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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number 811-06351

 

 

Green Century Funds

 

 

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Green Century Capital Management, Inc.

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 482-0800

Date of fiscal year end: July 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2019

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).


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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

Green Century Balanced Fund

Green Century Equity Fund

Green Century MSCI International Index Fund

January 31, 2019

An investment for your future.®   114 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

For information on the Green Century Funds®, call 1-800-93-GREEN. For information on how to open an account and account services, call 1-800-221-5519 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. For daily share price information twenty-four hours a day, visit www.greencentury.com.

Dear Green Century Funds Shareholder:

Although 2018 was a volatile year for the market, I am very pleased to report that all three of Green Century’s Funds performed strongly during the one year period that ended December 31, 2018—and late in the year, the Green Century Equity Fund was named as one of the top 10 socially conscious funds in the U.S., based on performance, by Bloomberg.*

The continued growth in responsible investing was another notable feature of 2018. According to the latest report from the U.S. SIF Foundation, sustainable, responsible, and impact investing assets now account for one in four dollars under professional management in the United States.

As interest in responsible investing has grown so, too, have the number of “green” mutual funds, available to investors. While I, obviously, welcome the increased interest in sustainable investing, I do fear that many of these new entrants are not as responsible as they claim.

Of course, as a Green Century investor, you need not share this concern. Green Century is more than just a pioneer in responsible investing, we strive to remain the gold standard. Green Century offers investors an unparalleled opportunity to make an impact with their investments.

Green Century invests in sustainable, solution-oriented companies, houses a robust and in-depth shareholder advocacy program, and provides funding for the environmental and public health campaigns of our nonprofit owners. Below are just a few of the ways your investment with Green Century helped us make a positive environmental impact in 2018:

 

   

Starbuck’s1 Sustainability Bond, a holding in the Green Century Balanced Fund, is improving the environmental and social impact of Starbuck’s supply chain and supporting coffee farmers who commit to promote long-term productivity and sustainability by keeping soil healthy, conserving water, and growing shade trees to protect wildlife.

   

After Green Century filed a shareholder proposal with Verizon Communications, Inc.,1 a holding in the Green Century Equity Fund, it announced a commitment to source the equivalent of 50% of its annual electricity usage from renewable sources by 2025.

   

Danone,1 a holding in the Green Century International Index Fund, was ranked 11th in Fortune’s “Change the World” list of companies taking on society’s biggest problems, in 2018. It has committed to becoming carbon neutral across its full value chain by 2050.


   

Green Century provided direct support to the U.S. PIRG Education Fund’s multi-year—and ultimately successful—campaign aimed at convincing the McDonald’s Corporation,1 the largest purchaser of beef in the world, to restrict the use of medically important antibiotics in its beef supply chain. McDonald’s new commitment could steer further change towards antibiotic stewardship. Incredibly, an estimated 70 percent of antibiotics used in modern human medicine are sold for use in meat and dairy production in the U.S.

While market volatility that marked 2018 appears to have settled down for now, it is impossible to predict what the rest of the year will hold. If 2019 proves to be as tumultuous as last year, I encourage you to remember your goals.

You invest with Green Century to save for the future and make a difference in the world. No matter what happens in the market on any given day, we remain committed to protecting the environment, promoting clean energy, reducing plastic pollution, and more—and your investments make our work possible. If you missed our recent Best of 2018 list, take a moment to read through what your investments helped us achieve at: www.greencentury.com/the-best-of-2018/.

Sincerely,

Leslie Samuelrich, President

Green Century Capital Management

 

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THE GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND

The Green Century Balanced Fund seeks capital growth and income from a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds that meet Green Century’s standards for corporate environmental performance. The portfolio managers of the Balanced Fund avoid fossil fuel companies and aim to invest in companies that are in the business of solving environmental problems or that are committed to reducing their environmental impact.

 

          CUMULATIVE
RETURNS*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS*  
     Total expense ratio: 1.48%   Six Months     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  
December 31, 2018   Green Century Balanced Fund     –2.68%       –2.14%       4.23%       8.65%  
    Custom Balanced Fund Index2     –3.72%       –2.36%       5.85%       9.28%  
January 31, 2019   Green Century Balanced Fund     0.16%       0.29%       6.00%       9.59%  
    Custom Balanced Fund Index2     –0.78%       –0.12%       7.30%       10.44%  

* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the Prospectus for more information.

During the six month period ended January 31, 2019, the Balanced Fund outperformed the Custom Balanced Index, with the Balanced Fund returning 0.16% and the Custom Balanced index returning –0.78%. For the one year period ending January 31, 2019, the Balanced Fund slightly outperformed the Custom Balanced Index. The Balanced Fund returned 0.29%, while the Custom Balanced Index returned –0.12%.

The Fund’s equity holdings that most positively contributed to relative performance during the twelve months ended January 31, 2019 included: Xilinx,1 Mastercard,1 Palo Alto Networks,1 Merck,1 and TJX.1 Poor performers included Lincoln National,1 Sealed Air,1 Illinois Tool Works,1 PNC Financial,1 and KeyCorp.1

The market rose significantly between the November 2016 and September 2018, and then moved sharply lower through December 2018. In the view of the Balanced Fund’s portfolio managers, the volatility in the latter part of the year was tied to rising interest rates, evidence of slowing global growth, and rising macro uncertainty tied to Brexit and the trade war with China.

The portfolio manager’s outlook has remained relatively steady, focusing on long-term, leading economic indicators rather than the volatile news cycle. While economic and geopolitical risks remain elevated, a broad set of data continues to forecast positive, though slower, growth in 2019 for both the U.S. and the global economy. The investment community has clearly turned the page from the blind optimism of 2017 to a more aware—and nervous—investor ecosystem, but lower valuations have helped to balance forward risks and returns thus far in 2019.

The Fund’s portfolio managers have consistently argued that the 2017 Tax Reform Act’s effects on earnings and economic growth would only be short-term in nature and that consumer and investor optimism was misplaced. Their call now appears to be priced into the market. Forecasts for 2019 earnings growth are lower

 

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than for 2018, and the Conference Board’s Consumer Expectations Index is at its lowest level since the inauguration of President Trump. However, in spite of both stock and bond market volatility and recent economic data softness, neither markets nor data are indicating a near-term recession. The consensus estimate of real GDP growth is now 2.5% for 2019, down only slightly from 2.9% in 2018 and still above average for the current cycle. Other data, though also coming off of cycle highs, remain relatively strong as well.

Employment continues to grow, with wages incrementally improving and bringing new entrants into the labor market. Consumer balance sheets appear very healthy, with household debt service coverage at a 40-year low. Other leading economic indicators including Purchasing Managers Indices are still well above contraction or recession levels. As always, there are many sources of risk and uncertainty to our economic

outlook, some of which manifest more directly and rapidly than others. Employers report difficulty hiring at this low unemployment rate, and it is unclear how much additional labor force elasticity remains, even though increasing wages have brought new, “undiscouraged” workers into the labor market. After pressing interest rates higher and affecting sectors such as housing and autos, the Federal Reserve appears to be near the end of its tightening cycle. These are common late-cycle headwinds, and while their effects tend to emerge slowly, they will make it increasingly difficult for economic growth to remain strong.

Other types of risks are less predictable, and can develop much more rapidly. While the portfolio managers note that trade wars are neither good nor easy to win, investors’ capacity for anticipating President Trump’s negotiations is limited. Trump has acknowledged that the trade war is affecting financial markets, and it is possible

 

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INVESTMENT BY INDUSTRY (unaudited)

 

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that market volatility will impact his motivation to make a deal with China. Changing sentiment is itself a risk. Spending and, particularly, investments by both companies and consumers depend on confident expectations of future growth. Emerging recession fears are potentially self-fulfilling if enough companies and consumers respond to their concerns by delaying or avoiding hiring, investing, and spending, even though the Fund’s managers do not now see the type of excesses that led to past market collapses.

The Balanced Fund’s portfolio managers expect continuing volatility in financial markets, but consider the long-term risk-to-reward ratio of the equity market to be reasonably balanced. As such, they have continued cautious but balanced positioning over the last few months. The U.S. economy is now at full employment, limiting the potential for further expansion. The Fund’s managers remain concerned about heightened geopolitical risk, as international friends and adversaries alike respond with alarm to President Trump’s often vacillating positions on a variety of major trade, currency, and defense issues. Therefore, the portfolio managers have continued a moderate allocation to stocks within the portfolio, favoring companies that the managers believe will produce consistent growth, and continue to have lower average maturity of the bond holdings, favoring high quality bonds, which they believe will lower the level of risk for the portfolio. The Balanced Fund’s portfolio managers believe the Fund is positioned to benefit from the steady, if slow, economic growth they expect for the United States in 2019.

The Green Century Balanced Fund invests in the stocks and bonds of environmentally responsible corporations of various sizes, including small, medium, and large companies. The Green Century Balanced Fund does not invest in fossil fuels though most other diversified mutual funds do. The portfolio managers continue to feel that their emphasis on companies with sustainable models for growth is both appropriate and wise, especially in an unsettled market environment. In many ways, 2018 is likely to mark the beginning of the real transition of our energy system from fossil to renewable fuels. This transition is occurring, not because of the hard work in the Paris international climate negotiations or the physical devastation suffered by many due to the changing climate, but because of economics. In 2018, utilities voluntarily pledged to give up carbon electricity in fossil fuel-rich states Colorado and Indiana. Cities and states including New York, Washington D.C., Oregon and Hawaii pledged to decarbonize. Corporate purchases of wind and solar generated electricity skyrocketed. In 2018, building new wind and solar became cheaper than running existing coal or gas generation assets. We are now in a full-fledged transition to a renewable energy-based economy.

The value of the stocks held in the Balanced Fund will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect a single issuer, industry, or sector of the economy or may affect the market as a whole. Bonds are subject to a variety of risks including interest rate, credit, and inflation risk.

 

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THE GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND

The Green Century Equity Fund invests essentially all of its assets in the stocks which make up the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the KLD 400 Index or the Index),3 comprised primarily of large capitalization U.S. companies selected based on comprehensive environmental, social and governance sustainability criteria. The Equity Fund seeks to provide shareholders with a long-term total return that matches that of the Index.

 

          CUMULATIVE
RETURNS*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS*  
          Six Months     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  
December 31, 2018   Green Century Equity Fund — Individual Investor Share Class     –6.45%       –4.00%       7.70%       12.21%  
    Green Century Equity Fund — Institutional Share Class     –6.30%       –3.79%       7.75%       12.24%  
    S&P 500® Index4     –6.85%       –4.38%       8.49%       13.12%  
January 31, 2019   Green Century Equity Fund — Individual Investor Share Class     –2.38%       –2.53%       10.02%       14.07%  
    Green Century Equity Fund — Institutional Share Class     –2.24%       –2.32%       10.07%       14.09%  
    S&P 500® Index4     –3.00%       –2.31%       10.96%       15.00%  

The Individual Investor Share Class total expense ratio of the Fund is 1.25% and the Institutional Share Class total expense ratio of the Fund is 0.95% as of the most recent prospectus.

* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the Prospectus for more information.

As of April 1, 2014, the Equity Fund invests in the common stocks which make up the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuel Index; prior to April 1, 2014, the Fund invested in the common stocks which made up the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index.

During the six month period ended January 31, 2019, the Green Century Equity Fund, which closely tracks the KLD 400 Index, outperformed the S&P 500® Index (the S&P 500) by 62 basis points in the Individual Investor Share Class and by 76 basis points in the Institutional Share Class. The Equity Fund returned –2.38% in the Individual Investor Share Class and –2.24% in the Institutional Share Class for this six month period ended January 31, 2019, while the S&P 500 returned –3.00% during the same period.

As the KLD 400 Index does not include all of the stocks in the S&P 500 and includes some stocks not in the S&P 500 Index, the performance of the Equity Fund can be expected to differ from the performance of the broader benchmark. The difference in performance of the Equity Fund relative to the S&P 500 was influenced by differences in sector allocation and stock selection criteria between the Fund and the Index.

According to an analysis by the Fund’s portfolio managers, the strongest performing sectors in the Equity Fund were Utilities, Consumer Staples and Real Estate, which returned 9.29%, 5.40%, and 3.67%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Financials and Industrials, which returned –5.82% and –4.73%, respectively, for the six month period.

 

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Within the S&P 500® Index, Real Estate and Utilities were the strongest performing sectors, gaining 6.31% and 5.37%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Energy and Financials, which returned –15.99% and –6.25%, respectively, for the six month period.

 

The Equity Fund benefitted by not owning any securities in the Energy sector, which was the worst performing sector of the S&P 500 during the six month period, returning –15.99%. The performance of the Fund, relative to the S&P 500, was further boosted by the positive impact of stock selection in the Consumer Staples, Materials and Utilities sectors. The relative performance of the Fund was negatively impacted by stock selection in the Health Care and Real Estate sectors.

The Equity Fund, like other mutual funds invested primarily in stocks, carries the risk of investing in the stock market. The large companies in which the Equity Fund is invested may perform worse than the stock market as a whole. The Equity Fund will not shift concentration from one industry to another or from stocks to bonds or cash, in order to defend against a falling stock market.

 

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THE GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

The Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the International Fund) invests in the stocks which make up the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index (the Index),5 comprised primarily of foreign companies selected based on comprehensive environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability criteria. The International Fund seeks to provide shareholders with a long-term total return that matches that of the Index.

 

          CUMULATIVE
RETURNS*
    AVERAGE
ANNUAL RETURNS*
 
     Inception Date: September 30, 2016   Six Months     One Year     Since
Inception
 
December 31, 2018   Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Individual Investor Share Class     –10.72%       –14.33%       1.27%  
    Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Institutional Share Class     –10.60%       –14.07%       1.52%  
    MSCI World ex USA Index6     –11.64%       –14.09%       2.76%  
January 31, 2019   Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Individual Investor Share Class     –7.44%       –12.15%       3.97%  
    Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Institutional Share Class     –7.31%       –11.96%       4.22%  
    MSCI World ex USA Index6     –7.61%       –12.06%       5.73%  

The Individual Investor Share Class total expense ratio of the Fund is 1.28% and the Institutional Share Class total expense ratio of the Fund is 0.98% as of the most recent prospectus.

* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the Prospectus for more information.

The Green Century MSCI International Index Fund closely tracks the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index. The International Fund’s Individual Investor Share Class returned –7.44% and the International Fund’s Institutional Share Class returned –7.31% for the six-month period ended January 31, 2019, outperforming the MSCI World ex USA Index, the Fund’s benchmark, which returned –7.61% during the same period.

The MSCI World ex USA Index is not a values-based or SRI screened index and may invest in fossil fuels, nuclear weapons, and producers of genetically modified organisms. The difference in performance of the International Fund relative to this Index was largely due to differences in sector allocation and stock selection criteria between the Fund and the Index.

 

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According to an analysis by the Fund’s portfolio managers, the Energy sector was the worst-performing sector of the Index during the period, returning –10.78%. The International Fund does not hold any securities in the Energy sector, contributing to a slight outperformance versus the Index. The International Fund’s performance relative to the Index was hindered by stock selection in the Real Estate sector, but boosted by stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary and Health Care sectors.

The International Fund, like other mutual funds invested primarily in stocks, carries the risk of investing in the stock market. The developed ex-U.S. equities in which the International Fund is invested may perform worse than the stock market as a whole. The International Fund will not shift concentration from one industry to another or from stocks to bonds or cash, in order to defend against a falling stock market.

 

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The Green Century Funds’ proxy voting guidelines and a record of the Funds’ proxy votes for the year ended June 30, 2018 are available without charge, upon request, (i) at www.greencentury.com, (ii) by calling 1-800-93-GREEN, (iii) sending an e-mail to info@greencentury.com, and (iv) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

The Green Century Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of the year on Form N-Q. The Green Century Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington DC 20549-0102 or by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The information on Form N-Q may also be obtained by calling 1-800-93-GREEN, or by e-mailing a request to info@greencentury.com.

 

 

* As of November 27, 2018, the Green Century Equity Fund was rated ninth among the top 10 Socially Conscious Funds by Bloomberg against 47 open-end funds with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), Socially Responsible, Religiously Responsible, Environmentally Friendly, Clean Energy, or Climate Change as a general attribute in the fund prospectus, total assets of at least $100 million, an equity allocation greater than 80%, and a five-year history. The Green Century Equity Fund has been included in Bloomberg’s ranking of U.S. responsible funds three times since 2017: as of December 31, 2017 the Equity Fund was ranked in seventh place among U.S. Responsible Funds, rated against 14 open-end funds with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) as a general attribute in the fund prospectus, total assets of at least $100 million, and a five-year history; and as of June 30, 2017, the Green Century Equity Fund was ranked in fifth place among 23 open-end funds with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) as a general attribute in the fund prospectus, total assets of at least $100 million, and a five-year history. In all three rankings, retail funds were used, either primary or class A shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

1 As of January 31, 2019, the following companies comprised the listed percentages of each of the Green Century Funds:

 

Portfolio Holdings   GREEN
CENTURY
BALANCED
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
EQUITY
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

Starbucks Corporation

    1.89     0.86     0.00

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1.41     2.13     0.00

Danone SA

    0.00     0.00     1.29

McDonald’s Corporation

    0.00     1.30     0.00

Xilinx, Inc.

    1.59     0.00     0.00

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

    2.07     0.00     0.00

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

    1.00     0.00     0.00
Portfolio Holdings   GREEN
CENTURY
BALANCED
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
EQUITY
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

Merck & Company, Inc.

    1.70     1.85     0.00

The TJX Companies, Inc.

    0.97     0.00     0.00

Lincoln National Corporation

    0.64     0.00     0.00

Sealed Air Corporation

    0.00     0.06     0.00

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    0.63     0.39     0.00

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    1.09     0.53     0.00

KeyCorp

    0.90     0.16     0.00
 

 

Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Funds. Please refer to the Green Century Funds website for current information regarding the Funds’ portfolio holdings. Note that some of the holdings discussed above may not have been held by any Fund during the six-month period ended January 31, 2019, or may have been held by a Fund for a portion of the period, or may have been held by a Fund for the entire period. These holdings are subject to risk as described in the Funds’ prospectus. References to specific investments should not be construed as a recommendation of the securities by the Funds, their administrator, or their distributor.

 

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2 The Custom Balanced Index is comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 1500 Index and a 40% weighting in the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate & Government Index (the BofA Merrill Lynch Index). The S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index is an unmanaged broad-based capitalization-weighted index comprising 1500 stocks of large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap U.S. companies. The BofA Merrill Lynch Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade government and corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market with at least 1 year and less than 10 years remaining maturity, including U.S. treasury, U.S. agency, foreign government, supranational and corporate securities. It is not possible to invest directly in the Custom Balanced Index, the S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index, or the BofA Merrill Lynch Index.

3 The MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index) is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. and is comprised of the common stocks of the approximately 400 companies in the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the KLD400 Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves included in the KLD400 Index. The KLD400 Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to provide exposure to U.S. companies that have positive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) characteristics and consists of approximately 400 companies selected from the MSCI USA Investable Market Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

4 The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P 500® Index is heavily weighted toward stocks with large market capitalization and represents approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all domestic stocks. It is not possible to invest directly in the S&P 500® Index.

5 The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the companies in the MSCI World ex USA SRI Index (the World ex USA SRI Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves included in the World ex USA SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) Index. The World ex USA SRI Index includes large and mid-cap stocks from approximately 22 developed market countries (excluding the U.S.). The World ex USA SRI Index is a capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with what MSCI calculates to have outstanding ESG ratings and excludes companies whose products have negative social or environmental impacts. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

6 The MSCI World ex USA Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The MSCI World ex USA Index includes large and mid-cap stocks across 22 of 23 Developed Markets countries and excludes the United States. With 1,023 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The MSCI World ex USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index. It is not possible to invest directly in the MSCI World ex USA Index.

The Funds’ environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Funds compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.

This information has been prepared from sources believed reliable. The views expressed are as of the date of publication and are those of the Advisor to the Funds.

This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current Prospectus.

Distributor: UMB Distribution Services, LLC 3/19

The Green Century Equity Fund and the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the “Funds”) are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, its affiliates, information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating the MSCI indices (the “MSCI Parties”), and the MSCI Parties bear no liability with respect to the Funds or any index on which a Fund is based. The MSCI Parties are not sponsors of the Funds and are not affiliated with the Funds in any way. The Statement of Additional Information contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship the MSCI Parties have with Green Century Capital Management and the Funds.

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS EXPENSE EXAMPLE

For the six months ended January 31, 2019 (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Green Century Funds (the “Funds”), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees on certain redemptions; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019 (the “period”).

Actual Expenses    The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 equals 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes    The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of either of the Funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of 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 on shares held for 60 days or less. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing the 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 could have been higher.

 

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT  VALUE
AUGUST 1, 2018
     ENDING
ACCOUNT  VALUE
JANUARY 31, 2019
     EXPENSES
PAID  DURING
THE PERIOD1
 

Balanced Fund

        

Actual Expenses

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,001.60      $ 7.47  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses

     1,000.00        1,017.54        7.53  

 

12


     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT  VALUE
AUGUST 1, 2018
     ENDING
ACCOUNT  VALUE
JANUARY 31, 2019
     EXPENSES
PAID  DURING
THE PERIOD
 

Equity Fund

        

Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class1

   $ 1,000.00      $ 976.20      $ 6.23  

Actual Expenses — Institutional Class1

     1,000.00        977.60        4.73  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses
Individual Investor Class

     1,000.00        1,018.70        6.36  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses
Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,020.21        4.84  
     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT  VALUE
AUGUST 1, 2018
     ENDING
ACCOUNT  VALUE
JANUARY 31, 2019
     EXPENSES
PAID  DURING
THE  PERIOD1
 

International Index Fund

        

Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class

   $ 1,000.00      $ 925.60      $ 6.21  

Actual Expenses — Institutional Class

     1,000.00        926.90        4.76  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses
Individual Investor Class

     1,000.00        1,018.55        6.51  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses
Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,020.06        4.99  

1 Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios (1.48% for the Balanced Fund, 1.25% for the Equity Fund Individual Investor Class, 0.95% for the Equity Fund Institutional Class, 1.28% for the International Index Fund Individual Investor Class and 0.98% for the International Index Fund Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

13


GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 64.6%

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Software & Services — 7.4%

 

Adobe, Inc. (a)

     6,573      $ 1,628,921  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

     11,965        1,761,248  

Blackbaud, Inc.

     16,690        1,195,004  

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

     23,949        5,056,352  

Microsoft Corporation

     50,734        5,298,152  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     35,015        3,107,931  
     

 

 

 
     18,047,608  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 5.8%

 

Celgene Corporation (a)

     27,219        2,407,793  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     42,241        2,957,292  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     6,759        1,891,101  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     11,283        1,455,620  

Merck & Company, Inc.

     55,816        4,154,385  

Waters Corporation (a)

     5,791        1,338,995  
     

 

 

 
     14,205,186  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 4.7%

 

A.O. Smith Corporation

     25,088        1,200,711  

Hexcel Corporation

     37,314        2,526,531  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     11,220        1,540,618  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     26,748        2,675,870  

Middleby Corporation (The) (a)

     10,569        1,243,126  

Wabtec Corporation

     11,699        809,103  

Xylem, Inc.

     21,084        1,502,446  
     

 

 

 
     11,498,405  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment & Services — 4.6%

 

Baxter International, Inc.

     28,987        2,101,268  

Cigna Corporation

     22,049        4,405,611  

Medtronic PLC (b)

     22,868        2,021,302  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     13,466        1,176,255  

Stryker Corporation

     8,950        1,589,251  
     

 

 

 
     11,293,687  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 4.4%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     56,782        2,708,501  

Chubb Ltd. (b)

     15,375        2,045,644  

Lincoln National Corporation

     26,948        1,576,189  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     16,034        2,316,111  

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

     17,303        2,172,219  
     

 

 

 
     10,818,664  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Media & Entertainment — 4.3%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

     6,261      $ 7,049,197  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

     13,120        2,186,973  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     15,070        1,173,652  
     

 

 

 
     10,409,822  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 4.2%

 

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     968        1,774,160  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     13,443        2,467,194  

Target Corporation

     26,125        1,907,125  

TJX Companies, Inc. (The)

     47,508        2,362,573  

Tractor Supply Company

     20,224        1,727,129  
     

 

 

 
     10,238,181  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 3.4%

 

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     22,236        1,118,916  

First Republic Bank

     22,973        2,219,881  

KeyCorp

     133,909        2,205,481  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     21,808        2,675,187  
     

 

 

 
     8,219,465  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 3.2%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

     24,092        2,381,735  

ASML Holding NV (b)

     8,209        1,436,821  

Xilinx, Inc.

     34,708        3,885,214  
     

 

 

 
     7,703,770  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 3.0%

 

Apple, Inc.

     17,962        2,989,595  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     41,256        1,950,996  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

     11,424        2,454,104  
     

 

 

 
     7,394,695  
     

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 2.7%

 

General Mills, Inc.

     300        13,332  

McCormick & Company, Inc.

     24,042        2,972,553  

Unilever NV (b)

     68,172        3,647,884  
     

 

 

 
     6,633,769  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 2.2%

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     10,785        2,080,642  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     12,467        1,644,023  

SBA Communications Corporation, Class A (a)

     9,695        1,769,629  
     

 

 

 
     5,494,294  
     

 

 

 
 

 

14


GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 1.9%

 

First Solar, Inc. (a)

     30,177      $ 1,526,654  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

     53,040        1,198,174  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

     31,517        1,818,846  
     

 

 

 
     4,543,674  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.8%

 

Costco Wholesale Corporation

     15,608        3,349,945  

Sysco Corporation

     18,023        1,150,769  
     

 

 

 
     4,500,714  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 1.8%

 

Ball Corporation

     43,591        2,278,938  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     15,290        2,167,816  
     

 

 

 
     4,446,754  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 1.4%

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     62,591        3,446,260  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 1.4%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)

     29,888        1,563,740  

Charles Schwab Corporation (The)

     38,304        1,791,478  
     

 

 

 
     3,355,218  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.3%

 

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     19,253        1,576,436  

VF Corporation

     19,571        1,647,291  
     

 

 

 
     3,223,727  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 1.3%

 

Church & Dwight Company, Inc.

     28,772        1,858,959  

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

     12,767        1,231,632  
     

 

 

 
     3,090,591  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 1.1%

 

American Water Works Company, Inc.

