N-CSR 1 tcfncsrfiled120909.htm THE CALVERT FUND N-CSR The Calvert Fund

 

 

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: 811-3416

THE CALVERT FUND
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

William M. Tartikoff, Esq.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (301) 951-4800

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: Twelve months ended September 30, 2009

 

 

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Item 1. Report to Stockholders.

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Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund

Annual Report

September 30, 2009

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

1

President's Letter

5

SRI Update

8

Portfolio Management Discussion

13

Shareholder Expense Example

15

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

16

Statement of Net Assets

21

Statement of Operations

22

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

23

Notes to Financial Statements

30

Financial Highlights

35

Explanation of Financial Tables

37

Proxy Voting and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

38

Trustee and Officer Information Table

 

 

Dear Shareholders:

Market volatility and shifting investment cycles are nothing new to long-term investors. Through the course of numerous "bubbles," political disputes, wars, and economic crises, the financial markets have been repeatedly tested and proven resilient. However, the watershed financial and economic events of the past 12 months have tested the resilience of the global markets and investors in an unprecedented fashion, and we are likely to see changes in the structure and regulation of financial institutions and the markets for years to come.

This environment highlights how critical integrity of management, regulatory oversight, transparency, and corporate governance are to the health of the global financial system and our economy. Calvert has long believed that many of the criteria we review create signals about the strength and integrity of corporate management, and we have included corporate governance as an integral part of our sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) criteria and of our advocacy efforts with companies. Beyond the evaluations and influence with companies themselves, we are participating in a number of initiatives to urge financial regulatory reform and safeguard shareholder interests. Two of the most critical include our support of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency bill and our work with the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) in promoting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment criteria as a fiduciary responsibility for plan sponsors and institutional investors.

A Time Period of Challenge and Contrast

As you know, this challenging time period opened with global economies and the financial markets in virtual free fall following the failure of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Global market panic ensued and risk-averse investors sought the safety of Treasuries and money market funds, avoiding any asset class with perceived credit or liquidity risk.

As the reporting year progressed, we saw a somewhat surprising reversal in this sentiment. Investors gained confidence, encouraged by "green shoots" of recovery in newly released economic data and the perceived success of U.S. government stimulus and monetary policies. These factors, along with renewed confidence in the U.S. banking system following the government's "stress tests," helped fuel a rally in stocks, commodities, and many sectors of the bond market.

By September 30, 2009, stocks had rebounded sharply from their March 9 lows, with year-to-date gains of 19.26% for the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 Index, 22.43% for the small-cap Russell 2000 Index, and 32.63% for the Russell Midcap Index. While outsize year-to-date gains for stocks helped soften their steep declines from October 2008 through March 2009, they did not offset them--and all areas of the U.S. equity market finished the 12-month reporting period far into negative territory. For example, the S&P 500 Index posted a loss of 6.91% for the reporting period despite its strong 2009 performance. U.S. stocks of every style, strategy, and capitalization range fell during this period, with large-cap stocks modestly outperforming small-cap stocks, and growth outpacing value. On the international front, the MSCI EAFE Investable Market Index, a benchmark for international stocks, returned 5.02% for the 12-month period.

The bond market posted overall gains for the reporting period, with the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index up 10.56%, primarily as a result of its corporate bond holdings. Money-market returns remained low, reflecting the Federal Reserve's continued target rate of 0% to 0.25% for federal funds loans.

Sustainable and Responsible Investing

While huge challenges confront the global economy, we also believe that the opportunities facing the Obama administration--and sustainable investors--are greater than ever. In the last six months since we reported to you, Calvert has made progress on several sustainable and responsible investment initiatives.

As a key member of the Asset Management Working Group of UNEP FI, Calvert participated in the release of its new report, Fiduciary Responsibility--Legal and Practical Aspects of Integrating Environmental, Social and Governance Issues into Institutional Investment. The report makes the case that integrating ESG considerations into investment decisions should be a legal fiduciary responsibility--and highlights the financial materiality of ESG issues and their systemic risks and costs. The report calls on the investment industry and policymakers to move toward creating sustainable capital markets to help avert a "Natural Resources Crisis."

Following our participation in the World Water Forum earlier in the year, in August Calvert urged the CEO Water Mandate, a private-public initiative of the U.N. Global Compact, to assign an "urgent priority" to developing a policy outlining the issues, risks, and broad responsibilities of companies and industries with regard to water and human rights. We also urged the group to develop an "implementation framework" that companies could use to assess and manage these issues in their business operations. At Calvert, we actively address water and human rights issues in Calvert Global Water Fund's investment criteria and advocacy objectives.

In 2009, many of the shareholder resolutions that we filed with companies we own were related to governance and finance, such as executive compensation, board diversity, and responsible lending policies. Clearly, these areas will remain among our top advocacy priorities throughout the year.

What Lies Ahead?

In the course of a year, the global financial markets have rallied from the brink of collapse and the U.S. economy is showing improved vital signs in the key housing, job, and credit markets. However, while we are optimistic about long-term economic and market recovery, we believe that the systemic imbalances revealed in the global credit crisis need to be addressed, and we are encouraged by progress toward that end.

Internationally, the nations at the September G-20 summit met to enact changes to international economic policies that will promote "sustainable and balanced growth" among developed and emerging countries. On the home front, the Obama administration and Congress are grappling with credit-rating agency reform, banking reform, and the role of the Federal Reserve and U.S. government in the oversight of financial institutions and the markets, among many critical issues. In our view, over time, these efforts may work to help repair our financial system, providing additional stability to the economy and markets. In the short term, we believe the worst of the recession is behind us, but economic recovery will be uneven and staggered, with ongoing market volatility.

Other challenges that government policymakers are addressing are, of course, climate change and environmental degradation. The Obama administration has already made significant progress toward enacting policies that will benefit the environment, and many of these policies--such as stimulus funding for development of alternative energy
sources--will likely also benefit sustainable and responsible investors.

Check Your Portfolio Allocations

If you're concerned about the current market environment, talk with your financial advisor about whether your portfolio's allocations to stocks, bonds, and cash are appropriate and well-diversified, given your goals, time horizon, and risk attitudes. Consider that investors who continued to invest regularly during the market's steep declines generally benefited from the rebound that followed, while those who sold their assets may have a long wait to make up their losses. We encourage you to visit our newly enhanced web site, www.calvert.com, for frequent updates and commentary on economic and market developments from Calvert professionals.

As always, we appreciate your investing with Calvert.

 

Sincerely,

Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and CEO
Calvert Group, Ltd.
October 2009

 

For more complete information on any Calvert Fund, call your advisor or visit our website for a prospectus. An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

 

SRI Update
from the Calvert Sustainability Research Department

Against the backdrop of the market turmoil over the past 12 months, Calvert has continued to advocate for responsible management of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, which we believe create long-term shareholder value. We've also had unprecedented opportunities to be active participants in the creation of new policies in these arenas.

In the final months of 2008, we broadened our strategic engagement and shareholder advocacy efforts to include companies in virtually every industry, while offering shareholders more investment choices by launching our new line-up of sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) strategies. Now all of our SRI funds fall under one of three types:

Calvert Signature™ Portfolios--Our original approach, comprising two distinct research frameworks: a rigorous review of financial performance and a thorough assessment of ESG performance.

Calvert Solution™ Portfolios --Theme-oriented investments dedicated to solving some of today's most pressing environmental and sustainability challenges. This includes Calvert Global Alternative Energy Fund and Calvert Global Water Fund, which just celebrated its first anniversary.

Calvert SAGE™ Portfolios -- Calvert Large Cap Value Fund, launched in December 2008, is the first to use this approach, which leverages strategic engagement to address SRI concerns in companies that have the potential to improve but may not yet meet certain standards. Many of these are companies we have not previously invested in.

 

Advancing National Change

As the Obama administration and Congress began to focus their attention on some of Calvert's core issues--such as corporate transparency and responsibility, energy and climate change, and financial market reform and governance--we have been making sure that our shareholders are represented in the process.

We've particularly been involved with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the issue of shareholder rights and corporate governance, responding to several SEC proposals in that area and collaborating with the Social Investment Forum to develop a proposal for mandatory corporate disclosure of ESG policies, programs, and performance.

Shareholder Advocacy

Another successful proxy season has drawn to a close, with Calvert filing 26 shareholder proposals and co-filing another nine. Topics included climate change, board and employee diversity, executive compensation, product safety, sustainability reporting, and political contributions. We were able to successfully withdraw 21 of these resolutions before the end of the period after the relevant companies agreed to address our concerns.

It's particularly notable that we successfully withdrew the "say-on-pay" proposal we filed with Microsoft--which would give shareholders a voice on executive compensation--after the company announced plans in September to include a management-sponsored advisory vote on compensation in its next proxy statement. A similar resolution presented at General Mills earned an impressive 51% majority support that same month as well. Given that legislative efforts on this issue have stalled, these results should help spur renewed efforts for a legislative solution.

Climate Change

Calvert's comprehensive approach to tackling the issue of climate change spans our funds, our company, and the globe. On September 22, Calvert CEO Barbara Krumsiek participated in a roundtable on "Sustainable Business and Decent Work" at a gathering of more than 300 leaders from around the world for the United Nations Leadership Forum on Climate Change. That same week, Calvert Senior Vice President for Sustainability Research and Policy Bennett Freeman was a panelist at a session on corporate sustainability and responsibility at the New York Stock Exchange.

Calvert also signed the Copenhagen Communique, which is poised to become the definitive statement from the business community and calls on world leaders to reach a meaningful agreement at the upcoming U.N. Climate Change Conference.

Community Investments

Many of our Funds participate in Calvert's High Social Impact Investing program, which is administered through the Calvert Social Investment Foundation. This community investment program may allocate a small percentage of Fund assets at below-market interest rates to investments that provide economic opportunity for struggling populations.1 This year, the Foundation led efforts to create MFX Solutions, a project that enables microfinance institutions in developing countries to avoid the risk of currency value changes in their borrowings. This lowers costs for all parties and protects microloan recipients against the risks of currency fluctuations and highly variable interest rates.

Special Equities

A modest but important portion of certain funds is allocated to small private companies that are developing products or services that address important sustainability or environmental issues. One such investment is organic heirloom tomato producer New Day Farms in Virginia.2 The company shipped its first crop this past season. While it still faces some challenges, we are pleased with the reception its locally-grown produce has received from customers.

Another recent Special Equities investment is LeapFrog Financial Inclusion Fund, which is advancing the micro-insurance market in the developing world. Its mission is to extend insurance and related financial services to 25 million people in some of the poorest and most excluded communities across Africa and Asia. LeapFrog recently closed on an investment in an insurer in South Africa that provides policies to persons who are HIV positive or have diabetes. These people are either unable to obtain insurance or can do so only at extraordinarily high cost. As a result, they can't obtain a home loan or start a business that requires insurance coverage. The LeapFrog investment in this innovative insurer enables these vulnerable people to engage in productive activity and secure their families' futures.

1. As of September 30, 2009, Calvert Social Investment Foundation Community Investment Notes represented the following percentages of Fund net assets: Calvert Social Investment Fund Balanced Portfolio 1.08%, Calvert Social Investment Fund Bond Portfolio 0.35%, Calvert Social Investment Fund Equity Portfolio 0.56%, Calvert Capital Accumulation Fund 1.53%, Calvert World Values International Equity Fund 1.03%, Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund 1.33%, and Calvert Large Cap Growth Fund 0.36%. The Calvert Social Investment Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Foundation's Community Investment Note Program is not a mutual fund and should not be confused with any Calvert Group-sponsored investment product.

2. As of September 30, 2009, New Day Farms represented 0.0064% of CSIF Equity Portfolio; Leapfrog Financial Inclusion Fund represented 0.0025% of Calvert Large Cap Growth Fund.

All holdings are subject to change without notice.

For more complete information on any Calvert Fund, call your advisor or visit our website for a prospectus. An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

 

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

John Montgomery
of Bridgeway Capital Management

 

Performance

Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund Class A shares (at NAV) returned -11.86% for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2009, trailing the benchmark Russell 2000 Index's return of -9.55%. Stock selection was the primary contributor to the Fund's underperformance.

 

Investment Climate

The market turmoil at the end of 2008 will leave its mark for a long time to come. The two most recent quarters were positive but, as impressive as they were, they were no match for the two dreadful quarters that preceded them, resulting in a negative overall market impact for the period. The newfound resurgence of positive momentum is one signal the recession has come to an end. However, the naysayers still have a solid leg to stand on with regard to high unemployment and debt levels, foreign competition, and concerns about potentially high future inflation.

But optimists see sunlight shining through. More and more companies are posting positive earnings and good outlooks for the foreseeable future. As in most historical recession periods, less-liquid and lower-quality stocks have led the way out of this recession. By at least some measures, this may have been one of the strongest surges of beaten-down and distressed stocks in the last handful of decades. Overall, the Information Technology sector contributed the most to returns for small-cap stocks as measured by the benchmark, while Financials were the largest detractors in the benchmark over the past 12 months.

However, no area of the market was immune to the overall negative results during this period and small cap stocks underperformed both large-and mid-stocks, with small-cap value being the worst-performing style overall.

Portfolio Strategy

While we provided a significant and favorable "cushion" against the bear market of the first half of the year, we lagged in the recovery as some of the riskiest and most distressed stocks led the way out toward recovery.

Our models' focus on stronger company fundamentals helped significantly during the downturn but hurt relative performance overall as distressed and illiquid stocks came roaring back between March and September. Although these stocks are tempting at times (including this period), the Fund's portfolio strategy limits our exposure to them regardless of how they're performing.

Poor stock selection in the Industrials and Materials sectors contributed to the Fund's relative underperformance, while stronger selection in Consumer Discretionary and Utilities helped offset some of the negative impact.

What Worked Well

Stocks in a variety of industries make up our list of best performers for this 12-month period. The Consumer Discretionary sector was our largest sector, representing about 24% of holdings as of the end of the reporting period. This includes our overall top performer Priceline.com (up 107.6%).1 Its triple-digit return also led to its current position as the largest holding in the Fund. Hospitality Properties Trust real estate investment trust) was another strong performer, up 92.5%, while software firms SPSS and Synnex gained 68.5% and 64.9%. Other strong performers included Hawaiian Holdings in the airlines industry and Concur Technologies in the software industry.

What Didn't Work Well

Our worst-performing stock was Energy Partners, an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company that fell 86.8%. The company lowered its production outlook in the fourth quarter of 2008 and we sold the stock before it was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange in March. The company subsequently filed for voluntary Chapter 11 restructuring in May.

Our 10 worst performers also represented a variety of different industries, with a skew toward the Energy sector. Aside from Energy Partners, they included Pioneer Drilling, CTS (electronics), Swift Energy (oil & gas), and Astoria Financial (savings & loan).

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Investment Performance
(total return at NAV*)

 

6 Months
ended
9/30/09

12 Months
ended
9/30/09

Class A

28.18%

-11.86%

Class B

27.35%

-13.29%

Class C

27.64%

-12.94%

Class I

28.85%

-11.17%

Russell 2000 Index**

43.95%

-9.55%

Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Avg.

41.19%

-5.01%

 

 

 

Ten Largest Stock Holdings

 

 

 

% of Net Assets

 

priceline.com, Inc.

4.5%

 

Amedisys, Inc.

3.3%

 

SYNNEX Corp.

2.4%

 

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

2.4%

 

MICROS Systems, Inc.

2.3%

 

Earthlink, Inc.

2.2%

 

Woodword Governor Co.

2.0%

 

PetMed Express, Inc.

2.0%

 

American Superconductor Corp.

2.0%

 

Netflix, Inc.

2.0%

 

     Total

25.1%

 

 

 

 

Economic Sectors

 

 

 

% of Total Investments

 

Consumer Discretionary

23.7%

 

Consumer Staples

4.0%

 

Energy

4.8%

 

Financials

20.1%

 

Health Care

10.9%

 

Industrials

15.5%

 

Information Technology

17.6%

 

Time Deposit

1.1%

 

Utilities

2.3%

 

     Total

100%

 

*Investment performance/return at NAV does not reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 4.75% front-end sales charge or any deferred sales charge.

**Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Average Annual Total Returns
(with max. load)

 

Class A Shares

One year

-16.15%

Five year

-6.71%

Ten year

0.97%

 

 

 

Class B Shares

One year

-17.63%

Five year

-7.00%

Ten year

0.41%

 

 

 

Class C Shares

One year

-13.82%

Five year

-6.64%

Ten year

0.59%

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Average Annual Total Returns

 

Class I Shares*

One year

-11.17%

Five year

-5.05%

Ten year

2.37%

*Note Regarding Class I Shares Total Returns: There were times during the reporting period when there were no shareholders in Class I. For purposes of reporting Average Annual Total Return, Class A performance at NAV (i.e. does not reflect deduction of the Class A front-end sales charge) is used during these periods in which there were no shareholders in Class I. For purposes of this Average Annual Total Return, the Class A performance at NAV was used during the periods January 18, 2002 through January 30, 2003 and March 12, 2003 through July 31, 2003.

The performance data shown represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund's/Portfolio's distributions or the redemption of Fund/Portfolio shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Visit www.calvert.com for current performance data. The gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.80%. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers. Performance data quoted already reflects deduction of fund operating expenses. New subadvisor assumed management of the Fund effective March 2007, and previously in June 2005.

 

Performance Comparison

Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment.

 

 

Average annual total returns in the Portfolio Statistics above and the Performance Comparison line graph are with maximum load deducted -- they assume reinvestment of dividends and reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 4.75% front-end sales charge, or deferred sales charge as applicable. No sales charge has been applied to the index used for comparison. However, the Lipper average does reflect the deduction of the category's average front-end sales charge. The value of an investment in Class A & C shares is plotted in the line graph. The value of an investment in another class of shares would be different.

 

Outlook

While the start of this period was as dire as they come, the second half of the reporting period encouraged a more positive long-term outlook. Regardless of whether we can officially call the bottom of the market, we hope this recent positive momentum continues. Although this last year has certainly taken a toll on the Fund, we remain committed to the discipline of our quantitative investment process. As such, we continue to watch the models for buy and sell signals and refuse to allow our emotions to mingle with the process. This is not an easy task when push comes to shove, but we believe our investment strategy will prove us right over the long term.

October 2009

 

1. All returns shown for individual holdings reflect that part of the reporting period the holdings were held.

As of September 30, 2009, the following companies represented the following percentages of Fund net assets: Priceline.com 4.4%, Hospitality Properties Trust 1.01%, SPSS 0%, Synnex 2.45%, Hawaiian Holdings 1.40%, Concur Technologies 0.72%, Energy Partners 0%, CTS 0%, Swift Energy 0%, and Astoria Financial 0%. All holdings are subject to change without notice.

 

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses 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 During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Beginning
Account Value
4/1/09

Ending Account
Value
9/30/09

Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/09 - 9/30/09

Class A

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,281.80

$10.56

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,015.82

$9.33

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class B

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,273.50

$18.67

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,008.64

$16.49

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class C

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,276.40

$16.49

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,010.58

$14.57

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,288.50

$5.28

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,020.46

$4.66

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.85%, 3.28%, 2.89%, and 0.92% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class I, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of the Calvert Fund and Shareholders of Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets of the Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund (the Fund), a series of the Calvert Fund, as of September 30, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2009, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. As to securities purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund as of September 30, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 23, 2009

 

Statement of Net Assets
September 30, 2009

Equity Securities - 97.7%

Shares

Value

Aerospace & Defense - 0.9%

 

 

Applied Signal Technology, Inc.

32,100

$746,967

 

 

 

Airlines - 3.2%

 

 

Airtran Holdings, Inc.*

232,300

1,451,875

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*

140,800

1,163,008

 

 

2,614,883

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 0.9%

 

 

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

24,400

731,268

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.2%

 

 

Evercore Partners, Inc.

33,500

978,870

 

 

 

Commercial Banks - 2.7%

 

 

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

32,600

772,946

Park National Corp.

11,700

682,578

Westamerica Bancorporation

14,700

764,400

 

 

2,219,924

 

 

 

Communications Equipment - 1.2%

 

 

Tekelec*

62,200

1,021,946

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 1.2%

 

 

EMCOR Group, Inc.*

40,000

1,012,800

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.0%

 

 

Nelnet, Inc.*

68,600

853,384

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 1.0%

 

 

Strayer Education, Inc.

3,800

827,184

 

 

 

Electric Utilities - 0.7%

 

 

IDACORP, Inc.

20,400

587,316

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 4.0%

 

 

American Superconductor Corp.*

49,400

1,656,876

Woodward Governor Co.

69,600

1,688,496

 

 

3,345,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities - Cont'd

Shares

Value

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 6.3%

 

 

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.*

79,021

$779,147

Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.*

28,300

812,493

SYNNEX Corp.*

66,700

2,033,016

Tech Data Corp.*

38,500

1,601,985

 

 

5,226,641

Energy Equipment & Services - 3.1%

 

 

Geokinetics, Inc.*

47,300

1,002,760

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*

57,300

1,579,188

 

 

2,581,948

 

 

 

Food Products - 4.0%

 

 

American Italian Pasta Co.*

28,900

785,502

Flowers Foods, Inc.

52,050

1,368,394

Lancaster Colony Corp.

5,714

292,957

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

25,500

909,585

 

 

3,356,438

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 1.6%

 

 

WGL Holdings, Inc.

40,600

1,345,484

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.7%

 

 

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.*

54,000

913,680

Gen-Probe, Inc.*

18,200

754,208

Greatbatch, Inc.*

29,800

669,606

ICU Medical, Inc.*

19,500

718,770

 

 

3,056,264

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 5.1%

 

 

Amedisys, Inc.*

63,067

2,751,613

Odyssey HealthCare, Inc.*

71,300

891,250

RehabCare Group, Inc.*

26,800

581,292

 

 

4,224,155

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.4%

 

 

Panera Bread Co.*

21,400

1,177,000

Steak N Shake Co.*

71,400

840,378

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.*

151,700

1,611,054

 

 

3,628,432

 

 

 

Insurance - 8.0%

 

 

American Financial Group, Inc.

42,500

1,083,750

Amerisafe, Inc.*

74,900

1,292,025

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

34,500

840,765

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

50,175

1,372,286

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

34,200

477,774

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

22,800

920,436

Tower Group, Inc.

28,200

687,798

 

 

6,674,834

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities - Cont'd

Shares

Value

Internet & Catalog Retail - 8.4%

 

 

NetFlix, Inc.*

35,200

$1,625,184

PetMed Express, Inc.

88,100

1,660,685

priceline.com, Inc.*

22,312

3,699,776

 

 

6,985,645

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 4.2%

 

 

Earthlink, Inc.

221,182

1,860,141

Equinix, Inc.*

10,925

1,005,100

Openwave Systems, Inc.*

226,756

589,566

 

 

3,454,807

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.5%

 

 

Sapient Corp.*

56,900

457,476

Wright Express Corp.*

26,400

779,064

 

 

1,236,540

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products - 1.6%

 

 

Polaris Industries, Inc.

32,300

1,317,194

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.4%

 

 

Valmont Industries, Inc.

13,400

1,141,412

 

 

 

Media - 2.1%

 

 

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.*

26,800

953,276

RCN Corp.*

87,900

817,470

 

 

1,770,746

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.7%

 

 

General Maritime Corp.

44,100

341,334

World Fuel Services Corp.

22,600

1,086,382

 

 

1,427,716

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.2%

 

 

Par Pharmaceutical Cos, Inc.*

47,800

1,028,178

 

 

 

Professional Services - 1.5%

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

29,300

1,248,473

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 4.1%

 

 

Camden Property Trust

17,900

721,370

First Potomac Realty Trust

12,837

148,396

Hospitality Properties Trust

41,400

843,318

Kilroy Realty Corp.

24,400

676,856

Weingarten Realty Investors

52,000

1,035,840

 

 

3,425,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities - Cont'd

Shares

Value

Software - 4.4%

 

 

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

15,100

$600,376

MICROS Systems, Inc.*

62,630

1,890,800

S1 Corp.*

194,100

1,199,538

 

 

3,690,714

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 5.3%

 

 

Coldwater Creek, Inc.*

113,800

933,160

Gymboree Corp.*

19,114

924,735

PEP Boys-Manny Moe & Jack

79,700

778,669

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

149,200

1,060,812

Stein Mart, Inc.*

52,300

664,733

 

 

4,362,109

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.1%

 

 

Unifirst Corp.

19,700

875,665

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.7%

 

 

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

69,300

713,097

United Financial Bancorp, Inc.

58,900

682,062

 

 

1,395,159

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 3.3%

 

 

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

95,100

2,012,316

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

47,600

760,648

 

 

2,772,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equity Securities (Cost $69,794,545)

 

81,167,212

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Certificates OF Deposit - 0.1%

Amount

 

ShoreBank, 2.13%, 2/11/10 (b)(k)

$100,000

99,820

 

 

 

     Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $100,000)

 

99,820

 

 

 

High Social Impact Investments - 1.3%

 

 

Calvert Social Investment Foundation Notes, 1.76%,

 

 

     7/1/10 (b)(i)(r)

1,151,905

1,107,430

 

 

 

     Total High Social Impact Investments (Cost $1,151,905)

 

1,107,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Time Deposit - 1.1%

Amount

Value

State Street Corp. Time Deposit, 0.01%, 10/1/09

$896,026

$896,026

 

 

 

     Total Time Deposit (Cost $896,026)

 

896,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

          TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $71,942,476) - 100.2%

 

83,270,488

          Other assets and liabilities, net - (0.2%)

 

(205,533)

          Net Assets - 100%

 

$83,064,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

Paid-in capital applicable to the following shares of beneficial interest,

 

 

     unlimited number of no par value shares authorized:

 

 

          Class A: 5,172,904 shares outstanding

$80,693,904

 

          Class B: 444,529 shares outstanding

 

6,213,784

          Class C: 669,802 shares outstanding

 

9,775,904

          Class I: 654,827 shares outstanding

 

11,079,060

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

(36,025,709)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

11,328,012

     Net Assets

 

$83,064,955

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share:

 

 

Class A (based on net assets of $62,621,522)

 

$12.11

Class B (based on net assets of $4,697,701)

 

$10.57

Class C (based on net assets of $7,205,872)

 

$10.76

Class I (based on net assets of $8,539,860)

 

$13.04

 

 

Acquisition

 

Restricted Securities

Date

Cost

Calvert Social Investment Foundation Notes, 1.76%, 7/1/10

7/2/07

$1,151,905

 

b) This security was valued by the Board of Trustees. See Note A.

(i) Restricted securities represent 1.3% of net assets of the Fund.

(k) These certificates of deposit are fully insured by agencies of the federal government.

(r) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

* Non-income producing security.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statement of Operations
Year Ended September 30, 2009

Net Investment Income

 

 

Investment Income:

 

 

     Dividend income

 

$875,944

     Interest income

 

34,792

          Total investment income

 

910,736

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

     Investment advisory fee

 

563,172

     Transfer agency fees and expenses

 

383,230

     Distribution Plan expenses:

 

 

          Class A

 

141,735

          Class B

 

46,396

          Class C

 

66,256

     Trustees' fees and expenses

 

3,313

     Administrative fees

 

177,029

     Accounting fees

 

11,813

     Custodian fees

 

28,525

     Registration fees

 

41,552

     Reports to shareholders

 

68,224

     Professional fees

 

19,172

     Miscellaneous

 

8,832

          Total expenses

 

1,559,249

          Reimbursement from Advisor:

 

 

               Class A

 

(14,741)

               Class B

 

(1,206)

               Class C

 

(1,723)

               Class I

 

(19,983)

          Fees waived

 

(33,980)

          Fees paid indirectly

 

(1,783)

               Net expenses

 

1,485,833

 

 

 

               Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

(575,097)

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

(20,911,432)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

8,185,997

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments

 

(12,725,435)

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Resulting From Operations

 

($13,300,532)

 

See notes to financial statements

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

2009

2008

Operations:

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

($575,097)

($1,387,753)

     Net realized gain (loss)

 

(20,911,432)

(10,753,457)

          Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

8,185,997

(16,667,620)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

          Resulting From Operations

 

(13,300,532)

(28,808,830)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

     Shares sold:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

8,424,865

22,333,718

          Class B Shares

 

307,632

448,992

          Class C Shares

 

414,255

856,570

          Class I Shares

 

1,765,802

2,922,607

     Redemption fees:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

768

1,830

          Class B Shares

 

58

96

          Class C Shares

 

65

970

     Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

(14,788,473)

(26,015,236)

          Class B Shares

 

(1,377,732)

(3,028,877)

          Class C Shares

 

(1,228,107)

(2,460,138)

          Class I Shares

 

(1,179,595)

(2,971,480)

     Total capital share transactions

 

(7,660,462)

(7,910,948)

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

(20,960,994)

(36,719,778)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

104,025,949

140,745,727

End of year

 

$83,064,955

$104,025,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Activity

 

 

 

Shares sold:

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

 

818,339

1,439,303

     Class B Shares

 

33,798

32,124

     Class C Shares

 

44,359

60,850

     Class I Shares

 

154,608

179,058

Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

 

(1,391,695)

(1,650,545)

     Class B Shares

 

(152,314)

(218,959)

     Class C Shares

 

(130,740)

(175,890)

     Class I Shares

 

(104,394)

(184,630)

Total capital share activity

 

(728,039)

(518,689)

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note A -- Significant Accounting Policies

General: The Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund (the "Fund"), a series of The Calvert Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The operation of each series is accounted for separately. The Fund offers four classes of shares of beneficial interest. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75%. Class B shares are sold without a front-end sales charge. With certain exceptions, the Fund will impose a deferred sales charge at the time of redemption, depending on how long investors have owned the shares. Class C shares are sold without a front-end sales charge. With certain exceptions, the Fund will impose a deferred sales charge on shares sold within one year of purchase. Class B and Class C shares have higher levels of expenses than Class A shares. Class I shares require a minimum account balance of $1,000,000. The $1 million minimum investment may be waived for certain institutional accounts, where it is believed to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. Class I shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge and have lower levels of expenses than Class A shares. Each class has different: (a) dividend rates, due to differences in Distribution Plan expenses and other class specific expenses, (b) exchange privileges and (c) class specific voting rights.

Security Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments wherever possible. Securities for which market quotations are available are valued at last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange in which they trade. Foreign securities are valued based on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. If events occur after the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are traded, and before the Fund's net asset value is determined, that are expected to materially affect the value of those securities then they are valued at their fair value taking these events into account. Short-term notes are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. -The Fund may invest in securities whose resale is subject to restrictions. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

In determining fair value, the Board considers all relevant qualitative and quantitative information available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ -significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the -investments existed, and the differences could be material.

At September 30, 2009, securities valued at $1,207,250, or 1.5% of net assets, were fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 -- quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 -- other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 -- significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy during the period. For additional information on the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments, please refer to the Fund's most recent prospectus.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's net assets as of September 30, 2009:

 

Valuation Inputs

Investments in Securities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Equity securities*

$81,167,212

-

--

$81,167,212

Other debt obligations

--

$896,026

$1,207,250

2,103,276

TOTAL

$81,167,212

$896,026

$1,207,250**

$83,270,488

* For further breakdown of Equity securities by industry type, please refer to the Statement of Net Assets.

**Level 3 securities represent 1.5% of net assets.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with recognized financial institutions or registered broker/dealers and, in all instances, holds underlying securities with a value exceeding the total repurchase price, including accrued interest. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its value and a possible loss of income or value if the counterparty fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Restricted Securities: The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Generally, these securities may only be sold publicly upon registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or in transactions exempt from such -registration. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Statement of Net Assets.

Security Transactions and Net Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to separate classes of shares based upon the relative net assets of each class. Expenses arising in connection with a class are charged directly to that class. Expenses common to the classes are allocated to each class in proportion to their relative net assets. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates.

Foreign Currency Transactions: The Fund's accounting records are maintained in U. S. dollars. For valuation of assets and liabilities on each date of net asset value determination, foreign denominations are converted into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. Security transactions, income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the event. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on securities and foreign currencies is included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on securities and foreign currencies.

Redemption Fees: The Fund charges a 2% redemption fee on redemptions, including exchanges, made within 30 days of purchase in the same Fund (within seven days for Class I shares). The redemption fee is paid to the Class of the Fund from which the redemption is made, and is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The fee is intended to discourage market-timers by ensuring that short-term trading costs are borne by the investors making the transactions and not the shareholders already in the Fund.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund's capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.

Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Expense Offset Arrangements: The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby the custodian's fees may be paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the bank. These credits are used to reduce the Fund's expenses. Such a deposit arrangement may be an alternative to overnight investments.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.

Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In July 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) launched the FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. All existing accounting standards documents are superseded as described in FASB Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. All other accounting literature not included in the Codification is nonauthoritative.

 

Note B -- Related Party Transactions

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (the "Advisor") is wholly-owned by Calvert Group, Ltd. ("Calvert"), which is indirectly wholly-owned by UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. The Advisor provides investment advisory services and pays the salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. For its services, the Advisor receives an annual fee, payable monthly, of .75% based on the Fund's average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, $50,777 was payable at year end. In addition, $37,220 was payable at year end for operating expenses paid by the Advisor during September 2009.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2010 for Class I. The contractual expense cap is .92%. For the purposes of this expense limit, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. This expense limitation does not limit any acquired fund fees and expenses. To the extent any expense offset credits are earned, the Advisor's obligation under the contractual limitation may be reduced and the Advisor may benefit from the expense offset arrangement.

Calvert Administrative Services Company ("CASC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, provides administrative services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly, of .25% for Class A, Class B, and Class C shares and .10% for Class I shares based on their average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, $12,847 was payable at year end. For the year ended September 30, 2009, CASC waived $33,980 of its fee.

Calvert Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund. Distribution Plans, adopted by Class A, Class B and Class C shares, allow the Fund to pay the Distributor for expenses and services associated with distribution of shares. The expenses paid may not exceed .25%, 1.00% and 1.00% annually of average daily net assets of each Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. The amount actually paid by the Fund is an annualized fee, payable monthly of .25%, 1.00% and 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. Class I does not have Distribution Plan expenses. Under the term of the agreement, $22,492 was payable at year end.

The Distributor received $14,989 as its portion of the commissions charged on sales of the Fund's Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2009.

Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. ("CSSI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CSSI received fees of $94,511 for the year ended September 30, 2009. Under the terms of the agreement, $7,441 was payable at year end. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent.

The Fund may invest in Community Investment Notes issued by the Calvert Social Investment Foundation (the "CSI Foundation"). The CSI Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that receives in-kind support from the Calvert Group, Ltd. and its subsidiaries. The Fund has received from the Securities and Exchange Commission an exemptive order permitting the Fund to make investments in these notes under certain conditions.

Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual retainer of $32,000 plus up to $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. Trustees fees are allocated to each of the funds served.

 

Note C -- Investment Activity

During the year, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, were $53,297,380 and $61,441,851, respectively.

The cost of investments owned at September 30, 2009 for federal income tax purposes was $71,940,424. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $11,330,064, of which $12,806,964 related to appreciated securities and $1,476,900 related to -depreciated -securities.

Net realized capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $228,548 (acquired from Calvert Social Investment Fund Technology Portfolio), $2,052,226, $1,688,552 and $13,505,533 at September 30, 2009 may be available, subject to certain tax limitations, to offset future capital gains until expiration in September 2010, September 2014, September 2015 and September 2017, respectively.

New Vision Small Cap intends to elect to defer net capital losses of $18,552,902 incurrred from November 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009 and treat them as arising in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.

As of September 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

Capital loss carryforward

 

($17,474,859)

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

11,330,064

        Total

 

($6,144,795)

The differences between the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the statement of net assets are primarily due to to temporary book-tax differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. These book-tax differences are mainly due to real estate investment trusts, the deferral of post October losses and capital loss carryovers, certain of which are subject to limitations under Internal Revenue Code section 382.

Reclassifications, as shown in the table below, have been made to the Fund's components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers as applicable) under income tax law and regulations. These reclassifications are due to permanent book-tax differences and have no impact on net assets. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassifications for the Fund are net operating losses and investments in real estate investment trusts.

Undistributed net investment income

$575,097

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

19,898

Paid in capital

(594,995)

 

Note D -- Line of Credit

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert Group Funds and State Street Corporation ("SSC"). Under the agreement, SSC provides an unsecured line of credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $50 million ($25 million committed and $25 million uncommitted), accessible by the Funds for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings under the committed facility bear interest at the higher of the London Interbank Offered Rate, (LIBOR) or the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% per annum. A commitment fee of .15% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility, which is allocated to all participating funds. The Fund had no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2009. For the year ended September 30, 2009, borrowings by the Fund under the Agreement were as follows:

 

Average
Daily
Balance

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate

Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

Month of
Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

 

$17,220

0.82%

$1,446,791

June 2009

 

Note E - Subsequent Events

In preparing the financial statements as of September 30, 2009, no subsequent events or transactions occurred through November 23, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class A Shares

 

2009

2008

2007 (w)

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$13.74

$17.45

$15.92

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

(.07)

(.16)

(.17)

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(1.56)

(3.55)

1.70

 

          Total from investment operations

 

(1.63)

(3.71)

1.53

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

(1.63)

(3.71)

1.53

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$12.11

$13.74

$17.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

(11.86%)

(21.26%)

9.61%

 

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

(.68%)

(1.08%)

(1.03%)

 

     Total expenses

 

1.97%

1.80%

1.76%

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.90%

1.75%

1.73%

 

     Net expenses

 

1.89%

1.74%

1.71%

 

Portfolio turnover

 

71%

55%

98%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$62,622

$78,939

$103,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

 

Class A Shares

 

2006

2005

 

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$18.25

$18.70

 

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

(.21)

(.06)

 

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(.22)

.22

 

 

          Total from investment operations

 

(.43)

.16

 

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

 

     Net realized gain

 

(1.90)

(.61)

 

 

          Total distributions

 

(1.90)

(.61)

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

(2.33)

(.45)

 

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$15.92

$18.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

(3.04%)

.64%

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

(1.10%)

(.28%)

 

 

     Total expenses

 

1.74%

1.71%

 

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.74%

1.71%

 

 

     Net expenses

 

1.73%

1.70%

 

 

Portfolio turnover

 

160%

169%

 

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$121,941

$172,540

 

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class B Shares

 

2009

2008

2007 (w)

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$12.19

$15.64

$14.42

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

(.22)

(.35)

(.31)

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(1.40)

(3.10)

1.53

 

          Total from investment operations

 

(1.62)

(3.45)

1.22

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

(1.62)

(3.45)

1.22

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$10.57

$12.19

$15.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

(13.29%)

(22.06%)

8.46%

 

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

(2.09%)

(2.13%)

(2.02%)

 

     Total expenses

 

3.38%

2.86%

2.75%

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

3.30%

2.81%

2.72%

 

     Net expenses

 

3.30%

2.80%

2.70%

 

Portfolio turnover

 

71%

55%

98%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$4,698

$6,862

$11,729

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

 

Class B Shares

 

2006

2005

 

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$16.84

$17.45

 

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

(.36)

(.24)

 

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(.16)

.24

 

 

          Total from investment operations

 

(.52)

(.00)

 

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

 

     Net realized gain

 

(1.90)

(.61)

 

 

          Total distributions

 

(1.90)

(.61)

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

(2.42)

(.61)

 

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$14.42

$16.84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

(3.91%)

(.25%)

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

(2.02%)

(1.18%)

 

 

     Total expenses

 

2.66%

2.61%

 

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

2.66%

2.60%

 

 

     Net expenses

 

2.65%

2.60%

 

 

Portfolio turnover

 

160%

169%

 

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$14,425

$20,309

 

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class C Shares

 

2009

2008

2007 (w)

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$12.36

$15.83

$14.57

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

(.17)

(.30)

(.29)

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(1.43)

(3.17)

1.55

 

          Total from investment operations

 

(1.60)

(3.47)

1.26

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

(1.60)

(3.47)

1.26

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$10.76

$12.36

$15.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

(12.94%)

(21.92%)

8.65%

 

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

(1.71%)

(1.94%)

(1.88%)

 

     Total expenses

 

3.00%

2.66%

2.60%

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

2.93%

2.61%

2.57%

 

     Net expenses

 

2.93%

2.60%

2.55%

 

Portfolio turnover

 

71%

55%

98%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$7,206

$9,347

$13,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

 

Class C Shares

 

2006

2005

 

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$16.98

$17.57

 

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

(.33)

(.21)

 

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(.18)

.23

 

 

          Total from investment operations

 

(.51)

.02

 

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

 

     Net realized gain

 

(1.90)

(.61)

 

 

          Total distributions

 

(1.90)

(.61)

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

(2.41)

(.59)

 

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$14.57

$16.98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

(3.81%)

(.13%)

 

 

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

(1.89%)

(1.06%)

 

 

     Total expenses

 

2.53%

2.50%

 

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

2.53%

2.49%

 

 

     Net expenses

 

2.52%

2.48%

 

 

Portfolio turnover

 

160%

169%

 

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$17,270

$23,131

 

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class I Shares

2009

2008

2007 (w)

Net asset value, beginning

$14.68

$18.50

$16.75

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

.03

(.04)

(.05)

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(1.67)

(3.78)

1.80

          Total from investment operations

(1.64)

(3.82)

1.75

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(1.64)

(3.82)

1.75

Net asset value, ending

$13.04

$14.68

$18.50

Total return*

(11.17%)

(20.65%)

10.45%

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

.30%

(.25%)

(.28%)

     Total expenses

1.20%

1.10%

1.06%

     Expenses before offsets

.92%

.93%

.94%

     Net expenses

.92%

.92%

.92%

Portfolio turnover

71%

55%

98%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$8,540

$8,878

$11,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class I Shares

2006

2005

 

Net asset value, beginning

$18.96

$19.26

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)..

(.03)

.06

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)...

(.28)

.25

 

          Total from investment operations

(.31)

.31

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net realized gain

(1.90)

(.61)

 

          Total distributions

(1.90)

(.61)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(2.21)

(.30)

 

Net asset value, ending

$16.75

$18.96

 

Total return*......

(2.24%)

1.42%

 

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss).....

(.31%)

.43%

 

     Total expenses

1.10%

1.16%

 

     Expenses before offsets

.93%

.93%

 

     Net expenses

.92%

.92%

 

Portfolio turnover

. 160%

169%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands).....

$26,460

$4,979

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

A Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the Advisor or reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses before offsets reflect expenses after reimbursement and/or waiver by the Advisor but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

(w) Per share figures are calculated using the Average Shares Method.

* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

 

Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments is a snapshot of all securities held in the fund at their market value, on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are listed by asset type (e.g., common stock, corporate bonds, U.S. government obligations) and may be further broken down into sub-groups and by industry classification.

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities is often referred to as the fund's balance sheet. It lists the value of what the fund owns, is due and owes on the last day of the reporting period. The fund's assets include the market value of securities owned, cash, receivables for securities sold and shareholder subscriptions, and receivables for dividends and interest payments that have been earned, but not yet received. The fund's liabilities include payables for securities purchased and shareholder redemptions, and expenses owed but not yet paid. The statement also reports the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share on the last day of the reporting period. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. This statement is accompanied by a Schedule of Investments. Alternatively, if certain conditions are met, a Statement of Net Assets may be presented in lieu of this statement and the Schedule of Investments.

 

Statement of Net Assets

The Statement of Net Assets provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. The Statement of Net Assets includes a Schedule of Investments. Other assets are added and other liabilities subtracted from the investments total to calculate the fund's net assets. Finally, net assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) per share.

At the end of the Statement of Net Assets is a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Paid in Capital is the money invested by shareholders and represents the bulk of net assets. Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the amounts the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as of the statement date. Accumulated Realized Losses will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date -values.

 

Statement of Operations

The Statement of Operations summarizes the fund's investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the fund. Investment income includes dividends earned from stocks and interest earned from interest-bearing securities in the fund. Expenses incurred in operating the fund include the advisory fee paid to the investment advisor, administrative services fee, distribution plan expenses (if applicable), transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing expenses, custodial, legal, and audit fees, and the printing and postage expenses related to shareholder reports. Expense offsets (fees paid indirectly) are also shown. Credits earned from offset arrangements are used to reduce the fund's expenses. This statement also shows net gains (losses) realized on the sale of investments and the increase or decrease in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held during the period.

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. Changes in the fund's net assets are attributable to investment operations, distributions and capital share transactions.

The Operations section of the report summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distribution section shows the dividend and capital gain distributions made to shareholders. The amounts shown as distributions in this section may not match the net investment income and realized gains amounts shown in the Operations section because distributions are determined on a tax basis and certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the amount shareholders invested in the fund, either by purchasing shares or by reinvesting distributions, and the amounts redeemed. The corresponding numbers of shares issued, reinvested and redeemed are shown at the end of the report.

 

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table provides a per-share breakdown per class of the components that affect the fund's net asset value for current and past reporting periods. The table provides total return, total distributions, expense ratios, portfolio turnover and net assets for the applicable period. Total return is a measure of a fund's performance that encompasses all elements of return: dividends, capital gain distributions and changes in net asset value. Total return is the change in value of an investment over a given period, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, expressed as a percentage of the initial investment. Total distributions include distributions from net investment income and net realized gains. Long-term gains are earned on securities held in the fund more than one year. Short-term gains, on the sale of securities held less than one year, are treated as ordinary dividend income for tax purposes. The expense ratio is a fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of net assets. These expenses directly reduce returns to shareholders. Portfolio turnover measures the trading activity in a fund's investment portfolio -- how often securities are bought and sold by a fund. Portfolio turnover is affected by market conditions, changes in the size of the fund, the nature of the fund's investments and the investment style of the portfolio manager.

 

Proxy Voting

The Proxy Voting Guidelines of the Calvert Funds that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided as an Appendix to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Fund at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert website at www.calvert.com; or by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund's website at www.calvert.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

 

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC;  information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

Trustee and Officer Information Table

Name &
Age


Position
with
Fund


Position
Start
Date

Principal Occupation
During Last 5 Years

(Not Applicable to Officers)

# of Calvert
Portfolios
Overseen

Other
Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (formerly Family Health Council, Inc.) in Pittsburgh, PA, a non-profit corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child health care, and various health screening services and community preventive health programs.

29

 

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

 

Managing partner of Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best Doctors in America.

12

 

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Treasurer and Director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003) and President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks.

29

  • Ariel Funds (3)
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 63

Trustee/ Director

1996

 

President and CEO of Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human resources development, information management, public affairs and private enterprise development.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank
  • Summit Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

ARTHUR J. PUGH

AGE: 72

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

Retired executive.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank

INTERESTED TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 57

Trustee/ Director & President

 

1997

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Group, Ltd.

54

  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)

DAVID R. ROCHAT

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director & Senior Vice President

1980

(CMF - 1992)

Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (prior to 2008) and Director and President of Chelsea Securities, Inc.

12

  • Government Scientific Source, Inc.
  • Chelsea Securities, Inc.
  • Vermont Quality Meats

D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director & Chair

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Mr. Silby is the founding Chair of the Calvert Funds. He is the Chair-Elect and a principal of Syntao.com, a Beijing-based company promoting corporate social responsibility. He was an officer and director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003).

29

  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Grameen Foundation USA
  • Studio School Fund
  • Syntao.com China
  • The ICE Organization

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 56

Chief Compliance Officer

2005

Chief Compliance Officer for the Calvert Funds. In March 2009, Ms. Becker also became Head of the Securities Operations Department for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to 2005, Ms. Becker was Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Head of Calvert Client Services.

SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq.

AGE: 50

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

(CMF - 1992)

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

JENNIFER BERG

AGE: 36

Assistant Fund Controller

2009

Fund Administration Manager for Calvert Group Ltd.

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 45

Vice President

2004

Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1996

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd., and Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. and Calvert Distributors, Inc.

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 35

Assistant Secretary

2004

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 59

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 44

Assistant Treasurer

2000

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 39

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

EDITH LILLIE

AGE: 52

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 46

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Associate Counsel Compliance Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Mr. Macedo served as 2nd Vice President at Acacia Life Insurance Company and The Advisors Group, Acacia's broker-dealer and federally registered investment adviser.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 57

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Maxwell was an associate with Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

 

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 42

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.  Prior to joining Calvert, Mr. Niebler was an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 53

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Roy was Senior Vice President of US Fixed Income for Baring Asset Management, and SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager of Scudder Insurance Asset Management.

WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq.

AGE: 62

Vice President & Secretary

1990

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

NATALIE TRUNOW

AGE: 41

Vice President

2008

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., and Chief Investment Officer - Equities. Prior to joining Calvert in August 2008, Ms. Trunow was the Section Head (2005-2008) and Portfolio Manager (2001-2008) for the Global Public Markets Group of General Motors Asset Management.

RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA

AGE: 57

Treasurer

1979

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA

AGE: 48

Fund Controller

1999

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

The address of Directors/Trustees and Officers is 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, except Mr. Silby's address is 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Krumsiek is an interested person of the Fund since she is an officer and director of the Fund's advisor and its affiliates and a director of its parent companies. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund's advisor. Mr. Rochat is an interested person of the Fund since he was an officer of the Fund's advisor.

Additional information about the Fund's Directors/Trustees can be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You can get a free copy of the SAI at www.calvert.com, or by contacting your broker, or the Fund at 1-800-368-2745.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

4

President's Letter

8

Portfolio Management Discussion

13

Shareholder Expense Example

15

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

16

Statement of Net Assets

29

Statement of Operations

30

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

32

Notes to Financial Statements

41

Financial Highlights

47

Explanation of Financial Tables

49

Proxy Voting and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

50

Trustee and Officer Information Table

 

Dear Shareholder:

The watershed financial and economic events of the past 12 months have tested the resilience of the global markets and investors in an unprecedented fashion, and we are likely to see changes in the structure and regulation of financial institutions and the markets for years to come. It was a time period full of dramatic reversals, where investor sentiment shifted from acute fear to cautious optimism and the financial markets moved from the brink of near collapse to rebound strongly in many sectors. Despite these positive trends, we share the concerns of many market analysts that the markets may have risen "too far too fast," as worries persist about a weak economy, jobless recovery, and the housing and credit markets.

The year began with markets worldwide moving lower in response to the burgeoning credit crisis and continued global economic malaise. In the U.S., investors abandoned any type of investment perceived to have credit or liquidity risk, instead favoring Treasuries, CDs, and money market funds, despite their low yields. Cash invested in money-market funds ballooned to $3.92 trillion in January 2009 from $2.91 trillion when stocks peaked in October 2007.1

By late March, however, things began to turn around. Investors gained confidence, encouraged by the "green shoots" in newly released economic data and the perceived success of U.S. government stimulus and monetary policies. This, combined with renewed confidence in the soundness of the U.S. banking system following the government's "stress tests," helped fuel a rally in stocks, commodities, and many sectors of the bond market.

Fixed-Income Markets Move Higher

Early in 2009, investors began to slowly regain confidence in the non-Treasury sectors of the fixed-income market, including high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds, which saw record levels of new issuance. By the end of June, investors had increasingly abandoned the "safe haven" areas of the market in search of higher yield and total return potential. These trends continued throughout the summer, with corporate bond prices rallying across the maturity and credit-quality spectrum. By September 30, high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds had rebounded strongly from their 2008 lows, while Treasuries slumped.

Expertise in Fixed-Income Management

This shifting market scenario presented both challenges and opportunities for Calvert's fixed-income funds and management team. Overall, our taxable bond funds avoided the vast majority of subprime-related defaults that plagued some competing funds during the 12-month period. Of course, our funds were not immune to the unprecedented bond market volatility, and several had short-term challenges.

Calvert's taxable fixed-income investment team, led by Greg Habeeb, Calvert Senior Vice President, uses a rigorous relative-value investment process to evaluate potential investments in any type of market cycle. Notably, several of our taxable fixed-income funds outperformed their Lipper peer groups for the reporting period. Among our short-term bond funds, Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund placed in the top 10% and Calvert Short Duration Income Fund placed in the top 15% of their respective Lipper categories. At the other end of the maturity spectrum, Calvert Long-Term Income Fund placed in the top 30% of its Lipper category.2

Challenges Ahead for Global Markets, Economy

Although the stress that has gripped our global economies and markets since last September after the failure of Lehman Brothers has eased--and a measure of investor confidence has clearly been restored--we are far from being "out of the woods." On the positive side, many key economic indicators, such as housing and unemployment, appear to have bottomed and may be stabilizing. In our view, however, global market volatility and uneven economic recovery are likely to continue as the root causes of the credit crisis and financial reforms continue to be unwound and addressed.

Internationally, the nations at the September G-20 summit met to enact changes to international economic policies that will promote "sustainable and balanced growth" among both developed and emerging countries. On the home front, the government is grappling with credit-rating agency reform, banking reform, and the roles of the Federal Reserve and itself in the oversight of financial institutions and the markets, among many critical issues. In our view, over time, these efforts may work to redress some of the systemic imbalances revealed in our global financial system, providing additional stability to the economy and markets.

Looking ahead, we believe there will continue to be important opportunities for bond investors across a wide range of sectors and maturities. In this still-volatile environment, a flexible investment strategy, combined with rigorous credit research and security selection--all key features of Calvert's fixed-income management strategy--will be especially vital portfolio management tools.

Stay Current with Your Financial Advisor

The financial markets will probably continue to be volatile for the foreseeable future. If you're concerned about your current portfolio holdings and how to navigate the current market environment, talk with your financial advisor about whether your allocation to bonds is appropriate and well-diversified given your goals, time horizon, and attitude toward risk.

We also encourage you to visit our newly enhanced web site, www.calvert.com, for frequent updates and commentary on economic and market developments from Calvert professionals.

As always, we appreciate your investing with Calvert.

Sincerely,

Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and CEO
Calvert Group, Ltd.
October 2009

For more complete information on any Calvert Fund, call your advisor or visit our website for a prospectus. An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please keep in mind investment in mutual

funds involves risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

1. "Time to Reassess if Stocks Can Gain More," Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2009, citing Investment Company Institute data.

2. As of 9/30/09: Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund was ranked 2/69 funds for one year and 1/62 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Ultra-Short Obligations Funds category. Calvert Short Duration Income Fund was ranked 28/256 funds for one year, 10/208 funds for three years, 1/177 funds for five years, and 1/121 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds category. Calvert Long-Term Income Fund was ranked 43/148 funds for one year, 2/122 funds for three years, and 1/103 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated category.

