485BPOS 1 a18-36381_1485bpos.htm POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT FILED PURSUANT TO SECURITIES ACT RULE 485(B)

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2018

  File No. 333-64981
  File No. 811-09025

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  
o

  POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 32  x

  and

  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
  INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940  
o

  AMENDMENT NO. 34  x

NEW COVENANT FUNDS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

SEI Investments Company

One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

1-610-676-1000
(Registrant's Telephone Number)

Timothy D. Barto, Esq.

SEI Investments Company
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Timothy W. Levin, Esquire
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

It is proposed that this filing become effective (check appropriate box)

o  Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

x  On October 28, 2018 pursuant to paragraph (b)

o  60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

o  75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

o  On [date] pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485




OCTOBER 31, 2018

PROSPECTUS

  New Covenant Growth Fund (NCGFX)

  New Covenant Income Fund (NCICX)

  New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund (NCBGX)

  New Covenant Balanced Income Fund (NCBIX)

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

SEI Investments Distribution Co. | One Freedom Valley Drive | Oaks, PA 19456

NewCovenantFunds.com



SEI / PROSPECTUS

NEW COVENANT FUNDS

About This Prospectus

FUND SUMMARY

 

NEW COVENANT GROWTH FUND

   

1

   

NEW COVENANT INCOME FUND

   

6

   

NEW COVENANT BALANCED GROWTH FUND

   

13

   

NEW COVENANT BALANCED INCOME FUND

   

20

   

Tax Information

   

27

   
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other
Financial Intermediaries
   

27

   

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS

   

28

   
More Information About Principal Investment
Strategies
   

29

   

Other Securities and Investment Techniques

   

30

   

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISKS

   

31

   

Risk Information Common to the Funds

   

31

   

More Information About Principal Risks

   

31

   

Other Risks

   

37

   
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS'
BENCHMARK INDEXES
   

37

   

INVESTMENT ADVISER

   

38

   

Portfolio Managers

   

39

   

Advisory Fees

   

40

   

Information About Fee Waivers

   

40

   

SUB-ADVISERS

   

41

   

Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers

   

41

   

PURCHASING, EXCHANGING AND SELLING FUND SHARES

   

43

   

HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES

   

43

   

Purchase Amounts

   

43

   

Instructions for Opening or Adding to an Account

   

44

   

Purchase Price

   

45

   

Pricing of Fund Shares

   

45

   
Frequent Purchases and Redemptions
of Fund Shares
   

48

   

Timing of Purchase Requests

   

49

   

Stock Exchange Closings

   

49

   

Rights Reserved by the Funds

   

49

   

Third Party Investments

   

50

   

Foreign Investors

   

50

   
Customer Identification and Verification and
Anti-Money Laundering Program
   

50

   

HOW TO EXCHANGE OR TRANSFER YOUR FUND SHARES

   

51

   

Exchange Privilege

   

51

   

Transfer of Ownership

   

51

   

HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES

   

51

   

Instructions for Selling Fund Shares

   

51

   

Timing of Sale Requests

   

53

   

Signature Guarantees

   

53

   

Redemption Policies

   

53

   

Methods Used to Meet Redemption Obligations

   

54

   

Unclaimed Property

   

54

   

DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES

   

55

   

SERVICE OF FUND SHARES

   

55

   

Shareholder Services

   

55

   

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

   

57

   

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

   

57

   

Dividends and Distributions

   

57

   

Taxes

   

58

   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

   

59

   

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   

60

   
HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
NEW COVENANT FUNDS
   

Back Cover

   



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NEW COVENANT GROWTH FUND

Fund Summary

Investment Objective

The Fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. A modest amount of dividend income may be produced by the Fund's equity securities.

Fees and Expenses

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

     

Management Fees

   

0.62

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

   

None

   

Other Expenses

   

0.50

%

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

   

1.12

%

 

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

   

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

New Covenant Growth Fund

 

$

114

   

$

356

   

$

617

   

$

1,363

   

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund's net assets will be invested in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of companies that the Fund's portfolio managers believe have long-term growth potential.

The Fund makes investment decisions consistent with social-witness principles approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Fund does not invest in those companies


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involved in the military and tobacco industries that are prohibited for investment in accordance with the policies that are set by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as brought forth by the Mission Responsibility Through Investment Committee Guidelines. The Fund also does not invest in certain other companies that have derived 25% or more of the company's revenues from alcohol, gambling and tobacco, and does not invest in certain companies in the weapons industry.

The Fund invests in common stocks and other equity securities. The Fund invests primarily in securities of domestic companies, but may also, to a lesser extent, invest in securities of foreign companies, including through depositary receipts. The Fund generally invests in larger companies, although it may purchase securities of companies of any size, including small companies.

SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC," or the "Adviser") seeks to enhance performance and reduce market risk by strategically allocating the Fund's assets among multiple sub-advisers (each, a "Sub-Adviser" and collectively, the "Sub-Advisers"). The allocation is made based on the Adviser's desire for balance among differing active investment styles and philosophies offered by the Sub-Advisers, including growth-oriented, value-oriented, and blended approaches to selecting investments, and a passive/indexing investment approach where the Fund's assets are invested in a portfolio of securities designed to track the broad U.S. large capitalization market. Growth-oriented managers generally select stocks they believe have attractive growth and appreciation potential in light of such characteristics as revenue and earnings growth, expectations from sell-side analysts and relative valuation, while value-oriented managers generally select stocks they believe are attractively valued in light of fundamental characteristics such as earnings, capital structure and/or return on invested capital.

The Fund adheres to the social-witness principles through the use of a designated Sub-Adviser that acts as an overlay manager and implements the portfolio recommendations of the other Sub-Advisers. Each Sub-Adviser, other than the overlay manager, provides a model portfolio to the Fund on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's recommendations as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the other Sub-Advisers, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by the Adviser. The overlay manager implements the portfolio consistent with that represented by the aggregation of the model portfolios, but also has the authority to vary from such aggregation: (i) to conform the Fund's securities transactions to the social-witness principles; (ii) to favor, consistent with the Fund's social-witness principles, securities of companies that are more highly ranked with respect to environmental, social and governance criteria than other companies in the Fund's portfolio; (iii) to seek to achieve lower volatility; and (iv) to a lesser extent, manage risks, seek trading cost efficiencies or efficient tax management. In addition to acting as overlay manager, the overlay manager also manages the Fund's passive investments.

A Sub-Adviser may sell a security when it becomes substantially overvalued, is experiencing deteriorating fundamentals, or as a result of changes in portfolio strategy. A security may also be sold and replaced with one that presents a better value.


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Principal Risks

The following principal risks could affect the value of your investment:

Depositary Receipts Risk — Depositary receipts, such as American Depositary Receipts, are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer that are issued by depositary banks and generally trade on an established market. Depositary receipts are subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements and different legal, regulatory and tax environments.

Equity Market Risk — The risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time.

Foreign Investment Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements and different legal, regulatory and tax environments.

Investment Style Risk — The risk that the equity securities in which the Fund invests may underperform other segments of the equity markets or the equity markets as a whole.

Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the Fund would like. The Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on Fund management or performance.

Opportunity Risk — The risk of missing out on an investment opportunity because the assets necessary to take advantage of it are tied up in other investments.

Small Capitalization Risk — Smaller capitalization companies in which the Fund may invest may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange.

Social-Witness Principles/Socially Responsible Investing Risk — The Fund considers various social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles in its investment process and may choose not to purchase, or may sell, otherwise profitable investments in companies which have been identified as being in conflict with its established social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles. This means that the Fund may underperform other similar mutual funds that do not consider social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles in their investing.

Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, just as you could with other investments. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

The Fund may be appropriate for investors who are looking for capital appreciation as compared to current income; can accept the risks of investing in a portfolio of common stocks; can tolerate performance that can vary substantially from year to year; and have a long-term investment horizon.


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Performance Information

The bar chart and the performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year for the past ten calendar years and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at www.NewCovenantFunds.com or by calling the Fund toll-free at 877-835-4531.

  Best Quarter: 16.23% (06/30/09)
Worst Quarter: -22.56% (12/31/08)
The Fund's total return (pre-tax) from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018 was 9.57%.





 

Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2017)

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

New Covenant Growth Fund

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Fund Return Before Taxes

   

21.60

%

   

12.65

%

   

6.26

%

 

Fund Return After Taxes on Distributions

   

19.73

%

   

10.30

%

   

4.98

%

 

Fund Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

   

13.62

%

   

9.45

%

   

4.63

%

 

Russell 1000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

   

21.69

%

   

15.71

%

   

8.59

%

 

Management

Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation

Portfolio Manager

 

Experience with the Fund

 

Title with Adviser

 

Stephen C. Dolce, CFA

 

Since 2016

 

Portfolio Manager

 

David L. Hintz, CFA

 

Since 2017

 

Portfolio Manager

 


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Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers.

Sub-Adviser

 

Portfolio Manager

  Experience with
the Fund
 

Title with Sub-Adviser

 

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

 

Lawrence G. Kemp, CFA

 

Since 2014

 

Head of Fundamental Large Cap Growth Team, Managing Director

 

Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC

  Patrick S. Kaser, CFA
James J. Clarke
  Since 2013
Since 2013
  Managing Director & Portfolio Director
Portfolio Manager & Director of Fundamental Research
 

Coho Partners, Ltd.

  Peter A. Thompson
Brian L. Kramp, CFA
  Since 2015
Since 2015
  Partner, CIO
Partner, Portfolio Manager & Research Analyst
 

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

  Thomas Seto
Paul Bouchey
  Since 2012
Since 2014
  Head of Investment Management — Seattle Investment Center
Chief Investment Officer — Seattle Investment Center
 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase, exchange (into another New Covenant Fund or into the Federated Treasury Obligations Fund) or redeem Fund shares on any business day via mail (New Covenant Growth Fund, c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701), by telephone at 877-835-4531 or through approved selling agents or brokers. You may also purchase or redeem Fund shares by wire transfer or exchange Fund shares through account access online at www.NewCovenantFunds.com. The minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts are shown below.

Minimum Investments:

  To Open
Your Account
  To Add to
Your Account
  Automatic
Investment Plan
 

All Accounts

 

$

500

   

$

100

   

$

50

   

For important information about Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 27 of this Prospectus.


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NEW COVENANT INCOME FUND

Fund Summary

Investment Objective

The Fund's investment objective is a high level of current income with preservation of capital.

Fees and Expenses

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

     

Management Fees

   

0.42

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

   

None

   

Other Expenses

   

0.53

%

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

   

0.95

%

 

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

   

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

New Covenant Income Fund

 

$

97

   

$

303

   

$

525

   

$

1,166

   

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 210% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund's net assets will be invested in a diversified portfolio of bonds and other debt obligations of varying maturities. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.

The Fund makes investment decisions consistent with social-witness principles approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Fund does not invest in those companies involved in the military and tobacco industries that are prohibited for investment in accordance with the


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policies that are set by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as brought forth by the Mission Responsibility Through Investment Committee Guidelines. The Fund also does not invest in certain other companies that have derived 25% or more of the company's revenues from alcohol, gambling and tobacco, and does not invest in certain companies in the weapons industry.

The Fund invests in corporate bonds. The Fund also invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"), which are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, and the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), which are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. The Fund may also invest in bonds of international corporations or foreign governments. In addition, the Fund invests in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and may enter into fully-collateralized repurchase agreements.

At least 65% of the Fund's net assets will be invested in bonds that are rated within the four highest credit rating categories assigned by independent rating agencies, and the Fund will attempt to maintain an overall credit quality rating of AA or higher. The Fund may invest in unrated equivalents that may be considered to be investment grade. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in bonds that are rated below investment grade (junk bonds).

Up to 20% of the Fund's net assets may be invested in commercial paper within the two highest rating categories of independent rating agencies. The Fund may also invest up to 40% of its net assets in the fixed income securities of foreign issuers in any country, including developed or emerging markets. Foreign securities are selected on an individual basis without regard to any defined allocation among countries or geographic regions.

SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC," or the "Adviser") seeks to enhance performance and reduce market risk by strategically allocating the Fund's assets among multiple sub-advisers (each, a "Sub-Adviser" and collectively, the "Sub-Advisers"). Sub-Advisers are selected for their experience in managing various kinds of fixed income securities, and each Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions based on an analysis of yield trends, credit ratings and other factors in its area of emphasis.

The Fund may invest in securities of any maturity, but expects its average maturity to range from four years to twelve years and its average duration to be between three and six years. Duration reflects the change in the value of a fixed income security that will result from a 1% change in interest rates. For example, a five year duration means a bond will decrease in value by 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by 5% if interest rates fall 1%.

Investments for the Fund, both foreign and domestic, are selected based on the following criteria:

— the use of interest-rate and yield-curve analyses;

— the use of credit analyses, which indicate a security's rating and potential for appreciation; and

— use of the above disciplines to invest in high-yield bonds and fixed income securities issued by foreign and domestic governments and companies.

The remainder of the Fund's assets may be held in cash or cash equivalents.


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A Sub-Adviser may sell a security when it becomes substantially overvalued, is experiencing deteriorating fundamentals, or as a result of changes in portfolio strategy. A security may also be sold and replaced with one that presents a better value.

Principal Risks

The following principal risks could affect the value of your investment:

Asset-Backed Securities Risk — Payment of principal and interest on asset-backed securities is dependent largely on the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities. Securitization trusts generally do not have any assets or sources of funds other than the receivables and related property they own, and asset-backed securities are generally not insured or guaranteed by the related sponsor or any other entity. Asset-backed securities may be more illiquid than more conventional types of fixed income securities that the Fund may acquire.

Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate investors for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return. These risks may be increased in foreign and emerging markets.

Corporate Fixed Income Securities Risk — Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers.

Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer of a security or the counterparty to a contract will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation.

Duration Risk — The longer-term securities in which the Fund may invest are more volatile. A portfolio with a longer average portfolio duration is more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average portfolio duration.

Extension Risk — The risk that rising interest rates may extend the duration of a fixed income security, typically reducing the security's value.

Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of the Fund's fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, the Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. In the case of foreign securities, price fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries.


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Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities Risk — The risks that (i) the governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not be willing or able to repay the principal and/or interest when it becomes due because of factors such as debt service burden, political constraints, cash flow problems and other national economic factors; (ii) governments may default on their debt securities, which may require holders of such securities to participate in debt rescheduling or additional lending to defaulting governments; and (iii) there is no bankruptcy proceeding by which defaulted sovereign debt may be collected in whole or in part.

Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a rise in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Fund invests. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. A low interest rate environment may present greater interest rate risk, because there may be a greater likelihood of rates increasing and rates may increase more rapidly.

Investment Style Risk — The risk that the fixed income securities in which the Fund invests may underperform other segments of the fixed income markets or the fixed income markets as a whole.

Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the Fund would like. The Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on Fund management or performance.

Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk — Mortgage-backed securities are affected significantly by the rate of prepayments and modifications of the mortgage loans backing those securities, as well as by other factors such as borrower defaults, delinquencies, realized or liquidation losses and other shortfalls. Mortgage-backed securities are particularly sensitive to prepayment risk, which is described below, given that the term to maturity for mortgage loans is generally substantially longer than the expected lives of those securities; however, the timing and amount of prepayments cannot be accurately predicted. The timing of changes in the rate of prepayments of the mortgage loans may significantly affect the Fund's actual yield to maturity on any mortgage-backed securities, even if the average rate of principal payments is consistent with the Fund's expectation. Along with prepayment risk, mortgage-backed securities are significantly affected by interest rate risk, which is described above. In a low interest rate environment, mortgage loan prepayments would generally be expected to increase due to factors such as refinancings and loan modifications at lower interest rates. In contrast, if prevailing interest rates rise, prepayments of mortgage loans would generally be expected to decline and therefore extend the weighted average lives of mortgage-backed securities held or acquired by the Fund.

Opportunity Risk — The risk of missing out on an investment opportunity because the assets necessary to take advantage of it are tied up in other investments.

Portfolio Turnover Risk — Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities, which may affect the Fund's performance.

Prepayment Risk — The risk that, in a declining interest rate environment, fixed income securities with stated interest rates may have the principal paid earlier than expected, requiring the Fund to invest the proceeds at generally lower interest rates.


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Repurchase Agreement Risk — Although repurchase agreement transactions must be fully collateralized at all times, they generally create leverage and involve some counterparty risk to the Fund whereby a defaulting counterparty could delay or prevent the Fund's recovery of collateral.

Social-Witness Principles/Socially Responsible Investing Risk — The Fund considers various social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles in its investment process and may choose not to purchase, or may sell, otherwise profitable investments in companies which have been identified as being in conflict with its established social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles. This means that the Fund may underperform other similar mutual funds that do not consider social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles in their investing.

U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources.

Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, just as you could with other investments. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

The Fund may be appropriate for investors who prefer a bond fund that invests in both corporate and U.S. Government securities; desire income to complement a portfolio of more aggressive investments; can tolerate performance that may vary from year to year; and prefer a relatively conservative investment for income.

Performance Information

The bar chart and the performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year for the past ten calendar years and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at www.NewCovenantFunds.com or by calling the Fund toll-free at 877-835-4531.

  Best Quarter: 6.19% (09/30/09)
Worst Quarter: -6.57% (09/30/08)
The Fund's total return (pre-tax) from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018 was -1.19%.





 


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Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2017)

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

New Covenant Income Fund

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Fund Return Before Taxes

   

2.51

%

   

1.52

%

   

1.93

%

 

Fund Return After Taxes on Distributions

   

1.66

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.90

%

 

Fund Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

   

1.41

%

   

0.81

%

   

1.05

%

 
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no
deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
   

2.27

%

   

1.70

%

   

3.53

%

 

Management

Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation

Portfolio Manager

 

Experience with the Fund

 

Title with Adviser

 

Richard A. Bamford

 

Since 2017

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Erin Garrett

 

Since 2017

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers.

Sub-Adviser

 

Portfolio Manager

  Experience with
the Fund
 

Title with Sub-Adviser

 

Income Research & Management

  Bill O'Malley, CFA
Ed Ingalls, CFA
Jim Gubitosi, CFA
  Since 2016
Since 2016
Since 2017
  Managing Principal, Senior Portfolio Manager, Director of Investment Team
Principal, Senior Portfolio Manager
Principal, Senior Portfolio Manager
 

Western Asset Management Company

  S. Kenneth Leech
Julien Scholnick, CFA
Carl L. Eichstaedt, CFA
John L. Bellows, Ph.D., CFA
  Since 2014
Since 2012
Since 2013
Since 2013
  Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager/Research Analyst
 

Western Asset Management Company Limited

 

S. Kenneth Leech

 

Since 2014

 

Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager

 


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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase, exchange (into another New Covenant Fund or into the Federated Treasury Obligations Fund) or redeem Fund shares on any business day via mail (New Covenant Income Fund, c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701), by telephone at 877-835-4531 or through approved selling agents or brokers. You may also purchase or redeem Fund shares by wire transfer or exchange Fund shares through account access online at www.NewCovenantFunds.com. The minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts are shown below.

Minimum Investments:

  To Open
Your Account
  To Add to
Your Account
  Automatic
Investment Plan
 

All Accounts

 

$

500

   

$

100

   

$

50

   

For important information about Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 27 of this Prospectus.


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NEW COVENANT BALANCED GROWTH FUND

Fund Summary

Investment Objective

The Fund's investment objective is to produce capital appreciation with less risk than would be present in a portfolio of only common stocks.

Fees and Expenses

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

Management Fees

   

0.00

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

   

None

   

Other Expenses

   

0.21

%

 

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses ("AFFE")

   

0.84

%

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

   

1.05

%   

The operating expenses in this fee table will not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund's financial statements (or the "Financial Highlights" section in the Prospectus) because: (i) the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in underlying funds; and (ii) Other Expenses have been restated to reflect estimated fees and expenses for the current fiscal year.

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

   

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund

 

$

107

   

$

334

   

$

579

   

$

1,283

   

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 11% of the average value of its portfolio.


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Principal Investment Strategies

To pursue its objective, the Fund invests primarily in shares of the New Covenant Growth Fund (the "Growth Fund") and the New Covenant Income Fund (the "Income Fund"), with a majority of its assets generally invested in shares of the Growth Fund.

Between 45% and 75% of the Fund's net assets (with a "neutral" position of approximately 60% of the Fund's net assets) are invested in shares of the Growth Fund, with the balance of its net assets invested in shares of the Income Fund or cash or cash equivalents.

The Fund will periodically rebalance its investments in the Growth Fund and the Income Fund, within the limits described above. In implementing this rebalancing strategy, past and anticipated future performance of both the Growth Fund and the Income Fund are taken into account. The allocation of investments made in the Growth Fund and the Income Fund varies in response to market conditions, investment outlooks, and risk/reward characteristics of equity and fixed income securities. Because the Fund is a fund-of-funds, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the Growth Fund and the Income Fund.

The Growth Fund invests in common stocks and other equity securities. The Growth Fund invests primarily in securities of domestic companies, but may also, to a lesser extent, invest in securities of foreign companies. The Growth Fund generally invests in larger companies, although it may purchase securities of companies of any size, including small companies.

The Income Fund invests in corporate bonds. The Income Fund also invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"), which are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, and the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), which are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. The Income Fund may also invest, to a lesser extent, in bonds of international corporations or foreign governments. In addition, the Income Fund invests in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and may enter into fully-collateralized repurchase agreements. The Income Fund may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in commercial paper and up to 40% of its net assets in fixed income securities of foreign issuers in any country, including developed or emerging markets. The remainder of the Income Fund's assets may be held in cash or cash equivalents.

At least 65% of the Income Fund's net assets will be invested in bonds that are rated within the four highest credit rating categories assigned by independent rating agencies, and the Income Fund will attempt to maintain an overall credit quality rating of AA or higher. The Income Fund may invest in unrated equivalents that may be considered to be investment grade. The Income Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in bonds that are rated below investment grade (junk bonds).

The Growth Fund and the Income Fund, in which the Fund invests, make investment decisions consistent with social-witness principles approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Growth Fund and the Income Fund do not invest in those companies involved in the military and tobacco industries that are prohibited for investment in accordance with the policies that are set by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as brought forth by the Mission Responsibility Through Investment Committee Guidelines. The Growth Fund and the Income Fund also do not invest in certain other companies that have derived 25% or more of the company's revenues from alcohol,


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gambling and tobacco, and do not invest in certain companies in the weapons industry. In addition, the Growth Fund's portfolio may be constructed to favor securities of companies that are more highly ranked with respect to environmental, social and governance criteria.

Principal Risks

The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on the allocation of assets among the Growth Fund and the Income Fund and the performance of the Growth Fund and the Income Fund. In managing the Fund, SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC," or the "Adviser") may be incorrect in assessing market conditions, investment outlooks, and risk/reward characteristics of equity and fixed income securities. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Growth Fund and the Income Fund may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Growth Fund and the Income Fund are set forth below.

Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding the allocation of Fund assets to the Growth Fund and Income Fund will not anticipate market trends successfully.

Asset-Backed Securities Risk — Payment of principal and interest on asset-backed securities is dependent largely on the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities. Securitization trusts generally do not have any assets or sources of funds other than the receivables and related property they own, and asset-backed securities are generally not insured or guaranteed by the related sponsor or any other entity. Asset-backed securities may be more illiquid than more conventional types of fixed income securities that the Fund may acquire.

Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate investors for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return. These risks may be increased in foreign and emerging markets.

Corporate Fixed Income Securities Risk — Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers.

Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer of a security or the counterparty to a contract will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation.

Duration Risk — The longer-term securities in which the Income Fund may invest are more volatile. A portfolio with a longer average portfolio duration is more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average portfolio duration.

Equity Market Risk — The risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time.

Extension Risk — The risk that rising interest rates may extend the duration of a fixed income security, typically reducing the security's value.


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Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of the Income Fund's fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, the Income Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. In the case of foreign securities, price fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries.

Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities Risk — The risks that (i) the governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not be willing or able to repay the principal and/or interest when it becomes due because of factors such as debt service burden, political constraints, cash flow problems and other national economic factors; (ii) governments may default on their debt securities, which may require holders of such securities to participate in debt rescheduling or additional lending to defaulting governments; and (iii) there is no bankruptcy proceeding by which defaulted sovereign debt may be collected in whole or in part.

Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a rise in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Income Fund invests. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. A low interest rate environment may present greater interest rate risk, because there may be a greater likelihood of rates increasing and rates may increase more rapidly.

Investment Style Risk — The risk that the equity securities in which the Growth Fund invests may underperform other segments of the equity markets or the equity markets as a whole and the risk that the fixed income securities in which the Income Fund invests may underperform other segments of the fixed income markets or the fixed income markets as a whole.

Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the Growth Fund or the Income Fund would like. The Growth Fund or the Income Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on Fund management or performance.

Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk — Mortgage-backed securities are affected significantly by the rate of prepayments and modifications of the mortgage loans backing those securities, as well as by other factors such as borrower defaults, delinquencies, realized or liquidation losses and other shortfalls. Mortgage-backed securities are particularly sensitive to prepayment risk, which is described below, given that the term to maturity for mortgage loans is generally substantially longer than the expected lives of those securities; however, the timing and amount of prepayments cannot be accurately predicted. The timing of changes in the rate of prepayments of the mortgage loans may significantly affect the Fund's actual yield to maturity on any mortgage-backed securities, even if the average rate of principal payments is consistent with the Fund's expectation. Along with prepayment risk, mortgage-backed securities are


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significantly affected by interest rate risk, which is described above. In a low interest rate environment, mortgage loan prepayments would generally be expected to increase due to factors such as refinancings and loan modifications at lower interest rates. In contrast, if prevailing interest rates rise, prepayments of mortgage loans would generally be expected to decline and therefore extend the weighted average lives of mortgage-backed securities held or acquired by the Fund.

Opportunity Risk — The Growth Fund and the Income Fund may miss out on an investment opportunity because the assets necessary to take advantage of that opportunity are tied up in other investments.

Prepayment Risk — The risk that, in a declining interest rate environment, fixed income securities with stated interest rates may have the principal paid earlier than expected, requiring the Income Fund to invest the proceeds at generally lower interest rates.

Repurchase Agreement Risk — Although repurchase agreement transactions must be fully collateralized at all times, they generally create leverage and involve some counterparty risk to the Income Fund whereby a defaulting counterparty could delay or prevent the Income Fund's recovery of collateral.

Small Capitalization Risk — Smaller capitalization companies in which the Growth Fund may invest may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange.

Social-Witness Principles/Socially Responsible Investing Risk — The Growth Fund and the Income Fund consider various social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles in their investment process and may choose not to purchase, or may sell, otherwise profitable investments in companies which have been identified as being in conflict with their established social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles. This means that the Growth Fund and Income Fund may underperform other similar mutual funds that do not consider social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles in their investing.

U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources.

Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, just as you could with other investments. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

The Fund may be appropriate for investors who prefer a balanced investment program that allocates assets between growth and income portfolios, with an emphasis on growth; can tolerate the level of risk represented by the common stock portion of the portfolio allocation; can tolerate performance that will vary from year to year; and have a longer-term investment horizon.


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Performance Information

The bar chart and the performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year for the past ten calendar years and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years compared with those of broad measures of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at www.NewCovenantFunds.com or by calling the Fund toll-free at 877-835-4531.

  Best Quarter: 11.83% (06/30/09)
Worst Quarter: -15.80% (12/31/08)
The Fund's total return (pre-tax) from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018 was 5.22%.





 

Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2017)

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Fund Return Before Taxes

   

13.47

%

   

8.11

%

   

4.62

%

 

Fund Return After Taxes on Distributions

   

12.98

%

   

6.72

%

   

3.58

%

 

Fund Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

   

7.89

%

   

5.99

%

   

3.28

%

 

Russell 1000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

   

21.69

%

   

15.71

%

   

8.59

%

 
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no
deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
   

2.27

%

   

1.70

%

   

3.53

%

 
Blended 60% Russell 1000® Index/ 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate
Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
   

13.57

%

   

10.03

%

   

6.85

%

 


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Management

Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation

Portfolio Manager

 

Experience with the Fund

 

Title with Adviser

 

Stephen C. Dolce, CFA

 

Since 2016

 

Portfolio Manager

 

David L. Hintz, CFA

 

Since 2017

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase, exchange (into another New Covenant Fund or into the Federated Treasury Obligations Fund) or redeem Fund shares on any business day via mail (New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund, c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701), by telephone at 877-835-4531 or through approved selling agents or brokers. You may also purchase or redeem Fund shares by wire transfer or exchange Fund shares through account access online at www.NewCovenantFunds.com. The minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts are shown below.

Minimum Investments:

  To Open
Your Account
  To Add to
Your Account
  Automatic
Investment Plan
 

All Accounts

 

$

500

   

$

100

   

$

50

   

For important information about Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 27 of this Prospectus.


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NEW COVENANT BALANCED INCOME FUND

Fund Summary

Investment Objective

The Fund's investment objective is to produce current income and long-term growth of capital.

Fees and Expenses

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

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

     

Management Fees

   

0.00

%

 

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

   

None

   

Other Expenses

   

0.21

%

 

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses ("AFFE")

   

0.82

%

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

   

1.03

%   

The operating expenses in this fee table will not correlate to the expense ratio in the Fund's financial statements (or the "Financial Highlights" section in the Prospectus) because: (i) the financial statements include only the direct operating expenses incurred by the Fund, not the indirect costs of investing in underlying funds; and (ii) Other Expenses have been restated to reflect estimated fees and expenses for the current fiscal year.

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

   

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

New Covenant Balanced Income Fund

 

$

105

   

$

328

   

$

569

   

$

1,259

   

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 10% of the average value of its portfolio.


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Principal Investment Strategies

To pursue its objective, the Fund invests primarily in shares of the New Covenant Growth Fund (the "Growth Fund") and the New Covenant Income Fund (the "Income Fund"), with a majority of its assets generally invested in shares of the Income Fund.

Between 50% and 75% of the Fund's net assets (with a "neutral" position of approximately 65% of the Fund's net assets) are invested in shares of the Income Fund, with the balance of its net assets invested in shares of the Growth Fund or cash or cash equivalents.

The Fund will periodically rebalance its investments in the Growth Fund and the Income Fund, within the limits described above. In implementing this rebalancing strategy, past and anticipated future performance of both the Growth Fund and the Income Fund are taken into account. The allocation of investments made in the Growth Fund and the Income Fund varies in response to market conditions, investment outlooks, and risk/reward characteristics of equity and fixed income securities. Because the Fund is a fund-of-funds, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the Growth Fund and the Income Fund.

The Income Fund invests in corporate bonds. The Income Fund also invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"), which are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, and the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), which are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. The Income Fund may also invest, to a lesser extent, in bonds of international corporations or foreign governments. In addition, the Income Fund invests in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and may enter into fully-collateralized repurchase agreements. The Income Fund may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in commercial paper and up to 40% of its net assets in fixed income securities of foreign issuers in any country, including developed or emerging markets. The remainder of the Income Fund's assets may be held in cash or cash equivalents.

At least 65% of the Income Fund's net assets will be invested in bonds that are rated within the four highest credit rating categories assigned by independent rating agencies, and the Income Fund will attempt to maintain an overall credit quality rating of AA or higher. The Income Fund may invest in unrated equivalents that may be considered to be investment grade. The Income Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in bonds that are rated below investment grade (junk bonds).

The Growth Fund invests in common stocks and other equity securities. The Growth Fund invests primarily in securities of domestic companies, but may also, to a lesser extent, invest in securities of foreign companies. The Growth Fund generally invests in larger companies, although it may purchase securities of companies of any size, including small companies.

The Growth Fund and the Income Fund, in which the Fund invests, make investment decisions consistent with social-witness principles approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Growth Fund and the Income Fund do not invest in those companies involved in the military and tobacco industries that are prohibited for investment in accordance with the policies that are set by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as brought forth by the Mission Responsibility Through Investment Committee Guidelines. The Growth Fund and the Income Fund also do not invest in certain other companies that have derived 25% or more of the company's revenues from alcohol,


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gambling and tobacco, and do not invest in certain companies in the weapons industry. In addition, the Growth Fund's portfolio may be constructed to favor securities of companies that are more highly ranked with respect to environmental, social and governance criteria.

Principal Risks

The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on the allocation of assets among the Growth Fund and the Income Fund and the performance of the Growth Fund and the Income Fund. In managing the Fund, SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC," or the "Adviser") may be incorrect in assessing market conditions, investment outlooks, and risk/reward characteristics of equity and fixed income securities. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Growth Fund and the Income Fund may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Growth Fund and the Income Fund are set forth below.

Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding the allocation of Fund assets to the Growth Fund and Income Fund will not anticipate market trends successfully.

Asset-Backed Securities Risk — Payment of principal and interest on asset-backed securities is dependent largely on the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities. Securitization trusts generally do not have any assets or sources of funds other than the receivables and related property they own, and asset-backed securities are generally not insured or guaranteed by the related sponsor or any other entity. Asset-backed securities may be more illiquid than more conventional types of fixed income securities that the Fund may acquire.

Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate investors for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return. These risks may be increased in foreign and emerging markets.

Corporate Fixed Income Securities Risk — Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers.

Credit Risk — The risk that the issuer of a security or the counterparty to a contract will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation.

Duration Risk — The longer-term securities in which the Income Fund may invest are more volatile. A portfolio with a longer average portfolio duration is more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average portfolio duration.

Equity Market Risk — The risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time.

Extension Risk — The risk that rising interest rates may extend the duration of a fixed income security, typically reducing the security's value.


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Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of the Income Fund's fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, the Income Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. In the case of foreign securities, price fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries.

Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities Risk — The risks that (i) the governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not be willing or able to repay the principal and/or interest when it becomes due because of factors such as debt service burden, political constraints, cash flow problems and other national economic factors; (ii) governments may default on their debt securities, which may require holders of such securities to participate in debt rescheduling or additional lending to defaulting governments; and (iii) there is no bankruptcy proceeding by which defaulted sovereign debt may be collected in whole or in part.

Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a rise in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Income Fund invests. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. A low interest rate environment may present greater interest rate risk, because there may be a greater likelihood of rates increasing and rates may increase more rapidly.

Investment Style Risk — The risk that the equity securities in which the Growth Fund invests may underperform other segments of the equity markets or the equity markets as a whole and the risk that the fixed income securities in which the Income Fund invests may underperform other segments of the fixed income markets or the fixed income markets as a whole.

Liquidity Risk — The risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the Growth Fund or the Income Fund would like. The Growth Fund or the Income Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on Fund management or performance.

Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk — Mortgage-backed securities are affected significantly by the rate of prepayments and modifications of the mortgage loans backing those securities, as well as by other factors such as borrower defaults, delinquencies, realized or liquidation losses and other shortfalls. Mortgage-backed securities are particularly sensitive to prepayment risk, which is described below, given that the term to maturity for mortgage loans is generally substantially longer than the expected lives of those securities; however, the timing and amount of prepayments cannot be accurately predicted. The timing of changes in the rate of prepayments of the mortgage loans may significantly affect the Fund's actual yield to maturity on any mortgage-backed securities, even if the average rate of principal payments is consistent with the Fund's expectation. Along with prepayment risk, mortgage-backed securities are


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significantly affected by interest rate risk, which is described above. In a low interest rate environment, mortgage loan prepayments would generally be expected to increase due to factors such as refinancings and loan modifications at lower interest rates. In contrast, if prevailing interest rates rise, prepayments of mortgage loans would generally be expected to decline and therefore extend the weighted average lives of mortgage-backed securities held or acquired by the Fund.

Opportunity Risk — The Growth Fund and the Income Fund may miss out on an investment opportunity because the assets necessary to take advantage of that opportunity are tied up in other investments.

Prepayment Risk — The risk that, in a declining interest rate environment, fixed income securities with stated interest rates may have the principal paid earlier than expected, requiring the Income Fund to invest the proceeds at generally lower interest rates.

Repurchase Agreement Risk — Although repurchase agreement transactions must be fully collateralized at all times, they generally create leverage and involve some counterparty risk to the Income Fund whereby a defaulting counterparty could delay or prevent the Income Fund's recovery of collateral.

Small Capitalization Risk — Smaller capitalization companies in which the Growth Fund may invest may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange.

Social-Witness Principles/Socially Responsible Investing Risk — The Growth Fund and the Income Fund consider various social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles in their investment process and may choose not to purchase, or may sell, otherwise profitable investments in companies which have been identified as being in conflict with their established social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles. This means that the Growth Fund and Income Fund may underperform other similar mutual funds that do not consider social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles in their investing.

U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources.

Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, just as you could with other investments. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

The Fund may be appropriate for investors who prefer a balanced investment program that allocates assets between growth and income portfolios, with an emphasis on income; prefer that half or more of the portfolio be income-producing securities; can tolerate performance that will vary from year to year; and have a longer-term investment horizon.


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Performance Information

The bar chart and the performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year for the past ten calendar years and by showing how the Fund's average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years compared with those of broad measures of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at www.NewCovenantFunds.com or by calling the Fund toll-free at 877-835-4531.

  Best Quarter: 9.08% (06/30/09)
Worst Quarter: -11.54% (12/31/08)
The Fund's total return (pre-tax) from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018 was 2.51%.





 

Average Annual Total Returns (for the periods ended December 31, 2017)

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

New Covenant Balanced Income Fund

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Fund Return Before Taxes

   

8.69

%

   

5.27

%

   

3.45

%

 

Fund Return After Taxes on Distributions

   

7.95

%

   

4.08

%

   

2.44

%

 

Fund Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

   

5.14

%

   

3.75

%

   

2.33

%

 

Russell 1000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

   

21.69

%

   

15.71

%

   

8.59

%

 
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no
deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
   

2.27

%

   

1.70

%

   

3.53

%

 
Blended 35% Russell 1000® Index/ 65% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate
Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
   

8.74

%

   

6.53

%

   

5.56

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Management

Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation

Portfolio Manager

 

Experience with the Fund

 

Title with Adviser

 

Richard A. Bamford

 

Since 2017

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Erin Garrett

 

Since 2017

 

Portfolio Manager

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase, exchange (into another New Covenant Fund or into the Federated Treasury Obligations Fund) or redeem Fund shares on any business day via mail (New Covenant Balanced Income Fund, c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701), by telephone at 877-835-4531 or through approved selling agents or brokers. You may also purchase or redeem Fund shares by wire transfer or exchange Fund shares through account access online at www.NewCovenantFunds.com. The minimum initial and subsequent investment amounts are shown below.

Minimum Investments:

  To Open
Your Account
  To Add to
Your Account
  Automatic
Investment Plan
 

All Accounts

 

$

500

   

$

100

   

$

50

   

For important information about Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 27 of this Prospectus.


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Tax Information

The distributions made by the Funds are generally taxable and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains. If you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, you will generally not be subject to federal taxation on Fund distributions until you begin receiving distributions from your tax-deferred arrangement. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the rules governing your tax-deferred arrangement.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), a Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend a Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.


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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS

New Covenant Funds (the "Trust") was organized with participation from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation (the "Foundation") to facilitate responsible financial management of the investment and endowment assets of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and of charitable organizations that are part of or associated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Foundation is a charitable, religious organization that supports the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Trust may also serve the investment needs of certain other charitable or religious organizations, including organizations that are part of a religious denomination with which the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has a relationship. The Trust also may provide an appropriate investment for other ecumenical and charitable organizations. Shares of the Trust's four separate investment portfolios (each a "Fund," together, the "Funds") may also be purchased by individual investors in addition to religious or charitable organizations, including members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Each of the Funds has the common investment strategy of making investments consistent with social-witness principles adopted by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). These principles may evolve over time and currently include, among others, certain limitations on investments in military contractors and tobacco companies. The Growth Fund and Income Fund may also limit investments in distillers of alcoholic beverages, gambling companies, manufacturers of gambling equipment and manufacturers of firearms and certain companies that do not include human rights as part of their business model. In addition, the Growth Fund's portfolio may be constructed to favor securities of companies that are more highly ranked with respect to environmental, social and governance criteria. The Growth Fund and Income Fund may choose to sell otherwise profitable investments in companies which have been identified as being in conflict with the established social-witness principles of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) or other socially responsible investing principles. Beyond these principles, each Fund pursues a different investment objective and strategies. You should carefully consider the objective and strategies of a Fund before deciding to invest. Additional information regarding the process that is followed for determining permissible investments for the Growth Fund and Income Fund that are consistent with the social-witness principles of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), as well as additional information regarding the environmental, social and governance ranking criteria, is included in the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") under the section "Investment Objectives and Policies."

The Growth Fund and the Income Fund have a number of non-fundamental policies and procedures intended to reduce the risks borne by their investors. These policies and procedures may also reduce the risks borne by investors in the Balanced Growth and Balanced Income Funds because they invest exclusively in shares of the Growth Fund and the Income Fund. However, there is no guarantee that any policy, procedure or strategy will be successful and an investor in a Fund may still lose money.

— Each Fund invests principally in U.S. issuers, but also may invest in geographically diverse foreign and international companies. This policy may reduce the effect on a Fund of adverse events affecting particular nations or regions. If a Fund holds a position in securities priced in non-U.S. currency, it may engage in hedging transactions to reduce currency risk.

— A Fund may take a temporary defensive position when adverse market conditions exist. This may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective because such a temporary position may be inconsistent with the Fund's customary strategies. For example, the Growth Fund may increase its bond and cash equivalent holdings and the Income Fund may increase its cash equivalent holdings.


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— Within the Growth Fund and the Income Fund, each Sub-Adviser pursues the Funds' objectives through its own investment strategy. Since any investment strategy has its strengths and weaknesses, depending on market conditions, the use of multiple strategies is intended to reduce the effect of principal strategies and other policies, and risks of changing market conditions on Fund performance.

— The Growth Fund and Income Fund may invest up to 15% of their net assets in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is a security or other position that cannot be disposed of quickly (generally within seven days) in the normal course of business at approximately its carrying value. The percentage limitation on these investments does not apply to certain restricted securities that are eligible for resale to qualified institutional purchasers.

Each Fund's investment objective is fundamental, which means that it may not be changed without a shareholder vote. All investment policies of each Fund that are not specifically identified as fundamental may be changed by the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board") without approval of Fund shareholders. Each of the Fund's portfolio securities and investment practices offers certain opportunities and carries various risks. Principal investment strategies and risk factors are summarized in the front of the Prospectus. Below are further descriptions of principal investment strategies, as well as other securities and investment techniques, along with their risks, which apply to the Growth Fund and the Income Fund.

More Information About Principal Investment Strategies

Asset-Backed Securities: These securities represent interests in pools of debt such as credit-card accounts. The principal risks of asset-backed securities are that on the underlying obligations, payments may be made more slowly, and rates of default may be higher than expected. In addition, because some of these securities are new or complex, unanticipated problems may affect their value or liquidity.

Asset-backed securities present credit risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities. This is because asset-backed securities generally do not have the benefit of a security interest in collateral that is comparable in quality to mortgage assets. If the issuer of an asset-backed security defaults on its payment obligations, there is the possibility that, in some cases, a Fund will be unable to possess and sell the underlying collateral and that the Fund's recovery on repossessed collateral may not be available to support payments on the security. In the event of a default, the Fund may suffer a loss if it cannot sell collateral quickly and receive the amount it is owed.

Below-Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds): The Income Fund may invest in securities rated below-investment grade (junk bonds). These are securities in all Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") and Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") categories below those referred to as "investment grade." Compared to higher quality fixed income securities, below-investment grade securities offer the potential for higher investment returns but subject holders to greater credit and market risk. The ability of an issuer of below investment grade securities to meet principal and interest payments is considered speculative.

Investment Grade Securities: There are four categories that are referred to as "investment grade." These are the four highest credit ratings or categories as defined by Moody's and S&P. Securities in the fourth investment grade are considered to have speculative characteristics.

Investments in other Investment Companies: The Balanced Growth Fund and Balanced Income Fund, by investing primarily in shares of the Growth Fund and the Income Fund, indirectly pay a portion of the operating expenses, management expenses and brokerage costs of such companies as well as their


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own operating expenses. Thus, shareholders of the Balanced Growth Fund and Balanced Income Fund may indirectly pay higher total operating expenses and other costs than they would pay by owning shares of the underlying Funds directly. The Growth Fund and Income Fund may invest in shares of other investment companies, subject to certain provisions of federal securities laws. These Funds may invest in other investment companies for a variety of reasons such as, without limitation, to manage cash, to seek current income, or to gain exposure to investments in particular sectors, industries or countries. To the extent that the Funds invest in other investment companies, the Funds will indirectly bear their proportionate share of any expenses (such as operating expenses and advisory fees) that are paid by certain of the investment companies in which they invest.

Mortgage-Backed Securities: These securities, which represent interests in pools of mortgages, may offer attractive yields but generally carry additional risks. The prices and yields of mortgage-related securities typically assume that the securities will be redeemed at a given time before maturity. When interest rates fall substantially, these securities usually are redeemed early because the underlying mortgages are often prepaid. A Fund would then have to reinvest the money at a lower rate.

The privately issued mortgage-backed securities in which a Fund invests are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities and may bear a greater risk of nonpayment than securities that are backed by the U.S. Treasury. However, the timely payment of principal and interest normally is supported, at least partially, by various credit enhancements by banks and other financial institutions. There can be no assurance, however, that such credit enhancements will support full payment of the principal and interest on such obligations. In addition, changes in the credit quality of the entity that provides credit enhancement could cause losses to a Fund and affect its share price.

