N-CSR 1 d159919dncsr.htm GREEN CENTURY FUNDS Green Century Funds

 

 

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: July 31, 2021

 

 

 


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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ANNUAL REPORT

Green Century Balanced Fund

Green Century Equity Fund

Green Century MSCI International Index Fund

July 31, 2021

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 share price and account information, visit www.greencentury.com.

Dear Green Century Funds Shareholder:

The Green Century Funds had a record-breaking year in 2021. Our assets under management (AUM) reached the $1B threshold by attracting new investors and additional assets from current investors.

This growth occurred in an increasingly congested field for sustainable, responsible and impact investing options. Despite this competition, Green Century° continues to be one of the leaders in responsible investing.

I attribute this growth to the strong performance of the Green Century Funds and our unique ability to help investors to make an environmental impact.

More funds are considering ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) ratings. Using that data to determine which companies perform better on relevant issues than their peers can be part of creating a responsible investment strategy. But, using ESG does not prevent your money from supporting dangerous industries, such as coal, oil and gas. That is why Green Century is a strong supporter of exclusionary screens that keep your investments out of the most environmentally irresponsible industries such as fossil fuel, tobacco and genetically-modified organisms.

But even that is not enough. We also believe that investors who are interested in sustainable investing want to see a measurable impact from the funds they choose. Few firms can match our in-house, in-depth, and award-winning shareholder advocacy program, and Green Century’s ownership and mission is one of a kind. No other mutual fund company in the United States is wholly owned by environmental and public health nonprofit organizations.

Here are just a few examples of how the Fund’s investors made an environmental impact in 2021:

Sustainable companies—The Funds invest in many well-known and some lesser-known sustainable, solution-oriented companies, as well as green and sustainable bonds. They include:

 

   

WSP Global, Inc1 (a holding in the Green Century MSCI International Fund) is engineering solutions to make buildings and the construction process greener and cleaner. This area accounts for almost 40% of global energy and process-related carbon dioxide emissions. This means that how commercial and residential homes are constructed has a significant impact on the environment. WSP is at the forefront of reconfiguring this process. For example, its renovation of the Science Gallery London


 

building at King’s College saved 47 tons of carbon dioxide per year from being emitted into the atmosphere. WSP achieved these energy savings by adding new high-efficiency, motion-detecting lights. The company also added insulation made from recycled materials and replaced old inefficient heating system with a new one that captures heat energy that would otherwise be wasted.

   

Union Pacific1 (a holding in the Green Century Equity Fund) is the second-largest freight-hauling railroad company in the U.S. Founded by Abraham Lincoln, Union Pacific transports freight in the most efficient and least polluting way possible on its 32,000 miles of rail. On average, a Union Pacific train can move one ton of cargo nearly 500 miles on a single gallon of fuel. The company is also chugging along to meet its own science-based emissions targets in accordance with the Paris Agreement—in part by using more renewable energy.

   

When Starbucks1 issued its first corporate sustainability bond, we invested in it through the Green Century Balanced Fund. Starbucks improved the environmental impact of its coffee supply chain by using the bond’s proceeds to train farmers in sustainable crop growing and harvesting practices in Rwanda, Tanzania, Colombia, China, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Guatemala and Ethiopia.

Shareholder advocacy—Green Century’s shareholder advocacy program continues to convince companies to make significant strides in corporate sustainability, reducing risk for the companies in our portfolio and the environment.

Our team of shareholder advocates directly pressed more than 100 companies in the last year to preserve forests, source more renewable energy, reduce plastic pollution, protect the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics, and more. For example:

Preventing Plastic Pollution: The Coca-Cola Company1

One of our most noteworthy 2021 engagements was with The Coca-Cola Company (“Coca-Cola”), a Fortune 100 company. This high profile corporation had been named the most plastic-polluting company on the planet. In fall 2021, we filed a resolution with Coca-Cola, calling on the corporation to reduce its use of plastics.

As one of the largest users of plastic resin, this change would have a big impact. In 2019, Coca-Cola reported using about 3 million metric tons of plastic packaging per year, which is the equivalent of making 200,000 plastic bottles per minute. Coca-Cola policies around plastic use and reuse also lagged behind its competitors.

Our shareholder resolution urged Coke to reduce the amount of plastic it uses. This past winter, our team met with Coke executives to discuss our concerns. By the spring, Coke had announced a new goal to reduce its virgin plastic use, precipitating a withdrawal of Green Century’s shareholder resolution. The company’s new policy will lower its cumulative use of virgin plastic by 3 million metric tons by 2025.

Green Century will work with Coca-Cola executives to fulfill their commitment and make even more transformative measures to reduce the corporation’s outsized contribution to the world’s plastic pollution epidemic. We will press them to make absolute cuts to its plastic use and adopt and expand its refill and reuse models for product delivery.

 

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Nonprofit ownership—As the only mutual fund company in the U.S. wholly owned by environmental and public health nonprofit organizations, Green Century provides direct support to many of our nonprofit owners and partners’ campaigns. Notably, this includes efforts to achieve 100% Renewable Energy goals across the country.

That campaign celebrated a significant victory this year with the approval of the largest wind farm in the nation, Vineyard Wind. For more than a decade, Green Century’s non-profit owners and partners have worked to promote wind farms, and they helped secure the approval of Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind farm that will secure 800 megawatts of electricity that will produce enough power to run 400,000 Massachusetts homes and businesses. This hard-won decision gives the green light for what will be the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the country.

For a more detailed look at what your investments helped us achieve last year, please take a moment to read through our updates.

I am proud of all of the Green Century team’s achievements in this unprecedented and challenging year, and I am eager to see what we are able to accomplish as we move forward. Our work to protect the environment, promote clean energy, preserve tropical forests, and more is far from finished—and none of it would be possible without investors like you.

Thank you for choosing Green Century to help save for your future.

Sincerely,

Leslie Samuelrich, President

Green Century Capital Management

° Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (Green Century) is the investments advisor to the Green Century Funds (The Funds).

 

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Green Century on the Web

E-News.    For more regular updates on the Green Century Funds and on our advocacy efforts, please consider signing up for our e-newsletter. Call 1-800-934-7336, visit www.greencentury.com, or email info@greencentury.com.

Online Access.    Information on your account is available on our website at www.greencentury.com.    From the home page, click on Access My Account. Shareholders may also perform online transactions on the site. While there, please consider registering for e-delivery of your statements and other Fund documents.

Twitter.    Green Century is on Twitter. Follow us at Twitter.com/Green_Century for a sustainable investor’s perspective on critical issues.

 

The Green Century Funds’ proxy voting guidelines and a record of the Funds’ proxy votes for the year ended June 30, 2021 are available without charge, upon request, (i) at www.greencentury.com, (ii) by calling 1-800-934-7336, (iii) by 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-PORT, Part F. The Green Century Funds’ Forms N-PORT, Part F 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-PORT, Part F may also be obtained by calling us at 1-800-934-7336, or by e-mailing a request to info@greencentury.com.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND

Investment Objective    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 responsibility.

Portfolio Orientation    As of the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 the Green Century Balanced Fund (the Balanced Fund or the Fund) was diversified in a number of ways. Equity holdings represented 66.0% and

bonds constituted 32.4% of the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund had 1.4% invested in cash, cash equivalents, and other assets, less liabilities. The portfolio managers view equities as the primary source of potential long-term growth, while emphasizing the importance of diversification in seeking to lower volatility. The Fund’s equity holdings were diversified across 72 equity holdings at fiscal year-end, none of which represented more than 3.8% of total net assets. Generally, larger, more established companies constitute larger positions in the Fund’s portfolio than smaller companies. The portfolio managers seek to mitigate risk by investing primarily in companies they believe have demonstrated records of profitability, above-average growth prospects, and reasonable valuations.

As of July 31, the stocks held by the Balanced Fund were also diversified by sector, with (as a percent of total net assets) Technology (19.8%), Consumer Discretionary (9.3%), Financials (7.9%), and Health Care (7.9%) as the largest sectors

In line with its environmental mandate, the Fund had exposure to what Green Century considers

 

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environmental leaders in a number of industries including Healthy Living, Capital Goods, and Transportation. Green Century’s environmental screens prohibit traditional energy and utility companies from being owned, while the Fund has broad exposure to information technology, health care, financial, consumer, and industrial companies.

In addition to its equity exposure to environmental leaders, the Fund invests in designated Green Bonds and designated Social Impact Bonds. The issuers of Green Bonds have indicated that the proceeds from the bonds will be used for environmentally positive goals such as greenhouse gas reduction, climate adaptation, and climate change mitigation. Issuers of designated Social Impact Bonds have indicated that the proceeds from the bonds will be used for projects supporting such issues as poverty alleviation, low-income housing, fair trade, and community development. As of July 31st, 23.2% of the total portfolio and 71.7% of the market value of the bonds held in the Fund were designated Green / Sustainable or Social Impact Bonds.

Higher quality, intermediate maturity bonds can typically lower volatility and provide a stable source of income. At fiscal year end, the Balanced Fund held 56 bonds diversified across corporate and government agency issuers. In an effort to dampen volatility, the weighted average maturity (5.24 years) and modified duration (4.40 years) remain in the intermediate-range. The weighted average yield to maturity was 1.08%. All fixed income holdings were investment grade at time of purchase and remain investment grade at July 31, 2021.

Economic Environment    As the U.S. economy largely reopened, and investors began to experience reopening rather than just anticipating what that reopening would mean, climbing equity markets worldwide masked continuing market rotation, and mean-reversion dominated both equity and bond markets. The Coronavirus pandemic upended the world in multiple ways, reducing the relevance of the past. Policy frameworks governing fiscal and monetary policy shifted; households, companies, and schools all restructured how jobs were performed, responsibilities were fulfilled, and knowledge was shared. Compared with the great recession around 2008, bold and extraordinary fiscal and monetary policy measures cushioned the market effects of the pandemic. Broad-based and inclusive fiscal policy supported wealth and income at the bottom of the income distribution, rather than focusing on preserving financial institutions, as did policies in the previous recession. Fiscal policy worked: during the pandemic, income-targeted relief improved adult food security and improved consumer balance sheets. A concerted effort on vaccination seems to have reached most of those willing to be vaccinated, but the substantial as-yet-unvaccinated population remains vulnerable to new viral strains. The shockingly large job losses of early 2020 were largely reversed, although 2.5 million men and 3.7 million women were still unemployed as of June, 2021. Job recoveries are now at 75% of the initial job losses. Businesses report that employees are difficult to find and average hourly wages for lower-wage workers have increased; nonetheless, labor participation rates are rising slowly.

The Balanced Fund’s portfolio managers hope that this record of policy successes will encourage further use of active policies. The managers are not surprised that reopening and restarting a modern, complex, integrated worldwide economy with tightly controlled supply chains and high levels of specialization has been bumpy; they would have been surprised if it were not. Supply chains were massively disrupted, as some businesses closed temporarily, others permanently, and transportation delays and order backlogs mounted. Widespread supply disruptions fostered extreme price spikes in a variety of goods, including

 

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used cars, airline tickets, and commodities such as lumber. Not surprisingly, markets continued to work, as higher prices for commodities such as lumber induced increased supply and also curtailed demand. Supply chains and transportation networks take time to re-establish, but businesses have strong incentives to do so. While these supply-chain-disruption fueled price changes are disconcerting, they will not result in either a general rise in prices or a sustained process of inflation unless aggregate demand substantially exceeds aggregate supply.

Investors initiating reflation trades pushed interest rates up and bid up prices on small cap stocks and cyclical sectors, which should benefit from improving growth and price pressures. A run of higher-than-target monthly inflation readings fueled knee-jerk reactions that galloping inflation was imminent, and that the Fed’s newly launched Flexible Average Inflation Target policy guaranteed that the Fed would inevitably be too late to raise interest rates, requiring it to overcorrect and end the recovery. The Fed’s Rorshach Test of a June meeting seemed to reassure inflation-skittish investors that the Fed is indeed paying attention, and will not keep short-term rates near zero indefinitely, while providing plenty of room for more dovish investors to believe that the Fed does not yet intend to begin raising interest rates for some time.

The Fund’s portfolio managers are concerned by the rapidly spreading Delta variant, as well as by the clear urban/rural divide in vaccination rates and the slowing rates of new vaccinations in the U.S. The Biden Administration clearly wants to tackle the intersectional crises of climate change, structural racism, and wealth inequality. So far, legislative gridlock has blocked much progress on key policy objectives such as infrastructure, where we are finally beginning to see some agreement, or the American Jobs Plan. House and Senate leaders will require extraordinary political skill to get Biden’s priorities funded.

