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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-06351

 

 

Green Century Funds

 

 

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

(Address of principal executive offices)

Green Century Capital Management, Inc.

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 482-0800

Date of fiscal year end: July 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2023

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).


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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

Green Century Balanced Fund

Green Century Equity Fund

Green Century MSCI International Index Fund

January 31, 2023

An investment for your future.®   114 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

For information on the Green Century Funds®, call 1-800-93-GREEN. For information on how to open an account and account services, call 1-800-221-5519 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. For daily share price information twenty-four hours a day, visit www.greencentury.com.

Dear Green Century Funds Shareholder:

Thank you for putting your trust in the Green Century Funds°. Every day our team works to provide opportunities for you to invest in alignment with your environmental values and make an impact through the dollars you are saving for the future. I’m excited to share some of our highlights in this letter.

But first I want to acknowledge that 2022 was a challenging year for investors in both equities and bonds. Faced with rising inflation, interest rate hikes and recessionary fears, the S&P 500® recorded its worst year since 2008. In moments like this, some investors may abandon the market and move to cash holdings. While there might be good reasons for changing an investment strategy, acting on emotion may compromise a portfolio’s long-term return potential and I encourage you to consult with a financial advisor before you make any substantial changes.

In addition to our investment strategy, a key way that the Green Century Funds helps you make a difference is through our shareholder advocacy program. Our team of dedicated advocates worked with 80 companies last year to achieve new environmental policies with 20 major corporations. I’m pleased to share some highlights.

Negotiated a commitment with Lowe’s1 that resulted in four new industry-leading commitments to protect forests around the world, including the Canadian boreal.

Persuaded Jack in the Box1 to only purchase pork raised without the use of cruel gestation crates, which improves animal welfare and helps reduce the harmful effects of factory farming.

Won majority shareholder votes at Sysco1 (92%) and General Mills1 (55%) requesting that the companies measure their plastic use as the first step toward reducing it to protect ocean wildlife and public health.

I am proud of Green Century’s achievements in an unprecedented and challenging year, and I am eager to see what we are able to accomplish as we move forward. Our work to protect the environment and protect public health is far from finished—and none of it would be possible without investors like you.

If you have enjoyed this update and are not yet part of our enews community, I invite you to send your email address to info@greencentury.com or sign up on our website www.greencentury.com.


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

Sincerely,

Leslie Samuelrich, President

Green Century Funds

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

 

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

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

Website.    Visit www.greencentury.com to get quarterly performance, our impact stories, and more.

 

The Green Century Funds’ proxy voting guidelines and a record of the Funds’ proxy votes for the year ended June 30, 2022 are available without charge, upon request, (i) at www.greencentury.com, (ii) by calling 1-800-934-7336, (iii) by sending an e-mail to info@greencentury.com, and (iv) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

The Green Century Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of the year on Form N-PORT, Part F. The Green Century Funds’ Forms N-PORT, Part F are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies may be obtained upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington DC 20549-0102 or by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The information on Form N-PORT, Part F may also be obtained by calling us at 1-800-934-7336, or by e-mailing a request to info@greencentury.com

 

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THE GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND

The Green Century Balanced Fund seeks capital growth and income from a portfolio of stocks and bonds that meet Green Century’s standards for environmentally responsible and sustainable investing. The portfolio managers of the Balanced Fund avoid fossil fuel companies and other environmentally harmful industries and consider environmental, social, and governance data in their decision making.

 

          CUMULATIVE
RETURNS*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS*  
          Six Months     One Year     Three Years     Five Years     Ten Years  
December 31, 2022   Green Century Balanced Fund — Individual Investor Share Class     1.84%       –16.21%       4.19%       6.00%       7.60%  
    Green Century Balanced Fund — Institutional Share Class**     2.03%       –15.93%       4.42%       6.14%       7.67%  
    Custom Balanced Fund Index2     1.19%       –13.70%       4.44%       6.12%       8.04%  
January 31, 2023   Green Century Balanced Fund — Individual Investor Share Class     0.05%       –7.35%       6.10%       6.51%       7.76%  
    Green Century Balanced Fund — Institutional Share Class**     0.21%       –7.08%       6.33%       6.65%       7.83%  
    Custom Balanced Fund Index2     –0.27%       –6.15%       5.90%       6.48%       8.20%  

The Individual Investor Share Class total expense ratio of the Fund is 1.46% and the Institutional Share Class total expense ratio of the Fund is 1.16% as of the most recent prospectus.

* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the Prospectus for more information.

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

During the six month period ended January 31, 2023, the Balanced Fund outperformed the Custom Balanced Index, with the Balanced Fund returning 0.21% and the Custom Balanced index returning –0.27%. For the one year period ending January 31, 2023, the Balanced Fund returned –7.08%, while the Custom Balanced Index returned –6.15%. The Fund’s equity holdings that most positively contributed to relative performance during the twelve months ended January 31, 2023 included: First Solar1, SolarEdge Technologies1, LPL Financial Holdings1, Travelers Companies1 and TJX Companies1. Holdings detracting from performance included Alphabet1, SVB Financial1, Paypal Holdings1, Baxter International1 and Bright Horizons1.

Equity markets saw heightened volatility over the last six months as markets reacted to increasing inflation numbers and expectations for corresponding faster tightening by the Federal Reserve (“Fed”) and other global central banks. Inflation numbers in certain areas such as housing and lumber have started to cool, but the economy continues to post strong labor and wage numbers that may prompt the Fed to stay higher for longer. Federal Reserve Chair Powell and the members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors continue to assert that they will do “whatever it takes” to tame inflation. Instead, after Core Consumer Price Inflation readings showed signs of moderating in September, investors opted to use their rose-colored glasses to view

 

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indicators of both stronger and weaker economic trends as good news, bidding up share prices for value stocks and for the highly cyclical companies in the Energy, Industrials, Materials, and Financials sectors. Yields on longer-dated Treasuries declined through early December, as investors chose to believe that the Fed’s announced intention to slow the pace of rate increases meant that the Fed was reversing course and would reduce the terminal rate and quickly cut rates thereafter. This despite the Fed publicly indicating the contrary. The portfolio managers do not believe that the Fed has lowered its terminal rate or decreased the length of time it intends to hold the Funds rate at that higher terminal rate level. The Fed’s increases in the Funds rate this cycle have been breathtakingly aggressive; furthermore, the Fed’s rate increases have been accompanied by significant quantitative tightening. The Fed has repeatedly expressed its concern that a too-hasty return to normal will allow inflation to rekindle. Other Central Banks have also instituted record amounts of monetary restraint, the most significant since 1980. This synchronized monetary tightening has initiated the predictable chain of events.

The frequently articulated concern of worldwide Central Banks, including the Fed, with breaking any established embedded inflationary pattern, seems very likely to lengthen the period of monetary restriction, which will lengthen the duration of decreasing employment and make an extended recession ever more likely. Indeed, the Federal Reserve noted in December that “it would take substantially more evidence of progress to be confident that inflation was on a sustained downward path” and “No participants anticipated that it would be appropriate to begin reducing the federal funds rate target in 2023.” While the bond market continues to predict that Fed Fund rates will begin to drop in July, 2023, the portfolio managers disagree. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has repeatedly referenced the 1979 to 1982 experience, when the Fed believes that it prematurely eased monetary policy after slightly softer inflation readings, only to have to quickly raise rates again when inflation persisted at unacceptably high levels. The portfolio managers

 

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expect the interest rate hikes to continue until the Fed is persuaded by several consecutive readings of much softer core inflation, much softer growth in unit labor costs and average hourly earnings, and a substantial rise in unemployment. They also expect that the Fed will be quite reluctant to cut rates until both the employment cost index and the broad personal consumption expenditure deflator measure of inflation are clearly headed back to acceptable levels. The country has now entered the time where every aspect of the economy will begin to feel the effects of the prior tightening; it will show up in wage growth, unemployment, falling housing prices, discretionary income, and spending.

In the near term, declining business confidence and consumer confidence will likely translate into reduced corporate earnings, which may well initiate another down leg for equity markets. While the portfolio managers anticipate a recession and some earnings declines, they expect that the decline in earnings will be fairly modest. Even with the price-to-earnings compression that we have already experienced, they judge that further market downside is possible. In addition, consumer confidence tracks inversely with inflation; as inflation eases, this should support consumer confidence. Consumer confidence, housing starts, and equity market bottoms are all closely associated, so improving consumer confidence may limit the downside. Recovery from bear markets is usually sudden and sharp, so that attempts to time the market are usually unsuccessful. Overall, the portfolio managers conclude that the Fund is appropriately positioned for a modestly more risk-off equity market. In either a slowing growth or a recessionary environment, they expect that the focus on quality, lower-leverage, profitable companies with steadier earnings and revenues will be protective.

The growing environmental, social, and policy challenges facing the world make it increasingly imperative that shareholders demand that companies create the transition to a lower-carbon economy and recognize the human rights and dignity of their workers. The portfolio managers expect companies held within the portfolio to act with integrity and purpose, and to take leading roles in creating alternative mechanisms, through legislation or internal policies, to protect the needs and concerns of their employees, communities, and planet.

The Green Century Balanced Fund invests in the stocks and bonds of environmentally responsible corporations of various sizes, including small, medium, and large companies. The Green Century Balanced Fund does not invest in fossil fuels though most other diversified mutual funds do.

The value of the stocks held in the Balanced Fund will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect a single issuer, industry, or sector of the economy or may affect the market as a whole. Bonds are subject to a variety of risks including interest rate, credit, and inflation risk.

 

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THE GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND

The Green Century Equity Fund invests essentially all of its assets in the stocks which make up the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the KLD 400 Index or the Index),3 comprised primarily of large capitalization U.S. companies selected based on comprehensive environmental, social and governance sustainability criteria. The Equity Fund seeks to provide shareholders with a long-term total return that matches that of the Index.

 

          CUMULATIVE
RETURNS*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS*  
          Six Months     One Year     Three Years     Five Years     Ten Years  
December 31, 2022   Green Century Equity Fund — Individual Investor Share Class     –0.12%       –23.04%       6.85%       8.89%       12.00%  
    Green Century Equity Fund — Institutional Share Class     0.02%       –22.81%       7.17%       9.20%       12.15%  
    S&P 500 Index4     2.31%       –18.11%       7.66%       9.42%       12.56%  
January 31, 2023   Green Century Equity Fund — Individual Investor Share Class     –1.58%       –11.87%       9.02%       9.05%       12.07%  
    Green Century Equity Fund — Institutional Share Class     –1.41%       –11.59%       9.35%       9.36%       12.24%  
    S&P 500 Index4     –0.44%       –8.22%       9.88%       9.54%       12.68%  

The Individual Investor Share Class total expense ratio of the Fund is 1.25% and the Institutional Share Class total expense ratio of the Fund is 0.95% as of the most recent prospectus.

* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the Prospectus for more information.

As of April 1, 2014, the Equity Fund invests in the common stocks which make up the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuel Index; prior to April 1, 2014, the Fund invested in the common stocks which made up the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index.

For the six month period ended January 31, 2023, the Green Century Equity Fund, which closely tracks the KLD 400 Index, underperformed the S&P 500® Index (“benchmark”) by 114 basis points in the Individual Investor Share Class and by 97 basis points in the Institutional Share Class. The Equity Fund returned –1.58% in the Individual Investor Share Class and –1.41% in the Institutional Share Class for the six month period ended January 31, 2023, while the benchmark returned –0.44% during the same period.

As the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index does not include all of the stocks in the benchmark and includes some stocks not included in the benchmark, the performance of the Equity Fund can be expected to differ from the performance of the broader benchmark. The difference in performance of the Equity Fund relative to the benchmark was influenced by differences in sector allocation and stock selection criteria between the Fund and the benchmark.

 

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The Energy sector was the best performing sector of the benchmark, returning 17.78%. The Equity Fund does not have an allocation to this sector, while the sector has a 5.08% weight in the benchmark. The performance of the Fund, relative to the benchmark, was positively impacted by stock selection within the Consumer Discretionary, Health Care and Industrials sectors. The relative performance of the Fund was negatively impacted by stock selection within the Communication Services, Financials and Materials sectors.

According to an analysis by the Fund’s portfolio managers, the strongest performing sectors in the Equity Fund were Financials, Industrials and Health Care, which returned 8.79%, 8.46%, and 7.94%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary, which returned –11.43% and –7.83%, respectively, for the six month period.

Within the benchmark, Energy and Materials were the strongest performing sectors, gaining 17.78% and 9.71%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate, which returned –9.35% and –6.34%, respectively, for the six month period.

The Equity Fund, like other mutual funds invested primarily in stocks, carries the risk of investing in the stock market. The large companies in which the Equity Fund is invested may perform worse than the stock market as a whole. The Equity Fund will not shift concentration from one industry to another or from stocks to bonds or cash, in order to defend against a falling stock market.

 

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THE GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

The Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the International Fund) invests in the stocks which make up the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index (the Index),5 comprised primarily of foreign companies selected based on comprehensive environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability criteria. The International Fund seeks to provide shareholders with a long-term total return that matches that of the Index.

 

          CUMULATIVE
RETURNS*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS*  
  Six Months     One Year     Three Years     Five Years     Since
Inception
 
December 31, 2022   Green Century International Index Fund — Individual Investor Share Class     3.95%       –21.35%       –0.24%       1.24%       3.99%  
    Green Century International Index Fund — Institutional Share Class     4.18%       –21.11%       0.05%       1.55%       4.29%  
    MSCI World ex USA Index6     5.50%       –14.29%       1.27%       1.79%       4.95%  
January 31, 2023   Green Century International Index Fund — Individual Investor Share Class     6.97%       –8.50%       3.17%       2.17%       5.31%  
    Green Century International Index Fund — Institutional Share Class     7.12%       –8.25%       3.50%       2.48%       5.62%  
    MSCI World ex USA Index6     8.74%       –2.98%       4.64%       2.47%       6.19%  

The Individual Investor Share Class total expense ratio of the Fund is 1.28% and the Institutional Share Class total expense ratio of the Fund is 0.98% as of the most recent prospectus.

* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the Prospectus for more information.

The Green Century MSCI International Index Fund closely tracks the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index. The International Fund’s Individual Investor Share Class returned 6.97% and the International Fund’s Institutional Share Class returned 7.12% for the six month period ended January 31, 2023, underperforming the MSCI World ex USA Index (“Benchmark”), the Fund’s benchmark, which returned 8.74% during the same period.

The MSCI World ex USA Index is not a values-based or SRI screened index and may invest in fossil fuels, nuclear weapons, and producers of genetically modified organisms. The difference in performance of the International Fund relative to the benchmark was largely due to differences in sector allocation and stock selection criteria between the Fund and the benchmark.

According to an analysis by the Fund’s portfolio managers, the strongest performing sectors in the International Fund were Financials, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary, which returned 14.76%, 14.17% and 10.84%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Real Estate and Communication Services, which returned –0.65% and –0.46%, respectively, for the six month period.

