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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, 2011

 

 

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Item 1.  Report to Stockholders. (Calvert High Yield Bond Fund only)

 

 


 



 

INFORMATION REGARDING CALVERT OPERATING COMPANY

NAME CHANGES

Effective on April 30, 2011, the following Calvert operating companies changed their names as indicated:

Old Name New Name Company Description
 
Calvert Group, Ltd. Calvert Investments, Inc. Corporate parent of each
    operating company listed
    below
 
Calvert Asset Management Calvert Investment Investment advisor to the
Company, Inc. Management, Inc. Calvert Funds
 
Calvert Distributors, Inc. Calvert Investment Distributors, Principal underwriter
  Inc. and distributor for the
    Calvert Funds
 
Calvert Administrative Calvert Investment Administrative services
Services Company Administrative Services, Inc. provider for the Calvert
    Funds
 
Calvert Shareholder Calvert Investment Services, Shareholder servicing
Services, Inc. Inc. provider for the Calvert
    Funds

 

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TABLE
OF CONTENTS

4 President’s Letter

6 Portfolio Management Discussion

10 Shareholder Expense Example

12 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

13 Schedule of Investments

17 Statement of Assets and Liabilities

18 Statement of Operations

19 Statements of Changes in Net Assets

21 Notes to Financial Statements

29 Financial Highlights

32 Explanation of Financial Tables

34 Proxy Voting and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

36 Trustee and Officer Information Table


 

Dear Shareholder:

After a relatively strong finish to 2010 and start of the new year, the U.S. economy lost its footing in summer 2011. Hope for a second-half rebound gave way to concerns that we were heading into another recession as consumer insecurity, a weak job market, the looming sovereign debt crisis in Europe, and uncertainty about the direction of U.S. and European policy weighed on economic growth and turned markets into a roller coaster.

Corporate bonds performed well for the first nine months of the reporting period but experienced a sharp sell-off in the final months amid significant volatility in the financial markets. After U.S. government debt lost its Standard & Poor’s triple A rating for the first time in history, already anxious investors flocked to the relative safety of cash and Treasuries in spite of the downgrade and very low yields. Following the downgrade, the Federal Reserve stated that it plans to keep short-term interest rates at very low levels through at least the middle of 2013.

The 2008-2009 Financial Crisis -- Where Are We Now?

There have been many media comparisons to the third quarter of 2008 recently, so I think it’s worth noting some key differences from then. Despite recent events, markets are still generally ahead of where they were, as the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index gained an annualized 11.74% for the three-year period ended September 30, 2011.

Three years ago, we told you that soaring demand for Treasury securities had driven three-month Treasury bill yields to 0.92% as of September 30, 2008, which was then the lowest level since World War II. The flight to quality among the economic uncertainty has continued to drive demand for Treasuries at times since then, and the three-month Treasury bill yield stood even lower, at 0.02%, on September 30, 2011.

While still high, the unemployment rate has decreased a full percentage point from its recession peak. And in a direct month-to-month comparison, the United States added 103,000 jobs in September 2011 (58,000 if you exclude the return of striking Verizon workers) versus losing 434,000 jobs in September 2008.1 In housing, builder confidence in the current market for new single-family homes rose four points to 18 for October 2011, which some analysts interpret as a sign that pockets of housing recovery are starting to emerge across the country. In addition, this index reading is four points higher than its level in October 2008.2 Energy prices have fallen, too--after soaring to $150 a barrel, crude oil hovered around $80 a barrel at the end of September 2011. While prices at the pump did not decrease proportionately, they are lower, which is good for consumers’ wallets and industries heavily tied to oil. In fact, reports show retail sales have notched up in recent weeks--a sign that consumers are starting to spend a bit more freely now. And although household debt still exceeds consumers’ after-tax income, it had fallen 12% by June from its record high in September 2007.3 The bottom line is that economic recovery may continue to be more two-steps-forward-one-step-back rather than the straight line progress we’d all prefer, but the recovery is hap-

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pening. In the meantime, the expertise of your Calvert fund managers will help guide your investments through the ups and downs that may lie ahead.

Key Management Changes for Taxable Bond Funds

As you may know, Calvert is expanding into a broader range of fixed income products, which has resulted in several key changes in the management of our taxable fixed-income funds. Long-time lead manager Greg Habeeb is spearheading a new initiative to develop active strategies that tap the emerging demand for multi-sector fixed-income funds focused on absolute return. Therefore, he’ll have more leeway to leverage his expertise and invest across a wider range of domestic and global fixed-income markets in future fixed-income funds.

In his place, Matthew Duch and Michael Abramo are moving up to lead the management of our existing taxable bond funds. Both have been on Calvert’s taxable bond portfolio management team for more than five years. They are committed to maintaining Calvert’s long-standing team approach and investment strategies, and we’re confident they’ll continue to serve investors well.

Your Financial Advisor Is Always Available

It’s easy to be a long-term investor when markets are strong. The challenge is to remain one when markets are going through a protracted period of uncertainty. While it may take longer than we’d like, markets have always recovered in the past and I am confident they will do so again. These cycles are simply the nature of financial markets.

In times like these, it’s best to stay the course, maintaining an appropriate and well-diversified mix of U.S. and international stocks, bonds, and cash for your goals and risk tolerance. However, if you think your financial needs or risk tolerance have changed, your financial advisor is always available to discuss your concerns.

We also invite you to visit our website, www.calvert.com, for fund information, portfolio updates, and commentary from Calvert professionals. As always, we thank you for entrusting your investments to Calvert.