     28,536        2,730,039  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.0%

 

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     9,336        999,325  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     14,085        1,484,559  
     

 

 

 
     2,483,884  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Services — 0.8%

 

Starbucks Corporation

     27,442      $ 1,869,898  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles & Components — 0.5%

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

     29,100        1,190,190  
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.4%

 

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)

     9,081        1,066,200  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $111,763,241)

        157,904,695  
     

 

 

 
     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
        

BONDS & NOTES — 31.7%

 

Green and Sustainability Bonds, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 17.1%

 

Apple, Inc.
2.85%, due 2/23/23 (c)

   $ 3,000,000        3,011,034  

Apple, Inc.
3.00%, due 6/20/27 (c)

     1,000,000        977,787  

Asian Development Bank
2.125%, due 3/19/25 (b)

     1,000,000        971,597  

Bank of America Corporation
2.151%, due 11/9/20 (c)

     1,750,000        1,727,215  

Boston Properties LP
4.50%, due 12/1/28 (c)

     2,000,000        2,070,734  

City & County of San Francisco CA Community Facilities District No. 2014-1
2.75%, due 9/1/23

     650,000        644,235  

City of San Francisco CA Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue
2.806%, due 11/1/23

     2,000,000        1,996,080  

Digital Realty Trust LP
3.95%, due 7/1/22 (c)

     2,000,000        2,023,510  

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development 0.875%, due 7/22/19 (b)

     1,500,000        1,488,531  

European Investment Bank
2.50%, due 10/15/24 (b)

     2,000,000        1,989,264  

European Investment Bank
2.125%, due 4/13/26 (b)

     500,000        481,394  

Fannie Mae Pool
1.76%, due 7/1/23

     359,581        351,788  
 

 

15


GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Green and Sustainability Bonds, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — (continued)

 

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development
2.125%, due 3/3/25 (b)

   $ 2,000,000      $ 1,947,430  

International Finance Corporation 2.125%, due 4/7/26 (b)

     500,000        483,497  

Kommunalbanken AS
1.375%, due 10/26/20 (b)(d)

     2,000,000        1,957,614  

Kommuninvest I Sverige AB
1.50%, due 4/23/19 (b)(d)

     1,000,000        997,986  

Korea Development Bank (The)
3.52% (LIBOR 3 Month+73 basis points),
due 7/6/22 (b)(e)

     1,250,000        1,252,353  

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
1.75%, due 10/15/19 (b)

     3,000,000        2,982,501  

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
2.00%, due 11/30/21 (b)

     1,000,000        984,906  

National Australia Bank Ltd./New York
3.625%, due 6/20/23 (b)

     2,000,000        2,023,662  

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV
2.375%, due 3/24/26 (b)(d)

     1,000,000        971,327  

Nordic Investment Bank
2.25%, due 9/30/21 (b)

     1,500,000        1,487,455  

Overseas Private Investment Corporation
3.28%, due 9/15/29

     770,596        778,662  

Regency Centers LP
3.75%, due 6/15/24 (c)

     2,000,000        1,991,538  

Starbucks Corporation
2.45%, due 6/15/26 (c)

     3,000,000        2,763,897  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
2.45%, due 10/20/20 (b)

     2,000,000        1,980,900  

Svensk Exportkredit AB
1.875%, due 6/23/20 (b)

     1,500,000        1,484,621  
     

 

 

 
     41,821,518  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies — 5.2%

 

Federal Farm Credit Banks
1.80%, due 6/15/20

     200,000        198,103  
     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

U.S. Government Agencies — (continued)

 

Federal Farm Credit Banks
2.23%, due 11/15/22 (c)

   $ 1,500,000      $ 1,481,243  

Federal Farm Credit Banks
2.98%, due 3/13/23 (c)

     3,000,000        3,000,429  

Federal Farm Credit Banks
2.26%, due 11/13/24

     500,000        487,695  

Federal Farm Credit Banks
3.48%, due 9/22/25 (c)

     500,000        500,019  

Federal Home Loan Banks
3.89%, due 5/3/28 (c)

     3,000,000        3,002,544  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
3.75%, due 3/27/19

     500,000        501,042  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
0.00%, due 11/29/19

     200,000        195,788  

Federal National Mortgage Association
1.70%, due 1/27/20 (c)

     3,000,000        2,972,568  

Overseas Private Investment Corporation
3.33%, due 5/15/33

     232,578        234,542  

Overseas Private Investment Corporation
3.43%, due 6/1/33

     225,441        229,251  
     

 

 

 
     12,803,224  
     

 

 

 

Community Development Financial Institutions — 3.4%

 

Capital Impact Partners
2.60%, due 12/15/22

     2,000,000        1,945,802  

Enterprise Community Loan Fund, Inc.
4.152%, due 11/1/28 (c)

     3,000,000        2,971,527  

Local Initiatives Support Corporation
3.782%, due 3/1/27 (c)

     2,000,000        1,984,700  

Reinvestment Fund, Inc. (The)
3.78%, due 2/15/26

     1,400,000        1,411,025  
     

 

 

 
     8,313,054  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 2.3%

 

International Business Machines Corporation
8.375%, due 11/1/19

     500,000        520,632  
 

 

16


GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

  concluded

 

     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Media & Entertainment — (continued)

 

Microsoft Corporation
1.10%, due 8/8/19

   $ 3,000,000      $ 2,978,394  

Oracle Corporation
5.00%, due 7/8/19

     1,000,000        1,009,961  

Oracle Corporation
2.50%, due 5/15/22 (c)

     1,000,000        988,644  
     

 

 

 
     5,497,631  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 1.2%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)
3.55%, due 9/23/21 (c)

     1,000,000        1,018,752  

State Street Corporation
3.10%, due 5/15/23

     2,000,000        1,994,004  
     

 

 

 
     3,012,756  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 1.1%

 

HSBC Holdings PLC
5.10%, due 4/5/21 (b)

     1,500,000        1,564,029  

JPMorgan Chase & Company
4.40%, due 7/22/20

     1,000,000        1,020,479  
     

 

 

 
     2,584,508  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 0.5%

 

Amgen, Inc.
5.70%, due 2/1/19

     1,250,000        1,250,000  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 0.4%

 

HCP, Inc.
3.875%, due 8/15/24 (c)

     1,000,000        994,955  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

 

America Movil SAB de C.V.
5.00%, due 10/16/19 (b)

     750,000        760,184  
     

 

 

 

Healthy Living — 0.2%

 

Whole Foods Market, Inc.
5.20%, due 12/3/25 (c)(d)

     500,000        548,655  
     

 

 

 

Total Bonds & Notes
(Cost $78,037,298)

        77,586,485  
     

 

 

 

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT — 0.1%

 

     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Self-Help Credit Union
1.30%, due 6/21/19

   $ 95,000      $ 94,563  

Self-Help Federal Credit Union
1.40%, due 3/17/20

     240,000        236,937  
     

 

 

 

Total Certificates Of Deposit
(Cost $335,000)

        331,500  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 3.3%

 

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account , 0.25% (f)
(Cost $8,060,966)

        8,060,966  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $8,060,966)

        8,060,966  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (g) — 99.7%

 

(Cost $198,196,505)

        243,883,646  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.3%

        688,622  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

   $ 244,572,268  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Securities whose values are determined or significantly influenced by trading in markets other than the United States or Canada.

(c)

Callable.

(d)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of these securities is $X.

(e)

Floating rate bond. Rate shown is currently in effect at January 31, 2019.

(f)

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end.

(g)

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $197,999,861 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $48,742,824 and $2,859,039 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $45,883,785.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

17


GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 100.0%

     
     SHARES      VALUE  

Software & Services — 15.7%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A (a)

     15,491      $ 2,378,643  

Adobe, Inc. (b)

     11,870        2,941,624  

ANSYS, Inc. (b)

     2,060        338,561  

Autodesk, Inc. (b)

     5,312        781,926  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     10,612        1,483,982  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (b)

     6,892        331,023  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     3,290        337,357  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A

     14,022        977,053  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (b)

     2,151        434,093  

Fortinet, Inc. (b)

     3,455        264,549  

International Business Machines Corporation

     22,086        2,968,800  

Intuit, Inc.

     5,905        1,274,417  

Microsoft Corporation

     176,374        18,418,737  

Oracle Corporation

     72,264        3,629,821  

salesforce.com, Inc. (b)

     17,423        2,647,773  

Symantec Corporation

     15,100        317,402  

Teradata Corporation (b)

     2,867        127,238  

VMware, Inc., Class A

     1,811        273,588  

Western Union Company (The)

     10,716        195,567  

Workday, Inc., Class A (b)

     3,542        642,979  
     

 

 

 
     40,765,133  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 12.3%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (b)

     7,238        8,149,192  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (b)

     7,625        8,512,321  

Discovery, Inc., Class A (b)

     3,695        104,864  

Discovery, Inc., Class C (b)

     7,381        196,704  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (b)

     58,385        9,732,196  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

     1,187        61,463  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A (a)(b)

     4,470        109,068  

Liberty Global PLC, Series C (a)(b)

     12,679        298,717  

New York Times Company (The), Class A

     3,198        82,221  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     5,454        424,757  

Scholastic Corporation

     689        28,724  

Walt Disney Company (The)

     36,017        4,016,616  
     

 

 

 
     31,716,843  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 8.8%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     36,644        2,942,147  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     7,680        584,064  

Amgen, Inc.

     15,658        2,929,768  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — (continued)

 

Bio-Techne Corporation

     898      $ 156,665  

Biogen, Inc. (b)

     4,884        1,630,182  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (b)

     4,288        420,953  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

     39,555        1,952,830  

Celgene Corporation (b)

     17,059        1,509,039  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     31,432        2,200,554  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (b)

     3,939        508,170  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)(b)

     1,490        187,576  

Merck & Company, Inc.

     64,315        4,786,966  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b)

     611        389,916  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

     6,198        1,183,260  

Waters Corporation (b)

     1,859        429,838  

Zoetis, Inc.

     11,700        1,008,072  
     

 

 

 
     22,820,000  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 6.7%

 

3M Company

     14,213        2,846,864  

A.O. Smith Corporation

     3,500        167,510  

AGCO Corporation

     1,614        103,619  

Air Lease Corporation

     2,383        90,411  

Allegion PLC (a)

     2,359        202,544  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     898        52,991  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (b)

     2,585        34,174  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     14,402        1,917,770  

Cummins, Inc.

     3,759        552,987  

Deere & Company

     7,409        1,215,076  

Dover Corporation

     3,627        318,559  

Eaton Corporation PLC

     10,549        804,361  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     1,399        91,257  

Fastenal Company

     6,943        419,774  

Flowserve Corporation

     3,126        137,669  

Fortive Corporation

     7,295        547,052  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     3,383        153,250  

Graco, Inc.

     4,009        173,710  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     1,102        47,628  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

     741        19,837  

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (b)

     4,286        179,755  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     7,325        1,005,796  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     5,908        591,036  

Lennox International, Inc.

     898        205,893  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     1,503        129,919  

Masco Corporation

     7,472        242,168  
 

 

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(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Capital Goods — (continued)

 

Meritor, Inc. (b)

     1,997      $ 41,298  

Middleby Corporation (The) (b)

     1,342        157,846  

Owens Corning

     2,649        138,781  

PACCAR, Inc.

     8,467        554,758  

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

     3,217        530,194  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     3,539        125,068  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     3,002        508,899  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     2,499        707,867  

Sensata Technologies Holding NV (b)

     4,058        192,755  

Snap-on, Inc.

     1,382        229,398  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.

     2,554        213,004  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     3,701        467,954  

Tennant Company

     380        22,317  

Timken Company (The)

     1,626        69,251  

United Rentals, Inc. (b)

     2,042        255,781  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     1,164        343,834  

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (b)

     1,269        144,958  

Wabtec Corporation

     2,139        147,933  

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (b)

     1,261        11,021  

Xylem, Inc.

     4,325        308,200  
     

 

 

 
     17,422,727  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 5.3%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

     10,368        270,190  

American Express Company

     17,667        1,814,401  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     3,421        433,099  

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)

     24,234        1,267,923  

BlackRock, Inc.

     2,902        1,204,562  

Charles Schwab Corporation (The)

     29,483        1,378,920  

CME Group, Inc.

     8,631        1,573,259  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     938        205,075  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     7,580        224,444  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     13,893        1,066,427  

Invesco Ltd.

     9,813        178,793  

Legg Mason, Inc.

     2,044        60,911  

Moody’s Corporation

     4,182        662,889  

Northern Trust Corporation

     5,151        455,657  

S&P Global, Inc.

     6,071        1,163,507  

State Street Corporation

     9,169        650,082  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     5,873        548,890  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation

     6,915        386,894  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Diversified Financials — (continued)

 

Voya Financial, Inc.

     3,852      $ 178,848  
     

 

 

 
     13,724,771  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 5.2%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (b)

     22,315        544,709  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     9,038        893,497  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     23,904        934,168  

Intel Corporation

     111,612        5,259,157  

Lam Research Corporation

     3,810        646,100  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     5,689        457,225  

NVIDIA Corporation

     14,001        2,012,644  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     4,315        315,168  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     23,535        2,369,504  
     

 

 

 
     13,432,172  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment & Services — 4.6%

 

ABIOMED, Inc. (b)

     1,035        363,357  

Align Technology, Inc. (b)

     1,847        459,811  

AmerisourceBergen Corporation

     3,893        324,559  

Becton, Dickinson and Company

     6,481        1,616,750  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     7,531        376,324  

Centene Corporation (b)

     4,971        649,063  

Cerner Corporation (b)

     7,186        394,583  

Cigna Corporation

     9,211        1,840,450  

Cooper Companies, Inc. (The)

     1,198        333,955  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     5,324        223,342  

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (b)

     5,075        864,882  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     6,677        930,974  

Henry Schein, Inc. (b)

     3,714        288,578  

Hologic, Inc. (b)

     6,631        294,416  

Humana, Inc.

     3,341        1,032,336  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (b)

     2,089        444,497  

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (b)

     2,483        346,006  

MEDNAX, Inc. (b)

     2,272        82,042  

Patterson Companies, Inc.

     2,040        45,472  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     3,330        290,876  

ResMed, Inc.

     3,472        330,430  

Select Medical Holdings Corporation (b)

     2,671        41,721  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (b)

     2,193        289,542  
     

 

 

 
     11,863,966  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Real Estate — 4.4%

 

American Tower Corporation

     10,648      $ 1,840,400  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     3,349        646,089  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     3,747        494,117  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (b)

     7,791        356,438  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     2,560        63,206  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     4,983        539,858  

Duke Realty Corporation

     8,779        256,698  

Equinix, Inc.

     1,928        759,632  

Equity Residential

     8,941        648,759  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     1,762        233,588  

HCP, Inc.

     11,454        361,259  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     18,038        325,766  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     6,636        246,859  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     1,131        162,197  

Liberty Property Trust

     3,663        172,674  

Macerich Company (The)

     2,554        117,893  

PotlatchDeltic Corporation

     1,566        57,754  

Prologis, Inc.

     15,219        1,052,546  

Realogy Holdings Corporation

     2,896        51,404  

SBA Communications Corporation, Class A (b)

     2,786        508,529  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     7,489        1,363,897  

UDR, Inc.

