N-CSR 1 d516195dncsr.htm DOMINI IMPACT INVESTMENT DOMINI IMPACT INVESTMENT

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number 811-05823

 

 

DOMINI INVESTMENT TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

180 Maiden Lane, Suite 1302, New York, New York 10038

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Carole M. Laible

Domini Impact Investments LLC

180 Maiden Lane, Suite 1302

New York, New York 10038

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: 212-217-1100

Date of Fiscal Year End: July 31

Date of Reporting Period: July 31, 2023

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.

 

  (a)

A copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 follows.

 


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Annual Report 2023

July 31, 2023

 

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Domini Impact Equity FundSM

Domini International Opportunities FundSM

Domini Sustainable Solutions FundSM

Domini Impact International Equity FundSM

Domini Impact Bond FundSM


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Thousands of starfish washed ashore.

A little girl began placing them back in the water

so they wouldn’t die.

“Don’t bother, dear,” her mother said,

“it won’t make a difference.”

The girl stopped for a moment and

looked at the starfish in her hand.

“It will make a difference to this one.”

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

2    Letter to Shareholders
4    A Planet is a Terrible Thing to Waste
   Fund Performance and Holdings
7    Domini Impact Equity Fund
22    Domini International Opportunities Fund
38    Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund
46    Domini Impact International Equity Fund
62    Domini Impact Bond Fund
85    Expense Example
   Financial Statements
89    Domini Impact Equity Fund
90    Domini International Opportunities Fund
91    Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund
92    Domini Impact International Equity Fund
134    Domini Impact Bond Fund
   Board of Trustees’ Approval of Continuance of Management and Submanagement Agreements
161    Domini Impact Equity Fund, Domini International Opportunities Fund, Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund, Domini Impact International Equity Fund, and Domini Impact Bond Fund
176    Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program
178    Trustees and Officers
183    Proxy Voting Information
183    Quarterly Portfolio Schedule Information

 


LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

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Dear Fellow Shareholder,

 

We believe that the power of finance can be harnessed to help build a better world while seeking to generate profit. Investors can have tremendous influence on corporate leadership, influence that can be used for good. Our community of caring investors entrust us with their savings seeking competitive investment returns and a brighter future for people and the planet.

Back in 2010, Amy Domini published an essay entitled “A Planet is a Terrible Thing to Waste.” It touches on endangered species, the planet as an ecosystem, trash and what we are to do with it, and personal responsibility. Thirteen years later its message has become even more urgent. We publish this essay again, here in our annual report, as inspiration for what we have accomplished and the work that lies ahead.

The climate is quickly changing, and this change is the result of human behavior. As of August 9, before the heartbreaking fires on Maui, we have seen fifteen severe storm events with over $1 billion in costs each and hundreds of smaller ones, making 2023, even without further incident, the year with the highest disaster count in history. By way of comparison, in 1983 there were six such events over the course of the full year.

According to the AR6 Synthesis Report - Climate Change published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change: “Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health (very high confidence). There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all (very high confidence).

 

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Climate resilient development integrates adaptation and mitigation to advance sustainable development for all and is enabled by increased international cooperation including improved access to adequate financial resources, particularly for vulnerable regions, sectors and groups, and inclusive governance and coordinated policies (high confidence). The choices and actions implemented in this decade will have impacts now and for thousands of years (high confidence).”1

Time after time, when polling our shareholders, the environment ranks as a top concern. We’ve put all three pillars of impact investing–using standards to select investment, engaging with companies for change, and community investing–to work on environmental issues. We divested from fossil fuels and avoided investing in industrial agriculture and pesticides. We’ve engaged global organizations on issues of deforestation, biodiversity, and water use. And the Domini Funds have channeled investment to support energy efficiency and renewable energy.

We at Domini speak of a girl on a beach picking up starfish that have washed up on shore and are struggling for life. She picks them up one by one and throws them into the sea. When told she cannot save them all, she answers that she can make a difference to “this one.” The risk of catastrophic impact on human life is too serious not to do what each one of us can do.

We thank our shareholders for considering how their investment dollars are put to work, for choosing Domini, and for giving us the leverage to do our work. We are committed on your behalf to evaluating our investments and engaging with corporations with the consideration of their impact on this planet and its inhabitants. Together, we can be part of the solution.

 

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Carole Laible

CEO

 

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Amy Domini

Founder and Chair

 

 

1 IPCC, 2023: Sections. In: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, H. Lee and J. Romero (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, pp. 35-115, doi: 10.59327/IPCC/AR6-9789291691647

 

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A PLANET IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE

Originally published in October 2010

In this essay by Amy Domini, she reminds us that the secret to making a difference is small. By caring about the planet and being willing to care for the planet, we can make a positive impact, one small action at a time.

A recent conversation with a friend got me thinking. This friend had just returned from a conference on species survival and habitat preservation. While there, he learned, to his great surprise, that among a small subset of scientists, he was considered a superstar: the discoverer of a “trigger species.” Trigger species are gravely endangered, and their survival requires ecological solutions.

As an undergraduate at Berkeley, my friend had studied amphibians, such as frogs and salamanders. His life eventually led him to a different profession, but he’d maintained some interest in his first love, the ecological implications of species survival. It turns out that an entire global initiative had arisen from his early discovery, and he’s considered the father of it. Needless to say, my friend was quite astonished, and so was I.

Joining together with others to create an outcome is a goal of responsible investing, and it works.

It got me thinking about the many actions a person undertakes and their potential impact, which can sometimes be world-defining. But it also got me thinking about ecologies. The study of the rainforest or the deciduous forests allow us to achieve balance and protect those areas, but what about the planet itself? Isn’t the planet an ecosystem too? And what can I do about it?

Cape Cod in Massachusetts is busy during the summer months, but it’s easy to be alone on the shore if you want to be. One day, my son and his friends went out walking and came across a rocky section that wasn’t easy to traverse. It was covered with trash, mostly plastic items. They decided to collect it. Several bags later came the conundrum. What do you do with bags of trash when you’re staying in a delicate environment where there’s no place to dump it? Unfortunately, the answer is: Please, don’t create trash.

Are we another precious species, dependent on a unique ecosystem? Are we unwittingly destroying our own ecosystem? I am reminded of Julia Butterfly Hill’s question, “Where is away?” Hill is best known for living in a 1,500-year-old California redwood tree for two years in an effort to prevent it

 

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from being cut down for the Pacific Lumber Company. Living among the branches, through the seasons, she became remarkably at one with not only the tree but the universe. One night as she stared at the stars, the phrase “throw it away” popped into her mind. It seemed such an awful sentiment. Where is “away”? The world is an island, but a part of a universe. There is no “away.”

Here’s what my friend and business partner, Steve Lydenberg, does. He sees how many days he can go without throwing away plastic. Even with cities recycling many types of plastic, it’s a difficult challenge. For instance, he can’t purchase any food to go, except from a couple of conscientious shops. He must carry his own shopping bags. He tries to avoid purchasing plastic pens and chooses products that don’t have wrappers. He knows the planet is at stake and he can do less damage, so he takes action.

Then, there’s my mother. She wraps her sandwiches in wax paper as she sets off to volunteer at the library. Any plastic bags she accumulates get used as trash bags. She cuts the front of any pretty card she receives and uses it as a gift card or postcard. She mends clothing that tears, never buys processed food other than pasta, purchases jigsaw puzzles at secondhand shops and gives them back when she has finished with them. She’s 84 and a product of both old Yankee values and World War II, when waste was unpatriotic; the nation needed every ounce of production to be dedicated to the war effort.

Yes, responsible investors can and do raise issues of waste with corporations. We’ve been important in encouraging sound timbering practices and have been proponents of the “reduce, reuse, recycle” adage. My company’s stationery is carefully selected, and thanks to work we did with our peers, so is the paper at McDonald’s and other large companies. Joining together with others to create an outcome is a goal of responsible investing, and it works.

But today, I keep thinking about what one person can do without ever knowing that what she or he did mattered. Responsibility is also personal and should be embraced by each of us. Caring about the planet means being willing to care for the planet. What the world needs is a few more people who show they care.

 

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An investment in the Domini Funds is not a bank deposit and is not insured. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The market value of Fund investments will fluctuate.

An investment in the Domini Impact Equity Fund is subject to certain risks, including impact investing, portfolio management, information, market, mid- to large-cap companies, and small-cap companies risks. An investment in the Domini International Opportunities Fund is subject to certain risks, including foreign investing, geographic focus, country, currency, impact investing, portfolio management, and information risks. An investment in the Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund is subject to certain risks, including sustainable investing, portfolio management, information, market, mid- to large-cap companies, and small-cap companies risks. An investment in the Domini Impact International Equity Fund is subject to certain risks, including foreign investing and emerging markets, geographic focus, country, currency, impact investing, portfolio management, and quantitative investment approach risks. Investing internationally involves special risks, such as currency fluctuations, social and economic instability, differing securities regulations and accounting standards, limited public information, possible changes in taxation, and periods of illiquidity. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in emerging market countries. An investment in the Domini Impact Bond Fund is subject to certain risks, including impact investing, portfolio management, style, information, market, interest rate, and credit risks.

The Adviser’s evaluation of environmental and social factors in its investment selections and the timing of the Subadviser’s implementation of the Adviser’s investment selections will affect the Funds’ exposure to certain issuers, industries, sectors, regions, and countries and may impact the relative financial performance of a Fund depending on whether such investments are in or out of favor. The value of your investment may decrease if the Adviser’s or Subadviser’s judgment about Fund investments does not produce the desired results. There is a risk that information used by the Adviser to evaluate environmental and social factors, may not be readily available or complete, which could negatively impact the Adviser’s ability to evaluate such factors and Fund performance.

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors of the Domini Funds referenced herein unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the relevant Fund. Nothing herein is to be considered a recommendation concerning the merits of any noted company, or an offer of sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any Fund or company referenced herein. Such offering is only made by prospectus, which includes details as to the offering price and other material information. Carefully consider the Funds’ investment objectives, risk factors and charges and expenses before investing. This and other important information can be found in the Funds’ prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-800-582-6757 or at domini.com. The Domini Funds are only offered for sale in the United States. DSIL Investment Services LLC, Distributor, Member FINRA. Domini Impact Investments LLC is the Funds’ Adviser. The Funds are subadvised by unafilliated entities 9/23.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND

Performance Commentary (Unaudited)

The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of primarily mid- to large-cap U.S. equities. Domini makes all security selections and investment decisions. The Fund seeks to provide diversified exposure to the U.S. equity market through a broad selection of companies that demonstrate strong environmental and social performance relative to their peers, coupled with opportunistic thematic exposure to solution-oriented companies helping to address sustainability challenges, as determined by Domini’s environmental, social, and financial research and analysis.

SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (SSGA FM) serves as Subadviser to the Fund, responsible for purchasing and selling securities to implement Domini’s investment instructions and for managing the Fund’s short-term investments. SSGA FM is unaffiliated with the Domini Funds, other than with respect to the provision of submanagement services.

Portfolio Performance:

The Domini Impact Equity Fund Investor shares returned 10.60% for the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2023, underperforming the S&P 500 Index (the “benchmark”)* return of 13.02%.

Following steep declines early in 2022, global equity markets generated positive returns over the trailing year. As investors acclimated to the reality of war in Ukraine, sticky inflation, and higher-for-longer interest rates, market volatility declined. Economic and labor market resilience lifted hopes that a severe recession could be avoided and helped to bolster investor sentiment during the first half of 2023. Equity market gains were not evenly distributed, however, as investors largely remained cautious amid persistent central bank hawkishness and concerns over slowing growth. Early in the period, value stocks significantly outperformed their growth counterparts, with cyclical deep value sectors like energy and materials leading. While growth stocks rallied later in the period, returns were dominated by large-capitalization stocks, while mid- and small-cap stocks significantly underperformed.

These conditions created some challenges to the Domini Impact Equity Fund’s benchmark-relative returns over the period. Several of its smaller and more growth-oriented investments, which support sustainability themes like the low-carbon transition and bridging the digital divide, struggled during the period. In light of prevailing economic uncertainty and headwinds to growth, we reduced the Fund’s exposure to such investments in 2022.

Over the period, the Fund maintained a larger-than-usual cash position, which weighed on relative results. Excluding this cash impact, the Fund’s overall sector positioning had a positive impact on relative performance. This was largely attributable to its overweight allocation to Information Technology (IT),

 

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which was the top performing sector for the period. Its underweight to Utilities also contributed positively. These allocations more than offset negative impacts from the Fund’s lack of exposure to the Energy sector, which it does not invest in due to our exclusionary standards on fossil fuels, and its underweight to Industrials.

Despite this beneficial sector positioning, security selection drove the Fund’s underperformance for the period. Selection had the largest negative impact within Communication Services, which was predominantly due to not owning Meta Platforms, the parent of Facebook, which saw its stock more than double over the period, returning 100.3%. Meta, which is one of the top holdings in the benchmark, is currently ineligible for investment by the Domini Funds based on our analysis of the company’s environmental and social impact.

Security selection also detracted within Financials and Consumer Discretionary. In Financials, the largest impact came from not owning JPMorgan Chase, which returned 41.3% for the benchmark.

Within the IT sector, results were mixed. The largest individual contributor to relative results overall was an overweight position in NVIDIA, which soared 157.5% amid a surge of interest in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Other top contributors in IT included an overweight position in cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks (+50.3%). However, these contributions were offset by detractors elsewhere, including an overweight position in solar microinverter company Enphase Energy (-46.6%).

Security selection was strongest within Health Care, where the Fund benefitted from not owning UnitedHealth Group (-5.3%), which is ineligible for investment.

While benchmark-relative performance remained somewhat challenged over the trailing twelve months, we are encouraged by the improvement in both market and Fund returns since early 2022, and we believe more stable market conditions — combined with our fundamental focus on quality companies demonstrating peer-relative environmental and social leadership and delivering needed solutions — provide strong opportunity moving forward.

 

 

* S&P 500 Index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes.

 

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The table and bar chart below provide information as of July 31, 2023, about the ten largest holdings of the Domini Impact Equity Fund and its portfolio holdings by industry sector:

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (Unaudited)

 

       
SECURITY DESCRIPTION   % NET
ASSETS
     SECURITY DESCRIPTION   % NET
ASSETS
 
   
Apple, Inc     8.7%      Tesla, Inc..     2.6%  
   
Microsoft Corp.     7.5%      Visa, Inc. Class A     1.3%  
   
Alphabet, Inc. Class A     5.1%      Proctor & Gamble Co. (The)     1.3%  
   
Amazon.com, Inc.     4.2%      Broadcom, Inc.     1.3%  
   
NVIDIA Corp     3.9%      Home Depot, Inc. (The)     1.2%  

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS BY INDUSTRY SECTOR (% OF NET ASSETS) (Unaudited)

 

 

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The holdings mentioned above are described in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments as of 7/31/2023, included herein. The composition of the Fund’s portfolio is subject to change.

 

 

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) and is licensed for use by Domini Impact Investments. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification nor shall any such party have any liability therefrom.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND      
   

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

As of 7/31/2023 (Unaudited)

  Investor shares    S&P 500
   
1 Year   10.60%    13.02%
   
5 Year   10.82%    12.20%
   
10 Year   10.00%    12.66%

COMPARISON OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND INVESTOR SHARES (DSEFX) AND S&P 500 (Unaudited)

 

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NOTE: The Fund’s current investment strategy commenced on December 1, 2018, with SSGA Funds Management, Inc as its subadviser. Performance information for periods prior to December 1, 2018, reflects the investment strategies employed during those periods.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-582-6757 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s Investor share annual operating expenses totaled 1.05% (gross and net). The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses in order to limit Investor share expenses to 1.09% through November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The table and the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return for the Fund is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividend and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, impact investing, portfolio management, information, market, mid- to large-cap companies, and small-cap companies risks. You may lose money.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) is an unmanaged index of common stocks. Investors cannot invest directly in the S&P 500.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND            
     

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

As of 7/31/2023 (Unaudited)

  Class A shares (with
4.75% maximum
Sales Charge)
   Class A shares
(without Sales
Charge)
   S&P 500
     
1 Year   5.24%    10.48%    13.02%
     
5 Year   9.72%    10.79%    12.20%
     
10 Year   9.44%    9.98%    12.66%

COMPARISON OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND CLASS A SHARES (DSEPX) (WITH 4.75% MAXIMUM SALES CHARGE) AND S&P 500 (Unaudited)

 

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NOTE: The Fund’s current investment strategy commenced on December 1, 2018, with SSGA Funds Management, Inc as its subadviser. Performance information for periods prior to December 1, 2018, reflects the investment strategies employed during those periods.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-762-6814 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s Class A share annual operating expenses totaled 1.37% /1.09% (gross/net). The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses in order to limit Class A share expenses to 1.09% through November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return for the Fund is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividend and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, impact investing, portfolio management, information, market, mid- to large-cap companies, and small-cap companies risks. You may lose money.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) is an unmanaged index of common stocks. Investors cannot invest directly in the S&P 500.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND      
   

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

As of 7/31/2023 (Unaudited)

  Institutional shares    S&P 500
   
1 Year   10.91%    13.02%
   
5 Year   11.19%    12.20%
   
10 Year   10.38%    12.66%

COMPARISON OF $500,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND INSTITUTIONAL SHARES (DIEQX) AND S&P 500 (Unaudited)

 

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NOTE: The Fund’s current investment strategy commenced on December 1, 2018, with SSGA Funds Management, Inc as its subadviser. Performance information for periods prior to December 1, 2018, reflects the investment strategies employed during those periods.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-762-6814 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s Institutional share annual operating expenses totaled 0.73% (gross and net). The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses in order to limit Institutional share expenses to 0.74% through November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return for the Fund is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividend and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, impact investing, portfolio management, information, market, mid- to large-cap companies, and small-cap companies risks. You may lose money.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) is an unmanaged index of common stocks. Investors cannot invest directly in the S&P 500.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND            
   

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

As of 7/31/2023 (UNAUDITED)

   Class Y shares    S&P 500
   
1 Year    10.78%    13.02%
   
5 Year    11.11%    12.20%
   
10 Year    10.31%    12.66%

COMPARISON OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND CLASS Y SHARES (DSFRX) AND S&P 500 (Unaudited)

 

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NOTE: The Fund’s current investment strategy commenced on December 1, 2018, with SSGA Funds Management, Inc as its subadviser. Performance information for periods prior to December 1, 2018, reflects the investment strategies employed during those periods.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-762-6814 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s Class Y share annual operating expenses totaled 1.02%/0.80% (gross/net). The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses in order to limit Class Y share expenses to 0.80% through November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return for the Fund is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividend and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, impact investing, portfolio management, information, market, mid- to large-cap companies, and small-cap companies risks. You may lose money.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) is an unmanaged index of common stocks. Investors cannot invest directly in the S&P 500.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2023

 

SECURITY   SHARES     VALUE  
Long Term Investments – 99.3%            
Common Stocks – 99.3%            
Communication Services – 8.6%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

    368,900     $  48,960,408  

AT&T, Inc.

    240,785       3,496,198  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

    3,258       1,320,109  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    138,921       6,287,564  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

    14,738       6,469,540  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

    62,327       2,540,449  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

    13,300       582,274  

TELUS Corp.

    47,994       853,813  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

    19,500       2,686,515  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    130,295       4,440,454  

Walt Disney Co. (The) (a)

    61,493       5,466,113  
   

 

 

 
      83,103,437  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 11.3%            

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

    300,580       40,181,534  

Aptiv PLC (a)

    9,200       1,007,308  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    6,349       527,284  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    7,200       334,800  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

    917       1,799,411  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA ADR

    47,400       775,938  

eBay, Inc.

    17,000       756,670  

Etsy, Inc. (a)

    4,000       406,600  

Garmin, Ltd.

    5,046       534,321  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    33,751       11,267,434  

Levi Strauss & Co., Class A

    85,684       1,291,258  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    19,841       4,648,151  

Lucid Group, Inc. (a)

    21,000       159,810  

MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)

    1,650       2,042,783  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    41,149       4,542,438  

NIO, Inc. ADR (a)

    48,700       745,110  

Phinia, Inc. (a)

    1,440       40,853  

Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A (a)

    23,600       652,304  

Sony Group Corp. ADR

    38,655       3,618,108  

Starbucks Corp.

    37,867       3,846,151  

Tapestry, Inc.

    8,000       345,200  

Tesla, Inc. (a)

    92,499       24,737,008  

TJX Cos., Inc.

    38,800       3,357,364  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)

    1,598       710,790  

VF Corp.

    11,800       233,758  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    2,200       305,008  
   

 

 

 
      108,867,394  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 6.3%            

Campbell Soup Co.

    6,491       297,418  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    8,412       804,776  

Clorox Co. (The)

    4,000       605,920  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

SECURITY   SHARES     VALUE  
Consumer Staples (Continued)            

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    27,925     $ 2,129,561  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    14,903       8,355,665  

Dollar General Corp.

    7,400       1,249,564  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

    6,977       1,255,860  

General Mills, Inc.

    19,099       1,427,459  

Haleon PLC ADR

    101,225       891,792  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    3,346       504,075  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    32,700       1,112,127  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    11,418       1,474,064  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    25,423       919,804  

Kroger Co. (The)

    22,611       1,099,799  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    4,500       466,335  

L’Oreal SA ADR

    40,700       3,789,984  

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    8,800       787,424  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    45,747       3,391,225  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    46,231       8,666,463  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    79,125       12,367,237  

Sysco Corp.

    16,403       1,251,713  

Target Corp.

    15,551       2,122,245  

Unilever PLC ADR

    83,285       4,474,903  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    23,048       690,749  
   

 

 

 
      60,136,162  
   

 

 

 
Financials – 12.0%            

Aflac, Inc.

    18,615       1,346,609  

AGNC Investment Corp.

    18,200       185,458  

Allstate Corp.

    8,500       957,780  

American Express Co.

    18,248       3,081,722  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    14,775       296,830  

Aon PLC, Class A

    6,600       2,102,100  

Banco do Brasil SA ADR

    44,600       458,042  

Bank of America Corp.

    232,254       7,432,128  

Bank of Montreal

    23,431       2,177,208  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    25,800       1,170,288  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    38,466       1,937,148  

BlackRock, Inc.

    4,334       3,202,176  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    30,200       1,330,914  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    12,118       1,418,048  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    3,600       502,848  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    49,978       3,303,546  

Chubb, Ltd.

    13,887       2,838,642  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    5,111       549,841  

Citigroup, Inc.

    63,608       3,031,557  

CME Group, Inc.

    12,098       2,407,018  

Comerica, Inc.

    4,154       224,150  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    3,885       206,604  

Discover Financial Services

    8,000       844,400  

DNB Bank ASA ADR

    28,740       594,199  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

    11,600       332,804  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

SECURITY   SHARES     VALUE  
Financials (Continued)            

Everest Group, Ltd.

    1,500     $ 540,765  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    1,200       522,048  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    21,956       638,920  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

    19,700       2,486,337  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    9,993       718,297  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    46,000       563,040  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    18,795       2,157,666  

Invesco, Ltd.

    13,803       231,890  

KeyCorp

    30,900       380,379  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC ADR

    52,600       1,440,188  

M&T Bank Corp.

    5,600       783,216  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    1,200       323,064  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    16,630       3,133,425  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    28,052       11,060,343  

MetLife, Inc.

    20,000       1,259,400  

Moody’s Corp.

    5,314       1,874,513  

Morgan Stanley

    42,859       3,924,170  

MSCI, Inc.

    2,605       1,427,748  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    12,900       651,321  

Northern Trust Corp.

    6,600       528,792  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

    37,600       2,850,832  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    13,449       1,841,034  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    7,600       607,012  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    19,758       2,489,113  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    12,361       1,192,713  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    6,550       720,958  

Regions Financial Corp.

    29,528       601,485  

Remitly Global, Inc. (a)

    43,174       832,395  

S&P Global, Inc.

    10,758       4,244,139  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    7,511       925,806  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    60,117       3,964,115  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    7,816       1,349,120  

Truist Financial Corp.

    45,102       1,498,288  

US Bancorp

    50,716       2,012,411  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    54,000       12,837,420  

W R Berkley Corp.

    6,700       413,323  

WEX, Inc. (a)

    1,316       249,185  
   

 

 

 
      115,206,931  
   

 

 

 
Health Care – 13.6%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    59,252       8,862,914  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    9,600       1,168,992  

Alcon, Inc.

    16,262       1,380,969  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

    2,300       869,147  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    4,100       801,140  

Amgen, Inc.

    17,919       4,195,734  

AstraZeneca PLC ADR

    100,700       7,220,190  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    9,551       2,661,100  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

    4,867       1,315,015  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

SECURITY   SHARES     VALUE  
Health Care (Continued)            

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

    6,300     $ 553,959  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (a)

    700       283,752  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    5,200       433,680  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    70,701       4,396,895  

Catalent, Inc. (a)

    5,500       266,860  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

    1,600       626,016  

CSL, Ltd. ADR

    32,300       2,904,093  

Danaher Corp.

    22,615       5,768,182  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

    6,416       266,392  

DexCom, Inc. (a)

    12,135       1,511,536  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

    20,372       1,671,930  

Genmab A/S ADR (a)

    21,600       893,376  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    42,046       3,201,382  

GSK PLC ADR

    69,200       2,461,444  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

    47,286       2,031,407  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

    4,200       330,918  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

    53,882       4,279,308  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

    2,819       1,563,784  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

    5,349       1,027,810  

Incyte Corp. (a)

    5,800       369,576  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

    5,173       1,488,841  

Insulet Corp. (a)

    2,200       608,850  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

    11,800       3,827,920  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    4,400       182,292  

Koninklijke Philips NV (a)

    31,074       643,543  

Lonza Group AG ADR

    25,200       1,460,844  

Masimo Corp. (a)

    1,700       207,910  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    84,935       9,058,318  

Merck KGaA ADR

    20,900       737,770  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

    790       993,401  

Moderna, Inc. (a)

    10,800       1,270,728  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)

    3,100       315,859  

Novo Nordisk A/S ADR

    53,878       8,679,746  

Organon & Co.

    39,487       867,924  

Pfizer, Inc.

    189,670       6,839,500  

QIAGEN NV (a)

    7,600       355,832  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    3,715       502,305  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    3,542       2,627,845  

ResMed, Inc.

    4,846       1,077,508  

Revvity, Inc.

    4,000       491,800  

Sanofi ADR

    76,116       4,062,311  

Seagen, Inc. (a)

    12,149       2,329,935  

Siemens Healthineers AG ADR

    17,900       519,995  

STERIS PLC

    3,300       744,315  

Stryker Corp.

    11,428       3,238,810  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ADR

    94,100       1,435,966  

Teleflex, Inc.

    1,500       376,755  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    12,988       7,125,996  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)

    4,906       1,001,903  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

SECURITY   SHARES     VALUE  
Health Care (Continued)            

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

    8,643     $ 3,045,275  

Waters Corp. (a)

    1,963       542,200  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    2,400       883,296  
   

 

 

 
      130,862,994  
   

 

 

 
Industrials – 7.2%            

Allegion PLC

    2,700       315,522  

Ameresco, Inc., Class A (a)

    37,626       2,190,209  

AO Smith Corp.

    4,100       297,783  

Assa Abloy AB ADR

    62,342       748,104  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A ADR

    138,200       1,956,912  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    13,868       3,429,002  

Brambles, Ltd. ADR

    23,000       436,770  

Carrier Global Corp.

    27,300       1,625,715  

Central Japan Railway Co. ADR

    55,200       702,696  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    3,800       380,684  

Cintas Corp.

    2,900       1,455,916  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

    4,847       843,233  

Copart, Inc. (a)

    14,800       1,308,172  

Cummins, Inc.

    4,841       1,262,533  

Deere & Co.

    9,145       3,928,692  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    4,000       251,320  

Emerson Electric Co.

    19,326       1,765,430  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    4,800       611,040  

FANUC Corp. ADR

    61,200       935,748  

Fastenal Co.

    18,458       1,081,823  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    4,000       284,280  

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

    2,100       322,770  

Graco, Inc.

    5,400       428,382  

Hubbell, Inc.

    1,800       561,600  

IDEX Corp.

    2,400       541,944  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    9,752       2,567,897  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    13,869       905,230  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    2,700       550,638  

Kone Oyj ADR

    23,000       588,565  

Lennox International, Inc.

    1,000       367,440  

Masco Corp.

    7,700       467,236  

Nidec Corp. ADR

    67,356       1,011,013  

Nordson Corp.

    1,600       402,576  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    3,400       1,426,266  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    14,100       1,282,536  

Owens Corning

    2,733       382,593  

PACCAR, Inc.

    16,900       1,455,597  

Paychex, Inc.

    10,931       1,371,513  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    1,800       663,768  

Pentair PLC

    5,500       382,250  

Plug Power, Inc. (a)

    19,000       249,280  

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. ADR

    228,100       1,573,890  

RELX PLC ADR

    64,200       2,160,972  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

SECURITY   SHARES     VALUE  
Industrials (Continued)            

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    3,872     $ 1,302,115  

Schneider Electric SE ADR

    93,200       3,317,920  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    5,000       211,250  

Siemens AG ADR

    53,236       4,542,095  

Siemens Energy AG ADR (a)

    18,000       303,660  

SMC Corp. ADR

    40,200       1,051,230  

Snap-on, Inc.

    1,700       463,148  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    4,754       471,930  

Toro Co. (The)

    3,200       325,280  

Trane Technologies PLC

    7,407       1,477,252  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    24,393       4,564,662  

United Rentals, Inc.

    2,300       1,068,764  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S ADR (a)

    94,100       834,667  

Watsco, Inc.

    1,100       416,009  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    5,691       674,042  

Wolters Kluwer NV ADR

    8,300       1,043,399  

WW Grainger, Inc.

    1,470       1,085,580  

Xylem, Inc.

    5,800       653,950  
   

 

 

 
      69,282,493  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology – 34.6%            

Accenture PLC, Class A

    22,300       7,054,605  

Adobe, Inc. (a)

    15,361       8,389,717  

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

    53,850       6,160,440  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    16,811       3,354,299  

Apple, Inc.

    423,596       83,215,434  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    28,302       4,290,300  

ASML Holding NV

    13,500       9,671,535  

Atlassian Corp., Class A (a)

    5,000       909,700  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

    16,747       3,550,197  

Broadcom, Inc.

    13,713       12,323,187  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

    9,184       2,149,148  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    125,491       6,530,552  

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A (a)

    8,600       591,422  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

    6,900       1,115,454  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A (a)

    8,400       226,380  

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)

    32,803       4,980,480  

First Solar, Inc. (a)

    3,400       705,160  

Infineon Technologies AG ADR

    41,500       1,827,660  

Intel Corp.

    140,379       5,021,357  

International Business Machines Corp.

    30,566       4,407,006  

Intuit, Inc.

    9,122       4,667,727  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    27,472       763,722  

KLA Corp.

    4,610       2,369,310  

Microsoft Corp.

    215,361       72,344,067  

Monday.com, Ltd. (a)

    4,414       797,963  

NetApp, Inc.

    7,008       546,694  

NVIDIA Corp.

    79,608       37,200,022  

Okta, Inc. (a)

    5,000       384,300  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

SECURITY   SHARES     VALUE  
Information Technology (Continued)            

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

    30,495     $ 7,622,530  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    37,500       4,956,375  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    3,557       1,753,779  

Salesforce, Inc. (a)

    32,434       7,297,974  

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

    6,900       4,022,700  

Shopify, Inc., Class A (a)

    43,800       2,960,004  

Snowflake, Inc., Class A (a)

    9,000       1,599,390  

Splunk, Inc. (a)

    5,200       563,316  

STMicroelectronics NV

    81,036       4,350,013  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

    5,143       2,323,607  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    30,552       5,499,360  

VMware, Inc., Class A (a)

    7,796       1,228,883  

Workday, Inc., Class A (a)

    6,600       1,565,058  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

    13,431       985,164  
   

 

 

 
      332,275,991  
   

 

 

 
Materials – 2.4%            

Air Liquide SA ADR

    87,910       3,155,969  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    7,459       2,277,456  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    2,100       255,066  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    2,600       478,426  

Ecolab, Inc.

    8,248       1,510,539  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    8,400       710,724  

International Paper Co.

    11,700       421,902  

Linde PLC

    16,330       6,379,641  

Mondi PLC ADR

    8,000       282,400  

Nitto Denko Corp. ADR

    9,817       349,770  

Novozymes A/S ADR

    6,559       328,803  

Nucor Corp.

    8,492       1,461,388  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    7,642       1,099,684  

RPM International, Inc.

    4,300       444,233  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    7,992       2,209,788  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    5,200       554,216  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    4,244       935,802  

Westrock Co.

    7,885       262,492  
   

 

 

 
      23,118,299  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate – 2.7%            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    17,354       2,181,051  

American Tower Corp.

    15,709       2,989,580  

Boston Properties, Inc.

    4,446       296,237  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (a)

    9,522       793,278  

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

    13,410       1,126,038  

Crown Castle, Inc.

    14,622       1,583,416  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    9,892       1,232,741  

Equinix, Inc.

    3,131       2,535,859  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

    5,700       405,726  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    2,000       487,100  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    4,200       586,194  

 

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DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

SECURITY   SHARES     VALUE  
Real Estate (Continued)            

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    2,500     $ 253,800  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    3,800       568,708  

Prologis, Inc.

    31,022       3,869,994  

Public Storage

    5,377       1,514,970  

SBA Communications Corp.

    3,407       745,962  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    10,600       1,320,760  

UDR, Inc.

    11,269       460,677  

Ventas, Inc.

    13,063       633,817  

Welltower, Inc.

    16,900       1,388,335  

WP Carey, Inc.

    7,100       479,463  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class A (a)

    6,100       324,642  
   

 

 

 
      25,778,348  
   

 

 

 
Utilities – 0.6%            

Alliant Energy Corp.

    7,900       424,546  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    11,461       1,087,191  

Eversource Energy

    11,858       857,689  

Fortis, Inc.

    15,700       669,291  

National Grid PLC ADR

    24,219       1,631,876  

Orsted AS ADR

    17,900       519,100  

SSE PLC ADR

    34,800       751,506  
   

 

 

 
      5,941,199  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments – 99.3% (Cost $541,691,799) (b)         954,573,248  
Other Assets, less liabilities – 0.7%         6,898,252  
   

 

 

 
Net Assets – 100.0%         $961,471,500  
   

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $544,437,325. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $443,936,826 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $33,800,903, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $410,135,923.

Abbreviations

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of primarily mid- to large-cap international equities. Domini makes all security selections and investment decisions. The Fund seeks to provide diversified exposure to developed international equity markets through a broad selection of companies that demonstrate strong environmental and social performance relative to their peers, coupled with opportunistic thematic exposure to solution-oriented companies helping to address sustainability challenges, as determined by Domini’s environmental, social, and financial research and analysis.

SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (SSGA FM) serves as Subadviser to the Fund, responsible for purchasing and selling securities to implement Domini’s investment instructions and for managing the Fund’s short-term investments. SSGA FM is unaffiliated with the Domini Funds, other than with respect to the provision of submanagement services.

Portfolio Performance:

The Domini International Opportunities Fund Investor shares returned 13.60% for the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2023, underperforming the MSCI EAFE Net Total Return USD Index (the “benchmark”)* return of 16.80%.

Following steep declines early in 2022, global equity markets generated positive returns over the trailing year. As investors acclimated to the reality of war in Ukraine, sticky inflation, and higher-for-longer interest rates, market volatility declined. Economic and labor market resilience lifted hopes that a severe recession could be avoided and helped to bolster investor sentiment during the first half of 2023. Equity market gains were not evenly distributed, however, as investors largely remained cautious amid persistent central bank hawkishness and concerns over slowing growth. Early in the period, value stocks significantly outperformed their growth counterparts, with cyclical deep value sectors like energy and materials leading. While growth stocks rallied later in the period, returns were dominated by large-capitalization stocks, while mid- and small-cap stocks significantly underperformed.

These conditions created some challenges to the Domini International Opportunities Fund’s benchmark-relative returns over the period. Several of its smaller and more growth-oriented investments, which support sustainability themes like the low-carbon transition and bridging the digital divide, struggled during the period. In light of prevailing economic uncertainty and headwinds to growth, we reduced the Fund’s exposure to such investments in 2022.

Over the period, the Fund maintained a larger-than-usual cash position, which weighed on relative results. Excluding this cash impact, the Fund’s overall sector positioning had a positive impact on relative performance. This was largely attributable to its overweight allocation to Information Technology (IT)

 

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and its underweight to Real Estate, which offset negative impacts from its overweight to Health Care and underweight to Consumer Discretionary.

Despite this beneficial sector positioning, security selection drove the Fund’s underperformance for the period. Selection was particularly negative in Industrials, where the largest detractor was an out-of-benchmark position in Alfen, a Dutch energy storage and charging solutions company, that declined 42.3% during the period of the year it was held. Other significant detractors included several Japanese industrial companies that were not held and which are considered ineligible for investment due to our exclusionary standards related to nuclear power and coal. These detractors offset positive impacts from the Fund’s out-of-benchmark position in multinational industrial gases company Linde (+31.3%) and its overweight position in German industrial conglomerate Siemens (+58.9%).

