N-CSRS 1 primary-document.htm AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST FORM N-CSRS NOVEMBER 30, 2023
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM N-CSRS
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
Investment Company Act file number: 2-96924
 
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
1300 N. State Street
Bellingham, Washington 98225-4730
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including ZIP Code)
 
Elliot S. Cohen
1300 N. State Street
Bellingham, Washington 98225-4730
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number – (360) 734-9900  Ext. 1804
 
Date of fiscal year end: May 31, 2024
Date of reporting period: November 30, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1. Report to Shareowners
Performance
Summary
2
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
As
of
November
30,
2023
As
of
December
31
,
2023
Performance
data
quoted
in
this
report
represents
past
performance,
is
before
any
taxes
payable
by
shareowners,
and
is
no
guarantee
of
future
results.
Current
performance
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
that
stated
herein.
Performance
current
to
the
most
recent
month-end
is
available
by
calling
toll-free
1-888-732-6262
or
visiting
www.amanafunds.com.
Average
annual
total
returns
are
historical
and
include
change
in
share
value
as
well
as
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
capital
gains,
if
any.
The
investment
return
and
principal
value
of
an
investment
will
fluctuate
so
that
an
investor’s
shares,
when
redeemed,
may
be
worth
more
or
less
than
their
original
cost.
The
Amana
Funds
limit
the
securities
they
purchase
to
those
consistent
with
Islamic
principles,
which
limits
opportunities
and
may
affect
performance.
Institutional
Shares
of
the
Amana
Income,
Growth,
and
Developing
World
Funds
began
operations
September
25,
2013
.
The
Amana
Participation
Fund
began
operations
September
28,
2015
.
A
note
about
risk:
Please
see
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
beginning
on
page
33
for
a
discussion
of
investment
risks.
For
a
more
detailed
discussion
of
the
risks
associated
with
each
Fund,
please
see
the
Funds'
prospectus
or
each
Fund's
summary
prospectus.
1
By
regulation,
expense
ratios
shown
in
this
table
are
as
stated
in
the
Funds’
most
recent
prospectus
which
is
dated
September
28,
2023,
and
incorporates
results
for
the
fiscal
year
ended
May
31,
2023
.
Ratios
presented
in
this
table
differ
from
the
expense
ratios
shown
elsewhere
in
this
report
as
they
represent
different
fiscal
periods.
Also
by
regulation,
this
page
shows
performance
as
of
the
most
recent
calendar
quarter-end
in
addition
to
performance
through
the
Funds'
most
recent
fiscal
period.
Average
Annual
Returns
(before
any
taxes
paid
by
shareowners)
1
Year
3
Year
5
Year
10
year
15
Year
Expense
Ratio
1
125
Income
Fund
Investor
Shares
(
AMANX
)
5.77%
7.91%
10.23%
9.07%
10.98%
1.02%
150
Income
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(
AMINX
)
6.02%
8.16%
10.48%
9.33%
n/a
0.78%
225
Growth
Fund
Investor
Shares
(
AMAGX
)
13.91%
10.28%
15.68%
14.06%
14.57%
0.91%
250
Growth
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(
AMIGX
)
14.19%
10.55%
15.96%
14.33%
n/a
0.67%
325
Developing
World
Fund
Investor
Shares
(
AMDWX
)
4.27%
0.60%
5.78%
1.46%
n/a
1.22%
350
Developing
World
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(
AMIDX
)
4.47%
0.82%
6.00%
1.68%
n/a
1.01%
425
Participation
Fund
Investor
Shares
(
AMAPX
)
0.79%
-1.27%
1.56%
n/a
n/a
0.80%
450
Participation
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(
AMIPX
)
1.04%
-1.02%
1.83%
n/a
n/a
0.56%
Average
Annual
Returns
(before
any
taxes
paid
by
shareowners)
1
Year
3
Year
5
Year
10
year
15
Year
Expense
Ratio
1
125
Income
Fund
Investor
Shares
(
AMANX
)
13.55%
8.28%
12.63%
9.25%
11.13%
1.02%
150
Income
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(
AMINX
)
13.82%
8.54%
12.88%
9.51%
n/a
0.78%
225
Growth
Fund
Investor
Shares
(
AMAGX
)
25.66%
10.02%
18.68%
14.29%
14.70%
0.91%
250
Growth
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(
AMIGX
)
25.98%
10.29%
18.97%
14.56%
n/a
0.67%
325
Developing
World
Fund
Investor
Shares
(
AMDWX
)
13.24%
0.05%
7.58%
2.23%
n/a
1.22%
350
Developing
World
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(
AMIDX
)
13.39%
0.22%
7.76%
2.45%
n/a
1.01%
425
Participation
Fund
Investor
Shares
(
AMAPX
)
2.46%
-0.73%
1.90%
n/a
n/a
0.80%
450
Participation
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(
AMIPX
)
2.60%
-0.52%
2.14%
n/a
n/a
0.56%
Please
consider
an
investment’s
objectives,
risks,
charges,
and
expenses
carefully
before
investing.
To
obtain
a
free
prospectus
or
summary
prospectus
that
contains
this
and
other
important
information
on
the
Amana
Funds,
please
call
toll-free
1-888-732-6262
or
visit
www.amanafunds.com.
Please
read
the
prospectus
or
summary
prospectus
carefully
before
investing.
Fellow
Shareowners:
January
19,
2024
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
3
Last
year
we
noted
the
rarity
of
consecutive
down
years
for
major
market
indices
and
the
unbroken
post-World
War
II
streak
of
positive
returns
in
the
year
following
midterm
elections.
While
difficult
to
explain,
the
two
curiosities
provided
some
hope
for
a
year
in
which
many
expected
a
recession
following
a
series
of
aggressive
Federal
Reserve
rate
hikes.
As
readers
well
know,
2023
did
not
feature
a
recession.
Indeed,
third
quarter
gross
domestic
product
(GDP)
growth
hit
a
stunning
4.9%
with
a
bit
above
2%
expected
for
the
full
year.
Meanwhile,
the
stock
market
kept
its
post-midterm
election
streak
alive
for
the
20th
consecutive
time,
recouping
a
large
portion
of
2022’s
losses.
For
the
six-month
period
ended
November
30,
2023,
the
S&P
500
Index
returned
10.17%
and
the
broader
Dow
Jones
Islamic
Market
World
Index
appreciated
7.89%.
Developing
markets
experienced
a
less
buoyant
recovery
with
the
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Index
gaining
4.60%.
Weakness
persisted
within
Islamic
fixed
income
markets,
with
the
FTSE
IdealRatings
Sukuk
Index
returning
0.21%.
Year-to-date
as
of
November
30,
the
S&P
500
Index
gained
20.80%,
and
registered
a
13.84%
return
for
the
one-year
period.
For
the
six
months
ended
November
30,
2023,
Amana
Growth
Fund
Investor
Shares
gained
9.72%,
Amana
Income
Fund
Investor
Shares
returned
6.05%,
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
Investor
Shares
rose
1.88%,
and
Amana
Participation
Fund
Investor
Shares
slipped
-0.47%.
As
expected,
lower
expenses
allowed
the
Institutional
Shares
of
each
Fund
to
post
slightly
better
returns:
Amana
Growth
9.86%,
Amana
Income
6.17%,
Amana
Developing
World
2.04%,
while
Amana
Participation
dropped
-0.34%.
The
percentage
of
Amana
Funds’
shareowner
assets
in
Institutional
Shares
continued
to
rise,
hitting
53%
from
52%
last
year.
The
Amana
Funds'
investment
philosophy
follows
Islamic
principles,
which
preclude
most
investments
in
banking
and
finance.
We
favor
companies
with
good
sustainability
factors,
low
debt
levels,
and
strong
balance
sheets.
In
volatile
and
troubled
times,
these
solid
principles
have
repeatedly
proven
their
value.
2023
Accolades
As
experienced
investors,
we
know
that
gains
or
losses
over
a
short
interval
tell
an
incomplete
story
compared
to
performance
evaluated
over
a
lengthier
time
span,
even
during
times
of
uncertainty.
We
take
comfort
along
with
our
shareowners
in
the
accolades
bestowed
by
fund
industry
watchdogs
like
Morningstar.
As
of
November
30,
2023,
Morningstar
rated
each
share
class
of
the
Amana
Funds
on
overall
performance.
For
each
Fund’s
Investor
Shares,
Amana
Growth
was
rated
5
Stars,
Amana
Developing
World
and
Amana
Participation
were
rated
4
Stars,
and
Amana
Income
was
rated
3
Stars.
For
each
Fund’s
Institutional
Shares,
Amana
Growth
was
rated
5
Stars,
Amana
Developing
World
and
Amana
Participation
were
rated
4
Stars,
and
Amana
Income
was
rated
3
Stars.
Please
refer
to
"Morningstar
Ratings"
on
page
5
for
more
details.
Morningstar
continued
to
award
"Low
Carbon"
designations
to
Amana
Income,
Growth,
and
Developing
World
Funds
as
of
November
30,
2023,
which
identifies
them
as
"low
carbon"
funds
within
the
global
universe
(see
page
6).
4
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Amana
Growth
Fund
also
earned
a
Sustainability
Rating
of
"High"
from
Morningstar
as
of
November
30,
2023
(see
page
5).
Going
Forward
Unlike
the
Midterm
Effect
mentioned
above,
we
have
no
similar
track
record
of
performance
positive
or
negative
during
presidential
election
years.
We
are
encouraged
by
the
resilience
of
the
US
economy
in
the
face
of
significantly
higher
interest
rates.
At
the
same
time,
company
earnings
seem
to
have
bottomed
and
analysts
anticipate
better
growth
in
the
coming
year.
The
appearance
of
attractive
savings
rates
brought
billions
of
dollars
into
money
market
funds;
money
that
could
easily
be
redeployed
to
the
stock
market
if
inflation
were
to
reach
the
2%
target
and
the
Fed
gain
comfort
in
easing
rates.
Perhaps
we
are
being
premature,
and
the
effects
of
higher
rates
have
yet
to
be
felt.
However,
inflation
has
moderated,
holiday
spending
was
positive
(if
not
ebullient),
and
one
of
the
rarest
of
all
creatures,
the
soft
landing,
appears
to
be
within
sight.
We
are
hopeful
that
the
concentration
of
equity
market
returns
among
a
handful
of
mega-cap
Technology
stocks
will
diversify
among
a
wider
variety
of
sectors
and
companies
in
the
coming
year.
Strong
Management
Matters
Amana
Mutual
Funds
embody
basic
principles
of
sound
finance:
good
governance,
transparency,
fairness,
and
risk
sharing.
The
Trustees
are
active
governors
who
take
their
responsibilities
to
their
shareowners
seriously.
Saturna
staff
work
globally,
based
in
offices
in
Bellingham,
Washington;
Henderson,
Nevada;
and
Kuala
Lumpur,
Malaysia
to
better
serve
you.
As
a
group,
the
five
Amana
Trustees
are
solidly
committed
to
investing
in
Amana
Mutual
Funds.
Including
their
affiliated
accounts,
they
currently
have
over
$36
million
invested
in
the
four
mutual
funds
of
the
Trust.
Dr.
Mirza,
Mr.
Kaiser,
and
Mr.
Fielding
remain
among
the
Trust's
largest
individual
shareowners.
For
more
information,
please
visit
www.amanafunds.
com
or
call
1-888/73-AMANA.
We
thank
you
for
investing
with
us.
Respectfully,
Nicholas
Kaiser,
M.
Yaqub
Mirza,
President
Independent
Board
Chairman
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
5
Morningstar
Ratings
(as
of
November
30,
2023)
The
Morningstar
Sustainability
Rating
and
the
Morningstar
Portfolio
Sustainability
Score
are
not
based
on
fund
performance
and
are
not
equivalent
to
the
Morningstar
Rating
("Star
Rating").
©
2024
Morningstar®.
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rights
reserved.
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Inc.
is
an
independent
fund
performance
monitor.
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and/or
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providers;
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nor
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content
providers
are
responsible
for
any
damages
or
losses
arising
from
any
use
of
this
information.
A
Morningstar
Ratings™
("Star
Ratings")
are
as
of
November
30,
2023
and
December
31,
2023.
The
Morningstar
Rating™
for
funds,
or
"star
rating",
is
calculated
for
managed
products
(including
mutual
funds,
variable
annuity
and
variable
life
subaccounts,
exchange-traded
funds,
closed-end
funds,
and
separate
accounts)
with
at
least
a
three-year
history.
Exchange-traded
funds
and
open-ended
mutual
funds
are
considered
a
single
population
for
comparative
purposes.
It
is
calculated
based
on
a
Morningstar
Risk-Adjusted
Return
measure
that
accounts
for
variation
in
a
managed
product's
monthly
excess
performance
(not
including
the
effects
of
sales
charges,
loads,
and
redemption
fees),
placing
more
emphasis
on
downward
variations
and
rewarding
consistent
performance.
The
top
10%
of
products
in
each
product
category
receive
5
stars,
the
next
22.5%
receive
4
stars,
the
next
35%
receive
3
stars,
the
next
22.5%
receive
2
stars,
and
the
bottom
10%
receive
1
star.
The
Overall
Morningstar
Rating
for
a
managed
product
is
derived
from
a
weighted
average
of
the
performance
figures
associated
with
its
three-,
five-,
and
10-year
(if
applicable)
Morningstar
Rating
metrics.
The
weights
are:
100%
three-year
rating
for
36-59
months
of
total
returns,
60%
five-year
rating/40%
three-year
rating
for
60-119
months
of
total
returns,
and
50%
10-year
rating/30%
five-year
rating/20%
three-year
rating
for
120
or
more
months
of
total
returns.
While
the
10-year
overall
star
rating
formula
seems
to
give
the
most
weight
to
the
10-year
period,
the
most
recent
three-year
period
actually
has
the
greatest
impact
because
it
is
included
in
all
three
rating
periods.
B
Morningstar
Sustainability
Ratings
are
as
of
October
31,
2023.
The
Morningstar
Sustainability
Rating™
is
intended
to
measure
how
well
the
issuing
companies
of
the
securities
within
a
fund’s
portfolio
are
managing
their
environmental,
social,
and
governance
(“ESG”)
risks
and
opportunities
relative
to
the
fund’s
Morningstar
category
peers.
The
Morningstar
Sustainability
Rating
calculation
is
a
two-step
process.
First,
each
fund
with
at
least
50%
of
assets
covered
by
a
company-level
ESG
score
from
Sustainalytics
receives
a
Morningstar
Portfolio
Sustainability
Score™.
The
Morningstar
Portfolio
Sustainability
Score
is
an
asset-weighted
average
of
normalized
company-level
ESG
scores
with
deductions
made
for
controversial
incidents
by
the
issuing
companies,
such
as
environmental
accidents,
fraud,
or
discriminatory
behavior.
The
Morningstar
Sustainability
Rating
is
then
assigned
to
all
scored
funds
within
Morningstar
Categories
in
which
at
least
ten
(10)
funds
receive
a
Portfolio
Sustainability
Score
and
is
determined
by
each
fund's
rank
within
the
following
distribution:
High
(highest
10%),
Above
Average
(next
22.5%),
Average
(next
35%),
Below
Average
(next
22.5%),
and
Low
(lowest
10%).
The
Morningstar
Sustainability
Rating
is
depicted
by
globe
icons
where
High
equals
5
globes
and
Low
equals
1
globe.
A
Sustainability
Rating
is
assigned
to
any
fund
that
has
more
than
half
of
its
underlying
assets
rated
by
Sustainalytics
and
is
within
a
Morningstar
Category
with
at
least
10
scored
funds;
therefore,
the
rating
is
not
limited
to
funds
with
explicit
sustainable
or
responsible
investment
mandates.
Morningstar
updates
its
Sustainability
Ratings
monthly.
Portfolios
receive
a
Morningstar
Portfolio
Sustainability
Score
and
Sustainability
Rating
one
month
and
six
business
days
after
their
reported
as-of
date
based
on
the
most
recent
portfolio.
As
part
of
the
evaluation
process,
Morningstar
uses
Sustainalytics’
ESG
scores
from
the
same
month
as
the
portfolio
as-of
date.
The
Fund’s
portfolios
are
actively
managed
and
subject
to
change,
which
may
result
in
a
different
Morningstar
Sustainability
Score
and
Rating
each
month.
Amana
Income
Fund
was
rated
on
99%
of
Assets
Under
Management.
Amana
Growth
Fund
and
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
were
each
rated
100%
of
Assets
Under
Management.
Amana
Participation
Fund
was
rated
83%
of
Assets
Under
Management.
%
Rank
in
Category
is
the
fund’s
percentile
rank
for
the
specified
time
period
relative
to
all
funds
that
have
the
same
Morningstar
category.
The
highest
(or
most
favorable)
percentile
rank
is
1
and
the
lowest
(or
least
favorable)
percentile
rank
is
100.
The
top-
performing
fund
in
a
category
will
always
receive
a
rank
of
1.
Percentile
ranks
within
categories
are
most
useful
in
those
categories
that
have
a
large
number
of
funds.
The
Amana
Mutual
Funds
offer
two
share
classes
Investor
Shares
and
Institutional
Shares,
each
of
which
has
different
expense
structures.
Morningstar™
Ratings
A
1
Year
3
Year
5
Year
10
Year
15
Year
Overall
Sustainability
Rating™
B
Amana
Income
Fund
“Large
Blend”
Category
Investor
Shares
(AMANX)
n/a



n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
82
68
74
83
91
n/a
19
Institutional
Shares
(AMINX)
n/a



n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
81
62
69
79
90
n/a
19
Number
of
Funds
in
Category
1,435
1,300
1,192
886
678
1,300
3,563
Amana
Growth
Fund
“Large
Growth”
Category
Investor
Shares
(AMAGX)
n/a



n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
80
4
14
12
45
n/a
3
Institutional
Shares
(AMIGX)
n/a



n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
79
3
13
11
40
n/a
3
Number
of
Funds
in
Category
1,212
1,127
1,039
813
602
1,127
1,585
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
“Diversified
Emerging
Markets”
Category
Investor
Shares
(AMDWX)
n/a



n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
55
27
18
70
n/a
n/a
28
Institutional
Shares
(AMIDX)
n/a



n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
52
25
16
62
n/a
n/a
28
Number
of
Funds
in
Category
804
716
653
393
215
716
1,816
Amana
Participation
Fund
“Emerging
Markets
Bond”
Category
Investor
Shares
(AMAPX)
n/a


n/a
n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
100
12
44
n/a
n/a
n/a
36
Institutional
Shares
(AMIPX)
n/a