Other Securities and Investment Techniques

Investment Techniques: To a limited extent, the Growth Fund and the Income Fund may engage in securities lending arrangements and may hold certain derivative securities, principally put and call options, for hedging purposes. The Funds pursue these activities to reduce volatility, lower costs, and to seek to marginally increase their investment returns, but these activities also may increase a Fund's risks, as noted below.

— Put and Call Options: A call or put may be purchased only if, after the purchase, the value of all call and put options held by a Fund will not exceed 20% of the Fund's total assets.

— Securities Lending: There may be risks of delay in receiving additional collateral or in recovering the securities loaned or even a loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. In addition, invested collateral will be subject to market depreciation or appreciation, and a Fund will be responsible for any loss that might result from its investment of the collateral.

— When-Issued Securities: A Fund may invest in securities prior to their date of issue. These securities could rise or fall in value by the time they are actually issued, which may be any time from a few days to over a year.

Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs"): Equity REITs invest directly in real property, while mortgage REITs invest in mortgages on real property. REITs may be subject to certain risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including declines in the value of real estate, risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition, increases in property taxes, and variations in rental income. Equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying


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property owned by the trusts, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of credit extended. REITs may have limited financial resources, may trade less frequently and in limited volume and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than larger-company securities.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISKS

Risk Information Common to the Funds

All investments involve some type and level of risk. Risk is the possibility that you will lose money or not make any additional money by investing in the Funds. The Funds cannot be certain that they will achieve their investment objectives. Before you invest, please make sure that you have read and understand the risk factors that apply to the specific Fund in which you are investing.

For all Funds, there is the risk that the Fund will underperform other similar mutual funds that do not consider social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles in their investing.

More Information About Principal Risks

The following are the risks associated with an investment in the specified Funds. Because the Balanced Growth Fund and Balanced Income Fund are each a fund-of-funds, they are subject to the same risks as the Growth Fund and Income Fund in which they invest.

Asset Allocation Risk — Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding the allocation of Fund assets to the Growth Fund and Income Fund will not anticipate market trends successfully.

Asset-Backed Securities — Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: Asset-backed securities are securities that are backed primarily by the cash flows of a discrete pool of fixed or revolving receivables or other financial assets that by their terms convert into cash within a finite time period. Asset-backed securities include mortgage-backed securities, but the term is more commonly used to refer to securities supported by non-mortgage assets such as auto loans, motor vehicle leases, student loans, credit card receivables, floorplan receivables, equipment leases and peer-to-peer loans. The assets are removed from any potential bankruptcy estate of an operating company through the true sale of the assets to an issuer that is a special purpose entity, and the issuer obtains a perfected security interest in the assets. Payments of principal of and interest on asset-backed securities rely entirely on the performance of the underlying assets. Asset-backed securities are generally not insured or guaranteed by the related sponsor or any other entity and therefore, if the assets or sources of funds available to the issuer are insufficient to pay those securities, a Fund will incur losses. In addition, asset-backed securities entail prepayment risk that may vary depending on the type of asset, but is generally less than the prepayment risk associated with mortgage-backed securities, which is discussed below.

Losses may be greater for asset-backed securities that are issued as "pass-through certificates" rather than as debt securities because those types of certificates only represent a beneficial ownership interest in the related assets and their payment is based primarily on collections actually received. For asset-backed securities as a whole, if a securitization issuer defaults on its payment obligations due to losses or shortfalls on the assets held by the issuer, a sale or liquidation of the assets may not be sufficient to support payments on the securities and a Fund, as a securityholder, may suffer a loss.


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There is a limited secondary market for asset-backed securities. Consequently, it may be difficult for a Fund to sell or realize profits on those securities at favorable times or for favorable prices.

Below Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities (Junk Bonds)Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: Below investment grade fixed income securities (junk bonds) involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities. Junk bonds involve greater risk of price declines than investment grade securities due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's creditworthiness. In addition, issuers of junk bonds may be more susceptible than other issuers to economic downturns. Junk bonds are subject to the risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately to repay principal upon maturity. Discontinuation of these payments could substantially adversely affect the market value of the security. The volatility of junk bonds, particularly those issued by foreign governments, is even greater because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Some may even be in default. As an incentive to invest, these risky securities tend to offer higher returns, but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.

Corporate Fixed Income SecuritiesIncome Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: Corporate fixed income securities are fixed income securities issued by public and private businesses. Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers. Corporate fixed income securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or, ultimately, to repay principal upon maturity. Interruptions or delays of these payments could adversely affect the market value of the security. In addition, due to lack of uniformly available information about issuers or differences in the issuers' sensitivity to changing economic conditions, it may be difficult to measure the credit risk of corporate securities.

Credit — Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: Credit risk is the risk that a decline in the credit quality of an investment could cause a Fund to lose money. A Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a portfolio security fails to make timely payment or otherwise honor its obligations. Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities. Below investment grade securities involve greater risk of price declines than investment grade securities due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's creditworthiness. In addition, issuers of below investment grade securities may be more susceptible than other issuers to economic downturns. Such securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately to repay principal upon maturity. Discontinuation of these payments could substantially adversely affect the market value of the security.

Depositary Receipts — Growth Fund: Depositary receipts are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, depositary receipts, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), are subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, which are further described below.

Duration — Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates. For example, if a fixed income security has a five-year duration, it will decrease in value by approximately 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by approximately


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5% if interest rates fall 1%. Fixed income instruments with higher duration typically have higher risk and higher volatility. Longer-term fixed income securities in which a Fund may invest tend to be more volatile than shorter-term fixed income securities. A portfolio with a longer average portfolio duration is typically more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average portfolio duration.

Equity Market — Growth Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: Because the Growth Fund will significantly invest in equity securities, the Funds are subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of a Fund's securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. In the case of foreign stocks, these fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. Dollar. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is a principal risk of investing in the Growth Fund.

Extension — Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: Investments in fixed income securities are subject to extension risk. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed income securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, a Fund may exhibit additional volatility.

Fixed Income Market — Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: The prices of a Fund's fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, a Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. Fixed income securities may have fixed-, variable- or floating-rates. There is a risk that the current interest rate on floating and variable rate instruments may not accurately reflect existing market interest rates. Also, longer-term securities are generally more sensitive to changes in the level of interest rates, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk. Changes in government policy, including the Federal Reserve's decisions with respect to raising interest rates or terminating certain programs such as quantitative easing, could increase the risk that interest rates will rise. Rising interest rates may, in turn, increase volatility and reduce liquidity in the fixed income markets, and result in a decline in the value of the fixed income investments held by a Fund. These risks may be heightened in a low interest rate environment. In addition, reductions in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could further decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. In the case of foreign securities, price fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. dollar. As a result of these conditions, a Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Fund's liquidity or force the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.

Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets — All Funds: A Fund may invest in foreign issuers, including issuers located in emerging market countries. Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks because political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the United States. In addition, investments in foreign countries are generally denominated in a foreign currency. As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may


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affect (positively or negatively) the value of a Fund's investments. These currency movements may happen separately from and in response to events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer's home country.

Emerging market countries are those countries that are: (i) characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) countries with similar developing or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase. Emerging market countries may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries. Emerging market countries often have less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements and unreliable securities valuation. It is sometimes difficult to obtain and enforce court judgments in such countries and there is often a greater potential for nationalization and/or expropriation of assets by the government of an emerging market country. In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries may be more precarious than in other countries. As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility associated with a Fund's investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities — Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: The risks that (i) the governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not be willing or able to repay the principal and/or interest when it becomes due, because of factors such as debt service burden, political constraints, cash flow problems and other national economic factors; (ii) governments may default on their debt securities, which may require holders of such securities to participate in debt rescheduling or additional lending to defaulting governments; and (iii) there is no bankruptcy proceeding by which defaulted sovereign debt may be collected in whole or in part.

Interest Rate — Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: Interest rate risk is the risk that a rise in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which a Fund invests. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. A historically low interest rate environment may present greater interest rate risk, because there may be a greater likelihood of rates increasing and rates may increase more rapidly.

Investment Style — All Funds: The risk that the equity or fixed income securities in which a Fund invests may underperform other segments of the equity or fixed income markets or the equity or fixed income markets as a whole.

Liquidity — All Funds: Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. The market for certain investments may become illiquid due to specific adverse changes in the conditions of a particular issuer or under adverse market or economic conditions independent of the issuer. A Fund's investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Fund because it may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price.


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Further, transactions in illiquid securities may entail transaction costs that are higher than those for transactions in liquid securities.

Mortgage-Backed Securities — Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: Mortgage-backed securities are a class of asset-backed securities representing an interest in a pool or pools of whole mortgage loans (which may be residential mortgage loans or commercial mortgage loans). Mortgage-backed securities held or acquired by a Fund could include (i) obligations guaranteed by federal agencies of the U.S. Government, such as the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"), which are backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States, (ii) securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), which are not backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States but are guaranteed by the U.S. Government as to timely payment of principal and interest, (iii) securities (commonly referred to as "private-label RMBS") issued by private issuers that represent an interest in or are collateralized by whole residential mortgage loans without a government guarantee and (iv) commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS"), which are multi-class or pass-through securities backed by a mortgage loan or a pool of mortgage loans secured by commercial property such as industrial and warehouse properties, office buildings, retail space and shopping malls, multifamily properties and cooperative apartments. Because private-label RMBS and CMBS are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, those securities generally are structured with one or more types of credit enhancement. There can be no assurance, however, that credit enhancements will support full payment to a Fund of the principal and interest on such obligations. In addition, changes in the credit quality of the entity that provides credit enhancement could cause losses to a Fund and affect its share prices.

The Funds may invest in mortgage-backed securities in the form of debt or in the form of "pass-through" certificates. Pass-through certificates, which represent beneficial ownership interests in the related mortgage loans, differ from debt securities, which generally provide for periodic fixed payments of interest on and principal of the related notes. Mortgage pass-through securities provide for monthly payments that are a "pass-through" of the monthly interest and principal payments (including any prepayments) made by the individual borrowers on the pooled mortgage loans, net of any fees and expenses owed to the servicers of the mortgage loans and other transaction parties that receive payment from collections on the mortgage loans.

The performance of mortgage loans and, in turn, the mortgage-backed securities acquired by a Fund, is influenced by a wide variety of economic, geographic, social and other factors, including general economic conditions, the level of prevailing interest rates, the unemployment rate, the availability of alternative financing and homeowner behavior.

The rate and aggregate amount of distributions on mortgage-backed securities, and therefore the average lives of those securities and the yields realized by a Fund, will be sensitive to the rate of prepayments (including liquidations) and modifications of the related mortgage loans, any losses and shortfalls on the related mortgage loans allocable to the tranches held by the Fund and the manner in which principal payments on the related mortgage loans are allocated among the various tranches in the particular securitization transaction. Furthermore, mortgage-backed securities are sensitive to changes in interest rates, but may respond to those changes differently from other fixed income securities due to the possibility of prepayment of the mortgage loans. Among other factors, a significant amount of defaults, rapid prepayments or prepayment interest shortfalls may erode amounts available for distributions to a Fund. The timing of changes in the rate of prepayments of the mortgage loans may


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significantly affect a Fund's actual yield to maturity, even if the average rate of principal payments is consistent with the Fund's expectations. If prepayments of mortgage loans occur at a rate faster than that anticipated by a Fund, payments of interest on the mortgage-backed securities could be significantly less than anticipated. Similarly, if the number of mortgage loans that are modified is larger than that anticipated by a Fund, payments of principal and interest on the mortgage-backed securities could be significantly less than anticipated.

Opportunity — All Funds: The Growth Fund and the Income Fund may miss out on an investment opportunity because the assets necessary to take advantage of that opportunity are tied up in other investments.

Portfolio Turnover — Income Fund: Due to its investment strategy, the Income Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities, which may affect the Fund's performance.

Prepayment — Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: Fund investments in fixed income securities are subject to prepayment risk. In a declining interest rate environment, fixed income securities with stated interest rates may have their principal paid earlier than expected. This may result in a Fund having to reinvest that money at lower prevailing interest rates, which can reduce the returns of the Fund.

Quantitative Investing — Growth Fund: A quantitative investment style generally involves the use of computers to implement a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. Due to the significant role technology plays in such strategies, they carry the risk of unintended or unrecognized issues or flaws in the design, coding, implementation or maintenance of the computer programs or technology used in the development and implementation of the quantitative strategy. These issues or flaws, which can be difficult to identify, may result in the implementation of a portfolio that is different from that which was intended, and could negatively impact investment returns. Such risks should be viewed as an inherent element of investing in an investment strategy that relies heavily upon quantitative models and computerization.

Repurchase Agreement — Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: Although repurchase agreement transactions must be fully collateralized at all times, they generally create leverage and involve some counterparty risk to the Income Fund whereby a defaulting counterparty could delay or prevent the Income Fund's recovery of collateral.

Small Capitalization Issuers — Growth Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: Investing in equity securities of small capitalization companies often involves greater risk than is customarily associated with investments in larger capitalization companies. This increased risk may be due to the greater business risks of smaller size companies, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines and the frequent lack of depth of management. Stock prices of smaller companies may be based in substantial part on future expectations rather than current achievements. The securities of smaller companies are often traded over-the-counter and, even if listed on a national securities exchange, may not be traded in volumes typical for that exchange. Consequently, the securities of smaller companies may be less liquid, may have limited market stability and may be subject to more severe, abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established companies or the market averages in general. Further, smaller companies may have less publicly available information and, when available, it may be inaccurate or incomplete.


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Social-Witness Principles/Socially Responsible Investing — All Funds: The Growth Fund and the Income Fund consider various social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles in their investment process and may choose not to purchase, or may sell, otherwise profitable investments in companies which have been identified as being in conflict with their established social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles. This means that a Fund may underperform other similar mutual funds that do not consider social-witness principles and other socially responsible investing principles in their investing.

U.S. Government Securities — Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund, Balanced Income Fund: Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. Therefore, such obligations are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

Other Risks

Options and Futures Risk — All Funds: The Funds may use futures and options on futures for hedging purposes only. The hedging strategy may not be successful if a portfolio manager is unable to accurately predict movements in the prices of individual securities held by a Fund or if the strategy does not correlate well with the Fund's investments. The use of futures and options on futures may produce a loss for the Fund, even when used only for hedging purposes. The risks associated with options and futures include possible default by the other party to the transaction, illiquidity and the risk that the use of options and futures could result in losses greater than if they had not been used.

Put and Call Option Risk — All Funds: The value of call options tends to increase or decrease in the same direction as the price change of the securities underlying them, and the value of put options tends to increase or decrease in the opposite direction as the price change of the securities underlying them. However, because these options can be purchased for a fraction of the cost of the underlying securities, their price changes can be very large in relation to the amount invested in them. This means that options are volatile investments. As a result, options are riskier investments than the securities underlying them.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS' BENCHMARK INDEXES

The following information describes the various indexes referred to in the "Performance Information" sections of this Prospectus. An index measures the market price of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector. You cannot invest directly in an index. An index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses. If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower.

Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the large cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 1000® represents approximately 92% of the U.S. market. The Russell 1000® Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large cap segment and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected (Growth Fund, Balanced Growth Fund and Balanced Income Fund).


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Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index generally representative of intermediate investment grade government and corporate debt securities with maturities of 10 years or less (Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund and Balanced Income Fund).

Blended 60% Russell 1000® Index/40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index is a composite composed of 60% Russell 1000® Index and 40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index (Balanced Growth Fund).

Blended 35% Russell 1000® Index/65% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index is a composite composed of 35% Russell 1000® Index and 65% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index (Balanced Income Fund).

INVESTMENT ADVISER

SEI Investments Management Corporation, a Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") registered investment adviser located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. As of June 30, 2018, SIMC had approximately $191.30 billion in assets under management.

SIMC is responsible for periodically rebalancing the investments of the Balanced Growth and Balanced Income Funds between the Growth and Income Funds. The Growth and Income Funds are managed by SIMC and one or more sub-advisers (each a "Sub-Adviser" and together, the "Sub-Advisers"). SIMC acts as a "manager of managers" of the Growth and Income Funds and, subject to the oversight of the Board, is responsible for:

— researching and recommending to the Board, the hiring, termination and replacement of Sub-Advisers;

— allocating, on a continuous basis, assets of a Fund among the Sub-Advisers (to the extent a Fund has more than one sub-adviser);

— monitoring and evaluating each Sub-Adviser's performance;

— overseeing the Sub-Advisers to ensure compliance with the Funds' investment objectives, policies and restrictions; and

— monitoring each Sub-Adviser's adherence to its investment style.

SIMC acts as manager of managers for the Growth and Income Funds pursuant to an exemptive order obtained from the SEC. The exemptive order permits SIMC, with the approval of the Board, to retain unaffiliated sub-advisers for the Funds without submitting the sub-advisory agreements to a vote of the applicable Fund's shareholders. Among other things, the exemptive order permits the non-disclosure of amounts payable by SIMC under a particular sub-advisory agreement, but instead requires SIMC to disclose the aggregate amount of sub-advisory fees paid by SIMC with respect to each Fund. As a manager of managers, SIMC is ultimately responsible for the investment performance of the Growth and Income Funds. The Board supervises SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and establishes policies that they must follow in their management activities.

SIMC sources, analyzes, selects and monitors a wide array of Sub-Advisers across multiple asset classes. Differentiating manager skill from market-generated returns is one of SIMC's primary objectives, as it seeks to identify Sub-Advisers that can deliver attractive investment results. SIMC believes that a


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full assessment of qualitative as well as quantitative factors is required to identify truly skilled managers. In carrying out this function, SIMC forms forward-looking expectations regarding how a Sub-Adviser will execute a given investment mandate; defines environments in which the strategy is likely to outperform or underperform; and seeks to identify the relevant factors behind a Sub-Adviser's performance. It also utilizes this analysis to identify catalysts that would lead SIMC to reevaluate its view of a Sub-Adviser.

SIMC then constructs a portfolio that seeks to maximize the risk-adjusted rate of return by finding a proper level of diversification between sources of excess return (at an asset class level) and the investment managers implementing them. The allocation to a given investment manager is based on SIMC's analysis of the manager's particular array of alpha sources, the current macroeconomic environment, expectations about the future macroeconomic environment, and the level of risk inherent in a particular manager's investment strategy. SIMC measures and allocates to Sub-Advisers based on risk allocations in an attempt to ensure that one manager does not dominate the risk of a multi-manager, multi-return-source fund.

The following portfolio managers are primarily responsible for the management and oversight of the Funds, as described above.

Portfolio Managers

Richard A. Bamford serves as a Portfolio Manager for the Income Fund and Balanced Income Fund. Mr. Bamford serves as a Portfolio Manager for the Fixed Income Team within SIMC's Investment Management Unit. Mr. Bamford is responsible for investment grade debt and municipal bond portfolios. Mr. Bamford's duties include manager analysis and selection, strategy development and enhancement as well as investment research. Mr. Bamford has over 20 years of investment experience in investment management. Prior to joining SEI in 1999, Mr. Bamford worked as a Municipal Credit Analyst for Vanguard. Mr. Bamford received a Bachelor of Science in Economics/Finance and Accounting from the University of Scranton and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from St. Joseph's University.

Stephen C. Dolce, CFA serves as a Portfolio Manager for the Growth Fund and Balanced Growth Fund. Mr. Dolce is responsible for the management of the portfolios, capital market research, ongoing evaluation and allocation of equity managers and capital for the SEI funds. Prior to joining SEI, Mr. Dolce was Partner, Portfolio Manager, Analyst and Investment Committee Member at Philadelphia International Advisors LP ("PIA"). Previously, Mr. Dolce was a Sector Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst at DuPont Capital Management ("DCM"). Mr. Dolce also served as a Global Equity and Derivatives Trader at Grantham, Mayo & Van Otterloo & Co. LLC ("GMO") in Boston. Mr. Dolce received his Bachelor of Science from Boston College, Carroll School of Management with a concentration in economics. Mr. Dolce received a Masters of Finance from Northeastern University. Mr. Dolce is a CFA charterholder from the CFA Institute, a member of AIMR, the Philadelphia Financial Analysts and an industry mentor to the University of Delaware CFA Research Challenge students.

Erin Garrett serves as a Portfolio Manager for the Income Fund and Balanced Income Fund. Ms. Garrett serves as an Assistant Portfolio Manager for the SEI US Investment Grade fixed income strategies within SIMC's Investment Management Unit. Ms. Garrett is responsible for the selection of fund sub-advisors and the allocations among these managers to optimize diversification of style and alpha source within SEI's fixed income funds. In her preceding role, Ms. Garrett was an Analyst on the Global Fixed Income team responsible for in-depth due diligence on existing and prospective investment managers for SEI's US fixed-income portfolios. Ms. Garrett earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Finance


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and her M.B.A. with concentrations in Strategic Management and International Business, where she graduated magna cum laude, from the Villanova University School of Business. Ms. Garrett is the former President of SEI's Women's Network and currently serves on the SEI Corporate Innovation team.

David L. Hintz, CFA serves as a Portfolio Manager for the Growth Fund and Balanced Growth Fund. In this role, Mr. Hintz is responsible for the management of the portfolios, capital market research, ongoing evaluation and allocation of equity managers and capital for the SEI funds. Prior to joining SEI, Mr. Hintz worked at Russell Investments as a Portfolio Manager and previously as the Head of US Equity and a Research Analyst. Mr. Hintz received his Bachelor of Science from Walla Walla University and his M.B.A. from Pacific Lutheran University. Mr. Hintz is a CFA charterholder from the CFA Institute.

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts they manage and their ownership, if any, of the Fund shares.

Advisory Fees

The Balanced Growth and Balanced Income Funds do not pay an advisory fee. For its services during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, SIMC received investment advisory fees, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, at the following annual rates:

    Investment
Advisory Fees
  Investment
Advisory Fees
After Fee Waivers
 

Growth Fund

   

0.62

%

   

0.37

%

 

Income Fund

   

0.42

%

   

0.27

%

 

A discussion regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Funds' investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements is available in the Funds' annual report dated June 30, 2018, which covers the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

The Trust has claimed, on behalf of the Funds and in reliance on relevant rules, regulations and no-action relief, an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodities Exchange Act ("CEA"). The Trust and the Funds are therefore not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator under the CEA. SIMC has registered with the National Futures Association as a "commodity pool operator" under the CEA with respect to certain products not included in this Prospectus.

Information About Fee Waivers

The Funds' actual total annual Fund operating expenses for the most recent fiscal year were less than the amounts shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses tables in the Fund Summary sections because SIMC, the Funds' administrator and/or the Funds' distributor voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed a portion of their fees in order to keep total direct annual Fund operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, Trustee fees, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds' business) at a specified level. The voluntary waivers of SIMC, the Funds' administrator and/or the Funds' distributor are limited to the Funds' direct operating expenses and, therefore, do not apply to indirect expenses incurred by the Funds, such as acquired fund fees and expenses ("AFFE"). SIMC, the Funds' administrator and/or the Funds' distributor


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may discontinue all or part of these waivers and/or reimbursements at any time. With these fee waivers, the Funds' actual total annual Fund operating expenses for the most recent fiscal year were as follows:

Fund Name

  Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses
(before voluntary
fee waivers)
  Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses
(after voluntary
fee waivers)
  Total Annual Fund
Operating Expenses
(after fee waivers,
excluding AFFE,
if applicable)*
 

Growth Fund

   

1.12

%

   

0.87

%

   

0.87

%

 

Income Fund

   

0.95

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

 

Balanced Growth Fund

   

1.05

%

   

0.97

%

   

0.13

%

 

Balanced Income Fund

   

1.03

%

   

0.97

%

   

0.15

%

 

* AFFE reflect the estimated amount of fees and expenses that were incurred indirectly by the Funds through their investments in other investment companies during the most recent fiscal year.

SUB-ADVISERS

Each Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it manages and continuously reviews, supervises and administers its investment program. Each Sub-Adviser must also operate within the applicable Fund's investment objective, restrictions and policies, and within specific guidelines and instructions established by SIMC from time to time. Each Sub-Adviser is responsible for managing only the portion of the applicable Fund allocated to it by SIMC, and Sub-Advisers may not consult with each other concerning transactions for a Fund. SIMC pays the Sub-Advisers out of the investment advisory fees it receives (as described above).

Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers

Growth Fund

As further described in the "Principal Investment Strategies" of the Growth Fund, each Sub-Adviser, except for Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") will manage its portion of the Growth Fund's portfolio by providing a model portfolio to the Growth Fund that represents its recommendations as to the purchase, sale and retention of assets, with those recommendations executed by Parametric as overlay manager. In addition to acting as overlay manager, Parametric manages a portion of the Growth Fund's portfolio.

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC: BlackRock Investment Management, LLC ("BIM"), located at 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Growth Fund. Lawrence G. Kemp manages the portion of the Growth Fund's assets allocated to BIM. Mr. Kemp has served as the Head of the Fundamental Large Cap Growth Team and Managing Director of BIM since January 2013. Prior to joining BIM, Mr. Kemp served as a Portfolio Manager at UBS Global Asset Management since 1992, and has more than 31 years of experience in the financial industry.

Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC: Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC ("Brandywine Global"), located at 1735 Market Street, Suite 1800, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Growth Fund. A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the Growth Fund's assets allocated to Brandywine Global. The team consists of Patrick S. Kaser, CFA, Brandywine Global's Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, who is responsible for researching the financial and healthcare sectors, contributing insights and stock recommendations, and James J. Clarke,


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Brandywine Global's Portfolio Manager and Director of Fundamental Research. Mr. Kaser has been with Brandywine Global since 1998. Mr. Clarke has been with Brandywine Global since December 2008. Immediately prior to joining Brandywine Global, Mr. Clarke served as founding partner of Clarke Bennitt, LLC and co-portfolio manager of the concentrated, all-cap Montchanin funds from 2005 to 2008.

Coho Partners, Ltd.: Coho Partners, Ltd. ("Coho"), located at 300 Berwyn Park, 801 Cassatt Road, Suite 100, Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Growth Fund. A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the Growth Fund's assets allocated to Coho. Peter A. Thompson graduated from Princeton University, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, and received his MBA from the University of Virginia's Colgate Darden School of Business Administration. Mr. Thompson joined Kidder, Peabody & Company in 1983. Mr. Thompson's career moved from sales to research and ultimately to a position of oversight on the Stock Selection Committee and Investment Policy Committee for the firm. In 1989, Mr. Thompson joined the investment-counseling firm of Cooke & Bieler where he oversaw a wide range of research and portfolio responsibilities. In addition to managing stand-alone, separate account portfolios, Mr. Thompson played an integral role in the development of three of the firm's mutual funds for which he was also a portfolio manager. In 1999, Mr. Thompson founded Coho where he is a partner, the chief investment officer and serves on the firm's Investment Committee. Brian L. Kramp, CFA, graduated from Muhlenberg College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration and Accounting. Mr. Kramp began his investment career as a financial advisor for a regional brokerage firm in Allentown, PA in 1983. Mr. Kramp joined Meridian Bank as a personal trust investment officer in 1985, where he focused on managing individual and institutional accounts. In 1987, Mr. Kramp progressed to analyst/portfolio manager for Meridian Investment Company, managing or co-managing several equity funds. Mr. Kramp joined Miller, Anderson, and Sherrerd/Morgan Stanley in 1997 in the role of analyst/portfolio manager. Mr. Kramp rose to the position of executive director and enjoyed significant responsibilities at senior levels of portfolio management, equity research and client service on the large cap core and value equity teams. Mr. Kramp joined Coho in June, 2006, where he is a partner, a portfolio manager and research analyst. Mr. Kramp serves on the firm's Investment Committee.

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC: Parametric, headquartered at 1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3100, Seattle, Washington 98101, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Growth Fund. A team of investment professionals at Parametric, led by Thomas Seto, Head of Investment Management — Seattle Investment Center, and Paul Bouchey, Chief Investment Officer — Seattle Investment Center, manages the portion of the Growth Fund's assets allocated to Parametric. Messrs. Seto and Bouchey have been with Parametric since 1998 and 2006, respectively.

Income Fund

Income Research & Management: Income Research & Management ("IR+M"), located at 100 Federal Street, 30th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Income Fund. A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the Income Fund's assets allocated to IR+M. The team consists of Bill O'Malley, CFA, Managing Principal, Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of Investment Team, Ed Ingalls, CFA, Principal and Senior Portfolio Manager, and Jim Gubitosi, CFA, Principal and Senior Portfolio Manager. Messrs. O'Malley, Ingalls and Gubitosi joined IR+M in September 1994, February 2000, and March 2007, respectively. Messrs. O'Malley and Ingalls have been in their current roles since joining IR+M, while Mr. Gubitosi has previously been an Analyst and Portfolio Manager at IR+M.


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Western Asset Management Company: Western Asset Management Company ("Western Asset"), located at 385 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91101, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Income Fund. A team of investment professionals led by S. Kenneth Leech, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, Julien Scholnick, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Carl L. Eichstaedt, CFA, Portfolio Manager, and John L. Bellows, Ph.D., CFA, Portfolio Manager/Research Analyst, manages the portion of the Income Fund's assets allocated to Western Asset. Mr. Leech joined Western Asset companies in 1990 and has 41 years of industry experience. Mr. Scholnick joined the firm in 2003 and has 21 years of industry experience. Mr. Eichstaedt joined the firm in 1994 and has 32 years of industry experience. Mr. Bellows joined the firm in 2012. Prior to Western Asset, Mr. Bellows served at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, most recently as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy from 2009 to 2012. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Bellows attended Dartmouth College and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He then attended the University of California, Berkeley, from 2004 to 2009, where he completed his PhD in Economics. Mr. Bellows has 9 years of industry experience.

Western Asset Management Company Limited: Western Asset Management Company Limited ("Western Asset Limited"), located at 10 Exchange Square, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EN, United Kingdom, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Income Fund. S. Kenneth Leech, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, manages the portion of the Income Fund's assets allocated to Western Asset Limited. Mr. Leech joined Western Asset companies in 1990 and has 41 years of industry experience.

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts they manage and their ownership, if any, of the Fund shares.

PURCHASING, EXCHANGING AND SELLING FUND SHARES

This section tells you how to purchase, exchange and sell (sometimes called "redeem") shares of the Funds.

HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES

If you need assistance in opening a New Covenant Funds account, call to speak with a shareholder service representative at 877-835-4531. You may also visit http://www.newcovenantfunds.com/Home/Contact to email your question(s) to the Funds. The Funds are also available through approved selling agents or brokers. If your broker does not offer the Funds, please contact the Funds directly, or have your broker contact the Funds.

Purchase Amounts

All checks must be in U.S. dollars. The check may be drawn on a domestic bank account or from an existing account at a major brokerage firm registered identically to the Fund account. The Funds will not accept payment in cash or money orders. The Funds also do not generally accept cashier's checks in amounts of less than $10,000. To prevent check fraud, the Funds will not accept third party checks (except checks issued by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation), Treasury checks, credit card checks, traveler's checks or starter checks for the purchase of shares. The Funds are unable to accept post dated checks, post dated on-line bill pay checks, or any conditional order or payment.

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accept applications under certain circumstances or in amounts considered disadvantageous to shareholders. The Funds reserve the right to reject any application.

Minimum Investments

 

To Open Your Account

 

To Add to Your Account

 

Automatic Investment Plan

 

All Accounts

 

$

500

   

$

100

   

$

50

   

Instructions for Opening or Adding to an Account

By Regular Mail

Initial Investment:

1.  Carefully read and complete the account application form (also available at www.NewCovenantFunds.com). Establishing your account privileges now saves you the inconvenience of having to add them later.

2.  Make check payable to New Covenant Funds and indicate the Fund in which you wish to invest.

3.  Mail to: New Covenant Funds,
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC,
P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701.

Subsequent Investment:

1.  Fill out an investment slip attached to your account statement and write your account number on your check. Or, if unavailable,

2.  Include the following information on a piece of paper:

— New Covenant Funds/Fund name;

— Amount invested; Account name; and

— Account number.

Include your account number on your check.

3.  Mail to: New Covenant Funds,
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC,
P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701.

By Overnight Service

See instructions 1-2 above for subsequent investments.

3.  Send to: New Covenant Funds,
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC,
615 East Michigan Street, 3rd floor,
Milwaukee, WI 53202.

The Funds do not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be their agents. Therefore, deposit in the mail or with such services, or receipt at U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC post office box, of purchase orders does not constitute receipt by the Transfer Agent.


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Telephone and Electronic Purchases

You may purchase additional shares of a Fund by calling 877-835-4531. If you elected this option on your account application, telephone orders will be accepted via electronic funds transfer from your bank account through the Automated Clearing House ("ACH") network. You must have banking information established on your account prior to making a purchase. If your order is received prior to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, your shares will be purchased at the net asset value ("NAV") calculated on the day your order is placed.

By Wire Transfer

To purchase by wire, the Transfer Agent must have a completed account application before your wire is sent. A purchase order will not be accepted until a Fund has received the completed application and any requested documentation in good order. Wired funds must be received by 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time to be eligible for same day pricing. Call the Transfer Agent at 877-835-4531 between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business to advise of your intent to wire. Advising the Transfer Agent of your intent to wire, both for a new account and a subsequent investment will ensure prompt and accurate credit. The Funds and U.S. Bank N.A. are not responsible for the consequences of delays resulting from the banking or Federal Reserve wire system, or from incomplete wiring instructions.

By Automatic Investment

— With an initial investment, indicate on your application that you would like to participate in the Automatic Investment Plan and complete the appropriate section on the application.

— Subsequent investments will be drawn from your bank account and invested into the Fund(s) automatically.

Purchase Price

You pay no sales charge to invest in any of the Funds. Shares of the Funds are sold at the NAV per share next determined after receipt of the order by the Funds' transfer agent, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the "Transfer Agent"). The NAV multiplied by the number of Fund shares you own equals the value of your investment.

Pricing of Fund Shares

Each Fund calculates its NAV per share once each business day at the close of normal trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). NAV for one Fund share is the value of that share's portion of the net assets of the Fund. In calculating NAV, the Funds generally value their investment portfolios at market price. Each Fund's daily NAV is available at www.NewCovenantFunds.com.

When valuing portfolio securities, the Funds value securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (other than securities traded on National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations ("NASDAQ") or as otherwise noted below) at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which the securities are traded or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price. The Funds value securities traded on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. If available, debt securities, swaps (which are not centrally cleared), bank loans or collateralized debt obligations


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(including collateralized loan obligations), such as those held by the Funds, are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Redeemable securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued at the investment company's applicable NAV per share, with the exception of exchange-traded funds, which are priced as equity securities. These open-end investment companies' shares are offered in separate prospectuses, each of which describes the process by which the applicable investment company's NAV is determined. The prices of foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates. If a security's price cannot be obtained, as noted above, a Fund will value the securities using a bid price from at least one independent broker. If such prices are not readily available, are determined to be unreliable or cannot be valued using the methodologies described above, a Fund will value the security using the Funds' Fair Value Pricing Policies and Procedures ("Fair Value Procedures"), as described below.

On the first day a new debt security purchase is recorded, if a price is not available from a third-party pricing agent or an independent broker, the security may be valued at its purchase price. Each day thereafter, the debt security will be valued according to the Fair Value Procedures until an independent source can be secured. Securities held by the Funds with remaining maturities of 60 days or less will be valued by the amortized cost method, which involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter (absent unusual circumstances) assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuations in general market rates of interest on the value of the instrument. Although this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result in periods during which value, as determined by this method, is higher or lower than the price a Fund would receive if it sold the instrument, and the value of securities in the Fund can be expected to vary inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates. Should existing credit, liquidity or interest rate conditions in the relevant markets and issuer-specific circumstances suggest that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, then the amortized cost method may not be used.

Options are valued at the last quoted sales price. If there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, long positions are valued at the most recent bid price, and short positions are valued at the most recent ask price.

Futures and swaps cleared through a central clearing house (centrally cleared swaps) are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of exchange on which they are traded. The daily settlement prices for financial futures and centrally cleared swaps are provided by an independent source. On days when there is excessive volume, market volatility or the future or centrally cleared swap does not end trading by the time a Fund calculates its NAV, the settlement price may not be available at the time at which a Fund calculates its NAV. On such days, the best available price (which is typically the last sales price) may be used to value a Fund's futures or centrally cleared swaps position.

Prices for most securities held by the Funds are provided daily by third-party independent pricing agents. SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, reasonably believes that prices provided by independent pricing agents are reliable. However, there can be no assurance that such pricing services' prices will be reliable. SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, will continuously monitor the reliability of prices obtained from any pricing service and shall promptly notify the Funds' administrator if it believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source of prices. The Funds' administrator, in turn, will notify the


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Fair Value Pricing Committee (the "Committee") if it receives such notification from SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, or if the Funds' administrator reasonably believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source for prices.

The Fair Value Procedures provide that any change in a primary pricing agent or a pricing methodology requires prior approval by the Board or its designated committee. However, when the change would not materially affect valuation of a Fund's net assets or involve a material departure in pricing methodology from that of the Fund's existing pricing agent or pricing methodology, ratification may be obtained at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.

Securities for which market prices are not "readily available," are determined to be unreliable or cannot be valued using the methodologies described above are valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures. The Fair Value Procedures are implemented through the Committee designated by the Board. The Committee is currently composed of one member of the Board, as well as representatives from SIMC and its affiliates.

Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: (i) the security's trading has been halted or suspended; (ii) the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; (iii) the security's primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when, under normal conditions, it would be open; or (iv) the security's primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price. When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee. Examples of factors the Committee may consider include: (i) the facts giving rise to the need to fair value; (ii) the last trade price; (iii) the performance of the market or the issuer's industry; (iv) the liquidity of the security; (v) the size of the holding in a Fund; or (vi) any other appropriate information.

The determination of a security's fair value price often involves the consideration of a number of subjective factors and is therefore subject to the unavoidable risk that the value assigned to a security may be higher or lower than the security's value would be if a reliable market quotation for the security was readily available.

For securities that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular security's last trade and the time at which a Fund calculates its NAV. The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time a Fund calculates NAV if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a "Significant Event"), including substantial fluctuations in domestic or foreign markets or occurrences not tied directly to the securities markets, such as natural disasters, armed conflicts or significant governmental actions, has occurred between the time of the security's last close and the time that the Fund calculates NAV. The Funds may invest in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges that trade on weekends or other days when the Funds do not price their shares. As a result, the NAV of a Fund's shares may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem Fund shares.

A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. If SIMC or a Sub-Adviser becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Funds calculate NAV, it may request that a Committee meeting be called. In addition, the Funds use several processes, with respect to certain securities, to monitor the pricing data


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supplied by various sources, including price comparisons and price movements. Any identified discrepancies are researched and subject to the procedures described above.

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

"Market timing" refers to a pattern of frequent purchases and sales of a Fund's shares, often with the intent of earning arbitrage profits. Market timing of the Funds could harm other shareholders in various ways, including by diluting the value of the shareholders' holdings, increasing Fund transaction costs, disrupting portfolio management strategy, causing the Funds to incur unwanted taxable gains and forcing the Funds to hold excess levels of cash.

Each Fund is intended to be a long-term investment vehicle and is not designed for investors that engage in short-term trading activity (i.e., a purchase of Fund shares followed shortly thereafter by a redemption of such shares, or vice versa, in an effort to take advantage of short-term market movements). Accordingly, the Board has adopted policies and procedures on behalf of the Funds to deter short-term trading. The Transfer Agent will monitor trades in an effort to detect short-term trading activities. If, as a result of this monitoring, a Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, it will refuse to process future purchases or exchanges into the Fund from that shareholder's account.

A shareholder will be considered to be engaging in excessive short-term trading in a Fund in the following circumstances:

i.  if the shareholder conducts four or more "round trips" in a Fund in any twelve-month period. A round trip involves the purchase of shares of a Fund and the subsequent redemption of all or most of those shares. An exchange into and back out of a Fund in this manner is also considered a round trip.

ii.  if a Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder's trading activity constitutes excessive short-term trading, regardless of whether such shareholder exceeds the foregoing round trip threshold.

Each Fund, in its sole discretion, also reserves the right to reject any purchase request (including exchange requests) for any reason without notice.

Judgments with respect to implementation of the Funds' policies are made uniformly and in good faith in a manner that the Funds believe are consistent with the best long-term interests of shareholders. When applying the Funds' policies, the Funds may consider (to the extent reasonably available) an investor's trading history in all New Covenant and SEI funds, as well as trading in accounts under common ownership, influence or control and any other information available to the Funds.

The Funds' monitoring techniques are intended to identify and deter short-term trading in the Funds. However, despite the existence of these monitoring techniques, it is possible that short-term trading may occur in the Funds without being identified. For example, certain investors seeking to engage in short-term trading may be adept at taking steps to hide their identity or activity from the Funds' monitoring techniques. Operational or technical limitations may also limit the Funds' ability to identify short-term trading activity.

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transaction information to enable the Funds and/or their service providers to review the trading activity in the omnibus accounts maintained by financial intermediaries. The Funds may also delegate trade monitoring to the financial intermediaries. If excessive trading is identified in an omnibus account, a Fund will work with the financial intermediary to prohibit the shareholder from future purchases or exchanges into the Fund.

Each Fund may be sold to participant-directed employee benefit plans. The Funds' ability to monitor or restrict trading activity by individual participants in a plan may be constrained by regulatory restrictions or plan policies. In such circumstances, the Funds will take such action, which may include taking no action, as deemed appropriate in light of all the facts and circumstances.

The Funds may amend these policies and procedures in response to changing regulatory requirements or to enhance the effectiveness of the program.

Timing of Purchase Requests

All requests received in "good order" by the Transfer Agent before the close of the New York Stock Exchange will be executed the same day, at that day's closing share price. "Good order" means that your request contains the Fund name in which you are investing, your account number, and your payment. Shares of the Funds are sold at the NAV per share next determined after receipt of your order by the Transfer Agent. Orders received after the close of the New York Stock Exchange will be executed the following business day, at that day's closing share price. All investments must be in U.S. dollars. Shares will not be priced and are not available for purchase or sale on days when the New York Stock Exchange is closed. However, to the extent that a Fund's investments are traded in markets that are open when the New York Stock Exchange is closed, the value of the Fund's investments may change on days when shares cannot be purchased or redeemed. If the New York Stock Exchange closes early, the deadlines for purchase orders will be accelerated to the earlier closing time.

Stock Exchange Closings

The New York Stock Exchange is closed for trading on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday/Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, as observed.

Rights Reserved by the Funds

The Funds reserve the right to:

— reject any purchase order;

— reject any exchange request;

— vary the initial and subsequent investment minimums;

— waive the minimum investment requirement for any investor;

— redeem shares in any account that falls below required account minimums and return the proceeds to the shareholder.

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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation may be accepted. The Funds may change or discontinue the exchange privilege, or temporarily suspend this privilege during unusual market conditions.

Third Party Investments

If you invest through a third party (rather than directly), the policies and fees may be different than those described here. Banks, brokers and financial advisers may charge transaction fees and set different minimum investments or limitations on buying or selling shares. You will not be charged fees if you purchase shares of the Funds through a registered representative of the Funds or the Funds directly.

Foreign Investors

The Funds do not generally accept investments by non-U.S. persons. Non-U.S. persons may be permitted to invest in a Fund subject to the satisfaction of enhanced due diligence.

Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each customer who opens an account. When you open your account, you will have to provide your name, address, date of birth, identification number and other information that will allow a Fund or financial intermediary to identify you. This information is subject to verification by the Fund or financial intermediary to ensure the identity of all persons opening an account.

Each Fund or financial intermediary is required by law to reject your new account application if the required identifying information is not provided. The Fund or financial intermediary may contact you in an attempt to collect any missing information required on the application, and your application may be rejected if they are unable to obtain this information. In certain instances, the Fund or financial intermediary may be required to collect documents to establish and verify your identity.

Each Fund will accept investments and your order will be processed at the NAV next determined after receipt of your application in good order (which includes receipt of all identifying information required on the application). The Funds, however, reserve the right to close and/or liquidate your account at the then-current day's price if the Funds or financial intermediary through which you open your account are unable to verify your identity. As a result, you may be subject to a gain or loss on Fund shares as well as corresponding tax consequences.

Customer identification and verification are part of the Funds' overall obligation to deter money laundering under federal law. The Funds have adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program designed to prevent the Funds from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities. In this regard, the Funds reserve the right to: (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order; (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services; or (iii) involuntarily close your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity. These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of Fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of a Fund or in cases when a Fund is requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority. If your account is closed at the request of governmental or law enforcement authority, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if a Fund is required to withhold such proceeds.


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HOW TO EXCHANGE OR TRANSFER YOUR FUND SHARES

Exchange Privilege

You may exchange shares of one of the Funds for shares in another Fund at NAV without payment of any fee or charge. You can do this by contacting the Transfer Agent, in writing or by telephone or by visiting the Funds' website at www.NewCovenantFunds.com. You may also exchange your shares into the Federated Treasury Obligations Fund, which is an unaffiliated, separately managed, money market mutual fund. This exchange privilege is offered as a convenience to you. For an exchange into the Federated Treasury Obligations Fund, you must first receive that Fund's prospectus. The exchange privilege must also be selected on your account application form.

No fee or charge will apply for exchanges, but shareholders who are not tax-exempt organizations should know that an exchange is considered a sale of shares of one Fund and the purchase of shares of another Fund. The exchange may result in a gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. If you wish to use the exchange privilege, you may elect the service on your account application or by a letter of instruction. The exchange privilege is subject to amendment or termination at any time upon 60 days' prior notice.