 

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Within the benchmark, Materials and Financials were the strongest performing sectors, gaining 19.12% and 16.84%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Real Estate and Utilities, which returned –2.16% and 0.89%, respectively, for the six month period.

The International Fund, like other mutual funds invested primarily in stocks, carries the risk of investing in the stock market. The developed ex-U.S. equities in which the International Fund is invested may perform worse than the stock market as a whole. The International Fund will not shift concentration from one industry to another or from stocks to bonds or cash, in order to defend against a falling stock market.

 

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1 As of January 31, 2023, the following companies comprised the listed percentages of each of the Green Century Funds:

 

Portfolio Holdings   GREEN
CENTURY
BALANCED
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
EQUITY
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    0.00     0.71     0.00

Jack in the Box Inc.

    0.00     0.01     0.00

Sysco Corporation

    0.61     0.22     0.00

General Mills Inc.

    0.00     0.26     0.00

First Solar Inc.

    0.87     0.00     0.00

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.

    0.94     0.00     0.00

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    0.92     0.00     0.00
Portfolio Holdings   GREEN
CENTURY
BALANCED
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
EQUITY
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

Travelers Companies Inc.

    1.51     0.25     0.00

TJX Companies Inc.

    1.34     0.01     0.00

Alphabet Inc.

    3.50     6.33     0.00

SVB Financial Group

    0.52     0.10     0.00

Paypal Holdings, Inc.

    0.53     0.49     0.00

Baxter International, Inc.

    0.34     0.00     0.00

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.

    0.50     0.00     0.00
 

 

Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Funds. Please refer to the Green Century Funds website for current information regarding the Funds’ portfolio holdings. Note that some of the holdings discussed above may not have been held by any Fund during the six-month period ended January 31, 2023, or may have been held by a Fund for a portion of the period, or may have been held by a Fund for the entire period. These holdings are subject to risk as described in the Funds’ prospectus. References to specific investments should not be construed as a recommendation of the securities by the Funds, their administrator, or their distributor.

2 The Custom Balanced Index is comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 1500 Index and a 40% weighting in the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate & Government Index (the BofA Merrill Lynch Index). The S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index is an unmanaged broad-based capitalization-weighted index comprising 1500 stocks of large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap U.S. companies. The BofA Merrill Lynch Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade government and corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market with at least 1 year and less than 10 years remaining maturity, including U.S. treasury, U.S. agency, foreign government, supranational and corporate securities. It is not possible to invest directly in the Custom Balanced Index, the S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index, or the BofA Merrill Lynch Index.

3 The MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index) is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. and is comprised of the common stocks of the approximately 400 companies in the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the KLD400 Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves included in the KLD400 Index. The KLD400 Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to provide exposure to U.S. companies that have positive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) characteristics and consists of approximately 400 companies selected from the MSCI USA Investable Market Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

4 The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P 500 Index is heavily weighted toward stocks with large market capitalization and represents approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all domestic stocks. It is not possible to invest directly in the S&P 500 Index.

5 The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the companies in the MSCI World ex USA SRI Index (the World ex USA SRI Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves included in the World ex USA SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) Index. The World ex USA SRI Index includes large and mid-cap stocks from approximately 22 developed market countries (excluding the U.S.). The World ex USA SRI Index is a capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with what MSCI calculates to have outstanding ESG ratings and excludes companies whose products have negative social or environmental impacts. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

6 The MSCI World ex USA Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The MSCI World ex USA Index includes large and mid-cap stocks across 22 of 23 Developed Markets countries and excludes the United States. With 1,023 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The MSCI World ex USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index. It is not possible to invest directly in the MSCI World ex USA Index.

 

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The Funds’ environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Funds compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.

This information has been prepared from sources believed reliable. The views expressed are as of the date of publication and are those of the Advisor to the Funds.

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

Distributor: UMB Distribution Services, LLC 2/23

The Green Century Equity Fund and the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the “Funds”) are not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, its affiliates, information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating the MSCI indices (the “MSCI Parties”), and the MSCI Parties bear no liability with respect to the Funds or any index on which a Fund is based. The MSCI Parties are not sponsors of the Funds and are not affiliated with the Funds in any way. The Statement of Additional Information contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship the MSCI Parties have with Green Century Capital Management and the Funds.

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS EXPENCE EXAMPLE

For the six months ended January 31, 2023 (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Green Century Funds (the “Funds”), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees on certain redemptions; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023 (the “period”).

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes    The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of either of the Funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5%hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees on shares held for 60 days or less. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing the ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs could have been higher.

 

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
AUGUST 1, 2022
     ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
JANUARY 31, 2023
     EXPENSES
PAID DURING
THE PERIOD1
 

Balanced Fund

        

Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,000.50      $ 7.37  

Actual Expenses — Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,002.10        5.87  

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

     1,000.00        1,017.63        7.44  

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

     1,000.00        1,019.14        5.92  

 

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     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
AUGUST 1, 2022
     ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
JANUARY 31, 2023
     EXPENSES
PAID DURING
THE PERIOD1
 

Equity Fund

        

Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class

   $ 1,000.00      $ 984.20      $ 6.25  

Actual Expenses — Institutional Class

     1,000.00        985.90        4.75  

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

     1,000.00        1,018.70        6.36  

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

     1,000.00        1,020.21        4.84  
     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
AUGUST 1, 2022
     ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
JANUARY 31, 2023
     EXPENSES
PAID DURING
THE PERIOD1
 

MSCI International Index Fund

        

Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,069.70      $ 6.68  

Actual Expenses — Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,071.20        5.12  

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

     1,000.00        1,018.55        6.51  

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

     1,000.00        1,020.06        4.99  

1 Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios (1.46% for the Balanced Fund Individual Investor Class, 1.16% for the Balanced Fund Institutional Class, 1.25% for the Equity Fund Individual Investor Class, 0.95% for the Equity Fund Institutional Class, 1.28% for the International Index Fund Individual Investor Class and 0.98% for the International Index Fund Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

13


GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2023

(unaudited)

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 64.2%

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Software & Services — 7.7%

 

Adobe, Inc. (a)

     9,207      $ 3,409,720  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

     11,965        2,574,389  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     18,404        6,820,523  

Microsoft Corporation

     53,091        13,156,481  

Paycom Software, Inc. (a)

     7,024        2,275,355  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     25,725        2,096,330  
     

 

 

 
        30,332,798  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment & Services — 5.3%

 

Alcon, Inc. (b)

     35,019        2,633,779  

Baxter International, Inc.

     28,987        1,324,416  

CVS Health Corp.

     31,621        2,789,605  

Elevance Health, Inc.

     14,251        7,125,357  

Medtronic PLC

     22,868        1,913,823  

Stryker Corporation

     12,760        3,238,616  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     7,437        1,975,267  
     

 

 

 
        21,000,863  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 4.9%

 

Deere & Company

     7,381        3,120,982  

Eaton Corporation PLC

     21,989        3,566,835  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     11,220        2,648,369  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     8,926        2,517,400  

Trane Technologies PLC

     15,557        2,786,570  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

     27,643        2,869,620  

Xylem, Inc.

     15,837        1,647,206  
     

 

 

 
        19,156,982  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 4.8%

 

AstraZeneca PLC ADR (b)

     80,933        5,290,590  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     15,895        3,646,472  

Merck & Company, Inc.

     27,300        2,932,293  

Roche Holding AG ADR

     92,577        3,624,390  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     5,889        3,358,673  
     

 

 

 
        18,852,418  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 4.6%

 

Apple, Inc.

     108,052        15,590,823  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

     15,612        2,476,688  
     

 

 

 
        18,067,511  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 4.3%

 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     11,443        3,709,478  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Retailing — (continued)

 

Target Corporation

     26,209      $ 4,511,617  

TJX Companies, Inc. (The)

     63,991        5,238,303  

Tractor Supply Company

     14,712        3,354,189  
     

 

 

 
        16,813,587  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 3.8%

 

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     43,189        3,391,200  

First Republic Bank

     23,150        3,261,372  

KeyCorp.

     161,925        3,107,341  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     19,684        3,256,324  

SVB Financial Group (a)

     6,707        2,028,465  
     

 

 

 
        15,044,702  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 3.6%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

     105,940        10,471,110  

Walt Disney Company (The) (a)

     32,150        3,487,953  
     

 

 

 
        13,959,063  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 3.4%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

     19,593        3,359,612  

ASML Holding NV (b)

     5,655        3,737,050  

NVIDIA Corporation

     20,293        3,964,643  

Wolfspeed, Inc. (a) .

     29,189        2,247,845  
     

 

 

 
        13,309,150  
     

 

 

 

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 3.0%

 

First Solar, Inc. (a)

     19,182        3,406,723  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. REIT

     41,772        1,541,805  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

     19,664        1,819,903  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (a)

     11,498        3,669,357  

Sunrun, Inc. (a)

     47,155        1,239,233  
     

 

 

 
        11,677,021  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.3%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     56,782        4,173,477  

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

     25,349        4,844,701  
     

 

 

 
        9,018,178  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 2.1%

 

American Tower Corporation REIT

     14,574        3,255,686  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

     10,785        1,913,690  
 

 

14


GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2023

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Real Estate — (continued)

 

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)

     9,787      $ 1,809,323  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

     10,930        1,413,030  
     

 

 

 
        8,391,729  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 2.1%

 

Ball Corporation

     58,571        3,411,175  

Ingevity Corporation (a)

     30,562        2,519,531  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     20,248        2,277,090  
     

 

 

 
        8,207,796  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 2.1%

 

Levi Strauss & Company, Class A

     129,446        2,381,806  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)

     7,754        2,379,548  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     26,195        3,335,409  
     

 

 

 
        8,096,763  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.0%

 

Costco Wholesale Corporation

     10,528        5,381,282  

Sysco Corporation

     30,845        2,389,254  
     

 

 

 
        7,770,536  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 1.6%

 

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

     17,374        2,473,710  

Unilever PLC ADR (b)

     74,953        3,830,099  
     

 

 

 
        6,303,809  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 1.5%

 

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

     25,343        1,945,836  

Starbucks Corporation

     35,086        3,829,286  
     

 

 

 
        5,775,122  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.4%

 

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. .

     15,948        3,014,969  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     14,085        2,608,965  
     

 

 

 
        5,623,934  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 1.0%

 

American Water Works Company, Inc.

     24,572        3,845,272  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 0.9%

 

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

     15,259        3,618,214  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Food & Beverage — 0.8%

 

McCormick & Company, Inc.

     39,734      $ 2,984,818  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 0.5%

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     49,228        2,046,408  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles & Components — 0.5%

 

Aptiv PLC (a)

     15,823        1,789,423  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $146,346,586)

        251,686,097  
     

 

 

 
     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
        

BONDS & NOTES — 32.3%

 

Green and Sustainability Bonds — 21.6%

 

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

   $ 3,000,000        2,997,210  

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

     2,000,000        1,913,356  

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

     1,000,000        957,083  

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

     4,000,000        3,854,312  

Bank of America Corporation
2.456% (3-Month USD Libor+87 basis points), due 10/22/25 (c)

     4,000,000        3,824,068  

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

     2,000,000        1,781,720  

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

     5,000,000        4,793,275  

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

     4,500,000        4,054,365  

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

     2,500,000        2,389,395  

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

     5,000,000        4,950,590  

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

     650,000        643,152  

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

     2,000,000        1,977,012  
 

 

15


GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2023

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Green and Sustainability Bonds — (continued)

 

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

   $ 2,000,000      $ 1,939,198  

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

     500,000        472,107  

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

     2,000,000        1,915,454  

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

     500,000        472,837  

Johnson Controls International plc / Tyco Fire & Security Finance SCA
1.75%, due 9/15/30 (b)(c)

     2,000,000        1,653,864  

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

     2,000,000        1,991,840  

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

     1,000,000        947,714  

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

     2,500,000        2,226,393  

NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC / NXP USA, Inc.
5.00%, due 1/15/33 (b)(c)

     4,500,000        4,403,961  

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

     5,000,000        4,811,530  

Preservation Of Affordable Housing, Inc.
4.479%, due 12/1/32 (c)

     3,000,000        2,812,491  

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

     4,500,000        3,549,123  

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

     2,000,000        1,947,076  

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

     2,000,000        1,812,122  

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

     4,500,000        4,223,124  

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

     195,198        185,916  

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

     1,233,900        1,145,440  
     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Green and Sustainability Bonds — (continued)

 

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

   $ 2,851,082      $ 2,513,828  

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

     3,500,000        3,365,533  

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

     5,000,000        4,360,230  

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

     4,500,000        3,770,640  
     

 

 

 
        84,655,959  
     

 

 

 

Community Development Financial Institutions — 2.4%

 

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

     1,500,000        1,340,055  

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

     3,000,000        2,884,122  

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

     2,000,000        1,753,734  

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

     2,000,000        1,919,720  

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

     1,400,000        1,339,265  
     

 

 

 
        9,236,896  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies — 2.3%

 

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

     500,000        482,685  

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

     3,000,000        2,826,633  

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

     3,000,000        2,868,363  

Federal Home Loan Banks
0.75%, due 12/14/23 (c)

     3,000,000        2,894,931  
     

 

 

 
        9,072,612  
     

 

 

 

Software & Services — 1.6%

 

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

     3,500,000        3,416,819  
 

 

16


GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2023

(unaudited)

  concluded

 

     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Software & Services — (continued)

 

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

   $ 3,000,000      $ 2,932,557  
     

 

 

 
        6,349,376  
     

 

 

 

Municipal — 1.0%

 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
4.11%, due 7/15/31 (c)

     4,000,000        3,954,760  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 0.9%

 

National Community Renaissance of California
3.27%, due 12/1/32 (c)

     4,000,000        3,406,820  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 0.8%

 

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

     3,500,000        3,327,142  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 0.8%

 

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

     3,500,000        3,255,098  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 0.5%

 

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

     2,000,000        1,989,770  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.3%

 

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

     1,000,000        1,095,369  
     

 

 

 

Healthy Living — 0.1%

 

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

     500,000        505,827  
     

 

 

 

Total Bonds & Notes
(Cost $137,196,773)

        126,849,629  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.3%

 

     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (f)
(Cost $12,979,209)

      $ 12,979,209  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $12,979,209)

        12,979,209  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (g) — 99.8%

 

(Cost $296,522,568)

        391,514,935  

Other Assets Less
Liabilities — 0.2%

        714,303  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 392,229,238  
     

 

 

 

 

PLC

– Public Limited Company

ADR

– American Depository Receipt

REIT

– Real Estate Investment Trusts

LP

– Limited Partnership

LLC

– Limited Liability Company

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

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

(c)

Callable

(d)

Level 3 securities fair valued under procedures established by the Board of Trustees, represents 0.5% of Net Assets. The total value of these securities is $1,781,720.

(e)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of these securities is $1,453,541.

(f)

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end.

