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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number811-06526  

 

Boston Trust Walden Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Beacon Street, Boston MA02108
 (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
   
 4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43219
 (Name and address of agent for service) 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-282-8782

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

   

 

 

Annual Report

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

Boston Trust Asset Management Fund

Boston Trust Equity Fund

Boston Trust Midcap Fund

Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund

 

Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund

Boston Trust Walden Equity Fund

Boston Trust Walden Midcap Fund

Boston Trust Walden SMID Cap Fund

Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund

Boston Trust Walden International Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents Annual Report
  December 31, 2022

 

Boston Trust Asset Management Fund  
Manager Commentary 2
Investment Performance 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 8
Financial Statements 10
Financial Highlights 12
   
Boston Trust Equity Fund  
Manager Commentary 2
Investment Performance 3
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 13
Financial Statements 14
Financial Highlights 16
   
Boston Trust Midcap Fund  
Manager Commentary 4
Investment Performance 5
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 17
Financial Statements 18
Financial Highlights 20
   
Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund  
Manager Commentary 6
Investment Performance 7
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 21
Financial Statements 22
Financial Highlights 24
   
Annual ESG Report 25
   
Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund  
Manager Commentary 26
Investment Performance 27
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 36
Financial Statements 39
Financial Highlights 41
   
Boston Trust Walden Equity Fund  
Manager Commentary 26
Investment Performance 27
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 42
Financial Statements 43
Financial Highlights 45
   
Boston Trust Walden Midcap Fund  
Manager Commentary 28
Investment Performance 29
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 46
Financial Statements 47
Financial Highlights 49
   
Boston Trust Walden SMID Cap Fund  
Manager Commentary 30
Investment Performance 31
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 50
Financial Statements 51
Financial Highlights 53
   
Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund  
Manager Commentary 32
Investment Performance 33
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 54
Financial Statements 55
Financial Highlights 57
   
Boston Trust Walden International Equity Fund  
Manager Commentary 34
Investment Performance 35
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 58
Financial Statements 60
Financial Highlights 62
   
Notes to the Financial Statements 63
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 71
Supplementary Information 72
Investment Adviser Contract Approval 78
Information about Trustees and Officers 80

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc., a subsidiary of Boston Trust Walden Company, serves as investment adviser (the “Adviser”) to the Boston Trust Walden Funds and receives a fee for its services. Boston Trust Walden Company provides certain administrative, operational, and investment support functions for the Adviser and is paid a fee for these services by the Adviser.

 

Shares of the Funds are not deposits of, obligations of, or guaranteed by Boston Trust Walden Company or its affiliates, nor are they federally insured by the FDIC. Investments in the Funds involve investment risks, including the possible loss of principal. Funds are distributed by Foreside Financial Services, LLC.

 

The foregoing information and opinions are for general information only. The Boston Trust Walden Funds and Boston Trust Walden Company do not assume liability for any loss, which may result from the reliance by any person upon any such information or opinions. Such information and opinions are subject to change without notice, are for general information only, and are not intended as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security or offering individual or personalized investment advice. Portfolio composition is as of December 31, 2022 and is subject to change without notice.

 

The Boston Trust Walden Funds may invest in foreign securities, which may involve risk not typically associated with U.S. investments.

 

The Funds’ ESG integration and, as applicable, values based screening could cause the Funds to avoid investments that may result in the Funds underperforming similar funds without comparable ESG Policies.

 

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Boston Trust Asset Management Fund

Boston Trust Equity Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Amy Crandall Kaser, CFP®

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Jason T. O’Connell, CFA, CAIA, CFP®

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Asset Management Fund Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth and income through an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments.

 

Equity Fund Objective

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

 

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with U.S. investments, including adverse political, social and economic developments and differing auditing and legal standards. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

 

Small- to mid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

 

Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Intermediate-term, higher quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return.

 

Cash equivalents offer low risk and low return potential.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

The financial markets fluctuated with remarkable velocity in 2022. Charting a path that can be characterized as anything but smooth, the primary stock and bond indices ultimately registered double-digit losses on the year. After swinging to a loss of as much as 25% in early October, the S&P 500 Total Return Index posted a total return of -18.1% at year end. Other segments of the equity market, including stocks of smaller companies and real estate investment trusts, fared even worse. Perhaps most striking, however, was the historically weak performance by bonds. Not only did bonds not play their typical role of offering a port in the storm, as measured by the Bloomberg Government/Credit Index, they actually declined by nearly 14% for the full year. Asset prices did broadly recover some lost ground during the fourth quarter, through that resurgence was decidedly uneven.

 

Though myriad factors prompted the ebb and flow of asset values in 2022, the dominant influence was the path of interest rates vis-à-vis inflation. The domestic economy began the year with a continuation of 2021’s spirited rebound, fueled in part by remaining fiscal and monetary policy support. However, consumers and central bankers alike soon increased their focus on the risks from inflation that proved to be far more enduring than was originally thought. Stubbornly high inflation eventually spurred the Federal Reserve and other central banks to act decisively in response, increasing interest rates at a historically aggressive pace. Those actions had the desired effect on some pockets of the economy, for instance a marked cooling of the real estate market, but their intention of slowing broad-based inflation is taking longer to develop. The corresponding fear on the part of investors is that the continued response to overheated inflation will ultimately be to the detriment of economic growth.

 

Boston Trust Asset Management Fund experienced a substantial but comparatively muted decline. For the full year, the Fund had a return of -14.65%. It is disappointing to report a drop in value and indeed it has been rare over the course of the Fund’s 27-year history, having occurred in just five previous calendar years. Amid the challenging market environment, however we are pleased that our higher quality, lower risk investment style provided a measure of protection in both the equity and fixed income segments of the Fund. The Boston Trust Equity Fund similarly posted better-than-average returns, with a return of -14.16% for the full year.

 

On average, the stocks held in both funds dropped less than the broader market, owing to those companies’ generally stronger balance sheets, more stable business models, and an above average ability to manage higher costs. The Boston Trust Asset Management Fund’s fixed income segment also performed comparatively well. The segment benefitted from limited exposure to both credit and interest rate risk given decisions to hold relatively fewer longer-dated bonds and lower quality corporate issues, both of which faced headwinds from rising interest rates and investor concerns about a potential economic slowdown.

 

We face plenty of uncertainty as we head into 2023. The exceedingly dynamic environment, both economically as well as in terms of broader geopolitical issues, sets the stage for investors to react sharply to any new information. As a result, one market attribute we expect to carry over into 2023 is heightened volatility. From our view though, whether the economy officially enters a recession misses the point. Rather, we subscribe to the concepts that the market is forward-looking, current valuations largely reflect a forthcoming slowdown, and that investors in the Fund will be better served by our taking a longer-term view regarding opportunities and risks presented by the markets. Therefore, we are far more focused on the likely depth and duration of a potential recession and perhaps more importantly on the intact prospects for continued expansion of corporate profits in the future. To wit, given the resiliency of the labor market, still-elevated consumer savings balances, and ongoing consumer spending, we don’t expect a deep recession should one occur. We also believe that the type of securities we invest in has never been more important. As was on full display in 2022, not all stocks are created equal. Our approach remains firmly rooted in an equity investment discipline that emphasizes reasonably valued, financially stable, and sustainable businesses. The same can be said regarding the Boston Trust Asset Management Fund’s bond holdings, which are evaluated and chosen for their own high quality merits as well as their interplay with the Fund’s asset allocation strategy.*

 

 

*Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited)

Boston Trust Asset Management Fund

Boston Trust Equity Fund

December 31, 2022

 

   For the periods ended 12/31/22 
   Average Annual Total Returns 
   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years   15 Years   20 Years   Since
Inception
(12/1/95)
   Since
Inception
(10/1/03)
 
Boston Trust Asset Management Fund   -14.65%   3.84%   6.75%   8.79%   7.04%   7.66%   7.89%    
Boston Trust Equity Fund   -14.16%   8.46%   10.37%   11.84%   8.61%           9.09%
S&P 500 Total Return Index   -18.11%   7.65%   9.42%   12.56%   8.80%   9.79%   9.06%   9.28%
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index   -13.58%   -2.57%   0.21%   1.16%   2.77%   3.18%   4.25%   3.06%
FTSE 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index   1.50%   0.71%   1.24%   0.74%   0.64%   1.21%   2.08%   1.22%

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $100,000 Investment

 

 

 

The above charts represent a 10-year hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Boston Trust Asset Management Fund and the Boston Trust Equity Fund, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Funds. The returns shown on the table and the graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Boston Trust Asset Management Fund is measured against a combination of equity and fixed income indices. The Boston Trust Equity Fund is measured against the Standard & Poor’s 500 Total Return Index (“S&P 500”), which is widely regarded as a gauge of the U.S. equities market, includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. Although the S&P 500 focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, with approximately 75% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also widely viewed as a proxy for the total market. The Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index includes Treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year), government-related issues (e.g., agency, sovereign, supranational, and local authority debt), and USD Corporates. The Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is a component of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The FTSE 3- Month U.S. T-Bill Index reflects monthly return equivalents of yield averages that are not marked to the market. The index is an average of the last three-month treasury bill issues. The three-month treasury bills are the short-term debt obligations of the U.S. Government. The indexes are unmanaged and their performance does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Funds’ performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Boston Trust Asset Management Fund

 

Fund Net Asset Value:  $55.13 
Gross Expense Ratio1:   0.81%

 

Boston Trust Equity Fund

 

Fund Net Asset Value:  $34.61 
Gross Expense Ratio1:   0.85%

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

1The Gross Expense Ratio is from each Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2022. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to each Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2022 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report.

 

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Boston Trust Midcap Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Stephen J. Amyouny, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Richard Q. Williams, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Mark Zagata, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Fund Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of middle capitalization (“mid cap”) companies.

 

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Mid cap funds typically carry additional risks since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

The Boston Trust Midcap Fund returned -10.94% in calendar year 2022, outperforming the Russell Midcap® Index by more than 6%.

 

Our analysis of the year suggests the Fund’s strong relative performance for the year was due to favorable impacts of style, as more reasonably valued stocks of higher quality companies outperformed the broader mid cap market. The Fund also experienced an incremental benefit from favorable security selections within the opportunity set of the Fund’s investment style.

 

Outlook

We expect flat to modestly positive year-over-year real US Gross Domestic Product growth in 2023, following growth of near 2% in 2022 and 5.7% in 2021. Moreover, the probability of a recession within the next year has risen in response to the US Federal Reserve’s commitment to getting inflation under control. Indeed, the equity market decline in 2022 reflects this heightened probability of recession as well as the potential for decelerating corporate earnings growth in 2023. While we expect economic and corporate profit growth to moderate, we believe that present equity valuations largely reflect these expectations. We acknowledge, however, that the prospect of hawkish monetary policy remains a powerful force with the US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet now having contracted from its $9 trillion peak and declining at an annualized rate of about $1 trillion per year.

 

Despite the modestly constructive outlook, we remain vigilant for risks. Among the most pressing are segments of the market that continue to exhibit elevated valuations, geopolitical and military risks that threaten global trade and stability, and the potential for inflation to remain elevated longer term, thereby hampering discretionary consumer spending as well as corporate profits for companies unable to pass along higher input prices. We remain focused on identifying and investing in a diversified portfolio of high quality securities at reasonable valuations. We believe that this long-held discipline will allow the strategy to capitalize on our outlook for economic strength yet effectively navigate risks along the way, thereby achieving an attractive risk-adjusted return performance pattern over full market cycles.*

 

 

*Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited)

Boston Trust Midcap Fund

December 31, 2022

 

   For the periods ended 12/31/22 
   Average Annual Total Returns 
                       Since 
                       Inception 
   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years   15 Years   (9/24/07) 
Boston Trust Midcap Fund1   -10.94%   6.55%   8.49%   11.24%   9.14%   9.17%
Russell MidCap® Index   -17.32%   5.87%   7.10%   10.95%   8.43%   8.09%

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $100,000 Investment

 

 

The above chart represents a 10-year hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Boston Trust Midcap Fund, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Boston Trust Midcap Fund is measured against the Russell Midcap® Index, which is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell Midcap® Index represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 companies. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Fund Net Asset Value:  $21.26 
Gross Expense Ratio1:   1.00%

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. Returns less than one year are not annualized. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

1The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2022. The contractual fee limit under the Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 1.00% of the Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through May 1, 2023 and may be renewed thereafter. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2022 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report.

 

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Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Kenneth P. Scott, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Richard Q. Williams, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Leanne Moore

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Fund Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of small to middle capitalization (“smid cap”) companies.

 

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Smid cap companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

The Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund returned -12.04% in calendar year 2022, outperforming the Russell 2500™ Index by more than 6%.

 

Our analysis of the year suggests the Fund’s strong relative performance was due to favorable impacts of style, as more reasonably valued stocks of higher quality companies outperformed the broader smaller cap market. The Fund also experienced an incremental benefit from favorable security selection within the opportunity set of the Fund’s investment style.

 

Outlook

We expect flat to modestly positive year-over-year real US Gross Domestic Product growth in 2023, following growth of near 2% in 2022 and 5.7% in 2021. Moreover, the probability of a recession within the next year has risen in response to the US Federal Reserve’s commitment to getting inflation under control. Indeed, the equity market decline in 2022 reflects this heightened probability of recession as well as the potential of decelerating corporate earnings growth in 2023. While we expect economic and corporate profit growth to moderate, we believe that present equity valuations largely reflect these expectations. We acknowledge, however, that the prospect of hawkish monetary policy remains a powerful force with the US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet now having contracted from its $9 trillion peak and declining at an annualized rate of about $1 trillion per year.

 

Despite the modestly constructive outlook, we remain vigilant for risks. Among the most pressing are segments of the market that continue to exhibit elevated valuations, geopolitical and military risks that threaten global trade and stability, and the potential for inflation to remain elevated longer term, thereby hampering discretionary consumer spending as well as corporate profits for companies unable to pass along higher input prices. We remain focused on identifying and investing in a diversified portfolio of high quality securities at reasonable valuations. We believe that this long-held discipline will allow the strategy to capitalize on our outlook for economic strength yet effectively navigate risks along the way, thereby achieving an attractive risk-adjusted return performance pattern over full market cycles.*

 

 

*Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited)

Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund

December 31, 2022

 

   For the periods ended 12/31/22 
   Average Annual Total Returns 
                   Since 
                   Inception 
   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years   (11/30/11) 
Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund1   -12.04%   7.50%   8.24%   10.87%   10.77%
Russell 2500 Index   -18.37%   4.99%   5.88%   10.02%   10.65%

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment

 

 

The above chart represents a 10-year hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund is measured against the Russell 2500™ Index, which is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the small- to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, commonly referred to as “smid” cap. The Russell 2500™ Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 2500 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Fund Net Asset Value:  $20.56 
Gross Expense Ratio1:   0.85%

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. Returns less than one year are not annualized. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

1The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2022. The contractual fee limit under the Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 0.75% of the Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through May 1, 2023 and may be renewed thereafter. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2022 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Boston Trust Asset Management Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Security Description  Shares   Fair Value ($) 
Common Stocks (77.7)%          
Communication Services (5.4%)          
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)   40,000    3,529,200 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)   220,000    19,520,600 
Comcast Corp., Class A   200,000    6,994,000 
         30,043,800 
Consumer Discretionary (7.1%)          
Dollar General Corp.   17,500    4,309,375 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   25,000    4,981,000 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   102,500    11,993,525 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)   4,500    3,798,135 
Ross Stores, Inc.   38,000    4,410,660 
Starbucks Corp.   100,000    9,920,000 
         39,412,695 
Consumer Staples (7.2%)          
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   50,000    4,030,500 
Costco Wholesale Corp.   35,000    15,977,500 
Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR   25,000    4,454,750 
McCormick & Co., Inc.   40,000    3,315,600 
PepsiCo, Inc.   30,000    5,419,800 
Sysco Corp.   35,000    2,675,750 
The Procter & Gamble Co.   25,000    3,789,000 
         39,662,900 
Energy (5.4%)          
Chevron Corp.   38,000    6,820,620 
ConocoPhillips   45,000    5,310,000 
Exxon Mobil Corp.   110,000    12,133,000 
Schlumberger Ltd.   100,000    5,346,000 
         29,609,620 
Financials (11.1%)          
American Express Co.   30,000    4,432,500 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)   22,500    6,950,250 
Chubb Ltd.   20,000    4,412,000 
Cincinnati Financial Corp.   60,000    6,143,400 
Comerica, Inc.   20,000    1,337,000 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   13,720    5,504,601 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   85,000    11,398,500 
Northern Trust Corp.   50,000    4,424,500 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.   55,000    5,998,300 
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   30,000    4,738,200 
U.S. Bancorp   130,000    5,669,300 
         61,008,551 
Health Care (10.6%)          
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   20,000    2,993,000 
Becton, Dickinson & Co.   35,000    8,900,500 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)   95,000    7,087,950 
Johnson & Johnson   50,000    8,832,500 
Merck & Co., Inc.   50,000    5,547,500 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)   5,000    7,227,250 
Stryker Corp.   25,000    6,112,250 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   17,500    9,278,150 
Waters Corp. (a)   7,500    2,569,350 
         58,548,450 
Industrials (7.7%)        
Donaldson Co., Inc.   50,000    2,943,500 
Hubbell, Inc.   36,000    8,448,480 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   25,400    5,595,620 
Union Pacific Corp.   45,000    9,318,150 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B   54,000    9,387,360 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.   12,000    6,675,000 
         42,368,110 
Information Technology (21.1%)          
Accenture PLC, Class A   62,000    16,544,080 
Apple, Inc.   220,000    28,584,600 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   71,000    16,959,061 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   65,000    3,096,600 
Microsoft Corp.   130,000    31,176,600 
Oracle Corp.   65,000    5,313,100 
Visa, Inc., Class A   70,000    14,543,200 
         116,217,241 
Materials (2.1%)          
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.   25,500    7,860,630 
AptarGroup, Inc.   32,500    3,574,350 
         11,434,980 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $128,746,515)        428,306,347 

 

   Principal     
   Amount ($)     
Corporate Bonds (3.0%)          
Communication Services (0.2%)          
Comcast Corp., 4.25%, 10/15/30, Callable 7/15/30 @ 100   900,000    865,663 
Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.02%, 12/3/29, Callable 9/3/29 @ 100   250,000    235,304 
         1,100,967 
Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)          
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 3.65%, 1/8/29   350,000    329,632 
           
Consumer Staples (0.1%)          
McCormick & Co., Inc., 3.50%, 9/1/23, Callable 6/1/23 @ 100   500,000    494,831 
           
Financials (1.1%)          
Bank of America Corp., 4.18%, 11/25/27, MTN, Callable 11/25/26 @ 100   500,000    475,824 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.13%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100   2,000,000    1,921,078 
Cincinnati Financial Corp., 6.92%, 5/15/28   500,000    535,497 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.90%, 7/15/25, Callable 4/15/25 @ 100   1,000,000    978,308 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.01%, 4/23/29, Callable 4/23/28 @ 100   500,000    462,699 
Wells Fargo & Co., 3.55%, 9/29/25, MTN   2,000,000    1,927,118 
         6,300,524 
Health Care (0.2%)          
Merck & Co., Inc., 1.70%, 6/10/27, Callable 5/10/27 @ 100   350,000    311,296 
Pfizer, Inc., 3.60%, 9/15/28, Callable 6/15/28 @ 100   500,000    480,058 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.38%, 4/15/27   500,000    474,999 
         1,266,353 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Boston Trust Asset Management Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Security Description  Principal
Amount ($)
   Fair Value ($) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)          
Industrials (0.4%)          
Emerson Electric Co., 2.00%, 12/21/28, Callable 10/21/28 @ 100   400,000    341,402 
Hubbell, Inc., 3.50%, 2/15/28, Callable 11/15/27 @ 100   1,000,000    923,794 
John Deere Capital Corp., 3.45%, 3/7/29, MTN   500,000    466,008 
Union Pacific Corp., 3.95%, 9/10/28, Callable 6/10/28 @ 100   400,000    384,874 
         2,116,078 
Information Technology (0.8%)          
Apple, Inc., 3.25%, 2/23/26, Callable 11/23/25 @ 100   2,500,000    2,406,418 
Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/25, Callable 9/14/25 @ 100   2,000,000    1,930,611 
         4,337,029 
Materials (0.1%)          
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., 1.85%, 5/15/27, Callable 3/15/27 @ 100   400,000    356,605 
           
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $17,489,803)        16,302,019 
           
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations (18.8%)          
Federal Farm Credit Bank (2.1%)          
2.85%, 3/2/28   2,400,000    2,267,148 
2.95%, 1/27/25   2,000,000    1,941,730 
3.14%, 12/5/29   2,500,000    2,350,974 
3.39%, 2/1/28   2,000,000    1,939,343 
3.85%, 12/26/25   2,770,000    2,744,163 
         11,243,358 
Federal Home Loan Bank (1.4%)          
2.50%, 12/10/27   1,500,000    1,393,741 
2.63%, 6/11/27   1,500,000    1,405,715 
2.88%, 9/13/24   2,500,000    2,428,428 
3.50%, 9/24/29   2,000,000    1,948,034 
         7,175,918 
U.S. Treasury Bill (2.6%)          
4.32%, 4/20/23   450,000    444,140 
4.45%, 9/7/23   2,000,000    1,940,000 
4.51%, 7/13/23   12,500,000    12,203,253 
         14,587,393 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Note (2.2%)          
0.13%, 10/15/26   5,452,250    5,118,030 
0.13%, 4/15/27   4,221,400    3,940,175 
0.63%, 7/15/32   3,589,425    3,294,716 
         12,352,921 
U.S. Treasury Note (10.5%)          
0.88%, 11/15/30   11,000,000    8,822,344 
1.63%, 8/15/29   6,000,000    5,220,469 
1.63%, 5/15/31   10,000,000    8,438,672 
2.00%, 4/30/24   6,500,000    6,275,547 
2.25%, 11/15/27   6,500,000    6,001,582 
2.75%, 5/15/25   5,000,000    4,825,781 
2.75%, 8/15/32   7,500,000    6,855,469 
3.13%, 8/31/29   12,500,000    11,896,728 
         58,336,592 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $105,143,824)        103,696,182 

