N-CSR 1 banknorthannual.htm BANKNORTH FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT Banknorth Funds

Banknorth Funds

 

BANKNORTH LARGE CAP CORE FUND
BANKNORTH SMALL/MID CAP CORE FUND
BANKNORTH INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND
BANKNORTH VERMONT MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance      1
Portfolio of Investments   9
Notes to Portfolios of Investments   27
Statements of Assets and Liabilities   28
Statements of Operations   29
Statement of Changes in Net Assets   30
Financial Highlights   32
Combined Notes to Financial Statements   34
Independent Auditor's Report   40
Board of Trustees and Trust Officers   41

August 31, 2003

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund

The year ended August 31, 2003 provided equity investors with quite a roller coaster ride. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500)1 twice tested the low of below 800 first reached in July 2002 before rebounding to close out the period above the 1000 mark. The NASDAQ registered even more impressive gains, up over 50% from its lows. The drivers of this performance were an economic background of slow recovery, falling interest rates, and outside events that included the Iraq situation, tax cuts, and the early stages of the 2004 Presidential race. These events raised investor uncertainty to very high levels early in 2003, causing a third and final test of the market low in March. This was followed by a strong recovery that provided a total return of 12.06% for the twelve-month reporting period for the S&P 500, the fund's most appropriate benchmark, following two years of declines.

The Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund lagged the market in these volatile times, with a total return of 6.78%, behind the S&P 500 by approximately 5.30%. The shortfall occurred during the second quarter of calendar 2003. While we realized positive returns during that time, the market overall did far better. This was due to our emphasis on better quality companies with steadier growth prospects and lower risk profiles, an approach that served us well during the years of decline. During the second quarter the market favored stocks of lower quality which would benefit from a robust economic recovery. Our own outlook, although positive, was for a more moderate pace of economic growth. We positioned the portfolio in companies and sectors with less aggressive, more assured potential for increased earnings. We note that the fund's performance has improved since the end of the second quarter.

1 The S&P 500 is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Investments cannot be made in an index.

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTED IN BANKNORTH LARGE CAP CORE FUND1,2

The following chart reflects a hypothetical comparison in the change in value of a $10,000 investment from December 17, 1997 to August 31, 2003, including the maximum sales charge, in Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund, including reinvestment of dividends and distributions, to the S&P 500. Total returns for the index do not reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires to be reflected in the Fund's returns. The Fund is professionally managed while the index is unmanaged and is not available for investment. During the period, the Fund waived certain fees and expenses; otherwise, total return would have been lower.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN3 FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED AUGUST 31, 20032

1 Year     

0.95

%

5 Years  

4.09

%

Since Inception (12/17/97)  

4.05

%

Investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured.

1 Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund after deducting the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450).

2 The Fund is the successor to the Investors Equity Fund (Former Fund), a former series of Forum Funds, pursuant to a reorganization that took place on January 8, 2001. Prior to that date, the Fund had no investment operations. The returns provided for periods prior to January 8, 2001, are historical information of the Former Fund. The Former Fund was managed by the Banknorth Group, N.A. and had substantially the same investment policies as the Fund.

3 Total return quoted reflects all applicable sales charges.

Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

The year ended August 31, 2003 provided equity investors with quite a roller coaster ride. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500)1 twice tested the low of below 800 first reached in July 2002 before rebounding to close out the period above the 1000 mark. The NASDAQ registered even more impressive gains, up over 50% from its lows. The drivers of this performance were an economic background of slow recovery, falling interest rates, and outside events that included the Iraq situation, tax cuts, and the early stages of the 2004 Presidential race. These events raised investor uncertainty to very high levels early in 2003, causing a third and final test of the market low in March. This was followed by a strong recovery that provided a 12-month total return of 12.06% for the S&P 500 following two years of declines. The Russell Midcap Index (RMCI)2 , the fund's benchmark, returned 21.92%.

The Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund lagged the market in these volatile times, recording a total return of 7.33%. The bulk of this shortfall occurred during the second quarter of calendar 2003. While we realized positive returns during that time, the market overall did far better. This was due to our emphasis on better quality companies with steadier growth prospects and lower risk profiles, an approach that served us well during the years of decline. During the second quarter especially, the market favored stocks of lower quality which would benefit from a robust economic recovery. Many of the best performing companies in the RMCI fail to meet our quality standards for consideration for purchase, and our own outlook, although positive, was for a more moderate pace of economic growth. We positioned the portfolio in companies and sectors with less aggressive, more assured potential for increased earnings. These companies did well, but not spectacularly.

1 The S&P 500 is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Investments cannot be made in an index.

2 The RMCI measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index, which represent approximately 25% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index. The index is unmanaged, and investments cannot be made in an index.

Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTED IN BANKNORTH SMALL/MID CAP CORE FUND1,2

The following chart reflects a hypothetical comparison in the change in value of a $10,000 investment from May 31, 1999 to August 31, 2003, including the maximum sales charge, in Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund, including reinvestment of dividends and distributions, to the Russell 2500 Index(R2500I)3 and the RMCI. Total returns for each index do not reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Fund's returns. The Fund is professionally managed while each index is unmanaged and is not available for investment. During the period, the Fund waived certain fees and expenses; otherwise, total return would have been lower.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN4 FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED AUGUST 31, 20032

1 Year

    

1.40

%

Since Inception (5/31/99)

 

(1.02

)%

Investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured.

1 Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund after deducting the maximum sales charge of 5.50% ($10,000 investment minus $550 sales charge = $9,450).

2 The Fund is the successor to a portfolio of assets of CF Mid/Small Cap Fund (Former Fund), a common trust fund managed by the Adviser, which was transferred to the Fund on October 2, 2000 in exchange for Fund shares. The quoted returns are the returns of the Former Fund for periods before October 2, 2000, adjusted to reflect the Fund's expenses. The Former Fund was not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") and therefore was not subject to certain investment restrictions that are imposed by the 1940 Act. If the Former Fund had been registered under the 1940 Act, returns may have been adversely affected.

3 The R2500I measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 23% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The index is unmanaged, and investments cannot be made in an index.

4 Total return quoted reflects all applicable sales charges.

Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund

During the last 12 months, economic uncertainty and the impending conflict with Iraq loomed large for U.S. financial markets. By the end of the reporting period, the mood had moved from apprehension to optimism as a result of a successful military campaign, positive earnings growth, and stronger economic reports. As a result the bond market experienced a significant level of price volatility during this period. The yield of the 10-year U.S. Treasury note hit a 45-year low of 3.11% on June 13, then went on to close at 4.46% at the end of the fiscal period. Through much of the last three years, falling interest rates boosted returns from bonds with the longest maturities and the highest quality ratings. Those trends reversed themselves in the second half of the year. The fund's results reflect these changes as falling bond prices more than offset interest income.

For the six and 12-month reporting periods ended August 31, 2003, the fund underperformed its benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government/Credit Index (LBIGC).1 At the start of the reporting period the fund's maturity structure was positioned for a period of rising interest rates, a strategy that contributed positively to relative returns in the first quarter of 2003. In the second quarter, however, this positioning detracted from performance. During the second quarter, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced concerns about deflation risk and as a result continued to support an easing bias cutting the federal funds target rate by 25 basis points to 1.00% in its June meeting. In a declining rate environment, the fund's short maturity profile relative to the LBIGC detracted from overall results for the year. Although interest rates increased sharply in late June and July, the change in rates served to only partially offset the fund's overall results versus the LBIGC. Simultaneously, a greater exposure to investment grade bonds, compared to the benchmark, contributed positively to overall performance. Over the reporting period, corporate bond performance improved relative to government bonds due to the positive effects of a gradually improving economic environment.

1 The LBIGC is a market value weighted performance benchmark for government and corporate fixed-rate debt issues with maturities between one and ten years. The index is unmanaged, and investments cannot be made in an index.

Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTED IN BANKNORTH INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND1,2

The following chart reflects a hypothetical comparison in the change in value of a $10,0001 investment from August 31, 1993 to August 31, 2003, including the maximum sales charge, in Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund, including reinvestment of dividends and distributions, to the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government/Credit Index (LBIGC). Total returns for the index do not reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Fund's returns. The Fund is professionally managed while the index is unmanaged and is not available for investment. During the period, the Fund waived certain fees and expenses; otherwise, total return would have been lower.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN3 FOR
PERIOD ENDED AUGUST 31, 20032

1 Year

    

(1.44

)%

5 Years

 

3.59

%

10 Years

 

4.48

%

Investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured.

1 Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund after deducting the maximum sales charge of 3.75% ($10,000 investment minus $375 sales charge = $9,625).

2 The Fund is the successor to a portfolio of assets of CF Max Income Bond Fund (Former Fund), a common trust fund managed by the Adviser, which was transferred to the Fund on October 2, 2000 in exchange for Fund shares. The quoted returns are the returns of the Former Fund for periods before October 2, 2000, adjusted to reflect the Fund's expenses. The Former Fund was not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") and therefore was not subject to certain investment restrictions that are imposed by the 1940 Act. If the Former Fund had been registered under the 1940 Act, returns may have been adversely affected.

3 Total return quoted reflects all applicable sales charges.

Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund

During the last 12 months, interest rates have increased significantly, except for the shorter end of the yield curve. Five years and longer, we saw rates increase on average 20%. On the long end, fifteen to thirty years, rates were up on average 8%. All in all, for the first time in a long time we saw rising interest rates.

The Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund was up 1.74%. This performance was in line with some general and state specific municipal indices; there is no Vermont benchmark index for appropriate comparison.

The fund has an average maturity and duration1 in the intermediate term and invests primarily in high quality Vermont paper, with less than 8% currently invested in out of state issues, excluding the money market balance. Our largest issuers include the State of Vermont, Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Vermont Housing Finance Agency, Burlington Public Improvement and Vermont Education and Health for Marlboro College.

During the reporting period, the Vermont economy continued to lag the U.S. economy as a whole. Unemployment rates remained lower than the U.S. average, despite the increasing number of corporate layoffs (IBM, Blodgett, Ethan Allen and others). Like other New England states, Vermont's fiscal policy went into deficit in 2002. Yet, the general obligation of the state retained an AA-rating.

1 Duration is a measure of a security's price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Securities with longer durations are more sensitive to changes in interest rates than securities of shorter durations.

Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTED IN BANKNORTH VERMONT MUNICIPAL BOND FUND1,2

The following chart reflects a hypothetical comparison in the change in value of a $10,000 investment from August 31, 1993 to August 31, 2003, including the maximum sales charge, in Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund, including reinvestment of dividends and distributions, to the Lehman Brothers 5-Year Municipal Bond Index. 3 Total returns for the index do not reflect sales charges, expenses or other fees that the SEC requires to be reflected in the Fund's returns. The Fund is professionally managed while the index is unmanaged and is not available for investment. During the period, the Fund waived certain fees and expenses; otherwise, total return would have been lower.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN4 FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED AUGUST 31, 20032

1 Year

    

(2.08

)%

5 Years

 

2.37

%

10 Years

 

3.26

%

Investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Mutual funds are not obligations of or guaranteed by any bank and are not federally insured.

