N-CSR 1 a16-3414_1ncsr.htm N-CSR

 

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

811-214

 

SENTINEL GROUP FUNDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

National Life Drive, Montpelier, Vermont

 

05604

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Sentinel Asset Management, Inc.

National Life Drive, Montpelier, Vermont 05604

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(802) 229-3113

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

November 30, 2015

 

 

Date of reporting period:

December 1, 2014 to November 30, 2015

 

 



 

Annual Report

November 30, 2015

 

Sentinel Common Stock Fund

Sentinel Mid Cap Fund

Sentinel Small Company Fund

 

Sentinel Balanced Fund

Sentinel Multi-Asset Income Fund

Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund

Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund

 

Sentinel International Equity Fund

 

Sentinel Government Securities Fund

Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund

Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund

Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund

 

www.sentinelinvestments.com

 



 

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Table of Contents

 

4

 

Message to Shareholders

 

 

 

5

 

Understanding your Sentinel Funds Financial Statements

 

 

 

6

 

Sentinel Balanced Fund

 

 

 

13

 

Sentinel Common Stock Fund

 

 

 

18

 

Sentinel Government Securities Fund

 

 

 

23

 

Sentinel International Equity Fund

 

 

 

29

 

Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund

 

 

 

35

 

Sentinel Mid Cap Fund

 

 

 

40

 

Sentinel Multi-Asset Income Fund

 

 

 

47

 

Sentinel Small Company Fund

 

 

 

52

 

Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund

 

 

 

57

 

Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund

 

 

 

62

 

Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

 

68

 

Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund

 

 

 

74

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

78

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

 

80

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

86

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

96

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

116

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

117

 

Actual and Hypothetical Expenses for Comparison Purposes

 

 

 

118

 

Expenses

 

 

 

120

 

Additional Information for Shareholders

 

 

 

122

 

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements

 

 

 

124

 

Directors & Officers

 



 

Message to Shareholders

 

Thomas H. Brownell

President and Chief Executive Officer

Sentinel Asset Management, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

 

I am pleased to report that Sentinel accomplished a lot in fiscal year 2015. We continued to implement our corporate strategy that is designed to position the company for success in the years ahead. That strategy is focused on rationalizing our product offerings, and building out our investment teams with top notch, talented investment professionals. We also worked diligently last year to strengthen and expand our distribution relationships with key partners and alliances who value our investment process and philosophy. These enhancements should enable us to be a more focused competitor offering compelling investment solutions to you, our shareholders, in the years ahead.

 

Looking back, the capital markets were more volatile in the year ended November 30, 2015 than they have been in recent years. Despite equity markets reaching all-time highs in the first quarter, global equity markets sold off sharply during the third quarter on growing concerns of decelerating global growth, particularly in China. Commodity markets bore the brunt of this actual and projected slower economic growth, and accordingly, the Energy and Materials sectors of the equity markets dropped markedly in the last half of the fiscal year.

 

On the fixed income side, the corporate credit markets, despite relative calm in interest rates over the course of the year, also experienced recent bouts of significant volatility. Most notably the high yield market declined sharply during the last half of the year, again largely due to weakness in commodity prices and the corresponding impact on corporate profitability in those sectors.

 

Despite the recent weakness in the markets highlighted above, and the potential for lingering effects from the recent decline in commodity prices in the coming months, we are constructive as we look ahead into 2016. Our independent perspective on the markets that is supported by our Montpelier, Vermont location is essential to us maintaining our role as strong stewards of our clients’ capital. Furthermore, at least in part due to the market environment described above, we remain optimistic that many actively managed funds will prove to be excellent investment alternatives going forward. As active investors, we believe our focus on fundamental research and analysis, close attention to risk management, and a keen understanding of macroeconomic market conditions, all combined with a long-term perspective, can serve our clients well through calm and volatile markets alike.

 

So regardless of the market challenges that may lie ahead, we will continue to do what we do best - serve as steadfast stewards of our investors’ capital as that is the Sentinel standard.

 

Thank you for the trust you have placed in us. We value that trust and confidence, and we will continue to work diligently to meet your investment goals in the years ahead.

 

 

 

/s/ Thomas H. Brownell

 

 

This article contains the current opinions of the author but not necessarily those of Sentinel Investments.

 

The author’s opinions are subject to change without notice. This article is distributed for informational purposes only. Forecasts, estimates, and certain information contained herein are based upon proprietary research and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security, strategy or investment product. Information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but not guaranteed.

 

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Understanding your Sentinel Funds Financial Statements

 

1 Schedule of Investments

 

This schedule shows you which investments your fund owned on the last day of the reporting period. The schedule includes:

 

· a list of each investment

 

· the number of shares/par amount of each stock, bond or short-term note

 

· the market value of each investment

 

· the percentage of investments in each industry

 

· the percent and dollar breakdown of each category

 

2 Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

This statement details what the fund owns (assets), what it owes (liabilities), and its net assets as of the last day of the period. If you subtract what the fund owes from what it owns, you get the fund’s net assets. For each class of shares, the net assets divided by the total number of shares outstanding gives you the price of an individual share, or the net asset value per share.

 

Net assets are also broken down by capital (money invested by shareholders); net investment income not yet paid to shareholders or net investment losses, if any; net gains earned on investments but not yet paid to shareholders or net losses on investments (known as realized gains or losses); and finally gains or losses on securities still owned by the fund (known as unrealized appreciation or depreciation). This breakdown tells you the value of net assets that are performance-related, such as investment gains or losses, and the value of net assets that are not related to performance, such as shareholder investments and redemptions.

 

3 Statement of Operations

 

This statement breaks down how each fund’s net assets changed during the period as a result of the fund’s operations. It tells you how much money the fund made or lost after taking into account income, fees and expenses, and investment gains or losses. It does not include shareholder transactions and distributions. Fund operations include:

 

· income earned from investments

 

· management fees and other expenses

 

· gains or losses from selling investments (known as realized gains or losses)

 

· gains or losses on current fund holdings (known as unrealized appreciation or depreciation)

 

4 Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

This statement shows how each fund’s net assets changed over the past two reporting periods. It details how much a fund grew or shrank as a result of:

 

· operations — a summary of the Statement of Operations for the most recent period

 

· distributions — income and gains distributed to shareholders

 

· capital share transactions — shareholders’ purchases, reinvestments, and redemptions

 

Net assets at the beginning of the period plus the sum of operations, distributions to shareholders and capital share transactions result in net assets at the end of the period.

 

5 Financial Highlights

 

This statement itemizes current period activity and statistics and provides comparison data for the last five fiscal years (or less if the fund or class is not five years old). On a per-share basis, it includes:

 

· share price at the beginning of the period

 

· investment income and capital gains or losses

 

· income and capital gains distributions paid to shareholders

 

· share price at the end of the period

 

It also includes some key statistics for the period:

 

· total return — the overall percentage return of the fund, assuming reinvestment of all distributions

 

· expense ratio — operating expenses as a percentage of average net assets

 

· net income ratio — net investment income as a percentage of average net assets

 

· portfolio turnover — the percentage of the portfolio that was replaced during the period

 

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Sentinel Balanced Fund

(Unaudited)

 

Daniel J. Manion, CFA

Lead and Equity Portolio Manager

 

 

Jason Doiron, FRM, PRM

Fixed Income Portolio Manager

 

 

Performance Highlights

 

· The Sentinel Balanced Fund had a return of 0.56%* for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, compared to a same time period return of 2.75% for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, and a 0.97% return for the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

 

· The Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 943 Moderate Allocation (Balanced) funds posted an average return of -0.84% for the same time period. Over the past 3, 5 and 10 year periods, ended on November 30th, 2015, the Fund has consistently outperformed its peer group average.

 

Equity Market Review

 

Equity markets remained essentially flat for the fiscal year period, showing a marked degree of volatility in the latter part of the year. After a rather significant late summer drop in global equity markets, reacting to China’s weaker economic outlook, the domestic equity markets rebounded in the latter part of the year, erasing all annual losses. Questions still abound on the Federal Reserve’s stance on monetary policy, as industrial production has slowed down domestically, while consumer confidence has ebbed from prior stronger levels. Expectations for corporate earnings growth continue to trend down, as the latest earnings season pointed towards continuing headwinds in top line growth. Small capitalization stocks outperformed both large and mid-cap stocks for the fiscal year, rebounding to a larger degree in the latter part of the year. Sector leadership changed continuously through the year, but the Energy and Telecommunications sectors proved to be the major laggards for the year, with the Materials and Utilities close behind. The best performing sector was Consumer Discretionary, with Internet Retailing providing the lion’s share of the upside. The Information Technology and Health Care sectors also posted positive performance for the fiscal year.

 

Bond Market Review

 

Concerns emerging from late 2014 spilled over into 2015. Investors remained focused on an eventual unwind of Federal Reserve easing, the weight of a stronger dollar on corporate earnings, fading growth in China, and soft commodity prices. Even away from energy and metals, corporate balance sheets deteriorated in support of shareholder enriching activities including elevated buybacks and dividends.

 

As organic growth continues to be challenging and the corporate bond market remains open, we expect mergers and acquisitions to continue. Away from the Energy and other Commodity sectors, corporate issuance should remain strong. Investors should expect the market to continue to be bifurcated in early 2016 as Commodity sectors deal with anemic demand, weak spot prices, and elevated default risk. However, investors continue to seek income. Consequently, as earnings in other sectors remain more stable, so should credit spreads.

 

The Federal Reserve ended its unprecedented era of zero rates and in December increased rates in a well telegraphed move. Still, the language out of the Federal Reserve remained dovish and we expect the Federal Reserve to remain data dependent. While there is much ink spilled on geopolitical risks, the market will likely remain more responsive

 

 


* Performance for Class A shares only at net asset value. Performance data shown does not include the effects of any sales charge. If it did, returns would be lower.

 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held U.S. equity securities chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.

 

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that measures the U.S. investment grade fixed-rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.

 

An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

The return for the Morningstar category is an average of funds within the particular category as determined by Morningstar based on investment styles as measured by their underlying port olio holdings.

 

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to the accommodativeness of central banks, corporate earnings, assessment of the credit cycle, and angst over the meaning of weakness in commodities. During 2016, we intend to remain vigilant for evolving risks and continue to believe that flexibility will be critical to navigating the markets.

 

Key Performance Attribution

 

The Fund carried an overweight to equities, on average, of about 5% relative to the benchmark over the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015. As stocks outperformed investment grade bonds through this period, this allocation produced a positive impact on relative performance.

 

Within the equity portion of the Balanced Fund, the Fund’s stock selection in Consumer Staples, Information Technology and Energy benefitted the fund, as well as our underweight position in Utilities. In particular, our food products exposure worked well for us this year, namely Kraft Heinz and McCormick. Within Information Technology, our exposure to IT Services through Visa and Accenture, along with our Semiconductor exposure through Altera and Texas Instruments also added to performance. On the negative side, our underweight exposure to the strong performing Internet Retailing space detracted from performance, along with our bricks and mortar retail exposure, which is facing some recent difficulties as consumer traffic seems to be waning.

 

On the fixed income side, credit spreads widened over the course of the fiscal year. As a result, overweight positions in investment grade and high yield corporate securities, overall, had a moderately negative impact on relative performance. Security selection within the Fund’s Agency mortgage-backed securities allocation was a positive. Other selection effects were muted and moderately positive on a net basis. Our yield curve positioning worked against us over the fiscal year through a combination of carry and trading effects.

 

Portfolio Positioning and Outlook

 

The Sentinel Balanced Fund’s asset allocation as of November 30, 2015 was 64% stocks, 27% bonds and 9% cash and cash equivalents (short-term fixed-income instruments). While stock market indices remain near record levels, we remain optimistic about finding attractive opportunities for total returns and modest levels of risk in high-quality, large-cap stocks. The Fund owned, in aggregate, shares of companies that were growing earnings at attractive rates, generating strong free cash flow, and managing their capital prudently. Within fixed income, we continue to manage our overall exposure to rate volatility and credit risk, which has led to no exposure to treasuries and only a 1% exposure to high yield corporate bonds.

 

We believe the Sentinel Balanced Fund is well positioned to take advantage of the current market dynamics. We intend to maintain our focus on finding attractive opportunities for total long term returns and modest levels of risk in high-quality, large cap stocks. We plan to maintain a sizeable commitment to fixed-income securities in the Fund as a means of generating income and reducing risk.

 

/s/ Daniel J. Manion

 

/s/ Jason Doiron

 

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Performance Notes (Unaudited)

 

Graph and total return data assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Fund performance in the graphs and table reflects expenses and management fees but does not reflect the effect of any taxes on fund distributions or redemptions. Growth of Class A shares in the graph reflects the 5% maximum sales charge. Growth of Class C shares in the graph does not reflect the 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) applicable to redemptions within the first year, because none would apply if the shares were held for the full period. Index performance does not reflect any sales charges, fees or expenses. Data shown represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; current performance may be higher or lower than that shown. Investment return and principal value will vary so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Summary and full prospectuses containing this and other information are available from sentinelinvestments.com. Please read them carefully. Visit www.sentinelinvestments.com for the most current month-end performance information.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment (Class A shares and Class C shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Class I shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of November 30, 2015)

 

 

 

Class A shares

 

Class C shares

 

Class I shares

 

 

 

Without

 

With 5%

 

Without

 

With 1%

 

No

 

 

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

CDSC

 

CDSC

 

Sales Charge

 

1 year

 

0.56

%

-4.45

%

-0.23

%

-1.17

%

0.79

%

3 years

 

9.03

 

7.18

 

8.20

 

8.20

 

9.32

 

5 years

 

9.16

 

8.04

 

8.29

 

8.29

 

9.32

 

10 years

 

6.52

 

5.97

 

5.60

 

5.60

 

6.59

 

 

Class

 

Symbol

A

 

SEBLX

C

 

SBACX

I

 

SIBLX

 

Inception Date of the Fund — 11/15/38

 

Performance of the Class A shares prior to June 30, 2012 has not been adjusted to reflect the decrease in the maximum 12b-1 fee from 0.30% to 0.25%. If it had, those returns would be higher. Performance of the Class I shares prior to their inception on August 27, 2007 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, restated to reflect that Class I shares are not subject to a sales charge. Only eligible investors may purchase Class I shares, as described in the Prospectus.

 

The following are total annual operating expense ratios for Sentinel Balanced Fund Class A, C & I shares: A — 1.08%, C — 1.83%, I — 0.81%. Expense ratio data is sourced from the Fund’s most recent prospectus.

 

International securities are subject to political influences, currency fluctuations and economic cycles that may be unrelated to those affecting the domestic financial markets and may experience wider price fluctuations than U.S. domestic securities. Fixed income securities are subject to credit and interest rate risks. Bond values will generally decrease when interest rates rise and will generally increase when interest rates fall. Bonds with lower credit ratings are more speculative and likely to default than higher quality bonds and tend to fluctuate more widely in value. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are subject to prepayment risks. These risks may result in greater share price volatility. Convertible securities are subject to the risks associated with both fixed income securities and common stocks. Small and mid-sized company stocks can be more volatile than large company stocks. Large company stocks as a group could fall out of favor with the market and underperform investments that focus on small and mid-sized company stocks. Fund shares are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies.

 

The Fund may use derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends upon or is derived from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or index. The Fund may use derivatives as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to certain risks, such as risks associated with changes in interest rates, or currency or credit risk (“hedging”). The use of derivatives may reduce the Fund’s return and increase the volatility in movements in the Fund’s net asset value. For additional information regarding the use of derivatives, please see the Fund’s current Prospectus.

 

A CDSC of up to 1% may apply to investments of $1,000,000 or more in Class A shares which are redeemed within 12 months. See the Prospectus.

 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held U.S. equity securities chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.

 

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that measures the U.S. investment grade fixed-rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.

 

An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

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Fund Profile

at November 30, 2015

 

Portfolio Weightings

 

Asset Category

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Domestic Common Stocks

 

62.6

%

U.S. Government Obligations

 

23.5

%

Domestic Corporate Bonds

 

10.4

%

Foreign Stocks & ADR’s

 

1.8

%

Cash and Other

 

1.7

%

 

Top 10 Equity Holdings*

 

Description

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

2.6

%

Visa, Inc.

 

2.0

%

Apple, Inc.

 

2.0

%

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

1.5

%

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

 

1.5

%

Boeing Co.

 

1.4

%

Medtronic PLC

 

1.3

%

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

1.3

%

Amgen, Inc.

 

1.3

%

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

1.3

%

Total of Net Assets

 

16.2

%

 

Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings*

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity

 

Percent of

 

Description

 

Coupon

 

Date

 

Net Assets

 

FHLMC Q29056

 

4.00

%

10/01/44

 

2.2

%

FHLMC Q02664

 

4.50

%

08/01/41

 

1.8

%

FNMA AT2016

 

3.00

%

04/01/43

 

1.6

%

FNMA TBA 15 YR Dec

 

2.50

%

12/16/30

 

1.6

%

FHLMC Q29260

 

4.00

%

10/01/44

 

1.0

%

FNMA AY1670

 

3.50

%

02/01/45

 

1.0

%

FHR 3859 JB

 

5.00

%

05/15/41

 

0.9

%

GNMA II 005175

 

4.50

%

09/20/41

 

0.9

%

FNMA TBA 30 YR Dec

 

3.00

%

12/10/45

 

0.8

%

FNMA AH8925

 

4.50

%

03/01/41

 

0.6

%

Total of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

12.4

%

 

Average Effective Duration (for all Fixed Income Holdings) 1.5 years** (Unaudited)

 


*“Top 10 Equity Holdings” and “Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings” excludes any short-term investments and money market funds. Portfolio composition and holdings are subject to change. More complete holdings follow.

**The average effective duration considers the call and put dates of applicable fixed income investments and the pre-payment risks of mortgage-backed bonds to measure the sensitivity of the value of the Fund’s portfolio to changes in interest rates.

 

Schedule of Investments

at November 30, 2015

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

23.5

%

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations 16.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

0.045%, 12/04/15

 

770 M

 

$

769,997

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

FHR 3859 JB

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 05/15/41

 

2,430 M

 

2,677,585

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

15-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FHLMC G18091

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 12/01/20

 

3 M

 

3,528

 

FHLMC J22900

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 03/01/28

 

1,392 M

 

1,422,656

 

 

 

 

 

1,426,184

 

20-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FHLMC P00020

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 10/01/22

 

24 M

 

 

23,970

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FHLMC G08062

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 06/01/35

 

8 M

 

8,321

 

FHLMC Q02664

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 08/01/41

 

5,112 M

 

5,528,510

 

FHLMC Q29260

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 10/01/44

 

2,922 M

 

3,101,846

 

FHLMC Q29056

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 10/01/44

 

6,443 M

 

6,837,737

 

FHLMC G08637

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 04/01/45

 

1,212 M

 

1,286,065

 

 

 

 

 

16,762,479

 

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

21,660,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association 8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

FNR 02-2 UC

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 02/25/17

 

2 M

 

 

1,799

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

15-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA 254907

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 10/01/18

 

5 M

 

5,206

 

FNMA 255273

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 06/01/19

 

9 M

 

9,177

 

FNMA 255358

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 09/01/19

 

2 M

 

2,195

 

FNMA TBA 15 YR Dec

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 12/16/30(a)

 

4,920 M

 

4,984,960

 

 

 

 

 

5,001,538

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FN MA 687301

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 11/01/32

 

36

 

$

41

 

FN MA 690305

 

 

 

 

 

5.5%, 03/01/33

 

2 M

 

2,354

 

FN MA 748895

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 12/01/33

 

134 M

 

147,485

 

FNMA 725423

 

 

 

 

 

5.5%, 05/01/34

 

1,332 M

 

1,501,250

 

FNMA 725610

 

 

 

 

 

5.5%, 07/01/34

 

1,199 M

 

1,350,531

 

FNMA AD9193

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 09/01/40

 

745 M

 

825,929

 

FNMA AH8925

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 03/01/41

 

1,583 M

 

1,715,026

 

FNMA AL2860

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 12/01/42

 

1,406 M

 

1,417,285

 

FNMA AR9195

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 03/01/43

 

940 M

 

946,767

 

FNMA AT2016

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 04/01/43

 

4,988 M

 

5,024,669

 

FNMA AL5718

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 09/01/44

 

642 M

 

667,824

 

FNMA AY1670

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 02/01/45

 

2,902 M

 

3,009,713

 

FNMA AS4707

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 04/01/45

 

1,527 M

 

1,586,246

 

FNMA TBA 30 YR Dec

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 12/10/45(a)

 

2,550 M

 

2,561,754

 

 

 

 

 

20,756,874

 

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

 

25,760,211

 

Government National Mortgage Corporation 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

GNR 10-169 AW

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 12/20/40

 

750 M

 

823,120

 

GNR 12-147 Interest Only

 

 

 

 

 

0.5993%, 04/16/54

 

13,719 M

 

579,106

 

 

 

 

 

1,402,226

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

GNMA II 005175

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 09/20/41

 

2,448 M

 

2,665,874

 

Total Government National Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

4,068,100

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

 

 

 

51,488,526

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations 6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.050%, 12/03/15

 

6,400 M

 

6,399,982

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.061%, 12/03/15

 

4,300 M

 

4,299,986

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.062%, 12/03/15

 

6,000 M

 

5,999,979

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.066%, 12/03/15

 

4,900 M

 

4,899,982

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

21,599,929

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations
(Cost $72,668,994)

 

 

 

73,088,455

 

Domestic Corporate Bonds 10.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Alfa SAB de CV

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 03/25/24(b)

 

705 M

 

729,675

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 08/15/23

 

51 M

 

41,183

 

Barrick Gold Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1%, 05/01/23

 

340 M

 

299,433

 

CF Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.45%, 06/01/23

 

475 M

 

449,476

 

Methanex Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 03/01/22

 

815 M

 

813,300

 

Monsanto Co.

 

 

 

 

 

2.85%, 04/15/25

 

540 M

 

500,268

 

Packaging Corp of America

 

 

 

 

 

3.65%, 09/15/24

 

400 M

 

396,160

 

 

 

 

 

3,229,495

 

Capital Goods 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.3372%, 12/15/19(b)

 

150 M

 

147,750

 

PaperWorks Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

9.5%, 08/15/19(b)

 

61 M

 

60,085

 

TransDigm, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 07/15/24

 

110 M

 

108,900

 

 

 

 

 

316,735

 

Communications 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

21st Century Fox America, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.7%, 09/15/24

 

700 M

 

711,861

 

American Tower Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 06/01/25

 

930 M

 

923,559

 

Bankrate, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.125%, 08/15/18(b)

 

400 M

 

404,000

 

British Sky Broadcasting Group

 

 

 

 

 

3.75%, 09/16/24(b)

 

700 M

 

696,498

 

CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.125%, 05/01/23(b)

 

125 M

 

124,844

 

Digicel Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 04/15/21(b)

 

75 M

 

67,312

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC

 

 

 

 

 

3.8%, 03/15/22

 

725 M

 

742,472

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

 

 

 

 

 

6.625%, 12/15/22

 

150 M

 

91,500

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 08/15/22

 

210 M

 

212,206

 

Rogers Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1%, 10/01/23

 

700 M

 

730,735

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 11/01/24

 

480 M

 

482,600

 

6.55%, 09/15/43

 

500 M

 

605,993

 

 

 

 

 

5,793,580

 

Consumer Cyclical 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 12/15/20(b)

 

155 M

 

151,125

 

CEC Entertainment, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

8%, 02/15/22

 

100 M

 

96,500

 

Chrysler Group LLC

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 06/15/21

 

164 M

 

176,997

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC

 

 

 

 

 

3.664%, 09/08/24

 

965 M

 

946,513

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 08/15/20

 

165 M

 

172,087

 

QVC, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.375%, 03/15/23

 

1,000 M

 

957,065

 

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.875%, 02/15/22

 

80 M

 

86,000

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.8%, 11/18/24

 

830 M

 

816,704

 

 

 

 

 

3,402,991

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Actavis Funding SCS

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 03/12/20

 

225 M

 

228,394

 

3.8%, 03/15/25

 

300 M

 

303,259

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 02/01/22

 

205 M

 

199,362

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 03/15/19(b)

 

65 M

 

67,600

 

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

3.6%, 02/01/25

 

600 M

 

584,966

 

Pernod Ricard SA

 

 

 

 

 

4.45%, 01/15/22(b)

 

980 M

 

1,022,718

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 03/30/25

 

650 M

 

631,312

 

US Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

8.5%, 06/30/19

 

202 M

 

210,333

 

Wells Enterprises, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 02/01/20(b)

 

66 M

 

67,898

 

 

 

 

 

3,315,842

 

Energy 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP

 

 

 

 

 

6.125%, 07/15/22

 

195 M

 

194,789

 

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.3%, 06/01/20(b)

 

180 M

 

178,155

 

EQT Midstream Partners LP

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 08/01/24

 

700 M

 

611,653

 

Halliburton Co.

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 11/15/45

 

750 M

 

765,220

 

Nabors Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.1%, 09/15/23

 

635 M

 

558,209

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

Oceaneering Int’l. Inc

 

 

 

 

 

4.65%, 11/15/24

 

600 M

 

$

544,747

 

PBF Holding Co LLC / PBF Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 11/15/23(b)

 

70 M

 

70,088

 

Rowan Cos, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.4%, 12/01/42

 

500 M

 

336,443

 

Southwestern Energy Co.

 

 

 

 

 

4.95%, 01/23/25

 

498 M

 

411,037

 

Williams Cos, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.55%, 06/24/24

 

1,000 M

 

821,925

 

 

 

 

 

4,492,266

 

Financials 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.2%, 08/26/24

 

700 M

 

708,167

 

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 01/15/25

 

850 M

 

849,551

 

Jefferies Finance LLC

 

 

 

 

 

7.5%, 04/15/21(b)

 

63 M

 

59,422

 

Peachtree Corners Funding Trust

 

 

 

 

 

3.976%, 02/15/25(b)

 

375 M

 

376,805

 

Prospect Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 07/15/19

 

500 M

 

507,219

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1%, 06/03/26

 

700 M

 

712,562

 

 

 

 

 

3,213,726

 

Insurance 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 05/30/25

 

90 M

 

91,913

 

Kemper Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.35%, 02/15/25

 

725 M

 

730,184

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 05/15/45

 

1,120 M

 

1,138,200

 

TIAA Asset Management Fin., Co., LLC

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 11/01/24(b)

 

790 M

 

800,051

 

 

 

 

 

2,760,348

 

Real Estate 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

ARC Properties Operating Partnership LP

 

 

 

 

 

4.6%, 02/06/24

 

269 M

 

261,082

 

CBL & Associates LP

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 12/01/23

 

720 M

 

725,619

 

Hospitality Properties Trust

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 03/15/25

 

755 M

 

739,958

 

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership LP

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 12/15/23

 

1,000 M

 

1,030,616

 

Retail Properties of America, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 03/15/25

 

500 M

 

474,316

 

 

 

 

 

3,231,591

 

Technology 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Ericsson LM

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 05/15/22

 

940 M

 

972,927

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.875%, 06/05/24

 

700 M

 

677,650

 

5%, 10/15/25

 

100 M

 

103,845

 

 

 

 

 

1,754,422

 

Transportation 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 03/15/16(b)

 

950 M

 

953,801

 

Total Domestic Corporate Bonds
(Cost $32,969,108)

 

 

 

32,464,797

 

Bank Loans 0.0%+

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry 0.0%+

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Food Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 11/14/19(c)

 

78 M

 

77,717

 

Technology 0.0%+

 

 

 

 

 

Deltek, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 06/25/22(d)

 

49 M

 

49,215

 

Total Bank Loans
(Cost $126,316)

 

 

 

126,932

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Domestic Common Stocks 62.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary 6.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

 

18,320

 

998,806

 

Comcast Corp.

 

60,000

 

3,662,400

 

Macy’s, Inc.

 

30,000

 

1,172,400

 

Marriott Int’l., Inc.

 

15,000

 

1,063,650

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

35,000

 

3,995,600

 

Nordstrom, Inc.

 

20,000

 

1,126,200

 

Omnicom Group, Inc.

 

25,000

 

1,848,000

 

Time Warner, Inc.

 

40,000

 

2,799,200

 

TJX Cos., Inc.

 

45,000

 

3,177,000

 

 

 

 

 

19,843,256

 

Consumer Staples 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Health Corp.

 

20,000

 

1,881,800

 

Kraft Heinz Co.

 

30,000

 

2,210,700

 

McCormick & Co., Inc.

 

30,000

 

2,577,600

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

40,000

 

4,006,400

 

Philip Morris Int’l., Inc.

 

40,000

 

3,495,600

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

50,000

 

3,742,000

 

 

 

 

 

17,914,100

 

Energy 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Chevron Corp.

 

20,000

 

1,826,400

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

30,000

 

2,502,900

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

 

38,000

 

3,103,080

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

40,000

 

2,336,400

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

 

40,000

 

1,466,800

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

37,700

 

2,908,555

 

 

 

 

 

14,144,135

 

Financials 11.5%

 

 

 

 

 

ACE Ltd.

 

20,000

 

2,297,000

 

American Express Co.

 

40,000

 

2,865,600

 

CME Group, Inc.

 

35,000

 

3,417,750

 

Discover Financial Services

 

70,000

 

3,973,200

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

50,000

 

3,334,000

 

McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc.

 

35,000

 

3,376,450

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

30,000

 

1,532,700

 

Morgan Stanley

 

80,000

 

2,744,000

 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

30,000

 

2,865,300

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

 

40,000

 

4,582,800

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

85,000

 

4,683,500

 

 

 

 

 

35,672,300

 

Health Care 9.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen, Inc.

 

25,000

 

4,027,500

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

 

15,000

 

2,253,750

 

Biogen, Inc.*

 

2,000

 

573,720

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

50,000

 

3,350,500

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

30,000

 

2,461,200

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

20,000

 

2,119,200

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

25,000

 

2,531,000

 

Medtronic PLC (f)

 

55,320

 

4,167,809

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

65,000

 

3,445,650

 

Stryker Corp.

 

15,000

 

1,446,900

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

20,000

 

2,254,200

 

Zoetis, Inc.

 

40,000

 

1,868,000

 

 

 

 

 

30,499,429

 

Industrials 6.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co.

 

30,000

 

4,363,500

 

Canadian National Railway Co.

 

45,000

 

2,688,750

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

15,000

 

2,196,900

 

Honeywell Int’l., Inc.

 

35,000

 

3,638,250

 

Tyco Int’l. Plc

 

60,000

 

2,118,600

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

25,000

 

2,401,250

 

Verisk Analytics, Inc.*

 

30,000

 

2,248,500

 

 

 

 

 

19,655,750

 

Information Technology 15.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Accenture PLC

 

30,000

 

3,216,600

 

Alphabet, Inc.*

 

4,000

 

2,970,400

 

Altera Corp.

 

20,000

 

1,056,000

 

ANSYS, Inc.*

 

20,000

 

1,864,200

 

Apple, Inc.

 

53,200

 

6,293,560

 

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

 

34,000

 

2,967,860

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

150,000

 

4,087,500

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.*

 

32,500

 

2,098,850

 

EMC Corp.

 

80,000

 

2,027,200

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

150,000

 

8,152,500

 

Seagate Technology PLC

 

36,000

 

1,293,840

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

Synopsys, Inc.*

 

30,000

 

$

1,502,400

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

65,000

 

3,777,800

 

Visa, Inc.

 

80,000

 

6,320,800

 

 

 

 

 

47,629,510

 

Materials 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

 

30,000

 

2,020,200

 

Praxair, Inc.

 

12,000

 

1,353,600

 

 

 

 

 

3,373,800

 

Telecommunication Services 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Rogers Communications, Inc.

 

40,000

 

1,540,000

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

75,000

 

3,408,750

 

 

 

 

 

4,948,750

 

Utilities 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Edison Int’l.

 

20,000

 

1,187,200

 

Total Domestic Common Stocks
(Cost $106,585,656)

 

 

 

194,868,230

 

Foreign Stocks & ADR’s 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Unilever NV ADR

 

90,000

 

3,936,600

 

Switzerland 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Roche Holding AG ADR

 

50,000

 

1,674,750

 

Total Foreign Stocks & ADR’s
(Cost $5,440,210)

 

 

 

5,611,350

 

Institutional Money Market Funds 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund
(Cost $5,779,195)

 

5,779,195

 

5,779,195

 

Total Investments 100.2%
(Cost $223,569,479)†

 

 

 

311,938,959

 

Excess of Liabilities Over Other Assets (0.2)%

 

 

 

(729,589

)

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

$

311,209,370

 

 


*               Non-income producing.

 

               Cost for federal income tax purposes is $223,696,573. At November 30, 2015 unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes aggregated $88,242,386 of which $92,843,464 related to appreciated securities and $4,601,078 related to depreciated securities.

 

(a)       The actual mortgage-backed security that will be delivered is not designated until 48 hours prior to the established trade settlement date with the broker.

 

(b)       Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At November 30, 2015, the market value of rule 144A securities amounted to $5,977,827 or 1.92% of net assets.

 

(c)        Performance Food Group, Inc. has a variable interest rate that floats quarterly on the 14th of February, May, August and November. The interest rate is based on the 3-month Libor rate plus 5.25%.

 

(d)       Deltek, Inc. has a variable interest rate that floats quarterly on the 15th of January, April, July and October. The interest rate is based on the 3-month Libor rate plus 4.0%.

 

(f)         Return of capital paid during the fiscal period.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

+ Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Sentinel Common Stock Fund

(Unaudited)

 

Daniel J. Manion, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

 

Hilary T. Roper, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

Performance Highlights

 

·    The Sentinel Common Stock Fund had a return of 1.79%* for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, compared to a same time period return of 2.75% for the Fund’s benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

 

·    The Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 1,619 large blend funds posted an average return of 0.50% for the same time period.

 

Equity Market Review

 

Equity markets remained essentially flat for the fiscal year period, showing a marked degree of volatility in the latter part of the year. After a rather significant late summer drop in global equity markets, reacting to China’s weaker economic outlook, the domestic equity markets rebounded in the last part of the fiscal year, erasing all annual losses. Questions still abound on the Federal Reserve’s stance on monetary policy, as industrial production has slowed down domestically, while consumer confidence has ebbed from prior stronger levels. Expectations for corporate earnings growth continue to trend down, as the latest earnings season pointed towards continuing headwinds in top line growth. Small capitalization stocks outperformed both large and mid-cap stocks for the fiscal year, rebounding to a larger degree in the latter part of the year. Sector leadership changed continuously through the year, but the Energy and Telecommunications sectors proved to be the major laggards for the year, with Materials and Utilities close behind. The best performing sector was Consumer Discretionary, with Internet Retailing providing the lion’s share of the upside. The Information Technology and Healthcare sectors also posted positive performance for the fiscal year.

 

Key Performance Attribution

 

Relative to the benchmark, the Fund’s stock selection in Consumer Staples, Information Technology and Energy benefited the Fund, as well as our underweight position in Utilities. In particular, our food products exposure worked well for us this year, namely Kraft Heinz and McCormick. Within Information Technology, our exposure to IT Services through Visa and Accenture, along with our Semiconductor exposure through Altera and Texas Instruments also added to performance. On the negative side, our underweight exposure to the strong performing Internet Retailing space detracted from performance, along with our bricks and mortar retail exposure, which is facing some recent difficulties as consumer traffic seems to be waning. Our international exposure to wireless telecom also subtracted from performance, as well as our Consumer Finance exposure through American Express and Discover Financial Services.

 

Portfolio Positioning and Outlook

 

Our long-term objective remains unchanged: to find superior companies with sustainable earnings streams trading at reasonable valuations. We believe this has the potential to lead to favorable returns relative to peer funds, as the Fund has produced over the long-term. We have maintained our overweight position in the Information Technology and Health Care sectors, increasing, when appropriate, our exposure to holdings with attractive secular growth attributes. We reduced our underexposure to the Consumer Discretionary sector, adding to particular industries where we see better growth prospects with strong fundamentals. We continue to reduce our number of holdings, paring back on stocks where we see limited upside for the near-term and deploying the capital to higher conviction ideas.

 


* Performance for Class A shares only at net asset value. Performance data shown does not include the effects of any sales charge. If it did, returns would be lower.

 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held U.S. equity securities chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.

 

An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

The return for the Morningstar category is an average of funds within the particular category as determined by Morningstar based on investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.

 

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While stock market indices remain near record levels, we remain optimistic about finding attractive opportunities for total returns and modest levels of risk in high-quality, large-cap stocks. The Fund owned, in aggregate, shares of companies that were growing earnings at attractive rates, generating strong free cash flow, and managing their capital prudently. It is these types of companies where we plan to invest the bulk of the Sentinel Common Stock Fund’s assets.

 

 

 

Thank you for your continued support.

 

 

 

/s/ Daniel J. Manion

 

/s/ Hilary T. Roper

 

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Performance Notes (Unaudited)

 

Graph and total return data assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Fund performance in the graphs and table reflects expenses and management fees but does not reflect the effect of any taxes on fund distributions or redemptions. Growth of Class A shares in the graph reflects the 5% maximum sales charge. Growth of Class C shares in the graph does not reflect the 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) applicable to redemptions within the first year, because none would apply if the shares were held for the full period. Index performance does not reflect any sales charges, fees or expenses. Data shown represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; current performance may be higher or lower than that shown. Investment return and principal value will vary so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Summary and full prospectuses containing this and other information are available from sentinelinvestments.com. Please read them carefully. Visit www.sentinelinvestments.com for the most current month-end performance information.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment (Class A shares and Class C shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Class I and Class R6 shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of November 30, 2015)

 

 

 

Class A shares

 

Class C shares

 

Class I shares

 

Class R6 shares

 

 

 

Without Sales

 

With 5%

 

Without

 

With 1%

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

CDSC

 

CDSC

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

1 year

 

1.79

%

-3.29

%

0.98

%

-0.02

%

2.07

%

2.11

%

3 years

 

14.31

 

12.38

 

13.40

 

13.40

 

14.64

 

14.43

 

5 years

 

12.71

 

11.55

 

11.78

 

11.78

 

13.05

 

12.78

 

10 years

 

7.60

 

7.05

 

6.65

 

6.65

 

7.92

 

7.63

 

 

Class

 

Symbol

A

 

SENCX

C

 

SCSCX

I

 

SICWX

R6

 

SCRLX

 

Inception Date of the Fund — 1/12/34

 

Performance of the Class A shares prior to June 30, 2012 has not been adjusted to reflect the decrease in the maximum 12b-1 fee from 0.30% to 0.25%. If it had, those returns would be higher. Performance of the Class I shares prior to their inception on May 4, 2007 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, restated to reflect that Class I shares are not subject to a sales charge. Performance of the Class R6 shares prior to their inception on December 23, 2014 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, restated to reflect that Class R6 shares are not subject to a sales charge. Only eligible investors may purchase Class I and Class R6 shares, as described in the prospectus.

 

The following are total annual operating expense ratios for Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class A, C, I and R6 shares: A – 0.99%, C - 1.78%, I - 0.71%, R6 – 0.84%. Expense ratio data is sourced from the Fund’s most recent prospectus.

 

International securities are subject to political influences, currency fluctuations and economic cycles that may be unrelated to those affecting the domestic financial markets and may experience wider price fluctuations than U.S. domestic securities.

 

Large company stocks as a group could fall out of favor with the market and underperform investments that focus on small and mid-sized company stocks.

 

A CDSC of up to 1% may apply to investments of $1,000,000 or more in Class A shares which are redeemed within 12 months. See the Prospectus.

 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held U.S. equity securities chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

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Fund Profile

at November 30, 2015

 

Top Sectors*

 

Sector

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Information Technology

 

21.5

%

Financials

 

18.4

%

Health Care

 

16.1

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

11.1

%

Consumer Staples

 

10.4

%

Industrials

 

9.5

%

Energy

 

6.8

%

Telecommunication Services

 

2.1

%

Materials

 

1.5

%

Utilities

 

0.8

%

 

Top 10 Holdings**

 

Description

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

3.3

%

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

2.8

%

Visa, Inc.

 

2.6

%

Apple, Inc.

 

2.4

%

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

2.2

%

Boeing Co.

 

2.1

%

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

2.1

%

CME Group, Inc.

 

2.0

%

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

2.0

%

Medtronic PLC

 

1.9

%

Total of Net Assets

 

23.4

%

 


*“Top Sectors” includes Domestic Common Stocks and Foreign Stocks & ADR.

**“Top 10 Holdings” excludes any short-term investments and money market funds. Portfolio composition and holdings are subject to change. More complete holdings follow.

 

Schedule of Investments

at November 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

Domestic Common Stocks 95.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary 11.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

 

145,360

 

$

7,925,027

 

Comcast Corp.

 

567,500

 

34,640,200

 

Lear Corp.

 

243,300

 

30,631,470

 

Macy’s, Inc.

 

325,000

 

12,701,000

 

Marriott Int’l., Inc.

 

141,500

 

10,033,765

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

360,000

 

41,097,600

 

Nordstrom, Inc.

 

125,000

 

7,038,750

 

Omnicom Group, Inc.

 

275,000

 

20,328,000

 

Priceline Group, Inc.*

 

17,500

 

21,854,875

 

Time Warner, Inc.

 

350,000

 

24,493,000

 

TJX Cos., Inc.

 

490,000

 

34,594,000

 

 

 

 

 

245,337,687

 

Consumer Staples 8.6%

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Health Corp.

 

375,650

 

35,344,908

 

Kraft Heinz Co.

 

274,113

 

20,199,387

 

McCormick & Co., Inc.

 

300,000

 

25,776,000

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

491,410

 

49,219,626

 

Philip Morris Int’l., Inc.

 

300,000

 

26,217,000

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

450,000

 

33,678,000

 

 

 

 

 

190,434,921

 

Energy 6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Chevron Corp.

 

197,400

 

18,026,568

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

230,000

 

19,188,900

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

 

455,000

 

37,155,300

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

400,000

 

23,364,000

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

 

550,000

 

20,168,500

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

418,550

 

32,291,133

 

 

 

 

 

150,194,401

 

Financials 18.4%

 

 

 

 

 

ACE Ltd.

 

225,000

 

25,841,250

 

American Express Co.

 

325,000

 

23,283,000

 

CME Group, Inc.

 

461,820

 

45,096,723

 

Discover Financial Services

 

705,400

 

40,038,504

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

500,000

 

33,340,000

 

McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc.

 

425,000

 

40,999,750

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

617,100

 

31,527,639

 

Morgan Stanley

 

1,100,000

 

37,730,000

 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

375,000

 

35,816,250

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

 

275,000

 

31,506,750

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

1,126,600

 

62,075,660

 

 

 

 

 

407,255,526

 

Health Care 15.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen, Inc.

 

233,300

 

37,584,630

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

 

140,000

 

21,035,000

 

Biogen, Inc.*

 

25,000

 

7,171,500

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

338,300

 

22,669,483

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

325,000

 

26,663,000

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

241,000

 

25,536,360

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

174,200

 

17,636,008

 

Medtronic PLC (a)

 

550,000

 

41,437,000

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

705,000

 

37,372,050

 

Stryker Corp.

 

190,000

 

18,327,400

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

418,100

 

47,124,051

 

Zoetis, Inc.

 

662,000

 

30,915,400

 

 

 

 

 

333,471,882

 

Industrials 9.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co.

 

325,000

 

47,271,250

 

Canadian National Railway Co.

 

467,000

 

27,903,250

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

185,500

 

27,168,330

 

Honeywell Int’l., Inc.

 

325,000

 

33,783,750

 

Tyco Int’l. Plc

 

561,250

 

19,817,738

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

275,000

 

26,413,750

 

Verisk Analytics, Inc.*

 

387,550

 

29,046,872

 

 

 

 

 

211,404,940

 

Information Technology 21.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Accenture PLC

 

310,000

 

33,238,200

 

Alphabet, Inc.*

 

50,000

 

37,130,000

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

ANSYS, Inc.*

 

237,200

 

$

22,109,412

 

Apple, Inc.

 

450,520

 

53,296,516

 

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

 

275,000

 

24,004,750

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

1,345,770

 

36,672,232

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.*

 

425,000

 

27,446,500

 

EMC Corp.

 

700,000

 

17,738,000

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

1,329,090

 

72,236,042

 

Oracle Corp.

 

470,000

 

18,315,900

 

Seagate Technology PLC

 

314,700

 

11,310,318

 

Synopsys, Inc.*

 

425,000

 

21,284,000

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

755,000

 

43,880,600

 

Visa, Inc.

 

737,200

 

58,246,172

 

 

 

 

 

476,908,642

 

Materials 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

EI Du Pont de

 

 

 

 

 

Nemours & Co.

 

275,000

 

18,518,500

 

Praxair, Inc.

 

122,400

 

13,806,720

 

 

 

 

 

32,325,220

 

Telecommunication Services 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Rogers Communications, Inc.

 

275,000

 

10,587,500

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

802,800

 

36,487,260

 

 

 

 

 

47,074,760

 

Utilities 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Edison Int’l.

 

300,000

 

17,808,000

 

Total Domestic Common Stocks
(Cost $1,158,188,631)

 

 

 

2,112,215,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Stocks & ADR’s 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Unilever NV ADR

 

887,400

 

38,814,876

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Roche Holding AG ADR

 

673,880

 

22,571,610

 

Total Foreign Stocks & ADR’s
(Cost $59,333,594)

 

 

 

61,386,486

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Money Market Funds 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund
(Cost $6,794,923)

 

6,794,923

 

6,794,923

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations 0.0%+

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 0.0%+

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

0.045%, 12/04/15

 

700 M

 

699,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.061%, 12/03/15

 

23,000 M

 

22,999,924

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations
(Cost $23,699,921)

 

 

 

23,699,921

 

Total Investments 99.6%
(Cost $1,248,017,069)†

 

 

 

2,204,097,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.4%

 

 

 

9,667,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

$

2,213,764,350

 

 


*                 Non-income producing.

 

                 Cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,250,745,158. At November 30, 2015 unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes aggregated $953,352,151 of which $979,131,562 related to appreciated securities and $25,779,411 related to depreciated securities.

 

(a)         Return of capital paid during the fiscal period.

 

+ Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

 

ADR                     - American Depositary Receipt

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Sentinel Government Securities Fund

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Jason Doiron, FRM, PRM

Portfolio Manager

 

 

Peter Hassler CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

Performance Highlights

 

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, the Sentinel Government Securities Fund returned 0.77%*. By comparison, the Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) Index returned 1.38%, while the Morningstar Intermediate Government category average return was 0.63% during the same period.

 

Bond Market Review

 

In a relatively stable period for high-grade fixed income investors, there were a few key themes that punctuated the previous fiscal year. The year 2015 began with a rate rally down to the lows of the year driven by weak inflation metrics and concerns on flagging European growth. The European Central Bank also announced a large scale asset purchase program that helped spur rates lower. After stabilizing in the first several months of the year, oil prices again fell steadily, leading commodity prices lower and keeping a lid on inflation expectations. In August, China moved to devalue its currency, sending risk assets lower and again drove a bid for U.S. Treasuries. Conversely, the labor market showed consistent improvement which was one of the key indicators the Federal Reserve (Fed) was using to determine the timing of the first rate increase in nearly a decade.

 

The rates curve also continued its flattening trend in fiscal 2015, with the spread between the 2-year to 10-year Treasury curve moving from a high of 177 basis points in the middle of 2015 to revisiting the current lows of 127 basis points at the end of November. The performance of spread products was largely dominated by U.S. Treasuries in several risk-off moves in 2015. U.S. MBS underperformed Treasuries by 10 basis points for the fiscal year, while U.S. Investment Grade Credit underperformed by 138 basis points over the same period. Aside from gapping wider in August in the China-led risk-off move, the mortgage basis has remained relatively range bound as measured by Current Coupon MBS vs. the 10-Year U.S. Treasury rate. MBS held up relatively well despite the ending of the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented period of zero interest rates. As we have cited in previous commentaries, the composition of the mortgage market has shifted slightly. The market has evolved into a more purchase oriented market with rising average home prices, strong underwriting, less first-time buyer involvement and less refinancing activity. These factors certainly worked to keep the supply side of the equation in check and also contributed to the relative stability of the asset class as investors have had fewer concerns around prepayment risk. The housing market in general has also continued to improve as evidenced by rising New Home Sales year over year, steadily expanding Housing Starts and rising home prices.

 

Performance Attribution

 

While the Fund outperformed the Morningstar Intermediate Government category by 14 basis points for the fiscal year ended November 30th, it underperformed the Barclays U.S. Government/MBS Index by 61 basis points over the same period. The main detractors to relative Index performance were the asset allocation effects found in U.S. Treasuries and Agency MBS, as Mortgages widened over the measured time frame and U.S. Treasuries outperformed. The Fund benefitted from positive relative performance from several

 

 


* Performance for Class A shares only at net asset value. Performance data shown does not include the effects of any sales charge. If it did, returns would be lower.

 

The Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) Index is an unmanaged index comprising U.S. Treasuries and agency debentures, with maturities of one year or longer, and agency mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).

 

An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

The return for the Morningstar category is an average of funds within the particular category as determined by Morningstar based on investment styles asmeasured by their underlying port olio holdings.

 

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other factors. Yield curve positioning was a large positive contributor reflecting the Fund’s shorter overall duration** bias and our positioning within the MBS coupon stack. Security selection and trading within Agency MBS also both contributed positively to relative performance as specified pools showed resilient performance into impending Federal Reserve action.

 

Portfolio Positioning and Outlook

 

As of November 30th 2015, the Fund’s portfolio positioning consisted of approximately 82% exposure to Agency mortgage-backed securities pass-throughs, 9% Agency collateralized mortgage obligations, 8% cash and 1% in U.S. Treasuries. The Fund’s duration averaged 4.29 through November versus a 5.11 for the attribution benchmark. Throughout the year, we have managed duration sensitivities with a combination of our natural positioning within the coupon stack, U. S. Treasuries, to be announced Agency MBS and cash.

