N-CSR 1 d775789dncsr.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, 2019

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2019

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

   

Letter to Shareholders

     1  
   

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Fund Performance

     6  
   

Schedules of Investments

     14  
   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     41  
   

Statements of Operations

     42  
   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     43  
   

Financial Highlights

     45  
   

Notes to Financial Statements

     49  
   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     62  
   

Trustees and Officers of the Trust

     63  
   

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

     66  
   

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

     67  
   

Notice to Shareholders

     72  

 

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Trust’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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, 2019 (Unaudited)

To Our Shareholders:

After an extended period of historical calm and steady gains, volatility returned to financial markets during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, with a selloff toward the end of 2018 that sent most global indexes into or near bear market territory before an early-2019 rebound that saw the S&P 500 Index deliver its best first-quarter performance in 20 years. Trade war fears, ongoing Brexit discussions and the U.S. yield curve all weighed on investor expectations.

The pace of interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve (Fed) mostly followed the market’s projections. Long-term rates fell by a greater magnitude than short-term rates after the Federal Reserve raised rates twice during the reporting period; the yield curve flattened to a post-recession low and even inverted at multiple maturities.

The European Central Bank ended its bond-buying program at the end of 2018 but made assurances that it would reinvest maturing securities for some time to help keep rates low. Christine Lagarde (who resigned as president of the International Monetary Fund after the reporting period) was named to succeed Mario Draghi as European Central Bank (ECB) President at the end of October 2019. Lagarde is expected to maintain her predecessor’s dovish policies.

The Japanese yen, typically viewed as a safe-haven asset in risk-off environments, finished the period higher against the U.S. dollar while the Bank of Japan (BOJ) held monetary policy stable. Driven by trade-related tensions, the Chinese yuan slid to a 10-year low against the U.S. dollar in the first half of the fiscal period. While China’s currency strengthened earlier this year as trade negotiations appeared to be reaching a favorable conclusion, its value weakened again following a breakdown in talks at the beginning of May.

Oil prices rose during the first half of the reporting period to a four-year high, supported by geopolitical tensions and news that Saudi Arabia and Russia would extend an agreement to curb output. However, growing concerns over falling demand and increasing global supply, along with a broad selloff in risk assets, helped drive a correction during the last three months of 2018 that sent the commodity down as much as 40% from its earlier highs. Support at the start of the new year saw a near-50% recovery from its lows, and oil closed the fiscal year down about 20%.

Geopolitical Events

U.S. elections in November 2018 produced a partial shift in power away from Republicans and toward Democrats in Congress and statehouses across the country. The new balance of authority in Congress could substantially limit the ability of President Donald Trump and Republicans to pass meaningful legislation; it also enhances the investigatory powers available to Democrats, thereby adding to political risk for the Trump administration.

The partial shutdown of the U.S. government in December lasted over a month due to an impasse between Congress and President Trump’s administration about whether to fund a multi-billion dollar wall on the U.S.-Mexico border championed by the president. The Trump administration also received a measure of resolution in March, when the special counsel investigating the 2016 election “did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government” to sway the election. The special counsel reportedly could not conclude that the president committed criminal obstruction of justice, although neither did it exonerate him. Congressional Democrats intend to review the special counsel’s report to make a separate determination in conjunction with information gathered through Congressional investigations.

NAFTA’s successor came into focus during the year—first when the U.S. and Mexico came to an agreement in August, and then when the U.S. and Canada finally ironed out their differences in September. Now called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the revised deal is expected to strengthen its predecessor’s provisions and improve labor standards. The U.S. is projected to offer Canada and Mexico relief from automobile-related trade barriers as a result of the new agreement, although aluminum and steel tariffs will remain.

Trade negotiations between the U.S. and China deteriorated in early May. The U.S. announced an escalation of existing tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports from 10% to 25% and proposed expanding the scope of the 25% tariffs to an additional $300 billion of imports—prompting smaller retaliatory tariffs from China. However, the U.S. stalled the proposed tariffs in late June to entice Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit (an international forum for governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the EU); the meeting produced a temporary truce as both sides agreed to return to the negotiating table.

 

 

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NEW COVENANT FUNDS — JUNE 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May announced on May 24 her intention to resign following a poor showing for Conservatives in European Parliamentary elections. May’s inability to establish sufficient support for her Brexit deal or a viable alternative had become an impasse, and her recent overtures for a second referendum alienated a large subset of her party’s leadership. More than a dozen candidates announced plans to run for Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party following May’s announcement; Boris Johnson was eventually named as May’s successor just after the end of the fiscal year. Johnson campaigned on an explicit willingness to depart the EU without a deal upon the October 31 deadline but has made conflicting comments on the likelihood of this outcome.

Elections for European Parliament exposed support for centrist parties shifting toward more polarizing alternatives on the left and right. Concerns about the impact of climate change bolstered the Green Party alliance, especially in Germany, where it outpaced the Social Democratic Party (which serves as the junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government). Eurosceptic nationalist parties also fared well, particularly in France and Italy, where they earned a plurality of votes.

Economic Performance

The U.S. economy grew 3.4% at the start of the fiscal period, a drop from 4.2% in the previous quarter, pointing to a slight decrease in consumer spending and a broader decline in exports. Economic growth slowed to 2.2% in the fourth quarter of 2018, primarily due to a softer environment for business investment that was only modestly affected by the partial government shutdown. Still, GDP for the 2018 calendar year finished at 2.9%, equaling growth in 2015 as the best in 10 years. The government shutdown that continued through most of January likely detracted in 2019; however, growth rebounded to 3.1% in the first quarter, driven by increases in inventories and trade.

The labor market remained robust throughout the fiscal year: the unemployment rate fell, finishing the period near a 49-year low at 3.7%; the labor-force participation rate ended at 62.9%, unchanged from a year ago. Average hourly earnings gained 3.1% over the year, although a modest increase in price pressures weighed on real personal income growth as the period progressed. The historically strong labor market and improving wage growth helped boost the debt profile of the U.S. consumer. The Fed raised its target interest rate two times during the period but took a dovish turn toward the end of the fiscal year, with new economic projections that showed zero interest-rate increases in 2019. The central bank also unveiled a plan to start slowing the reduction of its balance sheet in May—before halting reduction altogether in September and converting its allocation of mortgage-related assets to Treasurys.

The ECB held its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a historic low through the fiscal year, while the Bank of England raised its official bank rate for only the second time since the global financial crisis, by 0.25%. Committee guidance noted a bias toward higher rates in the future, depending on the Brexit outcome. Broad economic growth in the eurozone slowed to its weakest pace in four years at the end of the fourth quarter of 2018, as tightening auto emission standards in Germany and a stagnating Italian economy hampered expansion; growth rebounded in the first quarter but likely did not weaken the case for continued accommodative policy by the ECB for some time. The U.K. economy grew 1.8% year-on-year through the first quarter of 2019, up from a six-year low of 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Japanese GDP grew 0.6% year-on-year at the end of the first quarter of 2019; the BOJ maintained monetary stimulus in an attempt to counter slowing growth and weak productivity gains. Meanwhile, GDP in China expanded by just 6.2% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019, its weakest pace in 28 years, as a lack of consumer confidence due to the U.S. trade war continued to put pressure on economic growth.

Market Developments

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, growth stocks generally outperformed value stocks. The U.S. equity market experienced a significant decline midway through the fiscal year as concerns about rising interest rates, trade issues, and softening global economic growth weighed on investor sentiment. The highly-cyclical energy sector experienced a significant selloff, while the health care and utilities sectors, in particular, outperformed and helped mitigate some damage in the falling market. However, January marked the best start for equities in thirty years; the recovery rally continued until a slight retreat in May, but touched a record high in June before the end of the fiscal year.

 

 

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The Russell 1000 Growth Index finished up 11.56% during the fiscal year, while the Russell 1000 Value Index lagged, gaining 8.46% over the same period. Small-cap stocks (Russell 2000 Index) failed to keep up with large caps (Russell 1000 Index) during the fiscal year. Large caps finished up 10.02%, easily outpacing small caps, which lost 3.31%.

Brexit concerns continued to overshadow the outlook for business in the U.K.; the FTSE UK Series All-Share Index shed 3.05% in U.S. dollar terms but managed to gain 0.57% in sterling. The MSCI ACWI Index, a proxy for global equities in both developed and emerging markets, rose 5.74% in U.S. dollar terms; U.S. markets did better, as the S&P 500 Index returned 10.42%. Despite continued accommodative monetary policy from the ECB, European equities lagged, as fears over trade wars and policy uncertainty grew. The MSCI Europe Index finished up 1.88% in U.S. dollar terms and 4.25% higher in euros; the euro finished down 2.82% versus the U.S. dollar for the period.

Emerging markets failed to keep pace over the full reporting period. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index finished the fiscal year 1.21% ahead in U.S. dollar terms, after a generous rally over the final six months. Asian markets ended the period lower as trade-related concerns drove regional market weakness.

Led by the dovish tone of global central banks and better-than-expected earnings toward the end of the reporting period, global high-yield bonds outperformed global government bonds. A continuing theme for U.S. fixed-income markets was the flattening yield curve, as short-term yields fell less than long-term yields. In early December, the spread between 2-year and 10-year Treasury bonds compressed to 11 basis points, its narrowest point in more than 12 years. At the same time, the spread between 2-year and 5-year Treasurys inverted, as did the spread between 3-year and 5-year Treasurys. Notably, the 3-month and 10-year rates inverted at the end of the reporting period, a signal of impending recession to some market watchers. The Federal Open Market Committee increased the federal-funds rate in mid-December—the second hike of the reporting period and ninth during this tightening cycle—while softening its projections for future rate increases. The rate hikes failed to sustain an impact on higher short-term yields, while subdued inflation and long-term economic growth expectations pressured the long end of the curve. Yields for 10-year government bonds declined and ended the period 85 basis points lower at 2.00%, while 2-year yields rose to almost 3% during the first half of the fiscal year but finished the period down 77 basis points at 1.75%.

Inflation-sensitive assets, such as commodities and Treasury inflation-protected securities, were mixed. The Bloomberg Commodity Total Return Index (which represents the broad commodity market) slid 6.75%, primarily due to oil market headwinds, while the Bloomberg Barclays 1-10 Year US TIPS Index (USD) moved 4.67% higher.

Global fixed income, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index, climbed 5.85% 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 7.58%.

U.S. investment-grade corporate debt performed well, as the Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate Investment Grade Index returned 10.72%. U.S. asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities also managed gains during the fiscal year.

Emerging-market debt delivered strong performance. The JP Morgan GBI Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index, which tracks local-currency-denominated emerging-market bonds, climbed 8.99% higher in U.S. dollar terms, with almost all of its gains coming over the last six months. The JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index, which tracks emerging-market debt denominated in external currencies (such as the U.S. dollar), gained 12.45%, also with most of its gains coming during the second half of the fiscal year.

Our view

The U.S. economic expansion turns 10 years old in July. The bull market in the S&P 500 Index marked its tenth anniversary back in March, and it appears to be celebrating these achievements by poking into new-high territory. But there is anxiety that the bull market in equities is on its last legs, the victim of a slowing global economy, the lagged impact of last year’s interest-rate increases and, most importantly, a trade war between the U.S. and China.

To be sure, the U.S. economy is hardly firing on all cylinders. There’s a good chance that capital spending will continue to ease in the months ahead, but we’re not forecasting a significant downturn. Corporate cash generation continues to run slightly ahead of capital expenditures. The main point to remember: It’s not unusual for capital expenditures to run well in excess of cash flow, especially toward the end of the economic up-cycle. That’s not happening yet.

 

 

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NEW COVENANT FUNDS — JUNE 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (Concluded)

 

 

We need to see a severe deterioration in financial and leading economic indicators before climbing onto the recession train. Even after the past two years of multiple Fed rate increases, there are still few signs of a build-up in financial stress.

The big question, of course, is how the evolving tariff war with China affects U.S. economic growth and global trade in the months ahead. Tensions with China and worries about global growth have so far put only a modest dent in the confidence of U.S. businesses. But it certainly looks as if the U.S.-China trade relationship is frosty at best, even though another tariff truce has been declared in order to pursue additional discussions.

We believe the U.S. economy should be able to weather this storm. An all-out tariff war between the two largest economies in the world will undoubtedly be disruptive to supply chains and will likely lead to higher prices for a broad range of consumer goods. Still, it is helpful to keep the problem in perspective. Even if a 25% tariff is eventually imposed on all Chinese imports into the U.S., total duties will equal roughly 0.5% of U.S. GDP.

It is not our intention to minimize the importance of the shift in U.S. trade policy toward protectionism. The speed and ease with which supply chains can be relocated to other countries will be a critical factor, either exacerbating or tempering the tariff impact on consumers and companies in both the U.S. and China. An escalation of the trade wars by the U.S. against other countries would prove far more dangerous for the near-term growth prospects in the U.S. than if trade is disrupted only with China.

We have been thinking that the U.S. would avoid waging multiple tariff wars as it concentrated its firepower on China. Our persistent optimism might not hold. Tariffs on German and Japanese autos are still a possibility later this year.

In all, we think the U.S. economy will show resilience in the face of what is admittedly a stiff headwind. Household income growth continues to advance at a good pace. The decline in interest rates that began late last year will also certainly help consumers.

The market-implied rate forecasts a federal-funds rate of 1.7% at year-end, consistent with three 25 basis point cuts. Although the forecasts of the Federal Open Market Committee members are more cautious, they are moving in the direction of the markets. The recent decline in bond yields to levels last seen in 2016 ranks as one of the biggest surprises of the year. We find it hard to justify these moves. In our view, recession is not likely in the absence of a severe policy mistake, such as fighting a tariff war on multiple fronts.

In emerging economies, when one considers all the headwinds they face—a significant slowdown in Chinese economic growth, the on-going trade tensions between the U.S. and China, weak commodity pricing and a still-resilient U.S. dollar—it’s surprising that emerging stock markets have appreciated at all this year. But as long as a tariff truce remains in place with the U.S., SEI expects China’s economy to improve in the months ahead. Scores of measures, both monetary and fiscal, have been put in place over the past year.

Europe currently faces a variety of distinctive challenges, both economic and political, that makes it hard even for a contrarian investor to get enthusiastic about the near term. Economically, the downward trajectory is similar to that of the 2011-to-2012 period, when the region was in the midst of the periphery debt crisis. However, this time, Germany’s industrial economy is fully participating in the slowdown.

It’s not just the region’s massive exposure to manufacturing and international trade that makes German industrialists glum. There is also a worrisome vacuum of political leadership. Chancellor Angela Merkel is on her way out, and given the country’s central importance in the eurozone and EU, a politically distracted Germany is a concerning issue.

And then, there’s the looming cloud of Brexit. Although it has been delayed until October 31, there is little sign that the breathing space will be put to good use. Boris Johnson was named Prime Minister just after the end of the fiscal year. It’s hard to see how that improves the chances of an orderly exit.

Although economic growth is sluggish, the U.K. economy is not exactly cratering as the deadline approaches. In fact, the unemployment rate has fallen to a multi-decade low. The eurozone also is recording steady labor-market improvement, although the jobless rate itself remains far higher owing to structural factors.

 

 

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That said, we can’t help but think Brexit will prove to be a highly disruptive event for the U.K. and the EU if it indeed occurs. Roughly half of the U.K.’s trade in goods, both imports and exports, is with the EU.

We think there is still life in the economic expansion, both in the U.S. and globally. If we’re right, that means corporate profits should continue to expand and push global stock markets to higher levels in the months ahead. This may seem like a bold statement at a time when the world looks increasingly unpredictable, and the economic data point to slowing growth. But we do not yet see the economic imbalances or nosebleed equity-market valuations that typically bring on recessions and an associated contraction in earnings and stock prices. It is also clear that central banks have investors’ backs, as monetary policymakers promise to, or already are, cutting interest rates and providing additional liquidity to their banking systems in both developed and emerging countries.

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, 2019 (Unaudited)

New Covenant Growth Fund

 

I. Objective

The New Covenant Growth Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. A modest amount of dividend income may be provided by the Fund’s equity securities.

II. Investment Approach

During the fiscal year, the Fund’s management approach changed from an active to mostly passive implementation, while still maintaining the Fund’s social screen and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) tilt as key components for the entire reporting period. For the period from July 1, 2018 through May 13, 2019, the Fund utilized a multi-manager approach, relying on a multiple sub-advisers with different investment approaches to more actively manage portions of the Fund’s portfolio, under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC). From May 14, 2019 through the end of the reporting period on June 30, 2019, the Fund’s sole remaining sub-adviser managed the Fund as a generally passive implementation along with the social screen and ESG tilt, also under the supervision of SIMC. The sole remaining sub-adviser as of June 30, 2019, was Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Parametric). During the reporting period, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (BlackRock), Brandywine Global Investment Management Company LLC (Brandywine), and Coho Partners, Ltd. (Coho), were removed from the Fund, while Fred Alger Management, Inc. (Alger), was added but later also terminated.

III. Return vs. Benchmark

For the one-year period ending June 30, 2019, the Fund returned 7.21%. The Fund’s primary benchmark—the Russell 1000® Index—returned 10.02%.

IV. Fund Attribution

The fiscal year produced positive returns for equity investors as the global economy expanded gradually and U.S. long-term interest rates declined. Heightened concerns about a potential trade war, along with possible signs of a slowdown in global economic growth, weighed on investors’ minds.

Interest-rate-sensitive bond proxies, such as utilities, consumer staples and real-estate investment trusts, outperformed. These sectors represented a significant portion of the low-volatility stock universe and, as a result, low-volatility stocks outperformed. Economically-sensitive sectors, such as energy, materials and financials, underperformed. These stocks comprised

a meaningful portion of the value stock universe, and value indexes lagged relative to growth, as noted in the shareholder letter; the information technology and health care sectors outperformed, and this helped propel growth indexes higher. Small- and mid-cap stocks lagged relative to the largest-capitalization stocks.

In this environment, the Fund underperformed relative to its benchmark as a result of its underweight to the largest-capitalization names, as well as underweights to real-estate investment trusts and utilities. The Fund’s value tilt—and associated overweight to the energy sector and underweight to information technology—also detracted.