n/a
n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
100
11
34
n/a
n/a
n/a
36
Number
of
Funds
in
Category
250
233
215
108
47
233
869
6
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Morningstar
Ratings
(as
of
December
31,
2023)
Morningstar
ratings
represented
as
unshaded
stars
are
based
on
extended
performance.
These
extended
performance
ratings
are
based
on
the
historical
adjusted
returns
prior
to
the
inception
date
of
the
Institutional
Shares
and
reflect
the
historical
performance
of
the
Investor
Shares,
adjusted
to
reflect
the
fees
and
expenses
of
the
Institutional
Shares.
Morningstar
Carbon
Metrics
(as
of
November
30,
2023)
Morningstar
carbon
metrics
are
asset-weighted
portfolio
calculations
based
on
their
Sustainalytics
subsidiary's
carbon-risk
research.
Based
on
two
of
these
metrics
Carbon
Risk
Score
and
Fossil
Fund
Involvement
%
funds
may
receive
the
Low
Carbon
designation,
which
allows
investors
to
easily
identify
low-carbon
funds
within
the
global
universe.
The
portfolio
Carbon
Risk
Score
is
a
number
between
0
and
100
(a
lower
score
is
better).
A
portfolio's
Carbon
Risk
Score
is
the
asset-weighted
sum
of
the
carbon
risk
scores
of
its
holdings,
averaged
over
the
trailing
12
months.
The
carbon
risk
of
a
company
is
Sustainalytics'
evaluation
of
the
degree
to
which
a
firm's
activities
and
products
are
aligned
with
the
transition
to
a
low-carbon
economy.
The
assessment
includes
carbon
intensity,
fossil
fuel
involvement,
stranded
assets
exposure,
mitigation
strategies,
and
green
product
solutions.
Fossil
Fuel
Involvement
%
is
the
portfolio's
asset-weighted
percentage
exposure
to
fossil
fuels,
averaged
over
the
trailing
12
months.
Companies
with
fossil
fuel
involvement
are
defined
as
those
in
the
following
subindustries:
Thermal
Coal
Extraction,
Thermal
Coal
Power
Generation,
Oil
&
Gas
Production,
Oil
&
Gas
Power
Generation,
and
Oil
&
Gas
Products
&
Services.
To
receive
the
Low
Carbon
designation
a
fund
must
have
a
Carbon
Risk
Score
below
10
and
a
Fossil
Fuel
Involvement
%
of
less
than
7%
of
assets.
For
these
metrics
to
be
calculated,
at
least
67%
of
a
portfolio's
assets
must
be
covered
by
Sustainalytics
company
carbon-risk
research.
All
Morningstar
carbon
metrics
are
calculated
quarterly.
Amana
Income
Fund
was
rated
on
94%,
Amana
Growth
Fund
was
rated
on
100%,
and
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
was
rated
on
92%
of
assets
under
management.
As
of
November
30,
2023,
the
Amana
Income,
Amana
Growth,
and
Amana
Developing
World
Funds
had
not
received
a
12-month
average
fossil
fuel
exposure
rating.
Morningstar™
Ratings
A
1
Year
3
Year
5
Year
10
Year
15
Year
Overall
Amana
Income
Fund
“Large
Blend”
Category
Investor
Shares
(AMANX)
n/a



n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
91
68
84
85
92
n/a
Institutional
Shares
(AMINX)
n/a



n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
89
61
82
81
90
n/a
Number
of
Funds
in
Category
1,430
1,298
1,191
897
683
1,298
Amana
Growth
Fund
“Large
Growth”
Category
Investor
Shares
(AMAGX)
n/a



n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
83
5
15
12
47
n/a
Institutional
Shares
(AMIGX)
n/a



n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
82
4
13
10
41
n/a
Number
of
Funds
in
Category
1,200
1,118
1,031
810
599
1,118
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
“Diversified
Emerging
Markets”
Category
Investor
Shares
(AMDWX)
n/a



n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
38
24
17
60
n/a
n/a
Institutional
Shares
(AMIDX)
n/a



n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
37
24
16
52
n/a
n/a
Number
of
Funds
in
Category
816
721
656
402
216
721
Amana
Participation
Fund
“Emerging
Markets
Bond”
Category
Investor
Shares
(AMAPX)
n/a


n/a
n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
2
4
6
n/a
n/a
n/a
Institutional
Shares
(AMIPX)
n/a