Barbara J. Krumsiek President and CEO Calvert Investments, Inc. October 2011

1 Bureau of Labor Statistics

2 National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI)

3 Center for American Progress, Economic Snapshot for September 2011

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  CALVERT HIGH YIELD  
  BOND FUND      
September 30, 2011  
  Investment Performance      
  (total return at NAV*)        
  6 months 12 months
  ended ended
  9/30/11 9/30/11
Class A -3.37 % 4.17 %
Class I -2.94 % 5.02 %
Class Y** -3.38 % 4.24 %
BofA Merrill Lynch        
High Yield Master        
II Index -5.39 % 1.32 %
Lipper High Current        
Yield Funds Average -6.05 % 0.71 %
         
         
Sec Yields        
    30 days ended
    9/30/11 9/30/10
Class A 7.52 % 5.79 %
Class I 8.43 % 6.70 %
Performance Class Y 7.80 %  

 

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, Calvert High Yield Bond Fund’s Class A Shares (at NAV) returned 4.17% compared to 1.32% for its benchmark, the BofA Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Index. The Fund’s holdings of higher-quality high-yield bonds accounted for its relative outperformance.

Investment Climate

The 12-month period that ended September 30, 2011 was marked by unexpected turns and financial market volatility. U.S. economic growth slowed to an estimated 1.5% annual rate during the reporting period,1 while the inflation rate rose. The core consumer price index (CPI) annual rate was 2.0% by August 2011.2 After completing its second round of quantitative easing (known as QE2), the Federal Reserve (Fed) was expected to move to the sidelines. However, it proceeded to introduce two additional easing measures. In August, shortly after QE2 ended, the Fed announced that it would extend the promise of near-zero short-term interest rates perhaps until mid-

*      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.
**      See note on page 9 regarding Class Y shares.

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2013. Then, in September, the Fed intro-   % of Total  
duced “operation twist,” a program to sell Economic Sectors Investments  
$400 billion of shorter-maturity Treasuries Basic Materials 5.6 %
and buy longer-maturity Treasuries with the Communications 18.6 %
proceeds. Consumer, Cyclical 15.6 %
  Consumer, Non-cyclical 20.8 %
After a period of calm, the euro-area debt Energy 2.3 %
crisis surged to the forefront of inves- Financials 10.1 %
tors’ concerns once again in mid-2011. Government 0.8 %
Widespread unease about the effects of sov- Industrials 16.7 %
ereign debt on European banks flowed over Technology 4.8 %
into non-European markets. This made for a Time Deposit 2.5 %
  Utilities 2.2 %
rough trading summer, as stocks and bonds Total 100 %
with credit risk fell. The U.S. Congress’s      
mid-year flirt with voluntary default on U.S.      

government debt heightened investors’ anxiety. Policy tightening by central banks in emerging countries, where stronger growth has pushed inflation higher, also contributed to concerns about global growth.

In this uncertain environment, major U.S. bond market sector indices delivered positive returns for the reporting period.3 Interest rates generally moved lower over the 12-month period. The three-month Treasury bill yield fell to 0.02% from 0.16%. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield declined 0.61 percentage points to finish the reporting period at 1.92%. The average yield for Moody’s Baa-rated corporate bonds was 5.22% at the end of September 2011, down 0.36 percentage points. Finally, the average rate on a 30-year conventional mortgage fell 0.31 percentage points to 4.01%.4

Portfolio Strategy

During the first six months of 2011, the high-yield bond market was extremely liquid because of strong cash inflows and heavy new issuance. Investor demand caused bond prices to move higher during the period. The prices of both higher-quality and lower-quality high-yield bonds rallied, and the average yield-to-maturity of bonds in the benchmark index moved toward 7%.

During this period, we reviewed quarterly financial results for companies that had the strongest cash flows and most stable balance sheets. We aggressively pruned bonds with weak results as well as bonds issued by companies with exposure to Europe. We made strategic reallocations, buying higher-quality bonds even when it required a sacrifice of some current yield. When market volatility returned in August, the portfolio maintained its value well. As long as economic uncertainty persists, we plan to maintain a high-quality bias in the portfolio.

Outlook

We expect the rest of 2011 to unfold with financial markets fitfully trying to understand and adjust to the ongoing debt struggles of the major western nations and Japan. Policymakers’ decisions will continue to have great potential to move global financial

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markets. Government footprints in credit markets will remain large. The U.S. gross domestic product growth rate is likely to remain modest and choppy as the country continues to recover from the severe financial crisis of 2007 through 2009. History suggests that recovery from a severe financial crisis that was rooted in excessive debt will take several more years at least. It also indicates that rates of economic growth and consumer price inflation will tend to run below pre-crisis averages. This does not, however, preclude stretches of stronger growth, something markets have heavily discounted.

Within this bigger picture, we expect the issues that have driven markets in 2011 to remain intact. First, the potential for very slow U.S. economic growth remains high, and there is a higher risk of recession amid tightening U.S. fiscal policy and little additional capacity for strong monetary stimulus. Second, it is likely that we will experience ongoing financial market volatility stemming from the euro-area debt crisis. Finally, tighter monetary policies in emerging countries may constrain global growth. As investors’ perceptions of these factors change, markets will react, at times sharply. We expect to experience generally heightened levels of financial market volatility. There is potential for acute bouts of great volatility. We will continue to try to shield investors from sharp price declines, while keeping in mind that attractive investment opportunities can emerge from great market tumult.

