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UNITED STATES FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-3455
North Carolina Capital Management Trust 82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Scott C. Goebel, Secretary
82 Devonshire St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-563-7000
Date of fiscal year end:
June 30
Date of reporting period:
December 31, 2008
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Cash Portfolio Semiannual Report
December 31, 2008
NC-SANN-0209 THE NORTH CAROLINA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TRUST
Shareholder Expense Example
An example of shareholder expenses.
Cash Portfolio:
Investment Changes
Investments
A complete list of the fund's investments.
Financial Statements
Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.
Term Portfolio:
Investment Changes
Investments
A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.
Financial Statements
Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.
Notes
Notes to the financial statements.
Board Approval of Investment
Advisory Contracts and Management
Fees
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(Name and address of agent for service)
Term Portfolio
1.540079.111
Contents
Semiannual Report
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each fund 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 $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a fund 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 accompanying table for each fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a 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 this 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 transaction costs. 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.
|
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Beginning |
Ending |
Expenses Paid |
Cash Portfolio |
.24% |
|
|
|
Actual |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,012.60 |
$ 1.22** |
Hypothetical A |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,024.00 |
$ 1.22** |
Term Portfolio |
.27% |
|
|
|
Actual |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,032.60 |
$ 1.38 |
Hypothetical A |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,023.84 |
$ 1.38 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
** If fees to participate in the U.S. Department of Treasury's Temporary Guarantee Program for the Cash Portfolio paid in October and December, 2008 (see Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements) had been in effect during the entire period, the annualized expense ratio for the Cash Portfolio would have been .26% and the expenses paid in the actual and hypothetical examples above would have been $1.32 and $1.33, respectively.
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Maturity Diversification |
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Days |
% of fund's investments 12/31/08 |
% of fund's investments 6/30/08 |
% of fund's investments 12/31/07 |
0 - 30 |
52.5 |
50.4 |
32.8 |
31 - 90 |
35.3 |
24.3 |
58.6 |
91 - 180 |
7.2 |
25.3 |
7.6 |
181 - 397 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
Weighted Average Maturity |
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|
12/31/08 |
6/30/08 |
12/31/07 |
Cash Portfolio |
46 Days |
52 Days |
50 Days |
All Taxable Money Market Funds Average* |
47 Days |
44 Days |
39 Days |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
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As of December 31, 2008 |
As of June 30, 2008 |
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Commercial Paper 65.8% |
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Commercial Paper 79.1% |
|
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Government |
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Government |
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Repurchase |
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Repurchase |
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Net Other |
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Net Other |
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**Net Other Assets are not included in the pie chart.
*Source: iMoneyNet, Inc.
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Commercial Paper (b) - 65.8% |
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|
Due Date |
Yield (a) |
Principal Amount |
Value |
American Honda Finance Corp. |
||||
|
2/12/09 to 3/12/09 |
1.25 to 2.01% |
$ 89,000,000 |
$ 88,748,243 |
Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp. |
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|
1/12/09 to 3/9/09 |
0.50 to 2.67 |
66,000,000 |
65,941,072 |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (London Branch) |
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|
1/8/09 to 2/27/09 |
2.11 to 3.17 |
190,000,000 |
189,657,931 |
Bank of Nova Scotia |
||||
|
1/30/09 to 2/6/09 |
2.30 to 3.28 |
100,000,000 |
99,762,698 |
Barclays U.S. Funding Corp. |
||||
|
1/5/09 to 1/29/09 |
1.94 to 2.20 |
200,000,000 |
199,885,063 |
BNP Paribas Finance, Inc. |
||||
|
1/30/09 to 4/13/09 |
1.25 to 3.35 |
275,000,000 |
274,082,808 |
Calyon North America |
||||
|
2/5/09 |
2.42 |
100,000,000 |
99,765,889 |
Canadian Imperial Holdings, Inc. |
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|
1/28/09 to 3/6/09 |
1.25 to 2.25 |
250,000,000 |
249,412,331 |
CBA Finance, Inc. |
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|
1/20/09 to 2/26/09 |
2.00 to 2.04 |
120,000,000 |
119,801,996 |
Dakota Notes (Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust) |
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|
1/5/09 to 2/12/09 |
0.50 to 2.65 |
117,000,000 |
116,893,577 |
Danske Corp. |
||||
|
1/9/09 to 3/23/09 |
1.34 to 4.53 (c) |