 

Heading into the end of the year, we are looking for expectations on Fed policy and continued macro concerns to drive the directionality of MBS spreads as the more traditional idiosyncratic mortgage factors such as prepayments have taken a back seat. We continue to focus on sourcing collateral and structural profiles from the MBS universe that provide the opportunity for spread pickup over similar high-quality assets and that have the potential to perform in multiple rate environments. We are keen on staying flexible in our portfolio positioning as volatility can be a challenge to liquidity into thin end-of-year markets. Fundamentally the mortgage market has evolved and will continue to do so, and we seek to take advantage of attractive opportunities for our shareholders as they present themselves.

 

 

 

/s/ Jason Doiron

 

/s/ Peter Hassler

 


** Effective duration is a measure of the sensitivity of a bond’s price to changes in interest rates. The shorter (longer) the duration, the lower (higher) the interest rate risk and price volatility.

 

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Performance Notes (Unaudited)

 

Graph and total return data assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Fund performance in the graphs and table reflects expenses and management fees but does not reflect the effect of any taxes on fund distributions or redemptions. Growth of Class A shares in the graph reflects the 2.25% maximum sales charge. Growth of Class C shares in the graph does not reflect the 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) applicable to redemptions within the first year, because none would apply if the shares were held for the full period. Index performance does not reflect any sales charges, fees or expenses. Data shown represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; current performance may be higher or lower than that shown. Investment return and principal value will vary so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Summary and full prospectuses containing this and other information are available from sentinelinvestments.com. Please read them carefully. Visit www.sentinelinvestments.com for the most current month-end performance information.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment (Class A shares and Class C shares)

November 30, 2005 – November 30, 2015

 

 

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Class I shares)

November 30, 2005 – November 30, 2015

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of November 30, 2015)

 

 

 

Class A shares

 

Class C shares

 

Class I shares

 

 

 

Without

 

With 2.25%

 

Without

 

With 1%

 

No

 

 

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

CDSC

 

CDSC

 

Sales Charge

 

1 year

 

0.77

%

-1.46

%

-0.07

%

-1.06

%

0.99

%

3 years

 

-0.22

 

-0.98

 

-1.05

 

-1.05

 

0.01

 

5 years

 

1.24

 

0.77

 

0.43

 

0.43

 

1.48

 

10 years

 

3.96

 

3.73

 

3.00

 

3.00

 

4.19

 

 

Class

 

Symbol

 

A

 

SEGSX

 

C

 

SCGGX

 

I

 

SIBWX

 

 

Inception Date of the Fund – 9/2/86

 

Performance of the Class A shares is based on the 2.25% maximum sales charge and is not adjusted to reflect the maximum 4% sales charge in effect from inception through April 10, 2005 and from June 1, 2006 through July 31, 2010, nor has it been adjusted to reflect the maximum sales charge of 2% in effect from April 11, 2005 to May 31, 2006. If it was the returns would be lower. Performance of the Class C shares prior to their inception on June 1, 2006 is based on the performance of the Class A shares, adjusted to reflect that Class C shares do not charge a front-end sales charge and adjusted to reflect the higher expenses of Class C shares. Performance of the Class I shares prior to their inception on May 4, 2007 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, restated to reflect that Class I shares are not subject to a sales charge. Only eligible investors may purchase Class I shares, as described in the Prospectus.

 

The following are total annual operating expense ratios for Sentinel Government Securities Fund Class A, C & I shares: A — 0.92%, C — 1.73%, I — 0.68%. Expense ratio data is sourced from the Fund’s most recent prospectus.

 

Fixed income securities are subject to credit and interest rate risks. Bond values will generally decrease when interest rates rise and generally increase when interest rates fall. A fund’s investments in mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risks. These risks may result in greater share price volatility. Fund shares are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies.

 

The Fund may use derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends upon or is derived from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or index. The Fund may use derivatives as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to certain risks, such as risks associated with changes in interest rates, or currency or credit risk (“hedging”). The use of derivatives may reduce the Fund’s return and increase the volatility in movements in the Fund’s net asset value. For additional information regarding the use of derivatives, please see the Fund’s current Prospectus.

 

A CDSC of up to 0.50% may apply to investments of $500,000 or more in Class A shares which are redeemed within 12 months. See the Prospectus.

 

The Barclays U.S. Government/Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) Index is an unmanaged index comprising U.S. Treasuries and agency debentures, with maturities of one year or longer, and agency mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC). An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

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Fund Profile

at November 30, 2015

 

Average Effective Duration (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Percent of

 

Duration

 

Fixed Income Holdings

 

Less than 1 yr.

 

7.8

%

1 yr. to 2.99 yrs.

 

19.0

%

3 yrs. to 3.99 yrs.

 

27.0

%

4 yrs. to 5.99 yrs.

 

26.5

%

6 yrs. to 7.99 yrs.

 

18.7

%

8 yrs. and over

 

1.0

%

 

Average Effective Duration (for all Fixed Income Holdings) 4.2 years* (Unaudited)

 

Top 10 Holdings*

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity

 

Percent of

 

Description

 

Coupon

 

Date

 

Net Assets

 

FNMA AT2016

 

3.00

%

04/01/43

 

7.9

%

FNMA AI4728

 

4.50

%

07/01/41

 

7.7

%

FHLMC J22900

 

2.50

%

03/01/28

 

7.3

%

FNMA AL2860

 

3.00

%

12/01/42

 

6.5

%

FHLMC Q33006

 

3.50

%

04/01/45

 

5.8

%

FHLMC G05624

 

4.50

%

09/01/39

 

5.5

%

FNMA AE0215

 

4.00

%

12/01/39

 

4.8

%

FNMA AB7845

 

3.00

%

02/01/43

 

4.7

%

FHR 3331 PE

 

6.00

%

06/15/37

 

4.6

%

FNMA AD9193

 

5.00

%

09/01/40

 

4.4

%

Total of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

59.2

%

 


*The average effective duration considers the call and put dates of applicable fixed income investments and the pre-payment risks of mortgage-backed bonds to measure the sensitivity of the value of the Fund’s portfolio to changes in interest rates.

** “Top 10 Holdings” excludes any short-term investments and money market funds. Portfolio composition and holdings are subject to change. More complete holdings follow.

 

Schedule of Investments

at November 30, 2015

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

U.S. Government Obligations 97.8%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations 93.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 32.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

0.045%, 12/04/15

 

260 M

 

$

259,999

 

Collateralized Mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

FHR 3331 PE

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 06/15/37

 

10,000 M

 

11,380,637

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

15-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FHLMC J22900

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 03/01/28

 

17,399 M

 

17,783,199

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FHLMC 360017

 

 

 

 

 

11%, 11/01/17

 

25

 

25

 

FHLMC A64971

 

 

 

 

 

5.5%, 08/01/37

 

10 M

 

11,725

 

FHLMC G05483

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 06/01/39

 

6,140 M

 

6,695,935

 

FHLMC G05624

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 09/01/39

 

12,405 M

 

13,527,557

 

FHLMC A89148

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 10/01/39

 

8,673 M

 

9,214,758

 

FHLMC Q29056

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 10/01/44

 

6,837 M

 

7,256,455

 

FHLMC Q33006

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 04/01/45

 

13,600 M

 

 

14,076,803

 

 

 

 

 

50,783,258

 

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

80,207,093

 

Federal National Mortgage Association 51.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

FNR 12-47 AI

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 05/25/22

 

6,960 M

 

414,260

 

FNR 03-32 BZ

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 11/25/32

 

476 M

 

544,381

 

 

 

 

 

958,641

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

15-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA TBA 15 YR Dec

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 12/16/30(a)

 

2,480 M

 

2,512,744

 

20-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA 758564

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 09/01/24

 

201 M

 

227,760

 

25-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA 251808

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 04/01/18

 

7 M

 

6,624

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA 426830

 

 

 

 

 

8%, 11/01/24

 

19 M

 

20,180

 

FNMA 738887

 

 

 

 

 

5.5%, 10/01/33

 

408 M

 

 

455,913

 

FNMA 748895

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 12/01/33

 

134 M

 

147,468

 

FNMA 881279

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 11/01/36

 

1,448 M

 

1,625,262

 

FNMA 931533

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 07/01/39

 

2,295 M

 

2,477,596

 

FNMA 931535

 

 

 

 

 

5.5%, 07/01/39

 

1,727 M

 

1,934,977

 

FNMA AE0215

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 12/01/39

 

10,947 M

 

11,624,018

 

FNMA AD9193

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 09/01/40

 

9,688 M

 

10,737,072

 

FNMA AH8925

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 03/01/41

 

3,900 M

 

4,226,933

 

FNMA AI4728

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 07/01/41

 

17,318 M

 

18,772,140

 

FNMA AL2860

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 12/01/42

 

15,843 M

 

15,969,408

 

FNMA AB7845

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 02/01/43

 

11,347 M

 

11,432,752

 

FNMA AT2016

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 04/01/43

 

19,216 M

 

19,357,331

 

FNMA AW0972

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 05/01/44

 

3,755 M

 

4,063,046

 

FNMA AL5718

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 09/01/44

 

7,874 M

 

8,185,618

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

FNMA AY1670

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 02/01/45

 

10,181 M

 

$

10,558,665

 

 

 

 

 

121,588,379

 

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

 

125,294,148

 

Government National Mortgage Corporation 9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

GNR 10-33 PX

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 09/20/38

 

9,025 M

 

9,723,654

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

GNMA 506805

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 06/15/29

 

81 M

 

92,752

 

GNMA II 004424

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 04/20/39

 

3,484 M

 

3,868,953

 

GNMA AG8936

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 02/15/44

 

9,309 M

 

9,999,252

 

 

 

 

 

13,960,957

 

Total Government National Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

23,684,611

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

 

 

 

229,185,852

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.050%, 12/03/15

 

2,100 M

 

2,099,994

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.061%, 12/03/15

 

1,500 M

 

1,499,995

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.062%, 12/03/15

 

2,000 M

 

1,999,993

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.066%, 12/03/15

 

1,700 M

 

1,699,994

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

 

 

 

 

 

2.875%, 08/15/45

 

2,500 M

 

2,444,727

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

9,744,703

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations
(Cost $235,287,711)

 

 

 

238,930,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Institutional Money Market Funds 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional US

 

 

 

 

 

Government Money Market Fund
(Cost $9,134,679)

 

9,134,679

 

9,134,679

 

Total Investments 101.5%
(Cost $244,422,390)†

 

 

 

248,065,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excess of Liabilities Over Other Assets (1.5)%

 

 

 

(3,726,183

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

$

244,339,051

 

 


            Cost for federal income tax purposes is $244,422,390. At November 30, 2015 unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes aggregated $3,642,844 of which $4,441,219 related to appreciated securities and $798,375 related to depreciated securities.

 

(a)    The actual mortgage-backed security that will be delivered is not designated until 48 hours prior to the established trade settlement date with the broker.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Sentinel International Equity Fund

(Unaudited)

 

Andrew Boczeck

Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

Performance Highlights

 

 

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, the Sentinel International Equity Fund returned 4.49%*, compared to the -2.94% total return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East Index (MSCI EAFE Index) and the -3.25% return for the Morningstar Foreign Large Blend category.

 

Market Review

 

Fiscal 2015 saw an acceleration of global excess-capacity-induced and debt-funded deflationary forces, leading to significant falls in commodity prices, while central banks around the world responded by pouring more fuel on the smoldering fire. Notable weakness in a number of industrial commodities reflected, in part, softening demand from China, but also the impact on supply of capital investment decisions taken during the heyday of the commodities boom. As a result of the softness in the commodity complex, currencies of commodity exporters, including the Australian and Canadian dollars and Brazilian Real, were down sharply. The U.S. dollar was up 13% over the fiscal year and gold was down 9% over the same period.

 

Developed market sovereign bonds remained well bid, with low single digit or even negative interest rates now a common feature of the investment landscape. Meanwhile, corporate spreads have widened, led by Energy and Materials issuers. Recent weeks have witnessed dislocations in the high yield credit markets, where the gap between the daily liquidity of commingled fixed income funds and the illiquidity of the underlying instruments they hold has now been recognized as a source of risk.

 

Equity performance was mixed across world markets, with weakness most evident in commodity dependent countries. Investors crowded into growth at the expense of value, small caps outperformed larger capitalization stocks and developed markets substantially outperformed emerging markets. Japan was the best performing market among developed countries, thanks in part to the windfall resulting from collapsing world energy prices and the boost to competitiveness from a sharply weaker yen. To be fair, some modest steps have also been taken towards improved corporate governance, and the behemoth postal system has been partially privatized.

 

On the geopolitical front, events in the Middle East have led to a recent flood of refugees into Europe, a trend which if it continues has the potential to transform the economic and political landscape across the continent. Meanwhile, Greece has quieted somewhat recently, as the country takes a deep breath following the collapse of the banking system and a deal with the European Union that has the potential, in a best case scenario, to resolve some of the country’s chronic structural problems.

 

Key Performance Attributes

 

Fiscal 2015 provided the Fund with a favorable backdrop, as the worst performing sectors were those where we’ve tended to be structurally underweight. Meanwhile, growth outperformed value and small cap stocks outperformed large cap, benefitting the Fund, which is skewed towards growth and smaller market capitalization stocks relative to its peer group.

 


* Performance for Class A shares only at net asset value. Performance data shown does not include the effects of any sales charge. If it did, returns would be lower.

 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index is an unmanaged, free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Fund uses the net version of the Index, which reflects reinvested dividends which have been subject to the maximum non-U.S. tax rate applicable. An investment cannot be made directly in an index. The return for the Morningstar category is an average of funds within the particular category as determined by Morningstar based on investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.

 

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From a sectoral allocation perspective, the Fund benefitted in particular from being overweight Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary stocks, and underweight Financials and Utilities. An underweight position in Consumer Staples stocks detracted from relative performance for the period. Stock selection within the Consumer Discretionary, Industrials and Materials sectors contributed to the Fund’s outperformance for the year, while poor stock selection within Financials and Information Technology stocks were a detractor from relative performance.

 

Slicing the world by geography shows that the Fund was hurt by its longstanding underweight position in Japan, as well as by its holdings in out-of-benchmark countries such as Chile and Greece. On the other hand, the Fund benefitted strongly from stock selection within the UK, Germany and Switzerland, but was hurt slightly by owning the wrong stocks in Hong Kong.

 

Looking at the Fund at a more granular level, the single largest positive contributor to performance during fiscal 2015 came from its investment in Rightmove, plc, the UK’s leading online property portal, which operates a powerful subscription model, with most of the country’s real estate agents as customers. As the year began, there were concerns about the potential disruption to Rightmove’s business model stemming from the launch of a competing portal by a consortium of smaller real estate agents. As we expected, Rightmove’s dominant position in the market makes it a “must have” tool for its customers, and the launch of onthemarket.com didn’t even cause a blip in its business.

 

The Fund also benefitted strongly from its holding in Alent plc, the UK maker of electronics assembly materials and plating chemicals, which agreed to be purchased at a significant premium in July. We had invested in Alent shortly after its late 2012 spin out from industrial group Cookson plc, and we think the experience underlines how spinouts can refocus management attention and reveal hidden jewels within larger, more diversified companies.

 

Finally, the Fund saw the value of its holding in French carmaker Renault SA rise sharply during the course of the fiscal year, as recovery in the European auto market combined with continued operational improvements at the Renault-Nissan alliance run by superstar CEO Carlos Ghosn. As the year drew to a close, there was a public feud between Renault’s two largest shareholders, Nissan and the French government, increasing speculation in the market of an acceleration of the integration process that is widely expected to end with the eventual merger of the two companies. Though we remain sanguine on the prospects for more synergies between the companies, a recent meeting in our office with management made clear that the companies won’t be rushed into a merger before the businesses are more fully integrated at an operational level, and we took advantage of the spike in the price to reduce our holding somewhat.

 

On the negative side of the ledger, the biggest detractor from performance came from the Fund’s holding in Hong Kong based Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Group Limited. The company faced a perfect storm of collapsing mainland tourism and a crackdown on extravagant spending (ie, corruption), which combined to force a double digit drop in revenues and sharp fall in profit margins. With little prospect for a near-term improvement in the company’s fundamentals and the Fund significantly underwater in the position, we chose to realize the loss for tax purposes and revisit the story next year.

 

The portfolio also suffered from its holding in Bank of Cyprus Public Co Ltd, which we purchased following its recapitalization and relisting early in the year. We actually think that the fundamentals have continued to improve there, with deposits recovering, dependence on official funding diminishing and a reduction in the bank’s non-performing assets. In addition, the bank’s well regarded CEO was convinced to stay on for another two years, and we think that the medium term story of a strengthening economic backdrop and improved asset quality is intact.

 

Portfolio Positioning and Outlook

 

We enter the new year with increasing evidence that authorities around the world are losing the battle against deflation. It’s our contention that the unorthodox policy response to deflationary pressures that has been

 

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implemented by global central banks is actually perpetuating the problem, preventing the necessary liquidation of debt and shuttering of excess capacity. In the short run this is supportive of demand and has led to a sort of recovery in parts of the world economy. In the long run, however, this approach is undermining the health of the economy and, perhaps, more seriously, even the social contract, as savers are forced to subsidize debtors, and owners of leverageable assets, who tend to be the rich, benefit from the resulting asset inflation. And despite expectations of rising interest rates in the US, we think this dynamic of deflationary fundamentals vs. inflationary policy response is unlikely to change in the near term. We expect interest rates to stay very low in developed countries for a long time, and that high levels of debt outstanding will lead to volatile and relatively disappointing economic performance.

 

Taking a quick tour around some of the world’s major economies, we remain skeptical about longer term prospects for Japan, since in our opinion the current government’s strategy is addressing the symptoms rather than the root causes of the country’s malaise. As mentioned earlier, the country has been a beneficiary of the weaker yen and lower energy prices over the past year, though it’s worth pointing out that nonetheless the country has now actually entered its fifth official recession in the past seven years. Furthermore, in US dollar terms the country’s economy is the same size that it was in 1992. To put that into context, the US economy has nearly tripled in size over the same period.

 

Europe is recovering from its sovereign debt crisis for the time being, thanks mainly to some small debt write-offs, zero interest rates and a significant drop in regional currencies versus the dollar block. Southern Europe is also benefitting from some internal devaluation—that is to say, Spanish and Greek wages have fallen relative to those in Germany, for example. If not for the debt that hangs like an albatross around the necks of a number of European countries, this would be the time to be bullish on peripheral European economies.

 

China has become the poster boy for excess capacity and unproductive debt following its epic capital spending boom. While China was running a balance of payments surplus, the government controlled banking system was able to channel resources to capital projects that supported GDP growth and provided employment. Now that foreign reserves have actually begun to decline and borrowers are increasingly unwilling to increase their debts, we think growth is unlikely to reaccelerate. While this is undoubtedly healthy in the long run, given the unbalanced nature of the growth in China up to now, it’s inevitably going to continue to have consequences around the world, given China’s high contribution to global demand growth across many sectors in recent years. Similarly, excess industrial capacity in China that fed (and was fed by) the preceding boom will exert continuing deflationary pressure around the world. Notice that Chinese steel exports, for example, have doubled over the past couple of years. Then check out what’s happened to the world price of steel. This will be an ongoing theme across a number of sectors.

 

The Fund remains overweight Consumer Discretionary, Technology and Industrials, with an emphasis on Business Services; and underweight Financials, Healthcare, Utilities and Telecoms. In aggregate the Fund’s holdings are growing faster, with higher returns on capital and equity, despite significantly less financial leverage, but trading at a similar valuation to the overall market. We think that in a world of low and volatile growth, stable demand and secular growth will continue to be valued at a premium.

 

Thank you for your interest.

 

 

/s/ Andrew Boczeck

 

 

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Performance Notes (Unaudited)

 

Graph and total return data assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Fund performance in the graphs and table reflects expenses and management fees but does not reflect the effect of any taxes on fund distributions or redemptions. Growth of Class A shares in the graph reflects the 5% maximum sales charge. Growth of Class C shares in the graph does not reflect the 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) applicable to redemptions within the first year, because none would apply if the shares were held for the full period. Index performance does not reflect any sales charges, fees or expenses. Data shown represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; current performance may be higher or lower than that shown. Investment return and principal value will vary so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Summary and full prospectuses containing this and other information are available from sentinelinvestments.com. Please read them carefully. Visit www.sentinelinvestments.com for the most current month-end performance information.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment (Class A shares and Class C shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Class I shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of November 30, 2015)

 

 

 

Class A shares

 

Class C shares

 

Class I shares

 

 

 

Without

 

With 5%

 

Without

 

With 1%

 

No

 

 

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

CDSC

 

CDSC

 

Sales Charge

 

1 year

 

4.49

%

-0.72

%

3.14

%

2.29

%

4.89

%

3 years

 

9.20

 

7.36

 

7.62

 

7.62

 

9.70

 

5 years

 

5.69

 

4.61

 

4.15

 

4.15

 

6.17

 

10 years

 

4.48

 

3.94

 

3.08

 

3.08

 

4.83

 

 

Class

 

Symbol

A

 

SWRLX

C

 

SWFCX

I

 

SIIEX

 

Inception Date of the Fund — 3/1/93

 

Performance of the Class A shares prior to June 30, 2012 has not been adjusted to reflect the decrease in the maximum 12b-1 fee from 0.30% to 0.25%. If it had, those returns would be higher. Performance of the Class I shares prior to their inception on August 27, 2007 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, restated to reflect that Class I shares are not subject to a sales charge. Only eligible investors may purchase Class I shares, as described in the Prospectus.

 

The following are total annual operating expense ratios for Sentinel International Equity Fund Class A, C & I shares: A — 1.41%, C — 2.86%, I — 0.92%. Expense ratio data is sourced from the Fund’s most recent prospectus.

 

Certain Sentinel Funds have adopted a redemption fee. For the International Equity Fund, a fee of 2% will be assessed on the redemption of shares held for 30 calendar days or less.

 

International securities are subject to political influences, currency fluctuations and economic cycles that may be unrelated to those affecting the domestic financial markets and may experience wider price fluctuations than U.S. domestic securities.

 

A CDSC of up to 1% may apply to investments of $1,000,000 or more in Class A shares which are redeemed within 12 months. See the Prospectus.

 

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index is an unmanaged, free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index of the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The Fund uses the net version of the Index, which reflects reinvested dividends subjected to the maximum non-U.S. tax rate applicable. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

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Fund Profile

at November 30, 2015

 

Top Sectors *

 

Sector

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

32.1

%

Industrials

 

19.2

%

Information Technology

 

16.1

%

Financials

 

8.5

%

Health Care

 

5.1

%

Energy

 

3.7

%

Materials

 

3.6

%

Consumer Staples

 

2.9

%

Utilities

 

1.5

%

 

Top Geographical Weightings

 

Country

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

United Kingdom

 

19.3

%

Switzerland

 

14.1

%

United States

 

10.2

%

Germany

 

8.2

%

Japan

 

7.0

%

Ireland

 

6.8

%

South Korea

 

4.5

%

Canada

 

4.4

%

France

 

4.4

%

Netherlands

 

4.4

%

 

Top 10 Holdings**

 

Description

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Countrywide PLC

 

4.3

%

Syngenta AG

 

3.6

%

Experian PLC

 

3.3

%

TE Connectivity Ltd.

 

3.0

%

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

 

3.0

%

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

 

2.9

%

Nestle SA

 

2.9

%

SAP SE

 

2.9

%

Delphi Automotive PLC

 

2.8

%

WPP PLC

 

2.7

%

Total of Net Assets

 

31.4

%

 


*“Top Sectors” includes Domestic Common Stocks and Foreign Stocks & ADRs.

**“Top 10 Holdings” excludes any short-term investments and money market funds. Portfolio composition and holdings are subject to change. More complete holdings follow.

 

Schedule of Investments

at November 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

Domestic Common Stocks 16.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Automotive PLC

 

43,000

 

$

3,778,840

 

Michael Kors

 

 

 

 

 

Holdings Ltd.*

 

50,000

 

2,151,000

 

 

 

 

 

5,929,840

 

Energy 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Core Laboratories NV

 

21,000

 

2,481,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Medtronic PLC (b)

 

28,000

 

2,109,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology 8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

BlackBerry Ltd.*

 

390,000

 

3,096,600

 

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

 

45,000

 

3,928,050

 

TE Connectivity Ltd.

 

60,000

 

4,025,400

 

 

 

 

 

11,050,050

 

Total Domestic Common Stocks
(Cost $19,270,685)

 

 

 

21,570,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Stocks & ADR’s 76.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Localiza Rent a Car SA (a)

 

200,000

 

 

1,371,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Uni-Select, Inc.

 

60,000

 

2,795,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cyprus 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of Cyprus Pcl *(a)

 

15,000,000

 

2,597,686

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

ISS A/S (a)

 

100,000

 

3,487,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Edenred SA (a)

 

150,000

 

3,108,621

 

Renault SA (a)

 

27,000

 

2,719,754

 

 

 

 

 

5,828,375

 

Germany 8.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (a)

 

27,000

 

2,940,463

 

Brenntag AG (a)

 

52,447

 

2,860,055

 

NORMA Group AG (a)

 

25,000

 

1,364,302

 

SAP SE (a)

 

48,000

 

3,790,545

 

 

 

 

 

10,955,365

 

Greece 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

OPAP SA (a)

 

400,000

 

2,700,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Shriram Transport Finance Co Ltd. (a)

 

215,000

 

2,861,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland 5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Experian PLC (a)

 

235,000

 

4,359,746

 

Shire PLC (a)

 

36,000

 

2,506,217

 

 

 

 

 

6,865,963

 

Japan 7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

CyberAgent, Inc. (a)

 

84,600

 

3,562,420

 

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

210,000

 

3,870,636

 

USS Co Ltd. (a)

 

120,000

 

1,910,371

 

 

 

 

 

9,343,427

 

Macau 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Wynn Macau Ltd. (a)

 

950,000

 

1,189,424

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

Netherlands 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Randstad Holding NV (a)

 

53,000

 

$

3,316,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

TGS Nopec Geophysical Co ASA (a)

 

125,000

 

2,396,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Korea 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Hyundai Motor Co. (a)

 

23,000

 

2,924,762

 

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. (a)

 

2,800

 

3,099,438

 

 

 

 

 

6,024,200

 

Spain 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Red Electrica Corp SA (a)

 

22,500

 

1,928,324

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (a)

 

350,000

 

3,397,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland 11.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Adecco SA (a)

 

39,000

 

2,668,232

 

Nestle SA (a)

 

52,000

 

3,854,199

 

Roche Holding AG (a)

 

8,000

 

2,142,887

 

SGS SA (a)

 

650

 

1,243,431

 

Syngenta AG (a)

 

13,000

 

4,787,897

 

 

 

 

 

14,696,646

 

United Kingdom 14.9%

 

 

 

 

 

BCA Marketplace PLC *

 

1,140,000

 

2,970,328

 

Bunzl PLC (a)

 

65,000

 

1,878,989

 

Compass Group PLC (a)

 

150,000

 

2,608,079

 

Countrywide PLC (a)

 

960,000

 

5,673,359

 

Rightmove PLC (a)

 

51,000

 

3,071,606

 

WPP PLC (a)

 

158,000

 

3,651,489

 

 

 

 

 

19,853,850

 

Total Foreign Stocks & ADR’s
(Cost $90,619,186)

 

 

 

101,610,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Money Market Funds 7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund
(Cost $9,539,112)

 

9,539,112

 

9,539,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments 99.9%
(Cost $119,428,983)†

 

 

 

132,720,218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.1%

 

 

 

190,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

$

132,910,515

 

 


*

Non-income producing.

 

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes is $119,428,983. At November 30, 2015 unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes aggregated $13,291,235 of which $19,082,722 related to appreciated securities and $5,791,487 related to depreciated securities.

 

 

(a)

Included as Level 2, as a fair value factor was applied at November 30, 2015.

 

 

(b)

Return of capital paid during the fiscal period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund

(Unaudited)

 

Jason Doiron, FRM, PRM

Portfolio Manager

 

Performance Highlights

 

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, the Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund returned -0.12%*. By comparison, the Barclays 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index returned 0.52%, and the Morningstar Short-Term Bond category average return was 0.15% during the same period.

 

Bond Market Review

 

Concerns emerging from late 2014 spilled over into 2015. Investors remained focused on an eventual unwind of Federal Reserve easing, the weight of a stronger dollar on corporate earnings, fading growth in China, and soft commodity prices. Even away from Energy and Metals, corporate balance sheets deteriorated in support of shareholder enriching activities including elevated buybacks and dividends.

 

As organic growth continues to be challenging and the corporate bond market remains open, we expect mergers and acquisitions to continue. Away from the Energy and other Commodity sectors, corporate issuance should remain strong. Investors should expect the market to continue to be bifurcated in early 2016 as Commodity sectors deal with anemic demand, weak spot prices, and elevated default risk. However, investors continue to seek income. Consequently, as earnings in other sectors remain more stable, so should credit spreads.

 

The Federal Reserve ended its unprecedented era of zero rates and in December increased rates in a well telegraphed move. Still, the language out of the Federal Reserve remained dovish and we expect the Federal Reserve to remain data dependent. While there is much ink spilled on geopolitical risks, the market will likely remain more responsive to the accommodativeness of central banks, corporate earnings, assessment of the credit cycle, and angst over the meaning of weakness in commodities. During 2016, we intend to remain vigilant for evolving risks and continue to believe that flexibility will be critical to navigating the markets.

 

Performance Attribution

 

Through the twelve-month period ended November 30th 2015, the A-share class of the Fund outperformed the Barclays U.S. Government/Credit 1-3 Year Index by 44bps. Yield curve positioning and security selection had positive impacts of 59bps and 86bps, respectively, while asset allocation effects detracted 97bps. Trading and other effects produced a negative impact of 4bps. The allocation to high yield was a significant detractor as spreads widened in the latter part of the year.

 

The Fund’s positioning on the yield curve represented 59bps of outperformance. While effective duration** was 1.1 years, the Fund’s positioning in the 5 and 10 year part of the curve contributed most of this outperformance.

 

Security selection generated a positive contribution in the trailing period, driven largely by a lack of exposure to energy and commodity sectors within high yield. Conversely, the Fund’s exposure to the oil field services, independent exploration and production

 


* Performance for Class A shares only at net asset value. Performance data shown does not include the effects of any sales charge. If it did, returns would be lower.

 

** Effective duration is a measure of the sensitivity of a bond’s price to changes in interest rates. The shorter (longer) the duration, the lower (higher) the interest rate risk and price volatility.

 

The Barclays 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. government, government agency and investment grade corporate securities with maturities of one to three years.

 

An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

The return for the Morningstar category is an average of funds within the particular category as determined by Morningstar based on investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.

 

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companies and midstream sectors in investment grade weighed on results. Positive performance in high yield corporates was driven by exposures in the independent exploration and production companies, chemical, automotive, mining, and home construction sectors.

 

Portfolio Positioning and Outlook

 

As of November 30th, 2015, the Fund’s positioning consisted of 26% investment grade corporates, 31% high yield corporates and 28% Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMO’s). The Fund also had 3% of the portfolio in Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) while 12% was in cash.

 

We exit 2015 much as we began. Corporate balance sheets continue to deteriorate and growth is becoming scarce. Historically, this is particularly challenging for high yield. We are cautious of energy and mining sectors as elevated supply meets slack demand. Still, as investors continue to look for income we look for opportunity in other sectors. Although the market is likely to be anxious as the era of zero interest rates ends, we believe that the Federal Reserve will continue to be generally vigilant and supportive. Again in 2016, we believe that a flexible approach will serve shareholders best in what is likely to be another volatile year.

 

 

/s/ Jason Doiron

 

 

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Performance Notes (Unaudited)

 

Graph and total return data assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Fund performance in the graphs and table reflects expenses and management fees but does not reflect the effect of any taxes on fund distributions or redemptions. Growth of Class A shares in the graph reflects the 1% maximum sales charge. Index performance does not reflect any sales charges, fees or expenses. Data shown represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; current performance may be higher or lower than that shown. Investment return and principal value will vary so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Summary and full prospectuses containing this and other information are available from sentinelinvestments.com. Please read them carefully. Visit www.sentinelinvestments.com for the most current month-end performance information.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment (Class A and S shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Class I shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of November 30, 2015)

 

 

 

Class A shares

 

Class S shares

 

Class I shares

 

 

 

Without

 

With 1%

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

1 year

 

-0.12

%

-1.14

%

-0.29

%

0.14

%

3 years

 

-0.14

 

-0.47

 

-0.32

 

0.03

 

5 years

 

0.25

 

0.06

 

0.00

 

0.35

 

10 years

 

2.38

 

2.28

 

2.02

 

2.43

 

 

Class

 

Symbol

A

 

SSIGX

S

 

SSSGX

I

 

SSBDX

 

Inception Date of the Fund — 3/27/95

 

Performance of the Class A shares prior to June 1, 2006, has not been adjusted to reflect the decrease in the maximum 12b-1 fee from 0.35% to 0.25%. If it had, those returns would be higher. The Class A returns are based on the 1% maximum sales charge and are not adjusted to reflect a maximum sales charge of 3% in effect from June 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008. If they were, the returns would be lower. Performance of the Class S shares prior to January 31, 2014 has not been adjusted to reflect the decrease in the maximum 12b-1 fee from 0.75% to 0.50%. If it had, those returns would be higher, except for the period from April 1, 2013 to January 30, 2014 during which a voluntary waiver of 0.25% of those fees was in effect. Performance of the Class I shares prior to their inception on January 31, 2014 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, restated to reflect that Class I shares are not subject to a sales charge. Only eligible investors may purchase Class I shares, as described in the prospectus.

 

The following are total annual operating expense ratios for Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund Class A, S & I shares: A — 0.93%, S — 1.02%, I — 0.66%. Expense ratio data is sourced from the Fund’s most recent prospectus.

 

Fixed income securities are subject to credit and interest rate risks. Bond values will generally decrease when interest rates rise and generally increase when interest rates fall. Bonds with lower credit ratings are more speculative and likely to default than higher-quality bonds and tend to fluctuate more widely in value. A fund’s investments in mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment risks. These risks may result in greater share price volatility. International securities are subject to political influences, currency fluctuations and economic cycles that may be unrelated to those affecting the domestic financial markets and may experience wider price fluctuations than U.S. domestic securities. Fund shares are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies.

 

The Fund may use derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends upon or is derived from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or index. The Fund may use derivatives as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to certain risks, such as risks associated with changes in interest rates, or currency or credit risk (“hedging”). The use of derivatives may reduce the Fund’s return and increase the volatility in movements in the Fund’s net asset value. For additional information regarding the use of derivatives, please see the Fund’s current Prospectus.

 

A CDSC of up to 0.50% may apply to investments of $1,000,000 or more in Class A shares which are redeemed within 12 months. See the Prospectus.

 

The Barclays 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. government, government agency and investment grade corporate securities with maturities of one to three years. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

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Fund Profile

at November 30, 2015

 

Average Effective Duration (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Percent of

 

Duration

 

Fixed Income Holdings

 

Less than 1 yr.

 

20.2

%

1 yr. to 2.99 yrs.

 

47.5

%

3 yrs. to 3.99 yrs.

 

18.9

%

4 yrs. to 5.99 yrs.

 

8.5

%

6 yrs. to 7.99 yrs.

 

4.9

%

8 yrs. and over

 

0.0

%

 

Average Effective Duration (for all Fixed Income Holdings) 1.1 years* (Unaudited)

 

Top 10 Holdings**

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity

 

Percent of

 

Description

 

Coupon

 

Date

 

Net Assets

 

FHR 4022 AH

 

1.50

%

12/15/25

 

7.4

%

FNR 10-64 AD

 

3.00

%

12/25/20

 

5.9

%

FHR 4039 PB

 

1.50

%

05/15/27

 

3.8

%

WBCMT 2007 C30 A5

 

5.342

%

12/15/43

 

2.7

%

FHR 4238 TL

 

1.25

%

08/15/27

 

2.4

%

Prospect Capital Corp.

 

5.00

%

07/15/19

 

2.0

%

FNR 11-15 HC

 

2.50

%

03/25/26

 

1.9

%

Bear Stearns Trust FLT

 

2.75

%

06/25/34

 

1.7

%

FNR 11-67 DA

 

4.50

%

07/25/21

 

1.7

%

Chrysler Group LLC

 

8.25

%

06/15/21

 

1.6

%

Total of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

%

 


*The average effective duration considers the call and put dates of applicable fixed income investments and the pre-payment risks of mortgage—backed bonds to measure the sensitivity of the value of the Fund’s portfolio to changes in interest rates.

** “Top 10 Holdings” excludes any short-term investments and money market funds. Portfolio composition and holdings are subject to change. More complete holdings follow.

 

Schedule of Investments

at November 30, 2015

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

U.S. Government Obligations 33.3%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations 25.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 15.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

0.01%, 12/04/15

 

1,500 M

 

1,499,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

FHR 2353 TD

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 09/15/16

 

5 M

 

$

4,914

 

FHR 3874 BD

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 06/15/21

 

3,965 M

 

4,063,420

 

FHR 4022 AH

 

 

 

 

 

1.5%, 12/15/25

 

38,135 M

 

37,651,656

 

FHR 4039 PB

 

 

 

 

 

1.5%, 05/15/27

 

19,116 M

 

18,979,732

 

FHR 4238 TL

 

 

 

 

 

1.25%, 08/15/27

 

12,489 M

 

12,266,771

 

FHR 2927 ED

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 01/15/35

 

445 M

 

455,052

 

 

 

 

 

73,421,545

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

15-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FHLMC E01009

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 08/01/16

 

14 M

 

13,798

 

FHLMC G11585

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 02/01/17

 

53

 

53

 

FHLMC E88357

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 03/01/17

 

10 M

 

9,822

 

FHLMC J05907

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 08/01/19

 

846 M

 

882,340

 

 

 

 

 

906,013

 

20-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FHLMC D94230

 

 

 

 

 

7.5%, 10/01/19

 

16 M

 

16,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FHLMC G00100

 

 

 

 

 

8%, 02/01/23

 

4 M

 

4,355

 

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

75,848,132

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association 10.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

FNR 10-64 AD

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 12/25/20

 

29,445 M

 

30,102,823

 

FNR 11-67 DA

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 07/25/21

 

8,092 M

 

8,433,581

 

FNR 12-47 AI

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 05/25/22

 

7,370 M

 

438,628

 

FNR 11-15 HC

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 03/25/26

 

9,638 M

 

9,765,124

 

FNR 09-32 BH

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 05/25/39

 

1,264 M

 

1,301,854

 

 

 

 

 

50,042,010

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

15-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA 671380

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 11/01/17

 

13 M

 

12,994

 

FNMA 725284

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 11/01/18

 

58 M

 

59,704

 

FNMA 985670

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 10/01/21

 

573 M

 

619,177

 

 

 

 

 

691,875

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA 626664

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 04/01/17

 

42 M

 

42,716

 

FNMA 479421

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 09/01/21

 

14 M

 

14,438

 

FNMA 207530

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 04/01/22

 

7 M

 

7,282

 

FNMA 175123

 

 

 

 

 

7.45%, 08/01/22

 

87 M

 

93,287

 

 

 

 

 

157,723

 

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

 

50,891,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government National Mortgage Corporation 0.0%+

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

15-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

GNMA 489953

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 12/15/16

 

4 M

 

3,752

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

20-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

GNMA 628440

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 04/15/24

 

111 M

 

$

121,286

 

Total Government National Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

125,038

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

 

 

 

126,864,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations 8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.050%, 12/03/15

 

12,200 M

 

12,199,966

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.061%, 12/03/15

 

8,300 M

 

8,299,972

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.062%, 12/03/15

 

12,000 M

 

11,999,958

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.066%, 12/03/15

 

9,500 M

 

9,499,965

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

41,999,861

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations
(Cost $169,334,903)

 

 

 

168,864,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Corporate Bonds 56.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 08/15/23

 

1,949 M

 

1,573,818

 

Ashland, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.875%, 04/15/18

 

7,000 M

 

7,192,500

 

Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.375%, 05/01/21(a)

 

6,000 M

 

6,390,000

 

Cornerstone Chemical Co.

 

 

 

 

 

9.375%, 03/15/18(a)

 

3,000 M

 

3,007,500

 

INVISTA Finance LLC

 

 

 

 

 

4.25%, 10/15/19(a)

 

3,200 M

 

3,144,000

 

Methanex Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 03/01/22

 

5,105 M

 

5,094,351

 

Newmont Mining Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.125%, 10/01/19

 

4,200 M

 

4,430,895

 

 

 

 

 

30,833,064

 

Capital Goods 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.3372%, 12/15/19(a)

 

5,000 M

 

4,925,000

 

PaperWorks Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

9.5%, 08/15/19(a)

 

2,605 M

 

2,565,925

 

 

 

 

 

7,490,925

 

Communications 8.5%

 

 

 

 

 

American Tower Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 01/15/18

 

5,000 M

 

5,243,035

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.625%, 03/15/20

 

7,000 M

 

6,816,250

 

Digicel Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 04/15/21(a)

 

700 M

 

628,250

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC

 

 

 

 

 

3.8%, 03/15/22

 

7,500 M

 

7,680,743

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/15/20

 

3,000 M

 

2,520,000

 

Rogers Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.8%, 08/15/18

 

5,000 M

 

5,625,265

 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 08/15/20

 

2,200 M

 

1,831,500

 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.464%, 04/28/19

 

7,000 M

 

7,210,000

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.15%, 09/15/23

 

5,000 M

 

5,600,010

 

 

 

 

 

43,155,053

 

Consumer Cyclical 11.2%

 

 

 

 

 

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.125%, 02/15/19

 

7,000 M

 

7,113,750

 

Chrysler Group LLC

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 06/15/21

 

7,276 M

 

7,852,623

 

DR Horton, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 02/15/20

 

5,000 M

 

5,107,500

 

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 05/15/18

 

5,000 M

 

5,281,135

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 06/01/18

 

5,000 M

 

5,448,160

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 08/15/20

 

7,000 M

 

7,300,650

 

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC

 

 

 

 

 

5.625%, 10/15/21

 

4,000 M

 

4,184,800

 

Lennar Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 12/01/18

 

7,000 M

 

7,175,000

 

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 12/31/18

 

7,000 M

 

7,262,500

 

 

 

 

 

56,726,118

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical 7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Actavis Funding SCS

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 03/12/20

 

5,000 M

 

5,075,435

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

8%, 11/15/19

 

7,202 M

 

7,328,035

 

Community Health Systems, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.125%, 08/15/18

 

2,000 M

 

2,050,000

 

HCA, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 02/15/20

 

5,000 M

 

5,543,750

 

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

2.625%, 02/01/20

 

5,250 M

 

5,228,633

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 03/30/20

 

5,000 M

 

4,936,570

 

US Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

8.5%, 06/30/19

 

6,357 M

 

6,619,226

 

 

 

 

 

36,781,649

 

Energy 5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP

 

 

 

 

 

6.125%, 07/15/22

 

6,722 M

 

6,714,713

 

Nabors Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.15%, 02/15/18

 

2,500 M

 

2,592,167

 

PBF Holding Co. LLC

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 02/15/20

 

4,500 M

 

4,719,375

 

Rowan Cos, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.875%, 06/01/22

 

3,775 M

 

3,063,413

 

Southwestern Energy Co.

 

 

 

 

 

3.3%, 01/23/18

 

4,000 M

 

3,664,560

 

Tesoro Logistics LP / Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.875%, 10/01/20

 

5,480 M

 

5,658,100

 

 

 

 

 

26,412,328

 

Financials 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Ares Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.875%, 11/30/18

 

5,065 M

 

5,253,874

 

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 01/15/25

 

3,750 M

 

3,748,020

 

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.875%, 03/01/19

 

5,750 M

 

5,778,209

 

Prospect Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 07/15/19

 

10,000 M

 

10,144,370

 

SLM Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

8.45%, 06/15/18

 

2,000 M

 

2,105,000

 

 

 

 

 

27,029,473

 

Insurance 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Aflac, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

2.4%, 03/16/20

 

5,000 M

 

5,029,800

 

American Int’l. Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 02/15/24

 

5,000 M

 

5,215,555

 

 

 

 

 

10,245,355

 

Real Estate 6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

ARC Properties Operating Partnership LP

 

 

 

 

 

2%, 02/06/17

 

5,945 M

 

5,885,550

 

3%, 02/06/19

 

3,375 M

 

3,269,531

 

CBL & Associates LP

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 12/01/23

 

5,000 M

 

5,039,025

 

Government Properties Income Trust

 

 

 

 

 

3.75%, 08/15/19

 

4,800 M

 

4,846,757

 

Realty Income Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

2%, 01/31/18

 

7,465 M

 

7,486,320

 

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership LP

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 12/15/23

 

5,000 M

 

5,153,080

 

 

 

 

 

31,680,263

 

Technology 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 03/01/19

 

3,000 M

 

2,250,000

 

Ericsson LM

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 05/15/22

 

2,778 M

 

2,875,310

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.625%, 10/15/20

 

3,000 M

 

3,047,769

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.625%, 11/15/20

 

6,866 M

 

7,127,801

 

 

 

 

 

15,300,880

 

Total Domestic Corporate Bonds
(Cost $287,008,594)

 

 

 

285,655,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Financials 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Bear Stearns Trust FLT

 

 

 

 

 

2.75%, 06/25/34

 

8,588 M

 

8,709,291

 

BOAMS 2004 5 3A1

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 06/25/19

 

3,766 M

 

3,806,050

 

GSR 2003 13 1A1

 

 

 

 

 

2.6991%, 10/25/33

 

6,816 M

 

6,887,236

 

Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $19,391,079)

 

 

 

19,402,577

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

Bank Loans 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

MacDermid, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.5%, 06/07/20(b)

 

2,000 M

 

$

1,950,000

 

NN, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 10/20/22(c)

 

2,000 M

 

1,990,000

 

Total Bank Loans
(Cost $3,925,498)

 

 

 

3,940,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Financials 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

WBCMT 2007 C30 A5

 

 

 

 

 

5.342%, 12/15/43
(Cost $14,831,076)

 

13,450 M

 

13,820,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Institutional Money Market Funds 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund
(Cost $1,623,332)

 

1,623,332

 

1,623,332

 

Total Investments 97.1%
(Cost $496,114,482)†

 

 

 

493,306,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 2.9%

 

 

 

14,768,565

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

$

508,074,881

 

 


                 Cost for federal income tax purposes is $496,116,900. At November 30, 2015 unrealized depreciati on for federal income tax purposes aggregated $2,810,584 of which $3,259,674 related to appreciated securities and $6,070,258 related to depreciated securities.

 

(a)         Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At November 30, 2015, the market value of rule 144A securities amounted to $20,660,675 or 4.07% of net assets.

 

(b)         MacDermid, Inc. has a variable interest rate that floats quarterly on the last day of March, June, September and December. The interest rate is based on the 3-month Libor rate plus 4.5%

 

(c)          NN, Inc. has a variable interest rate that floats quarterly on the 15th of March, June, September and December. The interest rate is based on the 3-month Libor rate plus 4.75%

 

+                 Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

 

At November 30, 2015, the following futures contracts were outstanding with $1,466,708 in cash segregated with the broker for margin maintenance purposes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Contract

 

Contract

 

Appreciation/

 

Contract Description

 

Expiration

 

Value

 

(Depreciation)

 

Short, 1,350 U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note futures contracts

 

12/15

 

$

160,934,766

 

$

733,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net payments of variation margin and/or brokerage fees

 

 

 

 

 

(691,040

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin receivable on open futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

$

42,188

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Sentinel Mid Cap Fund

(Unaudited)

 

Jason Ronovech, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Performance Highlights

 

The Sentinel Mid Cap Fund returned 1.51%* for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, compared to returns of 0.46% for the Russell Midcap Index, and 1.90% for the Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth category during the same time period.

 

Equity Market Review

 

U.S. mid-cap equities entered the year trading near all-time highs. Global investors appeared to be placing a premium on the relative stability and growth prospects of the U.S. economy in an increasingly uncertain global environment. As a result, given their greater exposure to the domestic economy, mid-cap valuations were at a premium to historical average and earnings were expected to grow in the double digits. As we moved through the year, initially lower commodity prices and the stronger dollar negatively impacted earnings growth. Then, slower than expected global economic growth reduced expectations on corporate earnings, particularly in globally cyclically oriented industries. In the third calendar quarter of 2015, U.S. mid-cap equities experienced their largest decline since the third quarter of 2011 as earnings growth further slowed and valuations contracted. Finally, U.S. mid-cap stocks rallied to finish the Fund’s fiscal year with positive returns for the seventh consecutive year.

 

Portfolio Review

 

Information Technology was our top performing sector with a return of 18% compared to 5% for the benchmark sector. Nuance Communications, a provider of voice and language software and solutions for enterprises and consumers worldwide, was our top performing stock with a return of 38%. The company’s business model transition to recurring revenue started to pay dividends this year, as revenue growth stabilized, while margins and cash flow significantly expanded. Altera, a fabless semiconductor company, also returned 38%, as the company agreed to be acquired by Intel.

 

Financials was our second best performing sector with a return of 11% compared to 4% for the benchmark sector. HCC Insurance Holdings, a specialty insurance company, was our top performer up 48%. The company agreed to be acquired by Tokio Marine for $78 per share. Our bank holdings returned 25% compared to 10% for the benchmark as speculation that the Federal Reserve would increase interest rates drove valuations in the industry higher. Additionally, we owned City National, a regional bank that Canadian bank RBC offered to acquire.

 

Consumer Discretionary was our most challenging sector with a decline of 7% compared to 1% for the benchmark sector. Bloomin’ Brands, a restaurant holding company of brands such as The Outback Steakhouse and Carabba’s, underperformed with a decline of 23%. Fears over their exposure to Korea and Brazil coupled with a deceleration of the U.S. market negatively impacted the stock. Borg Warner, an automotive systems and components supplier, was off 24%, on concerns about a slowdown in global auto sales, particularly in China, as well as their potential exposure to Volkswagen.

 


* Performance for Class A shares only at net asset value. Performance data shown does not include the effects of any sales charge. If it did, returns would be lower.

 

The Russell Midcap Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.

 

An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

The return for the Morningstar category is an average of funds within the particular category as determined by Morningstar based on investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.