     6,390        279,563  

Vornado Realty Trust

     4,093        286,142  

Weyerhaeuser Company

     18,403        482,895  
     

 

 

 
     11,308,163  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 4.0%

 

AutoNation, Inc. (b)

     1,309        50,724  

Best Buy Company, Inc.

     6,088        360,653  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (b)

     1,151        2,109,564  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

     624        10,839  

Caleres, Inc.

     1,103        32,914  

CarMax, Inc. (b)

     4,319        253,871  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     2,812        157,163  

GameStop Corporation, Class A

     2,386        27,057  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     5,594        142,311  

Kohl’s Corporation

     4,084        280,530  

LKQ Corporation (b)

     7,654        200,688  

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

     19,651        1,889,640  

Netflix, Inc. (b)

     10,542        3,579,009  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     2,814        130,598  

Nutrisystem, Inc.

     711        30,864  

Office Depot, Inc.

     11,823        34,878  

Pool Corporation

     967        144,963  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Retailing — (continued)

 

Shutterfly, Inc. (b)

     755      $ 34,700  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     1,442        35,127  

Tiffany & Company

     2,700        239,571  

Tractor Supply Company

     2,968        253,467  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (b)

     1,371        400,222  
     

 

 

 
     10,399,353  
     

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 4.0%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

     13,555        608,620  

Bunge Ltd.

     3,388        186,577  

Campbell Soup Company

     4,475        158,549  

Coca-Cola Company (The)

     97,756        4,704,996  

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (b)

     3,841        81,698  

General Mills, Inc.

     14,417        640,692  

Hormel Foods Corporation

     7,000        296,240  

Ingredion, Inc.

     1,745        172,755  

JM Smucker Company (The)

     2,784        291,986  

Kellogg Company

     6,340        374,123  

Kraft Heinz Company (The)

     14,788        710,711  

McCormick & Company, Inc.

     2,952        364,985  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     35,484        1,641,490  
     

 

 

 
     10,233,422  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 3.8%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     113,866        5,384,723  

Cognex Corporation

     4,112        187,096  

CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (b)

     4,548        95,099  

Corning, Inc.

     19,732        656,286  

Dell, Inc. (b)

     3,551        172,543  

F5 Networks, Inc. (b)

     1,494        240,459  

Flex Ltd. (b)

     12,757        122,722  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

     35,802        558,153  

HP, Inc.

     38,493        848,001  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     3,931        459,573  

Plantronics, Inc.

     821        31,847  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (a)

     8,411        680,870  

Trimble, Inc. (b)

     6,098        229,651  

Xerox Corporation

     5,488        154,817  
     

 

 

 
     9,821,840  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Household & Personal Products — 3.6%

 

Avon Products, Inc. (a)(b)

     11,136      $ 26,058  

Clorox Company (The)

     3,084        457,604  

Colgate-Palmolive Company

     19,972        1,291,789  

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

     5,433        741,170  

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

     8,419        937,708  

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

     60,237        5,811,064  
     

 

 

 
     9,265,393  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 3.3%

 

Aramark

     5,923        195,163  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     854        67,603  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     3,016        316,469  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     952        270,111  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     6,843        509,667  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     666        53,913  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

     7,178        822,096  

McDonald’s Corporation

     18,779        3,357,309  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     4,036        484,522  

Starbucks Corporation

     32,626        2,223,135  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     966        181,859  
     

 

 

 
     8,481,847  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 3.2%

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     5,314        873,568  

Albemarle Corporation

     2,598        209,737  

Avery Dennison Corporation

     2,153        224,881  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (b)

     5,141        131,712  

Ball Corporation

     7,898        412,907  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     794        41,487  

Domtar Corporation

     1,582        74,196  

Ecolab, Inc.

     6,305        997,262  

H.B. Fuller Company

     1,174        57,984  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     2,087        295,895  

Linde PLC (a)

     13,342        2,174,879  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     819        47,969  

Mosaic Company (The)

     8,835        285,194  

Newmont Mining Corporation

     12,919        440,667  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     5,852        617,035  

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

     728        17,618  

Sealed Air Corporation

     3,821        150,929  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials — (continued)

 

Sherwin-Williams Company (The)

     2,043      $ 861,165  

Sonoco Products Company

     2,378        136,925  

WestRock Company

     6,270        255,252  
     

 

 

 
     8,307,262  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.1%

 

Allstate Corporation (The)

     8,340        732,836  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Company

     4,429        330,890  

Chubb Ltd. (a)

     11,215        1,492,156  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     8,722        409,236  

Loews Corporation

     6,564        314,416  

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

     12,233        1,078,828  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     6,952        348,087  

Progressive Corporation (The)

     14,088        947,981  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     10,136        933,931  

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

     6,495        815,382  

Willis Towers Watson PLC (a)

     3,173        516,533  
     

 

 

 
     7,920,276  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.9%

 

AMERCO

     208        75,433  

ArcBest Corporation

     677        25,469  

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (b)

     1,577        42,011  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     3,384        293,630  

CSX Corporation

     19,785        1,299,875  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     4,253        210,226  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (b)

     579        13,757  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     4,244        294,109  

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (b)

     1,410        110,713  

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (b)

     1,307        21,683  

Kansas City Southern

     2,456        259,722  

Ryder System, Inc.

     1,241        71,866  

Southwest Airlines Company

     3,446        195,595  

Union Pacific Corporation

     17,884        2,844,808  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     16,794        1,770,088  
     

 

 

 
     7,528,985  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 2.3%

 

Bank of Hawaii Corporation

     987        76,325  

BB&T Corporation

     18,829        918,855  

Cathay General Bancorp

     1,901        70,565  
 

 

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January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Banks — (continued)

 

CIT Group, Inc.

     2,743      $ 126,699  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     11,617        394,049  

Comerica, Inc.

     4,120        324,409  

First Republic Bank

     3,952        381,882  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

     746        33,838  

International Bancshares Corporation

     1,312        46,537  

KeyCorp

     25,619        421,945  

M&T Bank Corporation

     3,322        546,602  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

     11,571        134,455  

Old National Bancorp

     3,227        52,084  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     9,194        150,598  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     11,259        1,381,141  

Regions Financial Corporation

     26,884        407,830  

Signature Bank

     1,319        167,922  

SVB Financial Group (b)

     1,290        301,060  

Umpqua Holdings Corporation

     5,336        94,340  
     

 

 

 
     6,031,136  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 2.3%

 

CenturyLink, Inc.

     23,705        363,161  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (b)

     853        7,114  

Sprint Corporation (b)

     19,289        120,363  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     100,051        5,508,808  
     

 

 

 
     5,999,446  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 2.1%

 

Callaway Golf Company

     2,170        35,349  

Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)

     3,600        152,928  

Columbia Sportswear Company

     780        69,568  

Deckers Outdoor Corporation (b)

     666        85,548  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     540        10,249  

Garmin Ltd. (a)

     2,792        193,151  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     8,598        128,884  

Hasbro, Inc.

     2,940        266,246  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     1,083        32,078  

Mattel, Inc. (b)

     8,185        96,910  

Meritage Homes Corporation (b)

     916        41,293  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b)

     1,515        195,117  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     11,326        240,224  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     31,024        2,540,245  

PVH Corporation

     1,861        203,054  

Tupperware Brands Corporation

     1,329        36,242  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Durables & Apparel — (continued)

 

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (b)

     4,427      $ 91,816  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C (b)

     4,607        87,257  

VF Corporation

     8,150        685,986  

Whirlpool Corporation

     1,547        205,767  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     2,353        80,731  
     

 

 

 
     5,478,643  
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.8%

 

ACCO Brands Corporation

     2,744        24,230  

ASGN, Inc. (b)

     1,253        78,926  

Copart, Inc. (b)

     5,095        257,960  

Deluxe Corporation

     1,123        52,747  

Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (The)

     913        132,148  

Essendant, Inc.

     801        10,253  

Exponent, Inc.

     1,265        63,199  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     531        17,550  

HNI Corporation

     1,054        40,969  

ICF International, Inc.

     433        28,543  

IHS Markit Ltd. (a)(b)

     9,514        493,967  

Interface, Inc.

     1,437        23,581  

Kelly Services, Inc.

     787        17,629  

Knoll, Inc.

     1,268        25,563  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

     1,569        123,998  

Navigant Consulting, Inc.

     1,017        26,361  

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company

     1,494        7,619  

Resources Connection, Inc.

     605        10,110  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     2,951        190,133  

Steelcase, Inc.

     2,211        36,481  

Team, Inc. (b)

     585        8,389  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     1,315        72,575  

TransUnion

     4,548        276,609  

TrueBlue, Inc. (b)

     978        23,853  
     

 

 

 
     2,043,393  
     

 

 

 

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 0.7%

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     966        116,799  

Itron, Inc. (b)

     873        47,692  

Johnson Controls International, PLC

     22,463        758,575  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

     870        50,208  

Tesla, Inc. (b)

     3,104        952,990  
     

 

 

 
     1,926,264  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

  concluded

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Automobiles & Components — 0.4%

 

Aptiv PLC (a)

     6,475      $ 512,367  

Autoliv, Inc. (a)

     2,085        166,487  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     4,994        204,255  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     3,979        146,666  
     

 

 

 
     1,029,775  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.3%

 

Sysco Corporation

     11,984        765,178  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.2%

 

American Water Works Company, Inc.

     4,353        416,452  
     

 

 

 

Healthy Living — 0.0%

 

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (b)

     2,251        41,261  

United Natural Foods, Inc. (b)

     1,194        15,641  
     

 

 

 
     56,902  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $172,747,919)

        258,759,342  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.0%

 

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account , 0.25% (c)
(Cost $70,515)

        70,515  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $70,515)

        70,515  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (d) — 100.0%

 

(Cost $172,818,434)

        258,829,857  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.0%

        32,750  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 258,862,607  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Securities whose values are determined or significantly influenced by trading in markets other than the United States or Canada.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end.

(d)

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $177,190,630 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $89,129,810 and $7,490,583 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $81,639,227.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan — 22.1%

 

Aeon Company, Ltd.

     10,000      $ 203,522  

Ajinomoto Company, Inc.

     8,200        141,980  

Asahi Kasei Corporation

     20,400        223,837  

Asics Corporation

     2,900        41,978  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     29,600        439,212  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.

     3,600        212,567  

Daifuku Company, Ltd.

     1,700        85,435  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     3,900        422,140  

Daiwa House Industry Company, Ltd.

     9,100        295,034  

Denso Corporation

     7,200        331,176  

Eisai Company, Ltd.

     4,000        310,586  

Fujitsu Ltd.

     3,300        221,481  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

     4,300        153,487  

Honda Motor Company, Ltd.

     25,500        765,560  

Kao Corporation

     7,700        544,378  

KDDI Corporation

     27,000        674,585  

Kikkoman Corporation

     2,400        127,680  

Komatsu Ltd.

     14,400        379,183  

Kubota Corporation

     16,000        253,665  

Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

     2,800        420,604  

Nintendo Company, Ltd.

     1,700        515,590  

Nippon Express Company, Ltd.

     1,400        88,594  

Nitto Denko Corporation

     2,600        147,070  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

     20,400        490,147  

Obayashi Corporation

     11,700        111,329  

Omron Corporation

     3,400        139,632  

Panasonic Corporation

     34,600        338,811  

Sekisui Chemical Company, Ltd.

     7,400        114,859  

Sekisui House Ltd.

     11,600        173,367  

Shimizu Corporation

     10,300        87,655  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

     5,400        203,603  

Sony Corporation

     19,400        972,075  

Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd.

     27,100        141,369  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Company, Ltd.

     3,900        112,799  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

     5,700        215,912  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     2,500        110,692  

Sysmex Corporation

     2,700        150,516  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     2,500        365,052  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan — (continued)

 

Tokyu Corporation

     9,200      $ 157,454  

Toray Industries, Inc.

     23,400        173,420  

West Japan Railway Company

     3,000        219,108  

Yamaha Corporation

     2,200        96,280  

Yaskawa Electric Corporation

     3,900        110,381  

Yokogawa Electric Corporation

     4,400        81,942  
     

 

 

 
     11,565,747  
     

 

 

 

Germany — 13.0%

 

adidas AG

     2,857        679,773  

Allianz SE

     6,521        1,383,527  

Beiersdorf AG

     1,650        165,162  

Deutsche Boerse AG

     2,974        395,968  

HeidelbergCement AG

     2,394        165,772  

Henkel AG & Company KGaA (a)

     1,525        139,778  

Henkel AG & Company KGaA

     2,678        260,651  

Merck KGaA

     2,018        211,880  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

     2,243        500,530  

SAP SE

     14,930        1,543,783  

Sartorius AG (a)

     579        86,913  

Siemens AG

     11,613        1,275,035  
     

 

 

 
     6,808,772  
     

 

 

 

France — 11.7%

 

Atos SE

     1,456        132,753  

AXA SA

     29,084        674,438  

Bouygues SA

     3,438        121,677  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

     2,665        289,467  

Danone SA

     9,249        673,042  

EssilorLuxottica SA

     4,418        559,648  

Gecina SA

     686        100,813  

Getlink

     7,013        102,560  

Kering

     1,145        574,223  

L’Oreal SA

     3,844        926,466  

Orange SA

     30,640        475,220  

Schneider Electric SE

     8,251        586,803  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

     2,075        373,179  

Valeo SA

     3,655        114,337  

Vivendi SA

     15,665        399,426  
     

 

 

 
     6,104,052  
     

 

 

 

Canada — 9.1%

 

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     3,553        154,531  
 

 

24


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January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Canada — (continued)

 

Bank of Montreal

     9,860      $ 721,716  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     18,772        1,068,604  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

     6,865        582,062  

Canadian National Railway Company

     11,192        933,944  

Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd., Class A

     984        111,917  

CGI Group, Inc. (b)

     3,964        262,064  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

     3,240        109,652  

Lundin Mining Corporation

     10,722        48,959  

Metro, Inc.

     3,652        132,767  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

     3,684        230,909  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

     5,649        305,579  

WSP Global, Inc.