(g)

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $296,229,352 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $112,396,258 and $17,110,675 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $95,285,583.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

17


GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2023

(unaudited)

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%

     
     SHARES      VALUE  

Software & Services — 22.1%

     

Accenture PLC, Class A (a)

     17,580      $ 4,905,699  

Adobe, Inc. (b)

     13,010        4,818,123  

ANSYS, Inc. (b)

     2,437        649,119  

Autodesk, Inc. (b)

     6,035        1,298,491  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     11,550        2,608,106  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (b).

     7,610        1,391,336  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A

     14,393        960,733  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     16,875        1,266,300  

Fortinet, Inc. (b)

     18,567        971,797  

Gen Digital, Inc

     16,649        383,094  

International Business Machines Corporation.

     25,093        3,380,780  

Intuit, Inc.

     7,443        3,145,933  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     24,000        8,894,400  

Microsoft Corporation.

     197,131        48,851,033  

Okta, Inc., Class A (b)

     4,237        311,886  

Oracle Corporation

     44,502        3,936,647  

Paycom Software, Inc. (b)

     1,428        462,586  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (b)

     30,599        2,493,513  

PTC, Inc. (b)

     3,122        421,095  

salesforce, Inc. (b)

     27,788        4,667,550  

ServiceNow, Inc. (b)

     5,609        2,552,824  

Splunk, Inc. (b)

     4,515        432,402  

Teradata Corporation (b)

     2,946        102,756  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     45,485        10,471,102  

VMware, Inc., Class A (b)

     5,911        723,920  

Western Union Company (The)

     10,613        150,386  

Workday, Inc., Class A (b)

     5,594        1,014,919  

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc. (b)

     7,367        207,970  
     

 

 

 
        111,474,500  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 8.5%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     49,215        7,271,516  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     8,218        1,249,793  

Amgen, Inc

     14,889        3,757,984  

Biogen, Inc. (b)

     4,029        1,172,036  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (b)

     5,176        597,052  

Bio-Techne Corporation

     4,416        351,779  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

     59,370        4,313,231  

Danaher Corporation

     19,209        5,078,475  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     34,818        2,922,623  

Illumina, Inc. (b)

     4,352        932,198  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — (continued)

 

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (b)

     5,190      $ 1,190,638  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)(b)

     1,735        271,805  

Merck & Company, Inc.

     70,486        7,570,901  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b)

     623        955,009  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

     7,145        2,308,550  

Waters Corporation (b)

     1,676        550,700  

Zoetis, Inc.

     13,033        2,156,831  
     

 

 

 
        42,651,121  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 8.0%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (b)

     166,767        16,483,250  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (b)

     154,263        15,406,246  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     7,708        991,865  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

     1,277        58,487  

Liberty Global PLC, Series A (a)(b)

     4,718        102,333  

Liberty Global PLC, Series C (a)(b)

     7,830        175,001  

New York Times Company (The), Class A

     4,670        162,703  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     5,726        492,379  

Scholastic Corporation

     806        35,657  

Walt Disney Company (The) (b)

     50,671        5,497,297  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc. (b)

     64,515        956,112  
     

 

 

 
        40,361,330  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 7.1%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (b)

     44,841        3,369,801  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     14,325        2,456,308  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     23,961        2,671,412  

Intel Corporation

     114,064        3,223,449  

Lam Research Corporation

     3,808        1,904,381  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     15,304        1,187,896  

NVIDIA Corporation

     69,245        13,528,396  

NXP Semiconductors NV (a)

     7,314        1,348,043  

ON Semiconductor Corporation (b)

     12,119        890,140  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     4,465        489,677  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     25,414        4,503,615  
     

 

 

 
        35,573,118  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 6.3%

 

3M Company .

     15,412        1,773,613  

A.O. Smith Corporation

     3,506        237,356  

AGCO Corporation

     1,756        242,556  

Air Lease Corporation, Class A

     2,900        130,413  
 

 

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     SHARES      VALUE  

Capital Goods — (continued)

     

Allegion PLC (a) .

     2,423      $ 284,824  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     1,062        152,089  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (b)

     4,366        347,970  

Carrier Global Corporation

     23,430        1,066,768  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     14,667        3,700,337  

Cummins, Inc. .

     3,902        973,705  

Deere & Company .

     8,066        3,410,627  

Dover Corporation

     4,018        610,053  

Eaton Corporation PLC

     11,073        1,796,151  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     1,379        204,437  

Fastenal Company

     16,075        812,591  

Ferguson PLC (a)

     5,828        829,558  

Flowserve Corporation

     3,598        123,843  

Fortive Corporation

     9,452        643,020  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. .

     3,624        233,784  

Graco, Inc.

     4,675        319,396  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     1,169        49,776  

IDEX Corporation .

     2,113        506,444  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     8,619        2,034,429  

Lennox International, Inc.

     886        230,909  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     1,548        258,315  

Masco Corporation

     6,312        335,798  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     5,639        174,302  

Middleby Corporation (The) (b)

     1,417        220,273  

Owens Corning .

     2,694        260,375  

PACCAR, Inc.

     9,625        1,052,109  

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

     3,571        1,164,146  

Quanta Services, Inc

     4,000        608,760  

Rockwell Automation, Inc

     3,193        900,522  

Roper Technologies, Inc

     2,954        1,260,620  

Sensata Technologies Holding NV

     4,217        214,435  

Snap-on, Inc.

     1,491        370,856  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     4,138        369,565  

Tennant Company

     469        32,891  

Timken Company (The)

     1,836        151,195  

Trane Technologies PLC (a)

     6,453        1,155,861  

United Rentals, Inc. (b)

     1,958        863,380  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     1,280        754,534  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

     4,833        501,714  

Xylem, Inc.

     5,038        524,002  
     

 

 

 
        31,888,302  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Diversified Financials — 5.5%

 

Ally Financial, Inc

     8,641      $ 280,746  

American Express Company

     17,753        3,105,532  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     3,001        1,050,710  

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)

     21,260        1,075,118  

BlackRock, Inc.

     4,188        3,179,572  

Charles Schwab Corporation (The)

     40,395        3,127,381  

CME Group, Inc.

     9,995        1,765,717  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

     10,511        337,088  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     1,059        447,893  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     8,275        258,180  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     15,527        1,669,929  

Invesco Ltd.

     9,662        178,844  

Moody’s Corporation

     4,587        1,480,454  

Morgan Stanley .

     35,772        3,481,689  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     9,612        578,546  

Northern Trust Corporation.

     5,555        538,668  

S&P Global, Inc.

     9,465        3,548,807  

State Street Corporation .

     10,168        928,643  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     6,316        735,625  

Voya Financial, Inc.

     2,740        191,170  
     

 

 

 
        27,960,312  
     

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 4.8%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

     15,579        1,290,720  

Bunge Ltd

     4,263        422,463  

Campbell Soup Company .

     5,891        305,920  

Coca-Cola Company (The)

     114,219        7,003,909  

Conagra Brands, Inc

     13,358        496,784  

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (b)

     4,475        296,648  

General Mills, Inc.

     16,545        1,296,466  

Hormel Foods Corporation

     8,326        377,251  

Ingredion, Inc.

     1,861        191,311  

JM Smucker Company (The)

     2,982        455,650  

Kellogg Company .

     7,026        481,843  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

     21,636        763,318  

Kraft Heinz Company (The)

     20,573        833,824  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     4,019        401,458  

McCormick & Company, Inc.

     7,025        527,718  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     38,178        2,498,368  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     38,380        6,563,747  
     

 

 

 
        24,207,398  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Healthcare Equipment & Services — 4.7%

 

Align Technology, Inc. (b)

     2,077      $ 560,229  

AmerisourceBergen Corporation .

     4,349        734,807  

Becton, Dickinson and Company .

     7,916        1,996,574  

Cardinal Health, Inc

     7,623        588,877  

Centene Corporation (b)

     15,875        1,210,310  

Cigna Corporation

     8,473        2,683,145  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,373        479,081  

DaVita, Inc. (b)

     1,534        126,386  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     6,103        224,773  

DexCom, Inc. (b)

     10,916        1,168,994  

Edwards Lifesciences

     

Corporation (b)

     17,219        1,320,697  

Elevance Health, Inc

     6,675        3,337,433  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     6,382        1,627,857  

Henry Schein, Inc. (b)

     3,810        328,232  

Hologic, Inc. (b)

     6,929        563,813  

Humana, Inc.

     3,527        1,804,766  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (b)

     2,306        1,108,033  

Insulet Corporation (b)

     1,939        557,113  

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

     2,530        637,864  

Patterson Companies, Inc.

     2,363        71,339  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (b) .

     2,345        35,996  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     3,264        484,639  

ResMed, Inc.

     4,060        927,182  

Select Medical Holdings Corporation

     2,929        85,146  

STERIS PLC

     2,791        576,369  

Teladoc Health, Inc. (b)

     4,537        133,388  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     2,072        550,323  
     

 

 

 
        23,923,366  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 4.3%

 

AutoNation, Inc. (b) .

     1,017        128,874  

Best Buy Company, Inc.

     5,647        501,002  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (b)

     1,105        2,689,680  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

     773        34,012  

CarMax, Inc. (b)

     4,437        312,587  

Foot Locker, Inc

     2,366        102,945  

GameStop Corporation, Class A (b)

     7,256        158,689  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     5,660        76,806  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     28,466        9,227,823  

Kohl’s Corporation

     3,615        117,018  

LKQ Corporation

     7,286        429,583  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Retailing — (continued)

     

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

     17,245      $ 3,591,271  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     3,112        60,808  

ODP Corporation (The) (b)

     1,210        62,436  

Pool Corporation

     1,107        426,870  

Signet Jewelers Ltd

     1,332        102,311  

Target Corporation

     12,814        2,205,802  

Tractor Supply Company

     3,104        707,681  

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (b)

     1,432        735,991  
     

 

 

 
        21,672,189  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 3.5%

 

American Tower Corporation REIT

     12,932        2,888,879  

Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. (b)

     3,345        28,366  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT

     3,884        689,177  

Boston Properties, Inc. REIT

     4,135        308,223  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (b)

     8,990        768,735  

Corporate Office Properties Trust REIT

     3,020        84,771  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT

     8,018        919,023  

Equinix, Inc. REIT

     2,532        1,868,945  

Equity Residential REIT

     9,921        631,472  

Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

     2,054        229,083  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT .

     15,017        412,667  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT .

     19,655        370,497  

Iron Mountain, Inc. REIT

     8,096        441,880  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (b)

     1,342        248,095  

Macerich Company (The) REIT

     5,952        81,780  

PotlatchDeltic Corporation REIT .

     2,268        111,019  

Prologis, Inc. REIT

     25,639        3,314,610  

SBA Communications Corporation, Class A REIT

     2,985        888,127  

Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT

     9,110        1,170,271  

UDR, Inc. REIT.

     9,139        389,230  

Ventas, Inc. REIT .

     11,193        579,909  

Welltower, Inc. REIT

     12,825        962,388  
     

 

 

 
        17,387,147  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 3.1%

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc

     6,167        1,976,585  

Albemarle Corporation .

     3,277        922,312  

Amcor PLC (a)

     41,645        502,239  

Avery Dennison Corporation

     2,271        430,218  
 

 

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  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials — (continued)

     

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (b)

     6,060      $ 182,406  

Ball Corporation.

     8,792        512,046  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     974        45,447  

Ecolab, Inc.

     7,104        1,099,912  

H.B. Fuller Company

     1,443        99,711  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. .

     7,135        802,402  

Linde PLC (a)

     13,850        4,583,519  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     847        58,824  

Mosaic Company (The)

     9,658        478,457  

Newmont Corporation .

     22,010        1,164,989  

PPG Industries, Inc

     6,575        856,986  

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

     743        25,143  

Sealed Air Corporation

     4,092        224,078  

Sherwin-Williams Company (The)

     6,844        1,619,222  

Sonoco Products Company

     2,725        166,525  
     

 

 

 
        15,751,021  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 2.9%

 

Clorox Company (The)

     3,440        497,734  

Colgate-Palmolive Company

     22,097        1,646,889  

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

     6,444        1,785,504  

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

     9,407        1,223,004  

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

     66,346        9,446,343  
     

 

 

 
        14,599,474  
     

 

 

 

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 2.9%

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     915        172,496  

Itron, Inc. (b)

     1,270        72,987  

Johnson Controls International, PLC

     19,183        1,334,561  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

     1,232        114,021  

Tesla, Inc. (b)

     74,062        12,829,020  
     

 

 

 
        14,523,085  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.9%

 

Allstate Corporation (The) .

     7,482        961,213  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Company .

     5,857        1,146,332  

Chubb Ltd. (a)

     11,634        2,646,619  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) .

     9,046        702,060  

Lincoln National Corporation

     4,513        159,896  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Insurance — (continued)

     

Loews Corporation

     5,737      $ 352,711  

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

     13,855        2,423,378  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     6,970        645,073  

Progressive Corporation (The)

     16,295        2,221,823  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     10,331        1,084,135  

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

     6,604        1,262,156  

Willis Towers Watson PLC (a)

     3,077        782,143  
     

 

 

 
        14,387,539  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 2.7%

 

Aramark

     6,406        285,259  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     1,023        125,716  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     3,433        507,981  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     1,003        354,059  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     7,630        1,107,037  

Jack in the Box, Inc

     583        44,296  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

     7,683        1,338,225  

McDonald’s Corporation

     20,450        5,468,330  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (b) .

     6,412        416,395  

Starbucks Corporation

     31,876        3,478,947  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     1,126        295,395  
     

 

 

 
        13,421,640  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 2.6%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     115,102        5,602,014  

Cognex Corporation

     4,899        268,171  

CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (b)

     5,878        49,375  

Corning, Inc.

     22,469        777,652  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

     7,431        301,847  

F5, Inc. (b)

     1,665        245,854  

Flex Ltd. (b)

     12,749        297,689  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

     36,025        581,083  

HP, Inc.

     28,932        843,079  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (b)

     5,013        899,082  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     4,638        1,192,012  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (a)

     8,880        1,129,092  

Trimble, Inc. (b)

     6,927        402,182  

Xerox Holdings Corporation

     3,252        53,268  

Zebra Technologies Corporation, Class A (b)

     1,449        458,145  
     

 

 

 
        13,100,545  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Transportation — 2.1%

 

ArcBest Corporation .

     682      $ 56,913  

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (b)

     872        174,435  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     3,466        347,189  

CSX Corporation

     59,536        1,840,853  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (b)

     4,419        172,783  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc

     4,575        494,786  

Ryder System, Inc.

     1,433        135,290  

Southwest Airlines Company

     4,118        147,301  

U-Haul Holding Company

     2,430        150,150  

Union Pacific Corporation

     17,350        3,542,696  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     20,334        3,766,467  
     

 

 

 
        10,828,863  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 1.8%

 

Bank of Hawaii Corporation

     1,083        82,839  

Cathay General Bancorp

     1,913        84,095  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     13,872        600,935  

Comerica, Inc

     3,662        268,461  

First Republic Bank

     5,118        721,024  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc

     1,213        60,007  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     40,229        610,274  

International Bancshares Corporation.