 

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Industrials was another challenging sector, with a decline of 4% compared to a 2% decline in the benchmark sector. Our principal challenge in the sector was the transportation industry. Genesee & Wyoming, a railroad operator, experienced a significant decline in volumes over the course of the year and as a result experienced a 30% stock decline. Quanta Services, an engineering and construction firm, dropped 28% on delayed projects in the electric transmission industry, as well as concerns that the precipitous drop in commodity prices would impact future energy infrastructure demand.

 

We will continue to focus on executing our fundamental stock selection and portfolio construction process. We believe that quality mid-cap companies poised to benefit from improvements in their business model, leadership team, and industry positioning coupled with disciplined valuation analysis to identify favorable entry and exit point’s drives shareholder returns over time.

 

As always, we appreciate your confidence in us, and we will do our very best to help you achieve your investments goals.

 

Thank you for your continued support.

 

 

/s/ Jason Ronovech

 

 

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Performance Notes (Unaudited)

 

Graph and total return data assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Fund performance in the graphs and table reflects expenses and management fees but does not reflect the effect of any taxes on fund distributions or redemptions. Growth of Class A shares in the graph reflects the 5% maximum sales charge. Growth of Class C shares in the graph does not reflect the 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) applicable to redemptions within the first year, because none would apply if the shares were held for the full period. Index performance does not reflect any sales charges, fees or expenses. Data shown represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; current performance may be higher or lower than that shown. Investment return and principal value will vary so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Summary and full prospectuses containing this and other information are available from sentinelinvestments.com. Please read them carefully. Visit www.sentinelinvestments.com for the most current month-end performance information.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment (Class A shares and Class C shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Class I shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of November 30, 2015)

 

 

 

Class A shares

 

Class C shares

 

Class I shares

 

 

 

Without

 

With 5%

 

Without

 

With 1%

 

No

 

 

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

CDSC

 

CDSC

 

Sales Charge

 

1 year

 

1.51

%

-3.56

%

0.58

%

-0.16

%

1.65

%

3 years

 

12.44

 

10.53

 

11.38

 

11.38

 

12.74

 

5 years

 

11.27

 

10.13

 

10.07

 

10.07

 

11.57

 

10 years

 

5.72

 

5.18

 

4.42

 

4.42

 

5.99

 

 

Class

 

Symbol

A

 

SNTNX

C

 

SMGCX

I

 

SIMGX

 

Inception Date of the Fund - 9/15/69

 

Performance of the Class A shares prior to June 30, 2012 has not been adjusted to reflect the decrease in the maximum 12b-1 fee from 0.30% to 0.25%. If it had, those returns would be higher. Performance of the Class I shares prior to their inception on August 27, 2007 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, restated to reflect that Class I shares are not subject to a sales charge. Only eligible investors may purchase Class I shares, as described in the Prospectus.

 

The following are total annual operating expense ratios for Sentinel Mid Cap Fund Class A, C & I shares: A — 1.33%, C — 2.24%, I — 1.00%. Expense ratio data is sourced from the Fund’s most recent prospectus.

 

Mid-sized company stocks can be more volatile than large company stocks.

 

International securities are subject to political influences, currency fluctuations and economic cycles that may be unrelated to those affecting the domestic financial markets and may experience wider price fluctuations than U.S. domestic securities.

 

A CDSC of up to 1% may apply to investments of $1,000,000 or more in Class A shares which are redeemed within 12 months. See the Prospectus.

 

The Russell Midcap Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

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Fund Profile

at November 30, 2015

 

Top Sectors*

 

Sector

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Industrials

 

20.2

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

18.0

%

Information Technology

 

18.0

%

Health Care

 

17.4

%

Financials

 

12.6

%

Utilities

 

3.5

%

Energy

 

3.0

%

Consumer Staples

 

2.2

%

Materials

 

1.6

%

 

Top 10 Holdings**

 

Description

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Nuance Communications, Inc.

 

5.5

%

DENTSPLY Int’l., Inc.

 

3.5

%

ITC Holdings Corp.

 

3.5

%

Waste Connections, Inc.

 

3.1

%

Quanta Services, Inc.

 

2.9

%

Henry Schein, Inc.

 

2.9

%

LKQ Corp.

 

2.8

%

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

2.7

%

East West Bancorp, Inc.

 

2.7

%

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

 

2.6

%

Total of Net Assets

 

32.2

%

 


*Top Sectors” includes Domestic Common Stocks, Foreign Stocks & ADRs and Real Estate Investment Trusts.

**Top 10 Holdings” excludes any short-term investments and money market funds. Portfolio composition and holdings are subject to change. More complete holdings follow.

 

Schedule of Investments

at November 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

Domestic Common Stocks 92.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary 18.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

 

168,000

 

$

1,903,440

 

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

 

125,440

 

2,171,366

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

 

46,930

 

2,003,442

 

Coach, Inc.

 

40,700

 

1,293,039

 

Jarden Corp.*

 

58,415

 

2,726,812

 

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

 

43,770

 

2,258,094

 

LKQ Corp.*

 

110,320

 

3,253,337

 

MDC Partners, Inc.

 

66,200

 

1,426,610

 

PVH Corp.

 

14,400

 

1,314,576

 

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.*

 

203,400

 

2,837,430

 

 

 

 

 

21,188,146

 

Consumer Staples 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Flowers Foods, Inc.

 

109,130

 

2,566,738

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Core Laboratories NV

 

14,400

 

1,701,360

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

 

49,500

 

1,815,165

 

 

 

 

 

3,516,525

 

Financials 10.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*

 

9,970

 

1,766,983

 

East West Bancorp, Inc.

 

73,590

 

3,192,334

 

Invesco Ltd.

 

70,450

 

2,373,461

 

M&T Bank Corp.

 

10,100

 

1,265,833

 

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

 

34,380

 

2,019,137

 

Signature Bank*

 

10,600

 

1,676,390

 

 

 

 

 

12,294,138

 

Health Care 17.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.*

 

9,529

 

1,331,392

 

Bio-Techne Corp.

 

16,400

 

1,495,844

 

DENTSPLY Int’l., Inc

 

67,560

 

4,098,190

 

Henry Schein, Inc.*

 

21,280

 

3,329,894

 

MEDNAX, Inc.*

 

41,600

 

2,968,992

 

Patterson Cos, Inc.

 

21,200

 

966,084

 

STERIS PLC

 

29,600

 

2,260,848

 

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

 

24,900

 

2,011,422

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

 

19,200

 

1,939,392

 

 

 

 

 

20,402,058

 

Industrials 20.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Ametek, Inc.

 

53,105

 

2,998,308

 

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.*

 

42,800

 

2,964,756

 

IHS, Inc.*

 

16,800

 

2,071,608

 

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*

 

68,420

 

3,020,059

 

Knight Transportation, Inc.

 

50,000

 

1,326,000

 

Masco Corp.

 

84,740

 

2,534,573

 

Quanta Services, Inc.*

 

152,050

 

3,352,703

 

Stericycle, Inc.*

 

14,945

 

1,804,160

 

Waste Connections, Inc.

 

66,870

 

3,644,415

 

 

 

 

 

23,716,582

 

Information Technology 16.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

 

71,090

 

2,458,292

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

66,200

 

3,196,136

 

Nuance Communications, Inc.*

 

310,370

 

6,496,044

 

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

 

228,580

 

2,505,237

 

Open Text Corp.

 

39,060

 

1,892,457

 

Plantronics, Inc.

 

21,540

 

1,139,681

 

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

 

20,550

 

1,706,061

 

 

 

 

 

19,393,908

 

Materials 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

106,750

 

1,856,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

ITC Holdings Corp.

 

111,010

 

4,094,049

 

Total Domestic Common Stocks
(Cost $91,288,872)

 

 

 

109,028,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Stocks & ADR’s 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Israel 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

NICE Systems Ltd. ADR
(Cost $957,449)

 

27,820

 

1,710,095

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Financials 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.(a)
(Cost $2,045,995)

 

34,170

 

$

2,463,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Money Market Funds 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund
(Cost $4,363,077)

 

4,363,077

 

4,363,077

 

Total Investments 100.2%
(Cost $98,655,393)†

 

 

 

117,565,698

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excess of Liabilities Over Other Assets (0.2)%

 

 

 

(206,721

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

$

117,358,977

 

 


*            Non-income producing.

 

            Cost for federal income tax purposes is $99,139,209. At November 30, 2015 unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes aggregated $18,426,489 of which $24,382,462 related to appreciated securities and $5,955,973 related to depreciated securities.

 

(a)    Return of capital paid during the fiscal period.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Sentinel Multi-Asset Income Fund

(Unaudited)

 

Jason Doiron, FRM, PRM

Portfolio Manager

 

Performance Highlights

 

The Sentinel Multi-Asset Income Fund had a return of 0.01%* for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, compared to a return of 2.75% for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, and a 0.97% return for the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index during the same period. By comparison, the Morningstar Conservative Allocation category average return was -1.82%.

 

Bond Market Review

 

Concerns emerging from late 2014 spilled over into 2015. Investors remained focused on an eventual unwind of Federal Reserve easing, the weight of a stronger dollar on corporate earnings, fading growth in China, and soft commodity prices. Even away from Energy and Metals, corporate balance sheets deteriorated in support of shareholder enriching activities including elevated buybacks and dividends.

 

As organic growth continues to be challenging and the corporate bond market remains open, we expect merger and acquisitions to continue. Away from the Energy and other Commodity sectors, corporate issuance should remain strong. Investors should expect the market to continue to be bifurcated in early 2016 as Commodity sectors deal with anemic demand, weak spot prices, and elevated default risk. However, investors continue to seek income. Consequently, as earnings in other sectors remain more stable, so should credit spreads.

 

The Federal Reserve ended its unprecedented era of zero rates and in December increased rates in a well telegraphed move. Still, the language out of the Federal Reserve remained dovish and we expect the Federal Reserve to remain data dependent. While there is much ink spilled on geopolitical risks, the market will likely remain more responsive to the accommodativeness of central banks, corporate earnings, assessment of the credit cycle, and angst over the meaning of weakness in commodities. During 2016, we intend to remain vigilant for evolving risks and continue to believe that flexibility will be critical to navigating the markets.

 

Equity Market Review

 

Equity markets remained essentially flat for the fiscal year period, showing a marked degree of volatility in the latter part of the year. After a rather significant late summer drop in global equity markets, reacting to China’s weaker economic outlook, the domestic equity markets rebounded in the last part of the fiscal year, erasing all annual losses. Questions still abound on the Federal Reserve’s stance on monetary policy, as industrial production has slowed down domestically, while consumer confidence has ebbed from prior stronger levels. Expectations for corporate earnings growth continue to trend down, as the latest earnings season pointed towards continuing headwinds in top line growth. Small capitalization stocks outperformed both large and mid-cap stocks for the fiscal year, rebounding to a larger degree in the latter part of the year. Sector leadership changed continuously through the year, but the Energy and Telecommunications sectors proved to be the major laggards for the year, with Materials and Utilities close behind. The best performing sector was Consumer Discretionary, with Internet Retailing providing the lion’s share of the upside. The Information Technology and Health Care sectors also posted positive performance for the fiscal year.

 


* Performance for Class A shares only at net asset value. Performance data shown does not include the effects of any sales charge. If it did, returns would be lower.

 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held U.S. equity securities chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.

 

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that measures the U.S. investment grade fixed-rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.

 

An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

The return for the Morningstar category is an average of funds within the particular category as determined by Morningstar based on investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.

 

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Key Performance Attribution

 

Asset allocation decisions detracted from both equity and fixed income performance. Major contributions to the underperformance included the weighting to high yield corporates while spreads widened throughout 2015 as well as the Fund’s investment grade corporate exposure to the Energy and Mining sectors.

 

Security selection within equities generated 79bps of positive contribution while fixed income security selection generated 13bps. The positive contribution from security selection in equities was driven by investments in Energy, Consumer Staples, Information Technology, and Financials partially offset by those in Industrials and Materials.

 

Within fixed income, the positive impact of 24bps from mortgage-backed securities and 9bps from high yield corporates was partially off set by negative 19bps from investment grade corporates. Within investment grade corporates, credit selection in real estate investment trust, oil field services, and technology contributed to the underperformance. A positive contribution from high yield credit was driven by investments in media, metals and mining, chemicals, and paper, but partially offset by those in cable, independent energy, and gaming.

 

Portfolio Positioning and Outlook

 

At the end of the fiscal year, the Multi-Asset Income Fund’s asset allocation included 22% equities, 69% fixed income, and 9% cash. At the same time, exposure to investment grade corporate bonds were 25% of the Fund, high yield Corporate bonds represented 31% and mortgage-backed securities were 10%.

 

We exit 2015 much as we began. Corporate balance sheets continue to deteriorate and growth is becoming scarce. Historically, this is particularly challenging historically for high yield. We are cautious of Energy and Mining sectors as elevated supply meets slack demand. Still, as investors continue to look for income we look for opportunity in other sectors. Although the market is likely to be anxious as the era of zero interest rates ends, we believe that the Federal Reserve will continue to be generally vigilant and supportive. Again in 2016, we believe that a flexible approach will serve shareholders best in what is likely to be another volatile year.

 

 

/s/ Jason Doiron

 

 

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Performance Notes (Unaudited)

 

Graph and total return data assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Fund performance in the graphs and table reflects expenses and management fees but does not reflect the effect of any taxes on fund distributions or redemptions. Growth of Class A shares in the graph reflects the 5% maximum sales charge. Growth of Class C shares in the graph does not reflect the 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) applicable to redemptions within the first year, because none would apply if the shares were held for the full period. Index performance does not reflect any sales charges, fees or expenses. Data shown represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; current performance may be higher or lower than that shown. Investment return and principal value will vary so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Summary and full prospectuses containing this and other information are available from sentinelinvestments.com. Please read them carefully. Visit www.sentinelinvestments.com for the most current month-end performance information.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment (Class A shares and Class C shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Class I shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of November 30, 2015)

 

 

 

Class A shares

 

Class C shares

 

Class I shares

 

 

 

Without

 

With 5%

 

Without

 

With 1%

 

No

 

 

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

CDSC

 

CDSC

 

Sales Charge

 

1 year

 

0.01

%

-4.97

%

-0.78

%

-1.69

%

0.29

%

3 years

 

5.34

 

3.55

 

4.59

 

4.59

 

5.63

 

5 years

 

5.70

 

4.62

 

4.95

 

4.95

 

5.89

 

10 years

 

5.21

 

4.67

 

4.37

 

4.37

 

5.30

 

 

Class

 

Symbol

A

 

SECMX

C

 

SMKCX

I

 

SCSIX

 

Inception Date of the Fund — 3/10/03

 

Performance of the Class A shares prior to June 30, 2012 has not been adjusted to reflect the decrease in the maximum 12b-1 fee from 0.30% to 0.25%. If it had, those returns would be higher. Performance of the Class I shares prior to their inception on December 17, 2010 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, restated to reflect that Class I shares are not subject to a sales charge. Only eligible investors may purchase Class I shares, as described in the Prospectus.

 

The following are total annual operating expense ratios for Sentinel Multi-Asset Income Fund Class A, C & I shares: A — 1.06%, C — 1.78%, I — 0.77%. Expense ratio data is sourced from the Fund’s most recent prospectus.

 

International securities are subject to political influences, currency fluctuations and economic cycles that may be unrelated to those affecting the domestic financial markets and may experience wider price fluctuations than U.S. domestic securities. Fixed income securities are subject to credit and interest rate risks. Bond values will generally decrease when interest rates rise and will generally increase when interest rates fall. Bonds with lower credit ratings are more speculative and likely to default than higher quality bonds and tend to fluctuate more widely in value. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are subject to prepayment risks. These risks may result in greater share price volatility. Convertible securities are subject to the risks associated with both fixed income securities and common stocks. Small and mid-sized company stocks can be more volatile than large company stocks. Large company stocks as a group could fall out of favor with the market and underperform investments that focus on small and mid-sized company stocks. Fund shares are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies.

 

The Fund may use derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends upon or is derived from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or index. The Fund may use derivatives as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to certain risks, such as risks associated with changes in interest rates, or currency or credit risk (“hedging”). The use of derivatives may reduce the Fund’s return and increase the volatility in movements in the Fund’s net asset value. For additional information regarding the use of derivatives, please see the Fund’s current Prospectus.

 

A CDSC of up to 1% may apply to investments of $1,000,000 or more in Class A shares which are redeemed within 12 months. See the Prospectus.

 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held U.S. equity securities chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.

 

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that measures the U.S. investment grade fixed-rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.

An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

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Fund Profile

at November 30, 2015

 

Portfolio Weightings

 

Asset Category

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Domestic Corporate Bonds

 

56.9

%

U.S. Government Obligations

 

15.8

%

Domestic Common Stocks

 

12.8

%

Domestic Exchange Traded Funds

 

9.1

%

Bank Loans

 

0.9

%

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

0.4

%

Cash and Other

 

4.1

%

 

Top 10 Equity Holdings*

 

Description

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

iShares Core High Dividend ETF

 

4.7

%

iShares Int’l. Select Dividend ETF

 

4.4

%

Apple, Inc.

 

0.8

%

ExxonMobil Corp.

 

0.5

%

Alphabet, Inc.

 

0.5

%

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

0.4

%

Electronic Arts, Inc.

 

0.4

%

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 

0.3

%

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

0.3

%

Amazon.com, Inc.

 

0.3

%

Total of Net Assets

 

12.6

%

 

Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings*

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity

 

Percent of

 

Description

 

Coupon

 

Date

 

Net Assets

 

FNMA AY1670

 

3.50

%

02/01/45

 

1.2

%

FNMA AT2016

 

3.00

%

04/01/43

 

1.2

%

TransDigm, Inc.

 

6.50

%

07/15/24

 

1.1

%

FHLMC Q29056

 

4.00

%

10/01/44

 

1.1

%

FHLMC Q29260

 

4.00

%

10/01/44

 

1.1

%

SLM Corp.

 

8.00

%

03/25/20

 

1.1

%

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

 

6.625

%

12/15/22

 

1.1

%

GNR 10-169 AW

 

4.50

%

12/20/40

 

1.1

%

Cornerstone Chemical Co.

 

9.375

%

03/15/18

 

1.0

%

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

 

6.75

%

10/19/75

 

1.0

%

Total of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

11.0

%

 

Average Effective Duration (for all Fixed Income Holdings) 3.6 years**(Unaudited)

 


*Top 10 Equity Holdings” and “Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings” excludes any short-term investments and money market funds. Portfolio composition and holdings are subject to change. More complete holdings follow.

 

**The average effective duration considers the call and put dates of applicable fixed income investments and the pre-payment risks of mortgage-backed bonds to measure the sensitivity of the value of the Fund’s portfolio to changes in interest rates.

 

Schedule of Investments

at November 30, 2015

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

U.S. Government Obligations 15.8%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations 11.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

0.01%, 12/04/15

 

400 M

 

$

399,997

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

15-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FHLMC J22900

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 03/01/28

 

1,392 M

 

1,422,656

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FHLMC A90197

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 12/01/39

 

2,380 M

 

2,571,952

 

FHLMC Q02664

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 08/01/41

 

2,254 M

 

2,437,643

 

FHLMC Q29260

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 10/01/44

 

2,922 M

 

3,101,846

 

FHLMC Q29056

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 10/01/44

 

2,954 M

 

3,134,779

 

 

 

 

 

11,246,220

 

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

13,068,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

15-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA TBA 15 YR Dec

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 12/16/30(a)

 

1,500 M

 

1,519,804

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA 725610

 

 

 

 

 

5.5%, 07/01/34

 

718 M

 

808,701

 

FNMA AD9193

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 09/01/40

 

1,416 M

 

1,569,265

 

FNMA AH8925

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 03/01/41

 

954 M

 

1,033,635

 

FNMA AR9195

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 03/01/43

 

2,042 M

 

2,057,128

 

FNMA AT2016

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 04/01/43

 

3,271 M

 

3,294,865

 

FNMA AY1670

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 02/01/45

 

3,426 M

 

3,552,448

 

FNMA AS4707

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 04/01/45

 

946 M

 

982,449

 

FNMA TBA 30 YR Dec

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 12/10/45(a)

 

1,050 M

 

1,054,840

 

 

 

 

 

14,353,331

 

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

 

15,873,135

 

Government National Mortgage Corporation 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

GNR 10-169 AW

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 12/20/40

 

2,750 M

 

3,018,108

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Sentinel Multi-Asset Income Fund

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

GNR 12-147 Interest Only

 

 

 

 

 

0.5993%, 04/16/54

 

13,715 M

 

$

578,940

 

 

 

 

 

3,597,048

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

GNMA II 005175

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 09/20/41

 

1,215 M

 

1,323,207

 

Total Government National Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

4,920,255

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

 

 

 

33,862,263

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.050%, 12/03/15

 

3,500 M

 

3,499,991

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.061%, 12/03/15

 

2,300 M

 

2,299,992

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.062%, 12/03/15

 

3,100 M

 

3,099,989

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.066%, 12/03/15

 

2,500 M

 

2,499,991

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

11,399,963

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations
(Cost $44,914,605)

 

 

 

45,262,226

 

Domestic Corporate Bonds 56.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Alfa SAB de CV

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 03/25/24(b)

 

1,770 M

 

1,831,950

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 08/15/23

 

701 M

 

566,057

 

Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.375%, 05/01/21(b)

 

2,000 M

 

2,130,000

 

Barrick Gold Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1%, 05/01/23

 

1,620 M

 

1,426,710

 

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 10/19/75(b)

 

3,000 M

 

2,996,250

 

CF Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.45%, 06/01/23

 

1,200 M

 

1,135,519

 

Cornerstone Chemical Co.

 

 

 

 

 

9.375%, 03/15/18(b)

 

3,000 M

 

3,007,500

 

Methanex Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 03/01/22

 

1,300 M

 

1,297,288

 

Monsanto Co.

 

 

 

 

 

2.85%, 04/15/25

 

1,335 M

 

1,236,775

 

Packaging Corp of America

 

 

 

 

 

3.65%, 09/15/24

 

1,000 M

 

990,401

 

PSPC Escrow II Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

10.375%, 05/01/21(b)

 

1,000 M

 

1,022,500

 

 

 

 

 

17,640,950

 

Capital Goods 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 01/31/19(b)

 

2,000 M

 

2,005,000

 

3.3372%, 12/15/19(b)

 

1,150 M

 

1,132,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PaperWorks Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

9.5%, 08/15/19(b)

 

1,455 M

 

 

1,433,175

 

TransDigm, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 07/15/24

 

3,250 M

 

3,217,500

 

 

 

 

 

7,788,425

 

Communications 11.9%

 

 

 

 

 

21st Century Fox America, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.7%, 09/15/24

 

1,000 M

 

1,016,944

 

Bankrate, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.125%, 08/15/18(b)

 

2,225 M

 

2,247,250

 

British Sky Broadcasting Group

 

 

 

 

 

3.75%, 09/16/24(b)

 

1,000 M

 

994,997

 

CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.125%, 05/01/23(b)

 

1,160 M

 

1,158,550

 

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 09/15/20(b)

 

2,175 M

 

2,135,578

 

Digicel Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 04/15/21(b)

 

2,150 M

 

1,929,625

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC

 

 

 

 

 

3.8%, 03/15/22

 

2,090 M

 

2,140,367

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

 

 

 

 

 

6.625%, 12/15/22

 

5,000 M

 

3,050,000

 

Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.2%, 04/15/24

 

2,150 M

 

2,144,197

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 08/15/22

 

2,048 M

 

2,069,514

 

Netflix, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 03/01/24

 

2,000 M

 

2,075,000

 

Numericable-SFR SAS

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 05/15/22(b)

 

2,350 M

 

2,326,500

 

Outerwall, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.875%, 06/15/21

 

2,000 M

 

1,860,000

 

RCN Telecom Services LLC

 

 

 

 

 

8.5%, 08/15/20(b)

 

2,000 M

 

2,047,500

 

Rogers Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1%, 10/01/23

 

1,780 M

 

1,858,155

 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 08/15/20

 

3,100 M

 

2,580,750

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 11/01/24

 

550 M

 

552,980

 

6.55%, 09/15/43

 

1,500 M

 

1,817,979

 

 

 

 

 

34,005,886

 

Consumer Cyclical 7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 12/15/20(b)

 

2,180 M

 

2,125,500

 

CEC Entertainment, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

8%, 02/15/22

 

1,500 M

 

1,447,500

 

Chrysler Group LLC

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 06/15/21

 

2,072 M

 

2,236,206

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC

 

 

 

 

 

3.664%, 09/08/24

 

2,405 M

 

2,358,925

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 08/15/20

 

850 M

 

886,508

 

KB Home

 

 

 

 

 

8%, 03/15/20

 

2,500 M

 

2,706,250

 

QVC, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.375%, 03/15/23

 

2,795 M

 

2,674,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.875%, 02/15/22

 

2,050 M

 

 

2,203,750

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.8%, 11/18/24

 

2,090 M

 

2,056,520

 

WMG Acquisition Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 04/15/22(b)

 

2,000 M

 

1,785,000

 

 

 

 

 

20,481,156

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical 7.6%

 

 

 

 

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 02/01/22

 

1,685 M

 

1,638,662

 

Concordia Healthcare Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

9.5%, 10/21/22(b)

 

2,550 M

 

2,499,000

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 03/15/19(b)

 

2,200 M

 

2,288,000

 

JBS USA Finance, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 06/15/25(b)

 

2,000 M

 

1,890,000

 

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 01/15/23

 

2,500 M

 

2,375,000

 

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

3.6%, 02/01/25

 

1,455 M

 

1,418,542

 

Pernod Ricard SA

 

 

 

 

 

4.45%, 01/15/22(b)

 

1,980 M

 

2,066,308

 

Post Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 12/15/22(b)

 

2,000 M

 

1,980,000

 

Serta Simmons Holdings LLC

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 10/01/20(b)

 

2,000 M

 

2,095,000

 

US Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

8.5%, 06/30/19

 

1,842 M

 

1,917,983

 

Wells Enterprises, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 02/01/20(b)

 

1,465 M

 

1,507,119

 

 

 

 

 

21,675,614

 

Energy 5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP

 

 

 

 

 

6.125%, 07/15/22

 

1,614 M

 

1,612,251

 

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.3%, 06/01/20(b)

 

520 M

 

514,671

 

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 04/01/23(b)

 

1,000 M

 

850,000

 

EQT Midstream Partners LP

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 08/01/24

 

1,000 M

 

873,790

 

Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 01/15/22

 

1,000 M

 

905,000

 

Halliburton Co.

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 11/15/45

 

1,800 M

 

1,836,529

 

Nabors Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.1%, 09/15/23

 

1,000 M

 

879,070

 

Oceaneering Int’l. Inc

 

 

 

 

 

4.65%, 11/15/24

 

1,750 M

 

1,588,844

 

PBF Holding Co LLC / PBF Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 11/15/23(b)

 

1,250 M

 

1,251,563

 

Rowan Cos, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.4%, 12/01/42

 

1,500 M

 

1,009,329

 

Southwestern Energy Co.

 

 

 

 

 

4.05%, 01/23/20

 

1,148 M

 

1,018,185

 

4.95%, 01/23/25

 

875 M

 

722,204

 

Targa Resources Partners LP

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 01/15/18(b)

 

2,110 M

 

2,083,625

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

Williams Cos, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.55%, 06/24/24

 

2,000 M

 

$

1,643,850

 

 

 

 

 

16,788,911

 

Financials 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.2%, 08/26/24

 

1,000 M

 

1,011,667

 

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 01/15/25

 

2,050 M

 

2,048,918

 

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.875%, 03/01/19

 

1,750 M

 

1,758,585

 

Jefferies Finance LLC

 

 

 

 

 

7.5%, 04/15/21(b)

 

2,000 M

 

1,901,500

 

Peachtree Corners Funding Trust

 

 

 

 

 

3.976%, 02/15/25(b)

 

1,000 M

 

1,004,813

 

Popular, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 07/01/19

 

2,000 M

 

1,974,500

 

Prospect Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 07/15/19

 

1,600 M

 

1,623,099

 

SLM Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

8%, 03/25/20

 

3,000 M

 

3,052,500

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1%, 06/03/26

 

1,750 M

 

1,781,406

 

 

 

 

 

16,156,988

 

Insurance 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.625%, 09/24/21

 

2,000 M

 

1,874,000

 

Kemper Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.35%, 02/15/25

 

2,000 M

 

2,014,302

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 05/15/45

 

2,250 M

 

2,286,562

 

TIAA Asset Management Fin., Co., LLC

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 11/01/24(b)

 

1,990 M

 

2,015,319

 

 

 

 

 

8,190,183

 

Real Estate 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

ARC Properties Operating Partnership LP

 

 

 

 

 

2%, 02/06/17

 

565 M

 

559,350

 

3%, 02/06/19

 

165 M

 

159,844

 

4.6%, 02/06/24

 

2,105 M

 

2,043,037

 

CBL & Associates LP

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 12/01/23

 

1,715 M

 

1,728,385

 

Hospitality Properties Trust

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 03/15/25

 

2,175 M

 

2,131,667

 

Piedmont Operating Partnership LP

 

 

 

 

 

4.45%, 03/15/24

 

1,415 M

 

1,425,027

 

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership LP

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 12/15/23

 

2,865 M

 

2,952,715

 

Retail Properties of America, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 03/15/25

 

1,275 M

 

1,209,506

 

 

 

 

 

12,209,531

 

Technology 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 08/01/20

 

1,400 M

 

969,500

 

Ericsson LM

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 05/15/22

 

1,975 M

 

2,044,182

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.875%, 06/05/24

 

1,000 M

 

968,071

 

5%, 10/15/25

 

900 M

 

934,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.8%, 05/20/45

 

2,550 M

 

 

2,139,478

 

 

 

 

 

7,055,833

 

Transportation 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 03/15/16(b)

 

1,000 M

 

1,004,001

 

Total Domestic Corporate Bonds
(Cost $167,520,590)

 

 

 

162,997,478

 

Bank Loans 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

NN, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 10/20/22(c)

 

2,000 M

 

1,990,000

 

Performance Food Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 11/14/19(d)

 

483 M

 

483,570

 

Total Bank Loans
(Cost $2,437,018)

 

 

 

2,473,570

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Domestic Common Stocks 12.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

 

1,500

 

997,200

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

13,200

 

419,496

 

Carnival Corp.

 

9,100

 

459,823

 

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

 

7,200

 

404,424

 

Expedia, Inc.

 

4,600

 

566,306

 

General Motors Co.

 

19,200

 

695,040

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

 

16,000

 

558,080

 

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

 

11,100

 

177,045

 

Target Corp.

 

3,900

 

282,750

 

TEGNA, Inc.

 

16,000

 

452,000

 

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

 

3,000

 

188,310

 

 

 

 

 

5,200,474

 

Consumer Staples 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

7,900

 

455,040

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

 

10,600

 

386,794

 

CVS Health Corp.

 

6,300

 

592,767

 

Kroger Co.

 

21,600

 

813,456

 

Philip Morris Int’l., Inc.

 

5,600

 

489,384

 

Reynolds American, Inc.

 

4,800

 

222,000

 

 

 

 

 

2,959,441

 

Energy 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Chevron Corp.

 

3,700

 

337,884

 

Ensco PLC

 

23,100

 

395,472

 

ExxonMobil Corp.

 

18,500

 

1,510,710

 

Valero Energy Corp.

 

11,200

 

804,832

 

 

 

 

 

3,048,898

 

Financials 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

24,000

 

418,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

 

7,100

 

 

557,421

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

16,000

 

865,440

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

15,000

 

1,000,200

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

10,600

 

541,554

 

Morgan Stanley

 

17,000

 

583,100

 

Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

 

8,000

 

468,960

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

5,000

 

432,750

 

 

 

 

 

4,867,745

 

Health Care 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Aetna, Inc.

 

5,000

 

513,750

 

Amgen, Inc.

 

2,300

 

370,530

 

Biogen, Inc.*

 

1,100

 

315,546

 

Cardinal Health, Inc.

 

12,000

 

1,042,200

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

6,000

 

492,240

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

10,600

 

1,123,176

 

ICON PLC*

 

3,300

 

245,289

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

5,200

 

526,448

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

3,700

 

196,137

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

24,800

 

812,696

 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

600

 

326,700

 

 

 

 

 

5,964,712

 

Industrials 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co.

 

6,000

 

872,700

 

Cummins, Inc.

 

2,700

 

270,999

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

 

3,500

 

162,610

 

General Electric Co.

 

13,000

 

389,220

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

2,400

 

525,984

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 

3,200

 

596,352

 

United Continental Holdings, Inc.*

 

1,600

 

89,168

 

 

 

 

 

2,907,033

 

Information Technology 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Alphabet, Inc.*

 

1,800

 

1,363,005

 

Apple, Inc.

 

18,800

 

2,224,040

 

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

 

16,400

 

1,111,756

 

Facebook, Inc.*

 

7,800

 

813,072

 

Fiserv, Inc.*

 

3,900

 

375,336

 

Micron Technology, Inc.*

 

43,500

 

692,955

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

9,300

 

505,455

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

 

12,300

 

433,698

 

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

 

9,000

 

747,180

 

Visa, Inc.

 

6,900

 

545,169

 

Western Union Co.

 

20,400

 

384,744

 

 

 

 

 

9,196,410

 

Materials 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Int’l. Paper Co.

 

8,100

 

338,823

 

LyondellBasell Industries NV

 

4,000

 

383,280

 

 

 

 

 

722,103

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

Telecommunication Services 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

12,000

 

$

404,040

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

11,500

 

522,675

 

 

 

 

 

926,715

 

Utilities 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Exelon Corp.

 

17,000

 

464,270

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

 

18,000

 

565,020

 

 

 

 

 

1,029,290

 

Total Domestic Common Stocks
(Cost $34,710,936)

 

 

 

36,822,821

 

Domestic Exchange Traded Funds 9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Funds 9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

iShares Core High

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend ETF

 

182,274

 

13,555,718

 

iShares Int’l. Select

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend ETF

 

423,400

 

12,549,576

 

Total Domestic Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $27,377,248)

 

 

 

26,105,294

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Financials 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Public Storage

 

1,900

 

456,114

 

Telecommunication Services 0.2%

 

7,500

 

 

 

Crown Castle Int’l. Corp.

 

 

 

644,325

 

Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $1,034,820)

 

 

 

1,100,439

 

Institutional Money Market Funds 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional US

 

 

 

 

 

Government Money Market Fund
(Cost $7,891,161)

 

7,891,161

 

7,891,161

 

Total Investments 98.7%
(Cost $285,886,378)†

 

 

 

282,652,989

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 1.3%

 

 

 

3,774,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

$

286,427,613

 

 


*                      Non-income producing.

 

                      Cost for federal income tax purposes is $286,084,617. At November 30, 2015 unrealized depreciation for federal income tax purposes aggregated $3,431,628 of which $5,272,119 related to appreciated securities and $8,703,747 related to depreciated securities.

 

(a)              The actual mortgage-backed security that will be delivered is not designated until 48 hours prior to the established trade settlement date with the broker.

 

(b)              Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At November 30, 2015, the market value of rule 144A securities amounted to $57,260,544 or 19.99% of net assets.

 

(c)               NN, Inc. has a variable interest rate that floats quarterly on the 15th of March, June, September and December. The interest rate is based on the 3-month Libor rate plus 4.75%.

 

(d)              Performance Food Group, Inc. has a variable interest rate that floats quarterly on 14th of February, May, August, and November. The interest rate is based on the 3-month Libor rate plus 5.25%.

 

At November 30, 2015, the following futures contracts were outstanding with $502,875 in cash segregated with the broker for margin maintenance purposes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Contract

 

Contract

 

Appreciation/

 

Contract Description

 

Expiration

 

Value

 

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short, 75 S&P 500 E-mini futures contracts

 

12/15

 

$

7,799,250

 

$

40,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net payments of variation margin and/or brokerage fees

 

 

 

 

 

(2,875

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin receivable on open futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

$

37,875

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Sentinel Small Company Fund

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Jason Ronovech, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Performance Highlights

 

The Sentinel Small Company Fund returned 5.32%* for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, compared to a return of 3.51% for the Russell 2000 Index and a return of 3.98% for the Morningstar Small Cap Growth category.

 

Equity Market Review

 

U.S. small cap equities entered the year trading near all-time highs. Global investors appeared to be placing a premium on the relative stability and growth prospects of the U.S. economy in an increasingly uncertain global environment. As a result, given their greater exposure to the domestic economy, small cap valuations were at a premium to historical average and earnings were expected to grow in the double digits. As we moved through the year, initially lower commodity prices and the stronger dollar negatively impacted earnings growth. Then, slower than expected global economic growth reduced expectations on corporate earnings, particularly in globally cyclically oriented industries. In the third calendar quarter of 2015, U.S. small cap equities experienced their largest decline since the third quarter of 2011 as earnings growth further slowed and valuations contracted. Finally, U.S. small cap stocks rallied 9% to finish the Fund’s fiscal year with positive returns for the seventh consecutive year.

 

Portfolio Review

 

Healthcare was the top performing sector with a return of 21% compared to 15% for the benchmark sector. IPC Health Care (IPCM) was our top performing stock, up 80% over the year. IPCM is a physician practice company providing acute hospitalist and post-acute care services. The company agreed to be acquired by Team Health for $80 per share; our cost basis was $44. Med Assets (MDAS), a provider of spend and clinical resource management services, as well as revenue cycle management products, agreed to be acquired by a private equity firm. The stock returned 53% over the fiscal year.

 

Materials was our second best performing sector, with a return of 26% compared to a decline of 13% in the benchmark sector. Our underweight exposure with only 1% of the portfolio in this underperforming sector coupled with the decision to own Berry Plastics group drove performance. Berry Plastics is a defensive manufacturer of consumer packaging and engineering materials. The company benefitted from steady demand, lower input costs, and executed well on the acquisition front to drive 26% shareholder returns.

 

Industrials was our most challenging sector with a decline of 4% for the year compared to a decline of 3% for the benchmark sector. Additionally, our average weight of 19% over the year was materially higher than the 13% weight in the benchmark sector. Our principal challenge in the sector was the transportation industry. Genesee & Wyoming, a railroad operator, experienced a significant decline in volumes over the course of the year and as a result experienced a 30% stock decline. Swift Transportation, a trucking company, also experienced declines in earnings expectations as a softer demand environment weakened price increase opportunities and excess industry supply pressured operating ratios causing a 43% decline in the stock.

 


* Performance for Class A shares only at net asset value. Performance data shown does not include the effects of any sales charge. If it did, returns would be lower.

 

The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of 2000 small-cap companies within the U.S. equity universe.

An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

The return for the Morningstar category is an average of funds within the particular category as determined by Morningstar based on investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.

 

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Consumer Discretionary was another challenging sector, as our holdings declined 6% compared to 5% for the benchmark sector, and our overweight exposure to this under-performing sector impacted contribution to returns. Men’s Wearhouse was our largest detractor, off 54% for the year including 40% in one day, after pre announcing negative sales and earnings results. The Men’s Wearhouse stores continue to expand sales and profits, but the company levered up last year to acquire Jos. A. Bank. Their attempt to reduce the heavy promotional nature of the concept resulted in a precipitous drop in sales and earnings at Jos A Bank during the quarter. Vitamin Shoppe also experienced a tough year, with the stock off 36%. The operator of nutritional supplement stores faced mixed demand and margin pressure. However, we were encouraged by senior management changes and the implementation of a share repurchase plan and believe the investment has opportunity moving forward.

 

We will continue to focus on executing our fundamental stock selection and portfolio construction process. We believe that quality small cap companies poised to benefit from improvements in their business model, leadership team, and industry positioning coupled with disciplined valuation analysis to identify favorable entry and exit point’s drives shareholder returns over time.

 

As always, we appreciate your confidence in us and we will do our very best to help you achieve your investments goals.

 

Thank you for your continued support.

 

 

/s/ Jason Ronovech

 

 

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Performance Notes (Unaudited)

 

Graph and total return data assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Fund performance in the graphs and table reflects expenses and management fees but does not reflect the effect of any taxes on fund distributions or redemptions. Growth of Class A shares in the graph reflects the 5% maximum sales charge. Growth of Class C shares in the graph does not reflect the 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) applicable to redemptions within the first year, because none would apply if the shares were held for the full period. Index performance does not reflect any sales charges, fees or expenses. Data shown represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; current performance may be higher or lower than that shown. Investment return and principal value will vary so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Summary and full prospectuses containing this and other information are available from sentinelinvestments.com. Please read them carefully. Visit www.sentinelinvestments.com for the most current month-end performance information.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment (Class A and Class C shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Class I and Class R6 shares)

November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of November 30, 2015)

 

 

 

Class A shares

 

Class C shares

 

Class I shares

 

Class R6 shares

 

 

 

Without

 

With 5%

 

Without

 

With 1%

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

CDSC

 

CDSC

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

1 year

 

5.32

%

0.04

%

4.72

%

4.02

%

5.71

%

5.70

%

3 years

 

14.38

 

12.43

 

13.61

 

13.61

 

14.77

 

14.51

 

5 years

 

12.36

 

11.23

 

11.55

 

11.55

 

12.75

 

12.45

 

10 years

 

8.38

 

7.83

 

7.56

 

7.56

 

8.74

 

8.42

 

 

Class

 

Symbol

 

A

 

SAGWX

 

C

 

SSCOX

 

I

 

SIGWX

 

R6

 

SSRRX

 

 

Inception Date of the Fund — 3/1/93

 

Performance of the Class I shares prior to their inception on May 4, 2007 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, restated to reflect that Class I shares are not subject to a sales charge. Performance of the Class R6 shares prior to their inception on December 23, 2014 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, restated to reflect that Class R6 shares are not subject to a sales charge. Only eligible investors may purchase Class I and Class R6 shares, as described in the prospectus.

 

The following are total annual operating expense ratios for Sentinel Small Company Fund Class A, C, I and R6 shares: A — 1.21%, C - 1.92%, I - 0.86%, R6 — 0.93%. Expense ratio data is sourced from the Fund’s most recent prospectus.

 

Certain Sentinel Funds have adopted a redemption fee. For the Small Company Fund, a fee of 2% will be assessed on the redemption of shares held for 30 calendar days or less.

 

Small company stocks can be more volatile than large company stocks.

 

International securities are subject to political influences, currency fluctuations and economic cycles that may be unrelated to those affecting the domestic financial markets and may experience wider price fluctuations than U.S. domestic securities.

 

A CDSC of up to 1% may apply to investments of $1,000,000 or more in Class A shares which are redeemed within 12 months. See the Prospectus.

 

The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of 2000 small-cap companies within the U.S. equity universe. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

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Fund Profile

at November 30, 2015

 

Top Sectors*

 

Sector

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Information Technology

 

21.8

%

Health Care

 

19.5

%

Industrials

 

15.8

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

14.8

%

Financials

 

13.3

%

Index

 

9.1

%

Energy

 

1.7

%

Materials

 

1.4

%

 

Top 10 Holdings**

 

Description

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

 

4.6

%

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF

 

4.5

%

Nuance Communications, Inc.

 

2.5

%

Globus Medical, Inc.

 

2.5

%

Owens & Minor, Inc.

 

2.3

%

Toro Co.

 

2.1

%

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

 

2.0

%

STERIS PLC

 

1.9

%

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.

 

1.9

%

QLogic Corp.

 

1.9

%

Total of Net Assets

 

26.2

%

 


*Top Sectors” includes Domestic Common Stocks, Domestic Exchange Traded Funds, Foreign Stocks & ADRs and Real Estate Investment Trusts.

**Top 10 Holdings” excludes any short-term investments and money market funds. Portfolio composition and holdings are subject to change. More complete holdings follow.

 

Schedule of Investments

at November 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

Domestic Common Stocks 85.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary 14.8%

 

 

 

 

 

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

 

830,600

 

$

12,932,442

 

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

 

920,300

 

15,930,393

 

KB Home

 

786,500

 

11,081,785

 

MDC Partners, Inc.

 

637,066

 

13,728,772

 

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.

 

209,100

 

4,179,909

 

Oxford Industries, Inc.

 

154,600

 

10,503,524

 

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

 

583,200

 

9,302,040

 

Select Comfort Corp.*

 

570,600

 

13,477,572

 

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

 

265,900

 

9,306,500

 

Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.*

 

354,700

 

6,008,618

 

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.*

 

1,261,100

 

17,592,345

 

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*

 

429,500

 

13,099,750

 

 

 

 

 

137,143,650

 

Energy 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

 

91,019

 

5,744,209

 

PDC Energy, Inc.*

 

170,600

 

9,637,194

 

 

 

 

 

15,381,403

 

Financials 11.9%

 

 

 

 

 

East West Bancorp, Inc.

 

340,500

 

14,770,890

 

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

 

254,100

 

16,760,436

 

Evercore Partners, Inc.

 

171,900

 

9,545,607

 

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

 

245,400

 

7,209,852

 

PRA Group, Inc.*

 

165,600

 

6,840,936

 

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

 

322,100

 

14,207,831

 

Stifel Financial Corp.*

 

254,900

 

11,562,264

 

Webster Financial Corp.

 

355,500

 

14,294,655

 

Western Alliance Bancorp*

 

385,200

 

14,941,908

 

 

 

 

 

110,134,379

 

Health Care 19.5%

 

 

 

 

 

AngioDynamics, Inc.*

 

699,406

 

8,322,932

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.*

 

72,135

 

10,078,702

 

Bio-Techne Corp.

 

93,400

 

8,519,014

 

Capital Senior Living Corp.*

 

565,900

 

12,970,428

 

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

 

62,600

 

3,049,872

 

Globus Medical, Inc.*

 

835,400

 

22,664,402

 

Greatbatch, Inc.*

 

165,000

 

9,576,600

 

Haemonetics Corp.*

 

280,800

 

9,052,992

 

HealthSouth Corp.

 

129,800

 

4,567,662

 

ICON PLC*

 

125,200

 

9,306,116

 

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

 

288,700

 

15,200,055

 

NuVasive, Inc.*

 

179,000

 

9,333,060

 

Omnicell, Inc.*

 

389,300

 

11,741,288

 

Owens & Minor, Inc.

 

540,800

 

20,826,208

 

Patterson Cos, Inc.

 

161,300

 

7,350,441

 

STERIS PLC

 

234,800

 

17,934,024

 

 

 

 

 

180,493,796

 

Industrials 15.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Clarcor, Inc.

 

183,356

 

9,686,698

 

Esterline Technologies Corp.*

 

120,500

 

11,457,140

 

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.*

 

133,100

 

9,219,837

 

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

 

490,600

 

18,122,764

 

Hub Group Inc.*

 

230,900

 

8,896,577

 

Knight Transportation, Inc.

 

494,500

 

13,114,140

 

Mobile Mini, Inc.

 

131,100

 

4,647,495

 

MYR Group, Inc.*

 

236,800

 

5,020,160

 

Regal Beloit Corp.

 

147,600

 

9,514,296

 

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.

 

323,600

 

8,669,244

 

Team, Inc.*

 

241,300

 

9,212,834

 

Toro Co.

 

254,200

 

19,591,194

 

Waste Connections, Inc.

 

166,200

 

9,057,900

 

Woodward Governor Co.

 

202,700

 

10,222,161

 

 

 

 

 

146,432,440

 

Information Technology 20.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Acxiom Corp.*

 

624,100

 

14,291,890

 

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

 

215,000

 

9,449,250

 

Bottomline Technologies de, Inc.*

 

489,100

 

15,118,081

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

 

298,100

 

$

12,216,138

 

Finisar Corp.*

 

885,500

 

10,687,985

 

j2 Global, Inc.

 

144,600

 

11,635,962

 

Microsemi Corp.*

 

248,300

 

8,941,283

 

Nuance Communications, Inc.*

 

1,112,700

 

23,288,811

 

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

 

908,100

 

9,952,776

 

Open Text Corp.

 

170,800

 

8,275,260

 

Plantronics, Inc.

 

167,600

 

8,867,716

 

QLogic Corp.*

 

1,331,700

 

17,178,930

 

Rudolph Technologies, Inc.*

 

855,500

 

12,173,765

 

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.*

 

986,900

 

15,612,758

 

Xcerra Corp.*

 

1,553,600

 

9,399,280

 

 

 

 

 

187,089,885

 

Materials 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Group, Inc.*

 

363,200

 

13,205,952

 

Total Domestic Common Stocks
(Cost $642,192,473)

 

 

 

789,881,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Exchange Traded Funds 9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Index 9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF

 

284,900

 

41,814,773

 

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

 

357,200

 

42,538,948

 

Total Domestic Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $82,015,847)

 

 

 

84,353,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Stocks & ADR’s 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Israel 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

NICE Systems Ltd. ADR
(Cost $7,155,663)

 

235,300

 

14,463,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Financials 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Office Properties Trust(a)
(Cost $15,063,024)

 

600,100

 

13,376,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Money Market Funds 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund
(Cost $5,297,853)

 

5,297,853

 

5,297,853

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

0.01%, 12/04/15

 

770 M

 

 

769,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.050%, 12/03/15

 

6,400 M

 

6,399,982

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.061%, 12/03/15

 

3,500 M

 

3,499,988

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.062%, 12/03/15

 

5,000 M

 

4,999,983

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.066%, 12/03/15

 

4,000 M

 

3,999,985

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

18,899,938

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations
(Cost $19,669,935)

 

 

 

19,669,935

 

Total Investments 100.1%
(Cost $771,394,795)†

 

 

 

927,043,134

 

Excess of Liabilities Over Other Assets (0.1)%

 

 

 

(845,351

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

$

926,197,783

 

 


*              Non-income producing.

 

              Cost for federal income tax purposes is $774,092,460. At November 30, 2015 unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes aggregated $152,950,674 of which $183,881,530 related to appreciated securities and $30,930,856 related to depreciated securities.

 

(a)      Return of capital paid during the fiscal period.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund

(Unaudited)

 

Helena Ocampo

Portfolio Manager

 

Performance Highlights

 

·  The Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund had a return of -0.13%* for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, compared to a same time period return of 2.75% for the Fund’s benchmark, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

 

·  The Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 1,619 large blend funds posted an average return of 0.50% for the same time period.