The Balanced Fund’s portfolio managers’ policy recommendation in this murky environment is to avoid positioning extremes and acknowledge that an environment of high uncertainty means an increased likelihood of rapid rotation, as market participants grasp at informational straws. They remain committed to the Fund’s long-term focus and investment in high-quality and sustainability-centered companies seeking to meet the challenges of this year of recovery and transition, and beyond. Their belief in the importance of ESG is unabated, as they are convinced more than ever of the importance of integrating beyond-financial environmental, social and governance concerns into investment decisions.

Investment Strategy and Performance.    Green Century believes that strong environmental, social, and governance practices may enhance corporate profitability and reduce certain types of risks. The Fund specifically avoid risks associated with exposure to fossil fuels. Companies with strong balance sheets, strategic leadership in their products and markets, and strong environmental, social, and governance policies will have the financial flexibility and leadership wisdom to navigate choppy and volatile economic conditions.

The Balanced Fund holds a number of stocks that the portfolio managers believe have attractive environmental, social, and financial characteristics. New holdings over the reporting period include Bright Horizons1 and Solar Edge.1 Bright Horizons provides on-site child care, educational assistance programs, and back-up care services primarily through corporate clients who provide this as benefits for employees. Solar Edge is a solar inverter company with a global footprint and leading technology positioned to benefit with the policy support for renewable energy transition.

 

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At July 31, 2021, the Fund held over $95 million in Green / Sustainability or Social Impact Bonds and Notes. Some holdings include notes issued by Boston Properties,1 Starbucks,1 PNC Bank,1 Apple,1 Xylem,1 European Investment Bank,1 and Enterprise Community Loan Fund.1

For the year ending July 31, 2021, the Balanced Fund’s returns were 25.14% for the institutional share class and 24.86% for the individual share class, outperforming the 21.58% return for its Custom Balanced Index,2 an index comprised of the S&P 1500 Index3 (60% weighting) and of the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate and Government Index4 (40% weighting).*

Within the Discretionary sector, the Fund’s exposure to Target1 for the twelve-month period, helped provide strong relative returns, as did Nike.1 In Financials, the Fund saw above market performance from East West Bankcorp1 and SVB Financial.1 The Fund’s Health Care exposure detracted from relative performance over the year, particularly Astrazeneca1 and Baxter.1

The Fund’s high quality fixed income exposure performed relatively in-line with the benchmark as designed, providing slight outperformance. The Fund’s portfolio managers do not anticipate any significant changes in investment strategy for the Fund, believing that the investment environment may be favorable to the Fund’s core holdings in what the portfolio managers consider high-quality, environmentally responsible companies with strong growth prospects and reasonable valuations.

 

Green Century Balanced Fund

Total expense ratio: 1.46% for Individual Share Class and 1.16% for
Institutional Share Class

  CUMULATIVE
RETURN*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN*  
  Latest
Quarter
    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  
June 30, 2021  

Green Century Balanced Fund — Individual Share Class

   
6.44%
 
   
26.74%
 
   
12.08%
 
   
9.59%
 
 

Green Century Balanced Fund — Institutional Share Class **

    6.53%       26.99%       12.13%       9.61%  
    Custom Balanced Index     5.27%       24.06%       11.59%       10.03%  
July 31, 2021  

Green Century Balanced Fund — Individual Share Class

   
5.05%
 
   
24.86%
 
   
11.71%
 
   
10.08%
 
  Green Century Balanced Fund — Institutional Share Class **     5.14%       25.14%       11.76%       10.11%  
    Custom Balanced Index     3.47%       21.58%       11.41%       10.28%  

* 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 Fund prices and performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN/1-800-934-7336. 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.

** Institutional Shares were offered as of November 28, 2020. The Institutional Share Class performance prior to November 28, 2020 reflects the performance of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class.

 

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The Balanced Fund consistently includes stocks and bonds of what Green Century believes to be environmentally responsible corporations of various sizes, including small, medium, and large companies. The value of the stocks held in the Balanced Fund will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect the 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. The Funds’ environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Funds compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.

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The S&P 500® Index5 and the S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index (the S&P 1500 Index) are unmanaged indexes of 500 and 1500 stocks, respectively. 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 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. Similar to the Balanced Fund, the performance of the S&P 500® Index, the S&P 1500 Index, the Custom Balanced Index and the BofA Merrill Lynch Index reflect reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Unlike the Fund, however, the performance of the S&P 500® Index, the S&P 1500 Index, the Custom Balanced Index and the BofA Merrill Lynch Index does not include management and other operating expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND

Investment Objective    The Green Century Equity Fund (the Equity Fund or the Fund) seeks to achieve long-term total return that matches the performance of an index comprised of the stocks of companies selected based on environmental, social and governance criteria.

Portfolio Orientation    The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in the stocks which make up the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index6 (the KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index or the Index), a custom index calculated by MSCI, Inc. The KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index 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 that are included in the KLD400 Index. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.

The KLD400 Index, formerly named the Domini 400 Social Index, is the longest-running socially responsible index. Like other index funds, the Equity Fund is not actively managed in the traditional investment sense, but rather seeks to be nearly fully invested at all times in a broad and diverse portfolio of stocks which meet certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The Equity Fund, like many 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 Fund’s environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Fund compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.

The Fund invests in the stocks of companies selected for inclusion in the Index based on a thorough review of environmental, social, and governance factors and includes

 

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those companies believed to have the best overall sustainability records. Green Century believes that certain industries impose unique and onerous risks and/or costs on society. Companies involved in these industries are evaluated based on their level of involvement as well as the impact of that involvement on society. Therefore, companies that derive significant revenues from the manufacture of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), or the operation of gambling enterprises; or have a significant direct ownership share in, operate or design nuclear power plants are not eligible for the Index. Major military contractors and firearms manufacturers are also ineligible. The Index excludes all companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.

Investment Strategy and Performance    Green Century believes that companies that minimize their negative social and environmental impact and follow governance standards could enjoy competitive advantages and be less likely to incur certain legal liabilities that may be assessed when a product or service is determined to be harmful. Green Century also believes that such investments may, over the long term, provide investors with a return that is competitive with enterprises that do not exhibit such social and environmental awareness.

The Equity Fund’s total return for the latest quarter ended July 31, 2021 was 6.21% for the individual share class and 6.30% for the institutional share class, outperforming the S&P 500® Index that returned 5.50% for the same period. Additional results for various time periods are below:*

 

Green Century Equity Fund

Total expense ratio: 1.25% for Individual Share Class and 0.95% for
Institutional Share Class

  CUMULATIVE
RETURN*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN*  
  Latest
Quarter
    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  
June 30, 2021  

Green Century Equity Index Fund — Individual Share Class

   
8.55%
 
   
40.25%
 
   
18.15%
 
   
14.44%
 
  Green Century Equity Fund — Institutional Share Class     8.64%       40.66%       18.38%       14.54%  
    S&P 500® Index     8.55%       40.79%       17.65%       14.84%  
July 31, 2021  

Green Century Equity Index Fund — Individual Share Class

   
6.21%
 
   
37.90%
 
   
17.82%
 
   
15.04%
 
  Green Century Equity Fund — Institutional Share Class     6.30%       38.33%       18.05%       15.15%  
    S&P 500® Index     5.50%       36.45%       17.35%       15.35%  

* 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 Fund prices and performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN/1-800-934-7336. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains 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 Fuels Index; prior to April 1, 2014, the Fund invested in the common stocks which made up the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index. Institutional shares were offered as of April 30, 2018. The Institutional Share Class performance for periods prior to April 30, 2018 reflects the performance of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class.

For the year ended July 31, 2021, the Equity Fund Institutional and Investor share classes returned 38.33% and 37.90%, respectively, outperforming the S&P 500 Index which returned 36.45%. As the MSCI KLD 400

 

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Social ex Fossil Fuels Index does not include all of the stocks in the S&P 500® Index and includes some stocks not included in the S&P 500® Index, the performance of the Fund can be expected to differ from the performance of the broader benchmark.

The strongest performing sectors in the Equity Fund were Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Communication Services which returned 62.82%, 48.94% and 48.03%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Utilities and Consumer Staples, which returned 15.34% and 15.79%, respectively, for the

year. Within the S&P 500 Index, Financials, Industrials, and Energy were the strongest performing sectors, gaining 55.23%, 46.25%, and 44.41%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Utilities and Consumer Staples, which returned 11.99% and 18.22%, respectively, for the year.

After a challenging beginning to 2020 due to the pandemic , the equity markets had a strong rebound. US domestic equities continued to outperform Non-US developed markets international equities as measured by the S&P 500 and MSCI World Ex-USA indices with 1 year returns of 36.45% and 31.00% respectively. A strong global recovery has taken place over the past year as both US and Non-US economies reopen and fiscal spending kicked in, benefitting equity securities. Many economic indicators, including employment, consumer spending, manufacturing, and housing data continued to recover steadily over the year. Continued fiscal and monetary support along with declining rates of COVID-19 infection bolstered investor confidence.

 

 

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The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks. Similar to the Equity Fund, the S&P 500® Index’s performance reflects reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Unlike the Fund, however, the S&P 500® Index’s performance does not include management and other operating expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

Investment Objective    The Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the International Fund or the Fund) seeks to achieve long-term total return that matches the performance of an index comprised of the stocks of foreign companies selected based on environmental, social and governance criteria.

Portfolio Orientation    The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in the stocks included in the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index7 (the Index), a custom index calculated by MSCI, Inc. The Index is comprised of the common stocks of the approximately 240 companies in the MSCI World ex USA SRI Index,8 minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, process, refine or distribute coal, oil or gas. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.

The International Fund is the only responsible, diversified fossil fuel free international index fund available in the U.S. The Fund is also broadly diversified and responsibly screened. Like other index funds, the International Fund is not actively managed in the traditional investment sense, but rather seeks to be nearly fully invested at all times in a broad and diverse portfolio of stocks which meet certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.

The Fund invests in the stocks of companies selected for inclusion in the Index based on a thorough review of environmental, social, and governance factors and includes those companies believed to have the best overall sustainability records. Green Century believes that certain industries impose unique and onerous risks and/or costs on society. Companies involved in these industries are evaluated based on their level of involvement as well as the impact of that involvement on

 

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society. Therefore, companies that derive significant revenues from the manufacture of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), or the operation of gambling enterprises; or have a significant direct ownership share in, operate or design nuclear power plants are not eligible for the Index. Major military contractors and firearms manufacturers are also ineligible. The Index excludes all companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.

Investment Strategy and Performance    Green Century believes that companies that minimize their negative social and environmental impact and follow governance standards could enjoy competitive advantages and be less likely to incur certain legal liabilities that may be assessed when a product or service is determined to be harmful. Green Century also believes that such investments may, over the long term, provide investors with a return that is competitive with enterprises that do not exhibit such social and environmental awareness.

International markets have continued to perform well recently; both share classes of the International Fund outperformed its benchmark for the latest quarter ended July 31, 2021. The Fund’s total return was 5.24% for the individual share class and 5.22% for the institutional share class for this period, while the MSCI World ex USA Index8 returned 3.10% for the same period. Additional results for various time periods are below:*

 

Green Century MSCI International Fund

Total expense ratio: 1.28% for Individual Share Class and 0.98% for
Institutional Share Class

  CUMULATIVE
RETURN*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN*  
 

Inception Date:

September 30, 2016

 
  Latest
Quarter
    One Year     Three Years     Since
Inception
 
June 30, 2021  

Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Individual Share Class

    6.24%       30.25%       10.62%       9.82%  
  Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Institutional Share Class     6.37%       30.67%       10.97%       10.13%  
  MSCI World ex USA Index     5.65%       33.60%       8.57%       9.52%  
July 31, 2021  

Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Individual Share Class

    5.24%       28.76%       10.34%       10.07%  
  Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Institutional Share Class     5.22%       29.09%       10.66%       10.36%  
  MSCI World ex USA Index     3.10%       31.00%       7.94%       9.50%  

* 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 Fund prices and performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN/1-800-934-7336. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains 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.

 

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The institutional and individual investor share classes of the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund, which closely tracks the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index, returned 29.09% and 28.76%, respectively, for the one-year period ended July 31, 2021, while the MSCI World ex USA Index (Index), returned 31.00% during the same period.