October 2011

1 Calculated based on data from the Commerce Department and the Wall Street Journal Survey of Economic Forecasters.

2 Bureau of Labor Statistics

3 Barclays Capital

4 Source for all interest rates: Federal Reserve H.15 report

CALVERT HIGH YIELD BOND FUND
September 30, 2011
Average Annual Total Returns

Class A Shares* (with max. load)  
One year 0.32 %
Five year 4.49 %
Ten year 6.61 %
 
Class I Shares    
One year 5.02 %
Five year 5.78 %
Ten year 7.41 %
 
Class Y Shares*    
One year 4.24 %
Five year 5.29 %
Ten year 7.02 %

 

*Calvert High Yield Bond Fund first offered Class Y shares on July 29, 2011. Performance prior to that date reflects the performance of Class A shares at net asset value (NAV). Actual Class Y share performance would have been different.

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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, 2011 to September 30, 2011).

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.

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  BEGINNING ENDING EXPENSES PAID
  ACCOUNT VALUE ACCOUNT VALUE DURING PERIOD*
  4/1/11 9/30/11 4/1/11 - 9/30/11
Class A      
Actual $1,000.00 $966.30 $7.53
Hypothetical $1,000.00 $1,017.41 $7.73
(5% return per      
year before expenses)      
 
Class I      
Actual $1,000.00 $970.60 $4.80
Hypothetical $1,000.00 $1,020.20 $4.92
(5% return per      
year before expenses)      
 
Class Y      
Actual $1,000.00 $942.20 $6.82
Hypothetical $1,000.00 $1,018.05 $7.08
(5% return per      
year before expenses)      

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.53%, 0.97% and 1.40% for Class A, 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).

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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 assets and liabilities of the Calvert High Yield Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of the Calvert Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2011, 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 or periods in the three-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. The accompanying financial highlights 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 financial highlights.

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, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or 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 referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Calvert High Yield Bond Fund as of September 30, 2011, 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 or periods in the three-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 28, 2011

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
 
 
    PRINCIPAL    
CORPORATE BONDS - 92.8%   AMOUNT   VALUE
Accellent, Inc., 8.375%, 2/1/17 $ 250,000 $ 242,500
AES Corp., 9.75%, 4/15/16   500,000   537,500
Ally Financial, Inc., 4.50%, 2/11/14   600,000   546,000
Altra Holdings, Inc., 8.125%, 12/1/16   250,000   254,375
American Airlines, Inc., 10.50%, 10/15/12   295,000   299,794
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., 9.25%, 1/15/17 (e)   180,000   188,100
APL Ltd., 8.00%, 1/15/24 (b)   500,000   320,000
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc., 12.375%, 11/1/14   500,000   462,500
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.,        
9.625%, 3/15/18   250,000   249,375
BE Aerospace, Inc., 6.875%, 10/1/20   500,000   523,750
Beverages & More, Inc., 9.625%, 10/1/14 (e)   500,000   496,250
Boise Paper Holdings LLC/Boise Finance Co., 9.00%, 11/1/17   250,000   261,875
Burger King Corp., 9.875%, 10/15/18   500,000   516,250
C8 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.64% to 12/31/14, floating rate thereafter        
to 12/29/49 (e)(r)   250,000   125,000
Cablevision Systems Corp.:        
8.625%, 9/15/17   250,000   261,250
8.00%, 4/15/20   250,000   253,750
Calpine Corp. Escrow (b)*   500,000   -
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 7.25%, 10/30/17   250,000   250,000
Cemex SAB de CV, 5.369%, 9/30/15 (e)(r)   250,000   162,502
Central Garden and Pet Co., 8.25%, 3/1/18   250,000   241,250
Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co-Issuer, Inc., 8.00%, 6/15/19 (e)   500,000   391,250
CIT Group, Inc.:        
5.25%, 4/1/14 (e)   250,000   236,250
7.00%, 5/1/14   286,258   291,983
CKE Restaurants, Inc., 11.375%, 7/15/18   233,000   242,320
Commercial Barge Line Co., 12.50%, 7/15/17   250,000   265,625
Cott Beverages, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/17   500,000   514,375
CPM Holdings, Inc., 10.625%, 9/1/14   250,000   265,625
Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust, 6.75%, 5/23/17   250,000   232,500
Dematic SA, 8.75%, 5/1/16 (e)   500,000   464,866
Digicel Group Ltd., 10.50%, 4/15/18 (e)   250,000   245,000
Digicel Ltd., 8.25%, 9/1/17 (e)   250,000   238,750
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 6/1/21 (e)   500,000   477,500
Drummond Co., Inc., 9.00%, 10/15/14 (e)   250,000   255,625
DuPont Fabros Technology LP, 8.50%, 12/15/17   250,000   259,375
E*Trade Financial Corp., 7.875%, 12/1/15   500,000   482,500
Earthlink, Inc., 8.875%, 5/15/19   500,000   438,750
Empire Today LLC / Empire Today Finance Corp.,        
11.375%, 2/1/17 (e)   250,000   228,125
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 7.034% to 1/15/18,        
floating rate thereafter to 1/15/68 (r)   250,000   252,500
Exopack Holding Corp., 10.00%, 6/1/18 (e)   500,000   485,000
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 9.125%, 10/1/17   500,000   503,125
Fiesta Restaurant Group, 8.875%, 8/15/16 (e)   700,000   686,000
First Data Corp., 9.875%, 9/24/15   550,000   459,250

 