 

Equity Market Review

 

Equity markets remained essentially flat for the fiscal year period, showing a marked degree of volatility in the last quarter of the fiscal year. After a rather significant late summer drop in global equity markets, reacting to China’s weaker economic outlook, the domestic equity markets rebounded in the latter part of the year, erasing all annual losses. Questions still abound on the Federal Reserve’s stance on monetary policy, as industrial production has slowed down domestically, while consumer confidence has ebbed from prior stronger levels. Expectations for corporate earnings growth continue to trend down, as the latest earnings season pointed towards continuing headwinds in top line growth. Small capitalization stocks outperformed both large and mid-cap stocks for the fiscal year, rebounding to a larger degree in the latter part of the year. Sector leadership changed continuously through the year, but the Energy and Telecommunications sectors proved to be the major laggards for the year, with Materials and Utilities close behind. The best performing sector was Consumer Discretionary, with Internet Retailing providing the lion’s share of the upside. The Information Technology and Health Care sectors also posted positive performance for the fiscal year.

 

Key Performance Attribution

 

Relative to the benchmark, the Fund benefited from strong stock selection in the Information Technology, Consumer Staples and Materials sectors. Within Information Technology, our exposure to Software and Services, with Visa and Microsoft as particular standouts, as well as our Semiconductor holdings Altera and Texas Instruments, all added to performance. Our Food Products exposure within Consumer Staples through holdings Kraft Heinz and McCormick also contributed positively to performance, together with our Ecolab position within the Materials sector. On the negative side, our underweight exposure to the strong performing Internet Retailing space detracted from performance, along with our bricks and mortar retail exposure, which is facing some recent difficulties as consumer traffic seems to be waning. Our small exposure to the Auto Components industry also hurt, as Borg Warner suffered from strong headwinds on new program delays, the Chinese economic slowdown and Volkswagen scandal woes. Stock selection within Industrials and Energy proved challenging as well, as our holdings were particularly sensitive to the global slowdown in both oil production and industrial output.

 

Portfolio Positioning and Outlook

 

Our long-term objective remains unchanged: to find superior companies with sustainable earnings streams trading at reasonable valuations. We believe this has the potential to lead to favorable returns relative to peer funds over the long term. We have maintained our overweight position in the Healthcare, Financials and Information Technology sectors, while adding exposure to certain industries within the Consumer Discretionary sector, where we believe the risk / return profile is compelling. We continue our emphasis on secular growth opportunities, while looking to reduce our exposure to cyclical

 


* Performance for Class A shares only at net asset value. Performance data shown does not include the effects of any sales charge. If it did, returns would be lower.

 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held U.S. equity securities chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation.

An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

The return for the Morningstar category is an average of funds within the particular category as determined by Morningstar based on investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.

 

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growth which continues to be challenged in the forseeable future. We have reduced the number of holdings in the portfolio over the year, where our conviction levels were not as strong.

 

The Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund aims to consistently deliver solid relative total returns with moderate levels of risk throughout varied financial market conditions. We continue to believe that our investment process, which emphasizes corporate, social and environmental sustainability standards for businesses, alongside successful business execution, attractive valuation and moderate levels of risk will reward our shareholders over the long term.

 

Thank you for your continued support.

 

 

/s/ Helena Ocampo

 

 

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Performance Notes (Unaudited)

 

Graph and total return data assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Fund performance in the graphs and table reflects expenses and management fees but does not reflect the effect of any taxes on fund distributions or redemptions. Growth of Class A shares in the graph reflects the 5% maximum sales charge. Index performance does not reflect any sales charges, fees or expenses. Data shown represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; current performance may be higher or lower than that shown. Investment return and principal value will vary so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Summary and full prospectuses containing this and other information are available from sentinelinvestments.com. Please read them carefully. Visit www.sentinelinvestments.com for the most current month-end performance information.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment (Class A shares)
November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Class I shares)
November 30, 2005 — November 30, 2015

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of November 30, 2015)

 

 

 

Class A shares

 

Class I shares

 

 

 

Without

 

With 5%

 

No

 

 

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

1 year

 

-0.13

%

-5.14

%

0.12

%

3 years

 

13.90

 

11.97

 

14.20

 

5 years

 

12.25

 

11.10

 

12.58

 

10 years

 

5.91

 

5.37

 

6.27

 

 

Class

 

Symbol

 

A

 

MYPVX

 

I

 

CVALX

 

 

Inception Date of the Fund — 6/13/96

 

The Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund, which began operations on April 4, 2008, is a successor to the Citizens Value Fund, which was a successor to the Meyers Pride Value Fund, which began operations on June 13, 1996. Performance of the Class A shares from September 24, 2001 to their inception on April 4, 2008 is based on the performance of the Standard shares of the Citizens Value Fund, which was offered without a sales charge, and reflects the current maximum sales charge. Performance of Class A shares from April 4, 2008 to June 29, 2012 has not been adjusted to reflect the lower maximum 12b-1 fee in effect prior to April 4, 2008 or the decrease in the maximum 12b-1 fee, effective June 30, 2012, from 0.30% to 0.25%. If it had, those returns would be higher. Performance of the Class I shares from March 31, 2006 to their inception on April 4, 2008 is based on the performance of the Institutional shares of the Citizens Value Fund. Performance from September 24, 2001 to March 31, 2006 is based on the performance of the Standard shares of the Citizens Value Fund. Class I shares do not impose a sales charge. Only eligible investors may purchase Class I shares, as described in the Prospectus.

 

The following are total annual operating expense ratios for Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund Class A & I shares: A — 1.24%, I — 0.97%. Expense ratio data is sourced from the Fund’s most recent prospectus.

 

Large company stocks as a group could fall out of favor with the market and underperform investments that focus on small and mid-sized company stocks.

 

International securities are subject to political influences, currency fluctuations and economic cycles that may be unrelated to those affecting the domestic financial markets and may experience wider price fluctuations than U.S. domestic securities.

 

A Sentinel Sustainable Fund’s environmental, social and corporate governance criteria may cause the Fund to forgo opportunities to buy certain securities, and/or forgo opportunities to gain exposure to certain industries, sectors, regions and countries. In addition, a Sentinel Sustainable Fund may be required to sell a security when it might otherwise be disadvantageous for it to do so.

 

A CDSC of up to 1% may apply to investments of $1,000,000 or more in Class A shares which are redeemed within 12 months. See the Prospectus.

 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 widely held U.S. equity securities chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

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Fund Profile

at November 30, 2015

 

Top Sectors*

 

Sector

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Information Technology

 

21.8

%

Financials

 

19.0

%

Health Care

 

17.5

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

10.5

%

Consumer Staples

 

10.4

%

Industrials

 

9.2

%

Energy

 

4.6

%

Materials

 

2.9

%

Telecommunication Services

 

2.0

%

 

Top 10 Holdings**

 

Description

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

3.3

%

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

2.9

%

Visa, Inc.

 

2.8

%

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

2.4

%

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

2.2

%

Danaher Corp.

 

2.1

%

Apple, Inc.

 

2.1

%

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

2.1

%

McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc.

 

2.1

%

CME Group, Inc.

 

2.0

%

Total of Net Assets

 

24.0

%

 


*Top Sectors” includes Domestic Common Stocks and Foreign Stocks & ADRs.

**Top 10 Holdings” excludes any short-term investments and money market funds. Portfolio composition and holdings are subject to change. More complete holdings follow.

 

Schedule of Investments

at November 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

Domestic Common Stocks 95.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary 10.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

 

27,000

 

$

1,472,040

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

 

43,000

 

1,835,670

 

Comcast Corp.

 

50,000

 

3,043,000

 

Lear Corp.

 

7,000

 

881,300

 

Macy’s, Inc.

 

35,000

 

1,367,800

 

Marriott Int’l., Inc.

 

14,500

 

1,028,195

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

39,000

 

4,452,240

 

Nordstrom, Inc.

 

15,000

 

844,650

 

Omnicom Group, Inc.

 

30,000

 

2,217,600

 

Priceline Group, Inc.*

 

1,500

 

1,873,275

 

Time Warner, Inc.

 

32,000

 

2,239,360

 

TJX Cos., Inc.

 

55,000

 

3,883,000

 

 

 

 

 

25,138,130

 

Consumer Staples 8.5%

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Health Corp.

 

40,000

 

3,763,600

 

Kraft Heinz Co.

 

42,000

 

3,094,980

 

McCormick & Co., Inc.

 

34,500

 

2,964,240

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

58,000

 

5,809,280

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

65,000

 

4,864,600

 

 

 

 

 

20,496,700

 

Energy 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Baker Hughes, Inc.

 

40,000

 

2,162,800

 

ConocoPhillips

 

50,000

 

2,702,500

 

Devon Energy Corp.

 

40,000

 

1,840,400

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

20,000

 

 

1,668,600

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

 

40,000

 

1,466,800

 

Williams Cos., Inc.

 

33,000

 

1,206,480

 

 

 

 

 

11,047,580

 

Financials 19.0%

 

 

 

 

 

ACE Ltd.

 

28,000

 

3,215,800

 

American Express Co.

 

38,000

 

2,722,320

 

CME Group, Inc.

 

50,000

 

4,882,500

 

Discover Financial Services

 

75,900

 

4,308,084

 

McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc.

 

51,000

 

4,919,970

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

65,000

 

3,320,850

 

Morgan Stanley

 

135,000

 

4,630,500

 

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

50,000

 

4,775,500

 

Signature Bank*

 

16,000

 

2,530,400

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

 

30,000

 

3,437,100

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

125,000

 

6,887,500

 

 

 

 

 

45,630,524

 

Health Care 16.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen, Inc.

 

27,000

 

4,349,700

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

 

24,500

 

3,681,125

 

Biogen, Inc.*

 

2,900

 

831,894

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

60,000

 

4,020,600

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

35,000

 

2,871,400

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

31,000

 

3,284,760

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

22,500

 

 

2,277,900

 

Medtronic PLC (a)

 

55,000

 

4,143,700

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

80,000

 

4,240,800

 

Stryker Corp.

 

22,000

 

2,122,120

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

46,000

 

5,184,660

 

Zoetis, Inc.

 

57,500

 

2,685,250

 

 

 

 

 

39,693,909

 

Industrials 9.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Pacific Railway

 

 

 

 

 

Ltd.

 

19,000

 

2,801,930

 

Danaher Corp.

 

52,000

 

5,012,280

 

Emerson Electric Co.

 

50,000

 

2,500,000

 

Parker Hannifin Corp.

 

22,000

 

2,302,520

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

 

10,000

 

2,315,400

 

Tyco Int’l. Plc

 

60,000

 

2,118,600

 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

 

20,000

 

2,060,200

 

Verisk Analytics, Inc.*

 

40,000

 

2,998,000

 

 

 

 

 

22,108,930

 

Information Technology 21.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Accenture PLC

 

35,000

 

3,752,700

 

Alphabet, Inc.*

 

5,200

 

3,966,820

 

Altera Corp.

 

28,000

 

1,478,400

 

ANSYS, Inc.*

 

26,300

 

2,451,423

 

Apple, Inc.

 

42,000

 

4,968,600

 

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.*

 

38,000

 

3,317,020

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

160,000

 

4,360,000

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

Cognizant Technology

 

 

 

 

 

Solutions Corp.*

 

41,400

 

$

2,673,612

 

EMC Corp.

 

75,000

 

1,900,500

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

145,000

 

7,880,750

 

Seagate Technology PLC

 

40,000

 

1,437,600

 

Synopsys, Inc.*

 

50,000

 

2,504,000

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

85,000

 

4,940,200

 

Visa, Inc.

 

85,000

 

6,715,850

 

 

 

 

 

52,347,475

 

Materials 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Ecolab, Inc.

 

35,000

 

4,170,600

 

Praxair, Inc.

 

25,000

 

2,820,000

 

 

 

 

 

6,990,600

 

Telecommunication Services 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

105,000

 

4,772,250

 

Total Domestic Common Stocks
(Cost $159,997,542)

 

 

 

228,226,098

 

Foreign Stocks & ADR’s 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Unilever NV ADR

 

101,200

 

4,426,488

 

Switzerland 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Roche Holding AG ADR

 

67,000

 

2,244,165

 

Total Foreign Stocks & ADR’s
(Cost $6,533,428)

 

 

 

6,670,653

 

Institutional Money Market Funds 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund
(Cost $4,770,808)

 

4,770,808

 

4,770,808

 

Total Investments 99.9%
(Cost $171,301,778)†

 

 

 

239,667,559

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.1%

 

 

 

120,719

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

$

239,788,278

 

 


*              Non-income producing.

 

              Cost for federal income tax purposes is $171,382,543. At November 30, 2015 unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes aggregated $68,285,016 of which $75,972,145 related to appreciated securities and $7,687,129 related to depreciated securities.

 

(a)      Return of capital paid during the fiscal period.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund

(Unaudited)

 

 

Jason Ronovech, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Highlights

 

The Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund returned 1.61%* for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, compared to a return of 0.46% for the Russell Midcap Index, and 1.90% for the Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth category during the same time period.

 

Equity Market Review

 

U.S. mid-cap equities entered the year trading near all-time highs. Global investors appeared to be placing a premium on the relative stability and growth prospects of the U.S. economy in an increasingly uncertain global environment. As a result, given their greater exposure to the domestic economy, mid-cap valuations were at a premium to historical average and earnings were expected to grow in the double digits. As we moved through the year, initially lower commodity prices and the stronger dollar negatively impacted earnings growth. Then, slower than expected global economic growth reduced expectations on corporate earnings, particularly in globally cyclically oriented industries. In the third calendar quarter of 2015, U.S. mid-cap equities experienced their largest decline since the third quarter of 2011 as earnings growth further slowed and valuations contracted. Finally, U.S. mid-cap stocks rallied to finish the Fund’s fiscal year with positive returns for the seventh consecutive year.

 

Portfolio Review

 

Information Technology was our top performing sector with a return of 18% compared to 5% for the benchmark sector. Nuance Communications, a provider of voice and language software and solutions for enterprises and consumers worldwide, was our top performing stock with a return of 38%. The company’s business model transition to recurring revenue started to pay dividends this year, as revenue growth stabilized, while margins and cash flow significantly expanded. Altera, a fabless semiconductor company, also returned 38%, as the company agreed to be acquired by Intel.

 

Financials was our second best performing sector with a return of 12% compared to 4% for the benchmark sector. HCC Insurance Holdings, a specialty insurance company, was our top performer up 48%. The company agreed to be acquired by Tokio Marine for $78 per share. Our bank holdings returned 25% compared to 10% for the benchmark as speculation that the Federal Reserve would increase interest rates drove valuations in the industry higher. Additionally, we owned City National, a regional bank that Canadian bank RBC offered to acquire.

 

Consumer Discretionary was our most challenging sector with a decline of 8% compared to 1% for the benchmark sector. Men’s Wearhouse was our largest detractor, off 54% for the year including 40% in one day, after pre announcing negative sales and earnings results. The Men’s Wearhouse stores continue to expand sales and profits, but the company levered up last year to acquire Jos. A. Bank. Their attempt to reduce the heavy promotional nature of the concept resulted in a precipitous drop in sales and earnings at Jos. A. Bank during the quarter. Borg Warner, an automotive systems and components supplier, was off 24% on concerns about a slowdown in global auto sales, particularly in China, as well as their potential exposure to Volkswagen.

 

Health Care slightly underperformed with a return of 8% compared to 9% for the benchmarks sector but was a neutral contributor to overall returns. Each of the remaining sectors had a positive total contribution to return for the year.

 


* Performance for Class A shares only at net asset value. Performance data shown does not include the effects of any sales charge. If it did, returns would be lower.

 

The Russell Midcap Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.

An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

The return for the Morningstar category is an average of funds within the particular category as determined by Morningstar based on investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.

 

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We will continue to focus on executing our fundamental stock selection and portfolio construction process. We believe that quality mid-cap companies poised to benefit from improvements in their business model, leadership team, and industry positioning coupled with disciplined valuation analysis to identify favorable entry and exit point’s drives shareholder returns over time.

 

As always, we appreciate your confidence in us, and we will do our very best to help you achieve your investments goals.

 

Thank you for your continued support.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jason Ronovech

 

 

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Performance Notes (Unaudited)

 

Graph and total return data assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Fund performance in the graphs and table reflects expenses and management fees but does not reflect the effect of any taxes on fund distributions or redemptions. Growth of Class A shares in the graph reflects the 5% maximum sales charge. Index performance does not reflect any sales charges, fees or expenses. Data shown represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; current performance may be higher or lower than that shown. Investment return and principal value will vary so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Summary and full prospectuses containing this and other information are available from sentinelinvestments.com. Please read them carefully. Visit www.sentinelinvestments.com for the most current month-end performance information.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment (Class A shares)

November 30, 2005 – November 30, 2015

 

 

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Class I shares)

November 30, 2005 – November 30, 2015

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of November 30, 2015)

 

 

 

Class A shares

 

Class I shares

 

 

 

Without

 

With 5%

 

No

 

 

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

1 year

 

1.61

%

-3.45

%

1.70

%

3 years

 

13.00

 

11.10

 

13.13

 

5 years

 

10.84

 

9.70

 

10.93

 

10 years

 

5.06

 

4.53

 

4.97

 

 

Class

 

Symbol

 

A

 

WAEGX

 

I

 

CEGIX

 

 

Inception Date of the Fund – 2/8/94

 

The Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund, which began operations on April 4, 2008, is a successor to the Citizens Emerging Growth Fund, which began operations on February 8, 1994. Performance of the Class A shares prior to their inception on April 4, 2008 is based on the performance of the Standard shares of the Citizens Emerging Growth Fund, which were offered without a sales charge, and reflects the current maximum sales charge. Performance of Class A shares from April 4, 2008 to June 29, 2012 has not been adjusted to reflect the lower maximum 12b-1 fee in effect prior to April 4, 2008 or the decrease in the maximum 12b-1 fee, effective June 30, 2012, from 0.30% to 0.25%. If it had, those returns would be higher. Performance of the Class I shares from November 1, 1999 to their inception on April 4, 2008 is based on the performance of the Institutional shares of the predecessor. Class I shares do not impose a sales charge. Only eligible investors may purchase Class I shares, as described in the prospectus.

 

The following are total annual operating expense ratios for Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund Class A & I shares: A – 1.33%, I – 1.26%. Expense ratio data is sourced from the Fund’s most recent prospectus.

 

Mid-sized company stocks can be more volatile than large company stocks.

 

International securities are subject to political influences, currency fluctuations and economic cycles that may be unrelated to those affecting the domestic financial markets and may experience wider price fluctuations than U.S. domestic securities.

 

A Sentinel Sustainable Fund’s environmental, social and corporate governance criteria may cause the Fund to forgo opportunities to buy certain securities, and/or forgo opportunities to gain exposure to certain industries, sectors, regions and countries. In addition, a Sentinel Sustainable Fund may be required to sell a security when it might otherwise be disadvantageous for it to do so.

 

A CDSC of up to 1% may apply to investments of $1,000,000 or more in Class A shares which are redeemed within 12 months. See the Prospectus.

 

The Russell Midcap Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

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Fund Profile

at November 30, 2015

 

Top Sectors*

 

Sector

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Industrials

 

19.1

%

Consumer Discretionary

 

17.8

%

Information Technology

 

17.6

%

Health Care

 

17.3

%

Financials

 

12.1

%

Energy

 

3.2

%

Utilities

 

3.1

%

Consumer Staples

 

2.2

%

Materials

 

1.5

%

 

Top 10 Holdings**

 

Description

 

Percent of Net Assets

 

Nuance Communications, Inc.

 

5.4

%

DENTSPLY Int’l., Inc.

 

3.4

%

ITC Holdings Corp.

 

3.1

%

Quanta Services, Inc.

 

2.8

%

Henry Schein, Inc.

 

2.8

%

LKQ Corp.

 

2.8

%

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

2.7

%

East West Bancorp, Inc.

 

2.7

%

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.

 

2.6

%

MEDNAX, Inc.

 

2.6

%

Total of Net Assets

 

30.9

%

 


*Top Sectors” includes Domestic Common Stocks, Foreign Stocks & ADRs and Real Estate Investment Trusts.

**Top 10 Holdings” excludes any short-term investments and money market funds. Portfolio composition and holdings are subject to change. More complete holdings follow.

 

Schedule of Investments

at November 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

Domestic Common Stocks 90.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary 17.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

 

200,830

 

$

2,275,404

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

 

50,440

 

2,153,284

 

Coach, Inc.

 

45,550

 

1,447,123

 

Jarden Corp.*

 

62,235

 

2,905,130

 

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

 

47,040

 

2,426,794

 

LKQ Corp.*

 

120,800

 

3,562,392

 

MDC Partners, Inc.

 

104,510

 

2,252,191

 

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.

 

47,060

 

940,729

 

PVH Corp.

 

18,870

 

1,722,642

 

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.*

 

224,460

 

3,131,217

 

 

 

 

 

22,816,906

 

Consumer Staples 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Flowers Foods, Inc.

 

120,695

 

2,838,746

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Core Laboratories NV

 

17,770

 

2,099,526

 

Noble Energy, Inc.

 

54,030

 

1,981,280

 

 

 

 

 

4,080,806

 

Financials 10.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*

 

10,900

 

1,931,807

 

East West Bancorp, Inc.

 

78,530

 

3,406,631

 

Invesco Ltd.

 

77,630

 

2,615,355

 

M&T Bank Corp.

 

11,000

 

1,378,630

 

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

 

37,910

 

2,226,454

 

Signature Bank*

 

8,950

 

1,415,443

 

 

 

 

 

12,974,320

 

Health Care 17.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.*

 

10,387

 

1,451,272

 

Bio-Techne Corp.

 

17,820

 

1,625,362

 

DENTSPLY Int’l., Inc.

 

72,390

 

4,391,177

 

Henry Schein, Inc.*

 

22,770

 

3,563,050

 

MEDNAX, Inc.*

 

45,880

 

3,274,456

 

Patterson Cos, Inc.

 

23,500

 

1,070,895

 

STERIS PLC

 

32,250

 

2,463,255

 

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

 

26,860

 

2,169,751

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

 

20,930

 

2,114,139

 

 

 

 

 

22,123,357

Industrials 19.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Ametek, Inc.

 

54,520

 

3,078,199

 

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.*

 

47,890

 

3,317,340

 

IHS, Inc.*

 

18,630

 

2,297,265

 

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*

 

73,270

 

3,234,138

 

Knight Transportation, Inc.

 

56,000

 

1,485,120

 

Masco Corp.

 

94,520

 

2,827,093

 

Quanta Services, Inc.*

 

163,890

 

3,613,775

 

Stericycle, Inc.*

 

16,360

 

 

1,974,979

 

Waste Connections, Inc.

 

49,070

 

2,674,315

 

 

 

 

 

24,502,224

 

Information Technology 16.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

 

70,350

 

2,432,703

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

70,700

 

3,413,396

 

Nuance Communications, Inc.*

 

331,450

 

6,937,249

 

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

 

249,440

 

2,733,862

 

Open Text Corp.

 

42,280

 

2,048,466

 

Plantronics, Inc.

 

23,720

 

1,255,025

 

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

 

22,170

 

1,840,553

 

 

 

 

 

20,661,254

 

Materials 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

107,950

 

1,877,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

ITC Holdings Corp.

 

109,370

 

4,033,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Domestic Common Stocks
(Cost $104,494,070)

 

 

 

115,908,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Stocks & ADR’s 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Israel 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

NICE Systems Ltd. ADR
(Cost $1,301,449)

 

30,590

 

1,880,368

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

(Note 2)

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Financials 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.*(a)
(Cost $2,219,238)

 

36,680

 

$

2,644,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institutional Money Market Funds 6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund
(Cost $7,889,678)

 

7,889,678

 

7,889,678

 

Total Investments 100.1%
(Cost $115,904,435)†

 

 

 

128,323,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excess of Liabilities Over Other Assets (0.1)%

 

 

 

(144,800

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

$

128,178,670

 

 


*            Non-income producing.

 

            Cost for federal income tax purposes is $116,076,228. At November 30, 2015 unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes aggregated $12,247,242 of which $20,412,395 related to appreciated securities and $8,165,153 related to depreciated securities.

 

(a)         Return of capital paid during the fiscal period.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund

(Unaudited)

 

 

Jason Doiron, FRM, PRM

Portfolio Manager

Performance Highlights

 

The Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund produced a total return of -0.87%* for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015. This compares to a return of 0.97% for the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 0.11% for the Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond category.

 

Bond Market Review

 

Concerns emerging from late 2014 spilled over into 2015. Investors remained focused on an eventual unwind of Federal Reserve easing, the weight of a stronger dollar on corporate earnings, fading growth in China, and soft commodity prices. Even away from Energy and Metals, corporate balance sheets deteriorated in support of shareholder enriching activities including elevated buybacks and dividends.

 

As organic growth continues to be challenging and the corporate bond market remains open, we expect mergers and acquisitions to continue. Away from the Energy and other Commodity sectors, corporate issuance should remain strong. Investors should expect the market to continue to be bifurcated in early 2016 as Commodity sectors deal with anemic demand, weak spot prices, and elevated default risk. However, investors continue to seek income. Consequently, as earnings in other sectors remain more stable, so should credit spreads.

 

The Federal Reserve ended its unprecedented era of zero rates and in December increased rates in a well telegraphed move. Still, the language out of the Federal Reserve remained dovish and we expect the Federal Reserve to remain data dependent. While there is much ink spilled on geopolitical risks, the market will likely remain more responsive to the accommodativeness of central banks, corporate earnings, assessment of the credit cycle, and angst over the meaning of weakness in commodities. During 2016, we intend to remain vigilant for evolving risks and continue to believe that flexibility will be critical to navigating the markets.

 

Key Performance Attribution

 

The Fund underperformed the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index by 89bps during the fiscal year ended November 30th 2015. This was largely driven by exposure to the Treasury yield curve which produced 33bps of underperformance and asset allocation which resulted in another 63bps of underperformance. Security selection generated a positive 11bps relative to benchmark while trading and other factors were a negative 4.7bps.

 

The underperformance from asset allocation was largely driven by 58bps of negative contribution from investment grade corporates and 51bps from U.S. Treasuries, partially offset by the impact of cash and a variety of other factors. An allocation to Energy and Mining related sectors was a significant driver of the negative contribution of Investment Grade Corporates.

 

Security selection generated 11bps of positive performance. The performance of Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) which contributed 26bps was partially offset by a negative 16bps from Investment Grade Corporates. Underperforming investments in Technology and Independent Exploration & Production were partially offset by better results in Media and Cable.

 


* Performance for Class A shares only at net asset value. Performance data shown does not include the effects of any sales charge. If it did, returns would be lower.

 

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that measures the U.S. investment grade fixed-rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.

An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

The return for the Morningstar category is an average of funds within the particular category as determined by Morningstar based on investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.

 

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Portfolio Positioning and Outlook

 

At the end of the fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio consisted of a 38% exposure to Investment Grade Corporates, 8% High Yield corporates, 32% MBS, and 22% Cash. The Fund’s exposure to Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs) was less than 1.5%. The effective duration** of the Fund measured 3.7 years at the end of November 2015.

 

We exit 2015 much as we began. Corporate balance sheets continue to deteriorate and growth is becoming scarce. Historically, this is particularly challenging for high yield. We are cautious of energy and mining sectors as elevated supply meets slack demand. Still, as investors continue to look for income we look for opportunity in other sectors. Although the market is likely to be anxious as the era of zero interest rates ends, we believe that the Federal Reserve will continue to be generally vigilant and supportive. Again in 2016, we believe that a flexible approach will serve shareholders best in what is likely to be another volatile year.

 

 

/s/ Jason Doiron

 

 


** Effective duration is a measure of the sensitivity of a bond’s price to changes in interest rates. The shorter (longer) the duration, the lower (higher) the interest rate risk and price volatility.

 

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Performance Notes (Unaudited)

 

Graph and total return data assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Fund performance in the graphs and table reflects expenses and management fees but does not reflect the effect of any taxes on fund distributions or redemptions. Growth of Class A shares in the graph reflects the 2.25% maximum sales charge. Growth of Class C shares in the graph does not reflect the 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) applicable to redemptions within the first year, because none would apply if the shares were held for the full period. Index performance does not reflect any sales charges, fees or expenses. Data shown represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; current performance may be higher or lower than that shown. Investment return and principal value will vary so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Summary and full prospectuses containing this and other information are available from sentinelinvestments.com. Please read them carefully. Visit www.sentinelinvestments.com for the most current month-end performance information.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment (Class A and Class C shares)

From Inception — November 30, 2015

 

 

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Class I, Class R3 and Class R6 shares)

From Inception — November 30, 2015

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (as of November 30, 2015)

 

 

 

Class A shares

 

Class C shares

 

Class I shares

 

Class R3 shares

 

Class R6 shares

 

 

 

Without

 

With 2.25%

 

Without

 

With 1%

 

No

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

CDSC

 

CDSC

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

1 year

 

-0.87

%

-3.05

%

-1.69

 

-2.66

%

-0.70

%

-0.90

%

-0.60

%

3 years

 

1.69

 

0.93

 

1.02

 

1.02

 

1.83

 

1.37

 

1.78

 

Since inception

 

4.30

 

3.82

 

3.80

 

3.80

 

4.46

 

3.93

 

4.36

 

 

Class

 

Symbol

 

A

 

SATRX

 

C

 

SCTRX

 

I

 

SITRX

 

R3

 

SBRRX

 

R6

 

STRRX

 

 

Inception Date of the Fund — 12/17/10

 

Performance of the Class R3 and Class R6 shares prior to their inception on December 23, 2014 is based on the performance of the Fund’s Class A shares, adjusted to reflect that Class R3 and Class R6 shares do not charge a front-end sales charge and, in the case of the Class R3 shares, adjusted for Class R3’s estimated higher expenses. The “since inception” performance data for Class R3 and Class R6 shares is calculated from December 17, 2010, which was the inception date of the Fund. Class I shares, Class R3 shares and Class R6 shares do not impose a sales charge. Only eligible investors may purchase Class I, Class R3 and Class R6 shares, as described in the prospectus.

 

The following are total annual operating expense ratios for Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund Class A, C, I, R3 & R6 shares: A — 0.96%, C — 1.75%, I — 0.80%, R3 — 1.34%, R6 - 0.84%. Expense ratio data is sourced from the Fund’s most recent prospectus.

 

Fixed income securities are subject to credit and interest rate risks. Bond values will generally decrease when interest rates rise and will generally increase when interest rates fall. Bonds with lower credit ratings are more speculative and likely to default than higher quality bonds and tend to fluctuate more widely in value. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are subject to prepayment risks. These risks may result in greater share price volatility. International securities are subject to political influences, currency fluctuations and economic cycles that may be unrelated to those affecting the domestic financial markets and may experience wider price fluctuations than U.S. domestic securities. Fund shares are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies.

 

The Fund may use derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends upon or is derived from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or index. The Fund may use derivatives as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to certain risks, such as risks associated with changes in interest rates, or currency or credit risk (“hedging”). The use of derivatives may reduce the Fund’s return and increase the volatility in movements in the Fund’s net asset value. For additional information regarding the use of derivatives, please see the Fund’s current Prospectus.

 

A CDSC of up to 0.50% may apply to investments of $500,000 or more in Class A shares which are redeemed within 12 months. See the Prospectus.

 

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that measures the U.S. investment grade fixed-rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

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Fund Profile

at November 30, 2015

 

Average Effective Duration (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Percent of

 

Duration

 

Fixed Income Holdings

 

Less than 1 yr.

 

23.8

%

1 yr. to 2.99 yrs.

 

5.9

%

3 yrs. to 3.99 yrs.

 

8.0

%

4 yrs. to 5.99 yrs.

 

23.2

%

6 yrs. to 7.99 yrs.

 

30.7

%

8 yrs. and over

 

8.4

%

 

Average Effective Duration (for all Fixed Income Holdings) 3.7 years* (Unaudited)

 

Top 10 Holdings**

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity

 

Percent of

 

Description

 

Coupon

 

Date

 

Net Assets

 

FNMA AY1670

 

3.50

%

02/01/45

 

4.3

%

FNMA TBA 15 YR Dec

 

2.50

%

12/16/30

 

4.0

%

FNMA AX0884

 

4.50

%

10/01/44

 

2.3

%

FHLMC G08637

 

4.00

%

04/01/45

 

2.1

%

FNMA TBA 30 YR Dec

 

3.00

%

12/10/45

 

2.1

%

FHLMC Q33006

 

3.50

%

04/01/45

 

1.9

%

FNMA AT2016

 

3.00

%

04/01/43

 

1.9

%

FNMA AH8925

 

4.50

%

03/01/41

 

1.8

%

FHLMC Q32917

 

3.00

%

04/01/45

 

1.7

%

FHLMC Q29056

 

4.00

%

10/01/44

 

1.3

%

Total of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

23.4

%

 


*The average effective duration considers the call and put dates of applicable fixed income investments and the pre-payment risks of mortgage-backed bonds to measure the sensitivity of the value of the Fund’s portfolio to changes in interest rates.

**Top 10 Holdings” excludes any short-term investments and money market funds. Portfolio composition and holdings are subject to change. More complete holdings follow.

 

Schedule of Investments

at November 30, 2015

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

U.S. Government Obligations 46.3%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations 33.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 9.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

0.01%, 12/04/15

 

1,600 M

 

1,599,994

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

FHR 3859 JB

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 05/15/41

 

2,916 M

 

$

3,213,102

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

15-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FHLMC J22900

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 03/01/28

 

1,392 M

 

1,422,656

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FHLMC A90197

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 12/01/39

 

2,380 M

 

2,571,952

 

FHLMC Q02664

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 08/01/41

 

4,184 M

 

4,524,775

 

FHLMC Q29260

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 10/01/44

 

7,266 M

 

7,712,003

 

FHLMC Q29056

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 10/01/44

 

10,209 M

 

10,834,581

 

FHLMC Q32917

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 04/01/45

 

13,977 M

 

14,041,091

 

FHLMC Q33006

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 04/01/45

 

15,400 M

 

15,940,918

 

FHLMC G08637

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 04/01/45

 

16,551 M

 

 

17,559,725

 

 

 

 

 

73,185,045

 

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

79,420,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association 22.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

15-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA TBA 15 YR Dec

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 12/16/30(a)

 

33,130 M

 

33,567,420

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA 725423

 

 

 

 

 

5.5%, 05/01/34

 

869 M

 

979,896

 

FNMA 725610

 

 

 

 

 

5.5%, 07/01/34

 

775 M

 

873,397

 

FNMA AD9193

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 09/01/40

 

2,422 M

 

2,684,268

 

FNMA 890310

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 12/01/40

 

7,023 M

 

7,604,288

 

FNMA AH8925

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 03/01/41

 

14,146 M

 

15,330,725

 

FNMA AL2860

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 12/01/42

 

3,829 M

 

3,860,023

 

FNMA AR9195

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 03/01/43

 

7,888 M

 

7,946,370

 

FNMA AT2016

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 04/01/43

 

15,294 M

 

15,406,802

 

FNMA AS0779

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 10/01/43

 

4,166 M

 

 

4,466,793

 

FNMA AW0972

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 05/01/44

 

5,225 M

 

5,654,633

 

FNMA AL5718

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 09/01/44

 

1,120 M

 

1,163,922

 

FNMA AX1348

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 10/01/44

 

8,244 M

 

8,767,604

 

FNMA AX0884

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 10/01/44

 

17,798 M

 

19,300,616

 

FNMA AY1670

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 02/01/45

 

34,103 M

 

35,366,593

 

FNMA AS4707

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 04/01/45

 

10,000 M

 

10,387,354

 

FNMA TBA 30 YR Dec

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 12/10/45(a)

 

17,000 M

 

17,078,359

 

 

 

 

 

156,871,643

 

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

 

190,439,063

 

Government National Mortgage Corporation 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

GNR 10-33 PX

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 09/20/38

 

5,000 M

 

5,387,161

 

GNR 10-169 AW

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 12/20/40

 

2,750 M

 

3,018,107

 

GNR 12-147 Interest Only

 

 

 

 

 

0.5993%, 04/16/54

 

14,655 M

 

618,594

 

 

 

 

 

9,023,862

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

65



 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

GNMA II 005175

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 09/20/41

 

3,264 M

 

$

3,553,879

 

Total Government National Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

12,577,741

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

 

 

 

282,437,601

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations 12.4%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.05%, 12/03/15

 

13,300 M

 

13,299,963

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.061%, 12/03/15

 

25,300 M

 

25,299,914

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.062%, 12/03/15

 

35,200 M

 

35,199,878

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

 

 

 

 

 

0.066%, 12/03/15

 

29,000 M

 

28,999,894

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

102,799,649

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations
(Cost $385,991,307)

 

 

 

385,237,250

 

Domestic Corporate Bonds 43.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Alfa SAB de CV

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 03/25/24(b)

 

3,595 M

 

3,720,825

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 08/15/23

 

555 M

 

448,162

 

Barrick Gold Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1%, 05/01/23

 

4,020 M

 

3,540,354

 

CF Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.45%, 06/01/23

 

5,525 M

 

5,228,120

 

Methanex Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 03/01/22

 

5,300 M

 

5,288,944

 

Monsanto Co.

 

 

 

 

 

2.85%, 04/15/25

 

5,560 M

 

5,150,912

 

Packaging Corp of America

 

 

 

 

 

3.65%, 09/15/24

 

4,000 M

 

3,961,604

 

Samarco Mineracao SA

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 09/26/24(b)

 

2,405 M

 

865,800

 

 

 

 

 

28,204,721

 

Capital Goods 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.3372%, 12/15/19(b)

 

2,450 M

 

2,413,250

 

PaperWorks Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

9.5%, 08/15/19(b)

 

1,692 M

 

1,666,620

 

TransDigm, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 07/15/24

 

2,330 M

 

2,306,700

 

 

 

 

 

6,386,570

 

Communications 8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

21st Century Fox America, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.7%, 09/15/24

 

6,400 M

 

6,508,441

 

American Tower Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 06/01/25

 

6,185 M

 

6,142,163

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 05/15/46

 

4,750 M

 

 

4,474,766

 

Bankrate, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.125%, 08/15/18(b)

 

5,690 M

 

5,746,900

 

British Sky Broadcasting Group

 

 

 

 

 

3.75%, 09/16/24(b)

 

6,400 M

 

6,367,981

 

CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.125%, 05/01/23(b)

 

1,430 M

 

1,428,212

 

Digicel Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 04/15/21(b)

 

2,250 M

 

2,019,375

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC

 

 

 

 

 

3.8%, 03/15/22

 

6,870 M

 

7,035,560

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

 

 

 

 

 

6.625%, 12/15/22

 

1,500 M

 

915,000

 

5.5%, 08/01/23

 

2,000 M

 

1,506,250

 

Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.2%, 04/15/24

 

7,100 M

 

7,080,837

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 08/15/22

 

2,752 M

 

2,780,910

 

RCN Telecom Services LLC

 

 

 

 

 

8.5%, 08/15/20(b)

 

1,825 M

 

1,868,344

 

Rogers Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1%, 10/01/23

 

6,090 M

 

6,357,394

 

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.625%, 08/01/24(b)

 

3,700 M

 

3,630,625

 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 08/15/20

 

2,000 M

 

1,665,000

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 11/01/24

 

1,970 M

 

1,980,673

 

6.55%, 09/15/43

 

4,000 M

 

4,847,944

 

 

 

 

 

72,356,375

 

Consumer Cyclical 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 12/15/20(b)

 

2,353 M

 

2,294,175

 

CEC Entertainment, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

8%, 02/15/22

 

3,650 M

 

3,522,250

 

Chrysler Group LLC

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 06/15/21

 

2,062 M

 

2,225,414

 

Ford Motor Co.

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 01/15/43

 

4,750 M

 

4,574,022

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC

 

 

 

 

 

3.664%, 09/08/24

 

7,665 M

 

7,518,154

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 08/15/20

 

1,735 M

 

1,809,518

 

QVC, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.375%, 03/15/23

 

4,870 M

 

4,660,907

 

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.875%, 02/15/22

 

2,095 M

 

2,252,125

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.8%, 11/18/24

 

7,035 M

 

6,922,306

 

 

 

 

 

35,778,871

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

AbbVie, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.7%, 05/14/45

 

4,750 M

 

4,680,807

 

Actavis Funding SCS

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 03/12/20

 

1,875 M

 

1,903,288

 

3.8%, 03/15/25

 

5,300 M

 

5,357,569

 

Boston Scientific Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 10/01/23

 

3,000 M

 

 

3,053,631

 

Concordia Healthcare Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

9.5%, 10/21/22(b)

 

2,250 M

 

2,205,000

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 03/15/19(b)

 

1,785 M

 

1,856,400

 

JBS USA Finance, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 06/15/25(b)

 

1,000 M

 

945,000

 

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

2.625%, 02/01/20

 

1,000 M

 

995,930

 

3.6%, 02/01/25

 

5,350 M

 

5,215,945

 

Pernod Ricard SA

 

 

 

 

 

4.45%, 01/15/22(b)

 

6,850 M

 

7,148,591

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 03/30/25

 

3,900 M

 

3,787,875

 

US Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

8.5%, 06/30/19

 

3,592 M

 

3,740,170

 

Wells Enterprises, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 02/01/20(b)

 

2,038 M

 

2,096,593

 

Zoetis, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.25%, 02/01/23

 

3,000 M

 

2,872,266

 

 

 

 

 

45,859,065

 

Energy 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP

 

 

 

 

 

6.125%, 07/15/22

 

4,908 M

 

4,902,680

 

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.3%, 06/01/20(b)

 

2,605 M

 

2,578,304

 

EQT Midstream Partners LP

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 08/01/24

 

5,500 M

 

4,805,845

 

Halliburton Co.

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 11/15/45

 

6,375 M

 

6,504,374

 

Nabors Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.1%, 09/15/23

 

2,175 M

 

1,911,977

 

Oceaneering Int’l. Inc

 

 

 

 

 

4.65%, 11/15/24

 

3,900 M

 

3,540,853

 

PBF Holding Co LLC / PBF Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 11/15/23(b)

 

1,500 M

 

1,501,875

 

Rowan Cos, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.4%, 12/01/42

 

7,200 M

 

4,844,779

 

Southwestern Energy Co.

 

 

 

 

 

4.05%, 01/23/20

 

3,352 M

 

2,972,959

 

4.95%, 01/23/25

 

3,127 M

 

2,580,951

 

Williams Cos, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.55%, 06/24/24

 

7,000 M

 

5,753,475

 

 

 

 

 

41,898,072

 

Financials 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.2%, 08/26/24

 

6,700 M

 

6,778,169

 

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 01/15/25

 

6,000 M

 

5,996,832

 

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.875%, 03/01/19

 

2,500 M

 

2,512,265

 

Jefferies Finance LLC

 

 

 

 

 

7.5%, 04/15/21(b)

 

1,575 M

 

1,497,431

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 12/15/26

 

2,000 M

 

2,028,274

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

66



 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

Peachtree Corners Funding Trust

 

 

 

 

 

3.976%, 02/15/25(b)

 

3,600 M

 

$

3,617,327

 

Prospect Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 07/15/19

 

2,400 M

 

2,434,649

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1%, 06/03/26

 

6,140 M

 

6,250,188

 

Wintrust Financial Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 06/13/24

 

5,000 M

 

5,020,995

 

 

 

 

 

36,136,130

 

Insurance 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

ACE INA Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.35%, 11/03/45

 

1,250 M

 

1,256,120

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 05/30/25

 

1,685 M

 

1,720,806

 

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.8%, 02/15/24

 

3,675 M

 

2,719,500

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 05/15/45

 

6,650 M

 

6,758,063

 

TIAA Asset Management Fin., Co., LLC

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 11/01/24(b)

 

6,710 M

 

6,795,371

 

 

 

 

 

19,249,860

 

Real Estate 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

ARC Properties Operating Partnership LP

 

 

 

 

 

4.6%, 02/06/24

 

4,151 M

 

4,028,811

 

CBL & Associates LP

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 12/01/23

 

2,490 M

 

2,509,434

 

Government Properties Income Trust

 

 

 

 

 

3.75%, 08/15/19

 

5,200 M

 

5,250,653

 

Hospitality Properties Trust

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 03/15/25

 

5,750 M

 

5,635,443

 

Piedmont Operating Partnership LP

 

 

 

 

 

4.45%, 03/15/24

 

2,025 M

 

2,039,349

 

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership LP

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 12/15/23

 

5,625 M

 

5,797,215

 

4%, 12/15/24

 

2,400 M

 

2,279,489

 

Retail Properties of America, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 03/15/25

 

2,650 M

 

2,513,875

 

Select Income REIT

 

 

 

 

 

2.85%, 02/01/18

 

5,000 M

 

5,005,660

 

 

 

 

 

35,059,929

 

Technology 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 08/01/20

 

2,350 M

 

1,627,375

 

Apple, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.375%, 05/13/45

 

4,750 M

 

4,785,060

 

Ericsson LM

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 05/15/22

 

4,150 M

 

4,295,370

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.875%, 06/05/24

 

6,400 M

 

6,195,655

 

5%, 10/15/25

 

1,900 M

 

1,973,047

 

Hewlett Packard Co.

 

 

 

 

 

6.35%, 10/15/45(b)

 

4,800 M

 

4,622,990

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.8%, 05/20/45

 

7,600 M

 

6,376,484

 

 

 

 

 

29,875,981

 

Transportation 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

FedEx Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1%, 02/01/45

 

4,750 M

 

 

4,297,121

 

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 03/15/16(b)

 

2,625 M

 

2,635,502

 

 

 

 

 

6,932,623

 

Total Domestic Corporate Bonds
(Cost $366,833,499)

 

 

 

357,738,197

 

Municipal Bonds 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

State of Connecticut

 

 

 

 

 

5.295%, 10/01/29
(Cost $5,061,101)

 

4,500 M

 

5,124,375

 

Bank Loans 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

MacDermid, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.5%, 06/07/20(c)

 

1,000 M

 

975,000

 

Performance Food Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 11/14/19(d)

 

1,381 M

 

1,381,629

 

 

 

 

 

2,356,629

 

Technology 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Deltek, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 06/25/22(e)

 

1,708 M

 

1,697,937

 

Total Bank Loans
(Cost $4,059,771)

 

 

 

4,054,566

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Institutional Money Market Funds 14.8%

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund
(Cost $123,198,945)

 

123,198,945

 

123,198,945

 

Total Investments 105.2%
(Cost $885,144,623)†

 

 

 

875,353,333

 

Excess of Liabilities Over Other Assets (5.2)%

 

 

 

(43,243,752

)

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

$

832,109,581

 

 


                 Cost for federal income tax purposes is $885,222,704. At November 30, 2015 unrealized depreciation for federal income tax purposes aggregated $9,869,371 of which $2,937,720 related to appreciated securities and $12,807,091 related to depreciated securities.

 

(a)         The actual mortgage-backed security that will be delivered is not designated until 48 hours prior to the established trade settlement date with the broker.

 

(b)         Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At November 30, 2015, the market value of rule 144A securities amounted to $69,522,491 or 8.36% of net assets.

 

(c)          MacDermid, Inc. has a variable interest rate that floats quarterly on the last day of March, June, September, and December. The interest rate is based on the 3-month Libor rate plus 4.5%.

 

(d)         Performance Food Group, Inc. has a variable interest rate that floats quarterly on 14th of February, May, August and November. The interest rate is based on the 3-month Libor rate plus 5.25%.

 

(e)          Deltek, Inc. has a variable interest rate that floats quarterly on 15th of January, April, July, and October. The interest rate is based on the 3-month Libor rate plus 4.0%.

 

At November 30, 2015, the following futures contracts were outstanding with $1,860,718 in cash segregated with the broker for margin maintenance purposes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Contract

 

Contract

 

Appreciation/

 

Contract Description

 

Expiration

 

Value

 

(Depreciation)

 

Short, 475 U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note futures contracts

 

12/15

 

$

60,332,422

 

$

(334,160

)

Short, 275 U.S. Treasury 30-Year Note futures contracts

 

12/15

 

42,736,719

 

(593,976

)

Short, 15 S&P 500 E-mini futures contracts

 

12/15

 

1,559,850

 

8,150

 

Totals

 

 

 

$

104,628,991

 

$

(919,986

)

Net payments of variation margin and/or brokerage fees

 

 

 

 

 

914,280

 

Variation margin payable on open futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

$

(5,706

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund

(Unaudited)

 

 

Jason Doiron, FRM, PRM

Portfolio Manager

 

Performance Highlights

 

The inception date for the Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund was December 23, 2014. For the fiscal year to date period ended November 30, 2015, the Fund produced a total return of -1.23%*. This compares to a return of 0.24% for the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch U.S. Dollar 3-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index and -0.73% for the Morningstar Nontraditional Bond category.

 

Bond Market Review

 

Concerns emerging from late 2014 spilled over into 2015. Investors remained focused on an eventual unwind of Federal Reserve easing, the weight of a stronger dollar on corporate earnings, fading growth in China, and soft commodity prices. Even away from Energy and Metals, corporate balance sheets deteriorated in support of shareholder enriching activities including elevated buybacks and dividends.

 

As organic growth continues to be challenging and the corporate bond market remains open, we expect mergers and acquisitions to continue. Away from the Energy and other Commodity sectors, corporate issuance should remain strong. Investors should expect the market to continue to be bifurcated in early 2016 as Commodity sectors deal with anemic demand, weak spot prices, and elevated default risk. However, investors continue to seek income. Consequently, as earnings in other sectors remain more stable, so should credit spreads.

 

The Federal Reserve ended its unprecedented era of zero rates and in December increased rates in a well telegraphed move. Still, the language out of the Federal Reserve remained dovish and we expect the Federal Reserve to remain data dependent. While there is much ink spilled on geopolitical risks, the market will likely remain more responsive to the accommodativeness of central banks, corporate earnings, assessment of the credit cycle, and angst over the meaning of weakness in commodities. During 2016, we intend to remain vigilant for evolving risks and continue to believe that flexibility will be critical to navigating the markets.

 

Key Performance Attribution

 

The Fund underperformed the Bank of America Merrill Lynch USD LIBOR 3 Month Index and the Morningstar Nontraditional Bond category. A positive contribution from the Fund’s U.S. Treasury exposure was more than offset by other factors. Yield curve, trading, and other factors generated 125bps of outperformance during the period. However, asset allocation and security selection contributed -158bps. As spreads widened throughout the year, the Fund’s High Yield Corporate exposure detracted from performance. In High Yield Corporates, security selection contributed positively as a number of sectors including Media, Wirelines, and Health Care more than offset poor performance in Energy and Mining sectors. The Fund’s investments in High Grade Corporate bonds in Commodity related sectors and Technology contributed to underperformance as well.

