N-CSR 1 d440635dncsr.htm NEW COVENANT FUNDS New Covenant Funds

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number 811-09025

 

 

New Covenant Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

SEI Investments

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Timothy D. Barto, Esp.

SEI Investments

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-610-676-1000

Date of fiscal year end: June 30, 2018

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2018

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.

 


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June 30, 2018 ANNUAL REPORT New Covenant Funds New Covenant Growth Fund New Covenant Income Fund New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund New Covenant Balanced Income Fund


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

   

Letter to Shareholders

     1  
   

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

     7  
   

Schedules of Investments

     15  
   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     37  
   

Statements of Operations

     38  
   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     39  
   

Financial Highlights

     41  
   

Notes to Financial Statements

     45  
   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     56  
   

Trustees and Officers of the Trust

     57  
   

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

     60  
   

Board of Trustees Considerations in Approving the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

     61  
   

Notice to Shareholders

     64  

 

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q within sixty days after the end of the period. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, as well as information relating to how a 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 1-877-835-4531; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 


NEW COVENANT FUNDS — June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

To Our Shareholders:

Financial markets completed the fiscal year without any enduring missteps in an environment defined by strong investor appetite for higher-risk market segments. Fixed-income performance ran the gamut regarding strength across markets—with high-yield debt near the top end and U.S. Treasurys at the bottom, in keeping with the risk-on sentiment. However, the second half of the fiscal year saw the sudden return of volatility to the markets. The VIX index rose to a three-year high, and risk-asset prices fell sharply in February, with the S&P 500 Index touching down 10% from its earlier highs before a range-bound recovery through the end of the fiscal year. Robust economic data and consumer confidence in a healthy economy likely prevented a more sizeable market correction. By the end of the reporting period, trade war concerns served as a significant catalyst while markets tried to gain support from robust macro data and earnings momentum.

Most of the expectations we had at the start of the Funds’ most recently completed fiscal year, from the start of July 2017 through the end of June 2018, were actualized. The pace of interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve (Fed) largely followed the market’s projections. U.S. Treasury yields increased across the curve during the fiscal year as a combination of policy, fundamental and political events influenced the markets. Short-term rates rose by a greater magnitude than long-term rates after the Federal Reserve raised rates three times during the reporting period, and the yield curve flattened to a post-recession low. Strength in the euro relative to the U.S. dollar for most of the fiscal year prevented a quick end to the European Central Bank’s (ECB) commitment to stimulus; the Japanese yen remained mostly range-bound while the Bank of Japan (BOJ) held monetary policy stable through the fiscal year. China’s currency hit a low toward the end of the fiscal period amid trade-related tensions.

Oil prices gained during the fiscal year, supported by rising global demand and geopolitical tensions, as well as news that Saudi Arabia and Russia would extend an agreement to curb output.

We suggested that market sentiment would remain attuned to geopolitical developments; these accounted for the only significant exceptions to the global tranquility trend. Also, a fixation on tax reform and continued yield-curve flattening drove market movements throughout the latter part of the fiscal year.

Geopolitical events

Geopolitical threats and an assortment of other noneconomic influences continued in various regions: civil war and domestic struggle in parts of the Middle East and Africa, the suffering of refugees and migrants in bordering countries and Europe, and acts of global terror. Severe unrest continued in some regions of the Middle East, driven by the conflicting and overlapping regional interests of extremist groups, nationalist fighters and state actors.

In the U.S., the controversy over President Trump’s response to violent clashes between protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia briefly drove market sentiment early in the fiscal period after the president dissolved two advisory councils. Setbacks in the Trump administration’s efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare initially sparked volatility, as investors assumed that tax and budget resolutions would have to wait until healthcare legislation was resolved. Trump demonstrated a commitment to follow through on tighter U.S. immigration policy that authorized U.S. border agents to separate children from parents who crossed the border illegally. The ongoing special counsel investigation on the possibility of collusion between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia remained topical. However, longer-term market reactions to geopolitical events were surprisingly muted.

U.S. equities were hit toward the end of the fiscal year by fears of a global trade war after President Trump announced tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The Trump administration cited national security concerns as it imposed steel and aluminum tariffs on the EU, Canada and Mexico; this came after the expiration of a two-month waiver that had been extended to these major trading partners, which have traditionally been U.S. allies. All three responded with rebukes and retaliatory measures in the form of tariffs on U.S. goods; additionally, the EU opened a formal case with the World Trade Organization. The Chinese government appeared to step back from assurances that it would underwrite increased purchases of American products as part of negotiations to reduce its trade imbalance with the U.S., bristling at re-proposed plans by the Trump administration to apply China-specific tariffs.

Immigration became a key point of contention in the U.S. and Europe at the end of the fiscal year. The Trump administration enacted a zero-tolerance policy that targeted illegal immigration at the southern border; this attracted condemnation from across the political spectrum for its practice of separating and detaining families, including children. In Europe, the governing coalitions in Italy and Germany pointed a spotlight on the issue, forcing action at a European Council meeting in late June with a deal that seeks to establish an EU-wide approach centered on financial-burden sharing and more restrictive borders.

 

 

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NEW COVENANT FUNDS — June 30, 2018 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

A raft of political surprises unfolded during the fiscal period, but most played only a minor role in market movements. Brexit negotiators continued struggling to find a way around the Irish border. A Brexit proposal by U.K. negotiators for Northern Ireland to have joint EU and U.K. status was floated to avoid hard borders, but it did not appear to garner much support; still, Brexit negotiations were less critical to investors globally than was Europe’s sustained economic expansion. While the euro’s appreciation versus sterling may offer a clue about the market’s perception of post-divorce relative advantages, both currencies gained against the U.S. dollar. The U.K. Conservative party relinquished its parliamentary majority and was forced to seek a partner to form a minority government.

The swearing in of Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte—a relative newcomer to politics—signaled continued viability of the euro-skeptic coalition, which formed from the two populist parties that won the country’s March election. Financial markets were rattled in May by the anti-EU implications of the new Italian government taking shape, then again as a rejection of the coalition’s first choice for economy minister seemed to set the stage for another round of elections and associated delays. Spain’s government also experienced turnover as center-right Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy suffered a no-confidence vote and was replaced by socialist leader Pedro Sanchez at the beginning of June.

Rogue-state nuclear programs earned a significant share of the spotlight: North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un announced a willingness to mothball his country’s efforts and, in an unprecedented display of unity, crossed the border as he clasped hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Trump also stated that aggression from North Korea would be met with “fire and fury.” An eventual meeting with North Korea’s leader garnered headlines but ended with vague commitments. Elsewhere, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu televised evidence of the Iranian Republic’s plans to reignite its nuclear ambitions—raising questions about Iran’s adherence to the terms of its multi-party disarmament agreement. Although the International Atomic Energy Agency refuted the claims, President Trump signaled he would back out of the accord.

Economic performance

U.S. economic growth rebounded solidly at the start of the fiscal period, as consumer spending boosted the economy. Third-quarter GDP grew at the fastest annual rate in three years, supported by a rebound in government investment and business spending on equipment. However, fourth-quarter growth slowed slightly to a 2.9% yearly rate as strong consumer spending drove a surge in imports. Preliminary first-quarter economic growth was reported at a 2.3% annualized rate—in line with the typically mild pace of the three-month period ending March, yet slower than the rate of expansion recorded in the fourth quarter.

The labor market remained historically strong throughout the year: the unemployment rate fell, finishing the period at 4.0%, near an 18-year low, while the labor-force participation rate ended at 62.9%, slightly higher than a year ago. Average hourly earnings gained, bouncing around a mean of about 0.2% growth per month over the year; although a modest increase in price pressures weighed on real personal income growth as the period progressed. The Fed raised its target interest rate just before the fiscal period began, as well as three times during the period, with two additional rate increases still projected for the remainder of 2018. The Fed also began to unwind its balance sheet starting in October, reversing some of the quantitative easing that has been so supportive of bond prices in recent years.

The ECB held its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a historic low through the fiscal period, while the Bank of England raised its official bank rate for the first time in ten years, by 0.25%. Quarterly growth in the eurozone slowed in the first quarter, after growing at its quickest pace since 2011 during the fourth quarter at a time that many thought would be plagued by political uncertainty. Year-on-year growth was 2.5% at the end of the first quarter of 2018. The U.K. economy grew just 1.2% year-on-year through the first quarter of 2018 as Brexit uncertainty continued to hurt the economy and a weakened pound dampened consumer spending to its lowest level in almost six years.

Japanese GDP grew just 1.1% year-on-year at the end of the first quarter of 2018; the BOJ maintained monetary stimulus in an attempt to drive higher inflation. Meanwhile, economic growth in China expanded by 6.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018 after China’s government provided substantial fiscal stimulus early in the period to support the government’s growth goals, targeted at 6.5%.

 

 

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Market developments

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, growth stocks in general and the technology sector, in particular, outperformed, while high-dividend-yield segments of the market, such as utilities, lagged as they were seen as less attractive in a rising interest-rate environment. Stocks corrected in the first quarter of 2018, with the S&P 500 Index falling close to 10% from its all-time high, precipitated by indications of accelerating U.S. inflation and similar concerns that future interest-rate increases by the Fed could come quicker than anticipated. The index had recovered most of that loss by the end of the fiscal year, and the current bull market is now the second-longest on record.

Energy stocks outperformed globally, while the telecommunications services sector ended in the red, presumably weakened by the repeal of net-neutrality regulations in the U.S.

Growth typically outperformed value, as internet-commerce and information-technology stocks were the best-performing sectors for the full fiscal year, while the utilities and telecommunication services sectors lagged. The final quarter of the fiscal period helped propel the FTSE/Russell 1000 Growth Index to 22.51% for the reporting year, while the FTSE/Russell 1000 Value Index returned 6.77% over the same period.

Small-cap stock outperformance pivoted higher as well. U.S. small caps (FTSE/Russell 2000 Index) outpaced large caps (FTSE/Russell 1000 Index), delivering 17.57% and 14.54%, respectively.

European growth and inflation accelerated during the fiscal year, and unemployment fell. Equities remained bolstered by accommodative monetary policy from the ECB, which only slightly began to remove stimulus; the euro finished up 1.06% versus the U.S. dollar for the year.

Looking back on market performance for the full period, the FTSE UK Series All-Share Index was up 10.81% in U.S. dollar terms and 9.02% in sterling, as Brexit concerns continued to overshadow the outlook for businesses. The MSCI ACWI Index, a proxy for global equities in both developed and emerging markets, rose 10.73% in U.S. dollar terms; U.S. markets did better, as the S&P 500 Index returned 14.37%.

Emerging markets failed to keep pace with the developed world across asset classes amid a synchronized global economic expansion. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index finished the fiscal year up 8.20% in U.S. dollar terms, losing about half its year-to-date gains over the second half of the fiscal period.

Asia, notably China and Japan, was the top-performing international region for equity markets; Europe was positive over the period but lagged behind, while Latin America finished down for the fiscal period after a final-quarter selloff.

The risk-on sentiment that pushed equities higher was also visible in fixed-income markets, with high-yield outperforming government bonds. A continuing theme for U.S. fixed-income markets was the flattening yield curve. Yields for 10-year government bonds rose and ended the period 54 basis points higher at 2.85%, while 2-year yields climbed 114 basis points during the year to 2.52%. The U.S. Treasury yield curve flattened to a 10-year low, with short-term yields rising more than long-term yields. The Fed hiked rates three times during the fiscal period and pushed short-term yields higher, while longer-term bond yields were flat as inflationary and long-term economic growth expectations remained subdued.

Front-end Treasury yields moved higher in response to the Fed increasing the fed-funds target rate to 1.75%-2.00%, marking the seventh rate hike during this tightening cycle. The Fed’s interest-rate projections, known as the dot plot, still suggest two additional rate hikes in 2018, subject to inflation moving toward, and staying in a band around, the Federal Open Market Committee’s 2% target. Jerome Powell succeeded Janet Yellen as Fed Chair, Randal Quarles was named vice chair for bank supervision and Marvin Goodfriend, the former Fed economist, was chosen to fill one of three open governor seats. President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law, introducing several new policies, including a cap on state and local tax deductions, a one-time repatriation tax on overseas cash, a move to a territorial tax system and a permanent drop in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.

Inflation-sensitive assets, such as commodities and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, gained. The Bloomberg Commodity Total Return Index (which represents the broad commodity market) rose 7.35% during the period, as oil price increases and metal sector gains far outpaced weakness in the agriculture sector, while the Bloomberg Barclays 1-10 Year US TIPS Index (USD) edged 1.45% higher.

The price of oil ended the year up 70.1% and finished the period near its fiscal-year high.

 

 

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NEW COVENANT FUNDS — June 30, 2018 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Global fixed income, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index, climbed 1.36% in U.S. dollar terms during the reporting period, while the high-yield market did slightly better, with the ICE BofAML US High Yield Constrained Index up 2.54%.

U.S. investment-grade corporate debt was marginally lower, as the Bloomberg Barclays Investment Grade US Corporate Index returned -0.83%. U.S. asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities both managed marginal gains during the fiscal year despite facing headwinds from rising interest rates and expectations for further rate increases.

Emerging-market debt delivered strong performance. The J.P. Morgan GBI Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index, which tracks local-currency-denominated emerging-market bonds, lost 2.33% in U.S. dollar terms during the reporting period, trending lower after an impressive rally in the first half of the period. The J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index, which tracks emerging-market debt denominated in external currencies (such as the U.S. dollar), slid 1.60%.

Our view

Investors were raging bulls at the beginning of 2018 as equity prices vaulted higher. But that optimism faded dramatically as the news flow turned less favourable. As far as we’re concerned, that’s okay—because the potential for a meaningful advance in equities is greater when investors are pessimistic and bad news is already largely discounted in the price of riskier assets.

If one believes, as we do, that the global economy is sound and that the political uncertainties currently roiling markets will be contained, then the proper course (in our view) is to remain exposed to equities and other risk assets and ride out the short-term ups and downs.

The economic data coming out of Europe has been hugely disappointing this year. Instead of building upon the improved business activity of 2016 and 2017, there has been a widespread deceleration. At SEI, we have been reluctant to get too bearish on Europe’s fundamentals, but there’s no denying that financial-market participants are disbelievers. Analysts’ 2018 and 2019 earnings-growth estimates for the companies within the MSCI EMU (European Economic and Monetary Union) Index are quite low compared to those of other major regions and countries.

ECB President Mario Draghi and other bank governors decided to conclude net asset purchases by the end of this year because they view deflation risks as having moderated significantly. Since the ECB will no longer be a price-insensitive buyer of eurozone debt, we could see yield spreads rise as investors demand a risk premium for those countries with a heavy debt burden relative to the size of their economy. Italy’s new government wants to institute several expensive propositions that would blow a hole in the government’s budget, likely causing the country’s bonds to be further discounted by investors—with other periphery bond yields rising in sympathy.

Recent U.K. economic data reports, like those of other countries in Europe, suggest that Great Britain is wending its way through a soft patch. Underlying growth nevertheless appears solid, indicating the U.K. economy is in stable condition; although the trade sector looks to be a problem spot.

The biggest source of uncertainty facing the U.K. is its looming withdrawal from the EU. The Conservative Party’s internal fight over the country’s future relationship with the EU has stalled progress toward a clear post-Brexit status. Maybe it’s sheer coincidence, but sterling versus the U.S. dollar is almost where it was the day after the Brexit vote on 23 June 2016. The recent trend has been to the downside, as currency-market participants worry about the rising odds of a hard Brexit and more-thorough disruption of U.K. trade with the EU. We would not be surprised to see further downside volatility in sterling as we draw closer to the EU exit date.

Fears of a trade war pitting the U.S. against foes and allies alike notwithstanding, American investors, businesses and consumers have much to applaud. Corporate tax reform, tax cuts for households and reduced or modified regulation of various industries have led to record-high consumer and business confidence.

But sabre-rattling between the U.S. and China has deteriorated into actual skirmishing, and the latest back-and-forth suggests this spat will get worse before it gets better. To be blunt, the Trump administration’s strategy of waging a trade war with China could prove to be the equivalent of cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face.

 

 

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A trade war will likely lead to higher prices for consumers and hurt the bottom lines of companies that sell imported goods and those that depend on global supply chains in their production process. The result is a net loss for society. A small group of producers will probably benefit substantially from the trade impediments while most consuming industries and households suffer declines in purchasing power—declines that may be small at the level of the individual, but would add up to an enormous loss across the affected economies.

SEI will be watching closely how this drama plays out in the months ahead. With any luck, the Trump administration will shy away from further ratcheting tensions. But we must admit that doesn’t seem to be in the cards in the near-term.

A confluence of events has conspired to hurt the performance of emerging-market assets. An extensive trade war that disrupts multinationals’ supply chains would disrupt the flow of raw commodities and semi-finished materials from developing economies used as inputs. Rising U.S. interest rates, resulting in another period of sustained U.S. dollar strength, is a second threat. The soft patch in Europe and recent signs of deceleration in China’s economic growth is a third.

But while emerging-market stocks and bonds have come under pressure this year, we’ve yet to see any widespread deterioration in economic performance or financial conditions. On balance, we think most emerging markets have the ability to weather the storm—again, assuming the disruption to global trade does not devolve into something more encompassing. The majority of developing countries have recorded an improvement in their current-account positions in recent years, allowing them to accumulate foreign currencies.

Make no mistake about it: the headwinds blowing in the face of risk assets have picked up. Growth in business activity has slowed a bit, especially in Europe. Monetary policy in the U.S. is getting tighter, and is set to become less expansionary in Europe as well. Inflation has ticked higher, driven by synchronised global growth and a tightening of labour markets and industrial capacity in the U.S., Germany, the U.K., China, and elsewhere in Asia. A jump in oil prices is also pushing headline consumer-price index readings to their highest levels in several years; OPEC and Russia have shown a fair degree of discipline in constraining the supply of crude oil at a time when demand is strong and inventory levels have fallen. Some developing countries have been forced to raise their policy rates dramatically to defend their currencies.

Most important, the stoking of trade-war tensions by the U.S. threatens to undermine the very foundation of the system that has supported the global economy since the end of World War II. Although the actual trade actions to date have been very modest, the impact on global supply chains bears close watching.

But the economic fundamentals that drive the stock market still appear solid, even in places like Europe and developing economies. Plus, interest rates remain at levels that will crunch global economic growth. The key risks—escalating trade tensions and the polarization of electorates over issues like immigration and fiscal sovereignty—appear more political in nature. The positives include a still-solid global economy; strong momentum in corporate-profits growth; and equity valuations that still appear reasonable against the backdrop of still-low, albeit rising, interest rates.

Signs of financial stress remain isolated to the weaker economies; although Italy is an important case, owing to its size and position as a major eurozone country.

A broadening of the trade war with China or a U.S. departure from the NAFTA accord would likely have a severely negative impact on the profitability of U.S. manufacturers, prompting us to reassess our still-positive view. Impediments to trade also could lead to a higher inflation rate as domestic companies use the tariffs umbrella to raise their selling prices. The Fed may feel compelled to lean against this threat to price stability, thereby aggravating any economic shock arising from the disruption of global supply chains—which is how a bear market could develop.

This is not our base-case scenario. We still think this old bull has some life left in it, but the risks to the equity market now seem more balanced than skewed to the bullish side.

 

 

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NEW COVENANT FUNDS — June 30, 2018 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

 

 

On behalf of SEI Investments, I want to thank you for your continued confidence. We are working every day to maintain that trust, and we look forward to serving your investment needs in the future.

Sincerely,

 

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William T. Lawrence, CFA

Head and Chief Investment Officer of Traditional Asset Management

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FUND PERFORMANCE

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

New Covenant Growth Fund

 

 

I. Objective

The New Covenant Growth Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. Dividend income, if any, will be incidental.

II. Investment Approach

The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying on a number of sub-advisers with different investment approaches to manage portions of the Fund’s portfolio, under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC). The Fund utilized the following sub-advisers as of June 30, 2018: BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, Brandywine Global Investment Management Company LLC, Coho Partners, Ltd., Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC.

III. Return vs. Benchmark

For the one-year period ending June 30, 2018, the Fund returned 14.74%. The Fund’s primary benchmark — the FTSE/Russell 1000 Index — returned 14.54%.

IV. Fund Attribution

Market volatility remained low through the first half of the fiscal year; investors were unflappable as potential macro or geopolitical concerns surfaced. Although short-term interest rates rose, longer-term rates were relatively stable. Better-than-expected corporate earnings and a continued global economic expansion helped drive positive sentiment toward U.S. equities. As noted in the shareholder letter, the passage of a U.S. corporate tax cut at the end of the calendar year provided additional fuel for the market and support for earnings growth.

The beginning of 2018 saw a sharp uptick in volatility, driven by spiking bond rates that began to price in inflationary fears; most major indexes fell close to 10% during a two-week span. Investors feared that the Federal Reserve might raise rates more aggressively to calm an overheated market. After recovering somewhat through the end of February, the market again tested its lows in March, pushed lower by ongoing trade war fears and regulatory concerns over large-cap user-data-driven technology firms.

Momentum-driven growth stocks led the market higher, with information technology producing the best returns among the Fund’s benchmark sectors. The so-called “FANG” stocks — Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google — generated outsized returns and drove broader market performance. The Russell 1000 Growth index climbed 22.51% during the fiscal year, while the Russell 1000 Value index was up 6.77%. As short-term

interest rates increased, high dividend-yield stocks such as utilities, telecommunication services, and real-estate investment trusts fell out of favor. Also, the underperformance of the energy sector was one reason that value stocks lagged relative to growth stocks. However, steadily rising oil prices helped the energy sector rebound from underperformance in the second quarter; energy ended the period as the third-best performing sector.

Though increasing wages, continued job growth and high consumer confidence helped traditionally growth-oriented sectors outperform, trade war talk and the implementation of protective tariffs by the U.S. (combined with retaliatory tariffs from its international trade partners) triggered a risk-off trade toward the end of the period in June. Further escalation of trade war rhetoric poses a threat to global growth going forward, though the Federal Reserve remains optimistic on the U.S. economy and raised the federal funds rate three times during the fiscal period, with two more hikes planned for the second half of 2018.

Overweights to the energy and consumer discretionary sectors contributed to excess return, and the Fund also benefited from strong security selection within the consumer staples and financials sectors. An underweight to the information technology sector, specifically the “FANG” stocks, was the largest detractor from performance.

Blackrock was the best performing manager in the Fund during the fiscal period and benefited from an overweight to and selection within the consumer discretionary sector. Blackrock also benefited from an overweight to and selection within information technology. Overall, Blackrock’s growth exposure in these key areas was a significant tailwind.

Coho and Brandywine both detracted from excess return, though not by enough to outweigh Blackrock’s outperformance. Both stability and value underperformed relative to momentum and growth over the period, and these managers faced significant headwinds. Coho’s underweight to the information technology sector and overweight to the consumer staples sector detracted. Brandywine also suffered from an underweight to information technology, as well as poor selection within the consumer discretionary sector.

