0001193125-15-202939.txt : 20150528 0001193125-15-202939.hdr.sgml : 20150528 20150528084843 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-202939 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 14 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150528 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150528 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20150528 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SIT MUTUAL FUNDS II INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000746601 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04033 FILM NUMBER: 15893980 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3300 IDS CTR, 80 S. 8TH STREET CITY: MINNEAPOLIS STATE: MN ZIP: 55402 BUSINESS PHONE: 612-332-3223 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3300 IDS CTR, 80 S. 8TH STREET CITY: MINNEAPOLIS STATE: MN ZIP: 55402 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SIT NEW BEGINNING TAX FREE INCOME FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SIT NEW BEGINNING YIELD FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880929 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEW BEGINNING YIELD FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870907 0000746601 S000003467 Sit Tax-Free Income Fund C000009601 Sit Tax-Free Income Fund SNTIX 0000746601 S000003468 Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund C000009602 Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund SMTFX 0000746601 S000039473 Sit Quality Income Fund C000121593 Sit Quality Income Fund SQIFX N-CSR 1 d896582dncsr.htm SIT MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC. Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc.

 

 

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: 811-04033

 

 

Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

3300 IDS Center

80 South Eighth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Paul E. Rasmussen, VP Treasurer

Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.

3300 IDS Center

80 South Eighth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Copy to:

Mike Radmer, Esq.

Dorsey & Whitney

Suite 1500

50 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (612) 332-3223

Date of fiscal year end: March 31, 2015

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2015

 

 

 


Item 1: Reports to Stockholders


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Sit Mutual Funds

BOND FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

    

 

          Page       
  

Chairman’s Letter

     2          
  

Fund Reviews and Schedules of Investments

     
  

U.S. Government Securities Fund

     4          
  

Quality Income Fund

     10          
  

Tax-Free Income Fund

     20          
  

Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund

     34          
  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     44          
  

Statements of Operations

     45          
  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     46          
  

Financial Highlights

     48          
  

Notes to Financial Statements

     52          
  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     59          
  

Expense Example

     60          
  

Federal Tax Information

     61          
  

Information About Directors and Officers

     62          
  

Additional Information

     64          

This document must be preceded or accompanied by a Prospectus.


    

 

CHAIRMAN’S LETTER

May 6, 2015

 

Dear fellow shareholders:

 

With U.S. GDP growing at a moderate pace, European economies continuing to recover, and global inflation rates at subdued levels, the domestic and global bond markets have become increasingly captivated by reacting to and anticipating the actions of the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed). Now that the issue of the “taper” the reduction in the monthly purchases of U.S. Treasury and mortgage-backed securities - is done (the Fed has now fully “tapered”), the next milestone to watch is when the Fed will vote to end its zero interest rate policy by increasing its target for the Federal Funds rate.

The Fed Funds rate is, in theory, the rate at which banks trade balances held at the Federal Reserve to each other overnight. In practice, the rate carries a lot more significance as a benchmark-type rate which the Fed targets in an attempt to influence the economic activity in the U.S. The influence works because, in general, other interest rates in the economy, such as the rate at which banks give mortgage or small business loans, are related to the Fed Funds rate and the economy can be stimulated by lowering interest rates or cooled down by raising them.

Thus, by changing the Fed Funds rate, the Federal Reserve wields a powerful tool to change the course of economic activity. The process by which the governors of the Fed make the decision to attempt to stimulate or to cool down the economy is by looking to their “dual mandate” of maximum employment and stable prices. The dual mandate may seem straightforward to interpret in theory; however, in practice it is not. Consequently, the issue of when and by how much the Fed “raises rates” is an issue of intense discussion. The rest of the letter lays out our thinking on the topic. However, if you want the “short” version, we believe that the Fed may raise rates this year, but if they do raise rates it will likely not be by very much.

Employment

The issue of employment is one that is seemingly simple and yet frustratingly complex. It is simple in that we have many quantitative measures of employment that are reported on a regular basis. It is complex in that the concept of “maximum employment” is not well-defined and that the many different measures of employment may not always agree with one another.

For example, the most accessible and widely followed statistic is “the unemployment rate,” which is simply the number of people actively looking for work divided by the total number of people in the “labor force” (people employed or actively looking for work). As of March, this number was 5.5%. The unemployment rate was below 5.0% during much of the last economic expansion and peaked at 10.1% during the financial crisis.

Another widely followed statistic is the so-called “underemployment” rate which also includes “people marginally attached to the labor force” (people not currently looking but that want a job) and people employed “part-time for economic reasons” (people that would

take full-time work if they could find it). As of March, the underemployment rate was 10.9%. This reading, like the unemployment rate, is down from the 17.1% peak during the crisis. However, this level is still higher than it ever was in the prior recession: underemployment only rose to 10.4% in 2003 following the bursting of the tech bubble.

Another statistic that is frequently used to gauge the health of U.S. employment is the employment to population ratio, which is simply the number of employed people divided by the working-age population. Unlike the rebound seen in the unemployment and underemployment statistics, this ratio continues to lag. The March reading was 59.3%. This is an improvement from the low of the 58.2% during the financial crisis but still the lowest level outside of the current recession since the mid-1980s.

However, looking at the “working-age” population might be too broad since baby-boomers are moving out of the workforce and millennials are staying in school longer before entering the work force than in times past. Adjusting the ratio to look just at 25-54 year olds gives a distinctly different picture: the March reading was 77.2%. Again, this is lower than the previous period of growth, but has recovered from the recession low of 74.8% much more strongly than the broader working-age figure.

Balancing the pessimistic readings of stubbornly high underemployment and low employment to population ratio against the optimistic readings of lower unemployment and relatively better performance in employment to population ratio among people aged 25-54, we believe the truth lies somewhere in the middle. The 5.5% unemployment rate probably isn’t strictly comparable to other times in history when the rate was the same due to the high number of part-time workers. Similarly, the employment to population ratio probably isn’t comparable either given the numbers of baby boomers retiring. The Fed believes that when the economy reaches “maximum employment” it is typically accompanied by increased inflationary pressure, which ties together the first and second parts of their mandate.

Inflation

Like employment, gauging inflation can be simple and complex. There are many quantitative measurements of inflation as well as opinions of what is the “right” amount of inflation. The Fed’s goal is “stable prices” which they define as about 2.0% inflation.

The most commonly cited measure of inflation, the consumer price index (CPI), comes in two flavors: “all items” and “core.” Core inflation removes some of the most volatile items (food and energy) which some economists believe are not predictive of sustained inflation. The year-over-year March measurement for annual inflation for all-items CPI (0.1%) and core CPI (1.8%) are both below the 2.0% target. However, the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation is actually

 

 

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Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) which is meant to track consumer or household spending. Similar to the readings of CPI, the year-over-year March measurement for annual inflation of all-items PCE (0.3%) and core PCE (1.4%) are also both below the Fed’s 2.0% target.

There are also alternative measures of inflation calculated by non-government parties. One particularly well-regarded measure is MIT’s Billion Prices Project (BPP) which collects prices from online retailers daily. Their statistic has generally tracked all-items CPI and is also below 2.0%.

While not a measure of “broad” inflation, another useful measure that relates to both aspects of the dual mandate is wage inflation. One widely looked at measure is the growth in average hourly earnings of nonsupervisory employees. The year-over-year March measurement was 1.8%, meaning that wages have recently begun to rise and are growing faster than “core” PCE inflation.

The story told by the inflation figures is probably less confusing than that of employment since by most measures inflation is currently running below the Fed’s 2.0% target. Thus, we believe that the Fed currently isn’t feeling pressure to raise interest rates to contain an overheating economy. However, if core PCE inflation numbers move upward or if wage inflation climbs higher, that could trigger more aggressive action by the Fed.

Strategy

Our view regarding Fed policy is that as long as the economy grows at a moderate pace, it is strong enough that we no longer need the extreme of a zero interest rate policy. However, we also believe that if core PCE inflation remains below target, that interest rates will not rise drastically. We have adjusted our Funds accordingly and believe that they are well-positioned for the eventual increase in rates by the Fed while continuing to earn substantial levels of current income.

The U.S. Government Securities Fund remains focused on seasoned, high coupon agency-backed securities which should continue to provide long-term income stability and principal preservation as mortgage rates increase from all-time lows. Stability in the Sit Quality Income Fund remains impressive and we are pleased that despite our focus on shorter than benchmark duration we were able to beat our benchmark over the past year. We believe that the Fund’s stable price makes it a good choice for cash reserves.

The tax-exempt fixed income strategy employed in managing both the Tax-Free Income Fund and the Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund will continue to focus heavily on the use of high coupon bonds and bonds structured with put, call, sinking fund, and prepayment provisions that provide regular cash flow. We believe that our investment strategy’s focus on income, which we believe is the primary source of return over longer periods of time, will continue to deliver positive performance. We continue to focus on sectors and security structures that provide incremental yield, while using diversification to help manage credit risk.

We appreciate your continued interest in the Sit family of funds.

With best wishes,

 

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Roger J. Sit

Chairman and President

Sit Mutual Funds

 

 

MARCH 31, 2015

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OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY

The objective of the U.S. Government Securities Fund is to provide high current income and safety of principal, which it seeks to attain by investing solely in debt obligations issued, guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or its agencies or its instrumentalities. Agency mortgage securities and U.S. Treasury securities are the principal holdings in the Fund. The mortgage securities that the Fund purchases consist of pass-through securities including those issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).

 

 

The Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund provided a return of +2.37% during the year ended March 31, 2015, compared to the return of the Barclays Intermediate Government Bond Index of +3.15%. The Fund’s 30-day SEC yield was 2.92% and its 12-month distribution rate was 1.89%.

During the 12-month period, the Fund benefitted from its position in high coupon government agency mortgages, due to a slowdown in mortgage prepayments. The Fund’s strong income return offset modest price declines resulting in positive performance on an absolute basis. Treasury futures and options that are used for duration management hindered performance, which is typical during periods of declining interest rates. In October, the Federal Reserve announced the completion of its asset purchase program, which has increased speculation on when it will increase short-term interest rates. As a result, interest rates rose modestly on the short end of the curve. The Federal Open Market Committee also revised its estimate for 2015, 2016, and 2017 growth lower to around 2.50% annually, which has, in all likelihood, postponed the eventual rise in the Fed Funds rate from this summer to later this year. Meanwhile, interest rates on longer term maturities declined due to decreased inflation expectations resulting from lower oil prices.

As the bond market prepares for the eventual increase in the Fed Funds rate, we expect short-term yields to increase while long-term yields exhibit little change. Continued low inflation expectations should offset the Fed’s anticipated rate increases, resulting in smaller yield movement for long maturity securities than for short-term securities. We also believe that mortgage prepayments on the high-coupon government agency mortgages held in the Fund will remain stable.

We continue to position the Fund defensively against a rising short-term rate environment. Our core investments continue to be older, high coupon government agency mortgage pass-through securities, as they provide high levels of income with relatively stable prices.

HYPOTHETICAL GROWTH OF $10,000

 

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The chart above illustrates the total value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter) as compared to the performance of the Barclays Intermediate Government Bond Index. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Returns include the reinvestment of distributions. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

1 The Barclays Intermediate Government Bond Index is a sub-index of the Barclays Government Bond Index covering issues with remaining maturities of between three and five years. The Barclays Government Bond Index is an index that measures the performance of all public U.S. government obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. This is the Fund’s primary index.

 

This high level of income and principal stability continues to be the Fund’s focus, as has consistently been the case since the Fund’s inception.

Michael C. Brilley              Bryce A. Doty, CFA

Senior Portfolio Managers

Mark H. Book, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

 

Information on this page is unaudited.

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COMPARATIVE RATES OF RETURNS

as of March 31, 2015

      
      Sit U.S.
Government
Securities
Fund
  Barclays
Inter. Gov’t
Bond  Index1
  Lipper
U.S.
Gov’t  Fund
Index2

One Year

   2.37%   3.15%   6.06%

Five Years

   1.97     2.81     4.11  

Ten Years

   3.73     3.96     4.36  

Since Inception (6/2/87)

   5.75     5.95     5.82  

Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Contact the Fund for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and all fee waivers. Without the fee waivers total return and yield figures would have been lower. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance. Returns for periods greater than one year are compounded average annual rates of return.

1 The Barclays Intermediate Government Bond Index is a sub-index of the Barclays Government Bond Index covering issues with remaining maturities of between three and five years. The Barclays Government Bond Index is an index that measures the performance of all public U.S. government obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2 The Lipper returns are obtained from Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., a large independent evaluator of mutual funds.

FUND DIVERSIFICATION

 

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Based on total net assets as of March 31, 2015. Subject to change.

PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

Net Asset Value 3/31/15:

  

$ 11.09 Per Share

Net Asset Value 3/31/14:

  

$ 11.04 Per Share

Total Net Assets:

  

$ 587.2 Million

Effective Duration 3:

  

0.2 Years

3 Duration is a measure of estimated price sensitivity relative to changes in interest rates. Portfolios with longer durations are typically more sensitive to changes in interest rates. For example, if interest rates rise by 1%, the fair value of a security with an effective duration of 5 years would decrease by 5%, with all other factors being constant. The correlation between duration and price sensitivity is greater for securities rated investment-grade than it is for securities rated below investment-grade. Duration estimates are based on assumptions by the Adviser and are subject to a number of limitations. Effective duration is calculated based on historical price changes of securities held by the Fund, and therefore is a more accurate estimate of price sensitivity provided interest rates remain within their historical range.

ESTIMATED AVERAGE LIFE

 

 

0-1 Year

     4.3

1-5 Years

     92.7

5-10 Years

     2.2

10-20 Years

     0.0

20+ Years

     0.8

The table represents the Adviser’s estimates of the dollar weighted average life of the portfolio’s securities, which differ from their stated maturities. The Fund’s average stated maturity was 19.0 years as of March 31, 2015.

 

 

Information on this page is unaudited.

  

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2015

Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund

 

 

Principal

Amount ($)

   Coupon Rate
(%)
     Maturity Date     Fair Value ($)  

Mortgage Pass-Through Securities - 43.0%

  

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 8.3%

  

620,033

     4.00         7/1/25        658,453   

387,336

     5.82         10/1/37        438,721   

65,396

     6.38         12/1/26-12/1/27        74,777   

13,837,854

     6.50         11/1/27-9/1/39        16,126,921   

507,194

     6.88         2/17/31        595,231   

19,775,208

     7.00         8/1/27-1/1/39        22,774,188   

62,586

     7.38         12/17/24        72,195   

1,913,094

     7.50         1/1/31-10/1/38        2,185,802   

80,655

     7.95         10/1/25-11/1/25        81,821   

735,788

     8.00         5/1/31-1/1/37        857,564   

6,121

     8.25         12/1/17        6,139   

1,424,487

     8.50         10/1/19-3/1/31        1,672,539   

1,425,931

     9.00         11/1/25-5/1/31        1,575,713   

18,678

     9.25         2/1/18-3/1/19        18,783   

265,456

     9.50         12/17/21        296,036   

6,098

     9.75         12/1/16-12/1/17        6,136   

900,207

     10.00         9/1/20-7/1/30        960,622   

53,219

     10.50         6/1/19        58,818   

44,578

     11.00         8/25/20        44,436   
       

 

 

 
          48,504,895   
       

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association - 20.5%

  

 

2,965

     3.49         3/1/19  1      3,027   

1,370,766

     5.50         12/1/32        1,545,000   

1,727,977

     5.61         11/1/22        1,878,205   

64,295

     5.76         3/1/33        72,873   

2,997,161

     5.96         6/1/28        3,430,423   

2,583,535

     6.00         9/1/28-10/1/39        2,953,943   

467,447

     6.15         6/1/33  1      483,767   

122,217

     6.20         11/1/27        143,548   

98,252

     6.35         10/1/30        116,303   

39,374,074

     6.50         1/1/22-6/1/40        46,032,752   

111,532

     6.91         11/1/26-8/1/27        121,006   

126,980

     6.95         8/1/21  1      130,741   

37,547,434

     7.00         6/1/17-5/1/39        44,721,678   

5,967,334

     7.50         6/1/22-2/1/38        7,045,433   

51,917

     7.62         12/1/16        53,934   

141,307

     7.95         9/15/20        157,416   

3,117,368

     8.00         4/1/16-3/1/38        3,678,264   

252,883

     8.08         11/15/31        306,685   

84,722

     8.24         7/20/30        96,028   

45,083

     8.31         7/20/28        48,945   

87,011

     8.33         7/15/20        96,070   

2,984,665

     8.50         2/1/16-1/1/37        3,533,241   

36,445

     8.97         3/15/22        37,695   

1,334,742

     9.00         10/1/19-2/1/38        1,551,021   

62,527

     9.21         5/15/28        71,477   

25,991

     9.25         10/1/16-2/1/17        26,260   

1,349,851

     9.50         5/1/19-8/1/31        1,551,280   

27,018

     9.54         7/15/20        27,786   

264,756

     9.68         8/20/25        304,307   

Principal

Amount ($)

   Coupon Rate
(%)
     Maturity Date      Fair Value ($)  

59,308

     9.75         10/1/21-4/1/25         66,642   

293,184

     10.00         1/1/24-6/1/30         346,116   

14,465

     10.04         8/15/20         14,671   

68,990

     10.50         6/1/28         75,344   
        

 

 

 
           120,721,881   
        

 

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association - 13.1%

  

  

20,175,869

     4.00         12/15/24-12/20/31         21,822,417   

2,301,793

     4.25         10/20/31-3/20/37         2,518,437   

5,400,983

     4.50         6/15/40         6,038,815   

3,672,640

     4.75         9/20/31         4,092,975   

2,234,810

     5.50         9/15/25-5/15/29         2,540,109   

6,519,333

     5.75         2/15/29-10/20/31         7,446,099   

97,079

     5.76         5/20/33         109,150   

1,774,980

     6.00         6/15/23-11/20/34         2,031,235   

366,547

     6.20         3/15/32         421,172   

2,063,862

     6.25         12/15/23-4/15/29         2,372,823   

1,034,174

     6.35         4/20/30-6/20/31         1,178,481   

262,492

     6.38         8/15/26-4/15/28         300,412   

162,898

     6.49         4/20/32-6/20/32         186,286   

14,634,902

     6.50         11/15/23-3/20/41         17,111,925   

71,354

     6.57         3/20/33         73,716   

517,072

     6.75         9/15/15-5/15/29         542,414   

361,501

     6.91         7/20/26-2/20/27         399,712   

4,542,819

     7.00         5/15/24-1/20/39         5,301,732   

132,198

     7.02         4/20/26         141,812   

70,553

     7.05         9/20/26         73,641   

279,702

     7.10         5/20/25         308,548   

124,962

     7.15         4/20/27         131,491   

57,393

     7.25         5/15/29         59,105   

369,452

     7.50         1/20/38-3/15/39         430,744   

51,585

     7.75         6/15/20         55,805   

223,467

     7.95         7/20/25-4/20/26         246,754   

83,386

     7.99         6/20/22         91,632   

557,920

     8.00         6/20/31         711,740   

65,913

     8.25         4/15/19         71,195   

72,499

     8.50         9/15/16-12/20/26         84,085   

46,157

     9.00         12/15/20         52,525   

38,464

     10.00         10/15/19         39,632   

64,870

     10.50         2/15/20-8/15/21         70,696   
        

 

 

 
           77,057,315   
        

 

 

 

Small Business Administration - 1.1%

  

  

5,912,067

     5.33         8/25/36-9/25/36         6,431,811   
        

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Through Securities
(cost: $244,382,497)

   

     252,715,902   
        

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Principal

Amount ($)

   Coupon Rate
(%)
     Maturity Date     Fair Value ($)

U.S. Treasury / Federal Agency Securities - 0.8%

  

 

U.S. Treasury Strips:

  

 

7,500,000

     4.22         2/15/36   6    4,524,209
       

 

Total U.S. Treasury / Federal Agency Securities
(cost: $4,144,287)

   

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - 48.8%

  

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 17.3%

14,451

     4.67         3/25/44   1    14,460

7,969,109

     6.00         9/15/21-6/15/37      9,229,395

106,297

     6.25         5/15/29      108,602

20,050,664

     6.50         9/15/23-10/25/43      23,462,036

931,980

     6.50         9/25/43   1    1,080,938

77,447

     6.70         9/15/23      88,499

412,621

     6.95         3/15/28      476,161

41,371,829

     7.00         12/15/20-7/25/43      46,387,836

13,632,541

     7.50         10/15/21-9/25/43      16,213,436

2,993,582

     8.00         7/15/21-1/15/30      3,475,719

38,935

     8.25         6/15/22      44,034

197,078

     8.30         11/15/20      220,898

439,345

     8.50         10/15/22-3/15/32      509,770

151,693

     9.00         12/15/19      163,318

4,063

     9.15         10/15/20      4,382

161,085

     9.50         2/15/20      175,242
       

 

        101,654,726
       

 

Federal National Mortgage Association - 24.0%

10,788,045

     4.50         6/25/21      11,088,838

481,005

     4.55         6/25/43      527,054

1,550,235

     6.46         9/25/37   1    1,779,212

3,948,627

     6.49         2/25/42   1    4,648,735

15,219,631

     6.50         8/20/28-11/25/42      16,909,413

100,544

     6.50         3/25/29   1    114,505

563,190

     6.52         12/25/42   1    659,403

3,318,165

     6.57         10/25/42   1    3,807,810

877,423

     6.70         2/25/45   1    1,036,317

11,840,798

     6.75         6/25/32-4/25/37      13,451,281

107,107

     6.85         12/18/27      125,340

1,367,538

     6.93         8/25/37   1    1,490,428

22,895,390

     7.00         1/25/21-3/25/45      27,119,875

33,390,356

     7.50         8/20/27-1/25/48      39,855,828

1,151,889

     7.50         6/19/41   1    1,351,269

1,317,877

     8.00         7/25/22-7/25/44      1,525,631

763,174

     8.24         11/25/37   1    892,451

696,919

     8.33         11/25/37   1    799,377

1,324,127

     8.50         1/25/21-6/25/30      1,571,019

30,791

     8.70         12/25/19      34,261

10,730

     8.75         9/25/20      11,494

55,420

     8.82         10/25/42   1    65,987

43,349

     8.95         10/25/20      48,441

1,879,975

     9.00         7/25/19-10/25/30      2,211,875

16,288

     9.05         12/25/18      17,286

    

Principal

Amount ($)

   Coupon Rate
(%)
     Maturity Date     Fair Value ($)  

26,989

     9.25         1/25/20        29,920   

600,906

     9.35         6/25/32   1      682,660   

805,853

     9.50         12/25/18-12/25/41        953,227   

95,446

     9.60         3/25/20        107,231   

2,985,044

     10.59         7/25/37   1      3,239,507   

2,363,075

     10.63         9/25/42   1      3,007,778   

1,050,475

     11.05         6/25/44   1      1,273,217   

100,983

     12.40         3/25/39   1      118,742   
       

 

 

 
          140,555,412   
       

 

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association - 3.4%

  

3,904,000

     6.00         11/20/33        4,645,725   

455,897

     6.50         9/20/28        538,482   

1,542,792

     6.66         9/20/44   1      1,815,343   

405,195

     6.87         3/16/41   1      428,103   

10,819,139

     7.00         9/16/23-5/20/42        11,488,067   

859,377

     7.20         12/20/33   1      1,022,327   

122,770

     7.50         5/16/27        141,499   

35,519

     8.50         2/20/32        43,705   
       

 

 

 
          20,123,251   
       

 

 

 

Vendee Mortgage Trust - 4.1%

  

6,617,408

     3.75         12/15/33        6,881,416   

4,882,572

     6.50         8/15/31        5,683,671   

2,196,764

     7.00         3/15/28        2,573,625   

1,345,835

     7.25         9/15/22-9/15/25        1,507,011   

3,763,365

     7.74         3/15/25   1      4,394,595   

2,133,398

     7.75         5/15/22-9/15/24        2,472,250   

373,847

     8.00         2/15/25        442,512   

172,629

     8.29         12/15/26        209,018   
       

 

 

 
          24,164,098   
       

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost: $280,949,830)

   

    286,497,487   
       

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities - 3.1%

  

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 0.5%

  

4,597

     6.09         9/25/29   1      4,599   

235,469

     6.28         10/27/31   14      266,984   

2,420,398

     7.16         7/25/29        2,760,255   
       

 

 

 
          3,031,838   
       

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association - 0.4%

  

42,083

     0.51         11/25/32  1      38,635   

383,477

     4.71         10/25/33   14      413,140   

414,083

     5.29         9/26/33   14      453,652   

136,524

     5.64         2/25/33   14      154,380   

125,625

     6.47         10/25/31   14      129,782   

852,860

     6.59         10/25/31   14      929,830   

179,788

     6.69         5/25/32   1      180,721   

42,783

     6.83         7/25/31   14      44,005   

19,130

     7.80         6/25/26   1      19,070   
       

 

 

 
          2,363,215   
       

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2015

Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund (Continued)

 

Principal

Amount ($) /

Contracts

   Coupon Rate
(%)
     Maturity Date      Fair Value ($)

Small Business Administration - 2.2%

5,742,470

     5.87         7/1/28       6,515,928

2,003,075

     7.13         10/1/20       2,176,196

2,296,892

     7.33         8/1/20       2,504,939

1,491,711

     8.03         5/1/20       1,639,413
        

 

         12,836,476
        

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost: $17,967,292)

   

   18,231,529
        

 

Put Options Purchased 10 - 0.0%

  

  

388

    
 
 
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Future
Put Options: $ 118.75 strike
May 2015 expiration
  
  
  
   18,188

300

    
 
 
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Future
Put Options: $ 119.25 strike
May 2015 expiration
  
  
  
   35,156
        

 

Total Put Options Purchased
(cost: $298,853)

   

   53,344
        

 

Total Investments in Securities - 95.7%
(cost: $547,742,759)

   

   562,022,471
        

 

Call Options Written 10 - (1.5%)

  

  

(3,400)

    
 
 
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Future
Call Options: $ 108.75 strike
May 2015 expiration
  
  
  
   (5,684,375)

(2,000)

    
 
 
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Future
Call Options: $ 118.75 strike
May 2015 expiration
  
  
  
   (3,015,625)
        

 

Total Call Options Written
(premiums received: $4,034,404)

   

   (8,700,000)
        

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, net - 5.8%

  

   33,887,813
        

 

Total Net Assets - 100.0%

  

   $587,210,284
        

 

 

 

1 

Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015.

