N-CSR 1 d89938dncsr.htm GREEN CENTURY FUNDS Green Century Funds

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number 811-06351

 

 

Green Century Funds

 

 

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Green Century Capital Management, Inc.

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 482-0800

Date of fiscal year end: July 31

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2020

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).


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ANNUAL REPORT

Green Century Balanced Fund

Green Century Equity Fund

Green Century MSCI International Index Fund

July 31, 2020

An investment for your future.®114 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

For information on the Green Century Funds®, call 1-800-93-GREEN. For information on how to open an account and account services, call 1-800-221-5519 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. For share price and account information, visit www.greencentury.com.

Dear Green Century Funds Shareholder:

I am pleased to report that all three of the Green Century Funds outperformed their benchmarks in the quarter that ended June 30, 2020. You can read more about the Funds’ performance in the attached Annual Report.

As a Green Century investor, you are part of a growing number of individuals interested in environmentally-responsible investing. While responsible investing is increasingly common, Green Century remains unique.

Our three-pronged approach offers investors an unparalleled opportunity to make an environmental impact while seeking competitive financial returns.

What makes us unique?

Green Century invests in sustainable companies

Value-based screens

The Green Century Funds are entirely fossil fuel free. All of the Green Century Funds are prohibited—by prospectus—from investing in companies that explore for, extract, process, refine, and transmit coal, oil, or gas; burn fossil fuels to make electricity; or possess carbon reserves.

As the first family of fossil fuel free, diversified, and responsible mutual funds in the U.S., we have championed fossil fuel divestment since before the divestment movement was launched in 2012.

We continue to play an important role, frequently demonstrating the potential financial benefits—including better performance, lower volatility, and avoidance of stranded assets—of fossil fuel free investing. In April, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I was honored to be part of an Environment America web panel on fossil fuel free investing with celebrated environmentalist and author Bill McKibben.

Green Century’s sustainable investment strategy excludes more than just fossil fuel companies, too. We also screen out producers of nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, conventional firearms, GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms), or tobacco.


Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance ratings

Since Green Century was founded in 1991, we have sought to invest in environmental leaders and other companies that outperform their peers in addressing the most relevant environmental, supply chain, and corporate governance risks in their industries.

The use of ESG performance ratings may reduce risk and may offer financial advantages, too. It also grants investors the peace of mind to know that they’re only supporting corporate leaders in the effort to address the climate crisis, improve supply chain practices, and implement strong governance structures.

While new ESG products continue to launch, our decades of experience provides investors with an authentic and time-tested approach.

Green Century leverages its status as an investor to produce improved corporate environmental practices

Green Century believes that even corporate sustainability leaders have room for improvement, which is why this year we will work with over 100 companies to adopt stronger environmental practices throughout their operations and supply chains. We believe that companies that protect the environment and public health may avoid brand and reputational damage, which can protect shareholder interests.

Green Century’s shareholder advocacy program directly presses corporations to reduce potential investment risks and deliver tangible results.

Already in 2020, Green Century has:

 

   

Successfully worked with ADM,1 a Fortune 50 corporation, to enhance its efforts to mitigate deforestation in its supply chain;

   

Successfully pressed Tyson Foods,1 the second largest meat processor in the world, to develop and implement a No Deforestation policy that eliminates the destruction of rainforests in their supply chain and protects habitats for endangered species;

   

Commended Vertex Pharmaceuticals1 for meeting and exceeding its company-wide goal to reduce operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the end of 2019.

Green Century supports our environmental and public health nonprofit owners

Green Century is the only mutual fund company in the U.S. wholly owned by environmental and public health nonprofit organizations. This means that 100 percent of the profits Green Century Capital Management earns managing our Funds can be used to support their critical work.

This one-of-a-kind ownership structure is integral to our mission and an important way that we help our investors align their investments with their values.

In the last year, Green Century helped fund many of our nonprofit owners’ environmental and public health campaigns—and the campaigns have made real strides.

 

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For example, the Wildlife over Waste campaign, which aims to ban take-out plastic foam cups and containers to spare birds, fish and other wildlife from the harm caused by needless plastic pollution, has helped convince Maine, Maryland, Vermont, and Oregon to ban polystyrene.

The 100% Renewable Energy campaign, recently honored as a finalist in the Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards, has helped push six states—Hawaii, California, New Mexico, Washington, New York, and Maine—to adopt 100% zero-carbon electricity legislation. And the campaign continues in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Illinois, and Minnesota.

Green Century’s many environmental victories are only possible because of our investors, so thank you for choosing to make an impact with us. We appreciate your support and are always here to answer any questions.

I also encourage you to subscribe to our free, online newsletter. You can sign up by visiting www.GreenCentury.com, emailing us at info@greencentury.com, or calling us at 1-800-934-7336.

Sincerely,

Leslie Samuelrich

President

Green Century Capital Management

 

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Green Century on the Web

E-News.    For more regular updates on the Green Century Funds and on our advocacy efforts, please consider signing up for our e-newsletter. Call 1-800-934-7336, visit www.greencentury.com, or email info@greencentury.com.

Online Access.    Information on your account is available on our website at www.greencentury.com.    From the home page, click on Access My Account. Shareholders may also perform online transactions on the site. While there, please consider registering for e-delivery of your statements and other Fund documents.

Twitter.    Green Century is on Twitter. Follow us at Twitter.com/Green__Century for a sustainable investor’s perspective on critical issues.

 

The Green Century Funds’ proxy voting guidelines and a record of the Funds’ proxy votes for the year ended June 30, 2020 are available without charge, upon request, (i) at www.greencentury.com, (ii) by calling 1-800-934-7336, (iii) by sending an e-mail to info@greencentury.com, and (iv) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

The Green Century Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of the year on Form N-PORT, Part F. The Green Century Funds’ Forms N-PORT, Part F are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington DC 20549-0102 or by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT, Part F may also be obtained by calling us at 1-800-934-7336, or by e-mailing a request to info@greencentury.com.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND

Investment Objective    The Green Century Balanced Fund seeks capital growth and income from a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds that meet Green Century’s standards for corporate environmental responsibility.

Portfolio Orientation    As of the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020; the Green Century Balanced Fund (the Balanced Fund or the Fund) was diversified in a number of ways. Equity holdings represented 62.9% and

bonds constituted 30.7% of the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund had 6.4% invested in cash, cash equivalents, and other assets, less liabilities. The portfolio managers view equities as the primary source of potential long-term growth, while emphasizing the importance of diversification in seeking to lower volatility. The Fund’s equity holdings were diversified across 68 equity holdings at fiscal year-end, none of which represented more than 3.4% of total net assets. Generally, larger, less-volatile companies constitute larger positions in the Fund’s portfolio than smaller companies. The portfolio managers seek to mitigate risk by investing primarily in companies they believe have demonstrated records of profitability, above-average growth prospects, and reasonable valuations.

As of July 31, the stocks held by the Balanced Fund were also diversified by sector, with (as a percent of total net assets) Technology (18.6%), Healthcare (9.3%), and Industrials (6.7%) as the largest sectors.

In line with its environmental mandate, the Fund had exposure to what Green Century considers environmental leaders in a number of

 

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industries including Healthy Living, Capital Goods, and Transportation. Green Century’s environmental screens keep the Fund out of traditional Energy and Utility companies, while the Fund has broad exposure to Information Technology, Health Care, Financial, Consumer, and Industrial companies.

In addition to its equity exposure to environmental leaders, the Fund invests in designated Green Bonds and designated Social Impact Bonds. The issuers of Green Bonds have indicated that the proceeds from the bonds will be used for environmentally positive goals such as greenhouse gas reduction, climate adaptation, and climate change mitigation. Issuers of designated Social Impact Bonds have indicated that the proceeds from the bonds will be used for projects supporting such issues as poverty alleviation, low-income housing, fair trade, and community development. As of July 31, 19.1% of the total portfolio and 62.5% of the market value of the bonds held in the Fund were designated Green / Sustainable or Social Impact Bonds.

Higher quality, intermediate maturity bonds can typically lower volatility and provide a stable source of income. At fiscal year end, the Balanced Fund held 47 bonds diversified across corporate and government agency issuers. In an effort to dampen volatility, the weighted average maturity (5.21 years) and modified duration (4.11 years) remain in the intermediate-range. The weighted average yield to maturity was 0.99%. All fixed income holdings were investment grade at the time of purchase and remained investment grade through the end of the fiscal year.

Economic Environment.    The rapid spread of Covid-19 upended all predictions about the year’s stock and bond market returns. In February and March, first the specter, and then the reality, of worldwide pandemic crushed both equity markets and bond markets, exposing fault lines of illiquidity running throughout and between markets. Disruption in Asian supply chains, followed closely by a dramatic shutdown of activity in Europe, swept away our late-2019 expectations for calm markets and improving economic growth in 2020.

In addition, economic and travel shutdowns cratered the demand for oil, which led Saudi Arabia and Russia, unable to agree on a supply cut, to instead increase supply. The price war, designed to drive marginal oil producers, such as U.S. shale oil producers, out of business, compounded the economic damage. Investors scrambled for safety, but many found that their holdings were immeasurably less liquid than they had believed. Investors who were unable to sell what they wanted to sell then moved on to sell what they could sell, pushing waves of selling from the stock market to corporate credit, U.S. Treasuries, and money markets.

Bond market trading seized up, further exacerbated by the actions of exchange traded funds (ETFs), leveraged ETFs, and hedge funds forced to sell holdings at any price to meet liquidations. Even the U.S. Treasury market, generally thought of as the world’s most liquid market, ground to a halt, exposing orders-of-magnitude less dealer support and market making activity than during the Great Financial Crisis. The U.S. Federal Reserve unleashed massive monetary policy measures to support market liquidity, while the Congress enacted an initial fiscal policy response amounting to over 10% of the 2019 level of GDP, which cushioned the immediate economic damage from enforced shutdowns of economic activity. Markets staged a remarkable comeback between April and July, with many indications of improving economic conditions, particularly in countries and regions that were able to reopen safely.

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illness and deaths we are currently seeing continues unabated without mitigation by an effective vaccine. Lastly, the outcome of the upcoming U.S. Presidential election very likely has a profound impact on both the direction and scale of the massive monetary and fiscal policies currently supporting the economic environment.

Investment Strategy and Performance.    Green Century believes that strong environmental, social, and governance practices may enhance corporate profitability and reduce certain types of risks. We specifically avoid risks associated with investments in fossil fuels. Green Century and the Fund’s subadvisor believe that companies with strong balance sheets, strategic leadership in their products and markets, and strong environmental, social, and governance policies will have the financial flexibility and leadership wisdom to navigate choppy and volatile economic conditions.

The Balanced Fund holds a number of stocks which the portfolio managers believe have attractive environmental, social, and financial characteristics. New holdings over the reporting period include AstraZeneca1 and salesforce.com.1 AstraZeneca is a leading pharmaceutical company with a focus on oncology, cardiovascular health, and vaccines, including a new partnership with Oxford to develop a coronavirus vaccine. Salesforce.com produces a cloud-based customer relationship management software widely used by a variety of large companies, with a commitment to renewable energy and lower energy use in its datacenters.

The Fund holds over $59 million in Green / Sustainability or Social Impact Bonds and Notes, including notes issued by Apple,1 The Korea Development Bank,1 International Finance Corp.,1 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank),1 U.S. International Development Finance Corp. (which until January 2020 was named the Overseas Private Investment Corp. or OPIC),1 Starbucks,1 and Enterprise Community Loan Fund.1

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the Balanced Fund’s returns were 8.19%, underperforming the 9.97% return for its Custom Balanced Index,2 an index comprised of the S&P 1500 Index3 (60% weighting) and of the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate and Government Index4 (40% weighting). The underperformance of the Fund during this time period is primarily reflective of a cash drag in the fixed income portion of the portfolio as bonds rallied.

The Fund’s exposure to payment company PayPal1 for the twelve-month period helped provide strong relative returns in Technology, as did semiconductor equipment exposure from ASML.1 In Communication Services, the Fund saw above market performance from Alphabet1 and the New York Times.1 The Fund’s Financials exposure detracted from relative performance over the year, particularly regional bank KeyCorp,1 as well as insurance company Travelers.1 The Fund’s high-quality fixed income exposure performed relatively in-line with the benchmark as designed, although with some underperformance from the Fund’s lack of exposure to Treasuries.

The portfolio managers do not anticipate any significant changes in investment strategy for the Fund, believing that the investment environment may be favorable to the Fund’s core holdings in what the portfolio managers consider high-quality, environmentally responsible companies with strong growth prospects and reasonable valuations.

 

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Green Century Balanced Fund

Total expense ratio: 1.47%

  CUMULATIVE
RETURN*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN*  
  Latest
Quarter
    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  
June 30, 2020  

Green Century Balanced Fund

Custom Balanced Index

   

14.28%

13.45%

 

 

   

5.31%

7.03%

 

 

   

5.82%

7.76%

 

 

   

8.93%

9.67%

 

 

July 31, 2020  

Green Century Balanced Fund

Custom Balanced Index

   

9.81%

8.54%

 

 

   

8.19%

9.97%

 

 

   

6.49%

8.26%

 

 

   

8.88%

9.57%

 

 

* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain Fund prices and performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN/1-800-934-7336. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the prospectus for more information.

The Balanced Fund consistently includes stocks and bonds of what Green Century believes to be environmentally responsible corporations of various sizes, including small, medium, and large companies. The value of the stocks held in the Balanced Fund will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect the single issuer, industry, or sector of the economy or may affect the market as a whole. Bonds are subject to a variety of risks including interest rate, credit, and inflation risk. The Funds’ environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Funds compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.