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    PRINCIPAL    
CORPORATE BONDS - CONT’D   AMOUNT   VALUE
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:        
7.50%, 8/1/12 $ 100,000 $ 102,250
8.70%, 10/1/14   250,000   267,500
6.625%, 8/15/17   250,000   260,000
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 10.125%, 3/15/18 (e)   221,000   229,840
Frontier Communications Corp.:        
7.875%, 4/15/15   250,000   252,500
8.25%, 4/15/17   250,000   242,500
Giant Funding Corp., 8.25%, 2/1/18 (e)   500,000   500,000
Global Aviation Holdings, Inc., 14.00%, 8/15/13   500,000   325,000
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 10.50%, 5/15/16   325,000   353,437
Griffon Corp., 7.125%, 4/1/18   250,000   233,125
Hanesbrands, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/16   250,000   263,125
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., 9.50%, 5/15/15   500,000   367,500
HCA, Inc., 8.00%, 10/1/18   250,000   244,375
Hertz Corp.:        
8.875%, 1/1/14   23,000   22,885
6.75%, 4/15/19   500,000   450,000
HOA Restaurant Group LLC / HOA Finance Corp., 11.25%,        
4/1/17 (e)   500,000   460,000
Ineos Finance plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (e)   500,000   492,500
Ineos Group Holdings Ltd., 8.50%, 2/15/16 (e)   250,000   194,375
Ingles Markets, Inc., 8.875%, 5/15/17   500,000   522,500
Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc., 10.75%, 4/15/16 (e)   250,000   230,000
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., 11.25%, 6/15/16   450,000   455,895
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25%, 4/1/19 (e)   250,000   232,500
Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/1/18   500,000   537,500
International Lease Finance Corp., 7.125%, 9/1/18 (e)   250,000   245,000
iPayment, Inc., 10.25%, 5/15/18 (e)   750,000   705,000
Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 5/1/17   500,000   512,500
JET Equipment Trust, 7.63%, 8/15/12 (b)(e)(w)*   109,297   601
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., 8.75%, 4/1/19 (e)   500,000   467,500
Koppers, Inc., 7.875%, 12/1/19   500,000   521,250
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 10.00%, 6/1/17   750,000   738,750
Land O’Lakes Capital Trust I, 7.45%, 3/15/28 (e)   754,000   723,840
Level 3 Communications, Inc., 11.875%, 2/1/19 (e)   250,000   238,750
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.25%, 11/1/14   250,000   247,500
Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc., 8.00%, 6/1/16 (e)   250,000   243,125
Mirabela Nickel Ltd., 8.75%, 4/15/18 (e)   500,000   419,824
Mylan, Inc., 7.625%, 7/15/17 (e)   250,000   260,000
NII Capital Corp., 8.875%, 12/15/19   500,000   535,000
Novelis, Inc., 8.375%, 12/15/17   500,000   490,000
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 1/15/18 (e)   500,000   463,750
Offshore Group Investments Ltd., 11.50%, 8/1/15   500,000   522,434
OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA, 8.50%, 6/1/18 (e)   250,000   224,835
OPTI Canada, Inc., 9.75%, 8/15/13 (e)   300,000   305,250
OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, 10.00%, 6/15/15   500,000   500,000
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.125%, 3/30/18   500,000   422,500
Packaging Dynamics Corp., 8.75%, 2/1/16 (e)   650,000   645,125
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., 9.25%, 12/1/18 (e)   500,000   502,500
RailAmerica, Inc., 9.25%, 7/1/17   400,000   433,000
Reliance Intermediate Holdings LP, 9.50%, 12/15/19 (e)   250,000   261,797

 

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  PRINCIPAL    
CORPORATE BONDS - CONT’D AMOUNT   VALUE
Reynolds Group Issuer Inc / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC:          
7.125%, 4/15/19 (e)   $ 500,000 $ 465,000
9.00%, 4/15/19 (e)     250,000   210,000
Rock-Tenn Co., 9.25%, 3/15/16     250,000   266,250
RSC Equipment Rental Inc/RSC Holdings III LLC, 9.50%, 12/1/14     750,000   742,500
Scientific Games International, Inc.:          
7.875%, 6/15/16 (e)     250,000   253,125
9.25%, 6/15/19     250,000   253,750
Seagate Technology International, 10.00%, 5/1/14 (e)     250,000   281,875
Sealed Air Corp., 8.125%, 9/15/19 (e)     250,000   251,875
Sheridan Group, Inc., 12.50%, 4/15/14     500,000   430,000
Southern States Cooperative, Inc., 11.25%, 5/15/15 (e)     500,000   518,750
Spencer Spirit Holdings, Inc., 11.00%, 5/1/17 (e)     750,000   718,125
Sprint Capital Corp., 8.375%, 3/15/12     250,000   253,125
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6.00%, 12/1/16     500,000   425,000
Standard Pacific Corp., 10.75%, 9/15/16     250,000   250,625
STATS ChipPAC Ltd., 7.50%, 8/12/15 (e)     500,000   475,000
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 10.25%, 8/15/15     250,000   253,750
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 1/15/19     250,000   250,312
Telcordia Technologies, Inc., 11.00%, 5/1/18 (e)     500,000   622,500
The Gap, Inc., 5.95%, 4/12/21     250,000   233,750
Triumph Group, Inc., 8.625%, 7/15/18     250,000   266,250
TRW Automotive, Inc., 8.875%, 12/1/17 (e)     250,000   270,000
UCI International, Inc., 8.625%, 2/15/19     250,000   231,875
United Rentals North America, Inc.:          
10.875%, 6/15/16     250,000   271,250
9.25%, 12/15/19     250,000   258,750
Videotron Ltd., 9.125%, 4/15/18     500,000   546,250
Virgin Media Finance plc, 9.50%, 8/15/16     250,000   270,000
Visant Corp., 10.00%, 10/1/17     500,000   465,000
West Corp., 7.875%, 1/15/19     500,000   471,250
Western Express, Inc., 12.50%, 4/15/15 (e)     750,000   487,500
Windsor Petroleum Transport Corp., 7.84%, 1/15/21 (e)     702,792   645,430
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 10/15/20     250,000   241,250
 
