N-CSR 1 tcfncsr354.htm THE CALVERT FUND ANNUAL REPORT 12-08 TCF

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-3416

THE CALVERT FUND
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

William M. Tartikoff, Esq.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (301) 951-4800

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: Twelve months ended September 30, 2008

 

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Table of Contents

President's Letter
1

Social Update
4

Portfolio Management Discussion
6

Shareholder Expense Example
10

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
12

Statement of Net Assets
13

Statement of Operations
18

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
19

Notes to Financial Statements
20

Financial Highlights
26

Explanation of Financial Tables
31

Proxy Voting and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings
33

Trustee and Officer Information Table
34

 

Dear Shareholder:

As you well know from the headlines, we are confronting a period of virtually unprecedented economic turmoil and declines in the financial markets. This past year has seen highly volatile markets, with nearly all asset classes posting sharp losses. A time period that began with the first intimations of the credit crisis has closed with a rearrangement of the financial landscape, with many of the market's best-known companies forced to close, merge with competitors, or receive emergency funding from the government.

Our reporting period ended on September 30 with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index down 21.98% for the 12-month period. Diversification provided little solace during this period, as only fixed-income asset classes with no credit risk--such as U.S. Treasuries--emerged with positive returns. The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index was down 25.62% and the benchmark Russell 2000 Index dropped by 14.48% during the reporting period. Moreover, losses continued after the period ended, with a series of unprecedented drops during the first week of October.

Sustainable and Responsible Investment

In a crisis that was caused by an array of factors, including an over-leveraged economy that led to bubbles in prices of housing and other assets, the short-term focus of many financial institutions, and lax regulatory oversight, we believe that owning companies with stronger corporate governance practices (such as transparency, disclosure, and board independence) allowed us to avoid some of the more spectacular losses. We feel that during periods of market turbulence it becomes more important than ever to pursue sustainable and responsible investing practices. In the last 12 months, we made progress on a number of sustainable and responsible investment initiatives.

One of the most recent developments at Calvert was the launch of Calvert Global Water Fund, the newest of the Calvert Solution Strategies. The fund, which is sub-advised by KBC Asset Management International, Ltd., of Dublin, Ireland, invests in utility, infrastructure, and technology companies active in managing water resources. The fund addresses an increasing need--and an opportunity for growth--in the world's fast-expanding demand for clean water. One report estimates that to provide enough water for all uses through 2030, the world will need to invest as much as $1 trillion a year on applying existing technologies for conserving water, maintaining and replacing water-related infrastructure, and constructing sanitation systems.

What About the Future?

Recent news from the world's financial markets has been encouraging. A plan to prop up ailing banks in the U.S. and Europe seems to have had some stabilizing effect on the markets, at least for the time being. Worldwide, economies are going through a wrenching process of "de-leveraging." That is, the amount of debt, or leverage, incurred by corporations as well as homeowners and consumers is being reduced as credit markets return to more rigorous underwriting standards. This process, along with the slowdown in economic growth that analysts anticipate as a result of increasing unemployment and reduced corporate spending, suggests that we are in for a difficult period--for how long we don't know. However, when we come through this financial retrenchment, and when the markets believe there is solid and transparent information regarding corporate earnings, we believe that we will again see strong positive growth prospects for our economy and markets. In addition, a regulatory system that is better equipped to identify and address problems before they reach the proportions we have seen over the past 18 months is another essential component for building market confidence.

Timing any market inflection points, small or large, is virtually impossible to do consistently. While we are concerned about the losses that investors are seeing on their statements, we do not think it is time to make drastic changes. Rather, we encourage you to view this period as an opportunity to revisit your long-term asset allocation, to rebalance to your target allocations, and to increase diversification among different types of assets.

New Calvert Equities Leadership

We are pleased to announce that Calvert has hired Natalie Trunow as senior vice president and head of equities. Natalie joined Calvert in late August and will manage all aspects of Calvert's equity funds, including subadvisor evaluation and monitoring as well as Calvert's new equities products that are managed in-house.

Long-Term Financial Goals

We believe that now is not the time to abandon time-tested investment strategies like diversification, investing at regular intervals, and maintaining a long-term focus. Investors who sell indiscriminately now will only lock in unprecedented losses and, perhaps, miss the rebound when stocks, bonds, and other assets recover.

However, this is a good time to meet with your financial advisor and review your long-term financial plan. A professional can help you evaluate your strategic asset allocation and make sure it is still working for you. He or she can assist you in rebalancing back to your target allocations if market events have caused your assets to drift away from an appropriate mix. A financial advisor can also help you identify and realize any capital losses in your portfolio, which can be helpful for reducing your overall tax exposure. And, perhaps most importantly, an experienced professional can give you confidence that you are pursuing the right long-term strategy, even during the most tumultuous markets.

While we have worked to minimize the impact on our shareholders of one of the most turbulent periods in the equities and fixed-income markets' history, we recognize that this period of declining asset values in virtually all corners of the financial markets has caused great stress. We encourage you to visit our website for frequent updates and commentary on economic and market developments from Calvert professionals.

As always, we appreciate your business and look forward to serving you in the coming months and years.

 

Sincerely,

Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and CEO
Calvert Group, Ltd.
October 2008

For more information on any Calvert fund, please contact your financial advisor or call Calvert at 800.368.2748 for a free prospectus. An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of an investment carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

Calvert mutual funds are underwritten and distributed by Calvert Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, a subsidiary of Calvert Group, Ltd.

 

Social Update
from the Calvert Social Research Department

The work of Calvert's Social Research Department and our unique investment programs continue to demonstrate Calvert's leadership in socially responsible investment practices. This Social Update highlights key initiatives and involvement for the 12-month reporting period ended September 30, 2008.

Homebuilders Report

In May, Calvert released a new report in conjunction with the Boston College Institute for Responsible Investment that ranks the 13 largest publicly traded U.S. home builders on key environmental and energy efficiency factors, and encourages the industry to embrace the emerging market for sustainable building design and construction. The report attracted significant press coverage, including reports in The Washington Post and Cox News Service. Since then, Calvert has met with the National Association of Home Builders and several of the ranked companies--and intends to do more of this in the year ahead.

Carbon Disclosure Project

As a follow-up to the last year's Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) report with Ceres, Calvert filed a number of shareholder proposals with companies that had not disclosed their greenhouse gas emissions or their strategies to reduce emissions. As a result, five companies--Big Lots, Lowe's, Kirby, Ryder, and Harley Davidson--agreed to disclose this information.1 We also wrote to more than 100 companies that did not respond to the CDP survey.

Furthermore, Calvert teamed up with TIAA-CREF this year to coordinate a Standard & Poor's 500 Index working group as part of the Global Warming Shareholder Campaign.

Human Rights in Extractives Industry

Bennett Freeman, our Senior Vice President, Social Research and Policy, testified on behalf of Calvert to several legislative bodies in the past year on matters related to oil and gas and mining companies, most of which we do not currently own. In September, he spoke to a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee about the critical role governments play in leading the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Initiative when companies are operating in zones of conflict. He also delivered a statement to the International Accounting Standards Board and testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the issue of revenue transparency in the extractives industry.

Special Equities

A modest but important portion of several Funds is invested in companies that provide for-profit socially or environmentally relevant products or services. One of our Funds in the Special Equities program made an early-stage investment recently in NeoDiagnostix, Inc., a Maryland company developing genetic technologies to more accurately test for cervical cancer. If successful, it could not only save lives, but also greatly reduce the amount of repeat testing and invasive procedures currently required to determine if cancer is present. ShoreBank Corporation, the first community development and environmental bank holding company, is a new addition to the program. Aside from community development and environmental banking, ShoreBank also has subsidiaries that work on international microfinance and small business lending.2

Community Investments

Many of our Funds participate in Calvert's High Social Impact Investing program, which is administered through the Calvert Social Investment Foundation. This community investment program may allocate between 1% to 3% of Fund assets at below-market interest rates to investments to provide economic opportunity for struggling populations.3

The Calvert Foundation has recently begun an exciting partnership with Habitat for Humanity International to increase the amount of affordable housing in the U.S. and around the world. Through the Habitat Investment Program, people can now invest--not just donate or volunteer--to help Habitat make homeownership possible for even more families in need.

During the reporting period, the Foundation also expanded its international portfolio to include a loan to the BRAC Africa Loan Fund. BRAC aims to alleviate poverty and empower the poor through a holistic approach that uses microfinance to create local entrepreneurial communities. BRAC then offers education, health, and vocational training through these communities to further amplify its impact.

As always, we appreciate your investment in Calvert mutual funds and will continue to manage your investments with an eye on both financial performance and corporate integrity.

1. As of September 30, 2008, the following companies represented the following percentages of net assets: Big Lots represented 0.03% of Calvert Social Index Fund and 0.47% of Calvert World Values International Equity Fund; Lowe's represented 0.53% of Calvert Social Index Fund; Kirby represented 0.03% of Calvert Social Index Fund; Ryder represented 0.06% of Calvert Social Index Fund; and Harley Davidson represented 0.14% of Calvert Social Index Fund.

2. As of September 30, 2008, NeoDiagnostix, Inc. represented 0.03% of CSIF Equity Portfolio, and ShoreBank Corporation represented 0.09% of CSIF Equity Portfolio.

3. As of September 30, 2008, Calvert Social Investment Foundation Community Investment Notes represented the following percentages of Fund net assets: Calvert Capital Accumulation Fund, 1.32%; Calvert World Values International Equity Fund, 0.87%; Calvert Large Cap Growth Fund, 0.25%; and Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund, 1.08%. The Calvert Social Investment Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

All holdings are subject to change without notice.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

 

John Montgomery
of Bridgeway Capital Management

Performance

Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund Class A shares (at NAV) returned -21.26% for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2008, trailing the benchmark Russell 2000® Index's return of -14.48%. Stock selection was the primary contributor to the underperformance.

Investment Climate

In a complete about-face compared with this time last year, the financial markets largely declined over the 12-month reporting period, ending on a sour note as the news from Wall Street progressively worsened. Talks of economic downturns, credit crises, foreclosures, corporate greed, and unpopular government bailouts combined with hard-edged political partisanship have crushed the stock market and are adding fodder to the rhetoric in an extraordinary election year. In addition, there are now a slew of household names from the financial world that no longer exist. The market took a beating over the last few months--last year's positive momentum is long gone and forgotten. In small caps, the Materials sector has turned down sharply and Health Care and Consumer Staples were now among the top-performing sectors in our benchmark over the past year.

No area of the market was immune to the worst financial crisis in most of our lifetimes. Across the board, growth stocks, along with large-cap value stocks, were among the hardest hit. The market benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index, is an amalgamation of both value and growth stocks from the general small-cap universe--very similar to the universe used by our models to pick the Fund's stocks. Although most small-cap stocks, regardless of value or growth slant, were not trounced as much as their large-cap peers, overall absolute performance was still painful.

Portfolio Strategy

For this period, poor stock selection in the Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors contributed to the Fund's relative underperformance. Stronger stock selection in Financials and Industrials had a positive impact on performance.

What Worked Well

A variety of industries make up our list of best performers for this 12-month period. The overall top-performing stock was health-care product manufacturer Datascope (52.71%).1 We had significant weightings to professional services, where FTI Consulting was a top performer, and retail industries, where Sally Beauty was a top performer. Other strong stock selections were Genlyte Group (electrical equipment) and Calgon Carbon (chemicals), up 46.76% and 45.85%, respectively.

Other strong performers included Philadelphia Consolidated Holding in the insurance industry and Flowers Foods in the food industry.

What Didn't Work Well

Our worst performing stock was Anadigics, a chip maker in the broadband communications market, which fell 84.5%. The stock price declined after the company released mixed earnings guidance in October 2007. Although the stock recovered with analyst expectations in the first and second quarters of 2008, it began retreating again when estimates failed to meet expectations in July. A shake-up in the board of directors and management followed, but since then the semiconductor firm has been struggling along with its sector.

Our top 10 worst performers represented a variety of different industries. Aside from Anadigics, they included Tempur-Pedic International (household durables), CROCS (textile, apparel, and luxury goods), Perini (construction & engineering), and Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (health care technology).

Outlook

While this all sounds dire, we are definitely optimistic about the long-term outlook. Regardless of what the future holds, the Fund is designed to be fully invested in the stock market. As always, our investment process continues to focus on stock fundamentals instead of general economic data (e.g., employment, fiscal policy, consumer sentiment) and does not attempt to time the market--so our process looks the same whether it's a bull or bear market. Our plan is to stay the course with our disciplined quantitative investment process, with an active eye favoring small-cap core stocks. And we continue to believe that the best investment strategy includes diversification, a long-term plan, and the discipline to carry it out.

October 2008

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008

Investment Performance
(total return at NAV*)

 

6 Months
ended
9/30/08

12 Months
ended
9/30/08

Class A

(3.78%)

(21.26%)

Class B

(4.32%)

(22.06%)

Class C

(4.26%)

(21.92%)

Class I

(3.48%)

(20.65%)

Russell 2000 Index**

(0.54%)

(14.48%)

Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Avg.

(7.27%)

(23.61%)

 

 

 

Ten Largest Stock Holdings

% of Net Assets

 

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.

4.7%

 

Calgon Carbon Corp.

4.4%

 

Amedisys, Inc.

3.8%

 

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2.9%

 

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

2.8%

 

priceline.com, Inc.

2.6%

 

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.

2.4%

 

Strayer Education, Inc.

2.3%

 

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

2.2%

 

World Acceptance Corp.

2.2%

 

     Total

30.3%

 

 

 

 

Economic Sectors

% of Total Investments

 

Consumer Discretionary

15.9%

 

Consumer Staples

2.5%

 

Energy

8.0%

 

Financials

13.1%

 

Health Care

14.0%

 

Industrials

22.9%

 

Information Technology

11.9%

 

Materials

8.9%

 

Utilities

2.8%

 

     Total

100%

 

 

 

 

*Investment performance/return at NAV does not reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 4.75% front-end sales charge or any deferred sales charge.

**Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

 

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns
(with max. load)

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

One year

(24.96%)

 

Five year

(1.80%)

 

Ten year

3.43%

 

 

Class B Shares

 

One year

(25.96%)

 

Five year

(1.98%)

 

Ten year

2.88%

 

 

Class C Shares

 

One year

(22.70%)

 

Five year

(1.66%)

 

Ten year

3.06%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008

Average Annual Total Returns

 

 

 

Class I Shares*

 

One year

(20.65%)

 

Five year

0.33%

 

Since inception 4.89%

 

 

(2/26/99)

 

 

 

Performance Comparison
Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment.

 

 

*Note Regarding Class I Shares Total Returns: There were times during the reporting period when there were no shareholders in Class I. For purposes of reporting Average Annual Total Return, Class A performance at NAV (i.e. does not reflect deduction of the Class A front-end sales charge) is used during these periods in which there were no shareholders in Class I. For purposes of this Average Annual Total Return, the Class A performance at NAV was used during the periods January 18, 2002 through January 30, 2003 and March 12, 2003 through July 31, 2003.

Average annual total returns in the Portfolio Statistics above and the Performance Comparison line graph are with maximum load deducted -- they assume reinvestment of dividends and reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 4.75% front-end sales charge, or deferred sales charge as applicable. No sales charge has been applied to the index used for comparison. However, the Lipper average does reflect the deduction of the category's average front-end sales charge. The value of an investment in Class A & C shares is plotted in the line graph. The value of an investment in another class of shares would be different. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund's distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. New subadvisor assumed management of the Fund effective March 2007, and previously in June 2005.

**Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

1. All returns shown for individual holdings reflect that part of the reporting period the holdings were held.

As of September 30, 2008, the following companies represented the following percentages of Fund net assets: Datascope 1.53%, FTI Consulting 2.03%, Sally Beauty 1.23%, Genlyte 0%, Calgon Carbon 4.36%, Philadelphia Consolidated Holdings 0%, Flowers Foods 1.47%, Anadigics 0.26%, Tempur-Pedic 0%, CROCS 0%, Perini 1.02%, and Allscripts 0%. All portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

 

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008).

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), or redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Beginning Account
Value
4/1/08

Ending Account
Value
9/30/08

Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/08 - 9/30/08

Class A

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$962.20

$8.48

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,016.36

$8.72

(5% return per year before expenses)

Class B

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$956.80

$13.85

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,010.84

$14.24

(5% return per year before expenses)

Class C

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$957.40

$12.74

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,011.98

$13.09

(5% return per year before expenses)

Class I

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$965.20

$4.52

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,020.40

$4.65

(5% return per year before expenses)

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.73%, 2.83%, 2.60%, and 0.92% for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class I, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of the Calvert Fund and Shareholders of Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets of the Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund (the Fund), a series of the Calvert Fund, as of September 30, 2008, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's 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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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 September 30, 2008, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. As to securities purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other appropriate 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 Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund as of September 30, 2008, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 21, 2008

 

Statement of Net Assets
September 30, 2008

Equity Securities - 98.1%

Shares

Value

Auto Components - 1.1%

 

 

Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc.*

33,900

$1,167,855

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 4.4%

 

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

39,400

1,548,420

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

60,500

2,982,045

 

 

4,530,465

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 2.1%

 

 

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.

110,850

2,152,707

 

 

 

Chemicals - 5.0%

 

 

Calgon Carbon Corp.*

222,700

4,534,172

H.B. Fuller Co.

32,200

672,014

 

 

5,206,186

 

 

 

Commercial Banks - 0.9%

 

 

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

35,900

889,243

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.5%

 

 

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

36,900

492,984

 

 

 

Communications Equipment - 3.4%

 

 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.*

27,000

1,329,480

Tekelec*

159,900

2,237,001

 

 

3,566,481

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 3.1%

 

 

EMCOR Group, Inc.*

40,000

1,052,800

Layne Christensen Co.*

31,800

1,126,674

Perini Corp.*

41,200

1,062,548

 

 

3,242,022

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 1.1%

 

 

Headwaters, Inc.*

87,100

1,162,785

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 2.2%

 

 

World Acceptance Corp.*

63,360

2,280,960

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 2.3%

 

 

Strayer Education, Inc.

12,100

2,423,146

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 2.4%

 

 

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*

52,045

2,530,948

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 1.2%

 

 

Woodward Governor Co.

34,800

1,227,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities - Cont'd

Shares

Value

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 2.0%

 

 

CTS Corp.

40,200

$513,756

Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.*

46,400

686,256

SYNNEX Corp.*

39,200

875,728

 

 

2,075,740

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services - 4.7%

 

 

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*

60,300

2,328,786

Pioneer Drilling Co.*

65,300

868,490

Superior Energy Services, Inc.*

53,420

1,663,499

 

 

4,860,775

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.5%

 

 

Flowers Foods, Inc.

52,050

1,528,188

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 2.8%

 

 

New Jersey Resources Corp.

45,150

1,620,433

WGL Holdings, Inc.

40,600

1,317,470

 

 

2,937,903

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.4%

 

 

Datascope Corp.

30,800

1,590,204

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

39,500

1,147,080

Thoratec Corp.*

28,900

758,625

 

 

3,495,909

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 5.3%

 

 

Amedisys, Inc.*

81,819

3,982,131

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

42,385

1,069,797

RehabCare Group, Inc.*

28,596

517,588

 

 

5,569,516

 

 

 

Hotels Restaurants & Leisure - 1.0%

 

 

Panera Bread Co.*

21,400

1,089,260

 

 

 

Insurance - 2.6%

 

 

Amerisafe, Inc.*

74,900

1,363,180

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

50,175

1,354,725

 

 

2,717,905

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail - 5.4%

 

 

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.*

82,300

495,446

NetFlix, Inc.*

35,200

1,086,976

PetMed Express, Inc.*

88,100

1,383,170

priceline.com, Inc.*

38,712

2,649,062

 

 

5,614,654

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 2.3%

 

 

Earthlink, Inc.*

121,100

1,029,350

Interwoven, Inc.*

98,600

1,392,232

 

 

2,421,582

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products - 1.1%

 

 

Callaway Golf Co.

82,500

1,160,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities - Cont'd

Shares

Value

Life Sciences - Tools & Services - 0.8%

 

 

eResearchTechnology, Inc.*

68,000

$809,880

 

 

 

Machinery - 7.6%

 

 

Actuant Corp.

60,000

1,514,400

CIRCOR International, Inc.

23,300

1,011,919

Columbus McKinnon Corp.*

38,600

909,802

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

72,900

2,254,797

Valmont Industries, Inc.

27,300

2,257,437

 

 

7,948,355

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 2.0%

 

 

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

39,100

2,048,449

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.3%

 

 

Energy Partners Ltd.*

59,800

518,466

Mariner Energy, Inc.*

45,500

932,750

Swift Energy Co.*

51,300

1,984,797

 

 

3,436,013

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.7%

 

 

P.H. Glatfelter Co.

57,400

777,196

 

 

 

Personal Products - 1.0%

 

 

NBTY, Inc.*

35,715

1,054,307

 

 

 

Professional Services - 6.7%

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

29,300

2,116,632

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.

97,855

4,866,329

 

 

6,982,961

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.5%

 

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.*

82,000

522,340

Anadigics, Inc.*

96,400

270,884

Pericom Semiconductor Corp.*

29,200

306,600

Standard Microsystems Corp.*

18,300

457,134

 

 

1,556,958

 

 

 

Software - 2.6%

 

 

MICROS Systems, Inc.*

62,630

1,669,716

SPSS, Inc.*

33,700

989,432

 

 

2,659,148

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 3.4%

 

 

Gymboree Corp.*

34,100

1,210,550

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

149,200

1,283,120

The Childrens Place Retail Stores, Inc.*

31,000

1,033,850

 

 

3,527,520

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.4%

 

 

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

6,500

676,520

Volcom, Inc.*

45,000

777,600

 

 

1,454,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities - Cont'd

Shares

Value

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.7%

 

 

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

21,200

$384,144

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

114,993

1,346,568

 

 

1,730,712

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 3.6%

 

 

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

107,400

2,892,282

WESCO International, Inc.*

25,405

817,533

 

 

3,709,815

 

 

 

     Total Equity Securities (Cost $98,859,781)

 

102,040,819

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Certificates of Deposit - 0.1%

Amount

 

ShoreBank, 3.00%, 2/11/09 (b)(k)

$100,000

99,750

 

 

 

     Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $100,000)

 

99,750

 

 

 

High Social Impact Investments - 1.1%

 

 

Calvert Social Investment Foundation Notes,

 

 

     3.00%, 7/1/10 (b)(i)(r)

1,151,905

1,113,132

 

 

 

     Total High Social Impact Investments (Cost $1,151,905)

 

1,113,132

 

 

 

     TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $100,111,686) - 99.3%

 

103,253,701

     Other assets and liabilities, net - 0.7%

 

772,248

     Net Assets - 100%

 

$104,025,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

Paid-in capital applicable to the following shares of beneficial interest,

 

 

     unlimited number of no par value shares authorized:

 

 

          Class A: 5,746,260 shares outstanding

 

$87,457,456

          Class B: 563,045 shares outstanding

 

7,382,115

          Class C: 756,183 shares outstanding

 

10,704,969

          Class I: 604,613 shares outstanding

 

10,473,569

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

(15,134,175)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

3,142,015

 

 

 

     Net Assets

 

$104,025,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share:

 

 

Class A (based on net assets of $78,938,963)

 

$13.74

Class B (based on net assets of $6,862,002)

 

$12.19

Class C (based on net assets of $9,346,656)

 

$12.36

Class I (based on net assets of $8,878,328)

 

$14.68

 

 

Acquisition

 

Restricted Securities

Date

Cost

Calvert Social Investment Foundation Notes,

 

 

     3.00%, 7/1/10

7/2/07

$1,151,905

 

* Non-income producing security.

(b) This security was valued by the Board of Trustees. See Note A.

(i) Restricted securities represent 1.1% of net assets of the Fund.

(k) These certificates of deposit are fully insured by agencies of the federal government.

(r) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statement of Operations
Year Ended September 30, 2008

Net Investment Income

 

Investment Income:

 

     Dividend income

$668,541

     Interest income

111,037

          Total investment income

779,578

 

 

Expenses:

 

     Investment advisory fee

884,372

     Transfer agency fees and expenses

464,263

     Distribution Plan expenses:

 

          Class A

218,459

          Class B

91,567

          Class C

115,216

     Trustees' fees and expenses

5,538

     Administrative fees

280,009

     Accounting fees

19,418

     Custodian fees

32,511

     Registration fees

42,030

     Reports to shareholders

69,556

     Professional fees

19,769

     Miscellaneous

8,878

          Total expenses

2,251,586

          Reimbursement from Advisor:

 

               Class I

(16,831)

          Fees waived

(54,031)

          Fees paid indirectly

(13,393)

               Net expenses

2,167,331

 

 

               Net Investment Income (Loss)

(1,387,753)

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments

 

Net realized gain (loss)

(10,753,457)

Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation)

(16,667,620)

 

 

          Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

          (Loss) On Investments

(27,421,077)

 

 

          Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

          Resulting From Operations

($28,808,830)

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

2008

2007

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

 

($1,387,753)

($1,758,890)

 

     Net realized gain (loss)

 

(10,753,457)

343,328

 

     Change in unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

or (depreciation)

 

(16,667,620)

16,223,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

          Resulting From Operations

 

(28,808,830)

14,808,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

 

     Shares sold:

 

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

22,333,718

11,684,507

 

          Class B Shares

 

448,992

570,299

 

          Class C Shares

 

856,570

1,050,108

 

          Class I Shares

 

2,922,607

5,720,495

 

     Redemption fees:

 

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

1,830

1,008

 

          Class B Shares

 

96

10

 

          Class C Shares

 

970

51

 

          Class I Shares

 

--

1

 

     Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

 

(26,015,236)

(40,248,430)

 

          Class B Shares

 

(3,028,877)

(4,384,844)

 

          Class C Shares

 

(2,460,138)

(5,862,512)

 

          Class I Shares

 

(2,971,480)

(22,689,339)

 

     Total capital share transactions

 

(7,910,948)

(54,158,646)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

(36,719,778)

(39,350,307)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

140,745,727

180,096,034

 

End of year

 

$104,025,949

$140,745,727

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Activity

 

 

 

 

Shares sold:

 

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

 

1,439,303

689,638

 

     Class B Shares

 

32,124

37,588

 

     Class C Shares

 

60,850

68,068

 

     Class I Shares

 

179,058

322,227

 

Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

 

(1,650,545)

(2,389,674)

 

     Class B Shares

 

(218,959)

(288,163)

 

     Class C Shares

 

(175,890)

(381,822)

 

     Class I Shares

 

(184,630)

(1,291,602)

 

Total capital share activity

 

(518,689)

(3,233,740)

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Notes to Financial Statements

Note A -- Significant Accounting Policies

General: The Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund (the "Fund"), a series of The Calvert Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The operation of each series is accounted for separately. The Fund offers four classes of shares of beneficial interest. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75%. Class B shares are sold without a front-end sales charge. With certain exceptions, the Fund will impose a deferred sales charge at the time of redemption, depending on how long investors have owned the shares. Class C shares are sold without a front-end sales charge. With certain exceptions, the Fund will impose a deferred sales charge on shares sold within one year of purchase. Class B and Class C shares have higher levels of expenses than Class A shares. Class I shares require a minimum account balance of $1,000,000. The $1 million minimum investment may be waived for certain institutional accounts, where it is believed to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. Class I shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge and have lower levels of expenses than Class A shares. Each class has different: (a) dividend rates, due to differences in Distribution Plan expenses and other class specific expenses, (b) exchange privileges and (c) class specific voting rights.

Security Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments wherever possible. Securities for which market quotations are available are valued at last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange in which they trade. Foreign securities are valued based on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. If events occur after the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are traded, and before the Fund's net asset value is determined, that are expected to materially affect the value of those securities then they are valued at their fair value taking these events into account. Short-term notes are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Fund may invest in securities whose resale is subject to restrictions. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

In determining fair value, the Board considers all relevant qualitative and quantitative information available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

At September 30, 2008, securities valued at $1,212,882, or 1.2% of net assets, were fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with recognized financial institutions or registered broker/dealers and, in all instances, holds underlying securities with a value exceeding the total repurchase price, including accrued interest. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its value and a possible loss of income or value if the counterparty fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Restricted Securities: The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Generally, these securities may only be sold publicly upon registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or in transactions exempt from such registration. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Statement of Net Assets.

Security Transactions and Net Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to separate classes of shares based upon the relative net assets of each class. Expenses arising in connection with a class are charged directly to that class. Expenses common to the classes are allocated to each class in proportion to their relative net assets. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates.

Foreign Currency Transactions: The Fund's accounting records are maintained in U. S. dollars. For valuation of assets and liabilities on each date of net asset value determination, foreign denominations are converted into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. Security transactions, income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the event. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on securities and foreign currencies is included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on securities and foreign currencies.

Redemption Fees: The Fund charges a 2% redemption fee on redemptions, including exchanges, made within 30 days of purchase in the same Fund (within seven days for Class I shares). The redemption fee is paid to the Class of the Fund from which the redemption is made, and is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The fee is intended to discourage market-timers by ensuring that short-term trading costs are borne by the investors making the transactions and not the shareholders already in the Fund.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund's capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.

Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Expense Offset Arrangements: The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby the custodian's fees may be paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the bank. These credits are used to reduce the Fund's expenses. Such a deposit arrangement may be an alternative to overnight investments.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" -- an interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48), effective on the last business day of the semi-annual reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. FIN 48 sets forth a threshold for financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended September 30, 2004 -- 2007) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that as of September 30, 2008, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements." This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The changes to current generally accepted accounting principles from the application of this Statement relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. As of September 30, 2008, the Fund does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will impact the financial statement amounts; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 161, "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The new standard is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand the effect on the Fund's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 161 will have on the Fund's financial statements and related disclosures.

Note B -- Related Party Transactions

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (the "Advisor") is wholly-owned by Calvert Group, Ltd. ("Calvert"), which is indirectly wholly-owned by UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. The Advisor provides investment advisory services and pays the salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. For its services, the Advisor receives an annual fee, payable monthly, of .75% based on the Fund's average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, $67,506 was payable at year end. In addition, $36,070 was payable at year end for operating expenses paid by the Advisor during September 2008.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2009 for Class I. The contractual expense cap is .92%. For the purposes of this expense limit, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. This expense limitation does not limit any acquired fund fees and expenses. To the extent any expense offset credits are earned, the Advisor's obligation under the contractual limitation may be reduced and the Advisor may benefit from the expense offset arrangement.

Calvert Administrative Services Company ("CASC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, provides administrative services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly, of .25% for Class A, Class B, and Class C shares and .10% for Class I shares based on their average daily net assets. Under the terms of the agreement, $17,262 was payable at year end. For the year ended September 30, 2008, CASC waived $54,031 of its fee.

Calvert Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund. Distribution Plans, adopted by Class A, Class B and Class C shares, allow the Fund to pay the Distributor for expenses and services associated with distribution of shares. The expenses paid may not exceed .25%, 1.00% and 1.00% annually of average daily net assets of each Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. The amount actually paid by the Fund is an annualized fee, payable monthly of .25%, 1.00% and 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A, Class B and Class C, respectively. Class I does not have Distribution Plan expenses. Under the term of the agreement, $31,368 was payable at year end.

The Distributor received $25,260 as its portion of the commissions charged on sales of the Fund's Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2008.

Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. ("CSSI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CSSI received fees of $107,425 for the year ended September 30, 2008. Under the terms of the agreement, $8,288 was payable at year end. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent.

The Fund may invest in Community Investment Notes issued by the Calvert Social Investment Foundation (the "CSI Foundation"). The CSI Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that receives in-kind support from the Calvert Group, Ltd. and its subsidiaries. The Fund has received from the Securities and Exchange Commission an exemptive order permitting the Fund to make investments in these notes under certain conditions.

Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual retainer of $32,000 plus up to $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. Trustees fees are allocated to each of the funds served.

Note C -- Investment Activity

During the year, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, were $63,672,963 and $72,382,166, respectively.

The cost of investments owned at September 30, 2008 for federal income tax purposes was $100,171,631. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $3,082,070, of which $13,402,694 related to appreciated securities and $10,320,624 related to depreciated securities.

Net realized capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of $228,548 (acquired from Calvert Social Investment Fund Technology Portfolio), $2,052,226 and $1,688,552 at September 30, 2008 may be available, subject to certain tax limitations, to offset future capital gains until expiration in September 2010, September 2014 and September 2015, respectively.

New Vision Small Cap intends to elect to defer net capital losses of $11,104,904 incurrred from November 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008 and treat them as arising in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009.

As of September 30, 2008, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

Capital loss carryforward

($3,969,326)

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

3,082,070

 

($887,256)

The differences between the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the statement of net assets are primarily due to to temporary book-tax differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. These book-tax differences are mainly due to wash sales, the deferral of post October losses and capital loss carryovers, certain of which are subject to limitations under Internal Revenue Code section 382.

Reclassifications, as shown in the table below, have been made to the Fund's components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers as applicable) under income tax law and regulations. These reclassifications are due to permanent book-tax differences and have no impact on net assets. The primary permanent differences

causing such reclassifications for the Fund are net operating losses and distributions from exchange traded funds.