     1,803        92,538  
     

 

 

 
     4,755,242  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 8.3%

 

Barratt Developments PLC

     16,537        116,974  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

     2,088        102,810  

BT Group PLC

     128,718        392,519  

Burberry Group PLC

     6,652        157,252  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

     3,282        156,158  

Croda International PLC

     1,975        125,048  

easyJet PLC

     2,475        41,010  

Investec PLC

     10,208        65,618  

ITV PLC

     58,860        99,917  

J Sainsbury PLC

     30,061        112,567  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     3,127        124,927  

Kingfisher PLC

     33,899        99,034  

Legal & General Group PLC

     89,411        304,624  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

     24,375        92,228  

Mondi PLC

     5,913        143,000  

Pearson PLC

     12,222        145,311  

RELX PLC

     30,455        674,588  

Standard Chartered PLC

     43,275        349,032  

Unilever PLC

     17,208        904,038  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

     33,735        103,745  
     

 

 

 
     4,310,400  
     

 

 

 

Switzerland — 8.2%

 

Coca-Cola HBC AG (b)

     3,038        102,108  

Givaudan SA

     139        337,205  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Switzerland — (continued)

 

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

     880      $ 118,998  

Lonza Group AG (b)

     1,137        300,378  

Roche Holding AG

     10,157        2,701,989  

Swiss Re AG

     4,572        438,454  

Swisscom AG

     389        186,439  

Vifor Pharma AG

     758        96,469  
     

 

 

 
     4,282,040  
     

 

 

 

Australia — 6.3%

 

AMP Ltd.

     43,990        72,529  

ASX Ltd.

     3,643        169,151  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

     8,700        79,487  

Boral Ltd.

     18,710        67,688  

Brambles Ltd.

     25,609        198,699  

Dexus

     18,037        151,026  

Goodman Group

     26,481        225,378  

GPT Group/The

     31,652        133,835  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

     36,381        187,969  

LendLease Group

     9,295        82,784  

Mirvac Group

     63,452        111,254  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     11,862        211,035  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

     2,266        93,587  

Stockland

     41,264        113,738  

Sydney Airport

     19,337        92,301  

Transurban Group

     41,531        368,309  

Westpac Banking Corporation

     52,165        932,296  
     

 

 

 
     3,291,066  
     

 

 

 

Denmark — 3.7%

 

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     1,859        169,818  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     27,609        1,293,926  

Novozymes A/S

     3,554        148,619  

Pandora A/S

     1,730        75,130  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     2,993        247,411  
     

 

 

 
     1,934,904  
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 2.8%

 

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     59,500        229,902  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

     12,417        285,675  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     18,989        594,145  

Hysan Development Company, Ltd.

     14,000        72,853  

MTR Corporation Ltd.

     29,500        164,986  
 

 

25


GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Hong Kong — continued

 

Swire Properties Ltd.

     23,400      $ 91,334  
     

 

 

 
     1,438,895  
     

 

 

 

Spain — 2.4%

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

     101,476        602,259  

Ferrovial SA

     7,883        176,769  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     16,679        466,548  
     

 

 

 
     1,245,576  
     

 

 

 

Italy — 1.6%

 

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

     18,232        319,180  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     223,519        511,431  
     

 

 

 
     830,611  
     

 

 

 

Sweden — 1.6%

 

Boliden AB

     4,534        113,477  

Essity AB, Class B

     9,096        251,672  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

     24,416        256,284  

Skanska AB B Shares

     5,103        89,354  

Tele2 AB B Shares

     8,071        101,043  
     

 

 

 
     811,830  
     

 

 

 

Singapore — 1.5%

 

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

     60,500        123,382  

City Developments Ltd.

     12,000        82,133  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     28,449        507,033  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

     10,100        72,558  
     

 

 

 
     785,106  
     

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.2%

 

CRH PLC (c)

     51        1,468  

CRH PLC (d)

     12,847        369,782  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

     2,491        254,343  
     

 

 

 
     625,593  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands — 1.2%

 

Akzo Nobel NV

     3,370        289,998  

CNH Industrial NV

     15,512        152,457  

STMicroelectronics NV

     10,989        175,313  
     

 

 

 
     617,768  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Belgium — 1.0%

 

KBC Group NV

     3,819      $ 259,263  

Solvay SA

     1,198        130,421  

Umicore SA

     3,388        143,230  
     

 

 

 
     532,914  
     

 

 

 

Jersey — 0.9%

 

Ferguson PLC

     3,635        243,420  

WPP PLC

     19,335        221,270  
     

 

 

 
     464,690  
     

 

 

 

Norway — 0.8%

 

Norsk Hydro ASA

     21,834        101,222  

Orkla ASA

     12,229        98,838  

Telenor ASA

     11,536        218,398  
     

 

 

 
     418,458  
     

 

 

 

Finland — 0.7%

 

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

     8,459        245,656  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

     7,290        119,031  
     

 

 

 
     364,687  
     

 

 

 

New Zealand — 0.2%

 

Fletcher Building Ltd. (b)

     16,479        56,950  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

     9,070        65,720  
     

 

 

 
     122,670  
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg — 0.2%

 

SES SA

     5,859        119,410  
     

 

 

 

Israel — 0.2%

 

Bank Hapoalim BM

     16,679        113,052  
     

 

 

 

Austria — 0.1%

 

voestalpine AG

     2,034        64,996  
     

 

 

 

Portugal — 0.1%

 

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

     3,776        53,512  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $52,912,961)

        51,661,991  
     

 

 

 
 

 

26


GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

  concluded

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 0.6%

 

            VALUE  

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account , 0.25% (e)
(Cost $311,114)

      $ 311,114  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $311,114)

        311,114  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (f) — 99.5%

 

  

(Cost $53,224,075)

        51,973,105  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.5%

        254,637  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 52,227,742  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Preference shares.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

Shares of this security are traded on the London Stock Exchange.

(d)

Shares of this security are traded on the Irish Stock Exchange.

(e)

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end.

(f)

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $53,628,518 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $2,754,331 and $4,409,744 respectively, or net unrealized depreciation of $1,655,413.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

27


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

 

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND      INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

ASSETS:

        

Investments, at value (cost $198,196,505, $172,818,434 and $53,224,075, respectively)

   $ 243,883,646      $ 258,829,857      $ 51,973,105  

Foreign cash, at value (cost $51,547)

     —          —          53,790  
Receivables for:         

Capital stock sold

     677,258        117,212        68,708  

Interest

     580,482        212        58  

Dividends

     103,629        282,663        178,655  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     245,245,015        259,229,944        52,274,316  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

        

Payable for capital stock repurchased

     373,114        112,167         

Accrued expenses

     299,633        255,170        46,574  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     672,747        367,337        46,574  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 244,572,268      $ 258,862,607      $ 52,227,742  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

Paid-in capital (par value of $0.01 per share with unlimited number of shares authorized)

   $ 197,764,598      $ 176,939,098      $ 54,034,933  

Net distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)

     46,807,670        81,923,509        (1,807,191
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 244,572,268      $ 258,862,607      $ 52,227,742  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE PER CLASS:

        
Individual Investor Class Shares:         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 244,572,268      $ 218,366,078      $ 18,689,713  

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     9,234,233        5,285,185        1,770,229  

Net asset value per share

   $ 26.49      $ 41.32      $ 10.56  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Institutional Class Shares:         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ —        $ 40,496,529      $ 33,538,029  

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     —          979,970        3,174,874  

Net asset value per share

   $ —        $ 41.32      $ 10.56  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

28


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the six months ended January 31, 2019

(unaudited)

 

 

     BALANCED FUND     EQUITY FUND     INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

      

Interest income

   $ 1,068,243     $ 1,003     $ 282  

Dividend and other income (net of $9,222, $0 and $44,336 foreign withholding taxes, respectively)

     1,256,241       2,432,584       499,982  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     2,324,484       2,433,587       500,264  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

      

Administrative services fee

     1,020,745       1,262,377       199,347  

Investment advisory fee

     799,379       299,943       68,763  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,820,124       1,562,320       268,110  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     504,360       871,267       232,154  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):

      
Net realized gain (loss) on:       

Investments

     1,027,158       867,120       (424,127

Foreign currency transactions

     —         —         (3,436
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:       

Investments

     (1,339,229     (7,997,325     (3,293,999

Foreign currency translations

     —         —         1,185  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS

     (312,071     (7,130,205     (3,720,377
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 192,289     $ (6,258,938   $ (3,488,223
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    BALANCED FUND     EQUITY FUND     INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND  
    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
JANUARY 31,
2019
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31,
2018
    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
JANUARY 31,
2019
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31,
2018
    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
JANUARY 31,
2019
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31,
2018
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:

           
From operations:            

Net investment income

  $ 504,360     $ 605,329     $ 871,267     $ 1,298,891     $ 232,154     $ 761,399  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    1,027,158       4,187,360       867,120       1,854,977       (427,563     149,525  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

    (1,339,229     12,063,552       (7,997,325     29,117,667       (3,292,814     162,500  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    192,289       16,856,241       (6,258,938     32,271,535       (3,488,223     1,073,424  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Dividends and distributions to shareholders:            

Distributions1

           

Individual Investor Class

    (5,153,497       (3,883,452       (136,743  

Institutional Class

    —           (717,630       (280,904  

From net investment income

           

Individual Investor Class

      (465,630       (1,165,506       (281,782

Institutional Class

      —           (71,333       (551,637

From net realized gains

           

Individual Investor Class

      (2,807,871       (1,128,976       (30,723

Institutional Class

      —           —           (52,139
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (5,153,497     (3,273,501     (4,601,082     (2,365,815     (417,647     (916,281
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Capital share transactions:            

Proceeds from sales of shares

           

Individual Investor Class

    18,599,240       35,948,771       16,872,682       57,834,330       4,261,616       13,677,715  

Institutional Class

    —         —         17,406,519       29,249,139       10,279,586       20,068,024  

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

           

Individual Investor Class

    4,986,099       3,194,407       3,771,517       2,229,665       132,954       302,041  

Institutional Class

    —         —         561,537       45,798       279,259       600,880  

Payments for shares redeemed

           

Individual Investor Class2

    (21,117,656     (31,330,054     (5,851,719     (63,840,970     (2,881,902     (3,345,164

Institutional Class3

    —         —         (25,625,038     (118,633     (6,489,455     (4,570,070
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    2,467,683       7,813,124       7,135,498       25,399,329       5,582,058       26,733,426  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (2,493,525     21,395,864       (3,724,522     55,305,049       1,676,188       26,890,569  

NET ASSETS:

           

Beginning of period

    247,065,793       225,669,929       262,587,129       207,282,080       50,551,554       23,660,985  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period4

  $ 244,572,268     $ 247,065,793     $ 258,862,607     $ 262,587,129     $ 52,227,742     $ 50,551,554  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1  

The SEC eliminated the requirements to disclose components of distributions paid to shareholders in 2018.

2 

Net of redemption fee proceeds (reversed)/received of $(36), $5,812, $(783), $16,057, $1,206 and $2,490, respectively.

3 

Net of redemption fee proceeds received of $0, $0, $0, $218, $173 and $1,590, respectively.

4 

For the year ended July 31, 2018, net assets included accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) of $34,608, $54,133, $(55,647), respectively. The SEC eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed net investment income (loss) in 2018.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2019
    FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
    (UNAUDITED)     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 27.05     $ 25.55     $ 23.93     $ 25.07     $ 23.74     $ 21.43  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income

    0.06       0.07       0.08       0.02       0.01       0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.05     1.79       2.05       (0.48     2.51       2.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.01       1.86       2.13       (0.46     2.52       2.40  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less dividends:            

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.06     (0.05     (0.03     —         (0.02     (0.09

Distributions from net realized gains

    (0.51     (0.31     (0.48     (0.68     (1.17     —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

    (0.57     (0.36     (0.51     (0.68     (1.19     (0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 26.49     $ 27.05     $ 25.55     $ 23.93     $ 25.07     $ 23.74  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    0.16 %(a)      7.32     9.07     (1.73 )%      10.84     11.20
Ratios/Supplemental data:            

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 244,572     $ 247,066     $ 225,670     $ 193,805     $ 179,714     $ 121,907  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.48 %(b)      1.48     1.48     1.48     1.48     1.48

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.41 %(b)      0.25     0.31     0.10     0.03     0.44

Portfolio turnover

    8 %(a)      18     26     24     30     42

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

31


GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2019
    FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
  (UNAUDITED)     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 43.16     $ 38.05     $ 33.65     $ 32.73     $ 30.11     $ 26.30  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:            

Net investment income

    0.13       0.22       0.27       0.27       0.20       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.22     5.28       4.84       1.27       2.96       3.79  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.09     5.50       5.11       1.54       3.16       3.98  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less dividends:            

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.11     (0.20     (0.22     (0.25     (0.19     (0.17

Distributions from net realized gains

    (0.64     (0.19     (0.49     (0.37     (0.35     —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

    (0.75     (0.39     (0.71     (0.62     (0.54     (0.17
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 41.32     $ 43.16     $ 38.05     $ 33.65     $ 32.73     $ 30.11  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    (2.38 )%(a)      14.52     15.42     4.83     10.54     15.16
Ratios/Supplemental data:            

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 218,366     $ 232,609     $ 207,282     $ 173,485     $ 138,403     $ 95,358  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.25 %(b)      1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.63 %(b)      0.53     0.76     0.89     0.68     0.72

Portfolio turnover

    6 %(a)      18     17     19     13     32

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2019
    FOR THE PERIOD
APRIL 30, 2018
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO
JULY 31, 2018
 
     (UNAUDITED)        

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 43.16     $ 40.86  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:     

Net investment income

     0.21       0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.24     2.35  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (1.03     2.44  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less dividends:     

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.17     (0.14

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.64     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.81     (0.14
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 41.32     $ 43.16  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (2.24 )%(a)      6.50 %(a) 
Ratios/Supplemental data:     