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $44,838,731)         43,557,570
 
 
FLOATING RATE LOANS (d) - 1.9%          
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Term Loan Tranche B,          
3.889%, 1/28/16 (r)     241,006   171,145
CommScope, Inc., Term Loan Tranche B, 5.00%, 1/14/18 (r)     248,750   242,946
Sensata Technologies BV, Term Loan Tranche B, 4.00%, 5/12/18 (b)(r)   498,750   483,788
 
Total Floating Rate Loans (Cost $969,051)         897,879
 
 
TIME DEPOSIT - 2.5%          
State Street Time Deposit, 0.113%, 10/3/11     1,161,591   1,161,591
 
Total Time Deposit (Cost $1,161,591)         1,161,591

 

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U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES   PRINCIPAL    
AND INSTRUMENTALITIES - 0.7%   AMOUNT   VALUE
AgFirst FCB, 6.585% to 6/15/12, floating rate thereafter        
to 6/29/49 (e)(r) $ 500,000 $ 358,750
 
Total U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities (Cost $196,457)   358,750
 
EQUITY SECURITIES - 0.0%   ShareS    
Avado Brands, Inc. (b)*   9,462   95
Intermet Corp. (b)*   6,346   63
Paging Network Do Brazil Holding Co. LLC, Class B (b)(e)*   1,000   -
 
Total Equity Securities (Cost $282,378)       158
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $47,448,208) - 97.9%       45,975,948
Other assets and liabilities, net - 2.1%       965,692
NET ASSETS - 100%     $ 46,941,640

 

(b)      This security was valued by the Board of Trustees. See Note A.
(d)      Remaining maturities of floating rate loans may be less than the stated maturities shown as a result of contrac- tual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. Floating rate loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically re-determined at a margin above the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or other short-term rates. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.
  Floating rate loans are generally considered restrictive in that the Fund is ordinarily contractually obligated to receive consent from the Agent Bank and/or Borrower prior to disposition of a floating rate loan.
(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.
(w)      Security is in default and is no longer accruing interest.
*      Non-income producing security.

Abbreviations:
FCB: Farm Credit Bank
LLC: Limited Liability Corporation
LP: Limited Partnership

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
ASSETS      
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $47,448,208) -      
see accompanying schedule $ 45,975,948  
Receivable for securities sold   1,925,337  
Receivable for shares sold   94,371  
Interest and dividends receivable   1,276,240  
Other assets   22,226  
Total assets   49,294,122  
 
LIABILITIES      
Payable for securities purchased   2,250,000  
Payable for shares purchased   32,857  
Payable to Calvert Investment Management, Inc.   44,640  
Payable to Calvert Investment Administrative Services, Inc.   3,936  
Payable to Calvert Investment Services, Inc.   816  
Payable to Calvert Investment Distributors, Inc.   3,583  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   16,650  
Total liabilities   2,352,482  
 
NET ASSETS $ 46,941,640  
 
 
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: 643,141 shares outstanding $ 13,451,054  
Class I: 1,123,039 shares outstanding   37,120,069  
Class Y: 34.795 shares outstanding   1,000  
Undistributed net investment income   12,198  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments   (2,170,421 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (1,472,260 )
 
 
NET ASSETS $ 46,941,640  
 
 
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE      
Class A (based on net assets of $17,205,637) $ 26.75  
Class I (based on net assets of $29,735,061) $ 26.48  
Class Y (based on net assets of $942.14) $ 27.08  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
 
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME      
Investment Income:      
Interest income $ 4,381,035  
Total investment income   4,381,035  
 
Expenses:      
Investment advisory fee   358,656  
Administrative fees   55,178  
Transfer agency fees and expenses   64,348  
Distribution Plan expenses:      
Class A   46,813  
Trustees’ fees and expenses   2,828  
Custodian fees   36,353  
Registration fees   27,972  
Reports to shareholders   14,754  
Professional fees   24,031  
Accounting fees   9,120  
Miscellaneous   9,394  
Total expenses   649,447  
Reimbursement from Advisor:      
Class Y   (4,381 )
Fees paid indirectly   (365 )
    Net expenses   644,701  
 
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   3,736,334  
 
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS      
Net realized gain (loss)   1,942,017  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (3,447,255 )
 
 
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS   (1,505,238 )
 
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS      
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $ 2,231,096  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
    Year ended     Year ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS   2011     2010  
Operations:            
Net investment income $ 3,736,334   $ 3,007,731  
Net realized gain (loss)   1,942,017     1,192,406  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   (3,447,255 )   2,478,024  
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS            
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   2,231,096     6,678,161  
 
Distributions to shareholders from:            
Net investment income:            
Class A shares   (1,201,966 )   (483,889 )
Class I shares   (2,581,453 )   (2,425,117 )
     Total distributions   (3,783,419 )   (2,909,006 )
 