 

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The S&P 500® Index5 and the S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index (the S&P 1500 Index) are unmanaged indexes of 500 and 1500 stocks, respectively. The Custom Balanced Index is comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 1500 Index and a 40% weighting in the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate & Government Index (the BofA Merrill Lynch Index). The BofA Merrill Lynch Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade government and corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market with at least 1 year and less than 10 years remaining maturity, including U.S. Treasury, U.S. Agency, foreign government, supranational and corporate securities. Similar to the Balanced Fund, the performance of the S&P 500® Index, the S&P 1500 Index, the Custom Balanced Index and the BofA Merrill Lynch Index reflect reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Unlike the Fund, however, the performance of the S&P 500® Index, the S&P 1500 Index, the Custom Balanced Index and the BofA Merrill Lynch Index does not include management and other operating expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND

 

Investment Objective    The Green Century Equity Fund (the Equity Fund or the Fund) seeks to achieve long-term total return that matches the performance of an index comprised of the stocks of companies selected based on environmental, social and governance criteria.

Portfolio Orientation    The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in the stocks which make up the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index6 (the KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index or the Index), a custom index calculated by MSCI, Inc. The KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the approximately 400 companies in the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the KLD400 Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas that are included in the KLD400 Index. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.

The KLD400 Index, formerly named the Domini 400 Social Index, is the longest-running socially responsible index. Like other index funds, the Equity Fund is not actively managed in the traditional investment sense, but rather seeks to be nearly fully invested at all times in a broad and diverse portfolio of stocks which meet certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The Equity Fund, like many other mutual funds invested primarily in stocks, carries the risk of investing in the stock market. The large companies in which the Equity Fund is invested may perform worse than the stock market as a whole. The Fund’s environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Fund compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.

The Fund invests in the stocks of companies selected for inclusion in the Index based on a thorough review of environmental, social, and governance factors and includes those companies believed to have the best overall sustainability records. Green Century believes that certain industries impose unique and

 

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onerous risks and/or costs on society. Companies involved in these industries are evaluated based on their level of involvement as well as the impact of that involvement on society. Therefore, companies that derive significant revenues from the manufacture of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), or the operation of gambling enterprises; or have a significant direct ownership share in, operate or design nuclear power plants are not eligible for the Index. Major military contractors and firearms manufacturers are also ineligible. The Index excludes all companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.

Investment Strategy and Performance    Green Century believes that companies that minimize their negative social and environmental impact and follow governance standards could enjoy competitive advantages and be less likely to incur certain legal liabilities that may be assessed when a product or service is determined to be harmful. Green Century also believes that such investments may, over the long term, provide investors with a return that is competitive with enterprises that do not exhibit such social and environmental awareness.

The Equity Fund’s total return for the latest quarter ended July 31, 2020 was 12.86% for the individual share class and 12.91% for the institutional share class, closely tracking the S&P 500® Index, which returned 12.87% for the same period. Additional results for various time periods are below:*

 

Green Century Equity Fund

Total expense ratio: 1.25% for Individual Share Class and 0.95% for
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  CUMULATIVE
RETURN*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN*  
  Latest
Quarter
    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  
June 30, 2020   Green Century Equity Index Fund — Individual Share Class     21.21%       11.08%       11.07%       13.20%  
  Green Century Equity Fund — Institutional Share Class     21.32%       11.40%       11.21%       13.27%  
    S&P 500® Index     20.54%       7.51%       10.73%       13.99%  
July 31, 2020   Green Century Equity Index Fund — Individual Share Class     12.86%       13.95%       11.53%       13.05%  
  Green Century Equity Fund — Institutional Share Class     12.91%       14.28%       11.68%       13.12%  
    S&P 500® Index     12.87%       11.96%       11.49%       13.84%  

* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain Fund prices and performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN/1-800-934-7336. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the prospectus for more information.

As of April 1, 2014, the Equity Fund invests in the common stocks which make up the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index; prior to April 1, 2014, the Fund invested in the common stocks which made up the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index. Institutional shares were offered as of April 30, 2018. The Institutional Share Class performance for periods prior to April 30, 2018 reflects the performance of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class.

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the Equity Fund institutional and investor share classes returned 14.28% and 13.95%, respectively, outperforming the S&P 500® Index which returned 11.96%. As the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index does not include all of the stocks in the S&P 500® Index and includes some stocks not included in the S&P 500 Index, the performance of the Fund can be expected to differ from the performance of the broader benchmark.

The performance of the Fund, relative to the MSCI Index, was boosted by the positive impact of stock selection in the Utilities and Materials sectors and by not holding securities in the Energy sector. The relative performance of the Fund was negatively impacted by stock selection in the Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors.

 

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The strongest performing sectors in the Equity Fund were Information Technology, Utilities and Health Care which returned 27.87%, 22.09% and 21.76%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Real Estate and Industrials, which returned 3.71% and 5.80%, respectively, for the year. Within the S&P 500

Index, Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Health Care were the strongest performing sectors, gaining 38.91%, 21.47%, and 18.75%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Energy and Financials, which returned –38.26% and –12.81%, respectively, for the year.

Despite a sharp decline of more than 30% in the first quarter of 2020, the S&P 500 Index was up nearly 12% in the year—July was nearing all-time highs reached previously in February. The increased volatility stemmed from investor sentiment around the global response to the spreading pandemic. A swift response on interest rate policy and stimulus by the Federal Reserve helped stem the volatility, with a drastic rate cut to zero and an unprecedented stimulus package announced after a surprise meeting in March. Energy was the worst-performing sector in the index for the year, as crude oil prices dipped to negative prices on the front month contract in April, but has recovered since settling in around $40 per barrel in July. All other sectors fluctuated with the market, but one category, Information Technology, outpaced all others and held up the best throughout the volatility and subsequent recovery.

 

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The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks. Similar to the Equity Fund, the S&P 500® Index’s performance reflects reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Unlike the Fund, however, the S&P 500® Index’s performance does not include management and other operating expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

Investment Objective    The Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the International Fund or the Fund) seeks to achieve long-term total return that matches the performance of an index comprised of the stocks of foreign companies selected based on environmental, social and governance criteria.

Portfolio Orientation    The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in the stocks included in the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index7 (the Index), a custom index calculated by MSCI, Inc. The Index is comprised of the common stocks of the approximately 240 companies in the MSCI World ex USA SRI Index,8 minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, process, refine or distribute coal, oil or gas. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.

The International Fund is the only responsible, diversified fossil fuel free international index fund available in the U.S. The Fund is also broadly diversified and responsibly screened. Like other index funds, the International Fund is not actively managed in the traditional investment sense, but rather seeks to be nearly fully invested at all times in a broad and diverse portfolio of stocks which meet certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.

The Fund invests in the stocks of companies selected for inclusion in the Index based on a thorough review of environmental, social, and governance factors and includes those companies believed to have the best overall sustainability records. Green Century believes that certain industries impose unique and onerous risks and/or costs on society. Companies involved in these industries are evaluated based on their level of involvement as well as the impact of that involvement on society. Therefore, companies that

 

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derive significant revenues from the manufacture of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), or the operation of gambling enterprises; or have a significant direct ownership share in, operate or design nuclear power plants are not eligible for the Index. Major military contractors and firearms manufacturers are also ineligible. The Index excludes all companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.

Investment Strategy and Performance    Green Century believes that companies that minimize their negative social and environmental impact and follow governance standards could enjoy competitive advantages and be less likely to incur certain legal liabilities that may be assessed when a product or service is determined to be harmful. Green Century also believes that such investments may, over the long term, provide investors with a return that is competitive with enterprises that do not exhibit such social and environmental awareness.

International markets have continued to perform well recently; both share classes of the International Fund outperformed its benchmark for the latest quarter ended July 31, 2020. The Fund’s total return was 11.35% for the individual share class and 11.46% for the institutional share class for this period, while the MSCI World ex USA Index returned 10.69% for the same period. Additional results for various time periods are below:*

 

Green Century MSCI International Fund

Total expense ratio: 1.28% for Individual Share Class and 0.98% for
Institutional Share Class

  CUMULATIVE
RETURN*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN*  
 

Inception Date:

September 30, 2016

 
  Latest
Quarter
    One Year     Three Years     Since
Inception
 
June 30, 2020   Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Individual Share Class     15.68%       1.08%       2.67%       4.93%  
  Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Institutional Share Class     15.79%       1.39%       2.97%       5.22%  
  MSCI World ex USA Index     15.34%       –5.42%       0.84%       3.86%  
July 31, 2020   Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Individual Share Class     11.35%       6.28%       2.64%       5.65%  
  Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Institutional Share Class     11.46%       6.51%       2.94%       5.94%  
  MSCI World ex USA Index     10.69%       –1.72%       0.74%       4.49%  

* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain Fund prices and performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN/1-800-934-7336. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the prospectus for more information.

 

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For the one year period ended July 31, 2020, the institutional and investor share classes of the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund, which closely tracks the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index, returned 6.51% and 6.28%, respectively, while the MSCI World ex USA Index (Index), returned

–1.72% during the same period. The difference in performance of the International Fund relative to the Index was largely due to differences in sector allocation and stock selection criteria between the International Fund and the Index.

The strongest performing sectors in the International Fund were Information Technology, Health Care and Utilities, which returned 39.75%, 34.76% and 9.63%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Real Estate and Financials, which returned –18.01% and –10.84%, respectively, for the year. Within the MSCI World ex USA Index, Information Technology, Health Care and Utilities were the strongest performing sectors, gaining 25.68%, 21.25%, and 11.54%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Energy and Real Estate, which returned –33.57% and –17.16%, respectively, for the year.

International equities were down almost 2% for the year ended July 31, 2020. Countries around the world were plagued by the rise of a global pandemic that spread throughout the world beginning in late 2019 and early 2020. The pandemic forced a global economic shutdown as a response to its rapid infection rate in order to prevent additional spreading.

 

LOGO

 

LOGO

The MSCI World ex USA Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The MSCI World ex USA Index includes large and mid-cap stocks across 22 of 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries and excludes the United States. With 1,023 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The MSCI World ex USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index. Unlike the Fund, the MSCI World ex USA Index’s performance does not include management and other operating expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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The U.S. Federal Reserve took a proactive stance against the virus, cutting interest rates to zero and announcing unprecedented stimulus in a surprise meeting in March. This development, combined with other nations utilizing similar economic tools, contributed to a swift stock market recovery off of multi-year lows reached in the first quarter of 2020. Technology stocks led other sectors on the year as they performed well during the volatility as well as leading the subsequent recovery.

The International Fund, like many other mutual funds invested primarily in stocks, carries the risk of investing in the stock market. The large companies in which the International Fund is invested may perform worse than the stock market as a whole. The developed market ex-U.S. equities in which the International Fund is invested may also perform worse than the stock market as a whole. Foreign securities are subject to additional risks such as currency fluctuations, regional economic and political conditions, differences in accounting methods, and other unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The International Fund will not shift concentration from one industry to another or from stocks to bonds or cash, in order to defend against a falling stock market. The Fund’s environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Fund compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.

 

 

1 As of July 31, 2020, the following companies comprised the listed percentages of each of the Green Century Funds:

 

Portfolio Holdings   GREEN
CENTURY
BALANCED
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
EQUITY
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)

    0.00     0.16     0.00

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    0.00     0.48     0.00

AstraZeneca PLC ADR

    1.25     0.00     0.00

salesforce.com, Inc.

    2.01     1.12     0.00

Apple, Inc.

    4.84     0.00     0.00

The Korea Development Bank

    0.41     0.00     0.00

International Finance Corporation

    0.18     0.00     0.00

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development

    0.70     0.00     0.00
Portfolio Holdings   GREEN
CENTURY
BALANCED
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
EQUITY
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

    2.02     0.00     0.00

Starbucks Corporation

    1.59     0.61     0.00

Enterprise Community Loan Fund, Inc.

    1.00     0.00     0.00

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

    1.99     1.49     0.00

ASML Holding NV

    0.94     0.00     3.97

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

    2.75     3.04     0.00

The New York Times Company

    0.88     0.04     0.00

KeyCorp

    0.63     0.08     0.00

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

    0.94     0.20     0.00
 

 

Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Funds. Please refer to the Green Century Funds website for current information regarding the Funds’ portfolio holdings. Note that some of the holdings discussed above may not have been held by any Fund during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020, or may have been held by a Fund for a portion of the fiscal year, or may have been held by a Fund for the entire fiscal year. These holdings are subject to risk as described in the Funds’ prospectus. References to specific investments should not be construed as a recommendation of the securities by the Funds, their administrator, or their distributor.

2 The Custom Balanced Index is comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 1500 Index and a 40% weighting in the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate & Government Index (the BofA Merrill Lynch Index). It is not possible to invest directly in the Custom Balanced Index.

3 The S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index is an unmanaged broad-based capitalization-weighted index comprising 1500 stocks of large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap U.S. companies. It is not possible to invest directly in the S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index.

 

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4 The BofA Merrill Lynch Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade government and corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market with at least 1 year and less than 10 years remaining maturity, including U.S. treasury, U.S. agency, foreign government, supranational and corporate securities. It is not possible to invest directly in the BofA Merrill Lynch Index.

5 The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P 500® Index is heavily weighted toward stocks with large market capitalization and represents approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all domestic stocks. It is not possible to invest directly in the S&P 500® Index.

6 The MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index) is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the approximately 400 companies in the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the KLD400 Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves that are included in the KLD400 Index. The KLD400 Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to provide exposure to U.S. companies that have positive ESG characteristics and consists of approximately 400 companies selected from the MSCI USA Investable Market Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

7 The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the companies in the MSCI World ex USA SRI Index (the World ex USA SRI Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves that are included in the World ex USA SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) Index. The World ex USA SRI Index includes large and mid-cap stocks from approximately 22 Developed Markets countries (excluding the U.S.). The World ex USA SRI Index is a capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with what MSCI calculates to have outstanding ESG ratings and excludes companies whose products have negative social or environmental impacts. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

8 The MSCI World ex USA Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The MSCI World ex USA Index includes large and mid-cap stocks across 22 of 23 Developed Markets countries and excludes the United States. With 1,023 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The MSCI World ex USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index. It is not possible to invest directly in the MSCI World ex USA Index.

