N-CSRS 1 dncsrs.htm THE COMMERCE FUNDS 2009 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT The Commerce Funds 2009 Semi-Annual Report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-8598

 

 

The Commerce Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

922 Walnut St., Fourth Floor, Mail Code = TB4-1, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Diana E. McCarthy, Esq.,

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square

18th & Cherry Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:1-800-995-6365

 

 

Date of fiscal year end 10/31

 

 

Date of reporting period: 4/30/09


ITEM 1.   REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

The Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1) is filed herewith.


   

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  The Commerce Funds  

The

Commerce Funds

Semi-Annual

Report

 

April 30, 2009


For Your Life’s Direction

At The Commerce Funds, we’re committed to providing sound investment choices to help you realize your most important financial goals, no matter where life takes you.

We offer a full range of mutual funds managed by Commerce Investment Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of Commerce Bank. With a choice of 8 portfolios—each targeting a specific investment goal—we make it easy for you to invest with confidence not just today, but throughout all the stages of your life.

Behind each of our Funds is a carefully defined investment philosophy and a commitment to the highest investment standards. This means, whether you are building a nest egg for retirement, planning for your child’s education, or saving for a special need, you can find investment options at The Commerce Funds.

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In general, greater returns are associated with greater risks and increased risks create the potential for greater losses.


COMMERCE FUND

 

Table of Contents

 

Performance Information and Schedules of Investments

  

Growth

   2

Value

   4

MidCap Growth

   7

Bond

   10

Short-Term Government

   17

National Tax-Free Intermediate Bond

   21

Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate Bond

   29

Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate Bond

   36

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   40

Statements of Operations

   42

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   44

Notes to Financial Statements

   48

Financial Highlights

   58

Other Information

   66

Please note:

The information in this semi-annual report is as of April 30, 2009 and is unaudited. To view more recent information about each Commerce Fund’s performance and portfolio or to obtain a prospectus, please visit our website at www.commercefunds.com. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective shareholders unless accompanied or preceded by a prospectus, which contains more complete information about the Commerce Fund’s investment policies, management and expenses. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing.

You may also receive Commerce Funds information by calling toll free 1-800-995-6365 or by writing to P.O. Box 219525, Kansas City, Missouri, 64121-9525, or you may contact your investment professional. The Commerce Funds publish performance and portfolio information for each Commerce Fund at the end of every calendar quarter. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.


COMMERCE GROWTH FUND

Growth Fund

Performance Information(1) (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2009, the Fund had a total return of (2.19)%, based on its Net Asset Value (NAV). This compares to the Russell 1000 Growth Index(2) six-month return of (1.52)%. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description   Value

Common Stocks – 99.0%

Commercial Services – 1.3%

16,300   Dun & Bradstreet Corp.   $    1,326,820
 

Consumer Non-Durables – 6.9%

8,200   Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   446,162
17,000   Colgate-Palmolive Co.   1,003,000
9,700   Kimberly-Clark Corp.   476,658
23,100   PepsiCo, Inc.   1,149,456
12,700   Philip Morris International, Inc.   459,740
19,400   Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.   1,044,496
38,100   Procter & Gamble Co.   1,883,664
11,600   The Coca-Cola Co.   499,380
     
    6,962,556
 

Consumer Services – 6.0%

18,500   Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*   1,500,165
26,300   Darden Restaurants, Inc.   972,311
8,600   ITT Educational Services, Inc.*   866,622
17,600   Panera Bread Co.*   985,776
47,100   The Walt Disney Co.   1,031,490
27,000   Weight Watchers International, Inc.   671,760
     
    6,028,124
 

Distribution Services – 2.9%

40,700   Herbalife Ltd.   806,674
24,500   W.W. Grainger, Inc.   2,055,060
     
    2,861,734
 

Electronic Technology – 17.2%

10,600   Apple Computer, Inc.*   1,333,798
176,300   Cisco Systems, Inc.*   3,406,116
43,000   CommScope, Inc.*   1,079,300
83,200   Corning, Inc.   1,216,384
45,800   Hewlett-Packard Co.   1,647,884
53,600   Intel Corp.   845,808
54,800   Juniper Networks, Inc.*   1,186,420
20,500   L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.   1,561,075
53,500   Linear Technology Corp.   1,165,230
17,400   Lockheed Martin Corp.   1,366,422
17,700   Rockwell Collins, Inc.   678,795
101,400   Texas Instruments, Inc.   1,831,284
     
    17,318,516
 
Shares   Description   Value

Common Stocks – (continued)

Energy Minerals – 5.9%

30,100   CONSOL Energy, Inc.   $       941,528
40,700   Exxon Mobil Corp.   2,713,469
41,000   Occidental Petroleum Corp.   2,307,890
     
    5,962,887
 

Finance – 5.0%

8,100   BlackRock, Inc.   1,186,812
24,600   Franklin Resources, Inc.   1,487,808
23,700   Northern Trust Corp.   1,288,332
54,300   The Charles Schwab Corp.   1,003,464
     
    4,966,416
 

Health Services – 3.1%

41,500   IMS Health, Inc.   521,240
37,000   Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*   1,611,350
21,400   Stericycle, Inc.*   1,007,512
     
    3,140,102
 

Health Technology – 13.4%

29,200   Abbott Laboratories   1,222,020
12,600   Allergan, Inc.   587,916
28,600   Becton, Dickinson & Co.   1,729,728
20,700   C. R. Bard, Inc.   1,482,741
51,400   Eli Lilly & Co.   1,692,088
55,800   Gilead Sciences, Inc.*   2,555,640
41,400   Johnson & Johnson   2,167,704
37,800   Stryker Corp.   1,463,238
10,700   Techne Corp.   612,254
     
    13,513,329
 

Industrial Services – 2.8%

27,600   Schlumberger Ltd.   1,352,124
54,700   Waste Management, Inc.   1,458,849
     
    2,810,973
 

Non-Energy Minerals – 0.4%

14,600   United States Steel Corp.   387,630
 

Process Industries – 1.3%

15,800   Monsanto Co.   1,341,262
 

 

(1)  

Returns assume expense reimbursements and are not annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

(2)  

The Russell 1000 Growth Index, an unmanaged index, is a market capitalization weighted index of those 1,000 Russell companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Index figure does not reflect the deduction of any fees, expenses or taxes.

 

2   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE GROWTH FUND

 

 

Shares   Description   Value

Common Stocks – (continued)

Producer Manufacturing – 6.9%

30,600   AMETEK, Inc.   $       985,626
29,100   Emerson Electric Co.   990,564
32,000   Honeywell International, Inc.   998,720
54,000   Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   1,771,200
45,400   United Technologies Corp.   2,217,336
     
    6,963,446
 

Retail Trade – 7.8%

23,400   Amazon.com, Inc.*   1,884,168
21,900   Best Buy Co., Inc.   840,522
33,200   Big Lots, Inc.*   917,648
26,800   Dollar Tree, Inc.*   1,134,712
58,700   Staples, Inc.   1,210,394
40,600   The TJX Cos., Inc.   1,135,582
14,500   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   730,800
     
    7,853,826
 

Technology Services – 17.4%

32,400   Adobe Systems, Inc.*   886,140
24,300   BMC Software, Inc.*   842,481
5,300   Google, Inc.*   2,098,641
54,200   Hewitt Associates, Inc.*   1,699,712
39,300   International Business Machines Corp.   4,056,153
197,800   Microsoft Corp.   4,007,428
152,000   Oracle Corp.   2,939,680
18,700   Sohu.com, Inc.*   975,205
     
    17,505,440
 

Transportation – 0.7%

22,900   CSX Corp.   677,611
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

(Cost $120,783,653)

  $  99,620,672
 
   

Exchange Traded Fund – 1.0%

27,000  

iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

(Cost $961,311)

  $    1,043,280
 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
  Maturity
Date
  Value
Repurchase Agreement(a) – 1.6%
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
$ 1,614,000   0.010%   05/01/09   $    1,614,000

Maturity Value: $1,614,000

   

(Cost $1,614,000)

   
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 101.6%  

(Cost $123,358,964)

    $102,277,952
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF
OTHER ASSETS – (1.6)%

  (1,632,985)
 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $100,644,967
 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
*   Non-income producing security.
(a)   Repurchase agreement was entered into on April 30, 2009. This agreement was fully collateralized by $1,560,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125%, due 09/30/13 with a market value of $1,647,048.

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Industry Allocation   AS OF
4/30/09
    AS OF
10/31/08
 
   

Technology Services

  17.4   14.9

Electronic Technology

  17.2      17.0   

Health Technology

  13.4      13.9   

Retail Trade

  7.8      5.6   

Producer Manufacturing

  6.9      7.1   

Consumer Non-Durables

  6.9      6.4   

Consumer Services

  6.0      2.7   

Energy Minerals

  5.9      7.9   

Finance

  5.0      4.9   

Health Services

  3.1      3.6   

Distribution Services

  2.9      2.4   

Industrial Services

  2.8      5.7   

Process Industries

  1.3      4.0   

Commercial Services

  1.3      2.4   

Exchange Traded Fund

  1.0      0.3   

Transportation

  0.7      1.0   

Non-Energy Minerals

  0.4        

Short-Term Obligation

  1.6      0.4   
   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   101.6   100.2
   

The percentage shown for each Industry Allocation reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   3


COMMERCE VALUE FUND

Value Fund

Performance Information(1) (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2009, the Fund had a total return of (12.96)%, based on its Net Asset Value (NAV). This compares to the Russell 1000 Value Index(2) six-month return of (13.27)%. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description   Value

Common Stocks – 98.1%

Commercial Services – 1.2%

7,000   Cintas Corp.   $     179,620
5,000   Lender Processing Services, Inc.   143,300
8,000   Moody’s Corp.   236,160
17,000   R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.   198,050
     
    757,130
 

Communications – 7.4%

91,500   AT&T, Inc.   2,344,230
54,500   Frontier Communications Corp.   387,495
51,500   Verizon Communications, Inc.   1,562,510
47,000   Windstream Corp.   390,100
     
    4,684,335
 

Consumer Non-Durables – 6.9%

17,000   Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.   290,020
15,500   Constellation Brands, Inc.*   179,645
9,000   General Mills, Inc.   456,210
37,000   Procter & Gamble Co.   1,829,280
13,000   Reynolds American, Inc.   493,740
17,000   Sara Lee Corp.   141,440
8,000   The Coca-Cola Co.   344,400
20,000   The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.   625,400
     
    4,360,135
 

Consumer Services – 4.1%

20,000   Cablevision Systems Corp.   343,200
22,000   Comcast Corp.   340,120
15,000   Expedia, Inc.*   204,150
6,000   International Speedway Corp.   142,080
17,500   Liberty Global, Inc.*   288,575
3,500   McDonald’s Corp.   186,515
20,000   News Corp.   165,200
16,500   The Walt Disney Co.   361,350
4,601   Time Warner Cable, Inc.   148,290
18,333   Time Warner, Inc.   400,210
     
    2,579,690
 

Distribution Services* – 0.4%

18,000   Ingram Micro, Inc.   261,360
 

Electronic Technology – 4.4%

12,500   EMC Corp.*   156,625
 
Shares   Description   Value

Common Stocks – (continued)

Electronic Technology – (continued)

13,000   General Dynamics Corp.   $     671,710
10,000   Hewlett-Packard Co.   359,800
22,500   Integrated Device Technology, Inc.*   122,175
12,000   Intel Corp.   189,360
14,500   Juniper Networks, Inc.*   313,925
3,500   Lockheed Martin Corp.   274,855
4,500   Northrop Grumman Corp.   217,575
13,000   QLogic Corp.*   184,340
3,500   Raytheon Co.   158,305
21,500   Xerox Corp.   131,365
     
    2,780,035
 

Energy Minerals – 15.4%

6,500   Anadarko Petroleum Corp.   279,890
4,250   Apache Corp.   309,655
12,000   Chesapeake Energy Corp.   236,520
38,000   ChevronTexaco Corp.   2,511,800
22,000   ConocoPhillips   902,000
9,500   Devon Energy Corp.   492,575
2,750   EOG Resources, Inc.   174,570
58,500   Exxon Mobil Corp.   3,900,195
13,000   Marathon Oil Corp.   386,100
2,500   Occidental Petroleum Corp.   140,725
10,000   Valero Energy Corp.   198,400
4,750   XTO Energy, Inc.   164,635
     
    9,697,065
 

Finance – 20.3%

5,500   Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   144,925
20,500   Annaly Capital Management, Inc.   288,435
4,000   Aon Corp.   168,800
7,250   Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.   162,980
6,000   Assurant, Inc.   146,640
90,000   Bank of America Corp.   803,700
5,500   Bank of Hawaii Corp.   193,270
17,750   Bank of New York Mellon Corp.   452,270
1,250   BlackRock, Inc.   183,150
14,000   Capital One Financial Corp.   234,360
1,000   CME Group, Inc.   221,350
22,000   Discover Financial Services   178,860
6,000   Equity Residential   137,340
12,500   Fidelity National Financial, Inc.   226,625
 

 

(1)  

Returns assume expense reimbursements and are not annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

(2)  

The Russell 1000 Value Index, an unmanaged market capitalization weighted index of those 1,000 Russell companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Index figure does not reflect the deduction of any fees, expenses or taxes.

 

4   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE VALUE FUND

 

 

Shares   Description   Value
Common Stocks – (continued)
Finance – (continued)
4,250   Franklin Resources, Inc.   $     257,040
6,000   GATX Corp.   180,660
8,750   HCP, Inc.   192,063
58,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co.   1,914,000
15,000   KeyCorp   92,250
7,500   Loews Corp.   186,675
7,750   MetLife, Inc.   230,563
22,000   Morgan Stanley & Co.   520,080
8,500   NYSE Euronext   196,945
5,000   PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   198,500
4,000   Prudential Financial, Inc.   115,520
8,500   Raymond James Financial, Inc.   133,365
6,500   Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.   206,635
3,059   Simon Property Group, Inc.   157,844
9,000   State Street Corp.   307,170
4,250   SunTrust Banks, Inc.   61,370
6,000   The Allstate Corp.   139,980
9,250   The Chubb Corp.   360,287
13,000   The Progressive Corp.*   198,640
13,000   The Travelers Cos., Inc.   534,820
5,500   Torchmark Corp.   161,315
4,500   Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.   170,685
17,500   Trustmark Corp.   380,450
32,000   U.S. Bancorp.   583,040
16,000   Unum Group   261,440
8,750   Valley National Bancorp   126,613
3,043   Vornado Realty Trust   148,772
57,000   Wells Fargo & Co.   1,140,570
7,000   Zions Bancorp.   76,510
     
    12,776,507
 
Health Services – 1.4%
22,000   IMS Health, Inc.   276,320
8,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   188,160
10,000   WellPoint, Inc.*   427,600
     
    892,080
 
Health Technology – 12.1%
15,000   Amgen, Inc.*   727,050
7,000   Biogen Idec, Inc.*   338,380
25,000   Boston Scientific Corp.*   210,250
19,000   Eli Lilly & Co.   625,480
12,000   Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.   155,760
11,000   Hospira, Inc.*   361,570
35,000   Johnson & Johnson   1,832,600
35,500   King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   279,740
30,500   Merck & Co., Inc.   739,320
114,000   Pfizer, Inc.   1,523,040
19,000   Wyeth   805,600
     
    7,598,790
 
Industrial Services – 0.7%  
16,000   Waste Management, Inc.   426,720
 
Shares   Description   Value
Common Stocks – (continued)
Non-Energy Minerals – 1.2%  
8,000   Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.   $     341,200
5,500   Nucor Corp.   223,795
5,500   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.   193,765
     
    758,760
 
Process Industries – 3.3%  
9,000   Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.   221,580
14,000   E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.   390,600
6,500   Lubrizol Corp.   280,930
4,000   Sigma-Aldrich Corp.   175,360
11,500   Sonoco Products Co.   280,715
24,000   The Dow Chemical Co.   384,000
9,500   The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.   320,815
     
    2,054,000
 
Producer Manufacturing – 6.6%  
11,000   Armstrong World Industries, Inc.*   199,980
11,000   Crane Co.   253,990
3,500   Eaton Corp.   153,300
6,000   Emerson Electric Co.   204,240
166,000   General Electric Co.   2,099,900
5,000   Honeywell International, Inc.   156,050
6,000   Hubbell, Inc. Class B   199,200
14,000   Illinois Tool Works, Inc.   459,200
18,000   Masco Corp.   159,480
6,000   Parker Hannifin Corp.   272,100
     
    4,157,440
 
Retail Trade – 4.0%  
9,500   BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.*   316,730
3,000   Costco Wholesale Corp.   145,800
8,500   CVS Caremark Corp.   270,130
5,250   Kohl’s Corp.*   238,087
8,500   Lowe’s Cos., Inc.   182,750
20,000   Macy’s, Inc.   273,600
19,000   RadioShack Corp.   267,520
12,500   The Gap, Inc.   194,250
17,000   The Home Depot, Inc.   447,440
4,000   Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   201,600
     
    2,537,907
 
Technology Services – 2.7%  
9,500   Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.*   459,610
9,500   BMC Software, Inc.*   329,365
12,000   CA, Inc.   207,000
12,000   Computer Sciences Corp.*   443,520
15,000   Symantec Corp.*   258,750
     
    1,698,245
 
Transportation – 0.7%  
4,500   FedEx Corp.   251,820
5,500   Norfolk Southern Corp.   196,240
     
    448,060
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   5


COMMERCE VALUE FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares   Description   Value

Common Stocks – (continued)

Utilities – 5.3%

 
9,500   Alliant Energy Corp.   $     212,420
20,500   CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   218,120
9,000   DTE Energy Co.   266,130
32,000   Duke Energy Corp.   441,920
12,000   Edison International   342,120
3,000   Exelon Corp.   138,390
4,250   FPL Group, Inc.   228,607
8,000   PG&E Corp.   296,960
7,500   Progress Energy, Inc.   255,900
5,500   Questar Corp.   163,460
15,500   The Southern Co.   447,640
16,000   Xcel Energy, Inc.   295,040
     
    3,306,707
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

(Cost $81,331,267)

  $61,774,966
 
   

Exchange Traded Fund – 1.1%

15,000   iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund  

(Cost $656,268)

  $     675,150
 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Repurchase Agreement(a) – 0.7%
State Street Bank & Trust Co.  
$479,000       0.010   05/01/09   $     479,000

Maturity Value: $479,000

 

(Cost $479,000)

  

   
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.9%  

(Cost $82,466,535)

  

    $62,929,116
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES – 0.1%

  38,172
 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $62,967,288
 
The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
*   Non-income producing security.
(a)   Repurchase agreement was entered into on April 30, 2009. This agreement was fully collateralized by $465,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125%, due 09/30/13 with a market value of $490,947.
 

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Industry Allocation   AS OF
4/30/09
    AS OF
10/31/08
 
   

Finance

  20.3   23.0

Energy Minerals

  15.4      16.8   

Health Technology

  12.1      13.0   

Communications

  7.4      6.8   

Consumer Non-Durables

  6.9      7.9   

Producer Manufacturing

  6.6      6.6   

Utilities

  5.3      4.7   

Electronic Technology

  4.4      4.2   

Consumer Services

  4.1      1.8   

Retail Trade

  4.0      2.5   

Process Industries

  3.3      3.1   

Technology Services

  2.7      2.5   

Health Services

  1.4      0.9   

Non-Energy Minerals

  1.2      1.0   

Commercial Services

  1.2      0.8   

Exchange Traded Fund

  1.1      1.2   

Industrial Services

  0.7      1.3   

Transportation

  0.7        

Distribution Services

  0.4        

Consumer Durables

       0.2   

Short-Term Obligation

  0.7      0.5   
   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   99.9   98.8
   

The percentage shown for each Industry Allocation reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time.


 

6   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE MIDCAP GROWTH FUND

MidCap Growth Fund

Performance Information(1) (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2009, the Fund had a total return of 2.48%, based on its Net Asset Value (NAV). This compares to the Russell MidCap Growth Index(2) six-month return of 2.71%. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

Shares   Description   Value

Common Stocks – 94.2%

Commercial Services – 3.8%

8,100   Copart, Inc.*   $     254,259
7,700   Dun & Bradstreet Corp.   626,780
11,500   Manpower, Inc.   495,535
8,800   The Brink’s Co.   249,480
     
    1,626,054
 

Communications – 4.1%

26,800   American Tower Corp.*   851,168
15,800   Embarq Corp.   577,648
47,200   Frontier Communications Corp.   335,592
     
    1,764,408
 

Consumer Durables – 0.9%

10,500   The Stanley Works   399,315
 

Consumer Non-Durables – 3.1%

10,200   Central European Distribution Corp.*   228,480
7,780   Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   423,310
9,000   Coach, Inc.*   220,500
4,100   Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.   220,744
3,800   The Clorox Co.   212,990
     
    1,306,024
 

Consumer Services –  6.3%

8,800   Brink’s Home Security Holdings, Inc.*   233,904
11,300   Brinker International, Inc.   200,236
8,400   Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Class A*   681,156
15,200   DISH Network Corp.*   201,400
8,900   Panera Bread Co.*   498,489
14,500   Weight Watchers International, Inc.   360,760
15,500   Yum! Brands, Inc.   516,925
     
    2,692,870
 

Electronic Technology – 14.1%

21,400   Altera Corp.   349,034
10,800   CommScope, Inc.*   271,080
9,690   Harris Corp.   296,320
9,578   ITT Corp.   392,794
43,200   Juniper Networks, Inc.*   935,280
5,646   L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.   429,943
28,400   Linear Technology Corp.   618,552
10,700   MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.*   173,340
17,490   Microchip Technology, Inc.   402,270
 
Shares   Description   Value

Common Stocks – (continued)

Electronic Technology – (continued)

5,100   Precision Castparts Corp.   $     381,786
17,765   Rockwell Collins, Inc.   681,288
10,000   Western Digital Corp.*   235,200
42,200   Xilinx, Inc.   862,568
     
    6,029,455
 

Energy Minerals – 5.2%

16,200   CONSOL Energy, Inc.   506,736
24,700   Denbury Resources, Inc.*   402,116
11,800   Murphy Oil Corp.   562,978
9,900   Noble Energy, Inc.   561,825
9,800   St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.   175,126
     
    2,208,781
 

Finance – 5.7%

9,495   Eaton Vance Corp.   259,878
6,400   Health Care REIT, Inc.   218,048
3,500   IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*   306,600
9,100   Investment Technology Group, Inc.*   207,298
14,700   Northern Trust Corp.   799,092
17,000   T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.   654,840
     
    2,445,756
 

Health Services – 4.7%

13,780   Cerner Corp.*   741,364
3,400   Express Scripts, Inc.*   217,498
43,240   IMS Health, Inc.   543,095
4,100   Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings*   263,015
5,592   Stericycle, Inc.*   263,271
     
    2,028,243
 

Health Technology – 9.1%

10,540   Allergan, Inc.   491,796
11,080   C. R. Bard, Inc.   793,661
8,300   Cephalon, Inc.*   544,563
23,300   DENTSPLY International, Inc.   666,846
18,500   Forest Laboratories, Inc.*   401,265
12,140   IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*   477,102
9,900   Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*   330,363
6,200   Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*   191,828
     
    3,897,424
 

 

(1)  

Returns are not annualized and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

(2)  

The Russell MidCap Growth Index, an unmanaged index, measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Index figure does not reflect the deduction of any fees, expenses or taxes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   7


COMMERCE MIDCAP GROWTH FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Shares   Description   Value

Common Stocks – (continued)

Industrial Services – 3.8%

22,800   Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.*   $     561,564
7,100   ENSCO International, Inc.   200,788
7,886   Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*   299,983
6,600   National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.*   199,848
10,600   Oil States International, Inc.*   200,340
5,000   The Shaw Group, Inc.*   167,650
     
    1,630,173
 

Non-Energy Minerals – 0.8%

27,600   Steel Dynamics, Inc.   343,620
 

Process Industries – 5.6%

37,000   Crown Holdings, Inc.*   815,850
17,500   PPG Industries, Inc.   770,875
13,736   Sigma-Aldrich Corp.   602,186
6,300   The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.   212,751
     
    2,401,662
 

Producer Manufacturing – 6.9%

13,800   AGCO Corp.*   335,340
6,500   AMETEK, Inc.   209,365
9,500   Cummins, Inc.   323,000
5,700   Dover Corp.   175,446
9,700   Energizer Holdings, Inc.*   555,810
8,400   Joy Global, Inc.   214,200
5,800   Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.   258,274
15,950   Parker Hannifin Corp.   723,332
16,800   Textron, Inc.   180,264
     
    2,975,031
 

Retail Trade – 6.1%

14,000   Dollar Tree, Inc.*   592,760
11,400   GameStop Corp.*   343,824
20,260   Nordstrom, Inc.   458,484
28,500   The TJX Cos., Inc.   797,145
14,400   Tiffany & Co.   416,736
     
    2,608,949
 

Technology Services – 11.3%

27,775   Adobe Systems, Inc.*   759,646
10,200   Akamai Technologies, Inc.*   224,604
9,100   Autodesk, Inc.*   181,454
12,300   BMC Software, Inc.*   426,441
20,200   CA, Inc.   348,450
10,400   Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.*   257,816
14,600   Hewitt Associates, Inc.*   457,856
13,800   McAfee, Inc.*   518,052
12,000   Metavante Technologies, Inc.*   283,080
32,860   Paychex, Inc.   887,549
9,500   Sohu.com, Inc.*   495,425
     
    4,840,373
 

Transportation – 0.5%

5,600   Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.   194,376
 
Shares   Description   Value

Common Stocks – (continued)

Utilities – 2.2%

32,200   CenterPoint Energy, Inc.   $     342,608
13,000   DPL, Inc.   291,590
9,900   Mirant Corp.*   126,027
22,700   The AES Corp.*   160,489
     
    920,714
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

 

(Cost $49,669,180)

  $40,313,228
 
   

Exchange Traded Fund – 3.8%

47,600   iShares Russell Midcap Growth Index Fund  

(Cost $2,655,633)

  $  1,639,820
 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Repurchase Agreement(a) – 2.6%
State Street Bank & Trust Co.  
$1,126,000   0.010   05/01/09   $  1,126,000

Maturity Value: $1,126,000

 

(Cost $1,126,000)

 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.6%  

(Cost $53,450,813)

  

    $43,079,048
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS – (0.6)%

  (260,017)
 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $42,819,031
 
The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
*   Non-income producing security.
(a)   Repurchase agreement was entered into on April 30, 2009. This agreement was fully collateralized by $1,090,000 U.S Treasury Notes, 3.125%, due 9/30/13 with a market value of $1,150,822.