The inception date for Calvert Short Duration Income Fund is 1/31/02; for Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund is 10/31/06; and for Calvert Long-Term Income Fund is 12/31/04. During the ranking periods, all three funds benefited from a fee waiver, which had a material effect on total return.

Calvert Fund rankings within Lipper peer groups for the periods ended September 30, 2009.Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Lipper rankings are based on total returns. The returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but exclude the effects of any applicable sales loads. The Lipper ranking is for Class A shares, and the ranking may include more than one share class of funds in the category, including other share classes of the Fund. Rankings are relative peer group ratings and do not necessarily mean that the Fund had high total returns.

Source: Lipper, Inc.

Bond funds are subject to interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Conversely, a drop in interest rates will generally cause an increase in the value of fixed-income securities.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion
Gregory Habeeb
Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Calvert Asset Management Company

 

Performance

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2009, Calvert Income Fund Class A shares (at NAV) posted a return of 6.24%, underperforming the benchmark Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index, which returned 19.49% during the period. Markdowns in the values of several securities during the fourth quarter of 2008, when the credit crisis was at its height, were almost entirely responsible for the Fund's relative underperformance. The prices of many of these securities rallied during 2009 as the markets improved.

Investment Climate

One year ago, markets were shaken by one of the greatest panics in U.S. financial history. The panic further damaged the sputtering engine of credit creation that powers the American economy, causing the U.S. to drop deeper into recession. During the past 12 months, outstanding bank loans fell by 4%,1 gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by an estimated 3% (its worst performance in more than 50 years),2 and the U.S. dollar fell by about 1.9% against an index of other major currencies.3

The U.S. government's multi-trillion dollar monetary and fiscal policy response quelled the panic, after several attempts, and helped to improve credit and economic conditions. The American economy, which hit bottom in the spring, is expected to grow during the next several quarters. However, the projected pace of economic growth is subdued relative to past recoveries and quite dependent on stimulative monetary and fiscal policies.

Actions taken by the U.S. government to support the economy and financial markets required a massive increase in borrowing by the U.S. Treasury. Consequently, U.S. Treasury bond yields increased sharply early in 2009. Higher yields, and little evidence of inflation, whetted international investors' and U.S. households' appetite for U.S. Treasuries, and yields retreated as demand increased. Over the full reporting period, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note's yield fell 0.55 percentage points to 3.30%,4 and U.S. Treasury bill yields dropped toward the federal funds rate (which is currently near zero). The three-month U.S. Treasury bill yield fell 0.81 percentage points to 0.11%.

Portfolio Strategy

The Fund's underperformance can be attributed primarily to markdowns on several holdings during the fourth quarter of 2008. Nearly 3% of the Fund was invested in bonds issued by banks that were nationalized by the Icelandic government in early October 2008. This caused the bonds' valuations to fall close to zero during the fourth quarter. Several
Tier 1 capital notes, which are issued by banks to boost their capital requirements, also were marked down during the period and negatively impacted returns. Many of these bonds that had been marked down recovered during 2009, which helped the Fund make up some lost ground. For 2009 through the end of September, the Fund returned 15.05% while the benchmark returned 14.86%.

Relative to the Index, the Fund also was underweight the corporate bond sector, which outperformed during 2009. This hurt relative performance, as did the Fund's relatively short duration during a period when interest rates fell significantly. Duration is a measure of a portfolio's sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration, the greater the change in price relative to interest rate movement.

Over the full reporting period, active trading strategies made positive contributions to performance.

 

Outlook

Government policies were successful in sharply lowering U.S. interest rates and credit risk premiums (the amount of additional yield required to attract investors to bonds that are perceived to have greater credit risk), which helped set the stage for economic recovery. However, deleveraging by financial institutions and American households remains a considerable obstacle to economic growth. We expect the Federal Reserve to maintain its current monetary and credit policies well into 2010 while crafting an exit strategy that will attempt to limit inflation. The Federal Reserve's ability to correctly gauge the timing and size of stimulus policy removal will influence inflation expectations and, therefore, bond market performance.

Credit risk premiums have compressed significantly in recent months, reflecting investors' growing comfort with taking on additional risk as the economy recovers. If the economic recovery gains strength, we will be sensitive to changes in inflation expectations at a time when the government has record-high borrowing needs.

If the corporate bond rally slows, relative returns are likely to become more dependent on active trading strategies, which our portfolio management team specializes in. We remain confident in our ability to deliver competitive returns, and we believe that the Fund's long-term track record is evidence of that ability.

October 2009

* Investment performance/return at NAV does not reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 3.75% front-end sales charge or any deferred sales charge.

** Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Investment Performance
(total return at NAV*)

6 Months
ended
9/30/09

12 Months
ended
9/30/09

Class A

15.94%

6.24%

Class B

15.42%

5.33%

Class C

15.54%

5.48%

Class I

16.33%

6.94%

Class R

15.87%

6.05%

Class Y

16.18%

6.73%

Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index**

16.94%

19.49%

Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated Avg.

22.16%

17.43%

 

 

 

Maturity Schedule

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

9/30/09

9/30/08

 

12 years

11 years

SEC Yields

 

 

 

30 days ended

 

9/30/09

9/30/08

Class A

2.97%

4.88%

Class B

2.21%

4.20%

Class C

2.41%

4.36%

Class I

3.77%

5.74%

Class R

2.86%

4.77%

Class Y

3.48%

5.62%

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Average Annual Total Returns
(with max. load)

 

Class A Shares

One year

2.20%

Five year

2.35%

Ten year

5.37%

 

 

 

Class B Shares

One year

1.19%

Five year

2.31%

Ten year

4.91%

 

 

 

Class C Shares

One year

4.41%

Five year

2.42%

Since inception

5.04%

(7/31/00)

 

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Average Annual Total Returns

 

Class I Shares

One year

6.94%

Five year

3.80%

Ten year

6.39%

 

 

 

Class R Shares*

One year

6.05%

Five year

2.97%

Ten year

5.69%

 

 

 

Class Y Shares**

One year

6.73%

Five year

3.26%

Ten year

5.84%

* Performance results for Class R shares prior to October 31, 2006 reflect the performance of Class A shares at net asset value (NAV). Actual Class R share performance would have been lower than Class A share performance because of higher Rule 12b-1 fees and other class-specific expenses that apply to the Class R shares.

** Performance for Class Y Shares prior to February 29, 2008 reflects the performance of Class A shares at net asset value (NAV). Actual Class Y share performance would have been different.

The performance data shown represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund's/Portfolio's distributions or the redemption of Fund/Portfolio shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Visit www.calvert.com for current performance data. The gross expense ratio for Class A Shares is 1.16%. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers. Performance data quoted already reflects deduction of fund operating expenses.

 

Performance Comparison
Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment.

 

 

Average annual total returns in the Portfolio Statistics above and the Performance Comparison line graph are with maximum load deducted -- they assume reinvestment of dividends and reflect the deduction of the Fund's Class A maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%, or deferred sales charge, as applicable. No sales charge has been applied to the index used for comparison. However, the Lipper average does reflect the deduction of the category's average front-end sales charge. The value of an investment in Class A shares is plotted in the line graph. The value of an investment in another class of shares would be different.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009

Economic Sectors

% of Total
Investments

Asset Backed Securities

2.0%

Basic Materials

3.0%

Communications

0.9%

Consumer Discretionary

0.1%

Consumer, Cyclical

1.1%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

4.6%

Diversified

1.4%

Energy

4.7%

Financials

30.7%

Government

17.8%

Industrials

7.8%

Insurance

0.1%

Mortgage Securities

5.6%

Technology

0.3%

Time Deposit

16.1%

Utilities

3.8%

Total

100%

1. Federal Reserve

2. U.S. Department of Commerce

3. Federal Reserve

4. Federal Reserve and Bloomberg

 

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses 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 During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Beginning
Account Value
4/1/09

Ending Account
Value
9/30/09

Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/09 - 9/30/09

Class A

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,159.40

$6.63

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,018.93

$6.20

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class B

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,154.20

$11.41

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,014.47

$10.67

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class C

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,155.40

$10.38

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,015.44

$9.71

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,163.30

$2.95

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,022.34

$2.76

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class R

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,158.70

$7.95

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,017.70

$7.44

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class Y

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,161.80

$4.27

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,021.12

$3.99

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.23%, 2.11%, 1.92%, 0.54%, 1.47% and 0.79% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, Class R and Class Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of The Calvert Fund and Shareholders of Calvert Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets of the Calvert Income Fund (the Fund), a series of The Calvert Fund, as of September 30, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2009, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. As to securities purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Calvert Income Fund as of September 30, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 23, 2009

 

Statement of Net Assets
September 30, 2009

 

Principal

 

Asset Backed Securities - 1.9%

Amount

Value

ACLC Business Loan Receivables Trust, 0.893%, 10/15/21 (e)(r)

$1,761,867

$1,681,664

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:

 

 

     3.43%, 7/6/11

2,426,859

2,442,983

     4.63%, 6/6/12

7,834,919

7,905,077

     0.904%, 7/6/12 (r)

6,943,663

6,916,691

AmeriCredit Prime Automobile Receivable Trust, 5.27%,

 

 

     11/8/11

1,594,876

1,607,475

Atherton Franchisee Loan Funding LLC, 7.08%, 5/15/20 (e)

816,293

823,651

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust, 0.303%, 7/15/10 (r)

2,430,547

2,429,088

Captec Franchise Trust:

 

 

     Class A2, 8.155%, 6/15/13 (e)

6,210,940

5,366,000

     Class B, 8.155%, 12/15/13 (e)

2,895,000

1,042,200

Centex Home Equity, 7.86%, 7/25/32 (r)

120,536

16,624

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, 0.696%, 11/25/34 (r)

3,902,138

2,837,143

DB Master Finance LLC, 5.779%, 6/20/31 (e)

20,750,000

19,571,607

Enterprise Mortgage Acceptance Co. LLC, 0.65%, 1/15/27 (e)(r)

14,981,673

191,953

FMAC Loan Receivables Trust: 0.00%, 11/15/18 (e)(r)(t)

10,928,799

150,271

     6.74%, 11/15/20 (e)

1,006,227

671,529

GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, 0.283%, 3/15/13 (r)

5,340,000

5,324,273

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., STEP, 4.12% to

 

 

     5/25/12, floating rate thereafter to 6/25/33 (r)

139,764

73,352

Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 4.88%, 4/12/13

15,103,660

15,437,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $78,132,606)

 

74,489,103

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage-Backed

 

 

Obligations (Privately Originated) - 1.5%

 

 

American Home Mortgage Assets, 0.456%, 12/25/46 (r)

7,566,306

3,571,401

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.:

 

 

     5.00%, 1/25/19

64,511

29,202

     4.875%, 4/25/19

134,076

62,673

     4.798%, 8/25/19 (r)

301,674

92,376

     5.50%, 11/25/33

18,232

18,355

     0.28%, 1/25/34 (r)

99,957,365

593,607

     5.431%, 5/25/34 (r)

909,312

304,823

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan, 4.045%, 5/25/33 (r)

529,072

521,445

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, 0.586%,

 

 

     6/25/35 (b)(e)(r)

2,422,831

1,574,840

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, 5.00%, 5/25/18 (e)

176,469

103,252

Impac CMB Trust:

 

 

     0.886%, 9/25/34 (r)

1,123,508

729,419

     0.506%, 4/25/35 (r)

6,036,533

3,495,192

     0.556%, 4/25/35 (r)

2,163,091

638,213

     0.516%, 5/25/35 (r)

12,359,621

6,619,345

     0.566%, 8/25/35 (r)

6,618,469

3,369,633

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust, 6.25%, 7/25/36

17,245,278

8,717,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage-Backed

Principal

 

Obligations (Privately Originated) - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 5.17%, 11/25/33

$388,844

$152,557

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., 6.00%, 12/25/35

6,150,246

4,448,340

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 6.25%, 11/25/36

17,596,419

11,378,179

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, 4.75%, 3/25/19

231,405

161,672

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc., 3.813%,

 

 

     9/25/33 (r)

213,862

87,737

Structured Asset Securities Corp.:

 

 

     5.00%, 6/25/35

6,995,558

6,103,992

     5.50%, 6/25/35

4,291,000

2,982,840

 

 

 

     Total Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations

 

 

      (Privately Originated) (Cost $77,239,310)

 

55,756,677

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed

 

 

Securities - 4.9%

 

 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., 5.449%, 1/15/49

11,700,000

11,308,674

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.205%,

 

 

     12/11/49

45,600,000

45,385,416

Cobalt CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.935%, 5/15/46 (r)

30,500,000

30,708,858

Crown Castle Towers LLC:

 

 

     4.643%, 6/15/35 (e)

39,250,000

39,386,288

     5.245%, 11/15/36 (e)

18,600,000

18,594,148

     5.362%, 11/15/36 (e)

11,000,000

11,022,288

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Asset Corp., 6.107%,

 

 

     8/10/52 (b)(e)

37,050,000

30,751,500

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 4.799%, 12/15/29 (r)

1,000,000

883,322

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 0.665%,

 

 

     12/15/35 (e)(r)

88,837,730

489,318

 

 

 

     Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

      (Cost $194,478,450)

 

188,529,812

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds - 55.4%

 

 

Alliance Mortgage Investments:

 

 

     12.61%, 6/1/10 (b)(r)(x)*

3,077,944

-

     15.36%, 12/1/10 (b)(r)(x)*

17,718,398

-

American Express Credit Corp., 1.646%, 5/27/10 (r)

8,480,000

8,490,967

Anadarko Finance Co., 6.75%, 5/1/11

4,250,000

4,527,025

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 7.625%, 3/15/14

12,000,000

13,698,448

Anglo American Capital plc, 9.375%, 4/8/19 (e)

19,800,000

24,331,349

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.:

 

 

     7.75%, 1/15/19 (e)

8,900,000

10,538,979

     6.875%, 11/15/19 (e)

2,000,000

2,274,390

APL Ltd., 8.00%, 1/15/24

13,525,000

11,056,687

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

ArcelorMittal:

 

 

     5.375%, 6/1/13

$4,609,000

$4,755,628

     6.125%, 6/1/18

12,603,000

12,415,921

Arrow Electronics, Inc., 6.00%, 4/1/20

2,000,000

1,990,919

Asian Development Bank, 6.22%, 8/15/27

2,470,000

2,823,469

Atlantic Marine Corp. Communities LLC, 6.158%, 12/1/51 (b)(e)

23,670,000

19,523,489

Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., 8.15%, 2/15/28 (b)(e)(p)*

53,561,000

535,610

AXA SA, 3.983%, 6/8/49 (b)

1,050,000

637,875

BAC Capital Trust XV, 1.161%, 6/1/56 (b)(r)

111,120,000

61,671,600

BAE Systems Asset Trust, 6.664%, 9/15/13 (b)(e)

35,318,901

37,084,846

Barclays Bank plc, 5.00%, 9/22/16

5,250,000

5,286,144

Bayview Research Center Finance Trust, 6.33%, 1/15/37 (b)(e)

26,038,308

24,307,541

Bear Stearns Co.'s, Inc.:

 

 

     0.497%, 2/23/10 (r)

1,510,000

1,510,208

     0.645%, 10/22/10 (r)

6,000,000

5,990,468

BNSF Funding Trust I, 6.613% to 1/15/26, floating rate

 

 

     thereafter to 12/15/55 (r)

72,876,000

67,774,680

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 2.00%, 6/15/19

1,000,000

1,164,845

C8 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.64% to 12/31/14, floating rate thereafter

 

 

     to 12/31/49 (e)(r)

26,850,000

20,607,375

Camp Pendleton & Quantico Housing LLC, 5.937%, 10/1/43 (e)

1,070,000

859,777

Capital One Bank, 8.80%, 7/15/19

4,130,000

4,773,084

Capital One Capital V, 10.25%, 8/15/39

13,520,000

15,026,686

Cargill, Inc., 1.754%, 1/21/11 (e)(r)

44,455,000

44,379,649

Chase Capital VI, 1.108%, 8/1/28 (b)(r)

7,250,000

4,628,552

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7.625%, 7/15/13

9,750,000

9,725,625

Chugach Electric Association, Inc., 6.55%, 3/15/11

2,780,000

2,942,330

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

     12.00%, 12/18/18 (e)

2,000,000

600,000

     6.10% to 3/15/17, floating rate thereafter to 3/15/67 (r)(w)

20,132,000

2,446,642

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 0.821%, 4/30/12 (r)

33,170,000

33,446,140

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

     6.375%, 8/12/14

7,000,000

7,260,089

     6.00%, 8/15/17

6,750,000

6,766,604

Compass Bancshares, Inc., 1.138%, 10/9/09 (e)(r)

18,200,000

18,199,691

Credit Agricole SA, 6.637% to 5/31/17, floating rate thereafter

 

 

     to 5/29/49 (e)(r)

107,023,000

77,591,675

Dexus Finance Property Ltd., 7.125%, 10/15/14 (e)

8,750,000

8,735,059

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.:

 

 

     9.25%, 5/1/10

500,000

496,851

     9.25%, 5/1/10 (e)

2,000,000

1,987,405

Discover Financial Services, 0.83%, 6/11/10 (r)

41,210,000

40,293,531

Dominion Resources, Inc.:

 

 

     1.343%, 6/17/10 (r)

32,530,000

32,705,732

     6.30% to 9/30/11, floating rate thereafter to 9/30/66 (r)

19,665,000

15,539,185

Dow Chemical Co., 5.90%, 2/15/15

4,500,000

4,612,014

Enel Finance International SA:

 

 

     3.875%, 10/7/14 (e)

3,000,000

2,991,900

     5.125%, 10/7/19 (e)

5,000,000

4,978,000

     6.00%, 10/7/39 (e)

5,000,000

4,973,150

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 7.034% to 1/15/18, floating

 

 

     rate thereafter to 1/15/68 (r)

77,975,000

68,228,125

First Republic Bank, 7.75%, 9/15/12

500

529

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

FMG Finance Proprietary Ltd., 4.361%, 9/1/11 (e)(r)

$56,001,000

$56,561,010

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.26%, 1/13/12 (r)

23,850,000

21,465,000

Fort Knox Military Housing:

 

 

     5.815%, 2/15/52 (e)

11,225,000

8,363,748

     5.915%, 2/15/52 (e)

10,455,000

7,649,087

General Motors Corp.:

 

 

     7.125%, 7/15/13 (ii)

5,000,000

750,000

     7.70%, 4/15/16 (jj)

10,000,000

1,500,000

     8.25%, 7/15/23 (kk)

5,000,000

762,500

     8.10%, 6/15/24 (ll)

7,150,000

1,108,250

     7.40%, 9/1/25 (mm)

2,950,000

457,250

Glitnir Banki HF:

 

 

     2.95%, 10/15/08 (b)(v)(y)*

30,230,000

7,255,200

     3.046%, 4/20/10 (e)(r)(y)(aa)*

42,295,000

10,362,275

     4.75%, 10/15/10 (e)(y)(bb)*

6,000,000

1,470,000

     3.226%, 1/21/11 (e)(r)(y)(cc)*

32,920,000

8,065,400

     6.375%, 9/25/12 (e)(y)(ee)*

600,000

147,000

     6.693% to 6/15/11, floating rate thereafter to

 

 

     6/15/16 (b)(e)(r)(y)(ff)*

8,400,000

84,000

Golden State Petroleum Transport Corp., 8.04%, 2/1/19 (b)

10,991,543

11,651,036

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 0.52%, 11/16/09 (r)

12,600,000

12,599,746

Great River Energy:

 

 

     5.829%, 7/1/17 (e)

46,865,727

49,718,017

     6.254%, 7/1/38 (b)(e)

6,900,000

7,245,000

Hewlett-Packard Co., 1.43%, 5/27/11 (r)

7,200,000

7,308,351

Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS, 6.00%, 12/30/19 (e)

2,000,000

1,982,906

Home Depot, Inc., 0.42%, 12/16/09 (r)

8,190,000

8,184,815

Hospira, Inc., 0.763%, 3/30/10 (r)

18,290,000

18,240,860

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 3.45%, 9/1/14

5,000,000

5,146,116

HRPT Properties Trust, 0.895%, 3/16/11 (r)

39,710,000

37,130,786

Idearc, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/16 (f)

150,000

7,500

Independence Community Bank Corp., 2.417%, 4/1/14 (r)

20,910,000

19,042,486

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 1.954%, 8/13/10 (r)

39,650,000

39,912,922

International Paper Co., 7.50%, 8/15/21

3,300,000

3,496,565

ION Media Networks, Inc., 11.00%, 7/31/13 (w)*

325,940

33

JET Equipment Trust, 7.63%, 8/15/12 (b)(e)(w)*

109,297

601

John Deere Capital Corp.:

 

 

     0.837%, 2/26/10 (r)

13,000,000

13,017,484

     1.21%, 1/18/11 (r)

3,300,000

3,315,074

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

 

     7.00%, 11/15/09

11,497,000

11,574,561

     1.005%, 1/22/10 (r)

36,900,000

36,958,492

     0.533%, 12/26/12 (r)

15,000,000

15,121,958

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII, 1.44%, 5/15/47 (r)

12,800,000

8,461,696

Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV, 7.375%, 6/1/14

150,000

139,500

Kaupthing Bank HF:

 

 

     3.491%, 1/15/10 (e)(r)(y)(gg)*

39,000,000

8,287,500

     5.75%, 10/4/11 (e)(y) (hh)*

3,350,000

711,875

Kern River Funding Corp., 6.676%, 7/31/16 (e)

93,431

102,267

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, 1.449%, 3/11/11 (r)

62,930,000

63,057,589

Kraft Foods, Inc., 0.961%, 8/11/10 (r)

2,300,000

2,294,906

Land O'Lakes Capital Trust I, 7.45%, 3/15/28 (e)

55,869,000

48,606,030

Leucadia National Corp., 8.125%, 9/15/15

12,520,000

12,793,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

LL & P Wind Energy, Inc. Washington Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     5.733%, 12/1/17 (e)

$8,060,000

$7,608,721

     5.983%, 12/1/22 (e)

14,695,000

13,635,490

     6.192%, 12/1/27 (e)

3,925,000

3,549,064

Lloyds Banking Group plc:

 

 

     6.413% to 10/1/35, floating rate thereafter to 9/29/49 (e)(r)

2,400,000

1,392,000

     6.657% to 5/21/37, floating rate thereafter to 12/31/49 (e)(r)

24,270,000

14,804,700

Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.:

 

 

     9.15%, 7/1/26 (e)(m)*

51,271,000

576,799

     8.30%, 12/1/37 (e)(m)*

33,720,000

379,350

     8.45%, 12/1/49 (e)(m)*

1,000,000

11,250

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, 0.60%, 12/4/12 (r)

11,675,000

8,706,946

MBNA Capital, Series B, 1.283%, 2/1/27 (r)

900,000

554,221

McGuire Air Force Base Military Housing Project, 5.611%,

 

 

     9/15/51 (b)(e)

11,420,000

8,671,092

Medco Health Solutions, Inc., 6.125%, 3/15/13

4,875,000

5,255,494

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 0.41%, 12/4/09 (r)

15,700,000

15,701,909

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 1.205%, 4/14/11 (e)(r)

12,280,000

12,237,020

Mid-Atlantic Family Military Communities LLC, 5.24%,

 

 

     8/1/50 (e)

8,250,000

5,993,790

MMA Financial Holdings, Inc., 0.75%, 5/3/34 (b)

50,800,000

12,700,000

Morgan Stanley, 0.744%, 2/10/12 (r)

5,770,000

5,808,007

National Fuel Gas Co., 6.50%, 4/15/18

4,800,000

5,170,895

NationsBank Cap Trust III, 1.059%, 1/15/27 (r)

1,677,000

1,058,543

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.:

 

 

     6.50%, 7/15/11

20,379,000

21,042,390

     6.90%, 10/1/37

10,460,000

10,687,620

     6.59%, 7/7/38

4,023,000

4,096,911

Noble Group Ltd.:

 

 

     8.50%, 5/30/13 (e)

8,530,000

9,233,725

     6.625%, 3/17/15 (e)

32,110,000

32,792,337

Ohana Military Communities LLC:

 

 

     5.88%, 10/1/51 (b)(e)

20,000,000

15,956,000

     6.00%, 10/1/51 (b)(e)

31,930,000

25,798,801

     6.15%, 10/1/51 (e)

10,000,000

7,948,300

OPTI Canada, Inc.:

 

 

     7.875%, 12/15/14

2,650,000

2,033,875

     8.25%, 12/15/14

5,887,000

4,606,578

Orkney Re II plc, Series B, 6.096%, 12/21/35 (b)(e)(g)(r)*

19,550,000

-

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/24

5,080,000

4,064,000

Pacific Pilot Funding Ltd., 1.26%, 10/20/16 (e)(r)

6,103,498

4,529,589

Pepco Holdings, Inc., 0.986%, 6/1/10 (r)

16,600,000

16,460,112

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.:

 

 

     5.875%, 7/15/16

12,285,000

11,293,311

     6.65%, 3/15/17

16,695,000

15,841,994

     7.20%, 1/15/28 (b)

11,512,000

9,993,406

PPF Funding, Inc., 5.35%, 4/15/12 (e)

3,000,000

2,562,250

Preferred Term Securities IX Ltd., 1.354%, 4/3/33 (e)(r)

737,524

346,636

Prime Property Fund, Inc., 5.50%, 1/15/14 (e)

500,000

384,920

Public Steers Trust, 6.646%, 11/15/18 (b)

4,000,846

3,513,463

Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 7.02%, 12/1/27

571,000

662,767

R.H. Donnelley Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/13 (o)

375,000

23,438

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Rabobank Nederland NV, 11.00% to 6/30/19, floating rate

 

 

     thereafter to 6/29/49 (e)(r)

$3,530,000

$4,341,900

Roper Industries, Inc., 6.625%, 8/15/13

13,830,000

14,932,488

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.64% to 9/29/17, floating rate

 

 

     thereafter to 3/29/49 (b)(r)

58,150,000

29,075,000

Skyway Concession Co. LLC, 0.563%, 6/30/17 (b)(e)(r)

10,140,000

8,238,953

Sovereign Bank, 2.193%, 8/1/13 (r)

7,315,000

6,960,849

SPARCS Trust 99-1, STEP, 0.00% to 4/15/19, 7.697% thereafter

 

 

     to 10/15/97 (b)(e)(r)

26,500,000

6,177,945

State Street Bank and Trust Co., 0.499%, 9/15/11 (r)

8,795,000

8,829,231

Sterling Equipment, Inc., 6.125%, 9/28/19

283,325

317,222

SunTrust Bank, 0.529%, 5/21/12 (r)

32,780,000

29,859,180

TEPPCO Partners LP, 7.00% to 6/1/17, floating rate thereafter

 

 

     to 6/1/67 (r)

5,028,000

4,298,588

TIERS Trust:

 

 

     8.45%, 12/1/17 (b)(e)(n)*

8,559,893

85,599

     STEP, 0.00% to 10/15/28, 7.697% thereafter to 10/1/97 (b)(r)

15,000,000

1,285,050

     STEP, 0.00% to 10/15/33, 7.697% thereafter to

 

 

     10/15/97 (b)(e)(r)

12,295,000

571,349

     7.697%, 10/15/97 (b)(e)(r)

11,001,000

2,866,421

Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP, Zero Coupon:

 

 

     2/15/11 (e)

7,600,000

6,988,474

     2/15/28 (b)(e)

16,737,000

3,298,528

     2/15/29 (b)(e)

12,600,000

2,273,040

     2/15/43 (b)(e)

196,950,000

42,121,696

     2/15/45 (b)(e)

618,495,685

84,245,297

Travelers Insurance Company Ltd., 0.759%, 12/8/11 (b)

3,250,000

3,095,918

United Parcel Services, Inc., 0.07%, 3/27/50 (r)

2,030,000

1,992,317

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 0.472%, 6/21/10 (r)

37,650,000

37,497,819

Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, 3.025%, 5/20/11 (e)(r)

33,500,000

34,487,230

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.80% to 3/15/11, floating rate

 

 

     thereafter to 3/29/49 (r)

23,758,000

16,155,440

Wachovia Corp., 7.574%, 8/1/26 (r)

3,675,000

3,825,401

Wells Fargo Bank:

 

 

     6.584%, 9/1/27 (e)

6,080,000

6,431,546

     6.734%, 9/1/47 (e)

37,970,000

40,914,194

Western Refining, Inc.:

 

 

     10.75%, 6/15/14 (e)(r)

2,000,000

1,880,000

     11.25%, 6/15/17 (e)

7,100,000

6,674,000

Windsor Petroleum Transport Corp., 7.84%, 1/15/21 (e)

19,688,000

18,123,217

Xerox Corp., 1.042%, 12/18/09 (r)

3,250,000

3,248,696

Xstrata Finance Dubai Ltd., 0.804%, 11/13/09 (e)(r)

18,275,000

18,255,544

Yara International ASA, 7.875%, 6/11/19 (e)

5,530,000

6,024,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $2,454,540,384)

 

2,112,357,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - 8.2%

Amount

Value

Alameda California Corridor Transportation Authority

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon:

 

 

          10/1/09

$5,155,000

$5,154,278

          10/1/10

16,230,000

15,396,914

Allegheny County Pennsylvania Hospital Development Authority

 

 

     Revenue VRDN, 0.40%, 7/15/28 (r)

1,200,000

1,200,000

Anaheim California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds:

 

 

     5.759%, 2/1/18

1,795,000

1,847,360

     6.506%, 2/1/31

3,875,000

3,994,699

Azusa California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

     5.765%, 8/1/17

3,760,000

3,735,861

Baltimore Maryland General Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     5.05%, 7/1/14

1,520,000

1,682,199

     5.07%, 7/1/15

1,340,000

1,473,678

Boynton Beach Florida Community Redevelopment Agency Tax

 

 

     Allocation Bonds, 5.10%, 10/1/15

1,135,000

1,162,297

Brownsville Texas Utility System Revenue Bonds, 5.084%, 9/1/16

2,000,000

2,135,900

Burlingame California PO Revenue Bonds, 5.285%, 6/1/12

1,775,000

1,915,828

California State Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue

 

 

     VRDN, 0.25%, 11/1/26

6,500,000

6,500,000

California Statewide Communities Development Authority

 

 

     Revenue Bonds:

 

 

        5.61%, 8/1/14

2,270,000

2,544,534

        Zero Coupon, 6/1/15

3,425,000

2,357,599

        Zero Coupon, 6/1/15

1,205,000

829,462

        Zero Coupon, 6/1/16

2,620,000

1,670,931

        Zero Coupon, 6/1/17

2,710,000

1,599,903

        Zero Coupon, 6/1/17

1,835,000

1,083,329

        Zero Coupon, 6/1/18

2,810,000

1,517,456

        Zero Coupon, 6/1/19

1,975,000

984,419

Clark County Nevada Revenue Bonds, 6.881%, 7/1/42

3,500,000

3,569,335

College Park Georgia Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     5.631%, 1/1/11

4,965,000

5,051,093

     5.658%, 1/1/12

2,500,000

2,551,500

Colorado State Housing and Finance Authority Revenue VRDN:

 

 

     0.25%, 10/15/16 (r)

2,500,000

2,500,000

     0.25%, 10/15/16 (r)

5,700,000

5,700,000

Detroit Michigan GO Bonds, 5.15%, 4/1/25

14,605,000

7,897,946

Eugene Oregon Electric Utilities Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

     8/1/25

1,500,000

513,105

Fairfield California PO Revenue Bonds, 5.34%, 6/1/25

1,960,000

1,749,026

Florida State First Governmental Financing Commission

 

 

     Revenue Bonds:

 

 

          5.05%, 7/1/14

285,000

302,442

          5.10%, 7/1/15

300,000

310,488

Florida State Housing Finance Corp. MFH Revenue VRDN, 0.40%,

 

 

     10/15/32 (r)

700,000

700,000

Fort Wayne Indiana Redevelopment District Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     5.24%, 6/1/21

1,250,000

1,266,362

Gillette Wyoming Pollution Control Revenue VRDN, 0.28%,

 

 

     1/1/18 (r)

9,100,000

9,100,000

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Grant County Washington Public Utility District No. 2

 

 

     Revenue Bonds:

 

 

          4.76%, 1/1/13

$400,000

$421,772

          5.48%, 1/1/21

990,000

953,400

Hamilton County Ohio Sewer System Revenue Bonds, 6.50%,

 

 

     12/1/34

2,000,000

2,137,920

Inglewood California Pension Funding Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     4.79%, 9/1/11

235,000

235,082

     4.82%, 9/1/12

250,000

250,012

     4.90%, 9/1/13

260,000

255,684

     4.94%, 9/1/14

275,000

265,592

     4.95%, 9/1/15

285,000

267,099

King County Washington Housing Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     6.375%, 12/31/46

2,000,000

2,130,980

La Mesa California COPs, 6.32%, 8/1/26

1,305,000

1,344,946

La Verne California Revenue Bonds, 5.62%, 6/1/16

1,000,000

1,032,200

Lancaster Pennsylvania Parking Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     5.95%, 12/1/25

2,450,000

2,361,163

Long Beach California Bond Finance Authority Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     5.34%, 8/1/35

5,000,000

3,267,650

     5.44%, 8/1/40

5,000,000

3,220,750

Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

 

 

     Revenue VRDN, 0.32%, 7/1/34 (r)

4,300,000

4,300,000

Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities Authority

 

 

     Revenue VRDN, 0.50%, 7/1/31 (r)

3,000,000

3,000,000

Metropolitan Washington DC Airport Authority System

 

 

     Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     5.59%, 10/1/25

2,785,000

2,889,744

     5.69%, 10/1/30

2,835,000

2,920,560

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     5.906%, 7/1/25

5,000,000

5,212,250

     6.538%, 7/1/39

7,500,000

7,969,650

Mississippi State Home Corp. MFH Revenue VRDN, 0.49%,

 

 

     8/15/40 (r)

2,800,000

2,800,000

Moreno Valley California Public Financing Authority

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, 5.549%, 5/1/27

4,385,000

3,731,065

Nevada State Department of Business & Industry Lease

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, 5.87%, 6/1/27

1,210,000

1,041,750

New Hampshire State Health & Education Facilities Authority

 

 

     Revenue VRDN, 0.30%, 10/1/38 (r)

8,000,000

8,000,000

New York City IDA Revenue Bonds, 6.027%, 1/1/46

12,000,000

8,753,400

New York City New York Housing Development Corp.

 

 

     MFH Revenue VRDN, 0.27%, 11/15/37 (r)

300,000

300,000

New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue VRDN:

 

 

     0.20%, 5/15/37 (r)

14,800,000

14,800,000

     0.32%, 11/15/38 (r)

4,525,000

4,525,000

Oakland California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds:

 

 

     5.252%, 9/1/16

1,635,000

1,622,623

     5.653%, 9/1/21

19,635,000

19,805,039

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Oceanside California PO Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     4.95%, 8/15/16

$2,215,000

$1,992,282

     5.14%, 8/15/18

2,760,000

2,471,801

     5.20%, 8/15/19

3,070,000

2,761,097

     5.25%, 8/15/20

3,395,000

3,040,596

Philadelphia Pennsylvania IDA Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

     4/15/19

3,375,000

1,652,029

Pomona California Public Financing Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     5.718%, 2/1/27

6,015,000

5,666,431

Rio Rancho New Mexico Event Center Revenue Bonds, 5.00%,

 

 

     6/1/20

3,260,000

3,264,238

Riverside California Public Financing Authority

 

 

     Tax Allocation Bonds:

 

 

          5.19%, 8/1/17

1,690,000

1,555,679

          5.24%, 8/1/17

2,570,000

2,086,043

Sacramento City California Financing Authority Tax Allocation

 

 

     Bonds, 5.54%, 12/1/20

21,940,000

18,141,747

San Bernardino California Joint Powers Financing Authority Tax

 

 

     Allocation Bonds, 5.625%, 5/1/16

5,430,000

5,174,736

San Diego California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

     6.00%, 9/1/21

2,515,000

2,435,903

San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds:

 

 

     4.54%, 8/1/12

3,105,000

3,104,006

     5.10%, 8/1/20

3,960,000

3,453,397

     5.46%, 8/1/35

5,300,000

4,203,854

Santa Cruz County California Redevelopment Agency

 

 

     Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.60%, 9/1/25

815,000

757,355

Santa Fe Springs California Community Development Commission

 

 

     Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.35%, 9/1/18

1,265,000

1,267,113

Sonoma County California PO Revenue Bonds, 6.625%, 6/1/13

5,660,000

6,067,180

Thousand Oaks California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation

 

 

     Bonds:

 

 

          5.00%, 12/1/12

675,000

679,057

          5.00%, 12/1/13

710,000

698,278

          5.00%, 12/1/14

745,000

718,836

          5.125%, 12/1/15

785,000

736,699

          5.125%, 12/1/16

830,000

762,928

          5.25%, 12/1/21

5,070,000

4,589,719

          5.375%, 12/1/21

4,880,000

4,468,811

Utah State Housing Corp. Military Housing Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     5.392%, 7/1/50

11,735,000

9,602,750

     5.442%, 7/1/50

3,990,000

3,289,236

Virginia State Housing Development Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     6.32%, 8/1/19

1,500,000

1,656,090

West Contra Costa California Unified School District COPs:

 

 

     5.03%, 1/1/20

3,190,000

2,873,680

     5.15%, 1/1/24

3,630,000

3,050,325

Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania GO Bonds, 5.28%, 11/15/19

2,025,000

1,863,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Taxable Municipal Obligations (Cost $338,598,833)

 

313,899,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies

Principal

 

and Instrumentalities - 3.1%

Amount

Value

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank:

 

 

     8.393% to 12/15/11, floating rate thereafter to 12/15/16 (b)(r)

$19,175,000

$17,257,500

     6.585% to 6/15/12, floating rate thereafter to 6/29/49 (b)(e)(r)

79,480,000

47,688,000

     7.30%, 10/14/49 (b)(e)

19,950,000

13,466,250

AgriBank FCB, 9.125%, 7/15/19

2,380,000

2,548,900

Central American Bank For Economic Integration AID Bonds,

 

 

     Guaranteed by the United States Agency of International

 

 

     Development, 6.79%, 10/1/10

1,369,552

1,406,078

Overseas Private Investment Corp., 4.05%, 11/15/14

1,618,400

1,667,276

US AgBank FCB, 6.11% to 7/10/12, floating rate thereafter

 

 

     to 12/31/49 (b)(e)(r)

3,000,000

1,680,000

Vessel Management Services, Inc., 5.125%, 4/16/35

31,900,000

33,539,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Total U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities

 

 

           (Cost $147,735,615)

 

119,253,664

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency

 

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 0.0%

 

 

Ginnie Mae, 11.00%, 10/15/15

460

498

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 1/16/32

9,779,115

788,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

      (Cost $1,248,050)

 

789,432

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury - 6.4%

 

 

United States Treasury Bonds:

 

 

     4.50%, 5/15/38

2,245,000

2,415,831

     3.50%, 2/15/39

9,808,000

8,883,903

     4.25%, 5/15/39

44,800,000

46,346,999

     4.50%, 8/15/39

58,455,000

63,012,667

United States Treasury Notes:

 

 

     1.00%, 8/31/11

34,950,000

35,004,609

     2.375%, 9/30/14

3,720,000

3,729,881

     3.25%, 6/30/16

21,000,000

21,511,875

     3.00%, 8/31/16

6,950,000

6,992,351

     3.125%, 5/15/19

8,839,000

8,696,748

     3.625%, 8/15/19

44,945,000

46,131,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Total U.S. Treasury (Cost $236,414,339)

 

242,726,692

 

 

 

Certificates Of Deposit - 1.2%

 

 

Deutsche Bank, 0.892%, 6/18/10 (r)

44,850,000

44,646,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $44,850,000)

 

44,646,605

 

 

 

Equity Securities - 0.9%

Shares

Value

Avado Brands, Inc. (b)*

4,803

$48

Conseco, Inc.*

1,204,755

6,337,011

Double Eagle Petroleum Co., Preferred

105,000

2,148,300

First Republic Preferred Capital Corp., Preferred (e)*

6,050

5,445,000

Ford Motor Co.*

473,761

3,415,817

Intermet Corp. (b)*

4,772

48

ION Media Networks, Inc., Series B, Preferred (b)*

2

1

Woodbourne Capital:

 

 

     Trust I, Preferred (b)(e)

6,450,000

3,934,500

     Trust II, Preferred (b)(e)

6,450,000

3,934,500

     Trust III, Preferred (b)(e)

6,450,000

3,934,500

     Trust IV, Preferred (b)(e)

6,450,000

3,934,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equity Securities (Cost $60,339,056)

 

33,084,225

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Time Deposit - 16.1%

Amount

 

State Street Corp. Time Deposit, 0.01%, 10/1/09

$612,997,819

612,997,819

 

 

 

     Total Time Deposit (Cost $612,997,819)

 

612,997,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

       TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,246,574,462) - 99.6%

 

3,798,530,455

       Other assets and liabilities, net - 0.4%

 

13,646,432

       Net Assets - 100%

 

$3,812,176,887

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

Paid-in capital applicable to the following shares of beneficial interest,

 

 

     unlimited number of no par value shares authorized:

 

 

          Class A: 197,610,348 shares outstanding

 

$3,652,018,123

          Class B: 3,858,698 shares outstanding

 

78,524,870

          Class C: 24,236,395 shares outstanding

 

429,921,117

          Class I: 19,993,255 shares outstanding

 

349,782,205

          Class R: 747,629 shares outstanding

 

11,490,321

          Class Y: 1,246,417 shares outstanding

 

18,878,598

Distributions in excess of net investment income

 

(1,718,423)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

(273,276,914)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

(453,443,010)

          Net Assets

 

$3,812,176,887

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

Class A (based on net assets of $3,041,313,773)

 

$15.39

Class B (based on net assets of $59,126,646)

 

$15.32

Class C (based on net assets of $372,837,587)

 

$15.38

Class I (based on net assets of $307,977,567)

 

$15.40

Class R (based on net assets of $11,570,580)

 

$15.48

Class Y (based on net assets of $19,350,734)

 

$15.53

 

 

Futures

# of
Contracts

Expiration
Date

Underlying
Face Amount
at Value

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Purchased:

 

 

 

 

     10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

1,915

12/09

$226,598,359

$1,970,706

     30 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

134

12/09

16,264,250

8,174

       Total Purchased

 

 

 

$1,978,880

 

 

 

 

 

Sold:

 

 

 

 

     2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

9,091

12/09

$1,972,462,906

($6,204,750)

     5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

1,471

12/09

170,773,906

(1,173,133)

       Total Sold

 

 

 

($7,377,883)

 

(b) This security was valued by the Board of Trustees. See Note A.

(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

(f) Idearc, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 31, 2009. This security is no longer accruing interest and $5,533 of interest was written off during the period.

(g) Orkney Re II plc is in default and no longer accruing interest. During the period, $238,363 of interest was written off.

(m) The Illinois Insurance Department prohibited Lumbermens from making interest payments. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(n) The Illinois Insurance Department prohibited Lumbermens from making interest payments. This TIERS security is based on interest payments from Lumbermens. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(o) R.H. Donnelley Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 28, 2009. This security is no longer accruing interest and $9,740 of interest was written off.

(p) The State of New York Insurance Department has prohibited Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. from making interest payments. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(r) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

(t) This security is no longer accruing interest.

(v) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 10/15/08 are in default for principal and interest. During the period, $213,083 of interest was written off.

(w) Security is in default and is no longer accruing interest.

(x) Alliance Bancorp and its affiliates filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 13, 2007. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(y) The government of Iceland took control of Glitnir Bank HF and Kaupthing Bank HF (the Banks) on October 8, 2008 and October 9, 2008, respectively. The government has prohibited the Banks from paying any claims owed to foreign entities. As of October 9, 2008, these securities are no longer accruing interest.

(aa) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 4/20/2010 are in default for interest. During the period, $286,314 of interest was written off.

(bb) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 10/15/2010 are in default for interest. During the period, $137,750 of interest was written off.

(cc) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 1/21/2011 are in default for interest. During the period, $252,508 of interest was written off.

(ee) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 9/25/2012 are in default for interest. During the period, $1,488 of interest was written off.

(ff) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 6/15/2016 are in default for interest. During the period, $178,034 of interest was written off.

(gg) Kaupthing Bank HF Bonds due 1/15/2010 are in default for interest. During the period, $325,210 of interest was written off.

(hh) Kaupthing Bank HF Bonds due 10/4/2011 are in default for interest. During the period, $2,675 of interest was written off.

(ii) General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 1, 2009. This security is no longer accruing interest and $135,573 of interest was written off during the period.

(jj) General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 1, 2009. This security is no longer accruing interest and $100,528 of interest was written off during the period.

(kk) General Motors due 7/15/2023 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 1, 2009. This security is no longer accruing interest and $156,979 of interest was written off during the period.

(ll) General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 1, 2009. This security is no longer accruing interest and $268,661 of interest was written off during the period.

(mm) General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 1, 2009. This security is no longer accruing interest and $55,181 of interest was written off during the period.

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

Abbreviations:
COPs: Certificates of Participation
FCB: Farm Credit Bank
GO: General Obligation
IDA: Industrial Development Authority
LLC: Limited Liability Corporation
LP: Limited Partnership
MFH: Multi-Family Housing
PO: Pension Obligation
STEP: Stepped coupon bond for which the coupon rate of interest will adjust on specified future date(s)
VRDN: Variable Rate Demand Notes

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statement of Operations
Year Ended September 30, 2009

Net Investment Income

 

 

Investment Income:

 

 

     Interest income

 

$229,148,290

     Dividend income

 

3,908,661

          Total investment income

 

233,056,951

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

     Investment advisory fee

 

15,888,029

     Administrative fees

 

11,106,966

     Transfer agency fees and expenses

 

9,305,648

     Distribution Plan expenses:

 

 

          Class A

 

8,254,508

          Class B

 

678,382

          Class C

 

3,852,862

          Class R

 

41,371

     Trustees' fees and expenses

 

189,477

     Custodian fees

 

492,052

     Registration

 

165,907

     Report to shareholders

 

991,816

     Professional fees

 

144,147

     Accounting fees

 

426,334

     Miscellaneous

 

208,199

          Total expenses

 

51,745,698

          Reimbursement from Advisor:

 

 

               Class R

 

(3,052)

          Fees paid indirectly

 

(241,473)

               Net expenses

 

51,501,173

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

181,555,778

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

     Investments

 

(138,592,283)

     Futures

 

(109,141,794)

 

 

(247,734,077)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

     Investments

 

198,126,879

     Futures

 

(8,005,885)

 

 

190,120,994

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

 

(Loss)

 

(57,613,083)

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Resulting From Operations

 

$123,942,695

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

2009

2008

Operations:

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

$181,555,778

$293,615,553

     Net realized gain (loss)

 

(247,734,077)

14,597,581

     Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

190,120,994

(478,174,188)

 

 

 

 

     Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

     Resulting From Operations

 

123,942,695

(169,961,054)

 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

 

 

 

     Net investment income:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

(144,501,274)

(245,212,080)

          Class B Shares

 

(2,392,988)

(6,076,118)

          Class C Shares

 

(14,140,054)

(21,502,725)

          Class I Shares

 

(16,503,049)

(19,910,009)

          Class R Shares

 

(329,539)

(161,326)

          Class Y Shares

 

(667,355)

(31,919)

     Net realized gain:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

(11,877,864)

(87,053,456)

          Class B Shares

 

(251,892)

(3,137,805)

          Class C Shares

 

(1,338,593)

(8,738,853)

          Class I Shares

 

(1,013,457)

(5,705,708)

          Class R Shares

 

(20,892)

(31,543)

          Class Y Shares

 

(34,185)

--

     Total distributions

 

(193,071,142)

(397,561,542)

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

     Shares sold:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

580,308,898

1,553,740,829

          Class B Shares

 

5,175,728

11,937,037

          Class C Shares

 

38,129,680

120,043,202

          Class I Shares

 

85,950,401

134,754,516

          Class R Shares

 

7,679,525

5,964,863

          Class Y Shares

 

8,728,585

10,924,458

     Shares issued from merger (See Note A):

 

 

 

          Class I Shares

 

58,005,471

--

          Class Y Shares

 

440,457

--

     Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

129,530,593

256,973,806

          Class B Shares

 

1,949,685

6,825,274

          Class C Shares

 

8,166,949

15,774,933

          Class I Shares

 

14,326,952

22,061,810

          Class R Shares

 

223,932

60,134

          Class Y Shares

 

693,657

31,841

     Redemption fees:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

119,926

123,007

          Class B Shares

 

1,487

440

          Class C Shares

 

5,469

4,545

          Class I Shares

 

294

866

          Class R Shares

 

2

215

          Class Y Shares

 

1,870

--

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets - Cont'd

 

2009

2008

Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

 

($2,063,126,731)

($1,903,261,804)

     Class B Shares

 

(40,815,407)

(118,322,242)

     Class C Shares

 

(148,203,330)

(113,277,680)

     Class I Shares

 

(208,151,378)

(78,859,892)

     Class R Shares

 

(3,073,091)

(710,403)

     Class Y Shares

 

(2,030,526)

(44,937)

Total capital share transactions

 

(1,525,960,902)

(75,255,182)

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

(1,595,089,349)

(642,777,778)

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

5,407,266,236

6,050,044,014

End of year (including distributions in excess of net investment

 

 

 

     income of $1,718,423 and $1,811,061, respectively)

 

$3,812,176,887

$5,407,266,236

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Activity

 

 

 

Shares sold:

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

 

41,228,104

95,111,265

     Class B Shares

 

368,718

733,617

     Class C Shares

 

2,724,381

7,343,554

     Class I Shares

 

6,070,613

8,211,338

     Class R Shares

 

542,463

367,375

     Class Y Shares

 

623,173

686,320

Shares issued from merger (See Note A):

 

 

 

     Class I Shares

 

4,268,269

--

     Class Y Shares

 

32,224

--

Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

 

9,318,023

15,790,546

     Class B Shares

 

141,220

418,540

     Class C Shares

 

588,191

969,382

     Class I Shares

 

1,028,345

1,356,936

     Class R Shares

 

15,869

3,756

     Class Y Shares

 

49,109

2,045

Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

 

(146,773,634)

(117,662,459)

     Class B Shares

 

(2,924,690)

(7,280,790)

     Class C Shares

 

(10,574,307)

(7,009,618)

     Class I Shares

 

(14,741,992)

(4,888,542)

     Class R Shares

 

(215,812)

(43,857)

     Class Y Shares

 

(143,570)

(2,884)

Total capital share activity

 

(108,375,303)

(5,893,476)

See notes to financial statements.

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note A ---- Significant Accounting Policies

General: The Calvert Income Fund (the Fund), a series of The Calvert Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The operations of each series are accounted for separately. The Fund offers six classes of shares of beneficial interest. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%. Class B shares are sold without a front-end sales charge. With certain exceptions, the Fund will impose a deferred sales charge at the time of redemption, depending on how long investors have owned the shares. Class C shares are sold without a front-end sales charge. With certain exceptions, the Fund will impose a deferred sales charge on shares sold within one year of purchase. Class B and Class C shares have higher levels of expenses than Class A shares. Class I shares require a minimum account balance of $1,000,000. The $1 million minimum initial investment may be waived for certain institutional accounts, where it is believed to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. Class I shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge and have lower levels of expenses than Class A shares. Class R shares are generally only available to certain retirement plans where plan level or omnibus accounts are held on the books of the Fund. Class R shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge and have a higher level of expenses than Class A Shares. Effective February 29, 2008, the Fund began to offer Class Y shares. Class Y shares are generally only available to wrap or similar fee-based programs offered by financial intermediaries that have entered into an agreement with the Fund's Distributor to offer Class Y shares. Class Y shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge and have lower levels of expenses than Class A shares. Each class has different: (a) dividend rates due to differences in Distribution Plan expenses and other class specific expenses, (b) exchange privileges and (c) class specific voting rights.

On December 12, 2008, the net assets of the Summit Bond Fund, a series of Summit Mutual Funds, Inc. Apex Series, merged into the Calvert Income Fund. The merger was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 4,268,269 Class I shares and 32,224 Class Y shares of the Calvert Income Fund (valued at $58,005,471 and $440,457, respectively) for 1,518,476 Class I shares and 11,486 Class A shares of the Summit Bond Fund outstanding at December 12, 2008. The Summit Bond Fund's net assets as of December 12, 2008, including $8,114,963 of unrealized depreciation, were combined with those of the Calvert Income Fund.