291,000,000 |
290,773,875 |
DnB NOR Bank ASA |
||||
|
1/12/09 to 3/23/09 |
1.37 to 3.54 (c) |
236,000,000 |
235,804,839 |
Emerald Notes (BA Credit Card Trust) |
||||
|
1/2/09 to 2/2/09 |
0.70 to 2.51 |
352,000,000 |
351,944,939 |
|
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|
Due Date |
Yield (a) |
Principal Amount |
Value |
General Electric Capital Corp. |
||||
|
2/3/09 |
2.90% |
$ 50,000,000 |
$ 49,868,917 |
Intesa Funding LLC |
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|
1/26/09 to 6/19/09 |
1.21 to 2.17 |
259,000,000 |
258,394,396 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
||||
|
2/4/09 |
3.00 |
20,000,000 |
19,944,183 |
Kitty Hawk Funding Corp. |
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|
1/9/09 to 2/2/09 |
0.70 to 4.31 |
119,401,000 |
119,185,614 |
National Australia Funding, Inc. |
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|
3/2/09 |
1.48 |
50,000,000 |
49,876,667 |
Nokia Corp. |
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|
1/5/09 to 1/8/09 |
2.10 |
48,192,000 |
48,177,758 |
Nordea North America, Inc. |
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|
1/16/09 to 3/10/09 |
2.05 to 3.01 |
175,900,000 |
175,441,232 |
Palisades Notes (Citibank Omni Master Trust) |
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|
1/5/09 to 1/6/09 |
0.70 |
62,000,000 |
61,994,458 |
Rabobank USA Financial Corp. |
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|
2/27/09 |
3.00 |
100,000,000 |
99,532,125 |
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC |
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|
1/5/09 to 2/5/09 |
1.71 to 2.44 (c) |
300,000,000 |
299,729,333 |
Salisbury Receivables Co. LLC |
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|
1/9/09 to 2/10/09 |
1.20 to 1.55 |
58,000,000 |
57,930,733 |
Santander Finance, Inc. |
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|
1/14/09 to 2/25/09 |
2.31 to 3.15 |
121,000,000 |
120,690,422 |
Sheffield Receivables Corp. |
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|
1/8/09 to 2/6/09 |
1.00 to 2.31 |
77,000,000 |
76,940,204 |
Societe Generale North America, Inc. |
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|
3/16/09 to 3/19/09 |
1.39 to 2.05 |
150,000,000 |
149,420,806 |
Commercial Paper (b) - continued |
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|
Due Date |
Yield (a) |
Principal Amount |
Value |
Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc. |
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|
3/4/09 to 3/10/09 |
2.10% |
$ 150,000,000 |
$ 149,442,667 |
Thames Asset Global Securities No. 1, Inc. |
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|
1/7/09 to 2/9/09 |
0.50 to 4.55 |
107,081,000 |
106,987,734 |
Toronto Dominion Holdings (USA) |
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|
4/14/09 to 6/15/09 |
2.14 to 2.45 |
57,000,000 |
56,585,234 |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. |
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|
2/4/09 to 2/23/09 |
1.40 to 2.82 |
55,000,000 |
54,869,679 |
Variable Funding Capital Co. LLC |
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|
1/2/09 to 1/7/09 |
1.00 |
85,954,000 |
85,945,201 |
Westpac Banking Corp. |
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|
1/2/09 to 4/17/09 |
1.23 to 4.20 (c) |
260,000,000 |
259,964,078 |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (Cost $4,683,396,702) |
$ 4,683,396,702 |
Federal Agencies - 30.8% |
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|
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Fannie Mae - 8.8% |
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|
1/2/09 to 9/25/09 |
0.37 to 3.64 (c) |
632,000,000 |
629,054,925 |
Federal Home Loan Bank - 13.2% |
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|
1/1/09 to 12/11/09 |
0.39 to 4.46 (c) |
937,000,000 |
936,239,455 |
Freddie Mac - 8.8% |
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|
1/20/09 to 1/27/09 |
0.38 to 3.54 (c) |
625,000,000 |
624,849,662 |
TOTAL FEDERAL AGENCIES (Cost $2,190,144,042) |
$ 2,190,144,042 |
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 3.2% |
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Due Date |
Yield (a) |
Principal Amount |
Value |
U.S. Treasury Bills - 3.2% |
|||
6/4/09 to 10/22/09 |
1.01 to 1.74% |
|
|
(Cost $230,439,237) |
$ 232,000,000 |
$ 230,439,237 |
|
Repurchase Agreements - 0.2% |
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Maturity Amount |
|
||
In a joint trading account at 0.01% dated 12/31/08 due 1/2/09 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury
Obligations) # |
$ 11,527,006 |
11,527,000 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT (Cost $7,115,506,981) |
7,115,506,981 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.0% |
2,501,530 |
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NET ASSETS - 100% |
$ 7,118,008,511 |
Legend |
(a) Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, or the stated coupon rate, or, for floating rate securities, the rate at period end. |
(b) Cash Portfolio only purchases commercial paper with the highest possible ratings from at least one nationally recognized rating service. A substantial portion of Cash Portfolio's investments are in commercial paper of banks, finance companies and companies in the securities industry. |
(c) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end. Due dates for these security types are the next interest rate reset date or, when applicable, the final maturity date. |
# Additional Information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows: |
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty |
Value |
$11,527,000 due 1/02/09 at 0.01% |
|
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. |