 

   Shares     
Investment Companies (0.4%)          
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 4.19% (b)   2,340,758    2,340,758 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $2,340,758)        2,340,758 
Total Investments (Cost $253,720,900) — 99.9% (c)        550,645,306 
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.1%        692,626 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $551,337,932 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2022.
(c)See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
  
ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
MTNMedium Term Note
PLCPublic Limited Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

Assets:     
Investments, at fair value (cost $253,720,900)  $550,645,306 
Interest and dividends receivable   1,154,638 
Receivable for capital shares issued   27,438 
Prepaid expenses   17,066 
Total Assets   551,844,448 
Liabilities:     
Payable for capital shares redeemed   41,332 
Payable to Custodian   37,801 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:     
Investment adviser   346,263 
Administration and accounting   16,088 
Chief compliance officer   5,040 
Custodian   7,138 
Shareholder servicing fees   11,047 
Transfer agent   5,229 
Trustee   151 
Other   36,427 
Total Liabilities   506,516 
Net Assets  $551,337,932 
Composition of Net Assets:     
Paid in capital  $252,537,612 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   298,800,320 
Net Assets  $551,337,932 
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)   10,001,154 
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share  $55.13 

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2022

 

Investment Income:     
Interest  $3,888,095 
Dividends   7,448,829 
Total Investment Income   11,336,924 
Expenses:     
Investment adviser   4,262,627 
Administration and accounting   228,466 
Chief compliance officer   30,381 
Custodian   87,856 
Shareholder servicing   145,916 
Transfer agency   33,466 
Trustee   75,251 
Other   146,222 
Total expenses   5,010,185 
Net Expenses   5,010,185 
Net Investment Income   6,326,739 
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:     
Net realized gains from investment transactions   6,394,661 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (114,355,885)
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments   (107,961,224)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(101,634,485)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements Boston Trust Asset Management Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   For the year ended
December 31, 2022
   For the year ended
December 31, 2021
 
Investment Activities:          
Operations:          
Net investment income  $6,326,739   $5,001,916 
Net realized gains from investment transactions   6,394,661    20,040,051 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (114,355,885)   102,212,180 
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (101,634,485)   127,254,147 
Distributions to shareholders:          
Total Distributions   (24,865,921)   (10,333,974)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders   (24,865,921)   (10,333,974)
Capital Share Transactions:          
Proceeds from shares issued   13,998,321    22,290,048 
Dividends reinvested   12,757,441    5,357,589 
Cost of shares redeemed   (51,657,993)   (34,108,356)
Cost of in-kind shares redeemed (a)       (4,731,689)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions   (24,902,231)   (11,192,408)
Change in Net Assets   (151,402,637)   105,727,765 
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   702,740,569    597,012,804 
End of period  $551,337,932   $702,740,569 
Share Transactions:          
Issued   232,525    365,368 
Reinvested   223,345    81,163 
Redeemed   (872,055)   (552,917)
Redeemed in-kind (a)       (82,477)
Change in shares   (416,185)   (188,863)

 

 

(a)See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

 

   For the year
ended
December
31, 2022
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2021
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2020
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2019
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2018
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $67.46   $56.29   $55.17   $44.27   $46.88 
Investment Activities:                         
Operations:                         
Net investment income   0.63    0.48    0.53    0.48    0.52 
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments   (10.42)   11.69    3.74    10.93    (1.20)
Total from investment activities   (9.79)   12.17    4.27    11.41    (0.68)
Distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.65)   (0.49)   (0.53)   (0.48)   (0.52)
Net realized gains from investment transactions   (1.89)   (0.51)   (2.62)   (0.03)   (1.41)
Total distributions   (2.54)   (1.00)   (3.15)   (0.51)   (1.93)
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $55.13   $67.46   $56.29   $55.17   $44.27 
Total Return   (14.65)%   21.65%   7.83%   25.81%   (1.61)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $551,338   $702,741   $597,013   $623,151   $461,126 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.83%   0.81%   0.88%   0.90%   0.93%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.05%   0.77%   0.96%   1.02%   1.05%
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets   0.83%   0.81%   0.88%   0.90%   0.93%
Portfolio turnover rate   35.52%   6.51%(a)   12.18%   5.76%(a)   2.53%

 

 

(a)Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments Boston Trust Equity Fund
December 31, 2022

 

Security Description  Shares   Fair Value ($) 
Common Stocks (97.8%)          
Communication Services (7.5%)          
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)   15,000    1,323,450 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)   100,000    8,873,000 
Comcast Corp., Class A   82,000    2,867,540 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   11,000    1,343,980 
         14,407,970 
Consumer Discretionary (9.1%)          
Dollar General Corp.   8,500    2,093,125 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   10,000    1,992,400 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   30,000    3,510,300 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)   3,300    2,785,299 
Ross Stores, Inc.   12,500    1,450,875 
Starbucks Corp.   40,000    3,968,000 
The TJX Cos., Inc.   21,500    1,711,400 
         17,511,399 
Consumer Staples (8.1%)          
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   15,000    1,209,150 
Costco Wholesale Corp.   13,750    6,276,875 
Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR   7,500    1,336,425 
McCormick & Co., Inc.   14,000    1,160,460 
PepsiCo, Inc.   10,000    1,806,600 
Sysco Corp.   20,000    1,529,000 
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc.   3,500    868,385 
The Procter & Gamble Co.   9,000    1,364,040 
         15,550,935 
Energy (6.8%)          
Chevron Corp.   19,000    3,410,310 
Exxon Mobil Corp.   50,000    5,515,000 
Schlumberger Ltd.   75,000    4,009,500 
         12,934,810 
Financials (13.6%)          
American Express Co.   12,000    1,773,000 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)   10,000    3,089,000 
Chubb Ltd.   10,000    2,206,000 
Cincinnati Financial Corp.   20,000    2,047,800 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   5,500    2,206,655 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   39,000    5,229,900 
Northern Trust Corp.   22,500    1,991,025 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.   20,000    2,181,200 
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   17,500    2,763,950 
U.S. Bancorp   59,000    2,572,990 
         26,061,520 
Health Care (14.7%)          
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   13,600    2,035,240 
Becton, Dickinson & Co.   15,000    3,814,500 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)   22,500    1,678,725 
Johnson & Johnson   22,500    3,974,625 
Merck & Co., Inc.   22,500    2,496,375 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)   1,500    2,168,175 
Stryker Corp.   12,000    2,933,880 
The Cooper Cos., Inc.   5,000    1,653,350 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   12,000    6,362,160 
Waters Corp. (a)   3,200    1,096,256 
         28,213,286 
Industrials (10.9%)          
Deere & Co.   4,750    2,036,610 
Donaldson Co., Inc.   15,000    883,050 
Hubbell, Inc.   15,000    3,520,200 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   15,000    3,304,500 
Union Pacific Corp.   22,500    4,659,075 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B   15,000    2,607,600 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.   7,000    3,893,750 
         20,904,785 
Information Technology (23.9%)          
Accenture PLC, Class A   25,000    6,671,000 
Analog Devices, Inc.   9,000    1,476,270 
Apple, Inc.   87,000    11,303,910 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   20,000    4,777,200 
Microsoft Corp.   51,000    12,230,820 
Oracle Corp.   40,000    3,269,600 
Visa, Inc., Class A   28,000    5,817,280 
         45,546,080 
Materials (3.2%)          
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.   14,800    4,562,248 
AptarGroup, Inc.   14,250    1,567,215 
         6,129,463 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $66,363,897)        187,260,248 
           
Investment Companies (2.1%)          
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 4.19% (b)   4,032,353    4,032,353 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $4,032,353)        4,032,353 
           
Total Investments (Cost $70,396,250) — 99.9% (c)        191,292,601 
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.1%        137,316 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $191,429,917 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2022.
(c)See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
  
ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt
PLCPublic Limited Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

Assets:     
Investments, at fair value (cost $70,396,250)  $191,292,601 
Dividends receivable   223,435 
Receivable for capital shares issued   46,243 
Receivable from Custodian   15,892 
Prepaid expenses   4,956 
Total Assets   191,583,127 
Liabilities:     
Payable for capital shares redeemed   2,978 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:     
Investment adviser   124,860 
Administration and accounting   14,433 
Chief compliance officer   808 
Custodian   1,162 
Shareholder servicing fees   809 
Transfer agent   2,396 
Trustee   25 
Other   5,739 
Total Liabilities   153,210 
Net Assets  $191,429,917 
Composition of Net Assets:     
Paid in capital  $69,355,535 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   122,074,382 
Net Assets  $191,429,917 
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)   5,531,004 
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share  $34.61 

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2022

 

Investment Income:     
Dividends  $3,016,677 
Total Investment Income   3,016,677 
Expenses:     
Investment adviser   1,483,602 
Administration and accounting   79,918 
Chief compliance officer   9,288 
Custodian   27,264 
Shareholder servicing   11,641 
Transfer agency   28,301 
Trustee   23,061 
Other   44,728 
Total expenses   1,707,803 
Net Expenses   1,707,803 
Net Investment Income   1,308,874 
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:     
Net realized gains from investment transactions   2,008,906 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (34,852,417)
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments   (32,843,511)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(31,534,637)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements Boston Trust Equity Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   For the year ended
December 31, 2022
   For the year ended
December 31, 2021
 
Investment Activities:          
Operations:          
Net investment income  $1,308,874   $1,037,638 
Net realized gains from investment transactions   2,008,906    6,948,769 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (34,852,417)   43,065,031 
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (31,534,637)   51,051,438 
Distributions to shareholders:          
Total Distributions   (6,000,589)   (5,800,917)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders   (6,000,589)   (5,800,917)
Capital Share Transactions:          
Proceeds from shares issued   12,205,790    12,632,859 
Dividends reinvested   2,789,935    2,677,723 
Cost of shares redeemed   (8,896,664)   (6,182,310)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions   6,099,061    9,128,272 
Change in Net Assets   (31,436,165)   54,378,793 
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   222,866,082    168,487,289 
End of period  $191,429,917   $222,866,082 
Share Transactions:          
Issued   337,500    340,673 
Reinvested   77,628    66,133 
Redeemed   (247,975)   (166,404)
Change in shares   167,153    240,402 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

 

   For the year
ended
December
31, 2022
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2021
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2020
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2019
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2018
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $41.55   $32.89   $29.55   $22.64   $23.63 
Investment Activities:                         
Operations:                         
Net investment income   0.24    0.20    0.27    0.24    0.22 
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments   (6.08)   9.56    4.00    6.94    (0.80)
Total from investment activities   (5.84)   9.76    4.27    7.18    (0.58)
Distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.24)   (0.20)   (0.27)   (0.24)   (0.23)
Net realized gains from investment transactions   (0.86)   (0.90)   (0.66)   (0.03)   (0.18)
Total distributions   (1.10)   (1.10)   (0.93)   (0.27)   (0.41)
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $34.61   $41.55   $32.89   $29.55   $22.64 
Total Return   (14.16)%   29.77%   14.53%   31.74%   (2.55)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $191,430   $222,866   $168,487   $159,651   $125,844 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.86%   0.85%   0.90%   0.91%   0.92%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.66%   0.53%   0.93%   0.88%   0.91%
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets   0.86%   0.85%   0.90%   0.91%   0.92%
Portfolio turnover rate   10.30%   7.33%   9.30%   2.61%   1.67%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Boston Trust Midcap Fund 

December 31, 2022

 

Security Description  Shares   Fair Value ($) 
Common Stocks (98.8%)          
Communication Services (3.6%)          
Cable One, Inc.   2,180    1,551,855 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   21,785    2,661,691 
Omnicom Group, Inc.   20,190    1,646,898 
         5,860,444 
Consumer Discretionary (10.0%)          
AutoZone, Inc. (a)   1,060    2,614,151 
Carter’s, Inc.   24,830    1,852,566 
Columbia Sportswear Co.   23,135    2,026,164 
eBay, Inc.   30,620    1,269,811 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)   2,720    2,295,762 
Ross Stores, Inc.   31,325    3,635,892 
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)   5,290    2,481,380 
         16,175,726 
Consumer Staples (5.5%)          
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)   30,100    1,991,416 
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   28,160    2,269,978 
The Hershey Co.   11,900    2,755,682 
The JM Smucker Co.   11,625    1,842,098 
         8,859,174 
Energy (4.4%)          
Baker Hughes Co.   146,875    4,337,218 
Marathon Oil Corp.   104,150    2,819,341 
         7,156,559 
Financials (14.9%)          
Brown & Brown, Inc.   28,055    1,598,293 
CBOE Global Markets, Inc.   17,070    2,141,773 
East West Bancorp, Inc.   36,660    2,415,894 
Everest Re Group Ltd.   7,635    2,529,247 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   7,385    2,962,936 
M&T Bank Corp.   12,845    1,863,296 
Northern Trust Corp.   35,675    3,156,881 
SEI Investments Co.   65,385    3,811,945 
Signature Bank   8,665    998,381 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.   24,680    2,691,601 
         24,170,247 
Health Care (14.9%)          
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   16,195    2,423,582 
Chemed Corp.   3,090    1,577,229 
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)   19,865    1,586,617 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings   6,540    1,540,039 
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)   11,330    2,406,605 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)   1,310    1,893,540 
STERIS PLC   11,155    2,060,217 
Teleflex, Inc.   8,365    2,088,155 
The Cooper Cos., Inc.   9,980    3,300,087 
Waters Corp. (a)   9,635    3,300,758 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.   8,500    2,000,475 
         24,177,304 
Industrials (16.8%)          
AMETEK, Inc.   20,615    2,880,328 
AO Smith Corp.   29,980    1,716,055 
Cummins, Inc.   7,260    1,759,025 
Donaldson Co., Inc.   45,420    2,673,875 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   22,130    2,299,750 
Graco, Inc.   22,575    1,518,395 
Hubbell, Inc.   6,375    1,496,085 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.   16,595    2,397,812 
Masco Corp.   50,010    2,333,967 
Nordson Corp.   8,535    2,028,940 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   7,935    2,043,818 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.   9,060    1,598,365 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.   4,725    2,628,281 
         27,374,696 
Information Technology (13.3%)          
Amdocs Ltd.   20,110    1,827,999 
Amphenol Corp., Class A   24,595    1,872,663 
ANSYS, Inc. (a)   8,740    2,111,497 
Arista Networks, Inc. (a)   17,245    2,092,681 
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)   5,800    1,191,320 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   13,830    1,855,018 
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)   13,200    1,665,312 
F5, Inc. (a)   12,155    1,744,364 
Paychex, Inc.   30,095    3,477,778 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   19,790    2,271,892 
Trimble, Inc. (a)   30,830    1,558,765 
         21,669,289 
Materials (6.2%)          
AptarGroup, Inc.   22,660    2,492,147 
Avery Dennison Corp.   12,230    2,213,630 
Ball Corp.   36,350    1,858,939 
Packaging Corp. of America   11,805    1,509,978 
RPM International, Inc.   20,685    2,015,753 
         10,090,447 
Real Estate (3.9%)          
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   10,675    1,555,028 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   7,485    1,208,977 
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)   12,935    2,061,451 
Realty Income Corp.   23,880    1,514,708 
         6,340,164 
Utilities (5.3%)          
Atmos Energy Corp.   25,200    2,824,164 
Eversource Energy   35,035    2,937,334 
ONE Gas, Inc.   38,600    2,922,792 
         8,684,290 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $117,580,468)        160,558,340 
           
Investment Companies (1.2%)          
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 4.19% (b)   2,012,131    2,012,131 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $2,012,131)        2,012,131 
           
Total Investments (Cost $119,592,599) — 100.0% (c)        162,570,471 
Liabilities in excess of other assets — 0.0%        (56,959)
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $162,513,512 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2022.
(c)See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
  
PLCPublic Limited Company

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

Assets:     
Investments, at fair value (cost $119,592,599)  $162,570,471 
Dividends receivable   164,371 
Receivable for capital shares issued   271,163 
Receivable from Custodian   20,712 
Prepaid expenses   13,767 
Total Assets   163,040,484 
Liabilities:     
Payable for capital shares redeemed   71,592 
Payable to Custodian   306,601 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:     
Investment adviser   110,432 
Administration and accounting   15,067 
Chief compliance officer   518 
Custodian   748 
Shareholder servicing fees   14,811 
Transfer agent   2,228 
Trustee   16 
Other   4,959 
Total Liabilities   526,972 
Net Assets  $162,513,512 
Composition of Net Assets:     
Paid in capital  $119,318,008 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   43,195,504 
Net Assets  $162,513,512 
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)   7,645,260 
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share  $21.26 

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2022

 

Investment Income:     
Dividends  $2,300,274 
Total Investment Income   2,300,274 
Expenses:     
Investment adviser   1,192,787 
Administration and accounting   65,965 
Chief compliance officer   7,324 
Custodian   21,629 
Shareholder servicing   190,792 
Transfer agency   30,918 
Trustee   18,017 
Other   65,358 
Total expenses before fee reductions   1,592,790 
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser   (3,138)
Net Expenses   1,589,652 
Net Investment Income   710,622 
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:     
Net realized gains from investment transactions   7,210,769 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (27,325,299)
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments   (20,114,530)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(19,403,908)

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   For the year ended
December 31, 2022
   For the year ended
December 31, 2021
 
Investment Activities:          
Operations:          
Net investment income  $710,622   $552,071 
Net realized gains from investment transactions   7,210,769    7,173,019 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (27,325,299)   26,695,687 
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (19,403,908)   34,420,777 
Distributions to shareholders:          
Total Distributions   (7,363,133)   (8,079,854)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders   (7,363,133)   (8,079,854)
Capital Share Transactions:          
Proceeds from shares issued   37,031,229    29,538,536 
Dividends reinvested   5,968,235    6,597,814 
Cost of shares redeemed   (26,483,479)   (29,435,595)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions   16,515,985    6,700,755 
Change in Net Assets   (10,251,056)   33,041,678 
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   172,764,568    139,722,890 
End of period  $162,513,512   $172,764,568 
Share Transactions:          
Issued   1,654,281    1,258,742 
Reinvested   271,407    275,024 
Redeemed   (1,203,248)   (1,258,873)
Change in shares   722,440    274,893 

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

 

   For the year
ended
December
31, 2022
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2021
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2020
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2019
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2018
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $24.96   $21.02   $19.55   $15.78   $17.26 
Investment Activities:                         
Operations:                         
Net investment income   0.10    0.08    0.12    0.10    0.08 
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments   (2.80)   5.09    1.60    4.39    (0.62)
Total from investment activities   (2.70)   5.17    1.72    4.49    (0.54)
Distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.09)   (0.10)   (0.12)   (0.09)   (0.08)
Net realized gains from investment transactions   (0.91)   (1.13)   (0.13)   (0.63)   (0.86)
Total distributions   (1.00)   (1.23)   (0.25)   (0.72)   (0.94)
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $21.26   $24.96   $21.02   $19.55   $15.78 
Total Return   (10.94)%   24.81%   8.81%   28.59%   (3.36)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $162,514   $172,765   $139,723   $145,305   $74,863 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%   0.98%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.45%   0.36%   0.59%   0.67%   0.54%
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets (a)   1.00%   1.00%   1.05%   1.04%   0.98%
Portfolio turnover rate   27.89%   19.72%   38.33%   18.46%   19.34%

 

 

(a)During the periods, certain fees may have been reduced or recouped by the investment adviser. If such fee reductions/recoupments had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund
December 31, 2022

 