 

 
Investment Abbreviation:
REIT  

—RealEstate Investment Trust

 

 

8   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE MIDCAP GROWTH FUND

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Industry Allocation   AS OF
4/30/09
    AS OF
10/31/08
 
   

Electronic Technology

  14.1   12.1

Technology Services

  11.3      7.6   

Health Technology

  9.1      12.8   

Producer Manufacturing

  6.9      6.8   

Consumer Services

  6.3      3.6   

Retail Trade

  6.1      6.3   

Finance

  5.7      5.9   

Process Industries

  5.6      6.0   

Energy Minerals

  5.2      5.8   

Health Services

  4.7      4.5   

Communications

  4.1      5.0   

Exchange Traded Fund

  3.8      4.4   

Industrial Services

  3.8      7.0   

Commercial Services

  3.8      5.2   

Consumer Non-Durables

  3.1      2.5   

Utilities

  2.2      1.6   

Consumer Durables

  0.9      0.8   

Non-Energy Minerals

  0.8        

Transportation

  0.5        

Distribution Services

       1.0   

Short-Term Obligation

  2.6      1.3   
   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   100.6   100.2
   

The percentage shown for each Industry Allocation reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   9


COMMERCE BOND FUND

Bond Fund

Performance Information(1) (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2009, the Fund had a total return of 7.23%, based on its Net Asset Value (NAV). This compares to the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(2) six-month return of 7.74%. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Asset-Backed Securities – 10.4%

Auto(a) – 0.7%

  

   
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC Series 2005-1A, Class A5
$  4,770,000   5.080   11/25/11   $    3,674,109
 

Commercial – 1.4%

  

   
ACLC Business Loan Receivables Trust Series 2002-1A, Class A2(a)
1,025,464   7.462      12/15/22   840,881
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2002-C1, Class A4
6,500,000   6.462      03/15/31   6,604,208
       
      7,445,089
 

Credit Card – 1.9%

  

   
Cabela’s Master Credit Card Trust Series 2005-1A, Class A1(a)
5,000,000   4.970      10/15/13   4,796,271
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust Series 2004, Class A8
3,600,000   4.900      12/12/16   3,409,947
Target Credit Card Master Trust Series 2005-1, Class A(b)
2,250,000   0.498      10/27/14   1,906,946
       
      10,113,164
 

Home Equity – 3.4%

  

   
Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2002-3, Class 1A5
3,490,438   5.407      06/25/32   2,321,884
Contimortgage Home Equity Loan Trust Series 1999-3, Class A6
74,433   8.180      12/25/29   73,953
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2007-QH1, Class A1(a)(b)
1,720,980   0.638      02/25/37   1,018,336
Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2003-2, Class 2A2
1,551,647   3.750      09/25/33   1,043,103
Lehman XS Trust Series 2005-1, Class 1A4(b)
1,509,021   0.778      07/25/35   1,148,088
Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. Series 2003-RZ3, Class A6
3,511,621   3.400      03/25/33   2,536,437
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. Series 2000-HI2, Class AI5
1,465,710   8.350      03/25/25   1,405,603
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Asset-Backed Securities – (continued)

Home Equity – (continued)

  

   
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. Series 2000-HI4, Class AI7
$    1,421,219   8.480   09/25/30   $    1,128,183
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc. Series 2003-HS3, Class AI3
1,937,624   4.470      07/25/18   1,801,748
Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2006-EQ1, Class A2(b)
770,211   0.548      10/25/36   604,182
Southern Pacific Secured Asset Corp. Series 1998-2, Class A7
5,005,508   6.740      07/25/29   2,313,309
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Series 2005-9XS, Class 1A3A
3,000,000   5.250      06/25/35   2,006,974
Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust Series 2004-2, Class AI5(b)
700,000   4.890      05/25/34   506,129
       
      17,907,929
 

Manufactured Housing – 1.9%

 
Green Tree Financial Corp. Series 1993-4, Class A5
2,864,821   7.050      01/15/19   2,500,947
Green Tree Financial Corp. Series 1995-5, Class M1(b)
1,365,661   7.650      09/15/26   1,212,214
Green Tree Financial Corp. Series 1996-4, Class A7(b)
1,643,742   7.900      06/15/27   1,431,328
Green Tree Financial Corp. Series 1996-6, Class A6
462,156   7.950      09/15/27   425,399
Green Tree Financial Corp. Series 1997-3, Class A6
109,982   7.320      03/15/28   83,677
Green Tree Financial Corp. Series 1998-3, Class A5
919,602   6.220      03/01/30   667,313
Green Tree Financial Corp. Series 1998-3, Class A6(b)
633,054   6.760      03/01/30   453,953
Green Tree Financial Corp. Series 1999-1, Class M2(b)
1,500,000   7.340      11/01/28   141,238
Lehman Manufactured Housing Contract Series 2001-B, Class A3
571,431   4.350      05/15/14   346,637
Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 1996-C, Class A6
3,013,596   7.650      04/15/27   2,596,566
       
      9,859,272
 

 

(1)  

Returns are not annualized and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

(2)  

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of the Barclays Capital Government Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and Asset-Backed Securities Index. The Index figure does not reflect the deduction of any fees, expenses or taxes.

 

10   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE BOND FUND

 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Asset-Backed Securities – (continued)

Student Loans – 1.1%

 
Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc. Student Loan RB Taxable Series 2005, Class A-5 (Guaranteed Student Loans)(c)
$  2,857,827   4.910   12/01/40   $    2,857,827
Northstar Education Finance, Inc. Series 2005-1, Class A5(b)
2,618,400   1.823      10/30/45   2,618,400
       
      5,476,227
 
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Cost $63,874,547)

  

    $  54,475,790
 
     
Taxable Municipal Bond Obligations – 5.2%

Alabama – 0.2%

 
Montgomery Alabama Taxable GO Warrants Series 2005 (FSA)
$  1,295,000   4.790   04/01/15   $    1,327,051
 

Alaska – 0.2%

 
Providence Alaska Health System Direct Obligation Series 2005
755,000   4.680      10/01/10   776,729
500,000   4.790      10/01/11   519,780
       
      1,296,509
 

California – 0.6%

 
Industry California Sales Tax RB Taxable Series 2005 (MBIA)
3,045,000   5.000      01/01/13   2,994,971
 

Illinois – 0.2%

 
Will County Community Consolidated School District No. 30-C Troy Township Taxable GO Series 2007 (FSA)
1,100,000   5.650      10/01/18   1,083,412
 

Indiana – 1.0%

 
Indiana Bond Bank RB Taxable School Severance Funding Series 2006-11 (XLCA)
2,715,000   5.500      07/15/11   2,823,926
2,190,000   5.650      07/15/13   2,297,923
       
      5,121,849
 

Massachusetts – 0.5%

University of Massachusetts Building Authority RB Refunding Taxable Series 2006-2 (AMBAC)
255,000   5.360      05/01/11   267,189
2,485,000   5.430      05/01/12   2,635,193
       
      2,902,382
 

Missouri – 0.3%

St. Louis Package RB Series 2006 B (MBIA)
1,560,000   5.020      12/15/12   1,584,601
 

New Jersey – 0.2%

New Jersey Economic Development Authority RB Taxable Designated Industry Series 2004-A
1,000,000   5.200      03/01/14   1,035,240
 

New York – 0.8%

New York State Housing Finance Agency Personal Income Tax RB Taxable Economic Development & Housing Series 2006 B
3,925,000   5.220      09/15/15   4,066,418
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Taxable Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Oklahoma – 0.4%

Oklahoma State Capital Improvement Authority RB Taxable Oklahoma State Regents Series 2006 (MBIA)
$  2,000,000   5.160   07/01/13   $    2,099,620
 

Oregon – 0.2%

Multnomah County Oregon School District 1J Portland GO Bonds Refunding Taxable Series 2004
785,000   5.165      06/15/11   818,347
 

Rhode Island – 0.6%

Providence Rhode Island GO Bonds Refunding Taxable Series 2004-B (FSA)
710,000   4.960      07/15/14   714,146
Rhode Island Convention Center Authority RB Taxable Civic Center Series 2006 A (FSA)
2,155,000   5.810      05/15/16   2,212,388
       
      2,926,534
 
TOTAL TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BOND OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $26,508,978)

  

    $  27,256,934
 
     
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security – 0.9%
Small Business Administration Series 2006-P10B, Class 1
$  4,513,624   5.681   08/10/16   $    4,759,793

(Cost $4,524,908)

  

   
 
     
Collaterized Mortgage Obligations – 37.0%
ABN Amro Mortgage Corp. Series 2003-13, Class A2
$  3,348,492   5.500   02/25/18   $    3,205,547
Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust Series 2004-1, Class 1A1
5,512,741   6.000      02/25/34   4,549,736
Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-10, Class 6A1
4,287,979   5.500      11/25/20   3,690,342
Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust Series 2006-3, Class 6A1
929,035   6.000      04/25/36   683,712
Banc of America Mortgage Securities Series 2004-E,
Class 2A5(b)
5,000,000   4.112      06/25/34   4,474,915
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust Series 2005-9, Class 25A1(b)
4,390,841   5.668      11/25/35   2,652,929
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust Series 2003-AC7, Class A2
1,518,083   5.250      01/25/34   1,229,661
Chase Mortgage Finance Corp. Series 2003-S13, Class A1
2,429,105   5.500      11/25/33   2,041,677
Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 2006-4, Class 3A1
1,373,283   5.500      08/25/21   1,195,614
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Series 2005-10, Class 1A5A(b)
2,339,481   5.830      12/25/35   1,413,938
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   11


COMMERCE BOND FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Collaterized Mortgage Obligations – (continued)
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Series 2007-AR5, Class 1A3A(b)
$  1,198,364   5.665   04/25/37   $       606,177
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Series 2009-3, Class 2A1(a)
6,000,000   5.750      09/25/21   5,670,000
Citimortgage Alternative Loan Trust Series 2006-A3, Class 2A1
909,144   5.500      07/25/36   673,335
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2004-18CB, Class 3A1
1,751,505   5.250      09/25/19   1,599,984
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-5R, Class A2
1,673,877   4.750      12/25/18   1,531,322
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2007-J2, Class 2A1
1,159,927   6.000      07/25/37   632,523
Countrywide Home Loans Trust Series 2005-27, Class 2A1
4,782,387   5.500      12/25/35   3,519,541
Countrywide Home Loans Trust Series 2005-6, Class 2A1
1,274,578   5.500      04/25/35   963,502
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-19, Class 1A4
1,628,093   5.250      07/25/33   1,565,861
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2005-5,
Class 2A9
9,000,000   5.500      07/25/35   6,252,101
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 1579, Class PM
728,300   6.700      09/15/23   762,049
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2103, Class TE
698,322   6.000      12/15/28   743,810
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2110, Class PG
3,374,718   6.000      01/15/29   3,598,647
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2633, Class PC
3,341,957   4.500      07/15/15   3,391,702
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2640, Class DR
2,000,000   4.000      08/15/17   2,076,734
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2644, Class BM
1,173,978   4.500      01/15/26   1,188,399
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2716, Class DT
1,680,959   5.000      02/15/30   1,721,460
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2760, Class EC
4,050,000   4.500      04/15/17   4,241,526
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2791, Class KE
2,400,000   5.500      05/15/29   2,462,058
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2836, Class XQ
830,000   4.500      09/15/27   851,019
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2907, Class HC
2,600,000   5.000      06/15/27   2,693,260
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 3259, Class EA
790,746   5.000      05/15/27   805,474
FHLMC REMIC Series 2391, Class Z
6,204,023   6.000      12/15/31   6,622,953
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Collaterized Mortgage Obligations – (continued)
FHLMC REMIC Series 2508, Class OY
$  1,485,000   4.500   10/15/17   $    1,560,441
FHLMC REMIC Series 2524, Class WC
850,390   6.000      11/15/28   857,783
FHLMC REMIC Series 2603, Class C
2,620,000   5.500      04/15/23   2,775,715
FHLMC REMIC Series 2672, Class NH
4,400,000   4.000      09/15/18   4,466,258
FHLMC REMIC Series 2677, Class BC
800,000   4.000      09/15/18   809,899
FHLMC REMIC Series 2742, Class K
4,915,000   4.000      01/15/19   5,058,548
FHLMC REMIC Series 2840, Class JL
2,619,319   4.500      06/15/23   2,710,271
FHLMC REMIC Series 2890, Class KB
3,115,000   4.500      02/15/19   3,247,500
FHLMC REMIC TAC Series 2658, Class A
2,361,179   4.500      08/15/18   2,428,293
FHLMC Series T-58, Class 1A3
33,059   4.391      11/25/38   32,984
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Series 2004-FA2, Class 1A1
1,978,884   6.000      01/25/35   1,633,199
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Series 2006-RE1, Class A1
6,605,262   5.500      05/25/35   3,870,274
FNMA REMIC FNIC PAC Series 2001-45, Class WG
1,424,020   6.500      09/25/31   1,535,988
FNMA REMIC PAC Series 2003-1, Class PG
3,300,000   5.500      09/25/31   3,415,066
FNMA REMIC PAC Series 2003-117, Class KB
3,000,000   6.000      12/25/33   3,156,547
FNMA REMIC PAC Series 2003-14, Class AP
496,646   4.000      03/25/33   509,222
FNMA REMIC PAC Series 2004-53, Class NC
3,360,000   5.500      07/25/24   3,520,061
FNMA REMIC Series 2002-73, Class OE
4,019,000   5.000      11/25/17   4,256,823
FNMA REMIC Series 2002-82, Class XE
3,205,000   5.000      12/25/17   3,394,775
FNMA REMIC Series 2003-83, Class PG
700,000   5.000      06/25/23   736,799
FNMA REMIC Series 2003-84, Class PG
540,000   5.000      03/25/32   565,887
FNMA Series 2003-W6, Class 2A32
547,034   6.500      09/25/42   571,309
GNMA Series 1998-12, Class EB
959,774   6.500      05/20/28   988,135
Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-4, Class 2A2(b)
6,789,966   5.282      09/25/34   5,630,346
 

 

12   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE BOND FUND

 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Collaterized Mortgage Obligations – (continued)
Impac Secured Assets Corp. Series 2004-2, Class A6
$  1,831,746   5.740   08/25/34   $    1,620,517
JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust Series 2006-S1, Class 1A16
5,948,317   6.000      03/25/36   5,413,097
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust Series 2005-S3, Class 1A20
5,000,000   5.500      01/25/36   2,126,507
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust Series 2007-A2, Class 4A2(b)
1,000,000   6.039      04/25/37   556,746
Master Alternative Loans Trust Series 2004-4, Class 8A1
2,785,930   6.500      05/25/34   2,394,158
Master Asset Securitization Trust Series 2004-3, Class 5A1
400,519   6.250      01/25/32   384,248
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2007-12, Class 3A22
5,288,705   6.000      08/25/37   3,115,738
RBSGC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2007-B, Class 2A1(b)
7,309,090   6.084      11/25/21   6,208,159
RBSGC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2007-B, Class 3A1(b)
551,009   5.453      07/25/35   471,630
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Series 2003-QS7, Class A2
3,841,364   4.750      04/25/33   3,506,913
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Series 2004-QS2, Class CB
4,953,514   5.750      02/25/34   3,939,594
Residential Asset Securitization Trust Series 2004-A6, Class A1
5,966,678   5.000      08/25/19   5,157,448
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2003-RM2, Class AIII
2,452,331   6.000      05/25/33   2,245,485
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. Series 2003-S8, Class A1
1,186,561   5.000      05/25/18   1,179,887
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. Series 2005-S7, Class A5
3,028,533   5.500      11/25/35   2,660,279
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. Series 2005-S9, Class A5
4,868,751   5.750      12/25/35   3,200,363
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. Series 2006-S12, Class 1A1
6,690,383   5.500      12/25/21   6,359,212
Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-4, Class 4A1
4,180,685   5.500      06/25/20   3,582,506
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2003-6, Class 1A1
1,621,090   5.000      06/25/18   1,611,971
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2005-1, Class 3A1
946,216   5.250      01/25/20   927,883
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Collaterized Mortgage Obligations – (continued)
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2006-12, Class A5
$     500,000   6.000   10/25/36   $       156,941
 
TOTAL COLLATERIZED MORTGAGE
OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $194,749,030)

  $193,862,913
 
     
Commercial Mortgages – 2.9%
FNMA Series 2000-M2, Class C(b)
$     533,961   7.117   07/17/22   $       536,087
GNMA Series 2002-62, Class B
572,492   4.763      01/16/25   583,006
GNMA Series 2003-16, Class B
3,580,000   4.490      08/16/25   3,710,113
GNMA Series 2003-38, Class JC(b)
600,302   7.003      08/16/42   668,230
GNMA Series 2003-88, Class AC
584,311   2.914      06/16/18   589,730
GNMA Series 2004-09, Class A
1,132,997   3.360      08/16/22   1,136,950
GNMA Series 2004-45, Class A
2,581,914   4.020      12/16/21   2,621,767
GNMA Series 2004-60, Class C(b)
5,000,000   5.240      03/16/28   5,252,843
 
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGES

(Cost $14,693,731)

  

    $  15,098,726
 
     
Corporate Obligations – 23.2%

Aerospace/Defense – 0.2%

Lockheed Martin Corp.
$     972,000   6.150   09/01/36   $       971,896
 

Beverages – 1.3%

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.
1,500,000   5.600      03/01/17   1,409,100
Diageo Capital PLC
1,565,000   7.375      01/15/14   1,743,620
The Coca-Cola Co.
3,400,000   3.625      03/15/14   3,473,674
       
      6,626,394
 

Cable TV – 1.1%

Comcast Corp.
1,000,000   5.850      01/15/10   1,017,830
1,805,000   4.950      06/15/16   1,709,064
1,250,000   6.400      05/15/38   1,171,725
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
2,000,000   6.200      07/01/13   2,089,580
       
      5,988,199
 

Commercial Banks – 1.0%

Credit Suisse New York
1,500,000   5.000      05/15/13   1,481,292
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   13


COMMERCE BOND FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Corporate Obligations – (continued)

Commercial Banks – (continued)

Wachovia Corp.
$  3,125,000   5.300   10/15/11   $    3,144,781
       
      4,626,073
 

Computers – 0.8%

International Business Machines Corp.
3,000,000   6.500      10/15/13   3,362,151
Intuit, Inc.
1,000,000   5.400      03/15/12   1,011,606
       
      4,373,757
 

Electric – 2.1%

Columbus Southern Power Co.
2,870,000   5.850      10/01/35   2,207,885
Connecticut Light & Power Co.
415,000   5.650      05/01/18   424,562
Duke Energy Corp.
1,525,000   5.300      10/01/15   1,560,304
Exelon Generation Co. LLC
1,470,000   5.350      01/15/14   1,394,370
PacifiCorp
2,400,000   5.650      07/15/18   2,509,349
PSE&G Power LLC
1,485,000   5.000      04/01/14   1,429,252
San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
1,585,000   5.300      11/15/15   1,600,284
       
      11,126,006
 

Financial – 6.5%

Bank of America Corp.
2,700,000   6.000      09/01/17   2,258,096
1,270,000   5.650      05/01/18   1,033,869
Bank One Corp.(b)
1,000,000   8.530      03/01/19   969,306
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.
1,250,000   4.500      10/28/10   1,261,528
1,000,000   7.250      02/01/18   1,021,218
Citigroup, Inc.
1,355,000   6.000      02/21/12   1,245,265
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States(a)
5,900,000   7.700      12/01/15   5,616,057
General Electric Capital Corp.(b)
2,725,000   6.375      11/15/67   1,564,131
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1,250,000   6.000      01/15/18   1,215,291
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
3,500,000   5.450      02/05/13   3,064,400
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.(a)
6,000,000   7.700      11/01/15   5,728,722
Morgan Stanley & Co.
  2,600,000   6.625      04/01/18       2,474,313
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Corporate Obligations – (continued)

Financial – (continued)

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
$  1,550,000   5.450   04/10/17   $    1,499,213
Reed Elsevier Capital, Inc.
1,800,000   6.750      08/01/11   1,827,040
SunTrust Capital VIII(b)
2,670,000   6.100      12/15/36   1,561,069
Wells Fargo & Co.
2,000,000   5.625      12/11/17   1,864,632
       
      34,204,150
 

Food – 0.9%

General Mills, Inc.
1,000,000   5.250      08/15/13   1,045,038
H.J. Heinz Co.
2,475,000   5.350      07/15/13   2,560,162
Kraft Foods, Inc.
1,000,000   6.875      02/01/38   982,040
       
      4,587,240
 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.5%

Baxter International, Inc.
2,650,000   5.375      06/01/18   2,698,439
 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.3%

McDonald’s Corp.
1,425,000   5.300      03/15/17   1,474,096
 

Industrial – 0.5%

Receipts on Corporate Securities Trust NSC-1998-1
2,489,087   6.375      05/15/17   2,796,265
 

Multimedia – 0.9%

AOL Time Warner
3,170,000   6.750      04/15/11   3,308,783
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
1,500,000   5.375      11/15/12   1,461,543
       
      4,770,326
 

Oil & Gas – 1.1%

Apache Corp.
1,250,000   7.375      08/15/47   1,301,657
Tosco Corp.
2,095,000   8.125      02/15/30   2,301,875
Valero Energy Corp.
2,000,000   6.875      04/15/12   2,045,968
       
      5,649,500
 

Real Estate – 1.0%

Hospitality Properties Trust
  1,240,000   6.300      06/15/16          868,103
ProLogis
2,280,000   5.250      11/15/10   2,110,486
Simon Property Group LP
2,235,000   5.375      06/01/11   2,112,692
       
      5,091,281
 

 

14   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE BOND FUND

 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Corporate Obligations – (continued)

Retail – 0.4%

Target Corp.
$  1,000,000   5.125   01/15/13   $    1,037,918
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
1,250,000   6.200      04/15/38   1,301,694
       
      2,339,612
 

Sovereign Agency – 0.4%

Resolution Funding Corp.
1,500,000   8.125      10/15/19   2,066,408
 

Telecommunications – 0.5%

AT&T, Inc.
2,380,000   4.950      01/15/13   2,465,823
 

Utilities – 1.4%

GTE Corp.
5,310,000   6.840      04/15/18   5,332,929
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
2,000,000   6.350      02/15/38   2,080,538
       
      7,413,467
 

Yankee – 2.3%

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.
750,000   6.750      11/01/13   811,852
955,000   5.250      12/15/15   954,138
Canadian National Railway Co.
1,190,000   6.200      06/01/36   1,174,259
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV
1,335,000   8.500      06/15/10   1,403,353
France Telecom SA
1,286,000   7.750      03/01/11   1,392,858
Swiss Bank Corp.
7,335,000   7.375      06/15/17   6,348,171
       
      12,084,631
 
TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS  

(Cost $128,787,242)

  

    $121,353,563
 
     
Foreign Debt Obligation – 1.2%

Sovereign – 1.2%

Egypt Agency for International Development
$  5,700,000   4.450   09/15/15   $    6,063,033

(Cost $5,435,050)

  

   
 
     
Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Obligations – 5.6%
FHLMC      
$       69,247   6.000   12/01/13   $         73,198
128,090   8.500      02/01/19   138,354
159,349   8.500      03/01/21   172,219
1,000,669   7.000      05/01/26   1,083,749
92,670   7.000      10/01/30   99,577
128,104   7.500      12/01/30   139,588
  236,256   7.500      01/01/31          257,435
509,323   7.000      08/01/31   546,319
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Obligations – (continued)
FHLMC – (continued)  
$  5,267,980   5.000   05/01/33   $    5,433,116
976,588   4.260 (b)    05/01/34   969,630
3,357,250   5.269 (b)    01/01/36   3,459,153
FNMA      
8,317   7.000      07/01/09   8,441
18,627   6.500      02/01/12   19,497
124,299   6.000      12/01/13   127,810
63,690   6.500      07/01/14   68,200
106,987   9.000      11/01/21   116,896
78,136   6.500      08/01/24   84,010
97,096   6.500      09/01/24   104,395
106,458   9.000      02/01/25   117,493
18,468   6.500      03/01/26   19,856
46,401   8.000      07/01/28   50,713
208,972   6.500      10/01/28   224,681
149,540   3.841 (b)    12/01/28   150,383
58,861   6.500      01/01/29   63,286
129,103   6.000      07/01/29   136,377
127,361   7.500      09/01/29   138,856
97,866   7.000      03/01/31   105,620
56,106   7.500      03/01/31   61,090
305,824   7.000      11/01/31   329,995
633,102   7.000      01/01/32   683,141
1,785,543   6.000      12/01/32   1,883,921
657,685   5.262 (b)    02/01/33   678,347
2,397,242   5.000      07/01/33   2,475,759
1,084,008   5.085 (b)    10/01/34   1,122,068
2,713,256   5.105 (b)    02/01/35   2,821,529
GNMA      
241,430   8.000      02/15/22   260,642
118,602   7.500      08/20/25   127,596
519,923   7.500      07/20/26   559,624
693,770   6.500      04/15/31   740,367
721,514   6.500      05/15/31   769,975
2,600,759   5.500      04/15/33   2,714,486
 
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $25,921,518)

  $  29,137,392
 
     
U.S. Government Agency Obligations – 6.1%
Farmer Mac Gtd.(a)  
$11,000,000   5.500   07/15/11   $  11,762,806
FFCB  
6,135,000   4.500      05/06/14   6,597,051
2,860,000   5.190      04/22/21   2,961,582
FHLB  
1,915,000   5.375      08/15/24       2,014,172
2,650,000   7.125      02/15/30   3,243,926
FHLMC  
2,500,000   6.750      03/15/31   3,196,015
Tennessee Valley Authority  
  2,300,000   5.500      06/15/38     2,369,455
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $30,167,880)

  $  32,145,007
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   15


COMMERCE BOND FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
U.S. Government Guarantee Corporate Obligations* – 1.5%
Morgan Stanley & Co.
$  2,800,000   2.250   03/13/12   $    2,815,028
Oriental Bank & Trust
3,000,000   2.750      03/16/12   2,999,244
U.S. Bancorp
2,000,000   2.250      03/13/12   2,007,968
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $7,795,812)

  $    7,822,240
 
     
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 2.3%
United States Treasury Notes  
$  4,000,000   4.250   11/15/14   $    4,441,564
6,965,000   4.000      02/15/15   7,619,599
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $10,745,072)

  $  12,061,163
 
     
Shares   Description   Rate   Value

Exchange Traded Funds – 2.8%

538,877   Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment Grade Fund   5.63%   $    4,666,672
1,270,699   Vanguard Long-Term Investment Grade Fund   6.44   9,987,697
 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $14,500,000)

    $  14,654,369
 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Repurchase Agreement(d) – 0.4%
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
$  1,902,000   0.010   05/01/09   $    1,902,000

Maturity Value: $1,902,001

  

   

(Cost $1,902,000)

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.5%

(Cost $529,605,768)

  $520,592,923
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES – 0.5%

  2,837,167
 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $523,430,090
 
The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
*   Securities issued under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program.
(a)   Securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities have been determined to be liquid by the Investment Adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $39,107,182, which represents approximately 7.5% of net assets as of April 30, 2009.
             