Security selection also had a negative impact in Consumer Discretionary, where top detractors included an out-of-benchmark position in Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer NIO (-53.0%), which was the largest individual detractor for the period overall. This and other detractors offset contributions from out-of-benchmark positions in Latin American e-commerce company MercadoLibre (+50.0%) and American EV manufacturer Rivian Automotive (+92.8%), as well as an overweight position in French luxury apparel company Hermès International (+64.6%).

Security selection was strongest overall in Health Care. Here the largest contribution came from not owning Roche (-2.9%), an ineligible Swiss pharmaceutical and diagnostics company. An overweight position in Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk (+40.0%) was also a top contributor.

Selection also had a positive impact in Consumer Staples, where the Fund benefitted from not owning Swiss food and beverage company Nestlé (+3.4%), which was the largest individual contributor for the period, as well as the United Kingdom’s Diageo (-5.5%) and British American Tobacco (-7.4%), which are ineligible for investment due to our exclusionary standards on alcohol and tobacco, respectively.

While benchmark-relative performance remained somewhat challenged over the trailing twelve months, we are encouraged by the improvement in both market and Fund returns since early 2022, and we believe more stable market conditions—combined with our fundamental focus on quality companies demonstrating peer-relative environmental and social leadership and delivering needed solutions—provide strong opportunity moving forward.

 

 

* MSCI EAFE Net Total Return USD Index returns reflect reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes but reflect no deduction for fees, expenses, or other taxes.

 

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The table and bar charts below provide information as of July 31, 2023, about the ten largest holdings of the Domini International Opportunities Fund and its portfolio holdings by industry sector and country:

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (Unaudited)

 

       
SECURITY DESCRIPTION   % NET
ASSETS
     SECURITY DESCRIPTION   % NET
ASSETS
 
   
ASML Holding NV     3.8%      Toyota Motor Corp.     2.4%  
   
Novo Nordisk A/S Class B     3.4%      SAP SE     1.9%  
   
Novartis AG     2.8%      Siemens AG     1.7%  
   
AstraZeneca PLC     2.8%      Unilever PLC     1.7%  
   
Linde PLC     2.5%      Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)     1.5%  

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS BY INDUSTRY SECTOR (% OF NET ASSETS) (Unaudited)

 

 

LOGO

 

 

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) and is licensed for use by Domini Impact Investments. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification nor shall any such party have any liability therefrom.

 

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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS BY COUNTRY (% OF NET ASSETS) (Unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

The holdings mentioned above are described in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments as of 7/31/2023 included herein. The composition of the Fund’s portfolio is subject to change.

 

 

* Other countries include China 0.9%, Norway 0.5%, Belgium 0.5%, Austria 0.3%, South Africa 0.2%, New Zealand 0.1%, and Luxembourg 0.1%.

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND            
   
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
As of 7/31/2023 (UNAUDITED)
   Investor shares    MSCI EAFE NR
   
1 Year    13.60%    16.80%
   
5 Year    N/A    N/A
   
10 Year    N/A    N/A
   
Since Inception (11/30/2020)    1.42%    4.81%

COMPARISON OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND INVESTOR SHARES (RISEX) AND MSCI EAFE NR (Unaudited)

 

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-582-6757 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s Investor share annual operating expenses totaled 4.36%/1.40% (gross/net). The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses in order to limit Investor share expenses to 1.40% through November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The table does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividends and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, foreign investing, geographic focus, country, currency, impact investing, portfolio management, and information risks. Investing internationally involves special risks, such as currency fluctuations, social and economic instability, differing securities regulations, and accounting standards, limited public information, possible changes in taxation, and periods of illiquidity. You may lose money.

The MSCI EAFE Net Total Return USD Index (MSCI EAFE NR) is an unmanaged index of common stocks. MSCI EAFE NR includes the reinvestment of dividends net of withholding tax, but does not reflect other fees, expenses, or taxes. It is not available for direct investment.

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND      
   
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
As of 7/31/2023 (UNAUDITED)
   Institutional shares    MSCI EAFE NR
   
1 Year    13.88%    16.80%
   
5 Year    N/A    N/A
   
10 Year    N/A    N/A
   
Since Inception (11/30/2020)    1.67%    4.81%

COMPARISON OF $500,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND INSTITUTIONAL SHARES (LEADX) AND MSCI EAFE NR (Unaudited)

 

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-762-6814 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s Institutional share annual operating expenses totaled 1.79%/1.15% (gross/net). The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses in order to limit Institutional share expenses to 1.15% through November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The table does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividends and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, foreign investing, geographic focus, country, currency, impact investing, portfolio management, and Information risks. Investing internationally involves special risks, such as currency fluctuations, social and economic instability, differing securities regulations, and accounting standards, limited public information, possible changes in taxation, and periods of illiquidity. You may lose money.

The MSCI EAFE Net Total Return USD Index (MSCI EAFE NR) is an unmanaged index of common stocks. MSCI EAFE NR includes the reinvestment of dividends net of withholding tax, but does not reflect other fees, expenses, or taxes. It is not available for direct investment.

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  
Long Term Investments – 96.2%                
Common Stocks – 96.2%                

Australia – 2.0%

     

ASX, Ltd. 

   Financial Services     550     $ 23,052  

Brambles, Ltd. 

   Commercial & Professional Services     4,117       39,075  

Cochlear, Ltd. 

   Health Care Equipment & Services     319       51,482  

Dexus 

  Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts  (REITs)     3,210       17,824  

Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd. 

   Materials     5,231       77,146  

GPT Group (The) 

  Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts  (REITs)     5,461       16,013  

IGO, Ltd. 

   Materials     2,223       20,839  

Mirvac Group 

  Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts  (REITs)     11,372       17,983  

Pilbara Minerals, Ltd. 

   Materials     8,439       27,697  

Stockland 

  Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts  (REITs)     6,224       17,745  

Suncorp Group, Ltd. 

   Insurance     3,743       35,980  

Transurban Group 

   Transportation     8,983       87,009  

Vicinity, Ltd. 

  Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts  (REITs)     12,539       16,725  
     

 

 

 
        448,570  
     

 

 

 
     

Austria – 0.3%

     

Erste Group Bank AG 

   Banks     1,030       39,038  

Mondi PLC 

   Materials     1,397       24,567  
     

 

 

 
        63,605  
     

 

 

 
     

Belgium – 0.5%

     

Ageas SA 

   Insurance     524       22,244  

KBC Group NV 

   Banks     818       61,738  

Umicore SA 

   Materials     578       17,165  
     

 

 

 
        101,147  
     

 

 

 
     

Canada – 1.6%

     

Hydro One, Ltd. 

   Utilities     900       25,436  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) 

   Banks     5,245       346,519  
     

 

 

 
        371,955  
     

 

 

 
     

China – 0.9%

     

BYD Co., Ltd., Class H 

   Automobiles & Components     5,773       205,628  
     

 

 

 
        205,628  
     

 

 

 
     

Denmark – 5.2%

     

Chr Hansen Holding A/S 

   Materials     305       23,109  

Coloplast A/S, Class B 

   Health Care Equipment & Services     362       45,119  

Demant A/S (a) 

   Health Care Equipment & Services     248       9,895  

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  
Denmark (Continued)                

DSV A/S 

   Transportation     505     $ 101,341  

Genmab A/S (a) 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     190       78,528  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     4,717       762,663  

Novozymes A/S, Class B 

   Materials     607       30,525  

Orsted A/S 

   Utilities     517       45,110  

Rockwool A/S, Class B 

   Capital Goods     43       11,596  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (a) 

   Capital Goods     2,860       76,700  
     

 

 

 
        1,184,586  
     

 

 

 
     

Finland – 1.2%

     

Elisa Oyj 

   Telecommunication Services     437       22,859  

Kesko OYJ, Class B 

  Consumer Staples Distribution &  Retail     975       19,563  

Kone OYJ, Class B 

   Capital Goods Technology     1,027       52,824  

Nokia Oyj 

   Hardware & Equipment     15,153       59,731  

Nordea Bank Abp 

   Banks     9,739       110,427  
     

 

 

 
        265,404  
     

 

 

 
     

France – 8.1%

     

Air Liquide SA 

   Materials     1,537       277,110  

Alstom SA 

   Capital Goods     931       28,587  

Amundi SA 

   Financial Services     318       19,568  

BioMerieux 

   Health Care Equipment & Services     138       14,855  

BNP Paribas SA 

   Banks     3,286       217,306  

Capgemini SE 

   Software & Services     474       86,136  

Carrefour SA 

  Consumer Staples Distribution &  Retail     1,743       34,941  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA 

   Automobiles & Components     2,083       68,401  

Credit Agricole SA 

   Banks     4,148       51,642  

Edenred 

   Financial Services     736       47,936  

Eiffage SA 

   Capital Goods     230       23,995  

Gecina SA 

  Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts  (REITs)     158       17,129  

Hermes International 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     94       208,624  

Kering SA 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     206       118,606  

Klepierre SA 

  Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts  (REITs)     639       17,009  

Legrand SA 

   Capital Goods     770       77,410  

L’Oreal SA 

   Household & Personal Products     711       331,610  

Nexans SA 

   Capital Goods     520       46,294  

Orange SA 

   Telecommunication Services     5,975       67,728  

Rexel SA 

   Capital Goods     893       21,601  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     70       21,962  

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  
France (Continued)                

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (a) 

  Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts  (REITs)     302     $ 17,160  

Worldline SA (a) 

   Financial Services     645       25,638  
     

 

 

 
        1,841,248  
     

 

 

 
     

Germany – 8.8%

     

adidas AG 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     464       93,935  

Beiersdorf AG 

   Household & Personal Products     289       37,531  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG 

   Health Care Equipment & Services     104       12,085  

Deutsche Boerse AG 

   Financial Services     555       106,634  

DHL Group 

   Transportation     2,756       142,115  

Encavis AG (a) 

   Utilities     3,752       63,087  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 

   Household & Personal Products     850       59,565  

Infineon Technologies AG 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     3,612       159,135  

Knorr-Bremse AG 

   Capital Goods     189       13,331  

LEG Immobilien SE (a) 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     206       14,605  

Merck KGaA 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     376       66,256  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen 

   Insurance     399       150,619  

Puma SE 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     289       19,585  

SAP SE 

   Software & Services     3,166       433,077  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     83       34,339  

Siemens AG 

   Capital Goods     2,325       397,377  

Siemens Energy AG (a) 

   Capital Goods     1,544       26,230  

Siemens Healthineers AG 

   Health Care Equipment & Services     817       47,602  

Symrise AG 

   Materials     383       41,952  

Vonovia SE 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     2,196       51,309  

Zalando SE (a) 

  Consumer Discretionary  Distribution & Retail     698       24,165  
     

 

 

 
        1,994,534  
     

 

 

 
     

Hong Kong – 2.4%

     

AIA Group, Ltd. 

   Insurance     34,152       341,691  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd. 

   Financial Services     3,731       157,310  

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. 

   Capital Goods     4,232       48,079  
     

 

 

 
        547,080  
     

 

 

 
     

Ireland – 1.2%

     

Bank of Ireland Group PLC 

   Banks     2,858       30,238  

CRH PLC 

   Materials     2,143       128,582  

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  
Ireland (Continued)                

Kerry Group PLC, Class A 

   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     455     $ 45,330  

Kingspan Group PLC 

   Capital Goods     453       36,460  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC 

   Materials     741       29,403  
     

 

 

 
        270,013  
     

 

 

 
     

Italy – 1.1%

     

DiaSorin SpA 

   Health Care Equipment & Services     56       6,300  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 

   Banks     47,142       136,697  

Moncler SpA 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     585       42,339  

Prysmian SpA 

   Capital Goods     766       30,629  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale 

   Utilities     4,167       35,305  
     

 

 

 
        251,270  
     

 

 

 
     

Japan – 20.1%

     

Aeon Co., Ltd. 

  Consumer Staples Distribution &  Retail     2,177       47,212  

Bridgestone Corp. 

   Automobiles & Components     1,700       70,634  

Canon, Inc. 

  Technology Hardware & Equipment     2,900       75,049  

Central Japan Railway Co. 

   Transportation     472       60,227  

Chiba Bank, Ltd. (The) 

   Banks     1,900       13,377  

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. 

   Commercial & Professional Services     644       18,330  

Daifuku Co., Ltd. 

   Capital Goods     1,051       22,507  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. 

   Insurance     2,705       55,340  

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     5,540       170,852  

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     1,753       47,707  

FANUC Corp. 

   Capital Goods     2,835       86,842  

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. 

  Consumer Discretionary  Distribution & Retail     456       114,383  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. 

  Technology Hardware & Equipment     839       48,781  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. 

   Transportation     642       21,357  

Hoya Corp. 

   Health Care Equipment & Services     988       115,212  

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. 

   Transportation     1,200       26,015  

Kao Corp. 

   Household & Personal Products     1,382       52,573  

Keikyu Corp. 

   Transportation     700       6,662  

Keio Corp. 

   Transportation     352       11,716  

Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. 

   Transportation     400       16,624  

Keyence Corp. 

  Technology Hardware & Equipment     520       233,650  

Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. 

   Capital Goods     1,698       68,374  

Lasertec Corp. 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     212       32,135  

Lixil Corp. 

   Capital Goods     778       9,956  

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  
Japan (Continued)                

Makita Corp. 

   Capital Goods     743     $ 20,891  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     3,316       40,693  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     2,551       52,478  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. 

   Insurance     1,335       49,718  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 

  Technology Hardware & Equipment     1,815       107,954  

Nabtesco Corp. 

   Capital Goods     300       6,372  

Nidec Corp. 

   Capital Goods     1,464       87,551  

Nintendo Co., Ltd. 

   Media & Entertainment     3,380       153,093  

Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. 

   Transportation     300       17,612  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. 

  Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts  (REITs)     7       14,333  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. 

   Telecommunication Services     157,150       180,441  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. 

   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     181       15,281  

Nitto Denko Corp. 

   Materials     402       28,624  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. 

   Financial Services     8,105       33,574  

NTT Data Group Corp. 

   Software & Services     1,728       24,070  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. 

   Transportation     1,000       14,629  

Omron Corp. 

  Technology Hardware & Equipment     532       28,593  

Oriental Land Co., Ltd. 

   Consumer Services     2,960       113,674  

ORIX Corp. 

   Financial Services     3,029       58,343  

Panasonic Holdings Corp. 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     6,301       77,877  

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. 

   Commercial & Professional Services     4,150       143,925  

Renesas Electronics Corp. (a) 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     3,343       64,583  

Resona Holdings, Inc. 

   Banks     14,071       76,703  

Rohm Co., Ltd. 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     235       22,050  

Sekisui House, Ltd. 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     1,713       34,994  

Shimano, Inc. 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     220       33,203  

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     914       38,354  

Shiseido Co., Ltd. 

   Household & Personal Products     1,198       52,594  

SMC Corp. 

   Capital Goods     170       88,951  

Sony Group Corp. 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     3,333       312,596  

Sysmex Corp. 

   Health Care Equipment & Services     421       28,545  

Terumo Corp. 

   Health Care Equipment & Services     2,082       68,272  

Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. 

   Transportation     528       13,990  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. 

   Insurance     5,345       123,068  

Tokyo Electron, Ltd. 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     1,342       201,679  

Tokyu Corp. 

   Transportation     1,598       20,301  

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  
Japan (Continued)                

TOTO, Ltd. 

   Capital Goods     499     $ 15,360  

Toyota Industries Corp. 

   Capital Goods     500       36,181  

Toyota Motor Corp. 

   Automobiles & Components     32,297       543,741  

Unicharm Corp. 

   Household & Personal Products     1,202       44,530  

Yaskawa Electric Corp. 

   Capital Goods     705       30,686  
     

 

 

 
        4,545,622  
     

 

 

 
     

Luxembourg – 0.1%

     

Eurofins Scientific SE 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     387       26,690  
     

 

 

 
        26,690  
     

 

 

 
     

Netherlands – 7.5%

     

Aalberts NV 

   Capital Goods     295       13,349  

ABN AMRO Bank NV GDR 

   Banks     2,658       45,320  

Adyen NV (a) 

   Financial Services     77       143,309  

Akzo Nobel NV 

   Materials     503       43,150  

Arcadis NV 

   Commercial & Professional Services     2,337       102,743  

ASML Holding NV 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     1,185       851,133  

Basic-Fit NV (a) 

   Consumer Services     1,737       58,794  

Euronext NV 

   Financial Services     253       19,310  

ING Groep NV 

   Banks     10,579       154,846  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV 

  Consumer Staples Distribution &  Retail     2,833       97,920  

Koninklijke Philips NV 

   Health Care Equipment & Services     2,650       55,203  

NN Group NV 

   Insurance     754       28,985  

Wolters Kluwer NV 

   Commercial & Professional Services     729       91,799  
     

 

 

 
        1,705,861  
     

 

 

 
     

New Zealand – 0.1%

     

Contact Energy, Ltd. 

   Utilities     2,240       11,589  

Spark New Zealand, Ltd. 

   Telecommunication Services     5,317       17,153  
     

 

 

 
        28,742  
     

 

 

 
     

Norway – 0.5%

     

DNB Bank ASA 

   Banks     2,568       53,017  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA 

   Insurance     524       8,287  

Orkla ASA 

   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     2,072       16,380  

Storebrand ASA 

   Insurance     4,163       36,456  
     

 

 

 
        114,140  
     

 

 

 
     

Singapore – 1.2%

     

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. 

   Banks     5,357       138,398  

STMicroelectronics NV 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     2,327       124,863  
     

 

 

 
        263,261  
     

 

 

 
     

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  

South Africa – 0.2%

     

Nedbank Group, Ltd. 

   Banks     1,471     $ 19,438  

Sanlam, Ltd. 

   Insurance     4,823       17,837  
     

 

 

 
        37,275  
     

 

 

 
     

Spain – 3.2%

     

Acciona SA 

   Utilities     74       11,123  

Aena SME SA 

   Transportation     206       32,988  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 

   Banks     17,471       138,866  

Banco de Sabadell SA 

   Banks     15,636       19,323  

Banco Santander SA 

   Banks     46,977       190,892  

Bankinter SA 

   Banks     1,818       11,795  

CaixaBank SA 

   Banks     11,187       45,379  

Cellnex Telecom SA (a)(b) 

   Telecommunication Services     1,651       67,612  

Grifols SA (a) 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     1,415       20,844  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA 

  Consumer Discretionary  Distribution & Retail     3,228       123,904  

Telefonica SA 

   Telecommunication Services     16,042       68,541  
     

 

 

 
        731,267  
     

 

 

 
     

Sweden – 3.2%

     

Alfa Laval AB 

   Capital Goods     839       31,463  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B 

   Capital Goods     2,838       68,356  

Atlas Copco AB, A Shares 

   Capital Goods     11,360       161,669  

Autoliv, Inc. 

   Automobiles & Components     223       22,507  

Axfood AB 

  Consumer Staples Distribution &  Retail     1,639       41,835  

Castellum AB 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     1,086       12,390  

Essity AB, Class B 

   Household & Personal Products     1,825       45,335  

Fabege AB 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     753       6,533  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B 

  Consumer Discretionary  Distribution & Retail     1,943       32,740  

Industrivarden AB, Class A 

   Financial Services     824       23,441  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B 

   Capital Goods     4,637       41,844  

Sandvik AB 

   Capital Goods     3,068       62,431  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A 

   Banks     4,288       52,074  

Skanska AB, Class B 

   Capital Goods     1,028       16,426  

SKF AB, Class B 

   Capital Goods     1,181       22,541  

SSAB AB, Class A 

   Materials     2,448       15,562  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B 

   Materials     1,863       24,799  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A 

   Banks     4,449       39,132  
     

 

 

 
        721,078  
     

 

 

 
     

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  

Switzerland – 8.4%

     

ABB, Ltd. 

   Capital Goods     4,675     $ 188,721  

Adecco Group AG 

   Commercial & Professional Services     485       19,884  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG 

   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     6       73,822  

DSM-Firmenich AG 

   Materials     567       62,827  

Geberit AG 

   Capital Goods     97       55,378  

Givaudan SA 

   Materials     23       78,101  

Helvetia Holding AG 

   Insurance     103       15,334  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG 

   Transportation     151       47,531  

Lonza Group AG 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     219       128,010  

Novartis AG 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     6,036       635,743  

Schindler Holding AG 

   Capital Goods     183       42,685  

SIG Group AG (a) 

   Materials     771       20,735  

Sika AG 

   Materials     449       140,584  

Sonova Holding AG 

   Health Care Equipment & Services     140       39,258  

Straumann Holding AG 

   Health Care Equipment & Services     299       49,773  

Swatch Group AG 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     111       35,738  

Swisscom AG 

   Telecommunication Services     74       47,872  

Zurich Insurance Group AG 

   Insurance     443       215,475  
     

 

 

 
        1,897,471  
     

 

 

 
     

United Kingdom – 9.6%

     

3i Group PLC 

   Financial Services     2,794       71,069  

Ashtead Group PLC 

   Capital Goods     1,272       94,349  

AstraZeneca PLC 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     4,411       635,386  

Bunzl PLC 

   Capital Goods     1,001       37,200  

Burberry Group PLC 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     1,128       32,282  

Compass Group PLC 

   Consumer Services     5,089       132,744  

Halma PLC 

  Technology Hardware & Equipment     808       23,264  

Hiscox, Ltd. 

   Insurance     989       13,724  

Informa PLC 

   Media & Entertainment     4,184       40,815  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC 

   Financial Services     834       15,091  

Intertek Group PLC 

   Commercial & Professional Services     468       26,284  

Investec PLC 

   Financial Services     1,938       12,208  

J Sainsbury PLC 

  Consumer Staples Distribution &  Retail     5,690       20,311  

Land Securities Group PLC 

  Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts  (REITs)     2,196       18,284  

Legal & General Group PLC 

   Insurance     17,430       52,370  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC 

   Financial Services     1,170       127,383  

M&G PLC 

   Financial Services     6,626       17,112  

National Grid PLC 

   Utilities     10,435       138,670  

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  

United Kingdom (Continued)

 

 

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC 

   Insurance     2,467     $ 17,474  

Schroders PLC 

   Financial Services     2,691       15,917  

Segro PLC 

  Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts  (REITs)     3,620       35,566  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC 

   Capital Goods     218       31,215  

SSE PLC 

   Utilities     3,184       69,025  

Unilever PLC 

   Household & Personal Products     7,292       392,828  

Vodafone Group PLC 

   Telecommunication Services     74,954       71,484  

Whitbread PLC 

   Consumer Services     593       26,707  
     

 

 

 
        2,168,762  
     

 

 

 
     

United States – 8.8%

     

Alliant Energy Corp. 

   Utilities     745       40,036  

Autodesk, Inc. (a) 

   Software & Services     112       23,743  

Campbell Soup Co. 

   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     589       26,988  

Clorox Co. (The) 

   Household & Personal Products     366       55,442  

Copart, Inc. (a) 

  Commercial & Professional Services     1,294       114,377  

CSL, Ltd. 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     1,413       255,319  

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a) 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     182       27,633  

Ferguson PLC 

   Capital Goods     598       96,418  

General Mills, Inc. 

   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     1,749       130,720  

GSK PLC 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     2,406       42,940  

Haleon PLC 

   Household & Personal Products     3,151       13,636  

Linde PLC 

   Materials     1,452       567,253  

Lucid Group, Inc. (a) 

   Automobiles & Components     1,900       14,459  

McCormick & Co., Inc. 

   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     789       70,600  

QIAGEN NV (a) 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     665       31,135  

Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A (a) 

   Automobiles & Components     2,100       58,044  

Schneider Electric SE 

   Capital Goods     1,629       291,374  

Signify NV 

   Capital Goods     360       11,350  

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  

United States (Continued)

     

Swiss Re AG 

   Insurance     841     $ 88,276  

Tesla, Inc. (a) 

   Automobiles & Components     94       25,138  
     

 

 

 
        1,984,881  
     

 

 

 
Total Investments – 96.2% (Cost $20,252,765) (c)     21,770,090  
Other Assets, less liabilities – 3.8%     861,990  
     

 

 

 
Net Assets – 100.0%     $22,632,080  
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) Security that may be sold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At July 31, 2023, the aggregate value of these securities was $67,612, representing 0.3% of net assets.

(c) The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $20,539,973. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $2,843,883 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $1,613,766, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $1,230,117.

As of the date of this report, certain foreign securities were fair valued by an independent pricing service under the direction of the Board of Trustees or its delegates in accordance with the Trust’s Valuation and Pricing Policies and Procedures.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND

Performance Commentary (Unaudited)

The Fund invests in a high-conviction global equity portfolio, seeking companies that provide solutions for a more sustainable future. Domini makes all security selections and investment decisions, using proprietary environmental, social, and financial research and analysis to construct and maintain a portfolio of fewer than 50 equity securities. The Fund may invest in companies of any size around the world, including developed markets across the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as select emerging markets. Domini seeks solution-oriented companies that support the Fund’s sustainability themes: accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future; contribute to the development of sustainable communities; help ensure access to clean water; support sustainable food systems; promote societal health and well-being; broaden financial inclusion; and bridge the digital divide and expand access to economic opportunity.

SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (SSGA FM) serves as Subadviser to the Fund, is responsible for purchasing and selling securities to implement Domini’s investment instructions and for managing the Fund’s short-term investments. SSGA FM is unaffiliated with the Domini Funds, other than with respect to the provision of submanagement services.

Portfolio Performance:

The Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund Investor shares returned 0.73% for the trailing twelve-month period ended July 31, 2023, underperforming the MSCI World IMI Net Total Return USD Index (the “benchmark”)* return of 12.93%. Bear in mind, this Fund is a high-conviction portfolio of fewer than 50 names, constructed through bottom-up stock selection, and it is not managed or constrained to a benchmark.

Following steep declines early in 2022, global equity markets generated positive returns over the trailing year. As investors acclimated to the reality of war in Ukraine, sticky inflation, and higher-for-longer interest rates, market volatility declined. Economic and labor market resilience lifted hopes that a severe recession could be avoided and helped to bolster investor sentiment during the first half of 2023. Equity market gains were not evenly distributed, however, as investors largely remained cautious amid persistent central bank hawkishness and concerns over slowing growth. Early in the period, value stocks significantly outperformed their growth counterparts, with cyclical deep value sectors like energy and materials leading. While growth stocks rallied later in the period, returns were dominated by large-capitalization stocks, while mid- and small-cap stocks significantly underperformed.

These conditions were particularly challenging for the Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund, as its focus on sustainability themes like the low-carbon transition and bridging the digital divide, generally leads it to favor smaller and

 

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more growth-oriented companies, particularly relative to its market-capitalization-weighted benchmark. As is generally expected to be the case given the nature of the strategy, stock selection was the predominant driver of performance over the trailing twelve months. During this period, the Fund also maintained a larger-than-usual cash position, which also weighed on relative results.

Many of the most significant detractors from absolute returns over the period were investments in the Fund’s “low-carbon transition” theme which had been top contributors in the previous fiscal year but had their gains reverse this year amid growing concerns over the impact of higher interest rates and a weakening consumer. These included U.S. solar microinverter company Enphase Energy (-46.6%), which was the top absolute detractor for the period; Dutch energy storage and charging solutions company Alfen (-42.3%); and U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla (-10.0%).

Other top detractors for the period included Dutch fitness club operator Basic-Fit (-49.7%), U.S. technology company Zoom Video Communications (-29.4%), U.S. communications infrastructure company American Tower (-27.6%), and U.S. retail banking group East West Bancorp (-24.8%).

Helping to offset these negative returns, top contributors included several other financial services companies that support the Fund’s “financial inclusion” theme, including German reinsurer Munich RE (+73.5%), which was the top absolute contributor; U.S. government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation or “Farmer Mac” (+50.7%), and Japanese retail banking group Resona (+46.6%).

Other top contributors included U.S. cybersecurity technology company Palo Alto Networks (+50.2%), Switzerland-based semiconductor technology company STMicroelectronics (+43.3%), and Netherlands-based semiconductor equipment supplier ASML (+26.0%). The Fund also saw strong gains from a pair of medical technology companies supporting its “health and well-being” theme, including Dexcom (+51.8%), which makes continuous glucose monitors, and Inspire Medical Systems (+37.7%), which makes sleep apnea treatment devices.

While benchmark-relative performance remained challenged over the trailing twelve months, we are encouraged by the improvement in both market and Fund returns since early 2022, and we believe more stable market conditions—combined with our fundamental focus on innovative companies delivering needed solutions to some of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges — provide strong opportunity moving forward.

 

 

* MSCI World IMI Net Total Return USD (MSCI World IMI NR) Index returns reflect reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes but reflect no deduction for fees, expenses, or other taxes.

 

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The table and bar charts below provide information as of July 31, 2023, about the ten largest holdings of the Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund and its portfolio holdings by industry sector and country:

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (Unaudited)

 

       
SECURITY DESCRIPTION   % NET
ASSETS
    SECURITY DESCRIPTION   % NET
ASSETS
 
   
Palo Alto Networks, Inc     4.4%    

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-

Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

    3.3%  
   
ASML Holding NV     4.0%     STMicroelectronics NV     3.1%  
   
Tesla, Inc.     3.7%     Levi Strauss & Co. Class A     3.1%  
   
Wolters Kluwer NV     3.4%     GSK PLC     3.1%  
   
Autodesk, Inc.     3.3%     Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     3.1%  

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS BY INDUSTRY SECTOR (% OF NET ASSETS) (Unaudited)

 

 

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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS BY COUNTRY (% OF NET ASSETS) (Unaudited)

 

 

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The holdings mentioned above are described in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments as of 7/31/2023, included herein. The composition of the Fund’s portfolio is subject to change.

 

 

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) and is licensed for use by Domini Impact Investments. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification nor shall any such party have any liability therefrom.

 

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DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND
     
   
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
As of 7/31/2023 (Unaudited)
  Investor Shares    MSCI World
IMI NR
   
1 Year   0.73%    12.93%
   
5 Year   N/A    N/A
   
10 Year   N/A    N/A
   
Since Inception (4/1/20)   12.86%    18.14%

COMPARISON OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND INVESTOR SHARES (CAREX) AND MSCI WORLD IMI NR (Unaudited)

 

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-582-6757 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s Investor share annual operating expenses totaled 1.99%/1.40% (gross/net). The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses in order to limit Investor share expenses to 1.40% through November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The table does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividends and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, sustainable Investing, portfolio management, information, market, mid- to large-cap companies, and small-cap companies risks. Investing internationally involves special risks, such as currency fluctuations, social and economic instability, differing securities regulations, and accounting standards, limited public information, possible changes in taxation, and periods of illiquidity. You may lose money.

The MSCI World IMI Net Total Return USD Index (MSCI World IMI NR) is a market capitalization weighted index representing the performance of large-mid- and small-capitalization companies in developed markets. MSCI World IMI NR includes the reinvestment of dividends net of withholding tax, but does not reflect other fees, expenses, or taxes. See the prospectus for more information. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND      
   
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
As of 7/31/2023 (Unaudited)
  Institutional Shares    MSCI World IMI NR
   
1 Year   0.94%    12.93%
   
5 Year   N/A    N/A
   
10 Year   N/A    N/A
   
Since Inception (4/1/20)   13.13%    18.14%

COMPARISON OF $500,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND INSTITUTIONAL SHARES (LIFEX) AND MSCI WORLD IMI NR (Unaudited)

 

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-762-6814 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s Institutional share annual operating expenses totaled 1.40%/1.15% (gross/net). The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses in order to limit Institutional share expenses to 1.15% through November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The table does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividends and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, sustainable Investing, portfolio management, information, market, mid- to large-cap companies, and small-cap companies risks. Investing internationally involves special risks, such as currency fluctuations, social and economic instability, differing securities regulations, and accounting standards, limited public information, possible changes in taxation, and periods of illiquidity. You may lose money.

The MSCI World IMI Net Total Return USD Index (MSCI World IMI NR) is a market capitalization weighted index representing the performance of large-mid- and small-capitalization companies in developed markets. MSCI World IMI NR returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends net of withholding tax, but does not reflect other fees, expenses, or taxes. See the prospectus for more information. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2023

 

SECURITY    SHARES      VALUE  

Long Term Investments – 97.8%

 

Common Stocks – 97.8%

 

Communication Services – 2.1%  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

     17,434      $ 710,610  
     

 

 

 
        710,610  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary – 10.8%  

Basic-Fit NV (a)

     15,610        528,366  

Levi Strauss & Co., Class A

     68,853        1,037,615  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

     64,904        802,178  

Tesla, Inc. (a)

     4,548        1,216,271  
     

 

 

 
        3,584,430  
     

 

 

 
Consumer Staples – 1.7%  

Haleon PLC

     128,894        557,792  
     

 

 

 
        557,792  
     

 

 

 
Financials – 13.1%  

Amalgamated Financial Corp.

     12,493        249,360  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C

     4,515        725,786  

Legal & General Group PLC

     158,742        476,952  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

     2,937        1,108,689  

Remitly Global, Inc. (a)

     17,371        334,913  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

     165,562        902,507  

Storebrand ASA

     63,594        556,895  
     

 

 

 
        4,355,102  
     

 

 

 
Health Care – 14.6%  

Cochlear, Ltd.

     3,648        588,740  

DexCom, Inc. (a)

     2,504        311,898  

GSK PLC

     57,473        1,025,717  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     22,068        948,041  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

     10,045        797,774  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

     1,232        354,582  

Organon & Co.

     23,766        522,377  

Seagen, Inc. (a)

     1,545        296,300  
     

 

 

 
        4,845,429  
     

 

 

 
Industrials – 24.2%  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     3,008        497,042  

Ameresco, Inc., Class A (a)

     11,361        661,324  

Arcadis NV

     12,342        542,598  

Array Technologies, Inc. (a)

     16,864        321,259  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

     1,953        339,763  

Deere & Co.

     1,940        833,424  

Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.

     15,021        604,859  

Nexans SA

     7,403        659,063  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

     35,100        513,494  

Schneider Electric SE

     4,898        876,090  

SKF AB, Class B

     16,134        307,945  

 

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DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

SECURITY    SHARES      VALUE  
Industrials (Continued)  

Wolters Kluwer NV

     9,038      $ 1,138,104  

Xylem, Inc.

     6,653        750,126  
     

 

 

 
        8,045,091  
     

 

 

 
Information Technology – 27.1%  

ASML Holding NV

     1,858        1,331,090  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

     5,237        1,110,192  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

     4,738        765,945  

Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)

     5,906        896,708  

Flex, Ltd. (a)

     11,615        317,786  

International Business Machines Corp.

     6,118        882,093  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     12,635        351,253  

Monday.com, Ltd. (a)

     1,779        321,607  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

     5,809        1,452,018  

STMicroelectronics NV

     19,349        1,038,241  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

     7,706        565,235  
     

 

 

 
        9,032,168  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate – 4.2%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     8,086        1,016,248  

American Tower Corp.

     2,018        384,046  
     

 

 

 
        1,400,294  
     

 

 

 
Total Investments – 97.8% (Cost $27,637,758) (b)      32,530,916  
Other Assets, less liabilities – 2.2%      715,131  
     

 

 

 
Net Assets – 100.0%      $ 33,246,047  
     

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $27,790,591. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $5,676,774 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $936,449, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $4,740,325.

 

       
Security Description   % Net
Assets
     Security Description   % Net
Assets
 
   
United States     64.5%      Australia     1.8%  
   
Netherlands     10.6%      Norway     1.7%  
   
Japan     8.5%      United Kingdom     1.4%  
   
Germany     3.3%      Sweden     0.9%  
   
Singapore     3.1%      Other Assets, less liabilities     2.2%  
        

 

 

 
   
France     2.0%      Total     100.0%  

 

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

Performance Commentary (Unaudited)

The Fund invests primarily in mid- to large-cap equities across Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and throughout the rest of the world. It is managed through a two-step process designed to capitalize on the strengths of Domini Impact Investments and Wellington Management Company, the Fund’s Subadviser.

Domini creates an approved list of companies based on its environmental and social analysis, and Wellington Management seeks to add value and manage risk through a systematic and disciplined portfolio construction process. Wellington Management is unaffiliated with the Domini Funds, other than with respect to the provision of submanagement services.

Portfolio Performance:

The Domini Impact International Equity Fund Investor shares returned 13.17% for the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2023, underperforming the MSCI EAFE Net Total Return USD Index (the “benchmark”)* return of 16.80%.

Following steep declines early in 2022, global equity markets generated positive returns over the trailing year. As investors acclimated to the reality of war in Ukraine, sticky inflation, and higher-for-longer interest rates, market volatility declined. Economic and labor market resilience lifted hopes that a severe recession could be avoided and helped to bolster investor sentiment during the first half of 2023. Equity market gains were not evenly distributed, however, as investors largely remained cautious amid persistent central bank hawkishness and concerns over slowing growth. Early in the period, value stocks significantly outperformed their growth counterparts, with cyclical deep value sectors like energy and materials leading. While growth stocks rallied later in the period, returns were dominated by large-capitalization stocks, while mid- and small-cap stocks significantly underperformed.