Capital share transactions:            
Shares sold:            
Class A shares   24,179,089     4,985,796  
Class I shares   18,214,868     9,704,420  
Class Y shares   1,000      
Reinvestment of distributions:            
Class A shares   855,973     423,919  
Class I shares   2,351,541     1,931,636  
Redemption fees:            
Class A shares   1,664     240  
Class I shares   68,826      
Shares redeemed:            
Class A shares   (16,354,761 )   (3,874,415 )
Class I shares   (26,669,026 )   (12,971,539 )
     Total capital share transactions   2,649,174     200,057  
 
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS   1,096,851     3,969,212  
 
NET ASSETS            
Beginning of year   45,844,789     41,875,577  
End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $12,198 and $7,939, respectively) $ 46,941,640   $ 45,844,789  

 

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  Year ended   Year ended  
  September 30,   September 30,  
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY 2011   2010  
Shares sold:        
Class A shares 850,181   190,092  
Class I shares 644,949   372,219  
Class Y shares 35    
Reinvestment of distributions:        
Class A shares 30,409   16,180  
Class I shares 84,401   74,543  
Shares redeemed:        
Class A shares (582,033 ) (151,186 )
Class I shares (951,064 ) (506,026 )
Total capital share activity 76,878   (4,178 )

 

See notes to financial statements.

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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. The Fund offers three 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. Effective July 29, 2011, 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. 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, 2011, securities valued at $804,547 or 1.7% 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)

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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. Valuation techniques used to value the Fund’s investments by major category are as follows.

Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds, floating rate loans, and U.S. government and government agency obligations, pricing services utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Short-term instruments of sufficient credit quality, with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less, generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value; those for which quotations are not readily available are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing matrices which consider similar factors that would be used by independent pricing services. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. 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 close of business of the Fund, that are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are valued at their fair value taking these events into account. For restricted securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of September 30, 2011:

  VALUATION INPUTS
Investments In Securities level 1 level 2 level 3   total
Equity securities - - $158   $158
Corporate debt - $43,556,969 601   43,557,570
Other debt obligations - 2,059,470 -   2,059,470
U.S. government obligations - 358,750 -   358,750
TOTAL - $45,975,189 $759 * $45,975,948

 

*Level 3 securities represent 0.8% of net assets.

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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.

Loan Participations and Assignments: The Fund may invest in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders or lending syndicates by corporate, governmental, or other borrowers. A Fund’s investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the “lender”) that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. A Fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan, which may have varying terms and carry different associated risks. A Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the borrower. As a result, a Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the loan agreement. When a Fund purchases assignments from lenders it acquires direct rights against the borrower of the loan. When investing in a loan participation, a Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the loan agreement and only upon receipt of payments by the lender from the borrower.

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 Schedule of Investments footnotes on page 16.) 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. The Fund earns certain fees in connection with its floating rate loan purchasing activities. These fees are in addition to interest payments earned and may include amendment fees, consent fees and prepayment fees. These fees are recorded as income in the accompanying financial statements.

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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 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 May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.” ASU No. 2011-04 requires disclosure of the amounts of any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, and the reasons for the transfers. For Level 3 fair value measurements, ASU No. 2011-04 requires disclosure of quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used. In addition for Level 3

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fair value measurements, ASU No. 2011-04 requires a description of the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and ASU No. 2011-04 requires a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs if a change in those inputs to a different amount might result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU No. 2011-04 will have on the Fund’s financial statements and related disclosures.

NOTE B — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Calvert Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) (formerly known as Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.) is wholly-owned by Calvert Investments, Inc. (“Calvert”) (formerly known as Calvert Group, Ltd.), 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.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2012. The contractual expense cap is 1.65% for Class A, 1.40% for Class I, and 1.40% 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 Investment Administrative Services, Inc. (“CIAS”) (formerly known as 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 , Class I, and Class Y based on their average daily net assets.

Calvert Investment Distributors, Inc. (“CID”) (formerly known as Calvert Distributors, Inc.), 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 and Class Y shares do not have Distribution Plan expenses.

CID received $24,748 as its portion of the commissions charged on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2011.

Calvert Investment Services, Inc. (“CIS”) (formerly known as Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc.), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CIS received a fee of $10,038 for the year ended September 30, 2011. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent.

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Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual retainer of $45,000 plus up to $2,000 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. The Board chair and Committee chairs each receive an additional $5,000 annual retainer. 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 securities, were $147,320,352 and $144,691,590, respectively.

CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARDS    
EXPIRATION DATE    
30-Sept-12 ($753,889 )
30-Sept-15 (476,585 )
30-Sept-17 (924,312 )
30-Sept-18 (15,613 )

 

Capital losses may be utilized to offset future capital gains until expiration. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will soon be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may more likely expire unused. Also, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 was as follows:

Distributions paid from:   2011   2010
  Ordinary income $ 3,783,419 $ 2,909,006
    Total $ 3,783,419 $ 2,909,006

 

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As of September 30, 2011, the tax basis components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) and the federal tax cost were as follows:

Unrealized appreciation $1,268,745  
Unrealized (depreciation) (2,741,026 )
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) ($1,472,281 )
 
Undistributed ordinary income $12,198  
Capital loss carryforward ($2,170,399 )
 
Federal income tax cost of investments $47,448,229  

 

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 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 for the Fund are due to passive foreign investment companies and asset backed securities.

Undistributed net investment income $51,344  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) (51,344 )

 

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, 2011, such sales transactions were $1,543,038. The realized gain on the sales transactions was $20,552.