n/a
n/a

%
Rank
in
Category
1
2
4
n/a
n/a
n/a
Number
of
Funds
in
Category
243
226
213
110
47
226
Amana
Income
Fund
Amana
Growth
Fund
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
7
Amana
Income
Fund:
Performance
Summary
Average
Annual
Returns
(as
of
November
30,
2023
)
Growth
of
$10,000
Comparison
of
any
mutual
fund
to
a
market
index
must
be
made
bearing
in
mind
that
the
index
is
unmanaged
and
expense-free.
Conversely,
the
Fund
will
(1)
be
actively
managed;
(2)
have
an
objective
other
than
mirroring
the
index,
such
as
limiting
risk;
(3)
bear
transaction
and
other
operational
costs;
(4)
stand
ready
to
buy
and
sell
its
securities
to
shareowners
on
a
daily
basis;
and
(5)
provide
a
wide
range
of
services.
The
graph
compares
$10,000
invested
in
Institutional
Shares
of
the
Fund
on
November
30,
2013,
to
an
identical
amount
invested
in
the
S&P
500
Index,
a
broad-based
stock
market
index.
The
graph
shows
that
an
investment
in
Institutional
Shares
of
the
Fund
would
have
risen
to
$24,398
versus
$30,550
in
the
Index.
Institutional
Shares
are
used
in
this
chart
because
they
represent
the
larger
share
class
in
terms
of
assets.
Please
note
that
investors
cannot
invest
directly
in
the
Index.
Past
performance
does
not
guarantee
future
results.
The
“Growth
of
$10,000”
graph
and
“Average
Annual
Returns”
performance
table
assume
the
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
capital
gains.
They
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareowner
might
pay
on
fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
fund
shares.
Fund
Objective
The
objectives
of
the
Income
Fund
are
current
income
and
preservation
of
capital,
consistent
with
Islamic
principles;
current
income
is
its
primary
objective.
Top
10
Holdings
%
of
Total
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Diversification
%
of
Total
Net
Assets
Chart
Underline
1
Year
5
Year
10
Year
Expense
Ratio
Investor
Shares
(
AMANX
)
5.77%
10.23%
9.07%
1.02%
Institutional
Shares
(
AMINX
)
6.02%
10.48%
9.33%
0.78%
S&P
500
Index
13.84%
12.51%
11.81%
n/a
Eli
Lilly
12.4%
Microsoft
9.1%
Rockwell
Automation
4.9%
Taiwan
Semiconductor
ADR
4.8%
Illinois
Tool
Works
4.3%
W.W.
Grainger
3.8%
PPG
Industries
3.2%
Linde
3.2%
Honeywell
International
3.1%
Genuine
Parts
3.0%
Schedule
of
Investments
As
of
November
30,
2023
Amana
Income
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
8
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Continued
on
next
page.
Common
Stock
-
89
.7
%
Number
of
Shares
Cost
Market
Value
Percentage
of
Net
Assets
Consumer
Discretionary
Automotive
Retailers
Genuine
Parts
382,000
$
15,016,749
$
50,721,960
3.0%
Consumer
Staples
Household
Products
Colgate-Palmolive
415,400
15,151,572
32,721,058
2.0%
Kenvue
500,000
8,059,347
10,220,000
0.6%
Kimberly-Clark
230,000
13,960,736
28,457,900
1.7%
Procter
&
Gamble
165,000
20,502,654
25,330,800
1.5%
Unilever
ADR
450,000
15,802,908
21,465,000
1.3%
73,477,217
118,194,758
7.1%
Packaged
Food
McCormick
&
Co
559,288
13,161,835
36,258,641
2.2%
86,639,052
154,453,399
9.3%
Health
Care
Biotech
Amgen
141,000
34,235,216
38,019,240
2.3%
Large
Pharma
AbbVie
100,000
2,803,208
14,239,000
0.9%
Bristol-Myers
Squibb
650,000
15,185,381
32,097,000
1.9%
Eli
Lilly
350,000
12,008,515
206,864,000
12.4%
Johnson
&
Johnson
130,000
13,568,315
20,105,800
1.2%
Novartis
ADR
295,400
15,552,802
28,919,660
1.7%
Pfizer
1,100,000
18,605,774
33,517,000
2.0%
77,723,995
335,742,460
20.1%
Medical
Devices
Abbott
Laboratories
350,000
8,392,885
36,501,500
2.2%
120,352,096
410,263,200
24.6%
Industrials
Commercial
&
Residential
Building
Equipment
&
Systems
Honeywell
International
260,000
10,768,521
50,939,200
3.1%
Johnson
Controls
International
510,000
32,596,288
26,928,000
1.6%
43,364,809
77,867,200
4.7%
Courier
Services
United
Parcel
Service,
Class
B
220,000
39,274,536
33,354,200
2.0%
Electrical
Power
Equipment
Eaton
100,000
17,241,460
22,769,000
1.4%
Industrial
Distribution
&
Rental
W.W.
Grainger
80,000
7,590,798
62,895,200
3.8%
Industrial
Machinery
Illinois
Tool
Works
300,000
14,672,460
72,663,000
4.3%
Measurement
Instruments
Rockwell
Automation
300,000
13,657,124
82,632,000
4.9%
Rail
Freight
Canadian
National
Railway
384,000
8,600,818
44,524,800
2.7%
144,402,005
396,705,400
23.8%
Materials
Basic
&
Diversified
Chemicals
Air
Products
&
Chemicals
110,000
6,424,723
29,760,500
1.8%
Schedule
of
Investments
As
of
November
30,
2023
Amana
Income
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
9
Common
Stock
-
89.7%
Number
of
Shares
Cost
Market
Value
Percentage
of
Net
Assets
Materials
(continued)
Basic
&
Diversified
Chemicals
(continued)
Linde
130,000
$
8,531,143
$
53,790,100
3.2%
14,955,866
83,550,600
5.0%
Specialty
Chemicals
PPG
Industries
379,000
12,758,054
53,814,210
3.2%
27,713,920
137,364,810
8.2%
Technology
Communications
Equipment
Cisco
Systems
680,000
31,332,728
32,898,400
2.0%
Consumer
Electronics
Nintendo
750,000
36,514,433
35,059,820
2.1%
Infrastructure
Software
Microsoft
400,000
7,953,170
151,564,000
9.1%
Semiconductor
Devices
Broadcom
Ltd
9,500
8,244,025
8,794,435
0.5%
Texas
Instruments
250,000
38,489,292
38,177,500
2.3%
46,733,317
46,971,935
2.8%
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Taiwan
Semiconductor
ADR
824,500
8,249,619
80,232,095
4.8%
130,783,267
346,726,250
20.8%
Total
investments
$524,907,089
$
1,496,235,019
89.7%
Other
assets
(net
of
liabilities)
171,233,784
10.3%
Total
net
assets
$
1,667,468,803
100.0%
ADR:
American
Depositary
Receipt
Amana
Income
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
10
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Statement
of
Operations
As
of
November
30,
2023
Assets
Investments
in
securities,
at
value
(Cost
$524,907,089)
$
1,496,235,019
Cash
167,687,869
Dividends
receivable
3,965,251
Receivable
for
Fund
shares
sold
1,309,857
Prepaid
expenses
13,801
Total
assets
1,669,211,797
Liabilities
Accrued
advisory
fees
996,342
Payable
for
Fund
shares
redeemed
474,025
Accrued
12b-1
distribution
fees
156,242
Accrued
retirement
plan
custody
fee
54,676
Accrued
audit
expenses
39,677
Accrued
legal
expenses
5,185
Accrued
Chief
Compliance
Officer
expenses
4,056
Accrued
trustee
expenses
3,541
Accrued
other
operating
expenses
9,250
Total
liabilities
1,742,994
Net
assets
$1,667,468,803
Analysis
of
net
assets
Paid-in
capital
(unlimited
shares
authorized,
without
par
value)
$609,464,678
Total
distributable
earnings
1,058,004,125
Net
assets
applicable
to
Fund
shares
outstanding
$1,667,468,803
Net
asset
value
per
Investor
Shares
AMANX
Net
assets,
at
value
$775,789,235
Shares
outstanding
12,764,359
Net
asset
value,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share
$60.78
Net
asset
value
per
Institutional
Shares
AMINX
Net
assets,
at
value
$891,679,568
Shares
outstanding
14,814,951
Net
asset
value,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share
$60.19
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Investment
income
Dividend
Income
(Net
of
foreign
tax
of
$233,931)
$
15,534,937
Miscellaneous
income
524
Total
investment
income
15,535,461
Expenses
Investment
advisory
fees
6,112,287
12b-1
distribution
fees
966,944
Custodian
fees
36,859
Filing
and
registration
fees
34,126
Retirement
plan
custodial
fees
27,856
125
Investor
Shares
10
150
Institutional
Shares
27,846
Audit
fees
25,147
Chief
Compliance
Officer
expenses
16,234
Trustee
fees
13,561
Legal
fees
11,612
Other
operating
expenses
52,839
Total
gross
expenses
7,297,465
Less
custodian
fee
credits
(36,859)
Net
expenses
7,260,606
Net
investment
income
$8,274,855
Net
realized
gain
from
investments
and
foreign
currency
$49,854,684
Net
Increase
in
unrealized
appreciation
on
investments
and
foreign
currency
38,193,622
Net
gain
on
investments
88,048,306
Net
increase
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
$96,323,161
Amana
Income
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
11
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
Increase
in
net
assets
from
operations
From
operations
Net
investment
income
$8,274,855
$17,607,756
Net
realized
gain
on
investments
and
foreign
currency
49,854,684
80,227,508
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
unrealized
appreciation
on
investments
and
foreign
currency
38,193,622
(30,365,532)
Net
increase
in
net
assets
96,323,161
67,469,732
Distributions
to
shareowners
from
125
Net
dividend
and
distribution
to
shareholders
-
Investor
Shares
(55,985,474)
150
Net
dividend
and
distribution
to
shareholders
-
Institutional
Shares
(64,862,482)
Total
distributions
(120,847,956)
Capital
share
transactions
Proceeds
from
the
sale
of
shares
125
Investor
Shares
28,661,033
52,799,494
150
Institutional
Shares
57,248,333
119,146,187
Value
of
shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
125
Investor
Shares
54,163,090
150
Institutional
Shares
62,364,157
Cost
of
shares
redeemed
125
Investor
Shares
(45,523,265)
(80,836,010)
150
Institutional
Shares
(44,428,927)
(114,327,486)
Total
capital
shares
transactions
(4,042,826)
93,309,432
Total
increase
in
net
assets
92,280,335
39,931,208
Net
assets
Beginning
of
period
1,575,188,468
1,535,257,260
End
of
period
$1,667,468,803
$1,575,188,468
Shares
of
the
Fund
sold
and
redeemed
Investor
Shares
(AMANX)
Number
of
shares
sold
478,323
925,903
Number
of
shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
958,643
Number
of
shares
redeemed
(761,573)
(1,416,491)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
number
of
shares
outstanding
(283,250)
468,055
Institutional
Shares
(AMINX)
Number
of
shares
sold
967,703
2,093,110
Number
of
shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
1,115,876
Number
of
shares
redeemed
(748,600)
(2,028,671)
Net
increase
in
number
of
shares
outstanding
219,103
1,180,315
Amana
Income
Fund:
Financial
Highlights
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
12
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Investor
Shares
(AMANX)
Selected
data
per
share
of
outstanding
capital
stock
throughout
each
period:
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Net
asset
value
at
beginning
of
period
$57.31
$59.34
$61.52
$50.03
$48.32
$48.91
Income
from
investment
operations
Net
investment
income
A
0.26
0.59
0.59
0.58
0.67
0.61
Net
gains
on
securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
3.21
1.91
0.37
14.53
5.17
1.80
Total
from
investment
operations
3.47
2.50
0.96
15.11
5.84
2.41
Less
distributions
Dividends
(from
net
investment
income)
(0.55)
(0.55)
(0.56)
(0.66)
(0.62)
Distributions
(from
capital
gains)
(3.98)
(2.59)
(3.06)
(3.47)
(2.38)
Total
distributions
(4.53)
(3.14)
(3.62)
(4.13)
(3.00)
Net
asset
value
at
end
of
period
$60.78
$57.31
$59.34
$61.52
$50.03
$48.32
Total
Return
B
6.05%
4.35%
1.16%
30.87%
11.77%
5.35%
Ratios
/
supplemental
data
Net
assets
($000),
end
of
period
$775,789
$747,787
$746,534
$841,439
$735,565
$805,610
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
Before
custodian
fee
credits
C
1.01%
1.02%
1.01%
1.04%
1.06%
1.11%
After  custodian
fee
credits
C
1.01%
1.02%
1.01%
1.04%
1.06%
1.10%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
after
custodian
fee
credits  to
average
net
assets
C
0.87%
1.03%
0.94%
1.03%
1.31%
1.22%
Portfolio
turnover
rate
B
3%
8%
5%
5%
0%
1%
Institutional
Shares
(AMINX)
Selected
data
per
share
of
outstanding
capital
stock
throughout
each
period:
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Net
asset
value
at
beginning
of
period
$56.69
$58.79
$61.04
$49.72
$48.12
$48.72
Income
from
investment
operations
Net
investment
income
A
0.33
0.72
0.74
0.71
0.78
0.74
Net
gains
on
securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
3.17
1.90
0.37
14.42
5.13
1.79
Total
from
investment
operations
3.50
2.62
1.11
15.13
5.91
2.53
Less
distributions
Dividends
(from
net
investment
income)
(0.74)
(0.77)
(0.75)
(0.84)
(0.75)
Distributions
(from
capital
gains)
(3.98)
(2.59)
(3.06)
(3.47)
(2.38)
Total
distributions
(4.72)
(3.36)
(3.81)
(4.31)
(3.13)
Net
asset
value
at
end
of
period
$60.19
$56.69
$58.79
$61.04
$49.72
$48.12
Total
Return
B
6.17%
4.61%
1.40%
31.14%
11.96%
5.63%
Ratios
/
supplemental
data
Net
assets
($000),
end
of
period
$891,680
$827,401
$788,724
$703,695
$533,239
$472,724
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
Before
custodian
fee
credits
C
0.77%
0.78%
0.77%
0.80%
0.83%
0.87%
After  custodian
fee
credits
C
0.76%
0.77%
0.77%
0.79%
0.82%
0.86%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
after
custodian
fee
credits  to
average
net
assets
C
1.11%
1.27%
1.19%
1.27%
1.55%
1.47%
Portfolio
turnover
rate
B
3%
8%
5%
5%
0%
1%
A
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding
B
Not
annualized
for
period
of
less
than
one
year
C
Annualized
for
periods
of
less
than
one
year
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
13
Amana
Growth
Fund:
Performance
Summary
Average
Annual
Returns
(as
of
November
30,
2023
)
Growth
of
$10,000
Comparison
of
any
mutual
fund
to
a
market
index
must
be
made
bearing
in
mind
that
the
index
is
unmanaged
and
expense-free.
Conversely,
the
Fund
will
(1)
be
actively
managed;
(2)
have
an
objective
other
than
mirroring
the
index,
such
as
limiting
risk;
(3)
bear
transaction
and
other
operational
costs;
(4)
stand
ready
to
buy
and
sell
its
securities
to
shareowners
on
a
daily
basis;
and
(5)
provide
a
wide
range
of
services.
The
graph
compares
$10,000
invested
in
Institutional
Shares
of
the
Fund
on
November
30,
2013,
to
an
identical
amount
invested
in
the
S&P
500
Index,
a
broad-based
stock
market
index.
The
graph
shows
that
an
investment
in
Institutional
Shares
of
the
Fund
would
have
risen
to
$38,166
versus
$30,550
in
the
Index.
Institutional
Shares
are
used
in
this
chart
because
they
represent
the
larger
share
class
in
terms
of
assets.
Please
note
that
investors
cannot
invest
directly
in
the
Index.
Past
performance
does
not
guarantee
future
results
.
The
“Growth
of
$10,000”
graph
and
“Average
Annual
Returns”
performance
table
assume
the
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
capital
gains.
They
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareowner
might
pay
on
fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
fund
shares.
Fund
Objective
The
objective
of
the
Growth
Fund
is
long-term
capital
growth,
consistent
with
Islamic
principles.
Top
10
Holdings
%
of
Total
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Diversification
%
of
Total
Net
Assets
Chart
Underline
1
Year
5
Year
10
Year
Expense
Ratio
Investor
Shares
13.91%
15.68%
14.06%
0.91%
Institutional
Shares
14.19%
15.96%
14.33%
0.67%
S&P
500
Index
13.84%
12.51%
11.81%
n/a
Apple
8.7%
ASML
Holding
NY
4.8%
Microsoft
4.8%
Eli
Lilly
4.7%
Novo
Nordisk
ADR
4.7%
Adobe
4.5%
Intuit
3.8%
Advanced
Micro
Devices
3.3%
Alphabet,
Class
A
3.3%
Taiwan
Semiconductor
ADR
2.7%
Schedule
of
Investments
As
of
November
30,
2023
Amana
Growth
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
14
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Continued
on
next
page.
Common
Stock
-
95
.8
%
Number
of
Shares
Cost
Market
Value
Percentage
of
Net
Assets
Communications
Internet
Media
Alphabet,
Class
A
1
1,076,000
$
124,992,520
$
142,602,280
3.3%
Consumer
Discretionary
Automotive
Retailers
AutoZone
40,000
98,870,262
104,397,200
2.4%
Home
Products
Stores
Lowe's
400,000
8,620,300
79,532,000
1.8%
Specialty
Apparel
Stores
Lululemon
Athletica
1
205,000
67,300,471
91,594,000
2.1%
TJX
Companies
1,150,000
12,679,185
101,326,500
2.3%
79,979,656
192,920,500
4.4%
187,470,218
376,849,700
8.6%
Consumer
Staples
Household
Products
Church
&
Dwight
1,171,300
20,995,228
113,182,719
2.6%
Estee
Lauder,
Class
A
458,594
16,624,230
58,557,868
1.3%
37,619,458
171,740,587
3.9%
Health
Care
Biotech
Amgen
324,725
16,875,998
87,558,849
2.0%
Large
Pharma
AstraZeneca
ADR
1,020,000
69,184,692
65,881,800
1.5%
Eli
Lilly
348,700
11,964,836
206,095,648
4.7%
Johnson
&
Johnson
379,750
23,137,374
58,732,135
1.4%
Merck
&
Co
640,000
68,188,486
65,587,200
1.5%
Novo
Nordisk
ADR
2,003,200
7,663,671
204,005,888
4.7%
180,139,059
600,302,671
13.8%
Life
Science
Equipment
Agilent
Technologies
900,000
16,302,137
115,020,000
2.6%
IDEXX
Laboratories
83,000
40,328,806
38,663,060
0.9%
56,630,943
153,683,060
3.5%
Managed
Care
Elevance
Health
182,000
86,155,866
87,267,180
2.0%
Medical
Devices
Stryker
300,000
15,657,168
88,899,000
2.1%
355,459,034
1,017,710,760
23.4%
Industrials
Commercial
&
Residential
Building
Equipment
&
Systems
Johnson
Controls
International
1,600,000
78,470,848
84,480,000
1.9%
Trane
400,000
66,621,870
90,164,000
2.1%
145,092,718
174,644,000
4.0%
Industrial
Distribution
&
Rental
Fastenal
565,700
6,970,389
33,925,029
0.8%
Measurement
Instruments
Keysight
Technologies
500,000
8,390,911
67,945,000
1.6%
Schedule
of
Investments
As
of
November
30,
2023
Amana
Growth
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
15
Common
Stock
-
95.8%
Number
of
Shares
Cost
Market
Value
Percentage
of
Net
Assets
Industrials
(continued)
Measurement
Instruments
(continued)
Trimble
1
1,500,000
$
15,966,794
$
69,600,000
1.6%
24,357,705
137,545,000
3.2%
Metalworking
Machinery
Lincoln
Electric
Holdings
271,400
5,997,298
53,753,484
1.2%
Rail
Freight
Norfolk
Southern
212,925
12,951,217
46,451,718
1.1%
Union
Pacific
350,000
27,011,044
78,844,500
1.8%
39,962,261
125,296,218
2.9%
222,380,371
525,163,731
12.1%
Technology
Application
Software
Adobe
1
320,600
10,572,380
195,889,806
4.5%
Intuit
285,600
9,926,412
163,208,976
3.8%
20,498,792
359,098,782
8.3%
Communications
Equipment
Apple
1,989,550
1,517,516
377,915,022
8.7%
Cisco
Systems
1,500,000
26,759,130
72,570,000
1.6%
Motorola
Solutions
310,000
79,705,054
100,089,700
2.3%
107,981,700
550,574,722
12.6%
Information
Services
Gartner
1
179,900
6,185,084
78,227,716
1.8%
Infrastructure
Software
Microsoft
550,000
162,824,406
208,400,500
4.8%
Oracle
737,200
21,467,457
85,670,012
2.0%
ServiceNow
150,000
72,721,322
102,861,000
2.3%
257,013,185
396,931,512
9.1%
Semiconductor
Devices
Advanced
Micro
Devices
1
1,200,000
59,033,683
145,392,000
3.3%
Broadcom
90,000
85,613,298
83,315,700
1.9%
144,646,981
228,707,700
5.2%
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
ASML
Holding
NY
308,000
10,937,644
210,598,080
4.8%
Taiwan
Semiconductor
ADR
1,210,921
12,693,436
117,834,723
2.7%
23,631,080
328,432,803
7.5%
559,956,822
1,941,973,235
44.5%
Total
investments
$1,487,878,423
$
4,176,040,293
95.8%
Other
assets
(net
of
liabilities)
182,130,803
4.2%
Total
net
assets
$
4,358,171,096
100.0%
1
Non-income
producing
ADR:
American
Depositary
Receipt
Amana
Growth
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
16
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Statement
of
Operations
As
of
November
30,
2023
Assets
Investments
in
securities,
at
value
(Cost
$1,487,878,423)
$
4,176,040,293
Cash
169,453,096
Receivable
for
security
sales
8,590,982
Receivable
for
Fund
shares
sold
5,230,881
Dividends
receivable
3,896,449
Prepaid
expenses
36,605
Total
assets
4,363,248,306
Liabilities
Payable
for
Fund
shares
redeemed
2,375,613
Accrued
advisory
fees
2,098,398
Accrued
12b-1
distribution
fees
423,077
Accrued
retirement
plan
custody
fee
82,024
Accrued
audit
expenses
66,064
Accrued
legal
expenses
9,504
Accrued
trustee
expenses
7,720
Accrued
Chief
Compliance
Officer
expenses
6,398
Accrued
other
operating
expenses
8,412
Total
liabilities
5,077,210
Net
assets
$4,358,171,096
Analysis
of
net
assets
Paid-in
capital
(unlimited
shares
authorized,
without
par
value)
$1,632,874,810
Total
distributable
earnings
2,725,296,286
Net
assets
applicable
to
Fund
shares
outstanding
$4,358,171,096