$ 11,527,000 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2008, involving the Fund's assets carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
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Description |
Total |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Investments in Securities |
$ 7,115,506,981 |
$ - |
$ 7,115,506,981 |
$ - |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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|
December 31, 2008 (Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $11,527,000) - Unaffiliated issuers (cost $7,115,506,981) |
|
$ 7,115,506,981 |
Receivable for fund shares sold |
|
5,632,619 |
Interest receivable |
|
8,203,662 |
Prepaid expenses |
|
873,434 |
Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions |
|
64,802 |
Total assets |
|
7,130,281,498 |
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
Payable to custodian bank |
$ 8,834,795 |
|
Payable for fund shares redeemed |
718,998 |
|
Distributions payable |
737,459 |
|
Accrued management fee |
1,298,528 |
|
Deferred trustees' compensation |
683,207 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
12,272,987 |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
$ 7,118,008,511 |
Net Assets consist of: |
|
|
Paid in capital |
|
$ 7,117,137,703 |
Distributions in excess of net investment income |
|
(190,051) |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments |
|
1,060,859 |
Net Assets, for 7,116,231,992 shares outstanding |
|
$ 7,118,008,511 |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($7,118,008,511 ÷ 7,116,231,992 shares) |
|
$ 1.00 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended December 31, 2008 (Unaudited) |
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|
|
|
Investment Income |
|
|
Interest |
|
$ 87,303,492 |
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
Management fee |
$ 7,213,824 |
|
Independent trustees' compensation |
106,278 |
|
Miscellaneous |
739,993 |
|
Total expenses before reductions |
8,060,095 |
|
Expense reductions |
(183,050) |
7,877,045 |
Net investment income |
|
79,426,447 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: |
|
|
Investment securities: |
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers |
|
531,932 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
|
$ 79,958,379 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
|
Six months ended
December 31, 2008 |
Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Net investment income |
$ 79,426,447 |
$ 273,669,203 |
Net realized gain (loss) |
531,932 |
1,493,799 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations |
79,958,379 |
275,163,002 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income |
(79,441,331) |
(273,673,470) |
Share transactions at net asset value of $1.00 per share |
7,190,436,698 |
14,809,037,076 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
74,366,099 |
259,336,336 |
Cost of shares redeemed |
(6,546,041,818) |
(13,516,611,773) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets and shares resulting from share transactions |
718,760,979 |
1,551,761,639 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
719,278,027 |
1,553,251,171 |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
|
Beginning of period |
6,398,730,484 |
4,845,479,313 |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $190,051 and distributions in excess of net investment income of $175,167, respectively) |
$ 7,118,008,511 |
$ 6,398,730,484 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended
December 31,
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Years ended June 30, |
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(Unaudited) |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
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|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
.013 |
.042 |
.051 |
.041 |
.020 |
.009 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) E |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total from investment operations |
.013 |
.042 |
.051 |
.041 |
.020 |
.009 |
Distributions from net investment income |
(.013) |
(.042) |
(.051) |
(.041) |
(.020) |
(.009) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- E |
- |
Total distributions |
(.013) |
(.042) |
(.051) |
(.041) |
(.020) |
(.009) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
Total Return B, C |
1.26% |
4.32% |
5.26% |
4.12% |
2.05% |
.89% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets D |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
.25% A |
.23% |
.24% |
.24% |
.24% |
.24% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.24% A |
.22% |
.23% |
.23% |
.23% |
.22% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
.24% A |
.22% |
.23% |
.23% |
.23% |
.22% |
Net investment income |
2.47% A |
4.14% |
5.14% |
4.08% |
2.04% |
.89% |
Supplemental Data |
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|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 7,118,009 |
$ 6,398,730 |
$ 4,845,479 |
$ 4,121,608 |
$ 3,702,237 |
$ 3,618,524 |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
E Amount represents less than $.001 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Weighted Average Maturity as of December 31, 2008 |
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|
|
6 months ago |
Years |
0.8 |
0.8 |
The weighted average maturity is based on the dollar-weighted average length of time until principal payments are expected or until securities reach maturity, taking into account any maturity shortening feature such as a call, refunding or redemption provision. |
Duration as of December 31, 2008 |
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|
|
6 months ago |
Years |
0.8 |
0.8 |