 

6 

Zero coupon or convertible capital appreciation bond, for which the rate disclosed is either the effective yield on purchase date or the coupon rate to be paid upon conversion to coupon paying, respectively.

 

10 

The amount of $15,000,000 in cash was segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for derivative transactions as of March 31, 2015.

 

14 

Step Coupon: A bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015.

Numeric footnotes not disclosed are not applicable to this Schedule of Investments.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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For a detailed list of security holdings, refer to our company website at www.sitfunds.com.

A summary of the levels for the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2015 is as follows (see Note 2 - significant accounting policies in the notes to financial statements):

 

     Investment in Securities  
     Level 1
Quoted
Price ($)
    Level 2
Other significant
observable inputs ($)
    

Level 3

Significant
unobservable inputs ($)

   Total ($)  
  

 

 

 

Assets

          

Mortgage Pass-Through Securities

            252,715,902            252,715,902   

U.S. Treasury / Federal Agency Securities

            4,524,209            4,524,209   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

            286,497,487            286,497,487   

Asset-Backed Securities

            18,231,529            18,231,529   

Put Options Purchased

     53,344                   53,344   
  

 

 

 
     53,344        561,969,127            562,022,471   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

          

Call Options Written

     (8,700,000                (8,700,000
  

 

 

 

For the reporting period, there were no transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

  

MARCH 31, 2015

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    Sit Quality Income Fund

 

 

OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY

The objective of the Quality Income Fund is to provide high current income and safety of principal, which it seeks to attain by investing at least 80% of its assets in debt securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies, debt securities issued by corporations, mortgage and other asset-backed securities. The Fund invests at least 50% of its assets in U.S. government debt securities, which are securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

 

The Sit Quality Income Fund provided a return of +0.36% during the year ended March 31, 2015, compared to the return of the Barclays 1-3 year Government/Credit Bond Index of +1.12%. The Fund’s 30-day SEC yield was 1.04% and its 12-month distribution rate was 0.66%.

The primary goal of the Fund is to maintain a high credit quality portfolio with stable principal values, while generating a relatively high level of income. During the year, the Fund benefitted from the income advantage produced by its holdings in non-agency residential mortgage, corporate, and taxable municipal securities. Non-agency residential mortgages outperformed as higher home prices increased demand for these securities. Corporate bonds benefitted from improving profits which resulted in increased demand as well. Taxable municipal securities also saw higher demand as higher tax revenues resulted in better balance sheets for many municipalities. The lower yields of Treasury securities hindered performance, as did the Treasury futures and options used for duration management. This is typical during periods of declining interest rates, such as the environment experienced over the 12-month period.

In October, the Federal Reserve announced the completion of its asset purchase program, which has increased speculation on when it will increase the fed funds rate target. As a result, interest rates rose modestly on the short end of the curve. The Federal Open Market Committee also revised its estimate for 2015, 2016, and 2017 growth lower to around 2.50% annually, which has, in all likelihood, postponed the eventual raise in the Fed Funds rate from this summer to later this year. Meanwhile, interest rates on longer term maturities declined due to decreased inflation expectations resulting from lower oil prices.

We expect the economy to continue to improve and the jobs market to strengthen further. We have started to see positive effects of lower gasoline and oil prices. Consumers were hesitant, at first, to spend their excess cash on non-essential goods. As gasoline prices have remained lower, we have seen increased spending which has begun to flow into the economy. In addition, we expect interest rates on longer term maturities to continue to decline with lower energy prices and lower inflation expectations. However, as the economy gains steam, we expect the entire yield curve to shift higher led by short term interest rates.

HYPOTHETICAL GROWTH OF $10,000

LOGO

The chart above illustrates the total value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter) as compared to the performance of the Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Returns include the reinvestment of distributions. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

1 The Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index is an unmanaged index of Treasury or government agency securities and investment grade corporate debt securities with maturities of one to three years. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

We have positioned the Fund defensively against a rising rate environment, using a diverse universe of high-quality assets and Treasury futures and options for duration management. We are focusing on a combination of Treasury, agency, and credit sectors that provide relatively high levels of income and relatively stable prices. The dual goals of income and principal stability are the primary objectives the Fund.

Michael C. Brilley

Bryce A. Doty, CFA

Senior Portfolio Managers

Mark H. Book, CFA

Chris M. Rasmussen, CFA

Portfolio Managers

 

 

Information on this page is unaudited.

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COMPARATIVE RATES OF RETURNS

 

as of March 31, 2015

 

 

    

Sit

Quality
Income Fund

 

Barclays

1-3 Year
Government/Credit
Index1

  Lipper
Short
Investment
Grade Bond
Index2

One Year

  0.36%   1.12%   1.19%

Since Inception (12/31/12)

  0.54       0.89       1.07    

Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Contact the Fund for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and all fee waivers. Without the fee waivers total return and yield figures would have been lower. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance. Returns for the periods greater than one year are compounded average annual rates of return.

1 The Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index is an unmanaged index of Treasury or government agency securities and investment grade corporate debt securities with maturities of one to three years. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2 The Lipper returns are obtained from Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., a large independent evaluator of mutual funds.

FUND DIVERSIFICATION

 

U.S. Treasury/Federal Agency Securities

     45.1

Corporate Bonds

     23.7

Asset Backed (Non-Agency)

     10.6

Mortgage Pass-Through (Agency)

     7.4

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Non-Agency)

     7.1

Taxable Municipal Bonds

     5.9

Other Bonds & Other Net Assets

     0.2

 

Based on total net assets as of March 31, 2015. Subject to change.

PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

 

 

Net Asset Value 3/31/15:

  

$9.94 Per Share

Net Asset Value 3/31/14:

  

$9.97 Per Share

Total Net Assets:

  

$124.4 Million

Average Maturity:

  

8.6 Years

Effective Duration 3:

  

0.1 Years

3 Duration is a measure of estimated price sensitivity relative to changes in interest rates. Portfolios with longer durations are typically more sensitive to changes in interest rates. For example, if interest rates rise by 1%, the fair value of a security with an effective duration of 5 years would decrease by 5%, with all other factors being constant. The correlation between duration and price sensitivity is greater for securities rated investment-grade than it is for securities rated below investment-grade. Duration estimates are based on assumptions by the Adviser and are subject to a number of limitations. Effective duration is calculated based on historical price changes of securities held by the Fund, and therefore is a more accurate estimate of price sensitivity provided interest rates remain within their historical range.

QUALITY RATINGS (% of Total Net Assets)

 

LOGO

Lower of Moody’s, S&P, Fitch or Duff & Phelps ratings used.

 

 

Information on this page is unaudited.

MARCH 31, 2015

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2015

Sit Quality Income Fund

 

Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
     Fair
Value ($)
 

Asset-Backed Securities - 10.7%

     

Agency - 0.1%

        

155,591

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2001-W2, Class AS5 14    6.47      10/25/31         160,739   
           

 

 

 

Non-Agency - 10.6%

        

193,818

   Ace Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-SD1 1    0.66      11/25/33         192,070   

228,967

   Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-2, Class M1 1    0.59      6/25/35         226,971   

856,211

   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust 2005-SD2, Class 1A2 1    0.64      3/25/35         850,995   

60,651

   Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-SD2, Class 1A3 1    0.57      3/25/35         60,150   

102,684

   Centex Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2004-A, Class AF4 14    5.01      8/25/32         102,997   

310,000

   Centex Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2004-A, Class AF5 14    5.43      1/25/34         315,712   

600,862

   Centex Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2004-D, Class AF4 14    4.68      6/25/32         615,100   

318,200

   Centex Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2004-D, Class AF6 14    4.67      9/25/34         326,382   

331,789

   Centex Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-C, Class AF5 14    5.05      6/25/35         340,823   

209,083

   CIT Home Equity Loan Trust 2003-1, Class A4 14    3.93      3/20/32         212,711   

358,826

   CIT Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2003-1, Class A6 14    4.06      10/20/32         367,487   

479,110

   Citifinancial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2004-1, Class AF3 14    3.77      4/25/34         486,061   

81,248

   Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1997-3, Class A6    7.32      3/15/28         85,541   

55,648

   Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1997-4, Class A7 1    7.36      2/15/29         56,847   

34,025

   Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1997-6, Class A6    6.90      1/15/29         35,125   

113,125

   Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1997-6, Class A7    7.14      1/15/29         117,041   

90,678

   Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1997-7, Class A7 1    6.96      7/15/28         93,588   

218,672

   Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1998-1, Class A6 1    6.33      11/1/29         224,553   

565,078

   Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-S1, Class A3 14    5.12      2/25/35         575,785   

116,454

   Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization, LLC, Series 2005-CB5, Class AF2 14    4.24      8/25/35         117,160   

5,811

   Deutsche Financial Capital Securitization LLC, Series 1998-I, Class A4    6.38      4/15/28         5,815   

24,510

   Deutsche Financial Capital Securitization, LLC, Series 1998-I, Class A3    6.10      4/15/28         24,521   

514,195

   First Alliance Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 1997-4, Class A2 14    7.63      4/20/29         521,547   

59,880

   Green Tree Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-HE1, Class A5 1, 4    0.55      12/25/32         59,525   

498,306

   HSBC Home Equity Loan Trust USA, Series 2007-2, Class A4 1    0.47      7/20/36         491,990   

219,529

   Irwin Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class 2A3 14    5.32      6/25/35         216,292   

721,756

   Irwin Whole Loan Home Equity Trust 2003-B, Class M 1    3.17      11/25/32         727,123   

1,327,060

   Irwin Whole Loan Home Equity Trust, Series 2003-D, Class M1 1    1.27      11/25/28         1,299,611   

1,879,572

   Irwin Whole Loan Home Equity Trust, Series 2005-A, Class M1 1    1.03      6/25/34         1,814,641   

559,787

   Irwin Whole Loan Home Equity Trust, Series 2005-C, Class 1M2 14    5.75      4/25/30         580,997   

49,189

   New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2003-5, Class AI7 1    5.15      11/25/33         50,338   

220,819

   NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2004-2, Class M2 1    1.19      9/25/34         218,483   

750,000

   Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust Series 2005-1, Class AF5 14    5.17      5/25/35         766,477   

116,307

   Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2004-4, Class AF4 1    4.63      9/25/34         117,124   

109,695

   Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2004-5, Class AF4 1    4.66      12/25/34         109,797   

102,679

   Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust, Series 2003-RZ5, Class A7 14    5.47      9/25/33         105,966   

8,334

   Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust, Series 2003-RZ3, Class A6 14    3.90      3/25/33         8,497   

45,816

   Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust, Series 2004-RS12, Class A16    4.55      12/25/34         46,341   

319,444

   Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust, Series 2004-RZ1, Class A11 1    0.65      3/25/34         316,890   

220,843

   Residential Asset Securities Corp., Series 2004-KS2, Class AI4 1    4.18      12/25/31         221,641   

96,972

   Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, Series 2002-B, Class A4    5.84      2/7/26         97,991   

3,863

   Wells Fargo Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2004-2, Class AI6 1    5.00      10/25/34         3,873   
           

 

 

 
                  13,208,579   
           

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost: $13,375,854)

           13,369,318   
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
     Fair
Value ($)
 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - 25.8%

     

Agency - 18.7%

        

52,279

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 2627, Class MC    4.50      6/15/18         54,427   

175,232

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 2631, Class LC    4.50      6/15/18         183,642   

92,341

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 2646, Class MT    3.50      11/15/32         94,298   

306,808

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 2685, Class ND    4.00      10/15/18         319,697   

300,000

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 2776, Class CG    5.00      4/15/19         317,885   

943,004

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 2839, Class TC    5.00      8/15/19         991,607   

486,772

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 2874, Class BC    5.00      10/15/19         515,402   

208,958

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 2877, Class JD    4.50      3/15/19         217,983   

112,854

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 2962, Class WE    5.50      6/15/24         113,256   

28,619

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 3634, Class EA    4.00      11/15/23         28,881   

76,576

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 3637, Class LJ    3.50      2/15/25         79,628   

382,654

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 3645, Class EH    3.00      12/15/20         394,508   

61,456

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 3711, Class AG    3.00      8/15/23         61,860   

272,329

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 3777, Class DA    3.50      10/15/24         282,487   

684,397

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 3812, Class LV    4.00      4/15/22         725,583   

294,486

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 3815, Class BD    3.00      10/15/20         302,206   

1,603,072

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 3817, Class GA    3.50      6/15/24         1,661,113   

1,662,731

   FHLMC REMICS, Series 3862, Class XA    3.00      11/15/24         1,717,889   

27,132

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2001-53, Class GB    5.00      9/25/16         27,303   

113,362

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2002-94, Class HQ    4.50      1/25/18         117,465   

190,236

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2003-52, Class NA    4.00      6/25/23         201,013   

159,114

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2004-101, Class BH    5.00      1/25/20         166,713   

269,402

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2005-19, Class PA    5.50      7/25/34         292,593   

113,706

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2005-24, Class A    4.50      7/25/32         116,386   

75,947

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2005-68, Class PC    5.50      7/25/35         81,416   

8,574

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2007-100, Class ND    5.75      10/25/35         8,624   

674,687

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2008-18, Class NB    4.50      5/25/20         703,787   

824,029

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2008-29, Class CA    4.50      9/25/35         858,715   

276,014

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2008-65, Class CD    4.50      8/25/23         291,262   

187,646

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2009-71, Class MB    4.50      9/25/24         201,180   

107,172

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2009-76, Class MA    4.00      9/25/24         110,450   

684,937

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2009-87, Class A    4.50      12/25/38         714,638   

199,603

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2009-88, Class DA    4.50      10/25/20         209,225   

583,049

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2010-144, Class YG    2.25      11/25/23         593,929   

131,056

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2010-28, Class DA    5.00      9/25/28         138,022   

285,552

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-16, Class GE    2.75      3/25/26         292,299   

23,981

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-32, Class QC    3.00      10/25/28         24,036   

25,926

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-32, Class QD    3.50      10/25/28         25,999   

421,050

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-42, Class BJ    3.00      8/25/25         435,083   

170,750

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-46, Class A    3.00      5/25/24         177,057   

887,902

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-46, Class AB    3.00      5/25/24         916,728   

2,127,825

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-48, Class VJ    5.00      5/25/40         2,231,331   

427,814

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2011-9, Class HC    3.25      3/25/24         438,957   

104,293

   FNMA REMICS, Series 2012-19, Class GH    3.00      11/25/30         108,761   

171,830

   GNMA, Series 2004-53, Class CK    5.00      8/20/32         177,840   

179,965

   GNMA, Series 2007-48, Class FM 1    0.42      4/20/37         180,034   

157,978

   GNMA, Series 2009-10, Class PA    4.50      12/20/38         168,272   

297,239

   GNMA, Series 2009-104, Class XM    5.00      3/20/36         301,363   

1,331,480

   GNMA, Series 2009-108, Class NB    3.00      4/20/37         1,358,658   

50,762

   GNMA, Series 2009-118, Class LK    5.00      5/20/35         50,890   

400,000

   GNMA, Series 2010-107, Class L    4.00      4/20/36         415,025   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

MARCH 31, 2015

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March 31, 2015

Sit Quality Income Fund (Continued)

 

Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
     Fair Value
($)
 

43,476

   GNMA, Series 2010-108, Class BH    2.25      12/20/36         43,741   

2,314,980

   GNMA, Series 2010-168, Class ME    3.00      7/20/37         2,371,835   

150,847

   GNMA, Series 2010-61, Class DA    4.00      12/20/23         156,833   

192,544

   GNMA, Series 2010-61, Class EA    5.00      9/20/31         194,854   

247,285

   Vendee Mortgage Trust, Series 1993-1, Class ZB    7.25      2/15/23         282,794   
           

 

 

 
              23,247,463   
           

 

 

 

Non-Agency - 7.1%

        

26,061

   Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-20CB, Class 1A2    5.50      10/25/33         26,319   

18,693

   American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2004-3, Class 6A4 14    5.01      10/25/34         18,707   

78,872

   Banc of America Mortgage Trust 2004-1, Class 4A1    5.00      2/25/19         81,239   

31,579

   Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-3, Class 1A26    5.50      4/25/34         32,263   

1,670,588

   Bear Stearns Trust, Series 2004-10, Class 1A1 1    0.85      9/25/34         1,662,658   

1,853,086

   CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2003-56, Class 6A1 1    2.46      12/25/33         1,826,253   

115,200

   Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-1, Class 2A1    4.75      10/25/18         116,429   

426,870

   Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-1, Class 2A3    4.75      10/25/18         429,106   

129,615

   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-5F, Class 8A1 1    0.67      6/25/35         125,493   

417,453

   JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2005-LDP5, Class A4 1    5.23      12/15/44         422,016   

52,564

   Master Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2003-4, Class CA1    8.00      5/25/18         54,527   

357,653

   MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Class 3A7 1    2.64      11/21/34         363,975   

95,436

   MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-4, Class 2A1    6.25      6/25/33         100,949   

244,046

   MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-5, Class 4A1    5.50      7/25/33         259,405   

377,532

   MASTR Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2003-8, Class 3A1    5.50      12/25/33         401,994   

94,000

   MASTR Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2005-2, Class 1A3    5.35      11/25/35         97,780   

188,774

   Prime Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-CL1, Class 1A1    6.00      2/25/34         198,232   

41,430

   RAAC Trust, Series 2004-SP3, Class AI5 1    4.89      12/25/32         42,335   

102,742

   Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2003-A14, Class A1    4.75      2/25/19         104,967   

15,954

   Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I Trust, Series 2003-S13, Class A3    5.50      6/25/33         15,957   

282,703

   Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-1, Class 2A1 1    3.47      1/25/42         289,506   

1,494,892

   Structured Asset Securities, Corp. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-GEL3, Class M3 1    0.97      6/25/35         1,483,896   

385,994

   Structured Asset Securities, Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-22A, Class 3A 1    2.49      6/25/33         396,557   

128,529

   WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2002-AR2 Class A 1    1.95      2/27/34         124,725   

117,237

   WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-CB2, Class 7A    5.50      8/25/19         120,463   
           

 

 

 
              8,795,751   
           

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost: $32,038,175)

               32,043,214   
           

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds - 23.7%

     

963,882

   Aircraft Certificate Owner Trust 2003 4    7.00      9/20/22         1,036,174   

784,615

   America West Airlines 2000-1 Pass Through Trust    8.06      7/2/20         894,461   

500,000

   Bank of America Corp.    6.50      7/15/18         568,512   

1,000,000

   Bank One Corp. 14    8.53      3/1/19         1,216,124   

1,500,000

   Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV    2.38      11/26/18         1,531,860   

459,939

   Continental Airlines 2001-1 Class A-1 Pass Through Trust    6.70      6/15/21         492,134   

1,000,000

   Crown Castle Towers, LLC 4    4.17      8/15/17         1,042,000   

600,000

   Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.    5.88      5/1/19         668,728   

1,000,000

   Hancock Holdings Co. (Subordinated)    5.88      4/1/17         1,055,002   

1,500,000

   HSBC USA Capital Trust III (Subordinated)    7.75      11/15/26         1,506,158   

1,000,000

   Illinois Tool Works, Inc.    6.25      4/1/19         1,163,580   

500,000

   Jersey Central Power & Light Co.    4.80      6/15/18         535,769   

1,000,000

   Lender Processing Services, Inc./Black Knight Lending Solutions, Inc.    5.75      4/15/23         1,059,580   

1,000,000

   Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.    7.88      8/15/36         1,079,154   

1,800,000

   Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. (Subordinated) 1    5.63      12/1/21         1,874,700   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
     Fair Value
($)
 

1,600,000

   Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. 1, 4    2.56      12/15/24         1,599,866   

1,053,377

   Northwest Airlines 1999-2 Class A Pass Through Trust    7.58      3/1/19         1,169,249   

697,695

   Northwest Airlines 2002-1 Class G-2 Pass Through Trust    6.26      11/20/21         759,162   

25,000

   PartnerRe Finance A LLC    6.88      6/1/18         28,458   

1,200,000

   Pfizer, Inc.    6.20      3/15/19         1,403,929   

600,000

   Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc.    7.50      6/1/17         668,106   

500,000

   Principal Life Income Funding Trusts 1    1.79      4/1/16         501,365   

800,000

   Prudential Financial, Inc. 1    2.66      8/10/18         826,736   

1,000,000

   Puget Sound Energy, Inc.    6.74      6/15/18         1,152,375   

500,000

   SBA Tower Trust 4    2.24      4/16/18         499,593   

500,000

   State Street Corp. (Subordinated)    4.96      3/15/18         541,023   

500,000

   Susa Partnership LP    7.45      7/1/18         581,798   

1,475,000

   Time Warner Cable, Inc.    8.25      4/1/19         1,804,132   

1,000,000

   Toyota Motor Credit Corp. 1    1.50      2/13/20         1,005,209   

1,000,000

   United Technologies Corp.    6.13      2/1/19         1,164,428   
           

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds
(cost: $29,348,987)

               29,429,365   
           

 

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds - 0.5%

        

500,000

   Province of Nova Scotia Canada    9.50      2/1/19         636,848   
           

 

 

 

(cost: $632,245)

        

Mortgage Pass-Through Securities - 7.4%

        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 2.2%

        

91,940

   Freddie Mac    3.50      7/1/26         98,264   

96,021

   Freddie Mac    4.50      1/1/18         100,687   

65,373

   Freddie Mac    4.50      5/1/19         68,680   

140,116

   Freddie Mac    4.50      6/1/19         147,208   

103,624

   Freddie Mac    4.50      6/1/19         108,711   

146,953

   Freddie Mac    4.50      1/1/21         155,138   

92,830

   Freddie Mac    4.50      12/1/21         97,991   

144,281

   Freddie Mac    4.50      10/1/23         157,236   

149,415

   Freddie Mac    4.50      7/1/26         157,335   

90,124

   Freddie Mac    5.00      3/1/18         94,676   

86,549

   Freddie Mac    5.00      10/1/18         90,956   

113,646

   Freddie Mac    5.00      8/1/19         120,559   

44,012

   Freddie Mac    5.00      10/1/25         48,747   

102,708

   Freddie Mac    5.50      9/1/17         107,964   

136,318

   Freddie Mac    5.50      4/1/19         143,293   

58,955

   Freddie Mac    5.50      10/1/19         62,585   

127,082

   Freddie Mac    5.50      7/1/20         134,897   

104,333

   Freddie Mac    5.50      12/1/20         110,681   

96,621

   Freddie Mac    5.50      1/1/21         103,495   

196,136

   Freddie Mac    5.50      3/1/21         212,996   

103,564

   Freddie Mac    5.50      3/1/21         112,577   

116,318

   Freddie Mac    5.50      10/1/21         123,376   

33,276

   Freddie Mac    6.00      8/1/16         33,869   

77,794

   Freddie Mac    6.00      9/1/23         88,378   
           

 