(b)   Variable rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the rate as of April 30, 2009.
(c)   Securities with “Put” features with resetting interest rates. Maturity dates disclosed are the next interest reset dates.
(d)   Repurchase agreement was entered into on April 30, 2009. This agreement was fully collateralized by $1,840,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125%, due 09/30/13 with a market value of $1,942,672.

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
AMBAC  

—Insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.

FFCB  

—Federal Farm Credit Bank

FHLB  

—Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC  

—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNIC  

—Financial Network Investment Corporation

FNMA  

—Federal National Mortgage Association

FSA  

—Insured by Financial Security Assurance Co.

GNMA  

—Government National Mortgage Association

GO  

—General Obligation

MBIA  

—Insured by Municipal Bond Investors Assurance

PAC  

—Planned Amortization Class

RB  

—Revenue Bond

REMIC  

—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

TAC  

—Targeted Amortization Class

XLCA  

—Insured by XL Capital Assurance, Inc.

 

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Sector Allocations   AS OF
4/30/09
    AS OF
10/31/08
 
   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

  37.0   28.7

Corporate Obligations

  23.2      22.5   

Asset-Backed Securities

  10.4      11.6   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

  6.1      7.6   

Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Obligations

  5.6      11.8   

Taxable Municipal Bond Obligations

  5.2      6.5   

Commercial Mortgages

  2.9      3.2   

Exchange Traded Funds

  2.8      0.5   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

  2.3      4.3   

U.S. Government Guarantee Corporate Obligations

  1.5        

Foreign Debt Obligation

  1.2      1.1   

Commercial Mortgage Backed Security

  0.9      0.9   

Short-Term Obligation

  0.4      0.7   
   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   99.5   99.4
   

The percentage shown for each Sector Allocation reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

The Fund is actively managed and, as such its composition may differ over time.


 

16   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE SHORT-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND

Short-Term Government Fund

Performance Information(1) (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2009, the Fund had a total return of 4.24%, based on its Net Asset Value (NAV). This compares to the Citigroup 1-5 Year Treasury/Government Sponsored Index(2) six-month return of 3.38%. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Asset-Backed Securities(a) – 0.6%

Home Equity – 0.6%

Argent Securities, Inc. Series 2004-W5, Class AV3B
$   778,639   0.888   04/25/34   $     306,621
Lehman XS Trust Series 2005-7N, Class 1A1A
461,140   0.708      12/25/35   186,258
       
      492,879
 
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

(Cost $730,223)

  

    $     492,879
 
     
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security –  2.4%
Small Business Administration Series 2006-P10B, Class 1
$1,805,450   5.681   08/10/16   $  1,903,918

(Cost $1,818,426)

  

   
 
     
Collaterized Mortgage Obligations –  22.1%
American Home Mortgage Investment Trust Series 2004-3, Class 6A4
$   862,261   5.010   10/25/34   $     776,019
Bank of America Funding Corp. Series 2004-A, Class 1A3(a)
202,572   5.004      09/20/34   178,510
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Series 2004-HYB3, Class 1A(a)
333,500   4.414      09/25/34   215,395
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-5R, Class A2
655,970   4.750      12/25/18   600,105
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Series 2002-35, Class 3A1
121,889   5.000      02/25/18   121,203
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Series 2003-HYB3, Class 7A1(a)
870,410   3.776      11/19/33   737,766
FHLMC PAC Series 023, Class PK
553,342   6.000      11/25/23   592,375
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 041, Class F
103,251   10.000      05/15/20   110,542
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 159, Class H
38,126   4.500      09/15/21   38,136
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 1614, Class MB
61,640   6.500      12/15/09   62,095
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Collaterized Mortgage Obligations – (continued)
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2022, Class PE
$     135,251   6.500   01/15/28   $     143,283
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2109, Class PE
478,615   6.000      12/15/28   510,309
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2345, Class PQ
71,218   6.500      08/15/16   75,902
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2389, Class CD
48,434   6.000      03/15/16   48,953
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2439, Class LG
212,323   6.000      09/15/30   213,771
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2594, Class OR
281,153   4.250      06/15/32   284,864
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2760, Class EC
600,000   4.500      04/15/17   628,374
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 2763, Class PC
1,248,454   4.500      08/15/16   1,276,762
FHLMC REMIC PAC Series 3117, Class PC
800,000   5.000      06/15/31   827,797
FHLMC REMIC Series 2584, Class LX
306,245   5.500      12/15/13   316,449
FHLMC Series T-58, Class 1A3
22,039   4.391      11/25/38   21,989
FNMA REMIC PAC Series 1992, Class 89 Principal-Only Stripped Security(b)
44,455   0.000      06/25/22   38,868
FNMA REMIC PAC Series 1992-129, Class L
308,464   6.000      07/25/22   320,128
FNMA REMIC PAC Series 1993-132, Class A Principal-Only Stripped Security(b)
40,753   0.000      10/25/22   38,354
FNMA REMIC PAC Series 1998-36, Class J
195,549   6.000      07/18/28   200,623
FNMA REMIC PAC Series 2001-71, Class MB
439,318   6.000      12/25/16   467,352
FNMA REMIC PAC Series 2001-76, Class UC
73,471   5.500      11/25/15   73,628
FNMA REMIC PAC Series 2003-117, Class KB
556,000   6.000      12/25/33   585,013
FNMA REMIC PAC Series 2003-14, Class AP
667,759   4.000      03/25/33   684,668
 

 

(1)  

Returns assume expense reimbursements and are not annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

(2)  

The Citigroup 1-5 Year Treasury/Government Sponsored Index, is an unmanaged index comprised of Treasury securities with a minimum principal amount of $1 billion and U.S. Government securities with a minimum principal amount of $100 million. The securities range in maturity from one to five years. The Index figure does not reflect the deduction of any fees, expenses or taxes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   17


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Collaterized Mortgage Obligations – (continued)
FNMA REMIC PAC Series 2003-74, Class PR
$   763,871   4.000   11/25/25   $     767,847
FNMA REMIC Series 1991-137, Class H
145,603   7.000      10/25/21   159,294
FNMA REMIC Series 1993-140, Class J
93,625   6.650      06/25/13   93,918
FNMA REMIC Series 1993-182, Class FA(a)
42,808   2.220      09/25/23   41,739
FNMA REMIC Series 1993-183, Class K
94,426   6.500      07/25/23   96,455
FNMA Series 2003-W17, Class 1A6
100,000   5.310      08/25/33   102,094
GNMA Series 1998-12, Class EB
239,944   6.500      05/20/28   247,034
GNMA Series 2001-53, Class F(a)
57,865   0.797      10/20/31   57,445
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-AR1, Class 2A4(a)
1,070,000   5.176      01/25/36   278,128
Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-AR6, Class 6A1(a)
583,912   5.487      10/25/34   480,445
Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust Series 2004-13, Class 2A1(a)
775,591   4.374      04/21/34   631,731
Master Asset Securitization Trust Series 2003-6, Class 9A1
551,771   4.250      07/25/33   521,750
Master Asset Securitization Trust Series 2004-3, Class 5A1
190,464   6.250      01/25/32   182,727
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Series 2004-QS5, Class A5
591,354   4.750      04/25/34   533,700
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. Series 2003-S8, Class A1
460,928   5.000      05/25/18   458,336
Securitized Asset Sales, Inc. Series 1993-7, Class TA6
60,878   6.250      12/25/23   60,775
Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 10, Class 1A(a)
216,580   0.847      10/20/27   181,880
Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2003-2, Class A1(a)
386,756   1.107      06/20/33   282,200
Structured Asset Securities Corp. Series 2003-31A, Class 2A7(a)
1,417,771   4.113      10/25/33   1,068,645
Vendee Mortgage Trust Series 1996-2, Class 1Z
273,926   6.750      06/15/26   287,024
Washington Mutual MSC Mortgage Pass-Through Series 2002-MS8, Class 4A5
468,677   5.750      12/25/32   472,047
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series 2003-6, Class 1A1
291,796   5.000      06/25/18   290,155
 
TOTAL COLLATERIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $18,014,921)

  

    $17,484,602
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Commercial Mortgages – 6.1%    
FNMA Series 2000-M2, Class C(a)
$   185,725   7.117   07/17/22   $     186,465
GNMA REMIC Series 2004-51, Class A
164,185   4.145      02/16/18   165,809
GNMA Series 2004-09, Class A
507,232   3.360      08/16/22   509,002
GNMA Series 2004-20, Class C
1,700,000   4.430      04/16/34   1,757,640
GNMA Series 2004-45, Class A
968,218   4.020      12/16/21   983,163
GNMA Series 2004-60, Class C(a)
1,150,000   5.240      03/16/28   1,208,154
 
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGES

(Cost $4,682,345)

  

    $  4,810,233
 
     
Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Obligations – 5.3%
FHLMC      
$   201,157   5.500   08/01/17   $     210,422
623,685   5.500      09/01/21   649,485
133,048   6.000      10/01/23   140,130
FNMA      
300,366   4.500      11/01/09   303,530
2,641   6.500      02/01/12   2,764
160,738   6.500      09/01/13   170,156
203,964   10.500      11/01/15   221,467
215,554   6.000      07/01/16   227,540
9,179   6.195 (a)    08/01/23   9,382
4,277   9.000      07/01/24   4,631
17,697   3.841 (a)    12/01/28   17,797
92,674   7.000      11/01/31   99,998
708,909   6.000      07/01/33   747,968
814,118   4.759 (a)    02/01/34   827,615
505,466   5.085 (a)    10/01/34   523,213
GNMA      
15,886   8.000      07/15/17   17,155
517   4.125 (a)    11/20/24   524
1,090   4.125 (a)    12/20/24   1,122
17,956   5.375 (a)    04/20/26   18,444
17,830   4.625 (a)    08/20/26   17,948
20,699   5.375 (a)    01/20/28   21,255
 
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $4,002,925)

  

    $  4,232,546
 
     
U.S. Government Agency Obligations – 40.6%
Farmer Mac Gtd.(c)
$3,000,000   5.500   07/15/11   $  3,208,038
FFCB      
3,500,000   5.250      06/19/09   3,523,397
237,000   6.890      09/13/10   255,607
250,000   7.000      09/01/15   299,727
500,000   6.125      12/29/15   571,664
 

 

18   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE SHORT-TERM GOVERNMENT FUND

 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
U.S. Government Agency Obligations – (continued)
FHLB      
$     750,000   5.000   03/11/11   $     797,595
1,640,000   3.375      06/24/11   1,702,325
1,250,000   4.750      12/09/11   1,345,484
1,000,000   3.500      03/08/13   1,033,499
1,000,000   3.625      10/18/13   1,046,826
1,560,000   5.250      06/18/14   1,746,540
FHLMC      
2,000,000   4.875      02/09/10   2,064,562
3,700,000   5.000      10/18/10   3,899,756
1,500,000   4.625      10/25/12   1,639,462
800,000   4.000      06/12/13   845,503
1,560,000   2.500      01/07/14   1,566,006
790,000   5.000      07/15/14   882,718
FNMA      
1,000,000   6.000      05/15/11   1,096,570
1,000,000   6.125      03/15/12   1,123,135
850,000   3.625      02/12/13   899,067
1,500,000   4.375      03/15/13   1,629,477
Tennessee Valley Authority  
900,000   6.790      05/23/12   1,024,232
 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $31,255,886)

  

    $32,201,190
 
     
U.S. Government Guarantee Corporate Obligations* – 6.8%

Financial – 6.8%

  

   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$   800,000   3.125   12/01/11   $     824,753
Keybank National Association
400,000   3.200      06/15/12   412,380
Morgan Stanley & Co.     
800,000   2.900      12/01/10   820,098
750,000   2.250      03/13/12   754,025
Regions Bank       
1,000,000   3.250      12/09/11   1,034,114
U.S. Bancorp       
750,000   2.250      03/13/12   752,988
Wells Fargo & Co.
800,000   3.000      12/09/11   824,305
       
      5,422,663
 
TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $5,295,631)

  

    $  5,422,663
 
     
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 11.8%
United States Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
$1,179,970   3.000   07/15/12   $  1,245,606
1,148,200   2.000      01/15/14   1,169,729
1,125,530   2.000      07/15/14   1,149,096
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
U.S. Treasury Obligations – (continued)
United States Treasury Notes
$1,000,000   4.125   08/15/10   $  1,045,234
2,000,000   4.500      11/15/10   2,115,234
2,000,000   5.125      06/30/11   2,176,250
435,000   4.500      04/30/12   474,898
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $8,824,415)

  

    $  9,376,047
 
     
Repurchase Agreement(d) – 4.8%
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
$3,796,000   0.010   05/01/09   $3,796,000

Maturity Value: $3,796,001

 

(Cost $3,796,000)

 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.5%

(Cost $78,420,772)

  $79,720,078
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS – (0.5)%

  (379,102)
 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $79,340,976
 
The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
*   Securities issued under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program.
(a)   Variable rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the rate as of April 30, 2009.
(b)   Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
(c)   Securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, such securities have been determined to be liquid by the Investment Adviser and may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $3,208,038, which represents approximately 4.0% of net assets as of April 30, 2009.
(d)   Repurchase agreement was entered into on April 30, 2009. This agreement was fully collateralized by $3,670,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125%, due 09/30/13 with a market value of $3,874,786.

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
FFCB  

—Federal Farm Credit Bank

FHLB  

—Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC  

—Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA  

—Federal National Mortgage Association

GNMA  

—Government National Mortgage Association

MSC  

—Mortgage Securities Corp.

PAC  

—Planned Amortization Class

REMIC  

—Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   19


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Sector Allocation   AS OF
4/30/09
    AS OF
10/31/08
 
   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

  40.6   42.7

Collaterized Mortgage Obligations

  22.1      20.7   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

  11.8      17.6   

U.S. Government Guarantee Corporate Obligations

  6.8        

Commercial Mortgages

  6.1      6.7   

Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Obligations

  5.3      7.9   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Security

  2.4      2.3   

Asset-Backed Securities

  0.6      0.4   

Short-Term Obligation

  4.8      0.9   
   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   100.5   99.2
   

The percentage shown for each Sector Allocation reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time.

 

20   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE NATIONAL TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

National Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund

Performance Information(1) (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2009, the Fund had a total return of 8.08%, based on its Net Asset Value (NAV). This compares to the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Index(2) six-month return of 8.01%. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – 99.2%

Alabama – 1.6%

  

   
Alabama Drinking Water Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Revolving Funding Program) Series A (AMBAC) (A/NR)
$   760,000   4.700   08/15/11   $       760,365
Birmingham AL GO Bonds (Refunding Warrants) Series B (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
650,000   5.500      07/01/12   715,312
Birmingham AL Special Care Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Bonds (Childrens Hospital) Series B (AMBAC) (A/A2)
1,005,000   5.000      06/01/16   1,076,455
Cullman AL GO Bonds (Warrants) Series 2007 (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
65,000   4.500      07/01/23   64,862
       
      2,616,994
 

Alaska – 0.6%

  

   
Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority Revenue Bonds Series 1 (A+/A1)
400,000   5.500      09/01/28   407,560
North Slope Boro AK GO Bonds (Capital Appreciation) Series B (MBIA) (AA-/A2)(a)
500,000   0.000      06/30/10   489,610
       
      897,170
 

Arizona – 7.4%

  

   
Arizona School Facilities Board Certificates of Participation (AA-/A1)
2,810,000   5.125      09/01/21   2,877,805
Glendale AZ Industrial Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Refunding Midwestern University) (A-/NR)
1,000,000   5.250      05/15/19   1,078,400
500,000   5.250      05/15/22   522,090
Pinal County AZ Unified School District No.1 Florence GO Bonds (School Improvement Project of 2006) Series C (A-/NR)
860,000   5.000      07/01/17   933,006
335,000   5.000      07/01/18   358,862
350,000   5.000      07/01/19   368,904
1,100,000   5.125      07/01/22   1,134,386
Queen Creek AZ Excise Tax & State Shared Revenue Bonds (MBIA) (AA-/Baa1)
1,070,000   5.000      08/01/27   1,088,714
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Arizona – (continued)

  

   
Tucson AZ GO Bonds (Refunding) (FGIC) (AA/Aa3)
$   535,000   4.000   07/01/15   $       572,616
Yuma County AZ Library District GO Bonds Series 2007 (XLCA) (A-/A2)
1,000,000   5.000      07/01/19   1,035,830
745,000   5.000      07/01/20   763,498
1,000,000   5.000      07/01/21   1,020,070
       
      11,754,181
 

Arkansas – 0.3%

  

   
Arkansas State Development Finance Authority Economic Development Revenue Bonds (Taxable) (A/NR)
535,000   5.480      09/01/17   530,030
 

California – 1.8%

  

   
Port Oakland CA Revenue Bonds Series C (AA-/A2)
600,000   5.000      11/01/16   628,212
San Mateo CA Unified High School District GO Bonds (Capital Appreciation) Series C (MBIA) (AA-/Aa3)(a)
880,000   0.000      09/01/23   438,082
West Contra Costa CA Unified School District GO Bonds (Refunding) Series A (MBIA) (AA-/Baa1)
1,810,000   5.700      02/01/22   1,850,996
       
      2,917,290
 

Colorado – 1.6%

  

   
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Charter School-University Laboratory School Project) (ETM) (NR/NR)
175,000   5.250      06/01/11   178,546
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Single Family Mortgage) Series A (FHA) (AAA/Aaa)
600,000   4.200      11/01/18   607,500
430,000   4.350      11/01/19   436,622
450,000   4.600      11/01/20   456,844
Colorado State Department of Corrections Certificates of Participation (Capital Appreciation) (AMBAC) (AA-/Aa3)(a)
100,000   0.000      03/01/10   98,795
Mesa State College CO Auxiliary Facilities Enterprise Revenue Bonds (AA-/Aa3)
485,000   5.400      05/15/23   530,347
 

 

(1)  

Returns assume expense reimbursements and are not annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

(2)  

The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Index is an unmanaged index composed of investment grade municipal securities ranging from 2 to 17 years in maturity. The Index figure does not reflect the deduction of any fees, expenses or taxes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   21


COMMERCE NATIONAL TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Colorado – (continued)

 

   
Westminster CO Certificates of Participation (Refunding) (MBIA) (AA-/Baa1)
$   250,000   4.500 %   12/01/23   $       254,165
       
      2,562,819
 

District Of Columbia – 1.1%

 

   
District of Columbia Revenue Bonds (World Wildlife Fund) Series A (AMBAC) (A/Aa3)
555,000   5.750     07/01/11   583,866
District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority Public Utility Revenue Bonds (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
500,000   5.500     10/01/17   593,065
Metropolitan Washington DC Airports Authority Revenue Bonds (Refunding) Series B (AMT) (MBIA) (AA-/Aa3)
500,000   5.250     10/01/09   503,040
       
      1,679,971
 

Florida – 8.8%

 

   
Brevard County FL Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Health First, Inc. Project) Series 2005 (A-/A3)
875,000   5.000     04/01/18   808,911
Florida Municipal Loan Council Revenue Bonds Series A (MBIA) (AA-/Baa1)
1,000,000   5.000     10/01/20   1,015,730
Florida State Board of Governors University System Improvement Revenue Bonds (AA/Aa2)
1,000,000   5.750     07/01/21   1,094,020
Florida State Community Services Corp.Walton County Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (AMBAC) (NR/NR)
1,330,000   5.500     03/01/14   1,377,946
Jupiter County FL (Community Center Project) GO Bonds Series 2001 (AA+/Aa2)
50,000   5.500     07/01/21   57,266
Miami-Dade County FL Expressway Authority Toll Systems Revenue Bonds Series B (FGIC) (AA-/A3)
1,000,000   5.250     07/01/14   1,099,170
Miami-Dade County FL GO Bonds (Building Better Communities Project) Series B (AA-/Aa3)
1,000,000   6.250     07/01/26   1,097,790
Miami-Dade County FL Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (XLCA) (A+/A1)
2,000,000   5.000     10/01/21   2,038,400
Orange County FL School Board Certificates of Participation Series A (FGIC) (AA-/A1)
1,000,000   5.000     08/01/16   1,067,440
Palm Beach County FL School Board Certificates of Participation (FGIC) (AA-/A1)
1,000,000   5.500     08/01/15   1,089,520
St. Johns County FL School Board (Certificates of Participation) Series 2006 (St. Johns Master Lease Program) (AA-/A3)
1,980,000   5.000     07/01/19   1,965,863
Tallahassee FL Construction Utilities Systems Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (AMBAC) (AA/Aa2)
1,350,000   5.000     10/01/29   1,370,628
       
      14,082,684
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Georgia – 0.1%

Brunswick GA Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds (Refunding and Improvement) Series 1992 (MBIA) (AA-/Baa1)
$     90,000   6.100 %   10/01/19   $       100,102
Cherokee County GA Water & Sewer Authority Revenue Bonds (Refunding and Improvement) Series 1993 (MBIA) (AA-/Baa1)
55,000   5.500     08/01/23   62,445
       
      162,547
 

Illinois – 7.0%

Chicago IL Board of Education Certificates of Participation (Lease) Series A (MBIA) (AA-/A1)
1,500,000   6.250     01/01/10   1,547,670
Chicago IL Public Building Commission Revenue Bonds (Refunding Chicago School Reform) Series B (FGIC) (AA-/A1)
1,000,000   5.250     12/01/18   1,092,750
Elgin IL GO Bonds (Refunding) Series B (NR/Aa2)
25,000   4.800     01/01/10   25,004
Hoffman Estates IL Park District Revenue Bonds (Debt Certificates) Series 2004 (AA-/A2)
1,000,000   5.250     12/01/23   1,064,940
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Columbia College) (MBIA) (AA-/Baa1)
2,000,000   5.250     12/01/22   1,969,420
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Refunding Shedd Aquarium Society) (AMBAC) (A+/A1)
1,685,000   5.000     07/01/21   1,703,569
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Roosevelt University) (NR/Baa1)
100,000   5.250     04/01/22   90,730
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Roosevelt University) Series 2007 (NR/Baa1)
650,000   5.125     04/01/19   601,081
Illinois Housing Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Refunding Single Family Housing) Series C-1 (AA/Aa2)
255,000   3.700     02/01/13   258,289
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority IL Revenue Bonds (Dedicated State Tax) (AMBAC) (AAA/A2)
600,000   5.125     06/01/11   601,416
University of Illinois Revenue Bonds (Auxiliary Facilities Systems) Series A (AA-/Aa3)
1,000,000   5.125     04/01/29   1,020,590
Will County IL Community Unit School District No. 365 Valley View GO Bonds (Capital Appreciation) Series B (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)(a)
635,000   0.000     11/01/13   560,737
Will Grundy Counties IL Community College District No. 525 GO Bonds (Joliet Junior College) (AA/NR)
505,000   5.750     06/01/28   539,163
       
      11,075,359
 

 