The philosophy of Wellington Management’s Quantitative Investment Group relies on systematically exploiting sources of excess returns, stemming from common behavioral, market structure, and inefficiencies in the market and the belief that certain factors are strongly associated with stock outperformance.

During the trailing twelve-month period, however, security selection was the primary driver of the Fund’s underperformance relative to the benchmark.

Typically, the Fund’s sector exposures do not deviate significantly from the benchmark and are intentionally constrained in the investment process, as the Fund seeks to derive alpha from stock rather than sector positioning. Over the trailing twelve-month period, however, the Fund’s sector positioning did detract from results relative to the benchmark. An overweight exposure to the Real Estate sector, which was the worst performing sector for the benchmark over the period, had a particularly negative impact. Overweight exposures to Communication Services and Health Care also detracted, as did the Fund’s lack

 

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of exposure to the Energy sector. The Fund does not invest in the Energy sector due to Domini’s exclusionary standards on fossil fuels. These impacts were partially offset by a positive impact from the Fund’s underweight to Consumer Staples.

During the period, stock selection also had an overall negative impact on relative results. This was predominantly attributable to selection within Industrials, where the largest detractors included overweight positions in Japanese commercial and professional services companies Nihon M&A Center Holdings (-47.5%) and Recruit Holdings (-5.4%). Selection in Communication Services also had a negative impact, including an overweight position in British telecommunications company Vodafone Group (-28.5%), which was largest individual detractor for the period. Other top detractors included several overweight positions in Japan, including Mitsubishi Estate (-16.4%), Ono Pharmaceutical (-29.8%), and Trend Micro (-16.3%).

These negative selection impacts were largely offset, however, by strong selection within Financials and Consumer Staples. In Financials, top contributors included overweight position in several European banks, including Banco BPM (+108.6%), BNP Paribas (+51.3%), and Banco de Sabadell (+105.9%). In Consumer Staples, the Fund benefitted from not owning Swiss food and beverage company Nestlé, a top benchmark holding that returned just 3.4% for the period. Nestlé is ineligible for investment based on Domini’s qualitative environmental and social evaluation. Other top contributors included overweight positions in Australian technology company WiseTech Global (+66.0%) and Irish materials company CRH (+62.1%).

From a regional perspective, underperformance was driven by negative selection in Japan and the United Kingdom, partially offset by positive selection elsewhere in the developed Asia-Pacific and European regions. A negative allocation impact from an underweight to Europe (excluding the United Kingdom) was offset by a positive impact from an overweight to North America.

From a market capitalization standpoint, underperformance was driven by large overweight exposure to mid-cap stocks ($2 billion to $10 billion) and an underweight exposure to mega-cap stocks (over $50 billion). Although selection within mid-cap stocks was very positive, this impact was largely offset by negative selection in large-cap (over $10 billion) and mega-cap stocks.

In aggregate, Wellington Management’s Quantitative Equity (“QE”) Model factors contributed positively to performance over the period. Positive performance from the QE Model was driven by its Value theme, partially offset by negative performance from its Momentum and Quality themes. Within the Value theme, positive results were driven by pure value factors (i.e., traditional and cyclical value factors such as earnings yield metrics, book multiples, sales-based multiples, etc.) in Japan and Europe. Within the Momentum theme, which seeks to measure stock price momentum and sentiment over multiple

 

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time horizons, negative performance from long-term momentum factors more than offset positive performance from short-term factors. Within the Quality theme, negative performance from management behavior factors (i.e., measures of capital deployment and sourcing) in Japan and Asia was partially offset by positive performance from earnings quality factors (i.e., measures of differences between cash flows and accounting accruals) in Europe.

While benchmark-relative performance remained somewhat challenged over the trailing twelve months, we are encouraged by the improvement in both market and Fund returns since early 2022, and we believe more stable market conditions provide strong opportunity for the Fund moving forward. Wellington Management’s multi-factor stock-selection model is most effective when markets are driven by a diverse set of factors and when stock prices and company fundamentals are linked. We believe both Domini’s environmental and social standards and Wellington Management’s systematic stock-selection process will create long-term value for the Fund.

 

 

* MSCI EAFE Net Total Return USD Index returns reflect reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes but reflect no deduction for fees, expenses, or other taxes.

 

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The table and bar charts below provide information as of July 31, 2023, about the ten largest holdings of the Domini Impact International Equity Fund and its portfolio holdings by industry sector and country:

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (Unaudited)

 

       
SECURITY DESCRIPTION   % NET
ASSETS
    SECURITY DESCRIPTION   % NET
ASSETS
 
   
Novartis AG     4.2%     GSK PLC     2.1%  
   
ASML Holding NV     3.7%     Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     2.0%  
   
Novo Nordisk A/S Class B     3.4%     InterContinental Hotels Group PLC     1.7%  
   
Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.     2.3%     Hermes International     1.7%  
   
BNP Paribas SA     2.2%     WiseTech Global, Ltd.     1.6%  

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS BY INDUSTRY SECTOR (% OF NET ASSETS) (Unaudited)

 

 

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The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) and is licensed for use by Domini Impact Investments. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification nor shall any such party have any liability therefrom.

 

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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS BY COUNTRY (% OF NET ASSETS) (Unaudited)

 

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The holdings mentioned above are described in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments as of 7/31/2023 included herein. The composition of the Fund’s portfolio is subject to change.

 

 

*Other countries include Belgium 0.8%, Finland 0.5%, Israel 0.5%, Norway 0.4%, Hungary 0.3%, China 0.2%, Austria 0.1%, and India 0.1%.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND      
   
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
As of 7/31/2023 (Unaudited)
  Investor shares    MSCI EAFE NR
   
1 Year   13.17%    16.80%
   
5 Year   1.23%    4.55%
   
10 Year   3.93%    5.20%

COMPARISON OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND INVESTOR SHARES (DOMIX) AND MSCI EAFE NR (Unaudited)

 

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-582-6757 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s Investor share annual operating expenses totaled 1.34% (gross and net).

The table and graph do not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividends and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, foreign investing and emerging markets, geographic focus, country, currency, impact investing, portfolio management, and quantitative investment approach risks. Investing internationally involves special risks, such as currency fluctuations, social and economic instability, differing securities regulations, and accounting standards, limited public information, possible changes in taxation, and periods of illiquidity. You may lose money.

The MSCI EAFE Net Total Return USD Index (MSCI EAFE NR) is an unmanaged index of common stocks. MSCI EAFE NR includes the reinvestment of dividends net of withholding tax, but does not reflect other fees, expenses, or taxes. It is not available for direct investment.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND            
     
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
As of 7/31/2023 (Unaudited)
  Class A shares
(with 4.75%
maximum
Sales Charge)
   Class A shares
(without Sales
Charge)
   MSCI EAFE
NR
     
1 Year   7.80%    13.17%    16.80%
     
5 Year   0.22%    1.20%    4.55%
     
10 Year   3.40%    3.90%    5.20%

COMPARISON OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND CLASS A SHARES (DOMAX) (WITH 4.75% MAXIMUM SALES CHARGE) AND MSCI EAFE NR (Unaudited)

 

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-762-6814 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s Class A share annual operating expenses totaled 1.37% (gross and net). The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses in order to limit Class A share expenses to 1.40% through November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The table and graph do not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividends and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, foreign investing and emerging markets, geographic focus, country, currency, impact investing, portfolio management, and quantitative investment approach risks. Investing internationally involves special risks, such as currency fluctuations, social and economic instability, differing securities regulations, and accounting standards, limited public information, possible changes in taxation, and periods of illiquidity. You may lose money.

The MSCI EAFE Net Total Return USD Index (MSCI EAFE NR) is an unmanaged index of common stocks. MSCI EAFE NR includes the reinvestment of dividends net of withholding tax, but does not reflect other fees, expenses, or taxes. It is not available for direct investment.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND      
   
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
As of 7/31/2023 (UNAUDITED)
  Institutional shares    MSCI EAFE NR
   
1 Year   13.66%    16.80%
   
5 Year   1.65%    4.55%
   
10 Year   4.35%    5.20%

COMPARISON OF $500,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND INSTITUTIONAL SHARES (DOMOX) AND MSCI EAFE NR (Unaudited)

 

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-762-6814 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s Institutional share annual operating expenses totaled 0.89% (gross and net).

The table and graph do not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividends and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, foreign investing and emerging markets, geographic focus, country, currency, impact investing, portfolio management, and quantitative investment approach risks. Investing internationally involves special risks, such as currency fluctuations, social and economic instability, differing securities regulations, and accounting standards, limited public information, possible changes in taxation, and periods of illiquidity. You may lose money.

The MSCI EAFE Net Total Return USD Index (MSCI EAFE NR) is an unmanaged index of common stocks. MSCI EAFE NR includes the reinvestment of dividends net of withholding tax, but does not reflect other fees, expenses, or taxes. It is not available for direct investment.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND      
   
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
As of 7/31/2023 (UNAUDITED)
  Class Y shares    MSCI EAFE NR
   
1 Year   13.67%    16.80%
   
5 Year   1.58%    4.55%
   
10 Year   3.93%1    5.20%

COMPARISON OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND CLASS Y SHARES (DOMYX) AND MSCI EAFE NR (Unaudited)

 

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-762-6814 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s Class Y share annual operating expenses totaled 0.95% (gross and net). The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses in order to limit Class Y share expenses to 1.12% through November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The table and graph do not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividends and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, foreign investing and emerging markets, geographic focus, country, currency, impact investing, portfolio management, and quantitative investment approach risks. Investing internationally involves special risks, such as currency fluctuations, social and economic instability, differing securities regulations, and accounting standards, limited public information, possible changes in taxation, and periods of illiquidity. You may lose money.

The MSCI EAFE Net Total Return USD Index (MSCI EAFE NR) is an unmanaged index of common stocks. MSCI EAFE NR includes the reinvestment of dividends net of withholding tax, but does not reflect other fees, expenses, or taxes. It is not available for direct investment.

 

 

1 Class Y Shares were not offered prior to July 23, 2018. All performance information for time periods beginning prior to July 23, 2018, is the performance of the Investor Shares. This performance has not been adjusted to reflect the lower expenses of the Class Y Shares.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  
Long Term Investments – 98.0%                
Common Stocks – 98.0%                

Australia – 7.4%

     

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Ltd. 

   Banks     326,657     $ 2,063,625  

BlueScope Steel, Ltd. 

   Materials     600,726       8,887,289  

Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd. 

   Materials     1,303,939       19,230,204  

Goodman Group 

  Equity Real Estate Investment  Trusts (REITs)     543,800       7,543,273  

Mirvac Group 

  Equity Real Estate Investment  Trusts (REITs)     6,693       10,584  

Pro Medicus, Ltd. 

  Health Care Equipment & Services     74,702       3,470,756  

QBE Insurance Group, Ltd. 

   Insurance     447,100       4,762,010  

Suncorp Group, Ltd. 

   Insurance     245,000       2,355,110  

WiseTech Global, Ltd. 

   Software & Services     236,266       13,687,804  
     

 

 

 
        62,010,655  
     

 

 

 
     

Austria – 0.1%

     

ams-OSRAM AG (a) 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     120,612       1,074,006  
     

 

 

 
        1,074,006  
     

 

 

 
     

Belgium – 0.8%

     

Ageas SA 

   Insurance     79,000       3,353,604  

Solvay SA 

   Materials     29,000       3,492,510  
     

 

 

 
        6,846,114  
     

 

 

 
     

Brazil – 1.6%

     

Banco do Brasil SA 

   Banks     351,600       3,561,788  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA 

   Insurance     630,800       4,126,611  

Porto Seguro SA 

   Insurance     324,700       1,954,186  

Raia Drogasil SA 

  Consumer Staples Distribution &  Retail     2,475       15,073  

StoneCo, Ltd., Class A (a) 

   Financial Services     270,650       3,921,718  
     

 

 

 
        13,579,376  
     

 

 

 
     

China – 0.2%

     

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd. 

   Capital Goods     1,805,600       2,094,792  
     

 

 

 
        2,094,792  
     

 

 

 
     

Denmark – 5.3%

     

DSV A/S 

   Transportation     14,400       2,889,733  

Genmab A/S (a) 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     25,031       10,345,397  

ISS A/S 

   Commercial & Professional Services     90,478       1,833,114  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     176,042       28,463,173  

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  

Denmark (Continued)

     

Orsted A/S 

   Utilities     8,900     $ 776,547  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (a)

   Capital Goods     290       7,777  
     

 

 

 
        44,315,741  
     

 

 

 
     

Finland – 0.5%

     

Metso Oyj 

   Capital Goods     176,005       2,005,681  

Nokia Oyj 

  Technology Hardware &  Equipment     624,414       2,461,343  
     

 

 

 
        4,467,024  
     

 

 

 
     

France – 8.5%

     

Air France-KLM (a) 

   Transportation     1,396,000       2,417,402  

BNP Paribas SA 

   Banks     280,959       18,580,026  

Capgemini SE 

   Software & Services     2,900       526,992  

Carrefour SA 

  Consumer Staples Distribution &  Retail     381       7,638  

Credit Agricole SA 

   Banks     743,000       9,250,213  

Eiffage SA 

   Capital Goods     45,645       4,761,966  

Gecina SA

  Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts  (REITs)     33,200       3,599,292  

Hermes International 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     6,400       14,204,188  

Kering SA 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     18       10,364  

Legrand SA 

   Capital Goods     40,200       4,041,419  

Rexel SA 

   Capital Goods     187,594       4,537,744  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (a) 

   Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)     170,515       9,688,669  
     

 

 

 
        71,625,913  
     

 

 

 
     

Germany – 5.1%

     

adidas AG 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     33       6,681  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (a) 

   Transportation     410,300       4,149,872  

Deutsche Telekom AG 

   Telecommunication Services     477       10,428  

GEA Group AG 

   Capital Goods     101,650       4,326,178  

HUGO BOSS AG 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     140,649       11,388,707  

Infineon Technologies AG 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     168,822       7,437,848  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen 

   Insurance     11,400       4,303,388  

Scout24 SE 

   Media & Entertainment     56,440       3,741,354  

Siemens AG 

   Capital Goods     6,000       1,025,490  

TeamViewer SE (a) 

   Software & Services     168,500       2,872,216  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG 

   Telecommunication Services     1,531,435       4,137,714  
     

 

 

 
        43,399,876  
     

 

 

 
     

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  

Hong Kong – 1.1%

     

Swire Pacific, Ltd., Class A 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     875,600     $ 7,319,535  

Swire Properties, Ltd. 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     816,200       2,048,163  
     

 

 

 
        9,367,698  
     

 

 

 
     

Hungary – 0.3%

     

Richter Gedeon Nyrt 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     100,312       2,537,284  
     

 

 

 
        2,537,284  
     

 

 

 
     

India – 0.1%

     

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd. 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     6,550       450,273  
     

 

 

 
        450,273  
     

 

 

 
     

Ireland – 2.9%

     

AerCap Holdings NV (a) 

   Capital Goods     101,704       6,489,732  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC 

   Banks     528,638       5,593,029  

CRH PLC 

   Materials     200,213       11,959,960  
     

 

 

 
        24,042,721  
     

 

 

 
     

Israel – 0.5%

     

Wix.com, Ltd. (a) 

   Software & Services     41,876       3,949,744  
     

 

 

 
        3,949,744  
     

 

 

 
     

Italy – 3.4%

     

Amplifon SpA 

  Health Care Equipment & Services     66,900       2,269,645  

Banco BPM SpA 

   Banks     1,592,107       7,989,079  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 

   Banks     404,352       1,172,495  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA 

   Banks     107,500       1,436,583  

Prysmian SpA 

   Capital Goods     240,300       9,608,578  

Terna – Rete Elettrica Nazionale 

   Utilities     168,500       1,427,606  

Unipol Gruppo SpA 

   Insurance     797,045       4,450,010  
     

 

 

 
        28,353,996  
     

 

 

 
     

Japan – 21.3%

     

Aisin Corp. 

   Automobiles & Components     226,300       7,363,215  

Brother Industries, Ltd. 

  Technology Hardware &  Equipment     500       7,804  

Central Japan Railway Co. 

   Transportation     80       10,208  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc. 

   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     152,700       1,760,826  

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. 

   Commercial & Professional Services     400       11,385  

Eisai Co., Ltd. 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     150       9,476  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  

Japan (Continued)

     

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. 

  Consumer Discretionary  Distribution & Retail     66,300     $ 16,630,620  

Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (The) 

   Banks     401,822       2,072,939  

Hoya Corp. 

  Health Care Equipment & Services     113,169       13,196,746  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest 

   Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)     711       488,308  

Kao Corp. 

   Household & Personal Products     23,500       893,965  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co. 

  Consumer Staples Distribution &  Retail     186,700       10,940,211  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     520       6,381  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     400       8,229  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. 

   Insurance     300,810       11,202,689  

Nintendo Co., Ltd. 

   Media & Entertainment     185,070       8,382,493  

Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. 

   Transportation     49,700       2,917,765  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 

   Automobiles & Components     291,200       1,284,449  

Nitto Denko Corp. 

   Materials     85,600       6,095,026  

Nomura Holdings, Inc. 

   Financial Services     350,000       1,449,825  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     430       10,679  

NTN Corp. 

   Capital Goods     5,300       11,924  

ORIX Corp. 

   Financial Services     555,630       10,702,304  

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     21,700       798,889  

Panasonic Holdings Corp. 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     742,700       9,179,366  

Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. 

   Commercial & Professional Services     167,000       3,307,666  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc. 

   Household & Personal Products     130,900       1,922,320  

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. 

   Commercial & Professional Services     352,600       12,228,431  

Renesas Electronics Corp. (a) 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     287,000       5,544,538  

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     225,000       9,441,584  

Shiseido Co., Ltd. 

   Household & Personal Products     209,200       9,184,122  

Sompo Holdings, Inc. 

   Insurance     80,400       3,559,172  

Sony Group Corp. 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     28,470       2,670,150  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     136,700       3,668,250  

Sundrug Co., Ltd. 

  Consumer Staples Distribution &  Retail     265       7,833  

Toho Gas Co., Ltd. 

   Utilities     51,100       958,680  

TOPPAN, Inc. 

   Commercial & Professional Services     223,140       5,259,224  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. 

   Materials     600       9,766  

Trend Micro, Inc. 

   Software & Services     249,400       11,798,428  

USS Co., Ltd. 

  Consumer Discretionary  Distribution & Retail     137,900       2,394,311  

Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd. 

   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     152,500       2,197,540  
     

 

 

 
        179,587,737  
     

 

 

 
     

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  

Mexico – 1.3%

     

Arca Continental SAB de CV 

   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     411,900     $ 4,143,291  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV ADR 

   Transportation     14,357       4,062,887  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV Series A 

   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     556,900       2,901,782  
     

 

 

 
        11,107,960  
     

 

 

 
     

Netherlands – 6.6%

     

ASML Holding NV 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     43,344       31,132,076  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     62,000       7,423,248  

ING Groep NV 

  Banks     323,900       4,740,974  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV 

  Consumer Staples Distribution &  Retail     351,557       12,151,299  
     

 

 

 
        55,447,597  
     

 

 

 
     

Norway – 0.4%

     

Norsk Hydro ASA 

   Materials     561,496       3,684,215  

Orkla ASA 

   Food, Beverage & Tobacco     1,040       8,222  
     

 

 

 
        3,692,437  
     

 

 

 
     

Singapore – 1.2%

     

Singapore Airlines, Ltd. 

   Transportation     806,000       4,572,714  

United Overseas Bank, Ltd. 

   Banks     245,000       5,565,615  
     

 

 

 
        10,138,329  
     

 

 

 
     

South Korea – 1.1%

     

DB Insurance Co., Ltd. 

   Insurance     45,200       2,672,692  

HMM Co., Ltd. 

   Transportation     149,000       2,045,174  

HYBE Co., Ltd. (a) 

   Media & Entertainment     8,100       1,668,093  

LG Uplus Corp. 

   Telecommunication Services     154,300       1,211,093  

Woori Financial Group, Inc. 

   Banks     181,700       1,660,587  
     

 

 

 
        9,257,639  
     

 

 

 
     

Spain – 2.8%

     

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 

   Banks     1,321,024       10,499,977  

Banco de Sabadell SA 

   Banks     2,385,115       2,947,505  

Banco Santander SA 

   Banks     2,168       8,810  

CaixaBank SA 

   Banks     1,662,092       6,742,146  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

   Equity Real Estate Investment  Trusts (REITs)     216,500       2,023,154  

Redeia Corp. SA 

   Utilities     84,100       1,410,530  
     

 

 

 
        23,632,122  
     

 

 

 
     

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  

Sweden – 2.9%

     

Elekta AB, B Shares 

  Health Care Equipment & Services     95,700     $ 776,682  

Essity AB, Class B 

   Household & Personal Products     318       7,899  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B 

  Consumer Discretionary  Distribution & Retail     510,683       8,605,019  

Lifco AB, B Shares 

   Capital Goods     49,100       991,727  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B 

   Capital Goods     113,579       1,024,933  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A 

   Banks     511,400       6,210,459  

SSAB AB, B Shares 

   Materials     568,600       3,484,926  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (a) 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     156,425       3,067,225  
     

 

 

 
        24,168,870  
     

 

 

 
     

Switzerland – 6.5%

     

Baloise Holding AG 

   Insurance     32,468       5,055,831  

Georg Fischer AG 

   Capital Goods     53,700       3,689,508  

Logitech International SA 

   Technology Hardware &  Equipment     14,000       995,723  

Novartis AG 

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     336,553       35,447,506  

PSP Swiss Property AG 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     11,000       1,304,016  

Swatch Group AG 

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     21,750       7,002,636  

Swiss Prime Site AG 

   Real Estate Management & Development     15,600       1,519,286  
     

 

 

 
        55,014,506  
     

 

 

 
     

Taiwan – 1.3%

     

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (a) 

   Insurance     511,500       745,549  

China Development Financial Holding Corp. (a) 

   Insurance     1,060,600       424,055  

eMemory Technology, Inc. 

  Semiconductors & Semiconductor  Equipment     13,000       770,359  

Eva Airways Corp. 

   Transportation     2,283,900       2,677,974  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan, Ltd 

   Transportation     1,120,000       3,714,169  

Wiwynn Corp. 

   Technology Hardware &  Equipment     34,800       1,976,261  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. 

   Transportation     592,000       878,176  
     

 

 

 
        11,186,543  
     

 

 

 
     

Thailand – 1.4%

     

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL 

  Health Care Equipment & Services     540,800       3,406,475  

Central Pattana PCL 

  Real Estate Management &  Development     1,543,500       3,066,370  

Gulf Energy Development PCL 

   Utilities     725,000       1,053,756  

TMBThanachart Bank PCL 

   Banks     86,075,100       4,325,287  
     

 

 

 
        11,851,888  
     

 

 

 
     

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

COUNTRY/SECURITY   INDUSTRY   SHARES     VALUE  

United Kingdom – 10.8%

     

3i Group PLC

   Financial Services     308,591     $ 7,849,448  

Abrdn PLC

   Financial Services     752,900       2,246,369  

Ashtead Group PLC

   Capital Goods     43,600       3,233,990  

AstraZeneca PLC

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     2,900       417,733  

B&M European Value Retail SA

  Consumer Discretionary  Distribution & Retail     186,700       1,329,524  

Burberry Group PLC

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     353,010       10,102,671  

CNH Industrial NV

   Capital Goods     575,800       8,339,335  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

   Consumer Services     194,292       14,396,509  

J Sainsbury PLC

  Consumer Staples Distribution &  Retail     2,158,560       7,705,285  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC (a)

  Consumer Staples Distribution &  Retail     2,265,868       6,017,507  

Rightmove PLC

   Media & Entertainment     767,902       5,640,880  

Smiths Group PLC

   Capital Goods     438,660       9,591,625  

Travis Perkins PLC

   Capital Goods     167,962       1,883,512  

Unilever PLC 

   Household & Personal Products     237       12,767  

Vodafone Group PLC

   Telecommunication Services     13,156,771       12,547,696  
     

 

 

 
        91,314,851  
     

 

 

 
     

United States – 2.6%

     

GSK PLC

  Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology &  Life Sciences     974,027       17,383,398  

Samsonite International SA (a)

   Consumer Durables & Apparel     1,523,600       4,540,661  
     

 

 

 
        21,924,059  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments – 98.0% (Cost $711,449,918) (b)

      826,439,751  

Other Assets, less liabilities – 2.0%

      16,532,768  
     

 

 

 
Net Assets – 100.0%             $842,972,519  
     

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $717,731,715. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $123,824,663 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $15,116,627, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $108,708,036.

As of the date of this report, certain foreign securities were fair valued by an independent pricing service under the direction of the Board of Trustees or its delegates in accordance with the Trust’s Valuation and Pricing Policies and Procedures.

Abbreviations

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND

Performance Commentary (Unaudited)

The Fund invests primarily in investment-grade fixed-income securities, including government, corporate, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, and U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by non-U.S. entities. It is managed through a two-step process designed to capitalize on the strengths of Domini Impact Investments and Wellington Management Company, the Fund’s Subadviser.

Domini sets environmental and social guidelines and objectives for each asset class and develops an approved list of issuers and securities, and Wellington Management utilizes proprietary analytical tools to manage the portfolio. Wellington Management is unaffiliated with the Domini Funds, other than with respect to the provision of submanagement services.

Portfolio Performance:

The Domini Impact Bond Fund Investor shares returned -3.56% for the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2023, underperforming the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “benchmark”)* return of -3.37% on a net-of-fee basis.

U.S. fixed-income sectors generated mixed returns during the period. Global sovereign yields rose as most major central banks maintained hawkish policies to counter persistent inflation. By the end of the period, U.S. lawmakers struck a last-minute deal to raise the debt ceiling and avert a default, boosting market sentiment. Despite concerns about tighter lending standards following turmoil in the banking sector, credit sectors outperformed duration-equivalent government bonds as credit spreads narrowed. Securitized sectors underperformed amid forced sales of banks’ agency mortgage holdings and the impact of regional bank stress on the commercial real estate market; securitized sector performance rebounded partially by the end of the period as markets absorbed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) asset sales of mortgage-backed securities (MBS).

Throughout the period, the Fund maintained an overweight to high-yield credit, U.S. bank loans, taxable municipals, and securitized sectors. The Fund’s out-of-benchmark allocations to higher-yielding credit and bank loans contributed positively to performance. Within investment-grade (IG) corporates, the Fund maintained its largest underweight to Industrials, which had a negative impact on relative performance over the period. Underweight positioning within Financials and Utilities also detracted from results. An overweight to taxable municipals contributed positively to relative results as spreads moved tighter over the period. The Fund’s modest allocation to emerging market corporate debt contributed positively to performance amid spread tightening.

 

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The Fund’s positioning within securitized sectors detracted from relative results, primarily attributable to an overweight allocation and security selection within agency pass-through MBS, which detracted from performance amid elevated interest-rate volatility and weaker technicals. Allocations to asset-backed securities (ABS) and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) modestly contributed to performance, while an allocation to commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) had a muted impact.

Within U.S. government bonds, the Fund’s overweight allocation to agency securities contributed positively. The Fund does not invest in U.S. Treasury securities in accordance with Domini’s Impact Investment Standards, as it seeks to avoid financing the government’s nuclear weapons arsenal.

During the period, the Fund used derivatives to help implement the overall investment strategy. This included credit default swap indices, interest rate swaps, inflation index swaps, futures, and currency forwards. The Fund’s positioning in below-investment-grade credit default swaps (used to manage risk exposures) contributed to relative performance. The Fund was positioned with a longer duration posture relative to the benchmark for most of the period. In aggregate, duration and yield-curve positioning had a positive impact on relative results.

At the end of the period, the Fund had a long duration bias relative to the benchmark while maintaining a close-to-neutral risk posture. The Fund was positioned with underweights to government bonds and IG corporate bonds in favor of taxable municipal issuers with solid fundamentals, as well as high-quality securitized sectors, including CMBS and U.S. government agency MBS, with a focus on relative value opportunities and cash flow stability. The Fund maintained its out-of-benchmark allocation to high-yield credit, favoring higher-quality issuers, and maintained a modest allocation to bank loans offering diversification benefits. The Fund maintained select exposure to emerging market corporate debt issuers with prudent balance sheet management in select sectors.

 

 

* Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes.

 

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The bar chart below provides information as of July 31, 2023, about the percentage of the Domini Impact Bond Fund’s portfolio holdings invested in various types of debt obligations:

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION (% OF NET ASSETS) (Unaudited)

 

LOGO

During periods of rising interest rates, the Fund can lose value. Some of the Fund’s community development investments may be unrated and may carry greater credit risks than the Fund’s other holdings. The Fund currently holds a large percentage of its portfolio in mortgage-backed securities. During periods of rising interest rates, the Fund can lose value.

Investments in derivatives can be volatile. Potential risks include currency risk, leverage risk (the risk that small market movements may result in large changes in the value of an investment), liquidity risk, index risk, pricing risk, and counterparty risk (the risk that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to honor its obligations).

The reduction or withdrawal of historical financial market support activities by the U.S. Government and Federal Reserve, or other governments/central banks could negatively impact financial markets generally, and increase market, liquidity and interest rate risks which could adversely affect the Fund’s returns.

 

 

The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) and is licensed for use by Domini Impact Investments. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification nor shall any such party have any liability therefrom.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND      
   
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
As of 7/31/2023 (Unaudited)
  Investor shares    BUSA
   
1 Year   -3.56%    -3.37%
   
5 Year   0.87%    0.75%
   
10 Year   1.33%    1.49%

COMPARISON OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND INVESTOR SHARES (DSBFX) AND BUSA (Unaudited)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-582-6757 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s annual operating expenses totaled 1.08%/ 0.87% (gross/net). The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses in order to limit Investor share expenses to 0.87% through November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

The table and graph do not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividends and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, impact investing, portfolio management, style, information, market, interest rate and credit risks. You may lose money.

TBA (To Be Announced) securities involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation, which can adversely affect the Fund’s returns.

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (BUSA) is an index representing securities that are U.S. domestic, taxable, and dollar denominated and covering the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities and asset-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND      
   
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
As of 7/31/2023 (Unaudited)
  Institutional shares    BUSA
   
1 Year   -3.22%    -3.37%
   
5 Year   1.16%    0.75%
   
10 Year   1.60%    1.49%

COMPARISON OF $500,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND INSTITUTIONAL SHARES (DSBIX) AND BUSA (Unaudited)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-762-6814 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s annual operating expenses totaled 0.72% /0.57% (gross/net). The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses in order to limit Institutional share expenses to 0.57% through November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

The table and graph do not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividends and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, impact investing, portfolio management, style, information, market, interest rate and credit risks. You may lose money.

TBA (To Be Announced) securities involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation, which can adversely affect the Fund’s returns.

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (BUSA) is an index representing securities that are U.S. domestic, taxable, and dollar denominated and covering the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities and asset-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND     
   
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
As of 7/31/2023 (Unaudited)
  Class Y shares   BUSA
   
1 Year   -3.35%   -3.37%
   
5 Year   0.87%1   0.75%
   
10 Year   1.33%1   1.49%

COMPARISON OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND CLASS Y SHARES (DSBYX) AND BUSA (Unaudited)

 

LOGO

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund’s returns quoted above represent past performance after all expenses. The returns reflect any applicable expense waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such waivers, Fund performance would be lower. Investment return, principal value, and yield will fluctuate. Your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Call 1-800-762-6814 or visit www.domini.com for performance information current to the most recent month-end, which may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. A 2.00% redemption fee applied on sales or exchanges of shares made less than 30 days after the settlement of purchase or acquisition through exchange, with certain exceptions. The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021. Quoted performance data does not reflect the deduction of this fee, which would reduce the performance quoted. See the prospectus for further information.

Per the prospectus dated November 30, 2022, the Fund’s annual operating expenses totaled 0.96% /0.65% (gross/net). The Fund’s adviser has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses in order to limit Class Y share expenses to 0.65% through November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

The table and graph do not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return is based on the Fund’s net asset values and assumes all dividends and capital gains were reinvested.

An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured. The Fund is subject to certain risks, including loss of principal, impact investing, portfolio management, style, information, market, interest rate and credit risks. You may lose money.

TBA (To Be Announced) securities involve the risk that the security the Fund buys will lose value prior to its delivery. There also is the risk that the security will not be issued or that the other party to the transaction will not meet its obligation, which can adversely affect the Fund’s returns.

The reduction or withdrawal of historical financial market support activities by the U.S. Government and Federal Reserve, or other governments/central banks could negatively impact financial markets generally, and increase market, liquidity, and interest rate risks which could adversely affect the Fund’s returns.