 

 
              2,680,299   
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

MARCH 31, 2015

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2015

Sit Quality Income Fund (Continued)

 

Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
     Fair
Value ($)
 

Federal National Mortgage Association - 4.9%

        

285,595

   Fannie Mae    2.75      11/1/17         296,407   

1,000,000

   Fannie Mae    2.78      12/1/17         1,037,790   

309,240

   Fannie Mae    3.00      8/1/21         324,546   

497,960

   Fannie Mae    3.18      12/1/17         510,482   

124,449

   Fannie Mae    3.50      10/1/21         132,062   

569,191

   Fannie Mae    3.98      4/1/18         609,094   

71,589

   Fannie Mae    4.00      3/1/26         76,296   

50,318

   Fannie Mae    4.00      10/1/31         54,312   

348,357

   Fannie Mae    5.00      1/1/20         370,629   

627,857

   Fannie Mae    5.25      1/1/18         652,931   

1,718,918

   Fannie Mae    5.51      4/1/17         1,850,240   

88,278

   Fannie Mae    6.00      5/1/23         93,406   

40,980

   Fannie Mae    6.50      2/1/19         47,049   
           

 

 

 
              6,055,244   
           

 

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association - 0.3%

        

111,414

   Ginnie Mae 1    1.63      4/20/33         115,396   

77,641

   Ginnie Mae 1    1.63      10/20/34         80,358   

43,275

   Ginnie Mae 1    3.50      4/20/42         45,438   

182,323

   Ginnie Mae    5.00      9/15/24         194,874   
           

 

 

 
              436,066   
           

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Through Securities
(cost: $9,022,368)

               9,171,609   
           

 

 

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds - 5.9%

        

795,000

   Academica Charter Schools 4    7.93      8/15/19         800,986   

1,000,000

   Colorado Housing & Finance Authority    4.00      11/1/31         1,070,080   

175,000

   Huron School District No. 2-2    4.70      6/1/16         182,189   

250,000

   La Paz County Industrial Development Authority    4.25      12/1/15         252,712   

520,000

   Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority    3.00      8/1/18         531,149   

600,000

   Multistate Liquidating Trust No. 1 4    1.39      12/15/18         605,196   

1,500,000

   Rhode Island Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp.    4.00      10/1/39         1,577,190   

1,600,000

   Skyway Concession Co., LLC 1, 4    0.65      6/30/26         1,328,000   

250,000

   State of Texas G.O. 1    1.90      8/1/23         250,129   

695,000

   Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs    4.80      7/1/19         715,072   
           

 

 

 

Total Taxable Municipal Bonds
(cost: $7,240,912)

           7,312,703   
           

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury / Federal Agency Securities - 26.3%

        

Other Federal Agency Securities - 2.6%

        

250,000

   Ally Bank 12    0.60      6/29/15         250,207   

250,000

   Bank of Baroda 12    0.25      6/30/15         250,000   

150,000

   Bank of China, Ltd. 12    0.55      8/6/15         150,120   

100,000

   Bank of China, Ltd. 12    0.60      4/17/15         100,014   

212,000

   Comenity Capital Bank 12    0.75      5/10/16         212,295   

150,000

   Discover Bank 12    0.50      5/22/15         150,080   

250,000

   EverBank 12    0.35      9/14/15         249,972   

250,000

   Firstbank Puerto Rico 12    0.80      9/21/15         250,485   

250,000

   GE Capital Bank 12    0.80      11/2/15         250,608   

250,000

   Investors Bank/Short Hills 12    0.65      2/25/16         250,188   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Principal

Amount ($)/

Contracts

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
    

Fair

Value ($)

 

600,000

   Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte, Ltd. 16    1.26      1/15/19         598,714   

250,000

   Sallie Mae Bank 12    0.80      10/23/15         250,537   

125,000

   State Bank of India 12    0.60      7/22/15         125,115   

125,000

   State Bank of India 12    0.85      10/19/15         125,292   
           

 

 

 
              3,213,627   
           

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Note - 23.7%

        

7,500,000

   U.S. Treasury Note 1    0.10      4/30/16         7,500,630   

2,500,000

   U.S. Treasury Note    0.13      4/30/15         2,499,610   

2,500,000

   U.S. Treasury Note    0.25      5/15/15         2,500,390   

8,500,000

   U.S. Treasury Note    0.75      6/30/17         8,517,264   

8,500,000

   U.S. Treasury Note    0.88      6/15/17         8,544,489   
           

 

 

 
              29,562,383   
           

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury / Federal Agency Securities
(cost: $32,767,556)

           32,776,010   
           

 

 

 

Put Options Purchased 10 - 0.0%

        

41

   U.S. Treasury 5 Year Future: Put Options: $118.75 strike, May 2015 expiration            1,922   
           

 

 

 

Total Put Options Purchased
(cost: $23,271)

        

Total Investments in Securities - 100.3%
(cost: $124,449,368)

           124,740,989   
           

 

 

 

Call Options Written 10 - (0.2%)

        

(206)

   U.S. Treasury 2 Year Future: Call Options: $109.38 strike, May 2015 expiration            (109,438

(31)

   U.S. Treasury 5 Year Future: Call Options: $118.75 strike, May 2015 expiration            (46,742

(63)

   U.S. Treasury 5 Year Future: Call Options: $119.50 strike, May 2015 expiration            (55,617
           

 

 

 

Total Call Options Written
(premiums received: $85,491)

           (211,797
           

 

 

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, net - (0.1%)

           (111,520
           

 

 

 

Total Net Assets - 100.0%

         $ 124,417,672   
           

 

 

 
                       

 

 

 

 

1 

Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015.

 

4 

144A Restricted Security. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $6,971,340 and represented 5.6% of net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid by the Adviser in accordance with guidelines established by the Board of Directors.

 

10

The amount of $2,000,000 in cash was segregated with the broker to cover margin requirements for derivative transactions as of March 31, 2015.

 

12

Certificate of Deposit. Investments up to $250,000 are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

 

14

Step Coupon: A bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015.

 

16

Payment guaranteed by the Export-Import Bank of the United States; guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America.

Numeric footnotes not disclosed are not applicable to this Schedule of Investments.

Short futures contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Contracts    Type    Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
   Unrealized
Depreciation

235

   U.S. Treasury 2 Year Futures 10    June 2015      $51,501,707    $(154,220)

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

MARCH 31, 2015

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2015

Sit Quality Income Fund (Continued)

 

A summary of the levels for the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2015 is as follows (see Note 2 - significant accounting policies in the notes to financial statements):

 

     Investment in Securities
     Level 1
Quoted
Price ($)
   Level 2
Other Significant
Observable Inputs ($)
   Level 3
Other Significant
Observable Inputs ($)
   Total ($)

Assets

               

Asset-Backed Securities

          13,369,318             13,369,318  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

          32,043,214             32,043,214  

Corporate Bonds

          29,429,365             29,429,365  

Foreign Government Bonds

          636,848             636,848  

Mortgage Pass-Through Securities

          9,171,609             9,171,609  

Taxable Municipal Bonds

          7,312,703             7,312,703  

U.S. Treasury / Federal Agency Securities

          32,776,010             32,776,010  

Put Options Purchased

   1,922                    1,922  
   1,922        124,739,067             124,740,989  

Liabilities

               

Call Options Written

   (211,797)                    (211,797 )

Futures

   (154,220)                    (154,220 )
   (366,017)                    (366,017 )

For the reporting period, there were no transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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    Sit Tax-Free Income Fund

 

 

OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY

The objective of the Tax-Free Income Fund is to provide a high level of current income that is exempt from federal income tax, consistent with preservation of capital, by investing primarily in investment-grade municipal securities.

Such municipal securities generate interest income that is exempt from both federal regular income tax and federal alternative minimum tax. During normal market conditions, the Fund invests 100% of its net assets in such tax-exempt municipal securities.

 

 

The Sit Tax-Free Income Fund provided a total return of +9.81% during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, compared with a total return of +2.95% for the Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index. As of March 31, 2015, the Fund’s 30-day SEC yield was 3.06% and the Fund’s 12-month distribution rate was 3.86%.

Yields on long and intermediate tax-exempt municipal bonds ended the year lower while yields on the shortest bonds rose slightly, resulting in a flattening on the yield curve. Tax-exempt yields began the fiscal year by falling in April and May and then stabilizing into the summer. Yields declined again in August and held stable through the fall with a modest decline through the end of December. Finally, yields declined further in January, saw a moderate rebound higher in February, and ultimately ended lower for both the quarter and the fiscal year.

The Fund maintained duration longer than its benchmark, a key driver of the Fund’s outperformance in fiscal year 2015. Bonds with duration longer than five years significantly outperformed shorter duration bonds during the year. Lower credit quality also outperformed higher credit quality during the fiscal year. The Fund’s non-rated holdings, which accounted for 22% of the Fund at fiscal year-end, generated materially higher returns, on average, than the Fund’s rated holdings. Security selection was a significant contributor to the Fund’s outperformance and was strong across the board, generating returns several percentage points higher than those of the Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index in all five of the largest sectors held. An emphasis on revenue bonds led to overweight positions in the Single Family Housing, Multi Family Housing, and Other Revenue sectors, all of which provided a boost to the Fund’s performance.

Credit spreads narrowed considerably during the fiscal year. The Fund will continue to look for opportunities to increase its allocation to higher-rated bonds in light of the decreased compensation for credit risk. The Fund’s duration currently remains longer than that of the benchmark. We will look to shorten the current duration as we anticipate interest rates will begin to rise later in 2015.

HYPOTHETICAL GROWTH OF $10,000

 

LOGO

The chart above illustrates the total value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter) as compared to the performance of the Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Returns include the reinvestment of distributions. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

1 The Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index is the 5 year (4-6) component of the Municipal Bond Index, an unmanaged, rules-based, market-value-weighted index for the long-term tax-exempt bond market. The index includes bonds with a minimum credit rating of BBB. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. This is the Fund’s primary index.

 

We believe the Fund is well positioned to provide attractive relative yield in the current market environment. Our strategy remains focused on providing a high level of interest income, which we believe is the primary driver of long run returns. The Fund remains highly diversified in order to manage credit risk.

Michael C. Brilley

Debra A. Sit, CFA

Paul J. Jungquist, CFA

Senior Portfolio Managers

 

 

Information on this page is unaudited.

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COMPARATIVE RATES OF RETURNS

 

as of March 31, 2015

 

     Sit
Tax-Free
Income
Fund
 

Barclays

5-Year Muni
Bond Index1

  Lipper
General
Muni. Bond
Fund Index2

One Year

   9.81%   2.95%   7.75%

Five Years

   6.10       3.44       5.59    

Ten Years

   4.27       4.17       4.68    

Since Inception (9/29/88)

   5.42       5.36       5.86    

 

Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Contact the Fund for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains and all fee waivers. Without the fee waivers total return and yield figures would have been lower. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance. Returns for periods greater than one year are compounded average annual rates of return.

1 The Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index is the 5 year (4-6) component of the Municipal Bond Index, an unmanaged, rules-based, market-value-weighted index for the long-term tax-exempt bond market. The index includes bonds with a minimum credit rating of BBB. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2 The Lipper returns are obtained from Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., a large independent evaluator of mutual funds.

FUND DIVERSIFICATION

 

 

Single Family Mortgage

     22.2

Multifamily Mortgage

     17.5

Other Revenue

     12.5

Education/Student Loan

     9.5

Insured

     7.9

General Obligation

     6.4

Investment Companies

     6.2

Hospital/Health Care

     4.7

Sectors less than 5%

     6.7

Cash & Other Net Assets

     6.4

 

Based on total net assets as of March 31, 2015. Subject to change.

PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

 

 

Net Asset Value 3/31/15:

  

$ 9.68 Per Share

Net Asset Value 3/31/14:

  

$ 9.16 Per Share

Total Net Assets:

  

$ 165.2 Million

Average Maturity:

  

16.9 Years

Effective Duration 3:

  

5.6 Years

3 Duration is a measure of estimated price sensitivity relative to changes in interest rates. Portfolios with longer durations are typically more sensitive to changes in interest rates. For example, if interest rates rise by 1%, the fair value of a security with an effective duration of 5 years would decrease by 5%, with all other factors being constant. The correlation between duration and price sensitivity is greater for securities rated investment-grade than it is for securities rated below investment-grade. Duration estimates are based on assumptions by the Adviser and are subject to a number of limitations. Effective duration is calculated based on historical price changes of securities held by the Fund, and therefore is a more accurate estimate of price sensitivity provided interest rates remain within their historical range.

QUALITY RATINGS (% of Total Net Assets)

 

LOGO

Lower of Moody’s, S&P, Fitch or Duff & Phelps ratings used.

Adviser’s Assessment of Non-Rated Securities:

 

AAA

     0.0

AA

     1.4   

A

     0.0   

BBB

     2.2   

BB

     13.5   

<BB

     4.9   
  

 

 

 

Total

     22.0
 

 

Information on this page is unaudited.

    

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2015

Sit Tax-Free Income Fund

 

    

Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
  

Maturity

Date

   

Fair

Value ($)

 

Municipal Bonds - 87.4%

       

Alabama - 0.2%

       

400,000

   Birmingham-Baptist Medical Centers Special Care Facs. Financing Auth. Rev.    5.00      11/15/30        402,048   
          

 

 

 

Alaska - 2.1%

       

750,000

   AK Hsg. Finance Corp. Mtg. Rev.    4.13      12/1/37        771,150   

640,000

   AK Hsg. Finance Corp. Mtg. Rev.    4.25      12/1/40        659,936   

500,000

   AK Hsg. Finance Corp. Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of Corp. Insured)    4.50      12/1/35        520,025   

250,000

   AK Industrial Dev. & Export Auth. Rev. (Boys & Girls Home) 2, 5, 15    5.50      N/A        82,502   

250,000

   AK Industrial Dev. & Export Auth. Rev. (GTR Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation)    5.00      4/1/33        275,055   

460,000

   Koyukuk Health Facility Rev. (Tanana Chief’s Conf. Health Care)    7.00      10/1/23        527,114   

550,000

   North Slope Borough Service Area Rev.    5.25      6/30/34        610,022   
          

 

 

 
                 3,445,804   
          

 

 

 

Arizona - 2.3%

       

868,994

   AZ Health Facs. Auth. Rev. (New Arizona Family Proj.)    5.25      7/1/27        983,102   

125,000

   Flagstaff Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (Sr. Living Community Proj.)    5.50      7/1/22        125,406   

400,000

   Peoria Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (Sierra Winds Life Care Community)    5.25      11/15/29        406,472   

700,000

   Phoenix Industrial Dev. Auth. Education Rev. (Legacy Schools Proj.) 4    4.75      7/1/19        725,557   

5,000

   Pima Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Education Rev. (AZ Charter Schools Proj.)    6.70      7/1/21        5,021   

170,000

   Pima Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Education Rev. (Choice Education & Dev. Corp. Proj.)    6.00      6/1/16        172,159   

400,000

   Pima Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Education Rev. (Coral Academy Science Proj.)    6.38      12/1/18        420,780   

365,000

   Pima Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Education Rev. (Tucson Country Day School Proj.)    5.00      6/1/22        364,106   

500,000

   Quechan Indian Tribe of Fort Yuma Rev. (Tribal Economic Dev.)    9.75      5/1/25        569,580   
          

 

 

 
             3,772,183   
          

 

 

 

Arkansas - 0.6%

       

320,000

   Arkansas Dev. Finance Auth.    5.00      2/1/33        359,629   

300,000

   Henderson State University Rev. (BAM Insured)    4.00      11/1/29        313,776   

330,000

   Rogers Rev. (Sales & Use Tax)    4.13      11/1/31        347,183   
          

 

 

 
             1,020,588   
          

 

 

 

California - 9.4%

       

500,000

   Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Rev. 4    6.00      7/1/18        497,475   

90,000

   CA Hsg. Finance Agy. Home Mtg. Rev.    5.20      8/1/28        91,976   

500,000

   CA School Facs. Finance Auth. Rev. (Azusa Unified School District) (AGM Insured) 6    6.00      8/1/29        583,700   

160,000

   CA Statewide Communities Dev. Auth. Rev. (Lancer Plaza Proj.)    5.13      11/1/23        174,115   

500,000

   CA Statewide Communities Dev. Auth. Rev. (Provident Group - Pomona Property)    5.60      1/15/36        525,035   

400,000

   Carlsbad Unified School District G.O. Capital Appreciation 6    6.13      8/1/31        374,496   

1,000,000

   Colton Joint Unified School District G.O. (AGM Insured) 6    5.80      8/1/35        849,090   

500,000

   Encinitas Union School District G.O. Capital Appreciation 6    6.75      8/1/35        480,940   

250,000

   Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.    4.00      6/1/35        256,725   

500,000

   Hartnell Community College G.O. 6    7.00      8/1/34        418,565   

1,250,000

   Healdsburg Unified School District G.O. 6    4.60      8/1/37        905,950   

250,000

   Imperial Community College District G.O. Capital Appreciation (AGM Insured) 6    6.75      8/1/40        310,172   

1,100,000

   Los Alamitos Unified School District Capital Appreciation C.O.P. 6    5.95      8/1/34        849,266   

250,000

   Martinez Unified School District G.O. 6    6.13      8/1/35        322,845   

1,000,000

   Oak Grove School District G.O. 6    6.96      6/1/41        194,300   

500,000

   Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District C.O.P. Capital Appreciation (AGM Insured) 6    6.25      10/1/28        538,795   

600,000

   Redondo Beach School District G.O. 6    6.38      8/1/34        677,832   

750,000

   Reef-Sunset Unified School District (BAM Insured) 6    4.85      8/1/38        598,215   

350,000

   Ripon Unified School District G.O. (BAM Insured) 6    4.50      8/1/30        327,478   

500,000

   Sacramento Co. Water Financing Auth. Rev. (NATL-RE FGIC Insured) 1    0.75      6/1/39        450,055   

1,000,000

   San Bernardino City Unified School District G.O. Capital Appreciation (NATL-RE Insured) 6    4.72      8/1/29        538,640   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
    

Fair

Value ($)

 

400,000

   San Jose Financing Auth. Rev. (Civic Center Garage Proj.) 9    5.00      6/1/39         456,304   

500,000

   South Tahoe Joint Powers Financing Auth. Tax Allocation Ref. (South Tahoe Redev. Proj.) (AGM Insured)    5.00      10/1/30         561,895   

350,000

   Southwest Community Finance Auth. Rev. (Riverside Co. Proj.) 9    6.00      5/1/24         399,721   

515,000

   Sulphur Springs Union School District C.O.P. Capital Appreciation (AGM Insured) 6    6.50      12/1/37         619,298   

500,000

   Sutter Butte Flood Agency (BAM Insured)    4.00      10/1/38         518,185   

600,000

   Tracy Joint Unified School District G.O. Capital Appreciation 6    7.30      8/1/41         411,126   

500,000

   Tustin Unified School District G.O. Capital Appreciation 6    6.00      8/1/28         451,100   

2,000,000

   Twin Rivers Unified School District (BAM Insured) 6    6.25      8/1/34         781,520   

1,000,000

   Upland Unified School District G.O. Capital Appreciation 6    7.00      8/1/41         949,760   

500,000

   Val Verde Unified School District G.O. Capital Appreciation (AGM Insured) 6    6.13      8/1/34         440,245   
           

 

 

 
              15,554,819   
           

 

 

 

Colorado - 1.8%

        

250,000

   CO Educational & Cultural Facs. Auth. Rev. (CO Springs Charter Academy Proj.)    5.60      7/1/34         273,085   

400,000

   CO Educational & Cultural Facs. Auth. Rev. Ref. (Charter School Aid Twin Peaks)    4.00      11/15/37         402,276   

500,000

   CO Educational & Cultural Facs. Auth. Rev. Ref. (Vail Mountain School Proj.)    6.00      5/1/30         556,995   

235,000

   CO Hsg. Finance Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev.    5.50      11/1/29         242,924   

625,000

   CO Hsg. Finance Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (FHA Insured)    5.00      11/1/34         648,388   

500,000

   East Morgan Co. Hospital District C.O.P. 9    5.88      12/1/38         511,705   

400,000

   Fossil Ridge Metropolitan District No. 3 G.O.    5.00      12/1/44         422,572   
           

 

 

 
                  3,057,945   
           

 

 

 

Connecticut - 1.8%

        

1,000,000

   CT Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev.    4.00      11/15/34         1,027,310   

210,000

   CT Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev.    5.15      11/15/34         216,888   

500,000

   CT Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev.    3.75      11/15/35         509,585   

250,000

   CT Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev.    3.75      11/15/40         252,498   

500,000

   CT Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev. (G.O. of Auth.)    4.75      11/15/35         526,440   

350,000

   CT Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev. (G.O. of Auth.)    4.90      11/15/36         376,180   
           

 

 

 
              2,908,901   
           

 

 

 

Florida - 10.7%

        

385,000

   Alachua Co. Health Facs. Auth. Rev. (Oak Hammock University)    8.00      10/1/32         485,928   

500,000

   Bay Co. Educational Facs. Rev. (Bay Haven Charter)    5.25      9/1/30         521,000   

410,000

   Boynton Beach Rev. (Charter Schools Boynton Beach, Inc.) 2, 5    6.25      6/1/27         245,992   

350,000

   Collier Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (Arlington of Naples Proj.)4    6.50      5/15/20         350,808   

250,000

   Collier Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (Arlington of Naples Proj.)4    7.25      5/15/26         293,385   

415,000

   Collier Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (NCH Healthcare System Proj.)    6.25      10/1/39         501,984   

100,000

   Fiddlers Creek Community Dev. District No. 2 Special Assessment Rev. 2, 5, 15    5.75      N/A         60,001   

400,000

   FL Dev. Fin. Corp. (Renaissance Charter School Proj.)    6.38      12/15/25         427,176   

235,000

   FL Hsg. Finance Corp. (GNMA/FNMA Collateralized)    5.00      7/1/26         246,343   

500,000

   FL Hsg. Finance Corp. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    3.50      7/1/35         490,370   

245,000

   FL Hsg. Finance Corp. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    5.00      7/1/39         259,898   

400,000

   Florida Dev. Finance Corp. Rev. (Renaissance Charter School)    6.00      6/15/34         404,748   

535,000

   Gramercy Farms Community Dev. District Special Assessment 6    3.24      5/1/39         71,011   

600,000

   Habitat Community Development District    3.50      5/1/31         580,584   

355,000

   Heritage Harbour North Community Dev. District Special Assessment    5.00      5/1/34         362,160   

500,000

   Lake Ashton Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. 2, 5, 15    5.00      N/A         165,010   

350,000

   Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev.    4.25      5/1/25         346,031   

300,000

   Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev.    4.88      5/1/35         294,375   

250,000

   Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. (Country Club East Proj.)    6.70      5/1/33         290,925   

400,000

   Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. (Country Club East Proj.)    5.35      5/1/34         414,016   

500,000

   Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. (Lakewood Center)    7.40      5/1/30         620,225   

250,000

   Lexington Oaks Community Dev. District Special Assessment Rev.    5.65      5/1/33         269,540   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

  

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2015

Sit Tax-Free Income Fund (Continued)

 

    

Principal

Amount ($)

  Name of Issuer    Coupon
  Rate (%)
  

Maturity

Date

    

Fair

Value ($)

 

235,000

  Long Lake Ranch Community Dev. District Special Assessment    5.63      5/1/24         241,719   

500,000

  Long Lake Ranch Community Dev. District Special Assessment    5.75      5/1/44         510,660   