22   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Indiana – 11.2%

Allen County IN War Memorial Revenue Bonds (Refunding Coliseum Additions Building Corp.) Series A (NR/Aa3)
$   600,000   5.000 %   05/01/16   $       686,946
615,000   5.000     11/01/16   707,176
Clark Pleasant IN Middle School Building Corp. Revenue Bonds (First Mortgage) (AA+/NR)
975,000   4.250     01/15/17   1,007,936
1,000,000   4.250     07/15/17   1,032,100
1,015,000   4.500     01/15/18   1,054,930
Elkhart County IN Complex Building Corp. Revenue Bonds (First Mortgage) (AA-/NR)
880,000   4.000     06/01/12   943,334
Elkhart County IN Hospital Authority Revenue Bonds (NR/A1)
390,000   4.750     08/15/11   394,481
Evansville Vanderburgh IN Public Leasing Corp. Revenue Bonds (Refunding First Mortgage) (AMBAC) (A+/NR)
1,740,000   5.250     07/15/16   1,871,039
Evansville-Vanderburgh IN Independent School Building Corp. Revenue Bonds (First Mortgage) (AA+/NR)
1,000,000   5.250     01/15/29   1,016,640
Fort Wayne IN Redevelopment Authority Lease Rental Revenue Bonds (Taxable) Series 2007 (Assured Guaranty) (NR/Aa2)
1,100,000   5.800     02/01/20   1,053,294
Franklin IN Community Multi-School Building Corp. Revenue Bonds (First Management) (MBIA) (AA-/NR)
500,000   5.000     07/15/21   540,320
Indiana Bond Bank Revenue Bonds (Special Project-Hendricks Regional Health) Series A (AA/NR)
390,000   5.000     02/01/13   413,969
120,000   5.000     08/01/14   128,779
Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Bonds (Refunding University of Indianapolis Educational Facilities) (A-/NR)
1,090,000   5.000     10/01/15   1,198,815
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Revenue Bonds (Refunding) Series B (AA/Aa2)
1,300,000   6.000     01/10/20   1,532,089
Indianpolis Multi-School Building Corp. Revenue Bonds (Refunding First Mortgage) (AA/Baa1)
1,020,000   3.000     01/15/26   796,753
Monroe-Gregg Industrial Grade School Building Corp. Revenue Bonds (Refunding - First Mortgage) (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
375,000   4.250     07/15/17   400,069
SouthWest Allen IN Multi School Building Corp. Revenue Bonds (First Mortgage) Series A (MBIA) (NR/A1)
2,890,000   5.000     01/15/20   2,992,508
       
      17,771,178
 

Iowa – 1.8%

Iowa Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Refunding Child Services) (NR/NR)
160,000   5.100     06/01/17   124,955
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Iowa – (continued)

Iowa Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Refunding Child Services) (NR/NR) - (continued)
$   480,000   5.125 %   06/01/18   $       360,884
200,000   5.125     06/01/20   143,790
Iowa Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Single Family Mortgage) Series A (GNMA/FNMA) (AAA/Aaa)
195,000   4.300     07/01/16   197,646
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp. Revenue Bonds Series E (AMT) (NR/Aaa)
2,000,000   5.700     06/01/09   2,001,720
       
      2,828,995
 

Kansas – 3.2%

Junction City KS GO Notes Series B (NR/NR)
1,200,000   4.000     06/01/09   1,201,116
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Health Facilities Revenue Bonds Series 2005 (Hays Medical Center) (MBIA) (NR/A2)(b)
1,960,000   3.750     05/15/26   1,983,540
Lawrence KS Hospital Revenue Bonds (Refunding Lawrence Memorial Hospital) (NR/A3)
750,000   5.250     07/01/12   772,110
Neosho County KS Sales Tax Revenue Bonds (MBIA) (ETM) (AA/NR)
150,000   5.500     08/15/11   156,940
Olathe KS Health Facilities Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (Olathe Medical Center) Series 2008 (A+/NR)
1,000,000   4.000     09/01/14   994,740
       
      5,108,446
 

Kentucky – 1.1%

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Medical Center Revenue Bonds (Ashland Hospital Corp. Kings) Series C (A+/A1)
1,900,000   6.000     02/01/33   1,830,612
 

Louisiana – 3.1%

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Capital Projects & Equipment Acquisition) (AMBAC) (A/NR)
2,755,000   5.250     12/01/18   3,094,140
Tangipahoa Parish LA Hospital Service District No. 1 Revenue Bonds (Refunding North Oaks Medical Center Project) Series A (BBB+/NR)
1,100,000   5.375     02/01/18   1,006,005
1,245,000   5.000     02/01/30   912,710
       
      5,012,855
 

Maine – 0.2%

Maine State Housing Authority Mortgage Purpose Revenue Bonds (Non AMT) Series J (AA+/Aa1)
300,000   6.500     11/15/28   318,153
 

Massachusetts – 0.1%

Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Boston College) Series L (AA-/Aa3)
10,000   5.250     06/01/13   10,022
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   23


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Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Massachusetts – (continued)

Massachusetts State Water Resources Authority Revenue Bonds Series A (ETM) (AA+/Aa2)
$     60,000   6.500 %   07/15/19   $         74,468
       
      84,490
 

Michigan – 6.0%

Genesee County MI Sewage Disposal Systems Revenue Bonds (Interceptors & Treatment Facilities) (FGIC) (AA-/A2)
550,000   4.000     05/01/14   563,156
Grand Valley MI State University Revenue Bonds (FGIC) (A+/NR)
1,500,000   5.300     12/01/24   1,527,075
Grand Valley MI State University Revenue Bonds Series 1998 (FGIC) (AA-/NR)
1,080,000   5.500     02/01/18   1,196,230
Ingham County MI GO Bonds Series 1998 (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
500,000   5.125     11/01/12   541,540
Jenison MI Public Schools GO Bonds (Refunding) (MBIA) (AA-/A1)
1,000,000   5.250     05/01/14   1,109,400
Lake Superior University of Michigan Revenue Bonds (Unrefunded) Series 1997 (MBIA) (AA/Baa1)
675,000   5.000     11/15/12   685,571
Michigan State GO Bonds (Refunding Environmental Program) Series A (AA-/Aa3)
1,295,000   5.000     11/01/19   1,357,043
Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Ascension Health Credit) Series A (MBIA) (AA/Aa1)
2,500,000   5.500     11/15/10   2,562,925
       
      9,542,940
 

Minnesota – 1.0%

Minneapolis St. Paul MN Housing Finance Board Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Mortgage Backed Securities City Living Project) Series A-3 (GNMA/FNMA) (AAA/NR)
836,014   5.700     04/01/27   845,352
Minnesota State Housing Finance Agency Revenue Bonds (Residential) Series A (AA+/Aa1)
670,000   3.800     07/01/17   670,020
       
      1,515,372
 

Mississippi – 0.4%

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Revenue Bonds (Lowndes County Individual Development Project) Series 2007 (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
605,000   5.000     07/01/17   704,305
 

Missouri – 1.8%

Missouri State Development Finance Board Infrastructure Facilities Revenue Bonds (Hartman Heritage Center Phase II) (AMBAC) (A+/NR)
1,070,000   5.000     04/01/19   1,113,945
Raytown MO Sewer Revenue Bonds (NR/NR)
275,000   4.625     07/01/24   266,673
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Missouri – (continued)

St. Charles MO Certificates of Participation Series B (NR/A2)
$1,000,000   5.500 %   05/01/18   $    1,039,840
St. Louis County MO Industrial Development Authority Health Facilities Revenue Bonds (Refunding Ranken Jordan Project) (NR/NR)
500,000   5.000     11/15/17   385,405
       
      2,805,863
 

Montana – 0.4%

Montana State Board Housing Revenue Bonds (Single Family Mortgage) Series A-2 (AMT) (AA+/Aa1)
350,000   4.350     06/01/16   344,138
Montana State Board Housing Revenue Bonds (Single Family Mortgage) Series A-2 (AMT) (GO) (AA+/Aa1)
360,000   4.350     12/01/16   351,511
       
      695,649
 

Nebraska – 0.7%

Douglas County NE Hospital Authority No. 002 Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (Health Facilities-Childrens Hospital) (NR/A2)
500,000   6.000     08/15/22   518,415
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Single Family Housing) Series F (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC) (AAA/NR)
115,000   4.300     09/01/14   114,130
175,000   4.350     03/01/15   173,042
100,000   4.350     09/01/15   98,798
105,000   4.400     09/01/16   103,637
University of Nebraska Revenue Bonds (Lincoln-Student Fees & Facilities) Series A (AA-/Aa2)
160,000   5.250     07/01/34   166,253
       
      1,174,275
 

Nevada – 0.1%

Nye County NV School District GO Bonds (Refunding) Series A (PSF-GTD) (NR/Aaa)
100,000   4.375     05/01/25   101,235
 

New Hampshire – 0.5%

New Hampshire State Housing Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Single Family Mortagage) (Non AMT) (NR/Aa2)
750,000   5.300     07/01/28   764,018
 

New Jersey – 0.1%

Passaic County NJ GO Bonds (Refunding Taxable Pension) Series 2003 (FSA) (NR/Aa3)
100,000   5.750     02/15/21   92,781
 

New Mexico – 0.3%

Albuquerque NM Apartment Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (AMT) (AMBAC) (A+/Aa3)
500,000   5.375     07/01/13   512,790
 

 

24   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE NATIONAL TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

New Mexico – (continued)

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Single Family Mortgage Program) Series A-3 (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC) (AAA/NR)
$     10,000   6.150 %   09/01/17   $         10,049
       
      522,839
 

New York – 1.5%

Metropolitan Transportation Authority NY Service Contract Revenue Bonds (Refunding) Series A (AA-/A1)
2,000,000   5.100     01/01/21   2,026,600
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds (Consolidated City University System) Series A (AA-/A1)
325,000   5.750     07/01/13   349,834
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds (Unrefunded Balance) Series C (AA-/A1)
75,000   7.375     05/15/10   77,321
       
      2,453,755
 

North Dakota – 1.4%

Fargo ND Public School District No. 1 GO Bonds Series 2008 (Limited Tax - School Building) (NR/A1)
1,000,000   5.000     05/01/23   1,046,170
North Dakota State Housing Finance Agency Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Housing Finance Project) Series B (AMT) (NR/Aa1)
550,000   4.400     07/01/16   542,338
North Dakota State Housing Finance Agency Revenue Bonds (Housing Finance Project) Series B (NR/Aa1)
635,000   4.450     07/01/17   617,106
       
      2,205,614
 

Ohio – 6.6%

Akron OH Certificates of Participation (Parking Facilities Project) Series A (AMBAC) (A+/NR)
1,250,000   5.000     12/01/16   1,397,300
Cuyahoga County OH GO Bonds (Sewer District Improvement) (AA+/Aa1)
165,000   5.550     12/01/20   171,539
Huron County OH Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds (Refunding & Improvement Fisher-Titus Medical) Series 2007 (A/NR)
1,000,000   5.000     12/01/22   889,880
Indian Lake OH Local School District GO Bonds (Refunding & Improvement School Facilities Construction) (MBIA) (AA-/A2)
830,000   4.500     12/01/21   850,302
Knox County OH Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds (Refunding Knox Community Hospital) (Radian) (BBB-/NR)
3,235,000   5.000     06/01/12   3,202,391
Ohio State Higher Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds (College of Wooster Project) (NR/A1)
520,000   5.000     09/01/14   576,451
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Ohio – (continued)

Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Commission Revenue Bonds (Xavier University) Series C (A-/A3)
$   430,000   4.250 %   05/01/14   $       453,710
1,000,000   5.000     05/01/18   1,077,230
Sidney OH City School District GO Bonds (Capital Appreciation Refunding) (FGIC) (AA-/A2)(a)
1,025,000   0.000     12/01/16   796,425
1,035,000   0.000     12/01/17   762,267
Westlake OH GO Bonds (Street Improvement) (AAA/Aaa)
260,000   5.250     12/01/25   298,753
       
      10,476,248
 

Oklahoma – 5.0%

McClain County OK Economic Development Authority Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Blanchard Public Schools Project) (A-/NR)
1,000,000   4.000     09/01/13   1,039,810
1,000,000   4.850     09/01/18   1,030,190
1,000,000   5.000     09/01/19   1,028,370
Oklahoma County OK Finance Authority Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds (Jones Public School Project) (A-/NR)
2,000,000   5.000     09/01/18   2,146,200
Tulsa County OK Public Facilities Authority Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds (AA-/NR)(c)
2,530,000   6.200     11/01/09   2,652,756
       
      7,897,326
 

Oregon – 2.4%

Oregon State Housing & Community Services Department Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Single-Family Mortgage) Series D (NR/Aa2)
1,135,000   4.350     07/01/18   1,158,915
1,310,000   4.400     07/01/19   1,324,449
Oregon State Housing & Community Services Department Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Single-Family Mortgage) Series E (AMT) (NR/Aa2)
375,000   5.050     07/01/17   382,001
Salem OR Hospital Facility Authority Revenue Bonds Series A (A+/NR)
900,000   5.250     08/15/12   936,711
       
      3,802,076
 

Pennsylvania – 1.9%

Oxford PA Area Sewer Authority Revenue Bonds (FSA) (NR/Aa3)
765,000   4.500     03/01/13   765,069
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Revenue Bonds (Single Family Mortgage) (Non AMT) Series 103C (AA+/Aa2)
1,050,000   5.000     10/01/23   1,068,700
Pennsylvania State Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (University of Scranton) Series 2008 (A/NR)
1,140,000   4.500     05/01/14   1,224,155
       
      3,057,924
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   25


COMMERCE NATIONAL TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Puerto Rico – 0.0%

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (MBIA) (AA-/A3)
$     10,000   5.000 %   07/01/20   $           9,790
 

Rhode Island – 0.4%

Rhode Island State Student Loan Revenue Bonds Series 3 (AMBAC) (AMT) (NR/A3)
180,000   5.700     12/01/12   173,750
205,000   5.800     12/01/14   194,523
125,000   5.900     12/01/15   118,221
Rhode Island State Student Loan Revenue Bonds Series 3 (AMBAC) (AMT) (NR/NR)
190,000   5.750     12/01/13   181,528
       
      668,022
 

South Carolina – 1.1%

Florence SC Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds (AMBAC) (A+/A1)
390,000   7.500     03/01/11   414,332
Fort Mill SC School Facilities Corp. Revenue Bonds (Installment Purchase Revenue) Series 2006 (NR/A2)
500,000   5.250     12/01/22   514,765
Greenville County SC Public Facilities Corp. Certificates of Participation (Refunding University Center Project) (AMBAC) (AA+/Aa1)
700,000   5.000     04/01/16   782,460
       
      1,711,557
 

South Dakota – 0.6%

South Dakota Housing Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Homeowner Mortgage-E-1) (AMT) (AAA/Aa1)
205,000   5.150     05/01/11   207,163
South Dakota Housing Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Multiple Purpose) Series A (FSA) (NR/Aa3)
125,000   4.300     11/01/10   125,951
South Dakota State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Rapid City Regional Hospital) (MBIA) (AA-/A1)
660,000   5.000     09/01/10   679,298
       
      1,012,412
 

Tennessee – 0.6%

Memphis-Shelby County TN Sports Authority, Inc. Revenue Bonds (Memphis Arena Project) Series A (AMBAC) (AA-/A1)
700,000   5.500     11/01/11   753,529
Tennessee Housing Development Agency Revenue Bonds (Homeownership Program) (AMT) (GO) (AA/Aa2)
220,000   4.250     01/01/14   219,254
       
      972,783
 

Texas – 7.2%

Brownsville TX GO Bonds (Refunding) Series 2005 (AA-/A2)
1,000,000   5.000     02/15/21   1,051,070
710,000   5.000     02/15/22   740,679
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Texas – (continued)

Clint TX Independent School District GO Bonds (Refunding) (A/NR)
$   945,000   3.000 %   02/15/13   $       970,855
Corpus Christi TX Utility System Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
375,000   5.000     07/15/12   416,400
Dallas Fort Worth TX International Airport Revenue Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) Series A (FGIC) (AA-/A1)
130,000   5.750     11/01/15   132,558
El Paso TX Certificates Obligation GO Bonds (AA/NR)
260,000   4.000     08/15/16   281,653
Houston County TX Certificate Obligation GO Bonds (A/NR)
235,000   5.000     02/15/20   253,683
590,000   5.000     02/15/24   609,859
620,000   5.000     02/15/25   634,105
Houston TX Community College Systems Revenue Bonds (Unrefunded Balance) (Refunding) (MBIA) (AA-/A1)
1,000,000   5.375     04/15/13   1,070,380
Houston TX Utility System Revenue Bonds (Refunding Combined First Lien) Series B (FGIC) (AA/A1)
500,000   5.000     11/15/18   556,830
Mansfield TX Certificates Obligations GO Bonds (AA/Aa3)
355,000   6.125     02/15/26   386,748
310,000   6.250     02/15/29   336,087
North Harris Montgomery Community College District Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (FGIC) (AA/Aa3)
420,000   5.750     02/15/18   428,954
Pearland TX Certificates Obligations GO Bonds (AMBAC) (AA-/A1)
660,000   5.250     03/01/21   714,905
San Antonio TX GO Bonds (General Improvement) (AAA/Aa1)(c)
10,000   6.000     02/01/10   10,407
San Jacinto TX River Authority Special Project Revenue Bonds (The Woodlands Water Supply Systems) Series 2007 (AMBAC) (A/NR)
455,000   5.250     10/01/18   470,206
330,000   5.250     10/01/21   332,660
500,000   5.250     10/01/33   436,750
Texas State Department of Housing & Community Affairs Single Family Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (AMT) (FHA/VA Mortgages) (AAA/Aa1)
150,000   4.600     09/01/19   144,807
Texas Woman’s University Financing Systems Revenue Bonds Series 2008 (A/A1)
675,000   5.500     07/01/24   724,626
Trinity TX River Authority Revenue Bonds Tarrant County Water Project (Improvement) (AA/A1)
450,000   5.750     02/01/26   479,524
Weslaco TX Independent School District GO Bonds (Maintenance Tax Notes) Series A (NR/A3)
300,000   4.500     02/15/16   323,013
       
      11,506,759
 

 

26   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE NATIONAL TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Utah – 1.5%

     
Grand County UT School District GO Bonds (School Building) (NR/Aaa)
$   300,000   5.000   07/01/22   $       328,818
Utah State Board Regents Auxiliary Systems & Student Fee Revenue Bonds for Salt Lake Community College (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
1,000,000   5.500      06/01/16   1,056,450
Utah State Building Ownership Authority Lease Revenue Bonds (Refunding-State Facilities Master Lease Program) Series A (AA+/Aa1)
1,000,000   5.250      05/15/21   1,058,280
       
      2,443,548
 

Virginia – 0.7%

     
Richmond VA Metropolitan Authority Expressway Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (FGIC) (AA-/NR)
1,000,000   5.250      07/15/17   1,096,510
 

Washington – 3.7%

CDP-King County III WA Lease Revenue Bonds (Refunding King Street Center Project) (MBIA) (AA+/Baa1)
750,000   4.500      06/01/22   763,703
Clark County WA School District No. 114 Evergreen GO Bonds (FSA) (NR/Aa1)
330,000   5.375      12/01/14   363,333
Clark County WA School District No. 37 Vancouver GO Bonds (FGIC) (NR/Aa1)(a)
1,065,000   0.000      12/01/20   653,889
Everett WA Public Facilities District Ltd. Sales Tax & Interlocal Revenue Bonds Series A (A/NR)
1,000,000   5.000      12/01/24   1,020,220
King County WA School District No. 407 Riverview GO Bonds (NR/Aa1)
500,000   5.250      12/01/19   575,025
Ocean Shores WA Local Improvement District Bond Anticipation Notes Series 2007-01 (NR/NR)
1,550,000   4.750      08/01/11   1,510,614
Puyallup WA Combined Utility Revenue Bonds Series A (AA/NR)
160,000   4.000      11/01/15   169,176
Snohomish County WA School District No. 15 Edmonds GO Bonds (FGIC) (AA+/Aa1)
700,000   5.000      12/01/17   790,503
       
      5,846,463
 

Wisconsin – 1.2%

Milwaukee County WI Airport Revenue Bonds (Refunding) Series B (MBIA) (NR/A1)
115,000   5.000      12/01/14   116,557
350,000   5.000      12/01/15   350,959
Monona WI Revenue Bonds Taxable Anticipation Notes (NR/A1)
755,000   5.650      09/01/11   778,028
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Wisconsin – (continued)

Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin GO Bonds (Promissory Notes) Series F (AA/A1)
$   400,000   4.500   09/01/17   $       446,692
Plymouth WI Combined Utility Revenue Bonds (XLCA) (NR/A2)
230,000   4.375      05/01/12   249,327
       
      1,941,563
 

Wyoming – 1.1%

Wyoming Community Development Authority Housing Revenue Bonds Series 5 (AMT) (AA+/Aa1)
785,000   4.800      06/01/09   786,915
Wyoming Community Development Authority Housing Revenue Bonds Series 7 (AA+/Aa1)
30,000   5.150      12/01/10   30,485
85,000   5.200      12/01/11   86,359
Wyoming Community Development Authority Housing Revenue Bonds Series 8 (AMT) (AA+/Aa1)
165,000   4.250      06/01/14   164,399
280,000   4.250      12/01/14   278,894
385,000   4.300      12/01/15   381,947
       
      1,728,999
 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BOND OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $155,768,847)

  

    $157,984,400
 
     
Repurchase Agreement(d) – 1.3%
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
$2,070,000   0.010   05/01/09   $    2,070,000

Maturity Value: $2,070,001

 

(Cost $2,070,000)

  

   
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 100.5%  

(Cost $157,838,847)

  

    $160,054,400
 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS – (0.5)%

  (811,345)
 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $159,243,055
 
The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
(a)   Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
(b)   Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at April 30, 2009.
(c)   Prerefunded security. Maturity date disclosed is prerefunding date.
(d)   Repurchase agreement was entered into on April 30, 2009. This agreement was fully collateralized by $2,000,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125%, due 09/30/13 with a market value of $2,111,600.
Security ratings disclosed are issued by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services/Moody’s Investors Service. A description of the ratings is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   27


COMMERCE NATIONAL TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
AMBAC  

—Insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.

AMT  

—Alternative Minimum Tax

ETM  

—Escrow to Maturity

FGIC  

—Insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

FHA  

—Insured by Federal Housing Administration

FHLMC  

—Insured by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FNMA  

—Insured by Federal National Mortgage Association

FSA  

—Insured by Financial Security Assurance Co.

GNMA  

—Insured by Government National Mortgage Association

GO  

—General Obligation

MBIA  

—Insured by Municipal Bond Investors Assurance

NR  

—Not Rated

PSF-GTD  

—Guaranteed by Permanent School Fund

Radian  

—Insured by Radian Asset Assurance

VA  

—Veterans Administration

XLCA  

—Insured by XL Capital Assurance, Inc.

 

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Sector Allocation   AS OF
4/30/09
    AS OF
10/31/08
 
   

Lease

  21.5   18.1

General Obligations

  20.1      20.3   

Education

  13.3      9.6   

Hospital

  11.7      13.8   

General

  9.1      10.3   

Single Family Housing

  8.2      8.8   

Water/Sewer

  6.9      7.4   

Transportation

  4.1      4.3   

Prerefunded/Escrow to Maturity

  2.0      3.4   

Student

  1.7      1.8   

Power

  0.5        

Multi Family Housing

  0.1      1.1   

Short-Term Obligation

  1.3      0.7   
   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   100.5   99.6
   

The percentage shown for each Sector Allocation reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

The Fund is actively managed and, as such its composition may differ over time.

