350,675 | ||||||
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 2,990 | 184,722 | ||||||
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 14,740 | 290,820 | ||||||
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) | 13,480 | 367,060 | ||||||
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 28,980 | 147,508 | ||||||
REGENXBIO, Inc. (a) | 3,410 | 139,708 | ||||||
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 15,240 | 55,474 | ||||||
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 7,380 | 121,106 | ||||||
Xencor, Inc. (a) | 8,640 | 297,130 | ||||||
2,545,308 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 2.6% | ||||||||
AAON, Inc. | 9,750 | 481,747 | ||||||
American Woodmark Corp. (a) | 2,505 | 261,798 | ||||||
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | 4,720 | 153,400 | ||||||
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a) | 10,440 | 526,594 | ||||||
Insteel Industries, Inc. | 5,610 | 120,559 | ||||||
Patrick Industries, Inc. | 4,460 | 233,838 | ||||||
PGT Innovations, Inc. (a) | 9,430 | 140,601 | ||||||
Quanex Building Products Corp. | 11,930 | 203,764 | ||||||
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 7,730 | 620,178 | ||||||
Universal Forest Products, Inc. | 7,950 | 379,215 | ||||||
3,121,694 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 1.1% | ||||||||
Blucora, Inc. (a) | 6,450 | 168,603 | ||||||
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (a) | 10,660 | 111,610 | ||||||
Greenhill & Co., Inc. | 6,880 | 117,510 | ||||||
INTL FCStone, Inc. (a) | 4,090 | 199,715 | ||||||
Piper Jaffray Cos. | 2,460 | 196,652 | ||||||
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | 1,600 | 194,752 | ||||||
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class A | 10,140 | 169,541 | ||||||
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. | 23,400 | 113,256 | ||||||
1,271,639 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 2.2% | ||||||||
Balchem Corp. | 4,700 | 477,661 | ||||||
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. (a) | 5,380 | 122,180 | ||||||
H.B. Fuller Co. | 7,040 | 363,053 | ||||||
Innospec, Inc. | 5,910 | 611,331 | ||||||
Quaker Chemical Corp. | 2,310 | 380,041 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%, continued | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 2.2%, continued | ||||||||
Stepan Co. | 3,960 | $ | 405,662 | |||||
Trinseo S.A. | 7,990 | 297,308 | ||||||
2,657,236 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 2.6% | ||||||||
ABM Industries, Inc. | 13,350 | 503,429 | ||||||
Brady Corp. - Class A | 14,170 | 811,374 | ||||||
Interface, Inc. | 10,700 | 177,513 | ||||||
Matthews International Corp. - Class A | 5,810 | 221,768 | ||||||
Mobile Mini, Inc. | 5,870 | 222,532 | ||||||
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 49,280 | 198,598 | ||||||
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | 30,530 | 120,593 | ||||||
UniFirst Corp. | 2,490 | 502,930 | ||||||
US Ecology, Inc. | 3,510 | 203,264 | ||||||
Viad Corp. | 1,980 | 133,650 | ||||||
3,095,651 | ||||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 1.2% | ||||||||
ADTRAN, Inc. | 14,390 | 142,317 | ||||||
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (a) | 19,220 | 228,334 | ||||||
CalAmp Corp. (a) | 9,400 | 90,052 | ||||||
Harmonic, Inc. (a) | 31,980 | 249,444 | ||||||
NETGEAR, Inc. (a) | 4,710 | 115,442 | ||||||
Viavi Solutions, Inc. (a) | 37,780 | 566,700 | ||||||
1,392,289 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.9% | ||||||||
Aegion Corp. (a) | 7,920 | 177,170 | ||||||
Arcosa, Inc. | 11,690 | 520,790 | ||||||
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 4,810 | 239,778 | ||||||
MYR Group, Inc. (a) | 4,650 | 151,544 | ||||||
1,089,282 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.1% | ||||||||
U.S. Concrete, Inc. (a) | 3,620 | 150,809 | ||||||
CONSUMER FINANCE — 0.7% | ||||||||
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a) | 6,580 | 232,669 | ||||||
Enova International, Inc. (a) | 7,260 | 174,675 | ||||||
PRA Group, Inc. (a) | 6,920 | 251,196 | ||||||
World Acceptance Corp. (a) | 1,600 | 138,240 | ||||||
796,780 | ||||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 0.1% | ||||||||
Myers Industries, Inc. | 10,200 | 170,136 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.9% | ||||||||
American Public Education, Inc. (a) | 5,580 | 152,836 | ||||||
Career Education Corp. (a) | 11,680 | 214,795 | ||||||
Regis Corp. (a) | 7,340 | 131,166 | ||||||
Strategic Education, Inc. | 3,580 | 568,862 | ||||||
1,067,659 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
FGL Holdings | 25,920 | 276,048 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.2% | ||||||||
ATN International, Inc. | 3,340 | 185,003 | ||||||
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (a) | 13,530 | 141,659 | ||||||
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | 6,040 | 397,492 | ||||||
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | 28,640 | 111,123 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%, continued | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.2%, continued | ||||||||
Iridium Communications, Inc. (a) | 16,070 | $ | 395,965 | |||||
Vonage Holdings Corp. (a) | 27,790 | 205,924 | ||||||
1,437,166 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.4% | ||||||||
AZZ, Inc. | 7,130 | 327,623 | ||||||
Encore Wire Corp. | 3,540 | 203,196 | ||||||
530,819 | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 4.8% | ||||||||
Anixter International, Inc. (a) | 3,970 | 365,637 | ||||||
Arlo Technologies, Inc. (a) | 48,227 | 203,036 | ||||||
Badger Meter, Inc. | 5,090 | 330,494 | ||||||
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. | 8,020 | 275,567 | ||||||
CTS Corp. | 6,010 | 180,360 | ||||||
Daktronics, Inc. | 20,710 | 126,124 | ||||||
ePlus, Inc. (a) | 2,280 | 192,181 | ||||||
Fabrinet (a) | 7,070 | 458,419 | ||||||
FARO Technologies, Inc. (a) | 3,280 | 165,148 | ||||||
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 5,560 | 390,813 | ||||||
Itron, Inc. (a) | 4,950 | 415,553 | ||||||
KEMET Corp. | 8,220 | 222,351 | ||||||
Knowles Corp. (a) | 18,120 | 383,238 | ||||||
Methode Electronics, Inc. | 4,360 | 171,566 | ||||||
MTS Systems Corp. | 3,280 | 157,538 | ||||||
OSI Systems, Inc. (a) | 2,550 | 256,887 | ||||||
Plexus Corp. (a) | 4,900 | 377,006 | ||||||
Rogers Corp. (a) | 2,710 | 338,018 | ||||||
Sanmina Corp. (a) | 8,760 | 299,942 | ||||||
ScanSource, Inc. (a) | 4,820 | 178,099 | ||||||
TTM Technologies, Inc. (a) | 16,420 | 247,121 | ||||||
5,735,098 | ||||||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 3.1% | ||||||||
Archrock, Inc. | 21,360 | 214,454 | ||||||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (a) | 20,860 | 149,983 | ||||||
DMC Global, Inc. | 2,120 | 95,273 | ||||||
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a) | 6,340 | 297,409 | ||||||
Era Group, Inc. (a) | 15,280 | 155,398 | ||||||
Exterran Corp. (a) | 29,150 | 228,245 | ||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a) | 34,270 | 330,020 | ||||||
KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (a) | 17,530 | 112,893 | ||||||
Matrix Service Co. (a) | 6,490 | 148,491 | ||||||
Nabors Industries Ltd. | 123,570 | 355,882 | ||||||
Newpark Resources, Inc. (a) | 26,460 | 165,904 | ||||||
Noble Corp. plc (a) | 171,310 | 208,998 | ||||||
Oceaneering International, Inc. (a) | 8,390 | 125,095 | ||||||
Oil States International, Inc. (a) | 9,680 | 157,881 | ||||||
RPC, Inc. | 39,100 | 204,884 | ||||||
SEACOR Holdings, Inc. (a) | 3,470 | 149,731 | ||||||
TETRA Technologies, Inc. (a) | 68,090 | 133,456 | ||||||
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. | 13,680 | 84,132 | ||||||
Valaris plc | 68,600 | 450,016 | ||||||
3,768,145 | ||||||||
ENTERTAINMENT — 0.1% | ||||||||
Marcus Corp. (The) | 3,960 | 125,809 | ||||||
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 6.5% | ||||||||
Acadia Realty Trust | 9,380 | 243,223 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%, continued | ||||||||
EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 6.5%, continued | ||||||||
Agree Realty Corp. | 6,430 | $ | 451,193 | |||||
American Assets Trust, Inc. | 6,220 | 285,498 | ||||||
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. | 8,590 | 157,627 | ||||||
CareTrust REIT, Inc. | 16,990 | 350,504 | ||||||
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | 190,510 | 200,036 | ||||||
Chatham Lodging Trust | 7,580 | 139,017 | ||||||
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. | 19,070 | 817,340 | ||||||
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | 24,980 | 276,778 | ||||||
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | 11,640 | 288,789 | ||||||
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | 9,270 | 261,321 | ||||||
Franklin Street Properties Corp. | 20,600 | 176,336 | ||||||
Getty Realty Corp. | 3,980 | 130,823 | ||||||
Global Net Lease, Inc. | 8,930 | 181,100 | ||||||
Hersha Hospitality Trust | 7,500 | 109,125 | ||||||
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | 16,080 | 226,406 | ||||||
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. | 1,460 | 110,770 | ||||||
iStar, Inc. | 14,210 | 206,187 | ||||||
Kite Realty Group Trust | 10,900 | 212,877 | ||||||
Lexington Realty Trust | 19,510 | 207,196 | ||||||
LTC Properties, Inc. | 4,560 | 204,151 | ||||||
National Storage Affiliates Trust | 7,930 | 266,607 | ||||||
Office Properties Income Trust | 8,140 | 261,620 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | 41,560 | 221,515 | ||||||
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | 14,670 | 259,072 | ||||||
Saul Centers, Inc. | 3,160 | 166,785 | ||||||
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | 18,710 | 230,881 | ||||||
Uniti Group, Inc. | 20,840 | 171,096 | ||||||
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | 1,650 | 193,644 | ||||||
Washington Prime Group, Inc. | 52,400 | 190,736 | ||||||
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust | 11,920 | 347,826 | ||||||
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 14,130 | 305,349 | ||||||
7,851,428 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 1.1% | ||||||||
Andersons, Inc. (The) | 8,590 | 217,155 | ||||||
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The) (a) | 19,440 | 740,858 | ||||||
SpartanNash Co. | 9,300 | 132,432 | ||||||
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a) | 25,610 | 224,344 | ||||||
1,314,789 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 1.6% | ||||||||
B&G Foods, Inc. | 13,360 | 239,545 | ||||||
Calavo Growers, Inc. | 2,150 | 194,768 | ||||||
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | 7,730 | 330,457 | ||||||
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a) | 28,470 | 799,438 | ||||||
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | 7,570 | 264,799 | ||||||
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | 1,410 | 128,705 | ||||||
1,957,712 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 1.2% | ||||||||
Northwest Natural Holdings Co. | 10,730 | 791,123 | ||||||
South Jersey Industries, Inc. | 21,740 | 716,985 | ||||||
1,508,108 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 2.6% | ||||||||
AngioDynamics, Inc. (a) | 7,230 | 115,752 | ||||||
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (a) | 8,070 | 392,121 | ||||||
Heska Corp. (a) | 2,880 | 276,307 | ||||||
Integer Holdings Corp. (a) | 4,140 | 332,980 | ||||||
Invacare Corp. | 23,550 | 212,421 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%, continued | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 2.6%, continued | ||||||||
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a) | 5,640 | $ | 115,677 | |||||
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | 5,160 | 185,502 | ||||||
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | 9,350 | 91,350 | ||||||
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a) | 11,920 | 372,142 | ||||||
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | 460 | 114,724 | ||||||
Neogen Corp. (a) | 6,993 | 456,363 | ||||||
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a) | 13,990 | 112,340 | ||||||
Orthofix Medical, Inc. (a) | 3,650 | 168,557 | ||||||
Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (a) | 2,490 | 168,100 | ||||||
3,114,336 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 3.4% | ||||||||
Addus HomeCare Corp. (a) | 2,750 | 267,355 | ||||||
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a) | 6,420 | 400,030 | ||||||
BioTelemetry, Inc. (a) | 4,540 | 210,202 | ||||||
CorVel Corp. (a) | 2,400 | 209,664 | ||||||
Covetrus, Inc. (a) | 13,980 | 184,536 | ||||||
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (a) | 52,730 | 210,920 | ||||||
Ensign Group, Inc. (The) | 6,850 | 310,784 | ||||||
Hanger, Inc. (a) | 4,580 | 126,454 | ||||||
LHC Group, Inc. (a) | 4,050 | 557,928 | ||||||
Magellan Health, Inc. (a) | 3,260 | 255,095 | ||||||
Owens & Minor, Inc. | 22,720 | 117,462 | ||||||
Pennant Group, Inc. (The) (a) | 4,650 | 153,776 | ||||||
Select Medical Holdings Corp. (a) | 35,150 | 820,401 | ||||||
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. | 2,050 | 234,418 | ||||||
4,059,025 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY — 1.1% | ||||||||
HealthStream, Inc. (a) | 5,690 | 154,768 | ||||||
HMS Holdings Corp. (a) | 11,250 | 333,000 | ||||||
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (a) | 9,550 | 153,468 | ||||||
Omnicell, Inc. (a) | 5,710 | 466,621 | ||||||
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. (a) | 4,720 | 229,770 | ||||||
1,337,627 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 1.7% | ||||||||
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | 12,830 | 283,158 | ||||||
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. (a) | 6,790 | 175,997 | ||||||
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. | 5,310 | 213,303 | ||||||
Dine Brands Global, Inc. | 3,140 | 262,253 | ||||||
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (a) | 9,220 | 91,186 | ||||||
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a) | 4,050 | 133,731 | ||||||
Shake Shack, Inc. - Class A (a) | 4,080 | 243,045 | ||||||
Wingstop, Inc. | 7,250 | 625,167 | ||||||
2,027,840 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 2.9% | ||||||||
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a) | 1,410 | 275,486 | ||||||
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | 6,730 | 128,274 | ||||||
Installed Building Products, Inc. (a) | 5,020 | 345,727 | ||||||
iRobot Corp. (a) | 4,940 | 250,112 | ||||||
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | 6,970 | 219,415 | ||||||
LGI Homes, Inc. (a) | 3,740 | 264,231 | ||||||
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. | 16,114 | 614,910 | ||||||
M/I Homes, Inc. (a) | 5,860 | 230,591 | ||||||
Meritage Homes Corp. (a) | 1,750 | 106,942 | ||||||
TopBuild Corp. (a) | 4,720 | 486,538 | ||||||
Tupperware Brands Corp. | 15,370 | 131,875 | ||||||
Universal Electronics, Inc. (a) | 4,730 | 247,190 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%, continued | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 2.9%, continued | ||||||||
William Lyon Homes - Class A (a) | 10,120 | $ | 202,198 | |||||
3,503,489 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 0.7% | ||||||||
Central Garden & Pet Co. - Class A (a) | 6,730 | 197,593 | ||||||
WD-40 Co. | 3,260 | 632,896 | ||||||
830,489 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Raven Industries, Inc. | 7,150 | 246,389 | ||||||
INSURANCE — 2.6% | ||||||||
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (a) | 8,260 | 178,168 | ||||||
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | 18,710 | 559,990 | ||||||
AMERISAFE, Inc. | 3,030 | 200,071 | ||||||
eHealth, Inc. (a) | 3,080 | 295,926 | ||||||
Employers Holdings, Inc. | 4,660 | 194,555 | ||||||
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | 5,380 | 234,891 | ||||||
James River Group Holdings Ltd. | 4,540 | 187,093 | ||||||
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | 2,070 | 210,436 | ||||||
ProAssurance Corp. | 9,820 | 354,895 | ||||||
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | 1,790 | 165,629 | ||||||
Stewart Information Services Corp. | 3,830 | 156,226 | ||||||
United Fire Group, Inc. | 3,020 | 132,065 | ||||||
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 8,320 | 232,877 | ||||||
3,102,822 | ||||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES — 0.1% | ||||||||
QuinStreet, Inc. (a) | 6,800 | 104,108 | ||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL — 0.5% | ||||||||
PetMed Express, Inc. | 5,520 | 129,831 | ||||||
Shutterstock, Inc. (a) | 4,940 | 211,827 | ||||||
Stamps.com, Inc. (a) | 2,760 | 230,515 | ||||||
572,173 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 3.0% | ||||||||
Cardtronics plc - Class A (a) | 6,690 | 298,709 | ||||||
CSG Systems International, Inc. | 16,050 | 831,069 | ||||||
EVERTEC, Inc. | 10,810 | 367,972 | ||||||
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a) | 5,430 | 377,168 | ||||||
NIC, Inc. | 11,920 | 266,412 | ||||||
Perficient, Inc. (a) | 7,030 | 323,872 | ||||||
Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 8,000 | 295,920 | ||||||
TTEC Holdings, Inc. | 5,360 | 212,363 | ||||||
Unisys Corp. (a) | 10,560 | 125,242 | ||||||
Virtusa Corp. (a) | 10,050 | 455,566 | ||||||
3,554,293 | ||||||||
LEISURE PRODUCTS — 0.2% | ||||||||
Callaway Golf Co. | 14,230 | 301,676 | ||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 1.0% | ||||||||
Luminex Corp. | 9,510 | 220,252 | ||||||
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a) | 5,530 | 464,852 | ||||||
NeoGenomics, Inc. (a) | 18,890 | 552,532 | ||||||
1,237,636 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 6.5% | ||||||||
Actuant Corp. - Class A | 13,840 | 360,255 | ||||||
Alamo Group, Inc. | 1,800 | 225,990 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%, continued | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 6.5%, continued | ||||||||
Astec Industries, Inc. | 4,300 | $ | 180,600 | |||||
Barnes Group, Inc. | 6,120 | 379,195 | ||||||
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | 20,550 | 136,863 | ||||||
Chart Industries, Inc. (a) | 6,330 | 427,212 | ||||||
EnPro Industries, Inc. | 5,320 | 355,802 | ||||||
ESCO Technologies, Inc. | 3,220 | 297,850 | ||||||
Federal Signal Corp. | 13,370 | 431,182 | ||||||
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | 7,820 | 448,242 | ||||||