250,000

  Magnolia Creek Community Dev. District Rev. 2, 5, 15    5.60      N/A         86,372   

250,000

  Marshall Creek Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev.    5.00      5/1/32         256,565   

600,000

  Miami-Dade Co. Rev. Capital Appreciation (NATL-RE Insured) 6    5.21      10/1/38         178,284   

500,000

  Monterra Community Dev. District Special Assessment (AGM Insured)    3.50      5/1/36         484,755   

230,000

  New River Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev. 2, 5, 15    5.00      N/A         2   

105,000

  New River Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev.    5.00      5/1/15         104,903   

135,000

  New River Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment Rev.    5.75      5/1/38         135,404   

500,000

  Northern Palm Beach Co. Improvement District Special Assessment    5.00      8/1/29         514,240   

550,000

  Orange Co. Health Facs. Auth. Rev. (Presbyterian Retirement Community Proj.)    5.00      8/1/34         607,800   

1,000,000

  Orange Co. Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    3.55      9/1/30         1,027,420   

745,000

  Orange Co. Hsg. Finance Auth. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    3.95      3/1/40         754,350   

250,000

  Palm Beach Co. Health Facs. Auth. Rev. (Sinai Residences Boca Raton Proj.)    6.00      6/1/21         273,640   

250,000

  Palm Beach Co. Health Facs. Auth. Rev. (Sinai Residences Boca Raton Proj.)    6.25      6/1/23         276,725   

500,000

  Port St. Lucie Research Foundation Rev. (Vaccine Gene Therapy Inst.)    5.00      5/1/33         557,735   

750,000

  Sarasota Co. Health Facs. Auth. Retirement Rev. (Village on the Isle)    5.50      1/1/27         798,082   

500,000

  Seminole Tribe Special Obligation Rev. 4    5.50      10/1/24         537,015   

250,000

  Seven Oaks Community Dev. District Special Assessment Rev.    5.50      5/1/33         265,895   

250,000

  Silverleaf Community Dev. District Special Assessment.    6.75      5/1/44         267,332   

615,000

  Tallahassee Health Facs. Rev. (Memorial Health Care Proj.)    6.38      12/1/30         617,423   

105,000

  Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 2,5    6.38      5/1/17         1   

65,000

  Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment    6.38      5/1/17         64,791   

40,000

  Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 6    6.61      5/1/39         29,296   

185,000

  Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 6    6.61      5/1/40         113,795   

120,000

  Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 2,5    6.61      5/1/40         1   

110,000

  Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 6    6.61      5/1/40         57,212   

85,000

  Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 6    6.61      5/1/40         50,724   

45,000

  Tolomato Community Dev. District Special Assessment 6    6.61      5/1/40         19,878   

250,000

  Trout Creek Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Special Assessment    5.50      5/1/35         249,385   

10,000

  Waters Edge Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Rev.    5.35      5/1/39         10,048   

505,000

  Waters Edge Community Dev. District Cap. Improvement Rev. 6    6.60      5/1/39         421,352   

250,000

  Wiregrass Community Dev. District Special Assessment    5.38      5/1/35         253,485   

450,000

  Zephyr Ridge Community Dev. District Special Assessment 2, 5, 15    5.25      N/A         177,196   
          

 

 

 
                 17,644,995   
          

 

 

 

Georgia - 3.3%

        

200,000

  Barnesville-Lamar County Ind. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Gordon College Property)    5.00      8/1/30         200,252   

1,065,000

  East Point Tax Allocation    8.00      2/1/26         1,067,961   

1,280,000

  GA Housing & Finance Authority Rev.    3.80      12/1/37         1,296,115   

1,000,000

  GA Housing & Finance Authority Rev.    4.00      12/1/37         1,026,470   

1,000,000

  GA Housing & Finance Authority Rev.    3.55      12/1/39         1,005,420   

605,000

  GA Housing & Finance Authority Rev.    3.85      12/1/41         602,973   

300,000

  GA State Environmental Loan Acquisition Corp. Rev.    5.13      2/15/31         337,344   
          

 

 

 
             5,536,535   
          

 

 

 

Idaho - 1.0%

        

500,000

  ID Health Facs. Authority Rev. (Terraces Boise Proj.)    6.00      10/1/21         503,940   

250,000

  ID Health Facs. Authority Rev. (Terraces Boise Proj.)    7.00      10/1/24         272,058   

250,000

  ID Health Facs. Authority Rev. (Terraces Boise Proj.)    7.38      10/1/29         269,365   

500,000

  ID Hsg. & Fin. Assoc. Nonprofit Facs. Rev. (Idaho Arts Charter School Proj.)    5.75      12/1/32         536,760   
          

 

 

 
             1,582,123   
          

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

24

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Principal

Amount ($)

  Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
    

Fair

Value ($)

 

Illinois - 7.2%

        

500,000

  Bellwood G.O.    5.88      12/1/27         578,125   

500,000

  Bureau Co. Township High School Dist. No. 502 G.O. (BAM Insured)    6.25      12/1/33         617,160   

500,000

  Chicago Midway Airport Rev. (Second Lien)    5.25      1/1/35         565,075   

1,000,000

  Dekalb, Kane & Lasalle Counties Comm. College Dist. No. 523 G.O. Capital Appreciation 6    6.58      2/1/30         469,900   

200,000

  IL C.O.P. (NATL-RE Insured)    5.80      7/1/17         200,414   

250,000

  IL Fin. Auth. Rev.    4.50      11/1/36         253,100   

270,000

  IL Fin. Auth. Rev. (Landing at Plymouth Place Proj.)    6.00      5/15/25         271,768   

500,000

  IL Fin. Auth. Rev. (Lifespace Communities)    5.00      5/15/35         558,020   

750,000

  IL Fin. Auth. Rev. (Noble Network Charter Schools) (ACA Insured)    5.00      9/1/27         765,698   

500,000

  IL Fin. Auth. Rev. (Rogers Park Montessori School Proj.)    5.00      2/1/24         515,820   

250,000

  IL Fin. Auth. Rev. (Tabor Hills Living Proj.)    5.25      11/15/36         255,998   

1,000,000

  IL Fin. Auth. Sports Facs. Rev. (North Shore Ice Arena Proj.)    6.25      12/1/38         605,750   

500,000

  IL Fin. Auth. Sports Facs. Rev. (United Sports Organizations of Barrington Proj.) 2,5    6.13      10/1/27         23,500   

500,000

  IL Fin. Auth. Sports Facs. Rev. (United Sports Organizations of Barrington Proj.) 2,5    6.25      10/1/37         23,500   

300,000

  IL G.O.    5.25      2/1/31         326,262   

250,000

  IL G.O.    5.50      7/1/33         279,842   

380,000

  IL Housing Dev. Auth. (AMBAC G.O. of Authority Insured)    4.50      7/1/47         382,371   

500,000

  IL Housing Dev. Auth. Rev.    3.70      7/1/34         498,615   

350,000

  IL Housing Dev. Auth. Rev. (Evergreen Towers)    4.95      7/1/34         377,230   

1,000,000

  IL Sports Facilities Auth. Rev. (State Tax Supported) (AGM Insured)    5.25      6/15/31         1,142,580   

250,000

  Lake Co. Community Consolidated School District No. 50 Woodland G.O.    5.63      1/1/26         295,260   

1,000,000

  Lombard Public Facs. Corp. Rev. First Tier (Conference Center & Hotel Proj.) 2, 5    5.25      1/1/36         292,000   

335,000

  Macon & Moultrie Counties Community Unit School District No. 3 Mt Zion G.O.    5.50      12/1/41         387,682   

250,000

  Macon County School District No. 61 Decatur G.O. (AGM Insured)    5.25      1/1/37         278,238   

1,921,000

  Malta Tax Allocation Rev. 2, 5    5.75      12/30/25         1,043,314   

818,000

  Manhattan Special Service Area Special Tax No. 07-6 (Groebe Farm-Stonegate) 2, 5    5.75      3/1/22         147,355   

525,000

  Southwestern IL Dev. Auth. Tax Allocation Ref. (Local Govt. Program)    7.00      10/1/22         439,871   

685,000

  Westmont Park District G.O. 6    6.03      12/1/32         292,818   
          

 

 

 
                 11,887,266   
          

 

 

 

Indiana - 2.8%

        

700,000

  Carmel Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Barrington Carmel Proj.)    6.00      11/15/22         782,873   

300,000

  Damon Run Conservancy Dist. G.O. (St Intercept Insured)    6.10      7/1/25         341,652   

360,000

  Hammond Local Public Improvement Bond Bank    6.50      8/15/25         364,781   

250,000

  Hammond Local Public Improvement Bond Bank    6.50      8/15/30         253,058   

275,000

  IN Finance Auth. Rev. (BHI Senior Living)    5.88      11/15/41         311,418   

400,000

  IN Finance Auth. Rev. (BHI Senior Living)    6.00      11/15/41         456,896   

500,000

  IN Finance Auth. Rev. (Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana)    5.00      3/1/41         546,025   

350,000

  IN Finance Auth. Rev. (Greencroft Obligated Group)    6.50      11/15/33         401,432   

300,000

  IN Health & Educational Fac. Fin. Auth. Rev. (Clarian Health Obligation)    5.00      2/15/39         310,392   

210,000

  IN Health & Educational Fac. Fin. Auth. Rev. (Schneck Memorial Hospital)    5.25      2/15/30         215,942   

350,000

  Richmond Hospital Auth. Rev. (Reid Hospital & Health Care)    5.00      1/1/35         391,500   

250,000

  St. Joseph Co. Health Facs. Rev. (Holy Cross Village) 1    6.25      5/15/39         258,132   

332,805

  St. Joseph Co. Hospital Auth. Health Facs. Rev. (Madison Center) 2, 5    5.25      2/15/28         16,644   
          

 

 

 
             4,650,745   
          

 

 

 

Iowa - 0.2%

        

250,000

  IA Student Loan Liquidity Corp. Rev.    5.80      12/1/31         270,295   
          

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.   

MARCH 31, 2015

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March 31, 2015

Sit Tax-Free Income Fund (Continued)

 

 

    

Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
  

Maturity

Date

    

Fair

Value ($)

 

Kansas - 1.1%

        

250,000

   Wichita Health Care Facs. Rev. (Larksfield Place)    7.13      12/15/36         286,818   

500,000

   Wichita Health Care Facs. Rev. (Presbyterian Manors, Inc.)    5.00      5/15/29         510,415   

500,000

   Wichita Health Care Facs. Rev. (Presbyterian Manors, Inc.)    6.25      5/15/34         523,265   

500,000

   Wyandotte Co./Kansas City Board of Public Utility Rev. (Office Building Complex) (NATL-RE Insured)    5.00      5/1/21         501,960   
           

 

 

 
              1,822,458   
           

 

 

 

Kentucky - 0.3%

        

425,000

   Pikeville Hospital Rev. Ref. (Pikeville Medical Center)    6.50      3/1/41         513,272   
           

 

 

 

Louisiana - 2.7%

        

82,641

   Denham Springs/Livingston Hsg. & Mtg. Finance Auth. Rev. (GNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    5.00      11/1/40         84,026   

335,000

   Jefferson Parish Finance Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    5.00      6/1/38         348,350   

125,000

   LA Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (Home Ownership Program) (GNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    6.00      12/1/28         129,150   

590,000

   LA Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (Home Ownership Program) (GNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    5.70      12/1/38         611,376   

285,000

   LA Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (Mtg. Backed Sec. Prog.) (GNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    4.60      6/1/29         308,319   

500,000

   LA Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth.    6.00      11/15/30         512,190   

300,000

   LA Public Facs. Auth. Rev.    5.00      7/1/35         336,540   

250,000

   LA Public Facs. Auth. Rev. (Belle-Chase Educational Foundation Proj.) (NATL-RE Insured)    6.50      5/1/31         279,865   

690,000

   LA Public Facs. Auth. Rev. (Tulane Univ. Proj.) (NATL-RE Insured) 1    0.87      2/15/36         614,729   

500,000

   LA Public Facs. Auth. Rev. (University of New Orleans Research) (AGM Insured)    4.00      9/1/35         514,230   

250,000

   LA Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Rev.    5.50      5/15/30         285,712   

53,000

   Lafayette Public Finance Auth. Single Family Mortgage-Backed Rev. (GNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    5.35      1/1/41         54,143   

300,000

   St. Tammany Parish Fin. Auth. Rev. (Christwood Proj.)    5.25      11/15/37         309,006   
           

 

 

 
              4,387,636   
           

 

 

 

Maine - 0.6%

        

300,000

   ME Hsg. Auth. Rev.    3.50      11/15/34         291,264   

500,000

   ME Hsg. Auth. Rev.    3.60      11/15/36         497,010   

250,000

   ME Hsg. Auth. Rev.    4.50      11/15/37         264,872   
           

 

 

 
              1,053,146   
           

 

 

 

Maryland - 1.1%

        

235,000

   MD Community Dev. Administration Rev.    5.13      9/1/30         255,306   

350,000

   MD Community Dev. Administration Rev.    3.75      3/1/39         355,302   

900,000

   Montgomery Co. Housing Opportunities Commission Rev.    4.00      7/1/38         917,397   

250,000

   Westminster Rev. (Lutheran Village at Millers Grant, Inc.)    6.00      7/1/34         264,702   
           

 

 

 
                  1,792,707   
           

 

 

 

Massachusetts - 1.4%

        

295,000

   MA Education Finance Auth. Education Rev.    5.15      1/1/26         304,847   

250,000

   MA Housing Finance Agy. Rev.    4.75      6/1/35         266,045   

500,000

   MA Housing Finance Agy. Rev. (FHA Insured)    5.30      12/1/38         543,655   

1,250,000

   MA Housing Finance Agy. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    3.90      12/1/38         1,266,512   
           

 

 

 
              2,381,059   
           

 

 

 

Michigan - 2.2%

        

975,000

   MI Hospital Finance Auth. Rev. Ref. (Presbyterian Village)    5.25      11/15/25         975,497   

250,000

   MI Hsg. Dev. Auth. (G.O. of Authority Insured)    4.63      10/1/41         261,322   

750,000

   MI Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev.    3.95      12/1/40         759,188   

400,000

   MI Public Education Facs. Auth. Ltd. Rev. Ref. (Nataki Talibah Proj.) (Q-SBLF Insured)    6.25      10/1/23         199,988   

270,000

   MI Public Education Facs. Auth. Rev. Ref. (Bradford Proj.) 4    6.00      9/1/16         175,500   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
  

Maturity

Date

     Fair
Value ($)
 

200,000

   Oakland County Economic Development Corp. Rev. (Roman Catholic Archdiocese Proj.)    6.50      12/1/20         215,240   

250,000

   Taylor Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (NATL Insured)    5.00      5/1/32         267,695   

250,000

   Universal Academy Michigan Public School Rev.    6.50      12/1/23         257,815   

500,000

   Wyoming Sewer District Rev. (NATL-RE Insured)    5.00      6/1/27         503,600   
           

 

 

 
              3,615,845   
           

 

 

 

Minnesota - 1.5%

        

1,831,793

   Intermediate School District 287 Lease Rev.    5.30      11/1/32         1,876,433   

220,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Mtg. Rev. (Mtg. Backed Securities Program) (GNMA/FNMA Collateralized)    4.40      7/1/32         235,642   

395,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev.    5.10      1/1/40         418,613   
           

 

 

 
              2,530,688   
           

 

 

 

Mississippi - 0.1%

        

105,000

   MS Home Corp. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    6.75      6/1/39         110,559   
           

 

 

 

Missouri - 0.7%

        

500,000

   Chillicothe Tax Increment Rev. (South U.S. 65 Proj.)    5.63      4/1/27         410,710   

400,000

   Kansas City Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (Kansas City Pkg. LLC)    5.45      9/1/23         426,776   

320,000

   Kirkwood Industrial Dev. Auth. Rev. (Aberdeen Heights)    8.00      5/15/21         375,334   

473,793

   Moberly Industrial Dev. Auth. (Annual Appropriation Proj.) 2, 5    6.00      9/1/24         33,165   
           

 

 

 
                  1,245,985   
           

 

 

 

Montana - 0.7%

        

415,000

   MT Board of Housing Single Family Rev. (FHA Insured)    3.75      12/1/38         424,997   

170,000

   MT Board of Housing Single Family Rev. (G.O. of BRD Insured)    4.70      12/1/26         177,954   

526,186

   MT Facs. Finance Auth. Rev. (Great Falls Pre-Release Services Proj.)    5.08      4/1/21         585,419   
           

 

 

 
              1,188,370   
           

 

 

 

Nebraska - 0.0%

        

410,000

   Mead Village Tax Allocation Rev. (E3 Biofuels - Mead LLC Proj.) 2, 5, 15    5.13      N/A         59,327   
           

 

 

 

Nevada - 1.1%

        

750,000

   Las Vegas Redev. Agy. Tax Allocation Rev.    7.50      6/15/23         865,050   

750,000

   Nevada Hsg. Division Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    3.85      10/1/39         755,415   

145,000

   NV Hsg. Dev. Single Family Mtg. Program Mezzanine (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    5.10      10/1/40         152,814   
           

 

 

 
              1,773,279   
           

 

 

 

New Hampshire - 0.3%

        

400,000

   NH Health & Educ. Facs. Auth. Rev. (Wentworth Douglas Hospital)    6.00      1/1/34         460,640   
           

 

 

 

New Jersey - 1.2%

        

300,000

   Burlington Co. Bridge Commission Rev. (The Evergreens Proj.)    5.63      1/1/38         310,578   

115,000

   NJ Higher Education Assistance Auth. Student Loan Rev.    5.00      12/1/28         124,936   

470,000

   NJ Hsg. & Mtg. Finance Agy. Rev.    5.05      10/1/39         494,106   

550,000

   NJ Hsg. & Mtg. Finance Agy. Rev. (Mciver Homes Hsg. Proj.) (FHLMC Collateralized)    3.60      1/1/30         557,838   

400,000

   NJ Hsg. & Mtg. Finance Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev.    4.50      10/1/30         425,708   
           

 

 

 
              1,913,166   
           

 

 

 

New Mexico - 1.3%

        

455,000

   NM Mtg. Fin. Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (FHA Insured)    3.90      9/1/42         459,941   

275,000

   NM Mtg. Fin. Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    4.80      9/1/29         291,770   

260,000

   NM Mtg. Fin. Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    5.35      9/1/30         273,138   

570,000

   NM Mtg. Fin. Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    5.25      9/1/34         599,053   

485,000

   NM Mtg. Fin. Auth. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    4.13      9/1/42         498,061   
           

 

 

 
              2,121,963   
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

  

MARCH 31, 2015

   27


    

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2015

Sit Tax-Free Income Fund (Continued)

 

    

Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
     Fair
Value ($)
 

New York - 4.5%

        

350,000

   Hempstead Town Local Development Corp. Rev. (Hofstra University Proj.)    4.00      7/1/33         367,048   

250,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Multifamily Mtg. Rev.    4.60      11/1/36         263,682   

500,000

   New York City Housing Development Corp. Rev.    3.80      11/1/37         505,880   

750,000

   New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority    5.00      6/15/38         860,708   

500,000

   NY Mortgage Agency Rev.    3.75      10/1/38         503,260   

500,000

   NY Mortgage Agency Rev.    3.70      10/1/38         503,915   

500,000

   NY Mortgage Agency Rev.    3.80      10/1/40         501,515   

540,000

   NY Mortgage Agency Rev.    4.13      10/1/40         558,517   

200,000

   NY Mortgage Agency Rev.    3.75      10/1/42         200,366   

470,000

   NY Mortgage Agency Rev.    4.75      10/1/42         495,817   

200,000

   NY State Dormitory Auth. Rev. Ref. (Miriam Osborne Memorial Home)    5.00      7/1/42         212,716   

590,000

   NY State Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Affordable Hsg. Proj.)    3.75      11/1/37         593,640   

400,000

   NY State Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Affordable Hsg. Proj.)    4.88      11/1/42         426,744   

500,000

   NY State Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Affordable Hsg. Proj.) (FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    3.65      11/1/34         496,525   

1,000,000

   NY State Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Affordable Hsg. Proj.) (SOYMNA Insured)    4.10      5/1/48         1,019,130   
           

 

 

 
                  7,509,463   
           

 

 

 

North Carolina - 0.1%

        

250,000

   North Carolina Capital Fac. Fin. Agy. Rev. (Elizabeth City State Univ. Hsg.) (AMBAC Insured)    5.00      6/1/23         250,312   
           

 

 

 

North Dakota - 0.2%

        

310,000

   ND Housing Finance Agency Rev.    5.00      7/1/33         340,647   
           

 

 

 

Ohio - 0.4%

        

636,800

   Cuyahoga Co. Hsg. Mtg. Sr. Rev. (R H Myers Apts. Proj.) (GNMA Collateralized)    5.70      3/20/42         675,275   
           

 

 

 

Oklahoma - 0.5%

        

200,000

   Citizen Potawatomi Nation Sr. Obligation Tax Rev.    6.50      9/1/16         200,408   

525,000

   Fort Sill Apache Tribe Economic Dev. Auth. 4    8.50      8/25/26         618,597   
           

 

 

 
              819,005   
           

 

 

 

Oregon - 1.9%

        

350,000

   Clackamas Co. Hsg. Auth. Rev. (Easton Ridge Apts. Proj.)    3.50      9/1/33         350,472   

250,000

   Forest Grove Rev. (Campus Improvement-Pacific Unv. Proj.)    5.25      5/1/34         283,092   

475,000

   OR Hsg. & Community Services Dept. Rev. (Single Family Mtg. Program)    4.00      7/1/38         483,222   

1,000,000

   OR State Ref G.O. (Veterans Welfare Service)    3.90      12/1/39         1,020,030   

350,000

   Port of Morrow G.O.    4.00      6/1/32         350,294   

315,000

   Western Generation Agy. Rev. (Wauna Cogeneration Proj.)    5.00      1/1/21         328,224   

300,000

   Western Generation Agy. Rev. (Wauna Cogeneration Proj.)    5.00      1/1/21         301,800   
           

 

 

 
              3,117,134   
           

 

 

 

Pennsylvania - 2.7%

        

210,000

   Allegheny Co. Industrial Dev. Auth. Charter School Rev. (Propel Charter-McKeesport)    5.90      8/15/26         226,537   

475,000

   Butler Co. General Authority Rev. (School District Proj.) (AGM G.O. of District) 1    0.88      10/1/34         392,839   

250,000

   Central Bradford Progress Auth. Rev. (Guthrie Healthcare System)    5.50      12/1/31         296,965   

250,000

   Erie Co. Hospital Auth. Rev. (St. Vincent Health Center Proj.)    7.00      7/1/27         267,458   

240,000

   Lehigh Co. General Purpose Auth. Rev. (Saint Luke’s Bethlehem) 1    1.19      8/15/42         196,104   

500,000

   Luzerne Co. G.O. (AGM Insured)    7.00      11/1/26         601,455   

500,000

   PA Hsg. Finance Agy. Rev. (G.O. of Agency Insured)    4.63      10/1/29         523,110   

500,000

   PA Turnpike Commission Rev. Capital Appreciation 6    5.13      12/1/35         524,165   

1,250,000

   PA Turnpike Commission Rev. Capital Appreciation 6    5.00      12/1/38         1,182,975   

250,000

   Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Dev. Rev. (Tacony Academy Charter School Proj.)    6.13      6/15/23         272,050   
           

 

 

 
              4,483,658   
           

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

28

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Principal
Amount ($)
   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
  

Maturity

Date

    

Fair

Value ($)

 

Puerto Rico - 0.4%

        

335,000

   Puerto Rico Ind. Medical & Environmental Pollution Control Facs. Fing. Auth. Rev. (American Home Proj.) 1    5.10      12/1/18         341,405   

250,000

   Puerto Rico Public Improvement G.O. (AGM Insured)    5.50      7/1/27         262,012   
           

 

 

 
              603,417   
           

 

 

 

Rhode Island - 0.4%

        

250,000

   RI Health & Edl. Building Corp. Hosp. Fing. Rev. (Lifespan Obligation Group) (NATL-RE Insured)    5.25      5/15/26         250,680   

230,000

   RI Hsg. & Mortgage Finance Corp. Rev.    3.45      4/1/35         223,192   

250,000

   RI Hsg. & Mortgage Finance Corp. Rev.    3.90      10/1/37         251,455   
           

 