If the Transfer Agent receives your exchange instructions in good order in writing, by telephone (call 877-835-4531) or through the Funds' website by the valuation time on any business day, your exchange will be processed on that day.

For an exchange request to be in good order, it must include:

— your name exactly as it appears on your account;

— your account number;

— the amount to be exchanged;

— the names of the Funds from which and to which the exchange is to be made; and

— the signature(s) of the account owner(s).

Transfer of Ownership

You may transfer Fund shares or change the name or form in which your shares are registered by writing to the Transfer Agent. Your letter of instruction must clearly identify the account number, name(s) and number of shares to be transferred, and provide a certified tax identification number by way of a completed new account application or W-9 form, and include the signature(s) of all registered owners. The signature(s) on the transfer instructions must be guaranteed.

HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES

Instructions for Selling Fund Shares

By Mail

1.  Call 877-835-4531 to request redemption forms or write a letter of instruction indicating:

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— address where your check should be sent; if your redemption request directs the check to an alternate address, a signature guarantee stamp is required; and

— account owner signature(s) with signature guarantees, if necessary (see "Signature Guarantees" section).

2.  Mail to: New Covenant Funds,
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC,
P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701.

By Overnight Service

1.  See instruction 1 above.

2.  Send to New Covenant Funds,
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC,
615 East Michigan Street, 3rd floor,
Milwaukee, WI 53202.

The Funds do not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be their agents. Therefore, deposit in the mail or with such services, or receipt at the U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC post office box, of redemption requests does not constitute receipt by the Transfer Agent.

By Telephone (unless you have declined telephone sales privileges)

Call 877-835-4531 with instructions as to how you wish to receive your proceeds (mail, wire, electronic transfer). If reasonable procedures are followed, neither the Funds nor their Transfer Agent will be liable for any loss, cost or expense for acting upon telephone instructions believed to be genuine or for any unauthorized telephone transactions. Telephone trades must be received by market close. During periods of high market activity, shareholders may encounter higher than usual call waits. Please allow sufficient time to place your telephone transaction. Once your telephone transaction has been placed, it cannot be canceled or modified.

By Wire Transfer

You must indicate this option on your application. The Funds will charge a $15 wire transfer fee for each wire transfer request. This fee is deducted from your proceeds in the event of a complete account liquidation or specific share redemption. Note: Your financial institution may also charge a separate fee.

Electronic Redemptions

If elected on your account application, you may have redemption proceeds sent directly to your bank account via electronic funds transfer through ACH network. There is no charge when proceeds are sent via the ACH system and credit is usually available within 2-3 days.

Redemptions Within 10 Business Days of Purchase by Check

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Undeliverable Distribution Checks

For any shareholder who chooses to receive distributions in cash:

If distribution checks (1) are returned and marked as "undeliverable" or (2) remain uncashed for six months, your account will be changed automatically so that all future distributions are reinvested in your account. Checks that remain uncashed for six months will be canceled and the money reinvested in the appropriate Fund.

Your mutual fund account may be transferred to your state of residence if no activity occurs within your account during the "inactivity period" specified in your State's abandoned property laws.

Timing of Sale Requests

All requests received in good order by the Transfer Agent before the close of the New York Stock Exchange, typically 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, will be executed the same day at that day's NAV. Requests received after the close of the New York Stock Exchange will be executed the following business day, at that day's NAV. Redemption orders are executed only on days when the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. If the New York Stock Exchange closes early, the deadline for redemption orders will be accelerated to the earlier closing time.

Signature Guarantees

Signature guarantees will generally be accepted from domestic banks, brokers, dealers, credit unions, national securities exchanges, registered securities associations, clearing agencies and savings associations, as well as from participants in the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program and the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program. A notary public is not an acceptable signature guarantor.

A signature guarantee is required to redeem shares in the following situations:

— When ownership is being changed on your account;

— When redemption proceeds are payable or sent to any person, address or bank account not on record;

— If a change of address was received by the Transfer Agent within the last 30 days; and

— For all redemptions over $100,000 from any shareholder account.

In addition to the situations described above, the Funds and/or the Transfer Agent reserve the right to require a signature guarantee in other instances based on the circumstances relative to the particular situation.

Non-financial transactions, including establishing or modifying certain services on an account, may require a signature verification from a Signature Validation Program member or other acceptable form of authentication from a financial institution source.

Redemption Policies

Payment for redemptions of Fund shares is usually made within one business day, but not later than seven calendar days after receipt of your redemption request, unless the check used to purchase the shares has not yet cleared. The Trust may suspend the right of redemption or postpone the date of


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payment for more than seven days during any period when (1) trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted or the New York Stock Exchange is closed for other than customary weekends and holidays, (2) the SEC has by order permitted such suspension for the protection of the Funds' shareholders, or (3) an emergency exists making disposal of portfolio securities or valuation of net assets not reasonably practicable. In addition to the foregoing, the Trust reserves the right to suspend payment of a request for redemption for a period of up to 10 business days after receipt of a redemption request in good order (a) when it is not reasonably practicable for the Funds to fairly determine the true holder of any Fund's shares or (b) for the purpose of preserving the rights and interests of the true owner of the shares. The Transfer Agent, acting on behalf of a Fund and consistent with guidance from the SEC staff, may place a temporary hold on the payment of redemption proceeds from an account held directly with the Fund if the Transfer Agent reasonably believes that financial exploitation of a shareholder who is either over 65 years of age or who has an impairment that renders him/her unable to protect his/her interests has occurred, is occurring, has been attempted, or will be attempted.

Other Documents

Additional documents may be required when shares are registered in the name of a corporation, partnership, association, agent, fiduciary, trust, estate or other organization. For further information, call the Transfer Agent at 877-835-4531.

Methods Used to Meet Redemption Obligations

The Funds generally pay sale (redemption) proceeds in cash during normal market conditions. To the extent that a Fund does not have sufficient cash holdings for redemption proceeds, it will typically seek to generate such cash through the sale of portfolio assets. The Funds also operate an interfund lending program that enables a Fund to borrow from another Fund on a temporary basis, which, on a less regular basis, may be used to help a Fund satisfy redemptions. Under stressed or unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise (and for the protection of the Funds' remaining shareholders), the Funds might pay all or part of your redemption proceeds in liquid securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (redemption in kind). Although it is highly unlikely that your shares would ever be redeemed in kind, you would probably have to pay brokerage costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption and you will bear the investment risk of the distributed securities until the distributed securities are sold. These methods may be used during both normal and stressed market conditions.

Unclaimed Property

Each state has unclaimed property rules that generally provide for escheatment (or transfer) to the state of unclaimed property, including mutual fund shares, under various circumstances. Such circumstances include inactivity (i.e., no owner-initiated contact for a certain period), returned mail (i.e., when mail sent to a shareholder is returned by the post office, or "RPO," as undeliverable), or a combination of both inactivity and returned mail. More information on unclaimed property and how to maintain an active account is available through your state.

If you are a resident of certain states, you may designate a representative to receive notice of the potential escheatment of your property. The designated representative would not have any rights to your shares. Please contact your financial intermediary for additional information.


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DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCo.) is the distributor of the shares of the Funds.

The Funds are sold primarily through independent registered investment advisers, financial planners, bank trust departments and other financial advisors (Financial Advisors) who provide their clients with advice and services in connection with their investments in the Funds. Many Financial Advisors are also associated with broker-dealer firms. SIMC and its affiliates, at their expense, may pay compensation to these broker-dealers or other financial institutions for marketing, promotional or other services. These payments may be significant to these firms and may create an incentive for the firm or its associated Financial Advisors to recommend or offer shares of the Funds to its customers rather than other funds or investment products. These payments are made by SIMC and its affiliates out of their past profits or other available resources. SIMC and its affiliates may also provide other products and services to Financial Advisors. For additional information, please see the Funds' SAI. You can also ask your Financial Advisor about any payments it receives from SIMC and its affiliates, as well as about fees it charges.

SERVICE OF FUND SHARES

The Growth and Income Funds have adopted a shareholder services plan and agreement (the Service Plan) that allows the Funds' to pay service providers a fee in connection with the ongoing servicing of shareholder accounts at an annual rate of up to 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Funds. The Service Plan provides that shareholder service fees will be paid to SIDCo. As further discussed in the SAI, SIDCo. uses the shareholder service fees to compensate New Covenant Trust Company, N.A. (NCTC) for shareholder services that NCTC provides to shareholder accounts pursuant to a shareholder service agreement. SIDCo. may be compensated under the Service Plan for processing dividend payments on behalf of Fund shareholders. Additionally, SIDCo. may use the shareholder service fees to compensate other financial intermediaries for providing shareholder services to shareholder accounts.

Shareholder Services

Telephone Information

— Your Account: If you have questions about the Funds or your account, including purchases, redemptions and distributions, call the Transfer Agent toll-free at 877-835-4531, between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on business days.

Account Statements

The Funds provide you with these helpful services and information about your account:

— a statement after every transaction;

— an annual account statement reflecting all transactions for the year;

— tax information, which will be mailed by January 31 of each year, a copy of which will also be filed with the Internal Revenue Service for taxable investors; and

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Account statements are also available online. Sign up for E-delivery through the Account Access link at www.NewCovenantFunds.com to receive e-mail notification when quarterly statements, a new prospectus, semi-annual or annual shareholder reports are available. The e-mails will provide you with a link to logon to your account via secure access to view your statement or other important information. You will continue to receive a paper copy of your statement in the mail unless you opt out of paper delivery.

Internet

You may obtain access to account information by visiting the Funds' website at www.NewCovenantFunds.com. The website provides share price and price change information for all the Funds and gives account balances and information on the most recent transactions and allows exchanges of shares.

Integrated Voice Response System

You may obtain access to account information by calling 877-835-4531. The system provides share price and price change information for all the Funds and gives account balances and information on the most recent transactions and allows exchanges of shares.

Account Minimum

You must keep at least $500 worth of shares in your account to keep the account open. If, after giving you 30 days' prior written notice, your account value is still below $500 as a result of redemption activity, and not market movement, we may redeem your shares and send you a check for the redemption proceeds.

Telephone Transactions

To use telephone purchase, redemption and exchange privileges, you must have selected these services on your original account application or submitted a subsequent request in writing to add these services to your account. The Funds and the Transfer Agent reserve the right to refuse any telephone transaction when they are unable to confirm to their satisfaction that a caller is the account owner or a person preauthorized by the account owner. The Transfer Agent has established security procedures to prevent unauthorized account access. The telephone transaction privilege may be suspended, limited, modified or terminated at any time without prior notice by the Funds or the Transfer Agent. Neither the Trust nor any of its service providers will be liable for any loss or expense in acting upon telephone instructions that are reasonably believed to be genuine (See section 8 of the application).

Telephone trades must be received by or prior to market close. During periods of high market activity, shareholders may encounter higher than usual call waits. Please allow sufficient time to place your telephone transaction.

Automatic Investment Plan

Once an account has been opened with a minimum investment of $500, you can make additional purchases of shares of the Funds with the automatic withdrawal of monies from your bank account. Amounts may be withdrawn from your bank account on a monthly or quarterly basis in minimum amounts of $50 (See section 7 of the application).


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Systematic Withdrawal Plan

Once you have established an account with $5,000 or more, you may automatically receive funds from your account on a monthly, quarterly or semi-annual basis (minimum of $50). To request a form to start the Systematic Withdrawal Plan, call 877-835-4531 or visit the Funds' website, www.NewCovenantFunds.com.

Householding Policy

One copy of each prospectus, annual and semiannual report will be sent to all related accounts at a common address. Each document will be mailed to the registered address with the first line addressed to "New Covenant Fund Shareholder at".

By adopting the householding policy, we are responding to shareholder requests and will reduce printing and mailing expenses. If you prefer to receive copies for each account, you must call us at 877-835-4531 during business hours (9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time). All requests will be processed within 30 days.

Sign up for E-delivery through the Account Access link at www.NewCovenantFunds.com to receive e-mail notification when quarterly statements are available. The e-mails will provide you with a link to logon to your account via secure access to view your statement or other important information. You will continue to receive a paper copy of your statement in the mail unless you opt out of paper delivery.

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

A description of the Funds' policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds' portfolio securities is available in the SAI.

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Dividends and Distributions

The Funds pass along to your account your share of investment earnings in the form of dividends and distributions. Fund dividends are the net interest and dividends earned on investments after Fund expenses. The Funds will at least annually declare and pay dividends from their net investment income and distribute any net capital gains obtained through Fund investment transactions. Interest and dividend payments will normally be distributed as income dividends on a quarterly basis for each of the Funds.

Unless you elect otherwise on your application, all dividends and distributions paid by a Fund will be reinvested in additional shares of that Fund. They will be credited to your account in that Fund at the same NAV per share as would apply to cash purchases on the applicable dividend payment date. Unless you are a tax-exempt organization, all distributions a Fund pays to you will be taxable when paid, regardless of whether they are taken in cash or reinvested in shares of the Fund. To change your dividend election, you must notify the Transfer Agent in writing at least 5 business days prior to the applicable dividend record date.


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Taxes

Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about federal, state and local income taxes. Below the Funds have summarized some important U.S. tax issues that affect the Funds and their shareholders. This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change. This summary does not apply to shares held in individual retirement accounts or other tax-qualified plans, which are generally not subject to current taxation. Transactions relating to shares held in such accounts may, however, be taxable at some time in the future. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the rules governing your own retirement plan or tax-qualified plan.

The recently enacted tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act") makes significant changes to the U.S. federal income tax rules for taxation of individuals and corporations, generally effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. Many of the changes applicable to individuals are temporary and would apply only to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026. There are only minor changes with respect to the specific rules only applicable to a regulated investment company, such as a Fund. The Tax Act, however, makes numerous other changes to the tax rules that may affect shareholders and the Funds. You are urged to consult with your own tax advisor regarding how the Tax Act affects your investment in the Funds.

At least annually, each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any. The dividends and distributions you receive from the Funds may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation. If so, they are taxable whether received in cash or you reinvest them. Income distributions, including distributions of net short-term capital gains, are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates. Certain dividend distributions may qualify for the reduced tax rates on qualified dividend income to the extent certain holding period requirements are met by you and the Funds. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividends from domestic corporations and from certain foreign corporations (e.g., foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States or the stock of which is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). Distributions reported by the Funds as long term capital gains distributions are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have held your Fund shares. Once a year the Funds will send you a statement showing the types and total amount of distributions you received during the previous year.

Each sale of Fund shares may be a taxable event. For tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund shares for shares of a different Fund is the same as a sale. Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale or exchange of Fund shares is generally treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than twelve months. Capital gain or loss realized upon a sale or exchange of Fund shares held for twelve months or less is generally treated as short-term capital gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of the Fund shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such Fund shares.

The Funds (or their administrative agent) must report to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and furnish to Fund shareholders the cost basis information for Fund shares purchased on or after January 1, 2012, and sold on or after that date. In addition to reporting the gross proceeds from the sale of Fund shares, each Fund is also required to report the cost basis information for such shares and indicate whether these shares have a short-term or long-term holding period. For each sale of Fund shares the Fund will


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permit Fund shareholders to elect from among several IRS-accepted cost basis methods, including average cost. In the absence of an election, the Fund will use a default cost basis method which can be obtained from the Fund or the administrator. The cost basis method elected by the Fund shareholder (or the cost basis method applied by default) for each sale of Fund shares may not be changed after the settlement date of each such sale of Fund shares. Fund shareholders should consult with their tax advisors to determine the best IRS-accepted cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about how cost basis reporting applies to them. Shareholders also should carefully review the cost basis information provided to them by a Fund and make any additional basis, holding period or other adjustments that are required when reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns.

You should note that if you purchase shares just before a distribution, the purchase price would reflect the amount of the upcoming distribution. In this case, you would be taxed on the entire amount of the distribution received, even though, as an economic matter, the distribution simply constitutes a return of your investment. This is known as "buying a dividend" and should be avoided by taxable investors.

U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly) are subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on their "net investment income," including interest, dividends and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of shares of a Fund).

Income received by the Funds from sources within foreign countries may be subject to foreign income taxes withheld at the source. Although in some countries a portion of these withholding taxes is recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received from the securities in these Funds.

Non-U.S. investors in the Funds may be subject to U.S. withholding tax and are encouraged to consult their tax advisor prior to investing in the Funds.

The SAI contains more information about taxes.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Trust enters into contractual arrangements with various parties (including, among others, the Funds' investment adviser, custodian, transfer agent, accountants and distributor) who provide services to the Funds. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (or "third party") beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce the terms of the contractual arrangements against the service providers or any right to seek any remedy under the contractual arrangements against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Trust.

This prospectus and the SAI provide information concerning the Trust and the Funds that you should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of the Funds. The Funds may make changes to this information from time to time. Neither this prospectus, the SAI nor any document filed as an exhibit to the Trust's registration statement, is intended to, nor does it, give rise to an agreement or contract between the Trust or Funds and any shareholder, or give rise to any contract or other rights in any individual shareholder, group of shareholders or other person other than any rights conferred explicitly (and which may not be waived) by federal or state securities laws.


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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The tables that follow present performance information about shares of each Fund. This information is intended to help you understand each Fund's financial performance for the past five years. Some of this information reflects financial information for a single Fund share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that you would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming you reinvested all of your dividends and distributions.

This information has been derived from each Fund's financial statements, which have been audited by KPMG LLP, the Funds' independent registered public accounting firm. Its report, along with each Fund's financial statements, appears in the annual report. You can obtain the annual report, which contains more performance information, at no charge by calling 877-835-4531.

FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

       

Investment Activities

 

Dividends and Distributions from

 

Supplemental Data and Ratios

 
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
  Net
Investment
Income(1)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Securities(1)
  Total
from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Net
Realized
Gains
  Total
Dividends
and
Distributions
  Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Year
  Total
Return
  Net Assets,
End of
Year
($ Thousands)
  Ratio of
Net
Expenses
to
Average
Net Assets
  Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets,
Excluding
Waivers
  Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 

Growth Fund

     
 

2018

   

$

40.15

   

$

0.46

   

$

5.34

   

$

5.80

   

$

(0.39

)

 

$

(2.39

)

 

$

(2.78

)

 

$

43.17

     

14.74

%

 

$

428,674

     

0.87

%

   

1.12

%

   

1.08

%

   

24

%

 
 

2017

     

34.23

     

0.27

     

5.91

     

6.18

     

(0.26

)

   

     

(0.26

)

   

40.15

     

18.12

     

412,229

     

0.95

     

1.13

     

0.73

     

50

   
 

2016

     

38.28

     

0.27

     

(1.67

)

   

(1.40

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(2.44

)

   

(2.65

)

   

34.23

     

(3.68

)

   

394,943

     

1.02

     

1.14

     

0.76

     

103

   
 

2015

     

43.70

     

0.22

     

2.29

     

2.51

     

(0.22

)

   

(7.71

)

   

(7.93

)

   

38.28

     

6.41

     

416,158

     

1.02

     

1.12

     

0.54

     

107

   
 

2014

     

37.28

     

0.23

     

8.55

     

8.78

     

(0.24

)

   

(2.12

)

   

(2.36

)

   

43.70

     

24.18

     

424,852

     

1.02

     

1.15

     

0.55

     

86

   

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

(1) Per share net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) calculated using average shares.

Amounts designated as "—" are $0 or have been rounded to $0.


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FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

       

Investment Activities

 

Dividends and Distributions from

 

Supplemental Data and Ratios

 
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
  Net
Investment
Income(1)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Securities(1)
  Total
from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Total
Dividends
and
Distributions
  Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Year
  Total
Return
  Net Assets,
End of
Year
($ Thousands)
  Ratio of
Net
Expenses
to
Average
Net Assets
  Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets,
Excluding
Waivers
  Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 

Income Fund

     
 

2018

   

$

23.21

   

$

0.45

   

$

(0.57

)

 

$

(0.12

)

 

$

(0.47

)

 

$

(0.47

)

 

$

22.62

     

(0.54

)%

 

$

318,955

     

0.80

%

   

0.95

%

   

1.95

%

   

210

%

 
 

2017

     

23.58

     

0.37

     

(0.31

)

   

0.06

     

(0.43

)

   

(0.43

)

   

23.21

     

0.27

     

305,157

     

0.80

     

0.95

     

1.58

     

140

   
 

2016

     

23.09

     

0.40

     

0.51

     

0.91

     

(0.42

)

   

(0.42

)

   

23.58

     

4.00

     

297,165

     

0.80

     

0.98

     

1.71

     

202

   
 

2015

     

23.13

     

0.35

     

(0.01

)

   

0.34

     

(0.38

)

   

(0.38

)

   

23.09

     

1.46

     

304,295

     

0.80

     

0.95

     

1.50

     

115

   
 

2014

     

22.77

     

0.34

     

0.41

     

0.75

     

(0.39

)

   

(0.39

)

   

23.13

     

3.31

     

309,039

     

0.80

     

0.98

     

1.50

     

168

   

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

(1) Per share net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) calculated using average shares.


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FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

     

Investment Activities

 

Dividends and Distributions from

 

Supplemental Data and Ratios

 

  Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
  Net
Investment
Income(1)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains on
Securities(1)
  Total
from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Net
Realized
Gains
  Total
Dividends
and
Distributions
  Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Year
  Total
Return
  Net Assets,
End of
Year
($ Thousands)
  Ratio of
Net
Expenses
to
Average
Net Assets
  Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets,
Excluding
Waivers
  Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 

Balanced Growth Fund

     
 

2018

   

$

96.48

   

$

1.23

   

$

6.86

   

$

8.09

   

$

(0.90

)

 

$

(0.73

)

 

$

(1.63

)

 

$

102.94

     

8.45

%

 

$

290,444

     

0.13

%

   

0.21

%

   

1.22

%

   

11

%

 
 

2017

     

90.32

     

0.94

     

8.44

     

9.38

     

(0.94

)

   

(2.28

)

   

(3.22

)

   

96.48

     

10.59

     

285,970

     

0.14

     

0.23

     

1.01

     

4

   
 

2016

     

101.71

     

0.88

     

(1.63

)

   

(0.75

)

   

(1.72

)

   

(8.92

)

   

(10.64

)

   

90.32

     

(0.50

)

   

284,430

     

0.14

     

0.27

     

0.94

     

14

   
 

2015

     

101.92

     

0.85

     

3.71

     

4.56

     

(2.86

)

   

(1.91

)

   

(4.77

)

   

101.71

     

4.54

     

297,560

     

0.14

     

0.26

     

0.83

     

13

   
 

2014

     

89.69

     

1.43

     

12.23

     

13.66

     

(1.43

)

   

     

(1.43

)

   

101.92

     

15.30

     

305,924

     

0.14

     

0.27

     

1.48

     

6

   

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

(1) Per share net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) calculated using average shares.

Amounts designated as "—" are $0 or have been rounded to $0.


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FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,
FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

     

Investment Activities

 

Dividends and Distributions from

 

Supplemental Data and Ratios

 

  Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
  Net
Investment
Income(1)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains on
Securities(1)
  Total
from
Investment
Activities
  Net
Investment
Income
  Net
Realized
Gains
  Total
Dividends
and
Distributions
  Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Year
  Total
Return
  Net Assets,
End of
Year
($ Thousands)
  Ratio of
Net
Expenses
to
Average
Net Assets
  Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets,
Excluding
Waivers
  Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income to
Average
Net Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 

Balanced Income Fund

     
 

2018

   

$

20.74

   

$

0.31

   

$

0.63

   

$

0.94

   

$

(0.29

)

 

$

(0.16

)

 

$

(0.45

)

 

$

21.23

     

4.57

%

 

$

77,329

     

0.15

%

   

0.21

%

   

1.48

%

   

10

%

 
 

2017

     

20.06

     

0.25

     

0.95

     

1.20

     

(0.25

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.52

)

   

20.74

     

6.11

     

79,100

     

0.19

     

0.23

     

1.25

     

5

   
 

2016

     

21.20

     

0.24

     

0.02

     

0.26

     

(0.31

)

   

(1.09

)

   

(1.40

)

   

20.06

     

1.41

     

77,945

     

0.20

     

0.27

     

1.19

     

17

   
 

2015

     

21.55

     

0.22

     

0.46

     

0.68

     

(0.47

)

   

(0.56

)

   

(1.03

)

   

21.20

     

3.22

     

80,203

     

0.20

     

0.25

     

1.04

     

15

   
 

2014

     

19.95

     

0.30

     

1.68

     

1.98

     

(0.30

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.38

)

   

21.55

     

10.01

     

85,622

     

0.20

     

0.26

     

1.44

     

9

   

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

(1) Per share net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) calculated using average shares.

Amounts designated as "—" are $0 or have been rounded to $0.


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Consumer Privacy Notice

This information is not part of the prospectus

FACTS:

 

What does New Covenant Funds (NCF) do with your personal information?

 

Why?

 

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

What?

  The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
n Social Security Number and Account Balances
n Transaction History and Wire Transfer Instructions
n Account Transactions and Assets
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
 

How?

 

All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers' personal information; the reasons NCF chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

 

Reasons we can share your personal information

 
Does NCF share?
  Can you limit this
sharing?
 
For our everyday business purposes — such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus  

Yes

 

No

 
For our marketing purposes — to offer our products and services to you  

Yes

 

No

 

For joint marketing with other financial companies

 

No

 

We don't share

 
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes — information about your transactions and experiences  

Yes

 

No

 
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness  

No

 

We don't share

 

For nonaffiliates to market to you

 

No

 

We don't share

 

 

Questions?

 

Call 610-676-1000

 

Who we are

     

Who is providing this notice?

 

This notice is being provided on behalf of NCF.

 


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What we do  

How does NCF protect my personal information?

  To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
Our employees may access personal information only when there is an appropriate reason to do so, such as to administer or offer our products and services.
 

How does NCF collect my personal information?

  We collect your personal information, for example, when you
n open an account or make deposits or withdrawals
n make a wire transfer or provide account information
n give us your contact information
 

Why can't I limit all sharing?

  Federal law gives you the right to limit only
n sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness
n affiliates from using your information to market to you
n sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. See below for more on your rights under state law.
 

Definitions  

Affiliates

  Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
n Our affiliates include financial companies such as a broker dealer, investment advisor and federal savings association; and nonfinancial companies such as a general purpose corporation.
 

Nonaffiliates

  Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
n NCF does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
 

Joint marketing

  A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
n NCF does not jointly market.
 

Other important information  

The information practices we have described above comply with federal law. Vermont and California laws place additional limits on sharing information about their residents. If you are a Vermont or California resident, we will automatically limit the disclosure of your information to affiliated and nonaffiliated third parties as required by applicable law or regulation.


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Investment Adviser

SEI Investments Management Corporation
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

Distributor

SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

Legal Counsel

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

More information about the Funds is available without charge through the following:

Statement of Additional Information ("SAI")

The SAI dated October 31, 2018, as it may be amended from time to time, includes detailed information about New Covenant Funds. The SAI is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means that the SAI, for legal purposes, is a part of this prospectus.

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports

These reports list the Funds' holdings and contain information from the Funds' managers about strategies and market conditions and trends and their impact on Fund performance. The reports also contain detailed financial information about the Funds.

To Obtain an SAI, Annual or Semi-Annual Report, or More Information:

By Telephone: Call 877-835-4531

By Mail: Write to the Funds at:
New Covenant Funds
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

By Internet: Visit www.NewCovenantFunds.com

From the SEC: You can also obtain the SAI or the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, as well as other information about New Covenant Funds, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov). You may review and copy documents at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, call 1-202-551-8090). You may request documents by mail from the SEC, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to: Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-1520. You may also obtain this information, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

New Covenant Funds' Investment Company Act registration number is 811-09025.

NCF-F-002 (10/18)




NEW COVENANT FUNDS

New Covenant Growth Fund

Ticker Symbol: NCGFX

New Covenant Income Fund

Ticker Symbol: NCICX

New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund

Ticker Symbol: NCBGX

New Covenant Balanced Income Fund

Ticker Symbol: NCBIX

Administrator:

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

Distributor:

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

Investment Adviser:

SEI Investments Management Corporation

Sub-Advisers:

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC

Coho Partners, Ltd.

Income Research & Management

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

Western Asset Management Company

Western Asset Management Company Limited

This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus. It is intended to provide additional information regarding the activities and operations of New Covenant Funds (the "Trust") and should be read in conjunction with the Trust's prospectus dated October 31, 2018, as it may be amended from time to time (the "Prospectus"). The Prospectus may be obtained by writing the Funds at New Covenant Funds, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701, by calling 877-835-4531 or by visiting the Funds' website at http://www.NewCovenantFunds.com.

The Trust's financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, including notes thereto and the report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon, are incorporated herein by reference from the Trust's 2018 Annual Report. A copy of the 2018 Annual Report must accompany the delivery of this SAI.

October 31, 2018

NCF-F-003 (10/18)




TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE TRUST

 

S-1

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

 

S-1

 

DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS AND RISK FACTORS

 

S-6

 

Equity Securities

 

S-6

 

Small and Medium-Sized Companies

 

S-7

 

Forward Commitments, When-Issued Securities and Delayed Delivery Transactions

 

S-8

 

Debt Securities

 

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Below-Investment Grade/High Yield/High Risk Securities

 

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Variable and Floating Rate Instruments

 

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Futures Contracts

 

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Segregated Assets

 

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Options on Futures Contracts

 

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Covered Call Options

 

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Risk of Futures and Options Investments

 

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Purchasing Call Options

 

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Purchasing Put Options

 

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Writing Put Options

 

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Limitations on Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts

 

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Foreign Securities

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

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MiFID II

 

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Repurchase Agreements

 

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Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

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Risks of Cyber Attacks

 

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Securities of Other Investment Companies

 

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Interfund Lending and Borrowing Agreements

 

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Mortgage-Backed Securities and Mortgage Pass-Through Securities

 

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To Be Announced Securities

 

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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

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Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

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Risks of Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

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Other Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

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Other Asset-Backed Securities

 

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Zero Coupon Securities

 

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Resets

 

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Caps & Floors

 

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Rule 144A Securities

 

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Illiquid Securities

 

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Convertible Securities

 

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Swaps

 

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Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

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Borrowing

 

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Quantitative Investing

 

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Other Investments

 

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Temporary Defensive Purposes

 

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INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

 

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THE ADMINISTRATOR AND TRANSFER AGENT

 

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THE ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS

 

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DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING

 

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SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITY

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

 

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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

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PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

 

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TAXES

 

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PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

 

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DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

 

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LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY

 

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CODES OF ETHICS

 

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VOTING

 

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CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

 

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SOCIAL-WITNESS SERVICES

 

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CUSTODIANS

 

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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

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LEGAL COUNSEL

 

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DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS

 

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THE TRUST

New Covenant Funds is a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Trust Instrument dated September 30, 1998. The Trust was organized to offer separate series of shares and currently offers four separate series: New Covenant Growth Fund ("Growth Fund"), New Covenant Income Fund ("Income Fund"), New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund ("Balanced Growth Fund") and New Covenant Balanced Income Fund ("Balanced Income Fund") (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"). Currently, there is one class of shares issued by each Fund. The Trust's Board of Trustees ("Board," "Trustees," or "Board of Trustees") may issue additional classes of shares or series at any time without prior approval of the shareholders. The Balanced Growth Fund and Balanced Income Fund may also be referred to as the "Balanced Funds."

The Trust is classified as an open-end, management investment company. The Income Fund and the Growth Fund are diversified, which means that, with respect to 75% of its total assets, a Fund will not invest more than 5% of its assets in the securities of any single issuer or hold more than 10% of the voting securities of any single issuer. The Balanced Funds are diversified by virtue of the fact that the underlying Funds in which they invest (the Growth Fund and Income Fund) are diversified.

Under applicable federal securities laws, the diversification of a mutual fund's holdings is measured at the time the fund purchases a security. However, if a Fund purchases a security and holds it for a period of time, the security may become a larger percentage of the Fund's total assets due to movements in the financial markets. If the market affects several securities held by a Fund, the Fund may have a greater percentage of its assets invested in securities of fewer issuers. Accordingly, the Funds are subject to the risk that their performance may be hurt disproportionately by the poor performance of relatively few securities despite a Fund qualifying as a diversified mutual fund under applicable federal securities laws.

Whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of a Fund's assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such standards or percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the Fund's acquisition or sale of such security or other asset. Accordingly, except with respect to borrowing and illiquid securities, any subsequent change in values, net assets or other circumstances will not be considered in determining whether an investment complies with the Fund's investment policies and limitations. In addition, if a bankruptcy or other extraordinary event occurs concerning a particular investment by a Fund, the Fund may receive stock, real estate or other investments that the Fund would not, or could not, buy. If this happens, the Fund would sell such investments as soon as practicable while trying to maximize the return to its shareholders.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

In addition to its objective and strategies, each of the Funds has the common objective of making investments consistent with social-witness principles adopted by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). These principles may evolve over time and currently include, among others, certain limitations on investments in some corporations due to their involvement in military-related production, tobacco, and human rights violations. The Funds may choose to sell otherwise profitable investments in companies which have been identified as being in conflict with the established social-witness principles of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Beyond these principles, each Fund pursues different investment objectives and strategies. For purposes of determining which securities are eligible for investment by the Funds and those which are not eligible for investment, SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC," or the "Adviser") procures a list which identifies those specific companies which may not be purchased by the Funds. This list, which is updated annually, contains those companies involved in military-related production, tobacco, or human rights violations that are prohibited for investment in accordance with the policies that are set by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and brought forth by the Mission Responsibility Through Investment Committee Guidelines. In addition to these companies which are prohibited for investment by the Funds pursuant to the Mission Responsibility through Investment Committee Guidelines, the Funds also do not invest in certain other companies that have derived 25% or


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more of the company's revenues from alcohol, gambling and tobacco, and do not invest in certain companies in the weapons industry. The Adviser consults closely with the sub-advisers that acquire portfolio securities for the Growth Fund and Income Fund regarding those sub-advisers' reliance on the list.

The Growth Fund's portfolio may be constructed to favor securities that are more highly ranked with respect to environmental, social and governance ("ESG") criteria based on ESG performance evaluations provided by a third-party research vendor. Typically, environmental assessment categories include climate change, natural resource use, waste management and environmental opportunities. Social evaluation categories include human capital, product safety and social opportunities. Governance assessment categories include corporate governance, business ethics and government and public policy. How well companies adhere to international norms and principles and involvement in major ESG controversies (examples of which may relate to the environment, customers, human rights and community, labor rights and supply chain, and governance) are other considerations.

The New Covenant Funds are not intended to be an investment option of a participant-directed plan or program of any government entity, nor are the Funds offered as an investment in a participant-directed plan or program of any government agency.

GROWTH FUND—The Growth Fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. A modest amount of dividend income may be produced by the Fund's equity securities. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund's net assets will be invested in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of companies that the Fund's portfolio managers believe have long-term growth potential.

The Fund makes investment decisions consistent with social-witness principles approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Fund does not invest in those companies involved in the military and tobacco industries that are prohibited for investment in accordance with the policies that are set by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as brought forth by the Mission Responsibility Through Investment Committee Guidelines. The Fund also does not invest in certain other companies that have derived 25% or more of the company's revenues from alcohol, gambling and tobacco, and does not invest in certain companies in the weapons industry.

The Fund invests in common stocks and other equity securities. The Fund invests primarily in securities of domestic companies, but may also, to a lesser extent, invest in securities of foreign companies, including through depositary receipts. The Fund generally invests in larger companies, although it may purchase securities of companies of any size, including small companies.

SIMC seeks to enhance performance and reduce market risk by strategically allocating the Fund's assets among multiple sub-advisers (each, a "Sub-Adviser" and collectively, the "Sub-Advisers"). The allocation is made based on the Adviser's desire for balance among differing active investment styles and philosophies offered by the Sub-Advisers, including growth-oriented, value-oriented, and blended approaches to selecting investments, and a passive/indexing investment approach where the Fund's assets are invested in a portfolio of securities designed to track the broad U.S. large capitalization market. Growth-oriented managers generally select stocks they believe have attractive growth and appreciation potential in light of such characteristics as revenue and earnings growth, expectations from sell-side analysts and relative valuation, while value-oriented managers generally select stocks they believe are attractively valued in light of fundamental characteristics such as earnings, capital structure and/or return on invested capital.

The Fund adheres to the social-witness principles through the use of a designated Sub-Adviser that acts as an overlay manager and implements the portfolio recommendations of the other Sub-Advisers. Each Sub-Adviser, other than the overlay manager, provides a model portfolio to the Fund on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's recommendations as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the other Sub-Advisers, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by the Adviser. The overlay manager implements the portfolio consistent with that represented by the aggregation of the model portfolios, but also has the authority to


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vary from such aggregation: (i) to conform the Fund's securities transactions to the social-witness principles; (ii) to favor, consistent with the Fund's social-witness principles, securities of companies that are more highly ranked with respect to environmental, social and governance criteria than other companies in the Fund's portfolio; (iii) to seek to achieve lower volatility; and (iv) to a lesser extent, manage risks, seek trading cost efficiencies or efficient tax management. In addition to acting as overlay manager, the overlay manager also manages the Fund's passive investments.

A Sub-Adviser may sell a security when it becomes substantially overvalued, is experiencing deteriorating fundamentals, or as a result of changes in portfolio strategy. A security may also be sold and replaced with one that presents a better value.

INCOME FUND—The Income Fund's investment objective is a high level of current income with preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund's net assets will be invested in a diversified portfolio of bonds and other debt obligations of varying maturities. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.

The Fund makes investment decisions consistent with social-witness principles approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Fund does not invest in those companies involved in the military and tobacco industries that are prohibited for investment in accordance with the policies that are set by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as brought forth by the Mission Responsibility Through Investment Committee Guidelines. The Fund also does not invest in certain other companies that have derived 25% or more of the company's revenues from alcohol, gambling and tobacco, and does not invest in certain companies in the weapons industry.

The Fund invests in corporate bonds. The Fund also invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"), which are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, and the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), which are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. The Fund may also invest in bonds of international corporations or foreign governments. In addition, the Fund invests in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and may enter into fully-collateralized repurchase agreements.

At least 65% of the Fund's net assets will be invested in bonds that are rated within the four highest credit rating categories assigned by independent rating agencies, and the Fund will attempt to maintain an overall credit quality rating of AA or higher. The Fund may invest in unrated equivalents that may be considered to be investment grade. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in bonds that are rated below investment grade (junk bonds).

Up to 20% of the Fund's net assets may be invested in commercial paper within the two highest rating categories of independent rating agencies. The Fund may also invest up to 40% of its net assets in the fixed income securities of foreign issuers in any country, including developed or emerging markets. Foreign securities are selected on an individual basis without regard to any defined allocation among countries or geographic regions.

The Adviser seeks to enhance performance and reduce market risk by strategically allocating the Fund's assets among multiple Sub-Advisers. Sub-Advisers are selected for their experience in managing various kinds of fixed income securities, and each Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions based on an analysis of yield trends, credit ratings and other factors in its area of emphasis.

The Fund may invest in securities of any maturity, but expects its average maturity to range from four years to twelve years and its average duration to be between three and six years. Duration reflects the change in the value of a fixed income security that will result from a 1% change in interest rates. For example, a five year duration means a bond will decrease in value by 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by 5% if interest rates fall 1%.


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Investments for the Fund, both foreign and domestic, are selected based on the following criteria:

–  the use of interest-rate and yield-curve analyses;

–  the use of credit analyses, which indicate a security's rating and potential for appreciation; and

–  use of the above disciplines to invest in high-yield bonds and fixed income securities issued by foreign and domestic governments and companies.

The remainder of the Fund's assets may be held in cash or cash equivalents.

A Sub-Adviser may sell a security when it becomes substantially overvalued, is experiencing deteriorating fundamentals, or as a result of changes in portfolio strategy. A security may also be sold and replaced with one that presents a better value.

BALANCED GROWTH FUND—The Balanced Growth Fund's investment objective is to produce capital appreciation with less risk than would be present in a portfolio of only common stocks. To pursue its objective, the Fund invests primarily in shares of the Growth Fund and the Income Fund, with a majority of its assets generally invested in shares of the Growth Fund.

Between 45% and 75% of the Fund's net assets (with a "neutral" position of approximately 60% of the Fund's net assets) are invested in shares of the Growth Fund, with the balance of its net assets invested in shares of the Income Fund or cash or cash equivalents.

The Fund will periodically rebalance its investments in the Growth Fund and the Income Fund, within the limits described above. In implementing this rebalancing strategy, past and anticipated future performance of both the Growth Fund and the Income Fund are taken into account. The allocation of investments made in the Growth Fund and the Income Fund varies in response to market conditions, investment outlooks, and risk/reward characteristics of equity and fixed income securities. Because the Fund is a fund-of-funds, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the Growth Fund and the Income Fund.

The Growth Fund invests in common stocks and other equity securities. The Growth Fund invests primarily in securities of domestic companies, but may also, to a lesser extent, invest in securities of foreign companies. The Growth Fund generally invests in larger companies, although it may purchase securities of companies of any size, including small companies.

The Income Fund invests in corporate bonds. The Income Fund also invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the GNMA, which are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, and the FNMA and the FHLMC, which are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. The Income Fund may also invest, to a lesser extent, in bonds of international corporations or foreign governments. In addition, the Income Fund invests in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and may enter into fully-collateralized repurchase agreements. The Income Fund may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in commercial paper and up to 40% of its net assets in fixed income securities of foreign issuers in any country, including developed or emerging markets. The remainder of the Income Fund's assets may be held in cash or cash equivalents.

At least 65% of the Income Fund's net assets will be invested in bonds that are rated within the four highest credit rating categories assigned by independent rating agencies, and the Income Fund will attempt to maintain an overall credit quality rating of AA or higher. The Income Fund may invest in unrated equivalents that may be considered to be investment grade. The Income Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in bonds that are rated below investment grade (junk bonds).

The Growth Fund and the Income Fund, in which the Fund invests, make investment decisions consistent with social-witness principles approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Growth Fund and the Income Fund do not invest in those companies involved in the military and tobacco industries that are prohibited for investment in accordance with the policies that are set by


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the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as brought forth by the Mission Responsibility Through Investment Committee Guidelines. The Growth Fund and the Income Fund also do not invest in certain other companies that have derived 25% or more of the company's revenues from alcohol, gambling and tobacco, and do not invest in certain companies in the weapons industry. In addition, the Growth Fund's portfolio may be constructed to favor securities of companies that are more highly ranked with respect to environmental, social and governance criteria.

BALANCED INCOME FUND—The Balanced Income Fund's investment objective is to produce current income and long-term growth of capital. To pursue its objective, the Fund invests primarily in shares of the Growth Fund and the Income Fund, with a majority of its assets generally invested in shares of the Income Fund.

Between 50% and 75% of the Fund's net assets (with a "neutral" position of approximately 65% of the Fund's net assets) are invested in shares of the Income Fund, with the balance of its net assets invested in shares of the Growth Fund or cash or cash equivalents.

The Fund will periodically rebalance its investments in the Growth Fund and the Income Fund, within the limits described above. In implementing this rebalancing strategy, past and anticipated future performance of both the Growth Fund and the Income Fund are taken into account. The allocation of investments made in the Growth Fund and the Income Fund varies in response to market conditions, investment outlooks, and risk/reward characteristics of equity and fixed income securities. Because the Fund is a fund-of-funds, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the Growth Fund and the Income Fund.

The Income Fund invests in corporate bonds. The Income Fund also invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities, such as the GNMA, which are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, and the FNMA and the FHLMC, which are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. The Income Fund may also invest, to a lesser extent, in bonds of international corporations or foreign governments. In addition, the Income Fund invests in mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and may enter into fully-collateralized repurchase agreements. The Income Fund may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in commercial paper and up to 40% of its net assets in fixed income securities of foreign issuers in any country, including developed or emerging markets. The remainder of the Income Fund's assets may be held in cash or cash equivalents.

At least 65% of the Income Fund's net assets will be invested in bonds that are rated within the four highest credit rating categories assigned by independent rating agencies, and the Income Fund will attempt to maintain an overall credit quality rating of AA or higher. The Income Fund may invest in unrated equivalents that may be considered to be investment grade. The Income Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in bonds that are rated below investment grade (junk bonds).

The Growth Fund invests in common stocks and other equity securities. The Growth Fund invests primarily in securities of domestic companies, but may also, to a lesser extent, invest in securities of foreign companies. The Growth Fund generally invests in larger companies, although it may purchase securities of companies of any size, including small companies.

The Growth Fund and the Income Fund, in which the Fund invests, make investment decisions consistent with social-witness principles approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Growth Fund and the Income Fund do not invest in those companies involved in the military and tobacco industries that are prohibited for investment in accordance with the policies that are set by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as brought forth by the Mission Responsibility Through Investment Committee Guidelines. The Growth Fund and the Income Fund also do not invest in certain other companies that have derived 25% or more of the company's revenues from alcohol, gambling and tobacco, and do not invest in certain companies in the weapons industry. In addition, the Growth Fund's portfolio may be constructed to favor securities of companies that are more highly ranked with respect to environmental, social and governance criteria.


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There can be no assurance that the Funds will achieve their respective investment objectives.

DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS AND RISK FACTORS

You should understand that all investments involve risk and there can be no guarantee against loss resulting from an investment in the Funds.