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index (BUSA) is an index representing securities that are U.S. domestic, taxable, and dollar denominated and covering the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities and asset-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

1 Class Y shares were not offered prior to June 1, 2021. All performance information for time periods beginning prior to June 1, 2021, is the performance of the Investor shares. This performance has not been adjusted to reflect the lower expenses of the Class Y shares.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2023

 

Security    Principal
Amount*
     Value  
Long Term Investments – 108.3%              
Mortgage Backed Securities – 46.3%              

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 7.6%

     

CHNGE Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2022-2, Class A1, 3.757%, 3/25/67 (a)(b)

   $ 583,626      $ 542,961  

Series 2022-4, Class A1, 6.000%, 10/25/57 (a)(c)

     507,510        494,737  

Series 2023-1, Class A1, 7.065%, 3/25/58 (a)(c)

     482,949        477,668  

Series 2023-2, Class A1, 6.525%, 6/25/58 (a)(b)

     537,475        533,150  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

Series 3768, Class CB, 3.500%, 12/15/25

     44,525        43,432  

Series 3800, Class CB, 3.500%, 2/15/26

     76,149        74,593  

Series 3806, Class L, 3.500%, 2/15/26

     286,846        280,161  

Series 3877, Class LM, 3.500%, 6/15/26

     171,249        167,112  

Series 4961, Class JB, 2.500%, 12/15/42

     179,425        159,682  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

Series 2012-120, Class ZB, 3.500%, 11/25/42

     451,364        410,421  

Series 2012-17, Class BC, 3.500%, 3/25/27

     254,938        247,143  

Series 2017-105, Class ZE, 3.000%, 1/25/48

     948,203        736,081  

Series 2020-1, Class AC, 3.500%, 8/25/58

     227,628        211,268  

Series 2020-1, Class L, 2.500%, 2/25/50

     1,246,009        823,977  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

     

Series 2016-C07, Class 2M2, 9.533%, (1 Month
USD-SOFR + 4.464%), 5/25/29 (b)

     79,920        83,953  

Series 2017-C01, Class 1M2, 8.733%, (1 Month
USD-SOFR + 3.664%), 7/25/29 (b)

     47,585        49,282  

Freddie Mac Multiclass Certificates

     

Series 2021-ML12, Class X, 1.224%, 7/25/41 (b)(f)

     1,187,057        116,771  

Series 2021-P011, Class X1, 1.785%, 9/25/45 (b)(f)

     2,212,094        268,163  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates

     

Series K103, Class X1, 0.639%, 11/25/29 (b)(f)

     8,894,179        290,768  

Series K111, Class X1, 1.571%, 5/25/30 (b)(f)

     1,445,469        119,803  

Series K112, Class X1, 1.434%, 5/25/30 (b)(f)

     1,497,916        114,650  

Series K113, Class X1, 1.380%, 6/25/30 (b)(f)

     2,535,536        185,032  

Series K114, Class X1, 1.116%, 6/25/30 (b)(f)

     2,342,201        142,248  

Series K119, Class X1, 0.930%, 9/25/30 (b)(f)

     4,950,979        253,054  

Series K121, Class X1, 1.023%, 10/25/30 (b)(f)

     656,747        36,666  

Series K122, Class X1, 0.880%, 11/25/30 (b)(f)

     362,799        17,765  

Series K124, Class X1, 0.719%, 12/25/30 (b)(f)

     1,463,698        60,565  

Series K740, Class X1, 0.746%, 9/25/27 (b)(f)

     1,281,764        32,973  

Series KG03, Class X1, 1.378%, 6/25/30 (b)(f)

     3,191,147        223,074  

Series KG04, Class X1, 0.850%, 11/25/30 (b)(f)

     2,414,682        113,286  

Series KG05, Class X1, 0.312%, 1/25/31 (b)(f)

     2,465,000        46,928  

Series KG06, Class X1, 0.532%, 10/25/31 (b)(f)

     2,296,896        77,551  

Series KSG1, Class X1, 1.152%, 9/25/30 (b)(f)

     4,048,397        248,870  

Series Q014, Class X, 2.789%, 10/25/55 (b)(f)

     2,080,682        371,144  

FREMF Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2017-K64, Class B, 3.997%, 5/25/50 (a)(b)

     70,000        65,602  

Series 2017-K65, Class B, 4.078%, 7/25/50 (a)(b)

     155,000        145,416  

 

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DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

Security    Principal
Amount*
     Value  

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued)

     

Series 2017-K66, Class B, 4.038%, 7/25/27 (a)(b)

   $ 136,000      $ 127,287  

Series 2017-K67, Class B, 3.946%, 9/25/49 (a)(b)

     85,000        79,151  

Series 2017-K67, Class C, 3.946%, 9/25/49 (a)(b)

     100,000        92,458  

Series 2017-K68, Class B, 3.842%, 10/25/49 (a)(b)

     90,000        83,490  

Series 2017-K69, Class C, 3.727%, 10/25/49 (a)(b)

     40,000        36,641  

Series 2017-K71, Class B, 3.752%, 11/25/50 (a)(b)

     220,000        202,475  

Series 2017-K71, Class C, 3.752%, 11/25/50 (a)(b)

     65,000        59,485  

Series 2017-K725, Class B, 3.904%, 2/25/50 (a)(b)

     100,000        98,296  

Series 2017-K726, Class B, 4.009%, 7/25/49 (a)(b)

     175,000        171,453  

Series 2017-K729, Class B, 3.673%, 11/25/49 (a)(b)

     250,000        241,145  

Series 2017-K729, Class C, 3.673%, 11/25/49 (a)(b)

     90,000        86,430  

Series 2018-K154, Class B, 4.024%, 11/25/32 (a)(b)

     67,000        57,368  

Series 2018-K77, Class B, 4.161%, 5/25/51 (a)(b)

     1,070,000        998,254  

Series 2018-K85, Class C, 4.320%, 12/25/50 (a)(b)

     550,000        509,327  

Series 2018-KW07, Class B, 4.084%, 10/25/31 (a)(b)

     461,000        383,025  

Series 2019-K100, Class C, 3.495%, 11/25/52 (a)(b)

     700,000        611,715  

Series 2019-K103, Class B, 3.455%, 12/25/51 (a)(b)

     525,000        462,703  

Series 2019-K736, Class C, 3.760%, 7/25/26 (a)(b)

     400,000        373,831  

Series 2019-K95, Class B, 3.921%, 8/25/52 (a)(b)

     500,000        455,016  

Series 2019-K95, Class C, 3.921%, 8/25/52 (a)(b)

     307,000        275,932  

Series 2019-K97 , Class C, 3.767%, 9/25/51 (a)(b)

     204,000        181,544  

Series 2019-K99, Class B, 3.646%, 10/25/52 (a)(b)

     565,000        504,638  

Series 2020-K104, Class B, 3.541%, 2/25/52 (a)(b)

     520,000        458,298  

GCAT Trust, Series 2021-CM2, Class A1,
2.352%, 8/25/66 (a)(b)

     320,936        289,993  

Government National Mortgage Association

     

Series 2019-132, Class NZ, 3.500%, 10/20/49

     367,696        260,544  

Series 2021-66, Class PY, 2.000%, 3/20/50

     1,885,902        1,089,094  

Series 2022-136, Class KZ, 4.000%, 8/20/52

     600,169        457,060  
     

 

 

 
        16,912,603  
     

 

 

 
     

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 7.5%

     

245 Park Avenue Trust, Series 2017-245P, Class A,
3.508%, 6/5/37 (a)

     800,000        715,204  

Bank

     

Series 2017-BNK8, Class ASB, 3.314%, 11/15/50

     127,567        119,837  

Series 2019-BN18, Class XA, 0.889%, 5/15/62 (b)(f)

     2,116,028        84,370  

Series 2019-BN24, Class XA, 0.637%, 11/15/62 (b)(f)

     5,481,481        179,661  

Series 2020-BN28, Class XA, 1.761%, 3/15/63 (b)(f)

     1,887,124        176,100  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2019-B10, Class XA, 1.195%, 3/15/62 (b)(f)

     2,209,626        107,597  

Series 2020-B18, Class XA, 1.787%, 7/15/53 (b)(f)

     502,167        35,742  

Series 2020-B22, Class XA, 1.514%, 1/15/54 (b)(f)

     882,149        73,982  

BWAY Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2013-1515, Class A1, 2.809%, 3/10/33 (a)

     42,096        40,343  

Series 2013-1515, Class A2, 3.454%, 3/10/33 (a)

     1,000,000        936,517  

 

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DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

Security    Principal
Amount*
     Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Continued)

     

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-AHP, Class A, 6.212%, (1 Month USD SOFR CME + 0.990%), 1/17/39 (a)(b)

   $ 1,465,000      $ 1,435,657  

BX Trust

     

Series 2022-CLS, Class A, 5.760%, 10/13/27 (a)

     892,000        856,273  

Series 2022-CLS, Class B, 6.300%, 10/13/27 (a)

     375,000        355,945  

COMM Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2015-LC19, Class A4, 3.183%, 2/10/48

     291,000        278,196  

Series 2020-CX, Class A, 2.173%, 11/10/46 (a)

     825,000        649,256  

Series 2020-CX, Class B, 2.446%, 11/10/46 (a)

     524,000        411,741  

Series 2020-CX, Class C, 2.683%, 11/10/46 (a)(b)

     100,000        77,766  

Series 2020-CX, Class D, 2.683%, 11/10/46 (a)(b)

     100,000        74,732  

Series 2020-SBX, Class A, 1.670%, 1/10/38 (a)

     595,000        513,834  

DBJPM Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C9, Class XA,
1.707%, 9/15/53 (b)(f)

     640,229        39,964  

DC Office Trust, Series 2019-MTC, Class A,
2.965%, 9/15/45 (a)

     1,030,000        826,910  

Grace Trust, Series 2020-GRCE, Class A,
2.347%, 12/10/40 (a)

     925,000        724,363  

Hudson Yards Mortgage Trust

     

Series 2016-10HY, Class A, 2.835%, 8/10/38 (a)

     915,000        825,272  

Series 2019-30HY, Class A, 3.228%, 7/10/39 (a)

     700,000        605,447  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

     

Series 2021-NYAH, Class G, 7.976%, (1 Month USD SOFR CME + 2.754%), 6/15/38 (a)(b)

     655,000        561,623  

Series 2022-OPO, Class A, 3.024%, 1/5/39 (a)

     2,150,000        1,726,302  

Life Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-BMR, Class D, 6.736%, (1 Month USD SOFR CME + 1.514%), 3/15/38 (a)(b)

     117,956        114,302  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust

     

Series 2013-C12, Class A4, 4.259%, 10/15/46 (b)

     136,980        136,542  

Series 2014-C15, Class A4, 4.051%, 4/15/47

     272,998        270,172  

Series 2014-C19, Class A4, 3.526%, 12/15/47

     180,167        173,051  

SLG Office Trust

     

Series 2021-OVA, Class B, 2.707%, 7/15/41 (a)

     445,000        351,679  

Series 2021-OVA, Class C, 2.851%, 7/15/41 (a)

     835,000        643,534  

STWD Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-LIH, Class E, 8.172%, (1 Month USD SOFR CME + 2.950%), 11/15/36 (a)(b)

     955,000        908,033  

SUMIT Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-BVUE, Class A,
2.789%, 2/12/41 (a)

     1,615,000        1,251,919  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-NXS3, Class A4, 3.617%, 9/15/57

     340,000        321,113  
     

 

 

 
        16,602,979  
     

 

 

 
     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation – 1.8%

     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

2.500%, 8/1/27

     14,979        14,330  

2.500%, 11/1/27

     39,378        37,651  

3.000%, 1/1/27

     52,538        50,796  

 

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July 31, 2023

 

Security    Principal
Amount*
     Value  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Continued)

     

3.000%, 7/1/42

   $ 20,597      $ 18,523  

3.000%, 5/1/45

     192,779        173,353  

3.204%, (12 Month USD-LIBOR + 1.623%), 10/1/43 (b)

     23,941        23,645  

3.500%, 12/1/32

     90,484        85,683  

3.500%, 6/1/48

     361,527        332,441  

4.000%, 2/1/37

     38,270        36,672  

4.000%, 8/1/39

     20,522        19,664  

4.000%, 10/1/39

     40,023        38,349  

4.000%, 10/1/39

     38,468        36,859  

4.000%, 11/1/39

     18,035        17,280  

4.000%, 10/1/40

     61,400        58,832  

4.000%, 11/1/40

     52,575        50,376  

4.000%, 11/1/40

     9,091        8,690  

4.000%, 11/1/40

     7,037        6,745  

4.000%, 12/1/40

     24,714        23,681  

4.000%, 6/1/41

     5,375        5,160  

4.500%, 4/1/35

     52,077        51,200  

4.500%, 9/1/35

     76,022        74,801  

4.500%, 7/1/36

     52,309        51,512  

4.500%, 6/1/39

     92,449        91,077  

4.500%, 9/1/40

     13,476        13,276  

4.500%, 2/1/41

     28,146        27,728  

5.000%, 8/1/33

     9,074        9,127  

5.000%, 10/1/33

     4,048        4,027  

5.000%, 4/1/35

     10,448        10,509  

5.000%, 7/1/35

     72,208        72,627  

5.000%, 7/1/35

     11,915        11,984  

5.000%, 1/1/37

     44,552        44,811  

5.000%, 7/1/40

     30,132        30,226  

5.000%, 4/1/41

     27,311        27,396  

5.000%, 9/1/52

     2,404,269        2,351,811  

5.500%, 12/1/36

     44,554        45,739  

5.500%, 8/1/40

     63,460        65,045  

6.000%, 8/1/36

     7,441        7,716  

6.000%, 7/1/39

     37,862        39,135  
     

 

 

 
        4,068,477  
     

 

 

 
     

Federal National Mortgage Association – 25.3%

     

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

2.000%, 10/1/27

     54,665        51,778  

2.000%, 1/1/28

     53,985        50,893  

2.000%, 2/1/52

     4,749,587        3,883,151  

2.000%, 3/1/52

     4,423,978        3,629,261  

2.500%, 6/1/24

     17,095        16,864  

2.500%, 11/1/31

     41,510        38,395  

2.500%, 12/1/31

     12,299        11,377  

2.500%, 12/1/43

     69,612        59,789  

 

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July 31, 2023

 

Security    Principal
Amount*
     Value  

Federal National Mortgage Association (Continued)

     

2.500%, 4/1/45

   $ 115,626      $ 99,301  

2.500%, 12/1/51

     5,150,319        4,350,333  

2.500%, 12/1/51

     2,985,714        2,536,399  

3.000%, 8/1/46

     27,075        24,025  

3.000%, 10/1/46

     492,637        438,581  

3.000%, 11/1/46

     608,228        538,035  

3.000%, 12/1/46

     234,094        207,006  

3.000%, 1/1/52

     2,751,454        2,412,198  

3.000%, 2/1/52

     4,872,661        4,277,914  

3.000%, 6/1/52

     4,741,795        4,202,286  

3.500%, 12/1/31

     4,487        4,293  

3.500%, 1/1/32

     75,371        72,116  

3.500%, 1/1/32

     44,564        42,640  

3.500%, 10/1/32

     58,591        55,409  

3.500%, 6/1/46

     345,146        319,271  

3.500%, 1/1/48

     187,727        172,429  

4.000%, 11/1/30

     8,039        7,809  

4.000%, 10/1/33

     52,468        50,965  

4.000%, 12/1/36

     15,181        14,530  

4.000%, 8/1/39

     19,794        18,945  

4.000%, 10/1/39

     14,092        13,487  

4.000%, 12/1/39

     18,655        17,854  

4.000%, 1/1/40

     171,598        164,229  

4.000%, 3/1/40

     19,559        18,719  

4.000%, 8/1/40

     41,230        39,460  

4.000%, 8/1/40

     7,149        6,842  

4.000%, 10/1/40

     94,496        90,439  

4.000%, 10/1/40

     13,038        12,478  

4.000%, 11/1/40

     13,316        12,748  

4.000%, 11/1/40

     10,398        9,951  

4.000%, 12/1/40

     34,098        32,796  

4.000%, 2/1/41

     32,195        30,812  

4.000%, 10/1/49

     2,193,403        2,077,596  

4.500%, 8/1/35

     14,949        14,676  

4.500%, 8/1/36

     8,403        8,248  

4.500%, 8/1/38

     35,060        34,500  

4.500%, 3/1/39

     48,501        47,725  

4.500%, 9/1/39

     16,802        16,533  

4.500%, 2/1/40

     24,792        24,396  

4.500%, 8/1/40

     50,252        49,449  

4.500%, 1/1/41

     15,433        15,186  

4.500%, 9/1/41

     30,928        30,433  

4.772%, (12 Month USD-LIBOR + 1.580%), 5/1/44 (b)

     11,535        11,305  

5.000%, 10/1/39

     1,865        1,869  

5.000%, 9/1/52

     2,404,158        2,349,970  

5.500%, 8/1/37

     29,718        30,385  

6.000%, 12/1/35

     16,284        16,511  

6.000%, 3/1/36

     105,083        110,039  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

Security    Principal
Amount*
     Value  

Federal National Mortgage Association (Continued)

     

6.000%, 6/1/36

   $ 34,009      $ 35,223  

6.000%, 8/1/37

     9,028        9,312  

6.000%, 3/1/38

     17,818        18,455  

TBA 30 Yr, 2.000%, 8/14/53 (d)

     4,800,000        3,889,500  

TBA 30 Yr, 2.500%, 8/14/53 (d)

     1,125,000        948,340  

TBA 30 Yr, 3.500%, 8/14/53 (d)

     1,700,000        1,541,023  

TBA 30 Yr, 4.000%, 8/14/53 (d)

     5,800,000        5,415,070  

TBA 30 Yr, 4.500%, 8/14/53 (d)

     6,030,000        5,773,725  

TBA 30 Yr, 5.000%, 8/14/53 (d)

     2,000,000        1,953,906  

TBA 30 Yr, 5.500%, 8/14/53 (d)

     3,630,000        3,605,921  
     

 

 

 
        56,065,104  
     

 

 

 
     

Government National Mortgage Association – 4.1%

     

Government National Mortgage Association

     

TBA 30 Yr, 2.500%, 8/21/53 (d)

     2,200,000        1,898,102  

TBA 30 Yr, 3.500%, 8/21/53 (d)

     5,300,000        4,870,203  

TBA 30 Yr, 4.000%, 8/21/53 (d)

     1,600,000        1,508,062  

TBA 30 Yr, 4.500%, 8/21/53 (d)

     900,000        865,969  
     

 

 

 
        9,142,336  
     

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Backed Securities
(Cost $111,227,746)

        102,791,499  
     

 

 

 
     
Corporate Bonds and Notes – 27.7%              

Communications – 1.8%

     

Axian Telecom, 7.375%, 2/16/27 (a)

     445,000        410,691  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, 6.484%, 10/23/45

     1,325,000        1,235,841  

Cox Communications, Inc.

     

3.150%, 8/15/24 (a)

     57,000        55,344  

3.850%, 2/1/25 (a)

     10,000        9,696  

Millicom International Cellular SA, 4.500%, 4/27/31 (a)

     950,000        756,798  

Paramount Global

     

2.900%, 1/15/27

     400,000        358,296  

4.950%, 1/15/31

     985,000        881,920  

Vodafone Group PLC

     

4.375%, 2/19/43

     70,000        58,361  

6.150%, 2/27/37

     185,000        192,649  
     

 

 

 
        3,959,596  
     

 

 

 
     

Consumer, Cyclical – 0.7%

     

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.350%, 2/15/28

     600,000        567,822  

YMCA of Greater New York

     

2.303%, 8/1/26

     765,000        681,892  

Series 2020, 3.230%, 8/1/32

     375,000        297,064  
     

 

 

 
        1,546,778  
     

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

Security    Principal
Amount*
     Value  

Consumer, Non-cyclical – 8.6%

     

Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp.

     

Series 2020, 2.211%, 6/15/30

   $ 325,000      $ 272,963  

3.829%, 8/15/28

     1,115,000        1,065,054  

Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc., 2.220%, 7/1/28

     1,400,000        1,183,783  

Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc., 1.350%, 6/1/25

     155,000        143,439  

Boston Medical Center Corp., 4.519%, 7/1/26

     705,000        682,694  

CommonSpirit Health senior secured note

     

2.782%, 10/1/30

     185,000        156,649  

3.817%, 10/1/49 (Insurer AGM)

     975,000        737,596  

Conservation Fund A Nonprofit Corp. (The), 3.474%, 12/15/29

     800,000        689,629  

Dignity Health, 5.267%, 11/1/64

     250,000        230,115  

Duke University

     

Series 2020, 2.682%, 10/1/44

     1,070,000        776,691  

Series 2020, 2.757%, 10/1/50

     435,000        298,521  

ERAC USA Finance LLC, 3.850%, 11/15/24 (a)

     500,000        488,771  

Hologic, Inc., 3.250%, 2/15/29 (a)

     570,000        499,275  

Howard University

     

Series 2020, 1.991%, 10/1/25 (Insurer AGM)

     120,000        111,061  

Series 2020, 2.657%, 10/1/26 (Insurer AGM)

     100,000        91,550  

Series 2020, 3.476%, 10/1/41 (Insurer AGM)

     865,000        641,202  

Series 22A, 5.209%, 10/1/52

     470,000        387,851  

John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation, 1.299%, 12/1/30

     1,440,000        1,116,459  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, 3.150%, 5/1/27

     185,000        174,219  

Leland Stanford Junior University, 4.249%, 5/1/54

     1,200,000        1,079,857  

Mount Sinai Hospitals Group, Inc., 3.831%, 7/1/35

     1,400,000        1,181,256  

PeaceHealth Obligated Group, 1.375%, 11/15/25

     1,000,000        904,573  

President & Fellows of Harvard College, 3.300%, 7/15/56

     1,125,000        847,106  

Providence St Joseph Health Obligated Group, 5.403%, 10/1/33

     910,000        904,089  

Royalty Pharma PLC

     

2.150%, 9/2/31

     350,000        273,624  

3.300%, 9/2/40

     1,250,000        889,161  

Stanford Health Care, 3.310%, 8/15/30

     595,000        535,487  

Sutter Health, 5.164%, 8/15/33

     395,000        392,296  

Thomas Jefferson University, 3.847%, 11/1/57

     700,000        501,805  

University of Southern California, 4.976%, 10/1/53

     495,000        500,136  

William Marsh Rice University, 3.774%, 5/15/55

     1,490,000        1,218,968  
     

 

 

 
        18,975,880  
     

 

 

 
     

Energy – 0.9%

     

Greenko Dutch BV, 3.850%, 3/29/26 (a)

     855,400        780,553  

Vena Energy Capital Pte, Ltd., 3.133%, 2/26/25 (e)

     1,380,000        1,299,431  
     

 

 

 
        2,079,984  
     

 

 

 
     

 

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July 31, 2023

 

Security    Principal
Amount*
     Value  

Financial – 9.8%

     

Air Lease Corp., 3.625%, 12/1/27

   $ 500,000      $ 463,311  

American International Group, Inc., 3.900%, 4/1/26

     190,000        184,362  

American Tower Corp.

     

3.375%, 5/15/24

     235,000        230,557  

5.000%, 2/15/24

     362,000        360,123  

AXA SA, 8.600%, 12/15/30

     400,000        480,156  

Banco do Brasil SA, 6.250%, 4/18/30 (a)

     705,000        703,202  

Bank of America Corp., 0.583%, (0.76% - 3 Month EURIBOR), 8/24/28 (b)(e)

     560,000        536,059  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

     

6.253%, (1-Yr. CMT + 2.65%), 9/16/26 (a)(b)

     1,200,000        1,196,928  

6.253%, (1-Yr. CMT + 2.65%), 9/16/26 (b)(e)

     465,000        463,810  

BlueHub Loan Fund, Inc., 2.890%, 1/1/27

     600,000        523,524  

BNP Paribas SA

     

3.800%, 1/10/24 (a)

     245,000        242,545  

4.375%, (3 Month EUR-EURIBOR + 1.45%), 1/13/29 (b)(e)

     1,000,000        1,110,039  

Boston Properties L.P., 3.650%, 2/1/26

     430,000        403,626  

BPCE SA, 4.875%, 4/1/26 (a)

     500,000        481,253  

Brandywine Operating Partnership L.P., 4.550%, 10/1/29

     500,000        390,980  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc., 5.625%, 5/15/30

     1,500,000        1,456,412  

Citigroup, Inc.

     

2.561%, (SOFR + 1.167%), 5/1/32 (b)

     500,000        408,118  

3.352%, (3 Month USD SOFR CME + 1.158%), 4/24/25 (b)

     475,000        465,739  

4.412%, (SOFR + 3.914%), 3/31/31 (b)

     750,000        705,307  

Credit Agricole SA, 4.125%, 1/10/27 (a)

     1,000,000        953,897  

Discover Financial Services, 3.750%, 3/4/25

     325,000        311,037  

ING Groep NV, 4.625%, 1/6/26 (a)

     750,000        733,293  

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 0.000%, 6/29/37

     6,000,000        3,336,775  

Morgan Stanley

     

Series MTN, 2.511%, (SOFR + 1.200%), 10/20/32 (b)

     1,000,000        806,181  

Series GMTN, 2.699%, (SOFR + 1.143%), 1/22/31 (b)

     640,000        546,199  

Nuveen Finance LLC, 4.125%, 11/1/24 (a)

     160,000        155,932  

Regency Centers L.P., 3.750%, 6/15/24

     300,000        292,006  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 4.700%, 9/15/23

     164,000        163,661  

Scentre Group Trust 1/Scentre Group Trust 2, 4.375%, 5/28/30 (a)

     615,000        577,084  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd., 1.550%, 3/25/26 (a)

     1,500,000        1,351,660  

U.S. Bancorp, 3.600%, 9/11/24

     493,000        481,451  

USAA Capital Corp., 2.125%, 5/1/30 (a)

     885,000        742,190  

Ventas Realty L.P., 3.500%, 2/1/25

     500,000        480,467  
     

 

 

 
        21,737,884  
     

 

 

 
     

Government – 1.1%

     

European Investment Bank, 0.750%, 9/23/30

     3,000,000        2,380,509  
     

 

 

 
        2,380,509  
     

 

 

 
     

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

Security    Principal
Amount*
     Value  

Industrial – 1.4%

     

HTA Group, Ltd., 7.000%, 12/18/25 (e)

   $ 500,000      $ 478,555  

Klabin Austria GmbH, 5.750%, 4/3/29 (a)

     905,000        889,579  

Nature Conservancy (The), 1.154%, 7/1/27

     430,000        360,406  

StoneCo, Ltd., 3.950%, 6/16/28 (e)

     1,200,000        954,021  

WRKCo, Inc., 3.000%, 9/15/24

     375,000        362,880  
     

 

 

 
        3,045,441  
     

 

 

 
     

Technology – 1.8%

     

Apple, Inc.

     

2.650%, 5/11/50

     300,000        206,357  

4.100%, 8/8/62

     1,435,000        1,248,785  

Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 3.625%, 9/1/28 (a)

     200,000        183,000  

Broadcom, Inc.

     

3.187%, 11/15/36 (a)

     852,000        644,188  

4.150%, 11/15/30

     1,200,000        1,103,246  

Microsoft Corp., 3.041%, 3/17/62

     1,000,000        714,744  
     

 

 

 
        4,100,320  
     

 

 

 
     

Utilities – 1.6%

     

Aegea Finance Sarl, 6.750%, 5/20/29 (a)

     1,200,000        1,136,988  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 3.750%, 2/15/31 (a)

     560,000        464,622  

Interchile SA, 4.500%, 6/30/56 (a)

     1,315,000        1,098,748  

Investment Energy Resources, Ltd., 6.250%, 4/26/29 (a)

     925,000        867,881  
     

 

 

 
        3,568,239  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Cost $69,502,285)

        61,394,631  
     

 

 

 
     
U.S. Government Agency Obligations – 21.2%              

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.

     

2.625%, 10/15/49

     3,250,000        2,186,483  

2.780%, 11/2/37

     1,800,000        1,447,280  

3.430%, 4/6/45

     1,000,000        799,261  

3.660%, 3/7/44

     974,000        814,261  

4.500%, 3/2/26

     5,000,000        4,981,643  

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

     

0.000%, 8/23/23

     4,000,000        3,987,651  

0.000%, 9/19/23

     4,000,000        3,972,393  

Federal Home Loan Banks

     

0.900%, 2/26/27

     3,000,000        2,616,312  

2.375%, 3/14/25

     2,710,000        2,593,291  

3.250%, 11/16/28

     5,000,000        4,771,286  

4.125%, 3/13/26

     3,500,000        3,437,155  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. , 1.500%, 2/12/25

     2,600,000        2,462,818  

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

0.750%, 10/8/27

     5,000,000        4,341,536  

0.875%, 8/5/30

     8,000,000        6,404,577  

5.625%, 7/15/37

     2,000,000        2,271,015  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(Cost $52,538,167)

        47,086,962  
     

 

 

 
     

 

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July 31, 2023

 

Security    Principal
Amount*
     Value  

Municipal Bonds – 7.4%

     

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, 4.480%, 12/1/40

   $ 940,000      $ 771,508  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 4.110%, 7/15/31

     1,393,760        1,342,312  

Cook County Community High School District No. 228, IL, 5.019%, 12/1/41 (Insurer AGM)

     435,000        411,114  

County of Riverside, CA

     

2.963%, 2/15/27

     670,000        625,821  

3.070%, 2/15/28

     670,000        620,273  

District of Columbia, (Ingleside at Rock Creek)

     

3.432%, 4/1/42

     430,000        335,654  

4.125%, 7/1/27

     345,000        332,005  

Florida Development Finance Corp., 4.009%, 4/1/40

     925,000        786,241  

Illinois Finance Authority, 3.510%, 5/15/41

     1,000,000        755,323  

Lancaster County Hospital Authority, PA, (Brethren Village)

     

5.000%, 7/1/24

     165,000        164,556  

5.000%, 7/1/25

     135,000        134,145  

Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, (Meritus Medical Center), 3.968%, 7/1/27

     205,000        196,367  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, (NewBridge on the Charles, Inc.), 4.000%, 10/1/27

     100,000        96,204  

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority

     

2.305%, 7/1/29

     1,000,000        847,580  

Series A, 5.455%, 7/1/33

     600,000        588,999  

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, TN, (Vanderbilt University), 3.235%, 7/1/52

     800,000        504,590  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, 3.958%, 7/1/48 (Insurer AGM)

     1,000,000        740,842  

New York Transportation Development Corp., 4.248%, 9/1/35

     500,000        484,052  

New York Transportation Development Corp., (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment), 3.473%, 7/1/28

     500,000        461,421  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (OU Medicine)

     

4.650%, 8/15/30 (Insurer AGM)

     130,000        117,291  

5.450%, 8/15/28

     770,000        669,598  

Oklahoma State University, 3.427%, 9/1/36

     100,000        86,116  

Oregon State University, 3.424%, 3/1/60 (Insurer BAM)

     1,000,000        720,913  

Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, 3.556%, 7/1/24 (a)

     152,000        148,821  

Pennsylvania State University/The, 2.840%, 9/1/50

     895,000        621,745  

Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, 2.339%, 9/1/30

     1,000,000        834,636  

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, 3.706%, 5/15/20

     900,000        594,290  

Sacramento, CA, 5.730%, 8/15/23 (Insurer NATL) (b)

     99,189        99,177  

San Bernardino County, CA, Pension Obligation Revenue, 6.020%, 8/1/23 (Insurer AGM)

     80,000        80,000  

Southern Ohio Port Authority, 6.500%, 12/1/30

     470,000        401,759  

State Board of Administration Finance Corp., 1.258%, 7/1/25

     375,000        347,375  

University of Virginia, 4.179%, 9/1/17

     1,000,000        786,224  

Uptown Development Authority, 2.581%, 9/1/31 (Insurer AGM)

     100,000        82,576  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

Security    Principal
Amount*
     Value  

Municipal Bonds (Continued)

     

Washington Housing Finance Commission, (Presbyterian Retirement Communities), 4.000%, 1/1/24

   $ 100,000      $ 98,718  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority 3.940%, 8/15/41

     335,000        260,931  

4.190%, 8/15/55

     190,000        132,550  
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $19,025,805)

        16,281,727  
     

 

 

 
     
Asset Backed Securities – 2.2%              

Avid Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2023-1, 7.120%, 3/15/27 (a)

     545,000        545,199  

CoreVest American Finance Ltd. Series 2020-4 , 2.250%, 12/15/52 (a)

     100,000        81,406  

FHF Trust Series 2022-1A, 4.430%, 1/18/28 (a)

     346,603        338,508  

Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC Series 2023-2A, 5.570%, 9/25/29 (a)

     760,000        753,034  

Lendbuzz Securitization Trust

     

Series 2021-1A, 1.460%, 6/15/26 (a)

     193,241        185,457  

Series 2022-1A, 4.220%, 5/17/27 (a)

     708,149        687,779  

Series 2023-1A, 6.920%, 8/15/28 (a)

     545,000        541,086  

Series 2023-2A, 7.090%, 10/16/28 (a)

     550,000        546,634  

Mosaic Solar Loan Trust Series 2020-2A, 1.440%, 8/20/46 (a)

     122,406        100,072  

SBA Tower Trust Series 2014-2A, 3.869%, 10/15/49 (a)(c)

     500,000        485,684  

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust

     

Series 2022-1A, 3.300%, 2/18/25 (a)

     64,295        63,965  

Series 2023-1A, 6.840%, 11/16/26 (a)

     550,000        548,873  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Securities
(Cost $4,982,118)

        4,877,697  
     

 

 

 
     
Senior Floating Rate Interests – 2.1%              

Communication Services – 0.3%

     

Charter Communications Operating LLC 2019 Term Loan B2, 7.101%, (3 mo. USD SOFR CME + 1.750%),
2/1/27 (b)

     279,441        277,870  

Go Daddy Operating Company LLC 2021 Term Loan B4, 7.433%, (1 mo. USD SOFR CME + 2.000%),
8/10/27 (b)

     300,700        300,768  

Xplornet Communications, Inc. 2021 Term Loan, 9.433%, (1 mo. USD SOFR CME + 4.000%), 10/2/28 (b)

     166,283        135,455  
     

 

 

 
        714,093  
     

 

 

 
     

Consumer Discretionary – 0.1%

     

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc. 2019 Term Loan, 7.419%, (1 mo. USD SOFR CME + 2.000%), 1/15/27 (b)

     209,331        209,367  

Crocs, Inc. Term Loan B, 8.892%, (1 mo. USD SOFR CME + 3.500%), 2/20/29 (b)

     118,000        118,516  
     

 

 

 
        327,883  
     

 

 

 
     

 

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Security    Principal
Amount*
    Value  

Consumer Staples – 0.7%

    

Biogroup-LCD 2021 EUR Term Loan B, 6.280%, (3 mo. EUR EURIBOR + 3.000%), 2/9/28 (b)

  

 

$

 

465,000

 

 EUR 

  $ 493,460  

Boels Topholding BV 2021 EUR Term Loan B, 6.710%, (1 mo. EUR EURIBOR + 3.250%), 2/6/27 (b)

     400,000  EUR      440,855  

Insulet Corp. Term Loan B, 8.683%, (1 mo. USD SOFR CME + 3.250%), 5/4/28 (b)

     259,700       260,350  

Verisure Holding AB 2021 EUR Term Loan, 6.804%, (3 mo. EUR EURIBOR + 3.250%), 3/27/28 (b)

     300,000  EUR      325,728  
    

 

 

 
       1,520,393  
    

 

 

 

Financials – 0.3%

    

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, 8.264%, (3 mo. USD SOFR CME + 3.000%), 6/15/25 (b)

     171,000       170,092  

Russell Investments US Inst’l Holdco, Inc. 2020 Term Loan, 8.919%, (1 mo. USD SOFR CME + 3.500%), 5/30/25 (b)

     377,463       349,422  

USI, Inc. 2022 Incremental Term Loan, 8.992%, (3 mo. USD SOFR CME + 3.750%), 11/22/29 (b)

     165,003       165,189  
    

 

 

 
       684,703  
    

 

 

 

Industrials – 0.1%

    

Avient Corp. Term Loan B, 8.616%, (3 mo. USD SOFR CME + 3.250%), 8/29/29 (b)

     70,379       70,599  

Zephyr German BidCo GmbH EUR Term Loan B1, 7.462%, (3 mo. EUR EURIBOR + 3.850%), 3/10/28 (b)

     100,000  EUR      105,477  
    

 

 

 
       176,076  
    

 

 

 
    
Information Technology – 0.6%             

Athenahealth, Inc.

    

2022 Delayed Draw Term Loan 3.500%, 2/15/29 (b)(g)

     43,478       42,319  

2022 Term Loan B 8.805%, (1 mo. USD SOFR CME + 3.500%), 2/15/29 (b)

     353,029       343,614  

DCert Buyer, Inc. 2019 Term Loan B, 9.264%, (3 mo. USD SOFR CME + 4.000%), 10/16/26 (b)

     381,942       380,987  

SS&C European Holdings S.A.R.L., 2018 Term Loan B4, 7.183%, (1 mo. USD SOFR CME + 1.750%), 4/16/25 (b)

     35,219       35,244  

SS&C Technologies, Inc. 2018 Term Loan B3, 7.183%, (1 mo. USD SOFR CME + 1.750%), 4/16/25 (b)

     36,952       36,980  

Zelis Healthcare Corporation 2021 Term Loan, 8.933%, (1 mo. USD SOFR CME + 3.500%), 9/30/26 (b)

     460,798       461,000  
    

 

 

 
       1,300,144  
    

 

 

 

Total Senior Floating Rate Interests
(Cost $4,956,252)

       4,723,292  
    

 

 

 
    

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

Security    Principal
Amount*
    Value  

Foreign Government & Agency Securities – 1.0%

    

City of Ottawa Ontario, 2.500%, 5/11/51

   $ 1,240,000  CAD    $ 647,218  

City of Toronto Canada, 2.600%, 9/24/39

     1,060,000  CAD      620,801  

Hong Kong Government International Bond,
2.500%, 5/28/24 (a)

     750,000       732,780  

Republic of Chile, 0.830%, 7/2/31

     324,000  EUR      282,179  
    

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government & Agency Securities
(Cost $2,741,637)

       2,282,978  
    

 

 

 
    
Convertible Bonds – 0.4%             

Consumer Discretionary – 0.1%

    

Etsy, Inc.

    

0.125%, 10/1/26

     110,000       145,915  

0.125%, 9/1/27

     50,000       44,130  
    

 

 

 
       190,045  
    

 

 

 

Health Care – 0.2%

    

Dexcom, Inc., 0.250%, 11/15/25

     205,000       216,688  

Insulet Corp., 0.375%, 9/1/26

     195,000       259,253  
    

 

 

 
       475,941  
    

 

 

 

Technology – 0.1%

    

Block, Inc., 0.125%, 3/1/25

     215,000       213,495  
    

 

 

 
       213,495  
    

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost $1,197,376)

       879,481  
    

 

 

 

Total Long Term Investments
(Cost $266,171,386)

       240,318,267  
    

 

 

 
Total Investments – 108.3% (Cost $266,171,386) (h)          240,318,267  
Less Unfunded Loan Commitments – (0.0)% (i)          (42,319)  
    

 

 

 
Net Investments – 108.3% (Cost $266,127,908)          240,275,948  
Other Liabilities, less assets – (8.3)%          (18,297,604)  
    

 

 

 
Net Assets – 100.0%          $221,978,344  
    

 

 

 

* The principal amount is stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

(a) Security that may be sold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At July 31, 2023, the aggregate value of these securities was $44,889,557, representing 20.2% of net assets.

(b) Floating/Variable note with current rate and current maturity or next reset date shown. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

(c) Step coupon bond.

(d) A portion or all of the security was purchased as a when issued or delayed delivery security.

 

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(e) Security exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside the United States. Security may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At July 31, 2023, the aggregate value of these securities is $4,841,915 or 2.2% of the Fund’s net assets.

(f) Security represents the right to receive only monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages or assets. Principal shown is the outstanding par amount of the pool as of the end of the period.

(g) Unfunded or partially unfunded loan commitments. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average of the reference rate and spread for the funded portion, if any, and the commitment fees on the portion of the loan that is unfunded. At July 31, 2023, the total value of unfunded loan commitments is $43,478.

(h) The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $266,210,058. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $566,330 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $26,458,121, resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $25,891,791.

(i) Amount is less than 0.05%.

Abbreviations

TBA — To Be Announced

AGM — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

BAM — Build America Mutual

NATL — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

CAD — Canadian Dollar

EUR — Euro

At July 31, 2023, the Fund had the following forward currency contracts outstanding.

 

Currency
Bought
  Currency
Sold
    Counterparty     Settlement
Date
    Quantity     Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

United States Dollar

   
Canadian
Dollar
 
 
   
Barclays Bank
PLC
 
 
    9/20/23       1,656,000     $ 1,258,943     $ (19,440

United States Dollar

   
Euro
Currency
 
 
   
Deutsche
Bank AG
 
 
    8/31/23       1,448,000       1,598,708       6,684  

United States Dollar

   
Euro
Currency
 
 
   
Deutsche
Bank AG
 
 
    9/20/23       1,211,000       1,338,374       (33,296

United States Dollar

   
Euro
Currency
 
 
    UBS AG       9/20/23       481,000       531,592       (1,161
           

 

 

 
            $ (47,213
           

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

At July 31, 2023, the Fund had the following future contracts outstanding.