 

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FUND PERFORMANCE

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

New Covenant Growth Fund (Concluded)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN 1,2  
     One Year
Return
    Annualized
3 Year
Return
    Annualized
5 Year
Return
    Annualized
10 Year
Return
    Annualized
Inception
to Date
 
New Covenant Growth Fund     14.74%       9.29%       11.52%       7.76%       6.34%  
FTSE/Russell 1000 Index     14.54%       11.64%       13.37%       10.20%       9.85%  
MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Index     7.28%       5.07%       5.99%       2.54%       4.98%  
Blended 80% Russell 1000 Index/20% MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Index     13.08%       10.34%       11.90%       8.69%       8.96%  

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the New Covenant Growth Fund, versus the FTSE/Russell 1000 Index, MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Index and Blended 80% Russell 1000 Index/20% MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Index.

 

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For the periods ended June 30, 2018. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Fund Shares were offered beginning 7/1/99. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The returns for certain periods reflect fee waivers and/or reimbursements in effect for that year; absent fee waivers and reimbursements, performance would have been lower.

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This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns to those of a broad-based index and the Fund’s 80/20 Blended Benchmark, which consists of the Russell 1000 Index and the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Index. The Fund’s Blended Benchmark is designed to provide a useful comparison to the Fund’s overall performance and more accurately reflects the Fund’s investment strategy than the broad-based index.

 

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FUND PERFORMANCE

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

New Covenant Income Fund

 

 

I. Objective

The New Covenant Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is a high level of current income with preservation of capital.

II. Investment Approach

The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying on a number of sub-advisers with different investment approaches to manage portions of the Fund’s portfolio, under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC). The Fund utilized the following sub-advisers as of June 30, 2018: Income Research & Management and Western Asset Management Company.

III. Return vs. Benchmark

For the one-year period ending June 30, 2018, the Fund returned -0.54%. The Fund’s primary benchmark — the Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate US Aggregate Bond Index — returned -0.32%.

IV. Fund Attribution

U.S. Treasury yields began the fiscal year moving lower before reversing and rising rapidly, driven by the lowering of the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% and an increase in fiscal spending. Both measures were expected to increase economic growth and potentially add to inflationary pressures. For the fiscal year, 10-year U.S. Treasury yields were 54 basis points higher; the Fed increased the federal funds rate three times in 25 basis points increments during the fiscal period, as noted in the shareholder letter. On a relative basis, all spread sectors outperformed comparable Treasury bonds, and securitized sectors outperformed corporates. Expanding GDP, low unemployment and gradually improving wages buffered the housing sector and enabled non-agency mortgages, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) to outperform.

With the rise in yields over the period, absolute returns for the Fund were slightly negative. An underweight to agency MBS detracted, while an overweight to non-Treasury sectors aided performance. Overweights to the securitized sectors and strong security selection in non-agency mortgages and CMBS enhanced relative returns. An underweight to sub-prime auto asset-backed securities (ABS) added, as those securitizations struggled with rising borrowing costs; an overweight to student loan securitizations was also positive. Additionally, yield-curve positioning contributed to

relative performance with an overweight to long-term bonds and underweight to two-year bonds.

Western Asset Management outperformed as its yield-curve posture, corporate-bond positioning and holdings in non-agency MBS and ABS contributed. Income Research & Management also outperformed due to security selection in corporates, particularly in industrial bonds, while an underweight to agency MBS subtracted.

The Fund used Treasury futures, eurodollar futures and to-be-announced (TBA) forward contracts to effectively manage duration, yield-curve and market exposures. (TBA contracts confer the obligation to buy or sell future debt obligations of the three U.S. government-sponsored agencies that issue or guarantee MBS — Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.) None of these had a meaningful impact on the Fund’s performance.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN 1  
     One Year
Return
    Annualized
3 Year
Return
    Annualized
5 Year
Return
    Annualized
10 Year
Return
    Annualized
Inception
to Date
 
New Covenant Income Fund     -0.54%       1.23%       1.69%       2.12%       3.37%  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index     -0.32%       1.27%       1.83%       3.29%       5.80%  

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the New Covenant Income Fund, versus the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FUND PERFORMANCE

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

New Covenant Income Fund (Concluded)

 

1

For the periods ended June 30, 2018. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Fund Shares were offered beginning 7/1/99. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The returns for certain periods reflect fee waivers and/or reimbursements in effect for that year; absent fee waivers and reimbursements, performance would have been lower.

 

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FUND PERFORMANCE

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund

 

 

I. Objective

The Balanced Growth Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to produce capital appreciation with less risk than would be present in a portfolio of only common stocks.

II. Investment Approach

The Fund’s assets are managed under the direction of SEI Investments Management Corporation (“SIMC”), which manages the Fund’s assets, in a way that it believes will achieve the Fund’s investment objective. In order to achieve its investment objective, SIMC allocates the Fund’s assets 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 assets invested in shares of the Income Fund. The Growth and Income Funds, in turn, invest directly in securities in accordance with their own varying investment objectives and policies.

III. Return vs. Benchmark

For the one-year period ending June 30, 2018, the Fund returned 8.45%. The Fund’s primary benchmark—the FTSE/Russell 1000 Index—returned 14.54%.

IV. Fund Attribution

Equity markets provided positive returns over the fiscal period, while fixed-income markets were marginally lower. Market volatility remained low through the first half of the fiscal year; investors were unflappable as potential macro or geopolitical concerns surfaced. Although short-term interest rates rose, longer-term rates were relatively stable. Better-than-expected corporate earnings and a continued global economic expansion helped drive positive sentiment toward U.S. equities. As noted in the shareholder letter, the passage of a U.S. corporate tax cut at the end of the calendar year provided additional fuel for the market and support for earnings growth.

The beginning of 2018 saw a sharp uptick in volatility, driven by spiking bond rates that began to price in inflationary fears; most major indexes fell close to 10% during a two-week span. Investors feared that the Federal Reserve might raise rates more aggressively to calm an overheated market. After recovering somewhat through the end of February, the market again tested its

lows in March, pushed lower by ongoing trade war fears and regulatory concerns over large-cap user-data-driven technology firms.

Momentum-driven growth stocks led the market higher, with information technology producing the best returns among the Fund’s benchmark sectors. The so-called “FANG” stocks — Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google — generated outsized returns and drove broader market performance. The Russell 1000 Growth index climbed 22.51% during the fiscal year, while the Russell 1000 Value index was up 6.77%. As short-term interest rates increased, high dividend-yield stocks such as utilities, telecommunication services, and real-estate investment trusts fell out of favor. Also, the underperformance of the energy sector was one reason that value stocks lagged relative to growth stocks. However, steadily rising oil prices helped the energy sector rebound from underperformance in the second quarter; energy ended the period as the third-best performing sector.

Though increasing wages, continued job growth and high consumer confidence helped traditionally growth-oriented sectors outperform, trade war talk and the implementation of protective tariffs by the U.S. (combined with retaliatory tariffs from its international trade partners) triggered a risk-off trade toward the end of the period in June. Further escalation of trade war rhetoric poses a threat to global growth going forward, though the Federal Reserve remains optimistic on the U.S. economy and raised the federal funds rate three times during the fiscal period, with two more hikes planned for the second half of 2018.

U.S. Treasury yields began the fiscal year moving lower before reversing and rising rapidly, driven by the lowering of the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% and an increase in fiscal spending. Both measures were expected to increase economic growth and potentially add to inflationary pressures. For the fiscal year, 10-year U.S. Treasury yields were 54 basis points higher; the Fed increased the federal funds rate three times in 25 basis points increments during the fiscal period. On a relative basis, all spread sectors outperformed comparable Treasury bonds, and securitized sectors outperformed corporates. Expanding GDP, low unemployment and gradually improving wages buffered the housing sector and enabled non-agency mortgages, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) to outperform.

 

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FUND PERFORMANCE

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund (Concluded)

 

In the Growth Fund, performance was driven by a combination of forward-looking allocations and stock selection. Overweights to the energy and consumer discretionary sectors contributed to excess return, and strong security selection within the consumer staples and financials sectors also contributed to performance. An underweight to the information technology sector, specifically the “FANG” stocks, was the largest detractor.

With the rise in yields over the period, absolute returns for the Income Fund were slightly negative. An underweight to agency MBS detracted, while an overweight to non-Treasury sectors aided performance. Overweights to the securitized sectors and strong security selection in non-agency mortgages and CMBS enhanced relative returns. An underweight to sub-prime auto asset-backed securities (ABS) added, as those securitizations struggled with rising borrowing costs; an overweight to student loan securitizations was also positive. Additionally, yield-curve positioning contributed to relative performance with an overweight to long-term bonds and underweight to two-year bonds.

The Income Fund used Treasury futures, eurodollar futures and to-be-announced (TBA) forward contracts to effectively manage duration, yield-curve and market exposures. (TBA contracts confer the obligation to buy or sell future debt obligations of the three U.S. government-sponsored agencies that issue or guarantee MBS—Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.) None of these had a meaningful impact on the Fund’s performance.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN 1,2  
     One Year
Return
    Annualized
3 Year
Return
    Annualized
5 Year
Return
    Annualized
10 Year
Return
    Annualized
Inception
to Date
 
New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund     8.45%       6.07%       7.54%       5.60%       5.19%  
FTSE/Russell 1000 Index     14.54%       11.64%       13.37%       10.20%       10.37%  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index     -0.32%       1.27%       1.83%       3.29%       5.81%  
Blended 60% Russell 1000 Index/40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index     8.46%       7.53%       8.75%       7.68%       8.79%  

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund, versus the FTSE/Russell 1000 Index, Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index and Blended 60% Russell 1000 Index/40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index.

 

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1

For the periods ended June 30, 2018. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Fund Shares were offered beginning 7/1/99. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The returns for certain periods reflect fee waivers and/or reimbursements in effect for that year; absent fee waivers and reimbursements, performance would have been lower.

2

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns to those of a broad based index and the Fund’s 60/40 Blended Benchmark, which consists of the Russell 1000 Index and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index. The Fund’s Blended Benchmark is designed to provide a useful comparison to the Fund’s overall performance and more accurately reflects the Fund’s investment strategy than the broad-based index.

 

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FUND PERFORMANCE

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

New Covenant Balanced Income Fund

 

 

I. Objective

The New Covenant Balanced Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to produce current income and long-term growth of capital.

II. Investment Approach

The Fund’s assets are managed under the direction of SEI Investments Management Corporation (“SIMC”), which manages the Fund’s assets, in a way that it believes will achieve the Fund’s investment objective. In order to achieve its investment objective, SIMC allocates the Fund’s assets 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 fifty percent and seventy-five percent of the Fund’s net assets (with a neutral position of approximately 65%) are invested in shares of the Income Fund, with the balance of its net assets invested in shares of the Growth Fund. The Growth and Income Funds, in turn, invest directly in securities in accordance with their own varying investment objectives and policies.

III. Return vs. Benchmark

For the one-year period ending June 30, 2018, the Fund returned 4.57%. The Fund’s primary benchmark—the FTSE/Russell 1000 Index — returned 14.54%.

IV. Fund Attribution

Equity markets provided positive returns over the fiscal period, while fixed-income markets were marginally lower. U.S. Treasury yields began the fiscal year moving lower before reversing and rising rapidly, driven by the lowering of the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% and an increase in fiscal spending. Both measures were expected to increase economic growth and potentially add to inflationary pressures. For the fiscal year, 10-year U.S. Treasury yields were 54 basis points higher; the Fed increased the federal funds rate three times in 25 basis points increments during the fiscal period. On a relative basis, all spread sectors outperformed comparable Treasury bonds, and securitized sectors outperformed corporates. Expanding GDP, low unemployment and gradually improving wages buffered the housing sector and enabled non-agency mortgages, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) to outperform.

Market volatility remained low through the first half of the fiscal year; investors were unflappable as potential macro or geopolitical concerns surfaced. Although short-term interest rates rose, longer-term rates were relatively stable. Better-than-expected corporate earnings and a continued global economic expansion helped drive positive sentiment toward U.S. equities. As noted in the shareholder letter, the passage of a U.S. corporate tax cut at the end of the calendar year provided additional fuel for the market and support for earnings growth.

The beginning of 2018 saw a sharp uptick in volatility, driven by spiking bond rates that began to price in inflationary fears; most major indexes fell close to 10% during a two-week span. Investors feared that the Federal Reserve might raise rates more aggressively to calm an overheated market. After recovering somewhat through the end of February, the market again tested its lows in March, pushed lower by ongoing trade war fears and regulatory concerns over large-cap user-data-driven technology firms.

Momentum-driven growth stocks led the market higher, with information technology producing the best returns among the Fund’s benchmark sectors. The so-called “FANG” stocks — Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google—generated outsized returns and drove broader market performance. The Russell 1000 Growth index climbed 22.51% during the fiscal year, while the Russell 1000 Value index was up 6.77%. As short-term interest rates increased, high dividend-yield stocks such as utilities, telecommunication services, and real-estate investment trusts fell out of favor. Also, the underperformance of the energy sector was one reason that value stocks lagged relative to growth stocks. However, steadily rising oil prices helped the energy sector rebound from underperformance in the second quarter; energy ended the period as the third-best performing sector.

Though increasing wages, continued job growth and high consumer confidence helped traditionally growth-oriented sectors outperform, trade war talk and the implementation of protective tariffs by the U.S. (combined with retaliatory tariffs from its international trade partners) triggered a risk-off trade toward the end of the period in June. Further escalation of trade war rhetoric poses a threat to global growth going forward, though the Federal Reserve remains optimistic on the U.S. economy and raised the federal funds rate three times during the fiscal period, with two more hikes planned for the second half of 2018.

 

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FUND PERFORMANCE

June 30, 2018 (Unaudited)

New Covenant Balanced Income Fund (Concluded)

 

With the rise in yields over the period, absolute returns for the Income Fund were slightly negative. An underweight to agency MBS detracted, while an overweight to non-Treasury sectors aided performance. Overweights to the securitized sectors and strong security selection in non-agency mortgages and CMBS enhanced relative returns. An underweight to sub-prime auto asset-backed securities (ABS) added, as those securitizations struggled with rising borrowing costs; an overweight to student loan securitizations was also positive. Additionally, yield-curve positioning contributed to relative performance with an overweight to long-term bonds and underweight to two-year bonds.

In the Growth Fund, performance was driven by a combination of forward-looking allocations and stock selection. Overweights to the energy and consumer discretionary sectors contributed to excess return, and strong security selection within the consumer staples and financials sectors also contributed to performance. An underweight to the information technology sector, specifically the “FANG” stocks, was the largest detractor.

The Income Fund used Treasury futures, eurodollar futures and to-be-announced (TBA) forward contracts to effectively manage duration, yield-curve and market exposures. (TBA contracts confer the obligation to buy or sell future debt obligations of the three U.S. government-sponsored agencies that issue or guarantee MBS — Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.) None of these had a meaningful impact on the Fund’s performance.

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN 1,2  
     One Year
Return
    Annualized
3 Year
Return
    Annualized
5 Year
Return
    Annualized
10 Year
Return
    Annualized
Inception
to Date
 
New Covenant Balanced Income Fund     4.57%       4.01%       5.02%       4.11%       3.98%  
FTSE/Russell 1000 Index     14.54%       11.64%       13.37%       10.20%       9.85%  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index     -0.32%       1.27%       1.83%       3.294%       9.85%  
Blended 35% Russell 1000 Index/65% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index     4.75%       4.93%       5.86%       5.93%       7.33%  

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the New Covenant Balanced Income Fund, versus the Russell 1000 Index, Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index and Blended 35% FTSE/Russell 1000 Index/65% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index.

 

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1

For the periods ended June 30, 2018. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Fund Shares were offered beginning 7/1/99. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The returns for certain periods reflect fee waivers and/or reimbursements in effect for that year; absent fee waivers and reimbursements, performance would have been lower.

2

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns to those of a broad-based index and the Fund’s 35/65 Blended Benchmark, which consists of the Russell 1000 Index and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index. The Fund’s Blended Benchmark is designed to provide a useful comparison to the Fund’s overall performance and more accurately reflects the Fund’s investment strategy than the broad-based index.

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2018

New Covenant Growth Fund

 

 

Sector Weightings (Unaudited):

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Percentages are based on total investments.

 

     
Description   Shares    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

COMMON STOCK — 97.4%

   

Argentina — 0.2%

   

MercadoLibre Inc *

    2,986         $ 892  
   

 

 

 

Canada — 1.1%

   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd

    95,296       3,437  

Magna International Inc

    19,005       1,105  
   

 

 

 
      4,542  
   

 

 

 

China — 0.6%

   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR *

    2,264       420  

Tencent Holdings Ltd ADR

    44,452       2,234  
   

 

 

 
      2,654  
   

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.2%

   

Accenture PLC, Cl A

    11,601       1,898  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    9,666       867  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC *

    1,568       270  

Medtronic PLC

    12,549       1,074  

Shire PLC ADR

    5,532       934  
   

 

 

 
      5,043  
   

 

 

 

Netherlands — 0.7%

   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR, Cl A

    43,244       2,994  
   

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 1.0%

   

Aon PLC

    2,642       363  

BP PLC ADR

    84,545       3,860  
   

 

 

 
      4,223  
   

 

 

 

United States — 92.6%

   

Consumer Discretionary — 15.1%

   

Advance Auto Parts Inc

    6,129       832  

Amazon.com Inc *

    6,990       11,882  

Best Buy Co Inc

    5,659       422  

Booking Holdings Inc *

    1,294       2,623  

BorgWarner Inc

    4,528       195  

Carnival Corp

    8,886       509  

Charter Communications Inc, Cl A *

    903       265  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, Cl A *

    450       194  
     
Description    Shares   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Cinemark Holdings Inc

     9,696          $ 340   

Comcast Corp, Cl A

     74,924        2,458  

Delphi Automotive PLC *

     4,164        382  

Dollar General Corp

     36,125        3,562  

Dollar Tree Inc *

     2,077        177  

Domino’s Pizza Inc

     1,958        552  

DR Horton Inc

     18,672        766  

Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc

     4,863        336  

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc, Cl A *

     4,282        211  

Ford Motor Co

     17,445        193  

Gap Inc/The

     8,437        273  

General Motors Co

     68,742        2,708  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co/The

     41,326        962  

Hanesbrands Inc

     31,606        696  

Hasbro Inc

     2,632        243  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc

     10,242        811  

Home Depot Inc/The

     14,245        2,779  

Hyatt Hotels Corp, Cl A

     2,635        203  

Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/The

     8,487        199  

John Wiley & Sons Inc, Cl A

     3,657        228  

Kohl’s Corp

     4,263        311  

L Brands Inc

     5,950        219  

Lear Corp

     3,009        559  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Cl C *

     8,635        321  

Lowe’s Cos Inc

     38,644        3,693  

Macy’s Inc

     8,056        302  

Marriott International Inc/MD, Cl A

     5,030        637  

McDonald’s Corp

     4,567        716  

Mohawk Industries Inc *

     1,870        401  

Netflix Inc *

     9,668        3,784  

Newell Brands Inc

     9,871        255  

NIKE Inc, Cl B

     30,087        2,397  

Nordstrom Inc

     4,790        248  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd *

     18,110        856  

Omnicom Group Inc

     33,823        2,580  

PVH Corp

     1,776        266  

Qurate Retail Inc *

     12,704        270  

Ross Stores Inc

     22,076        1,871  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd

     6,243        647  

Starbucks Corp

     22,152        1,082  

Target Corp

     5,064        385  

Tesla Inc *

     3,305        1,133  

TJX Cos Inc/The

     5,087        484  

Tupperware Brands Corp

     19,351        798  

Ulta Beauty Inc *

     5,459        1,274  

VF Corp

     4,023        328  

Viacom Inc, Cl B

     7,351        222  

Visteon Corp *

     2,689        348  

Walt Disney Co/The

     22,923        2,403  

Wendy’s Co/The

     14,280        245  

Williams-Sonoma Inc

     3,319        204  
 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2018

New Covenant Growth Fund (Continued)

 

     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Wyndham Destinations Inc

     7,174          $ 318  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc

     3,409        201  
     

 

 

 
        64,759  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 6.5%

     

Bunge Ltd

     7,176        500  

Campbell Soup Co

     25,848        1,048  

Clorox Co/The

     9,102        1,231  

Coca-Cola Co/The

     52,459        2,301  

Colgate-Palmolive Co

     14,526        941  

Conagra Brands Inc

     35,665        1,274  

Costco Wholesale Corp

     1,787        373  

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc

     14,903        1,818  

Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The, Cl A

     1,768        252  

General Mills Inc

     15,944        706  

Hershey Co/The

     2,295        214  

JM Smucker Co/The

     27,827        2,991  

Kellogg Co

     11,356        793  

Kimberly-Clark Corp

     12,277        1,293  

Kroger Co/The

     115,208        3,278  

McCormick & Co Inc/MD

     8,882        1,031  

Mondelez International Inc, Cl A

     11,943        490  

Monster Beverage Corp *

     20,892        1,197  

PepsiCo Inc

     20,539        2,236  

Procter & Gamble Co/The

     33,304        2,600  

Sysco Corp

     8,925        609  

Walmart Inc

     10,031        859  
     

 

 

 
        28,035  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 6.4%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp

     13,228        969  

Andeavor

     2,130        279  

Apache Corp

     4,822        225  

Apergy Corp *

     5,586        233  

Baker Hughes a GE Co

     7,765        256  

Cheniere Energy Inc *

     3,759        245  

Chevron Corp

     28,747        3,634  

ConocoPhillips

     34,963        2,434  

Devon Energy Corp

     60,536        2,661  

Diamondback Energy Inc

     1,805        237  

EOG Resources Inc

     1,968        245  

EQT Corp

     2,732        151  

Exxon Mobil Corp

     30,329        2,509  

Halliburton Co

     24,071        1,085  

Helmerich & Payne Inc

     15,394        981  

Hess Corp

     13,839        926  

HollyFrontier Corp

     4,208        288  

Kinder Morgan Inc/DE

     47,034        831  

Kosmos Energy Ltd *

     28,750        238  

Marathon Oil Corp

     13,374        279  

Marathon Petroleum Corp

     5,168        363  

Newfield Exploration Co *

     12,145        367  

Noble Energy Inc

     6,179        218  
     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Occidental Petroleum Corp

     46,787          $ 3,915  

Oceaneering International Inc *

     23,125        589  

ONEOK Inc

     3,505        245  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co

     2,417        457  

Schlumberger Ltd

     33,513        2,246  

Weatherford International PLC *

     53,775        177  
     

 

 

 
        27,283  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 13.5%

     

Aflac Inc

     66,350        2,854  

Allstate Corp/The

     3,458        316  

American Express Co

     2,173        213  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co

     4,912        321  

Bank of America Corp

     191,612        5,402  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The

     12,656        683  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Cl B *

     25,959        4,845  

Blackstone Group LP/The (A)