Net
asset
value
per
Investor
Shares
AMAGX
Net
assets,
at
value
$2,131,416,702
Shares
outstanding
31,151,391
Net
asset
value,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share
$68.42
Net
asset
value
per
Institutional
Shares
AMIGX
Net
assets,
at
value
$2,226,754,394
Shares
outstanding
32,323,071
Net
asset
value,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share
$68.89
Period
ended
Novemb
er
30,
2023
Investment
income
Dividend
Income
(Net
of
foreign
tax
of
$531,063)
$
19,765,716
Miscellaneous
income
(21,287)
Total
investment
income
19,744,429
Expenses
Investment
advisory
fees
12,485,100
12b-1
distribution
fees
2,502,569
Custodian
fees
83,146
Filing
and
registration
fees
67,117
Audit
fees
50,355
ReFlow
fees
49,943
Retirement
plan
custodial
fees
42,045
225
Investor
Shares
120
250
Institutional
Shares
41,925
Chief
Compliance
Officer
expenses
36,429
Trustee
fees
33,619
Legal
fees
20,845
Other
operating
expenses
113,093
Total
gross
expenses
15,484,261
Less
custodian
fee
credits
(83,146)
Net
expenses
15,401,115
Net
investment
income
$4,343,314
Net
realized
gain
from
investments
$5,868,041
A
Net
increase
in
unrealized
appreciation
on
investments
371,754,992
Net
gain
on
investments
377,623,033
Net
increase
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
$381,966,347
A
Includes
$20,992,515
in
net
realized
gains
from
redemptions
in-kind
Amana
Growth
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
17
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
Increase
in
net
assets
from
operations
From
operations
Net
investment
income
$4,343,314
$10,975,605
Net
realized
gain
on
investments
5,868,041
71,477,598
Net
increase
in
unrealized
appreciation
on
investments
371,754,992
162,482,174
Net
increase
in
net
assets
381,966,347
244,935,377
Distributions
to
shareowners
from
225
Net
dividend
and
distribution
to
shareholders
-
Investor
Shares
(58,195,925)
250
Net
dividend
and
distribution
to
shareholders
-
Institutional
Shares
(60,563,003)
Total
distributions
(118,758,928)
Capital
share
transactions
Proceeds
from
the
sale
of
shares
225
Investor
Shares
206,277,085
270,694,426
250
Institutional
Shares
304,418,464
651,089,637
Value
of
shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
225
Investor
Shares
56,262,765
250
Institutional
Shares
58,569,250
Cost
of
shares
redeemed
225
Investor
Shares
(124,958,984)
(204,912,016)
250
Institutional
Shares
(233,970,353)
(307,663,933)
Total
capital
shares
transactions
151,766,212
524,040,129
Total
increase
in
net
assets
533,732,559
650,216,578
Net
assets
Beginning
of
period
3,824,438,537
3,174,221,959
End
of
period
$4,358,171,096
$3,824,438,537
Shares
of
the
Fund
sold
and
redeemed
Investor
Shares
(AMAGX)
Number
of
shares
sold
3,154,814
4,553,853
Number
of
shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
969,880
Number
of
shares
redeemed
(1,915,628)
(3,467,797)
Net
increase
in
number
of
shares
outstanding
1,239,186
2,055,936
Institutional
Shares
(AMIGX)
Number
of
shares
sold
4,633,697
10,920,895
Number
of
shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
1,005,136
Number
of
shares
redeemed
(3,549,029)
(5,189,405)
Net
increase
in
number
of
shares
outstanding
1,084,668
6,736,626
Amana
Growth
Fund:
Financial
Highlights
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
18
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Report
Investor
Shares
(AMAGX)
Selected
data
per
share
of
outstanding
capital
stock
throughout
each
period:
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Net
asset
value
at
beginning
of
period
$62.36
$60.47
$61.17
$45.39
$39.31
$36.24
Income
from
investment
operations
Net
investment
income
A
0.03
0.12
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.13
Net
gains
(losses)
on
securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
6.03
3.86
(0.37)
18.74
7.33
4.14
Total
from
investment
operations
6.06
3.98
(0.32)
18.84
7.48
4.27
Less
distributions
Dividends
(from
net
investment
income)
(0.10)
(0.05)
(0.13)
(0.16)
(0.16)
Distributions
(from
capital
gains)
(1.99)
(0.33)
(2.93)
(1.24)
(1.04)
Total
distributions
(2.09)
(0.38)
(3.06)
(1.40)
(1.20)
Net
asset
value
at
end
of
period
$68.42
$62.36
$60.47
$61.17
$45.39
$39.31
Total
Return
B
9.72%
6.83%
(0.62)%
42.16%
19.12%
12.28%
Ratios
/
supplemental
data
Net
assets
($000),
end
of
period
$2,131,417
$1,865,385
$1,684,412
$1,735,349
$1,303,469
$1,263,423
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
Before
custodian
fee
credits
C
0.88%
0.91%
0.91%
0.96%
1.02%
1.08%
After  custodian
fee
credits
C
0.87%
0.91%
0.90%
0.96%
1.02%
1.08%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
after
custodian
fee
credits  to
average
net
assets
C
0.09%
0.21%
0.09%
0.19%
0.36%
0.34%
Portfolio
turnover
rate
B
1%
D
6%
D
3%
D
3%
D
0%
D,E
0%
D
Institutional
Shares
(AMIGX)
Selected
data
per
share
of
outstanding
capital
stock
throughout
each
period:
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Net
asset
value
at
beginning
of
period
$62.71
$60.80
$61.50
$45.60
$39.49
$36.37
Income
from
investment
operations
Net
investment
income
A
0.11
0.27
0.22
0.24
0.28
0.23
Net
gains
(losses)
on
securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
6.07
3.88
(0.38)
18.84
7.34
4.15
Total
from
investment
operations
6.18
4.15
(0.16)
19.08
7.62
4.38
Less
distributions
Dividends
(from
net
investment
income)
(0.25)
(0.21)
(0.25)
(0.27)
(0.22)
Distributions
(from
capital
gains)
(1.99)
(0.33)
(2.93)
(1.24)
(1.04)
Total
distributions
(2.24
)
(0.54)
(3.18)
(1.51)
(1.26)
Net
asset
value
at
end
of
period
$68.89
$62.71
$60.80
$61.50
$45.60
$30.49
Total
Return
B
9.86%
7.09%
(0.40)%
42.53%
19.39%
12.54%
Ratios
/
supplemental
data
Net
assets
($000),
end
of
period
$2,226,754
$1,959,054
$1,489,810
$1,291,092
$859,154
$724,520
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
Before
custodian
fee
credits
C
0.63%
0.67%
0.64%
0.71%
0.79%
0.84%
After  custodian
fee
credits
C
0.63%
0.66%
0.64%
0.71%
0.78%
0.84%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
after
custodian
fee
credits  to
average
net
assets
C
0.33%
0.46%
0.32%
0.43%
0.60%
0.58%
Portfolio
turnover
rate
B
1%
D
6%
D
3%
D
3%
D
0%
D,E
0%
D
A
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding
B
Not
annualized
for
period
of
less
than
one
year
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Report
19
Amana
Growth
Fund:
Financial
Highlights
Investor
Shares
(AMAGX)
Selected
data
per
share
of
outstanding
capital
stock
throughout
each
period:
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Net
asset
value
at
beginning
of
period
$62.36
$60.47
$61.17
$45.39
$39.31
$36.24
Income
from
investment
operations
Net
investment
income
A
0.03
0.12
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.13
Net
gains
(losses)
on
securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
6.03
3.86
(0.37)
18.74
7.33
4.14
Total
from
investment
operations
6.06
3.98
(0.32)
18.84
7.48
4.27
Less
distributions
Dividends
(from
net
investment
income)
(0.10)
(0.05)
(0.13)
(0.16)
(0.16)
Distributions
(from
capital
gains)
(1.99)
(0.33)
(2.93)
(1.24)
(1.04)
Total
distributions
(2.09)
(0.38)
(3.06)
(1.40)
(1.20)
Net
asset
value
at
end
of
period
$68.42
$62.36
$60.47
$61.17
$45.39
$39.31
Total
Return
B
9.72%
6.83%
(0.62)%
42.16%
19.12%
12.28%
Ratios
/
supplemental
data
Net
assets
($000),
end
of
period
$2,131,417
$1,865,385
$1,684,412
$1,735,349
$1,303,469
$1,263,423
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
Before
custodian
fee
credits
C
0.88%
0.91%
0.91%
0.96%
1.02%
1.08%
After  custodian
fee
credits
C
0.87%
0.91%
0.90%
0.96%
1.02%
1.08%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
after
custodian
fee
credits  to
average
net
assets
C
0.09%
0.21%
0.09%
0.19%
0.36%
0.34%
Portfolio
turnover
rate
B
1%
D
6%
D
3%
D
3%
D
0%
D,E
0%
D
Institutional
Shares
(AMIGX)
Selected
data
per
share
of
outstanding
capital
stock
throughout
each
period:
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Net
asset
value
at
beginning
of
period
$62.71
$60.80
$61.50
$45.60
$39.49
$36.37
Income
from
investment
operations
Net
investment
income
A
0.11
0.27
0.22
0.24
0.28
0.23
Net
gains
(losses)
on
securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
6.07
3.88
(0.38)
18.84
7.34
4.15
Total
from
investment
operations
6.18
4.15
(0.16)
19.08
7.62
4.38
Less
distributions
Dividends
(from
net
investment
income)
(0.25)
(0.21)
(0.25)
(0.27)
(0.22)
Distributions
(from
capital
gains)
(1.99)
(0.33)
(2.93)
(1.24)
(1.04)
Total
distributions
(2.24
)
(0.54)
(3.18)
(1.51)
(1.26)
Net
asset
value
at
end
of
period
$68.89
$62.71
$60.80
$61.50
$45.60
$30.49
Total
Return
B
9.86%
7.09%
(0.40)%
42.53%
19.39%
12.54%
Ratios
/
supplemental
data
Net
assets
($000),
end
of
period
$2,226,754
$1,959,054
$1,489,810
$1,291,092
$859,154
$724,520
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
Before
custodian
fee
credits
C
0.63%
0.67%
0.64%
0.71%
0.79%
0.84%
After  custodian
fee
credits
C
0.63%
0.66%
0.64%
0.71%
0.78%
0.84%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
after
custodian
fee
credits  to
average
net
assets
C
0.33%
0.46%
0.32%
0.43%
0.60%
0.58%
Portfolio
turnover
rate
B
1%
D
6%
D
3%
D
3%
D
0%
D,E
0%
D
A
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding
B
Not
annualized
for
period
of
less
than
one
year
C
Annualized
for
periods
of
less
than
one
year
D
As
restated
to
reflect
the
exclusion
of
redemptions
in-kind,
which
reduced
the
percentage
by
4%
and
2%
for
the
year
ended
May
31,
2022
and
2021,
respectively.
E
Amount
is
less
than
0.5%
Amana
Developing
World
Fund:
Performance
Summary
20
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Average
Annual
Returns
(as
of
November
30,
2023
)
Growth
of
$10,000
Comparison
of
any
mutual
fund
to
a
market
index
must
be
made
bearing
in
mind
that
the
index
is
unmanaged
and
expense-free.
Conversely,
the
Fund
will
(1)
be
actively
managed;
(2)
have
an
objective
other
than
mirroring
the
index,
such
as
limiting
risk;
(3)
bear
transaction
and
other
operational
costs;
(4)
stand
ready
to
buy
and
sell
its
securities
to
shareowners
on
a
daily
basis;
and
(5)
provide
a
wide
range
of
services.
The
graph
compares
$10,000
invested
in
Institutional
Shares
of
the
Fund
on
November,
2013,
to
an
identical
amount
invested
in
the
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Index,
a
broad-based
international
equity
index.
The
graph
shows
that
an
investment
in
Institutional
Shares
of
the
Fund
would
have
risen
to
$11,122
versus
$12,334
in
the
Index.
Institutional
Shares
are
used
in
this
chart
because
they
represent
the
larger
share
class
in
terms
of
assets.
Please
note
that
investors
cannot
invest
directly
in
the
Index.
Past
performance
does
not
guarantee
future
results
.
The
“Growth
of
$10,000”
graph
and
“Average
Annual
Returns”
performance
table
assume
the
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
capital
gains.
They
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareowner
might
pay
on
fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
fund
shares.
Fund
Objective
The
objective
of
the
Developing
World
Fund
is
long-term
capital
growth,
consistent
with
Islamic
principles.
Top
10
Holdings
%
of
Total
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Diversification
%
of
Total
Net
Assets
Chart
Underline
1
Year
5
Year
10
Year
Expense
Ratio
Investor
Shares
(
AMDWX
)
4.27%
5.78%
1.46%
1.22%
Institutional
Shares
(
AMIDX
)
4.47%
6.00%
1.68%
1.01%
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Index
4.21%
2.34%
2.12%
n/a
Nvidia
4.4%
Samsung
Electronics
3.2%
Qualcomm
2.9%
ASML
Holding
NY
2.9%
UltraTech
Cement
2.9%
Rio
Tinto
ADR
2.8%
Delta
Electronics
2.8%
Colgate-Palmolive
2.8%
Ford
Otomotiv
Sanayi
2.7%
Unilever
ADR
2.7%
Schedule
of
Investments
As
of
November
30,
2023
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
21
Continued
on
next
page.
Common
Stock
-
91.3%
Number
of
Shares
Cost
Market
Value
Country
1
Percentage
of
Net
Assets
Communications
Telecom
Carriers
Saudi
Telecom
250,000
$
2,816,714
$
2,565,816
Saudi
Arabia
2.5%
Telekomunikasi
Indonesia
ADR
83,000
1,813,782
2,050,100
Indonesia
2.0%
4,630,496
4,615,916
4.5%
Consumer
Discretionary
Automobiles
Ford
Otomotiv
Sanayi
96,000
1,512,336
2,800,491
Turkey
2.7%
Home
Products
Stores
Wilcon
Depot
5,000,000
1,955,201
1,905,325
Philippines
1.9%
3,467,537
4,705,816
4.6%
Consumer
Staples
Food
&
Drug
Stores
Bim
Birlesik
Magazalar
AS
140,000
1,471,344
1,495,800
Turkey
1.5%
Clicks
Group
174,000
2,018,839
2,712,437
South
Africa
2.7%
3,490,183
4,208,237
4.2%
Household
Products
Colgate-Palmolive
35,800
2,432,852
2,819,966
United
States
2.8%
Dabur
India
360,000
2,378,362
2,321,769
India
2.3%
Kimberly-Clark
de
Mexico,
Class
A
1,100,000
1,948,896
2,217,290
Mexico
2.2%
LG
Household
&
Health
Care
5,100
3,294,406
1,317,536
South
Korea
1.3%
Unicharm
75,000
2,823,516
2,417,026
Japan
2.4%
Unilever
ADR
57,000
2,833,396
2,718,900
United
Kingdom
2.7%
15,711,428
13,812,487
13.7%
Packaged
Food
Indofood
CBP
Sukses
Makmur
2,500,000
1,468,008
1,859,672
Indonesia
1.8%
20,669,619
19,880,396
19.7%
Financials
Islamic
Banking
BIMB
Holdings
1,476,100
1,168,041
722,331
Malaysia
0.7%
Islamic
Insurance
Carriers
Syarikat
Takaful
Malaysia
Keluarga
1,099,981
969,996
885,903
Malaysia
0.9%
Real
Estate
Owners
&
Developers
SM
Prime
Holdings
2,800,000
1,564,843
1,630,045
Philippines
1.6%
3,702,880
3,238,279
3.2%
Health
Care
Generic
Pharma
Hikma
Pharmaceuticals
116,500
3,317,463
2,545,706
Jordan
2.5%
Health
Care
Facilities
Bangkok
Dusit
Medical
Services
NVDR
3,065,000
2,084,220
2,288,804
Thailand
2.3%
IHH
Healthcare
1,550,000
2,046,441
1,942,319
Malaysia
1.9%
KPJ
Healthcare
4,400,992
1,048,935
1,266,306
Malaysia
1.3%
5,179,596
5,497,429
5.5%
Health
Care
Services
Fleury
498,750
2,353,504
1,754,018
Brazil
1.7%
10,850,563
9,797,153
9.7%
Schedule
of
Investments
As
of
November
30,
2023
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
22
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Continued
on
next
page.
Common
Stock
-
91.3%
Number
of
Shares
Cost
Market
Value
Country
1
Percentage
of
Net
Assets
Industrials
Industrial
Machinery
WEG
100,000
$
696,417
$
694,832
Brazil
0.7%
Rubber
&
Plastic
Hartalega
Holdings
2,500,000
2,447,689
1,287,235
Malaysia
1.3%
Waste
Management
Sunny
Friend
Environmental
Technology
247,376
1,861,580
950,386
Taiwan
0.9%
5,005,686
2,932,453
2.9%
Materials
Agricultural
Chemicals
Quimica
y
Minera
Chile
ADR
36,500
2,782,442
1,833,760
Chile
1.8%
Base
Metals
Southern
Copper
36,500
1,964,769
2,625,445
Peru
2.6%
Cement
&
Aggregates
UltraTech
Cement
26,500
2,377,956
2,864,226
India
2.9%
Precious
Metal
Mining
Barrick
Gold
144,740
3,004,693
2,545,977
Canada
2.5%
Steel
Raw
Material
Suppliers
Rio
Tinto
ADR
41,000
3,031,482
2,832,690
China
2
2.8%
13,161,342
12,702,098
12.6%
Technology
Communications
Equipment
Samsung
Electronics
58,000
2,837,734
3,270,489
South
Korea
3.2%
Sercomm
600,000
1,568,864
2,387,162
Taiwan
2.4%
4,406,598
5,657,651
5.6%
Computer
Hardware
&
Storage
Advantech
235,931
1,974,128
2,665,397
Taiwan
2.6%
Electronics
Components
Delta
Electronics
279,000
2,099,069
2,821,893
China
2
2.8%
KCE
Electronics
NVDR
1,650,000
2,931,030
2,464,587
Thailand
2.5%
Samsung
SDI
5,900
2,767,690
2,148,345
South
Korea
2.1%
7,797,789
7,434,825
7.4%
EMS/ODM
Jabil
23,000
2,156,636
2,652,360
United
States
2.6%
IT
Services
Infosys
ADR
146,500
2,951,002
2,571,075
India
2.6%
Semiconductor
Devices
NVIDIA
9,450
2,196,640
4,419,765
United
States
4.4%
Qualcomm
23,000
2,730,943
2,968,150
China
2
2.9%
4,927,583
7,387,915
7.3%
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
ASML
Holding
NY
4,250
2,788,193
2,905,980
Netherlands
2.9%
Taiwan
Semiconductor
ADR
26,000
1,323,007
2,530,060
Taiwan
2.5%
4,111,200
5,436,040
5.4%
28,324,936
33,805,263
33.5%
Schedule
of
Investments
As
of
November
30,
2023
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
23
Common
Stock
-
91.3%
Number
of
Shares
Cost
Market
Value
Country
1
Percentage
of
Net
Assets
Utilities
Power
Generation
Manila
Electric
Co
100,000
$
648,555
$
648,171
Philippines
0.6%
Total
investments
$90,461,614
$92,325,545
91.3%
Other
assets
(net
of
liabilities)
8,775,202
8.7%
Total
net
assets
$101,100,747
100.0%
1
Country
of
domicile
unless
otherwise
indicated
2
Denotes
a
country
or
region
of
primary
exposure
ADR:
American
Depositary
Receipt
NVDR:
Non
Voting
Depository
Receipt
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
24
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Statement
of
Operations
As
of
November
30,
2023
Assets
Investments
in
securities,
at
value
(Cost
$90,461,614)
$
92,325,545
Cash
8,952,525
Dividends
receivable
62,406
Receivable
for
Fund
shares
sold
59,438
Prepaid
expenses
13,210
Total
assets
101,413,124
Liabilities
Payable
for
Fund
shares
redeemed
193,615
Accrued
advisory
fees
64,964
Accrued
audit
expenses
28,526
Accrued
retirement
plan
custody
fee
17,137
Accrued
12b-1
distribution
fees
6,257
Accrued
Chief
Compliance
Officer
expenses
371
Accrued
legal
expenses
247
Accrued
trustee
expenses
183
Accrued
other
operating
expenses
1,077
Total
liabilities
312,377
Net
assets
$101,100,747
Analysis
of
net
assets
Paid-in
capital
(unlimited
shares
authorized,
without
par
value)
$99,229,692
Total
distributable
earnings
1,871,055
Net
assets
applicable
to
Fund
shares
outstanding
$101,100,747
Net
asset
value
per
Investor
Shares
AMDWX
Net
assets,
at
value
$31,111,985
Shares
outstanding
2,609,636
Net
asset
value,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share
$11.92
Net
asset
value
per
Institutional
Shares
AMIDX
Net
assets,
at
value
$69,988,762
Shares
outstanding
5,844,138
Net
asset
value,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share
$11.98
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Investment
income
Dividend
Income
(Net
of
foreign
tax
of
$133,328)
$
1,016,218
Miscellaneous
income
8
Total
investment
income
1,016,226
Expenses
Investment
advisory
fees
392,285
12b-1
distribution
fees
38,327
Custodian
fees
35,726
Filing
and
registration
fees
22,568
Audit
fees
9,986
Retirement
plan
custodial
fees
8,721
325
Investor
Shares
6
350
Institutional
Shares
8,715
Trustee
fees
673
Chief
Compliance
Officer
expenses
50
Legal
fees
50
Other
operating
expenses
4,703
Total
gross
expenses
513,089
Less
custodian
fee
credits
(35,223)
Net
expenses
477,866
Net
investment
income
$538,360
Net
realized
loss
from
investments
and
foreign
currency
$(935,794)
Net
Increase
in
unrealized
appreciation
on
investments
and
foreign
currency
1,727,742
Net
gain
on
investments
791,948
Net
increase
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
$1,330,308
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
25
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
Increase
in
net
assets
from
operations
From
operations
Net
investment
income
$538,360
$888,018
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
on
investments
and
foreign
currency
(935,794)
476,070
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
unrealized
appreciation
on
investments
and
foreign
currency
1,727,742
(1,261,229)
Net
increase
in
net
assets
1,330,308
102,859
Distributions
to
shareowners
from
325
Net
dividend
and
distribution
to
shareholders
-
Investor
Shares
(235,598)
350
Net
dividend
and
distribution
to
shareholders
-
Institutional
Shares
(568,673)
Total
distributions
(804,271)
Capital
share
transactions
Proceeds
from
the
sale
of
shares
325
Investor
Shares
3,308,587
12,067,697
350
Institutional
Shares
23,452,163
17,042,275
Value
of
shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
325
Investor
Shares