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
    Value     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Gilt (Long)

   17    $ 2,118,567     $ 2,102,657       9/27/23      $ (15,910

10-Year Canadian Government Bond (Short)

   26      (2,433,738     (2,372,346     9/20/23        61,392  

Euro-Bobl (Short)

   30      (3,860,329     (3,833,237     9/7/23        27,092  

Euro-Buxl (Short)

   22      (3,308,400     (3,264,387     9/7/23        44,013  

Euro-Bund (Short)

   5      (738,770     (733,196     9/7/23        5,574  

5-Year Canadian Government Bond (Long)

   98      8,141,796       8,115,480       9/20/23        (26,316
            

 

 

 
             $ 95,845  
            

 

 

 

At July 31, 2023, the Fund had the following centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts outstanding.

 

Description   Counterparty/
Exchange
  Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Value     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Receive Fixed rate annually 2.630% Pay Floating rate annually 12 month SOFR

  Morgan
Stanley/LCH
    6/15/42     $ 2,730,000     $ (370,382   $ (258,538   $ (111,844

Pay Fixed rate annually 2.560% Receive Floating rate annually 12 month SOFR

  Morgan
Stanley/LCH
    9/21/29       5,665,000       488,721       410,413       78,308  

Receive Fixed rate annually 3.090% Pay Floating rate annually 12 month SOFR

  Morgan
Stanley/LCH
    3/15/43       1,175,000       (91,350     (14,342     (77,008

Receive Fixed rate annually 2.840% Pay Floating rate annually 12 month SOFR

  Morgan
Stanley/LCH
    3/15/53       145,000       (15,407     (7,887     (7,520

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

Description   Counterparty/
Exchange
  Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Value     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Pay Fixed rate annually 2.970% Receive Floating rate annually 12 month SOFR

  Morgan
Stanley/LCH
    3/15/53     $ 1,350,000     $ 110,688     $ 5,283     $ 105,405  

Receive Fixed rate annually 3.720% Pay Floating rate annually 12 month SOFR

  Morgan
Stanley/LCH
    3/15/28       2,780,000       (49,637     29,062       (78,699

Receive Fixed rate annually 3.250% Pay Floating rate annually 12 month SOFR

  Morgan
Stanley/LCH
    6/21/43       1,365,000       (68,307     12,089       (80,396

Receive Fixed rate annually 3.060% Pay Floating rate annually 12 month SOFR

  Morgan
Stanley/LCH
    6/21/53       395,000       (23,450     (8,375     (15,075

Receive Fixed rate annually 3.750% Pay Floating rate annually 12 month SOFR

  Morgan
Stanley/LCH
    6/21/25       4,845,000       (101,007     (46,242     (54,765

Receive Fixed rate annually 4.310% Pay Floating rate annually 12 month SOFR

  Morgan
Stanley/LCH
    6/21/25       31,515,000       (338,790     (261,880     (76,910

Pay Fixed rate annually 3.380% Receive Floating rate annually 12 month SOFR

  Morgan
Stanley/LCH
    9/20/53       2,400,000       (13,578     (12,047     (1,531

Receive Fixed rate annually 3.440% Pay Floating rate annually 12 month SOFR

  Morgan
Stanley/LCH
    9/20/43       1,105,000       (19,821     (6,536     (13,285
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ (159,000   $ (333,320
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

At July 31, 2023, the Fund had the following OTC interest rate swap contracts outstanding.

 

    Rate Type                                
Counterparty   Payments
made by
the Fund
 

Payments

received
by the
Fund

    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Value     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Morgan Stanley & Co., International

  2.470%     USA-CPI-U       7/10/53     $ 2,280,000     $ 24,652     $    -     $ 24,652  
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $ -     $ 24,652  
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

At July 31, 2023, the Fund had the following centrally cleared credit default swap contracts outstanding.

 

Description   Counterparty/
Exchange
  Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount (a)
    Value (b)     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Sell Protection (c):

           

CDX-NAHY, Series 4, Version1, 5 Year Index, Fixed Rate 5.000% (d)

  Morgan
Stanley/
ICE
    6/20/28     $ 760,000     $ 31,774     $ 12,882     $ 18,892  
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 12,882     $ 18,892  
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(b) The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(c) If the Fund is a buyer/(seller) of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller/(pay to the buyer) of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver/(take delivery) of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive/(pay) a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation of underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(d) Ratings of Moody’s/S&P - B1/B+

Abbreviations

ICE — Intercontinental Exchange

LCH — London Clearing House

USA-CPI-U — U.S.A. Consumers Price Index Urban Consumers NSA

 

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DOMINI FUNDS EXPENSE EXAMPLE (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Domini Funds, you incur two types of costs:

(1) Transaction costs such as sales charges (loads) on Class A shares and

(2) Ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses.

This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on February 1, 2023 and held through July 31, 2023.

Certain Account Fees

Some accounts are subject to recurring annual service fees and maintenance fees that are not included in the expenses shown in the table. If your account was subject to these fees, then the actual account values at the end of the period would be lower and the actual expense would be higher. You may avoid the annual service fee by choosing paperless electronic delivery of statements, prospectuses, shareholder reports and other materials.

Actual Expenses

The line of the table captioned ‘‘Actual Expenses’’ below provides information about actual account value and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period as follows:

 

  (1)

Divide your account value by $1,000.

 

  (2)

Multiply your result in step 1 by the number in the first line under the heading ‘‘Expenses Paid During Period’’ in the table.

The result equals the estimated expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Expenses

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Fund Name   Expenses  

Beginning

Account Value

as of 2/1/2023

 

Ending Account

Value as of
7/31/2023

 

Expenses Paid

During Period
2/1/2023 – 

7/31/2023

Domini Impact Equity Fund

Investor Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $1,136.10   $5.241
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,019.90   $4.961

Domini Impact Equity Fund

Class A Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $1,135.70   $5.771
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,019.40   $5.461

Domini Impact Equity Fund

Institutional Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $1,138.10   $3.761
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,021.30   $3.561

Domini Impact Equity Fund

Class Y Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $1,137.20   $4.241
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,020.80   $4.011

Domini International Opportunities Fund

Investor Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $1,066.90   $7.172
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,017.90   $7.002

Domini International Opportunities Fund

Institutional Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $1,067.80   $5.902
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,019.10   $5.762

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

Investor Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $1,019.80   $7.013
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,017.90   $7.003

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

Institutional Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $1,021.20   $5.763
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,019.10   $5.763

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

Investor Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $1,049.80   $6.764
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,018.20   $6.664

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

Class A Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $1,049.50   $7.064
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,017.90   $6.954

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

Institutional Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $1,051.40   $4.734
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,020.20   $4.664

 

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Fund Name   Expenses  

Beginning

Account Value

as of 2/1/2023

 

Ending Account

Value as of
7/31/2023

 

Expenses Paid

During Period
2/1/2023 –

7/31/2023

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

Class Y Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $1,050.90   $4.884
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,020.00   $4.814

Domini Impact Bond Fund

Investor Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $987.40   $4.295
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,020.50   $4.365

Domini Impact Bond Fund

Institutional Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $988.70   $2.815
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,022.00   $2.865

Domini Impact Bond Fund

Class Y Shares

  Actual Expenses   $1,000.00   $988.50   $3.205
  Hypothetical Expenses (5% return before expenses)   $1,000.00   $1,021.60   $3.265

 

 

 

1 Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.99% for Investor shares, or 1.09% for Class A shares, or 0.71% for Institutional shares, or 0.80% for Class Y shares, multiplied by average account value over the period, multiplied by 181, and divided by 365.

2 Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.40% for Investor shares, or 1.15% for Institutional shares, multiplied by average account value over the period, multiplied by 181, and divided by 365.

3 Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.40% for Investor shares, or 1.15% for Institutional shares, multiplied by average account value over the period, multiplied by 181, and divided by 365.

4 Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.33% for Investor shares, or 1.39% for Class A shares, or 0.93% for Institutional shares, or 0.96% for Class Y shares, multiplied by average account value over the period, multiplied by 181, and divided by 365.

5 Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.87% for Investor shares, or 0.57% for Institutional shares or 0.65% for Class Y shares, multiplied by average account value over the period, multiplied by 181, and divided by 365.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

July 31, 2023

 

     Domini Impact
Equity Fund
 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value (cost $541,691,799)

   $  954,573,248  

Cash

     35,210,103  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $48,005)

     48,071  

Receivable for securities sold

     1,124,489  

Receivable for capital shares

     152,421  

Dividend receivable

     800,233  

Tax reclaim receivable

     226,613  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     992,135,178  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for securities purchased

     29,017,780  

Payable for capital shares

     303,792  

Management fee payable

     523,308  

Distribution fee payable

     169,643  

Other accrued expenses

     644,451  

Foreign tax payable

     4,704  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     30,663,678  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 961,471,500  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 548,572,127  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     412,899,373  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 961,471,500  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

  

Investor Shares

  

Net assets

     810,407,873  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     26,042,148  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 31.12  
  

 

 

 

Class A Shares

  

Net assets

     6,191,599  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     199,618  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 31.02  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (net asset value per share / (1-4.75%))

   $ 32.57  
  

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

  

Net assets

     133,572,737  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     4,326,003  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 30.88  
  

 

 

 

Class Y Shares

  

Net assets

     11,299,291  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     365,399  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 30.92  
  

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

July 31, 2023

 

     Domini
International
Opportunities
Fund
 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value (cost $20,252,765)

   $  21,770,090  

Cash

     877,861  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $90,694)

     91,642  

Receivable for securities sold

     166,934  

Receivable for capital shares

     3,550  

Dividend receivable

     28,947  

Tax reclaim receivable

     53,344  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     22,992,368  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for securities purchased

     325,727  

Management fee payable

     16,146  

Other accrued expenses

     15,429  

Foreign tax payable

     2,986  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     360,288  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 22,632,080  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 22,796,861  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (164,781)  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 22,632,080  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

  

Investor Shares

  

Net assets

     3,157,069  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     312,868  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 10.09  
  

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

  

Net assets

     19,475,011  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     1,929,030  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 10.10  
  

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

July 31, 2023

 

     Domini
Sustainable
Solutions
Fund
 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value (cost $27,637,758)

   $  32,530,916  

Cash

     582,565  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $154,317)

     155,047  

Receivable for capital shares

     3,675  

Dividend receivable

     2,335  

Tax reclaim receivable

     17,226  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     33,291,764  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Management fee payable

     23,458  

Other accrued expenses

     22,259  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     45,717  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 33,246,047  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 33,083,087  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     162,960  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 33,246,047  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

  

Investor Shares

  

Net assets

     17,516,416  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     1,261,490  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 13.89  
  

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

  

Net assets

     15,729,631  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     1,125,400  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 13.98  
  

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

July 31, 2023

 

     Domini Impact
International
Equity Fund
 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value (cost $711,449,918)

   $  826,439,751  

Cash

     10,264,892  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $658,627)

     658,482  

Receivable for securities sold

     10,719,010  

Receivable for capital shares

     640,495  

Dividend receivable

     1,813,316  

Tax reclaim receivable

     4,776,371  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     855,312,317  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for securities purchased

     10,394,393  

Payable for capital shares

     424,455  

Management fee payable

     609,155  

Distribution fee payable

     37,857  

Other accrued expenses

     537,434  

Foreign tax payable

     336,504  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     12,339,798  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 842,972,519  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 919,360,705  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (76,388,186)  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 842,972,519  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

  

Investor Shares

  

Net assets

     170,887,065  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     20,954,274  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 8.16  
  

 

 

 

Class A Shares

  

Net assets

     9,862,821  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     1,127,660  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 8.75  
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (net asset value per share / (1-4.75%))

   $ 9.19  
  

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

  

Net assets

     406,554,179  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     50,697,259  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 8.02  
  

 

 

 

Class Y Shares

  

Net assets

     255,668,454  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     31,835,144  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 8.03  
  

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

     Domini Impact
Equity Fund
 

INCOME

  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes $237,181)

   $  12,069,231  

Interest income

     521,618  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income

     12,590,849  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Management/Sponsorship fees

     5,677,505  

Distribution fees – Investor Shares

     1,844,682  

Distribution fees – Class A Shares

     14,820  

Transfer agent fees – Investor Shares

     247,207  

Transfer agent fees – Class A Shares

     3,165  

Transfer agent fees – Institutional Shares

     9,255  

Transfer agent fees – Class Y Shares

     15,881  

Custody and accounting fees

     139,048  

Professional fees

     130,644  

Registration fees – Investor Shares

     29,532  

Registration fees – Class A Shares

     18,251  

Registration fees – Institutional Shares

     13,568  

Registration fees – Class Y Shares

     5,500  

Shareholder communication fees

     40,142  

Miscellaneous

     80,244  

Trustees fees

     52,278  

Shareholder service fees – Investor Shares

     41,145  

Shareholder service fees – Class A Shares

     280  

Shareholder service fees – Institutional Shares

     155  

Shareholder service fees – Class Y Shares

     102  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     8,363,404  

Fees waived and expenses reimbursed

     (29,159)  
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     8,334,245  
  

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

     4,256,604  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY

  

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM:

  

Investments

     4,086,263  

Foreign currency

     322  
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     4,086,585  
  

 

 

 

NET CHANGES IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) FROM:

  

Investments

     83,355,200  

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (669)  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     83,354,531  
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     87,441,116  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 91,697,720  
  

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

     Domini
International
Opportunities
Fund
 

INCOME

  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes $57,257)

   $ 467,996  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income

     467,996  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Management fees

     177,655  

Distribution fees – Investor Shares

     6,781  

Transfer agent fees – Investor Shares

     40,923  

Transfer agent fees – Institutional Shares

     3,189  

Custody and accounting fees

     123,830  

Professional fees

     85,017  

Registration fees – Investor Shares

     20,349  

Registration fees – Institutional Shares

     22,424  

Shareholder communication fees

     2,665  

Miscellaneous

     31,191  

Trustees fees

     1,138  

Shareholder service fees – Investor Shares

     794  

Shareholder service fees – Institutional Shares

     8  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     515,964  

Fees waived and expenses reimbursed

     (268,859)  
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     247,105  
  

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

     220,891  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY

  

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM:

  

Investments

      (1,103,472)  

Foreign currency

     (4,961)  
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,108,433)  
  

 

 

 

NET CHANGES IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) FROM:

  

Investments

     3,603,899  

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     5,440  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     3,609,339  
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     2,500,906  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 2,721,797  
  

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

     Domini
Sustainable
Solutions
Fund
 

INCOME

  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes $25,152)

   $ 341,938  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income

     341,938  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Management fees

     251,069  

Distribution fees – Investor Shares

     40,357  

Transfer agent fees – Investor Shares

     46,483  

Transfer agent fees – Institutional Shares

     674  

Custody and accounting fees

     68,852  

Professional fees

     66,693  

Registration fees – Investor Shares

     21,188  

Registration fees – Institutional Shares

     20,928  

Shareholder communication fees

     3,793  

Miscellaneous

     11,697  

Trustees fees

     1,785  

Shareholder service fees – Investor Shares

     2,802  

Shareholder service fees – Institutional Shares

     43  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     536,364  

Fees waived and expenses reimbursed

     (156,478)  
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     379,886  
  

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

     (37,948)  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY

  

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM:

  

Investments

      (1,955,915)  

Foreign currency

     (4,292)  
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,960,207)  
  

 

 

 

NET CHANGES IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) FROM:

  

Investments

     2,392,172  

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     3,887  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     2,396,059  
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     435,852  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 397,904  
  

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

     Domini Impact
International
Equity Fund
 

INCOME

  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes $2,837,847)

   $ 29,564,848  

Interest income

     99,101  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income

     29,663,949  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Management fees

     8,326,017  

Distribution fees – Investor Shares

     438,924  

Distribution fees – Class A Shares

     27,941  

Transfer agent fees – Investor Shares

     215,134  

Transfer agent fees – Class A Shares

     5,581  

Transfer agent fees – Class Y Shares

     76,878  

Custody and accounting fees

     340,728  

Professional fees

     86,066  

Registration fees – Investor Shares

     11,800  

Registration fees – Class A Shares

     16,258  

Registration fees – Institutional Shares

     25,452  

Registration fees – Class Y Shares

     17,543  

Shareholder communication fees

     128,114  

Miscellaneous

     70,839  

Trustees fees

     65,471  

Shareholder service fees – Investor Shares

     16,219  

Shareholder service fees – Class A Shares

     544  

Shareholder service fees – Institutional Shares

     415  

Shareholder service fees – Class Y Shares

     113  
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     9,870,037  
  

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

     19,793,912  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY

  

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM:

  

Investments

     (91,527,485)  

Foreign currency

     (622,762)  
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (92,150,247)  
  

 

 

 

NET CHANGES IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) FROM:

  

Investments

     180,458,841  

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     414,629  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     180,873,470  
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     88,723,223  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $  108,517,135  
  

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
July 31, 2023
     Year Ended
July 31, 2022
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 4,256,604      $ 1,920,360  

Net realized gain (loss)

     4,086,585        21,250,065  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     83,354,531        (156,725,788)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     91,697,720        (133,555,363)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

     

Investor Shares

     (14,651,205)        (54,087,151)  

Class A Shares

     (122,344)        (474,850)  

Institutional Shares

     (3,012,350)        (9,304,327)  

Class Y Shares

     (221,673)        (572,465)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions

     (18,007,572)        (64,438,793)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     28,743,602        33,781,629  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions and dividends

     16,499,985        59,547,412  

Payments for shares redeemed

     (74,207,370)        (76,933,665)  

Redemption fees

     -        224  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     (28,963,783)        16,395,600  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     44,726,365        (181,598,556)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     

Beginning of period

   $ 916,745,135      $  1,098,343,691  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $  961,471,500      $ 916,745,135  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

97


DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
July 31, 2023
     Year Ended
July 31, 2022
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 220,891      $ 250,464  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,108,433)        (546,450)  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     3,609,339        (4,455,022)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     2,721,797        (4,751,008)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

     

Investor Shares

     (25,994)        (40,010)  

Institutional Shares

     (195,470)        (386,867)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions

     (221,464)        (426,877)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     446,768        922,878  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions and dividends

     221,254        426,681  

Payments for shares redeemed

     (1,858,552)        (1,294,530)  

Redemption fees

     -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     (1,190,530)        55,029  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     1,309,803        (5,122,856)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     

Beginning of period

   $ 21,322,277      $ 26,445,133  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $  22,632,080      $  21,322,277  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

98


DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
July 31, 2023
     Year Ended
July 31, 2022
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (37,948)      $ (160,339)  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (1,960,207)        (1,908,248)  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     2,396,059        (6,953,772)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     397,904        (9,022,359)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

     

Investor Shares

     -        (764,084)  

Institutional Shares

     -        (637,340)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions

     -        (1,401,424)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     6,787,475        5,156,026  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions and dividends

     -        1,380,967  

Payments for shares redeemed

     (2,692,254)        (5,991,177)  

Redemption fees

     -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     4,095,221        545,816  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     4,493,125        (9,877,967)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     

Beginning of period

   $  28,752,922      $  38,630,889  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 33,246,047      $ 28,752,922  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

99


DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
July 31, 2023
     Year Ended
July 31, 2022
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 19,793,912      $ 27,375,131  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (92,150,247)        (41,946,353)  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     180,873,470        (307,145,612)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     108,517,135        (321,716,834)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

     

Investor Shares

     (4,451,329)        (3,017,144)  

Class A Shares

     (213,484)        (197,922)  

Institutional Shares

     (14,715,996)        (11,678,797)  

Class Y Shares

     (9,728,982)        (11,865,489)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions

     (29,109,791)        (26,759,352)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     178,751,628        423,391,788  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions and dividends

     23,163,056        21,950,922  

Payments for shares redeemed

     (707,766,547)        (403,422,877)  

Redemption fees

     -        1,054  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     (505,851,863)        41,920,887  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (426,444,519)        (306,555,299)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     

Beginning of period

   $  1,269,417,038      $  1,575,972,337  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 842,972,519      $ 1,269,417,038  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

100


DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND — INVESTOR SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

For a share outstanding for the period:

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $28.71       $34.82       $26.72       $22.48       $24.18  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)

    0.16       0.03       0.08       0.15 1      0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    2.80       (4.08)       8.74       4.69 1      0.81  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    2.96       (4.05)       8.82       4.84       0.99  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

         

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.11)       (0.01)       (0.09)       (0.14)       (0.21)  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    (0.44)       (2.05)       (0.63)       (0.46)       (2.48)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.55)       (2.06)       (0.72)       (0.60)       (2.69)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 1

    -       0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $31.12       $28.71       $34.82       $26.72       $22.48  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    10.60%       (12.65)%       33.43%       21.98%       6.31%  

Portfolio turnover

    9%       6%       23%       21%       95%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

         

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $810       $776       $927       $719       $643  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.00%       1.05%       1.09%       1.08% 3,4      1.07% 3,4 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    1.00%       1.05%       1.09%       1.09%       1.09%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.45%       0.14%       0.24%       0.65%       0.96%  

 

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.

2 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

3 Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes transfer agent credits. Excluding transfer agent credits the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.07% for the year ended July 31, 2019 and 1.08% for the year ended July 31, 2020.

4 Reflects a waiver of fees by the Manager, the Sponsor and the Distributor of the Fund.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

101


DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND — CLASS A SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

For a share outstanding for the period:

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $28.66       $34.79       $26.70       $22.46       $24.17  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.73)       (0.12)       (0.46)       0.15 1      0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    3.65       (3.94)       9.27       4.69 1      0.75  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    2.92       (4.06)       8.81       4.84       0.98  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

         

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.12)       (0.02)       (0.09)       (0.14)       (0.21)  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    (0.44)       (2.05)       (0.63)       (0.46)       (2.48)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.56)       (2.07)       (0.72)       (0.60)       (2.69)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 1

    -       -       -       -       0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $31.02       $28.66       $34.79       $26.70       $22.46  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return 3

    10.48%       (12.67)%       33.42%       22.01%       6.28%  

Portfolio turnover

    9%       6%       23%       21%       95%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

         

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $6       $6       $8       $6       $7  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.09% 4      1.09% 4      1.09% 4      1.09% 4,5      1.09% 4,5 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    1.34%       1.37%       1.31%       1.47%       1.43%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.35%       0.10%       0.24%       0.64%       0.95%  

 

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.

2 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

3 Total return does not reflect sales commissions.

4 Reflects a waiver of fees by the Manager, the Sponsor and the Distributor of the Fund.

5 Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes transfer agent credits. Excluding transfer agent credits the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.09% for the year ended July 31, 2019 and 1.09% for the year ended July 31, 2020.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

102


DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND — INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

For a share outstanding for the period:

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $28.56       $34.60       $26.59       $22.41       $24.18  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)

    0.18       0.12       0.28       0.23 1      0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    2.83       (4.05)       8.60       4.67 1      0.98  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    3.01       (3.93)       8.88       4.90       1.06  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

         

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.25)       (0.06)       (0.24)       (0.26)       (0.35)  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    (0.44)       (2.05)       (0.63)       (0.46)       (2.48)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.69)       (2.11)       (0.87)       (0.72)       (2.83)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 1

    -       -       0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $30.88       $28.56       $34.60       $26.59       $22.41  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    10.91%       (12.36)%       33.89%       22.43%       6.69%  

Portfolio turnover

    9%       6%       23%       21%       95%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

         

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $134       $125       $154       $113       $99  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.71%       0.73%       0.74%       0.74% 3      0.74% 3,4 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    0.71%       0.73%       0.74%       0.74%       0.76%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.73%       0.46%       0.59%       0.99%       1.31%  

 

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.

2 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

3 Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes transfer agent credits. Excluding transfer agent credits the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 0.74% for the year ended July 31, 2019 and 0.74% for the year ended July 31, 2020.

4 Reflects a waiver of fees by the Manager and the Sponsor of the Fund.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

103


DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND — CLASS Y SHARES (FORMERLY CLASS R SHARES)

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

For a share outstanding for the period:

         

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

    $28.60       $34.66       $26.62       $22.42       $24.18  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)

    5.43       7.56       7.50       0.21 1      3.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (2.44)       (11.52)       1.37       4.68 1      (2.00)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    2.99       (3.96)       8.87       4.89       1.04  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

         

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.23)       (0.05)       (0.20)       (0.23)       (0.32)  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    (0.44)       (2.05)       (0.63)       (0.46)       (2.48)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.67)       (2.10)       (0.83)       (0.69)       (2.80)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 1

    -       -       0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $30.92       $28.60       $34.66       $26.62       $22.42  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    10.78%       (12.42)%       33.81%       22.34%       6.62%  

Portfolio turnover

    9%       6%       23%       21%       95%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

         

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $11       $9       $10       $6       $20  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.80% 3      0.80% 3      0.80% 3      0.79% 3,4      0.80% 3,4 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    0.95%       1.02%       1.05%       0.94%       0.88%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.64%       0.40%       0.51%       0.92%       1.23%  

 

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.

2 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

3 Reflects a waiver of fees by the Manager and the Sponsor of the Fund.

4 Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes transfer agent credits. Excluding transfer agent credits the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 0.80% for the year ended July 31, 2019 and 0.79% for the year ended July 31, 2020.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

104


DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND — INVESTOR SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,     For the Period
November 30, 2020
(commencement of
operations) through
July 31, 2021
 
    2023     2022  

For a share outstanding for the period:

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.96       $11.08       $10.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (loss)

    0.08       0.08       0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1.14       (2.05)       1.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    1.22       (1.97)       1.13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

     

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.09)       (0.07)       (0.05)  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    -       (0.08)       -  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.09)       (0.15)       (0.05)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 1

    -       -       0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.09       $8.96       $11.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return 3

    13.60%       (17.88)%       11.31%  

Portfolio turnover

    18%       20%       16%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

     

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $3       $3       $2  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.40% 4      1.40% 4      1.40% 4 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    4.32%       4.36%       4.88%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.85%       0.84%       0.80%  

 

 

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.

2 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

3 Not annualized for periods less than one year.

4 Reflects a waiver of fees by the Manager and the Distributor of the Fund.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

105


DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND — INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,     For the Period
November 30, 2020
(commencement of
operations) through
July 31, 2021
 
    2023     2022  

For a share outstanding for the period:

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.96       $11.08       $10.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (loss)

    0.10       0.11       0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1.14       (2.05)       1.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    1.24       (1.94)       1.14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

     

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.10)       (0.10)       (0.06)  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    -       (0.08)       -  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.10)       (0.18)       (0.06)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 1

    -       -       -  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.10       $8.96       $11.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return 2

    13.88%       (17.65)%       11.44%  

Portfolio turnover

    18%       20%       16%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

     

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $19       $19       $24  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.15% 3      1.15% 3      1.15% 3 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    2.19%       1.79%       2.00%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.09%       1.03%       0.84%  

 

 

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.

2 Not annualized for periods less than one year.

3 Reflects a waiver of fees by the Manager of the Fund.

 

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DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND — INVESTOR SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,     For the Period
April 1, 2020
(commencement of
operations) through
July 31, 2020
 
    2023     2022     2021  

For a share outstanding for the period:

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.79       $19.06       $15.28       $10.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

       

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.03)       (0.10)       (0.12)       (0.02)  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.13       (4.45)       4.54       5.30  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    0.10       (4.55)       4.42       5.28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

       

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    -       -       -       -  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    -       (0.72)       (0.64)       -  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    -       (0.72)       (0.64)       -  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 1

    -       -       0.00 2      -  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $13.89       $13.79       $19.06       $15.28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return 3

    0.73%       (24.60)%       28.94%       52.80%  

Portfolio turnover

    39%       51%       65%       10%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

       

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $18       $16       $19       $7  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.40% 4      1.40% 4      1.40% 4      1.37% 4,5 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    2.05%       1.99%       2.12%       3.95%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.25)%       (0.59)%       (0.87)%       (0.94)%  

 

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.

2 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

3 Not annualized for periods less than one year.

4 Reflects a waiver of fees by the Manager and the Distributor of the Fund.

5 Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes transfer agent credits. Excluding transfer agent credits the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.37% for the period ended July 31, 2020.

 

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DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND — INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,     For the Period
April 1, 2020
(commencement of
operations) through
July 31, 2020
 
    2023     2022     2021  

For a share outstanding for the period:

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.85       $19.12       $15.29       $10.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

       

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.00) 1      (0.06)       (0.10)       (0.02)  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.13       (4.46)       4.57       5.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    0.13       (4.52)       4.47       5.29  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

       

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    -       (0.03)       -       -  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    -       (0.72)       (0.64)       -  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    -       (0.75)       (0.64)       -  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 2

    -       -       -       -  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $13.98       $13.85       $19.12       $15.29  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return 3

    0.94%       (24.39)%       29.25%       52.90%  

Portfolio turnover

    39%       51%       65%       10%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

       

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $16       $13       $19       $12  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.15% 4      1.15% 4      1.15% 4      1.12% 4,5 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    1.53%       1.40%       1.43%       2.89%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.02%       (0.37)%       (0.62)%       (0.61)%  

 

 

1 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

2 Based on average shares outstanding.

3 Not annualized for periods less than one year.

4 Reflects a waiver of fees by the Manager and the Sponsor of the Fund.

5 Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes transfer agent credits. Excluding transfer agent credits the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.12% for the period ended July 31, 2020.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND — INVESTOR SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

For a share outstanding for the period:

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $7.39       $9.29       $7.28       $7.74       $8.72  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)

    0.21       0.16       0.19       0.08       0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.76       (1.95)       1.94       (0.33)       (0.77)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    0.97       (1.79)       2.13       (0.25)       (0.62)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

         

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.20)       (0.11)       (0.12)       (0.21)       (0.13)  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    -       -       -       -       (0.23)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.20)       (0.11)       (0.12)       (0.21)       (0.36)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 1

    -       0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $8.16       $7.39       $9.29       $7.28       $7.74  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    13.17%       (19.23)%       29.34%       (3.49)%       (6.81)%  

Portfolio turnover

    90%       88%       88%       98%       77%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

         

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $171       $201       $292       $397       $432  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.33%       1.34%       1.37%       1.36% 3,4      1.41% 3 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    1.33%       1.34%       1.37%       1.38%       1.41%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.75%       1.40%       1.32%       0.93%       1.70%  

 

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.

2 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

3 Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes transfer agent credits. Excluding transfer agent credits the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.41% for the year ended July 31, 2019 and 1.36% for the year ended July 31, 2020.

4 Reflects a waiver of fees by the Manager and the Distributor of the Fund.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND — CLASS A SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

For a share outstanding for the period:

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $7.90       $9.91       $7.77       $8.22       $9.18  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)

    0.67       0.21       0.25       0.14       0.34  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.36       (2.12)       2.02       (0.42)       (0.99)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    1.03       (1.91)       2.27       (0.28)       (0.65)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

         

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.18)       (0.10)       (0.13)       (0.17)       (0.08)  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    -       -       -       -       (0.23)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.18)       (0.10)       (0.13)       (0.17)       (0.31)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 1

    -       -       -       -       0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $8.75       $7.90       $9.91       $7.77       $8.22  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return 3

    13.17%       (19.26)%       29.31%       (3.58)%       (6.83)%  

Portfolio turnover

    90%       88%       88%       98%       77%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

         

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $10       $15       $21       $21       $27  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.39%       1.37%       1.38%       1.40% 4,5      1.43% 4 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    1.39%       1.37%       1.38%       1.54%       1.43%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.63%       1.37%       1.27%       0.86%       1.41%  

 

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.

2 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

3 Total return does not reflect sales commissions.

4 Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes transfer agent credits. Excluding transfer agent credits the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.43% for the year ended July 31, 2019 and 1.41% for the year ended July 31, 2020.

5 Reflects a waiver of fees by the Manager and the Distributor of the Fund.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND — INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

For a share outstanding for the period:

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $7.30       $9.19       $7.23       $7.69       $8.70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)

    0.16       0.16       0.16       0.09       0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.82       (1.89)       1.99       (0.30)       (0.78)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    0.98       (1.73)       2.15       (0.21)       (0.60)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

         

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.26)       (0.16)       (0.19)       (0.25)       (0.18)  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    -       -       -       -       (0.23)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.26)       (0.16)       (0.19)       (0.25)       (0.41)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 1

    -       0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $8.02       $7.30       $9.19       $7.23       $7.69  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    13.66%       (18.88)%       29.80%       (3.05)%       (6.49)%  

Portfolio turnover

    90%       88%       88%       98%       77%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

         

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $407       $525       $636       $473       $524  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.92%       0.89%       0.91%       0.95% 3      1.01% 3 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    0.92%       0.89%       0.91%       0.95%       1.01%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.11%       1.91%       1.79%       1.33%       2.30%  

 

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.

2 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

3 Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes transfer agent credits. Excluding transfer agent credits the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.01% for the year ended July 31, 2019 and 0.95% for the year ended July 31, 2020.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND — CLASS Y SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

For a share outstanding for the period:

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $7.30       $9.20       $7.23       $7.70       $8.71  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)

    0.19       0.16       0.11       0.12       0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.79       (1.90)       2.04       (0.35)       (0.83)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    0.98       (1.74)       2.15       (0.23)       (0.60)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

         

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.25)       (0.16)       (0.18)       (0.24)       (0.18)  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    -       -       -       -       (0.23)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.25)       (0.16)       (0.18)       (0.24)       (0.41)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 1

    -       -       0.00 2      -       -  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $8.03       $7.30       $9.20       $7.23       $7.70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    13.67%       (19.01)%       29.88%       (3.28)%       (6.50)%  

Portfolio turnover

    90%       88%       88%       98%       77%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

         

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $256       $528       $627       $174       $238  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.96%       0.95%       0.98%       1.06% 3      1.13% 3 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    0.96%       0.95%       0.98%       1.06%       1.13%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.09%       1.87%       1.82%       1.26%       2.81%  

 

 

1 Based on average shares outstanding.

2 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

3 Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes transfer agent credits. Excluding transfer agent credits the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 1.13% for the year ended July 31, 2019 and 1.06% for the year ended July 31, 2020.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND

DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND

DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

July 31, 2023

 

1. ORGANIZATION

The Domini Investment Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Domini Investment Trust comprises five separate series: Domini Impact Equity Fund, Domini International Opportunities Fund, Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund, Domini Impact International Equity Fund and Domini Impact Bond Fund (each the “Fund,” collectively the “Funds”). The financial statements of the Domini Impact Bond Fund are included on page 134 of this report. Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies”.

The Domini Impact Equity Fund offers four classes of shares: Investor shares, Class A shares, Institutional shares, and Class Y shares. The Domini International Opportunities Fund offers two classes of shares: Investor shares and Institutional shares. The Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund offers two classes of shares: Investor shares and Institutional shares. The Domini Impact International Equity Fund offers four classes of shares: Investor shares, Class A shares, Institutional shares, and Class Y shares. The Investor shares, Institutional shares and Class Y shares are sold at their offering price, which is net asset value. The Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge (load) of up to 4.75%.

All classes of shares have identical rights and voting privileges with respect to the Fund in general and exclusive voting rights on matters that affect that class alone. Earnings, net assets, and net asset value per share may differ due to each class having its own expenses, directly attributable to that class. The Funds seek to provide their shareholders with long-term total return.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies.

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND

DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

(A) Valuation of Investments. Securities listed or traded on national securities exchanges are generally valued at the last sale price reported by the security’s primary exchange or, if there have been no sales that day, at the mean of the current bid and ask price that represents the current value of the security. Securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (the ’NOCP’). If an NOCP is not available for a security listed on the NASDAQ National Market System, the security will be valued at the last sale price or, if there have been no sales that day, at the mean of the current bid and ask price.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are considered to be unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by Domini Impact Investments LLC (Domini), the Funds’ valuation designee.

Effective September 8, 2022, Domini was designated as the Funds’ valuation designee in accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, with responsibility for fair valuation, subject to oversight by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

The Domini International Opportunities Fund, Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund and Domini Impact International Equity Fund may invest primarily in the stocks of non-U.S. companies. Non-U.S. equity securities are valued on the basis of their most recent closing market prices at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on each day that the NYSE is open for trading except under the circumstances described herein. Most non-U.S. markets close before 4 p.m. Eastern Time. If Domini determines that developments between the close of the non-U.S. market and 4 p.m. Eastern Time will, in its judgment, materially affect the value of some or all of the Funds’ securities, it will adjust the previous closing prices to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of 4 p.m. Eastern Time. In deciding whether to make these adjustments, Domini reviews a variety of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. Domini may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Fund is open. Outside pricing services approved by Domini may be used to provide closing market prices and information used for adjusting those prices. The fair value for a foreign security reported on by such service with a confidence level approved by Domini generally shall be the value provided by such service.