During their time in the Fund, Coho and Brandywine underperformed as a result of their value orientation; an overweight to the energy sector and underweight to information technology detracted for both. Alger and BlackRock contributed to performance due to their growth mandates.

 

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 Growth Fund     7.21%       13.26%       8.29%       12.15%       6.37%  
Russell 1000® Index     10.02%       14.15%       10.45%       14.77%       9.86%  
 

 

 

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Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the New Covenant Growth Fund, versus the Russell 1000® Index.

 

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For the periods ended June 30, 2019. 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, 2019 (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-advisors 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-advisors as of June 30, 2019: Income Research & Management, Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited. There were no sub-advisor changes during the fiscal period.

III. Return vs. Benchmark

For the one-year period ending June 30, 2019, the Fund returned 6.46%. The Fund’s primary benchmark—the Bloomberg Barclays Intermediate US Aggregate Bond Index—returned 6.73%.

IV. Fund Attribution

As noted in the shareholder letter, the Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal-funds rate two times in 25 basis point increments in the first half of the fiscal year but made a dovish pivot during early 2019 in response to concerns of downside risk and the impact of global trade developments on the U.S. economy. 30-year Treasury yields declined by a lesser magnitude than 2-year yields over the period, with 2-year yields down 77 basis points and 30-year yields 46 basis points lower; 3-month Treasury bill yields were 19 basis points higher during the 12 months after the Fed hiked rates in September and December of 2018, causing an inversion between 3-month bills and 10-year bonds. Within this environment, spread sectors generally managed to outperform, with the exception of agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Expanding GDP, low unemployment and gradually improving wages supported the housing sector and enabled non-agency mortgages, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and MBS to outperform.

With the sharp decline in overall yields during the reporting period, the Fund’s absolute returns were strong. An overweight to non-Treasury sectors enhanced performance, while a small overweight to agency MBS detracted. Overweights to the securitized sectors, and strong security selection in non-agency mortgages and CMBS, added to relative performance. An overweight

to ABS was positive from a sector perspective, but selection within student loan securitizations subtracted. The Fund’s yield-curve posture, which included an overweight to the 30-year segment, aided as yields declined.

Western Asset Management outperformed primarily due to its corporate overweight, holdings in non-agency MBS and overweight to the 30-year part of the curve as yields declined. Income Research & Management also outperformed due to security selection in corporates, particularly within the industrial sector, and an underweight to agency MBS.

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     6.46%       2.02%       2.30%       3.50%       2.70%  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index     6.73%       2.03%       2.46%       3.34%       5.83%  
 

 

 

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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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For the periods ended June 30, 2019. 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, 2019 (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, 2019, the Fund returned 7.12%. The Fund’s primary benchmark—the Russell 1000® Index—returned 10.02%.

IV. Fund Attribution

Equity and fixed-income markets both provided positive returns over the fiscal period. The fiscal year produced positive returns for equity investors as the global economy expanded gradually and U.S. long-term interest rates declined. Heightened concerns about a potential trade war, along with possible signs of a slowdown in global economic growth, weighed on investors’ minds.

Interest-rate-sensitive bond proxies, such as utilities, consumer staples and real-estate investment trusts, outperformed. These sectors represented a significant portion of the low-volatility stock universe and, as a result, low-volatility stocks outperformed. Economically-sensitive sectors, such as energy, materials and financials, underperformed. These stocks comprised a meaningful portion of the value stock universe, and value indexes lagged relative to growth, as noted in the shareholder letter; the information technology and health care sectors outperformed, and this helped propel

growth indexes higher. Small- and mid-cap stocks lagged relative to the largest-capitalization stocks.

As mentioned in the shareholder letter, the Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal-funds rate two times in 25 basis point increments in the first half of the fiscal year, but made a dovish pivot during early 2019, in response to concerns of downside risk and the impact of global trade developments on the U.S. economy. 30-year Treasury yields declined by a lesser magnitude than 2-year yields over the period, with 2-year yields down 77 basis points and 30-year yields 46 basis points lower; 3-month Treasury bill yields were 19 basis points higher during the 12 months after the Fed hiked rates in September and December of 2018, causing an inversion between 3-month bills and 10-year bonds. Within this environment, spread sectors generally managed to outperform, with the exception of agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Expanding GDP, low unemployment and gradually improving wages supported the housing sector and enabled non-agency mortgages, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and MBS to outperform.

In the Growth Fund, underperformance was driven by an underweight to the largest-capitalization names, as well as underweights to real-estate investment trusts and utilities. The Fund’s value tilt—and associated overweight to the energy sector and underweight to information technology—also detracted.

With the sharp decline in overall yields during the reporting period, the Fund’s absolute returns were strong. An overweight to non-Treasury sectors enhanced performance, while a small overweight to agency MBS detracted. Overweights to the securitized sectors and strong security selection in non-agency mortgages and CMBS added to performance. An overweight to ABS was positive from a sector perspective, but selection within student loan securitizations subtracted. The Fund’s yield-curve posture, which included an overweight to the 30-year segment, aided as yields declined.

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.

 

 

 

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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     7.12%       8.71%       5.97%       8.73%       5.26%  
Russell 1000® Index     10.02%       14.15%       10.45%       14.77%       10.35%  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index     6.73%       2.03%       2.46%       3.34%       5.84%  
Blended 60% Russell 1000® Index/40% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index     9.17%       9.36%       7.39%       10.30%       8.80%  

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000

Investment in the New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund, versus the 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.

 

LOGO

 

1

For the periods ended June 30, 2019. 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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     11  


MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FUND PERFORMANCE

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

New Covenant Balanced Income Fund

 

I. Objective

The 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, 2019, the Fund returned 6.76%. The Fund’s primary benchmark—the Russell 1000® Index—returned 10.02%.

IV. Fund Attribution

Equity and fixed-income markets both provided positive returns over the fiscal period. As noted in the shareholder letter, the Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal-funds rate two times in 25 basis point increments in the first half of the fiscal year, but made a dovish pivot during early 2019 in response to concerns of downside risk and the impact of global trade developments on the U.S. economy. 30-year Treasury yields declined by a lesser magnitude than 2-year yields over the period, with 2-year yields down 77 basis points and 30-year yields 46 basis points lower; 3-month Treasury bill yields were 19 basis points higher during the 12 months after the Fed hiked rates in September and December of 2018, causing an inversion between 3-month bills and 10-year bonds. Within this environment, spread sectors generally managed to outperform, with the exception of agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Expanding GDP, low unemployment and gradually improving wages supported the housing sector and enabled non-agency mortgages, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and MBS to outperform.

The fiscal year produced positive returns for equity investors as the global economy expanded gradually and U.S. long-term interest rates declined. Heightened concerns about a potential trade war, along with possible signs of a slowdown in global economic growth, weighed on investors’ minds.

Interest-rate-sensitive bond proxies, such as utilities, consumer staples and real-estate investment trusts, outperformed. These sectors represented a significant portion of the low-volatility stock universe and, as a result, low-volatility stocks outperformed. Economically-sensitive sectors, such as energy, materials and financials, underperformed. These stocks comprised a meaningful portion of the value stock universe, and value indexes lagged relative to growth, as mentioned in the shareholder letter; the information technology and health care sectors outperformed, and this helped propel growth indexes higher. Small- and mid-cap stocks lagged relative to the largest-capitalization stocks.

With the sharp decline in overall yields during the reporting period, the Fund’s absolute returns were strong. An overweight to non-Treasury sectors enhanced performance, while a small overweight to agency MBS detracted. Overweights to the securitized sectors and strong security selection in non-agency mortgages and CMBS added to performance. An overweight to ABS was positive from a sector perspective, but selection within student loan securitizations subtracted. The Fund’s yield-curve posture, which included an overweight to the 30-year segment, aided as yields declined.

In the Growth Fund, underperformance was driven by an underweight to the largest-capitalization names, as well as underweights to real-estate investment trusts and utilities. The Fund’s value tilt—and associated overweight to the energy sector and underweight to information technology—also detracted.

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.

 

 

 

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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     6.76%       5.81%       4.40%       6.46%       4.08%  
Russell 1000® Index     10.02%       14.15%       10.45%       14.77%       9.86%  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index     6.73%       2.03%       2.46%       3.34%       5.66%  
Blended 35% Russell 1000® Index/65% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index     8.32%       6.33%       5.38%       7.43%       7.37%  

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% Russell 1000® Index/65% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Intermediate Aggregate Bond Index.

 

LOGO

 

1

For the periods ended June 30, 2019. 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.

 

 

 

New Covenant Funds / Annual Report / June 30, 2019

     13  


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2019

New Covenant Growth Fund

 

 

Sector Weightings (Unaudited):

LOGO

Percentages are based on total investments.

 

     
Description   Shares    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

COMMON STOCK — 97.5%

   

Canada — 0.0%

   

Lululemon Athletica lnc *

    771         $ 139  
   

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.1%

   

Accenture PLC, CI A

    11,297       2,087  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    7,234       916  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC *

    616       88  

Medtronic PLC

    19,976       1,946  

Perrigo Co PLC

    1,650       79  
   

 

 

 
      5,116  
   

 

 

 

Puerto Rico — 0.0%

   

Popular Inc

    1,507       82  
   

 

 

 

Switzerland — 0.1%

   

Garmin Ltd

    2,934       234  
   

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 0.1%

   

Aon PLC

    2,921       564  
   

 

 

 

United States — 96.2%

   

Communication Services — 8.6%

   

Activision Blizzard Inc

    8,449       399  

Alphabet Inc, CI A *

    4,600       4,981  

Alphabet Inc, CI C *

    4,691       5,071  

AT&T Inc

    133,201       4,464  

CenturyLink Inc

    7,881       93  

Charter Communications Inc, CI A*

    2,147       848  

Cinemark Holdings Inc

    2,104       76  

Comcast Corp, CI A

    66,971       2,832  

Electronic Arts lnc *

    2,980       302  

Facebook Inc, CI A*

    41,503       8,010  

Fox Corp, CI A

    1,372       50  

Fox Corp, CI B

    5,833       213  

Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/The

    8,487       192  

John Wiley & Sons Inc, CI A

    3,657       168  

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, CI A *

    4,776       171  
     
Description   Shares    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

   

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, CI C *

    5,721         $ 214  

Live Nation Entertainment lnc *

    1,313       87  

News Corp

    7,134       100  

Omnicom Group Inc

    18,116       1,485  

Spotify Technology SA *

    607       89  

Sprint Corp *

    31,627       208  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc *

    830       94  

T-Mobile US lnc *

    3,026       224  

Twitter Inc *

    6,144       214  

Verizon Communications Inc

    62,462       3,568  

Viacom Inc, CI A

    2,473       84  

Viacom Inc, CI B

    7,351       220  

Walt Disney Co/The

    26,709       3,730  

Zayo Group Holdings lnc *

    2,614       86  

Zillow Group Inc, CI C *

    2,383       111  

Zynga Inc, CI A *

    14,448       89  
   

 

 

 
      38,473  
   

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 10.6%

   

Amazon.com lnc *

    6,511       12,329  

Aptiv PLC

    3,490       282  

Aramark

    6,162       222  

AutoZone lnc *

    235       258  

Best Buy Co Inc

    3,307       231  

Booking Holdings lnc *

    624       1,170  

BorgWarner Inc

    4,528       190  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc *

    649       98  

Burlington Stores Inc *

    1,183       201  

Cable One Inc

    79       92  

CarMax Inc *

    1,086       94  

Carnival Corp

    11,633       542  

Carvana Co, CI A *

    1,405       88  

CBS Corp, CI B

    1,742       87  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, CI A *

    122       89  

Choice Hotels International Inc

    1,031       90  

Columbia Sportswear Co

    891       89  

Darden Restaurants Inc

    705       86  

Discovery Inc, CI A *

    3,016       93  

Discovery Inc, CI C *

    3,206       91  

Dollar General Corp

    2,859       387  

Dollar Tree lnc *

    2,154       231  

Domino’s Pizza Inc

    309       86  

DR Horton Inc

    1,973       85  

Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc

    2,803       223  

eBay Inc

    24,197       956  

Expedia Group Inc

    723       96  

Floor & Decor Holdings Inc, CI A *

    2,075       87  

Ford Motor Co

    41,791       427  

frontdoor lnc *

    2,205       96  

Gap Inc/The

    14,224       256  

General Motors Co

    51,542       1,986  

Gentex Corp

    3,795       94  
 

 

 

14   

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Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Genuine Parts Co

     871          $ 90  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co/The

     5,710        87  

Grand Canyon Education lnc *

     729        85  

GrubHub lnc *

     1,289        101  

H&R Block Inc

     3,157        93  

Hanesbrands Inc

     13,319        229  

Harley-Davidson Inc

     2,391        86  

Hasbro Inc

     2,632        278  

Hilton Grand Vacations lnc *

     3,016        96  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc

     4,365        427  

Home Depot Inc/The

     16,979        3,531  

Hyatt Hotels Corp, CI A

     2,635        201  

Kohl’s Corp

     1,859        88  

L Brands Inc

     5,950        155  

Lear Corp

     1,457        203  

Leggett & Platt Inc

     2,232        86  

Lennar Corp, CI A

     1,654        80  

LKQ Corp *

     3,141        84  

Lowe’s Cos Inc

     23,723        2,394  

Macy’s Inc

     4,042        87  

Madison Square Garden Co/The *

     284        79  

Marriott International lnc/MD, CI A

     3,599        505  

Mattel lnc *

     18,661        209  

McDonald’s Corp

     11,361        2,359  

Mohawk Industries Inc *

     634        93  

Netflix Inc *

     6,211        2,281  

Newell Brands Inc

     5,602        86  

News Corp

     7,212        97  

NIKE Inc, CI B

     17,157        1,440  

Nordstrom Inc

     3,866        123  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd *

     1,482        79  

O’Reilly Automotive lnc *

     677        250  

Polaris Industries Inc

     966        88  

Pool Corp

     466        89  

PulteGroup Inc

     26,308        832  

PVH Corp

     1,776        168  

Qurate Retail lnc *

     9,266        115  

Ralph Lauren Corp, CI A

     690        79  

Roku Inc, CI A *

     933        85  

Ross Stores Inc

     13,755        1,363  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd

     8,804        1,067  

Service Corp International/US

     2,015        94  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp

     1,563        78  

Starbucks Corp

     16,902        1,417  

Tapestry Inc

     2,803        89  

Target Corp

     6,577        570  

Tesla lnc *

     1,323        296  

Tiffany & Co

     2,287        214  

TJX Cos Inc/The

     15,858        838  

Toll Brothers Inc

     2,246        82  

Tractor Supply Co

     2,377        259  

Tribune Media Co, CI A

     1,847        85  
     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Ulta Beauty lnc *

     279          $ 97  

Under Armour Inc, CI A *

     3,938        100  

Under Armour Inc, CI C *

     4,463        99  

Urban Outfitters lnc *

     3,059        70  

Vail Resorts Inc

     381        85  

VF Corp

     4,023        352  

Wayfair Inc, CI A*

     590        86  

Wendy’s Co/The

     11,419        224  

Whirlpool Corp

     638        91  

Williams-Sonoma Inc

     3,319        216  

Wyndham Destinations Inc

     4,669        205  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc

     3,409        190  

Yum China Holdings Inc

     1,913        88  

Yum! Brands Inc

     3,237        358  
     

 

 

 
        47,683  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 6.8%

     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co

     4,997        204  

Beyond Meat Inc *

     535        86  

Bunge Ltd

     1,596        89  

Campbell Soup Co

     10,354        415  

Church & Dwight Co Inc

     3,000        219  

Clorox Co/The

     3,366        516  

Coca-Cola Co/The

     77,274        3,935  

Colgate-Palmolive Co

     14,526        1,041  

Conagra Brands Inc

     30,656        813  

Costco Wholesale Corp

     6,316        1,669  

Coty Inc, CI A

     7,317        98  

Energizer Holdings Inc

     1,973        76  

Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The, CI A

     2,390        438  

Flowers Foods Inc

     9,872        230  

General Mills Inc

     13,887        729  

Hain Celestial Group Inc/The *

     3,752        82  

Hershey Co/The

     2,295        308  

Hormel Foods Corp

     4,797        194  

Ingredion Inc

     4,380        361  

JM Smucker Co/The

     10,889        1,254  

Kellogg Co

     6,713        360  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc

     38,334        1,108  

Kimberly-Clark Corp

     6,484        864  

Kraft Heinz Co/The

     4,224        131  

Kroger Co/The

     57,546        1,249  

McCormick & Co Inc/MD

     2,916        452  

Mondelez International Inc, CI A

     18,714        1,009  

Monster Beverage Corp *

     2,979        190  

PepsiCo Inc

     31,732        4,161  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp *

     3,030        77  

Post Holdings lnc *

     793        82  

Procter & Gamble Co/The

     37,857        4,151  

Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc

     1,320        71  

Sprouts Farmers Market lnc *

     9,458        179  

Sysco Corp

     8,925        631  

TreeHouse Foods lnc *

     1,471        80  
 

 

 

New Covenant Funds / Annual Report / June 30, 2019

     15  


SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2019

New Covenant Growth Fund (Continued)

 

     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Tyson Foods Inc, CI A

     1,963          $ 158  

US Foods Holding Corp *

     2,211        79  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc

     8,946        489  

Walmart Inc

     20,825        2,301  
     

 

 

 
        30,579  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 5.1%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp

     5,131        362  

Apache Corp

     4,822        140  

Apergy Corp *

     5,586        187  

Baker Hughes a GE Co, CI A

     7,765        191  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp

     3,306        76  

Cheniere Energy Inc *

     1,265        87  

Chesapeake Energy Corp *

     32,883        64  

Chevron Corp

     39,996        4,977  

Concho Resources Inc

     1,204        124  

ConocoPhillips

     28,755        1,754  

Continental Resources Inc/OK

     2,048        86  

Devon Energy Corp

     8,276        236  

Diamondback Energy Inc

     796        87  

EOG Resources Inc

     6,996        652  

EQT Corp

     2,732        43  

Equitrans Midstream Corp

     2,185        43  

Exxon Mobil Corp

     65,031        4,983  

Halliburton Co

     23,046        524  

Helmerich & Payne Inc

     1,494        76  

Hess Corp

     7,788        495  

HollyFrontier Corp

     3,119        144  

Kinder Morgan Inc/DE

     21,442        448  

Kosmos Energy Ltd

     31,233        196  

Marathon Oil Corp

     10,930        155  

Marathon Petroleum Corp

     7,000        391  

Murphy Oil Corp

     3,117        77  

National Oilwell Varco Inc

     3,446        77  

Noble Energy Inc

     6,179        138  

Occidental Petroleum Corp

     33,170        1,668  

ONEOK Inc

     3,505        241  

PBF Energy Inc, CI A

     2,828        89  

Phillips 66

     4,879        456  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co

     1,910        294  

Range Resources Corp

     22,746        159  

Schlumberger Ltd

     51,478        2,046  

Targa Resources Corp

     5,515        217  

Valero Energy Corp

     4,219        361  

Williams Cos Inc/The

     13,098        367  
     

 

 

 
        22,711  
     

 

 

 

Financials — 12.6%

     

Affiliated Managers Group Inc

     910        84  

Aflac Inc

     8,664        475  

Alleghany Corp *

     128        87  

Allstate Corp/The

     3,458        352  

American Express Co

     9,360        1,155  
     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

American International Group Inc

     10,083          $ 537  

Ameriprise Financial Inc

     1,604        233  

Annaly Capital Management Inc ‡

     8,922        81  

Arch Capital Group Ltd *

     2,404        89  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co

     1,029        90  

Assurant Inc

     883        94  

AXA Equitable Holdings Inc

     37,558        785  

Bank of America Corp

     166,804        4,837  

Bank of Hawaii Corp

     1,051        87  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The

     12,656        559  

Bank OZK

     2,609        78  

BankUnited Inc

     2,418        82  

BB&T Corp

     8,015        394  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc, CI B *

     30,259        6,451  

BlackRock Inc, CI A

     1,478        694  

Brighthouse Financial lnc *

     2,182        80  

Brown & Brown Inc

     2,667        89  

Capital One Financial Corp

     5,083        461  

Cboe Global Markets Inc

     830        86  

Charles Schwab Corp/The

     14,548        585  

Chubb Ltd

     5,856        863  

Cincinnati Financial Corp

     891        92  

Citigroup Inc

     55,008        3,852  

Citizens Financial Group Inc

     2,381        84  

CME Group Inc, CI A

     4,747        921  

CNA Financial Corp

     1,871        88  

Comerica Inc

     2,799        203  

Commerce Bancshares Inc/MO

     1,418        85  

Credit Acceptance Corp *

     177        86  

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc

     850        80  

Discover Financial Services

     3,009        233  

E*TRADE Financial Corp

     1,729        77  

East West Bancorp Inc

     1,710        80  

Erie Indemnity Co, CI A

     433        110  

FactSet Research Systems Inc

     306        88  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     4,599        128  

First Hawaiian Inc

     3,126        81  

First Republic Bank/CA

     831        81  

Franklin Resources Inc

     6,856        239  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The

     5,574        1,140  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc/The

     694        89  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc/The

     4,042        225  

Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH

     6,282        87  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc

     6,350        546  

Invesco Ltd

     50,690        1,037  

JPMorgan Chase & Co

     59,458        6,647  

KeyCorp

     12,904        229  

Lazard Ltd, CI A (A)

     2,316        80  

Lincoln National Corp

     3,621        234  

Loews Corp

     1,670        91  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc

     1,036        84  

M&T Bank Corp

     929        158  
 

 

 

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Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Markel Corp *

     81      $ 88  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc

     305        98  

Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc

     20,171        2,012  

Mercury General Corp

     1,523        95  

MetLife Inc

     8,552        425  

Moody’s Corp

     1,782        348  

Morgan Stanley

     35,755        1,566  

Morningstar Inc

     1,607        232  

MSCl lnc, CI A

     1,669        399  

Nasdaq Inc

     2,378        229  

New York Community Bancorp Inc

     7,595        76  

Northern Trust Corp

     8,350        751  

OneMain Holdings Inc, CI A

     2,529        86  

People’s United Financial Inc

     5,001        84  

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc

     1,489        86  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The

     5,690        781  

Principal Financial Group Inc

     7,045        408  

Progressive Corp/The

     6,981        558  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc

     1,192        79  

Prudential Financial Inc

     16,015        1,618  

Raymond James Financial Inc

     980        83  

Regions Financial Corp

     5,703        85  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc, CI A

     578        90  

S&P Global Inc

     8,103        1,846  

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc

     4,038        97  

Signature Bank/New York NY

     676        82  

SLM Corp

     8,316        81  

State Street Corp

     23,884        1,339  

SunTrust Banks Inc

     4,136        260  

SVB Financial Group *

     346        78  

Synchrony Financial

     6,500        225  

T Rowe Price Group Inc

     2,711        297  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp

     1,608        80  

TFS Financial Corp

     4,940        89  

Torchmark Corp

     972        87  

Travelers Cos Inc/The

     2,743        410  

Two Harbors Investment Corp

     6,390        81  

US Bancorp

     20,106        1,054  

Voya Financial Inc

     4,001        221  

Wells Fargo & Co

     61,564        2,913  

Western Alliance Bancorp *

     1,801        80  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     1,386        266  

WR Berkley Corp

     1,397        92  

Zions Bancorp NA

     1,771        81  
     

 

 

 
        56,699  
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 13.6%

     

Abbott Laboratories

     42,548        3,578  

AbbVie Inc

     21,492        1,563  

ABIOMED Inc *

     332        87  

Agilent Technologies Inc

     7,874        588  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals lnc *

     2,032        266  

Align Technology Inc *

     602        165  
     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Allergan PLC

     4,194      $ 702  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals lnc *

     1,202        87  

AmerisourceBergen Corp, CI A

     1,108        94  

Amgen Inc

     16,833        3,102  

Anthem Inc

     3,366        950  

Baxter International Inc

     12,373        1,013  

Becton Dickinson and Co

     4,437        1,118  

Biogen lnc *

     3,113        728  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical lnc *

     1,042        89  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc, CI A *

     813        254  

Bio-Techne Corp

     426        89  

Bluebird Bio lnc *

     645        82  

Boston Scientific Corp *

     40,840        1,755  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

     29,745        1,349  

Bruker Corp

     1,999        100  

Cantel Medical Corp

     1,233        100  

Cardinal Health Inc

     4,140        195  

Celgene Corp *

     8,987        831  

Centene Corp *

     3,110        163  

Cerner Corp

     2,541        186  

Charles River Laboratories International lnc *

     629        89  

Cigna Corp

     5,007        789  

Cooper Cos Inc/The

     295        100  

Covetrus lnc *

     1,045        25  

CVS Health Corp

     41,565        2,265  

Danaher Corp

     10,230        1,462  

DaVita lnc *

     1,647        93  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc

     3,113        182  

DexCom lnc *

     723        108  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp *

     2,828        523  

Elanco Animal Health lnc *

     6,958        235  

Eli Lilly & Co

     12,283        1,361  

Encompass Health Corp

     1,377        87  

Exact Sciences Corp *

     930        110  

Exelixis Inc *

     4,344        93  

Gilead Sciences Inc

     18,126        1,224  

HCA Healthcare Inc

     2,683        363  

Henry Schein lnc *

     2,612        183  

Hill-Rom Holdings Inc

     2,029        212  

Hologic lnc *

     1,882        90  

Humana Inc

     2,054        545  

ICU Medical lnc *

     374        94  

IDEXX Laboratories lnc *

     690        190  

IlIumina lnc *

     3,352        1,234  

Incyte Corp *

     1,063        90  

Insulet Corp *

     831        99  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp *

     1,632        91  

Intuitive Surgical Inc *

     1,480        776  

IQVIA Holdings Inc *

     1,493        240  

Johnson & Johnson

     51,318        7,147  

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings *

     515        89  

McKesson Corp

     1,711        230  
 

 

 

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New Covenant Growth Fund (Continued)

 

     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($Thousands)
 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

MEDNAX Inc *

     2,907      $ 73  

Merck & Co Inc

     56,489        4,737  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc *

     562        472  

Moderna Inc *

     8,718        128  

Mylan NV *

     3,872        74  

Neurocrine Biosciences lnc *

     1,089        92  

Penumbra lnc *

     654        105  

PerkinElmer Inc

     928        90  

Pfizer Inc

     86,529        3,748  

PRA Health Sciences lnc *

     931        92  

Premier Inc, CI A *

     2,266        89  

QIAGEN NV *

     2,338        95  

Quest Diagnostics Inc

     865        88  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals lnc *

     1,105        346  

ResMed Inc

     2,930        358  

Sage Therapeutics Inc *

     516        94  

Sarepta Therapeutics lnc *

     703        107  

STERIS PLC

     1,661        247  

Stryker Corp

     4,567        939  

Teleflex Inc

     742        246  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

     5,791        1,701  

UnitedHealth Group Inc

     20,119        4,909  

Universal Health Services Inc, CI B

     698        91  

Varian Medical Systems Inc *

     1,773        241  

Veeva Systems Inc, CI A *

     904        147  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals lnc *

     3,090        567  

Waters Corp *

     395        85  

WellCare Health Plans lnc *

     313        89  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc

     1,875        235  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc

     4,581        539  

Zoetis Inc, CI A

     6,097        692  
     

 

 

 
        61,169  
     

 

 

 

Industrials — 8.3%

     

3M Co

     13,677        2,371  

Acuity Brands Inc

     598        82  

AECOM *

     6,633        251  

AGCO Corp

     1,171        91  

Alaska Air Group Inc

     3,175        203  

Allegion PLC

     855        94  

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc

     1,870        87  

American Airlines Group Inc

     26,880        876  

AMETEK Inc

     1,712        156  

AO Smith Corp

     1,708        80  

Arconic Inc

     7,379        191  

Armstrong World Industries Inc

     979        95  

BWX Technologies Inc

     6,269        327  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc

     1,051        89  

Cintas Corp

     4,567        1,084  

Clean Harbors Inc *

     1,228        87  

Copart lnc *

     1,284        96  

CoStar Group Inc *

     266        147  

Crane Co

     999        83  

 

     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

CSX Corp

     9,694      $ 750  

Cummins Inc

     3,179        545  

Curtiss-Wright Corp

     1,789        227  

Deere & Co

     4,735        785  

Delta Air Lines Inc

     28,033        1,591  

Donaldson Co Inc

     1,646        84  

Dover Corp

     2,207        221  

Eaton Corp PLC

     13,217        1,101  

Emerson Electric Co

     6,592        440  

Equifax Inc

     719        97  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc

     1,163        88  

Fastenal Co

     6,120        199  

FedEx Corp

     3,607        592  

Flowserve Corp

     1,726        91  

Fluor Corp

     4,373        147  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc

     1,585        91  

Gardner Denver Holdings lnc *

     2,502        87  

Gates Industrial Corp PLC *

     6,472        74  

General Electric Co

     121,638        1,277  

Graco Inc

     1,670        84  

GrafTech International Ltd

     7,088        82  

HD Supply Holdings Inc *

     1,986        80  

HEICO Corp

     4,884        654  

HEICO Corp, CI A

     1,813        187  

Hexcel Corp

     4,105        332  

Honeywell International Inc

     10,659        1,861  

Hubbell, Inc CI B

     682        89  

IDEX Corp

     555        95  

IHS Markit Ltd *

     3,910        249  

Illinois Tool Works Inc

     12,876        1,942  

ITT Inc

     1,404        92  

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc

     1,091        92  

JetBlue Airways Corp *

     4,688        87  

Johnson Controls International plc

     19,263        796  

Kansas City Southern

     1,741        212  

Kirby Corp *

     1,032        81  

Landstar System Inc

     2,284        247  

Lennox International Inc

     310        85  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc

     1,027        84  

Lyft Inc, CI A *

     1,333        88  

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp

     2,041        83  

ManpowerGroup Inc

     3,586        347  

Masco Corp

     6,315        248  

Middleby Corp/The *

     632        86  

MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc, CI A

     1,115        83  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     10,117        229  

Nordson Corp

     600        85  

Norfolk Southern Corp

     3,218        641  

nVent Electric PLC

     3,298        82  

Oshkosh Corp

     2,762        231  

Owens Corning

     4,958        289  

PACCAR Inc

     3,029        217  
 

 

 

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Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Parker-Hannifin Corp

     1,231      $ 209  

Pentair PLC

     4,928        183  

Quanta Services Inc

     2,291        88  

Regal Beloit Corp

     1,068        87  

Republic Services Inc, CI A

     2,647        229  

Resideo Technologies lnc *

     448        10  

Rockwell Automation Inc

     1,620        265  

Rollins Inc

     2,355        85  

Roper Technologies Inc

     1,151        421  

Ryder System Inc

     1,425        83  

Schneider National Inc, CI B

     4,347        79  

Sensate Technologies Holding PLC *

     4,273        209  

Southwest Airlines Co

     4,524        230  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, CI A

     8,213        668  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc

     1,349        195  

Stericycle lnc *

     1,710        82  

Teledyne Technologies Inc *

     878        240  

Timken Co/The

     1,715        88  

Toro Co/The

     1,175        79  

TransDigm Group lnc *

     1,732        838  

TransUnion

     3,412        251  

Trinity Industries Inc

     3,977        82  

Union Pacific Corp

     12,488        2,112  

United Airlines Holdings Inc *

     2,850        249  

United Parcel Service Inc, CI B

     9,414        972  

United Rentals lnc *

     1,692        224  

Univar lnc *

     10,632        234  

Valmont Industries Inc

     689        87  

Verisk Analytics Inc, CI A

     1,729        253  

WABCO Holdings Inc *

     649        86  

Wabtec Corp

     465        33  

Waste Management Inc

     6,467        746  

Watsco Inc

     537        88  

WESCO International lnc *

     3,527        179  

Woodward Inc

     769        87  

WW Grainger Inc

     5,055        1,356  

XPO Logistics lnc *

     1,396        81  

Xylem Inc/NY

     8,168        683  
     

 

 

 

        37,288  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 20.9%

     

2U lnc *

     2,061        78  

Adobe lnc *

     12,031        3,545  

Advanced Micro Devices lnc *

     9,113        277  

Akamai Technologies lnc *

     3,119        250  

Alliance Data Systems Corp

     1,335        187  

Alteryx Inc, CIA *

     810        88  

Amdocs Ltd

     3,632        226  

Amphenol Corp, CI A

     2,838        272  

Analog Devices Inc

     4,564        515  

Anaplan Inc *

     1,752        88  

AHSYS Inc *

     448        92  

Apple Inc

     74,954        14,835  

 

     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Applied Materials Inc

     10,761      $ 483  

Arista Networks lnc *

     768        199  

Arrow Electronics lnc *

     2,550        182  

Atlassian Corp PLC, CI A*

     665        87  

Autodesk lnc *

     3,559        580  

Automatic Data Processing Inc

     14,168        2,342  

Avnet Inc

     1,892        86  

Black Knight lnc *

     1,569        94  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp, CI A

     1,402        93  

Broadcom Inc

     6,023        1,734  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc

     720        92  

Cadence Design Systems lnc *

     1,372        97  

CDK Global Inc

     1,636        81  

CDW Corp/DE

     806        89  

Cisco Systems Inc

     68,588        3,754  

Citrix Systems Inc

     1,980        194  

Cognex Corp

     1,834        88  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, CI A

     8,315        527  

Coherent lnc *

     626        85  

CommScope Holding Co lnc *

     7,086        112  

CoreLogic Inc/United States *

     2,160        90  

Corning Inc

     6,104        203  

Coupa Software lnc *

     688        87  

Cree lnc *

     1,483        83  

Cypress Semiconductor Corp

     13,021        290  

Dell Technologies Inc, CI C *

     4,108        209  

DocuSign Inc, CI A *

     1,618        80  

DXC Technology Co

     5,395        298  

Elastic NV *

     2,388        178  

EPAM Systems lnc *

     1,434        248  

Euronet Worldwide Inc *

     567        95  

F5 Networks lnc *

     578        84  

Fair Isaac Corp *

     299        94  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc

     3,381        415  

FireEye Inc *

     5,502        82  

First Data Corp, CI A *

     6,781        184  

First Solar Inc *

     3,538        232  

Fiserv Inc *

     4,409        402  

FleetCor Technologies Inc *

     729        205  

FLIR Systems Inc

     1,671        90  

Fortinet lnc *

     1,036        80  

Genpact Ltd

     6,870        262  

Global Payments Inc

     1,393        223  

GoDaddy Inc, CI A *

     1,102        77  

Guidewire Software Inc *

     824        84  

IAC/lnterActiveCorp *

     376        82  

Intel Corp

     67,438        3,228  

International Business Machines Corp

     13,123        1,810  

Intuit Inc

     3,714        971  

IPG Photonics Corp *

     558        86  

Jabil lnc

     6,948        220  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc

     636        85  
 

 

 

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June 30, 2019

New Covenant Growth Fund (Continued)

 