 

 
              725,327   
           

 

 

 

South Carolina - 0.8%

        

355,000

   SC Education Assistance Auth. Student Loan Rev.    5.10      10/1/29         382,349   

76,190

   SC Jobs Economic Dev. Auth. Health Care Facs. Rev. (Woodlands at Furman Proj.) 6    2.00      11/15/47         7,486   

250,000

   SC Public Service Auth. Rev. (Santee Cooper)    5.00      12/1/38         283,352   

500,000

   SC Public Service Auth. Rev. (Santee Cooper)    5.75      12/1/43         605,505   
           

 

 

 
              1,278,692   
           

 

 

 

Tennessee - 1.1%

        

495,000

   Metro Govt. Nashville & Davidson Co. Health & Education Facs. Rev. (Prestige Proj.) 2,5    7.50      12/20/40         296,975   

1,850,000

   Shelby Co. Health, Education & Hsg. Facs. Rev. (CME Memphis Apts. Proj.) 2,5    5.35      1/1/19         92,408   

7,875,000

   Shelby Co. Health, Education & Hsg. Facs. Rev. (CME Memphis Apts. Proj.) 2,5    5.55      1/1/29         393,356   

1,630,000

   Shelby Co. Health, Education & Hsg. Facs. Rev. (CME Memphis Apts. Proj.) 2,5    6.00      1/1/29         16   

1,000,000

   TN Hsg. Dev. Agency. Rev.    3.55      7/1/39         982,380   
           

 

 

 
              1,765,135   
           

 

 

 

Texas - 5.4%

        

975,000

   Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., Education Rev. (Arlington Classics Academy)    7.00      8/15/28         1,085,682   

1,000,000

   Bexar Co. Rev. (Venue Proj.)    5.00      8/15/39         1,091,930   

500,000

   Bexar County Housing Finance Corp. (Park Ridge Proj.) (FNMA Insured)    3.75      2/1/35         492,405   

500,000

   Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Rev. (JT Improvement)    5.25      11/1/37         580,865   

1,745,617

   Galveston Co. Municipal Utility Dist. No. 52 BANS Series 2015A 15    5.49      N/A         1,309,195   

600,000

   Harris Co. Cultural Education Facs. Finance Corp. Rev. (Space Center Houston Proj.) 4    6.75      8/15/21         666,672   

250,000

   New Hope Cultural Education Facs. Corp. Rev. (Wesleyan Homes Inc. Proj.)    5.50      1/1/35         260,512   

500,000

   Newark Cultural Education Facs. Finance Corp. Rev. (A.W. Brown-Fellowship Leadership)    6.00      8/15/32         516,235   

250,000

   North Central Texas Health Facility Development Corp. (CC Young Memorial Home)    5.38      2/15/25         249,700   

400,000

   Red River Health Facs. Dev. Corp. Rev. (MRC Crossings Proj.)    6.13      11/15/20         404,708   

250,000

   Red River Health Facs. Dev. Corp. Rev. (MRC Crossings Proj.)    7.50      11/15/34         294,118   

500,000

   Sugar Land Dev. Corp. Rev. (BAM Insured)    5.00      2/15/33         567,385   

500,000

   TX Grand Parkway Transportation Corp. Rev. 6    5.50      10/1/35         391,450   

750,000

   TX Private Activity Surface Transportation Corp. Rev. (LBJ Infrastructure)    7.50      6/30/33         934,222   
           

 

 

 
              8,845,079   
           

 

 

 

Utah - 0.6%

        

400,000

   UT Charter School Finance Auth. Rev. (Entheos Academy)    6.50      10/15/33         424,148   

215,000

   UT Hsg. Corp. Single Family Mtg. Rev.    5.75      1/1/33         233,461   

360,000

   UT Hsg. Corp. Single Family Mtg. Rev.    4.60      7/1/34         378,119   
           

 

 

 
                  1,035,728   
           

 

 

 

Virginia - 2.5%

        

500,000

   Farms New Kent Community Dev. Auth. Special Assessment 2,5    5.13      3/1/36         125,035   

525,000

   VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Commonwealth Mtg.)    3.88      1/1/38         535,453   

550,000

   VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Commonwealth Mtg.)    4.80      7/1/38         597,944   

500,000

   VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Commonwealth Mtg.)    4.75      10/1/38         541,945   

500,000

   VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Commonwealth Mtg.)    4.75      10/1/38         541,945   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Sit Tax-Free Income Fund (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount ($)/
Quantity
   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
  

Maturity

Date

    

Fair

Value ($)

 

500,000

   VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Commonwealth Mtg.)    5.10      10/1/38         553,415   

400,000

   VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Rental Hsg. Proj.)    4.13      7/1/33         419,316   

500,000

   VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Rental Hsg. Proj.)    5.00      12/1/39         527,430   

250,000

   VA Hsg. Dev. Auth. Rev. (Rental Hsg. Proj.) (G.O. of Auth. Insured)    4.60      12/1/38         265,468   
           

 

 

 
              4,107,951   
           

 

 

 

Washington - 2.1%

        

105,000

   Kalispel Tribe Indians Priority District Rev.    6.20      1/1/16         104,900   

500,000

   WA Hsg. Fin. Commission    3.70      12/1/33         505,415   

500,000

   WA Hsg. Fin. Commission Multi Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Collateralized)    3.50      12/1/33         505,695   

335,000

   WA Hsg. Fin. Commission Multi Family Mtg. Rev. (Non-profit Hsg.)    6.00      10/1/22         372,769   

350,000

   WA Hsg. Fin. Commission Multi Family Mtg. Rev. (Skyline at First Hill Proj.)    5.25      1/1/17         355,761   

1,350,000

   WA Hsg. Fin. Commission Multi Family Mtg. Rev. (Skyline at First Hill Proj.)    5.63      1/1/27         1,360,260   

185,000

   WA Hsg. Fin. Commission Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA/FNMA Collateralized)    4.60      10/1/33         197,684   
           

 

 

 
              3,402,484   
           

 

 

 

West Virginia - 0.2%

        

250,000

   WV Hsg. Dev. Fund Rev.    4.50      11/1/31         268,240   
           

 

 

 

Wisconsin - 2.3%

        

250,000

   WI General Fund Rev. Appropriation Rev.    6.00      5/1/27         296,920   

1,000,000

   WI Health & Education Facs. Auth. Rev. (Three Pillars Senior Living)    5.00      8/15/43         1,069,770   

400,000

   WI Health & Educational Facs. Auth. Rev. (Dickson Hollow Proj.)    5.00      10/1/29         409,420   

500,000

   WI Public Finance Auth. Rev. (Glenridge Palmer Ranch Proj.)    8.25      6/1/46         590,560   

310,000

   WI Public Finance Auth. Rev. (Horizon Academy West Charter School)    5.25      9/1/22         319,192   

500,000

   WI Public Finance Auth. Rev. (Rose Villa Proj.)    5.00      11/15/24         527,320   

500,000

   WI Public Finance Auth. Rev. (Roseman University Health Sciences)    5.50      4/1/32         520,600   
           

 

 

 
           3,733,782   
           

 

 

 

Wyoming - 1.6%

        

650,000

   WY Community Dev. Auth. Rev.    3.75      12/1/32         663,455   

1,000,000

   WY Community Dev. Auth. Rev.    4.25      12/1/37         1,039,990   

410,000

   WY Community Dev. Auth. Rev.    4.05      12/1/38         418,389   

500,000

   WY Community Dev. Auth. Rev.    4.05      12/1/39         512,480   
           

 

 

 
              2,634,314   
           

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds
(cost: $154,691,612)

               144,299,990   
           

 

 

 

Investment Companies - 6.2%

     

59,383

   BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust (BTA)            682,311   

15,200

   BlackRock Municipal Income Trust (BFK)            222,832   

54,000

   BlackRock MuniHoldings Florida Insured Fund (MFL)            778,680   

10,000

   BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. (MUE)            137,500   

21,438

   BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (MUS)            288,984   

48,000

   BlackRock MuniYield Florida Fund (MYF)            742,560   

90,800

   BlackRock MuniYield Insured Fund (MYI)            1,289,360   

23,000

   BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Insured Fund II (MYM)            299,230   

193,000

   Deutsche Municipal Income Trust (KTF)            2,703,930   

18,400

   Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO)            238,464   

40,700

   Invesco Van Kampen Advantage Muni Income Trust (VKI)            478,225   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Quantity    Name of Issuer   

Fair
Value ($)

 

36,123

   Managed Duration Investment Grade Municipal Fund (MZF)      490,550   

21,500

   Nuveen Premier Municipal Income Fund (NPF)      298,850   

114,332

   Nuveen Premium Income Fund (NPM)      1,622,371   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost: $9,312,300)

     10,273,847   
     

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities - 5.5%

  

9,152,118

   Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund, 0.01%   

Total Short-Term Securities
(cost: $9,152,118)

     9,152,118   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities - 99.1%
(cost: $173,156,030)

     163,725,955   
     

 

 

 

Other Assets and Liabilities, net - 0.9%

     1,424,363   
     

 

 

 

Total Net Assets - 100.0%

   $ 165,150,318   
     

 

 

 

 

 

1 

Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015.

2 

Securities considered illiquid by the Investment Adviser. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $3,363,672 and represented 2.0% of net assets.

4 

144A Restricted Security. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $3,865,009 and represented 2.3% of net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid by the Adviser in accordance with guidelines established by the Board of Directors.

5 

The issuer is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $3,363,672 and represented 2.0% of net assets.

6

Zero coupon or convertible capital appreciation bond, for which the rate disclosed is either the effective yield on purchase date or the coupon rate to be paid upon conversion to coupon paying, respectively.

9 

Municipal Lease Security. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $1,367,730 and represented 0.8% of net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid by the Adviser in accordance with guidelines established by the Board of Directors.

15 

Securities with a “N/A” maturity date have passed their stated maturity date and have pending restructuring arrangements.

Numeric footnotes not disclosed are not applicable to this Schedule of Investments.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

  

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2015

Sit Tax-Free Income Fund (Continued)

 

A summary of the levels for the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2015 is as follows (see Note 2 - significant accounting policies in the notes to financial statements):

 

    

Investment in Securities

 
     Level 1
Quoted
Price ($)
    

Level 2

Other significant

observable inputs ($)

    

Level 3

Significant

unobservable inputs ($)

   Total ($)  

Municipal Bonds

             144,299,990            144,299,990   

Investment Companies

     10,273,847                    10,273,847   

Short-Term Securities

     9,152,118                    9,152,118   

Total:

     19,425,965         144,299,990            163,725,955   

For the reporting period, there were no transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY

The investment objective of the Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund is to provide a high level of current income exempt from federal regular income tax and Minnesota regular personal income tax as is consistent with the preservation of capital.

During normal market conditions, the Fund invests 100% of its net assets in municipal securities that generate interest income that is exempt from federal regular income tax and Minnesota regular personal income tax. The Fund anticipates that substantially all of its distributions to its shareholders will be exempt as such. For investors subject to the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”), up to 20% of the Fund’s income may be alternative minimum taxable income.

 

The Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund provided a total return of +6.62% during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, compared with a total return of +2.95% for the Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index. As of March 31, 2015, the Fund’s 30-day SEC yield was +2.57% and the Fund’s 12-month distribution rate was 3.44%.

Yields on long and intermediate tax-exempt municipal bonds ended the year lower while yields on the shortest bonds rose slightly, resulting in a flattening on the yield curve. Tax-exempt yields began the year by falling in April and May and then stabilizing into the summer.Yields declined again in August and held stable through the fall with a modest decline through the end of December. Finally, yields declined further in January, saw a moderate rebound higher in February, and ultimately ended lower for both the quarter and the fiscal year.

Minnesota’s economic situation remains stronger than that of many other parts of the country. The state benefits from a diverse economy and good fiscal discipline, leading to generally higher credit ratings. These factors have historically resulted in Minnesota municipal bonds experiencing less volatility than those of many other states which face more significant financial headwinds.

The Fund maintained duration longer than its benchmark, a key driver of the Fund’s outperformance in fiscal year 2015. Bonds with duration longer than five years significantly outperformed shorter duration bonds during the year. Lower credit quality also outperformed higher credit quality during the fiscal year. The Fund’s non-rated holdings, which accounted for 31.1% of the Fund at fiscal year-end, generated materially higher returns, on average, than the Fund’s rated holdings. Security selection was a significant contributor to the Fund’s outperformance and was strong across the board, generating returns several percentage points higher than those of the Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index in all five of the largest sectors held. An emphasis on revenue bonds led to overweight positions in the Education, Single Family Housing, and Multi Family Housing sectors, all of which provided a boost to the Fund’s performance.

Credit spreads narrowed considerably during the fiscal year. The Fund will continue to look for opportunities to increase its allocation to

HYPOTHETICAL GROWTH OF $10,000

 

LOGO

The chart above illustrates the total value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund over the past 10 years (or for the life of the Fund if shorter) as compared to the performance of the Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Returns include the reinvestment of distributions. The chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

1 The Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index is the 5 year (4-6) component of the Municipal Bond Index, an unmanaged, rules-based, market-value-weighted index for the long-term tax-exempt bond market. The index includes bonds with a minimum credit rating of BBB. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. This is the Fund’s primary index.

 

higher-rated bonds in light of the decreased compensation for credit risk. The Fund’s duration currently remains longer than that of its benchmark. We expect to maintain duration at or near its current level during fiscal 2016.

We believe the Fund is well positioned to provide attractive relative yield in the current market environment. Our strategy remains focused on providing a high level of interest income, which we believe is the primary driver of long run returns. The Fund remains highly diversified in order to manage credit risk.

Michael C. Brilley

Debra A. Sit, CFA

Paul J. Jungquist, CFA

Senior Portfolio Managers

 

 

Information on this page is unaudited.

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COMPARATIVE RATES OF RETURNS

 

as of March 31, 2015

     Sit
Minnesota
Tax-Free
Income Fund
 

Barclays

5-Year

Muni. Bond

Index1

 

Lipper

MN

Muni. Bond

Fund Index2

One Year

  6.62%   2.95%   6.71%

Five Years

  5.40       3.44       4.94    

Ten Years

  4.70       4.17       4.45    

Since Inception (12/1/93)

  4.98       4.63       4.73    

Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Contact the Fund for performance data current to the most recent month-end. Returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance. Returns for periods greater than one year are compounded average annual rates of return.

1 The Barclays 5-Year Municipal Bond Index is the 5 year (4-6) component of the Municipal Bond Index, an unmanaged, rules-based, market-value-weighted index made for the long-term tax-exempt bond market. The index includes bonds with a minimum credit rating of BBB. The returns include the reinvestment of income and do not include any transaction costs, management fees or other costs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2 The Lipper returns are obtained from Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., a large independent evaluator of mutual funds.

FUND DIVERSIFICATION

 

 

Multifamily Mortgage

     21.1

Single Family Mortgage

     16.2

Hospital/Health Care

     14.4

Education/Student Loan

     11.1

Other Revenue Bonds

     7.2

Municipal Lease

     5.2

Sectors less than 5.0%

     16.4

Cash & Other Net Assets

     8.4

 

Based on total net assets as of March 31, 2015. Subject to change.

PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

 

 

Net Asset Value 3/31/15:

  

$10.57 Per Share

Net Asset Value 3/31/14:

  

$10.26 Per Share

Total Net Assets:

  

$436.9 Million

Average Maturity:

  

15.2 Years

Effective Duration 3:

  

4.6 Years

3 Duration is a measure of estimated price sensitivity relative to changes in interest rates. Portfolios with longer durations are typically more sensitive to changes in interest rates. For example, if interest rates rise by 1%, the fair value of a security with an effective duration of 5 years would decrease by 5%, with all other factors being constant. The correlation between duration and price sensitivity is greater for securities rated investment-grade than it is for securities rated below investment-grade. Duration estimates are based on assumptions by the Adviser and are subject to a number of limitations. Effective duration is calculated based on historical price changes of securities held by the Fund, and therefore is a more accurate estimate of price sensitivity provided interest rates remain within their historical range.

 

QUALITY RATINGS (% of Total Net Assets)

 

LOGO

Lower of Moody’s, S&P, Fitch or Duff & Phelps ratings used.

Adviser’s Assessment of Non-Rated Securities:

 

AAA

     0.0  

AA

     1.9     

A

     0.7     

BBB

     8.7     

<BB

     19.8     
  

 

 

   

Total

     31.1  
 

 

Information on this page is unaudited.

  

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Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund

 

Principal
Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
    

Fair

Value ($)

 

Municipal Bonds - 90.2%

        

Education/Student Loan - 11.1%

     

295,000

   Anoka Co. Charter School Lease Rev.    5.00      6/1/27         313,019   

275,000

   Anoka Co. Charter School Lease Rev.    5.00      6/1/32         287,438   

1,035,000

   Anoka Co. Charter School Lease Rev.    5.00      6/1/43         1,070,180   

1,070,000

   Brooklyn Park Lease Rev. (Prairie Seeds Academy Proj.)    8.00      3/1/20         1,152,690   

575,000

   Cologne Charter School Lease Rev. (Cologne Academy Proj.)    5.00      7/1/29         619,982   

500,000

   Cologne Charter School Lease Rev. (Cologne Academy Proj.)    5.00      7/1/34         530,365   

1,280,000

   Deephaven Charter School Lease Rev. (Eagle Ridge Academy Proj.)    5.13      7/1/33         1,366,349   

2,350,000

   Duluth Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Lease Rev. (Edison Academy)    5.00      11/1/21         2,514,124   

580,000

   Forest Lake Charter School Lease Rev. (Lake International Language Academy)    4.50      8/1/26         615,844   

500,000

   Forest Lake Charter School Lease Rev. (Lake International Language Academy)    5.50      8/1/36         552,015   

750,000

   Hugo Charter School Lease Rev. (Noble Academy Proj.)    5.00      7/1/29         821,438   

1,000,000

   Hugo Charter School Lease Rev. (Noble Academy Proj.)    5.00      7/1/34         1,076,620   

6,136,505

   Intermediate School District 287 Lease Rev.    5.30      11/1/32         6,286,052   

1,000,000

   Minneapolis Educational Fac. Lease Rev. (Seed/Harvest Preparatory Proj.)    6.25      3/1/21         1,016,710   

600,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Bethel Univ.)    5.50      5/1/22         626,100   

160,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Bethel Univ.)    5.50      5/1/23         166,698   

1,000,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Bethel Univ.)    5.50      5/1/37         1,033,300   

773,929

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (College of St. Benedict)    4.49      10/1/16         781,614   

400,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (College of St. Scholastica Inc.)    4.00      12/1/32         394,492   

750,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Hamline Univ.)    6.00      10/1/32         864,758   

1,000,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Hamline Univ.)    6.00      10/1/40         1,146,100   

1,000,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Macalester College)    3.00      5/1/32         989,580   

500,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Macalester College)    3.25      5/1/36         497,055   

750,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Macalester College-Seven-I)    5.00      6/1/35         869,092   

575,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Minneapolis College of Art)    0.75      5/1/16         575,742   

400,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Minneapolis College of Art)    3.00      5/1/23         402,872   

250,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Minneapolis College of Art)    4.00      5/1/24         266,652   

1,400,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (St. Scholastica College)    5.00      12/1/27         1,468,250   

1,800,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (St. Scholastica College)    6.30      12/1/40         2,031,696   

1,250,000

   MN Higher Education Fac. Auth. Rev. (Univ. of St. Thomas)    6.00      10/1/25         1,346,512   

652,748

   Olmsted Co. Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (Schaeffer Academy Proj.)    4.98      4/25/27         662,344   

385,000

   Ramsey Lease Rev. (Pact Charter School Proj.)    5.00      12/1/26         422,896   

1,850,000

   Ramsey Lease Rev. (Pact Charter School Proj.)    5.50      12/1/33         2,043,898   

2,000,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (Community of Peace Academy Proj.)    5.00      12/1/36         2,013,180   

535,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (German Immersion School)    4.00      7/1/23         536,840   

855,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (German Immersion School)    5.00      7/1/33         881,754   

500,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (German Immersion School)    5.00      7/1/44         507,390   

1,300,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (Higher Ground Academy Proj.)    4.25      12/1/23         1,355,237   

1,500,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (Higher Ground Academy Proj.)    5.00      12/1/33         1,573,875   

720,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (Hope Community Academy Proj.)    4.50      12/1/29         732,938   

1,150,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. (St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists)    4.63      3/1/43         1,177,140   

470,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Lease Rev. (Hmong Academy Proj.)    5.50      9/1/18         480,034   

295,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Lease Rev. (Hmong College Preparatory Academy)    4.75      9/1/22         312,190   

500,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Lease Rev. (Hmong College Preparatory Academy)    5.00      9/1/27         521,690   

820,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Lease Rev. (Nova Classical Academy Proj.)    5.70      9/1/21         909,429   

1,610,000

   Victoria Private School Fac. Rev. (Holy Family Catholic High)    4.00      9/1/23         1,551,879   

510,000

   Victoria Private School Fac. Rev. (Holy Family Catholic High)    4.60      9/1/29         487,682   

355,000

   Woodbury Charter School Lease Rev. (MSA Building)    5.00      12/1/27         382,065   

225,000

   Woodbury Charter School Lease Rev. (MSA Building)    5.00      12/1/32         238,651   
           

 

 

 
                  48,474,451   
           

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Principal
Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
     Fair
Value ($)
 

Escrowed To Maturity/Prerefunded - 2.3%

  

545,000

   County of Douglas, Rev. (Douglas County Hospital)    6.00      7/1/28         631,344   

815,000

   MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    5.00      10/1/35         834,544   

575,000

   Owatonna Senior Hsg. Rev. (Senior Living Proj.)    5.80      10/1/29         605,602   

1,000,000

   Sauk Rapids Health Care & Hsg. Facs. Rev. (Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Proj.)    6.75      1/1/24         1,046,480   

1,000,000

   Sauk Rapids Health Care & Hsg. Facs. Rev. (Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Proj.)    7.25      1/1/29         1,050,220   

4,240,000

   St. Cloud Health Care Rev. (CentraCare Health System)    5.00      5/1/25         4,256,960   

1,570,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Sales Tax Rev. Ref. (Civic Center) (AGM Insured)    7.10      11/1/23         1,675,221   
           

 

 

 
              10,100,371   
           

 

 

 

General Obligation - 1.5%

  

1,000,000

   Bemidji Sales Tax G.O.    5.00      2/1/34         1,125,630   

1,350,000

   Bemidji Sales Tax G.O.    6.00      2/1/41         1,606,554   

550,000

   Brooklyn Center Independent School District No. 286 (NATL-RE Insured)    4.50      2/1/31         564,690   

650,000

   Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Sr. Hsg. Facs. G.O.    5.00      1/1/26         707,206   

300,000

   Forest Lake Independent School District No. 831 (AGM Insured)    5.00      2/1/19         301,185   

1,000,000

   Puerto Rico Public Improvement G.O. 11    6.00      7/1/28         727,650   

400,000

   St. Cloud Independent School District No. 742    4.00      2/1/30         436,324   

480,000

   Watkins G.O.    4.00      1/1/34         489,974   

735,000

   Watkins G.O.    4.00      1/1/38         749,310   
           

 

 

 
                  6,708,523   
           

 

 

 

Hospital/Health Care - 14.4%

  

1,135,000

   Anoka Health Care and Hsg. Facs. Rev.    5.38      11/1/34         1,191,058   

4,025,000

   Breckenridge Rev. (Catholic Health Initiatives Proj.)    5.00      5/1/30         4,039,933   

275,000

   Carlton Health Care & Hsg. Fac. Rev. Ref. (Faith Care Center Proj.)    5.20      4/1/16         276,867   

1,000,000

   Center City Heath Care Facs. Rev. (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Proj.)    4.00      11/1/39         1,029,700   

3,000,000

   Center City Heath Care Facs. Rev. (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Proj.)    4.50      11/1/34         3,285,900   

250,000

   Center City Heath Care Facs. Rev. (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Proj.)    5.00      11/1/29         292,505   

500,000

   Center City Heath Care Facs. Rev. (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Proj.)    5.00      11/1/44         561,035   