 

28   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE MISSOURI TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund

Performance Information(1) (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2009, the Fund had a total return of 7.25%, based on its Net Asset Value (NAV). This compares to the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Index(2) six-month return of 8.01%. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – 93.9%

Arizona – 1.2%

  

   
Pinal City Arizona Unified School District No.1 Florence School Improvement Project of 2006 GO Bonds Series C (A-/NR)
$  1,155,000   5.125   07/01/23   $    1,180,756
1,215,000   5.150      07/01/24   1,233,529
       
      2,414,285
 

Colorado – 0.3%

  

   
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Single Family Mortgage) Series A (FHA) (AAA/Aaa)
650,000   4.350      11/01/19   660,010
 

Indiana – 0.2%

  

   
Indiana Bond Bank Revenue Bonds (Special Program-Hendricks Regional Health) Series A (AA/NR)
500,000   5.500      02/01/29   504,550
 

Iowa – 0.7%

  

   
Iowa Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Single Family Mortgage) Series E (GNMA/FNMA) (Go of Auth) (AAA/Aaa)
1,350,000   5.000      07/01/23   1,377,486
 

Kentucky – 0.2%

  

   
Kentucky Housing Corp. Revenue Bonds Series A (FHA) (AAA/Aaa)
500,000   5.750      07/01/39   508,815
 

Louisiana – 0.8%

  

   
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Refunding-Independence Stadium Project) (A/NR)
1,525,000   5.000      03/01/21   1,582,172
 

Michigan – 0.7%

  

   
Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Ascension Health Credit) Series A (MBIA) (AA/Aa1)
500,000   5.500      11/15/10   512,585
River Rouge MI School District GO Bonds (Refunding) (MBIA) (FGIC) (AA-/Aa3)
1,000,000   5.000      05/01/19   1,042,510
       
      1,555,095
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Missouri – 87.5%

  

   
Belton MO School District No. 124 Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (Refunding) Series A (AA+/A1)
$     150,000   4.000   03/01/17   $       158,688
Bi-State Development Agency MO Metro District Revenue Bonds (Refunding-St. Clair County Metrolink Project) (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
2,000,000   5.250      07/01/20   2,106,960
1,000,000   5.250      07/01/28   1,008,370
Bonne Terre MO Certificates of Participation (AMBAC) (NR/NR)
250,000   5.250      11/01/15   281,505
Boone County MO Hospital Revenue Bonds (NR/A3)
1,600,000   5.750      08/01/28   1,490,912
Branson MO Reorganized School District No. R-4 GO Bonds (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
1,000,000   5.000      03/01/18   1,095,440
1,250,000   5.000      03/01/19   1,354,775
Branson MO Reorganized School District No. R-4 GO Bonds School District Direct Deposit Program (AMBAC) (A+/NR)
300,000   5.500      03/01/14   346,389
Camdenton MO Reorganized School District No. RIII GO Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
500,000   5.250      03/01/17   588,575
1,000,000   5.250      03/01/21   1,090,310
Cape Girardeau County MO Industrial Development Authority Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds (St. Francis Medical Center) Series A (A+/NR)
930,000   5.250      06/01/11   957,165
400,000   5.250      06/01/12   414,776
1,000,000   5.250      06/01/13   1,042,700
Carroll County MO Public Water Suppy District No. I Water System Revenue Bonds Series B (Refunding) (SP-1+/NR)
1,700,000   4.625      03/01/12   1,700,187
Cass County MO Reorganized School District No. R-2 Raymore-Peculiar Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (AA+/NR)
1,000,000   5.000      03/01/18   1,130,420
Clay County MO Public Building Authority Leasehold Revenue Bonds (General Improvement) Series C (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
40,000   5.000      05/15/09   40,005
 

 

(1)  

Returns assume expense reimbursements and are not annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

(2)  

The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Index is an unmanaged index composed of investment grade municipal securities ranging from 2 to 17 years in maturity. The Index figure does not reflect the deduction of any fees, expenses or taxes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   29


COMMERCE MISSOURI TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Missouri – (continued)

  

   
Clay County MO Public School District No. 53 Liberty Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (Refunding) Series A (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
$  1,000,000   5.000   03/01/18   $    1,047,610
Clay County MO Public School District No. 53 Liberty Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds Series B (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
1,000,000   5.000      03/01/18   1,047,610
Clay County MO Public School District No. 53 Liberty School Building Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (AA+/NR)
1,280,000   5.000      03/01/25   1,368,397
2,435,000   5.000      03/01/28   2,549,786
Clay County MO Reorganized School District No. R-1 Kearney Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (AA+/Aa1)
740,000   5.000      03/01/13   785,125
900,000   5.000      03/01/15   954,882
Clay County MO Reorganized School District No. R-1 Kearney School Building Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds Series B (AA+/Aa1)
695,000   5.000      03/01/21   749,446
650,000   5.000      03/01/22   695,266
Clinton MO Certificates of Participation (Refunding & Improvement) (NR/NR)
400,000   5.000      12/01/12   433,536
Cole County MO Certificates of Participation (Jail Project) (NR/A1)
660,000   4.300      12/01/19   667,141
1,000,000   4.500      12/01/20   1,013,030
Columbia MO Water & Electricity Revenue Bonds (Unrefunded Balance-Refunding and Improvement) Series A (AA-/A1)
230,000   4.700      10/01/10   230,044
Des Peres MO Certificates of Participation (Refunding) (AA+/NR)
390,000   3.000      08/01/14   400,089
Florissant MO Certificates of Participation (FGIC) (NR/A2)
330,000   5.000      08/01/11   357,383
560,000   5.000      08/01/12   621,348
485,000   5.000      08/01/15   515,938
500,000   5.000      08/01/16   528,565
450,000   5.000      08/01/17   473,297
Fort Zumwalt MO School District Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds Series A (AA+/Aa1)
1,080,000   5.000      03/01/19   1,205,258
Fort Zumwalt MO School District GO Bonds Direct Deposit Program (Refunding) Series A (AA+/Aa1)
700,000   5.000      03/01/17   786,982
935,000   5.000      03/01/18   1,042,104
945,000   5.000      03/01/19   1,041,522
Franklin County MO Public Water Supply District No. 3 Certificates of Participation (Refunding) Series C (FGIC) (NR/NR)
395,000   5.000      12/01/15   421,979
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Missouri – (continued)

  

   
Gladstone MO Certificates of Participation Series A XLCA (NR/A2)
$     475,000   5.000   06/01/23   $       482,899
Greene County MO Reorganized School District No. R-8 Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
520,000   5.250      03/01/16   568,688
Hickman Mills MO School District No. C-1 Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
2,300,000   5.000      03/01/19   2,434,136
Jackson County MO Consolidated School District Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (AA+/NR)
2,365,000   5.000      03/01/25   2,533,766
Jackson County MO Consolidated School District No. 2 Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (AA+/NR)
1,275,000   5.000      03/01/18   1,324,903
Jackson County MO Consolidated School District No. 2 Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (MBIA) (AA+/Baa1)
1,250,000   5.000      03/01/22   1,337,012
Jackson County MO Public Building Corp. Leasehold Revenue Bonds (Capital Improvements Project) Series B (NR/Aa3)
530,000   4.500      12/01/19   557,406
555,000   4.500      12/01/20   578,116
Jackson County MO Public Building Corp. Leasehold Revenue Bonds Series A (MBIA) (NR/Aa3)
500,000   5.000      12/01/20   541,885
Jackson County MO Reorganized School District No. 4 Blue Springs GO Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) Series A (AA/NR)
2,000,000   5.000      03/01/29   2,045,060
Jackson County MO School District No. C-1 Hickman School Building Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (AA+/NR)
500,000   5.000      03/01/24   541,085
Jackson County MO Special Obligation Revenue Bonds (Harry S. Truman Sports Complex) (AMBAC) (AA-/Aa3)
1,360,000   5.000      12/01/22   1,398,787
Jackson County MO Special Obligation Revenue Bonds Series A (MBIA) (NR/Aa3)
2,000,000   5.500      12/01/12   2,179,460
Jefferson County MO Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. C-1 Revenue Bonds (AMBAC) (NR/NR)
1,000,000   5.250      12/01/15   1,092,680
Jefferson County MO Consolidated School District No. 6 Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (MBIA) (AA+/Baa1)
1,000,000   5.000      03/01/18   1,040,750
2,000,000   5.000      03/01/19   2,068,420
Jefferson County MO Reorganized School District No. R-6 GO Bonds (Refunding Insured) (FGIC) (AA-/A2)
530,000   5.000      03/01/11   544,474
Johnson County MO Hospital Revenue Bonds (Western MO Medical Center Project) (Radian) (BBB-/NR)(a)
300,000   5.700      06/01/10   316,560
380,000   5.750      06/01/10   401,177
400,000   5.800      06/01/10   422,508
 

 

30   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE MISSOURI TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Missouri – (continued)

 

   
Johnson County MO Hospital Revenue Bonds (Western MO Medical Center Project) (Radian) (ETM) (BBB-/NR)
$     330,000   5.350 %   06/01/09   $       331,165
Joplin MO Industrial Development Authority Health Facilities Revenue Bonds (Freeman Health System Project) (BBB+/NR)
820,000   5.500     02/15/12   820,344
555,000   5.500     02/15/14   544,017
Kansas City MO Land Clearance Revenue Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) Series E (XCLA) (AA-/A2)
1,000,000   5.000     12/01/15   1,144,770
Kansas City MO Metropolitan Community Colleges Building Corp. Leasehold Revenue Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) (FGIC) (NR/Aa3)
1,000,000   5.500     07/01/11   1,092,110
Kansas City MO Metropolitan Community Leasehold Jr. College Revenue Bonds (Refunding & Improvements) (FGIC) (NR/Aa3)
1,075,000   5.000     07/01/17   1,194,207
Kansas City MO Special Obligation Revenue Bonds (Arena Project) (Refunding & Improvements) Series C (AA-/A2)
1,575,000   5.500     04/01/23   1,681,108
Kansas City MO Special Obligation Revenue Bonds (Arena Project) (Refunding & Improvements) Series D (AA-/A2)
340,000   6.431     04/01/18   341,435
Kansas City MO Water Revenue Bonds Series A (AA+/A1)(a)
1,640,000   5.750     12/01/10   1,767,116
1,735,000   5.800     12/01/10   1,870,816
Kansas City MO Water Revenue Bonds Series C (FGIC) (AA+/A1)(a)
1,885,000   5.000     12/01/11   2,074,462
Kirkwood MO School District Educational Facilities Authority Leasehold Revenue Bonds for Kirkwood School District R-7 Project Series B (MBIA) (NR/Aa3)
750,000   5.000     02/15/19   808,755
Ladue MO School District GO Bonds (Refunding and Improvement) (AAA/NR)
500,000   5.000     03/01/20   557,065
545,000   5.000     03/01/22   596,590
500,000   5.000     03/01/23   542,360
Lebanon MO Reorganized School District No. R-3 Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (AA+/NR)
270,000   5.450     03/01/14   279,469
Lee’s Summit MO Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (AMBAC) (NR/A1)
335,000   5.250     07/01/11   364,078
1,000,000   5.250     07/01/12   1,073,260
1,135,000   5.250     07/01/15   1,195,904
Lee’s Summit MO Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds Combination Series A (AMBAC) (NR/A1)
480,000   5.000     07/01/20   499,416
Maryville MO Waterworks & Sewage System Revenue Bonds (Combined) Series A (NR/NR)
2,000,000   5.450     07/01/15   1,997,780
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Missouri – (continued)

 

   
Missouri Development Finance Board Cultural Facilities Revenue Bonds (Nelson Gallery Foundation) Series A (MBIA) (AA-/Aa3)
$  1,000,000   5.250 %   12/01/13   $    1,086,060
1,410,000   5.250     12/01/15   1,505,260
Missouri Higher Education Student Loan Revenue Bonds Series EE (AMT) (NR/Aaa)
500,000   4.500     02/15/10   500,350
Missouri Higher Education Student Loan Revenue Bonds Series RR (AMT) (NR/A2)
1,500,000   5.850     07/15/10   1,524,060
Missouri School Board Association Lease Certificates of Participation for Liberty Public School District No. 53 (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
830,000   5.250     03/01/21   915,457
700,000   5.250     03/01/22   764,127
Missouri State Board of Public Buildings Special Obligation Revenue Bonds Series A (AA+/Aa1)
1,000,000   5.000     10/15/20   1,069,300
Missouri State Development Finance Board Infrastructure Facilities (Eastland Center Project) Series A (A+/NR)
150,000   4.500     04/01/22   143,889
Missouri State Development Finance Board Infrastructure Facilities (Hartman Heritage Center Phase II) (AMBAC) (A+/NR)
300,000   5.000     04/01/13   325,719
1,240,000   5.000     04/01/21   1,283,288
Missouri State Development Finance Board Infrastructure Facilities (Independence-Centerpoint Project) (A+/NR)
935,000   4.750     04/01/28   828,410
Missouri State Development Finance Board Infrastructure Facilities Revenue Bonds (Independence- Events Center) Series F (A+/NR)
1,000,000   6.125     04/01/29   1,000,560
Missouri State Development Finance Board Infrastructure Facilities Revenue Bonds (Riverside-Quindaro L-385 Project) (NR/NR)(a)
430,000   5.200     03/01/10   444,998
1,035,000   5.300     03/01/10   1,071,950
680,000   5.600     03/01/10   705,942
Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (Tri-County Water Authority Project) (Radian) (BBB-/NR)
445,000   5.600     04/01/11   447,750
1,500,000   6.000     04/01/22   1,500,990
Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority Water Facilities Revenue Bonds (Tri-County Water Authority Project) (Refunding) (Radian) (BBB-/NR)
450,000   5.550     04/01/10   453,146
80,000   5.750     04/01/19   80,050
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   31


COMMERCE MISSOURI TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Missouri – (continued)

 

   
Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority Water Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (State Revolving Funds Program) Series A (NR/Aaa)
$     400,000   5.500 %   01/01/23   $       460,800
Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority Water Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (State Revolving Funds Program) Series B (NR/Aaa)
1,150,000   5.250     01/01/11   1,162,731
1,115,000   5.000     07/01/17   1,283,945
2,130,000   5.125     01/01/18   2,300,080
725,000   5.000     01/01/22   761,214
Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority Water Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (Unrefunded Balance State Revolving Funds Program) Series A (NR/Aaa)
210,000   5.125     07/01/11   219,851
535,000   5.200     07/01/12   558,337
Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority Water Pollution Control Revenue Bonds (Unrefunded Balance State Revolving Funds Program) Series D (NR/Aaa)
170,000   5.125     01/01/10   170,090
Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (BJC Health System) Series 2003 (AA/Aa2)
2,180,000   5.250     05/15/17   2,262,339
Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Cox Health System) (NR/A2)
2,350,000   5.125     11/15/23   2,196,263
Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds (St. Lukes Health System) Series A (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
1,000,000   5.000     11/15/19   1,071,890
Missouri State Health & Educational Facility Authority Revenue Bonds (BJC Health System) Series A (AA/Aa2)
1,225,000   5.000     05/15/18   1,262,215
Missouri State Health & Educational Facility Revenue Bonds (Barnes-Jewish, Inc.) (AA/Aa2)
150,000   6.000     05/15/11   159,549
Missouri State Health & Educational Facility Revenue Bonds (Barnes-Jewish, Inc.) Series A (AMBAC-TCRS) (A/NR)
1,735,000   5.150     05/15/10   1,808,980
Missouri State Health & Educational Facility Revenue Bonds (Central Institute for the Deaf) (Radian) (BBB-/NR)(a)
1,000,000   5.850     01/01/10   1,032,070
Missouri State Health & Educational Facility Revenue Bonds (Lake Regional Health System Project) (BBB+/NR)
510,000   5.000     02/15/14   489,447
Missouri State Health & Educational Facility Revenue Bonds (St. Louis University) (AA-/A1)
1,700,000   5.250     10/01/10   1,702,142
1,000,000   5.500     10/01/12   1,108,380
Missouri State Health & Educational Facility Revenue Bonds (St. Lukes Health System) Series A (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
250,000   5.000     11/15/10   262,505
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Missouri – (continued)

 

   

Missouri State Health & Educational Facility Revenue Bonds

(St. Lukes Health System) Series A (FSA) (AAA/Aa3) – continued

$  2,000,000   5.000 %   11/15/14   $    2,197,000
Missouri State Health & Educational Facility Revenue Bonds (University of Missouri-Columbia Arena Project) (AA+/Aa1)
500,000   5.000     11/01/17   526,145
Missouri State Health & Educational Facility Revenue Bonds (Washington University) Series A (AAA/Aaa)
1,050,000   5.000     02/15/17   1,177,754
1,545,000   5.000     02/15/20   1,680,373
120,000   4.750     11/15/37   118,888
Missouri State Highways & Transit Commission Road Revenue Bonds (Second Lien) (AAA/Aa2)
1,165,000   5.250     05/01/18   1,357,167
Missouri State Housing Development Commission Revenue Bonds (Multifamily Housing) Series II (FHA) (AA/NR)
485,000   4.750     12/01/10   490,490
Missouri State Housing Development Community Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Multifamily Housing) Series II (FHA) (AA/NR)
335,000   4.650     12/01/09   340,136
Missouri State Housing Development Community Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Single Family Homeowner Loan A-1) (AMT) (FNMA/GNMA) (AAA/NR)
45,000   5.800     09/01/11   45,060
40,000   5.900     09/01/12   40,088
45,000   6.000     09/01/13   45,041
Missouri State Housing Development Community Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Single Family Homeowner) Series E-1 (AMT) (FNMA/GNMA) (AAA/NR)
35,000   5.000     03/01/12   35,044
35,000   5.000     09/01/12   35,044
Missouri State Regional Convention & Sports Complex Authority Revenue Bonds (Refunding Convention & Sports Facilities Project) Series A-1 (AMBAC) (AA+/Aa2)
2,000,000   5.250     08/15/12   2,160,840
Missouri State Stormwater Control GO Bonds Series A (AAA/Aaa)
300,000   5.250     08/01/16   326,478
Monarch-Chesterfield MO Levee District Revenue Bonds (MBIA) (AA-/Baa1)
1,000,000   5.450     03/01/14   1,037,380
Neosho MO Reorganized School District No. R-5 GO Bonds (Building-Direct Deposit Program) (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
1,430,000   5.250     03/01/21   1,568,810
New Liberty Hospital District Revenue Bonds (MBIA) (NR/Baa1)
515,000   5.000     12/01/10   515,015
850,000   5.125     12/01/12   850,034
Nixa MO Electric System Revenue Bonds (XLCA) (NR/NR)
1,000,000   4.750     04/01/15   1,065,540
North Kansas City MO Hospital Revenue Bonds (North Kansas City Hospital) Series A (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
1,000,000   5.000     11/15/18   1,043,130
1,000,000   5.000     11/15/19   1,034,330
 

 

32   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE MISSOURI TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Missouri – (continued)

 

   
North Kansas City MO School District No. 74 Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (AA+/Aa1)
$  3,000,000   5.500 %   03/01/28   $    3,311,070
Northwest Missouri State University Revenue Bonds (Housing System) (MBIA) (NR/A3)
2,875,000   5.000     06/01/20   3,000,637
O’ Fallon MO Certificates of Participation (MBIA) (NR/A1)
1,000,000   5.000     02/01/22   1,027,470
O’ Fallon MO Certificates of Participation (NR/A1)
2,000,000   5.250     11/01/19   2,230,600
OTC Public Building Corp. MO Leasehold Revenue Bonds (Refunding & Improvement-Ozarks College Project) (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
740,000   4.900     03/01/16   768,327
OTC Public Building Corp. MO Leasehold Revenue Bonds (Refunding-Ozarks Technical Community College) (FSA) (AAA/NR)
1,500,000   5.000     03/01/19   1,728,690
Ozark MO Reorganized School District No. R-6 GO Bonds (Direct Deposit Program) (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
440,000   5.000     03/01/22   476,036
Platte County MO GO Bonds for Parkville Neighborhood Improvement Series B (MBIA) (NR/Aa3)
2,720,000   5.000     02/01/22   2,868,077
Platte County MO Industrial Development Authority Transportation Revenue Bonds (Refunding and Improvement Zona Rosa Retail Project) (AA-/NR)
435,000   5.000     12/01/18   486,369
850,000   5.000     12/01/20   925,956
Platte County MO Reorganized School District No. R-3 GO Bonds for School Building (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
1,025,000   4.500     03/01/22   1,057,001
Poplar Bluff MO Public Building Corp. Leasehold Revenue Bonds (Refunding & improvement) (NR/Baa1)
390,000   5.100     09/01/18   390,967
Raytown MO Annual Appropriation-Supported Tax Revenue Bonds (Live Redevelopment Plan Project 1) (A+/NR)
150,000   5.000     12/01/12   158,886
Raytown MO Sewer Revenue Bonds (NR/NR)
100,000   4.625     07/01/24   96,972
100,000   4.700     07/01/27   94,727
Ritenour MO School District Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (AA+/NR)
1,740,000   4.500     03/01/17   1,932,757
Riverside-Quindaro MO Bend Levee District Project Revenue Bonds Series L (Radian) (BBB/NR)
450,000   5.500     03/01/14   447,705
500,000   5.500     03/01/15   492,150
Southeast MO State University Revenue Bonds (Installment Payment Certificates) Series 2002 (XLCA) (NR/NR)
200,000   4.750     04/01/12   202,304
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Missouri – (continued)

 

   
Springfield MO Public Building Corp. Leasehold Revenue Bonds (Taxable- Improvement-Branson National Airport) (NR/Aa3)
$     540,000   6.750 %   03/01/28   $       529,794
575,000   6.850     03/01/29   569,394
Springfield MO Public Utility Revenue Certificates of Participation (Lease Purchase for Various Projects) Series A (MBIA) (AA-/A1)
1,000,000   5.000     12/01/18   1,091,040
Springfield MO Special Obligation Revenue Bonds (College Station Garage Project) Series A (NR/A1)
190,000   4.500     11/01/18   199,853
530,000   4.500     11/01/19   548,529
610,000   4.500     11/01/20   624,701
645,000   4.750     11/01/21   668,710
685,000   4.750     11/01/22   702,803
Springfield MO Special Obligation Revenue Bonds (Heers Garage Project) Series B (NR/A1)
385,000   4.750     11/01/21   399,153
405,000   4.750     11/01/22   415,526
St. Charles County MO Community College GO Bonds (Refunding) (MBIA) (NR/Aa2)
2,585,000   5.000     02/15/17   2,968,200
St. Charles County MO Public Water Supply District No. 2 Certificates of Participation (AA/NR)
100,000   5.200     12/01/31   101,833
St. Charles County MO Public Water Supply District No. 2 Certificates of Participation Series B (Refunding) (NR/Baa1)
530,000   5.000     12/01/12   566,941
St. Charles County MO Water Supply District No. 2 Certificates of Participation (AA/NR)
650,000   5.375     12/01/36   659,126
St. Charles MO Certificates of Participation Series B (NR/A2)
200,000   5.000     05/01/09   200,000
St. Charles MO Community College Educational Facilities Authority Leasehold Revenue Bonds (NR/Aa3)
100,000   5.250     06/01/19   107,825
735,000   5.200     06/01/24   774,764
St. Louis County MO Certificates of Participation Capital Improvement Projects (AA+/Aa2)
300,000   4.400     05/15/11   300,333
St. Louis County MO Industrial Development Authority Health Facilities Revenue Bonds (Refunding-Ranken Jordan Project) (NR/NR)
490,000   5.000     11/15/15   401,545
515,000   5.000     11/15/16   409,137
St. Louis County MO Parkway School District No. C-2 GO Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) (AAA/NR)
400,000   3.250     03/01/19   407,416
St. Louis County MO Rockwood School District No. R-6 GO Bonds Series A (AAA/NR)(a)
1,315,000   5.000     02/01/13   1,483,241
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   33


COMMERCE MISSOURI TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Missouri  – (continued)

St. Louis County MO School District No. R-6 Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (AAA/NR)(a)
$  1,000,000   5.000   02/01/11   $    1,070,030
St. Louis MO Airport Revenue Bonds (Refunding for Lambert/St. Louis International Airport) (MBIA) (FGIC) (AA-/NR)
185,000   5.125      07/01/12   187,192
St. Louis MO Airport Revenue Bonds (Refunding-Lambert International Airport) (FGIC) (AA-/NR)
100,000   5.125      07/01/15   101,111
St. Louis MO Airport Revenue Bonds Refunding for Lambert Series B (AMT) (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
2,000,000   5.000      07/01/24   1,818,880
St. Louis MO Junior College District Building Corp. Leasehold Revenue Bonds (AA/NR)
345,000   3.000      04/01/10   350,448
355,000   3.000      04/01/11   363,747
100,000   4.000      04/01/16   107,161
St. Louis MO Municipal Finance Corp. Leasehold Revenue Bonds (Refunding City Justice Center) Series A (AMBAC) (NR/NR)
700,000   5.250      02/15/15   707,504
St. Louis MO Parking Facility Revenue Bonds (Downtown Parking Facilities Subordinated A) (NR/NR)(a)
900,000   5.500      02/01/12   977,787
St. Louis MO Parking Revenue Bonds (Taxable) Series B (AA-/Baa1)
100,000   5.140      12/15/14   98,607
St. Louis MO Special Administrative Board Transitional School District GO Bonds (Direct Deposit Program) (AA+/NR)
4,250,000   5.000      04/01/21   4,575,550
Taney County MO Certificates of Participation (MBIA) (NR/A3)
1,095,000   4.500      04/01/17   1,128,387
Taney County MO Reorganized School District No. R-V Hollister School District Direct Deposit Program GO Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
1,100,000   5.000      03/01/18   1,171,874
1,050,000   5.000      03/01/21   1,187,256
Troy MO Reorganized School District No. 3 Lincoln County Direct Deposit Program (AA+/NR)
1,000,000   5.000      03/01/17   1,086,780
University of Missouri Revenue Bonds System Facilities (Refunding) Series B (AA/Aa2)
375,000   5.375      11/01/14   405,390
Washington MO School District Direct Deposit GO Bonds (Refunding) (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
1,000,000   5.250      03/01/13   1,133,190
Willard MO Certificates of Participation (Parks & Recreation Project) Series B (A/NR)
625,000   6.625      06/01/28   700,563
       
      183,541,457
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Oregon – 0.7%

Salem OR Hospital Facility Authority Revenue Bonds Series A (A+/NR)
$  1,500,000   5.250   08/15/17   $    1,545,555
 

Puerto Rico – 0.3%

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (MBIA) (AA-/A3)
555,000   5.000      07/01/22   523,288
 

Texas – 0.4%

Mansfield TX GO Certificates (AA/Aa3)
700,000   5.750      02/15/22   772,429
 

Utah – 0.4%

Utah State Building Ownership Authority Lease Revenue Bonds (Refunding-State Facilities Master Lease Program) Series A (AA+/Aa1)
790,000   5.250      05/15/21   836,041
 

Virginia – 0.5%

Virginia State Housing Development Authority Revenue Bonds Series Z (AA+/Aa1)
1,150,000   4.700      07/01/23   1,148,758
 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BOND OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $191,534,865)

  

    $196,969,941
 
     
Repurchase Agreement(b) – 4.9%
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
$10,242,000   0.010   05/01/09   $  10,242,000

Maturity Value: $10,242,003

(Cost $10,242,000)

  

   
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.8%

(Cost $201,776,865)

  

    $207,211,941
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES – 1.2%

  2,582,375
 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $209,794,316
 
The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
(a)   Prerefunded security. Maturity date disclosed is prerefunding date.
(b)   Repurchase agreement was entered into on April 30, 2009. This agreement was fully collateralized by $9,895,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125% due 09/30/13 with a market value of $10,447,141.
Security ratings disclosed are issued by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services/Moody’s Investors Service. A description of the ratings is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
 

 

34   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE MISSOURI TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
AMBAC  

—Insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.

AMBAC-TCRS  

—Insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp. - Transferable Custodial Receipts

AMT  

—Alternative Minimum Tax

ETM  

—Escrow to Maturity

FGIC  

—Insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

FHA  

—Insured by Federal Housing Administration

FNMA  

—Insured by Federal National Mortgage Association

FSA  

—Insured by Financial Security Assurance Co.

GNMA  

—Insured by Government National Mortgage Association

GO  

—General Obligation

MBIA  

—Insured by Municipal Bond Investors Assurance

NR  

—Not Rated

RR  

—Revenue Refunding

Radian  

—Insured by Radian Asset Assurance

XLCA  

—Insured by XL Capital Assurance, Inc.