1 Represents a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund after deducting the maximum sales charge of 3.75% ($10,000 investment minus $375 sales charge = $9,625).

2 The Fund is the successor to a portfolio of assets of CF Vermont Tax Exempt Fund (Former Fund), a common trust fund managed by the Adviser, which was transferred to the Fund on October 2, 2000 in exchange for Fund shares. The quoted returns are the returns of the Former Fund for periods before October 2, 2000, adjusted to reflect the Fund's expenses. The Former Fund was not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") and therefore was not subject to certain investment restrictions that are imposed by the 1940 Act. If the Former Fund had been registered under the 1940 Act, returns may have been adversely affected.

3 The Lehman Brothers 5-Year Municipal Bond Index is a broad market performance benchmark for the tax-exempt bond market. The index is unmanaged and investments cannot be made in an index.

4 Total return quoted reflects all applicable sales charges.

Portfolio of Investments

Banknorth Funds

August 31, 2003

BANKNORTH LARGE CAP CORE FUND

Shares

    

Security Name

Value

COMMON STOCK--95.4%

    

Aerospace & Defense--2.3%

30,000

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

$

2,407,500


 

 

Air Freight & Couriers--2.9%

 
 

 

45,000

 

FedEx Corp.

 

 

3,019,500


 

 

Banks--4.3%

 
 

 

41,000

 

Bank of America Corp.

 
 

3,249,250

25,000

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

 

1,253,500


 

 

 

 

 

4,502,750


 

 

Beverages--1.0%

 
 

 

20,000

 

Anheuser--Busch Cos., Inc.

 

 

1,030,800


 

 

Chemicals--1.2%

 
 

 

50,000

 

Ecolab, Inc.

 

 

1,289,500


 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies--5.3%

 
 

 

25,000

 

Banta Corp.

 
 

868,250

65,000

 

First Data Corp.

 
 

2,496,000

60,000

 

HON Industries, Inc.

 

 

2,203,200


 

 

 

 

 

5,567,450


 

 

Communications Equipment--4.3%

 
 

 

167,720

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.†

 
 

3,211,838

30,000

 

Qualcomm, Inc.

 

 

1,238,400


 

 

 

 

 

4,450,238


 

 

Computers & Peripherals--2.4%

 
 

 

30,000

 

IBM Corp.

 

 

2,460,300


 

 

Diversified Financials--9.1%

 
 

 

55,000

 

American Express Co.

 
 

2,477,750

50,000

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 
 

2,167,500

35,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

 
 

1,882,300

75,000

 

SLM Corp.

 

 

3,013,500


 

 

 

 

 

9,541,050


Shares

Security Name

Value

COMMON STOCK--continued

Electric Utilities--3.7%

35,000

 

FPL Group, Inc.

 

$

2,165,100

60,000

 

Southern Co.

 

 

1,702,800


 

 

 

 

 

3,867,900


 

 

Energy Equipment & Services--2.1%

 
 

 

60,000

 

BJ Services Co.†

 

 

2,242,200


 

 

Food & Drug Retailing--2.4%

 
 

 

80,000

 

Sysco Corp.

 

 

2,516,800


 

 

Food Products--2.5%

 
 

 

60,000

 

McCormick & Co., Inc.

 
 

1,602,000

20,000

 

WM Wrigley Jr. Co.

 

 

1,061,000


 

 

 

 

 

2,663,000


 

 

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies--6.8%

 
 

 

60,000

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

 
 

2,192,400

54,300

 

Medtronic, Inc.

 
 

2,692,194

30,000

 

Stryker Corp.

 

 

2,274,000


 

 

 

 

 

7,158,594


 

 

Healthcare Providers & Services--4.7%

 
 

 

35,000

 

Express Scripts, Inc.†

 
 

2,268,350

54,000

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

 

2,669,220


 

 

 

 

 

4,937,570


 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure--3.9%

 
 

 

45,000

 

Brinker International, Inc.†

 
 

1,539,000

74,000

 

Carnival Corp.

 

 

2,559,660


 

 

 

 

 

4,098,660


 

 

Industrial Conglomerates--1.6%

 
 

 

12,000

 

3M Co.

 

 

1,709,640


 

 

Insurance--4.7%

 
 

 

75,000

 

AFLAC, Inc.

 
 

2,400,750

50,000

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 

 

2,500,000


 

 

 

 

 

4,900,750


Shares

Security Name

Value

COMMON STOCK--continued

Machinery--2.6%

35,000

 

Danaher Corp.

 

$

2,703,750


 

 

Media--1.5%

 
 

 

20,000

 

Gannett Co., Inc.

 

 

1,568,400


 

 

Oil & Gas--3.0%

 
 

 

30,000

 

ConocoPhillips

 
 

1,675,200

40,000

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

 

1,508,000


 

 

 

 

 

3,183,200


 

 

Personal Products--2.1%

 
 

 

20,000

 

Colgate--Palmolive Co.

 
 

1,105,600

12,000

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

 

1,047,480


 

 

 

 

 

2,153,080


 

 

Pharmaceuticals--3.7%

 
 

 

40,000

 

Forest Laboratories, Inc.†

 
 

1,880,000

20,000

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 
 

1,006,400

32,000

 

Pfizer, Inc.

 

 

957,440


 

 

 

 

 

3,843,840


 

 

Semiconductor Equipment & Products--5.6%

 
 

 

35,000

 

Analog Devices, Inc.†

 
 

1,435,000

110,000

 

Intel Corp.

 
 

3,148,200

30,000

 

Linear Technology Corp.

 

 

1,236,600


 

 

 

 

 

5,819,800


 

 

Software--4.7%

 
 

 

35,000

 

Adobe Systems, Inc.

 
 

1,359,050

40,000

 

Microsoft Corp.

 
 

1,060,800

200,000

 

Oracle Corp.†

 

 

2,556,000


 

 

 

 

 

4,975,850


 

 

Specialty Retail--7.0%

 
 

 

60,000

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.†

 
 

2,581,800

100,000

 

Gap, Inc.

 
 

2,089,000

110,000

 

Staples, Inc.†

 

 

2,709,300


 

 

 

 

 

7,380,100


 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $81,883,119)

99,992,222


Shares

Security Name

Value

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS--4.6%

4,667,623

 

Monarch Daily Assets Treasury Fund

 

$

4,667,623

153,008

 

Scudder Cash Management Fund

 

 

153,008


 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,820,631)

 

 

4,820,631


 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (Cost $86,703,750)--100.0%

 
 

104,812,853


 

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net--0.0%

 

 

4,356


 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS--100.0%

 

$

104,817,209


† Non-income earning securities

BANKNORTH SMALL/MID CAP CORE FUND

Shares

    

Security Name

    

Value

COMMON STOCK--98.4%

 

Automobiles--2.4%

 

5,000

 

Paccar, Inc.

 

$

426,000

 


 

 

Banks--4.9%

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

AmSouth Bancorp

 
 

430,800

 

10,000

 

First Tennessee National Corp.

 

 

413,500

 


 

 

 

 

 

844,300

 


 

 

Chemicals--5.0%

 

 

 

 

14,000

 

Ecolab, Inc.

 
 

361,060

 

8,000

 

Praxair, Inc.

 

 

510,560

 


 

 

 

 

 

871,620

 


 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies--4.9%

 

 

 

 

7,000

 

Deluxe Corp.

 
 

298,900

 

15,000

 

HON Industries, Inc.

 

 

550,800

 


 

 

 

 

 

849,700

 


 

 

Communications Equipment--3.1%

 

 

 

 

16,000

 

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

 

 

544,000

 


 

 

Computers & Peripherals--4.7%

 

 

 

 

11,500

 

Diebold, Inc.

 
 

562,350

 

12,000

 

Electronics for Imaging, Inc.†

 

 

257,040

 


 

 

 

 

 

819,390

 


 

 

Diversified Financials--4.6%

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Franklin Resources, Inc.

 
 

431,900

 

5,000

 

Legg Mason, Inc.

 

 

359,150

 


 

 

 

 

 

791,050

 


 

 

Electric Utilities--1.2%

 

 

 

 

6,000

 

Cinergy Corp.

 

 

205,320

 


 

 

Electrical Equipment--2.5%

 

 

 

 

24,000

 

American Power Conversion Corp.

 

 

430,080

 


 

 

Energy Equipment & Services--2.1%

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

BJ Services Co.†

 

 

373,700

 


Shares

Security Name

Value

COMMON STOCK--continued

 

Food Products--4.6%

 

8,000

 

Hormel Foods Corp.

 

$

172,800

 

5,000

 

JM Smucker Co.

 
 

202,400

 

16,000

 

McCormick & Co., Inc.

 

 

427,200

 


 

 

 

 

 

802,400

 


 

 

Gas Utilities--5.3%

 

 

 

 

14,000

 

Questar Corp.

 
 

449,120

 

16,000

 

Sempra Energy

 

 

476,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

925,120

 


 

 

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies--3.7%

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Biomet, Inc.

 
 

297,300

 

8,000

 

Dentsply International, Inc.

 

 

350,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

647,300

 


 

 

Healthcare Providers & Services--4.2%

 

 

 

 

6,500

 

Express Scripts, Inc.†

 
 

421,265

 

12,000

 

First Health Group Corp.†

 

 

314,640

 


 

 

 

 

 

735,905

 


 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure--3.8%

 

 

 

 

4,000

 

Cheesecake Factory, Inc.†

 
 

145,760

 

20,000

 

International Game Technology

 

 

516,800

 


 

 

 

 

 

662,560

 


 

 

Household Products--1.5%

 

 

 

 

8,000

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

 

 

255,600

 


 

 

Insurance--3.2%

 

 

 

 

9,000

 

Brown & Brown, Inc.

 
 

279,000

 

7,000

 

Torchmark Corp.

 

 

282,520

 


 

 

 

 

 

561,520

 


 

 

IT Consulting & Services--3.9%

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

Acxiom Corp.†

 
 

323,200

 

7,000

 

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A†

 

 

347,270

 


 

 

 

 

 

670,470

 


 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products--1.0%

 

 

 

 

6,000

 

Eastman Kodak Co.

 

 

167,340

 


Shares

Security Name

Value

COMMON STOCK--continued

 

 

 

Machinery--5.7%

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

 

$

454,900

 

7,000

 

Danaher Corp.

 

 

540,750

 


 

 

 

 

 

995,650

 


 

 

Multiline Retail--2.3%

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

 

 

401,200

 


 

 

Oil & Gas--4.9%

 

 

 

 

14,000

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

 
 

390,460

 

8,000

 

Murphy Oil Corp.

 

 

461,840

 


 

 

 

 

 

852,300

 


 

 

Pharmaceuticals--5.2%

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

Allergan, Inc.

 
 

397,300

 

14,000

 

Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

 

 

509,600

 


 

 

 

 

 

906,900

 


 

 

Semiconductor Equipment & Products--2.1%

 

 

 

 

9,000

 

Linear Technology Corp.