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The) | 4,200 | 136,206 | ||||||
Harsco Corp. (a) | 14,500 | 333,645 | ||||||
Hillenbrand, Inc. | 12,210 | 406,715 | ||||||
John Bean Technologies Corp. | 5,305 | 597,661 | ||||||
Lindsay Corp. | 2,190 | 210,218 | ||||||
Lydall, Inc. (a) | 6,730 | 138,100 | ||||||
Mueller Industries, Inc. | 12,020 | 381,635 | ||||||
Proto Labs, Inc. (a) | 4,900 | 497,595 | ||||||
SPX Corp. (a) | 6,750 | 343,440 | ||||||
SPX FLOW, Inc. (a) | 5,660 | 276,604 | ||||||
Standex International Corp. | 1,630 | 129,341 | ||||||
Tennant Co. | 2,930 | 228,306 | ||||||
Wabash National Corp. | 11,190 | 164,381 | ||||||
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. - Class A | 7,090 | 707,298 | ||||||
7,794,336 | ||||||||
MARINE — 0.2% | ||||||||
Matson, Inc. | 5,550 | 226,440 | ||||||
MEDIA — 0.4% | ||||||||
E.W. Scripps Co. (The) - Class A | 9,180 | 144,218 | ||||||
Gannett Co., Inc. | 20,737 | 132,302 | ||||||
Scholastic Corp. | 4,200 | 161,490 | ||||||
438,010 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.6% | ||||||||
AK Steel Holding Corp. (a) | 52,500 | 172,725 | ||||||
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. | 40,560 | 340,704 | ||||||
Olympic Steel, Inc. | 9,490 | 170,061 | ||||||
683,490 | ||||||||
MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 1.5% | ||||||||
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | 22,000 | 402,380 | ||||||
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. | 6,680 | 119,372 | ||||||
Capstead Mortgage Corp. | 12,570 | 99,554 | ||||||
Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc. | 6,350 | 116,713 | ||||||
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 18,730 | 311,854 | ||||||
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. | 42,870 | 267,080 | ||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | 15,630 | 348,393 | ||||||
Redwood Trust, Inc. | 9,390 | 155,311 | ||||||
1,820,657 | ||||||||
MULTI-LINE RETAIL — 0.4% | ||||||||
Big Lots, Inc. | 10,440 | 299,837 | ||||||
J. C. Penney Co., Inc. (a) | 113,750 | 127,400 | ||||||
427,237 | ||||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 0.5% | ||||||||
Avista Corp. | 12,930 | 621,804 | ||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.7% | ||||||||
Denbury Resources, Inc. (a) | 171,990 | 242,506 | ||||||
Green Plains, Inc. | 12,000 | 185,160 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%, continued | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.7%, continued | ||||||||
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (a) | 7,570 | $ | 175,927 | |||||
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (a) | 8,270 | 222,876 | ||||||
826,469 | ||||||||
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.7% | ||||||||
Boise Cascade Co. | 13,960 | 509,959 | ||||||
Clearwater Paper Corp. (a) | 5,150 | 110,004 | ||||||
Neenah, Inc. | 2,500 | 176,075 | ||||||
796,038 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.5% | ||||||||
Inter Parfums, Inc. | 3,980 | 289,386 | ||||||
Medifast, Inc. | 1,770 | 193,957 | ||||||
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a) | 1,590 | 124,894 | ||||||
608,237 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 1.4% | ||||||||
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 7,700 | 148,533 | ||||||
Endo International plc (a) | 25,330 | 118,798 | ||||||
Innoviva, Inc. (a) | 9,270 | 131,263 | ||||||
Medicines Co. (The) (a) | 9,540 | 810,328 | ||||||
Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (a) | 6,900 | 312,570 | ||||||
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 7,020 | 166,514 | ||||||
1,688,006 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 1.0% | ||||||||
Exponent, Inc. | 8,210 | 566,572 | ||||||
Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A | 6,880 | 155,350 | ||||||
Korn Ferry | 7,500 | 318,000 | ||||||
TrueBlue, Inc. (a) | 7,400 | 178,044 | ||||||
1,217,966 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.3% | ||||||||
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (a) | 6,190 | 230,578 | ||||||
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. - Class A | 4,300 | 165,507 | ||||||
396,085 | ||||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 0.9% | ||||||||
ArcBest Corp. | 8,470 | 233,772 | ||||||
Heartland Express, Inc. | 14,760 | 310,698 | ||||||
Marten Transport Ltd. | 8,500 | 182,665 | ||||||
Saia, Inc. (a) | 3,430 | 319,402 | ||||||
1,046,537 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 3.3% | ||||||||
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a) | 6,290 | 447,848 | ||||||
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a) | 7,890 | 190,110 | ||||||
Brooks Automation, Inc. | 10,020 | 420,439 | ||||||
CEVA, Inc. (a) | 4,260 | 114,850 | ||||||
Cohu, Inc. | 12,450 | 284,482 | ||||||
Diodes, Inc. (a) | 6,230 | 351,185 | ||||||
FormFactor, Inc. (a) | 13,950 | 362,282 | ||||||
Ichor Holdings Ltd. (a) | 7,950 | 264,497 | ||||||
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. | 9,850 | 267,920 | ||||||
MaxLinear, Inc. (a) | 8,600 | 182,492 | ||||||
Onto Innovation, Inc. (a) | 10,847 | 396,349 | ||||||
Power Integrations, Inc. | 4,030 | 398,607 | ||||||
Rambus, Inc. (a) | 13,445 | 185,205 | ||||||
Xperi Corp. | 7,580 | 140,230 | ||||||
4,006,496 |
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%, continued | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 2.2% | ||||||||
8x8, Inc. (a) | 14,170 | $ | 259,311 | |||||
Agilysys, Inc. (a) | 6,190 | 157,288 | ||||||
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (a) | 4,690 | 201,529 | ||||||
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. (a) | 5,320 | 285,152 | ||||||
Ebix, Inc. | 3,880 | 129,631 | ||||||
LivePerson, Inc. (a) | 9,500 | 351,500 | ||||||
MicroStrategy, Inc. - Class A (a) | 1,390 | 198,256 | ||||||
Progress Software Corp. | 6,410 | 266,335 | ||||||
Qualys, Inc. (a) | 4,580 | 381,834 | ||||||
SPS Commerce, Inc. (a) | 4,780 | 264,908 | ||||||
TiVo Corp. | 17,170 | 145,602 | ||||||
2,641,346 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 3.2% | ||||||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. - Class A | 13,550 | 234,279 | ||||||
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a) | 3,100 | 346,549 | ||||||
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a) | 4,560 | 203,057 | ||||||
Caleres, Inc. | 6,100 | 144,875 | ||||||
Chico’s FAS, Inc. | 24,560 | 93,574 | ||||||
Children’s Place, Inc. (The) | 2,440 | 152,549 | ||||||
Designer Brands, Inc. - Class A | 9,020 | 141,975 | ||||||
Express, Inc. (a) | 22,080 | 107,530 | ||||||
GameStop Corp. - Class A | 10,930 | 66,454 | ||||||
Genesco, Inc. (a) | 3,550 | 170,116 | ||||||
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 3,050 | 305,000 | ||||||
Guess?, Inc. | 9,260 | 207,239 | ||||||
Hibbett Sports, Inc. (a) | 9,960 | 279,278 | ||||||
Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A | 2,810 | 413,070 | ||||||
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. (a) | 11,530 | 112,648 | ||||||
MarineMax, Inc. (a) | 7,260 | 121,169 | ||||||
Monro, Inc. | 4,500 | 351,900 | ||||||
Office Depot, Inc. | 76,770 | 210,350 | ||||||
Sleep Number Corp. (a) | 3,400 | 167,416 | ||||||
Tailored Brands, Inc. | 5,130 | 21,238 | ||||||
3,850,266 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS — 0.3% | ||||||||
3D Systems Corp. (a) | 17,030 | 149,013 | ||||||
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. (a) | 24,970 | 263,683 | ||||||
412,696 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 2.0% | ||||||||
Crocs, Inc. (a) | 10,300 | 431,467 | ||||||
Fossil Group, Inc. (a) | 7,830 | 61,701 | ||||||
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a) | 5,110 | 171,185 | ||||||
Kontoor Brands, Inc. | 12,890 | 541,251 | ||||||
Movado Group, Inc. | 4,320 | 93,917 | ||||||
Oxford Industries, Inc. | 1,855 | 139,904 | ||||||
Steven Madden Ltd. | 11,935 | 513,324 | ||||||
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | 13,500 | 455,490 | ||||||
2,408,239 | ||||||||
THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE — 2.1% | ||||||||
Axos Financial, Inc. (a) | 7,150 | 216,502 | ||||||
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | 7,730 | 161,480 | ||||||
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. | 3,070 | 117,428 | ||||||
HomeStreet, Inc. (a) | 5,810 | 197,540 | ||||||
Meta Financial Group, Inc. | 6,750 | 246,443 | ||||||
NMI Holdings, Inc. - Class A (a) | 14,580 | 483,764 | ||||||
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | 23,090 | 383,987 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments, continued
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%, continued | ||||||||
THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE — 2.1%, continued | ||||||||
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | 9,430 | $ | 232,449 | |||||
TrustCo Bank Corp. | 23,830 | 206,606 | ||||||
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | 4,340 | 280,711 | ||||||
2,526,910 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.8% | ||||||||
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 8,380 | 558,862 | ||||||
DXP Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 4,230 | 168,396 | ||||||
GMS, Inc. (a) | 3,860 | 104,529 | ||||||
Veritiv Corp. (a) | 5,420 | 106,612 | ||||||
938,399 | ||||||||
WATER UTILITIES — 1.1% | ||||||||
American States Water Co. | 7,920 | 686,189 | ||||||
California Water Service Group | 13,040 | 672,342 | ||||||
1,358,531 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.2% | ||||||||
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | 6,210 | 258,398 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (COST $104,875,312) | 118,889,587 |
| Coupon | Maturity | Principal | Fair | ||||||||||||
CORPORATE NOTES — 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — 0.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 1.500 | % | 06/15/20 | $ | 175,000 | $ | 174,623 | |||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 2.000 | % | 06/15/22 | 70,000 | 69,620 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 3.000 | % | 06/15/23 | 330,000 | 333,049 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 3.000 | % | 12/15/23 | 330,000 | 333,217 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 3.000 | % | 06/17/24 | 60,000 | 59,988 | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. (b) | 3.000 | % | 12/15/24 | 90,000 | 90,000 | |||||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES (COST $1,055,000) | 1,060,497 |
Shares | FAIR | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.3% | ||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 1.51% (c) (COST $339,922) | 339,922 | $ | 339,922 | |||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - (COST $106,270,234) — 100.1% | $ | 120,290,006 | ||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.1%) | (63,121 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 120,226,885 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Restricted and illiquid securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 are as follows: |
| Acquisition | Current | Fair | % of Net | ||||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 1.500%, 06/15/20 | 06/15/17 | $ | 175,000 | $ | 174,623 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 2.000%, 06/15/22 | 06/17/19 | 70,000 | 69,620 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 06/15/23 | 06/18/18 | 330,000 | 333,049 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 12/15/23 | 12/17/18 | 330,000 | 333,217 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 06/17/24 | 06/17/19 | 60,000 | 59,988 | 0.0 | %(d) | |||||||||||
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. 3.000%, 12/15/24 | 12/12/19 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||
$ | 1,055,000 | $ | 1,060,497 | 0.9 | % |
(c) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2019. |
(d) | Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%. |
plc | — Public Liability Company |
REIT | — Real Estate Investment Trust |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Praxis Genesis Portfolios
Annual Report to Shareholders
Portfolio Managers’ Commentary (unaudited)
In 2019, all the major markets had very good performance. The U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than it did in 2018 and the market started to price in a higher likelihood of a recession, but the Federal Reserve came to the rescue by cutting the Fed Funds rate three times and the equity markets continued their climb higher in the fourth quarter. The S&P 500 was up 31.48% in 2019. The small cap market as represented by the S&P Small Cap 600, was up 22.74%.
In many years equity style matters, but in 2019 the difference between the two S&P Large Cap style indices was very small. The S&P 500 Value Index was up 31.93% while the S&P 500 Growth Index was up 31.12%.
International developed markets did better than emerging markets in 2019. The MSCI EAFE Index was up 22.01% while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index was up 18.42%. The MSCI ACWI ex U.S. includes both indexes in a proportion of about 75% developed and 25% emerging and its return for the year was 21.51%. Over the last five years, developed markets have slightly outperformed emerging markets, with a 5.67% annualized return versus a 5.61% annualized return.
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate index returned 8.72% for 2019. The interest rate curve steepened with the 6-month Treasury bill yield decreasing 0.90% and the yield on the 30-year Treasury note decreased by just 0.62%. There was still $11.3 trillion of negative yielding debt across the world by the end of 2019, but that is much lower than it was in August 2019 when it reached over $17 trillion.
The asset allocation strategies pursued by the Genesis Portfolios do not lend themselves to easy benchmarking with a public multi-asset class index; but we have found that the S&P Target Risk indexes are the best available option.
The Genesis Conservative Portfolio’s Class A Shares (Without Load) returned 13.14% which underperformed the S&P Target Risk Conservative Index return of 14.37%.
The Genesis Balanced Portfolio’s Class A Shares (Without Load) return was 18.54% which underperformed the S&P Target Risk Growth Index’s return of 19.69%.
The Genesis Growth Portfolio’s Class A Shares (Without Load) return was 22.16% which underperformed the S&P Target Risk Aggressive Index’s return of 23.22%.
The allocation to large cap value and large cap growth stocks were the largest positive contributors on an absolute basis for each Portfolio. The biggest detractor on an absolute basis was fixed income even as it had a high single digit return in 2019.
The underlying investments in the Genesis Portfolios are the Praxis Impact Bond Fund, the Praxis Growth Index Fund, the Praxis Value Index Fund, Praxis Small Cap Index Fund, and the Praxis International Index Fund. These Funds are held in proportions matching the risk profile of each of the Genesis Portfolios. We take a long-term approach in assigning weights to the various underlying Funds, relying on the premise that the higher risk equity funds are expected to generate higher long-term returns than the lower risk fixed income investments. 2019 was a year when the higher risk of stocks helped the performance for portfolios that had a higher stock allocation.
Each of the Portfolios benefited from the relative outperformance of the Praxis Growth Index Fund and the Praxis Value Index Fund. The Praxis International Index Fund, Praxis Small Cap Index Fund and the Praxis Impact Bond Fund each underperformed their benchmarks for 2019.
Benjamin Bailey, CFA®
Praxis Genesis Portfolios Co-Manager
Praxis Mutual Funds
Dale Snyder, CFA®
Praxis Genesis Portfolios Co-Manager
Praxis Mutual Funds
The views expressed are those of the portfolio manager as of Dec. 31, 2019, are subject to change, and may differ from the views of other portfolio managers or Everence Capital Management as a whole. These opinions are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. All data referenced are from sources deemed to be reliable but cannot be guaranteed. Securities and sectors referenced should not be construed as a solicitation or recommendation or be used as the sole basis for any investment decision.
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Praxis Genesis Conservative Portfolio
Performance Review (unaudited)
Growth of $10,000 investment from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19
This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A Shares (adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 5.25%) of the Fund and each Index from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19 and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual | |||||||
| Inception | One | Three | Five | Ten | Expense | |
Praxis Genesis Conservative Portfolio | |||||||
Class A * | 12/31/09 | 7.21% | 4.19% | 3.17% | 4.61% | 1.15% | 1.12% |
Class A (Without Load) | 12/31/09 | 13.14% | 6.08% | 4.30% | 5.17% | ||
S&P Target Risk Conservative Index 1 |
| 13.99% | 6.80% | 4.84% | 5.30% |
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Conservative Composite Benchmark 2 |
| 14.37% | 6.88% | 5.20% | 6.19% |
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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. These performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.praxismutualfunds.com. Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The total returns shown reflect any expenses that were contractually or voluntarily reduced, reimbursed or paid by any party during the periods presented. In such instances, and without activity, the total returns would have been lower.
* The total return figures shown reflect the maximum sales charge applicable to Class A Shares for the Fund. Class A Shares have a maximum sales charge on purchases of 5.25%.
** Reflects the expense ratios as reported in the Prospectus dated April 30, 2019. Contractual fee waivers are in effect from May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020 for Class A.
1 S&P Target Risk Conservative Index seeks to emphasize exposure to fixed income, in order to produce a current income stream and avoid excessive volatility of returns. Equities are included to protect long-term purchasing power. The series is comprised of four multi-asset class indices.The index is comprised exclusively of exchange-traded funds.