 

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Sector Allocation   AS OF
4/30/09
    AS OF
10/31/08
 
   

General Obligations

  27.7   29.7

Lease

  16.1      17.0   

Hospital

  10.9      11.6   

Water/Sewer

  8.2      12.0   

General

  7.7      6.1   

Prerefunded/Escrow to Maturity

  6.8      7.5   

Education

  5.7      6.3   

Transportation

  4.0      2.5   

Crossover

  2.9      4.1   

Single Family Housing

  1.9      1.0   

Power

  0.9      1.0   

Student

  0.7      1.3   

Multi-Family Housing

  0.4      0.4   

Short-Term Obligation

  4.9      1.2   
   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   98.8   101.7
   

The percentage shown for each Sector Allocation reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   35


COMMERCE KANSAS TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund

Performance Information(1) (Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2009, the Fund had a total return of 7.70%, based on its Net Asset Value (NAV). This compares to the Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Index(2) six-month return of 8.01%. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Schedule of Investments

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – 95.2%

Colorado – 0.6%

Mesa State College CO Auxiliary Facilities Enterprise Revenue Bonds (AA-/Aa3)
$   400,000   5.700   05/15/26   $     435,156
 

Florida – 0.7%

Miami-Dade County FL GO Bonds (Building Better Communities Program) Series B (AA-/Aa3)
500,000   6.250      07/01/26   548,895
 

Illinois – 1.4%

Lake County IL School District No. 79-Fremont Series B (FSA) (NR/Aa3)
1,000,000   5.000      12/01/22   1,074,210
 

Indiana – 1.7%

North West Hendricks Multi School Building Corp. Industry (First Mortgage) Series A (AAA/Aa3)
1,300,000   5.000      01/15/31   1,246,739
 

Iowa – 1.4%

Iowa Finance Authority Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds Series E (GNMA/FNMA) (Go of Auth) (AAA/Aaa)
350,000   3.700      01/01/14   355,170
700,000   5.000      07/01/23   714,252
       
      1,069,422
 

Kansas – 85.3%

Augusta KS Electric Systems Revenue Bonds (AMBAC) (A/NR)
1,000,000   4.750      08/01/17   1,049,170
Chisholm Creek Utility Authority KS Water and Wastewater Facilities Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (AMBAC) (A/NR)
1,000,000   5.250      09/01/24   1,123,740
Derby KS GO Bonds (Refunding) Series B (AMBAC) (NR/A2)
440,000   5.000      12/01/13   468,591
Derby KS GO Bonds Series A (AMBAC) (NR/A2)(a)
310,000   4.900      12/01/11   340,789
Dodge City KS Unified School District No. 443 GO Bonds (Refunding) (FGIC) (NR/Baa1)
1,450,000   5.000      03/01/12   1,514,249
Douglas County KS GO Bonds (Refunding Sales Tax) Series A (AMBAC) (NR/Aa3)
1,000,000   5.000      08/01/12   1,110,900
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Kansas – (continued)

Harvey County KS School District No. 373 GO Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
$   495,000   5.000   09/01/15   $     551,608
Johnson County KS Community College Certificate of Participation (Improvement) (NR/Aaa)
765,000   4.000      04/01/13   810,196
Johnson County KS GO Bonds (Internal Improvement) Series A (AAA/Aaa)
1,000,000   5.000      09/01/21   1,054,000
Johnson County KS Unified School District No. 231 GO Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) Series A (FGIC) (AA-/NR)
500,000   6.000      10/01/16   586,960
1,770,000   5.000      10/01/18   1,855,208
Johnson County KS Unified School District No. 231 GO Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) Series A (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
375,000   5.125      04/01/11(a)   404,640
625,000   5.125      10/01/16   656,288
Johnson County KS Unified School District No. 231 GO Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) Series B (AMBAC) (A/NR)
925,000   5.000      10/01/22   975,856
975,000   5.000      10/01/23   1,019,743
Johnson County KS Unified School District No. 233 GO Bonds (Refunding) Series B (FGIC) (AA-/Aa3)
500,000   5.500      09/01/17   600,815
Johnson County KS Water District No. 001 Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (ADFA) (GTD) (AAA/Aaa)
275,000   5.000      12/01/19   289,867
Junction City KS GO Notes Series B (NR/NR)
1,000,000   4.000      06/01/09   1,000,930
Kansas State Department of Transportation Highway Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (AMBAC-TCRS-BNY) (AAA/Aa2)
290,000   5.500      09/01/10   308,125
Kansas State Department of Transportation Highway Revenue Bonds (Refunding) (ETM) (AAA/Aa2)
300,000   5.500      09/01/12   341,043
Kansas State Department of Transportation Highway Revenue Bonds Series A (AAA/Aa2)(a)
340,000   5.000      09/01/10   359,067
 

 

(1)  

Returns assume expense reimbursements and are not annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

(2)  

The Barclays Capital 3-15 Year Blend Index is an unmanaged index composed of investment grade municipal securities ranging from 2 to 17 years in maturity. The Index figure does not reflect the deduction of any fees, expenses or taxes.

 

36   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE KANSAS TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Kansas – (continued)

Kansas State Development Finance Authority Health Facilities Revenue Bonds Series 2005 (Hays Medical Center) (MBIA) (NR/A2)(b)
$1,960,000   3.750 %   05/15/26   $  1,983,540
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Lease Revenue Bonds (Juvenile Justice Authority) Series D (MBIA) (AA/Baa1)
1,270,000   5.250     05/01/13   1,355,738
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Lease Revenue Bonds (State Capitol Project V-I-A) (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)(a)
500,000   5.000     10/01/10   529,800
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Athletic Facilities) Series C (A/A1)
1,375,000   4.750     06/01/25   1,377,104
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Athletic Facilities) Series R (A/NR)
350,000   5.000     07/01/14   350,105
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Board of Regents University Housing) Series A (MBIA) (AA-/A1)
1,150,000   5.000     04/01/24   1,177,082
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (El Dorado Department of Corrections Refunding Project A1) (MBIA) (AA/Baa1)
200,000   5.000     08/01/10   201,468
400,000   5.000     02/01/12   403,052
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Juvenile Justice Authority) Series D (MBIA) (AA/Baa1)
400,000   5.000     05/01/12   426,276
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Kansas State Projects) Series J (AMBAC) (AA/NR)(a)
450,000   5.000     08/01/13   513,050
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Kansas State Projects) Series J (Unrefunded Balance) (AMBAC) (AA/NR)
1,600,000   5.000     08/01/17   1,723,776
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Kansas State Projects) Series K (MBIA) (AA/Aa2)
1,000,000   5.250     11/01/22   1,098,280
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Kansas State Projects) Series W (ETM) (MBIA) (AA/NR)
20,000   4.000     10/01/11   21,383
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Public Water Supply Revolving Loan-2) (AMBAC) (AAA/Aaa)(a)
705,000   5.500     04/01/12   789,579
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Public Water Supply Revolving Loan-DW) (AAA/Aaa)
1,500,000   6.000     04/01/27   1,595,700
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Refunding-Wichita State University Housing System-P) (AMBAC) (A+/NR)
600,000   5.000     06/01/13   652,806
630,000   5.000     06/01/14   678,220
300,000   5.000     06/01/16   318,747
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Kansas – (continued)

Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Transportation Revolving Fund Trust) (AA+/Aa1)
$1,105,000   5.000 %   10/01/21   $  1,196,041
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (University of Kansas Athletic Facilities Refunding)
Series K (A/A1)
1,015,000   5.000     06/01/17   1,094,464
Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund II) (AAA/Aaa)
280,000   5.500     05/01/17   338,909
Lawrence KS Hospital Revenue Bonds (Refunding Lawrence Memorial Hospital) (NR/A3)
550,000   5.250     07/01/10   559,840
1,000,000   5.375     07/01/14   1,033,910
455,000   5.375     07/01/15   467,826
Leavenworth County KS Unified School District No. 464 Tonganoxie GO Bonds (Improvement) Series A (MBIA) (AA-/Baa1)
150,000   5.000     09/01/20   161,597
Leaveworth County KS Unified School District No. 458 GO Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) Series A (NR/A2)
1,100,000   5.250     09/01/27   1,162,788
315,000   5.250     09/01/29   329,021
Miami County Unified School District No. 416 Louisburg, KS GO Bonds (Refunding and Improvement) (MBIA) (AA-/Baa1)
1,650,000   5.000     09/01/17   1,832,193
Olathe KS Health Facilities Revenue Bonds (Medical Center Project) Series 2008 (A+/NR)
1,195,000   5.125     09/01/21   1,191,128
Olathe KS Health Facilities Revenue Bonds (Medical Center Project) Series A (AMBAC) (A+/NR)
500,000   5.500     09/01/10   523,580
Overland Park KS GO Bonds (Refunding for Internal Improvement) Series B (AAA/Aaa)
995,000   4.000     09/01/17   1,079,694

Parsons KS Certificates of Participation (Taxable)

Series B (AAA/NR)

300,000   5.700     10/01/17   305,379
Pittsburg KS GO Bonds (Refunding) (FSA) (NR/Aa3)
600,000   5.500     09/01/11   652,542
Reno County KS Unified School District No. 308 Hutchinson GO Bonds Series A (MBIA) (NR/A2)
500,000   4.500     09/01/22   504,120
Saline County KS Unified School District No. 305 Salina GO Bonds (FSA) (NR/Aa3)
230,000   5.500     09/01/16   247,954
Saline County KS Unified School District No. 305 Salina GO Bonds (Unrefunded Balance) (FSA) (NR/Aa3)
70,000   5.500     09/01/16   74,690
Scott County KS Unified School District No. 466 GO Bonds (Refunding) (FGIC) (AA-/NR)
680,000   5.250     09/01/14   736,970
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   37


COMMERCE KANSAS TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

Schedule of Investments (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Kansas – (continued)

Scott County KS Unified School District No. 466 GO Bonds (Refunding) (FGIC) (NR/NR)(a)
$   670,000   5.250 %   09/01/12   $     752,738
Sedgwick & Shawnee County KS Single Family Revenue Bonds (Mortgage Backed Securities Program) Series A-2 (AMT) (GNMA) (NR/Aaa)
55,000   5.800     06/01/17   55,440
Sedgwick County KS GO Bonds Series A (AA+/Aa1)
205,000   4.150     08/01/10   213,499
Sedgwick County KS Public Building Commission Revenue Bonds (Technical Education Complex Project) Series 2008-1 (AAA/Aa1)
1,000,000   5.250     08/01/26   1,080,450
Sedgwick County KS Unified School District No. 265 GO Bonds (FGIC) (NR/A2)
500,000   5.500     10/01/09   508,440
Sedgwick County Unified School District No. 261 (Refunding & School Improvement) (FSA) (AAA/NR)
1,500,000   5.000     11/01/32   1,515,495
Shawnee County KS GO Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) Series A (NR/Aa3)
250,000   5.250     09/01/09   253,628
Shawnee County KS Unified School District No. 501 GO Bonds (NR/Aa3)(a)
500,000   5.000     02/01/12   549,895
Topeka KS GO Bonds Series A (XLCA) (NR/Aa3)
100,000   4.000     08/15/16   102,381
Topeka KS Public Building Commission Revenue Bonds (Refunding 10th & Jackson Project) Series A (MBIA) (AA/Baa1)
535,000   5.000     06/01/16   618,947
1,000,000   5.000     06/01/23   1,082,200
Topeka KS Public Building Commission Revenue Bonds (Refunding Department of Social and Rehabilitation Project) Series B (MBIA) (AA/Baa1)
300,000   5.000     06/01/23   324,660
475,000   5.000     06/01/24   508,792
University of Kansas Hospital Authority Health Facilities Revenue Bonds (Kansas University Health System) (ETM)
(Go of Auth) (AAA/NR)
200,000   5.500     09/01/11   218,764
1,000,000   6.000     09/01/12(a)   1,138,990
Wichita KS GO Bonds (Sales Tax) (AA+/Aa2)
1,000,000   5.000     04/01/14   1,011,270
Wichita KS GO Bonds Series 766 (AA+/Aa2)
455,000   4.300     09/01/10   460,041
Wichita KS Hospital Revenue Bonds (Refunding Facilities Improvement) Series XI (A+/NR)
1,500,000   6.750     11/15/14   1,534,560
Wichita KS Water & Sewer Utility Revenue Bonds Series 2003 (FGIC) (AA-/A1)
1,000,000   5.000     10/01/19   1,046,160
 
Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Municipal Bond Obligations – (continued)

Kansas – (continued)

Wyandotte County KS Revenue Bonds (Refunding & Improvement) (MBIA) (AA-/A2)
$   600,000   4.400 %   09/01/11   $     605,862
Wyandotte County KS School District No. 204 GO Bonds Bonner Springs (Prerefunded) Series 2000 A (ETM) (FSA) (NR/Aa3)
215,000   6.375     09/01/11   241,299
Wyandotte County KS School District No. 204 GO Bonds Bonner Springs (Refunding & Improvement) Series A (FGIC) (NR/A3)
1,595,000   5.000     09/01/21   1,664,207
Wyandotte County KS School District No. 204 GO Bonds Bonner Springs (Unrefunded Balance) Series 2000 A (FSA) (NR/Aa3)
85,000   6.375     09/01/11   93,721
Wyandotte County KS Unified Government GO Bonds (Refunding) Series A (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
1,000,000   5.000     09/01/11   1,075,040
Wyandotte County KS Unified School District No. 500 GO Bonds (Refunding) (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
160,000   5.000     09/01/12   176,598
625,000   5.250     09/01/16   723,919
1,000,000   5.250     09/01/20   1,149,260
       
      63,816,393
 

Oregon – 0.7%

Salem OR Hospital Facility Authority Revenue Bonds
Series A (A+/NR)
500,000   5.250     08/15/18   511,385
 

Puerto Rico – 3.4%

Puerto Rico Commonwealth GO Bonds (Refunding & Public Improvement) Series A (MBIA) (AA-/Baa1)
475,000   5.500     07/01/16   475,798
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation Authority Highway Revenue Bonds (Refunding) Series X (FSA) (AAA/Aa3)
425,000   5.500     07/01/15   442,965
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation Authority Highway Revenue Bonds Series Y (BBB+/Baa2)
500,000   6.250     07/01/13   522,580
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds (Prerefunded) Series G (FGIC) (BBB/Aaa)(a)
655,000   5.250     07/01/13   751,586
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds (Unrefunded Balance) Series G (FGIC) (BBB/Baa3)
345,000   5.250     07/01/21   321,343
       
      2,514,272
 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BOND OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $69,115,602)

 

    $71,216,472
 
     

 

38   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE KANSAS TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

 

 

Principal
Amount
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
  Value
Repurchase Agreement(c) – 3.8%
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
$2,851,000   0.010   05/01/09   $  2,851,000

Maturity Value: $2,851,001

 

(Cost $2,851,000)

  

   
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.0%

(Cost $71,966,602)

  

    $74,067,472
 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES – 1.0%

  747,575
 
NET ASSETS – 100.0%   $74,815,047
 
The percentage shown for each investment category reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.
(a)   Prerefunded security. Maturity date disclosed is prerefunding date.
(b)   Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at April 30, 2009.
(c)   Repurchase agreement was entered into on April 30, 2009. This agreement was fully collateralized by $2,755,000 U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125%, due 09/30/13 with a market value of $2,908,729.
Security ratings disclosed are issued by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services/Moody’s Investors Service. A description of the ratings is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.
 

 

 
Investment Abbreviations:
ADFA  

—Arkansas Development Finance Authority

AMBAC  

—Insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.

AMBAC-TCRS  

—Insured by American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp. – Transferable Custodial Receipts

AMT  

—Alternative Minimum Tax

BNY  

—Insured by Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

ETM  

—Escrow to Maturity

FGIC  

—Insured by Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

FNMA  

—Insured by Federal National Mortgage Association

FSA  

—Insured by Financial Security Assurance Co.

GNMA  

—Insured by Government National Mortgage Association

GO  

—General Obligation

GTD  

—Guaranteed

MBIA  

—Insured by Municipal Bond Investors Assurance

NR  

—Not Rated

XLCA  

—Insured by XL Capital Assurance, Inc.

 

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Sector Allocation   AS OF
4/30/09
    AS OF
10/31/08
 
   

General Obligations

  44.2   45.3

Hospital

  10.6      11.1   

Lease

  10.4      10.5   

Prerefunded/Escrow to Maturity

  9.4      12.9   

Education

  6.7      6.7   

Water/Sewer

  4.4      2.9   

Transportation

  3.8      3.7   

Power

  2.2      2.4   

General

  1.7      1.7   

Single Family Housing

  1.5      1.5   

Crossover

  0.3      0.4   

Short-Term Obligation

  3.8      0.0   
   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS   99.0   99.1
   

The percentage shown for each Sector Allocation reflects the value of investments in that category as a percentage of net assets.

The Fund is actively managed and, as such, its composition may differ over time.


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   39


COMMERCE FUNDS

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

     Growth Fund     Value Fund         
    
MidCap
Growth Fund
 

Assets:

      

Investments in securities, at value (identified cost $123,358,964, $82,466,535, $53,450,813, $529,605,768, $78,420,772, $157,838,847, $201,776,865 and $71,966,602, respectively)

   $ 102,277,952      $ 62,929,116      $ 43,079,048   

Cash

     177        398        451   

Receivables:

      

Interest and dividends

     59,235        122,926        19,912   

Fund shares sold

     80,055        48,955        85,006   

Investment securities sold

                     

Reimbursement from adviser

     7,157        2,787          

Other assets

     15,505        10,135        4,964   

Total Assets

     102,440,081        63,114,317        43,189,381   
      

Liabilities:

      

Payables:

      

Investment securities purchased

                     

Fund shares redeemed

     1,638,218        30,226        278,059   

Dividends

                     

Advisory fees

     61,574        37,958        25,398   

Deferred trustee fees

     36,972        23,501        16,537   

Administrative fees

     12,315        7,591        5,080   

Accrued expenses

     46,035        47,753        45,276   

Total Liabilities

     1,795,114        147,029        370,350   
      

Net Assets:

      

Paid-in capital

     135,421,941        97,916,469        55,468,230   

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     351,199        90,308        46,291   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (14,047,161     (15,502,070     (2,323,725

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (21,081,012     (19,537,419     (10,371,765

Net Assets

   $ 100,644,967      $ 62,967,288      $ 42,819,031   
      

Shares Outstanding/Net Asset Value:

      

Total shares outstanding, no par value (unlimited number of shares authorized):

     5,597,002        4,492,172        2,080,720   

Net asset value (net assets/shares outstanding)

   $ 17.98      $ 14.02      $ 20.58   

 

40   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE FUNDS

 

 

Bond Fund    

Short-Term
Government
Fund

    National
Tax-Free
Intermediate
Bond Fund
  Missouri
Tax-Free
Intermediate
Bond Fund
    Kansas
Tax-Free
Intermediate
Bond Fund
 
       
$ 520,592,923      $ 79,720,078      $ 160,054,400   $ 207,211,941      $ 74,067,472   
  931                   968        217   
       
  5,006,939        660,885        2,265,036     2,600,152        869,711   
  1,156,597        57,142        281,381     2,236,529        155,000   
  2,682,155                            
         11,163        10,821     15,010        7,180   
  52,351               13,932     18,070        8,149   
  529,491,896        80,449,268        162,625,570     212,082,670        75,107,729   
       
       
       
  2,772,264        136,516        2,503,712     1,499,724          
  796,421        671,649        240,400     49,918          
  2,027,813        181,634        491,166     558,869        200,471   
  214,967        32,426        65,565     84,302        30,486   
  107,417        34,261        30,927     31,447        12,866   
  64,490        9,728        19,670     25,290        9,146   
  78,434        42,078        31,075     38,804        39,713   
  6,061,806        1,108,292        3,382,515     2,288,354        292,682   
       
       
  548,002,868        92,037,560        156,660,223     204,178,857        72,549,616   
  (2,917,118     (1,093,012     85,581     (86,264     (64,882
  (12,642,815     (12,902,878     281,698     266,647        229,443   
  (9,012,845     1,299,306        2,215,553     5,435,076        2,100,870   
$ 523,430,090      $ 79,340,976      $ 159,243,055   $ 209,794,316      $ 74,815,047   
       
       
  28,985,286        4,439,947        8,517,607     10,915,003        3,957,520   
$ 18.06      $ 17.87      $ 18.70   $ 19.22      $ 18.90   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   41


COMMERCE FUNDS

 

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

 

     Growth Fund     Value Fund    

MidCap

Growth Fund

 

Investment Income:

      

Interest

   $      $      $   

Dividends

     912,592        1,119,040        306,063   

Total Investment Income

     912,592        1,119,040        306,063   
      

Expenses:

      

Advisory fees

     363,857        219,897        138,532   

Administration fees

     72,771        43,979        27,706   

Transfer Agent fees

     38,876        21,430        23,307   

Shareowner servicing fees

     38,811        20,524        12,930   

Custody and accounting fees

     22,969        30,662        23,799   

Professional fees

     20,058        6,127        5,249   

Registration fees

     15,110        5,161        10,548   

Printing fees

     5,603        2,172        2,200   

Trustee fees

     2,420        1,470        1,108   

Other

     8,338        6,256        4,466   

Total Expenses

     588,813        357,678        249,845   

Less — expense reimbursements

     (40,609     (5,880       

Net Expenses

     548,204        351,798        249,845   
NET INVESTMENT INCOME      364,388        767,242        56,218   
      

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment transactions:

      

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (9,564,140     (10,097,201     (2,195,365

Net change in unrealized gain on investments

     6,104,169        561,205        3,130,064   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (3,459,971     (9,535,996     934,699   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ (3,095,583   $ (8,768,754   $ 990,917   

 

42   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE FUNDS

 

 

Bond Fund  

Short-Term
Government

Fund

   

National

Tax-Free
Intermediate

Bond Fund

   

Missouri

Tax-Free
Intermediate

Bond Fund

   

Kansas

Tax-Free
Intermediate

Bond Fund

 
       
$ 14,957,919   $ 1,509,683     $ 3,444,031     $ 3,981,980     $ 1,508,342  
  145,914                        
  15,103,833     1,509,683       3,444,031       3,981,980       1,508,342  
       
       
  1,274,179     195,236       372,300       457,095       177,447  
  382,254     58,571       111,690       137,129       53,234  
  48,669     19,249       18,707       22,492       19,062  
  152,901     23,428       37,230       45,709       17,745  
  52,402     27,445       24,249       23,846       20,845  
  43,696     10,395       12,819       18,201       12,503  
  22,002     13,333       5,448       6,154       18,719  
  24,695     4,247       7,237       9,301       4,054  
  3,846     600       1,134       1,417       516  
  32,002     10,223       10,366       11,355       5,282  
  2,036,646     362,727       601,180       732,699       329,407  
      (97,223 )     (79,996 )     (92,769 )     (80,987 )
  2,036,646     265,504       521,184       639,930       248,420  
  13,067,187     1,244,179       2,922,847       3,342,050       1,259,922  
       
       
  2,968,386     354,478       281,661       266,568       229,285  
  19,502,343     1,708,209       8,180,219       9,016,770       3,745,452  
  22,470,729     2,062,687       8,461,880       9,283,338       3,974,737  
$ 35,537,916   $ 3,306,866     $ 11,384,727     $ 12,625,388     $ 5,234,659  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   43


COMMERCE FUNDS

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Growth Fund     Value Fund  
     For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year
Ended
October 31, 2008
    For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year
Ended
October 31, 2008
 

From Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 364,388     $ 308,126     $ 767,242     $ 1,806,751  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (9,564,140 )     (4,061,806 )     (10,097,201 )     (5,175,114 )

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     6,104,169       (64,590,862 )     561,205       (38,391,464 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (3,095,583 )     (68,344,542 )     (8,768,754 )     (41,759,827 )
        

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

From net investment income

     (314,245 )     (304,583 )     (739,119 )     (1,815,407 )

From net realized gains

           (2,209,815 )           (13,766,687 )

Total distributions to shareholders

     (314,245 )     (2,514,398 )     (739,119 )     (15,582,094 )
        

From Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from sales of shares

     11,524,777       15,916,326       17,900,697       16,080,127  

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     142,078       1,554,805       195,134       7,929,495  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (18,930,701 )     (58,734,234 )     (10,346,298 )     (43,396,751 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (7,263,846 )     (41,263,103 )     7,749,533       (19,387,129 )
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      (10,673,674 )     (112,122,043 )     (1,758,340 )     (76,729,050 )
        

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of period

     111,318,641       223,440,684       64,725,628       141,454,678  

End of period

   $ 100,644,967     $ 111,318,641     $ 62,967,288     $ 64,725,628  

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

   $ 351,199     $ 301,056     $ 90,308     $ 62,185  

 

44   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE FUNDS

 

 

MidCap Growth Fund     Bond Fund  
For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year
Ended
October 31, 2008
    For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year
Ended
October 31, 2008
 
     
$ 56,218     $ 15,606     $ 13,067,187     $ 24,437,719  
  (2,195,365 )     1,559,469       2,968,386       1,762,884  
  3,130,064       (30,945,837 )     19,502,343       (32,378,451 )
  990,917       (29,370,762 )     35,537,916       (6,177,848 )
     
     
  (17,917 )           (13,549,373 )     (25,287,261 )
  (1,678,431 )     (7,205,864 )            
  (1,696,348 )     (7,205,864 )     (13,549,373 )     (25,287,261 )
     
     
  6,883,292       4,903,744       69,183,100       84,570,456  
  895,718       4,299,842       2,590,297       4,954,440  
  (4,698,715 )     (32,539,963 )     (65,500,212 )     (100,321,536 )
  3,080,295       (23,336,377 )     6,273,185       (10,796,640 )
  2,374,864       (59,913,003 )     28,261,728       (42,261,749 )
     
     
  40,444,167       100,357,170       495,168,362       537,430,111  
$ 42,819,031     $ 40,444,167     $ 523,430,090     $ 495,168,362  
$ 46,291     $ 7,990     $ (2,917,118 )   $ (2,434,932 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   45


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     Short-Term
Government Fund
    National Tax-Free
Intermediate Bond Fund
 
     For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year
Ended
October 31, 2008
    For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year
Ended
October 31, 2008
 

From Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 1,244,179     $ 3,018,384     $ 2,922,847     $ 5,451,593  

Net realized gain from investment transactions

     354,478       36,041       281,661       1,466,904  

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     1,708,209       886       8,180,219       (8,811,509 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     3,306,866       3,055,311       11,384,727       (1,893,012 )
        

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

From net investment income

     (1,762,705 )     (3,465,997 )     (2,914,666 )     (5,438,590 )

From net realized gains

                 (1,437,570 )     (382,630 )

Total distributions to shareholders

     (1,762,705 )     (3,465,997 )     (4,352,236 )     (5,821,220 )
        

From Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from sales of shares

     17,727,991       14,023,014       33,464,805       22,039,079  

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     581,565       983,617       407,720       345,583  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (18,967,317 )     (23,651,894 )     (18,236,507 )     (23,361,249 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (657,761 )     (8,645,263 )     15,636,018       (976,587 )
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)      886,400       (9,055,949 )     22,668,509       (8,690,819 )
        

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of period

     78,454,576       87,510,525       136,574,546       145,265,365  

End of period

   $ 79,340,976     $ 78,454,576     $ 159,243,055     $ 136,574,546  

Accumulated undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

   $ (1,093,012 )   $ (574,486 )   $ 85,581     $ 77,400  

 

46   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE FUNDS

 

 

Missouri Tax-Free
Intermediate Bond Fund
    Kansas Tax-Free
Intermediate Bond Fund
 
For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year
Ended
October 31, 2008
    For the Six
Months Ended
April 30, 2009
(Unaudited)
    For the Fiscal
Year
Ended
October 31, 2008
 
     
$ 3,342,050     $ 5,760,488     $ 1,259,922     $ 2,475,301  
  266,568       202,808       229,285       156,721  
  9,016,770       (6,358,066 )     3,745,452       (2,658,442 )
  12,625,388       (394,770 )     5,234,659       (26,420 )
     
     
  (3,340,584 )     (5,753,428 )     (1,259,437 )     (2,465,277 )
  (203,343 )     (645,219 )     (155,289 )     (203,301 )
  (3,543,927 )     (6,398,647 )     (1,414,726 )     (2,668,578 )
     
     
  54,627,707       56,965,410       8,751,623       14,194,781  
  194,636       438,830       104,428       227,770  
  (23,947,553 )     (29,596,710 )     (6,846,861 )     (12,011,313 )
  30,874,790       27,807,530       2,009,190       2,411,238  
  39,956,251       21,014,113       5,829,123       (283,760 )
     
     
  169,838,065       148,823,952       68,985,924       69,269,684  
$ 209,794,316     $ 169,838,065     $ 74,815,047     $ 68,985,924  
$ (86,264 )   $ (87,730 )   $ (64,882 )   $ (65,367 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   47


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Notes to Financial Statements

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

1.  ORGANIZATION   

 

The Commerce Funds (the “Trust”) are a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, management investment company. The Trust consists of eight portfolios (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”): the Growth Fund, Value Fund, MidCap Growth Fund, Bond Fund, Short-Term Government Fund, National Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund, Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund and Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund. Each of the Funds offers one class of shares. Prior to February 3, 2006, the Funds offered two classes of shares, Institutional and Service Shares. On February 3, 2006, all outstanding Service Shares were converted into Institutional Shares. On February 10, 2009, the Institutional Shares were redesignated as Shares. Each Fund is registered as a diversified open-end management investment company, other than the Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund and the Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund, which are registered as non-diversified under the 1940 Act.