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NOTE D — LINE OF CREDIT

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert 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 London Interbank Offered Rate, (LIBOR) or the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus 1.25% per annum. A commitment fee of .11% 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, 2011. For the year ended September 30, 2011, borrowings by the Fund under the Agreement were as follows:

  WEIGHTED   MONTH OF
AVERAGE AVERAGE MAXIMUM MAXIMUM
DAILY INTEREST AMOUNT AMOUNT
BALANCE RATE BORROWED BORROWED
$51,914 1.44% $3,869,777 August 2011

 

NOTE E – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In preparing the financial statements as of September 30, 2011, no subsequent events or transactions occurred that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
  Years ended
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
Class A Shares   2011 (z)   2010     2009 (z)
Net asset value, beginning $ 27.36   $ 24.92   $ 24.03  
Income from investment operations:                  
Net investment income   1.81     1.80     1.54  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (.63 )   2.39     .95  
Total from investment operations   1.18     4.19     2.49  
Distributions from:                  
Net investment income   (1.79 )   (1.75 )   (1.60 )
Total distributions   (1.79 )   (1.75 )   (1.60 )
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value   (.61 )   2.44     .89  
Net asset value, ending $ 26.75   $ 27.36   $ 24.92  
 
Total return*   4.17 %   17.35 %   11.68 %
Ratios to average net assets:A                  
Net investment income   6.32 %   6.98 %   6.87 %
Total expenses   1.56 %   1.91 %   2.30 %
Expenses before offsets   1.56 %   1.65 %   1.65 %
Net expenses   1.56 %   1.65 %   1.65 %
Portfolio turnover   286 %   233 %   156 %
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $ 17,206   $ 9,427   $ 7,213  
 
          Periods ended  
          September 30,     September 30,  
Class A Shares         2008 (z)   2007 ^
Net asset value, beginning       $ 28.55   $ 29.18  
Income from investment operations:                  
Net investment income         1.77     .96  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)         (4.45 )   (.63 )
Total from investment operations         (2.68 )   .33  
Distributions from:                  
Net investment income         (1.84 )   (.96 )
Total distributions         (1.84 )   (.96 )
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value         (4.52 )   (.63 )
Net asset value, ending       $ 24.03   $ 28.55  
 
Total return*         (9.91 %)   1.16 %
Ratios to average net assets: A                  
Net investment income         6.65 %   6.50 % (a)
Total expenses         1.49 %   1.54 % (a)
Expenses before offsets         1.49 %   1.54 % (a)
Net expenses         1.49 %   1.54 % (a)
Portfolio turnover         67 %   97 %
Net assets, ending (in thousands)       $ 444   $ 225  

 

See notes to financial highlights.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
          Years ended        
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
Class I Shares   2011 (z)   2010     2009 (z)
Net asset value, beginning $ 27.08   $ 24.69   $ 23.94  
Income from investment operations:                  
Net investment income   1.97     1.99     1.63  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (.58 )   2.33     .90  
Total from investment operations   1.39     4.32     2.53  
Distributions from:                  
Net investment income   (1.99 )   (1.93 )   (1.78 )
Total distributions   (1.99 )   (1.93 )   (1.78 )
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value   (.60 )   2.39     .75  
Net asset value, ending $ 26.48   $ 27.08   $ 24.69  
Total return*   5.02 %   18.14 %   12.07 %
Ratios to average net assets: A                  
Net investment income   7.00 %   7.68 %   7.70 %
Total expenses   .97 %   .97 %   1.22 %
Expenses before offsets   .97 %   .97 %   1.22 %
Net expenses   .97 %   .97 %   1.22 %
Portfolio turnover   286 %   233 %   156 %
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $ 29,735   $ 36,418   $ 34,663  
 
 
          Years ended  
          September 30,     September 30,  
Class I Shares         2008 (z)   2007  
Net asset value, beginning       $ 28.43   $ 28.75  
Income from investment operations:                  
Net investment income         1.85     1.81  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)         (4.44 )   (.30 )
Total from investment operations         (2.59 )   1.51  
Distributions from:                  
Net investment income         (1.90 )   (1.83 )
Total distributions         (1.90 )   (1.83 )
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value         (4.49 )   (.32 )
Net asset value, ending       $ 23.94   $ 28.43  
 
Total return*         (9.63 %)   5.40 %
Ratios to average net assets: A                  
Net investment income         6.90 %   6.68 %
Total expenses         1.24 %   1.25 %
Expenses before offsets         1.24 %   1.25 %
Net expenses         1.24 %   1.25 %
Portfolio turnover         67 %   97 %
Net assets, ending (in thousands)       $ 19,919   $ 24,300  

 

See notes to financial highlights.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
 
    Period ended  
    September 30,  
Class Y Shares   2011 (z) ^^
Net asset value, beginning $ 28.74  
Income from investment operations:      
Net investment income   .33  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (1.99 )
Total from investment operations   (1.66 )
Distributions from:      
Net investment income    
Net realized gain    
     Total ditributions    
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value   (1.66 )
Net asset value, ending $ 27.08  
 
Total return*   (5.78 %)
Ratios to average net assets:A      
Net investment income   7.13 % (a)
Total expenses   2,723.84 % (a)
Expenses before offsets   1.40 % (a)
Net expenses   1.40 % (a)
Portfolio turnover**   286 %
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $ 1  

 

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.
**      Portfolio turnover is not annualized for periods less than one year.
^      From February 1, 2007, inception.
^^      From inception July 29, 2011.