     1,580        74,055  

KeyCorp

     26,010        499,132  

M&T Bank Corporation

     4,916        766,896  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

     19,014        189,950  

Old National Bancorp.

     8,040        140,700  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     11,418        1,888,880  

Regions Financial Corporation

     26,168        615,995  

SVB Financial Group (b)

     1,658        501,446  

Truist Financial Corporation

     36,909        1,822,935  

Umpqua Holdings Corporation

     5,772        105,050  

Zions Bancorp NA

     4,145        220,348  
     

 

 

 
        9,253,022  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.5%

 

Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)

     3,853        256,186  

Columbia Sportswear Company

     976        93,598  

Deckers Outdoor Corporation (b)

     746        318,900  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     671        19,285  

Garmin Ltd. (a)

     4,306        425,777  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     9,732        82,138  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Durables & Apparel — (continued)

 

Hasbro, Inc

     3,620      $ 214,196  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     1,082        30,761  

Mattel, Inc. (b)

     9,824        200,999  

Meritage Homes Corporation (b) .

     1,000        107,690  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b)

     1,428        171,446  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     10,893        173,852  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     35,117        4,471,448  

PVH Corporation

     1,838        165,236  

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corporation (b)

     3,876        94,923  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (b)

     5,256        65,122  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C (b)

     5,022        54,740  

VF Corporation

     9,129        282,451  

Whirlpool Corporation

     1,522        236,808  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc

     2,254        36,357  
     

 

 

 
        7,501,913  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 1.0%

 

Lumen Technologies Inc.

     26,155        137,314  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     116,720        4,852,050  
     

 

 

 
        4,989,364  
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.5%

 

ACCO Brands Corporation

     2,536        16,104  

ASGN, Inc. (b)

     1,433        130,331  

Copart, Inc. (b)

     11,968        797,189  

Deluxe Corporation

     1,288        25,747  

Exponent, Inc

     1,400        143,556  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc

     461        14,180  

HNI Corporation

     1,060        33,676  

ICF International, Inc.

     549        56,102  

Interface, Inc.

     1,507        17,150  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A.

     951        17,213  

ManpowerGroup, Inc

     1,426        124,290  

Resources Connection, Inc.

     987        17,046  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     3,043        255,490  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

     2,304        17,971  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     1,472        228,925  

TransUnion

     5,350        383,863  

TrueBlue, Inc. (b)

     927        18,197  
     

 

 

 
        2,297,030  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.4%

 

Kroger Co. (The)

     18,804        839,223  
 

 

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January 31, 2023

(unaudited)

  concluded

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Food & Staples Retailing — (continued)

 

Sysco Corporation .

     14,075      $ 1,090,249  
     

 

 

 
        1,929,472  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles & Components — 0.3%

 

Aptiv PLC (a)(b)

     7,581        857,335  

Autoliv, Inc. (a)

     2,296        211,508  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     6,635        313,703  

Harley-Davidson, Inc

     3,861        177,722  

Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A (b)

     8,923        173,106  
     

 

 

 
        1,733,374  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.2%

 

American Water Works Company, Inc

     5,088        796,221  

Essential Utilities, Inc

     6,920        323,372  
     

 

 

 
        1,119,593  
     

 

 

 

Healthy Living — 0.0%

 

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (b)

     2,434        49,946  

United Natural Foods, Inc. (b)

     1,633        67,965  
     

 

 

 
        117,911  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $271,036,261)

        502,652,629  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2%

 

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (c)
(Cost $846,167)

        846,167  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $846,167)

        846,167  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (d) — 99.9%

 

(Cost $271,882,428)

        503,498,796  

Other Assets Less
Liabilities — 0.1%

        420,452  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 503,919,248  
     

 

 

 

 

PLC

– Public Limited Company

REIT

– Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

(a)

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

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end.

(d)

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $278,453,868 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $243,413,526 and $18,368,598 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $225,044,928.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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January 31, 2023

(unaudited)

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 99.2%

     
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan — 19.0%

     

Aeon Company, Ltd.

     27,500      $ 563,796  

Ajinomoto Company, Inc.

     19,200        632,997  

Asahi Kasei Corporation

     52,500        397,826  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     76,800        1,130,506  

Azbil Corporation

     4,900        138,173  

Daifuku Co., Ltd

     4,300        236,774  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

     41,300        969,013  

Daiichi Sankyo Company Ltd.

     73,600        2,311,550  

Daikin Industries Ltd

     10,400        1,806,425  

FANUC Corporation

     8,100        1,431,187  

Fast Retailing Company Ltd

     2,500        1,518,399  

Fujitsu Ltd.

     8,200        1,167,511  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc .

     9,700        288,308  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Ltd.

     4,600        108,483  

Hulic Company Ltd.

     16,300        133,983  

Ibiden Company Ltd.

     4,600        179,533  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

     20,500        270,306  

Kao Corp.

     19,900        804,395  

KDDI Corp

     67,600        2,112,057  

Kikkoman Corporation

     6,100        322,642  

Kubota Corporation

     43,000        646,217  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

     4,400        198,960  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation.

     53,400        299,651  

Nitto Denko Corporation

     6,000        387,825  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

     16,800        403,328  

Omron Corporation

     7,800        451,313  

Panasonic Holdings Corporation .

     92,600        858,714  

Recruit Holdings Company Ltd. .

     60,300        1,939,264  

Sekisui House Ltd.

     25,200        476,261  

SG Holdings Company Ltd.

     11,900        183,633  

SoftBank Corporation

     120,600        1,379,917  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

     13,200        568,245  

Sony Group Corporation

     52,900        4,726,699  

Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd.

     63,500        243,753  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     5,900        199,230  

Sysmex Corporation

     7,000        464,696  

Terumo Corporation

     27,400        797,624  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     6,300        2,202,003  

Tokyu Corp.

     21,400        275,191  

Toray Industries, Inc.

     56,600        347,753  

Yamaha Corporation

     5,800        225,528  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan — (continued)

     

Yamaha Motor Company Ltd

     12,400      $ 305,421  

Z Holdings Corporation

     107,100        311,631  
     

 

 

 
        34,416,721  
     

 

 

 

France — 10.8%

     

AXA SA

     78,473        2,448,378  

BioMerieux

     1,752        178,616  

Bureau Veritas SA

     12,361        353,433  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

     28,528        902,087  

Covivio REIT

     1,937        132,969  

Danone SA

     26,939        1,477,375  

EssilorLuxottica SA

     12,203        2,239,086  

Hermes International

     1,328        2,485,462  

Klepierre SA REIT (a)

     8,898        225,844  

L’Oreal SA

     10,127        4,181,721  

Publicis Groupe SA

     9,554        673,962  

Schneider Electric SE.

     22,754        3,691,200  

Valeo SA

     8,686        189,838  

Vivendi SA

     30,718        329,916  
     

 

 

 
        19,509,887  
     

 

 

 

Canada — 10.5%

     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     19,028        1,074,526  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     50,210        2,718,042  

FirstService Corporation.

     1,663        237,652  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

     7,702        241,491  

Intact Financial Corporation

     7,348        1,065,973  

Magna International, Inc.

     11,518        747,726  

Metro, Inc.

     9,957        540,429  

National Bank of Canada

     14,042        1,054,786  

Nutrien Ltd. .

     22,628        1,873,025  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.

     4,671        282,450  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

     14,908        724,785  

Shopify, Inc. (a)

     49,823        2,455,204  

TELUS Corporation

     19,578        421,841  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

     3,471        277,268  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

     76,499        5,292,723  
     

 

 

 
        19,007,921  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 9.9%

     

abrdn plc

     90,688        238,868  

Ashtead Group PLC

     18,519        1,219,868  

Barratt Developments PLC

     43,949        249,801  
 

 

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January 31, 2023

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

United Kingdom — (continued)

     

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

     4,590      $ 235,051  

British Land Company PLC (The) REIT

     36,671        200,703  

BT Group PLC

     288,344        444,265  

Bunzl PLC

     14,086        517,132  

Burberry Group PLC

     16,468        501,648  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

     

PLC

     8,628        485,066  

Croda International PLC

     5,861        499,590  

Informa PLC

     60,846        503,257  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

     7,752        538,191  

Intertek Group PLC

     6,763        363,504  

J Sainsbury PLC

     73,347        237,883  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     7,677        214,448  

Kingfisher PLC

     82,751        285,492  

Legal & General Group PLC

     249,537        785,314  

Mondi PLC

     20,518        386,938  

Pearson PLC

     27,576        314,494  

RELX PLC

     80,903        2,403,630  

Schroders PLC

     31,081        183,811  

Segro PLC REIT

     50,422        519,040  

Severn Trent PLC

     10,839        377,220  

St. James’s Place PLC

     22,972        348,353  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

     129,191        187,455  

Unilever PLC

     107,046        5,448,735  

Whitbread PLC

     8,360        314,867  
     

 

 

 
        18,004,624  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands — 9.1%

     

Akzo Nobel NV

     7,601        566,183  

ASML Holding NV .

     13,825        9,147,638  

CNH Industrial NV

     42,875        758,545  

IMCD NV

     2,386        378,272  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV (a)(b).

     7,732        198,361  

Koninklijke DSM NV .

     7,330        942,690  

NN Group NV .

     11,748        510,448  

Prosus NV (a)

     34,811        2,810,933  

Wolters Kluwer NV

     10,970        1,196,029  
     

 

 

 
        16,509,099  
     

 

 

 

Switzerland — 8.3%

     

Coca-Cola HBC AG (a)

     8,438        205,063  

Givaudan SA

     386        1,251,501  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

     2,277        542,966  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Switzerland — (continued)

     

Lonza Group AG

     3,135      $ 1,788,335  

Roche Holding AG

     25,255        7,883,863  

SGS SA.

     269        655,993  

Sonova Holding AG

     2,248        562,161  

Swiss Life Holding AG .

     1,291        764,075  

Swiss Re AG

     12,658        1,325,432  
     

 

 

 
        14,979,389  
     

 

 

 

Denmark — 7.6%

     

AP Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A

     133        283,416  

AP Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B

     210        456,812  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     4,979        601,137  

Demant A/S (a)

     3,886        110,000  

Genmab A/S (a)

     2,759        1,081,243  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     69,468        9,613,668  

Pandora A/S.

     3,788        315,430  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     42,288        1,237,414  
     

 

 

 
        13,699,120  
     

 

 

 

Australia — 5.6%

     

ASX Ltd.

     8,091        395,943  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

     19,516        266,136  

Brambles Ltd.

     57,982        493,066  

Cochlear Ltd.

     2,710        409,427  

Coles Group Ltd.

     56,182        706,651  

Computershare Ltd.

     22,740        382,993  

Dexus REIT

     45,797        265,540  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd

     71,078        1,122,744  

Goodman Group

     70,979        1,012,439  

GPT Group (The) REIT

     80,074        259,569  

Lendlease Corporation Ltd.

     29,429        179,707  

Mineral Resources Ltd

     7,120        450,778  

Mirvac Group REIT

     169,166        273,314  

Newcrest Mining Ltd

     37,447        595,013  

Orica Ltd.

     18,651        195,720  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

     62,025        605,185  

REA Group Ltd.

     2,203        197,551  

Stockland REIT.

     101,127        282,580  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

     53,537        475,919  

Transurban Group

     129,304        1,267,740  

Vicinity Ltd. REIT

     162,123        237,194  
     

 

 

 
        10,075,209  
     

 

 

 

Germany — 5.1%

     

adidas AG

     7,252        1,167,736  

Allianz SE

     17,127        4,095,465  
 

 

25


GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2023

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Germany — (continued)

     

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

     1,685      $ 243,186  

Deutsche Boerse AG

     8,016        1,434,458  

GEA Group AG

     6,294        283,996  

Merck KGaA

     5,450        1,137,614  

Puma SE

     4,438        303,076  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

     45,063        132,734  

Zalando SE (a)(b)

     9,415        439,086  
     

 

 

 
        9,237,351  
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 4.1%

     

AIA Group Ltd.

     502,400        5,680,928  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     155,000        541,703  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd. .

     32,017        533,183  

MTR Corporation Ltd.

     63,167        338,037  

Swire Pacific Ltd. A Shares

     20,000        183,277  

Swire Properties Ltd

     49,800        139,965  
     

 

 

 
        7,417,093  
     

 

 

 

Spain — 1.8%

     

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

     255,063        1,801,774  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     45,724        1,427,595  
     

 

 

 
        3,229,369  
     

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.4%

     

CRH PLC.

     31,735        1,482,799  

James Hardie Industries PLC

     18,704        419,700  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

     6,686        626,503  
     

 

 

 
        2,529,002  
     

 

 

 

Italy — 1.3%

     

Amplifon SpA

     5,064        139,839  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     698,932        1,837,755  

Prysmian SpA.

     10,671        435,796  
     

 

 

 
        2,413,390  
     

 

 

 

Sweden — 1.3%

     

Boliden AB

     11,619        521,426  

Electrolux AB .

     9,249        131,001  

Essity AB, Class B

     25,686        671,025  

Husqvarna AB B Shares

     17,356        147,663  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA,

     

Class B

     25,371        352,311  

Tele2 AB B Shares

     23,624        204,029  

Telia Company AB

     110,758        286,048  
     

 

 

 
        2,313,503  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Singapore — 0.9%

     

Capitaland Investment Ltd.

     107,511      $ 325,716  

City Developments Ltd.

     17,800        112,974  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     49,500        1,125,166  
     

 

 

 
        1,563,856  
     

 

 

 

Finland — 0.7%

     

Elisa Oyj

     5,965        339,858  

Kesko Oyj B Shares

     11,353        264,462  

Orion Oyj, Class B .

     4,472        239,595  

Stora Enso Oyj R Shares .

     23,360        333,953  

Wartsila OYJ Abp.

     20,038        190,590  
     

 

 

 
        1,368,458  
     

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.7%

     

D’ieteren Group

     1,046        199,915  

KBC Group NV

     10,553        781,663  

Umicore SA

     8,725        329,857  
     

 

 

 
        1,311,435  
     

 

 

 

Norway — 0.7%

     

DNB Bank ASA

     38,971        728,741  

Orkla ASA

     31,484        235,050  

Telenor ASA

     29,933        313,357  
     

 

 

 
        1,277,148  
     

 

 

 

Israel — 0.3%

     

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

     64,365        568,811  
     

 

 

 

New Zealand — 0.1%

     

Meridian Energy Ltd. .

     53,497        184,902  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $163,650,961)

        179,616,288  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3%

 

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.01% (c)
(Cost $507,201)

        507,201  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $507,201)

        507,201  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (d) — 99.5%

 

(Cost $164,158,162)

        180,123,489  

Other Assets Less
Liabilities — 0.5%

        991,467  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 181,114,956  
     

 

 

 
 

 

26


GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2023

(unaudited)

  concluded

 

 

REIT

– Real Estate Investment Trusts

PLC

– Public Limited Company

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of these securities is $637,447.

(c)

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end.