The difference in performance of the International Fund relative to the Index was largely due to differences in sector allocation and stock selection criteria between the International Fund and the Index.

The strongest performing sectors in the International Fund were Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Financials which returned 43.47%, 42.30% and 37.64%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Consumer Staples and Health Care, which returned 14.02% and 20.12%, respectively, for the year. Within the MSCI World ex USA Index, Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Industrials were the strongest performing sectors, gaining 48.45%, 42.99%, and 40.68%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Utilities and Health Care which returned 9.73% and 12.58%, respectively, for the year.

After a challenging beginning to 2020 due to the pandemic, the equity markets had a strong rebound. US domestic equities continued to outperform Non-US developed markets international equities as measured by the S&P 500 and MSCI World Ex US indices with 1 year returns of 36.45% and 31.00% respectively. A strong

 

LOGO

 

LOGO

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 (DM) 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. Unlike the Fund, the MSCI World ex USA Index’s performance does not include management and other operating expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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global recovery has taken place over the past year as both US and Non-US economies reopen and fiscal spending kicked in, benefitting equity securities. Many economic indicators, including employment, consumer spending, manufacturing, and housing data continued to recover steadily over the year. Continued fiscal and monetary support along with declining rates of COVID-19 infection bolstered investor confidence.

The International Fund, like many other mutual funds invested primarily in stocks, carries the risk of investing in the stock market. The large companies in which the International Fund is invested may perform worse than the stock market as a whole. The developed market ex-U.S. equities in which the International Fund is invested may also perform worse than the stock market as a whole. Foreign securities are subject to additional risks such as currency fluctuations, regional economic and political conditions, differences in accounting methods, and other unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers. 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. The Fund’s environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Fund compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.

 

 

1 As of July 31, 2021, 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
 

WSP Global, Inc

    0.00     0.00     0.26

Union Pacific

    0.00     0.74     0.00

Starbucks

    1.90     0.72     0.00

The Coca-Cola Company

    0.00     1.18     0.39

Bright Horizons

    0.64     0.00     0.00

Solar Edge

    0.68     0.00     0.00

Boston Properties

    1.30     0.09     0.00

PNC Bank

    2.22     0.39     0.00

Apple

    5.14     0.00     0.00

Xylem

    1.77     0.12     0.00
Portfolio Holdings   GREEN
CENTURY
BALANCED
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
EQUITY
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

European Investment Bank

    0.65     0.00     0.00

Enterprise Community Loan Fund

    0.77     0.00     0.00

Target

    1.25     0.66     0.00

Nike

    1.39     1.08     0.00

East West Bancorp

    0.75     0.00     0.00

SVB Financial

    0.95     0.16     0.00

Astrazeneca

    0.97     0.00     0.00

Baxter

    0.55     0.00     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 fiscal year ended July 31, 2021, or may have been held by a Fund for a portion of the fiscal year, or may have been held by a Fund for the entire fiscal year. 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.

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). It is not possible to invest directly in the Custom Balanced Index.

3 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. It is not possible to invest directly in the S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index.

4 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 BofA Merrill Lynch Index.

5 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.

 

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6 The MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index) is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index 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 that are 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 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.

7 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 that are 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 Markets 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.

8 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.

Stocks will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect a single company, industry, sector, country, region or the market as a whole and may perform worse than the market. Foreign securities are subject to additional risks such as currency fluctuations, regional economic and political conditions, differences in accounting methods, and other unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Bonds are subject to a variety of risks including interest rate, credit, and inflation risk. A sustainable investment strategy which incorporates environmental, social and governance criteria may result in lower or higher returns than an investment strategy that does not include such criteria.

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

Distributor: UMB Distribution Services, LLC 9/21

Neither the Green Century Equity Fund nor the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”) is 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 a Fund or any index on which a Fund is based. The MSCI Parties are not sponsors of either 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 July 31, 2021 (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 February 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021 (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
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
JULY 31, 2021
    EXPENSES
PAID DURING
THE  PERIOD1
 

Balanced Fund

     

Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,123.80     $ 7.69  

Actual Expenses — Institutional Class

    1,000.00       1,125.40       6.13  

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

    1,000.00       1,017.75       7.31  

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

    1,000.00       1,019.23       5.83  

 

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    BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
JULY 31, 2021
     EXPENSES
PAID DURING
THE PERIOD1
 

Equity Fund

      

Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,200.00      $ 6.82  

Actual Expenses — Institutional Class

    1,000.00       1,201.80        5.19  

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

    1,000.00       1,018.80        6.26  

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

    1,000.00       1,020.29        4.76  
    BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
    ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
JULY 31, 2021
     EXPENSES
PAID DURING
THE PERIOD1
 

MSCI International Index Fund

      

Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,119.80      $ 6.73  

Actual Expenses — Institutional Class

    1,000.00       1,120.50        5.15  

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

    1,000.00       1,018.65        6.41  

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

    1,000.00       1,020.14        4.91  

1 Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios (1.46% for the Balanced Fund Individual Investor Class, 1.16% for the Balanced Fund Institutional Class, 1.25% for the Equity Fund Individual Investor Class, 0.95% for the Equity Fund Institutional Class, 1.28% for the MSCI International Index Fund Individual Investor Class and 0.98% for the MSCI International Index Fund Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2021

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 66.0%

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Software & Services — 9.9%

     

Adobe, Inc. (a)

     8,785      $ 5,461,020  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

     11,965        3,842,320  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     20,267        7,821,846  

Microsoft Corporation

     53,091        15,126,157  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     21,075        5,806,795  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     10,856        2,626,392  
     

 

 

 
        40,684,530  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 6.6%

     

A.O. Smith Corporation

     36,108        2,539,476  

Deere & Company

     8,712        3,150,172  

Eaton Corporation PLC

     30,012        4,743,397  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc

     11,220        2,543,237  

Rockwell Automation, Inc

     8,926        2,744,031  

Trane Technologies PLC

     27,913        5,683,366  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

     33,630        2,854,178  

Xylem, Inc

     21,084        2,653,421  
     

 

 

 
        26,911,278  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 4.8%

     

East West Bancorp, Inc

     43,189        3,072,898  

First Republic Bank

     26,159        5,101,528  

KeyCorp

     161,925        3,183,446  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     24,069        4,390,426  

SVB Financial Group (a)

     7,117        3,914,065  
     

 

 

 
        19,662,363  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 4.7%

 

Apple, Inc

     108,052        15,760,465  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

     9,192        3,668,067  
     

 

 

 
        19,428,532  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 3.8%

     

Analog Devices, Inc

     19,593        3,280,260  

ASML Holding NV (b)

     5,655        4,335,915  

Cree, Inc. (a)

     14,806        1,373,405  

NVIDIA Corporation

     23,176        4,519,088  

Xilinx, Inc

     13,861        2,076,932  
     

 

 

 
        15,585,600  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Media & Entertainment — 4.3%

     

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

     5,297      $ 14,272,925  

Walt Disney Company (The) (a)

     19,650        3,458,793  
     

 

 

 
        17,731,718  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 4.3%

 

  

AstraZeneca PLC ADR (b)

     69,516        3,979,096  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     6,510        3,227,333  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     15,895        3,937,191  

Merck & Company, Inc

     27,300        2,098,551  

Roche Holding AG ADR (b)

     33,882        1,635,145  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc

     4,789        2,586,108  
     

 

 

 
        17,463,424  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 4.1%

     

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     13,443        4,411,858  

Target Corporation

     19,709        5,145,034  

TJX Companies, Inc. (The)

     69,602        4,789,314  

Tractor Supply Company

     14,712        2,661,842  
     

 

 

 
        17,008,048  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment & Services — 3.7%

 

Anthem, Inc

     9,997        3,838,948  

Baxter International, Inc

     28,987        2,242,144  

CVS Health Corp

     31,621        2,604,306  

Medtronic PLC

     22,868        3,002,797  

Stryker Corporation

     12,760        3,457,194  
     

 

 

 
        15,145,389  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 3.0%

 

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)

     7,754        3,102,918  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     34,009        5,696,848  

VF Corporation

     44,341        3,556,148  
     

 

 

 
        12,355,914  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 2.3%

     

American Tower Corporation REIT

     10,311        2,915,951  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

     10,785        2,457,146  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)

     9,787        2,178,292  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

     14,215        1,820,089  
     

 

 

 
        9,371,478  
     

 

 

 

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 2.5%

 

First Solar, Inc. (a)

     34,146        2,937,922  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT

     56,516        3,210,109  
 

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2021

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — (continued)

 

Ormat Technologies, Inc

     19,664      $ 1,371,367  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a)

     10,752        2,789,929  
     

 

 

 
        10,309,327  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 1.7%

     

Aflac, Inc

     56,782        3,123,010  

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

     25,349        3,774,973  
     

 

 

 
        6,897,983  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7%

     

Costco Wholesale Corporation

     10,528        4,524,092  

Sysco Corporation

     30,845        2,288,699  
     

 

 

 
        6,812,791  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 1.5%

     

Ball Corporation

     28,637        2,316,161  

Ingevity Corporation (a)

     30,562        2,595,936  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc

     9,475        1,427,314  
     

 

 

 
        6,339,411  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 1.4%

 

  

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

     17,374        2,471,104  

Unilever PLC ADR (b)

     56,418        3,245,728  
     

 

 

 
        5,716,832  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 1.4%

     

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

     17,543        2,622,678  

Starbucks Corporation

     24,811        3,012,800  
     

 

 

 
        5,635,478  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.0%

     

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc

     9,336        1,572,649  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     14,085        2,695,306  
     

 

 

 
        4,267,955  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.8%

     

American Water Works Company, Inc

     19,572        3,329,393  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles & Components — 0.8%

 

  

Aptiv PLC (a)

     18,441        3,076,881  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 0.6%

     

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc

     18,194        2,566,082  
     

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 0.6%

     

McCormick & Company, Inc

     29,982        2,523,585  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Telecommunication Services — 0.5%

 

  

Verizon Communications, Inc

     36,932      $ 2,060,067  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $133,778,486)

        270,884,059  
     

 

 

 
     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
        

BONDS & NOTES — 32.4%

 

Green and Sustainability Bonds — 20.3%

 

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

   $ 3,000,000        3,109,695  

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

     2,000,000        2,209,246  

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

     1,000,000        1,058,338  

Asian Development Bank
3.125%, due 9/26/28 (b)

     4,000,000        4,577,272  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)
2.375%, due 1/18/23

     1,845,000        1,902,066  

BlueHub Loan Fund, Inc.
2.89%, due 1/1/27

     2,000,000        2,081,256  

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

     4,500,000        5,316,295  

Bridge Housing Corporation
3.25%, due 7/15/30 (c)

     4,500,000        4,813,155  

Century Housing Corporation
0.60%, due 2/15/24

     2,500,000        2,493,275  

Citigroup, Inc.
1.678% (SOFR Rate+166.7 basis points), due 5/15/24 (c)

     3,000,000        3,062,889  

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

     650,000        672,923  

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

     2,000,000        2,105,224  

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

     2,000,000        2,131,710  

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

     500,000        534,427  

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

     2,000,000        2,113,448  
 

 

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July 31, 2021

  continued

 

     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Green and Sustainability Bonds — (continued)

 

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

   $ 500,000      $ 533,748  

Korea Development Bank (The)
0.863% (3-Month USD Libor+72.5 basis points), due 7/6/22 (b)(d)

     1,250,000        1,256,558  

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

     1,000,000        1,006,435  

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

    
2,000,000
 
     2,127,032  

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

     1,000,000        1,076,352  

New Jersey Infrastructure Bank
3.00%, due 9/1/31

     2,500,000        2,776,358  

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

     1,500,000        1,505,313  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
2.20%, due 11/1/24 (c)

     4,500,000        4,725,859  

Prologis LP
1.25%, due 10/15/30 (c)

     4,500,000        4,315,149  

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

     2,000,000        2,143,526  

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
2.622%, due 8/1/29

     2,000,000        2,191,362  

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

     4,500,000        4,783,275  

United States International Development Finance Corporation
3.28%, due 9/15/29

     662,050        728,283  

United States International Development Finance Corporation
3.33%, due 5/15/33

     215,459        240,661  

United States International Development Finance Corporation
3.43%, due 6/1/33

     208,537        237,525  

United States International Development Finance Corporation
3.05%, due 6/15/35

     1,347,450        1,507,821  
     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Green and Sustainability Bonds — (continued)

 