 

At the end of the fiscal year, the portfolio positioning of the Fund included a 31% exposure to Investment Grade Corporate bonds and a 21% exposure to High Yield Corporate bonds. The Fund’s exposure to Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) and Cash were 14% and 34%, respectively. The effective duration** of the Fund stood at 1.5 years as of November 30, 2015.

 

We exit 2015 much as we began. Corporate balance sheets continue to deteriorate and growth is becoming scarce. Historically, this is particularly challenging for High Yield. We are cautious of Energy and Mining sectors as elevated supply meets slack demand. Still, as investors continue to look for income we look for opportunity in other sectors. Although the market is likely to be anxious as the era of zero interest rates ends, we believe that the Federal Reserve will continue to be generally vigilant and supportive. Again in 2016, we believe that a flexible approach will serve shareholders best in what is likely to be another volatile year.

 

 

/s/ Jason Doiron

 

 


* Performance for Class A shares only at net asset value. Performance data shown does not include the effects of any sales charge. If it did, returns would be lower.

 

** Effective duration is a measure of the sensitivity of a bond’s price to changes in interest rates. The shorter (longer) the duration, the lower (higher) the interest rate risk and price volatility.

 

The Bank of America/Merrill Lynch U.S. Dollar 3-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index represents the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) with a constant 3-month average maturity. LIBOR, published by the British Bankers’ Association, is a composite of the rates of interest at which banks borrow from one another in the London market, and is a widely used benchmark for short-term interest rates. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

The return for the Morningstar category is an average of funds within the particular category as determined by Morningstar based on investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.

 

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Performance Notes (Unaudited)

 

Graph and total return data assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Fund performance in the graphs and table reflects expenses and management fees but does not reflect the effect of any taxes on fund distributions or redemptions. Growth of Class A shares in the graph reflects the 2.25% maximum sales charge. Growth of Class C shares in the graph reflects the 1% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) applicable to redemptions within the first year. Index performance does not reflect any sales charges, fees or expenses. Data shown represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; current performance may be higher or lower than that shown. Investment return and principal value will vary so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Summary and full prospectuses containing this and other information are available from sentinelinvestments.com. Please read them carefully. Visit www.sentinelinvestments.com for the most current month-end performance information.

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment (Class A and Class C shares)
From Inception — November 30, 2015

 

 

Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment (Class I shares)

From Inception — November 30, 2015

 

 

Cumulative Total Returns (as of November 30, 2015)

 

 

 

Class A shares

 

Class C shares

 

Class I shares

 

 

 

Without

 

With 2.25%

 

Without

 

With 1%

 

No

 

 

 

Sales Charge

 

Sales Charge

 

CDSC

 

CDSC

 

Sales Charge

 

Since inception

 

-1.23

%

-3.45

%

-1.99

%

-2.96

%

-1.14

%

 

Class

 

Symbol

 

A

 

SUBAX

 

C

 

SUBCX

 

I

 

SUBIX

 

 

Inception Date of the Fund — 12/23/14

 

Class I shares do not impose a sales charge. Only eligible investors may purchase Class I shares, as described in the Prospectus.

 

The following are total annual operating expense ratios for Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund Class A, C & I shares: A — 1.56%, C — 3.56%, I — 1.14%. Expense ratio data is sourced from the Fund’s most recent prospectus.

 

Fixed income securities are subject to credit and interest rate risks. Bond values will generally decrease when interest rates rise and will generally increase when interest rates fall. Bonds with lower credit ratings are more speculative and likely to default than higher quality bonds and tend to fluctuate more widely in value. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are subject to pre-payment risks. These risks may result in greater share price volatility. Fund shares are not insured or guaranteed by the US government or its agencies. International securities are subject to political influences, currency fluctuations and economic cycles that may be unrelated to those affecting the domestic financial markets and may experience wider price fluctuations than US domestic securities. The Fund may invest in distressed securities, which are securities that are near, or currently going through, bankruptcy. These securities tend to offer higher yields, but may have greater risk that may result in the Fund’s share price declining. An active trading approach increases the Fund’s costs and may reduce the Fund’s performance. It may also increase the amount of capital gains that the Fund pays. The Fund may engage in short sales. Short selling involves certain risks, including potential additional costs associated with covering short positions and a possibility of unlimited losses on certain short sale positions. The Fund may engage in certain transactions, such as derivative transactions, that may result in the Fund becoming leveraged. Leverage risk may expose the Fund to potential losses that exceed the amount originally invested by the Fund. At times, due to adverse market conditions, the Fund may not be able to sell certain securities without a substantial loss in price, if at all.

 

The Fund may use derivatives, which are financial contracts whose value depends upon or is derived from the value of an underlying asset, reference rate, or index. The Fund may use derivatives as part of a strategy designed to reduce exposure to certain risks, such as risks associated with changes in interest rates, or currency or credit risk (“hedging”). The use of derivatives may reduce the Fund’s return and increase the volatility in movements in the Fund’s net asset value. For additional information regarding the use of derivatives, please see the Fund’s current prospectus.

 

A CDSC of up to 0.50% may apply to investments of $500,000 or more in Class A shares which are redeemed within 12 months. See the Prospectus.

 

The BofA/Merrill Lynch U.S. Dollar 3-Month LIBOR Constant Maturity Index represents the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) with a constant 3-month average maturity. LIBOR, published by the British Bankers’ Association, is a composite of the rates of interest at which banks borrow from one another in the London market, and is a widely used benchmark for short-term interest rates. An investment cannot be made directly in an index.

 

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Fund Profile

at November 30, 2015

 

Average Effective Duration (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Percent of

 

Duration

 

Fixed Income Holdings

 

Less than 1 yr.

 

37.4

%

1 yr. to 2.99 yrs.

 

4.5

%

3 yrs. to 3.99 yrs.

 

8.1

%

4 yrs. to 5.99 yrs.

 

17.0

%

6 yrs. to 7.99 yrs.

 

21.7

%

8 yrs. and over

 

11.3

%

 

Average Effective Duration (for all Fixed Income Holdings) 1.5 years* (Unaudited)

 

Top 10 Holdings*

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity

 

Percent of

 

Description

 

Coupon

 

Date

 

Net Assets

 

FNMA AH8925

 

4.50

%

03/01/41

 

3.3

%

FHLMC Q33006

 

3.50

%

04/01/45

 

2.7

%

FHLMC G08637

 

4.00

%

04/01/45

 

2.6

%

FHLMC Q32917

 

3.00

%

04/01/45

 

1.9

%

FNMA TBA 15 YR Dec

 

2.50

%

12/16/30

 

1.8

%

Southwestern Energy Co.

 

4.05

%

01/23/20

 

1.8

%

Bankrate, Inc.

 

6.125

%

08/15/18

 

1.6

%

FNMA TBA 30 YR Dec

 

3.00

%

12/10/45

 

1.6

%

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

 

5.625

%

08/01/24

 

1.2

%

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

 

8.25

%

08/15/20

 

1.0

%

Total of Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

19.5

%

 


*The average effective duration considers the call and put dates of applicable fixed income investments and the pre-payment risks of mortgage-backed bonds to measure the sensitivity of the value of the Fund’s portfolio to changes in interest rates.

 

**“Top 10 Holdings” excludes any short-term investments and money market funds. Portfolio composition and holdings are subject to change. More complete holdings follow.

 

Schedule of Investments

at November 30, 2015

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

U.S. Government Obligations 13.9%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations 13.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FHLMC Q32917

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 04/01/45

 

482 M

 

$

484,176

 

FHLMC Q33006

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 04/01/45

 

661 M

 

683,730

 

FHLMC G08637

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 04/01/45

 

625 M

 

662,818

 

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

1,830,724

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association 6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

15-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA TBA 15 YR Dec

 

 

 

 

 

2.5%, 12/16/30(a)

 

450 M

 

455,941

 

30-Year:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA AH8925

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 03/01/41

 

783 M

 

848,851

 

FNMA TBA 30 YR Dec

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 12/10/45(a)

 

400 M

 

401,844

 

 

 

 

 

1,250,695

 

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

 

1,706,636

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations
(Cost $3,566,381)

 

 

 

3,537,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Corporate Bonds 50.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 08/15/23

 

250 M

 

201,875

 

CF Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.45%, 06/01/23

 

200 M

 

189,253

 

Methanex Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 03/01/22

 

40 M

 

39,917

 

Monsanto Co.

 

 

 

 

 

2.85%, 04/15/25

 

250 M

 

231,606

 

Packaging Corp of America

 

 

 

 

 

3.65%, 09/15/24

 

100 M

 

99,040

 

Samarco Mineracao SA

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 09/26/24(b)

 

250 M

 

90,000

 

 

 

 

 

851,691

 

Capital Goods 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.3372%, 12/15/19(b)

 

250 M

 

246,250

 

PaperWorks Industries, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

9.5%, 08/15/19(b)

 

138 M

 

135,930

 

TransDigm, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 07/15/24

 

195 M

 

193,050

 

 

 

 

 

575,230

 

Communications 11.0%

 

 

 

 

 

21st Century Fox America, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.7%, 09/15/24

 

200 M

 

 

203,389

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 05/15/46

 

250 M

 

235,514

 

Bankrate, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.125%, 08/15/18(b)

 

410 M

 

414,100

 

British Sky Broadcasting Group

 

 

 

 

 

3.75%, 09/16/24(b)

 

200 M

 

198,999

 

CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.125%, 05/01/23(b)

 

170 M

 

169,788

 

Digicel Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 04/15/21(b)

 

175 M

 

157,063

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC

 

 

 

 

 

3.8%, 03/15/22

 

200 M

 

204,820

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

 

 

 

 

 

6.625%, 12/15/22

 

200 M

 

122,000

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 08/15/22

 

250 M

 

252,626

 

RCN Telecom Services LLC

 

 

 

 

 

8.5%, 08/15/20(b)

 

175 M

 

179,156

 

Rogers Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1%, 10/01/23

 

200 M

 

208,781

 

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.

 

.

 

 

 

5.625%, 08/01/24(b)

 

300 M

 

294,375

 

Sprint Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 08/15/20

 

200 M

 

166,500

 

 

 

 

 

2,807,111

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

70



 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(M=$1,000)

 

(Note 2)

 

Consumer Cyclical 6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.5%, 12/15/20(b)

 

100 M

 

$

97,500

 

CEC Entertainment, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

8%, 02/15/22

 

250 M

 

241,250

 

Chrysler Group LLC

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 06/15/21

 

100 M

 

107,925

 

Ford Motor Co.

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 01/15/43

 

250 M

 

240,738

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC

 

 

 

 

 

3.664%, 09/08/24

 

200 M

 

196,168

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 08/15/20

 

250 M

 

260,738

 

QVC, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.375%, 03/15/23

 

200 M

 

191,413

 

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.875%, 02/15/22

 

190 M

 

204,250

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.8%, 11/18/24

 

200 M

 

196,796

 

 

 

 

 

1,736,778

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical 6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

AbbVie, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.7%, 05/14/45

 

250 M

 

246,358

 

Actavis Funding SCS

 

 

 

 

 

3%, 03/12/20

 

150 M

 

152,263

 

3.8%, 03/15/25

 

150 M

 

151,629

 

Concordia Healthcare Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

9.5%, 10/21/22(b)

 

200 M

 

196,000

 

Diamond Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 03/15/19(b)

 

145 M

 

150,800

 

Pernod Ricard SA

 

 

 

 

 

4.45%, 01/15/22(b)

 

200 M

 

208,718

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.5%, 03/30/25

 

200 M

 

194,250

 

US Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

8.5%, 06/30/19

 

250 M

 

260,313

 

Wells Enterprises, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 02/01/20(b)

 

175 M

 

180,031

 

 

 

 

 

1,740,362

 

Energy 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Halliburton Co.

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 11/15/45

 

225 M

 

229,566

 

PBF Holding Co LLC / PBF Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 11/15/23(b)

 

125 M

 

125,156

 

Rowan Cos, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.4%, 12/01/42

 

200 M

 

134,577

 

Southwestern Energy Co.

 

 

 

 

 

4.05%, 01/23/20

 

500 M

 

443,461

 

Williams Cos, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.55%, 06/24/24

 

250 M

 

205,481

 

 

 

 

 

1,138,241

 

Financials 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.2%, 08/26/24

 

200 M

 

202,333

 

Jefferies Finance LLC

 

 

 

 

 

7.5%, 04/15/21(b)

 

138 M

 

130,728

 

Peachtree Corners Funding Trust

 

 

 

 

 

3.976%, 02/15/25(b)

 

200 M

 

200,963

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1%, 06/03/26

 

200 M

 

203,589

 

 

 

 

 

737,613

 

Insurance 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

ACE INA Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.35%, 11/03/45

 

250 M

 

251,224

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 05/30/25

 

150 M

 

153,187

 

Genworth Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.8%, 02/15/24

 

325 M

 

240,500

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 05/15/45

 

230 M

 

233,738

 

TIAA Asset Management Fin., Co., LLC

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 11/01/24(b)

 

200 M

 

202,545

 

 

 

 

 

1,081,194

 

Real Estate 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

ARC Properties Operating Partnership LP

 

 

 

 

 

4.6%, 02/06/24

 

250 M

 

242,641

 

Hospitality Properties Trust

 

 

 

 

 

4.5%, 03/15/25

 

250 M

 

245,019

 

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership LP

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 12/15/24

 

200 M

 

189,958

 

Retail Properties of America, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 03/15/25

 

250 M

 

237,158

 

 

 

 

 

914,776

 

Technology 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 08/01/20

 

250 M

 

173,125

 

Apple, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.375%, 05/13/45

 

250 M

 

251,845

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.875%, 06/05/24

 

200 M

 

193,614

 

Hewlett Packard Co.

 

 

 

 

 

6.35%, 10/15/45(b)

 

200 M

 

192,625

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.8%, 05/20/45

 

275 M

 

230,728

 

 

 

 

 

1,041,937

 

Transportation 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

FedEx Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

4.1%, 02/01/45

 

250 M

 

226,164

 

Total Domestic Corporate Bonds
(Cost $13,423,487)

 

 

 

12,851,097

 

Municipal Bonds 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

State of Connecticut

 

 

 

 

 

5.295%, 10/01/29
(Cost $224,934)

 

200 M

 

227,750

 

Bank Loans 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Industry 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Food Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 11/14/19(c)

 

78 M

 

77,717

 

Technology 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Deltek, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5%, 06/25/22(d)

 

178 M

 

177,176

 

Total Bank Loans
(Cost $255,622)

 

 

 

254,893

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Institutional Money Market Funds 35.9%

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Institutional US

 

 

 

 

 

Government Money Market Fund
(Cost $9,180,577)

 

9,180,577

 

9,180,577

 

Total Investments 102.0%
(Cost $26,651,001)†

 

 

 

26,051,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excess of Liabilities Over Other Assets (2.0)%

 

 

 

(511,550

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

$

25,540,127

 

 


              Cost for federal income tax purposes is $26,716,022. At November 30, 2015 unrealized depreciation for federal income tax purposes aggregated $664,345 of which $39,380 related to appreciated securities and $703,725 related to depreciated securities.

 

(a)      The actual mortgage-backed security that will be delivered is not designated until 48 hours prior to the established trade settlement date with the broker.

 

(b)      Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At November 30, 2015, the market value of rule 144A securities amounted to $3,570,727 or 13.98% of net assets.

 

(c)       Performance Food Group, Inc. has a variable interest rate that floats quarterly on the 14th of February, May, August and November. The interest rate is based on the 3-month Libor rate plus 5.25%.

 

(d)      Deltek, Inc. has a variable interest rate that floats quarterly on the 15th of January, April, July and October. The interest rate is based on the 3-month Libor rate plus 4.0%.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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At November 30, 2015, the following futures contracts were outstanding with $173,247 in cash segregated with the broker for margin maintenance purposes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Contract

 

Contract

 

Appreciation/

 

Contract Description

 

Expiration

 

Value

 

(Depreciation)

 

Short, 25 U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note futures contracts

 

12/15

 

$

3,175,391

 

$

(19,232

)

Short, 25 U.S. Treasury 30-Year Note futures contracts

 

12/15

 

3,885,156

 

(60,248

)

Short, 10 S&P 500 E-mini futures contracts

 

12/15

 

1,039,900

 

5,433

 

Totals

 

 

 

$

8,100,447

 

$

(74,047

)

Net payments of variation margin and/or brokerage fees

 

 

 

 

 

76,753

 

Variation margin receivable on open futures contracts

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,706

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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73



 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

at November 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Government

 

International

 

 

 

Balanced

 

Stock

 

Securities

 

Equity

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at value

 

$

311,938,959

 

$

2,204,097,309

 

$

248,065,234

 

$

132,720,218

 

Cash

 

11,300,101

 

11,499,945

 

3,799,982

 

 

Foreign cash (Cost $0, $0, $0, $15,384)

 

 

 

 

15,328

 

Receivable for securities sold

 

 

4,075,592

 

 

 

Receivable for fund shares sold

 

112,230

 

1,082,173

 

50,916

 

115,605

 

Receivable for interest

 

545,447

 

 

739,714

 

 

Receivable for dividends

 

429,525

 

4,447,810

 

 

81,591

 

Receivable for dividend tax reclaims

 

4,621

 

 

 

321,415

 

Receivable from Fund Advisor

 

 

3,257

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

324,330,883

 

2,225,206,086

 

252,655,846

 

133,254,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for securities purchased

 

12,424,265

 

5,399,970

 

4,203,983

 

 

Payable for fund shares repurchased

 

175,657

 

3,213,235

 

3,587,447

 

44,199

 

Accrued expenses

 

149,140

 

626,547

 

155,789

 

98,746

 

Management fee payable

 

136,158

 

1,028,593

 

91,841

 

75,717

 

Distribution fee payable (Class A Shares)

 

54,150

 

292,313

 

31,757

 

23,172

 

Distribution fee payable (Class C Shares)

 

28,894

 

73,970

 

21,390

 

3,819

 

Fund accounting fee payable

 

9,384

 

66,982

 

7,485

 

3,967

 

Deferred compensation (see note 3)

 

143,865

 

740,126

 

217,103

 

74,126

 

Payable for estimated foreign taxes on unrealized capital gains

 

 

 

 

19,896

 

Total Liabilities

 

13,121,513

 

11,441,736

 

8,316,795

 

343,642

 

Net Assets

 

$

311,209,370

 

$

2,213,764,350

 

$

244,339,051

 

$

132,910,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Represent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital stock at par value

 

$

156,560

 

$

514,834

 

$

245,128

 

$

78,786

 

Paid-in capital

 

209,645,248

 

1,086,998,068

 

296,999,152

 

115,692,812

 

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income (loss)

 

3,231,368

 

35,077,185

 

(38,208

)

40,326

 

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

9,806,714

 

135,094,023

 

(56,509,865

)

3,860,203

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign exchange

 

88,369,480

 

956,080,240

 

3,642,844

 

13,238,388

 

Net Assets

 

$

311,209,370

 

$

2,213,764,350

 

$

244,339,051

 

$

132,910,515

 

Investments at Cost

 

$

223,569,479

 

$

1,248,017,069

 

$

244,422,390

 

$

119,428,983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class A Shares/

 

$

263,275,917

 

$

1,416,146,949

 

$

189,622,748

 

$

113,211,576

 

Shares Outstanding

 

13,246,639

 

32,874,225

 

19,026,370

 

6,692,682

 

Net Asset Value per Share

 

$

19.87

 

$

43.08

 

$

9.97

 

$

16.92

 

Sales Charge

 

1.05

 

2.27

 

0.23

 

0.89

 

Maximum Offering Price**

 

$

20.92

 

$

45.35

 

$

10.20

 

$

17.81

 

Class C Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class C Shares/

 

$

35,344,311

 

$

89,890,109

 

$

25,668,484

 

$

4,732,427

 

Shares Outstanding

 

1,772,979

 

2,173,154

 

2,571,828

 

294,643

 

Net Asset Value per Share***

 

$

19.93

 

$

41.36

 

$

9.98

 

$

16.06

 

Class I Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class I Shares/

 

$

12,589,142

 

$

689,502,440

 

$

29,047,819

 

$

14,966,512

 

Shares Outstanding

 

636,403

 

16,013,298

 

2,914,628

 

891,304

 

Net Asset Value per Share***

 

$

19.78

 

$

43.06

 

$

9.97

 

$

16.79

 

Class R6 Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class R6 Shares/

 

N/A

 

$

18,224,852

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Shares Outstanding

 

N/A

 

422,738

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Net Asset Value per Share***

 

N/A

 

$

43.11

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

See notes to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the end of the schedule.

Amounts designated as “-” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Low Duration

 

Mid

 

Multi-Asset

 

Small

 

 

 

Bond

 

Cap

 

Income

 

Company

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at value

 

$

493,306,316

 

$

117,565,698

 

$

282,652,989

 

$

927,043,134

 

Cash

 

23,389,897

 

 

6,000,931

 

10,430,776

 

Cash collateral with futures commission merchant

 

1,466,708

 

 

502,875

 

 

Receivable for securities sold

 

 

259,753

 

 

 

Receivable for fund shares sold

 

447,354

 

9,174

 

137,770

 

693,952

 

Receivable for interest

 

4,501,268

 

 

2,753,146

 

 

Receivable for dividends

 

 

101,160

 

100,435

 

367,643

 

Receivable for dividend tax reclaims

 

 

15,810

 

27,553

 

 

Variation margin receivable on futures contracts

 

42,188

 

 

37,875

 

 

Receivable from Fund Advisor

 

 

 

 

2,838

 

Total Assets

 

523,153,731

 

117,951,595

 

292,213,574

 

938,538,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable to custodian bank

 

 

256,109

 

 

 

Payable for securities purchased

 

11,464,948

 

 

5,067,952

 

7,059,990

 

Payable for fund shares repurchased

 

2,658,947

 

88,280

 

250,344

 

3,539,331

 

Accrued expenses

 

191,265

 

74,505

 

121,138

 

311,003

 

Management fee payable

 

190,001

 

66,801

 

126,739

 

507,384

 

Distribution fee payable (Class A Shares)

 

24,562

 

20,787

 

26,202

 

146,336

 

Distribution fee payable (Class C Shares)

 

 

7,169

 

90,491

 

88,155

 

Distribution fee payable (Class S Shares)

 

142,938

 

 

 

 

Fund accounting fee payable

 

15,536

 

3,500

 

8,693

 

27,746

 

Deferred compensation (see note 3)

 

390,653

 

75,467

 

94,402

 

660,615

 

Total Liabilities

 

15,078,850

 

592,618

 

5,785,961

 

12,340,560

 

Net Assets

 

$

508,074,881

 

$

117,358,977

 

$

286,427,613

 

$

926,197,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Represent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital stock at par value

 

$

595,336

 

$

61,020

 

$

224,601

 

$

1,716,129

 

Paid-in capital

 

629,769,648

 

88,626,730

 

270,837,181

 

618,364,938

 

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income (loss)

 

10,959

 

(544,247

)

(70,077

)

(5,143,678

)

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

(120,226,124

)

10,305,169

 

18,631,496

 

155,612,055

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign exchange

 

(2,074,938

)

18,910,305

 

(3,195,588

)

155,648,339

 

Net Assets

 

$

508,074,881

 

$

117,358,977

 

$

286,427,613

 

$

926,197,783

 

Investments at Cost

 

$

496,114,482

 

$

98,655,393

 

$

285,886,378

 

$

771,394,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class A Shares/

 

$

117,770,224

 

$

102,319,760

 

$

126,591,384

 

$

596,864,227

 

Shares Outstanding

 

13,811,233

 

5,201,982

 

9,906,986

 

107,051,666

 

Net Asset Value per Share

 

$

8.53

 

$

19.67

 

$

12.78

 

$

5.58

 

Sales Charge

 

0.09

 

1.04

 

0.67

 

0.29

 

Maximum Offering Price**

 

$

8.62

 

$

20.71

 

$

13.45

 

$

5.87

 

Class C Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class C Shares/

 

N/A

 

$

8,815,489

 

$

109,108,157

 

$

108,192,127

 

Shares Outstanding

 

N/A

 

594,568

 

8,576,259

 

27,011,485

 

Net Asset Value per Share***

 

N/A

 

$

14.83

 

$

12.72

 

$

4.01

 

Class I Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class I Shares/

 

$

47,788,428

 

$

6,223,728

 

$

50,728,072

 

$

220,542,649

 

Shares Outstanding

 

5,600,904

 

305,418

 

3,976,811

 

37,442,841

 

Net Asset Value per Share***

 

$

8.53

 

$

20.38

 

$

12.76

 

$

5.89

 

Class R6 Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class R6 Shares/

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

$

598,780

 

Shares Outstanding

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

106,860

 

Net Asset Value per Share***

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

$

5.60

 

Class S Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class S Shares/

 

$

342,516,229

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Shares Outstanding

 

40,121,440

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Net Asset Value per Share***

 

$

8.54

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

75



 

 

 

Sustainable Core

 

Sustainable Mid Cap

 

Total Return

 

Unconstrained

 

 

 

Opportunities

 

Opportunities

 

Bond

 

Bond

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at value

 

$

239,667,559

 

$

128,323,470

 

$

875,353,333

 

$

26,051,677

 

Cash

 

 

 

29,985,082

 

154

 

Cash collateral with futures commission merchant

 

 

 

1,860,718

 

173,247

 

Receivable for securities sold

 

214,505

 

311,704

 

1,515,000

 

 

Receivable for fund shares sold

 

55,174

 

26,327

 

1,279,028

 

9,000

 

Receivable for interest

 

 

 

5,390,769

 

191,098

 

Receivable for dividends

 

412,145

 

107,399

 

 

 

Receivable for dividend tax reclaims

 

8,950

 

 

 

 

Variation margin receivable on futures contracts

 

 

 

 

2,706

 

Receivable from Fund Advisor

 

 

 

150,991

 

 

Total Assets

 

240,358,333

 

128,768,900

 

915,534,921

 

26,427,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable to custodian bank

 

 

307,696

 

 

 

Payable for securities purchased

 

 

 

82,055,536

 

855,669

 

Payable for fund shares repurchased

 

229,871

 

78,901

 

610,031

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

91,050

 

70,440

 

247,507

 

14,340

 

Management fee payable

 

138,175

 

72,996

 

332,458

 

15,810

 

Distribution fee payable (Class A Shares)

 

46,280

 

24,700

 

51,921

 

12

 

Distribution fee payable (Class C Shares)

 

 

 

35,174

 

145

 

Fund accounting fee payable

 

7,239

 

3,824

 

25,084

 

773

 

Deferred compensation (see note 3)

 

57,440

 

31,673

 

61,923

 

1,006

 

Variation margin payable on futures contracts

 

 

 

5,706

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

570,055

 

590,230

 

83,425,340

 

887,755

 

Net Assets

 

$

239,788,278

 

$

128,178,670

 

$

832,109,581

 

$

25,540,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Represent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital stock at par value

 

$

116,207

 

$

71,894

 

$

804,324

 

$

26,168

 

Paid-in capital

 

164,495,970

 

104,995,161

 

862,046,830

 

26,133,701

 

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income (loss)

 

4,554,938

 

(26,334

)

(59,212

)

(1,005

)

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

2,255,382

 

10,718,914

 

(19,971,085

)

54,634

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign exchange

 

68,365,781

 

12,419,035

 

(10,711,276

)

(673,371

)

Net Assets

 

$

239,788,278

 

$

128,178,670

 

$

832,109,581

 

$

25,540,127

 

Investments at Cost

 

$

171,301,778

 

$

115,904,435

 

$

885,144,623

 

$

26,651,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class A Shares/

 

$

224,862,426

 

$

121,401,713

 

$

315,819,802

 

$

5,008,363

 

Shares Outstanding

 

10,900,669

 

6,825,151

 

30,544,597

 

513,245

 

Net Asset Value per Share

 

$

20.63

 

$

17.79

 

$

10.34

 

$

9.76

 

Sales Charge

 

1.09

 

0.94

 

0.24

 

0.22

 

Maximum Offering Price**

 

$

21.72

 

$

18.73

 

$

10.58

 

$

9.98

 

Class C Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class C Shares/

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

$

42,315,683

 

$

1,648,615

 

Shares Outstanding

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

4,103,733

 

169,531

 

Net Asset Value per Share***

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

$

10.31

 

$

9.72

 

Class I Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class I Shares/

 

$

14,925,852

 

$

6,776,957

 

$

472,781,876

 

$

18,883,149

 

Shares Outstanding

 

720,021

 

364,267

 

45,668,797

 

1,934,029

 

Net Asset Value per Share***

 

$

20.73

 

$

18.60

 

$

10.35

 

$

9.76

 

Class R3 Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class R3 Shares/

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

$

595,735

 

N/A

 

Shares Outstanding

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

57,622

 

N/A

 

Net Asset Value per Share***

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

$

10.34

 

N/A

 

Class R6 Shares*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Class R6 Shares/

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

$

596,485

 

N/A

 

Shares Outstanding

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

57,648

 

N/A

 

Net Asset Value per Share***

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

$

10.35

 

N/A

 

 

See notes to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the end of the schedule.

Amounts designated as “-” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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* The redemption price per share is equal to the net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

 

** For the Balanced Fund, Common Stock Fund, International Equity Fund, Mid Cap Fund, Multi-Asset Income Fund, Small Company Fund, Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund and Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund, the maximum offering price is 1000/950 times the net asset value per share. For the Government Securities Fund, Total Return Bond Fund and Unconstrained Bond Fund, the maximum offering price is 1000/977.5 times the net asset value per share. For the Low Duration Bond Fund, the maximum offering price is 1000/990 times the net asset value per share.

 

*** The maximum offering price is equal to the net asset value.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Government

 

International

 

Low Duration

 

 

 

Balanced

 

Stock

 

Securities

 

Equity

 

Bond

 

 

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

 

 

Period Ended

 

Period Ended

 

Period Ended

 

Period Ended

 

Period Ended

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/15

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

$

4,643,516

*

$

50,263,787

*

$

 

$

2,808,167

*

$

 

Special dividends recognized due to an acquisition**

 

2,715,724

 

28,957,720

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

2,814,731

 

1,980

 

7,774,589

 

178

 

17,105,387

 

Total Income

 

$

10,173,971

 

$

79,223,487

 

$

7,774,589

 

$

2,808,345

 

$

17,105,387

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management advisory fee

 

1,686,027

 

13,119,459

 

1,312,313

 

909,593

 

2,689,466

 

Transfer agent fees (Class A Shares)

 

403,586

 

1,475,445

 

407,829

 

306,023

 

218,692

 

Transfer agent fees (Class C Shares)

 

45,061

 

104,448

 

36,185

 

19,767

 

 

Transfer agent fees (Class I Shares)

 

10,042

 

532,089

 

38,889

 

7,035

 

12,363

 

Transfer agent fees (Class R3 Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer agent fees (Class R6 Shares)

 

 

2,013

^

 

 

 

Transfer agent fees (Class S Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

121,436

 

Custodian fees

 

37,750

 

127,520

 

28,500

 

39,375

 

48,600

 

Distribution expense (Class A Shares)

 

675,547

 

3,711,633

 

443,416

 

284,105

 

365,484

 

Distribution expense (Class C Shares)

 

331,708

 

899,507

 

300,233

 

42,027

 

 

Distribution expense (Class R3 Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution expense (Class S Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

1,997,689

 

Accounting and administration services

 

116,031

 

866,076

 

104,695

 

47,534

 

215,689

 

Auditing fees

 

30,100

 

152,050

 

22,800

 

13,000

 

32,500

 

Legal fees

 

20,700

 

150,675

 

17,700

 

7,175

 

36,200

 

Reports and notices to shareholders

 

57,500

 

361,535

 

70,750

 

43,450

 

103,250

 

Registration and filing fees (Class A Shares)

 

16,284

 

21,519

 

16,279

 

14,749

 

18,206

 

Registration and filing fees (Class C Shares)

 

14,432

 

14,774

 

14,203

 

14,011

 

 

Registration and filing fees (Class I Shares)

 

12,560

 

27,974

 

15,157

 

12,859

 

15,007

 

Registration and filing fees (Class R3 Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration and filing fees (Class R6 Shares)

 

 

5,985

^

 

 

 

Registration and filing fees (Class S Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

45,632

 

Directors’ and Chief Compliance Officer’s fees and expenses

 

40,996

 

298,469

 

37,793

 

16,261

 

74,242

 

Other

 

28,988

 

132,925

 

26,046

 

64,451

 

53,585

 

Total Expenses

 

3,527,312

 

22,004,096

 

2,892,788

 

1,841,415

 

6,048,041

 

Expense Reimbursements/Waivers

 

 

(8,768

)

 

 

 

Net Expenses

 

3,527,312

 

21,995,328

 

2,892,788

 

1,841,415

 

6,048,041

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

6,646,659

 

57,228,159

 

4,881,801

 

966,930

 

11,057,346

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Short Sales and Foreign Currency Transactions or Translations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

10,566,368

 

138,162,622

 

1,310,853

 

3,860,241

 

(3,400,879

)

Futures contracts

 

(372,660

)

 

 

 

(8,406,039

)

Short sales

 

 

 

(183,594

)

 

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

(1,107

)

(10,024

)

 

(111,235

)

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

10,192,601

 

138,152,598

 

1,127,259

 

3,749,006

 

(11,806,918

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

(15,504,201

)

(150,347,812

)

(3,818,948

)

522,909

@

(6,097,179

)

Futures contracts

 

131,607

 

 

 

 

4,989,757

 

Foreign currency translations

 

 

 

 

(7,848

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(15,372,594

)

(150,347,812

)

(3,818,948

)

515,061

 

(1,107,422

)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Short Sales and Foreign Currency Transactions or Translations

 

(5,179,993

)

(12,195,214

)

(2,691,689

)

4,264,067

 

(12,914,340

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

 

$

1,466,666

 

$

45,032,945

 

$

2,190,112

 

$

5,230,997

 

$

(1,856,994

)

 

See notes to the Statement of Operations at the end of the schedule.

Amounts designated as “-” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

78



 

 

 

Mid

 

Multi-Asset

 

Small

 

Sustainable Core

 

Sustainable Mid Cap

 

Total Return

 

Unconstrained

 

 

 

Cap

 

Income

 

Company

 

Opportunities

 

Opportunities

 

Bond

 

Bond

 

 

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal Period

 

 

 

Period Ended

 

Period Ended

 

Period Ended

 

Period Ended

 

Period Ended

 

Period Ended

 

From 12/23/14^

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/15

 

To11/30/15

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends

 

$

1,226,349

*

$

2,122,643

*

$

6,316,642

*

$

4,929,046

*

$

1,308,140

*

$

 

$

 

Special dividends recognized due to an acquisition**

 

 

 

 

2,625,700

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

48

 

9,575,214

 

2,160

 

 

 

21,782,620

*

543,950

 

Total Income

 

$

1,226,397

 

$

11,697,857

 

$

6,318,802

 

$

7,554,746

 

$

1,308,140

 

$

21,782,620

 

$

543,950

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management advisory fee

 

869,222

 

1,600,671

 

6,575,178

 

1,724,280

 

937,203

 

4,015,707

 

172,648

 

Transfer agent fees (Class A Shares)

 

245,458

 

171,147

 

1,161,383

 

365,041

 

261,367

 

364,394

 

2,178

 

Transfer agent fees (Class C Shares)

 

25,045

 

115,174

 

166,800

 

 

 

47,959

 

2,786

 

Transfer agent fees (Class I Shares)

 

11,191

 

47,725

 

240,415

 

7,342

 

5,738

 

672,617

 

2,031

 

Transfer agent fees (Class R3 Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,761

^

 

Transfer agent fees (Class R6 Shares)

 

 

 

1,766

^

 

 

1,761

^

 

Transfer agent fees (Class S Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Custodian fees

 

11,425

 

40,800

 

58,522

 

18,425

 

12,375

 

73,350

 

14,675

 

Distribution expense (Class A Shares)

 

269,354

 

332,798

 

1,941,952

 

578,160

 

318,290

 

538,038

 

77

 

Distribution expense (Class C Shares)

 

95,644

 

1,126,846

 

1,119,857

 

 

 

472,428

 

1,051

 

Distribution expense (Class R3 Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

^+

 

Distribution expense (Class S Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounting and administration services

 

45,420

 

109,785

 

362,237

 

90,103

 

48,974

 

302,062

 

8,423

 

Auditing fees

 

12,050

 

27,150

 

64,300

 

20,800

 

13,650

 

67,810

 

11,650

 

Legal fees

 

7,415

 

18,750

 

64,025

 

16,425

 

8,450

 

51,150

 

1,600

 

Reports and notices to shareholders

 

35,250

 

71,000

 

268,035

 

45,000

 

34,800

 

189,070

 

6,700

 

Registration and filing fees (Class A Shares)

 

14,971

 

16,361

 

22,766

 

18,248

 

15,408

 

51,873

 

6,286

 

Registration and filing fees (Class C Shares)

 

14,480

 

16,634

 

14,906

 

 

 

18,440

 

6,283

 

Registration and filing fees (Class I Shares)

 

12,081

 

18,398

 

16,788

 

12,710

 

15,357

 

52,186

 

6,296

 

Registration and filing fees (Class R3 Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,207

^

 

Registration and filing fees (Class R6 Shares)

 

 

 

5,885

^

 

 

6,208

^

 

Registration and filing fees (Class S Shares)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directors’ and Chief Compliance Officer’s fees and expenses

 

15,032

 

38,104

 

126,666

 

32,379

 

17,058

 

105,908

 

3,003

 

Other

 

8,050

 

36,004

 

66,879

 

20,836

 

12,853

 

122,671

 

3,894

 

Total Expenses

 

1,692,088

 

3,787,347

 

12,278,360

 

2,949,749

 

1,701,523

 

7,161,600

 

249,581

 

Expense Reimbursements/Waivers

 

 

 

(8,344

)

 

 

(428,075

)

 

Net Expenses

 

1,692,088

 

3,787,347

 

12,270,016

 

2,949,749

 

1,701,523

 

6,733,525

 

249,581

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

(465,691

)

7,910,510

 

(5,951,214

)

4,604,997

 

(393,383

)

15,049,095

 

294,369

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Short Sales and Foreign Currency Transactions or Translations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

11,098,391

 

19,891,859

 

159,761,226

 

15,831,159

 

11,379,098

 

(5,887,754

)

(233,814

)

Futures contracts

 

 

(1,122,084

)

 

 

 

(679,562

)

309,907

 

Short sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

(1,136

)

 

(343

)

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

11,098,391

 

18,768,639

 

159,761,226

 

15,830,816

 

11,379,098

 

(6,567,316

)

76,093

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

(8,680,891

)

(27,428,978

)

(101,340,354

)

(20,857,725

)

(8,969,607

)

(16,589,725

)

(599,324

)

Futures contracts

 

 

216,630

 

 

 

 

406,282

 

(74,047

)

Foreign currency translations

 

 

(268

)

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(8,680,891

)

(27,212,616

)

(101,340,354

)

(20,857,725

)

(8,969,607

)

(16,183,443

)

(673,371

)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Short Sales and Foreign Currency Transactions or Translations

 

2,417,500

 

(8,443,977

)

58,420,872

 

(5,026,909

)

2,409,491

 

(22,750,759

)

(597,278

)

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

 

$

1,951,809

 

$

(533,467

)

$

52,469,658

 

$

(421,912

)

$

2,016,108

 

$

(7,701,664

)

$

(302,909

)

 


* Net of foreign tax withholding of $43,042 in the Sentinel Balanced Fund, $583,125 in the Sentinel Common Stock Fund, $277,420 in the Sentinel International Equity Fund, $17,111 in the Sentinel Mid Cap Fund, $171 in the Sentinel Multi-Asset Income Fund, $158,878 in the Sentinel Small Company Fund, $33,029 in the Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund, $23,781 in the Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund and $5 in the Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund.

** On Monday, January 26, 2015, Medtronic, Inc. acquired Covidien plc through the formation of a new holding company incorporated in Ireland, Medtronic plc. As a result of the corporate action, a portion of the transaction is being treated as ordinary income.

^ Commenced operations December 23, 2014.

@Net of foreign taxes on unrealized capital gains of $19,896.

+ The Sentinel Total Return Bond Class R3 did not incur any distribution expense for the fiscal period from December 23, 2014 to November 30, 2015 because NLV Financial Corporation and its affiliates owned 100% of the shares outstanding for the entire the period and do not get charged a distribution fee.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

Balanced

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/14

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/14

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

6,646,659

 

$

3,914,864

 

$

57,228,159

 

$

33,645,264

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, short sales and foreign currency transactions

 

10,192,601

 

14,215,409

 

138,152,598

 

227,278,208

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(15,372,594

)

9,537,940

 

(150,347,812

)

50,010,478

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

 

1,466,666

 

27,668,213

 

45,032,945

 

310,933,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

(4,062,686

)

(3,471,266

)

(15,612,830

)

(18,914,341

)

Class C Shares

 

(237,186

)

(157,609

)

(379,386

)

(374,070

)

Class I Shares

 

(255,394

)

(256,554

)

(10,302,768

)

(15,443,581

)

Class R6 Shares

 

 

 

(4,506

)^

 

Class S Shares

 

 

 

 

 

From net realized gain on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

(11,763,488

)

(9,924,523

)

(604,559

)

(173,563,673

)

Class C Shares

 

(1,356,821

)

(1,152,484

)

(36,258

)

(10,459,070

)

Class I Shares

 

(708,771

)

(766,907

)

(358,148

)

(111,511,716

)

Total distributions to shareholders

 

(18,384,346

)

(15,729,343

)

(27,298,455

)

(330,266,451

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Capital Share Transactions (see note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sales of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

23,861,729

 

28,110,137

 

84,981,083

 

123,489,321

 

Class C Shares

 

9,011,518

 

8,014,980

 

9,956,513

 

11,441,914

 

Class I Shares

 

4,072,939

 

5,690,696

 

85,436,343

 

170,045,770

 

Class R6 Shares

 

 

 

18,271,227

^

 

Class S Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value of shares issued in Fund reorganizations (see note 5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

122,617,788

 

Class C Shares

 

 

 

 

3,649,447

 

Class I Shares

 

 

 

 

5,167,072

 

Net asset value of shares in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

15,102,868

 

12,586,343

 

13,880,529

 

167,635,518

 

Class C Shares

 

1,483,968

 

1,201,387

 

389,957

 

10,057,955

 

Class I Shares

 

829,281

 

929,875

 

8,456,949

 

101,291,908

 

Class R6 Shares

 

 

 

4,506

^

 

Class S Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,362,303

 

56,533,418

 

221,377,107

 

715,396,693

 

Less: Payments for shares reacquired (less any redemption fees, if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

(39,681,584

)

(40,367,771

)

(270,288,496

)

(278,724,092

)

Class C Shares

 

(5,488,684

)

(8,979,259

)

(11,752,833

)

(11,574,993

)

Class I Shares

 

(8,513,296

)

(10,418,497

)

(344,571,754

)

(278,421,928

)

Class R6 Shares

 

 

 

(5,991

)^

 

Class S Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions

 

678,739

 

(3,232,109

)

(405,241,967

)

146,675,680

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets for period

 

(16,238,941

)

8,706,761

 

(387,507,477

)

127,343,179

 

Net Assets: Beginning of period

 

$

327,448,311

 

$

318,741,550

 

$

2,601,271,827

 

$

2,473,928,648

 

Net Assets: End of period

 

$

311,209,370

 

$

327,448,311

 

$

2,213,764,350

 

$

2,601,271,827

 

Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

3,231,368

 

$

711,169

 

$

35,077,185

 

$

4,158,540

 

 

See notes to the Statement of Changes in Net Assets at the end of the schedule.

Amounts designated as “-” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

80



 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

Government Securities

 

International Equity

 

Low Duration Bond

 

 

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/14

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/14

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/14

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

4,881,801

 

$

7,593,542

 

$

966,930

 

$

2,101,543

 

$

11,057,346

 

$

10,643,949

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, short sales and foreign currency transactions

 

1,127,259

 

(1,191,071

)

3,749,006

 

23,296,071

 

(11,806,918

)

3,956,386

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(3,818,948

)

7,938,826

 

515,061

 

(29,419,961

)

(1,107,422

)

(10,345,204

)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

 

2,190,112

 

14,341,297

 

5,230,997

 

(4,022,347

)

(1,856,994

)

4,255,131

 

Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

(5,217,805

)

(8,525,642

)

(1,982,769

)

(1,267,891

)

(3,168,959

)

(4,239,888

)

Class C Shares

 

(451,781

)

(730,593

)

(13,523

)

 

 

 

Class I Shares

 

(883,603

)

(1,494,535

)

(245,170

)

(562,747

)

(1,082,534

)

(325,740

)@

Class R6 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S Shares

 

 

 

 

 

(8,012,454

)

(9,591,967

)

From net realized gain on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

 

 

(17,301,096

)

 

 

 

Class C Shares

 

 

 

(570,781

)

 

 

 

Class I Shares

 

 

 

(1,639,546

)

 

 

@

Total distributions to shareholders

 

(6,553,189

)

(10,750,770

)

(21,752,885

)

(1,830,638

)

(12,263,947

)

(14,157,595

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Capital Share Transactions (see note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sales of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

21,695,540

 

36,301,368

 

11,784,319

 

11,885,012

 

30,710,943

 

71,966,936

 

Class C Shares

 

2,874,086

 

2,493,966

 

1,737,380

 

696,890

 

 

 

Class I Shares

 

6,459,081

 

34,936,610

 

9,561,873

 

5,271,943

 

15,797,045

 

50,498,013

@

Class R6 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S Shares

 

 

 

 

 

69,466,806

 

187,798,961

 

Net asset value of shares issued in Fund reorganizations (see note 5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

@

Net asset value of shares in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

3,836,963

 

6,125,797

 

18,620,092

 

1,139,740

 

2,841,554

 

3,768,975

 

Class C Shares

 

363,583

 

560,442

 

559,229

 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

 

784,908

 

1,228,140

 

1,557,978

 

550,216

 

1,042,531

 

314,930

@

Class R6 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S Shares

 

 

 

 

 

7,533,589

 

9,106,563

 

 

 

36,014,161

 

81,646,323

 

43,820,871

 

19,543,801

 

127,392,468

 

323,454,378

 

Less: Payments for shares reacquired (less any redemption fees, if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

(100,863,010

)

(206,255,537

)

(17,904,016

)

(17,009,677

)

(99,706,460

)

(193,952,738

)

Class C Shares

 

(12,523,239

)

(26,393,445

)

(650,957

)

(620,999

)

 

 

Class I Shares

 

(28,186,104

)

(56,192,653

)

(5,626,383

)

(27,108,992

)

(12,339,622

)

(6,100,609

)@

Class R6 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class S Shares

 

 

 

 

 

(241,351,230

)

(364,902,505

)

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions

 

(105,558,192

)

(207,195,312

)

19,639,515

 

(25,195,867

)

(226,004,844

)

(241,501,474

)

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets for period

 

(109,921,269

)

(203,604,785

)

3,117,627

 

(31,048,852

)

(240,125,785

)

(251,403,938

)

Net Assets: Beginning of period

 

$

354,260,320

 

$

557,865,105

 

$

129,792,888

 

$

160,841,740

 

$

748,200,666

 

$

999,604,604

 

Net Assets: End of period

 

$

244,339,051

 

$

354,260,320

 

$

132,910,515

 

$

129,792,888

 

$

508,074,881

 

$

748,200,666

 

Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

(38,208

)

$

(110,511

)

$

40,326

 

$

1,426,093

 

$

10,959

 

$

48,281

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

81



 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

Mid Cap

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

 

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/14

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/14

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(465,691

)

$

(286,092

)

$

7,910,510

 

$

5,245,408

 

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

 

11,098,391

 

28,062,278

 

18,768,639

 

20,264,043

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(8,680,891

)

(17,045,559

)

(27,212,616

)

(9,258,729

)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

 

1,951,809

 

10,730,627

 

(533,467

)

16,250,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

 

 

(3,943,620

)

(3,109,126

)

Class C Shares

 

 

 

(2,544,321

)

(1,478,779

)

Class I Shares

 

 

 

(1,763,263

)

(1,033,313

)

Class R3 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

From net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

(23,147,612

)

(10,875,165

)

(9,334,234

)

 

Class C Shares

 

(2,574,055

)

(1,267,171

)

(7,803,468

)

 

Class I Shares

 

(1,780,256

)

(2,429,980

)

(3,755,350

)

 

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Class R3 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

 

(27,501,923

)

(14,572,316

)

(29,144,256

)

(5,621,218

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Capital Share Transactions (see note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sales of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

4,797,484

 

3,887,919

 

20,393,271

 

33,915,299

 

Class C Shares

 

1,214,636

 

568,826

 

19,476,870

 

32,190,305

 

Class I Shares

 

811,149

 

3,653,984

 

21,607,310

 

41,180,337

 

Class R3 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value of shares in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

22,574,319

 

10,531,947

 

12,028,645

 

2,720,237

 

Class C Shares

 

2,375,429

 

1,122,608

 

8,214,943

 

1,166,454

 

Class I Shares

 

1,472,731

 

2,249,736

 

3,664,751

 

566,372

 

Class R3 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,245,748

 

22,015,020

 

85,385,790

 

111,739,004

 

Less: Payments for shares reacquired (less any redemption fees, if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

(15,986,078

)

(18,531,519

)

(33,229,372

)

(67,812,366

)

Class C Shares

 

(2,427,870

)

(2,510,223

)

(24,854,347

)

(17,539,623

)

Class I Shares

 

(3,326,258

)

(23,066,078

)

(25,235,719

)

(16,818,668

)

Class R3 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Class R6 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions

 

11,505,542

 

(22,092,800

)

2,066,352

 

9,568,347

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets for period

 

(14,044,572

)

(25,934,489

)

(27,611,371

)

20,197,851

 

Net Assets: Beginning of period

 

$

131,403,549

 

$

157,338,038

 

$

314,038,984

 

$

293,841,133

 

Net Assets: End of period

 

$

117,358,977

 

$

131,403,549

 

$

286,427,613

 

$

314,038,984

 

Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

(544,247

)

$

(59,395

)

$

(70,077

)

$

(23,392

)

 

See notes to the Statement of Changes in Net Assets at the end of the schedule.