Security Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments wherever possible. Securities for which market quotations are available are valued at last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange in which they trade. Municipal securities are valued utilizing a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings) furnished by dealers through an independent pricing service. Foreign securities are valued based on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. If events occur after the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are traded, and before the Fund's net asset value determination, that are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are valued at their fair value taking these events into account. Short-term notes are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Fund may invest in securities whose resale is subject to restrictions. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

In determining fair value, the Board considers all relevant qualitative and quantitative information available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

At September 30, 2009, securities valued at $562,749,095 or 14.8% of net assets were fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 -- quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 -- other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 -- significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy during the period. For additional information on the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments, please refer to the Fund's most recent prospectus. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's net assets as of September 30, 2009:

 

Valuation Inputs

Investments in Securities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Equity securities

$17,346,128

-

$15,738,097

$33,084,225

Asset backed securities

-

$74,489,103

-

74,489,103

Collateralized mortgage-backed obligations

-

54,181,837

1,574,840

55,756,677

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

-

157,778,312

30,751,500

188,529,812

Corporate debt

-

1,677,764,517

434,592,908

2,112,357,425

Municipal obligations

-

313,899,001

-

313,899,001

U.S. government obligations

-

282,678,038

80,091,750

362,769,788

Other debt obligations

-

657,644,424

-

657,644,424

TOTAL

$17,346,128

$3,218,435,232

$562,749,095

$3,798,530,455

Other financial instruments*

($5,399,003)

-

-

($5,399,003)

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

Equity
Securities

Asset-
Backed
Securities

Balance as of 9/30/08

$41,611,200

$2,542,717

Accrued discounts/premiums

--

--

Realized gain (loss)

(43,433,866)

(18,225)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

36,492,010

42,822

Net purchases (sales)

(18,931,247)

(2,567,314)

Transfers in and/ or out of Level 3

--

--

Balance as of 9/30/09

$15,738,097

$ --

 

 

 

 

Collateralized
Mortgage-
Backed
Obligations

Commercial
Mortgage-
Backed
Securities

Balance as of 9/30/08

$0

$0

Accrued discounts/premiums

32,542

--

Realized gain (loss)

127,578

--

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

175,343

--

Net purchases (sales)

1,239,377

30,751,500

Transfers in and/ or out of Level

--

--

Balance as of 9/30/09

$1,574,840

$30,751,500

 

 

 

 

Corporate
Debt

U.S.
Government
Obligations

Balance as of 9/30/08

$342,522,193

$12,209,250

Accrued discounts/premiums

8,048,781

(237,117)

Realized gain (loss)

(59,604,397)

-

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

33,317,653

4,102,867

Net purchases (sales)

(45,618,862)

2,862,500

Transfers in and/ or out of Level 3

155,927,540

61,154,250

Balance as of 9/30/09

$ 434,592,908

$80,091,750

 

 

 

 

 

Total

Balance as of 9/30/08

 

$398,885,360

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

7,844,206

Realized gain (loss)

 

(102,928,910)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

74,130,695

Net purchases (sales)

 

(32,264,046)

Transfers in and/ or out of Level 3

 

217,081,790

Balance as of 9/30/09

 

$562,749,095

For the year ended September 30, 2009, total change in unrealized gain (loss) on Level 3 securities included in the change in net assets was $57,348,832. Total unrealized gain (loss) for all securities (including Level 1 and Level 2) can be found on the accompanying Statement of Operations.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with recognized financial institutions or registered broker/dealers and, in all instances, holds underlying securities with a value exceeding the total repurchase price, including accrued interest. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its value and a possible loss of income or value if the counterparty fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Futures Contracts: The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts, but only when, in the judgment of the Advisor, such a position acts as a hedge. The Fund may not enter into futures contracts for the purpose of speculation or leverage. These futures contracts may include, but are not limited to, futures contracts based on U.S. Government obligations. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may use futures contracts to hedge against changes in the value of interest rates. The Fund may enter into futures contracts agreeing to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price at a future date. Initial margin deposits of either cash or securities as required by the broker are made upon entering into the contract. While the contract is open, daily variation margin payments are made to or received from the broker reflecting the daily change in market value of the contract and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When a futures contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. The risks associated with entering into futures contracts may include the possible illiquidity of the secondary market which would limit the Fund's ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date, an imperfect correlation between the value of the contracts and the underlying financial instruments, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations under the contracts' terms. Futures contracts are designed by boards of trade which are designated "contracts markets" by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Futures contracts trade on the contracts markets in a manner that is similar to the way a stock trades on a stock exchange and the boards of trade, through their clearing corporations, guarantee the futures contracts against default. As a result, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund.

Short Sales: The Fund may use a hedging technique that involves short sales of U.S. Treasury securities for the purposes of managing the duration of the Fund. Any short sales are covered with an equivalent amount of high-quality, liquid securities.

Security Transactions and Net Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to separate classes of shares based upon the relative net assets of each class. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. (See the Statement of Net Assets footnotes on pages 27-28.) A debt obligation may be removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when -collectibility of interest is reasonably assured. Expenses arising in connection with a class are charged directly to that class. Expenses common to the classes are allocated to each class in proportion to their relative net assets. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates.

Foreign Currency Transactions: The Fund's accounting records are maintained in U. S. dollars. For valuation of assets and liabilities on each date of net asset value determination, foreign denominations are converted into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. Security transactions, income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the event. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on securities and foreign currencies is included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on securities and foreign currencies.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income are paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund's capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Redemption Fees: The Fund charges a 2% redemption fee on redemptions, including exchanges, made within 30 days of purchase in the same Fund (within seven days for Class I and Class R shares). The redemption fee is paid to the Class of the Fund from which the redemption is made, and is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The fee is intended to discourage market-timers by ensuring that short-term trading costs are borne by the investors making the transactions and not the shareholders already in the Fund.

Expense Offset Arrangements: The Fund has arrangements with its custodian banks whereby the custodian's fees may be paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the banks. These credits are used to reduce the Fund's expenses. Such deposit arrangements may be an alternative to overnight investments.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.

Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In July 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) launched the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. All existing accounting standards documents are superseded as described in FASB Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. All other accounting literature not included in the Codification is nonauthoritative.

 

Note B -- Related Party Transactions

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (the Advisor) is wholly-owned by Calvert Group, Ltd. (Calvert), which is indirectly wholly-owned by UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. The Advisor provides investment advisory services and pays the salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. For its services, the Advisor receives an annual fee, payable monthly based on the following annual rates of average daily net assets: .40% on the first $2 billion, .375% on the next $5.5 billion, .35% on the next $2.5 billion and .325% over $10 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, $1,216,662 was payable at year end. In addition, $648,853 was payable at year end for operating expenses paid by the Advisor during September 2009.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2010 for Class R and Y. The contractual expense caps are 1.47% and 0.95%, respectively. The Advisor has also contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through December 12, 2010 for Class I and Y. The contractual expense caps are 0.84% and 1.09%, respectively. The Class Y shares' cap of 1.09% is for the period beginning February 1, 2010 through December 12, 2010. For the purposes of this expense limit, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses. To the extent any expense offset credits are earned, the Advisor's obligation under the contractual limitation may be reduced and the Advisor may benefit from the expense offset arrangement.

Calvert Administrative Services Company, an affiliate of the Advisor, provides administrative services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly. Classes A, B, C, R and Y shares pay an annual rate of .30% on the first $3 billion, 0.25% on the next $2 billion, and 0.225% over $5 billion of the combined assets of the classes. Class I shares pay an annual rate of .10%, based on their average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, $854,439 was payable at year end.

Calvert Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund. Distribution Plans, adopted by Class A, B, C and R shares, allow the Fund to pay the Distributor for expenses and services associated with the distribution of shares. The expenses paid may not exceed .50%, 1.00%, 1.00% and .75% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A, B, C and R, respectively. The amount actually paid by the Fund is an annualized fee, payable monthly of .25%, 1.00%, 1.00% and .50% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A, B, C, and R, respectively. Class I and Y shares do not have Distribution Plan expenses. Under the terms of the agreement, $982,290 was payable at year end.

The Distributor received $123,038 as its portion of commissions charged on sales of the Fund's Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2009.

Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. (CSSI), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CSSI received a fee of $748,957 for the year ended September 30, 2009. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent. Under the terms of the agreement, $55,833 was payable at year end.

Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual retainer of $32,000 plus up to $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. Trustee's fees are allocated to each of the funds served.

 

Note C -- Investment Activity

During the year, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term and U.S. government securities, were $2,430,917,664 and $3,812,830,994, respectively. U.S. government security purchases and sales were $25,881,562,961 and $26,019,202,010, respectively.

The cost of investments owned at September 30, 2009 for federal income tax purposes was $4,256,307,879. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $457,777,424, of which $82,570,981 related to appreciated securities and $540,348,405 related to depreciated -securities.

Net realized capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $239,884, $141,901, $336,178, $12,997,968, and $1,783,942 at September 30, 2009 may be utilized to offset future capital gains until expiration in September 2010, September 2013, September 2014, September 2016, and September 2017. The Fund's use of net capital loss carryforwards acquired from Summit Apex Bond Fund may be limited under certain tax provisions.

The Fund intends to elect to defer net capital losses of $253,442,623 incurred from November 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009 and treat them as arising in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 were as follows:

Distributions paid from:

2009

2008

     Ordinary income

$179,940,431

$346,536,740

     Long term capital gain

13,130,711

51,024,802

          Total

$193,071,142

$397,561,542

 

As of September 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

     Undistributed ordinary income

 

$422,485

     Capital loss carryforward

 

     (15,499,873)

     Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

     (457,777,424)

          Total

 

($472,854,812)

The differences between components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the statement of net assets are primarily due to temporary book-tax differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. These book-tax differences are mainly due to wash sales, interest defaults, and Section 1256 contracts.

Reclassifications, as shown in the table below, have been made to the Fund's components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers, as applicable) under income tax law and regulations. These reclassifications are due to permanent book-tax differences and have no impact on net assets. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassifications for the Fund are asset-backed securities and tax-exempt income.

Undistributed net investment income

($2,928,881)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

2,743,181

Paid-in capital

185,700

The Fund may sell or purchase securities to and from other funds managed by the Advisor, typically short-term variable rate demand notes. Interportfolio transactions are primarily used for cash management purposes. Interportfolio transactions are made pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the year ended September 30, 2009, such purchase and sales transactions were $276,623,406 and $332,773,501, respectively. The realized loss on the sales transactions was $9,953,773.

Note D -- Line of Credit

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert Group Funds and State Street Corporation ("SSC"). Under the agreement, SSC provides an unsecured line of credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $50 million ($25 million committed and $25 million uncommitted), accessible by the Funds for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings under the committed facility bear interest at the higher of the London Interbank Offered Rate, (LIBOR) or the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% per annum. A commitment fee of .15% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility, which is allocated to all participating funds. The Fund had no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2009. For the year ended September 30, 2009, borrowings by the Fund under the Agreement were as follows:

 

Average
Daily
Balance

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate

Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

Month of
Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

 

$729,100

.86%

$31,227,795

March 2009

Note E -- Subsequent Events

In preparing the financial statements as of September 30, 2009, no subsequent events or transactions occurred through November 23, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.

Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited)

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, in order to meet certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, we are advising you that the Fund designates $13,130,711 of the long term capital gain distributions paid during the year or the maximum amount allowable but not less than the afore-mentioned amount as capital gain dividend in accordance with Section 852(b)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class A Shares

 

2009

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.19

$16.72

$16.72

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.63

.79

.77

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

.24

(1.25)

.01

 

          Total from investment operations

 

.87

(.46)

.78

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.62)

(.79)

(.78)

 

     Net realized gain

 

(.05)

(.28)

--

 

          Total distributions

 

(.67)

(1.07)

(.78)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

.20

(1.53)

--

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$15.39

$15.19

$16.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

6.24%

(3.01%)

4.74%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

4.45%

4.86%

4.60%

 

     Total expenses

 

1.24%

1.16%

1.19%

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.24%

1.16%

1.19%

 

     Net expenses

 

1.23%

1.16%

1.18%

 

Portfolio turnover

 

793%

982%

877%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$3,041,314

$4,462,549

$5,024,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

 

Class A Shares

 

2006

2005

 

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$17.03

$17.37

 

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.75

.57

 

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(.09)

.09

 

 

          Total from investment operations

 

.66

.66

 

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.75)

(.57)

 

 

     Net realized gain

 

(.22)

(.43)

 

 

          Total distributions

 

(.97)

(1.00)

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

(.31)

(.34)

 

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$16.72

$17.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

4.02%

3.95%

 

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

4.54%

3.36%

 

 

     Total expenses

 

1.20%

1.20%

 

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.20%

1.20%

 

 

     Net expenses

 

1.20%

1.19%

 

 

Portfolio turnover

 

578%

742%

 

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$3,860,160

$2,976,466

 

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class B Shares

 

2009

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.12

$16.68

$16.69

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.50

.67

.64

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

.24

(1.28)

.01

 

          Total from investment operations

 

.74

(.61)

.65

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.49)

(.67)

(.66)

 

     Net realized gain

 

(.05)

(.28)

--

 

          Total distributions

 

(.54)

(.95)

(.66)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

.20

(1.56)

(.01)

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$15.32

$15.12

$16.68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

5.33%

(3.89%)

3.94%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

3.60%

4.07%

3.82%

 

     Total expenses

 

2.13%

2.00%

1.96%

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

2.13%

2.00%

1.96%

 

     Net expenses

 

2.12%

2.00%

1.95%

 

Portfolio turnover

 

793%

982%

877%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$59,127

$94,880

$206,805

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

 

Class B Shares

 

2006

2005

 

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$17.01

$17.35

 

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.63

.45

 

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(.10)

.09

 

 

          Total from investment operations

 

.53

.54

 

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.63)

(.45)

 

 

     Net realized gain

 

(.22)

(.43)

 

 

          Total distributions

 

(.85)

(.88)

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

(.32)

(.34)

 

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$16.69

$17.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

3.25%

3.22%

 

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

3.74%

2.60%

 

 

     Total expenses

 

1.95%

1.94%

 

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.95%

1.94%

 

 

     Net expenses

 

1.94%

1.93%

 

 

Portfolio turnover

 

578%

742%

 

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$285,301

$346,829

 

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class C Shares

 

2009

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.18

$16.71

$16.70

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.52

.68

.65

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

.25

(1.25)

.02

 

          Total from investment operations

 

.77

(.57)

.67

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.52)

(.68)

(.66)

 

     Net realized gain

 

(.05)

(.28)

--

 

          Total distributions

 

(.57)

(.96)

(.66)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

.20

(1.53)

.01

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$15.38

$15.18

$16.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

5.48%

(3.69%)

4.09%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

3.74%

4.16%

3.93%

 

     Total expenses

 

1.93%

1.85%

1.87%

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.93%

1.85%

1.87%

 

     Net expenses

 

1.93%

1.85%

1.86%

 

Portfolio turnover

 

793%

982%

877%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$372,838

$478,073

$504,417

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

 

Class C Shares

 

2006

2005

 

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$17.02

$17.35

 

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.63

.45

 

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(.10)

.10

 

 

      Total from investment operations

 

.53

.55

 

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.63)

(.45)

 

 

     Net realized gain

 

(.22)

(.43)

 

 

      Total distributions

 

(.85)

(.88)

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

(.32)

(.33)

 

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$16.70

$17.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

3.24%

3.29%

 

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

3.86%

2.66%

 

 

     Total expenses

 

1.90%

1.91%

 

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.90%

1.91%

 

 

     Net expenses

 

1.89%

1.90%

 

 

Portfolio turnover

 

578%

742%

 

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$390,620

$285,889

 

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class I Shares

 

2009

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.20

$16.72

$16.70

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.72

.89

.87

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

.24

(1.24)

.01

 

          Total from investment operations

 

.96

(.35)

.88

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.71)

(.89)

(.86)

 

     Net realized gain

 

(.05)

(.28)

--

 

          Total distributions

 

(.76)

(1.17)

(.86)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

.20

(1.52)

.02

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$15.40

$15.20

$16.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

6.94%

(2.36%)

5.40%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

5.14%

5.47%

5.24%

 

     Total expenses

 

.55%

.53%

.55%

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

.55%

.53%

.55%

 

     Net expenses

 

.55%

.53%

.54%

 

Portfolio turnover

 

793%

982%

877%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$307,978

$355,103

$312,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

 

Class I Shares

 

2006

2005

 

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$17.02

$17.36

 

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.85

.69

 

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(.10)

.09

 

 

          Total from investment operations

 

.75

.78

 

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.85)

(.69)

 

 

     Net realized gain

 

(.22)

(.43)

 

 

          Total distributions

 

(1.07)

(1.12)

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

(.32)

(.34)

 

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$16.70

$17.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

4.65%

4.66%

 

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

5.18%

3.98%

 

 

     Total expenses

 

.56%

.55%

 

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

.56%

.55%

 

 

     Net expenses

 

.55%

.55%

 

 

Portfolio turnover

 

578%

742%

 

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$76,362

$62,013

 

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class R Shares

 

2009

2008 (z)

2007 #(z)

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.25

$16.75

$16.78

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.58

.71

.51

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

.27

(1.23)

.09

 

          Total from investment operations

 

.85

(.52)

.60

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.57)

(.70)

(.63)

 

     Net realized gain

 

(.05)

(.28)

--

 

          Total distributions

 

(.62)

(.98)

(.63)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

.23

(1.50)

(.03)

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$15.48

$15.25

$16.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

6.05%

(3.33%)

3.66%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

4.06%

4.44%

4.41% (a)

 

     Total expenses

 

1.51%

1.78%

10.44% (a)

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.48%

1.47%

1.48% (a)

 

     Net expenses

 

1.47%

1.47%

1.47% (a)

 

Portfolio turnover

 

793%

982%

814%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$11,571

$6,179

$1,304

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Periods Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

 

Class Y Shares

 

2009

2008 ## (z)

 

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.29

$16.38

 

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.67

.31

 

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

.27

(1.02)

 

 

          Total from investment operations

 

.94

(.71)

 

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.65)

(.38)

 

 

     Net realized gain

 

(.05)

--

 

 

          Total distributions

 

(.70)

(.38)

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

.24

(1.09)

 

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$15.53

$15.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

6.73%

(4.41%)

 

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

4.71%

4.48% (a)

 

 

     Total expenses

 

.84%

2.34% (a)

 

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

.84%

.90% (a)

 

 

     Net expenses

 

.83%

.90% (a)

 

 

     Portfolio turnover

 

793%

529%

 

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$19,351

$10,481

 

 

 

A Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the Advisor or reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses before offsets reflect expenses after reimbursement and/or waiver by the Advisor but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.

# From October 31, 2006, inception.

## From February 29, 2008, inception.

(a) Annualized.

(z) Per share figures are calculated using the Average Shares Method.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

 

Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments is a snapshot of all securities held in the fund at their market value, on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are listed by asset type (e.g., common stock, corporate bonds, U.S. government obligations) and may be further broken down into sub-groups and by industry classification.

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities is often referred to as the fund's balance sheet. It lists the value of what the fund owns, is due and owes on the last day of the reporting period. The fund's assets include the market value of securities owned, cash, receivables for securities sold and shareholder subscriptions, and receivables for dividends and interest payments that have been earned, but not yet received. The fund's liabilities include payables for securities purchased and shareholder redemptions, and expenses owed but not yet paid. The statement also reports the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share on the last day of the reporting period. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. This statement is accompanied by a Schedule of Investments. Alternatively, if certain conditions are met, a Statement of Net Assets may be presented in lieu of this statement and the Schedule of Investments.

 

Statement of Net Assets

The Statement of Net Assets provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. The Statement of Net Assets includes a Schedule of Investments. Other assets are added and other liabilities subtracted from the investments total to calculate the fund's net assets. Finally, net assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) per share.

At the end of the Statement of Net Assets is a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Paid in Capital is the money invested by shareholders and represents the bulk of net assets. Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the amounts the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as of the statement date. Accumulated Realized Losses will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date -values.

 

Statement of Operations

The Statement of Operations summarizes the fund's investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the fund. Investment income includes dividends earned from stocks and interest earned from interest-bearing securities in the fund. Expenses incurred in operating the fund include the advisory fee paid to the investment advisor, administrative services fees, distribution plan expenses (if applicable), transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing expenses, custodial, legal, and audit fees, and the printing and postage expenses related to shareholder reports. Expense offsets (fees paid indirectly) are also shown. Credits earned from offset arrangements are used to reduce the fund's expenses. This statement also shows net gains (losses) realized on the sale of investments and the increase or decrease in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held during the period.

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. Changes in the fund's net assets are attributable to investment operations, distributions and capital share transactions.

The Operations section of the report summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distribution section shows the dividend and capital gain distributions made to shareholders. The amounts shown as distributions in this section may not match the net investment income and realized gains amounts shown in the Operations section because distributions are determined on a tax basis and certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the amount shareholders invested in the fund, either by purchasing shares or by reinvesting distributions, and the amounts redeemed. The corresponding numbers of shares issued, reinvested and redeemed are shown at the end of the report.

 

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table provides a per-share breakdown per class of the components that affect the fund's net asset value for current and past reporting periods. The table provides total return, total distributions, expense ratios, portfolio turnover and net assets for the applicable period. Total return is a measure of a fund's performance that encompasses all elements of return: dividends, capital gain distributions and changes in net asset value. Total return is the change in value of an investment over a given period, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, expressed as a percentage of the initial investment. Total distributions include distributions from net investment income and net realized gains. Long-term gains are earned on securities held in the fund more than one year. Short-term gains, on the sale of securities held less than one year, are treated as ordinary dividend income for tax purposes. The expense ratio is a fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of net assets. These expenses directly reduce returns to shareholders. Portfolio turnover measures the trading activity in a fund's investment portfolio -- how often securities are bought and sold by a fund. Portfolio turnover is affected by market conditions, changes in the size of the fund, the nature of the fund's investments and the investment style of the portfolio manager.

 

Proxy Voting

The Proxy Voting Guidelines of the Calvert Funds that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided as an Appendix to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Fund at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert website at www.calvert.com; or by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund's website at www.calvert.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

 

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC;  information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

Trustee and Officer Information Table

Name &
Age


Position
with
Fund


Position
Start
Date

Principal Occupation
During Last 5 Years

(Not     Applicable     to Officers)

# of Calvert
Portfolios
Overseen

Other
Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (formerly Family Health Council, Inc.) in Pittsburgh, PA, a non-profit corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child health care, and various health screening services and community preventive health programs.

29

 

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

 

Managing partner of Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best Doctors in America.

12

 

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Treasurer and Director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003) and President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks.

29

  • Ariel Funds (3)
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 63

Trustee/ Director

1996

 

President and CEO of Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human resources development, information management, public affairs and private enterprise development.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank
  • Summit Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

ARTHUR J. PUGH

AGE: 72

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

Retired executive.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank

INTERESTED TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 57

Trustee/ Director & President

 

1997

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Group, Ltd.

54

  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)

DAVID R. ROCHAT

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director & Senior Vice President

1980

(CMF - 1992)

Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (prior to 2008) and Director and President of Chelsea Securities, Inc.

12

  • Government Scientific Source, Inc.
  • Chelsea Securities, Inc.
  • Vermont Quality Meats

D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director & Chair

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Mr. Silby is the founding Chair of the Calvert Funds. He is the Chair-Elect and a principal of Syntao.com, a Beijing-based company promoting corporate social responsibility. He was an officer and director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003).

29

  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Grameen Foundation USA
  • Studio School Fund
  • Syntao.com China
  • The ICE Organization

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 56

Chief Compliance Officer

2005

Chief Compliance Officer for the Calvert Funds. In March 2009, Ms. Becker also became Head of the Securities Operations Department for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to 2005, Ms. Becker was Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Head of Calvert Client Services.

SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq.

AGE: 50

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

(CMF - 1992)

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

JENNIFER BERG

AGE: 36

Assistant Fund Controller

2009

Fund Administration Manager for Calvert Group Ltd.

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 45

Vice President

     

2004

Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1996

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd., and Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. and Calvert Distributors, Inc.

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 35

Assistant Secretary

2004

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 59

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 44

Assistant Treasurer

     

2000

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 39

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

EDITH LILLIE

AGE: 52

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 46

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Associate Counsel Compliance Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Mr. Macedo served as 2nd Vice President at Acacia Life Insurance Company and The Advisors Group, Acacia's broker-dealer and federally registered investment adviser.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 57

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Maxwell was an associate with Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

 

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 42

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.  Prior to joining Calvert, Mr. Niebler was an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 53

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Roy was Senior Vice President of US Fixed Income for Baring Asset Management, and SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager of Scudder Insurance Asset Management.

WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq.

AGE: 62

Vice President & Secretary

     

1990

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

NATALIE TRUNOW

AGE: 41

Vice President

2008

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., and Chief Investment Officer - Equities. Prior to joining Calvert in August 2008, Ms. Trunow was the Section Head (2005-2008) and Portfolio Manager (2001-2008) for the Global Public Markets Group of General Motors Asset Management.

RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA

AGE: 57

Treasurer

     

1979

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA

AGE: 48

Fund Controller

1999

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

The address of Directors/Trustees and Officers is 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, except Mr. Silby's address is 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Krumsiek is an interested person of the Fund since she is an officer and director of the Fund's advisor and its affiliates and a director of its parent companies. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund's advisor. Mr. Rochat is an interested person of the Fund since he was an officer of the Fund's advisor.

Additional information about the Fund's Directors/Trustees can be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You can get a free copy of the SAI at www.calvert.com, or by contacting your broker, or the Fund at 1-800-368-2745.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

4

President's Letter

8

Portfolio Management Discussion

13

Shareholder Expense Example

15

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

16

Statement of Net Assets

29

Statement of Operations

30

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

32

Notes to Financial Statements

40

Financial Highlights

44

Explanation of Financial Tables

46

Proxy Voting and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

47

Director and Officer Information Table

 

Dear Shareholder:

The watershed financial and economic events of the past 12 months have tested the resilience of the global markets and investors in an unprecedented fashion, and we are likely to see changes in the structure and regulation of financial institutions and the markets for years to come. It was a time period full of dramatic reversals, where investor sentiment shifted from acute fear to cautious optimism and the financial markets moved from the brink of near collapse to rebound strongly in many sectors. Despite these positive trends, we share the concerns of many market analysts that the markets may have risen "too far too fast," as worries persist about a weak economy, jobless recovery, and the housing and credit markets.

The year began with markets worldwide moving lower in response to the burgeoning credit crisis and continued global economic malaise. In the U.S., investors abandoned any type of investment perceived to have credit or liquidity risk, instead favoring Treasuries, CDs, and money market funds, despite their low yields. Cash invested in money-market funds ballooned to $3.92 trillion in January 2009 from $2.91 trillion when stocks peaked in October 2007.1

By late March, however, things began to turn around. Investors gained confidence, encouraged by the "green shoots" in newly released economic data and the perceived success of U.S. government stimulus and monetary policies. This, combined with renewed confidence in the soundness of the U.S. banking system following the government's "stress tests," helped fuel a rally in stocks, commodities, and many sectors of the bond market.     

Fixed-Income Markets Move Higher

Early in 2009, investors began to slowly regain confidence in the non-Treasury sectors of the fixed-income market, including high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds, which saw record levels of new issuance. By the end of June, investors had increasingly abandoned the "safe haven" areas of the market in search of higher yield and total return potential. These trends continued throughout the summer, with corporate bond prices rallying across the maturity and credit-quality spectrum. By September 30, high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds had rebounded strongly from their 2008 lows, while Treasuries slumped.

Expertise in Fixed-Income Management

This shifting market scenario presented both challenges and opportunities for Calvert's fixed-income funds and management team. Overall, our taxable bond funds avoided the vast majority of subprime-related defaults that plagued some competing funds during the 12-month period. Of course, our funds were not immune to the unprecedented bond-market volatility, and several had short-term challenges.

Calvert's taxable fixed-income investment team, led by Greg Habeeb, Calvert Senior Vice President, uses a rigorous relative-value investment process to evaluate potential investments in any type of market cycle. Notably, several of our taxable fixed-income funds outperformed their Lipper peer groups for the reporting period. Among our short-term bond funds, Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund placed in the top 10% and Calvert Short Duration Income Fund placed in the top 15% of their respective Lipper categories. At the other end of the maturity spectrum, Calvert Long-Term Income Fund placed in the top 30% of its Lipper category.2

Challenges Ahead for Global Markets, Economy

Although the stress that has gripped our global economies and markets since last September after the failure of Lehman Brothers has eased--and a measure of investor confidence has clearly been restored--we are far from being "out of the woods." On the positive side, many key economic indicators, such as housing and unemployment, appear to have bottomed and may be stabilizing. In our view, however, global market volatility and uneven economic recovery are likely to continue as the root causes of the credit crisis and financial reforms continue to be unwound and addressed.

Internationally, the nations at the September G-20 summit met to enact changes to international economic policies that will promote "sustainable and balanced growth" among both developed and emerging countries. On the home front, the government is grappling with credit-rating agency reform, banking reform, and the roles of the Federal Reserve and itself in the oversight of financial institutions and the markets, among many critical issues. In our view, over time, these efforts may work to redress some of the systemic imbalances revealed in our global financial system, providing additional stability to the economy and markets.

Looking ahead, we believe there will continue to be important opportunities for bond investors across a wide range of sectors and maturities. In this still-volatile environment, a flexible investment strategy, combined with rigorous credit research and security selection--all key features of Calvert's fixed-income management strategy--will be especially vital portfolio management tools.

Stay Current with Your Financial Advisor

The financial markets will probably continue to be volatile for the foreseeable future. If you're concerned about your current portfolio holdings and how to navigate the current market environment, talk with your financial advisor about whether your allocation to bonds is appropriate and well-diversified given your goals, time horizon, and attitude toward risk.

We also encourage you to visit our newly enhanced web site, www.calvert.com, for frequent updates and commentary on economic and market developments from Calvert professionals.

As always, we appreciate your investing with Calvert.

Sincerely,

Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and CEO
Calvert Group, Ltd.
October 2009

For more complete information on any Calvert Fund, call your advisor or visit our website for a prospectus. An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please keep in mind investment in mutual funds involves risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

1. "Time to Reassess if Stocks Can Gain More," Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2009, citing Investment Company Institute data.

2. As of 9/30/09: Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund was ranked 2/69 funds for one year and 1/62 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Ultra-Short Obligations Funds category. Calvert Short Duration Income Fund was ranked 28/256 funds for one year, 10/208 funds for three years, 1/177 funds for five years, and 1/121 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds category. Calvert Long-Term Income Fund was ranked 43/148 funds for one year, 2/122 funds for three years, and 1/103 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated category.

The inception date for Calvert Short Duration Income Fund is 1/31/02; for Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund is 10/31/06; and for Calvert Long-Term Income Fund is 12/31/04. During the ranking periods, all three funds benefited from a fee waiver, which had a material effect on total return.

Calvert Fund rankings within Lipper peer groups for the periods ended September 30, 2009.Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Lipper rankings are based on total returns. The returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but exclude the effects of any applicable sales loads. The Lipper ranking is for Class A shares, and the ranking may include more than one share class of funds in the category, including other share classes of the Fund. Rankings are relative peer group ratings and do not necessarily mean that the Fund had high total returns.

Source: Lipper, Inc.

Bond funds are subject to interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Conversely, a drop in interest rates will generally cause an increase in the value of fixed-income securities.

 

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

Gregory Habeeb
Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Calvert Asset Management Company

Performance

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2009, Calvert Short Duration Income Fund Class A shares (at NAV) returned 9.27% versus 14.06% for the benchmark Barclays Capital 1-5 Year U.S. Credit Index. Markdowns in the values of several securities during the fourth quarter of 2008, when the credit crisis was at its height, were the primary drivers of the Fund's relative underperformance for the reporting period. The prices of many of these securities rallied as the market improved during 2009.

* Investment performance/return at NAV does not reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 2.75% front-end sales charge or any deferred sales charge.

** Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Investment Performance
(total return at NAV*)

6 Months
ended
9/30/09

12 Months
ended
9/30/09

Class A

8.80%

9.27%

Class C

8.35%

8.37%

Class I

9.05%

9.68%

Class Y

8.85%

9.35%

Barclays Capital 1-5 Year U.S. Credit Index**

10.60%

14.06%

Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Avg.

7.09%

5.13%

 

 

 

Maturity Schedule

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

9/30/09

9/30/08

 

5 years

4 years

 

 

 

SEC Yields

 

 

 

30 days ended

 

9/30/09

9/30/08

Class A

2.06%

3.78%

Class C

1.35%

3.07%

Class I

2.54%

4.23%

Class Y

2.31%

4.04%

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Average Annual Total Returns
(with max. load)

 

Class A Shares

One year

6.23%

Five year

4.38%

Since inception

5.78%

 

 

(1/31/02)

 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

One year

7.37%

Five year

4.11%

Since inception

4.55%

(10/1/02)

 

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Average Annual Total Returns

 

Class I Shares*

One year

9.68%

Five year

5.33%

Since inception

6.25%

(2/26/02)

 

 

Class Y Shares**

One year

9.35%

Five year

5.01%

Since inception

6.20%

(1/31/02)

 

*Note Regarding Class I Shares Total Returns: There were times during the reporting period when there were no shareholders in Class I. For purposes of reporting Average Annual Total Return, Class A performance at NAV (i.e. does not reflect deduction of the Class A front-end sales charge) is used during these periods in which there were no shareholders in Class I. For purposes of this Average Annual Total Return, the Class A performance at NAV was used during the period November 7, 2005 through April 21, 2006.

** Calvert Short Duration Income Fund first offered Class Y shares beginning on February 29, 2008. Performance prior to February 29, 2008 reflects the performance of Class A shares at net asset value (NAV). Actual Class Y share performance would have been different.

The performance data shown represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund's/Portfolio's distributions or the redemption of Fund/Portfolio shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Visit www.calvert.com for current performance data.  The gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.17%. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers. Performance data quoted already reflects deduction of fund operating expenses.

 

Performance Comparison
Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment.

 

 

Average annual total returns in the Portfolio Statistics above and the Performance Comparison line graph are with maximum load deducted -- they assume reinvestment of dividends and reflect the deduction of the Fund's Class A maximum front-end sales charge of 2.75%, or deferred sales charge, as applicable. No sales charge has been applied to the index used for comparison. However, the Lipper average does reflect the deduction of the category's average front-end sales charge. The value of an investment in Class A shares is plotted in the line graph. The value of an investment in another Class of shares would be different.

*Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

Investment Climate

One year ago, markets were shaken by one of the greatest panics in U.S. financial history. The panic further damaged the sputtering engine of credit creation that powers the American economy, causing the U.S. to drop deeper into recession. During the past 12 months, outstanding bank loans fell by 4%,1 gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by an estimated 3% (its worst performance in

more than 50 years),2 and the U.S. dollar fell by about 1.9% against an index of other major currencies.3

The U.S. government's multi-trillion dollar monetary and fiscal policy response quelled the panic, after several attempts, and helped to improve credit and economic conditions. The American economy, which hit bottom in the spring, is expected to grow during the next several quarters. However, the projected pace of economic growth is subdued relative to past recoveries and quite dependent on stimulative monetary and fiscal policies.

Actions taken by the U.S. government to support the economy and financial markets required a massive increase in borrowing by the U.S. Treasury. Consequently, U.S. Treasury bond yields increased sharply early in 2009. Higher yields, and little evidence of inflation, whetted international investors' and U.S. households' appetite for U.S. Treasuries, and yields retreated as demand increased. Over the full reporting period, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note's yield fell 0.55 percentage points to
3.30%,4 and U.S. Treasury bill yields dropped toward the federal funds rate (which is currently near zero). The three-month U.S. Treasury bill yield fell 0.81 percentage points to 0.11%.

Portfolio Strategy

The Fund's relative underperformance can be primarily attributed to the markdowns on several holdings during the fourth quarter of 2008. Nearly 3% of the Fund was invested in bonds issued by banks that were nationalized by the Icelandic government in early October 2008. This caused their valuations to fall close to zero during the fourth quarter. Several Tier 1 capital notes, which are issued by banks to boost their regulatory capital, also were marked down during the period and negatively impacted returns. Many of these issues recovered much of their value during 2009, which helped the Fund make up some lost ground.

In 2009, relative to the benchmark the Fund was underweight the corporate bond sector, which began to rally during the second quarter. In addition, its relatively short duration during a period when interest rates fell significantly detracted from performance. Duration is a measure of a portfolio's sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration, the greater the change in price relative to interest-rate movements.

Over the full reporting period, active trading strategies made positive contributions to the Fund's performance.

Outlook

Government policies were successful in sharply lowering U.S. interest rates and credit risk premiums (the amount of additional yield required to attract investors to bonds that are perceived to have greater credit risk), which helped set the stage for economic recovery. However, deleveraging by financial institutions and American households remains a considerable obstacle to economic growth. We expect the Federal Reserve to maintain its

Economic Sectors

% of total
investments

Asset Backed Securities

 

5.3%

Basic Materials

 

4.3%

Communications

 

1.2%

Consumer, Cyclical

 

1.1%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

 

3.9%

Diversified

 

1.2%

Energy

 

5.4%

Financials

 

32.6%

Government

 

11.6%

Industrials

 

4.7%

Insurance

 

0.1%

Mortgage Securities

 

4.4%

Technology

 

1.0%

Time Deposit

 

19.8%

Utilities

 

3.4%

Total

 

100%

 

current monetary and credit policies well into 2010 while crafting an exit strategy that will attempt to limit inflation. The Federal Reserve's ability to correctly gauge the timing and size of stimulus policy removal will influence inflation expectations and, therefore, bond market performance.

Credit risk premiums have compressed significantly in recent months, reflecting investors' growing comfort with taking on additional risk as the economy recovers. If the economic recovery gains strength, we will be sensitive to changes in inflation expectations at a time when the government has record-high borrowing needs.

Calvert Short Duration Income Fund remains an important tool for investors who are concerned about preserving principal while pursuing some income. When interest rates are generally low and markets are volatile, short-term bonds offer greater return potential than cash--along with some additional risk--and generally greater price stability than longer-term bond options. This can help protect investors should interest rates increase and bond prices move lower.

October 2009

 

1. Federal Reserve

2. U.S. Department of Commerce

3. Federal Reserve

4. Federal Reserve and Bloomberg

 

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses 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 During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Beginning
Account Value
4/1/09

Ending Account
Value
9/30/09

Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/09 - 9/30/09

Class A

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,088.00

$5.65

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,019.65

$5.47

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class C

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,083.50

$9.61

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,015.85

$9.29

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

   

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,090.50

$3.07

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,022.13

$2.97

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class Y

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,088.50

$4.56

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,020.70

$4.41

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.08%, 1.84%, 0.59%, and 0.87% for Class A, Class C, Class I, and Class Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of the Calvert Fund and Shareholders of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets of the Calvert Short Duration Income Fund (the Fund), a series of the The Calvert Fund, as of September 30, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2009, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. As to securities purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Calvert Short Duration Income Fund as of September 30, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 23, 2009

 

Statement of Net Assets
September 30, 2009

 

Principal

 

Asset Backed Securities - 5.3%

Amount

Value

ACLC Business Loan Receivables Trust, 0.893%, 10/15/21 (e)(r)

$156,610

$149,481

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:

 

 

       5.20%, 3/6/11

32,319

32,309

       3.43%, 7/6/11

494,868

498,156

       5.21%, 10/6/11

167,190

167,199

       2.004%, 1/12/12 (r)

3,680,880

3,686,728

       4.47%, 1/12/12

570,277

572,798

       0.334%, 5/6/12 (r)

1,044,487

1,023,266

       4.63%, 6/6/12

2,602,037

2,625,337

       0.904%, 7/6/12 (r)

1,164,556

1,160,032

       5.49%, 7/6/12

291,139

296,122

       5.02%, 11/6/12

5,290,321

5,332,854

AmeriCredit Prime Automobile Receivable Trust, 5.27%, 11/8/11

1,872,246

1,887,036

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust:

 

 

       0.303%, 7/15/10 (r)

1,045,135

1,044,508

       0.343%, 2/15/11 (r)

10,370,000

10,313,970

       5.00%, 4/15/11

542,741

549,471

       4.98%, 5/15/11

1,579,790

1,603,394

       0.943%, 11/15/11 (r)

9,055,000

9,074,066

Capital One Auto Finance Trust:

 

 

       5.25%, 8/15/11

185,416

186,109

       0.283%, 10/15/12 (r)

3,037,286

2,921,182

Captec Franchise Trust, 8.155%, 6/15/13 (r)

1,121,918

969,292

Carmax Auto Owner Trust, 0.943%, 4/15/11 (r)

1,960,486

1,960,836

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, 0.696%, 11/25/34 (r)

132,657

96,451

Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust:

 

 

       5.01%, 1/8/11

5,677,487

5,710,979

       4.98%, 2/8/11

1,661,505

1,673,998

       4.42%, 10/8/11

3,034,173

3,035,098

       4.98%, 11/8/11

4,615,479

4,682,797

       0.934%, 2/8/12 (r)

500,000

501,050

DB Master Finance LLC, 5.779%, 6/20/31 (e)

17,600,000

16,600,496

Enterprise Mortgage Acceptance Co. LLC, 7.058%, 1/15/27 (e)(r)

7,882,770

3,941,385

FMAC Loan Receivables Trust:

 

 

       1.58%, 11/15/18 (e)(r)(u)

10,669,244

146,702

       0.687%, 4/15/19 (e)(r)

13,954,602

444,803

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust:

 

 

       0.843%, 7/15/10 (r)

175,379

175,390

       5.16%, 11/15/10

1,871,099

1,876,333

       5.07%, 12/15/10

1,126,810

1,134,184

       1.143%, 1/15/11 (r)

365,442

365,767

GS Auto Loan Trust:

 

 

       5.39%, 12/15/11

6,465,253

6,584,503

       4.56%, 11/15/13

1,020,317

1,021,308

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, 1.143%, 11/15/11 (r)

416,520

416,847

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Asset Backed Securities - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Household Automotive Trust:

 

 

       5.61%, 8/17/11

$1,090,886

$1,100,455

       5.28%, 9/17/11

992,701

1,002,915

       4.94%, 11/19/12

1,711,659

1,760,116

Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust:

 

 

       5.28%, 2/13/12

735,589

737,303

       4.42%, 4/12/13

1,568,058

1,547,176

       4.88%, 4/12/13

10,884,084

11,124,674

Wachovia Auto Owner Trust, 5.38%, 3/20/13

2,614,715

2,668,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $111,062,617)

 

114,403,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage-Backed

 

 

Obligations (Privately Originated) - 3.2%

 

 

American Home Mortgage Assets:

 

 

       0.436%, 10/25/46 (r)

7,545,267

3,578,625

       0.456%, 12/25/46 (r)

10,056,125

4,746,630

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., 6.25%, 10/25/36

2,521,529

349,800

Bella Vista Mortgage Trust, 0.496%, 5/20/45 (r)

23,879

10,606

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan, 4.045%, 5/25/33 (r)

812,126

800,418

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp., 5.237%, 12/25/35 (r)

965,394

866,860

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.:

 

 

       4.508%, 12/25/33 (r)

2,582,171

1,220,152

       5.25%, 12/25/35

3,311,539

2,890,004

GMAC Mortgage Corp Loan Trust, 5.50%, 10/25/33

4,190,000

4,008,048

Impac CMB Trust:

 

 

       0.886%, 9/25/34 (r)

80,251

52,102

       0.986%, 11/25/34 (r)

58,925

38,825

       0.506%, 4/25/35 (r)

734,445

425,249

       0.556%, 4/25/35 (r)

251,522

74,211

       0.516%, 5/25/35 (r)

3,295,049

1,764,703

       0.566%, 8/25/35 (r)

558,521

284,357

       0.496%, 10/25/35 (r)

2,413,294

1,033,092

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, 5.294%, 7/25/35 (r)

14,799,672

13,732,228

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, 0.626%, 11/25/34 (r)

2,191

2,180

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust, 6.25%, 7/25/36

4,599,370

2,325,007

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., 5.15%, 12/25/35 (r)

16,014,516

15,631,870

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.:

 

 

       0.229%, 5/25/19 (r)

62,161,335

311,571

       6.00%, 12/25/35

4,214,999

3,048,618

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 6.25%, 11/25/36

1,904,657

1,231,587

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc.:

 

 

       0.436%, 9/25/36 (r)

4,451,866

2,058,801

       0.426%, 7/25/46 (r)

1,178,688

553,188

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 5.00%, 6/25/35

9,823,015

8,571,097

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, 2.301%, 4/25/44 (r)

13,262

7,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage-Backed

Principal

 

Obligations (Privately Originated) - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Class 1A10,

 

 

     0.193%, 10/25/36

$56,287,981

$175,900

       

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations

 

 

      (Privately Originated) (Cost $74,332,238)

 

69,792,885

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 1.1%

 

 

American Tower Trust, 0.433%, 4/15/37 (e)(r)

1,100,000

871,723

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., 5.449%, 1/15/49

3,000,000

2,899,660

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.205%,

 

 

     12/11/49

7,875,000

7,837,942

Cobalt CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.935%, 5/15/46 (r)

4,000,000

4,027,391

Crown Castle Towers LLC:

 

 

       4.643%, 6/15/35 (e)

4,000,000

4,013,889

       5.245%, 11/15/36 (e)

2,720,000

2,719,144

       5.362%, 11/15/36 (e)

1,210,000

1,212,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $22,844,445)

23,582,201

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds - 56.3%

 

 

Alcoa, Inc., 6.00%, 7/15/13

2,000,000

2,088,348

Alliance Mortgage Investments:

 

 

       12.61%, 6/1/10 (b)(r)(x)*

385,345

-

       15.36%, 12/1/10 (b)(r)(x)*

259,801

-

American Express Centurion Bank:

 

 

       0.306%, 3/23/10 (r)

6,450,000

6,427,659

       0.324%, 7/13/10 (r)

1,840,000

1,822,778

American Honda Finance Corp., 1.042%, 6/20/11 (e)(r)

11,900,000

11,728,284

Anadarko Finance Co., 6.75%, 5/1/11

5,000,000

5,325,912

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

       7.625%, 3/15/14

8,000,000

9,132,299

       5.75%, 6/15/14

2,000,000

2,152,085

Analog Devices, Inc., 5.00%, 7/1/14

5,000,000

5,267,109

Anglo American Capital plc:

 

 

       9.375%, 4/8/14 (e)

10,000,000

11,852,587

       9.375%, 4/8/19 (e)

2,000,000

2,457,712

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.:

 

 

       7.75%, 1/15/19 (e)

1,000,000

1,184,155

       6.875%, 11/15/19 (e)

3,000,000

3,411,585

APL Ltd., 8.00%, 1/15/24

150,000

122,625

ArcelorMittal:

 

 

       5.375%, 6/1/13

8,885,000

9,167,662

       6.50%, 4/15/14

8,125,000

8,477,139

Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., 8.15%, 2/15/28 (b)(e)(p)*

350,000

3,500

BAC Capital Trust XV, 1.161%, 6/1/56 (b)(r)

57,190,000

31,740,450

BAE Systems Asset Trust, 6.664%, 9/15/13 (b)(e)

22,818,026

23,958,928

Bank of America Corp., 0.791%, 4/30/12 (r)

18,470,000

18,614,325

Bank Boston Capital Trust III, 1.049%, 6/15/27 (r)

1,450,000

791,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Barclays Bank plc:

 

 

       5.20%, 7/10/14

$4,000,000

$4,214,894

       5.00%, 9/22/16

2,000,000

2,013,769

Bear Stearns Co.'s, Inc.:

 

 

       0.497%, 2/23/10 (r)

3,425,000

3,425,473

       5.30%, 10/30/15

10,000,000

10,561,544

Belvoir Land LLC, 5.35%, 12/15/25 (e)

2,000,000

1,587,200

Bemis Co., Inc., 5.65%, 8/1/14

2,000,000

2,133,579

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 4.00%, 4/15/12

15,000,000

15,725,730

BNSF Funding Trust I, 6.613% to 1/15/26, floating rate

 

 

     thereafter to 12/15/55 (r)

8,559,000

7,959,870

BP Capital Markets plc, 1.293%, 3/17/11 (r)

4,900,000

4,974,470

C5 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.196% to 12/31/11, floating rate thereafter

 

 

     to 12/31/49 (e)(r)

3,500,000

2,611,875

C8 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.64% to 12/31/14, floating rate thereafter

 

 

     to 12/31/49 (e)(r)

10,650,000

8,173,875

Capital One Bank, 8.80%, 7/15/19

4,000,000

4,622,841

Capital One Capital V, 10.25%, 8/15/39

1,500,000

1,667,162

Cardinal Health, Inc., 0.865%, 10/2/09 (r)

1,000,000

1,000,003

CareFusion Corp.:

 

 

       4.125%, 8/1/12 (e)

2,000,000

2,055,084

       5.125%, 8/1/14 (e)

2,000,000

2,085,390

Cargill, Inc.:

 

 

       1.754%, 1/21/11 (e)(r)

10,000,000

9,983,050

       5.60%, 9/15/12 (e)

3,000,000

3,194,940

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.:

 

 

       0.588%, 10/9/09 (r)

1,250,000

1,250,028

       0.914%, 2/8/10 (r)

4,950,000

4,956,908

       5.85%, 9/1/17

3,000,000

3,199,172

Cenovus Energy, Inc., 4.50%, 9/15/14 (e)

2,000,000

2,049,817

Chase Capital II, 0.983%, 2/1/27 (r)

3,282,000

2,202,078

Chase Capital VI, 1.108%, 8/1/28 (b)(r)

1,500,000

957,631

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7.625%, 7/15/13

19,600,000

19,551,000

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC, 7.00%, 6/15/14 (e)

1,000,000

1,105,966

CIT Group, Inc., 12.00%, 12/18/18 (e)

1,000,000

300,000

Citibank:

 

 

       0.68%, 7/12/11 (r)

4,875,000

4,880,215

       0.498%, 5/7/12 (r)

5,550,000

5,553,878

Citigroup Funding, Inc.:

 

 

       1.518%, 5/7/10 (r)

4,500,000

4,503,440

       0.821%, 4/30/12 (r)

15,000,000

15,124,875

       0.73%, 7/12/12 (r)

8,500,000

8,514,577

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

       0.313%, 12/28/09 (r)

4,750,000

4,742,880

       0.519%, 5/18/11 (r)

2,900,000

2,828,535

       5.50%, 4/11/13

4,000,000

4,100,972

       6.375%, 8/12/14

7,000,000

7,260,089

       6.00%, 8/15/17

700,000

701,722

Columbia University, 6.83%, 12/15/20

370,968

409,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Compass Bancshares, Inc., 1.138%, 10/9/09 (e)(r)

$3,000,000

$2,999,949

Credit Agricole SA, 6.637% to 5/31/17, floating rate thereafter

 

 

     to 5/29/49 (e)(r)

1,000,000

725,000

CVS Caremark Corp., 6.302% to 6/1/12, floating rate thereafter

 

 

     to 6/1/37 (r)

2,000,000

1,710,000

Deutsche Bank Capital Trust, 2.398%, 12/29/49 (b)(r)

2,600,000

1,664,000

Dexia Credit Local, 0.939%, 9/23/11 (e)(r)

2,400,000

2,423,350

Dexus Finance Property Ltd., 7.125%, 10/15/14 (e)

11,000,000

10,981,217

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., 9.25%, 5/1/10 (e)

1,000,000

993,702

Discover Financial Services, 0.83%, 6/11/10 (r)

7,636,000

7,466,183

Dominion Resources, Inc.:

 

 

       1.343%, 6/17/10 (r)

10,000,000

10,054,021

       8.875%, 1/15/19

2,500,000

3,162,998

       6.30% to 9/30/11, floating rate thereafter to 9/30/66 (r)

4,000,000

3,160,780

Dow Chemical Co.:

 

 

       2.718%, 8/8/11 (r)

9,500,000

9,642,643

       5.90%, 2/15/15

10,000,000

10,248,921

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

 

 

       4.60%, 8/1/12

3,930,000

4,091,337

       9.75%, 1/31/14

12,500,000

15,015,554

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 7.034% to 1/15/18, floating

 

 

     rate thereafter to 1/15/68 (r)

5,000,000

4,375,000

Express Scripts, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/12

5,000,000

5,299,984

FMG Finance Pty Ltd., 4.361%, 9/1/11 (e)(r)

33,794,000

34,131,940

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

       7.375%, 10/28/09

3,500,000

3,500,000

       2.079%, 1/15/10 (r)

9,300,000

9,195,375

       3.26%, 1/13/12 (r)

16,800,000

15,120,000

Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.125%, 1/15/11

5,250,000

5,408,977

General Electric Capital Corp., 0.614%, 6/8/12 (r)

4,830,000

4,867,404

General Motors Corp.:

 

 

       8.25%, 7/15/23 (kk)

13,316,000

2,030,690

       8.375%, 7/15/33 (nn)

1,500,000

240,000

Glitnir Banki HF:

 

 

       2.95%, 10/15/08 (b)(y)(oo)*

10,440,000

2,505,600

       3.046%, 4/20/10 (e)(r)(y)(aa)*

10,830,000

2,653,350

       4.75%, 10/15/10 (e)(y)(bb)*

1,000,000

245,000

       3.226%, 1/21/11 (e)(r)(y)(cc)*

1,000,000

245,000

       0.33%, 7/28/11 (e)(y)(dd)*

180,000

44,100

GMAC LLC, 0.292%, 12/19/12 (r)

3,360,000

3,356,775

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

       0.52%, 11/16/09 (r)

12,000,000

11,999,759

       0.326%, 12/23/09 (r)

4,400,000

4,400,484

       0.714%, 11/9/11 (r)

12,470,000

12,563,238

       0.499%, 3/15/12 (r)

4,620,000

4,645,937

       3.625%, 8/1/12

3,000,000

3,068,051

Great River Energy, 5.829%, 7/1/17 (e)

18,731,908

19,871,948

Greif, Inc., 7.75%, 8/1/19 (e)

300,000

301,500

Hewlett-Packard Co., 1.43%, 5/27/11 (r)

10,000,000

10,150,488

Home Depot, Inc., 0.42%, 12/16/09 (r)

17,035,000

17,024,214

Hospira, Inc., 0.763%, 3/30/10 (r)

6,000,000

5,983,880

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 3.45%, 9/1/14

13,700,000

14,100,359

HRPT Properties Trust, 0.895%, 3/16/11 (r)

9,911,000

9,267,268

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Independence Community Bank Corp.:

 

 

       2.352%, 6/20/13 (r)

$2,350,000

$2,137,019

       2.417%, 4/1/14 (r)

4,500,000

4,098,096

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 1.954%, 8/13/10 (r)

10,000,000

10,066,311

International Game Technology, 2.60%, 12/15/36

2,875,000

2,874,750

International Paper Co., 7.50%, 8/15/21

1,000,000

1,059,565

Irwin Land LLC, 4.51%, 12/15/15 (e)

1,230,000

1,163,728

ITT Corp., 4.90%, 5/1/14

4,000,000

4,193,677

John Deere Capital Corp.:

 

 

       0.837%, 2/26/10 (r)

3,000,000

3,004,035

       1.21%, 1/18/11 (r)

10,000,000

10,045,680

       1.052%, 6/10/11 (r)

4,700,000

4,727,949

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

 

       7.00%, 11/15/09

5,000,000

5,033,731

       1.005%, 1/22/10 (r)

10,000,000

10,015,851

       0.727%, 4/1/11 (r)

9,115,000

9,139,374

       0.529%, 6/15/12 (r)

