0000791049-14-000040.txt : 20141208 0000791049-14-000040.hdr.sgml : 20141208 20141208155914 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000791049-14-000040 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20141208 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20141208 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20141208 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CASCADES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000791049 IRS NUMBER: 136868231 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04626 FILM NUMBER: 141272563 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 120 WEST 45TH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 3600 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126976666 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 120 WEST 45TH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 3600 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TAX FREE TRUST OF OREGON DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890810 0000791049 S000006648 AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON C000018137 Class A ORTFX C000018138 Class C ORTCX C000018139 Class I ORTIX C000018140 Class Y ORTYX N-CSRS 1 e612953_ncsr-cascades.htm THE CASCADES TRUST 9-30-2014 FORM NCSRS Unassociated Document
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM N-CSRS

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-4626

 THE CASCADES TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

120 West 45th Street, Suite 3600
New York, New York 10036
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

Joseph P. DiMaggio
120 West 45th Street, Suite 3600
New York, New York 10036
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 697-6666
 
Date of fiscal year end: 3/31/14

Date of reporting period: 9/30/14

FORM N-CSRS
 
ITEM 1. 
REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS
 
 
 

 
 
                                                   
 
                                                   
 
 
Semi-Annual
Report
September 30, 2014
                                                   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Aquila Tax-Free
Trust of Oregon
 
“Sooner Rather Than Later - The
Miracle of Compound Interest”
 
Serving Oregon investors since 1986

 
November, 2014
 
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
 
     Type the words “compound interest” into any internet search engine and you’re bound to find literally hundreds of examples of the concept. Most examples would likely be fairly standard and show the effect that compound interest has on the growth of savings when the interest rate is applied to both the initial sum invested as well as to reinvested income.
 
     However, we’d like to share with you another example. The following table vividly demonstrates the power of both compounding and beginning to invest sooner rather than later.
 
• Example 1 assumes a hypothetical investment from age 19 through age 26.
 
• Example 2 assumes a hypothetical investment from age 27 through age 39.
 
     Both examples assume a $2,000 yearly investment, with no withdrawals and with no allowance for income taxes. In each case, income compounds at a hypothetical annual interest rate of 5%. These assumptions are for the sake of the illustration and do not represent past or future performance of any investment. The advantage of beginning a saving plan sooner, rather than later, applies whether you earn 3%, 5% or some other amount.
 
     As you can see, a person who begins to invest $2,000 per year at age 19 and continues to invest over a period of eight years (through age 26) will have more money at age 39 (through the “miracle of compound interest”) than will someone who begins to invest at a later age (27) and continues to invest through age 39.
 
     We encourage you to share these examples with your family and friends. Beginning a saving plan early can pay off over time, particularly with the assistance of the miracle of compound interest.
 
     You can take advantage of the powers of compounding when you set up an automatic investment plan in Aquila Tax-Free Trust of Oregon and reinvest your dividends. To do so, please contact your investment professional or the Trust’s Shareholder Servicing Agent at 1-800-437-1000.
 
     Before investing in the Trust, carefully read about and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other information found in the Trust prospectus. The prospectus is available from your financial advisor, and when you call 800-437-1020 or visit www.aquilafunds.com.
 
NOT A PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
 
 
 

 
 
 
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
 
5% Annual Interest Rate
5% Annual Interest Rate
 
Annual
 
Annual
 
Age
Investment
Year-End Value
Investment
Year-End Value
19
$2,000
$2,100
0
0
20
2,000
4,305
0
0
21
2,000
6,620
0
0
22
2,000
9,051
0
0
23
2,000
11,604
0
0
24
2,000
14,284
0
0
25
2,000
17,098
0
0
26
2,000
20,053
0
0
27
0
21,056
$2,000
$2,100
28
0
22,109
2,000
4,305
29
0
23,214
2,000
6,620
30
0
24,375
2,000
9,051
31
0
25,593
2,000
11,604
32
0
26,873
2,000
14,284
33
0
28,217
2,000
17,098
34
0
29,628
2,000
20,053
35
0
31,109
2,000
23,156
36
0
32,664
2,000
26,414
37
0
34,298
2,000
29,834
38
0
36,013
2,000
33,426
39
0
37,813
2,000
37,197
     This chart is for illustration purposes only;
it does not represent past or future performance of any investment.
 
Sincerely,
Diana P. Herrmann, Vice Chair and President
 
Any information in this Semi-Annual Report regarding market or economic trends or the factors influencing the Trust’s historical or future performance are statements of opinion as of the date of this report. These statements should not be relied upon for any other purposes. Past performance is no guarantee of future results, and there is no guarantee that any market forecasts discussed will be realized.
 
NOT A PART OF THE SEMI- ANNUAL REP ORT
 
 
 

 
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk and loss of principal is possible.
 
The market prices of the Trust’s securities may rise or decline in value due to general market conditions, such as real or perceived adverse economic or political conditions, inflation, changes in interest rates, lack of liquidity in the bond markets or adverse investor sentiment. When market prices fall, the value of your investment may go down.
 
The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in interest rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term securities. Conversely, when interest rates fall, the value of your investment may rise. Interest rates in the U.S. recently have been historically low and are expected to rise at some point in time.
 
Investments in the Trust are subject to possible loss due to the financial failure of the issuers of underlying securities and their inability to meet their debt obligations.
 
The value of municipal securities can be adversely a ected by changes in the financial condition of one or more individual municipal issuers or insurers of municipal issuers, regulatory developments, legislative actions, and by uncertainties and public perceptions concerning these and other factors. The Trust may be a ected significantly by adverse economic, political or other events a ecting state and other municipal issuers in which it invests, and may be more volatile than a more geographically diverse fund.
 
If interest rates fall, an issuer may exercise its right to prepay its securities, and the Trust could be forced to reinvest prepayment proceeds at a time when yields on securities available in the market are lower than the yield on the prepaid security.
 
A portion of income may be subject to local, state, federal and/or alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to capital gains tax.
 
These risks may result in share price volatility.
 
 
NOT A PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
 
 
 

 
 
AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
               
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
General Obligation Bonds (49.5%)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
City & County (4.2%)
         
   
Bend, Oregon
         
$ 2,435,000  
4.000%, 06/01/24
 
Aa2/NR/NR
  $ 2,727,809  
     
Canby, Oregon
           
  1,405,000  
4.000%, 12/01/24 AGMC Insured
 
A2/NR/NR
    1,522,500  
  1,060,000  
5.000%, 06/01/27
 
A2/NR/NR
    1,178,307  
     
Clackamas County, Oregon
           
     
Refunding
           
  1,135,000  
4.000%, 06/01/24
 
Aa2/NR/NR
    1,246,355  
     
Clackamas County, Oregon Tax
           
     
Allocation
           
  705,000  
6.500%, 05/01/20
 
NR/NR/NR*
    706,544  
     
Hillsboro, Oregon
           
  380,000  
3.500%, 06/01/15 Series B
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    388,356  
  390,000  
3.500%, 06/01/16 Series B
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    410,128  
  345,000  
3.500%, 06/01/17 Series B
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    363,299  
     
Lebanon, Oregon Refunding
           
  1,050,000  
5.000%, 06/01/24
 
A2/NR/NR
    1,219,522  
     
Portland, Oregon Public Safety
           
  2,130,000  
4.125%, 06/01/26 Series A
 
Aaa/NR/NR
    2,285,213  
     
Portland, Oregon Limited Tax,
           
     
Improvement
           
  785,000  
4.000%, 06/01/22 Series A
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    809,092  
  1,965,000  
4.000%, 06/01/24 Series A
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    2,221,943  
     