 

 

370,980

 


 

 

Software--2.5%

 

 

 

 

11,000

 

Adobe Systems, Inc.

 

 

427,130

 


 

 

Specialty Retail--9.1%

 

 

 

 

12,000

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.†

 
 

516,360

 

20,000

 

Staples, Inc.†

 
 

492,600

 

20,000

 

Starbucks Corp.†

 

 

568,800

 


 

 

 

 

 

1,577,760

 


 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $14,397,475)

 

 

17,115,295

 


 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT--1.7%

 

 

 

 

294,802

 

Monarch Daily Assets Treasury Fund (Cost $294,802)

 

 

294,802

 


 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (Cost $14,692,277)--100.1%

 
 

17,410,097

 


 

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net--(0.1%)

 

 

(15,417

)


 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS--100.0%

 

$

17,394,680

 


† Non-income earning securities

BANKNORTH INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

Principal

    

Security Name

    

Interest
Rate

    

Maturity
Date

    

Value

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES--62.5%

Automotive Repair, Services & Parking--0.5%

$

500,000

 

Hertz Corp.

 

6.38

 

10/15/05

 

$

513,315


 

 

 

Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply & Mobile Home Dealers--1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

900,000

 

Lowe's Cos., Inc.

 

6.38

 

12/15/05

 

 

976,981

 

303,000

 

Sherwin-Williams Co.

 

6.85

 

02/01/07

 

 

336,585


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,313,566


 

 

 

Communications--3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Alltel Corp.

 

6.65

 

01/15/08

 

 

1,103,194

 

250,000

 

GTE South, Inc.

 

6.13

 

06/15/07

 

 

272,137

 

2,000,000

 

Pacific Bell

 

6.25

 

03/01/05

 

 

2,125,844


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,501,175


 

 

 

Consumer Staples-- 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Safeway, Inc.

 

5.80

 

08/15/12

 

 

2,537,480


 

 

 

Depository Institutions--9.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

ABN Amro Bank NV, Chicago

 

7.55

 

06/28/06

 

 

1,128,406

 

2,500,000

 

CIT Group, Inc.

 

4.00

 

05/08/08

 

 

2,477,755

 

1,500,000

 

Citicorp

 

7.13

 

09/01/05

 

 

1,642,183

 

2,000,000

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

6.20

 

03/15/09

 

 

2,210,372

 

1,000,000

 

JP Morgan Chase Bank

 

6.63

 

08/15/05

 

 

1,077,637

 

1,000,000

 

Mercantile Bancorp

 

7.30

 

06/15/07

 

 

1,136,662

 

500,000

 

National City Corp.

 

6.63

 

03/01/04

 

 

512,885

 

500,000

 

Southtrust Bank NA

 

7.00

 

11/15/08

 

 

568,809


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,754,709


 

 

 

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services--6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Alabama Power Co., Series L

 

7.13

 

10/01/07

 

 

1,128,804

 

1,030,000

 

Carolina Power & Light Co.

 

5.88

 

01/15/04

 

 

1,046,987

 

250,000

 

Carolina Power & Light Co.

 

7.88

 

04/15/04

 

 

259,713

 

1,000,000

 

Carolina Power & Light Co.

 

6.80

 

08/15/07

 

 

1,099,017

 

600,000

 

Midamerican Energy Co.

 

6.38

 

06/15/06

 

 

650,284

 

1,650,000

 

Public Service Electric & Gas Co., Series PP

 

6.50

 

05/01/04

 

 

1,702,868

 

1,050,000

 

Public Service Electric & Gas Co., Series UU

 

6.75

 

03/01/06

 

 

1,149,323


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,036,996


Principal

Security Name

Interest
Rate

Maturity
Date

Value

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES--continued

General Merchandise Stores--1.1%

$

1,250,000

 

Sears Roebuck & Co.

 

6.25

 

01/15/04

 

$

1,263,587


 

 

 

Industrial & Commercial Machinery &
Computer Equipment--4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Hewlett-Packard Company

 

6.50

 

07/01/12

 

 

2,720,995

 

2,000,000

 

IBM Corp.

 

6.45

 

08/01/07

 

 

2,193,188


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,914,183


 

 

 

Measuring, Analyzing & Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical, & Optical Goods--1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Baxter International, Inc.

 

7.13

 

02/01/07

 

 

1,118,972


 

 

 

Motion Pictures--2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

Walt Disney Co.

 

5.62

 

12/01/08

 

 

208,740

 

2,550,000

 

Walt Disney Co., Series B

 

6.75

 

03/30/06

 

 

2,778,284


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,987,024


 

 

 

Nondepository Credit Institutions-- 7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500,000

 

Ford Motor Credit Co.

 

6.13

 

01/09/06

 

 

517,845

 

2,500,000

 

Ford Motor Credit Co.

 

7.88

 

06/15/10

 

 

2,618,650

 

1,000,000

 

General Motors Acceptance Corp.

 

6.63

 

10/15/05

 

 

1,056,587

 

1,000,000

 

Household Finance Corp.

 

8.00

 

05/09/05

 

 

1,094,678

 

300,000

 

Household Finance Corp.

 

7.20

 

07/15/06

 

 

334,173

 

2,500,000

 

John Deere Capital Corp.

 

5.10

 

01/15/13

 

 

2,472,745


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,094,678


 

 

 

Paper & Allied Products--0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500,000

 

International Paper Co.

 

7.63

 

08/01/04

 

 

525,042


 

 

 

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers,
Exchanges & Services--11.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

7.35

 

10/01/09

 

 

1,137,672

 

2,500,000

 

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

 

7.00

 

11/15/09

 

 

2,763,232

 

2,500,000

 

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

 

5.75

 

01/02/13

 

 

2,573,325

 

1,500,000

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

 

8.50

 

08/01/15

 

 

1,814,460

 

2,500,000

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

 

6.38

 

10/15/08

 

 

2,767,367

 

1,000,000

 

Morgan Stanley

 

6.50

 

11/01/05

 

 

1,081,831

 

660,000

 

Paine Webber Group, Inc.

 

7.39

 

10/16/17

 

 

747,209

 

250,000

 

Transamerica Financial Corp.

 

7.50

 

03/15/04

 

 

257,459


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,142,555


Principal

Security Name

Interest
Rate

Maturity
Date

Value

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES--continued

Tobacco Products--2.3%

$

2,500,000

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

7.20

 

02/01/07

 

$

2,585,068


 

 

 

Transportation Equipment--9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Boeing Co.

 

5.13

 

02/15/13

 

 

2,439,640

 

1,000,000

 

Daimler Chrysler NA Holding

 

7.40

 

01/20/05

 

 

1,065,549

 

600,000

 

Ford Motor Co.

 

7.25

 

10/01/08

 

 

610,564

 

1,000,000

 

General Motors Corp.

 

6.25

 

05/01/05

 

 

1,042,082

 

1,995,000

 

General Motors Corp.

 

7.10

 

03/15/06

 

 

2,112,769

 

1,000,000

 

General Motors Corp.

 

6.38

 

05/01/08

 

 

1,021,652

 

2,000,000

 

General Motors Corp.

 

7.20

 

01/15/11

 

 

2,040,832


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,333,088


 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost $68,670,678)

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,621,438


 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES--22.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank--5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

650,000

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

6.38

 

11/27/06

 

 

720,541

 

1,000,000

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

3.42

 

03/19/08

 

 

986,492

 

1,000,000

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

6.82

 

03/16/09

 

 

1,134,975

 

1,500,000

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

3.88

 

05/07/10

 

 

1,449,261

 

1,500,000

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

6.03

 

12/29/10

 

 

1,631,811


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,923,080


 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank--10.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

350,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

4.45

 

11/27/06

 

 

367,246

 

1,000,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

6.09

 

06/04/08

 

 

1,035,581

 

1,000,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

3.75

 

08/15/08

 

 

995,430

 

1,500,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

3.17

 

10/02/08

 

 

1,449,837

 

1,000,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

6.25

 

03/01/11

 

 

1,054,572

 

1,000,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

6.30

 

08/09/11

 

 

1,038,952

 

1,000,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

5.09

 

10/22/12

 

 

991,336

 

2,300,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

5.30

 

10/30/12

 

 

2,303,326

 

2,000,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

5.00

 

11/26/12

 

 

1,975,352

 

1,000,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

5.35

 

12/24/12

 

 

1,001,003


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,212,635


Principal
or Shares

Security Name

Interest
Rate

Maturity
Date

Value

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation--1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,000,000

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

3.50

 

09/15/07

 

$

1,002,255

 

1,000,000

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation†

 

3.00

 

04/15/08

 

 

998,158


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000,413


 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association--4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

3.76

 

01/30/08

 

 

1,005,177

 

1,000,000

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

6.04

 

01/07/09

 

 

1,057,624

 

1,070,000

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

4.00

 

10/28/09

 

 

1,047,977

 

1,000,000

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

5.68

 

10/07/11

 

 

1,003,577

 

1,000,000

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

6.00

 

01/18/12

 

 

1,042,297


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,156,652


 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES (Cost $25,523,095)

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,292,780


 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES--9.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

6.50

 

08/15/05

 

 

1,088,047

 

6,000,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

5.88

 

11/15/05

 

 

6,493,362

 

1,000,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.63

 

05/15/08

 

 

968,829

 

1,000,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

5.75

 

08/15/10

 

 

1,106,094

 

1,000,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

3.63

 

05/15/13

 

 

940,626


 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $10,358,199)

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,596,958


 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT--4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,274,445

 

Monarch Daily Assets Treasury Fund (Cost $5,274,445)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,274,445


 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (Cost $109,826,417)--99.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

111,785,621


 

 

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net--1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,148,246


 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS--100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

$

112,933,867


† Step rate bond. The maturity date is the effective maturity date; the rate shown is the rate in effect as of August 31, 2003.