The following information should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus. The investment practices described below, which apply to the Growth Fund and the Income Fund, are not fundamental, unless otherwise indicated, and may be changed by the Board of Trustees without approval of the shareholders.

The Adviser acts as a manager of managers for the Funds and selects and retains various Sub-Advisers. The Sub-Advisers employ portfolio managers to make the day-to-day investment decisions regarding portfolio holdings of the Growth Fund and Income Fund.

EQUITY SECURITIES—The Growth Fund may invest in the following types of investments, each of which is subject to certain risks, as discussed below: common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities and warrants.

All investments in equity securities are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles and the value of the securities in the Growth Fund's portfolio may fluctuate substantially from day to day. Owning an equity security can also subject the Growth Fund to the risk that the issuer may discontinue paying dividends.

Common Stock. A common stock represents a proportionate share of the ownership of a company and its value is based on the success of the company's business, any income paid to stockholders, the value of its assets, and general market conditions. In addition to the general risks set forth above, investments in common stocks are subject to the risk that in the event a company in which the Growth Fund invests is liquidated, the holders of preferred stock and creditors of that company will be paid before any payments are made to the Growth Fund as a holder of common stock. It is possible that all assets of that company will be exhausted before any payments are made to the Growth Fund.

Preferred Stock. Preferred stocks are equity securities that often pay dividends at a specific rate and have a preference over common stocks in dividend payments and liquidation of assets. A preferred stock is a blend of the characteristics of a bond and common stock. It can offer the higher yield of a bond and has priority over common stock in equity ownership, but does not have the seniority of a bond. Unlike common stock, a preferred stock's participation in the issuer's growth may be limited. Preferred stock has preference over common stock in the receipt of dividends and in any residual assets after payment to creditors should the issuer be dissolved. Although the dividend is set at a fixed annual rate, it is subject to the risk that the dividend can be changed or omitted by the issuer.

Convertible Securities and Warrants. Convertible securities are securities, such as debt securities or preferred stock, that may be converted into or exchanged for a specified amount of common stock of the same or different issuer within a particular period of time at a specified price or formula. Convertible securities include corporate bonds, notes and preferred stock that can be converted into, or exchanged for, a prescribed amount of common stock of the same or different issue within a particular period of time at a specified price or formula. A convertible security entitles the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt or dividends paid on preferred stock until the convertible stock matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged. While no securities investment is without some risk, investments in convertible securities generally entail less risk than the issuer's common stock. However, the extent to which such risk is reduced depends in large measure upon the degree to which the convertible security sells above its value as a fixed income security. In addition to the general risk associated with equity securities discussed above, the market value of convertible securities is also affected by prevailing interest rates, the credit quality of the issuer and any call provisions. While convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than nonconvertible debt securities of similar quality, they do enable the investor to benefit from increases in the market price of the underlying common stock.


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A warrant gives the holder a right to purchase at any time during a specified period a predetermined number of shares of common stock at a fixed price. Unlike convertible debt securities or preferred stock, warrants do not pay a fixed dividend. In addition to the general risks associated with equity securities discussed above, investments in warrants involve certain risks, including the possible lack of a liquid market for resale of the warrants, potential price fluctuations as a result of speculation or other factors, and failure of the price of the underlying security to reach or have reasonable prospects of reaching a level at which the warrant can be prudently exercised (in which event the warrant may expire without being exercised, resulting in a loss of the Fund's entire investment therein).

AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS—American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), as well as other "hybrid" forms of ADRs, including European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs"), Continental Depositary Receipts ("CDRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs"), are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. Depositary receipts may be sponsored or unsponsored. These certificates are issued by depositary banks and generally trade on an established market in the U.S. or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer's home country. The depositary bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities.

Investments in the securities of foreign issuers may subject the Growth Fund to investment risks that differ in some respects from those related to investments in securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include future adverse political and economic developments, possible imposition of withholding taxes on income, possible seizure, nationalization or expropriation of foreign deposits, possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source or greater fluctuation in value due to changes in exchange rates. Foreign issuers of securities often engage in business practices different from those of domestic issuers of similar securities, and there may be less information publicly available about foreign issuers. In addition, foreign issuers are, generally, subject to less government supervision and regulation and different accounting treatment than are those in the U.S.

Although the two types of depositary receipt facilities (unsponsored and sponsored) are similar, there are differences regarding a holder's rights and obligations and the practices of market participants. A depositary may establish an unsponsored facility without participation by (or acquiescence of) the underlying issuer; typically, however, the depositary requests a letter of non-objection from the underlying issuer prior to establishing the facility. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of the facility. The depositary usually charges fees upon the deposit and withdrawal of the underlying securities, the conversion of dividends into U.S. dollars or other currency, the disposition of non-cash distributions, and the performance of other services. The depositary of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer or to pass through voting rights to depositary receipt holders with respect to the underlying securities.

Sponsored depositary receipt facilities are created in generally the same manner as unsponsored facilities, except that sponsored depositary receipts are established jointly by a depositary and the underlying issuer through a deposit agreement. The deposit agreement sets out the rights and responsibilities of the underlying issuer, the depositary, and the depositary receipt holders. With sponsored facilities, the underlying issuer typically bears some of the costs of the depositary receipts (such as dividend payment fees of the depositary), although most sponsored depositary receipt holders may bear costs such as deposit and withdrawal fees. Depositaries of most sponsored depositary receipts agree to distribute notices of shareholder meetings, voting instructions, and other shareholder communications and information to the depositary receipt holders at the underlying issuer's request.

SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES—To the extent the Growth Fund invests in the equity securities of small and medium-sized companies, it will be exposed to the risks of smaller sized companies. Small and medium-sized companies may have narrower markets for their goods and/or services and may


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have more limited managerial and financial resources than larger, more established companies. Furthermore, such companies may have limited product lines, services, markets, or financial resources or may be dependent on a small management group. In addition, because these stocks may not be well-known to the investing public, do not have significant institutional ownership or are typically followed by fewer security analysts, there will normally be less publicly available information concerning these securities compared to what is available for the securities of larger companies. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, can decrease the value and liquidity of smaller sized company securities held by the Growth Fund. As a result, their performance may be more volatile and they may face greater risk of business failure, which could increase the volatility of the Growth Fund's portfolio.

FORWARD COMMITMENTS, WHEN-ISSUED SECURITIES AND DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS—The Growth Fund and the Income Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis and make contracts to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time. Debt securities are often issued on this basis. No income will accrue on securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis until the securities are delivered. Securities purchased or sold on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward-commitment basis involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to settlement date. Although the Funds would generally purchase securities on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or a forward-commitment basis with the intention of acquiring the securities, a Fund may dispose of such securities prior to settlement if the portfolio managers deem it appropriate to do so.

The Funds may dispose of or renegotiate a when-issued or forward commitment. The Funds will normally realize a capital gain or loss in connection with these transactions. For purposes of determining the Income Fund's average dollar-weighted maturity, the maturity of when-issued or forward-commitment securities will be calculated from the commitment date.

When a Fund purchases securities on a when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward-commitment basis, the Fund will maintain cash, U.S. Government securities or other liquid portfolio securities having a value (determined daily) at least equal to the amount of the Fund's purchase commitments. In the case of a forward commitment to sell portfolio securities, the custodian will hold the portfolio securities in a segregated account while the commitment is outstanding. These procedures are designed to ensure that the Funds will maintain sufficient assets at all times to cover their obligations under when-issued purchases, forward-commitments and delayed-delivery transactions.

DEBT SECURITIES—The Income Fund invests in debt securities such as corporate bonds, securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or one of its agencies and instrumentalities, bonds of international corporations or foreign governments, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, municipal bonds, and U.S. Treasury obligations. Debt securities are generally subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, market risk and call risk.

Interest Rate Risk. The risk that when interest rates increase, fixed income securities held by the Fund decline in value. Long-term fixed income securities will normally have more price volatility because of this risk than short-term fixed income securities.

Credit Risk. This risk relates to the ability of the issuer to meet interest and principal payments, as they become due. The ratings given a security by rating services such as Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") and Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P") provide information regarding such credit risk. The lower the rating given a security by such rating service, the greater the credit risk such rating service perceives to exist with respect to such security.

Market Risk. All mutual funds are affected by changes in the economy and swings in investment markets. These can occur within or outside the U.S. or worldwide, and may affect only particular companies or industries.


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Call Risk. The risk that an issuer will exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation held by the Fund (such as an asset-backed security) earlier than expected. This may happen when there is a decline in interest rates. Under these circumstances, the Fund may be unable to recoup all of its initial investment and will also suffer from having to reinvest in lower yielding securities.

BELOW-INVESTMENT GRADE/HIGH YIELD/HIGH RISK SECURITIES—The Income Fund may invest a limited amount of assets in debt securities that are rated below-investment grade (hereinafter referred to as "lower-rated securities") or that are unrated but deemed equivalent to lower-rated securities by the portfolio managers. The lower the ratings of such debt securities, the greater their risks. These debt instruments generally offer a higher current yield than that available from higher-grade issues, and typically involve greater risk. The yields on lower-rated securities will fluctuate over time. In general, prices of all bonds rise when interest rates fall and fall when interest rates rise. While less sensitive to changing interest rates than investment-grade debt, lower-rated securities are especially subject to adverse changes in general economic conditions and to changes in the financial condition of their issuers. During periods of economic downturn or rising interest rates, issuers of these instruments may experience financial stress that could adversely affect their ability to make payments of principal and interest, and increase the possibility of default.

Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, may also decrease the values and liquidity of these securities, especially in a market characterized by only a small amount of trading and with relatively few participants. These factors can also limit the Income Fund's ability to obtain accurate market quotations for these securities, making it more difficult to determine the Fund's net asset value.

In cases where market quotations are not available, lower-rated securities are valued using guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. Perceived credit quality in this market can change suddenly and unexpectedly, and may not fully reflect the actual risk posed by a particular lower-rated or unrated security.

VARIABLE AND FLOATING RATE INSTRUMENTS—With respect to variable and floating-rate instruments that may be acquired by the Income Fund, the portfolio managers will consider the earning power, cash flows and other liquidity ratios of the issuers and guarantors of such instruments and, if the instruments are subject to demand features, will monitor their financial status to meet payment on demand. Where necessary to ensure that a variable or floating-rate instrument meets the Fund's quality requirements, the issuer's obligation to pay the principal of the instrument will be backed by an unconditional bank letter or line of credit, guarantee or commitment to lend.

FUTURES CONTRACTS—The Growth Fund and the Income Fund may each enter into financial futures contracts. Such contracts may either be based on indexes of particular groups or varieties of securities ("Index Futures Contracts"), or be for the purchase or sale of debt obligations ("Debt Futures Contracts"). Such futures contracts are traded on exchanges licensed and regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The Funds enter into futures contracts to gain a degree of protection against anticipated changes in interest rates that would otherwise have an adverse effect upon the economic interests of the Funds. However, the costs of and possible losses from futures transactions will reduce a Fund's yield from interest on its holdings of debt securities. Income from futures transactions constitutes taxable gain.

For the Growth Fund and the Income Fund, the custodian marks cash, U.S. Government securities or other liquid portfolio securities as segregated within the custody account in an amount equal to the value of the total assets committed to the consummation of futures positions. If the value of the segregated securities declines, additional cash or securities are required to be marked on a daily basis so that the value of the segregated assets equals the amount of the Funds' commitments with respect to such contracts. Alternatively, the Funds may cover such positions by purchasing offsetting positions, or covering such positions partly with cash, U.S. Government securities or other liquid portfolio securities, and partly with offsetting positions.

A Debt Futures Contract is a binding contractual commitment that, if held to maturity, requires each of the Growth Fund and the Income Fund to make or accept delivery, during a particular month, of obligations having a standardized face value and rate of return. By purchasing a Debt Futures Contract,


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the Fund legally obligates itself to accept delivery of the underlying security and to pay the agreed price; by selling a Debt Futures Contract it legally obligates itself to make delivery of the security against payment of the agreed price. However, positions taken in the futures markets are normally not held to maturity. Instead they are liquidated through offsetting transactions which may result in a profit or loss. While Debt Futures Contract positions taken by the Fund are usually liquidated in this manner, the Fund may instead make or take delivery of the underlying securities whenever it appears economically advantageous.

A clearing corporation, associated with the exchange on which futures contracts are traded, assumes responsibility for close-outs of such contracts and guarantees that the sale or purchase, if still open, is performed on the settlement date.

By entering into futures contracts, each of the Growth Fund and the Income Fund seek to establish with more certainty than would otherwise be possible the effective rate of return on its portfolio securities. A Fund may, for example, take a "short" position in the futures market by selling a Debt Futures Contract for future delivery of securities held by the Fund in order to hedge against an anticipated rise in interest rates that would adversely affect the value of such securities. Or it might sell an Index Futures Contract based on a group of securities whose price trends show a significant correlation with those of securities held by a Fund. When hedging of this character is successful, any depreciation in the value of portfolio securities is substantially offset by appreciation in the value of the futures position. On other occasions the Fund may take a "long" position by purchasing futures contracts. This is done when a Fund is not fully invested or expects to receive substantial proceeds from the sale of portfolio securities or of Fund shares, and anticipates the future purchase of particular securities but expects the rate of return then available in the securities markets to be less favorable than rates that are currently available in the futures markets. The Funds expect that, in the normal course, securities will be purchased upon termination of a long futures position, but under unusual market conditions, a long futures position may be terminated without a corresponding purchase of securities.

Debt Futures Contracts currently involve only taxable obligations and do not encompass municipal securities. The value of Debt Futures Contracts on taxable securities, as well as Index Futures Contracts, may not vary in direct proportion with the value of a Fund's securities, limiting the ability of the Fund to hedge effectively against interest-rate risk.

The investment restriction concerning futures contracts does not specify the types of Index Futures Contracts into which the Growth Fund or the Income Fund may enter because it is impossible to foresee what particular indexes may be developed and traded or may prove useful to a Fund in implementing its overall risk-management strategies. For example, price trends for a particular Index Futures Contract may show a significant correlation with price trends in the securities held by the Fund, even though the securities comprising the index are not necessarily identical to those held by the Fund. In any event, the Fund would not enter into a particular Index Futures Contract unless the portfolio managers determined that such a correlation existed.

To the extent the Funds use Index Futures Contracts and Debt Futures Contracts, they are traded actively through the CME Group.

SEGREGATED ASSETS—The Growth Fund and Income Fund may be required to segregate assets (such as cash, U.S. Government securities and other liquid portfolio securities) or otherwise provide coverage consistent with applicable regulatory policies. This would be with respect to each Fund's permissible obligations under the call and put options it writes, the forward foreign currency exchange contracts it enters into and the futures contracts it enters into.

OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS—To attempt to gain additional protection against the effects of interest-rate fluctuations, the Growth Fund and the Income Fund may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. exchange or board of trade and enter into related closing transactions. There can be no assurance that such closing transactions will be available at all times. In return for the premium paid, such an option gives the purchaser the right to assume a position in a futures contract at any time during the option period for a specified exercise price.


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The Funds may purchase put options on futures contracts in lieu of, and for the same purpose as, sale of a futures contract. They also may purchase such put options in order to hedge a long position in the underlying futures contract.

The purchase of call options on futures contracts is intended to serve the same purpose as actual purchase of the futures contracts. A Fund may purchase call options on futures contracts in anticipation of a market advance when it is not fully invested.

The Funds may write (sell) a call option and a futures contract in order to hedge against a decline in the price of the index or debt securities underlying the futures contract. If the price of the futures contract at expiration is below the exercise price, the Funds would retain the option premium, which would offset, in part, any decline in the value of its portfolio securities.

The writing (selling) of put options on futures contracts is similar to purchase of the futures contracts, except that, if market price declines, a Fund would pay more than the current market price for the underlying securities or index units. The net cost to the Fund would be reduced, however, by the premium received on sale of the puts, less any transaction costs.

COVERED CALL OPTIONS—The Growth Fund and the Income Fund may write (sell) covered call options on their portfolio securities in an attempt to enhance investment performance. No more than 20% of a Fund's net assets may be subject to covered options.

When the Growth Fund and the Income Fund write (sell) a covered call option, it gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy the underlying security at the price specified in the option (the "exercise price") at any time during the option period, generally ranging up to nine months. If the option expires unexercised, a Fund will realize gain to the extent of the amount received for the option (the "premium") less any commission paid. If the option is exercised, a decision over which the Fund has no control, the Fund must sell the underlying security to the option holder at the exercise price. By writing a covered option, the Fund forgoes, in exchange for the premium less the commission ("net premium"), the opportunity to profit during the option period from an increase in the market value of the underlying security above the exercise price.

When the Growth Fund and the Income Fund sell an option, an amount equal to the net premium received by a Fund is included in the liability section of the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a deferred credit. The amount of the deferred credit will be subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. The current market value of a traded option is the last sale price or, in the absence of a sale, the mean between the closing bid and asked price. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction (i.e., the Fund terminates its obligation as the writer of the option by purchasing a call option on the same security with the same exercise price and expiration date as the option previously written), the Fund will realize a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the net premium received when the option was sold) and the deferred credit related to such option will be eliminated. If an option is exercised, the Fund will realize a long-term or short-term gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and proceeds of the sale will be increased by the net premium originally received. The writing of covered options may be deemed to involve a pledge of the securities against which the option is being written. Securities against which options are written will be segregated on the books of the Fund's custodian.

RISKS OF FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVESTMENTS—Each of the Growth Fund and the Income Fund will incur brokerage fees in connection with its futures and options transactions, and it will be required to segregate funds for the benefit of brokers as margin to guarantee performance of its futures and options contracts. In addition, while such contracts will be entered into to reduce certain risks, trading in these contracts entails certain other risks. Thus, while a Fund may benefit from the use of futures contracts and related options, unanticipated changes in interest rates may result in a poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not entered into any such contracts. Additionally, the skills required to invest successfully in futures and options may differ from skills required for managing other assets in a Fund's portfolio.


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Each of the Growth Fund and the Income Fund may engage in over-the-counter options transactions with broker-dealers who make markets in these options. The portfolio managers will consider risk factors such as their creditworthiness when determining a broker-dealer with which to engage in options transactions. The ability to terminate over-the-counter option positions is more limited than with exchange-traded option positions because the predominant market is the issuing broker rather than an exchange, and may involve the risk that broker-dealers participating in such transactions will not fulfill their obligations. Certain over-the-counter options may be deemed to be illiquid securities and may not be readily marketable. The portfolio managers will monitor the creditworthiness of dealers with which the Funds enter into such options transactions under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

PURCHASING CALL OPTIONS—Each of the Growth Fund and the Income Fund may purchase call options to the extent that call option coverage by a Fund does not constitute more than 20% of the Fund's total assets. When a Fund purchases a call option, in return for a premium paid by the Fund to the writer of the option, the Fund obtains the right to buy the security underlying the option at a specified exercise price at any time during the term of the option. The writer of the call option, who receives the premium upon writing the option, has the obligation, upon exercise of the option, to deliver the underlying security against payment of the exercise price. The advantage of purchasing call options is that the Funds may alter portfolio characteristics and modify portfolio maturities without incurring the cost associated with those transactions. The Funds may, following purchase of a call option, liquidate its position by effecting a closing sale transaction. This is accomplished by selling an option of the same series as the option previously purchased. The Funds will realize a profit from a closing sale transaction if the price received on the transaction is more than the premium paid (less any commissions) to purchase the original call option; the Funds will realize a loss from a closing sale transaction if the price received on the transaction is less than the premium paid (less any commissions) to purchase the original call option.

Although the Growth Fund and the Income Fund will generally purchase only those call options for which there appears to be an active secondary market, there is no assurance that a liquid secondary market on an exchange will exist for any particular option, or at any particular time, and for some options no secondary market on an exchange may exist. In such event, it may not be possible to effect closing transactions in particular options, with the result that a Fund would have to exercise its options in order to realize any profit and would incur brokerage commissions upon the exercise of such options and upon the subsequent disposition of the underlying securities acquired through exercise of such options. Further, unless the price of the underlying security changes sufficiently, a call option purchased by the Funds may expire without any value to the Funds, in which event the Funds would realize a capital loss that would be characterized as short-term unless the option was held for more than one year.

PURCHASING PUT OPTIONS—No more than 20% of either the Growth Fund's or the Income Fund's total assets may be subject to put options. Each Fund will, at all times during which it holds a put option, own the security covered by such option. The purchase of the put on substantially identical securities held will constitute a short sale for tax purposes, the effect of which is to create short-term capital gain on the sale of the security and to suspend running of its holding period (and treat it as commencing on the date of the closing of the short sale) or that of a security acquired to cover the same if, at the time the put was acquired, the security had not been held for more than one year.

A put option purchased by either the Growth Fund or the Income Fund gives it the right to sell one of its securities for an agreed-upon price up to an agreed-upon date. The Funds may purchase put options in order to protect against a decline in the market value of the underlying security below the exercise price less the premium paid for the option ("protective puts"). The ability to purchase put options will allow the Funds to protect unrealized gains in an appreciated security in their portfolios without actually selling the security. If the security does not drop in value, the Funds will lose the value of the premium paid. A Fund may sell a put option which it has previously purchased prior to sale of the securities underlying such option. Such sale will result in a net gain or loss depending upon whether the amount received on the sale is more or less than the premium and other transaction costs paid on the put option which is sold.


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The Growth Fund or the Income Fund may sell a put option purchased on individual portfolio securities. Additionally, the Funds may enter into closing sale transactions. A closing sale transaction is one in which a Fund, when it is the holder of an outstanding option, liquidates its position by selling an option of the same series as the option previously purchased.

WRITING PUT OPTIONS—The Growth Fund and the Income Fund may also write put options on a secured basis, which means that a Fund will maintain, in a segregated account with its custodian, cash or U.S. Government securities in an amount not less than the exercise price of the option at all times during the option period. The amount of cash or U.S. Government securities held in the segregated account will be adjusted on a daily basis to reflect changes in the market value of the securities covered by the put options written by the Fund. Secured put options will generally be written in circumstances where the portfolio managers wish to purchase the underlying security for a Fund's portfolio at a price lower than the current market price of the security. In such event, the Fund would write a secured put option at an exercise price which, reduced by the premium received on the option, reflects the lower price it is willing to pay. With regard to the writing of put options, a Fund will limit the aggregate value of the obligations underlying such put options to 20% of its net assets.

Following the writing of a put option, the Growth Fund or the Income Fund may wish to terminate the obligation to buy the security underlying the option by effecting a closing purchase transaction. This is accomplished by buying an option of the same series as the option previously written. A Fund may not, however, effect such a closing transaction after it has been notified of the exercise of the option.

LIMITATIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS—The Growth Fund and the Income Fund will not engage in transactions in futures contracts or related options for speculation but only as a hedge against changes resulting from market conditions in the values of debt securities held in its portfolio or which it intends to purchase and where the transactions are appropriate to the reduction of the Fund's risks. The Trustees have adopted policies (which are not fundamental and may be modified by the Trustees without a shareholder vote) that, immediately after the purchase for a Fund of a futures contract or a related option, the value of the aggregate initial margin deposits with respect to all futures contracts (both for receipt and delivery), and premiums paid on related options entered into on behalf of the Fund, will not exceed 5% of the fair market value of the Fund's total assets. Additionally, the value of the aggregate premiums paid for all put and call options held by a Fund will not exceed 20% of its net assets. Futures contracts and put options written (sold) by a Fund will be offset by assets of the Fund held in a segregated account in an amount sufficient to satisfy obligations under such contracts and options.

FOREIGN SECURITIES—The Income Fund may invest up to 40% of its assets in foreign bonds denominated in foreign currencies. No more than 20% of a Fund's total assets will be represented by a given foreign currency. The Funds may invest without limit in U.S. dollar denominated foreign securities.

Investors should recognize that investing in foreign securities involves certain special considerations, including those set forth below, which are not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities and that may favorably or unfavorably affect the Funds' performance. As foreign companies are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and requirements comparable to those applicable to domestic companies, there may be less publicly available information about a foreign company than about a domestic company. Many foreign securities markets, while growing in volume of trading activity, have substantially less volume than the U.S. market, and securities of some foreign issuers are less liquid and more volatile than securities of domestic issuers. Similarly, volume and liquidity in most foreign bond markets is less than in the U.S. and, at times, price volatility can be greater than in the U.S. Fixed commissions on some foreign securities exchanges and bid-to-asked spreads in foreign bond markets are generally higher than commissions and bid-to-asked spreads in U.S. markets, although the Funds will endeavor to achieve the most favorable net results on their portfolio transactions. There is generally less government supervision and regulation of securities exchanges, brokers and listed companies than in the U.S. It may be more difficult for the Funds' agents to keep currently informed about corporate actions that may affect the prices of portfolio securities. Communications between the U.S. and


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foreign countries may be less reliable than within the U.S., thus increasing the risk of delayed settlements of portfolio transactions or loss of certificates for portfolio securities. Payment for securities without delivery may be required in certain foreign markets. In addition, with respect to certain foreign countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation, political or social instability, or diplomatic developments that could affect U.S. investments in those countries. Investments in foreign securities may also entail certain risks such as possible currency blockages or transfer restrictions, and the difficulty of enforcing rights in other countries. Moreover, individual foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments position. Further, to the extent investments in foreign securities involve currencies of foreign countries, the Funds may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in currency rates and in exchange-control regulations, and may incur costs in connection with conversion between currencies.

Investments in companies domiciled in emerging countries may be subject to potentially greater risks than investments in developed countries. The possibility of revolution and the dependence on foreign economic assistance may be greater in these countries than in developed countries. Each Fund seeks to mitigate the risks associated with these considerations through diversification and active professional management.

Investments in the United Kingdom. In June 2016, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the "UK") voted in a referendum to leave the European Union ("EU"). Although the Funds are established in the United States, the withdrawal of the UK from the EU or "Brexit" may cause the Funds to face a number of associated risks that could adversely affect returns to investors, including, but not limited to, risks associated with an uncertain regulatory landscape, currency fluctuation risks, and risks associated with general market disruption.

The UK formally notified the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the EU by invoking article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty in March 2017, meaning that Brexit is scheduled to occur on or before March 30, 2019 unless an extension is agreed. Brexit negotiations regarding the terms of the UK's exit from the EU and the UK's future relationship with the EU began on June 19, 2017. The terms on which the UK will exit from the EU, the precise timeframe in which such exit is to be achieved and the terms of the UK's future relationship with the EU are uncertain. Accordingly, the vote for the UK to leave the EU has caused and may continue to cause a significant degree of uncertainty, volatility and disruption in the markets in which companies invested in by a Fund operate which may adversely impact the financial performance of the Fund and the value of its investments and potentially lower economic growth in markets in the UK, Europe and globally. Such uncertainty may also result in reduction in investment opportunities to deploy capital, and may slow capital-raising of a Fund and its underlying investment funds.

In particular, the vote for the UK to leave the EU has led to a decline in the value of sterling against other currencies, including the euro and the U.S. dollar, which decline could continue for an indeterminate length of time. Accordingly, the sterling cost of potential investments denominated in euros, the U.S. dollar and other non-sterling currencies has increased and may continue to increase, making such investments more expensive. In addition, underlying investment funds in which a Fund holds an interest could be similarly and adversely impacted.

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS—The Growth Fund and the Income Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts in connection with its investments in foreign securities. A forward foreign currency exchange contract ("forward contract") involves a negotiated obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date or range of future dates (with or without delivery required), which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. These contracts are generally traded in the interbank market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. A forward contract generally has no deposit requirement, and no commissions are charged at any stage for trades.


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The maturity date of a forward contract may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, rather than a predetermined date in a given month, and forward contracts may be in any amount agreed upon by the parties rather than predetermined amounts. Also, forward contracts are traded directly between banks or currency dealers so that no intermediary is required. A forward contract generally requires no margin or other deposit.

Closing transactions with respect to forward contracts are effected with the currency trader who is a party to the original forward contract.

The Growth Fund and the Income Fund may enter into foreign contracts in several circumstances. When a Fund enters into a contract for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency, or when a Fund anticipates the receipt in a foreign currency of interest and dividend payments on a security it holds, the Fund may desire to "lock in" the U.S. dollar price of the security or the U.S. dollar equivalent of such interest and dividend payments, as the case may be. By entering into a forward contract for the purchase or sale, for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars, of the amount of foreign currency involved in the underlying transaction, the Fund will attempt to protect itself against a possible loss resulting from an adverse change in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and the applicable foreign currency during the period between the date on which the security is purchased or sold, or on which the dividend payment is declared, and the date on which such payments are made or received.

The Funds' activities involving forward contracts may be limited by the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the "Code") for qualification as a regulated investment company.

MiFID II—Directive 2014/61/EU on markets in financial instruments and Regulation 600/2014/EU on markets in financial instruments (collectively, "MiFID II") took effect in Member States of the EU on January 3, 2018. MiFID II forms the legal framework governing the requirements applicable to EU investment firms and trading venues and third-country firms providing investment services or activities in the EU. The extent to which MiFID II will have an indirect impact on markets and market participants outside the EU is unclear and yet to fully play out in practice. It will likely impact pricing, liquidity and transparency in most asset classes and certainly impact the research market.

MiFID II prohibits an EU authorized investment firm from receiving investment research unless it is paid for directly by the firm out of its own resources or from a separate research payment account regulated under MiFID II and funded either by a specific periodic research charge to the client or by a research charge that is not collected from the client separately but instead alongside a transaction commission. Specifically, MiFID II will have practical ramifications outside the EU in certain areas such as payment for equity research and fixed income, currency and commodities research. For example, US asset managers acting under the delegated authority of an EU-based asset manager and US asset managers that are part of a global asset management group with one or more EU affiliates may, in practice, have to restructure the way they procure, value and pay for research under US laws and regulations to more closely align with the requirements under MiFID II. Absent appropriate relief or guidance from US regulators, certain aspects of the research payment regime under MiFID II may be incompatible with US law and regulation. Accordingly, it is difficult to predict the full impact of MiFID II on the Funds and the advisers, but it could include an increase in the overall costs of entering into investments. Shareholders should be aware that the regulatory changes arising from MiFID II may affect each Fund's ability to adhere to its investment approach and achieve its investment objective.

EU research providers that are MiFID II firms will be obliged to price their research services separately from their execution services. It is uncertain whether these changes will lead to an overall increase in the price of research and/or lead to reduced access to research for the advisers. While the exact impact of MiFID II and the related Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation on certain Funds and the advisers remain unclear and will take time to quantify, the impact on them and on the EU financial markets may be material.


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REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—The Growth Fund and the Income Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with any member bank of the Federal Reserve System and any broker-dealer that is recognized as a reporting government securities dealer, whose creditworthiness has been determined by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser. A repurchase agreement, which provides a means for the Funds to earn income on monies for periods as short as overnight, is an arrangement under which the purchaser (i.e., the Fund) acquires a security ("Obligation") and the seller agrees, at the time of sale, to repurchase the Obligation at a specified time and price. The repurchase price may be higher than the purchase price, the difference being income to the Fund, or the purchase and repurchase prices may be the same, with interest at a stated rate due to the Fund at the time of repurchase. In either case, the income to the Fund is unrelated to the interest rate on the Obligation itself. For purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), a repurchase agreement is deemed to be a loan to the seller of the Obligation and is therefore covered by the Funds' investment restrictions applicable to loans. Each repurchase agreement entered into by a Fund requires that if the market value of the Obligation becomes less than the repurchase price (including interest), the Fund will direct the seller of the Obligation, on a daily basis, to deliver additional securities so that the market value of all securities subject to the repurchase agreement will equal or exceed the repurchase price. In the event a Fund is unsuccessful in seeking to enforce the contractual obligation to deliver additional securities, and the seller defaults on its obligation to repurchase, the Fund bears the risk of any drop in market value of the Obligation(s). In the event that bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings were commenced with respect to a bank or broker-dealer before its repurchase of the Obligation, the Fund might encounter delay and incur costs before being able to sell the security. Delays may involve loss of interest or decline in price of the Obligation. In the case of repurchase agreements, it is not clear whether a court would consider a repurchase agreement as being owned by the particular Fund or as being collateral for a loan by the Fund. If a court were to characterize the transaction as a loan and the Fund had not perfected a security interest in the Obligation, the Funds could be required to return the Obligation to the bank's estate and be treated as an unsecured creditor. As an unsecured creditor, a Fund would be at risk of losing some or all of the principal and income involved in that transaction. The portfolio managers seek to minimize the risk of loss through repurchase agreements by analyzing the creditworthiness of the obligor, in this case the seller of the Obligations. A Fund may enter into "tri-party" repurchase agreements. In "tri-party" repurchase agreements, an unaffiliated third party custodian maintains accounts to hold collateral for the Fund and its counterparties and, therefore, the Fund may be subject to the credit risk of those custodians.

Securities subject to a repurchase agreement are held in a segregated account and the amount of such securities is adjusted on a daily basis so as to provide a market value at least equal to the repurchase price. The Funds may not invest more than 15% of their net assets in repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days.

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—The Growth Fund and the Income Fund may obtain funds for temporary defensive purposes by entering into reverse repurchase agreements with banks and broker-dealers. Reverse repurchase agreements involve sales by a Fund of portfolio assets concurrently with an agreement by that Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. During the reverse repurchase agreement period, the Fund continues to receive principal and interest payments on these securities. During the time a reverse repurchase agreement is outstanding, the Fund will maintain a segregated custodial account consisting of cash, U.S. Government securities or other liquid portfolio securities having a value at least equal to the repurchase price, plus accrued interest, subject to the agreement. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase. Reverse repurchase agreements are considered borrowings by the Fund, and as such are subject to the investment limitations discussed in the section titled "Borrowing."

RISKS OF CYBER ATTACKS—As with any entity that conducts business through electronic means in the modern marketplace, the Funds, and their service providers, may be susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from cyber attacks. Cyber attacks include, among other behaviors, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the


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unauthorized monitoring, release, misuse, loss, destruction or corruption of confidential information, unauthorized access to relevant systems, compromises to networks or devices that the Funds and their service providers use to service the Funds' operations, ransomware, operational disruption or failures in the physical infrastructure or operating systems that support the Funds and their service providers, or various other forms of cyber security breaches. Cyber attacks affecting a Fund, SIMC or any of the Sub-Advisers, the Fund's distributor, custodian, transfer agent, or any other of the Fund's intermediaries or service providers may adversely impact the Fund and its shareholders, potentially resulting in, among other things, financial losses or the inability of Fund shareholders to transact business. For instance, cyber attacks may interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, impact the Fund's ability to calculate its NAVs, cause the release of private shareholder information or confidential business information, impede trading, subject the Fund to regulatory fines or financial losses and/or cause reputational damage. The Funds may also incur additional costs for cyber security risk management purposes designed to mitigate or prevent the risk of cyber attacks. Such costs may be ongoing because threats of cyber-attacks are constantly evolving as cyber attackers become more sophisticated and their techniques become more complex. Similar types of cyber security risks are also present for issuers of securities in which a Fund may invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Fund's investment in such companies to lose value. There can be no assurance that the Funds, the Funds' service providers, or the issuers of the securities in which the Funds invest will not suffer losses relating to cyber attacks or other information security breaches in the future. The Funds may also experience losses due to systems failures or inadequate system back-up or procedures at the brokerage firm(s) carrying the Funds' positions.

SECURITIES OF OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES—Securities of other investment companies, including shares of closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, open-end investment companies and real estate investment trusts, represent interests in professionally managed portfolios that may invest in various types of instruments. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying instruments, but may involve additional expenses at the investment company-level, such as portfolio management fees and operating expenses. Certain types of investment companies, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their net asset value. Others are continuously offered at net asset value, but may also be traded in the secondary market at a premium or a discount to their net asset value.

Section 12(d)(1)(A) prohibits a registered open-end investment company (e.g., a "fund") from acquiring more than 3% of another registered open-end investment company's outstanding shares, investing more than 5% of its own assets in any single registered open-end investment company, or investing more than 10% of its own assets in acquired registered open-end investment companies in the aggregate.

Section 12(d)(1)(G) is a statutory exemption from those limitations that permits a fund to acquire an unlimited amount of shares of other funds that are part of the same group of investment companies (e.g., "affiliated funds"). However, beyond its investment in affiliated fund shares, a fund relying on Section 12(d)(1)(G) originally could only invest in government securities and short-term paper. Subsequent to the enactment of Section 12(d)(1)(G), however, the SEC adopted Rule 12d1-2 under the 1940 Act, which permits funds relying on Section 12(d)(1)(G) to also invest in: (i) shares of unaffiliated funds subject to the limits of Sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(F), (ii) any security (as defined in Section 2(a)(36) of the 1940 Act) consistent with the fund's investment policy, and (iii) affiliated and unaffiliated money market funds (i.e., sweep cash arrangements).

The Balanced Funds rely on Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act and Rule 12d1-2 thereunder and are therefore able to acquire up to 100% of the shares of the Growth Fund or the Income Fund as well as invest in government securities, short-term paper and other securities, including shares of unaffiliated mutual funds within the limits of Section 12(d)(1)(A) or 12(d)(1)(F).

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Section 12(d)(1)(A), the Growth Fund or the Income Fund, as applicable, is prohibited from acquiring the securities of another investment company if, as a result of such acquisition: (i) the Growth Fund or the Income Fund, as applicable, owns more than 3% of the total voting stock of the other company; (ii) securities issued by any one investment company represent more than 5% of the Growth Fund's or the Income Fund's, as applicable, total assets; or (iii) securities (other than treasury stock) issued by all investment companies represent more than 10% of the total assets of the Growth Fund or the Income Fund, as applicable. Pursuant to Rule 12d1-1 under the 1940 Act, the Growth Fund and the Income Fund may invest in one or more affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies, which comply with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, in excess of the limits of Section 12 of the 1940 Act, so long as the conditions of that Rule are met. The Growth Fund and the Income Fund may invest in investment companies managed by SIMC or a Sub-Adviser to the extent permitted by any rule or regulation of the SEC or any order or interpretation thereunder.

The Growth Fund and the Income Fund are prohibited from acquiring any securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(G) or Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act.

Because of restrictions on direct investment by U.S. entities in certain countries, investment in other investment companies may be the most practical or the only manner in which an international and global fund can invest in the securities markets of those countries. The Growth Fund and the Income Fund also may incur tax liability to the extent it invests in the stock of a foreign issuer that constitutes a "passive foreign investment company."

INTERFUND LENDING AND BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS—The SEC has granted an exemption that permits the Funds to participate in an interfund lending program (the "Program") with existing or future investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that are advised by SIMC (the "SEI Funds"). The Program allows the SEI Funds to lend money to and borrow money from each other for temporary or emergency purposes. Participation in the Program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending funds. Interfund loans may be made only when the rate of interest to be charged is more favorable to the lending fund than an investment in overnight repurchase agreements (the "Repo Rate") and more favorable to the borrowing fund than the rate of interest that would be charged by a bank for short-term borrowings (the "Bank Loan Rate"). The Bank Loan Rate will be determined using a formula approved by the SEI Funds' Board of Trustees. The interest rate imposed on interfund loans is the average of the Repo Rate and the Bank Loan Rate.

All interfund loans and borrowings must comply with the conditions set forth in the exemption, which are designed to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all participating funds. Each Fund's participation in the Program must be consistent with its investment policies and limitations and is subject to certain percentage limitations. SIMC administers the Program according to procedures approved by the SEI Funds' Board. In addition, the Program is subject to oversight and periodic review by the SEI Funds' Board.

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES AND MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH SECURITIES—The Income Fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities, which are interests in pools of mortgage loans, including mortgage loans made by savings and loan institutions, mortgage banks, commercial banks and others. The Fund also invests in mortgage-backed securities guaranteed primarily by the GNMA. Pools of mortgage loans are assembled as securities for sale to investors by various governmental, government-related and private organizations as further described below. The Fund may also invest in debt securities that are secured with collateral consisting of mortgage-backed securities (see "Collateralized Mortgage Obligations"), and in other types of mortgage-related securities.

A decline in interest rates may lead to a faster rate of repayment of the underlying mortgages, and expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment. To the extent that such mortgage-backed securities are held by the Fund, the prepayment right will tend to limit to some degree the increase in net asset value of the Fund because the value of the mortgage-backed securities held by the Fund may not appreciate as rapidly as the price of non-callable debt securities.


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When interest rates rise, mortgage prepayment rates decline, thus lengthening the life of a mortgage-related security and increasing the price volatility of that security, affecting the price volatility of the Fund's shares.

Interests in pools of mortgage-backed securities differ from other forms of debt securities, which normally provide for periodic payment of interest in fixed amounts, with principal payments at maturity or specified call dates. Instead, these securities provide a monthly payment that consists of both interest and principal payments. In effect, these payments are a "pass-through" of the monthly payments made by the individual borrowers on their mortgage loans, net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of such securities. Additional payments are caused by repayments of principal resulting from sale of the underlying property, refinancing or foreclosure, net of fees or costs which may be incurred. Some mortgage-related securities (such as securities issued by the GNMA) are described as "modified pass-through." These securities entitle the holder to receive all interest and principal payments owed on the mortgage pool, net of certain fees, at scheduled payment dates regardless of whether or not the mortgagor actually makes the payment.

The principal governmental guarantor of mortgage-related securities is the GNMA. GNMA is a wholly-owned U.S. Government corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. GNMA is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, timely payment of principal and interest on securities issued by institutions approved by GNMA (such as savings and loan institutions, commercial banks and mortgage bankers) and backed by pools of FHA-insured or VA-guaranteed mortgages. These guarantees, however, do not apply to the market value or yield of mortgage-backed securities or to the value of the Fund's shares. Also, GNMA securities often are purchased at a premium over the maturity value of the underlying mortgages. This premium is not guaranteed and will be lost if prepayment occurs.

Government-related guarantors (i.e., not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government) include the FNMA and the FHLMC. FNMA is a government-sponsored corporation owned entirely by private stockholders. It is subject to general regulation by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. FNMA purchases conventional (i.e., not insured or guaranteed by any government agency) mortgages from a list of approved seller/servicers, which include state and federally-chartered savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, commercial banks and credit unions and mortgage bankers. Pass-through securities issued by FNMA are guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by FNMA, but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

FHLMC is a corporate instrumentality of the U.S. Government and was created by Congress in 1970 for the purpose of increasing the availability of mortgage credit for residential housing. FHLMC stock is owned by twelve Federal Home Loan Banks. FHLMC issues Participation Certificates ("PCs"), which represent interests in conventional mortgages from FHLMC's national portfolio. FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest and ultimate collection of principal, but PCs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

The volatility and disruption that impacted the capital and credit markets during late 2008 and into 2009 have led to increased market concerns about FNMA's and FHLMC's ability to withstand future credit losses associated with securities held in their investment portfolios, and on which they provide guarantees, without the direct support of the federal government. In September 2008, the U.S. Treasury announced a federal takeover of FNMA and FHLMC, with the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA") appointed to be the Conservator of the FHLMC and the FNMA for an indefinite period. In accordance with the Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 and the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, as Conservator, the FHFA will control and oversee the entities until the FHFA deems them financially sound and solvent. Under the plan of conservatorship, the FHFA has assumed control of, and generally has the power to direct, the operations of FNMA and FHLMC, and is empowered to exercise all powers collectively held by their respective shareholders, directors and officers, including the power to (1) take over the assets of and operate FNMA and FHLMC with all the powers of the shareholders, the directors, and the officers of FNMA and FHLMC and conduct all business of FNMA and


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FHLMC; (2) collect all obligations and money due to FNMA and FHLMC; (3) perform all functions of FNMA and FHLMC which are consistent with the conservator's appointment; (4) preserve and conserve the assets and property of FNMA and FHLMC; and (5) contract for assistance in fulfilling any function, activity, action or duty of the conservator.

Under the takeover, the U.S. Treasury agreed to acquire $1 billion of senior preferred stock of each instrumentality and obtained warrants for the purchase of common stock of each instrumentality (the "Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement" or "Agreement"). Under the Agreement, the U.S. Treasury pledged to provide up to $200 billion per instrumentality as needed, including the contribution of cash capital to the instrumentalities in the event their liabilities exceed their assets. This was intended to ensure that the instrumentalities maintain a positive net worth and meet their financial obligations, preventing mandatory triggering of receivership. The conditions attached to the financial contribution made by the Treasury to FNMA and FHLMC and the issuance of this senior preferred stock place significant restrictions on the activities of FNMA and FHLMC. FNMA and FHLMC must obtain the consent of the Treasury to (i) make any payment to purchase or redeem its capital stock or pay any dividend other than in respect of the senior preferred stock issued to the Treasury, (ii) issue capital stock of any kind, (iii) terminate the conservatorship of the FHFA except in connection with a receivership, or (iv) increase its debt beyond certain specified levels. In addition, significant restrictions were placed on the maximum size of each of FNMA's and FHLMC's respective portfolios of mortgages and mortgage-backed securities, and the purchase agreements entered into by FNMA and FHLMC provide that the maximum size of their portfolios of these assets must decrease by a specified percentage each year. On December 24, 2009, the U.S. Treasury announced that it was amending the Agreement to allow the $200 billion cap on the U.S. Treasury's funding commitment to increase as necessary to accommodate any cumulative reduction in net worth through the end of 2012. The unlimited support the U.S. Treasury extended to the two companies expired at the beginning of 2013—FNMA's support is now capped at $125 billion and FHLMC has a limit of $149 billion.