2 The Conservative Composite Benchmark is comprised of unmanaged indices that correspond to the Portfolio’s model allocation and effective January 1, 2019, consists of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (70%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (9%), the S&P 500 Index (18.5%) and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index (2.5%). The composite benchmark from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 consisted of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (70%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) (7.5%), the S&P 500 Index (20%) and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index (2.5%).The composite benchmark from April 30, 2013 to December 31, 2016 consisted of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (70%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) (7.5%), the S&P 500 Index (20%) and the Russell 2000 Index (2.5%).The composite benchmark prior to April 30, 2013 consisted of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (70%), the MSCI EAFE Index (7.5%), the Russell 1000 Index (20%) and the Russell 2000 Index (2.5%).
The above indices are for illustrative purposes only and do 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 these expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, although an investor can invest in its underlying securities.
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Schedule of Investments
Praxis Genesis Conservative Portfolio
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1% | ||||||||
DEBT FUND — 68.6% | ||||||||
Praxis Impact Bond Fund - Class I | 1,728,132 | $ | 18,352,757 | |||||
EQUITY FUND — 31.5% | ||||||||
Praxis Growth Index Fund - Class I | 94,203 | 2,585,866 | ||||||
Praxis International Index Fund - Class I | 218,035 | 2,513,942 | ||||||
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund - Class I | 71,868 | 694,249 | ||||||
Praxis Value Index Fund - Class I | 175,011 | 2,628,671 | ||||||
8,422,728 | ||||||||
TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $23,239,833) | 26,775,485 | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.0% (a) | ||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 1.51% (b) (COST $5,914) | 5,914 | 5,914 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - (COST $23,245,747) — 100.1% | $ | 26,781,399 | ||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.1%) | (20,180 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 26,761,219 |
(a) | Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%. |
(b) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2019. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Praxis Genesis Balanced Portfolio
Performance Review (unaudited)
Growth of $10,000 investment from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19
This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A Shares (adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 5.25%) of the Fund and each Index from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19 and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual | |||||||
| Inception | One | Three | Five | Ten | Expense | |
Praxis Genesis Balanced Portfolio | |||||||
Class A * | 12/31/09 | 12.29% | 6.58% | 4.86% | 6.49% | 1.03% | 1.03% |
Class A (Without Load) | 12/31/09 | 18.54% | 8.53% | 6.01% | 7.06% | ||
S&P Target Risk Growth Index 1 |
| 19.20% | 9.26% | 6.63% | 7.87% |
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Balanced Composite Benchmark 2 |
| 19.69% | 9.30% | 7.08% | 8.43% |
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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. These performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.praxismutualfunds.com. Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The total returns shown reflect any expenses that were contractually or voluntarily reduced, reimbursed or paid by any party during the periods presented. In such instances, and without activity, the total returns would have been lower.
* The total return figures shown reflect the maximum sales charge applicable to Class A Shares for the Fund. Class A Shares have a maximum sales charge on purchases of 5.25%.
** Reflects the expense ratios as reported in the Prospectus dated April 30, 2019. Contractual fee waivers are in effect from May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020 for Class A.
1 S&P Target Risk Growth Index seeks to provide increased exposure to equities, while using fixed income to dampen risk. The series is comprised of four multi-asset class indices.The index is comprised exclusively of exchange-trade funds.
2 The Balanced Composite Benchmark is comprised of unmanaged indices that correspond to the Portfolio’s model allocation and effective January 1, 2019, consists of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (40%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (18%), the S&P 500 Index (32%) and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index (10%). The composite benchmark from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 consisted of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (40%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA (Net) (15%), the S&P 500 Index (35%) and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index (10%).The composite benchmark from April 30, 2013 to December 31, 2016 consisted of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (40%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) (15%), the S&P 500 Index (35%) and the Russell 2000 Index (10%).The composite benchmark prior to April 30, 2013 consisted of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (40%), the MSCI EAFE Index (15%), the Russell 1000 Index (35%) and the Russell 2000 Index (10%).
The above indices are for illustrative purposes only and do 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 these expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, although an investor can invest in its underlying securities.
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Schedule of Investments
Praxis Genesis Balanced Portfolio
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1% | ||||||||
DEBT FUND — 38.4% | ||||||||
Praxis Impact Bond Fund - Class I | 3,009,974 | $ | 31,965,929 | |||||
EQUITY FUND — 61.7% | ||||||||
Praxis Growth Index Fund - Class I | 496,433 | 13,627,086 | ||||||
Praxis International Index Fund - Class I | 1,333,349 | 15,373,510 | ||||||
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund - Class I | 876,191 | 8,464,008 | ||||||
Praxis Value Index Fund - Class I | 922,781 | 13,860,170 | ||||||
51,324,774 | ||||||||
TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $65,117,548) | 83,290,703 | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.0% (a) | ||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 1.51% (b) (COST $538) | 538 | 538 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - (COST $65,118,086) — 100.1% | $ | 83,291,241 | ||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.1%) | (51,523 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 83,239,718 |
(a) | Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%. |
(b) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2019. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Praxis Genesis Growth Portfolio
Performance Review (unaudited)
Growth of $10,000 investment from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19
This chart represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A Shares (adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 5.25%) of the Fund and each Index from 12/31/09 to 12/31/19 and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Average Annual | |||||||
| Inception | One | Three | Five | Ten | Expense | |
Praxis Genesis Growth Portfolio | |||||||
Class A * | 12/31/09 | 15.72% | 8.08% | 5.84% | 7.61% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
Class A (Without Load) | 12/31/09 | 22.16% | 10.05% | 6.98% | 8.19% | ||
S&P Target Risk Aggressive Index 1 |
| 22.78% | 10.85% | 7.79% | 9.64% |
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Growth Composite Benchmark 2 |
| 23.23% | 10.85% | 8.25% | 9.83% |
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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. These performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.praxismutualfunds.com. Indexes are unmanaged, do not incur fees, and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The total returns shown reflect any expenses that were contractually or voluntarily reduced, reimbursed or paid by any party during the periods presented. In such instances, and without activity, the total returns would have been lower.
* The total return figures shown reflect the maximum sales charge applicable to Class A Shares for the Fund. Class A Shares have a maximum sales charge on purchases of 5.25%.
** Reflects the expense ratios as reported in the Prospectus dated April 30, 2019. Contractual fee waivers are in effect from May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020 for Class A.
1 S&P Target Risk Aggressive Index seeks to emphasize exposure to equities, maximizing opportunities for long-term capital accumulation. It may include small allocations in fixed income to enhance portfolio efficiency. The series is comprised of four multi-asset class indices.The index is comprised exclusively of exchange-traded funds.
2 The Growth Composite Benchmark is comprised of unmanaged indices that correspond to the Portfolio’s model allocation and effective January 1, 2019, consists of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (20%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (24%), the S&P 500 Index (41%) and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index (15%). The composite benchmark from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 consisted of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (20%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) (20%), the S&P 500 Index (45%) and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index (15%).The composite benchmark from April 30, 2013 to December 31, 2016 consisted of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (20%), the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) (20%), the S&P 500 Index (45%) and the Russell 2000 Index (15%).The composite benchmark prior to April 30, 2013 consisted of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (20%), the MSCI EAFE Index (20%), the Russell 1000 Index (45%) and the Russell 2000 Index (15%).
The above indices are for illustrative purposes only and do 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 these expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, although an investor can invest in its underlying securities.
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Schedule of Investments
Praxis Genesis Growth Portfolio
December 31, 2019
Shares | Fair | |||||||
AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS — 100.1% | ||||||||
DEBT FUND — 19.0% | ||||||||
Praxis Impact Bond Fund - Class I | 1,324,335 | $ | 14,064,436 | |||||
EQUITY FUND — 81.1% | ||||||||
Praxis Growth Index Fund - Class I | 559,438 | 15,356,571 | ||||||
Praxis International Index Fund - Class I | 1,566,706 | 18,064,120 | ||||||
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund - Class I | 1,156,747 | 11,174,179 | ||||||
Praxis Value Index Fund - Class I | 1,039,828 | 15,618,213 | ||||||
60,213,083 | ||||||||
TOTAL AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS (COST $54,570,093) | 74,277,519 | |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.0% (a) | ||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 1.51% (b) (COST $265) | 265 | 265 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - (COST $54,570,358) — 100.1% | $ | 74,277,784 | ||||||
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (0.1%) | (57,523 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 74,220,261 |
(a) | Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%. |
(b) | The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2019. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets & Liabilities
December 31, 2019
Praxis | Praxis | Praxis | Praxis | Praxis | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total investments in unaffiliated securities, at cost | $ | 564,401,036 | $ | 216,478,703 | $ | 202,573,266 | $ | 187,133,081 | $ | 106,270,234 | ||||||||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at fair value | $ | 587,398,837 | $ | 288,019,075 | $ | 253,613,978 | $ | 325,505,620 | $ | 120,290,006 | ||||||||||
Cash | 14,694 | 24,706 | 1,158 | 2,965 | — | |||||||||||||||
Cash denominated in foreign currency (Cost $2,093) | — | 2,093 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Receivable for capital shares sold | 3,047,171 | 503,410 | 353,285 | 418,232 | 159,079 | |||||||||||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 6,620 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Receivable for dividends and interest | 4,131,239 | 398,597 | 418,250 | 274,287 | 148,178 | |||||||||||||||
Receivable for tax reclaims | — | 215,898 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 22,449 | 7,830 | 12,123 | 20,863 | 14,204 | |||||||||||||||
Total Assets | 594,621,010 | 289,171,609 | 254,398,794 | 326,221,967 | 120,611,467 | |||||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 313,428 | 446,616 | 541,479 | 354,624 | 301,860 | |||||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 5,257,301 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other payables: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 197,890 | 119,312 | 64,230 | 81,719 | 35,420 | |||||||||||||||
Administration fees | 36,622 | 18,219 | 15,532 | 19,993 | 7,487 | |||||||||||||||
Distribution fees | 12,462 | 2,323 | 6,497 | 17,719 | 991 | |||||||||||||||
Other | 170,701 | 107,074 | 71,340 | 103,833 | 38,824 | |||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 5,988,404 | 693,544 | 699,078 | 577,888 | 384,582 | |||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 588,632,606 | $ | 288,478,065 | $ | 253,699,716 | $ | 325,644,079 | $ | 120,226,885 | ||||||||||
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Components of Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 567,382,600 | $ | 238,905,063 | $ | 180,138,793 | $ | 166,816,598 | $ | 105,878,691 | ||||||||||
Distributable earnings | 21,250,006 | 49,573,002 | 73,560,923 | 158,827,481 | 14,348,194 | |||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 588,632,606 | $ | 288,478,065 | $ | 253,699,716 | $ | 325,644,079 | $ | 120,226,885 | ||||||||||
Pricing of Class A Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets attributable to Class A shares | $ | 58,382,516 | $ | 11,073,751 | $ | 30,602,759 | $ | 84,525,942 | $ | 4,664,937 | ||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.0001 par value) | 5,470,543 | 962,987 | 2,022,740 | 3,103,705 | 526,907 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share* | $ | 10.67 | $ | 11.50 | $ | 15.13 | $ | 27.23 | $ | 8.85 | ||||||||||
Maximum sales charge | 3.75 | % | 5.25 | % | 5.25 | % | 5.25 | % | 5.25 | % | ||||||||||
Maximum offering price per share [(100%/(100%-Maximum Sales Charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent] | $ | 11.09 | $ | 12.14 | $ | 15.97 | $ | 28.74 | $ | 9.34 | ||||||||||
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Pricing of Class I Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets attributable to Class I shares | $ | 530,250,090 | $ | 277,404,314 | $ | 223,096,957 | $ | 241,118,137 | $ | 115,561,948 | ||||||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value) | 49,910,845 | 24,060,239 | 14,851,789 | 8,784,274 | 11,962,603 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value and redemption price per share* | $ | 10.62 | $ | 11.53 | $ | 15.02 | $ | 27.45 | $ | 9.66 |
* | A redemption fee of 2.00% may be charged on shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets & Liabilities, continued
December 31, 2019
| Praxis Genesis | Praxis Genesis | Praxis Genesis | |||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||
Investments in affiliated securities, at cost | $ | 23,239,833 | $ | 65,117,548 | $ | 54,570,093 | ||||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at cost | 5,914 | 538 | 265 | |||||||||
Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value | $ | 26,775,485 | $ | 83,290,703 | $ | 74,277,519 | ||||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at fair value | 5,914 | 538 | 265 | |||||||||
Receivable for capital shares sold | 17,173 | 59,230 | 16,606 | |||||||||
Receivable for investments sold | — | — | 82,460 | |||||||||
Receivable for dividends | 9 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 5,107 | 7,772 | 5,763 | |||||||||
Total Assets | 26,803,688 | 83,358,244 | 74,382,614 | |||||||||
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Liabilities | ||||||||||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 789 | 45,791 | 97,788 | |||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 14,191 | 12,029 | — | |||||||||
Accrued expenses and other payables: | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 4,109 | 3,480 | 5,901 | |||||||||
Administration fees | 974 | 3,087 | 2,793 | |||||||||
Distribution fees | 5,617 | 17,397 | 15,564 | |||||||||
Other | 16,789 | 36,742 | 40,307 | |||||||||
Total Liabilities | 42,469 | 118,526 | 162,353 | |||||||||
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Net Assets | $ | 26,761,219 | $ | 83,239,718 | $ | 74,220,261 | ||||||
Components of Net Assets | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 23,314,033 | $ | 64,692,476 | $ | 54,039,821 | ||||||
Distributable earnings | 3,447,186 | 18,547,242 | 20,180,440 | |||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 26,761,219 | $ | 83,239,718 | $ | 74,220,261 | ||||||
Pricing of Class A Shares | ||||||||||||
Net assets attributable to Class A shares | $ | 26,761,219 | $ | 83,239,718 | $ | 74,220,261 | ||||||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized, $0.0001 par value) | 2,193,862 | 5,819,863 | 4,701,161 | |||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share* | $ | 12.20 | $ | 14.30 | $ | 15.79 | ||||||
Maximum sales charge | 5.25 | % | 5.25 | % | 5.25 | % | ||||||
Maximum offering price per share [(100%/(100%-Maximum Sales Charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent] | $ | 12.88 | $ | 15.09 | $ | 16.66 |
* | A redemption fee of 2.00% may be charged on shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2019
| Praxis | Praxis | Praxis | Praxis | Praxis | |||||||||||||||
Investment income | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends | $ | 458,320 | $ | 8,964,083 | $ | 5,733,291 | $ | 4,591,225 | $ | 1,608,737 | ||||||||||
Non-cash dividend income | — | 714,857 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Foreign tax withholding | — | (1,185,055 | ) | (4 | ) | — | (509 | ) | ||||||||||||
Interest | 16,546,552 | 59,137 | 48,251 | 60,321 | 24,147 | |||||||||||||||
Total Investment Income | 17,004,872 | 8,553,022 | 5,781,538 | 4,651,546 | 1,632,375 | |||||||||||||||
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Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 2,190,413 | 1,327,756 | 666,089 | 889,138 | 332,591 | |||||||||||||||
Administration fees | 277,583 | 138,385 | 112,324 | 150,189 | 56,377 | |||||||||||||||
Distribution fees - Class A | 148,968 | 27,237 | 63,400 | 202,857 | 11,580 | |||||||||||||||
Transfer agent fees - Class A | 76,961 | 31,526 | 32,446 | 82,671 | 10,910 | |||||||||||||||
Transfer agent fees - Class I | 44,726 | 11,021 | 30,799 | 46,223 | 6,511 | |||||||||||||||
Registration fees - Class A | 27,777 | 22,721 | 15,567 | 25,203 | 22,000 | |||||||||||||||
Registration fees - Class I | 20,839 | 18,004 | 20,295 | 15,688 | 13,570 | |||||||||||||||
Pricing fees | 83,672 | 73,799 | 6,153 | 6,001 | 11,740 | |||||||||||||||
Audit and tax services fees | 35,282 | 39,466 | 33,090 | 22,996 | 19,479 | |||||||||||||||
Trustee fees and expenses | 54,231 | 28,170 | 21,554 | 27,897 | 11,275 | |||||||||||||||
Custodian fees | 33,856 | 64,237 | 14,826 | 18,002 | 8,897 | |||||||||||||||
Legal fees | 37,726 | 23,865 | 15,580 | 21,185 | 8,744 | |||||||||||||||
Shareholder report printing fees - Class A | 8,781 | 4,891 | 3,611 | 10,001 | 1,394 | |||||||||||||||
Shareholder report printing fees - Class I | 13,587 | 12,700 | 9,736 | 14,131 | 5,020 | |||||||||||||||
Other expenses | 76,159 | 1,659 | 40,415 | 46,384 | 27,955 | |||||||||||||||
Total Expenses | 3,130,561 | 1,825,437 | 1,085,885 | 1,578,566 | 548,043 | |||||||||||||||
Class A expenses contractually reduced by Investment Adviser | — | — | — | — | (13,812 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net Expenses | 3,130,561 | 1,825,437 | 1,085,885 | 1,578,566 | 534,231 | |||||||||||||||
Net Investment Income | 13,874,311 | 6,727,585 | 4,695,653 | 3,072,980 | 1,098,144 | |||||||||||||||
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Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | 1,111,491 | (2,782,184 | ) | 23,796,038 | 22,851,797 | 2,652,060 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized losses on foreign currency transactions | — | (38,879 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments | 27,161,042 | 46,657,876 | 33,521,790 | 53,775,059 | 17,890,343 | |||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of foreign currency translations | — | (1,492 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | 28,272,533 | 43,835,321 | 57,317,828 | 76,626,856 | 20,542,403 | |||||||||||||||
Net Change in Net Assets from Operations | $ | 42,146,844 | $ | 50,562,906 | $ | 62,013,481 | $ | 79,699,836 | $ | 21,640,547 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations, continued
For the year ended December 31, 2019
| Praxis Genesis | Praxis Genesis | Praxis Genesis | |||||||||
Investment income | ||||||||||||
Dividends from affiliates | $ | 591,423 | $ | 1,668,503 | $ | 1,365,808 | ||||||
Dividends from non-affiliates | 115 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||
Total Investment Income | 591,538 | 1,668,515 | 1,365,814 | |||||||||
Expenses | ||||||||||||
Distribution fees - Class A | 61,127 | 192,902 | 170,742 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees | 24,947 | 80,176 | 101,399 | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees | 12,226 | 38,582 | 34,716 | |||||||||