 

Amounts designated as “-” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Small Company

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities

 

Total Return Bond

 

 

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

For the Fiscal

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/14

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/14

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/14

 

11/30/15

 

11/30/14

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(5,951,214

)

$

992,743

 

$

4,604,997

 

$

2,102,650

 

$

(393,383

)

$

(547,005

)

$

15,049,095

 

$

8,723,340

 

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

 

159,761,226

 

271,610,065

 

15,830,816

 

17,731,847

 

11,379,098

 

19,289,113

 

(6,567,316

)

(11,835,241

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(101,340,354

)

(213,833,831

)

(20,857,725

)

10,442,011

 

(8,969,607

)

(6,065,563

)

(16,183,443

)

5,344,214

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

 

52,469,658

 

58,768,977

 

(421,912

)

30,276,508

 

2,016,108

 

12,676,545

 

(7,701,664

)

2,232,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

(92,932

)

 

(1,906,452

)

(1,286,158

)

 

 

(5,426,418

)

(3,897,907

)

Class C Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(542,061

)

(676,929

)

Class I Shares

 

(583,908

)

 

(157,936

)

(88,572

)

 

 

(10,927,682

)

(4,572,211

)

Class R3 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,076

)^

 

Class R6 Shares

 

^

 

 

 

 

 

(8,815

)^

 

From net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

(173,084,804

)

(160,785,202

)

 

 

(17,553,937

)

(9,762,986

)

 

(1,116,247

)

Class C Shares

 

(36,860,930

)

(30,417,570

)

 

 

 

 

 

(312,322

)

Class I Shares

 

(59,912,873

)

(74,106,525

)

 

 

(899,037

)

(247,429

)

 

(725,796

)

Return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24,847

)

(27,116

)

Class C Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,482

)

(6,253

)

Class I Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(50,038

)

(64,569

)

Class R3 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(37

)^

 

Class R6 Shares

 

^

 

 

 

 

 

(40

)^

 

Total distributions to shareholders

 

(270,535,447

)

(265,309,297

)

(2,064,388

)

(1,374,730

)

(18,452,974

)

(10,010,415

)

(16,990,496

)

(11,399,350

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Capital Share Transactions (see note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sales of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

76,523,359

 

66,644,405

 

6,704,855

 

11,972,764

 

7,985,159

 

5,970,284

 

235,695,135

 

228,937,242

 

Class C Shares

 

13,800,621

 

7,849,079

 

 

 

 

 

8,931,684

 

35,132,074

 

Class I Shares

 

84,252,510

 

85,714,818

 

1,476,714

 

3,056,096

 

1,160,809

 

3,731,946

 

253,896,698

 

511,647,649

 

Class R3 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

600,000

^

 

Class R6 Shares

 

607,092

^

 

 

 

 

 

600,000

^

 

Net asset value of shares in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

157,165,559

 

144,366,716

 

1,846,836

 

1,239,313

 

17,159,881

 

9,516,977

 

5,201,907

 

4,807,797

 

Class C Shares

 

34,890,466

 

28,218,973

 

 

 

 

 

521,360

 

933,341

 

Class I Shares

 

47,549,623

 

55,356,901

 

143,388

 

78,107

 

493,318

 

152,715

 

8,371,324

 

4,044,087

 

Class R3 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,113

^

 

Class R6 Shares

 

^

 

 

 

 

 

8,855

^

 

 

 

414,789,230

 

388,150,892

 

10,171,793

 

16,346,280

 

26,799,167

 

19,371,922

 

513,835,076

 

785,502,190

 

Less: Payments for shares reacquired (less any redemption fees, if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

(180,775,547

)

(213,469,673

)

(21,053,868

)

(25,199,120

)

(16,804,758

)

(17,717,562

)

(120,570,679

)

(131,609,649

)

Class C Shares

 

(24,144,511

)

(23,801,945

)

 

 

 

 

(12,827,350

)

(15,065,116

)

Class I Shares

 

(111,368,391

)

(220,933,821

)

(1,826,046

)

(1,973,381

)

(887,312

)

(346,305

)

(259,980,272

)

(82,943,142

)

Class R3 Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

^

 

Class R6 Shares

 

^

 

 

 

 

 

^

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions

 

98,500,781

 

(70,054,547

)

(12,708,121

)

(10,826,221

)

9,107,097

 

1,308,055

 

120,456,775

 

555,884,283

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets for period

 

(119,565,008

)

(276,594,867

)

(15,194,421

)

18,075,557

 

(7,329,769

)

3,974,185

 

95,764,615

 

546,717,246

 

Net Assets: Beginning of period

 

$

1,045,762,791

 

$

1,322,357,658

 

$

254,982,699

 

$

236,907,142

 

$

135,508,439

 

$

131,534,254

 

$

736,344,966

 

$

189,627,720

 

Net Assets: End of period

 

$

926,197,783

 

$

1,045,762,791

 

$

239,788,278

 

$

254,982,699

 

$

128,178,670

 

$

135,508,439

 

$

832,109,581

 

$

736,344,966

 

Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

(5,143,678

)

$

204,245

 

$

4,554,938

 

$

2,014,672

 

$

(26,334

)

$

(19,430

)

$

(59,212

)

$

(17,118

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

83



 

 

 

Unconstrained Bond

 

 

 

For the Fiscal Period

 

 

 

From 12/23/14^

 

 

 

To 11/30/15

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

294,369

 

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

 

76,093

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(673,371

)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

 

(302,909

)

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

(60,026

)

Class C Shares

 

(13,526

)

Class I Shares

 

(243,281

)

From net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

 

Class C Shares

 

 

Class I Shares

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

 

(316,833

)

 

 

 

 

From Capital Share Transactions (see note 4)

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sales of shares

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

5,072,430

 

Class C Shares

 

1,678,001

 

Class I Shares

 

19,095,591

 

Net asset value of shares in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

60,026

 

Class C Shares

 

13,526

 

Class I Shares

 

243,240

 

 

 

26,162,814

 

Less: Payments for shares reacquired (less any redemption fees, if applicable)

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

(989

)

Class C Shares

 

 

Class I Shares

 

(1,956

)

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock transactions

 

26,159,869

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets for period

 

25,540,127

 

Net Assets: Beginning of period

 

$

0

 

Net Assets: End of period

 

$

25,540,127

 

Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

$

(1,005

)

 


^ Commenced operations December 23, 2014.

 

@ Commenced operations January 31, 2014.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Selected per share data and ratios. Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each fiscal period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations

 

Less Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset

 

Net

 

losses on

 

 

 

Dividends

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Fund/

 

 

 

value,

 

investment

 

securities (both

 

Total from

 

(from net

 

(from

 

 

 

Net asset

 

Share

 

Fiscal year

 

beginning

 

income

 

realized and

 

investment

 

investment

 

realized

 

Total

 

value, end

 

Class

 

(period ended)

 

of period

 

(loss)

 

unrealized)

 

operations

 

income)

 

gains)

 

distributions

 

of period

 

Balanced Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

$

16.57

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.80

 

$

1.06

 

$

0.28

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.53

 

$

17.10

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

17.10

 

0.23

 

1.77

 

2.00

 

0.30

 

0.77

 

1.07

 

18.03

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

18.03

 

0.23

 

2.91

 

3.14

 

0.26

 

0.68

 

0.94

 

20.23

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

20.23

 

0.26

 

1.50

 

1.76

 

0.26

 

0.75

 

1.01

 

20.98

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

20.98

 

0.43

 

(0.35

)

0.08

 

0.30

 

0.89

 

1.19

 

19.87

 

Balanced Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

16.61

 

0.12

 

0.81

 

0.93

 

0.14

 

0.25

 

0.39

 

17.15

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

17.15

 

0.08

 

1.78

 

1.86

 

0.17

 

0.77

 

0.94

 

18.07

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

18.07

 

0.08

 

2.91

 

2.99

 

0.11

 

0.68

 

0.79

 

20.27

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

20.27

 

0.11

 

1.51

 

1.62

 

0.10

 

0.75

 

0.85

 

21.04

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

21.04

 

0.28

 

(0.35

)

(0.07

)

0.15

 

0.89

 

1.04

 

19.93

 

Balanced Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

16.52

 

0.26

 

0.80

 

1.06

 

0.29

 

0.25

 

0.54

 

17.04

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

17.04

 

0.23

 

1.76

 

1.99

 

0.31

 

0.77

 

1.08

 

17.95

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

17.95

 

0.28

 

2.89

 

3.17

 

0.29

 

0.68

 

0.97

 

20.15

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

20.15

 

0.31

 

1.50

 

1.81

 

0.31

 

0.75

 

1.06

 

20.90

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

20.90

 

0.47

 

(0.34

)

0.13

 

0.36

 

0.89

 

1.25

 

19.78

 

Common Stock Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

29.61

 

0.31

 

1.70

 

2.01

 

0.27

 

0.02

 

0.29

 

31.33

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

31.33

 

0.38

 

3.93

 

4.31

 

0.37

 

0.43

 

0.80

 

34.84

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

34.84

 

0.44

 

9.50

 

9.94

 

0.43

 

1.04

 

1.47

 

43.31

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

43.31

 

0.56

 

4.97

 

5.53

 

0.58

 

5.47

 

6.05

 

42.79

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

42.79

 

1.01

 

(0.25

)

0.76

 

0.45

 

0.02

 

0.47

 

43.08

 

Common Stock Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

28.70

 

0.05

 

1.64

 

1.69

 

0.02

 

0.02

 

0.04

 

30.35

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

30.35

 

0.09

 

3.81

 

3.90

 

0.12

 

0.43

 

0.55

 

33.70

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

33.70

 

0.12

 

9.18

 

9.30

 

0.14

 

1.04

 

1.18

 

41.82

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

41.82

 

0.21

 

4.78

 

4.99

 

0.19

 

5.47

 

5.66

 

41.15

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

41.15

 

0.64

 

(0.24

)

0.40

 

0.17

 

0.02

 

0.19

 

41.36

 

Common Stock Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

29.61

 

0.43

 

1.68

 

2.11

 

0.37

 

0.02

 

0.39

 

31.33

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

31.33

 

0.49

 

3.94

 

4.43

 

0.48

 

0.43

 

0.91

 

34.85

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

34.85

 

0.56

 

9.50

 

10.06

 

0.56

 

1.04

 

1.60

 

43.31

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

43.31

 

0.68

 

4.97

 

5.65

 

0.73

 

5.47

 

6.20

 

42.76

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

42.76

 

1.12

 

(0.25

)

0.87

 

0.55

 

0.02

 

0.57

 

43.06

 

Common Stock Class R6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/15(A)

 

43.01

 

1.07

 

(0.51

)

0.56

 

0.46

 

 

0.46

 

43.11

 

 

See notes to Financial Highlights at the end of the schedule.

 

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Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to

 

 

 

Ratio of net investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets at

 

Ratio of

 

average net assets

 

Ratio of net

 

income (loss) to average net

 

 

 

Fund/

 

Total

 

end of

 

expenses to

 

before contractual and

 

investment income

 

assets before contractual and

 

Portfolio

 

Share

 

return

 

period (000

 

average net

 

voluntary expense

 

(loss) to average

 

voluntary expense

 

turnover

 

Class

 

(%)*

 

omitted)

 

assets (%)

 

reimbursements (%)**

 

net assets (%)

 

reimbursements (%)**

 

rate (%)

 

Balanced Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.46

 

$

207,922

 

1.13

 

1.13

 

1.49

 

1.49

 

162

 

 

 

12.30

 

221,036

 

1.11

 

1.11

 

1.30

 

1.30

 

146

 

 

 

18.15

 

267,627

 

1.06

 

1.06

 

1.22

 

1.22

 

154

 

 

 

9.10

 

278,385

 

1.07

 

1.07

 

1.29

 

1.29

 

94

 

 

 

0.56

 

263,276

 

1.04

 

1.04

 

2.17

^

2.17

^

86

 

Balanced Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63

 

12,109

 

1.94

 

1.94

 

0.68

 

0.68

 

162

 

 

 

11.30

 

16,635

 

1.94

 

1.94

 

0.48

 

0.48

 

146

 

 

 

17.19

 

30,647

 

1.86

 

1.86

 

0.42

 

0.42

 

154

 

 

 

8.34

 

32,002

 

1.82

 

1.82

 

0.53

 

0.53

 

94

 

 

 

(0.23)

 

35,344

 

1.82

 

1.82

 

1.39

^

1.39

^

86

 

Balanced Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.49

 

3,383

 

1.09

 

1.09

 

1.52

 

1.52

 

162

 

 

 

12.25

 

5,748

 

1.11

 

1.11

 

1.31

 

1.31

 

146

 

 

 

18.46

 

20,468

 

0.77

 

0.77

 

1.50

 

1.50

 

154

 

 

 

9.43

 

17,062

 

0.80

 

0.80

 

1.55

 

1.55

 

94

 

 

 

0.79

 

12,589

 

0.81

 

0.81

 

2.39

^

2.39

^

86

 

Common Stock Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.80

#

932,204

 

1.12

 

1.12

 

0.99

 

0.99

 

9

 

 

 

13.99

 

1,193,721

 

1.09

 

1.09

 

1.12

 

1.12

 

8

 

 

 

29.53

 

1,454,446

 

1.03

 

1.03

 

1.15

 

1.15

 

12

 

 

 

13.30

 

1,577,546

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.28

 

1.28

 

19

 

 

 

1.79

 

1,416,147

 

0.99

 

0.99

 

2.36

^

2.36

^

11

 

Common Stock Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.90

#

36,587

 

1.97

 

1.97

 

0.16

 

0.16

 

9

 

 

 

13.03

 

51,460

 

1.93

 

1.93

 

0.28

 

0.28

 

8

 

 

 

28.47

 

78,259

 

1.84

 

1.84

 

0.32

 

0.32

 

12

 

 

 

12.40

 

90,784

 

1.79

 

1.79

 

0.50

 

0.50

 

19

 

 

 

0.98

 

89,890

 

1.78

 

1.78

 

1.57

^

1.57

^

11

 

Common Stock Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.16

#

382,372

 

0.78

 

0.78

 

1.36

 

1.36

 

9

 

 

 

14.38

 

684,658

 

0.75

 

0.75

 

1.47

 

1.47

 

8

 

 

 

29.93

 

941,223

 

0.72

 

0.72

 

1.45

 

1.45

 

12

 

 

 

13.61

 

932,941

 

0.72

 

0.72

 

1.55

 

1.55

 

19

 

 

 

2.07

 

689,502

 

0.71

 

0.71

 

2.63

^

2.63

^

11

 

Common Stock Class R6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.31

++

18,225

 

0.61

+

1.76

+

2.65

+^

1.50

+^

11

++

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

87



 

Selected per share data and ratios. Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each fiscal period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations

 

Less Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset

 

Net

 

losses on

 

 

 

Dividends

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund/

 

Fiscal year

 

value,

 

investment

 

securities (both

 

Total from

 

(from net

 

(from

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset

 

Share

 

(period

 

beginning

 

income

 

realized and

 

investment

 

investment

 

realized

 

Return of

 

Total

 

value, end of

 

Class

 

ended)

 

of period

 

(loss)

 

unrealized)

 

operations

 

income)

 

gains)

 

Capital

 

distributions

 

period

 

Government Securities Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

$

11.17

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.31

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.41

 

$

 

$

0.76

 

$

10.72

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

10.72

 

0.14

 

0.28

 

0.42

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.31

 

10.83

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

10.83

 

0.16

 

(0.66

)

(0.50

)

0.26

 

0.03

 

 

0.29

 

10.04

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

10.04

 

0.18

 

0.17

 

0.35

 

0.26

 

 

 

0.26

 

10.13

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

10.13

 

0.18

 

(0.10

)

0.08

 

0.24

 

 

 

0.24

 

9.97

 

Government Securities Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

11.18

 

0.18

 

0.04

 

0.22

 

0.27

 

0.41

 

 

0.68

 

10.72

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

10.72

 

0.05

 

0.30

 

0.35

 

0.23

 

 

 

0.23

 

10.84

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

10.84

 

0.08

 

(0.68

)

(0.60

)

0.17

 

0.03

 

 

0.20

 

10.04

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

10.04

 

0.10

 

0.17

 

0.27

 

0.17

 

 

 

0.17

 

10.14

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

10.14

 

0.10

 

(0.11

)

(0.01

)

0.15

 

 

 

0.15

 

9.98

 

Government Securities Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

11.17

 

0.29

 

0.04

 

0.33

 

0.37

 

0.41

 

 

0.78

 

10.72

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

10.72

 

0.16

 

0.28

 

0.44

 

0.33

 

 

 

0.33

 

10.83

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

10.83

 

0.19

 

(0.67

)

(0.48

)

0.28

 

0.03

 

 

0.31

 

10.04

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

10.04

 

0.21

 

0.16

 

0.37

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.28

 

10.13

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

10.13

 

0.20

 

(0.10

)

0.10

 

0.26

 

 

 

0.26

 

9.97

 

International Equity Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

16.31

 

0.19

 

(1.15

)

(0.96

)

0.32

 

 

 

0.32

 

15.03

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

15.03

 

0.18

 

0.98

 

1.16

 

0.16

 

 

 

0.16

 

16.03

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

16.03

 

0.16

 

4.13

 

4.29

 

0.14

 

 

 

0.14

 

20.18

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

20.18

 

0.25

 

(0.61

)

(0.36

)

0.21

 

 

 

0.21

 

19.61

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

19.61

 

0.13

 

0.47

 

0.60

 

0.34

 

2.95

 

 

3.29

 

16.92

 

International Equity Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

15.85

 

(0.05

)

(1.11

)

(1.16

)

0.10

 

 

 

0.10

 

14.59

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

14.59

 

(0.06

)

0.96

 

0.90

 

 

 

 

 

15.49

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

15.49

 

(0.11

)

3.97

 

3.86

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.01

 

19.34

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

19.34

 

(0.04

)

(0.59

)

(0.63

)

 

 

 

 

18.71

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

18.71

 

(0.10

)

0.47

 

0.37

 

0.07

 

2.95

 

 

3.02

 

16.06

 

International Equity Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

16.26

 

0.23

 

(1.13

)

(0.90

)

0.37

 

 

 

0.37

 

14.99

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

14.99

 

0.26

 

0.98

 

1.24

 

0.24

 

 

 

0.24

 

15.99

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

15.99

 

0.26

 

4.11

 

4.37

 

0.23

 

 

 

0.23

 

20.13

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

20.13

 

0.38

 

(0.65

)

(0.27

)

0.33

 

 

 

0.33

 

19.53

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

19.53

 

0.18

 

0.47

 

0.65

 

0.44

 

2.95

 

 

3.39

 

16.79

 

Low Duration Bond Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

9.29

 

0.11

 

0.01

 

0.12

 

0.21

 

 

 

0.21

 

9.20

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

9.20

 

0.06

 

(0.02

)

0.04

 

0.18

 

 

 

0.18

 

9.06

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

9.06

 

0.03

 

(0.10

)

(0.07

)

0.15

 

 

 

0.15

 

8.84

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

8.84

 

0.12

 

(0.07

)

0.05

 

0.16

 

 

 

0.16

 

8.73

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

8.73

 

0.17

 

(0.18

)

(0.01

)

0.19

 

 

 

0.19

 

8.53

 

Low Duration Bond Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/14(B)

 

8.82

 

0.13

 

(0.06

)

0.07

 

0.16

 

 

 

0.16

 

8.73

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

8.73

 

0.20

 

(0.19

)

0.01

 

0.21

 

 

 

0.21

 

8.53

 

 

See notes to Financial Highlights at the end of the schedule.

 

88



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to

 

 

 

Ratio of net investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets at

 

Ratio of

 

average net assets before

 

Ratio of net

 

income (loss) to average net

 

 

 

Fund/

 

Total

 

end of

 

expenses to

 

contractual and

 

investment income

 

assets before contractual and

 

Portfolio

 

Share

 

return

 

period (000

 

average net

 

voluntary expense

 

(loss) to average

 

voluntary expense

 

turnover

 

Class

 

(%)*

 

omitted)

 

assets (%)

 

reimbursements (%)**

 

net assets (%)

 

reimbursements (%)**

 

rate (%)

 

Government Securities Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.99

 

$677,462

 

0.80

 

0.80

 

2.42

 

2.42

 

688

 

 

 

3.94

 

791,599

 

0.81

 

0.81

 

1.29

 

1.29

 

581

 

 

 

(4.75

)

429,416

 

0.83

 

0.83

 

1.54

 

1.54

 

795

 

 

 

3.50

 

268,380

 

0.92

 

0.92

 

1.80

 

1.80

 

161

 

 

 

0.77

 

189,623

 

0.96

 

0.96

 

1.76

 

1.76

 

150

 

Government Securities Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.11

 

84,985

 

1.59

 

1.59

 

1.65

 

1.65

 

688

 

 

 

3.26

 

120,709

 

1.59

 

1.59

 

0.50

 

0.50

 

581

 

 

 

(5.61

)

58,371

 

1.63

 

1.63

 

0.73

 

0.73

 

795

 

 

 

2.73

 

35,387

 

1.73

 

1.73

 

0.99

 

0.99

 

161

 

 

 

(0.07

)

25,668

 

1.74

 

1.74

 

0.98

 

0.98

 

150

 

Government Securities Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.22

 

69,001

 

0.57

 

0.57

 

2.71

 

2.71

 

688

 

 

 

4.21

 

145,869

 

0.57

 

0.57

 

1.52

 

1.52

 

581

 

 

 

(4.51

)

70,078

 

0.60

 

0.60

 

1.76

 

1.76

 

795

 

 

 

3.73

 

50,493

 

0.68

 

0.68

 

2.05

 

2.05

 

161

 

 

 

0.99

 

29,048

 

0.73

 

0.73

 

1.98

 

1.98

 

150

 

International Equity Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6.11

)

111,332

 

1.43

 

1.43

 

1.16

 

1.16

 

28

 

 

 

7.84

 

106,173

 

1.49

 

1.49

 

1.17

 

1.17

 

37

 

 

 

26.93

 

122,646

 

1.44

 

1.44

 

0.91

 

0.91

 

52

 

 

 

(1.81

)

115,216

 

1.41

 

1.41

 

1.22

 

1.22

 

50

 

 

 

4.49

 

113,212

 

1.41

 

1.41

 

0.76

 

0.76

 

55

 

International Equity Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7.42

)

3,207

 

2.89

 

2.89

 

(0.30

)

(0.30

)

28

 

 

 

6.17

 

2,953

 

3.05

 

3.05

 

(0.40

)

(0.40

)

37

 

 

 

24.92

 

3,634

 

3.04

 

3.04

 

(0.66

)

(0.66

)

52

 

 

 

(3.26

)

3,581

 

2.86

 

2.86

 

(0.23

)

(0.23

)

50

 

 

 

3.14

 

4,732

 

2.70

 

2.70

 

(0.60

)

(0.60

)

55

 

International Equity Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5.77

)

26,691

 

1.05

 

1.05

 

1.42

 

1.42

 

28

 

 

 

8.45

 

27,887

 

0.94

 

0.94

 

1.72

 

1.72

 

37

 

 

 

27.64

 

34,561

 

0.89

 

0.89

 

1.48

 

1.48

 

52

 

 

 

(1.39

)

10,997

 

0.92

 

0.92

 

1.91

 

1.91

 

50

 

 

 

4.89

 

14,967

 

1.02

 

1.02

 

1.05

 

1.05

 

55

 

Low Duration Bond Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.27

 

887,005

 

0.84

 

0.84

 

1.19

 

1.19

 

42

 

 

 

0.40

 

554,187

 

0.86

 

0.86

 

0.65

 

0.65

 

27

 

 

 

(0.82

)

307,959

 

0.89

 

0.89

 

0.37

 

0.37

 

16

 

 

 

0.54

 

187,430

 

0.95

 

0.95

 

1.33

 

1.33

 

51

 

 

 

(0.12

)

117,770

 

0.97

 

0.97

 

1.92

 

1.92

 

27

 

Low Duration Bond Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.75

++

44,267

 

0.68

+

0.68

+

1.83

+

1.83

+

51

++

 

 

0.14

 

47,788

 

0.63

 

0.63

 

2.29

 

2.29

 

27

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

89



 

Selected per share data and ratios. Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each fiscal period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations

 

Less Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset

 

Net

 

losses on

 

 

 

Dividends

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Fund/

 

Fiscal year

 

value,

 

investment

 

securities (both

 

Total from

 

(from net

 

(from

 

 

 

Net asset

 

Share

 

(period

 

beginning

 

income

 

realized and

 

investment

 

investment

 

realized

 

Total

 

value, end

 

Class

 

ended)

 

of period

 

(loss)

 

unrealized)

 

operations

 

income)

 

gains)

 

distributions

 

of period

 

Low Duration Bond Class S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

$

9.29

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.17

 

$

 

$

0.17

 

$

9.20

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

9.20

 

0.02

 

(0.01

)

0.01

 

0.14

 

 

0.14

 

9.07

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

9.07

 

0.01

 

(0.12

)

(0.11

)

0.12

 

 

0.12

 

8.84

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

8.84

 

0.11

 

(0.06

)

0.05

 

0.15

 

 

0.15

 

8.74

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

8.74

 

0.16

 

(0.18

)

(0.02

)

0.18

 

 

0.18

 

8.54

 

Mid Cap Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

16.16

 

(0.11

)

1.83

 

1.72

 

 

 

 

17.88

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

17.88

 

(0.09

)

1.60

 

1.51

 

 

 

 

19.39

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

19.39

 

(0.06

)

5.91

 

5.85

 

 

 

 

25.24

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

25.24

 

(0.04

)

1.83

 

1.79

 

 

2.33

 

2.33

 

24.70

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

24.70

 

(0.06

)

0.14

 

0.08

 

 

5.11

 

5.11

 

19.67

 

Mid Cap Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

14.01

 

(0.30

)

1.58

 

1.28

 

 

 

 

15.29

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

15.29

 

(0.28

)

1.37

 

1.09

 

 

 

 

16.38

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

16.38

 

(0.23

)

4.96

 

4.73

 

 

 

 

21.11

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

21.11

 

(0.21

)

1.50

 

1.29

 

 

2.33

 

2.33

 

20.07

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

20.07

 

(0.19

)

0.06

 

(0.13

)

 

5.11

 

5.11

 

14.83

 

Mid Cap Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

16.36

 

(0.05

)

1.85

 

1.80

 

 

 

 

18.16

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

18.16

 

(0.04

)

1.62

 

1.58

 

 

 

 

19.74

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

19.74

 

0.02

 

6.04

 

6.06

 

 

 

 

25.80

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

25.80

 

0.07

 

1.83

 

1.90

 

 

2.33

 

2.33

 

25.37

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

25.37

 

(0.03

)

0.15

 

0.12

 

 

5.11

 

5.11

 

20.38

 

Multi-Asset Income Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

11.56

 

0.22

 

0.22

 

0.44

 

0.26

 

 

0.26

 

11.74

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

11.74

 

0.16

 

0.86

 

1.02

 

0.21

 

 

0.21

 

12.55

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

12.55

 

0.21

 

1.12

 

1.33

 

0.23

 

 

0.23

 

13.65

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

13.65

 

0.26

 

0.50

 

0.76

 

0.28

 

 

0.28

 

14.13

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

14.13

 

0.37

 

(0.39

)

(0.02

)

0.39

 

0.94

 

1.33

 

12.78

 

Multi-Asset Income Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

11.53

 

0.14

 

0.21

 

0.35

 

0.18

 

 

0.18

 

11.70

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

11.70

 

0.08

 

0.86

 

0.94

 

0.14

 

 

0.14

 

12.50

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

12.50

 

0.11

 

1.13

 

1.24

 

0.13

 

 

0.13

 

13.61

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

13.61

 

0.17

 

0.48

 

0.65

 

0.18

 

 

0.18

 

14.08

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

14.08

 

0.28

 

(0.40

)

(0.12

)

0.30

 

0.94

 

1.24

 

12.72

 

Multi-Asset Income Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11(C)

 

11.73

 

0.21

 

0.05

 

0.26

 

0.28

 

 

0.28

 

11.71

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

11.71

 

0.18

 

0.85

 

1.03

 

0.22

 

 

0.22

 

12.52

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

12.52

 

0.24

 

1.13

 

1.37

 

0.25

 

 

0.25

 

13.64

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

13.64

 

0.31

 

0.48

 

0.79

 

0.32

 

 

0.32

 

14.11

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

14.11

 

0.41

 

(0.39

)

0.02

 

0.43

 

0.94

 

1.37

 

12.76

 

 

See notes to Financial Highlights at the end of the schedule.

 

90



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to

 

Ratio of net

 

Ratio of net investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of

 

average net assets before

 

investment

 

income (loss) to average net

 

 

 

Fund/

 

Total

 

Net assets at

 

expenses to

 

contractual and

 

income (loss) to

 

assets before contractual and

 

Portfolio

 

Share

 

return

 

end of period

 

average net

 

voluntary expense

 

average net assets

 

voluntary expense

 

turnover

 

Class

 

(%)*

 

(000 omitted)

 

assets (%)

 

reimbursements (%)**

 

(%)

 

reimbursements (%)**

 

rate (%)

 

Low Duration Bond Class S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.85

 

$

2,068,558

 

1.25

 

1.25

 

0.79

 

0.79

 

42

 

 

 

0.11

 

1,535,093

 

1.25

 

1.25

 

0.27

 

0.27

 

27

 

 

 

(1.19

)

691,645

 

1.13

 

1.27

 

0.12

 

(0.03

)

16

 

 

 

0.53

 

516,503

 

1.08

 

1.13

 

1.23

 

1.19

 

51

 

 

 

(0.29

)

342,516

 

1.09

 

1.09

 

1.81

 

1.81

 

27

 

Mid Cap Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.64

#

86,126

 

1.43

 

1.43

 

(0.61

)

(0.61

)

42

 

 

 

8.45

 

83,753

 

1.41

 

1.41

 

(0.49

)

(0.49

)

25

 

 

 

30.17

#

118,734

 

1.35

 

1.35

 

(0.25

)

(0.25

)

47

 

 

 

7.58

 

112,345

 

1.33

 

1.33

 

(0.18

)

(0.18

)

56

 

 

 

1.51

 

102,320

 

1.30

 

1.30

 

(0.31

)

(0.31

)

42

 

Mid Cap Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.14

#

3,724

 

2.80

 

2.80

 

(1.98

)

(1.98

)

42

 

 

 

7.13

 

3,534

 

2.64

 

2.64

 

(1.73

)

(1.73

)

25

 

 

 

28.88

#

11,528

 

2.27

 

2.27

 

(1.20

)

(1.20

)

47

 

 

 

6.59

 

10,152

 

2.24

 

2.24

 

(1.08

)

(1.08

)

56

 

 

 

0.58

 

8,815

 

2.24

 

2.24

 

(1.25

)

(1.25

)

42

 

Mid Cap Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00

#

7,086

 

1.09

 

1.09

 

(0.28

)

(0.28

)

42

 

 

 

8.70

 

6,981

 

1.12

 

1.12

 

(0.20

)

(0.20

)

25

 

 

 

30.70

#

27,075

 

0.96

 

0.96

 

0.10

 

0.10

 

47

 

 

 

7.86

 

8,906

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

0.27

 

0.27

 

56

 

 

 

1.65

 

6,224

 

1.15

 

1.15

 

(0.16

)

(0.16

)

42

 

Multi-Asset Income Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.78

 

122,315

 

1.13

 

1.13

 

1.87

 

1.87

 

330

 

 

 

8.78

 

134,682

 

1.12

 

1.12

 

1.33

 

1.33

 

315

 

 

 

10.67

 

166,168

 

1.03

 

1.03

 

1.58

 

1.58

 

279

 

 

 

5.61

 

140,670

 

1.04

 

1.04

 

1.89

 

1.89

 

166

 

 

 

0.01

 

126,591

 

1.04

 

1.04

 

2.86

 

2.86

 

198

 

Multi-Asset Income Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.01

 

53,891

 

1.83

 

1.83

 

1.17

 

1.17

 

330

 

 

 

8.04

 

70,037

 

1.81

 

1.81

 

0.65

 

0.65

 

315

 

 

 

9.99

 

97,839

 

1.77

 

1.77

 

0.83

 

0.83

 

279

 

 

 

4.83

 

117,373

 

1.76

 

1.76

 

1.19

 

1.19

 

166

 

 

 

(0.78

)

109,108

 

1.77

 

1.77

 

2.13

 

2.13

 

198

 

Multi-Asset Income Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.24

++

4,611

 

1.08

+

1.26

+

1.84

+

1.66

+

330

++

 

 

8.87

 

17,882

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.47

 

1.47

 

315

 

 

 

11.01

 

29,833

 

0.80

 

0.80

 

1.79

 

1.79

 

279

 

 

 

5.86

 

55,996

 

0.75

 

0.75

 

2.24

 

2.24

 

166

 

 

 

0.29

 

50,728

 

0.77

 

0.77

 

3.13

 

3.13

 

198

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

91



 

Selected per share data and ratios. Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each fiscal period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations

 

Less Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset

 

Net

 

losses on

 

 

 

Dividends

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

Fund/

 

 

 

value,

 

investment

 

securities (both

 

Total from

 

(from net

 

(from

 

 

 

Net asset

 

Share

 

Fiscal year

 

beginning

 

income

 

realized and

 

investment

 

investment

 

realized

 

Total

 

value, end

 

Class

 

(period ended)

 

of period

 

(loss)

 

unrealized)

 

operations

 

income)

 

gains)

 

distributions

 

of period

 

Small Company Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

$

7.28

 

$

(0.04

)

$

0.71

 

$

0.67

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

7.95

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

7.95

 

 

0.70

 

0.70

 

 

0.69

 

0.69

 

7.96

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

7.96

 

(0.02

)

2.25

 

2.23

 

 

1.67

 

1.67

 

8.52

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

8.52

 

 

0.38

 

0.38

 

 

1.71

 

1.71

 

7.19

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

7.19

 

(0.03

)

0.26

 

0.23

 

 

1.84

 

1.84

 

5.58

 

Small Company Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

6.57

 

(0.09

)

0.64

 

0.55

 

 

 

 

7.12

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

7.12

 

(0.05

)

0.61

 

0.56

 

 

0.69

 

0.69

 

6.99

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

6.99

 

(0.06

)

1.91

 

1.85

 

 

1.67

 

1.67

 

7.17

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

7.17

 

(0.04

)

0.30

 

0.26

 

 

1.71

 

1.71

 

5.72

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

5.72

 

(0.05

)

0.18

 

0.13

 

 

1.84

 

1.84

 

4.01

 

Small Company Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

7.40

 

 

0.71

 

0.71

 

 

 

 

8.11

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

8.11

 

0.02

 

0.72

 

0.74

 

 

0.69

 

0.69

 

8.16

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

8.16

 

0.01

 

2.32

 

2.33

 

0.04

 

1.67

 

1.71

 

8.78

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

8.78

 

0.03

 

0.38

 

0.41

 

 

1.71

 

1.71

 

7.48

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

7.48

 

(0.01

)

0.28

 

0.27

 

0.02

 

1.84

 

1.86

 

5.89

 

Small Company Class R6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/15(A)

 

5.44

 

(0.01

)

0.17

 

0.16

 

 

 

 

5.60

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

11.92

 

0.06

 

0.63

 

0.69

 

0.04

 

 

0.04

 

12.57

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

12.57

 

0.09

 

1.66

 

1.75

 

0.06

 

 

0.06

 

14.26

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

14.26

 

0.11

 

4.25

 

4.36

 

0.11

 

 

0.11

 

18.51

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

18.51

 

0.16

 

2.27

 

2.43

 

0.11

 

 

0.11

 

20.83

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

20.83

 

0.38

 

(0.41

)

(0.03

)

0.17

 

 

0.17

 

20.63

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

11.97

 

0.10

 

0.64

 

0.74

 

0.09

 

 

0.09

 

12.62

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

12.62

 

0.13

 

1.67

 

1.80

 

0.11

 

 

0.11

 

14.31

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

14.31

 

0.15

 

4.25

 

4.40

 

0.14

 

 

0.14

 

18.57

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

18.57

 

0.22

 

2.27

 

2.49

 

0.13

 

 

0.13

 

20.93

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

20.93

 

0.44

 

(0.42

)

0.02

 

0.22

 

 

0.22

 

20.73

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

14.00

 

(0.09

)

1.52

 

1.43

 

 

 

 

15.43

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

15.43

 

(0.07

)

0.87

 

0.80

 

 

 

 

16.23

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

16.23

 

(0.05

)

4.57

 

4.52

 

 

0.68

 

0.68

 

20.07

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

20.07

 

(0.08

)

1.99

 

1.91

 

 

1.57

 

1.57

 

20.41

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

20.41

 

(0.05

)

0.22

 

0.17

 

 

2.79

 

2.79

 

17.79

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11

 

14.43

 

(0.10

)

1.59

 

1.49

 

 

 

 

15.92

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

15.92

 

(0.06

)

0.88

 

0.82

 

 

 

 

16.74

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

16.74

 

(0.01

)

4.71

 

4.70

 

 

0.68

 

0.68

 

20.76

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

20.76

 

(0.07

)

2.07

 

2.00

 

 

1.57

 

1.57

 

21.19

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

21.19

 

(0.03

)

0.23

 

0.20

 

 

2.79

 

2.79

 

18.60

 

 

See notes to Financial Highlights at the end of the schedule.

 

92



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to

 

 

 

Ratio of net investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

average net assets

 

Ratio of net

 

income (loss) to average net

 

 

 

Fund/

 

 

 

Net assets at

 

Ratio of expenses to

 

before contractual and

 

investment income

 

assets before contractual and

 

Portfolio

 

Share

 

Total return

 

end of period

 

average net assets

 

voluntary expense

 

(loss) to average net

 

voluntary expense

 

turnover

 

Class

 

(%)*

 

(000 omitted)

 

(%)

 

reimbursements (%)**

 

assets (%)

 

reimbursements (%)**

 

rate (%)

 

Small Company Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.20

 

$

1,093,043

 

1.10

 

1.10

 

(0.44

)

(0.44

)

37

 

 

 

9.63

 

815,661

 

1.14

 

1.14

 

(0.05

)

(0.05

)

33

 

 

 

34.79

 

808,145

 

1.21

 

1.21

 

(0.24

)

(0.24

)

23

 

 

 

5.40

 

682,481

 

1.20

 

1.20

 

0.06

 

0.06

 

59

 

 

 

5.32

 

596,864

 

1.25

 

1.25

 

(0.61

)

(0.61

)

70

 

Small Company Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.37

 

153,765

 

1.85

 

1.85

 

(1.20

)

(1.20

)

37

 

 

 

8.70

 

119,594

 

1.89

 

1.89

 

(0.79

)

(0.79

)

33

 

 

 

33.94

 

128,521

 

1.93

 

1.93

 

(0.97

)

(0.97

)

23

 

 

 

4.55

 

115,642

 

1.91

 

1.91

 

(0.66

)

(0.66

)

59

 

 

 

4.72

 

108,192

 

1.94

 

1.94

 

(1.30

)

(1.30

)

70

 

Small Company Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.59

 

1,153,094

 

0.68

 

0.68

 

(0.03

)

(0.03

)

37

 

 

 

9.96

 

523,540

 

0.79

 

0.79

 

0.31

 

0.31

 

33

 

 

 

35.40

 

385,692

 

0.81

 

0.81

 

0.17

 

0.17

 

23

 

 

 

5.62

 

247,639

 

0.85

 

0.85

 

0.46

 

0.46

 

59

 

 

 

5.71

 

220,543

 

0.87

 

0.87

 

(0.24

)

(0.24

)

70

 

Small Company Class R6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.94

++

599

 

0.73

+

2.96

+

(0.18

)+

(2.41

)+

70

++

Sustainable Core Opportunities Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.79

 

172,858

 

1.34

 

1.34

 

0.45

 

0.45

 

7

 

 

 

14.00

 

182,345

 

1.32

 

1.32

 

0.66

 

0.66

 

4

 

 

 

30.74

 

224,489

 

1.26

 

1.26

 

0.67

 

0.67

 

14

 

 

 

13.18

 

239,707

 

1.24

 

1.24

 

0.85

 

0.85

 

20

 

 

 

(0.13

)#

224,862

 

1.21

 

1.21

 

1.85

^

1.85

^

20

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.15

 

8,483

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

0.79

 

0.79

 

7

 

 

 

14.38

 

8,194

 

1.04

 

1.04

 

0.94

 

0.94

 

4

 

 

 

31.05

 

12,418

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

0.93

 

0.93

 

14

 

 

 

13.50

 

15,275

 

0.97

 

0.97

 

1.13

 

1.13

 

20

 

 

 

0.12

#

14,926

 

0.93

 

0.93

 

2.13

^

2.13

^

20

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.21

 

109,185

 

1.39

 

1.39

 

(0.62

)

(0.62

)

8

 

 

 

5.18

 

104,293

 

1.41

 

1.41

 

(0.45

)

(0.45

)

117

 

 

 

28.96

 

128,441

 

1.35

 

1.35

 

(0.26

)

(0.26

)

45

 

 

 

10.12

 

128,716

 

1.32

 

1.32

 

(0.42

)

(0.42

)

62

 

 

 

1.61

#

121,402

 

1.28

 

1.28

 

(0.30

)

(0.30

)

43

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.33

 

1,805

 

1.38

 

1.76

 

(0.62

)

(0.99

)

8

 

 

 

5.15

 

8,351

 

1.33

 

1.33

 

(0.36

)

(0.36

)

117

 

 

 

29.15

 

3,093

 

1.15

 

1.15

 

(0.04

)

(0.04

)

45

 

 

 

10.23

 

6,792

 

1.25

 

1.25

 

(0.35

)

(0.35

)

62

 

 

 

1.70

#

6,777

 

1.15

 

1.15

 

(0.17

)

(0.17

)

43

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

93



 

Selected per share data and ratios. Selected data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each fiscal period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations

 

Less Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gains or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

losses on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset

 

Net

 

securities

 

 

 

Dividends

 

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund/

 

 

 

value,

 

investment

 

(both

 

Total from

 

(from net

 

(from

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset

 

Share

 

Fiscal year

 

beginning

 

income

 

realized and

 

investment

 

investment

 

realized

 

Return of

 

Total

 

value, end of

 

Class

 

(period ended)

 

of period

 

(loss)

 

unrealized)

 

operations

 

income)

 

gains)

 

Capital

 

distributions

 

period

 

Total Return Bond Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11(C)

 

$

10.00

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.28

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.28

 

$

10.14

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

10.14

 

0.21

 

1.01

 

1.22

 

0.25

 

0.18

 

 

0.43

 

10.93

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

10.93

 

0.25

 

 

0.25

 

0.28

 

0.25

 

 

0.53

 

10.65

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

10.65

 

0.24

 

0.15

 

0.39

 

0.27

 

0.13

 

 

0.40

 

10.64

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

10.64

 

0.19

 

(0.28

)

(0.09

)

0.21

 

 

 

0.21

 

10.34

 

Total Return Bond Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11(C)

 

10.00

 

0.23

 

0.18

 

0.41

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.28

 

10.13

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

10.13

 

0.17

 

1.02

 

1.19

 

0.23

 

0.18

 

 

0.41

 

10.91

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

10.91

 

0.20

 

(0.01

)

0.19

 

0.22

 

0.25

 

 

0.47

 

10.63

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

10.63

 

0.18

 

0.14

 

0.32

 

0.21

 

0.13

 

 

0.34

 

10.61

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

10.61

 

0.10

 

(0.28

)

(0.18

)

0.12

 

 

 

0.12

 

10.31

 

Total Return Bond Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/11(C)

 

10.00

 

0.25

 

0.19

 

0.44

 

0.30

 

 

 

0.30

 

10.14

 

 

 

11/30/12

 

10.14

 

0.23

 

1.02

 

1.25

 

0.27

 

0.18

 

 

0.45

 

10.94

 

 

 

11/30/13

 

10.94

 

0.29

 

(0.03

)

0.26

 

0.29

 

0.25

 

 

0.54

 

10.66

 

 

 

11/30/14

 

10.66

 

0.25

 

0.15

 

0.40

 

0.28

 

0.13

 

 

0.41

 

10.65

 

 

 

11/30/15

 

10.65

 

0.20

 

(0.27

)

(0.07

)

0.23

 

 

 

0.23

 

10.35

 

Total Return Bond Class R3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/15(A)

 

10.53

 

0.18

 

(0.18

)

 

0.19

 

 

 

0.19

 

10.34

 

Total Return Bond Class R6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/15(A)

 

10.53

 

0.20

 

(0.17

)

0.03

 

0.21

 

 

 

0.21

 

10.35

 

Unconstrained Bond Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/15(A)

 

10.00

 

0.11

 

(0.23

)

(0.12

)

0.12

 

 

 

0.12

 

9.76

 

Unconstrained Bond Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/15(A)

 

10.00

 

0.06

 

(0.26

)

(0.20

)

0.08

 

 

 

0.08

 

9.72

 

Unconstrained Bond Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11/30/15(A)

 

10.00

 

0.13

 

(0.24

)

(0.11

)

0.13

 

 

 

0.13

 

9.76

 

 

Per share net investment (income) loss for each Fund is calculated utilizing the average shares method unless otherwise noted. Amounts designated as “–“ are either zero or represent less than $0.005 or $(0.005).

 


* Total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all distributions at net asset value during the period, and a redemption on the last day of the period. Neither an initial sales charge nor a CDSC is reflected in the calculation of total return. Total returns would have been lower in applicable years where the Advisor had not waived a portion of its fee.

**Expense reductions are comprised of the contractual and voluntary expense reimbursements as described in Note (3), if applicable.

+ Annualized.

++ Not Annualized.

(A) Commenced operations December 23, 2014.

(B) Commenced operations January 31, 2014.

(C) Commenced operations December 17, 2010.

# Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Funds resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the performance for the Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class A by 0.04%, Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class C by 0.07%, Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class I by 0.04%, Sentinel Mid Cap Fund Class A by 0.08%, Sentinel Mid Cap Fund Class C by 0.08% and Sentinel Mid Cap Fund Class I by 0.06% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011; Sentinel Mid Cap Fund Class A by 0.05%, Sentinel Mid Cap Fund Class C by 0.06% and Sentinel Mid Cap Fund Class I by 0.05% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2013; and Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund Class A by 0.05%, Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund Class I by 0.04%, Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Fund Class A by 0.12% and Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Fund Class I by 0.05% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015.

^ Includes the impact of special dividends resulting from an acquisition of Covidien plc by Medtronic, Inc. on January 26, 2015 through the formation of a new holding company, Medtronic plc, incorporated in Ireland. These special dividends enhanced the ratios of net investment income for the Sentinel Balanced Fund Class A by 0.86%, Sentinel Balanced Fund Class C by 0.86%, Sentinel Balanced Fund Class I by 0.86%, the Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class A by 1.22%, Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class C by 1.22%, Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class I by 1.22%, Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class R6 by 1.30%, Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund Class A by 1.07% and Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund Class I by 1.07% for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015.

 

See notes to Financial Highlights at the end of the schedule.

 

94



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of expenses to

 

 

 

Ratio of net investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of

 

average net assets before

 

Ratio of net

 

income (loss) to average net

 

 

 

Fund/

 

Total

 

Net assets at

 

expenses to

 

contractual and

 

investment income

 

assets before contractual and

 

Portfolio

 

Share

 

return

 

end of period

 

average net

 

voluntary expense

 

(loss) to average

 

voluntary expense

 

turnover

 

Class

 

(%)*

 

(000 omitted)

 

assets (%)

 

reimbursements (%)**

 

net assets (%)

 

reimbursements (%)**

 

rate (%)

 

Total Return Bond Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.28

++

$

23,856

 

0.95

+

0.95

+

2.46

+

2.46

+

784

++

 

 

12.34

 

111,263

 

0.94

 

0.96

 

2.00

 

1.98

 

915

 

 

 

2.33

 

102,138

 

0.89

 

0.95

 

2.38

 

2.32

 

499

 

 

 

3.66

 

203,871

 

0.89

 

0.93

 

2.25

 

2.21

 

432

 

 

 

(0.87

)

315,820

 

0.89

 

0.94

 

1.76

 

1.71

 

441

 

Total Return Bond Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.16

++

14,205

 

1.04

+

1.04

+

2.40

+

2.40

+

784

++

 

 

12.02

 

29,323

 

1.35

 

1.37

 

1.62

 

1.60

 

915

 

 

 

1.79

 

26,222

 

1.42

 

1.48

 

1.88

 

1.81

 

499

 

 

 

3.01

 

47,015

 

1.49

@

1.53

@

1.68

 

1.64

 

432

 

 

 

(1.69

)

42,316

 

1.70

 

1.75

 

0.93

 

0.88

 

441

 

Total Return Bond Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.40

++

11,070

 

0.82

+

0.82

+

2.60

+

2.60

+

784

++

 

 

12.59

 

22,792

 

0.77

 

0.79

 

2.20

 

2.19

 

915

 

 

 

2.46

 

61,268

 

0.73

 

0.79

 

2.69

 

2.63

 

499

 

 

 

3.79

 

485,459

 

0.74

 

0.78

 

2.31

 

2.27

 

432

 

 

 

(0.70

)

472,782

 

0.69

 

0.74

 

1.94

 

1.89

 

441

 

Total Return Bond Class R3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

++

596

 

0.89

+@

2.87

+@

1.86

+

(0.12

)+

441

++

Total Return Bond Class R6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.26

++

596

 

0.69

+

2.87

+

2.06

+

(0.12

)+

441

++

Unconstrained Bond Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.23

)++

5,008

 

1.16

+@

1.16

+@

1.19

+

1.19

+

1153

++

Unconstrained Bond Class C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.99

)++

1,649

 

1.88

+@

1.88

+@

0.64

+

0.64

+

1153

++

Unconstrained Bond Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.14

)++

18,883

 

1.00

+

1.00

+

1.35

+

1.35

+

1153

++

 


@ Includes the impact of the shares owned by NLV Financial Corporation and its affiliates, who do not get charged a distribution fee, which decreases the ratio by 0.20% for the Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund Class C for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2014; 0.30% for the ratio of expenses to average net assets on Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund Class R3, 0.50% for the ratio of expenses to average net assets before contractual and voluntary expense reimbursements on Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund Class R3, 0.20% for the Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund Class A, 0.18% for the ratio of expenses to average net assets on Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund Class C and 0.92% for the ratio of expenses to average net assets before contractual and voluntary expense reimbursements on Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund Class C for the fiscal period from December 23, 2014 to November 30, 2015.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

95



 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

(1) Organization:

 

Sentinel Group Funds, Inc. (“Company”) is registered as an open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company currently consists of twelve separate series (each individually referred to as a “Fund”) with the following share classes offered:

 

FUND NAME

 

SHARE CLASSES OFFERED

Sentinel Balanced Fund

 

Class A, Class C and Class I

Sentinel Common Stock Fund

 

Class A, Class C, Class I and Class R6

Sentinel Government Securities Fund

 

Class A, Class C and Class I

Sentinel International Equity Fund

 

Class A, Class C and Class I

Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund

 

Class A, Class I and Class S

Sentinel Mid Cap Fund

 

Class A, Class C and Class I

Sentinel Multi-Asset Income Fund

 

Class A, Class C and Class I

Sentinel Small Company Fund

 

Class A, Class C, Class I and Class R6

Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund

 

Class A and Class I

Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund

 

Class A and Class I

Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund

 

Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R3 and Class R6

Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund

 

Class A, Class C and Class I

 

Each Fund has its own investment objectives. Each class of shares has identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution fees, registration fees and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan, as applicable.