Security Description  Shares   Fair Value ($) 
Common Stocks (98.3%)          
Communication Services (4.0%)          
Cable One, Inc.   7,100    5,054,206 
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.   238,100    7,931,111 
Omnicom Group, Inc.   103,600    8,450,652 
         21,435,969 
Consumer Discretionary (9.9%)          
Carter’s, Inc.   81,300    6,065,793 
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)   24,100    5,452,625 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.   66,100    7,445,504 
Columbia Sportswear Co.   66,400    5,815,312 
Service Corporation International   169,500    11,719,230 
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.   53,600    4,874,920 
TopBuild Corp. (a)   32,000    5,007,680 
Williams Sonoma, Inc.   54,800    6,297,616 
         52,678,680 
Consumer Staples (5.4%)          
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)   119,300    7,892,888 
Flowers Foods, Inc.   224,500    6,452,130 
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.   48,900    4,369,704 
The JM Smucker Co.   62,700    9,935,442 
         28,650,164 
Energy (4.5%)          
Cactus, Inc., Class A   175,700    8,830,682 
Core Laboratories NV   245,300    4,972,231 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.   203,600    10,092,452 
         23,895,365 
Financials (13.3%)          
American Financial Group, Inc.   55,900    7,673,952 
Bank of Hawaii Corp.   67,300    5,219,788 
CBOE Global Markets, Inc.   61,700    7,741,499 
Cohen & Steers, Inc.   65,300    4,215,768 
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.   79,208    5,391,689 
East West Bancorp, Inc.   161,500    10,642,850 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   16,500    6,619,965 
SEI Investments Co.   182,400    10,633,920 
Signature Bank   32,000    3,687,040 
UMB Financial Corp.   111,300    9,295,776 
         71,122,247 
Health Care (15.9%)          
Charles River Laboratories          
International, Inc. (a)   42,600    9,282,540 
Chemed Corp.   18,300    9,340,869 
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)   110,000    8,785,700 
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)   51,900    11,024,079 
PerkinElmer, Inc.   60,900    8,539,398 
STERIS PLC   46,300    8,551,147 
Teleflex, Inc.   28,300    7,064,529 
The Cooper Cos., Inc.   37,400    12,367,058 
Waters Corp. (a)   29,200    10,003,336 
         84,958,656 
Industrials (18.0%)          
AO Smith Corp.   104,400    5,975,856 
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.   71,000    8,948,130 
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   57,300    5,246,388 
Donaldson Co., Inc.   158,800    9,348,555 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   74,200    7,710,864 
Hubbell, Inc.   34,600    8,119,928 
IDEX Corp.   20,300    4,635,099 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.   59,300    8,568,257 
Masco Corp.   113,700    5,306,379 
Nordson Corp.   37,400    8,890,728 
Robert Half International, Inc.   71,800    5,300,994 
Snap-on, Inc.   29,000    6,626,210 
The Middleby Corp. (a)   28,700    3,842,930 
The Toro Co.   66,500    7,527,800 
         96,048,118 
Information Technology (12.6%)          
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)   66,800    5,631,240 
Amdocs Ltd.   91,100    8,280,990 
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)   17,400    3,573,960 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   49,500    6,639,435 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A   72,500    5,114,150 
F5, Inc. (a)   45,700    6,558,407 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   41,800    7,338,408 
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)   48,100    5,839,340 
NetApp, Inc.   86,800    5,213,208 
Progress Software Corp.   144,200    7,274,890 
Trimble, Inc. (a)   118,000    5,966,080 
         67,430,108 
Materials (5.7%)          
AptarGroup, Inc.   74,000    8,138,520 
Avery Dennison Corp.   37,300    6,751,300 
Packaging Corp. of America   40,700    5,205,937 
RPM International, Inc.   103,300    10,066,585 
         30,162,342 
Real Estate (6.3%)          
CubeSmart   97,500    3,924,375 
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)   56,400    8,988,468 
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A   70,800    6,683,520 
Physicians Realty Trust   405,600    5,869,032 
STAG Industrial, Inc.   252,200    8,148,582 
         33,613,977 
Utilities (2.7%)          
Atmos Energy Corp.   33,500    3,754,345 
IDACORP, Inc.   41,800    4,508,130 
ONE Gas, Inc.   82,000    6,209,040 
         14,471,515 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $502,607,767)        524,467,141 
           
Investment Companies (1.1%)          
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 4.19% (b)   5,695,123    5,695,123 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $5,695,123)        5,695,123 
           
Total Investments (Cost $508,302,890) — 99.4% (c)        530,162,264 
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.6%        3,292,325 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $533,454,589 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2022.
(c)See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
  
PLCPublic Limited Company

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

Assets:     
Investments, at fair value (cost $508,302,890)  $530,162,264 
Cash   6,649,154 
Dividends receivable   543,557 
Receivable for capital shares issued   1,954,665 
Prepaid expenses   15,619 
Total Assets   539,325,259 
Liabilities:     
Payable for investments purchased   5,481,955 
Payable for capital shares redeemed   31,909 
Payable to Custodian   25,763 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:     
Investment adviser   270,647 
Administration and accounting   14,775 
Chief compliance officer   3,879 
Custodian   5,581 
Transfer agent   4,608 
Trustee   121 
Other   31,432 
Total Liabilities   5,870,670 
Net Assets  $533,454,589 
Composition of Net Assets:     
Paid in capital  $516,115,110 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   17,339,479 
Net Assets  $533,454,589 
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)   25,951,663 
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share  $20.56 

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2022

 

Investment Income:     
Dividends  $8,660,819 
Less: Foreign tax withholding   (909)
Total Investment Income   8,659,910 
Expenses:     
Investment adviser   3,963,767 
Administration and accounting   197,817 
Chief compliance officer   26,182 
Custodian   76,819 
Transfer agency   32,461 
Trustee   65,894 
Other   161,859 
Total expenses before fee reductions   4,524,799 
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser   (562,932)
Net Expenses   3,961,867 
Net Investment Income   4,698,043 
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:     
Net realized gains from investment transactions   9,353,164 
Net realized gains from redemptions in-kind (a)   34,777,232 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (121,384,207)
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments   (77,253,811)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(72,555,768)

 

 

(a)See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   For the year ended
December 31, 2022
   For the year ended
December 31, 2021
 
Investment Activities:          
Operations:          
Net investment income  $4,698,043   $4,078,818 
Net realized gains from investment transactions   44,130,396    33,055,337 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (121,384,207)   94,523,901 
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (72,555,768)   131,658,056 
Distributions to shareholders:          
Total Distributions   (20,356,159)   (18,086,887)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders   (20,356,159)   (18,086,887)
Capital Share Transactions:          
Proceeds from shares issued   156,173,450    381,010,825 
Dividends reinvested   13,637,139    12,029,358 
Cost of shares redeemed   (53,318,588)   (83,358,340)
Cost of in-kind shares redeemed (a)   (105,672,275)   (33,781,359)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions   10,819,726    275,900,484 
Change in Net Assets   (82,092,201)   389,471,653 
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   615,546,790    226,075,137 
End of period  $533,454,589   $615,546,790 
Share Transactions:          
Issued   7,188,415    18,280,304 
Reinvested   646,004    513,856 
Redeemed   (2,478,045)   (3,804,896)
Redeemed in-kind (a)   (4,710,076)   (1,437,505)
Change in shares   646,298    13,551,759 

 

 

(a)See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Statements Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund

 

Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

 

   For the year
ended
December
31, 2022
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2021
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2020
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2019
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2018
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $24.32   $19.23   $17.90   $14.63   $15.79 
Investment Activities:                         
Operations:                         
Net investment income   0.19    0.17    0.12    0.14    0.11 
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments   (3.10)   5.66    1.36    3.76    (0.98)
Total from investment activities   (2.91)   5.83    1.48    3.90    (0.87)
Distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.21)   (0.19)   (0.13)   (0.12)   (0.12)
Net realized gains from investment transactions   (0.64)   (0.55)   (0.02)   (0.51)   (0.17)
Total distributions   (0.85)   (0.74)   (0.15)   (0.63)   (0.29)
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $20.56   $24.32   $19.23   $17.90   $14.63 
Total Return   (12.04)%   30.46%   8.26%   26.74%   (5.62)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $533,455   $615,547   $226,075   $126,376   $74,299 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.89%   0.80%   0.89%   0.85%   0.77%
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets (a)   0.86%   0.85%   0.91%   0.95%   0.98%
Portfolio turnover rate   27.54%(b)   35.83%(b)   51.26%(b)   24.08%   14.98%

 

 

(a)During the periods, certain fees may have been reduced or recouped by the investment adviser. If such fee reductions/recoupments had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
(b)Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Read Boston Trust Walden’s Annual ESG Impact Report online when it becomes available in March 2023. The report can be found at: www.bostontrustwalden.com/insight-cat/impact-investing/

 

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Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund

Boston Trust Walden Equity Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Balanced Fund Portfolio Management

Stephen J. Amyouny, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Tchintcia S. Barros, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Sean A. Cameron, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Equity Fund Portfolio Management

Tchintcia S. Barros, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Stephen J. Amyouny, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Mark B. Zagata, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Balanced Fund Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth and income through an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments.

 

Equity Fund Objective

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

 

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of these Funds will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

 

Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with U.S. investments, including adverse political, social and economic developments and differing auditing and legal standards. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

 

Small-to mid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

 

Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Intermediate term, higher quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return.

 

Cash equivalents offer low risk and low return potential.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

The Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund and the Boston Trust Walden Equity Fund returned -13.67% and -13.55%, respectively for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022. The relevant market indices, the S&P 500 Index and the Bloomberg Government/Credit Bond Index, returned -18.11% and -13.58%, respectively, for the year. Both Funds’ equity segments outperformed the S&P 500 Index benchmark, and the Balanced Fund’s fixed income segment outperformed its bond benchmark.

 

The S&P 500 Index returned -18.11% in 2022, weakening after double digit positive returns in the prior two years. Amidst last year’s equity market weakness, the Fund’s relative equity performance provided downside protection, outperforming the index. Our valuation discipline, which is predicated on the idea that the avoidance of overpaying for securities is an important risk management tool, acted as a tailwind in 2022.

 

At the equity sector level, consumer discretionary contributed positively to the Funds’ relative performance as did the Funds’ overweight to the energy sector in a year of commodity price strength. Consumer discretionary strength in relative terms was driven by security selection and an avoidance of some of the more speculatively priced segments of this sector. Moreover, the energy sector benefitted from the inflationary environment characterizing 2022.

 

The Balanced Fund’s high-quality focus within investment grade fixed income served as a positive relative contributor to overall performance in 2022. As spreads on corporate bonds widened, the Fund benefitted in relative terms, Moreover, a primary determinant of fixed income returns was the interest rate sensitivity, or duration, of portfolio holding. The Balanced Fund maintained a below-average duration relative to the Bloomberg US Government/Credit Bond Index throughout the year. As a result of duration positioning, interest rate movements, and fixed income spread exposure, the Balanced Fund return from fixed income was ahead of the Bloomberg Government/Credit Bond Index benchmark return of -13.58%.

 

Outlook

We expect flat to modestly positive year-over-year real US Gross Domestic Product growth in 2023, following growth of near 2% in 2022 and 5.7% in 2021. Moreover, the probability of a recession within the next year has risen in response to the Fed’s commitment to getting inflation under control. Indeed, the equity market decline in 2022 reflects this heightened probability of recession as well as the potential for decelerating corporate earnings growth in 2023. While we expect economic and corporate profit growth to moderate, we believe that present equity valuations largely reflect these expectations. We acknowledge, however, that the prospect of hawkish monetary policy remains a powerful force with the US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet now having contracted from its $9 trillion peak and declining at an annualized rate of about $1 trillion per year.

 

Despite the modestly constructive outlook, we remain vigilant for risks. Among the most pressing are segments of the market that continue to exhibit elevated valuations, geopolitical and military risks that threaten global trade and stability, and the potential for inflation to remain elevated longer term, thereby hampering discretionary consumer spending as well as corporate profits for companies unable to pass along higher input prices. We remain focused on identifying and investing in a diversified portfolio of high quality securities at reasonable valuations. We believe that this long-held discipline will allow the strategy to capitalize on our outlook for economic strength yet effectively navigate risks along the way, thereby achieving an attractive risk-adjusted return performance pattern over full market cycles.*

 

 

*Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited) Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund

Boston Trust Walden Equity Fund

December 31, 2022

 

   For the periods ended 12/31/22 
   Average Annual Total Returns 
   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years   15 Years   20 Years   Since
Inception
(6/20/99)
 
Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund1   -13.67%   3.72%   6.25%   8.27%   6.18%   6.70%   5.62%
Boston Trust Walden Equity Fund1   -13.55%   7.82%   10.08%   12.01%   8.70%   9.27%   7.22%
S&P 500 Total Return Index   -18.11%   7.65%   9.42%   12.56%   8.80%   9.79%   6.55%
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index   -13.58%   -2.57%   0.21%   1.16%   2.77%   3.18%   4.03%
FTSE 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index   1.50%   0.71%   1.24%   0.74%   0.64%   1.21%   1.65%

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $100,000 Investment

 

 

 

The above charts represent a 10-year hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund and Boston Trust Walden Equity Fund, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Funds. The returns shown on the table and the graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund is measured against a combination of equity and fixed income indices. The Boston Trust Walden Equity Fund is measured against the Standard & Poor’s 500 Total Return Index (“S&P 500”), which is widely regarded as a gauge of the U.S. equities market. This index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. Although the S&P 500 focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, with approximately 75% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also widely viewed as a proxy for the total market. The Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index includes Treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year), government-related issues (i.e., agency, sovereign, supranational, and local authority debt), and USD Corporates. The Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is a component of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The FTSE 3- Month U.S. T-Bill Index reflects monthly return equivalents of yield averages that are not marked to the market. The index is an average of the last three-month treasury bill issues. The three-month treasury bills are the short-term debt obligations of the U.S. Government. The indexes are unmanaged and their performance does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Funds’ performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund

 

Fund Net Asset Value:  $20.97 
Gross Expense Ratio1:   1.00%

 

Boston Trust Walden Equity Fund

 

Fund Net Asset Value:  $30.21 
Gross Expense Ratio1:   1.02%

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

1The Gross Expense Ratio is from each Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2022. The contractual fee limit under each Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 1.00% of each Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in each Fund’s prospectus. Please see each Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waivers continue through May 1, 2023 and may be renewed thereafter. Additional information pertaining to each Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2022 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report.

 

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Boston Trust Walden Midcap Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Stephen J. Amyouny, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Richard Q. Williams, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Mark Zagata, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Fund Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of middle capitalization (“mid cap”) companies.

 

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Mid cap funds typically carry additional risks since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

The Boston Trust Walden Midcap Fund returned -10.90% in calendar year 2022, outperforming the Russell Midcap® Index by more than 6%.

 

Our analysis of the year suggests the Fund’s strong relative performance for the year was due to favorable impacts of style, as more reasonably valued stocks of higher quality companies outperformed the broader mid cap market. The Fund also experienced an incremental benefit from favorable security selections within the opportunity set of the Fund’s investment style.

 

Outlook

We expected flat to modestly positive year-over-year real US Gross Domestic Product growth in 2023, following growth of near 2% in 2022 and 5.7% in 2021. Moreover, the probability of a recession within the next year has risen in response to the US Federal Reserve’s commitment to getting inflation under control. Indeed, the equity market decline in 2022 reflects this heightened probability of recession as well as the potential for decelerating corporate earnings growth in 2023. While we expect economic and corporate profit growth to moderate, we believe that present equity valuations largely reflect these expectations. We acknowledge, however that the prospect of hawkish monetary policy remains a powerful force with the US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet not having contracted from its $9 trillion peak and declining at an annualized rate of about $1 trillion per year.

 

Despite the modestly constructive outlook, we remain vigilant for risks. Among the most pressing are segments of the market that continue to exhibit elevated valuations, geopolitical and military risks that threaten global trade and stability, and the potential for inflation to remain elevated longer term, thereby hampering discretionary consumer spending as well as corporate profits for companies unable to pass along higher input prices. We remain focused on identifying and investigating in a diversified portfolio of high quality securities at reasonable valuations. We believe that this long-held discipline will allow the strategy to capitalize on our outlook for economic strength yet effectively navigate risks along the way, thereby achieving an attractive risk-adjusted return performance pattern over full market cycles.*

 

 

*Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited) Boston Trust Walden Midcap Fund
December 31, 2022

 

   For the periods ended 12/31/22 
   Average Annual Total Returns 
   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years   Since
Inception
(8/1/11)
 
Boston Trust Walden Midcap Fund1   -10.90%   6.57%   8.42%   11.15%   10.50%
Russell MidCap® Index   -17.32%   5.87%   7.10%   10.95%   10.60%

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $100,000 Investment

 

 

The above chart represents a 10-year hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Boston Trust Walden Midcap Fund, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Boston Trust Walden Midcap Fund is measured against the Russell Midcap® Index, which is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell Midcap® Index represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 companies. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Fund Net Asset Value:  $19.82 
Gross Expense Ratio1:   1.00%

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. Returns less than one year are not annualized. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

1The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2022. The contractual fee limit under the Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 1.00% of the Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through May 1, 2023 and may be renewed thereafter. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2022 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report.

 

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Boston Trust Walden SMID Cap Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Kenneth P. Scott, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Richard Q. Williams, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Leanne Moore

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Fund Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of small and middle capitalization (“smid cap”) companies.

 

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Smid cap companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

The Boston Trust Walden SMID Cap Fund returned -14.59% in calendar year 2022, outperforming the Russell 2500™ Index by more than 3%.

 

Our analysis of the year suggests the Fund’s strong relative performance was due to favorable impacts of style, as more reasonably valued stocks of higher quality companies outperformed the broader smaller cap market. The Fund also experienced an incremental benefit from favorable security selection within the opportunity set of the Fund’s investment style.

 

Outlook

We expect flat to modestly positive year-over-year real US Gross Domestic Product growth in 2023, following growth of near 2% in 2022 and 5.7% in 2021. Moreover, the probability of a recession within the next year has risen in response to the US Federal Reserve’s commitment to getting inflation under control. Indeed, the equity market decline in 2022 reflects this heightened probability of recession as well as the potential of decelerating corporate earnings growth in 2023. While we expect economic and corporate profit growth to moderate, we believe that present equity valuations largely reflect these expectations. We acknowledge, however, that the prospects of hawkish monetary policy remains a powerful force with the US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet now having contracted from its $9 trillion peak and declining at an annualized rate of about $1 trillion per year.

 

Despite the modestly constructive outlook, we remain vigilant for risks. Among the most pressing are segments of the market that continue to exhibit elevated valuations, geopolitical and military risks that threaten global trade and stability, and the potential for inflation to remain elevated longer term, thereby hampering discretionary consumer spending as well as corporate profits for companies unable to pass along higher input prices. We remain focused on identifying and investing in a diversified portfolio of high quality securities at reasonable valuations. We believe that this long-held discipline will allow the strategy to capitalize on our outlook for economic strength yet effectively navigate risks along the way, thereby achieving an attractive risk-adjusted return performance pattern over full market cycles.*

 

 

*Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited) Boston Trust Walden SMID Cap Fund
December 31, 2022

 

   For the periods ended 12/31/22 
   Average Annual Total Returns 
   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years   Since
Inception
(6/28/12)
 
Boston Trust Walden SMID Cap Fund1   -14.59%   6.63%   7.62%   10.31%   10.84%
Russell 2500 Index   -18.37%   4.99%   5.88%   10.02%   10.69%

 

 

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $100,000 Investment

 

 

The above chart represents a hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Boston Trust Walden SMID Cap Fund from June 28, 2012 to December 31, 2022, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Boston Trust Walden SMID Cap Fund is measured against the Russell 2500™ Index, which is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the small- to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, commonly referred to as “smid” cap. The Russell 2500™ is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 2500 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Fund Net Asset Value:  $19.61 
Gross Expense Ratio1:   1.00%

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

1The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2022. The contractual fee limit under the Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 1.00% of the Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through May 1, 2023 and may be renewed thereafter. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2022 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report.

 

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Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Kenneth P. Scott, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Richard Q. Williams, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Leanne Moore

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Fund Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of small capitalization (“small cap”) companies.

 

Investment Concerns

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Small cap funds typically carry additional risks since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure, and historically, their stocks have experienced a greater degree of market volatility than stocks on average.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

The Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund returned -9.06% in calendar year 2022, outperforming the Russell 2000® Index by more than 11%.

 

Our analysis of the year suggests the Fund’s strong relative performance was due to favorable impacts of style, as more reasonably valued stocks of higher quality companies outperformed the broader small cap market. The Fund also experienced an incremental benefit from favorable security selection within the opportunity set of the Fund’s investment style.

 

Outlook

We expect flat to modestly positive year-over-year real US Gross Domestic Product growth in 2023, following growth of near 2% in 2022 and 5.7% in 2021. Moreover, the probability of a recession within the next year has risen in response to the US Federal Reserve’s commitment to getting inflation under control. Indeed, the equity market decline in 2022 reflects this heightened probability of recession as well as the potential for decelerating corporate earnings growth in 2023. While we expect economic and corporate profit growth to moderate, we believe that present equity valuations largely reflect these expectations. We acknowledge, however, that the prospect of hawkish monetary policy remains a powerful force with the US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet now having contracted from its $9 trillion peak and declining at an annualized rate of about $1 trillion per year.

 

Despite the modestly constructive outlook, we remain vigilant for risks. Among the most pressing are segments of the market that continue to exhibit elevated valuations, geopolitical and military risks that threaten global trade and stability, and the potential for inflation to remain elevated longer term, thereby hampering discretionary consumer spending as well as corporate profits for companies unable to pass along higher input prices. We remained focused on identifying and investing in a diversified portfolio of high quality securities at reasonable valuations. We believe that this long-held discipline will allow the strategy to capitalize on our outlook for economic strength yet effectively navigate risks along the way, thereby achieving an attractive risk-adjusted return performance pattern over full market cycles.*

 

 

*Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited) Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund
December 31, 2022

 

   For the periods ended 12/31/22 
   Average Annual Total Returns 
                           Since 
                           Inception 
   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years   15 Years   20 Years   (12/31/94) 
Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund1   -9.06%   8.03%   9.01%   10.38%   8.77%   10.81%   10.69%
Russell 2000® Index   -20.44%   3.10%   4.12%   9.01%   7.16%   9.36%   8.66%

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $100,000 Investment

 

 

The above chart represents a 10-year hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund is measured against the Russell 2000® Index, which is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Fund Net Asset Value:  $15.56 
Gross Expense Ratio1:   1.01%

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

1The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2022. The contractual fee limit under the Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 1.00% of the Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through May 1, 2023 and may be renewed thereafter. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2022 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report.