Stocks will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect a single company, industry, sector, country, region or the market as a whole and may perform worse than the market. Foreign securities are subject to additional risks such as currency fluctuations, regional economic and political conditions, differences in accounting methods, and other unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Bonds are subject to a variety of risks including interest rate, credit, and inflation risk. A sustainable investment strategy which incorporates environmental, social and governance criteria may result in lower or higher returns than an investment strategy that does not include such criteria.

This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

Distributor: UMB Distribution Services, LLC 9/20

Neither the Green Century Equity Fund nor the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”) is sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, its affiliates, information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating the MSCI indices (the “MSCI Parties”), and the MSCI Parties bear no liability with respect to a Fund or any index on which a Fund is based. The MSCI Parties are not sponsors of either of the Funds and are not affiliated with the Funds in any way. The Statement of Additional Information contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship the MSCI Parties have with Green Century Capital Management and the Funds.

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS EXPENSE EXAMPLE

For the six months ended July 31, 2020 (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Green Century Funds (the “Funds”), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees on certain redemptions; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from February 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020 (the “period”).

Actual Expenses    The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 equals 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes    The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of either of the Funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees on shares held for 60 days or less. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing the ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs could have been higher.

 

    BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
JULY 31, 2020
    EXPENSES
PAID DURING
THE PERIOD1
 

Balanced Fund

     

Actual Expenses

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,039.00     $ 7.47  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses

    1,000.00       1,017.67       7.39  

 

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    BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
JULY 31, 2020
     EXPENSES
PAID DURING
THE  PERIOD1
 

Equity Fund

      

Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,045.00      $ 6.36  

Actual Expenses — Institutional Class

    1,000.00       1,046.40        4.83  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses — Individual Investor Class

    1,000.00       1,018.79        6.27  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses — Institutional Class

    1,000.00       1,020.28        4.77  
    BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
JULY 31, 2020
     EXPENSES
PAID DURING
THE  PERIOD1
 

MSCI International Index Fund

      

Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00     $ 976.60      $ 6.29  

Actual Expenses — Institutional Class

    1,000.00       978.40        4.82  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses — Individual Investor Class

    1,000.00       1,018.64        6.42  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses — Institutional Class

    1,000.00       1,020.13        4.92  

1 Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios (1.47% for the Balanced Fund, 1.25% for the Equity Fund Individual Investor Class, 0.95% for the Equity Fund Institutional Class, 1.28% for the MSCI International Index Fund Individual Investor Class and 0.98% for the MSCI International Index Fund Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2020

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 62.9%

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Software & Services — 11.0%

 

Adobe, Inc. (a)

     8,785      $ 3,903,351  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

     11,965        2,828,885  

Blackbaud, Inc.

     20,007        1,251,238  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     23,949        7,388,985  

Microsoft Corporation

     48,079        9,856,676  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     31,386        6,153,853  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     13,615        2,652,882  
     

 

 

 
        34,035,870  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 5.6%

     

A.O. Smith Corporation

     36,108        1,738,239  

Deere & Company

     8,712        1,536,013  

Eaton Corporation PLC

     30,012        2,795,017  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     11,220        2,075,588  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     8,926        1,947,118  

Trane Technologies PLC

     33,689        3,768,788  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

     33,630        2,091,450  

Xylem, Inc.

     21,084        1,538,710  
     

 

 

 
        17,490,923  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 4.7%

 

  

AstraZeneca PLC ADR (b)

     69,516        3,877,602  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     18,304        1,272,677  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     6,510        2,487,862  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     15,895        2,517,609  

Merck & Company, Inc.

     55,816        4,478,676  
     

 

 

 
        14,634,426  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 4.7%

     

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

     5,733        8,530,417  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

     13,120        3,328,151  

New York Times Company (The), Class A

     59,028        2,723,552  
     

 

 

 
        14,582,120  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 4.7%

     

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     968        1,608,942  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     13,443        3,568,982  

Target Corporation

     22,417        2,821,852  

TJX Companies, Inc. (The)

     55,313        2,875,723  

Tractor Supply Company

     25,106        3,583,630  
     

 

 

 
        14,459,129  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Healthcare Equipment & Services — 4.6%

 

  

Anthem, Inc.

     9,997      $ 2,737,178  

Baxter International, Inc.

     28,987        2,503,897  

CVS Health Corp.

     31,621        1,990,226  

Medtronic PLC

     22,868        2,206,305  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     17,247        2,191,576  

Stryker Corporation.

     12,760        2,466,508  
     

 

 

 
        14,095,690  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 4.4%

 

Apple, Inc.

     25,155        10,691,881  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

     11,443        2,928,493  
     

 

 

 
        13,620,374  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 2.9%

     

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     48,545        1,682,570  

First Republic Bank

     32,474        3,652,676  

KeyCorp

     161,925        1,944,719  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     15,006        1,600,690  
     

 

 

 
        8,880,655  
     

 

 

 

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 2.4%

 

First Solar, Inc. (a)

     46,905        2,793,193  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

     86,805        3,040,779  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

     24,340        1,448,230  
     

 

 

 
        7,282,202  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 2.3%

     

Analog Devices, Inc.

     24,092        2,766,966  

ASML Holding NV (b)

     8,209        2,903,688  

Xilinx, Inc.

     13,861        1,487,978  
     

 

 

 
        7,158,632  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 2.0%

     

Ball Corporation

     33,458        2,463,512  

Ingevity Corporation (a)

     43,897        2,567,097  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     9,475        1,193,376  
     

 

 

 
        6,223,985  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 1.8%

 

  

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

     17,374        2,278,079  

Unilever NV (b)

     56,418        3,330,354  
     

 

 

 
        5,608,433  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2020

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Real Estate — 1.8%

     

American Tower Corporation

     10,311      $ 2,695,193  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     10,785        1,651,399  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     12,467        1,110,685  
     

 

 

 
        5,457,277  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.6%

     

Costco Wholesale Corporation

     10,528        3,427,180  

Sysco Corporation

     30,845        1,630,158  
     

 

 

 
        5,057,338  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 1.6%

     

Aflac, Inc.

     56,782        2,019,736  

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

     25,349        2,900,432  
     

 

 

 
        4,920,168  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.4%

 

  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     24,970        2,437,321  

VF Corporation

     29,891        1,804,221  
     

 

 

 
        4,241,542  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.0%

     

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     9,336        1,208,078  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     14,085        2,010,775  
     

 

 

 
        3,218,853  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 1.0%

 

  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     55,645        3,198,475  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 1.0%

     

American Water Works Company, Inc.

     21,296        3,136,262  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 1.0%

     

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)

     48,207        1,728,221  

Charles Schwab Corporation (The)

     38,304        1,269,778  
     

 

 

 
        2,997,999  
     

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 0.9%

     

McCormick & Company, Inc.

     14,991        2,921,746  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 0.5%

     

Starbucks Corporation

     21,537        1,648,227  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $121,936,517)

        194,870,326  
     

 

 

 
     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

BONDS & NOTES — 30.7%

 

Green and Sustainability Bonds, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 16.3%

 

Apple, Inc.
2.85%, due 2/23/23 (c)

   $ 3,000,000      $ 3,181,617  

Apple, Inc.
3.00%, due 6/20/27 (c)

     1,000,000        1,134,409  

Asian Development Bank
2.125%, due 3/19/25 (b)

     1,000,000        1,082,321  

BlueHub Loan Fund, Inc.
2.89%, due 1/1/27

     2,000,000        2,026,836  

Boston Properties LP
4.50%, due 12/1/28 (c)

     3,500,000        4,237,520  

City & County of San Francisco CA Community Facilities District No. 2014-1
2.75%, due 9/1/23

     650,000        676,598  

City of San Francisco CA Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue
2.806%, due 11/1/23

     2,000,000        2,144,100  

Digital Realty Trust LP
3.95%, due 7/1/22 (c)

     2,000,000        2,123,668  

European Investment Bank
2.50%, due 10/15/24 (b)

     2,000,000        2,185,332  

European Investment Bank
2.125%, due 4/13/26 (b)

     500,000        549,094  

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development 2.125%, due 3/3/25 (b)

     2,000,000        2,162,154  

International Finance Corporation
2.125%, due 4/7/26 (b)

     500,000        547,958  

Kommunalbanken AS
1.375%, due 10/26/20 (b)(d)

     2,000,000        2,004,966  

Korea Development Bank (The)
1.029% (3-Month USD Libor+72.5 basis points), due 7/6/22 (b)(e)

     1,250,000        1,256,146  

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
2.00%, due 11/30/21 (b)

     1,000,000        1,024,096  

National Australia Bank Ltd.
3.625%, due 6/20/23 (b)

     2,000,000        2,179,454  

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV
2.375%, due 3/24/26 (b)(d)

     1,000,000        1,099,268  
 

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2020

  continued

 

     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Green and Sustainability Bonds, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — (continued)

 

Nordic Investment Bank
2.25%, due 9/30/21 (b)

   $ 1,500,000      $ 1,535,101  

Regency Centers LP
3.75%, due 6/15/24 (c)

     2,000,000        2,111,400  

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
2.622%, due 8/1/29

     2,000,000        2,171,160  

Starbucks Corporation
2.45%, due 6/15/26 (c)

     3,000,000        3,270,267  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
2.45%, due 10/20/20 (b)

     2,000,000        2,008,680  

United States International Development Finance Corporation
3.28%, due 9/15/29

     710,796        796,149  

United States International Development Finance Corporation
3.33%, due 5/15/33

     229,355        260,331  

United States International Development Finance Corporation
3.43%, due 6/1/33

     216,156        251,912  

United States International Development Finance Corporation
3.05%, due 6/15/35

     1,420,800        1,601,877  

United States International Development Finance Corporation
2.58%, due 7/15/38

     3,000,000        3,346,020  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
3.875%, due 2/8/29 (c)

     3,000,000        3,622,053  
     

 

 

 
        50,590,487  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies — 6.4%

 

  

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation
1.625%, due 9/17/21

     3,000,000        3,049,623  

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation
2.26%, due 11/13/24

     500,000        541,236  
     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

U.S. Government Agencies — (continued)

 

  

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation
1.82%, due 12/18/25

   $ 3,000,000      $ 3,218,688  

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation
2.80%, due 11/12/27

     3,000,000        3,456,825  

Federal Home Loan Banks
0.25%, due 6/3/22

     3,500,000        3,505,684  

Federal Home Loan Banks
1.875%, due 12/9/22

     3,000,000        3,118,293  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
0.45%, due 11/28/23 (c)

     3,000,000        3,003,399  
     

 

 

 
        19,893,748  
     

 

 

 

Community Development Financial Institutions — 2.9%

 

Capital Impact Partners
2.60%, due 12/15/22

     2,000,000        2,056,572  

Enterprise Community Loan Fund, Inc.
4.152%, due 11/1/28 (c)

     3,000,000        3,089,742  

Local Initiatives Support Corporation
3.782%, due 3/1/27 (c)

     2,000,000        2,201,926  

Reinvestment Fund, Inc. (The)
3.78%, due 2/15/26

     1,400,000        1,482,555  
     

 

 

 
        8,830,795  
     

 

 

 

Software & Services — 2.4%

     

Adobe, Inc.
3.25%, due 2/1/25 (c)

     3,500,000        3,924,007  

salesforce.com, Inc.
3.70%, due 4/11/28 (c)

     3,000,000        3,565,800  
     

 

 

 
        7,489,807  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 1.0%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)
3.55%, due 9/23/21 (c)

     1,000,000        1,033,987  

State Street Corporation
3.10%, due 5/15/23

     2,000,000        2,148,470  
     

 

 

 
        3,182,457  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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July 31, 2020

  concluded

 

    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Capital Goods — 0.8%

    

Trane Technologies Luxembourg Finance SA
3.80%, due 3/21/29 (b)(c)

  $ 2,000,000      $ 2,329,556  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate — 0.4%

    

Healthpeak Properties Inc
3.875%, due 8/15/24 (c)

    1,000,000        1,110,489  
    

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 0.3%

 

  

Oracle Corporation
2.50%, due 5/15/22 (c)

    1,000,000        1,035,453  
    

 

 

 

Healthy Living — 0.2%

    

Whole Foods Market, Inc.
5.20%, due 12/3/25 (c)(d)

    500,000        590,524  
    

 

 

 

Total Bonds & Notes
(Cost $88,586,260)

       95,053,316  
    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.3%

 

  

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (f)
(Cost $19,559,173)

       19,559,173  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $19,559,173)

       19,559,173  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (g) — 99.9%

 

(Cost $230,081,950)

       309,482,815  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1%

       388,499  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

     $ 309,871,314  
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Securities whose value are determined or significantly influenced by trading in markets other than the United States or Canada.

(c)

Callable

(d)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of these securities is $3,694,758.

(e)

Floating rate bond. Rate shown is currently in effect at July 31, 2020.

(f)

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end.

(g)

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $229,855,820 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $83,276,052 and $3,649,057 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $79,626,995.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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July 31, 2020

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%

     
     SHARES      VALUE  

Software & Services — 24.4%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A (a)

     15,592      $ 3,504,770  

Adobe, Inc. (b)

     11,840        5,260,749  

ANSYS, Inc. (b)

     2,107        654,434  

Autodesk, Inc. (b)

     5,408        1,278,613  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     10,620        1,411,504  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (b)

     6,862        749,674  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     2,866        409,150  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A

     13,444        918,494  

Fortinet, Inc. (b)

     3,612        499,540  

International Business Machines Corporation

     21,809        2,681,198  

Intuit, Inc.