 

(2) Significant Accounting Policies:

 

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements that affect the reported amounts and disclosures on the financial statements. Actual results could differ from the estimates. The Funds are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Codification Topic 946 — Investment Companies, which is part of GAAP. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.

 

A. Security Valuation:

 

Equity securities, including Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”), that are traded on a national or foreign securities exchange and over-the-counter (“OTC”) securities listed in the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the principal exchange on which they are traded on the date of determination as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, each day that the NYSE is open for business. Foreign equity securities traded on a foreign securities exchange are subject to fair value pricing when appropriate, using valuations provided by an independent pricing service. Securities for which no sale was reported on the valuation date are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices. OTC securities not listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the mean of the current bid and asked prices. Fixed-income securities with original maturities of greater than 60 days, including short-term securities with more than 60 days left to maturity, are valued on the basis of valuations provided by an independent pricing service. The mean between the bid and asked prices is generally used for valuation purposes. The value of short-term securities originally purchased with maturities greater than 60 days is determined based on an amortized value to par when they reach 60 days or less remaining to maturity. Short-term securities with original maturities of less than 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value, and are reviewed to determine that no material variation exists between cost and market. The amortized cost method values a security at cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assumes a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the net asset value per share on the day of valuation. Investments in exchange traded derivatives are valued at the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Investments in cleared or non-exchange traded derivatives are valued on the basis of prices supplied by an independent pricing service, if available, or quotes obtained from brokers and dealers. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or whose values have been materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, will be fair valued under procedures adopted by the Funds’ Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Board has delegated this responsibility to the Sentinel Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”), established by Sentinel Asset Management, Inc. (“SAMI”), a subsidiary of NLV Financial Corporation, and subject to its review and supervision. Fair value represents a good faith approximation of the value of a security. The fair value of one or more securities may not, in retrospect, be the price at which those assets could have been sold during the period in which the particular fair values were used in determining a Fund’s net asset value.

 

The Funds may use one or more independent pricing services, as approved by the Board. Such independent pricing services shall provide their daily evaluations directly to the Funds’ custodian bank and fund accounting service provider, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”). Sentinel Administrative Services, Inc. (“SASI”), the Funds’ administrator and a subsidiary of SAMI, shall have an oversight role over the daily accounting process. Portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued at current market value; other securities and assets shall be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by SAMI, which may act through its Valuation Committee, subject to the overall oversight of the Board or its Audit Committee.

 

The Valuation Committee, SSB and SASI perform a series of activities to provide reasonable comfort over the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings to review underlying methodologies, policies and procedures with respect to valuations, 2) daily monitoring of significant events that may impact markets and valuations, 3) daily comparisons of security valuations versus prior day valuations for all securities with additional follow-up procedures implemented for those that exceed established thresholds, and 4) daily reviews of stale valuations and manually priced securities which may be subjected to additional procedures at the discretion of the Valuation Committee.

 

In addition, there are several processes outside of the pricing process that are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored by SAMI for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics.

 

96



 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

B. Fair Value Measurement:

 

In June 2013, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-08 “Investment Companies: Amendments to the Scope, Measurement and Disclosure Requirements” that creates a two-tiered approach to assess whether an entity is an investment company. Under ASU 2013-08, an entity that is registered under the 1940 Act automatically qualifies as an investment company. The guidance also requires an investment company to measure non-controlling ownership interests in other investment companies at fair value and will require additional disclosures relating to investment company status, any changes thereto and information about financial support provided or contractually required to be provided to any of the investment company’s investees. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2013 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management has evaluated the implications of ASU 2013-08 and included disclosures, where applicable.

 

In response to FASB’s issuance of ASU 2011-4, which contains amendments designed to improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards, management has evaluated the implications of these amendments on the financial statements and included disclosures, where applicable, to address the following concerns:

 

(1) Information about transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

(2) Information about the sensitivity of a fair value measurement categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy to changes in unobservable inputs and any interrelationships between those unobservable inputs.

 

(3) The categorization by level of the fair value hierarchy for items that are not measured at fair value in the statement of financial position, but for which the fair value of such items is required to be disclosed.

 

In accordance with GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

 

·        Level 1 — Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets at the time of the NYSE close (normally 4:00 PM Eastern). Includes most domestic equities, American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”), domestic ETFs, Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts and exchange traded derivatives that rely on unadjusted or official closing prices based on actual trading activity which coincides with the close of the NYSE.

 

·        Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (evaluated prices factoring in observable inputs using some type of model, matrix or other calculation methodology which takes into consideration factors such as quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Includes most long-term and short-term fixed income investments, most foreign equities trading on foreign exchanges, foreign ETFs, forward foreign currency contracts, cleared derivatives, non-exchange traded derivatives and OTC securities (including some ADRs) not listed on the NASDAQ National Market System that rely on a mean price which falls between the last bid and asked quotes coinciding with the close of the NYSE. Investments in other Registered Investment Companies (RICs) that rely on calculated Net Asset Values (NAV’s) would also generally be considered Level 2.

 

·        Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including non-binding broker quotes or the Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

Valuations of mortgage-backed or other asset backed securities, by pricing vendors, are based on both proprietary and industry recognized models and discounted cash flow techniques. Significant inputs to the valuation of these instruments are value of the collateral, the rates and timing of delinquencies, the rates and timing of prepayments, and default and loss expectations, which are driven in part by housing prices for residential mortgages. Significant inputs are determined based on relative value analyses, which incorporate comparisons to instruments with similar collateral and risk profiles, including relevant indices. Mortgage and asset backed securities for which management has collected current observable data through brokers or pricing services are generally categorized within Level 2. Those investments for which current data has not been provided would be classified as Level 3.

 

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments would be classified as Level 3.

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are normally valued using amortized cost, which approximates the current fair value of a security, but since this value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

 

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date. There have been no significant changes in valuation techniques during the fiscal year, but the Valuation Committee considers factors such as few recent transactions, inconsistent price quotes and wider bid-ask spreads when determining if transactions are not orderly for fair valuation purposes.

 

97



 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

The fair value measurements as of November 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unadjusted) in Active

 

Significant

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

 

 

Sentinel Fund / Category

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Investments in Securities - Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes

 

$

 

$

769,997

 

$

 

$

769,997

 

Bank Loans

 

 

126,932

 

 

126,932

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

 

4,081,610

 

 

4,081,610

 

Domestic Common Stocks

 

194,868,230

 

 

 

194,868,230

 

Domestic Corporate Bonds

 

 

32,464,797

 

 

32,464,797

 

Foreign Stocks & ADRs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands

 

3,936,600

 

 

 

3,936,600

 

Switzerland

 

 

1,674,750

 

 

1,674,750

 

Institutional Money Market Funds

 

 

5,779,195

 

 

5,779,195

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

46,636,919

 

 

46,636,919

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

21,599,929

 

 

21,599,929

 

Totals

 

$

198,804,830

 

$

113,134,129

 

$

 

$

311,938,959

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes

 

$

 

$

699,997

 

$

 

$

699,997

 

Domestic Common Stocks

 

2,112,215,979

 

 

 

2,112,215,979

 

Foreign Stocks & ADRs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands

 

38,814,876

 

 

 

38,814,876

 

Switzerland

 

 

22,571,610

 

 

22,571,610

 

Institutional Money Market Funds

 

 

6,794,923

 

 

6,794,923

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

22,999,924

 

 

22,999,924

 

Totals

 

$

2,151,030,855

 

$

53,066,454

 

$

 

$

2,204,097,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes

 

$

 

$

259,999

 

$

 

$

259,999

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

 

22,062,932

 

 

22,062,932

 

Institutional Money Market Funds

 

 

9,134,679

 

 

9,134,679

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

206,862,921

 

 

206,862,921

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

9,744,703

 

 

9,744,703

 

Totals

 

$

 

$

248,065,234

 

$

 

$

248,065,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Common Stocks

 

$

21,570,560

 

$

 

$

 

$

21,570,560

 

Foreign Stocks & ADRs

 

 

101,610,546

 

 

101,610,546

 

Institutional Money Market Funds

 

 

9,539,112

 

 

9,539,112

 

Totals

 

$

21,570,560

 

$

111,149,658

 

$

 

$

132,720,218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low Duration Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes

 

$

 

$

1,499,994

 

$

 

$

1,499,994

 

Bank Loans

 

 

3,940,000

 

 

3,940,000

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

 

123,463,555

 

 

123,463,555

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

13,820,660

 

 

13,820,660

 

Domestic Corporate Bonds

 

 

285,655,108

 

 

285,655,108

 

Institutional Money Market Funds

 

 

1,623,332

 

 

1,623,332

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

1,901,229

 

 

1,901,229

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

19,402,577

 

 

19,402,577

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

41,999,861

 

 

41,999,861

 

Totals

 

$

 

$

493,306,316

 

$

 

$

493,306,316

 

Mid Cap:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Common Stocks

 

$

109,028,527

 

$

 

$

 

$

109,028,527

 

Foreign Stocks & ADRs

 

1,710,095

 

 

 

1,710,095

 

Institutional Money Market Funds

 

 

4,363,077

 

 

4,363,077

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

2,463,999

 

 

 

2,463,999

 

Totals

 

$

113,202,621

 

$

4,363,077

 

$

 

$

117,565,698

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unadjusted) in Active

 

Significant

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

 

 

Sentinel Fund / Category

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Multi-Asset Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes

 

$

 

$

399,997

 

$

 

$

399,997

 

Bank Loans

 

 

2,473,570

 

 

2,473,570

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

 

3,597,048

 

 

3,597,048

 

Domestic Common Stocks

 

36,822,821

 

 

 

36,822,821

 

Domestic Corporate Bonds

 

 

162,997,478

 

 

162,997,478

 

Domestic Exchange Traded Funds

 

26,105,294

 

 

 

26,105,294

 

Institutional Money Market Funds

 

 

7,891,161

 

 

7,891,161

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

29,865,218

 

 

29,865,218

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

1,100,439

 

 

 

1,100,439

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

11,399,963

 

 

11,399,963

 

Totals

 

$

64,028,554

 

$

218,624,435

 

$

 

$

282,652,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Company:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes

 

$

 

$

769,997

 

$

 

$

769,997

 

Domestic Common Stocks

 

789,881,505

 

 

 

789,881,505

 

Domestic Exchange Traded Funds

 

84,353,721

 

 

 

84,353,721

 

Foreign Stocks & ADRs

 

14,463,891

 

 

 

14,463,891

 

Institutional Money Market Funds

 

 

5,297,853

 

 

5,297,853

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

13,376,229

 

 

 

13,376,229

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

18,899,938

 

 

18,899,938

 

Totals

 

$

902,075,346

 

$

24,967,788

 

$

 

$

927,043,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Common Stocks

 

$

228,226,098

 

$

 

$

 

$

228,226,098

 

Foreign Stocks & ADRs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands

 

4,426,488

 

 

 

4,426,488

 

Switzerland

 

 

 

2,244,165

 

 

2,244,165

 

Institutional Money Market Funds

 

 

4,770,808

 

 

4,770,808

 

Totals

 

$

232,652,586

 

$

7,014,973

 

$

 

$

239,667,559

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Common Stocks

 

$

115,908,429

 

$

 

$

 

$

115,908,429

 

Foreign Stocks & ADRs

 

1,880,368

 

 

 

1,880,368

 

Institutional Money Market Funds

 

 

7,889,678

 

 

7,889,678

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

2,644,995

 

 

 

2,644,995

 

Totals

 

$

120,433,792

 

$

7,889,678

 

$

 

$

128,323,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Discount Notes

 

$

 

$

1,599,994

 

$

 

$

1,599,994

 

Bank Loans

 

 

4,054,566

 

 

4,054,566

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

 

12,236,964

 

 

12,236,964

 

Domestic Corporate Bonds

 

 

357,738,197

 

 

357,738,197

 

Institutional Money Market Funds

 

 

123,198,945

 

 

123,198,945

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

268,600,643

 

 

268,600,643

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

5,124,375

 

 

5,124,375

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

 

102,799,649

 

 

102,799,649

 

Totals

 

$

 

$

875,353,333

 

$

 

$

875,353,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconstrained Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Loans

 

$

 

$

254,893

 

$

 

$

254,893

 

Domestic Corporate Bonds

 

 

12,851,097

 

 

12,851,097

 

Institutional Money Market Funds

 

 

9,180,577

 

 

9,180,577

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

3,537,360

 

 

3,537,360

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

227,750

 

 

227,750

 

Totals

 

$

 

$

26,051,677

 

$

 

$

26,051,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities - Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Quoted Prices

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unadjusted) in Active

 

Significant

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

 

 

Sentinel Fund / Category

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Derivatives - Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low Duration Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

733,228

*

$

 

$

 

$

733,228

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-Asset Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

40,750

*

$

 

$

 

$

40,750

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

8,150

*

$

 

$

 

$

8,150

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconstrained Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

5,433

*

$

 

$

 

$

5,433

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives - Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

(928,136

)*

$

 

$

 

$

(928,136

)*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconstrained Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

(79,480

)*

$

 

$

 

$

(79,480

)*

 


*The fair value represents the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts; however, the value reflected on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities is only the unsettled variation margin receivable or payable at that date.

 

Please refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for more detailed information on specific securities, including industry classifications.

 

There was no reportable Fair Value Level 3 activity for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015.

 

There were no reportable transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 investments for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015.

 

C. Securities Transactions and Related Investment Income:

 

For purposes of the Funds’ financial statements, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date. For purposes of calculating the net asset values (NAVs), securities transactions are accounted for on the next business day following trade date (trade date plus one). Under certain circumstances, exceptions are made so that purchases and sales are booked on trade date. These exceptions include:

 

(1) when trades occur on a day that happens to coincide with the last business day of a calendar month; or

 

(2) on occasion, if SASI believes significant price movements are deemed large enough to impact the calculation of the net asset value per share.

 

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis, which includes the amortization of bond premiums on fixed-income securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date when verified by two independent sources and adjusted daily for foreign tax withholding, reclaims and currency fluctuations, when applicable. The cost of securities sold is determined, and realized gains and losses are computed, using the identified cost method. Market discount and original issue discount are accreted to income. Distributions received from the Funds’ investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and master limited partnerships often include a “return of capital” which is recorded by the Funds as a reduction of the cost basis of the securities held.

 

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D. Dividends and Distributions:

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for gains and losses on mortgage-backed securities payment receipts, foreign currency transactions, the reclassification of net investment losses, the expiration of capital loss carry forwards to paid-in capital and returns of capital from underlying investments. The following reclassifications were made to reflect these differences as of November 30, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undistributed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

(Loss) on

 

 

 

 

 

Undistributed

 

Investments and

 

 

 

 

 

Net Investment

 

Foreign Currency

 

 

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Income (Loss)

 

Transactions

 

Paid-in Capital

 

Balanced

 

$

428,806

 

$

(428,806

)

$

 

Common Stock

 

(10,024

)

10,024

 

 

Government Securities

 

1,743,691

 

(1,743,691

)

 

International Equity

 

(111,235

)

111,235

 

 

Low Duration Bond

 

1,169,279

 

(253,087

)

(916,192

)

Mid Cap

 

(19,161

)

29,793

 

(10,632

)

Multi-Asset Income

 

294,009

 

(293,226

)

(783

)

Small Company

 

1,280,131

 

(1,280,131

)

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities

 

(343

)

343

 

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities

 

386,479

 

(386,479

)

 

Total Return Bond

 

1,899,307

 

(1,821,863

)

(77,444

)

Unconstrained Bond

 

21,459

 

(21,459

)

 

 

E. Federal Income Taxes:

 

Each Fund is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to continue to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as they apply to regulated investment companies. By so complying, each Fund will not be subject to federal and state income taxes to the extent that all of its income is distributed. The Funds may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which they invest. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned based on management’s understanding of applicable local tax law.

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements as a result of these uncertainties. As of November 30, 2015, the Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits.

 

F. Foreign Currency Translations:

 

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean between the buying and selling rates on the following basis:

 

(1) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the closing daily rate of exchange; and

 

(2) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

The Funds do not isolate the portion of gains and losses on investments in securities that is due to changes in the foreign exchange rates from that due to changes in market prices of such securities for purposes of the Funds’ financial statements. However, pursuant to United States federal income tax regulations, gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

G. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:

 

Sentinel Balanced Fund, Sentinel Common Stock Fund, Sentinel International Equity Fund, Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund, Sentinel Mid Cap Fund, Sentinel Multi-Asset Income Fund, Sentinel Small Company Fund, Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund, Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund, Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund and Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund may enter into forward foreign exchange contracts in connection with planned purchases or sales of securities or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of portfolio securities denominated in a foreign currency. Forward contracts are valued at the forward rate and are marked-to-market daily. The daily change in the market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. The Funds realize a gain or loss when the forward contract is closed on delivery of the currency. Risks may arise with respect to entering into forward contracts from potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the forward contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. A Fund’s risk of loss from forward currency contracts may exceed the related amounts reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. No forward foreign currency contracts were entered into during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015.

 

H. Options Contracts:

 

Each Fund may enter into options contracts.

 

Purchasing Put Options. By purchasing a put option, a Fund obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the instrument underlying the option at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the Fund pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific securities, indices of securities and indices of securities prices. A Fund may terminate its position in a put position it has purchased by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. A Fund may also close out a put option position by entering into an offsetting transaction, if a liquid market exists. If the option is allowed to expire, the Fund will lose the entire premium it paid. If a Fund exercises a put option on a security, it will sell the instrument underlying the

 

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option at the strike price. If a Fund exercises an option on an index, settlement is in cash and does not involve the actual sale of securities. If an option is American Style, it may be exercised on any day up to its expiration date. A European Style option may be exercised only on its expiration date. The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if the price of the underlying instrument falls substantially. However, if the price of the instrument underlying the option does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium paid, plus related transaction costs). The Funds may purchase put options, but will not sell, or write, put options on individual securities, except to close out put options previously purchased.

 

Selling (Writing) Call Options. When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted daily to the current fair value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from investments. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction is also treated as a realized gain, or, if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option written by a Fund is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option written by a Fund is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund.

 

The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right to purchase, rather than sell, the instrument underlying the option at the option’s strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the instrument underlying the option with risk limited to the cost of the option if security prices fall. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if the underlying security price does not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option. The Funds will not purchase call options on individual securities, except to close out call options previously sold, but may sell, or write, call options on individual securities. Writing a call option obligates a Fund to sell or deliver the option’s underlying instrument in return for the strike price upon exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option premium a call writer offsets part of the effect of a price decline. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases. The writer of an exchange traded put or call option on a security or an index of securities is required to deposit cash or securities or a letter of credit as margin to make mark-to-market payments of variation margin as the position becomes unprofitable. Written call options have an unlimited risk of loss if the value of the underlying investment increases.

 

Options on Indices. Each Fund that is permitted to enter into options transactions may purchase and sell (write) put and call options on any securities index based on securities in which the Fund may invest. Options on securities indices are similar to options on securities, except that the exercise of security index options is settled by cash payment and does not involve the actual purchase or sale of securities. In addition, these options are designed to reflect price fluctuations in a group of securities or segment of the securities market rather than price fluctuations in a single security. A Fund, in purchasing or selling index options, is subject to the risk that the value of its portfolio securities may not change as much as an index because the Fund’s investments generally will not match the composition of an index.

 

For a number of reasons, a liquid market may not exist and thus a Fund may not be able to close out an option position that it has previously entered into. When a Fund purchases an over-the-counter option, it will be relying on its counterparty to perform its obligations, and a Fund may incur additional losses if the counterparty is unable to perform.

 

During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, none of the Funds entered into options contracts.

 

I. Futures Contracts:

 

Each Fund may enter into futures contracts.

 

When a Fund purchases a futures contract, it agrees to purchase a specified quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified future date or to make a cash payment based on the value of a securities index. When a Fund sells a futures contract, it agrees to sell a specified quantity of the underlying instrument at a specified future date or to receive a cash payment based on the value of a securities index. The price at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when a Fund enters into the contract. Any open contract would be recorded as variation margin receivable or payable on the statement of assets and liabilities to the extent such variation margin has not been received or paid and unrealized gain or loss on the statement of operations. When the contract is closed, the Fund realizes a gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed. This amount is included in net realized gain or loss on futures contracts in the statement of operations. Futures can be held until their delivery dates or the position can be (and normally is) closed out before then. There is no assurance, however, that a liquid market will exist when a Fund wishes to close out a particular position.

 

When a Fund purchases a futures contract, the value of the futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore, purchasing futures contracts tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument directly. When a Fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value of its futures position tends to move in a direction contrary to the value of the underlying instrument. Selling futures contracts, therefore, tends to offset both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument has been sold. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, the Sentinel Balanced, Sentinel Multi-Asset Income, Sentinel Total Return Bond and Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Funds sold varying combinations of futures contracts in U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes and U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bonds to manage duration by hedging interest rate risk; the Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund sold futures contracts in U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes to manage duration by hedging interest rate risk; the Sentinel Multi-Asset Income Fund sold futures contracts on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to hedge equity market risk; the Sentinel Total Return Bond and Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Funds sold futures contracts on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to hedge high yield market risk associated with corporate bonds; and the Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund bought varying combinations of futures contracts in U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes and U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bonds to manage duration by increasing interest rate risk.

 

The purchaser or seller of a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, when a Fund buys or sells a futures contract it is required to deposit “initial margin” with its custodian in a segregated account in the name of its futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (“FCM”). Initial margin deposits are typically equal to a small percentage of the contract’s value. If the value of either party’s position declines, that party is required to make additional “variation margin” payments equal to the change in value on a daily basis. The party that has a gain may be entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. A Fund may be obligated to make payments of variation margin at a time when it is disadvantageous to do so. Furthermore, it may not always be possible for a Fund to close out its futures positions. Until it closes out a futures position, a Fund is obligated to continue to pay variation margin. In the event of the bankruptcy of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of a Fund, the Fund may be entitled to return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCMs other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, off-balance sheet risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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J. Swaps:

 

The Sentinel Balanced, Sentinel Government Securities, Sentinel Low Duration Bond, Sentinel Multi-Asset Income, Sentinel Total Return Bond and Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Funds may enter into swaps agreements.

 

Swaps are privately negotiated over-the-counter derivative products in which two parties agree to exchange payment streams calculated in relation to a rate, index, instrument or certain securities and a particular “notional amount”. Swaps may involve an interest rate (fixed or floating), a commodity price index, or a security, securities index or a combination thereof. A great deal of flexibility is possible in the way the products may be structured, with the effect being that the parties may have exchanged amounts equal to the return on one rate, index or group of securities for another. For example, in a simple fixed-to-floating interest rate swap, one party makes payments equivalent to a fixed interest rate, and the other make payments equivalent to a specified interest rate index. A fixed-income Fund may engage in simple or more complex swap transactions involving a wide variety of underlying instruments or rates.

 

Swaps are credit-intensive products. A Fund that enters into a swap transaction bears the risk of default (i.e., nonpayment) by the other party to the swap. The internal limitation below which deals with counterparty risk is intended to reduce this risk to the extent reasonably practicable, but it cannot eliminate entirely the risk that a counter-party to a swap, or another OTC derivative, will default. Consistent with current market practices, a Fund will generally enter into swap transactions on a net basis, and all swap transactions with the same party will be documented under a single master agreement to provide for a net payment upon default. In addition, a Fund’s obligations under an agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owing to the Fund) and any accrued, but unpaid, net amounts owed to the other party to a master agreement will be covered by the maintenance of a segregated account consisting of cash or liquid securities.

 

Interest rate and total return swaps generally do not involve the delivery of securities, other underlying assets, or principal. In such case, if the other party to an interest rate or total return swap defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss will consist of the payments that a Fund is contractually entitled to receive from the other party. If there is a default by the other party, a Fund may have contractual remedies under the agreements related to the transaction. A credit default swap involves a protection buyer and a protection seller. The Fund may be either a protection buyer or seller. The protection buyer makes periodic premium payments to the protection seller during the swap term in exchange for the protection seller agreeing to make certain defined payments to the protection buyer in the event certain defined credit events occur with respect to a particular security, issuer or basket of securities.

 

During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, none of the Funds entered into swaps agreements.

 

K. Derivatives Transactions:

 

The following table summarizes the fair value of each Fund’s futures contracts held as of November 30, 2015 along with the related location on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities presented by primary underlying risk exposure:

 

 

 

Purpose and Primary

 

Location on the

 

 

 

 

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Underlying Risk Exposure

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities*

 

Fair Value of Assets*

 

Fair Value of Liabilities*

 

Low Duration Bond

 

Hedge interest rate risk.

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign exchange

 

$

733,228

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

Hedge equity market risk.

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign exchange

 

$

40,750

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return Bond

 

Hedge interest rate risk.

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign exchange

 

$

 

$

(928,136

)

 

 

Hedge high yield market risk.

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign exchange

 

$

8,150

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

8,150

 

$

(928,136

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconstrained Bond

 

Hedge interest rate risk.

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign exchange

 

$

 

$

(79,480

)

 

 

Hedge high yield market risk.

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign exchange

 

$

5,433

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

5,433

 

$

(79,480

)

 


*The fair value represents the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts; however, the value reflected on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities is only the unsettled variation margin receivable or payable at that date.

 

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Additionally, the amounts of realized and unrealized gains and losses on futures contracts recognized in each Fund’s earnings during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 along with the related location on the accompanying Statement of Operations presented by primary underlying risk exposure are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Purpose and Primary

 

Location of Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

Net Realized

 

Net Change in Unrealized

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Underlying Risk Exposure

 

(Loss) on the Statement of Operations

 

Gain (Loss)

 

Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Balanced

 

Hedge interest rate risk.

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(372,660

)

$

131,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low Duration Bond

 

Hedge interest rate risk.

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(8,406,039

)

$

4,989,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

Hedge interest rate risk.

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(507,241

)

$

175,880

 

 

 

Hedge equity market risk.

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(614,843

)

$

40,750

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

(1,122,084

)

$

216,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return Bond

 

Hedge interest rate risk.

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(445,157

)

$

398,132

 

 

 

Hedge high yield market risk.

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(234,405

)

$

8,150

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

(679,562

)

$

406,282

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconstrained Bond^

 

Derivatives not accounted for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as hedging instruments —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase interest rate risk.

 

Futures contracts

 

$

9,102

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

307,146

 

$

(79,480

)

 

 

Hedge interest rate risk.

 

Futures contracts

 

$

(6,341

)

$

5,433

 

 

 

Hedge high yield market risk.

 

Futures contracts

 

$

300,805

 

$

(74,047

)

 

 

 

 

Sub-Total

 

$

309,907

 

$

(74,047

)

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 


^ Commenced operations December 23, 2014.

 

During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, the average monthly notional value of short futures contracts for the months held was as follows:

 

 

 

Average Monthly

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Notional Value

 

Balanced

 

$

14,639,063

 

Low Duration Bond

 

233,287,631

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

10,635,438

 

Total Return Bond

 

86,614,238

 

Unconstrained Bond

 

11,887,709

 

 

L. Repurchase Agreements:

 

Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements as a means of making short-term investments, of seven days or less, and in aggregate amounts of not more than 25% of the net assets of a Fund. Each Fund, through its custodian, takes possession of the securities collateralizing repurchase agreements. The Funds’ policies require that all repurchase agreements entered into by the Funds provide that the market value of the collateral underlying the repurchase agreement at the time of purchase, and each subsequent business day, will always be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase agreement amount including accrued interest. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. There were no repurchase agreements outstanding at November 30, 2015.

 

M. Dollar Rolls:

 

Sentinel Balanced Fund, Sentinel Government Securities Fund, Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund, Sentinel Multi-Asset Income Fund, Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund and Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund may enter into dollar rolls in which the Funds sell securities for delivery in the current month, and simultaneously contract to repurchase similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Funds forego principal and interest paid on the securities. The Funds are compensated by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale and by the lower repurchase price at the future date. Realized gains and losses on sales, if applicable, are recorded on trade date plus one or trade date. There were no dollar roll transactions during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015.

 

N. Short Sales:

 

Sentinel Balanced Fund, Sentinel Government Securities Fund, Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund, Sentinel Multi-Asset Income Fund, Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund and Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund may enter into short sales of agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) that the Funds do not own, primarily as part of to-be-announced (“TBA”) swap transactions. A TBA swap transaction involves an agreement to purchase one agency MBS and a simultaneous agreement to sell a different agency MBS. Generally, a short sale involves the sale by a Fund of a security that it does not own with the hope of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. A Fund may also enter into a short position through a forward commitment or a short derivative position through a futures contract or swap agreement. If the price of the security or derivative has increased during this time, then the Fund will incur a loss equal to the increase in price from the time that the short sale was entered into plus any premiums and interest paid to a third party. Therefore, short sales involve the risk that a Fund’s losses may be exaggerated (without a limit). By contrast, a loss on a long position arises from decreases in the value of the security and is limited by the fact that a security’s value cannot decrease below zero. The Fund is also subject to the risk that it may be unable to reacquire a security to terminate a short position except at a price substantially in excess of the last quoted price. Securities sold in short sale transactions and the interest payable on such transactions, if any, are reflected as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Sentinel Government Securities Fund executed short sale transactions during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 with an average monthly market value for the months held of $6,753,909 and no counter-party collateral requirements.

 

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O. Line of Credit:

 

The Company has obtained access to an unsecured line of credit of up to $20,000,000 from SSB for temporary borrowing purposes. Each Fund may borrow up to 5% of its net assets, as calculated using net assets from the previous business day, with a maximum aggregate limit of $20,000,000. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at the current overnight Federal Funds rate or the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), which ever is greater, plus an additional 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee equal to 0.25% per annum on the daily unused balance is paid quarterly to SSB and is included in Custodian fees on the Statement of Operations. The average amount outstanding and weighted average interest rate for each Fund that utilized the line of credit during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 was as follows:

 

 

 

Daily Average

 

Weighted Average

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Amount Outstanding

 

Interest Rate

 

Balanced

 

$

27,397

 

1.38

%

Government Securities

 

2,800

 

1.38

%

Low Duration Bond

 

27,424

 

1.38

%

Mid Cap

 

1,274

 

1.38

%

Multi-Asset Income

 

27,397

 

1.38

%

Small Company

 

42,066

 

1.38

%

 

At November 30, 2015, none of the Funds had an outstanding balance against this line of credit.

 

P. Other:

 

Direct expenses of a Fund are charged to that Fund while common expenses of the Company are allocated proportionately based upon the Funds’ respective average net assets or number of shareholder accounts.

 

Expenses not charged to a specific Class of each Fund are allocated on the basis of daily net assets or number of shareholder accounts on a pro rata basis. Class specific expenses such as 12b-1 distribution fees, blue sky registration fees, certain transfer agency fees and NASDAQ listing fees are charged to the appropriate class.

 

Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated pro rata based on the value of shares outstanding for each Class within a Fund.

 

Earnings credits are received from SSB on cash balances and are reflected in the Statement of Operations as an expense offset. There were no expense offsets for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015.

 

The Sentinel International Equity and Sentinel Small Company Funds are subject to redemption fees of 2% on shares held 30 calendar days or less. The Sentinel Balanced, Sentinel Common Stock, Sentinel Government Securities, Sentinel Low Duration Bond, Sentinel Mid Cap, Sentinel Multi-Asset Income, Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities, Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities, Sentinel Total Return Bond and Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Funds are subject to, under certain circumstances, an excessive trading fee of 2% of the amount redeemed. Both the redemption fee and excessive trading fee are subject to certain exceptions under which they may not be charged. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, these fees totaled $4,170.

 

(3) Management Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

 

Pursuant to Investment Advisory Agreements (“Advisory Agreements”), SAMI provides general supervision of the Funds’ investments. Under the Advisory Agreements, each Fund pays SAMI a monthly fee based on the annual rates shown below:

 

 

 

Advisory

 

 

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Fee Rate

 

Average Daily Net Assets

 

 

 

Each subject to:

 

 

 

Balanced

 

0.55

%

First $200 million

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

0.50

%

Next $200 million

 

Total Return Bond

 

0.45

%

Next $600 million

 

 

 

0.40

%

Next $1 billion

 

 

 

0.35

%

In excess of $2 billion

 

 

 

Each subject to:

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

0.70

%

First $500 million

 

International Equity

 

0.65

%

Next $300 million

 

Mid Cap

 

0.60

%

Next $200 million

 

Small Company

 

0.50

%

Next $1 billion

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities

 

0.40

%

In excess of $2 billion

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Each subject to:

 

 

 

Government Securities

 

0.45

%

First $500 million

 

Low Duration Bond

 

0.40

%

Next $500 million

 

 

 

0.35

%

Next $1 billion

 

 

 

0.30

%

Next $2 billion

 

 

 

0.25

%

In excess of $4 billion

 

Unconstrained Bond

 

0.75

%

First $200 million

 

 

 

0.70

%

Next $200 million

 

 

 

0.65

%

Next $600 million

 

 

 

0.60

%

Next $1 billion

 

 

 

0.55

%

In excess of $2 billion

 

 

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Prior to March 3, 2015 with respect to the Sentinel Government Securities Fund and prior to March 17, 2015 with respect to the Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund, assets were aggregated for the Sentinel Government Securities and Sentinel Low Duration Bond Funds when determining the breakpoints for the advisory fee and subject to the following schedule:

 

 

 

Advisory

 

 

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Fee Rate

 

Average Daily Net Assets

 

Government Securities

 

0.55

%

First $200 million

 

Low Duration Bond

 

0.50

%

Next $200 million

 

 

 

0.45

%

Next $600 million

 

 

 

0.40

%

Next $1 billion

 

 

 

0.35

%

In excess of $2 billion

 

 

The Class A shares of all Funds have adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. These distribution plans are herein referred to as the “A Plans”. Each of the Funds that offer Class C shares has also adopted a Class C distribution plan applicable to its Class C shares referred to as the “C Plans”. Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund has adopted a distribution plan for its Class S shares referred to as the “S Plan” and Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund has adopted a distribution plan for its Class R3 shares referred to as the “R3 Plan”

 

Under the A Plans, each participating Fund pays to Sentinel Financial Services Company (the “Distributor”, a company in which SAMI and Sentinel Financial Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SAMI, are partners), a monthly fee at the maximum annual rate of (a) 0.30% of average daily net assets relating to Class A shares outstanding in the case of the Sentinel Small Company Fund, (b) 0.25% of average daily net assets relating to Class A shares outstanding in the case of the Sentinel Balanced, Sentinel Common Stock, Sentinel International Equity, Sentinel Low Duration Bond, Sentinel Mid Cap, Sentinel Multi-Asset Income, Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities and Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Funds, or (c) 0.20% of average daily net assets relating to Class A shares outstanding in the case of the Sentinel Government Securities, Sentinel Total Return Bond and Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Funds. Such fees are used to reimburse the Distributor for eligible expenses incurred in connection with distribution and promotion of the shares and, up to 0.25%, for the servicing of shareholders of each participating Fund. No fee is paid with respect to any Fund shares purchased prior to March 1, 1993.

 

Under the C Plans applicable to the Class C shares, the Class C shares of each of the Sentinel Balanced, Sentinel Common Stock, Sentinel Government Securities, Sentinel International Equity, Sentinel Mid Cap, Sentinel Multi-Asset Income, Sentinel Small Company, Sentinel Total Return Bond and Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Funds pay to the Distributor a monthly fee at an annual rate of up to a total of 1.00% of average daily net assets. Such fees are used to reimburse the Distributor for eligible expenses incurred in connection with distribution and promotion of the shares and, up to 0.25%, for the servicing of shareholders of each participating Fund. In the first year after the purchase, this fee is designed to recover the initial sales commission of 1.00% paid by the Distributor to the selling financial intermediary. In subsequent years, the entire 1.00% may be paid to the financial intermediary as additional commission and/or, up to 0.25%, for service fees.

 

Under the R3 Plan applicable to the Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund Class R3 shares, these shares pay to the Distributor a monthly fee at an annual rate of up to a total of 0.50% of average daily net assets. Such fees are used to reimburse the Distributor for eligible expenses incurred in connection with distribution and promotion of the shares and, up to 0.25%, for the servicing of shareholders of the Fund. The entire distribution fee may be paid to the selling dealer.

 

Under the S Plan applicable to the Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund Class S shares, these shares pay to the Distributor a monthly fee at an annual rate of up to a total of 0.50% of average daily net assets. Such fees are used to reimburse the Distributor for eligible expenses incurred in connection with distribution and promotion of the shares and, up to 0.25%, for the servicing of shareholders of the Fund. The entire distribution fee may be paid to the selling dealer.

 

The Class I shares and Class R6 shares do not pay distribution fees.

 

The Funds are not assessed distribution fees on shares owned by NLV Financial Corporation and its affiliates. Where NLV Financial Corporation and its affiliates held an investment for part of or all of the reporting period, this potentially results in overall distribution fees for that share class of less than the maximum limits involved. NLV Financial Corporation and its affiliates held investments in the Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class C for the period from December 1, 2014 through December 22, 2014 and for the entire period for the Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund Class R3 and Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund Classes A and C.

 

These asset-based fees, except the service fee component, are subject to aggregate limits imposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).

 

The Distributor will not be reimbursed for any un-reimbursed eligible expenses from any other Fund, or in any future year from any of the Funds.

 

The Distributor also receives a sales charge added to the net asset value received by the Funds on the sale of Class A shares. This compensation is not an expense of the Funds and does not affect their operating results. The Distributor has advised the Funds that it received sales charges aggregating $3,139,858 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015. The Funds have been advised that the total distribution charges retained by the Distributor on the sale of shares amounted to $266,882 after allowances of $752,961 to Equity Services, Inc., a subsidiary of NLV Financial Corporation, and $2,120,015 to other investment dealers. During this same period, the distributor advised the Funds that it received $20,121 in contingent deferred sales charges from certain redemptions of Class A shares, $59,001 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares and no contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class I, R3, R6 or S shares.

 

Each Director who is not an affiliate of SAMI receives an annual fee of $86,000 from the Company. The Lead Independent Director and chairs of the Audit and Governance Committees are each paid an additional annual fee of $8,000. The Fees paid to Directors are generally distributed quarterly on a pro rata basis. Directors are also reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with attending such meetings. Certain Directors of the Funds have chosen to have their fees deferred in accordance with the Funds’ deferred compensation plan. This plan is intended to enable any eligible Director of the Company to forego a portion of current compensation in exchange for the promise by the Company to pay a benefit at a later time as set forth in this plan. These amounts are included in Directors’ and Chief Compliance Officer’s fees and expenses and Deferred compensation expenses on the Statement of Operations and Statement of Assets and Liabilities, respectively.

 

The Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of Sentinel Variable Products Trust (“SVP”), a series investment company also advised by SAMI, SAMI itself, and the separate accounts of National Life Insurance Company which fund the variable life insurance and annuity products of SVP. Pursuant to an

 

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amended and restated agreement as of November 26, 2007, the Funds and SVP pay 50% of the costs incurred by these Chief Compliance Officer functions, including the salary and benefits of the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer and his administrative assistant, and the other costs incurred by the Chief Compliance Officer. The Funds and SVP allocate their 50% share of these costs in proportion to net assets. Out-of-pocket costs which can be specifically allocated to a particular entity are so allocated.

 

Directors’ and Chief Compliance Officer’s fees and expenses for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 were $805,911.

 

Effective December 1, 2014, the Company entered into a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement with Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”), under which BFDS became the transfer agent for the Funds. The Company also entered into an Amended and Restated Administration Agreement with SASI under which SASI provides a) general administrative services and b) transfer agency administrative and oversight services on behalf of the Company. Under the general administrative services portion of the agreement, the Funds receive administration services and pay SASI a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.0375% of the first $4 billion of the Company’s aggregate average daily net assets; 0.035% of the next $3 billion of the Company’s aggregate average daily net assets and 0.0325% of the Company’s aggregate average daily net assets in excess of $7 billion. Under the transfer agency administrative and oversight services portion of the agreement, the Funds receive monitoring and oversight of transfer agency vendor services and are responsible for all costs and expenses relating to the individuals designated by SASI to perform such services on behalf of SASI. The number of such individuals to be designated by SASI to perform services is subject to approval by the Board of Directors. The Funds are also responsible for all charges of outside pricing services and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by SASI in connection with the performance of its duties. The Funds may also reimburse SASI for sub-transfer agency, plan agent and similar fees paid by SASI to other entities that provide services to accounts underlying an omnibus account of record in accordance with policies approved by the Board of Directors.

 

Fees paid to SASI under the provisions of the Amended and Restated Administration Agreement for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 were $3,254,766.

 

SAMI has contractually agreed to reimburse certain expenses paid by the Class I shares of each Fund to the extent necessary to prevent the total annual fund operating expense ratios of the Class I shares of each Fund, on an annualized basis, from exceeding the total annual fund operating expense ratio of the respective Class A shares of the same Fund, where applicable. This agreement will continue through March 31, 2016. This agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of the Funds. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, none of the Funds were required to be reimbursed under this agreement.

 

SAMI has contractually agreed, effective December 23, 2014, to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement for Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class R6 shares, on an annualized basis, to 0.65% of average daily net assets attributable to Class R6 shares through March 31, 2016. This agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of the Fund. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, the total amount reimbursed under this agreement to Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class R6 was $8,768.

 

SAMI has contractually agreed, effective December 23, 2014, to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement for Sentinel Small Company Fund Class R6 shares, on an annualized basis, to 0.73% of average daily net assets attributable to Class R6 shares through March 31, 2016. This agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of the Fund. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, the total amount reimbursed under this agreement to Sentinel Small Company Fund Class R6 was $8,344.

 

SAMI has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement for Class A Shares of the Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund, on an annualized basis, to 0.89% of average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares until March 31, 2016. The Class C, Class I, Class R3 and Class R6 shares of this Fund also benefitted from this arrangement to the extent SAMI waived its advisory fees to meet this commitment. In addition, the Fund’s investment advisor has contractually agreed, effective December 23, 2014, to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement for Class R3 shares, on an annualized basis, to 1.19% of average daily net assets attributable to Class R3 shares through March 31, 2016, and to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement for Class R6 shares, on an annualized basis, to 0.69% of average daily net assets attributable to Class R6 shares through March 31, 2016. Each of these agreements may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of the Fund. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, the total amount reimbursed under these agreements to Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund Class A was $148,519, Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund Class C was $22,910, Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund Class I was $240,991, Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund Class R3 was $7,452 and Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund Class R6 was $8,203.

 

SAMI has contractually agreed, effective March 30, 2015, to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement for Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund Class C shares, on an annualized basis, to 2.06% of average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares through March 31, 2016. This agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of the Fund. For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, no reimbursements were required to Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund Class C.

 

As of November 30, 2015, NLV Financial Corporation and its affiliates held ownership in the Funds as follows:

 

 

 

Approximate %

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Ownership

 

Balanced - I

 

14.59

%

Common Stock — R6

 

3.31

%

International Equity - I

 

1.28

%

Low Duration Bond - I

 

10.51

%

Small Company — R6

 

99.43

%

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities — I

 

31.73

%

Total Return Bond — R3

 

100.00

%

Total Return Bond — R6

 

100.00

%

Unconstrained Bond — A

 

98.59

%

Unconstrained Bond — C

 

89.38

%

Unconstrained Bond — I

 

99.51

%

 

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(4) Fund Shares:

 

At November 30, 2015, 2.94 billion shares of one cent par value were authorized as follows:

 

 

 

Authorized Shares

 

Class A

 

 

 

Balanced

 

40,000,000

 

Common Stock

 

75,000,000

 

Government Securities

 

170,000,000

 

International Equity

 

20,000,000

 

Low Duration Bond

 

200,000,000

 

Mid Cap

 

45,000,000

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

25,000,000

 

Small Company

 

300,000,000

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities

 

40,000,000

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities

 

40,000,000

 

Total Return Bond

 

50,000,000

 

Unconstrained Bond

 

40,000,000

 

 

 

1,045,000,000

 

Class C

 

 

 

Balanced

 

10,000,000

 

Common Stock

 

10,000,000

 

Government Securities

 

20,000,000

 

International Equity

 

10,000,000

 

Mid Cap

 

30,000,000

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

15,000,000

 

Small Company

 

50,000,000

 

Total Return Bond

 

40,000,000

 

Unconstrained Bond

 

40,000,000

 

 

 

225,000,000

 

 

 

 

Authorized Shares

 

Class I

 

 

 

Balanced

 

40,000,000

 

Common Stock

 

40,000,000

 

Government Securities

 

40,000,000

 

International Equity

 

40,000,000

 

Low Duration Bond

 

40,000,000

 

Mid Cap

 

40,000,000

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

40,000,000

 

Small Company

 

250,000,000

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities

 

40,000,000

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities

 

40,000,000

 

Total Return Bond

 

300,000,000

 

Unconstrained Bond

 

40,000,000

 

 

 

950,000,000

 

Class R3

 

 

 

Total Return Bond

 

40,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Class R6

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

40,000,000

 

Small Company

 

40,000,000

 

Total Return Bond

 

40,000,000

 

 

 

120,000,000

 

Class S

 

 

 

Low Duration Bond

 

200,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Allocated Shares

 

2,580,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total Unallocated Shares

 

360,000,000

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Proceeds from sales and payments for redemptions on Fund shares as shown in the statement of changes in net assets are represented by the following number of shares.