Undistributed net investment income

$1,387,753

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

669

Paid in capital

(1,388,422)

Note D -- Line of Credit

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert Group Funds (except for the Calvert Social Investment Fund Enhanced Equity Portfolio) and State Street Corporation ("SSC"). Under the agreement, SSC provides an unsecured line of credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $50 million ($25 million committed and $25 million uncommitted), accessible by the Funds for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings under the committed facility bear interest at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus .50% per annum. A commitment fee of .10% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility, which is allocated to all participating funds. The fund had an outstanding loan balance of $155,590 at an interest rate of 7.50% at September 30, 2008. For the year ended September 30, 2008, borrowings by the Fund under the Agreement were as follows:

Average
Daily
Balance

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate

Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

Month of
Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

 

$34,562

4.87%

$1,416,613

November 2007

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class A Shares

2008

2007 (w)

2006

Net asset value, beginning

$17.45

$15.92

$18.25

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(.16)

(.17)

(.21)

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(3.55)

1.70

(.22)

          Total from investment operations

(3.71)

1.53

(.43)

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net realized gain

--

--

(1.90)

          Total distributions

--

--

(1.90)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(3.71)

1.53

(2.33)

Net asset value, ending

$13.74

$17.45

$15.92

 

 

 

 

Total return*

(21.26%)

9.61%

(3.04%)

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(1.08%)

(1.03%)

(1.10%)

     Total expenses

1.80%

1.76%

1.74%

     Expenses before offsets

1.75%

1.73%

1.74%

     Net expenses

1.74%

1.71%

1.73%

Portfolio turnover

55%

98%

160%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$78,939

$103,937

$121,941

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class A Shares

2005

2004

 

Net asset value, beginning

$18.70

$16.43

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(.06)

(.10)

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.22

2.37

 

     Total from investment operations

.16

2.27

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net realized gain

(.61)

--

 

     Total distributions

(.61)

--

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.45)

2.27

 

Net asset value, ending

$18.25

$18.70

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

0.64%

13.82%

 

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(0.28%)

(0.53%)

 

     Total expenses

1.71%

1.69%

 

     Expenses before offsets

1.71%

1.69%

 

     Net expenses

1.70%

1.68%

 

Portfolio turnover

169%

54%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$172,540

$214,143

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class B Shares

2008

2007 (w)

2006

Net asset value, beginning

$15.64

$14.42

$16.84

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(.35)

(.31)

(.36)

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(3.10)

1.53

(.16)

     Total from investment operations

(3.45)

1.22

(.52)

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net realized gain

--

--

(1.90)

     Total distributions

--

--

(1.90)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(3.45)

1.22

(2.42)

Net asset value, ending

$12.19

$15.64

$14.42

 

 

 

 

Total return*

(22.06%)

8.46%

(3.91%)

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(2.13%)

(2.02%)

(2.02%)

     Total expenses

2.86%

2.75%

2.66%

     Expenses before offsets

2.81%

2.72%

2.66%

     Net expenses

2.80%

2.70%

2.65%

Portfolio turnover

55%

98%

160%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$6,862

$11,729

$14,425

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class B Shares

2005

2004

 

Net asset value, beginning

$17.45

$15.47

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(.24)

(.24)

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.24

2.22

 

     Total from investment operations

(.00)

1.98

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net realized gain

(.61)

--

 

     Total distributions

(.61)

--

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.61)

1.98

 

Net asset value, ending

$16.84

$17.45

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

(0.25%)

12.80%

 

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(1.18%)

(1.42%)

 

     Total expenses

2.61%

2.58%

 

     Expenses before offsets

2.60%

2.58%

 

     Net expenses

2.60%

2.57%

 

Portfolio turnover

169%

54%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$20,309

$26,089

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

Financial Highlights

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class C Shares

2008

2007 (w)

2006

Net asset value, beginning

$15.83

$14.57

$16.98

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(.30)

(.29)

(.33)

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(3.17)

1.55

(.18)

     Total from investment operations

(3.47)

1.26

(.51)

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net realized gain

--

--

(1.90)

     Total distributions

--

--

(1.90)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(3.47)

1.26

(2.41)

Net asset value, ending

$12.36

$15.83

$14.57

 

 

 

 

Total return*

(21.92%)

8.65%

(3.81%)

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(1.94%)

(1.88%)

(1.89%)

     Total expenses

2.66%

2.60%

2.53%

     Expenses before offsets

2.61%

2.57%

2.53%

     Net expenses

2.60%

2.55%

2.52%

Portfolio turnover

55%

98%

160%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$9,347

$13,794

$17,270

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class C Shares

2005

2004

 

Net asset value, beginning

$17.57

$15.57

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(.21)

(.21)

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.23

2.21

 

     Total from investment operations

.02

2.00

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net realized gain

(.61)

--

 

     Total distributions

(.61)

--

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.59)

2.00

 

Net asset value, ending

$16.98

$17.57

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

(0.13%)

12.85%

 

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(1.06%)

(1.33%)

 

     Total expenses

2.50%

2.49%

 

     Expenses before offsets

2.49%

2.49%

 

     Net expenses

2.48%

2.48%

 

Portfolio turnover

169%

54%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$23,131

$27,501

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class I Shares

2008

2007 (w)

2006

Net asset value, beginning

$18.50

$16.75

$18.96

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(.04)

(.05)

(.03)

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(3.78)

1.80

(.28)

     Total from investment operations

(3.82)

1.75

(.31)

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net realized gain

--

--

(1.90)

     Total distributions

--

--

(1.90)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(3.82)

1.75

(2.21)

Net asset value, ending

$14.68

$18.50

$16.75

 

 

 

 

Total return*

(20.65%)

10.45%

(2.24%)

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

(.25%)

(.28%)

(.31%)

     Total expenses

1.10%

1.06%

1.10%

     Expenses before offsets

.93%

.94%

.93%

     Net expenses

.92%

.92%

.92%

Portfolio turnover

55%

98%

160%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$8,878

$11,286

$26,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class I Shares

2005

2004

 

Net asset value, beginning

$19.26

$16.46

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

.06

.02

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.25

2.78

 

     Total from investment operations

.31

2.80

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net realized gain

(.61)

--

 

     Total distributions

(.61)

--

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.30)

2.80

 

Net asset value, ending

$18.96

$19.26

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

1.42%

17.01%

 

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

 

     Net investment income (loss)

.43%

.22%

 

     Total expenses

1.16%

1.14%

 

     Expenses before offsets

.93%

.93%

 

     Net expenses

.92%

.92%

 

Portfolio turnover

169%

54%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$4,979

$2,878

 

 

A Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the Advisor or reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses before offsets reflect expenses after reimbursement and/or waiver by the Advisor but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

(w) Per share figures are calculated using the Average Shares Method.

* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments is a snapshot of all securities held in the fund at their market value, on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are listed by asset type (e.g., common stock, corporate bonds, U.S. government obligations) and may be further broken down into sub-groups and by industry classification.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities is often referred to as the fund's balance sheet. It lists the value of what the fund owns, is due and owes on the last day of the reporting period. The fund's assets include the market value of securities owned, cash, receivables for securities sold and shareholder subscriptions, and receivables for dividends and interest payments that have been earned, but not yet received. The fund's liabilities include payables for securities purchased and shareholder redemptions, and expenses owed but not yet paid. The statement also reports the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share on the last day of the reporting period. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. This statement is accompanied by a Schedule of Investments. Alternatively, if certain conditions are met, a Statement of Net Assets may be presented in lieu of this statement and the Schedule of Investments.

Statement of Net Assets

The Statement of Net Assets provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. The Statement of Net Assets includes a Schedule of Investments. Other assets are added and other liabilities subtracted from the investments total to calculate the fund's net assets. Finally, net assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) per share.

At the end of the Statement of Net Assets is a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Paid in Capital is the money invested by shareholders and represents the bulk of net assets. Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the amounts the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as of the statement date. Accumulated Realized Losses will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date values.

Statement of Operations

The Statement of Operations summarizes the fund's investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the fund. Investment income includes dividends earned from stocks and interest earned from interest-bearing securities in the fund. Expenses incurred in operating the fund include the advisory fee paid to the investment advisor, administrative services fee, distribution plan expenses (if applicable), transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing expenses, custodial, legal, and audit fees, and the printing and postage expenses related to shareholder reports. Expense offsets (fees paid indirectly) are also shown. Credits earned from offset arrangements are used to reduce the fund's expenses. This statement also shows net gains (losses) realized on the sale of investments and the increase or decrease in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held during the period.

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. Changes in the fund's net assets are attributable to investment operations, distributions and capital share transactions.

The Operations section of the report summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distribution section shows the dividend and capital gain distributions made to shareholders. The amounts shown as distributions in this section may not match the net investment income and realized gains amounts shown in the Operations section because distributions are determined on a tax basis and certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the amount shareholders invested in the fund, either by purchasing shares or by reinvesting distributions, and the amounts redeemed. The corresponding numbers of shares issued, reinvested and redeemed are shown at the end of the report.

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table provides a per-share breakdown per class of the components that affect the fund's net asset value for current and past reporting periods. The table provides total return, total distributions, expense ratios, portfolio turnover and net assets for the applicable period. Total return is a measure of a fund's performance that encompasses all elements of return: dividends, capital gain distributions and changes in net asset value. Total return is the change in value of an investment over a given period, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, expressed as a percentage of the initial investment. Total distributions include distributions from net investment income and net realized gains. Long-term gains are earned on securities held in the fund more than one year. Short-term gains, on the sale of securities held less than one year, are treated as ordinary dividend income for tax purposes. The expense ratio is a fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of net assets. These expenses directly reduce returns to shareholders. Portfolio turnover measures the trading activity in a fund's investment portfolio -- how often securities are bought and sold by a fund. Portfolio turnover is affected by market conditions, changes in the size of the fund, the nature of the fund's investments and the investment style of the portfolio manager.

Proxy Voting

The Proxy Voting Guidelines of the Calvert Funds that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided as an Appendix to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Fund at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert website at www.calvert.com; or by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund's website at www.calvert.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC;  information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. 

 

Trustee and Officer Information Table

Name &
Age


Position
with
Fund


Position
Start
Date

Principal Occupation
During Last 5 Years

(Not Applicable to Officers)

# of Calvert
Portfolios
Overseen

Other
Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (formerly Family Health Council, Inc.) in Pittsburgh, PA, a non-profit corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child health care, and various health screening services and community preventive health programs.

29

 

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

 

Managing partner of Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best Doctors in America.

12

 

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Treasurer and Director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003) and President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks (since 1998).

29

  • Ariel Funds (3)
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 62

Trustee/ Director

1996

 

President and CEO of Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human resources development, information management, public affairs and private enterprise development.

25

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank
  • Summit Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

ARTHUR J. PUGH

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

Retired executive.

25

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank

INTERESTED TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 56

Trustee/ Director & President

 

1997

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Group, Ltd.

42

  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)
  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Ameritas Holding Company
  • Acacia Financial Corp. (President & CEO)
  • Acacia Realty Corp. (President and CEO)

DAVID R. ROCHAT

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director & Senior Vice President

1980

(CMF - 1992)

Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (prior to 2008) and Director and President of Chelsea Securities, Inc.

12

  • Government Scientific Source, Inc.
  • Chelsea Securities, Inc.
  • Vermont Quality Meats

D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director & Chair

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Mr. Silby is the founding Chair of the Calvert Funds. He is the Chair-Elect and a principal of Syntao.com, a Beijing-based company promoting corporate social responsibility. He was an officer and director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003).

29

  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Grameen Foundation USA
  • Studio School Fund
  • Syntao.com China
  • The ICE Organization

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 56

Chief Compliance Officer

2005

Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Head of Calvert Client Services.

SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq.

AGE: 49

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

(CMF - 1992)

Assistant Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 44

Vice President

2004

Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq.

AGE: 40

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1996

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd., and since 2004, Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Asset Management Company, investment advisor to the Funds.

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 35

Assistant Secretary

2004

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Group, Ltd.

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 58

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

DANIEL K. HAYES

AGE: 58

Vice President

 

1996

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 43

Assistant Treasurer

2000

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Assistant Fund Treasurer.

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 38

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

EDITH LILLIE

AGE: 51

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary (since 2007) and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 46

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Associate Counsel Compliance Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Mr. Macedo served as 2nd Vice President at Acacia Life Insurance Company and The Advisors Group, Acacia's broker-dealer and federally registered investment adviser.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 56

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Maxwell was an associate with Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.  Prior to joining Calvert in 2006, Mr. Niebler was an Associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 52

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Roy was Senior Vice President of US Fixed Income for Baring Asset Management, and SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager of Scudder Insurance Asset Management.

WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq.

AGE: 61

Vice President & Secretary

1990

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA

AGE: 56

Treasurer

1979

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Fund Treasurer.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA

AGE: 47

Fund Controller

1999

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Fund Controller.

The address of Trustees and Officers is 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, except Mr. Silby's address is 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Krumsiek is an interested person of the Fund since she is an officer and director of the Fund's advisor and its affiliates and a director of its parent companies. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund's advisor. Mr. Rochat is an interested person of the Fund since he was an officer of the Fund's advisor.

Additional information about the Fund's Trustees can be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You can get a free copy of the SAI at www.calvert.com, or by contacting your broker, or the Fund at 1-800-368-2745.

 

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This report is intended to provide fund information to shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

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Table of Contents

President's Letter
1

Portfolio Management Discussion
4

Shareholder Expense Example
8

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
10

Schedule of Investments
11

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
24

Statement of Operations
25

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
26

Notes to Financial Statements
28

Financial Highlights
34

Explanation of Financial Tables
40

Proxy Voting and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings
42

Trustee and Officer Information Table
44

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

It has been a tumultuous 12 months for bonds, with this normally stable asset class roiled by the collapse in subprime mortgages, a deepening credit crunch, and a string of high-profile failures among financial institutions that have been major players in the debt markets. Banks and other financial institutions have tightened lending standards on a broad range of credit instruments, including mortgages, car loans, credit cards, and commercial paper. Calvert's taxable bond funds were not immune to the credit market turmoil, but our intensive credit research and relative value analysis helped us moderate the price declines in the fixed-income portfolios that we manage.

The subprime mortgage crisis, which was well underway at the beginning of the reporting period in late 2007 as the markets began to reassess the value of taking on additional investment risk, was the trigger for 2008's unprecedented market volatility. In March, the Federal Reserve organized the fire sale of investment bank Bear Stearns, a historic event that shook the fixed-income market. The markets were optimistic this would mark the low point of the credit crisis and seemed to be taking steps toward recovery into the summer. However, by July analysts had begun raising serious questions about the financial health of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which caused the credit crisis to accelerate.

September 2008: An Extremely Turbulent Month

September 2008 was one of the most challenging months ever for bonds. The U.S. Treasury placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which issue a huge volume of their own debt and guarantee a large chunk of the residential mortgage-backed securities market, into conservatorship in early September. Then investment bank Lehman Brothers entered bankruptcy, the U.S. government bailed out insurer AIG, and Merrill Lynch agreed to be acquired by Bank of America. At the end of the month, it looked like Wachovia, another giant bank, would be acquired by Citigroup (after the end of the reporting period, Wachovia agreed to be acquired by Wells Fargo). These dislocations in the financial system indicated that the subprime mortgage crisis had become a complete meltdown in the credit market.

By the end of September, the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve had finally begun to take aggressive steps to ease the credit crisis that went beyond the bailout or takeover of individual institutions. The government organized a $700 billion financial rescue package designed to buy troubled assets from banks. At the end of September, the facilitating legislation was stuck in political limbo (it was eventually enacted in early October). However, corporate bonds had their worst month ever in September, losing 6.57% according to the Lehman U.S. Credit Index. Bonds issued by financial companies (measured by the Financial sector of the Lehman U.S. Credit Index) fared even worse in September, losing 12.86% in the month. At the opposite end of the bond performance spectrum, short-term U.S. Treasuries skyrocketed in value as investors flocked to them in a classic flight to quality.

Calvert Funds Turn in Strong Performance

Against this very volatile backdrop, Calvert's taxable fixed-income funds have performed well, with the majority beating their respective passive benchmark indexes for the reporting period. Most of our funds were able to outperform the broad market averages in large part because of the portfolio management team's disciplined adherence to a four-part investment process that optimizes duration, yield curve positioning, sector allocation, and credit quality for any market environment--even the extreme volatility that we experienced during the reporting period. Although the widespread volatility made it nearly impossible to completely avoid holdings that lost significant value--we did have exposure to two Icelandic banks whose bonds were marked down and which were recently taken over by their government--we avoided investing in many troubled assets. For example, we had no exposure at all to Lehman Brothers or AIG in our taxable bond funds.

While we have worked to minimize the impact on our shareholders of one of the most turbulent periods in the fixed-income market's history, we recognize that this period of declining asset values in virtually all corners of the financial markets has created great stress for investors. We encourage you to visit our website for frequent updates and commentary on economic and market developments from Calvert professionals. We are committed to continuing our efforts to identify opportunities that emerge in the fixed-income markets while we seek to meet our investors' long-term goals for stability and income.

As always, we appreciate your business and hope to continue to serve you in the months and years to come.

 

Sincerely,

Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and CEO
Calvert Group, Ltd.
October 2008

 

As of September 30, 2008, the following companies represented the following percentages of net assets: Freddie Mac represented 0.1% of Calvert Income Fund; Merrill Lynch represented 0.7% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 1.3% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 0.7% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund; Bank of America represented 3.8% of Calvert Income Fund, 0.7% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 1.5% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 0.5% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund; Wachovia represented 1.4% of Calvert Income Fund, 1.7% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 1.7% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 1.5% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund; Citigroup represented 0.49% of Calvert Income Fund, 0.9% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 0.5% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 1.0% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund. All portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

Gregory Habeeb
Senior Portfolio Manager
of Calvert Asset Management Company

Performance

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2008, Calvert Income Fund Class A shares (at NAV) returned -3.01% versus -4.79% for the benchmark Lehman U.S. Credit Index. An underweight to corporate bonds helped the Fund outperform the benchmark.

Investment Climate

The 12-month period was one of the most difficult in the history of the U.S. credit markets. The turmoil that began in August 2007 expanded to the top of the credit-quality ladder--freezing the markets for high-quality municipal bonds and commercial paper as well as government-guaranteed housing agency and mortgage-backed securities. After surviving very tight year-end financing conditions, the collapse of investment bank Bear Stearns surprised the markets in March. Conditions deteriorated again when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac started a mid-summer skid that ended with a government takeover in early September.

September continued to provide a dizzying and unprecedented chain of events. Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, Bank of America bought struggling Merrill Lynch, the government rescued insurer AIG, and federal regulators seized and sold off the bulk of Washington Mutual's operations--and were orchestrating the sale of Wachovia at month's end. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley opted to convert to commercial bank holding companies so they could borrow from the Federal Reserve. Finally, the House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion package to rescue the financial markets on September 29, which plunged the markets into chaos. (A similar relief package was signed into law later that week.)

The results of this protracted turmoil were a rush to safety and liquidity and a massive credit crunch. The Federal Reserve fought back throughout the period by expanding its existing liquidity-enhancement measures and launching new ones to pump cash into the banking system and support frozen short-term lending markets. In just the last few weeks of September, the central bank's balance sheet grew 50% to $1.5 trillion.

In the end, soaring demand for Treasury securities weighed heavily on yields as the benchmark 10-year Treasury note's yield fell 0.75 percentage points during the period to 3.85%. In fact, yields of short-term securities such as the three-month Treasury bill--which fell 2.90 percentage points to 0.92%--sank to the lowest levels since World War II.

Overall, headline inflation ran at a 5.4% pace as of August while core inflation was a tamer 2.5%1. Economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product, was expected to be just 1.2%2 for the reporting period.

Portfolio Strategy

The Fund was managed throughout the period with an underweight to corporate securities and a higher average credit-quality rating. This helped returns during a period when corporate bonds, in general, posted negative returns and underperformed comparable U.S. Treasury securities. The Portfolio also maintained a significant cash position.

Offsetting some of these contributions were markdowns in several securities issued by financial companies, including Glitnir Bank, Kaupthing Bank, Credit Agricole, and Wachovia.

Outlook

We expect the credit markets to slowly recover over the next year but do not expect a return to the heady times of a few years ago. While there are similarities to the credit crunch of the early 1990s, the problem is larger and more global in nature this time. Since financial institutions must rebuild capital, they are not inclined to increase lending. Therefore, we think the credit crunch may last through next year.

For the balance of the year, we expect economic growth to be sub-par or recessionary and we expect the Fed's target interest rate to remain at the current 1.5% target or possibly move lower. High energy and food prices remain a concern, although core inflation has remained stable and should be partly restrained by the drag from the housing recession.

Moving forward, the programs announced by the Federal Reserve and Treasury should help restore confidence for lending institutions and investors. Also, spreads between yields of corporate bonds and Treasuries remain near historically wide levels--offering attractive opportunities for fixed-income investors focused on long-term results.

October 2008

 

1. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price indexes for August 2008.

2. Source: Commerce Dept. and Wall Street Journal August 2008 survey of professional forecasters.

As of September 30, 2008, the following companies represented the following percentages of Fund net assets: Bear Stearns 0.83%, Fannie Mae 0%, Freddie Mac 0.10%, Lehman Brothers 0%, Bank of America 2.42%, Merrill Lynch 0%, AIG 0%, Washington Mutual 0%, Goldman Sachs 0.60%, Morgan Stanley 0.51%, Glitnir Bank 2.30%, Kaupthing Bank 0.52%, Credit Agricole 1.81%, and Wachovia 1.4%. All portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008

Investment Performance
(total return at NAV*)

 

6 Months

12 Months

 

ended

ended

 

9/30/08

9/30/08

Class A

(3.34%)

(3.01%)

Class B

(3.78%)

(3.89%)

Class C

(3.68%)

(3.69%)

Class I

(3.04%)

(2.36%)

Class R**

(3.49%)

(3.33%)

Class Y***

(3.26%)

(2.79%)

Lehman U.S. Credit Index****

(7.23%)

(4.79%)

Lipper Corporate Debt Funds

 

 

BBB-Rated Avg.

(7.63%)

(6.20%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity Schedule

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

9/30/08

9/30/07

 

11 years

10 years

 

 

 

SEC Yields

 

 

 

30 days ended

 

9/30/08

9/30/07

Class A

4.88%

5.30%

Class B

4.20%

4.72%

Class C

4.36%

4.81%

Class I

5.74%

6.15%

Class R

4.77%

5.24%

Class Y

5.62%

N/A

*Investment performance/return at NAV does not reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 3.75% front-end sales charge or any deferred sales charge.

**The Calvert Income Fund first offered Class R shares beginning on October 31, 2006. Performance results for Class R shares prior to October 31, 2006 reflect the performance of Class A shares at net asset value (NAV). Actual Class R share performance would have been lower than Class A share performance because of higher Rule 12b-1 fees and other class-specific expenses that apply to the Class R shares.

*** The Calvert Income Fund first offered Class Y shares beginning on February 29, 2008. Performance for Class Y Shares prior to February 29, 2008 reflects the performance of Class A shares at net asset value (NAV). Actual Class Y share performance would have been different.

**** Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008

Average Annual Total Returns
(with max. load)

 

Class A Shares

One year

(6.57%)

Five year

2.52%

Ten year

5.81%

 

Class B Shares

One year

(7.61%)

Five year

2.51%

Since inception

4.90%

(7/30/99)

 

 

Class C Shares

One year

(4.59%)

Five year

2.59%

Since inception

4.99%

(7/31/00)

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008
Average Annual Total Returns

 

Class I Shares

One year

(2.29%)

Five year

3.96%

Since inception

6.56%

(2/26/99)

 

 

Class R Shares*

One year

(3.20%)

Five year

3.19%

Ten year

6.16%

 

Class Y Shares*

One year

(2.73%)

Five year

3.35%

Ten year

6.24%

*See note regarding share class R and Y on previous page.

 

Performance Comparison

Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment.

 

 

Average annual total returns in the Portfolio Statistics above and the Performance Comparison line graph are with maximum load deducted -- they assume reinvestment of dividends and reflect the deduction of the Fund's Class A maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%, or deferred sales charge as applicable. No sales charge has been applied to the indices used for comparison. However, the Lipper average does reflect the deduction of the category's average front-end sales charge. The value of an investment in Class A, Class Y and Class R shares is plotted in the line graph. The value of an investment in another Class of shares would be different. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund's distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

**Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008

 

% of Total

Economic Sectors

Investments

Asset Backed Securities

6.0%

Banks

17.4%

Brokerages

1.5%

Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities

1.6%

Consumer Discretionary

0.1%

Energy

0.1%

Financials

1.9%

Financial Services

5.1%

Industrial

22.6%

Industrial - Finance

2.7%

Insurance

0.7%

Mortgage Backed Securities

0.1%

Municipal Obligations

10.8%

Real Estate Investment Trust

4.1%

Special Purpose

5.3%

Transportation

2.3%

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

6.6%

U.S. Treasury

7.5%

Utilities

3.6%

Total

100%

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008).

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Beginning

Ending Account

Expenses Paid

 

Account Value

Value

During Period*

 

4/1/08

9/30/08

4/1/08 - 9/30/08

Class A

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$966.60

$5.70

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,019.20

$5.85

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class B

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$962.20

$9.97

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,014.84

$10.23

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class C

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$963.20

$9.08

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,015.75

$9.32

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$969.60

$2.58

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,022.38

$2.65

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class R

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$965.10

$7.22

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,017.65

$7.41

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

Class Y

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$967.40

$4.43

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,020.50

$4.55

(5% return per year before expenses)

 

 

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.16%, 2.03%, 1.85%, 0.52%, 1.47% and 0.90% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, Class R and Class Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of The Calvert Fund and Shareholders of Calvert Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Calvert Income Fund (the Fund), a series of The Calvert Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2008, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's 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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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 September 30, 2008, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. As to securities purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other appropriate 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 Calvert Income Fund as of September 30, 2008, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 21, 2008

 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008

 

Principal

 

Asset Backed Securities - 2.3%

Amount

Value

ACLC Business Loan Receivables Trust, 3.138%, 10/15/21 (e)(r)

$2,418,243

$2,282,069

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:

 

 

     5.11%, 10/6/10

855,608

855,292

     3.43%, 7/6/11

6,137,139

6,096,330

Atherton Franchisee Loan Funding LLC, 7.08%, 5/15/20 (e)

1,908,078

1,903,098

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust:

 

 

     5.40%, 10/15/09

11,047,913

11,056,857

     5.22%, 11/16/09

8,964,002

8,983,733

Capital One Auto Finance Trust, 5.33%, 11/15/10

5,819,865

5,780,306

Captec Franchise Trust:

 

 

     8.155%, 6/15/13 (e)

6,920,000

5,379,890

     8.155%, 12/15/13 (e)

2,895,000

1,939,650

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, 3.657%, 11/25/34 (r)

4,486,732

3,843,237

Discover Card Master Trust:

 

 

     Series 2007-1, 2.481%, 8/15/12 (r)

6,200,000

6,108,104

     Series 2008-A2, 4.086%, 9/17/12

5,800,000

5,641,083

Dunkin Securitization, 5.779%, 6/20/31 (e)

20,750,000

17,781,920

FMAC Loan Receivables Trust:

 

 

      2.96%, 11/15/18 (e)(r)

10,928,799

423,491

      6.74%, 11/15/20 (e)

1,767,486

1,474,521

GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, 2.528%, 3/15/13 (r)

5,340,000

5,122,247

GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note Trust, 3.198%, 4/20/11 (r)

36,000,000

34,740,461

SLM Student Loan Trust, 3.039%, 12/15/17 (b)(r)

2,585,539

2,542,717

 

 

 

     Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $128,753,882)

 

121,955,006

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations

 

 

(privately originated) - 1.3%

 

 

American Home Mortgage Assets, 3.138%, 5/25/46 (r)

136,255,961

6,472,158

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan, 4.045%, 5/25/33

1,439,723

1,402,073

Impac CMB Trust:

 

 

      3.847%, 9/25/34 (r)

1,328,444

1,092,915

      3.467%, 4/25/35 (r)

7,022,730

3,924,749

      3.517%, 4/25/35 (r)

2,516,478

1,099,092

      3.477%, 5/25/35 (r)

8,961,259

6,055,995

      3.527%, 8/25/35 (r)

7,679,632

4,436,328

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust, 6.25%, 7/25/36

21,060,389

15,397,395

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., 6.00%, 12/25/35

7,037,148

6,414,116

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 6.25%, 11/25/36

20,791,769

17,492,841

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 5.00%, 6/25/35

8,715,266

7,536,971

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through

 

 

      Certificates, 0.733%, 7/25/46

134,088,274

1,340,883

 

 

 

     Total Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations

 

 

       (privately originated) (Cost $89,760,086)

 

72,665,516

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 3.4%

Amount

Value

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., 5.449%, 1/15/49

$11,700,000

$10,495,719

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

 

      5.205%, 12/11/49

45,600,000

42,826,608

Cobalt CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.935%, 5/15/46 (r)

30,500,000

28,680,736

Crown Castle Towers LLC:

 

 

      4.643%, 6/15/35 (e)

39,250,000

38,664,814

      5.245%, 11/15/36 (e)

18,600,000

18,132,478

      5.362%, 11/15/36 (e)

11,000,000

10,393,075

Enterprise Mortgage Acceptance Co. LLC, 0.65%, 1/15/27 (e)(r)

21,111,758

422,235

Global Signal:

 

 

      Trust II, 4.232%, 12/15/14 (e)

12,895,000

12,758,996

      Trust III, 5.361%, 2/15/36 (e)

22,820,000

22,954,410

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 0.565%,

 

 

      12/15/35 (e)(r)

94,216,238

938,488

 

 

 

     Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $193,046,385)

 

186,267,559

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds - 61.0%

 

 

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank:

 

 

      8.393% to 12/15/11, floating rate thereafter to 12/15/16 (b)(r)

16,725,000

12,209,250

      6.585% to 6/15/12, floating rate thereafter to 6/29/49 (e)(r)

76,150,000

45,587,197

      7.30%, 10/14/49 (e)

19,950,000

16,206,183

Alliance Mortgage Investments:

 

 

      12.61%, 6/1/10 (b)(k)(r)*

3,077,944

-

      15.36%, 12/1/10 (b)(k)(r)*

17,718,398

-

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 3.219%, 9/15/09 (r)

43,950,000

43,045,427

ANZ National International Ltd., 6.20%, 7/19/13 (e)

3,900,000

3,871,569

APL Ltd., 8.00%, 1/15/24

13,525,000

11,631,500

ArcelorMittal:

 

 

     5.375%, 6/1/13 (e)

5,000,000

4,808,927

     6.125%, 6/1/18 (b)(e)

31,953,000

28,313,905

Asian Development Bank, 6.22%, 8/15/27

2,470,000

2,835,623

Atlantic Marine Corp. Communities LLC, 6.158%,

 

 

      12/1/51 (b)(e)

23,670,000

18,424,728

Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., 8.15%, 2/15/28 (b)(e)(p)*

53,561,000

2,678,050

Autopista del Maipo Sociedad, 7.373%, 6/15/22 (e)

21,885,000

21,114,237

BAC Capital Trust XV, 3.61%, 6/1/56 (r)

78,970,000

59,119,701

BAE Systems Asset Trust, 6.664%, 9/15/13 (e)

36,262,680

37,719,171

Bank of America, 3.404%, 5/12/10 (r)

132,625,000

130,889,469

Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York,

 

 

      5.20%, 2/20/09

10,000,000

10,011,830

Bayview Research Center Finance Trust, 6.33%, 1/15/37 (b)(e)

26,078,451

26,625,576

Bear Stearns Co's, Inc.:

 

 

     3.096%, 1/30/09 (r)

6,670,000

6,628,432

     3.852%, 3/30/09 (r)

7,920,000

7,844,312

     2.901%, 8/21/09 (r)

2,000,000

1,964,931

     2.901%, 2/23/10 (r)

1,510,000

1,486,414

     3.186%, 7/19/10 (r)

21,560,000

21,316,195

     2.931%, 10/22/10 (r)

6,000,000

5,866,691

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., STEP, 0.00% to 12/15/15,

 

 

      6.65% thereafter to 12/15/95 (r)

$20,000,000

$8,061,600

BF Saul, 7.50%, 3/1/14

9,435,000

8,031,544

BNSF Funding Trust I, 6.613% to 1/15/26, floating rate

 

 

      thereafter to 12/15/55 (r)

130,736,000

117,857,327

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 4.375%, 12/15/08

20,150,000

20,072,075

C8 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.64% to 12/31/14, floating rate thereafter

 

 

      to 12/31/49 (e)(r)

36,165,000

33,894,079

C10 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.722% to 12/31/16, floating rate

 

 

      thereafter to 12/1/49 (e)(r)

5,000,000

4,627,400

CAM US Finance SA Sociedad Unipersonal, 2.951%,

 

 

      2/1/10 (e)(r)

11,000,000

10,461,649

Camp Pendleton & Quantico Housing LLC, 5.937%, 10/1/43 (e)

1,150,000

1,170,402

Capmark Financial Group, Inc., 3.453%, 5/10/10 (r)

12,260,000

8,706,010

Cargill, Inc, 4.036%, 1/21/11 (e)(r)

44,455,000

44,296,473

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.:

 

 

     3.304%, 8/6/10 (r)

28,710,000

27,890,983

     5.85%, 9/1/17

4,650,000

4,306,153

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

     6.50%, 8/15/17

17,866,000

15,722,080

     7.25%, 12/15/18

59,045,000

54,469,012

Chevy Chase Bank FSB, 6.875%, 12/1/13

7,811,000

6,221,647

Chugach Electric Association, Inc., 6.55%, 3/15/11

2,780,000

2,868,718

Cinergy Global Resources, Inc., 6.20%, 11/3/08 (e)

13,500,000

13,520,557

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

     2.927%, 8/17/09 (r)

2,745,000

2,264,625

     2.939%, 3/12/10 (r)

4,970,000

3,528,700

      6.10% to 3/15/17, floating rate thereafter

 

 

      to 3/15/67 (r)

24,487,000

8,937,755

Citigroup, Inc., 8.40% to 4/30/18, floating rate thereafter

 

 

      to 4/29/49 (b)(r)

31,080,000

21,154,913

Comcast Corp., 3.088%, 7/14/09 (r)

18,505,000

18,107,649

Compass Bancshares, Inc., 3.391%, 10/9/09 (e)(r)

18,200,000

18,123,394

Credit Agricole SA, 6.637% to 5/31/17, floating rate thereafter

 

 

      to 5/29/49 (e)(r)

145,513,000

98,115,924

CVS Caremark Corp.:

 

 

     3.111%, 6/1/10 (r)

4,930,000

4,672,682

     4.317%, 9/10/10 (r)

9,600,000

9,401,967

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.:

 

 

     9.25%, 5/1/10 (e)

2,000,000

2,144,214

     9.25%, 5/1/10

500,000

536,054

Discover Financial Services:

 

 

     3.349%, 6/11/10 (r)

31,550,000

25,467,349

     6.45%, 6/12/17

2,900,000

2,096,961

Dominion Resources, Inc.:

 

 

     3.866%, 6/17/10 (r)

32,530,000

32,469,516

     6.30% to 9/30/11, floating rate thereafter to 9/30/66 (r)

8,010,000

7,270,717

Duke Energy Corp., 4.20%, 10/1/08

9,081,000

9,080,033

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 7.034% to 1/15/18, floating

 

 

      rate thereafter to 1/15/68 (r)

104,200,000

88,118,780

First Republic Bank, 7.75%, 9/15/12

500

500

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

FMG Finance Pty Ltd.:

 

 

      6.811%, 9/1/11 (e)(r)

$60,535,000

$56,902,900

      10.00%, 9/1/13 (b)(e)

29,275,000

28,396,750

      10.625%, 9/1/16 (e)

3,850,000

3,773,000

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

      5.538%, 1/13/12 (b)(r)

5,000,000

3,000,146

      7.241%, 4/15/12 (r)

94,493,000

85,420,574

Fort Knox Military Housing:

 

 

      5.815%, 2/15/52 (e)

11,225,000

9,218,082

      5.915%, 2/15/52 (e)

10,455,000

8,602,269

Giants Stadium LLC, 9.49%, 4/1/37 (e)(r)

14,125,000

14,125,000

Glitnir Banki HF:

 

 

      2.951%, 10/15/08 (e)(g)(r)(t)

30,230,000

29,992,519

      3.046%, 4/20/10 (e)(r)(t)

42,295,000

30,518,252

      4.75%, 10/15/10 (e)(t)

6,000,000

4,197,714

      3.226%, 1/21/11 (e)(r)(t)

35,220,000

23,160,381

      6.693% to 6/15/11, floating rate thereafter to 6/15/16 (e)(r)(t)

8,400,000

3,882,320

      6.375%, 9/25/12 (b)(e)(t)

51,200,000

32,448,000

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Asset Corp., 6.107%, 8/10/52 (e)

37,050,000

36,655,418

Golden State Petroleum Transport Corp., 8.04%, 2/1/19

11,594,482

12,180,119

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

     2.887%, 11/16/09 (r)

12,600,000

11,718,000

     3.27%, 12/23/09 (r)

5,860,000

5,852,649

      3.29%, 12/23/09 (r)

5,964,000

5,479,067

     3.869%, 6/28/10 (r)

10,480,000

9,563,000

Great River Energy:

 

 

      5.829%, 7/1/17 (e)

66,116,921

66,860,075

      6.254%, 7/1/38 (e)

17,750,000

16,562,347

HBOS plc:

 

 

      6.657% to 5/21/37, floating rate thereafter to 5/29/49 (e)(r)

24,270,000

13,726,821

      6.413% to 10/1/35, floating rate thereafter to 9/29/49 (e)(r)

2,400,000

1,353,696

Hewlett-Packard Co., 3.21%, 9/3/09 (r)

25,965,000

25,886,689

Home Depot, Inc., 2.944%, 12/16/09 (r)

8,190,000

7,696,068

HRPT Properties Trust, 3.419%, 3/16/11 (r)

39,710,000

36,725,446

HSBC Holdings plc, 6.80%, 6/1/38

1,000,000

846,782

Huntington National Bank, 4.65%, 6/30/09

14,310,000

14,016,308

Independence Community Bank Corp., 3.75% to 4/1/09,

 

 

      floating rate thereafter to 4/1/14 (r)

20,910,000

16,737,863

Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd., 6.015%, 2/15/28

10,340,000

10,844,425

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 4.304%, 8/13/10 (r)

39,650,000

39,650,000

Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 5.625%, 5/1/16

4,985,000

4,566,260

John Deere Capital Corp.:

 

 

      3.261%, 2/26/10 (r)

13,000,000

12,764,303

      3.485%, 1/18/11 (r)

3,300,000

3,216,075

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

 

      2.36%, 10/28/08 (r)

72,800,000

72,821,684

      7.00%, 11/15/09

11,497,000

11,808,137

      3.291%, 1/22/10 (r)

36,900,000

36,733,898

Kaupthing Bank HF:

 

 

      3.491%, 1/15/10 (e)(r)(t)

39,000,000

25,803,034

      5.75%, 10/4/11 (b)(e)(t)

3,350,000

2,152,375

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, 3.968%, 3/11/11 (r)

62,930,000

62,564,070

Kraft Foods, Inc., 3.303%, 8/11/10 (r)

2,300,000

2,258,777

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Land O'Lakes Capital Trust I, 7.45%, 3/15/28 (e)