On August 17, 2012, the U.S. Treasury announced that it was again amending the Agreement to terminate the requirement that FNMA and FHLMC each pay a 10% annual dividend. Instead, the companies will transfer to the U.S. Treasury on a quarterly basis all profits earned during a quarter that exceed a capital reserve amount of $3 billion. It is believed that the new amendment puts FNMA and FHLMC in a better position to service their debt because the companies no longer have to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to make fixed dividend payments. As part of the new terms, FNMA and FHLMC also will be required to reduce their investment portfolios at an annual rate of 15 percent instead of the previous 10 percent, which puts each of them on track to cut their portfolios to a targeted $250 billion in 2018.

FNMA and FHLMC are the subject of several continuing class action lawsuits and investigations by federal regulators over certain accounting, disclosure or corporate governance matters, which (along with any resulting financial restatements) may adversely affect the guaranteeing entities. Importantly, the future of the entities is in serious question as the U.S. Government could consider nationalization, privatization, consolidation, or abolishment of the entities. The future status and role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be impacted by (among other things) the actions taken and restrictions placed on FNMA and FHLMC by the FHFA in its role as conservator, the restrictions placed on FNMA's and FHLMC's operations and activities as a result of the senior preferred stock investment made by the Treasury, market responses to developments at FNMA and FHLMC, and future legislative and regulatory action that alters the operations, ownership, structure and/or mission of these institutions, each of which may, in turn, impact the value of, and cash flows on, any mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by FNMA and FHLMC, including any such mortgage-backed securities held by a Fund.

Commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers also create pass-through pools of conventional mortgage loans. Such issuers may, in addition, be the originators and/or servicers of the underlying mortgage loans as well as the guarantors of the mortgage-related securities. Pools created by such non-governmental issuers generally offer a higher rate of interest than government and government-related pools because


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there are no direct or indirect government or agency guarantees of payments. However, timely payment of interest and principal of these pools may be supported by various forms of insurance or guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance and letters of credit. The insurance and guarantees are issued by governmental entities, private insurers and the mortgage poolers. Such insurance and guarantees and the creditworthiness of the issuers thereof will be considered in determining whether a mortgage-related security meets the Fund's investment quality standards. There can be no assurance that the private insurers or guarantors can meet their obligations under the insurance policies or guarantee arrangements. The Fund may buy mortgage-related securities without insurance or guarantees if, through an examination of the loan experience and practices of the originators/servicers and poolers, the portfolio managers determine that they meet the Fund's quality standards. Although the market for such securities is becoming increasingly liquid, securities issued by certain private organizations may not be readily marketable.

TO BE ANNOUNCED SECURITIES ("TBAs")—The Income Fund may also utilize the TBA market for mortgage-backed securities. The TBA market allows investors to gain exposure to mortgage-backed securities with certain broad characteristics (maturity, coupon, age) without taking delivery of the actual securities until the settlement day which is once every month. In addition, the Income Fund may utilize the dollar roll market, in which one sells, in the TBA market, the security for current month settlement, while simultaneously committing to buy the same TBA security for next month settlement. The Income Fund may also enter into TBA transactions. A TBA transaction is a contract for the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed security for future settlement at an agreed upon date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. TBA transactions include most mortgage-backed securities represented in the MBS Index and may also include mortgages that do not yet exist. The Income Fund may also use the dollar roll market to postpone delivery when TBA investments are made.

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS ("CMOs")—The Income Fund may invest in CMOs, which are hybrids between mortgage-backed bonds and mortgage pass-through securities. Similar to a bond, interest and prepaid principal are paid, in most cases, semiannually. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans, but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by GNMA, FHLMC, or FNMA, and their income streams.

CMOs are structured into multiple classes, each bearing a different stated maturity. Actual maturity and average life will depend upon the prepayment experience of the collateral. CMOs provide for a modified form of call protection through a de facto breakdown of the underlying pool of mortgages according to how quickly the loans are repaid. Monthly payment of principal received from the pool of underlying mortgages, including prepayments, is first returned to investors holding the shortest maturity class. Investors holding the longer maturity classes receive principal only after the first class has been retired. An investor is partially guarded against a sooner-than-desired return of principal because of the sequential payments.

In a typical CMO transaction, a corporation issues multiple series (e.g., A, B, C, Z) of CMO bonds ("Bonds"). Proceeds of the Bond offering are used to purchase mortgages or mortgage pass-through certificates ("Collateral"). The Collateral is pledged to a third party trustee as security for the Bonds. Principal and interest payments from the Collateral are used to pay principal on the Bonds in the order A, B, C, Z. The Series A, B, and C Bonds all bear current interest. Interest on the Series Z Bond is accrued and added to principal and a like amount is paid as principal on the Series A, B, or C Bonds currently being paid off. When the Series A, B, and C Bonds are paid in full, interest and principal on the Series Z Bond begins to be paid. With some CMOs, the issuer serves as a conduit to allow loan originators (primarily builders or savings and loan associations) to borrow against their loan portfolios.

STRIPPED MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—The Income Fund may also invest in stripped mortgage-backed securities, which are derivative multi-class mortgage securities. The stripped mortgage-backed securities in which the Fund may invest will only be issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities have greater market volatility than other types of mortgage securities in which the Fund may invest.


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Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. A common type of stripped mortgage-backed security will have one class receiving some of the interest and most of the principal from the mortgage assets, while the other class will receive most of the interest and the remainder of the principal. In the most extreme case, one class will receive all of the interest (the interest-only or "IO" class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or "PO" class). The yield to maturity on an IO class is extremely sensitive not only to changes in prevailing interest rates but also to the rate of principal payments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets. A rapid rate of principal payments may have a material adverse effect on the yield to maturity of any such IOs held by the Fund. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may fail to recoup fully its initial investment in these IO securities even if the securities are rated in the highest rating categories, AAA or Aaa, by S&P or Moody's, respectively.

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are purchased and sold by institutional investors through several investment banking firms acting as brokers or dealers. The staff of the SEC has indicated that it views such securities as illiquid. The Fund's investment in stripped mortgage securities will be treated as illiquid and will, together with any other illiquid investments, not exceed 15% of the Fund's net assets.

RISKS OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—Mortgage-backed securities differ from conventional bonds in that principal is paid back over the life of the mortgage security rather than at maturity. As a result, the holder of mortgage-backed securities (i.e., the Income Fund) receives monthly scheduled payments of principal and interest, and may receive unscheduled principal payments representing prepayments on the underlying mortgages. When the holder reinvests the payments and any unscheduled prepayments of principal it receives, it may receive a rate of interest that is lower than the rate on the existing mortgage securities. For this reason, mortgage-backed securities may be less effective than other types of U.S. Government securities as a means of "locking in" long-term interest rates.

A decline in interest rates may lead to a faster rate of repayment of the underlying mortgages and expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment. To the extent that such mortgage-backed securities are held by the Fund, the prepayment right of mortgagors may decrease or limit the increase in net asset value of the Fund because the value of the mortgage-backed securities held by the Fund may decline more than, or may not appreciate as much as, the price of noncallable debt securities. To the extent market interest rates increase beyond the applicable cap or maximum rate on a mortgage security, the market value of the mortgage-backed security would likely decline to the same extent as a conventional fixed-rate security.

In addition, to the extent mortgage-backed securities are purchased at a premium, mortgage foreclosures and unscheduled principal prepayments may result in some loss of the holder's principal investment to the extent of the premium paid. On the other hand, if mortgage-backed securities are purchased at a discount, both a scheduled payment of principal and an unscheduled prepayment of principal will increase current and total returns and will accelerate the recognition of income that, when distributed to taxable shareholders, will be taxable as ordinary income.

The Fund may also invest in pass-through certificates issued by non-governmental issuers. Pools of conventional residential mortgage loans created by such issuers generally offer a higher rate of interest than government and government-related pools because there are no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment. Timely payment of interest and principal of these pools is, however, generally supported by various forms of insurance or guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance. The insurance and guarantees are issued by government entities, private insurance and the mortgage poolers. Such insurance and guarantees and the creditworthiness of the issuers thereof will be considered in determining whether a mortgage-related security meets the Fund's quality standards. The Fund may buy mortgage-related securities without insurance or guarantees if, through an examination of the loan experience and practices of the poolers, the portfolio managers determine that the securities meet the Fund's quality standards.


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With respect to pass-through mortgage pools issued by non-governmental issuers, there can be no assurance that the private insurers associated with such securities can meet their obligations under the policies. Although the market for such non-governmental issued or guaranteed mortgage securities is becoming increasingly liquid, securities issued by certain private organizations may not be readily marketable. The purchase of such securities is subject to the Fund's limit with respect to investment in illiquid securities.

OTHER MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—The portfolio managers expect that governmental, government-related or private entities may create mortgage loan pools and other mortgage-related securities offering mortgage pass-through and mortgage-collateralized investments in addition to those described above. The mortgages underlying these securities may include alternative mortgage instruments, that is, mortgage instruments the principal or interest payments of which may vary or the terms to maturity of which may differ from customary long-term fixed-rate mortgages. As new types of mortgage-related securities are developed and offered to investors, the portfolio managers will, consistent with the Income Fund's investment objective, policies and quality standards, consider making investments in such new types of mortgage-related securities. The Fund will not invest in any new types of mortgage-related securities without prior disclosure to shareholders of the Fund.

OTHER ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—The Income Fund may also invest in other asset-backed securities. The securitization techniques used to develop mortgage-backed securities are now being applied to a broad range of assets. Through the use of trusts and special-purpose corporations, various types of assets, including automobile loans, computer leases and credit-card receivables, are being securitized in pass-through structures similar to the mortgage pass-through structures described above or in a structure similar to the CMO structure. The Income Fund may invest in these and other types of asset-backed securities that may be developed in the future. In general, the collateral supporting these securities is of shorter maturity than mortgage loans and is less likely to experience substantial prepayments with interest-rate fluctuations.

Several types of asset-backed securities have already been offered to investors, including Certificates of Automobile Receivables ("CARSSM"). CARSSM represent undivided fractional interests in a trust whose assets consist of a pool of motor vehicle retail installment-sales contracts and security interests in the vehicles securing the contracts. Payments of principal and interest on CARSSM are passed through monthly to certificate holders, and are guaranteed up to certain amounts and for a certain time period by a letter of credit issued by a financial institution unaffiliated with the trustee or originator of the trust. An investor's return on CARSSM may be affected by early prepayment of principal on the underlying vehicle sales contracts. If the letter of credit is exhausted, the trust may be prevented from realizing the full amount due on a sales contract because of state law requirements and restrictions relating to foreclosure sales of vehicles and the obtaining of deficiency judgments following such sales or because of depreciation, damage or loss of a vehicle, the application of federal and state bankruptcy and insolvency laws, or other factors. As a result, certificate holders may experience delays in payments or losses if the letter of credit is exhausted.

Asset-backed securities present certain risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities. Primarily, these securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related assets. Credit-card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due. There is the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on these securities.

Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. To lessen the effect of failures by obligors on underlying assets to make payments, the securities may contain elements of credit support which fall into two categories: (i) liquidity protection, and (ii) protection against losses resulting from ultimate default by an obligor on the underlying assets. Liquidity protection refers to the provision of advances, generally by the entity administering the pool of assets, to ensure that the receipt of payments on the underlying pool occurs in a timely fashion. Protection against


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losses results from payment of the insurance obligations on at least a portion of the assets in the pool. This protection may be provided through guarantees, policies or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor from third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction or through a combination of such approaches. The Fund will not pay any additional or separate fees for credit support. The degree of credit support provided for each issue is generally based on historical information reflecting the level of credit risk associated with the underlying assets. Delinquency or loss in excess of that anticipated or failure of the credit support could adversely affect the return on an investment in such a security.

The Fund may also invest in residual interests in asset-backed securities. In the case of asset-backed securities issued in a pass-through structure, the cash flow generated by the underlying assets is applied to make required payments on the securities and to pay related administrative expenses. The residual in an asset-backed security pass-through structure represents the interest in any excess cash flow remaining after making the foregoing payments. The amount of residual cash flow resulting from a particular issue of asset-backed securities will depend on, among other things, characteristics of the underlying assets, coupon rates on the securities, prevailing interest rates, administrative expenses and actual prepayment experience on the underlying assets. Asset-backed security residuals not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), may be subject to certain restrictions on transferability. In addition, there may be no liquid market for such securities.

The availability of asset-backed securities may be affected by legislative or regulatory developments. It is possible that such developments may require the Fund to dispose of any existing holdings of such securities.

ZERO COUPON SECURITIES—The Income Fund may invest in zero coupon securities, which pay no cash income and are sold at substantial discounts from their value at maturity. When held to maturity, their entire income, which consists of accretion of discount, comes from the difference between the issue price and their value at maturity. Zero coupon securities are subject to greater market-value fluctuations from changing interest rates than debt obligations of comparable maturities which make current distributions of interest (cash). Zero coupon securities which are convertible into common stock offer the opportunity for capital appreciation as increases (or decreases) in market value of such securities closely follow movements in the market value of the underlying common stock. Zero coupon convertible securities generally are expected to be less volatile than the underlying common stocks, as they usually are issued with maturities of 15 years or less and are issued with options and/or redemption features, exercisable by the holder of the obligation, entitling the holder to redeem the obligation and receive a defined cash payment.

Zero coupon securities include securities issued directly by the U.S. Treasury, and U.S. Treasury bonds or notes and their unmatured interest coupons and receipts for their underlying principal ("coupons") that have been separated by their holder, typically a custodian bank or investment brokerage firm. A holder will separate the interest coupons from the underlying principal (the "corpus") of the U.S. Treasury security. A number of securities firms and banks have stripped the interest coupons and receipts and then resold them in custodial receipt programs with a number of different names, including "Treasury Income Growth Receipts" ("TIGRSTM") and Certificate of Accrual on Treasuries ("CATSTM"). The underlying U.S. Treasury bonds and notes themselves are held in book-entry form at the Federal Reserve Bank or, in the case of bearer securities (i.e., unregistered securities which are owned ostensibly by the bearer or holder thereof), in trust on behalf of the owners thereof. Counsel to the underwriters of these certificates or other evidences of ownership of the U.S. Treasury securities have stated that, for federal tax and securities purposes, in their opinion purchasers of such certificates, such as the Fund, most likely will be deemed the beneficial holder of the underlying U.S. Government securities. The Fund understands that the staff of the SEC no longer considers such privately stripped obligations to be U.S. Government securities, as defined in the 1940 Act; therefore, the Fund intends to adhere to this staff position and will not treat such privately stripped obligations to be U.S. Government securities for the purpose of determining if the Fund is "diversified" under the 1940 Act.


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The U.S. Treasury has facilitated transfers of ownership of zero coupon securities by accounting separately for the beneficial ownership of particular interest coupon and corpus payments on Treasury securities through the Federal Reserve book-entry record-keeping system. The Federal Reserve program as established by the Treasury Department is known as "STRIPS" or "Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities." Under the STRIPS program, the Fund will be able to have its beneficial ownership of zero coupon securities recorded directly in the book-entry record-keeping system in lieu of having to hold certificates or other evidences of ownership of the underlying U.S. Treasury securities.

When U.S. Treasury obligations have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons by the holder, the principal is sold at a deep discount because the buyer receives only the right to receive a future fixed payment on the security and does not receive any rights to periodic interest (cash) payments. Once stripped or separated, the principal and coupons may be sold separately. Typically, the coupons are sold separately or grouped with other coupons with like maturity dates and sold bundled in such form. Purchasers of stripped obligations acquire, in effect, discount obligations that are economically identical to the zero coupon securities that the Treasury sells itself.

RESETS—The interest rates paid on the Adjustable Rate Mortgages ("ARMs") and CMOs in which the Income Fund may invest generally are readjusted at intervals of one year or less to an increment over some predetermined interest-rate index. There are three main categories of indexes: those based on U.S. Treasury securities; those derived from a calculated measure such as a cost-of-funds index; or a moving average of mortgage rates.

CAPS AND FLOORS—The underlying mortgages which collateralize the ARMs and CMOs in which the Income Fund invests will frequently have caps and floors that limit the maximum amount by which the loan rate to the residential borrower may change up or down (1) per reset or adjustment interval and (2) over the life of the loan. Some residential mortgage loans restrict periodic adjustments by limiting changes in the borrower's monthly principal and interest payments rather than by limiting interest-rate changes. These payment caps may result in negative amortization.

RULE 144A SECURITIES—The Growth Fund and the Income Fund may purchase securities which are not registered under the Securities Act, but which can be sold to "qualified institutional buyers" in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A"). In some cases, such securities are classified as "illiquid securities," however, any such security will not be considered illiquid so long as it is determined by the Adviser or Sub-Adviser, under guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees, that an adequate trading market exists for that security. This investment practice could have the effect of increasing the level of illiquidity in a Fund during any period that qualified institutional buyers become uninterested in purchasing these restricted securities.

ILLIQUID SECURITIES—The Funds will not invest more than 15% of the value of their net assets in securities that are illiquid because of restrictions on transferability or other reasons. Repurchase agreements with deemed maturities in excess of seven days and securities that are not registered under the Securities Act, but that may be purchased by institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A are subject to this 15% limit (unless such securities are variable-amount master-demand notes with maturities of nine months or less or unless the Adviser determines that a liquid trading market exists).

CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES—The Growth Fund may invest in convertible securities. Common stock occupies the most junior position in a company's capital structure. Convertible securities entitle the holder to exchange those securities for a specified number of shares of common stock, usually of the same company, at specified prices within a certain period of time and to receive interest or dividends until the holder elects to convert. The provisions of any convertible security determine its ranking in a company's capital structure. In the case of subordinated convertible debentures, the holder's claims on assets and earnings are subordinated to the claims of other creditors, but are senior to the claims of preferred and common shareholders. In the case of preferred stock and convertible preferred stock, the holder's claims on assets and earnings are subordinated to the claims of all creditors but are senior to the claims of common shareholders.


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SWAPS—To help enhance the value of its portfolio or manage its exposure to different types of investments, the Income Fund may enter into interest-rate, currency and mortgage-swap agreements and may purchase and sell interest-rate "caps," "floors" and "collars." The potential loss from investing in swap agreements is much greater than the amount initially invested. This would protect the Fund from a decline in the value of the underlying security due to rising rates, but would also limit its ability to benefit from falling interest rates. The Fund will enter into interest-rate swaps only on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams will be netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments). The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund's obligations over its entitlements with respect to each interest-rate swap will be accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid portfolio securities having an aggregate value at least equal to the accrued excess will be maintained in a segregated account by the Fund's custodian bank. Interest-rate swaps do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets or principal. Thus, if the other party to an interest-rate swap defaults, the Fund's risk of loss consists of the net amount of interest payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive.

In a cap or floor, one party agrees, usually in return for a fee, to make payments under particular circumstances. For example, the purchaser of an interest-rate cap has the right to receive payments to the extent a specified interest-rate exceeds an agreed-upon level; the purchaser of an interest-rate floor has the right to receive payments to the extent a specified interest-rate falls below an agreed-upon level. A collar entitles the purchaser to receive payments to the extent a specified interest rate falls outside an agreed-upon range.

Swap agreements may involve leverage and may be highly volatile; depending on how they are used, they may have a considerable impact on the Fund's performance. Swap agreements involve risks depending upon the other party's creditworthiness and ability to perform, as judged by the portfolio managers, as well as the Fund's ability to terminate its swap agreements or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS ("REITs")—The Growth Fund and the Income Fund each may invest up to 10% of its net assets in REITs. Equity REITs invest directly in real property while mortgage REITs invest in mortgages on real property. REITs may be subject to certain risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate, including declines in the value of real estate, risks related to general and local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, and variations in rental income. Generally, increases in interest rates will decrease the value of high-yielding securities and increase the costs of obtaining financing, which could decrease the value of a REIT's investments. In addition, equity REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the REITs, while mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of credit extended. Equity and mortgage REITs are dependent upon management skill, and are subject to the risks of financing projects. REITs are also subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers and self-liquidation.

BORROWING—Each Fund has a fundamental policy that it may not borrow money, except that it may (1) borrow money from banks for temporary or emergency purposes and not for leveraging or investments and (2) enter into reverse repurchase agreements for any purpose, so long as the aggregate amount of borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements does not exceed one-third of the Fund's total assets less liabilities (other than borrowings). No Fund will purchase securities while borrowings in excess of 5% of its total assets are outstanding.

QUANTITATIVE INVESTING—A quantitative investment style generally involves the use of computers to implement a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. Due to the significant role technology plays in such strategies, they carry the risk of unintended or unrecognized issues or flaws in the design, coding, implementation or maintenance of the computer programs or technology used in the development and implementation of the quantitative strategy. These issues or flaws, which can be difficult to identify, may result in the implementation of a portfolio that is different from that which was intended, and could negatively impact investment returns. Such risks should


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be viewed as an inherent element of investing in an investment strategy that relies heavily upon quantitative models and computerization.

OTHER INVESTMENTS—Subject to prior disclosure to shareholders, the Board of Trustees may, in the future, authorize the Funds to invest in securities other than those listed here and in the Prospectus, provided that such investment would be consistent with the Fund's investment objective and that it would not violate any fundamental investment policies or restrictions applicable to the Fund.

TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE PURPOSES—For temporary defensive purposes, the Funds may invest without limit in high-quality money-market securities. The Funds may also, for temporary defensive purposes, invest in shares of no-load, money-market mutual funds.

INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

The following are fundamental and non-fundamental policies of the Funds.

Fundamental Policies

The following investment restrictions are considered fundamental, which means that they may only be changed by the vote of a majority of a Fund's outstanding shares, which as used herein and in the Prospectus, means the lesser of: (1) 67% of a Fund's outstanding shares present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares are present in person or by proxy, or (2) more than 50% of a Fund's outstanding shares. The percentage restrictions described below are applicable only at the time of investment and require no action by the Funds as a result of subsequent changes in value of the investments or the size of a Fund.

Each Fund may not:

  1.  Purchase securities which would cause more than 25% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the time of such purchase to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal activities in the same industry. For purposes of this limitation, U.S. Government securities are not considered members of any industry.

  2.  Borrow money or issue senior securities as defined in the 1940 Act except that (a) the Fund may borrow money in an amount not exceeding one-third of the Fund's total assets at the time of such borrowings, and (b) the Fund may issue multiple classes of shares. The purchase or sale of futures contracts and related options shall not be considered to involve the borrowing of money or the issuance of shares of senior securities.

  3.  With respect to 75% of the Fund's total assets, purchase securities of any one issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its instrumentalities) if, as a result, (a) more than 5% of the Fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer, or (b) the Fund would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer. This restriction shall not apply to shares of the Balanced Funds.

  4.  Make loans or lend securities, if as a result thereof, more than 50% of the Fund's total assets would be subject to all such loans. For purposes of this limitation debt instruments and repurchase agreements shall not be treated as loans.

  5.  Purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from investing in REITs, securities or other instruments backed by real estate, including mortgage loans, or securities of companies that engage in real estate business or invest or deal in real estate or interests therein).

  6.  Underwrite securities issued by any other person, except to the extent that the purchase of securities and later disposition of such securities in accordance with the Fund's investment program may be deemed an underwriting.


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  7.  Purchase or sell commodities except that the Fund may enter into futures contracts and related options, forward investing contracts and other similar instruments.

Non-Fundamental Policies

The Funds have adopted the following non-fundamental restrictions. These non-fundamental restrictions may be changed by the Board of Trustees, without shareholder approval, in compliance with applicable law and regulatory policy.

  1.  A Fund shall not invest in companies for purposes of exercising control or management.

  2.  A Fund shall not purchase securities on margin, except that the Fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts and options shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.

  3.  A Fund shall not sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to constitute selling short.

  4.  Notwithstanding the language in the second fundamental investment policy stated above, with respect to whether the purchase or sale of futures contracts and related options are considered to involve borrowing or the issuance of senior securities, a Fund shall comply with the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.

  5.  A Fund shall not purchase any security while borrowings representing more than 5% of the Fund's total assets are outstanding.

  6.  A Fund will invest no more than 15% of the value of its net assets in illiquid securities, including repurchase agreements with remaining maturities in excess of seven days, time deposits with maturities in excess of seven days and other securities which are not readily marketable.

The following descriptions of the 1940 Act may assist shareholders in understanding the above policies and restrictions.

Diversification. Under the 1940 Act, a diversified investment management company, as to 75% of its total assets, may not purchase securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agents or instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer, or more than 10% of the issuer's outstanding voting securities would be held by the fund.

Concentration. The SEC has presently defined concentration as investing 25% or more of an investment company's net assets in an industry or group of industries, with certain exceptions.

Borrowing. The 1940 Act presently allows a fund to borrow from any bank (including pledging, mortgaging or hypothecating assets) in an amount up to 331/3% of its total assets, including the amount borrowed (not including temporary borrowings not in excess of 5% of its total assets).

Senior Securities. Senior securities may include any obligation or instrument issued by a fund evidencing indebtedness. The 1940 Act generally prohibits funds from issuing senior securities, although it does not treat certain transactions as senior securities, such as certain borrowings, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements, firm commitment agreements and standby commitments, with appropriate earmarking or segregation of assets to cover such obligation.

Lending. Under the 1940 Act, a fund may only make loans if expressly permitted by its investment policies.

Underwriting. Under the 1940 Act, underwriting securities involves a fund purchasing securities directly from an issuer for the purpose of selling (distributing) them or participating in any such activity


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either directly or indirectly. Under the 1940 Act, a diversified fund may not make any commitment as underwriter, if immediately thereafter the amount of its outstanding underwriting commitments, plus the value of its investments in securities of issuers (other than investment companies) of which it owns more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities, exceeds 25% of the value of its total assets.

Real Estate and Commodities. The 1940 Act does not directly restrict an investment company's ability to invest in real estate or commodities, but does require that every investment company have a fundamental investment policy governing such investments.

THE ADMINISTRATOR AND TRANSFER AGENT

General. SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the "Administrator"), a Delaware statutory trust, serves as administrator to the Funds and has its principal business offices at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SIMC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company ("SEI"), is the owner of all beneficial interest in the Administrator. SEI and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including the Administrator, are leading providers of fund evaluation services, trust accounting systems, and brokerage and information services to financial institutions, institutional investors, and money managers. The Administrator and its affiliates also serve as administrator or sub-administrator to other mutual funds.

Administration Agreement with the Trust. The Trust and the Administrator have entered into an administration agreement ("the Administration Agreement"). Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator provides the Trust with administrative services or employs certain other parties, including its affiliates, who provide such services. Such services include, but are not limited to:

•  maintaining books and records related to a Fund's cash and position reconciliations, and portfolio transactions;

•  preparation of financial statements and other reports for the Funds;

•  calculating the net asset value of each Fund in accordance with the Funds' valuation policies and procedures;

•  tracking income and expense accruals and processing disbursements to vendors and service providers;

•  providing performance, financial and expense information for registration statements and board materials;

•  providing certain tax monitoring and reporting;

•  providing space, equipment, personnel and facilities;

•  calculating required ordinary income and capital gains distributions; and

•  providing anti-money laundering program services.

The Administration Agreement provides that the Administrator shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the matters to which the Administration Agreement relate, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Administrator in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its duties and obligations thereunder.

The Administration Agreement shall remain effective for the initial term of the Agreement and each renewal term thereof unless earlier terminated: (a) by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust on not less than 60 days' written notice to the Administrator; or (b) by the Administrator on not less than 90 days' written notice to the Trust.


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Administration Fees. For its administrative services, the Administrator receives a fee, which is calculated based upon the aggregate average daily net assets of the Trust and paid monthly by each Fund. Effective January 1, 2017, the annual rates are as set forth in the charts below:

For the Growth Fund:

   

Administration Fee

 

On the first $2.5 billion of Assets;

   

0.20

%

 

on the next $500 million of Assets;

   

0.1650

%

 

on Assets over $3 billion.

   

0.120

%

 

For the Income Fund:

   

Administration Fee

 

On the first $1.5 billion of Assets;

   

0.20

%

 

on the next $500 million of Assets;

   

0.1775

%

 

on the next $500 million of Assets;

   

0.1550

%

 

on the next $500 million of Assets;

   

0.1325

%

 

on Assets over $3 billion.

   

0.110

%

 

For the Balanced Growth Fund and the Balanced Income Fund:

   

Administration Fee

 

On the first $1.5 billion of Assets;

   

0.150

%

 

on the next $500 million of Assets;

   

0.1375

%

 

on the next $500 million of Assets;

   

0.1250

%

 

on the next $500 million of Assets;

   

0.1125

%

 

on Assets over $3 billion.

   

0.10

%

 

Prior to January 1, 2017, the annual rates were as set forth in the chart below:

Fund

 

Administration Fee

 

Growth Fund

   

0.20

%

 

Income Fund

   

0.20

%

 

Balanced Growth Fund

   

0.20

%

 

Balanced Income Fund

   

0.20

%

 

For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2016, 2017 and 2018, the following table shows: (i) the dollar amount of fees paid to the Administrator by the Fund; and (ii) the dollar amount of the Administrator's voluntary fee waivers and/or reimbursements:

 

Administration Fees Paid (000)

 

Administration Fees Waived (000)

 

Fund

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 
Growth Fund  

$

791

   

$

809

   

$

865

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

2

   
Income Fund  

$

595

   

$

602

   

$

629

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   
Balanced Growth Fund  

$

570

   

$

502

   

$

438

   

$

359

   

$

265

   

$

216

   
Balanced Income Fund  

$

156

   

$

137

   

$

118

   

$

52

   

$

32

   

$

44

   

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC ("USBFS") provides transfer agency services for the Funds. As part of these services, USBFS processes shareholder transactions and provides shareholder information services, compliance reporting, and identity theft prevention and anti-money laundering services. USBFS maintains the Trust's records in connection with the services it provides. USBFS' business address is 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.

THE ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS

General. SIMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC), a leading global provider of outsourced asset management, investment processing and investment operations solutions. The principal business address of SIMC and SEI is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SEI was


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founded in 1968, and is a leading provider of investment solutions to banks, institutional investors, investment advisers and insurance companies. As of June 30, 2018, SIMC had approximately $191.30 billion in assets under management.

Manager of Managers Structure. SIMC is the investment adviser for each of the Funds and operates as a "manager of managers." SIMC and the Trust have obtained an exemptive order from the SEC that permits SIMC, with the approval of the Board, to hire, retain or terminate sub-advisers unaffiliated with SIMC for the Funds without submitting the sub-advisory agreements to a vote of the respective Fund's shareholders. Among other things, the exemptive relief permits the disclosure of only the aggregate amount payable by SIMC under a particular sub-advisory agreement, but instead requires SIMC to disclose the aggregate amount of sub-advisory fees paid by SIMC with respect to each Fund. The Trust will notify shareholders in the event of any addition or change in identity of the Sub-Advisers.

SIMC oversees the investment advisory services provided to the Funds and may manage the cash portion of the Funds' assets. Pursuant to separate sub-advisory agreements with SIMC, and under the supervision of SIMC and the Board, the sub-advisers to the Funds are generally responsible for the day-to-day investment management of all or a discrete portion of the assets of the Funds. Sub-advisers also are responsible for managing their employees who provide services to the Funds. Sub-advisers are selected based primarily upon the research and recommendations of SIMC, which evaluates quantitatively and qualitatively the sub-advisers' skills and investment results in managing assets for specific asset classes, investment styles and strategies.

Subject to Board review, SIMC allocates and, when appropriate, reallocates the Funds' assets among the Sub-Advisers, monitors and evaluates Sub-Adviser performance, and oversees Sub-Adviser compliance with the Funds' investment objectives, policies and restrictions. SIMC has ultimate responsibility for the investment performance of the Funds due to its responsibility to oversee the Sub-Advisers and recommend their hiring, termination and replacement.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Trust and SIMC have entered into an investment advisory agreement (the "Advisory Agreement"). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, SIMC oversees the investment advisory services provided to the Funds and may manage the cash portion of the Funds' assets. Pursuant to separate sub-advisory agreements (the "Sub-Advisory Agreements" and, together with the Advisory Agreement, the "Investment Advisory Agreements") with SIMC, and under the supervision of SIMC and the Board, one or more Sub-Advisers are responsible for the day-to-day investment management of all or a distinct portion of the assets of the Funds. The Sub-Advisers are also responsible for managing their employees who provide services to the Funds.

Each Investment Advisory Agreement provides that SIMC or a Fund's Sub-Adviser shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its obligations or duties thereunder.

The continuance of each Investment Advisory Agreement after the first two (2) years must be specifically approved at least annually: (i) by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund or by the Trustees; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to such Investment Advisory Agreement or "interested persons" of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Each Investment Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Trustees of the Trust or, with respect to a Fund, by a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund, on not less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' written notice to SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, or by SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, on 90 days' written notice to the Trust.

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees. For these advisory services, SIMC receives a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at the annual rates set forth in the table below (shown as a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund). SIMC then pays the Sub-Advisers out of its contractual advisory fee for sub-advisory services provided to the Funds. The rates paid to each Sub-Adviser vary.


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The aggregate sub-advisory fees paid by SIMC for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 are set forth below as a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund.

Fund Name

 

Contractual Advisory Fee

 

Aggregate Sub-Advisory Fees Paid

 

Growth Fund

   

0.62

%

   

0.37

%

 

Income Fund

   

0.42

%

   

0.27

%

 

Balanced Growth Fund

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Balanced Income Fund

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

SIMC pays each Sub-Adviser a fee out of its advisory fee. Sub-Advisory fees are based on a percentage of the average daily net assets managed by the applicable Sub-Adviser.

For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2016, 2017 and 2018, the following tables show: (i) the contractual advisory fees that SIMC is entitled to receive from each Fund; (ii) the dollar amount of SIMC's voluntary fee waivers; (iii) the dollar amount of fees paid to the Sub-Advisers by SIMC; and (iv) the dollar amount of the fees retained by SIMC.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018:

Fund Name

  Contractual
Advisory Fees
(000)
  Advisory
Fees Waived
(000)
  Sub-Advisory
Fees Paid
(000)
  Advisory Fees
Retained by SIMC
(000)
 

Growth Fund

 

$

2,683

   

$

1,095

   

$

652

   

$

936

   

Income Fund

 

$

1,320

   

$

475

   

$

342

   

$

503

   

Balanced Growth Fund

 

$

0

   

$

0

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

Balanced Income Fund

 

$

0

   

$

0

   

N/A

     

N/A

   

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017:

Fund Name

  Contractual
Advisory Fees
(000)
  Advisory
Fees Waived
(000)
  Sub-Advisory
Fees Paid
(000)
  Advisory Fees
Retained by SIMC
(000)
 

Growth Fund

 

$

2,507

   

$

733

   

$

808

   

$

966

   

Income Fund

 

$

1,264

   

$

448

   

$

328

   

$

488

   

Balanced Growth Fund

 

$

0

   

$

0

     

N/A

   

N/A

   

Balanced Income Fund

 

$

0

   

$

0

     

N/A

   

N/A

   

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016:

Fund Name

  Contractual
Advisory Fees
(000)
  Advisory
Fees Waived
(000)
  Sub-Advisory
Fees Paid
(000)
  Advisory Fees
Retained by SIMC
(000)
 

Growth Fund

 

$

2,451

   

$

450

   

$

959

   

$

1,042

   

Income Fund

 

$

1,249

   

$

526

   

$

324

   

$

399

   

Balanced Growth Fund

 

$

0

   

$

0

     

N/A

   

N/A

   

Balanced Income Fund

 

$

0

   

$

0

     

N/A

   

N/A

   

The Sub-Advisers

BLACKROCK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC—BlackRock Investment Management, LLC ("BIM"), located at 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Growth Fund. BIM is an investment adviser registered with the SEC. BIM is a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock"), an independent and publicly-traded corporation incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in New York, New York. As of June 30, 2018, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. owned 21.7% of BlackRock and institutional investors, employees and the public held economic interest of 78.3% of BlackRock.

BRANDYWINE GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC—Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC ("Brandywine Global") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Growth Fund. Brandywine, founded in 1986, is a wholly owned, but independently operated subsidiary of Legg


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Mason Inc., retaining complete investment autonomy and control over management, investment, and employment decisions.

COHO PARTNERS, LTD.—Coho Partners, Ltd. ("Coho") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Growth Fund. Coho is employee owned.

INCOME RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT—Income Research & Management ("IR+M") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Income Fund. IR+M is a Massachusetts business trust founded in 1987. IR+M was incorporated as Income Research & Management, Inc. from inception through December 2003. In December 2003, Income Research & Management, Inc. merged into IR&M Holdings LLC, and IR&M Holdings LLC merged into IR&M Holdings Business Trust. In January 2004, IR&M Holdings Business Trust changed its name to Income Research & Management. IR+M has been 100% privately owned since its inception in 1987 and remains so today.

PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC—Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Growth Fund. Eaton Vance Corp., through its wholly-owned affiliates Eaton Vance Acquisitions and EVA Holdings LLC, maintains 100% voting control of Parametric and a current profit interest and capital interest in Parametric of 94.47% and 99.17%, respectively. Former and current employees of Parametric, through ownership in Parametric Portfolio LP, currently hold a combined indirect profit interest and capital interest in Parametric of 5.53% and 0.83%, respectively.

WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY—Western Asset Management Company ("Western Asset") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Income Fund. Western Asset is a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., a financial services company located in Baltimore, Maryland. Western Asset was founded in 1971 and specializes in the management of fixed income funds.

WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED—Western Asset Management Company Limited ("Western Asset Limited") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Income Fund. Western Asset Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., a financial services company located in Baltimore, Maryland.

Portfolio Management

SIMC

Compensation. SIMC compensates the portfolio managers for their management of the Funds. The portfolio managers' compensation consists of a fixed annual salary, plus a discretionary annual bonus determined generally as follows.

Thirty percent of the portfolio managers' compensation is tied to the corporate performance of SEI, as measured by the earnings per share earned for a particular year. This is set at the discretion of SEI and not SIMC. Seventy percent of the portfolio managers' compensation is based upon various performance factors, including the portfolio managers' performance versus a proxy, global balanced portfolio over the past one, two and three years (50% weighted to one year; 25% to each of the others). The performance factor is based upon a target out-performance of the global balanced portfolio. Another key factor is the portfolio managers' team objectives, which relate to key measurements of execution efficiency (i.e., equitization efficiency, hedging efficiency, trading efficiency, etc.). A final factor is a discretionary component, which is based upon a qualitative review of the portfolio managers and their team.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of June 30, 2018, the portfolio managers did not beneficially own shares of the Funds.


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Other Accounts. As of June 30, 2018, in addition to the Funds, the portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
 

Other Accounts

 

Portfolio Manager

  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
  Number
of Accounts
 

Total Assets

 
Richard A. Bamford    

29

   

$

40,818.8

     

5

   

$

654.0

     

0

   

$

0

   

Stephen C. Dolce, CFA

   

20

   

$

27,185.5

     

6

   

$

2,278.7

     

0

   

$

0

   
David L. Hintz, CFA    

21

   

$

27,382.0

     

6

   

$

2,278.7

     

0

   

$

0

   

Erin Garrett

   

27

   

$

39,865.9

     

6

   

$

752.1

     

0

   

$

0

   

No account listed above is subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interest. The portfolio managers' management of other accounts may give rise to actual or potential conflicts of interest in connection with their day-to-day management of the Funds' investments. The other accounts might have similar investment objectives as the Funds or hold, purchase or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Funds.

While the portfolio managers' management of the other accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, SIMC does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, SIMC believes that it has designed policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to manage such conflicts in an appropriate way.

Knowledge of the Timing and Size of Fund Trades. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' day-to-day management of the Funds. Because of their positions with the Funds, the portfolio managers know the size, timing and possible market impact of Fund trades. It is theoretically possible that the portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of the other accounts and to the possible detriment of the Funds. However, SIMC has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

Investment Opportunities. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' management of the Funds and other accounts, which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors the other accounts over the Funds. This conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that SIMC or the portfolio managers receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their management of the other accounts than the Funds. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is SIMC's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, SIMC has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time and in a manner consistent with each account's investment objectives and related restrictions.

BIM

Compensation. SIMC pays BIM a fee based on the assets under management of the Growth Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between BIM and SIMC. BIM pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Growth Fund. The following information relates to the period ended June 30, 2018.

Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview

BlackRock's financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary from year to year based on a number of factors. The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a performance-based discretionary bonus, participation in various benefits programs and one or more of the incentive compensation programs established by BlackRock.


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Base Compensation. Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their position with the firm.

Discretionary Incentive Compensation. Generally, discretionary incentive compensation for Active Equity portfolio managers is based on a formulaic compensation program. BlackRock's formulaic portfolio manager compensation program is based on team revenue and pre-tax investment performance relative to appropriate competitors or benchmarks over 1-, 3- and 5-year performance periods, as applicable. In most cases, these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the performance of the Growth Fund or other accounts managed by the portfolio managers are measured. BlackRock's Chief Investment Officers determine the benchmarks or rankings against which the performance of funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio management team is compared and the period of time over which performance is evaluated. With respect to the portfolio manager, such benchmarks for the Growth Fund and other accounts are: Russell 1000 Growth Index; Russell 1000 Growth Index in EUR; S&P 500 Index; Russell 1000 Growth Custom Index; Morningstar US Large-Cap Growth Equity; Morningstar Large Growth; Morningstar Large Blend and Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth.

A smaller element of portfolio manager discretionary compensation may include consideration of: financial results, expense control, profit margins, strategic planning and implementation, quality of client service, market share, corporate reputation, capital allocation, compliance and risk control, leadership, technology and innovation. These factors are considered collectively by BlackRock management and the relevant Chief Investment Officers.

Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation. Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination of cash, deferred BlackRock stock awards, and/or deferred cash awards that notionally track the return of certain BlackRock investment products.

Portfolio managers receive their annual discretionary incentive compensation in the form of cash. Portfolio managers whose total compensation is above a specified threshold also receive deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards annually as part of their discretionary incentive compensation. Paying a portion of discretionary incentive compensation in the form of deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio manager for a given year "at risk" based on BlackRock's ability to sustain and improve its performance over future periods. In some cases, additional deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock may be granted to certain key employees as part of a long-term incentive award to aid in retention, align interests with long-term shareholders and motivate performance. Deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards are generally granted in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that vest pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan and, once vested, settle in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. The portfolio manager of this Fund has deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards.

For certain portfolio managers, a portion of the discretionary incentive compensation is also distributed in the form of deferred cash awards that notionally track the returns of select BlackRock investment products they manage, which provides direct alignment of portfolio manager discretionary incentive compensation with investment product results. Deferred cash awards vest ratably over a number of years and, once vested, settle in the form of cash. Only portfolio managers who manage specified products and whose total compensation is above a specified threshold are eligible to participate in the deferred cash award program.

Other Compensation Benefits. In addition to base salary and discretionary incentive compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one or more of the following:

Incentive Savings Plans—BlackRock has created a variety of incentive savings plans in which BlackRock employees are eligible to participate, including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement Savings Plan ("RSP"), and the BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"). The employer contribution components of the RSP include a company match equal to 50% of the first 8% of eligible pay contributed to the plan capped at $5,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3-5% of eligible compensation up to the Internal Revenue Service limit ($275,000 for 2018). The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered investment companies and collective investment funds managed


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by the firm. BlackRock contributions follow the investment direction set by participants for their own contributions or, absent participant investment direction, are invested into a target date fund that corresponds to, or is closest to, the year in which the participant attains age 65. The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock common stock at a 5% discount on the fair market value of the stock on the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the purchase of 1,000 shares of common stock or a dollar value of $25,000 based on its fair market value on the purchase date. All of the eligible portfolio managers are eligible to participate in these plans.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of June 30, 2018, BIM's portfolio manager did not beneficially own any shares of the Growth Fund.

Other Accounts. As of June 30, 2018, in addition to the Growth Fund, BIM's portfolio manager was responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
 

Other Accounts

 

Portfolio Manager

  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in billions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in billions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in billions)
 

Lawrence G. Kemp, CFA

   

18

   

$

17.39

     

2

   

$

1.69

     

1

   

$

0.9253

   

No account listed above is subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interest.

Portfolio Manager Potential Material Conflicts of Interest. BlackRock has built a professional working environment, firm-wide compliance culture and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect against potential incentives that may favor one account over another. BlackRock has adopted policies and procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, BlackRock furnishes investment management and advisory services to numerous clients in addition to the Growth Fund, and BlackRock may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts which are hedge funds or have performance or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers have a personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same as or different from those made to the Growth Fund. In addition, BlackRock, its affiliates and significant shareholders and any officer, director, shareholder or employee may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale BlackRock recommends to the Growth Fund. BlackRock, or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders, or any officer, director, shareholder, employee or any member of their families may take different actions than those recommended to the Growth Fund by BlackRock with respect to the same securities. Moreover, BlackRock may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of BlackRock's (or its affiliates' or significant shareholders') officers, directors or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to which BlackRock or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders or the officers, directors and employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information. Certain portfolio managers also may manage accounts whose investment strategies may at times be opposed to the strategy utilized for the Growth Fund. It should also be noted that a portfolio manager may be managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, or may be part of a team managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, subject to incentive fees. Such portfolio managers may therefore be entitled to receive a portion of any incentive fees earned on such accounts. Currently, the portfolio manager of the Growth Fund is not entitled to receive a portion of incentive fees of other accounts.