Registration and filing fees | 25,737 | 28,645 | 26,636 | |||||||||
Administration fees | 7,303 | 23,111 | 20,494 | |||||||||
Audit and tax services fees | 9,439 | 15,484 | 14,411 | |||||||||
Shareholder report printing fees | 3,841 | 10,974 | 15,432 | |||||||||
Legal fees | 1,322 | 4,275 | 3,820 | |||||||||
Trustee fees and expenses | 595 | 1,877 | 1,653 | |||||||||
Custodian fees | 597 | 664 | 80 | |||||||||
Insurance expense | 128 | 405 | 353 | |||||||||
Other expenses | 7,245 | 8,090 | 8,289 | |||||||||
Total Expenses | 154,507 | 405,185 | 398,025 | |||||||||
Expenses contractually reduced by Investment Adviser | (6,167 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Net Expenses | 148,340 | 405,185 | 398,025 | |||||||||
Net Investment Income | 443,198 | 1,263,330 | 967,789 | |||||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments in affiliates | (19,705 | ) | 5,798 | 5,261 | ||||||||
Long-term capital gain distributions from investments in affiliates | 185,624 | 1,049,733 | 1,217,718 | |||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments in affiliates | 2,351,108 | 10,650,551 | 11,266,808 | |||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments | 2,517,027 | 11,706,082 | 12,489,787 | |||||||||
Net Change in Net Assets from Operations | $ | 2,960,225 | $ | 12,969,412 | $ | 13,457,576 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| Praxis | Praxis | ||||||||||||||
| For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | ||||||||||||
From Operations | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 13,874,311 | $ | 13,449,131 | $ | 6,727,585 | $ | 6,045,725 | ||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) from investments and foreign currency transactions | 1,111,491 | (1,656,774 | ) | (2,821,063 | ) | (1,539,717 | ) | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation | 27,161,042 | (11,650,349 | ) | 46,656,384 | (46,761,410 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Change in Net Assets from Operations | 42,146,844 | 142,008 | 50,562,906 | (42,255,402 | ) | |||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (1,296,712 | ) | (1,617,697 | ) | (171,182 | ) | (181,781 | ) | ||||||||
Class I | (12,834,733 | ) | (12,491,206 | ) | (6,510,309 | ) | (5,857,401 | ) | ||||||||
Change in Net Assets from Distributions to Shareholders | (14,131,445 | ) | (14,108,903 | ) | (6,681,491 | ) | (6,039,182 | ) | ||||||||
Change in Net Assets from Capital Transactions (Note 6) | 50,779,583 | 101,935 | (5,238,803 | ) | 14,248,204 | |||||||||||
Change in Net Assets | 78,794,982 | (13,864,960 | ) | 38,642,612 | (34,046,380 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year | 509,837,624 | 523,702,584 | 249,835,453 | 283,881,833 | ||||||||||||
End of year | $ | 588,632,606 | $ | 509,837,624 | $ | 288,478,065 | $ | 249,835,453 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets, continued
| Praxis | Praxis | Praxis | |||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | ||||||||||||||||||
From Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 4,695,653 | $ | 4,087,827 | $ | 3,072,980 | $ | 2,346,541 | $ | 1,098,144 | $ | 446,081 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains from investments and foreign currency transactions | 23,796,038 | 5,590,070 | 22,851,797 | 19,312,975 | 2,652,060 | 3,033,242 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation | 33,521,790 | (25,213,925 | ) | 53,775,059 | (20,457,179 | ) | 17,890,343 | (8,741,364 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net Change in Net Assets from Operations | 62,013,481 | (15,536,028 | ) | 79,699,836 | 1,202,337 | 21,640,547 | (5,262,041 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | (957,865 | ) | (1,268,633 | ) | (5,093,963 | ) | (3,242,309 | ) | (91,206 | ) | (254,691 | ) | ||||||||||||
Class I | (7,797,986 | ) | (12,016,630 | ) | (15,196,455 | ) | (8,591,100 | ) | (3,128,818 | ) | (2,986,240 | ) | ||||||||||||
Change in Net Assets from Distributions to Shareholders | (8,755,851 | ) | (13,285,263 | ) | (20,290,418 | ) | (11,833,409 | ) | (3,220,024 | ) | (3,240,931 | ) | ||||||||||||
Change in Net Assets from Capital Transactions (Note 6) | 19,533,075 | 19,082,128 | 14,894,348 | 2,474,438 | 11,842,183 | 45,002,716 | ||||||||||||||||||
Change in Net Assets | 72,790,705 | (9,739,163 | ) | 74,303,766 | (8,156,634 | ) | 30,262,706 | 36,499,744 | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year | 180,909,011 | 190,648,174 | 251,340,313 | 259,496,947 | 89,964,179 | 53,464,435 | ||||||||||||||||||
End of year | $ | 253,699,716 | $ | 180,909,011 | $ | 325,644,079 | $ | 251,340,313 | $ | 120,226,885 | $ | 89,964,179 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets, continued
| Praxis Genesis | Praxis Genesis | Praxis Genesis | |||||||||||||||||||||
| For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | For the Year | ||||||||||||||||||
From Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 443,198 | $ | 475,150 | $ | 1,263,330 | $ | 1,514,802 | $ | 967,789 | $ | 1,241,505 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on investments in affiliates | (19,705 | ) | 12,308 | 5,798 | 191,365 | 5,261 | 198,142 | |||||||||||||||||
Long-term capital gain distributions from investments in affiliates | 185,624 | 130,284 | 1,049,733 | 893,056 | 1,217,718 | 1,065,133 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments in affiliates | 2,351,108 | (1,226,811 | ) | 10,650,551 | (6,154,024 | ) | 11,266,808 | (6,703,218 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net Change in Net Assets from Operations | 2,960,225 | (609,069 | ) | 12,969,412 | (3,554,801 | ) | 13,457,576 | (4,198,438 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to Class A Shareholders | (552,811 | ) | (833,663 | ) | (2,168,966 | ) | (3,586,043 | ) | (2,092,107 | ) | (3,541,941 | ) | ||||||||||||
Change in Net Assets from Capital Transactions (Note 6) | 2,205,375 | 710,449 | 2,070,994 | 4,315,966 | 2,170,204 | 3,490,426 | ||||||||||||||||||
Change in Net Assets | 4,612,789 | (732,283 | ) | 12,871,440 | (2,824,878 | ) | 13,535,673 | (4,249,953 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year | 22,148,430 | 22,880,713 | 70,368,278 | 73,193,156 | 60,684,588 | 64,934,541 | ||||||||||||||||||
End of year | $ | 26,761,219 | $ | 22,148,430 | $ | 83,239,718 | $ | 70,368,278 | $ | 74,220,261 | $ | 60,684,588 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout the year indicated
Praxis Impact Bond Fund - Class A
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 10.12 | $ | 10.39 | $ | 10.30 | $ | 10.32 | $ | 10.54 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.55 | (0.26 | ) | 0.11 | 0.02 | (0.19 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.78 | (0.04 | ) | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.23 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.25 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.23 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.26 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital from redemption fees | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of year | $ | 10.67 | $ | 10.12 | $ | 10.39 | $ | 10.30 | $ | 10.32 | ||||||||||||||
Total return (excludes sales charge) | 7.75 | % | (0.36 | %) | 3.11 | % | 2.13 | % | 0.33 | % | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (in 000s) | $ | 58,383 | $ | 60,692 | $ | 91,048 | $ | 83,211 | $ | 79,999 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | 0.95 | % | 0.97 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.94 | % | 0.93 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 2.16 | % | 2.15 | % | 2.02 | % | 1.87 | % | 2.16 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets | 0.95 | % | 0.98 | %* | 0.98 | %* | 0.99 | %* | 0.98 | %* | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 17.58 | % | 27.27 | % | 17.36 | % | 16.05 | % | 22.67 | % |
Praxis Impact Bond Fund - Class I
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 10.08 | $ | 10.35 | $ | 10.25 | $ | 10.27 | $ | 10.50 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 0.54 | (0.26 | ) | 0.11 | 0.00 | (b) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.81 | 0.00 | (b) | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.27 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.29 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.27 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital from redemption fees | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of year | $ | 10.62 | $ | 10.08 | $ | 10.35 | $ | 10.25 | $ | 10.27 | ||||||||||||||
Total return | 8.15 | % | 0.08 | % | 3.58 | % | 2.55 | % | 0.72 | % | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (in 000s) | $ | 530,250 | $ | 449,146 | $ | 432,654 | $ | 381,697 | $ | 353,954 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.53 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.54 | % | 0.54 | % | 0.54 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 2.58 | % | 2.60 | % | 2.41 | % | 2.41 | % | 2.55 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 17.58 | % | 27.27 | % | 17.36 | % | 16.05 | % | 22.67 | % |
* | During the period, certain expenses were reduced by the Adviser and/or Distributor. If such expense reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(a) | Net investment income per share has been calculated using the average daily shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout the year indicated
Praxis International Index Fund - Class A
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 9.77 | $ | 11.69 | $ | 9.47 | $ | 9.15 | $ | 9.85 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currencies | 1.73 | (1.94 | ) | 2.23 | 0.32 | (0.71 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.91 | (1.77 | ) | 2.36 | 0.45 | (0.57 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.18 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital from redemption fees | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of year | $ | 11.50 | $ | 9.77 | $ | 11.69 | $ | 9.47 | $ | 9.15 | ||||||||||||||
Total return (excludes sales charge) | 19.55 | % | (15.13 | %) | 24.97 | % | 4.97 | % | (5.76 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (in 000s) | $ | 11,074 | $ | 11,853 | $ | 26,344 | $ | 18,877 | $ | 17,631 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 1.40 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.26 | % | 1.32 | % | 1.33 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.70 | % | 1.52 | % | 1.22 | % | 1.45 | % | 1.45 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 20.61 | % | 21.08 | % | 5.22 | % | 10.26 | % | 4.48 | % |
Praxis International Index Fund - Class I
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 9.80 | $ | 11.75 | $ | 9.51 | $ | 9.19 | $ | 9.89 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currencies | 1.73 | (1.96 | ) | 2.25 | 0.31 | (0.71 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.00 | (1.71 | ) | 2.44 | 0.50 | (0.51 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.27 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.19 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital from redemption fees | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of year | $ | 11.53 | $ | 9.80 | $ | 11.75 | $ | 9.51 | $ | 9.19 | ||||||||||||||
Total return | 20.45 | % | (14.52 | %) | 25.67 | % | 5.48 | % | (5.19 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (in 000s) | $ | 277,404 | $ | 237,982 | $ | 257,538 | $ | 173,598 | $ | 153,099 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.64 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.77 | % | 0.78 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 2.48 | % | 2.21 | % | 1.75 | % | 2.01 | % | 1.97 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 20.61 | % | 21.08 | % | 5.22 | % | 10.26 | % | 4.48 | % |
(a) | Net investment income per share has been calculated using the average daily shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout the year indicated
Praxis Value Index Fund - Class A
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 11.81 | $ | 13.82 | $ | 12.64 | $ | 11.17 | $ | 12.54 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 3.56 | (1.38 | ) | 1.85 | 1.61 | (1.00 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 3.80 | (1.15 | ) | 2.06 | 1.80 | (0.80 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.23 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.28 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (0.25 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.29 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.48 | ) | (0.86 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.57 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital from redemption fees | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of year | $ | 15.13 | $ | 11.81 | $ | 13.82 | $ | 12.64 | $ | 11.17 | ||||||||||||||
Total return (excludes sales charge) | 32.21 | % | (8.47 | %) | 16.31 | % | 16.13 | % | (6.41 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (in 000s) | $ | 30,603 | $ | 18,124 | $ | 25,057 | $ | 21,676 | $ | 17,453 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.86 | % | 0.89 | % | 0.94 | % | 0.94 | % | 0.94 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.72 | % | 1.69 | % | 1.58 | % | 1.68 | % | 1.62 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 39.06 | % | 32.38 | % | 31.87 | % | 48.26 | % | 21.38 | % |
Praxis Value Index Fund - Class I
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 11.72 | $ | 13.74 | $ | 12.56 | $ | 11.09 | $ | 12.46 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 3.53 | (1.38 | ) | 1.85 | 1.60 | (1.00 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 3.83 | (1.08 | ) | 2.13 | 1.86 | (0.74 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.28 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.34 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (0.25 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.29 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.53 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.63 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital from redemption fees | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of year | $ | 15.02 | $ | 11.72 | $ | 13.74 | $ | 12.56 | $ | 11.09 | ||||||||||||||
Total return | 32.74 | % | (8.06 | %) | 16.91 | % | 16.75 | % | (6.00 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (in 000s) | $ | 223,097 | $ | 162,785 | $ | 165,591 | $ | 137,191 | $ | 113,927 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.44 | % | 0.42 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.45 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 2.16 | % | 2.18 | % | 2.07 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.11 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 39.06 | % | 32.38 | % | 31.87 | % | 48.26 | % | 21.68 | % |
(a) | Net investment income per share has been calculated using the average daily shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout the year indicated
Praxis Growth Index Fund - Class A
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 22.05 | $ | 23.05 | $ | 18.82 | $ | 17.68 | $ | 17.25 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currencies | 6.71 | (0.13 | ) | 4.78 | 1.11 | 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 6.91 | 0.02 | 4.95 | 1.26 | 0.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.20 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.21 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (1.53 | ) | (0.81 | ) | (0.64 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.73 | ) | (1.02 | ) | (0.72 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.21 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital from redemption fees | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of year | $ | 27.23 | $ | 22.05 | $ | 23.05 | $ | 18.82 | $ | 17.68 | ||||||||||||||
Total return (excludes sales charge) | 31.45 | % | (0.05 | %) | 26.28 | % | 7.15 | % | 3.70 | % | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (in 000s) | $ | 84,526 | $ | 72,735 | $ | 87,613 | $ | 67,007 | $ | 64,689 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.79 | % | 0.82 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.86 | % | 0.84 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 0.78 | % | 0.59 | % | 0.78 | % | 0.86 | % | 1.00 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 32.33 | % | 27.24 | % | 27.49 | % | 43.09 | % | 18.68 | % |
Praxis Growth Index Fund - Class I
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 22.21 | $ | 23.21 | $ | 18.93 | $ | 17.79 | $ | 17.34 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currencies | 6.76 | (0.13 | ) | 4.82 | 1.11 | 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 7.06 | 0.12 | 5.08 | 1.34 | 0.72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.29 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.27 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (1.53 | ) | (0.81 | ) | (0.64 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.82 | ) | (1.12 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.27 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital from redemption fees | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of year | $ | 27.45 | $ | 22.21 | $ | 23.21 | $ | 18.93 | $ | 17.79 | ||||||||||||||
Total return | 31.91 | % | 0.39 | % | 26.78 | % | 7.62 | % | 4.10 | % | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (in 000s) | $ | 241,118 | $ | 178,605 | $ | 171,884 | $ | 136,862 | $ | 122,311 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.43 | % | 0.43 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.44 | % | 0.44 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.13 | % | 0.99 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.26 | % | 1.38 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 32.33 | % | 27.24 | % | 27.49 | % | 43.09 | % | 18.68 | % |
(a) | Net investment income per share has been calculated using the average daily shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout the year indicated
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund - Class A
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 7.44 | $ | 8.63 | $ | 9.67 | $ | 9.45 | $ | 11.49 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | (0.08 | ) | (0.09 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 1.56 | (0.73 | ) | 1.03 | 0.85 | (0.41 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.59 | (0.72 | ) | 1.05 | 0.77 | (0.50 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net realized gains | (0.18 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (2.09 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (1.54 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital from redemption fees | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of year | $ | 8.85 | $ | 7.44 | $ | 8.63 | $ | 9.67 | $ | 9.45 | ||||||||||||||
Total return (excludes sales charge) | 21.36 | % | (8.56 | %) | 10.70 | % | 8.18 | % | (4.53 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (in 000s) | $ | 4,665 | $ | 4,284 | $ | 5,449 | $ | 5,771 | $ | 7,339 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | 1.12 | % | 1.11 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.67 | % | 1.68 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | 0.33 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.21 | % | (1.45 | %) | (0.75 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets* | 1.42 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.66 | % | 1.76 | % | 1.81 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 21.59 | % | 25.17 | % | 103.54 | % | 60.49 | % | 75.84 | % |
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund - Class I
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 8.13 | $ | 9.36 | $ | 10.35 | $ | 10.01 | $ | 12.01 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(a) | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.09 | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 1.71 | (0.79 | ) | 1.09 | 0.91 | (0.45 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.80 | (0.71 | ) | 1.18 | 0.89 | (0.46 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.09 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.08 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net realized gains | (0.18 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (2.09 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (1.54 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.27 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (2.17 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (1.54 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital from redemption fees | 0.00 | (b) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of year | $ | 9.66 | $ | 8.13 | $ | 9.36 | $ | 10.35 | $ | 10.01 | ||||||||||||||
Total return | 22.12 | % | (7.83 | %) | 11.22 | % | 8.93 | % | (3.99 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (in 000s) | $ | 115,562 | $ | 85,680 | $ | 48,015 | $ | 42,139 | $ | 39,824 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.45 | % | 0.46 | % | 0.50 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.06 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | 1.02 | % | 0.83 | % | 0.85 | % | (0.13 | %) | (0.07 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 21.59 | % | 25.17 | % | 103.54 | % | 60.49 | % | 75.84 | % |
* | During the period, certain expenses were reduced by the Adviser and/or Distributor. If such expense reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(a) | Net investment income per share has been calculated using the average daily shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout the year indicated
Praxis Genesis Conservative Portfolio - Class A
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 11.02 | $ | 11.75 | $ | 11.18 | $ | 10.97 | $ | 11.34 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 1.23 | (0.55 | ) | 0.72 | 0.29 | (0.31 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.44 | (0.31 | ) | 0.93 | 0.48 | (0.09 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.20 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.22 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (0.06 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.26 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.28 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital from redemption fees | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of year | $ | 12.20 | $ | 11.02 | $ | 11.75 | $ | 11.18 | $ | 10.97 | ||||||||||||||