 

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Boston Trust Walden International Equity Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Nathaniel J. Riley, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

David A. Sandell, CFA

Co-Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Fund Objective

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

 

Investment Concerns

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. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

 

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Mid-capitalization funds typically carry additional risks since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Boston Trust Walden International Equity Fund posted a total return of -13.10%. The Fund’s return was ahead of its primary benchmark, the MSCI World ex-USA Index (net), which posted a return of -14.29% for the year. The returns of the Fund and the benchmark suffered due to poor equity returns around the globe, and due to a strengthening US dollar relative to international currencies.

 

The international equity markets fell for most of 2022, driven by geopolitical events, inflationary pressures, and tightening financial conditions. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February led to commodity price increases globally, and particularly sharp increases of the price of natural gas in Europe, hurting consumers and industrial users. This exacerbated inflationary pressures already present due to economic effects of the COVID pandemic on supply chains and consumption. The sharp increase in commodity prices further fueled concerns that inflation would become entrenched. Central banks, which were already beginning to tighten monetary policy at the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022, accelerated their efforts to fight inflation by raising rates and removing other stimulus measures. The combination of slower economic growth and central bank tightening led to worries of a prospective recessionary environment and weighed on equities.

 

The decline in international markets was widespread. Of the 22 countries represented in the MSCI World ex-USA Index (net), all but one had a negative return during 2022. That single country in positive territory was Portugal, which is represented by only 4 stocks and comprises well under 1% of the Index. Among sectors, only energy posted a positive return in the Fund and the Index. The Fund’s holdings within the sector rose by over 40% during the year. While rising commodity prices hurt the economy overall, most energy companies held by the Fund benefitted from higher realized prices for their production.

 

Turning to other market dynamics, fundamental business quality, as measured by the Adviser’s proprietary metric, was not a significant contributor to performance. The quality factor is typically a driver of relative returns for the Fund since the Fund generally maintains a positive exposure on this factor relative to the benchmark. While the Fund did maintain its high quality investing style throughout 2022, this had relatively little effect on returns for the year.

 

Because the Fund is priced in US dollars, but its holdings are predominantly denominated in other currencies, the strengthening US dollars over 2022 had a large effect on reported, USD-denominated, returns. While the MSCI World ex-USA Index (net) return in US dollars was -14.29% for the year, the same index’s return measured in local currency was -0.7%. The difference of 7.3% is due to the appreciation of the US dollar relative to the basket of currencies represented by the Index constituent. Because the Fund holdings represent roughly the same basket of currencies as the Index, we estimate that the Fund’s returns were affected by the dollar’s rise by a similar magnitude.*

 

 

*Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited) Boston Trust Walden International Equity Fund
December 31, 2022

 

   For the periods ended 12/31/21 
   Average Annual Total Returns 
   1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   Since
Inception
(6/9/15)
 
Boston Trust Walden International Equity Fund   -13.10%   1.84%   2.74%   3.64%
MSCI World ex-USA Index (Net)   -14.29%   1.27%   1.79%   3.36%
FTSE Developed Ex-US   -14.59%   1.72%   2.09%   3.96%

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment

 

 

The above chart represents a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Boston Trust Walden International Equity Fund from June 9, 2015 to December 31, 2022, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Boston Trust Walden International Equity Fund is measured against the MSCI World ex-USA Index. The MSCI World ex-USA Index captures large- and mid-cap representation of developed markets countries (excluding the United States) and the FTSE Developed ex-US Index, which represents the largest securities in developed countries equity markets (excluding the United States) based on all investable equity securities. Index returns reflect neither the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Fund Net Asset Value:  $11.74 
Gross Expense Ratio1:   0.94%

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

1The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s prospectus dated May 1, 2022. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2022 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund
December 31, 2022

 

Security Description  Shares   Fair Value ($) 
Common Stocks (68.0%)          
Communication Services (4.8%)          
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)   20,000    1,764,600 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)   42,300    3,753,279 
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)   2,445    829,100 
Comcast Corp., Class A   30,475    1,065,710 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   10,310    1,259,676 
         8,672,365 
Consumer Discretionary (6.5%)          
AutoZone, Inc. (a)   890    2,194,900 
Dollar General Corp.   7,200    1,773,000 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   5,800    1,155,592 
McDonald’s Corp.   2,700    711,531 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   17,000    1,989,170 
Ross Stores, Inc.   13,000    1,508,910 
Starbucks Corp.   16,510    1,637,792 
The Home Depot, Inc.   2,000    631,720 
         11,602,615 
Consumer Staples (4.0%)          
Costco Wholesale Corp.   5,500    2,510,750 
PepsiCo, Inc.   17,240    3,114,578 
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc.   6,000    1,488,660 
         7,113,988 
Energy (4.7%)          
ConocoPhillips   50,100    5,911,800 
Schlumberger Ltd.   47,250    2,525,985 
         8,437,785 
Financials (8.3%)          
Chubb Ltd.   9,500    2,095,700 
East West Bancorp, Inc.   15,000    988,500 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   3,000    1,203,630 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   29,160    3,910,356 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.   8,000    1,323,840 
Northern Trust Corp.   18,220    1,612,288 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.   10,000    1,090,600 
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   4,600    726,524 
U.S. Bancorp   43,480    1,896,163 
         14,847,601 
Health Care (12.0%)          
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   8,000    1,197,200 
Becton, Dickinson & Co.   7,250    1,843,675 
Danaher Corp.   4,300    1,141,306 
Johnson & Johnson   22,045    3,894,249 
Merck & Co., Inc.   23,185    2,572,376 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)   1,400    2,023,630 
Stryker Corp.   9,250    2,261,533 
The Cooper Cos., Inc.   3,000    992,010 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   6,750    3,578,715 
Waters Corp. (a)   5,500    1,884,190 
         21,388,884 
Industrials (7.8%)          
Cummins, Inc.   5,365    1,299,886 
Deere & Co.   5,500    2,358,180 
Donaldson Co., Inc.   18,000    1,059,660 
Hubbell, Inc.   7,000    1,642,760 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   5,000    1,101,500 
Masco Corp.   21,945    1,024,173 
Union Pacific Corp.   9,755    2,019,968 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B   10,000    1,738,400 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.   3,000    1,668,750 
         13,913,277 
Information Technology (17.7%)          
Accenture PLC, Class A   12,000    3,202,080 
Adobe, Inc. (a)   4,680    1,574,960 
Analog Devices, Inc.   8,995    1,475,450 
Apple, Inc.   66,000    8,575,380 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   13,000    3,105,180 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   36,515    1,739,575 
Microsoft Corp.   31,275    7,500,371 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)   8,500    605,370 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   6,500    746,200 
Visa, Inc., Class A   16,000    3,324,160 
         31,848,726 
Materials (2.2%)          
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.   9,015    2,778,964 
AptarGroup, Inc.   10,500    1,154,790 
         3,933,754 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $53,877,332)        121,758,995 

 

   Principal     
   Amount ($)     
Corporate Bonds (9.1%)          
Communication Services (0.7%)          
Comcast Corp., 3.30%, 4/1/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100   250,000    236,320 
Comcast Corp., 3.95%, 10/15/25, Callable 8/15/25 @ 100   250,000    245,312 
Verizon Communications, Inc., 1.50%, 9/18/30, Callable 6/18/30 @ 100   1,000,000    782,405 
         1,264,037 
Consumer Discretionary (1.6%)          
Home Depot, Inc., 1.38%, 3/15/31, Callable 12/15/30 @ 100   1,500,000    1,169,584 
NIKE, Inc., 2.75%, 3/27/27, Callable 1/27/27 @ 100   500,000    468,442 
Starbucks Corp., 2.45%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100   350,000    325,138 
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.45%, 1/13/25, MTN   1,000,000    937,693 
         2,900,857 
Consumer Staples (0.8%)          
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., 1.95%, 3/15/31, Callable 12/15/30 @ 100   1,675,000    1,363,379 
           
Financials (0.4%)          
John Deere Capital Corp., 2.80%, 7/18/29   350,000    313,524 
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.95%, 10/1/26, Callable 7/1/26 @ 100   500,000    467,680 
         781,204 
Health Care (1.7%)          
Abbott Laboratories, 2.95%, 3/15/25, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100   100,000    96,719 
Healthcare Corp., 1.15%, 6/15/25, Callable 5/15/25 @ 100   100,000    91,606 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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December 31, 2022

 

Security Description  Principal
Amount ($)
   Fair Value ($) 
Corporate Bonds (continued)          
Health Care, (continued)          
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, 3.15%, 5/1/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100   250,000    234,698 
Pfizer, Inc., 1.70%, 5/28/30, Callable 2/28/30 @ 100   1,300,000    1,074,618 
Pfizer, Inc., 3.40%, 5/15/24   100,000    98,123 
Stryker Corp., 3.50%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100   300,000    288,619 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 2.88%, 8/15/29   1,200,000    1,074,755 
         2,959,138 
Industrials (0.7%)          
3M Co., 3.00%, 8/7/25   250,000    240,042 
Emerson Electric Co., 2.63%, 2/15/23, Callable 2/6/23 @ 100   200,000    199,779 
Hubbell, Inc., 2.30%, 3/15/31, Callable 12/15/30 @ 100   500,000    399,894 
Hubbell, Inc., 3.35%, 3/1/26, Callable 12/1/25 @ 100   145,000    138,039 
Hubbell, Inc., 3.50%, 2/15/28, Callable 11/15/27 @ 100   150,000    138,569 
United Parcel Service, Inc., 2.40%, 11/15/26, Callable 8/15/26 @ 100   200,000    186,090 
         1,302,413 
Information Technology (2.0%)          
Apple, Inc., 2.20%, 9/11/29, Callable 6/11/29 @ 100   350,000    304,281 
Apple, Inc., 2.85%, 2/23/23, Callable 12/23/22 @ 100   150,000    149,596 
Apple, Inc., 3.00%, 6/20/27, Callable 3/20/27 @ 100   200,000    188,972 
Intel Corp., 3.90%, 3/25/30, Callable 12/25/29 @ 100   1,000,000    939,852 
Intuit, Inc., 0.65%, 7/15/23   1,000,000    978,124 
Mastercard, Inc., 2.95%, 11/21/26, Callable 8/21/26 @ 100   100,000    94,531 
Mastercard, Inc., 3.30%, 3/26/27, Callable 1/26/27 @ 100   150,000    143,333 
Oracle Corp., 2.50%, 4/1/25, Callable 3/1/25 @ 100   200,000    188,655 
Oracle Corp., 3.40%, 7/8/24, Callable 4/8/24 @ 100   300,000    292,700 
Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/25, Callable 9/14/25 @ 100   275,000    265,459 
         3,545,503 
Materials (0.7%)          
Air Products And Chemicals, Inc., 2.05%, 5/15/30, Callable 2/15/30 @ 100   1,425,000    1,199,952 
           
Utilities (0.5%)          
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., 3.35%, 4/1/30, Callable 1/1/30 @ 100   1,000,000    904,264 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $18,047,132)        16,220,747 
           
Municipal Bonds (0.4%)        
Georgia (0.1%)        
State of Georgia, GO, Series B, 1.40%, 8/1/33, Callable 8/1/30 @ 100   350,000    252,018 
           
Hawaii (0.3%)          
State of Hawaii, GO, Series FZ, 1.87%, 8/1/33, Callable 8/1/30 @ 100   500,000    374,595 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $857,723)        626,613 
           
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations (21.1%)          
Federal Farm Credit Bank (0.5%)          
2.75%, 7/16/27   250,000    235,052 
2.85%, 3/2/28   750,000    708,484 
         943,536 
Federal Home Loan Bank (0.9%)          
2.88%, 9/13/24   1,000,000    971,371 
5.50%, 7/15/36   700,000    772,525 
         1,743,896 
Federal National Mortgage Association (3.0%)          
1.88%, 9/24/26   1,000,000    924,292 
2.13%, 4/24/26   1,250,000    1,173,232 
2.63%, 9/6/24   3,250,000    3,154,976 
         5,252,500 
Government National Mortgage Association (0.0%) (b)          
4.00%, 9/15/40   9,913    9,521 
4.00%, 9/15/41   33,953    32,847 
         42,368 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Note (3.2%)          
0.13%, 1/15/32   4,649,072    4,080,822 
0.25%, 7/15/29   1,164,900    1,068,483 
0.75%, 7/15/28   593,535    566,379 
         5,715,684 
U.S. Treasury Note (13.5%)          
2.75%, 2/28/25   2,175,000    2,103,378 
2.75%, 8/15/32   6,075,000    5,552,930 
2.88%, 5/15/32   17,700,000    16,372,499 
         24,028,807 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $39,854,184)        37,726,791 
           
Yankee Dollar (0.2%)          
Financials (0.2%)          
The Toronto-Dominion Bank, 3.50%, 7/19/23, MTN   350,000    347,550 
TOTAL YANKEE DOLLAR (Cost $350,934)        347,550 

 

   Shares     
Investment Companies (1.1%)          
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 4.19% (c)   2,003,663    2,003,663 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $2,003,663)        2,003,663 
Total Investments (Cost $114,990,968) — 99.9% (d)        178,684,359 
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.1%        177,255 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $178,861,614 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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December 31, 2022

 

(b)Represents less than 0.05%.
(c)Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2022.
(d)See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
  
GOGeneral Obligation
MTNMedium Term Note
PLCPublic Limited Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

Assets:     
Investments, at fair value (cost $114,990,968)  $178,684,359 
Interest and dividends receivable   538,022 
Receivable for capital shares issued   37,015 
Receivable from Custodian   17,690 
Prepaid expenses   13,623 
Total Assets   179,290,709 
Liabilities:     
Payable for capital shares redeemed   262,891 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:     
Investment adviser   124,856 
Administration and accounting   15,203 
Chief compliance officer   706 
Custodian   1,010 
Shareholder servicing fees   16,611 
Transfer agent   2,363 
Trustee   22 
Other   5,433 
Total Liabilities   429,095 
Net Assets  $178,861,614 
Composition of Net Assets:     
Paid in capital  $115,100,773 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   63,760,841 
Net Assets  $178,861,614 
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)   8,529,890 
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share  $20.97 

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2022

 

Investment Income:     
Interest  $1,605,439 
Dividends   2,042,854 
Total Investment Income   3,648,293 
Expenses:     
Investment adviser   1,381,249 
Administration and accounting   80,965 
Chief compliance officer   8,715 
Custodian   25,423 
Shareholder servicing   215,005 
Transfer agency   26,781 
Trustee   21,565 
Other   60,163 
Gross expense before recoupment   1,819,866 
Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the investment adviser   20,819 
Total expenses   1,840,685 
Net Expenses   1,840,685 
Net Investment Income   1,807,608 
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:     
Net realized gains from investment transactions (a)   3,132,343 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (33,303,817)
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments   (30,171,474)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(28,363,866)

 

 

(a)Includes Class Action related litigation gains of $21,034.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   For the year ended
December 31, 2022
   For the year ended
December 31, 2021
 
Investment Activities:          
Operations:          
Net investment income  $1,807,608   $1,169,958 
Net realized gains from investment transactions   3,132,343    6,570,897 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (33,303,817)   26,468,249 
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (28,363,866)   34,209,104 
Distributions to shareholders:          
Total Distributions   (6,389,731)   (7,128,948)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders   (6,389,731)   (7,128,948)
Capital Share Transactions:          
Proceeds from shares issued   16,120,035    16,487,009 
Dividends reinvested   5,165,518    5,833,464 
Cost of shares redeemed   (17,206,499)   (17,247,482)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions   4,079,054    5,072,991 
Change in Net Assets   (30,674,543)   32,153,147 
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   209,536,157    177,383,010 
End of period  $178,861,614   $209,536,157 
Share Transactions:          
Issued   738,110    695,971 
Reinvested   238,703    236,269 
Redeemed   (778,128)   (729,204)
Change in shares   198,685    203,036 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

 

   For the year
ended
December
31, 2022
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2021
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2020
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2019
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2018
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $25.15   $21.82   $20.76   $17.06   $17.76 
Investment Activities:                         
Operations:                         
Net investment income   0.22    0.14    0.17    0.19    0.19 
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments   (3.63)   4.07    1.54    3.85    (0.52)
Total from investment activities   (3.41)   4.21    1.71    4.04    (0.33)
Distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.22)   (0.14)   (0.17)   (0.20)   (0.18)
Net realized gains from investment transactions   (0.55)   (0.74)   (0.48)   (0.14)   (0.19)
Total distributions   (0.77)   (0.88)   (0.65)   (0.34)   (0.37)
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $20.97   $25.15   $21.82   $20.76   $17.06 
Total Return   (13.67)%   19.38%   8.26%   23.70%   (1.90)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $178,862   $209,536   $177,383   $157,892   $124,495 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.98%   0.60%   0.84%   1.01%   1.02%
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets (a)   0.99%   1.00%   1.02%   1.02%   1.04%
Portfolio turnover rate   28.62%   20.88%   18.73%   12.99%   8.47%

 

 

(a)During the periods, certain fees may have been reduced or recouped by the investment adviser. If such fee reductions/recoupments had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Boston Trust Walden Equity Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Security Description  Shares   Fair Value ($) 
Common Stocks (98.3%)          
Communication Services (7.5%)          
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)   50,515    4,456,938 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)   83,540    7,412,505 
Comcast Corp., Class A   123,055    4,303,233 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   20,255    2,474,756 
         18,647,432 
Consumer Discretionary (10.3%)          
AutoZone, Inc. (a)   1,890    4,661,080 
Dollar General Corp.   14,860    3,659,275 
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   11,275    2,246,431 
McDonald’s Corp.   9,955    2,623,441 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   34,610    4,049,716 
Ross Stores, Inc.   18,945    2,198,946 
Starbucks Corp.   33,375    3,310,800 
The Home Depot, Inc.   9,380    2,962,767 
         25,712,456 
Consumer Staples (5.1%)          
Costco Wholesale Corp.   8,925    4,074,263 
PepsiCo, Inc.   27,980    5,054,866 
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc.   8,880    2,203,217 
The Hershey Co.   6,495    1,504,047 
         12,836,393 
Energy (6.3%)          
ConocoPhillips   114,865    13,554,070 
Schlumberger Ltd.   39,310    2,101,513 
         15,655,583 
Financials (13.1%)          
American Express Co.   12,445    1,838,749 
Chubb Ltd.   24,925    5,498,455 
East West Bancorp, Inc.   34,825    2,294,968 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   6,795    2,726,222 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   55,885    7,494,178 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.   17,050    2,821,434 
Northern Trust Corp.   45,310    4,009,482 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.   20,105    2,192,651 
U.S. Bancorp   87,705    3,824,815 
         32,700,954 
Health Care (16.1%)          
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   23,790    3,560,173 
Becton, Dickinson & Co.   16,960    4,312,928 
Danaher Corp.   4,815    1,277,997 
Johnson & Johnson   47,535    8,397,057 
Merck & Co., Inc.   36,090    4,004,186 
Stryker Corp.   22,070    5,395,894 
The Cooper Cos., Inc.   8,050    2,661,894 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   14,150    7,502,047 
Waters Corp. (a)   9,075    3,108,914 
         40,221,090 
           
Industrials (10.1%)          
Cummins, Inc.   9,305    2,254,508 
Deere & Co.   13,045    5,593,174 
Donaldson Co., Inc.   36,265    2,134,921 
Hubbell, Inc.   13,055    3,063,747 
Masco Corp.   41,200    1,922,804 
Union Pacific Corp.   23,750    4,917,913 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B   21,255    3,694,969 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.   2,780    1,546,375 
         25,128,411 
           
Information Technology (25.5%)          
Accenture PLC, Class A   29,885    7,974,514 
Adobe, Inc. (a)   8,130    2,735,989 
Analog Devices, Inc.   20,570    3,374,097 
Apple, Inc.   120,850    15,702,041 
Applied Materials, Inc.   15,895    1,547,855 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   16,920    4,041,511 
Cisco Systems, Inc.   82,905    3,949,594 
Microsoft Corp.   62,440    14,974,361 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   21,555    2,474,514 
Visa, Inc., Class A   34,065    7,077,345 
         63,851,821 
Materials (3.0%)          
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.   16,840    5,191,098 
AptarGroup, Inc.   22,005    2,420,110 
         7,611,208 
Utilities (1.3%)          
Eversource Energy   39,730    3,330,963 
         3,330,963 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $116,304,016)        245,696,311 
           
Investment Companies (1.3%)          
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 4.19% (b)   3,289,079    3,289,079 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $3,289,079)        3,289,079 
Total Investments (Cost $119,593,095) — 99.6% (c)        248,985,390 
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.4%        1,001,432 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $249,986,822 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2022.
(c)See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
  