     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Juniper Networks Inc

     7,826          $ 208  

Keysight Technologies Inc *

     3,329        299  

KLA-Tencor Corp

     1,904        225  

Lam Research Corp

     5,705        1,072  

Littelfuse Inc

     487        86  

LogMeln Inc

     1,076        79  

Manhattan Associates Inc *

     1,278        89  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd

     10,344        247  

Mastercard Inc, CI A

     13,682        3,619  

Maxim Integrated Products Inc

     3,740        224  

Microchip Technology Inc

     16,703        1,448  

Micron Technology Inc *

     29,536        1,140  

Microsoft Corp

     119,663        16,030  

MKS Instruments Inc

     1,029        80  

MongoDB Inc, CI A *

     574        87  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc

     630        85  

National Instruments Corp

     4,960        208  

NCR Corp *

     2,759        86  

NetApp Inc

     2,936        181  

Nutanix Inc, CI A *

     2,317        60  

NVIDIA Corp

     9,892        1,625  

Okta Inc, CI A *

     812        100  

ON Semiconductor Corp *

     9,649        195  

Oracle Corp

     34,708        1,977  

Pagerduty Inc *

     1,821        86  

Palo Alto Networks Inc *

     541        110  

Paychex Inc

     2,612        215  

PayPal Holdings Inc *

     18,658        2,136  

Pegasystems Inc

     1,214        86  

Pluralsight Inc, CI A *

     2,621        80  

Proofpoint Inc *

     706        85  

Pure Storage Inc, CI A *

     3,883        59  

Qorvo Inc *

     2,803        187  

QUALCOMM Inc

     31,230        2,376  

RealPage Inc *

     1,444        85  

Red Hat Inc *

     1,935        363  

RingCentral lnc, CI A *

     699        80  

Sabre Corp

     4,174        93  

salesforce.com *

     18,882        2,865  

ServiceNow Inc *

     2,242        616  

Skyworks Solutions Inc

     2,779        215  

Smartsheet Inc, CI A *

     1,824        88  

SolarWinds Corp *

     11,567        212  

Splunk Inc *

     733        92  

Square Inc, CI A *

     2,891        210  

Switch Inc, CI A

     7,588        99  

Symantec Corp

     13,065        284  

Synopsys Inc *

     716        92  

Teradata Corp *

     4,437        159  

Teradyne Inc

     4,784        229  

Texas Instruments Inc

     13,483        1,547  

Total System Services Inc

     2,202        283  
     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Trade Desk Inc/The, CI A *

     376          $ 86  

Trimble Inc *

     2,035        92  

Twilio Inc, CI A *

     639        87  

Tyler Technologies Inc *

     393        85  

Universal Display Corp

     521        98  

VeriSign Inc *

     780        163  

Versum Materials Inc

     4,128        213  

Visa Inc, CI A

     35,410        6,145  

VMware Inc, CI A *

     1,343        225  

Western Digital Corp

     2,423        115  

Western Union Co/The

     4,423        88  

WEX Inc *

     415        86  

Workday Inc, CI A *

     2,079        427  

Worldpay Inc, CI A *

     3,442        422  

Xerox Corp

     7,073        250  

Xilinx Inc

     2,240        264  

Zebra Technologies Corp, CI A *

     438        92  

Zendesk Inc *

     968        86  

Zscaler Inc *

     1,122        86  
     

 

 

 
        93,901  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 3.4%

     

Air Products & Chemicals Inc

     4,688        1,061  

Albemarle Corp

     1,720        121  

Alcoa Corp *

     5,657        132  

AptarGroup Inc

     1,944        242  

Ashland Global Holdings Inc

     1,131        90  

Avery Dennison Corp

     2,082        241  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd *

     7,963        237  

Ball Corp

     14,154        991  

Berry Global Group Inc *

     4,123        217  

Cabot Corp

     5,731        273  

Celanese Corp, CI A

     1,119        121  

Corteva Inc

     9,937        294  

Crown Holdings Inc *

     15,718        960  

Domtar Corp

     4,337        193  

Dow Inc

     7,697        380  

DuPont de Nemours Inc

     9,937        746  

Eagle Materials Inc

     964        90  

Eastman Chemical Co

     11,106        864  

Ecolab Inc

     3,153        623  

Element Solutions Inc *

     7,705        80  

FMC Corp

     2,400        199  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc

     55,083        640  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co

     6,282        88  

Huntsman Corp

     4,321        88  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc

     2,307        335  

International Paper Co

     4,549        197  

Linde PLC

     7,642        1,535  

LyondellBasell lndustries NV, CI A

     2,182        188  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc

     397        91  

Mosaic Co/The

     3,590        90  

Newmont Goldcorp Corp

     32,004        1,231  
 

 

 

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Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Nucor Corp

     1,510          $ 83  

Packaging Corp of America

     876        83  

PPG Industries Inc

     2,274        265  

Sealed Air Corp

     1,978        85  

Sherwin-Williams Co/The

     2,451        1,123  

Sunoco Products Co

     3,525        230  

Southern Copper Corp

     2,407        94  

Steel Dynamics Inc

     2,648        80  

Valvoline Inc

     11,216        219  

Vulcan Materials Co

     665        91  

Westrock Co

     6,045        220  
     

 

 

 

        15,211  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 3.2%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc ‡

     1,497        211  

American Campus Communities Inc ‡

     1,870        86  

American Tower Corp, CI A ‡

     6,167        1,261  

Apartment Investment & Management Co, CI A ‡

     1,721        86  

Apple Hospitality REIT Inc ‡

     5,196        82  

AvalonBay Communities Inc ‡

     3,261        663  

Boston Properties Inc ‡

     1,468        189  

Brandywine Realty Trust ‡

     14,492        208  

Brixmor Property Group Inc ‡

     4,703        84  

Brookfield Property REIT Inc, CI A ‡

     11,155        211  

Camden Property Trust ‡

     850        89  

CBRE Group Inc, CI A *

     4,438        228  

Colony Capital Inc ‡

     41,643        208  

Columbia Property Trust Inc ‡

     3,886        81  

Corporate Office Properties Trust ‡

     7,752        204  

Crown Castle International Corp ‡

     5,303        691  

CubeSmart ‡

     2,615        87  

CyrusOne Inc ‡

     1,416        82  

Digital Realty Trust Inc ‡

     1,874        221  

Douglas Emmett Inc ‡

     5,367        214  

Duke Realty Corp ‡

     2,798        88  

Empire State Realty Trust Inc, CI A ‡

     5,592        83  

Equinix Inc ‡

     963        486  

Equity Commonwealth *‡

     2,677        87  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc ‡

     734        89  

Equity Residential ‡

     3,485        265  

Essex Property Trust Inc ‡

     303        88  

Extra Space Storage Inc ‡

     811        86  

Federal Realty Investment Trust ‡

     664        86  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc ‡

     2,146        84  

HCP Inc ‡

     6,436        206  

Healthcare Trust of America Inc, CI A ‡

     3,127        86  

Highwoods Properties Inc ‡

     1,945        80  

Hospitality Properties Trust ‡

     3,299        83  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc ‡

     17,568        320  

Howard Hughes Corp/The *

     795        98  

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc ‡

     2,475        82  

Iron Mountain Inc ‡

     5,996        188  
     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

JBG SMITH Properties ‡

     2,065          $ 81  

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc

     1,270        179  

Kilroy Realty Corp ‡

     4,516        333  

Kimco Realty Corp ‡

     4,679        86  

Lamar Advertising Co, CI A ‡

     1,059        86  

Liberty Property Trust ‡

     1,784        89  

Life Storage Inc ‡

     901        86  

Macerich Co/The ‡

     5,238        175  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc ‡

     772        91  

Paramount Group Inc ‡

     5,922        83  

Prologis Inc ‡

     18,853        1,510  

Public Storage ‡

     1,632        389  

Realty Income Corp ‡

     2,296        158  

Regency Centers Corp ‡

     3,123        208  

Retail Properties of America Inc, CI A ‡

     6,789        80  

SBA Communications Corp, CI A *‡

     994        224  

Simon Property Group Inc ‡

     3,706        592  

SL Green Realty Corp ‡

     2,476        199  

STORE Capital Corp ‡

     2,555        85  

Taubman Centers Inc ‡

     1,690        69  

UDR Inc ‡

     1,932        87  

Ventas Inc ‡

     3,279        224  

VEREIT Inc ‡

     10,217        92  

Vornado Realty Trust ‡

     2,903        186  

Weingarten Realty Investors ‡

     2,933        80  

Welltower Inc ‡

     4,270        348  

Weyerhaeuser Co ‡

     17,005        448  

WP Carey Inc ‡

     1,084        88  
     

 

 

 

        14,127  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 3.1%

     

AES Corp/VA

     5,282        88  

Alliant Energy Corp

     4,695        230  

Ameren Corp

     1,172        88  

American Electric Power Co Inc

     5,930        522  

American Water Works Co Inc

     2,717        315  

Aqua America Inc

     2,221        92  

Avangrid Inc

     1,720        87  

CenterPoint Energy Inc

     7,150        205  

CMS Energy Corp

     22,380        1,296  

Consolidated Edison Inc

     3,086        271  

Dominion Energy Inc

     9,975        771  

DTE Energy Co

     9,809        1,254  

Duke Energy Corp

     9,540        842  

Edison International

     3,288        222  

Entergy Corp

     2,276        234  

Evergy Inc

     1,477        89  

Eversource Energy

     10,983        832  

Exelon Corp

     11,090        532  

FirstEnergy Corp

     3,859        165  

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc

     2,040        89  

MDU Resources Group Inc

     3,334        86  

National Fuel Gas Co

     1,502        79  
 

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2019

New Covenant Growth Fund (Concluded)

 

     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

NextEra Energy Inc

     6,768      $ 1,386  

NiSource Inc

     13,892        400  

NRG Energy Inc

     2,300        81  

OGE Energy Corp

     2,067        88  

PG&E Corp *

     4,614        106  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp

     2,640        248  

PPL Corp

     7,025        218  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc

     4,452        262  

Sempra Energy

     3,086        424  

Southern Co/The

     13,370        739  

UGI Corp

     1,560        84  

WEC Energy Group Inc

     2,779        232  

Xcel Energy Inc

     21,147        1,258  
     

 

 

 

        13,915  
     

 

 

 

        431,756  
     

 

 

 

     
Description    Shares    Market Value
($ Thousands)

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)

     

Total Common Stock

     

(Cost $330,160) ($ Thousands)

      $ 437,891  
     

 

 

 

 

CASH EQUIVALENT — 2.0%

     

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, CI F 2.140%**

     8,829,487        8,829  
     

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Equivalent

     

(Cost $8,829) ($ Thousands)

        8,829  
     

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.5%

     

(Cost $338,989) ($ Thousands)

      $ 446,720  
     

 

 

 

 

A list of the open futures contracts held by the Fund at June 30, 2019 are as follows:

 

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

S&P 500 Index E-MINI

     59        Sep-2019      $ 8,541      $ 8,685      $ 144  

S&P Mid Cap 400 Index E-MINI

     4        Sep-2019        767        780        13  
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
         $ 9,308      $ 9,465      $ 157  
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

   

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $448,958 ($ Thousands).

   

Real Estate Investment Trust.

   *

Non-income producing security.

   **

Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2019.

   

Investment in Affiliated Security (see Note 3).

  (A)

Security is a Master Limited Partnership. At June 30, 2019, such securities amounted to $80 ($ Thousands), or 0.02% of the net assets of the Fund.

CI — Class

Ltd. — Limited

MSCI — Morgan Stanley Capital International

PLC — Public Limited Company

S&P — Standard & Poor’s

The following is a list of the levels of inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Fund’s investments and other financial instruments carried at value ($ Thousands):

 

         
Investments in Securities    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stock

   $ 437,891      $      $      $ 437,891  

Cash Equivalent

     8,829                      8,829  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $     446,720      $         –      $         –      $     446,720  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
         
Other Financial Instruments    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Futures Contracts *

           

Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 157      $      $      $ 157  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ 157      $      $      $ 157  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

For the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, 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.

 

 

 

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The following is a summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliates for the year ended June 30, 2019 ($ Thousands):

 

                   
Security Description   Value
6/30/2018
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from
Sales
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Value
6/30/2019
  Shares   Income   Capital
Gains

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, CI F

    $   6,521     $   57,787     $   (55,479)       $   —     $   —     $   8,829       8,829,487     $   251     $   —
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2019

New Covenant Income Fund

 

 

Sector Weightings (Unaudited):

 

LOGO

Percentages based on total investments.

 

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

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 39.7%

 

Agency Mortgage-Backed Obligations — 32.3%

 

FHLMC

     

6.500%, 09/01/2039

   $ 35      $ 40  

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

     297        329  

5.000%, 12/01/2020 to 01/01/2049

     2,404        2,603  

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

     4,680        4,994  

4.000%, 07/01/2037 to 09/01/2048

     6,085        6,344  

3.500%, 11/01/2042 to 03/01/2049

     2,094        2,170  

3.000%, 08/01/2046 to 02/01/2048

     4,092        4,162  

2.500%, 03/01/2033 to 04/01/2033

     941        949  

2.000%, 09/01/2023

     459        458  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2011-3947, CI SG, IO

     

3.556%, VAR LIBOR USD 1
Month+5.950%, 10/15/2041

     286        44  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2012-4057, CI UI, IO

     

3.000%, 05/15/2027

     165        12  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2012-4085, CI IO, IO

     

3.000%, 06/15/2027

     343        25  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2012-4099, CI ST, IO

     

3.606%, VAR LIBOR USD 1
Month+6.000%, 08/15/2042

     133        23  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2013-4194, CI BI, IO

     

3.500%, 04/15/2043

     344        46  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2013-4203, CI PS, IO

     

3.856%, VAR LIBOR USD 1
Month+6.250%, 09/15/2042

     201        30  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2014-4310, CI SA, IO

     

3.556%, VAR LIBOR USD 1
Month+5.950%, 02/15/2044

     54        9  
     
Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
     Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

     

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2014-4335, CI SW, IO

     

3.606%, VAR LIBOR USD 1
Month+6.000%, 05/15/2044

   $ 111      $ 18  

FHLMC CMO, Ser 2014-4415, CI I0, IO

     

1.753%, 04/15/2041 (A)

     59        3  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through

     

Certificates, Ser K091, CI A2
3.505%, 03/25/2029

     180        195  

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through

     

Certificates, Ser K712, CI X1, IO
1.425%, 11/25/2019 (A)

     1,008        3  

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

     

3.604%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1
Month+1.200%, 07/25/2029

     223        224  

FHLMC, Ser 2016-353, CI S1, IO

     

3.606%, VAR LIBOR USD 1
Month+6.000%, 12/15/2046

     154        25  

FNMA

     

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

     30        35  

6.500%, 01/01/2038 to 05/01/2040

     224        263  

6.000%, 07/01/2037 to 11/01/2038

     161        179  

5.500%, 02/01/2035

     136        151  

5.000%, 01/01/2021 to 02/01/2049

     8,855        9,538  

4.893%, VAR US Treas Yield Curve Rate T Note Const Mat 1Yr+2.268%,
01/01/2036

     25        26  

4.750%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 12
Month+1.700%, 03/01/2036

     27        29  

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

     3,649        3,893  

4.381%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 12
Month+1.420%, 05/01/2043

     311        320  

4.000%, 06/01/2025 to 09/01/2047

     12,788        13,420  

3.796%, 11/25/2017

     73        12  

3.500%, 04/01/2033 to 03/01/2057

     11,870        12,294  

3.350%, 05/01/2029

     20        21  

3.160%, 06/01/2029

     370        388  

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

     1,013        1,027  

2.500%, 10/01/2042

     572        570  

2.240%, 09/01/2026

     142        142  

FNMA CMO, Ser 2003-W2, CI 2A9

     

5.900%, 07/25/2042

     477        536  

FNMA CMO, Ser 2012-93, CI UI, IO

     

3.000%, 09/25/2027

     456        33  

FNMA CMO, Ser 2014-47, CI AI, IO

     

1.835%, 08/25/2044 (A)

     144        8  

FNMA CMO, Ser 2015-55, CI I0, IO

     

1.604%, 08/25/2055 (A)

     34        2  

FNMA CMO, Ser 2015-56, CI AS, IO

     

3.746%, VAR LIBOR USD 1
Month+6.150%, 08/25/2045

     65        14  

FNMA CMO, Ser M3, CI X2, I0

     

0.462%, 10/25/2024 (A)

     4,357        72  
 

 

 

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Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

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

     

7.304%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+4.900%, 11/25/2024

   $ 287      $ 317  

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

     

3.704%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.300%, 07/25/2029

     178        179  

FNMA Connecticut Avenue Securities, Ser 2019-R03, CI 1M1 3.154%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.750%, 09/25/2031 (B)

     393        393  

FNMA TBA

     

5.000%, 07/15/2038

     1,000        1,057  

4.500%, 07/01/2037

     1,000        1,045  

4.000%, 07/13/2039

     300        310  

3.500%, 07/25/2026 to 07/01/2041

     4,400        4,526  

3.000%, 07/01/2042

     500        504  

FNMA, Ser 2005-29, CI ZA

     

5.500%, 04/25/2035

     143        163  

FNMA, Ser 2012-101, Cl BI IO

     

4.000%, 09/25/2027

     17        1  

FNMA, Ser 2013-54, CI BS, IO

     

3.746%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+6.150%, 06/25/2043

     52        11  

FNMA, Ser 2017-76, CI SB, IO

     

3.696%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+6.100%, 10/25/2057

     300        55  

FNMA, Ser M4, CI A2

     

3.610%, 02/25/2031

     80        87  

FNMA, Ser M6, CI A2

     

3.450%, 01/01/2029

     170        182  

FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser SB48, CI A10F

     

3.370%, 02/25/2028 (A)

     743        779  

FRESB Mortgage Trust, Ser SB58, CI A10F

     

3.610%,10/25/2028(A)

     1,080        1,150  

GNMA

     

5.500%, 02/20/2037 to 01/15/2039

     140        153  

5.000%, 12/20/2038 to 01/20/2049

     2,277        2,430  

4.600%, 09/15/2034

     2,211        2,350  

4.500%, 07/20/2038 to 03/20/2049

     4,854        5,109  

4.000%, 01/15/2041 to 01/20/2049

     3,125        3,280  

3.500%, 06/20/2044 to 06/15/2048

     1,307        1,352  

3.000%, 09/15/2042 to 02/20/2048

     3,397        3,476  

2.500%, 02/20/2027

     714        725  

GNMA CMO, Ser 186, CI IO, lO

     

0.756%, 08/16/2054 (A)

     1,595        74  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2012-34, CI SA, IO

     

3.667%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+6.050%, 03/20/2042

     38        7  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2012-66, CI CI, IO

     

3.500%, 02/20/2038

     75        4  
     
Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

GNMA CMO, Ser 2012-H18, CI NA

     

2.987%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.520%, 08/20/2062

   $ 198      $ 198  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2012-H30, Cl GA

     

2.817%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.350%, 12/20/2062

     902        900  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2013-H01, CI TA

     

2.967%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.500%, 01/20/2063

     16        16  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2013-H08, CI BF

     

2.867%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.400%, 03/20/2063

     849        846  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2014-105, IO