     57,555        1,852  

BNP Paribas SA ADR

     37,191        1,144  

Brighthouse Financial Inc *

     3,743        150  

Citigroup Inc

     92,928        6,219  

Comerica Inc

     7,408        674  

E*TRADE Financial Corp *

     16,529        1,011  

First Republic Bank/CA

     7,339        710  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The

     6,736        1,486  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc/The

     4,042        207  

Invesco Ltd

     18,123        481  

JPMorgan Chase & Co

     56,777        5,916  

KKR

     134,862        3,351  

Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc

     34,714        2,845  

MetLife Inc

     7,446        325  

Moody’s Corp

     1,518        259  

Morgan Stanley

     11,024        523  

Morningstar Inc

     1,607        206  

MSCI Inc, Cl A

     1,897        314  

Northern Trust Corp

     11,179        1,150  

OneMain Holdings Inc, Cl A *

     22,691        755  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc

     3,213        197  

Principal Financial Group Inc

     12,977        687  

Prudential Financial Inc

     12,809        1,198  

S&P Global Inc

     12,054        2,458  

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc

     65,560        1,252  

SLM Corp *

     47,263        541  

State Street Corp

     42,292        3,937  

SVB Financial Group *

     1,492        431  

Synchrony Financial

     15,373        513  

T Rowe Price Group Inc

     2,711        315  

US Bancorp

     4,373        219  

Voya Financial Inc

     4,001        188  

Wells Fargo & Co

     30,925        1,714  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     1,386        210  
     

 

 

 
        58,072  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Health Care — 14.2%

     

Abbott Laboratories

     66,606          $ 4,062  

AbbVie Inc

     20,710        1,919  

ABIOMED Inc *

     481        197  

Agilent Technologies Inc

     10,177        629  

Allergan PLC

     2,345        391  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc *

     1,692        167  

AmerisourceBergen Corp, Cl A

     30,788        2,625  

Amgen Inc

     23,384        4,316  

Anthem Inc

     1,320        314  

Baxter International Inc

     16,343        1,207  

Becton Dickinson and Co

     10,836        2,596  

Biogen Inc *

     3,715        1,078  

Boston Scientific Corp *

     60,424        1,976  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

     18,294        1,012  

Celgene Corp *

     15,455        1,227  

Cigna Corp

     5,764        980  

CVS Health Corp

     76,027        4,892  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc

     3,113        136  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp *

     3,775        550  

Eli Lilly & Co

     5,249        448  

Exelixis Inc *

     10,371        223  

Gilead Sciences Inc

     15,033        1,065  

HCA Healthcare Inc

     4,246        436  

Horizon Pharma Plc *

     42,100        697  

Humana Inc

     1,424        424  

Illumina Inc *

     5,429        1,516  

IQVIA Holdings Inc *

     3,474        347  

Johnson & Johnson

     39,209        4,758  

McKesson Corp

     1,329        177  

Merck & Co Inc

     65,853        3,997  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc *

     562        325  

Mylan NV *

     17,337        627  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc *

     2,042        201  

Pfizer Inc

     69,025        2,504  

Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc *

     10,749        406  

Quest Diagnostics Inc

     1,980        218  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc *

     1,231        425  

ResMed Inc

     2,930        303  

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc *

     1,410        186  

TESARO Inc *

     1,475        66  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

     2,235        463  

UnitedHealth Group Inc

     36,132        8,865  

Varian Medical Systems Inc *

     2,214        252  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc *

     4,167        708  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc

     4,581        510  

Zoetis Inc, Cl A

     7,745        660  
     

 

 

 

        61,081  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 8.3%

     

3M Co

     16,041        3,156  

AECOM *

     21,002        694  

AerCap Holdings NV *

     17,598        953  

 

     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

American Airlines Group Inc

     24,177          $ 918  

Arconic Inc

     7,379        125  

CoStar Group Inc *

     1,308        540  

CSX Corp

     4,792        306  

Cummins Inc

     3,879        516  

Deere & Co

     5,117        715  

Delta Air Lines Inc

     39,107        1,937  

Eaton Corp PLC

     17,819        1,332  

Equifax Inc

     4,644        581  

FedEx Corp

     3,607        819  

Fluor Corp

     6,066        296  

General Electric Co

     86,732        1,180  

HEICO Corp

     4,351        317  

Hexcel Corp

     4,105        272  

Honeywell International Inc

     2,388        344  

Illinois Tool Works Inc

     15,910        2,204  

Johnson Controls International plc

     36,216        1,211  

Landstar System Inc

     2,284        249  

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp

     12,643        534  

ManpowerGroup Inc

     9,116        784  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     13,602        421  

Norfolk Southern Corp

     3,083        465  

Oshkosh Corp

     2,762        194  

Owens Corning

     4,958        314  

Rockwell Automation Inc

     5,714        950  

Roper Technologies Inc

     2,056        567  

Southwest Airlines Co

     5,376        274  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, Cl A

     10,661        916  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc

     1,349        179  

Teledyne Technologies Inc *

     1,544        307  

TransDigm Group Inc *

     3,057        1,055  

TransUnion

     3,412        244  

Union Pacific Corp

     14,289        2,024  

United Continental Holdings Inc *

     15,701        1,095  

United Parcel Service Inc, Cl B

     6,206        659  

United Rentals Inc *

     1,692        250  

United Technologies Corp

     7,686        961  

Univar Inc *

     8,027        211  

Waste Management Inc

     6,467        526  

WESCO International Inc *

     3,527        201  

WW Grainger Inc

     10,392        3,205  

Xylem Inc/NY

     9,204        620  
     

 

 

 

        35,621  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 20.6%

     

Activision Blizzard Inc

     5,315        406  

Adobe Systems Inc *

     15,137        3,691  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc *

     13,558        203  

Alphabet Inc, Cl A *

     5,610        6,335  

Alphabet Inc, Cl C *

     2,147        2,395  

Amdocs Ltd

     7,734        512  

Analog Devices Inc

     9,734        934  

Apple Inc

     39,492        7,310  
 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2018

New Covenant Growth Fund (Concluded)

 

     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

ARRIS International PLC *

     8,086      $ 198  

ASML Holding NV, Cl G

     8,837        1,749  

Autodesk Inc *

     11,096        1,455  

Automatic Data Processing Inc

     22,212        2,979  

Broadcom Inc

     5,329        1,293  

CA Inc

     12,146        433  

Cisco Systems Inc

     101,969        4,388  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, Cl A

     8,315        657  

CommScope Holding Co Inc *

     7,086        207  

Dell Technologies Inc Class V, Cl V *

     9,455        800  

DXC Technology Co

     6,114        493  

eBay Inc *

     11,819        429  

Electronic Arts Inc *

     7,003        988  

Facebook Inc, Cl A *

     28,055        5,452  

First Data Corp, Cl A *

     54,191        1,134  

Intel Corp

     43,733        2,174  

International Business Machines Corp

     12,333        1,723  

Intuit Inc

     2,390        488  

Keysight Technologies Inc *

     17,454        1,030  

Lam Research Corp

     3,010        520  

Mastercard Inc, Cl A

     15,578        3,061  

Microchip Technology Inc

     24,007        2,183  

Micron Technology Inc *

     45,891        2,407  

Microsoft Corp

     113,323        11,175  

National Instruments Corp

     6,033        253  

NetApp Inc

     2,936        231  

NVIDIA Corp

     10,682        2,531  

NXP Semiconductors NV *

     5,423        593  

ON Semiconductor Corp *

     18,593        413  

Oracle Corp

     27,586        1,215  

PayPal Holdings Inc *

     18,658        1,554  

QUALCOMM Inc

     11,619        652  

salesforce.com *

     19,678        2,684  

Symantec Corp

     24,246        501  

Teradata Corp *

     6,164        247  

Texas Instruments Inc

     8,328        918  

Twitter Inc *

     6,144        268  

Visa Inc, Cl A

     44,331        5,872  

Western Digital Corp

     2,423        188  

Workday Inc, Cl A *

     5,850        709  

Xerox Corp

     8,750        210  
     

 

 

 

        88,241  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 2.9%

     

Air Products & Chemicals Inc

     6,511        1,014  

Albemarle Corp

     1,720        162  

Alcoa Corp *

     8,537        400  

Avery Dennison Corp

     2,597        265  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd *

     7,963        241  

Ball Corp

     30,101        1,070  

Cabot Corp

     5,731        354  

Crown Holdings Inc *

     3,847        172  

DowDuPont Inc

     22,355        1,474  
     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Eastman Chemical Co

     13,134      $ 1,313  

Ecolab Inc

     3,922        550  

FMC Corp

     2,400        214  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc

     11,218        194  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc

     2,307        286  

Newmont Mining Corp

     7,550        285  

PPG Industries Inc

     1,829        190  

Praxair Inc

     9,298        1,470  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co

     4,694        411  

Sherwin-Williams Co/The

     2,680        1,092  

Sonoco Products Co

     7,897        415  

Vulcan Materials Co

     7,592        980  
     

 

 

 

        12,552  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 2.0%

     

AvalonBay Communities Inc ‡

     3,261        561  

Boston Properties Inc ‡

     1,468        184  

Brandywine Realty Trust ‡

     14,492        245  

CBRE Group Inc, Cl A *

     6,418        306  

Corporate Office Properties Trust ‡

     30,789        893  

Equinix Inc ‡

     963        414  

Forest City Realty Trust Inc, Cl A ‡

     25,236        576  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc ‡

     39,832        839  

Iron Mountain Inc

     5,996        210  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc

     1,910        317  

Kilroy Realty Corp

     4,516        342  

Prologis Inc ‡

     21,281        1,398  

Regency Centers Corp ‡

     7,367        457  

SBA Communications Corp, Cl A *‡

     3,551        586  

Welltower Inc ‡

     3,658        229  

Weyerhaeuser Co ‡

     26,925        982  
     

 

 

 

        8,539  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 1.4%

     

AT&T Inc

     106,673        3,425  

Sprint Corp *

     46,477        253  

T-Mobile US Inc *

     3,257        195  

Verizon Communications Inc

     36,358        1,829  

Zayo Group Holdings Inc *

     6,376        233  
     

 

 

 

        5,935  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 1.7%

     

American Water Works Co Inc

     11,171        954  

CMS Energy Corp

     26,565        1,256  

DTE Energy Co

     11,997        1,243  

Eversource Energy

     20,693        1,213  

Exelon Corp

     5,072        216  

NiSource Inc

     13,892        365  

PG&E Corp *

     19,905        847  
 

 

 

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Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Xcel Energy Inc

     22,986      $ 1,050  
     

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

7,144

 

 

     

 

 

 

        397,262  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stock

     

(Cost $313,621) ($ Thousands)

        417,610  
     

 

 

 

 

CASH EQUIVALENT — 1.5%

     

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, Cl F 1.660%**

     6,520,609        6,521  
     

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Equivalent

     

(Cost $6,521) ($ Thousands)

        6,521  
     

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 98.9%

     

(Cost $320,142) ($ Thousands)

      $ 424,131  
     

 

 

 

Percentages are based on a Net Assets of $428,674 ($ Thousands).

 

   

Real Estate Investment Trust.

  * 

Non-income producing security.

  ** 

Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2018.

  (A)

Security is a Master Limited Partnership. At June 30, 2018, such securities amounted to $1,852 ($ Thousands), or 0.4% of the net assets of the Fund (See Note 2).

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

Ltd. — Limited

MSCI — Morgan Stanley Capital International

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of June 30, 2018, all of the Fund’s investments were considered level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

For the period ended June 30, 2018, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities.

For the period ended June 30, 2018, there were no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 assets and liabilities.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The following is a summary of the transactions with affiliates for the period ended June 30, 2018 ($ Thousands):

 

Security Description   Value
6/30/2017
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from
Sales
  Value
6/30/2018
  Dividend
Income

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, CI F

    $ 16,381     $ 59,782     $ (69,642 )     $ 6,521     $ 133
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

New Covenant Funds / Annual Report / June 30, 2018

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2018

New Covenant Income Fund

 

 

Sector Weightings (Unaudited):

 

LOGO

 

Percentages based on total investments.

 

     
Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
     Market Value
($Thousands)
 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 40.2%

 

  

Agency Mortgage-Backed Obligations — 33.2%

 

  

FHLMC

     

6.500%, 09/01/2039

   $ 41      $ 46  

5.500%, 12/01/2036 to 12/01/2038

     359        388  

5.000%, 12/01/2020 to 08/01/2044

     1,566        1,665  

4.500%, 06/01/2038 to 04/01/2047

     5,616        5,863  

4.000%, 07/01/2037 to 07/01/2047

     3,884        3,982  

3.500%, 11/01/2042 to 03/01/2045

     2,146        2,147  

3.000%, 08/01/2046 to 05/15/2048

     4,113        3,990  

2.000%, 09/01/2023

     688        672  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2011-3947, Cl SG, IO

     

3.877%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+5.950%, 10/15/2041

     335        48  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2012-4057, Cl UI, IO

     

3.000%, 05/15/2027

     207        17  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2012-4085, Cl IO, IO

     

3.000%, 06/15/2027

     446        35  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2012-4099, Cl ST, IO

     

3.927%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+6.000%, 08/15/2042

     152        25  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2013-4194, Cl BI, IO

     

3.500%, 04/15/2043

     393        63  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2013-4203, Cl PS, IO

     

4.177%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+6.250%, 09/15/2042

     237        30  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2014-4310, Cl SA, IO

     

3.877%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+5.950%, 02/15/2044

     62        9  
     
Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

     

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2014-4335, Cl SW, IO

     

3.927%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+6.000%, 05/15/2044

   $ 131      $ 20  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2014-4415, Cl IO, IO

     

1.404%, 04/15/2041 (A)

     88        4  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser K712, Cl X1, IO

     

1.448%, 11/25/2019 (A)

     1,329        18  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser Q005, Cl A2

     

3.352%, 10/25/2033

     80        78  

FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Ser 2014-HQ1, Cl M2

     

4.591%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+2.500%, 08/25/2024

     39        40  

FHLMC Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Ser 2017-DNA1, Cl M1

     

3.291%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.200%, 07/25/2029

     348        351  

FHLMC TBA

     

4.000%, 07/15/2041

     3,000        3,058  

3.500%, 07/15/2041

     3,100        3,084  

3.000%, 07/15/2043

     500        484  

2.500%, 07/15/2027

     1,000        970  

FHLMC, Ser 2016-353, Cl S1, IO

     

3.927%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+6.000%, 12/15/2046

     176        31  

FNMA

     

7.000%, 11/01/2037 to 11/01/2038

     35        40  

6.500%, 01/01/2038 to 05/01/2040

     272        301  

6.000%, 07/01/2037 to 11/01/2038

     175        192  

5.500%, 02/01/2035

     161        175  

5.000%, 01/01/2021 to 07/01/2045

     4,347        4,656  

4.500%, 02/01/2035 to 04/01/2056

     2,982        3,125  

4.240%, 11/25/2017

     87        13  

4.000%, 06/01/2025 to 08/01/2047

     12,967        13,291  

3.690%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 12 Month+1.700%, 03/01/2036

     31        32  

3.643%, VAR US Treas Yield Curve Rate T Note Const Mat 1 Yr+2.268%, 01/01/2036

     47        49  

3.619%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 12 Month+1.431%, 05/01/2043

     658        675  

3.500%, 12/01/2032 to 03/01/2057

     9,982        10,004  

3.000%, 11/01/2046

     347        336  

2.500%, 10/01/2042

     629        592  

2.240%, 09/01/2026

     145        135  

FNMA CMO, Ser 2003-W2, Cl 2A9

     

5.900%, 07/25/2042

     565        613  

FNMA CMO, Ser 2012-93, Cl UI, IO

     

3.000%, 09/25/2027

     579        49  

FNMA CMO, Ser 2014-47, Cl AI, IO

     

1.444%, 08/25/2044 (A)

     202        11  
 

 

 

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Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

     

FNMA CMO, Ser 2015-55, Cl IO, IO

     

1.238%, 08/25/2055 (A)

   $ 48      $ 2  

FNMA CMO, Ser 2015-56, Cl AS, IO

     

4.059%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+6.150%, 08/25/2045

     72        14  

FNMA CMO, Ser 2015-M3, Cl X2, IO

     

0.468%, 10/25/2024 (A)

     4,510        87  

FNMA Connecticut Avenue Securities, Ser 2014-C04, Cl 1M2

     

6.991%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+4.900%, 11/25/2024

     331        379  

FNMA Connecticut Avenue Securities, Ser 2017-C01, Cl 1M1

     

3.391%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.300%, 07/25/2029

     346        349  

FNMA TBA

     

5.000%, 07/15/2038

     1,300        1,377  

4.500%, 08/01/2033 to 07/01/2037

     7,700        8,009  

4.000%, 07/13/2039

     700        714  

3.500%, 07/25/2026

     3,200        3,238  

3.000%, 07/01/2026 to 07/01/2042

     800        780  

FNMA, Ser 2005-29, Cl ZA

     

5.500%, 04/25/2035

     156        173  

FNMA, Ser 2013-54, Cl BS, IO

     

4.059%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+6.150%, 06/25/2043

     61        11  

FNMA, Ser 2017-76, Cl SB, IO

     

4.009%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+6.100%, 10/25/2057

     346        59  

GNMA

     

5.500%, 02/20/2037 to 01/15/2039

     164        177  

5.000%, 12/20/2038 to 06/20/2048

     1,232        1,316  

4.600%, 09/15/2034

     2,482        2,599  

4.500%, 07/20/2038 to 10/20/2047

     1,050        1,099  

4.000%, 01/15/2041 to 08/20/2047

     1,309        1,347  

3.500%, 02/20/2047 to 10/20/2047

     1,110        1,116  

3.000%, 09/20/2047 to 11/20/2047

     2,040        1,997  

2.500%, 02/20/2027

     908        892  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2012-34, Cl SA, IO

     

3.966%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+6.050%, 03/20/2042

     44        6  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2012-66, Cl CI, IO

     

3.500%, 02/20/2038

     100        8  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2012-H18, Cl NA

     

2.437%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.520%, 08/20/2062

     230        231  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2012-H30, Cl GA

     

2.267%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.350%, 12/20/2062

     1,002        1,001  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2013-85, Cl IA, IO

     

0.738%, 03/16/2047 (A)

     3,166        122  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2013-95, Cl IO, IO

     

0.651%, 04/16/2047 (A)

     1,735        71  
     
Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

     

GNMA CMO, Ser 2013-H01, Cl TA

     

2.417%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.500%, 01/20/2063

   $ 106      $ 106  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2013-H08, Cl BF

     

2.317%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.400%, 03/20/2063

     929        929  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2014-105, IO

     

1.100%, 06/16/2054

     1,276        67  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2014-186, Cl IO, IO

     

0.756%, 08/16/2054 (A)

     1,627        75  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2015-167, Cl OI, IO

     

4.000%, 04/16/2045

     133        26  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2015-H20, Cl FA

     

2.387%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.470%, 08/20/2065

     289        290  

GNMA TBA

     

5.000%, 07/01/2039

     600        630  

4.500%, 07/15/2039

     5,360        5,571  

4.000%, 07/01/2039

     7,100        7,277  

3.500%, 07/15/2041

     600        602  

3.000%, 07/15/2042

     1,100        1,076  

GNMA, Ser 2013-H21, Cl FB

     

2.617%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.700%, 09/20/2063

     574        579  
     

 

 

 
        105,809  
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Obligations — 7.0%

 

  

280 Park Avenue Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017- 280P, Cl A

     

2.953%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.880%, 09/15/2034 (B)

     410        410  

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust, Ser 2004-6, Cl 1A

     

2.731%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.640%, 07/25/2034

     148        147  

BX Trust, Ser 2017-APPL, Cl A

     

2.953%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.880%, 07/15/2034 (B)

     136        136  

BX Trust, Ser 2017-IMC, Cl A

     

3.123%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.050%, 10/15/2032 (B)

     670        671  

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser CD2, Cl A4

     

3.526%, 11/10/2049 (A)

     140        139  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-GC25, Cl AS

     

4.017%, 10/10/2047

     100        100  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-GC33, Cl A4

     

3.778%, 09/10/2058

     140        141  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-P6, Cl AAB

     

3.512%, 12/10/2049

     810        810  
 

 

 

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June 30, 2018

New Covenant Income Fund (Continued)

 

     
Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser GC33, Cl D

     

3.172%, 09/10/2058

   $ 200      $ 160  

COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-CR5, Cl AM

     

3.223%, 12/10/2045 (B)

     590        580  

COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-CR19, Cl C

     

4.871%, 08/10/2047 (A)

     200        198  

COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-PAT, Cl A

     

2.846%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.800%, 08/13/2027 (B)

     116        116  

COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser CR8, Cl A4

     

3.334%, 06/10/2046

     1,041        1,040  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-CC13, Cl XA, IO

     

1.050%, 11/10/2046 (A)

     744        22  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-CR12, Cl B

     

4.762%, 10/10/2046 (A)

     20        21  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-CR12, Cl C

     

5.247%, 10/10/2046 (A)

     10        10  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-CR12, Cl AM

     

4.300%, 10/10/2046

     20        21  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-TWC, Cl A

     

2.896%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.850%, 02/13/2032 (B)

     200        200  

CSMC Trust, Ser 2016-BDWN, Cl B

     

6.573%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+4.500%, 02/15/2029 (B)

     200        201  

CSMC Trust, Ser 2018-J1, Cl A2

     

3.500%, 02/25/2048 (A)

     1,500        1,463  

DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Ser 2011-LC2A, Cl A4

     

4.537%, 07/10/2044 (B)

     1,010        1,042  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2013- GC16, Cl B

     

5.161%, 11/10/2046 (A)

     80        85  

Homestar Mortgage Acceptance, Ser 2004- 6, Cl M2

     

2.761%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.670%, 01/25/2035

     394        395  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2013-C15, Cl B

     

4.927%, 11/15/2045 (A)

     210        219  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2013-C15, Cl C

     

5.253%, 11/15/2045 (A)

     50        52  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2013-C17, Cl B

     

5.044%, 01/15/2047 (A)

     30        31  
     
Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2014-C22, Cl C

     

4.710%, 09/15/2047 (A)

   $ 80      $ 77  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2015-C29, Cl C

     

4.317%, 05/15/2048 (A)

     380        366  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2015-C30, Cl A5

     

3.822%, 07/15/2048

     250        253  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2015-C31, Cl A3

     

3.801%, 08/15/2048

     390        394  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2017-C5, Cl C

     

4.512%, 03/15/2050 (A)

     110        109  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2011-C5, Cl A3

     

4.171%, 08/15/2046

     8        8  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2012-LC9, Cl AS

     

3.353%, 12/15/2047 (B)

     380        375  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2015-FL7, Cl D