Total return (excludes sales charge) | 13.14 | % | (2.64 | %) | 8.36 | % | 4.23 | % | (0.81 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (in 000s) | $ | 26,761 | $ | 22,148 | $ | 22,881 | $ | 21,596 | $ | 19,718 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets† | 0.61 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.60 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets†* | 1.81 | % | 2.08 | % | 1.83 | % | 1.72 | % | 1.95 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets†** | 0.63 | % | 0.63 | % | 0.64 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.63 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 10.10 | % | 15.49 | % | 15.88 | % | 11.42 | % | 8.66 | % |
† | The ratios presented only reflect the direct income and expenses for the Fund, not the underlying funds in which it invests. |
* | Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying companies in which the Fund invests. |
** | During the period, certain expenses were reduced by the Adviser and/or Distributor. If such expense reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(a) | Net investment income per share has been calculated using the average daily shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout the year indicated
Praxis Genesis Balanced Portfolio - Class A
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 12.39 | $ | 13.71 | $ | 12.55 | $ | 12.13 | $ | 12.76 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.17 | 0.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 2.07 | (0.93 | ) | 1.40 | 0.64 | (0.42 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.29 | (0.66 | ) | 1.68 | 0.81 | (0.21 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.22 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.22 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (0.16 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.38 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.42 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital from redemption fees | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of year | $ | 14.30 | $ | 12.39 | $ | 13.71 | $ | 12.55 | $ | 12.13 | ||||||||||||||
Total return (excludes sales charge) | 18.54 | % | (4.89 | %) | 13.38 | % | 6.58 | % | (1.66 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (in 000s) | $ | 83,240 | $ | 70,368 | $ | 73,193 | $ | 63,565 | $ | 59,742 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets† | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.55 | % | 0.54 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets†* | 1.64 | % | 2.04 | % | 2.15 | % | 1.39 | % | 1.65 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 9.43 | % | 12.90 | % | 11.91 | % | 10.29 | % | 6.53 | % |
† | The ratios presented only reflect the direct income and expenses for the Fund, not the underlying funds in which it invests. |
* | Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying companies in which the Fund invests. |
(a) | Net investment income per share has been calculated using the average daily shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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For a share outstanding throughout the year indicated
Praxis Genesis Growth Portfolio - Class A
Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 13.30 | $ | 15.09 | $ | 13.47 | $ | 12.93 | $ | 13.79 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.14 | 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments | 2.73 | (1.24 | ) | 1.93 | 0.87 | (0.52 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.94 | (0.97 | ) | 2.25 | 1.01 | (0.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income | (0.21 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.19 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from net realized gains | (0.24 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.45 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.52 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital from redemption fees | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | 0.00 | (b) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value at end of year | $ | 15.79 | $ | 13.30 | $ | 15.09 | $ | 13.47 | $ | 12.93 | ||||||||||||||
Total return (excludes sales charge) | 22.16 | % | (6.52 | %) | 16.71 | % | 7.82 | % | (2.49 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (in 000s) | $ | 74,220 | $ | 60,685 | $ | 64,935 | $ | 53,925 | $ | 49,881 | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets† | 0.58 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.62 | % | ||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets†* | 1.42 | % | 1.91 | % | 2.29 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.33 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 7.72 | % | 12.72 | % | 11.05 | % | 9.32 | % | 7.39 | % |
† | The ratios presented only reflect the direct income and expenses for the Fund, not the underlying funds in which it invests. |
* | Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying companies in which the Fund invests. |
(a) | Net investment income per share has been calculated using the average daily shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | Amount is less than $0.005 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements | December 31, 2019 |
1. Organization:
The Praxis Mutual Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company established as a Delaware statuatory trust under a Declaration of Trust dated September 27, 1993, as amended and restated April 28, 2016, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of December 31, 2019, the Trust consists of the Praxis Impact Bond Fund, the Praxis International Index Fund, the Praxis Value Index Fund, the Praxis Growth Index Fund, and the Praxis Small Cap Index Fund, (individually a “Fund”, collectively “the Funds”), the Praxis Genesis Conservative Portfolio, the Praxis Genesis Balanced Portfolio, and the Praxis Genesis Growth Portfolio, (individually a “Portfolio”, collectively “the Portfolios”). The Funds and Portfolios are also referred to individually as the Impact Bond Fund, International Index Fund, Value Index Fund, Growth Index Fund, Small Cap Index Fund, Conservative Portfolio, Balanced Portfolio and Growth Portfolio in the financial statements. Each Fund and Portfolio is a diversified series of the Trust. Each Fund and Portfolio follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies.”
As of December 31, 2019, the Funds offer Class A and Class I Shares and the Portfolios offer Class A Shares. Each class of shares in a Fund or Portfolio has identical rights and privileges except with respect to fees paid under the distribution and shareholder servicing agreement, certain other class specific expenses and income, voting rights on matters affecting a single class of shares and the exchange privileges of each class of shares. Class A has a maximum sales charge on purchases of 5.25 percent as a percentage of the original purchase price, except for the Impact Bond Fund which has a maximum sales charge of 3.75 percent.
2. Significant Accounting Policies:
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the reporting year. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
New Accounting Pronouncement:
In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-08 (“ASU 2017-08”), “Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities.” ASU 2017-08 shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU 2017-08 does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount, which continue to accrete to maturity. ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Funds and Portfolios are complying with ASU 2017-08 and the impact is not deemed to be material.
Securities Valuation:
The Funds and Portfolios 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.
Securities generally are valued at fair values determined on the basis of the latest available bid prices in the principal market (closing sales prices if the principal market is an exchange) in which such securities are normally traded. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset values (“NAVs”) as reported by such companies. The differences between the cost and fair values of investments are reflected as either unrealized appreciation or depreciation.
The Funds use various independent pricing services to value most of their debt investments. A pricing service would normally consider such factors as yield, risk, quality, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, special circumstances and other factors it deems relevant in determining valuations of normal institutional trading units of debt securities and would not rely exclusively on quoted prices. When valuing foreign securities held by the Funds, certain pricing services might use computerized pricing models to systematically calculate adjustments to foreign security closing prices based on the latest market movements. Such pricing models utilize market data that has been obtained between the local market close and the NYSE close to compute adjustments to foreign security close prices. The methods used by the pricing service and the valuations so established are reviewed by the Pricing Committee of the Funds and Portfolios (“Pricing Committee”) under general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (e.g. an approved pricing service does not provide a price, certain stale prices or an event occurs that materially affects the furnished price) are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. Short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality maturing in less than 61 days may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Portfolios’ investments in the Funds (the “Underlying Funds”) are valued at the closing NAV per share.
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In certain circumstances, the Praxis Mutual Funds Valuation Procedures (“Valuation Procedures”) contemplate the Board’s delegation of the implementation of the Valuation Procedures to the Pricing Committee. In valuing restricted securities under the Valuation Procedures, the Pricing Committee will consider (but is not limited to) certain specific and general factors enumerated in the Valuation Procedures. The Valuation Procedures require that the Pricing Committee report to the Board at each of its regular quarterly meetings regarding valuation of restricted securities and actions taken in connection with the Valuation Procedures.
The valuation techniques described maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
● | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
● | 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’ and Portfolios’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For example, short-term debt securities of sufficient credit quality maturing in less than 61 days may be valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the 1940 Act. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.
The aggregate value by input level, as of December 31, 2019, for each Fund’s and Portfolio’s investments are as follows:
Impact Bond Fund Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments at Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||
Asset Backed Securities | $ | — | $ | 14,385,796 | $ | — | $ | 14,385,796 | ||||||||
Municipal Bonds | — | 6,862,616 | — | 6,862,616 | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds | — | 216,338,141 | — | 216,338,141 | ||||||||||||
Corporate Notes | — | 5,827,149 | — | 5,827,149 | ||||||||||||
Foreign Governments | — | 49,967,333 | — | 49,967,333 | ||||||||||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 3,004,264 | — | 3,004,264 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Government Agencies | — | 269,892,836 | — | 269,892,836 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 17,531,252 | — | — | 17,531,252 | ||||||||||||
Investment Companies | 3,589,450 | — | — | 3,589,450 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 21,120,702 | $ | 566,278,135 | $ | — | $ | 587,398,837 |
International Index Fund Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments at Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 282,745,790 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 282,745,790 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 1,758,501 | — | — | 1,758,501 | ||||||||||||
Rights | 25,193 | — | — | 25,193 | ||||||||||||
Corporate Notes | — | 2,560,006 | — | 2,560,006 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 929,585 | — | — | 929,585 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 285,459,069 | $ | 2,560,006 | $ | — | $ | 288,019,075 |
Value Index Fund Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments at Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 250,213,721 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 250,213,721 | ||||||||
Corporate Notes | — | 2,239,061 | — | 2,239,061 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 1,161,196 | — | — | 1,161,196 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 251,374,917 | $ | 2,239,061 | $ | — | $ | 253,613,978 |
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Growth Index Fund Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments at Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 321,530,267 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 321,530,267 | ||||||||
Corporate Notes | — | 2,831,140 | — | 2,831,140 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 1,144,213 | — | — | 1,144,213 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 322,674,480 | $ | 2,831,140 | $ | — | $ | 325,505,620 |
Small Cap Index Fund Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments at Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 118,889,587 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 118,889,587 | ||||||||
Corporate Notes | — | 1,060,497 | — | 1,060,497 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 339,922 | — | — | 339,922 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 119,229,509 | $ | 1,060,497 | $ | — | $ | 120,290,006 |
Conservative Portfolio Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments at Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||
Affiliated Mutual Funds | $ | 26,775,485 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 26,775,485 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 5,914 | — | — | 5,914 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 26,781,399 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 26,781,399 |
Balanced Portfolio Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments at Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||
Affiliated Mutual Funds | $ | 83,290,703 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 83,290,703 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 538 | — | — | 538 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 83,291,241 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 83,291,241 |
Growth Portfolio Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments at Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||
Affiliated Mutual Funds | $ | 74,277,519 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 74,277,519 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 265 | — | — | 265 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments | $ | 74,277,784 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 74,277,784 |
Investment Transactions and Related Income:
Changes in holdings of portfolio investments are reflected in the calculation of each Fund’s and Portfolio’s NAV no later than the first business day following trade date. For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date on the last business day of the reporting period. Realized gains or losses realized on sales of investments are determined by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the pro-rata amortization of premium or accretion of discount calculated using yield to maturity or effective yield. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been recorded in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
Distributions received from the Funds’ investments in REITs may be characterized as ordinary income, net capital gains or return of capital. The proper characterization of REIT distributions is generally not known until after the end of each calendar year. As such, the Funds may use estimates in reporting the character of their income and distributions for financial statement purposes, otherwise, these amounts are recorded once the issuers provide the information about the actual composition of the distributions. The actual character of distributions to the Funds’ shareholders will be reflected on the Form 1099 received by shareholders after the end of the calendar year. Due to the nature of REIT investments, a portion of the distributions received by the Funds’ shareholders may represent a return of capital.
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Allocations:
Investment income earned, realized capital gains and losses, and unrealized appreciation and depreciation for the Funds are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of the Fund. Class specific expenses are charged directly to the class incurring the expense. Common expenses, which are not attributable to a specific class, are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon its proportionate share of total net assets of the Fund. Expenses not directly billed to a Fund or Portfolio are allocated proportionally among all Funds and Portfolios daily in relation to the net assets of each Fund or Portfolio or another reasonable measure.
The Portfolios invest in other Praxis equity and fixed income Funds (the “Underlying Funds”) and, as a result, the Portfolios indirectly pay a portion of the operating expenses, including management fees, of the Underlying Funds. These expenses are accrued by the Underlying Funds before their share prices are calculated and are reflected as Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (“AFFE”) in the Portfolios’ prospectus fee tables. Actual indirect expenses vary depending on how a Portfolio’s assets are allocated among the Underlying Funds.
Risks Associated with Foreign Securities and Currencies:
Investments in securities of foreign issuers carry certain risks not ordinarily associated with investments in securities of domestic issuers. Such risks include adverse future political and economic developments and the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws and restrictions. In addition, with respect to certain countries, there is the possibility of expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could adversely affect investments in those countries.
Certain countries may also impose substantial restrictions on investments on their capital markets by foreign entities, including restriction on investment in issuers or industries deemed sensitive to the relevant nation’s interests. These factors may limit the investment opportunities available or result in lack of liquidity and high price volatility with respect to securities of issuers from developing countries.
Foreign Currency Translation:
The fair value of investment securities and other assets and liabilities of the International Index Fund denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate at the close of each business day. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars based at the exchange rate on the date of the transaction.
The Funds and Portfolios do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from the changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from the changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books, and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from the changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at the reporting period, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
Dividends and Distributions:
Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly for the Impact Bond Fund and for each of the Portfolios. Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually for the International Index Fund, the Value Index Fund, the Growth Index Fund and the Small Cap Index Fund. To the extent the Portfolios invest in the Impact Bond Fund and receive dividends, they will be paid monthly. Distributions of net realized capital gains from the Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Portfolios are first notified of the dividend. Distributable net realized capital gains of the Funds, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually.
The amounts of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital 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, such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification.
Uninvested Cash:
The Funds may maintain cash at their custodian which, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits. The Funds maintain these balances with a high quality financial institution. The Funds may incur charges on cash overdrafts.
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Federal Income Taxes:
It is each Fund’s and Portfolio’s policy to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to investment companies, as defined in applicable sections of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute timely all of its net investment company taxable income and net capital gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Under the applicable foreign tax law, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains earned on foreign investments at various rates. Where available, the Funds will file for claims on foreign taxes withheld. The Funds and Portfolios recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Funds and Portfolios did not incur any interest or penalities.
Redemption Fees:
The Funds and Portfolios will charge a redemption fee of two percent of the total redemption amount if a shareholder sells or exchanges shares after holding them for less than 30 days subject to certain exceptions and limitations described in the Prospectus. Amounts charged are included in Paid-in Capital Share Transactions as disclosed in Note 6 to the Financial Statements.