     

1.100%, 06/16/2054

     1,233        61  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2015-167, Cl Ol, lO

     

4.000%, 04/16/2045

     115        20  

GNMA CMO, Ser 2015-H20, Cl FA

     

2.937%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.470%, 08/20/2065

     281        281  

GNMA CMO, Ser 85, CI IA, lO

     

0.703%, 03/16/2047 (A)

     2,942        106  

GNMA CM0, Ser 95, Cl lO, lO

     

0.589%, 04/16/2047 (A)

     1,512        57  

GNMA TBA

     

4.500%, 07/15/2039

     160        167  

4.000%, 07/01/2039

     1,600        1,659  

3.500%, 07/15/2041 to 08/15/2041

     4,700        4,855  

3.000%, 07/15/2042

     1,400        1,431  

GNMA, Ser 2013-H21, Cl FB

     

3.167%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.700%, 09/20/2063

     525        527  

GNMA, Ser 28, Cl AB

     

3.150%, 06/16/2060

     80        81  
     

 

 

 
        106,603  
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Obligations — 7.5%

 

  

280 Park Avenue Mortgage Trust, Ser 280P, CI A

     

3.274%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.880%, 09/15/2034 (B)

     130        130  

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

     

3.044%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.640%, 07/25/2034

     79        79  

BX Trust, Ser APPL, Cl A

     

3.274%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.880%, 07/15/2034 (B)

     127        127  

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

     

4.017%, 10/10/2047

     100        106  

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

     

3.512%, 12/10/2049

     810        852  
 

 

 

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June 30, 2019

New Covenant Income Fund (Continued)

 

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

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 375P, CI A

   

3.251%, 05/10/2035 (B)

  $ 190     $ 196  

COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser CR5, Cl A4

 

 

2.771%, 12/10/2045

    700       711  

COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser CR5, Cl AM

 

 

3.223%, 12/10/2045 (B)

    590       606  

COMM Mortgage Trust, Ser CR8, Cl A4

 

 

3.334%, 06/10/2046

    662       683  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-CR12, Cl AM

   

4.300%, 10/10/2046

    20       21  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-CR12, Cl C

   

5.254%, 10/10/2046 (A)

    10       10  

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-CR12, Cl B

   

4.762%, 10/10/2046 (A)

    20       21  

CSMC Trust, Ser 2018-J1, Cl A2

   

3.500%, 02/25/2048 (A)(B)

    1,380       1,381  

DBUBS Mortgage Trust, Ser LC2A, Cl A4

   

4.537%, 07/10/2044 (B)

    1,009       1,043  

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

   

4.304%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.900%, 10/27/2031 (B)

    142       144  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-2, Cl A4

   

3.500%, 04/25/2048 (A)(B)

    552       557  

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

   

5.161%, 11/10/2046 (A)

    80       88  

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

   

3.281%, 06/09/2021

    620       611  

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

   

4.481%, 06/09/2021

    430       424  

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

   

4.927%, 11/15/2045 (A)

    210       227  

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

   

5.054%, 01/15/2047 (A)

    30       32  

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

   

4.709%, 09/15/2047 (A)

    80       82  

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

   

3.507%, 05/15/2045

    1,191       1,228  

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

   

6.144%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+3.750%, 05/15/2028 (B)

    195       194  
     
Description   Face Amount
(Thousands)
    Market Value
($ Thousands)

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

 

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

   

3.353%, 12/15/2047 (B)

  $ 380     $ 389  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2015-5, Cl A9

   

3.342%, 05/25/2045 (A)(B)

    120       120  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2016-1, Cl A5

   

3.500%, 05/25/2046 (A)(B)

    493       500  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-3, Cl A1

   

3.500%, 09/25/2048 (A)(B)

    716       722  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-4, Cl A1

   

3.500%, 10/25/2048 (A)(B)

    278       281  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Ser 2018-5, Cl A1

   

3.500%, 10/25/2048 (A)(B)

    940       950  

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

   

3.500%, 12/25/2048 (A)(B)

    795       804  

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

   

2.943%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.420%, 12/22/2069 (B)

    672       671  

MAD Mortgage Trust, Ser 330M, Cl A

   

3.294%, 08/15/2034 (A)(B)

    220       227  

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

   

3.354%, 11/15/2052

    615       639  

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

   

3.176%, 08/15/2045

    1,475       1,510  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser C9

   

3.102%, 05/15/2046

    714       734  

Morgan Stanley Capital l Trust, Ser 2012-C4, CI A4

   

3.244%, 03/15/2045

    220       225  

MSCG Trust, Ser 2016-SNR, Cl C

   

5.205%, 11/15/2034 (B)

    128       129  

MSCG Trust, Ser ALDR, Cl A2

   

3.577%, 06/07/2035 (A)(B)

    410       423  

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

   

5.957%, 03/25/2047

    76       80  

Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Ser 2019-1, Cl MA

   

3.500%, 07/25/2058

    1,008       1,045  

Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Ser 2019-2, Cl MA

   

3.500%, 08/25/2058

    504       524  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-1, Cl A4

   

3.500%, 02/25/2047 (A)(B)

    767       781  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-5, Cl A4

   

3.500%, 08/25/2047 (A)(B)

    855       869  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Ser 2017-6, Cl A4

   

3.500%, 09/25/2047 (A)(B)

    426       433  
 

 

 

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

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

 

  

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

     

2.750%, 05/25/2055 (A)(B)

   $ 249      $ 250  

UBS-BAMLL Trust, Ser 2012-WRM, Cl A

     

3.663%, 06/10/2030 (B)

     116        119  

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

     

3.525%, 05/10/2063

     73        75  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-CN, CI XA, I0

     

1.474%, 05/10/2063 (A)(B)

     337        11  

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

     

3.371%, 09/15/2057

     160        166  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2012-C7, CI XA, I0

     

1.518%, 06/15/2045 (A)(B)

     1,096        34  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2013-C13, Cl XA, l0

     

1.335%, 05/15/2045 (A)(B)

     1,122        43  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser 2014-C23, CI XA, I0

     

0.740%,10/15/2057 (A)

     1,128        28  

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

     

4.529%, 10/15/2057 (A)

     270        288  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser C11, CI AS

     

3.311%, 03/15/2045

     160        164  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser C4, CI A4

     

4.902%, 06/15/2044 (A)(B)

     1,796        1,871  
     

 

 

 
        24,658  
     

 

 

 

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $130,160) ($ Thousands)

        131,261  
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — 31.2%

     

Communication Services — 2.7%

     

AT&T

     

4.250%, 03/01/2027

     150        161  

4.125%, 02/17/2026

     408        434  

3.875%, 08/15/2021

     10        10  

3.721%, 11/27/2022 (B)(C)

     2,000        1,826  

3.400%, 05/15/2025

     460        473  

3.000%, 06/30/2022

     10        10  

Charter Communications Operating

     

5.050%, 03/30/2029

     20        22  

4.908%, 07/23/2025

     110        120  

3.750%, 02/15/2028

     20        20  

3.579%, 07/23/2020

     30        30  
     
Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
     Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

  

Comcast

     

4.150%, 10/15/2028

   $ 180      $ 198  

3.950%,10/15/2025

     150        162  

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings

     

9.455%, 11/15/2022

     1,116        1,375  

Cox Communications

     

3.250%, 12/15/2022 (B)

     859        877  

Fox

     

4.709%, 01/25/2029 (B)

     100        112  

4.030%, 01/25/2024 (B)

     50        53  

NBCUniversal Media

     

4.375%, 04/01/2021

     10        10  

Sprint Spectrum

     

3.360%, 09/20/2021 (B)

     433        433  

TCI Communications

     

7.875%, 02/15/2026

     240        313  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

     

4.895%, 03/06/2048

     340        359  

Tencent Holdings MTN

     

3.595%, 01/19/2028 (B)

     250        255  

Verizon Communications

     

4.329%, 09/21/2028

     102        113  

3.875%, 02/08/2029

     60        65  

3.376%, 02/15/2025

     532        555  

2.625%, 08/15/2026

     513        510  

Viacom

     

3.875%, 04/01/2024

     20        21  

Vodafone Group PLC

     

3.750%, 01/16/2024

     410        429  

Walt Disney

     

3.000%, 09/15/2022 (B)

     30        31  
     

 

 

 
        8,977  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 1.9%

     

Amazon.com

     

3.150%, 08/22/2027

     470        494  

BMW US Capital

     

2.150%, 04/06/2020 (B)

     950        949  

1.850%, 09/15/2021 (B)

     20        20  

Ford Motor Credit

     

8.125%, 01/15/2020

     340        349  

2.597%,11/04/2019

     800        799  

General Motors Financial

     

4.150%, 06/19/2023

     600        618  

3.700%, 11/24/2020

     80        81  

3.700%, 05/09/2023

     190        193  

3.150%, 01/15/2020

     330        331  

2.450%, 11/06/2020

     30        30  

KazMunayGas National JSC

     

5.375%, 04/24/2030 (B)

     400        443  

McDonald’s MTN

     

3.350%, 04/01/2023

     280        291  
 

 

 

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New Covenant Income Fund (Continued)

 

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

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

Newell Brands

   

3.850%, 04/01/2023

  $ 80     $ 81  

Time Warner Cable

   

5.000%, 02/01/2020

    990       1,003  

Volkswagen Group of America Finance

   

4.625%, 11/13/2025 (B)

    461       501  
   

 

 

 
      6,183  
   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 0.5%

   

Kraft Heinz Foods

   

5.375%, 02/10/2020

    86       88  

4.875%, 02/15/2025 (B)

    70       72  

Kroger

   

4.000%, 02/01/2024

    140       148  

Mars

   

3.200%, 04/01/2030 (B)

    30       31  

2.700%, 04/01/2025 (B)

    60       61  

PepsiCo

   

3.000%, 08/25/2021

    290       295  

2.750%, 03/05/2022

    80       82  

Smithfield Foods

   

2.700%, 01/31/2020 (B)

    330       329  

Walgreens Boots Alliance

   

3.450%, 06/01/2026

    150       151  

Walmart

   

3.050%, 07/08/2026

    100       105  

WM Wrigley Jr

   

2.900%, 10/21/2019 (B)

    360       360  
   

 

 

 
      1,722  
   

 

 

 

Energy — 3.0%

   

Anadarko Petroleum

   

5.822%, 10/10/2036 (C)

    3,000       1,417  

5.550%, 03/15/2026

    180       202  

Apache

   

3.250%, 04/15/2022

    616       625  

Baker Hughes a GE

   

3.200%, 08/15/2021

    26       26  

BP Capital Markets America

   

3.790%, 02/06/2024

    80       85  

3.410%, 02/11/2026

    40       42  

3.216%, 11/28/2023

    140       144  

3.119%, 05/04/2026

    170       173  

BP Capital Markets PLC

   

3.535%, 11/04/2024

    20       21  

Chevron

   

2.100%, 05/16/2021

    130       130  

1.991%, 03/03/2020

    1,150       1,149  

Cimarex Energy

   

4.375%, 06/01/2024

    50       53  

3.900%, 05/15/2027

    40       41  
     
Description   Face Amount
(Thousands)
   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

Concho Resources

   

4.375%, 01/15/2025

  $ 10     $ 10  

4.300%, 08/15/2028

    40       43  

3.750%, 10/01/2027

    20       21  

Continental Resources

   

4.375%, 01/15/2028

    20       21  

3.800%, 06/01/2024

    160       165  

Devon Energy

   

5.850%, 12/15/2025

    130       154  

3.250%, 05/15/2022

    630       642  

Energy Transfer Operating

   

5.500%, 06/01/2027

    604       675  

5.250%, 04/15/2029

    20       22  

4.500%, 04/15/2024

    60       64  

Enterprise Products Operating

   

4.150%, 10/16/2028

    80       87  

3.900%, 02/15/2024

    457       484  

EOG Resources

   

4.150%, 01/15/2026

    60       65  

ExxonMobil

   

3.043%, 03/01/2026

    150       155  

Halliburton

   

3.800%, 11/15/2025

    10       10  

3.250%, 11/15/2021

    180       184  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners

   

3.500%, 03/01/2021

    30       31  

MidAmerican Energy

   

3.650%, 04/15/2029

    140       151  

MPLX

   

4.800%, 02/15/2029

    50       55  

4.125%, 03/01/2027

    110       115  

4.000%, 03/15/2028

    140       145  

Noble Energy

   

4.150%, 12/15/2021

    290       299  

3.850%, 01/15/2028

    60       61  

Occidental Petroleum

   

4.100%, 02/01/2021

    50       51  

3.400%, 04/15/2026

    80       82  

3.125%, 02/15/2022

    100       102  

3.000%, 02/15/2027

    130       129  

Schlumberger Holdings

   

3.900%, 05/17/2028 (B)

    978       1,018  

Sinopec Group Overseas Development

   

4.375%, 04/10/2024 (B)

    290       310  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations

   

3.900%, 07/15/2026

    439       448  

Williams

   

5.250%, 03/15/2020

    40       41  
   

 

 

 
      9,948  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

Financials — 13.1%

   

American Express

   

3.400%, 02/27/2023

  $ 972     $ 1,006  

2.650%, 12/02/2022

    264       267  

American Express Credit MTN

   

2.375%, 05/26/2020

    80       80  

2.200%, 03/03/2020

    710       709  

American International Group

   

4.875%, 06/01/2022

    415       445  

Anglo American Capital

   

3.625%, 09/11/2024 (B)

    200       204  

Banco Santander

   

4.379%, 04/12/2028

    200       213  

3.724%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.120%, 04/12/2023

    200       199  

Bank of America

   

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

    234       241  

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

    258       263  

Bank of America MTN

   

4.450%, 03/03/2026

    678       731  

4.200%, 08/26/2024

    210       223  

4.125%, 01/22/2024

    370       396  

4.100%, 07/24/2023

    280       299  

4.000%, 04/01/2024

    440       469  

4.000%, 01/22/2025

    80       84  

3.974%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.210%, 02/07/2030

    80       86  

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

    210       219  

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

    80       83  

3.500%, 04/19/2026

    130       136  

3.300%, 01/11/2023

    60       62  

Bank of New York Mellon MTN

   

3.300%, 08/23/2029

    790       819  

Barclays Bank

   

2.650%, 01/11/2021

    1,199       1,202  

BNP Paribas

   

5.198%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.567%, 01/10/2030 (B)

    400       458  

4.705%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+2.235%, 01/10/2025 (B)

    270       290  

4.400%, 08/14/2028 (B)

    200       216  

BPCE MTN

   

3.000%, 05/22/2022 (B)

    640       646  

Capital One

   

2.650%, 08/08/2022

    830       835  

Charles Schwab

   

3.850%, 05/21/2025

    110       117  
     
Description   Face Amount
(Thousands)
    Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

Citigroup

   

8.125%, 07/15/2039

  $ 12     $ 19  

5.500%, 09/13/2025

    150       170  

5.300%, 05/06/2044

    31       37  

4.650%, 07/30/2045

    28       32  

4.450%, 09/29/2027

    150       162  

4.400%, 06/10/2025

    160       171  

4.300%, 11/20/2026

    40       42  

4.125%, 07/25/2028

    40       42  

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

    240       258  

4.050%, 07/30/2022

    40       42  

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

    340       355  

3.500%, 05/15/2023

    100       103  

3.400%, 05/01/2026

    673       697  

2.700%, 03/30/2021

    455       457  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

   

3.950%, 11/09/2022

    670       695  

3.875%, 09/26/2023 (B)

    595       628  

Credit Suisse Group

   

4.282%, 01/09/2028 (B)

    280       296  

Daiwa Securities Group

   

3.129%, 04/19/2022 (B)

    50       51  

Danske Bank

   

5.000%, 01/12/2022 (B)

    200       209  

Ferguson Finance

   

4.500%,10/24/2028 (B)

    780       815  

General Electric Capital MTN

   

6.000%, 08/07/2019

    414       415  

4.650%, 10/17/2021

    180       188  

4.375%, 09/16/2020

    10       10  

Glencore Funding

   

2.875%, 04/16/2020 (B)

    20       20  

Goldman Sachs Group

   

5.750%, 01/24/2022

    662       715  

5.150%, 05/22/2045

    20       23  

4.750%, 10/21/2045

    40       46  

4.250%, 10/21/2025

    90       95  

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

    550       590  

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

    300       310  

3.500%, 11/16/2026

    90       92  

2.300%, 12/13/2019

    460       460  

Goldman Sachs Group MTN

   

6.000%, 06/15/2020

    480       496  

5.375%, 03/15/2020

    640       653  

4.000%, 03/03/2024

    420       446  

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

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

    400       437  
 

 

 

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June 30, 2019

New Covenant Income Fund (Continued)

 

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

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

3.400%, 03/08/2021

  $ 360     $ 366  

2.950%, 05/25/2021

    380       383  

Intesa Sanpaolo

   

3.375%, 01/12/2023 (B)

    200       199  

John Deere Capital

   

1.700%, 01/15/2020

    40       40  

JPMorgan Chase

   

4.500%, 01/24/2022

    786       828  

4.452%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.330%, 12/05/2029

    200       223  

4.203%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.260%, 07/23/2029

    773       845  

4.023%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.000%, 12/05/2024

    230       244  

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

    100       108  

3.875%, 09/10/2024

    290       305  

2.550%, 03/01/2021

    30       30  

KKR Group Finance

   

6.375%, 09/29/2020 (B)

    915       958  

KKR Group Finance VI

   

3.750%, 07/01/2029 (B)

    664       681  

Liberty Mutual Group

   

4.569%, 02/01/2029 (B)

    321       353  

4.250%, 06/15/2023 (B)

    91       96  

Lincoln National

   

6.250%, 02/15/2020

    570       582  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

   

3.000%, 01/10/2023 (B)

    507       517  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

   

3.407%, 03/07/2024

    510       529  

Morgan Stanley MTN

   

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

    320       336  

3.750%, 02/25/2023

    1,810       1,891  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance

   

2.850%, 01/27/2025

    1,060       1,083  

ORIX

   

4.050%, 01/16/2024

    365       387  

Peachtree Corners Funding Trust

   