4,370,000

4,398,256

       0.533%, 12/26/12 (r)

23,170,000

23,358,385

       3.70%, 1/20/15

6,000,000

5,968,693

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII, 1.44%, 5/15/47 (r)

2,500,000

1,652,675

Kaupthing Bank HF, 5.75%, 10/4/11 (e)(y)(hh)*

7,000,000

1,487,500

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, 1.449%, 3/11/11 (r)

9,980,000

10,000,234

Land O' Lakes, Inc.:

 

 

       9.00%, 12/15/10

750,000

755,625

       8.75%, 11/15/11

2,990,000

2,990,000

Leucadia National Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/17

8,500,000

8,160,000

LL & P Wind Energy, Inc. Washington Revenue Bonds:

 

 

       5.217%, 12/1/12 (e)

3,385,000

3,414,822

       5.733%, 12/1/17 (e)

2,000,000

1,888,020

Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co., 8.30%, 12/1/37 (e)(m)*

300,000

3,375

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, 0.60%, 12/4/12 (r)

1,000,000

745,777

Marathon Oil Corp., 6.50%, 2/15/14

1,000,000

1,102,972

Masco Corp., 0.60%, 3/12/10 (r)

13,938,000

13,700,247

MBNA Capital, Series B, 1.283%, 2/1/27 (r)

7,000,000

4,310,605

Medco Health Solutions, Inc., 6.125%, 3/15/13

3,000,000

3,234,150

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.:

 

 

       0.41%, 12/4/09 (r)

8,000,000

8,000,973

       0.692%, 2/5/10 (r)

291,000

291,063

       1.059%, 9/15/26 (r)

4,200,000

2,767,642

MetLife, Inc., 0.602%, 6/29/12 (r)

11,180,000

11,219,886

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 1.205%, 4/14/11 (e)(r)

12,280,000

12,237,020

Morgan Stanley, 0.744%, 2/10/12 (r)

3,000,000

3,019,761

Nationwide Building Society, 0.62%, 5/17/12 (e)(r)

5,400,000

5,397,989

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.:

 

 

       6.50%, 7/15/11

4,000,000

4,130,210

       6.90%, 10/1/37

8,890,000

9,083,455

       6.59%, 7/7/38

1,300,000

1,323,884

Nisource Finance Corp., 0.977%, 11/23/09 (r)

7,480,000

7,473,179

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 4.625%, 3/8/10 (e)

1,700,000

1,696,958

Noble Group Ltd.:

 

 

       8.50%, 5/30/13 (e)

4,800,000

5,196,000

       6.625%, 3/17/15 (e)

11,933,000

12,186,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Ohana Military Communities LLC:

 

 

       5.462%, 10/1/26 (e)

$17,500,000

$15,580,775

       6.00%, 10/1/51 (b)(e)

2,500,000

2,019,950

OPTI Canada, Inc.:

 

 

       7.875%, 12/15/14

1,250,000

959,375

       8.25%, 12/15/14

750,000

586,875

Orkney Re II plc, Series B, 6.096%, 12/21/35 (b)(e)(r)(z)*

1,400,000

-

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 1.252%, 6/10/10 (r)

9,500,000

9,545,951

Pacific Pilot Funding Ltd., 1.26%, 10/20/16 (e)(r)

476,836

353,874

Pepco Holdings, Inc., 0.986%, 6/1/10 (r)

17,935,000

17,783,862

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.:

 

 

       5.875%, 7/15/16

14,000,000

12,869,871

       6.65%, 3/15/17

1,000,000

948,907

       7.20%, 1/15/28 (b)

1,000,000

868,086

PNC Funding Corp., 0.797%, 4/1/12 (r)

6,970,000

7,002,829

PPF Funding, Inc., 5.35%, 4/15/12 (e)

2,000,000

1,708,167

Preferred Term Securities IX Ltd., 1.354%, 4/3/33 (e)(r)

737,524

346,636

Protective Life Secured Trusts, 4.00%, 10/7/09

2,730,000

2,730,356

Rabobank Nederland NV:

 

 

       0.672%, 8/5/11 (b)(e)(r)

2,200,000

2,200,000

       11.00% to 6/30/19, floating rate thereafter to 6/29/49 (e)(r)

2,000,000

2,460,000

Reed Elsevier Capital, Inc., 0.629%, 6/15/10 (r)

2,500,000

2,494,111

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 6.25%, 7/15/13 (e)

5,000,000

5,456,337

Roper Industries, Inc., 6.625%, 8/15/13

5,000,000

5,398,586

     Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.64% to 9/29/17, floating rate

 

 

     thereafter to 3/29/49 (b)(r)

15,000,000

7,500,000

Shell International Finance BV, 3.25%, 9/22/15

5,000,000

5,032,290

Skyway Concession Co. LLC, 0.563%, 6/30/17 (b)(e)(r)

2,500,000

2,031,300

SLM Corp., 4.00%, 1/15/10

5,790,000

5,762,047

Southern Union Co., 6.089%, 2/16/10

2,000,000

2,013,674

Sovereign Bank, 2.193%, 8/1/13 (r)

8,825,000

8,397,743

State Street Bank and Trust Co., 0.499%, 9/15/11 (r)

10,000,000

10,038,921

Suncorp-Metway Ltd., 0.668%, 12/17/10 (e)(r)

12,930,000

12,930,164

SunTrust Bank:

 

 

       6.375%, 4/1/11

10,000,000

10,381,436

       0.529%, 5/21/12 (r)

10,000,000

9,108,963

       0.697%, 8/24/15 (r)

5,650,000

4,615,844

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., 2.303%, 5/1/14 (r)

2,000,000

1,212,838

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 1.30%, 9/14/12 (e)(r)

11,800,000

11,732,410

Systems 2001 AT LLC, 7.156%, 12/15/11 (e)

984,853

989,502

TEPPCO Partners LP, 7.00% to 6/1/17, floating rate thereafter

 

 

     to 6/1/67 (r)

6,000,000

5,129,580

TIERS Trust, 8.45%, 12/1/17 (b)(e)(n)*

658,859

6,589

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 7.50%, 4/1/14

5,000,000

5,744,093

Timken Co., 6.00%, 9/15/14

4,700,000

4,864,496

Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP, Zero Coupon:

 

 

       2/15/43 (b)(e)

7,530,000

1,610,441

       2/15/45 (b)(e)

166,213,495

22,639,940

Travelers Insurance Company Ltd., 0.759%, 12/8/11 (b)

1,500,000

1,428,885

Tyco International Finance SA, 4.125%, 10/15/14

1,000,000

996,530

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 0.472%, 6/21/10 (r)

23,000,000

22,907,034

Verizon New York, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/10

1,500,000

1,521,302

Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, 3.025%, 5/20/11 (e)(r)

15,000,000

15,442,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.80% to 3/15/11, floating rate

 

 

     thereafter to 3/29/49 (r)

$19,039,000

$12,946,520

Wachovia Corp.:

 

 

       0.419%, 3/15/11 (r)

175,000

173,786

       7.574%, 8/1/26 (r)

1,000,000

1,040,926

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 8.07%, 12/21/12

417,573

454,495

Wells Fargo & Co., 0.519%, 6/15/12 (r)

1,830,000

1,841,001

Western Refining, Inc., 10.75%, 6/15/14 (e)(r)

7,300,000

6,862,000

Westfield Capital Corp Ltd., 4.375%, 11/15/10 (e)

3,960,000

4,000,875

Williams Co.'s, Inc., 2.597%, 10/1/10 (e)(r)

8,200,000

8,150,133

Windsor Petroleum Transport Corp., 7.84%, 1/15/21 (e)

9,860,000

9,076,337

Xerox Corp., 1.042%, 12/18/09 (r)

5,840,000

5,837,658

Xstrata Finance Dubai Ltd., 0.804%, 11/13/09 (e)(r)

28,651,000

28,620,498

Yara International ASA, 7.875%, 6/11/19 (e)

2,200,000

2,396,577

 

 

 

       Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $1,172,835,851)

 

1,214,356,076

 

 

 

Municipal Obligations - 5.6%

 

 

Adams-Friendship Area Wisconsin School District GO Bonds,

 

 

     5.09%, 3/1/10

105,000

106,766

Alameda California Corridor Transportation Authority

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon:

 

 

      10/1/09

6,000,000

5,999,160

      10/1/11

11,000,000

9,821,350

Allentown Pennsylvania GO Bonds:

 

 

       3.41%, 10/1/09 (escrowed to maturity)

1,895,000

1,895,152

       3.41%, 10/1/09

15,000

15,001

Bayonne New Jersey Municipal Utilities Authority Revenue

 

 

     Bonds, 3.70%, 4/1/10

365,000

362,175

Bethlehem Pennsylvania GO Bonds, 4.10%, 11/1/09

675,000

674,757

Boynton Beach Florida Community Redevelopment Agency Tax

 

 

     Allocation Bonds, 5.10%, 10/1/15

540,000

552,987

Bridgeview Illinois GO Bonds, 4.62%, 12/1/11

$490,000

$509,899

Burlingame California PO Revenue Bonds, 5.255%, 6/1/11

1,000,000

1,055,320

Butler Pennsylvania Redevelopment Authority Tax Allocation

 

 

     Bonds, 5.25%, 12/1/13

680,000

691,288

California State Industry Sales Tax Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     5.00%, 1/1/12

2,900,000

2,957,942

California Statewide Communities Development Authority

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon:

 

 

       6/1/10

2,820,000

2,729,393

       6/1/13

3,190,000

2,550,501

Canyon Texas Regional Water Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     5.70%, 8/1/12

165,000

169,630

Chicago Illinois GO Bonds, 5.20%, 1/1/10

3,600,000

3,640,608

Chicago Illinois O'Hare International Airport Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     5.053%, 1/1/11

3,720,000

3,748,049

Cook County Illinois School District GO Bonds:

 

 

       No. 089 Maywood, Zero Coupon, 12/1/12

2,135,000

1,808,708

       No. 095 Brookfield, 5.45%, 12/1/11

200,000

215,534

      No. 170 Chicago Heights, Zero Coupon, 12/1/12

380,000

321,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Municipal Obligations - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Corte Madera California COPs, 5.447%, 2/1/16

$1,285,000

$1,210,676

Escondido California Joint Powers Financing Authority Lease

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, 5.53%, 9/1/18

1,710,000

1,651,911

Fall Creek Wisconsin School District GO Bonds, 5.91%, 3/1/19...

605,000

640,907

Frisco Texas Economic Development Corp. Sales Tax Revenue

 

 

     Bonds, 5.619%, 2/15/17

1,000,000

1,012,040

Hillsborough County Florida Port District Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     Zero Coupon:

 

 

       6/1/11

1,230,000

1,138,709

       12/1/11

1,230,000

1,108,316

Illinois State MFH Development Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     5.662%, 7/1/17

1,870,000

1,901,322

Inglewood California Pension Funding Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     4.74%, 9/1/10

225,000

225,207

Iron County Wisconsin GO Bonds, 5.26%, 3/1/19

580,000

601,994

La Verne California PO Revenue Bonds:

 

 

       5.45%, 6/1/10

340,000

347,201

       5.49%, 6/1/11

350,000

365,844

Los Angeles County California Pension Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     Zero Coupon, 6/30/10

363,000

356,088

Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, 5.30%, 7/1/10

630,000

638,152

Midpeninsula California Regional Open Space District Financing

 

 

     Authority Revenue Bonds, 5.15%, 9/1/12

1,840,000

1,894,464

Nashville & Davidson County Tennessee Water & Sewage

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, 4.74%, 1/1/15

1,585,000

1,707,647

Nevada State Department of Business & Industry Lease

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, 5.32%, 6/1/17

1,040,000

1,017,661

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     3.85%, 3/15/11

1,850,000

1,904,057

New York State Urban Development Corp. Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     4.38%, 12/15/11

2,300,000

2,419,600

Northwest Washington Open Access Network Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     6.39%, 12/1/10

935,000

980,993

Oakland California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

     12/15/10

2,000,000

1,905,440

Oakland California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds:

 

 

       5.268%, 9/1/11

2,860,000

3,013,639

       5.252%, 9/1/16

1,775,000

1,761,563

       5.263%, 9/1/16

2,185,000

2,144,250

Oakland City California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon, 12/15/12

1,680,000

1,444,430

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Airport Trust Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     4.60%, 10/1/09

1,330,000

1,330,120

Orange County California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon, 9/1/11

6,100,000

5,572,594

Oregon State School Boards Association GO Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

     6/30/12

2,000,000

1,820,500

Palm Springs California Community Redevelopment Agency Tax

 

 

     Allocation Bonds, 5.59%, 9/1/17

1,140,000

1,123,687

Pennsylvania State Convention Center Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     4.97%, 9/1/11

3,040,000

3,125,029

Pittsburg California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

     .115%, 8/1/16

1,465,000

1,317,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Municipal Obligations - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Placer County California Redevelopment Agency

 

 

     Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.75%, 8/1/15

$620,000

$645,364

Riverside California Public Financing Authority

 

 

     Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.24%, 8/1/17

1,580,000

1,282,470

Roseville California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

     5.31%, 9/1/13

410,000

434,112

Sacramento City California Financing Authority

 

 

     Tax Allocation Bonds, 4.985%, 12/1/09

1,035,000

1,034,141

San Diego California Redevelopment Agency

 

 

     Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.66%, 9/1/16

1,175,000

1,169,736

Santa Fe Springs California Community Development Commission

 

 

     Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.18%, 9/1/11

825,000

841,937

Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority Revenue VRDN, 0.41%,

 

 

     8/1/14 (r)

13,775,000

13,775,000

Shawano-Gresham Wisconsin School District GO Bonds,

 

 

     5.75%, 3/1/11

200,000

211,530

Shorewood Wisconsin School District GO Bonds, 5.30%, 4/1/16

295,000

319,364

South Bend County Indiana Economic Development

 

 

     Income Tax Revenue Bonds:

 

 

5.125%, 2/1/10

145,000

146,986

5.20%, 2/1/14

1,295,000

1,418,258

Southern California Airport Authority Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

     5.00%, 12/1/12

695,000

675,575

St. Paul Minnesota Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, 5.30%, 11/1/12

1,465,000

1,565,982

Stanislaus County California Revenue Bonds, 7.15%, 8/15/13

390,000

417,534

Virginia State Housing Development Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

     4.68%, 8/1/14

10,090,000

10,551,517

West Contra Costa California Unified School District COPs,

 

 

     4.66%, 1/1/10

435,000

436,266

Ypsilanti Michigan GO Bonds, 5.55%, 5/1/12

335,000

359,043

 

 

 

       Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $119,266,696)

 

120,792,505

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 

 

And Instrumentalities - 2.5%

 

 

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank:

 

 

       8.393% to 12/15/11, floating rate thereafter to 12/15/16 (b)(r)

4,945,000

4,450,500

       6.585% to 6/15/12, floating rate thereafter to 6/29/49 (b)(e)(r)

5,000,000

3,000,000

       7.30%, 10/14/49 (b)(e)

4,000,000

2,700,000

AgriBank FCB, 9.125%, 7/15/19

7,000,000

7,496,766

New Valley Generation I, 7.299%, 3/15/19

757,193

845,877

New Valley Generation V, 4.929%, 1/15/21

740,331

737,347

Overseas Private Investment Corp., 7.45%, 12/15/10

310,222

323,720

Private Export Funding Corp., 3.05%, 10/15/14

10,000,000

10,060,990

Tennessee Valley Authority, 4.375%, 6/15/15

11,920,000

12,748,372

Tunisia Government AID Bonds, Guaranteed by the United States

 

 

     Agency of International Development, 9.375%, 8/1/16

524,999

621,184

US AgBank FCB, 6.11% to 7/10/12, floating rate thereafter

 

 

     to 12/31/49 (b)(e)(r)

7,910,000

4,429,600

Vessel Management Services, Inc., 5.125%, 4/16/35

6,000,000

6,308,400

       Total U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities

 

 

      (Cost $52,675,422)

 

53,722,756

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency

Principal

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 0.0%

Amount

Value

Government National Mortgage Association:

 

 

       5.50%, 1/16/32

$3,340,736

$269,515

       5.50%, 5/20/32

3,256,458

210,944

       Total U.S. Government Agency

 

 

          Mortgage-Backed Securities(Cost $817,770)

 

480,459

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury - 4.0%

 

 

United States Treasury Bonds, 4.50%, 8/15/39

5,900,000

6,360,016

United States Treasury Notes:

 

 

       1.375%, 9/15/12

9,500,000

9,482,188

       2.375%, 9/30/14

13,080,000

13,114,744

       3.00%, 8/31/16

3,250,000

3,269,805

       3.00%, 9/30/16

750,000

752,930

       3.125%, 5/15/19

17,203,000

16,926,139

       3.625%, 8/15/19

34,595,000

35,508,523

          Total U.S. Treasury (Cost $84,124,984)

 

85,414,345

 

 

 

Certificates Of Deposit - 0.7%

 

 

Deutsche Bank, 0.892%, 6/18/10 (r)

15,000,000

14,931,975

     Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $15,000,000)

 

14,931,975

 

 

 

Sovereign Government Bonds - 1.0%

 

 

Province of Ontario Canada, 0.875%, 5/22/12 (r)

20,625,000

20,682,841

       Total Sovereign Government Bonds (Cost $20,625,000)

 

20,682,841

Time Deposit - 19.8%

 

 

State Street Corp. Time Deposit, 0.01%, 10/1/09

425,979,970

425,979,970

       Total Time Deposit (Cost $425,979,970)

 

425,979,970

 

 

 

Equity Securities - 0.1%

Shares

 

Conseco, Inc.*

98,632

518,804

Woodbourne Capital:

 

 

       Trust I, Preferred (b)(e)

625,000

381,250

       Trust II, Preferred (b)(e)

625,000

381,250

       Trust III, Preferred (b)(e)

625,000

381,250

       Trust IV, Preferred (b)(e)

625,000

381,250

 

 

 

       Total Equity Securities (Cost $4,310,475)

 

2,043,804

 

 

 

                TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,103,875,468) - 99.6%

 

2,146,183,385

                Other assets and liabilities, net - 0.4%

 

8,949,430

                Net Assets

 

$2,155,132,815

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

Paid-in capital applicable to the following shares of beneficial interest,

 

 

     unlimited number of no par value shares authorized:

 

 

          Class A: 106,739,562 shares outstanding

 

$1,712,487,739

          Class C: 13,366,008 shares outstanding

 

212,053,127

          Class I: 1,696,852 shares outstanding

 

26,226,226

          Class Y: 8,986,442 shares outstanding

 

143,244,089

Undistributed net investment income

 

147,583

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

21,242,568

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

39,731,483

               Net Assets

 

$2,155,132,815

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

Class A (based on net assets of $1,758,619,385)

 

$16.48

Class C (based on net assets of $219,341,781)

 

$16.41

Class I (based on net assets of $28,045,379)

 

$16.53

Class Y (based on net assets of $149,126,270)

 

$16.59

Futures

# of
Contracts

Expiration
Date

Underlying
Face Amount
at Value

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Purchased:

 

 

 

 

       10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

897

12/09

$106,140,328

$1,656,784

       30 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

230

12/09

27,916,250

600,122

           Total Purchased

 

 

 

$2,256,906

 

 

 

 

 

Sold:

 

 

 

 

       2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

4,965

12/09

$1,077,249,844

($4,357,582)

       5 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

605

12/09

70,236,719

(475,758)

          Total Sold

 

 

 

($4,833,340)

(b) This security was valued by the Board of Trustees. See note A.

(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

(m) The Illinois Insurance Department prohibited Lumbermens from making interest payments. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(n) The Illinois Insurance Department prohibited Lumbermens from making interest payments. This TIERS security is based on interest payments from Lumbermens. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(p) The State of New York Insurance Department has prohibited Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. from making interest
payments. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(r) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

(u) This security is no longer accruing interest.

(x) Alliance Bancorp and its affiliates filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 13, 2007. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(y) The government of Iceland took control of Glitnir Bank HF and Kaupthing Bank HF (the "Banks") on October 8, 2008 and October 9, 2008, respectively. The government has prohibited the Banks from paying any claims owed to foreign entities. As of October 9, 2008, these securities are no longer accruing interest.

(z) Orkney Re II plc is in default and no longer accruing interest. During the period, $17,069 of interest was written off.

(aa) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 4/20/2010 are in default for interest. During the period, $73,313 of interest was
written off.

(bb) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 10/15/2010 are in default for interest. During the period, $22,958 of interest was
written off.

(cc) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 1/21/2011 are in default for interest. During the period, $14,339 of interest was
written off.

(dd) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 7/28/2011 are in default for interest. During the period, $2,247 of interest was
written off.

(hh) Kaupthing Bank HF Bonds due 10/4/2011 are in default for interest. During the period, $5,590 of interest was written off.

(kk) General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 1, 2009. This security is no longer accuring interest. During the period, $418,067 of interest was written off.

(nn) General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 1, 2009. This security is no longer accuring interest. During the period, $79,679 of interest was written off.

(oo) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 10/15/08 are in default for principal and interest. During the period, $73,589 of interest was written off.

* Non-income producing security.

Abbreviations:
COPs: Certificates of Participation
FCB: Farm Credit Bank
GO: General Obligation
LLC: Limited Liability Corporation
LP: Limited Partnership
MFH: Multi-Family Housing
PO: Pension Obligation
VRDN: Variable Rate Demand Notes

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statement of Operations
Year Ended September 30, 2009

Net Investment Income

 

 

Investment Income:

 

 

     Interest income

 

$69,845,347

     Dividend income

 

89,637

          Total investment income

 

69,934,984

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

     Investment advisory fee

 

5,356,941

     Administrative fees

 

4,752,002

     Transfer agency fees and expenses

 

3,548,506

     Distribution Plan expenses:

 

 

          Class A

 

3,435,692

          Class C

 

1,343,220

     Trustees' fees and expenses

 

81,857

     Custodian fees

 

250,176

     Registration fees

 

69,960

     Reports to shareholders

 

363,956

     Professional fees

 

54,428

     Accounting fees

 

187,545

     Miscellaneous

 

52,735

          Total expenses

 

19,497,018

          Reimbursement from Advisor:

 

 

               Class A

 

(1,328,345)

          Fees paid indirectly

 

(157,263)

               Net expenses

 

18,011,410

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

51,923,574

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

     Investments

 

26,268,109

     Futures

 

(6,377,358)

 

 

19,890,751

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

     Investments

 

84,432,829

     Futures

 

(2,643,433)

 

 

81,789,396

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

 

(Loss)

 

101,680,147

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Resulting From Operations

 

$153,603,721

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
September 30, 2009

 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

2009

2008

Operations:

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

$51,923,574

$42,668,204

     Net realized gain (loss)

 

19,890,751

7,505,799

     Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

81,789,396

(40,341,118)

     Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

     Resulting From Operations

 

153,603,721

9,832,885

 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

     Net investment income:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

 

(42,758,016)

(38,503,671)

          Class C shares

 

(3,050,307)

(2,341,893)

          Class I shares

 

(316,543)

(21,679)

          Class Y shares

 

(2,104,518)

(181,864)

     Net realized gain:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

 

(10,036,888)

(5,212,748)

          Class C shares

 

(784,173)

(382,740)

          Class I shares

 

(14,844)

(2,150)

          Class Y shares

 

(273,909)

--

               Total distributions

 

(59,339,198)

(46,646,745)

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

     Shares sold:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

 

1,076,211,475

969,315,652

          Class C shares

 

143,059,458

56,354,364

          Class I shares

 

25,934,428

1,290,181

          Class Y shares

 

154,780,987

33,748,184

     Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

 

45,012,373

37,083,101

          Class C shares

 

1,967,296

1,331,341

          Class I shares

 

331,387

23,829

          Class Y shares

 

2,317,413

131,166

     Redemption fees:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

 

144,103

54,111

          Class C shares

 

3,609

1,226

          Class I shares

 

208

--

          Class Y shares

 

14,989

2,782

     Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

 

(724,544,292)

(292,738,936)

          Class C shares

 

(27,659,632)

(12,970,728)

          Class I shares

 

(749,438)

(63,841)

          Class Y shares

 

(45,590,851)

(2,170,181)

               Total capital share transactions

 

651,233,513

791,392,251

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

745,498,036

754,578,391

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

1,409,634,779

655,056,388

End of year (including undistributed net investment

 

 

 

     income of $147,583 and $534,620, respectively)

 

$2,155,132,815

$1,409,634,779

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

Capital Share Activity

 

2009

2008

Shares sold:

 

 

 

     Class A shares

 

68,627,385

60,334,094

     Class C shares

 

9,118,990

3,523,010

     Class I shares

 

1,628,099

80,535

     Class Y shares

 

9,735,209

2,104,476

Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

 

     Class A shares

 

2,911,395

2,311,010

          Class C shares

 

127,377

83,280

          Class I shares

 

20,725

1,486

     Class Y shares

 

146,776

8,223

Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

     Class A shares

 

(46,610,379)

(18,232,205)

          Class C shares

 

(1,778,860)

(810,610)

          Class I shares

 

(47,470)

(3,967)

          Class Y shares

 

(2,872,264)

(135,978)

          Total capital share activity

 

41,006,983

49,263,354

See notes to financial statements.

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note A ---- Significant Accounting Policies

General: The Calvert Short Duration Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of The Calvert Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The operations of each series are accounted for separately. The Fund currently offers four classes of shares of beneficial interest. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 2.75%. Class C shares are sold without a front-end sales change and, with certain exceptions, will be charged a deferred sales charge on shares sold within one year of purchase. Class C shares have a higher expense ratio than Class A shares. Class I shares require a minimum account balance of $1,000,000. The $1 million minimum initial investment may be waived for certain institutional accounts, where it is believed to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. Class I shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge and have lower levels of expenses than Class A shares. Effective February 29, 2008, the Fund began to offer Class Y shares. Class Y shares are generally only available to wrap or similar fee-based programs offered by financial intermediaries that have entered into an agreement with the Fund's Distributor to offer Class Y shares. Class Y shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge and have lower levels of expenses than Class A shares. Each class has different: (a) dividend rates due to differences in Distribution Plan expenses and other class specific expenses, (b) exchange privileges and (c) class specific voting rights.

Security Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments wherever possible. Securities for which market quotations are available are valued at last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange in which they trade. Municipal securities are valued utilizing a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings) furnished by dealers through an independent pricing service. Foreign securities are valued based on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. If events occur after the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are traded, and before the Fund's net asset value is determined, that are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are valued at their fair value taking these events into account. Short-term notes are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Fund may invest in securities whose resale is subject to restrictions. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

In determining fair value, the Board considers all relevant qualitative and quantitative information available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

At September 30, 2009, securities valued at $117,240,400 or 5.4% of net assets were fair valued under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 -- quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 -- other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 -- significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy during the period. For additional information on the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments, please refer to the Fund's most recent prospectus.     

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's net assets as of September 30, 2009:

 

Valuation Inputs

Investments in Securities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Equity securities

$518,804

-

$1,525,000

$2,043,804

Asset backed securities-

$114,403,568

-

114,403,568

 

Collateralized mortgage-backed obligations-

69,792,885

-

69,792,885

 

Commercial mortgage-backed securities-

23,582,201

-

23,582,201

 

Corporate debt-

1,113,220,776

101,135,300

1,214,356,076

 

Municipal obligations-

120,792,505

-

120,792,505

 

U.S. government obligations-

125,037,460

14,580,100

139,617,560

 

Other debt obligations-

461,594,786

-

461,594,786

 

TOTAL

$518,804

$2,028,424,181

$117,240,400

$2,146,183,385

Other financial instruments*

($2,576,434)

-

-

($2,576,434)

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

Equity
Securities

Collateralized
Mortgage-Backed
Obligations

Balance as of 9/30/08

$2,115,000

$426,661

Accrued discounts/premiums

-

-

Realized gain (loss)

(622,764)

(91,045)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

932,764

26,185

Net purchases (sales)

(900,000)

(12,001)

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

-

(349,800)

Balance as of 9/30/09

$1,525,000

$--

 

 

 

 

Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities

Corporate
Debt

Balance as of 9/30/08

$102,766

$38,631,018

Accrued discounts/premiums

10,239

2,720,149

Realized gain (loss)

(351,989)

(848,086)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

238,984

1,163,150

Net purchases (sales)

-

22,639,768

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

-

36,829,301

Balance as of 9/30/09

$ --

$101,135,300

 

 

 

 

U.S.
Government
Obligations

Total

Balance as of 9/30/08

$1,419,850

$42,695,295

Accrued discounts/premiums

18,927

2,749,315

Realized gain (loss)

-

(1,913,884)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

2,373,948

4,735,031

Net purchases (sales)

5,067,375

26,795,142

Transfers in and/ or out of Level 3

5,700,000

42,179,501

Balance as of 9/30/09

$14,580,100

$117,240,400

For the year ended September 30, 2009, total change in unrealized gain (loss) on Level 3 securities included in the change in net assets was $19,079,860. Total unrealized gain (loss) for all securities (including Level 1 and Level 2) can be found on the accompanying Statement of Operations.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with recognized financial institutions or registered broker/dealers and, in all instances, holds underlying securities with a value exceeding the total repurchase price, including accrued interest. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its value and a possible loss of income or value if the counterparty fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Futures Contracts: The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts, but only when, in the judgment of the Advisor, such a position acts as a hedge. The Fund may not enter into futures contracts for the purpose of speculation or leverage. These futures contracts may include, but are not limited to, futures contracts based on U.S. Government obligations. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may use futures contracts to hedge against changes in the value of interest rates. The Fund may enter into futures contracts agreeing to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price at a future date. Initial margin deposits of either cash or securities as required by the broker are made upon entering into the contract. While the contract is open, daily variation margin payments are made to or received from the broker reflecting the daily change in market value of the contract and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When a futures contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. The risks associated with entering into futures contracts may include the possible illiquidity of the secondary market which would limit the Fund's ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date, an imperfect correlation between the value of the contracts and the underlying financial instruments, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations under the contracts' terms. Futures contracts are designed by boards of trade which are designated "contracts markets" by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Futures contracts trade on the contracts markets in a manner that is similar to the way a stock trades on a stock exchange and the boards of trade, through their clearing corporations, guarantee the futures contracts against default. As a result, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund.

Short Sales: The Fund may use a hedging technique that involves short sales of U.S. Treasury securities for the purposes of managing the duration of the Fund. Any short sales are "covered" with an equivalent amount of high quality, liquid securities.

Security Transactions and Net Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to separate classes of shares based upon the relative net assets of each class. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. (See the Statement of Net Assets footnotes on page 28.) A debt obligation may be removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured. Expenses arising in connection with a class are charged directly to that class. Expenses common to the classes are allocated to each class in proportion to their relative net assets. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates.

Foreign Currency Transactions: The Fund's accounting records are maintained in U. S. dollars. For valuation of assets and liabilities on each date of net asset value determination, foreign denominations are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. Security transactions, income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the event. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on securities and foreign currencies is included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on securities and foreign currencies.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income are paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund's capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Redemption Fees: The Fund charges a 2% redemption fee on redemptions, including exchanges, made within 30 days of purchase in the same Fund (within seven days for Class I shares). The redemption fee is paid to the Class of the Fund from which the redemption is made, and is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The fee is intended to discourage market-timers by ensuring that short-term trading costs are borne by the investors making the transactions and not the shareholders already in the Fund.

Expense Offset Arrangements: The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby the custodian's fees may be paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the bank. These credits are used to reduce the Fund's expenses. Such a deposit arrangement may be an alternative to overnight investments.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.

Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In July 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) launched the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. All existing accounting standards documents are superseded as described in FASB Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. All other accounting literature not included in the Codification is nonauthoritative.

 

Note B -- Related Party Transactions

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (the "Advisor") is wholly-owned by Calvert Group, Ltd. ("Calvert"), which is indirectly wholly-owned by UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. The Advisor provides investment advisory services and pays the salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. For its services, the Advisor receives an annual fee, payable monthly, based on the following annual rates of average net assets: .35% on the first $750 million, and .325% over $750 million. Under the terms of the agreement, $570,458 was payable at year end. In addition, $319,534 was payable at year end for operating expenses paid by the Advisor during September 2009.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2010. The contractual expense cap is 1.08% for Class A, .75% for Class I, and .95% for Class Y. For the purposes of this expense limit, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. To the extent that any expense offset credits are earned, the Advisor's obligation under the contractual limitation may be reduced and the Advisor may benefit from the expense offset arrangement.

Calvert Administrative Services Company, an affiliate of the Advisor, provides administrative services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly. Class A, Class C and Class Y shares pay an annual rate of .30%, and Class I shares pay an annual rate of .10%, based on their average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, $507,773 was payable at year end.

Calvert Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund. Distribution Plans, adopted by Class A and Class C shares, allow the Fund to pay the Distributor for expenses and services associated with the distribution of shares. The expenses paid may not exceed .50% and 1.00% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A and Class C, respectively. The amount actually paid by the Fund is an annualized fee, payable monthly of .25% and 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A and Class C, respectively. Class I and Y shares do not have Distribution Plan expenses. Under the terms of the agreement, $521,538 was payable at year end.

The Distributor received $172,037 as its portion of the commissions charged on sales of the Fund's Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2009.

Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. ("CSSI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CSSI received a fee of $338,909 for the years ended September 30, 2009. Under the terms of the agreement, $37,189 was payable at year end. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent.

Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual fee of $32,000 plus up to $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. Trustee's fees are allocated to each of the funds served.

 

Note C -- Investment Activity

During the year, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term and U.S. government securities, were $1,986,327,427 and $1,235,671,283, respectively. U.S. government security purchases and sales were $2,845,479,509 and $2,822,156,219, respectively.

The cost of investments owned at September 30, 2009 for federal income tax purposes was $2,107,257,702. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $38,925,683, of which $79,583,902 related to appreciated securities and $40,658,219 related to depreciated -securities.

The Fund intends to elect to defer net capital losses of $12,937,037 incurred from November 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009 and treat them as arising in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 were as follows:

Distributions paid from:

 

2009

2008

     Ordinary income

 

$59,339,198

$45,762,417

     Long term capital gain

 

-

884,328

          Total

 

$59,339,198

$46,646,745

As of September 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

     Undistributed ordinary income

 

$35,147,804

     Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

38,925,683

          Total

 

$74,073,487

The differences between components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the statement of net assets are primarily due to temporary book-tax differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. These book-tax differences are mainly due to wash sales, Section 1256 contracts, deferral of post October losses, interest defaults, and passive foreign investment companies.

Reclassifications, as shown in the table below, have been made to the Fund's components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers, as applicable) under income tax law and regulations. These reclassifications are due to permanent book-tax differences and have no impact on net assets. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassifications for the Fund are due to asset-backed securities and tax-exempt income.

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

($4,081,227)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

3,980,319

Paid-in capital

100,908

The Fund may sell or purchase securities to and from other funds managed by the Advisor, typically short-term variable rate demand notes. Interportfolio transactions are primarily used for cash management purposes. Interportfolio transactions are made pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the year ended September 30, 2009, such purchase and sales transactions were $65,790,256 and $10,000,000, respectively.

 

Note D -- Line of Credit

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert Group Funds and State Street Corporation ("SSC"). Under the agreement, SSC provides an unsecured line of credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $50 million ($25 million committed and $25 million uncommitted), accessible by the Funds for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings under this committed facility bear interest at the higher of the London Interbank Offered Rate, (LIBOR) or the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% per annum. A commitment fee of .15% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility, which is allocated to all participating funds. The Fund had no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2009. For the year ended September 30, 2009, borrowings by the Fund under the Agreement were as follows:

Average
Daily
Balance

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate

Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

Month of
Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

 

$474,576

0.73%

$22,058,428

May 2009

 

Note E -- Subsequent Events

In preparing the financial statements as of September 30, 2009, no subsequent events or transactions occurred through November 23, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class A Shares

 

2009 (z)

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.70

$16.17

$16.11

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.52

.71

.73

     Net realized and unrealized gain

 

.88

(.36)

.13

          Total from investment operations

 

1.40

.35

.86

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.49)

(.70)

(.71)

     Net realized gain

 

(.13)

(.12)

(.09)

          Total distributions

 

(.62)

(.82)

(.80)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

.78

(.47)

.06

Net asset value, ending

 

$16.48

$15.70

$16.17

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

9.27%

2.13%

5.47%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

3.34%

4.47%

4.54%

     Total expenses

 

1.19%

1.17%

1.22%

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.09%

1.08%

1.09%

     Net expenses

 

1.08%

1.08%

1.08%

Portfolio turnover

 

359%

495%

533%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$1,758,619

$1,284,673

$604,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class A Shares

 

2006 (z)

2005 (z)

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$16.13

$16.35

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.65

.43

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain

 

.11

.09

 

          Total from investment operations

 

.76

.52

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.64)

(.43)

 

     Net realized gain

 

(.14)

(.31)

 

          Total distributions

 

(.78)

(.74)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

(.02)

(.22)

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$16.11

$16.13

 

Total return*

 

4.86%

3.25%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

4.12%

2.69%

 

     Total expenses

 

1.19%

1.19%

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.09%

1.09%

 

     Net expenses

 

1.08%

1.08%

 

Portfolio turnover

 

524%

633%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$390,947

$211,734

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class C Shares

 

2009 (z)

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.64

$16.11

$16.06

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.39

.58

.59

     Net realized and unrealized gain

 

.88

(.36)

.13

          Total from investment operations

 

1.27

.22

.72

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.37)

(.57)

(.58)

     Net realized gain

 

(.13)

(.12)

(.09)

          Total distributions

 

(.50)

(.69)

(.67)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

0.77

(.47)

.05

Net asset value, ending

 

$16.41

$15.64

$16.11

Total return*

 

8.37%

1.35%

4.59%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

2.51%

3.70%

3.72%

     Total expenses

 

1.86%

1.88%

1.90%

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.86%

1.88%

1.90%

     Net expenses

 

1.85%

1.87%

1.89%

Portfolio turnover

 

359%

495%

533%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$219,342

$92,235

$49,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class C Shares

 

2006 (z)

2005 (z)

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$16.08

$16.31

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.52

.29

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain

 

.11

.08

 

          Total from investment operations

 

.63

.37

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.51)

(.29)

 

     Net realized gain

 

(.14)

(.31)

 

          Total distributions

 

(.65)

(.60)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

(.02)

(.23)

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$16.06

$16.08

 

Total return*

 

4.05%

2.32%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

3.28%

1.81%

 

     Total expenses

 

1.92%

1.95%

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.92%

1.95%

 

     Net expenses

 

1.91%

1.94%

 

Portfolio turnover

 

524%

633%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$39,612

$28,663

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class I Shares

 

2009 (z)

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.74

$16.19

$16.13

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.57

.67

.79

     Net realized and unrealized gain

 

.89

(.27)

.12

          Total from investment operations

 

1.46

.40

.91

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.54)

(.73)

(.76)

     Net realized gain

 

(.13)

(.12)

(.09)

     Total distributions

 

(.67)

(.85)

(.85)

          Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

.79

(.45)

.06

Net asset value, ending

 

$16.53

$15.74

$16.19

Total return*

 

9.68%

2.49%

5.78%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

3.39%

4.58%

4.91%

     Total expenses

 

.62%

2.64%

6.11%

     Expenses before offsets

 

.62%

.75%

.76%

     Net expenses

 

.61%

.75%

.75%

Portfolio turnover

 

359%

495%

533%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$28,045

$1,503

$282

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

November 7,

 

Class I Shares

 

2006 (y)(z)

2005 (x)

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$16.04

$16.12

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.33

.06

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain

 

.12

(.04)

 

Total from investment operations

 

.45

.02

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.36)

(.05)

 

     Net realized gain

 

--

--

 

     Total distributions

 

(.36)

(.05)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

.09

(.03)

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$16.13

$16.09

 

Total return*

 

2.84%

.13%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

4.73% (a)

3.65% (a)

 

     Total expenses

 

.63% (a)

.81% (a)

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

.62% (a)

.81% (a)

 

     Net expenses

 

.61% (a)

.79% (a)

 

Portfolio turnover

 

209%

293%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$82

$0

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Periods Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

Class Y Shares

 

2009 (z)

2008 (z)^

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.80

$16.19

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.50

.31

     Net realized and unrealized gain

 

.92

(.40)

          Total from investment operations

 

1.42

(.09)

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.50)

(.30)

     Net realized gain

 

(.13)

--

          Total distributions

 

(.63)

(.30)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

0.79

(.39)

Net asset value, ending

 

$16.59

$15.80

Total return*

 

9.35%

(.58%)

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

3.14%

4.00% (a)

     Total expenses

 

.88%

1.13% (a)

     Expenses before offsets

 

.88%

.93% (a)

     Net expenses

 

.87%

.93% (a)

Portfolio turnover

 

359%

215%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$149,126

$31,224

 

A Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the Advisor or reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses before offsets reflect expenses after reimbursement and/or waiver by the Advisor but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

(a) Annualized.

(x) The last remaining shareholder in Class I redeemed on November 7, 2005.

(y) Class I resumed upon shareholder investment on April 21, 2006.

(z) Per share figures are calculated using the Average Share Method.

* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.

^ From February 29, 2008, inception.

See notes to financial statements.

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

 

Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments is a snapshot of all securities held in the fund at their market value, on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are listed by asset type (e.g., common stock, corporate bonds, U.S. government obligations) and may be further broken down into sub-groups and by industry classification.

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities is often referred to as the fund's balance sheet. It lists the value of what the fund owns, is due and owes on the last day of the reporting period. The fund's assets include the market value of securities owned, cash, receivables for securities sold and shareholder subscriptions, and receivables for dividends and interest payments that have been earned, but not yet received. The fund's liabilities include payables for securities purchased and shareholder redemptions, and expenses owed but not yet paid. The statement also reports the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share on the last day of the reporting period. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. This statement is accompanied by a Schedule of Investments. Alternatively, if certain conditions are met, a Statement of Net Assets may be presented in lieu of this statement and the Schedule of Investments.

 

Statement of Net Assets

The Statement of Net Assets provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. The Statement of Net Assets includes a Schedule of Investments. Other assets are added and other liabilities subtracted from the investments total to calculate the fund's net assets. Finally, net assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) per share.

At the end of the Statement of Net Assets is a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Paid in Capital is the money invested by shareholders and represents the bulk of net assets. Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the amounts the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as of the statement date. Accumulated Realized Losses will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date -values.

 

Statement of Operations

The Statement of Operations summarizes the fund's investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the fund. Investment income includes dividends earned from stocks and interest earned from interest-bearing securities in the fund. Expenses incurred in operating the fund include the advisory fee paid to the investment advisor, administrative services fees, distribution plan expenses (if applicable), transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing expenses, custodial, legal, and audit fees, and the printing and postage expenses related to shareholder reports. Expense offsets (fees paid indirectly) are also shown. Credits earned from offset arrangements are used to reduce the fund's expenses. This statement also shows net gains (losses) realized on the sale of investments and the increase or decrease in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held during the period.

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. Changes in the fund's net assets are attributable to investment operations, distributions and capital share transactions.

The Operations section of the report summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distribution section shows the dividend and capital gain distributions made to shareholders. The amounts shown as distributions in this section may not match the net investment income and realized gains amounts shown in the Operations section because distributions are determined on a tax basis and certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the amount shareholders invested in the fund, either by purchasing shares or by reinvesting distributions, and the amounts redeemed. The corresponding numbers of shares issued, reinvested and redeemed are shown at the end of the report.

 

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table provides a per-share breakdown per class of the components that affect the fund's net asset value for current and past reporting periods. The table provides total return, total distributions, expense ratios, portfolio turnover and net assets for the applicable period. Total return is a measure of a fund's performance that encompasses all elements of return: dividends, capital gain distributions and changes in net asset value. Total return is the change in value of an investment over a given period, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, expressed as a percentage of the initial investment. Total distributions include distributions from net investment income and net realized gains. Long-term gains are earned on securities held in the fund more than one year. Short-term gains, on the sale of securities held less than one year, are treated as ordinary dividend income for tax purposes. The expense ratio is a fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of net assets. These expenses directly reduce returns to shareholders. Portfolio turnover measures the trading activity in a fund's investment portfolio -- how often securities are bought and sold by a fund. Portfolio turnover is affected by market conditions, changes in the size of the fund, the nature of the fund's investments and the investment style of the portfolio manager.

 

Proxy Voting

The Proxy Voting Guidelines of the Calvert Funds that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided as an Appendix to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Fund at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert website at www.calvert.com; or by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund's website at www.calvert.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

 

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC;  information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. 

 

Trustee and Officer Information Table

Name &
Age


Position
with
Fund


Position
Start
Date

Principal Occupation
During Last 5 Years

(Not     Applicable     to Officers)

# of Calvert
Portfolios
Overseen

Other
Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (formerly Family Health Council, Inc.) in Pittsburgh, PA, a non-profit corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child health care, and various health screening services and community preventive health programs.

29

 

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

 

Managing partner of Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best Doctors in America.

12

 

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Treasurer and Director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003) and President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks.

29

  • Ariel Funds (3)
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 63

Trustee/ Director

1996

 

President and CEO of Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human resources development, information management, public affairs and private enterprise development.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank
  • Summit Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

ARTHUR J. PUGH

AGE: 72

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

Retired executive.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank

INTERESTED TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 57

Trustee/ Director & President

 

1997

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Group, Ltd.

54

  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)

DAVID R. ROCHAT

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director & Senior Vice President

1980

(CMF - 1992)

Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (prior to 2008) and Director and President of Chelsea Securities, Inc.

12

  • Government Scientific Source, Inc.
  • Chelsea Securities, Inc.
  • Vermont Quality Meats

D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director & Chair

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Mr. Silby is the founding Chair of the Calvert Funds. He is the Chair-Elect and a principal of Syntao.com, a Beijing-based company promoting corporate social responsibility. He was an officer and director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003).

29

  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Grameen Foundation USA
  • Studio School Fund
  • Syntao.com China
  • The ICE Organization

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 56

Chief Compliance Officer

2005

Chief Compliance Officer for the Calvert Funds. In March 2009, Ms. Becker also became Head of the Securities Operations Department for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to 2005, Ms. Becker was Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Head of Calvert Client Services.

SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq.

AGE: 50

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

(CMF - 1992)

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

JENNIFER BERG

AGE: 36

Assistant Fund Controller

2009

Fund Administration Manager for Calvert Group Ltd.

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 45

Vice President

     

2004

Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1996

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd., and Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. and Calvert Distributors, Inc.

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 35

Assistant Secretary

2004

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 59

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 44

Assistant Treasurer

     

2000

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 39

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

EDITH LILLIE

AGE: 52

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 46

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Associate Counsel Compliance Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Mr. Macedo served as 2nd Vice President at Acacia Life Insurance Company and The Advisors Group, Acacia's broker-dealer and federally registered investment adviser.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 57

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Maxwell was an associate with Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

 

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 42

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.  Prior to joining Calvert, Mr. Niebler was an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 53

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Roy was Senior Vice President of US Fixed Income for Baring Asset Management, and SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager of Scudder Insurance Asset Management.

WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq.

AGE: 62

Vice President & Secretary

     

1990

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

NATALIE TRUNOW

AGE: 41

Vice President

2008

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., and Chief Investment Officer - Equities. Prior to joining Calvert in August 2008, Ms. Trunow was the Section Head (2005-2008) and Portfolio Manager (2001-2008) for the Global Public Markets Group of General Motors Asset Management.

RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA

AGE: 57

Treasurer

     

1979

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA

AGE: 48

Fund Controller

     

1999

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

The address of Directors/Trustees and Officers is 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, except Mr. Silby's address is 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Krumsiek is an interested person of the Fund since she is an officer and director of the Fund's advisor and its affiliates and a director of its parent companies. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund's advisor. Mr. Rochat is an interested person of the Fund since he was an officer of the Fund's advisor.

Additional information about the Fund's Directors/Trustees can be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You can get a free copy of the SAI at www.calvert.com, or by contacting your broker, or the Fund at 1-800-368-2745.

 

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This report is intended to provide fund information to shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

 

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Calvert Long-Term Income Fund

Annual Report

September 30, 2009

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

4

President's Letter

8

Portfolio Management Discussion

12

Shareholder Expense Example

14

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

15

Schedule of Investments

23

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

24

Statements of Operations

25

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

26

Notes to Financial Statements

33

Financial Highlights

35

Explanation of Financial Tables

37

Proxy Voting

37

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

38

Trustee and Officer Information Table

 

Dear Shareholder:

The watershed financial and economic events of the past 12 months have tested the resilience of the global markets and investors in an unprecedented fashion, and we are likely to see changes in the structure and regulation of financial institutions and the markets for years to come. It was a time period full of dramatic reversals, where investor sentiment shifted from acute fear to cautious optimism and the financial markets moved from the brink of near collapse to rebound strongly in many sectors. Despite these positive trends, we share the concerns of many market analysts that the markets may have risen "too far too fast," as worries persist about a weak economy, jobless recovery, and the housing and credit markets.

The year began with markets worldwide moving lower in response to the burgeoning credit crisis and continued global economic malaise. In the U.S., investors abandoned any type of investment perceived to have credit or liquidity risk, instead favoring Treasuries, CDs, and money market funds, despite their low yields. Cash invested in money-market funds ballooned to $3.92 trillion in January 2009 from $2.91 trillion when stocks peaked in October 2007.1

By late March, however, things began to turn around. Investors gained confidence, encouraged by the "green shoots" in newly released economic data and the perceived success of U.S. government stimulus and monetary policies. This, combined with renewed confidence in the soundness of the U.S. banking system following the government's "stress tests," helped fuel a rally in stocks, commodities, and many sectors of the bond market.     

Fixed-Income Markets Move Higher

Early in 2009, investors began to slowly regain confidence in the non-Treasury sectors of the fixed-income market, including high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds, which saw record levels of new issuance. By the end of June, investors had increasingly abandoned the "safe haven" areas of the market in search of higher yield and total return potential. These trends continued throughout the summer, with corporate bond prices rallying across the maturity and credit-quality spectrum. By September 30, high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds had rebounded strongly from their 2008 lows, while Treasuries slumped.

Expertise in Fixed-Income Management

This shifting market scenario presented both challenges and opportunities for Calvert's fixed-income funds and management team. Overall, our taxable bond funds avoided the vast majority of subprime-related defaults that plagued some competing funds during the 12-month period. Of course, our funds were not immune to the unprecedented bond-market volatility, and several had short-term challenges.

Calvert's taxable fixed-income investment team, led by Greg Habeeb, Calvert Senior Vice President, uses a rigorous relative-value investment process to evaluate potential investments in any type of market cycle. Notably, several of our taxable fixed-income funds outperformed their Lipper peer groups for the reporting period. Among our short-term bond funds, Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund placed in the top 10% and Calvert Short Duration Income Fund placed in the top 15% of their respective Lipper categories. At the other end of the maturity spectrum, Calvert Long-Term Income Fund placed in the top 30% of its Lipper category.2

Challenges Ahead for Global Markets, Economy

Although the stress that has gripped our global economies and markets since last September after the failure of Lehman Brothers has eased--and a measure of investor confidence has clearly been restored--we are far from being "out of the woods." On the positive side, many key economic indicators, such as housing and unemployment, appear to have bottomed and may be stabilizing. In our view, however, global market volatility and uneven economic recovery are likely to continue as the root causes of the credit crisis and financial reforms continue to be unwound and addressed.

Internationally, the nations at the September G-20 summit met to enact changes to international economic policies that will promote "sustainable and balanced growth" among both developed and emerging countries. On the home front, the government is grappling with credit-rating agency reform, banking reform, and the roles of the Federal Reserve and itself in the oversight of financial institutions and the markets, among many critical issues. In our view, over time, these efforts may work to redress some of the systemic imbalances revealed in our global financial system, providing additional stability to the economy and markets.

Looking ahead, we believe there will continue to be important opportunities for bond investors across a wide range of sectors and maturities. In this still-volatile environment, a flexible investment strategy, combined with rigorous credit research and security selection--all key features of Calvert's fixed-income management strategy--will be especially vital portfolio management tools.

Stay Current with Your Financial Advisor

The financial markets will probably continue to be volatile for the foreseeable future. If you're concerned about your current portfolio holdings and how to navigate the current market environment, talk with your financial advisor about whether your allocation to bonds is appropriate and well-diversified given your goals, time horizon, and attitude toward risk.

We also encourage you to visit our newly enhanced web site, www.calvert.com, for frequent updates and commentary on economic and market developments from Calvert professionals.

As always, we appreciate your investing with Calvert.

Sincerely,

Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and CEO
Calvert Group, Ltd.
October 2009

For more complete information on any Calvert Fund, call your advisor or visit our website for a prospectus. An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please keep in mind investment in mutual funds involves risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

1. "Time to Reassess if Stocks Can Gain More," Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2009, citing Investment Company Institute data.

2. As of 9/30/09: Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund was ranked 2/69 funds for one year and 1/62 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Ultra-Short Obligations Funds category. Calvert Short Duration Income Fund was ranked 28/256 funds for one year, 10/208 funds for three years, 1/177 funds for five years, and 1/121 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds category. Calvert Long-Term Income Fund was ranked 43/148 funds for one year, 2/122 funds for three years, and 1/103 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated category.

The inception date for Calvert Short Duration Income Fund is 1/31/02; for Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund is 10/31/06; and for Calvert Long-Term Income Fund is 12/31/04. During the ranking periods, all three funds benefited from a fee waiver, which had a material effect on total return.

Calvert Fund rankings within Lipper peer groups for the periods ended September 30, 2009.Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Lipper rankings are based on total returns. The returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but exclude the effects of any applicable sales loads. The Lipper ranking is for Class A shares, and the ranking may include more than one share class of funds in the category, including other share classes of the Fund. Rankings are relative peer group ratings and do not necessarily mean that the Fund had high total returns.

Source: Lipper, Inc.

Bond funds are subject to interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Conversely, a drop in interest rates will generally cause an increase in the value of fixed-income securities.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

Gregory Habeeb
Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Calvert Asset Management Company

Performance

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2009, Calvert Long-Term Income Fund Class A shares (at NAV) returned 20.58% versus 27.26% for the benchmark Barclays Capital Long U.S. Credit Index. The Fund's relative underweight to the corporate bond sector, which delivered very strong returns, was the key driver of its underperformance relative to the Index.