3. Purchases and Sales of Securities:
Purchases, sales and maturities of securities (excluding short-term debt securities having maturities one year or less and U.S. Government Securities) for the year ended December 31, 2019 were as follows:
| Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Impact Bond Fund | $ | 65,648,006 | $ | 49,669,617 | ||||
International Index Fund | 55,531,788 | 59,907,979 | ||||||
Value Index Fund | 102,874,356 | 85,821,599 | ||||||
Growth Index Fund | 95,100,824 | 97,413,757 | ||||||
Small Cap Index Fund | 35,271,514 | 23,651,022 | ||||||
Conservative Portfolio | 4,761,889 | 2,469,432 | ||||||
Balanced Portfolio | 9,519,370 | 7,276,445 | ||||||
Growth Portfolio | 7,588,507 | 5,262,389 |
4. Investment Transactions with Affiliates:
The Portfolios invest in the Underlying Funds, which are also advised by Everence Capital Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”). The Underlying Funds are deemed affiliates of the Portfolios, and the related activities in those investments were as follows:
For the year ended December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliate | Fair Value at | Purchase | Sales | Realized | Change in | Fair Value at | Dividend | Long-Term | Shares at | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Praxis Genesis Conservative Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth Index - Class I | $ | 1,987,450 | $ | 513,445 | $ | (376,828 | ) | $ | 9,399 | $ | 452,400 | $ | 2,585,866 | $ | 27,069 | $ | 134,002 | 94,203 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impact Bond - Class I | 15,676,788 | 3,237,284 | (1,425,861 | ) | (21,212 | ) | 885,758 | 18,352,757 | 448,669 | — | 1,728,132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Index - Class I | 1,965,006 | 441,582 | (244,686 | ) | (4,081 | ) | 356,121 | 2,513,942 | 58,228 | — | 218,035 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Small Cap Index - Class I | 533,239 | 126,680 | (67,229 | ) | (8,775 | ) | 110,334 | 694,249 | 8,457 | 10,109 | 71,868 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value Index - Class I | 1,989,141 | 442,898 | (354,827 | ) | 4,964 | 546,495 | 2,628,671 | 49,000 | 41,513 | 175,011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 22,151,624 | $ | 4,761,889 | $ | (2,469,431 | ) | $ | (19,705 | ) | $ | 2,351,108 | $ | 26,775,485 | $ | 591,423 | $ | 185,624 | 2,287,249 |
For the year ended December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliate | Fair Value at | Purchase | Sales | Realized | Change in | Fair Value at | Dividend | Long-Term | Shares at | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Praxis Genesis Balanced Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth Index - Class I | $ | 11,053,957 | $ | 1,690,412 | $ | (1,666,319 | ) | $ | 103,826 | $ | 2,445,210 | $ | 13,627,086 | $ | 141,845 | $ | 707,400 | 496,433 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impact Bond - Class I | 28,801,379 | 3,868,621 | (2,288,146 | ) | (26,829 | ) | 1,610,904 | 31,965,929 | 808,958 | — | 3,009,974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Index - Class I | 12,618,635 | 1,713,237 | (1,177,196 | ) | (27,769 | ) | 2,246,603 | 15,373,510 | 356,167 | — | 1,333,349 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Small Cap Index - Class I | 6,850,982 | 928,363 | (599,463 | ) | (65,309 | ) | 1,349,435 | 8,464,008 | 103,168 | 123,322 | 876,191 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value Index - Class I | 11,066,475 | 1,318,737 | (1,545,320 | ) | 21,879 | 2,998,399 | 13,860,170 | 258,365 | 219,011 | 922,781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 70,391,428 | $ | 9,519,370 | $ | (7,276,444 | ) | $ | 5,798 | $ | 10,650,551 | $ | 83,290,703 | $ | 1,668,503 | $ | 1,049,733 | 6,638,728 |
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For the year ended December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliate | Fair Value at | Purchase | Sales | Realized | Change in | Fair Value at | Dividend | Long-Term | Shares at | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Praxis Genesis Growth Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Growth Index - Class I | $ | 12,309,511 | $ | 1,718,590 | $ | (1,549,388 | ) | $ | 106,448 | $ | 2,771,410 | $ | 15,356,571 | $ | 160,459 | $ | 804,409 | 559,438 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impact Bond - Class I | 12,522,616 | 1,683,994 | (845,473 | ) | (7,262 | ) | 710,561 | 14,064,436 | 357,996 | — | 1,324,335 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Index - Class I | 14,619,402 | 1,772,452 | (922,931 | ) | (31,367 | ) | 2,626,564 | 18,064,120 | 419,008 | — | 1,566,706 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Small Cap Index - Class I | 8,931,310 | 1,088,931 | (533,210 | ) | (73,545 | ) | 1,760,693 | 11,174,179 | 136,604 | 164,224 | 1,156,747 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value Index - Class I | 12,326,493 | 1,294,541 | (1,411,388 | ) | 10,987 | 3,397,580 | 15,618,213 | 291,741 | 249,085 | 1,039,828 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 60,709,332 | $ | 7,558,508 | $ | (5,262,390 | ) | $ | 5,261 | $ | 11,266,808 | $ | 74,277,519 | $ | 1,365,808 | $ | 1,217,718 | 5,647,054 |
5. Related Party Transactions:
The Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Funds and Portfolios. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Adviser is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each of the Funds and Portfolios as follows:
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Impact Bond Fund | 0.40 | % | ||
International Index Fund | 0.55 | %* | ||
Value Index Fund | 0.30 | % | ||
Growth Index Fund | 0.30 | % | ||
Small Cap Index Fund | 0.30 | % | ||
Conservative Portfolio | 0.05 | % | ||
Balanced Portfolio | 0.05 | % | ||
Growth Portfolio | 0.05 | % |
* | Effective January 1, 2020, the International Index Fund’s Investment Advisory Fee is subject to a fee breakpoint schedule as follows: 0.53%, on average net assets up to and including $100 million and 0.41% over $100 million up to and including $500 million, and 0.38% over $500 million. Prior to January 1, 2020, the fee breakpoint schedule was as follows: 0.55%, on average net assets up to and including $100 million and 0.45% over $100 million up to and including $500 million, and 0.38% over $500 million. |
The Adviser has retained Aperio Group LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”) to perform the daily investment of the assets of the International Index Fund under the terms of a Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Adviser (not the Fund) pays the Sub-Adviser a fee for these services.
The Adviser has entered into an expense limitation agreement effective until April 30, 2020. Pursuant to this agreement, the Adviser has agreed to reduce its fees (but not below zero) and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary in order to limit the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding AFFE, brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, Trustees fees and expenses, legal fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) of certain Funds and the Portfolios. Those Funds and Portfolios have agreed to repay the Adviser for the amount of fee reduction and/or expense reimbursements by the Adviser pursuant to this expense limitation agreement provided that such repayment does not cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding AFFE, brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, Trustees fees and expenses, legal fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) to exceed the contractual expense limit in place at the time of the fee reduction and/or reimbursement and at the time of repayment, and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which the Adviser reduced and/or reimbursed the expense.
The contractual expense limits in place as of December 31, 2019 were:
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Small Cap Index Fund (Class A) | 1.10 | % | ||
Conservative Portfolio (Class A) | 0.60 | % | ||
Balanced Portfolio (Class A) | 0.60 | % | ||
Growth Portfolio (Class A) | 0.60 | % |
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Adviser contractually reduced investment advisory fees and/or reimbursed other operating expenses of the Funds and Portfolios as follows:
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Small Cap Index Fund | $ | 13,812 | ||
Conservative Portfolio | 6,167 |
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As of December 31, 2019, the Funds and Portfolios had the following amounts (and year of expiration) subject to repayment to the Adviser:
| Year Waived | Year Repayment Expires | Balance | |||||||||
Impact Bond Fund | 2017 | 2020 | $ | 43,249 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 2021 | 6,169 | |||||||||
| $ | 49,418 | ||||||||||
Small Cap Index Fund | 2017 | 2020 | $ | 27,926 | ||||||||
2018 | 2021 | 19,950 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 2022 | 13,812 | |||||||||
| $ | 61,688 | ||||||||||
Conservative Portfolio | 2017 | 2020 | $ | 6,410 | ||||||||
2018 | 2021 | 7,745 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 2022 | 6,167 | |||||||||
| $ | 20,322 |
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services provides transfer agent, shareholder servicing and dividend disbursing services on behalf of the Trust. For these services, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services receives an annual fee, paid monthly, from each Fund and Portfolio.
Foreside Financial Services, LLC (“Distributor” and “Underwriter”) serves as the Funds’ and Portfolios’ principal Distributor and Underwriter and, as such, acts as exclusive agent for distribution of the Funds’ and Portfolios’ shares. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreements between the Trust and the Underwriter, the Underwriter earned sales charges from underwriting and broker commissions on the sale of shares during the year ended December 31, 2019 as follows:
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Impact Bond Fund | $ | 3,880 | ||
International Index Fund | 768 | |||
Value Index Fund | 1,260 | |||
Growth Index Fund | 7,937 | |||
Small Cap Index Fund | 493 | |||
Conservative Portfolio | 9,034 | |||
Balanced Portfolio | 23,787 | |||
Growth Portfolio | 25,418 |
The Trust has adopted a Plan of Distribution (“Rule 12b-1 Plan”) under which each Fund and Portfolio may directly incur or reimburse the Adviser or the Underwriter for expenses related to the distribution and promotion of shares. The Rule 12b-1 Plan permits Class A Shares of the Funds and Portfolios to pay a 12b-1 fee of up to 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares of the applicable Fund and Portfolio, although the Board has currently authorized the Funds and Portfolios to charge no more than 0.25%. The Distributor may use the 12b-1 fee for shareholder servicing or distribution.
The Trust has entered into a Management and Administration Agreement with Foreside Management Services, LLC (“Foreside”) to serve as business manager and administrator for the Trust on behalf of the Funds. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Foreside, as business manager and administrator for the Trust, performs and coordinates all management and administration services for the Trust either directly or through working with the Trust’s service providers. Services provided under the Agreement by Foreside include, but are not limited to, coordinating and monitoring activities of the third party service providers to the Funds; serving as officers of the Trust, including but not limited to Assistant Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money Laundering Officer, Treasurer and others as are deemed necessary and appropriate; performing compliance services for the Trust, including maintaining the Trust compliance program as required under the 1940 Act; managing the process of filing amendments to the Trust’s registration statement and other reports to shareholders; coordinating the Board meeting preparation process; reviewing financial filings and filing with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); and maintaining books and records in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. For these services, Foreside receives a monthly fee from each Fund and Portfolio. These fees are reflected as in Administration Fees on the Statements of Operations.
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6. Capital Share Transactions:
Transactions in shares of the Funds and Portfolios are summarized below:
Praxis Impact Bond Fund | Praxis International Index Fund | |||||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
Capital Transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares issued | $ | 14,866,497 | $ | 28,701,765 | $ | 1,448,327 | $ | 3,633,923 | ||||||||
Dividends reinvested | 955,524 | 1,325,634 | 164,389 | 176,076 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (21,285,006 | ) | (57,779,121 | ) | (4,252,595 | ) | (16,067,801 | ) | ||||||||
Redemption fees | 2,805 | 2,047 | 201 | 66 | ||||||||||||
Class A Share Transactions | $ | (5,460,180 | ) | $ | (27,749,675 | ) | $ | (2,639,678 | ) | $ | (12,257,736 | ) | ||||
Class I Shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares issued | $ | 115,309,095 | $ | 135,274,910 | $ | 38,159,663 | $ | 57,495,101 | ||||||||
Dividends reinvested | 6,588,116 | 6,568,005 | 3,122,541 | 2,920,585 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (65,660,681 | ) | (113,993,434 | ) | (43,881,419 | ) | (33,910,426 | ) | ||||||||
Redemption fees | 3,233 | 2,129 | 90 | 680 | ||||||||||||
Class I Share Transactions | $ | 56,239,763 | $ | 27,851,610 | $ | (2,599,125 | ) | $ | 26,505,940 | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) from capital transactions | $ | 50,779,583 | $ | 101,935 | $ | (5,238,803 | ) | $ | 14,248,204 | |||||||
Share Transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Issued | 1,418,215 | 2,833,345 | 134,583 | 316,786 | ||||||||||||
Reinvested | 90,887 | 131,074 | 14,332 | 18,022 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (2,036,312 | ) | (5,727,942 | ) | (399,289 | ) | (1,375,063 | ) | ||||||||
Change in Class A Shares: | (527,210 | ) | (2,763,523 | ) | (250,374 | ) | (1,040,255 | ) | ||||||||
Class I Shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Issued | 10,999,021 | 13,455,703 | 3,545,191 | 5,084,094 | ||||||||||||
Reinvested | 628,469 | 653,078 | 271,289 | 298,019 | ||||||||||||
Redeemed | (6,295,387 | ) | (11,344,322 | ) | (4,045,332 | ) | (3,006,741 | ) | ||||||||
Change in Class I Shares: | 5,332,103 | 2,764,459 | (228,852 | ) | 2,375,372 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) from share transactions | 4,804,893 | 936 | (479,226 | ) | 1,335,117 |
Praxis Value Index Fund | Praxis Growth Index Fund | Praxis Small Cap Index Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital Transactions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares issued | $ | 10,407,287 | $ | 4,543,358 | $ | 6,292,439 | $ | 9,702,118 | $ | 707,745 | $ | 1,614,437 | ||||||||||||
Dividends reinvested | 862,839 | 1,229,004 | 4,998,534 | 3,137,196 | 90,460 | 237,197 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (4,718,130 | ) | (9,762,425 | ) | (16,243,394 | ) | (25,288,460 | ) | (1,203,400 | ) | (2,361,669 | ) | ||||||||||||
Redemption fees | 241 | 6,563 | 914 | 1,080 | 1,342 | 627 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class A Share Transactions | $ | 6,552,237 | $ | (3,983,500 | ) | $ | (4,951,507 | ) | $ | (12,448,066 | ) | $ | (403,853 | ) | $ | (509,408 | ) | |||||||
Class I Shares: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares issued | $ | 40,609,677 | $ | 40,521,610 | $ | 43,137,380 | $ | 48,369,360 | $ | 22,689,215 | $ | 52,448,664 | ||||||||||||
Dividends reinvested | 5,664,326 | 9,453,395 | 13,953,964 | 7,618,743 | 2,566,521 | 2,732,975 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (33,294,693 | ) | (26,909,451 | ) | (37,248,921 | ) | (41,067,325 | ) | (13,009,707 | ) | (9,669,515 | ) | ||||||||||||
Redemption fees | 1,528 | 74 | 3,432 | 1,726 | 7 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Class I Share Transactions | $ | 12,980,838 | $ | 23,065,628 | $ | 19,845,855 | $ | 14,922,504 | $ | 12,246,036 | $ | 45,512,124 | ||||||||||||
Net increase from capital transactions | $ | 19,533,075 | $ | 19,082,128 | $ | 14,894,348 | $ | 2,474,438 | $ | 11,842,183 | $ | 45,002,716 |
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Praxis Value Index Fund | Praxis Growth Index Fund | Praxis Small Cap Index Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Share Transactions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued | 766,766 | 328,689 | 244,041 | 396,099 | 85,259 | 171,155 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reinvested | 56,931 | 100,257 | 184,945 | 137,402 | 10,374 | 30,644 | ||||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (335,771 | ) | (706,795 | ) | (623,275 | ) | (1,036,738 | ) | (144,375 | ) | (257,927 | ) | ||||||||||||
Change in Class A Shares: | 487,926 | (277,849 | ) | (194,289 | ) | (503,237 | ) | (48,742 | ) | (56,128 | ) | |||||||||||||
Class I Shares: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued | 2,991,092 | 3,043,398 | 1,645,773 | 1,960,410 | 2,568,615 | 6,055,415 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reinvested | 375,754 | 770,980 | 510,778 | 330,683 | 267,186 | 321,442 | ||||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (2,408,096 | ) | (1,974,305 | ) | (1,414,517 | ) | (1,653,588 | ) | (1,415,431 | ) | (962,766 | ) | ||||||||||||
Change in Class I Shares: | 958,750 | 1,840,073 | 742,034 | 637,505 | 1,420,370 | 5,414,091 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net increase from share transactions | 1,446,676 | 1,562,224 | 547,745 | 134,268 | 1,371,628 | 5,357,963 |
Praxis Genesis Conservative Portfolio | Praxis Genesis Balanced Portfolio | Praxis Genesis Growth Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital Transactions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares issued | $ | 4,624,452 | $ | 3,177,620 | $ | 8,312,439 | $ | 9,525,960 | $ | 6,417,190 | $ | 6,791,036 | ||||||||||||
Dividends reinvested | 536,853 | 825,743 | 2,151,545 | 3,569,280 | 2,078,357 | 3,530,838 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (2,956,002 | ) | (3,293,123 | ) | (8,393,037 | ) | (8,779,638 | ) | (6,325,378 | ) | (6,831,507 | ) | ||||||||||||
Redemption fees | 72 | 209 | 47 | 364 | 35 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Class A Share Transactions | $ | 2,205,375 | $ | 710,449 | $ | 2,070,994 | $ | 4,315,966 | $ | 2,170,204 | $ | 3,490,426 | ||||||||||||
Net increase from capital transactions | $ | 2,205,375 | $ | 710,449 | $ | 2,070,994 | $ | 4,315,966 | $ | 2,170,204 | $ | 3,490,426 | ||||||||||||
Share Transactions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued | 391,394 | 273,385 | 605,609 | 700,091 | 431,093 | 451,076 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reinvested | 44,742 | 73,377 | 151,525 | 280,223 | 131,477 | 258,394 | ||||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (251,853 | ) | (284,777 | ) | (617,470 | ) | (640,579 | ) | (425,773 | ) | (447,533 | ) | ||||||||||||
Change in Class A Shares: | 184,283 | 61,985 | 139,664 | 339,735 | 136,797 | 261,937 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net increase from share transactions | 184,283 | 61,985 | 139,664 | 339,735 | 136,797 | 261,937 |
7. Federal Income Tax Information:
The character of dividends paid to shareholders of the Funds and Portfolios for federal income tax purposes during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:
Praxis Impact | Praxis International | Praxis Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
From ordinary income | $ | 14,131,445 | $ | 14,108,903 | $ | 6,681,491 | $ | 6,039,182 | $ | 4,670,875 | $ | 7,412,589 | ||||||||||||
From long-term capital gains | — | — | — | — | 4,084,976 | 5,872,674 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | $ | 14,131,445 | $ | 14,108,903 | $ | 6,681,491 | $ | 6,039,182 | $ | 8,755,851 | $ | 13,285,263 |
Praxis Growth Index Fund | Praxis Small Cap Index Fund | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||
From ordinary income | $ | 3,131,391 | $ | 5,042,115 | $ | 1,436,189 | $ | 1,051,897 | ||||||||
From long-term capital gains | 17,159,027 | 6,791,294 | 1,783,835 | 2,189,034 | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | $ | 20,290,418 | $ | 11,833,409 | $ | 3,220,024 | $ | 3,240,931 |
Praxis Genesis | Praxis Genesis | Praxis Genesis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
From ordinary income | $ | 446,932 | $ | 495,849 | $ | 1,323,985 | $ | 1,591,163 | $ | 1,035,425 | $ | 1,310,288 | ||||||||||||
From long-term capital gains | 105,879 | 337,814 | 844,981 | 1,994,880 | 1,056,682 | 2,231,653 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions | $ | 552,811 | $ | 833,663 | $ | 2,168,966 | $ | 3,586,043 | $ | 2,092,107 | $ | 3,541,941 |
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The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of December 31, 2019:
| Praxis Impact | Praxis International | Praxis Value | |||||||||
Tax cost of portfolio investments | $ | 564,659,061 | $ | 216,962,169 | $ | 204,528,297 | ||||||
Gross unrealized appreciation | 23,971,621 | 80,354,890 | 56,055,095 | |||||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (1,231,845 | ) | (9,297,984 | ) | (6,969,414 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | $ | 22,739,776 | $ | 71,056,906 | $ | 49,085,681 | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation on foreign currency transactions | — | 1,172 | — | |||||||||
Undistributed ordinary income | 20,323 | 72,884 | 18,310,846 | |||||||||
Undistributed long-term capital gains | — | — | 6,164,396 | |||||||||
Accumulated capital and other losses | (1,510,093 | ) | (21,557,960 | ) | — | |||||||
Distributable earnings | $ | 21,250,006 | $ | 49,573,002 | $ | 73,560,923 |
| Praxis Growth | Praxis Small Cap | ||||||
Tax cost of portfolio investments | $ | 187,487,067 | $ | 106,547,383 | ||||
Gross unrealized appreciation | 139,214,028 | 23,093,831 | ||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (1,195,475 | ) | (9,351,208 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | $ | 138,018,553 | $ | 13,742,623 | ||||
Undistributed ordinary income | 7,644,112 | 441,156 | ||||||
Undistributed long-term capital gains | 13,164,816 | 164,415 | ||||||
Distributable earnings | $ | 158,827,481 | $ | 14,348,194 |
| Praxis Genesis | Praxis Genesis | Praxis Genesis | |||||||||
Tax cost of portfolio investments | $ | 23,531,242 | $ | 65,821,448 | $ | 55,347,989 | ||||||
Gross unrealized appreciation | 3,326,645 | 17,700,063 | 19,395,390 | |||||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (76,488 | ) | (230,270 | ) | (465,595 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | $ | 3,250,157 | $ | 17,469,793 | $ | 18,929,795 | ||||||
Undistributed ordinary income | 12,712 | 52,683 | 33,551 | |||||||||
Undistributed long-term capital gains | 184,317 | 1,024,766 | 1,217,094 | |||||||||
Distributable earnings | $ | 3,447,186 | $ | 18,547,242 | $ | 20,180,440 |
The difference between book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral on wash sales loss and nontaxable distributions, as well as investments in Passive Foreign Investment Companies (“PFICs”).