 

BANKNORTH INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

Principal

    

Security Name

    

Interest
Rate

    

Maturity
Date

    

Value

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS--96.7%

 

 

 

 

Indiana--0.3%

 

 

 

$

200,000

 

Indianapolis, IN, Public Improvement Project, Series E

 

4.50

 

02/01/06

 

$

211,378


 

 

 

Louisiana--0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

184,000

 

Jefferson Parish, LA, Home Mortgage Authority, SFH RV, FGIC/FHA/VA insured

 

7.10

 

08/01/10

 
 

223,543

 

165,000

 

Lafayette, LA, Public Transportation Financing Authority, SFH RV, FHA/VA insured

 

7.20

 

04/01/10

 
 

187,862

 

150,000

 

Monroe-West Monroe, LA, Public Transportation Financing Authority, SFH RV

 

7.20

 

08/01/10

 

 

173,921


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

585,326


 

 

 

Puerto Rico--2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO Bonds, MBIA-IBC insured

 

5.50

 

07/01/09

 

 

2,266,460


 

 

 

South Carolina--2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

South Carolina State, School Facilities, GO Bonds, Series A

 

4.00

 

01/01/07

 

 

2,114,900


 

 

 

Vermont--89.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

565,000

 

Burlington, VT, Airport RV, Series A, MBIA insured

 

3.63

 

07/01/17

 
 

499,302

 

1,250,000

 

Burlington, VT, Airport RV, Series A, MBIA insured

 

5.00

 

07/01/23

 
 

1,242,913

 

500,000

 

Burlington, VT, Electric RV, Series A, MBIA insured

 

5.00

 

07/01/04

 
 

516,765

 

415,000

 

Burlington, VT, GO Bonds, Series A

 

5.00

 

12/01/04

 
 

435,559

 

800,000

 

Burlington, VT, GO Bonds, Series A

 

5.10

 

12/01/05

 
 

865,328

 

785,000

 

Burlington, VT, GO Bonds, Series A

 

5.20

 

12/01/06

 
 

841,457

 

130,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

3.50

 

11/01/04

 
 

133,758

 

135,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

3.50

 

11/01/05

 
 

141,037

 

135,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

3.50

 

11/01/06

 
 

141,553

 

140,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

3.50

 

11/01/07

 
 

146,234

 

145,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

3.50

 

11/01/08

 
 

150,333

 

150,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

3.50

 

11/01/09

 
 

153,555

 

155,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

3.50

 

11/01/10

 
 

155,307

 

90,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

3.50

 

11/01/11

 
 

88,363

 

170,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

3.50

 

11/01/12

 
 

163,724

 

125,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

3.60

 

11/01/13

 
 

119,648

 

185,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

3.75

 

11/01/14

 
 

177,326

 

190,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

3.75

 

11/01/15

 
 

179,358

 

200,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

4.00

 

11/01/16

 
 

193,222

 

210,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

4.00

 

11/01/17

 
 

200,453

 

220,000

 

Burlington, VT, Public Improvement Project, GO Bonds, Series A

 

4.00

 

11/01/18

 
 

206,488

 

400,000

 

Burlington, VT, Waterworks System, Water RV, Series A, FGIC insured

 

4.50

 

07/01/04

 
 

411,780

 

300,000

 

Burlington, VT, Waterworks System, Water RV, Series A, FGIC insured

 

4.65

 

07/01/06

 
 

322,905

 

150,000

 

Burlington, VT, Waterworks System, Water RV, Series A, FGIC insured

 

4.75

 

07/01/07

 
 

163,166

 

300,000

 

Burlington, VT, Waterworks System, Water RV, Series A, FGIC insured

 

4.80

 

07/01/08

 
 

322,647

Principal

Security Name

Interest
Rate

Maturity
Date

Value

MUNICIPAL BONDS--continued

Vermont--continued

$

95,000

 

Champlain Valley, VT, Union SD No. 15, GO Bonds

 

5.00

 

06/01/08

 

$

95,270

 

145,000

 

Champlain Valley, VT, Union SD No. 15, GO Bonds

 

5.13

 

06/01/12

 
 

145,434

 

110,000

 

Chittenden, VT, Solid Waste District, Resource Recovery RV, Series A, AMBAC insured

 

2.50

 

01/01/07

 
 

111,251

 

100,000

 

Chittenden, VT, Solid Waste District, Resource Recovery RV, Series A, AMBAC insured

 

3.30

 

01/01/10

 
 

100,139

 

310,000

 

Chittenden, VT, Solid Waste District, Resource Recovery RV, Series A, AMBAC insured

 

3.40

 

01/01/11

 
 

309,051

 

205,000

 

Chittenden, VT, Solid Waste District, Resource Recovery RV, Series A, AMBAC insured

 

3.50

 

01/01/12

 
 

202,581

 

90,000

 

Fair Haven, VT, Union SD, GO Bonds, AMBAC insured

 

4.85

 

12/01/03

 
 

90,877

 

90,000

 

Fair Haven, VT, Union SD, GO Bonds, AMBAC insured

 

4.95

 

12/01/04

 
 

94,282

 

90,000

 

Fair Haven, VT, Union SD, GO Bonds, AMBAC insured

 

5.00

 

12/01/05

 
 

97,046

 

90,000

 

Fair Haven, VT, Union SD, GO Bonds, AMBAC insured

 

5.05

 

12/01/06

 
 

96,147

 

25,000

 

Norwich, VT, SD, GO Bonds, AMBAC insured

 

4.50

 

07/15/09

 
 

26,998

 

70,000

 

Pawlett/Rupert, VT, Union Elementary SD No. 47, GO Bonds, MBIA insured

 

5.00

 

11/01/03

 
 

70,477

 

120,000

 

Pawlett/Rupert, VT, Union Elementary SD No. 47, GO Bonds, MBIA insured

 

5.00

 

11/01/04

 
 

125,408

 

30,000

 

Shelburne, VT, SD, GO Bonds

 

5.00

 

06/01/08

 
 

30,085

 

145,000

 

Shelburne, VT, SD, GO Bonds

 

5.10

 

06/01/10

 
 

145,431

 

120,000

 

Shelburne, VT, SD, GO Bonds

 

5.13

 

06/01/11

 
 

120,359

 

135,000

 

Shelburne, VT, SD, GO Bonds

 

5.13

 

06/01/12

 
 

135,404

 

510,000

 

St. Johnsbury, VT, SD, GO Bonds, AMBAC insured

 

4.50

 

09/01/04

 
 

527,452

 

500,000

 

St. Johnsbury, VT, SD, GO Bonds, AMBAC insured

 

4.50

 

09/01/05

 
 

530,425

 

520,000

 

St. Johnsbury, VT, SD, GO Bonds, AMBAC insured

 

4.55

 

09/01/06

 
 

560,560

 

515,000

 

St. Johnsbury, VT, SD, GO Bonds, AMBAC insured

 

4.65

 

09/01/07

 
 

560,459

 

520,000

 

St. Johnsbury, VT, SD, GO Bonds, AMBAC insured

 

4.80

 

09/01/08

 
 

570,856

 

805,000

 

University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, Educational Facilities RV, AMBAC insured

 

4.10

 

10/01/11

 
 

826,292

 

500,000

 

University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, Educational Facilities RV, AMBAC insured

 

4.20

 

10/01/12

 
 

511,370

 

500,000

 

University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, Educational Facilities RV, AMBAC insured

 

5.50

 

10/01/18

 
 

539,845

 

500,000

 

University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, Educational Facilities RV, AMBAC insured

 

5.50

 

10/01/19

 
 

536,360

 

250,000

 

University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, Educational Facilities RV, AMBAC insured

 

5.25

 

10/01/21

 
 

259,035

 

1,150,000

 

University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, Educational Facilities RV, AMBAC insured

 

5.25

 

10/01/23

 
 

1,183,005

 

1,341,250

 

Vermont Economic Development Authority, Industrial RV, Tubbs Project1

 

6.18

 

08/31/06

 
 

1,140,063

Principal

Security Name

Interest
Rate

Maturity
Date

Value

MUNICIPAL BONDS--continued

Vermont--continued

$

90,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, Champlain College Project, Series A, Merchants Bank, LOC

 

5.60

 

10/01/04

 

$

92,048

 

70,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, Landmark College Project, Series A, Remarketed 11/1/94, Vermont National Bank, LOC

 

6.20

 

11/01/03

 
 

70,472

 

190,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, Landmark College Project, Series A, Remarketed 11/1/94, Vermont National Bank, LOC

 

7.15

 

11/01/14

 
 

196,656

 

4,650,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, Marlboro College Project1

 

5.25

 

04/01/19

 
 

4,488,087

 

350,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, Middlebury College Project

 

5.55

 

11/01/03

 
 

352,755

 

770,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, Middlebury College Project

 

5.30

 

11/01/08

 
 

853,322

 

190,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, Middlebury College Project

 

5.38

 

11/01/26

 
 

195,130

 

260,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, Middlebury College Project, Prerefunded 11/01/03 @ 102

 

5.80

 

11/01/05

 
 

267,350

 

160,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, Middlebury College Project, Prerefunded 11/01/03 @ 102

 

5.90

 

11/01/06

 
 

164,550

 

150,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, Middlebury College Project, Prerefunded 11/01/03 @ 102

 

6.00

 

11/01/07

 
 

154,291

 

400,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, Middlebury College Project, Series A

 

4.00

 

11/01/13

 
 

400,500

 

3,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, Middlebury College Project, Series A4

 

1.80

 

11/01/27

 
 

3,017

 

130,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, St. Michaels College Project

 

5.30

 

04/01/04

 
 

133,301

 

20,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, St Michaels College Project

 

5.75

 

10/01/04

 
 

21,014

 

140,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, St. Michaels College Project

 

5.40

 

04/01/05

 
 

149,030

 

50,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, St. Michaels College Project

 

3.25

 

10/01/09

 
 

49,007

 

100,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, St. Michaels College Project

 

3.60

 

10/01/10

 
 

97,278

 

140,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, St. Michaels College Project

 

3.88

 

10/01/11

 
 

136,219

 

195,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, St. Michaels College Project

 

4.00

 

10/01/12

 
 

188,832

 

125,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, St. Michaels College Project

 

4.13

 

10/01/13

 
 

120,617

Principal

Security Name

Interest
Rate

Maturity
Date

Value

MUNICIPAL BONDS--continued

Vermont--continued

$

385,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, St. Michaels College Project

 

4.25

 

10/01/14

 

$

372,245

 

370,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, St. Michaels College Project

 

4.38

 

10/01/15

 
 

357,239

 

100,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, St Michaels College Project, Prerefunded 10/1/04 @ 102

 

5.90

 

10/01/06

 
 

107,208

 

1,190,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Educational Facilities RV, St Michaels College Project, Prerefunded 10/1/04 @ 102

 

6.50

 

10/01/14

 
 

1,283,486

 

430,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Healthcare RV, Central Vermont Hospital & Nursing Project, AMBAC insured

 

4.25

 

11/15/03

 
 

432,808

 

555,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Healthcare RV, Central Vermont Hospital & Nursing Project, AMBAC insured

 

4.38

 

11/15/04

 
 

575,430

 

60,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Healthcare RV, Central Vermont Hospital & Nursing Project, AMBAC insured

 

4.40

 

11/15/05

 
 

63,399

 

605,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Healthcare RV, Central Vermont Hospital & Nursing Project, AMBAC insured

 

4.50

 

11/15/06

 
 

645,759

 

200,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Healthcare RV, Central Vermont Hospital & Nursing Project, AMBAC insured

 

4.63

 

11/15/07

 
 

214,684

 

65,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Healthcare RV, Fletcher Allen Health Project, Series A, AMBAC insured

 

5.30

 

12/01/08

 
 

72,023

 

55,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Healthcare RV, Fletcher Allen Health Project, Series A, AMBAC insured

 

5.30

 

12/01/09

 
 

60,805

 

110,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Healthcare RV, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont Project, FGIC insured

 

6.00

 

09/01/22

 
 

112,561

 

1,346,000

 

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Healthcare RV, North Country Hospital Project1,2

 

2.17

 

10/01/11

 
 

1,329,269

 