Redmond, Oregon Refunding
           
  735,000  
5.000%, 06/01/23 Series A
 
A1/NR/NR
    841,957  
     
City of Salem, Oregon
           
  1,585,000  
4.000%, 06/01/17
 
NR/AA/NR
    1,711,277  
  1,750,000  
5.000%, 06/01/29
 
NR/AA/NR
    1,983,327  
     
Washington County, Oregon
           
  2,465,000  
5.000%, 06/01/23
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    2,642,998  
     
Total City & County
        22,258,627  
                   
     
Community College (5.7%)
           
     
Central Oregon Community College
           
     
District
           
  1,850,000  
4.750%, 06/15/22
 
NR/AA+/NR
    2,105,614  
  2,195,000  
4.750%, 06/15/23
 
NR/AA+/NR
    2,484,433  
  2,175,000  
4.750%, 06/15/26
 
NR/AA+/NR
    2,444,461  
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
               
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
General Obligation Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Community College (continued)
         
   
Chemeketa, Oregon Community
         
   
College District
         
$ 1,010,000  
5.500%, 06/15/24 (pre-refunded)
 
NR/AA+/NR
  $ 1,181,902  
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 06/15/25
 
NR/AA+/NR
    2,439,800  
  1,235,000  
5.000%, 06/15/25 (pre-refunded)
 
NR/AA+/NR
    1,422,745  
  1,540,000  
5.000%, 06/15/26 (pre-refunded)
 
NR/AA+/NR
    1,774,111  
     
Clackamas, Oregon Community
           
     
College District
           
  1,535,000  
5.000%, 05/01/25 NPFG Insured
 
Aa3/AA/NR
    1,630,370  
     
Columbia Gorge, Oregon
           
     
Community College District,
           
     
Refunding
           
  1,000,000  
4.000%, 06/15/24
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    1,102,230  
     
Lane, Oregon Community College
           
  1,840,000  
5.000%, 06/15/24
 
NR/AA+/NR
    2,170,188  
     
Oregon Coast Community College
           
     
District State
           
  1,770,000  
5.000%, 06/15/25
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    2,071,378  
     
Portland, Oregon Community
           
     
College District
           
  7,915,000  
5.000%, 06/15/28
 
Aa1/AA/NR
    9,055,156  
     
Total Community College
        29,882,388  
                   
     
Higher Education (2.7%)
           
     
Oregon State Higher Education
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 08/01/25 Series C
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    1,233,290  
  1,795,000  
5.000%, 08/01/27 Series C
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    2,185,574  
     
Oregon State, Oregon University
           
     
System
           
  1,090,000  
5.000%, 08/01/25 Series N
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    1,324,851  
  1,170,000  
4.000%, 08/01/25 Series B
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    1,303,719  
     
Oregon State, Oregon University
           
     
System Projects
           
  2,365,000  
4.000%, 08/01/26 Series H
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    2,570,850  
     
State of Oregon Board of Higher
           
     
Education
           
  820,000  
zero coupon, 08/01/16
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    812,546  
  1,125,000  
5.000%, 08/01/21 Series A
           
     
(pre-refunded)
 
NR/NR/NR*
    1,169,347  
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
General Obligation Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Higher Education (continued)
         
   
State of Oregon Board of Higher
         
   
Education (continued)
         
$ 875,000  
5.000%, 08/01/21 Series A
         
     
(pre-refunded)
 
Aa1/AA+/NR $
    909,869  
  500,000  
5.750%, 08/01/29 Series A
           
     
(pre-refunded)
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    591,655  
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 08/01/34
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    1,101,830  
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 08/01/38
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    1,101,450  
     
Total Higher Education
        14,304,981  
                   
     
Housing (0.2%)
           
     
State of Oregon Veterans’ Welfare
           
  550,000  
4.800%, 12/01/22
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    580,465  
  400,000  
4.900%, 12/01/26
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    420,228  
     
Total Housing
        1,000,693  
                   
     
School District (25.3%)
           
     
Clackamas County, Oregon School
           
     
District #12 (North Clackamas)
           
  8,000,000  
5.000%, 06/15/27 AGMC Insured
           
     
Series B
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    8,800,640  
  9,250,000  
5.000%, 06/15/29 AGMC Insured
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    10,139,480  
     
Clackamas County, Oregon School
           
     
District #46 (Oregon Trail)
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 06/15/22
 
NR/AA+/NR
    1,139,210  
  1,865,000  
5.000%, 06/15/28 Series A
 
NR/AA+/NR
    2,076,603  
  1,800,000  
5.000%, 06/15/29 Series A
 
NR/AA+/NR
    1,997,478  
  2,000,000  
4.500%, 06/15/30 AGMC Insured
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    2,118,260  
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 06/15/32 Series A
 
NR/AA+/NR
    2,190,580  
  3,780,000  
4.750%, 06/15/32 Series A
 
NR/AA+/NR
    4,064,369  
     
Clackamas County, Oregon School
           
     
District #86 (Canby)
           
  1,800,000  
5.000%, 06/15/24
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    2,129,958  
  1,110,000  
5.000%, 06/15/25 Series A
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    1,307,491  
     
Clackamas & Washington Counties,
           
     
Oregon School District No. 3JT
           
     
(West Linn-Wilsonville)
           
  1,110,000  
5.000%, 06/15/26
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    1,273,681  
  2,850,000  
5.000%, 06/15/27
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    3,263,335  
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
General Obligation Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
School District (continued)
         
   
Clackamas & Washington Counties,
         
   
Oregon School District No. 3JT
         
   
(West Linn-Wilsonville) (continued)
         
$ 2,000,000  
4.500%, 06/15/29
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
  $ 2,157,840  
  1,965,000  
5.000%, 06/15/30
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    2,230,963  
  3,000,000  
5.000%, 06/15/33
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    3,344,610  
  500,000  
5.000%, 06/15/34
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    553,685  
     
Columbia County, Oregon School
           
     
District #502
           
  2,070,000  
zero coupon, 06/01/15 NPFG/ FGIC
           
     
Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    2,059,112  
     
Columbia & Washington Counties,
           
     
Oregon School District #47J
           
     
(Vernonia)
           
  3,430,000  
5.00%, 06/15/27
 
NR/AA+/NR
    4,060,777  
     
Deschutes County, Oregon School
           
     
District #6 (Sisters)
           
  1,735,000  
5.250%, 06/15/19 AGMC Insured
 
A2/AA+/NR
    1,988,379  
  1,030,000  
5.250%, 06/15/21 AGMC Insured
 
A2/AA+/NR
    1,207,170  
     
Deschutes and Jefferson Counties,
           
     
Oregon School District #02J
           
     
(Redmond)
           
  80,000  
5.000%, 06/15/21 NPFG/ FGIC
           
     
Insured
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    80,296  
  1,025,000  
zero coupon, 06/15/23
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    826,468  
  5,000,000  
6.000%, 06/15/31 (pre-refunded)
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    5,931,850  
     
Hood River County, Oregon School
           
     
District Refunding
           
  385,000  
3.000%, 06/15/15
 
NR/AA+/NR
    392,234  
  250,000  
4.000%, 06/15/16
 
NR/AA+/NR
    263,000  
     
Jackson County, Oregon School
           
     
District #9 (Eagle Point)
           
  2,080,000  
5.500%, 06/15/15 NPFG Insured
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    2,155,421  
  1,445,000  
5.500%, 06/15/16 NPFG Insured
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    1,554,054  
     
Jackson County, Oregon School
           
     
District #549C (Medford)
           
  1,000,000  
4.625%, 06/15/27
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    1,091,650  
  2,000,000  
4.750%, 12/15/29 AGMC Insured
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    2,187,200  
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 06/15/33
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    1,098,190  
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
General Obligation Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
School District (continued)
         
