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Boston Trust Equity Fund
Boston Trust Equity Fund
Investment Goals

The Boston Trust Equity Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks.

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 Boston Trust Equity Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees
Boston Trust Equity Fund
Boston Trust 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
Boston Trust Equity Fund
Boston Trust Equity Fund
Management Fee 0.75%
Distribution (Rule 12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses 0.17%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.92%
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.

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
Boston Trust Equity Fund | Boston Trust Equity Fund | USD ($) 94 293 509 1,131
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 1.67% 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 domestic equity securities, such as common stock. The Fund may invest in companies of any size, but generally focuses on large capitalization companies. “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.

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 Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. (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 the Fund’s shares, can fluctuate — at times dramatically.


Small and 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.


Management Risk: The Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of a particular asset class or individual security in which the Fund invests may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the Adviser’s judgment will produce the desired results.

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.btim.com or by calling 1-800-282-8782, extension 7050.

Average Total Returns (Years ended December 31)
Bar Chart

Best quarter:

 

Worst quarter:

2Q2009

 

3Q2011

14.14%

 

(14.21)%


For the period January 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019, the aggregate (non-annualized) total return for the Fund was 13.03%.

Average Annual Total Returns (as of December 31, 2018)
Average Annual Returns - Boston Trust Equity Fund
Average Annual Returns, 1 Year
Average Annual Returns, 5 Years
Average Annual Returns, 10 Years
Average Annual Returns, Since Inception
Average Annual Returns, Inception Date
Boston Trust Equity Fund (2.55%) 7.29% 11.51% 7.88% Oct. 01, 2003
After Taxes on Distributions | Boston Trust Equity Fund (2.94%) 6.25% 10.88% 7.36%  
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | Boston Trust Equity Fund (1.21%) 5.60% 9.52% 6.53%  
S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) (4.38%) 8.49% 13.12% 8.29% Oct. 01, 2003

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”).