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

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July 31, 2023

 

The valuation designee follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (a) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (b) the valuation designee’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, and evaluated quotation obtained from pricing services)

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the valuation designee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used by the Domini Impact Equity Fund, as of July 31, 2023, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Common Stocks

           

Communication Services

   $ 83,103,437      $ -      $ -      $ 83,103,437  

Consumer Discretionary

     108,867,394        -        -        108,867,394  

Consumer Staples

     60,136,162        -        -        60,136,162  

Financials

     115,206,931        -        -        115,206,931  

Health Care

     130,862,994        -        -        130,862,994  

Industrials

     69,282,493        -        -        69,282,493  

Information Technology

     332,275,991        -        -        332,275,991  

Materials

     23,118,299        -        -        23,118,299  

Real Estate

     25,778,348        -        -        25,778,348  

Utilities

     5,941,199        -        -        5,941,199  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 954,573,248      $ -      $ -      $ 954,573,248  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used by the Domini International Opportunities Fund, as of July 31, 2023, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Common Stocks

           

Australia

   $ -      $ 448,570      $ -      $ 448,570  

Austria

     -        63,605        -        63,605  

Belgium

     -        101,147        -        101,147  

Canada

     371,955        -        -        371,955  

China

     -        205,628        -        205,628  

Denmark

     -        1,184,586        -        1,184,586  

Finland

     -        265,404        -        265,404  

France

     -        1,841,248        -        1,841,248  

Germany

     -        1,994,534        -        1,994,534  

Hong Kong

     -        547,080        -        547,080  

Ireland

     141,431        128,582        -        270,013  

Italy

     -        251,270        -        251,270  

Japan

     -        4,545,622        -        4,545,622  

Luxembourg

     -        26,690        -        26,690  

Netherlands

     -        1,705,861        -        1,705,861  

New Zealand

     -        28,742        -        28,742  

Norway

     -        114,140        -        114,140  

Singapore

     -        263,261        -        263,261  

South Africa

     37,275        -        -        37,275  

Spain

     -        731,267        -        731,267  

Sweden

     64,342        656,736        -        721,078  

Switzerland

     62,827        1,834,644        -        1,897,471  

United Kingdom

     12,208        2,156,554        -        2,168,762  

United States

     1,185,568        799,313        -        1,984,881  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,875,606      $ 19,894,484      $ -      $ 21,770,090  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used by the Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund, as of July 31, 2023, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Common Stocks

           

Communication Services

   $ 710,610      $ -      $ -      $ 710,610  

Consumer Discretionary

     2,253,886        1,330,544        -        3,584,430  

Consumer Staples

     -        557,792        -        557,792  

Financials

     1,310,059        3,045,043        -        4,355,102  

Health Care

     3,230,972        1,614,457        -        4,845,429  

Industrials

     3,402,938        4,642,153        -        8,045,091  

Information Technology

     7,993,927        1,038,241        -        9,032,168  

Real Estate

     1,400,294        -        -        1,400,294  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 20,302,686      $ 12,228,230      $ -      $ 32,530,916  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used by the Domini Impact International Equity Fund, as of July 31, 2023, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

     Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Common Stocks

           

Australia

   $ -      $ 62,010,655      $ -      $ 62,010,655  

Austria

     -        1,074,006        -        1,074,006  

Belgium

     -        6,846,114        -        6,846,114  

Brazil

     13,579,376        -        -        13,579,376  

China

     -        2,094,792        -        2,094,792  

Denmark

     -        44,315,741        -        44,315,741  

Finland

     -        4,467,024        -        4,467,024  

France

     -        71,625,913        -        71,625,913  

Germany

     -        43,399,876        -        43,399,876  

Hong Kong

     -        9,367,698        -        9,367,698  

Hungary

     2,537,284        -        -        2,537,284  

India

     -        450,273        -        450,273  

Ireland

     24,042,721        -        -        24,042,721  

Israel

     3,949,744        -        -        3,949,744  

Italy

     -        28,353,996        -        28,353,996  

Japan

     -        179,587,737        -        179,587,737  

Mexico

     11,107,960        -        -        11,107,960  

 

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July 31, 2023

 

     Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Netherlands

   $ -      $ 55,447,597      $ -      $ 55,447,597  

Norway

     -        3,692,437        -        3,692,437  

Singapore

     -        10,138,329        -        10,138,329  

South Korea

     -        9,257,639        -        9,257,639  

Spain

     -        23,632,122        -        23,632,122  

Sweden

     -        24,168,870        -        24,168,870  

Switzerland

     -        55,014,506        -        55,014,506  

Taiwan

     -        11,186,543        -        11,186,543  

Thailand

     8,445,413        3,406,475        -        11,851,888  

United Kingdom

     -        91,314,851        -        91,314,851  

United States

     -        21,924,059        -        21,924,059  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 63,662,498      $ 762,777,253      $ -      $ 826,439,751  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(B) Foreign Currency Translation. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. Occasionally, events impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Board of Trustees. The Funds do not separately report the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. 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 recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

(C) Foreign Currency Contracts. When the Funds purchase or sell foreign securities, they enter into foreign exchange contracts to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of the transactions. A foreign exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange different currencies at an agreed-upon exchange rate on a specified date.

 

118


DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND

DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND

DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

As of July 31, 2023, open foreign currency spot contracts were as follows:

 

Domini Impact Equity Fund

   $ -  

Domini International Opportunities Fund

     163,262  

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

     -  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

     4,924,851  

(D) Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Dividends to Shareholders. Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income, net of any applicable withholding tax, is recorded on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, when the information becomes available to the Funds. The Funds earn income daily, net of Fund expenses. Dividends to shareholders of the Domini Impact Equity Fund are usually declared and paid quarterly from net investment income. Dividends to shareholders of the Domini International Opportunities Fund, the Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund and the Domini Impact International Equity Fund are usually declared and paid semiannually from net investment income. Distributions to shareholders of realized capital gains, if any, are made annually. Distributions are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. Reclassifications have been made to the Funds’ components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers, as applicable) under income tax regulations.

(E) Federal Taxes. Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income, including net realized gains, if any, within the prescribed time periods. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is deemed necessary. As of July 31, 2023, tax years 2019 through 2022 remain subject to examination by the Funds’ major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and New York State.

(F) Redemption Fees. Redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares held less than 30 days may be subject to the Funds’ redemption fee, which is 2% of the amount redeemed. The fee is imposed to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term investing. The fee may be waived in certain circumstances at the discretion of the Funds. Such fees are retained by the Funds and are recorded as an adjustment to paid-in capital.

 

119


DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND

DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND

DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

The redemption fee was waived by the Funds’ Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021.

(G) Other. Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains, and losses are allocated on a daily basis to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.

(H) Indemnification. The Funds’ organizational documents provide current and former trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

(A) Manager/Sponsor. The Funds have retained Domini to serve as investment manager and administrator. Domini is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The services provided by Domini consist of investment supervisory services, overall operational support, and administrative services. The administrative services include the provision of general office facilities and supervising the overall administration of the Funds. For its services under the Management Agreements, Domini receives from each Fund a fee accrued daily and paid monthly at the annual rate below of the respective Funds’ average daily net assets before any fee waivers:

 

Domini Impact Equity Fund    0.20% of the first $2 billion of net assets managed,
   0.19% of the next $1 billion of net assets managed, and
   0.18% of net assets managed in excess of $3 billion
  
Domini International Opportunities Fund    0.85% of the first $2 billion of net assets managed,
   0.83% of the next $1 billion of net assets managed, and
   0.80% of the net assets managed in excess of $3 billion
  
Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund    0.85% of the first $500 million of net assets managed,
   0.83% of the next $500 million of net assets managed, and,
   0.80% of net assets managed in excess of $1 billion
  
Domini Impact International Equity Fund    0.96% of the first $250 million of net assets managed,
   0.88% of the next $250 million of net assets managed, and
   0.785% of net assets managed in excess of $500 million

 

120


DOMINI IMPACT EQUITY FUND

DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND

DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

Pursuant to a Sponsorship Agreement (with respect to the Domini Impact Equity Fund) Domini provides the Fund with the administrative personnel and services necessary to operate the Fund. In addition to general administrative services and facilities for the Fund similar to those provided by Domini under the Management Agreement, Domini answers questions from the general public and the media regarding the securities holdings of the Fund. For these services and facilities, Domini receives fees accrued daily and paid monthly from the Fund at the annual rate below of the respective Fund’s average daily net assets before any fee waivers:

 

Domini Impact Equity Fund    0.45% of the first $ 2 billion of net assets managed,
   0.44% of the next $1 billion of net assets managed, and
   0.43% of net assets managed in excess of $3 billion

Effective November 30, 2022, Domini has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses of the Funds (excluding brokerage fees and commissions, “interest, taxes” and other extraordinary expenses) until November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification as mutually agreed to by the Adviser and Board of Trustees which oversees the Fund, in order to limit the annual operating expenses of each share class, net of applicable waivers and reimbursements, as follows:

 

Domini Impact Equity Fund Investor Shares

     1.09%  

Domini Impact Equity Fund Class A Shares

     1.09%  

Domini Impact Equity Fund Institutional Shares

     0.74%  

Domini Impact Equity Fund Class Y Shares

     0.80%  

Domini International Opportunities Fund Investor Shares

     1.40%  

Domini International Opportunities Fund Institutional Shares

     1.15%  

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund Investor Shares

     1.40%  

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund Institutional Shares

     1.15%  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund Class A Shares

     1.40%  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund Class Y Shares

     1.12%  

For the year ended July 31, 2023, Domini waived fees and reimbursed expenses as follows:

 

     FEES WAIVED      EXPENSES REIMBURSED  

Domini Impact Equity Fund

   $ -      $ 14,339  

Domini International Opportunities Fund

     -        262,078  

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

     -        116,121  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

     -        -  

As of July 31, 2023, Domini owned less than 2% of any class of the outstanding shares of each Fund.

 

121


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

(B) Submanager. SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA”) provides investment submanagement services to the Domini Impact Equity Fund, Domini International Opportunities Fund, and Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund on a day-to day basis pursuant to a Submanagement Agreement with Domini. Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington), a Delaware limited liability partnership, provides investment submanagement services to the Domini Impact International Equity Fund on a day-to day basis pursuant to a Submanagement Agreement with Domini.

The fees for submanagement services are paid by the adviser and are not an incremental Fund expense. For the year ended July 31, 2023, the fees received by each Fund’s submanager were as follows:

 

Domini Impact Equity Fund

   $ 224,693  

Domini International Opportunities Fund

     175,000  

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

     175,000  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

     3,926,731  

(C) Distributor. The Board of Trustees of the Funds has adopted a Distribution Plan with respect to the Funds’ Investor shares and Class A shares in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act. DSIL Investment Services LLC (DSIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Domini, acts as agent of the Funds in connection with the offering of Investor shares of the Funds pursuant to a Distribution Agreement. Under the Distribution Plan, the Funds pay expenses incurred in connection with the sale of Investor shares and Class A shares and pay DSIL a distribution fee at an aggregate annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets representing the Investor shares and Class A shares. For the year ended July 31, 2023, fees waived were as follows:

 

     FEES WAIVED  

Domini Impact Equity Fund Investor Shares

   $ -  

Domini Impact Equity Fund Class A Shares

     14,820  

Domini International Opportunities Fund Investor Shares

     6,781  

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund Investor Shares

      40,357  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund Investor Shares

     -  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund Class A Shares

     -  

DSIL, the Funds’ Distributor, retained front-end sales charges, net of commissions paid to unaffiliated brokers/dealers, related to the sale of Class A shares. Front-end sales charges do not represent expenses of the Funds. These charges are deducted from the proceeds of sales of Fund shares prior to investment. For the year ended July 31, 2023, DSIL retained sales charges of

 

122


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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

$1,196, and $421 from the Domini Impact Equity Fund Class A Shares and the Domini Impact International Equity Fund Class A shares, respectively.

(D) Shareholder Service Agent. The Trust has retained Domini to provide certain shareholder services with respect to the Funds and their shareholders, which services were previously provided by the former transfer agent for the funds or another fulfillment and mail service provider and are supplemental to services currently provided by Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”), pursuant to a master services agreement between each Fund and Ultimus. Ultimus acts as the transfer agent and provides certain shareholder servicing for the Funds. For these services, Domini receives fees from each Fund paid monthly at an annual rate of $4.00 per active account. For the year ended July 31, 2023, there were no fees waived.

(E) Trustees and Officers. Each of the Independent Trustees receive an annual retainer for serving as a Trustee of the Trust of $32,000. The Lead Independent Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee receive an additional chairperson fee of $5,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives $2,000 for attendance at each meeting of the Board of the Trust (reduced to $1,000 in the event that a Trustee participates at an in-person meeting by telephone or video conference). In addition, each Trustee receives reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings. These expenses are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each shares class of a Fund according to their respective net assets.

As of July 31, 2023, all Trustees and officers of the Trust as a group owned less than 3% of each Fund’s outstanding shares.

4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the year ended July 31, 2023, cost of purchase and proceeds from sales of investments other than short-term obligations were as follows:

 

     PURCHASE      SALES  

Domini Impact Equity Fund

   $ 78,640,752      $ 80,965,853  

Domini International Opportunities Fund

     3,585,862        4,539,073  

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

     16,802,769        10,534,139  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

        864,553,915         1,381,184,208  

 

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July 31, 2023

 

5. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At July 31, 2023, there was an unlimited number of shares authorized ($0.00001 par value). Transactions in the Funds’ shares were as follows:

 

     Year Ended July 31,  
     2023      2022  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Domini Impact Equity Fund

 

     

Investor Shares

           

Shares sold

     551,899      $ 15,313,593        640,000      $ 20,742,061  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     523,229        14,165,399        1,506,831        52,184,644  

Shares redeemed

     (2,058,545)        (57,362,040)        (1,751,515)        (56,415,893)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        224  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (983,417)      $ (27,883,048)        395,316      $ 16,511,036  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class A Shares

           

Shares sold

     7,389      $ 206,203        9,184      $ 319,581  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     3,790        102,339        12,760        440,944  

Shares redeemed

     (32,539)        (901,208)        (26,248)        (805,563)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (21,360)      $ (592,666)        (4,304)      $ (45,038)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

           

Shares sold

     410,659      $ 11,102,556        341,565      $ 10,833,984  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     74,735        2,010,574        185,197        6,349,359  

Shares redeemed

     (543,164)        (14,727,494)        (580,624)        (18,500,644)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (57,770)      $ (1,614,364)        (53,862)      $ (1,317,301)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Y Shares

           

Shares sold

     77,747      $ 2,121,250        66,196      $ 1,886,003  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     8,222        221,673        16,672        572,465  

Shares redeemed

     (43,796)        (1,216,628)        (37,462)        (1,211,565)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     42,173      $ 1,126,295        45,406      $ 1,246,903  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           

Shares sold

     1,047,694      $ 28,743,602        1,056,945      $ 33,781,629  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     609,976        16,499,985        1,721,460        59,547,412  

Shares redeemed

     (2,678,044)        (74,207,370)        (2,395,849)        (76,933,665)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        224  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,020,374)      $ (28,963,783)        382,556      $ 16,395,600  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

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July 31, 2023

 

     Year Ended July 31,  
     2023      2022  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Domini International Opportunities Fund

 

     

Investor Shares

           

Shares sold

     42,113      $ 391,759        74,077      $ 772,878  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     2,626        25,784        4,105        39,814  

Shares redeemed

     (20,490)        (176,902)        (8,750)        (84,434)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     24,249      $ 240,641        69,432      $ 728,258  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

           

Shares sold

     5,760      $ 55,009        14,111      $ 150,000  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     19,969        195,470        39,300        386,867  

Shares redeemed

     (186,600)        (1,681,650)        (130,732)        (1,210,096)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (160,871)      $ (1,431,171)        (77,321)      $ (673,229)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           

Shares sold

     47,873      $ 446,768        88,188      $ 922,878  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     22,595        221,254        43,405        426,681  

Shares redeemed

     (207,090)        (1,858,552)        (139,482)        (1,294,530)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (136,622)      $ (1,190,530)        (7,889)      $ 55,029  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

     Year Ended July 31,  
     2023      2022  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

 

     

Investor Shares

           

Shares sold

     202,826      $ 2,665,318        263,358      $ 4,364,119  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     -        -        44,625        762,202  

Shares redeemed

     (103,518)        (1,358,190)        (155,586)        (2,539,380)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     99,308      $ 1,307,128        152,397      $ 2,586,941  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

           

Shares sold

     307,377      $ 4,122,157        55,357      $ 791,907  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     -        -        36,122        618,765  

Shares redeemed

     (100,633)        (1,334,064)        (186,297)        (3,451,797)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     206,744      $ 2,788,093        (94,818)      $ (2,041,125)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           

Shares sold

     510,203      $ 6,787,475        318,715      $ 5,156,026  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     -        -        80,747        1,380,967  

Shares redeemed

     (204,151)        (2,692,254)        (341,883)        (5,991,177)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     306,052      $ 4,095,221        57,579      $ 545,816  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

     Year Ended July 31,  
     2023      2022  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

 

     

Investor Shares

           

Shares sold

     2,623,085      $ 19,237,274        4,110,647      $ 35,883,354  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     479,546        3,701,571        341,085        2,587,548  

Shares redeemed

     (9,313,414)        (68,347,622)        (8,738,393)        (74,017,365)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        322  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (6,210,783)      $ (45,408,777)        (4,286,661)      $ (35,546,141)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class A Shares

           

Shares sold

     217,893      $ 1,726,830        393,681      $ 3,600,529  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     24,849        206,482        23,207        186,931  

Shares redeemed

     (1,003,589)        (7,955,641)        (643,836)        (5,901,972)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (760,847)      $ (6,022,329)        (226,948)      $ (2,114,512)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

           

Shares sold

     10,870,034      $ 78,209,207        18,809,690      $ 157,920,292  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,334,355        10,064,963        1,002,033        7,769,188  

Shares redeemed

     (33,454,953)        (244,554,818)        (17,007,125)        (138,811,340)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        732  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (21,250,564)      $ (156,280,648)        2,804,598      $ 26,878,872  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Y Shares

           

Shares sold

     10,917,784      $ 79,578,317        26,185,395      $ 225,987,613  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,221,504        9,190,040        1,471,214        11,407,255  

Shares redeemed

     (52,661,225)        (386,908,466)        (23,483,647)        (184,692,200)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (40,521,937)      $ (298,140,109)        4,172,962      $ 52,702,668  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           

Shares sold

     24,628,796      $ 178,751,628        49,499,413      $ 423,391,788  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     3,060,254        23,163,056        2,837,539        21,950,922  

Shares redeemed

     (96,433,181)        (707,766,547)        (49,873,001)        (403,422,877)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        1,054  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (68,744,131)      $ (505,851,863)        2,463,951      $ 41,920,887  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

6. FEDERAL TAX STATUS

The tax basis of the components of net assets for the Funds at July 31, 2023, are as follows:

 

     Domini
Impact Equity
Fund
     Domini
International
Opportunities
Fund
     Domini
Sustainable
Solutions Fund
     Domini Impact
International
Equity Fund
 

Undistributed ordinary Income

   $ 168,969      $ 47,320      $ -      $ 5,556,277  

Undistributed capital gains

     2,594,361        -        -        -  

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     410,136,043        1,232,359        4,740,466        108,710,941  

Capital losses, other losses and other temporary differences

     -        (1,444,460)        (4,577,506)        (190,655,404)  

Late-year ordinary and post-Oct capital loss deferrals

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributable net earnings/(deficit)

   $ 412,899,373      $ (164,781)      $ 162,960      $ (76,388,186)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Carryforwards of losses from previous taxable years do not expire and retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of July 31, 2023, the Domini International Opportunities Fund had a short-term capital loss carryover of $116,687 and long-term capital loss carryover of $1,327,773, the Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund had a short-term capital loss carryover of $4,463,467 and long-term capital loss carryover of $114,039, and the Domini Impact International Equity Fund had a short-term capital loss carryover of $142,281,319 and long-term capital loss carryover of $48,374,085.

For tax purposes, the Funds may elect to defer any portion of a post-October capital loss deferral or late-year ordinary loss to the first day of the following fiscal year. At July 31, 2023, the Funds have no deferred post-October capital losses.

 

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND

DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

For federal income tax purposes, dividends paid were characterized as follows:

 

    Domini Impact
Equity Fund
    Domini
International
Opportunities
Fund
    Domini
Sustainable
Solutions
Fund
    Domini Impact
International
Equity Fund
 
    Year Ended July 31,     Year Ended July 31,     Year Ended July 31,     Year Ended July 31,  
    2023     2022     2023     2022     2023     2022     2023     2022  

Ordinary income

  $ 4,186,630     $ 5,844,084     $ 221,464     $ 426,877     $     -     $ 49,109     $ 29,109,791     $ 26,759,352  

Long-term capital gain

    13,820,942       58,594,709       -       -       -       1,352,315       -       -  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 18,007,572     $ 64,438,793     $ 221,464     $ 426,877     $ -     $ 1,401,424     $ 29,109,791     $ 26,759,352  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Funds are subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ASC 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Funds did not have a liability to record for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held or for excise tax on income and capital gains.

7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Effective August 1, 2023, each of the Independent Trustees receives an annual retainer for serving as a Trustee of the Trust of $35,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives $1,000 for attending each quarterly meeting of the Board of the Trust. The Nominating Committee Chair receives an additional fee of $5,000 per year.

8. OTHER RISKS

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below:

Market Risk: The market values of securities or other assets will fluctuate, sometimes sharply and unpredictably, due to changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, recessions, inflation, changes in interest or currency rates, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues,armed conflict, market

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND

DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

disruptions caused by tariffs, trade disputes, sanctions or other government actions, or other factors or adverse investor sentiment that may or may not be related to the issuer of the security or other asset. If the market values of the securities or other assets held by the Funds fall, including a complete loss on any individual security, the value of your investment will go down. A change in financial condition or other event affecting a single issuer or market may adversely impact securities markets as a whole. Rates of inflation have recently risen. The value of assets or income from an investment may be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the real value of the Funds’ assets can decline as can the value of the Funds’ distributions.

The global pandemic of the novel coronavirus respiratory disease designated COVID-19 has resulted in major disruption to economies and markets around the world, including the U.S. Global financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and severe losses, and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. Liquidity for many instruments has been greatly reduced for periods of time. Some sectors of the economy and individual issuers have experienced particularly large losses. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time, and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian securities have lost all, or nearly all, their market value. Other securities or markets could be similarly affected by past or future geopolitical or other events or conditions.

Governments and central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, have taken extraordinary and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets. These actions have resulted in significant expansion of public debt, including in the U.S. The consequences of high public debt, including its future impact on the economy and securities markets, may not be known for some time. Although they have started to increase, interest rates are still very low, which means there is more risk that they may go up. U.S. Federal Reserve or other U.S. or non-U.S. governmental or central bank actions, including increases or decreases in interest rates, or contrary actions by different governments, could negatively affect financial markets generally, increase market volatility and reduce the value and liquidity of securities in which the Funds invest. Policy and legislative changes in the U.S. and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation, and these and other events affecting global markets, such as the U.K.’s exit from the European Union (or Brexit), potential trade imbalances with China or other countries, or sanctions

 

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DOMINI INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

DOMINI SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FUND

DOMINI IMPACT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

or other government actions against Russia, other nations or individuals or companies (or their countermeasures), may contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial markets. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading or tariff arrangements, armed conflict including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, terrorism, natural disasters, infectious illness or public health issues, cybersecurity events, supply chain disruptions, sanctions against Russia, other nations or individuals or companies and possible countermeasures, and other circumstances in one country or region could have profound impacts on other countries or regions and on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the Funds invest in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries or regions directly affected,the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments may be negatively affected.

 

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KPMG LLP

Two Financial Center
60 South Street
Boston, MA 02111

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees

Domini Investment Trust:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Domini Impact Equity Fund, Domini International Opportunities Fund, Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund, and Domini Impact International Equity Fund, each a series of Domini Investment Trust (the Funds), including the portfolios of investments, as of July 31, 2023, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of July 31, 2023, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts

 

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and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2023, by correspondence with custodians and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more Domini investment companies since 1993.

Boston, Massachusetts

September 27, 2023

 

 

 

 

  KPMG LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG global organization of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee.  

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

July 31, 2023

 

     Domini Impact
Bond Fund
 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value (cost $266,127,908)

   $ 240,275,948  

Cash

     10,374,020  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $135,640)

     135,133  

Receivable for securities sold

     10,401,885  

Interest receivable

     1,560,947  

Collateral on certain derivative contracts

     1,103,000  

Premium paid for swap contracts

     469,729  

Receivable for variation margin swaps

     202,605  

Receivable for capital shares

     337,806  

Cash held at other banks (cost $1,122,636)

     1,122,523  

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap contracts

     24,652  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts

     6,684  

Receivable for variation margin futures

     9,593  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     266,024,525  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for securities purchased

     42,357,610  

Payable for capital shares

     226,502  

Payable for variation margin swaps

     517,033  

Cash due to broker (cost $51,085)

     51,089  

Premium received for swap contracts

     615,847  

Management fee payable

     106,833  

Distribution fee payable

     27,054  

Other accrued expenses

     32,139  

Dividend payable

     52,044  

Payable for variation margin futures

     3,083  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts

     53,897  

Unealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments

     1,159  

Foreign tax payable

     1,891  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     44,046,181  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 221,978,344  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 262,214,700  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (40,236,356)  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 221,978,344  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

  

Investor Shares

  

Net assets

     115,501,874  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     11,701,280  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 9.87  
  

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

  

Net assets

     83,890,297  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     8,559,342  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 9.80  
  

 

 

 

Class Y Shares

  

Net assets

     22,586,173  
  

 

 

 

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest

     2,286,162  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 9.88  
  

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

     Domini Impact
Bond Fund
 

INCOME

  

Interest income

   $ 7,343,217  

Dividends

     22,278  
  

 

 

 

Investment Income

     7,365,495  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Management fee

     716,318  

Administrative fee

     560,570  

Distribution fees – Investor Shares

     300,334  

Transfer agent fees – Investor Shares

     159,806  

Transfer agent fees – Institutional Shares

     1,607  

Transfer agent fees – Class Y Shares

     18,569  

Custody and accounting fees

     144,540  

Professional fees

     84,323  

Registration fees – Investor Shares

     21,837  

Registration fees – Institutional Shares

     21,618  

Registration fees – Class Y Shares

     20,020  

Shareholder communication fees

     27,974  

Miscellaneous

     56,872  

Trustees fees

     14,242  

Shareholder service fees – Investor Shares

     9,780  

Shareholder service fees – Institutional Shares

     146  

Shareholder service fees – Class Y Shares

     24  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,158,580  

Fees waived and expenses reimbursed

     (504,784)  
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,653,796  
  

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

     5,711,699  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY

  

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM:

  

Investments

     (8,086,105)  

Swap contracts

     (188,765)  

Futures contracts

     870,259  

Foreign currency

     (50,429)  

Forward contracts

     186,663  
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

     (7,268,377)  
  

 

 

 

NET CHANGES IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) FROM:

  

Investments

     (8,385,906)  

Swap contracts

     793,747  

Futures contracts

     323,672  

Forward contracts

     (98,368)  

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (29,196)  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (7,396,051)  
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     (14,664,428)  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (8,952,729)  
  

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

135


DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
July 31, 2023
     Year Ended
July 31, 2022
 

DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 5,711,699      $ 4,221,274  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (7,268,377)        (5,237,983)  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (7,396,051)        (29,386,765)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (8,952,729)        (30,403,474)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

     

Investor Shares

     (3,168,244)        (3,580,840)  

Institutional Shares

     (2,478,308)        (2,969,089)  

Class Y Shares

     (563,125)        (347,605)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions

     (6,209,677)        (6,897,534)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     

Proceeds from sale of shares

     58,419,775        112,493,683  

Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of distributions and dividends

     5,592,327        6,319,095  

Payments for shares redeemed

     (70,160,576)        (91,381,454)  

Redemption fees

     -        16  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     (6,148,474)        27,431,340  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (21,310,880)        (9,869,668)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     

Beginning of period

   $ 243,289,224      $ 253,158,892  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 221,978,344      $ 243,289,224  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

136


DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND — INVESTOR SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

For a share outstanding for the period:

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.51       $12.04       $12.49       $11.46       $10.92  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)

    0.24       0.16       0.18       0.22       0.28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.62)       (1.41)       (0.05)       1.04       0.55  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    (0.38)       (1.25)       0.13       1.26       0.83  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

         

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.26)       (0.17)       (0.18)       (0.23)       (0.27)  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    (0.00) 1      (0.11)       (0.40)       -       -  

Tax return of capital 2

    -       -       -       -       (0.02)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.26)       (0.28)       (0.58)       (0.23)       (0.29)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 2

    -       0.00 1      0.00 1      0.00 1      0.00 1 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.87       $10.51       $12.04       $12.49       $11.46  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    (3.56)%       (10.53)%       1.06%       11.09%       7.77%  

Portfolio turnover

    278%       383%       378%       469%       319%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

         

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $116       $133       $151       $144       $121  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.87% 3      0.87% 3      0.87% 3      0.86% 3,4      0.87% 3,4 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    1.13%       1.08%       1.10%       1.15%       1.20%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.41%       1.47%       1.47%       1.84%       2.55%  

 

 

 

1 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

2 Based on average shares outstanding.

3 Reflects a waiver of fees by the Manager and the Distributor of the Fund.

4 Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes transfer agent credits. Excluding transfer agent credits the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 0.87% for the year ended July 31, 2019 and 0.86% for the year ended July 31, 2020.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

137


DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND — INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  

For a share outstanding for the period:

         

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.43       $11.96       $12.41       $11.38       $10.89  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)

    0.27       0.20       0.23       0.25       0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.61)       (1.42)       (0.07)       1.04       0.53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    (0.34)       (1.22)       0.16       1.29       0.86  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

         

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.29)       (0.20)       (0.21)       (0.26)       (0.34)  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    (0.00) 1      (0.11)       (0.40)       -       -  

Tax return of capital 2

    -       -       -       -       (0.03)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.29)       (0.31)       (0.61)       (0.26)       (0.37)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds 2

    -       -       0.00 1      0.00 1      0.00 1 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.80       $10.43       $11.96       $12.41       $11.38  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    (3.22)%       (10.34)%       1.35%       11.49%       8.06%  

Portfolio turnover

    278%       383%       378%       469%       319%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

         

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $84       $93       $91       $46       $37  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.57% 3      0.57% 3      0.57% 3      0.56% 3,4      0.57% 3,4 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    0.74%       0.72%       0.73%       0.74%       0.84%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.71%       1.74%       1.72%       2.13%       2.84%  

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

2 Based on average shares outstanding.

3 Reflects a waiver of fees by the Manager of the Fund.

4 Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes transfer agent credits. Excluding transfer agent credits the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been 0.57% for the year ended July 31, 2019 and 0.56% for the year ended July 31, 2020.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

138


DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND — CLASS Y SHARES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    Year Ended July 31,     For the Period
June 1, 2021
(commencement
of operations)
through July 31,
2021
 
    2023     2022  

For a share outstanding for the period:

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.52       $12.05       $11.85  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (loss)

    0.27       0.19       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.63)       (1.41)       0.20  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (loss) From Investment Operations

    (0.36)       (1.22)       0.23  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and/or distributions:

     

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

    (0.28)       (0.20)       (0.03)  

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

    (0.00) 1      (0.11)       -  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

    (0.28)       (0.31)       (0.03)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fee proceeds

    -       -       -  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.88       $10.52       $12.05  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return 2

    (3.35)%       (10.32)%       1.93%  

Portfolio turnover

    278%       383%       378%  

Ratios/supplemental data (annualized):

     

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

    $23       $18       $11  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.65% 3      0.65% 3      0.65% 3 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets

    0.91%       0.96%       1.03%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.65%       1.74%       1.36%  

 

 

 

 

 

1 Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

2 Not annualized for periods less than one year.

3 Reflects a waiver of fees by the Manager of the Fund.

 

SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

139


DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

July 31, 2023

 

1.ORGANIZATION

The Domini Impact Bond Fund (the “Fund”) is a series of the Domini Investment Trust. The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies”.

The Fund offers three classes of shares: Investor Shares, Institutional Shares and Class Y shares. Each class of shares is sold at its offering price, which is net asset value.

Each class of shares has identical rights and voting privileges with respect to the Fund in general and exclusive voting rights on matters that affect that class alone. Earnings, net assets, and net asset value per share may differ due to each class having its own expenses, such as transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and registration fees, directly attributable to that class. The Fund seeks to provide its shareholders with a high level of current income and total return.

2.SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of the Fund’s significant accounting policies.

(A) Valuation of Investments. Bonds and other fixed-income securities (other than obligations with maturities of 60 days or less) are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service. In making such valuations, the pricing service utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data, without exclusive reliance upon quoted prices or exchange or over-the-counter prices, since such valuations are believed to reflect more accurately the fair value of such securities.

 

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DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

Securities of sufficient credit quality (maturing in 60 days or less) are valued at amortized cost, which constitutes fair value as determined by the Domini Impact Investments LLC (Domini), the Fund’s valuation designee.

To Be Announced (TBA) or when-issued securities are valued at their issue price for up to five (5) trading days, or until broker quotes are readily available or an Authorized Pricing Service begins to provide quotations, whichever is shorter.

Derivative contracts traded on an exchange are valued at their most recent sale or official closing price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded, or, if no sales are reported on such exchange, at the mean between the last available bid and asked quotations on the exchange on which they are primarily traded.

Option contracts on securities, currencies and other financial instruments traded over-the-counter are valued at the most recent bid quotation in the case of purchased options and at the most recent asked quotation in the case of written options.

Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price.

Foreign currency forward contracts are valued at the value of the underlying currencies at the prevailing currency exchange rates.

Swap contracts are valued at the evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Securities (other than short-term obligations with remaining maturities of 60 days or less) for which there are no such quotations or valuations are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by Domini, the Fund’s valuation designee.

Effective September 8, 2022, Domini was designated as the Fund’s valuation designee in accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, with responsibility for fair valuation, subject to oversight by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

The valuation designee follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (a) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (b) the valuation designee’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

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DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, and evaluated quotation obtained from pricing services)

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the valuation designee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2023, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

    Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
    Level 2 -
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  

Assets:

       

Long Term Investments in Securities:

       

Mortgage Backed Securities

  $ -     $ 102,791,499     $ -     $ 102,791,499  

Corporate Bonds and Notes

    -       61,394,631       -       61,394,631  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

    -       47,086,962       -       47,086,962  

Municipal Bonds

    -       16,281,727       -       16,281,727  

Asset Backed Securities

    -       4,877,697       -       4,877,697  

Senior Floating Rate Interests

    -       4,723,292       -       4,723,292  

Foreign Government & Agency Securities

    -       2,282,978       -       2,282,978  

Convertible Bonds

    -       879,481       -       879,481  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long Term Investments

  $ -     $ 240,318,267     $ -     $ 240,318,267  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment in Securities

  $ -     $ 240,318,267     $ -     $ 240,318,267  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

       

Forward Currency Contracts

    -       6,684       -       6,684  

Futures

    138,071       -       -       138,071  

Credit Default Swap - CCP

    -       18,892       -       18,892  

Interest Rate Swap - CCP

    -       183,713       -       183,713  

Interest Rate Swap - OTC

    -       24,652       -       24,652  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

  $ 138,071     $ 233,941     $ -     $ 372,012  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

       

Other Financial Instruments:

       

Forward Currency Contracts

    -       (53,897)       -       (53,897)  

Futures

    (42,226)       -       -       (42,226)  

Interest Rate Swap - CCP

    -       (517,033)       -       (517,033)  

Unfunded Loans

    -       (1,159)       -       (1,159)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

  $ (42,226)     $ (572,089)     $ -     $ (614,315)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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DOMINI IMPACT BOND FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

(B) Foreign CurrencyTranslation. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. Occasionally, events impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund does not separately report the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. 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 recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

(C) Foreign Currency Contracts. When the Fund purchases or sells foreign securities it enters into foreign exchange contracts to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of the transactions. A foreign exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange different currencies at an agreed-upon exchange rate on a specified date. The Fund had no outstanding open foreign currency spot contracts as of July 31, 2023.

(D) Securities Purchased on a When-Issued or Delayed Delivery Basis.The Fund may invest in when-issued or delayed delivery securities where the price of the security is fixed at the time of the commitment but delivery and payment take place beyond customary settlement time. These securities are subject to market fluctuation, and no interest accrues on the security to the purchaser during this period. The payment obligation and the interest rate that will be received on the securities are each fixed at the time the purchaser enters into the commitment. Purchasing obligations on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis is a form of leveraging and can involve a risk that the yields available in the market when the delivery takes place may be higher than those obtained in the transaction, which could result in an unrealized loss at the time of delivery. The Fund establishes a segregated account consisting of liquid securities equal to the amount of the commitments to purchase securities on such basis.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

(E) TBA Purchase and Forward Sale Commitments. The Fund may enter into TBA commitments to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future date. TBA commitments are considered securities in themselves and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases prior to the settlement date, which is in addition to the risk of decline in the value of the Fund’s other assets. Income on these securities will not be earned until settlement date.