   
Jefferson County, Oregon School
         
   
District #509J
         
$ 1,400,000  
5.000%, 06/15/25
 
Aa1/NR/NR
  $ 1,654,086  
     
Klamath County, Oregon School
           
     
District
           
  1,250,000  
5.000%, 06/15/24
 
NR/AA+/NR
    1,478,988  
     
Lane County, Oregon School
           
     
District #4J (Eugene) Refunding
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 07/01/15
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    1,035,760  
  1,130,000  
4.000%, 06/15/23
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    1,239,779  
  2,850,000  
4.000%, 06/15/24
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    3,202,887  
  4,575,000  
5.000%, 06/15/26
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    5,585,434  
     
Lane County, Oregon School
           
     
District #19 (Springfield)
           
  3,425,000  
zero coupon, 06/15/29 AGMC
           
     
Insured
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    1,782,336  
     
Lincoln County, Oregon School
           
     
District
           
  2,370,000  
4.000%, 06/15/24 Series A
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    2,583,395  
     
Marion & Clackamas Counties,
           
     
Oregon School District #4J
           
     
(Silver Falls)
           
  1,260,000  
5.000%, 06/15/24
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    1,519,094  
     
Morrow County, Oregon School
           
     
District #1
           
  1,710,000  
5.250%, 06/15/19 AGMC Insured
 
A2/AA+/NR
    2,027,256  
     
Multnomah County, Oregon School
           
     
District #7 (Reynolds) Refunding
           
  1,165,000  
5.000%, 06/01/29
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    1,379,931  
     
Multnomah County, Oregon School
           
     
District #40 (David Douglas)
           
  1,500,000  
5.000%, 06/15/23 Series A
 
NR/AA+/NR
    1,764,570  
     
Multnomah and Clackamas Counties,
           
     
Oregon School District #10
           
     
(Gresham-Barlow)
           
  4,275,000  
5.250%, 06/15/19 AGMC Insured
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    4,961,821  
     
Multnomah and Clackamas Counties,
           
     
Oregon School District #28JT
           
     
(Centennial)
           
  2,680,000  
5.250%, 12/15/18 AGMC Insured
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    3,093,444  
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
General Obligation Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
School District (continued)
         
   
Polk, Marion & Benton Counties,
         
   
Oregon School District #13J
         
   
(Central)
         
$ 1,520,000  
5.000%, 06/15/21 AGMC Insured
         
     
(pre-refunded)
 
A2/AA+/NR
  $ 1,698,843  
     
Wasco County, Oregon School
           
     
District #12 (The Dalles)
           
  1,400,000  
5.500%, 06/15/17 AGMC Insured
 
A2/AA/NR
    1,555,092  
  1,790,000  
5.500%, 06/15/20 AGMC Insured
 
A2/AA/NR
    2,099,527  
     
Washington County, Oregon School
           
     
District #48J (Beaverton)
           
  2,275,000  
4.000%, 06/15/23 Series B
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    2,553,255  
  5,290,000  
4.000%, 06/15/24 Series B
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    5,913,215  
  2,750,000  
4.000%, 06/15/25
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    3,057,587  
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 06/15/25 Series 2014B
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    2,465,060  
  1,280,000  
5.000%, 06/01/31 AGC Insured
 
Aa3/AA/NR
    1,397,517  
  1,000,000  
5.125%, 06/01/36 AGC Insured
 
Aa3/AA/NR
    1,094,030  
     
Washington Multnomah & Yamhill
           
     
Counties, Oregon School
           
     
District #1J (Hillsboro)
           
  1,535,000  
4.000%, 06/15/25
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    1,712,400  
     
Yamhill County, Oregon School
           
     
District #40 (McMinnville)
           
  1,205,000  
5.000%, 06/15/19 AGMC Insured
           
     
(pre-refunded)
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    1,346,780  
  1,375,000  
5.000%, 06/15/22 AGMC Insured
           
     
(pre-refunded)
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    1,536,783  
     
Total School Districts
        133,422,854  
                   
     
Special District (2.1%)
           
     
Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Park &
           
     
Recreational District
           
  1,430,000  
4.000%, 06/01/27
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    1,529,299  
     
Metro, Oregon
           
  1,100,000  
5.000%, 06/01/18
 
Aaa/AAA/NR
    1,220,780  
  4,000,000  
4.000%, 06/01/26 Series A
 
Aaa/AAA/NR
    4,398,280  
     
Tualatin Hills, Oregon Park &
           
     
Recreational District
           
  1,000,000  
4.250%, 06/01/24
 
Aa1/AA/NR
    1,097,300  
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
General Obligation Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Special District (continued)
         
   
Tualatin Valley, Oregon Fire &
         
   
Rescue Rural Fire Protection District
         
$ 1,235,000  
4.000%, 06/01/26
 
Aaa/NR/NR $
    1,347,200  
  1,170,000  
4.000%, 06/01/27
 
Aaa/NR/NR
    1,274,797  
     
Total Special District
        10,867,656  
                   
     
State of Oregon (8.5%)
           
     
Oregon State
           
  750,000  
5.000%, 05/01/25 Series A
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    922,447  
     
Oregon State Alternative Energy
           
     
Project
           
  1,255,000  
4.750%, 04/01/29 Series B
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    1,361,537  
  500,000  
6.000%, 10/01/29 Series B
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    576,830  
     
Oregon State Department of
           
     
Administrative Services
           
  3,270,000  
5.000%, 11/01/27 Series C
 
Aa2/AA/AA
    3,694,152  
  2,155,000  
5.000%, 11/01/28 Series C
 
Aa2/AA/AA
    2,418,018  
  5,000,000  
5.125%, 05/01/33
 
Aa2/AA/AA
    5,362,650  
     
Oregon State Department of
           
     
Administrative Services
           
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 11/01/20 NPFG/ FGIC
           
     
Insured (pre-refunded)
 
Aa2/AA/AA
    2,103,740  
  2,660,000  
5.000%, 11/01/23 NPFG/ FGIC
           
     
Insured (pre-refunded)
 
Aa2/AA/AA
    2,914,083  
  2,945,000  
5.000%, 11/01/24 NPFG/ FGIC
           
     
Insured (pre-refunded)
 
Aa2/AA/AA
    3,226,306  
  1,475,000  
5.000%, 11/01/26 NPFG/ FGIC
           
     
Insured (pre-refunded)
 
Aa2/AA/AA
    1,615,892  
  3,880,000  
5.000%, 11/01/27 NPFG/ FGIC
           
     
Insured (pre-refunded)
 
Aa2/AA/AA
    4,250,618  
     
Oregon State Department of
           
     
Administrative Services, Oregon
           
     
Opportunity Refunding
           
  6,210,000  
5.000%, 12/01/19
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    7,363,508  
     
Oregon State Refunding
           
  3,000,000  
5.000%, 05/01/23 Series L
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    3,576,540  
  1,125,000  
5.000%, 05/01/24 Series L
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    1,330,515  
     
Oregon State Refunding Various
           
     
Projects
           
  2,125,000  
4.000%, 05/01/25 Series O
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    2,321,244  
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
               
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
General Obligation Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
State of Oregon (continued)
         
   
Oregon State Various Projects
         
$ 1,470,000  
4.000%, 11/01/26 Series M
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
  $ 1,600,257  
     
Total State of Oregon
        44,638,337  
                   
     
Water & Sewer (0.8%)
           
     
Gearheart, Oregon
           
  1,060,000  
4.500%, 03/01/26 AGMC Insured
 
A2/NR/NR
    1,170,950  
     
Pacific City, Oregon Joint
           
     
Water - Sanitary Authority
           
  1,830,000  
4.800%, 07/01/27
 
NR/NR/NR*
    1,878,129  
     
Rockwood, Oregon Water Peoples
           
     
Utility District Water Revenue
           
     
Refunding
           
  1,270,000  
4.250%, 08/15/26
 
A1/NR/NR
    1,421,308  
     
Total Water & Sewer
        4,470,387  
     
Total General Obligation Bonds
        260,845,923  
                   
     
Revenue Bonds (47.7%)
           
                   
     
City & County (5.1%)
           