As a fiduciary, BlackRock owes a duty of loyalty to its clients and must treat each client fairly. When BlackRock purchases or sells securities for more than one account, the trades must be allocated in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties. BlackRock attempts to allocate investments in a fair and equitable manner among client accounts, with no account receiving preferential treatment. To this end, BlackRock has adopted policies that are intended to ensure reasonable efficiency in client transactions


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and provide BlackRock with sufficient flexibility to allocate investments in a manner that is consistent with the particular investment discipline and client base, as appropriate.

Brandywine Global

Compensation. SIMC pays Brandywine Global a fee based on the assets under management of the Growth Fund as set forth in the investment sub-advisory agreement between Brandywine Global and SIMC. Brandywine Global pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Growth Fund. The following information relates to the period ended June 30, 2018.

Portfolio managers, analysts and traders earn a base salary and bonus tied to investment performance. The performance bonus is awarded based on peer group outperformance on a one-quarter, one-year, three-year and five-year basis. The performance calculation is weighted to place more emphasis on longer-term outperformance, and less emphasis on the short-term. This emphasis on long term performance, in addition to quarterly oversight of the investment committee, serve as mechanisms to deter excessive risk-taking.

Investment professionals also receive a second quarterly bonus based on the profitability of their product group. Each investment team at Brandywine Global manages its own P&L and retains the bulk of its profits at the end of each quarter. The portion that is not retained is shared with the other investment teams in an effort to smooth income and to promote cross-team fertilization and cooperation. Brandywine Global has found that this form of compensation aligns the interests of investment professionals and clients and leads to accountability and low-turnover among Brandywine Global's staff. In essence, the portfolio management teams own all of the residual profits of Brandywine Global, which the firm believes leads to responsibility, accountability, and low turnover of people.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of June 30, 2018, Brandywine Global's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Growth Fund.

Other Accounts. As of June 30, 2018, in addition to the Growth Fund, Brandywine Global's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
 

Other Accounts

 

Portfolio Manager

  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
 

Patrick S. Kaser, CFA

   

4

   

$

1,984.0

     

5

   

$

75.70

     

24

   

$

2,910.0

   
     

0

   

$

0

     

0

   

$

0

     

3

*

 

$

374.0

   

James J. Clarke

   

4

   

$

1,984.0

     

5

   

$

75.70

     

24

   

$

2,910.0

   
     

0

   

$

0

     

0

   

$

0.00

     

3

*

 

$

374.0

   

*  These accounts, which are a subset of the accounts in the preceding row, are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interest. Brandywine Global's portfolio managers' management of other accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the Growth Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other. The other accounts include other investment company accounts and separately managed accounts. The other accounts might have similar investment objectives as the Growth Fund or hold, purchase or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Growth Fund. Potential conflicts may include, for example, conflicts between investment strategies and conflicts in the allocation of investment opportunities. Another potential conflict could include each portfolio manager's knowledge about the size, timing and possible market impact of a fund's trade, whereby a portfolio manager could use this information to the advantage of other accounts and to the disadvantage of a fund. Additionally, the simultaneous management of client accounts that pay performance-based fees alongside client accounts that only pay an asset-based fee may create a conflict of interest as the portfolio managers may have an incentive to favor client accounts with the


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potential to receive greater fees. While the portfolio managers' management of other accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest, Brandywine Global does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, Brandywine Global believes that it has designed policies and procedures to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

Coho

Compensation. SIMC pays Coho a fee based on the assets under management of the Growth Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Coho and SIMC. Coho pays its professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Growth Fund. Coho's investment professionals receive a fair salary. Bonuses, when issued, are determined based on the overall performance of the firm. No compensation is paid based on the pre-tax or after-tax performance of any single account or group of accounts. The following information relates to the period ended June 30, 2018.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of June 30, 2018, Coho's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Growth Fund.

Other Accounts. As of June 30, 2018, in addition to the Growth Fund, Coho's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
 

Other Accounts

 

Portfolio Manager

  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
 

Peter A. Thompson*

   

1

   

$

545.5

     

7

   

$

800.1

     

838

   

$

2,731.5

   

Brian L. Kramp, CFA*

   

1

   

$

545.5

     

7

   

$

800.1

     

838

   

$

2,731.5

   

No account listed above is subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

*  Peter Thompson and Brian Kramp serve as the lead portfolio managers for the Fund, but Coho utilizes a team approach in terms of the research and portfolio management of all assets under management at the firm. Coho believes that the team approach serves to enhance the rigor of the investment research and portfolio management effort while also providing for an overlap in coverage responsibilities and continuity of the investment approach.

Conflicts of Interest. A conflict of interest may arise as a result of a portfolio manager being responsible for multiple accounts, including the Growth Fund, which may have different investment guidelines and objectives. In addition to the Growth Fund, these accounts may include other mutual funds managed on an advisory or sub-advisory basis, separate accounts and collective trust accounts. An investment opportunity may be suitable for the Growth Fund as well as for any of the other managed accounts. However, the investment may not be available in sufficient quantity for all of the accounts to participate fully. In addition, there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by the Growth Fund and the other accounts. The other accounts may have similar investment objectives or strategies as the Growth Fund, may track the same benchmarks or indexes as the Growth Fund tracks and may sell securities that are eligible to be held, sold or purchased by the Growth Fund. A portfolio manager may be responsible for accounts that have different advisory fee schedules, which may create the incentive for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another in terms of access to investment opportunities. A portfolio manager may also manage accounts whose investment objectives and policies differ from those of the Growth Fund, which may cause the portfolio manager to effect trading in one account that may have an adverse effect on the value of the holdings within another account, including the Growth Fund. To address and manage these potential conflicts of interest, Coho has adopted compliance policies and procedures to allocate investment opportunities and to ensure that each of their clients is treated on a fair and equitable basis. Such policies and procedures include, but are not limited to, trade allocation and trade aggregation policies, portfolio manager assignment practices and oversight by investment management and the Compliance team.


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IR+M

Compensation. SIMC pays IR+M a fee based on the assets under management of the Income Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between IR+M and SIMC. IR+M pays its portfolio managers out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Income Fund. The following information relates to the period ended June 30, 2018.

Portfolio managers are compensated through a fixed competitive salary plus bonus. Bonus is generally dictated by the profitability of IR+M as well as the portfolio manager's overall contribution to the firm's success. Portfolio managers also receive competitive benefits and may participate in IR+M's company-funded profit sharing plan after completing the required length of service with the firm. Separate from compensation, as a long-term incentive, portfolio managers may be offered the opportunity to purchase equity in IR+M. Equity participation is driven by significant and consistent contribution and demonstrated commitment to the firm.

Portfolio manager compensation is neither based on the Income Fund's pre- or after-tax performance nor determined by the value of the assets in the portfolios.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of June 30, 2018, IR+M's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Income Fund.

Other Accounts. As of June 30, 2018, in addition to the Income Fund, IR+M's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
 

Other Accounts

 

Portfolio Manager

  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
 

Bill O'Malley, CFA

   

6

   

$

2,475

     

31

   

$

9,271

     

484

   

$

52,971

   

Ed Ingalls, CFA

   

6

   

$

2,475

     

31

   

$

9,271

     

484

   

$

52,971

   

Jim Gubitosi, CFA

   

6

   

$

2,475

     

31

   

$

9,271

     

484

   

$

52,971

   

No account listed above is subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interest. IR+M's management of other accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with its management of the Income Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the other accounts, on the other. The other accounts might have similar investment objectives as the Income Fund or hold, purchase or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Income Fund. IR+M does not believe that these conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, IR+M believes that it has designed policies and procedures to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of IR+M's portfolio managers' day-to-day management of the Income Fund. Because of their positions with the Income Fund, the portfolio managers know the size, timing and possible market impact of Income Fund trades. It is theoretically possible that IR+M's portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of other accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the Income Fund. However, IR+M has adopted policies and procedures believed to be reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of IR+M's portfolio managers' management of the Income Fund and other accounts, which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors other accounts over the Income Fund. This conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that IR+M or its portfolio managers receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their management of certain other accounts, that have higher base fee rates or incentives fees, than from the Income Fund. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is IR+M's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, IR+M has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time and in a manner consistent with each account's investment objectives and


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related restrictions. For example, while IR+M's portfolio managers may buy for other accounts securities that differ in identity or quantity from securities bought for the Income Fund, such securities might not be suitable for the Income Fund given its investment objectives and related restrictions.

Parametric

Compensation. SIMC pays Parametric a fee based on the assets under management of the Growth Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Parametric and SIMC. Parametric pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Growth Fund. The following information relates to the period ended June 30, 2018.

Compensation Structure. Compensation of Parametric's portfolio managers and other investment professionals has three primary components: (1) a base salary; (2) an annual cash bonus; and (3) annual equity-based compensation. Parametric's investment professionals also receive certain retirement, insurance and other benefits that are broadly available to Parametric employees. Compensation of Parametric professionals is reviewed on an annual basis. Stock-based compensation awards and adjustments in base salary and bonuses are typically paid and/or put into effect at, or shortly after, the firm's fiscal year-end, October 31.

Method to Determine Compensation. Parametric seeks to compensate investment professionals commensurate with responsibilities and performance while remaining competitive with other firms within the investment management industry. Salaries, bonuses and stock-based compensation are also influenced by the operating performance of Parametric and its parent company, Eaton Vance Corp. While the salaries of investment professionals are comparatively fixed, cash bonuses and stock-based compensation may fluctuate from year-to-year, based on changes in financial performance and other factors. Parametric also offers opportunities to move within the organization, as well as incentives to grow within the organization by promotion.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of June 30, 2018, Parametric's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Growth Fund.

Other Accounts. As of June 30, 2018, in addition to the Growth Fund, Parametric's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
 

Other Accounts

 

Portfolio Manager

  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in billions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in billions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in billions)
 

Thomas Seto

   

39

   

$

26.59

     

12

   

$

3.73

     

35,166

   

$

97.30

   
     

0

   

$

0

     

0

   

$

0

     

2

*

 

$

0.194

   

Paul Bouchey

   

15

   

$

13.43

     

12

   

$

3.73

     

35,166

   

$

97.30

   
     

0

   

$

0

     

0

   

$

0

     

2

*

 

$

0.194

   

*  These accounts, which are a subset of the accounts in the preceding row, are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Please note that at Parametric, accounts are managed on a team basis. Paul Bouchey and Thomas Seto are responsible for the management of the Growth Fund in accordance with the guidelines and restrictions as defined in the Prospectus. Under their supervision and direction are portfolio management teams consisting of Senior Portfolio Managers and Portfolio Managers, who are tasked with the day-to-day management of accounts.

Conflicts of Interest. It is possible that conflicts of interest may arise in connection with a portfolio manager's management of the Growth Fund's investments on the one hand and the investments of other accounts for which the portfolio manager is responsible on the other. For example, a portfolio manager may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time, resources and investment opportunities


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among the Growth Fund and other accounts he advises. In addition, due to differences in the investment strategies or restrictions between the Growth Fund and the other accounts, a portfolio manager may take action with respect to another account that differs from the action taken with respect to the Growth Fund.

Whenever conflicts of interest arise, the portfolio manager will endeavor to exercise his discretion in a manner that he believes is equitable to all interested persons. Parametric has adopted several policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts including a code of ethics and policies which govern Parametric's trading practices, including among other things the aggregation and allocation of trades among clients, brokerage allocation, cross trades and best execution.

Western Asset

Compensation. SIMC pays Western Asset a fee based on the assets under management of the Income Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Western Asset and SIMC. Western Asset pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Income Fund. The following information relates to the period ended June 30, 2018.

At Western Asset, one compensation methodology covers all products and functional areas, including portfolio managers. The firm's philosophy is to reward its employees through total compensation. Total compensation is reflective of the external market value for skills, experience, ability to produce results and the performance of one's group and the firm as a whole.

Discretionary bonuses make up the variable component of total compensation. These are structured to reward sector specialists for contributions to the firm as well as relative performance of their specific portfolios/product and are determined by the professional's job function and performance as measured by a formal review process.

For portfolio managers, the formal review process includes a thorough review of portfolios they were assigned to lead or with which they were otherwise involved and includes not only investment performance, but maintaining a detailed knowledge of client portfolio objectives and guidelines, monitoring of risks and performance for adherence to these parameters, execution of asset allocation consistent with current firm and portfolio strategy, and communication with clients. In reviewing investment performance, one-, three- and five-year annualized returns are measured against appropriate market peer groups and to each fund's benchmark index.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of June 30, 2018, Western Asset's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Income Fund.

Other Accounts. As of June 30, 2018, in addition to the Income Fund, Western Asset's portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
 

Other Accounts

 

Portfolio Manager

  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
 

S. Kenneth Leech

   

94

   

$

135,204

     

265

   

$

85,299

     

596

   

$

199,382

   
     

0

   

$

0

     

6

*

 

$

1,636

     

28

*

 

$

11,042

   

Julien Scholnick, CFA

   

13

   

$

46,871

     

21

   

$

15,542

     

166

   

$

45,777

   
     

0

   

$

0

     

0

   

$

0

     

6

*

 

$

3,269

   

Carl L. Eichstaedt, CFA

   

15

   

$

44,825

     

21

   

$

13,879

     

156

   

$

46,795

   
     

0

   

$

0

     

0

   

$

0

     

8

*

 

$

5,652

   

John L. Bellows, Ph.D., CFA

   

11

   

$

41,472

     

24

   

$

15,722

     

173

   

$

47,220

   
     

0

   

$

0

     

0

   

$

0

     

6

*

 

$

3,269

   

*  These accounts, which are a subset of the accounts in the preceding row, are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.


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Conflicts of Interest. Potential conflicts of interest may arise in connection with the management of multiple accounts (including accounts managed in a personal capacity). Western Asset has adopted compliance policies and procedures to address a wide range of potential conflicts of interest that could directly impact the Income Fund. These could include potential conflicts of interest related to the knowledge and timing of the Income Fund's trades, investment opportunities and broker selection. Portfolio managers may be privy to the size, timing and possible market impact of the Income Fund's trades.

It is possible that an investment opportunity may be suitable for both a portfolio and other accounts managed by a portfolio manager, but may not be available in sufficient quantities for both the portfolio and the other accounts to participate fully. Similarly, there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by a portfolio and another account. A conflict may arise where a portfolio manager may have an incentive to treat an account preferentially as compared to a portfolio because the account pays a performance-based fee or the portfolio manager, Western Asset or an affiliate has an interest in the account. Western Asset has adopted procedures for allocation of portfolio transactions and investment opportunities across multiple client accounts on a fair and equitable basis over time. All eligible accounts that can participate in a trade share the same price on a pro-rata allocation basis to ensure that no conflict of interest occurs. Trades are allocated among similarly managed accounts to maintain consistency of portfolio strategy, taking into account cash availability, investment restrictions and guidelines and portfolio composition versus strategy.

With respect to securities transactions, Western Asset determines which broker or dealer to use to execute each order, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, with respect to certain other accounts (such as pooled investment vehicles that are not registered investment companies and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals), Western Asset may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or dealers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker or dealer. In these cases, trades for a portfolio in a particular security may be placed separately from, rather than aggregated with, such other accounts. Having separate transactions with respect to a security may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the possible detriment of a portfolio or the other account(s) involved. Additionally, the management of multiple portfolios and/or other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each portfolio and/or other account. Western Asset's team approach to portfolio management and block trading approach works to limit this potential risk.

Western Asset also maintains a gift and entertainment policy to address the potential for a business contact to give gifts or host entertainment events that may influence the business judgment of an employee. Employees are permitted to retain gifts of only a nominal value and are required to make reimbursement for entertainment events above a certain value. All gifts (except those of a de minimus value) and entertainment events that are given or sponsored by a business contact are required to be reported in a gift and entertainment log, which is reviewed on a regular basis for possible issues.

Employees of Western Asset have access to transactions and holdings information regarding client accounts and Western Asset's overall trading activities. This information represents a potential conflict of interest because employees may take advantage of this information as they trade in their personal accounts. Accordingly, Western Asset maintains a Code of Ethics that is compliant with Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act") to address personal trading. In addition, the Code of Ethics seeks to establish broader principles of good conduct and fiduciary responsibility in all aspects of Western Asset's business. The Code of Ethics is administered by the Legal & Compliance Department and monitored through Western Asset's compliance monitoring program.

Western Asset may also face other potential conflicts of interest with respect to managing client assets, and the description above is not a complete description of every conflict of interest that could be deemed to exist. The firm also maintains a compliance monitoring program and engages independent auditors to conduct a SSAE 16/ISAE 3402 audit on an annual basis. These steps help to ensure that potential conflicts of interest have been addressed.


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Western Asset Limited

Compensation. SIMC pays Western Asset Limited a fee based on the assets under management of the Income Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Western Asset Limited and SIMC. Western Asset Limited pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Income Fund. The following information relates to the period ended June 30, 2018.

At Western Asset Limited, one compensation methodology covers all products and functional areas, including portfolio managers. The firm's philosophy is to reward its employees through total compensation. Total compensation is reflective of the external market value for skills, experience, ability to produce results and the performance of one's group and the firm as a whole.

Discretionary bonuses make up the variable component of total compensation. These are structured to reward sector specialists for contributions to the firm as well as relative performance of their specific portfolios/product and are determined by the professional's job function and performance as measured by a formal review process.

For portfolio managers, the formal review process includes a thorough review of portfolios they were assigned to lead or with which they were otherwise involved and includes not only investment performance, but maintaining a detailed knowledge of client portfolio objectives and guidelines, monitoring of risks and performance for adherence to these parameters, execution of asset allocation consistent with current firm and portfolio strategy and communication with clients. In reviewing investment performance, one-, three- and five-year annualized returns are measured against appropriate market peer groups and to each fund's benchmark index.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of June 30, 2018, Western Asset Limited's portfolio manager did not beneficially own any shares of the Income Fund.

Other Accounts. As of June 30, 2018, in addition to the Income Fund, Western Asset Limited's portfolio manager was responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
 

Other Accounts

 

Portfolio Manager

  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
  Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets
(in millions)
 

S. Kenneth Leech

   

94

   

$

135,204

     

265

   

$

85,299

     

596

   

$

199,382

   
     

0

   

$

0

     

6

*

 

$

1,636

     

28

*

 

$

11,042

   

*  These accounts, which are a subset of the accounts in the preceding row, are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interest. Potential conflicts of interest may arise in connection with the management of multiple accounts (including accounts managed in a personal capacity). Western Asset Limited has adopted compliance policies and procedures to address a wide range of potential conflicts of interest that could directly impact the Income Fund. These could include potential conflicts of interest related to the knowledge and timing of the Income Fund's trades, investment opportunities and broker selection. Portfolio managers may be privy to the size, timing and possible market impact of the Income Fund's trades.

It is possible that an investment opportunity may be suitable for both a portfolio and other accounts managed by a portfolio manager, but may not be available in sufficient quantities for both the portfolio and the other accounts to participate fully. Similarly, there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by a portfolio and another account. A conflict may arise where the portfolio manager may have an incentive to treat an account preferentially as compared to a portfolio because the account pays a performance-based fee or the portfolio manager, Western Asset Limited or an affiliate has an interest in the account. Western Asset Limited has adopted procedures for allocation of portfolio transactions and investment opportunities across multiple client accounts on a fair and equitable basis over time. All eligible accounts that can participate in a trade share the same price on a pro-rata allocation basis to ensure that


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no conflict of interest occurs. Trades are allocated among similarly managed accounts to maintain consistency of portfolio strategy, taking into account cash availability, investment restrictions and guidelines and portfolio composition versus strategy.

With respect to securities transactions, Western Asset Limited determines which broker or dealer to use to execute each order, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, with respect to certain other accounts (such as pooled investment vehicles that are not registered investment companies and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals), Western Asset Limited may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or dealers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker or dealer. In these cases, trades for a portfolio in a particular security may be placed separately from, rather than aggregated with, such other accounts. Having separate transactions with respect to a security may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the possible detriment of a portfolio or the other account(s) involved. Additionally, the management of multiple portfolios and/or other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each portfolio and/or other account. Western Asset Limited's team approach to portfolio management and block trading approach works to limit this potential risk.

Western Asset Limited also maintains a gift and entertainment policy to address the potential for a business contact to give gifts or host entertainment events that may influence the business judgment of an employee. Employees are permitted to retain gifts of only a nominal value and are required to make reimbursement for entertainment events above a certain value. All gifts (except those of a de minimus value) and entertainment events that are given or sponsored by a business contact are required to be reported in a gift and entertainment log, which is reviewed on a regular basis for possible issues.

Employees of Western Asset Limited have access to transactions and holdings information regarding client accounts and Western Asset Limited's overall trading activities. This information represents a potential conflict of interest because employees may take advantage of this information as they trade in their personal accounts. Accordingly, Western Asset Limited maintains a Code of Ethics that is compliant with Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act and Rule 204A-1 of the Advisers Act to address personal trading. In addition, the Code of Ethics seeks to establish broader principles of good conduct and fiduciary responsibility in all aspects of Western Asset Limited's business. The Code of Ethics is administered by the Legal & Compliance Department and monitored through Western Asset Limited's compliance monitoring program.

Western Asset Limited may also face other potential conflicts of interest with respect to managing client assets, and the description above is not a complete description of every conflict of interest that could be deemed to exist. The firm also maintains a compliance monitoring program and engages independent auditors to conduct a SSAE 16/ISAE 3402 audit on an annual basis. These steps help to ensure that potential conflicts of interest have been addressed.

DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING

General. SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the "Distributor") serves as each Fund's distributor. The Distributor, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI has its principal business address at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.

Distribution Agreement. The Distributor serves as each Fund's Distributor pursuant to a distribution agreement (the "Distribution Agreement") with the Trust. The Distribution Agreement shall be reviewed and ratified at least annually by: (i) either the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, or the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust; and (ii) the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Distribution Agreement or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the approval. The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities" and "interested persons" shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act. The Distribution Agreement will terminate in the event of any assignment, as defined in


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the 1940 Act, and is terminable with respect to a particular Fund on not less than 60 days' notice by the Trust's Trustees, by vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of such Fund or by the Distributor.

Shareholder Service Plan. Pursuant to a Shareholder Service Plan (the "Shareholder Service Plan"), the Growth and Income Funds are authorized to pay service providers a fee in connection with the ongoing servicing of shareholder accounts at the annual rate of up to 0.10% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Funds, calculated daily and payable monthly.

Under the Shareholder Service Plan, the Distributor may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing, the following shareholder services: maintaining client accounts; responding to client inquiries concerning their investment in shares and services performed by the Distributor or any service provider; assisting clients in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses; providing sub-accounting with respect to shares beneficially owned by clients; providing information periodically to clients showing their positions in shares; forwarding shareholder communications from a Fund (such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual and semi-annual financial statements and dividend, distribution and tax notices) to clients; processing purchase, exchange and redemption requests from clients and placing such orders with a Fund or its service providers; processing dividend payments from a Fund on behalf of its clients; and providing such other similar services as a Fund may, through the Distributor, reasonably request to the extent that the service provider is permitted to do so under applicable laws or regulations.

Pursuant to its authority under the Shareholder Service Plan, the Distributor has further entered into a shareholder service agreement with New Covenant Trust Company, N.A. ("NCTC") to provide certain shareholder services to the Funds and clients who may beneficially own Fund shares, including: responding to inquiries from clients concerning their investments in Fund shares; responding to client inquiries relating to the services performed by the Distributor or any other service provider; assisting clients in changing account options, account designations and addresses; maintaining, or assisting the Trust in maintaining, accounts relating to clients that invest in Fund shares; providing information periodically to clients showing their positions in Fund shares; forwarding shareholder communications from the Trust (such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual and semi-annual financial statements and dividend, distribution and tax notices) to clients; and providing such other similar services as the Trust, through the Distributor, may reasonably request to the extent that NCTC is permitted to do so under applicable laws or regulations.

Distribution Expenses Incurred by Adviser. The Funds may be sold through independent registered investment advisers, financial planners, bank trust departments and other financial advisors ("Financial Advisors") who provide their clients with advice and services in connection with their investments in the SEI Funds. SEI Funds are typically combined into complete investment portfolios and strategies using asset allocation techniques to serve investor needs. In connection with its distribution activities, SIMC and its affiliates may provide Financial Advisors, without charge, asset allocation models and strategies, custody services, risk assessment tools and other investment information and services to assist the Financial Advisors in providing advice to investors.

SIMC may hold conferences, seminars and other educational and informational activities for Financial Advisors for the purpose of educating Financial Advisors about the Funds and other investment products offered by SIMC or its affiliates. SIMC may pay for lodging, meals and other similar expenses incurred by Financial Advisors in connection with such activities. SIMC also may pay expenses associated with joint marketing activities with Financial Advisors, including, without limitation, seminars, conferences, client appreciation dinners, direct market mailings and other marketing activities designed to further the promotion of the Funds. In certain cases, SIMC may make payments to Financial Advisors or their employers in connection with their solicitation or referral of investment business, subject to any regulatory requirements for disclosure to and consent from the investor. All such marketing expenses and solicitation payments are paid by SIMC or its affiliates out of their past profits or other available resources and are not charged to the Funds.


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Many Financial Advisors may be affiliated with broker-dealers. SIMC and its affiliates may pay compensation to broker-dealers or other financial institutions for services such as, without limitation, providing the Funds with "shelf space" or a higher profile for the firm's associated Financial Advisors and their customers, placing the Funds on the firm's preferred or recommended fund list, granting the Distributor access to the firm's associated Financial Advisors, providing assistance in training and educating the firm's personnel, allowing sponsorship of seminars or informational meetings, and furnishing marketing support and other specified services. These payments may be based on the average net assets of SEI Funds attributable to that broker-dealer, gross or net sales of SEI Funds attributable to that broker-dealer, a negotiated lump sum payment or other appropriate compensation for services rendered.

Payments may also be made by SIMC or its affiliates to financial institutions to compensate or reimburse them for administrative or other client services provided, such as sub-transfer agency services for shareholders or retirement plan participants, omnibus accounting or sub-accounting, participation in networking arrangements, account set-up, recordkeeping and other shareholder services. These fees may be used by the financial institutions to offset or reduce fees that would otherwise be paid directly to them by certain account holders, such as retirement plans.

The payments discussed above may be significant to the financial institutions receiving them and may create an incentive for the financial institutions or their representatives to recommend or offer shares of the SEI Funds to their customers rather than other funds or investment products. These payments are made by SIMC and its affiliates out of their past profits or other available resources.

Although the Funds may use broker-dealers that sell Fund shares to effect transactions for a Fund's portfolio, the Funds, SIMC and the Sub-Advisers will not consider the sale of Fund shares as a factor when choosing broker-dealers to effect those transactions and will not direct brokerage transactions to broker-dealers as compensation for the sales of Fund shares.

SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITY

During the most recent fiscal year, the Funds did not engage in securities lending.

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

Board Responsibilities. The management and affairs of the Trust and its series, including the Funds described in this SAI, are overseen by the Trustees. The Board has approved contracts, as described above, under which certain companies provide essential management services to the Trust.

Like most mutual funds, the day-to-day business of the Trust, including the management of risk, is performed by third party service providers, such as SIMC, the Distributor and the Administrator. The Trustees are responsible for overseeing the Trust's service providers and, thus, have oversight responsibility with respect to risk management performed by those service providers. Risk management seeks to identify and address risks, i.e., events or circumstances that could have material adverse effects on the business, operations, shareholder services, investment performance or reputation of the Funds. The Funds and their service providers employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to identify risks, to lessen the probability of their occurrence and/or to mitigate the effects of such risks if they do occur. Each service provider is responsible for one or more discrete aspects of the Trust's business (e.g., SIMC is responsible for the investment performance of the Funds and, along with the Board, is responsible for the oversight of the Funds' Sub-Advisers, which, in turn, are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds' portfolio investments) and, consequently, for managing the risks associated with that business. The Board has emphasized to the Funds' service providers the importance of maintaining vigorous risk management.

The Trustees' role in risk oversight begins before the inception of a Fund, at which time SIMC presents the Board with information concerning the investment objectives, strategies and risks of the Fund as well as proposed investment limitations for the Fund. Additionally, each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides the Board with an overview of, among other things, its investment philosophy, brokerage practices and compliance infrastructure. Thereafter, the Board continues its oversight function as various personnel,


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including the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer, as well as personnel of SIMC and other service providers such as the Funds' independent accountants, make periodic reports to the Audit Committee or to the Board with respect to various aspects of risk management. The Board and the Audit Committee oversee efforts by management and service providers to manage risks to which the Funds may be exposed.

The Board is responsible for overseeing the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers and receives information about those services at its regular meetings. In addition, in connection with its consideration of whether to annually renew the Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and SIMC and the various Sub-Advisory Agreements between SIMC and the Sub-Advisers with respect to the Funds, the Board annually meets with SIMC and, at least every three years, meets with the Sub-Advisers to review such services. Among other things, the Board regularly considers the Sub-Advisers' adherence to the Funds' investment restrictions and compliance with various Fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations.

The Trust's Chief Compliance Officer reports regularly to the Board to review and discuss compliance issues and Fund, Adviser and Sub-Adviser risk assessments. At least annually, the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer provides the Board with a report reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Trust's policies and procedures and those of its service providers, including the Adviser and Sub-Advisers. The report addresses the operation of the policies and procedures of the Trust and each service provider since the date of the last report; any material changes to the policies and procedures since the date of the last report; any recommendations for material changes to the policies and procedures; and any material compliance matters since the date of the last report.

The Board receives reports from the Funds' service providers regarding operational risks and risks related to the valuation and liquidity of portfolio securities. The Trust's Fair Value Pricing Committee provides regular reports to the Board concerning investments for which market prices are not readily available or may be unreliable. Annually, the independent registered public accounting firm reviews with the Audit Committee its audit of the Funds' financial statements, focusing on major areas of risk encountered by the Funds and noting any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Funds' internal controls. Additionally, in connection with its oversight function, the Board oversees Fund management's implementation of disclosure controls and procedures, which are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in its periodic reports with the SEC are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods. The Board also oversees the Trust's internal controls over financial reporting, which comprise policies and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Trust's financial reporting and the preparation of the Trust's financial statements.

From their review of these reports and discussions with SIMC, the Sub-Advisers, the Chief Compliance Officer, the independent registered public accounting firm and other service providers, the Board and the Audit Committee learn about the material risks of the Funds, thereby facilitating a dialogue about how management and service providers identify and mitigate those risks.

The Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the Funds can be identified and/or quantified, that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the Funds' goals, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness. Reports received by the Trustees as to risk management matters are typically summaries of the relevant information. Most of the Funds' investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through SIMC, the Sub-Advisers and the Funds' other service providers, each of which has an independent interest in risk management and each of which has policies and methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out. These risk management policies and methods may differ in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. As a result of the


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foregoing and other factors, the Board's ability to monitor and manage risk, as a practical matter, is subject to limitations.

Members of the Board. There are nine members of the Board of Trustees, seven of whom are not interested persons of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act ("independent Trustees"). Robert A. Nesher, an interested person of the Trust, serves as Chairman of the Board. Effective January 1, 2018, James M. Williams, an independent Trustee, serves as the lead independent Trustee. The Trust has determined its leadership structure is appropriate given the specific characteristics and circumstances of the Trust. The Trust made this determination in consideration of, among other things, the fact that the independent Trustees constitute a super-majority of the Board, the amount of assets under management in the Trust and the number of Funds (and classes of shares) overseen by the Board. The Board also believes that its leadership structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the independent Trustees from Fund management.

The Board of Trustees has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, Governance Committee and Fair Value Pricing Committee. The Audit Committee and Governance Committee are chaired by an independent Trustee and composed of all of the independent Trustees. In addition, the Board of Trustees has a lead independent Trustee.

In his role as lead independent Trustee, Mr. Williams, among other things: (i) presides over Board meetings in the absence of the Chairman of the Board; (ii) presides over executive sessions of the independent Trustees; (iii) along with the Chairman of the Board, oversees the development of agendas for Board meetings; (iv) facilitates dealings and communications between the independent Trustees and management, and among the independent Trustees; and (v) has such other responsibilities as the Board or independent Trustees determine from time to time.

Set forth below are the names, years of birth, position with the Trust, the year in which the Trustee was elected, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust. There is no stated term of office for the Trustees of the Trust; however, a Trustee must retire from the Board by the end of the calendar year in which the Trustee turns 75 provided that, although there shall be a presumption that each Trustee attaining such age shall retire, the Board may, if it deems doing so to be consistent with the best interest of the Trust, and with the consent of any Trustee that is eligible for retirement, by unanimous vote of the Governance Committee and majority vote of the full Board, extend the term of such Trustee for successive periods of one year. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.

Interested Trustees.

ROBERT A. NESHER (Born: 1946)—Chairman of the Board of Trustees* (since 2012)—President and Chief Executive Officer of the Trust since December 2012. SEI employee since 1974; currently performs various services on behalf of SEI Investments for which Mr. Nesher is compensated. President and Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP. Director of SEI Global Master Fund plc, SEI Global Assets Fund plc, SEI Global Investments Fund plc, SEI Investments—Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd., SEI Investments—Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited, SEI Multi-Strategy Funds PLC and SEI Global Nominee Ltd. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP, from 2007 to 2013. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust from 1989 to 2016. Vice Chairman of O'Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) from 2014 to 2016. Vice Chairman of Winton Series Trust from 2014 to 2017. Vice Chairman of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) from 2014 to 2018. Vice Chairman of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III, Gallery Trust, Schroder Series Trust and Schroder Global Series Trust. Trustee of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds. President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust,


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SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, SEI Catholic Values Trust.

WILLIAM M. DORAN (Born: 1940)—Trustee* (since 2012)—1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Self-employed Consultant since 2003. Partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (law firm) from 1976 to 2003. Counsel to the Trust, SEI Investments, SIMC, the Administrator and the Distributor. Director of SEI Investments since 1974. Secretary of SEI Investments since 1978. Director of the Distributor since 2003. Director of SEI Investments—Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Europe), Limited, SEI Investments (Asia) Limited, SEI Global Nominee Ltd. and SEI Investments—Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP from 2007 to 2013. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust from 1982 to 2016. Trustee of O'Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) from 2014 to 2016. Trustee of Winton Series Trust from 2014 to 2017. Trustee of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II and Bishop Street Funds from 1991 to 2018. Trustee of The KP Funds from 2013 to 2018. Trustee of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) from 2014 to 2018. Trustee of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III, Gallery Trust, Schroder Series Trust, Schroder Global Series Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, SEI Catholic Values Trust.

Independent Trustees.

GEORGE J. SULLIVAN, JR. (Born: 1942)—Trustee (since 2012)—Retired since January 2012. Self-employed Consultant at Newfound Consultants Inc. from April 1997 to December 2011. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP from 2007 to 2013. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust from 1996 to 2016. Member of the independent review committee for SEI's Canadian-registered mutual funds from 2011 to 2017. Trustee/Director of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust from February 1996 to May 2017. Trustee/Director of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, SEI Catholic Values Trust and The KP Funds.

NINA LESAVOY (Born: 1957)—Trustee (since 2012)—Founder and Managing Director of Avec Capital (strategic fundraising firm) since April 2008. Managing Director of Cue Capital (strategic fundraising firm) from March 2002 to March 2008. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP from 2007 to 2013. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust from 2003 to 2016. Trustee/Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

JAMES M. WILLIAMS (Born: 1947)—Trustee (since 2012)—Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of J. Paul Getty Trust, Non Profit Foundation for Visual Arts, since December 2002. President of Harbor Capital Advisors and Harbor Mutual Funds from 2000 to 2002. Manager of Pension Asset Management at Ford Motor Company from 1997 to 1999. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP from 2007 to 2013. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust from 2004 to 2016. Trustee/Director of Ariel Mutual Funds, SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

MITCHELL A. JOHNSON (Born: 1942)—Trustee (since 2012)—Retired Private Investor since 1994. Director of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) since 1997. Director of SEI Alpha

*  Messrs. Nesher and Doran are Trustees deemed to be "interested" persons (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund by virtue of their relationships with SEI.


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Strategy Portfolios, LP from 2007 to 2013. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust from 2007 to 2016. Trustee of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, SEI Catholic Values Trust and The KP Funds.

HUBERT L. HARRIS, JR. (Born: 1943)—Trustee (since 2012)—Retired since December 2005. Owner of Harris Plantation, Inc. since 1995. Chief Executive Officer of Harris CAPM, a consulting asset and property management entity. Chief Executive Officer of INVESCO North America from August 2003 to December 2005. Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of AMVESCAP Retirement, Inc. from January 1998 to August 2003. Director of AMVESCAP PLC from 1993 to 2004. Served as a director of a bank holding company from 2003 to 2009. Director of Aaron's Inc. since August 2012. President and CEO of Oasis Ornamentals LLC since 2011. Member of the Board of Councilors of the Carter Center (nonprofit corporation) and served on the board of other non-profit organizations. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP from 2008 to 2013. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust from 2008 to 2016. Trustee of SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

SUSAN C. COTE (Born: 1954)—Trustee (since 2015)—Retired since July 2015. Treasurer and Chair of Finance of the Investment and Audit Committee of the New York Women's Foundation from 2008 to 2017. Americas Director of Asset Management of Ernst & Young LLP from 2006 to 2013. Global Asset Management Assurance Leader of Ernst & Young LLP from 2006 to 2015. Partner of Ernst & Young LLP from 1997 to 2015. Employee of Prudential from 1983 to 1997. Member of the Ernst & Young LLP Retirement Investment Committee. Trustee/Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

JAMES B. TAYLOR (Born: 1950)—Trustee (since 2018)—Retired since December 2017. Chief Investment Officer at Georgia Tech Foundation from 2008 to 2017. Chief Investment Officer at Delta Air Lines from 1983 to 2007. Member of the Investment Committee at the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers from 1999 to 2004. President, Vice President and Treasurer at Southern Benefits Conference from 1998 to 2000. Trustee of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

Individual Trustee Qualifications. The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve on the Board because of their ability to review and understand information about the Funds provided to them by management, to identify and request other information they may deem relevant to the performance of their duties, to question management and other service providers regarding material factors bearing on the management and administration of the Funds, and to exercise their business judgment in a manner that serves the best interests of the Funds' shareholders. The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve as a Trustee based on their own experience, qualifications, attributes and skills as described below.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Nesher should serve as Trustee because of the experience he has gained in his various roles with SEI Investments Company, which he joined in 1974, his knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as trustee of the SEI Funds Complex since 1989.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Doran should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained serving as a Partner in the Investment Management and Securities Industry Practice of a large law firm, his


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experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as trustee of the SEI Funds Complex since 1982.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Sullivan should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained as a certified public accountant and financial consultant, his experience in and knowledge of public company accounting and auditing and the financial services industry, the experience he gained as an officer of a large financial services firm in its operations department, and his experience from serving as trustee of the SEI Funds Complex since 1996.

The Trust has concluded that Ms. Lesavoy should serve as Trustee because of the experience she gained as a Director of several private equity fundraising firms and marketing and selling a wide range of investment products to institutional investors, her experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience she has gained serving as trustee of the SEI Funds Complex since 2003.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Williams should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained as Chief Investment Officer of a non-profit foundation, the President of an investment management firm, the President of a registered investment company and the Manager of a public company's pension assets, his experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as trustee of the SEI Funds Complex since 2004.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Johnson should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained as a senior vice president, corporate finance, of a Fortune 500 Company, his experience in and knowledge of the financial services and banking industries, the experience he gained serving as a director of other mutual funds, and the experience he has gained serving as trustee of the SEI Funds Complex since 2007.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Harris should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained as Chief Executive Officer and Director of an investment management firm, the experience he gained serving on the Board of a public company, his experience in and knowledge of the financial services and banking industries, and the experience he has gained serving as trustee of the SEI Funds Complex since 2008.

The Trust has concluded that Ms. Cote should serve as Trustee because of her education, knowledge of financial services and investment management, and the experience she has gained as a partner at a major accounting firm, where she served as both the Global Asset Management Assurance Leader and the Americas Director of Asset Management, and other professional experience gained through her prior employment and directorships.

The Trust has concluded that Mr. Taylor should serve as Trustee because of his education, knowledge of financial services and investment management, and the experience he has gained as a Chief Investment Officer at an endowment of a large university, and other professional experience gained through his prior employment and leadership positions.

In its periodic assessment of the effectiveness of the Board, the Board considers the complementary individual skills and experience of the individual Trustees primarily in the broader context of the Board's overall composition so that the Board, as a body, possesses the appropriate (and appropriately diverse) skills and experience to oversee the business of the Funds. Moreover, references to the qualifications, attributes and skills of Trustees are pursuant to requirements of the SEC, do not constitute holding out of, or reflect any conclusion that, the Board or any Trustee has any special expertise or experience, and shall not be deemed to impose any greater responsibility or liability on any such person or on the Board by reason thereof.

Board Standing Committees. The Board has established the following standing committees:

•  Audit Committee. The Board has a standing Audit Committee that is composed of each of the independent Trustees of the Trust. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter approved


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by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Audit Committee include: (i) recommending which firm to engage as the Trust's independent auditor and whether to terminate this relationship; (ii) reviewing the independent auditor's compensation, the proposed scope and terms of its engagement and the firm's independence; (iii) pre-approving audit and non-audit services provided by the Trust's independent auditor to the Trust and certain other affiliated entities; (iv) serving as a channel of communication between the independent auditor and the Trustees; (v) reviewing the results of each external audit, including any qualifications in the independent auditor's opinion, any related management letter, management's responses to recommendations made by the independent auditor in connection with the audit, reports submitted to the Audit Committee by the internal auditing department of the Trust's Administrator that are material to the Trust as a whole, if any, and management's responses to any such reports; (vi) reviewing the Trust's audited financial statements and considering any significant disputes between the Trust's management and the independent auditor that arose in connection with the preparation of those financial statements; (vii) considering, in consultation with the independent auditor and the Trust's senior internal accounting executive, if any, the independent auditor's report on the adequacy of the Trust's internal financial controls; (viii) reviewing, in consultation with the Trust's independent auditor, major changes regarding auditing and accounting principles and practices to be followed when preparing the Trust's financial statements; and (ix) other audit related matters. In addition, the Audit Committee is responsible for the oversight of the Trust's compliance program. Messrs. Sullivan, Williams, Johnson, Harris and Taylor and Mmes. Lesavoy and Cote currently serve as members of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met five (5) times during the Trust's most recently completed fiscal year.

•  Fair Value Pricing Committee. The Board has a standing Fair Value Pricing Committee that is composed of at least one Trustee and various representatives of the Trust's service providers, as appointed by the Board. The Fair Value Pricing Committee operates under procedures approved by the Board. The principal responsibility of the Fair Value Pricing Committee is to determine the fair value of securities for which current market quotations are not readily available. The Fair Value Pricing Committee's determinations are reviewed by the Board. Mr. Nesher currently serves as the Board's delegate on the Fair Value Pricing Committee. The Fair Value Pricing Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and did not meet during the Trust's most recently completed fiscal year.

•  Governance Committee. The Board has a standing Governance Committee that is composed of each of the Independent Trustees of the Trust. The Governance Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Governance Committee include: (i) considering and reviewing Board governance and compensation issues; (ii) conducting a self assessment of the Board's operations; (iii) selecting and nominating all persons to serve as independent Trustees and evaluating the qualifications of "interested" (as that term is defined under the 1940 Act) Trustee candidates; and (iv) reviewing shareholder recommendations for nominations to fill vacancies on the Board if such recommendations are submitted in writing and addressed to the Governance Committee at the applicable Trust's offices. Messrs. Sullivan, Williams, Johnson, Harris and Taylor and Mmes. Lesavoy and Cote currently serve as members of the Governance Committee. The Governance Committee shall meet at the direction of its Chair as often as appropriate to accomplish its purpose. In any event, the Governance Committee shall meet at least once each year and shall conduct at least one meeting in person. The Governance Committee met seven (7) times during the Trust's most recently completed fiscal year.

Fund Shares Owned by Board Members. The following table shows the dollar amount range of each Trustee's "beneficial ownership" of shares of each of the Funds as of the end of the most recently completed calendar year. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. "Beneficial ownership" is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities and Exchange Act of


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1934 (the "1934 Act"). The Trustees and officers of the Trust own less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Trust.

Name

  Dollar Range of
Fund Shares
(Fund)*
  Aggregate Dollar
Range of Shares
(Fund Complex)*†
 

Interested

 

Mr. Nesher

 

None

 

Over $100,000

 

Mr. Doran

 

None

 

Over $100,000

 

Independent

 

Mr. Sullivan

 

None

 

Over $100,000

 

Ms. Lesavoy

 

None

 

None

 

Mr. Williams

 

None

  $10,001-$50,000  

Mr. Johnson

 

None

 

None

 

Mr. Harris

 

None

 

None

 

Ms. Cote

 

None

 

None

 

Mr. Taylor1

 

None

 

None

 

*  Valuation date is December 31, 2017.

†  The Fund Complex currently consists of 102 portfolios of the following trusts: SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

1  Mr. Taylor became a Trustee for the Trust effective March 28, 2018.

Board Compensation. The Trust and the Fund Complex paid the following fees to the Trustees during its most recently completed fiscal year.