     

5.823%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+3.750%, 05/15/2028 (B)

     200        199  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser 2016-C6, Cl A3

     

3.507%, 05/15/2045

     1,320        1,327  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-5, Cl A9

     

2.972%, 05/25/2045 (A)(B)

     171        170  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-1, Cl A5

     

3.500%, 05/25/2046 (A)(B)

     580        576  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-3, Cl A1

     

3.500%, 09/25/2048 (A)(B)

     783        770  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-4, Cl A1

     

3.500%, 10/25/2048 (A)(B)

     306        303  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-5, Cl A1

     

3.500%, 10/25/2048 (A)(B)

     1,024        1,003  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-6, Cl 1A4

     

3.500%, 12/25/2048 (A)(B)

     994        987  

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust, Ser 2004-2, Cl 4A1

     

5.000%, 02/25/2019

     7        7  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser 2013-C10, Cl A4

     

4.219%, 07/15/2046 (A)

     120        123  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser 2016-C5, Cl A4

     

3.176%, 08/15/2045

     1,475        1,464  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser 2017-C34, Cl ASB

     

3.354%, 11/15/2052

     615        612  
 

 

 

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Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Ser 2012-C4, Cl A4

     

3.244%, 03/15/2045

   $ 220      $ 219  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Ser 2016- BNK2, Cl A4

     

3.049%, 11/15/2049

     140        133  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Ser 2016- UB12, Cl A4

     

3.596%, 12/15/2049

     160        158  

Morgan Stanley Re-Remic Trust, Ser 2012-IO, Cl AXA

     

1.000%, 03/27/2051 (B)

     9        9  

MSCG Trust, Ser 2016-SNR, Cl C

     

5.205%, 11/15/2034 (B)

     134        133  

MSCG Trust, Ser ALDR, Cl A2

     

3.577%, 06/07/2035 (A)(B)

     410        400  

Nomura Asset Acceptance Alternative Loan Trust, Ser 2007-1, Cl 1A3

     

5.957%, 03/25/2047

     88        89  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-1, Cl A4

     

3.500%, 02/25/2047 (A)(B)

     852        849  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-5, Cl A1B

     

2.750%, 05/25/2055 (A)(B)

     340        336  

UBS-BAMLL Trust, Ser 2012-WRM, Cl A

     

3.663%, 06/10/2030 (B)

     116        115  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-C2, Cl A4

     

3.525%, 05/10/2063

     73        73  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-CN, Cl XA, IO

     

1.492%, 05/10/2063 (A)(B)

     348        15  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-NXS3, Cl NXS3

     

3.371%, 09/15/2057

     160        160  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2011-C4, Cl A4

     

4.902%, 06/15/2044 (A)(B)

     1,354        1,408  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-C7, Cl XA, IO

     

1.580%, 06/15/2045 (A)(B)

     1,146        49  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-C11, Cl AS

     

3.311%, 03/15/2045

     160        158  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-C13, Cl XA, IO

     

1.352%, 05/15/2045 (A)(B)

     1,174        57  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-C23, Cl C

     

3.995%, 10/15/2057 (A)

     150        145  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-C23, Cl B

     

4.522%, 10/15/2057 (A)

     270        273  
     
Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-C23, Cl XA, IO

     

0.788%, 10/15/2057 (A)

   $ 1,178      $ 35  
     

 

 

 
        22,347  
     

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $130,066) ($ Thousands)

        128,156  
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — 31.2%

     

Consumer Discretionary — 4.4%

     

21st Century Fox America

     

6.900%, 03/01/2019

     900        924  

3.000%, 09/15/2022

     30        29  

Amazon.com

     

3.150%, 08/22/2027

     470        450  

2.400%, 02/22/2023

     1,000        962  

BMW US Capital

     

2.150%, 04/06/2020 (B)

     950        935  

1.850%, 09/15/2021 (B)

     20        19  

Charter Communications Operating

     

4.908%, 07/23/2025

     40        40  

3.750%, 02/15/2028

     20        18  

3.579%, 07/23/2020

     30        30  

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings

     

9.455%, 11/15/2022

     1,116        1,372  

Danone

     

2.077%, 11/02/2021 (B)

     500        478  

Ford Motor Credit

     

8.125%, 01/15/2020

     340        364  

2.597%, 11/04/2019

     1,060        1,051  

2.262%, 03/28/2019

     759        755  

General Motors Financial

     

4.150%, 06/19/2023

     600        600  

3.700%, 11/24/2020

     80        81  

3.700%, 05/09/2023

     190        186  

3.150%, 01/15/2020

     330        329  

2.450%, 11/06/2020

     30        29  

Hyundai Capital America MTN

     

2.400%, 10/30/2018 (B)

     240        240  

KazMunayGas National JSC

     

5.375%, 04/24/2030 (B)

     400        401  

McDonald’s MTN

     

2.750%, 12/09/2020

     280        278  

NBCUniversal Media

     

4.375%, 04/01/2021

     10        10  

Newell Brands

     

4.200%, 04/01/2026

     10        10  

3.850%, 04/01/2023

     90        89  

3.150%, 04/01/2021

     60        59  

TCI Communications

     

7.875%, 02/15/2026

     240        294  
 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2018

New Covenant Income Fund (Continued)

 

     
Description   Face Amount
(Thousands)
    Market Value
($ Thousands)

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

Time Warner Cable

   

5.000%, 02/01/2020

  $ 990     $ 1,011  

Viacom

   

5.625%, 09/15/2019

    422       432  

3.875%, 04/01/2024

    20       20  

Warner Media

   

4.875%, 03/15/2020

    995       1,022  

Yale University MTN

   

2.086%, 04/15/2019

    1,019       1,015  

ZF North America Capital

   

4.750%, 04/29/2025 (B)

    160       160  

4.000%, 04/29/2020 (B)

    280       282  
   

 

 

 

      13,975  
   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 0.5%

   

Kraft Heinz Foods

   

5.375%, 02/10/2020

    86       89  

4.875%, 02/15/2025 (B)

    80       82  

3.950%, 07/15/2025

    30       29  

3.000%, 06/01/2026

    10       9  

Kroger

   

4.000%, 02/01/2024

    140       140  

PepsiCo

   

3.000%, 08/25/2021

    290       290  

2.750%, 03/05/2022

    80       79  

Smithfield Foods

   

2.700%, 01/31/2020 (B)

    330       325  

Walgreens Boots Alliance

   

3.450%, 06/01/2026

    150       140  

WM Wrigley Jr

   

2.900%, 10/21/2019 (B)

    360       359  

2.400%, 10/21/2018 (B)

    140       140  
   

 

 

 

      1,682  
   

 

 

 

Energy — 2.9%

   

Anadarko Petroleum

   

8.700%, 03/15/2019

    590       613  

5.550%, 03/15/2026

    190       204  

5.542%, 10/10/2036 (C)

    3,000       1,269  

Apache

   

3.250%, 04/15/2022

    783       770  

Baker Hughes a GE

   

3.200%, 08/15/2021

    26       26  

BP Capital Markets

   

3.535%, 11/04/2024

    20       20  

3.216%, 11/28/2023

    140       137  

Chevron

   

2.100%, 05/16/2021

    130       127  

1.991%, 03/03/2020

    1,150       1,136  

Continental Resources

   

3.800%, 06/01/2024

    160       156  
     
Description   Face Amount
(Thousands)
    Market Value
($ Thousands)

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

Devon Energy

   

5.850%, 12/15/2025

  $ 120     $ 132  

3.250%, 05/15/2022

    630       619  

Enterprise Products Operating

   

3.900%, 02/15/2024

    457       458  

EOG Resources

   

4.150%, 01/15/2026

    60       61  

ExxonMobil

   

3.043%, 03/01/2026

    150       146  

Halliburton

   

3.800%, 11/15/2025

    10       10  

3.250%, 11/15/2021

    180       180  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners

   

4.150%, 02/01/2024

    770       766  

3.500%, 03/01/2021

    30       30  

MPLX

   

4.125%, 03/01/2027

    110       105  

4.000%, 03/15/2028

    140       133  

Noble Energy

   

4.150%, 12/15/2021

    290       295  

3.850%, 01/15/2028

    140       134  

Occidental Petroleum

   

4.100%, 02/01/2021

    50       51  

3.400%, 04/15/2026

    80       78  

3.125%, 02/15/2022

    100       100  

3.000%, 02/15/2027

    130       123  

Petrofac

   

3.400%, 10/10/2018 (B)

    150       149  

Schlumberger Holdings

   

3.000%, 12/21/2020 (B)

    970       964  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development

   

4.375%, 04/10/2024 (B)

    290       296  

Williams Partners

   

5.250%, 03/15/2020

    40       41  
   

 

 

 

      9,329  
   

 

 

 

Financials — 11.4%

   

American Express

   

2.650%, 12/02/2022

    264       254  

American Express Credit MTN

   

2.375%, 05/26/2020

    80       79  

2.200%, 03/03/2020

    710       701  

American International Group

   

4.875%, 06/01/2022

    415       435  

Anglo American Capital

   

3.625%, 09/11/2024 (B)

    200       189  

Banco Santander

   

4.379%, 04/12/2028

    200       191  

3.459%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.120%, 04/12/2023

    200       200  
 

 

 

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Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

Bank of America

   

3.419%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.040%, 12/20/2028

  $ 234     $ 220  

3.004%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.790%, 12/20/2023

    258       250  

Bank of America MTN

   

4.450%, 03/03/2026

    678       680  

4.200%, 08/26/2024

    210       211  

4.125%, 01/22/2024

    370       376  

4.100%, 07/24/2023

    280       285  

4.000%, 04/01/2024

    440       444  

4.000%, 01/22/2025

    80       79  

3.593%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.370%, 07/21/2028

    210       200  

3.550%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.780%, 03/05/2024

    80       79  

3.500%, 04/19/2026

    130       126  

3.300%, 01/11/2023

    60       59  

2.600%, 01/15/2019

    25       25  

Bank of New York Mellon MTN

   

4.600%, 01/15/2020

    836       857  

3.300%, 08/23/2029

    790       734  

Barclays Bank

   

2.650%, 01/11/2021

    1,199       1,172  

BB&T MTN

   

6.850%, 04/30/2019

    240       248  

BPCE MTN

   

3.000%, 05/22/2022 (B)

    640       618  

Brighthouse Financial

   

3.700%, 06/22/2027

    90       80  

Capital One

   

2.650%, 08/08/2022

    830       796  

Charles Schwab

   

3.850%, 05/21/2025

    110       111  

Chubb INA Holdings

   

2.300%, 11/03/2020

    60       59  

Citibank

   

2.000%, 03/20/2019

    470       468  

Citigroup

   

8.125%, 07/15/2039

    12       17  

5.500%, 09/13/2025

    150       159  

5.300%, 05/06/2044

    31       32  

4.650%, 07/30/2045

    28       28  

4.450%, 09/29/2027

    150       148  

4.400%, 06/10/2025

    160       159  

4.300%, 11/20/2026

    40       39  

4.125%, 07/25/2028

    40       38  

4.075%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.192%, 04/23/2029

    240       235  

4.050%, 07/30/2022

    40       40  

3.668%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.390%, 07/24/2028

    340       324  
     
Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

3.500%, 05/15/2023

  $ 100     $ 98  

3.400%, 05/01/2026

    673       638  

2.700%, 03/30/2021

    455       446  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

3.950%, 11/09/2022

    670       664  

Credit Suisse Group

   

4.282%, 01/09/2028 (B)

    280       272  

Daiwa Securities Group

   

3.129%, 04/19/2022 (B)

    50       49  

General Electric Capital MTN

   

6.000%, 08/07/2019

    414       428  

4.650%, 10/17/2021

    180       187  

4.375%, 09/16/2020

    10       11  

Glencore Funding

   

2.875%, 04/16/2020 (B)

    20       20  

Goldman Sachs Group

   

5.750%, 01/24/2022

    662       708  

5.150%, 05/22/2045

    20       20  

4.750%, 10/21/2045

    40       40  

4.250%, 10/21/2025

    90       89  

4.223%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.301%, 05/01/2029

    470       463  

3.691%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.510%, 06/05/2028

    300       284  

3.500%, 11/16/2026

    90       85  

2.300%, 12/13/2019

    460       455  

Goldman Sachs Group MTN

   

6.000%, 06/15/2020

    480       505  

5.375%, 03/15/2020

    640       663  

4.000%, 03/03/2024

    420       420  

HSBC Holdings

   

4.583%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.535%, 06/19/2029

    400       404  

3.400%, 03/08/2021

    360       360  

2.950%, 05/25/2021

    380       374  

Intesa Sanpaolo

   

3.375%, 01/12/2023 (B)

    200       184  

John Deere Capital

   

1.700%, 01/15/2020

    40       39  

John Deere Capital MTN

   

2.250%, 04/17/2019

    60       60  

JPMorgan Chase

   

4.500%, 01/24/2022

    786       813  

4.005%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.120%, 04/23/2029

    100       99  

3.875%, 09/10/2024

    290       287  

2.550%, 03/01/2021

    30       29  

KKR Group Finance

   

6.375%, 09/29/2020 (B)

    915       974  

Liberty Mutual Group

   

4.250%, 06/15/2023 (B)

    412       416  
 

 

 

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New Covenant Income Fund (Continued)

 

     
Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

Lincoln National

   

6.250%, 02/15/2020

  $ 570     $ 597  

Manufacturers & Traders Trust

   

2.625%, 01/25/2021

    1,163       1,145  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

   

3.000%, 01/10/2023 (B)

    507       497  

Morgan Stanley MTN

   

3.772%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.140%, 01/24/2029

    320       308  

3.750%, 02/25/2023

    1,810       1,812  

Nuveen Finance

   

2.950%, 11/01/2019 (B)

    50       50  

Peachtree Corners Funding Trust

   

3.976%, 02/15/2025 (B)

    779       758  

Penske Truck Leasing Lp

   

3.900%, 02/01/2024 (B)

    965       954  

Principal Life Global Funding II

   

2.625%, 11/19/2020 (B)

    570       561  

Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II MTN

   

2.500%, 01/15/2020 (B)

    30       30  

Royal Bank of Canada MTN

   

2.150%, 10/26/2020

    70       69  

2.125%, 03/02/2020

    900       886  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group

   

4.519%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.550%, 06/25/2024

    290       290  

Santander UK

   

2.375%, 03/16/2020

    40       39  

Santander UK Group Holdings

   

3.571%, 01/10/2023

    200       194  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

   

2.050%, 03/06/2019 (B)

    599       596  

Svenska Handelsbanken MTN

   

3.350%, 05/24/2021

    250       250  

Synchrony Financial

   

3.000%, 08/15/2019

    120       120  

Toronto-Dominion Bank MTN

   

1.950%, 01/22/2019

    740       737  

UBS Group Funding Jersey

   

4.125%, 04/15/2026 (B)

    634       627  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland

   

4.253%, 03/23/2028 (B)

    250       249  

3.491%, 05/23/2023 (B)

    390       381  

WEA Finance

   

2.700%, 09/17/2019 (B)

    310       309  

Wells Fargo

   

3.069%, 01/24/2023

    808       786  

3.000%, 10/23/2026

    190       175  

Wells Fargo MTN

   

4.900%, 11/17/2045

    30       30  

4.600%, 04/01/2021

    480       496  

4.300%, 07/22/2027

    260       256  
     
Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

3.450%, 02/13/2023

  $ 120     $ 117  

Westpac Banking

   

2.600%, 11/23/2020

    80       79  

2.300%, 05/26/2020

    10       10  

XLIT

   

6.375%, 11/15/2024

    818       919  
   

 

 

 
      36,356  
   

 

 

 

Health Care — 2.7%

   

Abbott Laboratories

   

3.400%, 11/30/2023

    250       247  

2.350%, 11/22/2019

    19       19  

AbbVie

   

3.600%, 05/14/2025

    10       10  

2.500%, 05/14/2020

    700       691  

Aetna

   

2.800%, 06/15/2023

    20       19  

Amgen

   

2.125%, 05/01/2020

    20       20  

Anthem

   

3.125%, 05/15/2022

    340       335  

Baylor Scott & White Holdings

   

1.947%, 11/15/2021

    1,226       1,172  

Becton Dickinson

   

4.685%, 12/15/2044

    50       49  

3.734%, 12/15/2024

    24       23  

3.363%, 06/06/2024

    210       202  

Cardinal Health

   

2.616%, 06/15/2022

    100       96  

Celgene

   

3.875%, 08/15/2025

    130       126  

3.550%, 08/15/2022

    60       60  

2.250%, 08/15/2021

    70       67  

CVS Health

   

4.125%, 05/15/2021

    300       306  

3.875%, 07/20/2025

    95       92  

3.350%, 03/09/2021

    60       60  

2.800%, 07/20/2020

    190       188  

CVS Pass-Through Trust

   

7.507%, 01/10/2032 (B)

    1,260       1,477  

Eli Lilly

   

2.350%, 05/15/2022

    170       165  

Gilead Sciences

   

2.550%, 09/01/2020

    20       20  

2.500%, 09/01/2023

    50       48  

2.050%, 04/01/2019

    290       288  

1.850%, 09/20/2019

    130       128  

Humana

   

3.150%, 12/01/2022

    240       233  

2.900%, 12/15/2022

    290       282  

Medtronic

   

3.125%, 03/15/2022

    190       189  
 

 

 

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Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

Medtronic Global Holdings SCA

   

1.700%, 03/28/2019

  $ 930     $ 924  

Merck

   

2.750%, 02/10/2025

    20       19  

SSM Health Care

   

3.688%, 06/01/2023

    644       647  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance BV

   

2.950%, 12/18/2022

    30       27  

UnitedHealth Group

   

2.875%, 12/15/2021

    50       49  

2.700%, 07/15/2020

    70       70  

1.625%, 03/15/2019

    200       199  
   

 

 

 
      8,547  
   

 

 

 

Industrials — 2.6%

   

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC

   

4.625%, 10/30/2020

    730       744  

4.500%, 05/15/2021

    310       316  

American Airlines, Ser 2016-3, Cl A

   

3.250%, 10/15/2028

    1,182       1,124  

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Ser 2013-2, Cl A

   

4.950%, 01/15/2023

    401       414  

Aviation Capital Group

   

6.750%, 04/06/2021 (B)

    80       86  

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Pass-Through Trust, Ser 2002-2

   

5.140%, 01/15/2021

    161       164  

Burlington Northern Santa Fe

   

4.550%, 09/01/2044

    10       10  

Cintas No. 2

   

3.700%, 04/01/2027

    120       118  

2.900%, 04/01/2022

    120       117  

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Ser 1999-1

   

6.545%, 02/02/2019

    11       11  

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Ser 2012-2, Cl A

   

4.000%, 10/29/2024

    701       704  

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust, Ser 2010- 2, Cl A

   

4.950%, 05/23/2019

    243       245  

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust, Ser 2015- 1, Cl AA

   

3.625%, 07/30/2027

    587       583  

Eaton

   

2.750%, 11/02/2022

    450       437  

GE Capital International Funding Unlimited

   

2.342%, 11/15/2020

    1,205       1,178  

General Electric

   

4.500%, 03/11/2044

    90       88  
     
Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

General Electric MTN

   

6.875%, 01/10/2039

  $ 30     $ 38  

5.500%, 01/08/2020

    10       10  

General Electric Capital MTN

   

5.300%, 02/11/2021

    160       167  

International Lease Finance

   

5.875%, 08/15/2022

    400       424  

Republic Services

   

3.200%, 03/15/2025

    180       173  

Union Pacific

   

3.950%, 09/10/2028

    20       20  

3.750%, 07/15/2025

    20       20  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Ser 2014-1, Cl A

   

4.000%, 04/11/2026

    785       787  

United Parcel Service

   

2.500%, 04/01/2023

    60       58  

Waste Management

   

3.500%, 05/15/2024

    120       119  
   

 

 

 
      8,155  
   

 

 

 

Information Technology — 1.1%

   

Apple

   

3.350%, 02/09/2027

    210       205  

2.900%, 09/12/2027

    110       103  

2.450%, 08/04/2026

    70       64  

2.000%, 11/13/2020

    80       79  

1.550%, 08/04/2021

    60       58  

Broadcom

   

3.125%, 01/15/2025

    80       74  

Diamond 1 Finance

   

4.420%, 06/15/2021 (B)

    430       436  

3.480%, 06/01/2019 (B)

    90       90  

Intel

   

3.700%, 07/29/2025

    30       30  

Juniper Networks

   

4.600%, 03/15/2021

    452       459  

Mastercard

   

3.375%, 04/01/2024

    190       190  

Microsoft

   

3.300%, 02/06/2027

    140       138  

2.400%, 02/06/2022

    150       147  

2.400%, 08/08/2026

    210       194  

1.850%, 02/06/2020

    360       355  

1.550%, 08/08/2021

    110       106  

Oracle

   

2.500%, 10/15/2022

    130       126  

QUALCOMM

   

2.100%, 05/20/2020

    180       180  

salesforce.com

   

3.700%, 04/11/2028

    150       149  

3.250%, 04/11/2023

    70       70  
 

 

 

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June 30, 2018

New Covenant Income Fund (Continued)

 

     
Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

Visa

   

4.300%, 12/14/2045

  $ 10     $ 10  

3.150%, 12/14/2025

    110       107  

2.200%, 12/14/2020

    300       295  
   

 

 

 
      3,665  
   

 

 

 

Materials — 0.5%

   

Equate Petrochemical BV MTN

   

4.250%, 11/03/2026 (B)

    200       194  

Freeport-McMoRan

   

4.000%, 11/14/2021

    170       166  

Glencore Funding

   

4.125%, 05/30/2023 (B)

    900       898  

4.000%, 03/27/2027 (B)

    190       179  

Southern Copper

   

3.500%, 11/08/2022

    130       127  

Vale Overseas

   

6.250%, 08/10/2026

    140       152  
   

 

 

 
      1,716  
   

 

 

 

Real Estate — 1.2%

   

American Tower Trust I, Ser 2013-13, Cl 2A

   

3.070%, 03/15/2048 (B)

    700       687  

Crown Castle Towers

   

4.241%, 07/15/2028 (B)

    420       422  

Simon Property Group

   

4.375%, 03/01/2021

    430       443  

2.350%, 01/30/2022

    413       398  

Ventas Realty

   

4.125%, 01/15/2026

    566       557  

3.500%, 02/01/2025

    488       467  

Welltower

   

4.500%, 01/15/2024

    902       917  
   

 

 

 
      3,891  
   

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 2.2%

   

AT&T

   

7.195%, 11/27/2022 (B)(C)

    2,000       1,691  

5.800%, 02/15/2019

    820       834  

4.125%, 02/17/2026

    408       399  

3.875%, 08/15/2021

    10       10  

3.400%, 05/15/2025

    460       431  

3.000%, 06/30/2022

    10       10  

2.375%, 11/27/2018

    290       290  

Bharti Airtel

   