     6,402        1,961,381  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     21,977        6,780,564  

Microsoft Corporation

     177,506        36,390,505  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     14,067        301,737  

Oracle Corporation

     55,124        3,056,626  

Paycom Software, Inc. (b)

     1,234        350,913  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (b)

     27,363        5,365,063  

salesforce.com, Inc. (b)

     20,690        4,031,447  

ServiceNow, Inc. (b)

     4,664        2,048,429  

Splunk, Inc. (b)

     3,821        801,722  

Teradata Corporation (b)

     2,680        56,280  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     41,901        7,977,950  

VMware, Inc., Class A (b)

     2,021        283,364  

Western Union Company (The)

     10,200        247,656  

Workday, Inc., Class A (b)

     4,110        743,581  
     

 

 

 
        87,765,344  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 12.3%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (b)

     7,366        10,960,240  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (b)

     7,538        11,178,552  

Discovery, Inc., Class A (b)

     3,821        80,623  

Discovery, Inc., Class C (b)

     8,243        156,205  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (b)

     7,101        1,005,643  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (b)

     59,093        14,990,121  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

     1,056        35,724  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A (a)(b)

     3,945        92,333  

Liberty Global PLC, Series C (a)(b)

     10,247        233,222  

New York Times Company (The), Class A

     3,477        160,429  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     5,315        285,575  

Scholastic Corporation

     689        16,488  

Walt Disney Company (The)

     44,336        5,184,652  
     

 

 

 
        44,379,807  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 7.2%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     43,368      $ 4,116,057  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     7,661        737,984  

Amgen, Inc.

     14,482        3,543,311  

Biogen, Inc. (b)

     4,278        1,175,124  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (b)

     4,436        531,477  

Bio-Techne Corporation

     946        260,301  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

     55,508        3,256,099  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     31,066        2,160,019  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (b)

     4,755        753,145  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)(b)

     1,377        149,060  

Merck & Company, Inc.

     62,282        4,997,508  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b)

     593        554,455  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

     6,371        1,732,912  

Waters Corporation (b)

     1,534        326,972  

Zoetis, Inc.

     11,670        1,770,106  
     

 

 

 
        26,064,530  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 6.0%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (b)

     28,761        2,226,964  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     9,045        1,038,818  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     22,573        1,452,121  

Intel Corporation

     105,031        5,013,130  

Lam Research Corporation

     3,575        1,348,347  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     5,876        597,765  

NVIDIA Corporation

     15,030        6,381,588  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     4,198        611,145  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     22,929        2,924,594  
     

 

 

 
        21,594,472  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 5.2%

 

3M Company

     14,127        2,125,690  

A.O. Smith Corporation

     3,343        160,932  

AGCO Corporation

     1,553        101,923  

Air Lease Corporation, Class A

     2,626        68,854  

Allegion PLC (a)

     2,282        226,968  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     937        59,143  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (b)

     2,894        68,559  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     13,531        1,797,999  

Cummins, Inc.

     3,681        711,390  

Deere & Company

     7,322        1,290,942  

Dover Corporation

     3,533        363,652  

Eaton Corporation PLC

     10,157        945,921  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     1,380        94,530  

Fastenal Company

     14,163        666,227  
 

 

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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2020

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Capital Goods — (continued)

 

Flowserve Corporation

     3,223      $ 89,825  

Fortive Corporation

     7,468        524,179  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     3,426        262,089  

Graco, Inc.

     4,167        221,851  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     1,102        18,690  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

     741        13,034  

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (b)

     4,046        142,015  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     7,838        1,449,952  

Lennox International, Inc.

     846        226,846  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     1,414        127,811  

Masco Corporation

     6,854        391,775  

Meritor, Inc. (b)

     1,757        39,972  

Middleby Corporation (The) (b)

     1,383        114,872  

Owens Corning

     2,664        161,092  

PACCAR, Inc.

     8,542        726,753  

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

     3,168        566,819  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     3,467        138,576  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     2,867        625,407  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     2,609        1,128,262  

Sensata Technologies Holding NV (b)

     3,894        147,894  

Snap-on, Inc.

     1,286        187,589  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

     2,508        49,082  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     3,780        579,550  

Tennant Company

     408        27,181  

Timken Company (The)

     1,640        74,882  

Trane Technologies PLC (a)

     5,880        657,796  

United Rentals, Inc. (b)

     1,839        285,725  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     1,126        384,563  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

     4,483        278,798  

Xylem, Inc.

     4,449        324,688  
     

 

 

 
        18,650,298  
     

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 4.5%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

     13,691        586,386  

Bunge Ltd.

     3,456        150,129  

Campbell Soup Company

     4,469        221,528  

Coca-Cola Company (The)

     100,086        4,728,063  

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (b)

     4,034        112,670  

General Mills, Inc.

     14,826        938,041  

Hormel Foods Corporation

     7,254        368,938  

Ingredion, Inc.

     1,663        143,849  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Food & Beverage — (continued)

 

JM Smucker Company (The)

     2,815      $ 307,820  

Kellogg Company

     6,328        436,569  

Kraft Heinz Company (The)

     16,568        569,608  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     3,590        215,687  

McCormick & Company, Inc.

     3,048        594,055  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     35,231        1,954,968  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     34,122        4,697,235  
     

 

 

 
        16,025,546  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 4.3%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

     9,292        186,769  

American Express Company

     16,896        1,576,735  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     3,036        466,421  

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)

     19,624        703,520  

BlackRock, Inc.

     3,741        2,151,112  

Charles Schwab Corporation (The)

     28,441        942,819  

CME Group, Inc.

     8,814        1,464,711  

E*TRADE Financial Corporation .

     5,459        277,153  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

     10,287        210,472  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     935        323,790  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     7,300        153,665  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     13,600        1,316,208  

Invesco Ltd.

     9,345        93,824  

Legg Mason, Inc.

     2,111        105,529  

Moody’s Corporation

     4,143        1,165,426  

Northern Trust Corporation

     4,904        384,228  

S&P Global, Inc.

     5,995        2,099,749  

State Street Corporation

     8,743        557,716  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     5,818        803,466  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation

     6,621        237,628  

Voya Financial, Inc.

     3,292        162,625  
     

 

 

 
        15,383,566  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment & Services — 4.2%

 

ABIOMED, Inc. (b)

     1,112        333,533  

Align Technology, Inc. (b)

     1,847        542,686  

AmerisourceBergen Corporation

     3,808        381,524  

Becton, Dickinson and Company

     6,663        1,874,568  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     7,192        392,827  

Centene Corporation (b)

     14,382        938,425  

Cerner Corporation

     7,699        534,696  

Cigna Corporation

     9,163        1,582,358  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,214        343,477  
 

 

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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2020

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Healthcare Equipment & Services — (continued)

 

DaVita, Inc. (b)

     2,170      $ 189,636  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     5,468        243,873  

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (b)

     15,417        1,208,847  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     6,634        840,130  

Henry Schein, Inc. (b)

     3,544        243,579  

Hologic, Inc. (b)

     6,497        453,361  

Humana, Inc.

     3,246        1,273,893  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (b)

     2,093        832,491  

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (b)

     2,397        462,429  

MEDNAX, Inc. (b)

     2,055        41,059  

Patterson Companies, Inc.

     2,046        54,342  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     3,291        418,187  

ResMed, Inc.

     3,566        722,151  

Select Medical Holdings Corporation (b)

     2,676        50,951  

Teladoc Health, Inc. (b)

     1,735        412,288  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (b)

     2,239        319,550  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     1,821        489,612  
     

 

 

 
        15,180,473  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 4.0%

 

AutoNation, Inc. (b)

     1,456        74,751  

Best Buy Company, Inc.

     5,747        572,344  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (b)

     1,008        1,675,427  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

     756        12,119  

CarMax, Inc. (b)

     4,039        391,662  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     2,580        75,826  

GameStop Corporation, Class A (b)

     1,429        5,730  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     5,453        72,907  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     26,791        7,112,743  

Kohl’s Corporation

     3,886        73,989  

LKQ Corporation (b)

     7,224        203,645  

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

     18,816        2,801,890  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     2,587        35,416  

ODP Corporation (The)

     1,322        29,176  

Pool Corporation

     988        312,900  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     1,194        12,824  

Tiffany & Company

     2,673        335,087  

Tractor Supply Company

     2,894        413,089  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (b)

     1,340        258,607  
     

 

 

 
        14,470,132  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Household & Personal Products — 3.5%

 

Clorox Company (The)

     3,076      $ 727,505  

Colgate-Palmolive Company

     19,956        1,540,603  

Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (The), Class A

     5,460        1,078,568  

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

     8,395        1,276,376  

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

     60,651        7,952,559  
     

 

 

 
        12,575,611  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 3.4%

 

American Tower Corporation

     10,873        2,842,093  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     3,452        528,570  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     3,601        320,813  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (b)

     8,202        359,330  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     2,679        70,940  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     6,439        1,033,717  

Duke Realty Corporation

     9,089        365,287  

Equinix, Inc.

     2,101        1,650,294  

Equity Residential

     9,128        489,535  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     1,786        136,272  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

     12,405        338,532  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     17,446        188,068  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     7,026        198,063  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     1,250        123,638  

Macerich Company (The)

     2,842        21,684  

PotlatchDeltic Corporation

     1,610        68,924  

Prologis, Inc.

     18,174        1,915,903  

Realogy Holdings Corporation

     2,621        23,746  

SBA Communications Corporation, Class A

     2,743        854,554  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     7,574        472,239  

UDR, Inc.

     7,250        262,450  

Vornado Realty Trust

     3,952        136,423  
     

 

 

 
        12,401,075  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 3.2%

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     5,424        1,554,681  

Albemarle Corporation

     2,601        214,478  

Amcor PLC (a)

     39,594        407,818  

Avery Dennison Corporation

     2,042        231,440  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (b)

     5,151        114,352  

Ball Corporation

     7,993        588,525  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     813        41,414  

Domtar Corporation

     1,420        29,806  

Ecolab, Inc.

     6,269        1,172,805  

H.B. Fuller Company

     1,275        57,809  
 

 

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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2020

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials — (continued)

 

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     2,108      $ 265,503  

Linde PLC (a)

     13,099        3,210,696  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     830        38,910  

Mosaic Company (The)

     8,759        117,984  

Newmont Corporation

     19,832        1,372,374  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     5,786        622,863  

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

     746        13,726  

Sealed Air Corporation

     3,773        134,621  

Sherwin-Williams Company (The)

     2,039        1,321,109  

Sonoco Products Company

     2,439        126,194  
     

 

 

 
        11,637,108  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 2.7%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     104,140        4,904,994  

Cognex Corporation

     4,251        284,264  

CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (b)

     4,613        42,809  

Corning, Inc.

     18,690        579,390  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C (b)

     5,966        356,946  

F5 Networks, Inc. (b)

     1,500        203,850  

Flex Ltd. (b)

     12,406        142,545  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

     31,994        315,781  

HP, Inc.

     35,352        621,488  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (b)

     4,631        462,591  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     4,204        587,719  

Plantronics, Inc.

     821        16,412  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (a)

     8,200        730,374  

Trimble, Inc. (b)

     6,144        273,469  

Xerox Corporation

     4,490        74,758  
     

 

 

 
        9,597,390  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.3%

 

Allstate Corporation (The)

     7,812        737,375  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Company

     4,626        497,249  

Chubb Ltd. (a)

     11,110        1,413,636  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     8,844        374,278  

Lincoln National Corporation

     4,832        180,089  

Loews Corporation

     6,406        233,242  

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

     12,381        1,443,624  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     6,794        288,269  

Progressive Corporation (The)

     14,355        1,296,831  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Insurance — (continued)

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     9,749      $ 617,794  

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

     6,259        716,155  

Willis Towers Watson PLC (a)

     3,172        666,152  
     

 

 

 
        8,464,694  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.3%

 

AMERCO

     244        77,526  

ArcBest Corporation

     536        16,289  

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (b)

     1,356        35,120  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     3,331        312,181  

CSX Corporation

     19,035        1,357,957  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     3,910        97,633  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (b)

     579        14,513  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     4,193        354,350  

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (b)

     0        0  

Kansas City Southern

     2,375        408,144  

Ryder System, Inc.

     1,311        48,022  

Southwest Airlines Company

     3,512        108,486  

Union Pacific Corporation

     16,946        2,937,589  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     17,270        2,465,465  
     

 

 

 
        8,233,275  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 2.2%

 

Aramark

     5,623        118,758  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     893        75,048  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     3,167        240,375  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     953        368,439  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     6,848        513,942  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     523        42,944  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

     6,763        566,909  

McDonald’s Corporation

     18,303        3,555,907  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     4,378        213,252  

Starbucks Corporation

     28,806        2,204,523  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     990        190,110  
     

 

 

 
        8,090,207  
     

 

 

 

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 1.7%

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     955        94,640  

Itron, Inc. (b)

     946        65,804  

Johnson Controls International, PLC

     18,707        719,845  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

     1,007        59,917  

Tesla, Inc. (b)

     3,622        5,182,213  
     

 

 

 
        6,122,419  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services — 1.7%

 

CenturyLink, Inc.

     22,906      $ 221,043  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     101,569        5,838,186  
     

 

 

 
        6,059,229  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.5%

 

Callaway Golf Company

     2,170        41,338  

Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)

     3,433        51,426  

Columbia Sportswear Company

     761        57,714  

Deckers Outdoor Corporation (b)

     693        145,010  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     540        6,394  

Garmin Ltd. (a)

     3,534        348,417  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     8,871        125,347  

Hasbro, Inc.

     3,209        233,487  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     1,083        30,822  

Mattel, Inc. (b)

     8,341        92,668  

Meritage Homes Corporation (b)

     915        90,750  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b)

     1,484        118,497  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     9,770        160,228  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     30,499        2,977,007  

PVH Corporation

     1,763        85,788  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (b)

     4,726        49,718  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C (b)

     4,577        43,436  

VF Corporation

     8,280        499,781  

Whirlpool Corporation

     1,555        253,652  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     1,989        47,816  
     

 

 

 
        5,459,296  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 1.5%

 

Bank of Hawaii Corporation

     987        55,894  

Cathay General Bancorp

     1,817        43,935  

CIT Group, Inc.

     2,343        44,447  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     10,455        259,388  

Comerica, Inc.

     3,437        132,393  

First Republic Bank

     4,216        474,216  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

     754        23,555  

International Bancshares Corporation

     1,323        40,246  

KeyCorp.