3.976%, 02/15/2025 (B)

    944       983  

Penske Truck Leasing Lp

   

3.900%, 02/01/2024 (B)

    965       1,009  

PNC Financial Services Group

   

3.500%, 01/23/2024

    805       848  

Principal Life Global Funding II

   

2.625%, 11/19/2020 (B)

    570       573  

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       70  
     
Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group

   

4.269%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.762%, 03/22/2025

  $ 200     $ 207  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

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

    290       302  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

   

3.571%, 01/10/2023

    200       204  

Santander UK PLC

   

2.375%, 03/16/2020

    40       40  

SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC

   

4.125%, 07/15/2023 (B)

    200       210  

SunTrust Bank

   

2.800%, 05/17/2022

    1,146       1,161  

Svenska Handelsbanken MTN

   

3.350%, 05/24/2021

    250       255  

Synchrony Financial

   

3.000%, 08/15/2019

    64       64  

UBS Group Funding Jersey

   

4.125%, 04/15/2026 (B)

    634       677  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland

   

4.253%, 03/23/2028 (B)

    250       269  

3.491%, 05/23/2023 (B)

    390       400  

US Bancorp

   

3.375%, 02/05/2024

    540       565  

USAA Capital MTN

   

2.625%, 06/01/2021 (B)

    350       353  

WEA Finance

   

2.700%, 09/17/2019 (B)

    310       310  

Wells Fargo

   

3.069%, 01/24/2023

    808       820  

3.000%, 10/23/2026

    190       192  

Wells Fargo MTN

   

4.900%, 11/17/2045

    30       35  

4.600%, 04/01/2021

    480       498  

4.300%, 07/22/2027

    260       281  

3.750%, 01/24/2024

    540       568  

3.450%, 02/13/2023

    120       123  
   

 

 

 
      43,306  
   

 

 

 

Health Care — 2.2%

   

Abbott Laboratories

   

3.400%, 11/30/2023

    175       183  

AbbVie

   

3.600%, 05/14/2025

    10       10  

Aetna

   

2.800%, 06/15/2023

    20       20  

Amgen

   

2.125%, 05/01/2020

    20       20  

Anthem

   

3.125%, 05/15/2022

    340       346  
 

 

 

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Description   Face Amount
(Thousands)
   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

Baylor Scott & White Holdings

   

1.947%, 11/15/2021

  $ 1,226     $ 1,211  

Becton Dickinson

   

4.685%, 12/15/2044

    40       45  

3.734%, 12/15/2024

    24       25  

3.363%, 06/06/2024

    210       216  

Bristol-Myers Squibb

   

3.400%, 07/26/2029 (B)

    50       52  

3.200%, 06/15/2026 (B)

    120       125  

2.900%, 07/26/2024 (B)

    180       184  

2.600%, 05/16/2022 (B)

    80       81  

Celgene

   

3.875%, 08/15/2025

    130       139  

3.550%, 08/15/2022

    60       62  

2.250%, 08/15/2021

    70       70  

Cigna

   

4.375%, 10/15/2028 (B)

    120       130  

4.125%, 11/15/2025 (B)

    50       53  

3.400%, 09/17/2021 (B)

    60       61  

CVS Health

   

4.300%, 03/25/2028

    80       84  

4.125%, 05/15/2021

    300       308  

3.875%, 07/20/2025

    95       99  

3.350%, 03/09/2021

    60       61  

2.800%, 07/20/2020

    190       191  

CVS Pass-Through Trust

   

7.507%, 01/10/2032 (B)

    1,184       1,430  

Eli Lilly

   

2.350%, 05/15/2022

    170       171  

Express Scripts Holding

   

3.500%, 06/15/2024

    160       165  

Gilead Sciences

   

2.550%, 09/01/2020

    20       20  

2.500%, 09/01/2023

    50       51  

1.850%, 09/20/2019

    130       130  

Humana

   

3.150%, 12/01/2022

    240       245  

2.900%, 12/15/2022

    290       294  

Medtronic

   

3.125%, 03/15/2022

    190       195  

Merck

   

2.750%, 02/10/2025

    20       21  

SSM Health Care

   

3.688%, 06/01/2023

    644       672  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance BV

   

2.950%, 12/18/2022

    30       27  

UnitedHealth Group

   

3.875%, 12/15/2028

    30       33  

2.875%, 12/15/2021

    50       51  

2.700%, 07/15/2020

    70       70  
   

 

 

 
      7,351  
   

 

 

 
     
Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

Industrials — 2.5%

   

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC

   

4.625%, 10/30/2020

  $ 730     $ 748  

4.500%, 05/15/2021

    310       320  

American Airlines, Ser 2016-3, Cl A

   

3.250%,10/15/2028

    1,119       1,109  

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

   

4.950%, 01/15/2023

    294       308  

Aviation Capital Group

   

6.750%, 04/06/2021 (B)

    80       86  

4.125%, 08/01/2025 (B)

    160       167  

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

   

5.140%, 01/15/2021

    44       45  

Burlington Northern Santa Fe

   

4.550%, 09/01/2044

    10       12  

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

   

4.000%, 10/29/2024

    657       686  

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

   

3.625%, 07/30/2027

    558       588  

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust, Ser 2019-1, Cl AA

   

3.204%, 04/25/2024

    621       643  

Eaton

   

2.750%, 11/02/2022

    450       456  

GE Capital International Funding Unlimited Co

   

2.342%, 11/15/2020

    1,205       1,199  

General Electric

   

4.500%, 03/11/2044

    90       87  

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       166  

International Lease Finance

   

5.875%, 08/15/2022

    400       436  

Republic Services

   

3.200%, 03/15/2025

    180       186  

Union Pacific

   

3.950%, 09/10/2028

    20       22  

3.750%, 07/15/2025

    20       21  

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

   

4.000%, 04/11/2026

    733       770  

Waste Management

   

3.500%, 05/15/2024

    120       126  

3.450%, 06/15/2029

    30       32  
 

 

 

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June 30, 2019

New Covenant Income Fund (Continued)

 

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

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

     

3.200%, 06/15/2026

   $ 30      $ 31  
     

 

 

 
        8,292  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 1.3%

     

Apple

     

3.350%, 02/09/2027

     210        220  

2.900%, 09/12/2027

     110        113  

2.450%, 08/04/2026

     70        70  

2.000%, 11/13/2020

     80        80  

1.550%, 08/04/2021

     60        59  

Broadcom

     

3.625%, 10/15/2024 (B)

     485        488  

3.125%, 01/15/2025

     80        78  

Diamond 1 Finance

     

4.420%, 06/15/2021 (B)

     430        443  

Intel

     

3.700%, 07/29/2025

     30        32  

International Business Machines

     

3.000%, 05/15/2024

     180        185  

Mastercard

     

3.375%, 04/01/2024

     190        201  

Microsoft

     

3.300%, 02/06/2027

     140        149  

2.400%, 02/06/2022

     150        151  

2.400%, 08/08/2026

     210        211  

1.850%, 02/06/2020

     360        359  

1.550%, 08/08/2021

     110        109  

NXP BV

     

3.875%, 06/18/2026 (B)

     495        509  

Oracle

     

2.500%, 10/15/2022

     130        131  

salesforce.com

     

3.700%, 04/11/2028

     150        162  

3.250%, 04/11/2023

     70        73  

Visa

     

4.300%, 12/14/2045

     10        12  

3.150%, 12/14/2025

     110        115  

2.200%, 12/14/2020

     300        300  
     

 

 

 
        4,250  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 0.6%

     

ArcelorMittal

     

4.550%, 03/11/2026

     100        106  

Equate Petrochemical BV MTN

     

4.250%, 11/03/2026 (B)

     200        209  

Freeport-McMoRan

     

4.000%, 11/14/2021

     170        173  

Glencore Funding

     

4.125%, 05/30/2023 (B)

     890        925  

4.125%, 03/12/2024 (B)

     120        125  

4.000%, 03/27/2027 (B)

     120        121  
     
Description   

Face Amount

(Thousands)

    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)

     

Southern Copper

     

3.500%, 11/08/2022

   $ 130      $ 132  

Vale Overseas

     

6.250%, 08/10/2026

     140        159  
     

 

 

 
        1,950  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 1.2%

     

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

     

3.070%, 03/15/2048 (B)

     700        711  

Digital Realty Trust

     

3.600%, 07/01/2029

     815        826  

Simon Property Group

     

2.350%, 01/30/2022

     413        414  

Ventas Realty

     

4.125%, 01/15/2026

     566        599  

3.500%, 02/01/2025

     488        505  

Welltower

     

4.500%, 01/15/2024

     902        969  
     

 

 

 
        4,024  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 2.2%

     

Aquarion

     

4.000%, 08/15/2024 (B)

     227        238  

Commonwealth Edison

     

3.700%, 08/15/2028

     1,118        1,202  

Dominion Energy

     

2.579%, 07/01/2020

     260        260  

Duke Energy

     

3.750%, 04/15/2024

     900        949  

3.550%, 09/15/2021

     170        174  

2.400%, 08/15/2022

     150        150  

FirstEnergy

     

4.250%, 03/15/2023

     380        399  

2.850%, 07/15/2022

     330        334  

Northern States Power

     

7.125%, 07/01/2025

     1,190        1,476  

Perusahaan Listrik Negara MTN

     

5.450%, 05/21/2028 (B)

     370        410  

Public Service Enterprise Group

     

2.875%, 06/15/2024

     713        722  

Sempra Energy

     

2.400%, 03/15/2020

     840        839  
     

 

 

 
        7,153  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Obligations
(Cost $99,925) ($ Thousands)

        103,156  
     

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 10.7%

     

U.S. Treasury Bills

     

2.314%, 09/05/2019 (C)

     811        808  

2.077%, 09/19/2019 (C)

     6,384        6,355  
 

 

 

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

 

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

   

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   

3.750%, 11/15/2043

  $ 250     $ 308  

3.125%, 05/15/2048

    40       45  

3.000%, 05/15/2045

    250       273  

3.000%, 02/15/2048

    480       526  

3.000%, 08/15/2048

    1,400       1,535  

3.000%, 02/15/2049

    360       395  

2.875%, 08/15/2045

    200       214  

2.875%, 05/15/2049

    960       1,030  

2.750%, 08/15/2047

    120       125  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities

   

2.375%, 01/15/2025

    176       197  

1.750%, 01/15/2028

    85       96  

1.375%, 02/15/2044

    537       610  

1.000%, 02/15/2046

    388       407  

1.000%, 02/15/2049

    1,483       1,544  

0.750%, 02/15/2042

    464       465  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   

2.750%, 09/15/2021

    4,022       4,111  

2.750%, 02/15/2028

    4       4  

2.625%, 02/15/2029

    850       896  

2.500%, 01/31/2021

    580       586  

2.375%, 02/29/2024

    5,221       5,368  

2.250%, 03/31/2021

    800       806  

2.250%, 04/30/2024

    30       31  

2.250%, 03/31/2026

    710       728  

2.250%, 02/15/2027

    4,184       4,288  

2.000%, 02/15/2025

    50       51  

1.625%, 06/30/2021

    3,690       3,681  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $34,670)($ Thousands)

      35,483  
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 8.9%

 

 

Automotive — 1.3%

   

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

   

2.970%, 03/20/2024 (B)

    310       315  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP,
Ser 2019-2A, CI A

   

3.350%, 09/22/2025 (B)

    320       330  

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

   

3.290%, 02/25/2024 (B)

    350       356  

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust,
Ser 2019-2, Cl A3

   

2.520%, 06/21/2023

    572       578  

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

   

1.880%, 08/17/2020 (B)

    158       158  
     
Description  

Face Amount

(Thousands)

   

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

   

NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust,
Ser 2019-1A, Cl A2

   

3.210%, 02/15/2024 (B)

  $ 1,182     $  1,208  

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust,
Ser 2019-B,CI A3

   

2.590%, 07/15/2024

    1,299       1,313  
   

 

 

 
      4,258  
   

 

 

 

Home — 0.5%

   

Argent Securities, Ser 2004-W5, Cl AV2

   

3.444%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1
Month+1.040%, 04/25/2034

    321       325  

Citifinancial Mortgage Securities, Ser 2004-1, Cl AF4

   

5.070%, 04/25/2034

    224       234  

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Ser 2018-RPL1, CI A1A

   

3.750%, 10/25/2057 (B)

    378       391  

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

   

4.404%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1
Month+2.000%, 07/25/2034 (B)

    390       401  

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

   

2.704%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1
Month+0.300%, 05/25/2037 (B)

    232       221  

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

   

3.124%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1
Month+0.720%, 10/25/2033 (B)

    91       90  
   

 

 

 
      1,662  
   

 

 

 

Other Asset-Backed Securities — 7.1%

   

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

   

3.290%, 05/15/2023

    1,572       1,605  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Asset-
Backed Pass-Through Certificates,
Ser 2005-R7, Cl M2

   

2.904%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1
Month+0.500%, 09/25/2035

    403       405  

Applebee’s Funding, Ser 2019-1A, Cl A2I

   

4.194%, 06/07/2049 (B)

    300       303  

Ascentium Equipment Receivables, Ser 2019-1A, CI A2

   

2.840%, 06/10/2022 (B)

    645       650  

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Ser 2019-A1, CI A1

   

2.840%, 12/15/2024

    996       1,015  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2007-WFH3, Cl A3

   

2.654%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1
Month+0.250%, 06/25/2037

    308       308  
 

 

 

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New Covenant Income Fund (Continued)

 

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

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

     

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

     

3.654%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.250%, 10/25/2047

   $ 165      $ 163  

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

     

2.534%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.140%, 07/15/2036

     358        345  

DB Master Finance, Ser 2017-1A, Cl A2l

     

3.629%, 11/20/2047 (B)

     531        539  

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

     

3.830%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.250%, 07/25/2047 (B)

     699        695  

Invitation Homes Trust, Ser 2018-SFR1, Cl A

     

3.094%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.700%, 03/17/2037 (B)

     1,444        1,426  

MMAF Equipment Finance, Ser 2018-A, Cl A3

     

3.200%, 09/12/2022 (B)

     1,255        1,271  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital l Trust, Ser 2004-0P1, CI M1

     

3.274%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.870%, 11/25/2034

     493        497  

Morgan Stanley Capital l Trust, Ser BPR, Cl A

     

3.794%, VAR LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.400%, 05/15/2036 (B)

     320        320  

Navient Student Loan Trust, Ser 2016-6A, Cl A3

     

3.704%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+1.300%, 03/25/2066 (B)

     900        917  

Progress Residential Trust, Ser 2018-SFR3, CI A

     

3.880%, 10/17/2035 (B)

     640        660  

RAAC Series Trust, Ser 2005-SP3, Cl M2

     

3.204%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 1 Month+0.800%, 12/25/2035

     390        392  

SBA Small Business Investment, Ser 2019-10A, Cl 1

     

3.113%, 03/10/2029

     200        209  

Shops at Crystals Trust, Ser CSTL, Cl A

     

3.126%, 07/05/2036 (B)

     100        101  

SLC Student Loan Trust, Ser 2010-1, Cl A

     

3.396%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.875%, 11/25/2042

     307        308  

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

     

2.700%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.290%, 06/15/2039

     315        306  

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

     

2.960%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+0.550%, 12/16/2030

     203        203  
     
Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
     Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

     

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

     

3.610%, VAR ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month+1.200%, 12/15/2033 (B)

   $ 148      $ 148  

Store Master Funding l-VII, Ser 2018-1A,
Cl A1

     

3.960%, 10/20/2048 (B)

     386        404  

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

     

3.520%, 08/01/2030

     333        345  

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

     

4.220%, 02/01/2031

     358        381  

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

     

2.760%, 10/01/2031

     200        201  

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

     

3.380%, 11/01/2033

     827        859  

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

     

2.990%, 06/01/2034

     919        947  

United States Small Business Administration, Ser 2015-20C, CI 1

     

2.720%, 03/01/2035

     973        991  

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

     

2.770%, 05/01/2035

     542        554  

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

     

2.700%, 11/01/2035

     557        568  

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

     

2.850%, 10/01/2037

     707        723  

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

     

3.500%, 05/01/2038

     1,332        1,417  

United States Small Business Administration, Ser 2018-20J, CI 1

     

3.770%, 10/01/2038

     657        710  

Verizon Owner Trust, Ser 2018-A, Cl A1A

     

3.230%, 04/20/2023

     1,465        1,493  

Verizon Owner Trust, Ser 2019-B, Cl A1A

     

2.330%, 12/20/2023

     624        626  

Wendy’s Funding, Ser 2019-1A, Cl A2I

     

3.783%, 06/15/2049 (B)

     340        340  
     

 

 

 
        23,345  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $28,762) ($ Thousands)

        29,265  
     

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS —  6.4%

 

  

FHLB DN

     

2.460%, 09/27/2019 (C)

     190        189  

2.407%, 08/01/2019 (C)

     100        100  
 

 

 

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Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
    

Market Value

($ Thousands)

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)

 

  

FHLMC

     

6.500%, 12/01/2035

   $ 821      $ 913  

6.000%, 03/01/2035

     1,233        1,404  

5.000%, 10/01/2048

     84        89  

4.000%, 04/01/2048

     91        95  

4.000%, 05/01/2048

     737        766  

3.500%, 09/01/2048

     659        675  

3.500%, 10/01/2048

     930        954  

3.500%, 01/01/2049

     96        99  

3.500%, 04/01/2049

     1,089        1,115  

3.000%, 02/01/2038

     90        91  

3.000%, 04/01/2038

     92        93  

3.000%, 11/01/2043

     683        693  

3.000%, 01/01/2048

     99        100  

3.000%, 03/01/2049

     99        100  

3.000%, 04/01/2049

     1,969        1,989  

2.375%, 01/13/2022

     1,090        1,106  

1.250%, 10/02/2019

     70        70  

FHLMC, Ser 2018-4813, Cl CJ

     

3.000%, 08/15/2048

     332        337  

FNMA

     