$51,398,000

$43,431,310

Leucadia National Corp.:

 

 

      7.00%, 8/15/13

22,745,000

21,380,300

      8.125%, 9/15/15

44,170,000

43,137,033

LL & P Wind Energy, Inc. Washington Revenue Bonds:

 

 

      5.733%, 12/1/17

8,060,000

7,820,860

      5.983%, 12/1/22

14,695,000

14,436,368

      6.192%, 12/1/27

3,925,000

3,860,630

Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.:

 

 

      9.15%, 7/1/26 (e)(m)*

51,271,000

512,710

      8.30%, 12/1/37 (e)(m)*

33,720,000

337,200

      8.45%, 12/1/97 (e)(m)*

1,000,000

10,000

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, 3.083%, 12/4/12 (r)

11,675,000

9,355,633

M&T Bank Corp., 6.625%, 12/4/17

4,065,000

3,408,170

McGuire Air Force Base Military Housing Project, 5.611%,

 

 

      9/15/51 (e)

11,420,000

9,093,632

Meridian Funding Co. LLC, 2.991%, 10/6/08 (e)(r)

1,302,464

1,251,768

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 3.961%, 6/25/10 (e)(r)

15,900,000

15,861,023

Mid-Atlantic Family Military Communities LLC, 5.24%,

 

 

      8/1/50 (e)

23,150,000

17,462,045

Morgan Stanley, 3.041%, 1/9/12 (r)

41,550,000

27,423,000

National Fuel Gas Co., 6.50%, 4/15/18 (e)

4,800,000

4,545,638

NationsBank Capital Trust III, 3.341%, 1/15/27 (r)

1,677,000

1,182,158

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.:

 

 

     6.50%, 7/15/11

22,379,000

22,408,678

     6.90%, 10/1/37

10,460,000

10,880,419

     6.59%, 7/7/38

4,023,000

4,202,285

Noble Group Ltd.:

 

 

     8.50%, 5/30/13 (b)(e)

27,050,000

22,316,250

     6.625%, 3/17/15 (b)(e)

24,660,000

18,044,215

Ohana Military Communities LLC:

 

 

     5.462%, 10/1/26 (e)

17,500,000

15,344,525

     5.88%, 10/1/51 (e)

20,000,000

16,391,600

     6.00%, 10/1/51 (e)

13,120,000

11,370,448

     6.15%, 10/1/51 (e)

10,000,000

8,909,500

OPTI Canada, Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/14

2,650,000

2,404,875

Orkney Re II plc, Series B, 6.069%, 12/21/35 (b)(e)(r)(z)

19,550,000

3,508,052

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/24

4,465,000

3,951,525

Pacific Pilot Funding Ltd., 3.536%, 10/20/16 (e)(r)

6,144,849

6,052,879

Pedernales Electric Cooperative, 5.952%, 11/15/22 (e)

11,250,000

10,816,611

Pepco Holdings, Inc., 3.435%, 6/1/10 (r)

5,000,000

4,880,515

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.:

 

 

     5.875%, 7/15/16

12,285,000

10,984,032

     6.65%, 3/15/17

38,255,000

34,436,136

     6.875%, 5/1/18

35,975,000

32,177,193

     7.20%, 1/15/28

10,012,000

8,611,011

Post Apartment Homes LP VRDN, 6.60%, 7/15/29 (r)

31,700,000

31,700,000

PPF Funding, Inc., 5.35%, 4/15/12 (e)

3,000,000

2,949,656

Preferred Term Securities IX Ltd., 3.558%, 4/3/33 (e)(r)

765,236

579,666

ProLogis :

 

 

      3.058%, 8/24/09 (r)

81,750,000

79,301,310

      6.625%, 5/15/18

3,000,000

2,577,271

Public Steers Trust, 6.646%, 11/15/18 (b)

4,295,017

2,422,303

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 7.02%, 12/1/27

$571,000

$519,267

RBS Capital Trust IV, STEP, 4.562%, 9/29/49 (r)

19,868,000

13,661,255

Renaissance Ketchikan Group LLC VRDN, 4.20%, 9/1/33 (r)

10,000,000

10,000,000

Richmond County Capital Corp., 5.963%, 7/15/49 (b)(e)(r)

10,000,000

6,200,000

Roper Industries, Inc., 6.625%, 8/15/13

13,830,000

14,024,183

Rouse Co., 8.00%, 4/30/09

8,000,000

7,539,855

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.64% to 9/29/17,

 

 

      floating rate thereafter to 3/31/49 (b)(r)

47,300,000

30,272,000

Santander Issuances SA Unipersonal, 3.564%, 6/20/16 (e)(r)

25,000,000

23,780,657

Skyway Concession Co. LLC, 4.042%, 6/30/17 (b)(e)(r)

10,140,000

8,326,157

SLM Corp.:

 

 

     3.00%, 1/26/09 (r)

6,330,000

5,887,147

     2.94%, 7/27/09 (r)

5,845,000

5,201,901

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., 3.09%, 3/1/09 (r)

34,883,000

28,506,109

Sovereign Bank, 4.511% to 8/1/13 (r)

22,215,000

14,661,900

SPARCS Trust 99-1, STEP, 0.00% to 4/15/19, 7.697%

 

 

      thereafter to 10/15/97 (b)(e)(r)

26,500,000

4,282,930

Sterling Equipment, Inc., 6.125%, 9/28/19

302,042

336,025

TEPPCO Partners LP, 7.00% to 6/1/17, floating thereafter

 

 

      to 6/1/67 (r)

19,730,000

16,563,315

TIERS Trust:

 

 

      8.45%, 12/1/17 (b)(e)(n)*

8,559,893

85,599

      STEP, 0.00% to 4/15/18, 7.697% thereafter to

 

 

      10/15/97 (b)(e)(r)

11,001,000

2,013,513

      STEP, 0.00% to 10/15/28, 7.697% thereafter to 10/1/97 (b)(r)

15,000,000

791,100

      STEP, 0.00% to 10/15/33, 7.697% thereafter to

 

 

      10/15/97 (b)(e)(r)

12,295,000

327,047

Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP, Zero Coupon:

 

 

      2/15/11 (e)

7,600,000

6,626,721

      2/15/28 (b)(e)

16,737,000

2,871,734

      2/15/29 (b)(e)

12,600,000

1,973,790

      2/15/43 (e)

196,950,000

37,333,027

      2/15/45 (b)(e)

650,326,134

75,893,060

United Parcel Services, Inc., 3.259%, 3/27/50 (r)

2,030,000

2,030,846

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.:

 

 

      3.384%, 6/21/10 (r)

32,550,000

31,490,595

      4.102%, 2/7/11 (r)

14,940,000

14,759,781

Verizon North, Inc., 5.634%, 1/1/21 (e)

4,785,000

4,184,613

Wachovia Bank, 3.704%, 5/14/10 (r)

54,000,000

44,202,456

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.80% to 3/15/11, floating rate

 

 

      thereafter to 3/15/42 (r)

75,288,000

31,620,960

Wells Fargo Bank:

 

 

      6.584%, 9/1/27 (e)

6,080,000

6,309,824

      6.734%, 9/1/47 (e)

37,970,000

39,834,327

Wells Fargo Capital XIII, 7.70% to 3/26/13, floating rate

 

 

      thereafter to 12/29/49 (r)

2,510,000

2,188,745

Weyerhaeuser Co., 4.198%, 9/24/09 (r)

36,390,000

35,759,932

Whitney National Bank, 5.875%, 4/1/17

3,000,000

2,845,871

Xerox Corp., 3.626%, 12/18/09 (r)

3,250,000

3,226,631

Xstrata Finance Dubai Ltd., 3.154%, 11/13/09 (e)(r)

13,660,000

13,513,952

 

 

 

     Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $3,825,519,352)

 

3,295,927,311

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - 9.8%

Amount

Value

Abag Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps. Revenue VRDN,

 

 

      4.75%, 6/1/37 (r)

$60,000,000

$60,000,000

Alabaster Alabama GO Bonds:

 

 

     5.38%, 4/1/19

780,000

735,758

     5.40%, 4/1/20

840,000

790,574

     5.45%, 4/1/21

880,000

825,343

Alameda California Corridor Transportation Authority

 

 

      Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon:

 

 

           10/1/09

5,155,000

4,965,038

           10/1/10

16,230,000

15,077,508

Anaheim California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds:

 

 

     5.759%, 2/1/18

1,795,000

1,768,775

     6.506%, 2/1/31

3,875,000

3,994,738

Azusa California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

      5.765%, 8/1/17

3,760,000

3,893,781

Baltimore Maryland General Revenue Bonds:

 

 

      5.03%, 7/1/13

1,460,000

1,459,883

      5.05%, 7/1/14

1,520,000

1,513,145

      5.07%, 7/1/15

1,340,000

1,320,423

      5.27%, 7/1/18

2,435,000

2,335,287

Bartow-Cartersville Georgia Joint IDA Revenue Bonds,

 

 

      5.55%, 11/1/20

3,970,000

3,733,229

Boynton Beach Florida Community Redevelopment Agency Tax

 

 

      Allocation Revenue Bonds, 5.10%, 10/1/15

1,290,000

1,308,666

Brownsville Texas Utility System Revenue Bonds:

 

 

      5.084%, 9/1/16

2,000,000

1,902,680

      5.204%, 9/1/17

2,275,000

2,150,307

      5.304%, 9/1/19

1,000,000

940,960

Burlingame California PO Revenue Bonds, 5.285%, 6/1/12

1,775,000

1,785,561

California Statewide Communities Development Authority

 

 

      Revenue Bonds:

 

 

            5.44%, 8/1/10

1,560,000

1,590,170

            5.61%, 8/1/14

2,270,000

2,356,623

            Zero Coupon, 6/1/15

3,425,000

2,392,363

           Zero Coupon, 6/1/15

1,205,000

841,693

            Zero Coupon, 6/1/16

2,620,000

1,700,144

            Zero Coupon, 6/1/17

2,710,000

1,627,491

            Zero Coupon, 6/1/17

1,835,000

1,102,009

            Zero Coupon, 6/1/18

2,810,000

1,572,588

            Zero Coupon, 6/1/19

1,975,000

1,023,583

Chicago Illinois GO Bonds, 5.30%, 1/1/14

1,940,000

1,899,008

College Park Georgia Revenue Bonds:

 

 

      5.631%, 1/1/11

4,965,000

5,087,933

      5.658%, 1/1/12

2,500,000

2,546,350

      5.688%, 1/1/13

5,540,000

5,637,227

Commonwealth Pennsylvania Financing Authority Revenue

 

 

      Bonds, 5.631%, 6/1/23

7,700,000

7,997,605

Detroit Michigan GO Bonds, 5.15%, 4/1/25

14,605,000

12,587,319

Eugene Oregon Electric Utilities Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

      8/1/25

1,500,000

543,645

Fairfield California PO Revenue Bonds, 5.34%, 6/1/25

1,960,000

1,807,238

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Florida State First Governmental Financing Commission

 

 

      Revenue Bonds:

 

 

            5.05%, 7/1/14

$285,000

$281,483

            5.10%, 7/1/15

300,000

293,463

Fort Wayne Indiana Redevelopment District Revenue Bonds,

 

 

      5.24%, 6/1/21

1,250,000

1,166,425

Georgetown University Washington DC Revenue Bonds,

 

 

      7.22%, 4/1/19

16,290,000

16,249,275

Grant County Washington Public Utility District No. 2

 

 

      Revenue Bonds:

 

 

            5.11%, 1/1/13

1,210,000

1,204,882

            4.76%, 1/1/13

400,000

393,032

            5.29%, 1/1/20

2,415,000

2,326,152

            5.48%, 1/1/21

990,000

973,784

Hoffman Estates Illinois GO Bonds, 5.15%, 12/1/17

1,135,000

1,062,292

Howell Township New Jersey School District GO Bonds,

 

 

      5.30%, 7/15/19

660,000

652,476

Indiana State Bond Bank Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     5.72%, 1/15/15

2,430,000

2,447,472

     5.82%, 7/15/17

3,925,000

3,840,495

     6.01%, 7/15/21

13,515,000

13,442,154

Inglewood California Pension Funding Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     4.79%, 9/1/11

235,000

235,021

     4.82%, 9/1/12

250,000

248,810

     4.90%, 9/1/13

260,000

256,597

     4.94%, 9/1/14

275,000

269,739

     4.95%, 9/1/15

285,000

275,461

Jersey City New Jersey GO Bonds, 5.38%, 9/1/16

7,755,000

7,890,170

Kansas City Missouri Airport Revenue Bonds, 5.125%, 9/1/17

4,485,000

4,147,773

King County Washington Housing Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

      6.375%, 12/31/46

4,550,000

4,635,677

La Mesa California COPs, 6.32%, 8/1/26

1,305,000

1,332,875

La Verne California, 5.62%, 6/1/16

1,000,000

981,210

Lancaster Pennsylvania Parking Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

      5.95%, 12/1/25

2,450,000

2,353,127

Long Beach California Bond Finance Authority Revenue Bonds:

 

 

      5.34%, 8/1/35

5,000,000

4,234,150

      5.44%, 8/1/40

5,000,000

4,231,900

Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue

 

 

      VRDN, 8.08%, 10/1/31 (r)

5,000,000

5,000,000

Metropolitan Washington DC Airport Authority System

 

 

      Revenue Bonds:

 

 

            5.59%, 10/1/25

2,785,000

2,638,788

            5.69%, 10/1/30

2,835,000

2,621,099

Michigan State Municipal Bond Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

      5.252%, 6/1/15

6,200,000

6,058,578

Mississippi State Development Bank SO Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     5.20%, 7/1/09

8,835,000

8,904,797

     5.19%, 7/1/10

6,290,000

6,384,727

     5.21%, 7/1/11

9,275,000

9,422,844

     5.375%, 1/1/22

1,265,000

1,187,797

     5.60%, 1/1/26

1,470,000

1,368,364

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Mississippi State Development Bank SO Revenue Bonds:

 

 

      Project A, 5.04%, 6/1/20

$1,940,000

$1,842,903

      Project B, 5.04%, 6/1/20

990,000

940,450

Moreno Valley California Public Financing Authority Revenue

 

 

      Bonds, 5.549%, 5/1/27

4,385,000

4,063,229

Nevada State Department of Business & Industry Lease Revenue

 

 

      Bonds, 5.87%, 6/1/27

1,210,000

1,169,961

New Hampshire State Health & Education Facilities Authority

 

 

      Revenue VRDN, 8.00%, 7/1/32, LOC: RBS Citizens (r)

3,200,000

3,200,000

New York City IDA Revenue Bonds, 6.027%, 1/1/46

12,000,000

11,779,200

New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue VRDN,

 

 

      8.90%, 5/15/37 (r)

18,000,000

18,000,000

New York State Sales Tax Asset Receivables Corp. Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     3.60%, 10/15/08

1,500,000

1,500,825

     4.06%, 10/15/10

1,000,000

994,680

     4.42%, 10/15/12

10,500,000

10,536,960

Northwest Washington Electric Energy Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     4.06%, 7/1/09

1,150,000

1,146,193

     4.49%, 7/1/11

2,500,000

2,518,575

Oakland California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds:

 

 

     5.252%, 9/1/16

1,925,000

1,928,118

     5.653%, 9/1/21

19,635,000

19,027,493

Oceanside California PO Revenue Bonds:

 

 

     4.95%, 8/15/16

2,215,000

2,074,259

     5.14%, 8/15/18

2,760,000

2,555,567

     5.20%, 8/15/19

3,070,000

2,840,947

     5.25%, 8/15/20

3,395,000

3,139,934

Oconomowoc Wisconsin Area School District GO Bonds,

 

 

      5.44%, 3/1/21

780,000

725,299

Philadelphia Pennsylvania IDA Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

      4/15/19

3,375,000

1,747,744

Philadelphia Pennsylvania School District GO Bonds, 5.09%,

 

 

      7/1/20

7,990,000

7,721,935

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania GO Bonds, 5.54%, 9/1/09

19,670,000

19,846,046

Pomona California Public Financing Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

      5.718%, 2/1/27

6,015,000

5,686,882

Rio Rancho New Mexico Event Center Revenue Bonds,

 

 

      5.00%, 6/1/20

3,260,000

2,976,152

Riverside California Public Financing Authority Tax Allocation Bonds:

 

 

     5.19%, 8/1/17

1,885,000

1,752,918

     5.24%, 8/1/17

2,920,000

2,939,272

Sacramento City California Financing Authority Tax Allocation

 

 

      Revenue Bonds:

 

 

           5.11%, 12/1/13

1,235,000

1,208,275

           5.54%, 12/1/20

21,940,000

20,517,630

San Bernardino California Joint Powers Financing Authority

 

 

      Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.625%, 5/1/16

5,430,000

5,375,320

San Diego California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation

 

 

      Bonds, 6.00%, 9/1/21

2,515,000

2,399,712

San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds:

 

 

      4.54%, 8/1/12

3,105,000

3,039,950

      5.10%, 8/1/20

3,960,000

3,532,914

      5.46%, 8/1/35

5,300,000

4,664,636

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - Cont'd

Amount

Value

Santa Cruz County California Redevelopment Agency Tax

 

 

      Allocation Revenue Bonds, 5.60%, 9/1/25

$1,815,000

$1,678,512

Santa Fe Springs California Community Development

 

 

      Commission Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.35%, 9/1/18

1,265,000

1,180,549

Sonoma County California PO Revenue Bonds, 6.625%, 6/1/13

6,695,000

7,185,074

Thousand Oaks California Redevelopment Agency Tax

 

 

      Allocation Bonds:

 

 

            5.00%, 12/1/12

675,000

672,847

            5.00%, 12/1/13

710,000

702,446

            5.00%, 12/1/14

745,000

729,482

            5.125%, 12/1/15

785,000

760,602

            5.125%, 12/1/16

830,000

788,035

            5.25%, 12/1/21

5,070,000

4,704,960

            5.375%, 12/1/21

4,880,000

4,583,442

University of Central Florida COPs, 5.125%, 10/1/20

3,750,000

3,157,237

Utah State Housing Corp. Military Housing Revenue Bonds:

 

 

      5.392%, 7/1/50

11,735,000

10,407,419

      5.442%, 7/1/50

3,990,000

3,564,387

Vigo County Indiana Industrial Redevelopment Authority

 

 

      Revenue Bonds, 5.30%, 2/1/21

2,750,000

2,545,235

Virginia State Housing Development Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

      5.35%, 7/1/14

2,025,000

2,040,754

Washington State Nonprofit Housing Finance Commission

 

 

      Revenue VRDN, 9.00%, 7/1/33 (r)

20,010,000

20,010,000

West Contra Costa California Unified School District COPs:

 

 

      5.03%, 1/1/20

3,190,000

2,939,138

      5.15%, 1/1/24

3,630,000

3,293,753

Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania GO Bonds, 5.28%, 11/15/19

2,025,000

1,867,516

 

 

 

     Total Taxable Municipal Obligations (Cost $540,289,599)

 

528,032,901

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities - 6.2%

 

 

Central American Bank For Economic Integration AID Bonds,

 

 

      Guaranteed by the United States Agency of International

 

 

      Development, 6.79%, 10/1/10

2,209,278

2,290,933

Fannie Mae, 5.50%, 12/25/16

1,439,516

1,461,890

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 10/1/08

300,000,000

300,000,000

Freddie Mac:

 

 

     STEP, 4.10% to 1/28/09, 5.80% thereafter to 1/28/14 (r)

5,000,000

5,019,795

      5.00%, 10/15/29

7,303,510

385,029

Ginnie Mae, 11.00%, 10/15/15

513

566

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 1/16/32

13,415,097

1,775,872

Overseas Private Investment Corp., 4.05%, 11/15/14

1,984,800

2,035,313

Small Business Administration:

 

 

      5.038%, 3/10/15

6,247,363

6,103,721

      4.94%, 8/10/15

15,309,662

14,992,176

 

 

 

     Total U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities

 

 

       (Cost $334,389,595)

 

334,065,295

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

U.S. Treasury - 7.0%

Amount

Value

United States Treasury Bonds:

 

 

      5.25%, 2/15/29

$23,000,000

$25,490,469

      5.375%, 2/15/31

125,000

142,012

      4.75%, 2/15/37

1,573,000

1,685,322

      5.00%, 5/15/37

28,609,000

31,876,685

      4.375%, 2/15/38

157,375,000

159,366,777

      4.50%, 5/15/38

37,250,000

38,460,623

United States Treasury Notes:

 

 

      2.75%, 2/28/13

910,000

905,734

      3.125%, 9/30/13

3,950,000

3,976,540

      4.625%, 2/15/17

70,000

74,616

      3.50%, 2/15/18

10,000

9,811

      4.00%, 8/15/18

112,795,000

114,381,184

 

 

 

           Total U.S. Treasury (Cost $374,148,211)

 

376,369,773

 

 

 

Certificates of Deposit - 0.8%

 

 

Deutsche Bank, 3.476%, 6/18/10 (r)

44,850,000

44,749,401

 

 

 

      Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $44,850,000)

 

44,749,401

 

 

 

Equity Securities - 1.0%

Shares

 

Conseco, Inc. *

1,204,755

4,240,738

Double Eagle Petroleum Co., Preferred

105,000

2,459,100

First Republic Preferred Capital Corp., Preferred (e)

6,050

4,598,000

Ford Motor Co. *

473,761

2,463,557

MFH Financial Trust I, Preferred (b)(e)

400,000

15,349,200

Roslyn Real Estate Asset Corp., Preferred (b)(e)

222

14,652,000

Woodbourne Capital:

 

 

      Trust I, Preferred (b)(e)

6,450,000

2,902,500

      Trust II, Preferred (b)(e)

6,450,000

2,902,500

      Trust III, Preferred (b)(e)

6,450,000

2,902,500

      Trust IV, Preferred (b)(e)

6,450,000

2,902,500

 

 

 

Total Equity Securities (Cost $122,704,170)

 

55,372,595

 

 

 

          TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $5,653,461,280) - 92.8%

 

5,015,405,357

          Other assets and liabilities, net - 7.2%

 

391,860,879

          Net Assets - 100%

 

$5,407,266,236

 

 

 

 

 

Underlying

Unrealized

 

# of

Expiration

Face Amount

Appreciation

Futures

Contracts

Date

at Value

(Depreciation)

Purchased:

 

 

 

 

     5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

574

12/08

$64,422,531

($450,736)

     10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

2

12/08

229,250

(3,875)

     U.S. Treasury Bonds

110

12/08

12,888,906

(286,884)

     Total Purchased

 

 

 

($741,495)

Sold:

 

 

 

 

     2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

5,777

12/08

1,223,028,438

$3,348,377

     Total Sold

 

 

 

$3,348,377

* Non-income producing security.

(b) This security was valued by thte Board of Trustees. See Note A.

(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

(g) Subsequent to year end, Glitnir Banki HF defaulted on the principal and interest payments due on October 15, 2008.

(k) Alliance Bankcorp and its affiliates filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 13, 2007. As as result, the value of the bonds was marked down to $0 and is no longer accruing interest.

(m) The Illinois Insurance Department prohibited Lumbermens from making interest payments. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(n) The Illinois Insurance Department prohibited Lumbermens from making interest payments. This TIERS security is based on interest payments from Lumbermens. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(p) The State of New York Insurance Department has prohibited Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. from making interest payments. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(r) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

(t) Subsequent to year end, this security is no longer accruing interest.

(z) Effective April 2008, this security is no longer accruing interest.

Abbreviations:

COPs: Certificates of Participation

FSB: Federal Savings Bank

GO: General Obligation

IDA: Industrial Development Authority

LLC: Limited Liability Corporation

LP: Limited Partnership

MFH: Multi - Family Housing

PO: Pension Obligation

SO: Special Obligation

STEP: Stepped Coupon bond for which the coupon rate of interest will adjust on specific future date(s).

VRDN: Variable Rate Demand Note

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2008

Assets

 

 

Investments in securities, at value (Cost $5,653,461,280) - see accompanying schedule

$5,015,405,357

 

Cash

455,317,254

 

Receivable for securities sold

156,048,565

 

Receivable for futures variation margin

7,254,270

 

Receivable for shares sold

13,442,075

 

Interest and dividends receivable

48,519,547

 

Collateral at Broker (cash)

7,739,697

 

Other assets

73,412

 

     Total assets

5,703,800,177

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Payable for securities purchased

268,697,137

 

Payable for shares redeemed

22,116,894

 

Payable to Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

2,635,250

 

Payable to Calvert Administrative Services Company

1,206,630

 

Payable to Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc.

69,617

 

Payable to Calvert Distributors, Inc.

1,448,673

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

359,740

 

     Total liabilities

296,533,941

 

     Net Assets

$5,407,266,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

Paid-in capital applicable to the following shares of beneficial interest,

 

 

     unlimited number of no par value shares authorized:

 

 

     Class A: 293,837,855 shares outstanding

$4,994,094,866

 

     Class B: 6,273,450 shares outstanding

111,997,763

 

     Class C: 31,498,130 shares outstanding

530,462,745

 

     Class I: 23,368,020 shares outstanding

390,474,628

 

     Class R: 405,109 shares outstanding

6,617,759

 

     Class Y: 685,481 shares outstanding

10,911,781

 

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

(1,811,061)

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

(33,204)

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

(635,449,041)

 

     Net Assets

$5,407,266,236

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share

 

 

Class A (based on net assets of $4,462,548,730)

$15.19

 

Class B (based on net assets of $94,880,347)

$15.12

 

Class C (based on net assets of $478,073,486)

$15.18

 

Class I (based on net assets of $355,102,862)

$15.20

 

Class R (based on net assets of $6,179,374)

$15.25

 

Class Y (based on net assets of $10,481,437)

$15.29

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statement of Operations
Year Ended September 30, 2008

Net Investment Income

 

Investment Income:

 

     Interest income

$357,299,276

     Dividend income

9,418,026

     Total investment income

366,717,302

 

 

Expenses:

 

     Investment advisory fee

23,359,832

     Administrative fees

15,737,217

     Transfer agency fees and expenses

12,062,093

     Distribution Plan expenses:

 

          Class A

12,648,817

          Class B

1,498,386

          Class C

5,179,267

          Class R

18,170

     Trustees' fees and expenses

281,209

     Custodian fees

582,543

     Registration

53,763

     Report to shareholders

1,015,767

     Professional fees

121,148

     Accounting fees

639,654

     Miscellaneous

210,352

     Total expenses

73,408,218

     Reimbursement from Advisor:

 

     Class R

(11,169)

     Class Y

(9,879)

     Fees paid indirectly

(285,421)

     Net expenses

73,101,749

 

 

     Net Investment Income

293,615,553

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

     Investments

(33,388,443)

     Futures

47,986,024

 

14,597,581

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

     Investments

(479,442,448)

     Futures

1,268,260

 

(478,174,188)

 

 

     Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

      (Loss)

(463,576,607)

 

 

     Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

     Resulting From Operations

($169,961,054)

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

2008

2007

 

Operations:

 

 

 

     Net investment income

$293,615,553

$243,301,117

 

     Net realized gain (loss)

14,597,581

103,389,772

 

     Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(478,174,188)

(104,892,865)

 

 

 

 

 

     Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

     Resulting From Operations

(169,961,054)

241,798,024

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

 

 

 

     Net investment income:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

(245,212,080)

(209,655,214)

 

          Class B Shares

(6,076,118)

(9,765,931)

 

          Class C Shares

(21,502,725)

(18,117,237)

 

          Class I Shares

(19,910,009)

(9,061,107)

 

          Class R Shares

(161,326)

(8,845)

 

          Class Y Shares

(31,919)

--

 

     Net realized gain:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

(87,053,456)

--

 

          Class B Shares

(3,137,805)

--

 

          Class C Shares

(8,738,853)

--

 

          Class I Shares

(5,705,708)

--

 

          Class R Shares

(31,543)

 

 

     Total distributions

(397,561,542)

(246,608,334)

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

     Shares sold:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

1,553,740,829

2,070,918,612

 

          Class B Shares

11,937,037

18,120,638

 

          Class C Shares

120,043,202

188,665,383

 

          Class I Shares

134,754,516

244,487,418

 

          Class R Shares

5,964,863

1,305,187

 

          Class Y Shares

10,924,458

--

 

     Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

256,973,806

161,710,542

 

          Class B Shares

6,825,274

6,876,409

 

          Class C Shares

15,774,933

9,390,349

 

          Class I Shares

22,061,810

8,615,583

 

          Class R Shares

60,134

175

 

          Class Y Shares

31,841

--

 

     Redemption fees:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

123,007

109,311

 

          Class B Shares

440

1,605

 

          Class C Shares

4,545

2,257

 

          Class I Shares

866

515

 

          Class R Shares

215

--

 

          Class Y Shares

--

--

 

     Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

          Class A Shares

(1,903,261,804)

(1,063,599,149)

 

          Class B Shares

(118,322,242)

(103,373,508)

 

          Class C Shares

(113,277,680)

(83,873,475)

 

          Class I Shares

(78,859,892)

(16,944,144)

 

          Class R Shares

(710,403)

(2,659)

 

          Class Y Shares

(44,937)

--

 

     Total capital share transactions

(75,255,182)

1,442,411,049

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

(642,777,778)

1,437,600,739

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Net Assets

2008

2007

 

Beginning of year

$6,050,044,014

$4,612,443,275

 

End of year (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $1,811,061 and $1,865,570, respectively)

$5,407,266,236

$6,050,044,014

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Activity

 

 

 

Shares sold:

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

95,111,265

123,524,457

 

     Class B Shares

733,617

1,083,060

 

     Class C Shares

7,343,554

11,258,351

 

     Class I Shares

8,211,338

14,614,029

 

     Class R Shares

367,375

77,985

 

     Class Y Shares

686,320

--

 

Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

15,790,546

9,670,355

 

     Class B Shares

418,540

411,863

 

     Class C Shares

969,382

561,898

 

     Class I Shares

1,356,936

515,953

 

     Class R Shares

3,756

10

 

     Class Y Shares

2,045

--

 

Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

     Class A Shares

(117,662,459)

(63,533,244)

 

     Class B Shares

(7,280,790)

(6,189,773)

 

     Class C Shares

(7,009,618)

(5,010,034)

 

     Class I Shares

(4,888,542)

(1,013,745)

 

     Class R Shares

(43,857)

(160)

 

     Class Y Shares

(2,884)

--

 

Total capital share activity

(5,893,476)

85,971,005

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Notes to Financial Statements

Note A ---- Significant Accounting Policies

General: The Calvert Income Fund (the Fund), a series of The Calvert Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The operations of each series are accounted for separately. The Fund offers six classes of shares of beneficial interest. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%. Class B shares are sold without a front-end sales charge. With certain exceptions, the Fund will impose a deferred sales charge at the time of redemption, depending on how long investors have owned the shares. Class C shares are sold without a front-end sales charge. With certain exceptions, the Fund will impose a deferred sales charge on shares sold within one year of purchase. Class B and Class C shares have higher levels of expenses than Class A shares. Class I shares require a minimum account balance of $1,000,000. The $1 million minimum initial investment may be waived for certain institutional accounts, where it is believed to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. Class I shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge and have lower levels of expenses than Class A shares. Class R shares are generally only available to certain retirement plans where plan level or omnibus accounts are held on the books of the Fund. Class R shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge and have a higher level of expenses than Class A Shares. Effective February 29, 2008, the Fund began to offer Class Y shares. Class Y shares are generally only available to wrap or similar fee-based programs offered by financial intermediaries that have entered into an agreement with the Fund's Distributor to offer Class Y shares. Class Y shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge. Each class has different: (a) dividend rates due to differences in Distribution Plan expenses and other class specific expenses, (b) exchange privileges and (c) class specific voting rights.

Security Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments wherever possible. Securities for which market quotations are available are valued at last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange in which they trade. Municipal securities are valued utilizing a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings) furnished by dealers through an independent pricing service. Foreign securities are valued based on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. If events occur after the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are traded, and before the Fund's net asset value determination, that are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are valued at their fair value taking these events into account. Short-term notes are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Fund may invest in securities whose resale is subject to restrictions. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

In determining fair value, the Board considers all relevant qualitative and quantitative information available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

At September 30, 2008, securities valued at $398,885,360 or 7.4% of net assets were fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with recognized financial institutions or registered broker/dealers and, in all instances, holds underlying securities with a value exceeding the total repurchase price, including accrued interest. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its value and a possible loss of income or value if the counterparty fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Futures Contracts: The Fund may enter into futures contracts agreeing to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price at a future date. Initial margin deposits of either cash or securities as required by the broker are made upon entering into the contract. While the contract is open, daily variation margin payments are made to or received from the broker reflecting the daily change in market value of the contract and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When a futures contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. The risks associated with entering into futures contracts may include the possible illiquidity of the secondary market which would limit the Fund's ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date, an imperfect correlation between the value of the contracts and the underlying financial instruments, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations under the contracts' terms.

Short Sales: The Fund may use a hedging technique that involves short sales of U.S. Treasury securities for the purposes of managing the duration of the Fund. Any short sales are covered with an equivalent amount of high-quality, liquid securities.

Security Transactions and Net Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to separate classes of shares based upon the relative net assets of each class. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. (See the Schedule of Investments footnotes on page 23.) A debt obligation may be removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured. Expenses arising in connection with a class are charged directly to that class. Expenses common to the classes are allocated to each class in proportion to their relative net assets. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates.

Foreign Currency Transactions: The Fund's accounting records are maintained in U. S. dollars. For valuation of assets and liabilities on each date of net asset value determination, foreign denominations are converted into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. Security transactions, income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the event. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on securities and foreign currencies is included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on securities and foreign currencies.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income are paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund's capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Redemption Fees: The Fund charges a 2% redemption fee on redemptions, including exchanges, made within 30 days of purchase in the same Fund (within seven days for Class I and Class R shares). The redemption fee is paid to the Class of the Fund from which the redemption is made, and is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The fee is intended to discourage market-timers by ensuring that short-term trading costs are borne by the investors making the transactions and not the shareholders already in the Fund.

Expense Offset Arrangements: The Fund has arrangements with its custodian banks whereby the custodian's fees may be paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the banks. These credits are used to reduce the Fund's expenses. Such deposit arrangements may be an alternative to overnight investments.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" -- an interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48), effective on the last business day of the semi-annual reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. FIN 48 sets forth a threshold for financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended September 30, 2004 -- 2008) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that as of September 30, 2008, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements." This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The changes to current generally accepted accounting principles from the application of this Statement relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. As of September 30, 2008, the Fund does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will impact the financial statement amounts; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 161, "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The new standard is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand the effect on the Fund's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 161 will have on the Fund's financial statements and related disclosures.

Note B -- Related Party Transactions

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (the Advisor) is wholly-owned by Calvert Group, Ltd. (Calvert), which is indirectly wholly-owned by UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. The Advisor provides investment advisory services and pays the salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. For its services, the Advisor receives an annual fee, payable monthly based on the following annual rates of average daily net assets: .40% on the first $2 billion, .375% on the next $5.5 billion, .35% on the next $2.5 billion and .325% over $10 billion.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2009 for Class R. The contractual expense cap is 1.47%. For the purposes of this expense limit, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses. To the extent any expense offset credits are earned, the Advisor's obligation under the contractual limitation may be reduced and the Advisor may benefit from the expense offset arrangement. The Advisor voluntarily reimbursed Class Y shares for expenses of $9,879 for the year ended September 30, 2008.

Calvert Administrative Services Company, an affiliate of the Advisor, provides administrative services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly. Classes A, B, C, R and Y shares pay an annual rate of .30% on the first $3 billion, 0.25% on the next $2 billion, and 0.225% over $5 billion of the combined assets of the classes. Class I shares pay an annual rate of .10%, based on their average daily net assets.

Calvert Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund. Distribution Plans, adopted by Class A, B, C and R shares, allow the Fund to pay the Distributor for expenses and services associated with the distribution of shares. The expenses paid may not exceed .50%, 1.00%, 1.00% and .75% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A, B, C and R, respectively. The amount actually paid by the Fund is an annualized fee, payable monthly of .25%, 1.00%, 1.00% and .50% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A, B, C, and R, respectively. Class I and Y shares do not have Distribution Plan expenses.

The Distributor received $367,431 as its portion of commissions charged on sales of the Fund's Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2008.

Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. (CSSI), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CSSI received a fee of $872,978 for the year ended September 30, 2008. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent.

Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual retainer of $32,000 plus up to $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. Trustee's fees are allocated to each of the funds served.

Note C -- Investment Activity

During the year, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term and U.S. government securities, were $7,943,216,101 and $7,741,167,712, respectively. U.S. government security purchases and sales were $41,026,766,502 and $41,560,893,662, respectively.

The cost of investments owned at September 30, 2008 for federal income tax purposes was $5,665,566,118. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $650,160,761, of which $13,558,256 related to appreciated securities and $663,719,017 related to depreciated securities.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2007 were as follows:

Distributions paid from:

2008

2007

      Ordinary income

$346,536,740

$246,608,334

      Long term capital gain

51,024,802

--

            Total

$397,561,542

$246,608,334

As of September 30, 2008, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$1,877,656

Undistributed long term gain

13,130,711

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(650,160,761)

 

($635,152,394)

The differences between components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the statement of assets and liabilities are primarily due to temporary book-tax differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. These book-tax differences are mainly due to wash sales, interest defaults, passive foreign investment companies and Section 1256 contracts.

Reclassifications, as shown in the table below, have been made to the Fund's components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers, as applicable) under income tax law and regulations. These reclassifications are due to permanent book-tax differences and have no impact on net assets. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassifications for the Fund are asset-backed securities and tax-exempt income.

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

($666,867)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

450,540

Paid-in capital

216,327

The Fund may sell or purchase securities to and from other funds managed by the Advisor, typically short-term variable rate demand notes. Interportfolio transactions are primarily used for cash management purposes. Interportfolio transactions are made pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the year ended September 30, 2008, such purchase and sales transactions were $129,315,000 and $56,615,000, respectively.

Note D -- Line of Credit

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert Group Funds (except for the Calvert Social Investment Fund Enhanced Equity Portfolio) and State Street Corporation ("SSC"). Under the agreement, SSC provides an unsecured line of credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $50 million ($25 million committed and $25 million uncommitted), accessible by the Funds for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings under the committed facility bear interest at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus .50% per annum. A commitment fee of .10% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility, which is allocated to all participating funds. The Fund had no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2008. For the year ended September 30, 2008, borrowings by the Fund under the Agreement were as follows:

Weighted
Average
Daily
Balance

Month of
Average
Interest
Rate

Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

 

$615,035

3.48%

$41,705,237

March 2008

Tax Information (Unaudited)

The Fund designates $51,024,802 as capital gain dividends for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class A Shares

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

2006

Net asset value, beginning

$16.72

$16.72

$17.03

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.79

.77

.75

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(1.25)

.01

(.09)

          Total from investment operations

(.46)

.78

.66

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.79)

(.78)

(.75)

     Net realized gain

(.28)

--

(.22)

          Total distributions

(1.07)

(.78)

(.97)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(1.53)

--

(0.31)

Net asset value, ending

$15.19

$16.72

$16.72

 

 

 

 

Total return*

(3.01%)

4.74%

4.02%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

4.86%

4.60%

4.54%

     Total expenses

1.16%

1.19%

1.20%

     Expenses before offsets

1.16%

1.19%

1.20%

     Net expenses

1.16%

1.18%

1.20%

Portfolio turnover

982%

877%

578%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$4,462,549

$5,024,998

$3,860,160

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class A Shares

2005

2004

 

Net asset value, beginning

$17.37

$17.53

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.57

.53

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.09

.65

 

          Total from investment operations

.66

1.18

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.57)

(.54)

 

     Net realized gain

(.43)

(.80)

 

          Total distributions

(1.00)

(1.34)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.34)

(.16)

 

Net asset value, ending

$17.03

$17.37

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

3.95%

7.03%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

3.36%

3.08%

 

     Total expenses

1.20%

1.21%

 

     Expenses before offsets

1.20%

1.21%

 

     Net expenses

1.19%

1.20%

 

Portfolio turnover

742%

824%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$2,976,466

$2,309,621

 

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class B Shares

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

2006

Net asset value, beginning

$16.68

$16.69

$17.01

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.67

.64

.63

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(1.28)

.01

(.10)

     Total from investment operations

(.61)

.65

.53

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.67)

(.66)

(.63)

     Net realized gain

(.28)

--

(.22)

     Total distributions

(.95)

(.66)

(.85)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(1.56)

(0.01)

(0.32)

Net asset value, ending

$15.12

$16.68

$16.69

 

 

 

 

Total return*

(3.89%)

3.94%

3.25%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

4.07%

3.82%

3.74%

     Total expenses

2.00%

1.96%

1.95%

     Expenses before offsets

2.00%

1.96%

1.95%

     Net expenses

2.00%

1.95%

1.94%

Portfolio turnover

982%

877%

578%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$94,880

$206,805

$285,301

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class B Shares

2005

2004

 

Net asset value, beginning

$17.35

$17.52

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.45

.41

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.09

.64

 

     Total from investment operations

.54

1.05

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.45)

(.42)

 

     Net realized gain

(.43)

(.80)

 

     Total distributions

(.88)

(1.22)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.34)

(.17)

 

Net asset value, ending

$17.01

$17.35

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

3.22%

6.20%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

2.60%

2.37%

 

     Total expenses

1.94%

1.95%

 

     Expenses before offsets

1.94%

1.95%

 

     Net expenses

1.93%

1.93%

 

Portfolio turnover

742%

824%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$346,829

$373,648

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class C Shares

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

2006

Net asset value, beginning

$16.71

$16.70

$17.02

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.68

.65

.63

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

(1.25)

.02

(.10)

          Total from investment operations

(.57)

.67

.53

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.68)

(.66)

(.63)

     Net realized gain

(.28)

--

(.22)

          Total distributions

(.96)

(.66)

(.85)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(1.53)

0.01

(0.32)

Net asset value, ending

$15.18

$16.71

$16.70

 

 

 

 

Total return*

(3.69%)

4.09%

3.24%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

4.16%

3.93%

3.86%

     Total expenses

1.85%

1.87%

1.90%

     Expenses before offsets

1.85%

1.87%

1.90%

     Net expenses

1.85%

1.86%

1.89%

Portfolio turnover

982%

877%

578%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$478,073

$504,417

$390,620

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class C Shares

2005

2004

 

Net asset value, beginning

$17.35

$17.52

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.45

.41

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.10

.64

 

          Total from investment operations

.55

1.05

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.45)

(.42)

 

     Net realized gain

(.43)

(.80)

 

          Total distributions

(.88)

(1.22)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.33)

(.17)

 

Net asset value, ending

$17.02

$17.35

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

3.29%

6.23%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

2.66%

2.39%

 

     Total expenses

1.91%

1.92%

 

     Expenses before offsets

1.91%

1.92%

 

     Net expenses

1.90%

1.91%

 

Portfolio turnover

742%

824%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$285,889

$231,952

 

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class I Shares

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

2006

Net asset value, beginning

$16.72

$16.70

$17.02

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.89

.87

.85

     Net realized and unrealized gain

(1.24)

.01

(.10)

          Total from investment operations

(.35)

.88

.75

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.89)

(.86)

(.85)

     Net realized gain

(.28)

--

(.22)

          Total distributions

(1.17)

(.86)

(1.07)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(1.52)

0.02

(.32)

Net asset value, ending

$15.20

$16.72

$16.70

 

 

 

 

Total return*

(2.36%)

5.40%

4.65%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

5.47%

5.24%

5.18%

     Total expenses

.53%

.55%

.56%

     Expenses before offsets

.53%

.55%

.56%

     Net expenses

.53%

.54%

.55%

Portfolio turnover

982%

877%

578%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$355,103

$312,520

$76,362

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class I Shares

2005

2004

 

Net asset value, beginning

$17.36

$17.53

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.69

.64

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.09

.64

 

          Total from investment operations

.78

1.28

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.69)

(.65)

 

     Net realized gain

(.43)

(.80)

 

          Total distributions

(1.12)

(1.45)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.34)

(.17)

 

Net asset value, ending

$17.02

$17.36

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

4.66%

7.65%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

3.98%

3.74%

 

     Total expenses

.55%

.56%

 

     Expenses before offsets

.55%

.56%

 

     Net expenses

.55%

.56%

 

Portfolio turnover

742%

824%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$62,013

$67,736

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

Periods Ended

 

September 30,

September 30,

Class R Shares

2008 (z)

2007 #(z)

Net asset value, beginning

$16.75

$16.78

Income from investment operations

 

 

     Net investment income

.71

.51

     Net realized and unrealized gain

(1.23)

.09

          Total from investment operations

(.52)

.60

Distributions from

 

 

     Net investment income

(.70)

(.63)

     Net realized gain

(.28)

--

          Total distributions

(.98)

(.63)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(1.50)

(0.03)

Net asset value, ending

$15.25

$16.75

 

 

 

Total return*

(3.33%)

3.66%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

     Net investment income

4.44%

4.41% (a)

     Total expenses

1.78%

10.44% (a)

     Expenses before offsets

1.47%

1.48% (a)

     Net expenses

1.47%

1.47% (a)

Portfolio turnover

982%

814%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$6,179

$1,304

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

Period Ended

 

September 30,

Class Y Shares

2008 ## (z)

Net asset value, beginning

$16.38

Income from investment operations

 

     Net investment income

.31

     Net realized and unrealized gain

(1.02)

          Total from investment operations

(.71)

Distributions from

 

     Net investment income

(.38)

     Net realized gain

--

          Total distributions

(.38)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(1.09)

Net asset value, ending

$15.29

 

 

Total return*

(4.41%)

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

     Net investment income

4.48% (a)

     Total expenses

2.34% (a)

     Expenses before offsets

.90% (a)

     Net expenses

.90% (a)

Portfolio turnover

529%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$10,481

 

 

A Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the Advisor or reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses before offsets reflect expenses after reimbursement and/or waiver by the Advisor but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.

# From October 31, 2006, inception.

## From February 29, 2008, inception.

(a) Annualized.

(z) Per share figures are calculated using the Average Shares Method.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments is a snapshot of all securities held in the fund at their market value, on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are listed by asset type (e.g., common stock, corporate bonds, U.S. government obligations) and may be further broken down into sub-groups and by industry classification.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities is often referred to as the fund's balance sheet. It lists the value of what the fund owns, is due and owes on the last day of the reporting period. The fund's assets include the market value of securities owned, cash, receivables for securities sold and shareholder subscriptions, and receivables for dividends and interest payments that have been earned, but not yet received. The fund's liabilities include payables for securities purchased and shareholder redemptions, and expenses owed but not yet paid. The statement also reports the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share on the last day of the reporting period. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. This statement is accompanied by a Schedule of Investments. Alternatively, if certain conditions are met, a Statement of Net Assets may be presented in lieu of this statement and the Schedule of Investments.

Statement of Net Assets

The Statement of Net Assets provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. The Statement of Net Assets includes a Schedule of Investments. Other assets are added and other liabilities subtracted from the investments total to calculate the fund's net assets. Finally, net assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) per share.

At the end of the Statement of Net Assets is a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Paid in Capital is the money invested by shareholders and represents the bulk of net assets. Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the amounts the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as of the statement date. Accumulated Realized Losses will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date values.

Statement of Operations

The Statement of Operations summarizes the fund's investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the fund. Investment income includes dividends earned from stocks and interest earned from interest-bearing securities in the fund. Expenses incurred in operating the fund include the advisory fee paid to the investment advisor, administrative services fees, distribution plan expenses (if applicable), transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing expenses, custodial, legal, and audit fees, and the printing and postage expenses related to shareholder reports. Expense offsets (fees paid indirectly) are also shown. Credits earned from offset arrangements are used to reduce the fund's expenses. This statement also shows net gains (losses) realized on the sale of investments and the increase or decrease in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held during the period.

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. Changes in the fund's net assets are attributable to investment operations, distributions and capital share transactions.

The Operations section of the report summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distribution section shows the dividend and capital gain distributions made to shareholders. The amounts shown as distributions in this section may not match the net investment income and realized gains amounts shown in the Operations section because distributions are determined on a tax basis and certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the amount shareholders invested in the fund, either by purchasing shares or by reinvesting distributions, and the amounts redeemed. The corresponding numbers of shares issued, reinvested and redeemed are shown at the end of the report.

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table provides a per-share breakdown per class of the components that affect the fund's net asset value for current and past reporting periods. The table provides total return, total distributions, expense ratios, portfolio turnover and net assets for the applicable period. Total return is a measure of a fund's performance that encompasses all elements of return: dividends, capital gain distributions and changes in net asset value. Total return is the change in value of an investment over a given period, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, expressed as a percentage of the initial investment. Total distributions include distributions from net investment income and net realized gains. Long-term gains are earned on securities held in the fund more than one year. Short-term gains, on the sale of securities held less than one year, are treated as ordinary dividend income for tax purposes. The expense ratio is a fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of net assets. These expenses directly reduce returns to shareholders. Portfolio turnover measures the trading activity in a fund's investment portfolio -- how often securities are bought and sold by a fund. Portfolio turnover is affected by market conditions, changes in the size of the fund, the nature of the fund's investments and the investment style of the portfolio manager.

PROXY VOTING

The Proxy Voting Guidelines of the Calvert Funds that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided as an Appendix to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Fund at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert website at www.calvert.com; or by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund's website at www.calvert.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC;  information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information Table

Name &
Age


Position
with
Fund


Position
Start
Date

Principal Occupation
During Last 5 Years

(Not Applicable to Officers)

# of Calvert
Portfolios
Overseen

Other
Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (formerly Family Health Council, Inc.) in Pittsburgh, PA, a non-profit corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child health care, and various health screening services and community preventive health programs.

29

 

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

 

Managing partner of Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best Doctors in America.

12

 

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Treasurer and Director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003) and President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks (since 1998).

29

  • Ariel Funds (3)
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 62

Trustee/ Director

1996

 

President and CEO of Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human resources development, information management, public affairs and private enterprise development.

25

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank
  • Summit Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

ARTHUR J. PUGH

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

Retired executive.

25

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank

INTERESTED TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 56

Trustee/ Director & President

 

1997

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Group, Ltd.

42

  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)
  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Ameritas Holding Company
  • Acacia Financial Corp. (President & CEO)
  • Acacia Realty Corp. (President and CEO)

DAVID R. ROCHAT

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director & Senior Vice President

1980

(CMF - 1992)

Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (prior to 2008) and Director and President of Chelsea Securities, Inc.

12

  • Government Scientific Source, Inc.
  • Chelsea Securities, Inc.
  • Vermont Quality Meats

D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director & Chair

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Mr. Silby is the founding Chair of the Calvert Funds. He is the Chair-Elect and a principal of Syntao.com, a Beijing-based company promoting corporate social responsibility. He was an officer and director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003).

29

  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Grameen Foundation USA
  • Studio School Fund
  • Syntao.com China
  • The ICE Organization

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 56

Chief Compliance Officer

2005

Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Head of Calvert Client Services.

SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq.

AGE: 49

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

(CMF - 1992)

Assistant Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 44

Vice President

     

2004

Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq.

AGE: 40

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

     

1996

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd., and since 2004, Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Asset Management Company, investment advisor to the Funds.

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 35

Assistant Secretary

2004

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Group, Ltd.

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 58

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

DANIEL K. HAYES

AGE: 58

Vice President

     

 

1996

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 43

Assistant Treasurer

     

2000

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Assistant Fund Treasurer.

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 38

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

EDITH LILLIE

AGE: 51

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary (since 2007) and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 46

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Associate Counsel Compliance Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Mr. Macedo served as 2nd Vice President at Acacia Life Insurance Company and The Advisors Group, Acacia's broker-dealer and federally registered investment adviser.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 56

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Maxwell was an associate with Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.  Prior to joining Calvert in 2006, Mr. Niebler was an Associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 52

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Roy was Senior Vice President of US Fixed Income for Baring Asset Management, and SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager of Scudder Insurance Asset Management.

WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq.

AGE: 61

Vice President & Secretary

     

1990

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA

AGE: 56

Treasurer

     

1979

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Fund Treasurer.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA

AGE: 47

Fund Controller

     

1999

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Fund Controller.

The address of Trustees and Officers is 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, except Mr. Silby's address is 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Krumsiek is an interested person of the Fund since she is an officer and director of the Fund's advisor and its affiliates and a director of its parent companies. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund's advisor. Mr. Rochat is an interested person of the Fund since he was an officer of the Fund's advisor.

Additional information about the Fund's Trustees can be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You can get a free copy of the SAI at www.calvert.com, or by contacting your broker, or the Fund at 1-800-368-2745.

 

Calvert Income Fund

To Open an Account
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4550 Montgomery Avenue
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c/o BFDS
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Web Site
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Note: The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report; our website address is included as an inactive textual reference only.

Principal Underwriter
Calvert Distributors, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000 North
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

This report is intended to provide fund information to shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Calvert's Family of Funds

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Ultra-Short Income Fund

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Capital Accumulation Fund
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New Vision Small Cap Fund
Calvert Social Index Fund
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Calvert Global Alternative Energy Fund
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Table of Contents

President's Letter
1

Portfolio Management Discussion
4

Shareholder Expense Example
8

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
10

Schedule of Investments
11

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
22

Statement of Operations
23

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
24

Notes to Financial Statements
26

Financial Highlights
32

Explanation of Financial Tables
36

Proxy Voting and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings
38

Trustee and Officer Information Table
40

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

It has been a tumultuous 12 months for bonds, with this normally stable asset class roiled by the collapse in subprime mortgages, a deepening credit crunch, and a string of high-profile failures among financial institutions that have been major players in the debt markets. Banks and other financial institutions have tightened lending standards on a broad range of credit instruments, including mortgages, car loans, credit cards, and commercial paper. Calvert's taxable bond funds were not immune to the credit market turmoil, but our intensive credit research and relative value analysis helped us moderate the price declines in the fixed-income portfolios that we manage.

The subprime mortgage crisis, which was well underway at the beginning of the reporting period in late 2007 as the markets began to reassess the value of taking on additional investment risk, was the trigger for 2008's unprecedented market volatility. In March, the Federal Reserve organized the fire sale of investment bank Bear Stearns, a historic event that shook the fixed-income market. The markets were optimistic this would mark the low point of the credit crisis and seemed to be taking steps toward recovery into the summer. However, by July analysts had begun raising serious questions about the financial health of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which caused the credit crisis to accelerate.

September 2008: An Extremely Turbulent Month

September 2008 was one of the most challenging months ever for bonds. The U.S. Treasury placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which issue a huge volume of their own debt and guarantee a large chunk of the residential mortgage-backed securities market, into conservatorship in early September. Then investment bank Lehman Brothers entered bankruptcy, the U.S. government bailed out insurer AIG, and Merrill Lynch agreed to be acquired by Bank of America. At the end of the month, it looked like Wachovia, another giant bank, would be acquired by Citigroup (after the end of the reporting period, Wachovia agreed to be acquired by Wells Fargo). These dislocations in the financial system indicated that the subprime mortgage crisis had become a complete meltdown in the credit market.

By the end of September, the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve had finally begun to take aggressive steps to ease the credit crisis that went beyond the bailout or takeover of individual institutions. The government organized a $700 billion financial rescue package designed to buy troubled assets from banks. At the end of September, the facilitating legislation was stuck in political limbo (it was eventually enacted in early October). However, corporate bonds had their worst month ever in September, losing 6.57% according to the Lehman U.S. Credit Index. Bonds issued by financial companies (measured by the Financial sector of the Lehman U.S. Credit Index) fared even worse in September, losing 12.86% in the month. At the opposite end of the bond performance spectrum, short-term U.S. Treasuries skyrocketed in value as investors flocked to them in a classic flight to quality.

Calvert Funds Turn in Strong Performance

Against this very volatile backdrop, Calvert's taxable fixed-income funds have performed well, with the majority beating their respective passive benchmark indexes for the reporting period. Most of our funds were able to outperform the broad market averages in large part because of the portfolio management team's disciplined adherence to a four-part investment process that optimizes duration, yield curve positioning, sector allocation, and credit quality for any market environment--even the extreme volatility that we experienced during the reporting period. Although the widespread volatility made it nearly impossible to completely avoid holdings that lost significant value--we did have exposure to two Icelandic banks whose bonds were marked down and which were recently taken over by their government--we avoided investing in many troubled assets. For example, we had no exposure at all to Lehman Brothers or AIG in our taxable bond funds.

While we have worked to minimize the impact on our shareholders of one of the most turbulent periods in the fixed-income market's history, we recognize that this period of declining asset values in virtually all corners of the financial markets has created great stress for investors. We encourage you to visit our website for frequent updates and commentary on economic and market developments from Calvert professionals. We are committed to continuing our efforts to identify opportunities that emerge in the fixed-income markets while we seek to meet our investors' long-term goals for stability and income.

As always, we appreciate your business and hope to continue to serve you in the months and years to come.

 

Sincerely,

Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and CEO
Calvert Group, Ltd.
October 2008

 

As of September 30, 2008, the following companies represented the following percentages of net assets: Freddie Mac represented 0.1% of Calvert Income Fund; Merrill Lynch represented 0.7% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 1.3% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 0.7% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund; Bank of America represented 3.8% of Calvert Income Fund, 0.7% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 1.5% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 0.5% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund; Wachovia represented 1.4% of Calvert Income Fund, 1.7% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 1.7% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 1.5% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund; Citigroup represented 0.49% of Calvert Income Fund, 0.9% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 0.5% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 1.0% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund. All portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

Gregory Habeeb
Senior Portfolio Manager of Calvert Asset Management Company

Performance

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2008, Calvert Short Duration Income Fund Class A (at NAV) returned 2.13% versus -1.06% for the benchmark Lehman 1-5 Year Credit Index. An underweight to corporate bonds helped the Fund outperform the benchmark.

Investment Climate

The 12-month period was one of the most difficult in the history of the U.S. credit markets. The turmoil that began in August 2007 expanded to the top of the credit-quality ladder--freezing the markets for high-quality municipal bonds and commercial paper as well as government-guaranteed housing agency and mortgage-backed securities. The collapse of investment bank Bear Stearns surprised the markets in March. Conditions deteriorated again when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac started a mid-summer skid that ended with a government takeover in early September.

September continued to provide a dizzying and unprecedented chain of events. Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, Bank of America bought struggling Merrill Lynch, the government rescued insurer AIG, and federal regulators seized and sold off the bulk of Washington Mutual's operations--and were orchestrating the sale of Wachovia at month's end. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley opted to convert to commercial bank holding companies so they could borrow from the Federal Reserve. Finally, the House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion package to rescue the financial markets on September 29, which plunged the markets into chaos. (A similar relief package was signed into law later that week.)

The results of this protracted turmoil were a rush to safety and liquidity and a massive credit crunch. The Federal Reserve fought back throughout the period by expanding its existing liquidity-enhancement measures and launching new ones to pump cash into the banking system and support frozen short-term lending markets. In just the last few weeks of September, the central bank's balance sheet grew 50% to $1.5 trillion.

In the end, soaring demand for Treasury securities weighed heavily on yields as the benchmark 10-year Treasury note's yield fell 0.75 percentage points to 3.85%. In fact, yields of short-term securities such as the three-month Treasury bill--which fell 2.90 percentage points to 0.92%--sank to the lowest levels since World War II.

Overall, headline inflation ran at a 5.4% pace as of August while core inflation was a tamer 2.5%1. Economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product, was expected to be just 1.2%2 for the reporting period.

Portfolio Strategy

The Fund was managed throughout the period with an underweight to corporate securities and a higher average credit quality rating than the benchmark. This helped returns during a period when corporate bonds, in general, posted negative returns and underperformed comparable U.S. Treasury securities. The Fund also maintained a significant position in cash and cash equivalents.

Offsetting some of these contributions were markdowns in bonds issued by several financial companies, including Glitnir Bank, Kaupthing Bank, Credit Agricole, and Wachovia.

Outlook

We expect the credit markets to slowly recover over the next year but do not expect a return to the heady times of a few years ago. While there are similarities to the credit crunch of the early 1990s, the problem is larger and more global in nature this time. Since financial institutions must rebuild capital, they are not inclined to increase lending. Therefore, we think the credit crunch may last through next year.

For the balance of the year, we expect economic growth to be sub-par or recessionary and we expect the Fed's target interest rate to remain at the current 1.5% target or possibly move lower. High energy and food prices remain a concern, although core inflation has remained stable and should be partly restrained by the drag from the housing recession.

Moving forward, the programs announced by the Federal Reserve and Treasury should help restore confidence for lending institutions and investors. Also, spreads between yields of corporate bonds and Treasuries remain near historically wide levels--offering attractive opportunities for fixed-income investors focused on long-term results.

October 2008

1. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price indexes for August 2008.

2. Source: Commerce Dept. and Wall Street Journal August 2008 survey of professional forecasters.

As of September 30, 2008, the following companies represented the following percentages of Fund net assets: Bear Stearns 0.9%, Fannie Mae 0%, Freddie Mac 0%, Lehman Brothers 0%, Bank of America 1.5%, Merrill Lynch 1.3%, AIG 0%, Washington Mutual 0%, Goldman Sachs 0.8%, Morgan Stanley 0.4%, Glitnir Bank 1.3%, Kaupthing Bank 0.3%, Credit Agricole 0%, and Wachovia 2.2%. All portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008

Investment Performance
(total return at NAV*)

 

6 Months

12 Months

 

ended

ended

 

9/30/08

9/30/08

Class A

(0.42%)

2.13%

Class C

(0.80%)

1.35%

Class I

(0.30%)

2.49%

Class Y**

(0.26%)

2.34%

Lehman 1-5 Year Credit Index***

(4.66%)

(1.06%)

Lipper Short Investment Grade

 

 

    Debt Funds Avg.

(2.97%)

(2.49%)

 

 

 

Maturity Schedule

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

9/30/08

9/30/07

 

4 years

4 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEC Yields

 

 

 

30 days ended

 

 

9/30/08

9/30/07

Class A

3.78%

5.74%

Class C

3.07%

5.08%

Class I

4.23%

6.24%

Class Y

4.04%

n/a

* Investment performance/return at NAV does not reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 2.75% front-end sales charge or any deferred sales charge.

** The Calvert Short Duration Income Fund first offered Class Y shares beginning on February 29, 2008. Performance prior to February 29, 2008 reflects the performance of Class A shares at net asset value (NAV). Actual Class Y share performance would have been different.

*** Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008

Average Annual Total Returns
(with max. load)

 

Class A Shares

One year

(0.63%)

Five year

3.40%

Since inception

5.28%

(1/31/02)

 

 

Class C Shares

One year

0.35%

Five year

3.12%

Since inception

3.93%

(10/1/02)

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008

Average Annual Total Returns

 

Class I Shares*

One year

2.49%

Five year

4.37%

Since inception

5.74%

(2/26/02)

 

 

Class Y Shares**

One year

2.34%

Five year

4.01%

Since inception

5.73%

(1/31/02)

 

 

 

 

% of total

Economic Sectors

investments

Asset Backed Securities

10.3%

Banks

14.9%

Brokerages

4.3%

Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities

1.1%

Financial Services

5.6%

Financials

1.7%

Industrial

18.8%

Industrial - Finance

4.6%

Insurance

1.6%

Municipal Obligations

17.9%

Real Estate Investment Trusts

2.5%

Special Purpose

2.9%

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

7.0%

U.S. Treasury

3.9%

Utilities

2.9%

 

100%

 

Performance Comparison
Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment.

 

 

*Note Regarding Class I Shares Total Returns: There were times during the reporting period when there were no shareholders in Class I. For purposes of reporting Average Annual Total Return, Class A performance at NAV (i.e. does not reflect deduction of the Class A front-end sales charge) is used during these periods in which there were no shareholders in Class I. For purposes of this Average Annual Total Return, the Class A performance at NAV was used during the period November 7, 2005 through April 21, 2006.

Average annual total returns in the Portfolio Statistics above and the Performance Comparison line graph are with maximum load deducted -- they assume reinvestment of dividends and reflect the deduction of the Fund's Class A maximum front-end sales charge of 2.75%, or deferred sales charge, as applicable. No sales charge has been applied to the index used for comparison. However, the Lipper average does reflect the deduction of the category's average front-end sales charge. The value of an investment in Class A shares and Class Y is plotted in the line graph. The value of an investment in another Class of shares would be different. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund's distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

**See note regarding share Class Y on previous page.

***Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008).

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Beginning

Ending Account

Expenses Paid

 

Account Value

Value

During Period*

 

4/1/08

9/30/08

4/1/08 - 9/30/08

Class A

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$995.80

$5.39

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,019.60

$5.45

(5% return per year before expenses)

Class C

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$992.00

$9.33

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,015.64

$9.44

(5% return per year before expenses)

Class I

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$997.00

$3.74

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,021.25

$3.79

(5% return per year before expenses)

Class Y

 

 

 

Actual

$1,000.00

$997.40

$4.64

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,020.35

$4.70

(5% return per year before expenses)

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.08%, 1.87%, 0.75%, and 0.93% for Class A, Class C, Class I, and Class Y, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of the Calvert Fund and Shareholders of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Calvert Short Duration Income Fund (the Fund), a series of The Calvert Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2008, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's 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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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 September 30, 2008, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. As to securities purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other appropriate 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 Calvert Short Duration Income Fund as of September 30, 2008, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 21, 2008

 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008

 

Principal

 

 

Asset Backed Securities - 4.4%

Amount

Value

 

ACLC Business Loan Receivables Trust,

 

 

 

3.138%, 10/15/21 (e)(r)

$214,955

$202,851

 

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:

 

 

 

      5.11%, 10/6/10

531,984

531,788

 

      4.87%, 12/6/10

2,766,998

2,733,411

 

      5.31%, 1/6/11

372,549

371,134

 

      5.20%, 3/6/11

218,000

209,771

 

      3.61%, 5/6/11

1,301,108

1,253,177

 

      3.43%, 7/6/11

1,251,443

1,243,121

 

      5.42%, 8/8/11

4,804,882

4,643,642

 

      5.56%, 9/6/11

1,134,852

1,128,105

 

      5.21%, 10/6/11

6,673,315

6,504,877

 

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust:

 

 

 

      5.40%, 10/15/09

1,241,339

1,242,344

 

      5.22%, 11/16/09

1,121,903

1,124,372

 

Capital One Auto Finance Trust:

 

 

 

      5.33%, 11/15/10

6,224,554

6,182,244

 

      2.528%, 10/15/12 (r)

2,655,860

2,450,988

 

Captec Franchise Trust, 8.155%, 6/15/13 (e)

1,250,000

971,801

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,

 

 

 

3.657%, 11/25/34 (r)

152,530

130,654

 

Discover Card Master Trust I, 2.498%,

 

 

 

8/15/12 (r)

2,000,000

1,970,356

 

Dunkin Securitization, 5.779%, 6/20/31 (e)

4,000,000

3,427,840

 

Enterprise Mortgage Acceptance Co. LLC:

 

 

 

      0.719%, 1/15/25 (e)(r)

31,412,859

628,257

 

      6.115%, 1/15/27 (e)(r)

11,108,180

5,220,845

 

First Investors Auto Owner Trust,

 

 

 

4.93%, 2/15/11 (e)

110,029

109,045

 

FMAC Loan Receivables Trust:

 

 

 

      2.96%, 11/15/18 (e)(r)

10,669,244

413,433

 

      1.645%, 4/15/19 (e)(r)

18,071,119

745,434

 

GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note Trust,

 

 

 

3.198%, 4/20/11 (r)

8,500,000

8,202,609

 

GS Auto Loan Trust, 2.65%, 5/16/11

696,402

695,794

 

Household Automotive Trust,

 

 

 

4.35%, 6/18/12

3,411,180

3,402,462

 

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust,

 

 

 

3.46%, 8/15/11

621,283

612,539

 

Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust:

 

 

 

      4.28%, 6/14/10

257,601

256,949

 

      4.77%, 1/12/11

3,366,728

3,331,863

 

WFS Financial Owner Trust:

 

 

 

      3.44%, 5/17/12

1,938,557

1,937,300

 

      4.57%, 11/19/12

255,000

249,923

 

Whole Auto Loan Trust, 3.26%, 3/15/11

682,592

680,333

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $64,232,171)

 

62,809,262

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage-Backed

Principal

 

 

Obligations (privately originated) - 2.2%

Amount

Value

 

American Home Mortgage Assets, 3.138%, 5/25/46 (r)

$6,768,694

$321,513

 

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc., 6.25%, 10/25/36 (b)

3,051,512

426,661

 

Bella Vista Mortgage Trust, 3.438%, 5/20/45 (r)

25,549

17,540

 

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan, 4.045%, 5/25/33

2,209,976

2,152,181

 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,

 

 

 

4.647%, 12/25/33 (r)

$3,834,063

3,073,961

 

Impac CMB Trust:

 

 

 

      3.847%, 9/25/34 (r)

94,889

78,066

 

      3.947%, 11/25/34 (r)

68,606

54,789

 

      3.467%, 4/25/35 (r)

854,432

477,511

 

      3.517%, 4/25/35 (r)

292,614

127,801

 

      3.477%, 5/25/35 (r)

126,607

85,561

 

      3.527%, 8/25/35 (r)

648,070

374,374

 

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust,

 

 

 

3.587%, 11/25/34 (r)

14,239

12,531

 

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust, 6.25%, 7/25/36

5,616,872

4,106,534

 

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.:

 

 

 

      0.223%, 5/25/19 (r)

74,743,745

457,260

 

      6.00%, 12/25/35

4,822,827

4,395,839

 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 6.25%, 11/25/36

2,250,525

1,893,445

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 5.00%, 6/25/35

12,237,792

10,583,255

 

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates:

 

 

 

      4.255%, 4/25/44 (r)

14,800

10,433

 

      0.733%, 7/25/46

158,996,478

1,589,965

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust,

 

 

 

0.193%, 10/25/36

67,891,145

339,456

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations

 

 

 

      (privately originated) (Cost $33,014,874)

 

30,578,676

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - 1.4%

 

 

 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.,

 

 

 

5.449%, 1/15/49

3,000,000

2,691,210

 

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

 

 

5.205%, 12/11/49

4,000,000

3,756,720

 

Cobalt CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

 

 

 

5.935%, 5/15/46 (r)

4,000,000

3,761,408

 

Commercial Capital Access One, Inc.,

 

 

 

28.213%, 2/15/09 (e)(r)

4,700,000

235,000

 

Crown Castle Towers LLC:

 

 

 

      4.643%, 6/15/35 (e)

4,000,000

3,940,363

 

      5.245%, 11/15/36 (e)

2,000,000

1,949,729

 

      5.362%, 11/15/36 (e)

1,000,000

944,825

 

FFCA Secured Lending Corp, 0.737%,

 

 

 

10/18/25 (b)(e)(r)

4,091,505

102,766

 

First Union National Bank - Bank Of America N.A. Commercial

 

 

 

     Mortgage Trust, 1.978%, 3/15/33 (e)(r)

15,000,000

107,820

 

Global Signal:

 

 

 

      4.232%, 12/15/14 (e)

500,000

494,726

 

      5.361%, 2/15/36 (e)

1,175,000

1,181,921

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $20,464,779)

 

19,166,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Corporate Bonds - 41.9%

Amount

Value

 

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank:

 

 

 

      8.393% to 12/15/11, floating rate thereafter

 

 

 

to 12/15/16 (b)(r)

$1,945,000

$1,419,850

 

      6.585% to 06/15/12, floating rate thereafter

 

 

 

to 6/29/49 (e)(r)

5,000,000

2,993,250

 

      7.30%, 10/14/49 (e)

1,000,000

812,340

 

Alliance Mortgage Investments:

 

 

 

      12.61%, 6/1/10 (b)(r)(x)*

385,345

-

 

      15.36%, 12/1/10 (b)(r)(x)*

259,801

-

 

AMB Property LP, 5.45%, 12/1/10

3,000,000

2,979,790

 

American Express Centurion Bank, 2.568%, 7/13/10 (r)

1,840,000

1,685,022

 

American Express Credit Corp., 2.547%, 4/6/09 (r)

3,060,000

2,996,837

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 3.219%, 9/15/09 (r)

14,590,000

14,289,711

 

ANZ National International Ltd., 6.20%, 7/19/13 (e)

2,000,000

1,985,420

 

APL Ltd., 8.00%, 1/15/24

150,000

129,000

 

ArcelorMittal, 5.375%, 6/1/13 (e)