 

2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the amounts and disclosures on the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.

A.  Investment Valuation — The investment valuation policy of the Funds is to value investments at market value. Investments in equity securities and investment companies traded on a United States (“U.S.”) securities exchange or the NASDAQ system are valued daily at their last sale price or official closing price on the principal exchange or system on which they are traded. If no sale occurs, such securities and investment companies are valued at the last bid price. Debt securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued on the basis of quotations furnished by an independent pricing service or provided by securities dealers. The pricing services may use valuation models or matrix pricing, which considers yield or price with respect to comparable bonds, quotations from bond dealers or by reference to other securities that are considered comparable in such characteristics as rating, interest rate and maturity date, to determine current value. Unlisted equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price on valuation date, or if no sale occurs, at the last bid price. In the absence of market quotations, broker quotes will be utilized or the security will be fair valued. Investments in investment companies (other than those that are exchange traded) are valued at the net asset value per share (“NAV”) on the valuation date. Short-term debt obligations that mature in sixty days or less and that do not exhibit signs of credit deterioration are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

While the independent service may not take into account market or security specific information, under the valuation procedures, these securities might also be fair valued by the Adviser by taking into consideration market or security specific information, including, but not limited to, corporate actions or events, market disruptions or governmental actions.

B.  Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are reflected for financial reporting purposes as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of portfolio securities of the Funds are calculated using the identified-cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of foreign withholding taxes, if any, which are reduced by any amounts reclaimable by the Funds, where applicable. Interest income is recorded on the basis of interest accrued, premium amortized and discount accreted. Certain mortgage security paydown gains and losses are included in interest income in the accompanying Statements of Operations. Market discounts, original issue discount (“OID”) and market premiums on debt securities are accreted/amortized to interest income over the life of the security with a corresponding adjustment in the cost basis of that security. In addition, it is the Funds’ policy to accrue for estimated capital gains taxes, if any, on foreign securities held by the Funds, which are subject to such taxes.

In addition, distributions received from the Funds’ investments in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) often include a “return of capital” which is recorded by the Funds as a reduction of the cost basis of the securities held. The Internal Revenue

 

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2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)   

 

Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) requires a REIT to distribute at least 95% of its taxable income to investors. In many cases, however, because of “non-cash” expenses such as property depreciation, a REIT’s cash flow will exceed its taxable income. The REIT may distribute this excess cash to offer a more competitive yield. This portion of the Funds’ distributions is deemed a return of capital and is generally not taxable to shareholders.

C.  Expenses — Expenses incurred by the Trust that do not specifically relate to an individual Fund of the Trust are allocated to the Funds based on each Fund’s relative average net assets.

D.  Federal Taxes and Distributions to Shareholders — It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies (mutual funds) and to distribute each year substantially all of its investment company taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Accordingly, no federal income tax provisions are required. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gains distributions, if any, are declared and paid according to the following schedule:

 

       Income Distribution      Capital Gains Distribution
Fund      Declared      Paid      Declared      Paid

Value

     Quarterly      Quarterly      Annually      Annually

Growth and MidCap Growth

     Annually      Annually      Annually      Annually

Bond, Short-Term Government, National Tax-Free Intermediate Bond, Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate Bond and Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate Bond

     Daily      Monthly      Annually      Annually

Net capital losses are carried forward to future fiscal years and may be used to the extent allowed by the Code to offset any future capital gains. Utilization of capital loss carryforwards will reduce the requirement of future capital gains distributions.

The characterization of distributions to shareholders for financial reporting purposes is determined in accordance with federal income tax rules, which may differ from GAAP. The source of each Fund’s distributions may be shown in the accompanying financial statements as from net investment income, net realized gain or capital. Financial statements are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect the appropriate tax character, and are not adjusted for temporary differences.

GAAP establishes financial statement accounting and disclosure requirements for recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a U.S. income tax return. The tax positions have been reviewed for the open tax years (tax years ended October 31, 2005-2008) and determined that they did not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

E.  Repurchase Agreements — The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements involve the purchase of securities subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase the securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. During the term of a repurchase agreement, the value of the underlying securities held as collateral on behalf of the Funds, including accrued interest is required to exceed the value of the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest. If the seller defaults or becomes insolvent, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited and there may be a decline in the value of the collateral during the period that the Funds seek to assert their rights. The underlying securities for all repurchase agreements are held in safekeeping at the Funds’ custodian.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

3.  AGREEMENTS   

 

A.  Advisory Agreements — The Funds have entered into an Advisory Agreement with Commerce Investment Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Commerce”), a subsidiary of Commerce Bank, N.A. (“Commerce Bank”). Pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is responsible for managing the investments and making investment decisions for each of the Funds. For these services and for assuming related expenses, the Adviser is entitled to a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at the contractual annual rate of the corresponding Fund’s average daily net assets. The contractual annual rate is 0.75% for the Growth, Value and MidCap Growth Funds and 0.50% for the Bond, Short-Term Government, National Tax-Free Intermediate Bond, Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate Bond and Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Funds, respectively.

B.  Administration Agreements — Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“GSAM”), a business unit of the Investment Management Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”), and Commerce, serve as Co-Administrators of the Trust pursuant to a Co-Administration Agreement. Under the Co-Administration Agreement, GSAM and Commerce administer the Trust’s business affairs. As compensation for the services rendered under the Co-Administration Agreement, GSAM and Commerce are entitled to a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at the contractual annual rate of the corresponding Fund’s average daily net assets. Pursuant to the Co-Administration Agreement, the Funds will pay an aggregate administrative fee at the annual rate of 0.15%, allocated as follows: (1) for each Fund, GSAM is entitled to receive 0.03% of each Fund’s average daily net assets; and (2) for each Fund, Commerce is entitled to receive 0.12% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

C.  Other Agreements — The Adviser agreed to reimburse expenses (excluding interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses exclusive of any custody expense reductions) to the extent that such expenses exceeded, on an annualized basis, 1.13%, 1.20%, 0.88%, 0.68%, 0.70%, 0.70% and 0.70% of the average net assets of the Growth, Value, Bond, Short-Term Government, National Tax-Free Intermediate Bond, Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate Bond and Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Funds, respectively. In addition, the Funds are not obligated to reimburse the Adviser for prior fiscal year expense reimbursements, if any. Such expense reimbursements, if any, are computed daily and paid monthly. In addition, the Funds have entered into certain offset arrangements with the custodian resulting in a reduction in the Funds’ expenses.

Pursuant to a Shareholder Administrative Services Plan adopted by its Board of Trustees, the Funds may enter into agreements with service organizations, such as banks and financial institutions, which may include the Adviser and its affiliates (“Service Organizations”), under which they will render shareholder administration support services. For these services, the Service Organizations are entitled to receive fees from each Fund at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of Fund shares beneficially owned by clients of such Service Organizations. For the six months ended April 30, 2009, Commerce Bank has retained $349,278 in shareowner servicing fees.

 

4.  OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES   

Certain Trustees participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated (the “Plan”), which allows eligible non-affiliated Trustees as described in the Plan to defer the receipt of all or a portion of the Trustees’ fees payable. Under the Plan, such Trustees have deferred fees treated as if they had been invested by The Commerce Funds in the shares of one or more Funds of the Trust. All amounts payable to the Trustees under the Plan are accrued quarterly and determined based on the performance of such Funds.

 

5.  FAIR VALUE OF INVESTMENTS   

For the six months ended April 30, 2009, the Funds adopted FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”). The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount 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 (exit price). Fair value measurements do not include transaction costs. FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”) establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

 

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5.  FAIR VALUE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)   

 

(Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FAS 157 are described below:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly;

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

The following is a summary of the Funds’ investments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. All amounts in the following table reflect investments in securities:

 

Level      Growth      Value      MidCap Growth      Bond

Level 1

     $ 100,663,952      $ 62,450,116      $ 41,953,048      $ 26,715,532

Level 2

       1,614,000        479,000        1,126,000        493,877,391

Level 3

                           

Total

     $ 102,277,952      $ 62,929,116      $ 43,079,048      $ 520,592,923

 

 

Level      Short-Term
Government
     National Tax-Free
Intermediate Bond
     Missouri Tax-Free
Intermediate Bond
     Kansas Tax-Free
Intermediate Bond

Level 1

     $ 9,376,047      $      $      $

Level 2

       70,344,031        160,054,400        207,211,941        74,067,472

Level 3

                           

Total

     $ 79,720,078      $ 160,054,400      $ 207,211,941      $ 74,067,472

 

6.  PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS   

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term securities for the six months ended April 30, 2009, were as follows:

 

Fund      Purchases of
U.S. Government
and agency
obligations
     Purchases
(excluding
U.S. Government
and agency
obligations)
     Sales and
maturities of
U.S. Government
and agency
obligations
     Sales
and maturities
(excluding
U.S. Government
and agency
obligations)

Growth

     $      $ 17,222,781      $      $ 24,159,979

Value

              23,885,602               15,525,890

MidCap Growth

              6,899,926               5,888,541

Bond

              91,607,652        50,355,711        11,823,944

Short-Term Government

       5,971,204        8,112,667        13,213,170       

National Tax-Free Intermediate Bond

              33,170,304               18,165,225

Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate Bond

              33,278,421               14,343,292

Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate Bond

              4,834,023               5,763,961

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

7.  TAX INFORMATION   

 

As of the Funds’ most recent fiscal year ended, October 31, 2008, the Funds’ capital loss carryforwards and certain timing differences on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Growth     Value     MidCap
Growth
    Bond     Short-Term
Government
    National
Tax-Free
Intermediate
Bond
    Missouri
Tax-Free
Intermediate
Bond
    Kansas
Tax-Free
Intermediate
Bond
 

Capital loss carryforward:(1)

               

Expiring 2010

  $      $      $      $ (5,182,052   $ (679,994   $      $      $   

Expiring 2011

                                (2,174,462                     

Expiring 2012

                         (6,311,963     (3,771,248                     

Expiring 2013

                         (540,238     (2,538,488                     

Expiring 2014

                         (3,576,948     (2,653,199                     

Expiring 2015

                                (1,094,544                     

Expiring 2016

    (4,003,861     (4,797,254                   (345,421                     

Total capital loss carryforward:

  $ (4,003,861   $ (4,797,254   $      $ (15,611,201   $ (13,257,356   $      $      $   

Timing differences (dividends payable, deferred compensation)

  $ (12,974   $ (14,557   $ (10,645   $ (1,760,522   $ (190,544   $ (450,753   $ (525,589   $ (196,057

 

(1)  

Expiration occurs on October 31 of the year indicated.

At April 30, 2009, the Fund’s aggregate security unrealized gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Growth     Value     MidCap
Growth
    Bond     Short-Term
Government
    National
Tax-Free
Intermediate
Bond
    Missouri
Tax-Free
Intermediate
Bond
    Kansas
Tax-Free
Intermediate
Bond
 

Tax Cost

  $ 123,838,124      $ 83,071,492      $ 53,578,383      $ 531,691,560      $ 78,625,136      $ 157,803,713      $ 201,769,850      $ 71,963,693   

Gross unrealized gain

    5,079,145        1,585,072        1,911,797        21,994,550        3,134,451        4,191,136        6,618,831        2,391,637   

Gross unrealized loss

    (26,639,317     (21,727,448     (12,411,132     (33,093,187     (2,039,509     (1,940,449     (1,176,740     (287,858

Net unrealized security gain (loss)

  $ (21,560,172   $ (20,142,376   $ (10,499,335   $ (11,098,637   $ 1,094,942      $ 2,250,687      $ 5,442,091      $ 2,103,779   

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is primarily attributable to wash sales and differing treatment of accretion of market discount and premium amortization.

 

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8.  OTHER RISKS   

 

Insurance Concentrations — The Tax-Free Funds may invest in “insured” tax exempt municipal securities (“Insured Municipal Securities”). Insured Municipal Securities are securities for which scheduled payments of interest and principal are guaranteed by a private (nongovernmental) insurance company. The insurance only entitles the Funds to receive interest and the face or par value of the securities held by the Funds in the event that the underlying obligor cannot make timely payments. The insurance does not guarantee the market value of the Insured Municipal Securities or the value of the shares of the Funds. As of April 30, 2009, the following private insurers insured 5% or more of the net assets of one or more of the Funds:

 

Insurer/Rating    National Tax-Free
Intermediate Bond
  Missouri Tax-Free
Intermediate Bond
  Kansas Tax-Free
Intermediate Bond

AMBAC Assurance Corp. (Baa1/A)

   13%   5%   14%

Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. (NR)

     8     13

Financial Security Assurance Co. (Aa3/AAA/AAA)

     15   13

MBIA Insurance Corp. (Baa1/AA-)

   15   13   17

Market and Credit Risks — In the normal course of business, the Funds trade financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk). Additionally, the Funds may also be exposed to credit risk in the event that an issuer fails to perform or that an institution or entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions defaults.

Portfolio Concentrations — As a result of the Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate Bond and Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Funds’ (each a “Tax-Free Fund” and collectively the “Tax-Free Funds”) ability to invest a large percentage of their assets in obligations of issuers within certain states, they are subject to possible concentration risks associated with economic, political or legal developments or industrial or regional matters specifically affecting such states.

Under normal market conditions, the National Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund invests at least 80% of its assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) in municipal securities issued by or on behalf of the states, the District of Columbia or the U.S. Government, and their respective authorities, agencies, instrumentalities and political sub-divisions, the income from which, in the opinion of bond counsel, is exempt from regular federal income and federal alternative minimum taxes. The Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund and the Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund invest at least 80% of their assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) in Missouri and Kansas municipal securities, respectively, the income from which, in the opinion of bond counsel, is exempt from regular federal income tax, federal alternative minimum taxes and Missouri and Kansas state taxes, respectively. Alternatively, at least 80% of the Tax-Free Funds’ distributed income must be exempt from such taxes.

For each of the Missouri and Kansas Tax-Free Funds, the actual payment of principal and interest on Missouri and Kansas municipal securities is dependent on the Missouri General Assembly and the Kansas legislature, respectively, allotting money each fiscal year for these payments.

The investments of the Growth, Value and MidCap Growth Funds may be concentrated in securities of technology companies. At times, securities of technology companies may experience significant price fluctuations.

The Value Fund may be concentrated in securities of financial companies. At times, securities of financial companies may be subject to greater price volatility than securities of companies in other sectors and may experience significant price fluctuations.

The Bond and Short-Term Government Funds may invest 80% and 100%, respectively, of their total assets in mortgage-related securities and the Bond Fund may invest 80% of its total assets in asset-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities, especially collateralized mortgage-backed securities, may be subject to risks that include price volatility, liquidity, and

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

8.  OTHER RISKS (continued)   

 

enhanced sensitivity to interest rates. As a result, mortgage-backed securities may be more difficult to value and liquidate, if necessary. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to prepayment risk, which may result in a decreased rate of return and a decline in the value of the securities. Asset-backed securities have a greater risk of default during periods of economic downturn than other securities. Also, asset-backed securities may be less liquid than other securities and therefore more difficult to value and liquidate, if necessary.

 

9.  OTHER MATTERS

Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its trustees, officers, employees and agents are indemnified, to the extent permitted by the Act, against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds believe the risk of loss under these arrangements to be remote.

New Accounting Pronouncements — In April 2009 FASB issued a new FASB Staff Position FSP FAS 157-4 which amends FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” and is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. FSP FAS 157-4 provides additional guidance when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability measured at fair value has significantly decreased. Additionally, FSP FAS 157-4 expands disclosure by reporting entities with respect to categories of assets and liabilities carried at fair value. Commerce believes applying the provisions of FSP FAS 157-4 will not have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

Approval of Advisory Agreement — The Trustees oversee the management of the Trust, and review the investment performance and expenses of the Funds at regularly scheduled meetings held during the Funds’ fiscal year. In addition, the Trustees determine annually whether to reapprove and continue the Trust’s investment advisory agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) with the Adviser for the Funds.

The Advisory Agreement for the Funds was most recently approved by the Trustees, including all of the Trustees who are not parties to the Advisory Agreement or “interested persons” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) of any party thereto (the “non-interested Trustees”), on November 18-19, 2008 (the “Annual Contract Meeting”).

Prior to the Annual Contract Meeting, the Board of Trustees received written materials provided by the Adviser relating to the Trustees’ consideration of the Advisory Agreement. At the Annual Contract Meeting, the Trustees also received and considered the Adviser’s oral presentations and discussed the information that had been provided. In connection with their deliberations, the Trustees were advised by their independent legal counsel regarding their responsibilities under applicable law and met separately in executive session with independent counsel without members of management present.

In evaluating the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees relied upon their knowledge, resulting from their meetings and other interactions throughout the year, of the Adviser and its services and personnel. Both in meetings specifically dedicated to the review of the Advisory Agreement and meetings held during the year, the Trustees reviewed materials relating to the Adviser’s investment management services. Specifically, the Trustees reviewed, among other things, information relating to: (i) the terms of the Advisory Agreement; (ii) the Funds’ investment performance over different time periods in comparison to the investment performance of mutual fund peer categories selected by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), a third-party provider of mutual fund data; (iii) the contractual investment advisory fees, the actual investment advisory fees (after expense reimbursements) and the total expenses borne by the Funds in comparison to those borne by mutual fund peer groups selected by Lipper; (iv) the Adviser’s staffing for the Funds and the experience of the portfolio managers; (v) the scope and depth of the Adviser’s resources and their ability to attract and retain portfolio management investment talent; (vi) the fees paid by the Funds to the Adviser and its affiliates for services, and the expenses incurred by them in connection with the provision of those services, the profitability of the Advisory Agreement to the Adviser, and a comparison of the Adviser’s profitability with that of other publicly reported profitability information of other advisers; (vii) the fall out benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds; and (viii) potential economies of scale. In addition, the Trustees considered that the Adviser had a seasoned and experienced portfolio management staff and a highly disciplined and understandable investment process. In

 

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addition, the operations staff functioned efficiently and professionally, and provided the Board with frequent reports on the status of Fund operations.

In connection with their approval of the Advisory Agreement for each of the Funds, the Trustees gave weight to various factors, but did not identify any single factor as controlling their decision. As part of their review, the Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. In this regard, the Trustees considered both the investment advisory services, and the other non-advisory services, that are provided to the Funds by the Adviser. These services include services as the Funds’ Co-Administrator. The Trustees also considered that many of the Funds’ shareholders had other client relationships with affiliates of the Adviser. The Trustees concluded that the Adviser was able to commit, and had committed, substantial financial and other resources to the operations of the Funds and was able to provide quality services to the Funds. The Trustees also believed that the Adviser continued to make significant improvements to the Funds’ compliance program.

The Trustees also considered the investment performance of the Funds. In this regard, the Trustees considered whether the Funds had operated within their respective investment objectives, as well as their compliance with their investment restrictions. They also compared the investment performance of the Funds to the performance of other SEC-registered funds and to rankings and ratings issued by Lipper. For Funds that had been in existence for the applicable periods, this information on the Funds’ investment performance was provided for one, three, five and ten years. In addition, the Trustees considered the Funds’ investment performance relative to their respective performance benchmarks and in light of the objectives and credit parameters applicable to the Funds, as well as the investor base the Funds are intended to serve. In addition, the Trustees reviewed the consistency of the Adviser’s investment approach for the Funds. The Trustees also considered the in depth performance reports provided by the Adviser throughout the year with regard to underperforming Funds, and the changes made to the Adviser’s investment process in order to improve the performance of certain Funds. As a result of the Adviser’s process changes, two of the three equity Funds were in the top Lipper quartile for the one-and three-year periods, and all of the fixed income Funds were in or close to the first quartile for the one-and three-year periods.

Based on the information provided, the Trustees believed that the investment performance of the Funds was, in general, competitive in light of the factors mentioned above, including the Funds’ investment policies and the nature of their shareholder base. In reaching this conclusion, the Trustees also reviewed, among other things, the relative performance of the Funds as compared to the mutual fund categories established by Lipper, and their benchmarks for different time periods. They also noted again the potential impact of the relative risk parameters of the different Funds. The Trustees concluded that the Adviser was devoting appropriate resources in its efforts to provide favorable investment results for the Funds.

The Trustees also considered the Funds’ contractual advisory fee rates; the Funds’ total operating expense ratios; and expense reimbursements with respect to the Funds; and whether a consistent methodology was in place in determining the fees and expenses of the respective Funds. In addition, the Trustees considered the fees paid by the Funds to the Adviser and its affiliates for shareholder servicing and Co-Administration services, and reviewed information as to whether the Adviser had passed, and was likely to continue to pass, benefits from its economies of scale to shareholders. In this regard, the Trustees considered the Adviser’s view that the Funds may be sharing in economies of scale through the Adviser’s voluntary expense caps for certain of the Funds. The Trustees also determined that fee breakpoints were not appropriate at current asset levels. In addition, the Trustees considered the level of assets in the Funds; the information provided by the Adviser relating to their costs of the services provided by them and the profits realized by them; and information comparing the fee rates charged by the Adviser (which does not include fee breakpoints) with the fee rates charged by other, unaffiliated investment managers to their clients. Moreover, the Trustees also considered the Adviser’s profitability in the past year in light of Fund asset levels.

The Trustees also considered information provided by the Adviser on its use of and benefits from soft dollars in connection with the Funds’ brokerage. The Trustees also considered the Adviser’s best execution evaluation program on behalf of the Funds.

Information on the fee rates paid by the Funds under the Advisory Agreement and the Funds’ total operating expense ratios were compared to similar information for other mutual funds advised by other, unaffiliated investment management firms. These comparisons of the Funds’ fee rates and total operating expense ratios were prepared by Lipper, and they assisted the Trustees in evaluating the reasonableness of the investment advisory fees paid by the Funds.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)

9.  OTHER MATTERS (continued)   

 

After deliberation, the Trustees concluded at the Annual Contract Meeting with respect to all of the Funds, that the fees paid by Funds were reasonable in light of the services provided by the Adviser, its costs and the Funds’ current and reasonably foreseeable asset levels, and that the Advisory Agreement should be approved and continued.

 

10.  SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Share activity is as follows:

 

     Growth Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
       For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2008
 
     Shares        Dollars        Shares        Dollars  

Shares*

                 

Shares sold

   685,598         $ 11,524,777         645,292         $ 15,916,326   

Reinvestment of distributions

   8,462           142,078         56,466           1,554,805   

Shares redeemed

   (1,134,610        (18,930,701      (2,338,961        (58,734,234
Net Decrease    (440,550      $ (7,263,846      (1,637,203      $ (41,263,103
                 
     Value Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
       For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2008
 
     Shares        Dollars        Shares        Dollars  

Shares*

                 

Shares sold

   1,303,729         $ 17,900,697         697,747         $ 16,080,127   

Reinvestment of distributions

   13,757           195,134         323,569           7,929,495   

Shares redeemed

   (792,789        (10,346,298      (1,928,602        (43,396,751
Net Increase (Decrease)    524,697         $ 7,749,533         (907,286      $ (19,387,129
                 
     MidCap Growth Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
       For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2008
 
     Shares        Dollars        Shares        Dollars  

Shares*

                 

Shares sold

   370,459         $ 6,883,292         162,117         $ 4,903,744   

Reinvestment of distributions

   52,181           895,718         128,969           4,299,842   

Shares redeemed

   (255,716        (4,698,715      (1,046,214        (32,539,963
Net Increase (Decrease)    166,924         $ 3,080,295         (755,128      $ (23,336,377
                 
     Bond Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
       For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2008
 
     Shares        Dollars        Shares        Dollars  

Shares*

                 

Shares sold

   3,833,119         $ 69,183,100         4,596,952         $ 84,570,456   

Reinvestment of distributions

   144,009           2,590,297         270,358           4,954,440   

Shares redeemed

   (3,627,331        (65,500,212      (5,450,492        (100,321,536
Net Increase (Decrease)    349,797         $ 6,273,185         (583,182      $ (10,796,640

 

*   On February 10, 2009, all outstanding Institutional Shares were redesignated to Shares.