United States International Development Finance Corporation
2.58%, due 7/15/38

   $ 3,000,000      $ 3,249,687  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
3.875%, due 2/8/29 (c)

    
3,500,000
 
     4,016,736  

Visa, Inc.
0.75%, due 8/15/27 (c)

     2,000,000        1,974,460  

Xylem, Inc.
2.25%, due 1/30/31 (c)

     4,500,000        4,614,952  
     

 

 

 
        83,192,311  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies — 4.0%

 

  

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation
1.625%, due 9/17/21

     3,000,000        3,005,928  

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

     500,000        529,960  

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation
1.82%, due 12/18/25

     3,000,000        3,156,693  

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation
2.80%, due 11/12/27

     3,000,000        3,327,699  

Federal Home Loan Banks
0.25%, due 6/3/22

     3,500,000        3,504,868  

Federal Home Loan Banks
1.875%, due 12/9/22

     3,000,000        3,071,265  
     

 

 

 
        16,596,413  
     

 

 

 

Community Development Financial Institutions — 3.0%

 

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

     2,000,000        2,016,434  

Capital Impact Partners
1.00%, due 9/15/25 (c)

     1,500,000        1,475,281  

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

     3,000,000        3,160,545  

Local Initiatives Support Corporation
1.00%, due 11/15/25

     2,000,000        1,971,932  

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

     2,000,000        2,177,596  
 

 

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July 31, 2021

  concluded

 

     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Community Development Financial
Institutions — (continued)

 

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

   $ 1,400,000      $ 1,443,014  
     

 

 

 
        12,244,802  
     

 

 

 

Software & Services — 1.8%

     

Adobe, Inc.
3.25%, due 2/1/25 (c)

     3,500,000        3,792,593  

salesforce.com, Inc.
3.70%, due 4/11/28 (c)

     3,000,000        3,433,329  
     

 

 

 
        7,225,922  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 1.1%

 

Alphabet, Inc.
1.998%, due 8/15/26 (c)

     3,500,000        3,688,353  

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

     1,000,000        1,013,626  
     

 

 

 
        4,701,979  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 1.0%

     

Trane Technologies Luxembourg Finance SA
3.80%, due 3/21/29 (b)(c)

     3,500,000        4,000,794  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 0.8%

     

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

     1,000,000        1,001,805  

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

     2,000,000        2,099,220  
     

 

 

 
        3,101,025  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.3%

     

Travelers Property Casualty Corporation
7.75%, due 4/15/26

     1,000,000        1,298,640  
     

 

 

 

Healthy Living — 0.1%

     

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

     500,000        587,991  
     

 

 

 

Total Bonds & Notes
(Cost $127,761,377)

        132,949,877  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.4%

 

               VALUE  

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (f)
(Cost $5,757,388)

      $ 5,757,388  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $5,757,388)

        5,757,388  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (g) — 99.8%

 

(Cost $267,297,251)

        409,591,324  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%

        746,874  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 410,338,198  
     

 

 

 

 

PLC – Public Limited Company

ADR – American Depository Receipt

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trusts

LP – Limited Partnership

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

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

(c)

Callable

(d)

Floating rate bond. Rate shown is currently in effect at July 31, 2021.

(e)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of these securities is $1,664,343.

(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 $267,038,113 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $143,162,851 and $609,640 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $142,553,211.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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July 31, 2021

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%

     
     SHARES      VALUE  

Software & Services — 24.7%

     

Accenture PLC, Class A (a)

     16,554      $ 5,258,875  

Adobe, Inc. (b)

     12,517        7,780,943  

ANSYS, Inc. (b)

     2,267        835,299  

Autodesk, Inc. (b)

     5,728        1,839,433  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc .

     11,157        2,338,842  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (b)

     7,251        1,070,610  

Citrix Systems, Inc

     3,224        324,818  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A

     13,910        1,022,802  

Fortinet, Inc. (b)

     3,633        989,048  

International Business Machines Corporation

     23,315        3,286,482  

Intuit, Inc

     7,159        3,794,055  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     23,153        8,935,669  

Microsoft Corporation

     187,231        53,343,984  

NortonLifeLock, Inc

     15,245        378,381  

Okta, Inc., Class A (b)

     3,176        786,981  

Oracle Corporation

     50,000        4,357,000  

Paycom Software, Inc. (b)

     1,342        536,800  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (b)

     29,053        8,004,973  

salesforce.com, Inc. (b)

     25,379        6,139,941  

ServiceNow, Inc. (b)

     5,128        3,014,700  

Splunk, Inc. (b)

     4,230        600,575  

Teradata Corporation (b)

     2,797        138,899  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     44,296        10,914,091  

VMware, Inc., Class A (b)

     2,221        341,457  

Western Union Company (The)

     10,846        251,736  

Workday, Inc., Class A (b)

     4,682        1,097,461  
     

 

 

 
        127,383,855  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 10.2%

     

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (b)

     7,856        21,168,228  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (b)

     7,703        20,832,147  

Discovery, Inc., Class A (b)

     4,085        118,506  

Discovery, Inc., Class C (b)

     7,959        215,769  

Electronic Arts, Inc

     7,538        1,085,171  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A .

     1,100        64,658  

Liberty Global PLC, Series A (a)(b)

     4,226        113,468  

Liberty Global PLC, Series C (a)(b)

     9,642        258,984  

New York Times Company (The), Class A

     3,953        173,062  

Omnicom Group, Inc

     5,654        411,724  

Scholastic Corporation

     689        23,157  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Media & Entertainment — (continued)

 

Walt Disney Company (The) (b)

     47,402      $ 8,343,700  
     

 

 

 
        52,808,574  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 6.9%

     

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (b)

     31,709        3,367,178  

Analog Devices, Inc

     9,609        1,608,739  

Applied Materials, Inc

     23,941        3,350,064  

Intel Corporation

     106,075        5,698,349  

Lam Research Corporation

     3,739        2,383,276  

Microchip Technology, Inc

     7,056        1,009,855  

NVIDIA Corporation

     64,688        12,613,513  

ON Semiconductor Corporation (b)

     10,868        424,504  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc

     4,323        797,637  

Texas Instruments, Inc

     24,018        4,578,311  
     

 

 

 
        35,831,426  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 6.3%

 

  

AbbVie, Inc

     46,097        5,361,081  

Agilent Technologies, Inc

     7,997        1,225,380  

Amgen, Inc

     15,070        3,640,008  

Biogen, Inc. (b)

     3,982        1,301,039  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (b)

     4,729        362,856  

Bio-Techne Corporation

     1,014        488,991  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

     58,466        3,968,087  

Gilead Sciences, Inc

     32,804        2,240,185  

Illumina, Inc. (b)

     3,820        1,893,765  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (b)

     4,990        1,236,023  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)(b)

     1,605        272,080  

Merck & Company, Inc

     66,047        5,077,033  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b)

     613        903,384  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

     6,800        1,370,744  

Waters Corporation (b)

     1,633        636,560  

Zoetis, Inc

     12,431        2,519,764  
     

 

 

 
        32,496,980  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 5.6%

     

3M Company

     15,106        2,990,082  

A.O. Smith Corporation

     3,565        250,726  

AGCO Corporation

     1,689        223,134  

Air Lease Corporation, Class A

     2,748        116,405  

Allegion PLC (a)

     2,404        328,386  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc

     995        89,252  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (b)

     5,131        228,330  
 

 

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July 31, 2021

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Capital Goods — (continued)

 

Caterpillar, Inc

     14,225      $ 2,941,019  

Cummins, Inc

     3,859        895,674  

Deere & Company

     7,789        2,816,425  

Dover Corporation

     3,783        632,215  

Eaton Corporation PLC

     10,413        1,645,775  

EMCOR Group, Inc

     1,421        173,092  

Fastenal Company

     14,912        816,730  

Flowserve Corporation

     3,349        140,959  

Fortive Corporation

     8,424        612,088  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc

     3,639        354,693  

Graco, Inc

     4,413        344,567  

Granite Construction, Inc

     1,156        44,414  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc

     905        30,797  

IDEX Corporation

     1,974        447,486  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc

     8,287        1,878,414  

Lennox International, Inc

     884        291,216  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc

     1,514        211,097  

Masco Corporation

     6,745        402,744  

Meritor, Inc. (b)

     1,936        47,103  

Middleby Corporation (The) (b)

     1,459        279,384  

Owens Corning

     2,751        264,536  

PACCAR, Inc

     9,117        756,620  

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

     3,388        1,057,158  

Quanta Services, Inc

     3,646        331,421  

Rockwell Automation, Inc

     3,041        934,864  

Roper Technologies, Inc

     2,732        1,342,341  

Sensata Technologies Holding NV (b)

     4,175        244,738  

Snap-on, Inc

     1,421        309,750  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

     2,711        117,142  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc

     4,224        832,339  

Tennant Company

     432        34,180  

Timken Company (The)

     1,814        144,213  

Trane Technologies PLC (a)

     6,250        1,272,562  

United Rentals, Inc. (b)

     1,890        622,849  

W.W. Grainger, Inc

     1,167        518,825  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

     4,686        397,701  

Xylem, Inc

     4,726        594,767  
     

 

 

 
        29,008,213  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 4.6%

     

Ally Financial, Inc

     9,791        502,866  

American Express Company

     17,861        3,045,836  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Diversified Financials — (continued)

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc

     3,031      $ 780,664  

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)

     21,884        1,123,306  

BlackRock, Inc

     3,982        3,453,071  

Charles Schwab Corporation (The)

     37,620        2,556,279  

CME Group, Inc

     9,401        1,994,234  

Equitable Holdings, Inc

     10,283        317,436  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc

     995        355,494  

Franklin Resources, Inc

     7,882        232,913  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc

     14,633        1,753,472  

Invesco Ltd

     10,214        249,017  

Moody’s Corporation

     4,401        1,654,776  

Northern Trust Corporation

     5,176        584,112  

S&P Global, Inc

     6,277        2,691,076  

State Street Corporation

     9,201        801,775  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc

     5,930        1,210,669  

Voya Financial, Inc

     3,236        208,398  
     

 

 

 
        23,515,394  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 4.5%

     

AutoNation, Inc. (b)

     1,388        168,406  

Best Buy Company, Inc

     6,091        684,324  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (b)

     1,072        2,335,095  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

     702        29,540  

CarMax, Inc. (b)

     4,257        570,225  

Foot Locker, Inc

     2,529        144,305  

GameStop Corporation, Class A (b)

     1,463        235,719  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     5,994        174,845  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     28,114        9,226,734  

Kohl’s Corporation

     4,152        210,922  

LKQ Corporation (b)

     7,631        387,273  

Lowe’s Companies, Inc

     19,074        3,675,369  

Nordstrom, Inc. (b)

     2,934        97,115  

ODP Corporation (The) (b)

     1,322        62,570  

Pool Corporation

     1,053        503,144  

Signet Jewelers Ltd

     1,412        90,848  

Target Corporation

     13,063        3,410,096  

Tractor Supply Company

     3,050        551,837  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (b)

     1,393        467,769  
     

 

 

 
        23,026,136  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment & Services — 4.4%

 

  

ABIOMED, Inc. (b)

     1,197        391,586  

Align Technology, Inc. (b)

     1,950        1,356,810  

AmerisourceBergen Corporation .

     3,970        485,015  
 

 

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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2021

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Healthcare Equipment & Services — (continued)

 

Becton, Dickinson and Company .