     
Local Oregon Capital Assets Program
           
     
COP Cottage Grove
           
  2,375,000  
5.000%, 09/15/25 Series 2013A
 
Baa2/NR/NR
    2,599,176  
     
Newport, Oregon Urban Renewal
           
     
Obligations, Refunding
           
  565,000  
4.500%, 06/15/22 Series B
 
NR/AA-/NR
    652,247  
     
Portland, Oregon
           
  2,975,000  
zero coupon, 06/01/15
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    2,970,686  
     
Portland, Oregon Revenue Refunding
           
     
Limited Tax, Oregon Convention
           
     
Center
           
  2,825,000  
5.000%, 06/01/24
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    3,349,066  
  4,265,000  
5.000%, 06/01/27
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    5,012,612  
     
Portland, Oregon Revenue Refunding
           
     
Limited Tax
           
  1,000,000  
4.000%, 04/01/22 Series A
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    1,076,180  
     
Portland, Oregon River District Urban
           
     
Renewal and Redevelopment
           
  1,600,000  
5.000%, 06/15/22 Series B
 
A1/NR/NR
    1,889,584  
  1,830,000  
5.000%, 06/15/23 Series B
 
A1/NR/NR
    2,131,858  
 
 
8 | Aquila Tax-Free Trust of Oregon

 
 
AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
City & County (continued)
         
   
Portland, Oregon Urban Renewal and
         
   
Redevelopment, Refunding, North
         
   
Macadam
         
$ 1,000,000  
4.000%, 06/15/25 Series B
 
A1/NR/NR
  $ 1,028,200  
     
Portland, Oregon Urban Renewal Tax
           
     
Allocation (Interstate Corridor)
           
  1,890,000  
5.250%, 06/15/20 NPFG/ FGIC
           
     
Insured
 
A1/NR/NR
    1,946,813  
  1,810,000  
5.250%, 06/15/21 NPFG/ FGIC
           
     
Insured
 
A1/NR/NR
    1,863,504  
  2,030,000  
5.000%, 06/15/23 NPFG/ FGIC
           
     
Insured
 
A1/NR/NR
    2,084,445  
     
Total City & County
        26,604,371  
                   
     
Electric (2.0%)
           
     
Eugene, Oregon Electric Utility
           
  5,635,000  
5.000%, 08/01/30
 
Aa3/AA-/A+
    6,294,520  
     
Eugene, Oregon Electric Utility
           
     
Refunding System
           
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 08/01/27 Series A
 
Aa3/AA-/A+
    2,294,400  
     
Northern Wasco County, Oregon
           
     
Peoples Utility District, McNary
           
     
Dam Fishway Hydroelectric Project,
           
     
Refunding
           
  1,585,000  
5.000%, 12/01/21 Series A
 
NR/AA-/NR
    1,848,934  
     
Total Electric
        10,437,854  
                   
     
Higher Education (6.6%)
           
     
Forest Grove, Oregon (Pacific
           
     
University)
           
  4,000,000  
5.000%, 05/01/22 Radian Insured
 
NR/BBB/NR
    4,089,560  
     
Forest Grove, Oregon Student
           
     
Housing (Oak Tree Foundation)
           
  5,750,000  
5.500%, 03/01/37
 
NR/NR/NR*
    5,790,940  
     
Oregon State Facilities Authority
           
     
(Lewis & Clark College Project)
           
  1,000,000  
5.250%, 10/01/24 Series A
 
A3/A-/NR
    1,138,980  
  3,000,000  
5.000%, 10/01/27 Series A
 
A3/A-/NR
    3,310,320  
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
               
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Higher Education (continued)
         
   
Oregon State Facilities Authority
         
   
(Linfield College Project)
         
$ 2,830,000  
5.000%, 10/01/20 Series A 2005
 
Baa1/NR/NR
  $ 2,932,842  
  2,115,000  
5.000%, 10/01/25 Series A 2005
 
Baa1/NR/NR
    2,199,769  
  1,220,000  
5.000%, 10/01/31 Series A 2010
 
Baa1/NR/NR
    1,309,987  
     
Oregon State Facilities Authority
           
     
Revenue Refunding (Reed College
           
     
Project)
           
  1,500,000  
5.000%, 07/01/29 Series A
 
Aa2/AA-/NR
    1,695,165  
     
Oregon State Facilities Authority
           
     
(University of Portland)
           
  3,000,000  
5.000%, 04/01/32
 
NR/BBB+/NR
    3,168,030  
     
Oregon State Facilities Authority
           
     
(Willamette University)
           
  1,000,000  
4.000%, 10/01/24
 
NR/A/NR
    1,082,970  
  2,500,000  
5.000%, 10/01/32
 
NR/A/NR
    2,632,625  
     
Portland, Oregon Economic
           
     
Development (Broadway Project)
           
  5,000,000  
6.500%, 04/01/35
 
A1/A/NR
    5,610,000  
     
Total Higher Education
        34,961,188  
                   
     
Hospital (10.9%)
           
     
Deschutes County, Oregon Hospital
           
     
Facilities Authority (Cascade Health)
           
  3,500,000  
8.000%, 01/01/28
 
A2/NR/NR
    4,245,255  
  3,250,000  
5.375%, 01/01/35 AMBAC Insured .
 
A2/NR/NR
    3,468,107  
     
Medford, Oregon Hospital Facilities
           
     
Authority Revenue Refunding,
           
     
Asante Health Systems
           
  9,000,000  
5.500%, 08/15/28 AGMC Insured
 
NR/AA/NR
    10,078,470  
     
Multnomah County, Oregon Hospital
           
     
Facilities Authority (Adventist
           
     
Health/West)
           
  500,000  
5.000%, 09/01/21
 
NR/A/A
    553,280  
     
Multnomah County, Oregon Hospital
           
     
Facilities Authority (Providence
           
     
Health System)
           
  1,390,000  
5.250%, 10/01/22 (pre-refunded)
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    1,390,000  
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Hospital (continued)
         
   
Oregon Health Sciences University
         
$ 11,550,000  
zero coupon, 07/01/21 NPFG
         
     
Insured
 
A1/AA-/A+
  $ 9,346,722  
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 07/01/23 Series A
 
A1/A+/A+
    2,365,440  
  4,500,000  
5.750%, 07/01/39 Series A
 
A1/A+/A+
    5,222,430  
     
Oregon State Facilities Authority
           
     
Revenue Refunding, Legacy Health
           
     
Systems
           
  2,000,000  
4.250%, 03/15/17
 
A1/A+/NR
    2,172,160  
  3,000,000  
4.500%, 03/15/18
 
A1/A+/NR
    3,357,360  
  1,000,000  
4.750%, 03/15/24
 
A1/A+/NR
    1,073,830  
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 03/15/30
 
A1/A+/NR
    1,075,360  
     
Oregon State Facilities Authority
           
     
Revenue Refunding, Samaritan
           
     
Health Services
           
  1,500,000  
4.375%, 10/01/20
 
NR/BBB+/NR
    1,666,260  
  2,000,000  
4.500%, 10/01/21
 
NR/BBB+/NR
    2,222,560  
  1,520,000  
5.000%, 10/01/23
 
NR/BBB+/NR
    1,705,136  
  1,795,000  
4.875%, 10/01/25
 
NR/BBB+/NR
    1,967,051  
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 10/01/30
 
NR/BBB+/NR
    2,148,640  
     
Salem, Oregon Hospital Facility
           
     
Authority (Salem Hospital)
           
  2,000,000  
5.750%, 08/15/23
 
NR/A/A
    2,207,000  
  1,075,000  
5.000%, 08/15/27 Series A
 
NR/A/A
    1,111,131  
     
Total Hospital
        57,376,192  
                   
     
Housing (1.0%)
           
     
Clackamas County, Oregon Housing
           
     
Authority Multifamily Housing
           
     
Revenue (Easton Ridge Apartments
           
     
Project)
           