For the latest tax year ended December 31, 2019, the following Funds have capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) as summarized below.
CLCFs not subject to expiration:
Impact Bond | International Index | |||||||
No expiration - short-term | $ | 424,466 | $ | 12,993,681 | ||||
No expiration - long-term | 1,085,627 | 8,564,279 | ||||||
$ | 1,510,093 | $ | 21,557,960 |
During the latest tax year ended December 31, 2019, the Impact Bond Fund utilized $626,194 of CLCFs of which $127,095 was short-term and $499,099 was long-term.
Certain reclassifications, the result of permanent differences between financial statement and income tax requirements, have been made to the components of net assets. Reclassifications result primarily from the difference in distribution redesignations, PFICs, equalization and net investment losses. These reclassifications have no impact on the net assets or the NAV per share of the Funds and Portfolios and are designed to present each Fund’s or Portfolio’s capital accounts on a tax basis. The following reclassifications have been made to the following Funds and Portfolios for the year ended December 31, 2019:
| Paid-In | Distributable | ||||||
Impact Bond Fund | $ | 17,082 | $ | (17,082 | ) | |||
International Index Fund | — | — | ||||||
Value Index Fund | (1 | ) | 1 | |||||
Growth Index Fund | 2,259,959 | (2,259,959 | ) | |||||
Small Cap Index Fund | 130,430 | (130,430 | ) | |||||
Conservative Portfolio | 1,311 | (1,311 | ) | |||||
Balanced Portfolio | 1 | (1 | ) | |||||
Growth Portfolio | 18,161 | (18,161 | ) |
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The Funds and Portfolios have analyzed their tax positions taken on Federal income tax returns for all open tax years (generally, three years) and have concluded that no provisions for income tax is required in their financial statements. The Funds and Portfolios recognize the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained, assuming examination by tax authorities.
8. Commitments and Contingencies
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 enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide general indemnification. Each Fund’s and Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund or Portfolio. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.
9. Trustee Compensation
Each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust (“Independent Trustee”) receives an annual retainer of $10,000, except the Chairperson of the Board, Chairperson of the Audit Committee and the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee each receives an additional annual retainer of $4,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives from the Trust a fee of $2,500 for each in-person meeting, plus reimbursement for travel and other meeting-related expenses. Collectively, the Independent Trustees were paid $114,500 in retainers and meeting fees during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
10. Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Trust
A Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Trust was held on December 6, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was to elect six Nominees to serve as Trustees on the Board of Trustees for the Praxis Mutual Funds. At the meeting, the proposal set forth in the shareholder proxy statement was approved. The voting results for the proposal were as follows:
Nominee | For Shares | Withheld Shares | Total Vote | % For of | % Withheld of | % For | % Withheld |
Laura Berry | 108,716,025 | 306,786 | 109,022,810 | 99.72% | 0.28% | 82.96% | 0.23% |
Andy Dula | 108,564,477 | 458,334 | 109,022,810 | 99.58% | 0.42% | 82.84% | 0.35% |
Kenneth Hochstetler | 107,242,715 | 1,780,095 | 109,022,810 | 98.37% | 1.63% | 81.83% | 1.36% |
Jeffrey Landis | 108,556,895 | 465,915 | 109,022,810 | 99.57% | 0.43% | 82.83% | 0.36% |
Aimee Minnich | 108,731,542 | 291,269 | 109,022,810 | 99.73% | 0.27% | 82.97% | 0.22% |
Candace Smith | 108,733,661 | 289,149 | 109,022,810 | 99.73% | 0.27% | 82.97% | 0.22% |
11. Subsequent Events
The Funds and Portfolios evaluated subsequent events from December 31, 2019 through the date these financial statements were issued. There were no significant events that would have a material impact on the Funds’ and Portfolios’ financial statements, other than discussed below:
Effective January 1, 2020, the International Index Fund changed the investment advisory fee from the following tier schedule, 55 bps or 0.55%, of the average daily net assets of the Fund, on net assets from $0 - $100,000,000, 45 bps or 0.45%, of the average daily net assets of the Fund, on net assets from $100,000,000 to $500,000,000, and 38 bps or 0.38%, of the average daily net assets of the Fund, on net assets over $500,000,000 to the new tier schedule, 53 bps or 0.53%, of the average daily net assets of the Fund, on net assets from $0 - $100,000,000, 41 bps or 0.41%, of the average daily net assets of the Fund, on net assets from $100,000,000 to $500,000,000, and 38 bps or 0.38%, of the average daily net assets of the Fund, on net assets over $500,000,000.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Praxis Mutual Funds
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets & liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Praxis Mutual Funds comprising Praxis Impact Bond Fund, Praxis International Index Fund, Praxis Value Index Fund, Praxis Growth Index Fund, Praxis Small Cap Index Fund, Praxis Genesis Conservative Portfolio, Praxis Genesis Balanced Portfolio, and Praxis Genesis Growth Portfolio (the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2019, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Funds’ financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2016, and prior, were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 24, 2017, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodians, brokers and transfer agents or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the Funds’ auditor since 2017.
COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Cleveland, Ohio
February 26, 2020
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Praxis Impact Bond Fund
Security Allocation | Percentage of | |||
Asset Backed Securities | 2.4 | % | ||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 0.5 | % | ||
Corporate Bonds | 36.7 | % | ||
Corporate Notes | 1.0 | % | ||
Federal Home Loan Bank | 6.2 | % | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | 12.8 | % | ||
Federal National Mortgage Association | 23.7 | % | ||
Foreign Governments | 8.5 | % | ||
Government National Mortgage Association | 0.1 | % | ||
Investment Company | 0.6 | % | ||
Municipal Bonds | 1.2 | % | ||
Overseas Private Investment Corporation | 1.0 | % | ||
Small Business Administration ** | 0.0 | % | ||
United States Agency of International Development | 1.9 | % | ||
United States Deparment of Housing and Urban Development | 0.2 | % | ||
Money Market Funds | 3.0 | % | ||
Total | 99.8 | % |
** Amount rounds to less than 0.1%
Praxis International Index Fund
Security Allocation | Percentage of | |||
Australia | 4.4 | % | ||
Austria | 0.4 | % | ||
Belgium | 0.2 | % | ||
Bermuda | 1.1 | % | ||
Brazil | 1.4 | % | ||
Canada | 6.5 | % | ||
Cayman Islands | 5.8 | % | ||
Chile | 0.4 | % | ||
China | 3.6 | % | ||
Columbia | 0.6 | % | ||
Denmark | 1.3 | % | ||
Finland | 0.8 | % | ||
France | 7.0 | % | ||
Germany | 4.7 | % | ||
Hong Kong | 2.3 | % | ||
Hungary ** | 0.0 | % | ||
India | 2.8 | % | ||
Indonesia | 0.6 | % | ||
Ireland | 0.4 | % | ||
Israel | 0.4 | % | ||
Italy | 1.1 | % | ||
Japan | 16.1 | % | ||
Jersey | 1.3 | % | ||
Luxembourg | 0.2 | % | ||
Mexico | 0.9 | % | ||
Netherlands | 3.5 | % | ||
New Zealand | 0.1 | % | ||
Norway | 1.1 | % | ||
Papua New Guinea | 0.2 | % | ||
Philippines ** | 0.0 | % | ||
Russia | 0.3 | % | ||
Singapore | 1.0 | % | ||
South Africa | 1.6 | % | ||
South Korea | 2.7 | % | ||
Spain | 1.7 | % | ||
Sweden | 1.6 | % | ||
Switzerland | 7.0 | % | ||
Taiwan | 3.5 | % | ||
Turkey | 0.2 | % | ||
United Kingdom | 8.9 | % | ||
United States | 0.3 | % |
Praxis International Index Fund
Security Allocation (continued) | Percentage of | |||
Preferred Stocks | 0.6 | % | ||
Rights ** | 0.0 | % | ||
Corporate Notes | 0.9 | % | ||
Money Market Funds | 0.3 | % | ||
Total | 99.8 | % |
** | Amount rounds to less than 0.1% |
Praxis International Index Fund
Security Allocation | Percentage of | |||
Air Freight & Logistics | 0.3 | % | ||
Airlines | 0.1 | % | ||
Auto Components | 0.8 | % | ||
Automobiles | 2.5 | % | ||
Banks | 14.5 | % | ||
Beverages | 0.7 | % | ||
Biotechnology | 0.6 | % | ||
Building Products | 0.5 | % | ||
Capital Markets | 1.6 | % | ||
Chemicals | 3.2 | % | ||
Commercial Services & Supplies | 0.2 | % | ||
Communications Equipment | 0.3 | % | ||
Community Development | 0.9 | % | ||
Construction & Engineering | 1.4 | % | ||
Construction Materials | 0.6 | % | ||
Diversified Consumer Services | 0.5 | % | ||
Diversified Financial Services | 0.8 | % | ||
Diversified Telecommunications Services | 2.5 | % | ||
Electric Utilities | 1.3 | % | ||
Electrical Equipment | 1.7 | % | ||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments, & Components | 2.0 | % | ||
Entertainment | 0.8 | % | ||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | 0.6 | % | ||
Food & Staples Retailing | 1.5 | % | ||
Food Products | 3.9 | % | ||
Gas Utilities | 0.5 | % | ||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 1.7 | % | ||
Health Care Providers & Services | 0.3 | % | ||
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure | 1.2 | % | ||
Household Durables | 1.5 | % | ||
Household Products | 0.7 | % | ||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders | 0.2 | % | ||
Industrial Conglomerates | 0.4 | % | ||
Insurance | 5.6 | % | ||
Interactive Media & Services | 2.2 | % | ||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | 2.1 | % | ||
IT Services | 1.5 | % | ||
Leisure Products | 0.1 | % | ||
Life Sciences Tools & Services | 0.5 | % | ||
Machinery | 1.9 | % | ||
Marine | 0.1 | % | ||
Media | 1.2 | % | ||
Metals & Mining | 2.8 | % | ||
Multi-Line Retail | 0.4 | % | ||
Multi-Utilities | 0.9 | % | ||
Oil, Gas, & Consumable Fuels | 5.2 | % | ||
Paper & Forest Products | 0.2 | % | ||
Personal Products | 2.1 | % | ||
Pharmaceuticals | 5.8 | % | ||
Professional Services | 1.8 | % | ||
Real Estate Management and Development | 1.8 | % | ||
Road and Rail | 1.6 | % |
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Praxis International Index Fund
Security Allocation (continued) | Percentage of | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 3.8 | % | ||
Software | 0.8 | % | ||
Specialty Retail | 0.7 | % | ||
Technology Hardware, Storage, & Peripherals | 0.7 | % | ||
Textiles, Apparel, & Luxury Goods | 1.2 | % | ||
Trading Companies & Distributors | 1.4 | % | ||
Transportation Infrastructure | 0.5 | % | ||
Water Utilities | 0.2 | % | ||
Wireless Telecommunication Services | 2.1 | % | ||
Money Market Funds | 0.3 | % | ||
Total | 99.8 | % |
Praxis Value Index Fund
Security Allocation | Percentage of | |||
Common Stocks | 98.6 | % | ||
Corporate Notes | 0.9 | % | ||
Money Market Funds | 0.5 | % | ||
Total | 100.0 | % |
Praxis Growth Index Fund
Security Allocation | Percentage of | |||
Common Stocks | 98.7 | % | ||
Corporate Notes | 0.9 | % | ||
Money Market Funds | 0.4 | % | ||
Total | 100.0 | % |
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund
Security Allocation | Percentage of | |||
Common Stocks | 98.9 | % | ||
Corporate Notes | 0.9 | % | ||
Money Market Funds | 0.3 | % | ||
Total | 100.1 | % |
Praxis Genesis Conservative Portfolio
Security Allocation | Percentage of | |||
Mutual Funds | 100.1 | % | ||
Money Market Funds ** | 0.0 | % | ||
Total | 100.1 | % |
** | Amount rounds to less than 0.1% |
Praxis Genesis Balanced Portfolio
Security Allocation | Percentage of | |||
Mutual Funds | 100.1 | % | ||
Money Market Funds ** | 0.0 | % | ||
Total | 100.1 | % |
** | Amount rounds to less than 0.1% |
Praxis Genesis Growth Portfolio
Security Allocation | Percentage of | |||
Mutual Funds | 100.1 | % | ||
Money Market Funds ** | 0.0 | % | ||
Total | 100.1 | % |
** | Amount rounds to less than 0.1% |
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Dividends Received Deduction
For corporate shareholders, the following percentages of ordinary dividends paid during the year ended December 31, 2019 qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction:
International Index Fund | 2.69% |
Value Index Fund | 25.94% |
Growth Index Fund | 42.68% |
Small Cap Index | 62.89% |
Genesis Conservative Portfolio | 27.88% |
Genesis Balanced Portfolio | 55.98% |
Genesis Growth Portfolio | 83.96% |
Qualified Dividend Income
The Funds and Portfolios have designated the maximum amount allowable of their taxable income as qualified dividend income as provided in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. This amount was reflected on form 1099-DIV for the calendar year 2019.
Capital Gain Distribution
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the following Funds designated long-term capital gain distributions:
Value Index Fund | $ | 4,084,976 | ||
Growth Index Fund | 17,159,027 | |||
Small Cap Index Fund | 1,783,835 | |||
Genesis Conservative Portfolio | 105,879 | |||
Genesis Balanced Portfolio | 844,981 | |||
Genesis Growth Portfolio | 1,056,682 |
BOARD CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS
At its November 21-22, 2019 in-person meeting, the Funds’ Board of Trustees, which consists of a majority of Independent Trustees, unanimously approved a one-year renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund, and a one-year renewal of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement for the International Index Fund.
The Board considered information furnished throughout the year at regular Board meetings, as well as information prepared specifically in connection with the annual contract review process, which included meetings in October and November 2019. The Trustees reviewed and evaluated all of this information and considered factors they believed, in light of legal advice furnished to them by independent legal counsel and through the exercise of their own business judgment, to be relevant and appropriate. The Board considered each Fund and each Agreement separately. The Board’s conclusions with respect to the approvals were based in part on the Board’s evaluation of the Agreements in prior years and their experience with the nature and quality of services provided under the Agreements in prior years. The Board’s determinations were not based on any single factor, and individual Trustees may have weighed certain factors differently.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT WITH EVERENCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
In approving the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between each Fund and Everence Capital Management, Inc. (“Everence” or the “Adviser”), the Board gave weight to the following factors, among others.
Nature, Quality and Extent of Services
The Board examined the nature, quality and extent of services the Adviser provides to the Funds. Among other things, the Board considered the Adviser’s experience in serving as investment adviser of the Funds, including the experience of the investment professionals and other senior personnel at the Adviser providing services to the Funds. The Board also considered the Adviser’s performance in fulfilling its responsibilities for overseeing the Funds’ legal and compliance environment, and the Adviser’s responsiveness in implementing Board directives and addressing Board questions and requests relating to the Funds. In addition, the Board considered the Adviser’s track record and experience providing portfolio management services to the Funds that the Adviser manages directly, the qualifications of the portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of each Fund that is managed directly, and the Adviser’s infrastructure and resources available to the portfolio managers. For the International Index Fund, the Board also considered the Adviser’s effectiveness in overseeing the Sub-Adviser. The Board also considered that the Adviser is responsible for developing and integrating key elements of the Funds’ socially responsible investing, including the Stewardship Investing screening process for the Funds, shareholder advocacy on behalf of the Funds, and proxy voting for the Funds. Based on these and other considerations, within the context of its overall determinations regarding the Agreements, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the Funds by the Adviser.