 

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10.  SUMMARY OF SHARE TRANSACTIONS (continued)   

 

     Short-Term Government Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
       For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2008
 
     Shares        Dollars        Shares        Dollars  

Shares*

                 

Shares sold

   995,972         $ 17,727,991         788,477         $ 14,023,014   

Reinvestment of distributions

   32,644           581,565         55,318           983,617   

Shares redeemed

   (1,062,842        (18,967,317      (1,328,794        (23,651,894
Net Decrease    (34,226      $ (657,761      (484,999      $ (8,645,263
                 
     National Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
       For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2008
 
     Shares        Dollars        Shares        Dollars  

Shares*

                 

Shares sold

   1,824,918         $ 33,464,805         1,177,094         $ 22,039,079   

Reinvestment of distributions

   22,953           407,720         18,419           345,583   

Shares redeemed

   (992,754        (18,236,507      (1,248,401        (23,361,249
Net Increase (Decrease)    855,117         $ 15,636,018         (52,888      $ (976,587
                 
     Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
       For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2008
 
     Shares        Dollars        Shares        Dollars  

Shares*

                 

Shares sold

   2,876,973         $ 54,627,707         3,012,619         $ 56,965,410   

Reinvestment of distributions

   10,363           194,636         23,146           438,830   

Shares redeemed

   (1,270,786        (23,947,553      (1,567,518        (29,596,710
Net Increase    1,616,550         $ 30,874,790         1,468,247         $ 27,807,530   
                 
     Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund  
     For the Six Months Ended
April 30, 2009 (Unaudited)
       For the Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2008
 
     Shares        Dollars        Shares        Dollars  

Shares*

                 

Shares sold

   471,512         $ 8,751,623         765,232         $ 14,194,781   

Reinvestment of distributions

   5,709           104,428         12,271           227,770   

Shares redeemed

   (374,417        (6,846,861      (650,052        (12,011,313
Net Increase    102,804         $ $2,009,190         127,451         $ $2,411,238   

 

*   On February 10, 2009, all outstanding Institutional Shares were redesignated to Shares.

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

          Income (loss) from
investment operations
    Distributions
to shareholders
 
Year-Share Class    Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
   Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    From net
investment
income
    From
net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
 

GROWTH FUND

               

For the Six Months Ended April 30, (Unaudited)

               

2009—Shares(c)

   $ 18.44    $ 0.06      $ (0.47   $ (0.41   $ (0.05   $      $ (0.05

For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31,

               

2008—Shares

     29.11      0.05        (10.39     (10.34     (0.04     (0.29     (0.33

2007—Shares

     25.56      0.04        3.55        3.59        (0.04            (0.04

2006—Shares(e)

     22.56      0.04        3.08        3.12        (0.12            (0.12

2005—Shares

     20.82      0.14 (f)      1.63        1.77        (0.03            (0.03

2004—Shares

     20.50      (0.07     0.39        0.32                        
               

VALUE FUND

               

For the Six Months Ended April 30, (Unaudited)

               

2009—Shares(c)

   $ 16.31    $ 0.18      $ (2.29   $ (2.11   $ (0.18   $      $ (0.18

For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31,

               

2008—Shares

     29.02      0.39        (9.84     (9.45     (0.39     (2.87     (3.26

2007—Shares

     29.53      0.36        1.90        2.26        (0.36     (2.41     (2.77

2006—Shares(e)

     24.96      0.35        4.66        5.01        (0.34     (0.10     (0.44

2005—Shares

     22.70      0.27        2.28        2.55        (0.29            (0.29

2004—Shares

     20.92      0.22        1.78        2.00        (0.22            (0.22

 

(a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

 

(b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if sales or redemption charges were taken into account. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

(c)   On February 10, 2009, all outstanding Institutional Shares were redesignated to Shares.

 

(d)   Annualized.

 

(e)   On February 3, 2006, all outstanding Service Shares were converted into Institutional Shares.

 

(f)   Reflects income recognized from a special dividend which amounted to $0.14 per share and 0.62% of average net assets.

 

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COMMERCE FUNDS

 

 

                          Ratios assuming no
expense reductions
       
Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return(b)
    Net assets
at end of
period
(in 000s)
  Ratio of
net expenses to
average net assets
    Ratio of
net investment
income (loss) to
average net assets
    Ratio of total
expenses to
average net assets
    Ratio of
net investment
income (loss) to
average net assets
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
             
             
$17.98   (2.19 )%    $ 100,645   1.13 %(d)    0.75 %(d)    1.21 %(d)    0.67 %(d)    17
             
18.44   (35.82     111,319   1.11      0.18      1.11      0.18      43   
29.11   14.04        223,441   1.13      0.15      1.14      0.14      70   
25.56   13.86        173,813   1.13      0.16      1.18      0.11      47   
22.56   8.52        150,676   1.13      0.64 (f)    1.23      0.54 (f)    40   
20.82   1.56        170,513   1.13      (0.35   1.15      (0.37   41   
             
             
             
$14.02   (12.96 )%    $ 62,967   1.20 %(d)    2.62 %(d)    1.22 %(d)    2.60 %(d)    26
             
16.31   (36.04     64,726   1.14      1.74      1.14      1.74      45   
29.02   8.11        141,455   1.13      1.25      1.13      1.25      55   
29.53   20.29        120,685   1.18      1.28      1.18      1.28      49   
24.96   11.26        111,761   1.18      1.12      1.19      1.11      37   
22.70   9.61        108,775   1.14      1.00      1.16      0.98      81   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   59


COMMERCE FUNDS

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

          Income (loss) from
investment operations
    Distributions
to shareholders
 
Year-Share Class    Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
   Net
investment
income
(loss)(a)
    Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
    From net
investment
income
    From net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
 

MIDCAP GROWTH FUND

               

For the Six Months Ended April 30, (Unaudited)

               

2009—Shares(c)

   $ 21.13    $ 0.03      $ 0.32      $ 0.35      $ (0.01   $ (0.89   $ (0.90

For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31,

               

2008—Shares

     37.60      0.01        (13.72     (13.71            (2.76     (2.76

2007—Shares

     33.61      (0.11     4.14        4.03               (0.04     (0.04

2006—Shares(e)

     28.45      (0.11     5.27        5.16                        

2005—Shares

     24.72      (0.14     3.87        3.73                        

2004—Shares

     23.61      (0.14     1.25        1.11                        
               

BOND FUND

               

For the Six Months Ended April 30, (Unaudited)

               

2009—Shares(c)

   $ 17.29    $ 0.46      $ 0.78      $ 1.24      $ (0.47   $      $ (0.47

For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31,

               

2008—Shares

     18.39      0.85        (1.07     (0.22     (0.88            (0.88

2007—Shares

     18.12      0.82        0.31 (f)      1.13        (0.86            (0.86

2006—Shares(e)

     18.12      0.78        0.06        0.84        (0.84            (0.84

2005—Shares

     18.71      0.76        (0.49     0.27        (0.86            (0.86

2004—Shares

     18.73      0.85        0.03        0.88        (0.90            (0.90

 

(a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

 

(b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if sales or redemption charges were taken into account. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

(c)   On February 10, 2009, all outstanding Institutional Shares were redesignated to Shares.

 

(d)   Annualized.

 

(e)   On February 3, 2006, all outstanding Service Shares were converted into Institutional Shares.

 

(f)   Reflects an increase of $0.19 per share and 1.06% of average net assets due in payments received for class action settlements received this year.

 

(g)   Total return reflects the impact of payments received for class action settlements received this year. Excluding such payments, the total return would have been 5.31%.

 

(h)   Reflects an increase of 0.06% to total return and 0.04% of average net assets per share due to a payment made by the Trust’s Accounting Agent relating to a distribution in excess of net investment income.

 

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COMMERCE FUNDS

 

 

                          Ratios assuming no
expense reductions
       
Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return(b)
    Net assets
at end of
period
(in 000s)
  Ratio of
net expenses to
average net assets
    Ratio of
net investment
income (loss) to
average net assets
    Ratio of total
expenses to
average net assets
    Ratio of
net investment
income (loss) to
average net assets
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
             
             
$20.58   2.48   $ 42,819   1.35 %(d)    0.30 %(d)    1.35 %(d)    0.30 %(d)    16
             
21.13   (39.07     40,444   1.21      0.02      1.21      0.02      57   
37.60   12.01        100,357   1.18      (0.32   1.18      (0.32   65   
33.61   18.14        91,874   1.22      (0.35   1.22      (0.35   64   
28.45   15.09        75,274   1.28      (0.54   1.29      (0.55   87   
24.72   4.70        76,917   1.23      (0.57   1.25      (0.59   123   
           
             
             
$18.06   7.23   $ 523,430   0.80 %(d)    5.13 %(d)    0.80 %(d)    5.13 %(d)    12
             
17.29   (1.37     495,168   0.79      4.62      0.79      4.62      9   
18.39   6.37 (g)      537,430   0.82      4.50      0.82      4.50      23   
18.12   4.76        548,713   0.85      4.35      0.85      4.35      38   
18.12   1.46 (h)      569,200   0.83      4.11 (h)    0.84      4.10 (h)    23   
18.71   4.80        608,773   0.79      4.54      0.81      4.52      37   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   61


COMMERCE FUNDS

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

          Income (loss) from
investment operations
    Distributions
to shareholders
 
Year-Share Class    Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
   Net
investment
income(a)
   Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
   

From net
investment
income

    From net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
 

SHORT TERM GOVERNMENT FUND

                

For the Six Months Ended April 30, (Unaudited)

                

2009—Shares(c)

   $ 17.53    $ 0.28    $ 0.46      $ 0.74      $ (0.40   $      $ (0.40

For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31,

                

2008—Shares

     17.65      0.66      (0.03     0.63        (0.75            (0.75

2007—Shares

     17.56      0.69      0.16        0.85        (0.76            (0.76

2006—Shares(e)

     17.57      0.61      0.11        0.72        (0.73            (0.73

2005—Shares

     18.16      0.53      (0.42     0.11        (0.70            (0.70

2004—Shares

     18.53      0.54      (0.18     0.36        (0.73            (0.73
                

NATIONAL TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

          

For the Six Months Ended April 30, (Unaudited)

                

2009—Shares(c)

   $ 17.82    $ 0.36    $ 1.06      $ 1.42      $ (0.36   $ (0.18   $ (0.54

For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31,

                

2008—Shares

     18.83      0.70      (0.96     (0.26     (0.70     (0.05     (0.75

2007—Shares

     19.07      0.71      (0.19     0.52        (0.71     (0.05     (0.76

2006—Shares(e)

     19.05      0.72      0.13        0.85        (0.73     (0.10     (0.83

2005—Shares

     19.59      0.72      (0.51     0.21        (0.71     (0.04     (0.75

2004—Shares

     19.74      0.71      0.17        0.88        (0.72     (0.31     (1.03

 

(a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

 

(b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if sales or redemption charges were taken into account. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

(c)   On February 10, 2009, all outstanding Institutional Shares were redesignated to Shares.

 

(d)   Annualized.

 

(e)   On February 3, 2006, all outstanding Service Shares were converted into Institutional Shares.

 

62   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE FUNDS

 

 

                          Ratios assuming no
expense reductions
       
Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return(b)
    Net assets
at end of
period
(in 000s)
  Ratio of
net expenses to
average net assets
    Ratio of
net investment
income to
average net assets
    Ratio of total
expenses to
average net assets
    Ratio of
net investment
income to
average net assets
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
             
             
$17.87   4.24   $ 79,341   0.68 %(d)    3.19 %(d)    0.93 %(d)    2.94 %(d)    17
             
17.53   3.60        78,455   0.68      3.68      0.90      3.46      30   
17.65   4.97        87,511   0.68      3.91      0.90      3.69      15   
17.56   4.21        129,940   0.68      3.49      0.89      3.28      28   
17.57   0.63        157,183   0.68      3.00      0.91      2.77      32   
18.16   1.96        219,533   0.68      2.96      0.85      2.79      78   
           
             
             
$18.70   8.08   $ 159,243   0.70 %(d)    3.93 %(d)    0.81 %(d)    3.82 %(d)    12
             
17.82   (1.47     136,575   0.70      3.76      0.82      3.64      45   
18.83   2.81        145,265   0.70      3.78      0.83      3.65      42   
19.07   4.57        154,304   0.70      3.80      0.88      3.62      42   
19.05   1.09        162,792   0.70      3.71      0.87      3.54      48   
19.59   4.56        169,217   0.70      3.67      0.84      3.53      33   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   63


COMMERCE FUNDS

 

Financial Highlights

Selected Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

          Income (loss) from
investment operations
   Distributions
to shareholders
 
Year-Share Class    Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
   Net
investment
income(a)
   Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total from
investment
operations
   From net
investment
income
    From net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
 

MISSOURI TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

  

        

For the Six Months Ended April 30, (Unaudited)

                 

2009—Shares(c)

   $ 18.27    $ 0.34    $ 0.98      $ 1.32    $ (0.34   $ (0.03   $ (0.37

For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31,

                 

2008—Shares

     19.01      0.69      (0.66     0.03      (0.69     (0.08     (0.77

2007—Shares

     19.22      0.71      (0.19     0.52      (0.71     (0.02     (0.73

2006—Shares(e)

     19.19      0.74      0.10        0.84      (0.75     (0.06     (0.81

2005—Shares

     19.83      0.74      (0.62     0.12      (0.74     (0.02     (0.76

2004—Shares

     19.73      0.72      0.14        0.86      (0.72     (0.04     (0.76
                 

KANSAS TAX-FREE INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

  

        

For the Six Months Ended April 30, (Unaudited)

                 

2009—Shares(c)

   $ 17.90    $ 0.33    $ 1.04      $ 1.37    $ (0.33   $ (0.04   $ (0.37

For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31,

                 

2008—Shares

     18.58      0.64      (0.63     0.01      (0.64     (0.05     (0.69

2007—Shares

     18.78      0.66      (0.14     0.52      (0.66     (0.06     (0.72

2006—Shares(e)

     18.75      0.70      0.08        0.78      (0.70     (0.05     (0.75

2005—Shares

     19.33      0.69      (0.56     0.13      (0.69     (0.02     (0.71

2004—Shares

     19.19      0.68      0.17        0.85      (0.68     (0.03     (0.71

 

(a)   Calculated based on the average shares outstanding methodology.

 

(b)   Assumes investment at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, a complete redemption of the investment at the net asset value at the end of the period and no sales or redemption charges. Total returns would be reduced if sales or redemption charges were taken into account. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total returns for periods less than one full year are not annualized.

 

(c)   On February 10, 2009, all outstanding Institutional Shares were redesignated to Shares.

 

(d)   Annualized.

 

(e)   On February 3, 2006, all outstanding Service Shares were converted into Institutional Shares.

 

64   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


COMMERCE FUNDS

 

 

                          Ratios assuming no
expense reductions
       
Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return(b)
    Net assets
at end of
period
(in 000s)
  Ratio of
net expenses to
average net assets
    Ratio of
net investment
income to
average net assets
    Ratio of total
expenses to
average net assets
    Ratio of
net investment
income to
average net assets
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
             
             
$19.22   7.25   $ 209,794   0.70 %(d)    3.66 %(d)    0.80 %(d)    3.56 %(d)    8
             
18.27   0.10        169,838   0.70      3.63      0.81      3.52      7   
19.01   2.77        148,824   0.68      3.74      0.82      3.60      21   
19.22   4.48        159,628   0.65      3.87      0.88      3.64      15   
19.19   0.61        172,124   0.65      3.77      0.87      3.55      19   
19.83   4.44        179,089   0.65      3.65      0.83      3.47      13   
             
             
             
$18.90   7.70   $ 74,815   0.70 %(d)    3.55 %(d)    0.93 %(d)    3.32 %(d)    7
             
17.90   0.01        68,986   0.70      3.46      0.90      3.26      13   
18.58   2.82        69,270   0.68      3.55      0.92      3.31      18   
18.78   4.28        69,075   0.65      3.75      0.98      3.42      33   
18.75   0.68        68,128   0.65      3.64      1.00      3.29      13   
19.33   4.54        68,940   0.65      3.56      0.93      3.28      8   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.   65


Fund Expenses (Unaudited) – Six Month Period Ended April 30, 2009

As a shareholder of the Funds you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; shareholder servicing fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009.

Actual Expenses — The first line in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses 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 first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The second line in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Funds’ 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 the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as exchange fees, but shareholders of other funds may incur such costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Fund  

Beginning
Account
Value

11/01/08

 

Ending

Account
Value

4/30/09

   

Expenses
Paid for
the

6 months
ended
4/30/09*

 

Beginning
Account
Value

11/01/08

 

Ending

Account
Value

4/30/09

   

Expenses
Paid for
the

6 months
ended
4/30/09*

 

Beginning
Account
Value

11/01/08

 

Ending

Account
Value

4/30/09

   

Expenses
Paid for
the

6 months
ended
4/30/09*

 

Beginning
Account
Value

11/01/08

 

Ending

Account
Value

4/30/09

   

Expenses
Paid for
the

6 months
ended
4/30/09*

     Growth Fund   Value Fund   MidCap Growth Fund   Bond Fund

Shares

                         
Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 978.10      $ 5.54   $ 1,000.00   $ 870.40      $ 5.56   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,024.80      $ 6.79   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,072.30      $ 4.11
Hypothetical 5% return     1,000.00     1,019.19 +      5.66     1,000.00     1,018.84 +      6.01     1,000.00     1,018.09 +      6.77     1,000.00     1,020.83 +      4.00
     Short-Term Government Fund   National Tax-Free Intermediate
Bond Fund
  Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate
Bond Fund
  Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate
Bond Fund

Shares

                         
Actual   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,042.40      $ 3.44   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,080.80      $ 3.60   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,072.50      $ 3.60   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,077.00      $ 3.60
Hypothetical 5% return     1,000.00     1,021.42 +      3.41     1,000.00     1,021.32 +      3.51     1,000.00     1,021.32 +      3.51     1,000.00     1,021.32 +      3.51

 

*   Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio, which represents the ongoing expenses as a percentage of net assets for the six months ended April 30, 2009. Expenses are calculated by multiplying the annualized net expense ratio by the average account value for the period; then multiplying the result by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year; and then dividing that result by the number of days in the year. The annualized net expense ratios for the period were as follows:

 

Fund

             

Fund

      
Growth    1.13      Short-Term Government    0.68
Value    1.20         National Tax-Free Intermediate Bond    0.70   
MidCap Growth    1.35         Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate Bond    0.70   
Bond    0.80           Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate Bond    0.70   

 

+   Hypothetical expenses are based on the Funds’ actual net expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses.

 

66


COMMERCE FUND

 

The Commerce Funds

 

Growth Fund:

The Fund is subject to market risk so that the value of the securities in which it invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular industry sectors and/or general economic conditions. Investments in technology companies, who may produce or use products or services that prove commercially unsuccessful or become obsolete, may be subject to greater price volatility than securities of companies in other sectors.

Value Fund:

The Fund is subject to market risk so that the value of the securities in which it invests may go up or down in response to the prospects of individual companies, particular industry sectors and/or general economic conditions. Investments in technology companies, who may produce or use products or services that prove commercially unsuccessful or become obsolete, may be subject to greater price volatility than securities of companies in other sectors.

MidCap Growth Fund:

The Fund invests in small- and mid-capitalization securities. Generally, smaller and mid-sized companies are more vulnerable to adverse developments because of more limited product lines, markets or financial resources. As a result, the securities of smaller and mid-sized companies involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic trading and price movements. Investments in technology companies, who may produce or use products or services that prove commercially unsuccessful or become obsolete, may be subject to greater price volatility than securities of companies in other sectors.

Bond Fund:

Investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities including credit and interest rate risk. The guarantee on U.S. government securities applies only to the underlying securities of the Fund if held to maturity and not to the value of the Fund’s shares. Mortgage-backed securities, especially collateralized mortgage-backed securities, may be subject to risks that include price volatility, liquidity and enhanced sensitivity to interest rates. Asset-backed securities may be less liquid than other securities and therefore more difficult to value and liquidate, if necessary.

Short-Term Government Fund:

Investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities including credit and interest rate risk. The guarantee on U.S. government securities applies only to the underlying securities of the Fund if held to maturity and not to the value of the Fund’s shares. Mortgage-backed securities, especially collateralized mortgage-backed securities, may be subject to risks that include price volatility, liquidity and enhanced sensitivity to interest rates.

National Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund

Investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities including credit and interest rate risk. Investments in municipal securities can be significantly affected by political changes as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation or legislative changes. The Fund’s investments may subject shareholders to the federal alternative minimum tax and state income taxes.

Missouri Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund:

Investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities including credit and interest rate risk. The Fund invests its assets predominately in Missouri bonds. The actual payment of principal and interest on these bonds is dependent on the Missouri General Assembly allotting money each fiscal year for these payments. The Fund is

 

67


COMMERCE FUND

 

The Commerce Funds (continued)

 

non-diversified. Due to the small number of bonds generally held in the portfolio, the Fund may be subject to greater risks than a more diversified fund. A change in the value of any single holding may affect the overall value more than it would affect a diversified fund that holds more investments. Investments in municipal securities can be significantly affected by political changes as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation or legislative changes. In addition, the Fund’s investments may subject shareholders to federal alternative minimum tax. The investment income from this Fund may be subject to state income taxes.

Kansas Tax-Free Intermediate Bond Fund:

Investments in fixed income securities are subject to the risks associated with debt securities including credit and interest rate risk. The Fund invests its assets predominately in Kansas bonds. The actual payment of principal and interest on these bonds is dependent on the Kansas legislature allotting money each fiscal year for these payments. The Fund is non-diversified. Due to the smaller number of bonds generally held in the portfolio, the Fund may be subject to greater risks than a more diversified fund. A change in the value of any single holding may affect the overall value more than it would affect a diversified fund that holds more investments. Investments in municipal securities can be significantly affected by political changes as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation or legislative changes. In addition, the Fund’s investments may subject shareholders to federal alternative minimum tax. The investment income from this Fund may be subject to state income taxes.

 

68


INVESTMENT ADVISER   DISTRIBUTOR
AND CO-ADMINISTRATOR   Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Commerce Investment Advisors, Inc.   32 Old Slip
922 Walnut Street   New York, New York 10005
4th Floor  
Kansas City, Missouri 64106   CO-ADMINISTRATOR
  Goldman Sachs Asset Management
CUSTODIAN/ACCOUNTING AGENT   32 Old Slip
State Street Bank & Trust Company   New York, New York 10005
1 Lincoln Street  
Boston, Massachusetts 02110   INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
  PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TRANSFER AGENT   KPMG LLP
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc.   99 High Street
330 W. 9th   Boston, Massachusetts 02110
4th Floor  
Kansas City, Missouri 64105   LEGAL COUNSEL
  Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
  One Logan Square
  18th and Cherry Streets
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-6996

This Semi-Annual Report contains facts concerning The Commerce Funds’ objectives and policies, management, expenses, and other information. For more complete information about The Commerce Funds, a prospectus may be obtained by calling 1-800-995-6365. An investor should read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.

The Commerce Funds are advised by Commerce Investment Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of Commerce Bank, N.A., which receives a fee for its services. The Commerce Funds are distributed by Goldman, Sachs & Co.

The Commerce Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also review and obtain copies at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that The Commerce Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and 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 change, upon request by calling 1-800-995-6365 and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which contains, more complete information about the Commerce Funds’ investment policies, fees and expenses. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing.

 

NOT FDIC INSURED   MAY LOSE VALUE   NO BANK GUARANTEE


TRUSTEES

J. Eric Helsing, Chairman

David L. Bodde

Martin E. Galt III

Charles W. Peffer

OFFICERS

William Schuetter, President

Angela Dew, Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money

Laundering Officer

Jeffrey Bolin, Assistant Vice President

Peter W. Fortner, Chief Accounting Officer

Scott McHugh, Treasurer

Philip V. Giuca Jr., Assistant Treasurer

Diana E. McCarthy, Secretary

George Djurasovic, Assistant Secretary

LOGO

922 Walnut

Fourth Floor

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

www.commercefunds.com

1-800-995-6365

07-938/CB 5026

6/09


ITEM 2.   CODE OF ETHICS.

 

Not applicable for the reporting period.

 

ITEM 3.   AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

Not applicable for the reporting period.

 

ITEM 4.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

Not applicable for the reporting period.

 

ITEM 5.   AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6.   INVESTMENTS

The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1.


ITEM 7.   DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT   COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8.   PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9.   PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND
AFFILIATED   PURCHASERS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

There has been no material change to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.

 

ITEM 11.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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

 

ITEM 12.   EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1)   Not applicable for the reporting period.
(a)(2)   Exhibit 99.CERT    Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith.
(b)(1)   Exhibit 99.906CERT    Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith.


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

THE COMMERCE FUNDS

/s/    William Schuetter         
William Schuetter
President

June 26, 2009

 

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

 

/s/    William Schuetter         
William Schuetter
President
The Commerce Funds

June 26, 2009

 

/s/     Peter Fortner        
Peter Fortner
Chief Accounting Officer
The Commerce Funds

June 26, 2009