  1,310,000  
4.000%, 09/01/27 Series A
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    1,347,702  
     
Portland, Oregon Urban Renewal and
           
     
Redevelopment, Interstate Corridor
           
  1,390,000  
5.000%, 06/15/27 Series B
 
A2/NR/NR
    1,507,441  
     
State of Oregon Housing and
           
     
Community Services
           
  1,300,000  
4.650%, 07/01/25
 
Aa2/NR/NR
    1,314,079  
  860,000  
5.350%, 07/01/30
 
Aa2/NR/NR
    897,341  
     
Total Housing
        5,066,563  
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Lottery (3.4%)
         
   
Oregon State Department of
         
   
Administration Services
         
   
(Lottery Revenue)
         
$ 1,000,000  
5.000%, 04/01/25 Series B
 
Aa2/AAA/NR
  $ 1,231,030  
  1,500,000  
5.000%, 04/01/25 Series B
 
Aa2/AAA/NR
    1,778,475  
  7,300,000  
5.250%, 04/01/26
 
Aa2/AAA/NR
    8,713,645  
  3,000,000  
5.000%, 04/01/27 AGMC Insured
           
     
(pre-refunded)
 
Aa2/AAA/A+
    3,335,040  
  2,500,000  
5.000%, 04/01/29
 
Aa2/AAA/NR
    2,838,125  
     
Total Lottery
        17,896,315  
                   
     
Transportation (6.4%)
           
     
Jackson County, Oregon Airport
           
     
Revenue
           
  750,000  
5.250%, 12/01/32 Syncora
           
     
Guarantee, Inc. Insured
 
Baa1/NR/NR
    806,843  
     
Oregon State Department
           
     
Transportation Highway Usertax
           
  1,200,000  
5.000%, 11/15/22 Series A
           
     
(pre-refunded)
 
Aa1/AAA/NR
    1,206,780  
  1,260,000  
5.000%, 11/15/23 Series A
           
     
(pre-refunded)
 
Aa1/AAA/NR
    1,267,119  
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 11/15/29 Series A
           
     
(pre-refunded)
 
Aa1/AAA/NR
    1,005,650  
     
Oregon State Department
           
     
Transportation Highway Usertax,
           
     
Senior Lien
           
  1,865,000  
5.000%, 11/15/23 Series A
           
     
(pre-refunded)
 
Aa1/AAA/NR
    2,192,438  
  3,605,000  
5.000%, 11/15/24 Series A
 
Aa1/AAA/AA+
    4,357,436  
  2,425,000  
5.000%, 11/15/25 Series A
 
Aa1/AAA/AA+
    2,925,132  
  2,000,000  
4.625%, 11/15/25 Series A
 
Aa1/AAA/AA+
    2,264,360  
  1,040,000  
5.000%, 11/15/26 Series A
 
Aa1/AAA/AA+
    1,281,582  
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 11/15/26 Series A
 
Aa1/AAA/AA+
    1,210,820  
  3,540,000  
4.625%, 11/15/26 Series A
           
     
(pre-refunded)
 
Aa1/AAA/NR
    3,856,476  
  2,155,000  
5.000%, 11/15/28 Series A
           
     
(pre-refunded)
 
Aa1/AAA/NR
    2,364,681  
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Transportation (continued)
         
   
Tri-County Metropolitan
         
   
Transportation District, Oregon
         
   
Capital Grant Receipt
         
$ 1,685,000  
5.000%, 10/01/24 Series A
 
A3/A/NR
  $ 1,916,704  
  3,480,000  
5.000%, 10/01/26 Series A
 
A3/A/NR
    3,927,911  
  3,000,000  
5.000%, 10/01/27 Series A
 
A3/A/NR
    3,380,070  
     
Total Transportation
        33,964,002  
                   
     
Water and Sewer (12.3%)
           
     
Ashland, Oregon Refunding
           
  1,025,000  
4.000%, 05/01/17 AGC Insured
 
NR/AA/NR
    1,105,503  
     
Grants Pass, Oregon
           
  1,000,000  
4.000%, 12/01/23
 
NR/AA-/NR
    1,104,650  
     
Klamath Falls, Oregon Water
           
  890,000  
5.500%, 07/01/16 AGMC Insured
 
A2/AA/NR
    911,075  
     
Lane County, Oregon Metropolitan
           
     
Wastewater
           
  2,500,000  
5.250%, 11/01/28
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    2,863,050  
     
Madras, Oregon
           
  725,000  
4.500%, 02/15/27
 
Baa1/NR/NR
    774,452  
     
Portland, Oregon Sewer System,
           
     
Second Lien
           
  3,005,000  
5.000%, 03/01/28 Series A
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    3,389,430  
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 10/01/25 Series B
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    2,437,780  
     
Portland Oregon Sewer System
           
     
Revenue Refunding Second Lien
           
  5,000,000  
5.000%, 06/15/33 Series B
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    5,431,550  
     
Portland, Oregon Sewer System
           
  4,595,000  
5.000%, 06/01/17 AGMC Insured
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    4,724,119  
  4,410,000  
5.000%, 06/15/25 NPFG Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    4,700,354  
  4,630,000  
5.000%, 06/15/26 NPFG Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    4,931,598  
  1,610,000  
5.000%, 06/15/27 NPFG Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    1,712,895  
     
Portland, Oregon Water System
           
     
Revenue Refunding (Sr. Lien)
           
  1,275,000  
4.000%, 05/01/25 Series A
 
Aaa/NR/NR
    1,377,421  
     
Portland, Oregon Water System
           
     
Revenue Refunding (Jr. Lien)
           
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 10/01/23
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    2,450,820  
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
Water and Sewer (continued)
         
   
Prineville, Oregon Refunding
         
$ 1,255,000  
4.400%, 06/01/29 AGMC Insured
 
NR/AA/NR
  $ 1,368,239  
     
Salem, Oregon Water & Sewer
           
  1,000,000  
5.375%, 06/01/15 AGMC Insured
           
     
ETM
 
Aa3/AA/NR
    1,034,310  
     
Seaside, Oregon Wastewater
           
     
System
           
  1,000,000  
4.250%, 07/01/26
 
A3/NR/NR
    1,062,580  
     
Sunrise Water Authority, Oregon
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 09/01/25 Syncora
           
     
Guarantee, Inc. (pre-refunded)
 
NR/NR/NR*
    1,043,390  
     
Tigard, Oregon Water System
           
     
Revenue Refunding
           
  2,025,000  
4.000%, 08/01/21
 
A1/AA-/NR
    2,287,744  
  2,565,000  
5.000%, 08/01/24
 
A1/AA-/NR
    3,024,238  
     
Washington County, Oregon Clean
           
     
Water Services
           
  2,235,000  
5.250%, 10/01/15 NPFG Insured
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    2,348,002  
  4,000,000  
5.000%, 10/01/28
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    4,555,440  
     
Washington County, Oregon Clean
           
     
Water Services Sewer Revenue
           
     
Senior Lien
           
  1,010,000  
4.000%, 10/01/22 Series B
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    1,129,342  
  1,500,000  
4.000%, 10/01/23 Series B
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    1,661,835  
  2,850,000  
4.000%, 10/01/26 Series B
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    3,103,678  
  2,745,000  
4.000%, 10/01/28 Series B
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    2,938,495  
     
Woodburn, Oregon Wastewater
           
     
Revenue Refunding
           
  1,090,000  
5.000%, 03/01/21 Series A
 
A2/NR/NR
    1,226,403  
     
Total Water and Sewer
        64,698,393  
     
Total Revenue Bonds
        251,004,878  
     
Total Investments (cost $479,389,078 -
           
     
note 4)
 
97.2%
    511,850,801  
     
Other assets less liabilities
 
2.8
    14,945,872  
     
Net Assets
 
100.0%
  $ 526,796,673  
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
Portfolio Distribution by Quality Rating
 
Portfolio
 
Aaa of Moody’s or AAA of S&P
    7.5 %
Pre-refunded bonds †† / Escrowed to Maturity
       
bonds
    9.8  
Aa of Moody’s, AA of S&P or Fitch
    61.6  
A of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch
    14.1  
Baa of Moody’s or BBB of S&P
    5.4  
Not Rated*
    1.6  
      100.0 %
 
PORTFOLIO ABBREVIATIONS:
 
AGC - Assured Guaranty Insurance
AGMC - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC - American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
COP - Certificates of Participation
ETM - Escrowed to Maturity
FGIC - Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.
NPFG - National Public Finance Guarantee NR - Not Rated
 
*
Any security not rated (“NR”) by any of the Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSRO”) has been determined by the Investment Sub-Adviser to have sufficient quality to be ranked in the top four credit ratings if a credit rating were to be assigned by a NRSRO.
 