     7,592      $ 1,941,654  

Cardinal Health, Inc

     7,661        454,910  

Centene Corporation (b)

     15,224        1,044,519  

Cerner Corporation

     8,013        644,165  

Cigna Corporation

     9,200        2,111,308  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,287        542,818  

DaVita, Inc. (b)

     1,863        224,026  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc

     5,681        375,173  

DexCom, Inc. (b)

     2,504        1,290,837  

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (b)

     16,307        1,830,787  

HCA Healthcare, Inc

     7,113        1,765,447  

Henry Schein, Inc. (b)

     3,755        300,963  

Hologic, Inc. (b)

     6,705        503,143  

Humana, Inc

     3,355        1,428,760  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (b)

     2,224        1,509,051  

Insulet Corporation (b)

     1,732        484,423  

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (b)

     2,550        755,182  

MEDNAX, Inc. (b)

     2,024        58,939  

Patterson Companies, Inc

     2,343        72,938  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc

     3,507        497,293  

ResMed, Inc

     3,812        1,036,102  

Select Medical Holdings Corporation

     2,753        108,606  

Teladoc Health, Inc. (b)

     3,545        526,255  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc

     1,922        791,345  
     

 

 

 
        22,532,055  
     

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 4.0%

     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

     14,515        866,836  

Bunge Ltd

     3,691        286,532  

Campbell Soup Company

     5,160        225,595  

Coca-Cola Company (The)

     106,893        6,096,108  

Conagra Brands, Inc

     12,788        428,270  

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (b)

     4,255        293,893  

General Mills, Inc

     15,897        935,697  

Hormel Foods Corporation

     7,732        358,610  

Ingredion, Inc

     1,804        158,409  

JM Smucker Company (The)

     2,870        376,286  

Kellogg Company

     6,710        425,146  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc

     18,442        649,343  

Kraft Heinz Company (The)

     17,616        677,688  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc

     3,856        257,465  

McCormick & Company, Inc

     6,486        545,927  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Food & Beverage — (continued)

 

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     36,967      $ 2,338,532  

PepsiCo, Inc

     36,014        5,652,397  
     

 

 

 
        20,572,734  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 3.2%

     

American Tower Corporation REIT

     11,593        3,278,501  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

     3,658        833,402  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

     3,825        448,979  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (b)

     8,768        845,761  

Corporate Office Properties Trust REIT

     2,885        84,934  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

     7,290        1,123,827  

Duke Realty Corporation REIT

     9,848        501,066  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

     2,337        1,917,298  

Equity Residential REIT

     9,280        780,727  

Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

     1,810        212,729  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT .

     14,005        517,765  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT (b)

     18,495        294,625  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

     7,540        329,950  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (b)

     1,354        301,360  

Macerich Company (The) REIT

     3,858        62,885  

PotlatchDeltic Corporation REIT .

     1,739        90,324  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

     19,347        2,477,190  

Realogy Holdings Corporation (b)

     2,839        50,307  

SBA Communications Corporation, Class A REIT

     2,865        976,936  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

     8,546        1,081,240  

UDR, Inc. REIT

     7,798        428,812  
     

 

 

 
        16,638,618  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 3.1%

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc

     5,780        1,682,153  

Albemarle Corporation

     3,062        630,894  

Amcor PLC (a)

     41,125        475,405  

Avery Dennison Corporation

     2,174        458,018  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (b)

     5,638        169,704  

Ball Corporation

     8,535        690,311  

Compass Minerals International, Inc

     835        57,248  

Domtar Corporation (b)

     1,504        82,585  

Ecolab, Inc

     6,724        1,484,861  
 

 

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Materials — (continued)

 

H.B. Fuller Company

     1,424      $ 92,019  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc

     6,519        982,022  

Linde PLC (a)

     13,657        4,198,025  

Minerals Technologies, Inc

     864        69,310  

Mosaic Company (The)

     9,451        295,155  

Newmont Corporation

     20,980        1,317,964  

PPG Industries, Inc

     6,159        1,007,120  

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

     666        34,912  

Sealed Air Corporation

     4,038        229,156  

Sherwin-Williams Company (The)

     6,674        1,942,334  

Sonoco Products Company

     2,586        164,961  
     

 

 

 
        16,064,157  
     

 

 

 

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 3.0%

 

Acuity Brands, Inc

     941        165,033  

Itron, Inc. (b)

     1,066        105,129  

Johnson Controls International, PLC

     18,884        1,348,695  

Ormat Technologies, Inc

     1,123        78,318  

Tesla, Inc. (b)

     20,056        13,782,483  
     

 

 

 
        15,479,658  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 2.9%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc

     110,217        6,102,715  

Cognex Corporation

     4,585        414,530  

CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (b)

     5,179        109,588  

Corning, Inc

     20,039        838,833  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C (b)

     6 ,910        667,644  

F5 Networks, Inc. (b)

     1,632        337,024  

Flex Ltd. (b)

     13,177        236,791  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

     34,216        496,132  

HP, Inc

     32,676        943,356  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (b)

     4,884        803,662  

Motorola Solutions, Inc

     4,423        990,398  

Plantronics, Inc. (b)

     947        29,537  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (a)

     8,638        1,273,846  

Trimble, Inc. (b)

     6,515        557,033  

Xerox Holdings Corporation

     4,287        103,445  

Zebra Technologies Corporation, Class A (b)

     1,403        775,129  
     

 

 

 
        14,679,663  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Household & Personal Products — 2.8%

 

  

Clorox Company (The)

     3,287      $ 594,585  

Colgate-Palmolive Company

     21,097        1,677,211  

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

     6,012        2,006,986  

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

     8,869        1,203,701  

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

     64,377        9,156,341  
     

 

 

 
        14,638,824  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 2.5%

     

Aramark

     6,049        212,501  

Choice Hotels International, Inc

     939        112,586  

Darden Restaurants, Inc

     3,416        498,326  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc

     1,023        537,576  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (b)

     7,215        948,412  

Jack in the Box, Inc

     604        65,751  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A (b)

     7,219        1,053,830  

McDonald’s Corporation

     19,460        4,723,137  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (b)

     5,986        460,144  

Starbucks Corporation

     30,717        3,729,965  

Vail Resorts, Inc. (b)

     1,049        320,155  
     

 

 

 
        12,662,383  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.3%

     

AMERCO.

     253        148,754  

ArcBest Corporation

     622        36,766  

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (b)

     1,373        113,643  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc

     3,446        307,280  

CSX Corporation

     59,844        1,934,158  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (b)

     4,180        166,782  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (b)

     657        20,321  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc

     4,386        562,504  

Kansas City Southern

     2,381        637,632  

Ryder System, Inc

     1,384        105,392  

Southwest Airlines Company (b) .

     3,832        193,593  

Union Pacific Corporation

     17,479        3,823,706  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     18,775        3,592,784  
     

 

 

 
        11,643,315  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.2%

     

Allstate Corporation (The)

     7,931        1,031,427  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Company .

     5,058        704,630  

Chubb Ltd. (a)

     11,773        1,986,576  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     9,265        589,439  
 

 

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Insurance — (continued)

 

Lincoln National Corporation

     4,785      $ 294,852  

Loews Corporation

     5,961        319,688  

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc

     13,243        1,949,634  

Principal Financial Group, Inc

     7,105        441,434  

Progressive Corporation (The)

     15,324        1,458,232  

Prudential Financial, Inc

     10,326        1,035,491  

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

     6,613        984,808  

Willis Towers Watson PLC (a)

     3,382        696,963  
     

 

 

 
        11,493,174  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.9%

 

  

Callaway Golf Company (b)

     2,505        79,358  

Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)

     3,970        223,551  

Columbia Sportswear Company

     871        86,769  

Deckers Outdoor Corporation (b)

     745        306,083  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc

     540        12,836  

Garmin Ltd. (a)

     4,017        631,472  

Hanesbrands, Inc

     9,290        169,635  

Hasbro, Inc

     3,424        340,483  

La-Z-Boy, Inc

     1,142        38,348  

Mattel, Inc. (b)

     9,319        202,409  

Meritage Homes Corporation (b) .

     976        105,974  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b)

     1,561        304,239  

Newell Brands, Inc

     10,016        247,896  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     33,184        5,558,652  

PVH Corporation (b)

     1,889        197,627  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (b)

     4,801        98,181  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C (b)

     4,998        87,565  

VF Corporation

     8,688        696,778  

Whirlpool Corporation

     1,652        365,984  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc

     2,235        74,962  
     

 

 

 
        9,828,802  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 1.8%

     

Bank of Hawaii Corporation

     1,041        87,142  

Cathay General Bancorp

     1,989        75,323  

CIT Group, Inc

     2,521        121,613  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc

     11,137        469,536  

Comerica, Inc

     3,685        253,012  

First Republic Bank

     4,561        889,486  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc

     1,085        49,498  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc

     38,779        546,008  

International Bancshares Corporation

     1,353        52,875  

KeyCorp

     25,413        499,620  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Banks — (continued)

     

M&T Bank Corporation

     3,369      $ 450,941  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc

     11,921        140,429  

Old National Bancorp

     4,311        69,364  

People’s United Financial, Inc

     11,368        178,478  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     11,083        2,021,650  

Regions Financial Corporation

     25,053        482,270  

SVB Financial Group (b)

     1,459        802,392  

Truist Financial Corporation

     35,113        1,911,201  

Umpqua Holdings Corporation

     5,704        107,634  

Zions Bancorp NA

     4,352        226,957  
     

 

 

 
        9,435,429  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 1.2%

 

  

Lumen Technologies Inc

     24,476        305,216  

Verizon Communications, Inc

     108,037        6,026,304  
     

 

 

 
        6,331,520  
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.7%

 

ACCO Brands Corporation

     2,208        19,740  

ASGN, Inc. (b)

     1,344        135,919  

Copart, Inc. (b)

     5,562        817,614  

Deluxe Corporation

     1,015        44,559  

Exponent, Inc

     1,317        141,038  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc

     506        21,611  

HNI Corporation

     1,054        39,314  

ICF International, Inc

     464        42,488  

IHS Markit, Ltd. (a)

     9,879        1,154,262  

Interface, Inc

     1,302        18,775  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A (b)

     787        17,251  

ManpowerGroup, Inc

     1,431        169,688  

Resources Connection, Inc

     760        11,772  

Robert Half International, Inc

     3,003        294,925  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

     2,064        28,380  

Tetra Tech, Inc

     1,437        191,868  

TransUnion

     5,019        602,581  

TrueBlue, Inc. (b)

     889        24,172  
     

 

 

 
        3,775,957  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles & Components — 0.4%

 

  

Aptiv PLC (a)(b)

     7,063        1,178,461  

Autoliv, Inc. (a)

     2,215        223,449  

BorgWarner, Inc

     6,262        306,713  

Harley-Davidson, Inc

     4,045        160,263  
     

 

 

 
        1,868,886  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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  concluded

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.3%

     

Kroger Co. (The)

     18,960      $ 771,672  

Sysco Corporation

     13,381        992,870  
     

 

 

 
        1,764,542  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.2%

     

American Water Works Company, Inc

     4,759        809,554  

Essential Utilities, Inc

     6,102        299,730  
     

 

 

 
        1,109,284  
     

 

 

 

Healthy Living — 0.0%

     

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (b)

     2,228        88,920  

United Natural Foods, Inc. (b)

     1,501        49,713  
     

 

 

 
        138,633  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $226,504,805)

        514,728,212  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%

 

            VALUE  

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (c)
(Cost $1,031,697)

      $ 1,031,697  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $1,031,697)

        1,031,697  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (d) — 99.9%

 

  

(Cost $227,536,502)

        515,759,909  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1%

        371,768  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 516,131,677  
     

 

 

 

 

PLC – Public Limited Company

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trusts

(a)

Securities whose value 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 $232,275,703 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $287,676,247 and $4,192,041 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $283,484,206.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 98.9%

     
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan — 18.0%

     

Aeon Company, Ltd

     19,600      $ 536,351  

Ajinomoto Company, Inc

     14,000        356,677  

Asahi Kasei Corporation

     37,500        408,934  

Astellas Pharma, Inc

     55,900        890,341  

Azbil Corporation

     3,800        148,193  

Capcom Company Ltd

     5,500        151,227  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd

     20,200        744,381  

Daikin Industries Ltd

     7,500        1,566,246  

Eisai Company, Ltd

     7,200        592,220  

Fast Retailing Company Ltd

     1,800        1,220,765  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp

     10,900        782,215  

Fujitsu Ltd

     5,900        1,003,769  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc .

     7,000        206,995  

Hitachi Companynstruction Machinery Company Ltd

     3,400        96,069  

Hulic Company Ltd

     8,600        97,840  

Ibiden Company Ltd

     3,300        174,818  

Kansai Paint Company Ltd

     5,600        137,533  

Kao Corp

     14,500        873,065  

KDDI Corp

     48,900        1,495,538  

Keio Corporation

     3,000        168,043  

Kikkoman Corporation

     4,500        275,566  

Kobe Bussan Company Ltd

     4,300        144,783  

Komatsu Ltd

     26,600        666,571  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd

     2,900        140,849  

Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd

     27,700        647,827  

Miura Company Ltd

     2,600        114,813  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc

     13,300        411,117  

Nippon Yusen KK

     4,900        264,757  

Nitto Denko Corporation

     4,600        341,773  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd

     10,600        341,106  

Odakyu Electric Railway Company Ltd

     9,000        214,795  

Omron Corporation

     5,600        479,220  

Orix JREIT, Inc. REIT

     79        150,739  

Panasonic Corporation

     66,800        806,614  

Resona Holdings, Inc

     64,700        242,928  

Secom Company Ltd

     6,400        484,420  

Sekisui House Ltd

     18,700        370,363  

SG Holdings Company Ltd

     9,700        260,824  

Shimizu Corporation

     16,300        120,042  

Shionogi & Company Ltd

     8,000        421,318  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan — (continued)

     

Sohgo Security Services Company Ltd

     2,100      $ 98,197  

Sompo Holdings, Inc

     9,700        401,018  

Sony Corporation

     38,100        3,980,173  

Stanley Electric Company Ltd

     3,800        99,153  

Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd

     45,400        236,331  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc

     10,200        334,824  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd

     4,100        143,756  

Sysmex Corporation

     5,100        606,852  

Tokyo Century Corporation

     1,100        60,536  

Tokyo Electron Ltd

     4,500        1,855,915  

Tokyu Corp

     15,300        205,061  

Toray Industries, Inc

     41,800        275,219  

TOTO Ltd

     4,300        222,956  

West Japan Railway Company

     5,000        271,662  

Yamaha Corporation

     4,100        227,198  

Yamaha Motor Company Ltd

     8,400        210,342  

Yaskawa Electric Corporation

     7,200        356,520  

Z Holdings Corporation

     79,700        398,913  
     

 

 

 
        28,536,271  
     

 

 

 

Canada — 11.0%

     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd

     7,356        475,876  

Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (a)

     6,924        112,107  

Bank of Montreal

     19,557        1,936,419  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     36,647        2,287,353  

Canadian National Railway Company

     21,480        2,333,944  

FirstService Corporation

     1,206        224,631  

Gildan Activewear, Inc

     5,978        206,087  

Intact Financial Corporation

     4,791        652,829  

Magna International, Inc

     8,668        726,734  

Metro, Inc

     7,581        393,147  

National Bank of Canada

     10,184        779,473  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc

     3,332        198,916  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

     10,712        546,762  

Shopify, Inc. (a)

     3,400        5,104,360  

TMX Group Ltd

     1,719        188,779  

Toromont Industries Ltd

     2,515        212,533  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation

     13,544        625,634  

WSP Global, Inc

     3,423        406,310  
     

 

 

 
        17,411,894  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Germany — 10.3%

     

adidas AG

     5,760      $ 2,090,594  

Allianz SE

     12,466        3,098,566  

Beiersdorf AG

     3,062        363,682  

Deutsche Boerse AG

     5,751        959,627  

Deutsche Post AG

     29,979        2,031,698  

Henkel AG & Company KGaA

     3,083        280,319  

Henkel AG & Company KGaA (b)

     5,411        548,588  

Merck KGaA

     3,919        802,229  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

     4,221        1,138,918  

Puma SE

     3,167        388,491  

SAP SE

     31,600        4,534,922  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

     30,333        81,762  
     

 

 

 
          16,319,396  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 9.9%

     

Abrdn Plc

     65,309        257,650  

Ashtead Group PLC

     13,607        1,018,238  

Associated British Foods PLC

     10,719        298,071  

Barratt Developments PLC

     30,517        298,243  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

     3,671        247,169  

British Land Company PLC (The) REIT

     26,861        190,181  

BT Group PLC (a)

     270,688        652,037  

Burberry Group PLC

     12,173        349,176  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

     6,140        381,048  

Compass Group PLC (a)

     53,953        1,140,063  

Croda International PLC

     4,239        496,239  

Informa PLC (a)

     45,070        309,701  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (a)

     5,594        369,461  

J Sainsbury PLC

     50,466        198,735  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

     15,664        195,184  

Kingfisher PLC

     63,586        326,619  

Mondi PLC

     14,592        404,558  

RELX PLC

     58,522        1,720,274  

Schroders PLC

     3,800        192,987  

Segro PLC REIT

     36,289        613,458  

St. James’s Place PLC

     16,383        360,961  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

     109,926        251,329  

Unilever PLC

     79,570        4,579,533  

United Utilities Group PLC

     20,370        303,310  

Whitbread PLC (a)

     6,048        255,632  
     SHARES      VALUE  

United Kingdom — (continued)

     

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

     72,484      $ 269,624  
     

 

 

 
        15,679,481  
     

 

 

 

Switzerland — 9.7%

     

Coca-Cola HBC AG (a)

     6,103        230,474  

Givaudan SA

     280        1,397,472  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

     1,618        545,775  

Lonza Group AG

     2,257        1,757,262  

Roche Holding AG

     21,252        8,209,453  

SGS SA

     185        598,752  

Sonova Holding AG

     1,676        658,020  

Swiss Life Holding AG

     963        496,691  

Swiss Re AG

     9,166        830,948  

Swisscom AG

     772        463,948  

Vifor Pharma AG

     1,475        206,270  
     

 

 

 
        15,395,065  
     

 

 

 

France — 8.9%

     

Amundi SA (c)

     1,846        170,483  

AXA SA

     58,535        1,515,869  

Bureau Veritas SA

     8,819        291,234  

Carrefour SA

     18,394        341,653  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

     5,111        834,836  

CNP Assurances

     5,037        85,619  

Danone SA

     19,743        1,452,155  

EssilorLuxottica SA

     8,636        1,630,316  

Gecina SA REIT

     1,396        221,391  

L’Oreal SA

     7,622        3,486,987  

Schneider Electric SE

     16,324        2,734,059  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT (a)

     3,727        310,218  

Valeo SA

     7,041        203,594  

Vivendi SA

     21,480        725,726  
     

 

 

 
          14,004,140  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands — 8.0%

     

Akzo Nobel NV

     5,786        714,723  

ASML Holding NV

     11,895        9,092,277  

CNH Industrial NV

     31,178        520,591  

Koninklijke DSM NV

     5,213        1,050,836  

NN Group NV

     8,540        424,574  

Wolters Kluwer NV

     8,103        923,761  
     

 

 

 
        12,726,762  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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July 31, 2021

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Denmark — 5.6%

     

Ambu A/S, Class B

     5,076      $ 187,795  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     3,577        654,103  

Genmab A/S (a)

     1,983        896,275  

GN Store Nord A/S

     3,843        336,775  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     52,098        4,822,783  

Novozymes A/S

     6,348        498,729  

Pandora A/S

     3,052        394,798  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     30,468        1,123,494  
     

 

 

 
        8,914,752  
     

 

 

 

Australia — 4.4%

     

ASX Ltd

     5,962        337,739  

BlueScope Steel Ltd

     15,338        271,989  

Brambles Ltd

     44,859        384,062  

Cochlear Ltd

     1,978        357,851  

Coles Group Ltd

     40,142        516,600  

Computershare Ltd

     16,496        189,662  

Dexus REIT

     32,748        247,375  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd

     51,258        936,599  

GPT Group (The) REIT

     57,281        196,396  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd

     75,442        269,032  

Lendlease Group

     20,486        183,875  

Mirvac Group REIT

     118,522        248,760  

Newcrest Mining Ltd

     24,890        481,054  

Northern Star Resources Ltd

     33,156        247,046  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd

     5,483        259,308  

REA Group Ltd

     1,593        189,761  

SEEK Ltd

     10,062        217,657  

Stockland REIT

     72,331        233,925  

Sydney Airport (a)

     40,260        231,660  

Transurban Group

     83,062        876,104  

Vicinity Centres REIT

     119,331        136,354  
     

 

 

 
        7,012,809  
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 2.2%

     

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd

     113,500        364,479  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd

     23,417        448,467  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd

     36,320        2,321,185  

MTR Corporation Ltd

     46,667        276,670  

Swire Properties Ltd

     35,000        99,545  
     

 

 

 
        3,510,346  
     

 

 

 

Singapore — 1.8%

     

CapitaLand Ltd

     80,011        237,701  

City Developments Ltd

     11,900        60,027  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd

     54,736        1,224,745  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Singapore — (continued)

     

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd

     101,200      $ 915,550  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd

     251,700        421,853  
     

 

 

 
        2,859,876  
     

 

 

 

Spain — 1.5%

     

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (a)

     202,162        1,294,125  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     32,929        1,116,824  
     

 

 

 
        2,410,949  
     

 

 

 

Sweden — 1.5%

     

Boliden AB

     8,225        320,544  

Electrolux AB

     6,995        183,712  

Essity AB, Class B

     18,489        604,918  

Husqvarna AB B Shares

     12,622        176,628  

ICA Gruppen AB

     2,943        145,468  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

     18,254        339,527  

Tele2 AB B Shares

     15,284        224,507  

Telia Company AB

     80,189        351,734  
     

 

 

 
        2,347,038  
     

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.2%

     

CRH PLC (d)

     23,632        1,181,096  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

     4,837        717,230  
     

 

 

 
        1,898,326  
     

 

 

 

Italy — 1.0%

     

Amplifon SpA

     3,794        187,363  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     500,996        1,384,009  
     

 

 

 
        1,571,372  
     

 

 

 

Norway — 1.0%

     

DNB Bank ASA

     28,190        577,693  

Mowi ASA.

     13,263        337,936  

Orkla ASA

     22,833        207,377  

Telenor ASA

     21,099        366,322  
     

 

 

 
        1,489,328  
     

 

 

 

New Zealand — 0.8%

     

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd

     17,201        378,637  

Meridian Energy Ltd

     39,353        143,086  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd

     13,236        121,575  

Spark New Zealand Ltd

     56,175        185,425  

Xero Ltd. (a)

     3,960        410,852  
     

 

 

 
        1,239,575  
     

 

 

 
 

 

32


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July 31, 2021

  concluded

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Finland — 0.6%

     

Elisa Oyj

     4,274      $ 274,693  

Kesko Oyj B Shares

     8,257        353,908  

Orion Oyj, Class B

     3,295        140,252  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

     14,292        215,301  
     

 

 

 
        984,154  
     

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.6%

     

KBC Group NV

     7,528        606,170  

Umicore SA

     5,918        367,309  
     

 

 

 
        973,479  
     

 

 

 

Jersey — 0.6%

     

Ferguson PLC

     6,823        956,543  
     

 

 

 

Israel — 0.2%

     

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (a)

     43,587        333,056  
     

 

 

 

Portugal — 0.1%

     

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

     7,842        159,770  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $122,600,527)

        156,734,382  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%

 

  
            VALUE  

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (e)
(Cost $455,750)

      $ 455,750  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $455,750)

        455,750  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (f) — 99.2%

 

(Cost $123,056,277)

        157,190,132  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.8%

        1,320,044  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 158,510,176  
     

 

 

 

 

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trusts

PLC – Public Limited Company

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Preference shares.

(c)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of these securities is $170,483.

(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 $125,063,540 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $35,426,247 and $3,299,655 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $32,126,592.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

33


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

July 31, 2021

 

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND      MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

ASSETS:

        

Investments, at value (cost $267,297,251, $227,536,502 and $123,056,277, respectively)

   $ 409,591,324      $ 515,759,909      $ 157,190,132  

Foreign cash, at value (cost $858,029)

     —          —          867,589  
Receivables for:         

Capital stock sold

     259,504        580,313        187,438  

Interest

     841,394        8        5  

Dividends

     138,654        405,671        472,448  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     410,830,876        516,745,901        158,717,612  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

        

Payable for capital stock repurchased

     11,744        117,237        65,457  

Accrued expenses

     480,934        496,987        141,979  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     492,678        614,224        207,436  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 410,338,198      $ 516,131,677      $ 158,510,176  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

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

   $ 254,479,627      $ 226,701,647      $ 124,597,858  

Net distributable earnings

     155,858,571        289,430,030        33,912,318  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 410,338,198      $ 516,131,677      $ 158,510,176  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE PER CLASS:

        
Individual Investor Class Shares:         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 323,990,732      $ 338,094,145      $ 46,507,964  

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     8,706,414        4,738,267        3,113,899  

Net asset value per share

   $ 37.21      $ 71.35      $ 14.94  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Institutional Class Shares:         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 86,347,466      $ 178,037,532      $ 112,002,212  

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     2,316,895        2,503,217        7,514,818  

Net asset value per share

   $ 37.27      $ 71.12      $ 14.90  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

34


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended July 31, 2021

 

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND      MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

        

Interest income

   $ 2,482,675      $ 117      $ 75  

Dividend and other income (net of $17,777, $0 and $328,566 foreign withholding taxes, respectively)

     3,029,134        6,009,492        2,554,627  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     5,511,809        6,009,609        2,554,702  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

        

Administrative services fee.