4.375%, 06/10/2025 (B)

    200       184  

Cox Communications

   

3.250%, 12/15/2022 (B)

    859       834  

Sprint Spectrum

   

3.360%, 09/20/2021 (B)

    626       619  

Verizon Communications

   

5.150%, 09/15/2023

    600       638  
     
Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

4.329%, 09/21/2028 (B)

  $ 102     $ 101  

3.376%, 02/15/2025

    532       509  

Vodafone Group

   

3.750%, 01/16/2024

    410       407  
   

 

 

 
      6,957  
   

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 0.2%

   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

   

4.895%, 03/06/2048

    340       313  

Tencent Holdings MTN

   

3.595%, 01/19/2028 (B)

    250       237  
   

 

 

 
      550  
   

 

 

 

Utilities — 1.5%

   

Dominion Energy

   

2.579%, 07/01/2020

    260       256  

Duke Energy

   

3.750%, 04/15/2024

    900       898  

3.550%, 09/15/2021

    170       171  

2.400%, 08/15/2022

    150       144  

FirstEnergy

   

4.250%, 03/15/2023

    380       386  

2.850%, 07/15/2022

    330       320  

Northern States Power

   

7.125%, 07/01/2025

    1,190       1,433  

Perusahaan Listrik Negara MTN

   

5.450%, 05/21/2028 (B)

    370       376  

Sempra Energy

   

2.400%, 03/15/2020

    840       828  
   

 

 

 
      4,812  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Obligations
(Cost $101,316) ($ Thousands)

      99,635  
   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 11.7%

   

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   

4.500%, 02/15/2036

    2,254       2,756  

3.750%, 11/15/2043

    250       284  

3.125%, 05/15/2048

    100       103  

3.000%, 05/15/2045

    1,260       1,265  

3.000%, 02/15/2047

    10       10  

3.000%, 05/15/2047

    120       120  

3.000%, 02/15/2048

    750       753  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities

   

2.375%, 01/15/2025

    173       191  

1.375%, 02/15/2044

    172       192  

0.750%, 02/15/2042

    455       444  

0.375%, 07/15/2023

    161       160  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   

2.875%, 05/15/2028

    1       1  

2.750%, 05/31/2023

    546       547  
 

 

 

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Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

2.750%, 02/15/2028

  $ 4     $ 4  

2.625%, 05/15/2021

    1,071       1,071  

2.625%, 06/30/2023

    700       696  

2.375%, 01/31/2023

    11,705       11,530  

2.250%, 02/15/2027

    5,750       5,487  

2.250%, 11/15/2027

    4,395       4,178  

2.000%, 10/31/2022

    150       146  

1.625%, 02/15/2026

    3,258       2,989  

United States Treasury Bills

   

2.056%, 11/15/2018 (C)

    2,090       2,074  

1.870%, 08/23/2018 (C)

    810       808  

1.857%, 08/16/2018 (C)

    1,559       1,556  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $37,992) ($ Thousands)

      37,365  
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 10.8%

 

 

Automotive — 2.6%

   

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP, Ser 2017-2A, Cl A

   

2.970%, 03/20/2024 (B)

    310       303  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Ser 2016-1, Cl A1

   

1.760%, 02/15/2021

    2,800       2,785  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II, Ser 2018-1A, Cl A

   

3.290%, 02/25/2024 (B)

    490       479  

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Ser 2016-1, Cl A4

   

1.380%, 04/18/2022

    1,307       1,294  

Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust, Ser 2017-A, Cl A3

   

1.880%, 08/17/2020 (B)

    2,029       2,020  

NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Ser 2016-1A, Cl A2

   

2.740%, 04/15/2021 (B)

    1,557       1,555  
   

 

 

 
      8,436  
   

 

 

 

Home — 0.5%

   

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Ser 2003- 9, Cl AV1

   

2.851%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.760%, 09/25/2033

    88       88  

Argent Securities, Ser 2004-W5, Cl AV2

   

3.131%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.040%, 04/25/2034

    321       320  

Citifinancial Mortgage Securities, Ser 2004- 1, Cl AF4

   

5.070%, 04/25/2034

    268       273  
     
Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

   

Lake Country Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2006-HE1, Cl M5

   

4.091%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+2.000%, 07/25/2034 (B)

  $ 390     $ 400  

Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Ser 2007-NCW, Cl A1

   

2.391%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.300%, 05/25/2037 (B)

    264       247  

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Ser 2003-A, Cl A

   

2.811%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.720%, 10/25/2033 (B)

    98       96  
   

 

 

 
      1,424  
   

 

 

 

Industrials — 0.5%

   

Ally Master Owner Trust, Ser 2018-2, Cl A

   

3.290%, 05/15/2023

    1,572       1,576  
   

 

 

 

Information Technology — 0.3%

 

 

COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser COR3, Cl A3

   

4.228%, 05/10/2051

    932       964  
   

 

 

 

Other Asset-Backed Securities — 6.9%

 

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 375P, Cl A

   

3.251%, 05/10/2035 (B)

    400       397  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Ser 2007-13, Cl 2A2M

   

3.341%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.250%, 10/25/2047

    181       184  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Ser 2007-4, Cl A4W

   

4.734%, 04/25/2047

    325       313  

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust, Ser 2006-F, Cl 2A1A

   

2.213%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.140%, 07/15/2036

    448       423  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018- CX11, Cl A5

   

4.033%, 04/15/2051

    160       163  

DB Master Finance, Ser 2017-1A, Cl A2I

   

3.629%, 11/20/2047 (B)

    536       527  

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer, Ser 2017-1A, Cl A2I

   

3.610%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.250%, 07/25/2047 (B)

    471       472  

DRB Prime Student Loan Trust, Ser 2015-B, Cl A1

   

3.991%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.900%, 10/27/2031 (B)

    256       263  
 

 

 

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June 30, 2018

New Covenant Income Fund (Continued)

 

     
Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

   

DRB Prime Student Loan Trust, Ser 2015-D, Cl A2

 

 

3.200%, 01/25/2040 (B)

  $ 420     $ 419  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-2, Cl A4

   

3.500%, 04/25/2048 (A)(B)

    619       609  

GM Mortgage Securities Trust,
Ser 2018- SRP5, Cl B

   

4.481%, 06/09/2021

    430       430  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust,
Ser 2018- SRP5, Cl A

   

3.281%, 06/09/2021

    620       620  

Invitation Homes Trust, Ser 2015-SFR3, Cl A

   

3.373%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.300%, 08/17/2032 (B)

    2,094       2,096  

Invitation Homes Trust, Ser 2018-SFR1, Cl A

   

2.785%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.700%, 03/17/2037 (B)

    1,493       1,489  

Lanark Master Issuer, Ser 2018-1A, Cl 1A

   

2.749%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.420%, 12/22/2069 (B)

    902       903  

MAD Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-330M, Cl A

   

3.294%, 08/15/2034 (A)(B)

    220       216  

MMAF Equipment Finance,
Ser 2018-A, Cl A3

   

3.200%, 09/12/2022 (B)

    1,255       1,257  

Navient Student Loan Trust,
Ser 2017-3A, Cl A3

   

3.141%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.050%, 07/26/2066 (B)

    420       430  

Navient Student Loan Trust,
Ser 2017-5A, Cl A

   

2.891%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.800%, 07/26/2066 (B)

    178       179  

People’s Choice Home Loan Securities Trust, Ser 2004-1, Cl M1

   

2.976%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.885%, 06/25/2034

    410       405  

Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust, Ser 2017-3A, Cl A

   

2.360%, 11/15/2023 (B)

    233       232  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-5, Cl A4

   

3.500%, 08/25/2047 (A)(B)

    937       928  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-6, Cl A4

   

3.500%, 09/25/2047 (A)(B)

    483       482  

Shops at Crystals Trust,
Ser 2016-CSTL, Cl A

   

3.126%, 07/05/2036 (B)

    100       95  

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust, Ser 2006-A, Cl A5

   

2.631%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.290%, 06/15/2039

    383       375  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser 2002-A, Cl A2

   

2.891%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.550%, 12/16/2030

    288       287  
     
Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

   

SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser 2003-7A, Cl A5A

   

3.541%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.200%, 12/15/2033 (B)

  $ 168     $ 170  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Ser 2006-10, Cl A6

   

2.510%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.150%, 03/25/2044

    1,630       1,575  

Small Business Administration,
Ser 2015- 20C, Cl 1

   

2.720%, 03/01/2035

    1,089       1,073  

United States Small Business Administration, Ser 2010-20H, Cl 1

   

3.520%, 08/01/2030

    398       405  

United States Small Business Administration, Ser 2011-20B, Cl 1

   

4.220%, 02/01/2031

    420       439  

United States Small Business Administration, Ser 2011-20J, Cl 1

   

2.760%, 10/01/2031

    233       230  

United States Small Business Administration, Ser 2013-20K, Cl 1

   

3.380%, 11/01/2033

    971       980  

United States Small Business Administration, Ser 2014-20F, Cl 1

   

2.990%, 06/01/2034

    1,039       1,026  

United States Small Business Administration, Ser 2015-20E, Cl 1

   

2.770%, 05/01/2035

    611       601  

United States Small Business Administration, Ser 2015-20K, Cl 1

   

2.700%, 11/01/2035

    611       598  

United States Small Business Administration, Ser 2017-20J, Cl 1

   

2.850%, 10/01/2037

    769       746  
   

 

 

 
      22,037  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $34,571) ($ Thousands)

      34,437  
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 5.2%

 

 

FHLB

   

1.801%, 07/26/2018

    570       569  

FHLB DN

   

1.920%, 08/17/2018 (C)

    200       200  

1.902%, 08/27/2018 (C)

    210       209  

1.881%, 08/15/2018 (C)

    340       339  

1.872%, 08/14/2018 (C)

    1,140       1,138  

1.856%, 08/03/2018 (C)

    990       988  

1.799%, 07/02/2018 (C)

    1,980       1,980  

1.735%, 07/05/2018 (C)

    2,000       2,000  

FHLMC

   

4.000%, 04/01/2048

    99       101  

4.000%, 05/01/2048

    790       806  
 

 

 

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Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

 

3.000%, 11/01/2043

  $ 779     $ 760  

2.375%, 01/13/2022

    1,090       1,076  

1.250%, 10/02/2019

    70       69  

FHLMC DN

   

1.806%, 07/18/2018 (C)

    170       170  

FNMA

   

5.000%, 05/01/2048

    98       104  

4.500%, 09/01/2057

    294       308  

4.000%, 02/01/2056

    86       88  

4.000%, 06/01/2057

    95       98  

3.000%, 03/01/2046

    1,493       1,458  

2.846%, 10/09/2019 (C)

    1,190       1,152  

FNMA, Ser 2012-101, Cl BI, IO

   

4.000%, 09/25/2027

    23       2  

FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser SB48, Cl A10F

   

3.370%, 02/25/2028 (A)

    770       762  

Tennessee Valley Authority

   

3.875%, 02/15/2021

    790       813  

United States Small Business Administration, Ser 2018-20E, Cl 1

   

3.500%, 05/01/2038

    1,409       1,407  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(Cost $16,644) ($ Thousands)

      16,597  
   

 

 

 

FOREIGN BONDS — 2.8%

   

Allergan Funding SCS

   

3.800%, 03/15/2025

    100       97  

3.450%, 03/15/2022

    120       118  

Banco Santander

   

3.125%, 02/23/2023

    200       190  

Banco Santander Chile

   

2.500%, 12/15/2020 (B)

    240       233  

Barclays Bank

   

10.179%, 06/12/2021 (B)

    370       427  

BHP Billiton Finance USA

   

2.875%, 02/24/2022

    10       10  

BNP Paribas MTN

   

2.700%, 08/20/2018

    300       300  

BP Capital Markets

   

3.561%, 11/01/2021

    230       232  

3.119%, 05/04/2026

    170       163  

British Telecommunications

   

2.350%, 02/14/2019

    270       269  

CNOOC Finance

   

3.500%, 05/05/2025

    330       318  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

   

2.200%, 11/09/2020 (B)

    420       409  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

4.375%, 08/04/2025

    500       490  
     
Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

FOREIGN BONDS (continued)

   

Credit Suisse NY MTN

   

2.300%, 05/28/2019

  $ 310     $ 309  

Ecopetrol

   

5.375%, 06/26/2026

    140       144  

HSBC Holdings

   

4.250%, 08/18/2025

    230       226  

Intesa Sanpaolo

   

5.017%, 06/26/2024 (B)

    200       181  

3.125%, 07/14/2022 (B)

    200       185  

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

   

1.375%, 10/23/2019

    110       108  

OCP

   

4.500%, 10/22/2025 (B)

    400       380  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

   

6.850%, 06/05/2115

    150       126  

Petroleos del Peru

   

4.750%, 06/19/2032 (B)

    400       383  

Petroleos Mexicanos

   

4.875%, 01/18/2024

    190       188  

Shell International Finance

   

4.375%, 03/25/2020

    130       133  

Shell International Finance BV

   

3.250%, 05/11/2025

    150       147  

2.875%, 05/10/2026

    40       38  

2.250%, 11/10/2020

    360       354  

1.750%, 09/12/2021

    1,592       1,525  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

   

5.134%, 04/27/2020

    80       83  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

 

 

2.200%, 07/21/2021

    1,056       979  

Vale Overseas

   

6.875%, 11/21/2036

    100       112  

4.375%, 01/11/2022

    18       18  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Bonds (Cost $9,100) ($ Thousands)

      8,875  
   

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN DEBT — 2.7%

   

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond

   

2.500%, 10/11/2022 (B)

    490       469  

Colombia Government International Bond

   

5.625%, 02/26/2044

    280       297  

Indonesia Government International Bond MTN

   

5.125%, 01/15/2045 (B)

    200       196  

3.850%, 07/18/2027 (B)

    200       190  

3.750%, 04/25/2022

    370       366  

Kuwait International Government Bond

   

3.500%, 03/20/2027 (B)

    210       204  
 

 

 

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June 30, 2018

New Covenant Income Fund (Continued)

 

     
Description   Face Amount
(Thousands)
    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

SOVEREIGN DEBT (continued)

   

Mexico Government International Bond

   

4.000%, 10/02/2023

  $ 610     $ 612  

3.600%, 01/30/2025

    380       367  

Panama Government International Bond

   

6.700%, 01/26/2036

    190       233  

Peruvian Government International Bond

   

6.550%, 03/14/2037

    540       674  

Poland Government International Bond

   

5.125%, 04/21/2021

    440       462  

4.000%, 01/22/2024

    450       457  

Province of Ontario Canada

   

4.400%, 04/14/2020

    840       863  

Province of Quebec Canada

   

2.625%, 02/13/2023

    500       490  

Province of Quebec Canada, Ser A MTN

   

6.350%, 01/30/2026

    1,010       1,177  

Russian Foreign Bond

   

7.500%, 03/31/2030

    198       218  

Russian Foreign Bond—Eurobond

   

5.875%, 09/16/2043

    400       430  

5.625%, 04/04/2042

    400       418  

Saudi Government International Bond MTN

   

2.875%, 03/04/2023 (B)

    370       356  
   

 

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Debt
(Cost $8,655) ($ Thousands)

      8,479  
   

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL PAPER — 1.3%

   

BPCE

   

2.365%, 10/01/2018 (C)

    1,460       1,451  

Mitsubishi UFJ

   

2.335%, 10/10/2018 (C)

    980       973  

Standard Chartered BK US

   

2.314%, 10/03/2018 (C)

    1,670       1,660  
   

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $4,085) ($ Thousands)

      4,084  
   

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 0.6%

   

Florida — 0.3%

   

Florida State, Board of Administration Finance, Ser A, RB

   

2.638%, 07/01/2021

    420       416  

State Board of Administration Finance, Ser A, RB

   

2.163%, 07/01/2019

    535       532  
   

 

 

 
      948  
   

 

 

 
     
Description   Face Amount
(Thousands)
    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

MUNICIPAL BONDS (continued)

   

Wisconsin — 0.3%

   

Wisconsin State, Ser A, RB, AGM

   

5.700%, 05/01/2026

  $ 970     $ 1,078  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $2,069) ($ Thousands)

      2,026  
   

 

 

 
   

 

Shares

       

CASH EQUIVALENT — 1.8%

   

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, Cl F 1.660%**†

    5,833,477       5,833  
   

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Equivalent
(Cost $5,833) ($ Thousands)

      5,833  
   

 

 

 
.   Face Amount
    (Thousands)
       

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT — 4.7%

   

Deutsche Bank

   

2.050%, dated 06/29/2018, to be repurchased on 07/02/2018, repurchase price $15,002,563 (collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Obligation, par value $15,471,650, 0.125%, 04/15/2020; with total market value $15,306,676) (D)

  $ 15,000       15,000  
   

 

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreement
(Cost $15,000) ($ Thousands)

      15,000  
   

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 113.0%
(Cost $365,331) ($ Thousands)

    $ 360,487  
   

 

 

 
    Contracts        

WRITTEN OPTION*(E) — 0.0%

   

 

Total Written Option (E)
(Premiums Received $13) ($ Thousands)

    (14   $ (14
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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A list of open option contracts by the Fund at June 30, 2018 are as follows:

 

           
Description   

Number of

Contracts

    Notional Amount
(Thousands)
    Exercise Price      Expiration Date      Value
(Thousands)
 

WRITTEN OPTION — 0.0%

 

       

Call Options

 

         

U.S. Bond Future Option*

     (14   $ (2,030   $ 145.00        07/21/18      $ (14
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Written Option

     $ (2,030         $ (14
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

A list of the open futures contracts held by the Fund at June 30, 2018 are as follows:

 

           
Type of Contract    Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
    Expiration Date      Notional Amount
(Thousands)
    Value
(Thousands)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
(Thousands)
 

90-Day Euro$

     145       Jun-2020      $ 35,254     $ 35,170     $ (84

90-Day Euro$

     291       Dec-2019        70,679       70,593       (86

90-Day Euro$

     (37     Dec-2018        (9,062     (9,006     57  

90-Day Euro$

     (149     Sep-2018        (36,343     (36,336     7  

U.S. 2-Year Treasury Note

     (59     Sep-2018        (12,529     (12,498     31  

U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note

     456       Sep-2018        51,698       51,809       111  

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note

     (73     Sep-2018        (8,723     (8,774     (50

U.S. Long Treasury Bond

     (136     Sep-2018        (19,486     (19,720     (234

U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Bond

     22       Sep-2018        3,417       3,510       93  

Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     22       Sep-2018        2,797       2,821       24  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 77,702     $ 77,569     $ (131
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The futures contracts are considered to have interest rate risk associated with them.

 

   

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $318,955 ($ Thousands).

   *

Non-income producing security.

   **

Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2018.

   

Investment in Affiliated Security (see Note 3).

 

  (A)

Variable or floating rate security, the interest rate of which adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets.

  (B)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutions. On June 30, 2018, the value of these securities amounted to $52,061 ($ Thousands), representing 16.3% of the Net Assets of the Fund.

  (C)

Zero coupon security. The rate shown on the Schedule of Investments is the security’s effective yield at the time of purchase.

  (D)

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement.

  (E)

Refer to table below for details on Options Contracts.

AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal

Cl – Class

CMO – Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

DN – Discount Note

FHLB – Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association

GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association

ICE – Intercontinental Exchange

IO – Interest Only - face amount represents notional amount.

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

MTN – Medium Term Note

NY – New York

RB – Revenue Bond

REMIC – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

Ser – Series

TBA – To Be Announced

USD – United States Dollar

VAR – Variable Rate

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2018

New Covenant Income Fund (Concluded)

 

The following is a list of the levels of inputs used as of June 30, 2018 in valuing the Fund’s investments and other financial instruments carried at value ($ Thousands):

 

         
Investments in Securities    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   $      $ 128,156      $      $ 128,156  

Corporate Obligations

            99,635               99,635  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            37,365               37,365  

Asset-Backed Securities

            34,437               34,437  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

            16,597               16,597  

Foreign Bonds

            8,875               8,875  

Sovereign Debt

            8,479               8,479  

Commercial Paper

            4,084               4,084  

Municipal Bonds

            2,026               2,026  

Cash Equivalent

     5,833                      5,833  

Repurchase Agreement

            15,000               15,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $     5,833      $     354,654      $         –      $     360,487  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
         
Other Financial Instruments    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Written Options

   $ (14   $      $      $ (14

Futures Contracts *

          

Unrealized Appreciation

     323                     323  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (454                   (454
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ (145   $      $      $ (145
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

* Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

For the period ended June 30, 2018, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities.

For the period ended June 30, 2018, there were no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 assets and liabilities.

Amounts designated as “–” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The following is a summary of the transactions with affiliates for the period ended June 30, 2018 ($ Thousands):

 

Security Description   Value 6/30/2017   Purchases at
Cost
  Proceeds from
Sales
  Value 6/30/2018   Dividend Income

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, CI F

    $   2,407     $   83,846     $   (80,420)       $   5,833     $   28
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2018

New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund

 

Sector Weightings (Unaudited):

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Percentages are based on total investments.

           
     
Description    Shares      Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

AFFILIATED INVESTMENT FUNDS — 98.8%

     

 

Equity Fund — 59.4%

     

New Covenant Growth Fund

     3,993,887      $ 172,416  
     

 

 

 

Total Equity Fund
(Cost $103,869) ($ Thousands)

        172,416  
     

 

 

 

 

Fixed Income Fund — 39.4%

     

New Covenant Income Fund

     5,062,311        114,510  
     

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Fund
(Cost $116,550) ($ Thousands)

        114,510  
     

 

 

 
     
Description    Shares      Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

CASH EQUIVALENT — 1.1%

     

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund,
Cl F 1.660%**

     3,325,095      $ 3,325  
     

 

 

 

Total Cash Equivalent
(Cost $3,325) ($ Thousands)

        3,325  
     

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost $223,744) ($ Thousands)

      $ 290,251  
     

 

 

 

Percentages are based on a Net Assets of $290,444 ($ Thousands).

 

   

Investment in Affiliated Security (see Note 3).

  *

  Non-income producing security.

  **

Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2018.

Cl — Class

As of June 30, 2018, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

For the year ended June 30, 2018, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities.

For the year ended June 30, 2018, there were no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 assets and liabilities.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The following is a summary of the transactions with affiliates for the period ended June 30, 2018 ($ Thousands):

 

Security Description   Value
6/30/2017
  Purchases at
Cost
  Proceeds
from
Sales
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
  Value
6/30/2018
  Dividend
Income

New Covenant Growth Fund

    $ 172,045     $ 16,588     $ (38,809 )     $ 12,857     $ 9,735     $ 172,416     $ 1,632

New Covenant Income Fund

      111,344       15,691       (9,573 )       (542 )       (2,410 )       114,510       2,303

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, CI F

      2,520       30,848       (30,043 )                   3,325       28
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Totals

    $ 285,909     $ 63,127     $ (78,425 )     $ 12,315     $ 7,325     $ 290,251     $ 3,963
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2018

New Covenant Balanced Income Fund

 

 

Sector Weightings (Unaudited):

LOGO

 

Percentages are based on total investments.