     23,776        285,550  

M&T Bank Corporation

     3,224        341,583  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

     11,307        119,063  

Old National Bancorp

     4,301        60,171  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     10,830        116,856  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     10,646        1,135,609  

Regions Financial Corporation

     23,431        254,461  

Signature Bank

     1,320        135,339  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Banks — (continued)

 

SVB Financial Group (b)

     1,272      $ 285,271  

Truist Financial Corporation

     33,005        1,236,367  

Umpqua Holdings Corporation

     5,329        57,819  

Zions Bancorp NA

     4,015        130,367  
     

 

 

 
        5,232,530  
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.7%

 

ACCO Brands Corporation

     2,208        14,396  

ASGN, Inc. (b)

     1,287        88,108  

Copart, Inc. (b)

     5,189        483,874  

Deluxe Corporation

     1,015        28,653  

Exponent, Inc.

     1,251        105,159  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     506        10,236  

HNI Corporation

     1,054        31,304  

ICF International, Inc.

     434        29,343  

IHS Markit, Ltd. (a)

     9,304        751,112  

Interface, Inc.

     1,437        11,467  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

     787        11,656  

Knoll, Inc.

     1,272        14,895  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

     1,434        98,645  

Resources Connection, Inc.

     605        6,837  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     2,837        144,318  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

     2,218        23,799  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     1,327        117,639  

TransUnion

     4,665        417,844  

TrueBlue, Inc. (b)

     978        15,091  
     

 

 

 
        2,404,376  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.4%

 

Kroger Co. (The)

     19,738        686,685  

Sysco Corporation

     11,913        629,602  
     

 

 

 
        1,316,287  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.3%

 

American Water Works Company, Inc.

     4,457        656,382  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

     5,500        249,425  
     

 

 

 
        905,807  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles & Components — 0.2%

 

Aptiv PLC (a)

     6,260        486,715  

Autoliv, Inc. (a)

     2,027        131,816  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     5,048        184,757  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     3,765        98,003  
     

 

 

 
        901,291  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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  concluded

 

    SHARES      VALUE  

Healthy Living — 0.0%

 

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (b)

    2,066      $ 70,203  

United Natural Foods, Inc. (b)

    1,229        24,395  
    

 

 

 
       94,598  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $201,748,166)

       359,009,361  
    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%

 

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (c)
(Cost $873,614)

       873,614  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $873,614)

       873,614  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (d) — 100.0%

 

  

(Cost $202,621,780)

       359,882,975  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.0%

       102,109  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

     $ 359,985,084  
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Securities whose value are determined or significantly influenced by trading in markets other than the United States or Canada.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end.

(d)

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $207,255,706 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $162,055,505 and $9,428,236 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $152,627,269.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 98.6%

     
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan — 23.5%

     

Aeon Company, Ltd.

     15,400      $ 364,111  

Ajinomoto Company, Inc.

     11,000        198,656  

Asahi Kasei Corporation

     29,700        213,636  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     44,600        695,669  

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

     1,700        44,336  

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

     2,400        218,703  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

     25,500        300,808  

Daiichi Sankyo Company Ltd.

     13,600        1,203,417  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     5,900        1,038,084  

Daiwa House Industry Company, Ltd.

     13,400        295,701  

Denso Corporation

     10,300        381,024  

Eisai Company, Ltd.

     6,000        484,239  

Fujitsu Ltd.

     4,700        629,307  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc .

     5,500        157,521  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

     5,200        67,877  

Honda Motor Company, Ltd.

     38,900        948,377  

Kansai Paint Company Ltd.

     4,400        84,326  

Kao Corp.

     11,500        834,256  

KDDI Corp.

     39,300        1,249,640  

Keio Corporation

     2,400        119,841  

Kikkoman Corporation

     3,400        159,569  

Kobe Bussan Company Ltd.

     1,500        93,095  

Komatsu Ltd.

     21,000        412,585  

Kyushu Railway Company

     3,500        69,142  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

     4,400        83,739  

Miura Company Ltd.

     2,100        79,849  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

     10,600        266,357  

Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

     13,700        879,960  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

     6,300        78,296  

Nikon Corporation

     7,400        51,737  

Nippon Express Company, Ltd.

     1,700        80,817  

Nippon Paint Holdings Company Ltd.

     3,500        239,334  

Nippon Yusen KK

     4,100        53,349  

Nitto Denko Corporation

     3,700        209,718  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.

     102        126,497  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

     7,600        200,590  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

     27,800        765,365  

Odakyu Electric Railway Company Ltd.

     7,200        150,674  

Omron Corporation

     4,400        316,931  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan — (continued)

     

Panasonic Corporation

     52,800      $ 457,321  

Rakuten, Inc.

     20,300        186,543  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

     49,400        161,947  

SCSK Corporation

     1,300        66,165  

Sekisui Chemical Company, Ltd.

     8,500        115,704  

Sekisui House Ltd.

     14,600        266,651  

SG Holdings Company Ltd.

     3,800        139,455  

Shimizu Corporation

     12,800        91,758  

Shionogi & Company Ltd.

     6,400        380,742  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

     7,900        260,338  

Sony Corporation

     30,400        2,361,929  

Stanley Electric Company Ltd.

     3,100        74,260  

Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd.

     35,700        103,017  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Company, Ltd.

     5,500        165,328  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

     8,200        210,528  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     3,300        124,563  

Sysmex Corporation

     3,900        299,897  

Teijin Ltd.

     4,200        60,655  

Tokyo Century Corporation

     1,000        56,245  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     3,600        996,182  

Tokyu Corp.

     12,100        134,661  

Toray Industries, Inc.

     32,600        141,111  

West Japan Railway Company

     3,900        168,421  

Yamaha Corporation

     3,200        147,541  

Yaskawa Electric Corporation

     5,700        189,510  

Yokogawa Electric Corporation

     5,400        82,945  
     

 

 

 
        21,290,550  
     

 

 

 

Germany — 14.3%

     

adidas AG (a)

     4,525        1,247,939  

Allianz SE

     9,946        2,063,618  

Beiersdorf AG

     2,382        284,435  

Deutsche Boerse AG

     4,505        819,688  

Henkel AG & Company KGaA

     2,544        221,059  

Henkel AG & Company KGaA (b)

     4,197        412,685  

Merck KGaA

     3,038        388,289  

METRO AG.

     4,286        39,104  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

     3,439        911,622  

SAP SE

     24,875        3,926,751  

Sartorius AG (b)

     842        323,982  

Siemens AG

     18,204        2,319,935  
     

 

 

 
        12,959,107  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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July 31, 2020

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Switzerland — 8.9%

     

Alcon, Inc. (a)

     11,749      $ 710,063  

Coca-Cola HBC AG (a)

     4,731        123,172  

Givaudan SA

     218        902,846  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG (a)

     1,306        225,125  

Lonza Group AG

     1,771        1,107,409  

Roche Holding AG

     11,115        3,849,543  

Sonova Holding AG (a)

     1,317        297,763  

Swiss Re AG

     7,055        556,674  

Swisscom AG

     626        332,742  
     

 

 

 
        8,105,337  
     

 

 

 

France — 8.5%

     

Accor SA (a)

     4,486        112,928  

Amundi SA (a)(c)

     1,423        108,269  

AXA SA

     46,125        925,472  

Carrefour SA

     14,325        227,675  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (a)

     1,145        31,740  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

     4,004        414,695  

CNP Assurances (a)

     4,135        50,225  

Danone SA

     14,699        983,889  

Gecina SA

     1,117        144,905  

Getlink SE (a)

     10,673        160,587  

JCDecaux SA (a)

     2,285        38,653  

L’Oreal SA

     5,993        2,011,495  

Natixis SA (a)

     22,459        54,937  

Orange SA.

     47,659        558,625  

Schneider Electric SE

     13,159        1,508,915  

SEB SA

     542        89,499  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

     3,277        171,900  

Valeo SA

     5,607        143,894  
     

 

 

 
        7,738,303  
     

 

 

 

Canada — 7.4%

     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     5,751        456,688  

Bank of Montreal

     15,242        833,844  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     28,796        1,182,581  

Canadian National Railway Company

     17,006        1,661,116  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A

     1,374        126,670  

CGI, Inc. (a)

     5,684        405,964  

Cronos Group, Inc. (a)

     4,304        28,211  

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust

     2,206        22,365  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

     4,549        80,724  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Canada — (continued)

     

Intact Financial Corporation

     3,455      $ 377,200  

Magna International, Inc.

     6,886        318,262  

Metro, Inc.

     6,136        269,169  

Open Text Corporation

     6,406        288,330  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.

     2,603        120,346  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

     8,448        344,984  

WSP Global, Inc.

     2,669        167,592  
     

 

 

 
        6,684,046  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 6.9%

     

Associated British Foods PLC

     8,437        193,254  

Barratt Developments PLC

     24,004        159,459  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

     2,987        173,318  

British Land Company PLC (The)

     21,081        100,606  

Burberry Group PLC

     9,665        157,488  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

     4,838        199,180  

Compass Group PLC

     42,656        586,943  

Croda International PLC

     3,124        233,170  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

     4,049        186,512  

ITV PLC.

     92,518        68,223  

J Sainsbury PLC

     41,948        102,248  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

     10,447        82,591  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     4,510        131,702  

Kingfisher PLC

     49,766        157,272  

Mondi PLC

     11,580        205,125  

RELX PLC

     46,037        969,230  

Schroders PLC

     2,953        114,054  

Segro PLC

     27,886        353,173  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

     86,278        133,093  

Unilever PLC

     27,910        1,661,991  

Whitbread PLC (a)

     4,709        133,714  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

     55,767        135,282  
     

 

 

 
        6,237,628  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands — 5.7%

     

Akzo Nobel NV

     4,770        449,468  

ASML Holding NV

     10,134        3,603,157  

Koninklijke DSM NV

     4,087        625,604  

Wolters Kluwer NV

     6,540        515,095  
     

 

 

 
        5,193,324  
     

 

 

 

Denmark — 5.0%

     

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     2,850        486,487  

GN Store Nord A/S

     3,041        187,006  

H Lundbeck A/S

     1,784        65,045  
 

 

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  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Denmark — (continued)

     

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     42,127      $ 2,764,062  

Novozymes A/S

     5,088        304,361  

Pandora A/S

     2,347        149,272  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     4,731        606,443  
     

 

 

 
        4,562,676  
     

 

 

 

Australia — 4.9%

     

ASX Ltd.

     4,568        269,145  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

     12,037        96,263  

Brambles Ltd.

     37,214        287,316  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

     11,454        66,850  

Cochlear Ltd.

     1,528        208,513  

Coles Group Ltd.

     31,405        407,150  

Dexus

     26,025        157,980  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

     38,707        165,353  

Goodman Group

     39,440        479,527  

GPT Group (The)

     45,405        125,646  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

     54,678        199,059  

Lendlease Group

     15,694        127,490  

Mirvac Group

     97,822        145,569  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     19,059        485,535  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

     4,256        188,109  

SEEK Ltd.

     8,075        124,196  

Stockland

     55,882        126,296  

Sydney Airport

     25,620        95,955  

Transurban Group

     65,544        648,318  
     

 

 

 
        4,404,270  
     

 

 

 

Sweden — 2.5%

     

Boliden AB

     6,452        176,192  

Electrolux AB

     5,369        100,903  

Essity AB, Class B (a)

     14,335        472,975  

Husqvarna AB B Shares

     10,024        95,930  

ICA Gruppen AB

     2,360        115,931  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A (a)

     38,626        373,710  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B (a)

     14,795        179,683  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB A Shares (a)

     37,391        352,615  

Tele2 AB B Shares

     11,803        167,453  

Telia Company AB

     59,253        230,893  
     

 

 

 
        2,266,285  
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 2.4%

     

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     88,500        246,743  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Hong Kong — (continued)

     

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

     18,117      $ 285,063  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     28,520        1,357,927  

MTR Corporation Ltd.

     38,167        189,676  

Swire Pacific Ltd. A Shares

     11,500        56,628  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     26,400        61,010  
     

 

 

 
        2,197,047  
     

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.5%

     

CRH PLC (d)

     51        1,842  

CRH PLC (e)

     18,571        676,169  

DCC PLC

     2,318        206,129  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

     3,757        497,621  
     

 

 

 
        1,381,761  
     

 

 

 

Spain — 1.3%

     

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

     158,668        494,059  

Ferrovial SA

     141        3,453  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     26,066        690,720  
     

 

 

 
        1,188,232  
     

 

 

 

Singapore — 1.0%

     

CapitaLand Ltd.

     62,100        125,334  

City Developments Ltd.

     10,600        63,480  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     42,549        614,647  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

     19,000        113,342  
     

 

 

 
        916,803  
     

 

 

 

Finland — 0.9%

     

Elisa Oyj

     3,329        197,446  

Metso Outotec Oyj

     1        3  

Neles Oyj

     2,385        34,014  

Orion Oyj, Class B

     2,506        109,338  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

     12,723        339,636  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

     10,128        84,713  
     

 

 

 
        765,150  
     

 

 

 

Italy — 0.8%

     

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (a)

     352,953        719,460  

Pirelli & C SpA (a)(c)

     9,020        35,723  
     

 

 

 
        755,183  
     

 

 

 

Jersey — 0.8%

     

Ferguson PLC

     5,392        475,349  

WPP PLC.

     29,924        221,937  
     

 

 

 
        697,286  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2020

  concluded

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

New Zealand — 0.7%

     

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

     29,015      $ 123,690  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd.

     13,581        325,333  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

     30,365        98,591  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

     10,116        89,792  
     

 

 

 
        637,406  
     

 

 

 

Norway — 0.7%

     

Mowi ASA

     10,670        193,779  

Orkla ASA

     17,775        174,831  

Telenor ASA

     17,138        264,931  
     

 

 

 
        633,541  
     

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.6%

     

KBC Group NV

     5,870        334,698  

Umicore SA

     4,652        219,709  
     

 

 

 
        554,407  
     

 

 

 

Austria — 0.2%

     

Erste Group Bank AG (a)

     6,638        148,586  
     

 

 

 

Portugal — 0.1%

     

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

     5,876        98,522  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $81,762,305)

        89,415,450  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.6%

 

            VALUE  

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (f)
(Cost $522,761)

      $ 522,761  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $522,761)

        522,761  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (g) — 99.2%

 

(Cost $82,285,066)

        89,938,211  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.8%

        742,203  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 90,680,414  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Preference shares.