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Investment Performance
In evaluating each Fund’s investment performance, the Board considered investment performance in light of the Fund’s investment objectives, strategies, and risks, as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus. The Board also considered each Fund’s historical performance relative to its benchmark and peer group. The Board evaluated Fund performance gross of fees and net of fees. The Board also considered the impact of the Funds’ Stewardship Investing screens on Fund performance. Based on these and other considerations, within the context of its overall determinations regarding the Agreements, the Board reached the following conclusions with regard to each Fund’s investment performance, for the periods ended September 30, 2019:
Impact Bond Fund: performance was in line with expectations. The Board noted that the Fund’s gross performance exceeded its benchmark index for the one-, three- and five-year periods, and measured against its peer group, Class I ranked between the 28th and 50th percentiles and Class A ranked between the 60th and 65th percentiles over those periods;
Value Index Fund: performance was in line with expectations. The Board noted that the Fund’s gross performance exceeded its benchmark index for the one-, three- and five-year periods, variation from the index was reasonable, and measured against its peer group, Class I ranked between the 11th and 26th percentiles and Class A ranked between the 18th and 38th percentiles over those periods;
Growth Index Fund: performance was in line with expectations. The Board noted that the Fund’s gross performance exceeded its benchmark index for the one-, three- and five-year periods, variation from the index was reasonable, and measured against its peer group, Class I ranked between the 27th and 35th percentiles and Class A ranked between the 29th and 42nd percentiles over those periods;
Small Cap Index Fund: performance was in line with expectations. The Board noted that Fund’s gross performance trailed its benchmark index for the one-, three- and five-year periods, the variation from the index was reasonable, and measured against its peer group, Class I ranked between the 62nd and 77th percentiles and Class A ranked between the 72nd and 84th percentiles over those periods. The Board noted that prior to January 1, 2017, the Fund’s portfolio was managed by a sub-adviser, not the Adviser, and used a different small-cap investment strategy;
Conservative Portfolio: performance was in line with expectations. The Board noted that the Fund’s gross performance exceeded its benchmark index for the one-, three- and five-year periods, and measured against its peer group, ranked between the 17th and 69th percentiles over those periods;
Balanced Portfolio: performance was in line with expectations. The Board noted that the Fund’s gross performance exceeded its benchmark index for the three-year period and trailed its benchmark index for one- and five-year periods, and measured against its peer group, ranked between the 45th and 58th percentiles over those periods; and
Growth Portfolio: performance was in line with expectations. The Board noted that the Fund’s gross performance exceeded its benchmark index for the for three- and five-year periods and trailed its benchmark index for the one-year period, and measured against its peer group, ranked between the 41st and 50th percentiles over those periods.
Costs of Services and Profitability
The Board then reviewed information regarding the costs of providing the advisory services to the Funds and the profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. Representatives of the Adviser addressed the Board’s questions regarding fund-related expenses, expense allocations and expense waivers and reimbursements. In its review of the Funds’ total and net expenses, the Board considered the Adviser’s fees, as well as other Fund expenses, such as transfer agent, custodial, legal, compliance and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any current expense waivers and reimbursements on fees and expense levels, as well as any proposed changes to the current expense limitations and the duration of those waivers and reimbursements. As part of its review, the Board considered the expense ratios and profitability information by Fund compared with peer group fund expense ratios. In addition, the Board reviewed the fee structures and other information provided by the Adviser regarding its services to other clients. Based on these and other considerations, within the context of its overall determinations regarding the Agreements, the Board concluded that the costs to each Fund of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser were fair.
Economies of Scale
The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow and whether the investment advisory fee rates reflect those economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders. The Board considered that the advisory fee schedule for the International Index Fund currently contains breakpoints and that for the other Funds, the Adviser represented to the Board that it would consider breakpoints as the Funds grow in size but that current asset levels do not warrant breakpoints. For the International Index Fund, the Board also considered the reduction to the investment advisory fee that the Adviser had agreed to
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implement effective January 1, 2020. The Board also considered the information provided regarding the expense levels of peer group funds. Based on these and other considerations, within the context of its overall determinations regarding the Agreements, the Board acknowledged the Adviser’s statement that current asset levels did not warrant breakpoints at this time.
Other Benefits
The Board discussed the extent to which the Adviser and its affiliates might derive other benefits, including soft dollar credits or other similar benefits from the Adviser’s relationship with the Funds. The Board noted that the Adviser does not generate soft dollar credits on Fund brokerage transactions. The Board also considered other potential benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. Based on these and other considerations, within the context of its overall determinations regarding the Agreements, the Board concluded that such benefits were not material or were reasonable in relation to the services provided. In addition, the Board noted that the Funds benefit from their association with the Adviser and its affiliates, particularly in light of the Adviser’s commitment to socially responsible investing and shareholder advocacy.
SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT WITH APERIO GROUP, LLC
In approving the continuation of the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement between Everence Capital Management, Inc. and Aperio Group, LLC (“Aperio”) with respect to portfolio management of Praxis International Index Fund, the Board gave weight to the following factors, among others.
Nature, Quality and Extent of Services
The Board evaluated the nature, extent and quality of services Aperio provides to the Fund. Among other things, the Board considered Aperio’s experience in providing the investment strategy used by the Fund and in serving as Sub-Adviser to the Fund, including the experience its investment professionals and other senior personnel at Aperio providing services to the Fund. The Board considered Aperio’s compliance capabilities, its compliance record with respect to the Fund, and the quality of communication among the Adviser, Aperio and the Board. The Board considered Aperio’s compliance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies, as well as its implementation of the Fund’s principal investment strategy. The Board considered Aperio’s track record and experience providing portfolio management services to the Fund. The Board considered Aperio’s responsiveness in implementing Board directives and addressing Board questions and requests relating to the Fund. Based on these and other considerations, within the context of its overall determinations regarding the Agreements, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the International Index Fund by Aperio.
Investment Performance
The Board reviewed historical performance data for the International Index Fund, and considered the Fund’s historical performance relative to its benchmark and peer groups. The Board also considered the impact of the Fund’s Stewardship Investing screens on Fund performance. Based on these and other considerations, within the context of its overall determinations regarding the Agreements, the Board concluded that, for the periods ended September 30, 2019, the Fund’s performance was in line with expectations. The Board noted that the Fund’s gross performance exceeded its benchmark index for the five-year period and trailed its benchmark index for the one- and three-year periods, variation from the index was reasonable, and measured against its peer group, Class I ranked between the 49th and 64th percentiles and Class A ranked between the 60th and 79th percentiles over those periods.
Costs of Services and Profitability
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by Aperio to the International Index Fund and the profits to be realized by Aperio and its affiliates from their relationship with the International Index Fund. Based on these and other considerations, within the context of its overall determinations regarding the Agreements, the Board concluded that the costs to the International Index Fund of the services provided by Aperio were fair.
Economies of Scale
The Board noted that Aperio’s sub-advisory fee schedule currently incorporates breakpoints. The Board also considered that Aperio had agreed to a reduced sub-advisory fee schedule, effective January 1, 2020, that would apply the lowest current breakpoint rate to all asset levels.
Other Benefits
The Board considered the extent to which Aperio or its affiliates would derive other benefits, including soft dollar credits or other similar benefits, from Aperio’s relationship with the International Index Fund. Within the context of its overall determinations regarding the Agreements, the Board concluded that Aperio did not derive material benefits from its relationship with the International Index Fund other than receipt of sub-advisory fees and potential benefits from its association with the Praxis Mutual Funds.
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Expense Comparison:
As a shareholder of the Praxis Mutual Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads); redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service 12b-1 fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Praxis Mutual Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.
The Actual Expense example below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, 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 the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
The Hypothetical Expense example 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 each Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in this Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Account Value at | Account Value at | Expenses Paid | Expense Ratio | ||||
| Actual | Hypothetical | Actual | Hypothetical | Actual | Hypothetical | Actual |
Praxis Impact Bond Fund | |||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,019.20 | 1,020.52 | 4.73 | 4.74 | 0.93% |
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,021.30 | 1,022.58 | 2.65 | 2.64 | 0.52% |
Praxis International Index Fund | |||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,063.80 | 1,018.70 | 6.71 | 6.56 | 1.29% |
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,066.30 | 1,021.88 | 3.44 | 3.36 | 0.66% |
Praxis Value Index Fund | |||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,127.30 | 1,021.02 | 4.45 | 4.23 | 0.83% |
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,129.80 | 1,023.04 | 2.31 | 2.19 | 0.43% |
Praxis Growth Index Fund | |||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,094.60 | 1,021.27 | 4.12 | 3.97 | 0.78% |
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,096.90 | 1,023.04 | 2.27 | 2.19 | 0.43% |
Praxis Small Cap Index Fund | |||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,081.40 | 1,019.56 | 5.88 | 5.70 | 1.12% |
Class I | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,085.10 | 1,022.99 | 2.31 | 2.24 | 0.44% |
Praxis Genesis Conservative Portfolio | |||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,040.60 | 1,022.13 | 3.15 | 3.11 | 0.61% |
Praxis Genesis Balanced Portfolio | |||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,062.10 | 1,022.63 | 2.65 | 2.60 | 0.51% |
Praxis Genesis Growth Portfolio | |||||||
Class A | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,076.70 | 1,022.33 | 2.98 | 2.91 | 0.57% |
* Expenses are equal to average account value times each Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year.
** Annualized.
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Management of the Trust (unaudited) |
Listed below is basic information regarding the Trustee and principal officers of the Trust. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling (800) 977-2947.
Management of the Trust
Name, Year of Birth | Position with the | Principal | Number of | Other Trusteeships |
Interested Trustees1 | ||||
Kenneth D. Hochstetler 1110 North Main Street Goshen, IN 46528 Year of Birth: 1961 | Trustee, Indefinite, since 11/14/14 | President and CEO of Everence Financial (August 2014 - Present); President of Everence (August 2014 - Present); Senior Executive Vice President, Univest Corporation 1992 - July 2014 | 8 | N/A |
1 | Mr. Hochstetler is deemed an “interested person” of the Trust due to his senior leadership positions with the Funds’ investment adviser (Everence) and its parent (Everence Financial). |
Independent Trustees | ||||
Laura Berry 1110 North Main Street Goshen, IN 46528 Year of Birth: 1958 | Trustee, since 01/01/17 | Retired; Executive Director, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (2007 - 2016) | 8 | N/A |
Andy Dula 1110 North Main Street Goshen, IN 46528 Year of Birth: 1969 | Trustee, since 01/01/18 | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer at EGStoltzfus (2012 – present) | 8 | N/A |
Jeffrey K. Landis | Trustee, since 04/28/16 | Partner, Landis, Hunsberger, Gingrich & Weik, LLP (Law Firm) (1994 - present) | 8 | N/A |
Aimee Minnich | Trustee, since 01/01/20 | General Counsel & Chief Impact Officer, Impact Foundation (2015 - present); President & General Counsel, National Christian Foundation, Heartland (2009 – 2014) | 8 | N/A |
Candace L. Smith 1110 North Main Street Goshen, IN 46528 Year of Birth: 1958 | Trustee, since 11/16/07 | Retired; Managing Director of Risk, MicroVest Capital Management, LLC (2015 - 2018); COO, MicroVest Capital Management LLC (2011 - 2014); CFO, MicroVest Capital Management LLC (2005 - 2011) | 8 | N/A |
2 | Each Trustee serves for an indefinite term until retirement, resignation, removal or death. The Board has adopted a policy that fixes a mandatory retirement date for the Trustees (the end of the year upon turning 72) and limits the maximum length of service on the Board (15 years). |
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Management of the Trust (unaudited), continued |
Name, Year of Birth and Address | Position with the Company, Term of | Principal Occupation During the Past |
Officers | ||
Chad Horning 1110 North Main Street Goshen, IN 46528 Year of Birth: 1968 | President, Indefinite, since 03/10/15 | Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President, Everence (2009 - present) |
Marlo J. Kauffman 1110 North Main Street Goshen, IN 46528 Year of Birth: 1956 | Vice President, Secretary, Indefinite, since 12/02/93 | Vice President of Financial Services Operations, Everence Financial (1981 - present); OSJ Principal, ProEquities, Inc., a broker-dealer (1994 - Present); Assistant Secretary, Everence Financial (1990 - Present) |
Trent M. Statczar 690 Taylor Rd. Gahanna, OH 43230 Year of Birth: 1971 | Treasurer, Indefinite, since 01/01/09 | Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2008 to present: Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. |
Rodney L. Ruehle 690 Taylor Rd. Gahanna, OH 43230 Year of Birth: 1968 | Chief Compliance Officer, Indefinite, since 05/15/15 | Director, Foreside Financial Group, LLC, 2008 to present: Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. |
1 | Each Trust officer serves for an indefinite term until retirement, resignation, removal or death. |
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For more information about the Praxis Mutual Funds, the following documents are available free upon request:
Proxy Voting:
The Adviser is responsible for exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and held by the Funds and Portfolios. A description of the policies and procedures that the Adviser uses in fulfilling this responsibility and information regarding how those proxies were voted during the twelve month period ended June 30 are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 977-2947; and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission’s”) Web site at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure:
The Trust files a complete listing of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments for each Fund and Portfolio as of the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The complete listing (i) is available on the Commission’s Web site and (ii) will be made available to shareholders upon request by calling (800) 977-2947. The Statement of Additional Information contains more information about the Funds and Portfolios and can be obtained free of charge by calling (800) 977-2947.
Annual/Semi-Annual Reports:
The Praxis Mutual Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders contain additional information on each Fund’s or Portfolio’s investments. In the annual report you find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s or Portfolio’s performance during the year.
Statement of Additional Information (SAI):
The SAI provides more detailed information about the Praxis Mutual Funds, including their operations and investment policies. It is incorporated by reference and is legally considered a part of this prospectus.
You can get free copies of reports and the SAI, or request other information and discuss your questions about the Funds or Portfolios, by contacting the broker that sells the Praxis Mutual Funds, or by contacting the Praxis Mutual Funds at:
Praxis Mutual Funds
c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
Telephone: 1-800-977-2947
Internet: http://www.praxismutualfunds.com(1)
You can review and get copies of the Praxis Mutual Fund’s reports and SAI at the Public Reference Room of the Securities and Exchange Commission. You can get text only copies:
● | For a duplicating fee, by writing the Public Reference Section of the Commission, Washington, DC 20549-1520 or calling (202) 551-8090, or by electronic request, by emailing the SEC at the following address: publicinfo@sec.gov. |
● | Free from the Commission’s Web site at www.sec.gov. |
(1) | The Funds’ site is not a part of this prospectus. |
Investment Company Act file no. 811-08056
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Praxis Mutual Funds
c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701
2200079
Item 2. | Code of Ethics. |
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. The code of ethics is included as Exhibit 12(a)(1).
During the period covered by the report, with respect to the registrant’s code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions; there have been no amendments to, nor any waivers granted from, a provision that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item 2.
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. Ms. Candace Smith is the registrant’s “audit committee financial expert” and is “independent” (as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR).
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
(a) | Audit Fees. Audit fees totaled $119,500 for the December 31, 2019 fiscal year and $119,500 for the December 31, 2018 fiscal year. |
(b) | Audit-Related Fees. There were no audit-related fees for the December 31, 2019 fiscal year and the December 31, 2018 fiscal year. |
(c) | Tax Fees. Tax fees totaled $31,500 for the December 31, 2019 fiscal year and $31,500 for the December 31, 2018 fiscal year and consisted of fees for tax compliance services during both years. |
(d) | All Other Fees. There were no other fees for the December 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018 fiscal years. |
(e) | (1)Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies. |
(A) Audit Services
Before an auditor is engaged by the funds to render audit services, the committee shall review and approve the engagement (see also “delegation” below).
(B) Permissible Non-Audit Services
The committee shall review and approve in advance any proposal (except as set forth in (1) through (3) below) that the funds employ their auditor to render “permissible non-audit services” to the funds. (a “permissible non-audit service” is defined as a non-audit service that is not prohibited by rule 2-01(c)(4) of regulation s-x or other applicable law or regulation.) The committee shall also review and approve in advance any proposal (except as set forth in (1) through (3) below) that the adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the funds (an “adviser-affiliated service provider”), employ the funds’ auditor to render non-audit services, if such engagement would relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the funds. As a part of its review, the committee shall consider whether the provision of such services is consistent with the auditor’s independence (see also “delegation” below). Pre-approval by the committee of non-audit services is not required so Long as:
(1) (a) with respect to the funds, the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the funds constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the auditor by the funds during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (b) with respect to the adviser and any adviser-affiliated service provider, the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues (of the type that would have to be pre-approved by the committee) paid to the auditor by the funds, the adviser and any adviser-affiliated service provider during the fiscal year in which the services are provided;
(2) such services were not recognized by the funds at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and
(3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the committee or its delegate(s) (as defined below).
(C) Delegation
The committee may delegate to one or more of its members (“delegates”) authority to pre-approve the auditor’s provision of audit services or permissible non-audit services to the funds, or the provision of non- audit services to the adviser or any adviser-affiliated service provider. Any pre-approval determination made by a delegate shall be presented to the full committee at its next meeting. The committee shall communicate any pre-approval made by it or a delegate to the fund administrator/fund accounting agent, who will ensure that the appropriate disclosure is made in the funds’ periodic reports and other documents as required under the federal securities laws.
(e) | (2) All of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of Item 4 were approved by the Audit Committee. |
(f) | Not applicable |
(g) | The aggregate non-audit fees for services to the registrant, its investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $31,500 for the December 31, 2019 fiscal year and $31,500 for December 31, 2018 fiscal year. |
(h) | The audit committee considered the non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser, and believes the services are compatible with the principal accountant’s independence. |
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Not applicable.
Item 6. | Investments |
(a) | Schedule I – Investments in Securities of Unaffiliated Issuers |
The complete schedule of investments is included in the report to shareholders in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
(b) | The Registrant made no divestments of securities in accordance with Section 13(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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. | Purchase 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 those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on this report 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 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 13. | Exhibits. |
(a)(1) | Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers is filed herewith. |
(a)(2) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
(a)(3) | Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act – Not applicable. |
(b) | Certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is 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.
Praxis Mutual Funds
By: | /s/ Trent Statczar | |
Trent Statczar | ||
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
March 3, 2020 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Chad Horning | |
Chad Horning | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
March 3, 2020 |
By: | /s/ Trent Statczar | |
Trent Statczar | ||
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
March 3, 2020 |