Name

  Aggregate
Compensation
  Pension or
Retirement
Benefits Accrued
as Part of
Fund Expenses
  Estimated
Annual
Benefits Upon
Retirement
  Total Compensation
from the Trust
and Fund
Complex
 

Interested

 

Mr. Nesher

 

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Mr. Doran

 

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Independent

 

Mr. Sullivan

 

$

3,233.13

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

285,000

   

Ms. Lesavoy

 

$

2,826.1

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

312,500

   

Mr. Williams

 

$

3,238.88

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

292,500

   

Mr. Johnson

 

$

2,465.86

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

265,000

   

Mr. Harris

 

$

2,465.86

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

265,000

   

Ms. Cote

 

$

2,697.61

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

290,000

   

Mr. Taylor1

 

$

643.07

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

67,500

   

1  Mr. Taylor became a Trustee for the Trust effective March 28, 2018.

Ms. Joan Binstock served as a Trustee for the Trust from March 28, 2018 to May 31, 2018, and in connection with such service, received compensation from the Trust and Fund Complex during the Trust's most recently completed fiscal year.

Trust Officers. Set forth below are the names, years of birth, position with the Trust and the principal occupations for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as officers of the Trust. There is no stated term of office for officers of the Trust. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each officer is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. None of the officers, except for Russell Emery, the Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") of the Trust, receives compensation from the Trust for his or her services. The Trust's CCO serves in the same capacity for the other SEI trusts


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included in the Fund Complex, and the Trust pays its pro rata share of the aggregate compensation payable to the CCO for his services.

Certain officers of the Trust also serve as officers to one or more mutual funds for which SEI or its affiliates act as investment adviser, administrator or distributor.

The officers of the Trust have been elected by the Board. Each officer shall hold office until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until earlier resignation or removal.

ROBERT A. NESHER (Born: 1946)—President and Chief Executive Officer (since 2012)—See biographical information above under the heading "Interested Trustees."

TIMOTHY D. BARTO (Born: 1968)—Vice President and Secretary (since 2012)—Vice President and Secretary of SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc. since 2009. General Counsel and Secretary of SIMC and the Administrator since 2004. Vice President of SIMC and the Administrator since 1999. Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SEI since 2001.

JAMES HOFFMAYER (Born: 1973)—Controller and Chief Financial Officer (since 2016)—Senior Director of Funds Accounting and Fund Administration of SEI Investments Global Funds Services since September 2016; Senior Director of Fund Administration of SEI Investments Global Funds Services since October 2014. Director of Financial Reporting of SEI Investments Global Funds Services from November 2004 to October 2014.

STEPHEN G. MACRAE (Born: 1967)—Vice President (since 2012)—Director of Global Investment Product Management since January 2004.

RUSSELL EMERY (Born: 1962)—Chief Compliance Officer (since 2012)—Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II and Bishop Street Funds since March 2006. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Liquid Asset Trust from 2006 to 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP since June 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP from 2007 to 2013. Chief Compliance Officer of Adviser Managed Trust since December 2010. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Insurance Products Trust and The KP Funds since 2013. Chief Compliance Officer of O'Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) and Winton Series Trust from 2014 to 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III since 2014. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Catholic Values Trust and Gallery Trust since 2015. Chief Compliance Officer of Schroder Series Trust and Schroder Global Series Trust since 2017. Chief Compliance Officer of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) from 2014 to 2018.

AARON C. BUSER (Born: 1970)—Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2012)—Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc. since 2009. Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SIMC since 2007. Attorney at Stark & Stark (law firm) from March 2004 to July 2007.

DAVID F. MCCANN (Born: 1976)—Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2012)—Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc. since 2009. Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SIMC since 2008. Attorney at Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP (law firm) from May 2005 to October 2008.

BRIDGET E. SUDALL (Born: 1980)—Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer (since 2015). Senior Associate and AML Officer at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners from April 2011 to March 2015. Investor Services Team Lead at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners from July 2007 to April 2011.

GLENN KURDZIEL (Born: 1974)—Assistant Controller (since 2017)—Senior Manager of Funds Accounting of SEI Investments Global Funds Services since 2005.


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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Funds have engaged New Covenant Trust Company, NA ("NCTC") to vote proxies in it absolute discretion after taking into consideration the best interests of the shareholders of the Funds and the Funds themselves consistent with the socially responsible policies of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A).

NCTC has elected to retain an independent proxy voting service (the "Service") to vote proxies with respect to the Funds in accordance with Proxy Voting Guidelines (the "Guidelines") approved by NCTC's Proxy Voting Committee (the "Committee"). The Guidelines set forth the manner in which NCTC will vote on matters that may come up for shareholder vote. The Service will review each matter on a case-by-case basis and vote the proxies in accordance with the Guidelines.

Proxy votes generally will be cast in favor of proposals that:

  1)  maintain or strengthen the shared interests of shareholders and management;

  2)  increase shareholder value;

  3)  maintain or increase shareholder influence over the issuer's board of directors and management;

  4)  maintain or increase the rights of shareholders;

  5)  are consistent with the socially responsible policies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); and

  6)  maintain or enhance the integrity and oversight of the corporation and its public reporting.

Proxy votes generally will be cast against proposals having the opposite effect.

Prior to voting a proxy, the Service makes available to NCTC its recommendation on how to vote in light of the Guidelines. NCTC retains the authority to overrule the Service's recommendation on any specific proxy proposal and to instruct the Service to vote in a manner determined by the Committee. Before doing so, the Committee will determine whether NCTC may have a material conflict of interest regarding the proposal. If the Committee determines that NCTC has such a material conflict, NCTC shall instruct the Service to vote in accordance with the Service's recommendation unless NCTC, after full disclosure to the Fund of the nature of the conflict, obtains the Fund's consent to vote on the proposal.

With respect to proxies of an affiliated investment company or series thereof, such as the SEI Funds, the Committee will vote such proxies in the same proportion as the vote of all other shareholders of the investment company or series thereof (i.e., "echo vote" or "mirror vote").

Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 877-835-4531; (ii) on the Funds' website at http://www.NewCovenantFunds.com; and (iii) on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

Net Asset Value. Shares of each Fund may be purchased at net asset value. The net asset value per share of each Fund is calculated by adding the value of securities and other assets of that Fund, subtracting liabilities and dividing by the number of its outstanding shares. Each Fund's share price will be determined at the close of regular trading hours of the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Orders received by the transfer agent after 4:00 p.m., will be confirmed at the next business day's price.

Valuation. The Funds' Pricing and Valuation Procedures provide that any change in a primary pricing agent or a pricing methodology requires prior approval by the Board. However, when the change would not materially affect valuation of a Fund's net assets or involve a material departure in pricing


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methodology from that of a Fund's existing pricing agent or pricing methodology, Board approval may be obtained at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting.

Redemptions in Kind. The Trust reserves the right to pay redemptions in-kind with portfolio securities in lieu of cash. In accordance with its election pursuant to Rule 18f-1 under the 1940 Act, the Trust may limit the amount of redemption proceeds paid in cash with respect to each shareholder during any 90-day period to the lesser of (i) $250,000 or (ii) 1% of the net asset value of a Fund at the beginning of such period. In the case of requests for redemptions in excess of such amount, the Board of Trustees reserves the right to make payments in whole or in part in securities or other assets in case of an emergency, or any time a cash distribution would impair the liquidity of the Funds to the detriment of the existing shareholders. If the recipient later sold such securities, a brokerage charge might be incurred.

Suspension of Redemptions. The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed during (a) any period when the New York Stock Exchange is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings) or trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted, (b) any period in which an emergency exists as determined by the SEC so that disposal of a Fund's investments or determination of its net asset value is not reasonably practicable, or (c) such other periods as the SEC by order may permit to protect the Funds' shareholders.

Exchange of Shares. An exchange is effected by redemption of shares of one Fund and the issuance of shares of another Fund. With respect to an exchange among the Funds, a capital gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes will be realized upon the exchange, depending upon the cost, other basis of the shares redeemed, and your tax status. The exchange privilege is not designed for use in connection with short-term trading or market-timing strategies. The exchange privilege may be terminated or suspended or its terms changed at any time, subject to 60 days' prior notice.

Telephone Instructions. Neither the Trust nor any of its service providers will be liable for any loss or expense in acting upon telephone instructions that are reasonably believed to be genuine. In attempting to confirm that telephone instructions are genuine, the Funds will use procedures that are considered reasonable. You assume the risk to the full extent of your accounts that telephone requests may be unauthorized. To the extent that the Trust fails to use reasonable procedures to verify the genuineness of telephone instructions, it and/or its service contractors may be liable for any such instructions that prove to be fraudulent or unauthorized. All telephone conversations with USBFS as transfer agent will be recorded.

Automatic Investing. You may authorize automatic investing through automatic withdrawals from your bank account on a regular basis. Minimum investments must be for at least $50.

Systematic Withdrawal Plan. If you purchase or already own $5,000 or more of any Fund's shares, valued at the net asset value, and you wish to receive periodic payments from your account(s), you may establish a Systematic Withdrawal Plan (the "Plan") by completing an application provided for this purpose. If you participate in this plan, you will receive monthly, quarterly or annual checks in the amount designated. The minimum withdrawal is $50. The amount of withdrawal may be changed at any time. Dividends and capital gain distributions on a Fund's shares in the Plan should be reinvested in additional shares at net asset value. Payments are made from proceeds derived from the redemption of Fund shares you own. With respect to the Funds, the redemption of shares may result in a gain or loss that is reportable, if you are a taxable entity.

Redemptions required for payments may reduce or use up your investment, depending upon the size and frequency of withdrawal payments and market fluctuations. Accordingly, Plan payments cannot be considered as yield or income on the investment.

USBFS, as agent for the shareholder, may charge for services rendered beyond those normally assumed by the Funds. No such charge is currently assessed, but such a charge may be instituted by USBFS upon notice in writing to shareholders. This Plan may be terminated at any time without penalty upon written notice by the shareholder, by the Funds, or by USBFS.


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Integrated Voice Response ("IVR") System. You can obtain toll-free access to account information, as well as perform certain transactions, by calling 877-835-4531. IVR provides share price, price change, account balances and history (i.e., last transaction, latest dividend distribution, redemptions by check during the last three months), and allows sales or exchanges of Fund shares. You may also obtain addresses (for mailing, wire and the internet), year-end information, and request Fund literature. By pressing "0", you are able to speak to a customer service representative.

TAXES

The following is only a summary of certain additional U.S. federal income tax considerations generally affecting the Funds and their shareholders that is intended to supplement the discussion contained in the Prospectus. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of the federal, state, local or foreign tax treatment of the Funds or their shareholders and the discussion here and in the Prospectus is not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors with specific reference to their own tax situations, including their state, local and foreign tax liabilities.

This discussion of federal income tax consequences is based on the Code and the regulations issued thereunder as in effect on the date of this SAI. New legislation, as well as administrative changes or court decisions, may significantly change the conclusions expressed herein and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.

The recently enacted tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act") makes significant changes to the U.S. federal income tax rules for taxation of individuals and corporations, generally effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. Many of the changes applicable to individuals are temporary and would apply only to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026. There are only minor changes with respect to the specific rules only applicable to a regulated investment company ("RIC"), such as a Fund. The Tax Act, however, makes numerous other changes to the tax rules that may affect shareholders and the Funds. You are urged to consult with your own tax advisor regarding how the Tax Act affects your investment in the Funds.

Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company and Taxation of the Funds. Each Fund intends to qualify and elect to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code so that it will be relieved of federal income tax on that part of its income that is timely distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify for treatment as a RIC, a Fund must distribute annually to its shareholders at least 90% of its investment company taxable income (generally, net investment income plus the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital losses) ("Distribution Requirement") and also must meet several additional requirements. Among these requirements are the following: (i) at least 90% of each Fund's gross income each taxable year must be derived from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and net income derived from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership (the "Qualifying Income Test"); and (ii) at the close of each quarter of each Fund's taxable year: (A) at least 50% of the value of each Fund's total assets must be represented by cash and cash items, U.S. Government securities, securities of other RICs and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect to any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of each Fund's total assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, including the equity securities of a qualified publicly traded partnership, and (B) not more than 25% of the value of each Fund's total assets is invested, including through corporations in which the Fund owns a 20% or more voting stock interest, in the securities (other than U.S. Government securities or the securities of other RICs) of any one issuer or the securities (other than the securities of another RIC) of two or more issuers that the Fund control and which are engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses or related trades or businesses, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (the "Asset Test").


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Although the Funds intend to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and may distribute their capital gains for any taxable year, the Funds will be subject to federal income taxation to the extent any such income or gains are not distributed. Each Fund is treated as a separate corporation for federal income tax purposes. A Fund therefore is considered to be a separate entity in determining its treatment under the rules for RICs described herein.

If a Fund fails to satisfy the Qualifying Income or Asset Tests in any taxable year, such Fund may be eligible for relief provisions if the failures are due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect and if a penalty tax is paid with respect to each failure to satisfy the applicable requirements. Additionally, relief is provided for certain de minimis failures of the diversification requirements where the Fund corrects the failure within a specified period. If a Fund fails to maintain qualification as a RIC for a tax year, and the relief provisions are not available, such Fund will be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates (which the Tax Act reduced to 21%) without any deduction for distributions to shareholders. In such case, its shareholders would be taxed as if they received ordinary dividends, although corporate shareholders could be eligible for the dividends received deduction (subject to certain limitations) and individuals may be able to benefit from the lower tax rates available to qualified dividend income. In addition, a Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a RIC. The Board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of a Fund as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders.

A Fund may elect to treat part or all of any "qualified late year loss" as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in determining the Fund's taxable income, net capital gain, net short-term capital gain, and earnings and profits. The effect of this election is to treat any such "qualified late year loss" as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in characterizing Fund distributions for any calendar. A "qualified late year loss" generally includes net capital loss, net long-term capital loss, or net short-term capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year (commonly referred to as "post-October losses") and certain other late-year losses.

The treatment of capital loss carryovers for the Funds is similar to the rules that apply to capital loss carryovers of individuals, which provide that such losses are carried over indefinitely. If a Fund has a "net capital loss" (that is, capital losses in excess of capital gains) for a taxable year beginning after December 22, 2010 (a "Post-2010 Loss"), the excess of the Fund's net short-term capital losses over its net long-term capital gains is treated as a short-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund's next taxable year, and the excess (if any) of the Fund's net long-term capital losses over its net short-term capital gains is treated as a long-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund's next taxable year. A Fund's unused capital loss carryforwards that arose in taxable years that began on or before December 22, 2010 ("Pre-2011 Losses") are available to be applied against future capital gains, if any, realized by the Fund prior to the expiration of those carryforwards, generally eight years after the year in which they arose. A Fund's Post-2010 Losses must be fully utilized before the Fund will be permitted to utilize carryforwards of Pre-2011 Losses. In addition, the carryover of capital losses may be limited under the general loss limitation rules if the Fund experiences an ownership change as defined in the Code. Each Fund is treated as a separate corporation for federal income tax purposes. Therefore, losses in one Fund do not offset gains in another. For more information about the amount of capital loss carry-forwards for the most recent fiscal year, please refer to the Annual Report of the Funds.

Excise Taxes. Notwithstanding the Distribution Requirement described above, which generally requires a Fund to distribute at least 90% of its annual investment company taxable income and the excess of its exempt interest income (but does not require any minimum distribution of net capital gain), a Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% federal excise tax to the extent it fails to distribute by the end of the calendar year at least 98% of its ordinary income and 98.2% of its capital gain net income (the excess of short- and long-term capital gains over short- and long-term capital losses) for the one-year period ending on October 31 of such year (including any retained amount from the prior calendar year on which a Fund paid no federal income tax). Each Fund intends to make sufficient distributions to avoid liability for the federal excise tax, but can make no assurances that such tax will be completely eliminated. A Fund may


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in certain circumstances be required to liquidate Fund investments in order to make sufficient distributions to avoid federal excise tax liability at a time when the investment advisor might not otherwise have chosen to do so, and liquidation of investments in such circumstances may affect the ability of a Fund to satisfy the requirements for qualification as a RIC.

Fund Distributions. The Funds receive income generally in the form of dividends and interest on investments. This income, plus net short-term capital gains, if any, less expenses incurred in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Fund's net investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. Any distributions by a Fund from such income will be taxable to you as ordinary income or at the lower capital gains rates that apply to individuals receiving qualified dividend income, whether you take them in cash or in additional shares.

Distributions by the Funds will be eligible for the reduced maximum tax rate to individuals currently set at 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that the Funds receive qualified dividend income on the securities they hold and the Funds report the distributions as qualified dividend income. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividend income from taxable domestic corporations and certain foreign corporations (e.g., foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States, or the stock of which is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). A dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income to the extent that: (i) the shareholder has not held the shares on which the dividend was paid for more than 60 days during the 121-day period that begins on the date that is 60 days before the date on which the shares become "ex-dividend" (which is the day on which declared distributions (dividends or capital gains) are deducted from each Fund's assets before it calculates the net asset value) with respect to such dividend, (ii) each Fund has not satisfied similar holding period requirements with respect to the securities it holds that paid the dividends distributed to the shareholder), (iii) the shareholder is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to substantially similar or related property, or (iv) the shareholder elects to treat such dividend as investment income under section 163(d)(4)(B) of the Code. Therefore, if you lend your shares in a Fund, such as pursuant to securities lending arrangement, you may lose the ability to treat dividends (paid while the shares are held by the borrower) as qualified dividend income. Distributions that the Funds receive from an underlying fund taxable as a RIC will be treated as qualified dividend income only to the extent so reported by such underlying fund.

Distributions by the Funds of their net short-term capital gains will be taxable as ordinary income. Capital gain distributions consisting of a Fund's net capital gains will be taxable as long-term capital gains for individual shareholders currently set at a maximum rate of 20% regardless of how long you have held your shares in such Fund.

A Fund will inform you of the amount of your ordinary income dividends, qualified dividend income and capital gain distributions shortly after the close of each calendar year. If you have not held Fund shares for a full year, the Fund may designate and distribute to you, as ordinary income or capital gain, a percentage of income that is not equal to the actual percentage of such income earned during the period of your investment in the Fund.

In the case of corporate shareholders, Fund distributions (other than capital gain distributions) generally qualify for the dividends-received deduction to the extent such distributions are so reported and do not exceed the gross amount of qualifying dividends received by the Funds for the year. Generally, and subject to certain limitations (including certain holding period limitations), a dividend will be treated as a qualifying dividend if it has been received from a domestic corporation.

If a Fund's distributions exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, all or a portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder's cost basis in a Fund and result in a higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares on which the distribution was received are sold.


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To the extent that a Fund makes a distribution of income received by such Fund in lieu of dividends (a "substitute payment") with respect to securities on loan pursuant to a securities lending transaction, such income will not constitute qualified dividend income to individual shareholders and will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders.

A dividend or distribution received shortly after the purchase of shares reduces the net asset value of the shares by the amount of the dividend or distribution and, although in effect a return of capital, will be taxable to the shareholder. If the net asset value of shares were reduced below the shareholder's cost by dividends or distributions representing gains realized on sales of securities, such dividends or distributions would be a return of investment, though taxable to the shareholder in the same manner as other dividends or distributions.

Dividends declared to shareholders of record in October, November or December and actually paid in January of the following year will be treated as having been received by shareholders on December 31 of the calendar year in which declared. Under this rule, therefore, a shareholder may be taxed in one year on dividends or distributions actually received in January of the following year.

U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly) are subject to a 3.8% Medicare contribution tax on their "net investment income," including interest, dividends and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of shares of a Fund).

Sale or Exchange of Shares. If you are subject to tax, any gain or loss recognized on a sale, exchange or redemption of shares of a Fund by a shareholder who is not a dealer in securities will generally, for individual shareholders, be treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than twelve months and otherwise will be treated as a short-term capital gain or loss. However, if shares on which a shareholder has received a net capital gain distribution are subsequently sold, exchanged or redeemed and such shares have been held for six months or less, any loss recognized will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of the net capital gain distribution. In addition, the loss realized on a sale or other disposition of shares will be disallowed to the extent a shareholder repurchases (or enters into a contract or option to repurchase) shares within a period of 61 days (beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the disposition of the shares). This loss disallowance rule will apply to shares received through the reinvestment of dividends during the 61-day period. For tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund shares for shares of a different fund is the same as a sale.

Each Fund (or its administrative agent) must report to the IRS and furnish to shareholders the cost basis information for shares purchased on or after January 1, 2012, and sold on or after that date. In addition to the requirement to report the gross proceeds from the sale of its shares, each Fund (or its administrative agent) is also required to report the cost basis information for such shares and indicate whether these shares had a short-term or long-term holding period. For each sale of its shares, each Fund will permit its shareholders to elect from among several IRS-accepted cost basis methods, including average cost. In the absence of an election, each Fund will use the method that has been communicated to you. The cost basis method elected by shareholders (or the cost basis method applied by default) for each sale of a Fund's shares may not be changed after the settlement date of each such sale of a Fund's shares. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the best IRS-accepted cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about how cost basis reporting applies to them. The requirement to report the gross proceeds from the sale of a Fund's shares continues to apply to all Fund shares acquired through December 31, 2011, and sold on and after that date. Shareholders also should carefully review the cost basis information provided to them by a Fund and make any additional basis, holding period or other adjustments that are required when reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns.

Foreign Taxes. Dividends and interest received by a Fund from foreign sources may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries and United States possessions that would reduce the yield on a Fund's securities. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States


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may reduce or eliminate these taxes. Foreign countries generally do not impose taxes on capital gains with respect to investments by foreign investors.

If more than 50% of the value of a Fund's total assets at the close of their taxable year consists of stocks or securities of foreign corporations, the Fund will be eligible to and intends to file an election with the IRS that may enable shareholders, in effect, to receive either the benefit of a foreign tax credit, or a deduction from such taxes, with respect to any foreign and U.S. possessions income taxes paid by the Fund, subject to certain limitations. Pursuant to the election, such Fund will treat those taxes as dividends paid to its shareholders. Each such shareholder will be required to include a proportionate share of those taxes in gross income as income received from a foreign source and must treat the amount so included as if the shareholder had paid the foreign tax directly. The shareholder may then either deduct the taxes deemed paid by him or her in computing his or her taxable income or, alternatively, use the foregoing information in calculating any foreign tax credit they may be entitled to use against the shareholders' federal income tax. If a Fund makes the election, such Fund (or its administrative agent) will report annually to their shareholders the respective amounts per share of the Fund's income from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries and U.S. possessions.

Federal Tax Treatment of Certain Fund Investments. A Fund may invest in complex securities. These investments may be subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect a Fund's ability to qualify as a RIC, affect whether gains and losses recognized by a Fund are treated as ordinary income or loss or capital gain or loss, accelerate the recognition of income to a Fund and/or defer such Fund's ability to recognize losses. In turn, those rules may affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed to you by such Fund.

A Fund is required for federal income tax purposes to mark-to-market and recognize as income for each taxable year its net unrealized gains and losses on certain futures contracts as of the end of the year, as well as those actually realized during the year. Gain or loss from futures and options contracts on broad-based indexes required to be marked-to-market will be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss. Application of this rule may alter the timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund may be required to defer the recognition of losses on futures contracts, options contracts and swaps to the extent of any unrecognized gains on offsetting positions held by such Fund. These provisions may also require the Funds to mark-to-market certain types of positions in their portfolios (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out), which may cause a Fund to recognize income without receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the Distribution Requirement and for avoiding the excise tax discussed above. Accordingly, in order to avoid certain income and excise taxes, a Fund may be required to liquidate its investments at a time when the investment adviser might not otherwise have chosen to do so.

A Fund may invest in REITs. Investments in REIT equity securities may require a Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. To generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to sell securities in its portfolio (including when it is not advantageous to do so) that it otherwise would have continued to hold. A Fund's investments in REIT equity securities may at other times result in a Fund's receipt of cash in excess of the REIT's earnings; if a Fund distributes these amounts, these distributions could constitute a return of capital to such Fund's shareholders for federal income tax purposes. Dividends received by a Fund from a REIT generally will not constitute qualified dividend income.

The Tax Act treats "qualified REIT dividends" (i.e., ordinary REIT dividends other than capital gain dividends and portions of REIT dividends designated as qualified dividend income eligible for capital gain tax rates) as eligible for a 20% deduction by non-corporate taxpayers. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after 20% deduction). The Tax Act does not contain a provision permitting a RIC, such as a Fund, to pass the special character of this income through to its shareholders. Currently, direct investors in REITs will enjoy the lower rate, but investors in a RIC that invests in such REITs will not. It is uncertain whether future technical corrections or administrative guidance will address this issue to enable a Fund to pass through the special character of "qualified REIT dividends" to shareholders.


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REITs in which a Fund invests often do not provide complete and final tax information to the Funds until after the time that the Funds issue a tax reporting statement. As a result, a Fund may at times find it necessary to reclassify the amount and character of its distributions to you after it issues your tax reporting statement. When such reclassification is necessary, a Fund (or its administrative agent) will send you a corrected, final Form 1099-DIV to reflect the reclassified information. If you receive a corrected Form 1099-DIV, use the information on this corrected form, and not the information on the previously issued tax reporting statement, in completing your tax returns.

A Fund's transactions in foreign currencies and forward currency contracts will be subject to special provisions of the Code that, among other things, may affect the character of gains and losses realized by such Fund (i.e., may affect whether gains or losses are ordinary or capital), accelerate recognition of income to the Fund and defer losses. These rules could therefore affect the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders. Most foreign exchange gains realized on the sale of foreign stocks and securities are treated as ordinary income by the Fund. Each Fund must make certain distributions in order to qualify as a RIC and the timing of and character of transactions such as foreign currency-related gains and losses may result in a Fund paying a distribution treated as a return of capital. Such a distribution is nontaxable to the extent of the recipient's basis in its shares. Accordingly, in order to avoid certain income and excise taxes, each Fund may be required to liquidate its investments at a time when the investment advisor might not otherwise have chosen to do so. These provisions also may require a Fund to mark-to-market certain types of positions in its portfolio (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out) which may cause the Fund to recognize income without receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the Distribution Requirements and for avoiding the excise tax described above. The Funds intend to monitor their transactions, intend to make the appropriate tax elections, and intend to make the appropriate entries in their books and records when they acquire any foreign currency or forward foreign currency contract in order to mitigate the effect of these rules so as to prevent disqualification of a Fund as a RIC and minimize the imposition of income and excise taxes.

If a Fund owns shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to as "passive foreign investment companies" or "PFICs," the Fund will be subject to one of the following special tax regimes: (i) the Fund would be liable for U.S. federal income tax, and an additional interest charge, on a portion of any "excess distribution" from such foreign entity or any gain from the disposition of such shares, even if the entire distribution or gain is paid out by the Fund as a dividend to its shareholders; (ii) if the Fund were able and elected to treat a PFIC as a "qualified electing fund" or "QEF," the Fund would be required each year to include in income, and distribute to shareholders in accordance with the distribution requirements set forth above, the Fund's pro rata share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gains of the PFIC, whether or not such earnings or gains are distributed to the Fund; or (iii) the Fund may be entitled to mark-to-market annually shares of the PFIC, and in such event would be required to distribute to shareholders any such mark-to-market gains in accordance with the distribution requirements set forth above. Such Fund intends to make the appropriate tax elections, if possible, and take any additional steps that are necessary to mitigate the effect of these rules.

If a Fund invests in certain positions, such as zero coupon securities, deferred interest securities or, in general, any other securities with original issue discount (or with market discount if a Fund elects to include market discount in income currently), the Fund must accrue income on such investments for each taxable year, which will generally be prior to the receipt of the corresponding cash payments. However, each Fund must distribute, at least annually, all or substantially all of its net investment income, including such accrued income, to avoid U.S. federal income and excise taxes. Therefore, a Fund may have to dispose of its portfolio securities under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash or may engage in short-term borrowing to satisfy distribution requirements.

A Fund may acquire market discount bonds. A market discount bond is a security acquired in the secondary market at a price below its redemption value (or its adjusted issue price if it is also an original issue discount bond). If a Fund invests in a market discount bond, it will be required to treat any gain recognized on the disposition of such market discount bond as ordinary income (instead of capital gain)


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to the extent of the accrued market discount, unless such Fund elects (or is otherwise required) to include the market discount in income as it accrues as discussed above.

Tax-Exempt Shareholders. Certain tax-exempt shareholders, including qualified pension plans, individual retirement accounts, salary deferral arrangements, 401(k)s and other tax-exempt entities, generally are exempt from federal income taxation except with respect to their unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI"). Under the Tax Act, tax-exempt entities are not permitted to offset losses from one trade or business against the income or gain of another trade or business. Certain net losses incurred prior to January 1, 2018 are permitted to offset gain and income created by an unrelated trade or business, if otherwise available. Under current law, the Funds generally serve to block UBTI from being realized by their tax-exempt shareholders. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, a tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of an investment in a Fund where, for example: (i) the Fund invests in residual interests of Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits ("REMICs"); (ii) the Fund invests in a REIT that is a taxable mortgage pool ("TMP") or that has a subsidiary that is a TMP or that invests in the residual interest of a REMIC; or (iii) shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of section 514(b) of the Code. The IRS has issued guidance with respect to these issues and prospective shareholders, especially charitable remainder trusts which are subject to special rules, are strongly encouraged to consult their tax advisors regarding these issues.

The Funds' shares held in a tax-qualified retirement account will generally not be subject to federal taxation on income and capital gains distributions from a Fund until a shareholder begins receiving payments from their retirement account. Because each shareholder's tax situation is different, shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect of federal, state and local taxes affecting an investment in Fund shares.

Backup Withholding. A Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold at a rate of 24% and remit to the U.S. Treasury the amount withheld on amounts payable to any shareholder who: (i) has provided the Fund either an incorrect tax identification number or no number at all; (ii) is subject to backup withholding by the IRS for failure to properly report payments of interest or dividends; (iii) has failed to certify to the Fund that such shareholder is not subject to backup withholding; or (iv) has failed to certify to the Fund that the shareholder is a U.S. person (including a resident alien).

Non-U.S. Shareholders. Any non-U.S. investors in the Funds may be subject to U.S. withholding and estate tax and are encouraged to consult their tax advisors prior to investing in the Funds. Foreign shareholders (i.e., nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates) are generally subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or a lower tax treaty rate) on distributions derived from taxable ordinary income. A Fund may, under certain circumstances, report all or a portion of a dividend as an "interest-related dividend" or a "short-term capital gain dividend," which would generally be exempt from this 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided certain other requirements are met. Short-term capital gain dividends received by a nonresident alien individual who is present in the U.S. for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the taxable year are not exempt from this 30% withholding tax. Gains realized by foreign shareholders from the sale or other disposition of shares of a Fund generally are not subject to U.S. taxation, unless the recipient is an individual who is physically present in the U.S. for 183 days or more per year. Foreign shareholders who fail to provide an applicable IRS form may be subject to backup withholding on certain payments from a Fund. Backup withholding will not be applied to payments that are subject to the 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) withholding tax described in this paragraph. Different tax consequences may result if the foreign shareholder is engaged in a trade or business within the United States. In addition, the tax consequences to a foreign shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of a tax treaty may be different than those described above.

Under legislation generally known as "FATCA" (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), the Funds are required to withhold 30% of certain ordinary dividends they pay, and, after December 31, 2018, 30% of the gross proceeds of share redemptions and certain Capital Gain Dividends they pay, to shareholders that fail to meet prescribed information reporting or certification requirements. In general, no such withholding will be required with respect to a U.S. person or non-U.S. individual that timely provides the


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certifications required by a Fund or their agent on a valid IRS Form W-9 or applicable IRS Form W-8, respectively. Shareholders potentially subject to withholding include foreign financial institutions ("FFIs"), such as non-U.S. investment funds, and non-financial foreign entities ("NFFEs"). To avoid withholding under FATCA, an FFI generally must enter into an information sharing agreement with the IRS in which it agrees to report certain identifying information (including name, address, and taxpayer identification number) with respect to its U.S. account holders (which, in the case of an entity shareholder, may include its direct and indirect U.S. owners), and an NFFE generally must identify and provide other required information to the Funds or other withholding agent regarding its U.S. owners, if any. Such non-U.S. shareholders also may fall into certain exempt, excepted or deemed compliant categories as established by regulations and other guidance. A non-U.S. shareholder resident or doing business in a country that has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. to implement FATCA will be exempt from FATCA withholding provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of the agreement.

A non-U.S. entity that invests in a Fund will need to provide such Fund with documentation properly certifying the entity's status under FATCA in order to avoid FATCA withholding. Non-U.S. investors in the Funds should consult their tax advisors in this regard.

A beneficial holder of shares who is a foreign person may be subject to state and local tax and to the U.S. federal estate tax, in addition to the federal income tax consequences referred to above.

Non-U.S. investors are encouraged to consult their tax advisor prior to investing in a Fund.

Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations. Under U.S. Treasury regulations, generally, if a shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC such as a Fund are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer's treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

State Taxes. It is expected that each Fund will not be liable for any corporate tax in Delaware if it qualifies as a RIC for federal income tax purposes. Distributions by a Fund to shareholders and the ownership of shares may be subject to state and local taxes. Rules of state and local taxation of dividend and capital gains distributions from RICs often differ from the rules for federal income taxation described above.

Many states grant tax-free status to dividends paid to you from interest earned on direct obligations of the U.S. Government, subject in some states to minimum investment requirements that must be met by a Fund. Investment in GNMA or FNMA securities, bankers' acceptances, commercial paper and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities do not generally qualify for such tax-free treatment. The rules on exclusion of this income are generally different for corporate shareholders.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Trust has no obligation to deal with any broker-dealer or group of brokers or dealers in the execution of transactions in portfolio securities. Subject to policies established by the Trustees, the advisers are responsible for placing orders to execute Fund transactions. In placing orders, it is the Trust's policy to seek to obtain the best net results taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable dealer spread), size, type and difficulty of the transaction involved, the firm's general execution and operational facilities, and the firm's risk in positioning the securities involved. While the advisers generally seek reasonably competitive spreads or brokerage commissions, the Trust will not necessarily be paying the lowest spread or commission available. The Trust will not purchase portfolio securities from any affiliated person acting as principal except in conformity with the regulations of the SEC.


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The Trust does not expect to use one particular broker or dealer, and when one or more brokers is believed capable of providing the best combination of price and execution, the Funds' advisers may select a broker based upon brokerage or research services provided to the advisers. The advisers may pay a higher commission than otherwise obtainable from other brokers in return for such services only if a good faith determination is made that the commission is reasonable in relation to the services provided.

Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act ("Section 28(e)") permits the advisers, under certain circumstances, to cause the Funds to pay a broker or dealer a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction in recognition of the value of brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. Brokerage and research services include: (1) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (2) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (3) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement and custody). In the case of research services, the advisers believe that access to independent investment research is beneficial to their investment decision-making processes and, therefore, to the Funds. In addition to agency transactions, the advisers may receive brokerage and research services in connection with certain riskless principal transactions, as defined by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rules ("FINRA") and in accordance with applicable SEC guidance.

To the extent research services may be a factor in selecting brokers, such services may be in written form or through direct contact with individuals and may include information as to particular companies and securities as well as market, economic, or institutional areas and information which assists in the valuation and pricing of investments. Examples of research-oriented services for which the advisers might utilize Fund commissions include research reports and other information on the economy, industries, sectors, groups of securities, individual companies, statistical information, political developments, technical market action, pricing and appraisal services, credit analysis, risk measurement analysis, performance and other analysis. The advisers may use research services furnished by brokers in servicing all client accounts and not all services may necessarily be used in connection with the account that paid commissions to the broker providing such services. Information so received by the advisers will be in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by the Funds' advisers under the Investment Advisory Agreements. Any advisory or other fees paid to the advisers are not reduced as a result of the receipt of research services.

In some cases an adviser may receive a service from a broker that has both a "research" and a "non-research" use. When this occurs, the adviser makes a good faith allocation, under all the circumstances, between the research and non-research uses of the service. The percentage of the service that is used for research purposes may be paid for with client commissions, while the adviser will use its own funds to pay for the percentage of the service that is used for non-research purposes. In making this good faith allocation, the advisers face a potential conflict of interest, but the advisers believe that their allocation procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that they appropriately allocate the anticipated use of such services to their research and non-research uses.

From time to time, the Funds may purchase new issues of securities for clients in a fixed price offering. In these situations, the seller may be a member of the selling group that will, in addition to selling securities, provide the advisers with research services. FINRA has adopted rules expressly permitting these types of arrangements under certain circumstances. Generally, the seller will provide research "credits" in these situations at a rate that is higher than that which is available for typical secondary market transactions. These arrangements may not fall within the safe harbor of Section 28(e).

The research services received from a broker-dealer may be complicated by MiFID II, which places restrictions on the receipt of research services by EU authorized investment firms and certain affiliated US asset managers.


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SIMC and the various firms that serve as Sub-Advisers to certain Funds of the Trust, in the exercise of joint investment discretion over the assets of a Fund, may execute a substantial portion of a Fund's portfolio transactions through a commission recapture program that SIMC has arranged with the Distributor (the "Program"). SIMC then requests, but does not require, that certain Sub-Advisers execute a portion of a Fund's portfolio transactions through the Program. Under the Program, the Distributor receives a commission, in its capacity as an introducing broker, on Fund portfolio transactions. The Distributor then returns to a Fund a portion of the commissions earned on the portfolio transactions, and such payments are used by the Fund to pay Fund operating expenses. Sub-Advisers are authorized to execute trades pursuant to the Program, provided that the Sub-Adviser determines that such trading is consistent with its duty to seek best execution on Fund portfolio transactions. As disclosed in the Prospectus, SIMC in many cases voluntarily waives fees that it is entitled to receive for providing services to a Fund and/or reimburses expenses of a Fund in order to maintain the Fund's total operating expenses at or below a specified level. In such cases, the portion of commissions returned to a Fund under the Program will generally be used to pay Fund expenses that may otherwise have been voluntarily waived or reimbursed by SIMC or its affiliates, thereby increasing the portion of the Fund fees that SIMC and its affiliates are able to receive and retain. In cases where SIMC and its affiliates are not voluntarily waiving Fund fees or reimbursing expenses, then the portion of commissions returned to a Fund under the Program will directly decrease the overall amount of operating expenses of the Fund borne by shareholders.

SIMC also from time to time executes trades with the Distributor, again acting as introducing broker, in connection with the transition of the securities and other assets included in a Fund's portfolio when there is a change in Sub-Advisers in the Fund or a reallocation of assets among the Sub-Advisers. An unaffiliated third-party broker selected by SIMC or the relevant Sub-Adviser provides execution and clearing services with respect to such trades, and is compensated for such services out of the commission paid to the Distributor on the trades. All such transactions effected using the Distributor as introducing broker must be accomplished in a manner that is consistent with the Trust's policy to achieve best net results, and must comply with the Trust's procedures regarding the execution of Fund transactions through affiliated brokers. The Funds do not direct brokerage to brokers in recognition of, or as compensation for, the promotion or sale of Fund shares.

For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2016, 2017 and 2018, the Funds paid the following brokerage fees:

    Total $ Amount of Brokerage
Commissions Paid (000)
 

Fund

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 
Growth Fund  

$

146

   

$

63

   

$

26

   

Income Fund

 

$

29

   

$

24

   

$

20

   

Balanced Growth Fund

 

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Balanced Income Fund

 

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2016, 2017 and 2018, the Funds did not pay any brokerage commissions on portfolio transactions effected by affiliated brokers.

The portfolio turnover rates for the Funds for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017 and 2018 were as follows:

   

Turnover Rate

 

Fund

 

2017

 

2018

 

Growth Fund

   

50

%

   

24

%

 

Income Fund

   

140

%

   

210

%

 

Balanced Growth Fund

   

4

%

   

11

%

 

Balanced Income Fund

   

5

%

   

10

%

 


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The Trust is required to identify any securities of its "regular brokers or dealers" (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) that the Trust has acquired during its most recent fiscal year. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, the Trust held the following securities:

Fund

 

Name of Issuer

 

Type

 

Amount (000)

 

Income Fund

  Bank of America
RBS
  Debt
Debt
  $4,633
$290
 

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

A complete list of each Fund's portfolio holdings is made publicly available on a quarterly basis through filings made with the SEC on Forms N-CSR and N-Q. The Board has approved a policy that provides that portfolio holdings may not be made available to any third party until after such information has been filed with the SEC, with limited exceptions noted below. This policy effectively addresses conflicts of interest and controls the use of portfolio holdings information by making such information available to all investors on an equal basis. Beginning on the day after any portfolio holdings information is filed with the SEC, such information will be delivered directly to any person that requests it, through electronic or other means.

Portfolio holdings information may be provided to independent third-party reporting services (e.g., Lipper or Morningstar), but will be delivered no earlier than the date such information is filed with the SEC, unless the reporting service executes a confidentiality agreement with the Trust that is satisfactory to the Trust's officers and that provides that the reporting service will not trade on the information. The Funds currently have no arrangements to provide portfolio holdings information to any third-party reporting services prior to the filing of such information with the SEC.

Portfolio holdings information may also be provided at any time (and as frequently as daily) to the Funds' Trustees, SIMC, the Sub-Advisers, the Distributor, the Administrator, the custodian, the independent proxy voting service retained by SIMC, the Funds' third-party independent pricing agents, the Funds' legal counsel and the Funds' independent registered public accounting firm, as well as to state and federal regulators and government agencies and as otherwise required by law or judicial process. Service providers will be subject to a duty of confidentiality with respect to any portfolio holdings information, whether imposed by the provisions of the service provider's contract with the Trust or by the nature of its relationship with the Trust. Portfolio holdings of a Fund may also be provided to a prospective service provider for that Fund, so long as the prospective service provider executes a confidentiality agreement with the Fund in such form as deemed acceptable by an officer of the Fund. The Board exercises on-going oversight of the disclosure of Fund portfolio holdings by overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the Funds' policies and procedures by the Chief Compliance Officer and by considering reports and recommendations by the Chief Compliance Officer regarding any material compliance matters.

Neither the Funds, SIMC, nor any other service provider to the Funds may receive compensation or other consideration for providing portfolio holdings information.

The Funds' Forms N-CSR and N-Q are available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operations of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

The Trust Instrument authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of shares for each of the Funds, and each share has a par value of $0.001 per share. There are no conversion or preemptive rights in connection with any shares of the Funds, nor are there cumulative voting rights with respect to the shares of any of the Funds. Each of a Fund's shares has equal voting rights. Each issued and outstanding share of a Fund is entitled to participate equally in dividends and distributions declared by such Fund and in the net assets of such Fund upon liquidation or dissolution remaining after satisfaction of outstanding liabilities.


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All issued and outstanding shares of each Fund will be fully paid and non-assessable and will be redeemable at net asset value per share. The interests of shareholders in the Funds will not be evidenced by a certificate or certificates representing shares of a Fund.

The Board of Trustees has authority, without necessity of a shareholder vote, to create any number of new series or classes. The Trustees have authorized one class of shares to be issued currently.

LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY

The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees shall not be responsible or liable for any act or omission or for neglect or wrongdoing of them or any officer, agent, employee, manager, investment adviser, delegate or independent contractor of the Trust, provided the Trustees have exercised reasonable care and have acted under the reasonable belief that their actions are in the best interest of the Trust. The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with actual or threatened litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Trust unless it is determined in the manner provided in the Declaration of Trust that they have not acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that their actions were in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust. However, nothing in the Declaration of Trust shall protect or indemnify a Trustee against any liability for his or her willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties.

CODES OF ETHICS

The Board has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. In addition, SIMC, the Sub-Advisers and the Distributor have adopted Codes of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1. These Codes of Ethics apply to the personal investing activities of trustees, officers and certain employees ("access persons"). Rule 17j-1 and the Codes are reasonably designed to prevent unlawful practices in connection with the purchase or sale of securities by access persons. Under each Code of Ethics, access persons are permitted to engage in personal securities transactions, but are required to report their personal securities transactions for monitoring purposes. In addition, certain access persons are required to obtain approval before investing in initial public offerings or private placements, or are prohibited from making such investments. Copies of these Codes of Ethics are on file with the SEC and are available to the public.

VOTING

Each share held entitles the shareholder of record to one vote. The shareholders of each Fund or class will vote separately on matters pertaining solely to that Fund or class, such as any distribution plan. As a Delaware statutory trust, the Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders, but approval will be sought for certain changes in the operation of the Trust and for the election of Trustees under certain circumstances. In addition, a Trustee may be removed by the remaining Trustees or by shareholders at a special meeting called upon written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the outstanding shares of the Trust. In the event that such a meeting is requested, the Trust will provide appropriate assistance and information to the shareholders requesting the meeting.

Where the Prospectus or SAI states that an investment limitation or a fundamental policy may not be changed without shareholder approval, such approval means the vote of: (i) 67% or more of the affected Fund's shares present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the affected Fund's outstanding shares, whichever is less.

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

As of October 8, 2018, the following persons were the only persons who were record owners (or, to the knowledge of the Trust, beneficial owners) of 5% and 25% or more of the shares of the Funds. Persons who owned of record or beneficially more than 25% of a Fund's outstanding shares may be deemed to


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control the Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Shareholders controlling the Fund may have a significant impact on any shareholder vote of the Fund.