Where applicable, calculated using the highest rating of the three NRSROs.
 
Pre-refunded bonds are bonds for which U.S. Government Obligations usually have been placed in escrow to retire the bonds at their earliest call date.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited) 2012
 
ASSETS
 
Investments at value (cost $479,389,078)
$ 511,850,801
Cash
8,740,096
Interest receivable
6,925,477
Receivable for Trust shares sold
266,948
Other assets
37,821
Total assets
527,821,143
LIABILITIES
 
Dividends payable
424,394
Payable for Trust shares redeemed
300,010
Management fees payable
170,399
Distribution and service fees payable
9,846
Accrued expenses payable
119,821
Total liabilities
1,024,470
NET ASSETS
$ 526,796,673
 
Net Assets consist of:
 
Capital Stock - Authorized an unlimited number of shares, par
 
value $0.01 per share
$ 470,406
Additional paid-in capital
495,070,960
Net unrealized appreciation on investments (note 4)
32,461,723
Undistributed net investment income
281,258
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
(1,487,674)
 
$ 526,796,673
 
CLASS A
 
Net Assets
$ 391,947,367
Capital shares outstanding
34,991,835
Net asset value and redemption price per share
$ 11.20
Maximum offering price per share (100/96 of $11.20)
$ 11.67
 
CLASS C
 
Net Assets
$ 31,187,670
Capital shares outstanding
2,786,882
Net asset value and offering price per share
$ 11.19
Redemption price per share (* a charge of 1% is imposed on the
 
redemption proceeds, or on the original price, whichever is
 
lower, if redeemed during the first 12 months after purchase)
$ 11.19*
 
CLASS Y
 
Net Assets
$ 103,661,636
Capital shares outstanding
9,261,860
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
$ 11.19
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
Investment Income:
   
Interest income
        $ 9,678,513  
   
Expenses:
             
   
Management fees (note 3)
  $ 1,030,740          
Distribution and service fees (note 3)
    446,460          
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees
    135,937          
Trustees’ fees and expenses (note 7)
    133,439          
Legal fees
    109,750          
Shareholders’ reports and proxy statements
    30,522          
Custodian fees (note 6)
    19,510          
Insurance
    13,824          
Registration fees and dues
    11,934          
Auditing and tax fees
    11,431          
Chief compliance officer services (note 3)
    2,771          
Miscellaneous
    23,725          
Total expenses
    1,970,043          
   
Management fees waived (note 3)
    (11,425 )        
Net expenses
            1,958,618  
Net investment income
            7,719,895  
   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
               
   
Net realized gain (loss) from securities
               
transactions
    28,507          
Change in unrealized appreciation on
               
investments
    8,746,081          
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
               
investments
            8,774,588  
Net change in net assets resulting from
               
operations
          $ 16,494,483  
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
   
Six Months Ended
       
   
September 30,2014
   
Year Ended
 
   
(unaudited)
   
March 31, 2014
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income
  $ 7,719,895     $ 16,198,084  
Net realized gain (loss) from
               
securities transactions
    28,507       (1,517,458 )
Change in unrealized appreciation
               
on investments
    8,746,081       (16,585,351 )
Change in net assets resulting
               
from operations
    16,494,483       (1,904,725 )
   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (note 10):
               
Class A Shares:
               
Net investment income
    (5,898,805 )     (12,574,164 )
Net realized gain on
               
investments
          (63,120 )
   
Class C Shares:
               
Net investment income
    (331,167 )     (759,452 )
Net realized gain on
               
investments
          (4,918 )
   
Class Y Shares:
               
Net investment income
    (1,476,634 )     (2,838,065 )
Net realized gain on
               
investments
          (13,788 )
Change in net assets from
               
distributions
    (7,706,606 )     (16,253,507 )
   
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (note 8):
               
Proceeds from shares sold
    43,543,924       65,348,210  
Reinvested dividends and
               
distributions
    5,548,386       11,472,370  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (32,122,675 )     (110,577,693 )
Change in net assets from
               
capital share transactions
    16,969,635       (33,757,113 )
   
Change in net assets
    25, 757, 512       (51,915,345 )
   
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of period
    501,039,161       552,954,506  
End of period*
  $ 526,796,673     $ 501,039,161  
* Includes undistributed net investment income of:
  $ 281,258     $ 267,969  
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
1. Organization
 
     Aquila Tax-Free Trust of Oregon (the “Trust”) (from inception until the close of business on October 11, 2013, the Trust operated under the name Tax-Free Trust of Oregon) is the sole portfolio of The Cascades Trust. The Cascades Trust (the “Business Trust”) is an open-end investment company, which was organized on October 17, 1985, as a Massachusetts business trust and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. Class A Shares are sold at net asset value plus a sales charge of varying size (depending upon a variety of factors) paid at the time of purchase and bear a distribution fee. Class C Shares are sold at net asset value with no sales charge payable at the time of purchase but with a level charge for service and distribution fees for six years thereafter. Class C Shares automatically convert to Class A Shares after six years. Class Y Shares are sold only through authorized financial institutions acting for investors in a fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial or similar capacity, and are not offered directly to retail customers. Class Y Shares are sold at net asset value with no sales charge, no redemption fee, no contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) and no distribution fee. Class I Shares are offered and sold only through financial intermediaries and are not offered directly to retail customers. Class I Shares are sold at net asset value with no sales charge and no redemption fee or CDSC, although a financial intermediary may charge a fee for effecting a purchase or other transaction on behalf of its customers. Class I Shares carry a distribution and a service fee. As of the report date, there were no Class I Shares outstanding. All classes of shares represent interests in the same portfolio of investments and are identical as to rights and privileges but differ with respect to the effect of sales charges, the distribution and/or service fees borne by each class, expenses specific to each class, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and the exchange privileges of each class.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies
 
     The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for investment companies.
 
a)
Portfolio valuation: Municipal securities which have remaining maturities of more than 60 days are valued each business day based upon information provided by a nationally prominent independent pricing service and periodically verified through other pricing services. In the case of securities for which market quotations are readily available, securities are valued by the pricing service at the mean of bid and asked quotations. If a market quotation or a valuation from the pricing service is not readily available, the security is valued at fair value determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Securities which mature in 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost if their term to maturity at purchase is 60 days or less, or by amortizing their unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the 61st day prior to maturity, if their term to maturity at purchase exceeds 60 days.
 
b)
Fair value measurements: The Trust follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Trust’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Trust’s investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy: Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access.
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Trust’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, based on the best information available.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs, representing 100% of the Trust’s investments, used to value the Trust’s net assets as of September 30, 2014:
 
Valuation Inputs
 
Investments in Securities
 
Level 1 – Quoted Prices
  $  
Level 2 – Other Significant Observable
       
Inputs – Municipal Bonds*
    511,850,801  
Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs
     
Total
  $ 511,850,801  
*See schedule of investments for a detailed listing of securities.
       
 
c)
Subsequent events: In preparing these financial statements, the Trust has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date these financial statements were issued.
 
d)
Securities transactions and related investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are reported on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis and is adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of original issue and market discount.
 
e)
Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the Trust to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to certain investment companies. The Trust intends to make distributions of income and securities profits sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, Federal income and excise taxes.
 