11,000,000

10,579,640

 

Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., 8.15%, 2/15/28 (b)(e)(p)*

350,000

17,500

 

Autopista del Maipo Sociedad, 7.373%, 6/15/22 (e)

227,000

219,005

 

BAC Capital Trust XV, 3.61%, 6/1/56 (r)

1,500,000

1,122,952

 

BAE Systems Asset Trust, 6.664%, 9/15/13 (e)

5,869,147

6,104,881

 

Bank of America, 3.404%, 5/12/10 (r)

17,000,000

16,777,538

 

Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York,

 

 

 

5.20%, 2/20/09

5,000,000

5,005,915

 

Bear Stearns Co's, Inc.:

 

 

 

      3.852%, 3/30/09 (r)

10,390,000

10,290,707

 

      3.186%, 7/19/10 (r)

3,000,000

2,966,075

 

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 4.375%, 12/15/08

3,000,000

2,988,398

 

C8 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.64% to 12/31/14, floating rate thereafter to

 

 

 

     12/31/49 (e)(r)

2,000,000

1,874,413

 

CAM US Finance SA Sociedad Unipersonal,

 

 

 

2.951%, 2/1/10 (e)(r)

1,000,000

951,059

 

Capmark Financial Group, Inc., 3.453%, 5/10/10 (r)

1,400,000

994,161

 

Cardinal Health, Inc., 3.053%, 10/2/09 (r)

1,000,000

973,582

 

Cargill, Inc:

 

 

 

      4.036%, 1/21/11 (e)(r)

10,000,000

9,964,340

 

      5.60%, 9/15/12 (e)

3,000,000

3,023,742

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.:

 

 

 

      3.253%, 2/8/10 (r)

4,950,000

4,856,005

 

      3.304%, 8/6/10 (r)

6,000,000

5,828,836

 

      6.20%, 9/30/13

10,000,000

10,007,283

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.50%, 8/15/17

1,330,000

1,170,400

 

Chevy Chase Bank FSB, 6.875%, 12/1/13

1,000,000

796,524

 

Cinergy Global Resources, Inc., 6.20%, 11/3/08 (e)

6,500,000

6,509,898

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

      3.875%, 11/3/08

399,000

379,050

 

      5.00%, 11/24/08

3,108,000

3,030,300

 

      3.213%, 12/19/08 (r)

1,000,000

935,000

 

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 3.19%, 4/23/09 (r)

3,750,000

3,601,436

 

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

 

      2.954%, 6/9/09 (r)

110,000

106,758

 

      3.799%, 12/28/09 (r)

4,750,000

4,465,000

 

      2.897%, 5/18/11 (r)

2,900,000

2,562,178

 

Columbia University, 6.83%, 12/15/20

403,226

443,964

 

Comcast Corp., 3.088%, 7/14/09 (r)

10,140,000

9,922,267

 

Compass Bancshares, Inc., 3.391%, 10/9/09 (e)(r)

3,000,000

2,987,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

 

Credit Agricole SA, 6.637% to 5/31/17,

 

 

 

floating rate thereafter to 5/29/49 (e)(r)

$1,000,000

$674,276

 

CVS Caremark Corp.:

 

 

 

      4.317%, 9/10/10 (r)

10,000,000

9,793,716

 

      6.302% to 6/1/12, floating rate thereafter to 6/1/37 (r)

2,000,000

1,597,012

 

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., 9.25%, 5/1/10 (e)

1,000,000

1,072,107

 

Discover Financial Services, 3.349%, 6/11/10 (r)

6,756,000

5,453,484

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

      3.866%, 6/17/10 (r)

10,000,000

9,981,407

 

      6.30% to 9/30/11, floating rate thereafter to 9/30/66 (r)

1,000,000

907,705

 

Duke Energy Corp., 4.20%, 10/1/08

2,000,000

1,999,787

 

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 7.034% to 1/15/18, floating

 

 

 

     rate thereafter to 1/15/68 (r)

300,000

253,701

 

ERAC USA Finance Co., 5.30%, 11/15/08 (e)

1,000,000

1,000,832

 

Fifth Third Bank, 2.87%, 8/10/09

109,086

106,397

 

First Tennessee Bank:

 

 

 

      5.75%, 12/1/08

250,000

249,018

 

      5.316%, 12/8/08

5,150,000

5,157,004

 

FMG Finance Pty Ltd.:

 

 

 

      6.811%, 9/1/11 (e)(r)

0,600,000

9,964,000

 

      10.00%, 9/1/13 (b)(e)

8,444,000

8,190,680

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.241%, 4/15/12 (r)

19,000,000

17,175,779

 

Giants Stadium LLC:

 

 

 

      10.00%, 4/1/37 (e)(r)

18,000,000

18,000,000

 

      9.49%, 4/1/37 (e)(r)

9,750,000

9,750,000

 

Glitnir Banki HF:

 

 

 

      2.951%, 10/15/08 (e)(g)(h)(r)

8,000,000

7,937,154

 

      3.046%, 4/20/10 (e)(g)(r)

10,830,000

7,814,462

 

      4.75%, 10/15/10 (e)(g)

1,000,000

699,619

 

      3.226%, 1/21/11 (e)(g)(r)

2,000,000

1,315,183

 

      6.33%, 7/28/11 (e)(g)

180,000

120,272

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.887%, 11/16/09 (r)

12,000,000

11,160,000

 

Great River Energy, 5.829%, 7/1/17 (e)

9,603,673

9,711,618

 

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts, 3.554%, 5/14/10 (r)

4,850,000

4,751,346

 

Hewlett-Packard Co., 3.21%, 9/3/09 (r)

3,660,000

3,648,961

 

Home Depot, Inc., 2.944%, 12/16/09 (r)

6,000,000

5,638,145

 

HRPT Properties Trust, 3.419%, 3/16/11 (r)

7,000,000

6,473,889

 

Huntington National Bank, 4.65%, 6/30/09

3,000,000

2,938,429

 

Independence Community Bank Corp.:

 

 

 

      5.264%, 6/20/13 (r)

2,350,000

1,864,606

 

      3.75% to 4/1/09, floating rate thereafter to 4/1/14 (r)

4,500,000

3,602,123

 

Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd.:

 

 

 

      6.391%, 11/15/27

1,135,000

1,136,457

 

      6.443%, 11/15/27

105,000

109,648

 

      6.015%, 2/15/28

500,000

524,392

 

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd.,

 

 

 

4.304%, 8/13/10 (r)

10,000,000

10,000,000

 

International Lease Finance Corp.,

 

 

 

3.126%, 4/20/09 (r)

2,210,000

1,944,800

 

Irwin Land LLC, 4.51%, 12/15/15 (e)

1,300,000

1,197,495

 

John Deere Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

      3.261%, 2/26/10 (r)

3,000,000

2,945,608

 

      3.485%, 1/18/11 (r)

10,000,000

9,745,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

 

 

      2.36%, 10/28/08 (r)

$4,000,000

$4,001,191

 

      7.00%, 11/15/09

5,000,000

5,135,312

 

      3.291%, 1/22/10 (r)

10,000,000

9,954,986

 

Kaupthing Bank HF, 5.75%, 10/4/11 (b)(e)(g)

7,000,000

4,497,500

 

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, 3.968%, 3/11/11 (r)

5,000,000

4,970,926

 

Leucadia National Corp.:

 

 

 

      7.00%, 8/15/13

4,930,000

4,634,200

 

      8.125%, 9/15/15

2,750,000

2,685,688

 

LL & P Wind Energy, Inc. Washington Revenue Bonds:

 

 

 

      5.217%, 12/1/12

4,000,000

3,997,160

 

      5.733%, 12/1/17

2,000,000

1,940,660

 

Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co., 8.30%, 12/1/37 (e)(m)*

300,000

3,000

 

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, 3.083%, 12/4/12 (r)

1,000,000

801,339

 

Meridian Funding Co. LLC, 2.991%, 10/6/08 (e)(r)

58,759

56,471

 

Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc.:

 

 

 

     2.839%, 10/23/08 (r)

11,250,000

11,126,250

 

     2.885%, 10/27/08 (r)

6,994,000

6,972,855

 

     3.014%, 2/5/10 (r)

291,000

275,983

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 3.961%, 6/25/10 (e)(r)

10,000,000

9,975,486

 

Morgan Stanley, 3.041%, 1/9/12 (r)

8,000,000

5,280,000

 

National Australia Bank Ltd, 5.35%, 6/12/13 (e)

5,000,000

4,832,285

 

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.:

 

 

 

      6.50%, 7/15/11

4,000,000

4,005,305

 

      6.59%, 7/7/38

1,300,000

1,357,934

 

Noble Group Ltd.:

 

 

 

      8.50%, 5/30/13 (b)(e)

4,800,000

3,960,000

 

      6.625%, 3/17/15 (b)(e)

4,500,000

3,292,740

 

Ohio Power Co., 2.971%, 4/5/10 (r)

470,000

460,938

 

OPTI Canada, Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/14

1,250,000

1,134,375

 

Orkney Re II plc, Series B, 6.096%, 12/21/35 (b)(e)(r)(z)

1,400,000

251,216

 

Pacific Pilot Funding Ltd., 3.536%, 10/20/16 (e)(r)

480,066

472,881

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.:

 

 

 

      5.875%, 7/15/16

3,000,000

2,682,303

 

      6.65%, 3/15/17

2,000,000

1,800,347

 

PPF Funding, Inc., 5.35%, 4/15/12 (e)

2,000,000

1,966,438

 

Preferred Term Securities IX Ltd., 3.558%, 4/3/33 (e)(r)

765,236

579,666

 

ProLogis , 3.058%, 8/24/09 (r)

8,000,000

7,760,373

 

Reed Elsevier Capital, Inc., 3.149%, 6/15/10 (r)

2,500,000

2,443,623

 

Richmond County Capital Corp., 5.963%, 7/15/49 (b)(e)(r)

1,700,000

1,054,000

 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 6.25%, 7/15/13 (e)

5,000,000

4,901,863

 

Roper Industries, Inc., Step, 6.625%, 8/15/13

5,000,000

5,070,204

 

Rouse Co., 8.00%, 4/30/09

1,000,000

942,482

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.64% to 9/29/17,

 

 

 

floating rate thereafter to 3/31/49 (b)(r)

5,300,000

3,392,000

 

SABMiller plc, 3.091%, 7/1/09 (e)(r)

175,000

174,191

 

Skyway Concession Co. LLC, 4.042%, 6/30/17 (b)(e)(r)

2,500,000

2,052,800

 

SLM Corp., 2.94%, 7/27/09 (r)

4,915,000

4,374,225

 

Southern Union Co., 6.089%, 2/16/10

2,000,000

2,003,905

 

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., 3.09%, 3/1/09 (r)

9,850,000

8,049,341

 

Sovereign Bank, 4.511%, 8/1/13 (r)

8,825,000

5,824,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

 

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., 4.75% to 5/1/09,

 

 

 

floating rate thereafter to 5/1/14 (r)

$1,000,000

$1,018,525

 

Thomson Reuters Corp., 5.95%, 7/15/13

4,930,000

4,932,756

 

TIERS Trust, 8.45%, 12/1/17 (b)(e)(n)*

658,859

6,589

 

Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP, Zero Coupon:

 

 

 

      2/15/09 (e)

3,000,000

2,970,662

 

      2/15/45 (b)(e)

102,107,912

11,915,993

 

Union Pacific Corp., 6.91%, 8/27/17

1,234,489

1,302,741

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

      3.384%, 6/21/10 (r)

8,000,000

7,739,624

 

      4.102%, 2/7/11 (r)

5,000,000

4,939,686

 

Wachovia Bank:

 

 

 

      5.80%, 12/1/08

4,000,000

3,958,656

 

      3.704%, 5/14/10 (r)

10,000,000

8,185,640

 

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.80% to 3/15/11, floating rate

 

 

 

     thereafter to 3/15/42 (r)

20,139,000

8,458,380

 

Wachovia Corp., 5.625%, 12/15/08

9,640,000

9,447,306

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 8.07%, 12/21/12

499,653

534,061

 

Wells Fargo Capital XIII, 7.70% to 3/26/13,

 

 

 

floating rate thereafter to 12/29/49 (r)

4,025,000

3,509,840

 

Weyerhaeuser Co., 4.198%, 9/24/09 (r)

6,500,000

6,387,457

 

Xerox Corp., 3.626%, 12/18/09 (r)

750,000

744,607

 

Xstrata Finance Dubai Ltd., 3.154%, 11/13/09 (e)(r)

6,370,000

6,301,894

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $626,059,975)

 

590,857,551

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - 12.3%

 

 

 

Abag Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps Revenue VRDN,

 

 

 

     4.75%, 6/1/37(r)

39,700,000

39,700,000

 

Adams-Friendship Area Wisconsin School District GO Bonds:

 

 

 

      5.07%, 3/1/09

95,000

95,826

 

      5.09%, 3/1/10

105,000

107,161

 

      5.13%, 3/1/11

115,000

118,519

 

Alameda California Corridor Transportation Authority Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds, Zero Coupon, 10/1/09

6,000,000

5,778,900

 

Allentown Pennsylvania GO Bonds:

 

 

 

      Prerefunded, 3.41%, 10/1/09

1,895,000

1,893,332

 

      Unrefunded Balance, 3.41%, 10/1/09

15,000

14,870

 

Baltimore Maryland General Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

5.00%, 7/1/12

1,330,000

1,341,212

 

Bayonne New Jersey Municipal Utilities Authority Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds, 3.70%, 4/1/10

365,000

361,470

 

Bethlehem Pennsylvania GO Bonds, 4.10%, 11/1/09

675,000

671,726

 

Boynton Beach Florida Community Redevelopment Agency Tax

 

 

 

     Allocation Revenue Bonds, 5.10%, 10/1/15

815,000

826,793

 

Bridgeview Illinois GO Bonds, 4.62%, 12/1/11

490,000

487,677

 

Burlingame California PO Revenue Bonds, 5.255%, 6/1/11

1,000,000

1,014,390

 

Butler Pennsylvania Redevelopment Authority Tax Increment

 

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, 5.25%, 12/1/13

680,000

683,992

 

California State Industry Sales Tax Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

5.00%, 1/1/12

2,900,000

2,893,765

 

California State M-S-R Public Power Agency Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     3.45%, 7/1/09

3,460,000

3,437,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - Cont'd

Amount

Value

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority

 

 

 

     Revenue Bonds:

 

 

 

           5.41%, 8/1/09

$1,755,000

$1,770,286

 

           Zero Coupon, 6/1/10

2,820,000

2,649,898

 

           Zero Coupon, 6/1/13

3,190,000

2,545,779

 

Canyon Texas Regional Water Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

5.70%, 8/1/12

165,000

167,610

 

Chicago Illinois GO Bonds, 5.20%, 1/1/10

3,600,000

3,629,664

 

Chicago Illinois O'Hare International Airport Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.053%, 1/1/11

3,720,000

3,744,515

 

Cook County Illinois School District GO Bonds:

 

 

 

      No. 95 Taxable Limited Refunding School Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.45%, 12/1/11

200,000

207,466

 

      No. 089 Maywood, Zero Coupon, 12/1/12

2,135,000

1,741,306

 

      No. 170 Chicago Heights, Zero Coupon, 12/1/12

380,000

309,928

 

Corte Madera California COPs, 5.447%, 2/1/16

1,435,000

1,410,160

 

El Paso Texas GO Bonds:

 

 

 

      5.512%, 8/15/09

1,245,000

1,258,819

 

      5.674%, 8/15/12

1,000,000

1,025,390

 

      5.724%, 8/15/13

1,000,000

1,021,940

 

Escondido California Joint Powers Financing Authority Lease

 

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, 5.53%, 9/1/18

1,810,000

1,767,755

 

Fall Creek Wisconsin School District GO Bonds, 5.91%, 3/1/19

605,000

613,065

 

Frisco Texas Economic Development Corp. Sales Tax Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.619%, 2/15/17

1,000,000

1,016,530

 

Grant County Washington Public Utility District No. 2 Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds, 5.11%, 1/1/13

500,000

497,885

 

Hillsborough County Florida Port District Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     Zero Coupon:

 

 

 

           6/1/11

1,230,000

1,102,609

 

           12/1/11

1,230,000

1,073,876

 

Illinois State MFH Development Authority Revenue Bonds:

 

 

 

      5.60%, 12/1/15

1,545,000

1,593,343

 

      5.662%, 7/1/17

2,045,000

2,089,683

 

Indiana State Finance Development Authority Revenue VRDN,

 

 

 

     5.60%, 9/1/31 (r)

7,500,000

7,500,000

 

Inglewood California Pension Funding Revenue Bonds:

 

 

 

      4.65%, 9/1/09

215,000

215,067

 

      4.74%, 9/1/10

225,000

225,074

 

Iron County Wisconsin GO Bonds, 5.26%, 3/1/19

620,000

641,588

 

La Verne California PO Revenue Bonds:

 

 

 

      5.40%, 6/1/09

270,000

272,292

 

      5.45%, 6/1/10

340,000

345,766

 

      5.49%, 6/1/11

350,000

357,161

 

Los Angeles California Community Redevelopment Agency Tax

 

 

 

     Allocation Bonds, 4.22%, 7/1/09

805,000

804,992

 

Los Angeles County California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

 

     6/30/10

363,000

339,950

 

Maryland State Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority

 

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, 5.30%, 7/1/10

630,000

641,283

 

Michigan State Municipal Bond Authority Revenue Bonds:

 

 

 

      5.42%, 12/1/08

2,890,000

2,902,051

 

      5.252%, 6/1/15

1,000,000

977,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - Cont'd

Amount

Value

 

Midpeninsula California Regional Open Space District Financing

 

 

 

     Authority Revenue Bonds, 5.15%, 9/1/12

$2,505,000

$2,574,163

 

Montgomery County North Carolina Industrial Facilities &

 

 

 

     Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue VRDN,

 

 

 

     5.60%, 12/1/20 (r)

9,800,000

9,800,000

 

Nashville & Davidson County Tennessee Water & Sewage

 

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, 4.74%, 1/1/15

1,585,000

1,573,477

 

Nevada State Department of Business & Industry Lease Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds, 5.32%, 6/1/17

1,140,000

1,151,411

 

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds, 3.85%,

 

 

 

     3/15/11

1,850,000

1,858,307

 

New York State Sales Tax Asset Receivables Corp. Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     3.60%, 10/15/08

3,300,000

3,301,815

 

New York State Urban Development Corp. Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     4.38%, 12/15/11

2,300,000

2,276,816

 

Northwest Washington Electric Energy Revenue Bonds, 4.06%,

 

 

 

     7/1/09

1,000,000

996,690

 

Northwest Washington Open Access Network Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     6.39%, 12/1/10

935,000

974,953

 

Oakland California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds:

 

 

 

      5.268%, 9/1/11

2,860,000

2,912,309

 

      5.252%, 9/1/16

1,540,000

1,542,495

 

      5.263%, 9/1/16

2,435,000

2,469,309

 

Oakland City California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon:

 

 

 

      12/15/10

2,000,000

1,836,160

 

      12/15/12

1,680,000

1,376,626

 

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Airport Trust Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     4.60%, 10/1/09

1,330,000

1,335,174

 

Oklahoma State Capital Improvement Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.10%, 7/1/11

2,720,000

2,760,637

 

Orange County California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

 

     9/1/11

6,100,000

5,397,707

 

Oregon State Department of Administrative Services Lottery

 

 

 

     Revenue Bonds:

 

 

 

           5.334%, 4/1/09

1,565,000

1,582,340

 

           5.374%, 4/1/10

1,650,000

1,692,405

 

           5.355%, 4/1/11

1,000,000

1,035,920

 

Palm Springs California Community Redevelopment Agency Tax

 

 

 

     Allocation Bonds, 5.59%, 9/1/17

1,140,000

1,170,917

 

Pennsylvania State Convention Center Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     4.97%, 9/1/11

3,040,000

3,106,090

 

Pittsburg California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.115%, 8/1/16

1,635,000

1,538,339

 

Placer County California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation

 

 

 

     Bonds, 5.75%, 8/1/15

705,000

729,449

 

Riverside California Public Financing Authority Tax Allocation

 

 

 

     Bonds, 5.24%, 8/1/17

1,795,000

1,806,847

 

Roseville California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.31%, 9/1/13

500,000

501,175

 

Sacramento City California Financing Authority Tax Allocation

 

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, 4.985%, 12/1/09

1,035,000

1,040,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - Cont'd

Amount

Value

 

San Diego California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.66%, 9/1/16

$1,310,000

$1,327,122

 

Santa Fe Springs California Community Development Commission

 

 

 

     Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.18%, 9/1/11

1,210,000

1,221,447

 

Schenectady New York Metroplex Development Authority Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds, 5.15%, 8/1/09

135,000

136,669

 

Shawano-Gresham Wisconsin School District GO Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.75%, 3/1/11

285,000

297,768

 

Shorewood Wisconsin School District GO Bonds, 5.30%, 4/1/16

320,000

319,178

 

South Bend County Indiana Economic Development Income

 

 

 

     Tax Revenue Bonds:

 

 

 

           5.125%, 2/1/10

425,000

433,504

 

           5.20%, 2/1/14

1,295,000

1,319,657

 

Southern California Airport Authority Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.00%, 12/1/12

850,000

848,190

 

St. Paul Minnesota Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, 5.30%, 11/1/12

1,500,000

1,504,455

 

Stanislaus County California Revenue Bonds, 7.15%, 8/15/13

475,000

510,635

 

Virginia State Housing Development Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.24%, 7/1/09

1,050,000

1,059,933

 

West Contra Costa California Unified School District COPs:

 

 

 

      4.59%, 1/1/09

285,000

285,918

 

      4.66%, 1/1/10

435,000

437,710

 

Ypsilanti Michigan GO Bonds, 5.55%, 5/1/12

335,000

342,219

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Taxable Municipal Obligations (Cost $172,722,750)

 

174,273,890

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities - 5.1%

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 3.625%, 11/14/08

3,395,000

3,396,120

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes, 10/1/08

64,000,000

64,000,000

 

Freddie Mac, 6.625%, 9/15/09

250,000

258,926

 

Government National Mortgage Association:

 

 

 

      5.50%, 1/16/32

4,651,782

606,672

 

      5.50%, 5/20/32

4,727,554

622,185

 

New Valley Generation I, 7.299%, 3/15/19

792,233

899,130

 

New Valley Generation V, 4.929%, 1/15/21

774,610

771,996

 

Overseas Private Investment Corp., 7.45%, 12/15/10

517,046

539,558

 

Tunisia Government AID Bonds, Guaranteed by the United States

 

 

 

     Agency of International Development, 9.375%, 8/1/16

599,999

712,409

 

 

 

 

 

     Total U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities (Cost $71,634,019)

 

71,806,996

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury - 2.8%

 

 

 

United States Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

      2.125%, 1/31/10

920,000

923,450

 

      3.125%, 8/31/13

700,000

706,125

 

      3.125%, 9/30/13

3,950,000

3,976,540

 

      4.00%, 8/15/18

32,895,000

33,357,587

 

 

 

 

 

     Total U.S. Treasury (Cost $39,048,209)

 

38,963,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT - 1.1%

Amount

Value

 

Deutsche Bank, 3.476%, 6/18/10 (r)

$15,000,000

$14,966,355

 

 

 

 

 

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $15,000,000)

 

14,966,355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities - 0.2%

Shares

 

 

Conseco, Inc. *

98,632

347,185

 

Roslyn Real Estate Asset Corp., Preferred (b)(e)

15

990,000

 

Woodbourne Capital:

 

 

 

     Trust I, Preferred (b)(e)

625,000

281,250

 

     Trust II, Preferred (b)(e)

625,000

281,250

 

     Trust III, Preferred (b)(e)

625,000

281,250

 

     Trust IV, Preferred (b)(e)

625,000

281,250

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Equity Securities (Cost $5,833,240)

 

2,462,185

 

 

 

 

 

          TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,048,010,017) - 71.4%

 

1,005,885,105

 

          Other assets and liabilities, net - 28.6%

 

403,749,674

 

          NET ASSETS - 100%

 

$1,409,634,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underlying

Unrealized

 

# of

Expiration

Face Amount

Appreciation

Futures

Contracts

Date

at Value

(Depreciation)

Purchased:

 

 

 

 

     5 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

50

12/08

$5,611,719

($34,216)

     10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

432

12/08

49,518,000

(352,207)

          Total Purchased

 

 

 

($386,423)

 

 

 

 

 

Sold:

 

 

 

 

     2 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

430

12/08

$91,778,125

$453,422

          Total Sold

 

 

 

$453,422

 

* Non-income producing security.

(b) This security was valued by the Board of Trustees. See Note A.

(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

(g) Subsequent to period end, this security is no longer accruing interest.

(h) Subsequent to period end, Glitnir Banki HF defaulted on the principal and interest payments due on October 15, 2008.

(m)The Illinois Insurance Department has prohibited Lumbermens from making interest payments. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(n) The Illinois Insurance Department has prohibited Lumbermens from making interest payments.  This TIERS security is based on interest payments from Lumbermens. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(p) The State of New York Insurance Department has prohibited Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. from making interest payments. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(r) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

(x) Alliance Bancorp and its affiliates filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 13, 2007. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(z) Effective April 2008, this security is no longer accruing interest.

 

Abbreviations:

COPs: Certificates of Participation
GO: General Obligation
LLC: Limited Liability Corporation
LP: Limited Partnership
MFH: Multi-Family Housing
PO: Pension Obligation
SO: Special Obligation
VRDN: Variable Rate Demand Note

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2008

Assets

 

 

Investments in securities, at value (Cost $1,048,010,017) - see accompanying schedule

$1,005,885,105

 

Cash

410,321,899

 

Receivable for securities sold

34,784,893

 

Receivable for shares sold

13,429,046

 

Interest and dividends receivable

7,495,594

 

Collateral at broker for futures (cash)

428,072

 

Other assets

38,476

 

     Total assets

1,472,383,085

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Payable for securities purchased

55,242,596

 

Payable for shares redeemed

5,801,052

 

Payable for futures variation margin

311,633

 

Payable to Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

576,644

 

Payable to Calvert Administrative Services Company

336,179

 

Payable to Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc.

21,507

 

Payable to Calvert Distributors, Inc.

329,455

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

129,240

 

     Total liabilities

62,748,306

 

     Net Assets

$1,409,634,779

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

 

Paid-in capital applicable to the following shares of beneficial interest

 

 

     unlimited number of no par value shares authorized:

 

 

     Class A: 81,811,161 shares outstanding

$1,315,581,737

 

     Class C: 5,898,501 shares outstanding

94,672,126

 

     Class I: 95,498 shares outstanding

708,328

 

     Class Y: 1,976,721 shares outstanding

31,714,569

 

Undistributed net investment income

534,620

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

8,481,312

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

(42,057,913)

 

 

 

 

     Net Assets

$1,409,634,779

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share:

 

 

Class A (based on net assets of $1,284,672,696)

$15.70

 

Class C (based on net assets of $92,234,855)

$15.64

 

Class I (based on net assets of $1,503,165)

$15.74

 

Class Y (based on net assets of $31,224,063)

$15.80

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statement of Operations
Year Ended September 30, 2008

Net Investment Income

 

Investment Income:

 

     Interest income

$53,133,221

     Dividend income

485,462

     Total investment income

53,618,683

 

 

Expenses:

 

     Investment advisory fee

3,325,132

     Administrative fees

2,896,754

     Transfer agency fees and expenses

2,102,460

     Distribution Plan expenses:

 

          Class A

2,235,977

          Class C

663,462

     Trustees' fees and expenses

46,295

     Custodian fees

116,846

     Registration fees

61,986

     Reports to shareholders

178,920

     Professional fees

35,149

     Accounting fees

124,971

     Miscellaneous

25,622

     Total expenses

11,813,574

     Reimbursement from Advisor:

 

     Class A

(810,430)

     Class I

(9,223)

     Class Y

(9,048)

     Fees paid indirectly

(34,394)

     Net expenses

10,950,479

     Net Investment Income

42,668,204

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

     Investments

7,958,752

     Futures

(452,953)

 

7,505,799

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

     Investments

(40,380,172)

     Futures

39,054

 

(40,341,118)

 

 

     Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

(32,835,319)

 

 

     Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

     Resulting From Operations

$9,832,885

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended

Year Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

2008

2007

 

Operations:

 

 

 

     Net investment income

$42,668,204

$22,867,991

 

     Net realized gain (loss)

7,505,799

5,331,621

 

     Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(40,341,118)

(1,001,623)

 

     Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

     Resulting From Operations

9,832,885

27,197,989

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

     Net investment income:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

(38,503,671)

(20,939,160)

 

          Class C shares

(2,341,893)

(1,607,370)

 

          Class I shares

(21,679)

(7,526)

 

          Class Y shares

(181,864)

--

 

     Net realized gain:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

(5,212,748)

(2,214,450)

 

          Class C shares

(382,740)

(221,673)

 

          Class I shares

(2,150)

(466)

 

               Total distributions

(46,646,745)

(24,990,645)

 

 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

     Shares sold:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

969,315,652

337,959,234

 

          Class C shares

56,354,364

23,251,828

 

          Class I shares

1,290,181

194,816

 

          Class Y shares

33,748,184

--

 

     Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

37,083,101

20,858,186

 

          Class C shares

1,331,341

899,429

 

          Class I shares

23,829

7,992

 

          Class Y shares

131,166

--

 

     Redemption fees:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

54,111

10,380

 

          Class C shares

1,226

39

 

          Class Y shares

2,782

--

 

     Shares redeemed:

 

 

 

          Class A shares

(292,738,936)

(147,033,086)

 

          Class C shares

(12,970,728)

(13,937,301)

 

          Class I shares

(63,841)

(3,903)

 

          Class Y shares

(2,170,181)

--

 

               Total capital share transactions

791,392,251

222,207,614

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

754,578,391

224,414,958

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of year

655,056,388

430,641,430

 

End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $534,620 and $438,740, respectively)

$1,409,634,779

$655,056,388

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

September 30,

September 30,

Capital Share Activity

2008

2007

Shares sold:

 

 

     Class A shares

60,334,094

20,962,017

     Class C shares

3,523,010

1,447,904

     Class I shares

80,535

12,082

     Class Y shares

2,104,476

--

Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

     Class A shares

2,311,010

1,295,903

     Class C shares

83,280

56,087

     Class I shares

1,486

495

     Class Y shares

8,223

--

Shares redeemed:

 

 

     Class A shares

(18,232,205)

(9,121,028)

     Class C shares

(810,610)

(867,911)

     Class I shares

(3,967)

(242)

     Class Y shares

(135,978)

--

     Total capital share activity

49,263,354

13,785,307

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Notes to Financial Statements

Note A ---- Significant Accounting Policies

General: The Calvert Short Duration Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of The Calvert Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The operations of each series are accounted for separately. The Fund currently offers four classes of shares of beneficial interest. Class A shares are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 2.75%. Class C shares are sold without a front-end sales change and, with certain exceptions, will be charged a deferred sales charge on shares sold within one year of purchase. Class C shares have a higher expense ratio than Class A shares. Class I shares require a minimum account balance of $1,000,000. The $1 million minimum initial investment may be waived for certain institutional accounts, where it is believed to be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. Class I shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge and have lower levels of expenses than Class A shares. Effective February 29, 2008, the Fund began to offer Class Y shares. Class Y shares are generally only available to wrap or similar fee-based programs offered by financial intermediaries that have entered into an agreement with the Fund's Distributor to offer Class Y shares. Class Y shares have no front-end or deferred sales charge and have lower levels of expenses than Class A shares. Each class has different: (a) dividend rates due to differences in Distribution Plan expenses and other class specific expenses, (b) exchange privileges and (c) class specific voting rights.

Security Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments wherever possible. Securities for which market quotations are available are valued at last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange in which they trade. Municipal securities are valued utilizing a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings) furnished by dealers through an independent pricing service. Foreign securities are valued based on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. If events occur after the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are traded, and before the Fund's net asset value is determined, that are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are valued at their fair value taking these events into account. Short-term notes are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Fund may invest in securities whose resale is subject to restrictions. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

In determining fair value, the Board considers all relevant qualitative and quantitative information available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

At September 30, 2008, securities valued at $42,695,295 or 3.0% of net assets were fair valued under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with recognized financial institutions or registered broker/dealers and, in all instances, holds underlying securities with a value exceeding the total repurchase price, including accrued interest. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its value and a possible loss of income or value if the counterparty fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Futures Contracts: The Fund may enter into futures contracts agreeing to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price at a future date. Initial margin deposits of either cash or securities as required by the broker are made upon entering into the contract. While the contract is open, daily variation margin payments are made to or received from the broker reflecting the daily change in market value of the contract and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When a futures contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. The risks associated with entering into futures contracts may include the possible illiquidity of the secondary market which would limit the Fund's ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date, an imperfect correlation between the value of the contracts and the underlying financial instruments, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations under the contracts' terms.

Short Sales: The Fund may use a hedging technique that involves short sales of U.S. Treasury securities for the purposes of managing the duration of the Fund. Any short sales are "covered" with an equivalent amount of high quality, liquid securities.

Security Transactions and Net Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to separate classes of shares based upon the relative net assets of each class. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. (See the Schedule of Investments footnotes on page 21.) A debt obligation may be removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured. Expenses arising in connection with a class are charged directly to that class. Expenses common to the classes are allocated to each class in proportion to their relative net assets. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates.

Foreign Currency Transactions: The Fund's accounting records are maintained in U. S. dollars. For valuation of assets and liabilities on each date of net asset value determination, foreign denominations are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. Security transactions, income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the event. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on securities and foreign currencies is included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on securities and foreign currencies.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income are paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund's capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Redemption Fees: The Fund charges a 2% redemption fee on redemptions, including exchanges, made within 30 days of purchase in the same Fund (within seven days for Class I shares). The redemption fee is paid to the Class of the Fund from which the redemption is made, and is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The fee is intended to discourage market-timers by ensuring that short-term trading costs are borne by the investors making the transactions and not the shareholders already in the Fund.

Expense Offset Arrangements: The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby the custodian's fees may be paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the bank. These credits are used to reduce the Fund's expenses. Such a deposit arrangement may be an alternative to overnight investments.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" -- an interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48), effective on the last business day of the semi-annual reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. FIN 48 sets forth a threshold for financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended September 30, 2004 -- 2008) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that as of September 30, 2008, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements." This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The changes to current generally accepted accounting principles from the application of this Statement relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. As of September 30, 2008, the Fund does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will impact the financial statement amounts; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 161, "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The new standard is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand the effect on the Fund's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 161 will have on the Fund's financial statements and related disclosures.

Note B -- Related Party Transactions

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (the "Advisor") is wholly-owned by Calvert Group, Ltd. ("Calvert"), which is indirectly wholly-owned by UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. The Advisor provides investment advisory services and pays the salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. For its services, the Advisor receives an annual fee, payable monthly, based on the following annual rates of average net assets: .35% on the first $750 million, and .325% over $750 million.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2009. The contractual expense cap is 1.08% for Class A, and .75% for Class I. For the purposes of this expense limit, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. To the extent that any expense offset credits are earned, the Advisor's obligation under the contractual limitation may be reduced and the Advisor may benefit from the expense offset arrangement. The Advisor voluntarily reimbursed Class Y shares for expenses of $9,048 for the year ended September 30, 2008.

Calvert Administrative Services Company, an affiliate of the Advisor, provides administrative services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly. Class A, Class C and Class Y shares pay an annual rate of .30%, and Class I shares pay an annual rate of .10%, based on their average daily net assets.

Calvert Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund. Distribution Plans, adopted by Class A and Class C shares, allow the Fund to pay the Distributor for expenses and services associated with the distribution of shares. The expenses paid may not exceed .50% and 1.00% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A and Class C, respectively. The amount actually paid by the Fund is an annualized fee, payable monthly of .25% and 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A and Class C, respectively. Class I and Y shares do not have Distribution Plan expenses.

The Distributor received $133,067 as its portion of the commissions charged on sales of the Fund's Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2008.

Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. ("CSSI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CSSI received a fee of $172,062 for the year ended September 30, 2008. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent.

Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual fee of $32,000 plus up to $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. Trustee's fees are allocated to each of the funds served.

Note C -- Investment Activity

During the year, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term and U.S. government securities, were $1,740,593,897 and $1,305,660,691, respectively. U.S. government security purchases and sales were $2,292,849,541 and $2,262,145,019, respectively.