     2,868,240        4,038,230        985,469  

Investment advisory fee

     2,283,811        984,205        348,762  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     5,152,051        5,022,435        1,334,231  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     359,758        987,174        1,220,471  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):

        
Net realized gain on:         

Investments

     16,446,802        7,041,775        2,711,229  

Foreign currency transactions

     —          —          16,263  
Change in net unrealized appreciation on:         

Investments

     62,893,208        130,962,212        26,480,710  

Foreign currency translations

     —          —          3,365  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS

     79,340,010        138,003,987        29,211,567  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 79,699,768      $ 138,991,161      $ 30,432,038  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

35


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

    BALANCED FUND     EQUITY FUND     MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2021
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2021
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2021
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:

           
From operations:            

Net investment income.

  $ 359,758     $ 1,042,746     $ 987,174     $ 1,869,068     $ 1,220,471     $ 866,307  

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

    16,446,802       8,447,551       7,041,775       2,131,393       2,727,492       (1,811,160

Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

    62,893,208       13,349,692       130,962,212       40,698,197       26,484,075       5,783,874  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    79,699,768       22,839,989       138,991,161       44,698,658       30,432,038       4,839,021  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Dividends and distributions to shareholders:            

Distributions

           

Individual Investor Class

    (11,234,235     (5,565,679     (2,745,220     (1,857,385     (298,641     (196,685

Institutional Class

    (638,469           (1,738,639     (872,217     (1,087,148     (616,102
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (11,872,704     (5,565,679     (4,483,859     (2,729,602     (1,385,789     (812,787
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Capital share transactions:            

Proceeds from sales of shares

           

Individual Investor Class

    51,309,687       51,124,955       36,027,217       37,693,243       14,842,998       11,646,049  

Institutional Class

    82,462,305             57,870,103       38,785,741       44,720,506       27,776,825  

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

           

Individual Investor Class

    10,913,432       5,371,066       2,678,258       1,794,741       290,831       190,192  

Institutional Class

    638,022             1,566,618       739,931       1,084,325       608,601  

Payments for shares redeemed

           

Individual Investor Class1

    (108,845,151     (40,385,990     (59,974,244     (49,460,152     (6,654,168     (6,273,803

Institutional Class2

    (3,838,475           (16,528,661     (11,093,851     (15,500,979     (11,416,187
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    32,639,820       16,110,031       21,639,291       18,459,653       38,783,513       22,531,677  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

    100,466,884       33,384,341       156,146,593       60,428,709       67,829,762       26,557,911  

NET ASSETS:

           

Beginning of period

    309,871,314       276,486,973       359,985,084       299,556,375       90,680,414       64,122,503  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 410,338,198     $ 309,871,314     $ 516,131,677     $ 359,985,084     $ 158,510,176     $ 90,680,414  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1  

Net of redemption fee received of $12,080, $44,731, $8,985, $21,573, $4,165 and $4,781, respectively.

2 

Net of redemption fee received of $250, $0, $960, $2,691, $1,159 and $7,781, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
     2021      2020      2019      2018      2017  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year.

   $ 30.83      $ 29.05      $ 27.05      $ 25.55      $ 23.93  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:               

Net investment income

     0.02        0.11        0.12        0.07        0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     7.51        2.25        2.50        1.79        2.05  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase from investment operations

     7.53        2.36        2.62        1.86        2.13  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less dividends:               

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.02      (0.11      (0.11      (0.05      (0.03

Distributions from net realized gains

     (1.13      (0.47      (0.51      (0.31      (0.48
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (1.15      (0.58      (0.62      (0.36      (0.51
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 37.21      $ 30.83      $ 29.05      $ 27.05      $ 25.55  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     24.86      8.19      10.04      7.32      9.07
Ratios/Supplemental data:               

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

   $ 323,991      $ 309,871      $ 276,487      $ 247,066      $ 225,670  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.46      1.47      1.48      1.48      1.48

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.07      0.37      0.44      0.25      0.31

Portfolio turnover(a)

     17      25      19      18      26

 

(a)

Calculated at Fund level.

GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE PERIOD
NOVEMBER 30 , 2020
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO
JULY 31, 2021
 
        

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 33.58  
  

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:   

Net investment income

     0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     4.78  
  

 

 

 

Total increase from investment operations.

     4.86  
  

 

 

 
Less dividends:   

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.04

Distributions from net realized gains

     (1.13
  

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (1.17
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 37.27  
  

 

 

 

Total return

     14.89 %(a) 
Ratios/Supplemental data:   

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 86,347  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.16 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.33 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover(c)

     17 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

(c)

Calculated at Fund level.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
     2021      2020      2019      2018      2017  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year.

   $ 52.23      $ 46.17      $ 43.16      $ 38.05      $ 33.65  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:               

Net investment income

     0.09        0.25        0.25        0.22        0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     19.60        6.16        3.61        5.28        4.84  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase from investment operations

     19.69        6.41        3.86        5.50        5.11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less dividends:               

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.06      (0.22      (0.21      (0.20      (0.22

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.51      (0.13      (0.64      (0.19      (0.49
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.57      (0.35      (0.85      (0.39      (0.71
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 71.35      $ 52.23      $ 46.17      $ 43.16      $ 38.05  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     37.90      13.95      9.33      14.52      15.42
Ratios/Supplemental data:               

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

   $ 338,094      $ 265,946      $ 244,706      $ 232,609      $ 207,282  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.25      1.25      1.25      1.25      1.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.14      0.52      0.58      0.53      0.76

Portfolio turnover(a)

     9      10      14      18      17

 

(a)

Calculated at Fund level.

GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,      FOR THE PERIOD
APRIL 30 , 2018
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO

JULY 31, 2018
 
     2021      2020      2019         

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 52.10      $ 46.11      $ 43.16      $ 40.86  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:            

Net investment income

     0.30        0.39        0.39        0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     19.54        6.16        3.59        2.35  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase from investment operations

     19.84        6.55        3.98        2.44  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less dividends:            

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.31      (0.43      (0.39      (0.14

Distributions from net realized gains.

     (0.51      (0.13      (0.64       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends.

     (0.82      (0.56      (1.03      (0.14
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 71.12      $ 52.10      $ 46.11      $ 43.16  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     38.33      14.28      9.65      6.50 %(a) 
Ratios/Supplemental data:            

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 178,038      $ 94,039      $ 54,850      $ 29,978  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.95      0.95      0.95      0.95 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.44      0.82      0.88      0.83 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover(c)

     9      10      14      18 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

(c)

Calculated at Fund level.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,     FOR THE PERIOD
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS)  TO
JULY 31, 2017
 
     2021     2020     2019     2018        

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 11.68     $ 11.07     $ 11.50     $ 11.31     $ 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income

     0.09       0.10       0.18       0.17       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     3.27       0.59       (0.40     0.24       1.31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     3.36       0.69       (0.22     0.41       1.41  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.10     (0.08     (0.16     (0.19     (0.10

Distributions from net realized gains

                 (0.05     (0.03      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.10     (0.08     (0.21     (0.22     (0.10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 14.94     $ 11.68     $ 11.07     $ 11.50     $ 11.31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     28.76     6.28     (1.82 )%      3.62     14.18 %(a) 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 46,508     $ 29,073     $ 22,110     $ 18,744     $ 8,087  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.28     1.28     1.28     1.28     1.28 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.77     0.98     1.79     1.71     1.79 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover(c)

     31     20     23     28     13 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

(c)

Calculated at Fund level.

GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,     FOR THE  PERIOD
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO
JULY 31, 2017
 
     2021     2020     2019     2018        

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 11.66     $ 11.07     $ 11.50     $ 11.31     $ 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:           

Net investment income

     0.13       0.13       0.21       0.21       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     3.26       0.59       (0.38     0.23       1.31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     3.39       0.72       (0.17     0.44       1.43  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.15     (0.13     (0.21     (0.22     (0.12

Distributions from net realized gains

                 (0.05     (0.03      
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.15     (0.13     (0.26     (0.25     (0.12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 14.90     $ 11.66     $ 11.07     $ 11.50     $ 11.31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     29.09     6.51     (1.43 )%      3.90     14.36 %(a) 

Ratios/Supplemental data:

          

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 112,002     $ 61,608     $ 42,012     $ 31,808     $ 15,574  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.98     0.98     0.98     0.98     0.98 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.07     1.28     2.09     2.01     2.09 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover(c)

     31     20     23     28     13 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

(c)

Calculated at Fund level.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

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 “MSCI 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 Investor Share Class commenced operations on March 18, 1992, The Balanced Fund Institutional Share Class commenced operations on November 30, 2020, 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 MSCI 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 an independent 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.

 

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  continued

 

For non-U.S. securities traded in foreign markets, the MSCI 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.

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Balanced Fund’s net assets as of July 31, 2021:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  

COMMON STOCKS

     $270,884,059        $              —          $          —          $270,884,059  

BONDS & NOTES

     —          132,949,877        —          132,949,877  

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     5,757,388        —          —          5,757,388  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $276,641,447        $132,949,877        $          —          $409,591,324  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Equity Fund’s net assets as of July 31, 2021:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  

COMMON STOCKS

     $514,728,212        $       —          $        —          $514,728,212  

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     1,031,697        —          —          1,031,697  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $515,759,909        $       —          $       —          $515,759,909  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the MSCI International Index Fund’s net assets as of July 31, 2021:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
COMMON STOCKS            

JAPAN

     $            —          $28,536,271        $          —          $28,536,271  

CANADA

     17,411,894        —          —          17,411,894  

GERMANY

     —          16,319,396        —          16,319,396  

UNITED KINGDOM

     650,672        15,028,809        —          15,679,481  

SWITZERLAND

     —          15,395,065        —          15,395,065  

FRANCE

     —          14,004,140        —          14,004,140  

NETHERLANDS

     —          12,726,762        —          12,726,762  

DENMARK

     —          8,914,752        —          8,914,752  

AUSTRALIA

     —          7,012,809        —          7,012,809  

HONG KONG

     —          3,510,346        —          3,510,346  

SINGAPORE

     —          2,859,876        —          2,859,876  

SPAIN

     —          2,410,949        —          2,410,949  

SWEDEN

     145,468        2,201,570        —          2,347,038  

IRELAND

     717,230        1,181,096        —          1,898,326  

ITALY

     —          1,571,372        —          1,571,372  

NORWAY

     577,693        911,635        —          1,489,328  

NEW ZEALAND

     —          1,239,575        —          1,239,575  

FINLAND

     —          984,154        —          984,154  

BELGIUM

     —          973,479        —          973,479  

JERSEY

     —          956,543        —          956,543  

ISRAEL

     —          333,056        —          333,056  

PORTUGAL

     159,770        —          —          159,770  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     19,662,727        137,071,655        —          156,734,382  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     455,750        —          —          455,750  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $20,118,477        $137,071,655        $          —          $157,190,132  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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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)

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 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 MSCI International Index Fund had no open foreign currency spot contracts outstanding as of July 31, 2021.

    

Cash, including cash denominated in foreign currencies, represents cash on hand held at major financial institutions and is subject to credit risk to the extent the balance exceeds applicable Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) limitations.

  (D)

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.

  (E)

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.

    

U.S. GAAP requires that all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Funds, establish 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 July 31, 2021. Also, the Funds had recognized no interest and

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  continued

 

  penalties related to uncertain tax benefits through July 31, 2021. At July 31, 2021, the tax years 2018 through 2021 remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
  (F)

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 year ended July 31, 2021, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and MSCI International Index Fund received $12,330, $9,945 and $5,324 respectively, in redemption fees. Redemption fees are recorded as an adjustment to paid-in capital.

  (G)

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 July 31, 2021, no liability has been accrued.

  (H)

Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities:    As of July, 31, 2021, 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 July 31, 2021, 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 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 agreed 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 MSCI International Index Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.28% of the MSCI 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.