PLCPublic Limited Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

Assets:     
Investments, at fair value (cost $119,593,095)  $248,985,390 
Cash   3,940,975 
Dividends receivable   332,412 
Receivable for capital shares issued   69,107 
Receivable from Custodian   9,235 
Prepaid expenses   10,328 
Total Assets   253,347,447 
Liabilities:     
Payable for investments purchased   2,974,291 
Payable for capital shares redeemed   155,610 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:     
Investment adviser   169,455 
Administration and accounting   14,737 
Chief compliance officer   1,371 
Custodian   1,968 
Shareholder servicing fees   27,934 
Transfer agent   3,289 
Trustee   42 
Other   11,928 
Total Liabilities   3,360,625 
Net Assets  $249,986,822 
Composition of Net Assets:     
Paid in capital  $121,027,708 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   128,959,114 
Net Assets  $249,986,822 
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)   8,275,477 
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share  $30.21 

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2022

 

Investment Income:     
Dividends  $4,224,606 
Total Investment Income   4,224,606 
Expenses:     
Investment adviser   1,926,956 
Administration and accounting   103,265 
Chief compliance officer   12,660 
Custodian   35,720 
Shareholder servicing   380,592 
Transfer agency   30,820 
Trustee   31,502 
Other   94,048 
Total expenses before fee reductions   2,615,563 
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser   (47,676)
Net Expenses   2,567,887 
Net Investment Income   1,656,719 
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:     
Net realized gains from investment transactions (a)   11,947,053 
Net realized gains from redemptions in-kind (b)   40,556,290 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (97,105,448)
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments   (44,602,105)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(42,945,386)

 

 

(a)Includes Class Action related litigation gains of $48,829.
(b)See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   For the year ended
December 31, 2022
   For the year ended
 December 31, 2021
 
Investment Activities:          
Operations:          
Net investment income  $1,656,719   $1,197,048 
Net realized gains from investment transactions   52,503,343    5,392,806 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (97,105,448)   70,094,050 
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (42,945,386)   76,683,904 
Distributions to shareholders:          
Total Distributions   (7,929,551)   (7,901,370)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders   (7,929,551)   (7,901,370)
Capital Share Transactions:          
Proceeds from shares issued   41,364,923    49,689,006 
Dividends reinvested   5,790,292    6,356,747 
Cost of shares redeemed   (53,647,017)   (30,243,830)
Cost of in-kind shares redeemed (a)   (51,649,023)    
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions   (58,140,825)   25,801,923 
Change in Net Assets   (109,015,762)   94,584,457 
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   359,002,584    264,418,127 
End of period  $249,986,822   $359,002,584 
Share Transactions:          
Issued   1,308,674    1,519,483 
Reinvested   184,580    180,641 
Redeemed   (1,643,226)   (918,088)
Redeemed in-kind (a)   (1,529,888)    
Change in shares   (1,679,860)   782,036 

 

 

(a)See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

 

   For the year
ended
December
31, 2022
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2021
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2020
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2019
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2018
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $36.06   $28.82   $26.47   $20.63   $21.61 
Investment Activities:                         
Operations:                         
Net investment income   0.21    0.12    0.21    0.20    0.19 
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments   (5.06)   7.93    3.28    6.44    (0.72)
Total from investment activities   (4.85)   8.05    3.49    6.64    (0.53)
Distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.21)   (0.12)   (0.21)   (0.20)   (0.18)
Net realized gains from investment transactions   (0.79)   (0.69)   (0.93)   (0.60)   (0.27)
Total distributions   (1.00)   (0.81)   (1.14)   (0.80)   (0.45)
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $30.21   $36.06   $28.82   $26.47   $20.63 
Total Return   (13.55)%   28.00%   13.28%   32.30%   (2.54)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $249,987   $359,003   $264,418   $248,529   $192,598 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.65%   0.38%   0.82%   0.83%   0.82%
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets (a)   1.02%   1.02%   1.06%   1.07%   1.08%
Portfolio turnover rate   19.32%(b)   8.00%   14.96%   10.57%   6.51%

 

 

(a)During the periods, certain fees may have been reduced or recouped by the investment adviser. If such fee reductions/recoupments had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
(b)Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Boston Trust Walden Midcap Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Security Description  Shares   Fair Value ($) 
Common Stocks (98.5%)          
Communication Services (3.7%)          
Cable One, Inc.   1,350    961,011 
Electronic Arts, Inc.   12,650    1,545,577 
Omnicom Group, Inc.   13,225    1,078,763 
         3,585,351 
Consumer Discretionary (10.1%)          
AutoZone, Inc. (a)   625    1,541,362 
Carter’s, Inc.   15,100    1,126,611 
Columbia Sportswear Co.   13,675    1,197,657 
eBay, Inc.   18,300    758,901 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)   1,550    1,308,247 
Ross Stores, Inc.   21,225    2,463,585 
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a)   3,125    1,465,844 
         9,862,207 
Consumer Staples (5.4%)          
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)   17,950    1,187,572 
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   16,925    1,364,324 
The Hershey Co.   6,850    1,586,254 
The JM Smucker Co.   6,925    1,097,336 
         5,235,486 
Energy (3.6%)          
Baker Hughes Co.   120,325    3,553,197 
         3,553,197 
Financials (14.9%)          
Brown & Brown, Inc.   17,175    978,460 
CBOE Global Markets, Inc.   10,500    1,317,435 
East West Bancorp, Inc.   21,725    1,431,677 
Everest Re Group Ltd.   4,550    1,507,278 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   4,425    1,775,354 
M&T Bank Corp.   7,625    1,106,083 
Northern Trust Corp.   21,725    1,922,445 
SEI Investments Co.   38,675    2,254,753 
Signature Bank   5,125    590,503 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.   14,600    1,592,276 
         14,476,264 
Health Care (14.6%)          
Agilent Technologies, Inc.   9,675    1,447,864 
Chemed Corp.   1,875    957,056 
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)   12,400    990,388 
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings   3,600    847,728 
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)   6,625    1,407,216 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)   740    1,069,633 
STERIS PLC   6,875    1,269,744 
Teleflex, Inc.   4,825    1,204,465 
The Cooper Cos., Inc.   5,850    1,934,419 
Waters Corp. (a)   5,600    1,918,448 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.   5,050    1,188,518 
         14,235,479 
Industrials (17.4%)          
AMETEK, Inc.   12,200    1,704,584 
AO Smith Corp.   17,825    1,020,303 
Cummins, Inc.   4,600    1,114,534 
Donaldson Co., Inc.   26,975    1,588,018 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   13,175    1,369,146 
Graco, Inc.   14,825    997,130 
Hubbell, Inc.   4,700    1,102,996 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.   9,825    1,419,614 
Masco Corp.   29,700    1,386,099 
Nordson Corp.   5,150    1,224,258 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.   4,675    1,204,140 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.   5,575    983,542 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.   3,325    1,849,531 
         16,963,895 
Information Technology (13.3%)          
Amdocs Ltd.   12,125    1,102,163 
Amphenol Corp., Class A   14,600    1,111,644 
ANSYS, Inc. (a)   5,325    1,286,467 
Arista Networks, Inc. (a)   10,425    1,265,073 
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)   3,475    713,765 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   8,125    1,089,806 
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)   7,675    968,278 
F5, Inc. (a)   7,350    1,054,799 
Paychex, Inc.   17,900    2,068,524 
TE Connectivity Ltd.   12,100    1,389,080 
Trimble, Inc. (a)   18,350    927,776 
         12,977,375 
Materials (6.3%)          
AptarGroup, Inc.   13,750    1,512,224 
Avery Dennison Corp.   7,125    1,289,625 
Ball Corp.   22,200    1,135,308 
Packaging Corp. of America   7,650    978,512 
RPM International, Inc.   12,250    1,193,763 
         6,109,432 
Real Estate (3.9%)          
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.   6,475    943,213 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   4,700    759,144 
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)   7,575    1,207,228 
Realty Income Corp.   13,775    873,748 
         3,783,333 
Utilities (5.3%)          
Atmos Energy Corp.   15,025    1,683,852 
Eversource Energy   20,555    1,723,331 
ONE Gas, Inc.   23,375    1,769,955 
         5,177,138 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $69,112,419)        95,959,157 
           
Investment Companies (1.1%)          
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 4.19% (b)   1,117,076    1,117,076 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $1,117,076)        1,117,076 
           
Total Investments (Cost $70,229,495) — 99.6% (c)        97,076,233 
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.4%        388,896 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $97,465,129 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2022.
(c)See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
  
PLCPublic Limited Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

Assets:     
Investments, at fair value (cost $70,229,495)  $97,076,233 
Cash   114,775 
Dividends receivable   100,157 
Receivable for capital shares issued   269,818 
Receivable from Custodian   29,024 
Prepaid expenses   7,846 
Total Assets   97,597,853 
Liabilities:     
Payable for capital shares redeemed   45,536 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:     
Investment adviser   64,291 
Administration and accounting   11,902 
Chief compliance officer   137 
Custodian   198 
Shareholder servicing fees   8,375 
Transfer agent   1,181 
Trustee   4 
Other   1,100 
Total Liabilities   132,724 
Net Assets  $97,465,129 
Composition of Net Assets:     
Paid in capital  $70,908,709 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   26,556,420 
Net Assets  $97,465,129 
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)   4,917,528 
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share  $19.82 

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2022

 

Investment Income:     
Dividends  $1,406,395 
Total Investment Income   1,406,395 
Expenses:     
Investment adviser   728,297 
Administration and accounting   40,777 
Chief compliance officer   4,455 
Custodian   13,139 
Shareholder servicing   102,856 
Transfer agency   27,762 
Trustee   10,977 
Other   37,616 
Total expenses   965,879 
Net Expenses   965,879 
Net Investment Income   440,516 
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:     
Net realized gains from investment transactions   4,220,688 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (15,946,322)
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments   (11,725,634)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(11,285,118)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   For the year ended
December 31, 2022
   For the year ended
December 31, 2021
 
Investment Activities:          
Operations:          
Net investment income  $440,516   $354,203 
Net realized gains from investment transactions   4,220,688    4,284,387 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (15,946,322)   16,485,953 
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (11,285,118)   21,124,543 
Distributions to shareholders:          
Total Distributions   (5,156,604)   (4,885,835)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders   (5,156,604)   (4,885,835)
Capital Share Transactions:          
Proceeds from shares issued   24,619,006    16,440,801 
Dividends reinvested   4,407,625    4,329,316 
Cost of shares redeemed   (21,071,150)   (14,005,463)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions   7,955,481    6,764,654 
Change in Net Assets   (8,486,241)   23,003,362 
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   105,951,370    82,948,008 
End of period  $97,465,129   $105,951,370 
Share Transactions:          
Issued   1,195,637    752,740 
Reinvested   215,006    192,328 
Redeemed   (1,013,858)   (632,919)
Change in shares   396,785    312,149 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

 

   For the year
ended
December
31, 2022
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2021
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2020
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2019
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2018
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $23.44   $19.71   $18.71   $15.57   $17.24 
Investment Activities:                         
Operations:                         
Net investment income   0.09    0.08    0.10    0.12    0.09 
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments   (2.61)   4.78    1.53    4.27    (0.66)
Total from investment activities   (2.52)   4.86    1.63    4.39    (0.57)
Distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.09)   (0.09)   (0.09)   (0.10)   (0.09)
Net realized gains from investment transactions   (1.01)   (1.04)   (0.54)   (1.15)   (1.01)
Total distributions   (1.10)   (1.13)   (0.63)   (1.25)   (1.10)
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $19.82   $23.44   $19.71   $18.71   $15.57 
Total Return   (10.90)%   24.89%   8.76%   28.38%   (3.58)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $97,465   $105,951   $82,948   $62,538   $45,819 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   1.00%   0.99%   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.45%   0.37%   0.61%   0.68%   0.54%
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets (a)   1.00%   0.99%   1.02%   1.00%   1.00%
Portfolio turnover rate   29.80%   21.82%   38.28%   23.17%   18.66%

 

 

(a)During the periods, certain fees may have been reduced or recouped by the investment adviser. If such fee reductions/recoupments had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Boston Trust Walden SMID Cap Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Security Description  Shares   Fair Value ($) 
Common Stocks (97.0%)          
Communication Services (4.9%)          
Cable One, Inc.   2,279    1,622,329 
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.   58,375    1,944,471 
Omnicom Group, Inc.   32,475    2,648,986 
         6,215,786 
Consumer Discretionary (8.1%)          
Carter’s, Inc.   18,189    1,357,081 
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)   5,277    1,193,921 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.   16,273    1,832,990 
Columbia Sportswear Co.   14,825    1,298,374 
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.   11,967    1,088,399 
TopBuild Corp. (a)   13,166    2,060,347 
Williams Sonoma, Inc.   13,381    1,537,745 
         10,368,857 
Consumer Staples (5.6%)          
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)   28,000    1,852,480 
Flowers Foods, Inc.   55,005    1,580,844 
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.   11,642    1,040,329 
The JM Smucker Co.   16,742    2,652,937 
         7,126,590 
Financials (13.8%)          
American Financial Group, Inc.   13,819    1,897,072 
Bank of Hawaii Corp.   15,909    1,233,902 
CBOE Global Markets, Inc.   15,183    1,905,011 
Cohen & Steers, Inc.   14,690    948,386 
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.   18,041    1,228,051 
East West Bancorp, Inc.   43,157    2,844,047 
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.   3,924    1,574,348 
SEI Investments Co.   44,780    2,610,674 
Signature Bank   9,119    1,050,691 
UMB Financial Corp.   27,402    2,288,615 
         17,580,797 
Health Care (15.4%)          
Chemed Corp.   4,386    2,238,746 
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)   27,134    2,167,193 
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)   15,471    3,286,194 
PerkinElmer, Inc.   14,824    2,078,621 
STERIS PLC   10,926    2,017,923 
Teleflex, Inc.   6,372    1,590,642 
The Cooper Cos., Inc.   9,378    3,101,024 
Waters Corp. (a)   8,970    3,072,943 
         19,553,286 
Industrials (21.5%)          
Acuity Brands, Inc.   7,084    1,173,181 
AO Smith Corp.   23,495    1,344,854 
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.   21,400    2,697,042 
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.   12,758    1,168,122 
Donaldson Co., Inc.   39,001    2,295,990 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   17,662    1,835,436 
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.   14,013    1,117,537 
Hubbell, Inc.   10,479    2,459,212 
IDEX Corp.   4,510    1,029,768 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.   14,640    2,115,334 
Masco Corp.   30,444    1,420,821 
Nordson Corp.   9,159    2,177,277 
Robert Half International, Inc.   23,978    1,770,296 
Snap-on, Inc.   6,800    1,553,732 
The Middleby Corp. (a)   9,836    1,317,040 
The Toro Co.   16,571    1,875,837 
         27,351,479 
Information Technology (14.6%)          
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)   15,382    1,296,703 
Amdocs Ltd.   22,385    2,034,796 
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)   11,293    2,319,582 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.   11,987    1,607,816 
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A   23,713    1,672,715 
F5, Inc. (a)   10,808    1,551,056 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.   9,966    1,749,631 
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)   15,277    1,854,628 
NetApp, Inc.   21,997    1,321,140 
Progress Software Corp.   35,083    1,769,937 
Trimble, Inc. (a)   28,244    1,428,017 
         18,606,021 
Materials (5.9%)          
AptarGroup, Inc.   21,200    2,331,575 
Avery Dennison Corp.   9,105    1,648,005 
Packaging Corp. of America   8,970    1,147,353 
RPM International, Inc.   24,417    2,379,437 
         7,506,370 
Real Estate (7.2%)          
CubeSmart   27,676    1,113,959 
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)   13,610    2,169,026 
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A   17,632    1,664,461 
Physicians Realty Trust   123,464    1,786,524 
STAG Industrial, Inc.   77,081    2,490,487 
         9,224,457 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $106,831,007)        123,533,643 
           
Investment Companies (1.0%)          
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 4.19% (b)   1,282,061    1,282,061 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $1,282,061)        1,282,061 
           
Total Investments (Cost $108,113,068) — 98.0% (c)        124,815,704 
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 2.0%        2,517,850 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $127,333,554 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2022.
(c)See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
  
PLCPublic Limited Company

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

Assets:     
Investments, at fair value (cost $108,113,068)  $124,815,704 
Cash   649,401 
Dividends receivable   141,664 
Receivable for capital shares issued   1,880,729 
Receivable from Custodian   27,389 
Prepaid expenses   9,459 
Total Assets   127,524,346 
Liabilities:     
Payable for capital shares redeemed   80,344 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:     
Investment adviser   83,204 
Administration and accounting   10,799 
Chief compliance officer   276 
Custodian   403 
Shareholder servicing fees   11,559 
Transfer agent   1,619 
Trustee   9 
Other   2,579 
Total Liabilities   190,792 
Net Assets  $127,333,554 
Composition of Net Assets:     
Paid in capital  $112,289,901 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   15,043,653 
Net Assets  $127,333,554 
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)   6,493,215 
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share  $19.61 

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2022

 

Investment Income:     
Dividends  $1,739,102 
Total Investment Income   1,739,102 
Expenses:     
Investment adviser   808,832 
Administration and accounting   43,151 
Chief compliance officer   4,896 
Custodian   14,799 
Shareholder servicing   134,324 
Transfer agency   27,123 
Trustee   11,883 
Other   47,380 
Total expenses before fee reductions   1,092,388 
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser   (14,534)
Net Expenses   1,077,854 
Net Investment Income   661,248 
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:     
Net realized gains from investment transactions   2,707,664 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (18,968,465)
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments   (16,260,801)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(15,599,553)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   For the year ended
December 31, 2022
   For the year ended
December 31, 2021
 
Investment Activities:          
Operations:          
Net investment income  $661,248   $402,604 
Net realized gains from investment transactions   2,707,664    5,422,149 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (18,968,465)   15,891,532 
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (15,599,553)   21,716,285 
Distributions to shareholders:          
Total Distributions   (5,944,462)   (4,846,330)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders   (5,944,462)   (4,846,330)
Capital Share Transactions:          
Proceeds from shares issued   55,481,230    34,990,434 
Dividends reinvested   5,073,140    3,638,658 
Cost of shares redeemed   (19,229,798)   (8,681,645)
Cost of in-kind shares redeemed (a)       (3,998,808)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions   41,324,572    25,948,639 
Change in Net Assets   19,780,557    42,818,594 
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   107,552,997    64,734,403 
End of period  $127,333,554   $107,552,997 
Share Transactions:          
Issued   2,701,092    1,539,615 
Reinvested   250,649    157,042 
Redeemed   (930,701)   (386,392)
Redeemed in-kind (a)       (175,772)
Change in shares   2,021,040    1,134,493 

 

 

(a)See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

 

   For the year
ended
December
31, 2022
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2021
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2020
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2019
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2018
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $24.05   $19.40   $18.10   $15.12   $16.69 
Investment Activities:                         
Operations:                         
Net investment income   0.13    0.10    0.09    0.10    0.09 
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments   (3.61)   5.69    1.55    3.83    (0.99)
Total from investment activities   (3.48)   5.79    1.64    3.93    (0.90)
Distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.09)   (0.12)   (0.10)   (0.10)   (0.09)
Net realized gains from investment transactions   (0.87)   (1.02)   (0.25)   (0.85)   (0.58)
Total distributions   (0.96)   (1.14)   (0.35)   (0.95)   (0.67)
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $19.61   $24.05   $19.40   $18.10   $15.12 
Total Return   (14.59)%   30.08%   9.13%   26.12%   (5.59)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $127,334   $107,553   $64,734   $61,582   $47,621 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.61%   0.48%   0.61%   0.61%   0.52%
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets (a)   1.01%   1.00%   1.05%   1.07%   1.08%
Portfolio turnover rate   28.66%   30.00%(b)   38.70%   29.75%   18.61%

 

 

(a)During the periods, certain fees may have been reduced or recouped by the investment adviser. If such fee reductions/recoupments had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
(b)Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund

December 31, 2022

 