     
Description    Shares      Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

AFFILIATED INVESTMENT FUNDS — 98.7%

     

 

Fixed Income Fund — 63.8%

     

New Covenant Income Fund †

     2,181,219      $ 49,339  
     

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Fund
(Cost $50,565) ($ Thousands)

        49,339  
     

 

 

 

 

Equity Fund — 34.9%

     

New Covenant Growth Fund †

     625,537        27,004  
     

 

 

 

Total Equity Fund
(Cost $13,666) ($ Thousands)

        27,004  
     

 

 

 
     
Description    Shares      Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

CASH EQUIVALENT — 1.2%

     

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund,
Cl F 1.660%**

     887,773      $ 888  
     

 

 

 

Total Cash Equivalent
(Cost $888) ($ Thousands)

        888  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost $65,119) ($ Thousands)

      $ 77,231  
     

 

 

 

Percentages are based on a Net Assets of $77,329 ($ Thousands).

 

  **

Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2018.

   

Investment in Affiliated Security (see Note 3).

Cl — Class

As of June 30, 2018, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP.

For the year ended June 30, 2018, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities.

For the year ended June 30, 2018, there were no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 assets and liabilities.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

The following is a summary of the transactions with affiliates for the period ended June 30, 2018 ($ Thousands):

 

Security Description   Value
6/30/2017
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from
Sales
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
  Value
6/30/2018
  Dividend
Income

New Covenant Growth Fund

    $ 27,879     $ 3,678     $ (8,181 )     $ 2,591     $ 1,037     $ 27,004     $ 261

New Covenant Income Fund

      50,299       3,733       (3,393 )       (238 )       (1,062 )       49,339       1,021

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, CI F

      922       10,583       (10,617 )                   888       9
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Totals

    $ 79,100     $ 17,994     $ (22,191 )     $ 2,353     $ (25 )     $ 77,231     $ 1,291
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ($ THOUSANDS)

June 30, 2018

 

         
      Growth Fund     Income Fund     Balanced Growth
Fund
    Balanced Income
Fund
 

Assets:

        

Investments, at value

   $ 417,610     $ 339,654     $     $  

Repurchase Agreements, at value

           15,000              

Affiliated investments, at value

     6,521       5,833       290,251       77,231  

Cash and cash equivalents

     4,568                    

Dividends and interest receivable

     369       1,849       260       97  

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

     74                    

Receivable for fund shares sold

     58       37             20  

Receivable for investment securities sold

           9,770              

Cash pledged as collateral for futures contracts

           209              

Receivable for variation margin

           2              

Prepaid expenses

     31       22       20       5  

Total Assets

     429,231       372,376       290,531       77,353  

Liabilities:

        

Options written, at value

           14              

Payable for investment securities purchased

     172       52,518              

Investment advisory fees payable

     137       73              

Administration fees payable

     70       52       20       10  

Social witness and licensing fees payable

     44       38              

Shareholder servicing fees payable

     36       26              

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     6       38       12       3  

Trustees’ fees payable

     2       1       15        

CCO fees payable

     1                    

Income distribution payable

           555              

Payable for variation margin

           29              

Accrued expense payable

     89       77       40       11  

Total Liabilities

     557       53,421       87       24  

Net Assets

   $ 428,674     $ 318,955     $ 290,444     $ 77,329  

 Cost of investments

   $ 313,621     $ 344,498     $     $  

 Cost of repurchase agreements

           15,000              

 Cost of affiliated investments

     6,521       5,833       223,744       65,119  

Cost (premiums received)

           13              

Net Assets:

        

Paid-in Capital — (unlimited authorization — par value $0.001)

   $ 304,708     $ 326,843     $ 222,092     $ 65,035  

Undistributed net investment income

     1,072       22       1,799       339  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, affiliated investments, capital gain distributions from affiliated investments, written options, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions

     18,914       (2,939     46       (157

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and affiliated investments

     103,989       (4,844     66,507       12,112  

Net unrealized depreciation on futures contracts

           (131            

Net unrealized depreciation on written option contracts

           (1            

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (9     5              

Net Assets

   $ 428,674     $ 318,955     $ 290,444     $ 77,329  

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

   $ 43.17     $ 22.62     $ 102.94     $ 21.23  
      
(428,673,986 ÷
9,930,968 shares
 
   
(318,955,176 ÷
14,099,089 shares
 
   
(290,443,671 ÷
2,821,395 shares
 
   
(77,328,849 ÷
3,641,819 shares
 

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

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS ($ THOUSANDS)

For the year ended June 30, 2018

 

         
      Growth Fund     Income Fund     Balanced Growth
Fund
    Balanced Income     
Fund     

Investment Income:

        

Dividend income

   $ 8,116     $     $     $ —    

Dividend income from affiliated registered investment company

     133       28       3,963       1,291  

Interest income

     182       8,614              

Less: foreign taxes withheld

           (1            

Total Investment Income

     8,431       8,641       3,963       1,291  

Expenses:

        

Investment advisory fees

     2,683       1,320              

Administration fees

     865       629       438       118  

Social witness and licensing fees

     649       472              

Shareholder servicing fees

     433       314              

Trustee fees

     7       5       5       1  

Chief compliance officer fees

     2       1       1        

Transfer agent fees

     95       69       64       17  

Professional fees

     44       32       28       8  

Registration fees

     34       25       24       6  

Printing fees

     30       22       11       6  

Custodian fees

     7       15       12       4  

Proxy Fees

     2       2       2       2  

Other expenses

     13       80       18       4  

Total Expenses

     4,864       2,986       603       166  

Less:

        

Waiver of investment advisory fees

     (1,095     (475            

Waiver of administration fees

     (2           (216     (44

Net Expenses

     3,767       2,511       387       122  

Net Investment Income

     4,664       6,130       3,576       1,169  

Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

 

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

        

Investments

     24,491       (1,388            

Affiliated investments

                 2,984       878  

Written and purchased options

           203              

Capital gain distributions received from affiliated investment

                 9,743       1,540  

Futures contracts

     96       103              

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     30,412       (6,654            

Affiliated investments

                 7,325       (25

Written and purchased options

           (1            

Futures contracts

           (160            

Foreign currency transactions and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     (1                  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $         59,662       $        (1,767)       $        23,628     $         3,562  

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

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS ($ THOUSANDS)

For the year ended June 30,

 

      Growth Fund     Income Fund  
      2018     2017     2018     2017      

Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 4,664     $ 2,960     $ 6,130     $ 4,775    

Net realized gain (loss) from investments, affiliated investments, written and purchased options and futures contracts

     24,587       36,775       (1,082     578  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, affiliated investments, written and purchased options and futures contracts

     30,412       27,540       (6,815     (4,322

Net change in unrealized depreciation on foreign currency transactions and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

     (1                  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     59,662       67,275       (1,767     1,031  

Dividends and Distributions From:

        

Net investment income

     (3,990     (2,811     (6,403     (5,601

Net realized gains

     (24,050                  

Total dividends and distributions

     (28,040     (2,811     (6,403     (5,601

Capital Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares issued

     26,353       9,910       46,144       31,435  

Reinvestment of dividends & distributions

     23,504       490       626       620  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (65,034     (57,578     (24,802     (19,493

increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (15,177     (47,178     21,968       12,562  

Net increase in net assets

     16,445       17,286       13,798       7,992  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of Year

     412,229       394,943       305,157       297,165  

End of Year

   $             428,674     $             412,229     $             318,955     $             305,157  

Undistributed Net Investment Income Included in Net Assets at Year End

   $ 1,072     $ 471     $ 22     $ 18  

Share Transactions:

        

Shares issued

     628       259       2,010       1,355  

Shares issued in lieu of dividends and distributions

     563       13       27       27  

Shares redeemed

     (1,527     (1,544     (1,084     (837

Increase (Decrease) in net assets derived from share transactions

     (336     (1,272     953       545  

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

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS ($ THOUSANDS) (Concluded)

For the year ended June 30,

 

      Balanced Growth Fund     Balanced Income Fund  
      2018     2017     2018     2017      

Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 3,576     $ 2,885     $ 1,169     $ 977  

Net realized gain from investments, affiliated investments, written and purchased options and futures contracts

     2,984       1,337       878       320  

Capital gain distributions received from affiliated investments

     9,743             1,540        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, affiliated investments, written and purchased options and futures contracts

     7,325       24,638       (25     3,359  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     23,628       28,860       3,562       4,656  

Dividends and Distributions From:

        

Net investment income

     (2,619     (2,917     (1,097     (982

Net realized gains

     (2,087     (6,990     (600     (1,021

Total dividends and distributions

     (4,706     (9,907     (1,697     (2,003

Capital Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares issued

     17,404       13,386       6,327       4,903  

Reinvestment of dividends & distributions

     4,118       9,013       1,322       1,632  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (35,970     (39,812     (11,285     (8,033

decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

     (14,448     (17,413     (3,636     (1,498

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     4,474       1,540       (1,771     1,155  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of Year

     285,970       284,430       79,100       77,945  

End of Year

   $             290,444     $             285,970     $             77,329     $             79,100  

Undistributed Net Investment Income Included in Net Assets at Year End

   $ 1,799     $ 415     $ 339     $ 199  

Share Transactions:

        

Shares issued

     172       143       300       241  

Shares issued in lieu of dividends and distributions

     41       98       63       81  

Shares redeemed

     (356     (426     (534     (394

Decrease in net assets derived from share transactions

     (143     (185     (171     (72

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

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the years ended June 30,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year

 

      Growth Fund  
      2018        2017        2016        2015        2014  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $40.15          $34.23          $38.28          $43.70          $37.28  

Investment Activities:

                      

Net investment income(1)

     0.46          0.27          0.27          0.22          0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gains(losses) on securities and foreign currency transactions(1)

     5.34          5.91          (1.67)          2.29          8.55  

Total from investment activities

     5.80          6.18          (1.40)          2.51          8.78  

Dividends and Distributions from:

                      

Net investment income

     (0.39)          (0.26)          (0.21)          (0.22)          (0.24)  

Net realized gains

     (2.39)                   (2.44)          (7.71)          (2.12)  

Total dividends and distributions

     (2.78)          (0.26)          (2.65)          (7.93)          (2.36)  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $43.17          $40.15          $34.23          $38.28          $43.70  

Total Return

     14.74%          18.12%          (3.68)%          6.41%          24.18%  

Supplemental Data and Ratios:

                      

Net assets, end of period ($ Thousands)

     $428,674          $412,229          $394,943          $416,158          $424,852  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.87%          0.95%          1.02%          1.02%          1.02%  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding waivers

     1.12%          1.13%          1.14%          1.12%          1.15%  

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.08%          0.73%          0.76%          0.54%          0.55%  

Portfolio turnover rate

     24%          50%          103%          107%          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.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

For the years ended June 30,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year

 

      Income Fund  
      2018        2017        2016        2015        2014  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $23.21          $23.58          $23.09          $23.13          $22.77  

Investment Activities:

                      

Net investment income(1)

     0.45          0.37          0.40          0.35          0.34  

Net realized and unrealized gains(losses) on securities (1)

     (0.57)          (0.31)          0.51          (0.01)          0.41  

  Total from investment activities

     (0.12)          0.06          0.91          0.34          0.75  

Dividends and Distributions from:

                      

Net investment income

     (0.47)          (0.43)          (0.42)          (0.38)          (0.39)  

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.47)          (0.43)          (0.42)          (0.38)          (0.39)  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $22.62          $23.21          $23.58          $23.09          $23.13  

Total Return

     (0.54)%          0.27%          4.00%          1.46%          3.31%  

Supplemental Data and Ratios:

                      

Net assets, end of period ($ Thousands)

     $318,955          $305,157          $297,165          $304,295          $309,039  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.80%          0.80%          0.80%          0.80%          0.80%  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding waivers

     0.95%          0.95%          0.98%          0.95%          0.98%  

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.95%          1.58%          1.71%          1.50%          1.50%  

Portfolio turnover rate

     210%          140%          202%          115%          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.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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        Balanced Growth Fund  
        2018        2017        2016        2015        2014  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $96.48          $90.32          $101.71          $101.92          $89.69  

Investment Activities:

                        

Net investment income(1)

       1.23          0.94          0.88          0.85          1.43  

Net realized and unrealized gains(losses) on securities (1)

       6.86          8.44          (1.63)          3.71          12.23  

  Total from investment activities

       8.09          9.38          (0.75)          4.56          13.66  

Dividends and Distributions from:

                        

Net investment income

       (0.90)          (0.94)          (1.72)          (2.86)          (1.43)  

Net realized gains

       (0.73)          (2.28)          (8.92)          (1.91)           

Total dividends and distributions

       (1.63)          (3.22)          (10.64)          (4.77)          (1.43)  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $102.94          $96.48          $90.32          $101.71          $101.92  

Total Return

       8.45%          10.59%          (0.50)%          4.54%          15.30%  

Supplemental Data and Ratios:

                        

Net assets, end of period ($ Thousands)

       $290,444          $285,970          $284,430          $297,560          $305,924  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

       0.13%          0.14%          0.14%          0.14%          0.14%  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding waivers

       0.21%          0.23%          0.27%          0.26%          0.27%  

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       1.22%          1.01%          0.94%          0.83%          1.48%  

Portfolio turnover rate

       11%          4%          14%          13%          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.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Concluded)

For the years ended June 30,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year

 

        Balanced Income Fund  
        2018        2017        2016        2015        2014  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $20.74          $20.06          $21.20          $21.55          $19.95  

Investment Activities:

                        

Net investment income(1)

       0.31          0.25          0.24          0.22          0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gains(losses) on securities (1)

       0.63          0.95          0.02          0.46          1.68  

  Total from investment activities

       0.94          1.20          0.26          0.68          1.98  

Dividends and Distributions from:

                        

Net investment income

       (0.29)          (0.25)          (0.31)          (0.47)          (0.30)  

Net realized gains

       (0.16)          (0.27)          (1.09)          (0.56)          (0.08)  

Total dividends and distributions

       (0.45)          (0.52)          (1.40)          (1.03)          (0.38)  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $21.23          $20.74          $20.06          $21.20          $21.55  

Total Return

       4.57%          6.11%          1.41%          3.22%          10.01%  

Supplemental Data and Ratios:

                        

Net assets, end of period ($ Thousands)

       $77,329          $79,100          $77,945          $80,203          $85,622  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

       0.15%          0.19%          0.20%          0.20%          0.20%  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding waivers

       0.21%          0.23%          0.27%          0.25%          0.26%  

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       1.48%          1.25%          1.19%          1.04%          1.44%  

Portfolio turnover rate

       10%          5%          17%          15%          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.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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June 30, 2018

 

1. ORGANIZATION

New Covenant Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end, diversified management investment company, was organized as a Delaware business trust on September 30, 1998. It currently consists of four investment funds: 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”), (individually, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds commenced operations on July 1, 1999. The Trust’s authorized capital consists of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of $0.001 par value. Effective February 20, 2012, the Funds’ investment adviser is SEI Investments Management Corporation (the “Adviser”). Prior to February 20, 2012, the Funds’ investment adviser was One Compass Advisors, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation.

The objectives of the Funds are as follows:

 

Growth Fund

   Long-term capital appreciation.

Income Fund

   High level of current income with preservation of capital.

Balanced Growth Fund

   Capital appreciation with less risk than would be present in a portfolio of only common stocks.

Balanced Income Fund

   Current income and long-term growth of capital.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation — Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ) are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded, or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. Debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents, if available. 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. Debt obligations acquired with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates. Prices for most securities held in the Funds are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third-party pricing agent, the Funds seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are valued in accordance with fair value procedures established by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Trust’s fair value procedures are implemented through a Fair Value Committee (the “Committee”) designated by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using fair value procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; or 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.

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 net asset value. The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time a Fund calculates net asset value if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a “Significant Event”) has occurred between the time of the

 

 

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security’s last close and the time that a Fund calculates net asset value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. If the adviser or sub-adviser of a Fund 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 a Fund calculates net asset value, the adviser or sub-adviser may request that a Committee Meeting be called. In addition, the Trust’s administrator monitors price movements among certain selected indices, securities and/or baskets of securities that may be an indicator that the closing prices received earlier from foreign exchanges or markets may not reflect market value at the time a Fund calculates net asset value. If price movements in a monitored index or security exceed levels established by the administrator, the administrator notifies the adviser or sub-adviser for any Fund holding the relevant securities that such limits have been exceeded. In such event, the adviser or sub-adviser makes the determination whether a Committee Meeting should be called based on the information provided.

The Growth Fund holds international securities that also use a third-party fair valuation vendor. The vendor provides a fair value for foreign securities held by this Fund based on certain factors and methodologies (involving, generally, tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each non-U.S. security). Values from the fair value vendor are applied in the event that there is a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds a specific threshold that has been established by the Committee. The Committee has also established a “confidence interval” which is used to determine the level of historical correlation between the value of a specific foreign security and movements in the U.S. market before a particular security will be fair valued when the threshold is exceeded. In the event that the threshold established by the Committee is exceeded on a specific day, the Growth Fund will value the non-U.S. securities that exceed the applicable “confidence interval” based upon the adjusted prices provided by the fair valuation vendor.

Options for which the primary market is a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are traded, or, in the absence of any sale, at the closing bid price. Options not traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last quoted bid price.

Futures cleared through a central clearing house (“centrally cleared futures”) 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 is provided by an independent source. On days when there is excessive volume, market volatility or the future does not end trading by the time a Fund calculates its NAV, the settlement price may not be available at the time at which the 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 position.

The assets of the Balanced Growth Fund and the Balanced Income Fund (the “Balanced Funds”) consist primarily of investments in underlying affiliated investment companies, which are valued at their respective daily net asset values in accordance with the established NAV of each fund.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that a Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. A three tier hierarchy has been established to maximize the use of observable and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below:

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.)

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value during the year ended June 30, 2018 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

 

 

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For the year ended June 30, 2018, there have been no significant changes to the Trust’s fair valuation methodologies. For details of the investment classifications reference the Schedules of Investments.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Cost used in determining net realized capital gains and losses on the sale of securities is determined on the basis of specific identification. Dividend income and expense is recognized on the ex-dividend date, and interest income or expense is recognized using the accrual basis of accounting.

Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Trust estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or capital gain distributions.

Amortization and accretion is calculated using the scientific interest method, which approximates the effective interest method over the holding period of the security. Amortization of premiums and discounts is included in interest income.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Idle cash and currency balances may be swept into various overnight sweep accounts and are classified as cash equivalents on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These amounts, at times, may exceed United States federally insured limits. Amounts swept are available on the next business day.

Expenses — Expenses that are directly related to a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Other operating expenses of the Funds are prorated to the Funds on the basis of relative net assets.

Foreign Currency Translation — The books and records of the Funds investing in international securities are maintained in U.S. dollars on the following basis:

(I) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the current rate of exchange; and

(II) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of gains and losses on investments in equity securities that is due to changes in the foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of equity securities.

The Funds report certain foreign-currency-related transactions as components of realized gains for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for Federal income tax purposes.

Repurchase Agreements — To the extent consistent with its investment objective and strategies, a Fund may enter into repurchase agreements which are secured by obligations of the U.S. Government with a bank, broker-dealer or other financial institution. Each repurchase agreement is at least 102% collateralized and marked-to-market. However, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty to the repurchase agreement, realization of the collateral may by subject to certain costs, losses or delays.

Futures Contracts — To the extent consistent with its investment objective and strategies, a Fund may use futures contracts for tactical hedging purposes as well as to enhance the Fund’s returns. These Funds’ investments in futures contracts are designed to enable the Funds to more closely approximate the performance of their benchmark indices. Initial margin deposits of cash or securities are made upon entering into futures contracts. The contracts are marked-to-market daily and the resulting changes in value are accounted for as unrealized gains and losses. Variation margin payments are paid or received, depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When contracts are closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the amount invested in the contract.

Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there will be an imperfect price correlation between the futures and the underlying securities. Second, it is possible that a lack of liquidity for futures contracts could exist in the secondary market, resulting in an inability to close a position prior to its maturity date. Third, futures contracts involve the risk that a Fund could lose more than the original margin deposit required to initiate a futures transaction.

Finally, the risk exists that losses could exceed amounts disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for details regarding open futures contracts as of June 30, 2018, if applicable.

 

 

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Options Writing/Purchasing — To the extent consistent with its investment objective and strategies, a Fund may invest in financial options contracts for the purpose of hedging its existing portfolio securities, or securities that a Fund intends to purchase, against fluctuations in fair market value caused by changes in prevailing market interest rates. A Fund may also invest in financial option contracts to enhance its returns. When the Fund writes or purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium received or paid by the Fund is recorded as a liability or an asset and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written or purchased. Premiums received or paid from writing or purchasing options which expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains or losses. The difference between the premium and the amount paid or received on affecting a closing purchase or sale transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. If an option is exercised, the premium paid or received is added to the cost of the purchase or proceeds from the sale in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or a loss.

The risk in writing a call option is a Fund may give up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases. The risk in writing a put option is a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in purchasing an option is a Fund may pay a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Funds also have the additional risk of being unable to enter into a closing transaction at an acceptable price if a liquid secondary market does not exist. Option contracts also involve the risk that they may not work as intended due to unanticipated developments in market conditions or other causes.

Forward Treasury Commitments — To the extent consistent with its investment objective and strategies, the Growth Fund and Income Fund may invest in commitments to purchase U.S. Treasury securities on an extended settlement basis. Such transactions involve the commitment to purchase a security with payment and delivery taking place in the future, sometimes a month or more after the transaction date. The Funds account for such transactions as purchases and sales and record an unrealized gain or loss each day equal to the difference between the cost of the purchase commitment and the current market value. Realized gains or losses are recorded upon closure or settlement of such commitments. No interest is earned prior to settlement of the transaction. These instruments are subject to market fluctuation due to changes in interest rates and the market value at the time of settlement could be higher or lower than the purchase price. A Fund may incur losses due to changes in the value of the underlying treasury securities from interest rate fluctuations or as a result of counterparty nonperformance. These transactions may increase the overall investment exposure for a Fund (and so may also create investment leverage) and involve a risk of loss if the value of the securities declines prior to the settlement date.