234,338
350
Institutional
Shares
567,391
Cost
of
shares
redeemed
325
Investor
Shares
(2,191,215)
(5,818,968)
350
Institutional
Shares
(8,855,986)
(9,172,089)
Total
capital
shares
transactions
15,713,549
14,920,644
Total
increase
in
net
assets
17,043,857
14,219,232
Net
assets
Beginning
of
period
84,056,890
69,837,658
End
of
period
$101,100,747
$84,056,890
Shares
of
the
Fund
sold
and
redeemed
Investor
Shares
(AMDWX)
Number
of
shares
sold
277,998
1,051,929
Number
of
shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
21,073
Number
of
shares
redeemed
(185,566)
(506,651)
Net
increase
in
number
of
shares
outstanding
92,432
566,351
Institutional
Shares
(AMIDX)
Number
of
shares
sold
1,941,925
1,477,329
Number
of
shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
50,887
Number
of
shares
redeemed
(750,644)
(802,107)
Net
increase
in
number
of
shares
outstanding
1,191,281
726,109
Amana
Developing
World
Fund:
Financial
Highlights
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
26
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Report
Investor
Shares
(AMDWX)
Selected
data
per
share
of
outstanding
capital
stock
throughout
each
period:
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Net
asset
value
at
beginning
of
period
$11.70
$11.85
$13.70
$9.67
$9.33
$10.05
Income
from
investment
operations
Net
investment
income
A
0.06
0.13
0.21
0.05
0.04
0.03
Net
gains
(losses)
on
securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
0.16
(0.17)
(1.90)
3.98
0.34
(0.70)
Total
from
investment
operations
0.22
(0.04)
(1.69)
4.03
0.38
(0.67)
Less
distributions
Dividends
(from
net
investment
income)
(0.08)
(0.16)
(0.04)
(0.05)
Distributions
(from
capital
gains)
(0.03)
Total
distributions
(0.11)
(0.16)
(0.04)
(0.05)
Net
asset
value
at
end
of
period
$11.92
$11.70
$11.85
$13.70
$9.67
$9.33
Total
Return
B
1.88%
(0.25)%
(12.47)%
41.68%
4.02%
(6.70)%
Ratios
/
supplemental
data
Net
assets
($000),
end
of
period
$31,112
$29,446
$23,123
$22,553
$13,253
$15,026
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
Before
custodian
fee
credits
C
1.20%
1.22%
1.21%
1.20%
1.34%
1.36%
After  custodian
fee
credits
C
1.13%
1.15%
1.14%
1.14%
1.29%
1.31%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
after
custodian
fee
credits  to
average
net
assets
C
0.97%
1.11%
1.59%
0.44%
0.38%
0.35%
Portfolio
turnover
rate
B
1%
6%
30%
3%
9%
9%
Institutional
Shares
(AMIDX)
Selected
data
per
share
of
outstanding
capital
stock
throughout
each
period:
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Net
asset
value
at
beginning
of
period
$11.74
$11.90
$13.77
$9.70
$9.36
$10.08
Income
from
investment
operations
Net
investment
income
A
0.07
0.15
0.24
0.08
0.04
0.05
Net
gains
(losses)
on
securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
0.17
(0.17)
(1.90)
3.99
0.36
(0.72)
Total
from
investment
operations
0.24
(0.02)
(1.66)
4.07
0.40
(0.67)
Less
distributions
Dividends
(from
net
investment
income)
(0.11)
(0.21)
(0.06)
(0.05)
Distributions
(from
capital
gains)
(0.03)
Total
distributions
(0.14)
(0.21)
(0.06)
(0.05)
Net
asset
value
at
end
of
period
$11.98
$11.74
$11.90
$13.77
$9.70
$9.36
Total
Return
B
2.04
%
(0.12)%
(12.24)%
41.96%
4.20%
(6.58)%
Ratios
/
supplemental
data
Net
assets
($000),
end
of
period
$69,989
$54,611
$46,715
$42,241
$18,959
$15,127
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
Before
custodian
fee
credits
C
0.97%
1.01%
0.99%
0.97%
1.21%
1.19%
After  custodian
fee
credits
C
0.90%
0.94%
0.92%
0.91%
1.16%
1.14%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
after
custodian
fee
credits  to
average
net
assets
C
1.15%
1.31%
1.80%
0.65%
0.43%
0.54%
Portfolio
turnover
rate
B
1%
6%
30%
3%
9%
9%
A
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding
B
Not
annualized
for
period
of
less
than
one
year
C
Annualized
for
periods
of
less
than
one
year
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
27
Amana
Participation
Fund:
Performance
Summary
Average
Annual
Returns
(as
of
November
30,
2023
)
Growth
of
$10,000
Comparison
of
any
mutual
fund
to
a
market
index
must
be
made
bearing
in
mind
that
the
index
is
unmanaged
and
expense-free.
Conversely,
the
Fund
will
(1)
be
actively
managed;
(2)
have
an
objective
other
than
mirroring
the
index,
such
as
limiting
risk;
(3)
bear
transaction
and
other
operational
costs;
(4)
stand
ready
to
buy
and
sell
its
securities
to
shareowners
on
a
daily
basis;
and
(5)
provide
a
wide
range
of
services.
The
graph
compares
$10,000
invested
in
Institutional
Shares
of
the
Fund
on
September
28,
2015,
to
an
identical
amount
invested
in
the
FTSE
IdealRatings
Sukuk
Index,
a
measurement
of
global
Islamic
fixed-income
securities,
also
known
as
sukuk.
The
graph
shows
that
an
investment
in
Institutional
Shares
of
the
Fund
would
have
risen
to
$11,423
versus
$12,504
in
the
Index.
Institutional
Shares
are
used
in
this
chart
because
they
represent
the
larger
share
class
in
terms
of
assets.
Please
note
that
investors
cannot
invest
directly
in
the
Index.
Past
performance
does
not
guarantee
future
results
.
The
“Growth
of
$10,000”
graph
and
“Average
Annual
Returns”
performance
table
assume
the
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
capital
gains.
They
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareowner
might
pay
on
fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
fund
shares.
Fund
Objective
The
objectives
of
the
Participation
Fund
are
capital
preservation
and
current
income,
consistent
with
Islamic
principles.
Capital
preservation
is
its
primary
objective.
Top
10
Holdings
%
of
Total
Net
Assets
Portfolio
Diversification
%
of
Total
Net
Assets
1
Year
5
Year
10
Year
Expense
Ratio
Investor
Shares
(
AMAPX
)
1
0.79%
1.56%
n/a
0.80%
Institutional
Shares
(
AMIPX
)
2
1.04%
1.83%
n/a
0.56%
FTSE
IdealRatings
Sukuk
Index
3.40%
3.02%
n/a
n/a
1
Investor
Shares
of
the
Amana
Participation
Fund
began
operations
September
28,
2015.
2
Institutional
Shares
of
the
Amana
Participation
Fund
began
operations
September
28,
2015.
Investment
Corporate
of
Dubai
(5.000%
due
02/1/2027)
4.7%
Kuwait
Financial
Bank
Tier
1
(3.600%
due
PERP)
4.4%
Dubai
Islamic
Bank
(5.493%
due
11/30/2027)
4.4%
TNB
Global
Ventures
Cap
(3.244%
due
10/19/2026)
4.2%
Riyad
(3.174%
due
02/25/2030)
4.1%
DP
World
Salaam
(6.000%
due
PERP)
3.7%
Dubai
Aerospace
Enterprises
DIFC
(3.750%
due
02/15/2026)
3.6%
Kingdom
of
Saudi
Arabia
(3.628%
due
04/20/2027)
3.5%
Saudi
Telecom
(3.890%
due
05/13/2029)
3.4%
Tabreed
(5.500%
due
10/31/2025)
3.4%
Consolidated
Schedule
of
Investments
As
of
November
30,
2023
Amana
Participation
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
28
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Continued
on
next
page.
Corporate
Sukuk
-
68.5%
Coupon
/
Maturity
Face
Amount
Market
Value
Country
1
Percentage
of
Net
Assets
Communications
Saudi
Telecom
2
3.890%
due
05/13/2029
$
7,450,000
$
7,026,689
Saudi
Arabia
3.4%
Consumer
Discretionary
Almarai
2
4.311%
due
03/05/2024
2,580,000
2,560,031
Saudi
Arabia
1.2%
Energy
SA
Global
2
2.694%
due
06/17/2031
6,000,000
5,092,500
Saudi
Arabia
2.5%
Financials
Investment
Corporate
of
Dubai
2
5.000%
due
02/01/2027
9,850,000
9,641,771
United
Arab
Emirates
4.7%
Kuwait
Financial
Bank
Tier
1
2,3
3.600%
due
PERP
10,000,000
9,042,900
Kuwait
4.4%
Dubai
Islamic
Bank
2
5.493%
due
11/30/2027
9,000,000
9,022,536
United
Arab
Emirates
4.4%
Riyad
2
3.174%
due
02/25/2030
8,830,000
8,439,714
Saudi
Arabia
4.1%
EMAAR
2
3.700%
due
07/06/2031
7,000,000
6,102,292
United
Arab
Emirates
2.9%
Majid
Al
Futtaim
2
4.638%
due
05/14/2029
5,650,000
5,339,849
United
Arab
Emirates
2.6%
TNB
Global
Ventures
2
4.851%
due
11/01/2028
5,300,000
5,198,558
Malaysia
2.5%
National
Commercial
Bank
Tier
1
2,3
3.500%
due
PERP
5,550,000
5,099,806
Saudi
Arabia
2.5%
Sharjah
Islamic
Bank
Tier
1
2,3
5.000%
due
PERP
5,000,000
4,793,970
United
Arab
Emirates
2.3%
Aldar
2
3.875%
due
10/22/2029
5,000,000
4,568,330
United
Arab
Emirates
2.2%
Majid
Al
Futtaim
2
4.500%
due
11/03/2025
4,600,000
4,472,976
United
Arab
Emirates
2.2%
Dubai
Islamic
Bank
Tier
1
2,3
6.250%
due
PERP
4,500,000
4,459,644
United
Arab
Emirates
2.2%
Mas
Al
Ryan
2
2.210%
due
09/02/2025
4,500,000
4,213,125
Cayman
Islands
2.0%
Islamic
Development
Bank
Trust
Services
2
4.747%
due
10/27/2027
2,500,000
2,504,500
Saudi
Arabia
1.2%
82,899,971
40.2%
Industrials
DP
World
Salaam
2,3
6.000%
due
PERP
7,800,000
7,683,624
United
Arab
Emirates
3.7%
DP
World
Crescent
2
3.750%
due
01/30/2030
4,000,000
3,635,743
United
Arab
Emirates
1.8%
11,319,367
5.5%
Technology
Axiata
SPV2
2
2.163%
due
08/19/2030
6,000,000
4,907,858
Malaysia
2.4%
Axiata
SPV2
2
4.357%
due
03/24/2026
4,357,000
4,252,983
Malaysia
2.1%
9,160,841
4.5%
Utilities
TNB
Global
Ventures
Cap
2
3.244%
due
10/19/2026
9,140,000
8,594,149
Malaysia
4.2%
Tabreed
2
5.500%
due
10/31/2025
6,950,000
6,914,555
United
Arab
Emirates
3.3%
Saudi
Electricity
Global
2
5.060%
due
04/08/2043
5,000,000
4,469,280
Saudi
Arabia
2.2%
Saudi
Electricity
Global
2
5.500%
due
04/08/2044
2,400,000
2,244,480
Saudi
Arabia
1.1%
Saudi
Electricity
Global
2
5.684%
due
04/11/2053
1,000,000
940,142
Saudi
Arabia
0.4%
23,162,606
11.2%
Total
Corporate
Sukuk
(Cost
$
149,392,921
)
$141,222,005
68.5%
Government
Sukuk
-
21.7%
Coupon
/
Maturity
Face
Amount
Market
Value
Country
1
Percentage
of
Net
Assets
Foreign
Government
Sukuk
Dubai
Aerospace
Enterprises
DIFC
2
3.750%
due
02/15/2026
7,700,000
7,353,500
United
Arab
Emirates
3.6%
Kingdom
of
Saudi
Arabia
2
3.628%
due
04/20/2027
7,500,000
7,197,810
Saudi
Arabia
3.5%
Perusahaan
Penerbit
SBSN
2
4.550%
due
03/29/2026
6,185,000
6,096,316
Indonesia
3.0%
Malaysia
Sovereign
Sukuk
2
4.236%
due
04/22/2045
5,000,000
4,401,855
Malaysia
2.1%
Perusahaan
Penerbit
SBSN
2
3.550%
due
06/09/2051
5,280,000
3,821,051
Indonesia
1.9%
International
Islamic
Liquidity
Management
2
5.650%
due
12/07/2023
3,800,000
3,800,581
Luxembourg
1.8%
Consolidated
Schedule
of
Investments
As
of
November
30,
2023
Amana
Participation
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
29
Government
Sukuk
-
21.7%
Coupon
/
Maturity
Face
Amount
Market
Value
Country
1
Percentage
of
Net
Assets
Foreign
Government
Sukuk
(continued)
Ras
Al
Khaimah
2
3.094%
due
03/31/2025
$
3,950,000
$
3,797,475
United
Arab
Emirates
1.8%
Kingdom
of
Saudi
Arabia
2
4.303%
due
01/19/2029
3,200,000
3,129,831
Saudi
Arabia
1.5%
Perusahaan
Penerbit
SBSN
2
4.450%
due
02/20/2029
3,050,000
2,961,056
Indonesia
1.4%
International
Islamic
Liquidity
Management
2
5.430%
due
12/07/2023
2,200,000
2,200,393
Luxembourg
1.1%
Total
Government
Sukuk
(Cost
$
47,099,619
)
$44,759,868
21.7%
Bank
Time
Deposits
-
6.1%
Coupon
/
Maturity
Face
Amount
Market
Value
Country
1
Percentage
of
Net
Assets
Bank
Time
Deposits
Arab
Banking
Corp,
NY
Branch
5.540%
due
12/22/2023
3,000,000
3,000,000
United
States
1.5%
Arab
Banking
Corp,
NY
Branch
5.510%
due
12/04/2023
3,000,000
3,000,000
United
States
1.5%
Arab
Banking
Corp,
NY
Branch
5.550%
due
12/15/2023
3,500,000
3,500,000
United
States
1.7%
Gulf
International
Bank
5.100%
due
12/18/2023
1,500,000
1,500,000
United
States
0.7%
Gulf
International
Bank
5.200%
due
12/11/2023
1,500,000
1,500,000
United
States
0.7%
Total
Bank
Time
Deposits
(Cost
12,500,000)
$12,500,000
6.1%
Total
investments
(Cost
$208,992,540)
$198,481,873
96.3%
Other
assets
(net
of
liabilities)
7,561,420
3.7%
Total
net
assets
$206,043,293
100.0%
1
Denotes
a
country
or
region
of
primary
exposure
2
Security
was
purchased
pursuant
to
Regulation
S
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933
which
exempts
from
registration
securities
offered
and
sold
outside
of
the
United
States.
Such
a
security
cannot
be
sold
in
the
United
States
without
either
an
effective
registration
statement
filed
pursuant
to
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
or
pursuant
to
an
exemption
from
registration.
These
Securities
have
been
deemed
liquid
under
guidelines
approved
by
the
Trust's
Board
of
Trustees.
At
November
30,
2023,
the
aggregate
value
of
these
securities
was
$185,981,873
representing
90.2%
of
total
net
assets.
3
Security
is
perpetual
in
nature
with
no
stated
maturity
date.
Amana
Participation
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
30
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Consolidated
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
Consolidated
Statement
of
Operations
As
of
November
30,
2023
Assets
Investments
in
securities,
at
value
(Cost
$208,992,540)
$
198,481,873
Cash
5,834,885
Sukuk
income
receivable
1,915,933
Receivable
for
Fund
shares
sold
155,212
Prepaid
expenses
12,793
Total
assets
206,400,696
Liabilities
Payable
for
Fund
shares
redeemed
232,728
Accrued
advisory
fees
83,878
Accrued
audit
expenses
12,802
Accrued
retirement
plan
custody
fee
12,294
Accrued
12b-1
distribution
fees
5,734
Distributions
payable
3,278
Accrued
legal
expenses
1,166
Accrued
Chief
Compliance
Officer
expenses
683
Accrued
trustee
expenses
473
Accrued
other
operating
expenses
4,367
Total
liabilities
357,403
Net
assets
$206,043,293
Analysis
of
net
assets
Paid-in
capital
(unlimited
shares
authorized,
without
par
value)
$266,682,412
Total
distributable
earnings
(60,639,119)
Net
assets
applicable
to
Fund
shares
outstanding
$206,043,293
Net
asset
value
per
Investor
Shares
AMAPX
Net
assets,
at
value
$28,180,236
Shares
outstanding
2,971,686
Net
asset
value,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share
$9.48
Net
asset
value
per
Institutional
Shares
AMIPX
Net
assets,
at
value
$177,863,057
Shares
outstanding
18,690,514
Net
asset
value,
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share
$9.52
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Investment
income
Sukuk
income
$
4,268,755
Miscellaneous
income
50
Total
investment
income
4,268,805
Expenses
Investment
advisory
fees
530,093
12b-1
distribution
fees
34,411
Filing
and
registration
fees
27,623
Custodian
fees
24,103
Legal
fees
8,530
Retirement
plan
custodial
fees
6,196
425
Investor
Shares
10
450
Institutional
Shares
6,186
Audit
fees
3,499
Chief
Compliance
Officer
expenses
2,365
Trustee
fees
2,010
Other
operating
expenses
27,580
Total
gross
expenses
666,410
Less
custodian
fee
credits
(24,103)
Net
expenses
642,307
Net
investment
income
$3,626,498
Net
realized
loss
from
investments
$(2,364,331)
Net
i
ncrease
in
unrealized
depreciation
on
investments
(2,156,415)
Net
loss
on
investments
(4,520,746)
Net
decrease
in
net
assets
resulting
from
operations
$(894,248)
Amana
Participation
Fund
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
31
Consolidated
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
Period
ended
November
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
Increase
(Decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
From
operations
Net
investment
income
$3,626,498
$4,912,869
Net
realized
loss
on
investments
(2,364,331)
(3,707,804)
Net
decrease
in
unrealized
appreciation
on
investments
(2,156,415)
(1,442,394)
Net
decrease
in
net
assets
(894,248)
(237,329)
Distributions
to
shareowners
from
425
Net
dividend
and
distribution
to
shareholders
-
Investor
Shares
(331,036)
(514,276)
450
Net
dividend
and
distribution
to
shareholders
-
Institutional
Shares
(2,444,025)
(4,214,746)
Total
distributions
(2,775,061)
(4,729,022)
Capital
share
transactions
Proceeds
from
the
sale
of
shares
425
Investor
Shares
4,892,790
7,014,297
450
Institutional
Shares
22,001,717
55,676,244
Value
of
shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
425
Investor
Shares
326,384
507,146
450
Institutional
Shares
2,421,864
4,185,801
Cost
of
shares
redeemed
425
Investor
Shares
(3,230,130)
(5,039,991)
450
Institutional
Shares
(35,410,652)
(50,420,675)
Total
capital
shares
transactions
(8,998,027)
11,922,822
Total
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
(12,667,336)
6,956,471
Net
assets
Beginning
of
period
218,710,629
211,754,158
End
of
period
$206,043,293
$218,710,629
Shares
of
the
Fund
sold
and
redeemed
Investor
Shares
(AMAPX)
Number
of
shares
sold
513,236
721,333
Number
of
shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
34,370
52,351
Number
of
shares
redeemed
(339,564)
(517,383)
Net
increase
in
number
of
shares
outstanding
208,042
256,301
Institutional
Shares
(AMIPX)
Number
of
shares
sold
2,303,882
5,696,416
Number
of
shares
issued
in
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
distributions
254,101
430,341
Number
of
shares
redeemed
(3,714,870)
(5,182,413)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
number
of
shares
outstanding
(1,156,887)
944,344
Amana
Participation
Fund:
Financial
Highlights
The
accompanying
notes
are
an
integral
part
of
these
financial
statements.
32
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Investor
Shares
(AMAPX)
Selected
data
per
share
of
outstanding
capital
stock
throughout
each
period:
Period
ended
Nov.
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
A
2022
A
2021
A
2020
2019
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Net
asset
value
at
beginning
of
period
$9.64
$9.86
$10.42
$10.12
$9.97
$9.76
Income
from
investment
operations
Net
investment
income
B,C
0.15
0.21
0.18
0.19
0.24
0.24
Net
gains
(losses)
on
securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
(0.20)
(0.24)
(0.57)
0.30
0.14
0.21
Total
from
investment
operations
(0.05)
(0.03)
(0.39)
0.49
0.38
0.45
Less
distributions
Dividends
(from
net
investment
income)
(0.11)
(0.19)
(0.17)
(0.19)
(0.23)
(0.24)
Total
distributions
(0.11)
(0.19)
(0.17)
(0.19)
(0.23)
(0.24)
Net
asset
value
at
end
of
period
$9.48
$9.64
$9.86
$10.42
$10.12
$9.97
Total
Return
C
(0.47)%
(0.26)%
(3.83)%
4.90%
3.88%
4.70%
Ratios
/
supplemental
data
Net
assets
($000),
end
of
year
$28,180
$26,650
$24,722
$22,375
$16,531
$20,612
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
Before  custodian
fee
credits
D
0.84%
0.80%
0.80%
0.82%
0.88%
0.88%
After
custodian
fee
credits
D
0.82%
0.78%
0.78%
0.80%
0.86%
0.87%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
after
to
average
net
assets
D
3.20%
2.11%
1.71%
1.86%
2.34%
2.46%
Portfolio
turnover
rate
C
3%
48%
15%
19%
34%
22%
Institutional
Shares
(AMIPX)
Selected
data
per
share
of
outstanding
capital
stock
throughout
each
period:
Period
ended
Nov.
30,
2023
Year
ended
May
31,
2023
A
2022
A
2021
A
2020
2019
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Net
asset
value
at
beginning
of
period
$9.68
$9.89
$10.45
$10.16
$10.00
$9.79
Income
from
investment
operations
Net
investment
income
B,C
0.16
0.23
0.20
0.22
0.26
0.27
Net
gains
(losses)
on
securities
(both
realized
and
unrealized)
(0.19)
(0.22)
(0.57)
0.29
0.16
0.21
Total
from
investment
operations
(0.03)
0.01
(0.37)
0.51
0.42
0.48
Less
distributions
Dividends
(from
net
investment
income)
(0.13)
(0.22)
(0.19)
(0.22)
(0.26)
(0.27)
Total
distributions
(0.13)
(0.22)
(0.19)
(0.22)
(0.26)
(0.27)
Net
asset
value
at
end
of
period
$9.52
$9.68
$9.89
$10.45
$10.16
$10.00
Total
Return
C
(0.34)%
0.09%
(3.58)%
5.04%
4.23%
4.93%
Ratios
/
supplemental
data
Net
assets
($000),
end
of
year
$177,863
$192,060
$187,032
$143,404
$100,023
$55,716
Ratio
of
expenses
to
average
net
assets
Before  custodian
fee
credits
D
0.60%
0.56%
0.56%
0.58%
0.63%
0.64%
After
custodian
fee
credits
D
0.57%
0.53%
0.54%
0.56%
0.61%
0.63%
Ratio
of
net
investment
income
after
to
average
net
assets
D
3.44%
2.34%
1.97%
2.10%
2.53%
2.70%
Portfolio
turnover
rate
C
3
%
48%
15%
19%
34%
22%
A
Consolidated
B
Calculated
using
average
shares
outstanding
C
Not
annualized
for
period
of
less
than
one
year
D
Annualized
for
periods
of
less
than
one
year
(Consolidated
with
respect
to
the
Amana