Security Description  Shares   Fair Value ($) 
Common Stocks (99.3%)          
Communication Services (1.0%)          
Cable One, Inc.   13,694    9,748,211 
         9,748,211 
Consumer Discretionary (10.0%)          
Carter’s, Inc.   178,802    13,340,417 
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)   58,358    13,203,498 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.   151,045    17,013,708 
Columbia Sportswear Co.   210,429    18,429,372 
Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)   57,263    6,351,039 
Shutterstock, Inc.   212,731    11,215,178 
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.   129,209    11,751,559 
TopBuild Corp. (a)   55,081    8,619,626 
         99,924,397 
Consumer Staples (4.8%)          
Central Garden & Pet Co. (a)   264,419    9,466,200 
Flowers Foods, Inc.   780,008    22,417,430 
Lancaster Colony Corp.   82,454    16,268,174 
         48,151,804 
Energy (5.1%)          
Cactus, Inc., Class A   421,280    21,173,533 
Core Laboratories NV   441,317    8,945,496 
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.   428,888    21,259,978 
         51,379,007 
Financials (15.5%)          
1st Source Corp.   150,322    7,980,595 
Bank of Hawaii Corp.   154,663    11,995,662 
Camden National Corp.   84,828    3,536,479 
Cathay General Bancorp   471,696    19,240,481 
Cohen & Steers, Inc.   215,806    13,932,435 
Evercore, Inc.   105,614    11,520,375 
First Hawaiian, Inc.   254,458    6,626,086 
German American Bancorp, Inc.   86,738    3,235,327 
Independent Bank Corp.   148,035    12,498,595 
International Bancshares Corp.   201,423    9,217,116 
Lakeland Financial Corp.   117,821    8,597,398 
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.   188,747    16,724,872 
Tompkins Financial Corp.   77,877    6,041,698 
UMB Financial Corp.   219,462    18,329,467 
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.   132,326    6,243,141 
         155,719,727 
Health Care (17.4%)          
Atrion Corp.   11,915    6,665,847 
Chemed Corp.   40,899    20,876,077 
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   758,332    15,401,723 
CorVel Corp. (a)   96,643    14,045,127 
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (a)   263,897    19,599,630 
Haemonetics Corp. (a)   251,051    19,745,161 
ICU Medical, Inc. (a)   93,799    14,771,467 
Medpace Holdings, Inc. (a)   112,434    23,882,106 
Premier, Inc.   641,523    22,440,474 
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.   210,816    17,082,420 
         174,510,032 
Industrials (17.6%)          
Acuity Brands, Inc.   70,272    11,637,746 
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.   138,422    17,445,324 
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.   89,743    10,327,624 
Donaldson Co., Inc.   337,688    19,879,692 
Forward Air Corp.   103,015    10,805,243 
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.   166,020    13,240,095 
Insperity, Inc.   81,059    9,208,302 
Landstar System, Inc.   98,754    16,087,027 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.   95,889    13,855,002 
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.   157,631    12,878,453 
UniFirst Corp.   72,445    13,981,161 
Valmont Industries, Inc.   44,006    14,551,464 
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A   89,019    13,017,248 
         176,914,381 
Information Technology (14.2%)          
Badger Meter, Inc.   128,566    14,017,551 
CSG Systems International, Inc.   287,752    16,459,414 
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)   100,800    17,078,544 
InterDigital, Inc.   215,303    10,653,192 
Littelfuse, Inc.   45,451    10,008,310 
Power Integrations, Inc.   284,069    20,373,429 
Progress Software Corp.   395,266    19,941,170 
Qualys, Inc. (a)   140,054    15,718,260 
Teradata Corp. (a)   527,783    17,765,177 
         142,015,047 
Materials (5.7%)          
AptarGroup, Inc.   115,559    12,709,179 
Minerals Technologies, Inc.   224,933    13,657,932 
Sensient Technologies Corp.   160,203    11,682,003 
Silgan Holdings, Inc.   376,385    19,511,798 
         57,560,912 
Real Estate (4.5%)          
Americold Realty Trust, Inc.   480,952    13,615,751 
Physicians Realty Trust   1,144,484    16,560,684 
STAG Industrial, Inc.   477,114    15,415,553 
         45,591,988 
Utilities (3.5%)          
IDACORP, Inc.   138,764    14,965,697 
ONE Gas, Inc.   167,350    12,671,742 
Unitil Corp.   140,774    7,230,153 
         34,867,592 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $861,866,417)        996,383,098 
           
Investment Companies (0.6%)          
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 4.19% (b)   6,196,985    6,196,985 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $6,196,985)        6,196,985 
Total Investments (Cost $868,063,402) — 99.9% (c)        1,002,580,083 
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.1%        829,456 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $1,003,409,539 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2022.
(c)See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

Assets:     
Investments, at fair value (cost $868,063,402)  $1,002,580,083 
Cash   1,166,760 
Dividends receivable   576,252 
Receivable for capital shares issued   2,170,129 
Prepaid expenses   30,516 
Total Assets   1,006,523,740 
Liabilities:     
Payable for capital shares redeemed   2,229,364 
Payable to Custodian   86,700 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:     
Investment adviser   559,709 
Administration and accounting   10,550 
Chief compliance officer   8,096 
Custodian   11,788 
Shareholder servicing fees   126,947 
Transfer agent   8,459 
Trustee   255 
Other   72,333 
Total Liabilities   3,114,201 
Net Assets  $1,003,409,539 
Composition of Net Assets:     
Paid in capital  $871,944,122 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   131,465,417 
Net Assets  $1,003,409,539 
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)   64,486,696 
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share  $15.56 

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2022

 

Investment Income:     
Dividends  $13,643,271 
Less: Foreign tax withholding   (1,735)
Total Investment Income   13,641,536 
Expenses:     
Investment adviser   7,034,081 
Administration and accounting   332,134 
Chief compliance officer   46,563 
Custodian   139,629 
Shareholder servicing   1,662,922 
Transfer agency   52,265 
Trustee   113,784 
Other   328,895 
Total expenses before fee reductions   9,710,273 
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser   (335,112)
Net Expenses   9,375,161 
Net Investment Income   4,266,375 
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:     
Net realized gains from investment transactions (a)   29,989,592 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (118,650,708)
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments   (88,661,116)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(84,394,741)

 

 

(a)Includes Class Action related litigation gains of $42,732.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   For the year ended
December 31, 2022
   For the year ended
December 31, 2021
 
Investment Activities:          
Operations:          
Net investment income  $4,266,375   $1,392,879 
Net realized gains from investment transactions   29,989,592    83,342,623 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   (118,650,708)   101,626,054 
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (84,394,741)   186,361,556 
Distributions to shareholders:          
Total Distributions   (48,310,887)   (76,732,138)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders   (48,310,887)   (76,732,138)
Capital Share Transactions:          
Proceeds from shares issued   340,566,372    304,438,235 
Dividends reinvested   39,678,678    64,754,275 
Cost of shares redeemed   (183,661,499)   (142,268,015)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions   196,583,551    226,924,495 
Change in Net Assets   63,877,923    336,553,913 
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   939,531,616    602,977,703 
End of period  $1,003,409,539   $939,531,616 
Share Transactions:          
Issued   21,034,513    17,303,716 
Reinvested   2,487,691    3,736,542 
Redeemed   (11,358,002)   (8,096,235)
Change in shares   12,164,202    12,944,023 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

 

   For the year
ended
December
31, 2022
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2021
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2020
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2019
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2018
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $17.96   $15.31   $14.62   $12.00   $14.73 
Investment Activities:                         
Operations:                         
Net investment income   0.07    0.03    0.08    0.09    0.07 
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments   (1.68)   4.22    1.00    3.47    (0.86)
Total from investment activities   (1.61)   4.25    1.08    3.56    (0.79)
Distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.05)   (0.05)   (0.08)   (0.06)   (0.07)
Net realized gains from investment transactions   (0.74)   (1.55)   (0.31)   (0.88)   (1.87)
Total distributions   (0.79)   (1.60)   (0.39)   (0.94)   (1.94)
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $15.56   $17.96   $15.31   $14.62   $12.00 
Total Return   (9.06)%   28.17%   8.17%   29.88%   (6.00)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $1,003,410   $939,532   $602,978   $235,469   $242,176 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   0.46%   0.18%   0.64%   0.58%   0.39%
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets (a)   1.04%   1.01%   1.06%   1.07%   1.09%
Portfolio turnover rate   20.87%   31.72%   39.89%(b)   23.23%(c)   24.60%

 

 

(a)During the periods, certain fees may have been reduced or recouped by the investment adviser. If such fee reductions/recoupments had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
(b)Excludes impact of merger transaction.
(c)Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments Boston Trust Walden International Equity Fund
December 31, 2022

 

Security Description  Shares   Fair Value ($) 
Common Stocks (97.9%)          
Australia (5.9%)          
Brambles Ltd.   133,800    1,098,643 
CSL Ltd.   6,700    1,306,147 
Insurance Australia Group Ltd.   280,000    904,745 
Telstra Corp. Ltd.   290,800    789,502 
Woodside Energy Group Ltd.   56,000    1,354,623 
         5,453,660 
Canada (11.1%)          
Bank of Montreal   11,200    1,014,767 
BCE, Inc.   25,900    1,138,123 
Canadian National Railway Co.   11,800    1,401,915 
Great-West Lifeco, Inc.   22,900    529,450 
Intact Financial Corp.   4,300    619,082 
Magna International, Inc.   20,000    1,123,652 
Metro, Inc.   22,300    1,234,917 
Royal Bank of Canada   13,000    1,222,411 
The Toronto-Dominion Bank   20,700    1,340,501 
Tourmaline Oil Corp.   12,700    640,910 
         10,265,728 
Denmark (2.8%)          
Novo Nordisk A/S   15,000    2,031,351 
Novozymes A/S   11,200    568,863 
         2,600,214 
Finland (0.7%)          
Kone Oyj   13,200    683,615 
         683,615 
France (9.7%)          
Air Liquide SA   11,400    1,621,297 
Danone SA   13,700    721,667 
Dassault Systemes SE   19,300    695,995 
EssilorLuxottica SA   4,700    855,730 
Legrand SA   13,700    1,102,932 
L’Oreal SA   2,700    968,468 
Publicis Groupe SA   11,100    704,759 
Schneider Electric SE   9,400    1,321,823 
Societe BIC SA   14,300    977,951 
         8,970,622 
Germany (7.0%)          
Allianz SE   2,900    623,488 
Deutsche Boerse AG   7,700    1,328,375 
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA   26,700    751,094 
Hannover Rueck SE   2,800    556,530 
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA   9,700    625,509 
Merck KGaA   5,000    968,163 
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen   1,800    585,212 
SAP AG   10,700    1,104,076 
         6,542,447 
Hong Kong (2.3%)          
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.   354,000    687,357 
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.   48,200    798,126 
Sino Land Co. Ltd.   548,000    682,570 
         2,168,053 
Ireland (1.7%)          
Experian PLC   34,100    1,160,639 
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC   12,000    444,541 
         1,605,180 
Israel (1.2%)          
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)   4,600    580,336 
Nice Ltd. (a)   2,574    499,688 
         1,080,024 
Italy (1.8%)          
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA   42,700    711,517 
Snam SpA   90,171    437,736 
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA   66,000    488,447 
         1,637,700 
Japan (19.4%)          
Astellas Pharma, Inc.   37,300    565,968 
Benesse Holdings, Inc.   75,500    1,153,867 
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.   25,000    635,350 
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.   18,590    426,629 
INPEX Corp.   84,600    902,869 
JSR Corp.   24,500    482,927 
Kao Corp.   12,600    504,462 
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.   13,000    539,743 
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.   35,300    456,876 
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.   52,500    1,498,792 
Nitto Denko Corp.   16,400    943,546 
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.   24,200    575,382 
Oracle Corp.   9,100    592,173 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   44,400    1,789,339 
Sysmex Corp.   7,300    444,713 
Terumo Corp.   15,200    429,904 
The Chiba Bank Ltd.   177,900    1,304,001 
The Hachijuni Bank Ltd.   171,000    713,597 
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.   32,700    700,102 
Toyota Motor Corp.   141,100    1,928,727 
Trend Micro, Inc.   21,100    986,835 
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.   25,700    408,622 
         17,984,424 
Luxembourg (1.3%)          
Tenaris SA   69,200    1,214,254 
         1,214,254 
Netherlands (4.8%)          
ASML Holding NV   1,900    1,028,329 
ING Groep NV   46,100    562,359 
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV   32,200    925,099 
Koninklijke Vopak NV   34,700    1,032,286 
Wolters Kluwer NV   8,800    919,109 
         4,467,182 
Norway (1.2%)          
Equinor ASA   32,025    1,150,117 
         1,150,117 
Singapore (1.1%)          
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.   539,400    494,500 
Singapore Exchange Ltd.   77,200    516,378 
         1,010,878 
Spain (1.4%)          
Industria de Diseno Textil SA   47,900    1,275,307 
         1,275,307 
Sweden (2.5%)          
Assa Abloy AB, Class B   28,100    604,931 
Atlas Copco AB   44,000    521,219 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments Boston Trust Walden International Equity Fund
December 31, 2022

 

         
Security Description  Shares   Fair Value ($) 
Common Stocks (continued)          
Sweden (continued)          
Svenska Handelsbanken AB   119,300    1,201,093 
         2,327,243 
Switzerland (8.8%)          
Cie Financiere Richemont SA   11,800    1,527,400 
Givaudan SA   380    1,158,832 
Nestle SA   14,900    1,721,198 
Roche Holding AG   4,800    1,508,865 
SGS SA   390    903,219 
Sonova Holding AG   2,600    618,804 
Zurich Insurance Group AG   1,600    764,807 
         8,203,125 
United Kingdom (13.2%)                
Compass Group PLC     59,700       1,379,191  
Croda International PLC     12,800       1,022,738  
Johnson Matthey PLC     43,900       1,129,890  
National Grid PLC     120,000       1,441,059  
Next PLC     16,600       1,168,568  
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     6,800       472,969  
RELX PLC     45,200       1,252,035  
Schroders PLC     159,999       840,884  
Severn Trent PLC     15,000       480,942  
Smith & Nephew PLC     61,900       826,794  
The Sage Group PLC     101,800       914,058  
Unilever PLC     26,200       1,321,482  
              12,250,610  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $83,770,262)             90,890,383  
           
Investment Companies (1.4%)          
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 4.19% (b)   1,285,882    1,285,882 
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $1,285,882)        1,285,882 
           
Total Investments (Cost $85,056,144) — 99.3% (c)        92,176,265 
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.7%        630,829 
NET ASSETS — 100.0%       $92,807,094 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2022.
(c)See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
  
PLCPublic Limited Company

 

The Fund invested, as a percentage of net assets at value, in the following industries as of December 31, 2022:

 

Industry  Percentage of
Total Net Assets
 
Financials   20.3%
Industrials   14.5 
Health Care   11.7 
Consumer Discretionary   10.3 
Consumer Staples   9.1 
Materials   7.8 
Information Technology   7.5 
Energy   6.7 
Communication Services   4.5 
Utilities   3.1 
Real Estate   2.4 
Investment Companies   1.4 
Other net assets   0.7 
Total   100.0%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

Assets:     
Investments, at fair value (cost $85,056,144)  $92,176,265 
Cash   287,890 
Foreign currency, at fair value (cost $9,752)   9,753 
Dividends receivable   114,659 
Receivable for tax reclaims   265,713 
Receivable from Custodian   30,332 
Prepaid expenses   3,450 
Total Assets   92,888,062 
Liabilities:     
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:     
Investment adviser   59,111 
Administration and accounting   17,661 
Chief compliance officer   101 
Custodian   261 
Shareholder servicing fees   2,020 
Transfer agent   1,022 
Trustee   3 
Other   789 
Total Liabilities   80,968 
Net Assets  $92,807,094 
Composition of Net Assets:     
Paid in capital  $86,787,978 
Total distributable earnings (loss)   6,019,116 
Net Assets  $92,807,094 
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)   7,906,190 
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share  $11.74 

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2022

 

Investment Income:     
Dividends  $2,634,919 
Less: Foreign tax withholding   (262,109)
Total Investment Income   2,372,810 
Expenses:     
Investment adviser   658,836 
Administration and accounting   58,513 
Chief compliance officer   3,834 
Custodian   22,560 
Shareholder servicing   23,289 
Transfer agency   23,255 
Trustee   9,464 
Other   20,696 
Total expenses   820,447 
Net Expenses   820,447 
Net Investment Income   1,552,363 
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:     
Net realized (losses) from investment securities and foreign currency transactions   (1,292,374)
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities and foreign currency translations   (12,646,457)
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments   (13,938,831)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(12,386,468)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   For the year ended
December 31, 2022
   For the year ended
December 31, 2021
 
Investment Activities:          
Operations:          
Net investment income  $1,552,363   $1,166,304 
Net realized gains/(losses) from investment securities and foreign currency transactions   (1,292,374)   1,183,270 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities and foreign currency translations   (12,646,457)   8,184,606 
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (12,386,468)   10,534,180 
Distributions to shareholders:          
Total Distributions   (1,445,386)   (1,434,664)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders   (1,445,386)   (1,434,664)
Capital Share Transactions:          
Proceeds from shares issued   14,678,062    20,568,949 
Dividends reinvested   964,387    1,026,029 
Cost of shares redeemed   (4,508,109)   (8,909,703)
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions   11,134,340    12,685,275 
Change in Net Assets   (2,697,514)   21,784,791 
Net Assets:          
Beginning of period   95,504,608    73,719,817 
End of period  $92,807,094   $95,504,608 
Share Transactions:          
Issued   1,244,686    1,551,775 
Reinvested   80,232    76,914 
Redeemed   (381,872)   (665,517)
Change in shares   943,046    963,172 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated.

 

   For the year
ended
December
31, 2022
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2021
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2020
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2019
   For the year
ended
December
31, 2018
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $13.72   $12.29   $11.60   $9.78   $11.07 
Investment Activities:                         
Operations:                         
Net investment income   0.21    0.17    0.15    0.20    0.17 
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments   (2.00)   1.47    0.69    1.81    (1.29)
Total from investment activities   (1.79)   1.64    0.84    2.01    (1.12)
Distributions from:                         
Net investment income   (0.18)   (0.17)   (0.14)   (0.19)   (0.17)
Net realized gains from investment transactions   (0.01)   (0.04)            
Total distributions   (0.19)   (0.21)   (0.14)   (0.19)   (0.17)
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $11.74   $13.72   $12.29   $11.60   $9.78 
Total Return   (13.10)%   13.43%   7.16%   20.62%   (10.18)%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                         
Net assets at end of period (000’s)  $92,807   $95,505   $73,720   $56,960   $39,056 
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets   0.93%   0.94%   1.00%   1.04%   1.15%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   1.77%   1.36%   1.41%   1.93%   1.57%
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets (a)   0.93%   0.94%   1.00%   1.02%   1.17%
Portfolio turnover rate   10.47%   13.09%   8.38%   10.70%   3.44%

 

 

(a)During the periods, certain fees may have been reduced or recouped by the investment adviser. If such fee reductions/recoupments had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2022

 

1.Organization:

 

The Boston Trust Walden Funds (the “Trust”) was organized on January 8, 1992 as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust contains the following funds (individually a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”), each of which are registered as a diversified fund under the 1940 Act:

 

  Fund Short Name
  Boston Trust Asset Management Fund Asset Management Fund
  Boston Trust Equity Fund Equity Fund
  Boston Trust Midcap Fund Midcap Fund
  Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund SMID Cap Fund
     
  Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund BTW Balanced Fund
  Boston Trust Walden Equity Fund BTW Equity Fund
  Boston Trust Walden Midcap Fund BTW Midcap Fund
  Boston Trust Walden SMID Cap Fund BTW SMID Cap Fund
  Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund BTW Small Cap Fund
  Boston Trust Walden International Equity Fund BTW International Equity Fund

 

The investment objective of the Asset Management Fund and BTW Balanced Fund is to seek long-term capital growth and income through an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments. The investment objective of the Equity Fund and BTW Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks. The investment objective of the Midcap Fund and BTW Midcap Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of middle capitalization companies. The investment objective of the SMID Cap Fund and BTW SMID Cap Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of small to middle capitalization companies. The investment objective of the BTW Small Cap Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of small capitalization companies. The investment objective of the BTW International Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of equities of international companies.

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect risk of loss to be remote.

 

2.Significant Accounting Policies:

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

 

The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services - Investment Companies”.

 

Security Valuation:

 

The Funds record their investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described below.

 

The value of each equity security, including common stocks, is based either on the last sale price on a national securities exchange, or in the absence of recorded sales, at the closing bid price on such exchanges, or at the quoted bid price in the over-the-counter market. Equity securities traded on the NASDAQ stock market are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S dollars using currency exchange rates. Prices for most securities held in the Funds are provided daily by a recognized independent pricing service.

 

Bonds and other fixed income securities (other than short-term obligations but including listed issues) are provided by an independent pricing service, the use of which has been approved by the Board of Trustees (“Board”). In making such valuations, the pricing service utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, and trading characteristics other than market data and without exclusive reliance upon quoted prices or exchanges or over-the-counter prices, since such valuations are believed to reflect more accurately the fair value of such securities. All debt portfolio securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

The Board has designated the Adviser as its fair valuation designee to perform fair value determinations for the Trust. The Trust may use a pricing service to value certain portfolio securities where the prices provided are believed to reflect the fair value of such securities. If market prices are not readily available or, in the opinion of the Adviser, market prices do not reflect fair value, or if an event occurs after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (but prior to the time the net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated) that materially affects fair value, the Adviser will value the Funds’ assets at their fair value according to policies approved by the Board. The Adviser believes that foreign security values may be affected by volatility that occurs in global markets on a trading day after the close of any given foreign securities markets. The fair valuation procedures, therefore, include a procedure whereby foreign security prices may be “fair valued” by an independent pricing service through the use of factors which take such volatility into account.

 

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Investments in investment companies and money market funds are valued at NAV per share.