(c)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of these securities is $143,992.

(d)

Shares of this security are traded on the London Stock Exchange.

(e)

Shares of this security are traded on the Irish Stock Exchange.

(f)

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end.

(g)

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $83,570,661 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $13,967,030 and $7,599,480 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $6,367,550.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

32


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

July 31, 2020

 

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND      MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

ASSETS:

        

Investments, at value (cost $230,081,950, $202,621,780 and $82,285,066, respectively)

   $ 309,482,815      $ 359,882,975      $ 89,938,211  

Foreign cash, at value (cost $353,996)

     —          —          359,267  
Receivables for:         

Capital stock sold

     203,850        249,525        220,753  

Interest

     638,137        5        7  

Dividends

     134,702        345,050        267,184  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     310,459,504        360,477,555        90,785,422  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

        

Payable for investment securities purchased

     —          —          4,575  

Payable for capital stock repurchased

     209,043        139,323        19,374  

Accrued expenses

     379,147        353,148        81,059  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     588,190        492,471        105,008  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 309,871,314      $ 359,985,084      $ 90,680,414  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

Paid-in capital (par value of $0.01 per share with unlimited number of shares authorized)

   $ 221,839,807      $ 205,062,357      $ 85,814,345  

Net distributable earnings

     88,031,507        154,922,727        4,866,069  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 309,871,314      $ 359,985,084      $ 90,680,414  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE PER CLASS:

        
Individual Investor Class Shares:         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 309,871,314      $ 265,946,045      $ 29,072,581  

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     10,051,601        5,092,120        2,490,047  

Net asset value per share

   $ 30.83      $ 52.23      $ 11.68  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Institutional Class Shares:         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ —        $ 94,039,039      $ 61,607,833  

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     —          1,804,900        5,284,449  

Net asset value per share

   $ —        $ 52.10      $ 11.66  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

33


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended July 31, 2020

 

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND      MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

        

Interest income

   $ 2,368,632      $ 1,431      $ 678  

Dividend and other income (net of $18,521, $0 and $201,388 foreign withholding taxes, respectively)

     2,870,447        5,639,648        1,660,080  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     5,239,079        5,641,079        1,660,758  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

        

Administrative services fee.

     2,363,082        3,041,215        588,748  

Investment advisory fee

     1,833,251        730,796        205,703  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     4,196,333        3,772,011        794,451  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     1,042,746        1,869,068        866,307  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):

        
Net realized gain (loss) on:         

Investments

     8,447,551        2,131,393        (1,788,052

Foreign currency transactions

     —          —          (23,108
Change in net unrealized appreciation on:         

Investments

     13,349,692        40,698,197        5,760,867  

Foreign currency translations

     —          —          23,007  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS

     21,797,243        42,829,590        3,972,714  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 22,839,989      $ 44,698,658      $ 4,839,021  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

34


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    BALANCED FUND     EQUITY FUND     MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:

           
From operations:            

Net investment income

  $ 1,042,746     $ 1,118,296     $ 1,869,068     $ 1,702,282     $ 866,307     $ 1,076,165  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    8,447,551       4,497,578       2,131,393       1,315,712       (1,811,160     (903,952

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

    13,349,692       19,024,803       40,698,197       22,554,250       5,783,874       (155,721
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations.

    22,839,989       24,640,677       44,698,658       25,572,244       4,839,021       16,492  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Dividends and distributions to shareholders:            

Distributions

           

Individual Investor Class

    (5,565,679     (5,652,357     (1,857,385     (4,420,544     (196,685     (395,899

Institutional Class

    —         —         (872,217     (981,555     (616,102     (879,437
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (5,565,679     (5,652,357     (2,729,602     (5,402,099     (812,787     (1,275,336
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Capital share transactions:            

Proceeds from sales of shares

           

Individual Investor Class

    51,124,955       38,908,506       37,693,243       35,144,497       11,646,049       7,421,273  

Institutional Class

    —         —         38,785,741       28,005,275       27,776,825       18,903,257  

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

           

Individual Investor Class

    5,371,066       5,465,985       1,794,741       4,288,487       190,192       381,573  

Institutional Class

    —         —         739,931       773,029       608,601       869,648  

Payments for shares redeemed

           

Individual Investor Class1

    (40,385,990     (33,941,631     (49,460,152     (43,934,103     (6,273,803     (3,802,352

Institutional Class2

    —         —         (11,093,851     (7,478,084     (11,416,187     (8,943,606
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    16,110,031       10,432,860       18,459,653       16,799,101       22,531,677       14,829,793  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

    33,384,341       29,421,180       60,428,709       36,969,246       26,557,911       13,570,949  

NET ASSETS:

           

Beginning of period.

    276,486,973       247,065,793       299,556,375       262,587,129       64,122,503       50,551,554  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period.

  $ 309,871,314     $ 276,486,973     $ 359,985,084     $ 299,556,375     $ 90,680,414     $ 64,122,503  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1  

Net of redemption fee received of $44,731, $1,106, $21,573, $4,013, $4,781 and $1,396, respectively.

2 

Net of redemption fee received of $0, $0, $2,691, $0, $7,781 and $1,064, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

35


GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
     2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 29.05      $ 27.05      $ 25.55      $ 23.93      $ 25.07  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:               

Net investment income

     0.11        0.12        0.07        0.08        0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     2.25        2.50        1.79        2.05        (0.48
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     2.36        2.62        1.86        2.13        (0.46
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less dividends:               

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.11      (0.11      (0.05      (0.03      —    

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.47      (0.51      (0.31      (0.48      (0.68
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.58      (0.62      (0.36      (0.51      (0.68
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 30.83      $ 29.05      $ 27.05      $ 25.55      $ 23.93  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     8.19      10.04      7.32      9.07      (1.73 )% 
Ratios/Supplemental data:               

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

   $ 309,871      $ 276,487      $ 247,066      $ 225,670      $ 193,805  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.47      1.48      1.48      1.48      1.48

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.37      0.44      0.25      0.31      0.10

Portfolio turnover

     25      19      18      26      24

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

36


GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
     2020      2019      2018      2017      2016  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 46.17      $ 43.16      $ 38.05      $ 33.65      $ 32.73  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:               

Net investment income

     0.25        0.25        0.22        0.27        0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     6.16        3.61        5.28        4.84        1.27  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase from investment operations

     6.41        3.86        5.50        5.11        1.54  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less dividends:               

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.22      (0.21      (0.20      (0.22      (0.25

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.13      (0.64      (0.19      (0.49      (0.37
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.35      (0.85      (0.39      (0.71      (0.62
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 52.23      $ 46.17      $ 43.16      $ 38.05      $ 33.65  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     13.95      9.33      14.52      15.42      4.83
Ratios/Supplemental data:               

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

   $ 265,946      $ 244,706      $ 232,609      $ 207,282      $ 173,485  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.25      1.25      1.25      1.25      1.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.52      0.58      0.53      0.76      0.89

Portfolio turnover

     10      14      18      17      19

GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    

FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,

     FOR THE PERIOD
APRIL 30, 2018
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS)  TO
JULY 31, 2018
 
     2020      2019         

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 46.11      $ 43.16      $ 40.86  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:         

Net investment income

     0.39        0.39        0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     6.16        3.59        2.35  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase from investment operations

     6.55        3.98        2.44  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less dividends:         

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.43      (0.39      (0.14

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.13      (0.64      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.56      (1.03      (0.14
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 52.10      $ 46.11      $ 43.16  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     14.28      9.65      6.50 %(a) 
Ratios/Supplemental data:         

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 94,039      $ 54,850      $ 29,978  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.95      0.95      0.95 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.82      0.88      0.83 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover

     10      14      18 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

37


GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,      FOR THE PERIOD
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS)  TO
JULY 31, 2017
 
     2020      2019      2018         

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 11.07      $ 11.50      $ 11.31      $ 10.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income

     0.10        0.18        0.17        0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.59        (0.40      0.24        1.31  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     0.69        (0.22      0.41        1.41  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less dividends:            

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.08      (0.16      (0.19      (0.10

Distributions from net realized gains

     —          (0.05      (0.03      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.08      (0.21      (0.22      (0.10
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 11.68      $ 11.07      $ 11.50      $ 11.31  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     6.28      (1.82 )%       3.62      14.18 %(a) 
Ratios/Supplemental data:            

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 29,073      $ 22,110      $ 18,744      $ 8,087  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.28      1.28      1.28      1.28 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.98      1.79      1.71      1.79 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover

     20      23      28      13 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,      FOR THE PERIOD
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS)  TO
JULY 31, 2017
 
     2020      2019      2018         

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 11.07      $ 11.50      $ 11.31      $ 10.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income

     0.13        0.21        0.21        0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.59        (0.38      0.23        1.31  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     0.72        (0.17      0.44        1.43  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less dividends:            

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.13      (0.21      (0.22      (0.12

Distributions from net realized gains

     —          (0.05      (0.03      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.13      (0.26      (0.25      (0.12
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 11.66      $ 11.07      $ 11.50      $ 11.31  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     6.51      (1.43 )%       3.90      14.36 %(a) 
Ratios/Supplemental data:            

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 61,608      $ 42,012      $ 31,808      $ 15,574  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.98      0.98      0.98      0.98 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.28      2.09      2.01      2.09 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover

     20      23      28      13 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NOTE 1 — Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Green Century Funds (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust which offers three separate series, the Green Century Balanced Fund (the “Balanced Fund”), the Green Century Equity Fund (the “Equity Fund”) and the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the “MSCI International Index Fund”), each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. The Balanced Fund commenced operations on March 18, 1992, the Equity Fund Individual Investor Share Class commenced operations on September 13, 1995, the Equity Fund Institutional Share Class commenced operations on April 30, 2018, and the Individual Investor Share Class and Institutional Share Class of the MSCI International Index Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2016.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies”.

The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies:

 

  (A)

Investment Valuation:    Equity securities listed on U.S. national securities exchanges other than NASDAQ are valued at last sale price. If a last sale price is not available, securities listed on U.S. national exchanges other than NASDAQ are valued at the mean between the closing bid and closing ask prices. NASDAQ National Market® and SmallCapSM securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). The NOCP is based on the last traded price if it falls within the concurrent best bid and ask prices and is normalized pursuant to NASDAQ’s published procedures if it falls outside this range. If a NOCP is not available for any such security, the security is valued at the last sale price, or, if there have been no sales that day, at the mean between the closing bid and closing ask prices. Unlisted U.S. equity securities are valued at last sale price, or when last sale prices are not available, at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities (other than certificates of deposit and short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less) are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service which takes into account appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, and other market data, without exclusive reliance on quoted prices or exchange or over-the-counter prices. Securities, if any, for which there are no such valuations or quotations available, or for which the market quotation or valuation provided by a pricing service is deemed not reliable, are valued at fair value by management as determined in good faith under guidelines established by the Trustees. Certificates of deposit are valued at cost plus accrued interest, and short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, both of which approximate market value.

 

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For non-U.S. securities traded in foreign markets, the MSCI International Index Fund uses a fair value model developed by an independent pricing service to assist in valuing those securities. If an event occurs after the time at which the market for foreign securities held by the Fund closes but before the time that the Fund’s next NAV is calculated, such event may cause the closing price on the foreign exchange to not represent the readily available reliable market value quotation for such securities at the time the Fund determines its NAV. In such a case, the Fund will use the fair value of such securities as determined under the Fund’s valuation procedures. Events after the close of trading on a foreign market that could require a Fund to fair value some or all of its foreign securities include, among others, securities trading in the U.S. and other markets, corporate announcements, natural and other disasters, and political and other events. Among other elements of analysis in the determination of a security’s fair value, the Board has authorized the use of one or more independent research services to assist with such determinations. An independent research service may use statistical analyses and quantitative models to help determine fair value as of the time the Fund calculates its NAV. There can be no assurance that such models accurately reflect the behavior of the applicable markets or the effect of the behavior of such markets on the fair value of securities, or that such markets will continue to behave in a fashion that is consistent with such models. Unlike the closing price of a security on an exchange, fair value determinations employ elements of judgment. Consequently, the fair value assigned to a security may not represent the actual value that the Fund could obtain if it were to sell the security at the time of the close of the NYSE. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, the Fund is not obligated to use the fair valuations suggested by any research service, and valuation recommendations provided by such research services may be overridden if other events have occurred or if other fair valuations are determined in good faith to be more accurate. Unless an event is such that it causes the Fund to determine that the closing prices for one or more securities do not represent readily available reliable market value quotations at the time the Fund determines its NAV, events that occur between the time of the close of the foreign market on which they are traded and the close of regular trading on the NYSE will not be reflected in the Fund’s NAV.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 — quoted prices for active markets for identical securities. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value.

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Examples of level 2 inputs include 1) quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active 2) investments valued at amortized cost and 3) investments valued with inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. An adjustment to any observable input that is significant to the fair value may render the measurement a Level 3 measurement.