(d)

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $169,563,238 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $27,729,272 and $17,169,021 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $10,560,251.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

27


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

January 31, 2023

(unaudited)

 

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND      MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

ASSETS:

        

Investments, at value (cost $296,522,568, $271,882,428 and $164,158,162, respectively)

   $ 391,514,935      $ 503,498,796      $ 180,123,489  

Foreign cash, at value (cost $213,298)

     —          —          213,760  
Receivables for:         

Capital stock sold

     208,480        546,414        272,044  

Interest

     895,790        4        4  

Dividends

     146,392        527,150        726,745  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     392,765,597        504,572,364        181,336,042  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

        

Payable for capital stock repurchased

     86,903        189,251        61,606  

Accrued expenses

     449,456        463,865        159,480  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     536,359        653,116        221,086  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 392,229,238      $ 503,919,248      $ 181,114,956  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

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

   $ 294,391,986      $ 280,100,354      $ 174,007,558  

Net distributable earnings

     97,837,252        223,818,894        7,107,398  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 392,229,238      $ 503,919,248      $ 181,114,956  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE PER CLASS:

        
Individual Investor Class Shares:         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 288,118,776      $ 285,091,285      $ 51,248,885  

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     8,909,989        4,513,498        4,059,693  

Net asset value per share

   $ 32.34      $ 63.16      $ 12.62  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Institutional Class Shares:         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 104,110,462      $ 218,827,963      $ 129,866,071  

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     3,205,617        3,481,170        10,322,051  

Net asset value per share

   $ 32.48      $ 62.86      $ 12.58  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

28


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the six months ended January 31, 2023

(unaudited)

 

 

     BALANCED FUND     EQUITY FUND     MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

      

Interest income

   $ 1,653,859     $ 32     $ 28  

Dividend and other income (net of $2,321, $1,867 and $117,021 foreign withholding taxes, respectively)

     1,511,742       4,028,825       1,316,649  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     3,165,601       4,028,857       1,316,677  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

      

Administrative services fee

     1,447,034       2,190,159       640,866  

Investment advisory fee

     1,218,061       552,484       228,595  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,665,095       2,742,643       869,461  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     500,506       1,286,214       447,216  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):

      
Net realized gain (loss) on:       

Investments

     3,323,452       (2,240,354     (3,323,321

Foreign currency transactions

     —         —         (14,692
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:       

Investments

     (3,734,400     (7,080,645     15,216,499  

Foreign currency translations

     —         —         24,888  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

     (410,948     (9,320,999     11,903,374  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS .

   $ 89,558     $ (8,034,785   $ 12,350,590  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    BALANCED FUND     EQUITY FUND     MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND  
    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
JANUARY 31,
2023
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2022
    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
JANUARY 31,
2023
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2022
    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
JANUARY 31,
2023
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2022
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:

 

         
From operations:            

Net investment income

  $ 500,506     $ 156,675     $ 1,286,214     $ 1,215,412     $ 447,216     $ 2,890,573  

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

    3,323,452       9,290,056       (2,240,354     443,916       (3,338,013     (2,455,570

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

    (3,734,400     (43,567,306     (7,080,645     (49,526,394     15,241,387       (33,433,605
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    89,558       (34,120,575     (8,034,785     (47,867,066     12,350,590       (32,998,602
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

 

         

Distributions

           

Individual Investor Class

    (5,094,244     (12,975,872     (1,221,339     (4,047,069     (88,291     (1,563,064

Institutional Class

    (1,929,901     (3,990,285     (1,171,767     (3,269,110     (370,320     (4,167,887
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (7,024,145     (16,966,157     (2,393,106     (7,316,179     (458,611     (5,730,951
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Capital share transactions:            

Proceeds from sales of shares

           

Individual Investor Class

    10,257,380       44,688,812       11,494,619       37,859,054       4,507,224       17,714,015  

Institutional Class

    9,896,455       30,572,580       23,987,999       87,698,497       17,243,961       45,355,351  

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

           

Individual Investor Class

    4,923,981       12,593,808       1,186,708       3,952,832       87,446       1,547,300  

Institutional Class

    1,904,137       3,935,619       1,057,944       2,995,483       370,212       4,167,068  

Payments for shares redeemed

           

Individual Investor Class1

    (18,386,133     (45,973,093     (23,145,926     (45,915,443     (4,003,516     (6,831,449

Institutional Class2

    (7,354,210     (7,146,977     (15,606,427     (32,166,633     (12,037,317     (18,677,941
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    1,241,610       38,670,749       (1,025,083     54,423,790       6,168,010       43,274,344  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (5,692,977     (12,415,983     (11,452,974     (759,455     18,059,989       4,544,791  

NET ASSETS:

           

Beginning of period

    397,922,215       410,338,198       515,372,222       516,131,677       163,054,967       158,510,176  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 392,229,238     $ 397,922,215     $ 503,919,248     $ 515,372,222     $ 181,114,956     $ 163,054,967  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Net of redemption fee received of $1,887, $9,068, $1,795, $11,556, $349 and $5,503, respectively.

2 

Net of redemption fee received of $775, $127, $382, $3,488, $6,543 and $3,704, respectively.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2023
    FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
  (UNAUDITED)     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 32.93     $ 37.21     $ 30.83     $ 29.05     $ 27.05     $ 25.55  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income (loss)

    0.03       (0.01     0.02       0.11       0.12       0.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (0.04     (2.78     7.51       2.25       2.50       1.79  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.01     (2.79     7.53       2.36       2.62       1.86  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less dividends:            

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.04     —         (0.02     (0.11     (0.11     (0.05

Distributions from net realized gains

    (0.54     (1.49     (1.13     (0.47     (0.51     (0.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

    (0.58     (1.49     (1.15     (0.58     (0.62     (0.36
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 32.34     $ 32.93     $ 37.21     $ 30.83     $ 29.05     $ 27.05  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    0.05 %(a)      (7.97 )%      24.86     8.19     10.04     7.32
Ratios/Supplemental data:            

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 288,119     $ 296,605     $ 323,991     $ 309,871     $ 276,487     $ 247,066  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.46 %(b)      1.46     1.46     1.47     1.48     1.48

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.18 %(b)      (0.03 )%      0.07     0.37     0.44     0.25

Portfolio turnover(c)

    4 %(a)      9     17     25     19     18

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

(c)

Calculated at Fund level.

GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2023
    FOR THE
YEARS ENDED
JULY 31,
    FOR THE PERIOD
NOVEMBER 30 , 2020
(COMMENCEMENT
OF OPERATIONS) TO
JULY 31,
 
     (UNAUDITED)     2022     2021  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 33.06     $ 37.27     $ 33.58  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:       

Net investment income

     0.07       0.08       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.03     (2.78     4.78  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     0.04       (2.70     4.86  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less dividends:       

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.08     (0.02     (0.04

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.54     (1.49     (1.13
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.62     (1.51     (1.17
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 32.48     $ 33.06     $ 37.27  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

     0.21 %(a)      (7.72 )%      14.89 %(a) 
Ratios/Supplemental data:       

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 104,110     $ 101,317     $ 86,347  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.16 %(b)      1.16     1.16 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets .

     0.48 %(b)      0.27     0.33 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover(c)

     4 %(a)      9     17 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

(c)

Calculated at Fund level.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2023
    FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
  (UNAUDITED)     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 64.46     $ 71.35     $ 52.23     $ 46.17     $ 43.16     $ 38.05  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:            

Net investment income

    0.13       0.09       0.09       0.25       0.25       0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.16     (6.11     19.60       6.16       3.61       5.28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.03     (6.02     19.69       6.41       3.86       5.50  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less dividends:            

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.11     (0.02     (0.06     (0.22     (0.21     (0.20

Distributions from net realized gains

    (0.16     (0.85     (0.51     (0.13     (0.64     (0.19
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

    (0.27     (0.87     (0.57     (0.35     (0.85     (0.39
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 63.16     $ 64.46     $ 71.35     $ 52.23     $ 46.17     $ 43.16  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    (1.58 )%(a)      (8.64 )%      37.90     13.95     9.33     14.52
Ratios/Supplemental data:            

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 285,091     $ 301,668     $ 338,094     $ 265,946     $ 244,706     $ 232,609  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.25 %(b)      1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.40 %(b)      0.11     0.14     0.52     0.58     0.53

Portfolio turnover(c)

    3 %(a)      5     9     10     14     18

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

(c)

Calculated at Fund level.

GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2023
    FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,     FOR THE PERIOD
APRIL 30 , 2018
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO
JULY 31,
 
    (UNAUDITED)     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 64.13     $ 71.12     $ 52.10     $ 46.11     $ 43.16     $ 40.86  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:            

Net investment income

    0.22       0.31       0.30       0.39       0.39       0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (1.15     (6.13     19.54       6.16       3.59       2.35  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.93     (5.82     19.84       6.55       3.98       2.44  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less dividends:            

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.18     (0.32     (0.31     (0.43     (0.39     (0.14

Distributions from net realized gains

    (0.16     (0.85     (0.51     (0.13     (0.64     —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

    (0.34     (1.17     (0.82     (0.56     (1.03     (0.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 62.86     $ 64.13     $ 71.12     $ 52.10     $ 46.11     $ 43.16  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    (1.41 )%(a)      (8.38 )%      38.33     14.28     9.65     6.50 %(a) 
Ratios/Supplemental data:            

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 218,828     $ 213,705     $ 178,038     $ 94,039     $ 54,850     $ 29,978  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.95 %(b)      0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.70 %(b)      0.41     0.44     0.82     0.88     0.83 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover(c)

    3 %(a)      5     9     10     14     18 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

(c)

Calculated at Fund level.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

32


GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2023
    FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
  (UNAUDITED)     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 11.82     $ 14.94     $ 11.68     $ 11.07     $ 11.50     $ 11.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income

    0.02       0.19       0.09       0.10       0.18       0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.80       (2.87     3.27       0.59       (0.40     0.24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.82       (2.68     3.36       0.69       (0.22     0.41  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less dividends:            

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.02     (0.18     (0.10     (0.08     (0.16     (0.19

Distributions from net realized gains

    —         (0.26     —         —         (0.05     (0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

    (0.02     (0.44     (0.10     (0.08     (0.21     (0.22
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 12.62     $ 11.82     $ 14.94     $ 11.68     $ 11.07     $ 11.50  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    6.97 %(a)      (18.36 )%      28.76     6.28     (1.82 )%      3.62
Ratios/Supplemental data:            

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 51,249     $ 47,435     $ 46,508     $ 29,073     $ 22,110     $ 18,744  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.28 %(b)      1.28     1.28     1.28     1.28     1.28

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.33 %(b)      1.55     0.77     0.98     1.79     1.71

Portfolio turnover(c)

    8 %(a)      29     31     20     23     28

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

(c)

Calculated at Fund level.

GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2023
    FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
  (UNAUDITED)     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 11.78     $ 14.90     $ 11.66     $ 11.07     $ 11.50     $ 11.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:            

Net investment income

    0.04       0.24       0.13       0.13       0.21       0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.80       (2.86     3.26       0.59       (0.38     0.23  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.84       (2.62     3.39       0.72       (0.17     0.44  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Less dividends:            

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.04     (0.24     (0.15     (0.13     (0.21     (0.22

Distributions from net realized gains

    —         (0.26     —         —         (0.05     (0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

    (0.04     (0.50     (0.15     (0.13     (0.26     (0.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 12.58     $ 11.78     $ 14.90     $ 11.66     $ 11.07     $ 11.50  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total return

    7.12 %(a)      (18.05 )%      29.09     6.51     (1.43 )%      3.90
Ratios/Supplemental data:            

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 129,866     $ 115,620     $ 112,002     $ 61,608     $ 42,012     $ 31,808  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.98 %(b)      0.98     0.98     0.98     0.98     0.98

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.63 %(b)      1.85     1.07     1.28     2.09     2.01

Portfolio turnover(c)

    8 %(a)      29     31     20     23     28

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

(c)

Calculated at Fund level

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NOTE 1 — Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Green Century Funds (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust which offers three separate series, the Green Century Balanced Fund (the “Balanced Fund”), the Green Century Equity Fund (the “Equity Fund”) and the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the “MSCI International Index Fund”), each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. The Balanced Fund Investor Share Class commenced operations on March 18, 1992, the Balanced Fund Institutional Share Class commenced operations on November 30, 2020, the Equity Fund Individual Investor Share Class commenced operations on September 13, 1995, the Equity Fund Institutional Share Class commenced operations on April 30, 2018, and the Individual Investor Share Class and Institutional Share Class of the MSCI International Index Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2016.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies”.

The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies:

 

  (A)

Investment Valuation:    Equity securities listed on U.S. national securities exchanges other than NASDAQ are valued at last sale price. If a last sale price is not available, securities listed on U.S. national exchanges other than NASDAQ are valued at the mean between the closing bid and closing ask prices. NASDAQ National Market® and SmallCapSM securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). The NOCP is based on the last traded price if it falls within the concurrent best bid and ask prices and is normalized pursuant to NASDAQ’s published procedures if it falls outside this range. If a NOCP is not available for any such security, the security is valued at the last sale price, or, if there have been no sales that day, at the mean between the closing bid and closing ask prices. Unlisted U.S. equity securities are valued at last sale price, or when last sale prices are not available, at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities (other than certificates of deposit and short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less) are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by an independent pricing service which takes into account appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, and other market data, without exclusive reliance on quoted prices or exchange or over-the-counter prices. Certificates of deposit are valued at cost plus accrued interest, and short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, both of which approximate market value. Securities, if any, for which there are no such valuations or quotations available, or for which the market quotation or valuation provided by a pricing service is deemed not reliable, are valued at fair value by management as determined in good faith under guidelines established by the Trustees. Effective September 8, 2022, pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board of Trustees has designated Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (“GCCM”) as a valuation designee (the “Valuation Designee”) to determine the fair value, in good faith, of securities and other instruments for which no readily available market quotation exists. As Valuation Designee, GCCM is

 

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  continued

 

  responsible for the supervision and implementation of the valuation process with respect to the Funds. GCCM will, among other things, (1) assess and manage material risks associated with fair value determinations; (2) select, apply and test fair value methodologies; and (3) oversee and evaluate pricing services used.

For non-U.S. securities traded in foreign markets, the MSCI International Index Fund uses a fair value model developed by an independent pricing service to assist in valuing those securities. If an event occurs after the time at which the market for foreign securities held by the Fund closes but before the time that the Fund’s next NAV is calculated, such event may cause the closing price on the foreign exchange to not represent the readily available reliable market value quotation for such securities at the time the Fund determines its NAV. In such a case, the Fund will use the fair value of such securities as determined under the Fund’s valuation procedures. Events after the close of trading on a foreign market that could require a Fund to fair value some or all of its foreign securities include, among others, securities trading in the U.S. and other markets, corporate announcements, natural and other disasters, and political and other events. Among other elements of analysis in the determination of a security’s fair value, the Board has authorized the use of one or more independent research services to assist with such determinations. An independent research service may use statistical analyses and quantitative models to help determine fair value as of the time the Fund calculates its NAV. There can be no assurance that such models accurately reflect the behavior of the applicable markets or the effect of the behavior of such markets on the fair value of securities, or that such markets will continue to behave in a fashion that is consistent with such models. Unlike the closing price of a security on an exchange, fair value determinations employ elements of judgment. Consequently, the fair value assigned to a security may not represent the actual value that the Fund could obtain if it were to sell the security at the time of the close of the NYSE. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, the Fund is not obligated to use the fair valuations suggested by any research service, and valuation recommendations provided by such research services may be overridden if other events have occurred or if other fair valuations are determined in good faith to be more accurate. Unless an event is such that it causes the Fund to determine that the closing prices for one or more securities do not represent readily available reliable market value quotations at the time the Fund determines its NAV, events that occur between the time of the close of the foreign market on which they are traded and the close of regular trading on the NYSE will not be reflected in the Fund’s NAV.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 — quoted prices for active markets for identical securities. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value.