4.500%, 09/01/2057

     260        278  

4.000%, 02/01/2056

     75        79  

4.000%, 06/01/2057

     83        88  

3.830%, 01/01/2029

     490        539  

3.500%, 10/01/2047

     1,336        1,375  

3.500%, 06/01/2048

     745        765  

3.500%, 07/01/2048

     478        492  

3.500%, 02/01/2049

     96        100  

3.000%, 12/01/2037

     89        90  

3.000%, 03/01/2046

     1,343        1,370  

3.000%, 05/01/2046

     86        87  

3.000%, 07/01/2046

     153        156  

3.000%, 10/01/2046

     235        239  

3.000%, 11/01/2046

     1,957        1,983  

3.000%, 09/01/2047

     368        374  

2.932%, 10/09/2019 (C)

     1,190        1,183  

FNMA, Ser M1, Cl A2

     

3.673%, 09/25/2028 (A)

     270        292  

Tennessee Valley Authority

     

3.875%, 02/15/2021

     790        815  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(Cost $20,737)($ Thousands)

        21,283  
     

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN DEBT — 3.0%

     

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond

     

2.500%, 10/11/2022 (B)

     490        494  

Colombia Government International Bond

     

5.625%, 02/26/2044

     280        331  
     
Description    Face Amount
(Thousands)
     Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

 

SOVEREIGN DEBT (continued)

 

  

5.200%, 05/15/2049

   $ 310      $ 352  

4.500%, 03/15/2029

     200        218  

Indonesia Government International Bond MTN

     

5.125%, 01/15/2045 (B)

     200        225  

3.850%, 07/18/2027 (B)

     200        207  

3.750%, 04/25/2022

     370        379  

Kuwait International Government Bond

     

3.500%, 03/20/2027 (B)

     210        224  

Mexico Government International Bond

     

4.000%, 10/02/2023

     610        636  

3.600%, 01/30/2025

     380        389  

Panama Government International Bond

     

6.700%, 01/26/2036

     190        258  

Peruvian Government International Bond

     

6.550%, 03/14/2037

     250        353  

5.625%, 11/18/2050

     310        427  

Poland Government International Bond

     

5.125%, 04/21/2021

     440        463  

4.000%, 01/22/2024

     450        484  

Province of Ontario Canada

     

4.400%, 04/14/2020

     840        854  

Province of Quebec Canada

     

2.625%, 02/13/2023

     500        512  

Province of Quebec Canada, Ser A MTN

     

6.350%, 01/30/2026

     1,010        1,226  

Qatar Government International Bond

     

3.250%, 06/02/2026

     370        380  

Russian Foreign Bond—Eurobond

     

7.500%, 03/31/2030

     167        189  

5.875%, 09/16/2043

     400        486  

5.625%, 04/04/2042

     400        469  

Uruguay Government International Bond

     

4.375%, 01/23/2031

     390        422  
     

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Debt
(Cost $9,447) ($ Thousands)

        9,978  
     

 

 

 

FOREIGN BONDS — 2.0%

     

Allergan Funding SCS

     

3.800%, 03/15/2025

     40        41  

3.450%, 03/15/2022

     120        123  

Banco Santander

     

3.125%, 02/23/2023

     200        203  

Banco Santander Chile

     

2.500%, 12/15/2020 (B)

     240        240  

Barclays Bank

     

10.179%, 06/12/2021 (B)

     370        419  

BHP Billiton Finance USA

     

2.875%, 02/24/2022

     10        10  
 

 

 

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New Covenant Income Fund (Continued)

 

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

FOREIGN BONDS (continued)

 

  

BP Capital Markets PLC

     

3.561%, 11/01/2021

   $ 230      $ 237  

CNOOC Finance

     

3.500%, 05/05/2025

     330        340  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

     

4.375%, 08/04/2025

     500        531  

Ecopetrol

     

5.375%, 06/26/2026

     140        154  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     

4.250%, 08/18/2025

     230        242  

Intesa Sanpaolo

     

5.017%, 06/26/2024 (B)

     200        200  

3.125%, 07/14/2022 (B)

     200        198  

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

     

1.375%, 10/23/2019

     110        110  

OCP

     

4.500%, 10/22/2025 (B)

     400        409  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

     

6.850%, 06/05/2115

     150        156  

Petroleos del Peru

     

4.750%, 06/19/2032 (B)

     400        438  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

4.875%, 01/18/2024

     190        186  

Shell International Finance

     

4.375%, 03/25/2020

     130        132  

Shell International Finance BV

     

3.250%, 05/11/2025

     150        157  

2.875%, 05/10/2026

     40        41  

2.250%, 11/10/2020

     360        361  

1.750%, 09/12/2021

     690        684  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

     

5.134%, 04/27/2020

     80        82  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

 

  

2.200%, 07/21/2021

     730        692  

Vale Overseas

     

6.875%, 11/21/2036

     48        58  

4.375%, 01/11/2022

     8        8  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Bonds
(Cost $6,271) ($ Thousands)

        6,452  
     

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS — 1.1%

 

  

Florida — 0.3%

 

  

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

     

2.638%, 07/01/2021

     420        424  

2.163%, 07/01/2019

     535        535  
     

 

 

 
        959  
     

 

 

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

MUNICIPAL BONDS (continued)

    

Michigan — 0.3%

    

Michigan State, Finance Authority, RB Callable 03/01/2024 @ 100

    

2.988%, 09/01/2049 (A)

   $ 755     $ 770  
    

 

 

 

New York — 0.2%

    

New York State, Urban Development, RB

    

3.350%, 03/15/2026

     665       697  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin — 0.3%

    

Wisconsin State, Ser A, RB, AGM

    

5.700%, 05/01/2026

     890       1,016  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $3,379) ($ Thousands)

       3,442  
    

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL PAPER — 0.4%

    

Standard Chartered Bank

    

2.592%, 07/24/2019 (C)

     560       559  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    

2.536%, 07/25/2019 (C)

     770       769  
    

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper
(Cost $1,328) ($ Thousands)

       1,328  
    

 

 

 
    

 

Shares

       

CASH EQUIVALENT — 3.3%

    

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, Cl F

 

 

2.140% **†

     11,030,519       11,031  
    

 

 

 

Total Cash Equivalent
(Cost $11,031) ($ Thousands)

       11,031  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 106.7%
(Cost $345,710) ($ Thousands)

     $ 352,679  
    

 

 

 
    

 

Contracts

       

PURCHASED OPTION* — 0.0%

    

Total Purchased Option(D)
(Cost $26) ($ Thousands)

     66     $ 83  
    

 

 

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS* — 0.0%

    

Total Written Options(D)
(Premiums Received $106) ($ Thousands)

     (223   $ (131
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

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A list of open option contracts by the Fund at June 30, 2019 are as follows:

 

           

Description

   Number of
Contracts
    Notional Amount
(Thousands)
    Exercise Price      Expiration Date      Value
(Thousands)
 

PURCHASED OPTION — 0.0%

 

       

Call Options

 

         

December 2019, Eurodollar Mid-Curve Option*

     66     $ 16,235     $ 98.00        12/21/19      $ 83  
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Purchased Option

     $ 16,235           $ 83  
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS — 0.0%

 

         

Put Options

 

         

August 2019, U.S. 10 Year Future Option*

     (10   $ (1,277     127.25        07/20/19      $ (3

September 2019, U.S. 10 Year Future Option*

     (73     (9,321     126.50        08/17/19        (23

September 2019, U.S. 10 Year Future Option*

     (47     (6,001     127.00        08/17/19        (21

August 2019, U.S. 5 Year Future Option*

     (9     (1,062     117.25        07/20/19        (1

September 2019, U.S. 5 Year Future Option*

     (9     (1,062     117.25        08/17/19        (2
    

 

 

         

 

 

 
       (18,723           (50
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Call Options

 

         

December 2019, Eurodollar Mid-Curve Option*

     (33     (8,117     97.75        12/21/19        (59

December 2019, Eurodollar Mid-Curve Option*

     (33     (8,118     98.50        12/21/19        (16

August 2019, U.S. 10 Year Future Option*

     (9     (1,149     128.00        07/20/19        (6
    

 

 

         

 

 

 
       (17,384           (81
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total Written Options

     $ (36,107         $ (131
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

A list of the open futures contracts held by the Fund at June 30, 2019 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$

     66       Dec-2019      $ 16,062     $ 16,185     $ 123  

90-Day Euro$

     118       Jun-2020        28,695       29,022       327  

U.S. 2-Year Treasury Note

     39       Oct-2019        8,341       8,392       51  

U.S. 5-Year Treasury Note

     205       Oct-2019        23,910       24,222       312  

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Note

     (235     Sep-2019        (29,332     (30,073     (741

U.S. Long Treasury Bond

     (134     Sep-2019        (20,314     (20,850     (536

U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Bond

     50       Sep-2019        8,539       8,878       339  

Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     24       Sep-2019        3,253       3,315       62  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 39,154     $ 39,091     $ (63
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

   

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $330,498 ($ Thousands).

   *

Non-income producing security.

   **

Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2019.

   

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, 2019, the value of these securities amounted to $54,374 ($ Thousands), representing 16.5% 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)

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

 

 

 

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June 30, 2019

New Covenant Income Fund (Concluded)

 

PLC – Public Limited Company

RB – Revenue Bond

Ser – Series

TBA – To Be Announced

USD – United States Dollar

VAR – Variable Rate

 

 

The following is a list of the levels of inputs used as of June 30, 2019 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

   $      $ 131,261      $      $ 131,261  

Corporate Obligations

            103,156               103,156  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            35,483               35,483  

Asset-Backed Securities

            29,265               29,265  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

            21,283               21,283  

Sovereign Debt

            9,978               9,978  

Foreign Bonds

            6,452               6,452  

Municipal Bonds

            3,442               3,442  

Commercial Paper

            1,328               1,328  

Cash Equivalent

     11,031                      11,031  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $     11,031      $     341,648      $         –      $     352,679  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
         
Other Financial Instruments    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Purchase Options

   $ 83     $      $      $ 83  

Written Options

     (131                   (131

Futures Contracts *

          

Unrealized Appreciation

     1,214                     1,214  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (1,277                   (1,277
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ (111   $      $      $ (111
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

For the period ended June 30, 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities.

For the period ended June 30, 2019, 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, 2019 ($ Thousands):

 

                   

Security
Description

 

Value

6/30/2018

  Purchases at
Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Realized Gain/
(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Value
6/30/2019
  Shares   Income   Capital
Gains

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, Cl F

      $   5,833       $   190,367       $   (185,169)         $   —       $   —       $   11,031       11,030,519       $   125       $   —
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2019

New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund

 

Sector Weightings (Unaudited):

 

LOGO

 

 

 

† Percentages are based on total investments.

 

     
Description    Shares      Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

AFFILIATED INVESTMENT FUNDS — 99.2%

     

Equity Fund — 60.8%

     

New Covenant Growth Fund †

     4,166,850      $ 178,591  
     

 

 

 

Total Equity Fund
(Cost $110,885) ($ Thousands)

        178,591  
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income Fund — 38.4%

     

New Covenant Income Fund †

     4,803,009        112,871  
     

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Fund
(Cost $109,932) ($ Thousands)

        112,871  
     

 

 

 
     
Description    Shares      Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

CASH EQUIVALENT — 0.7%

     

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, Cl F 2.140%**†

     2,176,393      $ 2,176  
     

 

 

 

Total Cash Equivalent
(Cost $2,176) ($ Thousands)

        2,176  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.9%
(Cost $222,993) ($ Thousands)

      $ 293,638  
     

 

 

 

Percentages are based on a Net Assets of $293,822 ($ Thousands).

 

 

Investment in Affiliated Security (see Note 3).

  **

Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2019.

Cl — Class

As of June 30, 2019, 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, 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities.

For the year ended June 30, 2019, 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, 2019 ($ Thousands):

 

                   
Security Description    Value 6/30/18      Purchases at
Cost
     Proceeds from
Sales
     Realized Gain     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value 6/30/19      Shares      Dividend
Income
     Capital Gains  

New Covenant Growth Fund

     $172,416        $30,220        $(24,839)        $1,635       $ (841)        $178,591        4,166,850        $2,083        $10,539  

New Covenant Income Fund

     114,510        16,198        (22,043)        (773     4,979        112,871        4,803,009        2,757         

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, Cl F

     3,325        34,190        (35,339)                     2,176        2,176,393        59         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

     $290,251        $80,608        $(82,221)        $  862       $4,138        $293,638        11,146,252        $4,899        $10,539  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2019

New Covenant Balanced Income Fund

 

 

Sector Weightings (Unaudited):

 

LOGO

 

 

Percentages are based on total investments.

 

     
Description    Shares      Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

AFFILIATED INVESTMENT FUNDS — 98.9%

 

  

Fixed Income Fund — 63.8%

     

New Covenant Income Fund

     2,129,475      $ 50,043  
     

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Fund
(Cost $49,095) ($ Thousands)

        50,043  
     

 

 

 

Equity Fund — 35.1%

     

New Covenant Growth Fund

     642,544        27,539  
     

 

 

 

Total Equity Fund
(Cost $14,735) ($ Thousands)

        27,539  
     

 

 

 
     
Description   Shares      Market Value
($ Thousands)
 

CASH EQUIVALENT — 1.5%

    

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, Cl F 2.140%**

    1,206,851      $ 1,207  
    

 

 

 

Total Cash Equivalent
(Cost $1,207) ($ Thousands)

       1,207  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 100.4%
(Cost $65,037) ($ Thousands)

     $ 78,789  
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on a Net Assets of $78,448 ($ Thousands).

 

   

Investment in Affiliated Security (see Note 3).

  **

Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2019.

Cl — Class

As of June 30, 2019, 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, 2019, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities.

For the year ended June 30, 2019, 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, 2019 ($ Thousands):

 

                   

Security Description

   Value 6/30/18      Purchases at
Cost
     Proceeds from
Sales
    Realized Gain     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value 6/30/19      Shares      Dividend
Income
     Capital Gains  

New Covenant Growth Fund

     $27,004        $ 4,694        $ (4,308     $683       $(534)        $27,539        642,544        $  320        $1,618  

New Covenant Income Fund

     49,339        3,706        (4,837     (339     2,174        50,043        2,129,475        1,187         

SEI Daily Income Trust, Government Fund, Cl F

     888        9,223        (8,904                  1,207        1,206,851        14         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

     $ 77,231        $17,623        $(18,049     $344       $1,640        $78,789        3,978,870        $1,521        $1,618  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ($ THOUSANDS)

June 30, 2019

 

         
      Growth Fund     Income Fund     Balanced
Growth Fund
    Balanced Income
Fund
 

Assets:

        

Investments, at value

   $ 437,891     $ 341,648     $     $  

Affiliated investments, at value

     8,829       11,031       293,638       78,789  

Options purchased, at value

           83              

Cash and cash equivalents

     2,926                    

Receivable for investment securities sold

     2,924       4,708              

Dividends and interest receivable

     406       1,909       242       105  

Cash pledged as collateral for futures contracts

     402       395              

Receivable for fund shares sold

     188       269       2       2  

Foreign tax reclaim receivable

     79       19              

Receivable for variation margin

     46       18              

Prepaid expenses

     19       14       13       3  

Total Assets

     453,710       360,094       293,895       78,899  

Liabilities:

        

Options written, at value

           131              

Payable for investment securities purchased

     4,433       28,544             425  

Investment advisory fees payable

     138       70              

Social witness and licensing fees payable

     55       39              

Shareholder servicing fees payable

     36       27              

Administration fees payable

     14       54       18       6  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     6             10       8  

Trustees’ fees payable

     2       2       2        

CCO fees payable

     1                    

Income distribution payable

           624              

Payable to Custodian

           2              

Payable for variation margin

           29              

Accrued expense payable

     67       74       43       12  

Total Liabilities

     4,752       29,596       73       451  

Net Assets

   $ 448,958     $ 330,498     $ 293,822     $ 78,448  

 Cost of investments

   $ 330,160     $ 334,679     $     $  

 Cost of affiliated investments

     8,829       11,031       222,993       65,037  

 Cost (premiums received)

           (79            

Net Assets:

        

Paid-in Capital — (unlimited authorization — par value $0,001)

   $ 324,527     $ 326,285     $ 223,048     $ 65,306  

Total distributable earnings

     124,431       4,213       70,774       13,142  

Net Assets

   $ 448,958     $ 330,498     $ 293,822     $ 78,448  

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

   $ 42.86     $ 23.50     $ 103.45     $ 21.41  
      
(448,958,038 ÷
10,476,111 shares
 
   
(330,497,724 ÷
14,061,163 shares
 
   
(293,821,867 ÷
2,840,278 shares
 
   
(78,447,615 ÷
3,663,711 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, 2019

 

         
      Growth Fund     Income Fund     Balanced Growth
Fund
    Balanced Income
Fund

Investment Income:

        

Dividend income

   $ 8,245     $     $     $  

Dividend income from affiliated registered investment company

     251       125       4,899       1,521  

Interest income

     325       9,687              

Less: foreign taxes withheld

           (7            

Total Investment Income

     8,821       9,805       4,899       1,521  

Expenses:

        

Investment advisory fees

     2,676       1,331              

Administration fees

     863       634       433       114  

Social witness and licensing fees

     658       475              

Shareholder servicing fees

     432       317              

Trustee fees

     8       6       5       1  

Chief compliance officer fees

     2       2       2        

Transfer agent fees

     95       69       64       17  

Professional fees

     43       32       29       8  

Registration fees

     39       29       26       7  

Printing fees

     22       16       14       2  

Custodian fees

     6       17       15       4  

Other expenses

     11       90       5       1  

Total Expenses

     4,855       3,018       593       154  

Less:

        

Waiver of investment advisory fees

     (1,045     (466            

Waiver of administration fees

     (135     (14     (212     (39

Net Expenses

     3,675       2,538       381       115  

Net Investment Income

     5,146       7,267       4,518       1,406  

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

 

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

        

Investments

     21,065       1,249              

Affiliated investments

                 862       344  

Written and purchased options

           270              

Capital gain distributions received from affiliated investment

                 10,539       1,618  

Futures contracts

     1,450       (818            

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     3,742       11,813              

Affiliated investments

                 4,138       1,640  

Written and purchased options

           32              

Futures contracts

     157       68              

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

     (1                  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 31,559     $ 19,881     $ 20,057     $         5,008  

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  
      2019     2018     2019     2018  

Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 5,146     $ 4,664     $ 7,267     $ 6,130  

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

     22,515       24,587       701       (1,082

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

     3,899       30,412       11,913       (6,815

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

     (1     (1            

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     31,559       59,662       19,881       (1,767

Distributions:1

     (31,095     (28,040     (7,780     (6,403

Total distributions

     (31,095     (28,040     (7,780     (6,403

Capital Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares issued

     41,305       26,353       40,669       46,144  

Reinvestment of dividends & distributions

     25,807       23,504       749       626  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (47,292     (65,034     (41,976     (24,802

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

     19,820       (15,177     (558     21,968  

Net increase in net assets

     20,284       16,445       11,543       13,798  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of Year

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

End of Year2

   $             448,958     $             428,674     $             330,498     $             318,955  

Share Transactions:

        

Shares issued

     1,019       628       1,781       2,010  

Shares issued in lieu of dividends and distributions

     665       563       33       27  

Shares redeemed

     (1,139     (1,527     (1,852     (1,084

Increase (Decrease) in net assets derived from share transactions

     545       (336)       (38)       953  

 

(1)

Current year presentation of distributions conforms with S-X Disclosure Simplification. Prior year distributions have been consolidated to conform with S-X Disclosure Simplification.