150,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Program, Series A

 

7.75

 

06/15/16

 
 

150,381

 

170,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, Home Mortgage Program, Series B, FHA/VA insured2

 

7.40

 

12/01/05

 
 

171,396

 

205,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, MFH RV, Series A, HUD/Section 8 insured

 

4.45

 

02/15/08

 
 

211,761

 

130,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, MFH RV, Series A, HUD/Section 8 insured

 

4.55

 

02/15/09

 
 

132,757

 

1,025,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, MFH RV, Series B1,3

 

1.30

 

02/15/35

 
 

1,023,678

 

10,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 1, Remarketed 7/1/92

 

6.25

 

11/01/03

 
 

10,031

 

240,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 11A, FSA insured

 

4.60

 

11/01/04

 
 

247,010

 

230,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 11A, FSA insured

 

4.70

 

11/01/05

 
 

240,343

 

325,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 11A, FSA insured

 

4.85

 

11/01/06

 
 

340,918

 

245,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 11A, FSA insured

 

4.95

 

11/01/07

 
 

256,302

 

325,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 11A, FSA insured

 

5.05

 

11/01/08

 
 

338,780

 

430,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 11A, FSA insured

 

5.15

 

11/01/09

 
 

444,538

 

295,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 12B, FSA insured

 

5.50

 

11/01/08

 
 

310,765

Principal

Security Name

Interest
Rate

Maturity
Date

Value

MUNICIPAL BONDS--continued

Vermont--continued

$

385,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 12B, FSA insured

 

5.60

 

11/01/09

 

$

396,758

 

120,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 5

 

5.80

 

11/01/03

 
 

120,108

 

75,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 5

 

5.90

 

05/01/04

 
 

75,235

 

85,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 5

 

5.90

 

11/01/04

 
 

85,463

 

135,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 5

 

6.88

 

11/01/16

 
 

137,961

 

135,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 9, MBIA insured

 

5.00

 

05/01/05

 
 

139,971

 

50,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 9, MBIA insured

 

5.10

 

05/01/06

 
 

52,216

 

110,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, SFH RV, Series 9, Remarketed 8/26/98, MBIA insured

 

4.55

 

05/01/08

 
 

115,258

 

1,400,000

 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, Templeton Project1,3

 

1.60

 

04/30/04

 
 

1,400,210

 

235,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1

 

5.60

 

12/01/03

 
 

237,611

 

80,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1

 

5.70

 

12/01/04

 
 

84,259

 

250,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1

 

3.00

 

12/01/07

 
 

256,150

 

250,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1

 

3.30

 

12/01/08

 
 

256,740

 

250,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1

 

3.50

 

12/01/09

 
 

255,637

 

250,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1

 

3.70

 

12/01/10

 
 

253,490

 

250,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1

 

3.80

 

12/01/11

 
 

251,062

 

100,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, AMBAC insured

 

4.75

 

12/01/03

 
 

100,967

 

30,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, AMBAC insured

 

5.10

 

12/01/04

 
 

31,527

 

250,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, AMBAC insured

 

3.90

 

12/01/12

 
 

249,315

 

250,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, AMBAC insured

 

4.00

 

12/01/13

 
 

249,280

 

1,500,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, FSA insured

 

4.30

 

12/01/06

 
 

1,611,375

 

1,000,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, FSA insured

 

4.40

 

12/01/07

 
 

1,080,920

 

860,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, MBIA insured

 

4.60

 

12/01/07

 
 

936,514

 

100,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, MBIA insured

 

4.80

 

12/01/08

 
 

109,978

 

340,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, MBIA insured

 

4.80

 

12/01/09

 
 

372,218

 

50,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, MBIA insured

 

3.30

 

12/01/10

 
 

49,205

 

520,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, MBIA insured

 

3.60

 

12/01/11

 
 

512,959

 

550,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, MBIA insured

 

3.75

 

12/01/12

 
 

540,133

 

500,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, MBIA insured

 

3.90

 

12/01/13

 
 

492,205

 

2,000,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 1, MBIA insured

 

5.38

 

12/01/16

 
 

2,159,160

 

750,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 2, AMBAC insured

 

6.00

 

12/01/04

 
 

796,192

 

500,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 2, AMBAC insured

 

5.20

 

12/01/07

 
 

546,520

 

165,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 2, FSA insured

 

4.30

 

12/01/06

 
 

177,251

 

665,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 2, FSA insured

 

4.40

 

12/01/07

 
 

718,812

 

1,000,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 2, MBIA insured

 

5.00

 

12/01/17

 
 

1,046,930

 

1,000,000

 

Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Series 2, MBIA insured

 

5.00

 

12/01/18

 
 

1,038,560

 

100,000

 

Vermont Public Power Supply Authority, Power RV, McNeil Project, Series D, AMBAC insured

 

4.40

 

07/01/04

 
 

102,862

Principal

Security Name

Interest
Rate

Maturity
Date

Value

MUNICIPAL BONDS--continued

Vermont--continued

$

1,000,000

 

Vermont Public Power Supply Authority, Power RV, McNeil Project, Series D, AMBAC insured

 

4.50

 

07/01/05

 

$

1,056,720

 

840,000

 

Vermont Public Power Supply Authority, Power RV, McNeil Project, Series E, MBIA insured

 

5.00

 

07/01/11

 
 

911,299

 

500,000

 

Vermont Public Power Supply Authority, Power RV, McNeil Project, Series E, MBIA insured

 

5.25

 

07/01/15

 
 

544,405

 

1,065,000

 

Vermont State, GO Bonds, Series A

 

5.00

 

01/15/05

 
 

1,119,624

 

50,000

 

Vermont State, GO Bonds, Series A

 

4.50

 

02/01/05

 
 

51,122

 

500,000

 

Vermont State, GO Bonds, Series A

 

4.40

 

01/15/07

 
 

535,390

 

1,600,000

 

Vermont State, GO Bonds, Series A

 

5.00

 

01/15/08

 
 

1,731,312

 

1,300,000

 

Vermont State, GO Bonds, Series A

 

5.00

 

01/15/10

 
 

1,393,522

 

250,000

 

Vermont State, GO Bonds, Series A

 

4.75

 

08/01/20

 
 

250,727

 

2,000,000

 

Vermont State, GO Bonds, Series B

 

5.00

 

01/15/04

 
 

2,030,480

 

1,100,000

 

Vermont State, GO Bonds, Series B

 

4.30

 

10/15/04

 
 

1,126,598

 

1,250,000

 

Vermont State, GO Bonds, Series B, Prerefunded 10/15/03 @ 102

 

4.60

 

10/15/07

 
 

1,279,675

 

2,750,000

 

Vermont State, GO Bonds, Series B, Prerefunded 10/15/03 @ 102

 

4.75

 

10/15/09

 
 

2,816,192

 

500,000

 

Vermont State, GO Bonds, Series C

 

4.60

 

01/15/13

 
 

519,270

 

155,000

 

Vermont State, Student Assistance Corp., Educational Loan RV, Financing Program, Series A-3, FSA insured

 

6.25

 

12/15/03

 
 

157,029

 

500,000

 

Vermont State, Student Assistance Corp., Educational Loan RV, Financing Program, Series A-3, FSA insured

 

6.40

 

06/15/04

 
 

511,740

 

135,000

 

Vermont State, Student Assistance Corp., Educational Loan RV, Financing Program, Series A-3, FSA insured

 

6.40

 

12/15/04

 
 

138,132

 

150,000

 

Vermont State, Student Assistance Corp., Educational Loan RV, Financing Program, Series A-3, FSA insured

 

6.50

 

06/15/05

 
 

153,483

 

300,000

 

Vermont State, Student Assistance Corp., Educational Loan RV, Financing Program, Series B, FSA insured

 

6.13

 

06/15/04

 
 

306,804

 

315,000

 

Vermont State, Student Assistance Corp., Educational Loan RV, Financing Program, Series B, FSA insured

 

6.13

 

12/15/04

 
 

322,056

 

480,000

 

Vermont State, Student Assistance Corp., Educational Loan RV, Financing Program, Series B, FSA insured

 

6.25

 

12/15/05

 
 

490,781

 

1,095,000

 

Vermont State, Student Assistance Corp., Educational Loan RV, Financing Program, Series B, FSA insured

 

6.35

 

06/15/06

 
 

1,119,922

 

120,000

 

Vermont State, Student Assistance Corp., Educational Loan RV, Financing Program, Series D, FSA insured

 

5.30

 

12/15/03

 
 

121,336

 

160,000

 

Vermont State, Student Assistance Corp., Educational Loan RV, Financing Program, Series D, FSA insured

 

5.40

 

12/15/04

 
 

164,818

 

400,000

 

Vermont State, Student Assistance Corp., Educational Loan RV, Financing Program, Series D, FSA insured

 

5.60

 

12/15/06

 

 

411,112


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,657,756


Principal
or Shares

Security Name

Interest
Rate

Maturity
Date

Value

MUNICIPAL BONDS--continued

Wisconsin--1.2%

$

50,000

 

Kenosha, WI, GO Bonds, Series B, AMBAC insured

 

5.35

 

12/01/03

 

$

50,559

 

900,000

 

Wisconsin State, GO Bonds, Series A

 

3.50

 

05/01/05

 

 

931,653


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

982,212


 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $76,144,649)

 

 

 

 

 

 

77,818,032


 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS--5.3%

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

145,719

 

Scudder Tax Free Money Fund

 

 

 

 

 
 

145,719

 

4,143,456

 

Dreyfus Municipal Cash Management Plus Fund

 

 

 

 

 
 

4,143,456


 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,289,175)

 

 

 

 

 
 

4,289,175


 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES (Cost $80,433,824)--102.0%

 

 

 

 

 
 

82,107,207


 

 

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net--(2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,609,967)


 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS--100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

$

80,497,240


1 Denotes a restricted security which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities law. At August 31, 2003, these securities amounted to $9,381,307, which represents 11.7% of Net Assets. Included in these amounts are securities which have been deemed liquid that amounted to $2,423,888, which represents 3.0% of Net Assets.

2 Variable rate security. The rate reported is the rate in effect on August 31, 2003. The date reported is the stated maturity.