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Examples of level 2 inputs include 1) quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active 2) investments valued at amortized cost and 3) investments valued with inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. An adjustment to any observable input that is significant to the fair value may render the measurement a Level 3 measurement.

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs, including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

In some cases, the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those cases, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is significant to the entire

 

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  continued

 

measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Balanced Fund’s net assets as of January 31, 2023:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  

COMMON STOCKS

     $251,686,097        $              —          $          —          $251,686,097  
BONDS & NOTES            

GREEN & SUSTAINABILITY BONDS

     —          82,874,239        1,781,720        84,655,959  

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

     —          9,236,896        —          9,236,896  

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

     —          9,072,612        —          9,072,612  

SOFTWARE & SERVICES

     —          6,349,376        —          6,349,376  

MUNICIPAL

     —          3,954,760        —          3,954,760  

REAL ESTATE

     —          3,406,820        —          3,406,820  

CAPITAL GOODS

     —          3,327,142        —          3,327,142  

MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

     —          3,255,098        —          3,255,098  

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIALS

     —          1,989,770        —          1,989,770  

INSURANCE

     —          1,095,369        —          1,095,369  

HEALTHY LIVING

     —          505,827        —          505,827  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL BONDS & NOTES

     —          125,067,909        1,781,720        126,849,629  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     12,979,209        —          —          12,979,209  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $264,665,306        $125,067,909        $1,781,720        $391,514,935  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Equity Fund’s net assets as of January 31, 2023:

 

      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  

COMMON STOCKS

     $502,652,629        $          —          $          —          $502,652,629  

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     846,167        —          —          846,167  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $503,498,796        $          —          $          —          $503,498,796  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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  continued

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the MSCI International Index Fund’s net assets as of January 31, 2023:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
COMMON STOCKS            

JAPAN

     $            —          $34,416,721        $        —          $34,416,721  

FRANCE

     —          19,509,887        —          19,509,887  

CANADA

     19,007,921        —          —          19,007,921  

UNITED KINGDOM

     485,066        17,519,558        —          18,004,624  

NETHERLANDS

     —          16,509,099        —          16,509,099  

SWITZERLAND

     —          14,979,389        —          14,979,389  

DENMARK

     —          13,699,120        —          13,699,120  

AUSTRALIA

     —          10,075,209        —          10,075,209  

GERMANY

     —          9,237,351        —          9,237,351  

HONG KONG

     —          7,417,093        —          7,417,093  

SPAIN

     —          3,229,369        —          3,229,369  

IRELAND

     —          2,529,002        —          2,529,002  

ITALY

     —          2,413,390        —          2,413,390  

SWEDEN

     —          2,313,503        —          2,313,503  

SINGAPORE

     —          1,563,856        —          1,563,856  

FINLAND

     —          1,368,458        —          1,368,458  

BELGIUM

     —          1,311,435        —          1,311,435  

NORWAY

     —          1,277,148        —          1,277,148  

ISRAEL

     —          568,811        —          568,811  

NEW ZEALAND

     —          184,902        —          184,902  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     19,492,987        160,123,301        —          179,616,288  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     507,201        —          —          507,201  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $20,000,188        $160,123,301        $        —          $180,123,489  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the reporting period for the Equity Fund and the MSCI International Index Fund.

 

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The following is a reconciliation of assets for the Balanced Fund in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

     BALANCED FUND
BONDS & NOTES
 

Balance as of July 31, 2022

   $ —    

Transfers into Level 3(1)

     1,795,510  

Transfers out of Level 3

     —    

Total gains or losses for the period

  

Included in earnings (or changes in net assets)

     —    

Included in other comprehensive income

     —    

Net purchases

     —    

Net sales

     —    
  

 

 

 

Balance as of January 31, 2023

   $ 1,781,720  
  

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings (or changes in net assets) for assets held at the end of the reporting period

   $ (13,790
  

 

 

 

(1) Transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 because of a lack of observable market data, resulting from a decrease in market activity for the security.

The following table presents additional quantitative information about valuation methodologies and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 as of January 31, 2023:

 

ASSET CLASS

   FAIR VALUE AT
1/31/2023
     VALUATION
TECHNIQUE(S)
     UNOBSERVABLE INPUT    RANGE OF
INPUT
     IMPACT TO
VALUATION FROM
AN INCREASE IN
INPUT(1)
 

Bonds & Notes

     $1,781,720        Fair Value      Price of Comparable
Bond/Discount for
Liquidity/Marketability
     88.54-89.60        Increase  

(1) This column represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase to the corresponding unobservable input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect.

  (B)

Securities Transactions and Investment Income:    Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are determined using the identified cost basis. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on bonds, is recognized on the accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares in proportion to their relative shares outstanding.

  (C)

Currency Translation and Contracts:    Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. Occasionally, events impact the availability or reliability of foreign

 

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(unaudited)

  continued

 

  exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Board of Trustees. The Funds do not separately report the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period, resulting from changes in exchange rates. When a Fund purchases or sells foreign securities, it enters into foreign exchange contracts to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of the transactions. A foreign exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange different currencies at an agreed-upon exchange rate on a specified date. The MSCI International Index Fund had no open foreign currency spot contracts outstanding as of January 31, 2023.

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

  (D)

Distributions:    Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds declare and pay dividends of net investment income, if any, semi-annually and distribute net realized capital gains, if any, annually. The amount and character of income and net realized gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with Federal income tax rules and regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. To the extent that these differences are attributable to permanent book and tax accounting differences, the components of net assets have been adjusted.

  (E)

Federal Taxes:    Each series of the Trust is treated as a separate entity for Federal income tax purposes. Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies (“RICs”). Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income or excise tax are necessary.

U.S. GAAP requires that all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Funds, establish a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction). The Funds recognize tax benefits only if it is more likely than not that a tax position (including the Funds’ assertion that their income is exempt from tax) will be sustained upon examination. The Funds had no material uncertain tax positions and have not recorded a liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of January 31, 2023. Also, the Funds had recognized no interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits through January 31, 2023. At January 31, 2023, the tax years 2019 through 2022 remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

  (F)

Redemption Fee:    A 2.00% redemption fee is retained by the Funds to offset the effect of transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term investing. The fee is imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares held 60 days or less from their purchase date. For the six months ended January 31, 2023, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and MSCI International Index Fund received $2,662, $2,177, and $6,892 respectively, in redemption fees. Redemption fees are recorded as an adjustment to paid-in capital.

  (G)

Indemnification:    The Funds’ organizational documents provide that trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be

 

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  continued

 

  made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. As of January 31, 2023, no liability has been accrued.
  (H)

Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities:    As of January 31, 2023, there are no master netting arrangements related to the Funds. The Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities present derivative instruments on a gross basis, if applicable. As of January 31, 2023, no derivative instruments were held by the Funds.

NOTE 2 — Transactions With Affiliates

  (A)

Investment Adviser:    Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (“Green Century”) is the adviser (“the Adviser”) for the Funds. Green Century is owned by Paradigm Partners. Green Century oversees the portfolio management of the Funds on a day-to-day basis. Green Century’s investment advisory fee with respect to the Fund shall be equal on an annual basis to 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to $250 million and 0.60% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $250 million, accrued daily and paid monthly. The Equity Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Equity Fund’s average daily net assets up to but not including $100 million, 0.22% of average daily net assets including $100 million up to but not including $500 million, 0.17% of average daily net assets including $500 million up to but not including $1 billion and 0.12% of average daily net assets equal to or in excess of $1 billion. The MSCI International Index Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.28% of the MSCI International Index Fund’s average daily net assets.

  (B)

Subadvisers:    Trillium Asset Management, LLC (“Trillium”) is the subadviser for the Balanced Fund. Trillium’s investment subadvisory fee with respect to the Fund shall be equal on an annual basis to 0.40% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to $30 million, 0.35% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $30 million up to $250 million, and 0.30% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $250 million. For the six months ended January 31, 2023, Green Century accrued fees of $648,136 to Trillium. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“Northern Trust”) is the subadviser for the Equity Fund and MSCI International Index Fund. For the Equity Fund, Northern Trust is paid a fee by the Adviser based on Northern Trust’s fee schedule of the greater of $75,000 or 0.10% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million and 0.03% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million for its services. For the MSCI International Index Fund, Northern Trust is paid a fee by the Adviser based on Northern Trust’s fee schedule of the greater of $100,000 or 0.17% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million for its services. For the six months ended January 31, 2023, Green Century accrued fees of $95,969 and $98,083 to Northern Trust for the Equity Fund and the MSCI International Index Fund, respectively.

  (C)

Administrator:    Green Century is the administrator (“the Administrator”) of the Green Century Funds. Pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, Green Century pays all the expenses of each Fund other than the investment advisory fees; interest; taxes; brokerage costs and other capital expenses; expenses of non-interested trustees (including counsel fees) and any extraordinary expenses. The Balanced Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.48% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets up to and including $250 million and 1.43% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets in excess of $250 million, and 1.18% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average

 

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  daily net assets up to and including $250 million and 1.13% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets in excess of $250 million. The Equity Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.25% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets, and 0.95% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets. The MSCI International Index Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.28% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets, and 0.98% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets.
  (D)

Subadministrator:    Pursuant to a Subadministrative and Fund Accounting Services Agreement with the Administrator, UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) as Subadministrator and Fund Accountant, is responsible for conducting fund accounting and certain day-to-day administration of the Trust subject to the supervision and direction of the Administrator. For the six months ended January 31, 2023, Green Century accrued fees of $126,649, $152,528, and $67,869 to UMBFS related to services performed on behalf of the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund, and the MSCI International Index Fund, respectively.

  (E)

Index Agreements:    The Equity Fund invests in the securities of the companies included in the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “KLD Index”). The Index is owned and maintained by MSCI ESG Research (“MSCI”). For the use of the KLD Index for the Equity Fund, MSCI is paid by the Adviser an annual license fee of $27,370, plus the greater of $26,000 or at an annual rate of 0.05% on the first $100 million of average daily net assets, 0.04% on the next $100 million of average daily net assets, and 0.03% on average daily net assets in excess of $200 million. The MSCI International Index Fund invests in the securities included in the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “World Index”). The Index is owned and maintained by MSCI. For the use of the World Index for the MSCI International Index Fund, MSCI is paid by the Adviser an annual license fee of $27,820, plus the greater of $25,000 or at an annual rate of 0.05% on the first $100 million of average daily net assets, 0.04% on the next $100 million of average daily net assets, and 0.03% on average daily net assets in excess of $200 million. For the six months ended January 31, 2023, Green Century accrued fees of $102,204 and $51,723 to MSCI for the Equity Fund and MSCI International Index Fund, respectively.

NOTE 3 — Investment Transactions

For the six months ended January 31, 2023, the Balanced Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $16,503,285 and $27,873,152 respectively. The Equity Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $15,300,475 and $16,154,395, respectively. The MSCI International Index Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $18,398,256 and $12,145,203, respectively.

 

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NOTE 4 — Federal Income Tax Information

The tax basis of the components of distributable net earnings (deficit) at July 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND      MSCI INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ —        $ 38,797      $ —    

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     5,708,503        1,290,374        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Tax accumulated earnings

     5,708,503        1,329,171        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated capital and other losses

     —          —          (2,799,944

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     99,063,336        232,917,614        (1,956,491

Foreign currency translations

     —          —          (28,146
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributable net earnings (deficit)

   $ 104,771,839      $ 234,246,785      $ (4,784,581
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Losses incurred after October 31 (“post-October” losses) within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year. As of July 31, 2022, the MSCI International Index had $2,799,944 of post-October capital losses which are deferred until August 1, 2022 for tax purposes.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022 and the year ended July 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND  
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2022
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2021
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2022
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2021
 

Ordinary income

   $ 2,224,717      $ 670,021      $ 1,971,818      $ 1,620,123  

Long-term capital gains

     14,741,440        11,202,683        5,344,361        2,863,736  
     MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND                
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2022
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2021
               

Ordinary income

   $ 3,753,140      $ 1,385,789        

Long-term capital gains

     1,977,811        —          

 

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(unaudited)

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NOTE 5 — Capital Share Transactions

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

 

     BALANCED FUND
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
    BALANCED FUND
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
 
     SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2023
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2022
 

Shares sold

     324,619       1,261,887  

Reinvestment of dividends

     159,817       336,823  

Shares redeemed

     (582,139     (1,297,432
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (97,703     301,278  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     BALANCED FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
    BALANCED FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
 
     SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2023
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2022
 

Shares sold

     311,453       848,497  

Reinvestment of dividends

     61,543       105,258  

Shares redeemed

     (231,894     (206,135
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     141,102       747,620  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     EQUITY FUND
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
    EQUITY FUND
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
 
     SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2023
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2022
 

Shares sold

     190,043       538,236  

Reinvestment of dividends

     20,019       51,303  

Shares redeemed

     (376,795     (647,575
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (166,733     (58,036
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     EQUITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
    EQUITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
 
     SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2023
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2022
 

Shares sold

     392,016       1,249,076  

Reinvestment of dividends

     17,937       41,391  

Shares redeemed

     (260,955     (461,512
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (148,998     828,955  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(unaudited)

  continued

 

     MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
    MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS
 
     SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2023
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2022
 

Shares sold

     393,878       1,282,266  

Reinvestment of dividends

     7,468       112,334  

Shares redeemed

     (353,215     (496,937
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     48,131       897,663  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
    MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
 
     SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2023
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2022
 

Shares sold

     1,548,700       3,386,081  

Reinvestment of dividends

     31,751       309,058  

Shares redeemed

     (1,073,007     (1,395,350
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     507,444       2,299,789  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOTE 6 — Market Risks and Geopolitical Risks

Certain local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant impact on a security or instrument. In March 2020, a pandemic related to COVID-19 was declared. The pandemic represents a market risk factor including uncertainty in the financial markets. Following Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the President of the United States signed an Executive Order in February 2022 prohibiting U.S. persons from entering transactions with the Central Bank of Russia and Executive Orders in March 2022 prohibiting U.S. persons from importing oil and gas from Russia as well as other popular Russian exports, such as diamonds, seafood and vodka. There may also be restrictions on investments in Chinese companies. For example, the President of the United States of America signed an Executive Order in June 2021 affirming and expanding the U.S. policy prohibiting U.S. persons from purchasing or investing in publicly-traded securities of companies identified by the U.S. Government as “Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies.” The list of such companies can change from time to time, and as a result of forced selling or an inability to participate in an investment the Adviser otherwise believes is attractive, the Funds may incur losses. The duration of the coronavirus outbreak and the Russian-Ukraine conflict could adversely affect the Funds’ performance, the performance of the securities in which the Fund invests and may lead to losses on your investment. The ultimate impact of COVID-19 and Russia Invasion on the financial performance of the Funds’ investments is not reasonably estimable at this time. Green Century will continue to monitor market conditions as information is available and evaluate the potential impacts, if any, on the value of its investments.