Duration shows how much a bond fund's price fluctuates with changes in comparable interest rates. If rates rise 1%, for example, a fund with a five-year duration is likely to lose about 5% of its value. Other factors also can influence a bond fund's performance and share price. Accordingly, a bond fund's actual performance may differ from this example. |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
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As of December 31, 2008 |
As of June 30, 2008 |
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U.S. Government |
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U.S. Government |
|
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Short-Term |
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Short-Term |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations - 98.2% |
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|
Principal Amount |
Value |
||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations - 98.2% |
||||
Fannie Mae 0% 9/25/09 |
|
$ 5,000,000 |
$ 4,979,680 |
|
Federal Home Loan Bank: |
|
|
|
|
0% 9/3/09 |
|
8,500,000 |
8,468,312 |
|
0% 9/29/09 |
|
5,000,000 |
4,979,375 |
|
0% 10/5/09 |
|
10,378,000 |
10,330,261 |
|
5% 12/11/09 |
|
27,100,000 |
28,200,396 |
|
Freddie Mac 2.68% 11/16/09 |
|
13,000,000 |
13,188,370 |
|
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY (Cost $69,232,894) |
70,146,394 |
Cash Equivalents - 1.7% |
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Maturity Amount |
Value |
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Investments in repurchase agreements in a joint trading account at 0.01%, dated 12/31/08 due 1/2/09
(Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations) # |
$ 1,193,001 |
$ 1,193,000 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT (Cost $70,425,894) |
71,339,394 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.1% |
50,710 |
||
NET ASSETS - 100% |
$ 71,390,104 |
# Additional Information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows: |
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty |
Value |
$1,193,000 due 1/02/09 at 0.01% |
|
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. |
$ 1,193,000 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2008, involving the Fund's assets carried at value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
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Description |
Total |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Investments in Securities |
$ 71,339,394 |
$ - |
$ 71,339,394 |
$ - |
Income Tax Information |
At June 30, 2008, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $1,266,592 of which $600,863, $54,177, $370,525 and $241,027 will expire on June 30, 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Term Portfolio
|
December 31, 2008 (Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $1,193,000) - Unaffiliated issuers (cost $70,425,894) |
|
$ 71,339,394 |
Cash |
|
430 |
Interest receivable |
|
117,760 |
Total assets |
|
71,457,584 |
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
Distributions payable |
$ 31,341 |
|
Accrued management fee |
16,256 |
|
Deferred trustees' compensation |
19,883 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
67,480 |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
$ 71,390,104 |
Net Assets consist of: |
|
|
Paid in capital |
|
$ 71,446,605 |
Distributions in excess of net investment income |
|
(14,550) |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments |
|
(955,451) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments |
|
913,500 |
Net Assets, for 7,383,245 shares outstanding |
|
$ 71,390,104 |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($71,390,104 ÷ 7,383,245 shares) |
|
$ 9.67 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Six months ended December 31, 2008 (Unaudited) |
||
|
|
|
Investment Income |
|
|
Interest |
|
$ 933,641 |
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
Management fee |
$ 94,369 |
|
Independent trustees' compensation |
1,244 |
|
Total expenses before reductions |
95,613 |
|
Expense reductions |
(2,081) |
93,532 |
Net investment income |
|
840,109 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: |
|
|
Investment securities: |
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers |
|
311,141 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities |
|
1,081,998 |
Net gain (loss) |
|
1,393,139 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
|
$ 2,233,248 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended December 31, 2008 (Unaudited) |
Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Net investment income |
$ 840,109 |
$ 2,501,997 |
Net realized gain (loss) |
311,141 |
1,257,202 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
1,081,998 |
(200,340) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
2,233,248 |
3,558,859 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income |
(854,607) |
(2,476,970) |
Share transactions |
3,160,000 |
3,011,841 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
663,744 |
1,835,710 |
Cost of shares redeemed |
(1,843) |
(7,202,079) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions |
3,821,901 |
(2,354,528) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
5,200,542 |
(1,272,639) |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
|
Beginning of period |
66,189,562 |
67,462,201 |
End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $14,550 and distributions in excess of net investment income of $52, respectively) |
$ 71,390,104 |
$ 66,189,562 |
Other Information Shares |
|
|
Sold |
333,004 |
320,753 |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions |
69,582 |
194,853 |
Redeemed |
(193) |
(763,738) |
Net increase (decrease) |
402,393 |