3 Denotes a restricted security that has been deemed liquid by criteria approved by the Board of Trustees.

4 These variable rate securities are subject to a put and demand feature. The date reported is the stated maturity.

 

Notes to Portfolios of Investments

Banknorth Funds

August 31, 2003

The following abbreviations were used in these portfolios:

AMBAC --American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation

FGIC --Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation

FHA --Federal Housing Authority

FSA --Financial Security Assurance, Incorporated

GO --General Obligation

HUD --Housing and Urban Development

IBC --Insured Bond Certificates

LOC --Letter of Credit

MBIA --Municipal Bond Insurance Association

MFH --Multi-Family Housing

RV --Revenue Bonds

SD --School District

SFH --Single Family Housing

VA --Veterans Administration

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

Banknorth Funds

August 31, 2003

 
    

Banknorth
Large Cap
Core Fund

    

Banknorth
Small/Mid
Cap Core
Fund

    

Banknorth
Intermediate
Bond Fund

    

Banknorth
Vermont
Municipal
Bond Fund

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities, at value (identified cost $86,703,750, $14,692,277, $109,826,417 and $80,433,824, respectively)

 

$104,812,853

 

$17,410,097

 

$111,785,621

 

$82,107,207

Interest, dividends and other receivables

 

129,546

 

20,384

 

1,573,246

 

882,764

Receivable for shares sold

 

31,469

 

--

 

30,000

 

--

Prepaid expenses

 

12,834

 

12,020

 

13,994

 

10,266


Total Assets

 

104,986,702

 

17,442,501

 

113,402,861

 

83,000,237


Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for shares redeemed

 

27,384

 

241

 

16,311

 

2,205,799

Income distribution payable

 

--

 

--

 

331,542

 

212,781

Payable for investment adviser fees

 

65,559

 

9,388

 

43,579

 

17,740

Payable for administrator fees

 

13,112

 

2,167

 

14,526

 

10,644

Payable for shareholder services fees

 

21,853

 

3,611

 

24,210

 

17,740

Payable for transfer agent fees

 

6,573

 

1,951

 

3,846

 

3,554

Payable for audit fees

 

22,278

 

20,139

 

20,260

 

19,763

Payable for reporting expenses

 

9,418

 

10,324

 

10,768

 

10,985

Accrued expenses

 

3,316

 

--

 

3,952

 

3,991


Total Liabilities

 

169,493

 

47,821

 

468,994

 

2,502,997


Net Assets for (12,310,300, 2,581,708, 10,992,808 and 7,967,194 shares outstanding, respectively)

 

$104,817,209

 

$17,394,680

 

$112,933,867

 

$80,497,240


Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid in capital

 

$93,552,001

 

$14,213,328

 

$112,227,962

 

$78,864,024

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

 

18,109,103

 

2,717,820

 

1,959,204

 

1,673,383

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

(6,843,895)

 

463,532

 

(1,258,669)

 

(46,101)

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

 

--

 

--

 

5,370

 

5,934


Total Net Assets

 

$104,817,209

 

$17,394,680

 

$112,933,867

 

$80,497,240


Net Asset Value and Redemption Proceeds Per Share

 

$ 8.51

 

$ 6.74

 

$ 10.27

 

$ 10.10


Offering Price Per Share (NAV (1-Maximum Sales Load))

 

$ 9.01

 

$ 7.13

 

$ 10.67

 

$ 10.49


Maximum Sales Load

 

5.50%

 

5.50%

 

3.75%

 

3.75%


Statements of Operations

Banknorth Funds

Year Ended August 31, 2003

 

    

Banknorth
Large Cap
Core Fund

    

Banknorth
Small/Mid
Cap Core
Fund

    

Banknorth
Intermediate
Bond Fund

    

Banknorth
Vermont
Municipal
Bond Fund

Investment Income:

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$            --

 

$ --

 

$ 6,782,686

 

$ 3,398,327

Dividend

 

1,105,947

 

208,977

 

951

 

45,755


Total Investment Income

 

1,105,947

 

208,977

 

6,783,637

 

3,444,082


Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Investment adviser fee (Note 5)

 

$ 685,587

 

$ 132,668

 

$ 739,083

 

$ 416,575

Administrative personnel and services fee (Note 5)

 

137,118

 

75,010

 

184,771

 

124,973

Custodian fees (Note 5)

 

17,609

 

8,092

 

20,143

 

15,352

Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 5)

 

38,951

 

24,110

 

27,517

 

25,912

Directors'/Trustees' fees (Note 5)

 

2,785

 

2,245

 

4,462

 

3,421

Auditing fees

 

24,806

 

19,914

 

20,535

 

20,538

Legal fees

 

3,603

 

3,401

 

3,540

 

3,534

Portfolio accounting fees (Note 5)

 

56,937

 

11,267

 

80,429

 

52,597

Shareholder services fee (Note 5)

 

228,529

 

44,223

 

307,950

 

208,288

Share registration costs

 

15,115

 

13,861

 

13,725

 

16,521

Miscellaneous

 

19,416

 

17,323

 

27,008

 

29,355


Total Expenses

 

1,230,456

 

352,114

 

1,429,163

 

917,066

Waivers (Note 5):

 

 

 

 

Waiver of investment adviser fee

 

--

 

(12,831)

 

(169,261)

 

(208,288)

Waiver of administrative personnel and
services fee

 

--

 

(48,476)

 

--

 

--

Waiver of shareholder services fee

 

(9,610)

 

(2,429)

 

(15,510)

 

(10,225)


Total Waivers

 

(9,610)

 

(63,736)

 

(184,771)

 

(218,513)


Net expenses

 

1,220,846

 

288,378

 

1,244,392

 

698,553


Net Investment Income (Loss)

 

(114,899)

 

(79,401)

 

5,539,245

 

2,745,529


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

(606,504)

 

463,581

 

2,410,991

 

15,633

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

 

8,497,809

 

551,528

 

(4,675,620)

 

(1,386,452)


Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments

 

7,891,305

 

1,015,109

 

(2,264,629)

 

(1,370,819)


Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

 

$7,776,406

 

$935,708

 

$3,274,616

 

$1,374,710


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Banknorth Funds

For the years ended August 31, 2002 and August 31, 2003

 

    
 

Banknorth
Large Cap
Core Fund

Net Assets--August 31, 2001

 

$ 43,929,676


Undistributed Net Investment Income August 31, 2001

 

--


Operations:

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

(210,854)

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

(3,463,067)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

 

(2,280,685)


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

(5,954,606)


Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

Distributions from net investment income

 

--

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

 

(31,941)


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

(31,941)


Share Transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

 

24,085,297

Issuance through Merger (Note 1)

 

22,639,706

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

 

25,121

Cost of shares redeemed

 

(8,672,970)


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

38,077,154


Change in net assets

 

32,090,607


Net Assets--August 31, 2002

 

$ 76,020,283


Undistributed Net Investment Income August 31, 2002

 

$ --


Operations:

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

(114,899)

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

(606,504)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

 

8,497,809


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

7,776,406


Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

Distributions from net investment income

 

--

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

 

--


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

--


Share Transactions:

 

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

 

35,726,951

Issuance through Merger (Note 1)

 

7,783,420

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

 

--

Cost of shares redeemed

 

(22,489,851)


CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

21,020,520


Change in net assets

 

28,796,926


Net Assets--August 31, 2003

 

$ 104,817,209


Undistributed Net Investment Income August 31, 2003

 

$                  --


 

 

Banknorth
Small/Mid
Cap Core
Fund

    

Banknorth
Intermediate
Bond Fund

    

Banknorth
Vermont
Municipal
Bond Fund

$ 29,049,848

 

$141,864,072

 

$ 86,924,414


--

 

10,673

 

4,890


 

 

 

 

 

(205,484)

 

6,642,445

 

3,126,207

2,407,925

 

(902,363)

 

2,836

(4,215,015)

 

1,932,750

 

355,117


(2,012,574)

 

7,672,832

 

3,484,160


 

 

 

 

 

--

 

(6,653,064)

 

(3,127,059)

--

 

--

 

--


--

 

(6,653,064)

 

(3,127,059)


 

 

 

 

 

4,254,362

 

14,584,259

 

7,608,453

--

 

--

 

--

--

 

777,434

 

451

(10,756,175)

 

(35,659,137)

 

(12,758,417)


(6,501,813)

 

(20,297,444)

 

(5,149,513)


(8,514,387)

 

(19,277,676)

 

(4,792,412)


$20,535,461

 

$122,586,396

 

$ 82,132,002


$ --

 

$ 54

 

$ 4,038


 

 

 

 

 

(79,401)

 

5,539,245

 

2,745,529

463,581

 

2,410,991

 

15,633

551,528

 

(4,675,620)

 

(1,386,452)


935,708

 

3,274,616

 

1,374,710


 

 

 

 

 

--

 

(5,533,929)

 

(2,743,633)

(2,335,524)

 

--

 

--


(2,335,524)

 

(5,533,929)

 

(2,743,633)


 

 

 

 

 

5,981,536

 

17,473,366

 

10,906,820

--

 

--

 

--

547,284

 

651,461

 

456

(8,269,785)

 

(25,518,043)

 

(11,173,115)


(1,740,965)

 

(7,393,216)

 

(265,839)


(3,140,781)

 

(9,652,529)

 

(1,634,762)


$17,394,680

 

$112,933,867

 

$ 80,497,240


$                --

 

$            5,370

 

$          5,934


Financial Highlights

Banknorth Funds

August 31, 2003

(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Selected Data for a Single Share

 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    

Beginning
Net Asset
Value Per
Share

    

Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)

    

Net Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Investments

    

Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income

    

Distributions
from Net
Investment
Gains

    

Ending
Net Asset
Value Per
Share

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 1, 2002 to August 31, 2003

 

$ 7.97

 

$ (0.01)

 

$ 0.55

 

$ --

 

$ --

 

$ 8.51

September 1, 2001 to August 31, 2002

 

8.83

 

(0.02)

 

(0.83)

 

--

 

(0.01)

 

7.97

June 1, 2001 to August 31, 2001 (f)

 

9.61

 

(0.01)

 

(0.77)

 

--

 

--

 

8.83

June 1, 2000 to May 31, 2001

 

12.15

 

(0.01)

 

(1.00)

 

--

 

(1.53)

 

9.61

June 1, 1999 to May 31, 2000

 

11.49

 

(0.03)

 

1.80

 

--

 

(1.11)

 

12.15

June 1, 1998 to May 31, 1999

 

10.13

 

(0.01)

 

2.31

 

--(d)

 

(0.94)

 

11.49

Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 1, 2002 to August 31, 2003

 

7.18

 

(0.04)

 

0.44

 

--

 

(0.84)

 

6.74

September 1, 2001 to August 31, 2002

 

7.86

 

(0.07)

 

(0.61)

 

--

 

--

 

7.18

October 2, 2000 (e) to August 31, 2001

 

10.00

 

(0.08)

 

(2.04)

 

--

 

(0.02)

 

7.86

Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 1, 2002 to August 31, 2003

 

10.49

 

0.48

 

(0.22)

 

(0.48)

 

--

 

10.27

September 1, 2001 to August 31, 2002

 

10.39

 

0.53

 

0.10

 

(0.53)

 

--

 

10.49

October 2, 2000 (e) to August 31, 2001

 

10.00

 

0.49

 

0.39

 

(0.49)

 

--

 

10.39

Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 1, 2002 to August 31, 2003

 

10.27

 

0.34

 

(0.17)

 

(0.34)

 

--

 

10.10

September 1, 2001 to August 31, 2002

 

10.22

 

0.38

 

0.05

 

(0.38)

 

--

 

10.27

October 2, 2000 (e) to August 31, 2001

 

10.00

 

0.37

 

0.22

 

(0.37)

 

--

 

10.22

(a) Total return calculations do not include sales charges.

(b) The ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets reflects the expense ratio excluding any
waivers and/or reimbursements (Note 5).