365,000

   Cold Spring Health Care Facs. Rev. (Assumption Home, Inc. Proj.)    7.25      3/1/23         390,024   

1,005,000

   Douglas Co. Gross Health Care Facs. Rev. (Douglas Co. Hospital Proj.)    6.00      7/1/28         1,164,222   

2,000,000

   Duluth Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. (St. Lukes Hospital Oblig. Group)    4.75      6/15/22         2,152,620   

1,600,000

   Duluth Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. (St. Lukes Hospital Oblig. Group)    5.75      6/15/32         1,780,560   

2,000,000

   Duluth Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. (St. Lukes Hospital Oblig. Group)    6.00      6/15/39         2,237,500   

1,000,000

   Fergus Falls Health Care & Hsg. Fac. Rev. (Lake Region Healthcare Proj.)    5.15      8/1/35         1,028,240   

2,110,000

   Glencoe Health Care Fac. Rev. (Glencoe Regional Health Services Proj.)    4.00      4/1/31         2,177,647   

1,350,000

   Hayward Health Care Fac. Rev. (American Baptist Homes Midwest Proj.)    5.38      8/1/34         1,404,918   

500,000

   Hayward Health Care Fac. Rev. (American Baptist Homes Midwest Proj.)    5.75      2/1/44         522,160   

1,900,000

   Hayward Hsg. & Health Care Fac. Rev. (St. John Lutheran Home of Albert Lea Proj.)    5.00      10/1/34         1,921,489   

780,000

   Maple Grove Health Care Fac. Rev. (North Memorial Health Care Proj.)    5.00      9/1/29         787,714   

1,200,000

   Maple Grove Health Care System Rev. (Maple Grove Hospital Corp.)    5.25      5/1/25         1,272,504   

255,000

   Minneapolis Health Care Fac. Rev. (Augustana Chapel View Homes Proj.)    5.00      6/1/15         255,609   

270,000

   Minneapolis Health Care Fac. Rev. (Augustana Chapel View Homes Proj.)    5.10      6/1/16         270,594   

105,000

   Minneapolis Pooled Rev. (Care Choice Member Proj.)    5.75      4/1/19         105,139   

1,705,000

   Minneapolis Rev. Ref. (Walker Campus)    4.50      11/15/20         1,810,045   

10,000

   MN Agricultural & Economic Dev. Board Rev. (Fairview Health Care System Proj.)    6.38      11/15/22         10,048   

130,000

   MN Agricultural & Economic Dev. Board Rev. (Fairview Health Care System Proj.)    6.38      11/15/29         130,593   

550,000

   Moorhead Economic Dev. Auth. Rev.    4.60      9/1/25         558,855   

1,500,000

   Oak Park Heights Nursing Home Rev. (Boutwells Landing Care Center)    5.50      8/1/28         1,639,140   

1,000,000

   Oak Park Heights Nursing Home Rev. (Boutwells Landing Care Center)    6.00      8/1/36         1,103,940   

1,500,000

   Rochester Health Care Facs. Rev. (Olmsted Medical Center Proj.)    5.88      7/1/30         1,762,905   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

MARCH 31, 2015

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March 31, 2015

Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
    

Fair

Value ($)

 

1,000,000

   Shakopee Health Care Facs. Rev. (St. Francis Regional Medical Center Proj.)    5.00      9/1/26         1,186,740   

745,000

   Shakopee Health Care Facs. Rev. (St. Francis Regional Medical Center Proj.)    5.00      9/1/28         868,424   

325,000

   Shakopee Health Care Facs. Rev. (St. Francis Regional Medical Center Proj.)    5.00      9/1/29         377,682   

1,350,000

   Shakopee Health Care Facs. Rev. (St. Francis Regional Medical Center Proj.)    5.00      9/1/34         1,533,249   

1,225,000

   St. Cloud Health Care Rev. (CentraCare Health System Proj.) (Assured Guaranty)    5.50      5/1/39         1,359,750   

2,000,000

   St. Louis Park Health Care Facs. Rev. (Park Nicollet Health Proj.)    5.50      7/1/29         2,303,180   

4,200,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (HealthPartners Oblig. Group Proj.)    5.25      5/15/36         4,386,480   

525,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Senior Episcopal Homes Proj.)    4.25      11/1/25         530,576   

750,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Senior Episcopal Homes Proj.)    4.75      11/1/31         764,700   

260,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Senior Episcopal Homes Proj.)    5.00      5/1/33         270,327   

2,150,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Senior Episcopal Homes Proj.)    5.00      5/1/38         2,217,682   

500,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Senior Episcopal Homes Proj.)    5.15      11/1/42         514,355   

2,237,389

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Rev. (Nursing Home NTS-Episcopal)    5.63      10/1/33         2,290,728   

2,500,000

   Stillwater Health Care Rev. (Health System Obligation Proj.)    5.00      6/1/25         2,517,750   

1,000,000

   Victoria Health Care Facs. Rev. (Augustana Emerald Care LLC)    4.25      8/1/24         1,029,900   

1,400,000

   Victoria Health Care Facs. Rev. (Augustana Emerald Care LLC)    4.75      8/1/29         1,449,448   

1,000,000

   Victoria Health Care Facs. Rev. (Augustana Emerald Care LLC)    5.00      8/1/39         1,038,950   

525,000

   West St. Paul Health Care (Walker Thompson Hill)    6.75      9/1/31         562,590   

1,300,000

   Winsted Health Care Rev. (St. Mary’s Care Center Proj.)    6.00      9/1/25         1,327,547   

1,250,000

   Winsted Health Care Rev. (St. Mary’s Care Center Proj.)    6.50      9/1/34         1,279,412   
           

 

 

 
                  62,972,934   
           

 

 

 

Industrial/Pollution Control - 0.2%

  

1,000,000

   St. Paul Port Auth. Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Gerdau St. Paul Steel Mill Proj.) 8    4.50      10/1/37         1,013,670   
           

 

 

 

Insured - 1.7%

  

500,000

   Guam Power Auth. Rev. (AGM Insured) 11    5.00      10/1/30         577,605   

1,750,000

   Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Ref. (NATL-RE FGIC Insured)    5.00      1/1/25         1,878,415   

2,750,000

   Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev. (NATL-RE FGIC Insured)    5.00      1/1/22         2,957,295   

1,025,000

   Minneapolis Health Care Facs. Rev. (Fairview Health Svcs.) (Assured Guaranty)    6.50      11/15/38         1,198,932   

75,000

   MN Governmental Agy. Fin. Group (Flex Terminal Prog.) (AGC Insured)    4.00      3/1/20         75,196   

90,000

   MN Governmental Agy. Fin. Group (Flex Terminal Prog.) (AGC Insured)    4.00      3/1/22         90,230   

600,000

   Puerto Rico Public Improvement G.O. (AGM Insured) 11    5.13      7/1/30         600,084   
           

 

 

 
              7,377,757   
           

 

 

 

Multifamily Mortgage - 21.1%

  

785,000

   Anoka Co. Hsg. & Redev. Rev. (Recovery Zone Fac.-Park River Estates)    6.50      11/1/25         806,116   

250,000

   Bloomington Hsg. Rev. Sr. (Gideon Pond Commons LLC)    5.25      6/1/21         260,565   

300,000

   Bloomington Hsg. Rev. Sr. (Gideon Pond Commons LLC)    5.25      12/1/21         312,096   

375,000

   Bloomington Hsg. Rev. Sr. (Gideon Pond Commons LLC)    5.38      6/1/22         391,819   

385,000

   Bloomington Hsg. Rev. Sr. (Gideon Pond Commons LLC)    5.38      12/1/22         401,617   

1,000,000

   Bloomington Hsg. Rev. Sr. (Gideon Pond Commons LLC)    6.00      12/1/30         1,046,950   

850,000

   Champlin Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Champlin Drive Apts.)    6.00      1/1/27         903,762   

750,000

   Chisago Hsg. and Health Care Rev. (CDL Homes LLC)    6.00      8/1/33         827,408   

1,000,000

   Cloquet Hsg. Fac. Ref. (HADC Cloquet LLC Proj.)    5.00      8/1/38         1,044,030   

620,000

   Columbia Heights Multifamily & Health Care Fac. Rev. (Crest View Corp Proj.)    5.30      7/1/17         623,274   

2,315,000

   Cottage Grove Sr. Hsg. Rev. (PHS, Inc. Proj.)    5.00      12/1/31         2,316,458   

3,660,000

   Cottage Grove Sr. Hsg. Rev. (PHS, Inc. Proj.)    6.00      12/1/46         3,663,111   

2,500,000

   Crystal Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Cavanagh Proj.)    5.25      6/1/31         2,575,000   

1,345,000

   Deephaven Hsg. & Healthcare Rev. (St. Therese Senior Living Proj.)    5.00      4/1/38         1,368,954   

250,000

   Inver Grove Heights Nursing Home Rev. Ref. (Presbyterian Homes)    5.38      10/1/26         250,242   

1,290,000

   Maplewood Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Park Edge Apartments Proj.) 8    6.50      5/1/29         1,290,980   

2,765,000

   Minneapolis & St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (GNMA Collateralized) 8    4.75      1/20/42         2,766,382   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
    

Fair

Value ($)

680,000

   Minneapolis Hsg. Rev. (Keeler Apartments Proj.)    5.00      10/1/37       684,284

375,000

   Minneapolis Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Blaisdell Apartments Proj.) 8    5.10      4/1/17       374,989

1,015,000

   Minneapolis Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Greenway Heights Family Housing)    5.75      7/15/31       1,114,409

100,000

   Minneapolis Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Seward Towers Proj.) (GNMA Collateralized)    5.00      5/20/36       100,558

675,000

   Minnetonka Multifamily Hsg. Rev. Ref. (Archer Heights Apartments Proj.) (GNMA Collateralized) 8    5.20      1/20/18       676,714

3,750,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. 1    0.55      2/1/17       3,753,638

1,000,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy.    5.00      8/1/33       1,169,710

2,000,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy.    5.00      8/1/34       2,330,520

1,000,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy.    5.00      8/1/35       1,162,610

1,750,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Rental Hsg. 8    5.10      8/1/47       1,755,442

1,000,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Rental Hsg.    5.20      8/1/43       1,076,200

250,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Rental Hsg. (G.O. of AGY. Insured)    5.05      8/1/31       269,560

2,560,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Rental Hsg. (G.O. of AGY. Insured)    5.25      8/1/40       2,741,376

1,760,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Rental Hsg. (G.O. of AGY. Insured)    5.45      8/1/41       1,938,658

1,065,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8    5.00      7/1/21       1,086,779

280,000

   Moorhead Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. Ref. (EverCare Sr. Living LLC)    4.65      9/1/26       284,211

210,000

   Moorhead Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. Ref. (EverCare Sr. Living LLC)    4.70      9/1/27       212,959

1,000,000

   Moorhead Health Care Rev. Ref. (EverCare Sr. Living LLC)    5.00      9/1/32       1,010,350

250,000

   Moorhead Health Care Rev. Ref. (EverCare Sr. Living LLC)    5.13      9/1/37       252,490

1,500,000

   New Ulm Economic Dev. Auth. Rev. (HADC Ridgeway Proj.)    5.00      8/1/39       1,553,895

1,205,000

   North Oaks Sr. Hsg. Rev. (Presbyterian Homes North Oaks Proj.)    5.63      10/1/17       1,278,253

1,000,000

   North Oaks Sr. Hsg. Rev. (Presbyterian Homes North Oaks Proj.)    6.00      10/1/33       1,057,310

1,000,000

   Oak Park Heights Hsg. Rev. (Oakgreen Commons Proj.)    6.00      8/1/25       1,087,130

1,000,000

   Oak Park Heights Hsg. Rev. (Oakgreen Commons Proj.)    6.25      8/1/33       1,093,370

875,000

   Oakdale Rev. (Sr. Hsg. Oak Meadows Proj.)    5.00      4/1/34       907,086

115,000

   Richfield Sr. Hsg. Rev. Ref. (Richfield Sr. Hsg., Inc. Proj.)    5.00      12/1/15       116,925

430,000

   Rochester Health Care & Hsg. Rev. (Samaritan Bethany, Inc. Proj.)    5.25      12/1/17       458,414

455,000

   Rochester Health Care & Hsg. Rev. (Samaritan Bethany, Inc. Proj.)    5.50      12/1/18       496,678

475,000

   Rochester Health Care & Hsg. Rev. (Samaritan Bethany, Inc. Proj.)    5.75      12/1/19       530,152

320,000

   Rochester Health Care & Hsg. Rev. (The Homestead at Rochester)    6.38      12/1/33       358,134

2,500,000

   Rochester Health Care & Hsg. Rev. (The Homestead at Rochester)    6.50      12/1/35       2,788,850

4,000,000

   Rochester Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Essex Place Apartments Proj.) (FHLMC)    3.75      6/1/29       4,165,800

2,200,000

   Sartell Health Care & Hsg. Fac. Rev. (Country Manor Campus LLC Proj.)    4.00      9/1/20       2,277,242

1,135,000

   Sartell Health Care & Hsg. Fac. Rev. (Country Manor Campus LLC Proj.)    5.25      9/1/27       1,213,213

100,000

   Sartell Health Care & Hsg. Fac. Rev. (Country Manor Campus LLC Proj.)    5.25      9/1/30       105,747

2,150,000

   Sartell Health Care & Hsg. Fac. Rev. (Country Manor Campus LLC Proj.)    5.30      9/1/37       2,261,327

1,705,000

   Sauk Rapids Health Care & Hsg. Facs. Rev. (Good Shepherd Lutheran Home Proj.)    5.13      1/1/39       1,740,379

250,000

   St. Anthony Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Silver Lake Village Hsg.)    5.75      12/1/28       274,085

2,000,000

   St. Anthony Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Silver Lake Village Hsg.)    6.00      12/1/30       2,198,120

240,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Carondelet Village Proj.)    5.13      2/1/22       248,376

275,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Carondelet Village Proj.)    5.13      8/1/22       284,193

175,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Carondelet Village Proj.)    5.38      2/1/24       181,221

150,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Carondelet Village Proj.)    5.38      8/1/24       155,196

150,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Carondelet Village Proj.)    5.50      2/1/25       155,450

3,000,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Rev. (Carondelet Village Proj.)    6.25      8/1/30       3,182,430

1,285,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Multifamily Housing Rev. (Marian Center Proj.)    5.20      11/1/22       1,286,568

1,000,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Multifamily Housing Rev. (Marian Center Proj.)    5.30      11/1/30       1,000,680

2,590,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Multifamily Housing Rev. (Marian Center Proj.)    5.38      5/1/43       2,591,321

4,810,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Multifamily Rev. Ref. (Univ. & Dale Proj.) (GNMA Collateralized) 8    4.82      7/20/46       4,821,784

2,515,000

   St. Paul Port Auth. Rev. (Energy Park Utility Company Proj.) 8    5.70      8/1/36       2,660,669

185,000

   Stillwater Multifamily Hsg. Rev. (Orleans Homes LP Proj.) 8    5.00      2/1/17       188,905

730,000

   Wayzata Sr. Hsg. Rev. (Folkestone Sr. Living Community)    5.20      5/1/25       794,860

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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March 31, 2015

Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (Continued)

 

 

    

Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
    

Fair

Value ($)

790,000

   Wayzata Sr. Hsg. Rev. (Folkestone Sr. Living Community)    5.25      11/1/26       859,346

1,250,000

   Wayzata Sr. Hsg. Rev. (Folkestone Sr. Living Community)    5.50      11/1/32       1,354,538

800,000

   Wayzata Sr. Hsg. Rev. (Folkestone Sr. Living Community)    5.75      11/1/39       869,800

2,610,000

   Willmar Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Multifamily Rev. (Eagle Ridge Apartments)    4.63      4/1/30       2,636,961
           

 

            92,078,629
           

 

Municipal Lease 9 - 5.2%

        

500,000

   Anoka Co. Hsg. & Redev. Rev.    5.63      5/1/22       544,940

500,000

   Anoka Co. Hsg. & Redev. Rev.    6.63      5/1/30       542,345

500,000

   Anoka Co. Hsg. & Redev. Rev.    6.88      5/1/40       541,830

600,000

   Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 Lease Rev    4.00      2/1/41       630,030

500,000

   Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 Lease Rev.    3.75      2/1/35       508,825

1,023,790

   Carver Scott Co. Lease Purchase Agreement    5.00      8/4/20       1,027,926

1,100,000

   Chaska Economic Dev. Auth. Lease Rev    4.00      2/1/31       1,167,023

690,000

   Chaska Economic Dev. Auth. Lease Rev    4.00      2/1/33       724,334

500,000

   Chaska Economic Dev. Auth. Lease Rev    4.00      2/1/35       520,205

1,030,000

   Goodhue Co. Education District No. 6051 Lease Rev.    5.00      2/1/34       1,160,656

1,500,000

   Goodhue Co. Education District No. 6051 Lease Rev.    5.00      2/1/39       1,680,525

3,000,000

   MN General Fund Rev. (Appropriation)    3.00      3/1/30       2,884,290

4,000,000

   MN General Fund Rev. (Appropriation)    4.00      3/1/26       4,387,800

2,000,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Non-Profit Hsg. Rev. (St. Appropriation)    5.00      8/1/31       2,276,060

1,000,000

   Osseo Independent School District No. 279    4.00      2/1/28       1,071,840

1,270,000

   Virginia Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Fac. Lease Rev.    5.13      10/1/20       1,284,529

400,000

   Virginia Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Fac. Lease Rev.    5.25      10/1/25       404,568

340,000

   Virginia Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Health Care Fac. Lease Rev.    5.38      10/1/30       343,556

939,470

   Winona School District 861 Lease Purchase    6.04      8/1/24       941,161
           

 

                22,642,443
           

 

Municipal Money Market - 0.6%

        

1,625,000

   Minneapolis & St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Rev. (Allina Health) 1    0.01      11/15/34       1,625,000

1,000,000

   Rochester Health Care Facs. Rev. (Mayo Clinic) 1    0.01      11/15/38       1,000,000
           

 

            2,625,000
           

 

Other Revenue Bonds - 7.2%

        

505,000

   Bloomington Port Auth. Recovery Zone Fac. Rev. (Radisson Blu MOA LLC)    6.25      12/1/16       518,180

510,000

   Columbia Heights Economic Dev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Huset Park Area Redev.)    5.20      2/15/22       511,775

571,226

   Crystal Governmental Fac. Rev.    5.10      12/15/26       666,644

475,000

   Minneapolis Community Dev. Agy. Limited Tax Common Bond Fund (Discount Steel) 8    5.25      6/1/19       477,071

1,500,000

   Minneapolis National Marrow Donor Program Rev.    4.88      8/1/25       1,560,420

215,000

   Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev.    3.05      3/1/21       215,460

320,000

   Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev.    3.50      3/1/23       320,874

170,000

   Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev.    3.80      3/1/25       170,457

200,000

   Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev.    4.00      3/1/27       201,618

260,000

   Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev.    4.00      3/1/30       257,543

400,000

   Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev. (Grant Park Proj.)    5.35      2/1/30       400,632

105,000

   Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev. Ref. (East River/Unocal Site Proj.)    5.10      2/1/17       105,254

240,000

   Minneapolis Tax Increment Rev. Ref. (East River/Unocal Site Proj.)    5.20      2/1/21       240,432

1,000,000

   MN Development Rev. Limited Tax Supported Comm. Board    6.00      12/1/40       1,197,240

2,000,000

   MN Development Rev. Limited Tax Supported Comm. Board    6.25      12/1/30       2,417,680

1,175,000

   Mound Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. Ref. (Metroplain Proj.)    5.00      2/15/27       1,181,556

1,000,000

   St. Louis Park Economic Dev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Hoigaard Vlg.)    5.00      2/1/23       1,035,290

500,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Rev. (Jimmy Lee Recreation Center Proj.)    4.75      12/1/26       537,410

500,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Rev. (Jimmy Lee Recreation Center Proj.)    5.00      12/1/32       539,290

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
   Maturity
Date
    

Fair

Value ($)

1,000,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Rev. (Ordway Center Performing Arts Proj.)    2.20      7/1/18       1,000,180

1,074,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (9th St. Lofts Proj.)    6.38      2/15/28       1,078,350

817,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Drake Marble Proj.)    6.75      3/1/28       818,389

745,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Emerald Gardens Proj.)    6.50      3/1/29       788,821

1,011,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (North Quadrant Owner Occupied Proj.)    7.00      2/15/28       1,017,390

852,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (North Quadrant Owner Occupied Proj.)    7.50      2/15/28       853,475

175,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.)    5.00      3/1/19       185,050

180,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.)    5.00      9/1/19       191,561

185,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.)    5.00      3/1/20       197,258

220,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.)    5.00      9/1/20       235,924

225,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.)    5.00      3/1/21       241,398

1,000,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.)    5.00      9/1/26       1,066,680

930,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Tax Increment Rev. (Upper Landing Proj.)    5.00      3/1/29       984,526

3,875,000

   St. Paul Port Auth. Lease Rev. (Regions Hospital Parking Ramp Proj.)    5.00      8/1/36       3,908,054

3,000,000

   St. Paul Port Auth. Rev. (Amherst H. Wilder Foundation)    5.00      12/1/36       3,305,490

715,000

   St. Paul Recreational Facs. Gross Rev. (Highland National Proj.)    5.00      10/1/25       731,682

2,000,000

   Virgin Islands Public Fin. Auth. (Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Note) 11    5.00      10/1/42       2,171,660
           

 

                31,330,714
           

 

Public Facilities - 0.3%

        

1,075,000

   St. Paul Hsg. & Redev. Auth. Parking Rev. (Smith Ave. Proj.)    5.00      8/1/35       1,111,722
           

 

Sales Tax Revenue - 2.0%

        

1,825,000

   Guam Govt. Business Privilege Tax Rev. 11    5.25      1/1/36       2,043,361

2,000,000

   Hennepin Co. Sales Tax Rev.    4.75      12/15/37       2,185,920

900,000

   Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Rev. 11    5.00      8/1/26       585,000

1,500,000

   Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Rev. 11    6.25      8/1/33       710,865

1,500,000

   St. Paul Sales Tax Rev.    5.00      11/1/29       1,755,030

1,400,000

   St. Paul Sales Tax Rev.    5.00      11/1/31       1,625,344
           

 

            8,905,520
           

 

Single Family Mortgage - 16.2%

        

1,515,000

   Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA)    4.45      12/1/32       1,625,428

830,000

   Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC)    4.63      12/1/30       881,410

1,015,000

   Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC)    4.88      12/1/33       1,092,070

215,218

   Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) 8    5.13      12/1/40       216,780

62,886

   Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) 8    5.15      12/1/38       64,705

388,191

   Dakota Co. Community Dev. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) 8    5.30      12/1/39       403,140

890,000

   Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA)    4.45      12/1/27       956,038

34,782

   Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA) 8    5.00      12/1/38       34,824

7,003

   Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA)    5.70      4/1/27       7,176

4,095

   Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC)    5.10      4/1/27       4,115

382,983

   Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) 8    5.25      12/1/40       389,237

215,399

   Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC)    5.45      4/1/27       219,093

115,000

   Minneapolis St. Paul Hsg. Fin. Board Single Family Mtg. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC) 8    5.52      3/1/41       122,079

5,010,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Homeownership Fin. (GNMA-FNMA)    4.40      7/1/32       5,366,211

4,785,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Homeownership Fin. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC)    4.45      7/1/31       5,073,823

2,585,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Homeownership Fin. (GNMA-FNMA-FHLMC)    4.70      1/1/31       2,799,917

2,500,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev.    3.35      7/1/29       2,519,750

11,230,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev.    3.50      1/1/32       11,264,925

2,955,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev.    3.60      7/1/33       3,004,940

6,705,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev.    3.80      7/1/38       6,835,680

5,145,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev.    3.90      7/1/43       5,210,084

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2015

Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (Continued)

 

Principal

Amount ($)

   Name of Issuer    Coupon
Rate (%)
  

Maturity

Date

    

Fair

Value ($)

1,680,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. 8    4.65      7/1/22       1,721,194

4,330,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev.    5.10      1/1/40       4,588,847

215,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured)    1.60      7/1/15       215,658

2,305,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured)    3.63      7/1/25       2,426,981

3,020,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured)    3.90      7/1/30       3,126,878