See notes to financial statements.

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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,

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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.

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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.

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TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION TABLE

 

 

 

 

(Not Applicable to Officers)

 

 

Position

 

Position

 

# of Calvert

 

Name &

with

Start

Principal Occupation

Portfolios

Other

Age

Fund

Date

During Last 5 Years

Overseen

Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 63

Trustee

1976

 

 

 

 

President and CEO of Adagio Health 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.

25

None

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee

1982

 

 

 

 

Partner of The Feldman ENT Group 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

10

None

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 63

Trustee

1976

 

 

 

 

President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks.

25

·    Ariel Funds (3)

·    Calvert Social

Investment Foundation

·    Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 65

Trustee

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.

27

·         Acacia Federal Savings Bank

·         Summit Foundation

·         WETA Public Broadcasting

 

Anthony A. Williams
 
AGE: 60

Trustee

2010

Executive Director of Global Government Practice at the Corporate Executive Board (since Jan. 2010); William H. Bloomberg Lecturer in Public Management at the Harvard Kennedy School (since 2009); Director of State and Municipal Practice at Arent Fox LLP (since 2009); Chief Executive Officer of Primum Public Realty Trust (2007-2008); Mayor of Washington D.C. (1999-2007).

11

·    Freddie Mac

·    Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc.

·    Weston Solutions, Inc.

·    Bipartisan Debt Reduction Task Force

·    Chesapeake Bay Foundation

·    Catholic University of America

·      Urban Institute

INTERESTED TRUSTEES

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 59

 

Trustee & President

 

 

1997

 

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Investments, Inc.

 

42

·         Calvert Social Investment Foundation

·         Pepco Holdings, Inc.

·         Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)

·         Griffin Realty Corp.

D. Wayne Silby, Esq.

AGE: 63

Trustee & Chair

 

1976

 

 

 

 

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.

25

·         UNIFI Mutual Holding Company

·         Calvert Social

Investment Foundation

·         Studio School Fund

·         Syntao.com China

·         The ICE Organization

·         Impact Assets

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 58

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 Investment Management, Inc.

SUSAN walker Bender, sq.

AGE: 52

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

 

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Investments, Inc.

 

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 47

Vice President

2004

 

Vice President of Calvert Investment Management, Inc.

 

 

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq. 

AGE: 43

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1996

 

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel of Calvert Investments, Inc., and Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Investment Management, Inc. and Calvert Investment Distributors, Inc.

 

patrick faul

AGE: 46

Vice President

2010

Vice President of Calvert Investment Management, Inc. since 2008, and Head of Credit Research since 2009. Prior to 2009, Mr. Faul was Co-Head of Credit Research (2008) and a Senior Securities Analyst (prior to 2008).

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 37

Assistant Secretary

2004

 

Electronic Filing Manager and Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Investments, Inc.

 

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 61

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Investment Management, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 46

Assistant Treasurer

2000

 

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Investments, Inc.

 

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Investments, Inc.

 

edith lillie

aGE: 54

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary (since 2007) and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Investments, Inc.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 48

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Assistant Counsel Compliance of Calvert Investments, Inc.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 59

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Investments, Inc.

 

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 44

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Associate General Counsel of Calvert Investments, Inc. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 55

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Investment Management, Inc. and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income.

William M. Tartikoff, Esq.

AGE: 64

Vice President & Secretary

1990

 

 

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Investments, Inc.

NATALIE TRUNOW

AGE: 43

Vice President

2008

Senior Vice President of Calvert Investment Management, 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: 59

Treasurer

1979

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Investments, Inc.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA   

AGE: 50

Fund Controller

1999

 

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Investment Administrative Services, Inc.

 

 


 


The address of 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 certain affiliates. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund’s advisor.

Additional information about the Fund’s 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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Principal Underwriter

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  Market Funds Social Index Fund
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  Funds Global Alternative Energy Fund
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  Fund International Opportunities Fund
  Money Market Portfolio Equity Income Fund
 
  Municipal Funds Balanced and Asset
  Tax-Free Bond Fund Allocation Funds
    Balanced Portfolio
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  Bond Portfolio Moderate Allocation Fund
  Income Fund Aggressive Allocation Fund
  Short Duration Income Fund  
  Long-Term Income Fund  
  Ultra-Short Income Fund  
  Government Fund  
  High-Yield Bond 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.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Calvert Funds. This and other important information is contained in the fund’s summary prospectus and prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. You may also call Calvert at 800/368-2745 or visit www. calvert.com.

 

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 9/30/10

Fiscal Year ended 9/30/11

 

$

%*

$

% *

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Audit Fees

$130,240

 

$106,205

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees

$0

0%

$0

0%

(c) Tax Fees (tax return preparation and filing for the registrant)

$23,980

0%

$19,885

0%

(d) All Other Fees

$0

0%

$0

0%

 

 

 

 

 

Total

$154,220

0%

$126,090

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 Committees 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 9/30/10

Fiscal Year ended 9/30/11

 

$

%*

$

% *

 

 

 

 

 

 

$11,000

0%*

$42,500

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 Committees 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.

 

(a)    This Schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.         

  

(b)   Not applicable.      

 

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 


 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

 

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

 

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: December 6, 2011

 

 

            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: December 6, 2011

 

             

            /s/  Ronald M. Wolfsheimer       

            Ronald M. Wolfsheimer

            Treasurer -- Principal Financial Officer

 

Date: December 6, 2011