 
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     AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
Management has reviewed the tax positions for each of the open tax years (2011-2013) or expected to be taken in the Trust’s 2014 tax returns and has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements.
 
f)
Multiple class allocations: All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses), and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class. Class-specific expenses, which include distribution and service fees and any other items that are specifically attributed to a particular class, are also charged directly to such class on a daily basis.
 
g)
Use of estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
h)
Reclassification of capital accounts: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. On March 31, 2014, the Trust decreased undistributed net investment income by $1,311, decreased accumulated net realized loss on investments by $1,478 and decreased paid-in capital by $167 due primarily to differing book/tax treatment of distributions and bond amortization. These reclassifications had no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
 
3. Fees and Related Party Transactions
 
a) Management Arrangements:
 
     Aquila Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aquila Management Corporation, the Trust’s founder and sponsor, serves as the Manager for the Trust under an Advisory and Administration Agreement with the Trust. The portfolio management of the Trust has been delegated to a Sub-Adviser as described below. Under the Advisory and Administrative Agreement, the Manager provides all administrative services to the Trust, other than those relating to the day-today portfolio management. The Manager’s services include providing the office of the Trust and all related services as well as overseeing the activities of the Sub-Adviser and managing relationships with all the various support organizations to the Trust such as the shareholder servicing agent, custodian, legal counsel, auditors and distributor and additionally maintaining the Trust’s accounting books and records. For its services, the Manager is entitled to receive a fee which is payable monthly and computed as of the close of business each day at the annual rate of 0.40% of net assets of the Trust. Beginning on January 1, 2011, the Manager determined to contractually waive its fees to the extent necessary in order to pass savings through to the shareholders recognized under the Sub-Advisory Agreement (as described below) such that its fees are as follows: the annual rate shall be equivalent to 0.40% of net assets of the Trust up to $400 million; 0.38% of the Trust’s net assets above that amount to $1 billion and 0.36% of the Trust’s net assets above $1 billion. For the six months ended September 30, 2014, the Trust incurred management fees of $1,030,740, of which $11,425 was waived.
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
     Kirkpatrick Pettis Capital Management (the “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the Investment Sub-Adviser for the Trust under a Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Adviser. Under this agreement, the Sub-Adviser continuously provides, subject to oversight of the Manager and the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the investment program of the Trust and the composition of its portfolio, arranges for the purchases and sales of portfolio securities, and provides for daily pricing of the Trust’s portfolio. For its services, the Sub-Adviser is entitled to receive a fee from the Manager which is payable monthly and computed as of the close of business each day at the annual rate of 0.18% of net assets of the Trust up to $400 million; 0.16% of net assets above $400 million up to $1 billion; and 0.14% of net assets above $1 billlion.
 
     Under a Compliance Agreement with the Manager, the Manager is compensated by the Trust for Chief Compliance Officer related services provided to enable the Trust to comply with Rule 38a-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
     Specific details as to the nature and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser are more fully defined in the Trust’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
 
b) Distribution and Service Fees:
 
     The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under one part of the Plan, with respect to Class A Shares, the Trust is authorized to make distribution fee payments to broker-dealers or others (“Qualified Recipients”) selected by Aquila Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), including, but not limited to, any principal underwriter of the Trust, with which the Distributor has entered into written agreements contemplated by the Rule and which have rendered assistance in the distribution and/or retention of the Trust’s shares or servicing of shareholder accounts. The Trust makes payment of this distribution fee at the annual rate of 0.15% of the Trust’s average net assets represented by Class A Shares. For the six months ended September 30, 2014, distribution fees on Class A Shares amounted to $293,586 of which the Distributor retained $12,030.
 
     Under another part of the Plan, the Trust is authorized to make payments with respect to Class C Shares to Qualified Recipients which have rendered assistance in the distribution and/or retention of the Trust’s Class C shares or servicing of shareholder accounts. These payments are made at the annual rate of 0.75% of the Trust’s average net assets represented by Class C Shares and for the six months ended September 30, 2014, amounted to $114,656. In addition, under a Shareholder Services Plan, the Trust is authorized to make service fee payments with respect to Class C Shares to Qualified Recipients for providing personal services and/or maintenance of shareholder accounts. These payments are made at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Trust’s average net assets represented by Class C Shares and for the six months ended September 30, 2014, amounted to $38,219. The total of these payments made with respect to Class C Shares amounted to $152,874 of which the Distributor retained $33,816.
 
     Specific details about the Plans are more fully defined in the Trust’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
     Under a Distribution Agreement, the Distributor serves as the exclusive distributor of the Trust’s shares. Through agreements between the Distributor and various brokerage and advisory firms (“intermediaries”), the Trust’s shares are sold primarily through the facilities of these intermediaries having offices within Oregon, with the bulk of any sales commissions inuring to such intermediaries. For the six months ended September 30, 2014, total commissions on sales of Class A Shares amounted to $461,822 of which the Distributor received $83,537.
 
4. Purchases and Sales of Securities
 
     During the six months ended September 30, 2014, purchases of securities and proceeds from the sales of securities aggregated $35,699,703 and $19,395,000, respectively.
 
     At September 30, 2014, the aggregate tax cost for all securities was $479,117,502. At September 30, 2014, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost amounted to $33,281,586 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over value amounted to $548,287 for a net unrealized appreciation of $32,733,299.
 
5. Portfolio Orientation
 
     Since the Trust invests principally and may invest entirely in double tax-free municipal obligations of issuers within Oregon, it is subject to possible risks associated with economic, political, or legal developments or industrial or regional matters specifically affecting Oregon and whatever effects these may have upon Oregon issuers’ ability to meet their obligations. For example, Measure 5, a 1990 amendment to the Oregon Constitution, as well as Measures 47 and 50, limit the taxing and spending authority of certain Oregon governmental entities. These amendments could have an adverse effect on the general financial condition of certain municipal entities that would impair the ability of certain Oregon issuers to pay interest and principal on their obligations.
 
6. Expenses
 
     The Trust has negotiated an expense offset arrangement with its custodian, wherein it receives credit toward the reduction of custodian fees and other Trust expenses whenever there are uninvested cash balances. The Statement of Operations reflects the total expenses before any offset, the amount of offset and the net expenses.
 
7. Trustees’ Fees and Expenses
 
     At September 30, 2014 there were 7 Trustees, one of whom is affiliated with the Manager and is not paid any fees. The total amount of Trustees’ service fees (for carrying out their responsibilities) and attendance fees paid during the six months ended September 30, 2014 was $107,936. Attendance fees are paid to those in attendance at regularly scheduled quarterly Board Meetings and meetings of the Independent Trustees held prior to each quarterly Board Meeting, as well as additional meetings (such as Audit, Nominating, Shareholder and special meetings). Trustees are reimbursed for their expenses such as travel, accommodations, and meals incurred in connection with attendance at Board Meetings and at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. For the six months ended September 30, 2014, such meeting-related expenses amounted to $25,503.
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
7. Capital Share Transactions
 
Transactions in Capital Shares of the Fund were as follows:
 
   
Six Months Ended
       
   
September 30, 2014
   
Year Ended
 
   
(unaudited)
   
March 31, 2014
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Class A Shares:
                       
Proceeds from shares sold
    1,705,400     $ 19,017,261       3,085,939     $ 34,167,503  
Reinvested dividends and
                               
distributions
    401,547       4,484,884       829,319       9,103,989  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (2,096,554 )     (23,377,329 )     (6,290,512 )     (69,045,695 )
Net change
    10,393       124,816       (2,375,254 )     (25,774,203 )
Class C Shares:
                               