The cost of investments owned at September 30, 2008 for federal income tax purposes was $1,048,370,285. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $42,485,180, of which $3,137,357 related to appreciated securities and $45,622,537 related to depreciated securities.

The Fund intends to elect to defer net capital losses of $434,178 incurred from November 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008 and treat them as arising in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2007 were as follows:

Distributions paid from:

2008

2007

     Ordinary income

$45,762,417

$24,927,456

     Long term capital gain

884,328

63,189

          Total

$46,646,745

$24,990,645

As of September 30, 2008, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$549,437

Undistributed long-term capital gain

9,342,756

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(42,485,180)

 

($32,592,987)

The differences between components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the statement of assets and liabilities are primarily due to temporary book-tax differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. These book-tax differences are mainly due to wash sales, Section 1256 contracts, deferral of post October losses, and interest defaults.

Reclassifications, as shown in the table below, have been made to the Fund's components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers, as applicable) under income tax law and regulations. These reclassifications are due to permanent book-tax differences and have no impact on net assets. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassifications are due to asset-backed securities and tax-exempt income.

Undistributed net investment income

($1,523,217)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

1,405,007

Paid-in capital

118,210

Note D -- Line of Credit

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert Group Funds (except for the Calvert Social Investment Fund's Enhanced Equity Portfolio) and State Street Corporation ("SSC"). Under the agreement, SSC provides an unsecured line of credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $50 million ($25 million committed and $25 million uncommitted), accessible by the Funds for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings under this committed facility bear interest at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus .50% per annum. A commitment fee of .10% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility, which is allocated to all participating funds. The Fund had no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2008. For the year ended September 30, 2008, borrowings by the Fund under the Agreement were as follows:

Average
Daily
Balance

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate

Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

Month of
Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

 

$103,876

3.09%

$6,474,214

September 2008

Tax Information (Unaudited)

The Fund designates $884,328 as capital gain dividends for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class A Shares

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

2006 (z)

Net asset value, beginning

$16.17

$16.11

$16.13

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.71

.73

.65

     Net realized and unrealized gain

(.36)

.13

.11

          Total from investment operations

.35

.86

.76

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.70)

(.71)

(.64)

     Net realized gain

(.12)

(.09)

(.14)

          Total distributions

(.82)

(.80)

(.78)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.47)

.06

(.02)

Net asset value, ending

$15.70

$16.17

$16.11

 

 

 

 

Total return*

2.13%

5.47%

4.86%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

4.47%

4.54%

4.12%

     Total expenses

1.17%

1.22%

1.19%

     Expenses before offsets

1.08%

1.09%

1.09%

     Net expenses

1.08%

1.08%

1.08%

Portfolio turnover

495%

533%

524%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$1,284,673

$604,790

$390,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class A Shares

2005 (z)

2004

 

Net asset value, beginning

$16.35

$16.58

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.43

.32

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain

.09

.36

 

          Total from investment operations

.52

.68

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.43)

(.32)

 

     Net realized gain

(.31)

(.59)

 

          Total distributions

(.74)

(.91)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.22)

(.23)

 

Net asset value, ending

$16.13

$16.35

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

3.25%

4.23%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

2.69%

1.98%

 

     Total expenses

1.19%

1.21%

 

     Expenses before offsets

1.09%

1.09%

 

     Net expenses

1.08%

1.08%

 

Portfolio turnover

633%

967%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$211,734

$141,155

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class C Shares

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

2006 (z)

Net asset value, beginning

$16.11

$16.06

$16.08

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.58

.59

.52

     Net realized and unrealized gain

(.36)

.13

.11

          Total from investment operations

.22

.72

.63

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.57)

(.58)

(.51)

     Net realized gain

(.12)

(.09)

(.14)

          Total distributions

(.69)

(.67)

(.65)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.47)

.05

(.02)

Net asset value, ending

$15.64

$16.11

$16.06

 

 

 

 

Total return*

1.35%

4.59%

4.05%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

3.70%

3.72%

3.28%

     Total expenses

1.88%

1.90%

1.92%

     Expenses before offsets

1.88%

1.90%

1.92%

     Net expenses

1.87%

1.89%

1.91%

Portfolio turnover

495%

533%

524%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$92,235

$49,984

$39,612

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Class C Shares

2005 (z)

2004

 

Net asset value, beginning

$16.31

$16.54

 

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.29

.18

 

     Net realized and unrealized gain

.08

.36

 

          Total from investment operations

.37

.54

 

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.29)

(.18)

 

     Net realized gain

(.31)

(.59)

 

          Total distributions

(.60)

(.77)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.23)

(.23)

 

Net asset value, ending

$16.08

$16.31

 

 

 

 

 

Total return*

2.32%

3.34%

 

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

1.81%

1.12%

 

     Total expenses

1.95%

1.96%

 

     Expenses before offsets

1.95%

1.96%

 

     Net expenses

1.94%

1.95%

 

Portfolio turnover

633%

967%

 

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$28,663

$23,537

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Periods Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Class I Shares

2008 (z)

2007 (z)

2006 (y)(z)

Net asset value, beginning

$16.19

$16.13

$16.04

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.67

.79

.33

     Net realized and unrealized gain

(.27)

.12

.12

          Total from investment operations

.40

.91

.45

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.73)

(.76)

(.36)

     Net realized gain

(.12)

(.09)

--

          Total distributions

(.85)

(.85)

(.36)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.45)

.06

.09

Net asset value, ending

$15.74

$16.19

$16.13

 

 

 

 

Total return*

2.49%

5.78%

2.84%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

4.58%

4.91%

4.73% (a)

     Total expenses

2.64%

6.11%

.63% (a)

     Expenses before offsets

.75%

.76%

.62% (a)

     Net expenses

.75%

.75%

.61% (a)

Portfolio turnover

495%

533%

209%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$1,503

$282

$82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Periods Ended

 

 

November 7,

September 30,

September 30,

Class I Shares

2005 (x)

2005 (z)

2004

Net asset value, beginning

$16.12

$16.37

$16.61

Income from investment operations

 

 

 

     Net investment income

.06

.49

.41

     Net realized and unrealized gain

(.04)

.10

.35

          Total from investment operations

.02

.59

.76

Distributions from

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(.05)

(.53)

(.41)

     Net realized gain

--

(.31)

(.59)

          Total distributions

(.05)

(.84)

(1.00)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.03)

(.25)

(.24)

Net asset value, ending

$16.09

$16.12

$16.37

 

 

 

 

Total return*

.13%

3.72%

4.73%

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

 

 

     Net investment income

3.65% (a)

3.00%

2.46%

     Total expenses

.81% (a)

.62%

.61%

     Expenses before offsets

.81% (a)

.62%

.61%

     Net expenses

.79% (a)

.61%

.60%

Portfolio turnover

293%

633%

967%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$0

$6,167

$24,369

See notes to financial highlights.

 

Financial Highlights

 

Period Ended

 

September 30,

Class Y Shares

2008 (z)^

Net asset value, beginning

$16.19

Income from investment operations

 

     Net investment income

.31

     Net realized and unrealized gain

(.40)

          Total from investment operations

(.09)

Distributions from:

 

     Net investment income

(.30)

     Net realized gain

--

          Total distributions

(.30)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.39)

Net asset value, ending

$15.80

 

 

Total return*

(.58%)

Ratios to average net assets: A

 

     Net investment income

4.00% (a)

     Total expenses

1.13% (a)

     Expenses before offsets

.93% (a)

     Net expenses

.93% (a)

Portfolio turnover

215%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$31,224

 

A Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the Advisor or reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses before offsets reflect expenses after reimbursement and/or waiver by the Advisor but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

(a) Annualized.

(x) The last remaining shareholder in Class I redeemed on November 7, 2005.

(y) Class I resumed upon shareholder investment on April 21, 2006.

(z) Per share figures are calculated using the Average Share Method.

* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.

^ From February 29, 2008, inception.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments is a snapshot of all securities held in the fund at their market value, on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are listed by asset type (e.g., common stock, corporate bonds, U.S. government obligations) and may be further broken down into sub-groups and by industry classification.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities is often referred to as the fund's balance sheet. It lists the value of what the fund owns, is due and owes on the last day of the reporting period. The fund's assets include the market value of securities owned, cash, receivables for securities sold and shareholder subscriptions, and receivables for dividends and interest payments that have been earned, but not yet received. The fund's liabilities include payables for securities purchased and shareholder redemptions, and expenses owed but not yet paid. The statement also reports the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share on the last day of the reporting period. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. This statement is accompanied by a Schedule of Investments. Alternatively, if certain conditions are met, a Statement of Net Assets may be presented in lieu of this statement and the Schedule of Investments.

Statement of Net Assets

The Statement of Net Assets provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. The Statement of Net Assets includes a Schedule of Investments. Other assets are added and other liabilities subtracted from the investments total to calculate the fund's net assets. Finally, net assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) per share.

At the end of the Statement of Net Assets is a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Paid in Capital is the money invested by shareholders and represents the bulk of net assets. Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the amounts the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as of the statement date. Accumulated Realized Losses will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date values.

Statement of Operations

The Statement of Operations summarizes the fund's investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the fund. Investment income includes dividends earned from stocks and interest earned from interest-bearing securities in the fund. Expenses incurred in operating the fund include the advisory fee paid to the investment advisor, administrative services fees, distribution plan expenses (if applicable), transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing expenses, custodial, legal, and audit fees, and the printing and postage expenses related to shareholder reports. Expense offsets (fees paid indirectly) are also shown. Credits earned from offset arrangements are used to reduce the fund's expenses. This statement also shows net gains (losses) realized on the sale of investments and the increase or decrease in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held during the period.

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. Changes in the fund's net assets are attributable to investment operations, distributions and capital share transactions.

The Operations section of the report summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distribution section shows the dividend and capital gain distributions made to shareholders. The amounts shown as distributions in this section may not match the net investment income and realized gains amounts shown in the Operations section because distributions are determined on a tax basis and certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the amount shareholders invested in the fund, either by purchasing shares or by reinvesting distributions, and the amounts redeemed. The corresponding numbers of shares issued, reinvested and redeemed are shown at the end of the report.

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table provides a per-share breakdown per class of the components that affect the fund's net asset value for current and past reporting periods. The table provides total return, total distributions, expense ratios, portfolio turnover and net assets for the applicable period. Total return is a measure of a fund's performance that encompasses all elements of return: dividends, capital gain distributions and changes in net asset value. Total return is the change in value of an investment over a given period, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, expressed as a percentage of the initial investment. Total distributions include distributions from net investment income and net realized gains. Long-term gains are earned on securities held in the fund more than one year. Short-term gains, on the sale of securities held less than one year, are treated as ordinary dividend income for tax purposes. The expense ratio is a fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of net assets. These expenses directly reduce returns to shareholders. Portfolio turnover measures the trading activity in a fund's investment portfolio -- how often securities are bought and sold by a fund. Portfolio turnover is affected by market conditions, changes in the size of the fund, the nature of the fund's investments and the investment style of the portfolio manager.

PROXY VOTING

The Proxy Voting Guidelines of the Calvert Funds that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided as an Appendix to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Fund at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert website at www.calvert.com; or by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund's website at www.calvert.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC;  information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. 

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information Table

Name &
Age


Position
with
Fund


Position
Start
Date

Principal Occupation
During Last 5 Years

(Not Applicable to Officers)

# of Calvert
Portfolios
Overseen

Other
Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (formerly Family Health Council, Inc.) in Pittsburgh, PA, a non-profit corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child health care, and various health screening services and community preventive health programs.

29

 

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

 

Managing partner of Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best Doctors in America.

12

 

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Treasurer and Director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003) and President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks (since 1998).

29

  • Ariel Funds (3)
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 62

Trustee/ Director

1996

 

President and CEO of Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human resources development, information management, public affairs and private enterprise development.

25

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank
  • Summit Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

ARTHUR J. PUGH

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

Retired executive.

25

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank

INTERESTED TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 56

Trustee/ Director & President

 

1997

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Group, Ltd.

42

  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)
  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Ameritas Holding Company
  • Acacia Financial Corp. (President & CEO)
  • Acacia Realty Corp. (President and CEO)

DAVID R. ROCHAT

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director & Senior Vice President

1980

(CMF - 1992)

Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (prior to 2008) and Director and President of Chelsea Securities, Inc.

12

  • Government Scientific Source, Inc.
  • Chelsea Securities, Inc.
  • Vermont Quality Meats

D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director & Chair

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Mr. Silby is the founding Chair of the Calvert Funds. He is the Chair-Elect and a principal of Syntao.com, a Beijing-based company promoting corporate social responsibility. He was an officer and director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003).

29

  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Grameen Foundation USA
  • Studio School Fund
  • Syntao.com China
  • The ICE Organization

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 56

Chief Compliance Officer

2005

Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Head of Calvert Client Services.

SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq.

AGE: 49

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

(CMF - 1992)

Assistant Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 44

Vice President

     

2004

Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq.

AGE: 40

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

     

1996

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd., and since 2004, Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Asset Management Company, investment advisor to the Funds.

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 35

Assistant Secretary

2004

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Group, Ltd.

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 58

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

DANIEL K. HAYES

AGE: 58

Vice President

     

 

1996

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 43

Assistant Treasurer

     

2000

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Assistant Fund Treasurer.

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 38

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

EDITH LILLIE

AGE: 51

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary (since 2007) and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 46

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Associate Counsel Compliance Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Mr. Macedo served as 2nd Vice President at Acacia Life Insurance Company and The Advisors Group, Acacia's broker-dealer and federally registered investment adviser.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 56

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Maxwell was an associate with Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.  Prior to joining Calvert in 2006, Mr. Niebler was an Associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 52

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Roy was Senior Vice President of US Fixed Income for Baring Asset Management, and SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager of Scudder Insurance Asset Management.

WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq.

AGE: 61

Vice President & Secretary

     

1990

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA

AGE: 56

Treasurer

     

1979

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Fund Treasurer.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA

AGE: 47

Fund Controller

     

1999

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Fund Controller.

 

The address of Trustees and Officers is 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, except Mr. Silby's address is 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Krumsiek is an interested person of the Fund since she is an officer and director of the Fund's advisor and its affiliates and a director of its parent companies. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund's advisor. Mr. Rochat is an interested person of the Fund since he was an officer of the Fund's advisor.

Additional information about the Fund's Trustees can be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You can get a free copy of the SAI at www.calvert.com, or by contacting your broker, or the Fund at 1-800-368-2745.

 

Calvert Short Duration Income Fund

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Calvert Group
c/o BFDS
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Web Site
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Note: The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report; our website address is included as an inactive textual reference only.

Principal Underwriter
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Suite 1000 North
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

This report is intended to provide fund information to shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Calvert's Family of Funds

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First Government Money Market Fund
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Balanced Fund
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Calvert Social Index Fund
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Calvert Global Alternative Energy Fund
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Table of Contents

 

President's Letter
1

Portfolio Management Discussion
4

Shareholder Expense Example
7

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
9

Schedule of Investments
10

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
17

Statement of Operations
18

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
19

Notes to Financial Statements
20

Financial Highlights
26

Explanation of Financial Tables
28

Proxy Voting and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings
30

Trustee and Officer Information Table
32

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

It has been a tumultuous 12 months for bonds, with this normally stable asset class roiled by the collapse in subprime mortgages, a deepening credit crunch, and a string of high-profile failures among financial institutions that have been major players in the debt markets. Banks and other financial institutions have tightened lending standards on a broad range of credit instruments, including mortgages, car loans, credit cards, and commercial paper. Calvert's taxable bond funds were not immune to the credit market turmoil, but our intensive credit research and relative value analysis helped us moderate the price declines in the fixed-income portfolios that we manage.

The subprime mortgage crisis, which was well underway at the beginning of the reporting period in late 2007 as the markets began to reassess the value of taking on additional investment risk, was the trigger for 2008's unprecedented market volatility. In March, the Federal Reserve organized the fire sale of investment bank Bear Stearns, a historic event that shook the fixed-income market. The markets were optimistic this would mark the low point of the credit crisis and seemed to be taking steps toward recovery into the summer. However, by July analysts had begun raising serious questions about the financial health of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which caused the credit crisis to accelerate.

September 2008: An Extremely Turbulent Month

September 2008 was one of the most challenging months ever for bonds. The U.S. Treasury placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which issue a huge volume of their own debt and guarantee a large chunk of the residential mortgage-backed securities market, into conservatorship in early September. Then investment bank Lehman Brothers entered bankruptcy, the U.S. government bailed out insurer AIG, and Merrill Lynch agreed to be acquired by Bank of America. At the end of the month, it looked like Wachovia, another giant bank, would be acquired by Citigroup (after the end of the reporting period, Wachovia agreed to be acquired by Wells Fargo). These dislocations in the financial system indicated that the subprime mortgage crisis had become a complete meltdown in the credit market.

By the end of September, the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve had finally begun to take aggressive steps to ease the credit crisis that went beyond the bailout or takeover of individual institutions. The government organized a $700 billion financial rescue package designed to buy troubled assets from banks. At the end of September, the facilitating legislation was stuck in political limbo (it was eventually enacted in early October). However, corporate bonds had their worst month ever in September, losing 6.57% according to the Lehman U.S. Credit Index. Bonds issued by financial companies (measured by the Financial sector of the Lehman U.S. Credit Index) fared even worse in September, losing 12.86% in the month. At the opposite end of the bond performance spectrum, short-term U.S. Treasuries skyrocketed in value as investors flocked to them in a classic flight to quality.

Calvert Funds Turn in Strong Performance

Against this very volatile backdrop, Calvert's taxable fixed-income funds have performed well, with the majority beating their respective passive benchmark indexes for the reporting period. Most of our funds were able to outperform the broad market averages in large part because of the portfolio management team's disciplined adherence to a four-part investment process that optimizes duration, yield curve positioning, sector allocation, and credit quality for any market environment--even the extreme volatility that we experienced during the reporting period. Although the widespread volatility made it nearly impossible to completely avoid holdings that lost significant value--we did have exposure to two Icelandic banks whose bonds were marked down and which were recently taken over by their government--we avoided investing in many troubled assets. For example, we had no exposure at all to Lehman Brothers or AIG in our taxable bond funds.

While we have worked to minimize the impact on our shareholders of one of the most turbulent periods in the fixed-income market's history, we recognize that this period of declining asset values in virtually all corners of the financial markets has created great stress for investors. We encourage you to visit our website for frequent updates and commentary on economic and market developments from Calvert professionals. We are committed to continuing our efforts to identify opportunities that emerge in the fixed-income markets while we seek to meet our investors' long-term goals for stability and income.

As always, we appreciate your business and hope to continue to serve you in the months and years to come.

 

Sincerely,

Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and CEO
Calvert Group, Ltd.
October 2008

As of September 30, 2008, the following companies represented the following percentages of net assets: Freddie Mac represented 0.1% of Calvert Income Fund; Merrill Lynch represented 0.7% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 1.3% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 0.7% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund; Bank of America represented 3.8% of Calvert Income Fund, 0.7% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 1.5% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 0.5% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund; Wachovia represented 1.4% of Calvert Income Fund, 1.7% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 1.7% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 1.5% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund; Citigroup represented 0.49% of Calvert Income Fund, 0.9% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 0.5% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 1.0% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund. All portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

Gregory Habeeb
Senior Portfolio Manager of Calvert Asset Management Company

Performance

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2008, Calvert Long-Term Income Fund Class A Shares (at NAV) posted a return of 5.31% versus -9.19% for the benchmark Lehman Long U.S. Credit Index. An underweight to corporate bonds and a shorter duration in corporate securities helped the Fund outperform the benchmark.

Investment Climate

The 12-month period was one of the most difficult in the history of the U.S. credit markets. The turmoil that began in August 2007 expanded to the top of the credit-quality ladder--freezing the markets for high-quality municipal bonds and commercial paper as well as government-guaranteed housing agency and mortgage-backed securities. The collapse of investment bank Bear Stearns surprised the markets in March. Conditions deteriorated again when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac started a mid-summer skid that ended with a government takeover in early September.

September continued to provide a dizzying and unprecedented chain of events. Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, Bank of America bought struggling Merrill Lynch, the government rescued insurer AIG, and federal regulators seized and sold off the bulk of Washington Mutual's operations--and were orchestrating the sale of Wachovia at month's end. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley opted to convert to commercial bank holding companies so they could borrow from the Federal Reserve. Finally, the House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion package to rescue the financial markets on September 29, which plunged the markets into chaos.

A similar relief package was signed into law later that week.

The results of this protracted turmoil were a rush to safety and liquidity and a massive credit crunch. The Federal Reserve fought back throughout the period by expanding its existing liquidity-enhancement measures and launching new ones to pump cash into the banking system and support frozen short-term lending markets. In just the last few weeks of September, the central bank's balance sheet grew 50% to $1.5 trillion.

In the end, soaring demand for Treasury securities weighed heavily on yields as the benchmark 10-year Treasury note's yield fell 0.75 percentage points during the period to 3.85% . In fact, yields of short-term securities such as the three-month Treasury bill --which fell 2.90 percentage points to 0.92%--sank to the lowest levels since World War II.

Overall, headline inflation ran at a 5.4% pace as of August while core inflation was a tamer 2.5%1. Economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product, was expected to be just 1.2%2 for the reporting period.

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008

Investment Performance
(total return at NAV*)

 

6 months

12 months

 

ended

ended

 

9/30/08

9/30/08

Class A

(0.58%)

5.31%

Lehman Long U.S. Credit Index**

(9.33%)

(9.19%)

Lipper Corp Debt Funds BBB Rated Average

(7.63%)

(6.20%)

 

 

 

Maturity Schedule

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

9/30/08

9/30/07

 

13 years

12 years

 

 

 

SEC Yield

 

 

 

30 Days Ended

 

9/30/08

9/30/07

 

3.21%

4.16%

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 

Economic Sectors

Investments

 

Asset Backed Securities

2.6%

 

Banks

13.2%

 

Brokerages

1.7%

 

Financial Services

4.0%

 

Industrial

18.3%

 

Industrial - Finance

1.5%

 

Municipal Obligations

12.3%

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

1.0%

 

Special Purpose

6.2%

 

Transportation

2.0%

 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

0.2%

 

U.S. Treasury

35.2%

 

Utilities

1.8%

 

Total

100%

 

*Investment performance/return at NAV does not reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 3.75% front-end sales charge

or any deferred sales charge.

**Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

Portfolio Strategy

The Fund benefited throughout the period from an underweight to corporate securities in general and to long-term corporate bonds in particular. Intermediate-term corporate bonds within the Index had smaller losses than long-term ones for the period, returning -3.28% versus -9.19%.

The Fund also had a higher average credit quality rating than the benchmark. This helped returns during a period when corporate bonds, in general, posted negative returns and underperformed comparable U.S. Treasury securities. The Fund also maintained a significant position in cash and cash equivalents in anticipation of difficult market conditions.

Offsetting some of these contributions were markdowns in bonds issued by several financial companies, including Glitnir Bank, Kaupthing Bank, Credit Agricole, and Wachovia.

Outlook

We expect the credit markets to slowly recover over the next year but do not expect a return to the heady times of a few years ago. While there are similarities to the credit crunch of the early 1990s, the problem is larger and more global in nature this time. Since financial institutions must rebuild capital, they are not inclined to increase lending. Therefore, we think the credit crunch may last through next year.

For the balance of the year, we expect economic growth to be sub-par or recessionary and we expect the Fed's target interest rate to remain at the current 1.5% target or possibly move lower. High energy and food prices remain a concern, although core inflation has remained stable and should be partly restrained by the drag from the housing recession.

Moving forward, the programs announced by the Federal Reserve and Treasury should help restore confidence for lending institutions and investors. Also, spreads between yields of corporate bonds and Treasuries remain near historically wide

levels--offering attractive opportunities for fixed-income investors focused on long-term results.

October 2008

As of September 30, 2008, the following companies represented the following percentages of Fund net assets: Bear Stearns 0.1%, Fannie Mae 0%, Freddie Mac 0%, Lehman Brothers 0%, Bank of America 0.7%, Merrill Lynch 0.7%, AIG 0%, Washington Mutual 0%, Wachovia 1.7%, Goldman Sachs 0.5%, Morgan Stanley 0.2%, Glitnir Bank 0.4%, Kaupthing Bank 0%, Credit Agricole 1.9%, and Wachovia 1.7%. All portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

1. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price indexes for August 2008.

2. Source: Commerce Dept. and Wall Street Journal August 2008 survey of professional forecasters.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008

Average Annual Total Returns
(with max. load)

Class A

 

One Year

1.29%

Since Inception

4.53%

(12/31/04)

 

 

Performance Comparison
Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment.

 

 

Average annual total returns in the Portfolio Statistics above and the Performance Comparison line graph are with maximum load deducted -- they assume reinvestment of dividends and reflect the deduction of the Fund's Class A maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%. No sales charge has been applied to the indices used for comparison. However, the Lipper average does reflect the deduction of the category's average front-end sales charge. The value of an investment in Class A shares is plotted in the line graph. The value of an investment in another Class of shares would be different. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund's distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

*Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008).

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

Beginning

Ending Account

Expenses Paid

 

Account Value

Value

During Period*

 

4/1/08

9/30/08

4/1/08 - 9/30/08

Actual

$1,000.00

$994.20

$6.23

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,018.75

$6.31

(5% return per year before expenses)

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.25%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of The Calvert Fund and Shareholders of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Calvert Long-Term Income Fund (the Fund), a series of The Calvert Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2008, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the three-year period then ended and the period from December 31, 2004 (inception) through September 30, 2005. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's 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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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 September 30, 2008, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. As to securities purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other appropriate 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 Calvert Long-Term Income Fund as of September 30, 2008, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the three-year period then ended and the period from December 31, 2004 (inception) through September 30, 2005, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 21, 2008

 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008

 

Principal

 

 

Asset Backed Securities - 1.6%

Amount

Value

 

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:

 

 

 

      4.87%, 12/6/10

$33,295

$32,890

 

      5.20%, 3/6/11

70,000

67,358

 

      5.42%, 8/8/11

63,264

61,141

 

      5.21%, 10/6/11

108,668

105,925

 

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust, 5.22%, 11/16/09

11,219

11,244

 

Capital One Auto Finance Trust, 5.33%, 11/15/10

29,283

29,084

 

Discover Card Master Trust, 3.488%, 9/17/12 (r)

100,000

97,260

 

GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note Trust, 3.198%, 4/20/11 (r)

75,000

72,376

 

GS Auto Loan Trust, 2.65%, 5/16/11

3,101

3,098

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $481,701)

 

480,376

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations

 

 

 

(privately originated) - 0.4%

 

 

 

Impac CMB Trust, 3.477%, 5/25/35 (r)

2,532

1,711

 

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust, 6.25%, 7/25/36

108,017

78,972

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., 5.00%, 6/25/35

48,951

42,333

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations (privately originated)

 

 

 

           (Cost $139,112)

 

123,016

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds - 38.2%

 

 

 

Alliance Mortgage Investments, 12.61%, 6/1/10 (b)(r)(x)*

4,817

-

 

American Express Centurion Bank, 2.568%, 7/13/10 (r)

100,000

91,577

 

APL Ltd., 8.00%, 1/15/24

280,000

240,800

 

ArcelorMittal, 6.125%, 6/1/18 (b)(e)

150,000

132,917

 

Army Hawaii Family Housing, 5.524%, 6/15/50 (e)

100,000

79,383

 

Asian Development Bank, 6.22%, 8/15/27

30,000

34,441

 

Atlantic Marine Corp. Communities LLC,

 

 

 

6.158%, 12/1/51 (b)(e)

60,000

46,704

 

Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., 8.15%, 2/15/28 (b)(e)(p)*

30,000

1,500

 

Autopista del Maipo Sociedad, 7.373%, 6/15/22 (e)

25,000

24,120

 

BAC Capital Trust XV, 3.61%, 6/1/56 (r)

400,000

299,454

 

BAE Systems Asset Trust, 6.664%, 9/15/13 (e)

83,236

86,579

 

Bank of America, 3.404%, 5/12/10 (r)

200,000

197,383

 

Bayview Research Center Finance Trust,

 

 

 

6.33%, 1/15/37 (b)(e)

49,995

51,044

 

Bear Stearns Co's, Inc., 2.891%, 3/30/09 (r)

40,000

39,618

 

BNSF Funding Trust I, 6.613% to 1/15/26,

 

 

 

floating rate thereafter to 12/15/55 (r)

500,000

450,745

 

C8 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.64% to 12/31/14,

 

 

 

floating rate thereafter to 12/31/49 (e)(r)

85,000

79,663

 

Camp Pendleton & Quantico Housing LLC,

 

 

 

5.937%, 10/1/43 (e)

50,000

50,887

 

Cargill, Inc., 4.036%, 1/21/11 (e)(r)

70,000

69,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.:

 

 

 

      3.304%, 8/6/10 (r)

$70,000

$68,003

 

      5.85%, 9/1/17

100,000

92,605

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

      6.50%, 8/15/17

40,000

35,200

 

      7.25%, 12/15/18

275,000

253,687

 

CIT Group, Inc., 6.10% to 3/15/17, floating rate thereafter to

 

 

 

     3/15/67 (r)

55,000

20,075

 

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

 

      6.20%, 3/15/09

200,000

201,049

 

      8.40% to 4/30/18, floating rate thereafter to 4/29/49 (b)(r)

100,000

68,066

 

Compass Bancshares, Inc., 3.913%, 10/9/09 (e)(r)

100,000

99,579

 

Credit Agricole SA, 6.637% to 5/31/17, floating rate thereafter

 

 

 

     to 5/31/49 (e)(r)

820,000

552,906

 

CVS Caremark Corp., 4.317%, 9/10/10 (r)

100,000

97,937

 

Discover Financial Services, 6.45%, 6/12/17

100,000

72,309

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

      3.866%, 6/17/10 (r)

80,000

79,851

 

      6.30% to 9/30/11, floating rate thereafter to 9/30/66 (r)

100,000

90,770

 

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 7.034% to 1/15/18, floating rate

 

 

 

     thereafter to 1/15/68 (r)

340,000

287,528

 

FMG Finance Pty Ltd.:

 

 

 

      6.811%, 9/1/11 (e)(r)

145,000

136,300

 

      10.00%, 9/1/13 (b)(e)

75,000

72,750

 

      10.625%, 9/1/16 (e)

150,000

147,000

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.241%, 4/15/12 (r)

300,000

271,196

 

Fort Knox Military Housing, 5.915%, 2/15/52 (e)

130,000

106,963

 

General Electric Capital Corp., 2.859%, 12/12/08 (r)

580,000

578,154

 

Giants Stadium LLC:

 

 

 

      10.00%, 4/1/37 (e)(r)

150,000

150,000

 

      9.49%, 4/1/37 (e)(r)

300,000

300,000

 

Glitnir Banki HF:

 

 

 

      3.046%, 4/20/10 (e)(g)(r)

75,000

54,117

 

      6.693% to 6/15/11,

 

 

 

      floating rate thereafter to 6/15/16 (e)(g)(r)

150,000

69,327

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

      3.27%, 12/23/09 (r)

100,000

99,875

 

      3.869%, 6/28/10 (r)

50,000

45,625

 

Great River Energy, 6.254%, 7/1/38 (e)

100,000

93,309

 

HBOS plc, 6.657% to 5/21/37, floating rate thereafter to

 

 

 

     5/21/49 (e)(r)

30,000

16,968

 

Hewlett-Packard Co., 3.21%, 9/3/09 (r)

70,000

69,789

 

Huntington National Bank, 4.65%, 6/30/09

60,000

58,769

 

Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd.:

 

 

 

      6.391%, 11/15/27

40,000

40,051

 

      6.23%, 11/19/27

15,000

16,287

 

      6.015%, 2/15/28

25,000

26,220

 

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd.,

 

 

 

     4.304%, 8/13/10 (r)

200,000

200,000

 

Irwin Land LLC:

 

 

 

      5.03%, 12/15/25 (e)

100,000

82,379

 

      5.40%, 12/15/47 (e)

125,000

93,985

 

Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 5.625%, 5/1/16

15,000

13,740

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.291%, 1/22/10 (r)

50,000

49,775

 

Land O'Lakes Capital Trust I, 7.45%, 3/15/28 (e)

300,000

253,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

 

LL & P Wind Energy, Inc. Washington Revenue Bonds, 6.192%,

 

 

 

     12/1/27

$100,000

$98,360

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 7.25%, 11/2/96

25,000

31,216

 

McGuire Air Force Base Military Housing Project, 5.611%,

 

 

 

     9/15/51 (e)

30,000

23,889

 

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., 2.885%, 10/27/08 (r)

200,000

199,395

 

Morgan Stanley, 3.041%, 1/9/12 (r)

100,000

66,000

 

National Fuel Gas Co., 6.50%, 4/15/18 (e)

100,000

94,701

 

NationsBank Cap Trust III, 3.341%, 1/15/27 (r)

65,000

45,820

 

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.:

 

 

 

      6.90%, 10/1/37

40,000

41,608

 

      6.59%, 7/7/38

30,000

31,337

 

Noble Group Ltd.:

 

 

 

      8.50%, 5/30/13 (b)(e)

300,000

247,500

 

      6.625%, 3/17/15 (b)(e)

110,000

80,489

 

Ohana Military Communities LLC:

 

 

 

      5.675%, 10/1/26 (e)

70,000

62,544

 

      6.00%, 10/1/51 (e)

30,000

25,999

 

OPTI Canada, Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/14

100,000

90,750

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/24

100,000

88,500

 

Pacific Beacon LLC, 5.628%, 7/15/51 (e)

40,000

31,451

 

Pedernales Electric Cooperative, 5.952%, 11/15/22 (e)

50,000

48,074

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.:

 

 

 

      5.875%, 7/15/16

100,000

89,410

 

      6.65%, 3/15/17

240,000

216,042

 

      7.20%, 1/15/28

100,000

86,007

 

PPL Montana LLC, 8.903%, 7/2/20

22,769

23,822

 

ProLogis, 3.058%, 8/24/09 (r)

150,000

145,507

 

Puget Sound Energy, Inc., 7.02%, 12/1/27

25,000

22,735

 

Redstone Arsenal Military Housing, 5.45%, 9/1/26 (e)

25,000

25,724

 

Rochester Gas & Electric Corp., 6.375%, 9/1/33 (b)

10,000

8,944

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, 7.64% to 9/29/17, floating

 

 

 

     rate thereafter to 3/31/49 (b)(r)

400,000

256,000

 

SABMiller plc, 3.091%, 7/1/09 (e)(r)

60,000

59,722

 

Skyway Concession Co. LLC, 3.081%, 6/30/17 (b)(e)(r)

100,000

82,112

 

Southern California Edison Co., 5.75%, 4/1/35

10,000

9,298

 

SouthTrust Bank, 6.565%, 12/15/27 (b)

120,000

76,175

 

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., 3.09%, 3/1/09 (r)

100,000

81,719

 

Sovereign Bank, 4.511%, 8/1/13 (r)

300,000

198,000

 

TEPPCO Partners LP, 7.00% to 6/1/17, floating thereafter

 

 

 

     to 6/1/67 (r)

212,000

177,974

 

Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP, Zero Coupon:

 

 

 

      2/15/28 (b)(e)

135,000

23,163

 

      2/15/31 (b)(e)

196,000

25,594

 

      2/15/43 (e)

1,950,000

369,634

 

      2/15/45 (b)(e)

357,257

41,692

 

Verizon North, Inc., 5.634%, 1/1/21 (e)

15,000

13,118

 

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.80% to 3/15/11, floating rate

 

 

 

     thereafter to 3/15/42 (r)

1,000,000

420,000

 

Wachovia Corp., 5.625%, 12/15/08

100,000

98,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

 

Wells Fargo Bank:

 

 

 

      6.584%, 9/1/27 (e)

$100,000

$103,780

 

      6.734%, 9/1/47 (e)

100,000

104,910

 

Wells Fargo Capital XIII, 7.70% to 3/26/13, floating rate thereafter

 

 

 

     to 12/26/49 (r)

100,000

87,201

 

Xstrata Finance Dubai Ltd., 3.154%, 11/13/09 (e)(r)

90,000

89,038

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $12,166,720)

 