(F) Derivative Financial Instruments. The Fund may invest in derivatives in order to hedge market risks, or to seek to increase the Fund’s income or gain. Derivatives in certain circumstances may require that the Fund segregate cash or other liquid assets to the extent the Fund’s obligations are not otherwise covered through ownership of the underlying security, financial instrument, or currency. Derivatives involve special risks, including possible default by the other party to the transaction, illiquidity, and the risk that the use of derivatives could result in greater losses than if it had not been used. Some derivative transactions, including options, swaps, forward contracts, and options on foreign currencies, are entered into directly by the counterparties or through financial institutions acting as market makers (OTC derivatives), rather than being traded on exchanges or in markets registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or the SEC.

(G) Option Contracts. The Fund may purchase or write option contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to interest rate, foreign exchange rate and credit risk. An option is a contract entitling the holder to purchase or sell a specific number of shares or units of an asset or notional amount of a swap (swaption), at a specified price. Options purchased are recorded as an asset while options written are recorded as a liability. Upon exercise of an option, the acquisition cost or sales proceeds of the underlying investment is adjusted by any premium received or paid. Upon expiration of an option, any premium received or paid is recorded as a realized gain or loss. Upon closing an option other than through expiration or exercise, the difference between the premium and the cost to close the position is recorded as a realized gain or loss. The Fund had no purchased option contracts outstanding as of July 31, 2023.

(H) Futures Contracts. The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts based on various securities, securities indexes, and other financial instruments and indexes. The Fund intends to use futures contracts for hedging purposes. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specified security or financial instrument at a specified future time and at a specified price. When the Fund purchases or sells a futures contract, the Fund must allocate certain of its assets

 

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as an initial deposit on the contract. The futures contract is marked to market daily thereafter, and the Fund may be required to pay or entitled to receive additional “variation margin,” based on decrease or increase in the value of the futures contract. Future contracts outstanding at July 31, 2023 are listed in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

(I) Forward Currency Contracts. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts with counterparties to hedge the value of portfolio securities denominated in particular currencies against fluctuations in relative value or to generate income or gain. These contracts are used to hedge foreign exchange risk and to gain exposure on currency. The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using current forward exchange rates supplied by a quotation service. The fair value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked to market daily and the change in fair value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. The Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed when the contract matures or by delivery of the currency. The Fund could be exposed to risk if the value of the currency changes unfavorably, if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the Fund is unable to enter into a closing position. Risk may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Forward currency contracts outstanding at July 31, 2023 are listed in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

(J) Interest Rate Swap Contracts. The Fund may enter into interest rate swap contracts to hedge interest rate risk. An interest rate swap is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty to exchange cash flows based on the difference between two interest rates, applied to a notional amount. Interest rate swap contracts are marked to market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or market maker. Any change on an OTC interest rate swap is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Daily fluctuations in the value of centrally cleared interest rate swaps are settled though a central clearing agent and are recorded in variation margin on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. OTC and centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts outstanding at July 31, 2023, are listed in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

(K) Credit Default Swap Contracts. The Fund may enter into credit default swap contracts primarily to manage and/or gain exposure to credit risk. A credit default swap is an agreement between the fund and a counterparty whereby the buyer of the contract receives credit protection and the seller of the contract guarantees the credit worthiness of a referenced debt obligation. These

 

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agreements may be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market (“OTC credit default swaps”) or may be executed in a multilateral trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange (“centrally cleared credit default swaps”). The underlying referenced debt obligation may be a single issuer of corporate or sovereign debt, a credit index, or a tranche of a credit index. In the event of a default of the underlying referenced debt obligation, the buyer is entitled to receive the notional amount of the credit default swap contract from the seller in exchange for the referenced debt obligation, a net settlement amount equal to the notional amount of the credit default swap less the recovery value of the referenced debt obligation, or other agreed upon amount. For centrally cleared credit default swaps, required initial margins are pledged by the fund, and the daily change in fair value is accounted for as a variation margin payable or receivable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Over the term of the contract, the buyer pays the seller a periodic stream of payments, provided that no event of default has occurred. Such periodic payments are accrued daily as an unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the payments are made, at which time they are realized. OTC and centrally cleared credit default swap contracts outstanding at July 31, 2023 are listed in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

(L) Total Return Swap Contracts. The Fund may enter into total return swaps to obtain investment exposures that are expected to correlate closely with the Index or a portion of the Index. Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments on the total return (coupon plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. To the extent the total return of the instrument or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Fund will receive a payment or make a payment to the counterparty. During the term of the outstanding swap agreement, changes in the underlying value of the swap are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. Periodic payments received or made are recorded as realized gains or losses. The Fund is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the swap counterparty. Risk may also arise from the unanticipated movements in value of exchange rates, interest rates, securities, or the index.

(M) Upfront Premiums on Swap Contracts. An upfront payment, if any, made by the Fund is recorded as an asset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. An upfront payment, if any, received by the Fund is recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or made at the end of the measurement period are recorded as realized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations.

 

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(N) Master Agreements. The Fund is a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements that govern OTC derivative and foreign exchange contracts (Master Agreements) with certain counterparties entered into from time to time. The Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the Master Agreements, collateral posted to the Fund is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian and with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the Fund’s portfolio. Collateral pledged by the Fund is segregated by the Fund’s custodian and identified in the Fund’s portfolio. Collateral can be in the form of cash or other marketable securities as agreed to by the Fund and the applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are determined based on the Fund’s net position with each counterparty.

With respect to ISDA Master Agreements, termination events applicable to the counterparty include certain deteriorations in the credit quality of the counterparty. Termination events applicable to the Fund include failure of the Fund to maintain certain net asset levels and/or limit the decline in net assets over various periods of time. In the event of default or early termination, the ISDA Master Agreement gives the non-defaulting party the right to net and close-out all transactions traded, whether or not arising under the ISDA agreement, to one net amount payable by one counterparty to the other. However, absent an event of default or early termination, OTC derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross and not offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Early termination by the counterparty may result in an immediate payment by the Fund of any net liability owed to that counterparty under the ISDA agreement.

In a centrally cleared swap, while the Fund enters into an agreement with a clearing broker to execute contracts with a counterparty, the performance of the swap is guaranteed by the central clearinghouse, which reduces the Fund’s exposure to counterparty risk.The Fund is still exposed to the counterparty risk through the clearing broker and clearinghouse. The clearinghouse attempts to minimize this risk to its participants through the use of mandatory margin requirements, daily cash settlements and other procedures. Likewise, the clearing broker reduces its risk through margin requirements and required segregation of customer balances.

(O) Investment Transactions, Investment Income, and Dividends to Shareholders. Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses

 

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from security transactions are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. The Fund earns income daily, net of Fund expenses. Paydown gains and losses are recorded as an adjustment to interest income. Dividends to shareholders are usually declared daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions to shareholders of realized capital gains, if any, are made annually. Distributions are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. Reclassifications have been made to the Fund’s components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers, as applicable) under income tax regulations.

(P) Federal Taxes. The Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income, including net realized gains, if any, within the prescribed time periods. Accordingly, no provision for federal income or excise tax is deemed necessary. As of July 31, 2023, tax years 2019 through 2022 remain subject to examination by the Fund’s major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and New York State.

(Q) Redemption Fees. Redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares held less than 30 days may be subject to the Fund’s redemption fee, which is 2% of the amount redeemed. The fee is imposed to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term investing. The fee may be waived in certain circumstances at the discretion of the Fund. Such fees are retained by the Fund and are recorded as an adjustment to paid-in capital.

The redemption fee was waived by the Fund’s Board of Trustees and was no longer imposed by the Fund effective August 16, 2021.

(R) Other. Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains, and losses are allocated on a daily basis to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.

(S) Indemnification. The Fund’s organizational documents provide current and former trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

 

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3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

(A) Manager/Administrator. The Fund has retained Domini to serve as investment manager and administrator.The services provided by Domini consist of investment supervisory services, overall operational support, and administrative services, including the provision of general office facilities and supervising the overall administration of the Fund. For its services under the ManagementAgreement, Domini receives from the Fund a fee accrued daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets before any fee waivers of 0.33% of the first $50 million of net assets managed, 0.32% of the net $50 million of net assets managed, and 0.315% of net assets managed in excess of $100 million.

For its services under the Administration Agreement, Domini receives from the Fund a fee accrued daily and paid monthly at an annual rate equal to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Effective November 30, 2022, Domini has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or reimburse certain ordinary operating expenses (excluding brokerage fees and commissions, interest, taxes, and other extraordinary expenses) in order to limit Investor, Institutional, and Class Y share expenses to 0.87%, 0.57%, and 0.65%, respectively, until November 30, 2023, absent an earlier modification by the Board of Trustees which oversee the Fund. For the period ended July 31, 2023, Domini reimbursed expenses totaling $373,503.

As of July 31, 2023, Domini owned less than 1% of any class of the outstanding Shares of the Fund.

(B) Submanager. Wellington Management Company LLP (Wellington), a Delaware limited liability partnership, provides investment management services to the Fund on a day-to-day basis pursuant to a Submanagement Agreement with Domini. The fee for submanagement services is paid by the adviser and is not an incremental Fund expense. For the period ended July 31, 2023, the fees received by the Fund’s submanager were $448,456.

(C) Distributor. The Board of Trustees of the Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act. DSIL Investment Services LLC (DSIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Domini, acts as agent of the Funds in connection with the offering of Investor shares of the Funds pursuant to a Distribution Agreement. Under the Distribution Plan, the Fund pays expenses incurred in connection with the sale of Investor shares and pays DSIL a distribution fee at an aggregate annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets representing the Investor shares. For the year ended July 31, 2023, fees waived by DSIL for the Investor shares totaled $131,135.

 

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(D) Shareholder ServiceAgent. The Trust has retained Domini to provide certain shareholder services to the Fund and its shareholders, which services were previously provided by the former transfer agent for the Fund or another fulfillment and mail service provider and are supplemental to services currently provided by Ultimus Fund Soultions, LLC (“Ultimus”), as transfer agent to the Fund, pursuant to a master services agreement between the Fund and Ultimus. For these services, Domini receives a fee from the Fund paid monthly at an annual rate of $4.00 per active account. For the year ended July 31, 2023, Domini waived fees as follows:

 

     FEES WAIVED  

Domini Impact Bond Fund Investor Shares

   $ -  

Domini Impact Bond Fund Institutional Shares

      146  

Domini Impact Bond Fund Class Y Shares

     -  

(E) Trustees and Officers. Each of the Independent Trustees receive an annual retainer for serving as a Trustee of the Trust of $32,000. The Lead Independent Trustee and Chair of the Audit Committee each receive an additional chairperson fee of $5,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives $2,000 for attendance at each meeting of the Board of the Trust (reduced to $1,000 in the event that a Trustee participates at an in-person meeting by telephone or video conference). In addition, each Trustee receives reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings. These expenses are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each shares class of a Fund according to their respective net assets.

As of July 31, 2023, all Trustees and officers of the Trust as a group owned less than 1% of the Fund’s outstanding shares.

4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the year ended July 31, 2023, cost of purchase and proceeds from sales of investments other than short-term obligations were as follows:

 

     PURCHASES      SALES  

U.S. Government Securities

   $ 647,323,121      $ 654,142,862  

Investments in Securities

     27,539,000        44,341,438  

 

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5. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

At July 31, 2023, there was an unlimited number of shares authorized ($0.00001 per value). Transactions in the Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

     Year Ended July 31,  
     2023      2022  
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Investor Shares

           

Shares sold

     2,186,781      $ 21,917,294        3,067,967      $ 34,632,081  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     315,368        3,126,879        310,574        3,527,801  

Shares redeemed

     (3,438,502)        (34,166,288)        (3,248,110)        (36,084,839)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        16  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (936,353)      $ (9,122,115)        130,431      $ 2,075,059  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Shares

           

Shares sold

     2,464,354      $ 24,463,817        5,754,588      $ 66,482,490  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     193,237        1,902,330        216,772        2,443,689  

Shares redeemed

     (2,990,990)        (29,436,641)        (4,714,669)        (51,690,642)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (333,399)      $ (3,070,494)        1,256,691      $ 17,235,537  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Y Shares

           

Shares sold

     1,203,602      $ 12,038,664        1,044,534      $ 11,379,112  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     56,720        563,118        30,866        347,605  

Shares redeemed

     (655,626)        (6,557,647)        (325,034)        (3,605,973)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        -  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     604,696      $ 6,044,135        750,366      $ 8,120,744  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           

Shares sold

     5,854,737      $ 58,419,775        9,867,089      $ 112,493,683  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     565,325        5,592,327        558,212        6,319,095  

Shares redeemed

     (7,085,118)        (70,160,576)        (8,287,813)        (91,381,454)  

Redemption fees

     -        -        -        16  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (665,056)      $ (6,148,474)        2,137,488      $ 27,431,340  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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6. SUMMARY OF DERIVATIVE ACTIVITY

At July 31, 2023, the Fund’s investments in derivative contracts are reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Derivative Contracts Not
Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments
   Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location
   Fair Value     Statement of Assets
and Liabilities Location
   Fair Value  

Interest Rate Risk

   Receivable for variation margin swaps/Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap contracts / Receivable for variation margin futures / Net assets consist of - Total distributable earnings    $ 346,436   Payable for
variation margin swaps / Payable for variation margin futures / Net assets consist of - Total distributable earnings
   $ 559,259
          

Credit Risk

   Receivable for variation margin swaps / Net assets consist of - Total distributable earnings      18,892     Payable for
variation margin swaps /Net assets consist of - Total distributable earnings
     -  
          

Foreign Exchange Risk

   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts/Net assets consist of - Total distributable earnings      6,684     Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts/Net assets consist of - Total distributable earnings      53,897  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

   $ 372,012        $ 613,156  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

* Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in Portfolio of Investments/footnotes. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

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For the year ended July 31, 2023, the effect of derivative contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

Derivative Contracts Not
Accounted for as Hedging
Instruments
   Statement of Operations
Location
   Realized Gain
(Loss)
     Change in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Interest Rate Risk

   Net realized gain (loss) from swap and future contracts/ Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from swap and future contracts    $ 610,251      $ 1,013,744  
        

Credit Risk

   Net realized gain (loss) from swap contracts/ Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from swap contracts      71,243        103,675  
        

Foreign Exchange Risk

   Net realized gain (loss) from forward contracts/ Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from forward contracts      186,663        (98,368
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 868,157      $ 1,019,051  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

The average notional cost of futures contracts and average notional amounts of other derivative contracts outstanding during the year ended July 31, 2023, which are indicative of the volume of these derivative types, were approximately as follows:

 

Futures contracts (notional)

   $ 16,803,464  

Forward currency contracts (contract amount)

   $ 9,799,485  

OTC interest rate swap contracts (notional)

   $ 2,280,000  

Centrally cleared interest rate swap contracts (notional)

   $ 80,651,500  

Centrally cleared credit default contracts (notional)

   $ 1,940,556  

7. FEDERAL TAX STATUS

The tax basis of the components of net assets at July 31, 2023, is as follows:

 

Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

   $ (26,197,632)  

Capital losses, other losses and other temporary differences

     (13,953,326)  

Late-year ordinary and post-Oct capital loss deferrals

     (33,354)  
  

 

 

 

Distributable net earnings/(deficit)

   $ (40,184,312)  
  

 

 

 

 

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Carryforwards of losses from previous taxable years do not expire and retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of July 31, 2023, the Fund had a short-term capital loss carryover of $11,005,844 and long-term capital loss carryover of $2,947,482.

For tax purposes, the Fund may elect to defer any portion of a post-October capital loss deferral or late-year ordinary loss to the first day of the following fiscal year. At July 31, 2023, the Fund deferred post-October capital losses of $33,354.

For federal income tax purposes, dividends paid were characterized as follows:

 

     Year Ended July 31,  
     2023      2022  

Ordinary income

   $ 6,209,677      $ 4,772,788  

Long-term capital gain

     -        2,124,746  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $  6,209,677      $  6,897,534  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Fund is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ASC 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). ASC 740 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Fund did not have a liability to record for any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. No provision has been made for taxes on income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation on securities held or for excise tax on income and capital gains.

8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Effective August 1, 2023, each of the Independent Trustees receives an annual retainer for serving as a Trustee of the Trust of $35,000. Each Independent Trustee also receives $1,000 for attending each quarterly meeting of the Board of the Trust. The Nominating Committee Chair receives an additional fee of $5,000 per year.

9. OTHER RISKS

The Funds’ risks include, but are not limited to, some or all of the risks discussed below:

Market Risk: The market values of securities or other assets will fluctuate, sometimes sharply and unpredictably, due to changes in general market conditions, overall economic trends or events, governmental actions or intervention, market disruptions caused by trade disputes or other factors, political developments, recessions, inflation, changes in interest or currency

 

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rates, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, armed conflict, market disruptions caused by tariffs, trade disputes, sanctions or other government actions, or other factors or adverse investor sentiment that may or may not be related to the issuer of the security or other asset. If the market values of the securities or other assets held by the Fund fall, including a complete loss on any individual security, the value of your investment will go down. A change in financial condition or other event affecting a single issuer or market may adversely impact securities markets as a whole. Rates of inflation have recently risen. The value of assets or income from an investment may be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the real value of the Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions.

The global pandemic of the novel coronavirus respiratory disease designated COVID-19 has resulted in major disruption to economies and markets around the world, including the U.S. Global financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and severe losses, and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. Liquidity for many instruments has been greatly reduced for periods of time. Some sectors of the economy and individual issuers have experienced particularly large losses. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time, and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian securities have lost all, or nearly all, their market value. Other securities or markets could be similarly affected by past or future geopolitical or other events or conditions.

Governments and central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, have taken extraordinary and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets. These actions have resulted in significant expansion of public debt, including in the U.S. The consequences of high public debt, including its future impact on the economy and securities markets, may not be known for some time. Although they have started to increase, interest rates are still very low, which means there is more risk that they may go up. U.S. Federal Reserve or other U.S. or non-U.S. governmental or central bank actions, including increases or decreases in interest rates, or contrary actions by different governments, could negatively affect financial markets generally, increase market volatility and reduce the value and liquidity of securities in which the Fund invests. Policy and legislative changes in the U.S. and in other countries are affecting many aspects of financial regulation, and these and other events affecting global markets, such as the U.K.’s exit from the European Union (or Brexit), potential trade imbalances with China or other countries, or sanctions

 

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or other government actions against Russia, other nations or individuals or companies (or their countermeasures), may contribute to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the financial markets. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time.

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are increasingly interconnected. Economic, financial or political events, trading or tariff arrangements, armed conflict including Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, terrorism, natural disasters, infectious illness or public health issues, cybersecurity events, supply chain disruptions, sanctions against Russia, other nations or individuals or companies and possible countermeasures, and other circumstances in one country or region could have profound impacts on other countries or regions and on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not the Fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries or regions directly affected, the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected.

 

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KPMG LLP

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Boston, MA 02111

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders of Domini Impact Bond Fund and Board of Trustees

Domini Investment Trust:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Domini Impact Bond Fund, a series of Domini Investment Trust (the Fund), including the portfolio of investments, as of July 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of July 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2023,

 

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by correspondence with custodians and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more Domini investment companies since 1993.

Boston, Massachusetts

September 27, 2023

 

 

 

 

  KPMG LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG global organization of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee.  

 

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THE DOMINI FUNDS

TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2023

The amount of long-term capital gains paid for the year ended July 31, 2023 was as follows:

 

Domini Impact Equity Fund

   $ 13,820,942  

Domini International Opportunities Fund

     -  

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

     -  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

     -  

Domini Impact Bond Fund

     -  

For dividends paid from net investment income during the year ended July 31, 2023, the Funds designated the following as Qualified Dividend Income:

 

Domini Impact Equity Fund

   $ 11,528,538  

Domini International Opportunities Fund

     494,033  

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

     323,774  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

     26,104,444  

Domini Impact Bond Fund

     22,278  

Of the ordinary distributions made by the Domini Impact Bond Fund during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, 39% has been derived from investments in US Government and Agency Obligations. All or a portion of the distributions from this income may be exempt from taxation at the state level. Consult your tax advisor for state specific information.

For corporate shareholders, 100% of dividends paid from net investment income for the Domini Impact Equity Fund were eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction.

 

     Foreign Tax Paid      Foreign Source Income  
     TOTAL      PER SHARE      TOTAL      PER SHARE  

Domini Impact Equity Fund

   $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -  

Domini International Opportunities Fund

     57,000        0.03        509,933        0.23  

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

     -        -        -        -  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

     2,932,519        0.03        32,402,674        0.31  

Domini Impact Bond Fund

     -        -        -        -  

The foreign taxes paid or withheld per share represent taxes incurred by the Funds on interest and dividends received by the Fund from foreign sources. Foreign taxes paid or withheld should be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. Consult your tax advisor regarding the appropriate treatment of foreign taxes paid.

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ APPROVAL OF CONTINUANCE OF MANAGEMENT AND SUBMANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) requires that each mutual fund’s board of trustees, including a majority of those trustees who are not “interested persons” of the mutual fund, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), annually review and consider the fund’s investment management and submanagement agreements. At its meeting held on April 27, 2023, the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) of the Domini Investment Trust (the Trust”), including all of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the continuance of: (i) the Amended and Restated Management Agreement with Domini Impact Investments LLC (“Domini” or the “Adviser”) for the Domini Impact Equity Fund (the “Equity Fund”), Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund (the “Sustainable Solutions”), Domini International Opportunities Fund (the “International Opportunities Fund”), and Domini Impact International Equity Fund (the “International Equity Fund”), (ii) the Amended and Restated Management Agreement with Domini with respect to the Domini Impact Bond Fund (the “Bond Fund) (each a “Management Agreement” and collectively, the “Management Agreements”), (iii) the Submanagement Agreements between Domini and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA” or “Subadviser”) with respect to the Equity Fund, the Sustainable Solutions Fund, and International Opportunities Fund, respectively, (iv) the Amended and Restated Submanagement Agreement between Domini and Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management” or “Subadviser”) with respect to the International Equity Fund, and (v) the Amended and Restated Submanagement Agreement between Domini and Wellington Management with respect to the Bond Fund (each a “Submanagement Agreement” and collectively, the “Submanagement Agreements” and with the Management Agreements, the “Agreements”). The Equity Fund, the Sustainable Solutions Fund, the International Opportunities Fund, the International Equity Fund, and the Bond Fund are each referred to as a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds.”

Prior to the April 27, 2023, meeting, the Board requested, received, and reviewed written responses from Domini, SSGA, and Wellington Management to questions posed to them on behalf of the Independent Trustees and supporting materials relating to those questions and responses. The Board reviewed and evaluated information, both written and verbal information furnished to the Board at its meetings throughout the year, as well as information specifically prepared in connection with the approval of the continuation of the Agreements at the meeting of the Independent Trustees on April 12, 2023. Information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout

 

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the year included, among other things, reports on each Fund’s performance, legal and compliance matters, sales and marketing activity, shareholder services, and the other service provided to the Funds by SSGA, Wellington Management, and Domini and their affiliates.

The Board considered the Management Agreements and the Submanagement Agreements separately in the course of its review. In doing so, the Board noted the respective roles of the Adviser and Subadviser in providing services to the Funds.

Throughout the process, the Board had the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional information from Domini, SSGA, and Wellington Management. The Board was assisted by legal counsel for the Trust and the Independent Trustees were also separately assisted by independent legal counsel throughout the process. The Independent Trustees also received memoranda from counsel to the Trust discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the Agreements. The Independent Trustees were advised by and met in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel at which no representatives of management were present to discuss the proposed continuation of the Agreements, including prior to the April 27, 2023, meeting.

In connection with the Board’s consideration of the renewal of the Agreements with respect to each of the Funds, the Board received written materials in advance of the meeting, which included information regarding: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the Funds by Domini, SSGA, and by Wellington Management; (ii) a description of Domini’s, SSGA’s, and Wellington Management’s investment management and other personnel and their background and experience; (iii) an overview of Domini’s, SSGA’s, and Wellington Management’s operations and financial condition; (iv) a comparison of each Funds’ advisory fee and overall expenses with those of comparable mutual funds selected by ISS Market Intelligence, a third party provider of mutual fund data; (v) performance information for comparable mutual funds and for comparatively managed accounts, if any; (vi) the level of profitability from Domini, SSGA, and Wellington Management’s relationships with the Funds; (vii) a description of Domini’s, SSGA’s, and Wellington Management’s brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements); and (viii) Domini’s, SSGA’s, and Wellington Management’s compliance policies and procedures, including policies and procedures for personal securities transactions and with respect to cybersecurity, business continuity and disaster recovery.

In reaching their determination to approve the continuance of the Agreements with respect to each Fund, the Trustees reviewed and evaluated information, both written and oral, and a variety of factors that they believed relevant and appropriate through the exercise of their reasonable business judgment. The

 

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Trustees’ determination to continue each of the Agreements was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Board throughout the year and specifically with respect to the continuation of the Agreements, as well as information considered in connection with continuation or initial approval of the Agreements in prior years. In addition to the April 27, 2023, meeting at which continuation of the Agreements was considered, the Independent Trustees met separately on April 12, 2023, and reviewed and discussed such Agreements and information provided to them in connection with the same.

APPROVAL OF THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

The primary factors and the conclusions regarding the Management Agreement with respect to each Fund are described below. The Trustees did not identify any particular information or factor that was all-important or controlling, and each Trustee may have weighted certain factors differently. The Trustees noted that the evaluation process with respect to Domini and the Management Agreements is an ongoing one. In evaluating the Management Agreements, the Trustees also took into account their knowledge of Domini, its services, and the Funds, resulting from the Trustees’ meetings and other information, and interactions in past years, including quarterly performance reports containing reviews of investment results and prior presentations from the Adviser and the submanagers with respect to the Funds. The Board also considered other factors (including conditions and trends prevailing generally in the economy, the securities markets, and the industry).

Throughout the process, the Board asked questions of and requested additional information from management. The Independent Trustees were also separately assisted by independent legal counsel throughout the process. The Independent Trustees also received a memorandum discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed continuation of the Management Agreements and discussed the proposed continuation of the Management Agreements in private sessions with their independent legal counsel at which no representatives of management were present.

Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Provided. The Trustees reviewed information and materials provided by Domini related to the Management Agreement with respect to each Fund, including each Management Agreement, Domini’s Form ADV, a description of the firm and its organizational and management structure, its operational history and its legal and regulatory history, the manner in which investment decisions are made and executed, the financial condition of Domini and its ability to provide the services required under the Management Agreements, an overview of the personnel that perform services for the Funds, and Domini’s compliance policies and procedures. The Board also considered Domini’s risk management processes and its policies and procedures with respect to cybersecurity, business continuity, and disaster recovery.

 

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The Trustees reviewed the terms of the Management Agreements and considered that, pursuant to each Management Agreement, Domini, subject to the direction of the Board, is responsible for providing advice and guidance with respect to each Fund and for managing the investment of the assets of each Fund, including by engaging and overseeing the activities of each Fund’s submanager. It was noted that, with respect to the Equity Fund, the Sustainable Solutions Fund, and the Internatinonal Opportunities Fund, Domini applies its environmental and social standards to select such Fund’s investments and that SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA”), the Fund’s submanager, purchases and sells securities to implement Domini’s selections and for managing the amount of the Fund’s assets to be held in short-term investments. It was noted that, with respect to the International Equity Fund and the Bond Fund, Domini applies its environmental and social standards to a universe of securities provided by Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management”), such Funds’ submanager, and that Wellington Management provides the day-to-day portfolio management of such Funds, including making purchases and sales of eligible portfolio securities consistent with each such Fund’s investment objective and policies.

The Trustees considered the scope and the quality of the services provided by Domini to each Fund under the respective Management Agreement. They considered the professional experience, tenure, and qualifications of the investment management team and the other senior personnel at Domini who are responsible for the management of the day-to-day operations of the Funds, including but not limited to the oversight and monitoring of each Fund’s submanager and other third-party service providers. They also considered Domini’s capabilities and experience in the development and application of environmental and social investment standards and its reputation and leadership in the socially responsible investment community. The Trustees considered the information they had received from Domini concerning the professional experience of its research team. They noted that the senior members of Domini’s research team had years of experience in the development and application of environmental and social investment standards. The terms of each Management Agreement were also reviewed by the Trustees. It was noted that no change to services was proposed. In addition, they considered Domini’s compliance record. The Trustees also noted that, on a regular basis, they receive information from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) regarding Domini’s compliance policies and procedures, including its Code of Ethics. The Trustees also took into account that the scope of services provided by Domini and the undertakings required of Domini in connection with those services, including maintaining and monitoring its own and the Funds’ compliance programs, risk management programs, liquidity risk management programs and cybersecurity programs, had expanded over time as a result of regulatory, market, and other developments. In this regard, they considered Domini’s services with respect to compliance with new and recently adopted regulatory

 

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requirements, including with respect to the valuation of portfolio securities and derivatives risk management. They also considered the quality of Domini’s compliance oversight program with respect to the Funds’ service providers, including each Fund’s submanager. They also considered both the investment advisory services and the nature, quality, and extent of the administrative and other non-advisory services, including shareholder servicing and distribution support services that are provided to the Funds and its shareholders by Domini and its affiliates. The Board noted no significant disruption or impact to services provided by Domini as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and that Domini had continued to provide the same level, quality, and extent of services to the Funds. The Board also considered the significant risks assumed by Domini in connection with the services provided to the Funds, including entrepreneurial risk and ongoing risks including investment, operational, enterprise, litigation, regulatory, and compliance risks with respect to the Funds.

The Trustees noted that Domini administers each Fund’s business and other affairs pursuant to the Management Agreements, and with respect to the Equity Fund, also pursuant to a Sponsorship Agreement, and with respect to the Bond Fund, also pursuant to an Administration Agreement. It was noted that, among other things, Domini provides each Fund with office space, administrative services and personnel as are necessary for operations, and that Domini pays all of the compensation of the officers and the Trustees who are not Independent Trustees. The Trustees considered the quality of the administrative services Domini provided to each Fund, including Domini’s role in coordinating and monitoring the activities of service providers. They noted that they were satisfied with the quality of the management and administrative services provided by Domini to each Fund, particularly Domini’s oversight of each Fund’s submanager and development and application of environmental and social investment standards.

Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, quality and extent of services provided by Domini to each Fund under the respective Management Agreement.

Performance Information. The Trustees considered the investment performance of each of the Funds. They considered whether the Funds had operated within their respective investment objectives, as well as their compliance with their investment restrictions. Among other performance data considered, the Trustees reviewed the investment performance of the Funds over various time periods based on data provided to them by Domini, including for the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods ended December 31, 2022 (or, for the Sustainable Solutions Fund and International Opportunties Fund, which commenced operations in 2020, for the 1-year and since inception periods). The Trustees compared these investment returns to the returns of each Fund’s respective benchmark index for

 

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the same periods. The Trustees also compared the investment performance of each Fund for the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods ended January 31, 2023 as applicable (or, for the Sustainable Solutions Fund and International Opportunites Fund which commenced operations in 2020, for the 1-year period) to the performance of a peer group of socially responsible (SRI) funds and non-SRI Funds, as applicable, as identified by ISS Market Intelligence, an independent third-party data provider.

The Board noted that while it found the data provided by the third-party data provider generally useful, the Board recognized the data’s limitations, including in particular that the data may vary depending on the end date selected and that the results of the performance comparisons may vary depending on the selection of the performance peer group. The Board also took into account management’s discussion of the Morningstar categories in which the Funds were placed, including any differences between each Fund’s investment strategy and the strategy of the funds in that Fund’s respective category, as well as compared to the peer group selected by the independent third-party data provider.

Among other performance data considered, the Trustees took into account the following:

Equity Fund

The Trustees considered that, based on data provided by ISS Market Intelligence, the Equity Fund’s Investor shares had underperformed relative to the average performance of the applicable SRI peer group for the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods ended January 31, 2023. The Trustees also noted that the Fund had underperformed relative to the Fund’s benchmark for the, 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended December 31, 2022, and since the change to the Fund’s investment strategy that took effect December 1, 2018.

The Trustees took into account Domini’s discussion of the Fund’s performance relative to its peers and benchmark, and the impact of current market conditions on the Fund’s investment style. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s performance was being monitored and they had continued confidence in Domini’s overall capability to manage the Equity Fund.

Sustainable Solutions Fund

The Trustees noted that the Sustainable Solutions Fund commenced operations on April 1, 2020. The Trustees considered that, based on data provided by ISS Market Intelligence, the Fund’s Investor shares had underperformed relative to the average performance of the applicable SRI peer group for the 1-year period

 

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ended January 31, 2023. The Trustees also noted that the Fund had underperformed relative to the Fund’s benchmark for the 1-year and since inception periods ended December 31, 2022.

The Trustees took into account Domini’s discussion of the Fund’s performance relative to its peers and benchmark, the relatively short period of time since the Fund’s inception, and the impact of current market conditions on the Fund’s investment style. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s performance was being monitored and they had continued confidence in Domini’s overall capability to manage the Sustainable Solutions Fund.

International Opportunities Fund

The Trustees noted that the International Opportunities Fund commenced operations on November 30, 2020. The Trustees considered that, based on data provided by ISS Market Intelligence, the Fund’s Investor shares had underperformed relative to the average performance of the applicable SRI peer group for the 1-year period ended January 31, 2023. The Trustees also noted that the Fund had underperformed relative to the Fund’s benchmark for the 1-year and since inception period ended December 31, 2022.

The Trustees took into account Domini’s discussion of the Fund’s performance relative to its peers and benchmark, the relatively short period of time since the Fund’s inception, and the impact of current market conditions on the Fund’s investment style. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s performance was being monitored and they had continued confidence in Domini’s overall capability to manage the International Opportunities Fund.

International Equity Fund

The Trustees considered that, based on data provided by ISS Market Intelligence, the International Equity Fund’s Investor shares had underperformed relative to the average performance of the applicable SRI peer group for the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods ended January 31, 2023. The Trustees also noted that the Fund had underperformed relative to the Fund’s benchmark for the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods ended December 31, 2022.

The Trustees considered Domini’s and Wellington Management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance relative to its peers and benchmark over various periods, including the performance of its quantitative model, the impact of current market conditions on the Fund’s investment style and took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance over the longer term, including any actions taken to address the Fund’s performance. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s performance was being monitored and they had continued confidence in Domini’s overall capability to manage the International Equity Fund.

 

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Bond Fund

The Trustees considered that, based on data provided by ISS Market Intelligence, the Bond Fund’s Investor shares had outperformed relative to the average performance of the applicable SRI peer group for the 5-year period ended January 31, 2023, and underperformed relative to the average performance of the applicable SRI peer group for the 1-, 3- and 10-year periods ended January 31, 2023. The Trustees noted that the Bond Fund’s Investor shares had outperformed relative to the average performance of the non-SRI peer group for 5-year period ended January 31, 2023, and underperformed relative to the average performance of the non-SRI peer group for the 1-, 3-, and 10-year periods ended January 31, 2023. The Trustees also noted that the Fund had outperformed relative to the Fund’s benchmark for the 3- and 5-year periods ended December 31, 2022, and underperformed relative to the Fund’s benchmark for 1- and 10-year periods ended December 31, 2022.

The Trustees considered Domini’s and Wellington Management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance relative to its peers and benchmark, including the factors that contributed to the Fund’s performance and the peer group in which it was placed, as well as, the Fund’s overall strong performance history. The Trustees concluded that they had continued confidence in Domini’s overall capability to manage the Bond Fund.

Fees and Other Expenses. The Trustees considered the management fees paid by each Fund to Domini, the submanagement fees paid by Domini to each Fund’s submanager with respect to each Fund and the portion of the fees retained by Domini, in each case in light of the services rendered for those amounts and the risks undertaken by Domini. The Trustees also considered the sponsorship fee rate paid by the Equity Fund to Domini under the Sponsorship Agreement and the administrative fee paid by the Bond Fund to Domini under the Administration Agreement and the services provided under each such agreement.

The Trustees also considered the information provided to them by ISS Market Intelligence including data relating to the level of the each Fund’s management fee (aggregate of any sponsorship or administrative fee, as applicable) versus the aggregate management fee (which includes advisory and administrative fees) for the relevant ISS Market Intelligence peer groups of SRI and non-SRI funds (for the Bond Fund), as applicable, and compared each Fund’s total expense ratio to the total expense ratio of those peers, after giving effect to applicable contractual fee waiver arrangement. The Trustees also considered that Domini (and not the Funds) pays each Fund’s submanager from its advisory fee. The Board also considered the investment advisory fee charged by Domini to any of the Funds having similar investment mandates, if any.

 

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Among other expense data considered, the Trustees took into account the following:

Equity Fund

Based on the information provided by ISS Market Intelligence, the Trustees noted that the aggregate management fees for the Equity Fund were lower than the median and average aggregate management fees of the Fund’s SRI peer group. They also considered that the total expense ratio of the Equity Fund’s Investor shares was higher than the median and average total expense ratios of the SRI peer group, after giving effect to the applicable contractual expense waiver arrangements.

Sustainable Solutions Fund

Based on the information provided by ISS Market Intelligence, the Trustees considered that the aggregate management fees for the Sustainable Solutions Fund were higher than the median and average aggregate management fees of the Fund’s SRI peer group. They also noted that the total expense ratio of the Sustainable Solutions Fund’s Investor shares was higher than the median and average total expense ratios of the SRI peer group, after giving effect to the applicable contractual expense waiver arrangements.