Investment Climate

One year ago, markets were shaken by one of the greatest panics in U.S. financial history. The panic further damaged the sputtering engine of credit creation that powers the American economy, causing the U.S. to drop deeper into recession. During the past 12 months, outstanding bank loans fell by
4%,1 gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by an estimated 3% (its worst performance in more than 50 years),2 and the U.S. dollar fell by about 1.9% against an index of other major currencies.3

The U.S. government's multi-trillion dollar monetary and fiscal policy response quelled the panic, after several attempts, and helped to improve credit and economic conditions.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Investment Performance
(total return at NAV*)

 

6 Months
Ended
9/30/09

12 Months
Ended
9/30/09

 

 

 

Class A

14.81%

20.58%

Barclays Capital Long U.S. Credit Index**

26.43%

27.26%

Lipper Corp Debt Funds BBB Rated Average

22.16%

17.43%

 

 

 

Maturity Schedule

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

9/30/09

9/30/08

 

12 years

13 years

 

 

 

SEC Yield

 

 

 

30 days ended

 

9/30/09

9/30/08

 

2.58%

3.21%

 

 

 

Economic Sectors

% of total
investments

 

Asset Backed Securities

3.2%

 

Basic Materials

4.9%

 

Communications

2.2%

 

Consumer, Cyclical

0.2%

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical

3.6%

 

Diversified

1.3%

 

Energy

3.5%

 

Financial

26.5%

 

Government

21.2%

 

Industrial

6.7%

 

Mortgage Securities

3.5%

 

Technology

1.1%

 

Time Deposit

20.5%

 

Utilities

1.6%

 

Total

100%

 

*Investment performance/return at NAV does not reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 3.75% front-end sales charge or any deferred sales charge.

**Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

The American economy, which hit bottom in the spring, is expected to grow during the next several quarters. However, the projected pace of economic growth is subdued relative to past recoveries and quite dependent on stimulative monetary and fiscal policies.

Actions taken by the U.S. government to support the economy and financial markets required a massive increase in borrowing by the U.S. Treasury. Consequently, U.S. Treasury bond yields increased sharply early in 2009. Higher yields, and little evidence of inflation, whetted international investors' and U.S. households' appetite for U.S. Treasuries, and yields retreated as demand increased. Over the full reporting period, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note's yield fell 0.55 percentage points to 3.30%,4 and U.S. Treasury bill yields dropped toward the federal funds rate (which is currently near zero). The three-month U.S. Treasury bill yield fell 0.81 percentage points to 0.11%.

Portfolio Strategy

Despite strong gains from active trading strategies, the Fund's sector and duration strategies detracted from relative performance during the reporting period. In general, the Fund maintained a lower allocation to corporate bonds than the benchmark. On September 30, 2008, 47% of the Fund was invested in corporate bonds versus 84% of the benchmark. This allocation helped performance early in the reporting period, as credit spreads--the additional yield corporate bonds offer over Treasuries with comparable maturities in order to attract investors--soared to record highs by the end of 2008. However, it hurt performance over the full reporting period as the average credit spread on the Barclays U.S. Credit Index dropped from 392 basis points on September 30, 2008 to 198 basis points on September 30, 2009.

In addition, the Fund was positioned with a short duration relative to its benchmark. Duration is a measure of a portfolio's sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration, the greater the change in price relative to interest rate movements. On September 30, 2008, the Fund's duration was 5.87 years and the benchmark's duration was 10.79 years. As investors started to become more comfortable with risk over the course of the reporting period, corporate bond spreads fell and prices increased, causing the Fund to underperform its benchmark.

Outlook

U.S. government policies were successful in sharply lowering U.S. interest rates and credit risk premiums. This has helped set the stage for economic recovery. However, deleveraging by financial institutions and American households remains a considerable obstacle to economic growth. We expect the Federal Reserve to maintain its current monetary and credit policies well into 2010 while they craft an exit strategy that attempts to limit inflation. The Federal Reserve's ability to correctly gauge the timing and size of stimulus policy removal will influence inflation expectations and, therefore, bond market performance.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Average Annual Total Returns
(with max. load)

 

Class A

One Year

16.14%

Since Inception

7.73%

(12/31/04)

 

The performance data shown represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund's/Portfolio's distributions or the redemption of Fund/Portfolio shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Visit www.calvert.com for current performance data. The gross expense ratio for Class A Shares is 1.66%. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers. Performance data quoted already reflects deduction of fund operating expenses.

 

Credit risk premiums have compressed significantly in recent months, reflecting investors' growing comfort with taking on additional risk as the economy recovers. If the economic recovery gains strength, we will be sensitive to changes in inflation expectations at a time when the government has record-high borrowing needs.

Calvert Long-Term Income Fund remains an important option for retirement investors and others whose goal is to maximize income while also focusing on principal preservation.

October 2009

 

1. Federal Reserve

2. U.S. Department of Commerce

3. Federal Reserve

4. Federal Reserve and Bloomberg

 

 

Performance Comparison
Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment.

 

 

Average annual total returns in the Portfolio Statistics above and the Performance Comparison line graph are with maximum load deducted -- they assume reinvestment of dividends and reflect the deduction of the Fund's Class A maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%. No sales charge has been applied to the indices used for comparison. However, the Lipper average does reflect the deduction of the category's average front-end sales charge.

 

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses 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 During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Beginning
Account Value
4/1/09

Ending Account
Value
9/30/09

Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/09 - 9/30/09

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,148.10

$6.73

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,018.80

$6.33

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.25%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of The Calvert Fund and Shareholders of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Calvert Long-Term Income Fund (the Fund), a series of The Calvert Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the four-year period then ended and the period from December 31, 2004 (inception) through September 30, 2005. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2009, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. As to securities purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other appropriate auditing procedures.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Calvert Long-Term Income Fund as of September 30, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the four-year period then ended and the period from December 31, 2004 (inception) through September 30, 2005, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 23, 2009

 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2009

 

Principal

 

Asset Backed Securities - 3.2%

Amount

Value

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:

 

 

       5.20%, 3/6/11

$10,378

$10,375

       5.21%, 10/6/11

2,723

2,723

       4.47%, 1/12/12

518,434

520,726

       0.904%, 7/6/12 (r)

116,456

116,003

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust:

 

 

       0.303%, 7/15/10 (r)

20,255

20,242

       5.00%, 4/15/11

83,971

85,012

       0.943%, 11/15/11 (r)

150,000

150,316

Capital One Auto Finance Trust, 5.25%, 8/15/11

256,730

257,689

Household Automotive Trust, 4.55%, 7/17/12

148,893

151,211

Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 5.28%, 2/13/12

1,156,078

1,158,773

 

 

 

       Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $2,453,645)

 

2,473,070

 

 

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS

 

 

(PRIVATELY ORIGINATED) - 3.4%

 

 

American Home Mortgage Assets:

 

 

       1.861%, 9/25/46 (r)

127,590

65,981

       0.456%, 12/25/46 (r)

1,049,194

495,234

       0.371%, 3/25/47 (r)

245,802

112,056

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust, 0.586%,

 

 

       6/25/35 (b)(e)(r)

158,503

103,027

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.25%, 12/25/35

197,507

172,366

Impac CMB Trust, 0.516%, 5/25/35 (r)

161,564

86,527

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, 5.294%, 7/25/35 (r)

271,354

251,783

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust, 6.25%, 7/25/36

88,449

44,712

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc., 5.671%,

 

 

       2/25/36 (r)

867,406

614,730

Structured Asset Securities Corp.:       5.00%, 6/25/35

39,292

34,284

       5.50%, 6/25/35

1,000,000

695,139

 

 

 

       Total Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations

 

 

        (Privately Originated) (Cost $2,301,170)

 

2,675,839

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 50.0%

 

 

Alliance Mortgage Investments, 12.61%, 6/1/10 (b)(r)(x)*

4,817

-

American Express Centurion Bank, 0.324%, 7/13/10 (r)

100,000

99,064

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.95%, 6/15/19

500,000

555,490

Anglo American Capital plc, 9.375%, 4/8/19 (e)

600,000

737,314

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/19 (e)

100,000

118,415

APL Ltd., 8.00%, 1/15/24

530,000

433,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

CORPORATE BONDS - Cont'd

Amount

Value

ArcelorMittal, 5.375%, 6/1/13

$600,000

$619,088

Army Hawaii Family Housing, 5.524%, 6/15/50 (e)

100,000

73,037

Asian Development Bank, 6.22%, 8/15/27

30,000

34,293

Atlantic Marine Corp. Communities LLC, 6.158%, 12/1/51 (b)(e)

60,000

49,489

Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., 8.15%, 2/15/28 (b)(e)(p)*

30,000

300

BAC Capital Trust XV, 1.161%, 6/1/56 (b)(r)

2,500,000

1,387,500

BAE Systems Asset Trust, 6.664%, 9/15/13 (b)(e)

763,568

801,746

Barclays Bank plc, 5.00%, 9/22/16

500,000

503,442

Bayview Research Center Finance Trust, 6.33%, 1/15/37 (b)(e)

49,918

46,600

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., 7.00%, 12/1/95

500,000

503,624

Bemis Co., Inc., 6.80%, 8/1/19

500,000

555,223

BNSF Funding Trust I, 6.613% to 1/15/26, floating rate

 

 

       thereafter to 12/15/55 (r)

1,135,000

1,055,550

BP Capital Markets plc, 1.293%, 3/17/11 (r)

350,000

355,319

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 2.00%, 6/15/19

500,000

582,422

Camp Pendleton & Quantico Housing LLC, 5.937%, 10/1/43 (e)

50,000

40,177

Capital One Capital V, 10.25%, 8/15/39

500,000

555,721

Cargill, Inc., 1.754%, 1/21/11 (e)(r)

70,000

69,881

CC Holdings GS V LLC, 7.75%, 5/1/17 (e)

300,000

312,000

Chase Capital II, 0.983%, 2/1/27 (r)

500,000

335,478

Chase Capital VI, 1.108%, 8/1/28 (b)(r)

500,000

319,211

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7.625%, 7/15/13

500,000

498,750

CIT Group, Inc., 6.10% to 3/15/17, floating rate thereafter to

 

 

       3/15/67 (r)(w)

55,000

6,684

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 0.73%, 7/12/12 (r)

500,000

500,857

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

       6.375%, 8/12/14

500,000

518,578

       6.00%, 8/15/17

300,000

300,738

Compass Bancshares, Inc., 1.138%, 10/9/09 (e)(r)

100,000

99,998

Credit Agricole SA, 6.637% to 5/31/17, floating rate thereafter

 

 

       to 5/29/49 (e)(r)

820,000

594,500

Dexia Credit Local, 0.939%, 9/23/11 (e)(r)

300,000

302,919

Discover Financial Services, 0.83%, 6/11/10 (r)

400,000

391,104

Dominion Resources, Inc.:

 

 

       1.343%, 6/17/10 (r)

80,000

80,432

       6.30% to 9/30/11, floating rate thereafter to 9/30/66 (r)

500,000

395,098

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 7.034% to 1/15/18, floating

 

 

       rate thereafter to 1/15/68 (r)

340,000

297,500

FMG Finance Pty Ltd., 4.361%, 9/1/11 (e)(r)

1,000,000

1,010,000

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

       7.375%, 10/28/09

1,000,000

1,000,000

       3.26%, 1/13/12 (r)

400,000

360,000

Fort Knox Military Housing, 5.915%, 2/15/52 (e)

130,000

95,111

General Motors Corp.:       8.25%, 7/15/23 (kk)

200,000

30,500

       7.40%, 9/1/25 (mm)

200,000

31,000

       8.375%, 7/15/33 (nn)

500,000

80,000

Glitnir Banki HF:

 

 

       3.046%, 4/20/10 (e)(r)(y)(aa)*

75,000

18,375

       6.693% to 6/15/11, floating rate thereafter to

 

 

       6/15/16 (b)(e)(r)(y)(ff)*

150,000

1,500

Great River Energy, 6.254%, 7/1/38 (b)(e)

100,000

105,000

Greif, Inc., 7.75%, 8/1/19 (e)

500,000

502,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

CORPORATE BONDS - Cont'd

Amount

Value

HJ Heinz Finance Co., 7.125%, 8/1/39 (e)

$625,000

$746,961

Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS, 6.00%, 12/30/19 (e)

500,000

495,727

Hospira, Inc., 0.763%, 3/30/10 (r)

250,000

249,328

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 1.954%, 8/13/10 (r)

200,000

201,326

International Paper Co., 7.50%, 8/15/21

500,000

529,782

Irwin Land LLC:

 

 

       5.03%, 12/15/25 (e)

758,000

631,763

       5.40%, 12/15/47 (e)

125,000

85,588

John Deere Capital Corp., 0.803%, 10/16/09 (r)

950,000

950,077

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

 

       1.005%, 1/22/10 (r)

50,000

50,079

       0.533%, 12/26/12 (r)

500,000

504,065

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII, 1.44%, 5/15/47 (r)

500,000

330,535

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, 1.449%, 3/11/11 (r)

300,000

300,608

Land O'Lakes Capital Trust I, 7.45%, 3/15/28 (e)

500,000

435,000

Leucadia National Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/17

500,000

480,000

LL & P Wind Energy, Inc. Washington Revenue Bonds,

 

 

       6.192%, 12/1/27 (e)

100,000

90,422

Lloyds Banking Group plc, 6.657% to 5/21/37, floating rate

 

 

       thereafter to 12/31/49 (e)(r)

30,000

18,300

Mack-Cali Realty Corp., 7.75%, 8/15/19

500,000

515,197

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 7.25%, 11/2/96

25,000

30,434

McGuire Air Force Base Military Housing Project, 5.611%,

 

 

       9/15/51 (b)(e)

30,000

22,779

MetLife, Inc., 0.602%, 6/29/12 (r)

300,000

301,070

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 1.205%, 4/14/11 (e)(r)

190,000

189,335

National Fuel Gas Co., 6.50%, 4/15/18

100,000

107,727

NationsBank Cap Trust III, 1.059%, 1/15/27 (r)

65,000

41,029

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.:       

 

 

       6.90%, 10/1/37

390,000

398,487

       6.59%, 7/7/38

30,000

30,551

Noble Group Ltd.:       

 

 

       8.50%, 5/30/13 (e)

300,000

324,750

       6.625%, 3/17/15 (e)

160,000

163,400

Ohana Military Communities LLC:

 

 

       5.675%, 10/1/26 (e)

70,000

63,426

       6.00%, 10/1/51 (b)(e)

1,250,000

1,009,975

OPTI Canada, Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/14

100,000

76,750

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/24

150,000

120,000

Pacific Beacon LLC, 5.628%, 7/15/51 (e)

40,000

28,015

Pepco Holdings, Inc., 0.986%, 6/1/10 (r)

500,000

495,787

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.:

 

 

       5.875%, 7/15/16

100,000

91,928

       7.20%, 1/15/28 (b)

600,000

520,852

PPL Montana LLC, 8.903%, 7/2/20

20,681

20,375

Protective Life Secured Trusts, 4.00%, 10/7/09

600,000

600,078

Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 7.02%, 12/1/27

25,000

29,018

Rabobank Nederland NV, 11.00% to 6/30/19, floating rate

 

 

       thereafter to 6/29/49 (e)(r)

300,000

369,000

Redstone Arsenal Military Housing, 5.45%, 9/1/26 (e)

25,000

21,547

Rochester Gas & Electric Corp., 6.375%, 9/1/33

10,000

10,408

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

CORPORATE BONDS - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.64% to 9/29/17, floating

 

 

       rate thereafter to 3/29/49 (b)(r)

$650,000

$325,000

Skyway Concession Co. LLC, 0.563%, 6/30/17 (b)(e)(r)

100,000

81,252

SouthTrust Bank, 6.565%, 12/15/27

120,000

117,997

Sovereign Bank, 2.193%, 8/1/13 (r)

300,000

285,476

Sunoco, Inc., 6.75%, 4/1/11

143,000

151,407

SunTrust Bank, 0.697%, 8/24/15 (r)

500,000

408,482

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 1.30%, 9/14/12 (e)(r)

500,000

497,136

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 8.25%, 4/1/19

300,000

362,610

Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP, Zero Coupon:

 

 

       2/15/28 (b)(e)

135,000

26,606

       2/15/31 (b)(e)

196,000

29,625

       2/15/43 (b)(e)

4,950,000

1,058,656

       2/15/45 (b)(e)

8,152,983

1,110,518

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 0.472%, 6/21/10 (r)

500,000

497,979

Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, 3.025%, 5/20/11 (e)(r)

500,000

514,735

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.80% to 3/15/11, floating rate

 

 

       thereafter to 3/29/49 (r)

400,000

272,000

Wachovia Corp., 7.574%, 8/1/26 (r)

400,000

416,370

Wells Fargo Bank:

 

 

       6.584%, 9/1/27 (e)

100,000

105,782

       6.734%, 9/1/47 (e)

100,000

107,754

Western Refining, Inc., 11.25%, 6/15/17 (e)

400,000

376,000

Windsor Petroleum Transport Corp., 7.84%, 1/15/21 (e)

697,000

641,603

Xerox Corp., 1.042%, 12/18/09 (r)

800,000

799,679

Xstrata Finance Dubai Ltd., 0.804%, 11/13/09 (e)(r)

800,000

799,148

Yara International ASA, 7.875%, 6/11/19 (e)

750,000

817,015

 

 

 

       Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $35,476,193)

 

38,849,112

 

 

 

TAXABLE MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - 2.9%

 

 

Adams-Friendship Area Wisconsin School District GO Bonds,

 

 

       5.47%, 3/1/18

30,000

32,567

Anaheim California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

       6.506%, 2/1/31

125,000

128,861

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue

 

 

       Bonds, 5.61%, 8/1/14

30,000

33,628

Camarillo California Community Development Commission Tax

 

 

       Allocation Bonds, 5.78%, 9/1/26

30,000

22,355

Clark County Nevada Revenue Bonds, 6.881%, 7/1/42

500,000

509,905

Cook County Illinois School District GO Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

       12/1/24

25,000

8,389

East Lansing Michigan GO Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/14

85,000

92,596

Ewing Township New Jersey School District GO Bonds, 4.80%,

 

 

       5/1/16

10,000

10,587

Fairfield California PO Revenue Bonds:

 

 

       5.22%, 6/1/20

15,000

14,053

       5.34%, 6/1/25

15,000

13,385

Florida State First Governmental Financing Commission Revenue

 

 

       Bonds, 5.30%, 7/1/19

25,000

25,183

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

TAXABLE MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Fort Wayne Indiana Redevelopment District Revenue Bonds, 5.24%,

 

 

       6/1/21

$25,000

$25,327

Grant County Washington Public Utility District No. 2 Revenue

 

 

       Bonds, 5.48%, 1/1/21

10,000

9,630

Hammonton New Jersey GO Bonds, 5.90%, 3/1/18

15,000

15,708

Illinois State MFH Development Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

       6.537%, 1/1/33

70,000

71,946

Jackson & Williamson Counties Illinois Community High School

 

 

       District GO Bonds, Zero Coupon, 12/1/21

180,000

80,890

Kern County California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

       8/15/20

125,000

62,365

La Mesa California COPs, 6.32%, 8/1/26

30,000

30,918

Lancaster Pennsylvania Parking Authority Revenue Bonds, 5.95%,

 

 

       12/1/25

50,000

48,187

Leland Stanford Jr. University California Revenue Bonds,

 

 

       6.875%, 2/1/24

100,000

119,245

Linden New Jersey GO Bonds, 5.63%, 4/1/21

60,000

54,533

Metropolitan Washington DC Airport Authority System

 

 

       Revenue Bonds, 5.69%, 10/1/30

15,000

15,453

Moreno Valley California Public Financing Authority Revenue

 

 

       Bonds, 5.549%, 5/1/27

50,000

42,544

Nashville & Davidson County Tennessee Water & Sewage

 

 

       Revenue Bonds, 4.74%, 1/1/15

80,000

86,190

Nevada State Department of Business & Industry Lease Revenue

 

 

       Bonds, 5.87%, 6/1/27

50,000

43,047

New York City IDA Revenue Bonds, 6.027%, 1/1/46

30,000

21,885

Oakland California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon, 12/15/20

120,000

55,096

Oakland California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation

 

 

       Bonds, 5.411%, 9/1/21

30,000

26,539

Orange County California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero

 

 

       Coupon, 9/1/14

95,000

71,455

Oregon State Local Governments GO Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

       6/1/18

100,000

58,480

Oregon State School Boards Association GO Bonds,

 

 

       Zero Coupon, 6/30/16

25,000

17,966

Philadelphia Pennsylvania IDA Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

       4/15/20

25,000

11,197

Redlands California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon:

 

 

       8/1/27

250,000

66,657

       8/1/28

175,000

43,249

San Bernardino California Joint Powers Financing Authority Tax

 

 

       Allocation Bonds, 5.625%, 5/1/16

40,000

38,120

San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

       5.10%, 8/1/20

15,000

13,081

Santa Cruz County California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation

 

 

       Bonds, 5.50%, 9/1/20

40,000

38,320

Schenectady New York Metroplex Development Authority Revenue

 

 

       Bonds, 5.36%, 8/1/16

40,000

41,998

Thorp Wisconsin School District GO Bonds, 6.15%, 4/1/26

40,000

41,850

Thousand Oaks California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation

 

 

       Bonds, 5.25%, 12/1/21

50,000

45,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

TAXABLE MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Utah State Housing Corp. Military Housing Revenue Bonds:

 

 

       5.392%, 7/1/50

$15,000

$12,274

       5.442%, 7/1/50

10,000

8,244

West Contra Costa California Unified School District COPs, 5.03%,

 

 

       1/1/20

15,000

13,513

West Covina California Public Financing Authority Lease Revenue

 

 

       Bonds, 6.05%, 6/1/26

40,000

34,924

 

 

 

       Total Taxable Municipal Obligations (Cost $2,325,173)

 

2,257,604

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES - 3.0%

 

 

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, 8.393% to 12/15/11, floating rate

 

 

       thereafter to 12/15/16 (b)(r)

300,000

270,000

AgriBank FCB, 9.125%, 7/15/19

500,000

535,483

Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.00%, 11/17/17

400,000

438,288

New Valley Generation V, 4.929%, 1/15/21

37,017

36,867

US AgBank FCB, 6.11% to 7/10/12, floating rate thereafter to

 

 

       12/31/49 (b)(e)(r)

400,000

224,000

Vessel Management Services, Inc., 5.125%, 4/16/35

750,000

788,550

 

 

 

       Total U.S. Government Agencies And Instrumentalities

 

 

               (Cost $2,067,327)

 

2,293,188

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY - 14.6%

 

 

United States Treasury Bonds:

 

 

       4.50%, 5/15/38

840,000

903,919

       3.50%, 2/15/39

156,000

141,302

       4.25%, 5/15/39

1,000,000

1,034,531

       4.50%, 8/15/39

470,000

506,645

United States Treasury Notes:       2.375%, 9/30/14

470,000

471,249

       3.125%, 5/15/19

3,710,500

3,650,784

       3.625%, 8/15/19

4,490,000

4,608,564

 

 

 

              Total U.S. Treasury (Cost $11,118,746)

 

11,316,994

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS - 0.4%

 

 

Province of Ontario Canada, 0.875%, 5/22/12 (r)

300,000

300,841

 

 

 

       Total Sovereign Government Bonds (Cost $300,000)

 

300,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME DEPOSIT - 20.2%

 

 

State Street Corp. Time Deposit, 0.01%, 10/1/09

15,676,618

15,676,618

 

 

 

       Total Time Deposit (Cost $15,676,618)

 

15,676,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY SECURITIES - 0.6%

Shares

Value

Conseco, Inc.*

1,712

$9,005

First Republic Preferred Capital Corp., Preferred (e)*

500

450,000

 

 

 

       Total Equity Securities (Cost $405,994)

 

459,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

                TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $72,124,866) - 98.3%

 

76,302,271

                Other assets and liabilities, net - 1.7%

 

1,334,467

                Net Assets - 100%

 

$77,636,738

 

 

Futures

# of
Contracts

Underlying
Expiration
Date

Unrealized
Face Amount
at Value

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Purchased:

 

 

 

 

       10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

93

12/09

$11,004,516

$171,156

       30 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

46

12/09

5,583,250

120,520

                Total Purchased

 

 

 

$291,676

 

 

 

 

 

Sold:

 

 

 

 

       2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

130

12/09

$28,205,938

($104,648)

       5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

18

12/09

2,089,688

(16,793)

                Total Sold

 

 

 

($121,441)

 

(b) This security was valued by the Board of Trustees. See note A.

(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

(p) The State of New York Insurance Department has prohibited Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. from making interest payments. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(r) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

(w) Security is in default and is no longer accruing interest.

(x) Alliance Bancorp and its affiliates filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 13, 2007. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(y) The government of Iceland took control of Glitnir Bank HF (the "Bank") on October 8, 2008. The government has prohibited the Bank from paying any claims owed to foreign entities. As of October 9, these securities are no longer accruing interest.

(aa) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 4/20/2010 are in default for interest. During the period, $508 of interest was written off.

(ff) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 6/15/2016 are in default for interest. During the period, $3,179 of interest was written off.

(kk) General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 1, 2009. This security is no longer accruing interest and $6,279 of interest was written off during the period.

(mm) General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 1, 2009. This security is no longer accruing interest and $3,741 of interest was written off during the period.

(nn) General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 1, 2009. This security is no longer accruing interest  and $31,872 of interest was written off during the period.

* Non-income producing security.

 

Abbreviations:
COPs: Certificates of Participation
GO: General Obligation
IDA: Industrial Development Authority
LLC: Limited Liability Corporation
LP: Limited Partnership
MFH: Multi-Family Housing
PO: Pension Obligation

See notes to financial statements.

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2009

Assets

 

 

Investments in securities, at value (Cost $72,124,866) - see accompanying schedule

 

$76,302,271

Cash

 

931

Receivable for securities sold

 

2,706,590

Receivable for shares sold

 

561,287

Interest and dividends receivable

 

612,375

Other assets

 

218,643

     Total assets

 

80,402,097

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Payable for securities purchased

 

2,449,672

Payable for shares redeemed

 

177,661

Payable for futures variation margin

 

37,672

Payable to Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

 

48,667

Payable to Calvert Administrative Services Company

 

18,555

Payable to Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc.

 

1,539

Payable to Calvert Distributors, Inc.

 

15,463

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

16,130

     Total liabilities

 

2,765,359

          Net Assets

 

$77,636,738

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

Paid-in capital applicable to 4,454,909 shares of

 

 

     beneficial interest, unlimited number of no par

 

 

     shares authorized

 

$69,660,884

Undistributed net investment income

 

7,732

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

3,620,482

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

4,347,640

 

 

 

               Net Assets

 

$77,636,738

 

 

 

               Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$17.43

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statement of Operations
Year Ended September 30, 2009

Net Investment Income

 

 

Investment Income:

 

 

     Interest income

 

$2,274,014

          Total investment income

 

2,274,014

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

     Investment advisory fee

 

193,517

     Administrative fees

 

145,138

     Transfer agency fees and expenses

 

140,571

     Trustees' fees and expenses

 

2,657

     Distribution Plan expenses

 

120,948

     Custodian fees

 

39,329

     Accounting fees

 

7,921

     Registration fees

 

17,070

     Reports to shareholders

 

15,391

     Professional fees

 

20,509

     Miscellaneous

 

1,610

          Total expenses

 

704,661

          Reimbursement from Advisor

 

(92,608)

          Fees paid indirectly

 

(7,311)

               Net expenses

 

604,742

Net Investment Income

 

1,669,272

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

     Investments

 

3,982,152

     Futures

 

(191,023)

 

 

3,791,129

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

     Investments

 

5,149,999

     Futures

 

200,467

 

 

5,350,466

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

 

(Loss)

 

9,141,595

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Resulting From Operations

 

$10,810,867

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

2009

2008

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

$1,669,272

$787,214

 

     Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

3,791,129

815,596

 

     Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

5,350,466

(948,863)

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

          Resulting From Operations

 

10,810,867

653,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(1,582,454)

(779,160)

 

     Net realized gain

 

(989,458)

(317,167)

 

          Total distributions

 

(2,571,912)

(1,096,327)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

 

     Shares sold

 

58,449,937

23,647,400

 

     Reinvestment of distributions

 

2,194,433

958,721

 

     Redemption fees

 

5,343

2,068

 

     Shares redeemed

 

(20,783,667)

(6,773,239)

 

          Total capital share transactions

 

39,866,046

17,834,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

48,105,001

17,392,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

29,531,737

12,139,167

 

End of year (including undistributed

 

 

 

 

     net investment income of $7,732 and

 

 

 

 

     $3,251, respectively)

 

$77,636,738

$29,531,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Activity

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

3,713,517

1,507,320

 

Reinvestment of distributions

 

141,812

61,307

 

Shares redeemed

 

(1,313,612)

(432,496)

 

          Total capital share activity

 

2,541,717

1,136,131

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note A ---- Significant Accounting Policies

General: The Calvert Long-Term Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of The Calvert Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The operations of each series are accounted for separately. The Fund offers Class A shares which are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%.

Security Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments wherever possible. Securities for which market quotations are available are valued at last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange in which they trade. Municipal securities are valued utilizing a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings) furnished by dealers through an independent pricing service. Foreign securities are valued based on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. If events occur after the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are traded, and before the Fund's net asset value determination, that are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are valued at their fair value taking these events into account. Short-term notes are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Fund may invest in securities whose resale is subject to restrictions. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

In determining fair value, the Board considers all relevant qualitative and quantitative information available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

At September 30, 2009, securities valued at $7,493,636, or 9.7% of net assets were fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 -- quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 -- other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 -- significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy during the period. For additional information on the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments, please refer to the Fund's most recent prospectus.     

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's net assets as of September 30, 2009:

 

Valuation Inputs

Investments in Securities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Equity securities

$459,005

-

-

$459,005

Asset backed securities

-

$2,473,070

-

2,473,070

Collateralized mortgage-backed obligations

-

2,572,812

$103,027

2,675,839

Corporate debt

-

31,952,503

6,896,609

38,849,112

Municipal obligations

-

2,257,604

-

2,257,604

U.S. government obligations

-

13,116,182

494,000

13,610,182

Other debt obligations

-

15,977,459

-

15,977,459

TOTAL

$459,005

$68,349,630

$7,493,636

$76,302,271

Other financial instruments*

$170,235

-

-

$170,235

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument.

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

Collateralized
Mortgage-
Backed
Obligations

Corporate
Debt

U.S.
Government
Obligations

Total

Balance as of 9/30/08

$0

$1,214,650

$0

$1,214,650

Accrued discounts/premiums

2,129

44,514

6,169

52,812

Realized gain (loss)

8,346

74,395

-

82,741

Change in unrealized

 

 

 

 

appreciation (depreciation)

11,471

771,660

132,831

915,962

Net purchases (sales)

81,081

499,937

355,000

936,018

Transfers in and/ or out of Level 3

-

4,291,453

- 4,291,453

 

Balance as of 9/30/09

$103,027

$6,896,609

$494,000

$7,493,636

 

For the period ended September 30 2009, total change in unrealized gain (loss) on Level 3 securities included in the change in net assets was $1,848,004. Total unrealized gain (loss) for all securities (including Level 1 and Level 2) can be found on the accompanying Statement of Operations.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with recognized financial institutions or registered broker/dealers and, in all instances, holds underlying securities with a value exceeding the total repurchase price, including accrued interest. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its value and a possible loss of income or value if the counterparty fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Futures Contracts: The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts, but only when, in the judgment of the Advisor, such a position acts as a hedge. The Fund may not enter into futures contracts for the purpose of speculation or leverage. These futures contracts may include, but are not limited to, futures contracts based on U.S. Government obligations. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may use futures contracts to hedge against changes in the value of interest rates. The Fund may enter into futures contracts agreeing to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price at a future date. Initial margin deposits of either cash or securities as required by the broker are made upon entering into the contract. While the contract is open, daily variation margin payments are made to or received from the broker reflecting the daily change in market value of the contract and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When a futures contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. The risks associated with entering into futures contracts may include the possible illiquidity of the secondary market which would limit the Fund's ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date, an imperfect correlation between the value of the contracts and the underlying financial instruments, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations under the contracts' terms. Futures contracts are designed by boards of trade which are designated "contracts markets" by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Futures contracts trade on the contracts markets in a manner that is similar to the way a stock trades on a stock exchange and the boards of trade, through their clearing corporations, guarantee the futures contracts against default. As a result, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund.

Short Sales: The Fund may use a hedging technique that involves short sales of U.S. Treasury securities for the purposes of managing the duration of the Fund. Any short sales are "covered" with an equivalent amount of high-quality, liquid securities.

Security Transactions and Net Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. (See Schedule of Investments footnotes on page 22.) A debt obligation may be removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured.

Foreign Currency Transactions: The Fund's accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. For valuation of assets and liabilities on each date of net asset value determination, foreign denominations are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. Security transactions, income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the event. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on securities and foreign currencies is included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on securities and foreign currencies.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income are paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund's capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Redemption Fees: The Fund charges a 2% redemption fee on redemptions, including exchanges, made within 30 days of purchase in the same Fund. The redemption fee is paid to the Class of the Fund from which the redemption is made, and is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The fee is intended to discourage market-timers by ensuring that short-term trading costs are borne by the investors making the transactions and not the shareholders already in the Fund.

Expense Offset Arrangements: The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby the custodian's fees may be paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the bank. These credits are used to reduce the Fund's expenses. Such a deposit arrangement may be an alternative to overnight investments.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.

Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In July 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) launched the FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. All existing accounting standards documents are superseded as described in FASB Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. All other accounting literature not included in the Codification is nonauthoritative.

 

Note B -- Related Party Transactions

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (the "Advisor") is wholly-owned by Calvert Group, Ltd. ("Calvert"), which is indirectly wholly-owned by UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. The Advisor provides investment advisory services and pays the salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. For its services, the Advisor receives a monthly fee based on an annual rate of .40% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2010. The contractual expense cap is 1.25%. For the purposes of this expense limit, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. To the extent any expense offset credits are earned, the Advisor's obligation under the contractual limitation may be reduced and the Advisor may benefit from the expense offset arrangement.

Calvert Administrative Services Company, an affiliate of the Advisor, provides administrative services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly, of .30% of the average daily net assets.

Calvert Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund. The Distribution Plan, adopted by Class A shares, allows the Fund to pay the Distributor for expenses and services associated with the distribution of shares. The expenses paid may not exceed .50% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A. The amount actually paid by the Fund is an annualized fee, payable monthly of .25% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A.

The Distributor received $26,524 as its portion of the commissions charged on sales of the Fund's Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2009.

Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. ("CSSI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CSSI received a fee of $12,279 for the year ended September 30, 2009. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent.

Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual retainer of $32,000 plus up to $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. Trustee's fees are allocated to each of the funds served.

 

Note C -- Investment Activity

During the year, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term and U.S. government securities, were $119,456,359 and $93,453,636, respectively. U.S. government security purchases and sales were $156,670,002 and $155,671,568, respectively.

The cost of investments owned at September 30, 2009 for federal income tax purposes was $72,269,249. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $4,033,022, of which $5,102,480 related to appreciated securities and $1,069,458 related to depreciated -securities.

The Fund intends to elect to defer net capital losses of $168,831 incurred from November 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009 and treat them as arising in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 were as follows:

Distributions paid from:

2009

2008

     Ordinary income

$2,308,036

$1,087,332

     Long term capital gain

263,876

8,995

          Total

$2,571,912

$1,096,327

As of September 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$4,108,398

Undistributed long term capital gain

4,112

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

4,033,022

     Total

$8,145,532

The differences between the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the statement of assets and liabilities are primarily due to temporary book-tax differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. These book-tax differences are mainly due to wash sales, deferral of post October losses, Section 1256 contracts, and interest defaults.

Reclassifications, as shown in the table below, have been made to the Fund's components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers, as applicable) under income tax law and regulations. These reclassifications are due to permanent book-tax differences and have no impact on net assets. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassification for the Fund are due to asset-backed securities.

Undistributed net investment income

($82,337)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

82,337

The Fund may sell or purchase securities to and from other Funds managed by the Advisor, typically short-term variable demand notes. Interportfolio transactions are primarily used for cash management purposes. Interportfolio transactions are made pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the year ended September 30, 2009, such purchase and sales transactions were $28,073 and $323,406, respectively. The Fund realized a loss of $4,764 on the sales transactions.

 

Note D -- Line of Credit

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert Group Funds and State Street Corporation ("SSC"). Under the agreement, SSC provides an unsecured line of credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $50 million ($25 million committed and $25 million uncommitted), accessible by the Funds for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings under the committed facility bear interest at the higher of the London Interbank Offered Rate, (LIBOR) or the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% per annum. A commitment fee of .15% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility, which is allocated to all participating funds. The Fund had no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2009. For the year ended September 30, 2009, borrowings by the Fund under the Agreement were as follows:

 

Average
Daily
Balance

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate

Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

Month of
Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

 

$34,748

0.75%

$1,835,218

May 2009

 

Note E -- Subsequent Events

In preparing the financial statements as of September 30, 2009, no subsequent events or transactions occurred through November 23, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.

 

Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited)

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, in order to meet certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, we are advising you that the Fund designates $263,876 of the long term capital gain distributions paid during the year or the maximum amount allowable but not less than the aforementioned amount as capital gain dividend in accordance with Section 852(b)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class A Shares

 

2009

2008

2007

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.44

$15.62

$15.36

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

.54

.62

.62

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

2.46

.20

.27

           Total from investment operations

 

3.00

.82

.89

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(.52)

(.61)

(.61)

      Net realized gain

 

(.49)

(.39)

(.02)

           Total distributions

 

(1.01)

(1.00)

(.63)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

1.99

(.18)

.26

Net asset value, ending

 

$17.43

$15.44

$15.62

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

20.58%

5.31%

5.92%

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

3.45%

3.96%     

4.09%

      Total expenses

 

1.46%

1.66%

2.03%

      Expenses before offsets

 

1.27%

1.28%

1.30%

      Net expenses

 

1.25%

1.25%

1.25%

Portfolio turnover

 

781%

604%

767%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$77,637

$29,532

$12,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class A Shares

 

2006

2005^

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.52

$15.00

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

.58

.27

 

      Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

.08

.52

 

           Total from investment operations

 

.66

.79

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

(.58)

(.27)

 

      Net realized gain

 

(.24)

--

 

           Total distributions

 

(.82)

(.27)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

(.16)

.52

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$15.36

$15.52

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

4.49%

5.29%**

 

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

 

      Net investment income

 

4.04%

2.41% (a)

 

      Total expenses

 

3.76%

6.82% (a)

 

      Expenses before offsets

 

1.55%

1.51% (a)

 

      Net expenses

 

1.25%

1.25% (a)

 

Portfolio turnover

 

547%

931%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$4,995

$2,051

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

A Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the Advisor or reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses before offsets reflect expenses after reimbursement and/or waiver by the Advisor but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

(a) Annualized.

* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.

** Total return would have been 5.15% without the payment by affiliate. On March 30, 2005, the Advisor voluntarily contributed $2,658 to the Fund to reimburse the effect of a realized loss caused by a trading error. This transaction was deemed a "payment by affiliate."

^ From December 31, 2004, inception.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

 

Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments is a snapshot of all securities held in the fund at their market value, on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are listed by asset type (e.g., common stock, corporate bonds, U.S. government obligations) and may be further broken down into sub-groups and by industry classification.

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities is often referred to as the fund's balance sheet. It lists the value of what the fund owns, is due and owes on the last day of the reporting period. The fund's assets include the market value of securities owned, cash, receivables for securities sold and shareholder subscriptions, and receivables for dividends and interest payments that have been earned, but not yet received. The fund's liabilities include payables for securities purchased and shareholder redemptions, and expenses owed but not yet paid. The statement also reports the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share on the last day of the reporting period. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. This statement is accompanied by a Schedule of Investments. Alternatively, if certain conditions are met, a Statement of Net Assets may be presented in lieu of this statement and the Schedule of Investments.

 

Statement of Net Assets

The Statement of Net Assets provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. The Statement of Net Assets includes a Schedule of Investments. Other assets are added and other liabilities subtracted from the investments total to calculate the fund's net assets. Finally, net assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) per share.

At the end of the Statement of Net Assets is a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Paid in Capital is the money invested by shareholders and represents the bulk of net assets. Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the amounts the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as of the statement date. Accumulated Realized Losses will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date -values.

 

Statement of Operations

The Statement of Operations summarizes the fund's investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the fund. Investment income includes dividends earned from stocks and interest earned from interest-bearing securities in the fund. Expenses incurred in operating the fund include the advisory fee paid to the investment advisor, administrative services fees, distribution plan expenses (if applicable), transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing expenses, custodial, legal, and audit fees, and the printing and postage expenses related to shareholder reports. Expense offsets (fees paid indirectly) are also shown. Credits earned from offset arrangements are used to reduce the fund's expenses. This statement also shows net gains (losses) realized on the sale of investments and the increase or decrease in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held during the period.

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. Changes in the fund's net assets are attributable to investment operations, distributions and capital share transactions.

The Operations section of the report summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distribution section shows the dividend and capital gain distributions made to shareholders. The amounts shown as distributions in this section may not match the net investment income and realized gains amounts shown in the Operations section because distributions are determined on a tax basis and certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the amount shareholders invested in the fund, either by purchasing shares or by reinvesting distributions, and the amounts redeemed. The corresponding numbers of shares issued, reinvested and redeemed are shown at the end of the report.

 

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table provides a per-share breakdown per class of the components that affect the fund's net asset value for current and past reporting periods. The table provides total return, total distributions, expense ratios, portfolio turnover and net assets for the applicable period. Total return is a measure of a fund's performance that encompasses all elements of return: dividends, capital gain distributions and changes in net asset value. Total return is the change in value of an investment over a given period, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, expressed as a percentage of the initial investment. Total distributions include distributions from net investment income and net realized gains. Long-term gains are earned on securities held in the fund more than one year. Short-term gains, on the sale of securities held less than one year, are treated as ordinary dividend income for tax purposes. The expense ratio is a fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of net assets. These expenses directly reduce returns to shareholders. Portfolio turnover measures the trading activity in a fund's investment portfolio -- how often securities are bought and sold by a fund. Portfolio turnover is affected by market conditions, changes in the size of the fund, the nature of the fund's investments and the investment style of the portfolio manager.

 

Proxy Voting

The Proxy Voting Guidelines of the Calvert Funds that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided as an Appendix to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Fund at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert website at www.calvert.com; or by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund's website at www.calvert.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

 

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC;  information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. 

 

Trustee and Officer Information Table

Name &
Age


Position
with
Fund


Position
Start
Date

Principal Occupation
During Last 5 Years

(Not     Applicable     to Officers)

# of Calvert
Portfolios
Overseen

Other
Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (formerly Family Health Council, Inc.) in Pittsburgh, PA, a non-profit corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child health care, and various health screening services and community preventive health programs.

29

 

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

 

Managing partner of Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best Doctors in America.

12

 

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Treasurer and Director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003) and President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks.

29

  • Ariel Funds (3)
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 63

Trustee/ Director

1996

 

President and CEO of Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human resources development, information management, public affairs and private enterprise development.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank
  • Summit Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

ARTHUR J. PUGH

AGE: 72

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

Retired executive.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank

INTERESTED TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 57

Trustee/ Director & President

 

1997

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Group, Ltd.

54

  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)

DAVID R. ROCHAT

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director & Senior Vice President

1980

(CMF - 1992)

Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (prior to 2008) and Director and President of Chelsea Securities, Inc.

12

  • Government Scientific Source, Inc.
  • Chelsea Securities, Inc.
  • Vermont Quality Meats

D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director & Chair

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Mr. Silby is the founding Chair of the Calvert Funds. He is the Chair-Elect and a principal of Syntao.com, a Beijing-based company promoting corporate social responsibility. He was an officer and director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003).

29

  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Grameen Foundation USA
  • Studio School Fund
  • Syntao.com China
  • The ICE Organization

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 56

Chief Compliance Officer

2005

Chief Compliance Officer for the Calvert Funds. In March 2009, Ms. Becker also became Head of the Securities Operations Department for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to 2005, Ms. Becker was Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Head of Calvert Client Services.

SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq.

AGE: 50

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

(CMF - 1992)

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

JENNIFER BERG

AGE: 36

Assistant Fund Controller

2009

Fund Administration Manager for Calvert Group Ltd.

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 45

Vice President

     

2004

Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1996

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd., and Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. and Calvert Distributors, Inc.

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 35

Assistant Secretary

2004

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 59

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 44

Assistant Treasurer

     

2000

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 39

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

EDITH LILLIE

AGE: 52

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 46

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Associate Counsel Compliance Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Mr. Macedo served as 2nd Vice President at Acacia Life Insurance Company and The Advisors Group, Acacia's broker-dealer and federally registered investment adviser.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 57

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Maxwell was an associate with Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

 

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 42

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.  Prior to joining Calvert, Mr. Niebler was an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 53

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Roy was Senior Vice President of US Fixed Income for Baring Asset Management, and SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager of Scudder Insurance Asset Management.

WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq.

AGE: 62

Vice President & Secretary

     

1990

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

NATALIE TRUNOW

AGE: 41

Vice President

2008

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., and Chief Investment Officer - Equities. Prior to joining Calvert in August 2008, Ms. Trunow was the Section Head (2005-2008) and Portfolio Manager (2001-2008) for the Global Public Markets Group of General Motors Asset Management.

RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA

AGE: 57

Treasurer

     

1979

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA

AGE: 48

Fund Controller

     

1999

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

The address of Directors/Trustees and Officers is 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, except Mr. Silby's address is 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Krumsiek is an interested person of the Fund since she is an officer and director of the Fund's advisor and its affiliates and a director of its parent companies. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund's advisor. Mr. Rochat is an interested person of the Fund since he was an officer of the Fund's advisor.

Additional information about the Fund's Directors/Trustees can be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You can get a free copy of the SAI at www.calvert.com, or by contacting your broker, or the Fund at 1-800-368-2745.

 

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Calvert Long-Term Income fund

 

This report is intended to provide fund information to shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Note: The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report; our website address is included as an inactive textual reference only.

 

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Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund

Annual Report

September 30, 2009

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

4

President's Letter

8

Portfolio Management Discussion

12

Shareholder Expense Example

14

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

15

Statement of Net Assets

21

Statement of Operations

22

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

23

Notes to Financial Statements

30

Financial Highlights

31

Explanation of Financial Tables

33

Proxy Voting and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

35

Trustee and Officer Information Table

 

Dear Shareholder:

The watershed financial and economic events of the past 12 months have tested the resilience of the global markets and investors in an unprecedented fashion, and we are likely to see changes in the structure and regulation of financial institutions and the markets for years to come. It was a time period full of dramatic reversals, where investor sentiment shifted from acute fear to cautious optimism and the financial markets moved from the brink of near collapse to rebound strongly in many sectors. Despite these positive trends, we share the concerns of many market analysts that the markets may have risen "too far too fast," as worries persist about a weak economy, jobless recovery, and the housing and credit markets.

The year began with markets worldwide moving lower in response to the burgeoning credit crisis and continued global economic malaise. In the U.S., investors abandoned any type of investment perceived to have credit or liquidity risk, instead favoring Treasuries, CDs, and money market funds, despite their low yields. Cash invested in money-market funds ballooned to $3.92 trillion in January 2009 from $2.91 trillion when stocks peaked in October 2007.1

By late March, however, things began to turn around. Investors gained confidence, encouraged by the "green shoots" in newly released economic data and the perceived success of U.S. government stimulus and monetary policies. This, combined with renewed confidence in the soundness of the U.S. banking system following the government's "stress tests," helped fuel a rally in stocks, commodities, and many sectors of the bond market.     

Fixed-Income Markets Move Higher

Early in 2009, investors began to slowly regain confidence in the non-Treasury sectors of the fixed-income market, including high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds, which saw record levels of new issuance. By the end of June, investors had increasingly abandoned the "safe haven" areas of the market in search of higher yield and total return potential. These trends continued throughout the summer, with corporate bond prices rallying across the maturity and credit-quality spectrum. By September 30, high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds had rebounded strongly from their 2008 lows, while Treasuries slumped.

Expertise in Fixed-Income Management

This shifting market scenario presented both challenges and opportunities for Calvert's fixed-income funds and management team. Overall, our taxable bond funds avoided the vast majority of subprime-related defaults that plagued some competing funds during the 12-month period. Of course, our funds were not immune to the unprecedented bond-market volatility, and several had short-term challenges.

Calvert's taxable fixed-income investment team, led by Greg Habeeb, Calvert Senior Vice President, uses a rigorous relative-value investment process to evaluate potential investments in any type of market cycle. Notably, several of our taxable fixed-income funds outperformed their Lipper peer groups for the reporting period. Among our short-term bond funds, Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund placed in the top 10% and Calvert Short Duration Income Fund placed in the top 15% of their respective Lipper categories. At the other end of the maturity spectrum, Calvert Long-Term Income Fund placed in the top 30% of its Lipper category.2

Challenges Ahead for Global Markets, Economy

Although the stress that has gripped our global economies and markets since last September after the failure of Lehman Brothers has eased--and a measure of investor confidence has clearly been restored--we are far from being "out of the woods." On the positive side, many key economic indicators, such as housing and unemployment, appear to have bottomed and may be stabilizing. In our view, however, global market volatility and uneven economic recovery are likely to continue as the root causes of the credit crisis and financial reforms continue to be unwound and addressed.

Internationally, the nations at the September G-20 summit met to enact changes to international economic policies that will promote "sustainable and balanced growth" among both developed and emerging countries. On the home front, the government is grappling with credit-rating agency reform, banking reform, and the roles of the Federal Reserve and itself in the oversight of financial institutions and the markets, among many critical issues. In our view, over time, these efforts may work to redress some of the systemic imbalances revealed in our global financial system, providing additional stability to the economy and markets.

Looking ahead, we believe there will continue to be important opportunities for bond investors across a wide range of sectors and maturities. In this still-volatile environment, a flexible investment strategy, combined with rigorous credit research and security selection--all key features of Calvert's fixed-income management strategy--will be especially vital portfolio management tools.

Stay Current with Your Financial Advisor

The financial markets will probably continue to be volatile for the foreseeable future. If you're concerned about your current portfolio holdings and how to navigate the current market environment, talk with your financial advisor about whether your allocation to bonds is appropriate and well-diversified given your goals, time horizon, and attitude toward risk.

We also encourage you to visit our newly enhanced web site, www.calvert.com, for frequent updates and commentary on economic and market developments from Calvert professionals.

As always, we appreciate your investing with Calvert.

Sincerely,

Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and CEO
Calvert Group, Ltd.
October 2009

For more complete information on any Calvert Fund, call your advisor or visit our website for a prospectus. An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please keep in mind investment in mutual funds involves risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

1. "Time to Reassess if Stocks Can Gain More," Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2009, citing Investment Company Institute data.

2. As of 9/30/09: Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund was ranked 2/69 funds for one year and 1/62 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Ultra-Short Obligations Funds category. Calvert Short Duration Income Fund was ranked 28/256 funds for one year, 10/208 funds for three years, 1/177 funds for five years, and 1/121 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds category. Calvert Long-Term Income Fund was ranked 43/148 funds for one year, 2/122 funds for three years, and 1/103 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated category.

The inception date for Calvert Short Duration Income Fund is 1/31/02; for Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund is 10/31/06; and for Calvert Long-Term Income Fund is 12/31/04. During the ranking periods, all three funds benefited from a fee waiver, which had a material effect on total return.

Calvert Fund rankings within Lipper peer groups for the periods ended September 30, 2009.Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Lipper rankings are based on total returns. The returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but exclude the effects of any applicable sales loads. The Lipper ranking is for Class A shares, and the ranking may include more than one share class of funds in the category, including other share classes of the Fund. Rankings are relative peer group ratings and do not necessarily mean that the Fund had high total returns.

Source: Lipper, Inc.

Bond funds are subject to interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Conversely, a drop in interest rates will generally cause an increase in the value of fixed-income securities.

 

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

Gregory Habeeb
Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Calvert Asset Management Company

 

Performance

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2009, Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund Class A shares (at NAV) returned 6.42% versus 2.30% for the Barclays Capital Short Treasury 9-12 Month Index. The Fund's relative outperformance was due to its exposure to agency notes and corporate securities.

Investment Climate

One year ago, markets were shaken by one of the greatest panics in U.S. financial history. The panic further damaged the sputtering engine of credit creation that powers the American economy, causing the U.S. to drop deeper into recession. During the past 12 months, outstanding bank loans fell by 4%,1 gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by an estimated 3% (its worst performance in more than 50 years),2 and the U.S. dollar fell by about 1.9% against an index of other major currencies.3

The U.S. government's multi-trillion dollar monetary and fiscal policy response quelled the panic, after several attempts, and helped

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Investment Performance
(total return at NAV*)

 

6 Months
ended
9/30/09

12 Months
ended
9/30/09

 

 

 

Class A

5.11%

6.42%

Barclays Capital Short Treasury 9-12

 

 

Month Index**

0.59%

2.30%

Lipper Ultra-Short Obligations Funds Average

4.47%

1.75%

 

 

 

Maturity Schedule

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

9/30/09

9/30/08

 

403 days

94 days

 

 

 

SEC Yield

 

 

 

30 days ended

 

9/30/09

9/30/08

 

1.03%

2.23%

 

 

 

Economic Sectors

% of total
investments

 

Asset Backed Securities

8.6%

 

Basic Materials

1.8%

 

Communications

1.3%

 

Consumer, Cyclical

1.0%

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical

3.4%

 

Energy

2.7%

 

Financials

30.7%

 

Government

7.4%

 

Industrials

3.5%

 

Insurance

0.3%

 

Mortgage Securities

3.8%

 

Technology

2.0%

 

Time Deposit

30.8%

 

Utilities

2.7%

 

Total

100%

 

 

*Investment performance/return at NAV does not reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 1.25% front-end sales charge or any deferred sales charge.

**Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

to improve credit and economic conditions. The American economy, which hit bottom in the spring, is expected to grow during the next several quarters. However, the projected pace of economic growth is subdued relative to past recoveries and quite dependent on stimulative monetary and fiscal policies.

Actions taken by the U.S. government to support the economy and financial markets required a massive increase in borrowing by the U.S. Treasury. Consequently, U.S. Treasury bond yields increased sharply early in 2009. Higher yields, and little evidence of inflation, whetted international investors' and U.S. households' appetite for U.S. Treasuries, and yields retreated as demand increased. Over the full reporting period, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note's yield fell 0.55 percentage points to 3.30%,4 and U.S. Treasury bill yields dropped toward the federal funds rate (which is currently near zero). The three-month U.S. Treasury bill yield fell 0.81 percentage points to 0.11%.

Portfolio Strategy

While U.S. Treasuries delivered strong returns over the reporting period, agency and corporate bonds outpaced them. The Fund's allocation to these sectors of the market helped drive its strong relative returns, especially during 2009. At the beginning of January, more than 60% of the Fund was allocated to short-duration agency and corporate securities, which are not in the benchmark. The Fund's strong sector allocation offset the negative drag created by its short relative duration during a period when longer-duration bonds outperformed. Duration is a measure of a portfolio's sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration, the greater the change in price relative to interest rate movements.

Over the full reporting period, active trading strategies made positive contributions to performance.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Average Annual Total Returns
(with max. load)

(with max. load)

 

Class A Shares

One year

 

5.08%

Since Inception

 

4.72%

(10/31/06)

 

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund's/Portfolio's distributions or the redemption of Fund's/Portfolio shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Visit www.calvert.com for current performance data. The gross expense ratio is 2.09%. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers. Performance data quoted already reflects deduction of fund operating expenses.

 

Performance Comparison
Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment.

 

 

Average annual total returns in the Portfolio Statistics above and the Performance Comparison line graph are with maximum load deducted -- they assume reinvestment of dividends and reflect the deduction of the Fund's Class A maximum front-end sales charge of 1.25%, or deferred sales charge, as applicable. No sales charge has been applied to the index used for comparison. However, the Lipper average does reflect the deduction of the category's average front-end sales charge.

 

Outlook

Government policies were successful in sharply lowering U.S. interest rates and credit risk premiums (the amount of additional yield required to attract investors to investments that are perceived to have greater credit risk), which helped set the stage for economic recovery. However, deleveraging by financial institutions and American households remains a considerable obstacle to economic growth. We expect the Federal Reserve to maintain its current monetary and credit policies well into 2010 while crafting an exit strategy that will attempt to limit inflation. The Federal Reserve's ability to correctly gauge the timing and size of stimulus policy removal will influence inflation expectations and, therefore, bond market performance.

Credit risk premiums have compressed significantly in recent months, reflecting investors' growing comfort with taking on additional risk as the economy recovers. If the economic recovery gains strength, we will be sensitive to changes in inflation expectations at a time when the government has record-high borrowing needs.

Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund remains an important tool for investors who are concerned about preserving principal while pursuing some income. When interest rates are generally low and markets are volatile, short-term bonds offer greater return potential than cash--along with some additional risk--and generally greater price stability than longer-term bond options. This can help protect principal should interest rates increase and bond prices move lower.

October 2009

 

1. Federal Reserve
2. U.S. Department of Commerce
3. Federal Reserve
4. Federal Reserve and Bloomberg

 

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses 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 During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Beginning
Account Value
4/1/09

Ending Account
Value
9/30/09

Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/09 - 9/30/09

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,051.10

$4.58

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,020.61

$4.51

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

*Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.89%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of The Calvert Fund and Shareholders of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets of the Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund (the Fund), a series of The Calvert Fund, as of September 30, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and for the period from October 31, 2006 (inception) through September 30, 2007. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2009, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. As to securities purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund as of September 30, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and for the period from October 31, 2006 (inception) through September 30, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 23, 2009

 

Statement of Net Assets
September 30, 2009

 

Principal

 

Asset Backed Securities - 8.3%

Amount

Value

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:

 

 

     5.20%, 3/6/11

$16,308

$16,303

     5.21%, 10/6/11

50,220

50,222

     2.004%, 1/12/12 (r)

311,060

311,554

     4.47%, 1/12/12

588,422

591,024

     0.334%, 5/6/12 (r)

216,699

212,296

     4.63%, 6/6/12

278,790

281,286

     0.904%, 7/6/12 (r)

72,785

72,502

     5.49%, 7/6/12

462,911

470,835

AmeriCredit Prime Automobile Receivable Trust, 5.27%, 11/8/11

215,308

217,009

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust:

 

 

     0.303%, 7/15/10 (r)

52,662

52,630

     4.73%, 9/15/10

268,705

269,058

     0.343%, 2/15/11 (r)

100,000

99,460

     5.00%, 4/15/11

83,971

85,012

     4.98%, 5/15/11

134,654

136,666

     0.943%, 11/15/11 (r)

500,000

501,053

     0.523%, 2/15/14 (r)

282,756

280,661

Capital One Auto Finance Trust:

 

 

     5.25%, 8/15/11

256,730

257,689

     0.283%, 10/15/12 (r)

473,257

455,166

Carmax Auto Owner Trust, 0.943%, 4/15/11 (r)

167,588

167,618

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates,

 

 

     4.396%, 2/25/30

674,241

608,784

Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust:

 

 

     4.98%, 2/8/11

65,035

65,524

     4.98%, 11/8/11

38,786

39,351

DB Master Finance LLC, 5.779%, 6/20/31 (e)

400,000

377,284

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust:

 

 

     0.843%, 7/15/10 (r)

6,833

6,833

     5.16%, 11/15/10

36,588

36,690

     5.07%, 12/15/10

70,757

71,220

GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust,

 

 

     0.283%, 3/15/13 (r)

160,000

159,529

GS Auto Loan Trust:

 

 

     5.39%, 12/15/11

81,839

83,348

     4.56%, 11/15/13

53,701

53,753

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust:

 

 

     1.143%, 11/15/11 (r)

31,502

31,526

     5.10%, 5/15/12

213,693

216,613

Household Automotive Trust:

 

 

     5.43%, 6/17/11

219,542

221,740

     5.61%, 8/17/11

38,273

38,609

     5.28%, 9/17/11

46,624

47,104

     4.55%, 7/17/12

74,447

75,605

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, 5.34%, 11/15/12

36,318

36,465

Long Beach Auto Receivables Trust, 4.25%, 4/15/12

220,160

216,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Asset Backed Securities - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust:

 

 

     5.41%, 8/12/11

$359,319

$359,908

     5.28%, 2/13/12

534,974

536,221

 

 

 

     Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $7,632,171)

 

7,810,520

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage-Backed

 

 

Obligations (Privately Originated) - 3.2%

 

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, 0.646%, 2/25/35 (r)

3,850

2,219

American Home Mortgage Assets:

 

 

     0.436%, 10/25/46 (r)

423,099

200,671

     0.456%, 12/25/46 (r)

2,509,996

1,184,753

     0.371%, 3/25/47 (r)

746,417

340,275

Impac CMB Trust:

 

 

     1.026%, 10/25/34 (r)

4,121

2,648

     0.986%, 11/25/34 (r)

31,196

20,554

     0.506%, 4/25/35 (r)

5,030

2,913

     0.516%, 5/25/35 (r)

373,085

199,810

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, 5.294%, 7/25/35 (r)

542,709

503,565

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc.:

 

 

     0.616%, 3/25/28 (r)

24,591

19,485

     0.476%, 4/25/29 (r)

382,740

333,293

     0.526%, 7/25/29 (r)

15,153

11,083

     0.476%, 3/25/30 (r)

6,796

4,961

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 0.566%, 11/20/34 (r)

33,377

23,735

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc., 0.436%, 9/25/36 (r)

404,715

187,164

 

 

 

     Total Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations

 

 

      (Privately Originated) (Cost $2,870,664)

 

3,037,129

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 0.4%

 

 

American Tower Trust, 0.433%, 4/15/37 (e)(r)

500,000

396,238

 

 

 

     Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $411,000)

 

396,238

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds - 47.8%

 

 

Allstate Corp., 7.20%, 12/1/09

205,000

206,977

American Express Centurion Bank:

 

 

     0.306%, 3/23/10 (r)

250,000

249,134

     0.324%, 7/13/10 (r)

60,000

59,438

American Express Credit Corp., 1.646%, 5/27/10 (r)

250,000

250,323

American Honda Finance Corp., 1.042%, 6/20/11 (e)(r)

1,000,000

985,570

Anadarko Finance Co., 6.75%, 5/1/11

750,000

798,887

ANZ National International Ltd., 0.651%, 8/5/11 (e)(r)

500,000

499,160

BAC Capital Trust XV, 1.161%, 6/1/56 (b)(r)

2,300,000

1,276,500

BAE Systems Asset Trust, 6.664%, 9/15/13 (b)(e)

898,315

943,231

Bank of America Corp.:

 

 

     0.591%, 11/6/09 (r)

350,000

350,001

     0.791%, 4/30/12 (r)

500,000

503,907

Bear Stearns Co.'s, Inc., 0.497%, 2/23/10 (r)

150,000

150,021

BP Capital Markets plc, 1.293%, 3/17/11 (r)

750,000

761,398

Cargill, Inc., 1.754%, 1/21/11 (e)(r)

75,000

74,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.:

 

 

     0.588%, 10/9/09 (r)

$400,000

$400,009

     0.914%, 2/8/10 (r)

50,000

50,070

Chase Capital II, 0.983%, 2/1/27 (r)

1,000,000

670,956

Chase Capital VI, 1.108%, 8/1/28 (b)(r)

250,000

159,605

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7.625%, 7/15/13

400,000

399,000

Citibank:

 

 

     0.68%, 7/12/11 (r)

500,000

500,535

     0.498%, 5/7/12 (r)

250,000

250,175

Citigroup Funding, Inc.:

 

 

     1.518%, 5/7/10 (r)

500,000

500,382

     0.821%, 4/30/12 (r)

500,000

504,162

Citigroup, Inc., 0.519%, 5/18/11 (r)

100,000

97,536

Deutsche Bank Capital Trust, 2.398%, 12/29/49 (b)(r)

200,000

128,000

Dexia Credit Local, 0.939%, 9/23/11 (e)(r)

500,000

504,865

Discover Financial Services, 0.83%, 6/11/10 (r)

480,000

469,325

Dominion Resources, Inc., 1.343%, 6/17/10 (r)

90,000

90,486

Dow Chemical Co., 2.718%, 8/8/11 (r)

500,000

507,508

FMG Finance Pty Ltd., 4.361%, 9/1/11 (e)(r)

1,100,000

1,111,000

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

     7.375%, 10/28/09

500,000

500,000

     2.079%, 1/15/10

500,000

494,375

     3.26%, 1/13/12 (r)

650,000

585,000

Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.125%, 1/15/11

750,000

772,711

General Electric Capital Corp., 0.614%, 6/8/12 (r)

150,000

151,162

General Motors Corp., 8.375%, 7/15/33 (nn)

500,000

80,000

Glitnir Banki HF:

 

 

     2.95%, 10/15/08 (b)(y)(oo)*

120,000

28,800

     3.046%, 4/20/10 (e)(r)(y)(aa)*

50,000

12,250

     3.226%, 1/21/11 (e)(r)(y)(cc)*

30,000

7,350

GMAC LLC, 0.292%, 12/19/12 (r)

600,000

599,424

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

     0.326%, 12/23/09 (r)

600,000

600,066

     0.714%, 11/9/11 (r)

500,000

503,739

     0.499%, 3/15/12 (r)

300,000

301,684

Hewlett-Packard Co., 1.43%, 5/27/11 (r)

800,000

812,039

Home Depot, Inc., 0.42%, 12/16/09 (r)

500,000

499,683

Hospira, Inc., 0.763%, 3/30/10 (r)

400,000

398,925

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 3.45%, 9/1/14

500,000

514,612

HRPT Properties Trust, 0.895%, 3/16/11 (r)

851,000

795,726

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 1.954%, 8/13/10 (r)

150,000

150,995

International Game Technology, 2.60%, 12/15/36

300,000

299,974

John Deere Capital Corp.:

 

 

     0.803%, 10/16/09 (r)

500,000

500,041

     1.21%, 1/18/11 (r)

100,000

100,457

     1.052%, 6/10/11 (r)

300,000

301,784

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

 

     7.00%, 11/15/09

50,000

50,337

     1.005%, 1/22/10 (r)

50,000

50,079

     0.727%, 4/1/11 (r)

500,000

501,337

     0.529%, 6/15/12 (r)

300,000

301,940

     0.533%, 12/26/12 (r)

500,000

504,065

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII, 1.44%, 5/15/47 (r)

250,000

165,268

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, 1.449%, 3/11/11 (r)

$520,000

$521,054

Land O' Lakes, Inc., 8.75%, 11/15/11

800,000

800,000

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, 0.60%, 12/4/12 (r)

25,000

18,644

Masco Corp., 0.60%, 3/12/10 (r)

600,000

589,765

MBNA Capital, Series B, 1.283%, 2/1/27 (r)

250,000

153,950

Medco Health Solutions, Inc., 7.25%, 8/15/13

75,000

83,550

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.:

 

 

     0.41%, 12/4/09 (r)

300,000

300,036

     1.059%, 9/15/26 (r)

300,000

197,689

MetLife, Inc., 0.602%, 6/29/12 (r)

600,000

602,141

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 1.205%, 4/14/11 (e)(r)

250,000

249,125

Morgan Stanley, 0.744%, 2/10/12 (r)

200,000

201,317

NationsBank Cap Trust III, 1.059%, 1/15/27 (r)

30,000

18,936

Nationwide Building Society, 0.62%, 5/17/12 (e)(r)

600,000

599,777

Nisource Finance Corp., 0.977%, 11/23/09

1,000,000

999,088

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 4.625%, 3/8/10 (e)

300,000

299,463

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 1.252%, 6/10/10 (r)

500,000

502,418

Pepco Holdings, Inc., 0.986%, 6/1/10 (r)

850,000

842,837

PNC Funding Corp., 0.797%, 4/1/12 (r)

500,000

502,355

Pricoa Global Funding I, 0.719%, 1/15/10 (e)(r)

500,000

496,167

Protective Life Secured Trusts, 4.00%, 10/7/09

600,000

600,078

Rabobank Nederland NV, 0.672%, 8/5/11 (b)(e)(r)

800,000

800,000

Reed Elsevier Capital, Inc., 0.629%, 6/15/10 (r)

75,000

74,823

Skyway Concession Co. LLC, 0.563%, 6/30/17 (b)(e)(r)

60,000

48,751

SLM Corp., 4.00%, 1/15/10

700,000

696,621

Sovereign Bank, 2.193%, 8/1/13 (r)

20,000

19,032

State Street Bank and Trust Co., 0.499%, 9/15/11 (r)

500,000

501,946

Suncorp-Metway Ltd., 0.668%, 12/17/10 (e)(r)

500,000

500,006

SunTrust Bank:

 

 

     0.529%, 5/21/12 (r)

350,000

318,814

     0.697%, 8/24/15 (r)

350,000

285,937

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., 2.303%, 5/1/14 (r)

500,000

303,210

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 1.30%, 9/14/12 (e)(r)

700,000

695,990

Systems 2001 AT LLC, 7.156%, 12/15/11 (e)

261,631

262,866

Timken Co., 6.00%, 9/15/14

300,000

310,500

Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP, Zero Coupon, 2/15/43 (b)(e)

500,000

106,935

Travelers Insurance Company Ltd., 0.759%, 12/8/11 (b)

250,000

238,148

Union Pacific Railroad Co. 2004 Pass Through Trust, 5.214%,

 

 

     9/30/14 (e)

370,000

393,214

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 0.472%, 6/21/10 (r)

500,000

497,979

Verizon New York, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/10

100,000

101,420

Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, 3.025%, 5/20/11 (e)(r)

1,000,000

1,029,470

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.80% to 3/15/11, floating rate

 

 

     thereafter to 3/29/49 (r)

400,000

272,000

Wells Fargo & Co., 0.519%, 6/15/12 (r)

500,000

503,006

Western Refining, Inc., 10.75%, 6/15/14 (e)(r)

500,000

470,000

Westfield Capital Corp Ltd., 4.375%, 11/15/10 (e)

500,000

505,161

Williams Cos, Inc., 2.597%, 10/1/10 (e)(r)

800,000

795,135

Xerox Corp., 1.042%, 12/18/09 (r)

1,000,000

999,599

Xstrata Finance Dubai Ltd., 0.804%, 11/13/09 (e)(r)

1,500,000

1,498,403

 

 

 

     Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $43,240,033)

 

44,844,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

U.S. Treasury - 1.5%

Amount

Value

United States Treasury Notes, 5/15/19

$1,400,000

$1,377,469

 

 

 

     Total U.S. Treasury (Cost $1,324,817)

 

1,377,469

 

 

 

Municipal Obligations - 4.6%

 

 

CIDC-Hudson House LLC New York Revenue VRDN,

 

 

     2.65%, 12/1/34 (r)

50,000

50,000

Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority Revenue VRDN,

 

 

     0.41%, 8/1/14 (r)

4,240,000

4,240,000

SunAmerica Trust Revenue VRDN, 1.25%, 7/1/41 (r)

44,000

44,000

 

 

 

     Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $4,334,000)

 

4,334,000

 

 

 

Certificates Of Deposit - 0.1%

 

 

Deutsche Bank, 0.892%, 6/18/10 (r)

80,000

79,637

 

 

 

     Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $80,000)

 

79,637

 

 

 

Time Deposit - 29.9%

 

 

State Street Corp. Time Deposit, 0.01%, 10/1/09

28,034,243

28,034,243

 

 

 

     Total Time Deposit (Cost $28,034,243)

 

28,034,243

 

 

 

Sovereign Government Bonds - 1.1%

 

 

Province of Ontario Canada, 0.875%, 5/22/12 (r)

1,000,000

1,002,804

 

 

 

     Total Sovereign Government Bonds (Cost $1,000,000)

 

1,002,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $88,926,928) - 96.9%

 

90,916,253

       Other assets and liabilities, net - 3.1%

 

2,953,778

       Net Assets - 100%

 

$93,870,031

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

Paid-in capital applicable to 6,025,213 shares of

 

 

     beneficial interest, unlimited number of no par

 

 

     shares authorized

 

$91,240,847

Undistributed net investment income

 

3,399

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

677,183

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

1,948,602

 

 

 

          Net Assets

 

$93,870,031

 

 

 

          Net Asset Value Per Share

 

$15.58

 

Futures

# of
Contracts

Expiration
Date

Underlying
Face Amount
at Value

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Sold:

 

 

 

 

     2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

37

12/09

$8,027,844

($23,352)

     5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

13

12/09

1,509,219

(11,535)

     30 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

5

12/09

606,875

(5,836)

       Total Sold

 

 

 

($40,723)

 

* Non-income producing security.

(b) This security was valued by the Board of Trustees. See note A.

(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

(r) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

(y) The government of Iceland took control of Glitnir Bank HF (the "Bank") on October 8, 2008.The government has prohibited the Bank from paying any claims owed to foreign entities. As of October 9, 2008, these securities are no longer accruing interest.

(aa) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 4/20/2010 are in default for interest. During the period, $342 of interest was written off.

(cc) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 1/21/2011 are in default for interest. During the period, $215 of interest was written off.

(nn) General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 1, 2009. This security is no longer accruing interest and $31,872 of interest was written off during the period.

(oo) Glitnir Banki HF Bonds due 10/15/08 are in default for principal and interest. During the period, $846 of interest was written off.

 

Abbreviations:
LLC: Limited Liability Corporation
LP: Limited Partnership
VRDN: Variable Rate Demand Notes

 

See notes to financial statements.

Statement of Operations
Year Ended September 30, 2009

Net Investment Income

 

Investment Income:

 

     Interest income

$1,760,756

 

 

Expenses:

 

     Investment advisory fee

162,738

     Administrative fees

135,615

     Transfer agency fees and expenses

138,913

     Distribution Plan expenses

135,615

     Trustees' fees and expenses

2,621

     Custodian fees

53,440

     Accounting fees

9,077

     Registration fees

16,113

     Reports to shareholders

7,672

     Professional fees

17,867

     Miscellaneous

1,564

          Total expenses

681,235

          Reimbursement from Advisor

(175,684)

          Fees paid indirectly

(22,761)

               Net expenses

482,790

 

 

Net Investment Income

1,277,966

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss ) on Investments

 

Net realized gain (loss):

 

     Investments

557,455

     Futures

(63,499)

 

493,956

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):

 

     Investments

2,120,569

     Futures

(40,723)

 

2,079,846

          Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

           (Loss ) on Investments

2,573,802

          Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

          Resulting From Operations

$3,851,768

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

2009

2008

Operations:

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

$1,277,966

$301,011

     Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

493,956

46,817

     Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

2,079,846

(112,649)

 

 

 

 

          Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

          Resulting From Operations

 

3,851,768

235,179

 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(1,067,246)

(295,804)

     Net realized gain

 

(75,369)

(23,059)

          Total distributions

 

(1,142,615)

(318,863)

 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

     Shares sold

 

95,347,690

27,002,128

     Reinvestment of distributions

 

998,163

283,926

     Redemption fees

 

1,066

5,555

     Shares redeemed

 

(32,518,605)

(3,130,982)

          Total capital share transactions

 

63,828,314

24,160,627

 

 

 

 

          Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

66,537,467

24,076,943

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

27,332,564

3,255,621

End of year (including undistributed net investment

 

 

 

     income of $3,399 and $1,684, respectively)

 

$93,870,031

$27,332,564

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Activity

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

6,272,330

1,799,215

Reinvestment of distributions

 

66,150

18,953

Shares redeemed

 

(2,138,944)

(208,909)

          Total capital share activity

 

4,199,536

1,609,259

See notes to financial statements.

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note A ---- Significant Accounting Policies

General: The Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of The Calvert Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. Prior to September 30, 2008, the fund was known as Calvert Ultra-Short Floating Income Fund. The operations of each series are accounted for separately. The Fund offers Class A shares which are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 1.25%.

Security Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments wherever possible. Securities for which market quotations are available are valued at last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange in which they trade. Municipal securities are valued utilizing a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings) furnished by dealers through an independent pricing service. Foreign securities are valued based on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. If events occur after the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are traded, and before the Fund's net asset value determination, that are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are valued at their fair value taking these events into account. Short-term notes are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Fund may invest in securities whose resale is subject to restrictions. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

In determining fair value, the Board considers all relevant qualitative and quantitative information available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

At September 30, 2009, securities valued at $3,729,970, or 4.0% of net assets, were fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 -- quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 -- other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 -- significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy during the period. For additional information on the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments, please refer to the Fund's most recent prospectus.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's net assets as of September 30, 2009:

 

Valuation Inputs

Investments in Securities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Asset backed securities

-

$7,810,520

-

$7,810,520

Collateralized mortgage-backed obligations

-

3,037,129

-

3,037,129

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

-

396,238

-

396,238

Corporate debt

-

41,114,243

$3,729,970

44,844,213

Municipal obligations

-

4,334,000

-

4,334,000

U.S. government obligations

-

1,377,469

-

1,377,469

Other debt obligations

-

29,116,684

-

29,116,684

TOTAL

-

$87,186,283

$3,729,970

$90,916,253

Other financial instruments*

($40,723)

-

-

($40,723)

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

Corporate

 

 

Debt

Total

Balance as of 9/30/08

$49,267

$49,267

Accrued discounts/premiums

7,311

7,311

Realized gain (loss)

2,213

2,213

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

111,462

111,462

Net purchases (sales)

2,283,217

2,283,217

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

1,276,500

1,276,500

Balance as of 9/30/09

$3,729,970

$3,729,970

For the year ended September 30, 2009, total change in unrealized gain (loss) on Level 3 securities included in the change in net assets was $597,055. Total unrealized gain (loss) for all securities (including Level 1 and Level 2) can be found on the accompanying Statement of Operations.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with recognized financial institutions or registered broker/dealers and, in all instances, holds underlying securities with a value exceeding the total repurchase price, including accrued interest. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its value and a possible loss of income or value if the counterparty fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Futures Contracts: The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts, but only when, in the judgment of the Advisor, such a position acts as a hedge. The Fund may not enter into futures contracts for the purpose of speculation or leverage. These futures contracts may include, but are not limited to, futures contracts based on U.S. Government obligations. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may use futures contracts to hedge against changes in the value of interest rates. The Fund may enter into futures contracts agreeing to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price at a future date. Initial margin deposits of either cash or securities as required by the broker are made upon entering into the contract. While the contract is open, daily variation margin payments are made to or received from the broker reflecting the daily change in market value of the contract and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When a futures contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. The risks associated with entering into futures contracts may include the possible illiquidity of the secondary market which would limit the Fund's ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date, an imperfect correlation between the value of the contracts and the underlying financial instruments, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations under the contracts' terms. Futures contracts are designed by boards of trade which are designated "contracts markets" by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Futures contracts trade on the contracts markets in a manner that is similar to the way a stock trades on a stock exchange and the boards of trade, through their clearing corporations, guarantee the futures contracts against default. As a result, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund.

Short Sales: The Fund may use a hedging technique that involves short sales of U.S. Treasury securities for the purposes of managing the duration of the Fund. Any short sales are "covered" with an equivalent amount of high-quality, liquid securities.

Security Transactions and Net Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. (See Statement of Net Assets footnotes on page 20.) A debt obligation may be removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income are paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund's capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Redemption Fees: The Fund charges a 2% redemption fee on redemptions, including exchanges, made within 7 days of purchase in the same Fund. The redemption fee is paid to the Class of the Fund from which the redemption is made, and is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The fee is intended to discourage market-timers by ensuring that short-term trading costs are borne by the investors making the transactions and not the shareholders already in the Fund.

Expense Offset Arrangements: The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby the custodian's fees may be paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the bank. These credits are used to reduce the Fund's expenses. Such a deposit arrangement may be an alternative to overnight investments.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.

Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In July 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) launched the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. All existing accounting standards documents are superseded as described in FASB Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. All other accounting literature not included in the Codification is nonauthoritative.

 

Note B -- Related Party Transactions

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (the "Advisor") is wholly-owned by Calvert Group, Ltd. ("Calvert"), which is indirectly wholly-owned by UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. The Advisor provides investment advisory services and pays the salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. For its services, the Advisor receives a monthly fee bas ed on an annual rate of .30% of the first $1 billion of the Fund's average daily net assets, and .29% of all assets above $1 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, $21,119 was payable at year end. In addition, $19,162 was payable at year end for operating expenses paid by the Advisor during September 2009.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2010. The contractual expense cap is .89%. For the purposes of this expense limit, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. To the extent any expense offset credits are earned, the Advisor's obligation under the contractual limitation may be reduced and the Advisor may benefit from the expense offset arrangement.

Calvert Administrative Services Company, an affiliate of the Advisor, provides administrative services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly, of .25% of the average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, $17,599 was payable at year end.

Calvert Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund. The Distribution Plan, adopted by Class A shares, allows the Fund to pay the Distributor for expenses and services associated with the distribution of shares. The expenses paid may not exceed .50% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A.

The amount actually paid by the Fund is an annualized fee, payable monthly of .25% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A. Under the terms of the agreement, $17,599 was payable at year end.

The Distributor received $8,994 as its portion of the commissions charged on sales of the Fund's Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2009.

Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. ("CSSI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CSSI received a fee of $5,381 for the year ended September 30, 2009. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent. Under the terms of the agreement, $1,014 was payable at year end.

Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual retainer of $32,000 plus up to $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. Trustee's fees are allocated to each of the funds served.

 

Note C -- Investment Activity

During the year, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term and U.S. government securities, were $82,807,290 and $34,698,744, respectively. U.S. government security purchases and sales were $46,915,509 and $45,893,305, respectively.

The cost of investments owned at September 30, 2009 for federal income tax purposes was $88,926,928. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $1,989,325, of which $2,239,992 related to appreciated securities and $250,667 related to depreciated securities.

The Fund intends to elect to defer net capital losses of $91,785 incurred from November 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009 and treat them as arising in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the periods ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 were as follows:

Distributions paid from:

2009

2008

     Ordinary income

$1,142,365

$318,863

     Long term capital gain

250

--

          Total

$1,142,615

$318,863

As of September 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

     Undistributed ordinary income

$731,644

     Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

1,989,325

          Total

$2,720,969

The differences between the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the statement of net assets are primarily due to temporary book-tax differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. These differences are mainly due to the deferral of post October losses and Section 1256 contracts.

Reclassifications, as shown in the table below, have been made to the Fund's components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers, as applicable) under income tax law and regulations. These reclassifications are due to permanent book-tax differences and have no impact on net assets. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassifications for the Fund are the tax treatment of asset-backed securities.

Undistributed net investment income

($209,005)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

209,005

 

Note D -- Line of Credit

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert Group Funds and State Street Corporation ("SSC"). Under the agreement, SSC provides an unsecured line of credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $50 million ($25 million committed and $25 million uncommitted), accessible by the Funds for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings under the committed facility bear interest at the higher of the London Interbank Offered Rate, (LIBOR) or the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% per annum. A commitment fee of .15% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility, which is allocated to all participating funds. The Fund had no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2009. For the year ended September 30, 2009, borrowings by the Fund under the Agreement were as follows:

 

Average
Daily
Balance

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate

Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

Month of
Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

 

$43,453

0.74%

$3,334,708

May 2009

 

Note E -- Subsequent Events

In preparing the financial statements as of September 30, 2009, no subsequent events or transactions occurred through November 23, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.

 

Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited)

For the fiscal year ended September 30 ,2009, in order to meet certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, we are advising you that the Fund designates $250 of the long term capital gain distributions paid during the year or the maximum amount allowable but not less than the aforementioned amount as capital gain dividend in accordance with Section 852(b)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class A Shares

 

2009

2008

2007^

Net asset value, beginning

 

$14.97

$15.04

$15.00

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.34

.60

.61

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

.60

.04

.03

          Total from investment operations

 

.94

.64

.64

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.30)

(.61)

(.60)

     Net realized gain

 

(.03)

(.10)

--

          Total distributions

 

(.33)

(.71)

(.60)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

.61

(.07)

.04

Net asset value, ending

 

$15.58

$14.97

$15.04

Total return*

 

6.42%

4.34%

4.34%

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

2.36%

3.57%

4.52% (a)

     Total expenses

 

1.26%

2.09%

3.90% (a)

     Expenses before offsets

 

.93%

.92%

1.05% (a)

     Net expenses

 

.89%

.89%

.89% (a)

Portfolio turnover

 

300%

475%

506%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$93,870

$27,333

$3,256

 

A     Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the Advisor or reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses before offsets reflect expenses after reimbursement and/or waiver by the Advisor but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

(a) Annualized.

* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not reflect deduction of any front-end sales charge.

^ From October 31, 2006, inception.

See notes to financial statements.

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

 

Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments is a snapshot of all securities held in the fund at their market value, on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are listed by asset type (e.g., common stock, corporate bonds, U.S. government obligations) and may be further broken down into sub-groups and by industry classification.

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities is often referred to as the fund's balance sheet. It lists the value of what the fund owns, is due and owes on the last day of the reporting period. The fund's assets include the market value of securities owned, cash, receivables for securities sold and shareholder subscriptions, and receivables for dividends and interest payments that have been earned, but not yet received. The fund's liabilities include payables for securities purchased and shareholder redemptions, and expenses owed but not yet paid. The statement also reports the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share on the last day of the reporting period. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. This statement is accompanied by a Schedule of Investments. Alternatively, if certain conditions are met, a Statement of Net Assets may be presented in lieu of this statement and the Schedule of Investments.

 

Statement of Net Assets

The Statement of Net Assets provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. The Statement of Net Assets includes a Schedule of Investments. Other assets are added and other liabilities subtracted from the investments total to calculate the fund's net assets. Finally, net assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) per share.

At the end of the Statement of Net Assets is a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Paid in Capital is the money invested by shareholders and represents the bulk of net assets. Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the amounts the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as of the statement date. Accumulated Realized Losses will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date -values.

 

Statement of Operations

The Statement of Operations summarizes the fund's investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the fund. Investment income includes dividends earned from stocks and interest earned from interest-bearing securities in the fund. Expenses incurred in operating the fund include the advisory fee paid to the investment advisor, administrative services fees, distribution plan expenses (if applicable), transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing expenses, custodial, legal, and audit fees, and the printing and postage expenses related to shareholder reports. Expense offsets (fees paid indirectly) are also shown. Credits earned from offset arrangements are used to reduce the fund's expenses. This statement also shows net gains (losses) realized on the sale of investments and the increase or decrease in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held during the period.

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. Changes in the fund's net assets are attributable to investment operations, distributions and capital share transactions.

The Operations section of the report summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distribution section shows the dividend and capital gain distributions made to shareholders. The amounts shown as distributions in this section may not match the net investment income and realized gains amounts shown in the Operations section because distributions are determined on a tax basis and certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the amount shareholders invested in the fund, either by purchasing shares or by reinvesting distributions, and the amounts redeemed. The corresponding numbers of shares issued, reinvested and redeemed are shown at the end of the report.

 

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table provides a per-share breakdown per class of the components that affect the fund's net asset value for current and past reporting periods. The table provides total return, total distributions, expense ratios, portfolio turnover and net assets for the applicable period. Total return is a measure of a fund's performance that encompasses all elements of return: dividends, capital gain distributions and changes in net asset value. Total return is the change in value of an investment over a given period, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, expressed as a percentage of the initial investment. Total distributions include distributions from net investment income and net realized gains. Long-term gains are earned on securities held in the fund more than one year. Short-term gains, on the sale of securities held less than one year, are treated as ordinary dividend income for tax purposes. The expense ratio is a fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of net assets. These expenses directly reduce returns to shareholders. Portfolio turnover measures the trading activity in a fund's investment portfolio -- how often securities are bought and sold by a fund. Portfolio turnover is affected by market conditions, changes in the size of the fund, the nature of the fund's investments and the investment style of the portfolio manager.

Proxy Voting

The Proxy Voting Guidelines of the Calvert Funds that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided as an Appendix to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Fund at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert website at www.calvert.com; or by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund's website at www.calvert.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC;  information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. 

Trustee and Officer Information Table

Name &
Age


Position
with
Fund


Position
Start
Date

Principal Occupation
During Last 5 Years

(Not     Applicable     to Officers)

# of Calvert
Portfolios
Overseen

Other
Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (formerly Family Health Council, Inc.) in Pittsburgh, PA, a non-profit corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child health care, and various health screening services and community preventive health programs.

29

 

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

 

Managing partner of Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best Doctors in America.

12

 

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Treasurer and Director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003) and President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks.

29

  • Ariel Funds (3)
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 63

Trustee/ Director

1996

 

President and CEO of Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human resources development, information management, public affairs and private enterprise development.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank
  • Summit Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

ARTHUR J. PUGH

AGE: 72

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

Retired executive.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank

INTERESTED TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 57

Trustee/ Director & President

 

1997

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Group, Ltd.

54

  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)

DAVID R. ROCHAT

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director & Senior Vice President

1980

(CMF - 1992)

Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (prior to 2008) and Director and President of Chelsea Securities, Inc.

12

  • Government Scientific Source, Inc.
  • Chelsea Securities, Inc.
  • Vermont Quality Meats

D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director & Chair

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Mr. Silby is the founding Chair of the Calvert Funds. He is the Chair-Elect and a principal of Syntao.com, a Beijing-based company promoting corporate social responsibility. He was an officer and director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003).

29

  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Grameen Foundation USA
  • Studio School Fund
  • Syntao.com China
  • The ICE Organization

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 56

Chief Compliance Officer

2005

Chief Compliance Officer for the Calvert Funds. In March 2009, Ms. Becker also became Head of the Securities Operations Department for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to 2005, Ms. Becker was Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Head of Calvert Client Services.

SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq.

AGE: 50

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

(CMF - 1992)

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

JENNIFER BERG

AGE: 36

Assistant Fund Controller

2009

Fund Administration Manager for Calvert Group Ltd.

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 45

Vice President

     

2004

Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1996

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd., and Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. and Calvert Distributors, Inc.

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 35

Assistant Secretary

2004

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 59

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 44

Assistant Treasurer

     

2000

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 39

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

EDITH LILLIE

AGE: 52

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 46

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Associate Counsel Compliance Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Mr. Macedo served as 2nd Vice President at Acacia Life Insurance Company and The Advisors Group, Acacia's broker-dealer and federally registered investment adviser.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 57

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Maxwell was an associate with Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

 

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 42

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.  Prior to joining Calvert, Mr. Niebler was an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 53

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Roy was Senior Vice President of US Fixed Income for Baring Asset Management, and SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager of Scudder Insurance Asset Management.

WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq.

AGE: 62

Vice President & Secretary

     

1990

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

NATALIE TRUNOW

AGE: 41

Vice President

2008

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., and Chief Investment Officer - Equities. Prior to joining Calvert in August 2008, Ms. Trunow was the Section Head (2005-2008) and Portfolio Manager (2001-2008) for the Global Public Markets Group of General Motors Asset Management.

RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA

AGE: 57

Treasurer

     

1979

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA

AGE: 48

Fund Controller

     

1999

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

The address of Directors/Trustees and Officers is 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, except Mr. Silby's address is 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Krumsiek is an interested person of the Fund since she is an officer and director of the Fund's advisor and its affiliates and a director of its parent companies. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund's advisor. Mr. Rochat is an interested person of the Fund since he was an officer of the Fund's advisor.

Additional information about the Fund's Directors/Trustees can be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You can get a free copy of the SAI at www.calvert.com, or by contacting your broker, or the Fund at 1-800-368-2745.

 

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Bethesda, Maryland 20814

 

 

Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund

 

This report is intended to provide fund information to shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Note: The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report; our website address is included as an inactive textual reference only.

 

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Calvert Government Fund

Annual Report

September 30, 2009

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

4

 

President's Letter

7

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

11

 

Shareholder Expense Example

13

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

14

 

Statement of Net Assets

17

 

Statement of Operations

18

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

19

 

Notes to Financial Statements

25

 

Financial Highlights

27

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

29

 

Proxy Voting and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

30

 

Trustee and Officer Information Table

 

Dear Shareholder:

The watershed financial and economic events of the past 12 months have tested the resilience of the global markets and investors in an unprecedented fashion, and we are likely to see changes in the structure and regulation of financial institutions and the markets for years to come. It was a time period full of dramatic reversals, where investor sentiment shifted from acute fear to cautious optimism and the financial markets moved from the brink of near collapse to rebound strongly in many sectors. Despite these positive trends, we share the concerns of many market analysts that the markets may have risen "too far too fast," as worries persist about a weak economy, jobless recovery, and the housing and credit markets.

The year began with markets worldwide moving lower in response to the burgeoning credit crisis and continued global economic malaise. In the U.S., investors abandoned any type of investment perceived to have credit or liquidity risk, instead favoring Treasuries, CDs, and money market funds, despite their low yields. Cash invested in money-market funds ballooned to $3.92 trillion in January 2009 from $2.91 trillion when stocks peaked in October 2007.1

By late March, however, things began to turn around. Investors gained confidence, encouraged by the "green shoots" in newly released economic data and the perceived success of U.S. government stimulus and monetary policies. This, combined with renewed confidence in the soundness of the U.S. banking system following the government's "stress tests," helped fuel a rally in stocks, commodities, and many sectors of the bond market.     

Fixed-Income Markets Move Higher

Early in 2009, investors began to slowly regain confidence in the non-Treasury sectors of the fixed-income market, including high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds, which saw record levels of new issuance. By the end of June, investors had increasingly abandoned the "safe haven" areas of the market in search of higher yield and total return potential. These trends continued throughout the summer, with corporate bond prices rallying across the maturity and credit-quality spectrum. By September 30, high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds had rebounded strongly from their 2008 lows, while Treasuries slumped.

Expertise in Fixed-Income Management

This shifting market scenario presented both challenges and opportunities for Calvert's fixed-income funds and management team. Overall, our taxable bond funds avoided the vast majority of subprime-related defaults that plagued some competing funds during the 12-month period. Of course, our funds were not immune to the unprecedented bond-market volatility, and several had short-term challenges.

Calvert's taxable fixed-income investment team, led by Greg Habeeb, Calvert Senior Vice President, uses a rigorous relative-value investment process to evaluate potential investments in any type of market cycle. Notably, several of our taxable fixed-income funds outperformed their Lipper peer groups for the reporting period. Among our short-term bond funds, Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund placed in the top 10% and Calvert Short Duration Income Fund placed in the top 15% of their respective Lipper categories. At the other end of the maturity spectrum, Calvert Long-Term Income Fund placed in the top 30% of its Lipper category.2

Challenges Ahead for Global Markets, Economy

Although the stress that has gripped our global economies and markets since last September after the failure of Lehman Brothers has eased--and a measure of investor confidence has clearly been restored--we are far from being "out of the woods." On the positive side, many key economic indicators, such as housing and unemployment, appear to have bottomed and may be stabilizing. In our view, however, global market volatility and uneven economic recovery are likely to continue as the root causes of the credit crisis and financial reforms continue to be unwound and addressed.

Internationally, the nations at the September G-20 summit met to enact changes to international economic policies that will promote "sustainable and balanced growth" among both developed and emerging countries. On the home front, the government is grappling with credit-rating agency reform, banking reform, and the roles of the Federal Reserve and itself in the oversight of financial institutions and the markets, among many critical issues. In our view, over time, these efforts may work to redress some of the systemic imbalances revealed in our global financial system, providing additional stability to the economy and markets.

Looking ahead, we believe there will continue to be important opportunities for bond investors across a wide range of sectors and maturities. In this still-volatile environment, a flexible investment strategy, combined with rigorous credit research and security selection--all key features of Calvert's fixed-income management strategy--will be especially vital portfolio management tools.

Stay Current with Your Financial Advisor

The financial markets will probably continue to be volatile for the foreseeable future. If you're concerned about your current portfolio holdings and how to navigate the current market environment, talk with your financial advisor about whether your allocation to bonds is appropriate and well-diversified given your goals, time horizon, and attitude toward risk.

We also encourage you to visit our newly enhanced web site, www.calvert.com, for frequent updates and commentary on economic and market developments from Calvert professionals.

As always, we appreciate your investing with Calvert.

Sincerely,

Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and CEO
Calvert Group, Ltd.
October 2009

For more complete information on any Calvert Fund, call your advisor or visit our website for a prospectus. An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please keep in mind investment in mutual funds involves risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

1. "Time to Reassess if Stocks Can Gain More," Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2009, citing Investment Company Institute data.

2. As of 9/30/09: Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund was ranked 2/69 funds for one year and 1/62 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Ultra-Short Obligations Funds category. Calvert Short Duration Income Fund was ranked 28/256 funds for one year, 10/208 funds for three years, 1/177 funds for five years, and 1/121 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds category. Calvert Long-Term Income Fund was ranked 43/148 funds for one year, 2/122 funds for three years, and 1/103 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated category.

The inception date for Calvert Short Duration Income Fund is 1/31/02; for Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund is 10/31/06; and for Calvert Long-Term Income Fund is 12/31/04. During the ranking periods, all three funds benefited from a fee waiver, which had a material effect on total return.

Calvert Fund rankings within Lipper peer groups for the periods ended September 30, 2009.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Lipper rankings are based on total returns. The returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but exclude the effects of any applicable sales loads. The Lipper ranking is for Class A shares, and the ranking may include more than one share class of funds in the category, including other share classes of the Fund. Rankings are relative peer group ratings and do not necessarily mean that the Fund had high total returns. Source: Lipper, Inc.

Bond funds are subject to interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Conversely, a drop in interest rates will generally cause an increase in the value of fixed-income securities.

 

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

Gregory Habeeb
Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Calvert Asset Management Company

 

Performance

For the nine-month period from the Fund's inception on December 31, 2008 through September 30, 2009, Calvert Government Fund Class A shares (at NAV) returned 7.98%, outperforming the benchmark Barclays Capital U.S. Government Index, which returned -1.21% during the period. The Fund's short relative duration, strong sector allocation decisions, and active trading strategies were behind its strong performance relative to the Index. Duration is a measure of a portfolio's sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration, the greater the change in price relative to interest rate movements.

Investment Climate

One year ago, markets were shaken by one of the greatest panics in U.S. financial history. The panic further damaged the sputtering engine of credit creation that powers the American economy, causing the U.S. to drop deeper into recession. During the past 12 months, outstanding bank loans fell by 4%,1 gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by an estimated 3% (its worst performance in more than 50 years),2 and the U.S. dollar fell by about 1.9% against an index of other major currencies.3 Calvert Government Fund, which was introduced to the market on December 31, 2008, was unaffected by the tumultuous fourth quarter of 2008.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Investment Performance
(total return at NAV*)

 

6 Months
Ended
9/30/09

From Inception
12/31/08
through
9/30/09

Class A

3.50%

7.98%

Class C

3.14%

7.33%

Barclays Capital U.S. Government Index**

-0.23%

-1.21%

Lipper General U.S. Government Funds Avg.

1.90%

2.03%

 

 

 

Maturity Schedule

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

9/30/09

 

 

7 years

 

SEC Yields

 

 

 

30 Days Ended

 

 

9/30/09

 

Class A

1.08%

 

Class C

0.14%

 

 

*Investment performance/return at NAV does not reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 3.75% front-end sales charge or any deferred sales charge.

** Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Average Annual Total Returns
(with max. load)

 

Class A Shares

Since inception

3.96%

(12/31/08)

 

 

 

 

Class C Shares

Since inception

6.33%

(12/31/08)

 

The performance data shown represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund's/Portfolio's distributions or the redemption of Fund/Portfolio shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Visit www.calvert.com for current performance data.

The gross expense ratio for Class A is 2.30%. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers.

Performance data quoted already reflects deduction of fund operating expenses.

American economy, causing the U.S. to drop deeper into recession. During the past 12 months, outstanding bank loans fell by 4%,1 gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by an estimated 3% (its worst performance in more than 50 years),2 and the U.S. dollar fell by about 1.9% against an index of other major currencies.3 Calvert Government Fund, which was introduced to the market on December 31, 2008, was unaffected by the tumultuous fourth quarter of 2008.

The U.S. government's multi-trillion dollar monetary and fiscal policy response quelled the panic, after several attempts, and helped to improve credit and economic conditions. The American economy, which hit bottom in the spring, is expected to grow during the next several quarters. However, the projected pace of economic growth is subdued relative to past recoveries and quite dependent on stimulative monetary and fiscal policies.

Actions taken by the U.S. government to support the economy and financial markets required a massive increase in borrowing by the U.S. Treasury. Consequently, U.S. Treasury bond yields increased sharply early in 2009. Higher yields, and little evidence of inflation, whetted international investors' and U.S. households' appetite for U.S. Treasuries, and yields retreated as demand increased. Over the full reporting period, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note's yield fell 0.55 percentage points to 3.30%,4 and U.S. Treasury bill yields dropped toward the federal funds rate (which is currently near zero). The three-month U.S. Treasury bill yield fell 0.81 percentage points to 0.11%.

Portfolio Strategy

Early in 2009, the Fund was positioned defensively to help protect investors from the potential effects of rising interest rates. The Fund's duration of 2.23 years was significantly shorter than that of its benchmark, which was 4.74 years at the beginning of 2009. When interest rates on U.S. Treasuries rose early in 2009, the Fund outperformed its benchmark at least partially as a result of its short relative duration.

 

Performance Comparison
Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment.

 

 

Average annual total returns in the Portfolio Statistics above and the Performance Comparison line graph are with maximum load deducted -- they assume reinvestment of dividends and reflect the deduction of the Fund's Class A maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%, or deferred sales charge, as applicable. No sales charge has been applied to the index used for comparison. However, the Lipper average does reflect the deduction of the category's average front-end sales charge.

 

In addition to having a relatively short duration, the Fund was underweight to U.S. Treasuries during 2009, which helped performance. On September 30, 2009, 24.5% of the Fund was allocated to U.S. Treasuries compared to 100% of the benchmark. The Fund's allocation to AAA rated FDIC-guaranteed corporate bonds and to agency bonds also contributed to its strong relative performance as both sectors outperformed U.S. Treasuries during 2009 through the end of September. Active trading in U.S. Treasuries and U.S. Treasury futures also contributed to the Fund's outperformance.

Outlook

Government policies were successful in sharply lowering U.S. interest rates and credit risk premiums (the amount of additional yield required to attract investors to bonds that are perceived to have greater credit risk), which helped set the stage for economic recovery. However, deleveraging by financial institutions and American households remains a considerable obstacle to economic growth. We expect the Federal Reserve to maintain its current monetary and credit policies well into 2010 while crafting an exit strategy that will attempt to limit inflation. The Federal Reserve's ability to correctly gauge the timing and size of stimulus policy removal will influence inflation expectations and, therefore, bond market performance.

Bond risk premiums have compressed significantly in recent months, reflecting investors' growing comfort with taking on additional risk. If the economic recovery gains strength, we will be sensitive to changes in inflation expectations at a time when the government has record-high borrowing needs.

Calvert Government Fund offers opportunities for investors who do not have high risk tolerance to pursue current income while seeking to preserve capital. It also may help improve the stability of aggressive investment portfolios by improving overall diversification.

October 2009

 

1. Federal Reserve
2. U.S. Department of Commerce
3. Federal Reserve
4. Federal Reserve and Bloomberg

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009

Economic Sectors

% of Total
Investments

Consumer, Non-cyclical

2.0%

Financials

28.8%

Government

48.4%

Industrials

0.6%

Mortgage Securities

7.4%

Time Deposit

12.8%

Total

100%

 

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses 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 During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

 

Beginning

Ending Account

Expenses Paid

 

Account Value

Value

During Period*

 

4/1/09

9/30/09

4/1/09 - 9/30/09

Class A

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,035.00

$5.31

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,019.85

$5.27

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class C

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,031.40

$10.39

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,014.84

$10.30

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.04% and 2.04% for Class A and Class C respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of The Calvert Fund and Shareholders of Calvert Government Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets of the Calvert Government Fund (the Fund), a series of The Calvert Fund, as of September 30, 2009 and the related statement of operations, statement of changes in net assets, and financial highlights for the period from December 31, 2008 (inception) through September 30, 2009. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement and financial highlights based on our audit.

We conducted our audit 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2009, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. As to securities purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Calvert Government Fund as of September 30, 2009, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the period from December 31, 2008 (inception) through September 30, 2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 23, 2009

 

Statement of Net Assets
September 30, 2009

 

Principal

 

FDIC Guaranteed Corporate Bonds - 27.4%

Amount

Value

Bank of America Corp., 0.791%, 4/30/12 (r)

$30,000

$30,234

BankBoston Capital Trust III, 1.049%, 6/15/27 (r)

50,000

27,293

Citibank, 0.68%, 7/12/11 (r)

25,000

25,027

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 0.821%, 4/30/12 (r)

30,000

30,250

General Electric Capital Corp., 0.614%, 6/8/12 (r)

20,000

20,155

GMAC LLC, 0.292%, 12/19/12 (r)

40,000

39,962

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

       0.714%, 11/9/11 (r)

30,000

30,224

       0.499%, 3/15/12 (r)

80,000

80,449

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

 

       0.727%, 4/1/11 (r)

15,000

15,040

       0.529%, 6/15/12 (r)

30,000

30,194

       0.533%, 12/26/12 (r)

50,000

50,407

MetLife, Inc., 0.602%, 6/29/12 (r)

50,000

50,178

Morgan Stanley, 0.744%, 2/10/12 (r)

30,000

30,198

PNC Funding Corp., 0.797%, 4/1/12 (r)

30,000

30,141

State Street Bank and Trust Co., 0.499%, 9/15/11 (r)

35,000

35,136

Wells Fargo & Co., 0.519%, 6/15/12 (r)

30,000

30,180

 

 

 

       Total FDIC Guaranteed Corporate Bonds (Cost $546,499)

 

555,068

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage-Backed

 

 

Obligations (Privately Originated) - 6.2%

 

 

American Home Mortgage Assets, 0.456%, 12/25/46 (r)

88,778

41,904

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, 5.294%, 7/25/35 (r)

27,135

25,178

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., 5.15%, 12/25/35 (r)

59,654

58,229

 

 

 

       Total Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations

 

 

        (Privately Originated) (Cost $124,147)

 

125,311

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed

 

 

Securities - 1.5%

 

 

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

 

       5.205%, 12/11/49

30,000

29,859

 

 

 

       Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $22,253)

 

29,859

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds - 5.0%

 

 

BAE Systems Asset Trust, 6.664%, 9/15/13 (b)(e)

12,250

12,862

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 3.45%, 9/1/14

40,000

41,169

Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP, Zero Coupon:

 

 

       2/15/43 (b)(e)

70,000

14,971

       2/15/45 (b)(e)

234,064

31,882

 

 

 

       Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $73,126)

 

100,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies

Principal

 

And Instrumentalities - 25.4%

Amount

Value

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, 6.585% to 6/15/12, floating rate

 

 

       thereafter to 6/29/49 (b)(e)(r)

$ 50,000

$30,000

Fannie Mae, 1.75%, 3/23/11

100,000

101,484

Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.00%, 11/17/17

60,000

65,743

Private Export Funding Corp.:

 

 

       4.90%, 12/15/11

30,000

32,323

       3.05%, 10/15/14

70,000

70,427

       4.55%, 5/15/15

30,000

32,483

Tennessee Valley Authority, 4.375%, 6/15/15

100,000

106,950

US AgBank FCB, 6.11% to 7/10/12, floating rate thereafter

 

 

       to 12/31/49 (b)(e)(r)

40,000

22,400

Vessel Management Services, Inc., 5.125%, 4/16/35

50,000

52,570

 

 

 

       Total U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities

 

 

        (Cost $487,050)

 

514,380

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury - 24.4%

 

 

United States Treasury Bonds, 3.50%, 2/15/39

110,000

99,636

United States Treasury Notes:

 

 

       1.00%, 8/31/11

215,000

215,336

       3.125%, 5/15/19

120,000

118,069

       3.625%, 8/15/19

60,000

61,584

 

 

 

       Total U.S. Treasury (Cost $494,109)

 

494,625

 

 

 

Time Deposit - 13.2%

 

 

State Street Corp. Time Deposit, 0.01%, 10/1/09

267,024

267,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Total Time Deposit (Cost $267,024)

 

267,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

                TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,014,208) - 103.1%

 

2,087,151

                Other assets and liabilities, net - (3.1%)

 

(63,239)

                Net Assets - 100%

 

$2,023,912

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

Paid-in capital applicable to the following shares of beneficial interest,   

 

 

       unlimited number of no par shares authorized:

 

 

              Class A: 116,588 shares outstanding

 

$1,769,520

              Class C: 8,861.1 shares outstanding

 

139,402

Undistributed net investment income

 

254

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

44,177

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

70,559

 

 

 

              Net Assets

 

$2,023,912

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

Class A (based on net assets of $1,881,204)

 

$16.14

Class C (based on net assets of $142,708)

 

$16.10

 

Futures

# of
Contracts

Expiration
Date

Underlying
Face Amount
at Value

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Purchased:

 

 

 

 

       30 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

2

12/09

$242,750

$4,817

                Total Purchased

 

 

 

$4,817

 

 

 

 

 

Sold:

 

 

 

 

       2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

4

12/09

$867,875

($2,006)

       5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

2

12/09

232,188

(2,347)

       10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

3

12/09

354,984

(2,848)

                Total Sold

 

 

 

($7,201)

 

(b) This security was valued by the Board of Trustees. See note A.