455,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8    4.75      7/1/26       456,552

185,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8    5.10      7/1/31       186,519

1,620,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Residential Hsg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8    5.10      7/1/38       1,672,634

625,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Rev. (GNMA-FNMA Collateralized)    5.00      1/1/31       678,281

180,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev.    4.90      7/1/29       191,207

190,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev.    5.00      7/1/38       194,889

1,505,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev.    5.05      7/1/34       1,587,519

260,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. 8    5.10      7/1/20       260,520

85,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev.    5.20      1/1/23       89,032

280,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev.    5.90      7/1/28       290,609

680,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8    4.75      7/1/27       691,696

1,840,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8    4.80      7/1/26       1,861,086

970,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8    5.15      7/1/28       1,002,272

950,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8    5.25      7/1/33       977,522

210,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8    5.50      7/1/28       214,681

265,000

   MN Hsg. Fin. Agy. Single Family Mtg. Rev. (G.O. of AGY. Insured) 8    5.65      7/1/33       274,768
           

 

                70,800,770
           

 

Transportation - 1.5%

        

1,000,000

   Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev.    5.00      1/1/30       1,155,370

1,000,000

   Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev.    5.00      1/1/31       1,148,720

500,000

   Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev.    5.00      1/1/31       565,565

775,000

   Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev.    5.00      1/1/32       887,693

1,100,000

   Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev.    5.00      1/1/33       1,257,234

600,000

   Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev.    5.00      1/1/34       683,298

440,000

   Minneapolis & St. Paul Metro Airport Commission Sub. Rev.    5.00      1/1/35       501,085

400,000

   MN Valley Transit Auth. Proj. Rev.    4.50      6/1/26       429,432
           

 

            6,628,397
           

 

Utility - 4.9%

        

500,000

   MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    4.00      10/1/31       527,510

1,250,000

   MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    4.00      10/1/32       1,310,450

1,155,000

   MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    4.00      10/1/33       1,195,656

1,000,000

   MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    5.00      10/1/25       1,148,350

500,000

   MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    5.00      10/1/29       588,460

1,000,000

   MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    5.00      10/1/30       1,142,120

500,000

   MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    5.00      10/1/30       585,740

320,000

   MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    5.00      10/1/30       374,874

250,000

   MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    5.00      10/1/33       289,945

650,000

   MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    5.00      10/1/35       663,604

700,000

   MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    5.25      10/1/27       765,821

1,000,000

   MN Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    5.25      10/1/35       1,146,580

500,000

   North Branch Electric System Rev.    5.75      8/1/28       518,475

695,000

   Northern Municipal Power Agy. Electric Rev.    5.00      1/1/31       792,001

1,000,000

   Puerto Rico Electric Power Auth. Rev. 11    7.25      7/1/30       583,990

2,000,000

   Southern MN Power Agy. Power Supply System Rev.    5.25      1/1/30       2,229,800

1,250,000

   St. Paul Port Auth. Rev. (Energy Park Utility Company Proj.) 8    5.45      8/1/28       1,322,588

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Quantity($)    Name of Issuer                   

Fair

Value ($)

1,690,000

   Virgin Islands Water & Power Auth. Water System Rev. Ref. 11      5.50         7/1/17       1,695,864

2,000,000

   Western MN Municipal Power Agy. Rev.      3.00         1/1/28       2,022,120

1,000,000

   Western MN Municipal Power Agy. Rev.      5.00         1/1/31       1,170,490

1,000,000

   Western MN Municipal Power Agy. Rev.      5.00         1/1/36       1,156,200
           

 

            21,230,638
           

 

Total Municipal Bonds
(cost: $378,786,180)

         394,001,539
           

 

Investment Companies - 1.4%

        

293,300

   Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II (VMM)          4,047,540

125,587

   Nuveen Minnesota Municipal Income Fund (NMS)          1,930,278
           

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost: $6,179,896)

         5,977,818
           

 

Total Investments in Securities - 91.6%
(cost: $384,966,076)

         399,979,357

Other Assets and Liabilities, net - 8.4%

  

      36,903,667
           

 

Total Net Assets - 100.0%

  

      $436,883,024
           

 

 

 

1 

Variable rate security. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015.

8

Securities the income from which is treated as a tax preference that is included in alternative minimum taxable income for purposes of computing federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). At March 31, 2015, 6.6% of net assets in the Fund was invested in such securities.

9

Municipal Lease Security. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $22,642,443 and represented 5.2% of net assets. These securities have been determined to be liquid by the Adviser in accordance with guidelines established by the Board of Directors.

11

The Fund may invest in obligations issued by U.S. territories, for example Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2015 was $9,696,079 and represented 2.2% of net assets.

 

Numeric

footnotes not disclosed are not applicable to this Schedule of Investments.

A summary of the levels for the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2015 is as follows (see Note 2 - significant accounting policies in the notes to financial statements):

 

     Investment in Securities  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3         
     Quoted
Price ($)
     Other significant
observable inputs ($)
     Significant
unobservable inputs ($)
     Total ($)  

Municipal Bonds

             394,001,539                 394,001,539   

Investment Companies

     5,977,818                         5,977,818   

Total:

     5,977,818         394,001,539                 399,979,357   

For the reporting period, there were no transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

  

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

March 31, 2015

 

     Sit U.S.
Government
Securities

Fund
    Sit Quality
Income

Fund
    Sit Tax-Free
Income

Fund
    Sit Minnesota
Tax-Free
Income

Fund
 

ASSETS

        

Investments in securities, at identified cost

     $547,742,759        $124,449,368        $173,156,030        $384,966,076   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at fair value - see accompanying schedule for detail

     $562,022,471        $124,740,989        $163,725,955        $399,979,357   

Cash in bank on demand deposit.

     17,149,790        3,967,424               36,831,637   

Restricted cash

     15,000,000        2,000,000                 

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

     2,910,261        633,767        1,889,762        5,074,897   

Receivable for investment securities sold

     26,718        2,006,772                 

Other receivables

                   24,000        13,500   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,036,665        3,171,553        62,750        515,353   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     598,145,905        136,520,505        165,702,467        442,414,744   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Disbursements in excess of cash balances

                   13          

Payable for investment securities purchased

            4,874,164        257,355        4,666,129   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     1,776,607        6,752,708        99,198        363,380   

Cash portion of dividends payable to shareholders

     58,717        2,493        83,303        208,441   

Variation margin on futures contracts

            154,220                 

Accrued investment management fees

     400,297        107,451        112,280        293,770   

Outstanding options written, at fair value (premiums received $4,034,404 and $85,491, respectively)

     8,700,000        211,797                 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities.

     10,935,621        12,102,833        552,149        5,531,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

     $587,210,284        $124,417,672        $165,150,318        $436,883,024   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

        

Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)

     $588,022,824        $125,132,390        $198,825,592        $428,858,247   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     605               (4,777     (18,032

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from security transactions, written options and futures

     (10,427,261     (725,813     (24,240,422     (6,970,472

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, written options and futures

     9,614,116        11,095        (9,430,075     15,013,281   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     $587,210,284        $124,417,672        $165,150,318        $436,883,024   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding shares

     52,954,634        12,517,567        17,053,302        41,348,234   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per share of outstanding capital stock

     $11.09        $9.94        $9.68        $10.57   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended March 31, 2015

 

 

     Sit U.S.
Government
Securities
Fund
    Sit Quality
Income
Fund
    Sit Tax-Free
Income

Fund
     Sit Minnesota
Tax-Free
Income

Fund
 

Investment income:

         

Income:

         

Dividends

                   $611,811         $307,281   

Interest

     $16,679,051        $2,054,363        6,821,281         16,503,842   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total income

     16,679,051        2,054,363        7,433,092         16,811,123   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses (note 4):

         

Investment management fee

     4,962,351        1,206,532        1,277,367         3,181,509   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     4,962,351        1,206,532        1,277,367         3,181,509   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

     11,716,700        847,831        6,155,725         13,629,614   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss):

         

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (5,405,915     160,410        46,816         (438,397

Net realized gain (loss) on written options

     2,590,337        55,431                  

Net realized gain (loss) on futures

     (695,313     (640,647               

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     13,037,384        270,905        8,579,868         11,881,067   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options

     (6,669,339     (126,306               

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures

            (247,165               
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net gain (loss)

     2,857,154        (527,372     8,626,684         11,442,670   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     $14,573,854        $320,459        $14,782,409         $25,072,284   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

  

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Sit U.S. Government
Securities Fund
 
     Year
Ended
March  31,

2015
    Year
Ended
March 31,
2014
 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

     $11,716,700        $10,813,857   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, written options and futures

     (3,510,891     (2,445,209

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, written options and futures

     6,368,045        (26,914,664
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     14,573,854        (18,546,016
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:

    

Net investment income

     (11,676,344     (10,806,708
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

     (11,676,344     (10,806,708
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     113,798,275        204,383,543   

Reinvested distributions

     11,031,094        10,072,964   

Payments for shares redeemed

     (252,286,102     (993,393,329
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital transactions

     (127,456,733     (778,936,822
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (124,559,223     (808,289,546

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     711,769,507        1,520,059,053   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period *

     $587,210,284        $711,769,507   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital transactions in shares:

    

Sold

     10,282,692        18,318,110   

Reinvested distributions

     998,153        907,499   

Redeemed

     (22,817,057     (89,264,019
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (11,536,212     (70,038,410
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

* Includes undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     $605        ($39,751

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Sit Quality
Income Fund
    Sit Tax-Free
Income Fund
    Sit Minnesota Tax-Free
Income Fund
 

Year

Ended
March 31,

2015

    Year
Ended
March  31,

2014
    Year
Ended
March  31,

2015
    Year
Ended
March  31,

2014
    Year
Ended
March  31,

2015
    Year
Ended
March  31,

2014
 
         
  $847,831        $540,589        $6,155,725        $6,532,036        $13,629,614        $14,630,322   
  (424,806     (298,343     46,816        (997,576     (438,397     (1,582,797
  (102,566     106,092        8,579,868        (7,069,263     11,881,067        (14,451,385

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  320,459        348,338        14,782,409        (1,534,803     25,072,284        (1,403,860

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (847,842     (540,578     (6,154,953     (6,537,121     (13,669,972     (14,620,594

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (847,842     (540,578     (6,154,953     (6,537,121     (13,669,972     (14,620,594

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  186,802,454        133,622,057        42,807,932        25,342,854        136,644,966        88,007,700   
  808,798        513,661        5,105,823        5,528,407        10,991,354        11,665,080   
  (170,012,359     (31,718,921     (46,695,335     (42,975,264     (80,833,658     (141,114,996

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  17,598,893        102,416,797        1,218,420        (12,104,003     66,802,662        (41,442,216

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  17,071,510        102,224,557        9,845,876        (20,175,927     78,204,974        (57,466,670
  107,346,162        5,121,605        155,304,442        175,480,369        358,678,050        416,144,720   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $124,417,672        $107,346,162        $165,150,318        $155,304,442        $436,883,024        $358,678,050   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  18,729,358        13,387,023        4,457,361        2,763,230        13,027,600        8,594,504   
  81,142        51,543        533,949        613,246        1,047,293        1,150,601   
  (17,062,253     (3,180,886     (4,884,899     (4,769,456     (7,696,423     (13,949,311

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,748,247        10,257,680        106,411        (1,392,980     6,378,470        (4,204,206

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $11        ($4,777     ($772     ($18,032     $40,358   

 

  

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout the period. See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund

 

      Years Ended March 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value:

          

Beginning of period

     $11.04        $11.30        $11.31        $11.29        $11.13   

Operations:

          

Net investment income 1

     0.21        0.12        0.16        0.31        0.32   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments, written options and futures

     0.05        (0.26            0.02        0.16   

Total from operations

     0.26        (0.14)        0.16        0.33        0.48   

Distributions from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.21     (0.12     (0.16     (0.31     (0.32

Return of capital

                   (0.01              

Net realized gains

                                 (— )2  

Total Distributions

     (0.21)        (0.12)        (0.17)        (0.31)        (0.32)   

Net Asset Value:

          

End of period

     $11.09        $11.04        $11.30        $11.31        $11.29   

Total investment return 3

     2.37%        (1.21%)        1.39%        2.98%        4.37%   

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

     $587,210        $711,770        $1,520,059        $1,504,154        $1,057,154   

Ratios: 4, 5

          

Expenses (without waiver)

     0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.81%   

Expenses (with waiver)

     0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.75%   

Net investment income (with waiver)

     1.89%        1.06%        1.43%        2.73%        2.88%   

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

     13.71%        4.13%        58.67%        33.82%        45.80%   

 

1 

The net investment income per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period.

2 

Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

3 

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period (not annualized) and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

4 

Ratios are annualized for periods less than one year. In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.

5 

Effective November 1, 2010, total Fund expenses are calculated at 0.80% of average daily net assets. Prior to this date, expenses were calculated at a higher rate and the investment adviser voluntarily waived expenses that were otherwise payable by the Fund.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout the period. See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Sit Quality Income Fund

 

      Year Ended
March 31, 2015
     Year Ended
March 31, 2014
     Three
Months Ended
March 31, 2013 
*
 

Net Asset Value:

        

Beginning of period

     $9.97              $10.01              $10.00        

Operations:

        

Net investment income 1

     0.06              0.09              0.03        

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments, written options and futures

     (0.03)             (0.04)             0.01        

Total from operations

     0.03              0.05              0.04        

Distributions from:

        

Net investment income

     (0.06)             (0.09)             (0.03)       

Net Asset Value:

        

End of period

     $9.94              $9.97              $10.01        

Total investment return 2

     0.36%              0.47%              0.38%        

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

     $124,418              $107,346              $5,122        

Ratios: 3

        

Expenses.

     0.90%              0.90%              0.90%        

Net investment income

     0.63%              0.80%              1.25%        

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

     241.64%              81.19%              37.44%4        

 

* 

The Fund commenced investment operations on December 31, 2012.

1 

The net investment income per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period.

2 

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period (not annualized) and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

3 

Ratios are annualized for periods less than one year. In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.

4 

Not annualized.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout the period. See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Sit Tax-Free Income Fund

 

     

Years Ended March 31,

 
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value:

          

Beginning of period.

     $9.16        $9.57        $9.23        $8.52        $8.90   
  

 

 

 

Operations:

          

Net investment income 1

     0.37        0.38        0.38        0.41        0.41   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

     0.52        (0.41     0.34        0.71        (0.38
  

 

 

 

Total from operations

     0.89        (0.03     0.72        1.12        0.03   
  

 

 

 

Distributions from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.37     (0.38     (0.38     (0.41     (0.41
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value:

          

End of period

     $9.68        $9.16        $9.57        $9.23        $8.52   
  

 

 

 

Total investment return 2

     9.81%        (0.19%     7.92%        13.41%        0.26%   
  

 

 

 

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

     $165,150        $155,304        $175,480        $154,659        $140,371   

Ratios: 3

          

Expenses

     0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.80%   

Net investment income

     3.86%        4.17%        4.03%        4.62%        4.63%   

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

     31.14%        28.32%        36.75%        37.18%        30.23%   

 

 

1 

The net investment income per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period.

2 

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period (not annualized) and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

3 

Ratios are annualized for periods less than one year. In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout the period. See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund

 

     

Years Ended March 31,

 
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Net Asset Value:

          

Beginning of period

     $10.26        $10.62        $10.42        $9.67        $9.88   
  

 

 

 

Operations:

          

Net investment income 1

     0.36        0.40        0.38        0.44        0.43   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

     0.31        (0.36     0.20        0.75        (0.21
  

 

 

 

Total from operations

     0.67        0.04        0.58        1.19        0.22   
  

 

 

 

Distributions from:

          

Net investment income

     (0.36     (0.40     (0.38     (0.44     (0.43
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value:

          

End of period

     $10.57        $10.26        $10.62        $10.42        $9.67   
  

 

 

 

Total investment return 2

     6.62%        0.47%        5.61%        12.48%        2.22%   
  

 

 

 

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

     $436,883        $358,678        $416,145        $343,800        $289,105   

Ratios: 3

          

Expenses

     0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.80%        0.80%   

Net investment income

     3.43%        3.91%        3.58%        4.32%        4.35%   

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

     9.68%        20.53%        17.13%        15.06%        24.48%   

 

1 

The net investment income per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period.

2 

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period (not annualized) and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

3 

Ratios are annualized for periods less than one year. In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.

 

 

MARCH 31, 2015

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Year Ended March 31, 2015

 

 

 

(1)

Organization

The Sit Mutual Funds (the Funds) are no-load funds, and are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as diversified (except Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund which is non-diversified), open-end management investment companies, or series thereof. The Sit Quality Income Fund, Sit Tax-Free Income Fund and Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund are series funds of Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc. Each fund has 10 billion authorized shares of capital stock. Shares in the U.S. Government Securities Fund have a par value of $0.01, and shares in other funds have a par value of $0.001. This report covers the bond funds of the Sit Mutual Funds.

The investment objective for each of these Funds is as follows:

 

Fund    Investment Objective

U.S. Government Securities

  

High level of current income and safety of principal.

Quality Income Fund

  

High level of current income and safety of principal.

Tax-Free Income

  

High level of current income that is exempt from federal income tax, consistent

  

with the preservation of capital.

Minnesota Tax-Free Income

  

High level of current income that is exempt from federal regular income tax and Minnesota regular personal income tax, consistent with the preservation of capital.

 

(2)

Significant Accounting Policies

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

Investments in Securities

Investment securities are carried at fair value based upon closing market quotations on the last business day of the period. Investments in securities traded on national or international securities exchanges are valued at the last reported sales price prior to the time when assets are valued. Securities traded on the over-the-counter market are valued at the last reported sales price or if the last sales price is not available, at the last reported bid price. The sale and bid prices or prices deemed best to reflect fair value quoted by dealers who make markets in these securities are obtained from independent pricing services. Consistent with the Funds’ valuation policies and procedures, the current fair value of certain fixed income securities is provided by an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities for which prices are not available from an independent pricing service but where an active market exists are valued using market quotations obtained from broker-dealers or quotation systems. Securities for which market quotations are not available, such as private placement securities, are valued at fair value according to methods selected in good faith by Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (the “Adviser”) and may include dealer-supplied valuations or other inputs and assumptions that pricing services would typically utilize. Short-term investments of sufficient credit quality with maturities of 60 days or less when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Option and future contracts entered into and held by the Funds are valued at the close of the securities and commodities exchange on which they are traded.

Security transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Gains and losses are calculated on the identified-cost basis. Interest, including level-yield amortization of long-term bond premium and discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends received from closed-end fund holdings are included in Dividend Income and distributions from capital gains, if any, are included in Net Realized Gain (Loss).

Delivery and payment for securities which have been purchased by the Funds on a forward commitment or when-issued basis can take place two weeks or more after the transaction date. During this period, such securities are subject to market fluctuations and may increase or decrease in value prior to delivery.

The Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund concentrates its investments in Minnesota, and therefore may have more credit risk related to the economic conditions in the state of Minnesota than a portfolio with broader geographical diversification.

 

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Derivative Instruments

The Funds apply derivative instrument disclosure standards in order to enable investors to understand how and why the Funds use derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect the Funds’ financial statements.

To hedge interest rate risk, the U.S. Government Securities Fund purchased put options and wrote call option contracts traded on a U.S. exchange. To hedge interest rate risk, the Quality Income Fund purchased put options, entered into futures contracts and wrote call options on these future contracts traded on a U.S. exchange. Risks of entering into futures contracts and purchasing and writing options include the possibility of an illiquid market and that a change in the value of the option may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities.

The premiums paid for the options represent the cost of the investment and the options are valued daily at their closing price. The Funds recognize a realized gain or loss when the option is sold or expired. Option holdings within the Funds, which may include put options and call options, are subject to loss of value with the passage of time, and may experience a total loss of value upon expiration. With options, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Funds since they are exchange traded.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Quality Income Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount (initial margin) equal to a certain percentage of the contract value. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expired. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

During the year ended March 31, 2015, the average volume of derivative activity was as follows:

 

     Average
Cost
     Average
Premium
Received
     Average
Notional
Amount
 

U.S. Government Securities Fund

        

Purchased put options

   $ 663,570               $ 3,215,200   

Written call options

           $ 2,685,205         7,720,000   

Quality Income Fund

        

Purchased put options

   $ 14,887               $ 47,800   

Treasury futures

                     64,916,029   

Written call options

           $ 24,768         73,000   

The number of open option contracts and open futures contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2015 also serve as indicators of the volume of activity for the Funds throughout the period.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Year Ended March 31, 2015 (Continued)

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - Values of derivatives as of March 31, 2015

 

         Asset Derivatives Value        Liability Derivatives Value    

Interest rate risk:

         

U.S. Government Securities Fund

         

Purchased put options

       $53,344  1         

Written call options

                $8,700,000  2

Quality Income Fund

         

Purchased put options

       $1,922  1         

Treasury futures

                $154,220  3

Written call options

                211,797  2

1Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Investments in securities, at fair value.

2Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Outstanding options written, at fair value.

3Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Variation margin receivable/payable. Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

The effect of derivative instruments on the statement of operations for the year ended March 31, 2015:

 

     Amount of Realized
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives 4
  Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives 5  

Interest rate risk:

       

U.S. Government Securities Fund

       

Purchased put options

      ($4,036,297 )       ($987,947 )

Written call options

      2,590,337         (6,669,339 )

Treasury Futures

      (695,313 )        

Quality Income Fund

       

Purchased put options

      ($64,952 )       ($21,349 )

Written call options

      55,431         (126,306 )

Treasury Futures

      (640,647 )       (247,165 )

4Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on investments, net realized gain (loss) on written options and net realized gain (loss) on futures, respectively.

5Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures, respectively.

Transactions in written options for the year ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

    

Number of

    Contracts    

   Premium        

U.S. Government Securities Fund

         

Outstanding, March 31, 2014

       4,640          $3,501,087            

Call options written

       32,260          20,599,500            

Call options expired

       (2,500 )        (464,025)           

Call options closed

       (29,000 )        (19,602,158)           

Outstanding, March 31, 2015

       5,400          $4,034,404            

 

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Number of

    Contracts    

   Premium        

Quality Income Fund

         

Outstanding, March 31, 2014

                —            

Call options written

       1,066          $628,463            

Call options expired

                —            

Call options closed

       (766 )        (542,972)           

Outstanding, March 31, 2015

       300          $85,491            

Fair Value Measurements

The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds’ net assets are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value.

 

   

Level 2 – debt securities are valued based on evaluated prices received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds, U.S. government and government agency obligations, and municipal securities the pricing services utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type as well as dealer supplied prices. For asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities, the pricing services utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed assumptions, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type as well as dealer supplied prices. All of these inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. An adjustment to any observable input that is significant to the fair value may render the measurement a Level 3 measurement.

 

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs, including the Adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The fair value of the Funds’ bonds are generally based on quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services. Bonds with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the Level 2 and 3 assets and liabilities for changes in liquidity, including but not limited to: whether a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from third party services, and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the Level 1 and 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise are less liquid than publicly traded securities.

A summary of the levels for the Funds’ investments as of March 31, 2015 is included with the Funds’ schedules of investments.

Federal Taxes

The Funds’ policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of their taxable income to shareholders. The Funds have recorded in their financial statements the full benefit of their tax positions taken in connection with the Registered Investment Company (RIC) qualification and distribution requirements of the

 

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Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, no income tax provision is required. Also, in order to avoid the payment of any federal excise taxes, the Funds will distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net realized gains on a calendar year basis.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken in federal tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of March 31, 2015, no provision for income tax would be required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise returns for the 2012, 2013, and 2014 tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

At March 31, 2015, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and cost of securities on a tax basis for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

    Unrealized
    Appreciation    
    Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
    Cost of Securities
on a Tax Basis
 
 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Securities

    $23,049,399        ($8,524,178     $14,525,221                    $547,497,250   

Quality Income

    487,507        (180,960     306,547                    124,434,442   

Tax-Free Income

    9,868,416        (19,274,802     (9,406,386)                    173,132,341   

Minnesota Tax-Free Income

    17,050,783        (1,983,268     15,067,515                    384,911,842   

Net investment income and net realized gains may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of distributions made during the year for net investment income or net realized gains may also differ from its ultimate characterization for tax purposes. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years or period ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

Year Ended March 31, 2015:

 

        Ordinary Income     Tax-Exempt
Income
    Long Term
Capital Gain
  Total  
 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Securities

    $11,708,730                     $11,708,730   

Quality Income

    849,014                     849,014   

Tax-Free Income*

    59,463            $6,095,161          6,154,624   

Minnesota Tax-Free Income*

    56,423            13,651,571          13,707,994   

*99.0% and 99.6% of dividends were derived from interest on tax-exempt securities, on the Tax-Free Income and Minnesota Tax-Free Income Funds, respectively.