Participation
Fund)
Notes
To
Financial
Statements
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
33
Note
1
Organization
Amana
Mutual
Funds
Trust
(the
“Trust”)
was
organized
as
a
Delaware
Statutory
Trust
on
March
11,
2013,
and
is
the
successor
to
Amana
Mutual
Funds
Trust,
an
Indiana
Business
Trust
(“Prior
Trust”)
organized
on
July
26,
1984,
pursuant
to
a
reorganization
on
July
19,
2013.
Each
Fund
is
a
series
of
the
Trust
and
the
Income,
Growth,
and
Developing
World
Funds
are
successors
to
the
corresponding
series
of
the
Prior
Trust.
The
Trust
is
registered
as
an
open-end,
management
company
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended.
The
Trust
restricts
its
investments
to
those
acceptable
to
Muslims
by
investing
in
accordance
with
Islamic
principles.
Four
portfolio
series
have
been
created.
The
Income
Fund
was
first
authorized
to
sell
shares
of
beneficial
interest
to
the
public
on
June
23,
1986.
The
Growth
Fund
began
operations
on
February
3,
1994
.
The
Developing
World
Fund
began
operations
on
September
28,
2009
.
Institutional
shares
of
Income,
Growth,
and
Developing
World
Funds
were
first
offered
September
25,
2013.
The
Participation
Fund
(both
Investor
and
Institutional
Shares)
began
operations
September
28,
2015
.
The
Participation
Fund
is
a
nondiversified
fund.
Each
Fund
is
an
investment
company
and
accordingly
follows
the
investment
accounting
and
reporting
guidance
of
the
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Board
(FASB)
Accounting
Standard
Codification
Topic
946
“Financial
Services
Investment
Companies.”
Each
class
of
shares
of
a
Fund
represents
an
interest
in
the
same
portfolio
of
investments
of
the
Fund
and
has
in
all
respects
the
same
rights
and
obligations
as
each
other
class
of
the
Fund,
except
that
each
class
bears
its
own
class
expenses,
and
each
class
has
exclusive
voting
rights
on
matters
affecting
that
class.
Each
class
of
shares
may
be
subject
to
different
investment
minimums
and
other
conditions
of
eligibility
as
may
be
described
in
the
prospectus
for
the
particular
class
of
shares,
as
from
time
to
time
in
effect.
Income,
realized
and
unrealized
capital
gains
and
losses,
and
expenses
to
be
paid
by
a
Fund
and
not
allocated
to
a
particular
class
as
provided
below,
shall
be
allocated
to
each
class
on
the
basis
of
relative
net
assets.
Expenses
allocable
to
a
specific
class
are
expenses
specifically
incurred
by
or
for
such
class
including
the
following:
Distribution
fees;
Retirement
plan
custodial
fees;
and
Any
applicable
service
fees.
Net
investment
income
dividends
and
capital
gain
distributions
paid
by
the
Fund
on
each
class
of
its
shares
will
be
calculated
in
the
same
manner
on
the
same
day
and
at
the
same
time.
Commencing
in
the
year
ended
May
31,
2021,
the
Participation
Fund
utilizes
a
wholly-owned
subsidiary
to
achieve
its
investment
objective
(see
Note
3
).
Investment
risks:
Income
,
Growth
,
Developing
World
,
and
Participation
Funds
:
The
value
of
the
shares
of
each
of
the
Funds
rises
and
falls
as
the
value
of
the
securities
in
which
the
Funds
invest
goes
up
and
down.
The
Funds
limit
the
securities
they
purchase
to
those
consistent
with
Islamic
principles.
This
limits
opportunities
and
may
affect
performance.
Each
of
the
Funds
may
invest
in
securities
that
are
not
traded
in
the
United
States.
Investments
in
the
securities
of
foreign
issuers
may
involve
risks
in
addition
to
those
normally
associated
with
investments
in
the
securities
of
US
issuers.
These
risks
include
currency
and
market
fluctuations,
and
political
or
social
instability.
The
risks
of
foreign
investing
are
generally
magnified
in
the
smaller
and
more
volatile
securities
markets
of
the
developing
world.
Growth
Fund
:
The
smaller
and
less
seasoned
companies
that
may
be
in
the
Growth
Fund
have
a
greater
risk
of
price
volatility.
Participation
Fund
:
While
the
Participation
Fund
does
not
invest
in
conventional
bonds,
risks
similar
to
those
of
conventional
fixed-
income
funds
apply.
These
include:
diversification
and
concentration
risk,
liquidity
risk,
interest
rate
risk,
credit
risk,
and
high-yield
risk.
The
Participation
Fund
also
includes
risks
specific
to
investments
in
Islamic
fixed-income
instruments.
The
structural
complexity
of
sukuk
,
along
with
the
weak
infrastructure
of
the
sukuk
market,
increases
risk.
As
compared
to
rights
of
conventional
bondholders,
holders
of
sukuk
may
have
limited
ability
to
pursue
legal
recourse
to
enforce
the
terms
of
the
sukuk
or
to
restructure
the
sukuk
in
order
to
seek
recovery
of
principal.
Sukuk
are
also
subject
to
the
risk
that
some
Islamic
scholars
may
deem
certain
sukuk
as
not
meeting
Islamic
investment
principles
subsequent
to
the
sukuk
being
issued.
The
Funds
may
invest
substantially
in
one
or
more
sectors,
which
can
increase
volatility
and
exposure
to
issuers
specific
to
a
particular
sector
or
industry.
Please
see
each
Fund’s
Summary
Prospectus,
the
Funds'
Prospectus,
and
Statement
of
Additional
Information
for
a
more
detailed
discussion
of
the
risks
affecting
the
Funds.
Note
2
Unaudited
Information
The
information
in
this
interim
report
has
not
been
subject
to
independent
audit.
Note
3
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
significant
accounting
policies,
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America,
which
are
consistently
followed
by
the
Funds
in
preparation
of
their
financial
statements.
Security
valuation:
Investments
in
securities
traded
on
a
national
securities
exchange
and
over-the-counter
securities
for
which
sale
prices
are
available
are
valued
at
that
price.
Securities
for
which
there
are
no
sales
are
valued
at
latest
bid
price.
Foreign
markets
may
close
before
the
time
as
of
which
the
Funds’
share
prices
are
determined.
Because
of
this,
events
occurring
after
the
close
and
before
the
determination
of
the
Funds’
share
prices
may
have
a
material
effect
on
the
values
of
some
or
all
of
the
Funds’
foreign
securities.
To
account
for
this,
the
Funds
may
use
outside
pricing
services
for
valuation
of
their
non-US
securities.
In
cases
in
which
there
is
not
a
readily
available
market
price,
a
fair
value
for
such
security
is
determined
in
good
faith
by
the
Adviser,
whom
the
Board
of
Trustees
has
designated
as
the
Funds’
valuation
designee
to
perform
fair
value
determinations
relating
to
all
Fund
investments.
Security
transactions
are
recorded
on
trade
date.
Realized
gains
and
losses
on
sales
of
securities
are
recorded
on
the
identified
cost
basis.
Sukuk
certificates
in
which
the
Participation
Fund
invests
are
valued
based
on
evaluated
prices
supplied
by
an
independent
pricing
service,
which
include
valuations
provided
by
market
makers
and
other
participants,
provided
that
there
is
sufficient
market
activity
Notes
To
Financial
Statements
(continued)
34
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
on
which
the
pricing
service
can
base
such
valuations.
Where
market
activity
is
insufficient
for
making
such
determinations,
the
independent
pricing
service
uses
proprietary
valuation
methodologies
and
may
consider
a
variety
of
factors,
such
as
yield
curves,
credit
spreads,
estimated
default
rates,
anticipated
market
interest
rate
volatility,
coupon
rates,
and
other
factors
in
order
to
calculate
the
security’s
fair
value.
Foreign
currency:
Investment
securities
and
other
assets
and
liabilities
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
are
translated
into
US
dollar
amounts
at
the
date
of
valuation.
Purchases
and
sales
of
investment
securities
and
income
and
expense
items
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
are
translated
into
US
dollar
amounts
on
the
respective
dates
of
such
transactions.
The
Funds
do
not
isolate
that
portion
of
the
results
of
operations
resulting
from
changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
on
investments
from
the
fluctuations
arising
from
changes
in
market
prices
of
securities
held.
Such
fluctuations
are
included
with
the
net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
or
loss
from
investments.
Reported
net
realized
foreign
exchange
gains
or
losses
arise
from
sales
of
foreign
currencies,
currency
gains
or
losses
realized
between
the
trade
and
settlement
dates
on
securities
transactions,
and
the
difference
between
the
amounts
of
dividends,
interest,
and
foreign
withholding
taxes
recorded
on
the
Funds’
books
and
the
US
dollar
equivalent
of
the
amounts
actually
received
or
paid.
Net
unrealized
foreign
exchange
gains
and
losses
arise
from
changes
in
the
fair
values
of
assets
and
liabilities,
other
than
investments
in
securities
at
fiscal
period
end,
resulting
from
changes
in
exchange
rates.
Share
valuation:
Each
Fund
computes
the
share
price
of
each
share
class
by
dividing
the
net
assets
attributable
to
each
share
class
by
the
outstanding
shares
of
that
class.
Each
share
class
represents
an
interest
in
the
same
investment
portfolio.
Each
share
class
is
identical
in
all
respects
except
that
each
class
bears
its
own
class
expenses,
and
each
class
has
exclusive
voting
rights
on
matters
affecting
that
class.
As
a
result
of
the
differences
in
the
expenses
borne
by
each
share
class,
the
share
price
and
distributions
will
vary
among
a
Fund’s
share
classes.
The
Funds’
shares
are
not
priced
or
traded
on
days
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
is
closed.
The
NAV
is
both
the
offering
and
redemption
price
per
share.
Share
Valuation
Inputs
as
of
November
30,
2023
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Funds
Quoted
Price
Significant
Observable
Input
Significant
Unobservable
Input
Total
Income
Fund
Common
Stock
Consumer
Discretionary
$50,721,960
$–
$–
$50,721,960
Consumer
Staples
$154,453,399
$–
$–
$154,453,399
Health
Care
$410,263,200
$–
$–
$410,263,200
Industrials
$396,705,400
$–
$–
$396,705,400
Materials
$137,364,810
$–
$–
$137,364,810
Technology
$311,666,430
$35,059,820
$–
$346,726,250
Total
Common
Stock
$1,461,175,199
$35,059,820
$–
$1,496,235,019
Total
Assets
$1,461,175,199
$35,059,820
$–
$1,496,235,019
Growth
Fund
Common
Stock
1
$4,176,040,293
$–
$–
$4,176,040,293
Total
Assets
$4,176,040,293
$–
$–
$4,176,040,293
Developing
World
Fund
Common
Stock
Communications
$2,050,100
$2,565,816
$–
$4,615,916
Consumer
Discretionary
$–
$4,705,816
$–
$4,705,816
Consumer
Staples
$5,538,866
$14,341,530
$–
$19,880,396
Financials
$–
$3,238,279
$–
$3,238,279
Health
Care
$–
$9,797,153
$–
$9,797,153
Industrials
$–
$2,932,453
$–
$2,932,453
Materials
$9,837,872
$2,864,226
$–
$12,702,098
Technology
$18,047,390
$15,757,873
$–
$33,805,263
Utilities
$–
$648,171
$–
$648,171
Total
Common
Stock
$35,474,228
$56,851,317
$–
$92,325,545
Total
Assets
$35,474,228
$56,851,317
$–
$92,325,545
Participation
Fund
Bank
Time
Deposits
1
$–
$12,500,000
$–
$12,500,000
Corporate
Sukuk
1
$–
$141,222,005
$–
$141,222,005
Government
Sukuk
1
$–
$44,759,868
$–
$44,759,868
Total
Assets
$–
$198,481,873
$–
$198,481,873
1
See
the
Schedule
of
Investments
for
additional
details.
Note
3
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
Notes
To
Financial
Statements
(continued)
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
35
Fair
value
measurements:
Accounting
Standards
Codification
(ASC)
820
establishes
a
three-
tier
framework
for
measuring
fair
value
based
on
a
hierarchy
of
inputs.
The
hierarchy
distinguishes
between
market
data
obtained
from
independent
sources
(observable
inputs)
and
the
Funds’
own
market
assumptions
(unobservable
inputs).
These
inputs
are
used
in
determining
the
value
of
the
Funds’
investments
and
are
summarized
below.
Level
1
-
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
assets
or
liabilities
that
the
Trust
has
the
ability
to
access.
Level
2
-
Observable
inputs
other
than
quoted
prices
in
Level
1
that
are
observable
for
the
asset
or
liability,
either
directly
or
indirectly.
These
inputs
may
include
quoted
prices
for
the
identical
instrument
on
an
inactive
market,
prices
for
similar
instruments,
interest
rates,
prepayment
speeds,
credit
risk,
yield
curves,
default
rates,
and
similar
data.
Level
3
Unobservable
inputs
for
the
asset
or
liability,
to
the
extent
relevant
observable
inputs
are
not
available,
representing
the
Trust’s
own
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
a
market
participant
would
use
in
valuing
the
asset
or
liability,
and
would
be
based
on
the
best
information
available.
The
availability
of
observable
inputs
can
vary
from
security
to
security
and
is
affected
by
a
wide
variety
of
factors,
including,
for
example,
the
type
of
security,
whether
the
security
is
new
and
not
yet
established
in
the
marketplace,
the
liquidity
of
markets,
and
other
characteristics
particular
to
the
security.
To
the
extent
that
valuation
is
based
on
models
or
inputs
that
are
less
observable
or
unobservable
in
the
market,
the
determination
of
fair
value
requires
more
judgment.
Accordingly,
the
degree
of
judgment
exercised
in
determining
fair
value
is
greatest
for
instruments
categorized
in
Level
3.
The
inputs
used
to
measure
fair
value
may
fall
into
different
levels
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
In
such
cases,
for
disclosure
purposes,
the
level
in
the
fair
value
hierarchy
within
which
the
fair
value
measurement
falls
in
its
entirety,
is
determined
based
on
the
lowest
level
input
that
is
significant
to
the
fair
value
measurement
in
its
entirety.
The
inputs
or
methodology
used
for
valuing
securities
are
not
necessarily
an
indication
of
the
risk
associated
with
investing
in
those
securities.
Investment
concentration:
The
fundamental
policies
of
the
Funds
prohibit
earning
interest,
in
accordance
with
Islamic
principles.
Consequently,
cash
is
held
in
non-interest-bearing
deposits
with
the
Funds’
custodian
or
other
banks.
“Other
assets
(net
of
liabilities)”
in
the
Funds’
Schedules
of
Investments
primarily
represents
cash
on
deposit
with
the
custodian.
Cash
on
deposit
will
vary
widely
over
time.
Accounting
Standards
Codification
(“ASC”)
825,
Financial
Instruments,
identifies
these
items
as
a
concentration
of
credit
risk.
The
risk
is
managed
by
careful
financial
analysis
and
review
of
the
custodian’s
operations,
resources,
and
protections
available
to
the
Trust.
This
process
includes
evaluation
of
other
financial
institutions
providing
investment
company
custody
services.
ReFlow
Liquidity
Program:
The
Funds
may
participate
in
the
ReFlow
Fund,
LLC
("ReFlow")
liquidity
program,
which
is
designed
to
provide
an
alternative
liquidity
source
on
days
when
redemptions
of
Fund
shares
exceed
purchases.
Under
the
program,
ReFlow
is
available
to
provide
cash
to
the
Funds
to
meet
all,
or
a
portion,
of
daily
net
shareowner
redemptions.
Following
purchases
of
Fund
shares,
ReFlow
then
generally
redeems
those
shares
when
the
Fund
experiences
net
sales,
at
the
end
of
a
maximum
holding
period
determined
by
ReFlow
(currently
8
days)
or
at
other
times
at
ReFlow's
discretion.
For
use
of
the
ReFlow
service,
a
participating
Fund
pays
a
fee
to
ReFlow
each
time
it
purchases
Fund
shares,
calculated
by
applying
to
the
purchase
amount
a
fee
rate
determined
through
an
automated
daily
"Dutch
auction"
among
other
participating
mutual
funds
seeking
liquidity
that
day.
The
current
minimum
fee
rate
is
0.14%
of
the
value
of
the
Fund
shares
purchased
by
ReFlow,
although
the
Fund
may
submit
a
bid
at
a
higher
fee
rate
if
it
determines
that
doing
so
is
in
the
best
interest
of
Fund
shareowners.
In
accordance
with
federal
securities
laws,
ReFlow
is
prohibited
from
acquiring
more
than
3%
of
the
outstanding
voting
securities
of
a
Fund.
ReFlow
will
periodically
redeem
its
entire
share
position
in
the
Fund
and
request
that
such
redemption
be
met
in
kind
in
accordance
with
the
Funds'
in-kind
redemption
policies.
There
is
no
assurance
that
ReFlow
will
have
sufficient
funds
available
to
meet
the
Funds’
liquidity
needs
on
a
particular
day.
Federal
income
taxes:
Each
Fund
intends
to
comply
with
the
requirements
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
necessary
to
qualify
as
a
regulated
investment
company
and
to
make
the
requisite
distributions
of
income
and
capital
gains
to
its
shareowners
sufficient
to
relieve
it
from
all
or
substantially
all
federal
income
taxes.
Therefore,
no
federal
income
tax
provision
is
required.
The
Funds
recognize
the
tax
benefits
of
uncertain
tax
positions
only
where
the
position
is
“more
likely
than
not”
to
be
sustained
assuming
examination
by
tax
authorities.
Management
has
analyzed
the
Funds’
tax
positions
and
has
concluded
that
no
liability
for
unrecognized
tax
benefits
should
be
recorded
related
to
uncertain
tax
positions
taken
on
returns
filed
for
open
tax
years
(2020
2022)
or
expected
to
be
taken
in
the
Funds’
2023
tax
returns.
The
Funds
identify
their
major
tax
jurisdiction
as
US
federal
and
foreign
jurisdictions
where
the
Funds
make
significant
investments;
however,
the
Funds
are
not
aware
of
any
tax
positions
for
which
it
is
reasonably
possible
that
the
total
amounts
of
unrecognized
tax
benefits
will
change
materially
in
the
next
12
months.
Reclassification
of
capital
accounts:
Accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America
require
that
certain
components
of
net
assets
relating
to
permanent
differences
be
reclassified
between
financial
and
tax
reporting.
These
reclassifications
are
as
of
the
fiscal
period
ended
May
31,
2023
,
and
have
no
effect
on
net
assets
or
NAV
per
share.
The
Income,
Developing
World
and
Participation
Funds
had
no
reclassification
of
capital
accounts.
Growth
Fund
Distributable
earnings
$(19,090,563)
Paid-in
Capital
$19,090,563
Note
3
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
Notes
To
Financial
Statements
(continued)
36
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Distributions
to
shareowners:
For
the
Amana
Participation
Fund
,
dividends
to
shareowners
from
net
investment
income
are
paid
daily
and
distributed
on
the
last
business
day
of
each
month.
For
the
Amana
Income
Fund
,
Amana
Growth
Fund
,
and
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
,
dividends
to
shareowners
from
net
investment
income,
if
any,
are
paid
in
May
and
December.
As
a
result
of
their
investment
strategies,
the
Growth
and
Developing
World
Funds
do
not
expect
to
pay
income
dividends.
Distributions
of
capital
gains,
if
any,
are
made
at
least
annually,
and
as
required
to
comply
with
federal
excise
tax
requirements.
Distributions
to
shareowners
are
determined
in
accordance
with
income
tax
regulations
and
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Dividends
are
paid
in
shares
of
the
Funds,
at
the
net
asset
value
on
the
payable
date.
Shareowners
may
elect
to
take
distributions
if
they
total
$10
or
more
in
cash.
Use
of
estimates:
The
preparation
of
financial
statements
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America
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
increases
and
decreases
in
net
assets
during
the
reporting
period.
Actual
results
could
differ
from
those
estimates.
Foreign
taxes:
Withholding
taxes
on
foreign
dividends
are
paid
(a
portion
of
which
may
be
reclaimable)
or
provided
for
in
accordance
with
the
applicable
country’s
tax
rules
and
rates
and
are
disclosed
in
the
Statement
of
Operations.
Withholding
tax
reclaims
are
filed
in
certain
countries
to
recover
a
portion
of
the
amounts
previously
withheld.
The
Funds
record
a
reclaim
receivable
based
on
a
number
of
factors,
including
a
jurisdiction’s
legal
obligation
to
pay
reclaims
as
well
as
payment
history
and
market
convention.