(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

(r) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

 

 

Abbreviations:
FCB: Farm Credit Bank
LLC: Limited Liability Corporation
LP: Limited Partnership

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statement of Operations
From Inception December 31, 2008
through September 30, 2009

Net Investment Income

 

 

Investment Income:

 

 

     Interest income

 

$19,619

          Total investment income

 

19,619

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

     Investment advisory fee

 

4,677

     Administrative fees

 

1,754

     Transfer agency fees and expenses

 

6,580

     Distribution Plan expenses:

 

 

          Class A

 

2,842

     Class C

 

323

     Trustees' fees and expenses

 

74

     Custodian fees

 

17,644

     Registration

 

24,672

     Report to shareholders

 

682

     Professional fees

 

17,451

     Accounting fees

 

186

     Miscellaneous

 

978

          Total expenses

 

77,863

          Reimbursement from Advisor:

 

 

               Class A

 

(52,631)

               Class C

 

(12,718)

          Fees paid indirectly

 

(32)

               Net expenses

 

12,482

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

7,137

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

     Investments

 

25,162

     Futures

 

18,427

 

 

43,589

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

 

     Investments

 

72,943

     Futures

 

(2,384)

 

 

70,559

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

 

(Loss)

 

114,148

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Resulting From Operations

 

$121,285

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

From Inception

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008 Through

 

 

 

September 30,

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

2009

 

     Net investment income

 

$7,137

 

     Net realized gain (loss)

 

43,589

 

     Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

70,559

 

 

 

 

 

     Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

     Resulting From Operations

 

121,285

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

     Net investment income:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

(6,295)

 

               Total distributions

 

(6,295)

 

 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

     Shares sold:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

2,058,313

 

          Class C Shares

 

177,822

 

     Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

6,271

 

     Redemption fees:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

101

 

     Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

(295,165)

 

          Class C Shares

 

(38,420)

 

               Total capital share transactions

 

1,908,922

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

2,023,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

--

 

End of period (including undistributed net investment

 

 

 

      income of $254)

 

$2,023,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Activity

 

 

 

Shares sold:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

135,165

 

          Class C Shares

 

11,327

 

Reimbursement of distributions:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

396

 

Shares sold:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

(18,973)

 

          Class C Shares

 

(2,466)

 

               Total capital share activity

 

125,449

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note A ---- Significant Accounting Policies

General: The Calvert Government Fund (the "Fund"), a series of The Calvert Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The operations of each series are accounted for separately. The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2008 and offers two classes of shares of beneficial interest. Class A shares of the Fund are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%. Class C shares are sold without a front-end sales charge. With certain exceptions, the Fund will impose a deferred sales charge on shares sold within one year of purchase. Class C shares have higher levels of expenses than Class A shares.     Each class has different: (a) dividend rates due to differences in Distribution Plan expenses and other class specific expenses, (b) exchange privileges and (c) class specific voting rights.

Security Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments wherever possible. Securities for which market quotations are available are valued at last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange in which they trade. Municipal securities are valued utilizing a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings) furnished by dealers through an independent pricing service. Short-term notes are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Fund may invest in securities whose resale is subject to restrictions. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

In determining fair value, the Board considers all relevant qualitative and quantitative information available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

At September 30, 2009, securities valued at $112,115 or 5.5% of net assets were fair valued under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 -- quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 -- other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 -- significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy during the period. For additional information on the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments, please refer to the Fund's most recent prospectus.     

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's net assets as of September 30, 2009:

 

Valuation Inputs

Investments in Securities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

-     

$29,859

 

$29,859

Corporate debt

-     

596,237

$59,715

655,952

Collateralized mortgage-backed obligations

-     

125,311

-     

125,311

U.S. government obligations

-     

956,605

52,400

1,009,005

Other debt obligations

-     

267,024

-     

267,024

TOTAL

-     

$1,975,036

$112,115

$2,087,151

Other financial instruments*

($2,384)

-     

-     

($2,384)

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument.

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

Corporate
Debt

U.S.
Government
Obligations

Total

Balance as of 12/31/08

-     

-     

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

$832

$3

$835

Realized gain (loss)

94

-     

94

Change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

       (depreciation)

26,501

18,272

44,773

Net purchases (sales)

32,288

34,125

66,413

Transfers in and/ or out of Level 3

-     

-     

-     

Balance as of 9/30/09

$59,715

$52,400

$112,115

 

For the period ended September 30, 2009, total change in unrealized gain (loss) on Level 3 securities included in the change in net assets was $44,773. Total unrealized gain (loss) for all securities (including Level 1 and Level 2) can be found on the accompanying Statement of Operations.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with recognized financial institutions or registered broker/dealers and, in all instances, holds underlying securities with a value exceeding the total repurchase price, including accrued interest. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its value and a possible loss of income or value if the counterparty fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Futures Contracts: The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts, but only when, in the judgment of the Advisor, such a position acts as a hedge. The Fund may not enter into futures contracts for the purpose of speculation or leverage. These futures contracts may include, but are not limited to, futures contracts based on U.S. Government obligations. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may use futures contracts to hedge against changes in the value of interest rates. The Fund may enter into futures contracts agreeing to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price at a future date. Initial margin deposits of either cash or securities as required by the broker are made upon entering into the contract. While the contract is open, daily variation margin payments are made to or received from the broker reflecting the daily change in market value of the contract and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When a futures contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. The risks associated with entering into futures contracts may include the possible illiquidity of the secondary market which would limit the Fund's ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date, an imperfect correlation between the value of the contracts and the underlying financial instruments, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations under the contracts' terms. Futures contracts are designed by boards of trade which are designated "contracts markets" by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Futures contracts trade on the contracts markets in a manner that is similar to the way a stock trades on a stock exchange and the boards of trade, through their clearing corporations, guarantee the futures contracts against default. As a result, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund.

Short Sales: The Fund may use a hedging technique that involves short sales of U.S. Treasury securities for the purposes of managing the duration of the Fund. Any short sales are "covered" with an equivalent amount of high-quality, liquid securities.

Security Transactions and Net Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to separate classes of shares based upon the relative net assets of each class. Expenses arising in connection with a class are charged directly to that class. Expenses common to the classes are allocated to each class in proportion to their relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income are paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund's capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Redemption Fees: The Fund charges a 2% redemption fee on redemptions, including exchanges, made within 30 days of purchase in the same Fund. The redemption fee is paid to the Class of the Fund from which the redemption is made, and is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The fee is intended to discourage market-timers by ensuring that short-term trading costs are borne by the investors making the transactions and not the shareholders already in the Fund.

Expense Offset Arrangements: The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby the custodian's fees may be paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the bank. These credits are used to reduce the Fund's expenses. Such a deposit arrangement may be an alternative to overnight investments.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.

Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In July 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) launched the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. All existing accounting standards documents are superseded as described in FASB Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. All other accounting literature not included in the Codification is nonauthoritative.

 

Note B -- Related Party Transactions

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (the "Advisor") is wholly-owned by Calvert Group, Ltd. ("Calvert"), which is indirectly wholly-owned by UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. The Advisor provides investment advisory services and pays the salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. For its services, the Advisor receives an annual fee, payable monthly, of .40% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, $659 was payable at period end. In addition, $5,398 was payable at period end for operating expenses paid by the Advisor during September 2009.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2010. The contractual expense cap is 1.04% for Class A and 2.04% for Class C. For the purposes of this expense limit, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. To the extent any expense offset credits are earned, the Advisor's obligation under the contractual limitation may be reduced and the Advisor may benefit from the expense offset arrangement.

Calvert Administrative Services Company, an affiliate of the Advisor, provides administrative services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly, of .15% for Class A and Class C based on their average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement $247 was payable at period end.

Calvert Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund. The Distribution Plan, adopted by Class A and C shares, allows the Fund to pay the Distributor for expenses and services associated with the distribution of shares. The expenses paid may not exceed .50% and 1.00% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A and Class C, respectively. The amount actually paid by the Fund is an annualized fee, payable monthly of .25% and 1.00%, of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A and Class C, respectively. Under the terms of the agreement, $503 was payable at period end.

The Distributor received $3,771 as its portion of the commissions charged on sales of the Fund's Class A shares for the period ended September 30, 2009.

Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. ("CSSI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CSSI received a fee of $245 for the period ended September 30, 2009. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent. Under the terms of the agreement, $38 was payable at period end.

Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual retainer of $32,000 plus up to $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. Trustee's fees are allocated to each of the funds served.

 

Note C -- Investment Activity

During the period, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term and U.S. government securities, were $1,789,526 and $539,671, respectively. U.S. government security purchases and sales were $4,399,221 and $3,921,439, respectively.

The cost of investments owned at September 30, 2009 for federal income tax purposes was $2,018,596. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $68,555, of which $78,012 related to appreciated securities and $9,457 related to depreciated -securities.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the period ended
September 30, 2009 was as follows:

Distributions paid from:

2009

     Ordinary income

$6,295

          Total

$6,295

As of September 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

     Undistributed ordinary income

$36,809

     Undistributed long-term capital gain

9,626

     Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

68,555

Total

$114,990

The differences between components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the statement of net assets are primarily due to temporary book-tax differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. These book-tax differences are mainly due to wash sales.

Reclassifications, as shown in the table below, have been made to the Fund's components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers, as applicable) under income tax law and regulations. These reclassifications are due to permanent book-tax differences and have no impact on net assets. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassifications are due to asset-backed securities.

Undistributed net investment income

($588)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

588

The Fund may sell or purchase securities to and from other funds managed by the Advisor, typically short-term variable rate demand notes. Interportfolio transactions are primarily used for cash management purposes and are made pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the period ended September 30, 2009, such sales transactions were $948,073. The realized gain on the sales transactions was $3,137.

Note D -- Line of Credit

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert Group Funds and State Street Corporation ("SSC"). Under the agreement, SSC provides an unsecured line of credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $50 million ($25 million committed and $25 million uncommitted), accessible by the Funds for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings under this committed facility bear interest at the higher of the London Interbank Offered Rate, (LIBOR) or the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% per annum. A commitment fee of .15% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility, which is allocated to all participating funds. The Fund had no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit during the period ended September 30, 2009.

Note E -- Subsequent Events

In preparing the financial statements as of September 30, 2009, no subsequent events or transactions occurred through November 23, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Period Ended

 

 

September 30,

Class A Shares

 

2009#

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.00

Income from investment operations

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.06

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

1.14

          Total from investment operations

 

1.20

Distributions from

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.06)

          Total distributions

 

(.06)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

1.14

Net asset value, ending

 

$16.14

Total return*

 

7.98%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.63%(a)

     Total expenses

 

5.67% (a)

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.04% (a)

     Net expenses

 

1.04% (a)

Portfolio turnover

 

428%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$1,881

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Period Ended

 

 

September 30,

Class C Shares

 

2009#

Net asset value, beginning

 

$15.00

Income from investment operations

 

 

     Net investment income

 

**

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

1.10

          Total from investment operations

 

1.10

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

1.10

Net asset value, ending

 

$16.10

 

 

 

Total return*

 

7.33%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.03% (a)

     Total expenses

 

41.41% (a)

     Expenses before offsets

 

2.04% (a)

     Net expenses

 

2.04% (a)

Portfolio turnover

 

428%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$143

 

A Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the Advisor or reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses before offsets reflect expenses after reimbursement and/or waiver by the Advisor but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.

** Less than $.01 per share.

# From December 31, 2008, inception.

(a) Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

 

Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments is a snapshot of all securities held in the fund at their market value, on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are listed by asset type (e.g., common stock, corporate bonds, U.S. government obligations) and may be further broken down into sub-groups and by industry classification.

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities is often referred to as the fund's balance sheet. It lists the value of what the fund owns, is due and owes on the last day of the reporting period. The fund's assets include the market value of securities owned, cash, receivables for securities sold and shareholder subscriptions, and receivables for dividends and interest payments that have been earned, but not yet received. The fund's liabilities include payables for securities purchased and shareholder redemptions, and expenses owed but not yet paid. The statement also reports the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share on the last day of the reporting period. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. This statement is accompanied by a Schedule of Investments. Alternatively, if certain conditions are met, a Statement of Net Assets may be presented in lieu of this statement and the Schedule of Investments.

 

Statement of Net Assets

The Statement of Net Assets provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. The Statement of Net Assets includes a Schedule of Investments. Other assets are added and other liabilities subtracted from the investments total to calculate the fund's net assets. Finally, net assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) per share.

At the end of the Statement of Net Assets is a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Paid in Capital is the money invested by shareholders and represents the bulk of net assets. Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the amounts the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as of the statement date. Accumulated Realized Losses will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date -values.

 

Statement of Operations

The Statement of Operations summarizes the fund's investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the fund. Investment income includes dividends earned from stocks and interest earned from interest-bearing securities in the fund. Expenses incurred in operating the fund include the advisory fee paid to the investment advisor, administrative services fees, distribution plan expenses (if applicable), transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing expenses, custodial, legal, and audit fees, and the printing and postage expenses related to shareholder reports. Expense offsets (fees paid indirectly) are also shown. Credits earned from offset arrangements are used to reduce the fund's expenses. This statement also shows net gains (losses) realized on the sale of investments and the increase or decrease in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held during the period.

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. Changes in the fund's net assets are attributable to investment operations, distributions and capital share transactions.

The Operations section of the report summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distribution section shows the dividend and capital gain distributions made to shareholders. The amounts shown as distributions in this section may not match the net investment income and realized gains amounts shown in the Operations section because distributions are determined on a tax basis and certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the amount shareholders invested in the fund, either by purchasing shares or by reinvesting distributions, and the amounts redeemed. The corresponding numbers of shares issued, reinvested and redeemed are shown at the end of the report.

 

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table provides a per-share breakdown per class of the components that affect the fund's net asset value for current and past reporting periods. The table provides total return, total distributions, expense ratios, portfolio turnover and net assets for the applicable period. Total return is a measure of a fund's performance that encompasses all elements of return: dividends, capital gain distributions and changes in net asset value. Total return is the change in value of an investment over a given period, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, expressed as a percentage of the initial investment. Total distributions include distributions from net investment income and net realized gains. Long-term gains are earned on securities held in the fund more than one year. Short-term gains, on the sale of securities held less than one year, are treated as ordinary dividend income for tax purposes. The expense ratio is a fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of net assets. These expenses directly reduce returns to shareholders. Portfolio turnover measures the trading activity in a fund's investment portfolio -- how often securities are bought and sold by a fund. Portfolio turnover is affected by market conditions, changes in the size of the fund, the nature of the fund's investments and the investment style of the portfolio manager.

 

Proxy Voting

The Proxy Voting Guidelines of the Calvert Funds that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided as an Appendix to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Fund at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert website at www.calvert.com; or by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available on the Fund's website at www.calvert.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

 

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC;  information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.the Advisor. Based on its conclusions, the Board determined that approval of the amendment to the Advisory Agreement that would add the Fund to the Advisory Agreement would be in the interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

Trustee and Officer Information Table

Name &
Age


Position
with
Fund


Position
Start
Date

Principal Occupation
During Last 5 Years

(Not     Applicable     to Officers)

# of Calvert
Portfolios
Overseen

Other
Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (formerly Family Health Council, Inc.) in Pittsburgh, PA, a non-profit corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child health care, and various health screening services and community preventive health programs.

29

 

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

 

Managing partner of Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best Doctors in America.

12

 

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Treasurer and Director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003) and President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks.

29

  • Ariel Funds (3)
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 63

Trustee/ Director

1996

 

President and CEO of Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human resources development, information management, public affairs and private enterprise development.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank
  • Summit Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

ARTHUR J. PUGH

AGE: 72

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

Retired executive.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank

INTERESTED TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 57

Trustee/ Director & President

 

1997

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Group, Ltd.

54

  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)

DAVID R. ROCHAT

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director & Senior Vice President

1980

(CMF - 1992)

Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (prior to 2008) and Director and President of Chelsea Securities, Inc.

12

  • Government Scientific Source, Inc.
  • Chelsea Securities, Inc.
  • Vermont Quality Meats

D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director & Chair

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Mr. Silby is the founding Chair of the Calvert Funds. He is the Chair-Elect and a principal of Syntao.com, a Beijing-based company promoting corporate social responsibility. He was an officer and director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003).

29

  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Grameen Foundation USA
  • Studio School Fund
  • Syntao.com China
  • The ICE Organization

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 56

Chief Compliance Officer

2005

Chief Compliance Officer for the Calvert Funds. In March 2009, Ms. Becker also became Head of the Securities Operations Department for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to 2005, Ms. Becker was Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Head of Calvert Client Services.

SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq.

AGE: 50

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

(CMF - 1992)

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

JENNIFER BERG

AGE: 36

Assistant Fund Controller

2009

Fund Administration Manager for Calvert Group Ltd.

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 45

Vice President

     

2004

Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1996

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd., and Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. and Calvert Distributors, Inc.

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 35

Assistant Secretary

2004

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 59

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 44

Assistant Treasurer

     

2000

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 39

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

EDITH LILLIE

AGE: 52

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 46

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Associate Counsel Compliance Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Mr. Macedo served as 2nd Vice President at Acacia Life Insurance Company and The Advisors Group, Acacia's broker-dealer and federally registered investment adviser.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 57

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Maxwell was an associate with Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

 

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 42

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.  Prior to joining Calvert, Mr. Niebler was an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 53

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Roy was Senior Vice President of US Fixed Income for Baring Asset Management, and SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager of Scudder Insurance Asset Management.

WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq.

AGE: 62

Vice President & Secretary

     

1990

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

NATALIE TRUNOW

AGE: 41

Vice President

2008

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., and Chief Investment Officer - Equities. Prior to joining Calvert in August 2008, Ms. Trunow was the Section Head (2005-2008) and Portfolio Manager (2001-2008) for the Global Public Markets Group of General Motors Asset Management.

RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA

AGE: 57

Treasurer

     

1979

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA

AGE: 48

Fund Controller

     

1999

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

The address of Directors/Trustees and Officers is 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, except Mr. Silby's address is 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Krumsiek is an interested person of the Fund since she is an officer and director of the Fund's advisor and its affiliates and a director of its parent companies. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund's advisor. Mr. Rochat is an interested person of the Fund since he was an officer of the Fund's advisor.

Additional information about the Fund's Directors/Trustees can be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You can get a free copy of the SAI at www.calvert.com, or by contacting your broker, or the Fund at 1-800-368-2745.

 

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This report is intended to provide fund information to shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

 

Note: The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report; our website address is included as an inactive textual reference only.

 

 

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Calvert High Yield Bond Fund

Annual Report

September 30, 2009

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

4

 

President's Letter

8

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

12

 

Shareholder Expense Example

14

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

15

 

Statement of Net Assets

20

 

Statement of Operations

21

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

23

 

Notes to Financial Statements

30

 

Financial Highlights

33

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

35

 

Proxy Voting and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

36

 

Trustee and Officer Information Table

44

 

Shareholder Meeting Results

 

Dear Shareholder:

The watershed financial and economic events of the past 12 months have tested the resilience of the global markets and investors in an unprecedented fashion, and we are likely to see changes in the structure and regulation of financial institutions and the markets for years to come. It was a time period full of dramatic reversals, where investor sentiment shifted from acute fear to cautious optimism and the financial markets moved from the brink of near collapse to rebound strongly in many sectors. Despite these positive trends, we share the concerns of many market analysts that the markets may have risen "too far too fast," as worries persist about a weak economy, jobless recovery, and the housing and credit markets.

The year began with markets worldwide moving lower in response to the burgeoning credit crisis and continued global economic malaise. In the U.S., investors abandoned any type of investment perceived to have credit or liquidity risk, instead favoring Treasuries, CDs, and money market funds, despite their low yields. Cash invested in money-market funds ballooned to $3.92 trillion in January 2009 from $2.91 trillion when stocks peaked in October 2007.1

By late March, however, things began to turn around. Investors gained confidence, encouraged by the "green shoots" in newly released economic data and the perceived success of U.S. government stimulus and monetary policies. This, combined with renewed confidence in the soundness of the U.S. banking system following the government's "stress tests," helped fuel a rally in stocks, commodities, and many sectors of the bond market.     

Fixed-Income Markets Move Higher

Early in 2009, investors began to slowly regain confidence in the non-Treasury sectors of the fixed-income market, including high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds, which saw record levels of new issuance. By the end of June, investors had increasingly abandoned the "safe haven" areas of the market in search of higher yield and total return potential. These trends continued throughout the summer, with corporate bond prices rallying across the maturity and credit-quality spectrum. By September 30, high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds had rebounded strongly from their 2008 lows, while Treasuries slumped.

Expertise in Fixed-Income Management

This shifting market scenario presented both challenges and opportunities for Calvert's fixed-income funds and management team. Overall, our taxable bond funds avoided the vast majority of subprime-related defaults that plagued some competing funds during the 12-month period. Of course, our funds were not immune to the unprecedented bond-market volatility, and several had short-term challenges.

Calvert's taxable fixed-income investment team, led by Greg Habeeb, Calvert Senior Vice President, uses a rigorous relative-value investment process to evaluate potential investments in any type of market cycle. Notably, several of our taxable fixed-income funds outperformed their Lipper peer groups for the reporting period. Among our short-term bond funds, Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund placed in the top 10% and Calvert Short Duration Income Fund placed in the top 15% of their respective Lipper categories. At the other end of the maturity spectrum, Calvert Long-Term Income Fund placed in the top 30% of its Lipper category.2

Challenges Ahead for Global Markets, Economy

Although the stress that has gripped our global economies and markets since last September after the failure of Lehman Brothers has eased--and a measure of investor confidence has clearly been restored--we are far from being "out of the woods." On the positive side, many key economic indicators, such as housing and unemployment, appear to have bottomed and may be stabilizing. In our view, however, global market volatility and uneven economic recovery are likely to continue as the root causes of the credit crisis and financial reforms continue to be unwound and addressed.

Internationally, the nations at the September G-20 summit met to enact changes to international economic policies that will promote "sustainable and balanced growth" among both developed and emerging countries. On the home front, the government is grappling with credit-rating agency reform, banking reform, and the roles of the Federal Reserve and itself in the oversight of financial institutions and the markets, among many critical issues. In our view, over time, these efforts may work to redress some of the systemic imbalances revealed in our global financial system, providing additional stability to the economy and markets.

Looking ahead, we believe there will continue to be important opportunities for bond investors across a wide range of sectors and maturities. In this still-volatile environment, a flexible investment strategy, combined with rigorous credit research and security selection--all key features of Calvert's fixed-income management strategy--will be especially vital portfolio management tools.

Stay Current with Your Financial Advisor

The financial markets will probably continue to be volatile for the foreseeable future. If you're concerned about your current portfolio holdings and how to navigate the current market environment, talk with your financial advisor about whether your allocation to bonds is appropriate and well-diversified given your goals, time horizon, and attitude toward risk.

We also encourage you to visit our newly enhanced web site, www.calvert.com, for frequent updates and commentary on economic and market developments from Calvert professionals.

As always, we appreciate your investing with Calvert.

Sincerely,

Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and CEO
Calvert Group, Ltd.
October 2009

 

For more complete information on any Calvert Fund, call your advisor or visit our website for a prospectus. An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please keep in mind investment in mutual funds involves risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

1. "Time to Reassess if Stocks Can Gain More," Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2009, citing Investment Company Institute data.

2. As of 9/30/09: Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund was ranked 2/69 funds for one year and 1/62 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Ultra-Short Obligations Funds category. Calvert Short Duration Income Fund was ranked 28/256 funds for one year, 10/208 funds for three years, 1/177 funds for five years, and 1/121 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds category. Calvert Long-Term Income Fund was ranked 43/148 funds for one year, 2/122 funds for three years, and 1/103 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated category.

The inception date for Calvert Short Duration Income Fund is 1/31/02; for Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund is 10/31/06; and for Calvert Long-Term Income Fund is 12/31/04. During the ranking periods, all three funds benefited from a fee waiver, which had a material effect on total return.

Calvert Fund rankings within Lipper peer groups for the periods ended September 30, 2009.Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Lipper rankings are based on total returns. The returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but exclude the effects of any applicable sales loads. The Lipper ranking is for Class A shares, and the ranking may include more than one share class of funds in the category, including other share classes of the Fund. Rankings are relative peer group ratings and do not necessarily mean that the Fund had high total returns.

Source: Lipper, Inc.

Bond funds are subject to interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Conversely, a drop in interest rates will generally cause an increase in the value of fixed-income securities.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

Gregory Habeeb
Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Calvert Asset Management Company

 

Performance

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2009, Calvert High Yield Bond Fund Class A shares (at NAV) returned 11.68% versus 22.35% for the benchmark BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Index. The Fund maintained a higher average credit quality than the benchmark during a period when lower-rated bonds outperformed, which hurt the Fund's relative performance.

Calvert Asset Management Company became investment advisor to the Fund in December 2008, replacing Summit Investment Partners. Calvert looks forward to providing Fund shareholders with quality portfolio management as well as outstanding customer service.

Investment Climate

One year ago, markets were shaken by one of the greatest panics in U.S. financial history. The panic further damaged the sputtering engine of credit creation that powers the American economy, causing the U.S. to drop deeper into recession. During the past 12 months, outstanding bank loans fell by 4%,1 gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by an estimated 3% (its worst performance in more than 50 years),2 and the U.S. dollar fell by about 1.9% against an index of other major currencies.3

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Investment Performance
(total return at NAV*)

6 Months
ended
9/30/09

12 Months
ended
9/30/09

Class A

22.89%

11.68%

Class I

23.20%

12.07%

BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Index**

41.44%

22.35%

Lipper High Current Yield Funds Avg.

33.65%

13.11%

 

 

 

Maturity Schedule

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

9/30/09

9/30/08

 

5 years

7 years

 

 

 

SEC Yields

 

 

 

30 days ended

 

9/30/09

9/30/08

Class A

6.11%

8.56%

Class I

6.25%

9.21%

 

* Investment performance/return at NAV does not reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 3.75% front-end sales charge or any deferred sales charge.

** Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Average Annual Total Returns
(with max. load)

 

Class A Shares*

One year

7.48%

Five year

3.89%

Since inception

4.37%

 

 

(7/9/01)

 

 

 

 

Class I Shares

One year

12.07%

Five year

4.98%

Since inception

5.14%

(7/9/01)

 

*  Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, Class A shares of Calvert High Yield Bond Fund, a series of Summit Mutual Funds, Inc. ("SMF Calvert High Yield Bond Fund"), were reorganized into the Class A shares of an identical and newly created series of The Calvert Fund, Calvert High Yield Bond Fund, which commenced operations on September 18, 2009. The performance results prior to September 18, 2009, for Class A shares reflect the performance of SMF Calvert High Yield Bond Fund. In addition, performance results for Class A shares prior to February 1, 2007, the inception date for Class A shares of SMF Calvert High Yield Bond Fund, reflect the performance of Class I shares of SMF Calvert High Yield Bond Fund, adjusted for the 12b-1 distribution fees applicable to Class A.

The performance data shown represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund's/Portfolio's distributions or the redemption of Fund/Portfolio Shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Visit www.calvert.com for current performance data. The gross expense ratio for Class A is 1.69%. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers. Performance data quoted already reflects deduction of fund operating expenses.

 

The U.S. government's multi-trillion dollar monetary and fiscal policy response quelled the panic, after several attempts, and helped to improve credit and economic conditions. The American economy, which hit bottom in the spring, is expected to grow during the next several quarters. However, the projected pace of economic growth is subdued relative to past recoveries and quite dependent on stimulative monetary and fiscal policies.

Actions taken by the U.S. government to support the economy and financial markets required a massive increase in borrowing by the U.S. Treasury. Consequently, U.S. Treasury bond yields increased sharply early in 2009. Higher yields, and little evidence of inflation, whetted international investors' and U.S. households' appetite for U.S.

 

Performance Comparison
Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment.

 

 

*Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

Average annual total returns in the Portfolio Statistics above and the Performance Comparison line graph are with maximum load deducted -- they assume reinvestment of dividends and reflect the deduction of the Fund's Class A maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%. No sales charge has been applied to the indices used for comparison. However, the Lipper average does reflect the deduction of the category's average front-end sales charge.

 

Treasuries, and yields retreated as demand increased. Over the full reporting period, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note's yield fell 0.55 percentage points to 3.30% 4, and U.S. Treasury bill yields dropped toward the federal funds rate (which is currently near zero). The three-month U.S. Treasury bill yield fell 0.81 percentage points to 0.11%.

Portfolio Strategy

After a difficult fourth quarter in 2008, corporate bond markets rallied throughout most of 2009. Investors, who had no taste for risk late last year, developed an appetite for moderate levels of risk that has persisted well into the current year. As a result, lower-quality bonds, which tend to be more volatile, outperformed higher-rated issues for 2009 through the end of September. Within the benchmark, corporate bonds rated CCC or lower returned 78.3% from January through the end of September, while bonds rated B and BB returned 39.6%. About one-quarter of the benchmark was invested in bonds rated CCC or lower during the period. A significantly smaller portion of the Fund was invested in that quality range, which hurt its performance relative to the Index.

Economic Sectors

% of total
investments

Basic Materials

5.4%

Communications

16.7%

Consumer, Cyclical

10.8%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

11.1%

Energy

4.9%

Financial

8.9%

Government

1.3%

Industrials

12.4%

Mortgage Securities

3.3%

Time Deposit

22.3%

Utilities

2.9%

Total

100%

Outlook

Government policies were successful in sharply lowering U.S. interest rates and credit risk premiums (the amount of additional yield required to attract investors to investments that are perceived to have greater credit risk), which helped set the stage for economic recovery. However, deleveraging by financial institutions and American households remains a considerable obstacle to economic growth. We expect the Federal Reserve to maintain its current monetary and credit policies well into 2010 while crafting an exit strategy that will attempt to limit inflation. The Federal Reserve's ability to correctly gauge the timing and size of stimulus policy removal will influence inflation expectations and, therefore, bond market performance.

Credit risk premiums have compressed significantly in recent months, reflecting investors' growing comfort with taking on additional risk as the economy recovers. If the economic recovery gains strength, we will be sensitive to changes in inflation expectations at a time when the government has record-high borrowing needs.

Calvert High Yield Bond Fund remains an attractive option for investors with higher risk tolerance who would like to enhance their income potential, pursue capital appreciation, or improve portfolio diversification.

October 2009

1. Federal Reserve
2. U.S. Department of Commerce
3. Federal Reserve
4. Federal Reserve and Bloomberg

 

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses 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 During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Beginning
Account Value
4/1/09

Ending Account
Value
9/30/09

Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/09 - 9/30/09

Class A

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,228.90

$9.22

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,016.80

$8.34

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,232.00

$6.09

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,019.61

$5.51

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.65% and 1.09% for Class A and Class I respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of The Calvert Fund and Shareholders of Calvert High Yield Bond Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets of the Calvert High Yield Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of The Calvert Fund, as of September 30, 2009, and the related statement of operations, statement of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The accompanying financial statements and financial highlights of the Fund for the periods presented through September 30, 2008 were audited by other auditors whose report thereon dated November 26, 2008, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.

We conducted our audit 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2009, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. As to securities purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Calvert High Yield Bond Fund as of September 30, 2009, the results of its operations, changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 23, 2009

 

Statement of Net Assets
September 30, 2009

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - 75.7%

Amount

Value

AES Corp., 9.75%, 4/15/16 (e)

$500,000

$545,000

Alcoa, Inc., 5.95%, 2/1/37

250,000

207,745

American Greetings Corp., 7.375%, 6/1/16

40,000

38,300

Apria Healthcare Group, Inc., 12.375%, 11/1/14 (e)

250,000

261,250

ARAMARK Corp., 8.50%, 2/1/15

350,000

353,500

Ball Corp., 7.125%, 9/1/16

250,000

256,250

Bausch & Lomb, Inc., 9.875%, 11/1/15

250,000

262,500

BNSF Funding Trust I, 6.613% to 1/15/26, floating rate thereafter

 

 

     to 12/15/55 (r)

250,000

232,500

C8 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.64% to 12/31/14, floating rate thereafter

 

 

     to 12/31/49 (e)(r)

500,000

383,750

Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.625%, 9/15/17 (e)

250,000

257,500

Capital One Bank, 8.80%, 7/15/19

500,000

577,855

Capital One Capital V, 10.25%, 8/15/39

250,000

277,860

CapitalSource, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/14 (e)

250,000

249,063

CC Holdings GS V LLC, 7.75%, 5/1/17 (e)

250,000

260,000

Centennial Communications Corp., 10.00%, 1/1/13

250,000

259,375

Charter Communications Operating LLC, 10.00%,

 

 

     4/30/12 (d)(e)

250,000

252,500

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.25%, 10/15/17

500,000

492,810

Citigroup, Inc., 8.50%, 5/22/19

250,000

281,736

Commercial Barge Line Co., 12.50%, 7/15/17 (e)

250,000

260,000

Complete Production Services, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/16

250,000

226,250

Constellation Brands, Inc.:

 

 

       8.125%, 1/15/12

250,000

250,000

       7.25%, 9/1/16

250,000

250,625

CPM Holdings, Inc., 10.625%, 9/1/14 (e)

250,000

258,125

Crown Castle International Corp., 9.00%, 1/15/15

250,000

263,750

DaVita, Inc., 7.25%, 3/15/15

125,000

123,750

Del Monte Corp., 6.75%, 2/15/15

250,000

247,500

Delta Air Lines, Inc.:

 

 

       9.50%, 9/15/14 (e)

250,000

252,500

       12.25%, 3/15/15 (e)

250,000

236,250

Dollar General Corp., 11.875%, 7/15/17

500,000

560,000

Edison Mission Energy, 7.50%, 6/15/13

250,000

232,500

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 7.034% to 1/15/18, floating

 

 

     rate thereafter to 1/15/68 (r)

125,000

109,375

Ferrellgas Partners LP, 9.125%, 10/1/17 (e)

500,000

515,625

FMG Finance Proprietary Ltd.:

 

 

       10.00%, 9/1/13 (e)

250,000

265,000

       10.625%, 9/1/16 (e)

500,000

553,750

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.50%, 8/1/12

250,000

240,625

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 8.375%, 4/1/17

100,000

106,250

Frontier Communications Corp.:

 

 

       6.25%, 1/15/13

250,000

247,500

       8.125%, 10/1/18

500,000

506,250

       7.125%, 3/15/19

250,000

236,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Georgia-Pacific LLC:

 

 

       8.25%, 5/1/16 (e)

$100,000

$103,500

       7.125%, 1/15/17 (e)

300,000

291,000

Global Aviation Holdings Ltd., 14.00%, 8/15/13 (e)

500,000

495,625

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 10.50%, 5/15/16

500,000

545,000

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., 11.375%, 8/1/15 (e)

100,000

100,750

Greif, Inc., 7.75%, 8/1/19 (e)

750,000

753,750

Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.593%, 12/15/14 (r)

250,000

218,750

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., 9.50%, 5/15/15

250,000

223,750

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

       9.25%, 11/15/16

500,000

513,750

       9.625%, 11/15/16

125,000

129,063

Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/1/14

250,000

251,250

Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS, 6.00%, 12/30/19 (e)

500,000

495,727

Ingles Markets, Inc., 8.875%, 5/15/17

500,000

512,500

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., 11.25%, 6/15/16

600,000

642,000

International Paper Co., 9.375%, 5/15/19

250,000

291,250

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., 7.875%, 2/1/16 (e)

250,000

242,500

ION Media Networks, Inc., 11.00%, 7/31/13 (w)*

493,849

49

iPCS, Inc., 2.608%, 5/1/13 (r)

600,000

510,000

Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 5/1/17

250,000

242,500

Jefferies Group, Inc., 8.50%, 7/15/19

500,000

530,207

JET Equipment Trust, 7.63%, 8/15/12 (b)(e)(w)*

109,297

601

Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV, 7.375%, 6/1/14

300,000

279,000

L-3 Communications Corp., 6.125%, 1/15/14

500,000

506,875

Land O'Lakes Capital Trust I, 7.45%, 3/15/28 (e)

54,000

46,980

Levi Strauss & Co., 9.75%, 1/15/15

250,000

260,000

Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19 (e)

250,000

260,000

Masco Corp., 0.60%, 3/12/10 (r)

300,000

294,883

MBNA Capital, Series B, 1.283%, 2/1/27 (r)

250,000

153,950

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 1.059%, 9/15/26 (r)

500,000

329,481

MGM Mirage, 8.50%, 9/15/10

125,000

123,750

NewPage Corp., 11.375%, 12/31/14 (e)

250,000

243,750

Nexstar Finance Holdings LLC, 11.375%, 4/1/13

319,590

134,228

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

     11.625%, 2/1/14

250,000

268,125

     10.00%, 8/1/14

250,000

251,250

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

 

       7.25%, 2/1/14

250,000

245,625

       8.50%, 6/15/19

250,000

250,937

OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 12/15/14

500,000

391,250

Penske Automotive Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16

125,000

115,625

Petroplus Finance Ltd., 7.00%, 5/1/17 (e)

245,000

222,950

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/15 (e)

250,000

241,250

Quicksilver Resources, Inc., 9.125%, 8/15/19

500,000

496,875

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/11

500,000

500,000

Qwest Communications International, Inc., 8.00%, 10/1/15 (e)

500,000

497,500

R.H. Donnelley Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/13 (o)

500,000

31,250

RailAmerica, Inc., 9.25%, 7/1/17 (e)

500,000

523,750

Reliance Intermediate Holdings LP, 9.50%, 12/15/19 (e)

250,000

254,239

Rock-Tenn Co., 9.25%, 3/15/16

250,000

267,500

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.64% to 9/29/17, floating

 

 

     rate thereafter to 3/29/49 (b)(r)

$115,000

$57,500

Saks, Inc., 9.875%, 10/1/11

500,000

497,500

Scientific Games Corp., 7.875%, 6/15/16 (e)

250,000

243,125

Scientific Games International, Inc., 9.25%, 6/15/19 (e)

250,000

265,000

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/14 (e)

250,000

262,500

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc., 7.50%, 10/1/17 (e)

100,000

99,500

Standard Pacific Escrow LLC, 10.75%, 9/15/16 (e)

250,000

248,750

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., 2.303%, 5/1/14 (r)

250,000

151,605

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.25%, 5/15/16

250,000

282,500

TEPPCO Partners LP, 7.00% to 6/1/17, floating rate thereafter to

 

 

     6/1/67 (r)

500,000

427,465

TRW Automotive, Inc., 7.25%, 3/15/17 (e)

250,000

221,250

United Rentals North America, Inc., 10.875%, 6/15/16 (e)

250,000

266,875

Ventas Realty LP:

 

 

       7.125%, 6/1/15

147,000

141,855

       6.50%, 6/1/16

250,000

242,500

Videotron Ltd., 9.125%, 4/15/18

500,000

541,250

Virgin Media Finance plc, 9.50%, 8/15/16

250,000

263,750

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.80% to 3/15/11, floating rate

 

 

     thereafter to 3/29/49 (r)

250,000

170,000

Warnaco, Inc., 8.875%, 6/15/13

100,000

103,000

Western Refining, Inc., 11.25%, 6/15/17 (e)

250,000

235,000

Williams Partners LP, 7.25%, 2/1/17

250,000

245,000

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 11.75%, 7/15/17 (e)

250,000

283,750

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

       8.625%, 8/1/16

300,000

306,375

       7.875%, 11/1/17 (e)

250,000

249,063

Yankee Acquisition Corp., 9.75%, 2/15/17

250,000

232,500

 

 

 

       Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $31,151,385)

 

31,714,152

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage-Backed

 

 

Obligations (Privately Originated) - 2.6%

 

 

American Home Mortgage Assets:

 

 

       0.456%, 12/25/46 (r)

1,460,801

689,519

       0.371%, 3/25/47 (r)

455,552

207,676

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc., 5.671%, 2/25/36 (r)

298,078

211,247

 

 

 

       Total Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations

 

 

           (Privately Originated) (Cost $1,058,499)

 

1,108,442

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 0.8%

 

 

American Tower Trust, 0.433%, 4/15/37 (e)(r)

400,000

316,990

 

 

 

       Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $328,800)

 

316,990

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Time Deposit - 23.1%

Amount

Value

State Street Corp. Time Deposit, 0.01%, 10/1/09

$9,672,490

$9,672,490

 

 

 

       Total Time Deposit (Cost $9,672,490)

 

9,672,490

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities - 1.4%

 

 

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, 6.585% to 6/15/12, floating rate

 

 

     thereafter to 6/29/49 (b)(e)(r)

500,000

300,000

AgriBank FCB, 9.125%, 7/15/19

250,000

267,742

     Total U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities

 

 

      (Cost $446,267)

 

567,742

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities - 0.1%

Shares

 

Avado Brands, Inc. (b)*

9,462

95

Intermet Corp. (b)*

6,346

63

ION Media Networks, Inc., Series B, Preferred (b)*

6

1

Paging Network Do Brazil Holding Co. LLC, Class B (b)(e)*

1,000

-

Simonds Industries, Inc. (b)*

2,746

56,815

      Total Equity Securities (Cost $1,282,378)

 

56,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

                TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $43,939,819) - 103.7%

 

43,436,790

                Other assets and liabilities, net - (3.7%)

 

(1,561,213)

                Net Assets - 100%

 

$41,875,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

Paid-in capital applicable to the following shares of

 

 

     beneficial interest, unlimited number of no par

 

 

     shares authorized:

 

 

          Class A: 289,498 shares outstanding

 

$3,548,036

          Class I: 1,404,017 shares outstanding

 

45,704,234

Undistributed net investment income

 

8,936

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

(6,882,600)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

(503,029)

               Net Assets

 

$41,875,577

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

Class A (based on net assets of $7,212,891)

 

$24.92

Class I (based on net assets of $34,662,686)

 

$24.69

 

* Non-income producing security.

(b) This security was valued by the Board of Trustees. See note A.

(d) Charter Communications, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 27, 2009. These senior secured notes continue to accrue interest.

(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

(o) R.H. Donnelley Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 28, 2009. This security is no longer accruing interest and $12,986 of interest was written off during the period.

(r) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

(w) Security is in default and is no longer accruing interest.

 

 

Abbreviations:
FCB: Farm Credit Bank
LLC: Limited Liability Corporation
LP: Limited Partnership

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statement of Operations
Year Ended September 30, 2009

Net Investment Income

 

 

Investment Income:

 

 

     Interest income

 

$1,888,407

     Dividend income

 

57,242

          Total investment income

 

1,945,649

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

     Investment advisory fee

 

142,546

     Administrative fees

 

21,930

     Transfer agency fees and expenses

 

32,725

     Distribution Plan expenses:

 

 

          Class A

 

7,271

     Trustees' fees and expenses

 

3,922

          Custodian fees

 

22,733

          Registration fees

 

36,406

          Reports to shareholders

 

2,761

          Professional fees

 

18,267

     Accounting fees

 

8,257

          Miscellaneous

 

2,586

          Total expenses

 

299,404

               Reimbursement from Advisor:

 

 

               Class A

 

(18,978)

          Fees paid indirectly

 

(99)

               Net expenses

 

280,327

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

 

1,665,322

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

(2,617,163)

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

4,317,152

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

1,699,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Resulting From Operations

 

$3,365,311

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

2009

2008

Operations:

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

$1,665,322

$1,596,035

          Net realized gain (loss)

 

(2,617,163)

(442,104)

          Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

4,317,152

(3,406,817)

          Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

          Resulting From Operations

 

3,365,311

(2,252,886)

 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

     Net investment income:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

 

(196,033)

(23,419)

          Class I shares

 

(1,578,528)

(1,615,305)

               Total distributions

 

(1,774,561)

(1,638,724)

 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

     Shares sold:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

 

6,125,559

386,198

          Class I shares

 

18,272,315

5,117,483

     Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

 

188,761

18,290

          Class I shares

 

877,210

810,277

     Redemption fees:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

 

357

--

     Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

 

(281,321)

(118,858)

          Class I shares

 

(5,260,769)

(6,483,667)

               Total capital share transactions

 

19,922,112

(270,277)

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

21,512,862

(4,161,887)

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

20,362,715

24,524,602

End of year (including undistributed net

 

 

 

     investment income of $8,936 and $143,423, respectively )

 

$41,875,577

$20,362,715

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

Capital Share Activity

 

2009

2008

Shares sold:

 

 

 

     Class A shares

 

275,592

14,289

     Class I shares

 

772,536

191,817

Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

 

     Class A shares

 

8,150

688

     Class I shares

 

40,571

30,308

Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

     Class A shares

 

(12,700)

(4,392)

     Class I shares

 

(241,299)

(244,630)

          Total capital share activity

 

842,850

(11,920)

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note A ---- Significant Accounting Policies

General: The Calvert High Yield Bond Fund (the "Fund"), a series of The Calvert Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The operations of each series are accounted for separately. Prior to September 18, 2009, the Fund was a series of Summit Mutual Funds, Inc. The Fund offers two classes of shares. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%. Class I shares require a minimum account balance of $1,000,000. The $1 million minimum initial investment may be waived for certain institutional accounts, where it is believed to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. Class I shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge and have lower levels of expenses than Class A shares. Each class has different: (a) dividend rates due to differences in Distribution Plan expenses and other class specific expenses, (b) exchange privileges and (c) class specific voting rights.

On December 12, 2008, Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. ("CAMCO") consummated a transaction with Summit Investment Partners, Inc. ("Summit"), an affiliated entity, whereby CAMCO acquired Summit's mutual fund business and became investment advisor for the portfolios of Summit Mutual Funds, Inc.

Security Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments wherever possible. Securities for which market quotations are available are valued at last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange in which they trade. Municipal securities are valued utilizing a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings) furnished by dealers through an independent pricing service. Foreign securities are valued based on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. If events occur after the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are traded, and before the Fund's net asset value is determined, that are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are valued at their fair value taking these events into account. Short-term notes are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Fund may invest in securities whose resale is subject to restrictions. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

In determining fair value, the Board considers all relevant qualitative and quantitative information available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

At September 30, 2009, securities valued at $415,075 or 1.0% of net assets were fair valued under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 -- quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 -- other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 -- significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy during the period. For additional information on the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments, please refer to the Fund's most recent prospectus.     

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's net assets as of September 30, 2009:

 

Valuation Inputs

Investments in Securities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Equity securities

-     

-     

$56,974

$56,974

Collateralized mortgage-backed obligations

-     

$1,108,442

-     

1,108,442

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

-     

316,990

-     

316,990

Corporate debt

-     

31,656,051

58,101

31,714,152

U.S. government obligations

-     

267,742

300,000

567,742

Other debt obligations

-     

9,672,490

-     

9,672,490

TOTAL

-     

$43,021,715

$415,075*

$43,436,790

*Level 3 securities represent 1.0% of net assets.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with recognized financial institutions or registered broker/dealers and, in all instances, holds underlying securities with a value exceeding the total repurchase price, including accrued interest. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its value and a possible loss of income or value if the counterparty fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Security Transactions and Net Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to separate classes of shares based upon the relative net assets of each class. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. (See the Statement of Net Assets footnotes on page 19.) A debt obligation may be removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured. Expenses arising in connection with a class are charged directly to that class. Expenses common to the classes are allocated to each class in proportion to their relative net assets. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates.

Foreign Currency Transactions: The Fund's accounting records are maintained in U. S. dollars. For valuation of assets and liabilities on each date of net asset value determination, foreign denominations are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. Security transactions, income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the event. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on securities and foreign currencies is included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on securities and foreign currencies.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income are paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund's capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Redemption Fees: The Fund charges a 2% redemption fee on redemptions, including exchanges, made within 30 days of purchase in the same Fund (within seven days for Class I shares). The redemption fee is paid to the Class of the Fund from which the redemption is made, and is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The fee is intended to discourage market-timers by ensuring that short-term trading costs are borne by the investors making the transactions and not the shareholders already in the Fund.

Expense Offset Arrangements: The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby the custodian's fees may be paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the bank. These credits are used to reduce the Fund's expenses. Such a deposit arrangement may be an alternative to overnight investments.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.

Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In July 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) launched the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. All existing accounting standards documents are superseded as described in FASB Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. All other accounting literature not included in the Codification is nonauthoritative.

Portfolio Securities Lending: During the period, the Fund lent its securities to approved brokers to earn additional income and received cash and/or securities as collateral to secure the loans. The Securities Lending program ended in November 2008.

 

Note B -- Related Party Transactions

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (the "Advisor") is wholly-owned by Calvert Group, Ltd. ("Calvert"), which is indirectly wholly-owned by UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. The Advisor provides investment advisory services and pays the salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. For its services, the Advisor receives an annual fee, payable monthly, of .65% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Prior to December 12, 2008, Summit Investment Partners, Inc., ("Summit") served as the Advisor. Summit is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Union Central Life Insurance Company, an indirect subsidiary of UNIFI Holding Company. Summit received an annual fee, payable monthly, of .65% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Under terms of the agreement, $17,221 was payable at year end. In addition, $17,244 was payable at year end for operating expenses paid by the Advisor during September 2009.

Effective December 15, 2008, the Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through December 12, 2010. The contractual expense cap is 1.65% for Class A and 1.40% for Class I. For the purposes of this expense limit, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. To the extent that any expense offset credits are earned, the Advisor's obligation under the contractual limitation may be reduced and the Advisor may benefit from the expense offset arrangement.

Calvert Administrative Services Company, an affiliate of the Advisor, provides administrative services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly, of .10% for Class A and Class I based on their average daily net assets. Prior to December 12, 2008, Summit provided administrative services for the Fund and received an annual fee, payable monthly, of .10% of the Fund's average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, $2,649 was payable at year end.

Calvert Distributors, Inc. ("CDI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund. Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan that permits the Fund to pay certain expenses associated with the distribution and servicing of its shares. The expenses paid may not exceed .25% annually of the average daily net assets of Class A. The amount actually paid by the Fund is an annualized fee, payable monthly, of .25% of the average daily net assets of Class A. Class I shares do not have Distribution Plan expenses. Prior to December 12, 2008, Quasar Distributors, LLC was the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund and received an annual fee, payable monthly, of .25% of the average daily net assets of Class A. Under the terms of the agreement, $1,395 was payable at year end.

CDI received $7,450 as its portion of the commissions charged on sales of the Fund's Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2009.

Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. ("CSSI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CSSI received a fee of $1,444 for the year ended September 30, 2009. Under the terms of the agreement, $247 was payable at year end. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent. Prior to December 12, 2008, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC served as the transfer and dividend disbursing agent.

Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual retainer of $32,000 plus up to $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. Trustee's fees are allocated to each of the funds served. For the period, December 12, 2008 through September 18, 2009, each Director of the Fund who was not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates received a fee of $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended plus an annual fee of $20,000. Director's fees were allocated to each of the portfolios served. Prior to December 12, 2008, each Director of the Fund who was not an employee of Summit or its affiliates received a fee of $2,500 for each Board meeting attended ($600 for Committee meetings) plus an annual fee of $17,000. Committee chairs and the Lead Director received additional fees for their service.

 

Note C -- Investment Activity

During the year, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, were $43,844,578 and $32,074,159, respectively.

The cost of the investments owned at September 30, 2009 for federal income tax purposes was $43,939,819. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $503,029, of which $2,235,625 related to appreciated securities and $2,738,654 related to depreciated securities.

Net realized capital loss carryforwards of $1,527,322, $1,025,886, $791,075, $476,585 and $924,312 at September 30, 2009 may be utilized to offset future capital gains until expiration in September 2010, September 2011, September 2012, September 2015, and September 2017, respectively.

The Fund intends to elect to defer net capital losses of $2,137,420 incurred from November 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009 and treat them as arising in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the periods ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 were as follows:

Distributions paid from:

2009

2008

     Ordinary income

$1,774,561

$1,638,724

          Total

$1,774,561

$1,638,724

As of September 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

     Undistributed ordinary income

$8,936

     Capital loss carryforward

(4,745,180)

     Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(503,029)

          Total

($5,239,273)

The differences between the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the statement of net assets are primarily due to temporary book-tax differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. These differences are due to the deferral of post October losses.

Reclassifications, as shown in the table below, have been made to the Fund's components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers, as applicable) under income tax law and regulations. These reclassifications are due to permanent book-tax differences and have no impact on net assets. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassifications for the Fund are the expiration of capital loss carryovers and the investments in asset backed securities.

Undistributed net investment income

($25,248)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

17,462,559

Paid-in capital

(17,437,311)

The Fund may sell or purchase securities to and from other funds managed by the Advisor, typically short-term variable rate demand notes. Interportfolio transactions are primarily used for cash management purposes. Interportfolio transactions are made pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the year ended September 30, 2009, such purchase transactions were $143,750.