(c) Annualized.

(d) Distributions per share were less than $0.01.

(e) Commencement of operations.

(f) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from May 31 to August 31.

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Total
Return (a)

    

Net Assets At
End of Period
(000's Omitted)

    

Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)

    

Net
Expenses

    

Gross
Expenses (b)

    

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.78 %

 

$104,817

 

(0.13)%

 

1.34%

 

1.35%

 

59%

(9.68)%

 

76,020

 

(0.41)%

 

1.43%

 

1.48%

 

34%

(8.12)%

 

43,930

 

(0.43)%(c)

 

1.45%(c)

 

1.75%(c)

 

12%

(9.04)%

 

46,926

 

(0.14)%

 

1.25%

 

1.47%

 

26%

15.96%

 

34,398

 

(0.21)%

 

1.10%

 

1.42%

 

26%

24.21%

 

32,134

 

(0.06)%

 

1.10%

 

1.44%

 

16%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.33%

 

17,395

 

(0.45)%

 

1.63%

 

1.99%

 

73%

(8.65)%

 

20,535

 

(0.84)%

 

1.49%

 

1.69%

 

48%

(21.22)%

 

29,050

 

(1.06)%(c)

 

1.45%(c)

 

1.83%(c)

 

31%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.42%

 

112,934

 

4.50 %

 

1.01%

 

1.16%

 

50%

6.09%

 

122,586

 

5.03 %

 

0.99%

 

1.14%

 

11%

9.12%

 

141,864

 

5.28 %(c)

 

1.05%(c)

 

1.41%(c)

 

9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.74%

 

80,497

 

3.30 %

 

0.84%

 

1.10%

 

20%

4.33%

 

82,132

 

3.75 %

 

0.81%

 

1.11%

 

7%

6.00%

 

86,924

 

3.96 %(c)

 

0.91%(c)

 

1.37%(c)

 

11%

Combined Notes to Financial Statements

Banknorth Funds

August 31, 2003

(1) ORGANIZATION

Banknorth Funds (the "Trust") is a Delaware business trust that is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end, management investment company. The Trust consists of four portfolios, Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund, Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund, Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund and Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"). The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. The investment objective for Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund and for Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund is long-term capital appreciation. The investment objective for Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund is to provide current income. The investment objective for Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund is to provide current income which is exempt from federal regular income tax and the personal income taxes imposed by the State of Vermont and Vermont municipalities.

On August 27, 2002, Banknorth Large Cap Growth Fund, a series of Banknorth Funds, contributed assets and liabilities for ownership in the Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund, as approved by the Board of Trustees of the Banknorth Funds on August 26, 2002. The net assets of the Banknorth Large Cap Growth Fund were $22,639,706. Each shareholder of the Banknorth Large Cap Growth Fund received 0.676 shares of Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund. The acquisition of net assets and unrealized gain from this transaction was as follows:

Contributing Entry

    

Date of
Contribution

    

Net
Assets

    

Shares
Issued

    

Unrealized
Gain

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund:

 

 

 

 

Banknorth Large Cap Growth Fund

 

August 27, 2002

 

$ 22,639,706

 

2,805,682

 

$ 1,521,145

On March 31, 2003, Banknorth Large Cap Value Fund, a series of Banknorth Funds, contributed assets and liabilities for ownership in the Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund, as approved by the Board of Trustees of the Banknorth Funds on February 13, 2003. The net assets of the Banknorth Large Cap Value Fund were $7,783,420. Each shareholder of the Banknorth Large Cap Value Fund received 0.235 shares of Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund. The acquisition of net assets and unrealized gain from this transaction was as follows:

Contributing Entry

    

Date of
Contribution

    

Net
Assets

    

Shares
Issued

    

Unrealized
Gain

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund:

 

 

 

 

 

Banknorth Large Cap Value Fund

 

March 31, 2003

 

$7,783,420

 

1,026,972

 

$2,303,035

(2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the United States of America.

Investment Valuations--Listed equity securities are generally valued at the last sale price reported on a national securities exchange. United States government securities are generally valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked price as furnished by an independent pricing service. Listed corporate bonds, and other fixed income and asset-backed securities, unlisted securities and short-term securities are valued at the prices provided by an independent pricing service. Municipal bonds are valued by an independent pricing service, taking into consideration yield, liquidity, risk, credit quality, coupon, maturity, type of issue and any other factors or market data the pricing service deems relevant. However, short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair market value. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Securities for which no quotations are readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board of Trustees (the "Trustees").

Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions--Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value.

Premium and Discount Amortization--All premiums and discounts on fixed income securities are amortized/accreted for financial statement purposes.

Federal Taxes--It is each Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provisions for federal tax are necessary.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions--The Funds may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Funds record when-issued securities on the trade date and maintain security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.

Restricted Securities--Restricted Securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from such registration. In some cases, the issuer of restricted securities has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer's expense either upon demand by the Funds or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. The Funds will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Funds' restricted securities are valued by an independent pricing service or, if no market prices are available, at the fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Trustees.

Additional information on each restricted illiquid security held at August 31, 2003 is as follows:

Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund:

Security

    

Acquisition Date

    

Acquisition Cost

Vermont Economic Development Authority, Industrial RV, Tubbs Project

 

September 18, 1996

 

$ 1,776,324

Vermont Educational & Health Building Financing
Agency, Health Care RV, North Country Hospital Project

 

November 7, 1996

 

1,464,045

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency,
Educational Facilities RV, Marlboro College Project

 

March 22, 1999

 

4,650,101

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, Templeton Project

 

February 20, 2003

 

1,400,000

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, Multi Family, Series B

 

February 27, 2003

 

1,025,000

Use of Estimates--The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.

Other--Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.

(3) SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (without par value) for each Fund.

Transactions in shares were as follows:

Year Ended August 31

2003

2002

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund:

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

Shares sold

 

4,558,831

 

$ 35,726,951

 

2,753,320

 

$ 24,085,297

Shares issued due to merger (Note 1)

 

1,026,972

 

7,783,420

 

2,805,682

 

22,639,706

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

 

--

 

--

 

2,819

 

25,121

Shares redeemed

 

(2,816,852)

 

(22,489,851)

 

(997,150)

 

(8,672,970)


NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

2,768,951

 

$ 21,020,520

 

4,564,671

 

$ 38,077,154


Year Ended August 31

2003

2002

Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund:

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

Shares sold

 

951,907

 

$ 5,981,536

 

558,098

 

$ 4,254,362

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

 

92,918

 

547,284

 

--

 

--

Shares redeemed

 

(1,322,898)

 

(8,269,785)

 

(1,395,928)

 

(10,756,175)


NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

(278,073)

 

$ (1,740,965)

 

(837,830)

 

$ (6,501,813)


Year Ended August 31

2003

2002

Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund:

 

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

Shares sold

    

1,654,554

 

$ 17,473,366

 

1,403,769

 

$ 14,584,259

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

 

61,775

 

651,461

 

74,974

 

777,434

Shares redeemed

 

(2,413,245)

 

(25,518,043)

 

(3,440,276)

 

(35,659,137)


NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

(696,916)

 

$ (7,393,216)

 

(1,961,533)

 

$ (20,297,444)


Year Ended August 31

2003

2002

Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund:

 

Shares

 

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

Shares sold

    

1,057,592

    

$ 10,906,820

 

745,061

 

$ 7,608,453

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

 

44

 

456

 

44

 

451

Shares redeemed

 

(1,091,335)

 

(11,173,115)

 

(1,251,678)

 

(12,758,417)


NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

(33,699)

 

$ (265,839)

 

(506,573)

 

$(5,149,513)


(4) FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These permanent and timing differences are due to the reclassification of net operating losses.

For the year ended August 31, 2003, permanent differences identified and reclassified among the components of net assets were as follows:

 

    

Paid In Capital

    

Accumulated Net
Investment Income

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund

 

$(114,899)

 

$ 114,899

Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

 

(79,401)

 

79,401

Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund

 

--

 

--

Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund

 

--

 

--

Net investment income and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.

The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended August 31, 2003 and 2002, were as follows:

Tax-Exempt Income

Ordinary Income

Long-Term Capital
Gain

Total

For the Year Ended
August 31

    

2003

    

2002

    

2003

    

2002

   

2003

    

2002

    

2003

    

2002

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund

 

$ --

 

$ --

 

$ --

 

$ --

 

$ --

 

$ 31,941

 

$ --

 

$ 31,941

Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

 

--

 

--

 

--

 

--

 

2,335,524

 

--

 

2,335,524

 

--

Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund

 

--

 

--

 

5,533,929

 

6,653,064

 

--

 

--

 

5,533,929

 

6,653,064

Banknorth Vermont
Municipal Bond Fund

 

2,735,844

 

3,127,059

 

7,789

 

--

 

--

 

--

 

2,743,633

 

3,127,059

As of August 31, 2003, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    

Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
Income

    

Undistributed
Ordinary Income

    

Undistributed
15% Gain

    

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund

 

$ --

 

$ --

 

$ --

 

$ 18,109,103

Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

 

--

 

--

 

463,532

 

2,717,820

Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund

 

--

 

5,370

 

--

 

1,936,984

Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund

 

5,934

 

--

 

--

 

1,673,383

At August 31, 2003, the cost of investments for federal tax purposes, the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments for federal tax purposes, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of market value over tax cost, and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over market value were as follows:

 

    

Tax Cost

    

Unrealized
Appreciation

    

Unrealized
Depreciation

    

Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund

 

$ 86,703,750

 

$ 18,686,938

 

$ (577,835)

 

$ 18,109,103

Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

 

14,692,277

 

2,842,072

 

(124,252)

 

2,717,820

Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund

 

109,848,637

 

4,074,486

 

(2,137,502)

 

1,936,984

Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund

 

80,433,824

 

2,432,047

 

(758,664)

 

1,673,383

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable to adjustments for wash sales.

At August 31, 2003 the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards, which will reduce each Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gain on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, and thus will reduce the amount of the distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve each Fund of any liability for federal tax. Pursuant to the Code, such capital loss carryforwards will expire as follows:

 

Expiration Year

 

 

 

2009

    

2010

    

2011

    

Total Tax Loss
Carryforward

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund

    

$ 1,541,236

 

$ 2,089,186

 

$ 3,213,473

 

$ 6,843,895

Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Fund

 

--

 

--

 

--

 

--

Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund

 

--

 

1,236,449

 

--

 

1,236,449

Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund

 

37,790

 

8,311

 

--

 

46,101

Under current tax regulations, capital losses realized after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of August 31, 2003, for federal income tax purposes, there were no post-October losses.

(5) INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Adviser Fee--Banknorth Investment Advisors, the Funds' investment adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee from each Fund at an annual rate of the Fund's average daily net assets as follows:

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund

    

0.75%

Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

 

0.75%

Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund

 

0.60%

Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund

 

0.50%

Effective December 1, 2002 the Adviser agreed to voluntarily waive fees of 0.10%, 0.15% and 0.25% for the Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund, Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund and Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund, respectively. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion. The Adviser is a division of Banknorth, N.A.