Year Ended March 31, 2014:

 

        Ordinary Income     Tax-Exempt
Income
    Long Term
Capital Gain
  Total  
 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Securities

    $10,762,504                     $10,762,504   

Quality Income

    537,852                     537,852   

Tax-Free Income*

    132,476            $6,404,645          6,537,121   

Minnesota Tax-Free Income*

    101,933            14,518,661          14,620,594   

* 97.9% and 99.3% of dividends were derived from interest on tax-exempt securities, on the Tax-Free Income and Minnesota Tax-Free Income Funds, respectively.

As of March 31, 2015 the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Undistributed
Ordinary Income
    Undistributed
Tax-Exempt Income
    Accumulated
Gain (Loss)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

U.S. Government Securities

    $59,323            —            ($15,338,366     $14,525,221   

Quality Income

    2,493            —            (1,011,565     306,547   

Tax-Free Income

    —            $80,216            (24,265,801     (9,406,386

Minnesota Tax-Free Income

    —            196,217            (7,030,514     15,067,515   

 

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On the statement of assets and liabilities, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, reclassification adjustments were made to the following capital accounts:

 

     Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
    Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Additional
Paid-in Capital
 

Tax-Free Income

     ($4,777 )          $4,777             —            

Minnesota Tax-Free Income

     (18,032 )          792,874             ($774,842)           

These differences were primarily attributable to market discount accretion adjustments and capital loss carryovers expiring.

Net capital loss carryovers and late year losses, if any, as of March 31, 2015, are available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (“Act”), the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses, and will not be considered exclusively short-term as under previous law.

The Funds’ first fiscal year end subject to the Modernization Act was March 31, 2012. The net capital loss carryovers and the expiration dates for capital losses carryover from pre-enactment taxable years and the late year losses deferred as of March 31, 2015, were as follows:

 

   

Pre-Enactment

Net Capital Loss

Carryover Expiring in:

   

Post-Enactment

Unlimited Period of Net
Capital Loss Carryover

   

Late Year
Losses

Deferred

   

Accumulated
Capital and

Other Losses

 
    2016     2017-2019     Short-Term     Long-Term      
                                               

U.S. Government Securities

                  $6,013,812        $4,682,206        $4,642,348        $15,338,366   

Quality Income

                  136,231        $354,856        520,478        1,011,565   

Tax-Free Income

    $2,627,197        $16,482,714        189,719        4,966,171               24,265,801   

Minnesota Tax-Free Income

           5,024,269        910,676        1,095,569               7,030,514   

For the year ended March 31, 2015, the Funds’ utilized capital losses and expired capital losses as follows:

 

     Utilized            Expired        

Minnesota Tax-Free Income

   —            $774,842        

Distributions

Distributions to shareholders are recorded as of the close of business on the record date. Such distributions are payable in cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Funds’ capital stock. Distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly for the Funds. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, will be made annually for each of the Funds.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make certain 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 results for the respective periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Guarantees and Indemnifications

Under each Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to each Fund. In addition, certain of each Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against each Fund cannot be determined and each Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

 

(3)

Investment Security Transactions

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities, other than short-term securities, for the year ended March 31, 2015, were as follows:

 

       Purchases      Proceeds  
       U.S. Government      Other      U.S. Government      Other  

U.S. Government Securities

       $80,865,729                     $204,499,189               

Quality Income

       190,262,970             $114,346,292         178,790,712             $99,523,936   

Tax-Free Income

       —             47,102,867         —             47,848,057   

Minnesota Tax-Free Income

       —             87,173,748         —             35,518,484   

 

(4)

Affiliated Fees and Transactions

Investment Adviser

The Funds each have entered into an investment management agreement with Sit Investment Associates Inc. (SIA), under which SIA manages the Funds’ assets and provides research, statistical and advisory services, and pays related office rental, executive expenses and executive salaries. SIA also is obligated to pay all of the Funds’ expenses (excluding extraordinary expenses, stock transfer taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, and other transaction charges relating to investing activities). The fee for investment management and advisory services is based on the average daily net assets of the Funds at the annual rate of:

 

     Average Daily Net Assets

U.S. Government Securities

       0.80 %

Quality Income

       0.90 %

Tax-Free Income

       0.80 %

Minnesota Tax-Free Income

       0.80 %

Transactions with affiliates

The investment adviser, affiliates of the investment adviser, directors and officers of the Funds as a whole owned the following shares as of March 31, 2015:

 

     Shares    % Shares Outstanding

U.S. Government Securities

       1,028,882          1.9  

Quality Income

       5,980,704          47.8  

Tax-Free Income

       2,794,888          16.4  

Minnesota Tax-Free Income

       1,929,039          4.7  

 

(5)

Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events that would require disclosure in or adjustments to the financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders:

Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc.

Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc., and Sit Quality Income Fund, Sit Tax-Free Income Fund, and Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (each a series of Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc.) (collectively, the Funds), including the schedules of investments, as of March 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or period in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with 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 March 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by performing 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 Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc., Sit Quality Income Fund, Sit Tax-Free Income Fund, and Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund as of March 31, 2015, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or period in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

KPMG LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

May 20, 2015

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees 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 October 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the following table 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 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 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 transactional costs, such as 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 (redemption fees) were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

      Beginning
Account
Value
(10/1/14)
   Ending
Account
Value
(3/31/15)
     Expenses
Paid During
Period
(10/1/14-
3/31/15)*
U.S. Government Securities Fund

Actual

   $1,000      $1,014.10       $4.02

Hypothetical

   $1,000      $1,020.94       $4.03
 
Quality Income Fund

Actual

   $1,000      $998.90       $4.49

Hypothetical

   $1,000      $1,020.44       $4.53
 
Tax-Free Income Fund

Actual

   $1,000      $1,037.10       $4.06

Hypothetical

   $1,000      $1,020.94       $4.03
 
Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund

Actual

   $1,000      $1,024.70       $4.04

Hypothetical

   $1,000      $1,020.94       $4.03

*Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratio of 0.80% for the U.S. Government Securities, Tax-Free Income and Minne-sota Tax-Free Funds; and 0.90% for the Quality Income Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period.)

 

 

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FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

    

    

    

 

Sit Bond Funds

 

For corporate shareholders, the percentage of investment income (dividend income and short-term gains, if any), for each of the Funds that qualify for the dividends-received deductions for the period of April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

Fund    Percentage  

U.S. Government Securities Fund

     0.0%       

Quality Income Fund

     0.0          

Tax-Free Income Fund

     0.0          

Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund

     0.0          

For the year ended March 31, 2015, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Of the distributions made by the following Funds, the corresponding percentages represent the amount of each distribution which may qualify for the 15% dividend income tax rate.

 

Fund    Percentage  

U.S. Government Securities Fund

     0.0%       

Quality Income Fund

     0.0          

Tax-Free Income Fund

     0.0          

Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund

     0.0          

The following Funds designated the listed amounts as long-term capital gain dividends during the year ended March 31, 2015. Distributable long-term gains are based on net realized long term gains determined on a tax basis and may differ from such amounts for financial reporting purposes.

 

Fund    Amount  

U.S. Government Securities Fund

     $—       

Quality Income Fund

     —       

Tax-Free Income Fund

     —       

Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund

     —       

For the year ended March 31, 2015, 99.0% and 99.6% of dividends were derived from interest on tax-exempt securities for the Tax-Free Income Fund and Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund, respectively. This portion of exempt-interest dividends is exempt from federal taxes and should not be included in shareholders’ gross income. Exempt-interest dividends may be subject to state and local taxes. Each shareholder should consult a tax adviser about reporting this income for state and local tax purposes.

 

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)

 

The Sit Mutual Funds are a family of no-load mutual funds. The bond funds described in this Annual Report are the Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, Sit Quality Income Fund, Sit Tax-Free Income Fund and the Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (the “Funds” or individually, a “Fund”). The Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, and the corporate issuer of the Sit Quality Income Fund, the Sit Tax-Free Income Fund and Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund have a Board of Directors and officers. Pursuant to Minnesota law, the Boards of Directors are responsible for the management of the Funds and the establishment of the Funds’ policies. The officers of the Funds manage the day-to-day operation of the Funds. Information pertaining to the directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below. The business address, unless otherwise noted below, is that of the Funds’ investment adviser – 3300 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402. The Boards have a separate Audit Committee. The Bond Funds’ SAI has additional information about the Fund’s directors and is available without charge upon request by calling the Sit Funds at 800-332-5580.

 

Name, Age, and

Position with

the Fund

  

Term of

Office (1)

and Length of Time
Served

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past
Five Years
     Number of Funds  
   in Fund Complex  
Overseen
by Director
   Other Directorships
Held  by Director (3)

INTERESTED DIRECTORS:

Roger J. Sit (2)

Age: 53

Chairman and President

  

Chairman since 10/08;

Officer since 1998.

   Chairman, President, CEO and Global CIO of Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (the “Adviser”); Chairman and CEO of Sit Investment Fixed Income Advisors, Inc. (“SF”); Chairman of SIA Securities Corp. (the “Distributor”).    13    TCF Financial Corporation.

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:

Edward M. Giles

Age: 79

Director

   Director since 2012 or the Fund’s inception if later.    Senior Vice President of Peter B. Cannell & Co., 7/11 to present; Managing Member of GME Capital, 2005 to 2011; Advisory Director of Sit Investment Associates, Inc. 1/08 to 12/11.    13    None.

Sidney L. Jones

Age: 81

Director

   Director since 1993 or the Fund’s inception, if later: Director from 1988 to 1989.    Lecturer, Washington Campus Consortium of 17 Universities.    13    None.

Bruce C. Lueck

Age: 74

Director

   Director since 2004 or the Fund’s inception, if later.    Consultant for Zephyr Management, L.P. (investment management) and committee member of several investment funds and foundations.    13    None.

Donald W. Phillips

Age: 66

Director

  

Director of the International Fund since1993, and since 1990 or the Fund’s

inception if later for all other Funds.

   Chairman and CEO of WP Global Partners Inc.,7/05 to present; Partner of Ranieri Partners, 2007 to present.    13    None.

Barry N. Winslow

Age: 67

Director

   Director since 2010 or the Fund’s inception is later.    Vice-Chairman of TCF Financial Corporation, 7/08 to present.    13    TCF Financial Corporation.

 

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Name, Age, and

Position with

the Fund

   Term of
Office (1)
and Length of Time
Served
   Principal Occupation(s) During
Past Five Years
   Number of Funds
in Fund Complex
Overseen by
Director
   Other Directorships
Held  by Director (3)

OFFICERS:

Mark H. Book

Age: 51

Vice President – Investments of U.S. Govt. Fund only.

   Officer since 2002; Re-Elected by the Boards annually.    Vice President and Portfolio Manager of SF.    N/A    N/A

Kelly K. Boston

Age: 46

Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer

   Officer since 2000; Re-Elected by the Boards annually.    Staff Attorney of the Adviser; Secretary of the Distributor.    N/A    N/A

Michael C. Brilley

Age: 69

Senior Vice President

   Officer since 1985; Re-Elected by the Boards annually.    Senior Vice President and Senior Fixed Income Officer of the Adviser; Director and President and Chief Fixed-Income Officer of SF.    N/A    N/A

Bryce A. Doty

Age: 48

Vice President - Investments of U.S. Govt. Fund only.

   Officer since 1996; Re-Elected by the Boards annually.    Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of SF.    N/A    N/A

Paul J. Junquist

Age: 53

Vice President - Investments of Tax-Free & MN Tax-Free Funds only.

   Officer since 1996; Re-Elected by the Boards annually.    Vice President and Portfolio Manager of SF.    N/A    N/A

Michael J. Radmer

50 S. 6th Street Minneapolis, MN 55402

Age: 69

Secretary

   Officer since 1984; Re-Elected by the Boards annually.    Partner of the Funds’ general counsel, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP.    N/A    N/A

Paul E. Rasmussen

Age: 54

Vice President, Treasurer & Chief Compliance Officer

   Officer since 1994; Re-Elected by the Boards annually.    Vice President, Secretary, Controller and Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser; Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer of SF; President and Treasurer of the Distributor.    N/A    N/A

Carla J. Rose

Age: 48

Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer

   Officer since 2000; Re-Elected by the Boards annually.    Vice President, Administration & Deputy Controller of the Adviser; Vice President, Controller, Treasurer & Assistant Secretary of SF; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of the Distributor.    N/A    N/A
Debra A. Sit Age: 54 Vice President - Investments    Officer since 1994; Re-Elected by the Boards annually.    Vice President – Bond Investments of the Adviser; Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager of SF.    N/A    N/A

 

1 

Directors serve until their death, resignation, removal or the next shareholder meeting at which election of directors is an agenda item and a successor is duly elected and qualified.

2 

Directors who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Funds as that term is defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Mr. Sit is considered an “interested person” because he is a director and shareholder of Sit Investment Associates, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser.

3 

Includes only directorships of companies required to report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., public companies) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

PROXY VOTING

Each Fund follows certain policies and procedures for voting proxies for securities held in each portfolio. A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge upon request by calling the Funds at 1-800-332-5580.

Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to its portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available without charge upon request by calling the Funds at 1-800-332-5580, and is available on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

The Funds’ file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Qs are available without charge upon request by calling the Funds at 1-800-332-5580 and are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Funds’ Form N-Qs 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 1-202-551-8090.

RE-APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

At their joint meeting held on October 24, 2014, the Boards of Directors of the Sit Mutual Funds unanimously approved the continuation for another one year period the investment management agreements entered into by and between Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (“SIA”) and Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc. dated November 1, 1992; and Sit U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc. dated November 1, 1992 (the “Agreements”).

The Boards approved the Agreements after a lengthy discussion and consideration of various factors relating to both the Boards’ selection of SIA as the investment adviser and the Boards’ approval of the fees to be paid under the Agreements.

Investment Adviser Criteria. The Directors began their analysis by discussing their criteria for determining the quality of an investment adviser. The Directors’ noted that their analysis is similar to that used by institutional investors in evaluating and selecting investment advisers. The Directors discussed several factors used to determine the overall quality of an investment adviser and the nature, extent and quality of the services performed by SIA, including the following:

Investment Philosophy and Process. The Directors considered SIA’s philosophy of managing assets. With respect to fixed income securities, SIA stresses the consistent attainment of superior risk-adjusted returns using a conservative investment management approach that identifies pricing anomalies in the market and management of portfolio duration.

With respect to fixed income securities, SIA seeks investment grade securities with a special emphasis on interest income and significant stability of principal value. SIA’s style seeks to avoid excessive return volatility and generate consistent results over an economic cycle. The Directors noted that the Bond Funds’ objectives are to seek high current income. The Directors reviewed the Bond Funds’ characteristics, and noted that SIA has consistently managed the Bond Funds in this style. The Directors noted that since the Bond Funds emphasize income, they may at times not rank highly in total return comparisons with other funds during certain periods.

The Directors discussed SIA’s consistent and well-defined investment process. With respect to fixed income securities, the portfolio managers are responsible for implementing the strategy set forth in the Chief Fixed Income Officer’s duration targets and the Chief Investment Officer’s interest rate projections.

Investment Professionals. The Directors discussed the experience, knowledge and organizational stability of SIA and its investment professionals. The Directors noted that SIA’s senior professionals are actively involved in the investment process and have significant investment industry experience.

 

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The Directors discussed the depth of SIA’s investment staff. The Directors noted that SIA has over 30 investment professionals. Given the investment products offered by SIA and the assets under management, the Directors determined that SIA’s investment staff is well positioned to meet the current needs of its clients, including the Funds, and to accommodate growth in the number of clients and assets under management for the near future. The Directors concluded that the depth of the investment staff, and in particular senior management and investment analysts, is actually greater than the Funds currently require at their present asset size. The Directors noted that SIA has the resources of a $14.35 billion investment firm working for the benefit of the Fund shareholders.

Investment Performance. The Directors reviewed and discussed the Funds’ investment performance on an absolute and comparable basis for various periods as discussed below. The Directors noted that the investment performance of the Funds has generally been competitive with indices and other funds with similar investment styles as the Funds, such as fixed income funds seeking to maximize income.

Corporate Culture. The Directors discussed SIA’s corporate values to operate under the highest ethical and professional standards. SIA’s culture is set and practiced by senior management who insist that all professionals exhibit honesty and integrity. The Board noted that the firm’s values are evident in all of the services provided to the Funds.

Review of Specific Factors. The Directors continued their analysis by reviewing specific information on SIA and the Funds and specific terms of the Agreements, including the following.

Investment Performance. The Directors reviewed investment performance of each Fund for 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, year-to-date, 1 year, 5 years (as applicable), 10 years (as applicable) and since inception, both on an absolute basis and on a comparative basis to indices and mutual funds within the same investment categories. As noted above, the Directors concluded that the investment performance of the Funds has been competitive in relation to their stated objectives and strategies on a comparable basis with funds with similar objectives and strategies.

Fees and Expenses. The Directors noted that the Funds pay SIA a monthly fee and SIA is responsible for all of the Funds’ expenses except interest, brokerage commissions and transaction charges and certain extraordinary expenses. The Directors reviewed fees paid in prior years and the fees to be paid under the Agreements.

The Directors compared each Fund’s expense ratio to the average and median expense ratios of no-load mutual funds within the same Morningstar, Inc. investment category, the average expense ratios for load funds within the Morningstar category, and the average expense ratios for all funds within the Morningstar category. Certain of the Fund’s expense ratios were higher than the averages, and certain of the Fund’s expense ratios were lower than the averages. The Directors noted that the Morningstar no-load categories include funds of various asset sizes, some of which are significantly larger in assets than the Funds. The Directors found that each Fund’s total expense ratio to be within an acceptable range compared to the total expense ratios of other no- load funds within the Fund’s Morningstar category. The Directors concluded that the fees paid by the Funds are reasonable and appropriate.

The Directors reviewed the extent to which the fees to be paid under the Agreements by each Fund may be affected by an increase in the Fund’s assets, which included reviewing each Fund’s current and historical assets and the likelihood and magnitude of future increases in the Fund’s assets. The Directors agreed that it is appropriate that the Funds benefit from improved economies of scale as the Funds’ assets increase. However, the Directors concluded that given the amount of the Funds’ current assets and the likelihood and magnitude of future increases in the Funds’ assets, negotiating a graduated fee structure is unnecessary at this time since the fees to be paid under the current Agreements are reasonable and appropriate.

The Directors reviewed the expenses paid by SIA relating to the operations of the Funds, and SIA’s income with respect to the management of the Funds for the past two calendar years. The Directors concluded that the expenses paid were appropriate.

The Directors reviewed SIA’s investment advisory fee schedule for investment management services provided to other clients. The Directors compared the services provided to the Funds and other clients of SIA, and recognized that the Funds’ expenses are borne by SIA. The Directors concluded that the fees paid by the Funds in relation to the fees paid by other SIA clients were appropriate and reasonable. The Directors also concluded that SIA’s profit margin with respect to the management of the Funds was appropriate.

 

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The Directors discussed the extent to which SIA receives benefits from the relationship with the Funds such as soft dollar arrangements by which brokers provide research services to SIA as a result of brokerage generated by the Funds. The Board concluded that any benefits SIA receives from its relationship with the Funds are well within industry norms and are reflected in the amount of the fees paid by the Funds to SIA and are appropriate and reasonable.

Non-Advisory Services. The Directors considered the quality of non-advisory services which SIA provides to the Funds (and their shareholders) and the quality and depth of SIA’s non-investment personnel who provide such services. Directors concluded that the level of such services and the quality and depth of such personnel are consistent with industry standards.

Finally, the Directors considered the compliance staff and the regulatory history of SIA and the Funds, and concluded that both are consistent with industry standards.

Based on these conclusions, without any single conclusion being dispositive, the Directors determined that renewal of the Agreements was in the interest of each Fund and its shareholders.

 

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Item 2: Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and persons performing similar functions. The registrant has not made any amendment to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report which must be described herein pursuant to Item 2. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is available without charge upon request by calling the registrant at 612-332-3223 or 1-800-332-5580, or by mail at Sit Mutual Funds, 3300 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402.

 

Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Edward M. Giles, Mr. Sidney L. Jones, Mr. Bruce C. Lueck, Mr. Donald W. Phillips, and Mr. Barry N. Winslow are audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee. Mr. Giles, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lueck, Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Winslow are independent for purposes of this item.

 

Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) – (d) Aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:

 

     2015      2014  
     Audit
Fees
     Audit
Related
     Tax
Fees
     Other
Fees
     Audit
Fees
     Audit
Related
     Tax
Fees
     Other
Fees
 

Fiscal year ended March 31

                       

Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc.

                       

Sit Tax-Free Income Fund (series A)

     28,100         0         4,675         0         27,200         0         4,425         0   

Sit Minnesota Tax-Free Income Fund (series B)

     26,800         0         4,675         0         26,000         0         4,425         0   

Sit Quality Income Fund (Series E)

     12,900         0         4,675         0         12,500         0         4,425         0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds II, Inc.

  67,800      0      14,025      0      65,700      0      13,275      0   

Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit-related fees include amounts reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements, and/or are traditionally performed by the auditor. Tax fees include amounts related to tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice.

(e) (1) The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed for the registrant by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor’s independence. The audit committee also is required to pre-approve certain non-audit services performed by the registrant’s independent auditor for the registrant’s investment adviser and certain of the adviser’s affiliates if the services relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. Services to be provided by the auditor must receive general pre-approval or specific pre-approval by the audit committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require separate pre-approval by the audit committee.

The audit committee may delegate pre-approval authority to the audit committee chairman. The chairman shall report any pre-approval decisions to the audit committee at its next scheduled meeting. The audit committee does not delegate its responsibility to pre-approve services performed by the independent auditor to management.

 

(2) No services included in (b) – (d) were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate fees billed for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, its investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $0 and $0 respectively.

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has determined that the provision of non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is considered compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.


Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 6: Schedule of Investments.

The schedule of investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investments Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 9: Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.

 

Item 11: Controls and Procedures -

(a) Based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the Filing Date, the Registrant’s Chairman and Treasurer have determined that the Disclosure Controls and Procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by the filing Date, and that information required to be disclosed in the report is communicated to the Registrant’s management, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, and there were no corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Item 12: Exhibits:

 

(a) The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) (certification required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).

(b) Certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (certification required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).


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.

 

Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc.
By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Paul E. Rasmussen

Paul E. Rasmussen
Vice President, Treasurer
Date May 28, 2015
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 (Signature and Title)

/s/ Paul E. Rasmussen

Paul E. Rasmussen
Vice President, Treasurer
Date May 28, 2015
By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Roger J. Sit

Roger J. Sit
Chairman

Date May 28, 2015

EX-99.CERT 2 d896582dex99cert.htm 302 CERTIFICATIONS 302 Certifications

I, Paul E. Rasmussen, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc.;

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) 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 registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual 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: May 28, 2015

 

/s/ Paul E. Rasmussen

Signature – Paul E. Rasmussen
Vice President Treasurer


FORM N-CSR CERTIFICATION

I, Roger J. Sit, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc.;

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) 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 registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual 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: May 28, 2015

 

/s/ Roger J. Sit

Signature – Roger J. Sit
Chairman
EX-99.906CERT 3 d896582dex99906cert.htm 906 CERTIFICATIONS 906 Certifications

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc., do hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that the report on Form N-CSR of Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc. for the period ended March 31, 2015 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc. for the periods presented in the report.

 

/s/ Roger J. Sit

/s/ Paul E. Rasmussen

Roger J. Sit Paul E. Rasmussen
Chairman VP, Treasurer
Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc. Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc.

Dated: May 28, 2015

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided by Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc. and will be retained by Sit Mutual Funds II, Inc. and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.

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