 

Fair Value Measurements:

 

The valuation techniques employed by the Funds, as described above in Security Valuation, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Funds’ investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used to value investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

 

Pursuant to the valuation techniques described above in Security Valuation, equity securities are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy (unless there is a fair valuation event, in which case affected securities are generally categorized as Level 2 securities). Fixed income securities, including those with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, are generally categorized as Level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy. Open-ended investment companies and money market funds are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Investments for which there are no quotations available, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser under the direction of the Board. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

The Funds did not hold any Level 3 investments during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

The following is a summary of the investments by valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2022 in valuing the Funds’ investments based on the three levels defined above:

 

    Level 1     Level 2
Other Significant
    Total Investments  
Fund Name   Quoted Prices ($)     Observable Inputs ($)     in Securities ($)  
Asset Management Fund                        
Common Stocks 1     428,306,347             428,306,347  
Corporate Bonds 1           16,302,019       16,302,019  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations           103,696,182       103,696,182  
Investment Companies     2,340,758             2,340,758  
Total     430,647,105       119,998,201       550,645,306  
Equity Fund                        
Common Stocks 1     187,260,248             187,260,248  
Investment Companies     4,032,353             4,032,353  
Total     191,292,601             191,292,601  
Midcap Fund                        
Common Stocks 1     160,558,340             160,558,340  
Investment Companies     2,012,131             2,012,131  
Total     162,570,471             162,570,471  
SMID Cap Fund                        
Common Stocks 1     524,467,141             524,467,141  
Investment Companies     5,695,123             5,695,123  
Total     530,162,264             530,162,264  
BTW Balanced Fund                        
Common Stocks 1     121,758,995             121,758,995  
Corporate Bonds 1           16,220,747       16,220,747  
Municipal Bonds 2           626,613       626,613  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations           37,726,791       37,726,791  
Yankee Dollar           347,550       347,550  
Investment Companies     2,003,663             2,003,663  
Total     123,762,658       54,921,701       178,684,359  
BTW Equity Fund                        
Common Stocks 1     245,696,311             245,696,311  
Investment Companies     3,289,079             3,289,079  
Total     248,985,390             248,985,390  
BTW Midcap Fund                        
Common Stocks 1     95,959,157             95,959,157  
Investment Companies     1,117,076             1,117,076  
Total     97,076,233             97,076,233  

 

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    Level 1     Level 2
Other Significant
    Total Investments  
Fund Name   Quoted Prices ($)     Observable Inputs ($)     in Securities ($)  
BTW SMID Cap Fund                        
Common Stocks 1     123,533,643             123,533,643  
Investment Companies     1,282,061             1,282,061  
Total     124,815,704             124,815,704  
BTW Small Cap Fund                        
Common Stocks 1     996,383,098             996,383,098  
Investment Companies     6,196,985             6,196,985  
Total     1,002,580,083             1,002,580,083  
BTW International Equity Fund                  
Common Stocks 3                        
Communication Services     1,138,123       2,993,053       4,131,176  
Consumer Discretionary     1,123,652       8,433,060       9,556,712  
Consumer Staples     1,234,917       7,260,854       8,495,771  
Energy     640,910       5,654,149       6,295,059  
Financials     4,726,211       13,900,553       18,626,764  
Industrials     1,401,915       11,988,981       13,390,896  
Information Technology     580,336       6,396,536       6,976,872  
Other Common Stocks           23,417,133       23,417,133  
Investment Companies     1,285,882             1,285,882  
Total     12,131,946       80,044,319       92,176,265  

 

 

1For detailed industry descriptions, see the accompanying Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
2For detailed state classifications, see the accompanying Schedules of Portfolio Investments.
3For detailed country classifications, see the accompanying Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

 

Investment Transactions and Related Income:

 

Investment transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after the trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Investment gains and losses are calculated on an identified cost basis. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization or accretion of premium or discount based on effective yield. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of certain foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts:

 

The Funds may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), which report information on the source of their distribution annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT. These cost adjustments are typically based on estimates since actual return of capital amounts are not known at the time the annual report is prepared.

 

Expenses:

 

Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Expenses relating to the Trust are allocated proportionately to each Fund within the Trust according to the relative net assets of each Fund or on another reasonable basis.

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends to shareholders from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually by the relevant Fund. Dividends to shareholders from net realized gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually by the relevant Fund. The amounts of distributions to shareholders from net investment income and of distributions from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

Federal Income Taxes:

 

Each Fund qualifies and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions from net investment income and from net realized capital gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

Management has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including U.S. federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable), and believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken as of and during the year ended December 31, 2022. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits, as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations as incurred. There is no income tax noted as due for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions:

 

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Non-U.S. dollar denominated amounts are translated into U.S. dollars as follows, with the resultant exchange gains and losses recorded in the Statements of Operations:

 

i) Value of investment securities and other assets and liabilities at the exchange rate on the valuation date; and

 

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ii) Purchases and sales of Investment securities and income and expenses at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective date of such transactions.

 

The Funds do not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in the exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

 

Investment income from non-U.S. sources received by a Fund is generally subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes at rates ranging up to 30%. Such withholding taxes may be reduced or eliminated under the terms of applicable U.S. income tax treaties. The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on gains in investments or currency repatriation. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest. Withholding taxes and reclaims on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

3.Related Party Transactions and Other Service Arrangements:

 

Investment Adviser:

 

The Trust, with respect to the Funds, and the Adviser are parties to an Investment Advisory Agreement under which the Adviser is entitled to receive an annual fee, computed daily and paid monthly, equal to the average daily net assets of each Fund, at the following annual percentage rates before contractual waivers:

 

Fund  Fee Rate 
Asset Management Fund   0.71%*
Equity Fund   0.75%
Midcap Fund   0.75%
SMID Cap Fund   0.75%
      
Fund  Fee Rate 
BTW Balanced Fund   0.75%
BTW Equity Fund   0.75%
BTW Midcap Fund   0.75%
BTW SMID Cap Fund   0.75%
BTW Small Cap Fund   0.75%
BTW International Equity Fund   0.75%

 

 

*Effective rate for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Asset Management Fund has an Investment Management Agreement with the Adviser under which the Fund pays: (a) 0.75% of the first $500 million of average daily net assets; (b) 0.50% of average daily net assets in excess of $500 million.

 

Additionally, one trustee of the Trust is an officer of the Trust and an officer of the Adviser. This person is not paid directly by the Funds.

 

Administration and Fund Accounting:

 

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi”) serves the Funds as administrator. Citi provides administrative and fund accounting services for a fee that is computed daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Trust plus certain base fees.

 

Certain officers of the Trust are affiliated with Citi. Such persons were paid no fees directly by the Funds for serving as Officers of the Trust. Citi makes an employee available to serve as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) under a Compliance Service Agreement between the Funds and Citi (the “CCO Agreement”). Under the CCO Agreement, Citi also provides infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Trust’s compliance program, including support services to the CCO. For the services provided under the CCO Agreement, the Funds paid Citi $150,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022, plus certain out of pocket expenses. Citi pays the salary and other compensation earned by the CCO as an employee of Citi.

 

Distribution:

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (“Foreside”), which is not affiliated with Citi or the Adviser, serves as the Funds’ distribution agent. Fees for these services are paid monthly by the Adviser and not by the Funds.

 

Shareholder Services:

 

Each Fund, other than the Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund, may enter into shareholder services agreements with investment advisers, banks, trust companies and other types of organizations (“Authorized Service Providers”), which may include affiliates of the Funds, for providing administrative services with respect to shares of the Funds attributable to or held in the name of the Authorized Service Provider for its clients or other parties with whom they have a servicing relationship. Fees paid by the Funds under shareholder services agreements may not exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund and are presented separately on the Statements of Operations. Affiliates of the Funds did not receive any fees during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Custodian and Transfer Agency:

 

FIS Investor Services, LLC (“FIS”) acts as the Funds’ transfer agent. Under the transfer agency agreement, FIS receives $18,400 annually per fund, accrued daily and paid monthly, plus annual per account fees and certain out of pocket expenses for its services to the Trust. Prior to July 11, 2022, Boston Trust Walden Company (“Boston Trust Walden”), the parent company of the Adviser, acted as the Funds’ transfer agent. Under the transfer agency agreement, Boston Trust Walden received a fixed fee of $18,000 annually per fund, accrued daily and paid monthly for its services. Under a sub-transfer agency agreement, FIS received a fixed annual fee accrued daily and paid monthly, plus annual per account fees and certain out of pocket expenses for its services to the Trust. Expenses incurred under the transfer agency agreement and sub-transfer agency agreement are presented collectively as “Transfer Agency” expenses on the Statements of Operations.

 

Boston Trust Walden acts as the custodian for all Funds except the BTW International Equity Fund. Under the custody agreement, Boston Trust Walden receives an annual asset based fee of 0.014% of the value of securities held. Citibank, N.A. receives sub-custodian fees from Boston Trust for each Fund except the BTW International Equity Fund. Under a separate custody agreement, Citibank, N.A., an affiliate of Citi, serves as custodian for the BTW International Equity Fund and receives a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the BTW International Equity Fund, transaction fees and certain out of pocket expenses for its services. Such percentages vary by the jurisdiction in which the assets are held.

 

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Fee Reductions:

 

The Adviser has agreed to reduce its fees payable by the Funds to the extent necessary, exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, litigation, indemnification, expenses associated with the investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses (as determined under GAAP) of each Fund, except the SMID Cap Fund, to 1.00% of the average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed to reduce its fees payable by the SMID Cap Fund to the extent necessary, subject to certain exclusions, to limit the aggregate annual operating expenses to 0.75% of its average daily net assets. Any such reductions made by the Adviser in its fees or in the payment or reimbursement of expenses that are a Fund’s obligation may be subject to repayment by the Fund within three years provided the Fund receiving the reduction, payment or reimbursement is able to effect such repayment and remain in compliance with applicable expense limitations. The expense limitation agreement shall automatically renew effective May 1 of every year until the Adviser provides written notice of non-renewal to the Trust.

 

Pursuant to its agreement, the Adviser reimbursed, and has yet to recoup, fees in the following amounts for the years ended December 31, 2020 (expiring 12/31/2023), December 31, 2021 (expiring 12/31/2024) and December 31, 2022 (expiring 12/31/2025):

 

Fund  Amount   Expires 
Midcap Fund  $68,764    12/31/2023 
    3,138    12/31/2025 
           
SMID Cap Fund   251,750    12/31/2023 
    488,764    12/31/2024 
    562,932    12/31/2025 

 

Fund  Amount   Expires 
BTW Balanced Fund  $33,272    12/31/2023 
           
BTW Equity Fund   143,297    12/31/2023 
    53,589    12/31/2024 
    47,676    12/31/2025 
           
BTW SMID Cap Fund   30,485    12/31/2023 
    14,534    12/31/2025 
           
BTW Small Cap Fund   247,032    12/31/2023 
    96,885    12/31/2024 
    335,112    12/31/2025 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Adviser recouped $20,819 of previous fiscal year waivers from BTW Balanced Fund.

 

As of December 31, 2022, the Adviser may recoup amounts from the Funds as follows:

 

Total Potential Recoupment    
Asset Management Fund  $ 
Equity Fund    
Midcap Fund   71,902 
SMID Cap Fund   1,303,445 

 

Total Potential Recoupment    
BTW Balanced Fund  $33,272 
BTW Equity Fund   244,562 
BTW Midcap Fund    
BTW SMID Cap Fund   45,019 
BTW Small Cap Fund   679,029 
BTW International Equity Fund    

 

In-Kind Subscriptions and Redemptions:

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Funds delivered securities in exchange for the redemption of shares (redemptions in-kind) as follows:

 

       Fund Shares     
Fund  Fair Value   Redeemed   Realized Gain/(Loss) 
SMID Cap Fund  $105,672,275    4,710,076   $34,777,232 
BTW Equity Fund   51,649,023    1,529,888    40,556,290 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Funds delivered securities in exchange for the redemption of shares (redemptions in-kind) as follows:

 

       Fund Shares     
Fund  Fair Value   Redeemed   Realized Gain/(Loss) 
Asset Management Fund  $4,731,689    82,477   $4,281,523 
SMID Cap Fund   33,781,359    1,437,505    15,558,515 
BTW SMID Cap Fund   3,998,808    175,772    439,995 

 

Interfund Lending:

 

Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Funds may participate in an interfund lending program (the “Program”). The Program provides an alternative credit facility under which the Funds may lend to, or borrow from, one another, consistent with each Fund’s investment objectives, limitations and organization documents. The Program provides a borrowing Fund with a source of liquidity at a rate lower than the bank borrowing rate at times when the cash position of the Fund is insufficient to meet temporary cash requirements. In addition, Funds making short-term cash loans directly to other Funds would earn interest at a rate higher than they otherwise could obtain from investing their cash in repurchase agreements or certain other short-term money market instruments. Interfund loans have a maximum duration of seven days and may be called on one business day’s notice. Any open loans at period end are presented under the caption “Payable” for interfund lending in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. As of December 31, 2022, the Funds had no outstanding loans to or from another fund under the Program. The Funds did not engage in any activity in the Program during the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

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4.Purchases and Sales of Securities:

 

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of securities, excluding in-kinds, short-term securities and U.S. government securities, for the Funds for the year ended December 31, 2022, totaled:

 

       Sales and 
Fund  Purchases   Maturities 
Asset Management Fund  $25,488,681   $77,299,903 
Equity Fund   21,079,947    20,196,454 
Midcap Fund   54,293,382    44,120,159 
SMID Cap Fund   250,297,481    145,235,154 
BTW Balanced Fund   17,625,124    21,528,275 
BTW Equity Fund   49,941,954    66,714,079 
BTW Midcap Fund   31,877,570    28,807,347 
BTW SMID Cap Fund   66,996,071    30,623,781 
BTW Small Cap Fund   366,356,292    194,670,380 
BTW International Equity Fund   19,494,775    9,111,594 

 

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of U.S. government securities, excluding short-term securities, for the Funds for the year ended December 31, 2022, totaled:

 

       Sales and 
Fund  Purchases   Maturities 
Asset Management Fund  $184,406,358   $182,616,366 
BTW Balanced Fund   34,721,743    30,978,362 

 

5.Federal Income Tax Information:

 

As of the tax year ended December 31, 2022, the cost, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation on investments, for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

               Net Unrealized 
       Gross Tax Unrealized   Gross Tax Unrealized   Appreciation 
Fund  Tax Cost   Appreciation   (Depreciation)   (Depreciation) 
Asset Management Fund  $253,741,892   $300,382,680   $(3,479,266)  $296,903,414 
Equity Fund   70,536,034    121,547,902    (791,335)   120,756,567 
Midcap Fund   120,372,709    45,821,849    (3,624,087)   42,197,762 
SMID Cap Fund   513,482,297    48,056,340    (31,376,373)   16,679,967 
BTW Balanced Fund   115,133,636    69,909,350    (6,358,627)   63,550,723 
BTW Equity Fund   120,407,356    130,966,571    (2,388,537)   128,578,034 
BTW Midcap Fund   70,655,877    28,158,492    (1,738,136)   26,420,356 
BTW SMID Cap Fund   109,912,985    20,668,824    (5,766,105)   14,902,719 
BTW Small Cap Fund   875,210,370    177,418,731    (50,049,018)   127,369,713 
BTW International Equity Fund   85,065,235    12,760,823    (5,649,793)   7,111,030 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 was as follows:

 

   Distributions paid from             
   Ordinary   Net Long Term   Total Taxable   Return of   Total Distributions 
Fund  Income   Gains   Distributions   Capital   Paid 
Asset Management Fund  $6,330,380   $18,535,541   $24,865,921   $   $24,865,921 
Equity Fund   1,308,874    4,691,715    6,000,589           –    6,000,589 
Midcap Fund   701,711    6,661,422    7,363,133        7,363,133 
SMID Cap Fund   11,477,233    8,878,926    20,356,159        20,356,159 
BTW Balanced Fund   2,073,418    4,316,313    6,389,731        6,389,731 
BTW Equity Fund   1,656,719    6,272,832    7,929,551        7,929,551 
BTW Midcap Fund   584,615    4,571,989    5,156,604        5,156,604 
BTW SMID Cap Fund   1,016,875    4,927,587    5,944,462        5,944,462 
BTW Small Cap Fund   6,237,418    42,073,469    48,310,887        48,310,887 
BTW International Equity Fund   1,445,386        1,445,386        1,445,386 

 

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The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:  

 

   Distributions paid from             
   Ordinary   Net Long Term   Total Taxable   Return of   Total Distributions 
Fund  Income   Gains   Distributions   Capital   Paid 
Asset Management Fund  $5,018,743   $5,315,231   $10,333,974   $   $10,333,974 
Equity Fund   1,401,907    4,399,010    5,800,917        5,800,917 
Midcap Fund   3,016,872    5,062,982    8,079,854        8,079,854 
SMID Cap Fund   14,033,957    4,052,930    18,086,887        18,086,887 
BTW Balanced Fund   1,334,064    5,794,884    7,128,948        7,128,948 
BTW Equity Fund   1,564,746    6,336,624    7,901,370        7,901,370 
BTW Midcap Fund   1,985,980    2,899,856    4,885,836        4,885,836 
BTW SMID Cap Fund   1,191,718    3,654,612    4,846,330        4,846,330 
BTW Small Cap Fund   28,464,258    48,267,881    76,732,139        76,732,139 
BTW International Equity Fund   1,434,664        1,434,664        1,434,664 

 

As of December 31, 2022, the components of distributable earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

                       Total 
       Undistributed       Accumulated   Unrealized   Distributable 
   Undistributed   Long-Term   Accumulated   Capital and   Appreciation/   Earnings 
Fund  Ordinary Income   Capital Gains   Earnings   Other Losses1   (Depreciation)1   (Deficit) 
Asset Management Fund  $   $1,896,906   $1,896,906   $   $296,903,414   $298,800,320 
Equity Fund       1,317,815    1,317,815        120,756,567    122,074,382 
Midcap Fund       997,742    997,742        42,197,762    43,195,504 
SMID Cap Fund   209,153    450,359    659,512        16,679,967    17,339,479 
BTW Balanced Fund       210,118    210,118        63,550,723    63,760,841 
BTW Equity Fund       381,080    381,080        128,578,034    128,959,114 
BTW Midcap Fund       136,063    136,063        26,420,356    26,556,419 
BTW SMID Cap Fund   96,044    44,888    140,932        14,902,719    15,043,651 
BTW Small Cap Fund   1,573,127    2,522,576    4,095,703        127,369,713    131,465,416 
BTW International Equity Fund   157,640        157,640    (1,247,860)   7,109,336    6,019,116 

 

 

1The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and return of capital distributions from REIT securities and other investments.

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2022, the following Funds have a net capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) not subject to expiration as summarized in the tables below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset.

 

   Short-Term   Long-Term     
Fund  Amount   Amount   Total 
BTW International Equity Fund  $426,668   $821,192   $1,247,860 

 

As of December 31, 2022, the following reclassifications have been made on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities to increase (decrease) such accounts with offsetting adjustments as indicated:

 

   Total Distributable     
Fund  Earnings   Paid in Capital 
Midcap Fund  $(88,226)  $88,226 
SMID Cap Fund   (33,751,007)   33,751,007 
BTW Equity Fund   (46,642,283)   46,642,283 
BTW Midcap Fund   (58,376)   58,376 
BTW SMID Cap Fund   (119,519)   119,519 
BTW Small Cap Fund   (908,259)   908,259 

 

These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. return of capital, distribution reclass, foreign currency reclass, and equalization), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g. wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends to shareholders exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes, they are reported as return of capital.

 

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6.Control Ownership and Principal Holders:

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a Fund creates presumptions of control of the Fund under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2022, the Funds had individual shareholder accounts and/or omnibus shareholder accounts (comprised of a group of individual shareholders), owning more than 25% of the total shares outstanding of the Fund as detailed below.

 

Fund  Control Ownership  Percentage of
 Ownership
 
Asset Management Fund  US Bank N.A.   89.30%
Equity Fund  US Bank N.A.   94.55 
Midcap Fund  US Bank N.A.   41.17 
SMID Cap Fund  National Financial Services   36.29 
   Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith   29.67 
BTW Balanced Fund  US Bank N.A.   50.41 
BTW Equity Fund  US Bank N.A.   37.26 
BTW Midcap Fund  US Bank N.A.   42.67 
BTW SMID Cap Fund  Charles Schwab & Co.,Inc.   28.48 
   US Bank N.A.   31.49 
BTW International Equity Fund  US Bank N.A.   77.80 

 

7.Subsequent Events:

 

Management has evaluated events and transactions through the date these financial statements were issued and concluded no additional subsequent events required recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
Boston Trust Walden Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of Boston Trust Walden Funds comprising Boston Trust Asset Management Fund, Boston Trust Equity Fund, Boston Trust Midcap Fund, Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund, Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund, Boston Trust Walden Equity Fund, Boston Trust Walden Midcap Fund, Boston Trust Walden SMID Cap Fund, Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund and Boston Trust Walden International Equity Fund (the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2022, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements 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 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, 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the Funds’ auditor since 2008.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 1, 2023

 

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Supplementary Information (Unaudited) December 31, 2022

 

Federal Income Tax Information:

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Funds declared long-term realized gain distributions in the following amounts:

 

Fund  Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions 
Asset Management Fund  $18,535,541 
Equity Fund   4,691,715 
Midcap Fund   6,661,422 
SMID Cap Fund   8,878,926 
BTW Balanced Fund   4,316,313 
BTW Equity Fund   12,358,825 
BTW Midcap Fund   4,571,989 
BTW SMID Cap Fund   4,927,587 
BTW Small Cap Fund   42,073,469 

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Funds declared short-term realized gain distributions in the following amounts:

 

Fund  Short-Term Capital Gains Distributions 
SMID Cap Fund  $6,779,190 
BTW Balanced Fund   265,810 
BTW Midcap Fund   153,995 
BTW SMID Cap Fund   475,149 
BTW Small Cap Fund   2,879,302 
BTW International Equity Fund   95,177 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the following percentage of the total ordinary income distributions paid by the Funds qualify for the distributions received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

Fund  Distribution Received Deduction 
Asset Management Fund   100.00%
Equity Fund   100.00 
Midcap Fund   100.00 
SMID Cap Fund   72.86 
BTW Balanced Fund   100.00 
BTW Equity Fund   100.00 
BTW Midcap Fund   87.51 
BTW SMID Cap Fund   91.39 
BTW Small Cap Fund   68.27 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, distributions paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Funds intend to designate the maximum amount allowable as taxed at a maximum rate of 15%. Complete information will be reported in conjunction with your 2020 Form 1099-DIV.