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 40,497     $ 29,978  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.95 %(b)      0.95 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.93 %(b)      0.83 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover

     6 %(a)      18 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

32


GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2019
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
    FOR THE PERIOD
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO
JULY 31, 2017
 
     (UNAUDITED)              

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 11.50     $ 11.31     $ 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:       

Net investment income

     0.04       0.17       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.90     0.24       1.31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.86     0.41       1.41  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less dividends:       

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.03     (0.19     (0.10

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.05     (0.03     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.08     (0.22     (0.10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 10.56     $ 11.50     $ 11.31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (7.44 )%(a)      3.62     14.18 %(a) 
Ratios/Supplemental data:       

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 18,690     $ 18,744     $ 8,087  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.28 %(b)      1.28     1.28 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.76 %(b)      1.71     1.79 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover

     9 %(a)      28     13 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2019
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
    FOR THE PERIOD
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO
JULY 31, 2017
 
     (UNAUDITED)              

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 11.50     $ 11.31     $ 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:       

Net investment income

     0.05       0.21       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.89     0.23       1.31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.84     0.44       1.43  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less dividends:       

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.05     (0.22     (0.12

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.05     (0.03     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.10     (0.25     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 10.56     $ 11.50     $ 11.31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     (7.31 )%(a)      3.90     14.36 %(a) 
Ratios/Supplemental data:       

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 33,538     $ 31,808     $ 15,574  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.98 %(b)      0.98     0.98 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.06 %(b)      2.01     2.09 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover

     9 %(a)      28     13 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

33


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

      

 

NOTE 1 — Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Green Century Funds (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust which offers three separate series, the Green Century Balanced Fund (the “Balanced Fund”), the Green Century Equity Fund (the “Equity Fund”) and the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the “International Index Fund”), each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. The Balanced Fund commenced operations on March 18, 1992, the Equity Fund Individual Investor Share Class commenced operations on September 13, 1995, the Equity Fund Institutional Share Class commenced operations on April 30, 2018, and the Individual Investor Share Class and Institutional Share Class of the International Index Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2016.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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 following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies:

 

  (A)

Investment Valuation:    Equity securities listed on U.S. national securities exchanges other than NASDAQ are valued at last sale price. If a last sale price is not available, securities listed on U.S. national exchanges other than NASDAQ are valued at the mean between the closing bid and closing ask prices. NASDAQ National Market® and SmallCapSM securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). The NOCP is based on the last traded price if it falls within the concurrent best bid and ask prices and is normalized pursuant to NASDAQ’s published procedures if it falls outside this range. If a NOCP is not available for any such security, the security is valued at the last sale price, or, if there have been no sales that day, at the mean between the closing bid and closing ask prices. Unlisted U.S. equity securities are valued at last sale price, or when last sale prices are not available, at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities (other than certificates of deposit and short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less) are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service which takes into account appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, and other market data, without exclusive reliance on quoted prices or exchange or over-the-counter prices. Securities, if any, for which there are no such valuations or quotations available, or for which the market quotation or valuation provided by a pricing service is deemed not reliable, are valued at fair value by management as determined in good faith under guidelines established by the Trustees. Certificates of deposit are valued at cost plus accrued interest, and short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, both of which approximate market value.

 

34


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  continued

 

For non-U.S. securities traded in foreign markets, the International Index Fund uses a fair value model developed by an independent pricing service to assist in valuing those securities. If an event occurs after the time at which the market for foreign securities held by the Fund closes but before the time that the Fund’s next NAV is calculated, such event may cause the closing price on the foreign exchange to not represent the readily available reliable market value quotation for such securities at the time the Fund determines its NAV. In such a case, the Fund will use the fair value of such securities as determined under the Fund’s valuation procedures. Events after the close of trading on a foreign market that could require a Fund to fair value some or all of its foreign securities include, among others, securities trading in the U.S. and other markets, corporate announcements, natural and other disasters, and political and other events. Among other elements of analysis in the determination of a security’s fair value, the Board has authorized the use of one or more independent research services to assist with such determinations. An independent research service may use statistical analyses and quantitative models to help determine fair value as of the time the Fund calculates its NAV. There can be no assurance that such models accurately reflect the behavior of the applicable markets or the effect of the behavior of such markets on the fair value of securities, or that such markets will continue to behave in a fashion that is consistent with such models. Unlike the closing price of a security on an exchange, fair value determinations employ elements of judgment. Consequently, the fair value assigned to a security may not represent the actual value that the Fund could obtain if it were to sell the security at the time of the close of the NYSE. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, the Fund is not obligated to use the fair valuations suggested by any research service, and valuation recommendations provided by such research services may be overridden if other events have occurred or if other fair valuations are determined in good faith to be more accurate. Unless an event is such that it causes the Fund to determine that the closing prices for one or more securities do not represent readily available reliable market value quotations at the time the Fund determines its NAV, events that occur between the time of the close of the foreign market on which they are traded and the close of regular trading on the NYSE will not be reflected in the Fund’s NAV.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 — quoted prices for active markets for identical securities. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value.

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Examples of level 2 inputs include 1) quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active 2) investments valued at amortized cost and 3) investments valued with inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. An adjustment to any observable input that is significant to the fair value may render the measurement a Level 3 measurement.

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs, including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

In some cases, the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those cases, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

35


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  continued

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Balanced Fund’s net assets as of January 31, 2019:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  

COMMON STOCKS

     $157,904,695        $            —          $            —          $157,904,695  

BONDS & NOTES

     —          77,586,485        —          77,586,485  

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT

     —          331,500        —          331,500  

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     —          8,060,966        —          8,060,966  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $157,904,695        $85,978,951        $            —          $243,883,646  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Equity Fund’s net assets as of January 31, 2019:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  

COMMON STOCKS

   $ 258,759,342      $           —        $           —        $ 258,759,342  

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     —          70,515        —          70,515  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 258,759,342      $ 70,515      $           —        $ 258,829,857  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the International Index Fund’s net assets as of January 31, 2019:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
COMMON STOCKS            

JAPAN

   $           —        $ 11,565,747      $           —        $ 11,565,747  

GERMANY

     —          6,808,772        —          6,808,772  

FRANCE

     —          6,104,052        —          6,104,052  

CANADA

     4,755,242        —          —          4,755,242  

UNITED KINGDOM

     156,158        4,154,242        —          4,310,400  

SWITZERLAND

     —          4,282,040        —          4,282,040  

AUSTRALIA

     —          3,291,066        —          3,291,066  

DENMARK

     —          1,934,904        —          1,934,904  

HONG KONG

     —          1,438,895        —          1,438,895  

SPAIN

     —          1,245,576        —          1,245,576  

ITALY

     —          830,611        —          830,611  

SWEDEN

     —          811,830        —          811,830  

SINGAPORE

     —          785,106        —          785,106  

IRELAND

     —          625,593        —          625,593  

NETHERLANDS

     —          617,768        —          617,768  

BELGIUM

     —          532,914        —          532,914  

JERSEY

     —          464,690        —          464,690  

NORWAY

     —          418,458        —          418,458  

FINLAND

     —          364,687        —          364,687  

NEW ZEALAND

     56,950        65,720        —          122,670  

LUXEMBOURG

     —          119,410        —          119,410  

ISRAEL

     —          113,052        —          113,052  

AUSTRIA

     —          64,996        —          64,996  

PORTUGAL

     —          53,512        —          53,512  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMONS STOCKS

     4,968,350        46,693,641        —          51,661,991  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     —          311,114        —          311,114  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 4,968,350      $ 47,004,755      $           —        $ 51,973,105  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  continued

 

There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the reporting period.

  (B)

Securities Transactions and Investment Income:    Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are determined using the identified cost basis. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on bonds, is recognized on the accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares in proportion to their relative shares outstanding.

  (C)

Options Transactions:    The Balanced Fund may utilize options to hedge or protect from adverse movements in the market values of its portfolio securities and to enhance return. The Equity Fund and the International Index Fund are authorized to utilize options to hedge against possible increases in the value of securities which are expected to be purchased by the Equity Fund or the International Index Fund or possible declines in the value of securities which are expected to be sold by the Equity Fund or the International Index Fund. The use of options involves risk such as the possibility of illiquid markets or imperfect correlation between the value of the option and the underlying securities. The Funds are also authorized to write put and call options. Premiums received upon writing put or call options are recorded as an asset with a corresponding liability which is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option. Changes between the initial premiums received and the current market value of the options are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. When an option is closed, expired or exercised, a gain or loss is realized and the liability is eliminated. The Funds continue to bear the risk of adverse movements in the price of the underlying assets during the period of the option, although any potential loss during the period would be reduced by the amount of the option premium received. As required by the Act, liquid securities are designated as collateral in an amount equal to the market value of open options contracts. In the six months ended January 31, 2019, neither the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund nor the International Index Fund utilized options or wrote put or call options.

  (D)

Repurchase Agreements:    The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with selected banks or broker-dealers that are deemed by the Funds’ adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost, which approximates fair value. The Funds require that the market value of collateral, represented by securities (primarily U.S. Government securities), be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal, and that the collateral be maintained in a segregated account with a custodian bank in a manner sufficient to enable the Funds to obtain those securities in the event of a default of the counterparty. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty to the repurchase agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings. As of January 31, 2019, neither the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund, nor the International Index Fund held repurchase agreements.

  (E)

Currency Translation and Contracts:    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

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  continued

 

  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. When a 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 International Index Fund had no open foreign currency spot contracts outstanding as of January 31, 2019.
  (F)

Distributions:    Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds declare and pay dividends of net investment income, if any, semi-annually and distribute net realized capital gains, if any, annually. The amount and character of income and net realized gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with Federal income tax rules and regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. To the extent that these differences are attributable to permanent book and tax accounting differences, the components of net assets have been adjusted.

  (G)

Federal Taxes:    Each series of the Trust is treated as a separate entity for Federal income tax purposes. Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies (“RICs”). Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income or excise tax are necessary.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes addresses the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes and establishes for all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Funds, a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction). The Funds recognize tax benefits only if it is more likely than not that a tax position (including the Funds’ assertion that their income is exempt from tax) will be sustained upon examination. The Funds had no material uncertain tax positions and have not recorded a liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of January 31, 2019. Also, the Funds had recognized no interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits through January 31, 2019. At January 31, 2019, the tax years 2015 through 2018 remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

  (H)

Redemption Fee:    A 2.00% redemption fee is retained by the Funds to offset the effect of transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term investing. The fee is imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares held 60 days or less from their purchase date. For the six months ended January 31, 2019, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and International Index Fund (reversed)/received $(36), $(783) and $1,379 respectively, in redemption fees. Redemption fees are recorded as an adjustment to paid-in capital.

  (I)

Indemnification:    The Funds’ organizational documents provide that trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of 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. As of January 31, 2019, no liability has been accrued.

  (J)

Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities:    As of January 31, 2019, there are no master netting arrangements related to the Funds. The Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities present derivative instruments on a gross basis, if applicable. As of January 31, 2019, no derivative instruments were held by the Funds.

NOTE 2 — Transactions With Affiliates

  (A)

Investment Adviser:    Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (“Green Century”) is the adviser (“the Adviser”) for the Funds. Green Century is owned by Paradigm Partners. Green Century oversees the portfolio

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  continued

 

  management of the Funds on a day-to-day basis. Effective February 1, 2018, Green Century and the Funds on behalf of the Balanced Fund entered into a contractual investment advisory fee waiver agreement pursuant to which Green Century agrees to waive that portion of the fee to which it is otherwise entitled under the Advisory Agreement between Green Century and the Funds with respect to the Balanced Fund, so that Green Century’s investment advisory fee with respect to the Fund shall be equal on an annual basis to 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to $250 million and 0.60% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $250 million, accrued daily and paid monthly. Effective November 28, 2018, the Balanced Fund’s Advisory Agreement was amended to reflect the same reduction in the advisory fee that was stipulated in the fee waiver agreement. Prior to February 1, 2018, the Balanced Fund paid Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Equity Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Equity Fund’s average daily net assets up to but not including $100 million, 0.22% of average daily net assets including $100 million up to but not including $500 million, 0.17% of average daily net assets including $500 million up to but not including $1 billion and 0.12% of average daily net assets equal to or in excess of $1 billion. The International Index Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.28% of the International Index Fund’s average daily net assets.
  (B)

Subadvisers:    Trillium Asset Management, LLC (“Trillium”) is the subadviser for the Balanced Fund. Effective February 1, 2018, Green Century, Trillium, and the Funds on behalf of the Balanced Fund entered into a contractual investment subadvisory fee waiver agreement pursuant to which Trillium agreed to waive that portion of the fee to which it is otherwise entitled under the Subadvisory Agreement between Green Century, Trillium and the Funds with respect to the Balanced Fund, so that Trillium’s investment subadvisory fee with respect to the Fund shall be equal on an annual basis to 0.40% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to $30 million, 0.35% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $30 million up to $250 million, and 0.30% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $250 million. Effective November 28, 2018, the Balanced Fund’s Subadvisory Agreement was amended to reflect the same reduction in the subadvisory fee that was stipulated in the fee waiver agreement. Prior to February 1, 2018, Trillium was paid a fee by the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.40% on the first $30 million of average daily net assets and 0.35% on average daily net assets in excess of $30 million for its services. For the six months ended January 31, 2019, Green Century accrued fees of $438,026 to Trillium. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“Northern Trust”) is the subadviser for the Equity Fund and International Index Fund. For the Equity Fund, Northern Trust is paid a fee by the Adviser based on Northern Trust’s fee schedule of the greater of $75,000 or 0.10% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million and 0.03% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million for its services. For the International Index Fund, Northern Trust is paid a fee by the Adviser based on Northern Trust’s fee schedule of the greater of $100,000 or 0.17% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million for its services. For the six months ended January 31, 2019, Green Century accrued fees of $61,529 and $50,411 to Northern Trust for the Equity Fund and the International Index Fund, respectively.