(2)

Includes undistributed net investment income of $1,072 and $22, as of year ended June 30, 2018. The SEC eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed net investment income on November 5, 2018.

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  
      2019     2018     2019     2018  

Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 4,518     $ 3,576     $ 1,406     $ 1,169  

Net realized gain from affiliated investments

     862       2,984       344       878  

Capital gain distributions received from affiliated investments

     10,539       9,743       1,618       1,540  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on affiliated investments

     4,138       7,325       1,640       (25

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     20,057       23,628       5,008       3,562  

Distributions:1

     (17,635     (4,706     (4,160     (1,697

Total distributions

     (17,635     (4,706     (4,160     (1,697

Capital Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares issued

     16,016       17,404       3,589       6,327  

Reinvestment of dividends & distributions

     16,007       4,118       3,509       1,322  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (31,067     (35,970     (6,827     (11,285

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

     956       (14,448     271       (3,636

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     3,378       4,474       1,119       (1,771

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of Year

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

End of Year2

   $             293,822     $             290,444     $             78,448     $             77,329  

Share Transactions:

        

Shares issued

     163       172       173       300  

Shares issued in lieu of dividends and distributions

     166       41       174       63  

Shares redeemed

     (310     (356     (325     (534

Increase (Decrease) in net assets derived from share transactions

     19       (143     22       (171

 

(1)

Current year presentation of distributions conforms with S-X Disclosure Simplification. Prior year distributions have been consolidated to conform with S-X Disclosure Simplification.

(2)

Includes undistributed net investment income of $1,799 and $339, as of year ended June 30, 2018. The SEC eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed net investment income on November 5, 2018.

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  
      2019        2018        2017        2016        2015  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 43.17        $ 40.15        $ 34.23        $ 38.28        $ 43.70  

Investment Activities:

                      

Net investment income(1)

     0.50          0.46          0.27          0.27          0.22  

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

     2.28          5.34          5.91          (1.67        2.29  

Total from investment activities

     2.78          5.80          6.18          (1.40        2.51  

Dividends and Distributions from:

                      

Net investment income

     (0.50        (0.39        (0.26        (0.21        (0.22

Net realized gains

     (2.59        (2.39                 (2.44        (7.71

Total dividends and distributions

     (3.09        (2.78        (0.26        (2.65        (7.93

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 42.86        $ 43.17        $ 40.15        $ 34.23        $ 38.28  

Total Return

     7.21        14.74        18.12        (3.68 )%         6.41

Supplemental Data and Ratios:

                      

Net assets, end of period ($ Thousands)

   $ 448,958        $ 428,674        $ 412,229        $ 394,943        $ 416,158  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.85        0.87%          0.95        1.02        1.02

Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding waivers

     1.12        1.12        1.13        1.14        1.12

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.19        1.08        0.73        0.76        0.54

Portfolio turnover rate

     47        24        50        103        107

 

 

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 notesare 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  
      2019        2018        2017        2016        2015  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 22.62        $ 23.21        $ 23.58        $ 23.09        $ 23.13  

Investment Activities:

                      

Net investment income(1)

     0.52          0.45          0.37          0.40          0.35  

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

     0.92          (0.57        (0.31        0.51          (0.01

Total from investment activities

     1.44          (0.12        0.06          0.91          0.34  

Dividends and Distributions from:

                      

Net investment income

     (0.56        (0.47        (0.43        (0.42        (0.38

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.56        (0.47        (0.43        (0.42        (0.38

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 23.50        $ 22.62        $ 23.21        $ 23.58        $ 23.09  

Total Return†

     6.46        (0.54 )%         0.27        4.00        1.46

Supplemental Data and Ratios:

                      

Net assets, end of period ($ Thousands)

   $     330,498        $     318,955        $     305,157        $     297,165        $     304,295  

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        0.95        0.98        0.95

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     2.29        1.95        1.58        1.71        1.50

Portfolio turnover rate

     188        210        140        202        115

 

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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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

For the years ended June 30,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year

 

        Balanced Growth Fund  
        2019        2018        2017        2016        2015  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $102.94          $96.48          $90.32          $101.71          $101.92  

Investment Activities:

                        

Net investment income(1)

       1.58          1.23          0.94          0.88          0.85  

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

       5.21          6.86          8.44          (1.63        3.71  

  Total from investment activities

       6.79          8.09          9.38          (0.75        4.56  

Dividends and Distributions from:

                        

Net investment income

       (1.83        (0.90        (0.94        (1.72        (2.86

Net realized gains

       (4.45        (0.73        (2.28        (8.92        (1.91

Total dividends and distributions

       (6.28        (1.63        (3.22        (10.64        (4.77

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $103.45          $102.94          $96.48          $90.32          $101.71  

Total Return

       7.12        8.45        10.59        (0.50 )%         4.54

Supplemental Data and Ratios:

                        

Net assets, end of period ($ Thousands)

       $293,822          $290,444          $285,970          $284,430          $297,560  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

       0.13        0.13        0.14        0.14        0.14

Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding waivers

       0.21        0.21        0.23        0.27        0.26

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       1.56        1.22        1.01        0.94        0.83

Portfolio turnover rate

       16        11        4        14        13

 

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

For the years ended June 30,

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Year

 

        Balanced Income Fund  
        2019        2018        2017        2016        2015  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

       $21.23          $20.74          $20.06          $21.20          $21.55  

Investment Activities:

                        

Net investment income(1)

       0.39          0.31          0.25          0.24          0.22  

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

       0.96          0.63          0.95          0.02          0.46  

  Total from investment activities

       1.35          0.94          1.20          0.26          0.68  

Dividends and Distributions from:

                        

Net investment income

       (0.42        (0.29        (0.25        (0.31        (0.47

Net realized gains

       (0.75        (0.16        (0.27        (1.09        (0.56

Total dividends and distributions

       (1.17        (0.45        (0.52        (1.40        (1.03

Net Asset Value, End of Period

       $21.41          $21.23          $20.74          $20.06          $21.20  

Total Return

       6.76        4.57        6.11        1.41        3.22

Supplemental Data and Ratios:

                        

Net assets, end of period ($ Thousands)

       $78,448          $77,329          $79,100          $77,945          $80,203  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

       0.15        0.15        0.19        0.20        0.20

Ratio of expenses to average net assets, excluding waivers

       0.20        0.21        0.23        0.27        0.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       1.86        1.48        1.25        1.19        1.04

Portfolio turnover rate

       11        10        5        17        15

 

 

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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2019

 

 

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. A modest amount of dividend income may be produced by the Fund’s equity securities.

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 are significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of its financial statements by the Funds. The Funds are investment companies that apply the accounting and reporting guidance issued in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).

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.

 

 

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June 30, 2019

 

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 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.)

 

 

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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, 2019 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

For the year ended June 30, 2019, 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.

 

 

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June 30, 2019

 

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, 2019, if applicable.

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

 

 

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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 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, 2019, 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. 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.

 

     First $2.5 Billion   Next $500 Million   Over $3 Billion        

Growth Fund

   0.2000%   0.1650%   0.1200%
     First $1.5 Billion   Next $500 Million   Next $500 Million   Next $500 Million   Over $3 Billion

Income Fund

   0.2000%   0.1775%   0.1550%   0.1325%   0.1100%

Balanced Growth Fund

   0.1500%   0.1375%   0.1250%   0.1125%   0.1000%

Balanced Income Fund

   0.1500%   0.1375%   0.1250%   0.1125%   0.1000%

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

 

 

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voluntary expense limitation is 0.80% for the Income Fund. The voluntary expense limitation for the Growth Fund was 0.87% until May 13, 2019 when the voluntary expense limitation was changed to be 0.72%.

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 is the sub-adviser for the Growth Fund: Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC.

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,

 

 

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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 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, 2019, 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 Funds’ 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, 2019 ($ Thousands):

 

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

Growth Fund

   $46       $—

Income Fund

   $18       $29

Cash with a total market value of $402 and 395 ($ Thousands) for the Growth Fund and Income Fund, respectively, has been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded derivative instruments as of June 30, 2019.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2019

 

 

The following table discloses the volume of the Fund’s futures contracts activity during the year ended June 30, 2019

($ Thousands):

 

      Growth Fund            Income Fund        

Futures Contracts:

           

Equity Contracts

           

Average Notional Balance Long

     $  8,214           $  142,383     

Average Notional Balance Short

  

 

 

        60,619     

Ending Notional Balance Long

  

 

 

        88,800     

Ending Notional Balance Short

     9,308             49,646       

Options:

           

Equity Contracts

           

Average Notional Balance Long

     $        —           $ 9         

Average Notional Balance Short

               36         

Ending Notional Balance Long

               26         

Ending Notional Balance Short

               106         

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, 2019, 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

     $  195,790        $  200,189        $            —        $            —  

Income Fund

     44,361        53,089        556,179        552,032  

Balanced Growth Fund

     46,418        46,882                

Balanced Income Fund

     8,400        9,145                

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 or distributable earnings (loss), as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.

Accordingly, the following permanent differences, primarily attributable to reclassification of long term capital gain distributions on Real Estate Investment Trust securities, foreign exchange gain and loss, reclassification of income from Regulated Investment Companies, non-deductible expenses, and basis adjustments for investments in partnerships, have been reclassified to/ (from) the following accounts as of June 30, 2019:

 

      Paid-in Capital
($ Thousands)
    Distributable Earnings/
(Accumulated Losses)
($ Thousands)
 

Growth Fund

     $ (1)      $1  

 

 

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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

     2019        $   5,700        $   25,395        $   31,095        $   31,095  
     2018        5,007        23,033        28,040        28,040  

Income Fund

     2019        7,780               7,780        7,780  
     2018        6,403               6,403        6,403  

Balanced Growth Fund

     2019        5,632        12,003        17,635        17,635  
     2018        2,619        2,087        4,706        4,706  

Balanced Income Fund

     2019        1,606        2,554        4,160        4,160  
     2018        1,114        583        1,697        1,697  

As of June 30, 2019, 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

  $         857     $         17,284     $             $             $         106,288     $         2     $         124,431  

New Covenant Income Fund

      715                 (1,950               6,967         (1,519       4,213  

New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund

      2,544         9,488                         58,742                 70,774  

New Covenant Balanced Income Fund

      483         1,371                         11,288                 13,142  

Post October losses represent losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 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, 2019 through June 30, 2019 and specified losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019, that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Fund defers and treats as having arisen in the following fiscal year.

The Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. 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

     $ —        $ 1,950        $ 1,950  

*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, 2019, 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.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2019

 

The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on total investments held by the Funds at June 30, 2019 was as follows:

 

     

Federal

Tax Cost

($ Thousands)

     Appreciated
Securities
($ Thousands)
     Depreciated
Securities
($ Thousands)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
($ Thousands)
 

Growth Fund

     $            340,421        $            119,568        $            (13,269)        $            106,299  

Income Fund

     345,714        7,755        (792)        6,963  

Balanced Growth Fund

     234,896        58,742               58,742  

Balanced Income Fund

     67,501        11,288               11,288  

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, 2019, 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 contract. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Depositary Receipts Risk — Depositary receipts, such as American Depositary Receipts, are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer that are issued by depositary banks and generally trade on an established market. Depositary receipts are subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities,

 

 

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including, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements and different legal, regulatory and tax environments.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Concluded)

June 30, 2019

 

 

of mortgage loans would generally be expected to decline and therefore extend the weighted average lives of mortgage-backed securities held or acquired by the Fund.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

8. CONCENTRATION OF SHAREHOLDERS

On June 30, 2019, 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    76.98%

Income Fund

   3    83.38%

Balanced Growth Fund

   1    1.38%

Balanced Income Fund

   1    0.23%

 

 

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9. REGULATORY MATTERS

On August 17, 2018, the SEC adopted amendments to Regulation S-X. These changes are effective for periods after November 5, 2018. The updates to Registered Investment Companies were mainly focused on simplifying the presentation of distributable earnings by eliminating the need to present the components of distributable earning on a book basis in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The update also impacted the presentation of undistributed net investment income and distributions to shareholders on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

The amounts presented in the current Statements of Changes in Net Assets represent the aggregated total distributions of net investment income and realized capital gains, except for distributions classified as return of capital which are still presented separately. The disaggregated amounts from the prior fiscal year are broken out below if there were both distributions from net investment income and realized capital gains. Otherwise, the amount on the current Statement of Changes for the prior fiscal year end represents distributions of net investment income.

 

       
      Net Investment Income     

Net Realized

Gains

   Total

Growth Fund

     $3,990      $24,050    $28,040

Balanced Growth Fund

     2,619      2,087    4,706

Balanced Income Fund

     1,097      600    1,697

10. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In August 2018, The FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820). The new guidance includes additions and modifications to disclosures requirements for fair value measurements. For public entities, the amendments are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance on the financial statements and disclosures.

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of New Covenant Funds (the “Board”) held on June 25, 2019, the Board approved a reduction of the contractual investment advisory fee for the New Covenant Growth Fund (the “Fund”) from .62% to .47%. This change to the Fund became effective on or about July 2, 2019.

 

 

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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, 2019, 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 related notes (collectively, the financial statements) 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, 2019, 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, are 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, 2019, by correspondence with the custodians, transfer agents, 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 29, 2019

 

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST (Unaudited)

 

 

The following chart lists Trustees and Officers as of June 30, 2019.

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 1-877-835-4531.

 

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

72 yrs. old

  Chairman
of the
Board of
Trustees*
  since 1995    Currently performs various services on behalf of SEI for which Mr. Nesher is compensated.   99    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. 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 Winton Series Trust from 2014 to 2017. Vice Chairman of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III and Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company) from 2014 to 2018. Vice Chairman of Gallery Trust, Schroder Series Trust and Schroder Global Series Trust from 2015 to 2018. 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

79 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.   99    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

76 yrs. old

  Trustee   since 1996    Retired since January 2012. Self-Employed Consultant, Newfound Consultants Inc. April 1997-December 2011.   99    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

61 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.   99    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

71 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.

  99    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

77 yrs. old

  Trustee   since 2007    Retired Private Investor since 1994.   99    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

75 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.   99    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

64 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.   99    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.

James B. Taylor

One Freedom

Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

68 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.   99    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

72 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

45 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

45 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

56 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

51 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

48 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

43 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

51 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

38 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, 2019

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 (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).

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
1/1/2019
     Ending
Account
Value
6/30/19
     Annualized
Expense
Ratios
    Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
 

Growth Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,176.70        0.83     $4.48  

Hypothetical 5% Return

     $1,000.00        $1,020.68        0.83     $4.16  

Income Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,050.20        0.80     $4.07  

Hypothetical 5% Return

     $1,000.00        $1,020.83        0.80     $4.01  

Balanced Growth Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,124.40        0.13     $0.68  

Hypothetical 5% Return

     $1,000.00        $1,024.15        0.13     $0.65  

Balanced Income Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,092.70        0.15     $0.78  

Hypothetical 5% Return

     $1,000.00        $1,024.05        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 December 4-5, 2018 meeting of the Board, the Trustees approved a brief extension of the Advisory Agreement to accommodate a revised meeting schedule. Accordingly, at the April 2-3, 2019 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 10-12, 2018, and December 4-5, 2018. In each case, the Board’s approval (or renewal) was based on its consideration and evaluation of the 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

 

 

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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 asset levels, actual management fees (including transfer agent expenses), 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 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 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

 

 

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being realized by SIMC and its 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, 2019 taxable year end, this notice is for information purposes only. For shareholders with a June 30, 2019 taxable year end, please consult your tax adviser as to the pertinence of this notice.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, 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

   81.67%   18.33%   100.00%   73.71%   73.71%   0.00%   17.79%   100.00%

  New Covenant Income Fund

   0.00%   100.00%   100.00%   0.00%   0.00%   9.33%   85.49%   0.00%

  New Covenant Balanced Growth Fund

   68.06%   31.94%   100.00%   31.71%   40.89%   0.00%   0.00%   100.00%

  New Covenant Balanced Income Fund

   61.38%   38.62%   100.00%   16.86%   21.68%   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, 2019

 

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.

For more information call

New Covenant Fund

877-835-4531

 


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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 three audit committee financial experts serving on the audit committee.

(a) (2) The audit committee financial experts are Susan Cote, George J. Sullivan, Jr. and Hubert L. Harris. Ms. Cote and Messrs. Sullivan and Harris 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 2019 and 2018 as follows:

 

           Fiscal 2019   Fiscal 2018
           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)   $68,640   N/A   $0   $67,960   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   $273,762   $0   $0   $341,386   $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 on auditor independence and whether the provision of such services would compromise 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 2019        Fiscal 2018  

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 2019 and 2018 were $273,762 and $341,386, 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 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 6, 2019

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 6, 2019

 

By

     

/s/ James J. Hoffmayer

     

James J. Hoffmayer

     

Controller & CFO

Date: September 6, 2019