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Walden International Equity Fund
Walden International Equity Fund
Investment Goals

The Walden International Equity Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of equities of international companies.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Walden International Equity Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
Walden International Equity Fund
Walden International Equity Fund
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) none
Redemption Fee (as a percentage of amount redeemed, if applicable) none
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Walden International Equity Fund
Walden International Equity Fund
Management Fee 0.75%
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.42%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 1.17%
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement (0.02%) [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement 1.15%
[1] Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. (the "Adviser") has entered into an expense limitation agreement with the Fund to reduce fees payable to the Adviser and/or reimburse the Fund to limit the Total Fund Operating Expenses of the Fund to 1.15% of its average daily net assets through May 1, 2020(exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, litigation expenses, indemnification, expenses associated with the investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses (as determined under generally accepted accounting principles)). The Adviser may seek recoupment of fees waived and expenses reimbursed within three years after the expenses occurred if the Fund is able to make the repayment without exceeding the current limitation on Total Fund Operating Expenses, or the limitation in place at the time of initial waiver/reimbursement. The expense limitation agreement may be terminated by the Board of Trustees at any time and will terminate automatically upon termination of the Investment Management Agreement.
Example:

The Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes a $10,000 investment, a 5% annual return, redemption at the end of each period and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects the fee waiver and expense reimbursement for the duration of the waiver/reimbursement period only.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Walden International Equity Fund | Walden International Equity Fund | USD ($) 117 370 642 1,419
Portfolio Turnover:

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 3.44% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of large and middle capitalization companies located in developed countries. Equity securities, including ordinary shares, are also known as common stock. The Fund expects to purchase securities of companies whose market capitalization at the time of purchase are encompassed by the range of an index which is a proxy for the international developed markets. Market capitalization ranges may vary from country to country. As of March 31, 2019, the range of the MSCI World ex-USA Index (net) would encompass firms with market capitalizations from $1.3 billion to $291.9 billion. “Assets” means net assets, plus the amount of borrowing for investment purposes. Shareholders will be given 60 days advance notice of any change to this policy.


The Adviser evaluates financially material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors as part of the investment decision-making process for the Fund. The Adviser considers financial materiality as it is understood in generally accepted accounting principles—information that would impact the judgment of an informed investor. The Adviser’s ESG analysis considers the range of impacts that ESG factors may have on future revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and overall risk. The Fund is subject to screening criteria in which the Adviser excludes companies with significant exposure in specific products or services, considering their revenue dependence (share of total revenue derived from undesirable products/services), market share (if a company is a market leader in an undesirable product despite relatively small share of total company revenue), and severity (how proximate is the product or service to the undesirable product—e.g., minor electronic input to a weapon system). Examples of products and services are found on page 29 of the Prospectus in the second paragraph under the heading “Environmental, Social & Governance Guidelines.” In addition, the Adviser utilizes active ownership to encourage more sustainable business policies and practices and greater ESG transparency. The Adviser encourages portfolio companies to improve their ESG performance and transparency through shareholder engagement. Engagement strategies include proxy voting, dialogue with company management and sponsorship of shareholder resolutions, and public policy advocacy.

Principal Investment Risks

All investments carry a certain amount of risk and the Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective. The value of the Fund’s investments will fluctuate with market conditions and interest rates and the value of your investment in the Fund will also vary. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform other investments. Investments in the Fund are not deposits of the Adviser or Boston Trust & Investment Management Company and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Below are the main risks of investing in the Fund.


Market Risk: Market risk refers to the risk related to investments in securities in general and the daily fluctuations in the securities markets.


Equity Risk: The value of the equity securities held by the Fund, and thus the value of a Fund’s shares, can fluctuate — at times dramatically.


Mid Cap Company Risk: These companies may be subject to greater market risks and fluctuations in value than large capitalization companies and may not correspond to changes in the stock market in general.


Foreign Investment Risk: Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with U.S. investments, including adverse political, regulatory, social and economic developments and differing auditing and legal standards. The potential departure of one or more countries from the European Union may have significant political and financial consequences for global markets.


Currency Risk: A decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of investments denominated in that foreign currency and can result in a loss to the Fund.


Management Risk: The ability of the Fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to the allocation of the Fund’s assets. The Adviser may allocate the Fund’s investments so as to under-emphasize or over-emphasize investments under the wrong market conditions, in which case the Fund’s value may be adversely affected.


ESG Criteria Risk: Because the Fund’s criteria exclude securities of certain issuers for nonfinancial reasons, therefore, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that do not use these criteria.

Performance

The bar chart and performance table below illustrate the variability of the returns of the Fund, which provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual total returns over time compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance is not an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.waldenassetmgmt.com or by calling 1-800-282-8782, extension 7050.

Average Total Returns (Years ended December 31)
Bar Chart

Best quarter:

 

Worst quarter:

1Q2017

 

4Q2018

6.21%

 

(11.22)%


For the period January 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019, the aggregate (non-annualized) total return for the Fund was 9.00%.

Average Annual Total Returns (as of December 31, 2018)
Average Annual Returns - Walden International Equity Fund
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date
Walden International Equity Fund (10.18%) 0.80% Jun. 09, 2015
After Taxes on Distributions | Walden International Equity Fund (10.35%) 0.54%  
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Walden International Equity Fund (5.59%) 0.69%  
MSCI World ex-USA Index (net) (reflects deduction for withholding taxes) (14.09%) 0.26% Jun. 09, 2015

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rate and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on a shareholder’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns are not relevant if you hold your Fund shares in tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRA”).