Consolidation
of
Subsidiary
Amana
SPV:
The
Consolidated
Portfolio
of
Investments,
Consolidated
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities,
Consolidated
Statement
of
Operations
and
Consolidated
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
and
the
Consolidated
Financial
Highlights
of
the
Amana
Participation
Fund
includes
the
accounts
of
AMANA
SPV,
a
wholly
owned
and
controlled
subsidiary.
AMANA
SPV
is
a
C-Corporation
incorporated
as
an
exempted
company
under
the
company’s
law
of
the
Cayman
Islands
on
January
21,
2019,
and
is
not
subject
to
Cayman
Islands
taxes
at
the
present
time.
For
its
income
tax
purpose,
the
SPV
is
not
subject
to
US
income
taxes,
however
the
SPV's
net
income
and
capital
gains
will
be
included
each
year
in
the
Amana
Participation
Fund's
taxable
income.
All
inter-company
accounts
and
transactions
have
been
eliminated
in
consolidation.
The
Amana
Participation
Fund
may
invest
up
to
25%
of
its
total
assets
in
the
segregated
portfolio
vehicle
(“SPV”)
which
acts
as
an
investment
vehicle
in
order
to
effect
certain
investments
consistent
with
the
Fund's
investment
objectives
and
policies.
A
summary
of
the
Amana
Participation
Fund's
investments
in
the
SPV
is
as
follows:
Other:
Dividend
income
is
recognized
on
the
ex-dividend
date,
and
sukuk
income
is
recognized
on
an
accrual
basis.
Expenses
incurred
by
the
Trust
on
behalf
of
the
Funds
(e.g.,
professional
fees)
are
allocated
to
the
Funds
on
the
basis
of
relative
daily
average
net
assets.
Net
investment
losses
may
not
be
utilized
to
offset
net
investment
income
in
future
periods
for
tax
purposes
Recent
Accounting
Pronouncement:
In
December
2020,
the
SEC
adopted
a
new
rule
providing
a
framework
for
fund
valuation
practices
(“Rule
2a-5”).
Rule
2a-5
establishes
requirements
for
determining
fair
value
in
good
faith
for
purposes
of
the
1940
Act.
Rule
2a-5
permits
fund
boards
to
designate
certain
parties
to
perform
fair
value
determinations,
subject
to
board
oversight
and
certain
other
conditions.
Rule
2a-5
also
defines
when
market
quotations
are
“readily
available”
for
purposes
of
the
1940
Act
and
the
threshold
for
determining
whether
a
fund
must
fair
value
a
security.
In
connection
with
Rule
2a-5,
the
SEC
also
adopted
related
recordkeeping
requirements
and
is
rescinding
previously
issued
guidance,
including
with
respect
to
the
role
of
a
board
in
determining
fair
value
and
the
accounting
and
auditing
of
fund
investments.
The
Fund
has
adopted
procedures
in
accordance
with
Rule
2a-5.
Regulatory
Update
Tailored
Shareholder
Reports
for
Mutual
Funds
and
Exchange-Traded
Funds
(“ETFs”)
Effective
January
24,
2023,
the
SEC
adopted
rule
and
form
amendments
to
require
mutual
funds
and
ETFs
to
transmit
concise
and
visually
engaging
streamlined
annual
and
semiannual
reports
to
shareholders
that
highlight
key
information.
Other
information,
including
financial
statements,
will
no
longer
appear
in
a
streamlined
shareholder
report
but
must
be
available
online,
delivered
free
of
charge
upon
request,
and
filed
on
a
semiannual
basis
on
Form
N-CSR.
The
rule
and
form
amendments
have
a
compliance
date
of
July
24,
2024.
At
this
time,
management
is
evaluating
the
impact
of
these
amendments
on
the
shareholder
reports
for
the
Fund.
Note
4
Transactions
with
Affiliated
Persons
Under
a
contract
approved
annually
by
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
the
Trust,
including
those
who
are
not
party
to
the
contract
or
"interested
persons"
(as
defined
in
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940)
of
such
parties
or
the
Trust
(the
"Independent
Trustees"),
Saturna
Capital
Corporation
("Saturna
Capital")
provides
investment
advisory
services
and
certain
other
administrative
services
and
facilities
required
to
conduct
Trust
business.
Effective
December
1,
2020,
the
Amana
Income
Fund
,
Amana
Growth
Fund
,
and
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
each
pay
an
advisory
and
administration
fee
of
0.80%
on
the
first
$1
billion
of
a
Fund’s
average
daily
net
assets,
0.65%
on
the
next
$1
billion,
and
0.50%
on
assets
over
$2
billion.
The
Amana
Participation
Fund
pays
an
advisory
and
administration
fee
of
0.50%
annually
of
the
average
daily
net
assets.
For
the
fiscal
period
ended
November
30,
2023
,
the
Funds
paid
the
following
advisory
fees
to
Saturna
Capital:
Inception
Date
of
SPV
SPV
Net
Assets
at
November
30,
2023
%
of
Fund
Net
Assets
at
November
30,
2023
Amana
SPV
January
21,
2019
$42,314,490
20.5%
Note
3
Significant
Accounting
Policies
(continued)
Notes
To
Financial
Statements
(continued)
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
37
1
Certain
officers
and
one
trustee
of
Amana
are
also
officers
and
directors
of
the
investment
adviser.
Saturna
Brokerage
Services,
Inc.
(“SBS”),
a
subsidiary
of
Saturna
Capital,
is
registered
as
a
broker-dealer
and
acts
as
distributor.
The
Funds
have
adopted
a
Distribution
Plan
in
accordance
with
Rule
12b-1
under
the
1940
Act
applicable
to
the
Investor
Shares
of
each
Fund.
The
plan
provides
that
the
Funds
will
pay
a
fee
to
SBS
at
an
annual
rate
of
up
to
0.25%
of
the
average
daily
net
assets
applicable
to
Investor
Shares
of
each
Fund.
The
fee
is
paid
to
SBS
as
reimbursement
for
expenses
incurred
for
distribution-related
activity.
For
the
fiscal
period
ended
November
30,
2023
,
the
Funds
paid
the
following
distribution
fees
to
SBS:
For
the
fiscal
period
ended
November
30,
2023
,
Saturna
Capital
spent
an
additional
$2,678,006
of
its
own
resources,
and
not
part
of
the
12b-1
expense
of
the
Funds,
to
compensate
broker-dealers
or
other
financial
intermediaries,
or
their
affiliates,
in
connection
with
the
sale,
distribution,
retention,
and/or
servicing
of
Fund
shares.
To
the
extent
that
these
resources
are
derived
from
advisory
fees
paid
by
the
Funds,
these
payments
could
be
considered
“revenue
sharing.”
Any
such
payments
will
not
change
the
net
asset
value
or
the
price
of
a
Fund’s
shares.
SBS
is
used
to
effect
equity
portfolio
transactions
for
the
Trust.
SBS
currently
executes
portfolio
transactions
without
commission.
Transactions
effected
through
other
brokers
are
subject
to
commissions
payable
to
that
broker.
Saturna
Trust
Company
(“STC”),
a
subsidiary
of
Saturna
Capital,
acts
as
retirement
plan
custodian
for
the
Funds.
Each
class
of
shares
of
a
Fund
pays
an
annual
fee
of
$10
per
account
for
retirement
plan
services
to
Saturna
Trust
Company.
For
the
fiscal
period
ended
November
30,
2023
,
the
Funds
incurred
the
following
retirement
plan
custodial
fees
to
STC:
Mr.
Nicholas
Kaiser
serves
as
a
trustee
and
president
of
the
Trust.
He
is
also
a
director
and
the
chairman
of
Saturna
Capital
Corporation
and
Saturna
Trust
Company.
He
is
not
compensated
by
the
Trust.
For
the
fiscal
period
ended
November
30,
2023
,
the
Funds
paid
trustee
compensation
expenses
of
$41,750,
which
is
included
in
the
$49,863
of
total
expenses
incurred
for
the
Independent
Trustees.
On
November
30,
2023
,
the
trustees,
officers,
and
their
affiliates
(including
Saturna
Capital
Corporation)
as
a
group,
owned
the
following
percentages
of
outstanding
shares:
The
officers
of
the
Trust
are
paid
by
Saturna
Capital
Corporation,
not
the
Trust,
except
the
Chief
Compliance
Officer,
who
is
partially
compensated
by
the
Trust.
For
the
fiscal
period
ended
November
30,
2023
,
the
Funds
paid
the
following
compensation
expenses
for
the
Chief
Compliance
Officer:
Note
5
Distributions
to
Shareowners
The
tax
characteristics
of
distributions
paid
for
the
fiscal
period
ended
November
30,
2023
and
May
31,
2023
,
were
as
follows:
Advisory
Fees
100
Income
Fund
$6,112,287
200
Growth
Fund
$12,485,100
300
Developing
World
Fund
$392,285
400
Participation
Fund
$530,093
Distribution
(12b-1)
fees
125
Income
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMANX)
$966,944
150
Income
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMINX)
n/a
225
Growth
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMAGX)
$2,502,569
250
Growth
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMIGX)
n/a
325
Developing
World
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMDWX)
$38,327
350
Developing
World
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMIDX)
n/a
425
Participation
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMAPX)
$34,411
450
Participation
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMIPX)
n/a
Retirement
plan
custodial
fees
125
Income
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMANX)
$10
150
Income
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMINX)
$27,846
225
Growth
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMAGX)
$120
250
Growth
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMIGX)
$41,925
325
Developing
World
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMDWX)
$6
350
Developing
World
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMIDX)
$8,715
425
Participation
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMAPX)
$10
450
Participation
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMIPX)
$6,186
Trustees',
officers',
and
affiliates'
ownership
125
Income
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMANX)
0.03%
150
Income
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMINX)
1.62%
225
Growth
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMAGX)
0.01%
250
Growth
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMIGX)
0.77%
325
Developing
World
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMDWX)
0.75%
350
Developing
World
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMIDX)
4.41%
425
Participation
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMAPX)
0.04%
450
Participation
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMIPX)
3.60%
Chief
Compliance
Officer
100
Income
Fund
$16,234
200
Growth
Fund
$36,429
300
Developing
World
Fund
$50
400
Participation
Fund
$2,365
Income
Fund
November
30,
2023
May
31,
2023
Ordinary
Income
$–
$17,478,335
Long-term
capital
gain
1
$–
$103,369,621
Growth
Fund
November
30,
2023
May
31,
2023
Ordinary
Income
2
$–
$9,413,427
Long-term
capital
gain
1
$–
$109,345,501
Developing
World
Fund
November
30,
2023
May
31,
2023
Ordinary
Income
2
$–
$638,577
Long-term
capital
gain
1
$–
$165,694
Participation
Fund
November
30,
2023
May
31,
2023
Ordinary
Income
$2,775,061
$4,729,022
1
Long-Term
Capital
Gain
dividend
designated
at
20%
rate
pursuant
to
Section
852(b)(3)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code.
2
By
Policy,
the
Growth
and
Developing
World
Funds
seek
to
avoid
paying
income
dividends.
Note
4
Transactions
with
Affiliated
Persons
(continued)
Notes
To
Financial
Statements
(continued)
38
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Note
6
Federal
Income
Taxes
The
cost
basis
of
investments
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
at
November
30,
2023
,
were
as
follows:
As
of
May
31,
2023
,
the
components
of
distributable
earnings
on
a
tax
basis
were
as
follows:
At
May
31,
2023
,
the
Funds
had
the
following
capital
loss
carryforwards
and
loss
deferrals,
subject
to
regulation.
Loss
carryforwards
may
be
used
to
offset
future
net
capital
gains
realized
for
federal
income
tax
purposes.
Note
7
Investments
Investment
transactions
other
than
short
term
investments
and
redemptions
in
kind
for
the
fiscal
period
ended
November
30,
2023
,
were
as
follows:
During
the
fiscal
period
ended
November
30,
2023
,
the
Funds’
redemptions
in-kind
were
as
follows:
Note
8
Custodian
Under
agreements
in
place
with
the
Trust’s
custodian,
UMB
Bank,
custody
fees
are
reduced
by
credits
for
cash
balances.
For
the
fiscal
period
ended
November
30,
2023
,
such
reductions
were
as
follows:
Note
9
Subsequent
Events
The
Funds
each
declared
a
distribution
to
be
paid
on
December
21,
2023,
to
all
share
owners
of
record
on
December
20,
2023,
as
follows:
Income
Fund
Growth
Fund
Cost
of
investments
$524,907,089
$1,487,878,423
Gross
tax
unrealized
appreciation
$988,480,028
$2,699,230,685
Gross
tax
unrealized
depreciation
$(17,152,098)
$(11,068,815)
Net
tax
unrealized
appreciation
$971,327,930
$2,688,161,870
Developing
World
Fund
Participation
Fund
Cost
of
investments
$90,461,614
$208,992,540
Gross
tax
unrealized
appreciation
$13,240,020
$94
Gross
tax
unrealized
depreciation
$(11,376,089)
$(10,510,761)
Net
tax
unrealized
appreciation
$1,863,931
$(10,510,667)
Income
Fund
Undistributed
ordinary
income
$263,796
Accumulated
capital
gains
$28,415,809
Tax
accumulated
earnings
$28,679,605
Unrealized
Appreciation
$933,132,140
Other
unrealized
accumulated
losses
$(130,780)
Total
accumulated
earnings
$961,680,965
Growth
Fund
Undistributed
ordinary
income
$4,427,748
Accumulated
capital
gains
$22,495,314
Tax
accumulated
earnings
$26,923,062
Unrealized
Appreciation
$2,316,406,878
Total
accumulated
earnings
$2,343,329,940
Developing
World
Fund
Undistributed
ordinary
income
$384,940
Accumulated
capital
gains
$36,834
Tax
accumulated
earnings
$421,774
Unrealized
Appreciation
$118,959
Other
unrealized
gains
$13
Total
accumulated
earnings
$540,746
Participation
Fund
Undistributed
ordinary
income
$16,974
Accumulated
capital
and
other
losses
$(4,246,085)
Tax
accumulated
earnings
$(4,229,111)
Unrealized
Depreciation
$(8,354,252)
Total
accumulated
earnings
$(12,583,363)
Participation
Fund
Short
term
loss
carryforward
$993,568
Long
term
loss
carryforward
$1,136,848
Total
Capital
loss
carryforward
$2,130,416
Post-October
loss
deferral
1
$2,115,669
Total
accumulated
losses
$4,246,085
Purchases
Sales
100
Income
Fund
$45,068,211
$73,242,037
200
Growth
Fund
$328,683,265
$58,391,069
300
Developing
World
Fund
$18,523,488
$424,662
400
Participation
Fund
$2,509,250
$19,621,688
Purchases
Sales
200
Growth
Fund
$–
$25,025,965
Custodian
Fee
Credits
100
Income
Fund
$36,859
200
Growth
Fund
$83,146
300
Developing
World
Fund
$35,223
400
Participation
Fund
$24,103
Ordinary
Income
Short-Term
Capital
Gain
Long-Term
Capital
Gain
425
Income
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMANX
)
$0.24
$-
$2.61
450
Income
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMINX)
$0.37
$-
$2.61
125
Growth
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMAGX)
$0.111
$-
$0.353
150
Growth
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMIGX)
$0.235
$-
$0.353
225
Developing
World
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMDWX)
$0.11
$-
$0.0043
250
Developing
World
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMIDX)
$0.13
$-
$0.0043
325
Participation
Fund
Investor
Shares
(AMAPX)
Daily
$-
$-
350
Participation
Fund
Institutional
Shares
(AMIPX)
Daily
$-
$-
Expenses
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
39
All
mutual
funds
have
operating
expenses.
As
an
Amana
Mutual
Fund
shareowner,
you
incur
ongoing
costs,
including
management
fees,
distribution
(or
service)
12b-1
fees,
and
other
Fund
expenses
such
as
shareowner
reports
(like
this
one).
Operating
expenses,
which
are
deducted
from
a
fund’s
gross
earnings,
directly
reduce
the
investment
return
of
a
fund.
Mutual
funds
(unlike
other
financial
investments)
only
report
their
results
after
deduction
of
operating
expenses.
With
the
Amana
Funds,
unlike
many
mutual
funds,
you
do
not
incur
sales
charges
(loads)
on
purchases,
reinvested
dividends,
or
other
distributions.
There
are
no
redemption
fees
or
exchange
fees.
You
may
incur
fees
related
to
extra
services
requested
by
you
for
your
account,
such
as
bank
wires.
The
examples
below
are
intended
to
help
you
understand
your
ongoing
costs
(in
dollars)
of
investing
in
the
Funds
and
to
compare
these
costs
with
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
other
mutual
funds.
Examples
The
following
examples
are
based
on
an
investment
of
$1,000
invested
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
and
held
for
the
entire
period
(June
1,
2023
to
November
30,
2023
).
Actual
Expenses
The
first
line
for
each
Fund
provides
information
about
actual
account
values
and
actual
expenses.
You
may
use
the
information
in
this
line,
together
with
the
amount
you
have
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.
The
Funds
may
charge
for
extra
services
(such
as
domestic
bank
wires,
international
bank
wires,
or
overnight
courier
delivery
of
redemption
checks)
rendered
on
request,
which
you
may
need
to
estimate
to
determine
your
total
expenses.
Hypothetical
Example
For
Comparison
Purposes
The
second
line
for
each
Fund
provides
information
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
each
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratio
(based
on
the
last
six
months)
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
Funds
and
other
mutual
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareowner
reports
of
other
mutual
funds.
You
may
wish
to
add
other
fees
that
are
not
included
in
the
expenses
shown
in
the
table,
such
as
IRA
fees
charged
by
custodians
other
than
Saturna
Trust
Company
(note
that
Saturna
does
not
charge
such
fees
to
shareowners
directly
on
Saturna
IRAs,
ESAs,
or
HSAs
with
the
Amana
Funds),
and
charges
for
extra
services
such
as
bank
wires.
Please
note
that
the
expenses
shown
in
the
tables
are
meant
to
highlight
your
ongoing
costs
only
and
do
not
reflect
any
transactional
costs,
such
as
sales
charges
(loads)
or
exchange
fees
(note
that
the
Amana
Funds
do
not
assess
any
such
transactional
costs).
Therefore,
the
“Hypothetical”
line
of
each
fund
is
useful
in
comparing
ongoing
costs
only,
and
may
not
help
you
determine
the
relative
total
costs
of
owning
different
funds.
Expenses
are
equal
to
annualized
expense
ratios
indicated
above
(based
on
the
most
recent
semi-annual
period
of
June
1,
2023,
through
November
30,
2023
),
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
183/365
to
reflect
the
semi-annual
period.
Beginning
Account
Value
[June
1,
2023]
Ending
Account
Value
[November
30,
2023]
Expenses
Paid
During
the
Period
Annualized
Expense
Ratio
100
Income
Fund
125
Investor
Shares
(
AMANX
),
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,060.50
$5.20
1.01%
125
Hypothetical
(5%
return
before
expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,020.02
$5.09
1.01%
150
Institutional
Shares
(
AMINX
),
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,061.70
$3.95
0.76%
150
Hypothetical
(5%
return
before
expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,021.24
$3.87
0.76%
200
Growth
Fund
225
Investor
Shares
(
AMAGX
),
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,097.20
$4.60
0.87%
225
Hypothetical
(5%
return
before
expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,020.68
$4.43
0.87%
250
Institutional
Shares
(
AMIGX
),
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,098.60
$3.31
0.63%
250
Hypothetical
(5%
return
before
expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,021.91
$3.19
0.63%
300
Developing
World
Fund
325
Investor
Shares
(
AMDWX
),
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,018.80
$5.69
1.13%
325
Hypothetical
(5%
return
before
expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,019.43
$5.70
1.13%
350
Institutional
Shares
(
AMIDX
),
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,020.40
$4.57
0.90%
350
Hypothetical
(5%
return
before
expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,020.55
$4.57
0.90%
400
Participation
Fund
425
Investor
Shares
(
AMAPX
),
Actual
$1,000.00
$995.30
$4.09
0.82%
425
Hypothetical
(5%
return
before
expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,020.97
$4.14
0.82%
450
Institutional
Shares
(
AMIPX
),