 

Fund  Qualified Dividend Income 
Asset Management Fund   100.00%
Equity Fund   100.00 
Midcap Fund   100.00 
SMID Cap Fund   74.85 
BTW Balanced Fund   100.00 
BTW Equity Fund   100.00 
BTW Midcap Fund   88.46 
BTW SMID Cap Fund   91.88 
BTW Small Cap Fund   68.19 
BTW International Equity Fund   100.00 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the following Funds designated the maximum amount allowable as interest-related dividends for certain non-U.S. resident investors:

 

Fund  Qualified Interest Income 
Asset Management Fund   34.29%
BTW Balanced Fund   44.01 

 

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Federal Income Tax Information: (continued)

The following Funds intend to elect to pass through to shareholders the income tax credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. Foreign source income and foreign tax expense per outstanding share on December 31, 2022 are as follows:

 

   Foreign Source   Foreign Tax Expense 
Fund  Income Per Share   Per Share 
BTW International Equity Fund   0.33    0.03 

 

The pass-through of this foreign tax credit will only affect those persons who are shareholders on the dividend record date in December 2022. These shareholders will receive more detailed information along with their 2022 Form 1099-DIV.

 

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Supplementary Information (Unaudited) December 31, 2022

 

Table of Shareholder Expenses:

 

As a shareholder of the Trust, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Boston Trust Walden Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect the costs incurred by the Funds for buying and selling securities. The Funds do not charge transaction fees, such as redemption fees, nor do the Funds charge a sales charge (load). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

   Beginning
Account Value
   Ending
Account Value
   Expenses Paid
During Period
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
 
   7/1/22   12/31/22   7/1/22 - 12/31/22*   7/1/22 - 12/31/22 
Asset Management Fund  $1,000.00   $1,030.80   $4.35    0.85%
Equity Fund   1,000.00    1,057.40    4.51    0.87 
Midcap Fund   1,000.00    1,073.80    5.23    1.00 
SMID Cap Fund   1,000.00    1,068.50    3.91    0.75 
BTW Balanced Fund   1,000.00    1,032.00    5.12    1.00 
BTW Equity Fund   1,000.00    1,057.40    5.19    1.00 
BTW Midcap Fund   1,000.00    1,074.80    5.28    1.01 
BTW SMID Cap Fund   1,000.00    1,064.80    5.20    1.00 
BTW Small Cap Fund   1,000.00    1,069.50    5.22    1.00 
BTW International Equity Fund   1,000.00    1,051.40    4.81    0.93 

 

 

*Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. 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 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 the costs incurred by the Funds for buying and selling securities. The Funds do not charge transaction fees, such as redemption fees, nor do the Funds charge a sales charge (load). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

   Beginning
 Account Value
   Ending
Account Value
   Expenses Paid
 During Period
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
 
   7/1/22   12/31/22   7/1/22 - 12/31/22*   7/1/22 - 12/31/22 
Asset Management Fund  $1,000.00   $1,020.92   $4.33    0.85%
Equity Fund   1,000.00    1,020.82    4.43    0.87 
Midcap Fund   1,000.00    1,020.16    5.09    1.00 
SMID Cap Fund   1,000.00    1,021.42    3.82    0.75 
BTW Balanced Fund   1,000.00    1,020.16    5.09    1.00 
BTW Equity Fund   1,000.00    1,020.16    5.09    1.00 
BTW Midcap Fund   1,000.00    1,020.11    5.14    1.01 
BTW SMID Cap Fund   1,000.00    1,020.16    5.09    1.00 
BTW Small Cap Fund   1,000.00    1,020.16    5.09    1.00 
BTW International Equity Fund   1,000.00    1,020.52    4.74    0.93 

 

 

*Expenses are equal to the average account value multiplied by the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 184/365 (the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year).

 

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Supplementary Information (Unaudited) December 31, 2022

 

Tabular Summary of Schedules of Portfolio Investments:

 

The Boston Trust Walden Funds invested, as a percentage of total net assets, in the following industries and countries as of December 31, 2022.

 

Asset Management Fund

 

Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments  Percentage of
Total Net Assets
 
Information Technology   21.9%
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations   18.8 
Financials   12.2 
Health Care   10.8 
Industrials   8.1 
Consumer Staples   7.3 
Consumer Discretionary   7.2 
Communication Services   5.6 
Energy   5.4 
Materials   2.2 
Investment Companies   0.4 
Other net assets   0.1 
Total   100.0%

 

Equity Fund

 

Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments  Percentage of
Total Net Assets
 
Information Technology   23.9%
Health Care   14.7 
Financials   13.6 
Industrials   10.9 
Consumer Discretionary   9.1 
Consumer Staples   8.1 
Communication Services   7.5 
Energy   6.8 
Materials   3.2 
Investment Companies   2.1 
Other net assets   0.1 
Total   100.0%

 

Midcap Fund

 

Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments  Percentage of
Total Net Assets
 
Industrials   16.8%
Health Care   14.9 
Financials   14.9 
Information Technology   13.3 
Consumer Discretionary   10.0 
Materials   6.2 
Consumer Staples   5.5 
Utilities   5.3 
Energy   4.4 
Real Estate   3.9 
Communication Services   3.6 
Investment Companies   1.2 
Other net assets   0.0 
Total   100.0%

 

SMID Cap Fund

 

Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments  Percentage of
Total Net Assets
 
Industrials   18.0%
Health Care   15.9 
Financials   13.3 
Information Technology   12.6 
Consumer Discretionary   9.9 
Real Estate   6.3 
Materials   5.7 
Consumer Staples   5.4 
Energy   4.5 
Communication Services   4.0 
Utilities   2.7 
Investment Companies   1.1 
Other net assets   0.6 
Total   100.0%

 

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Tabular Summary of Schedules of Portfolio Investments: (continued)

 

BTW Balanced Fund

 

Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments  Percentage of
Total Net Assets
 
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations   21.1%
Information Technology   19.7 
Health Care   13.7 
Financials   8.9 
Industrials   8.5 
Consumer Discretionary   8.1 
Communication Services   5.5 
Consumer Staples   4.8 
Energy   4.7 
Materials   2.9 
Investment Companies   1.1 
Utilities   0.5 
Municipal Bonds   0.4 
Other net assets   0.1 
Total   100.0%

 

BTW Equity Fund

 

   Percentage of 
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments  Total Net Assets 
Information Technology   25.5%
Health Care   16.1 
Financials   13.1 
Consumer Discretionary   10.3 
Industrials   10.1 
Communication Services   7.5 
Energy   6.3 
Consumer Staples   5.1 
Materials   3.0 
Investment Companies   1.3 
Utilities   1.3 
Other net assets   0.4 
Total   100.0%

 

BTW Midcap Fund

 

   Percentage of 
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments  Total Net Assets 
Industrials   17.4%
Financials   14.9 
Health Care   14.6 
Information Technology   13.3 
Consumer Discretionary   10.1 
Materials   6.3 
Consumer Staples   5.4 
Utilities   5.3 
Real Estate   3.9 
Communication Services   3.7 
Energy   3.6 
Investment Companies   1.1 
Other net assets   0.4 
Total   100.0%

 

BTW SMID Cap Fund

 

   Percentage of 
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments  Total Net Assets 
Industrials   21.5%
Health Care   15.4 
Information Technology   14.6 
Financials   13.8 
Consumer Discretionary   8.1 
Real Estate   7.2 
Materials   5.9 
Consumer Staples   5.6 
Communication Services   4.9 
Investment Companies   1.0 
Other net assets   2.0 
Total   100.0%

 

BTW Small Cap Fund

 

   Percentage of 
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments  Total Net Assets 
Industrials   17.6%
Health Care   17.4 
Financials   15.5 
Information Technology   14.2 
Consumer Discretionary   10.0 
Materials   5.7 
Energy   5.1 
Consumer Staples   4.8 
Real Estate   4.5 
Utilities   3.5 
Communication Services   1.0 
Investment Companies   0.6 
Other net assets   0.1 
Total   100.0%

 

BTW International Equity Fund

 

   Percentage of 
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments  Total Net Assets 
Japan   19.4%
United Kingdom   13.2 
Canada   11.1 
France   9.7 
Switzerland   8.8 
Germany   7.0 
Australia   5.9 
Netherlands   4.8 
Denmark   2.8 
Sweden   2.5 
Hong Kong   2.3 
Italy   1.8 
Ireland   1.7 
United States   1.4 
Spain   1.4 
Luxembourg   1.3 
Norway   1.2 
Israel   1.2 
Singapore   1.1 
Finland   0.7 
Other net assets   0.7 
Total   100.0%

 

Continued

 

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Supplementary Information (Unaudited) December 31, 2022

 

Other Information:

 

A description of the policies and guidelines that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050, and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http:// www.sec.gov.

 

Proxy voting policies and guidelines as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050, (ii) online at https://www. bostontrustwalden.com/investment-services/mutual-funds/; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

The Funds file their portfolio holdings information for each month in a fiscal quarter within 60 days after the end of the relevant fiscal quarter with the SEC on Form N-PORT. Portfolio holdings information for the third month of each fiscal quarter is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Schedules of Portfolio Investments will be available no later than 60 days after each period end, without charge, online at https://www. bostontrustwalden.com/investment-services/mutual-funds/.

 

Liquidity Risk Management Program:

 

The Funds have adopted and implemented a written liquidity risk management program as required by Rule 22e-4 (the “Liquidity Rule”) under the Investment Company Act. The program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk, taking into consideration, among other factors, each respective Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of its portfolio investments during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; its short and long-term cash flow projections; and its cash holdings and access to other funding sources.

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Trust’s Liquidity Risk Management Program Administrator (the “Program Administrator”) reviewed the Funds’ investments and determined that the Funds held adequate levels of cash and highly liquid investments to meet shareholder redemption activities in accordance with applicable requirements. Accordingly, the Program Administrator concluded that (i) the Funds’ liquidity risk management program is reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Liquidity Rule and (ii) the Funds’ liquidity risk management program has been effectively implemented.

 

Continued

 

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Investment Adviser Contract Approval (Unaudited) December 31, 2022

 

The annual consideration by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the continuation of the investment advisory agreement between Boston Trust Walden Inc (the “Adviser”) and Boston Trust Asset Management Fund, Boston Trust Equity Fund, Boston Trust Midcap Fund, Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund, Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund, Boston Trust Walden Equity Fund, Boston Trust Walden Midcap Fund, Boston Trust Walden SMID Cap Fund, Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund, and Boston Trust Walden International Equity Fund (the “Funds”).

 

Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires that the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Adviser be renewed annually by the Board of Boston Trust Walden Funds (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the Trust or of the Adviser. It is the duty of the Board to request as much information as is reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and determine whether its continuance is fair to the Funds and their shareholders. The Board considered the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement at an in-person meeting held on August 24, 2022. The Board requested, and the Adviser provided, information and data relating to: (i) the investment performance of each fund and the Adviser; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Funds; (iii) the cost of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Funds grow; (v) whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale to the benefit of Funds’ shareholders; (vi) the advisory fees paid by other comparable funds advised by the Adviser or by a different investment adviser; (vii) the Funds’ expense ratios and the expense ratios of similar funds; and (viii) the effect of any fee waivers and expense reimbursements made by the Adviser.

 

At the meeting on August 24, 2022, the Board engaged in a thorough review process to determine whether to continue the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Board met directly with representatives of the Adviser and reviewed the information and data listed above, as supplemented by Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., the Trust’s administrator. As part of its deliberations, the Board also considered and relied upon the information about the Funds and the Adviser that it had received throughout the year as part of its ongoing oversight of the Funds and their operations.

 

The Board carefully considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. The Board discussed the organizational structure of Adviser and its investment philosophy, type of clients, ESG integration, portfolio construction process and equity and fixed income approach. The Board discussed the Adviser’s approach to sustainable, responsible and impact investing, including its ESG framework and its portfolio screening guidelines. The Board reviewed the Adviser’s experience and the capabilities of its personnel, as well as the quality of the reports and other materials received from the Adviser. The Board reviewed biographical information about the employees of the Adviser and its parent, Boston Trust Walden Company (“Boston Trust”). The Board addressed the Adviser’s brokerage allocation and execution strategy, noting that the Adviser does not take into consideration sales of Fund shares in selecting brokers through which it effects Fund portfolio transactions. The Board also discussed the Adviser’s compliance program, business continuity and disaster recovery plans, succession planning and employee ownership. Considering the personnel involved in servicing the Funds, as well as the materials and services described above, the Board expressed satisfaction with the quality of the services received from the Adviser.

 

Next, the Board reviewed the performance of the Funds from inception through June 30, 2022, comparing the performance to various indices and, in the case of the Boston Trust Asset Management Fund and the Boston Trust Walden Balanced Fund, to a bond index, equity index and Treasury bills. The Board noted that as of June 30, 2022, while each Fund outperformed the index and its peer group at various times for the Year-to-Date, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and Since Inception periods, each Fund generally performed in line with its peer group during the same periods. The Board noted that while the Funds underperformed their benchmarks at various times, performance was consistent with the long-term performance pattern of each Fund’s investment style, as they participated in rising markets and outperformed in falling markets. The Board noted that this downside protection is consistent with the Adviser’s strategy and is routinely communicated to clients and investors. The Board also noted that during a rising market lasting over a decade, the Funds have consistently adhered to a lower risk, higher quality strategy.

 

The Board noted that the advisory fees for each Fund are within the range of their peer groups. The Board noted that the Adviser has been operating under an Expense Limitation Agreement that requires the Adviser to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent total operating expenses exceed 0.75% for the Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund and 1.00% for all the other Funds.

 

Turning to total operating expenses, the Board discussed the components of the Funds’ expense ratios and the services and value shareholders receive in exchange for the fees paid and expense borne by the Funds. The Board noted that the expense ratios for all the Funds were within the range of total operating expenses of the funds in the peer groups. After considering the comparative data as described above, and the Expense Limitation Agreement that was previously renewed by the Board at its February 28, 2022 meeting, the Board concluded that the advisory fees and expense ratios were reasonable.

 

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Investment Adviser Contract Approval (Unaudited) December 31, 2022

 

In reviewing the costs of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser, the Board reviewed the Adviser’s income statement for the 12-months ended December 31, 2021 and the six-months ended June 30, 2022, as well as the gross and net profit margins realized on each Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Trust and the payment of direct and indirect Trust expenses is governed by an Intercompany Services Agreement between the Adviser and Boston Trust. The Board noted that the Adviser’s relationship with the Funds was profitable even though the Adviser is operating under an Expense Limitation Agreement with the Trust. The Board discussed the custody and transfer agency fees earned by the Adviser for services provided to the Funds, which are reduced by amounts paid for sub-custodian services.

 

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Information about Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) December 31, 2022

 

Overall responsibility for management of the Funds rests with the Board of Trustees. The names of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds, their addresses, years of birth and principal occupations during the past five years are provided in the tables below. Trustees who are deemed “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, are referred to as Interested Trustees. Trustees who are not interested persons are referred to as Independent Trustees. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-282-8782 or by visiting www.bostontrustwalden.com.

 

Name, Address,
and Year of Birth
  Position(s)
 Held with
the Funds
  Term of Office*
and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
  Number of Funds
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee***
  Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
during the past
 five years
INTERESTED TRUSTEES**                
                 
Lucia B. Santini
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Year of Birth: 1958
  Trustee and President   Since 2011   President, Boston Trust Walden Inc., January 2017 to present, Managing Director, February, 2001 to December 31, 2016; Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Boston Trust Walden Company (bank trust company), November 1993 to present.   10   None
                     
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES                
                 
Diane E. Armstrong
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Year of Birth: 1964
  Trustee and Chairperson of the Board   Since 2005; Chairperson since 2021   Advisor, Investment Partners (financial planning firm), January 2018 to present; President, Armstrong Financial Services (financial planning firm), November 2012 to present.   10   None
                     
Louis G. Hutt, Jr.
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108 Year of Birth: 1954
  Trustee   Since August 2021   Chief Executive Officer, The Hutt Company, Certified Public Accountants, LLC, February 1982 to Present; Chief Executive Officer, The Hutt Law Firm, January 1983 to present.   10   Brown Capital Management Mutual Fund, (2014–Present); SFS Series Trust, (2020–Present)
                     
Elizabeth E. McGeveran
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Year of Birth: 1971
  Trustee   Since 2016   Director of Investments, The McKnight Foundation, September 2014 to present.   10   None
                     
Dina A Tantra
One Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 Year of Birth: 1969
  Trustee   Since August 2021   Co-Chief Executive Officer Global Rhino LLC (Consulting Firm), October 2018 to present; Chief Strategy Officer, CCO Technology, LLC (Consulting and technology Firm), February 2019 - January 2023; Executive Vice President, Ultimus Fund Solutions (fund administrator), August 2017–September 2018   10   Thornburg Income Builder opportunities Trust, (October 2020–Present), Heartland Funds (April 2022–Present)
                     
OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT TRUSTEES            
             
Jennifer Ellis
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Year of Birth: 1972
  Treasurer   Since 2011   Director of Finance/Treasurer, Boston Trust Walden Company, May 2011 to present.   N/A   N/A
                     
Dimitris Spiliakos****
4400 Easton Commons
Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43219
Year of Birth: 1977
  Secretary   Since 2022   Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (fund administrator), May 2022 to present: Vice President Regulatory Administration Department, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (financial Services firm), March 2015–April 2022.   N/A   N/A

 

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Information about Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) December 31, 2022

 

Amy E. Siefer
4400 Easton Commons
Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43219
Year of Birth: 1977
  Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer   Since 2018   Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (fund administrator), May 2012 to present.   N/A   N/A

 

 

*Trustees and officers hold their position until resignation or removal.
  
**Ms. Santini is considered an “interested person” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act due to her employment with Boston Trust Walden Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser.
  
***The “Fund Complex” consists of the Boston Trust Walden Funds.
  
****Mr. Spiliakos is Secretary effective August 24, 2022.

 

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Investment Adviser

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

One Beacon Street

Boston, MA 02108

 

Transfer Agent

FIS Investor Services, LLC

4249 Easton Way, Suite 400

Columbus, OH 43219

 

Administrator

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.

4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200

Columbus, OH 43219

 

Distributor

Foreside Financial Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Cohen & Company, Ltd.

342 North Water Street, Suite 830

Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, OH 43215

 

This report is intended for the shareholders of the Funds and may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

Past performance results shown should not be considered a representation of future performance.

Share price and returns will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Statements and other information herein are dated and subject to change.

 

02/23

 

 

Item 2.Code of Ethics.

 

(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This code of ethics is included as an Exhibit.

 

(b) During the period covered by the report, with respect to the registrant's code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions; there have been no amendments to, nor any waivers granted from, a provision that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item 2.

 

Item 3.Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

3(a)(1) The registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

3(a)(2) The audit committee financial expert is Diane Armstrong and Louis F. Hutt Jr., and each are “independent” for purposes of this Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4.Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

      December 2022   December 2021 
(a)  Audit Fees  $101,100   $101,100 
              
(b)  Audit-Related Fees  $17,220   $17,220 

 

The fees for 2021 and 2022 relate to the consent issuance in three Form 17f-2 filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

      December 2022   December 2021 
(c)  Tax Fees  $30,000   $30,000 

 

Tax fees for both 2021 and 2022 relate to the preparation of the Funds’ federal and state income tax returns, federal excise tax return review and review of capital gain and income distribution calculations.

 

 

 

 

      December 2022   December 2021 
(d)  All Other Fees  $              0   $              0 

 

(e)(1)The Audit Committee may pre-approve at any regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting audit, audit-related, tax and other non-audit services to be rendered or that may be rendered by the Auditor to the Funds and certain non-audit services to be rendered by the Auditor to the Advisor which require pre-approval by the Audit Committee. In connection with such pre-approvals, the Auditor, or a Fund officer, with the assistance of the Auditor, shall provide the Audit Committee with a report containing information about each type of service to be pre-approved at the meeting.

 

(e)(2)For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, 100% of all the fees in paragraph (b) through (d) were approved by the Audit Committee.

 

(f)Not applicable.

 

(g)

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd. billed non-audit fees of $47,220.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd. billed non-audit fees of $47,220.

 

(h)Not applicable.

 

Item 5.Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.Investments.

 

(a) Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1.

(b) Not applicable.

 

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.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 11.Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

 

(b)There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the 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) The code of ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

 

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished 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.

 

(Registrant) Boston Trust Walden Funds  
                            
         
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Lucia Santini, President  
         
         
Date March 9, 2023  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Lucia Santini, President  
         
         
Date

March 9, 2023

 
         
         
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Jennifer Ellis, Treasurer  
         
         
Date

March 9, 2023