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  continued

 

  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 year ended July 31, 2021, Green Century accrued fees of $1,219,596 to Trillium. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“Northern Trust”) is the subadviser for the Equity Fund and MSCI 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 MSCI 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 year ended July 31, 2021, Green Century accrued fees of $175,118 and $164,643 to Northern Trust for the Equity Fund and the MSCI 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 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 Individual Investor Class average daily net assets up to and including $250 million and 1.43% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets in excess of $250 million, and 1.18% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets up to and including $250 million and 1.13% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets 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 MSCI 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 year ended July 31, 2021, Green Century accrued fees of $226,947, $274,237, and $108,080 to UMBFS related to services performed on behalf of the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund, and the MSCI 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 MSCI International Index Fund invests in the securities included in the MSCI World

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  continued

 

  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 MSCI International Index Fund, MSCI is paid by the Adviser an annual license fee of $21,150, 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 year ended July 31, 2021, Green Century accrued fees of $186,118 and $75,821 to MSCI for the Equity Fund and MSCI International Index Fund, respectively.

NOTE 3 — Investment Transactions

For the year ended July 31, 2021, the Balanced Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $92,378,384 and $57,412,770 respectively. The Equity Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $56,068,765 and $38,352,963, respectively. The MSCI International Index Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $75,133,299 and $37,006,306, respectively.

NOTE 4 — Federal Income Tax Information

The tax basis of the components of distributable net earnings (deficit) at July 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND      MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 2,184,375      $ 597,353      $ 608,514  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     11,120,985        5,348,471        1,156,779  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Tax accumulated earnings

     13,305,360        5,945,824        1,765,293  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated capital and other losses

        

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     142,553,211        283,484,206        32,126,592  

Foreign currency translations

     —          —          20,433  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributable net earnings (deficit)

   $ 155,858,571      $ 289,430,030      $ 33,912,318  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 and the year ended July 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND  
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2021
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2021
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
 

Ordinary income

   $ 670,021      $ 1,380,364      $ 1,620,123      $ 2,051,600  

Long-term capital gains

     11,202,683        4,185,315        2,863,736        678,002  
     MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
               
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2021
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2020
               

Ordinary income

   $ 1,385,789      $ 812,787        

Long-term capital gains

     —          —          

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  continued

 

NOTE 5 — Capital Share Transactions

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

 

     BALANCED  FUND
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
    BALANCED  FUND
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
 
    

YEAR ENDED

JULY 31, 2021

   

YEAR ENDED

JULY 31, 2020

 

Shares sold

     1,522,668       1,761,134  

Reinvestment of dividends

     328,224       180,586  

Shares redeemed

     (3,196,079     (1,408,560
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1,345,187     533,160  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     BALANCED FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
       
    

PERIOD ENDED

JULY 31, 2021

       

Shares sold

     2,406,989    

Reinvestment of dividends

     19,108    

Shares redeemed

     (109,202  
  

 

 

   
     2,316,895        
  

 

 

   
     EQUITY FUND
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
    EQUITY  FUND
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
 
    

YEAR ENDED

JULY 31, 2021

   

YEAR ENDED

JULY 31, 2020

 

Shares sold

     584,672       805,143  

Reinvestment of dividends

     44,915       36,329  

Shares redeemed

     (983,440     (1,049,915
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (353,853)     (208,443)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     EQUITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
    EQUITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
 
    

YEAR ENDED

JULY 31, 2021

   

YEAR ENDED

JULY 31, 2020

 

Shares sold

     941,642       836,576  

Reinvestment of dividends

     25,403       15,047  

Shares redeemed

     (268,728     (236,223
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     698,317     615,400  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  concluded

 

     MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR
CLASS
    MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR
CLASS
 
    

YEAR ENDED

JULY 31, 2021

   

YEAR ENDED

JULY 31, 2020

 

Shares sold

     1,098,251       1,036,568  

Reinvestment of dividends

     19,664       16,768  

Shares redeemed

     (494,063     (560,332
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     623,852     493,004  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS
    MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS
 
    

YEAR ENDED

JULY 31, 2021

   

YEAR ENDED

JULY 31, 2020

 

Shares sold

     3,286,981       2,490,044  

Reinvestment of dividends

     73,909       53,436  

Shares redeemed

     (1,130,521     (1,055,823
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,230,369       1,487,657  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOTE 6 — Market Risk from COVID-19

In March 2020, a pandemic related to COVID-19 was declared. The pandemic represents a market risk factor including uncertainty in the financial markets. Green Century will continue to monitor market conditions as information is available and evaluate the potential impacts, if any, on the value of its investments.

NOTE 7 — Subsequent Events

Subsequent to July 31, 2021 and through the date on which the financial statements were available for issuance, management has evaluated subsequent events requiring disclosure.

There were no events requiring accrual or disclosure.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees

Green Century Funds:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of the Green Century Balanced Fund, Green Century Equity Fund, and Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (collectively, the Funds), each a series of Green Century Funds, as of July 31, 2021, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of July 31, 2021, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2021, by correspondence with custodians and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more Green Century investment companies since 1995.

Boston, Massachusetts

September 17, 2021

 

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SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUNDS

A special meeting of shareholders of the Green Century Balanced Fund, the Green Century Equity Fund, and the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund was held on June 22, 2021, to consider the proposal below. The proposal was approved. Shareholders of record as of March 31, 2021 were entitled to vote. The results of the vote at the meeting were as follows:

 

    

Affirmative

  

Withheld

  

Total

Jonathan Darnell

   14,633,699.388    554,875.259    15,188,574.647

Daniel S. Kern

   14,599,004.728    589,569.919    15,188,574.647

Peter D. Kinder

   14,753,815.869    434,758.778    15,188,574.647

Douglas H. Phelps

   14,670,611.959    517,962.688    15,188,574.647

Sanford Pooler

   14,676,625.091    511,949.556    15,188,574.647

Mary Raftery

   14,573,240.553    615,334.094    15,188,574.647

James H. Starr

   14,443,142.474    745,432.173    15,188,574.647

Thomas Subak

   14,617,739.780    570,834.867    15,188,574.647

Wendy Wendlandt

   14,840,523.108    348,051.539    15,188,574.647

TAX INFORMATION

For the year ended July 31, 2021, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and MSCI International Fund, respectively, had 84.32%, 100% and 0.00% of dividends paid from net investment income qualified for the 70% dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

For the year ended July 31, 2021, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and MSCI International Fund, respectively, had 100%, 100% and 100% of dividends paid from net investment income, designated as qualified dividend income.

GREEN CENTURY FUNDS TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

The following table presents information about each Trustee and each Officer of the Trust as of July 31, 2021. Each Trustee and each Officer of the Trust noted as an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act), and noted with an asterisk, is interested by virtue of his or her position with Green Century as described below. The Trust does not hold annual shareholder meetings for the purpose of electing Trustees, and Trustees are not elected for fixed terms. This means that each Trustee will be elected to hold office until his or her successor is elected or until he or she retires, resigns, dies, or is removed from office.

 

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The Trust’s Registration Statement includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the following toll-free number: 1-800-93-GREEN.

 

NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE  

POSITION(S) HELD

WITH THE TRUST

AND LENGTH OF

TIME SERVED

 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING

PAST 5 YEARS AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD

 

NUMBER OF

PORTFOLIOS

OVERSEEN

BY TRUSTEE

 
Independent Trustees:    

Jonathan Darnell1

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 61

  Trustee since 2014   Chief Financial Officer, AltEnergy Acquisition Corp. (since 2021); Member, AltEnergy Acquisition Sponsor (since 2021); Managing Director, AltEnergy, LLC, an investment firm, (since 2016); Managing Director, Pickwick Capital Partners (since 2014); President/Founder, Patolan Partners, an advisory and investment firm (since 2011).     3  

Daniel S. Kern

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 60

  Trustee since 2015   Chief Investment Officer, TFC Financial Management (since 2015); President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisor Partners LLC (2011 to 2015); Board member, Wealthramp (since 2015).     3  

Peter D. Kinder

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 74

  Trustee since 2015   Retired; Director, Trillium Asset Management (2013 to 2014).     3  

Sanford Pooler

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 64

  Trustee since 2021   Deputy Town Manager/Finance Director, Town of Arlington, MA (since 2016); Finance Director, Town of Amherst, MA (2011-2016).     3  

Mary Raftery

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 56

  Trustee since 2009   Senior Advisor, Funder Collaborations, ClimateWorks Foundation (since 2014); Organizational Development Consultant, Self-employed (since 2007).     3  

James H. Starr

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 73

  Chairperson since 2009; Trustee since 1991   Retired (since 2018); Consultant, Rainville Petito, PLLC (2016 to 2018); Consultant, Danielson Rainville Attorneys, PLLC (2015); Director and President, Gunnison Valley Housing Foundation (since 2010); Director (since 2011) and President (2015-2018), Coal Creek Watershed Coalition.     3  

Thomas Subak

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 57

  Trustee since 2021   Independent Consultant, Tom Subak LLC (since 2020); Independent Consultant and Chief Partnership Officer, Catchafire, a nonprofit organization (2019-2020); Chief Strategy Officer and Assistant to the President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (2016-2018).     3  

 

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NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE  

POSITION(S) HELD

WITH THE TRUST

AND LENGTH OF

TIME SERVED

 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING

PAST 5 YEARS AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD

 

NUMBER OF

PORTFOLIOS

OVERSEEN

BY TRUSTEE

 
Interested Trustees:      

Douglas H. Phelps*

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 74

  Trustee since 1997   President and Chief Executive Officer, The Public Interest Network (since 1982); Director, Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (since 1996).     3  

Wendy Wendlandt*

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 59

  Trustee since 1991   Director, Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (since 2006); Senior Vice President and Political Director, The Public Interest Network (since 1989); Senior Staff, Fund for Public Interest (since 1989); Acting President, Environment America (since 2020).     3  
Officers:      

Leslie Samuelrich*

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age 57

  President since 2021   President (since 2012), Green Century Capital Management, Inc.    
Not
applicable
 
 

Matthew Dunlap*

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 48

  Treasurer since 2021   Senior Finance Manager (since 2020) and Treasurer (since 2021), Green Century Capital Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President, State Street Corporation (2005-2019).    
Not
applicable
 
 

Amy Puffer*

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 62

  Chief Compliance Officer since 2004; Secretary and Assistant Treasurer since 2006   Chief Compliance Officer (since 2004), Clerk and Director (since 2006), Green Century Capital Management, Inc.    
Not
applicable
 
 

1 Jonathan was a Director of Paradigm Partners, the parent company of Green Century Capital Management, Inc., for the period from November 24, 2020 to August 30, 2021. He was deemed an Interested Trustee of the Trust during this period.

 

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Annual Report

 

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

LOGO

July 31, 2021

Balanced

Fund

 

Equity

Fund

 

International

Fund

 

 

LOGO

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Item 2.

Code of Ethics

 

  (a)

The registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller.

 

  (c)

During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to the provisions of the Code of Ethics referred to in Item 2(a) above.

 

  (d)

During the period covered by this report, there were no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the Code of Ethics referred to in Item 2(a) above.

 

  (e)

Not applicable.

 

  (f)

The Code of Ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that Sanford Pooler, a member of the Board’s audit committee, qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined in the instructions to Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Pooler is “independent” as that term is defined in the instructions to Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

  (a)

Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are as follows.

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/21: $86,500

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/20: $83,000

 

  (b)

Audit-Related Fees. No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this item.

 

  (c)

Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning are as follows. The services comprising the fees disclosed under this category are tax compliance monitoring and tax filing preparation.

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/21: $19,290

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/20: $18,540

 

  (d)

All Other Fees. No fees were billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this item.


  (e)(1)

The Charter of the Audit Committee of the Board requires that the Committee approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Funds and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Funds’ independent auditors to the Funds’ investment adviser or administrator or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser or administrator that provides ongoing services to the Funds, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. The Audit Committee has the duty to consider whether the non-audit services provided by the Funds’ auditor to the Funds’ investment adviser, administrator, or any adviser affiliate that provides ongoing services to the Funds, which services were not pre-approved by the Audit Committee, are compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence and to review and approve the fees proposed to be charged to the Funds by the auditors for each audit and non-audit service.

 

  (e)(2)

Zero percent of the services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

  (f)

Not applicable.

 

  (g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant were the tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning fees listed in paragraph (c) of this Item and are as follows. No non-audit fees were billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant.

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/21: $19,290

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/20: $18,540

 

  (h)

Not applicable.

 

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)    Code of Ethics: Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR filed on October 7, 2013.
    (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/ Leslie Samuelrich    
Leslie Samuelrich
President and Principal Executive Officer
October 1, 2021

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/ Leslie Samuelrich    
Leslie Samuelrich
President and Principal Executive Officer
October 1, 2021

 

/s/ Matthew Dunlap      
Matthew Dunlap
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
October 1, 2021