 

Note D -- Line of Credit

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert Group Funds and State Street Corporation ("SSC"). Under the agreement, SSC provides an unsecured line of credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $50 million ($25 million committed and $2 5 million uncommitted), accessible by the Funds for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings under the committed facility bear interest at the higher of London Interbank Offered Rate, (LIBOR) or the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% per annum. A commitment fee of .15% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility, which is allocated to all participating funds. The Fund had no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit during the year ended September 30, 2009.

 

Note E -- Subsequent Events

In preparing the financial statements as of September 30, 2009, no subsequent events or transactions occurred through November 23, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class A Shares

 

2009 (z)

2008 (z)

2007^

Net asset value, beginning

 

$24.03

$28.55

$29.18

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

1.54

1.77

.96

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

.95

(4.45)

(.63)

          Total from investment operations

 

2.49

(2.68)

.33

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(1.60)

(1.84)

(.96)

          Total distributions

 

(1.60)

(1.84)

(.96)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

.89

(4.52)

(.63)

Net asset value, ending

 

$24.92

$24.03

$28.55

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

11.68%

(9.91%)

1.16%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

6.87%

6.65%

6.50% (a)

     Total expenses

 

2.30%

1.49%

1.54% (a)

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.65%

1.49%

1.54% (a)

     Net expenses

 

1.65%

1.49%

1.54% (a)

Portfolio turnover

 

156%

67%

97%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$7,213

$444

$225

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class I Shares

 

2009 (z)

2008 (z)

2007

Net asset value, beginning

 

$23.94

$28.43

$28.75

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

1.63

1.85

1.81

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

.90

(4.44)

(.30)

          Total from investment operations

 

2.53

(2.59)

1.51

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(1.78)

(1.90)

(1.83)

          Total distributions

 

(1.78)

(1.90)

(1.83)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

.75

(4.49)

(.32)

Net asset value, ending

 

$24.69

$23.94

$28.43

Total return*

 

12.07%

(9.63%)

5.40%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

7.70%

6.90%

6.68%

     Total expenses

 

1.22%

1.24%

1.25%

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.22%

1.24%

1.25%

     Net expenses

 

1.22%

1.24%

1.25%

Portfolio turnover

 

156%

67%

97%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$34,663

$19,919

$24,300

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class I Shares

 

2006

2005

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$28.69

$27.59

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

1.94

1.93

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain

 

.13

1.00

 

          Total from investment operations

 

2.07

2.93

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(2.01)

(1.83)

 

          Total distributions

 

(2.01)

(1.83)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

.06

1.10

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$28.75

$28.69

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

7.52%

11.03%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

7.17%

6.81%

 

     Total expenses

 

1.17%

1.22%

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

1.17%

1.22%

 

Net expenses

 

1.17%

1.22%

 

Portfolio turnover

 

100%

99%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$19,942

$19,094

 

See notes to financial highlights.

A Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the Advisor or reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses before offsets reflect expenses after reimbursement and/or waiver by the Advisor but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

(a) Annualized.

(z) Per share figures are calculated using the Average Share Method.

* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.

^ From February 1, 2007, inception.

See notes to financial statements.

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

 

Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments is a snapshot of all securities held in the fund at their market value, on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are listed by asset type (e.g., common stock, corporate bonds, U.S. government obligations) and may be further broken down into sub-groups and by industry classification.

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities is often referred to as the fund's balance sheet. It lists the value of what the fund owns, is due and owes on the last day of the reporting period. The fund's assets include the market value of securities owned, cash, receivables for securities sold and shareholder subscriptions, and receivables for dividends and interest payments that have been earned, but not yet received. The fund's liabilities include payables for securities purchased and shareholder redemptions, and expenses owed but not yet paid. The statement also reports the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share on the last day of the reporting period. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. This statement is accompanied by a Schedule of Investments. Alternatively, if certain conditions are met, a Statement of Net Assets may be presented in lieu of this statement and the Schedule of Investments.

 

Statement of Net Assets

The Statement of Net Assets provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. The Statement of Net Assets includes a Schedule of Investments. Other assets are added and other liabilities subtracted from the investments total to calculate the fund's net assets. Finally, net assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) per share.

At the end of the Statement of Net Assets is a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Paid in Capital is the money invested by shareholders and represents the bulk of net assets. Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the amounts the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as of the statement date. Accumulated Realized Losses will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date -values.

 

Statement of Operations

The Statement of Operations summarizes the fund's investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the fund. Investment income includes dividends earned from stocks and interest earned from interest-bearing securities in the fund. Expenses incurred in operating the fund include the advisory fee paid to the investment advisor, administrative services fees, distribution plan expenses (if applicable), transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing expenses, custodial, legal, and audit fees, and the printing and postage expenses related to shareholder reports. Expense offsets (fees paid indirectly) are also shown. Credits earned from offset arrangements are used to reduce the fund's expenses. This statement also shows net gains (losses) realized on the sale of investments and the increase or decrease in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held during the period.

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. Changes in the fund's net assets are attributable to investment operations, distributions and capital share transactions.

The Operations section of the report summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distribution section shows the dividend and capital gain distributions made to shareholders. The amounts shown as distributions in this section may not match the net investment income and realized gains amounts shown in the Operations section because distributions are determined on a tax basis and certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the amount shareholders invested in the fund, either by purchasing shares or by reinvesting distributions, and the amounts redeemed. The corresponding numbers of shares issued, reinvested and redeemed are shown at the end of the report.

 

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table provides a per-share breakdown per class of the components that affect the fund's net asset value for current and past reporting periods. The table provides total return, total distributions, expense ratios, portfolio turnover and net assets for the applicable period. Total return is a measure of a fund's performance that encompasses all elements of return: dividends, capital gain distributions and changes in net asset value. Total return is the change in value of an investment over a given period, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, expressed as a percentage of the initial investment. Total distributions include distributions from net investment income and net realized gains. Long-term gains are earned on securities held in the fund more than one year. Short-term gains, on the sale of securities held less than one year, are treated as ordinary dividend income for tax purposes. The expense ratio is a fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of net assets. These expenses directly reduce returns to shareholders. Portfolio turnover measures the trading activity in a fund's investment portfolio -- how often securities are bought and sold by a fund. Portfolio turnover is affected by market conditions, changes in the size of the fund, the nature of the fund's investments and the investment style of the portfolio manager.

 

Proxy Voting

The Proxy Voting Guidelines of the Calvert Funds that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided as an Appendix to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Fund at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert website at www.calvert.com; or by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available on the Fund's website at www.calvert.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

 

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC;  information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. 

 

Trustee and Officer Information Table

Name &
Age


Position
with
Fund


Position
Start
Date

Principal Occupation
During Last 5 Years

(Not     Applicable     to Officers)

# of Calvert
Portfolios
Overseen

Other
Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (formerly Family Health Council, Inc.) in Pittsburgh, PA, a non-profit corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child health care, and various health screening services and community preventive health programs.

29

 

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

 

Managing partner of Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best Doctors in America.

12

 

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Treasurer and Director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003) and President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks.

29

  • Ariel Funds (3)
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 63

Trustee/ Director

1996

 

President and CEO of Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human resources development, information management, public affairs and private enterprise development.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank
  • Summit Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

ARTHUR J. PUGH

AGE: 72

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

Retired executive.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank

INTERESTED TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 57

Trustee/ Director & President

 

1997

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Group, Ltd.

54

  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)

DAVID R. ROCHAT

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director & Senior Vice President

1980

(CMF - 1992)

Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (prior to 2008) and Director and President of Chelsea Securities, Inc.

12

  • Government Scientific Source, Inc.
  • Chelsea Securities, Inc.
  • Vermont Quality Meats

D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director & Chair

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Mr. Silby is the founding Chair of the Calvert Funds. He is the Chair-Elect and a principal of Syntao.com, a Beijing-based company promoting corporate social responsibility. He was an officer and director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003).

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  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Grameen Foundation USA
  • Studio School Fund
  • Syntao.com China
  • The ICE Organization

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 56

Chief Compliance Officer

2005

Chief Compliance Officer for the Calvert Funds. In March 2009, Ms. Becker also became Head of the Securities Operations Department for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to 2005, Ms. Becker was Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Head of Calvert Client Services.

SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq.

AGE: 50

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

(CMF - 1992)

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

JENNIFER BERG

AGE: 36

Assistant Fund Controller

2009

Fund Administration Manager for Calvert Group Ltd.

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 45

Vice President

     

2004

Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1996

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd., and Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. and Calvert Distributors, Inc.

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 35

Assistant Secretary

2004

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 59

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 44

Assistant Treasurer

     

2000

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 39

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

EDITH LILLIE

AGE: 52

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 46

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Associate Counsel Compliance Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Mr. Macedo served as 2nd Vice President at Acacia Life Insurance Company and The Advisors Group, Acacia's broker-dealer and federally registered investment adviser.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 57

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Maxwell was an associate with Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

 

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 42

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.  Prior to joining Calvert, Mr. Niebler was an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 53

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Roy was Senior Vice President of US Fixed Income for Baring Asset Management, and SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager of Scudder Insurance Asset Management.

WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq.

AGE: 62

Vice President & Secretary

     

1990

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

NATALIE TRUNOW

AGE: 41

Vice President

2008

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., and Chief Investment Officer - Equities. Prior to joining Calvert in August 2008, Ms. Trunow was the Section Head (2005-2008) and Portfolio Manager (2001-2008) for the Global Public Markets Group of General Motors Asset Management.

RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA

AGE: 57

Treasurer

     

1979

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA

AGE: 48

Fund Controller

     

1999

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

The address of Directors/Trustees and Officers is 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, except Mr. Silby's address is 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Krumsiek is an interested person of the Fund since she is an officer and director of the Fund's advisor and its affiliates and a director of its parent companies. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund's advisor. Mr. Rochat is an interested person of the Fund since he was an officer of the Fund's advisor.

Additional information about the Fund's Directors/Trustees can be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You can get a free copy of the SAI at www.calvert.com, or by contacting your broker, or the Fund at 1-800-368-2745.

 

Shareholder Meeting Results

A special shareholder meeting was held on August 21, 2009, by the High Yield Bond Fund of Summit Mutual Funds, Inc. for the purpose of considering and voting on the issue below.

The voting results were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

874,908.39

120.31

1597.93

1 To act upon a proposal to approve an agreement and plan of reorganization,

providing for transfer of all of assets of SMF Calvert High Yield Bond Fund, a series of Summit Mutual Funds, Inc., to Calvert High Yield Bond Fund, a series of Calvert Fund ("TCF High Yield Bond Fund"), in exchange for shares of TCF High Yield Bond Fund.

 

 

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Calvert Short-Term Government Fund

Annual Report

September 30, 2009

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

4

 

President's Letter

8

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

12

 

Shareholder Expense Example

14

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

15

 

Statement of Net Assets

18

 

Statement of Operations

19

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

20

 

Notes to Financial Statements

27

 

Financial Highlights

30

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

32

 

Proxy Voting and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

33

 

Trustee and Officer Information Table

41

 

Shareholder Meeting Results

 

Dear Shareholder:

The watershed financial and economic events of the past 12 months have tested the resilience of the global markets and investors in an unprecedented fashion, and we are likely to see changes in the structure and regulation of financial institutions and the markets for years to come. It was a time period full of dramatic reversals, where investor sentiment shifted from acute fear to cautious optimism and the financial markets moved from the brink of near collapse to rebound strongly in many sectors. Despite these positive trends, we share the concerns of many market analysts that the markets may have risen "too far too fast," as worries persist about a weak economy, jobless recovery, and the housing and credit markets.

The year began with markets worldwide moving lower in response to the burgeoning credit crisis and continued global economic malaise. In the U.S., investors abandoned any type of investment perceived to have credit or liquidity risk, instead favoring Treasuries, CDs, and money market funds, despite their low yields. Cash invested in money-market funds ballooned to $3.92 trillion in January 2009 from $2.91 trillion when stocks peaked in October 2007.1

By late March, however, things began to turn around. Investors gained confidence, encouraged by the "green shoots" in newly released economic data and the perceived success of U.S. government stimulus and monetary policies. This, combined with renewed confidence in the soundness of the U.S. banking system following the government's "stress tests," helped fuel a rally in stocks, commodities, and many sectors of the bond market.     

Fixed-Income Markets Move Higher

Early in 2009, investors began to slowly regain confidence in the non-Treasury sectors of the fixed-income market, including high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds, which saw record levels of new issuance. By the end of June, investors had increasingly abandoned the "safe haven" areas of the market in search of higher yield and total return potential. These trends continued throughout the summer, with corporate bond prices rallying across the maturity and credit-quality spectrum. By September 30, high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds had rebounded strongly from their 2008 lows, while Treasuries slumped.

Expertise in Fixed-Income Management

This shifting market scenario presented both challenges and opportunities for Calvert's fixed-income funds and management team. Overall, our taxable bond funds avoided the vast majority of subprime-related defaults that plagued some competing funds during the 12-month period. Of course, our funds were not immune to the unprecedented bond-market volatility, and several had short-term challenges.

Calvert's taxable fixed-income investment team, led by Greg Habeeb, Calvert Senior Vice President, uses a rigorous relative-value investment process to evaluate potential investments in any type of market cycle. Notably, several of our taxable fixed-income funds outperformed their Lipper peer groups for the reporting period. Among our short-term bond funds, Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund placed in the top 10% and Calvert Short Duration Income Fund placed in the top 15% of their respective Lipper categories. At the other end of the maturity spectrum, Calvert Long-Term Income Fund placed in the top 30% of its Lipper category.2

Challenges Ahead for Global Markets, Economy

Although the stress that has gripped our global economies and markets since last September after the failure of Lehman Brothers has eased--and a measure of investor confidence has clearly been restored--we are far from being "out of the woods." On the positive side, many key economic indicators, such as housing and unemployment, appear to have bottomed and may be stabilizing. In our view, however, global market volatility and uneven economic recovery are likely to continue as the root causes of the credit crisis and financial reforms continue to be unwound and addressed.

Internationally, the nations at the September G-20 summit met to enact changes to international economic policies that will promote "sustainable and balanced growth" among both developed and emerging countries. On the home front, the government is grappling with credit-rating agency reform, banking reform, and the roles of the Federal Reserve and itself in the oversight of financial institutions and the markets, among many critical issues. In our view, over time, these efforts may work to redress some of the systemic imbalances revealed in our global financial system, providing additional stability to the economy and markets.

Looking ahead, we believe there will continue to be important opportunities for bond investors across a wide range of sectors and maturities. In this still-volatile environment, a flexible investment strategy, combined with rigorous credit research and security selection--all key features of Calvert's fixed-income management strategy--will be especially vital portfolio management tools.

Stay Current with Your Financial Advisor

The financial markets will probably continue to be volatile for the foreseeable future. If you're concerned about your current portfolio holdings and how to navigate the current market environment, talk with your financial advisor about whether your allocation to bonds is appropriate and well-diversified given your goals, time horizon, and attitude toward risk.

We also encourage you to visit our newly enhanced web site, www.calvert.com, for frequent updates and commentary on economic and market developments from Calvert professionals.

As always, we appreciate your investing with Calvert.

Sincerely,

Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and CEO
Calvert Group, Ltd.
October 2009

For more complete information on any Calvert Fund, call your advisor or visit our website for a prospectus. An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please keep in mind investment in mutual funds involves risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

1. "Time to Reassess if Stocks Can Gain More," Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2009, citing Investment Company Institute data.

2. As of 9/30/09: Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund was ranked 2/69 funds for one year and 1/62 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Ultra-Short Obligations Funds category. Calvert Short Duration Income Fund was ranked 28/256 funds for one year, 10/208 funds for three years, 1/177 funds for five years, and 1/121 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds category. Calvert Long-Term Income Fund was ranked 43/148 funds for one year, 2/122 funds for three years, and 1/103 funds for the since-inception period in the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated category.

The inception date for Calvert Short Duration Income Fund is 1/31/02; for Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund is 10/31/06; and for Calvert Long-Term Income Fund is 12/31/04. During the ranking periods, all three funds benefited from a fee waiver, which had a material effect on total return.

Calvert Fund rankings within Lipper peer groups for the periods ended September 30, 2009.Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Lipper rankings are based on total returns. The returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains but exclude the effects of an applicable sales loads. The Lipper ranking is for Class A shares, and the ranking may include more than one share class of funds in the category, including other share classes of the Fund. Rankings are relative peer group ratings and do not necessarily mean that the Fund had high total returns.

Source: Lipper, Inc.

Bond funds are subject to interest rate risk. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Conversely, a drop in interest rates will generally cause an increase in the value of fixed-income securities.

 

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

Gregory Habeeb
Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Calvert Asset Management Company

 

Performance

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2009, Calvert Short-Term Government Fund Class A shares (at NAV) returned 5.03%, outperforming the benchmark Barclays Capital 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Index, which returned 4.67%. The Fund's underweight to conservative U.S. Treasury bonds during a period when higher-risk bonds were favored in the market contributed to the Fund's outperformance of the Index.

Calvert Asset Management Company became investment advisor to the Fund in December 2008, replacing Summit Investment Partners. Calvert looks forward to striving to provide Fund shareholders with quality portfolio management as well as outstanding customer service.

 

*Investment performance/return at NAV does not reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 2.75% front-end sales charge or any deferred sales charge.

** Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

*** Source: Morningstar, Inc. Prior to December 2008, the Fund's benchmark was the Citigroup Treasury 1-5 Year Index. The benchmark was changed in connection with a change in investment advisor, to be consistent with the other investment grade fixed-income funds managed by the advisor.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Investment Performance
(total return at NAV*)

 

6 Months
ended
9/30/09

12 Months
ended
9/30/09

Class A

2.23%

5.03%

Class I

2.36%

5.25%

Barclays Capital 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Index**

0.26%

4.67%

Citigroup Treasury 1-5 Year Index***

0.29%

4.52%

Lipper Short U.S. Government Funds Avg.

2.38%

4.88%

 

 

 

Maturity Schedule

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

9/30/09

9/30/08

 

751 Days

788 Days

 

 

 

SEC Yields

 

 

 

30 days ended

 

9/30/09

9/30/08

Class A

1.07%

2.52%

Class I

1.34%

2.84%

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009
Average Annual Total Returns
(with max. load)

 

Class A Shares

One year

2.10%

Five year

3.03%

Since Inception

3.82%

(4/3/2000)

 

 

 

 

Class I Shares*

One year

5.25%

Five year

3.85%

Since inception

4.38%

(4/3/2000)

 

Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, Class A shares of Calvert Short-Term Government Fund, a series of Summit Mutual Funds, Inc. ("SMF Calvert Short-Term Government Fund"), were reorganized into the Class A shares of an identical and newly created series of The Calvert Fund, Calvert Short-Term Government Fund, which commenced operations on September 18, 2009. The performance results prior to September 18, 2009, for Class A shares reflect the performance of SMF Calvert Short-Term Government Fund. In addition, performance results for Class A shares prior to February 1, 2007, the inception date for Class A shares of SMF Calvert Short-Term Government Fund, reflect the performance of Class I shares of SMF Calvert Short-Term Government Fund, adjusted for the 12b-1 distribution fees applicable to Class A.

The performance data shown represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund's/Portfolio's distributions or the redemption of Fund's/Portfolio shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Visit www.calvert.com for current performance data. The gross expense ratio for Class A Shares is 1.18%. This number may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period and, if applicable, does not include fee or expense waivers. Performance data quoted already reflects deduction of fund operating expenses.

 

Investment Climate

One year ago, markets were shaken by one of the greatest panics in U.S. financial history. The panic further damaged the sputtering engine of credit creation that powers the American economy, causing the U.S. to drop deeper into recession. During the past 12 months, outstanding bank loans fell by 4%,1 gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by an estimated 3% (its worst performance in more than 50 years),2 and the U.S. dollar fell by about 1.9% against an index of other major currencies.3

The U.S. government's multi-trillion dollar monetary and fiscal policy response quelled the panic, after several attempts, and helped to improve credit and economic conditions. The American economy, which hit bottom in the spring, is expected to grow during the next several quarters. However, the projected pace of economic growth is subdued relative to past recoveries and quite dependent on stimulative monetary and fiscal policies.

Actions taken by the U.S. government to support the economy and financial markets required a massive increase in borrowing by the U.S. Treasury. Consequently, U.S.

 

Performance Comparison
Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment.

 

 

Average annual total returns in the Portfolio Statistics above and the Performance Comparison line graph are with maximum load deducted -- they assume reinvestment of dividends and reflect the deduction of the Fund's Class A maximum front-end sales charge of 2.75%, or deferred sales charge, as applicable. No sales charge has been applied to the index used for comparison. However, the Lipper average does reflect the deduction of the category's average front-end sales charge.

 

Treasury bond yields increased sharply early in 2009. Higher yields, and little evidence of inflation, whetted international investors' and U.S. households' appetite for U.S. Treasuries, and yields retreated as demand increased. Over the full reporting period, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note's yield fell 0.55 percentage points to 3.30%,4 and U.S. Treasury bill yields dropped toward the federal funds rate (which is currently near zero). The three-month U.S. Treasury bill yield fell 0.81 percentage points to 0.11%.

Portfolio Strategy

Although U.S. Treasuries delivered attractive returns over the reporting period, other sectors of the bond market performed better. During the bond rally in 2009, the Fund's allocations to government agency bonds, agency mortgage-backed securities, and FDIC-guaranteed bonds helped its performance relative to the Index. The benchmark is entirely comprised of U.S. Treasuries. Calvert Short-Term Government Fund's strong sector allocation also offset the negative affects of a short duration relative to the benchmark. Duration is a measure of a portfolio's sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration, the greater the change in price relative to interest rate movements.

Over the full reporting period, active trading strategies made positive contributions to performance.

Outlook

Government policies were successful in sharply lowering U.S. interest rates and credit risk premiums (the amount of additional yield required to attract investors to bonds that are perceived to have greater risk), which helped set the stage for economic recovery. However, deleveraging by financial institutions and American households remains a considerable obstacle to economic growth. We expect the Federal Reserve to maintain its current monetary and credit policies well into 2010 while crafting an exit strategy that will attempt to limit inflation. The Federal Reserve's ability to correctly gauge the timing and size of stimulus policy removal will influence inflation expectations and, therefore, bond market performance.

Bond risk premiums have compressed significantly in recent months, reflecting investors' growing comfort with taking on additional risk. If the economic recovery gains strength, we will be sensitive to changes in inflation expectations at a time when the government has record-high borrowing needs.

Calvert Short-Term Government Fund is an important option for investors who are concerned about preserving principal while pursuing income. Short-term bonds offer investors generally greater return potential than cash (as well as some additional risk) and greater price stability than longer-term bond options.

October 2009

 

1. Federal Reserve
2. U.S. Department of Commerce
3. Federal Reserve
4. Federal Reserve and Bloomberg

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2009

Economic Sectors

% of Total
Investments

Financials

26.1%

Government

44.3%

Mortgage Securities

29.6%

Total

100%

 

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses 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 During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Beginning
Account Value
4/1/09

Ending Account
Value
9/30/09

Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/09 - 9/30/09

Class A

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,022.30

$4.97

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,020.16

$4.96

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,023.60

$3.70

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,021.41

$3.70

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.98% and 0.73% for Class A and Class I, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of The Calvert Fund, and Shareholders of Calvert Short-Term Government Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets of the Calvert Short-Term Government Fund (the Fund), a series of The Calvert Fund, as of September 30, 2009, and the related statement of operations, statement of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The accompanying financial statements and financial highlights of the Fund for the periods presented through September 30, 2008 were audited by other auditors whose report thereon dated November 26, 2008, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.

We conducted our audit 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2009, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. As to securities purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Calvert Short-Term Government Fund as of September 30, 2009, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles

KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 23, 2009

 

 

Statement of Net Assets
September 30, 2009

 

 

Principal

 

FDIC Guaranteed Corporate Bonds - 26.6%

 

Amount

Value

Bank of America Corp., 0.791%, 4/30/12 (r)

 

$1,000,000

$1,007,814

Citibank:

 

 

 

     0.68%, 7/12/11 (r)

 

300,000

300,321

     0.498%, 5/7/12 (r)

 

200,000

200,140

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 0.821%, 4/30/12 (r)

 

1,000,000

1,008,325

GMAC LLC, 0.292%, 12/19/12 (r)

 

1,000,000

999,040

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 0.714%, 11/9/11 (r)

 

1,000,000

1,007,477

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

 

 

     0.727%, 4/1/11 (r)

 

300,000

300,802

     0.529%, 6/15/12 (r)

 

1,000,000

1,006,466

     0.533%, 12/26/12 (r)

 

200,000

201,626

MetLife, Inc., 0.602%, 6/29/12 (r)

 

800,000

802,854

Morgan Stanley, 0.744%, 2/10/12 (r)

 

1,000,000

1,006,587

PNC Funding Corp., 0.797%, 4/1/12 (r)

 

500,000

502,355

State Street Bank and Trust Co., 0.499%, 9/15/11 (r)

 

600,000

602,336

Wells Fargo & Co., 0.519%, 6/15/12 (r)

 

810,000

814,869

     Total FDIC Guaranteed Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

      (Cost $9,710,179)

 

 

9,761,012

 

 

 

 

Municipal Obligations - 10.4%

 

 

 

New York City New York Housing Development Corp.

 

 

 

     MFH Revenue VRDN, 0.25%, 11/1/38 (r)

 

3,800,000

3,800,000

          Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $3,800,000)

 

 

3,800,000

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government agencies

 

 

 

And instrumentalities - 26.0%

 

 

 

Fannie Mae, 1.75%, 3/23/11

 

900,000

913,357

Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.00%, 11/17/17

 

1,000,000

1,095,719

Private Export Funding Corp.:

 

 

 

     4.90%, 12/15/11

 

2,970,000

3,199,962

     3.05%, 10/15/14

 

1,000,000

1,006,099

     4.55%, 5/15/15

 

1,102,000

1,193,224

Tennessee Valley Authority, 4.375%, 6/15/15

 

1,000,000

1,069,494

Vessel Management Services, Inc., 5.125%, 4/16/35

 

1,000,000

1,051,400

     Total U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities

 

 

 

      (Cost $9,316,389)

 

 

9,529,255

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government agency

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities - 30.1%

 

 

 

Fannie Mae:

 

 

 

     5.50%, 5/1/12

 

70,886

75,406

     4.50%, 8/25/18

 

1,034,537

1,054,374

     6.00%, 2/25/21

 

75,430

75,374

     7.00%, 12/1/29

 

408,511

448,086

     3.373%, 3/1/31 (r)

 

131,408

134,858

     5.50%, 11/25/31

 

701,468

729,939

     5.893%, 8/1/32 (r)

 

129,811

133,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency

 

Principal

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities - Cont'd

 

Amount

Value

Freddie Mac:

 

 

 

     4.00%, 10/15/16

 

$682,198

$705,218

     5.00%, 5/1/18

 

208,679

222,162

     4.50%, 1/15/20

 

1,336,424

1,374,352

     6.00%, 3/15/27

 

494,823

500,763

     5.50%, 6/15/27

 

1,502,754

1,524,943

     5.00%, 11/15/28

 

850,815

885,210

     0.593%, 11/15/32 (r)

 

403,876

402,407

     0.643%, 10/15/34 (r)

 

409,288

402,323

     0.543%, 3/15/35 (r)

 

1,016,818

993,080

     0.493%, 7/15/35 (r)

 

1,428,613

1,395,371

 

 

 

 

     Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed

 

 

 

          Securities (Cost $10,937,304)

 

 

11,056,931

 

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY - 8.8%

 

 

 

United States Treasury Bonds, 4.50%, 8/15/39

 

125,000

134,746

United States Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

     4.25%, 1/15/10

 

1,920,075

1,938,675

     3.125%, 5/15/19

 

535,000

526,390

     3.625%, 8/15/19

 

600,000

615,844

 

 

 

 

     Total U.S. Treasury (Cost $3,186,787)

 

 

3,215,655

 

 

 

 

       TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $36,950,659) - 101.9%

 

 

37,362,853

       Other assets and liabilities, net - (1.9%)

 

 

(681,292)

       Net Assets - 100%

 

 

$36,681,561

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist Of:

 

 

 

Paid-in capital applicable to the following shares of

 

 

 

     beneficial interest, unlimited number of no par value

 

 

 

     shares authorized:

 

 

 

          Class A: 78,501 shares outstanding

 

 

$4,171,044

          Class I: 608,216 shares outstanding

 

 

31,393,118

Undistributed net investment income

 

 

27,026

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

736,813

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

353,560

 

 

 

 

          Net Assets

 

 

$36,681,561

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

 

Class A (based on net assets of $4,202,159)

 

 

$53.53

Class I (based on net assets of $32,479,402)

 

 

$53.40

Futures

# of
Contracts

Underlying
Expiration
Date

Unrealized
Face Amount
at Value

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Purchased:

 

 

 

 

     30 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds

1

12/09

$121,375

$2,436

       Total Purchased

 

 

 

$2,436

 

 

 

 

 

Sold:

 

 

 

 

     2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

45

12/09

$9,763,594

($33,333)

     5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

18

12/09

2,089,687

(23,198)

     10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

5

12/09

591,641

(4,539)

       Total Sold

 

 

 

($61,070)

 

(r) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

Abbreviations:
LLC: Limited Liability Corporation
MFH: Multi-Family Housing
VRDN: Variable Rate Demand Notes

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Statement of Operations
Year Ended September 30, 2009

Net Investment Income

 

Investment Income:

 

     Interest income

$841,311

          Total investment income

841,311

 

 

Expenses:

 

     Investment advisory fee

168,178

     Transfer agency fees and expenses

19,940

     Administrative fees

37,373

     Distribution Plan expenses:

 

          Class A

2,721

     Trustee's fees and expenses

6,544

     Registration fees

35,258

     Custodian fees

20,781

     Report to shareholders

1,088

     Professional fees

19,785

     Accounting fees

9,691

     Miscellaneous

2,582

          Total expenses

323,941

          Reimbursement from Advisor:

 

               Class A

(16,956)

               Class I

(31,251)

          Fees paid indirectly

(191)

               Net expenses

275,543

 

 

Net Investment Income

565,768

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain on:

 

     Investments

902,884

     Futures

192,633

 

1,095,517

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

     Investments

289,011

     Futures

(58,634)

 

230,377

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

(Loss)

1,325,894

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Resulting From Operations

$1,891,662

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

2009

2008

Operations:

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

$565,768

$1,081,818

     Net realized gain

 

1,095,517

(48,134)

     Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

230,377

152,807

 

 

 

 

     Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

     Resulting From Operations

 

1,891,662

1,186,491

 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

 

 

 

     Net investment income:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

(16,231)

(6,741)

          Class I Shares

 

(686,253)

(1,085,599)

               Total distributions

 

(702,484)

(1,092,340)

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

     Shares sold:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

4,046,893

306,338

          Class I Shares

 

14,183,791

18,599,358

     Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

15,499

6,741

          Class I Shares

 

686,252

1,085,598

     Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

(194,445)

(20,110)

          Class I Shares

 

(18,283,226)

(12,314,225)

               Total capital share transactions

 

454,764

7,663,700

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

1,643,942

7,757,851

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

35,037,619

27,279,768

End of year (including undistributed net investment

 

 

 

     income of $27,026 and $141,754, respectively)

 

$36,681,561

$35,037,619

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Activity

 

 

 

Shares sold:

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

 

76,063

5,863

     Class I Shares

 

271,252

358,551

Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

 

293

130

     Class I Shares

 

13,102

21,010

Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

 

(3,655)

(391)

          Class I Shares

 

(347,757)

(237,480)

          Total capital share activity

 

9,298

147,683

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note A ---- Significant Accounting Policies

General: The Calvert Short-Term Government Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of The Calvert Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The operations of each series are accounted for separately. Prior to September 18, 2009, the Fund was a series of Summit Mutual Funds, Inc. The Fund currently offers two classes of shares of capital stock. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 2.75%. Class I shares require a minimum account balance of $1,000,000. The $1 million minimum initial investment may be waived for certain institutional accounts, where it is believed to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. Class I shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge and have lower levels of expenses than Class A shares. Each class has different: (a) dividend rates due to differences in Distribution Plan expenses and other class specific expenses, (b) exchange privileges and (c) class specific voting rights.

On December 12, 2008, Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. ("CAMCO") consummated a transaction with Summit Investment Partners, Inc. ("Summit"), an affiliated entity, whereby CAMCO acquired Summit's mutual fund business and became investment advisor for the portfolios of Summit Mutual Funds, Inc.

Security Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments wherever possible. Securities for which market quotations are available are valued at last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange in which they trade. Municipal securities are valued utilizing a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings) furnished by dealers through an independent pricing service. Foreign securities are valued based on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. If events occur after the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are traded, and before the Fund's net asset value is determined, that are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are valued at their fair value taking these events into account. Short-term notes are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Fund may invest in securities whose resale is subject to restrictions. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

In determining fair value, the Board considers all relevant qualitative and quantitative information available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

At September 30, 2009, no securities were fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 -- quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 -- other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 -- significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy during the year. For additional information on the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments, please refer to the Fund's most recent prospectus.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's net assets as of September 30, 2009:

 

Valuation Inputs

Investments in Securities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Corporate debt

-

$9,761,012

-

$9,761,012

Municipal obligations

-

3,800,000

- 3,800,000

 

U.S. government obligations

-

23,801,841

-

23,801,841

TOTAL

-

$37,362,853

-

$37,362,853

Other financial instruments*

($58,634)

-

-

($58,634)

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with recognized financial institutions or registered broker/dealers and, in all instances, holds underlying securities with a value exceeding the total repurchase price, including accrued interest. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its value and a possible loss of income or value if the counterparty fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Futures Contracts: The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts, but only when, in the judgment of the Advisor, such a position acts as a hedge. The Fund may not enter into futures contracts for the purpose of speculation or leverage. These futures contracts may include, but are not limited to, futures contracts based on U.S. Government obligations. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may use futures contracts to hedge against changes in the value of interest rates. The Fund may enter into futures contracts agreeing to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price at a future date. Initial margin deposits of either cash or securities as required by the broker are made upon entering into the contract. While the contract is open, daily variation margin payments are made to or received from the broker reflecting the daily change in market value of the contract and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When a futures contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. The risks associated with entering into futures contracts may include the possible illiquidity of the secondary market which would limit the Fund's ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date, an imperfect correlation between the value of the contracts and the underlying financial instruments, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations under the contracts' terms. Futures contracts are designed by boards of trade which are designated "contracts markets" by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Futures contracts trade on the contracts markets in a manner that is similar to the way a stock trades on a stock exchange and the boards of trade, through their clearing corporations, guarantee the futures contracts against default. As a result, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund.

Security Transactions and Net Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to separate classes of shares based upon the relative net assets of each class. Expenses arising in connection with a class are charged directly to that class. Expenses common to the classes are allocated to each class in proportion to their relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income are paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund's capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Redemption Fees: The Fund charges a 2% redemption fee on redemptions, including exchanges, made within 30 days of purchase in the same Fund (within seven days for Class I shares). The redemption fee is paid to the Class of the Fund from which the redemption is made, and is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The fee is intended to discourage market-timers by ensuring that short-term trading costs are borne by the investors making the transactions and not the shareholders already in the Fund.

Expense Offset Arrangements: The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby the custodian's fees may be paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the bank. These credits are used to reduce the Fund's expenses. Such a deposit arrangement may be an alternative to overnight investments.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.

Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken for all open federal income tax years and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In July 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) launched the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. All existing accounting standards documents are superseded as described in FASB Statement No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. All other accounting literature not included in the Codification is nonauthoritative.

Portfolio Securities Lending: During the period, the Fund lent its securities to approved brokers to earn additional income and received cash and/or securities as collateral to secure the loans. The Securities Lending program ended in November 2008.

 

Note B -- Related Party Transactions

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (the "Advisor") is wholly-owned by Calvert Group, Ltd. ("Calvert"), which is indirectly wholly-owned by UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. The Advisor provides investment advisory services and pays the salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. For its services, the Advisor receives an annual fee, payable monthly, based on annual rates of .45% of average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, $13,481 was payable at year end. In addition, $11,126 was payable at year end for operating expenses paid by the Advisor during September 2009. Prior to December 12, 2008, Summit Investments Partners, Inc., ("Summit") served as the Advisor. Summit is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Union Central Life Insurance Company, an indirect subsidiary of UNIFI Holding Company. Summit received an annual fee, payable monthly, of .45% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through December 12, 2010. The contractual expense cap is .98% for Class A, and .73% for Class I. For the purposes of this expense limit, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. To the extent that any expense offset credits are earned, the Advisor's obligation under the contractual limitation may be reduced and the Advisor may benefit from the expense offset arrangement.

Calvert Administrative Services Company, an affiliate of the Advisor, provides administrative services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly. Class A and Class I shares pay an annual rate of .10%. Under the terms of the agreement, $2,996 was payable at year end. Prior to December 12, 2008, Summit provided administrative services for the Fund and received an annual fee, payable monthly, of .10% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Calvert Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund. A Distribution Plan, adopted by Class A shares, allows the Fund to pay the Distributor for expenses and services associated with the distribution of shares. The expenses paid may not exceed .25% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A. The amount actually paid by the Fund is an annualized fee, payable monthly of .25% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A. Class I shares do not have Distribution Plan expenses. Under the terms of the agreement $790 was payable at year end. Prior to December 12, 2008, Quasar Distributors, LLC was the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund and received an annual fee, payable monthly, of .25% of the average daily net assets of Class A.

The Distributor received $1,128 as its portion of the commissions charged on sales of the Fund's Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2009.

Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. ("CSSI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CSSI received a fee of $346 for the year ended September 30, 2009. Under the terms of the agreement, $78 was payable at year end. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent. Prior to December 12, 2008, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC served as the transfer and dividend disbursing agent.

Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual retainer of $32,000 plus up to $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. Trustee's fees are allocated to each funds served. --For the period December 12, 2008 through September 18, 2009, each Director of the Fund who was not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates received a fee of $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended plus an annual fee of $20,000. Director's fees were allocated to each of the portfolios served. Prior to December 12, 2008, each Director of the Fund who was not employee of Summit or its affiliates received a fee of $2,500 for each Board meeting attended ($600 for Committee meetings) plus an annual fee of $17,000. Committee chairs and the Lead Director received additional fees for their service.

 

Note C -- Investment Activity

During the year, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term and U.S. government securities, were $27,740,042 and $6,172,361, respectively. U.S. government security purchases and sales were $36,826,685 and $52,236,355, respectively.

The cost of investments owned at September 30, 2009 for federal income tax purposes was $36,950,659. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $412,194, of which $484,166 related to appreciated securities and $71,972 related to depreciated -securities.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 were as follows:

Distributions paid from:

 

2009

2008

Ordinary income

$702,484

$1,092,340

     Total

$702,484

$1,092,340

As of September 30, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$421,870

Undistributed long term gain

 

283,335

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

412,194

     Total

 

$1,117,399

The differences between components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the statement of net assets are primarily due to temporary book-tax differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. These book-tax differences are due to Section 1256 contracts.

Reclassifications, as shown in the table below, have been made to the Fund's components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers, as applicable) under income tax law and regulations. These reclassifications are due to permanent book-tax differences and have no impact on net assets. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassifications for the Fund are due to investments in asset-backed securities.

Undistributed net investment income

$21,988

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

(21,988)

The Fund may sell or purchase securities to and from other Funds managed by the Advisor, typically short-term variable demand notes. Interportfolio transactions are primarily used for cash management purposes. Interportfolio transactions are made pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the year ended September 30, 2009, there were $3,800,000 such purchase transactions.

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert Group Funds and State Street Corporation ("SSC"). Under the agreement, SSC provides an unsecured line of credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $50 million ($25 million committed and $25 million uncommitted), accessible by the Funds for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings under the committed facility bear interest at the higher of the London Interbank Offered Rate, (LIBOR) or the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% per annum. A commitment fee of .15% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility, which is allocated to all participating funds. The Fund had no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit during the year ended September 30, 2009.

 

Note E -- Subsequent Events

In preparing the financial statements as of September 30, 2009, no subsequent events or transactions occurred through November 23, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued, that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class A Shares

 

2009 (z)

2008 (z)

2007#

Net asset value, beginning

 

$51.87

$51.65

$50.99

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.60

1.74

1.37

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

1.99

.28

.43

          Total from investment operations

 

2.59

2.02

1.80

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(.93)

(1.80)

(1.14)

          Total distributions

 

(.93)

(1.80)

(1.14)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

1.66

0.22

0.66

Net asset value, ending

 

$53.53

$51.87

$51.65

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

5.03%

3.97%

3.57%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

1.27%

3.36%

4.73% (a)

     Total expenses

 

2.54%

1.18%

1.25% (a)

     Expenses before offsets

 

.98%

.98%

.98% (a)

     Net expenses

 

.98%

.98%

.98% (a)

Portfolio turnover

 

197%

38%

32%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$4,202

$301

$10

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class I Shares

 

2009 (z)

2008 (z)

2007

Net asset value, beginning

 

$51.72

$51.50

$51.10

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

.81

1.87

2.09

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

1.88

.27

.44

          Total from investment operations

 

2.69

2.14

2.53

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(1.01)

(1.92)

(2.13)

          Total distributions

 

(1.01)

(1.92)

(2.13)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

1.68

0.22

0.40

Net asset value, ending

 

$53.40

$51.72

$51.50

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

5.25%

4.22%

5.06%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

1.52%

3.61%

4.11%

     Total expenses

 

.82%

.93%

.96%

     Expenses before offsets

 

.73%

.73%

.73%

     Net expenses

 

.73%

.73%

.73%

Portfolio turnover

 

197%

38%

32%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$32,479

$34,737

$27,270

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class I Shares

 

2006

2005

 

Net asset value, beginning

 

$51.05

$51.84

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

1.84

1.41

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

(.05)

(.78)

 

          Total from investment operations

 

1.79

.63

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

(1.74)

(1.42)

 

          Total distributions

 

(1.74)

(1.42)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

 

0.05

(0.79)

 

Net asset value, ending

 

$51.10

$51.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

 

3.58%

1.24%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income

 

3.55%

2.59%

 

     Total expenses

 

.84%

.88%

 

     Expenses before offsets

 

.73%

.73%

 

     Net expenses

 

.73%

.73%

 

Portfolio turnover

 

42%

16%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

 

$28,013

$28,368

 

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

A Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the Advisor or reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses before offsets reflect expenses after reimbursement and/or waiver by the Advisor but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.

# From February 1, 2007, inception.

(a) Annualized.

(z) Per share figures are calculated using the Average Shares Method.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

 

Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments is a snapshot of all securities held in the fund at their market value, on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are listed by asset type (e.g., common stock, corporate bonds, U.S. government obligations) and may be further broken down into sub-groups and by industry classification.

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities is often referred to as the fund's balance sheet. It lists the value of what the fund owns, is due and owes on the last day of the reporting period. The fund's assets include the market value of securities owned, cash, receivables for securities sold and shareholder subscriptions, and receivables for dividends and interest payments that have been earned, but not yet received. The fund's liabilities include payables for securities purchased and shareholder redemptions, and expenses owed but not yet paid. The statement also reports the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share on the last day of the reporting period. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. This statement is accompanied by a Schedule of Investments. Alternatively, if certain conditions are met, a Statement of Net Assets may be presented in lieu of this statement and the Schedule of Investments.

 

Statement of Net Assets

The Statement of Net Assets provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. The Statement of Net Assets includes a Schedule of Investments. Other assets are added and other liabilities subtracted from the investments total to calculate the fund's net assets. Finally, net assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) per share.

At the end of the Statement of Net Assets is a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Paid in Capital is the money invested by shareholders and represents the bulk of net assets. Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the amounts the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as of the statement date. Accumulated Realized Losses will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date -values.

 

Statement of Operations

The Statement of Operations summarizes the fund's investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the fund. Investment income includes dividends earned from stocks and interest earned from interest-bearing securities in the fund. Expenses incurred in operating the fund include the advisory fee paid to the investment advisor, administrative services fees, distribution plan expenses (if applicable), transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing expenses, custodial, legal, and audit fees, and the printing and postage expenses related to shareholder reports. Expense offsets (fees paid indirectly) are also shown. Credits earned from offset arrangements are used to reduce the fund's expenses. This statement also shows net gains (losses) realized on the sale of investments and the increase or decrease in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held during the period.

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. Changes in the fund's net assets are attributable to investment operations, distributions and capital share transactions.

The Operations section of the report summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distribution section shows the dividend and capital gain distributions made to shareholders. The amounts shown as distributions in this section may not match the net investment income and realized gains amounts shown in the Operations section because distributions are determined on a tax basis and certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the amount shareholders invested in the fund, either by purchasing shares or by reinvesting distributions, and the amounts redeemed. The corresponding numbers of shares issued, reinvested and redeemed are shown at the end of the report.

 

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table provides a per-share breakdown per class of the components that affect the fund's net asset value for current and past reporting periods. The table provides total return, total distributions, expense ratios, portfolio turnover and net assets for the applicable period. Total return is a measure of a fund's performance that encompasses all elements of return: dividends, capital gain distributions and changes in net asset value. Total return is the change in value of an investment over a given period, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, expressed as a percentage of the initial investment. Total distributions include distributions from net investment income and net realized gains. Long-term gains are earned on securities held in the fund more than one year. Short-term gains, on the sale of securities held less than one year, are treated as ordinary dividend income for tax purposes. The expense ratio is a fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of net assets. These expenses directly reduce returns to shareholders. Portfolio turnover measures the trading activity in a fund's investment portfolio -- how often securities are bought and sold by a fund. Portfolio turnover is affected by market conditions, changes in the size of the fund, the nature of the fund's investments and the investment style of the portfolio manager.

 

Proxy Voting

The Proxy Voting Guidelines of the Calvert Funds that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided as an Appendix to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Fund at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert website at www.calvert.com; or by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available on the Fund's website at www.calvert.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

 

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC;  information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

Trustee and Officer Information Table

Name &
Age


Position
with
Fund


Position
Start
Date

Principal Occupation
During Last 5 Years

(Not     Applicable     to Officers)

# of Calvert
Portfolios
Overseen

Other
Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (formerly Family Health Council, Inc.) in Pittsburgh, PA, a non-profit corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child health care, and various health screening services and community preventive health programs.

29

 

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

 

Managing partner of Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best Doctors in America.

12

 

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Treasurer and Director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003) and President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks.

29

  • Ariel Funds (3)
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 63

Trustee/ Director

1996

 

President and CEO of Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human resources development, information management, public affairs and private enterprise development.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank
  • Summit Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

ARTHUR J. PUGH

AGE: 72

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

Retired executive.

37

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank

INTERESTED TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 57

Trustee/ Director & President

 

1997

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Group, Ltd.

54

  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)

DAVID R. ROCHAT

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director & Senior Vice President

1980

(CMF - 1992)

Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (prior to 2008) and Director and President of Chelsea Securities, Inc.

12

  • Government Scientific Source, Inc.
  • Chelsea Securities, Inc.
  • Vermont Quality Meats

D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq.

AGE: 61

Trustee/ Director & Chair

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Mr. Silby is the founding Chair of the Calvert Funds. He is the Chair-Elect and a principal of Syntao.com, a Beijing-based company promoting corporate social responsibility. He was an officer and director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003).

29

  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Grameen Foundation USA
  • Studio School Fund
  • Syntao.com China
  • The ICE Organization

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 56

Chief Compliance Officer

2005

Chief Compliance Officer for the Calvert Funds. In March 2009, Ms. Becker also became Head of the Securities Operations Department for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to 2005, Ms. Becker was Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Head of Calvert Client Services.

SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq.

AGE: 50

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

(CMF - 1992)

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

JENNIFER BERG

AGE: 36

Assistant Fund Controller

2009

Fund Administration Manager for Calvert Group Ltd.

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 45

Vice President

     

2004

Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1996

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd., and Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. and Calvert Distributors, Inc.

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 35

Assistant Secretary

2004

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 59

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 44

Assistant Treasurer

     

2000

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 39

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

EDITH LILLIE

AGE: 52

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 46

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Associate Counsel Compliance Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Mr. Macedo served as 2nd Vice President at Acacia Life Insurance Company and The Advisors Group, Acacia's broker-dealer and federally registered investment adviser.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 57

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Maxwell was an associate with Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

 

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 42

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.  Prior to joining Calvert, Mr. Niebler was an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 53

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Roy was Senior Vice President of US Fixed Income for Baring Asset Management, and SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager of Scudder Insurance Asset Management.

WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq.

AGE: 62

Vice President & Secretary

     

1990

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

NATALIE TRUNOW

AGE: 41

Vice President

2008

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., and Chief Investment Officer - Equities. Prior to joining Calvert in August 2008, Ms. Trunow was the Section Head (2005-2008) and Portfolio Manager (2001-2008) for the Global Public Markets Group of General Motors Asset Management.

RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA

AGE: 57

Treasurer

     

1979

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA

AGE: 48

Fund Controller

     

1999

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

The address of Directors/Trustees and Officers is 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, except Mr. Silby's address is 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Krumsiek is an interested person of the Fund since she is an officer and director of the Fund's advisor and its affiliates and a director of its parent companies. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund's advisor. Mr. Rochat is an interested person of the Fund since he was an officer of the Fund's advisor.

Additional information about the Fund's Directors/Trustees can be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You can get a free copy of the SAI at www.calvert.com, or by contacting your broker, or the Fund at 1-800-368-2745.

 

Shareholder Meeting Results

A special shareholder meeting was held on August 21, 2009, by the Short-Term Government Fund of Summit Mutual Funds, Inc. for the purpose of considering and voting on the issue below. The voting results were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

730,437.32

0

99.00

 

1   To act upon a proposal to approve an agreement and plan of reorganization, providing for transfer of all of assets of SMF Calvert Short-Term Government Fund, a series of Summit Mutual Funds, Inc., to Calvert Short-Term Government Fund, a series of Calvert Fund ("TCF Calvert Short-Term Government Fund"), in exchange for shares of TCF Calvert Short-Term Government Fund.

 

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Calvert Group
c/o BFDS,
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Web Site
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Principal Underwriter
Calvert Distributors, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000 North
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

 

Calvert Short-Term Government Fund

 

This report is intended to provide fund information to shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Note: The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report; our website address is included as an inactive textual reference only.

 

Calvert's Family of Funds

Tax-Exempt Money Market Funds
CTFR Money Market Portfolio

Taxable Money Market Funds
First Government Money Market Fund
CSIF Money Market Portfolio

Municipal Funds
Calvert Tax-Free Bond Fund

Taxable Bond Funds
CSIF Bond Portfolio
Income Fund
Short Duration Income Fund
Long-Term Income Fund
Ultra-Short Income Fund
Government Fund
Short-Term Government Fund
High Yield Bond Fund

Equity Funds
CSIF Enhanced Equity Portfolio
CSIF Equity Portfolio
Calvert Large Cap Growth Fund
Calvert Large Cap Value Fund
Calvert Social Index Fund
Capital Accumulation Fund
CWV International Equity Fund
New Vision Small Cap Fund
Small Cap Value Fund
Mid Cap Value Fund
Global Alternative Energy Fund
Global Water Fund
International Opportunities Fund

Balanced and Asset Allocation Funds
CSIF Balanced Portfolio
Calvert Conservative Allocation Fund
Calvert Moderate Allocation Fund
Calvert Aggressive Allocation Fund

 

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the "Code of Ethics") that applies to its principal executive officer and principal financial officer (also referred to as "principal accounting officer").

(b) No information need be disclosed under this paragraph.

(c) The registrant has not amended its Code of Ethics during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1 hereto.

(d) The registrant has not granted a waiver or implicit waiver from a provision of its Code of Ethics during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1 hereto.

(e) Not applicable.

(f) The registrant's Code of Ethics is attached as an Exhibit hereto.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant's Board of Trustees has determined that M. Charito Kruvant, an "independent" Trustee serving on the registrant's audit committee, is an "audit committee financial expert," as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an "expert" for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Services fees paid to auditing firm:

Fiscal Year ended 9/30/09

Fiscal Year ended 9/30/08

$

%*

$

% *

(a) Audit Fees

$120,285

$80,300

(b) Audit-Related     Fees

$0

0%

$0

0%

(c) Tax Fees (tax return preparation for the registrant)

$22,748

0%

$14,988

0%

(d) All Other Fees

$0

0%

$0

0%

Total

$143,033

0%

$95,288

0%

* Percentage of fees approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Reg. S-X (statutory de minimis waiver of Committee's requirement to pre-approve)

(e) Audit Committee pre-approval policies and procedures:

The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided to the registrant by the auditors, and to the registrant's investment advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant. In determining whether to pre-approve non-audit services, the Audit Committee considers whether the services are consistent with maintaining the independence of the auditors. The Committee may delegate its authority to pre-approve certain matters to one or more of its members. In this regard, the Committee has delegated authority jointly to the Audit Committee Chair together with another Committee member with respect to non-audit services not exceeding $25,000 in each instance. In addition, the Committee has pre-approved the retention of the auditors to provide tax-related services related to the tax treatment and tax accounting of newly acquired securities, upon request by the investment advisor in each instance.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) Aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant:

Fiscal Year ended 9/30/09

Fiscal Year ended 9/30/08

$26,000

0%*

$3,500

0%*

* Percentage of fees approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Reg. S-X (statutory de minimis waiver of Committee's requirement to pre-approve)

(h) The registrant's Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant's investment advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c) (7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Reg. S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence and found that the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

  1. This Schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
  2. Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

No material changes were made to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's Board of Trustees since registrant last provided disclosure in response to this Item.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The principal executive and financial officers concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act) are effective, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b) There was no change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant's second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) A copy of the Registrant's Code of Ethics.

Attached hereto.

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2).

Attached hereto.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) A certification for the registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, is attached hereto. The certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph is not deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification is not deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

THE CALVERT FUND

 

By:

/s/ Barbara J. Krumsiek
Barbara J. Krumsiek
President -- Principal Executive Officer

Date:

November 30, 2009

 

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

 

/s/ Barbara J. Krumsiek
Barbara J. Krumsiek
President -- Principal Executive Officer
Date: November 30, 2009

/s/ Ronald M. Wolfsheimer
Ronald M. Wolfsheimer
Treasurer -- Principal Financial Officer
Date: November 30, 2009