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs, including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

In some cases, the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those cases, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Balanced Fund’s net assets as of July 31, 2020:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  

COMMON STOCKS

     $194,870,326        $          —          $          —          $194,870,326  

BONDS & NOTES

     —          95,053,316        —          95,053,316  

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     19,559,173        —          —          19,559,173  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $214,429,499        $95,053,316        $          —          $309,482,815  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Equity Fund’s net assets as of July 31, 2020:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  

COMMON STOCKS

     $359,009,361        $       —          $          —          $359,009,361  

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     873,614        —          —          873,614  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $359,882,975        $       —          $          —          $359,882,975  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the MSCI International Index Fund’s net assets as of July 31, 2020:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
COMMON STOCKS            

JAPAN

     $          —          $21,290,550        $          —          $21,290,550  

GERMANY

     —          12,959,107        —          12,959,107  

SWITZERLAND

     —          8,105,337        —          8,105,337  

FRANCE

     —          7,738,303        —          7,738,303  

CANADA

     6,684,046        —          —          6,684,046  

UNITED KINGDOM

     199,180        6,038,448        —          6,237,628  

NETHERLANDS

     515,095        4,678,229        —          5,193,324  

DENMARK

     —          4,562,676        —          4,562,676  

AUSTRALIA

     —          4,404,270        —          4,404,270  

SWEDEN

     —          2,266,285        —          2,266,285  

HONG KONG

     —          2,197,047        —          2,197,047  

IRELAND

     —          1,381,761        —          1,381,761  

SPAIN

     —          1,188,232        —          1,188,232  

SINGAPORE

     —          916,803        —          916,803  

FINLAND

     —          765,150        —          765,150  

ITALY

     —          755,183        —          755,183  

JERSEY

     —          697,286        —          697,286  

NEW ZEALAND

     —          637,406        —          637,406  

NORWAY

     —          633,541        —          633,541  

BELGIUM

     —          554,407        —          554,407  

AUSTRIA

     —          148,586        —          148,586  

PORTUGAL

     —          98,522        —          98,522  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMONS STOCKS

     7,398,321        82,017,129        —          89,415,450  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     522,761        —          —          522,761  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $7,921,082        $82,017,129        $          —          $89,938,211  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the reporting period.

  (B)

Securities Transactions and Investment Income:    Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are determined using the identified cost basis. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on bonds, is recognized on the accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares in proportion to their relative shares outstanding.

  (C)

Currency Translation and Contracts:    Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. Occasionally, events impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Board of Trustees. The Funds do not separately report the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period, resulting from changes in exchange rates. When a Fund purchases or sells foreign securities, it enters into foreign exchange contracts to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of the transactions. A foreign exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange different currencies at an agreed-upon exchange rate on a specified date. The MSCI International Index Fund had no open foreign currency spot contracts outstanding as of July 31, 2020.

    

Cash, including cash denominated in foreign currencies, represents cash on hand held at major financial institutions and is subject to credit risk to the extent the balance exceeds applicable Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) limitations.

  (D)

Distributions:    Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds declare and pay dividends of net investment income, if any, semi-annually and distribute net realized capital gains, if any, annually. The amount and character of income and net realized gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with Federal income tax rules and regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. To the extent that these differences are attributable to permanent book and tax accounting differences, the components of net assets have been adjusted.

  (E)

Federal Taxes:    Each series of the Trust is treated as a separate entity for Federal income tax purposes. Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies (“RICs”). Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income or excise tax are necessary.

    

US GAAP requires that all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Funds, establish a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction). The Funds recognize tax benefits only if it is more likely than not that a tax position (including the Funds’ assertion that their income is exempt from tax) will be sustained upon examination. The Funds had no material uncertain tax positions and have not recorded a liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of July 31, 2020. Also, the Funds had recognized no interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits through July 31, 2020. At July 31, 2020, the tax years 2017 through 2020 remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

 

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  (F)

Redemption Fee:    A 2.00% redemption fee is retained by the Funds to offset the effect of transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term investing. The fee is imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares held 60 days or less from their purchase date. For the year ended July 31, 2020, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and MSCI International Index Fund received $44,731, $24,264 and $12,562 respectively, in redemption fees. Redemption fees are recorded as an adjustment to paid-in capital.

  (G)

Indemnification:    The Funds’ organizational documents provide that trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. As of July 31, 2020, no liability has been accrued.

  (H)

Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities:    As of July 31, 2020, there are no master netting arrangements related to the Funds. The Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities present derivative instruments on a gross basis, if applicable. As of July 31, 2020, no derivative instruments were held by the Funds.

NOTE 2 — Transactions With Affiliates

  (A)

Investment Adviser:    Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (“Green Century”) is the adviser (“the Adviser”) for the Funds. Green Century is owned by Paradigm Partners. Green Century oversees the portfolio management of the Funds on a day-to-day basis. Effective February 1, 2018, Green Century and the Funds on behalf of the Balanced Fund entered into a contractual investment advisory fee waiver agreement pursuant to which Green Century agreed to waive that portion of the fee to which it is otherwise entitled under the Advisory Agreement between Green Century and the Funds with respect to the Balanced Fund, so that Green Century’s investment advisory fee with respect to the Balanced Fund shall be equal on an annual basis to 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to $250 million and 0.60% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $250 million, accrued daily and paid monthly. Effective November 28, 2018, the Balanced Fund’s Advisory Agreement was amended to reflect the same reduction in the advisory fee that was stipulated in the fee waiver agreement. Prior to February 1, 2018, the Balanced Fund paid Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Equity Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Equity Fund’s average daily net assets up to but not including $100 million, 0.22% of average daily net assets including $100 million up to but not including $500 million, 0.17% of average daily net assets including $500 million up to but not including $1 billion and 0.12% of average daily net assets equal to or in excess of $1 billion. The MSCI International Index Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.28% of the MSCI International Index Fund’s average daily net assets.

  (B)

Subadvisers:    Trillium Asset Management, LLC (“Trillium”) is the subadviser for the Balanced Fund. Effective February 1, 2018, Green Century, Trillium, and the Funds on behalf of the Balanced Fund entered into a contractual investment subadvisory fee waiver agreement pursuant to which Trillium agreed to waive that portion of the fee to which it is otherwise entitled under the Subadvisory Agreement between Green Century, Trillium and the Funds with respect to the Balanced Fund, so that Trillium’s investment subadvisory fee with respect to the Fund shall be equal on an annual basis to 0.40% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to $30 million, 0.35% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $30 million up to $250 million, and 0.30% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $250 million. Effective November 28, 2018, the Balanced Fund’s Subadvisory Agreement was amended to reflect the same reduction in the subadvisory fee that was stipulated in the fee waiver agreement. Prior to February 1, 2018,

 

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  Trillium was paid a fee by the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.40% on the first $30 million of average daily net assets and 0.35% on average daily net assets in excess of $30 million for its services. For the year ended July 31, 2020, Green Century accrued fees of $994,132 to Trillium. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“Northern Trust”) is the subadviser for the Equity Fund and MSCI International Index Fund. For the Equity Fund, Northern Trust is paid a fee by the Adviser based on Northern Trust’s fee schedule of the greater of $75,000 or 0.10% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million and 0.03% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million for its services. For the MSCI International Index Fund, Northern Trust is paid a fee by the Adviser based on Northern Trust’s fee schedule of the greater of $100,000 or 0.17% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million for its services. For the year ended July 31, 2020, Green Century accrued fees of $140,563 and $113,153 to Northern Trust for the Equity Fund and the International Index Fund, respectively.
  (C)

Administrator:    Green Century is the administrator (“the Administrator”) of the Green Century Funds. Pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, Green Century pays all the expenses of each Fund other than the investment advisory fees; interest; taxes; brokerage costs and other capital expenses; expenses of non-interested trustees (including counsel fees) and any extraordinary expenses. The Balanced Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.48% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to and including $250 million and 1.43% of the Fund’s average daily net assets in excess of $250 million. The Equity Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.25% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets, and 0.95% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets. The MSCI International Index Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.28% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets, and 0.98% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets.

  (D)

Subadministrator:    Pursuant to a Subadministrative and Fund Accounting Services Agreement with the Administrator, UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) as Subadministrator and Fund Accountant, is responsible for conducting fund accounting and certain day-to-day administration of the Trust subject to the supervision and direction of the Administrator. For the year ended July 31, 2020, Green Century accrued fees of $168,378, $215,969, and $96,429 to UMBFS related to services performed on behalf of the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund, and the MSCI International Index Fund, respectively.

  (E)

Index Agreements:    The Equity Fund invests in the securities of the companies included in the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “KLD Index”). The Index is owned and maintained by MSCI ESG Research (“MSCI”). For the use of the KLD Index for the Equity Fund, MSCI is paid by the Adviser an annual license fee of $26,000, plus the greater of $26,000 or at an annual rate of 0.05% on the first $100 million of average daily net assets, 0.04% on the next $100 million of average daily net assets, and 0.03% on average daily net assets in excess of $200 million. The MSCI International Index Fund invests in the securities included in the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “World Index”). The Index is owned and maintained by MSCI. For the use of the World Index for the MSCI International Index Fund, MSCI is paid by the Adviser an annual license fee of $16,000, plus the greater of $25,000 or at an annual rate of 0.05% on the first $100 million of average daily net assets, 0.04% on the next $100 million of average daily net assets, and 0.03% on average daily net assets in

 

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  excess of $200 million. For the year ended July 31, 2020, Green Century accrued fees of $151,563 and $52,731 to MSCI for the Equity Fund and MSCI International Index Fund, respectively.

NOTE 3 — Investment Transactions

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the Balanced Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $67,391,440 and $66,873,518 respectively. The Equity Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $47,677,056 and $30,493,526, respectively. The MSCI International Index Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $36,537,595 and $14,689,630, respectively.

NOTE 4 — Federal Income Tax Information

The tax basis of the components of distributable net earnings (deficit) at July 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND      MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 110,728      $ 127,268      $ 83,896  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     8,293,784        2,168,190        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Tax accumulated earnings

     8,404,512        2,295,458        83,896  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated capital and other losses

     —          —          (1,602,445

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     79,626,995        152,627,269        6,367,550  

Foreign currency translations

     —          —          17,068  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributable net earnings (deficit)

   $ 88,031,507      $ 154,922,727      $ 4,866,069  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020 and the year ended July 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND  
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
 

Ordinary income

   $ 1,380,364      $ 1,539,357      $ 2,051,600      $ 2,668,893  

Long-term capital gains

     4,185,315        4,113,000        678,002        2,733,206  
     MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
               
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
               

Ordinary income

   $ 812,787      $ 1,049,319        

Long-term capital gains

     —          226,017        

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  continued

 

NOTE 5 — Capital Share Transactions

Capital Share transactions for the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund and the MSCI International Index Fund were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND     BALANCED FUND  
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
 

Shares sold

     1,761,134       1,427,521  

Reinvestment of dividends

     180,586       216,309  

Shares redeemed

     (1,408,560     (1,257,843
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     533,160       385,987  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     EQUITY FUND
INDIVIDUAL
INVESTOR CLASS
    EQUITY FUND
INDIVIDUAL
INVESTOR CLASS
 
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
 

Shares sold

     805,143       824,614  

Reinvestment of dividends

     36,329       110,775  

Shares redeemed

     (1,049,915     (1,024,527
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (208,443     (89,138
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     EQUITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
    EQUITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
 
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
 

Shares sold

     836,576       653,982  

Reinvestment of dividends

     15,047       19,493  

Shares redeemed

     (236,223     (178,554
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     615,400       494,921  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX INDIVIDUAL

INVESTOR CLASS
    MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX INDIVIDUAL

INVESTOR CLASS
 
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
 

Shares sold

     1,036,568       687,102  

Reinvestment of dividends

     16,768       35,596  

Shares redeemed

     (560,332     (356,006
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     493,004       366,692  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  concluded

 

     MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS
    MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS
 
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
 

Shares sold

     2,490,044       1,775,836  

Reinvestment of dividends

     53,436       80,885  

Shares redeemed

     (1,055,823     (825,444
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,487,657       1,031,277  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOTE 6 — Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Balanced Fund

On June 26, 2020, shareholders of the Balanced Fund approved a new investment subadvisory agreement with Trillium Asset Management LLC, the subadviser to the Balanced Fund. The percentage of shares outstanding and entitled to vote that were present by proxy was 51.11%. The number of shares voted were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Total

4,550,168    66,308    442,541    5,059,017

Note 7 — Market Risk from COVID-19

In March 2020, a pandemic related to COVID-19 was declared. The pandemic represents a market risk factor including uncertainty in the financial markets. Green Century will continue to monitor market conditions as information is available and evaluate the potential impacts, if any, on the value of its investments.

NOTE 8 — Subsequent Events

Subsequent to July 31, 2020 and through the date on which the financial statements were available for issuance, management has evaluated subsequent events requiring disclosure.

There were no events requiring accrual or disclosure.

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONSIDERATION OF SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

Perpetual Limited (an Australian Asset Manager) (“Perpetual”) acquired Trillium “(the “Transaction”) . The effective date of the Transaction was June 30, 2020.

At a meeting held on March 25, 2020 (the “March 2020 Meeting”), the Board of Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Independent Trustees: (i) unanimously approved the New Subadvisory Agreement and the Interim Subadvisory Agreement (collectively the “Subadvisory Agreements”) and (ii) unanimously recommended that Shareholders of the Balanced Fund approve the New Subadvisory Agreement. The Subadvisory Agreements were presented for approval because the Current Subadvisory Agreement would terminate upon completion of the proposed Transaction.

The Trustees considered all of the information provided to them by Trillium in connection with the March 2020 Meeting, as well as information provided over the past year and information provided to them in connection with their meeting on October 4, 2019, which was the meeting in which the Trustees considered and approved the renewal of the Current Subadvisory Agreement for the one-year period ended November 28, 2020 (the “2019 Annual Renewal Meeting”). At the March 2020 Meeting, Trillium affirmed and updated prior information and representations provided to the Trustees, including information and representations provided in connection with the 2019 Annual Renewal Meeting. In relying on information from the 2019 Annual Renewal Meeting (as affirmed and updated in March 2020), the Trustees observed that the term of the New Subadvisory Agreement would run until the same 2020 date as the annual renewal period for the Current Subadvisory Agreement that the Trustees approved at the 2019 Annual Renewal Meeting. In connection with their deliberations at the March 2020 Meeting, and in a separate executive session of the Independent Trustees, the Trustees considered, among other things, information provided by Trillium regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund, the subadvisory fees paid to Trillium and the profitability to Trillium of its subadvisory relationship to the Balanced Fund. The Independent Trustees were assisted by independent counsel in considering these materials and the approval of the Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees also received a memorandum from independent legal counsel advising them of their duties and responsibilities in connection with the contract review and the Transaction. In approving the Subadvisory Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Matters considered in connection with their approval of the Subadvisory Agreements included the following.

Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Performed.    The Trustees noted that under the terms of the Subadvisory Agreements, Trillium will continue to provide the day-to-day portfolio management of the Balanced Fund, including determining asset and sector allocation; conducting securities selection and discovery; researching and analyzing environmental policies and practices of companies and implementing the Balanced Fund’s environmental screening criteria; managing the volatility, liquidity, risk, and turnover of the portfolio; and investing the portfolio consistent with the Balanced Fund’s investment objective and policies. The Trustees considered the professional expertise, tenure, and qualifications of the portfolio management team and noted that Trillium was devoted exclusively to environmentally and socially responsible investing and managed over $2 billion in assets. The Trustees reviewed information relating to the Transaction, which included materials from Trillium, and the role of current Trillium personnel under the Subadvisory Agreements following the Transaction and placed emphasis on the representations that the role of such personnel would remain unchanged. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s compliance record as well as the professional experience and responsiveness of Trillium’s compliance staff, as reported to them by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s leadership in social and environmental responsibility, including its shareholder advocacy efforts. The Trustees observed that, following the Transaction, the operations and leadership of Trillium were expected to continue with a considerable degree of independence from Perpetual, and Trillium would operate under its brand with no changes to its team, investment process, or advocacy initiatives.

 

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Based on its review of all of the services provided and to be provided, the Trustees concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of services provided by Trillium supported the approval of the Subadvisory Agreements.

Investment Performance.    The Trustees reviewed and considered, at their 2019 Annual Renewal Meeting, information regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund and comparative data with respect to the performance of mutual funds with similar investment objectives as well as other broad-based market indexes. The Trustees noted that as of periods ended July 31, 2019, the Balanced Fund’s one-, three-, five- and ten-year average annual returns outperformed the Lipper Balanced Fund Index. The Trustees also noted that as of periods ended July 31, 2019, the Balanced Fund’s one- and three-year average annual returns outperformed a custom balanced index (“Custom Index”) comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 1500 Index and a 40% weighting in the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate and Government Index and its five- and ten-year average annual returns underperformed the Custom Index. At the March 2020 Meeting, the Trustees received further updated performance information, including information relating to the Balanced Fund’s performance through periods of considerable market volatility as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic during the first part of 2020. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate at the March 2020 Meeting, the Trustees concluded that the performance of the Balanced Fund together with Trillium’s investment process, philosophies and experience in environmentally and socially responsible investing, supported the approval of the Subadvisory Agreements.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability.    The Trustees considered that the subadvisory fees to be paid by Green Century to Trillium under the Subadvisory Agreements were 0.40% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Balanced Fund up to $30 million, 0.35% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Balanced Fund in excess of $30 million up to $250 million, and 0.30% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Balanced Fund in excess of $250 million. The Trustees noted that the subadvisory fees to be paid under the Subadvisory Agreements would be the same as those paid under the Current Agreement.

In evaluating the profitability of the Current Agreement to Trillium, the Trustees noted that based on information provided by Trillium at the 2019 Annual Renewal Meeting, the relationship was profitable. The Trustees noted that Trillium stated that recent increases in the assets of the Balanced Fund have allowed Trillium to realize what it considers to be a fair entrepreneurial profit on the subadvisory services it provides. The Trustees considered the financial resources Trillium dedicated and the other expenses Trillium incurred in providing subadvisory services to the Balanced Fund, including startup costs relating to the relationship, and additional personnel, legal, trading analysis and compliance costs required in the context of providing subadvisory services to a mutual fund. The Trustees took into account that Trillium is the investment adviser or sub-adviser to other mutual funds. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s fee structure and noted, based on the information provided, that the subadvisory fees were lower than the fees Trillium would receive from an institutional client with separate accounts of similar size as the Balanced Fund.

The Trustees also considered that the subadvisory fees are paid by Green Century, and are not in addition to the advisory fees paid to Green Century by the Balanced Fund, noting that the terms of the Trust’s investment advisory agreement with Green Century were not subject to review, approval or renewal at the March 2020 Meeting.

After reviewing the information described above, the Trustees concluded that the fees specified in the Subadvisory Agreements, taking into account the nature and quality of services provided and the costs of the services provided by and to be provided by Trillium, supported the approval of the Subadvisory Agreements.

Other Benefits.    The Trustees evaluated potential other benefits that Trillium may realize from its relationship with the Balanced Fund. At the 2019 Annual Renewal Meeting, they had considered the brokerage practices of Trillium, including the soft dollar commissions that were generated with respect to the Balanced Fund’s portfolio transactions. The Trustees considered that Trillium was not affiliated with a broker/dealer in the business of executing trades for U.S. mutual funds and therefore no benefit would be realized by Trillium through transactions with affiliated brokers.

 

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The Trustees further considered the reputational and other advantages that Trillium and, by extension, its new parent Perpetual may gain from its relationship with the Balanced Fund. The Trustees concluded that the expected benefits were reasonable in the context of its relationship with the Balanced Fund.

Economies of Scale.    The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale would be realized by Trillium as the Balanced Fund grows in asset size and the extent to which such economies of scale might be reflected in the subadvisory fees. They noted the relatively small size of the Balanced Fund (compared with similar funds in the industry) and the resultant difficulty of achieving meaningful economies of scale, though they took into account the effects of significant increases in Balanced Fund and Trust assets over the past few years. They considered that if the assets were to increase, Trillium could have the opportunity to experience economies of scale. They also noted that pursuant to the Subadvisory Agreements, the overall subadvisory fees paid to Trillium by Green Century (out of the advisory fee that Green Century receives from the Balanced Fund, which is subject to a breakpoint) include breakpoints at $30 million and $250 million, so that fees as a percentage of net assets decrease modestly (from 40 basis points towards 30 basis points) as assets in the Balanced Fund increase. The Trustees concluded that economies of scale could be realized as the Balanced Fund grows, and that the fee schedules as specified were appropriate, and supported the approval of the Subadvisory Agreements.

Based on a review of all factors deemed relevant, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Subadvisory Agreements should be approved.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders of the Funds and Board of Trustees

Green Century Funds:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Green Century Balanced Fund, Green Century Equity Fund, and Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (collectively, the Funds), each a series of Green Century Funds, including the portfolios of investments, as of July 31, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of July 31, 2020, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and broker, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more Green Century investment companies since 1995.

Boston, Massachusetts

September 25, 2020

 

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TAX INFORMATION

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and MSCI International Fund, respectively, had 100%, 100% and 0.00% of dividends paid from net investment income qualified for the 70% dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

For the year ended July 31, 2020, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and MSCI International Fund, respectively, had 100%, 100% and 100% of dividends paid from net investment income, designated as qualified dividend income.

GREEN CENTURY FUNDS TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

The following table presents information about each Trustee and each Officer of the Trust as of July 31, 2020. Each Trustee and each Officer of the Trust noted as an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act), and noted with an asterisk, is interested by virtue of his or her position with Green Century as described below. The Trust does not hold annual shareholder meetings for the purpose of electing Trustees, and Trustees are not elected for fixed terms. This means that each Trustee will be elected to hold office until his or her successor is elected or until he or she retires, resigns, dies, or is removed from office.

The Trust’s Registration Statement includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the following toll-free number: 1-800-93-GREEN.

 

NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE  

POSITION(S) HELD

WITH THE TRUST

AND LENGTH OF

TIME SERVED

 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING

PAST 5 YEARS AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD

 

NUMBER OF

PORTFOLIOS

OVERSEEN

BY TRUSTEE

 
Independent Trustees:    

Jonathan Darnell

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 60

  Trustee since 2014   Managing Director, AltEnergy, LLC (since 2016); Managing Director, Pickwick Capital Partners (since 2014); President/Founder, Patolan Partners (since 2011).     3  

Daniel S. Kern

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 59

  Trustee since 2015   Chief Investment Officer, TFC Financial Management (since 2015); President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisor Partners (2011 to 2015).     3  

Peter D. Kinder

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 73

  Trustee since 2015   Retired; Director, Trillium Asset Management (2013 to 2014)     3  

 

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NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE  

POSITION(S) HELD

WITH THE TRUST

AND LENGTH OF

TIME SERVED

 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING

PAST 5 YEARS AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD

 

NUMBER OF

PORTFOLIOS

OVERSEEN

BY TRUSTEE

 

Mary Raftery

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 55

  Trustee since 2009   Senior Advisor, Funder Collaborations, ClimateWorks Foundation (since 2014); Organizational Development Consultant, Self-employed (since 2007).     3  

James H. Starr

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 72

  Chairperson since 2009; Trustee since 1991   Consultant, Rainville Petito, PLLC (2016 to 2019); Consultant, Danielson Rainville Attorneys, PLLC (2016); Director and President, Gunnison Valley Housing Foundation (since 2011); Director (since 2011) and President (2015-2018), Coal Creek Watershed Coalition; Senior Attorney, Starr and Associates, PC (1982 to 2014).     3  
Interested Trustees:      

Douglas H. Phelps*

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 73

  Trustee since 1997   President (1996 to 2003) and Director (since 1996), Green Century Capital Management, Inc.; President and Executive Director, The Public Interest Network (since 1982); Chairman, U.S. PIRG (since 1983); Chairman, Environment America (since 2007); President, Telefund, Inc. (since 1988); President, Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. (since 2003).     3  

Wendy Wendlandt*

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 58

  Trustee since 1991   President (2006 to 2013) and Director (since 2006), Green Century Capital Management, Inc.; Political Director, The Public Interest Network (since 1989); Senior Staff, Fund for Public Interest (since 1989); Director, Fair Share (since 2012); President, Environment America Research and Policy Center (since 2007); Acting President, Environmental America (since 2020).     3  
Officers:      

John Nolan*

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 57

  President and Treasurer since 2018   Senior Vice President and Treasurer (since 2018), Green Century Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operations Officer, SIFF Capital Management (2016 to 2017); Partner, Kingsbridge National Ice Center (2009 to 2016).    
Not
applicable
 
 

Amy Puffer*

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 61

  Chief Compliance Officer since 2004; Secretary and Assistant Treasurer since 2006   Chief Compliance Officer (since 2004), Clerk and Director (since 2006), Green Century Capital Management, Inc.    
Not
applicable
 
 

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER AND ADMINISTRATOR

Green Century Capital Management, Inc.

114 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

1-800-93-GREEN

www.greencentury.com

info@greencentury.com

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER (Balanced Fund)

Trillium Asset Management, LLC

Two Financial Center

60 South Street, Suite 1100

Boston, MA 02111

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER (Equity Fund and International Fund)

Northern Trust Investments, Inc.

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60603

SUBADMINISTRATOR and DISTRIBUTOR

UMB Fund Services, Inc. (Subadministrator)

UMB Distribution Services, LLC (Distributor)

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

CUSTODIAN

UMB Bank, n.a.

928 Grand Blvd

Kansas City, MO 64106

TRANSFER AGENT

Atlantic Shareholder Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza

Portland, ME 04101

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

KPMG LLP

Two Financial Center

60 South Street

Boston, MA 02111

 

 

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Annual Report

 

Beginning in March 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Green Century Funds’ shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from Green Century or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, 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 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 Green Century Funds electronically by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you invest directly with the Funds, by contacting Shareholder Services at 1-800-221-5519 or by visiting https://www.greencentury.com/access-my-account/.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest directly with the Funds, you can inform Green Century that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting Green Century at 1-800-221-5519 or via email at info@greencentury.com. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all accounts held in the Green Century Funds.

LOGO

July 31, 2020

Balanced

Fund

 

Equity

Fund

 

International

Fund

 

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

 

  (a)

The registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller.

 

  (c)

During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to the provisions of the Code of Ethics referred to in Item 2(a) above.

 

  (d)

During the period covered by this report, there were no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the Code of Ethics referred to in Item 2(a) above.

 

  (e)

Not applicable.

 

  (f)

The Code of Ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that Jonathan Darnell, a member of the Board’s audit committee, qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined in the instructions to Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Darnell is “independent” as that term is defined in the instructions to Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

  (a)

Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are as follows.

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/20: $83,000

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/19: $83,000

 

  (b)

Audit-Related Fees. No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this item.

 

  (c)

Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning are as follows. The services comprising the fees disclosed under this category are tax compliance monitoring and tax filing preparation.

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/20: $18,540

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/19: $18,540

 

  (d)

All Other Fees. No fees were billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this item.


  (e)(1)

The Charter of the Audit Committee of the Board requires that the Committee approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Funds and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Funds’ independent auditors to the Funds’ investment adviser or administrator or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser or administrator that provides ongoing services to the Funds, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. The Audit Committee has the duty to consider whether the non-audit services provided by the Funds’ auditor to the Funds’ investment adviser, administrator, or any adviser affiliate that provides ongoing services to the Funds, which services were not pre-approved by the Audit Committee, are compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence and to review and approve the fees proposed to be charged to the Funds by the auditors for each audit and non-audit service.

 

  (e)(2)

Zero percent of the services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

  (f)

Not applicable.

 

  (g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant were the tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning fees listed in paragraph (c) of this Item and are as follows. No non-audit fees were billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant.

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/20: $18,540

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/19: $18,540

 

  (h)

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.


Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

 

(a)

Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the “Disclosure Controls”) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date (the “Filing Date”) of this Form N-CSR (the “Report”), the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Disclosure Controls are effectively designed to ensure that information that is required to be disclosed by the registrant in the Report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the Report is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

(b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the fiscal period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of securities lending activities for closed-end management investment companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)   Code of Ethics: Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR filed on October 7, 2013.
    (2)   Certifications for each principal executive and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are filed herewith.
    (3)   Not applicable.
    (4)   There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.
(b)   Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) are filed 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.

 

Green Century Funds

/s/ John R. Nolan

John R. Nolan
President and Principal Executive Officer
October 6, 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.

 

/s/ John R. Nolan

John R. Nolan
President and Principal Executive Officer
October 6, 2020

/s/ John R. Nolan

John R. Nolan
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
October 6, 2020