International Opportunities Fund

Based on the information provided by ISS Market Intelligence, the Trustees considered that the aggregate management fees for the International Opportunities Fund were higher than the median and average aggregate management fees of the Fund’s SRI peer group. They also noted that the total expense ratio of the International Opportunities Fund’s Investor shares was higher than the median and average total expense ratios of the SRI peer group, after giving effect to the applicable contractual expense waiver arrangements.

International Equity Fund

Based on the information provided by ISS Market Intelligence, the Trustees considered that the aggregate management fees for the International Equity Fund were higher than the median and average aggregate management fees of the Fund’s SRI peer group. They also noted that the total expense ratio of the International Equity Fund’s Investor shares was higher than the median and average total expense ratios of the SRI peer group, after giving effect to the applicable contractual expense waiver arrangements.

Bond Fund

Based on the information provided by ISS Market Intelligence, the Trustees considered that the aggregate management fees for the Bond Fund were higher than the median and average aggregate management fees of the relevant SRI and non-SRI peer groups. They also noted that the total expense ratio of the Bond Fund’s Investor shares was higher than the median and average total

 

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expense ratios of the SRI peer group, and lower than the median and average total expense ratios of the non-SRI peer group, in each case after giving effect to the applicable contractual expense waiver arrangements.

The Board took into account management’s discussion of each Funds’ expenses, including the differences between the amount of those expenses and the expenses borne by the funds in the Fund’s peer group, as well as the impact of the size of the Domini Fund complex on expenses relative to the expenses of the funds in the Fund’s peer group. The Board also took into account the level and type of services provided by Domini to the Funds. The Board also noted management’s discussion of the management fee structure with respect to each Fund and considered that Domini was waiving and/or reimbursing certain expenses for each of the Funds. The Board also took into account other comparative data compiled from Morningstar related to the Funds’ fees and expenses.

Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that management fees payable by each of the Funds were fair and reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of services provided and supported approval of the continuance of the Management Agreement with respect to each Fund.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability. The Trustees reviewed information provided to them by Domini concerning the costs borne by and profitability of Domini in respect of its management relationship with each Fund and sponsorship relationship with the Equity Fund and administrative relationship with the Bond Fund for the 2022 calendar year, along with a description of the methodology used by Domini in preparing the profitability information. The Trustees also reviewed the financial results realized by Domini in connection with the operations of each Fund for December 31, 2022. The Trustees also noted that Domini paid the submanagement fees for each of the Funds out of the management fees that it received from each Fund. The Trustees also considered that Domini had entered into expense limitation arrangements with respect to the Funds. The Board also took into account the risks that Domini assumes as each Fund’s Adviser, including entrepreneurial, operational, reputational, litigation and regulatory risk. The Trustees concluded that they were satisfied that the level of profitability of Domini and its affiliates, if any, with respect to the services provided to each Fund was not excessive in view of the nature, quality and extent of services provided.

Economies of Scale. The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale would be realized by Domini as each Fund’s assets increased and the extent to which such economies of scale were reflected in the fees charged with respect to each Fund under the Management Agreements. The Trustees noted that there were breakpoints in the fee schedules with respect to each Fund. The Trustees concluded that breakpoints were an effective way to share economies of scale

 

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and that this was a positive factor in support of the approval of the continuance of the Management Agreement with respect to each Fund.

Other Benefits. The Trustees considered the other benefits that Domini and its affiliates receive from their relationship with each Fund. The Trustees also considered the fees payable to Domini under the Sponsorship Agreement and Administration Agreement. The Trustees considered the brokerage practices of Domini and noted that, based on information provided to them, Domini does not currently receive the benefits of soft dollar commissions with respect to the Funds. The Trustees also considered the intangible benefits that may accrue to Domini and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship with the Funds. The Trustees concluded that the benefits received by Domini and its affiliates were reasonable in the context of the relationship between Domini and each of the Funds, and supported the approval of the continuance of the Management Agreement with respect to each Fund.

APPROVAL OF THE SUBMANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

The primary factors and the conclusions regarding the Submanagement Agreements with respect to each Fund are described below. The Trustees did not identify any particular information or factor that was all-important or controlling, and each Trustee may have weighted certain factors differently. The Trustees noted that the evaluation process with respect to SSGA, Wellington Management, and the Submanagement Agreements is an ongoing one. In evaluating the Submanagement Agreements, the Trustees took into account their knowledge of SSGA and Wellington Management, and each of their services and the Funds resulting from the Trustees meetings and other information and interactions in past years, including quarterly performance reports containing reviews of investment results and prior presentations from the Adviser and the submanagers with respect to the Funds. The Trustees also took into account the recommendations and performance evaluations of Domini with respect to SSGA and Wellington Management and considered other factors (including conditions and trends prevailing generally in the economy, the securities markets and the industry).

Throughout the process, the Board asked questions of and requested additional information from management. The Independent Trustees were also separately assisted by independent legal counsel throughout the process. The Independent Trustees also received a memorandum discussing the legal standards for their consideration of the proposed continuation of the Submanagement Agreements and discussed the proposed continuation of the Submanagement Agreements in private sessions with their independent legal counsel at which no representatives of management were present.

 

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Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Provided. The Trustees reviewed information and materials provided by SSGA and Wellington Management related to the applicable Submanagement Agreement with respect to each Fund, including the Submanagement Agreement, SSGA’s and Wellington Management’s Form ADV, a description of each firm and its organizational and management structure, its operational history and its legal and regulatory history, the manner in which investment decisions are made and executed, the financial condition of SSGA and Wellington Management and each firm’s ability to provide the services required under the applicable Submanagement Agreement, an overview of the personnel that perform services for each Fund, and SSGA and Wellington Management’s compliance policies and procedures. The Board also considered SSGA’s and Wellington Management’s risk management processes and its policies and procedures with respect to cybersecurity, business continuity, and disaster recovery.

The Trustees reviewed the terms of each Submanagement Agreement and considered the scope and quality of the services provided by SSGA and Wellington Management to each Fund under the respective Submanagement Agreement. The Trustees noted that pursuant to each Submanagement Agreement, Domini, subject to the direction of the Board, is responsible for providing advice and guidance with respect to each Fund and for managing the investment of the assets of each Fund, which it does including by engaging and overseeing the activities of SSGA and Wellington Management, as applicable. It was noted, with respect to the Equity Fund, Sustainable Solutions Fund, and International Opportunites Fund, that Domini applies its environmental and social standards to select such Fund’s investments and that SSGA, the Fund’s submanager, purchases and sells securities to implement Domini’s selections and for managing the amount of the Fund’s assets to be held in short-term investments. It was noted with respect to the International Equity Fund and Bond Fund, that Domini applies its environmental and social standards to a universe of securities provided by Wellington Management with respect to each Fund and that Wellington Management provides the day-to-day portfolio management of each Fund, including making purchases and sales of securities consistent with each Fund’s investment objective and policies and Domini’s environmental and social standards.

The Trustees then considered the professional experience, tenure, and qualifications of the portfolio management team of each Fund and the other senior personnel at SSGA and Wellington Management. They also reviewed SSGA and Wellington Management’s compliance record. The Trustees also noted that, on a regular basis, it receives information from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) regarding SSGA and Wellington Management’s compliance policies and procedures, including its Code of Ethics. They noted SSGA and Wellington Management’s implementation of new and recently adopted regulatory requirements, including with respect to the valuation of

 

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portfolio securities and derivatives risk management, as applicable. The Trustees noted that there were no material changes to the teams providing services to each Fund. The Board noted no significant disruption or impact to services provided by SSGA or Wellington as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and that each submanager had continued to provide the same level, quality, and extent of services to the Funds. The Trustees also received information with respect to SSGA and Wellington Management’s brokerage policies and practices, including with respect to best execution and soft dollars. The terms of the Submanagement Agreements were also reviewed by the Trustees.

Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, quality, and extent of services provided by SSGA and Wellington Management to each Fund under the applicable Submanagement Agreement.

Performance Information. As noted above, the Trustees considered the investment performance of each Fund over various time periods based on data provided by Domini including for the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods ended December 31, 2022 (or, for the Sustainable Solutions Fund and International Opportunties Fund, which commenced operations in 2020, for the 1-year and since inception periods). This information was compared to performance information with respect to each Fund’s respective benchmark. The Trustees also compared the investment performance of Investor Shares of each Fund for the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods ended January 31, 2023 (or, for the Sustainable Solutions Fund and International Opportunities Fund, which commenced operations in 2020, for the 1-year period), to the performance of a peer group of socially responsible (SRI) funds and non-SRI Funds, as applicable, as identified by ISS Market Intelligence, an independent third-party data provider. The Trustees also took into account Domini’s evaluation of SSGA’s and Wellington Management’s performance with respect to each Fund.

The Trustees concluded that they had continued confidence in SSGA’s and Wellington Management’s overall capability to manage the respective Funds for which they served as Submanager.

Fees and Other Expenses. The Trustees considered the submanagement fees paid by Domini to SSGA and Wellington Management under the Submanagement Agreement with respect to each Fund. The Trustees noted that each Submanagement Agreement had been negotiated at arms-length between Domini and SSGA or Wellington Management, as applicable. The Trustees noted SSGA’s representation that it does not manage any other client portfolios that have similar investment objectives and strategies to the Equity Fund, the Sustainable Solutions Fund, or the International Opportunities Fund because of the unique investment approach applied to such Funds (combining investment selection from Domini and trade implementation and management of short-term investments by

 

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SSGA). The Trustees noted Wellington Management’s representation that it does not manage any other client portfolios that have similar investment objectives and strategies to the International Equity Fund or the Bond Fund because of the unique investment approach applied to such Funds (combining proprietary analysis from Domini and Wellington Management). The Trustees also compared SSGA’s and Wellington Management’s fee with respect to each Fund against the other Funds and took into account the different investment strategies of each Fund. The Trustees also noted the comparative sub-advisory fee information, as available, in the report provided by ISS Market Intelligence with respect to each Fund. The Trustees noted that, with respect to each Fund, Domini (and not the applicable Fund) pays SSGA and Wellington Management from its management fee and that they had reviewed the management fee and comparative fee information in connection with their consideration of the Management Agreement with respect to each Fund.

The Trustees determined, based on the nature and quality of the services provided by SSGA and Wellington Management, and in light of the preceding factors, that the fees paid by Domini to SSGA and Wellington Management with respect to each Fund were fair and reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of services provided and supported approval of the continuance of the Submanagement Agreement with respect to each Fund.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability.

Equity Fund, Sustainable Solutions Fund, and International Opportunities Fund

The Trustees reviewed financial information provided by SSGA, including a summary profitability statement which identified the revenues and expenses generated by the Funds as separate items. Based on the allocation methodology described and information provided, the Trustees concluded that they were satisfied that SSGA’s level of profitability with respect to services provided to the Fund was not excessive. However, the Board also took into account that each Submanagement Agreement was negotiated on an arms-length basis and that Domini, and not the Funds, pays the submanagement fees to SSGA from its advisory fee and that, therefore, the costs of the services provided and the profitability realized by SSGA was not a material factor in the Board consideration.

International Equity Fund and Bond Fund

The Trustees reviewed financial information provided by Wellington Management, including a pro-forma income statement for the year ended December 31, 2022, which identified the revenues generated by the Funds as a separate item and reflected assumptions and estimates regarding operating expenses. Based on the information provided, the Trustees concluded that they were satisfied that Wellington Management’s level of profitability with respect to services provided to that Fund was not excessive. However, the Board also

 

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took into account that the Submanagement Agreements were negotiated on an arms-length basis and that Domini, and not the Funds, pays the submanagement fees to Wellington Management from its advisory fee and that, therefore, the costs of the services provided and the profitability realized by Wellington Management was not a material factor in the Board consideration.

Economies of Scale. The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale would be realized by SSGA and Wellington Management as the assets in each Fund increased and the extent to which economies of scale were reflected in the fee schedule for that Fund under each Submanagement Agreement. The Trustees noted that the submanagement fees are paid by Domini and not the Fund. However, the Trustees noted the breakpoints in fees payable under each Submanagement Agreement with respect to each Fund, as well as breakpoints in the fees payable to Domini under the Management Agreement for each Fund, and concluded that such breakpoints were an effective way to share economies of scale with shareholders as the assets in each Fund grew and supported the approval of the applicable Submanagement Agreement.

Other Benefits. The Trustees considered the other benefits that SSGA and Wellington Management and their respective affiliates received from their relationship with the Funds. The Board noted that one of SSGA’s affiliates currently serves as the Funds’ Custodian. The Board noted that none of Wellington Management or any of its affiliates provided any other services to the Funds. The Trustees also considered the brokerage practices of SSGA and Wellington Management, including each entity’s use of soft dollar arrangements. In addition, the Trustees considered the intangible benefits that accrued to SSGA and Wellington Management and their respective affiliates by virtue of their relationship with the Funds.

The Trustees concluded that the benefits received by SSGA, Wellington Management, and their respective affiliates were reasonable in the context of the relationship between SSGA or Wellington Management, and each applicable Fund, and supported the approval of the Submanagement Agreement with respect to each Fund.

* * * * * *

Based on the Board’s evaluation of all factors that the Board deemed to be material, including those factors described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that renewal of the Agreements would be in the best interest of the respective Fund and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Board, and the Independent Trustees voting separately, approved the Agreements, respectively, for an additional one-year period.

 

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STATEMENT REGARDING LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (UNAUDITED)

As required by law, the Domini Investment Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for each series of the Trust (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), that is designed to assess and manage liquidity risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that a Fund could not meet requests to redeem its shares without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Funds’ Board of Trustees designated a liquidity risk management committee (the “Committee”) consisting of employees of Domini Impact Investments LLC (the “Adviser”) to administer the Program.

The Committee provided the Board of Trustees with a report through March 31, 2023 (the “Reporting Period”) that addressed the operation of the Program, assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including, if applicable, the operation of any Highly Liquid Investment Minimum, and described any material changes that had been made to the Program or were recommended (the “Report”).

The Report confirmed that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period and that no changes were recommended.

The Report also confirmed that, throughout the Reporting Period, the Committee had monitored each Fund’s portfolio liquidity and liquidity risk on an ongoing basis, as described in the Program and in Board reporting throughout the Reporting Period.

The Report discussed the Committee’s annual review of the Program, which addressed, among other things, the following elements of the Program:

Assessment, Management, and Periodic Review of Liquidity Risk. The Committee reviewed each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. The Committee noted that each Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund, taking into account, among other things, whether and to what extent the Fund held less liquid and illiquid assets and the extent to which any such investments affected the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests. In managing and reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, the Committee also considered the extent to which the Fund’s investment strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers, the extent to which the Fund uses borrowing for investment purposes, and the extent to which the Fund uses derivatives (including for hedging purposes). The Committee also reviewed each Fund’s short-term and

 

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long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. In assessing each Fund’s cash flow projections, the Committee considered, among other factors, historical net redemption activity, redemption policies, ownership concentration, distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with the Fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. The Committee also considered each Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources as components of the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests.

Liquidity Classification. The Committee reviewed the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity buckets. In reviewing each Fund’s investments, the Committee considered, among other factors, whether trading varying portions of a position in a particular portfolio investment or asset class in sizes the Fund would reasonably anticipate trading, would be reasonably expected to significantly affect liquidity.

Highly Liquid Investment Minimum. For each Fund, the Committee performed an analysis to determine whether the Fund is required to maintain a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum and determined that no such minimum is required because the Fund primarily holds highly liquid investments.

Compliance with Limitation on Illiquid Investments. The Committee confirmed that during the Reporting Period, no Fund acquired any illiquid investment such that, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets, in accordance with the Program and applicable SEC rules.

Redemptions in Kind. The Committee confirmed that no redemptions in-kind were effected by a Fund during the Reporting Period.

The Report stated that the Committee concluded the Program operates adequately and effectively, in all material respects, to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk throughout the Reporting Period.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

The following table presents information about each Trustee and each Officer of the Domini Investment Trust (the “Trust”) as of July 31, 2023. Asterisks indicate that those Trustees and Officers are “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust. Each Trustee and each Officer of the Trust noted as an interested person is interested by virtue of his or her position with Domini Impact Investments LLC as described below. Unless otherwise indicated below, the address of each Trustee and each Officer is 180 Maiden Lane, Suite 1302, New York, NY 10038. Neither the Funds nor the Trust holds annual shareholder meetings for the purpose of electing Trustees, and Trustees are not elected for fixed terms. This means that each Trustee will be elected to hold office until his or her successor is elected or until he or she retires, resigns, dies, or is removed from office.

 

INTERESTED TRUSTEE AND OFFICER

   
Name, Age,
Position(s) Held,
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of Funds in
the Domini Family of
Funds Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
Held by Trustee

Amy L. Domini*

(73)
Chair of the Trust since 2016 and Trustee of the Trust since 1990

  Portfolio Manager, Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund (since 2020), Domini International Opportunities Fund (since 2020) and Domini Impact Equity Fund (since 2018), Chairperson (since 2016), Member (since 1997), and Manager (since 1997), Domini Impact Investments LLC; Manager (since 2002), Domini Holdings LLC (holding company); Private Trustee (since 1987), Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Office (fiduciary); Partner (since 1994), Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors, LLP (investment advisor); Manager (since 2010), Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Trust, LLC (trust company).   5   Board Member (since 2020), Center for Responsible Lending (nonprofit); Board Member (since 2016), Cambridge Public Library Foundation (nonprofit); Trustee (1998-2022), New England Quarterly (periodical).

 

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DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES

Name, Age,
Position(s) Held,
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During
Past 5 Years
  Number of Funds
in the Domini
Family of Funds
Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
Held by Trustee

Caroline Flammer

(46)
Trustee of the Trust since 2023

  Professor of International and Public Affairs and of Climate (since 2022); Visiting Professor of International and Public Affairs (July to December 2021), Columbia University (research and education); Verena Meyer Visiting Professor (July to August 2023), University of Zurich (research and education); Rafto Visiting Professor in Business and Human Rights (since 2023), NHH Norweigan School of Economics, (research and education); President (since 2022), Alliance for Research and Corporate Sustainability (research and education); Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation (2018-2021); Assistant Professor of Strategy and Innovation (2016-2018), Boston University (research and education), Nominating Committee Member (since 2023), Audit Committee Member (since 2023), Domini Investment Trust.   5   N/A

Gregory A. Ratliff

(63)
Trustee of the Trust since 1999

  Senior Vice President (since 2019), Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (philanthropy); Vice President (2017-2019), ACT, Inc. (education testing); Nominating Committee Chair (since 2023), Nominating Committee Member (1999-2023), Audit Committee Member (since 1999), Lead Independent Trustee (2013-2023), Domini Investment Trust.   5   N/A

 

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DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES (continued)

   
Name, Age,
Position(s) Held,
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of Funds in
the Domini Family of
Funds Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
Held by Trustee

John L. Shields

(70)
Trustee of the Trust since 2004

  President (since 2018), Advisor Guidance, Inc. (management consulting firm); Managing Director (2016-2018), CFGI, LLC (management consulting firm); Nominating Committee Member (since 2004), Audit Committee Chair (since 2004), Lead Independent Trustee (since 2023), Domini Investment Trust.   5   Director (since 2018), EverQuote, Inc. (technology company) (public); Director (since 2015), Vestmark, Inc. (software company); Director (since 2008), Cogo Labs, Inc. (technology company).

 

OFFICERS

   
Name, Age,
Position(s) Held,
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of Funds in
the Domini Family of
Funds Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
Held by Trustee

Megan L. Dunphy*

(53)

Chief Legal Officer of the Trust since 2014, Vice President of the Trust since 2013, and Secretary of the Trust since 2005

  General Counsel (since 2014), and Member (since 2017), Domini Impact Investments LLC; Chief Legal Officer (since 2014), Vice President (since 2013) and Secretary (since 2005), Domini Investment Trust.   N/A   N/A

 

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OFFICERS (continued)

Name, Age,
Position(s) Held,
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of Funds in
the Domini Family of
Funds Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
Held by Trustee

Carole M. Laible*

(59)
President of the Trust since 2017

  Portfolio Manager, Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund (since 2020), Domini International Opportunities Fund (since 2020) and Domini Impact Equity Fund (since 2018), CEO and Manager (since 2016), Member (since 2006), Domini Impact Investments LLC; Manager (since 2017), President and CEO (since 2002), Chief Financial Officer (since 1998), Secretary (since 1998), Treasurer (since 1998) and Registered Principal (since 1998), DSIL Investment Services LLC; Manager (since 2016), Domini Holdings LLC (holding company); President (since 2017), Domini Investment Trust.   N/A   N/A

Douglas Lowe*

(67)
Assistant Secretary of the Trust since 2007

  Senior Call Center Manager (since 2019) and Senior Compliance Manager and Counsel (2006-2019), Domini Impact Investments LLC; Assistant Secretary (since 2007), Domini Investment Trust; Registered Operations Professional (since 2012), DSIL Investment Services LLC.   N/A   N/A

Meaghan O’Rourke-Alexander*

(43)
Assistant Secretary of the Trust since 2007

  Senior Compliance Officer (since 2023), Compliance Officer (2012-2023), Domini Impact Investments LLC; Assistant Secretary (since 2007), Domini Investment Trust.   N/A   N/A

Christina Povall*

(53)
Treasurer of the Trust since 2017 and Vice President of the Trust since 2013

  Chief Financial Officer (since 2014) and Member (since 2017), Domini Impact Investments LLC; Treasurer (since 2017), Vice President (since 2013), Domini Investment Trust; Registered Operations Professional (since 2012), DSIL Investment Services LLC.   N/A   N/A

 

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OFFICERS (continued)

Name, Age,
Position(s) Held,
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of Funds in
the Domini Family of
Funds Overseen by
Trustee
  Other Directorships
Held by Trustee

Maurizio Tallini*

(49)
Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust since 2005, Vice President of the Trust since 2007, and

Chief Information Security Officer of the Trust since 2015

  Chief Compliance Officer (since 2005), Member (since 2007), and Chief Information Security Officer (since 2015), Domini Impact Investments LLC; Vice President (since 2007) and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2005) and Chief Information Security Officer (since 2015), Domini Investment Trust; Chief Compliance Officer (since 2015), Registered Representative (since 2012), Registered Principal (since 2014), and Chief Information Security Officer (since 2015), DSIL Investment Services LLC.   N/A   N/A

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by calling the following toll-free number: 1-800-582-6757.

 

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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

The Domini Funds have established Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities. The Domini Funds’ Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures are available, free of charge, by calling 1-800-762-6814, by visiting domini.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the EDGAR database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at sec.gov. All proxy votes cast for the Domini Funds are posted to Domini’s website on an ongoing basis over the course of the year. An annual record of all proxy votes cast for the Funds during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 can be obtained, free of charge, at domini.com, and on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE INFORMATION

Disclosure of each Fund’s portfolio holdings is made within 60 days of the end of each fiscal semi-annual period (each July 31 and January 31) in the Annual Report and the Semi-Annual Report to Fund shareholders and as of the end of its first and third fiscal quarters (each October 31 and April 30) in publicly available filings of Form N-PORT on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website, sec.gov. Portfolio holdings information is also available online at domini.com/funddocuments.

To obtain copies of Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, free of charge, call 1-800-582-6757. Each Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report is available online at domini.com/funddocuments and in publicly available filings of Form N-CSR on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website, sec.gov.

 

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DOMINI FUNDS

P.O. Box 46707

Cincinnati, OH 45246-0707

1-800-582-6757

domini.com

Investment Manager, Sponsor, and Distributor:

Domini Impact Investments LLC (Investment Manager and Sponsor) DSIL

Investment Services LLC (Distributor)

180 Maiden Lane, Suite 1302

New York, NY 10038-4925

Investment Submanagers:

Domini Impact Equity Fund

Domini International Opportunities Fund

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

Domini Impact Bond Fund

Wellington Management Company LLP

280 Congress Street

Boston, MA 02210

Transfer Agent:

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC

225 Pictoria Drive, Suite 450

Cincinnati, OH 45246

Custodian:

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Congress Street, Suite 1

Boston, MA 02114-2016

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

KPMG LLP

Two Financial Center

60 South Street

Boston, MA 02111

Legal Counsel:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

One Federal Street

Boston, MA 02110


LOGO

 

Domini Funds

P.O. Box 46707 | Cincinnati, OH 45246-0707

1-800-582-6757 | domini.com | @DominiFunds

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Domini Impact Equity FundSM

Investor Shares: CUSIP 257132100 | DSEFX

Institutional Shares: CUSIP 257132852 | DIEQX

Class Y Shares: CUSIP 257132308 | DSFRX

Class A Shares: CUSIP 257132860 | DSEPX

 

Domini International Opportunities FundSM

Investor Shares: CUSIP 257132753 | RISEX

Institutional Shares: CUSIP 257132746 | LEADX

 

Domini Sustainable Solutions FundSM

Investor Shares: 257132761 | CAREX

Institutional Shares: 257132779 | LIFEX

 

Domini Impact International Equity FundSM

Investor Shares: CUSIP 257132704 | DOMIX

Institutional Shares: CUSIP 257132811 | DOMOX

Class Y Shares: CUSIP 257132787 | DOMYX

Class A Shares: CUSIP 257132886 | DOMAX

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Domini Impact Bond FundSM

Investor Shares: CUSIP 257132209 | DSBFX

Institutional Shares: CUSIP 257132829 | DSBIX

Class Y Shares: CUSIP 257132795 | DSBYX

  LOGOLOGO


  (b)

Not applicable


Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report on Form N-CSR, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer.

 

(c)

Not applicable.

 

(d)

Not applicable.

 

(e)

Not applicable.

 

(f)

Registrant is filing its code of ethics with this report.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

John L. Shields, a member of the Audit Committee, has been determined by the Board of Trustees of the registrant in its reasonable business judgment to meet the definition of “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined in the instructions to Form N-CSR. In addition, Mr. Shields is an “independent” member of the Audit Committee as defined in the instructions to Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) Audit Fees

For the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023, and July 31, 2022, the aggregate audit fees billed to the registrant by KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) for professional services rendered for the audits of the financial statements, or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years, are shown in the table below:

 

Fund

   2023      2022  

Domini Impact Equity Fund

   $ 46,800      $ 44,600  

Domini Impact Bond Fund

   $ 39,600      $ 37,700  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

   $ 39,600      $ 37,700  

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

   $ 39,600      $ 37,700  

Domini International Opportunities Fund

   $ 39,600      $ 37,700  

(b) Audit-Related Fees

There were no audit-related fees billed by KPMG for services rendered for assurance and related services to the registrant that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the registrant’s financial statements, but not reported as audit fees, for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023, and July 31, 2022.


There were no audit-related fees billed by KPMG for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023, and July 31, 2022 that were required to be approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee for services rendered on behalf of Domini Impact Investments LLC and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Domini Impact Investments LLC (not including any subadviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the registrant (“Service Providers”).

(c) Tax Fees

In each of the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023, and July 31, 2022, the aggregate tax fees billed by KPMG for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning for the registrant are shown in the table below:

 

Fund

   2023      2022  

Domini Impact Equity Fund

   $ 8,455      $ 8,055  

Domini Impact Bond Fund

   $ 8,455      $ 8,055  

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

   $ 8,455      $ 8,055  

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

   $ 8,455      $ 8,055  

Domini International Opportunities Fund

   $ 8,455      $ 8,055  

There were no tax fees billed by KPMG for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023, and July 31, 2022 that were required to be approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee for services rendered on behalf of the registrant’s Service Providers.

(d) All Other Fees

There were no other fees billed by KPMG for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 for other non-audit services rendered to the registrant.

There were no other fees billed by KPMG for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023, and July 31, 2022 that were required to be approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee for other non-audit services rendered on behalf of the registrant’s Service Providers.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Preapproval Policy: The Registrant’s Audit Committee Preapproval Policy is set forth below:


1. Statement of Principles

The Audit Committee is required to preapprove audit and non-audit services performed for each series of the Domini Investment Trust, (each such series a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) by the independent registered public accountant in order to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the accountant’s independence. The Audit Committee also is required to preapprove non-audit services performed by the Funds’ independent registered public accountant for the Funds’ investment adviser, and certain of the adviser’s affiliates that provide ongoing services to the Funds, if the services to be provided by the accountant relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. The preapproval of these services also is intended to assure that the provision of the services does not impair the accountant’s independence.

Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent registered public accountant has received preapproval, it will require separate preapproval by the Audit Committee. Also, any proposed services exceeding preapproved cost levels will require separate preapproval by the Audit Committee. When considering services for preapproval the Audit Committee will take into account such matters as it deems appropriate or advisable, including applicable rules regarding auditor independence.

The appendices to this Policy describe the Audit, Audit-related, Tax and All Other services for the Funds, that have the preapproval of the Audit Committee. The term of any preapproval is 12 months from the date of preapproval, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides for a different period. The Audit Committee will periodically revise the list of preapproved services based on subsequent determinations.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Policy, the Audit Committee is not required to preapprove services for which preapproval is not required by applicable law, including de minimis and grandfathered services.

2. Delegation

The Audit Committee may delegate preapproval authority to one or more of its members. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report any preapproval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. By adopting this Policy the Audit Committee does not delegate to management the Audit Committee’s responsibilities to preapprove services performed by the independent auditor.

3. Audit Services

The annual Audit services engagement terms and fees for the Funds will be subject to the preapproval of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee will approve, if necessary, any changes in terms, conditions and fees resulting from changes in audit scope or other matters.

In addition to the annual Audit services engagement approved by the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee may grant preapproval for other Audit services, which are those services that only the independent registered public accountant reasonably can provide. The Audit Committee has preapproved the Audit services listed in Appendix A. All Audit services not listed in Appendix A must be separately preapproved by the Audit Committee.


4. Audit-Related Services

Audit-related services are assurance and related services for the Funds that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Funds’ financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent registered public accountant. The Audit Committee believes that the provision of Audit-related services does not impair the independence of the accountant, and has preapproved the Audit-related services listed in Appendix B. All Audit-related services not listed in Appendix B must be separately preapproved by the Audit Committee.

5. Tax Services

The Audit Committee believes that the independent registered public accountant can provide Tax services to the Funds such as tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice without impairing the accountant’s independence. However, the Audit Committee will not permit the retention of the independent registered public accountant in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the independent registered public accountant, the purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committee has preapproved the Tax services listed in Appendix C. All Tax services not listed in Appendix C must be separately preapproved by the Audit Committee.

6. All Other Services

The Audit Committee may grant preapproval to those permissible non-audit services for the Funds classified as All Other services that it believes are routine and recurring services, and would not impair the independence of the accountant. The Audit Committee has preapproved the All Other services listed in Appendix D. Permissible All Other services not listed in Appendix D must be separately preapproved by the Audit Committee.

A list of the SEC’s prohibited non-audit services is attached to this policy as Exhibit 1. The SEC’s rules and relevant guidance should be consulted to determine the precise definitions of these services and the applicability of exceptions to certain of the prohibitions.

7. Preapproval Fee Levels

Preapproval fee levels for all services to be provided by the independent registered public accountant to the Funds, and applicable non-audit services to be provided by the accountant to the Funds’ investment adviser and its affiliates, will be established periodically by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding these levels will require specific preapproval by the Audit Committee.


8. Supporting Documentation

With respect to each service that is separately preapproved, the independent auditor will provide detailed back-up documentation, which will be provided to the Audit Committee, regarding the specific services to be provided.

9. Procedures

Requests or applications to provide services that require separate approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by both the independent registered public accountant and the Funds’ treasurer, and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, the request or application is consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence.

Management will promptly report to the Chair of the Audit Committee any violation of this Policy of which it becomes aware.

Appendix A – Audit Committee Preapproval Policy

Preapproved Audit Services

for

October 27, 2022 through October 31, 2023

 

Service

   Fee Range

Statutory audits or financial audits (including tax services associated with non-audit services)

   As presented to Audit Committee in a separate engagement letter1

Services associated with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings (e.g., consents), and assistance in responding to SEC comment letters

   Not to exceed $9,000 per filing


Appendix B - Audit Committee Preapproval Policy

Preapproved Audit-Related Services

for

October 27, 2022 through October 31, 2023

 

Service

  

Fee Range

Consultations by Fund management with respect to the accounting or disclosure treatment of securities, transactions or events and/or the actual or potential impact of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the SEC, FASB, or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies

   Not to exceed $5,000 per occurrence during the Pre-Approval Period

Review of Funds’ semi-annual financial statements

   Not to exceed $2,000 per set of financial statements per fund

Regulatory compliance assistance

   Not to exceed $5,000 per quarter

Training Courses

   Not to exceed $5,000 per course

Appendix C – Audit Committee Preapproval Policy

Preapproved Tax Services

for

October 27, 2022 through October 31, 2023

 

Service

   Fee Range

Review of federal and state income tax returns and federal excise tax returns for the Funds including assistance and review with excise tax distributions.

   As presented to Audit
Committee in a
separate engagement
letter1

Tax assistance and advice regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments

   Not to exceed $5,000
for the Funds’ or for
the Funds’ investment
adviser during the
Pre-Approval period

Assistance with custom tax audits and related matters

   Not to exceed $15,000
per Fund during the
Pre-Approval Period

Tax Training Courses

   Not to exceed $5,000
per course during the
Pre-Approval Period

M & A tax due diligence services associated with Fund mergers including: review of the target fund’s historical tax filings, review of the target fund’s tax audit examination history, and hold discussions with target management and external tax advisors. Advice regarding the target fund’s overall tax posture and historical and future tax exposures.

   Not to exceed $8,000
per merger during the
Pre-Approval Period

Tax services related to the preparation of annual PFIC statements and annual Form 5471 (Controlled Foreign Corporation for structured finance vehicles)

   Not to exceed $20,000
during the
Pre-Approval Period


Appendix D – Audit Committee Preapproval Policy

Preapproved All Other Services

for

October 27, 2022 through October 31, 2023

 

Service

  

Fee Range

With respect to any service set forth in Appendices A, B, or C, and any other permitted services not listed herein, the Audit Committee Chair is delegated pre-approval authority.

   Not to exceed $20,000 per service, or $75,000 per annum in the aggregate for all such services.

No other services for the Pre-Approval Period have been specifically preapproved by the Audit Committee.

   N/A

Exhibit 1 – Audit Committee Preapproval Policy

Prohibited Non-Audit Services

 

   

Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client

 

   

Financial information systems design and implementation

 

   

Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports

 

   

Actuarial services

 

   

Internal audit outsourcing services

 

   

Management functions

 

   

Human resources

 

   

Broker-dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services

 

   

Legal services

 

   

Expert services unrelated to the audit


 

1 

For new funds launched during the Pre-Approval Period, the fee ranges pre-approved will be the same as those for existing funds, pro-rated in accordance with inception dates as provided in the auditors’ proposal or any engagement letter covering the period at issue. Fees in the engagement letter will be controlling.

(e)(2) None, or 0%, of the services relating to the audit-related fees, tax fees, and all other fees paid by the registrant disclosed above were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (which permits audit committee approval after the start of the engagement with respect to services other than audit review or attest services, if certain conditions are satisfied).

(f) According to KPMG for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, the percentage of hours spent on the audit of the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than KPMG’s full-time, permanent employees is as follows:

 

Fund

   2023  

Domini Impact Equity Fund

     0

Domini Impact Bond Fund

     0

Domini Impact International Equity Fund

     0

Domini Sustainable Solutions Fund

     0

Domini International Opportunities Fund

     0

(g) There were no non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s Service Providers for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022.

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by KPMG for services rendered to the registrant for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023 was $ 42,275. These fees related to the 2023 Tax Fees described in Item 4 (c). The aggregate non-audit fees billed by KPMG for services rendered to the registrant for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022, were $40,275. These fees related to the 2022 Tax Fees described in Item 4 (c).

(h) Not applicable.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to the registrant.


Item 6.

Schedule of Investments.

 

(a)

The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to stockholders filed under Item 1.

 

(b)

Not applicable

 

Item 7.

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

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 9.

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

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may submit recommendations for nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

(a) Within 90 days prior to the filing of this report on Form N-CSR, Carole M. Laible, the registrant’s President and Principal Executive Officer, and Christina Povall, the registrant’s Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, reviewed the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) and evaluated their effectiveness. Based on their evaluation, Ms. Laible and Ms. Povall determined that the disclosure controls and procedures adequately ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this report on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods required by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the Ms. Laible and Ms. Povall, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

(b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have 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 to the registrant.


Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1) The Code of Ethics referred to in Item 2 is filed herewith.

(a)(2) Separate certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant are filed herewith.

(a)(2)(1) There were no written solicitations to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the Registrant to 10 or more persons.

(a)(2)(2) There was no change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant during the period covered by the report.

(b) A single certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Rule 13a-14b or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code for the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the registrant is filed herewith.

 


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.

 

DOMINI INVESTMENT TRUST
By:  

/s/ Carole M. Laible

  Carole M. Laible
  President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: October 5, 2023

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/ Carole M. Laible

  Carole M. Laible
  President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: October 5, 2023

 

By:  

/s/ Christina Povall

  Christina Povall
  Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: October 5, 2023