(248,132) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Six months ended
December 31,
|
Years ended June 30, |
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|
(Unaudited) |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 9.48 |
$ 9.33 |
$ 9.35 |
$ 9.40 |
$ 9.43 |
$ 9.47 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income D |
.115 |
.346 |
.468 |
.375 |
.209 |
.107 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
.192 |
.145 |
(.004) |
(.090) |
(.041) |
(.042) |
Total from investment operations |
.307 |
.491 |
.464 |
.285 |
.168 |
.065 |
Distributions from net investment income |
(.117) |
(.341) |
(.484) |
(.335) |
(.198) |
(.105) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 9.67 |
$ 9.48 |
$ 9.33 |
$ 9.35 |
$ 9.40 |
$ 9.43 |
Total Return B, C |
3.26% |
5.35% |
5.08% |
3.08% |
1.80% |
.69% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
.27% A |
.28% |
.28% |
.28% |
.28% |
.28% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.27% A |
.27% |
.27% |
.27% |
.27% |
.27% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
.27% A |
.27% |
.27% |
.27% |
.27% |
.27% |
Net investment income |
2.40% A |
3.67% |
5.01% |
4.00% |
2.22% |
1.13% |
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 71,390 |
$ 66,190 |
$ 67,462 |
$ 56,051 |
$ 62,716 |
$ 59,663 |
Portfolio turnover rate |
235% A |
79% |
433% |
88% |
130% |
200% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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For the period ended December 31, 2008 (Unaudited)
1. Organization.
Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (the Funds) are funds of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust (the trust). The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the trust are offered exclusively to local government and public authorities of the state of North Carolina. Each Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares.
2. Significant Accounting Policies.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds:
Security Valuation. For the Term Portfolio, investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. Wherever possible, each Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value their investments.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued by independent pricing services or by dealers who make markets in such securities. Pricing services consider yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as dealer supplied prices. Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value. Actual prices received at disposition may differ.
As permitted by compliance with certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, securities owned by the Cash Portfolio are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value.
When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
The Funds are subject to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" (SFAS 157), effective with the beginning of the Funds' fiscal year. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described below:
Level 1 |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 |
Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others. |
Level 3 |
Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or deemed less relevant (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available. |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) - continued
2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
The aggregate value by input level, as of December 31, 2008, for each Fund's investments is included at the end of each Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds' investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day for the Term Portfolio and trades executed through the end of the current business day for the Cash Portfolio. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
The Board of Trustees of the Cash Portfolio approved the participation by the Cash Portfolio in the U.S. Treasury Department's Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds (the "Program") through April 30, 2009. Under the Program, if the Cash Portfolio's market value per share drops below $0.995 on any day while the Program is in effect, shareholders of record on that date who also held shares in the Cash Portfolio on September 19, 2008 may be eligible to receive a payment from the Treasury upon liquidation of the Cash Portfolio. The Cash Portfolio paid the U.S. Treasury Department a fee equal to 0.01% based on the number of shares outstanding as of September 19, 2008 to participate in the Program for the initial 3-month term that expired on December 18, 2008. On December 4, 2008, the Cash Portfolio paid an additional fee equal to 0.015% based on the number of shares outstanding as of September 19, 2008 to participate in the extension of the Program through April 30, 2009. The fees are being amortized over the length of the participation in the Program. The expense is borne by the Cash Portfolio without regard to any expense limitation currently in effect. The U.S. Treasury Department has the option to renew the Program through the close of business on September 19, 2009. If extended, the Board of Trustees of the Cash Portfolio will determine whether the Cash Portfolio should continue participation in the Program and, if so, the Cash Portfolio will incur additional participation fees.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. The independent Trustees may elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of their annual fees under the Trustees' Deferred Compensation Plan ("the Plan"). Interest is accrued on amounts deferred under the Plan based on the prevailing 90 day Treasury Bill rate.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. Each Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years.