Actual
$1,000.00
$996.60
$2.87
0.57%
450
Hypothetical
(5%
return
before
expenses)
$1,000.00
$1,022.20
$2.90
0.57%
Renewal
of
Investment
Advisory
Contract
40
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
During
their
meeting
of
September
11,
2023,
the
Trustees
of
Amana
Mutual
Funds
Trust
(the
“Board”
or
“Trustees”),
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
discussed
the
continuance
of
the
Investment
Advisory
and
Administrative
Services
Agreement
between
the
Trust,
on
behalf
of
each
Fund,
and
Saturna
Capital
Corporation
(“Saturna”).
The
Trustees
also
considered
Saturna’s
management
of
a
wholly-
owned
subsidiary
of
Amana
Participation
Fund
that
invests
in
the
same
securities
and
assets
in
which
the
Fund
invests.
In
evaluating
the
agreements,
the
Board,
including
the
Independent
Trustees,
considered
the
factors
it
deemed
relevant,
including
the
nature,
quality
and
extent
of
services
provided,
the
performance
of
each
Fund,
expenses
and
fees,
the
profitability
of
Saturna,
the
potential
for
economies
of
scale
that
may
be
shared
with
each
Fund
and
its
shareholders
as
each
Fund’s
assets
grow,
and
any
other
benefits
derived
by
Saturna
from
its
relationship
with
the
Funds.
In
their
deliberations,
the
Trustees
did
not
identify
any
single
factor
which
alone
was
responsible
for
the
decision
to
approve
the
agreements,
and
each
Trustee
may
have
given
different
weights
to
different
factors,
and,
thus,
each
Trustee
may
have
had
a
different
basis
for
his
decision.
The
Trustees
considered
Saturna’s
specific
responsibilities
in
all
aspects
of
day-to-day
management
of
the
Funds
as
well
as
the
qualifications,
experience
and
responsibilities
of
the
Funds’
portfolio
managers
and
other
key
personnel
at
Saturna.
The
Trustees
considered
that
the
Funds
offer
a
full
range
of
high-quality
investor
services,
including
unique
services
for
Islamic
investors.
The
Trustees
discussed
Saturna’s
experience,
ability,
and
commitment
to
quality
service
through
performing
internally
such
functions
as
shareowner
servicing,
administration,
retirement
plans,
accounting,
marketing,
and
distribution
all
in
addition
to
investment
management.
The
Trustees
took
into
consideration
Saturna’s
continued
avoidance
of
significant
operational
and
regulatory
compliance
problems,
plus
its
continued
investments
in
infrastructure,
information
management
systems,
personnel,
training,
compliance,
and
investor
education
materials,
all
designed
to
meet
investor
needs
with
high
quality
services.
They
recognized
Saturna’s
efforts
to
recruit
and
retain
qualified,
experienced,
and
specialized
staff
and
improve
the
capital
base
on
which
Saturna
operates,
which
the
Trustees
believe
is
important
to
the
long-
term
success
of
the
Funds.
The
Trustees
recognized
Saturna’s
focus
on
investors
and
its
efforts
to
avoid
conflicts
of
interest.
The
Trustees
considered
the
investment
performance
of
each
Fund
over
time,
including
comparative
information
from
Morningstar,
Inc.
(“Morningstar”),
which
provides
independent
analysis
of
mutual
fund
data
and,
among
other
things,
ranks
mutual
fund
performance
within
categories
comprised
of
similarly
managed
funds.
The
Trustees
considered
and
discussed
each
Fund’s
performance
relative
to
the
Fund’s
Morningstar
category
for
the
one-,
three-,
five-,
ten-,
and
fifteen-year
periods,
as
applicable,
and
the
related
Morningstar
rankings
(one
through
five
stars)
for
the
three-,
five-,
and
ten-year
periods,
as
applicable,
ended
as
of
July
31,
2023.
The
Trustees
also
noted
the
favorable
sustainability
rating
assigned
by
Morningstar
to
the
Amana
Growth
Fund
(five
out
of
five)
and
Amana
Income
Fund
(four
out
of
five.).
The
Trustees
considered
the
short-,
medium-,
and
long-term
investment
performance
of
Amana
Income
Fund,
Amana
Growth
Fund,
and
Amana
Developing
World
Fund,
and
the
short-term
and
medium-term
performance
of
Amana
Participation
Fund,
each
relative
to
their
Morningstar
categories,
and
noted
that
the
Funds
were
managed
for
the
long
term.
The
Trustees
noted
that
the
short-
and
medium-term
performance
of
Amana
Income
Fund
was
in
the
third
quartile
for
its
Morningstar
category
for
the
one-,
three-,
and
five-year
periods,
and
long-term
performance
was
in
the
fourth
quartile
for
the
ten-
and
fifteen-year
periods.
The
Trustees
noted
that
the
short-term
performance
of
the
Amana
Growth
Fund
was
in
the
third
quartile
of
its
Morningstar
category
for
the
one-year
period,
and
its
medium-,
and
long-term
investment
performance
was
I
the
first
quartile
of
its
Morningstar
category
for
the
three-,
five-,
ten-,
and
fifteen-year
periods.
The
Trustees
noted
that
the
short-
and
medium-term
performance
of
the
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
was
in
the
second
quartile
of
its
Morningstar
category
for
the
one-
and
three-year
periods,
and
the
Fund’s
long-term
performance
was
in
the
first
and
fourth
quartiles,
respectively,
for
the
five-
and
ten-
year
periods.
The
Trustees
noted
that
the
Amana
Participation
Fund’s
performance
was
in
the
fourth
quartile
for
its
Morningstar
category
for
the
one-year
period
and
in
the
first
quartile
for
the
three-
and
five-year
periods.
The
Trustees
noted
the
risk-
averse
investment
style
used
by
Saturna
to
manage
the
Funds
and
considered
other
factors
which
can
affect
a
Fund’s
performance
relative
to
the
Fund’s
broader
Morningstar
categories.
In
evaluating
such
performance
data,
the
Trustees
noted
that
Islamic
investment
restrictions
to
which
the
Funds
adhere
increase
Saturna’s
research
expenses
and
obligations
and
impose
constraints
on
Saturna’s
selection
of
the
Funds’
portfolio
investments
that
impact
performance.
The
Trustees
found
that
Saturna
continued
to
manage
the
Funds
in
a
manner
that
is
designed
to
be
acceptable
to
Islamic
investors
and
that
the
risk
averse
approach
also
is
attractive
non-Islamic
long-term
investors.
The
Trustees
noted
Saturna’s
decades
of
dedicated
service
provided
to
Amana
Mutual
Fund
Trust
and
its
shareowners.
Recognizing
the
investment
mandates
of
the
Funds,
the
Trustees
also
considered
the
performance
of
the
Funds
as
compared
to
a
more
limited
group
of
other
funds
with
similar
investment
objectives
and
strategies,
including
faith-based
managed
funds,
and
with
a
range
of
asset
sizes.
The
Trustees
considered
these
comparative
performance
data,
along
with
the
comparative
data
published
by
Morningstar,
as
well
as
each
Fund’s
performance
relative
to
its
benchmark,
to
evaluate
each
Fund’s
performance
over
near-term
and
long-term
time
periods,
as
applicable.
When
evaluating
the
Funds’
performance
record,
the
Board
noted
that
relative
performance
comparisons,
especially
over
limited
periods
of
time,
is
only
one
of
the
factors
that
it
deems
relevant
to
its
consideration
of
each
Fund’s
agreement.
The
Board
noted
that,
after
considering
all
relevant
factors,
it
may
be
appropriate
to
approve
the
continuation
of
the
agreement
notwithstanding
a
Fund’s
underperformance
relative
to
its
Morningstar
peer
group
during
certain
periods.
The
Trustees
also
reviewed
the
fees
and
expenses
of
the
Funds
and
considered
the
components
of
each
Fund’s
operating
expenses.
The
Trustees
noted
that
the
net
expense
ratios
for
both
share
classes
of
Amana
Income
Fund
were
above
their
respective
Morningstar
category
average
expense
ratios,
the
net
expense
ratio
for
the
Amana
Growth
Fund
Institutional
share
class
was
at,
and
the
Renewal
of
Investment
Advisory
Contract
(continued)
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
41
Investor
share
class
was
above,
the
Morningstar
category
average
expense
ratios,
and
the
net
expense
ratios
for
Amana
Developing
World
Investor
share
class
was
at,
and
the
institutional
share
class
below,
the
Morningstar
category
average
expense
ratios,
and
both
share
classes
of
Amana
Participation
Fund
were
below
the
Morningstar
category
average
expense
ratios.
The
Trustees
also
noted
that,
effective
in
2019,
Saturna
agreed
to
reduce
the
breakpoints
in
the
investment
advisory
fee
for
Amana
Income
Fund,
Amana
Growth
Fund,
and
Amana
Developing
World
Fund,
by
five
basis
points
at
each
asset
level,
and
effective
December
1,
2020,
Saturna
had
agreed
to
a
further
reduction
in
the
advisory
fee
breakpoints
for
these
Funds
at
higher
asset
levels
in
excess
of
$1
billion.
The
Trustees
noted
that
these
actions
were
expected
to
lower
the
Funds’
advisory
fees
at
higher
asset
levels.
In
light
of
the
services
provided
by
Saturna,
the
Trustees
found
each
Fund’s
advisory
fee
structure
and
expense
ratios
to
be
reasonable
given
the
size
of
each
Fund,
the
services
provided,
and
the
expenses
incurred
by
the
adviser.
They
noted
the
significant
sponsorship
of
the
Funds
by
Saturna
evidenced,
in
part,
by
the
amount
of
fees
and
expenses
paid
by
Saturna
out
of
its
own
resources
to
brokerage
platforms
and
similar
unaffiliated
intermediaries.
The
Trustees
noted
that
the
expenses
imposed
by
intermediaries
are
often
borne
by
funds
and
the
Trustees
appreciated
that
Saturna’s
efforts
help
make
the
Funds
more
widely
available
and
otherwise
less
expensive
had
the
Funds
borne
these
expenses.
The
Trustees
recognized
that
the
competitive
performance
record
of
Amana
Income
Fund
and
Amana
Growth
Fund
over
the
long
term
had
likely
contributed
to
their
asset
size,
which
over
time
has
resulted
in
lower
expense
ratios
due
to
overall
costs
being
spread
over
a
larger
asset
base.
The
Trustees
reviewed
Saturna’s
financial
information
and
discussed
the
issue
of
Saturna’s
profitability
related
to
its
management
and
administration
of
the
Funds.
They
discussed
the
reasonableness
of
Saturna’s
profitability
with
respect
to
each
of
the
Funds
as
part
of
their
evaluation
of
whether
the
advisory
fees
bear
a
reasonable
relationship
to
the
mix
of
services
provided
by
Saturna,
including
the
nature,
extent,
and
quality
of
such
services.
The
Trustees
considered
the
extent
to
which
advisory
fees
paid
to
Saturna
reflect
economies
of
scale.
The
Trustees
considered
the
fact
that
fee
breakpoints
lower
the
operating
expenses
and
expense
ratios
of
the
Funds
as
assets
grow
and
demonstrate
the
benefits
of
economies
of
scale
are
being
shared
with
shareowners.
In
this
connection,
the
Board
noted
that
the
investment
advisory
fee
rate
schedules
for
each
Fund
other
than
the
Amana
Participation
Fund
include
breakpoints
that
reduce
the
fee
rate
as
Fund
assets
increase
above
certain
levels,
and
that
Saturna
had
agreed,
in
2019
and
2020,
to
reduce
the
breakpoints
in
the
investment
advisory
fee
for
Amana
Income
Fund,
Amana
Growth
Fund
and
Amana
Developing
World
Fund
as
described
above.
With
respect
to
the
Amana
Participation
Fund,
the
Board
determined
that
the
investment
advisory
fees
are
reasonable
and
appropriate
and
that
breakpoints
in
the
fee
schedule
are
unnecessary
based
on
the
current
level
of
the
Fund’s
assets
and
the
level
of
its
fees
and
expenses
compared
to
peers.
The
Trustees
considered
and
compared
the
fees
charged
by
Saturna
to
other
types
of
advisory
accounts
for
which
Saturna
serves
as
an
investment
adviser,
including
non-mutual
fund
advisory
clients
and
individual
advisory
clients.
The
Trustees
noted
the
significant
differences
between
the
full
range
of
services
Saturna
provides
to
the
Funds,
including
investment
advisory
and
administrative
services,
transfer
agency
services,
and
other
services,
as
compared
to
the
investment
advisory
services
provided
to
the
other
advisory
accounts.
The
Trustees
also
considered
how
the
various
services
provided
to
those
other
accounts,
which
include
Saturna’s
investment
management,
research,
and
customer
service
operations
performed
for
those
accounts,
benefit
the
Funds.
The
Trustees
considered
potential
benefits
to
Saturna
and
to
its
other
businesses
from
acting
as
investment
adviser
for
the
Funds,
but
also
noted
that
Saturna’s
other
business
lines
also
potentially
benefit
the
Funds.
The
Trustees
also
noted
that
there
were
no
soft
dollar
arrangements
with
respect
to
trading
in
the
Funds’
portfolios
and
that
Saturna’s
affiliated
broker,
Saturna
Brokerage
Services,
voluntarily
waives
brokerage
commissions
for
executing
each
Fund’s
portfolio
transactions,
resulting
in
lower
transaction
costs
for
the
Funds.
The
Trustees
concluded
that
the
fees
paid
by
each
Fund
to
Saturna
were,
from
an
arm’s-length
bargaining
perspective,
reasonable
and
in
the
best
interest
of
the
Fund
and
its
shareowners
in
light
of
the
services
provided,
comparative
performance,
expense
and
advisory
fee
information,
costs
of
services
provided,
profits
to
be
realized,
and
benefits
derived
or
to
be
derived
by
Saturna
from
its
relationship
with
the
Funds.
Following
this
discussion,
the
Trustees
unanimously
agreed,
based
on
their
business
judgment,
to
renew
the
Investment
Advisory
and
Administrative
Services
Agreements
with
respect
to
Amana
Income
Fund,
Amana
Growth
Fund,
Amana
Developing
World
Fund,
and
Amana
Participation
Fund.
42
November
30,
2023
Semi-Annual
Availability
of
Quarterly
Portfolio
Information
(1)
The
Amana
Funds
file
complete
schedules
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
SEC
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
as
an
exhibit
to
their
reports
on
Form
N-PORT.
(2)
The
Funds’
Form
N-PORT
reports
are
available
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
www.sec.gov.
(3)
The
Funds
post
a
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
after
the
end
of
each
month
available
at
www.amanafunds.com.
Availability
of
Proxy
Voting
Information
(1)
A
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
the
Funds
use
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
is
available
(a)
without
charge,
upon
request,
by
calling
Saturna
Capital
at
1-888-732-6262;
(b)
on
the
Funds’
website
at
www.
amanafunds.com;
and
(c)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
www.sec.gov.
(2)
Information
regarding
how
each
Fund
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
during
the
most
recent
12-month
period
ended
June
30
is
available
(a)
without
charge,
upon
request,
by
calling
Saturna
Capital
at
1-888-732-6262;
(b)
on
the
Funds’
website
at
www.amanafunds.com;
and
(c)
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
www.sec.gov.
Householding
Policy
To
reduce
expenses,
we
may
mail
only
one
copy
of
the
Funds’
prospectus,
each
annual
and
semi-annual
report,
and
proxy
statements,
when
necessary,
to
those
addresses
shared
by
two
or
more
accounts.
If
you
wish
to
receive
individual
and/or
more
copies
of
these
documents,
please
call
us
at
1-888-732-6262
or
write
to
us
at
Saturna
Capital/Amana
Mutual
Funds,
P.O.
Box
N,
Bellingham,
WA
98227.
We
will
begin
sending
you
individual
copies
thirty
days
after
receiving
your
request.
If
you
are
currently
receiving
multiple
copies
and
wish
to
receive
only
one
copy,
please
call
us
at
1-888-732-6262
or
write
to
us
at
Saturna
Capital/Amana
Mutual
Funds,
P.O.
Box
N,
Bellingham,
WA
98227.
We
will
begin
sending
you
a
single
copy
with
subsequent
report
mailings.
Statement
Regarding
Liquidity
Risk
Management
Program
The
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
adopted
Rule
22e-4
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“Liquidity
Rule”)
to
promote
effective
liquidity
risk
management
throughout
the
open-end
investment
company
industry,
thereby
reducing
the
risk
that
funds
will
be
unable
to
meet
their
redemption
obligations
and
mitigating
dilution
of
the
interests
of
fund
shareowners.
Pursuant
to
the
Liquidity
Rule,
the
Trust,
on
behalf
of
the
Funds,
has
adopted
a
liquidity
risk
management
program
(the
“Program”)
to
govern
the
Trust’s
approach
to
managing
liquidity
risk.
The
Program
is
overseen
by
Saturna
Capital’s
Liquidity
Risk
Committee,
and
the
Program’s
principal
objectives
include
assessing,
managing
and
periodically
reviewing
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk,
based
on
factors
specific
to
the
circumstances
of
the
Fund.
At
a
meeting
of
the
Board
held
on
December
12,
2022,
the
Trustees
received
a
report
addressing
the
operation
of
the
Program
and
assessing
its
adequacy
and
effectiveness
of
implementation.
It
was
reported
to
the
Board
that
the
assessment
found
that
the
Program
was
adequately
designed
and
effective
in
achieving
its
objectives.
Further,
that
review
of
the
Program’s
implementation
evidenced
substantial
compliance
with
relevant
policies
and
procedures.
Privacy
Statement
At
Saturna
Capital
and
the
Amana
Mutual
Funds
Trust,
we
understand
the
importance
of
maintaining
the
privacy
of
your
financial
information.
We
want
to
assure
you
that
we
protect
the
confidentiality
of
any
personal
information
that
you
share
with
us.
In
addition,
we
do
not
sell
information
about
our
current
or
former
customers.
In
the
course
of
our
relationship,
we
gather
certain
non-public
information
about
you,
including
your
name,
address,
investment
choices,
and
account
information.We
do
not
disclose
your
information
to
unaffiliated
third
parties
unless
it
is
necessary
to
process
a
transaction;
service
your
account;
deliver
your
account
statements,
shareowner
reports
and
other
information;
or
as
required
by
law.
When
we
disclose
information
to
unaffiliated
third
parties,
we
require
a
contract
to
restrict
the
companies’
use
of
customer
information
and
from
sharing
or
using
it
for
any
purposes
other
than
performing
the
services
for
which
they
were
required.
We
may
share
information
within
the
Saturna
Capital
family
of
companies
in
the
course
of
informing
you
about
products
or
services
that
may
address
your
investing
needs.
We
maintain
our
own
technology
resources
to
minimize
the
need
for
any
third
party
services,
and
restrict
access
to
information
within
Saturna.
We
maintain
physical,
electronic,
and
procedural
safeguards
to
guard
your
personal
information.
If
you
have
any
questions
or
concerns
about
the
security
or
privacy
of
your
information
please
call
us
at
1-800-728-8762.
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
(a) 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
Not applicable.
Item11. Controls and Procedures
a. The Registrant’s President and Treasurer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
b. There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30e-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during 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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits
Exhibits included with this filing:
(a)(1) Code of Ethics.
(a)(2) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906.CERT.
(c) Registrant’s Rule 30e-3 Notice pursuant to Item 1(b) of Form N-CSR.  Attached hereto as EX-99.30e-3Notice.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
AMANA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST
 
By:
 
 
/s/Nicholas Kaiser                                             
 , President
Signature and Title
 
Nicholas F. Kaiser, President
Printed name and Title
 
                    January 29, 2024
Date
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
 
By:
 
 
/s/Nicholas Kaiser                                                             
 , President
Signature and Title
 
Nicholas F. Kaiser, President
Printed name and Title
 
 
                January 29, 2024                
Date
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
/s/Christopher Fankhauser                                                              
 , Treasurer
Signature and Title
 
Christopher R. Fankhauser, Treasurer
Printed name and Title
 
 
                January 29, 2024
Date