  (C)

Administrator:    Green Century is the administrator (“the Administrator”) of the Green Century Funds. Pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, Green Century pays all the expenses of each Fund other than the investment advisory fees; interest; taxes; brokerage costs and other capital expenses; expenses of

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  continued

 

  non-interested trustees (including counsel fees) and any extraordinary expenses. The Balanced Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.48% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to but not including $250 million and 1.43% of the Fund’s average daily net assets equal to and in excess of $250 million. The Equity Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.25% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets, and 0.95% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets. The International Index Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.28% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets, and 0.98% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets.
  (D)

Subadministrator:    Pursuant to a Subadministrative and Fund Accounting Services Agreement with the Administrator, UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) as Subadministrator and Fund Accountant, is responsible for conducting fund accounting and certain day-to-day administration of the Trust subject to the supervision and direction of the Administrator. For the six months ended January 31, 2019, Green Century accrued fees of $74,298, $92,847, and $47,522 to UMBFS related to services performed on behalf of the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund, and the International Index Fund, respectively.

  (E)

Index Agreements:    The Equity Fund invests in the securities of the companies included in the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “KLD Index”). The Index is owned and maintained by MSCI ESG Research (“MSCI”). For the use of the KLD Index for the Equity Fund, MSCI is paid by the Adviser an annual license fee of $26,000, plus the greater of $26,000 or at an annual rate of 0.05% on the first $100 million of average daily net assets, 0.04% on the next $100 million of average daily net assets, and 0.03% on average daily net assets in excess of $200 million. The International Index Fund invests in the securities included in the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “World Index”). The Index is owned and maintained by MSCI. For the use of the World Index for the International Index Fund, MSCI is paid by the Adviser an annual license fee of $16,000, plus the greater of $25,000 or at an annual rate of 0.05% on the first $100 million of average daily net assets, 0.04% on the next $100 million of average daily net assets, and 0.03% on average daily net assets in excess of $200 million. For the six months ended January 31, 2019, Green Century accrued fees of $67,074 and $20,668 to MSCI for the Equity Fund and International Index Fund, respectively.

NOTE 3 — Investment Transactions

For the six months ended January 31, 2019, the Balanced Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $18,552,185 and $24,373,976 respectively. The Equity Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $19,781,840 and $15,770,789, respectively. The International Index Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $9,690,710 and $4,533,305, respectively.

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  continued

 

NOTE 4 — Federal Income Tax Information

The tax basis of the components of distributable net earnings (deficit) at July 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND      INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 576,130      $ 1,179,576      $ 17,201  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     4,012,498        1,433,503        226,017  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Tax accumulated earnings

     4,588,628        2,613,079        243,218  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated capital and other losses

     —          —          —    

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     47,180,250        90,170,450        1,856,431  

Foreign currency translations

     —          —          (970
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributable net earnings (deficit)

   $ 51,768,878      $ 92,783,529      $ 2,098,679  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018 and the period ended July 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND  
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2017
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2017
 

Ordinary income

   $ 1,805,215      $ 694,269      $ 1,490,368      $ 1,131,540  

Long-term capital gains

     1,468,286        3,507,239        875,447        2,567,630  
     INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND                
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
     PERIOD ENDED
JULY 31, 2017
               

Ordinary income

   $ 916,281      $ 191,692        

Long-term capital gains

     —          —          

NOTE 5 — Capital Share Transactions

Capital Share transactions for the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund and the International Index Fund were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND      BALANCED FUND  
     SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2019
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
 

Shares sold

     700,340        1,368,015  

Reinvestment of dividends

     199,524        121,135  

Shares redeemed

     (798,085      (1,189,813
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     101,779        299,337  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  continued

 

 

     EQUITY FUND
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
     EQUITY FUND
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
 
     SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2019
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
 

Shares sold

     407,457        1,432,689  

Reinvestment of dividends

     99,276        54,138  

Shares redeemed

     (611,249      (1,544,874
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (104,516      (58,047
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     EQUITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
     EQUITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
 
     SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2019
     PERIOD ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
 

Shares sold

     412,731        696,290  

Reinvestment of dividends

     14,781        1,099  

Shares redeemed

     (142,121      (2,810
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     285,391        694,579  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     INTERNATIONAL  INDEX
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
     INTERNATIONAL  INDEX
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
 
     SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2019
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
 

Shares sold

     398,470        1,173,479  

Reinvestment of dividends

     13,457        26,688  

Shares redeemed

     (272,050      (285,075
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     139,877        915,092  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     INTERNATIONAL INDEX
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
     INTERNATIONAL INDEX
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
 
     SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2019
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
 

Shares sold

     985,770        1,728,175  

Reinvestment of dividends

     28,265        53,083  

Shares redeemed

     (604,676      (393,058
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     409,359        1,388,200  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NOTE 6 — New Accounting Pronouncements

The FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”) which includes amendments intended to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to financial statements which includes additional disclosure requirements regarding the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and clarifications to the narrative description of measurement uncertainty

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  concluded

 

disclosures. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 but allowed for immediate adoption of these provisions. Management elected to early adopt only those provisions related to the elimination of certain disclosures and is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2018-13 will have on the Fund’s financial statements and related disclosures for the remaining provisions.

NOTE 7 — Subsequent Events

Subsequent to January 31, 2019 and through the date on which the financial statements were available for issuance, management has evaluated subsequent events requiring disclosure.

There were no other events requiring accrual or disclosure.

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONSIDERATION OF ADVISORY AND SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS

 

The Board of Trustees of the Green Century Funds considered and approved the continuance of three advisory and subadvisory agreements.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS WITH GREEN CENTURY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

The Board, including the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreements (the “Advisory Agreements”) between the Trust, on behalf of each of the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund, and the International Fund and Green Century Capital Management (“Green Century” or the “Adviser”) at a meeting on November 13, 2018. The Trustees considered, among other things, information provided by Green Century regarding the investment performance of each Fund; the expenses of each Fund and the advisory fee paid to Green Century by each Fund; and the profitability to Green Century of its advisory relationship with each Fund. The Independent Trustees were assisted by independent counsel in considering these materials and the approval and continuance of the Advisory Agreements. The Trustees considered all of the information provided to them by Green Century, including information provided throughout the year. The Trustees also received a memorandum from independent legal counsel advising them of their duties and responsibilities in connection with the review of the Advisory Agreements. They took into account a proposal by Green Century to amend the Advisory Agreement for the Balanced Fund to reduce the investment advisory fee by 0.05% or 5 basis points per annum on average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $250 million (the “Proposed Advisory Agreement Amendment”). In approving the Advisory Agreements, including the Proposed Advisory Agreement Amendment, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Matters considered in connection with their approval of the Advisory Agreements included the following.

Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Performed.    The Trustees considered the scope and quality of the services performed for each of the Funds by the Adviser, including the resources dedicated by the Adviser.

With respect to the Balanced Fund, the services performed include the oversight and monitoring of the portfolio management and performance of the Balanced Fund; monitoring the implementation of the Balanced Fund’s environmental screens; implementing the environmental and other policies of the Trust by voting the Balanced Fund’s shareholder proxies; and overall compliance oversight provided by the Adviser. The Trustees also considered the Adviser’s supervision of Trillium Asset Management, LLC (“Trillium”), the subadviser of the Balanced Fund, which performs the day-to-day portfolio management for the Fund.

With respect to the Equity Fund and the International Fund, these services include monitoring the Equity Fund’s performance and tracking error relative to the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “MSCI KLD Index”); monitoring the International Fund’s performance and tracking error relative to the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “MSCI World Index”); implementing the environmental and other policies of the Trust by voting the Equity Fund’s and the International Fund’s shareholder proxies; and overall compliance oversight provided by the Adviser. The Trustees also considered the Adviser’s supervision of Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“Northern Trust”), the subadviser of the Equity Fund and the International Fund, which performs day-to-day portfolio management for those two Funds.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Adviser’s ongoing efforts and commitment with respect to shareholder advocacy and corporate environmental responsibility. They took into account the not-for-profit ownership of the Adviser’s business, including its grant to a nonprofit organization out of its own resources and the fact that any distribution of profits by the Adviser are paid to its 100% owner, Paradigm Partners, which is comprised entirely of nonprofit advocacy organizations so that no individuals directly benefit from the distributed earned profits of the

 

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Adviser. They also considered the administrative services provided by Green Century to the Funds under a separate agreement, including the coordination of the activities of the Funds’ other service providers. Based on its review of all of the services provided, the Trustees concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of services provided by the Adviser supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreements with respect to each Fund.

Investment Performance.    With respect to the Balanced Fund, the Trustees reviewed and considered information regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund and comparative data with respect to the performance of other funds designated by Morningstar to have similar investment objectives as well as the Balanced Fund’s performance measured against the Lipper Balanced Fund Index (“Lipper Index”), which is a broad-based balanced fund market index, and against a custom balanced index (“Custom Index”) comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 1500 Index and a 40% weighting in the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate and Government Index. The Trustees also considered the performance information they had been provided throughout the year. After weighing all the factors deemed appropriate, including the environmental screens applied to the Fund’s investment process, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the performance of the Balanced Fund supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Balanced Fund.

With respect to the Equity Fund and the International Fund, the Trustees considered that due to each Fund’s passive investment strategy, the principal concern with regard to investment performance was the extent to which the Fund tracked its respective index. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the performance of the Equity Fund and the International Fund supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Equity Fund and the International Fund, respectively.

The Costs of Services Provided and Profitability.    The Trustees considered the costs of the services provided to the Funds and the profitability to the Adviser from its arrangements with the Funds.

The Trustees reviewed and considered an analysis of the advisory fees and total expenses ratios of each Fund and comparative data for multiple categories of mutual funds included in and as defined by Morningstar’s mutual fund database of thousands of mutual funds. For the Balanced Fund, the Trustees considered the Proposed Advisory Agreement Amendment and noted that, based on the information provided, the Fund’s advisory fee was lower than the average advisory fee for socially conscious funds (by 5 basis points), and higher than the average advisory fee for socially conscious balanced Funds (by 14 basis points), all balanced funds (by 11 basis points), and balanced funds with assets between $200 million and $300 million (by 1 basis point). The Trustees also noted that the total expense ratio of the Balanced Fund was capped at 1.48% and that the total expense ratio was higher than that of the average of socially conscious funds (by 36 basis points), socially conscious balanced funds (by 52 basis points), all balanced funds (by 54 basis points), and balanced funds with assets between $200 million and $300 million (by 57 basis points).

For the Equity Fund, the Trustees noted that, based on the information provided, the Fund’s advisory fee was lower than that of the average advisory fee for socially conscious funds (by 41 basis points), socially conscious growth and income funds (by 27 basis points), growth and income funds (by 37 basis points) and growth and income index funds (by 37 basis points). The Trustees also noted that the total expense ratio of Individual Investor Class of the Equity Fund was capped at 1.25%, and that the total expense ratio was higher than that of the average of socially conscious funds (by 13 basis points), socially conscious growth and income funds (by 13 basis points), all growth and income funds (by 9 basis points), and growth and income index funds (by 9 basis points).

For the International Fund, the Trustees noted that, based on the information provided, the Fund’s advisory fee for the Investor Class was lower than that of the average advisory fee for socially conscious funds (by 37 basis points) and socially conscious foreign large blend funds (by 42 basis points), and higher than the average advisory fee for foreign large blend index funds (by 10 basis points). The Trustees also noted that the total expense ratio of Individual Investor

 

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Class shares of the International Fund was capped at 1.28% and that the total expense ratio was higher than that of the average of socially conscious funds (by 16 basis points) and foreign large blend index funds (by 78 basis points), and lower than the average of socially conscious foreign large blend funds (by 9 basis points).

Green Century provided the Trustees with information relating to the profitability to Green Century of its advisory relationships to the Funds. The Trustees noted that based on information provided by Green Century, the relationships to the Funds had not been profitable for several years, though recent growth in Fund assets resulted in a profit for the Adviser’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 and increasing levels of profit for subsequent periods through the Adviser’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. The Trustees considered an analysis of the estimated Fund-by-Fund profitability for Green Century from the investment management and administrative service it provides to the Trust, which showed that the Adviser had made a profit from managing the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund, while its management of the International Fund remained unprofitable. In this regard, the Trustees considered the subadvisory fees and the other expenses incurred by the Adviser in providing advisory services to the Funds and the amount retained by Green Century out of the advisory fees. The Trustees also considered the fees received by Green Century for providing administrative services to the Funds and the expenses incurred in providing those services. In considering the cost allocation methodology used by Green Century, the Trustees took into consideration that the Adviser does not provide advisory or administrative services to other mutual funds or non-mutual fund clients. The Trustees considered the costs and entrepreneurial risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with launching, branding and maintaining publicly-offered mutual funds and that the Adviser had been unprofitable for ten of the last eighteen years. The Trustees took into account the operational enhancements that Green Century had indicated it would need to undertake in connection with the growth of Fund assets, the addition of new share classes, and the expansion into different types of assets. The Trustees also considered Green Century’s non-profit ownership structure, its cost structure and personnel needs, and its investment in shareholder advocacy that aligns with the Funds’ stated intention to promote greater corporate environmental accountability. After reviewing the information described above, the Trustees concluded that the fees specified in the Advisory Agreements, taking into account the costs of the services provided by the Adviser and the profitability to the Adviser of its relationships with the Funds, supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreements with respect to the Funds.

Other Benefits.    With respect to fall-out benefits from the Adviser’s arrangements with the Funds, the Trustees considered that neither Green Century nor any affiliate of Green Century receives any brokerage fees, soft dollar benefits, liquidity rebates from electronic communications networks or payments for order flow from the trades executed for each Fund. The Trustees noted that Green Century does potentially benefit from its relationship with the Funds due to the Funds’ reputation as the first family of no-load environmentally responsible mutual funds and, more recently, as a pioneer in responsible and diversified fossil fuel free mutual funds. The Trustees considered that the association with the Funds supports Green Century’s own stated mission of advocating for corporate environmental responsibility. Further, pursuant to the Advisory Agreements, Green Century has reserved for itself the rights to the names “Green Century Funds” and any similar names; thus, Green Century may benefit in the future from developing other funds or investment products with the Green Century brand. The Trustees concluded that the fall-out benefits to be realized by Green Century were appropriate, and supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreements with respect to the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund and the International Fund.