11,285,164

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - 9.1%

 

 

 

Abag Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps Revenue VRDN,

 

 

 

     4.75%, 6/1/37 (r)

200,000

200,000

 

Adams-Friendship Area Wisconsin School District GO Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.47%, 3/1/18

30,000

29,757

 

Alabaster Alabama GO Bonds, 5.45%, 4/1/21

25,000

23,447

 

Anaheim California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

 

     6.506%, 2/1/31

125,000

128,862

 

Baltimore Maryland General Revenue Bonds, 5.27%, 7/1/18

30,000

28,771

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds, 5.61%, 8/1/14

30,000

31,145

 

Camarillo California Community Development Commission

 

 

 

     Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.78%, 9/1/26

30,000

27,821

 

Commonwealth Pennsylvania Financing Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.631%, 6/1/23

30,000

31,159

 

Cook County Illinois School District GO Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

 

     12/1/24

25,000

8,709

 

East Lansing Michigan GO Bonds, 5.00%, 4/1/14

85,000

85,773

 

Ewing Township New Jersey School District GO Bonds, 4.80%,

 

 

 

     5/1/16

10,000

9,792

 

Fairfield California PO Revenue Bonds:

 

 

 

      5.22%, 6/1/20

15,000

14,027

 

      5.34%, 6/1/25

15,000

13,831

 

Florida State First Governmental Financing Commission Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds, 5.30%, 7/1/19

25,000

23,588

 

Fort Wayne Indiana Redevelopment District Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.24%, 6/1/21

25,000

23,329

 

Georgetown University Washington DC Revenue Bonds, 7.22%,

 

 

 

     4/1/19

300,000

299,250

 

Grant County Washington Public Utility District No. 2 Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds:

 

 

 

           5.29%, 1/1/20

25,000

24,080

 

           5.48%, 1/1/21

10,000

9,836

 

Hammonton New Jersey GO Bonds, 5.90%, 3/1/18

15,000

14,881

 

Howell Township New Jersey School District GO Bonds, 5.30%,

 

 

 

     7/15/19

25,000

24,715

 

Illinois State MFH Development Authority Revenue Bonds, 6.537%,

 

 

 

     1/1/33

70,000

65,301

 

Jackson & Williamson Counties Illinois Community High School

 

 

 

     District GO Bonds, Zero Coupon, 12/1/21

180,000

80,429

 

Kansas City Missouri Airport Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.125%, 9/1/17

15,000

13,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - Cont'd

Amount

Value

 

Kaukauna Wisconsin School District GO Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.07%, 3/1/09

$125,000

$125,591

 

Kern County California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

 

     8/15/20

125,000

59,234

 

King County Washington Housing Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     6.375%, 12/31/46

50,000

50,942

 

La Mesa California COPs, 6.32%, 8/1/26

30,000

30,641

 

Lancaster Pennsylvania Parking Authority Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.95%, 12/1/25

50,000

48,023

 

Leland Stanford Jr. University California Revenue Bonds,

 

 

 

     6.875%, 2/1/24

100,000

113,831

 

Linden New Jersey GO Revenue Bonds, 5.63%, 4/1/21

60,000

55,647

 

Metropolitan Washington DC Airport Authority System Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds, 5.69%, 10/1/30

15,000

13,868

 

Mississippi State Development Bank SO Revenue Bonds, 5.60%,

 

 

 

     1/1/26

30,000

27,926

 

Montgomery Alabama GO Bonds, 4.94%, 4/1/17

10,000

9,588

 

Moreno Valley California Public Financing Authority Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds, 5.549%, 5/1/27

50,000

46,331

 

Nashville & Davidson County Tennessee Water & Sewage Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds, 4.74%, 1/1/15

80,000

79,418

 

Nevada State Department of Business & Industry Lease Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds, 5.87%, 6/1/27

50,000

48,346

 

New York City IDA Revenue Bonds, 6.027%, 1/1/46

30,000

29,448

 

Oakland California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

 

     12/15/20

120,000

55,619

 

Oakland California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.411%, 9/1/21

30,000

28,980

 

Orange County California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

 

     9/1/14

95,000

70,459

 

Oregon State Local Governments GO Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

 

     6/1/18

100,000

55,964

 

Oregon State School Boards Association GO Bonds, Zero Coupon:

 

 

 

     6/30/16

25,000

16,010

 

     6/30/18

30,000

16,551

 

Philadelphia Pennsylvania IDA Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon,

 

 

 

     4/15/20

25,000

11,977

 

Philadelphia Pennsylvania School District GO Bonds, 5.09%,

 

 

 

     7/1/20

10,000

9,665

 

Redlands California PO Revenue Bonds, Zero Coupon:

 

 

 

     8/1/27

250,000

76,170

 

     8/1/28

175,000

50,059

 

San Bernardino California Joint Powers Financing Authority Tax

 

 

 

     Allocation Bonds, 5.625%, 5/1/16

40,000

39,597

 

San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bonds,

 

 

 

     5.10%, 8/1/20

15,000

13,382

 

Santa Cruz County California Redevelopment Agency Tax

 

 

 

     Allocation Revenue Bonds, 5.50%, 9/1/20

40,000

37,471

 

Schenectady New York Metroplex Development Authority

 

 

 

     Revenue Bonds, 5.36%, 8/1/16

40,000

39,863

 

St. Paul Minnesota Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, 6.125%,

 

 

 

     11/1/25

50,000

49,192

 

Thorp Wisconsin School District GO Bonds, 6.15%, 4/1/26

40,000

40,915

 

Thousand Oaks California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation

 

 

 

     Bonds, 5.25%, 12/1/21

50,000

46,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - Cont'd

Amount

Value

 

Utah State Housing Corp. Military Housing Revenue Bonds:

 

 

 

     5.392%, 7/1/50

$15,000

$13,303

 

     5.442%, 7/1/50

10,000

8,933

 

Vigo County Indiana Industrial Redevelopment Authority Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds, 5.30%, 2/1/21

15,000

13,883

 

West Contra Costa California Unified School District COPs, 5.03%,

 

 

 

     1/1/20

15,000

13,820

 

West Covina California Public Financing Authority Lease Revenue

 

 

 

     Bonds, 6.05%, 6/1/26

40,000

36,460

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Taxable Municipal Obligations (Cost $2,753,919)

 

2,695,882

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies

 

 

 

and Instrumentalities - 0.2%

 

 

 

New Valley Generation V, 4.929%, 1/15/21

38,730

38,600

 

 

 

 

 

     Total U.S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities (Cost $37,675)

 

38,600

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury - 26.9%

 

 

 

United States Treasury Bonds:

 

 

 

      5.375%, 2/15/31

35,000

39,763

 

      4.75%, 2/15/37

122,000

130,712

 

      5.00%, 5/15/37

173,000

192,760

 

      4.375%, 2/15/38

375,000

379,746

 

United States Treasury Notes, 4.00%, 8/15/18

7,105,000

7,204,914

 

 

 

 

 

     Total U.S. Treasury (Cost $7,939,433)

 

7,947,895

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Securities - 0.0%

Shares

 

 

Conseco, Inc. *

1,712

6,026

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Equity Securities (Cost $30,993)

 

6,026

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $23,549,553) - 76.4%

 

22,576,959

 

          Other assets and liabilities, net - 23.6%

 

6,954,778

 

          Net Assets - 100%

 

$29,531,737

 

 

 

 

 

Underlying

Unrealized

 

# of

Expiration

Face Amount

Appreciation

Futures

Contracts

Date

at Value

(Depreciation)

Purchased:

 

 

 

 

10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

35

12/08

$4,011,875

($30,232)

 

* Non-income producing security.

(b) This security was valued by the Board of Trustees. See Note A.

(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

(g) Subsequent to year end, this security is no longer accruing interest.

(p) The State of New York Insurance Department has prohibited Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. from making interest payments. This security is no longer accruing interest.

(r) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

(x) Alliance Bancorp and its affiliates filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 13, 2007.

      This security is no longer accruing interest.

 

Abbreviations:

 

COPs: Certificates of Participation

LP: Limited Partnership

GO: General Obligation

MFH: Multi-Family Housing

IDA: Industrial Development Authority

PO: Pension Obligation

LLC: Limited Liability Corporation

SO: Special Obligation

 

VRDN: Variable Rate Demand Notes

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2008

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value (Cost $23,549,553) -

 

see accompanying schedule

$22,576,959

Cash

7,105,381

Receivable for securities sold

630,721

Receivable for shares sold

100,193

Interest and dividends receivable

226,165

Other assets

72,180

     Total assets

30,711,599

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for securities purchased

834,903

Payable for shares redeemed

232,112

Payables for futures variation margin

68,359

Payable to Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

17,131

Payable to Calvert Administrative Services Company

7,236

Payable to Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc.

501

Payable to Calvert Distributors, Inc.

6,030

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

13,590

     Total liabilities

1,179,862

     Net Assets

$29,531,737

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Paid-in capital applicable to 1,913,192 shares of beneficial interest, unlimited number of no par shares authorized

$29,794,838

Undistributed net investment income

3,251

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

736,474

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

(1,002,826)

 

 

     Net Assets

$29,531,737

 

 

     Net Asset Value Per Share

$15.44

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statement of Operations
Year Ended September 30, 2008

Net Investment Income

 

Investment Income:

 

     Interest income

$1,033,065

     Dividend income

2,543

          Total investment income

1,035,608

 

 

Expenses:

 

     Investment advisory fee

79,486

     Administrative fees

59,614

     Transfer agency fees and expenses

69,294

     Trustees' fees and expenses

1,092

     Distribution Plan expenses

49,679

     Custodian fees

30,099

     Accounting fees

3,281

     Registration fees

13,963

     Reports to shareholders

4,849

     Professional fees

18,153

     Miscellaneous

1,173

          Total expenses

330,683

     Reimbursement from Advisor

(76,276)

     Fees paid indirectly

(6,013)

          Net expenses

248,394

          Net Investment Income

787,214

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

     Investments

660,667

     Futures

154,929

 

815,596

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

     Investments

(913,531)

     Futures

(35,332)

 

(948,863)

 

 

     Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

      (Loss)

(133,267)

 

 

     Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

     Resulting From Operations

$653,947

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year Ended

Year Ended

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

2008

2007

 

Operations:

 

 

 

     Net investment income

$787,214

$378,059

 

     Net realized gain (loss) on investments

815,596

241,495

 

     Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(948,863)

(97,835)

 

 

 

 

 

     Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

     Resulting From Operations

653,947

521,719

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(779,160)

(376,887)

 

     Net realized gain

(317,167)

(6,911)

 

     Total distributions

(1,096,327)

(383,798)

 

 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

     Shares sold

23,647,400

9,659,296

 

     Reinvestment of distributions

958,721

328,859

 

     Redemption fees

2,068

203

 

     Shares redeemed

(6,773,239)

(2,981,674)

 

     Total capital share transactions

17,834,950

7,006,684

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

17,392,570

7,144,605

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of year

12,139,167

4,994,562

 

End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $3,251 and $1,303, respectively)

$29,531,737

$12,139,167

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Activity

 

 

 

Shares sold

1,507,320

623,449

 

Reinvestment of distributions

61,307

21,263

 

Shares redeemed

(432,496)

(192,786)

 

     Total capital share activity

1,136,131

451,926

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Notes to Financial Statements

Note A ---- Significant Accounting Policies

General: The Calvert Long-Term Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of The Calvert Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. The operations of each series are accounted for separately. The Fund offers Class A shares which are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%.

Security Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments wherever possible. Securities for which market quotations are available are valued at last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange in which they trade. Municipal securities are valued utilizing a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings) furnished by dealers through an independent pricing service. Foreign securities are valued based on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. If events occur after the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are traded, and before the Fund's net asset value determination, that are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are valued at their fair value taking these events into account. Short-term notes are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Fund may invest in securities whose resale is subject to restrictions. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

In determining fair value, the Board considers all relevant qualitative and quantitative information available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

At September 30, 2008, securities valued at $1,214,650, or 4.1% of net assets were fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with recognized financial institutions or registered broker/dealers and, in all instances, holds underlying securities with a value exceeding the total repurchase price, including accrued interest. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its value and a possible loss of income or value if the counterparty fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Futures Contracts: The Fund may enter into futures contracts agreeing to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price at a future date. Initial margin deposits of either cash or securities as required by the broker are made upon entering into the contract. While the contract is open, daily variation margin payments are made to or received from the broker reflecting the daily change in market value of the contract and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When a futures contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the opening and closing value of the contract. The risks associated with entering into futures contracts may include the possible illiquidity of the secondary market which would limit the Fund's ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date, an imperfect correlation between the value of the contracts and the underlying financial instruments, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations under the contracts' terms.

Short Sales: The Fund may use a hedging technique that involves short sales of U.S. Treasury securities for the purposes of managing the duration of the Fund. Any short sales are "covered" with an equivalent amount of high-quality, liquid securities.

Security Transactions and Net Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. (See Schedule of Investments footnotes on page 16.) A debt obligation may be removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured.

Foreign Currency Transactions: The Fund's accounting records are maintained in U.S. dollars. For valuation of assets and liabilities on each date of net asset value determination, foreign denominations are translated into U.S. dollars using the current exchange rate. Security transactions, income and expenses are translated at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the event. The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on securities and foreign currencies is included in the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on securities and foreign currencies.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income are paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund's capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Redemption Fees: The Fund charges a 2% redemption fee on redemptions, including exchanges, made within 30 days of purchase in the same Fund. The redemption fee is paid to the Class of the Fund from which the redemption is made, and is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The fee is intended to discourage market-timers by ensuring that short-term trading costs are borne by the investors making the transactions and not the shareholders already in the Fund.

Expense Offset Arrangements: The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby the custodian's fees may be paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the bank. These credits are used to reduce the Fund's expenses. Such a deposit arrangement may be an alternative to overnight investments.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" -- an interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48), effective on the last business day of the semi-annual reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. FIN 48 sets forth a threshold for financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended September 30, 2005 -- 2008) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that as of September 30, 2008, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements." This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The changes to current generally accepted accounting principles from the application of this Statement relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. As of September 30, 2008, the Fund does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will impact the financial statement amounts; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 161, "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The new standard is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand the effect on the Fund's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 161 will have on the Fund's financial statements and related disclosures.

Note B -- Related Party Transactions

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (the "Advisor") is wholly-owned by Calvert Group, Ltd. ("Calvert"), which is indirectly wholly-owned by UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. The Advisor provides investment advisory services and pays the salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. For its services, the Advisor receives a monthly fee based on an annual rate of .40% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2009. The contractual expense cap is 1.25%. For the purposes of this expense limit, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. To the extent any expense offset credits are earned, the Advisor's obligation under the contractual limitation may be reduced and the Advisor may benefit from the expense offset arrangement.

Calvert Administrative Services Company, an affiliate of the Advisor, provides administrative services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly, of .30% of the average daily net assets.

Calvert Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund. The Distribution Plan, adopted by Class A shares, allows the Fund to pay the Distributor for expenses and services associated with the distribution of shares. The expenses paid may not exceed .50% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A. The amount actually paid by the Fund is an annualized fee, payable monthly of .25% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A.

The Distributor received $14,382 as its portion of the commissions charged on sales of the Fund's Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2008.

Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. ("CSSI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CSSI received a fee of $4,018 for the year ended September 30, 2008. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent.

Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual retainer of $32,000 plus up to $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. Trustee's fees are allocated to each of the funds served.

Note C -- Investment Activity

During the year, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term and U.S. government securities, were $37,634,687 and $28,484,335, respectively. U.S. government security purchases and sales were $63,577,627 and $58,965,553, respectively.

The cost of investments owned at September 30, 2008 for federal income tax purposes was $23,567,776. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $990,817, of which $188,780 related to appreciated securities and $1,179,597 related to depreciated securities.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2007 were as follows:

Distributions paid from:

2008

2007

      Ordinary income

$1,087,332

$383,798

      Long term capital gain

8,995

--

                  Total

$1,096,327

$383,798

As of September 30, 2008, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$555,628

Undistributed long term capital gain

172,933

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(990,817)

 

($262,256)

The differences between the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the statement of assets and liabilities are primarily due to temporary book-tax differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. These book-tax differences are mainly due to wash sales, Section 1256 contracts, and interest defaults.

Reclassifications, as shown in the table below, have been made to the Fund's components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers, as applicable) under income tax law and regulations. These reclassifications are due to permanent book-tax differences and have no impact on net assets. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassification for the Fund are asset-backed securities and tax-exempt income.

Undistributed net investment income

($6,106)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

5,692

Paid-in capital

414

The Fund may sell or purchase securities to and from other Funds managed by the Advisor, typically short-term variable demand notes. Interportfolio transactions are primarily used for cash management purposes. Interportfolio transactions are made pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. For the year ended September 30, 2008, there were $200,000 such purchase transactions.

Note D -- Line of Credit

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert Group Funds (except for the Calvert Social Investment Fund's Enhanced Equity Portfolio) and State Street Corporation ("SSC"). Under the agreement, SSC provides an unsecured line of credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $50 million ($25 million committed and $25 million uncommitted), accessible by the Funds for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings under the committed facility bear interest at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus .50% per annum. A commitment fee of .10% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility, which is allocated to all participating funds. The Fund had no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2008. For the year ended September 30, 2008, borrowings by the Fund under the Agreement were as follows:

Average
Daily
Balance

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate

Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

Month of
Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

 

$1,554

2.82%

$155,833

May 2008

Tax Information (Unaudited)

The Fund designates $8,995 as capital gain dividends for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008.

 

Financial Highlights

 

Years Ended

 

September 30,

September 30,

Class A Shares

2008

2007

Net asset value, beginning

$15.62

$15.36

Income from investment operations

 

 

     Net investment income

.62

.62

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.20

.27

          Total from investment operations

.82

.89

Distributions from

 

 

     From net investment income

(.61)

(.61)

     Net realized gain

(.39)

(.02)

          Total distributions

(1.00)

(.63)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.18)

.26

Net asset value, ending

$15.44

$15.62

 

 

 

Total return*

5.31%

5.92%

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

     Net investment income

3.96%

4.09%

     Total expenses

1.66%

2.03%

     Expenses before offsets

1.28%

1.30%

     Net expenses

1.25%

1.25%

Portfolio turnover

604%

767%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$29,532

$12,139

 

 

 

 

Periods Ended

 

September 30,

September 30,

Class A Shares

2006

2005^

Net asset value, beginning

$15.52

$15.00

Income from investment operations

 

 

     Net investment income

.58

.27

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.08

.52

          Total from investment operations

.66

.79

Distributions from

 

 

     From net investment income

(.58)

(.27)

     Net realized gain

(.24)

--

          Total distributions

(.82)

(.27)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.16)

.52

Net asset value, ending

$15.36

$15.52

 

 

 

Total return*

4.49%

5.29%**

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

     Net investment income

4.04%

2.41% (a)

     Total expenses

3.76%

6.82% (a)

     Expenses before offsets

1.55%

1.51% (a)

     Net expenses

1.25%

1.25% (a)

Portfolio turnover

547%

931%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$4,995

$2,051

 

See notes to financial highlights.

 

A Total expenses do not reflect amounts reimbursed and/or waived by the Advisor or reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses before offsets reflect expenses after reimbursement and/or waiver by the Advisor but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Net expenses are net of all reductions and represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

(a) Annualized.

* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.

** Total return would have been 5.15% without the payment by affiliate. On March 30, 2005, the Advisor voluntarily contributed $2,658 to the Fund to reimburse the effect of a realized loss caused by a trading error. This transaction was deemed a "payment by affiliate."

^ From December 31, 2004, inception.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments is a snapshot of all securities held in the fund at their market value, on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are listed by asset type (e.g., common stock, corporate bonds, U.S. government obligations) and may be further broken down into sub-groups and by industry classification.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities is often referred to as the fund's balance sheet. It lists the value of what the fund owns, is due and owes on the last day of the reporting period. The fund's assets include the market value of securities owned, cash, receivables for securities sold and shareholder subscriptions, and receivables for dividends and interest payments that have been earned, but not yet received. The fund's liabilities include payables for securities purchased and shareholder redemptions, and expenses owed but not yet paid. The statement also reports the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share on the last day of the reporting period. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. This statement is accompanied by a Schedule of Investments. Alternatively, if certain conditions are met, a Statement of Net Assets may be presented in lieu of this statement and the Schedule of Investments.

Statement of Net Assets

The Statement of Net Assets provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. The Statement of Net Assets includes a Schedule of Investments. Other assets are added and other liabilities subtracted from the investments total to calculate the fund's net assets. Finally, net assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) per share.

At the end of the Statement of Net Assets is a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Paid in Capital is the money invested by shareholders and represents the bulk of net assets. Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the amounts the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as of the statement date. Accumulated Realized Losses will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date values.

Statement of Operations

The Statement of Operations summarizes the fund's investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the fund. Investment income includes dividends earned from stocks and interest earned from interest-bearing securities in the fund. Expenses incurred in operating the fund include the advisory fee paid to the investment advisor, administrative services fees, distribution plan expenses (if applicable), transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing expenses, custodial, legal, and audit fees, and the printing and postage expenses related to shareholder reports. Expense offsets (fees paid indirectly) are also shown. Credits earned from offset arrangements are used to reduce the fund's expenses. This statement also shows net gains (losses) realized on the sale of investments and the increase or decrease in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held during the period.

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. Changes in the fund's net assets are attributable to investment operations, distributions and capital share transactions.

The Operations section of the report summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distribution section shows the dividend and capital gain distributions made to shareholders. The amounts shown as distributions in this section may not match the net investment income and realized gains amounts shown in the Operations section because distributions are determined on a tax basis and certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the amount shareholders invested in the fund, either by purchasing shares or by reinvesting distributions, and the amounts redeemed. The corresponding numbers of shares issued, reinvested and redeemed are shown at the end of the report.

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table provides a per-share breakdown per class of the components that affect the fund's net asset value for current and past reporting periods. The table provides total return, total distributions, expense ratios, portfolio turnover and net assets for the applicable period. Total return is a measure of a fund's performance that encompasses all elements of return: dividends, capital gain distributions and changes in net asset value. Total return is the change in value of an investment over a given period, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, expressed as a percentage of the initial investment. Total distributions include distributions from net investment income and net realized gains. Long-term gains are earned on securities held in the fund more than one year. Short-term gains, on the sale of securities held less than one year, are treated as ordinary dividend income for tax purposes. The expense ratio is a fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of net assets. These expenses directly reduce returns to shareholders. Portfolio turnover measures the trading activity in a fund's investment portfolio -- how often securities are bought and sold by a fund. Portfolio turnover is affected by market conditions, changes in the size of the fund, the nature of the fund's investments and the investment style of the portfolio manager.

PROXY VOTING

The Proxy Voting Guidelines of the Calvert Funds that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided as an Appendix to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Fund at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert website at www.calvert.com; or by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund's website at www.calvert.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC;  information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. 

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information Table

Name &
Age


Position
with
Fund


Position
Start
Date

Principal Occupation
During Last 5 Years

(Not Applicable to Officers)

# of Calvert
Portfolios
Overseen

Other
Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (formerly Family Health Council, Inc.) in Pittsburgh, PA, a non-profit corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child health care, and various health screening services and community preventive health programs.

29

 

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

 

Managing partner of Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best Doctors in America.

12

 

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Treasurer and Director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003) and President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks (since 1998).

29

  • Ariel Funds (3)
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 62

Trustee/ Director

1996

 

President and CEO of Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human resources development, information management, public affairs and private enterprise development.

25

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank
  • Summit Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

ARTHUR J. PUGH

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

Retired executive.

25

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank

INTERESTED TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 56

Trustee/ Director & President

 

1997

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Group, Ltd.

42

  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)
  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Ameritas Holding Company
  • Acacia Financial Corp. (President & CEO)
  • Acacia Realty Corp. (President and CEO)

DAVID R. ROCHAT

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director & Senior Vice President

1980

(CMF - 1992)

Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (prior to 2008) and Director and President of Chelsea Securities, Inc.

12

  • Government Scientific Source, Inc.
  • Chelsea Securities, Inc.
  • Vermont Quality Meats

D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director & Chair

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Mr. Silby is the founding Chair of the Calvert Funds. He is the Chair-Elect and a principal of Syntao.com, a Beijing-based company promoting corporate social responsibility. He was an officer and director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003).

29

  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Grameen Foundation USA
  • Studio School Fund
  • Syntao.com China
  • The ICE Organization

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 56

Chief Compliance Officer

2005

Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Head of Calvert Client Services.

SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq.

AGE: 49

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

(CMF - 1992)

Assistant Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 44

Vice President

     

2004

Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq.

AGE: 40

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

     

1996

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd., and since 2004, Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Asset Management Company, investment advisor to the Funds.

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 35

Assistant Secretary

2004

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Group, Ltd.

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 58

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

DANIEL K. HAYES

AGE: 58

Vice President

     

 

1996

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 43

Assistant Treasurer

     

2000

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Assistant Fund Treasurer.

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 38

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

EDITH LILLIE

AGE: 51

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary (since 2007) and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 46

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Associate Counsel Compliance Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Mr. Macedo served as 2nd Vice President at Acacia Life Insurance Company and The Advisors Group, Acacia's broker-dealer and federally registered investment adviser.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 56

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Maxwell was an associate with Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.  Prior to joining Calvert in 2006, Mr. Niebler was an Associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 52

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Roy was Senior Vice President of US Fixed Income for Baring Asset Management, and SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager of Scudder Insurance Asset Management.

WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq.

AGE: 61

Vice President & Secretary

     

1990

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA

AGE: 56

Treasurer

     

1979

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Fund Treasurer.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA

AGE: 47

Fund Controller

     

1999

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Fund Controller.

The address of Trustees and Officers is 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, except Mr. Silby's address is 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Krumsiek is an interested person of the Fund since she is an officer and director of the Fund's advisor and its affiliates and a director of its parent companies. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund's advisor. Mr. Rochat is an interested person of the Fund since he was an officer of the Fund's advisor.

Additional information about the Fund's Trustees can be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You can get a free copy of the SAI at www.calvert.com, or by contacting your broker, or the Fund at 1-800-368-2745.

 

Calvert Long-Term Income Fund

To Open an Account
800-368-2748

Yields and Prices
Calvert Information Network
(24 hours, 7 days a week)
800-368-2745

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Shareholders: 800-368-2745
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TDD for Hearing Impaired
800-541-1524

Branch Office
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000 North
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Registered, Certified
or Overnight Mail
Calvert Group
c/o BFDS
330 West 9th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105

Web Site
http://www.calvert.com

Note: The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report; our website address is included as an inactive textual reference only.

Principal Underwriter
Calvert Distributors, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000 North
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

This report is intended to provide fund information to shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

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Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund

 

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Table of Contents

 

President's Letter
1

Portfolio Management Discussion
4

Shareholder Expense Example
7

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
9

Schedule of Investments
10

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
14

Statement of Operations
15

Statements of Changes in Net Assets
16

Notes to Financial Statements
17

Financial Highlights
22

Explanation of Financial Tables
23

Proxy Voting and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings
25

Trustee and Officer Information Table
26

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

It has been a tumultuous 12 months for bonds, with this normally stable asset class roiled by the collapse in subprime mortgages, a deepening credit crunch, and a string of high-profile failures among financial institutions that have been major players in the debt markets. Banks and other financial institutions have tightened lending standards on a broad range of credit instruments, including mortgages, car loans, credit cards, and commercial paper. Calvert's taxable bond funds were not immune to the credit market turmoil, but our intensive credit research and relative value analysis helped us moderate the price declines in the fixed-income portfolios that we manage.

The subprime mortgage crisis, which was well underway at the beginning of the reporting period in late 2007 as the markets began to reassess the value of taking on additional investment risk, was the trigger for 2008's unprecedented market volatility. In March, the Federal Reserve organized the fire sale of investment bank Bear Stearns, a historic event that shook the fixed-income market. The markets were optimistic this would mark the low point of the credit crisis and seemed to be taking steps toward recovery into the summer. However, by July analysts had begun raising serious questions about the financial health of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which caused the credit crisis to accelerate.

September 2008: An Extremely Turbulent Month

September 2008 was one of the most challenging months ever for bonds. The U.S. Treasury placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which issue a huge volume of their own debt and guarantee a large chunk of the residential mortgage-backed securities market, into conservatorship in early September. Then investment bank Lehman Brothers entered bankruptcy, the U.S. government bailed out insurer AIG, and Merrill Lynch agreed to be acquired by Bank of America. At the end of the month, it looked like Wachovia, another giant bank, would be acquired by Citigroup (after the end of the reporting period, Wachovia agreed to be acquired by Wells Fargo). These dislocations in the financial system indicated that the subprime mortgage crisis had become a complete meltdown in the credit market.

By the end of September, the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve had finally begun to take aggressive steps to ease the credit crisis that went beyond the bailout or takeover of individual institutions. The government organized a $700 billion financial rescue package designed to buy troubled assets from banks. At the end of September, the facilitating legislation was stuck in political limbo (it was eventually enacted in early October). However, corporate bonds had their worst month ever in September, losing 6.57% according to the Lehman U.S. Credit Index. Bonds issued by financial companies (measured by the Financial sector of the Lehman U.S. Credit Index) fared even worse in September, losing 12.86% in the month. At the opposite end of the bond performance spectrum, short-term U.S. Treasuries skyrocketed in value as investors flocked to them in a classic flight to quality.

Calvert Funds Turn in Strong Performance

Against this very volatile backdrop, Calvert's taxable fixed-income funds have performed well, with the majority beating their respective passive benchmark indexes for the reporting period. Most of our funds were able to outperform the broad market averages in large part because of the portfolio management team's disciplined adherence to a four-part investment process that optimizes duration, yield curve positioning, sector allocation, and credit quality for any market environment--even the extreme volatility that we experienced during the reporting period. Although the widespread volatility made it nearly impossible to completely avoid holdings that lost significant value--we did have exposure to two Icelandic banks whose bonds were marked down and which were recently taken over by their government--we avoided investing in many troubled assets. For example, we had no exposure at all to Lehman Brothers or AIG in our taxable bond funds.

While we have worked to minimize the impact on our shareholders of one of the most turbulent periods in the fixed-income market's history, we recognize that this period of declining asset values in virtually all corners of the financial markets has created great stress for investors. We encourage you to visit our website for frequent updates and commentary on economic and market developments from Calvert professionals. We are committed to continuing our efforts to identify opportunities that emerge in the fixed-income markets while we seek to meet our investors' long-term goals for stability and income.

As always, we appreciate your business and hope to continue to serve you in the months and years to come.

 

Sincerely,

Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and CEO
Calvert Group, Ltd.
October 2008

 

As of September 30, 2008, the following companies represented the following percentages of net assets: Freddie Mac represented 0.1% of Calvert Income Fund; Merrill Lynch represented 0.7% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 1.3% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 0.7% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund; Bank of America represented 3.8% of Calvert Income Fund, 0.7% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 1.5% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 0.5% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund; Wachovia represented 1.4% of Calvert Income Fund, 1.7% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 1.7% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 1.5% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund; Citigroup represented 0.49% of Calvert Income Fund, 0.9% of Calvert Long-Term Income Fund, 0.5% of Calvert Short Duration Income Fund, and 1.0% of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund. All portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

 

Portfolio Management Discussion

Gregory Habeeb
Senior Portfolio Manager of Calvert Asset Management Company

Performance

For the 12 months ended September 30, 2008, Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund Class A (at NAV) returned 4.34% versus 4.51% for the Lehman Short Treasury 9-12 Month Index. This slight underperformance was due to the Fund's exposure to corporate floating-rate securities and an underweight to Treasuries in a period where Treasury securities were the best-returning sector.

Investment Climate

The 12-month period was one of the most difficult in the history of the U.S. credit markets. The turmoil that began in August 2007 expanded to the top of the credit-quality ladder--freezing the markets for high-quality municipal bonds and commercial paper as well as government-guaranteed housing agency and mortgage-backed securities. After the investment banks survived very tight year-end financing conditions, the collapse of investment bank Bear Stearns surprised the markets in March. Conditions deteriorated again when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac started a mid-summer skid that ended with a government takeover in early September.

September continued to provide a dizzying and unprecedented chain of events. Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, Bank of America bought struggling Merrill Lynch, the government rescued insurer AIG, and federal regulators seized and sold off the bulk of Washington Mutual's operations--and were orchestrating the sale of Wachovia at month's end. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley opted to convert to commercial bank holding companies so they could borrow from the Federal Reserve. Finally, the House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion package to rescue the financial markets on September 29, which plunged the markets into chaos. A similar relief package was signed into law later that week.

The results of this protracted turmoil were a rush to safety and liquidity and a massive credit crunch. The Federal Reserve fought back throughout the period by expanding its existing liquidity-enhancement measures and launching new ones to pump cash into the banking system and support frozen short-term lending markets. In just the last few weeks of September, the central bank's balance sheet grew 50% to $1.5 trillion.

In the end, soaring demand for Treasury securities weighed heavily on yields as the benchmark 10-year Treasury note's yield fell 0.75 percentage points during the period to 3.85%. In fact, yields of short-term securities such as the three-month Treasury bill--which fell 2.90 percentage points to 0.92%--sank to the lowest levels since World War II.

Overall, headline inflation ran at a 5.4% pace as of August while core inflation was a tamer 2.5%1. Economic growth, as measured by gross domestic product, was expected to be just 1.2%2 for the reporting period.

Portfolio Strategy

The Fund was managed throughout the period with exposure to corporate floating rate securities and a defensive allocation to cash. The Fund also had a significant allocation to very short duration securities--in fact, as of September 30, 2008, 70% was allocated to securities with a duration of less than one year. (Duration is a measure of a portfolio's sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration, the greater the price change relative to interest-rate movements.) The Fund invests primarily in investment grade corporate floating-rate notes and had no exposure to floating-rate senior bank loans.

Offsetting some of these contributions were markdowns in bonds issued by several financial companies, including Glitnir Bank, Bank of America, and Wachovia.

Outlook

We expect the credit markets to slowly recover over the next year but do not expect a return to the heady times of a few years ago. While there are similarities to the credit crunch of the early 1990s, the problem is larger and more global in nature this time. Since financial institutions must rebuild capital, they are not inclined to increase lending. Therefore, we think the credit crunch may last through next year.

For the balance of the year, we expect economic growth to be sub-par or recessionary and we expect the Fed's target interest rate to remain at the current 1.5% target or possibly move lower. High energy and food prices remain a concern, although core inflation has remained stable and should be partly restrained by the drag from the housing recession.

Moving forward, the programs announced by the Federal Reserve and Treasury should help restore confidence for lending institutions and investors. Also, spreads between yields of corporate bonds and Treasuries remain near historically wide levels--offering attractive opportunities for fixed-income investors focused on long-term results.

 

October 2008

 

1 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price indexes for August 2008.

2 Source: Commerce Dept. and Wall Street Journal August 2008 survey of professional forecasters.

As of September 30, 2008, the following companies represented the following percentages of Fund net assets: Bear Stearns 0.2%, Fannie Mae 0%, Freddie Mac 0%, Lehman Brothers 0%, Bank of America 0.5%, Merrill Lynch 0.7%, AIG 0%, Washington Mutual 0%, Wachovia 1.6%, Goldman Sachs 0.7%, Morgan Stanley 0.2%, and Glitnir 0.4%. All portfolio holdings are subject to change without notice.

 

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008

Investment Performance
(total return at NAV*)

 

6 Months

12 Months

 

ended

ended

 

9/30/08

9/30/08

Class A

2.19%

4.34%

Lehman Short Treasury 9-12 Month Index**

0.91%

4.51%

Lipper Ultra-Short Obligations Funds Average

(1.58%)

(2.87%)

 

 

 

Maturity Schedule

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

9/30/08

9/30/07

 

94 days

35 days

 

 

 

SEC Yield

 

 

 

30 days ended

 

9/30/08

9/30/07

 

2.23%

4.88%

 

 

 

 

% of total

 

Economic Sectors

investments

 

Asset Backed Securities

10.6%

 

Banks

12.2%

 

Brokerages

4.3%

 

Financial Services

7.3%

 

Financials

0.8%

 

Industrial

14.1%

 

Industrial - Finance

3.9%

 

Insurance

1.7%

 

Municipal Obligations

4.3%

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

1.9%

 

Special Purpose

37.0%

 

Utilities

1.9%

 

Total

100%

 

*Investment performance/return at NAV does not reflect the deduction of the Fund's maximum 1.25% front-end sales charge

or any deferred sales charge.

**Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

Portfolio Statistics
September 30, 2008

Average Annual Total Returns
(with max. load)

 

Class A Shares

One year

3.04%

Since Inception

3.85%

(10/31/06)

 

 

Performance Comparison
Comparison of change in value of $10,000 investment.

 

 

Average annual total returns in the Portfolio Statistics above and the Performance Comparison line graph are with maximum load deducted -- they assume reinvestment of dividends and reflect the deduction of the Fund's Class A maximum front-end sales charge of 1.25%, or deferred sales charge, as applicable. No sales charge has been applied to the index used for comparison. However, the Lipper average does reflect the deduction of the category's average front-end sales charge. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on the Fund's distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

*Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

 

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (April 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008).

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Beginning

Ending Account

Expenses Paid

 

Account Value

Value

During Period*

 

4/1/08

9/30/08

4/1/08 - 9/30/08

Actual

$1,000.00

$1,021.90

$4.50

Hypothetical

$1,000.00

$1,020.55

$4.50

(5% return per year before expenses)

*Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.89%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366.

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of The Calvert Fund and Shareholders of Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund (the Fund), formerly known as "Calvert Ultra-Short Floating Income Fund," a series of The Calvert Fund, including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2008, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, and the statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from October 31, 2006 (inception) through September 30, 2007. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's 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 the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 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 September 30, 2008, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. As to securities purchased or sold but not yet received or delivered, we performed other appropriate 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 Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund as of September 30, 2008, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from October 31, 2006 (inception) through September 30, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 21, 2008

 

Schedule of Investments
September 30, 2008

 

Principal

 

 

Asset Backed Securities - 3.6%

Amount

Value

 

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust:

 

 

 

      4.87%, 12/6/10

$81,905

$80,910

 

      5.20%, 3/6/11

110,000

105,848

 

      5.56%, 9/6/11

45,213

44,944

 

      5.21%, 10/6/11

54,055

52,691

 

Capital One Auto Finance Trust:

 

 

 

      5.33%, 11/15/10

115,082

114,299

 

      2.528%, 10/15/12 (r)

50,256

46,380

 

Discover Card Master Trust, 3.488%, 9/17/12 (r)

100,000

97,260

 

GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, 2.528%, 3/15/13 (r)

160,000

153,475

 

GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note Trust, 3.198%, 4/20/11 (r)

75,000

72,376

 

GS Auto Loan Trust, 2.65%, 5/16/11

1,860

1,859

 

Household Automotive Trust, 4.35%, 6/18/12

96,460

96,214

 

Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 4.77%, 1/12/11

41,828

41,395

 

WFS Financial Owner Trust:

 

 

 

      4.39%, 11/19/12

33,460

33,414

 

      4.57%, 11/19/12

50,000

49,005

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $987,880)

 

990,070

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations

 

 

 

(privately originated) - 0.4%

 

 

 

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, 3.607%, 2/25/35 (r)

5,050

4,652

 

Impac CMB Trust:

 

 

 

      3.987%, 10/25/34 (r)

5,035

3,705

 

      3.467%, 4/25/35 (r)

5,852

3,270

 

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc.:

 

 

 

      3.577%, 3/25/28 (r)

27,216

22,132

 

      3.437%, 4/25/29 (r)

12,016

11,194

 

      3.487%, 7/25/29 (r)

16,971

16,174

 

      3.437%, 3/25/30 (r)

7,534

7,110

 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, 3.508%, 11/20/34 (r)

35,084

32,765

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Obligations

 

 

 

      (privately originated) (Cost $113,229)

 

101,002

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds - 31.6%

 

 

 

American Express Centurion Bank, 2.568%, 7/13/10 (r)

60,000

54,946

 

American Express Credit Corp., 2.547%, 4/6/09 (r)

120,000

117,523

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 3.219%, 9/15/09 (r)

200,000

195,884

 

BAC Capital Trust XV, 3.61%, 6/1/56 (r)

30,000

22,459

 

Bank of America, 3.404%, 5/12/10 (r)

100,000

98,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

 

Bear Stearns Co.'s, Inc.:

 

 

 

      3.852%, 3/30/09 (r)

$20,000

$19,809

 

      3.186%, 7/19/10 (r)

40,000

39,548

 

Capmark Financial Group, Inc., 3.453%, 5/10/10 (r)

40,000

28,405

 

Cargill, Inc, 4.036%, 1/21/11 (e)(r)

75,000

74,732

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.:

 

 

 

      3.253%, 2/8/10 (r)

50,000

49,050

 

      3.304%, 8/6/10 (r)

70,000

68,003

 

Cinergy Global Resources, Inc., 6.20%, 11/3/08 (e)

10,000

10,015

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

      5.00%, 11/24/08

100,000

97,500

 

      3.213%, 12/19/08 (r)

30,000

28,050

 

      2.927%, 8/17/09 (r)

20,000

16,500

 

      2.939%, 3/12/10 (r)

30,000

21,300

 

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 3.19%, 4/23/09 (r)

50,000

48,019

 

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

 

      6.20%, 3/15/09

100,000

100,525

 

      2.897%, 5/18/11 (r)

100,000

88,351

 

Comcast Corp., 3.088%, 7/14/09 (r)

200,000

195,705

 

CVS Caremark Corp., 3.111%, 6/1/10 (r)

100,000

94,780

 

Discover Financial Services, 3.349%, 6/11/10 (r)

60,000

48,432

 

Dominion Resources, Inc., 3.866%, 6/17/10 (r)

90,000

89,833

 

FMG Finance Pty Ltd., 6.811%, 9/1/11 (e)(r)

55,000

51,700

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.241%, 4/15/12 (r)

200,000

180,798

 

General Electric Capital Corp., 2.859%, 12/12/08 (r)

150,000

149,522

 

Giants Stadium LLC:

 

 

 

      9.49%, 4/1/37 (e)(r)

1,200,000

1,200,000

 

      10.00%, 4/1/37 (e)(r)

2,600,000

2,600,000

 

Glitnir Banki HF:

 

 

 

      2.951%, 10/15/08 (e)(g)(r)(t)

60,000

59,529

 

      3.046%, 4/20/10 (e)(r)(t)

50,000

36,078

 

      3.226%, 1/21/11 (e)(r)(t)

30,000

19,728

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

      3.129%, 7/23/09 (r)

150,000

139,500

 

      3.27%, 12/23/09 (r)

40,000

39,950

 

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts, 3.554%, 5/14/10 (r)

80,000

78,373

 

Hewlett-Packard Co., 3.21%, 9/3/09 (r)

75,000

74,774

 

Home Depot, Inc., 2.944%, 12/16/09 (r)

100,000

93,969

 

HRPT Properties Trust, 3.419%, 3/16/11 (r)

50,000

46,242

 

Huntington National Bank, 4.65%, 6/30/09

25,000

24,487

 

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 4.304%, 8/13/10 (r)

150,000

150,000

 

International Lease Finance Corp., 3.126%, 4/20/09 (r)

40,000

35,200

 

John Deere Capital Corp., 3.485%, 1/18/11 (r)

100,000

97,457

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

 

 

      7.00%, 11/15/09

50,000

51,353

 

      3.291%, 1/22/10 (r)

50,000

49,775

 

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, 3.968%, 3/11/11 (r)

70,000

69,593

 

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, 3.083%, 12/4/12 (r)

25,000

20,033

 

Meridian Funding Co. LLC, 2.991%, 10/6/08 (e)(r)

12,613

12,122

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

      2.885%, 10/27/08 (r)

150,000

149,547

 

      2.894%, 8/14/09 (r)

50,000

48,085

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Corporate Bonds - Cont'd

Amount

Value

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 3.961%, 6/25/10 (e)(r)

$100,000

$99,755

 

Morgan Stanley, 3.041%, 1/9/12 (r)

100,000

66,000

 

NationsBank Cap Trust III, 3.341%, 1/15/27 (r)

30,000

21,148

 

Ohio Power Co., 2.971%, 4/5/10 (r)

70,000

68,650

 

Pepco Holdings, Inc., 3.435%, 6/1/10 (r)

25,000

24,403

 

Post Apartment Homes LP VRDN, 6.60%, 7/15/29 (r)

50,000

50,000

 

ProLogis, 3.058%, 8/24/09 (r)

100,000

97,005

 

Reed Elsevier Capital, Inc., 3.149%, 6/15/10 (r)

75,000

73,309

 

SABMiller plc, 3.091%, 7/1/09 (e)(r)

25,000

24,884

 

Skyway Concession Co. LLC, 4.042%, 6/30/17 (b)(e)(r)

60,000

49,267

 

SLM Corp., 2.94%, 7/27/09 (r)

90,000

80,098

 

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., 3.09%, 3/1/09 (r)

280,000

228,814

 

Sovereign Bank, 4.375% to 8/1/08, floating rate thereafter to 8/1/13 (r)

20,000

13,200

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

      2.891%, 3/2/09 (r)

60,000

59,429

 

      4.102%, 2/7/11 (r)

60,000

59,276

 

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.80% to 3/15/11,

 

 

 

     floating rate thereafter to 3/15/42 (r)

400,000

168,000

 

Wachovia Corp., 5.625%, 12/15/08

200,000

196,002

 

Weyerhaeuser Co., 4.198%, 9/24/09 (r)

60,000

58,961

 

Xstrata Finance Dubai Ltd., 3.154%, 11/13/09 (e)(r)

120,000

118,717

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $8,763,820)

 

8,642,793

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable Municipal Obligations - 1.6%

 

 

 

Abag Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps. Revenue VRDN,

 

 

 

     4.75%, 6/1/37 (r)

100,000

100,000

 

CIDC-Hudson House LLC New York Revenue VRDN,

 

 

 

     3.00%, 12/1/34 (r)

50,000

50,000

 

Indiana State Development Finance Authority Environmental

 

 

 

     Revenue VRDN, 5.60%, 9/1/31 (r)

100,000

100,000

 

Middletown New York IDA Revenue VRDN, 3.00%, 6/1/15 (r)

50,000

50,000

 

Montgomery County North Carolina Industrial Facilities

 

 

 

     & Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue

 

 

 

     VRDN, 5.60%, 12/1/20 (r)

100,000

100,000

 

SunAmerica Trust Various States VRDN, 8.46%, 7/1/41 (r)

44,000

44,000

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Taxable Municipal Obligations (Cost $444,000)

 

444,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

Certificates of Deposit - 0.3%

Amount

Value

 

Deutsche Bank, 3.476%, 6/18/10 (r)

$80,000

$79,820

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $80,000)

 

79,820

 

 

 

 

 

          TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $10,388,929) - 37.5%

 

10,257,685

 

          Other assets and liabilities, net - 62.5%

 

17,074,879

 

          Net Assets - 100%

 

$27,332,564

 

 

(b) This security was valued by the Board of Trustees. See Note A.

(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

(g) Subsequent to year end, Glitnir Banki HF defaulted on the principal and interest payments due October 15, 2008.

(r) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities represents the rate at period end.

(t) Subsequent to year end, this security is no longer accruing interest.

 

Abbreviations:

IDA: Industrial Development Authority
LLC: Limited Liability Corporation
LP: Limited Partnership
VRDN: Variable Rate Demand Note

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2008

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value (Cost $10,388,929) - see accompanying schedule

$10,257,685

Cash

17,084,003

Receivable for securities sold

263,917

Receivable for shares sold

232,680

Interest and dividends receivable

54,032

Other assets

9,170

     Total assets

27,901,487

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for securities purchased

368,318

Payable for shares redeemed

158,014

Payable to Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

16,471

Payable to Calvert Administrative Services Company

5,358

Payable to Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc.

154

Payable to Calvert Distributors, Inc.

5,358

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

15,250

     Total liabilities

568,923

     Net Assets

$27,332,564

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

 

Paid-in capital applicable to 1,825,677 shares of

 

     beneficial interest, unlimited number of no par

 

     shares authorized

$27,412,533

Undistributed net investment income

1,684

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

49,591

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

(131,244)

 

 

     Net Assets

$27,332,564

 

 

     Net Asset Value Per Share

$14.97

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statement of Operations
Year Ended September 30, 2008

Net Investment Income

 

Investment Income:

 

     Interest income

$374,714

     Dividend income

1,261

     Total investment income

375,975

 

 

Expenses:

 

     Investment advisory fee

25,269

     Administrative fees

21,057

     Transfer agency fees and expenses

31,406

     Distribution Plan expenses

21,057

     Trustees' fees and expenses

12

     Custodian fees

28,295

     Accounting fees

1,395

     Registration fees

19,282

     Reports to shareholders

8,827

     Professional fees

18,869

     Miscellaneous

914

     Total expenses

176,383

     Reimbursement from Advisor

(98,981)

     Fees paid indirectly

(2,438)

     Net expenses

74,964

 

 

     Net Investment Income

301,011

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

Net realized gain (loss)

46,817

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(112,649)

 

 

     Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

 

      (Loss) on Investments

(65,832)

 

 

     Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

     Resulting From Operations

$235,179

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

From Inception

October 31,2006

 

 

Year Ended

Through

 

 

September 30,

September 30,

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

2008

2007

 

Operations:

 

 

 

     Net investment income

$301,011

$105,045

 

     Net realized gain (loss) on investments

46,817

20,829

 

     Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(112,649)

(18,595)

 

 

 

 

 

     Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

     Resulting From Operations

235,179

107,279

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

     Net investment income

(295,804)

(102,982)

 

     Net realized gain

(23,059)

--

 

     Total distributions

(318,863)

(102,982)

 

 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

     Shares sold

27,002,128

3,413,162

 

     Reinvestment of distributions

283,926

101,197

 

     Redemption fees

5,555

1

 

     Shares redeemed

(3,130,982)

(263,036)

 

     Total capital share transactions

24,160,627

3,251,324

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

24,076,943

3,255,621

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

Beginning of year

3,255,621

--

 

End of year (including undistributed net investment

 

 

 

     income of $1,684 and $1,156, respectively)

$27,332,564

$3,255,621

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Activity

 

 

 

Shares sold

1,799,215

227,242

 

Reinvestment of distributions

18,953

6,733

 

Shares redeemed

(208,909)

(17,557)

 

     Total capital share activity

1,609,259

216,418

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

Notes to Financial Statements

Note A ---- Significant Accounting Policies

General: The Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of The Calvert Fund, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a non-diversified, open-end management investment company. Prior to September 30, 2008, the fund was known as Calvert Ultra-Short Floating Income Fund. The operations of each series are accounted for separately. The Fund commenced operations on October 31, 2006. Class A shares of the Fund are sold with a maximum front-end sales charge of 1.25%.

Security Valuation: Net asset value per share is determined every business day as of the close of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments wherever possible. Securities for which market quotations are available are valued at last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange in which they trade. Municipal securities are valued utilizing a matrix system (which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings) furnished by dealers through an independent pricing service. Foreign securities are valued based on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. If events occur after the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are traded, and before the Fund's net asset value determination, that are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are valued at their fair value taking these events into account. Short-term notes are stated at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Fund may invest in securities whose resale is subject to restrictions. Investments for which market quotations are not available or deemed not reliable are fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

In determining fair value, the Board considers all relevant qualitative and quantitative information available. These factors are subject to change over time and are reviewed periodically. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

At September 30, 2008, securities valued at $49,267, or 0.2% of net assets, were fair valued in good faith under the direction of the Board of Trustees.

Repurchase Agreements: The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with recognized financial institutions or registered broker/dealers and, in all instances, holds underlying securities with a value exceeding the total repurchase price, including accrued interest. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Fund could experience a delay in recovering its value and a possible loss of income or value if the counterparty fails to perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

Short Sales: The Fund may use a hedging technique that involves short sales of U.S. Treasury securities for the purposes of managing the duration of the Fund. Any short sales are "covered" with an equivalent amount of high-quality, liquid securities.

Security Transactions and Net Investment Income: Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses are recorded on an identified cost basis and may include proceeds from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, in the case of dividends on certain foreign securities, as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. (See Schedule of Investments footnotes on page 13.) A debt obligation may be removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured.

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders are recorded by the Fund on ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income are paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are paid at least annually. Distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles; accordingly, periodic reclassifications are made within the Fund's capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution under income tax regulations.

Estimates: The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Redemption Fees: The Fund charges a 2% redemption fee on redemptions, including exchanges, made within 7 days of purchase in the same Fund. The redemption fee is paid to the Class of the Fund from which the redemption is made, and is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital. The fee is intended to discourage market-timers by ensuring that short-term trading costs are borne by the investors making the transactions and not the shareholders already in the Fund.

Expense Offset Arrangements: The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank whereby the custodian's fees may be paid indirectly by credits earned on the Fund's cash on deposit with the bank. These credits are used to reduce the Fund's expenses. Such a deposit arrangement may be an alternative to overnight investments.

Federal Income Taxes: No provision for federal income or excise tax is required since the Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute substantially all of its taxable earnings.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" -- an interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48), effective on the last business day of the semi-annual reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. FIN 48 sets forth a threshold for financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Management has analyzed the Fund's tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax year ended September 30, 2007-2008) for purposes of implementing FIN 48, and has concluded that as of September 30, 2008, no provision for income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement on Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements." This standard establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by existing standards. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The changes to current generally accepted accounting principles from the application of this Statement relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. As of September 30, 2008, the Fund does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will impact the financial statement amounts; however, additional disclosures may be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain of the measurements on changes in net assets for the period.

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 161, "Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The new standard is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand the effect on the Fund's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 161 will have on the Fund's financial statements and related disclosures.

Note B -- Related Party Transactions

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (the "Advisor") is wholly-owned by Calvert Group, Ltd. ("Calvert"), which is indirectly wholly-owned by UNIFI Mutual Holding Company. The Advisor provides investment advisory services and pays the salaries and fees of officers and Trustees of the Fund who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. For its services, the Advisor receives a monthly fee based on an annual rate of .30% of the first $1 billion of the Fund's average daily net assets, and .29% of all assets above $1 billion.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to limit net annual fund operating expenses through January 31, 2009. The contractual expense cap is .89%. For the purposes of this expense limit, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, taxes, and extraordinary expenses. To the extent any expense offset credits are earned, the Advisor's obligation under the contractual limitation may be reduced and the Advisor may benefit from the expense offset arrangement.

Calvert Administrative Services Company, an affiliate of the Advisor, provides administrative services to the Fund for an annual fee, payable monthly, of .25% of the average daily net assets.

Calvert Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of the Advisor, is the distributor and principal underwriter for the Fund. The Distribution Plan, adopted by Class A shares, allows the Fund to pay the Distributor for expenses and services associated with the distribution of shares. The expenses paid may not exceed .50% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A. The amount actually paid by the Fund is an annualized fee, payable monthly of .25% of the Fund's average daily net assets of Class A.

The Distributor received $4,948 as its portion of the commissions charged on sales of the Fund's Class A shares for the year ended September 30, 2008.

Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. ("CSSI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For its services, CSSI received a fee of $868 for the year ended September 30, 2008. Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., is the transfer and dividend disbursing agent.

Each Trustee of the Fund who is not an employee of the Advisor or its affiliates receives an annual retainer of $32,000 plus up to $1,500 for each Board and Committee meeting attended. Trustee's fees are allocated to each of the funds served.

Note C -- Investment Activity

During the year, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term and U.S. government securities, were $16,411,790 and $8,686,039, respectively. U.S. government security purchases and sales were $11,239,186 and $11,312,868, respectively.

The cost of investments owned at September 30, 2008 for federal income tax purposes was $10,392,093. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $134,408, of which $84,100 related to appreciated securities and $218,508 related to depreciated securities.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the periods ended September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2007 were as follows:

Distributions paid from:

2008

2007

     Ordinary income

$318,863

$102,982

     Total

$318,863

$102,982

As of September 30, 2008, the components of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$54,189

Undistributed long term capital gain

250

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(134,408)

 

($79,969)

The differences between the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis and the amounts reflected in the statement of assets and liabilities are primarily due to temporary book-tax differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. These differences are mainly due to wash sales.

Reclassifications, as shown in the table below, have been made to the Fund's components of net assets to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers, as applicable) under income tax law and regulations. These reclassifications are due to permanent book-tax differences and have no impact on net assets. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassifications for the Fund are the tax treatment of asset-backed securities and tax-exempt income.

Undistributed net investment income

($4,679)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

4,097

Paid-in capital

582

Note D -- Line of Credit

A financing agreement is in place with all Calvert Group Funds (except for the Calvert Social Investment Fund's Enhanced Equity Portfolio) and State Street Corporation ("SSC"). Under the agreement, SSC provides an unsecured line of credit facility, in the aggregate amount of $50 million ($25 million committed and $25 million uncommitted), accessible by the Funds for temporary or emergency purposes only. Borrowings under the committed facility bear interest at the overnight Federal Funds Rate plus .50% per annum. A commitment fee of .10% per annum is incurred on the unused portion of the committed facility, which is allocated to all participating funds. The Fund had no loans outstanding pursuant to this line of credit at September 30, 2008. For the year ended September 30, 2008, borrowings by the Fund under the Agreement were as follows:

Average
Daily
Balance

Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate

Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

Month of
Maximum
Amount
Borrowed

 

$2,949

3.03%

$892,957

August 2008

 

Financial Highlights

 

Periods Ended

 

September 30,

September 30,

Class A Shares

2008

2007^

Net asset value, beginning

$15.04

$15.00

Income from investment operations

 

 

     Net investment income

.60

.61

     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.04

.03

          Total from investment operations

.64

.64

Distributions from

 

 

     Net investment income

(.61)

(.60)

     Net realized gain

(.10)

--

          Total distributions

(.71)

(.60)

Total increase (decrease) in net asset value

(.07)

.04

Net asset value, ending

$14.97

$15.04

 

 

 

Total return*

4.34%

4.34%

Ratios to average net assets:A

 

 

     Net investment income

3.57%

4.52% (a)

     Total expenses

2.09%

3.90% (a)

     Expenses before offsets

.92%

1.05% (a)

     Net expenses

.89%

.89% (a)

Portfolio turnover

475%

506%

Net assets, ending (in thousands)

$27,333

$3,256

 

Explanation of Financial Tables

Schedule of Investments

The Schedule of Investments is a snapshot of all securities held in the fund at their market value, on the last day of the reporting period. Securities are listed by asset type (e.g., common stock, corporate bonds, U.S. government obligations) and may be further broken down into sub-groups and by industry classification.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The Statement of Assets and Liabilities is often referred to as the fund's balance sheet. It lists the value of what the fund owns, is due and owes on the last day of the reporting period. The fund's assets include the market value of securities owned, cash, receivables for securities sold and shareholder subscriptions, and receivables for dividends and interest payments that have been earned, but not yet received. The fund's liabilities include payables for securities purchased and shareholder redemptions, and expenses owed but not yet paid. The statement also reports the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share on the last day of the reporting period. The NAV is calculated by dividing the fund's net assets (assets minus liabilities) by the number of shares outstanding. This statement is accompanied by a Schedule of Investments. Alternatively, if certain conditions are met, a Statement of Net Assets may be presented in lieu of this statement and the Schedule of Investments.

Statement of Net Assets

The Statement of Net Assets provides a detailed list of the fund's holdings, including each security's market value on the last day of the reporting period. The Statement of Net Assets includes a Schedule of Investments. Other assets are added and other liabilities subtracted from the investments total to calculate the fund's net assets. Finally, net assets are divided by the outstanding shares of the fund to arrive at its share price, or Net Asset Value (NAV) per share.

At the end of the Statement of Net Assets is a table displaying the composition of the fund's net assets. Paid in Capital is the money invested by shareholders and represents the bulk of net assets. Undistributed Net Investment Income and Accumulated Net Realized Gains usually approximate the amounts the fund had available to distribute to shareholders as of the statement date. Accumulated Realized Losses will appear as negative balances. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) is the difference between the market value of the fund's investments and their cost, and reflects the gains (losses) that would be realized if the fund were to sell all of its investments at their statement-date values.

Statement of Operations

The Statement of Operations summarizes the fund's investment income earned and expenses incurred in operating the fund. Investment income includes dividends earned from stocks and interest earned from interest-bearing securities in the fund. Expenses incurred in operating the fund include the advisory fee paid to the investment advisor, administrative services fees, distribution plan expenses (if applicable), transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing expenses, custodial, legal, and audit fees, and the printing and postage expenses related to shareholder reports. Expense offsets (fees paid indirectly) are also shown. Credits earned from offset arrangements are used to reduce the fund's expenses. This statement also shows net gains (losses) realized on the sale of investments and the increase or decrease in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments held during the period.

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

The Statement of Changes in Net Assets shows how the fund's total net assets changed during the two most recent reporting periods. Changes in the fund's net assets are attributable to investment operations, distributions and capital share transactions.

The Operations section of the report summarizes information detailed in the Statement of Operations. The Distribution section shows the dividend and capital gain distributions made to shareholders. The amounts shown as distributions in this section may not match the net investment income and realized gains amounts shown in the Operations section because distributions are determined on a tax basis and certain investments or transactions may be treated differently for financial statement and tax purposes. The Capital Share Transactions section shows the amount shareholders invested in the fund, either by purchasing shares or by reinvesting distributions, and the amounts redeemed. The corresponding numbers of shares issued, reinvested and redeemed are shown at the end of the report.

Financial Highlights

The Financial Highlights table provides a per-share breakdown per class of the components that affect the fund's net asset value for current and past reporting periods. The table provides total return, total distributions, expense ratios, portfolio turnover and net assets for the applicable period. Total return is a measure of a fund's performance that encompasses all elements of return: dividends, capital gain distributions and changes in net asset value. Total return is the change in value of an investment over a given period, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and capital gain distributions, expressed as a percentage of the initial investment. Total distributions include distributions from net investment income and net realized gains. Long-term gains are earned on securities held in the fund more than one year. Short-term gains, on the sale of securities held less than one year, are treated as ordinary dividend income for tax purposes. The expense ratio is a fund's cost of doing business, expressed as a percentage of net assets. These expenses directly reduce returns to shareholders. Portfolio turnover measures the trading activity in a fund's investment portfolio -- how often securities are bought and sold by a fund. Portfolio turnover is affected by market conditions, changes in the size of the fund, the nature of the fund's investments and the investment style of the portfolio manager.

PROXY VOTING

The Proxy Voting Guidelines of the Calvert Funds that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are provided as an Appendix to the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information can be obtained free of charge by calling the Fund at 1-800-368-2745, by visiting the Calvert website at www.calvert.com; or by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund's website at www.calvert.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio holdings

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Fund's Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC;  information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. 

 

Trustee and Officer Information Table

Name &
Age


Position
with
Fund


Position
Start
Date

Principal Occupation
During Last 5 Years

(Not Applicable to Officers)

# of Calvert
Portfolios
Overseen

Other
Directorships

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

President and CEO of Adagio Health Inc. (formerly Family Health Council, Inc.) in Pittsburgh, PA, a non-profit corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child health care, and various health screening services and community preventive health programs.

29

 

DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D.

AGE: 60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

 

Managing partner of Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best Doctors in America.

12

 

JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Treasurer and Director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003) and President of Aurora Press Inc., a privately held publisher of trade paperbacks (since 1998).

29

  • Ariel Funds (3)
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Calvert Ventures, LLC

M. CHARITO KRUVANT

AGE: 62

Trustee/ Director

1996

 

President and CEO of Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human resources development, information management, public affairs and private enterprise development.

25

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank
  • Summit Foundation
  • The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region

ARTHUR J. PUGH

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director

1982

(CMF - 1992)

Retired executive.

25

  • Acacia Federal Savings Bank

INTERESTED TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS

BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK

AGE: 56

Trustee/ Director & President

 

1997

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Calvert Group, Ltd.

42

  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Pepco Holdings, Inc.
  • Acacia Life Insurance Company (Chair)
  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Ameritas Holding Company
  • Acacia Financial Corp. (President & CEO)
  • Acacia Realty Corp. (President and CEO)

DAVID R. ROCHAT

AGE: 71

Trustee/ Director & Senior Vice President

1980

(CMF - 1992)

Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (prior to 2008) and Director and President of Chelsea Securities, Inc.

12

  • Government Scientific Source, Inc.
  • Chelsea Securities, Inc.
  • Vermont Quality Meats

D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq.

AGE: 60

Trustee/ Director & Chair

1976

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Mr. Silby is the founding Chair of the Calvert Funds. He is the Chair-Elect and a principal of Syntao.com, a Beijing-based company promoting corporate social responsibility. He was an officer and director of Silby, Guffey and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm (inactive as of 2003).

29

  • UNIFI Mutual Holding Company
  • Calvert Social Investment Foundation
  • Grameen Foundation USA
  • Studio School Fund
  • Syntao.com China
  • The ICE Organization

OFFICERS

KAREN BECKER

AGE: 56

Chief Compliance Officer

2005

Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Head of Calvert Client Services.

SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq.

AGE: 49

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

1988

(CMF - 1992)

Assistant Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

THOMAS DAILEY

AGE: 44

Vice President

     

2004

Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq.

AGE: 40

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

     

1996

 

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd., and since 2004, Chief Compliance Officer for Calvert Asset Management Company, investment advisor to the Funds.

TRACI L. GOLDT

AGE: 35

Assistant Secretary

2004

Executive Assistant to General Counsel, Calvert Group, Ltd.

GREGORY B. HABEEB

AGE: 58

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

DANIEL K. HAYES

AGE: 58

Vice President

     

 

1996

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

HUI PING HO, CPA

Age: 43

Assistant Treasurer

     

2000

Tax Compliance Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Assistant Fund Treasurer.

LANCELOT A. KING, Esq.

AGE: 38

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2002

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

EDITH LILLIE

AGE: 51

Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Secretary (since 2007) and Regulatory Matters Manager of Calvert Group, Ltd.

AUGUSTO DIVO MACEDO, Esq.

AGE: 46

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2007

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Associate Counsel Compliance Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2005, Mr. Macedo served as 2nd Vice President at Acacia Life Insurance Company and The Advisors Group, Acacia's broker-dealer and federally registered investment adviser.

JANE B. MAXWELL Esq.

AGE: 56

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2005

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Maxwell was an associate with Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

ANDREW K. NIEBLER, Esq.

AGE: 41

Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

2006

Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.  Prior to joining Calvert in 2006, Mr. Niebler was an Associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. 

CATHERINE P. ROY

AGE: 52

Vice President

2004

Senior Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining Calvert in 2004, Ms. Roy was Senior Vice President of US Fixed Income for Baring Asset Management, and SVP and Senior Portfolio Manager of Scudder Insurance Asset Management.

WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq.

AGE: 61

Vice President & Secretary

     

1990

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd.

RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA

AGE: 56

Treasurer

     

1979

(CTFR - 1980)

(CMF - 1992)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Fund Treasurer.

MICHAEL V. YUHAS JR., CPA

AGE: 47

Fund Controller

     

1999

Vice President of Fund Administration of Calvert Group, Ltd. and Fund Controller.

The address of Trustees and Officers is 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, except Mr. Silby's address is 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Ms. Krumsiek is an interested person of the Fund since she is an officer and director of the Fund's advisor and its affiliates and a director of its parent companies. Mr. Silby is an interested person of the Fund since he is a director of the parent company of the Fund's advisor. Mr. Rochat is an interested person of the Fund since he was an officer of the Fund's advisor.

Additional information about the Fund's Trustees can be found in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You can get a free copy of the SAI at www.calvert.com, or by contacting your broker, or the Fund at 1-800-368-2745.

 

 

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Calvert Ultra-Short Income Fund

 

To Open an Account
800-368-2748

Yields and Prices
Calvert Information Network
(24 hours, 7 days a week)
800-368-2745

Service for Existing Account
Shareholders: 800-368-2745
Brokers: 800-368-2746

TDD for Hearing Impaired
800-541-1524

Branch Office
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000 North
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Registered, Certified
or Overnight Mail
Calvert Group
c/o BFDS
330 West 9th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105

Web Site
http://www.calvert.com

Note: The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report; our website address is included as an inactive textual reference only.

Principal Underwriter
Calvert Distributors, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000 North
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

This report is intended to provide fund information to shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

 

Calvert's Family of Funds

Tax-Exempt Money Market Funds
CTFR Money Market Portfolio

Taxable Money Market Funds
First Government Money Market Fund
CSIF Money Market Portfolio

Municipal Funds
CTFR Limited-Term Portfolio
CTFR Long-Term Portfolio
CTFR Vermont Municipal Portfolio
National Muni. Intermediate Fund

Taxable Bond Funds
CSIF Bond Portfolio
Income Fund
Short Duration Income Fund
Long-Term Income Fund
Ultra-Short Income Fund

Equity Funds
CSIF Enhanced Equity Portfolio
CSIF Equity Portfolio
Calvert Large Cap Growth Fund
Capital Accumulation Fund
CWV International Equity Fund
New Vision Small Cap Fund
Calvert Social Index Fund
Calvert Small Cap Value Fund
Calvert Mid Cap Value Fund
Calvert Global Alternative Energy Fund
Calvert International Opportunities Fund
Calvert Global Water Fund

Balanced and Asset Allocation Funds
CSIF Balanced Portfolio
Calvert Conservative Allocation Fund
Calvert Moderate Allocation Fund
Calvert Aggressive Allocation Fund

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the "Code of Ethics") that applies to its principal executive officer and principal financial officer (also referred to as "principal accounting officer").

(b) No information need be disclosed under this paragraph.

(c) The registrant has not amended its Code of Ethics during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1 hereto.

(d) The registrant has not granted a waiver or implicit waiver from a provision of its Code of Ethics during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1 hereto.

(e) Not applicable.

(f) The registrant's Code of Ethics is attached as an Exhibit hereto.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant's Board of Trustees has determined that M. Charito Kruvant, an "independent" Trustee serving on the registrant's audit committee, is an "audit committee financial expert," as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an "expert" for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Services fees paid to auditing firm:

Fiscal Year ended 9/30/07

Fiscal Year ended 9/30/08

$

%*

$

% *

(a) Audit Fees

$74,360

$80,300

(b) Audit-Related Fees

$0

0%

$0

0%

(c) Tax Fees (tax return preparation and filing for the registrant)

$14,437

0%

$14,988

0%

(d) All Other Fees

$0

0%

$0

0%

Total

$88,797

0%

$95,288

0%

* Percentage of fees approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Reg. S-X (statutory de minimis waiver of Committee's requirement to pre-approve)

(e) Audit Committee pre-approval policies and procedures:

The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided to the registrant by the auditors, and to the registrant's investment advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant. In determining whether to pre-approve non-audit services, the Audit Committee considers whether the services are consistent with maintaining the independence of the auditors. The Committee may delegate its authority to pre-approve certain matters to one or more of its members. In this regard, the Committee has delegated authority jointly to the Audit Committee Chair together with another Committee member with respect to non-audit services not exceeding $25,000 in each instance. In addition, the Committee has pre-approved the retention of the auditors to provide tax-related services related to the tax treatment and tax accounting of newly acquired securities, upon request by the investment advisor in each instance.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) Aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant:

Fiscal Year ended 9/30/07

Fiscal Year ended 9/30/08

$

%*

$

% *

$8,500

0%*

$3,500

0%*

* Percentage of fees approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Reg. S-X (statutory de minimis waiver of Committee's requirement to pre-approve)

(h) The registrant's Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant's investment advisor, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c) (7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Reg. S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence and found that the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

  1. This Schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
  2. Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

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

No material changes were made to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's Board of Trustees since last disclosure in response to this Item on registrant's Form N-CSR for the period ending March 31, 2008.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The principal executive and financial officers concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act) are effective, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(b) There was no change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant's second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) A copy of the Registrant's Code of Ethics.

            Attached hereto.

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2).

            Attached hereto.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) A certification for the registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, is attached hereto. The certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph is not deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification is not deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

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

 

THE CALVERT FUND

By:

/s/ Barbara J. Krumsiek

 

Barbara J. Krumsiek

 

President -- Principal Executive Officer

Date:

November 26, 2008

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

 

/s/ Barbara J. Krumsiek
Barbara J. Krumsiek
President -- Principal Executive Officer
Date: November 26, 2008

/s/ Ronald M. Wolfsheimer
Ronald M. Wolfsheimer
Treasurer -- Principal Financial Officer
Date: November 26, 2008