Name and Address of Record Owner

 

Percent of Fund

 

Record or Beneficial

 

Growth Fund

         
New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund
200 E 12th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130-3854
 

39.835

%

 

Record

 
National Financial Services LLC
499 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995
 

30.408

%

 

Record

 
New Covenant Balanced Income Fund
200 E 12th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130-3854
 

6.032

%

 

Record

 
New Covenant Trust Company NA as Trustee
or Custodian on Behalf of its Customers
ATTN Vanessa Elkin
200 E 12th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130-3854
 

2.171

%

 

Record

 
Christian Church Foundation
200 E 12th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130-3854
 

0.015

%

 

Record

 
Episcopal Church Foundation
200 E 12th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130-3854
 

0.001

%

 

Record

 

Income Fund

         
New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund
200 E 12th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130-3854
 

36.199

%

 

Record

 
National Financial Services LLC
499 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995
 

31.841

%

 

Record

 
New Covenant Balanced Income Fund
200 E 12th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130-3854
 

15.240

%

 

Record

 
New Covenant Trust Company NA as Trustee
or Custodian on Behalf of its Customers
ATTN Vanessa Elkin
200 E 12th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130-3854
 

3.566

%

 

Record

 


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Name and Address of Record Owner

 

Percent of Fund

 

Record or Beneficial

 
Christian Church Foundation Inc
200 E 12th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130-3854
 

0.009

%

 

Record

 
Episcopal Church Foundation Inc
200 E 12th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130-3854
 

0.001

%

 

Record

 

Balanced Growth Fund

     

None

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced Income Fund

     

None

 

 

 

 

 

SOCIAL-WITNESS SERVICES

In order to better ensure that the Funds continue to conform to their stated investment policy of making investment decisions consistent with the social-witness principles approved by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Trust has entered into an agreement with NCTC pursuant to which NCTC will provide the Trust with certain services, including: compiling and providing a list of issuers in which the Funds will be prohibited from investing under the social-witness principles; providing services to the Funds to ensure that proxies are voted consistent with social-witness principles; seeking to place specific shareholder proposals onto the ballots of issuers' shareholder meetings from time to time and otherwise engaging issuers with respect to relevant matters. In addition, the agreement provides the Trust a license with respect to the use of the phrase "New Covenant Funds" and related symbols or logos.

CUSTODIANS

U.S. Bank National Association ("U.S. Bank"), located at 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, acts as wire agent and custodian for the assets of the Income Fund, Balanced Growth Fund and Balanced Income Fund. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. ("BBH"), located at 40 Water Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109-3661, acts as wire agent and custodian for the assets of the Growth Fund. U.S. Bank and BBH hold cash, securities and other assets of the respective Funds for which they act as custodian as required by the 1940 Act.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

KPMG LLP, located at 1601 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, serves as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Trust.

LEGAL COUNSEL

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, located at 1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, serves as legal counsel to the Trust.


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APPENDIX A
DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS

Description of Ratings

The following descriptions of securities ratings have been published by Moody's Investors Services, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor's ("S&P"), and Fitch Ratings ("Fitch"), respectively.

DESCRIPTION OF MOODY'S GLOBAL RATINGS

Ratings assigned on Moody's global long-term and short-term rating scales are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations issued by non-financial corporates, financial institutions, structured finance vehicles, project finance vehicles, and public sector entities. Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of one year or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default.

Description of Moody's Global Long-Term Ratings

Aaa  Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk.

Aa  Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.

A  Obligations rated A are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.

Baa  Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.

Ba  Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk.

B  Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.

Caa  Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.

Ca  Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.

C  Obligations rated C are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.

Note: Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.

Hybrid Indicator (hyb)

The hybrid indicator (hyb) is appended to all ratings of hybrid securities issued by banks, insurers, finance companies, and securities firms. By their terms, hybrid securities allow for the omission of scheduled dividends, interest, or principal payments, which can potentially result in impairment if such an omission occurs. Hybrid securities may also be subject to contractually allowable write-downs of principal that could result in impairment. Together with the hybrid indicator, the long-term obligation rating assigned to a hybrid security is an expression of the relative credit risk associated with that security.


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Description of Moody's Global Short-Term Ratings

P-1  Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

P-2  Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.

P-3  Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.

NP  Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

Description of Moody's U.S. Municipal Short-Term Obligation Ratings

The Municipal Investment Grade ("MIG") scale is used to rate U.S. municipal bond anticipation notes of up to three years maturity. Municipal notes rated on the MIG scale may be secured by either pledged revenues or proceeds of a take-out financing received prior to note maturity. MIG ratings expire at the maturity of the obligation, and the issuer's long-term rating is only one consideration in assigning the MIG rating. MIG ratings are divided into three levels—MIG 1 through MIG 3—while speculative grade short-term obligations are designated SG.

Moody's U.S. municipal short-term obligation ratings are as follows:

MIG 1  This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.

MIG 2  This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group.

MIG 3  This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.

SG  This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection.

Description of Moody's Demand Obligation Ratings

In the case of variable rate demand obligations ("VRDOs"), a two-component rating is assigned: a long or short-term debt rating and a demand obligation rating. The first element represents Moody's evaluation of risk associated with scheduled principal and interest payments. The second element represents Moody's evaluation of risk associated with the ability to receive purchase price upon demand ("demand feature"). The second element uses a rating from a variation of the MIG scale called the Variable Municipal Investment Grade ("VMIG") scale.

Moody's demand obligation ratings are as follows:

VMIG 1  This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

VMIG 2  This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.


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VMIG 3  This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections that ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

SG  This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have an investment grade short-term rating or may lack the structural and/or legal protections necessary to ensure the timely payment of purchase price upon demand.

DESCRIPTION OF S&P'S ISSUE CREDIT RATINGS

An S&P issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects S&P's view of the obligor's capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and this opinion may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default.

Issue credit ratings can be either long-term or short-term. Short-term ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market. Short-term ratings are also used to indicate the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on long-term obligations. Medium-term notes are assigned long-term ratings.

Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on S&P's analysis of the following considerations:

•  The likelihood of payment—the capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitments on a financial obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation;

•  The nature of and provisions of the financial obligation; and the promise S&P imputes; and

•  The protection afforded by, and relative position of, the financial obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights.

An issue rating is an assessment of default risk but may incorporate an assessment of relative seniority or ultimate recovery in the event of default. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such differentiation may apply when an entity has both senior and subordinated obligations, secured and unsecured obligations, or operating company and holding company obligations.)

NR indicates that a rating has not been assigned or is no longer assigned.

Description of S&P's Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings*

AAA  An obligation rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by S&P. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is extremely strong.

AA  An obligation rated 'AA' differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is very strong.

A  An obligation rated 'A' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is still strong.


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BBB  An obligation rated 'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to weaken the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

BB; B; CCC; CC; and C  Obligations rated 'BB', 'B', 'CCC', 'CC', and 'C' are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree of speculation and 'C' the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposure to adverse conditions.

BB  An obligation rated 'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions that could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

B  An obligation rated 'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated 'BB', but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

CCC  An obligation rated 'CCC' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

CC  An obligation rated 'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The 'CC' rating is used when a default has not yet occurred, but S&P expects default to be a virtual certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default.

C  An obligation rated 'C' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared with obligations that are rated higher.

D  An obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made within five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or within the earlier of the stated grace period or 30 calendar days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligation's rating is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer.

  *Ratings from 'AA' to 'CCC' may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories.

Description of S&P's Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings

A-1  A short-term obligation rated 'A-1' is rated in the highest category by S&P. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on these obligations is extremely strong.

A-2  A short-term obligation rated 'A-2' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is satisfactory.


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A-3  A short-term obligation rated 'A-3' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to weaken the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

B  A short-term obligation rated 'B' is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties that could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments.

C  A short-term obligation rated 'C' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

D  A short-term obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. An obligation's rating is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed exchange offer.

Description of S&P's Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings

An S&P U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&P's opinion about the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to assign, S&P's analysis will review the following considerations:

•  Amortization schedule—the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will be treated as a note; and

•  Source of payment—the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will be treated as a note.

S&P's municipal short-term note ratings are as follows:

SP-1   Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.

SP-2   Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.

SP-3   Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.

D  'D' is assigned upon failure to pay the note when due, completion of a distressed exchange offer, or the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions.

DESCRIPTION OF FITCH'S CREDIT RATINGS

Fitch's credit ratings relating to issuers are an opinion on the relative ability of an entity to meet financial commitments, such as interest, preferred dividends, repayment of principal, insurance claims or counterparty obligations. Credit ratings relating to securities and obligations of an issuer can include a recovery expectation. Credit ratings are used by investors as indications of the likelihood of receiving the money owed to them in accordance with the terms on which they invested.


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The terms "investment grade" and "speculative grade" have established themselves over time as shorthand to describe the categories 'AAA' to 'BBB' (investment grade) and 'BB' to 'D' (speculative grade). The terms investment grade and speculative grade are market conventions, and do not imply any recommendation or endorsement of a specific security for investment purposes. Investment grade categories indicate relatively low to moderate credit risk, while ratings in the speculative categories either signal a higher level of credit risk or that a default has already occurred.

Fitch's credit ratings do not directly address any risk other than credit risk. In particular, ratings do not deal with the risk of a market value loss on a rated security due to changes in interest rates, liquidity and other market considerations. However, in terms of payment obligation on the rated liability, market risk may be considered to the extent that it influences the ability of an issuer to pay upon a commitment. Ratings nonetheless do not reflect market risk to the extent that they influence the size or other conditionality of the obligation to pay upon a commitment (for example, in the case of index-linked bonds).

In the default components of ratings assigned to individual obligations or instruments, the agency typically rates to the likelihood of non-payment or default in accordance with the terms of that instrument's documentation. In limited cases, Fitch may include additional considerations (i.e. rate to a higher or lower standard than that implied in the obligation's documentation).

For the convenience of investors, Fitch may also include issues relating to a rated issuer that are not and have not been rated on its webpage. Such issues are also denoted 'NR'.

Note: The modifiers "+" or "-" may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes are not added to the 'AAA' ratings and ratings below the 'CCC' category. For the short-term rating category of 'F1', a '+' may be appended.

Description of Fitch's Long-Term Corporate Finance Obligations Ratings

AAA  Highest credit quality. 'AAA' ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

AA  Very high credit quality. 'AA' ratings denote expectations of very low credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

A  High credit quality. 'A' ratings denote expectations of low credit risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

BBB  Good credit quality. 'BBB' ratings indicate that expectations of credit risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.

BB  Speculative. 'BB' ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to credit risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met.

B  Highly speculative. 'B' ratings indicate that material credit risk is present.

CCC  Substantial credit risk. 'CCC' ratings indicate that substantial credit risk is present.

CC  Very high levels of credit risk. 'CC' ratings indicate very high levels of credit risk.

C  Exceptionally high levels of credit risk. 'C' ratings indicate exceptionally high levels of credit risk.


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  Ratings in the categories of 'CCC', 'CC' and 'C' can also relate to obligations or issuers that are in default. In this case, the rating does not opine on default risk but reflects the recovery expectation only.

  Defaulted obligations typically are not assigned 'RD' or 'D' ratings, but are instead rated in the 'CCC' to 'C' rating categories, depending on their recovery prospects and other relevant characteristics. This approach better aligns obligations that have comparable overall expected loss but varying vulnerability to default and loss.

Description of Fitch's Short-Term Ratings

A short-term issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability to default of the rated entity and relates to the capacity to meet financial obligations in accordance with the documentation governing the relevant obligation. Short-term deposit ratings may be adjusted for loss severity. Short-Term Ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as "short term" based on market convention. Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign, and structured obligations, and up to 36 months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets.

Fitch's short-term ratings are as follows:

F1  Highest short-term credit quality. Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added "+" to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

F2  Good short-term credit quality. Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.

F3  Fair short-term credit quality. The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.

B  Speculative short-term credit quality. Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.

C  High short-term default risk. Default is a real possibility.

RD  Restricted default. Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Typically applicable to entity ratings only.

D  Default. Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation.


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NEW COVENANT FUNDS

PART C—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28.  Exhibits:

(a)(1)  Trust Instrument, dated September 30, 1998, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a) to the Registrant's Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-64981 and 811-09025), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on September 30, 1998.

(a)(2)  Certificate of Trust, dated September 30, 1998, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) to the Registrant's Initial Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-64981 and 811-09025), filed with the SEC on September 30, 1998.

(b)  Amended and Restated By-Laws, dated March 27, 2012, are herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-64981 and 811-09025), filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012 ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 18").

(c)  Not applicable.

(d)(1)  Investment Advisory Agreement, dated February 20, 2012, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC") is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-64981 and 811-09025), filed with the SEC on October 26, 2012 ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 19").

(d)(2)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 25, 2014, between SIMC and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-64981 and 811-09025), filed with the SEC on August 29, 2014 ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 23").

(d)(3)  Amended Schedule B, as last revised June 23, 2015, to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 25, 2014, between SIMC and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-64981 and 811-09025), filed with the SEC on October 28, 2015 ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 26").

(d)(4)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated September 24, 2013, between SIMC and Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-64981 and 811-09025), filed with the SEC on October 28, 2013 ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 21").

(d)(5)  Amended Schedule B, as last revised June 23, 2015, to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated September 24, 2013, between SIMC and Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 26.

(d)(6)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 23, 2015, between SIMC and Coho Partners, Ltd. is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 26.

(d)(7)  Amended Schedule B, as last revised March 29, 2017, to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 23, 2015, between SIMC and Coho Partners, Ltd. is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-64981 and 811-09025), filed with the SEC on October 27, 2017 ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 30").


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(d)(8)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated January 21, 2016, between SIMC and Income Research & Management is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-64981 and 811-09025), filed with the SEC on October 28, 2016 ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 28").

(d)(9)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated March 30, 2012, between SIMC and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 18.

(d)(10)  Amendment, dated January 12, 2016, to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated March 30, 2012, between SIMC and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28.

(d)(11)  Amended Schedule B, as last revised June 30, 2016, to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated March 30, 2012, between SIMC and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28.

(d)(12)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated March 30, 2012, between SIMC and Western Asset Management Company is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 18.

(d)(13)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated March 30, 2012, between SIMC and Western Asset Management Company Limited is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 18.

(e)  Distribution Agreement, dated March 23, 2012, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. ("SIDCo.") is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 18.

(f)  Not applicable.

(g)(1)  Custodian Agreement, dated February 22, 2012, between the Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 19.

(g)(2)  Amendment, dated October 26, 2016, to the Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., dated February 22, 2012, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28.

(g)(3)  Amended and Restated Multi-Trust Custody Agreement, dated June 14, 2013, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 21.

(g)(4)  Tenth Amendment, dated December 11, 2017, to the Amended and Restated Multi-Trust Custody Agreement, dated June 14, 2013, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association is filed herewith.

(g)(5)  Form of the Eleventh Amendment to the Amended and Restated Multi-Trust Custody Agreement, dated June 14, 2013, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association is filed herewith.

(h)(1)  Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement, dated March 18, 2008, between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(iii) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-64981 and 811-09025), filed with the SEC on October 28, 2008.

(h)(2)  Addendum, dated May 18, 2009, to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement, dated March 18, 2008, between the Registrant and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(iii)(A) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-64981 and 811-09025), filed with the SEC on August 28, 2009.


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(h)(3)  Administration Agreement, dated February 22, 2012, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Global Funds Services ("SIGFS") is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 19.

(h)(4)  Amended Schedule C, as last revised January 1, 2017, to the Administration Agreement, dated February 22, 2012, between the Registrant and SIGFS is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30.

(h)(5)  Social Witness Services and License Agreement, dated February 22, 2012, between the Registrant and New Covenant Trust Company is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 19.

(h)(6)  Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement, dated March 15, 2012, between the Registrant and SIDCo. is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(5) of Post- Effective Amendment No. 19.

(i)  Opinion and Consent of Counsel is filed herewith.

(j)  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is filed herewith.

(k)  Not applicable.

(l)  Initial Capital Agreement, dated June 28, 1999, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (l) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-64981 and 811-09025), filed with the SEC on June 30, 1999.

(m)  Not applicable.

(n)  Not applicable.

(o)  Reserved.

(p)(1)  The Code of Ethics for SIMC, dated December 31, 2015, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28.

(p)(2)  The Code of Ethics for SIDCo., dated January 8, 2016, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28.

(p)(3)  The Code of Ethics for SIGFS, dated February 2016, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28.

(p)(4)  The Code of Ethics for New Covenant Funds, as last revised March 14, 2017, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30.

(p)(5)  The Code of Ethics for BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, dated April 28, 2014, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23.

(p)(6)  The Code of Ethics for Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, dated January 2016, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28.

(p)(7)  The Code of Ethics for Coho Partners, Ltd., dated November 1, 2016, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30.

(p)(8)  The Code of Ethics for Income Research & Management, dated January 15, 2015, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28.

(p)(9)  The Code of Ethics for Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, dated July 1, 2017, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30.

(p)(10)  The Code of Ethics for Western Asset Management Company, as last revised January 1, 2010, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 19.

(p)(11)  The Code of Ethics for Western Asset Management Company Limited, as last revised January 1, 2010, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 19.


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(q)(1)  Power of Attorney, dated September 13, 2016, for Robert A. Nesher, James Hoffmayer, William M. Doran, George J. Sullivan, Jr., Nina Lesavoy, James M. Williams, Mitchell A. Johnson, Hubert L. Harris, Jr. and Susan C. Cote is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (q) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 28.

(q)(2)  Power of Attorney, dated March 28, 2018, for James B. Taylor is filed herewith.

Item 29.  Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Funds

See the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information filed herewith regarding the Registrant's control relationships. SIMC is a subsidiary of SEI Investments Company, which also controls the distributor of the Registrant (SIDCo.) and other corporations engaged in providing various financial and record keeping services, primarily to bank trust departments, pension plan sponsors and investment managers.

Item 30.  Indemnification

Reference is made to Article IX of the Registrant's Trust Instrument which is filed as Exhibit (a)(1) to the Registration Statement. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") may be permitted to trustees, directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Trust Instrument or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and therefore is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issues.

Item 31.  Business and Other Connections of the Investment Manager

The following tables describe other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which each director or principal officer of the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser is or has been, at any time during the last two fiscal years, engaged for his own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser's table was provided to the Registrant by the Adviser or respective Sub-Adviser for inclusion in this Registration Statement.

SEI Investments Management Corporation

SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC") is the Adviser for the Registrant's Funds. The principal business address of SIMC is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SIMC is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act").


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Unless otherwise noted, the address of all the companies listed below is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
 

Name of Other Company

 

Connection With Other Company

 
Michael Peterson
Director, Senior Vice President & Secretary
 

SEI Investments Company

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

 
 

SEI Trust Company

 

Vice President

 
 

SEI Funds, Inc.

 

Vice President, Secretary

 
 

SEI Investments, Inc.

 

Vice President, Secretary

 
 

SEI Global Investments Corp.

 

Director, Vice President, Secretary

 
 

SEI Insurance Group, Inc.

 

Director, Vice President, Assistant Secretary

 
 

SEI Advanced Capital Management, Inc.

 

Director, Vice President, Secretary

 
 

SEI Primus Holding Corp.

 

Vice President, Secretary

 
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Director, Senior Vice President

 
 

SIMC Holdings, LLC

 

Manager

 
 

SEI Investment Strategies, LLC

 

Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary

 
 

LSV Asset Management

 

Management Committee

 
 

SEI Global Capital Investments, Inc.

 

Vice President, Secretary

 
 

SEI Investments (Asia), Limited

 

Director

 
 

SEI Global Holdings (Cayman) Inc.

 

Director, Vice President, Secretary

 
 

SEI Investments (South Africa) (PTY) Limited

 

Director

 
 

SEI Investments Canada Company

 

Director, Secretary

 
 

SEI Custodial Operations Company, LLC

 

Manager

 
 

SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc.

 

Director, Senior Vice President

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
 

Name of Other Company

 

Connection With Other Company

 
 

SIMC Subsidiary, LLC

 

Manager

 
 

SEI Ventures, Inc.

 

Vice President, Secretary

 
 

SEI Investments Developments, Inc.

 

Vice President, Secretary

 
 

SEI Keystone Capital Holdings, LLC

 

Senior Vice President

 
 

SEI Archway Finance & Operations LLC

 

Manager, Senior Vice President

 
 

SEI Archway Technology Partners LLC

 

Manager, Senior Vice President

 
James Smigiel
Vice President
 

SEI Investment Strategies, LLC

 

Vice President

 
Kevin P. Barr
Director & President
 

SEI Investments Company

 

Executive Vice President

 
 

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

 

Director, President, Chief Executive Officer

 
 

SEI Global Services Inc.

 

Vice President

 
 

SEI Investment Strategies, LLC

 

Director, President

 
 

SEI Investments Global, Limited

 

Director

 
 

SEI Investments Canada Company

 

Director, President

 
Wayne M. Withrow
Director & Senior Vice President
 

SEI Investments Company

 

Executive Vice President

 
 

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

 

Director

 
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Director, Senior Vice President

 
 

SEI Investments Global (Cayman), Limited

 

Director

 
Joseph P. Ujobai
Senior Vice President
 

SEI Investments Company

 

Executive Vice President

 
 

SEI Global Investments Corp.

 

President

 
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Senior Vice President

 
 

SEI Investments (Asia), Limited

 

Director

 
 

SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd.

 

Director

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
 

Name of Other Company

 

Connection With Other Company

 
 

SEI Global Nominee Ltd.

 

Director

 
 

SEI European Services Limited

 

Director

 
Kathy C. Heilig
Vice President & Treasurer
 

SEI Investments Company

 

Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer

 
 

SEI Funds Inc.

 

Director, Vice President, Treasurer

 
 

SEI Investments, Inc.

 

Director, Vice President, Treasurer

 
 

SEI Global Investments Corp.

 

Director, Vice President & Treasurer

 
 

SEI Insurance Group, Inc.

 

Vice President, Treasurer

 
 

SEI Advanced Capital Management, Inc.

 

Director, Vice President, Treasurer

 
 

SEI Primus Holding Corp.

 

Director, Vice President, Treasurer

 
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Treasurer

 
 

SEI Investment Strategies, LLC

 

Director, Vice President, Treasurer

 
 

SEI Global Capital Investments, Inc.

 

Director, Vice President, Treasurer

 
 

SEI Investments Global (Cayman), Limited

 

Vice President, Treasurer

 
 

SEI Global Holdings (Cayman) Inc.

 

Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Treasurer

 
 

SEI Investments Canada Company

 

Vice President

 
 

SEI Ventures, Inc.

 

Director, Vice President, Treasurer

 
 

SEI Investments Developments, Inc.

 

Director, Vice President, Treasurer

 
 

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

 

Vice President, Treasurer

 
 

SEI Keystone Capital Holdings, LLC

 

Vice President

 
 

SEI Archway Finance & Operations LLC

 

Vice President

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
 

Name of Other Company

 

Connection With Other Company

 
 

SEI Archway Technology Partners LLC

 

Vice President

 
 

Huntington Steele LLC

 

Manager

 
Timothy D. Barto
General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary
 

SEI Investments Company

 

Vice President-Legal & Assistant Secretary

 
 

SEI Funds, Inc.

 

Vice President

 
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Vice President

 
 

SIMC Holdings, LLC

 

Manager

 
 

SEI Investment Strategies, LLC

 

General Counsel, Vice President, Secretary

 
 

SIMC Subsidiary, LLC

 

Manager

 
 

SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc.

 

General Counsel, Secretary

 
 

Huntington Steele LLC

 

Manager

 
Aaron Buser
Vice President & Assistant Secretary
 

SEI Investment Strategies, LLC

 

Vice President, Assistant Secretary

 
 

SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc.

 

Vice President, Assistant Secretary

 
David McCann
Vice President & Assistant Secretary
 

SEI Investment Strategies, LLC

 

Vice President, Assistant Secretary

 
 

SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc.

 

Vice President, Assistant Secretary

 
Kevin Crowe
Vice President
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Vice President

 
Paul F. Klauder
Director & Senior Vice President
 

SEI Investments Company

 

Executive Vice President

 
 

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

 

Director

 
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Vice President

 
 

SEI Trust Company

 

Director, Vice President

 
 

SEI Investments Strategies, LLC

 

Director

 
 

SEI Investments (Asia), Limited

 

Director

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
 

Name of Other Company

 

Connection With Other Company

 
 

SEI Global Holdings (Cayman) Inc.

 

Director, Vice President

 
 

SEI Investments (South Africa) (PTY) Limited

 

Director

 
 

SEI Investments Canada Company

 

Director, Vice President

 
Roger Messina
Vice President
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Vice President

 
 

SEI Investments Canada Company

 

Vice President

 
Stephen Onofrio
Vice President
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Vice President

 
Robert Wrzesniewski
Vice President
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Vice President

 
Brian Vrabel
Vice President & Assistant Secretary
 

SEI Funds, Inc.

 

Vice President

 
 

SEI Investment Strategies, LLC

 

Vice President, Assistant Secretary

 
Raquell Baker
Vice President
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Vice President

 
 

SEI Investments Canada Company

 

Vice President

 
John W. Lau
Vice President
 

SEI Investments (Asia), Limited

 

Director, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
Stephen G. MacRae
Vice President
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Vice President

 
 

SEI Investment Strategies, LLC

 

Vice President

 
Radoslav K. Koitchev
Vice President
 

SEI Investment Strategies, LLC

 

Vice President

 
Michael Farrell
Vice President
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Vice President

 
 

Huntington Steele LLC

 

Manager

 
Kevin Matthews
Vice President
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Vice President

 
 

SEI Investment Strategies, LLC

 

Director

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
 

Name of Other Company

 

Connection With Other Company

 
Marcia Noa
Vice President
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Vice President

 
Teresa Curley
Vice President & FATCA Responsible Officer
 

SEI Investments Company

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

 

FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Trust Company

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Funds, Inc.

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Investments, Inc.

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Global Investments Corp.

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Insurance Group, Inc.

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Advanced Capital Management, Inc.

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Primus Holding Corp.

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Private Trust Company

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SIMC Holdings, LLC

 

Manager, Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Investment Strategies, LLC

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

LSV Asset Management

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Global Capital Investments, Inc.

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd.

 

FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Global Nominee Ltd.

 

FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Trustees Limited

 

FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI European Services Limited

 

FATCA Responsible Officer

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
 

Name of Other Company

 

Connection With Other Company

 
 

SEI Investments Global (Cayman), Limited

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Global Holdings (Cayman) Inc.

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Investments (South Africa) (PTY) Limited

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Investments Global, Limited

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Investments Global Fund Services, Limited

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Investments Depositary and Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Investments Canada Company

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Custodial Operations Company, LLC

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc.

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SIMC Subsidiary, LLC

 

Manager, Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Ventures, Inc.

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Investments Developments, Inc.

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Investments-Guernsey Limited

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Keystone Capital Holdings, LLC

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Archway Finance & Operations LLC

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
 

SEI Archway Technology Partners LLC

 

Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer

 
Sean Simko
Vice President
 

SEI Global Services, Inc.

 

Vice President

 


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BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC ("BIM") is a Sub-Adviser for the Registrant's Growth Fund. The principal business address of BIM is 1 University Square Drive, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. BIM is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

During the last two Fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of BIM has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC

Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC ("Brandywine Global") is a Sub-Adviser for the Registrant's Growth Fund. The principal business address of Brandywine Global is 1735 Market Street, Suite 1800, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Brandywine Global is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Brandywine Global has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

Coho Partners, Ltd.

Coho Partners, Ltd. ("Coho") is a Sub-Adviser for the Registrant's Growth Fund. The principal business address of Coho is 300 Berwyn Park, 801 Cassatt Road, Suite 100, Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312. Coho is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of Coho has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

Income Research & Management

Income Research & Management ("IR+M") is a Sub-Adviser for the Registrant's New Covenant Income Fund. The principal business address of IR+M is 100 Federal Street, 30th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. IR+M is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of IR+M has engaged in any other business profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") is a Sub-Adviser for the Registrant's Growth Fund. The principal business address of Parametric is 1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3100, Seattle, Washington 98101. Parametric is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
 

Connection With Other Company

 
Brian Langstraat,
Chief Executive Officer
  Eaton Vance Corp.
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110
 

Board of Directors

 
Ross Chapin
Managing Director—Corporate Development
  Envestnet, Inc.
35 East Wacker Drive,
Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60601
 

Director

 


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Western Asset Management Company

Western Asset Management Company ("Western Asset") is a Sub-Adviser for the Registrant's Income Fund. The principal business address of Western Asset is 385 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91101. Western Asset is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
 

Connection With Other Company

 
James W. Hirschmann III,
Director, Chief Executive Officer and President
  Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation,
385 Colorado Blvd.,
Pasadena, CA 91101
 

Director and Chairman of the Board

 
John D. Kenney,
Non-Employee Director
  Legg Mason, Inc.,
100 International Drive,
Baltimore, MD 21202 ,
Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Vice President

 
  QS Investors, LLC,
880 Third Avenue, 7th Floor,
New York, NY 10022,
New York, NY 10022
 

Director

 
  QS Investors Holdings, LLC,
880 Third Avenue, 7th Floor,
New York, NY 10022,
New York, NY 10022
 

Director

 
  QS Batterymarch Financial Management, Inc.,
880 Third Avenue, 7th Floor,
New York, NY 10022,
New York, NY 10022
 

Director

 
  Legg Mason Charitable Foundation, Inc.,
100 International Drive,
Baltimore, MD 21202,
Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Vice President

 
  ClearBridge Investments, LLC,
620 Eighth Avenue, 48th Floor
New York, NY 10018
 

Director

 
  Legg Mason ClearBridge Holdings LLC,
100 International Drive,
Baltimore, MD 21202,
Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Director

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
 

Connection With Other Company

 
  Legg Mason Australia Holdings Pty Limited,
Level 47, 120 Collins Street,,
Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia,
Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
 

Director

 
  Royce & Associates, GP, LLC,
745 Fifth Avenue,
New York, NY 10151,
New York, NY 10151
 

Manager

 
  Legg Mason Royce Holdings, LLC,
100 International Drive,
Baltimore, MD 21202,
Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Manager

 
  EnTrustPermal Partners Holdings LLC,
375 Park Avenue, 24th Floor,
New York, NY 10152,
New York, NY 10152
 

Director

 
  EnTrustPermal LLC,
100 International Drive,
Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Director

 
  Martin Currie (Holdings) Limited,
Clarendon House,
2 Church Street,
Hamilton HM11, Bermuda
 

Director

 
  Martin Currie Limited,
Saltire Court, 20 Castle Terrace,
Edinburgh, EH1 2ES,
United Kingdom
 

Director

 
  RARE Infrastructure Finance Pty Limited,
Level 13, 35 Clarence Street,
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
 

Director

 
  RARE Infrastructure International Pty Limited,
Level 13, 35 Clarence Street,
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
 

Director

 
 

RARE Infrastructure Limited, Level 13, 35 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

 

Director

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
 

Connection With Other Company

 
  RARE Infrastructure (Europe) Pty Limited,
Level 13, 35 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
 

Director

 
  RARE Infrastructure
(North America) Pty Limited,
Level 13, 35 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
 

Director

 
 

RARE Holdings Pty Limited, Level 13, 35 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

 

Director

 
 

RARE Holdings Pty Limited, Level 13, 35 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

 

Director, Treasury

 
  LM/Clarion I, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Manager

 
  LM/Clarion II, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Manager

 
  Clarion Partners Holdings, LLC, 230 Park Avenue, Floor 12,
New York, NY 10169
 

Director

 
Thomas C. Merchant,
Non-Employee Director
  Legg Mason, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 
  Legg Mason & Co., LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  Legg Mason Political Action Committee,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Member and Secretary

 
  The Baltimore Company,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  BMML, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
 

Connection With Other Company

 
  Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC,
2929 Arch Street, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
 

Secretary

 
  Barrett Associates, Inc.,
90 Park Avenue,
New York, NY 10016
 

Secretary

 
  Legg Mason Charitable Foundation, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  Legg Mason Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  Legg Mason International Holdings, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
 

Legg Mason Realty Group, Inc., 100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202

 

Secretary

 
  Legg Mason Realty
Partners, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  Legg Mason Tower, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
 

Legg Mason Holdings, LLC, 100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202

 

Secretary

 
  LM Capital Support V, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  LMOBC, Inc.,
600 Vine Street, Suite 2100 Cincinnati, OH 45202
 

Secretary

 
  Pelican Holdings I, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
 

Connection With Other Company

 
  Pelican Holdings II, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  Legg Mason Real Estate Securities Advisors, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  QS Batterymarch Financial Management, Inc.,
880 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022
 

Director

 
  QS Investors, LLC,
880 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022
 

Director

 
 

QS Investors Holdings, LLC, 880 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022

 

Director

 
  Western Asset Management Company Limited,
10 Exchange Square,
10th Floor, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EN,
United Kingdom
 

Non-Executive Director

 
Jennifer W. Murphy,
Director and Chief Operating Officer
  Western Asset Mortgage
Capital Corporation,
385 Colorado Blvd.,
Pasadena, CA 91101
 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 
Peter H. Nachtwey,
Non-Employee Director
  Legg Mason, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 
  Legg Mason & Co., LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Director and President

 
  Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC,
620 Eighth Avenue, 48th Floor, New York, NY 10018
 

Director

 
  The Baltimore Company,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Director and President

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
 

Connection With Other Company

 
  QS Batterymarch Financial Management, Inc.,
880 Third Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022
 

Former Director

 
  BMML, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Director and President

 
  Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC,
2929 Arch Street, 8th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19104
 

Former Director

 
  ClearBridge Investments, LLC, 620 Eighth Avenue, 48th Floor
New York, NY 10018
 

Former Director

 
  Legg Mason ClearBridge Holdings LLC,
100 International Drive,
Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Manager

 
  Legg Mason Fund Asset Management, Inc.,
620 Eighth Avenue, 48th Floor, New York, NY 10018
 

Director

 
  ClearBridge, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Manager

 
  Legg Mason Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Director and President

 
  Legg Mason Investment Counsel, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Former Director

 
  Legg Mason Political Action Committee,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Member and Chairman

 
  Legg Mason International Holdings, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Director

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
 

Connection With Other Company

 
  Legg Mason Private Portfolio Group, LLC,
620 Eighth Avenue, 48th Floor, New York, NY 10018
 

Director

 
  Legg Mason Real Estate Securities Advisors, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Director and President

 
 

Legg Mason Realty Group, Inc., 100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202

 

Director and President

 
  Legg Mason Realty
Partners, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Director and President

 
  Legg Mason Tower, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Director and President

 
  LM BAM, Inc.,
46 Public Square, Suite 700 Wilkes Barre, PA 18701
 

Director and President

 
  LM Capital Support V, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Director and President

 
  Pelican Holdings I, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Director

 
  Pelican Holdings II, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Director

 
  Royce & Associates, GP, LLC, 745 Fifth Avenue,
New York, NY 10151
 

Manager

 
  Legg Mason Royce
Holdings, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Manager

 
  LM/Clarion I, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Manager

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
 

Connection With Other Company

 
  LM/Clarion II, LLC,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Manager

 
  Clarion Partners Holdings, LLC, 230 Park Avenue, Floor 12,
New York, NY 10169
 

Director

 
 

Gray Seifert & Company, LLC, 100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202

 

Director and President

 
  LM Asset Services, LLC,
620 Eighth Avenue, 48th Floor, New York, NY 10018
 

Director

 
  Legg Mason Charitable Foundation, Inc.,
100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

Charles A. Ruys de Perez, Secretary and General Counsel

  Western Asset Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd,
Level 48, Collins Street,
GPO Box 507,
Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
 

Director

 
  Western Asset Management Company Pty Ltd,
Level 48, Collins Street,
GPO Box 507,
Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
 

Director

 
  Western Asset Management Company Ltd,
5-1 Marunochi, 1-Chome,
Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-6536, Japan
 

Director

 
  Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd,
1 George Street #23-01, Singapore 049145
 

Director

 
  Western Asset Management Company Limited,
10 Exchange Square, 10th Floor, Primrose Street,
London EC2A 2EN
United Kingdom
 

Director

 


C-20



Western Asset Management Company Limited

Western Asset Management Company Limited ("Western Asset Limited") is a Sub-Adviser for the Registrant's Income Fund. The principal business address of Western Asset Limited is 10 Exchange Square, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EN, United Kingdom. Western Asset Limited is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
 

Connection With Other Company

 
Michael B. Zelouf,
Director and Senior
Executive Officer
  Western Asset Management (UK) Holdings Limited,
10 Exchange Square,10th Floor, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EN United Kingdom
 

Director

 

Charles A. Ruys de Perez, Director and General Counsel

  Western Asset Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd,
Level 48, Collins Street,
GPO Box 507,
Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
 

Director

 
  Western Asset Management Company Pty Ltd,
Level 48, Collins Street,
GPO Box 507,
Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
 

Director

 
  Western Asset Management Company Ltd,
5-1 Marunouchi 1-Chome Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-6536, Japan
 

Director

 
  Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd.,
1 George Street #23-01, Singapore 049145
 

Director

 
  Western Asset Management Company,
385 E. Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, California, 91101
 

Secretary and General Counsel

 
Thomas C. Merchant,
Non-Executive Director
  Legg Mason, Inc.,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 
  Legg Mason & Co., LLC,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 


C-21



Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
 

Connection With Other Company

 
  Legg Mason Political
Action Committee,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Member and Secretary

 
  The Baltimore Company,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  BMML, Inc.,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC,
2929 Arch Street, 8th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19104
 

Secretary

 
  Barrett Associates, Inc.,
90 Park Avenue,
New York, NY 10016
 

Secretary

 
  Legg Mason Charitable Foundation, Inc.,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  Legg Mason Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  Legg Mason International Holdings, LLC,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
 

Legg Mason Realty Group, Inc., 100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202

 

Secretary

 
  Legg Mason Realty
Partners, Inc.,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  Legg Mason Tower, Inc.,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
 

Legg Mason Holdings, LLC, 100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202

 

Secretary

 


C-22



Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name and Principal Business
Address of Other Company
 

Connection With Other Company

 
  LM Capital Support V, LLC,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  LMOBC, Inc.,
600 Vine Street, Suite 2100 Cincinnati, OH 45202
 

Secretary

 
  Pelican Holdings I, LLC,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  Pelican Holdings II, LLC,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  Legg Mason Real Estate Securities Advisors, Inc.,
100 International Drive Baltimore, MD 21202
 

Secretary

 
  QS Batterymarch Financial Management, Inc.,
880 Third Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10022
 

Director

 
 

QS Investors Holdings, LLC, 880 Third Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10022

 

Director

 
  Western Asset Management Company,
385 E. Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, California, 91101
 

Non-Employee Director

 

Item 32.  Principal Underwriters:

(a)  Furnish the name of each investment company (other than the Registrant) for which each principal underwriter currently distributing the securities of the Registrant also acts as a principal underwriter, distributor or investment adviser.

The Registrant's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the "Distributor"), acts as distributor for:

SEI Daily Income Trust

 

July 15, 1982

 

SEI Tax Exempt Trust

 

December 3, 1982

 

SEI Institutional Managed Trust

 

January 22, 1987

 

SEI Institutional International Trust

 

August 30, 1988

 

The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund

 

November 14, 1991

 

The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II

 

January 28, 1993

 

Bishop Street Funds

 

January 27, 1995

 

SEI Asset Allocation Trust

 

April 1, 1996

 

SEI Institutional Investments Trust

 

June 14, 1996

 


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City National Rochdale Funds (f/k/a CNI Charter Funds)

 

April 1, 1999

 

Causeway Capital Management Trust

 

September 20, 2001

 

ProShares Trust

 

November 14, 2005

 
Community Capital Trust (f/k/a Community Reinvestment Act
Qualified Investment Fund)
 

January 8, 2007

 

TD Asset Management USA Funds Inc.

 

July 25, 2007

 

SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP

 

July 31, 2007

 

Global X Funds

 

October 24, 2008

 

ProShares Trust II

 

November 17, 2008

 

Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (f/k/a FaithShares Trust)

 

August 7, 2009

 

Schwab Strategic Trust

 

October 12, 2009

 

RiverPark Funds Trust

 

September 8, 2010

 

Adviser Managed Trust

 

February 16, 2011

 

Cambria ETF Trust

 

August 30, 2012

 

Highland Funds I (f/k/a Pyxis Funds I)

 

September 25, 2012

 

KraneShares Trust

 

December 18, 2012

 

SEI Insurance Products Trust

 

September 10, 2013

 

The KP Funds

 

September 19, 2013

 

The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III

 

February 12, 2014

 

SEI Catholic Values Trust

 

March 24, 2015

 

SEI Hedge Fund SPC

 

June 26, 2015

 

SEI Energy Debt Fund

 

June 30, 2015

 

Gallery Trust

 

January 8, 2016

 
RiverPark Floating Rate CMBS Fund (f/k/a) RiverPark
Commercial Real Estate Fund
 

August 12, 2016

 

Schroder Series Trust

 

February 10, 2017

 

Schroder Global Series Trust

 

February 10, 2017

 

City National Rochdale Select Strategies Fund

 

March 1, 2017

 

Metaurus Equity Component Trust

 

October 2, 2017

 

Causeway ETMF Trust

 

December 28, 2017

 

Impact Shares Trust

 

March 1, 2018

 

City National Rochdale Strategic Credit Fund

 

May 16, 2018

 

Symmetry Panoramic Trust

 

July 23, 2018

 

The Distributor provides numerous financial services to investment managers, pension plan sponsors, and bank trust departments. These services include portfolio evaluation, performance measurement and consulting services ("Funds Evaluation") and automated execution, clearing and settlement of securities transactions ("MarketLink").

(b)  Furnish the Information required by the following table with respect to each director, officer or partner of each principal underwriter named in the answer to Item 20 of Part B. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each director or officer is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.

Name

  Position and Office
With Underwriter
  Positions and Offices
With Registrant
 

William M. Doran

 

Director

 

Trustee

 

Paul F. Klauder

 

Director

   

   

Wayne M. Withrow

 

Director

   

   

Kevin P. Barr

 

President & Chief Executive Officer

   

   

Maxine J. Chou

  Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations
Officer, & Treasurer
   

   


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Name

  Position and Office
With Underwriter
  Positions and Offices
With Registrant
 

Karen E. LaTourette

  Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money
Laundering Officer & Assistant Secretary
   

   

John C. Munch

 

General Counsel & Secretary

   

   

Mark J. Held

 

Senior Vice President

   

   

Lori L. White

 

Vice President & Assistant Secretary

   

   

John P. Coary

 

Vice President & Assistant Secretary

   

   

Judith A. Hirx

 

Vice President

   

   

Jason McGhin

 

Vice President

   

   

Gary Michael Reese

 

Vice President

   

   

Robert M. Silvestri

 

Vice President

   

   

Item 33.  Location of Accounts and Records

Books or other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder, are maintained as follows:

(a)  With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1(b)(1); (2)(a) and (b); (3); (6); (8); (12); and 31a-1(d), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant's Custodians:

U.S. Bank National Association
425 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
40 Water Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(b)/(c)  With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1(b)(1),(4); (2)(C) and (D); (4); (5); (6); (8); (9); (10); (11); and 31a-1(f), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant's Administrator:

SEI Investments Global Funds Services
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

(c)  With respect to Rules 31a-1(b)(5),(6),(9), (10) and (11) and 31a-1(f), the required books and records are maintained at the principal offices of the Registrant's advisers:

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
1 University Square Drive
Princeton, New Jersey 08540

Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC
1735 Market Street, Suite 1800
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Coho Partners, Ltd.
300 Berwyn Park, 801 Cassatt Road
Suite 100
Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312


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Income Research & Management
100 Federal Street
30th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC
1918 Eighth Avenue
Suite 3100
Seattle, Washington 98101

SEI Investments Management Corporation
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

Western Asset Management Company
385 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, California 91101

Western Asset Management Company Limited
10 Exchange Square
Primrose Street
London EC2A 2EN, United Kingdom

Item 34.  Management Services

Not applicable.

Item 35.  Undertakings

Not applicable.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registration Statement No. 333-64981 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oaks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 26th day of October, 2018.

NEW COVENANT FUNDS

BY:  /S/ ROBERT A. NESHER

  Robert A. Nesher
  Trustee, President & Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated.

    *
William M. Doran
  Trustee
 
  October 26, 2018
 
 
    *
George J. Sullivan, Jr.
  Trustee
 
  October 26, 2018
 
 
    *
Nina Lesavoy
  Trustee
 
  October 26, 2018
 
 
    *
James M. Williams
  Trustee
 
  October 26, 2018
 
 
    *
Mitchell A. Johnson
  Trustee
 
  October 26, 2018
 
 
    *
Hubert L. Harris, Jr.
  Trustee
 
  October 26, 2018
 
 
    *
Susan C. Cote
  Trustee
 
  October 26, 2018
 
 
    *
James B. Taylor
  Trustee
 
  October 26, 2018
 
 
    /S/ ROBERT A. NESHER
Robert A. Nesher
  Trustee, President &
Chief Executive Officer
  October 26, 2018
 
 
    /S/ JAMES HOFFMAYER
James Hoffmayer
  Controller & Chief
Financial Officer
  October 26, 2018
 
 
*By:
 
 
  /S/ ROBERT A. NESHER
Robert A. Nesher
Attorney-in-Fact
   
 
 
   
 
 
 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number  

Description

 

EX-99.B(g)(4)

 

Tenth Amendment, dated December 11, 2017, to the Amended and Restated Multi-Trust Custody Agreement, dated June 14, 2013, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association

 

EX-99.B(g)(5)

 

Form of the Eleventh Amendment to the Amended and Restated Multi-Trust Custody Agreement, dated June 14, 2013, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association

 

EX-99.B(i)

 

Opinion and Consent of Counsel

 

EX-99.B(j)

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

EX-99.B(q)(2)

 

Power of Attorney, dated March 28, 2018, for James B. Taylor