0001398344-22-005881.txt : 20220316 0001398344-22-005881.hdr.sgml : 20220316 20220316092330 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001398344-22-005881 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20211231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220316 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220316 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20220316 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Meeder Funds CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000702435 IRS NUMBER: 521253995 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-03462 FILM NUMBER: 22743476 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6125 MEMORIAL DR STREET 2: P O BOX 7177 CITY: DUBLIN STATE: OH ZIP: 43017 BUSINESS PHONE: 6147667000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6125 MEMORIAL DRIVE CITY: DUBLIN STATE: OH ZIP: 43017 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FLEX FUNDS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000702435 S000003612 MUIRFIELD FUND C000010069 Retail Class FLMFX C000174337 Adviser Class FLMAX C000174338 Institutional Class FLMIX 0000702435 S000003613 CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION FUND C000010070 Retail Class FLRUX C000169633 Institutional Class IFAIX C000176586 Adviser Class IFAAX 0000702435 S000003614 QUANTEX FUND C000010071 Retail Class FLCGX C000174339 Adviser Class QNTAX C000174340 Institutional Class QNTIX 0000702435 S000003615 DYNAMIC ALLOCATION FUND C000010072 Retail Class FLDGX C000174341 Institutional Class DYGIX C000174342 Adviser Class DYGAX 0000702435 S000003618 Meeder Prime Money Market Fund C000010076 Meeder Prime Money Market Fund FFMXX 0000702435 S000003619 BALANCED FUND C000010077 Retail Class FLDFX C000174345 Institutional Class BLNIX C000174346 Adviser Class BLNAX 0000702435 S000003620 GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND C000010078 Retail Class FLFGX C000174347 Institutional Class GBPIX C000174348 Adviser Class GBPAX 0000702435 S000032099 TACTICAL INCOME FUND C000099971 Retail Class FLBDX C000174349 Institutional Class BNDIX C000174350 Adviser Class BNDAX 0000702435 S000036920 SPECTRUM FUND C000112985 Retail Class FLSPX C000174351 Institutional Class SRUIX C000174352 Adviser Class SRUAX 0000702435 S000049936 MODERATE ALLOCATION FUND C000157689 Retail Class FLDOX C000174353 Adviser Class DVOAX C000174354 Institutional Class DVOIX 0000702435 S000055222 Meeder Institutional Prime Money Market Fund C000173654 Meeder Institutional Prime Money Market Fund FLPXX N-CEN 1 primary_doc.xml X0404 N-CEN LIVE 0000702435 XXXXXXXX N-1A S000003619 C000010077 C000174346 C000174345 S000003615 C000010072 C000174342 C000174341 S000003618 C000010076 S000003612 C000010069 C000174337 C000174338 S000003614 C000010071 C000174339 C000174340 S000003620 C000010078 C000174348 C000174347 S000032099 C000099971 C000174350 C000174349 S000003613 C000010070 C000176586 C000169633 S000055222 C000173654 S000036920 C000112985 C000174352 C000174351 S000049936 C000157689 C000174353 C000174354 Meeder Funds 811-03462 0000702435 5493002NOKWTS1RIY527 6125 Memorial Drive Dublin 43017 US-OH US 614-766-7000 Meeder Funds 6125 Memorial Drive Dublin 43017 614-766-7000 All accounts, books, and documents required to be maintained by the Registrant pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 31a-1 through 31a-3 thereunder are maintained at the office of the Registrant, except all those relating to the activities of the Fund's Custodian, Transfer Agent, Fund Accounting Agent, and Shareholder Servicing Agent. Mutual Funds Service Co. 6125 Memorial Drive Dublin 43017 614-766-7000 All accounts, books, and documents required to be maintained by the Registrant pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 31a-1 through 31a-3 thereunder are maintained at the office of the Registrant, except all those relating to the activities of the Fund's Custodian, Transfer Agent, Fund Accounting Agent, and Shareholder Servicing Agent. Meeder Asset Management, Inc. 6125 Memorial Drive Dublin 43017 614-766-7000 Maintains records relating to its function as the investment adviser to the Funds. The Huntington National Bank 7 Easton Oval Columbus 43219 614-480-8300 All accounts, books, and documents relating to the activities of the Funds' Custodian. Goldman Sachs 200 West Street New York 10282 -- All accounts, books, and documents relating to the activities of the Funds' short selling and futures trading. 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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Meeder Funds

 

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Meeder Funds, comprising Muirfield Fund, Spectrum Fund, Global Allocation Fund, Balanced Fund, Moderate Allocation Fund, Conservative Allocation Fund, Dynamic Allocation Fund, Quantex Fund, Tactical Income Fund, and Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (the “Funds”) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), we considered the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A fund’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). A fund’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the fund; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the fund are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and trustees of the fund; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a fund’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Funds’ annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

Our consideration of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of December 31, 2021.

 

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of the Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Cleveland, Ohio

March 1, 2022