NOTE 7 — New Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2020, the SEC adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a Fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and require funds whose use of derivatives is greater than a limited specified amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  concluded

 

management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager. The Funds have adopted procedures in accordance with Rule 18f-4.

In December 2020, the SEC adopted a new rule providing a framework for fund valuation practices (“Rule 2a-5”). Rule 2a-5 establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. Rule 2a-5 permits fund boards to designate certain parties to perform fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. Rule 2a-5 also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act and the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. In connection with Rule 2a-5, the SEC also adopted related recordkeeping requirements and is rescinding previously issued guidance, including with respect to the role of a board in determining fair value and the accounting and auditing of fund investments. The Funds have adopted procedures in accordance with Rule 2a-5.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The main objective of the new guidance is to provide relief to companies that will be impacted by the expected change in benchmark interest rates at the end of 2021, when participating banks will no longer be required to submit London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) quotes by the UK Financial Conduct Authority. The new guidance allows companies to, provided the only change to existing contracts are a change to an approved benchmark interest rate, account for modifications as a continuance of the existing contract without additional analysis. In addition, derivative contracts that qualified for hedge accounting prior to modification, will be allowed to continue to receive such treatment, even if critical terms change due to a change in the benchmark interest rate. In December 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2022-06 “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. ASU No. 2022-06 updates and clarifies ASU No. 2020-04, which provides optional, temporary relief with respect to the financial reporting of contracts subject to certain types of modifications due to the planned discontinuation of LIBOR and other interbank-offered reference rates. The temporary relief provided by ASU No. 2022-06 is effective immediately for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur through December 31, 2024. Management does not expect ASU No. 2022-06 to have a material impact on the financial statements.

NOTE 8 — Subsequent Events

Subsequent to January 31, 2023 and through the date on which the financial statements were available for issuance, management has evaluated subsequent events requiring disclosure.

On March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a subsidiary of SVB Financial Group, was taken control by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and on March 17, 2023, SVB had filed for bankruptcy protection. As of January 31, 2023, Green Century Balanced Fund and Green Century Equity Fund held 6,707 and 1,658 shares of SVB Financial Group, valued at $2,028,465 and $501,446, respectively. The bankruptcy adversely impacted the value of such investments, and the value of its assets is not guaranteed. As a result, shares of SVB Financial Group were valued at zero in both Green Century Funds as of the date of issuance of this report.

 

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REPORT OF TRUSTEES REGARDING 2022 CONTRACT APPROVAL

 

The Board of Trustees of the Green Century Funds (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) considered and approved the continuation of the Funds’ advisory and subadvisory agreements.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Trustees, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) (the “Independent Trustees”), voted to approve the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreements, as amended (the “Advisory Agreements”) between the Trust, on behalf of each of the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund, and the International Fund and Green Century Capital Management (“Green Century” or the “Adviser”) at the October 27-28, 2022 meeting. The Trustees considered, among other things, information provided by Green Century regarding the investment performance of each Fund; the expenses of each Fund and the advisory fee paid to Green Century by each Fund; and the profitability to Green Century of its advisory relationship with each Fund. The Independent Trustees were assisted by independent counsel in considering these materials and the approval and continuance of the Advisory Agreements. The Trustees considered all of the information provided to them by Green Century, including information provided at Board meetings throughout the year and in connection with other communications and discussions with Green Century. The Independent Trustees also received a memorandum from independent legal counsel advising them of their duties and responsibilities in connection with the review of the Advisory Agreements. The Trustees met with representatives of Green Century at the Trustees’ October 27-28 2022 meeting to discuss matters related to the continuation of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to voting, the Independent Trustees met with their independent counsel in private sessions at which no representatives of management were present. In approving the Advisory Agreements the Independent Trustees did not identify any single factor as determinative. Matters considered in connection with their approval of the Advisory Agreements included the following.

Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Performed.    The Trustees considered the scope and quality of the services performed for each of the Funds by the Adviser, including the resources dedicated by the Adviser.

With respect to the Balanced Fund, the services performed include the oversight and monitoring of the portfolio management and performance of the Balanced Fund; monitoring the implementation of the Balanced Fund’s environmental screens; implementing the environmental and other policies of the Trust by voting the Balanced Fund’s shareholder proxies independently and without reliance on third-party proxy advisory firms; and overall compliance oversight provided by the Adviser. The Trustees also considered the Adviser’s supervision of Trillium Asset Management, LLC (“Trillium”), the subadviser of the Balanced Fund, which performs the day-to-day portfolio management for the Fund.

With respect to the Equity Fund and the International Fund, these services include monitoring the Equity Fund’s performance and tracking error relative to the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “MSCI KLD Index”); monitoring the International Fund’s performance and tracking error relative to the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “MSCI World Index”); implementing the environmental and other policies of the Trust by voting the Equity Fund’s and the International Fund’s shareholder proxies independently and without reliance on third-party proxy advisory firms; and overall compliance oversight provided by the Adviser. The Trustees also considered the Adviser’s supervision of Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“Northern Trust”), the subadviser of the Equity Fund and the International Fund, which performs day-to-day portfolio management for those two Funds.

In addition, the Trustees considered the Adviser’s mission to promote corporate environmental responsibility and to foster a sustainable economy, implemented in part by its commitment with respect to shareholder advocacy for more environmentally responsible policies and practices at major corporations. They took into account the not-for-profit ownership of the Adviser’s business, including its grant to a nonprofit organization out of its own resources and the fact

 

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that any distribution of profits by the Adviser are paid to its 100% owner, Paradigm Partners, which is comprised entirely of nonprofit environmental and public interest advocacy organizations so that no individuals or for-profit corporations directly benefit from the distributed earned profits of the Adviser. The Trustees noted that the organizations under Paradigm Partners advocate for critical public health and environmental campaigns. The Trustees considered the Adviser’s distribution of profits in recent years and acknowledged the long-term commitment from Paradigm Partners over the life of the Funds. They also evaluated the administrative services provided by Green Century to the Funds under a separate agreement, including the coordination of the activities of the Funds’ other service providers. The Trustees took into account Green Century’s ongoing adaptation to remote working following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Based on its review of all of the services provided, the Trustees concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of services provided by the Adviser supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreements with respect to each Fund.

Investment Performance.    With respect to the Balanced Fund, the Trustees reviewed and considered information regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund and comparative data with respect to the performance of other funds designated by Morningstar to have similar investment objectives as well as the Balanced Fund’s performance measured against the Lipper Balanced Fund Index (“Lipper Index”), which is a broad-based balanced fund market index, and against a custom balanced index (“Custom Index”) comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 1500 Index and a 40% weighting in the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate and Government Index. In addition, the Trustees took into account the performance information they had been provided throughout the year. After weighing all the factors deemed appropriate, including the environmental screens applied to the Fund’s investment process, the Trustees concluded that the performance of the Balanced Fund supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Balanced Fund.

With respect to the Equity Fund and the International Fund, the Trustees considered that due to each Fund’s passive investment strategy, the principal concern with regard to investment performance was the extent to which the Fund tracked its respective index. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate, the Trustees concluded that the performance of the Equity Fund and the International Fund supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Equity Fund and the International Fund, respectively.

The Costs of Services Provided and Profitability.    The Trustees considered the costs of the services provided to the Funds and the profitability to the Adviser from its arrangements with the Funds.

The Trustees reviewed and considered an analysis of the advisory fees and total expenses ratios of each Fund and comparative data for multiple categories of mutual funds included in and as defined by Morningstar’s mutual fund database of thousands of mutual funds. In addition, the Trustees considered comparative advisory fee and expense ratio information provided by Green Century relating to a smaller set of peer funds identified by Green Century. The Trustees took into account, among other things, the distinct nature of the Funds as compared with the peer funds, particularly with respect to the Funds’ social investing, the non-profit ownership of the Adviser, and the Adviser’s advocacy efforts and how those characteristics distinguished the Funds from their peers. The Trustees considered the size of Green Century and that Green Century was not at the same operational scale as its competitors, The Trustees also noted that, based on information provided by Green Century, competitors to the Equity Fund include actively managed funds in addition to index funds.

With respect to the Morningstar peer groups, for the Balanced Fund, the Trustees noted that, based on the information provided, the Fund’s advisory fee for the Individual Investor Class was higher than the average advisory fee for sustainable investment funds (by 7 basis points), sustainable investment balanced Funds (by 17 basis points), all balanced funds (by 16 basis points) and was lower than the average of balanced funds with assets between $400 million and $500 million (by 3 basis points). The Trustees also noted that the total expense ratio for the Individual Investor Class of the Balanced Fund was effectively capped at 1.46% through the application of a “unitary administrative fee”

 

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paid to Green Century, and that the total expense ratio was higher than that of the average of sustainable investment funds (by 44 basis points), sustainable investment balanced funds (by 36 basis points), all balanced funds (by 52 basis points), and balanced funds with assets between $400 million and $500 million (by 25 basis points).

For the Equity Fund, the Trustees noted that, based on the information provided, the Fund’s advisory fee for the Individual Investor Class was lower than the average advisory fee for sustainable investment funds (by 34 basis points), sustainable investment large growth funds (by 39 basis points), all large growth funds (by 45 basis points), large growth funds with assets between $500 million and $600 million (by 46 basis points) and large growth index funds (by 31 basis points). The Trustees also noted that the total expense ratio of Individual Investor Class of the Equity Fund was effectively capped at 1.25% through the application of a “unitary administrative fee” paid to Green Century, and that the total expense ratio was higher than the average of sustainable investment funds (by 23 basis points), sustainable investment large growth funds (by 16 basis points), the average of all large growth funds (by 6 basis points), large growth funds with assets between $500 million and $600 million (by 3 basis points) and was lower than the average of large growth index funds (by 1 basis point).

For the International Fund, the Trustees noted that, based on the information provided, the Fund’s advisory fee for the Individual Investor Class was lower than that of the average advisory fee for sustainable investment funds (by 28 basis points), sustainable investment foreign large blend funds (by 37 basis points), all foreign large blend funds (by 36 basis points) and foreign large blend funds with assets between $100 million and $200 million (by 45 basis points) and was higher than the average advisory fee for foreign large blend index funds (by 8 basis points). The Trustees also noted that the total expense ratio of Individual Investor Class shares of the International Fund was effectively capped at 1.28% through the application of a “unitary administrative fee” paid to Green Century, and that the total expense ratio was higher than that of the average of sustainable investment funds (by 26 basis points), sustainable investment foreign large blend funds (by 22 basis points), all foreign large blend funds (by 21 basis points), foreign large blend index funds (by 85 basis points) and was lower than the average of foreign large blend funds with assets between $100 million and $200 million (by 1 basis point).

Green Century provided the Trustees with information relating to the profitability to Green Century of its advisory relationships to the Funds. The Trustees noted that based on information provided by Green Century, the relationships to the Funds had not been profitable for several years, though recent growth in Fund assets resulted in a profit for the Adviser’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 and increasing levels of profit for subsequent periods through the Adviser’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Trustees considered an analysis of the estimated Fund-by-Fund profitability for Green Century from the investment management and administrative service it provides to the Trust, which showed that the Adviser had made a profit from managing each Fund. In this regard, the Independent Trustees considered the subadvisory fees and the other expenses incurred by the Adviser in providing advisory services to the Funds and the amount retained by Green Century out of the advisory fees. The Trustees also considered the fees received by Green Century for providing administrative services to the Funds and the expenses incurred in providing those services. In considering the cost allocation methodology used by Green Century, the Trustees took into consideration that the Adviser derives all of its revenues from the Funds and does not provide advisory or administrative services to other mutual funds or non-mutual fund clients. The Trustees considered the costs and entrepreneurial risks assumed by the Adviser in connection with launching, branding and maintaining publicly-offered mutual funds and that the Adviser had been unprofitable for ten of the last twenty-two fiscal years. The Trustees took into account the operational enhancements that Green Century had indicated it would need to undertake in connection with the growth of Fund assets, the addition of new share classes, and the expansion into different types of assets. The Trustees also considered Green Century’s non-profit ownership structure, its cost structure and personnel needs, and its investment in shareholder advocacy that aligns with the Funds’ stated intention to promote greater corporate environmental accountability. After reviewing the information described above, the Trustees concluded that the fees specified in the Advisory Agreements, taking into

 

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account the costs of the services provided by the Adviser and the profitability to the Adviser of its relationships with the Funds, supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreements with respect to the Funds.

Other Benefits.    With respect to fall-out benefits from the Adviser’s arrangements with the Funds, the Trustees considered that neither Green Century nor any affiliate of Green Century receives any brokerage fees, soft dollar benefits, liquidity rebates from electronic communications networks or payments for order flow from the trades executed for each Fund. The Trustees noted that Green Century does potentially benefit from its relationship with the Funds due to the Funds’ reputation as the first family of no-load environmentally responsible mutual funds and, more recently, as a pioneer in responsible and diversified fossil fuel free mutual funds. The Trustees considered that the association with the Funds supports Green Century’s own stated mission of advocating for corporate environmental responsibility. Further, pursuant to the Advisory Agreements, Green Century has reserved for itself the rights to the names “Green Century Funds” and any similar names; thus, Green Century may benefit in the future from developing other funds or investment products with the Green Century brand. The Trustees concluded that the fall-out benefits to be realized by Green Century were appropriate.

Economies of Scale.    The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale could be realized by the Adviser as the Funds grow in asset size and the extent to which such economies of scale were reflected in the level of fees charged. They noted the relatively small size of each Fund and the resultant difficulty of achieving meaningful economies of scale, though they took into account the effects of significant increases in Fund and Trust assets over the past few years relative to a very small base. They considered that if the assets were to increase, the Funds could have the opportunity to experience economies of scale as fixed costs would become a smaller percentage of the Funds’ assets and some of the Funds’ service providers’ fees, as a percentage of the Funds’ assets, could decrease. The Trustees noted that the advisory fee structure for each of the Equity Fund and the Balanced Fund includes breakpoints that would cause the advisory fee to decrease as a percentage of net assets as the Fund increased in size, though under certain circumstances the structure of the Equity Fund’s unitary administrative fee arrangement with the Adviser offsets the effects of any advisory fee reduction on the total expense ratio. The Trustees also considered information provided by Green Century regarding how it seeks to reinvest its higher fee revenues from economies of scale into augmenting the quality and sophistication of its business in support of the Funds. The Trustees concluded that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances, breakpoints were not warranted at this time, and that if assets increased significantly the Trustees would have opportunities to negotiate further breakpoints or other decreases in fees with the Adviser.