Dividends are declared daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which
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2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, Cash Portfolio claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to market discount, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to excise tax regulations.
The federal tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows for each Fund:
|
Cost for Federal |
Unrealized |
Unrealized |
Net Unrealized |
Cash Portfolio |
$ 7,115,506,981 |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
Term Portfolio |
70,425,894 |
913,500 |
- |
913,500 |
3. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits certain Funds and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts which are then invested in repurchase agreements. Certain Funds may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by government or non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. Each applicable Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.
4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provides the Funds with investment management related services for which the Funds pay a monthly management fee based upon a graduated series of annual rates ranging between .195% and .275% of each Fund's average net assets. Prior to August 1, 2008, the graduated series of rates ranged from .215% to .275% of each Fund's average net assets. FMR pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain exceptions such as interest expense. The management fee paid to FMR by the Funds is reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Funds to the independent Trustees. For the period each Fund's annualized management fee rate, expressed as a percentage of each Fund's average net assets, was as follows:
Cash Portfolio |
.22% |
Term Portfolio |
.27% |
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, each Fund has adopted a separate Distribution and Service plan. FMR pays Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a Distribution and Service fee from the
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4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Distribution and Service Plan - continued
management fee paid by each fund based on a graduated series of rates ranging from .06% to .08% of each Fund's average net assets. Prior to August 1, 2008, the graduated series of rates ranged from .07% to .08% of each Fund's average net assets. For the period, FMR paid FDC $2,172,458 and $26,039 on behalf of Cash and Term Portfolios, respectively, all of which was paid to the Capital Management of the Carolinas LLC.
5. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of each Fund's management fee during the period. The amount of the waiver for each Fund was as follows:
Cash Portfolio |
$ 183,050 |
Term Portfolio |
2,081 |
6. Other.
The Funds' organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Each year, typically in July, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for each fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly each quarter and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of each fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to each fund and its shareholders. While the full Board or the Independent Trustees, as appropriate, act on all major matters, a portion of the activities of the Board (including certain of those described herein) may be conducted through the Board's Audit Committee.
At its July 2008 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew each fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to each fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of each fund); (ii) the competitiveness of each fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with each fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as each fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders. The Board approved amendments to each fund's management contract to include two additional breakpoints to the all-inclusive management fee schedule. The Board also approved agreements with foreign sub-advisers Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., and Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for each fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contracts is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in each fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, and that each fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in that fund, managed by Fidelity.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the funds' investment personnel and the funds' investment objectives and disciplines. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers. In addition, the Board considered the trading resources that are an integrated part of the fixed-income portfolio management investment process.
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Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency and pricing and bookkeeping services for each fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally Capital Management of the Carolinas, the funds' regional distributor, as well as the third parties acting as the funds' custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, each fund's compliance policies and procedures.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether each fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed each fund's absolute investment performance, as well as each fund's relative investment performance measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index (Term Portfolio only, as money market funds are typically not compared against a market index), and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. For each fund, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended March 31, 2008, the fund's returns, the returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark") (Term Portfolio only), and a range of returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the Lipper peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the Lipper peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the fund.
Cash Portfolio
The Board reviewed Cash Portfolio's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of the fund was in the first quartile for all periods shown.
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Term Portfolio
The Board reviewed Term Portfolio's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of the fund was in the second quartile for the one-year period and the first quartile for the three- and five-year periods. The Board noted that the relative investment performance of Term Portfolio was lower than its benchmark for all periods shown. The Board also considered that, because Term Portfolio maintains a shorter duration than most other funds in its competitive universe, its performance may lag that of its competitors during periods of declining interest rates.