Master Limited Partnerships — To the extent consistent with its investment objective and strategies, a Fund may invest in entities commonly referred to as “MLPs” that are generally organized under state law as limited partnerships or limited liability companies. The Funds intend to primarily invest in MLPs receiving partnership taxation treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), and whose interests or “units” are traded on securities exchanges like shares of corporate stock. To be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, an MLP whose units are traded on a securities exchange must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources such as interest, dividends, real estate rents, gain from the sale or disposition of real property, income and gain from mineral or natural resources activities, income and gain from the transportation or storage of certain fuels, and, in certain circumstances, income and gain from commodities or futures, for- wards and options with respect to commodities. Mineral or natural resources activities include exploration, development, production, processing, mining, refining, marketing and transportation (including pipelines) of oil and gas, minerals, geothermal energy, fertilizer, timber or industrial source carbon dioxide. An MLP consists of a general partner and limited partners (or in the case of MLPs organized as limited liability companies, a managing member and members). The general partner or managing member typically controls the operations and management of the MLP and has an ownership stake in the partnership. The limited partners or members, through their ownership of limited partner or member interests, provide capital to the entity, are intended to have no role in the operation and management of the entity and receive cash distributions. The MLPs themselves generally do not pay U.S. Federal income taxes. Thus, unlike investors in corporate securities, direct MLP investors are generally not subject to double taxation (i.e., corporate level tax and tax on corporate dividends). Currently, most MLPs operate in the energy and/or natural resources sector.

Delayed Delivery Transactions — To the extent consistent with its investment objective and strategies, the Growth Fund and Income Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. These transactions involve a commitment by those Funds to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place beyond the customary settlement period. When delayed delivery purchases are outstanding, the Funds will set aside liquid assets in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. When

 

 

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purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, that Fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations, and takes such fluctuations into account when determining its net asset value. Those Funds may dispose of or renegotiate a delayed delivery transaction after it is entered into, and may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss. When those Funds have sold a security on a delayed delivery basis, that Fund does not participate in future gains and losses with respect to the security.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid to shareholders quarterly for the Growth Fund, Balanced Growth Fund and Balanced Income Fund; declared and paid monthly for the Income Fund. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Any net realized capital gains will be distributed at least annually by the Funds.

Illiquid Securities — A security is considered illiquid if it cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven days or less for its approximate carrying value on the books of a Fund. Valuations of illiquid securities may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market value for these securities existed. As of June 30, 2018, the Funds did not own any illiquid securities.

Investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) — Dividend income is recorded based on the income included in distributions received from the REIT investments using published REIT reclassifications including some management estimates when actual amounts are not available. Distributions received in excess of this estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts.

3. AGREEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Administration Agreement — The Trust entered into an Administration Agreement with SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the “Administrator”). Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator provides administrative and accounting services to the Funds. Under the terms of the Administration Agreement, the Administrator is entitled to a fee of 0.20% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Administrator has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its fee so that the total annual expenses of the Balanced Growth Fund and the Balanced Income Fund, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, will not exceed certain voluntary expense limitations adopted by the Adviser. Accordingly, effective April 1, 2017, the voluntary expense limitations are 0.13% and 0.15% for the Balanced Growth Fund and the Balanced Income Fund, respectively. These voluntary waivers may be terminated by the adviser at any time.

Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement — In 2008, the Trust entered into a transfer agent servicing agreement (“Agreement”) with U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp. Under the terms of the Agreement, USBFS is entitled to account based fees and annual fund level fees, as well as reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing transfer agency services.

Investment Advisory Agreement — The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Agreement”) with SEI Investments Management Corporation (the “Adviser”). Under the Agreement, the Adviser is responsible for the investment management of the Funds and receives an annual advisory fee of 0.62% for the Growth Fund and 0.42% for the Income Fund. The Adviser does not receive an advisory fee for the Balanced Growth Fund and Balanced Income Fund. The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its fee so that the total annual expenses of the Growth and Income Funds, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses, will not exceed certain voluntary expense limitations adopted by the Adviser. Accordingly, effective April 1, 2017, the voluntary expense limitation is 0.80% and 0.87% for the Income Fund and Groth Fund, respectively.

The Adviser has entered into sub-advisory agreements to assist in the selection and management of investment securities in the Growth Fund and the Income Fund. It is the responsibility of the sub-advisers, under the direction of the Adviser, to make day-to-day investment decisions for these Funds. The Adviser, not the Funds, pays each sub-adviser a quarterly fee, in arrears, for their services. The Adviser pays sub-advisory fees directly from its own advisory fee. The sub-advisory fees are based on the assets of the Fund allocated to the sub-adviser for which the sub- adviser is responsible for making investment decisions.

The following are the sub-advisers for the Growth Fund: BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, Coho Partners, Ltd. and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC.

 

 

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The following are the sub-advisers for the Income Fund: Income Research & Management, Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited.

Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement — The Trust entered into a Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Distributor. Per the Agreement, a Fund is authorized to make payments to certain entities which may include investment advisors, banks, trust companies and other types of organizations (“Authorized Service Providers”) for providing administrative services with respect to shares of the Funds attributable to or held in the name of the Authorized Service Providers for its clients or other parties with whom they have a servicing relationship. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Growth Fund and the Income Funds are authorized to pay an Authorized Service Provider a shareholder servicing fee at an annual rate of up to 0.10% of the average daily net asset value of the Growth Fund and Income Fund, respectively, which fee will be computed daily and paid monthly, for providing certain administrative services to Fund shareholders with whom the Authorized Service Provider has a servicing relationship.

Distribution Agreement — The Trust issues shares of the Funds pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company (“SEI”). In consideration of the services and facilities to be provided by the Distributor or any service provider, each of the Growth Fund and the Income Fund (if such Fund has issued Shares) will pay to the Distributor a fee, as agreed from time to time, at an annual rate of up to 0.10% (ten basis points) of the average daily net asset value of the Growth Fund and the Income Fund, respectively, which fee will be computed daily and paid monthly.

Social Witness Services and License Agreement — The Trust retained New Covenant Trust Company (“NCTC”) to ensure that each Fund continues to invest consistent with social witness principles adopted by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). No less than annually, NCTC will provide the Trust with an updated list of issuers in which the Funds will be prohibited from investing.

NCTC will distribute to the Trust proxy voting guidelines and shareholder advocacy services for the Funds that NCTC deems to be consistent with social witness principles adopted by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Trust also engages NCTC to vote Fund proxies consistent with such proxy voting guidelines. NCTC shall monitor and review and, as necessary, amend the Proxy Voting Guidelines periodically to ensure that they remain consistent with the social witness principles.

NCTC also grants to the Trust a non-exclusive right and license to use and refer to the trade name, trademark and/ or service mark rights to the name “New Covenant Funds” and the phrase “Funds with a Mission”, in the name of the Trust and each Fund, and in connection with the offering, marketing, promotion, management and operation of the Trust and the Funds.

In consideration of the services provided by NCTC, the Growth Fund and the Income Fund will each pay to NCTC a fee at an annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily net asset value of the shares of such Fund, which fee will be computed daily and paid monthly.

Payment to Affiliates — Certain officers and/or interested trustees of the Trust are also officers of the Distributor, the Adviser, the Administrator or NCTC. The Trust pays each unaffiliated Trustee an annual fee for attendance at quarterly and interim board meetings. Compensation of officers and affiliated Trustees of the Trust is paid by the Adviser, the Administrator or NCTC.

A portion of the services provided by the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and his staff, whom are employees of the Administrator, are paid for by the Trust as incurred. The services include regulatory oversight of the Trust’s Adviser, sub-advisers and service providers as required by SEC regulations. The CCO’s services have been approved by and are reviewed annually by the Board.

Investment in Affiliated Security — The Funds may invest excess cash in the SEI Daily Income Trust (SDIT) Government Fund, an affiliated money market fund. The Balanced Funds invest in the Growth Fund and Income Fund.

Interfund Lending — The SEC has granted an exemption that permits the Trust 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 (‘‘Repo Rate’’), and more favorable

 

 

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to the borrowing fund than the rate of interest that would be charged by a bank for short-term borrowings (‘‘Bank Loan Rate’’). The Bank Loan Rate will be determined using a formula reviewed annually 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. During the year ended June 30, 2018, the Trust did not participate in interfund lending.

4. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements and Credit Support Annexes (“ISDA Master Agreements”) maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral, and events of default or termination. The occurrence of a specified event of termination may give a counterparty the right to terminate all of its contracts and affect settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement.

To reduce counterparty risk with respect to Over The Counter (“OTC”) transactions, the Funds have entered into master netting arrangements, established within the Fund’s ISDA master agreements, which allow the Funds to make (or to have an entitlement to receive) a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) for outstanding payables and receivables with respect to certain OTC positions in swaps for each individual counterparty. In addition, the Funds may require that certain counterparties post cash and/or securities in collateral accounts to cover their net payment obligations for those derivative contracts subject to ISDA Master Agreements. If the counterparty fails to perform under these contracts and agreements, the cash and/or securities will be made available to the Funds.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and therefore disclose these derivative assets and derivative liabilities on a gross basis. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

Collateral terms are contract specific for OTC derivatives. For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount of each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Funds or the counterparty. For financial reporting purposes, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance.

The following is a summary of the variation margin of exchange-traded financial derivative instruments of the Funds as of June 30, 2018 ($ Thousands):

 

      Financial Derivative Asset           Financial Derivative Liability  
             Variation Margin Asset                           Variation Margin Liability          
Fund    Futures         Futures

Income Fund

   $2       $29

Cash with a total market value of $209 ($ Thousands) has been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded derivative instruments as of June 30, 2018.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2018

 

 

5. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

The cost of security purchases and the proceeds from the sale and maturities of securities, excluding U.S. government and other short-term investments, for the year ended June 30, 2018, were as follows:

 

Fund   

Purchases
(excluding

Short-Term
Investments &
U.S. Government
Securities)

($ Thousands)

    

Sales (excluding
Short-Term
Investments &
U.S. Government
Securities)

($ Thousands)

    

Purchases of
U.S. Government
Securities

($ Thousands)

    

Sales of

U.S. Government
Securities

($ Thousands)

 

Growth Fund

   $ 101,091      $ 129,832        $          —        $          —  

Income Fund

     55,942        37,899        638,560        633,127  

Balanced Growth Fund

     32,279        39,051                

Balanced Income Fund

     7,411        10,099                

6. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

It is each Fund’s intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and distribute all of its taxable income (including net capital gains). Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is required.

Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with U.S. Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from those amounts determined under U.S. GAAP. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, they are charged or credited to paid-in capital, undistributed net investment income or accumulated net realized gain, as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.

Accordingly, the following permanent differences, primarily attributable to different treatment for gains and losses on paydowns of mortgage and asset-backed securities for tax purposes, reclassification of long term capital gain distributions on Real Estate Investment Trust securities, foreign exchange gain and loss, reclassification of income from Passive Foreign Investment Companies, non-deductible expenses, expired CLCO and basis adjustments for investments in partnerships, have been reclassified to/ (from) the following accounts as of June 30, 2018:

 

      Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
($ Thousands)
     Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
($ Thousands)
    

Paid-in
Capital

($ Thousands)

 

Growth Fund

     $   (73)        $   72        $  1  

Income Fund

     277        50,750        (51,027)  

Balanced Growth Fund

     427        (412)        (15)  

Balanced Income Fund

     68        (65)        (3)  

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the last two years ended June 30 were as follows:

 

           
              Ordinary
Income
($ Thousands)
     Long Term
Capital Gains
($ Thousands)
     Total Taxable
Deductions
($ Thousands)
     Total
Distributions Paid
($ Thousands)
 

Growth Fund

     2018        $  5,007        $  23,033        $  28,040        $  28,040  
     2017        2,811               2,811        2,811  

Income Fund

     2018        6,403               6,403        6,403  
     2017        5,601               5,601        5,601  

Balanced Growth Fund

     2018        2,619        2,087        4,706        4,706  
     2017        2,992        6,915        9,907        9,907  

Balanced Income Fund

     2018        1,114        583        1,697        1,697  
     2017        1,036        967        2,003        2,003  

 

 

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As of June 30, 2018, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) were as follows:

 

           

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income

($ Thousands)

           Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
($ Thousands)
          

Capital

Loss
Carryforwards
($ Thousands)

          

Post-

October
Losses
($ Thousands)

          

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

($ Thousands)

          

Other
Temporary
Differences

($ Thousands)

          

Total
Distributable
Earnings
(Accumulated
Losses)

($ Thousands)

 

New Covenant Growth Fund

  $         1,498     $         20,398     $             $             $         102,068     $             $         123,964  

New Covenant Income Fund

      634                 (898       (2,070       (4,870       (685       (7,889

New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund

      2,249         10,962                         55,141                 68,352  

New Covenant Balanced Income Fund

      430         1,990                         9,873                 12,293  

Post October losses represent losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Funds may defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year. Deferred Late-Year Losses represent ordinary losses realized on investment transactions from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018 and specified losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018, that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Fund defers and treats as having arisen in the following fiscal year.

For Federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards incurred in taxable years beginning before December 22, 2010 may be carried forwards for a maximum period of eight years and applied against future net realized gains. At June 30, 2018, the breakdown of capital loss carryforwards was as follow:

 

     

Expires 2018

($ Thousands)

    

Total Capital Loss Carryforwards
($ Thousands)

June 30, 2018

 

Income Fund

     $  51,027        $0  

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law. Losses carried forward under these new provisions are as follows:

 

      Short-Term Loss
($ Thousands)
     Long-Term Loss
($ Thousands)
    

Total*

($ Thousands)

 

Income Fund

     $0        $898        $898  

*This table should be used in conjunction with the capital loss carryforwards table.

For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at June 30, 2018, and the net realized gains or losses on securities sold for the period were not materially different from amounts reported for financial reporting purposes. These differences are primarily due to wash sales, MLP basis adjustments and basis adjustments from investments in registered investment companies which cannot be used for Federal income tax purposes in the current year and have been deferred for use in future years.

The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on total investments held by the Funds at June 30, 2018 was as follows:

 

     

Federal

Tax Cost

($ Thousands)

    

Appreciated
Securities

($ Thousands)

    

Depreciated
Securities

($ Thousands)

    

Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

($ Thousands)

 

Growth Fund

     $        322,054                $        114,002                $        (11,934)            $        102,068      

Income Fund

     442,918                8                (4,882)            (4,874)      

Balanced Growth Fund

     235,110                57,182                (2,041)            55,141      

Balanced Income Fund

     67,358                12,112                (2,239)            9,873      

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Concluded)

June 30, 2018

 

 

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on Federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of June 30, 2018, no provision for income tax would be required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ Federal and state income and Federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

7. CONCENTRATIONS/RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications by the Trust to the counterparty to the con- tract. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Trust and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, management believes that, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

The market values of the Income Fund’s investments may change in response to interest rate changes and other factors. During periods of falling interest rates, the values of fixed income securities generally rise. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the values of such securities generally decline. Changes by recognized rating agencies in the ratings of any fixed income security and in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal may also affect the value of these investments.

The Growth Fund concentrates its investments in securities of foreign issuers in various countries. These investments may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investments in the United States, as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of future political and economic developments and the level of governmental supervision and regulation of securities markets in the respective countries.

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 are subject to this 15% limit. The Funds may purchase securities which are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) but which can be sold to “qualified institutional buyers” in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act. 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, 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.

The Income Fund may invest a limited amount of assets in debt securities which are rated below investment grade (hereinafter referred to as “lower- rated securities”) or which are unrated but deemed equivalent to those rated below investment grade 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 risks. 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. Lower-rated securities are 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.

The Balanced Growth Fund and Balanced Income Fund invest their assets primarily in the Growth Fund and the Income Fund. By investing primarily in shares of these Funds, shareholders of the Balanced Funds indirectly pay a portion of the operating expenses, management fees and brokerage costs of the underlying Funds as well as their own operating expenses. Thus, shareholders of the Balanced Funds may indirectly pay slightly higher total operating expenses and other costs than they would pay by directly owning shares of the Growth Fund and Income Fund. A change in the asset allocation of either Balanced Fund could increase or reduce the fees and expenses actually borne by investors in that Fund. The Balanced Funds are also subject to rebalancing risk. Rebalancing activities, while undertaken to maintain a Fund’s investment risk-to- reward ratio, may cause the Fund to under-perform other funds with similar investment objectives. For the Balanced Growth Fund, it is possible after rebalancing from equities into a greater percentage of fixed-income securities, that equities will outperform fixed income investments. For the Balanced Income Fund, it is possible that after rebalancing from fixed-income securities into a greater percentage of equity securities, that fixed-income securities will outperform equity investments. The performance of the Balanced Growth Fund and the Balanced Income Fund depends on the performance of the underlying Funds in which they invest.

 

 

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8. CONCENTRATION OF SHAREHOLDERS

On June 30, 2018, the number of shareholders below held the following percentage of the outstanding shares of the Funds. These shareholders are affiliated with the Funds.

 

     
      # of Shareholders    % of Outstanding Shares        

Growth Fund

   3    50.22%

Income Fund

   3    56.35%

Balanced Growth Fund

   1    1.0%

Balanced Income Fund

   1    0.9%

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no disclosures and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements as of June 30, 2018.

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS

NEW COVENANT FUNDS:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of New Covenant Funds (the “Trust”), comprised of the New Covenant Growth Fund, New Covenant Income Fund, New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund, and New Covenant Balanced Income Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), as of June 30, 2018, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of June 30, 2018, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2018, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent, and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more SEI Funds investment companies since 2005.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August 28, 2018

 

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST (Unaudited)

 

 

The following chart lists Trustees and Officers as of June 30, 2018.

Set forth below are the names, addresses, ages, position with the Trust, Term of Office and Length of Time Served, the principal occupations for the last five years, number of positions in fund complex overseen by trustee, and other directorships outside the fund complex of each of the persons currently serving as Trustees and Officers of the Trust. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-342-5734.

 

Name,

Address,

and Age

  Position(s)
Held with
Trusts
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served1
  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in Fund

Complex Overseen
by Trustee2

  

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee

INTERESTED TRUSTEES

         

Robert A. Nesher

One Freedom

Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

70 yrs. old

  Chairman
of the
Board of
Trustees*
  since 1995    Currently performs various services on behalf of SEI for which Mr. Nesher is compensated.   104    Vice Chairman of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, Winton Series Trust and Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund since 2014. Vice Chairman of Gallery Trust since 2015. 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 Multi-Strategy Funds PLC, SEI Global Nominee Ltd and SEI Investments—Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited. Director and President of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010. President, Director and Chief Executive Officer 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 The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, Winton Series Trust, Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) and Gallery 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 Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, The New Covenant Funds and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

William M. Doran

One Freedom

Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

76 yrs. old

  Trustee*   since 1995    Self-employed consultant since 2003. Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (law firm) from 1976 to 2003, counsel to the Trust, SEI, SIMC, the Administrator and the Distributor.   104    Director of SEI since 1974; Secretary of SEI since 1978. Director of SEI Investments Distribution Co. 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. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust from 1982 to 2016. Trustee of O’Connor EQUUS from 2014 to 2016. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP from 2007 to 2013. Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, Winton Series Trust, Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund, Gallery Trust, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, The KP Funds and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

TRUSTEES

           

George J. Sullivan Jr.

One Freedom

Valley Drive,

Oaks, PA 19456

74 yrs. old

  Trustee   since 1996    Retired since January 2012. Self-Employed Consultant, Newfound Consultants Inc. April 1997-December 2011.   104    Member of the independent review committee for SEI’s Canadian-registered mutual funds. Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP from 2007 to 2013. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust from 1996 to 2016. Trustee/Director of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, The KP Funds and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

 

*

Messrs. Nesher and Doran are Trustees who may be deemed as “interested” persons of the Trust as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with SIMC and the Trust’s Distributor.

1

Each trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this Trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust

2

The Fund Complex includes the following Trusts: SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, SEI Catholic Values Trust and New Covenant Funds.

 

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST (Unaudited)(Concluded)

 

 

Name

Address,

and Age

  Position(s)
Held with
Trusts
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served1
  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  Number of
Portfolios in Fund
Complex Overseen
by Trustee2
  

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee

TRUSTEES (continued)

         

Nina Lesavoy

One Freedom

Valley Drive,

Oaks, PA 19456

59 yrs. old

  Trustee   since 2003    Founder and Managing Director, Avec Capital (strategic fundraising firm) since 2008. Managing Director, Cue Capital (strategic fundraising firm) from March 2002-March 2008.   104    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, L.P., SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, New Covenant Funds, Adviser Managed Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

James M. Williams

One Freedom

Valley Drive,

Oaks, PA 19456

69 yrs. old

  Trustee   since 2004   

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, J. Paul Getty Trust, Non-Profit Foundation for Visual Arts, since December 2002. President, Harbor Capital Advisors and Harbor Mutual Funds, 2000-2002. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, L.P. from 2007 to 2013.

Manager, Pension Asset Management, Ford Motor Company, 1997-1999.

  104    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 Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

Mitchell A. Johnson

One Freedom

Valley Drive,

Oaks, PA 19456

74 yrs. old

  Trustee   since 2007    Retired Private Investor since 1994.   104    Director, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) since 1997. Director of SEI Alpha 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 Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, The KP Funds and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

Hubert L. Harris, Jr.

One Freedom

Valley Drive,

Oaks, PA 19456

73 yrs. old

  Trustee   since 2008    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, INVESCO North America, August 2003-December 2005. Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors, AMVESCAP Retirement, Inc., January 1998- August 2003.   104    Director of AMVESCAP PLC from 1993-2004. Served as a director of a bank holding company, 2003-2009. Director, Aaron’s Inc., 2012-present. 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 Liquid Asset Trust from 2008 to 2016. Trustee of SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, New Covenant Funds, Adviser Managed Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

Susan C. Cote

One Freedom

Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

62 years old

  Trustee   since 2016    Retired since July 2015. Americas Director of Asset Management, Ernst & Young LLP from 2006-2013. Global Asset Management Assurance Leader, Ernest & Young LLP from 2006- 2015. Partner Ernest & Young LLP from 1997-2015. Prudential, 1983-1997.Member of the Ernst & Young LLP Retirement Investment Committee, Treasurer and Chair of Finance, Investment and Audit Committee of the New York Women’s Foundation.   104    Trustee of 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, New Covenant Funds, Adviser Managed Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

Joan A. Binstock

One Freedom

Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

64 years old

  Trustee   since 2018    Retired since February 2018. Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer at Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC from 1999 to 2018. Chief Financial Officer and Vice President at Lord, Abbett Family of Mutual Funds from 1999 to 2017. Chief Operating Officer at Morgan Grenfell Asset Management from 1997 to 1999. Director and Head of the Asset Management Regulatory Advisory Practice at Ernst & Young, LLP from 1995-1997. Vice President of Mutual Fund Accounting and Compliance at JPMorgan Fund Services from 1993-1995. Director and Chief Administrative/Compliance Officer at BEA Associates from 1991 to 1993. Member of the Board and Audit Committee at DTCC Institutional Trade Processing since 2013. Founding Board Member at Association of Institutional Investors since 2010. Vice Chair of the Board at Bronx High School of Science Endowment Fund since 2015. Board Member at Greyston Foundation since 2003 and at Greyston Bakery from 2003 to 2009 and since 2014.   104    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, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust

James B. Taylor

One Freedom

Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

67 years old

  Trustee   since 2018    Retired since December 2017. Chief Investment Officer at Georgia Teach 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.   104    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, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust.