Based on a review of all factors deemed relevant the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Advisory Agreements with respect to all of the Funds should be continued for an additional one-year period.

INVESTMENT SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS

The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the continuance of the subadvisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Balanced Fund, Green Century, and Trillium, as amended (the “Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement”), the continuance of the subadvisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Equity Fund, Green Century, and Northern Trust (the “Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement”) and the continuance of the subadvisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the International Fund, Green Century, and Northern Trust (the “International Fund Subadvisory Agreement” and together with the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement and the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement, the “Subadvisory Agreements”) at the October 27-28, 2022 meeting. In connection with their deliberations at the meetings, the Trustees considered, among other things, information provided by Trillium regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund, and information provided by Northern Trust regarding the investment performance of the Equity Fund (including the success with which the Equity Fund tracked the MSCI KLD Index) and the International Fund (including the success with which

 

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the International Fund tracked the MSCI World Index), the subadvisory fees paid to Trillium and Northern Trust, the profitability to Trillium of its subadvisory relationship to the Balanced Fund and financial information about Northern Trust. The Independent Trustees were assisted by independent counsel in considering these materials and the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreements. The Trustees considered all of the information provided to them by Trillium and Northern Trust, including information provided throughout the year. The Independent Trustees also received a memorandum from independent legal counsel advising them of their duties and responsibilities in connection with the contract review. The Trustees met with representatives of Trillium and Northern Trust at the Trustees’ October 27-28, 2022 meeting to discuss matters related to the continuation of the Subadvisory Agreements. Prior to voting, the Independent Trustees met with their independent counsel in private sessions at which no representatives of management were present. In approving the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreements the Trustees did not identify any single factor as determinative. Matters considered in connection with their approval of the Subadvisory Agreements included the following.

Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Performed.    The Trustees noted that under the terms of the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement, Trillium provided the day-to-day portfolio management of the Balanced Fund, including determining asset and sector allocation; conducting securities selection and discovery; researching and analyzing environmental policies and practices of companies and implementing the Balanced Fund’s environmental screening criteria; managing the volatility, liquidity, risk, and turnover of the portfolio; and investing the portfolio consistent with the Balanced Fund’s investment objective and policies. The Trustees considered the professional expertise, tenure, and qualifications of the portfolio management team and noted that Trillium was devoted exclusively to environmentally and socially responsible investing and managed over $4 billion in assets. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s compliance record as well as the professional experience and responsiveness of Trillium’s compliance staff, as reported to them by the Trust’s chief compliance officer. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s leadership in social and environmental responsibility, including its shareholder advocacy efforts.

The Trustees noted that under the terms of the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement and the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement, Northern Trust provided the day-to-day portfolio management of each of the Equity Fund and the International Fund, making purchases and sales of portfolio securities consistent with each such Fund’s investment objective and policies and with changes to the applicable index. The Trustees considered the professional expertise, tenure, and qualifications of the portfolio management team as well as the team’s experience in passive management. The Trustees also considered Northern Trust’s handling of daily inflows and outflows, transaction costs, tracking error, and the portfolio turnover rates for each of the Equity Fund and the International Fund. The Trustees also considered Northern Trust’s compliance record as well as the professional experience and responsiveness of Northern Trust’s compliance staff, as reported to them by the Trust’s chief compliance officer.

Based on its review of all of the services provided and to be provided, the Trustees concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of services provided by Trillium and Northern Trust, respectively, supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreements.

Investment Performance.    The Trustees reviewed and considered information regarding the investment performance of the Individual Investor Class of the Balanced Fund and comparative data with respect to the performance of mutual funds with similar investment objectives as well as other broad-based market indexes. The Trustees noted that as of periods ended August 31, 2022, the Balanced Fund’s three-, five- and ten-year average annual returns outperformed the Lipper Index and its one-year average annual returns underperformed the Lipper Index. The Trustees also noted that as of periods ended August 31, 2022, the Balanced Fund’s one-, three-, five- and ten-year average annual returns underperformed the Custom Index. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate, the Trustees concluded that

 

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the performance of the Balanced Fund together with Trillium’s investment process, philosophies and experience in environmental and sustainable investing, supported the continuance of the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement.

With respect to the Equity Fund and the International Fund, the Trustees considered that due to each Fund’s passive investment strategy, the principal concern with regard to investment performance was the extent to which the Fund tracked its respective index. The Trustees reviewed the performance of the Individual Investor Class shares of the Equity Fund as compared to that of the MSCI KLD Index for the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2022, and noted that the Equity Fund’s performance slightly underperformed that of the MSCI KLD Index. In particular, they observed that, after taking into consideration the fees and expenses of the Individual Investor Class shares, for the one-year period the Equity Fund’s performance was in line with that of the MSCI KLD Index. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate, the Trustees concluded that the performance of the Equity Fund together with Northern Trust’s investment process and experience in passive portfolio management supported the continuance of the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed the performance of the Individual Investor Class shares of the International Fund, exclusive of the expenses of the class, as compared to that of the MSCI World Index for the twelve-month period ended July 31, 2022, and noted that the Fund’s performance closely followed that of the MSCI World Index. The Trustees took into account that the non-U.S. nature of the securities in which the International Fund invests and the fees and expenses of the Individual Investor Class shares have an impact on the Fund’s tracking error. After considering all the factors they deemed appropriate, the Trustees concluded that the performance of the International Fund together with Northern Trust’s investment process and experience in passive portfolio management supported the continuance of the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability.    The Trustees considered that the subadvisory fees paid by Green Century to Trillium under the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement were 0.40% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Balanced Fund up to $30 million, 0.35% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Balanced Fund in excess of $30 million up to $250 million, and 0.30% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Balanced Fund in excess of $250 million.

In evaluating the profitability of the Subadvisory Agreement to Trillium, the Trustees noted that based on information provided by Trillium, the relationship was profitable. The Trustees noted that Trillium stated that recent increases in the assets of the Balanced Fund have allowed Trillium to realize what it considers to be a fair entrepreneurial profit on the subadvisory services it provides. The Trustees considered the financial resources Trillium dedicated and the other expenses Trillium incurred in providing subadvisory services to the Balanced Fund, including startup costs relating to the relationship, and additional personnel, legal, trading analysis and compliance costs required in the context of providing subadvisory services to a mutual fund. The Trustees took into account that Trillium is the investment adviser or sub-adviser to other mutual funds. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s fee structure and noted, based on the information provided, that the subadvisory fees were lower than the fees Trillium would receive from an institutional client with separate accounts of similar size as the Balanced Fund.

The Trustees considered that the subadvisory fees paid by Green Century to Northern Trust under the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement were an annual fee equal to the greater of (a) $75,000 or (b) 0.10% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Equity Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.05% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Equity Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million, and 0.03% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Equity Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million.

The Trustees considered that that the subadvisory fees paid by Green Century to Northern Trust under the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement were an annual fee equal to the greater of (a) $100,000 or (b) 0.17% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million, and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million.

 

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The Trustees reviewed and considered an analysis of the subadvisory fees for the Equity Fund and the International Fund against comparative data for mutual funds subadvised by Northern Trust with a similar investment strategy and asset size. The Trustees noted that each Fund paid subadvisory fees at effective rates comparable to those paid to Northern Trust by other subadvised index funds with similar levels of net assets. In evaluating the profitability of each of the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement and International Fund Subadvisory Agreement to Northern Trust, the Trustees noted that Northern Trust does not calculate earnings at the subadvisory client level.

The Trustees also considered that the subadvisory fees are paid by Green Century, and are not in addition to the advisory fees paid to Green Century by the Funds.

After reviewing the information described above, the Trustees concluded that the fees specified in the Subadvisory Agreements, taking into account the nature and quality of services provided and the costs of the services provided by Trillium and Northern Trust as applicable, supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreements.

Other Benefits.    The Trustees evaluated potential other benefits that each of Trillium and Northern Trust may realize from its relationship with the applicable Fund(s). The Trustees considered the brokerage practices of Trillium, including the soft dollar commissions that were generated with respect to the Balanced Fund’s portfolio transactions. The Trustees considered that Trillium was not affiliated with a broker/dealer and therefore no benefit would be realized by Trillium through transactions with affiliated brokers. The Trustees also considered the brokerage practices of Northern Trust, including that Northern Trust does not trade for the Equity Fund or the International Fund through its affiliated broker. The Trustees also considered that no soft dollars have been paid in connection with Northern Trust’s management of the Equity Fund and the International Fund.

The Trustees further considered the reputational and other advantages that each of Trillium and Northern Trust may gain from its relationship with the applicable Fund(s), including that Northern Trust’s management of the Equity Fund and the International Fund will broaden its exposure to the socially responsible mutual fund market, which may assist in its marketing efforts. The Trustees concluded that the benefits received by each of Trillium and Northern Trust were reasonable in the context of its relationship with the applicable Fund(s).

Economies of Scale.    The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale would be realized by each of Trillium and Northern Trust as the Funds grow in asset size and the extent to which such economies of scale might be reflected in the subadvisory fees. They noted the relatively small size of each Fund (compared with similar funds in the industry) and the resultant difficulty of achieving meaningful economies of scale, though they took into account the effects of significant increases in Fund and Trust assets over the past few years. They considered that if the assets were to increase, Trillium and Northern Trust could have the opportunity to experience economies of scale. They also noted that pursuant to the Balanced Fund Subadvisory Agreement, the overall subadvisory fees paid to Trillium by Green Century (out of the advisory fee that Green Century receives from the Fund, which is subject to a breakpoint) include breakpoints at $30 million and $250 million, so that fees as a percentage of net assets decrease modestly (from 40 basis points towards 30 basis points) as assets in the Balanced Fund increase. They also noted that pursuant to the Equity Fund Subadvisory Agreement and the International Fund Subadvisory Agreement, the overall subadvisory fees paid to Northern Trust by Green Century (out of the advisory fee that Green Century receives from the applicable Fund, which, for the Equity Fund, is subject to breakpoints) include breakpoints at $50 million and $100 million (subject to a minimum annual fee of $75,000 for the Equity Fund and $100,000 for the International Fund), so that fees as a percentage of net assets decrease as assets in the Equity Fund and the International Fund increase. The Trustees concluded that economies of scale could be realized as the Funds grow, and that the fee schedules as specified were appropriate, and supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreements.

Based on a review of all factors deemed relevant, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that all of the Subadvisory Agreements should be continued for an additional one-year period.

 

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STATEMENT REGARDING LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

As required by law, each Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) that is designed to assess and manage liquidity risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that a Fund could not meet requests to redeem its shares without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”), the fund’s investment adviser, is the administrator of the Program. The Adviser has established a liquidity risk management committee (the “Committee”) to administer the Program on a day-to-day basis.

The Committee provided the Board of Trustees with a report that addressed the operation of the Program, assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including, if applicable, the operation of any Highly Liquid Investment Minimum, and described any material changes that had been made to the Program or were recommended (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

The Report confirmed that there were no material changes to the Program during the Reporting Period and that no changes were recommended.

The Report also confirmed that, throughout the Reporting Period, the Committee had monitored each Fund’s portfolio liquidity and liquidity risk on an ongoing basis, as described in the Program and in Board reporting throughout the Reporting Period.

The Report discussed the Committee’s annual review of the Program, which addressed, among other things, the following elements of the Program:

Assessment, Management, and Periodic Review of Liquidity Risk.    The Committee reviewed each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. The Committee noted that each Fund’s investment strategy continues to be appropriate for an open-end fund, taking into account, among other things, whether and to what extent the Fund held less liquid and illiquid assets and the extent to which any such investments affected the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests. In managing and reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, the Committee also considered the extent to which the Fund’s investment strategy involves a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers, the extent to which the Fund uses borrowing for investment purposes, and the extent to which the Fund uses derivatives (including for hedging purposes). The Committee also reviewed each Fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. In assessing each Fund’s cash flow projections, the Committee considered, among other factors, historical net redemption activity, redemption policies, ownership concentration, distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with the Fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections. The Committee also considered each Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources as components of the Fund’s ability to meet redemption requests.

Liquidity Classification.    The Committee reviewed the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments into one of four liquidity buckets. In reviewing each Fund’s investments, the Committee considered, among other factors, whether trading varying portions of a position in a particular portfolio investment or asset class in sizes the Fund would reasonably anticipate trading, would be reasonably expected to significantly affect liquidity.

Highly Liquid Investment Minimum.    For each Fund, the Committee performed an analysis to determine whether the Fund is required to maintain a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum, and determined that no such minimum is required because each Fund primarily holds highly liquid investments.

 

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Compliance with Limitation on Illiquid Investments.    The Committee confirmed that during the Reporting Period, no Fund acquired any illiquid investment such that, after the acquisition, the Fund would have invested more than 15% of its assets in illiquid investments that are assets, in accordance with the Program and applicable SEC rules.

Redemptions in Kind.    The Committee confirmed that no redemptions in-kind were effected by a Fund during the Reporting Period.

The Report stated that the Committee concluded the Program operates adequately and effectively, in all material respects, to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk throughout the Reporting Period.

 

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Semi-Annual Report

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER AND ADMINISTRATOR

Green Century Capital Management, Inc.

114 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

1-800-93-GREEN

www.greencentury.com

info@greencentury.com

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER (Balanced Fund)

Trillium Asset Management, LLC

Two Financial Center

60 South Street, Suite 1100

Boston, MA 02111

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER (Equity Fund and International Fund)

Northern Trust Investments, Inc.

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60603

SUBADMINISTRATOR and DISTRIBUTOR

UMB Fund Services, Inc. (Subadministrator)

UMB Distribution Services, LLC (Distributor)

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

CUSTODIAN

UMB Bank, n.a.

928 Grand Blvd

Kansas City, MO 64106

TRANSFER AGENT

Atlantic Shareholder Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza

Portland, ME 04101

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

KPMG LLP

Two Financial Center

60 South Street

Boston, MA 02111

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(b)

Not applicable.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the “Disclosure Controls”) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date (the “Filing Date”) of this Form N-CSR (the “Report”), the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Disclosure Controls are effectively designed to ensure that information that is required to be disclosed


  by the registrant in the Report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the Report is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

(b)

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

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)    (1) Not applicable.
   (2) Certifications for each principal executive and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are filed herewith.
   (3) Not applicable.
   (4) There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.
(b)   

Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) are filed herewith.

 


SIGNATURES

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

 

Green Century Funds

/s/ Leslie Samuelrich

Leslie Samuelrich

President and Principal Executive Officer

April 05, 2023

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

 

/s/ Leslie Samuelrich

Leslie Samuelrich

President and Principal Executive Officer

April 05, 2023

/s/ Matthew Dunlap

Matthew Dunlap

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

April 05, 2023