The Board noted that each fund's performance is also influenced by the investment parameters imposed by the laws of North Carolina, which restrict the flexibility of the funds when compared to other funds in their respective Lipper universes. For example, unlike other Institutional Money Market Funds, Cash Portfolio does not engage in reverse repurchase agreements, the use of which might increase yield.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to each fund will benefit each fund's shareholders.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered each fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the charts below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group" and, for the reasons explained above, is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than a fund's. For example, a TMG % of 19% would mean that 81% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than a fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as ASPG quartile in which a fund's management fee is ranked, is also included in the charts and considered by the Board. For a more meaningful comparison of management fees, each fund is compared on the basis of a hypothetical "net management fee," which is derived by subtracting distribution and service fee payments made by FMR to Fidelity Distributors Corporation, the funds' distributor, from each fund's all-inclusive fee.
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Term Portfolio
The Board noted that each fund's hypothetical net management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended March 31, 2008. The Board also considered FMR's proposed addition of two breakpoints to each fund's management fee schedule, and noted that the breakpoints would have the effect of reducing the effective management fee rate for Cash Portfolio based on its level of assets as of May 30, 2008.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that each fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each fund's total expenses, the Board considered each fund's hypothetical net management fee as well as each fund's all-inclusive fee. The Board also considered other expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees, paid by FMR under the all-inclusive arrangement. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses.
As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that each fund's total expenses ranked below its competitive median for the 12-month period ended March 31, 2008.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted that the management fees charged by Fidelity to the funds are among the lowest in the Fidelity complex for each of their respective disciplines.
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Based on its review, the Board concluded that each fund's total expenses were reasonable in light of the services that each fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing each fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of the funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for each fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of the results of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board considered whether there were any fall-out benefits that FMR derives from its relationship with the Trust. The Board concluded that FMR did not derive any fall-out benefits and that any potential fall-out benefits would be de minimis.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of each fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of each fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the funds, whether the funds have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which each fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board noted that FMR's proposed new breakpoints to the management fee would provide an opportunity for fund shareholders to further benefit from lower overall expenses as the assets of each fund grow.
The Board concluded that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Advisory Contracts, the Board requested additional information on certain topics, including (i) FMR's proposed additional breakpoints to the each fund's management fee; (ii) management fee comparisons to the Total Mapped Group on an asset-weighted basis; (iii) FMR's management fee arrangements with other clients with investment objectives similar to the funds; and (iv) the management fees, expenses and performance for other existing investment pools not managed by FMR that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and that, like the Trust, are exclusively offered to state and local government investors.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the existing advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that each fund's existing Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
Semiannual Report
Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Sub-Advisers
Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors
(U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
Distribution Agent
Capital Management of the Carolinas, L.L.C.
Charlotte, NC
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Wachovia Corporation
Charlotte, NC
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
(a) Not applicable.
(b) 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. Purchase 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
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the North Carolina Capital Management Trust's Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the North Carolina Capital Management Trust's (the "Trust") disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the Trust's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a) |
(1) |
Not applicable. |
(a) |
(2) |
Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(a) |
(3) |
Not applicable. |
(b) |
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Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
North Carolina Capital Management Trust
By: |
/s/ Boyce I. Greer |
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Boyce I. Greer |
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President |
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Date: |
March 10, 2009 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: |
/s/ Boyce I. Greer |
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Boyce I. Greer |
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President |
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Date: |
March 10, 2009 |
By: |
/s/John R. Hebble |
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John R. Hebble |
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Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: |
March 10, 2009 |
Exhibit EX-99.CERT
I, Boyce I. Greer, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of North Carolina Capital Management Trust;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based upon such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the 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; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 10, 2009
/s/Boyce I. Greer |
Boyce I. Greer |
President |
I, John R. Hebble, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of North Carolina Capital Management Trust;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based upon such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the 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; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 10, 2009
/s/John R. Hebble |
John R. Hebble |
Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit EX-99.906CERT
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code)
In connection with the attached Report of North Carolina Capital Management Trust (the "Trust") on Form N-CSR to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), each of the undersigned officers of the Trust does hereby certify that, to the best of such officer's knowledge:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Trust as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report.
Dated: March 10, 2009
/s/Boyce I. Greer |
Boyce I. Greer |
President |
Dated: March 10, 2009
/s/John R. Hebble |
John R. Hebble |
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Trust and will be retained by the Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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