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Issued in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and

 

 

 

in

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Shares sold

 

Distributions

 

Shares Reacquired

 

Shares Outstanding

 

Fiscal Year Ended November 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced — A

 

1,197,542

 

778,124

 

1,995,335

 

(19,669

)

Balanced — C

 

450,192

 

76,223

 

274,453

 

251,962

 

Balanced — I

 

205,096

 

42,922

 

427,929

 

(179,911

)

Common Stock — A

 

1,992,072

 

329,803

 

6,314,314

 

(3,992,439

)

Common Stock — C

 

243,115

 

9,655

 

285,724

 

(32,954

)

Common Stock — I

 

2,009,397

 

201,109

 

8,015,164

 

(5,804,658

)

Common Stock — R6^

 

422,770

 

107

 

139

 

422,738

 

Government Securities — A

 

2,154,747

 

381,091

 

10,004,792

 

(7,468,954

)

Government Securities — C

 

285,094

 

36,073

 

1,240,309

 

(919,142

)

Government Securities — I

 

641,488

 

77,949

 

2,790,050

 

(2,070,613

)

International Equity — A

 

689,585

 

1,193,596

 

1,066,302

 

816,879

 

International Equity — C

 

106,588

 

37,282

 

40,555

 

103,315

 

International Equity — I

 

558,561

 

100,971

 

331,164

 

328,368

 

Low Duration Bond - A

 

3,557,740

 

329,897

 

11,548,028

 

(7,660,391

)

Low Duration Bond — I

 

1,838,405

 

121,109

 

1,430,670

 

528,844

 

Low Duration Bond - S

 

8,045,666

 

873,878

 

27,927,083

 

(19,007,539

)

Mid Cap — A

 

241,790

 

1,212,373

 

800,392

 

653,771

 

Mid Cap — C

 

82,220

 

167,757

 

161,190

 

88,787

 

Mid Cap — I

 

40,454

 

76,426

 

162,511

 

(45,631

)

Multi-Asset Income — A

 

1,558,553

 

936,004

 

2,542,346

 

(47,789

)

Multi-Asset Income — C

 

1,502,771

 

642,339

 

1,907,112

 

237,998

 

Multi-Asset Income — I

 

1,655,772

 

285,470

 

1,932,818

 

8,424

 

Small Company — A

 

13,733,300

 

30,458,442

 

32,089,950

 

12,101,792

 

Small Company — C

 

3,409,420

 

9,354,012

 

5,959,653

 

6,803,779

 

Small Company — I

 

14,211,985

 

8,756,837

 

18,612,382

 

4,356,440

 

Small Company — R6^

 

106,860

 

 

 

106,860

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities — A

 

325,809

 

93,369

 

1,023,879

 

(604,701

)

Sustainable Core Opportunities — I

 

72,116

 

7,235

 

89,174

 

(9,823

)

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities — A

 

435,577

 

1,019,602

 

937,857

 

517,322

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities — I

 

62,968

 

28,061

 

47,365

 

43,664

 

Total Return Bond — A

 

22,322,082

 

496,079

 

11,439,658

 

11,378,503

 

Total Return Bond — C

 

848,106

 

49,813

 

1,226,922

 

(329,003

)

Total Return Bond — I

 

23,975,928

 

796,113

 

24,698,242

 

73,799

 

Total Return Bond — R3^

 

56,845

 

777

 

 

57,622

 

Total Return Bond — R6^

 

56,801

 

847

 

 

57,648

 

Unconstrained Bond — A^

 

507,273

 

6,073

 

101

 

513,245

 

Unconstrained Bond — C^

 

168,158

 

1,373

 

 

169,531

 

Unconstrained Bond — I^

 

1,909,628

 

24,598

 

197

 

1,934,029

 

 


^ Commenced operations December 23, 2014.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Issued in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares issued in Fund

 

Reinvestment of

 

 

 

Net Increase

 

 

 

 

 

Reorganizations

 

Dividends and

 

 

 

(Decrease) in

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Shares sold

 

(see note 5)

 

Distributions

 

Shares Reacquired

 

Shares Outstanding

 

Fiscal Year Ended November 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced — A

 

1,406,299

 

 

640,885

 

2,012,926

 

34,258

 

Balanced — C

 

398,990

 

 

61,128

 

450,737

 

9,381

 

Balanced — I

 

283,244

 

 

47,602

 

530,379

 

(199,533

)

Common Stock — A

 

2,840,657

 

2,872,282

*

3,947,520

 

6,374,230

 

3,286,229

 

Common Stock — C

 

272,917

 

88,881

*

246,410

 

273,461

 

334,747

 

Common Stock — I

 

3,907,718

 

121,123

*

2,385,575

 

6,328,720

 

85,696

 

Government Securities — A

 

3,607,134

 

 

609,526

 

20,496,237

 

(16,279,577

)

Government Securities — C

 

247,317

 

 

55,728

 

2,624,455

 

(2,321,410

)

Government Securities — I

 

3,461,115

 

 

122,208

 

5,581,357

 

(1,998,034

)

International Equity — A

 

591,410

 

 

57,016

 

848,933

 

(200,507

)

International Equity — C

 

37,065

 

 

 

33,625

 

3,440

 

International Equity — I

 

262,327

 

 

27,747

 

1,443,885

 

(1,153,811

)

Low Duration Bond - A

 

8,145,341

 

 

426,888

 

21,956,255

 

(13,384,026

)

Low Duration Bond — I^^

 

5,726,257

 

 

35,765

 

689,962

 

5,072,060

 

Low Duration Bond - S

 

21,211,357

 

 

1,030,621

 

41,335,937

 

(19,093,959

)

Mid Cap — A

 

161,759

 

 

449,315

 

766,805

 

(155,731

)

Mid Cap — C

 

28,758

 

 

58,439

 

127,599

 

(40,402

)

Mid Cap — I

 

146,142

 

 

93,700

 

938,380

 

(698,538

)

Multi-Asset Income — A

 

2,443,108

 

 

194,704

 

4,854,129

 

(2,216,317

)

Multi-Asset Income — C

 

2,323,988

 

 

83,643

 

1,260,525

 

1,147,106

 

Multi-Asset Income — I

 

2,947,074

 

 

40,449

 

1,206,705

 

1,780,818

 

Small Company — A

 

9,548,410

 

 

21,043,457

 

30,471,677

 

120,190

 

Small Company — C

 

1,391,954

 

 

5,130,458

 

4,239,587

 

2,282,825

 

Small Company — I

 

11,785,619

 

 

7,774,428

 

30,407,268

 

(10,847,221

)

Sustainable Core Opportunities — A

 

627,086

 

 

66,954

 

1,315,521

 

(621,481

)

Sustainable Core Opportunities — I

 

159,796

 

 

4,211

 

102,832

 

61,175

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities — A

 

307,228

 

 

502,697

 

902,629

 

(92,704

)

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities — I

 

181,054

 

 

7,775

 

17,180

 

171,649

 

Total Return Bond — A

 

21,332,629

 

 

449,555

 

12,203,004

 

9,579,180

 

Total Return Bond — C

 

3,264,410

 

 

87,658

 

1,386,876

 

1,965,192

 

Total Return Bond — I

 

47,149,947

 

 

377,055

 

7,679,665

 

39,847,337

 

 


^^ Commenced operations January 31, 2014.

* Please see note 5 for specific details of the Plan of Reorganization. The reorganization was completed following the close of business on November 21, 2014 by a tax-free exchange of 2,418,074 shares of the Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class A for 7,320,014 shares of the Sentinel Capital Growth Fund Class A, a merger conversion ratio of 0.33033732; 454,208 shares of the Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class A for 1,669,419 shares of the Sentinel Growth Leaders Fund Class A, a merger conversion ratio of 0.27207543; 67,095 shares of the Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class C for 240,225 shares of the Sentinel Capital Growth Fund Class C, a merger conversion ratio of 0.27930102; 21,786 shares of the Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class C for 95,719 shares of the Sentinel Growth Leaders Fund Class C, a merger conversion ratio of 0.22759864; 11,518 shares of the Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class I for 35,249 shares of the Sentinel Capital Growth Fund Class I, a merger conversion ratio of 0.32676746; and 109,605 shares of the Sentinel Common Stock Fund Class I for 415,934 shares of the Sentinel Growth Leaders Fund Class I, a merger conversion ratio of 0.26351383.

 

From time to time the Funds may have a concentration of several shareholders holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Funds. The latest Statement of Additional Information has more details about the Fund’s shareholders that own beneficially 5% or more of the voting stock of any class of any Fund or 25% or more of a Fund and is available, without charge, upon request by calling (800) 282-3863 or on-line at www.sentinelinvestments.com.

 

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(5) Reorganizations:

 

Pursuant to separate Plans of Reorganization approved by the Board on June 12, 2014, as of the close of business on November 21, 2014, Sentinel Common Stock Fund acquired 100% of the voting equity interests, substantially all of the assets and assumed substantially all of the liabilities of Sentinel Capital Growth Fund and Sentinel Growth Leaders Fund, each a separate series of the Company, in tax-free reorganizations in exchange for shares of the Sentinel Common Stock Fund. The primary reason for the transactions was to combine two smaller Funds into a larger Fund with similar investment strategies and policies. For financial reporting purposes, the net assets received and shares issued by the Sentinel Common Stock Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the Sentinel Capital Growth and Sentinel Growth Leaders Funds’ respective cost of investments were carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Sentinel Common Stock Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes. The merger conversion ratios and number of shares are presented in Note (4) and the value of shares issued by the Sentinel Common Stock Fund is presented in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and in the schedule below. Net assets and acquired unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of the reorganization date were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Acquired

 

Acquired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Total

 

Net Assets of

 

Fund (1)

 

Fund (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Net Assets of

 

Net Assets of

 

Acquiring Fund

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Acquiring

 

Acquired

 

Acquired

 

Net Assets of

 

Acquired

 

Acquired

 

After

 

Appreciation/

 

Appreciation/

 

Fund

 

Fund (1)

 

Fund (2)

 

Acquiring Fund

 

Fund (1)

 

Fund (2)

 

Acquisitions

 

(Depreciation)

 

(Depreciation)

 

Sentinel

 

Sentinel

 

Sentinel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Capital

 

Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Fund

 

Growth

 

Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

Fund

 

Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

Class A

 

$

1,454,852,867

 

$

103,227,604

 

$

19,390,184

 

$

1,577,470,655

 

$

26,988,487

 

$

3,971,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sentinel

 

Sentinel

 

Sentinel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Capital

 

Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Fund

 

Growth

 

Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class C

 

Fund

 

Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class C

 

Class C

 

86,979,534

 

2,754,933

 

894,514

 

90,628,981

 

(386,403

)

117,874

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sentinel

 

Sentinel

 

Sentinel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Capital

 

Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Fund

 

Growth

 

Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

Fund

 

Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

Class I

 

927,779,435

 

491,366

 

4,675,706

 

932,946,507

 

(1,534,709

)

113,276

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

2,469,611,836

 

$

106,473,903

*

$

24,960,404

*

$

2,601,046,143

 

$

25,067,375

 

$

4,203,002

 

 


* The net assets of each of the Sentinel Capital Growth Fund and Sentinel Growth Leaders Fund were primarily comprised of investments with fair values of $106,502,576 and $24,967,667, respectively, just prior to the reorganizations.

 

The financial statements reflect the operations of the Sentinel Common Stock Fund for the period prior to the acquisition and the combined fund for the period subsequent to the acquisition.

 

(6) Investment Transactions:

 

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short term obligations, forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts, swaps and written options) for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

 

 

Purchases of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other than U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government

 

Purchases of U.S.

 

Sales of Other than

 

Sales of U.S.

 

 

 

Direct and

 

Government Direct

 

U.S. Government

 

Government Direct

 

 

 

Agency

 

and Agency

 

Direct and Agency

 

and Agency

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Obligations

 

Obligations

 

Obligations

 

Obligations

 

Balanced

 

$

36,964,442

 

$

216,867,215

 

$

55,576,966

 

$

222,607,952

 

Common Stock

 

252,977,030

 

 

626,198,396

 

 

Government Securities

 

7,940,254

 

402,914,469

 

19,193,994

 

500,840,301

 

International Equity

 

67,112,289

 

 

73,432,360

 

 

Low Duration Bond

 

152,878,359

 

 

164,278,983

 

206,290,582

 

Mid Cap

 

50,631,297

 

 

63,460,936

 

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

366,468,086

 

189,904,284

 

375,684,266

 

217,422,287

 

Small Company

 

670,646,726

 

 

851,506,465

 

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities

 

48,417,177

 

 

55,974,817

 

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities

 

55,740,852

 

 

69,979,581

 

 

Total Return Bond

 

366,332,125

 

2,592,411,789

 

316,257,263

 

2,532,873,525

 

Unconstrained Bond^

 

26,638,349

 

155,056,641

 

12,552,723

 

151,371,402

 

 


^ Commenced operations December 23, 2014.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(7) Distributions to Shareholders:

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), net capital losses recognized by a Fund after November 30, 2011, may get carried forward indefinitely, and retain their character as short-term and/or long-term losses. Prior to the Act, pre-enactment net capital losses incurred by a Fund were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses. The Act requires that post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses. Pre-enactment losses may be more likely to expire unused since the Act prescribes that post-enactment losses must be utilized first.

 

At November 30, 2015, the Company had tax basis capital losses which may be used to offset future capital gains as follows:

 

 

 

Capital Loss

 

 

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Carry Forward

 

Expiring on 11/30

 

Government Securities

 

$

45,449,134

 

No Expiration (Short-Term)

 

 

 

11,060,731

 

No Expiration (Long-Term)

 

Total

 

$

56,509,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low Duration Bond

 

$

505,428

 

2016

 

 

 

2,065,072

 

2017

 

 

 

16,447,278

 

2018

 

 

 

32,731,463

 

2019

 

 

 

25,545,078

 

No Expiration (Short-Term)

 

 

 

42,196,138

 

No Expiration (Long-Term)

 

Total

 

$

119,490,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return Bond

 

$

8,100,766

 

No Expiration (Short-Term)

 

 

 

12,712,157

 

No Expiration (Long-Term)

 

Total

 

$

20,812,923

 

 

 

 

During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, the Funds utilized capital losses as follows:

 

 

 

Capital Losses

 

 

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Utilized

 

 

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities

 

$

13,495,011

 

 

 

 

It is unlikely that a capital gains distribution will be paid to shareholders of the Funds until net gains have been realized in excess of such capital loss carry forwards or the carry forwards expire. The following Funds had capital loss carry forwards expire last fiscal year:

 

 

 

Capital Losses

 

 

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Expired

 

 

 

Low Duration Bond

 

$

916,192

 

 

 

 

Net ordinary losses incurred after December 31st and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. For the period from December 1, 2014 to November 30, 2015, the Funds elected to defer until the first business day of the next fiscal year for U.S. Federal income tax purposes net ordinary losses as stated below:

 

 

 

Ordinary Losses

 

 

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Deferred

 

 

 

Mid Cap

 

$

479,571

 

 

 

Small Company

 

4,625,804

 

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

 

 

Ordinary

 

Long Term

 

Return of

 

 

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Income

 

Capital Gain

 

Capital

 

Total

 

Balanced

 

$

4,538,159

 

$

13,846,187

 

$

 

$

18,384,346

 

Common Stock

 

26,299,490

 

998,965

 

 

27,298,455

 

Government Securities

 

6,553,189

 

 

 

6,553,189

 

International Equity

 

2,241,462

 

19,511,422

 

 

21,752,884

 

Low Duration Bond

 

12,263,947

 

 

 

12,263,947

 

Mid Cap

 

2,313,734

 

25,188,190

 

 

27,501,924

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

8,251,204

 

20,893,052

 

 

29,144,256

 

Small Company

 

2,604,516

 

267,930,931

 

 

270,535,447

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities

 

2,064,388

 

 

 

2,064,388

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities

 

2,778,608

 

15,674,366

 

 

18,452,974

 

Total Return Bond

 

16,913,052

 

0

 

77,444

 

16,990,496

 

Unconstrained Bond^

 

316,833

 

0

 

 

316,833

 

 


^Commenced operations December 23, 2014.

 

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The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2014 were as follows:

 

 

 

Ordinary

 

Long Term

 

Return of

 

 

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Income

 

Capital Gain

 

Capital

 

Total

 

Balanced

 

$

3,885,429

 

$

11,843,914

 

$

 

$

15,729,343

 

Common Stock

 

35,375,571

 

294,890,880

 

 

330,266,451

 

Government Securities

 

10,750,770

 

 

 

10,750,770

 

International Equity

 

1,830,638

 

 

 

1,830,638

 

Low Duration Bond

 

14,157,595

 

 

 

14,157,595

 

Mid Cap

 

 

14,572,316

 

 

14,572,316

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

5,621,218

 

 

 

5,621,218

 

Small Company

 

6,983,420

 

258,325,877

 

 

265,309,297

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities

 

1,374,730

 

 

 

1,374,730

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities

 

159,007

 

9,851,408

 

 

10,010,415

 

Total Return Bond

 

9,587,708

 

1,713,704

 

97,938

 

11,399,350

 

 

As of November 30, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

 

 

Currently

 

Currently

 

 

 

 

 

Distributable

 

Distributable Long

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Ordinary

 

Term Capital Gain or

 

Appreciation

 

Fund

 

Income

 

Capital Loss Carryover

 

(Depreciation)

 

Balanced

 

$

3,370,643

 

$

9,916,647

 

$

88,242,386

 

Common Stock

 

35,844,761

 

137,721,278

 

953,352,151

 

Government Securities

 

138,291

 

(56,509,865

)

3,642,844

 

International Equity

 

98,804

 

3,860,204

 

13,291,235

 

Low Duration Bond

 

318,386

 

(119,490,457

)

(2,810,584

)

Mid Cap

 

 

10,790,100

 

18,426,489

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

4,269,659

 

14,618,923

 

(3,431,628

)

Small Company

 

 

158,309,725

 

152,950,674

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities

 

4,602,780

 

2,336,148

 

68,285,016

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities

 

1,626,638

 

9,264,068

 

12,247,242

 

Total Return Bond

 

 

(20,812,923

)

(9,869,371

)

Unconstrained Bond

 

45,608

 

 

(664,345

)

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily due to wash sales recognized for tax purposes and return of capital distributions from portfolio investments.

 

(8) Post Retirement Benefits:

 

Sentinel Group Funds, Inc. provides certain health care and life insurance benefits to certain of its retirees. The projected obligations for such benefits have been accrued and the total estimated liabilities as of November 30, 2015 included in the line item Accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are as follows:

 

Sentinel Fund

 

 

 

Balanced — A

 

$

7,662

 

Common Stock — A

 

63,588

 

Government Securities — A

 

6,357

 

Mid Cap — A

 

6,404

 

 

(9) Indemnifications:

 

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations, which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these contracts is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

(10) Subsequent Events:

 

On December 3, 2015, the Board of Directors approved the reorganization of the Sentinel Mid Cap Fund into the Sentinel Small Company Fund, subject to SEC approval. If approved, the reorganization is scheduled to be completed prior to March 29, 2016. Please see the latest Prospectus for further details.

 

On December 3, 2015, the Board of Directors approved the reorganization of the Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund into the Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund, subject to SEC approval. If approved, the reorganization is scheduled to be completed prior to March 29, 2016. Please see the latest Prospectus for further details.

 

On December 3, 2015, the Board of Directors approved a measure whereby each Director who is not an affiliate of SAMI will receive a base annual fee of $89,000 from the Company. The changes in annual fees became effective on January 1, 2016.

 

On December 16, 2015, the Sentinel Funds paid the following dividends and distributions per share (unaudited):

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

Short-Term

 

Long-Term

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Income

 

Capital Gain

 

Capital Gain

 

Balanced - A

 

$

0 .261

 

$

 

$

0 .63931

 

Balanced - C

 

0 .225

 

 

0 .63931

 

Balanced - I

 

0 .275

 

 

0 .63931

 

Common Stock - A

 

0 .744

 

 

2 .68291

 

Common Stock - C

 

0 .664

 

 

2 .68291

 

Common Stock - I

 

0 .774

 

 

2 .68291

 

Common Stock - R6

 

0 .781

 

 

2 .68291

 

Government Securities - A

 

0 .027

 

 

 

Government Securities - C

 

0 .019

 

 

 

Government Securities - I

 

0 .028

 

 

 

International Equity - A

 

0 .121

 

 

0 .48726

 

International Equity - C

 

 

 

0 .48726

 

International Equity - I

 

0 .183

 

 

0 .48726

 

Low Duration Bond - A

 

0 .019

 

 

 

Low Duration Bond - I

 

0 .020

 

 

 

Low Duration Bond - S

 

0 .017

 

 

 

Mid Cap - A

 

 

 

1 .78870

 

Mid Cap - C

 

 

 

1 .78870

 

Mid Cap - I

 

 

 

1 .78870

 

Multi-Asset Income - A

 

$

0 .043

 

$

0.19036

 

$

0 .65453

 

Multi-Asset Income - C

 

0 .035

 

0.19036

 

0 .65453

 

Multi-Asset Income - I

 

0 .047

 

0.19036

 

0 .65453

 

Small Company - A

 

 

 

0 .93514

 

Small Company - C

 

 

 

0 .93514

 

Small Company - I

 

 

 

0 .93514

 

Small Company - R6

 

 

 

0 .93514

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities - A

 

0 .411

 

 

0 .20016

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities - I

 

0 .469

 

 

0 .20016

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities - A

 

 

0.22721

 

1 .29400

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities - I

 

 

0.22721

 

1 .29400

 

Total Return Bond - A

 

0 .019

 

 

 

Total Return Bond - C

 

0 .011

 

 

 

Total Return Bond - I

 

0 .021

 

 

 

Total Return Bond - R3

 

0 .019

 

 

 

Total Return Bond - R6

 

0 .021

 

 

 

Unconstrained Bond - A

 

0 .013

 

0.01741

 

 

Unconstrained Bond - C

 

0 .007

 

0.01741

 

 

Unconstrained Bond - I

 

0 .014

 

0.01741

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Sentinel Group Funds, Inc.

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sentinel Balanced Fund, Sentinel Common Stock Fund, Sentinel Government Securities Fund, Sentinel International Equity Fund, Sentinel Low Duration Bond Fund, Sentinel Mid Cap Fund, Sentinel Multi-Asset Income Fund, Sentinel Small Company Fund, Sentinel Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund, Sentinel Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities Fund, Sentinel Total Return Bond Fund and Sentinel Unconstrained Bond Fund, comprising Sentinel Group Funds, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at November 30, 2015, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and each of their financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, and application of alternative auditing procedures where securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

January 20, 2016

 

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Actual and Hypothetical Expenses for Comparison Purposes

(Unaudited)

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the Sentinel Funds, you incur two types of costs:

 

(1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. The example for each share class 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.

 

Each example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from 06/01/15 through 11/30/15.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of each share class entry in the table beginning on the next page 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 that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid from 06/01/15 through 11/30/15” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Certain Account Fees and Minimum Account Size

 

Certain participant accounts are subject to the following recurring annual fees that are not included in the expenses shown in the table. If your account was subject to these fees, then the actual account values at the end of the period would be lower and the actual expenses for the period would be higher. Due to the expense of maintaining accounts with small balances, we reserve the right to liquidate and currently charge an annual maintenance fee of $25 to any account that has a current value less than $1,000 and that has been open for at least 24 months. This fee is deducted automatically from each such shareholder account on a quarterly pro-rated basis.

 

Miscellaneous Recurring Fees:

 

Retirement Custodial Accounts:

 

 

 

Annual Custodial Fee per Social Security Number

 

$

15.00

 

Closeout Fee per Account

 

$

15.00

 

Transfer of Assets per Transaction

 

$

25.00

 

Service Fees:

 

 

 

Express Mail Deliveries

 

$

15.00

 

Federal Funds Wire

 

$

20.00

 

Bounced check-writing checks

 

$

25.00

 

Bounced check received for deposit

 

$

25.00

 

Copy of check-writing check written prior to March 2008

 

$

10.00

 

 

Recurring Fees for Services for Employee Benefit Plans

 

The Sentinel Destinations platform offers participant record keeping services to employer-sponsored retirement plans such as 401(k), pension or profit sharing plans. Plans using the Sentinel Destinations platform will be subject to additional fees for the services provided. Contact your financial advisor or Sentinel Administrative Services, Inc. for more information regarding Sentinel Destinations.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of each share class entry in the table beginning on the next page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of the share class and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of the share class. 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 a specific Sentinel Fund share class to other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. As with actual account values and expenses, the hypothetical account values and expenses shown in the table do not reflect any of the recurring fees outlined above. If your account is subject to such fees, then the hypothetical account values at the end of the period shown and the hypothetical expenses paid for the period should be increased before comparing these amounts to the corresponding amounts for 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 sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing 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 would have been higher.

 

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Expenses

 

 

Actual and hypothetical expenses for each Sentinel Fund share class are provided in this table.

(Unaudited)

More detailed expenses data is contained the accompanying Financial Statements and related Notes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Beginning

 

Ending

 

Annualized

 

Expenses Paid

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

Return

 

Account Value

 

Account Value

 

Expense

 

from 06/01/15

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Fund Class

 

Description

 

Percentage

 

06/01/15

 

11/30/15

 

Ratio

 

through 11/30/15*

 

Balanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Shares

 

Actual

 

-0.79

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

992.10

 

1.03

 

$

5.14

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.99

 

1,000.00

 

1,019.90

 

1.03

 

5.22

 

 

 

C Shares

 

Actual

 

-1.17

 

1,000.00

 

988.29

 

1.80

 

8.97

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.60

 

1,000.00

 

1,016.04

 

1.80

 

9.10

 

 

 

I Shares

 

Actual

 

-0.65

 

1,000.00

 

993.49

 

0.79

 

3.95

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.11

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.11

 

0.79

 

4.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Shares

 

Actual

 

-0.90

 

1,000.00

 

991.01

 

1.00

 

4.99

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.00

 

1,000.00

 

1,020.05

 

1.00

 

5.06

 

 

 

C Shares

 

Actual

 

-1.31

 

1,000.00

 

986.94

 

1.76

 

8.77

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.62

 

1,000.00

 

1,016.24

 

1.76

 

8.90

 

 

 

I Shares

 

Actual

 

-0.77

 

1,000.00

 

992.29

 

0.70

 

3.50

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.16

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.56

 

0.70

 

3.55

 

 

 

R6 Shares

 

Actual

 

-0.74

 

1,000.00

 

992.57

 

0.61

 

3.05

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.20

 

1,000.00

 

1,022.01

 

0.61

 

3.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Shares

 

Actual

 

-0.08

 

1,000.00

 

999.23

 

0.96

 

4.81

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.03

 

1,000.00

 

1,020.26

 

0.96

 

4.86

 

 

 

C Shares

 

Actual

 

-0.48

 

1,000.00

 

995.15

 

1.68

 

8.40

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.67

 

1,000.00

 

1,016.65

 

1.68

 

8.49

 

 

 

I Shares

 

Actual

 

0.13

 

1,000.00

 

1,001.32

 

0.68

 

3.41

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.17

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.66

 

0.68

 

3.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Shares

 

Actual

 

-5.79

 

1,000.00

 

942.09

 

1.44

 

7.01

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.78

 

1,000.00

 

1,017.85

 

1.44

 

7.28

 

 

 

C Shares

 

Actual

 

-6.36

 

1,000.00

 

936.44

 

2.56

 

12.43

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.22

 

1,000.00

 

1,012.23

 

2.56

 

12.91

 

 

 

I Shares

 

Actual

 

-5.62

 

1,000.00

 

943.79

 

1.05

 

5.12

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.98

 

1,000.00

 

1,019.80

 

1.05

 

5.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low Duration Bond

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Shares

 

Actual

 

-0.26

 

1,000.00

 

997.35

 

0.98

 

4.91

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.02

 

1,000.00

 

1,020.16

 

0.98

 

4.96

 

 

 

I Shares

 

Actual

 

-0.13

 

1,000.00

 

998.74

 

0.58

 

2.91

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.22

 

1,000.00

 

1,022.16

 

0.58

 

2.94

 

 

 

S Shares

 

Actual

 

-0.33

 

1,000.00

 

996.66

 

1.03

 

5.16

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.99

 

1,000.00

 

1,019.90

 

1.03

 

5.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Cap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Shares

 

Actual

 

-3.95

 

1,000.00

 

960.48

 

1.30

 

6.39

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.85

 

1,000.00

 

1,018.55

 

1.30

 

6.58

 

 

 

C Shares

 

Actual

 

-4.32

 

1,000.00

 

956.81

 

2.17

 

10.64

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.42

 

1,000.00

 

1,014.19

 

2.17

 

10.96

 

 

 

I Shares

 

Actual

 

-3.87

 

1,000.00

 

961.35

 

1.15

 

5.65

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.93

 

1,000.00

 

1,019.30

 

1.15

 

5.82

 

 

118



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Beginning

 

Ending

 

Annualized

 

Expenses Paid

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

Return

 

Account Value

 

Account Value

 

Expense

 

from 06/01/15

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Fund Class

 

Description

 

Percentage

 

06/01/15

 

11/30/15

 

Ratio

 

through 11/30/15*

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Shares

 

Actual

 

-1.99

 

$

1,000.00

 

$

980.15

 

1.02

 

$

5.06

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.00

 

1,000.00

 

1,019.95

 

1.02

 

5.16

 

 

 

C Shares

 

Actual

 

-2.34

 

1,000.00

 

976.62

 

1.75

 

8.67

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.63

 

1,000.00

 

1,016.29

 

1.75

 

8.85

 

 

 

I Shares

 

Actual

 

-1.85

 

1,000.00

 

981.49

 

0.73

 

3.63

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.14

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.41

 

0.73

 

3.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Shares

 

Actual

 

-2.79

 

1,000.00

 

972.13

 

1.27

 

6.28

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.87

 

1,000.00

 

1,018.70

 

1.27

 

6.43

 

 

 

C Shares

 

Actual

 

-2.91

 

1,000.00

 

970.94

 

1.91

 

9.44

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.55

 

1,000.00

 

1,015.49

 

1.91

 

9.65

 

 

 

I Shares

 

Actual

 

-2.64

 

1,000.00

 

973.55

 

0.86

 

4.25

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.08

 

1,000.00

 

1,020.76

 

0.86

 

4.36

 

 

 

R6 Shares

 

Actual

 

-2.10

 

1,000.00

 

979.02

 

0.75

 

3.72

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.13

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.31

 

0.75

 

3.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Shares

 

Actual

 

-2.18

 

1,000.00

 

978.19

 

1.21

 

6.00

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.90

 

1,000.00

 

1,019.00

 

1.21

 

6.12

 

 

 

I Shares

 

Actual

 

-2.03

 

1,000.00

 

979.68

 

0.88

 

4.37

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.07

 

1,000.00

 

1,020.66

 

0.88

 

4.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Shares

 

Actual

 

-4.61

 

1,000.00

 

953.90

 

1.26

 

6.17

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.88

 

1,000.00

 

1,018.75

 

1.26

 

6.38

 

 

 

I Shares

 

Actual

 

-4.57

 

1,000.00

 

954.35

 

1.08

 

5.29

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.96

 

1,000.00

 

1,019.65

 

1.08

 

5.47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return Bond

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Shares

 

Actual

 

-1.29

 

1,000.00

 

987.14

 

0.89

 

4.43

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.06

 

1,000.00

 

1,020.61

 

0.89

 

4.51

 

 

 

C Shares

 

Actual

 

-1.71

 

1,000.00

 

982.93

 

1.67

 

8.30

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.67

 

1,000.00

 

1,016.70

 

1.67

 

8.44

 

 

 

I Shares

 

Actual

 

-1.20

 

1,000.00

 

988.00

 

0.67

 

3.34

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.17

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.71

 

0.67

 

3.40

 

 

 

R3 Shares

 

Actual

 

-1.29

 

1,000.00

 

987.14

 

0.89

 

4.43

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.06

 

1,000.00

 

1,020.61

 

0.89

 

4.51

 

 

 

R6 Shares

 

Actual

 

-1.10

 

1,000.00

 

989.03

 

0.69

 

3.44

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.16

 

1,000.00

 

1,021.61

 

0.69

 

3.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconstrained Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Shares

 

Actual

 

-1.87

 

1,000.00

 

981.33

 

1.18

 

5.86

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.92

 

1,000.00

 

1,019.15

 

1.18

 

5.97

 

 

 

C Shares

 

Actual

 

-2.26

 

1,000.00

 

977.38

 

1.87

 

9.27

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

1.57

 

1,000.00

 

1,015.69

 

1.87

 

9.45

 

 

 

I Shares

 

Actual

 

-1.81

 

1,000.00

 

981.93

 

1.00

 

4.97

 

 

 

 

 

Hypothetical+

 

2.00

 

1,000.00

 

1,020.05

 

1.00

 

5.06

 

 


* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

+ Hypothetical assumes a 5.00% annual return less expenses for the period.

 

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Additional Information for Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

Federal Tax Status of Dividends and Distributions (unaudited)

 

Certain tax information for the Sentinel Funds is required to be provided to shareholders based upon the Funds’ income and distributions for the taxable year ended November 30, 2015. The information and distributions reported in this annual report may differ from the information and taxable distributions reported to shareholders for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015. The information required to complete your income tax returns for the calendar year will be sent to you in February 2016.

 

The following table represents the percentage of ordinary income distributions eligible for the dividends received deduction and the percentage of its ordinary income distributions treated as qualified dividend income along with the dollar amount of long-term capital gains distributed by the Funds. All of the dividends paid by the Sentinel Georgia Municipal Bond Fund from its net income are tax-exempt for Federal income tax purposes and no earnings in the Fund are subject to an alternative minimum tax.

 

 

 

Dividends

 

Qualified

 

Long-Term

 

Tax-Exempt

 

 

 

Received

 

Dividend

 

Capital Gain

 

Income

 

Sentinel Fund

 

Deduction

 

Income

 

Distributions

 

Distributions

 

Balanced

 

94.46

%

100.00

%

$

13,846,187

 

$

 

Common Stock

 

100.00

 

100.00

 

998,965

 

 

Georgia Municipal Bond*

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

219,412

 

22,286

 

International Equity

 

0.00

 

100.00

 

19,511,422

 

 

Mid Cap

 

100.00

 

100.00

 

25,188,190

 

 

Multi-Asset Income

 

7.54

 

13.62

 

20,893,052

 

 

Small Company

 

100.00

 

100.00

 

267,930,931

 

 

Sustainable Core Opportunities

 

92.38

 

100.00

 

 

 

Sustainable Mid Cap Opportunities

 

43.96

 

51.74

 

15,674,366

 

 

 


*The Sentinel Georgia Municipal Bond Fund was liquidated on May 29, 2015.

 

Portfolio Proxy Voting Guidelines and Voting Record

 

Sentinel Funds portfolio proxy voting guidelines, and information on how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th, are available without charge on-line at www.sentinelinvestments.com and at www.sec.gov, or by calling 1-800-282-FUND (3863).

 

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

 

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information.)

 

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

 

Sentinel Group Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) has entered into advisory agreements (collectively, “Advisory Agreements”) with Sentinel Asset Management, Inc. (“Advisor”) for each of its series funds (each a “Fund” and collectively, “Funds”). As required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”), the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board” or the “Directors”) considers on an annual basis whether to approve the continuance of these agreements for an additional year. The Advisory Agreements were last approved by the Board on August 19, 2015.

 

Contract Review Process

 

In anticipation of the annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Agreements, the Directors who are not interested persons of any Fund (as such persons are defined in the Investment Company Act) (the “Independent Directors”) considered, at meetings held in March and June 2015, the process to be followed in connection with the 2015 review of the Advisory Agreements. The Funds’ counsel, which is independent of the Advisor, participated in those discussions. Prior to the June 2015 meeting, and as part of this process, the Governance, Contracts and Nominating Committee of the Board submitted a letter to the Advisor requesting specific information to be provided to the Independent Directors for review as part of their deliberations.

 

The Independent Directors met to consider the continuance of the Advisory Agreements on July 16, 2015. Prior to that meeting, the Advisor provided the Independent Directors with information described below relating to the Advisor and its affiliates, and the Advisory Agreements. In addition, also prior to such meeting, the Funds’ counsel provided the Independent Directors with a memorandum discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the Advisory Agreements. Following the July 16, 2015 meeting, the Independent Directors requested and received additional information from the Advisor. The Board, including all of the Independent Directors, met on August 17-19, 2015 to further consider the continuance of the Advisory Agreements. The Funds’ counsel participated in the July 16 and August 17-19 meetings.

 

The Board’s approvals were based on its consideration, at those meetings and throughout the preceding year, of the advisory related services provided by the Advisor and its affiliates, and the personnel who provide these services. In reaching its determinations, the Board considered all factors it believed to be relevant, including performance information provided by Morningstar Inc. (“Morningstar”) for each Fund’s Class A shares as compared to the Class A shares of similar mutual funds not managed by the Advisor; the nature, extent and quality of services rendered by the Advisor and its affiliates; revenue received by the Advisor and its affiliates from the Funds; the costs borne by, and profitability of, the Advisor and its affiliates in providing services to each of the Funds; Fund advisory fees and Class A share expense information provided by Morningstar as compared to those of similar mutual funds not managed by the Advisor; the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of investors; the policies and practices of the Advisor regarding execution of portfolio transactions of the Funds, including the extent to which the Advisor benefits from soft dollar arrangements; indirect (so-called “fallout”) benefits that the Board Advisor and its affiliates may receive from their relationships to the Funds; information about fees charged by the Advisor to other clients with similar objectives; the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s portfolio manager(s) and other senior personnel of the Advisor; the compliance record of the Advisor and affiliates under applicable laws and under their respective internal compliance programs; and the terms of the Advisory Agreements.

 

The Board’s conclusions on a series of points relating to the Advisor, the services it provides and the Advisory Agreements are summarized below. The conclusions were based on the review described above.

 

Advisor Personnel and Investment Process

 

Each quarter the Directors discuss with senior management of the Advisor the strategies being used to achieve each Fund’s stated objectives. Among other things, the Board considers the size, education and experience of each Fund’s portfolio management team.

 

Throughout the year, the Board requested and received information that included sales and redemption data for each Fund, a discussion on investment strategies used by the Fund and the valuation and pricing of each Fund’s portfolio holdings. The Board also considered the material provided by the Advisor at the Board’s request discussed above that included performance and expense information (including advisory fees) for other similar mutual funds provided by Morningstar. The Board also discussed with the Advisor details regarding the Advisor’s hiring plan to expand the number of its investment professionals.

 

The Board determined the Advisor was an asset management firm with appropriate knowledge and experience to manage the Funds. In addition, the Board noted that it appeared the Advisor’s resources, organization and history would allow it to provide consistent services to the Funds.

 

Fund Performance

 

The Board receives performance data at least quarterly and discusses with the Advisor portfolio manager effectiveness in terms of Fund performance. At the July and August, 2015 meetings, the Board considered the Funds’ 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year net returns as of March 31, 2015 as compared to net return information provided by Morningstar for each Fund’s peer group and category identified by Morningstar. The Board also considered information prepared by Morningstar covering other time periods and reviewed each Fund’s most recent quarterly performance.

 

The Board discussed with the Advisor the portfolio management of each of the Funds, including the relatively poorer performing Funds in relation to their Morningstar peers and the specific reasons for any underperformance. Management advised the Board that, in its opinion, as reflected in Morningstar materials provided to the Board, the International Equity, Multi-Asset Income and Small Company Funds have generated strong peer group rankings over the past year, and in the case of the International Equity Fund, strong relative performance for the prior 1-, 3- and 5- year time frames. With respect to the relatively poorer performing Funds, including the Common Stock Fund, the Government Securities Fund, the Low Duration Bond Fund, the Mid Cap Fund, the Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund and the Sustainable Mid Cap Fund, management provided supplemental information relating to the Funds’ investment strategies or other factors (such as relative size) that had impacted relative performance and the steps the Advisor had taken or proposes to take to improve the performance.

 

After reviewing the supplemental information, steps to be undertaken by the Advisor, and related factors, the Directors concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the advisory agreements, that the performance and related information for each of the Funds and the Advisor supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.

 

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements

 

Advisory Fees and Expenses

 

The Board reviewed each Fund’s total expense ratio for the fiscal period ended November 30, 2014 (including advisory fees) compared to those of the other funds in its Morningstar peer group. The Board noted instances where expense ratios for individual Funds were higher than the median expense ratio in the peer group information provided by Morningstar. The Independent Directors requested and received information from the Advisor regarding the reasons for any increase or material decrease in any of the Funds’ operating expense ratios as compared to the ratio for the prior year. The Advisor noted that three Funds, Government Securities Fund, Low Duration Bond Fund and Sustainable Core Opportunities Fund) are in the 4th and 5th quintiles for total expenses. For the Government Securities and Low Duration Bond Funds, it was noted that a decrease in net assets throughout the year resulted in higher advisory fees and higher transfer agency fees as compared to previous years. Seven of the Funds had lower advisory fees for the fiscal period ended November 30, 2014, generally due to net assets above one or more breakpoints in fiscal 2014. The Advisor noted steps taken to manage Fund expenses. The Independent Directors also noted that the Advisor had entered into various agreements to limit its advisory fee or cap expenses to certain Funds or specified shares classes. The Advisor also noted that it has eliminated its transfer agency function, and the Funds have entered into an agreement with BFDS for transfer agency services, which they anticipate will result in lower transfer agency fees paid by the Funds. After reviewing this and related information, including information regarding advisory fees the Advisor charges to other clients, the Directors concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the advisory agreements, that the fees and expenses of the Funds supported the approval of the Advisory Agreements.

 

Profitability

 

The Board reviewed information prepared by the Advisor regarding the profits of the Advisor attributable to its advisory relationship with each Fund, as well as the overall profitability to the Advisor and its affiliates of their relationships with the Funds. The Independent Directors also reviewed with the Advisor the methodology it used to allocate expenses for purposes of such profitability analysis and noted that no one allocation methodology is widely accepted across the business. The Board reviewed the 2014 pre- and post-tax, and pre- and post-distribution profitability of the Advisor and its affiliates in providing services to the Funds as compared to information prepared by SNL Financial regarding the pre-tax profitability of several publicly held investment management companies. After reviewing these and related factors, the Directors concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the advisory agreements, that the cost allocation methodologies were reasonable and that the profitability of the Advisor was not inconsistent with industry data.

 

Economies of Scale

 

The Board considered whether there had been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds, how economies might be generated, and whether the Funds had appropriately benefitted from any available economies of scale. The Board noted that all of the Funds were currently subject to an advisory fee breakpoint schedule. It also considered the current level of assets of each Fund.

 

After reviewing these and related factors, the Board concluded, within the context of its overall conclusions regarding each of the Advisory Agreements, that the Funds appropriately participate in economies of scale.

 

Conclusion

 

After several meetings of the Board, including deliberations by the Independent Directors without the presence of employees of the Advisor or its affiliates, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreements. In arriving at its decision, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered.

 

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Directors (Unaudited)

 

There are eight Directors of Sentinel Group Funds, Inc. Their names and other information about the six independent Directors currently responsible of the twelve Funds currently comprising Sentinel Group Funds, Inc. are set forth below. Information concerning the two affiliated Directors “Officers” on the next page. The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the Fund’s Directors and is available, request by calling (800) 282-3863.

 

 

 

Position and Length

 

 

 

 

Name, Address, Age

 

of Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

 

Public Directorships

Gary Dunton (60)

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Director, since 2013

 

Dunton Consulting (an insurance industry consulting firm) — Principal, since 2008; MBIA, Inc. — Chairperson, President and Chief Executive Officer, from 2004 to 2008

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deborah G. Miller (66)

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Director, since 1995; Governance, Contracts & Nominating Committee Chair, from 2009 to 2011

 

Enterprise Catalyst Group (a management consulting firm) — Chief Executive Officer, since 2003; Ascendent Systems (a voice and messaging systems company) — Chief Executive Officer, from 2005 to 2007

 

Libby Glass — Director, since 2003; Wittenberg University — Director, since 1998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Pelletier (52)

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Director, since 2013

 

Center for Financial Literacy at Champlain College — Director, since 2010; Sterling Valley Consulting LLC (a financial services consulting firm) — Principal, since 2009; Eaton Vance Corporation — Chief Legal Officer, from 2007 to 2008; Natixis Global Associates — Chief Operating Officer, from 2004 to 2007; General Counsel, from 1997 to 2004

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Raisian, Ph.D. (66)

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

Director, since 1996; Lead Independent Director, since 2013

 

Hoover Institution at Stanford University — Director and Senior Fellow, since 1986

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard H. Showalter (68)

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Director, since 2003; Audit, Compliance & Valuation Committee Chair, since 2012; Lead Independent Director, from 2005 to 2012

 

Dartmouth-Hitchcock — Senior Vice President and Treasurer, from 2007 to 2010; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center — Treasurer, from 1995 to 2010; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Alliance — Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, from 1985 to 2008; Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, from 1985 to 2007; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, from 1999 to 2007

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angela E. Vallot (59)

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Director, since 1996; Governance, Contracts & Nominating Committee Chair, since 2013 and from 2004 to 2009

 

VallotKarp Consulting (a diversity and inclusion consulting firm) — President, since 2004; Colgate-Palmolive Company (a consumer products company) — Vice President, from 2001 to 2003; Texaco, Inc. (an integrated energy company) — Director of Diversity, from 1997 to 2001

 

None

 

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Officers (Unaudited)

 

The names of and other information relating to the Directors who are officers and “interested persons” of the Funds as defined in the 1940 Act, as amended, and to the other officers of the Funds is set forth below.

 

 

 

Position and Length

 

 

 

 

Name, Address, Age

 

of Time Served*

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

 

Public Directorships

Mehran Assadi (57)**

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Chair and Director, since March 2015

 

National Life Holding Company (a mutual insurance company) and National Life Insurance Company (“National Life”) — President and Chief Executive Officer, since 2009; President — Life and Annuity, from 2005 to 2009; Interim Chief Information Officer, from 2003 to 2005; NLV Financial Corporation - President and Chief Executive Officer, since 2009; Executive Vice President, from 2008 to 2009; Sentinel Variable Products Trust (“SVPT”) — Chairperson, since 2009

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas H. Brownell (55)**

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Director, since March 2015; President and Chief Executive Officer, since 2013

 

National Life — Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, since 2013; Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, from 2005 to 2013; Sentinel Asset Management, Inc. (“Advisor”) — President and Chief Executive Officer, since 2013; SVPT — President, since 2013

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. Russell Morgan (60)

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Chief Compliance Officer, since 2004; Secretary, from 1988 to 2005

 

Advisor; National Variable Annuity Account II; National Variable Life Insurance Account — Chief Compliance Officer, since 2004; SVPT — Chief Compliance Officer, since 2004; Secretary, from 2000 to 2005; National Life — Assistant General Counsel, from 2001 to 2005; Equity Services, Inc. — Counsel, from 1986 to 2005; Advisor, Sentinel Administrative Services Company (“SASC”), Sentinel Financial Services Company (“SFSC”) — Counsel, from 1993 to 2005

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philip G. Partridge, Jr. (39)

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Chief Financial Officer, since December 2014

 

Advisor — Vice President, since May 2015; Chief Financial Officer, since December 2014; SFSC — Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, since May 2015; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, from 2006 to May 2015; Sentinel Administrative Services, Inc. (“SASI”) — Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, since May 2015

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lisa F. Muller (48)

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Secretary, since 2008

 

SASI — President, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Counsel, since October 2015; Senior Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, from August 2015 to October 2015; Advisor — Senior Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, since August 2015; SFSC — Senior Counsel, since 2011; Counsel, from 2008 to 2011; National Life; Advisor; SASI — Senior Counsel, from 2011 to August 2015; Counsel, from 2008 to 2011; SVPT — Secretary, since 2008; State of Vermont, Department of Banking and Insurance — Assistant General Counsel, from 2006 to 2008; Davis, Polk and Wardwell — Associate, from 2005 to 2006 and from 1999 to 2002; U.S. District Court N.D. Illinois — Law Clerk, from 2002 to 2004

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John K. Landy (56)

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Vice President, since 2002

 

SASI — Senior Vice President, since 2006; SVPT — Vice President, since 2004; SASC — Senior Vice President, from 2004 to 2006; Vice President, from 1997 to 2004

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas P. Malone (59)

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Vice President and Treasurer, since 1997

 

SASI — Vice President, since 2006; SVPT — Vice President and Treasurer, since 2000; SASC — Vice President, from 1998 to 2006

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scott G. Wheeler (50)

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, since 1998

 

SASI — Vice President, since 2007; Assistant Vice President, from 2006 to 2007; SVPT — Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, since 2004; SASC — Assistant Vice President, from 1998 to 2006

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lindsay E. Staples (34)

National Life Drive

Montpelier, VT 05604

 

 

Assistant Secretary, since 2010 and from 2007 to 2009

 

National Life — Senior Securities Paralegal, since 2010; SVPT — Assistant Secretary, since 2010 and from 2007 to 2009; National Life — Senior Compliance Associate, from 2009 to 2010; National Life — Securities Paralegal, from 2007 to 2009; Holman Immigration — Paralegal, from 2006 to 2007; Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr — Paralegal, from 2004 to 2006

 

N/A

 


* Each Officer is elected by, and serves at the pleasure of, the Board of the Funds.

** Mr. Assadi is an “interested person” of the Funds because he is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Advisor’s parent company and Mr. Brownell is an “interested person” of the Funds because he is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Advisor.

 

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Investment Advisor

Sentinel Asset Management, Inc.

 

Principal Underwriter

Sentinel Financial Services Company

 

Counsel

Sidley Austin LLP

 

Custodian and Dividend Paying Agent

State Street Bank & Trust Company -

Kansas City

 

Transfer Agent and Shareholder Servicing Agent

Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.

 

Administrator

Sentinel Administrative Services, Inc.

 

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One National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05604

 

Sentinel is headquartered above the noise of Wall Street, in Montpelier, Vermont.

 

We are an integral part of National Life Group, a mutually-held family of financial service companies with roots dating back to 1848.

 

Sentinel’s range of actively managed mutual funds are designed to find attractive returns through the combination of quantitative analysis and deep fundamental research.

 

Learn more about Sentinel:

 

800.282.FUND

 

www.sentinelinvestments.com

 

@sentinelinvest

 

NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

This annual report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded by an effective Prospectus.

 

Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Summary and full prospectuses containing this and other information are available from sentinelinvestments.com. Please read them carefully.

 

Sentinel Investments is the unifying brand name for Sentinel Financial Services Company, Sentinel Asset Management, Inc., and Sentinel Administrative Services, Inc.

 

Sentinel Funds are distributed by Sentinel Financial Services Company, One National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05604, 800-282-FUND, www.sentinelinvestments.com. 43602 SF0104(0116)

 



 

ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS

 

(a) As of November 30, 2015, the Registrant had adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party.

 

(c) There were no amendments during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 to any provision of the code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers and that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition.

 

(d) There were no waivers granted during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 from any provision of the code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers.

 

(e)Not applicable.

 

(f)A copy of the Registrant’s code of ethics is attached as an exhibit.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

 

The Registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Gary Dunton, John Pelletier and Richard H. Showalter, Jr. are the Audit Committee Financial Experts serving on the Registrant’s Audit Committee and all are independent.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

(a) Audit Fees. PricewaterhouseCoopers billed the Registrant aggregate fees for professional services rendered to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years as follows:

 

2014

 

$

360,366

 

2015

 

$

341,675

 

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees. PricewaterhouseCoopers billed the Registrant’s transfer agent, Sentinel Administrative Services, Inc. (“SASI”), aggregate fees for services which in both years related to the SASI SAS 70 or SSAE 16 report, as the case may be, in the last two fiscal years as follows:

 

2014

 

$

70,000

 

2015

 

$

0.00

 

 

(c) Tax Fees. PricewaterhouseCoopers billed the Registrant aggregate fees for services including the review of the Fund’s applicable tax returns and responding to general tax questions for the last two fiscal years as follows:

 

2014

 

$

84,700

 

2015

 

$

81,973

 

 



 

(d) All Other Fees. PricewaterhouseCoopers has not billed the Registrant for other products and services during the last two fiscal years.

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy. The policy of the Registrant’s Audit Committee is to pre-approve (or establish policies for pre-approval) all auditing services to be provided to the Registrant by the independent auditor and to pre-approve (or establish policies for the pre-approval of) all non-auditing services, including tax services, to be provided to the Registrant by the independent auditor. The Audit Committee also must pre-approve (or establish policies for the pre-approval of) non-auditing services to be provided to the Registrant’s investment adviser (and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant) if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

 

(e)(2) 100% of the services described in (b), (c) and (d) above were approved by the Audit Committee.

 

(f) All of the work in connection with the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements was performed by full-time employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

 

(g) Except as disclosed in item 4(c), there were no non-audit fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any subadviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for each of the Registrant’s last two fiscal years.

 

(h) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any subadviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

 

(a)                   Not applicable.

 

(b)                   Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

The complete schedule of investments is included in 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

 

During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, there were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Directors.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report and have concluded that they are effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in its reports or statements filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics.

 

(a)(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as an exhibit.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are furnished herewith as an exhibit.

 



 

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.

 

Sentinel Group Funds, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas H. Brownell

 

Thomas H. Brownell,

 

President & Chief

 

Executive Officer

 

 

Date: February 5, 2016

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

/s/ Thomas H. Brownell

 

Thomas H. Brownell,

 

President & Chief

 

Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: February 5, 2016

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Philip G. Partridge, Jr.

 

Philip G. Partridge, Jr.

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Date: February 5, 2016