Economies of Scale.    The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale could be realized by the Adviser as the Funds grow in asset size and the extent to which such economies of scale were reflected in the level of fees charged. They noted the relatively small size of each Fund and the resultant difficulty of achieving meaningful economies of scale, though they took into account the effects of significant recent increases in assets relative to how small the Trust had been up until a few years prior. They considered that if the assets were to increase, the Funds could have the opportunity to experience economies of scale as fixed costs would become a smaller percentage of the Funds’ assets and some of the Funds’ service providers’ fees, as a percentage of the Funds’ assets, could decrease. The Trustees noted that

 

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the advisory fee structure for the Equity Fund includes break-points that would cause the advisory fee to decrease as a percentage of net assets as the Fund increased in size, though under certain circumstances the structure of the Fund’s unitary administrative fee arrangements with the Adviser could partly or wholly offset the effects of any advisory fee reduction on the total expense ratio. The Trustees concluded that there was no current need to seek additional breakpoints, that economies of scale could be realized as the Funds grow, and that if assets increased significantly the Trustees would have opportunities to negotiate further breakpoints or other decreases in fees with the Adviser.

Based on a review of all factors deemed relevant the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Proposed Amendments with respect to the Balanced Fund’s Advisory Agreement be approved and that the Advisory Agreements with respect to all of the Funds should be continued for an additional one-year period.

INVESTMENT SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Trustees voted to approve the continuance of the subadvisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Balanced Fund, Green Century, and Trillium (the “Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement”), the continuance of the subadvisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Equity Fund, Green Century, and Northern Trust (the “Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement”) and the continuance of the subadvisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the International Fund, Green Century, and Northern Trust (the “International Fund Subadvisory Agreement” and together with the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement and the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement, the “Subadvisory Agreements”) at the November 13, 2018 meeting. In connection with their deliberations at the meetings, and in a separate executive session of the Independent Trustees, the Trustees considered, among other things, information provided by Trillium regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund, and information provided by Northern Trust regarding the investment performance of the Equity Fund (including the success with which the Equity Fund tracked the MSCI KLD Index) and the International Fund (including the success with which the International Fund tracked the MSCI World Index), the subadvisory fees paid to Trillium and Northern Trust, the profitability to Trillium of its subadvisory relationship to the Balanced Fund and financial information about Northern Trust. The Trustees were assisted by independent counsel in considering these materials and the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees considered all of the information provided to them by Trillium and Northern Trust, including information provided throughout the year. The Trustees also received a memorandum from independent legal counsel advising them of their duties and responsibilities in connection with the review of the Subadvisory Agreements. They took into account a proposal by Green Century and Trillium to amend the Subadvisory Agreement for the Balanced Fund to reduce the subadvisory fee by 0.05% or 5 basis points per annum on the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $250 million (the “Proposed Trillium Amendment”). In approving the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreements, including the Proposed Trillium Amendment, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Matters considered in connection with their approval of the Subadvisory Agreements included the following.

Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Performed.    The Trustees noted that under the terms of the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement, Trillium provided the day-to-day portfolio management of the Balanced Fund, including determining asset and sector allocation; conducting securities selection and discovery; researching and analyzing environmental policies and practices of companies and implementing the Balanced Fund’s environmental screening criteria; managing the volatility, liquidity, risk, and turnover of the portfolio; and investing the portfolio consistent with the Balanced Fund’s investment objective and policies. The Trustees considered the professional expertise, tenure, and qualifications of the portfolio management team and noted that Trillium was devoted exclusively to environmentally and socially responsible investing and managed over $2 billion in assets. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s compliance record as well as the professional experience and responsiveness of Trillium’s compliance staff, as reported to them by the Trust’s chief compliance officer. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s leadership in social and environmental responsibility, including its shareholder advocacy efforts.

 

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The Trustees noted that under the terms of the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement and the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement, Northern Trust provided the day-to-day portfolio management of each of the Equity Fund and the International Fund, making purchases and sales of portfolio securities consistent with each such Fund’s investment objective and policies and with changes to the applicable index. The Trustees considered the professional expertise, tenure, and qualifications of the portfolio management team as well as the team’s experience in passive management. The Trustees also considered Northern Trust’s handling of daily inflows and outflows, transaction costs, tracking error, and the portfolio turnover rates for each of the Equity Fund and the International Fund. The Trustees also considered Northern Trust’s compliance record as well as the professional experience and responsiveness of Northern Trust’s compliance staff, as reported to them by the Trust’s chief compliance officer.

Based on its review of all of the services provided and to be provided, the Trustees concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of services provided by Trillium and Northern Trust, respectively, supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreements.

Investment Performance.    The Trustees reviewed and considered information regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund, exclusive of the expenses of the Fund, and comparative data with respect to the performance of mutual funds with similar investment objectives as well as other broad-based market indexes. The Trustees noted that as of periods ended July 31, 2018, the Balanced Fund’s ten-year average annual returns outperformed the Lipper Index and its one-, three- and five-year average annual returns underperformed the Lipper Index. The Trustees also noted that as of periods ended July 31, 2018, the Balanced Fund’s one-, three-, five- and ten-year average annual returns underperformed the Custom Index. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate, the Trustees concluded that the performance of the Balanced Fund together with Trillium’s investment process, philosophies and experience in environmentally and socially responsible investing, supported the continuance of the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement.

With respect to the Equity Fund and the International Fund, the Trustees considered that due to each Fund’s passive investment strategy, the principal concern with regard to investment performance was the extent to which the Fund tracked its respective index. The Trustees reviewed the performance of the Equity Fund, exclusive of the expenses of the Fund, as compared to that of the MSCI KLD Index for the twelve month period ended July 31, 2018, and noted that the Equity Fund’s performance closely followed that of the MSCI KLD Index. In particular, they observed that, after taking into consideration the Equity Fund’s fees and expenses, for the one-year period the Equity Fund’s performance was in line with that of the MSCI KLD Index. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate, the Trustees concluded that the performance of the Equity Fund together with Northern Trust’s investment process and experience in passive portfolio management supported the continuance of the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed the performance of the Investor Class shares of the International Fund, exclusive of the expenses of the class, as compared to that of the MSCI World Index for the twelve month period ended July 31, 2018, and noted that the Fund’s performance closely followed that of the MSCI World Index. In particular, they observed that, after taking into consideration the fees and expenses of the Investor Class shares, for the twelve month period ended July 31, 2018, the Fund’s performance was in line with that of the MSCI World Index. After considering all the factors they deemed appropriate, the Trustees concluded that the performance of the International Fund together with Northern Trust’s investment process and experience in passive portfolio management supported the continuance of the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability.    The Trustees considered that the subadvisory fees paid by Green Century to Trillium under the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement were 0.40% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Balanced Fund up to $30 million, and 0.35% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Balanced Fund in excess of $30 million, and, after the Proposed Trillium Amendment, would be 0.30% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Balanced Fund in excess of $250 million.

 

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In evaluating the profitability of the Subadvisory Agreement to Trillium, the Trustees noted that based on information provided by Trillium, the relationship was profitable. The Trustees noted that Trillium stated that recent increases in the assets of the Balanced Fund have allowed Trillium to realize what it considers to be a fair entrepreneurial profit on the subadvisory services it provides. The Trustees considered the financial resources Trillium dedicated and the other expenses Trillium incurred in providing subadvisory services to the Balanced Fund, including startup costs relating to the relationship, and additional personnel, legal, trading analysis and compliance costs required in the context of providing subadvisory services to a mutual fund. The Trustees took under consideration that Trillium is the investment adviser to two other mutual funds and that Trillium recently began subadvising two additional mutual funds. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s fee structure and noted, based on the information provided, that the subadvisory fees were lower than the fees Trillium would receive from an institutional client with separate accounts of similar size as the Balanced Fund.

The Trustees considered that the subadvisory fees paid by Green Century to Northern Trust under the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement were an annual fee equal to the greater of (a) $75,000 or (b) 0.10% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Equity Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.05% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Equity Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million, and 0.03% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Equity Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million.

The Trustees considered that the subadvisory fees paid by Green Century to Northern Trust under the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement were an annual fee equal to the greater of (a) $100,000 or (b) 0.17% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million, and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million.

The Trustees reviewed and considered an analysis of the subadvisory fees for the Equity Fund and the International Fund against comparative data for mutual funds subadvised by Northern Trust with a similar investment strategy and asset size. The Trustees noted that each Fund paid subadvisory fees at effective rates comparable to those paid to Northern Trust by other subadvised index funds with similar levels of net assets. In evaluating the profitability of each of the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement and International Fund Subadvisory Agreement to Northern Trust, the Trustees noted that Northern Trust does not calculate earnings at the subadvisory client level.

The Trustees also considered that the subadvisory fees are paid by Green Century, and are not in addition to the advisory fees paid to Green Century by the Funds.

After reviewing the information described above, the Trustees concluded that the fees specified in the Subadvisory Agreements, taking into account the nature and quality of services provided and the costs of the services provided by Trillium and Northern Trust as applicable, supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreements.

Other Benefits.    The Trustees evaluated potential other benefits that each of Trillium and Northern Trust may realize from its relationship with the applicable Fund(s). The Trustees considered the brokerage practices of Trillium, including the soft dollar commissions that were generated with respect to the Balanced Fund’s portfolio transactions. The Trustees considered that Trillium was not affiliated with a broker/dealer and therefore no benefit would be realized by Trillium through transactions with affiliated brokers. The Trustees also considered the brokerage practices of Northern Trust, including that Northern Trust does not trade for the Equity Fund or the International Fund through its affiliated broker. The Trustees also considered that no soft dollars have been paid in connection with Northern Trust’s management of the Equity Fund and the International Fund.

 

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The Trustees further considered the reputational and other advantages that each of Trillium and Northern Trust may gain from its relationship with the applicable Fund(s), including that Northern Trust’s management of the Equity Fund and the International Fund will broaden its exposure to the socially responsible mutual fund market, which may assist in its marketing efforts. The Trustees concluded that the benefits received by each of Trillium and Northern Trust were reasonable in the context of its relationship with the applicable Fund(s) and supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreements.

Economies of Scale.    The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale would be realized by each of Trillium and Northern Trust as the Funds grow in asset size and the extent to which such economies of scale might be reflected in the subadvisory fees. They noted the relatively small size of each Fund (compared with similar funds in the industry) and the resultant difficulty of achieving meaningful economies of scale, though they took into account the effects of significant recent increases in assets. They considered that if the assets were to increase, Trillium and Northern Trust could have the opportunity to experience economies of scale. They also noted that pursuant to the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement, the subadvisory fees paid to Trillium by Green Century (out of the flat 0.65% advisory fee) include breakpoints at $30 million and $250 million, so that fees as a percentage of net assets decrease modestly (from 40 basis points towards 35 basis points at $30 million and from 35 basis points toward 30 basis points at $250 million) as assets in the Balanced Fund increase. They also noted that pursuant to the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement and the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement, the overall subadvisory fees paid to Northern Trust by Green Century (out of the advisory fee that Green Century receives from the applicable Fund, which, for the Equity Fund, is subject to breakpoints) include breakpoints at $50 million and $100 million (subject to a minimum annual fee of $75,000 for the Equity Fund and $100,000 for the International Fund), so that fees as a percentage of net assets decrease as assets in the Equity Fund and the International Fund increase. The Trustees concluded that economies of scale could be realized as the Funds grow, and that the fee schedules as specified were appropriate, and supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreements.

Based on a review of all factors deemed relevant, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Proposed Trillium Amendment with respect to the Balanced Fund should be approved and that all of the Subadvisory Agreements should be continued for an additional one-year period.

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER AND ADMINISTRATOR

Green Century Capital Management, Inc.

114 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

1-800-93-GREEN

www.greencentury.com

info@greencentury.com

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER (Balanced Fund)

Trillium Asset Management, LLC

Two Financial Center

60 South Street, Suite 1100

Boston, MA 02111

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER (Equity Fund and International Fund)

Northern Trust Investments, Inc.

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60603

SUBADMINISTRATOR and DISTRIBUTOR

UMB Fund Services, Inc. (Subadministrator)

UMB Distribution Services, LLC (Distributor)

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

CUSTODIAN

UMB Bank, n.a.

928 Grand Blvd

Kansas City, MO 64106

TRANSFER AGENT

Atlantic Shareholder Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza

Portland, ME 04101

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

KPMG LLP

Two Financial Center

60 South Street

Boston, MA 02111

 

 

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YOUR NOTES


Semi-Annual Report

 

Beginning in March 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Green Century Funds’ shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from Green Century or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Green Century Funds electronically by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you invest directly with the Funds, by contacting Shareholder Services at 1-800-221-5519 or by visiting https://www.greencentury.com/access-my-account/.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest directly with the Funds, you can inform Green Century that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting Green Century at 1-800-221-5519 or via email at info@greencentury.com. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all accounts held in the Green Century Funds.

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January 31, 2019

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

 

(a)

Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the “Disclosure Controls”) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date (the “Filing Date”) of this Form N-CSR (the “Report”), the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Disclosure Controls are effectively designed to ensure that information that is required to be disclosed by the registrant in the Report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the Report is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

(b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the fiscal period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of securities lending activities for closed-end management investment companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)

Not applicable.

 

  (2)

Certifications for each principal executive and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are filed herewith.

 

  (3)

Not applicable.

 

  (4)

There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.

 

(b)

Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) are 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.

 

Green Century Funds
/s/ John R. Nolan
John R. Nolan
President and Principal Executive Officer
April 5, 2019

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.

 

/s/ John R. Nolan
John R. Nolan
President and Principal Executive Officer
April 5, 2019

 

/s/ John R. Nolan
John R. Nolan
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
April 5, 2019