Administration Fee--Federated Services Company ("FServ"), the Funds' administrator, receives for its services an administrative fee based on a scale that ranges from 0.15% to 0.10% of each Fund's average aggregate daily net assets, subject to a $75,000 annual minimum per Fund. FServ may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FServ can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.

Distribution Services Fee--The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Funds will compensate Edgewood Services, Inc. ("Edgewood"), the principal distributor, a distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund. The Plan provides that the Funds may incur distribution expenses of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional Service Shares, annually, to compensate Edgewood. Edgewood may pay any or all of these payments to various institutions that provide distribution or shareholder services for the Funds. Edgewood has contractually waived the distribution (12b-1) fee for the period ended August 31, 2003.

Shareholder Services Fee--Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company ("FSSC"), the Funds will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of each Fund for the period. Due to certain contractual waivers that were in effect, FSSC only received a fee of 0.20% of the average daily net assets of each Fund under the Shareholder Services Agreement through the period ended November 30, 2002. FSSC may pay any or all amounts of these fees to various institutions that provide shareholder servicing to their customers. Effective December 1, 2002, the shareholder servicing agent has chosen to discontinue this waiver.

Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees and Expenses--FServ serves as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Funds. The fee paid to FServ is based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders.

Other Service Providers--Forum Accounting Services, LLC ("FAcS") maintains each Fund's accounting records and provides certain financial sub-administration services to the Funds. The fee is based on the level of each Fund's average daily net assets for the period, plus out-of-pocket expenses. In addition, FAcS receives certain surcharges based upon the number of positions held by each Fund. Forum Trust, LLC, the Funds custodian, receives for its services a fee based on the average daily net assets of each Fund, plus an annual maintenance fee per Fund, and certain other transaction charges.

General--Certain of the Officers and Trustees of the Funds are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.

(6) INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations (and in--kind contributions), for the year ended August 31, 2003, were as follows:

 

 

Purchases

 

Sales

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund

    

$ 68,451,384

    

$ 50,476,683

Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

 

12,616,652

 

16,327,584

Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund

 

58,619,303

 

69,468,643

Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund

 

22,621,259

 

15,666,600

(7) CONCENTRATION OF RISK

The Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in one state and therefore, it is more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issuers of that state than would be a comparable tax-exempt mutual fund that invests nationally. In order to reduce the credit risk associated with such factors, at August 31, 2003, 48% of the securities in the portfolio of investments are backed by letters of credit or bond insurance of various financial institutions and financial guaranty assurance agencies. The percentage of investments insured by or supported (backed) by a letter of credit from any one institution or agency did not exceed 16% of total investments.

(8) FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)

The amounts of long-term capital gain dividends paid during the period are presented below. For federal income tax purposes, dividends from short-term capital gain are classified as ordinary income. All net investment income dividends were ordinary income, except for those Funds noted below that paid exempt income dividends. The percentage of ordinary income distributions designated as qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction ("DRD") and the individual qualified dividend rate ("QDI") are also presented below for the applicable Funds.

 

    

Long-Term
Capital Gain

    

Exempt
Interest %

    

DRD %

    

QDI %

Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund

 

$              --

 

--

 

--

 

--

Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

 

2,335,524

 

--

 

--

 

--

Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund

 

--

 

--

 

--

 

--

Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund

 

--

 

99.72%

 

--

 

--

Report of the Independent Auditors

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
BANKNORTH FUNDS:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the Banknorth Funds, (comprising the Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund, Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund, Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund, and Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund), (collectively the "Funds") including the schedule of investments, as of August 31, 2003, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years ended August 31, 2002 and August 31, 2003, and the financial highlights for periods presented. 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 conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2003, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of August 31, 2003, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years ended August 31, 2002 and August 31, 2003, and the financial highlights for periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 17, 2003

Board Of Trustees And Trust Officers (unaudited)

The Board is responsible for managing the Trust's business affairs and for exercising all the Trust's powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Funds. Where required, the tables separately list Board members who are "interested persons" of the Fund (i.e., "Interested" Board members) and those who are not (i.e., "Independent" Board members). Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is Federated Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. The Trust comprises four portfolios. Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually. Unless otherwise noted, each Board member: oversees all portfolios in the Federated Fund Complex; serves for an indefinite term; and also serves as a Board member of the following investment company complexes: Federated Investors Funds--138 portfolios; Golden Oak® Family of Funds--seven portfolios and WesMark Funds--five portfolios. The Funds' Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Trust's Trustees and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling
1-800-247-4505.

INTERESTED TRUSTEES BACKGROUND

Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

    

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

John F. Donahue*
Birth Date: July 28, 1924
CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupations: Chairman and Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex;
Chairman and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.

J. Christopher Donahue*
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupations: Principal Executive Officer and President of the Federated Fund Complex; Director or Trustee of some of the Funds in the Federated Fund Complex; President, Chief
Executive Officer and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.

Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.*
Birth Date: October 11, 1932
3471 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1111
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Downtown; Hematologist, Oncologist and Internist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Other Directorships Held: Member, National Board of Trustees, Leukemia Society of America.

Previous Positions: Trustee, University of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

* Family relationships and reasons for "interested" status: John F. Donahue is the father of J. Christopher Donahue; both are "interested" due to the positions they hold with Federated Investors, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D. is "interested" because his son-in-law is employed by the Fund's principal underwriter, Federated Securities Corp.

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES BACKGROUND

Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

 

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

Thomas G. Bigley
Birth Date: February 3, 1934
15 Old Timber Trail
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.

Other Directorships Held: Director, Member of Executive Committee, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; Director, University of Pittsburgh.

Previous Position: Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP.

John T. Conroy, Jr.
Birth Date: June 23, 1937
Grubb & Ellis/Investment
Properties Corporation
3838 North Tamiami Trail
Suite 402
Naples, FL
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chairman of the Board, Investment Properties Corporation; Partner or Trustee in private real estate ventures in Southwest Florida.

Previous Positions: President, Investment Properties Corporation; Senior Vice President, John R. Wood and Associates, Inc., Realtors; President, Naples Property Management, Inc. and Northgate Village Development Corporation.

Nicholas P. Constantakis
Birth Date: September 3, 1939
175 Woodshire Drive
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.

Other Directorships Held: Director and Member of the Audit Committee, Michael Baker Corporation (engineering and energy services worldwide).

Previous Position: Partner, Andersen Worldwide SC.

John F. Cunningham
Birth Date: March 5, 1943
353 El Brillo Way
Palm Beach, FL
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 2000

    

Principal Occupation: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex.

Other Directorships Held: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cunningham & Co., Inc. (strategic business consulting); Trustee Associate, Boston College.

Previous Positions: Director, Redgate Communications and EMC Corporation (computer storage systems); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Computer Consoles, Inc.; President and Chief Operating Officer, Wang Laboratories; Director, First National Bank of Boston; Director, Apollo Computer, Inc.

Peter E. Madden
Birth Date: March 16, 1942
One Royal Palm Way
100 Royal Palm Way
Palm Beach, FL
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant.


Other Directorships Held: Board of Overseers, Babson College.

Previous Positions: Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Court; President, State Street Bank and Trust Company and State Street Corporation (retired); Director, VISA USA and VISA International; Chairman and Director, Massachusetts Bankers Association; Director, Depository Trust Corporation; Director, The Boston Stock Exchange.

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES BACKGROUND (CONT.)

Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

     

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
Birth Date: April 10, 1945
80 South Road
Westhampton Beach, NY
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Management Consultant; Executive Vice President, DVC Group, Inc. (marketing, communications and technology) (prior to 9/1/00).

Previous Positions: Chief Executive Officer, PBTC International Bank; Partner, Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young LLP); Chief Financial Officer of Retail Banking Sector, Chase Manhattan Bank; Senior Vice President, HSBC Bank USA (formerly, Marine Midland Bank); Vice President, Citibank; Assistant Professor of Banking and Finance, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University.

John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.
Birth Date: December 20, 1932
Chancellor, Duquesne
University
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Chancellor and Law Professor, Duquesne University; Consulting Partner, Mollica & Murray.

Other Directorships Held: Director, Michael Baker Corp. (engineering, construction, operations and technical services).

Previous Positions: President, Duquesne University; Dean and Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Dean and Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law.

Marjorie P. Smuts
Birth Date: June 21, 1935
4905 Bayard Street
Pittsburgh, PA
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; Public Relations/Marketing Consultant/Conference Coordinator.

Previous Positions: National Spokesperson, Aluminum Company of America; television producer; President, Marj Palmer Assoc.; Owner, Scandia Bord.

John S. Walsh
Birth Date: November 28, 1957
2604 William Drive
Valparaiso, IN
TRUSTEE
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupations: Director or Trustee of the Federated Fund Complex; President and Director, Heat Wagon, Inc. (manufacturer of construction temporary heaters); President and Director, Manufacturers Products, Inc. (distributor of portable construction heaters); President, Portable Heater Parts, a division of Manufacturers Products, Inc.

Previous Positions: Vice President, Walsh & Kelly, Inc.

OFFICERS

Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

    

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

Peter J. Germain
Birth Date: September 3, 1959
PRESIDENT
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupation: Senior Vice President, Federated Services Company.

Previous Position: Senior Corporate Counsel, Federated Services Company.

OFFICERS (CONT.)

Name
Birth Date
Address
Positions Held with Trust
Date Service Began

 

Principal Occupation(s), Other Directorships Held and Previous Position(s)

John W. McGonigle
Birth Date: October 26, 1938
VICE PRESIDENT AND

SECRETARY
Began serving: August 2000

    

Principal Occupations: Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Federated Fund
Complex; Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Federated Investors, Inc.

Beth Broderick
Birth Date: August 2, 1965
VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupation: Vice President, Mutual Fund Services Division, Federated Services Company since 1999.

Previous Position: Assistant Vice President, Mutual Fund Services Division, Federated
Services Company, from 1997 to 1999.

Stephen L. Eddy
Birth Date: August 10, 1962
1 Portland Square
Portland, Maine 04101
VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: November 2000

 

Principal Occupations: Senior Vice President and Director, Banknorth, since 2000.

Previous Positions: Vice President, Retirement Plan Services, Banknorth, from 1994 to 2000.

Judith J. Mackin
Birth Date: May 30, 1960
VICE PRESIDENT
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupations: Vice President and Director of Administration and Business
Management for Mutual Fund Services Group, Federated Services Company.

Richard J. Thomas
Birth Date: June 17, 1954
TREASURER
Began serving: August 2000

 

Principal Occupations: Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Federated Fund Complex; Senior Vice President, Federated Administrative Services.

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Banknorth Large Cap Core Fund
Banknorth Small/Mid Cap Core Fund
Banknorth Intermediate Bond Fund
Banknorth Vermont Municipal Bond Fund

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Banknorth Investment Advisors
Investment Adviser
AUGUST 31, 2003

Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.

This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the fund's prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.

 

Banknorth Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7010

Edgewood Services, Inc., Distributor

Investment Company Act File No. 811-10021

Cusip 06646S204
Cusip 06646S501
Cusip 06646S105
Cusip 06646S600
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