 

1

Each trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this Trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.

2

The Fund Complex includes the following Trusts: SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, SEI Catholic Values Trust and New Covenant Funds.

 

 

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Name

Address,

and Age

  Position(s)
Held with
Trusts
   

Term of

Office and

Length of
Time Served1

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen

by Trustee2

 

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee

OFFICERS

         

Robert A. Nesher

One Freedom

Valley Drive,

Oaks, PA 19456

70 yrs. Old

   
President
and CEO
 
 
  since 2005   Currently performs various services on behalf of SEI for which Mr. Nesher is compensated.   N/A   N/A

James J. Hoffmayer

One Freedom

Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

43 yrs. old

   


Controller
and Chief
Financial
Officer
 
 
 
 
  since 2016   Senior Director, Funds Accounting and Fund Administration, SEI Investments Global Funds Services (since September 2016); Senior Director of Fund Administration, SEI Investments Global Funds Services (since October 2014). Director of Financial Reporting, SEI Investments Global Funds Services (November 2004 – October 2014).   N/A   N/A

Glenn R. Kurdziel

One Freedom

Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

43 yrs. old

   

Assistant
Controller
since 2017
 
 
 
      Assistant Controller, Funds Accounting, SEI Investments Global Funds Services (March 2017); Senior Manager, Funds Accounting, SEI Investments Global Funds Services since 2005.   N/A   N/A

Russell Emery

One Freedom

Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

54 yrs. old

   

Chief
Compliance
Officer
 
 
 
  since 2006   Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Tax Exempt 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 June 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of Adviser Managed Trust since December 2010. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP from 2007 to 2013. Chief Compliance Officer of New Covenant Funds since February 2012.Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Insurance Products Trust and The KP Funds since 2013. Chief Compliance Officer of New Covenant Funds since February 2012. Chief Compliance Officer of O’Connor EQUUS from 2014 to 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, Winton Series Trust and Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund since 2014. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Catholic Values Trust and Gallery Trust since 2015.   N/A   N/A

Timothy D Barto

One Freedom

Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

48 yrs. old

   


Vice
President
and
Secretary
 
 
 
 
  since 2002   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.   N/A   N/A

Aaron Buser

One Freedom

Valley Drive,

Oaks, PA 19456

46 yrs. old

   



Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
  since 2008   Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc. since 2009. Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SIMC since 2007. Attorney Stark & Stark (law firm), March 2004-July 2007.   N/A   N/A

David F. McCann

One Freedom

Valley Drive,

Oaks, PA 19456

40 yrs. old

   



Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
  since 2009   Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc. since 2009. Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SIMC since 2008. Attorney, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP (law firm), May 2005 - October 2008.   N/A   N/A

Stephen G. MacRae

One Freedom

Valley Drive,

Oaks, PA 19456

49 yrs. old

   
Vice
President
 
 
  since 2012   Director of Global Investment Product Management January 2004 - to present.   N/A   N/A

Bridget E. Sudall

One Freedom

Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

36 yrs. old

   




Anti-Money
Laundering
Compliance
Officer and
Privacy
Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
  since 2015   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer (since 2015), Senior Associate and AML Officer, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, April 2011-March 2015, Investor Services Team Lead, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, July 2007-April 2011.   N/A   N/A

 

1

Each trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this Trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.

2

The Fund Complex includes the following Trusts: SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, SEI Catholic Values Trust and New Covenant Funds.

 

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2018

All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a mutual fund, your investment is affected by these ongoing costs, which include (among others) costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports like this one. It is important for you to understand the impact of these costs on your investment returns.

Operating expenses such as these are deducted from the mutual fund‘s gross income and directly reduce its final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the mutual fund’s average net assets; this percentage is known as the mutual fund’s expense ratio.

The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period (July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018).

The table on this page illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:

Actual Fund Return: This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that your Fund incurred over the period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund’s gross investment return.

You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in your Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual starting account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”

Hypothetical 5% Return: This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that your Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other mutual funds.

NOTE: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes — NOT your Fund’s actual return — the account values shown do not apply to your specific investment.

 

     

Beginning
Account
Value

7/1/17

     Ending
Account
Value
6/30/18
     Annualized
Expense
Ratios
    Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
 

Growth Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,031.00        0.87     $4.38  

Hypothetical 5% Return

     $1,000.00        $1,020.48        0.87     $4.36  

Income Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $987.10        0.80     $3.94  

Hypothetical 5% Return

     $1,000.00        $1,020.83        0.80     $4.01  

Balanced Growth Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,014.30        0.13     $0.65  

Hypothetical 5% Return

     $1,000.00        $1,024.15        0.13     $0.65  

Balanced Income Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,003.10        0.15     $0.74  

Hypothetical 5% Return

     $1,000.00        $1,024.50        0.15     $0.75  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

Excludes expenses of the underlying affiliated investment companies.

 

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONSIDERATIONS IN APPROVING THE ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

New Covenant Funds (the “Trust”) and SEI Investments Management Corporation (“SIMC”) have entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, SIMC is responsible for the investment advisory services provided to the series of the Trust (the “Funds”). Pursuant to separate sub-advisory agreements with SIMC (the “Sub-Advisory Agreements” and, together with the Advisory Agreement, the “Investment Advisory Agreements”), and under the supervision of SIMC and the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), the sub-advisers (each, a “Sub-Adviser” and collectively, the “Sub-Advisers”) provide security selection and certain other advisory services with respect to all or a discrete portion of the assets of the Funds. The Sub-Advisers are also responsible for managing their employees who provide services to the Funds. The 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.

The Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), requires that the initial approval of, as well as the continuation of, the Funds’ Investment Advisory Agreements be specifically approved: (i) by the vote of the Board or by a vote of the shareholders of the Funds; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Investment Advisory Agreements or “interested persons” of any party (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval(s). In connection with their consideration of such approval(s), the Funds’ Trustees must request and evaluate, and SIMC and the Sub-Advisers are required to furnish, such information as may be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreements. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission takes the position that, as part of their fiduciary duties with respect to a mutual fund’s fees, mutual fund boards are required to evaluate the material factors applicable to a decision to approve an Investment Advisory Agreement.

Consistent with these responsibilities, the Board calls and holds meetings each year to consider whether to approve new and/or renew existing Investment Advisory Agreements between the Trust and SIMC and SIMC and the Sub-Advisers with respect to the Funds of the Trust. In preparation for these meetings, the Board requests and reviews a wide variety of materials provided by SIMC and the Sub-Advisers, including information about SIMC’s and the Sub-Advisers’ affiliates, personnel and operations and the services provided pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreements. The Board also receives data from third parties. This information is provided in addition to the detailed information about the Funds that the Board reviews during the course of each year, including information that relates to Fund operations and Fund performance. The Trustees also receive a memorandum from counsel regarding the responsibilities of Trustees in connection with their consideration of whether to approve the Trust’s Investment Advisory Agreements. Finally, the Independent Trustees receive advice from independent counsel to the Independent Trustees, meet in executive sessions outside the presence of Fund management and participate in question and answer sessions with representatives of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers.

Specifically, during the course of the Trust’s fiscal year, the Board requested and received written materials from SIMC and the Sub-Advisers regarding: (i) the quality of SIMC’s and the Sub-Advisers’ investment management and other services; (ii) SIMC’s and the Sub-Advisers’ investment management personnel; (iii) SIMC’s and the Sub-Advisers’ operations and financial condition; (iv) SIMC’s and the Sub-Advisers’ brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements) and investment strategies; (v) the level of the advisory fees that SIMC charges the Funds and the level of the sub-advisory fees that SIMC pays the Sub-Advisers, compared with fees each charge to comparable accounts; (vi) the advisory fees charged by SIMC and the Funds’ overall fees and operating expenses compared with peer groups of mutual funds prepared by Broadridge, an independent provider of investment company data; (vii) the level of SIMC’s and the Sub-Advisers’ profitability from their Fund-related operations; (viii) SIMC’s and the Sub-Advisers’ compliance program, including a description of material compliance matters and material compliance violations; (ix) SIMC’s potential economies of scale; (x) SIMC’s and the Sub-Advisers’ policies on and compliance procedures for personal securities transactions; (xi) SIMC’s and the Sub-Advisers’ expertise and resources in domestic and/or international financial markets; and (xii) the Funds’ performance over various periods of time compared with peer groups of mutual funds prepared by Broadridge and the Funds’ benchmark indexes.

At the March 27-28, 2018 meeting of the Board, the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Also, each Sub-Advisory Agreement was either initially approved or, if the Sub-Advisory Agreement was already in effect (unless operating under an initial two-year term), renewed at meetings of the Board held during the course of the Trust’s fiscal year on September 11-13, 2017 and December 5-6, 2017. In each case, the Board’s approval (or renewal) was based on its consideration and evaluation of the

 

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONSIDERATIONS IN APPROVING THE ADVISORY AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (Concluded)

 

 

factors described above, as discussed at the meetings and at prior meetings. The following discusses some, but not all, of the factors that were considered by the Board in connection with its assessment of the Investment Advisory Agreements.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by SIMC and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds and the resources of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates dedicated to the Funds. In this regard, the Trustees evaluated, among other things, SIMC’s and each Sub-Adviser’s personnel, experience, track record and compliance program. Following evaluation, the Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, the nature, extent and quality of services provided by SIMC and the Sub-Advisers to the Funds and the resources of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates dedicated to the Funds were sufficient to support the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements. In addition to advisory services, the Board considered the nature and quality of certain administrative, transfer agency and other non-investment advisory services provided to the Funds by SIMC and/or its affiliates.

Performance. In determining whether to renew SIMC’s Advisory Agreement, the Trustees considered the Funds’ performance relative to their peer groups and appropriate indexes/benchmarks. The Trustees reviewed performance information for each Fund, noting that they receive performance reports that permit them to monitor each Fund’s performance at board meetings throughout the year. As part of this review, the Trustees considered the composition of each peer group and selection criteria. In assessing Fund performance, the Trustees considered a report compiled by Broadridge, an independent third-party that was engaged to prepare an assessment of the Funds in connection with the renewal of the Advisory Agreement (the “Broadridge Report”). The Broadridge Report included metrics on risk analysis, volatility versus total return, net total return and performance consistency for the Funds and a universe of comparable funds. Based on the materials considered and discussed at the meetings, the Trustees found Fund performance satisfactory, or, where performance was materially below the benchmark and/or peer group, the Trustees were satisfied with the reasons provided to explain such performance. In connection with the approval or renewal of Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Board considered the performance of the Sub-Adviser relative to appropriate indexes/benchmarks. Following evaluation, the Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, the performance of the Funds was sufficient to support renewal of SIMC’s Advisory Agreement, and the performance of each Sub-Adviser was sufficient to support approval or renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.

Fees. With respect to the Funds’ expenses under the Investment Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the rate of compensation called for by the Investment Advisory Agreements and the Funds’ net operating expense ratio in comparison to those of the Funds’ respective peer groups. In assessing Fund expenses, the Trustees considered the information in the Broadridge Report, which included various metrics related to fund expenses, including, but not limited to, contractual management fees at various fee levels, actual management fees, and actual total expenses (including underlying fund expenses) for the Funds and a universe of comparable funds. Based on the materials considered and discussion at the meetings, the Trustees further determined that fees were either shown to be below the peer average in the comparative fee analysis, or that there was a reasonable basis for the fee level. The Trustees also considered the effects of SIMC’s voluntary waiver of management and other fees to prevent total Fund operating expenses from exceeding a specified cap and concluded that SIMC, through waivers, has maintained the Funds’ net operating expenses at competitive levels for its distribution channels. In determining the appropriateness of fees, the Board also took into consideration the impact of fees incurred indirectly by the Funds as a result of investments into underlying funds, including funds from which SIMC or its affiliates earn fees. The Board also took into consideration compensation earned from the Funds by SIMC or its affiliates for non-advisory services, such as administration, transfer agency, shareholder services or brokerage, and considered whether SIMC and its affiliates may have realized other benefits from their relationship with the Funds, such as any research and brokerage services received under soft dollar arrangements. When considering fees paid to Sub-Advisers, the Board took into account the fact that the Sub-Advisers are compensated by SIMC and not by the Funds directly, and that such compensation with respect to any unaffiliated Sub-Adviser reflects an arms-length negotiation between the Sub-Adviser and SIMC. Following evaluation, the Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, the expenses of the Funds are reasonable and supported renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements. The Board also considered whether the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates may have realized other benefits from their relationship with the Funds, such as any research and brokerage services received under soft dollar arrangements.

Profitability. With regard to profitability, the Trustees considered compensation flowing to SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and their affiliates, directly or indirectly. The Trustees considered whether the levels of compensation and

 

 

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profitability were reasonable. As with the fee levels, when considering the profitability of the Sub-Advisers, the Board took into account the fact that compensation with respect to any unaffiliated Sub-Adviser reflects an arms-length negotiation between the Sub-Adviser and SIMC. In connection with the approval or renewal of each Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board also took into consideration the impact that the fees paid to the Sub-Adviser have on SIMC’s advisory fee margin and profitability. Based on this evaluation, the Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, the profitability of each of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers is reasonable and supported renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreements.

Economies of Scale. With respect to the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees considered whether any economies of scale were being realized by SIMC and their affiliates and, if so, whether the benefits of such economies of scale were passed along to the Funds’ shareholders through a graduated investment advisory fee schedule or other means, including any fee waivers by SIMC and its affiliates. The Trustees recognized that economies of scale are difficult to identify and quantify and are rarely identifiable on a fund-by-fund basis. Based on this evaluation, the Board determined that the fees were reasonable in light of the information that was provided by SIMC with respect to economies of scale.

Based on the Trustees’ deliberation and their evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of Fund counsel and Independent Trustees’ counsel, unanimously approved the approval or renewal, as applicable, of the Investment Advisory Agreements and concluded that the compensation under the Investment Advisory Agreements is fair and reasonable in light of such services and expenses and such other matters as the Trustees considered to be relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. In the course of its deliberations, the Board did not identify any particular factor (or conclusion with respect thereto) or single piece of information that was all-important, controlling or determinative of its decision, but considered all of the factors together, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors (and conclusions with respect thereto) and information.

 

 

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

For shareholders who do not have a June 30, 2018 taxable year end, this notice is for information purposes only. For shareholders with a June 30, 2018 taxable year end, please consult your tax adviser as to the pertinence of this notice.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, the Funds are designating long term and qualifying dividend income with regard to distributions paid during the year as follows:

 

                 
  Fund   

(A)

Long Term
Capital Gains
Distributions
(Tax Basis)

  (B)
Ordinary
Income
  Total
Distributions
(Tax Basis)
 

(C)

Dividends
Qualifying
for Corporate
Dividends Rec.

Deduction (1)

 

(D)

Qualifying
Dividend
Income
(15% Tax

Rate

for QDI) (2)

 

(E)

U.S.
Government
Interest (3)

  Interest
Related
Dividends
(4)
  Short-Term
Capital
Gain
Dividends
(5)

  New Covenant Growth Fund

   82.14%   17.86%   100.00%   100.00%   100.00%   0.00%   0.47%   100.00%

  New Covenant Income Fund

   0.00%   100.00%   100.00%   0.00%   0.00%   11.19%   68.05%   0.00%

  New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund

   44.35%   55.65%   100.00%   34.76%   43.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%

  New Covenant Balanced Income Fund

   34.38%   65.62%   100.00%   18.01%   22.08%   0.00%   0.00%   100.00%

 

  (1)

Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction.

 

  (2)

The percentage in this column represents the amount of ‘‘Qualifying Dividend Income’’ and is reflected as a percentage of ‘‘Ordinary Income Distributions.’’ It is the intention of each of the aforementioned Funds to designate the maximum amount permitted by law. The information reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2017. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2017 Form 1099-DIV.

 

  (3)

‘‘U.S. Government Interest’’ represents the amount of interest that was derived from direct U.S. Government obligations and distributed during the fiscal year. This amount is reflected as a percentage of total ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions). Generally, interest from direct U.S. Government obligations is exempt from state income tax. However, for shareholders who are residents of California, Connecticut and New York, the statutory threshold requirements were not satisfied to permit exemption of these amounts from state income.

 

  (4)

The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Interest Related Dividends” and is reflected as a percentage of net investment income distributions that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

 

  (5)

The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Short-Term Capital Gain Dividends” and is reflected as a percentage of short-term capital gain distributions that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

Items (A) and (B) are based on the percentage of each Fund’s total distribution.

Items (C) and (D) are based on the percentage of ordinary income distributions of each Fund. Item (E) is based on the percentage of gross income of each Fund.

Please consult your tax adviser for proper treatment of this information. This notification should be kept with your permanent tax records.

 

 

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NEW COVENANT FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT JUNE 30, 2018

 

Robert A. Nesher, Chairman

Trustees

William M. Doran

George J. Sullivan, Jr.

Nina Lesavoy

James M. Williams

Mitchell A. Johnson

Hubert L. Harris, Jr.

Susan C. Cote

James B. Taylor

Officers

Robert A. Nesher

President and Chief Executive Officer

James J. Hoffmayer

Controller and Chief Financial Officer

Glenn R. Kurdziel

Assistant Controller

Russell Emery

Chief Compliance Officer

Timothy D. Barto

Vice President, Secretary

Aaron Buser

Vice President, Assistant Secretary

David F. McCann

Vice President, Assistant Secretary

Stephen G. MacRae

Vice President

Bridget E. Sudall

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

Privacy Officer

Investment Adviser

SEI Investments Management Corporation

Administrator

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

Distributor

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

Legal Counsel

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Trust and must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Shares of the Funds are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank. The shares are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in the shares involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.

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Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, comptroller or principal accounting officer, and any person who performs a similar function.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

(a)(1) The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least three audit committee financial experts serving on the audit committee.

(a) (2) The audit committee financial experts are Susan Cote, George J. Sullivan, Jr., Hubert L. Harris, and Jim Taylor, Jr. Messrs. Cote, Sullivan, Harris, and Taylor are independent as defined in Form N-CSR Item 3 (a) (2).

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fees billed by KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) related to the Registrant.

KPMG billed the Registrant aggregate fees for services rendered to the Registrant for the fiscal years 2018 and 2017 as follows:

 

           Fiscal 2018   Fiscal 2017
           All fees and
services to
the
Registrant
that were
pre-approved
  All fees and
services to
service affiliates
that were
pre-approved
 

All other fees
and services to
service affiliates
that did

not require
pre-approval

  All fees and
services to
the
Registrant
that were
pre-approved
  All fees and
services to
service affiliates
that were
pre-approved
 

All other fees
and services to
service affiliates
that did

not require
pre-approval

(a)  

   Audit Fees(1)   $67,960   N/A   $0   $66,000   N/A   $0

(b)  

   Audit-Related Fees   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0

(c)  

   Tax Fees (3)   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0   $0

(d)  

   All Other Fees(2)   $0   $341,386   $0   $0   $415,697   $0

Notes:

(1)

Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

(2)

See Item 4(g) for a description of the services comprising the fees disclosed under this category.

(3)

Tax fees include amounts related to tax compliance and consulting services

(e)(1) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has adopted an Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the “Policy”), which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by the independent auditor of the Registrant may be pre-approved. In any instance where services require pre-approval, the Audit Committee will consider whether such services are consistent with SEC’s rules and whether the provision of such services would impair the auditor’s independence.


The Policy provides that all requests or applications for proposed services to be provided by the independent auditor must be submitted to the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and must include a detailed description of the services proposed to be rendered. The CFO will determine whether such services: (1) require specific pre-approval; (2) are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee pursuant to the Policy; or (3) have been previously pre-approved in connection with the independent auditor’s annual engagement letter for the applicable year or otherwise.

Requests or applications to provide services that require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by the CFO. Audit Committee has delegated specific pre-approval authority to either the Audit Committee Chair or financial experts, provided that the estimated fee for any such proposed pre-approved service does not exceed $100,000 and any pre-approval decisions are reported to the Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

Services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee are identified and described in the Policy. In addition, the Policy sets forth a maximum fee per engagement with respect to each identified service that has received general pre-approval. The Audit Committee will annually review and pre-approve the services that may be provided by the independent auditors during the following twelve months without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee will be informed by the CFO on a quarterly basis of all services rendered by the independent auditor.

All services to be provided by the independent auditor shall be provided pursuant to a signed written engagement letter with the Registrant, the investment advisor or applicable control affiliate (except that matters as to which an engagement letter would be impractical because of timing issues or because the matter is small may not be the subject of an engagement letter) that sets forth both the services to be provided by the independent auditor and the total fees (or the manner of their determination) to be paid to the independent auditor for those services.

In addition, the Audit Committee has determined to take additional measures on an annual basis to meet its responsibility to oversee the work of the independent auditor and to assure the auditor’s independence from the Registrant, such as reviewing a formal written statement from the independent auditor delineating all relationships between the independent auditor and the Registrant, and discussing with the independent auditor its methods and procedures for ensuring independence.

(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

 

        Fiscal 2018        Fiscal 2017  

Audit-Related Fees

   0%    0%

Tax Fees

   0%    0%

All Other Fees

   0%    0%

(f) Not Applicable.

(g)(1) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by KPMG for the fiscal years 2018 and 2017 were $341,386 and $415,697, respectively. Non-audit fees consist of a service organization controls report review of fund accounting and administration operations and an attestation report in accordance with Rule 17Ad-13.


(h) During the past fiscal year, the Registrant’s principal accountant provided certain non-audit services to the Registrant’s investment adviser or to entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Registrant’s investment adviser that provide ongoing services to the Registrant that were not subject to pre-approval pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. The Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Trustees reviewed and considered these non-audit services provided by the Registrant’s principal accountant to the Registrant’s affiliates, including whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Investments

(a) The Schedules of Investments are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

Item 7.

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Registrant has a standing Governance Committee (the “Committee”) currently consisting of the Independent Trustees. The Committee is responsible for evaluating and recommending nominees for election to the Board. Pursuant to the Committee’s Charter, adopted on February 22, 2012, the Committee will review all shareholder recommendations for nominations to fill vacancies on the Board if such recommendations are submitted in writing and addressed to the Committee at the Registrant’s office.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 13.

Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.


(a)(2) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are filed herewith.

(b) Officer certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended also accompany this filing as an exhibit.

 


SIGNATURES

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

 

      New Covenant Funds
By      

/s/ Robert A. Nesher

      Robert A. Nesher
      President & CEO

Date: September 7, 2018

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

 

By      

/s/ Robert A. Nesher

      Robert A. Nesher
      President & CEO

Date: September 7, 2018

 

By

     

/s/ James J. Hoffmayer

     

James J. Hoffmayer

     

Controller & CFO

Date: September 7, 2018