Proceeds from shares sold
    326,713       3,635,424       389,545       4,300,694  
Reinvested dividends and
                               
distributions
    25,356       282,953       56,768       622,798  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (217,266 )     (2,420,808 )     (1,239,170 )     (13,627,075 )
Net change
    134,803       1,497,569       (792,857 )     (8,703,583 )
Class Y Shares:
                               
Proceeds from shares sold
    1,872,396       20,891,239       2,441,170       26,880,013  
Reinvested dividends and
                               
distributions
    69,931       780,549       158,894       1,745,583  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (568,142 )     (6,324,538 )     (2,546,137 )     (27,904,923 )
Net change
    1,374,185       15,347,250       53,927       720,673  
Total transactions in Fund
                               
shares
    1,519,381     $ 16,969,635       (3,114,184 )   $ (33,757,113 )
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
9. Securities Traded on a When-Issued Basis
 
     The Trust may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued basis. When-issued transactions arise when securities are purchased or sold by the Trust with payment and delivery taking place in the future in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield to the Trust at the time of entering into the transaction. Beginning on the date the Trust enters into a when-issued transaction, cash or other liquid securities are segregated in an amount equal to or greater than the value of the when-issued transaction. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
 
10. Income Tax Information and Distributions
 
     The Trust declares dividends daily from net investment income and makes payments monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed annually and are taxable. These distributions are paid in additional shares at the net asset value per share, in cash, or in a combination of both, at the shareholder’s option.
 
     The Trust intends to maintain, to the maximum extent possible, the tax-exempt status of interest payments received from portfolio municipal securities in order to allow dividends paid to shareholders from net investment income to be exempt from regular Federal and State of Oregon income taxes. Due to differences between financial statement reporting and Federal income tax reporting requirements, distributions made by the Trust may not be the same as the Trust’s net investment income, and/or net realized securities gains. Further, a portion of the dividends may, under some circumstances, be subject to taxes at ordinary income and/or capital gain rates. As a result of the passage of the Regulated Investment Company Act of 2010 (the “Act”), losses incurred in this fiscal year and beyond retain their character as short-term or long-term, have no expiration date and are utilized before capital losses incurred prior to the enactment of the Act. At March 31, 2014, the Trust had capital loss carry forwards of $1,225,141 of which $1,165,296 is short-term and $59,845 is long-term with no expiration date.
 
     As of March 31, 2014, the Trust had October capital loss deferrals of $291,040 which will be recognized in the following year.
 
     The tax character of distributions was as follows:
 
   
Year
   
Six Months
   
Year
 
   
Ended
   
Ended
   
Ended
 
   
March 31, 2014
   
March 31, 2013
   
Sept. 30, 2013
 
Net tax-exempt income
  $ 16,171,681     $ 8,309,029     $ 16,425,024  
Ordinary income
                55,651  
Capital gain
    81,826       2,193,196        
    $ 16,253,507     $ 10,502,225     $ 16,480,675  
 
     As of March 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
 
Unrealized appreciation
  $ 23,983,611  
Undistributed tax-exempt income
    235,962  
Accumulated net loss on investments
    (1,225,141 )
Other temporary differences
    (527,002 )
    $ 22,467,430  
 
     The difference between book basis and tax basis undistributed income is due to the timing difference in recognizing dividends paid and the tax treatment of discount amortization.
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
For a share outstanding throughout each period
 
    Class A  
   
Six Months
                                   
   
Ended
 
Year
 
Six Months
     
    9/30/14   Ended   Ended  
Year Ended September 30,
 
   
(unaudited)
 
3/31/14
 
3/31/13
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Net asset value, beggining of period
  $ 11.01     $ 11.37     $ 11.53     $ 11.12     $ 11.18     $ 11.05     $ 10.11  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                                 
Net investment income(1)
    0.17       0.35       0.18       0.37       0.38       0.40       0.42  
Net gain (loss) on securities (both
                                                       
realized and unrealized)
    0.19       (0.36 )     (0.11 )     0.41       (0.06 )     0.13       0.94  
Total from investment operations
    0.36       (0.01 )     0.07       0.78       0.32       0.53       1.36  
Less distributions (note 10):
                                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.17 )     (0.35 )     (0.18 )     (0.37 )     (0.38 )     (0.40 )     (0.42 )
Distributions from capital gains
          (4)     (0.05 )                        
Total distributions
    (0.17 )     (0.35 )     (0.23 )     (0.37 )     (0.38 )     (0.40 )     (0.42 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.20     $ 11.01     $ 11.37     $ 11.53     $ 11.12     $ 11.18     $ 11.05  
Total return(not reflecting sales charge)
    3.27 %(2)     (0.04 )%     0.54 %(2)     7.14 %     3.05 %     4.95 %     13.74 %
Ratios/supplemental data
                                                       
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
  $ 392     $ 385     $ 425     $ 419     $ 380     $ 400     $ 370  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    0.74 %(3)     0.73 %     0.71 %(3)     0.74 %     0.76 %     0.72 %     0.73 %
Ratio of net investment income to
                                                       
average net assets
    3.02 %(3)     3.16 %     3.08 %(3)     3.29 %     3.55 %     3.65 %     4.02 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    4 %(2)     5 %     3 %(2)     8 %     15 %     9 %     15 %
The expense and net investment income ratios without the effect of the contractual waiver of management fees were (note 3):
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    0.74 %(3)     0.74 %     0.72 %(3)     0.75 %     0.76 %            
Ratio of net investment income to
                                                       
average net assets
    3.02 %(3)     3.16 %     3.07 %(3)     3.28 %     3.55 %            
The expense ratios after giving effect to the contractual waiver of management fees and expense offset for uninvested cash balances
 
were:
                                                       
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    0.74 %(3)     0.73 %     0.71 %(3)     0.74 %     0.76 %     0.72 %     0.73 %
__________________
(1)
Per share amounts have been calculated using the daily average shares method.
(2)
Not annualized.
(3)
Annualized.
(4)
Amount represents less than $0.01.
 
Effective December 1, 2012, the Trust changed its fiscal year end from September 30 to March 31. The information presented is for the period October 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013.
 
Note:
On January 1, 2011, Kirkpatrick Pettis Capital Management became the Trust’s Investment Sub-Adviser, replacing FAF Advisors, Inc.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
 
For a share outstanding throughout each period
 
    Class C  
   
Six Months
                                   
   
Ended
 
Year
 
Six Months
     
    9/30/14   Ended   Ended  
Year Ended September 30,
 
   
(unaudited)
 
3/31/14
 
3/31/13
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Net asset value, beggining of period
  $ 11.00     $ 11.36     $ 11.52     $ 11.11     $ 11.17     $ 11.04     $ 10.10  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                                 
Net investment income(1)
    0.12       0.25       0.13       0.27       0.29       0.30       0.33  
Net gain (loss) on securities (both
                                                       
realized and unrealized)
    0.19       (0.36 )     (0.11 )     0.42       (0.06 )     0.14       0.94  
Total from investment operations
    0.31       (0.11 )     0.02       0.69       0.23       0.44       1.27  
Less distributions (note 10):
                                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.12 )     (0.25 )     (0.13 )     (0.28 )     (0.29 )     (0.31 )     (0.33 )
Distributions from capital gains
          (4)     (0.05 )                        
Total distributions
    (0.12 )     (0.25 )     (0.18 )     (0.28 )     (0.29 )     (0.31 )     (0.33 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.19     $ 11.00     $ 11.36     $ 11.52     $ 11.11     $ 11.17     $ 11.04  
Total return(not reflecting CDSC)
    2.84 %(2)     (0.89 )%     0.11 %(2)     6.24 %     2.18 %     4.07 %     12.79 %
Ratios/supplemental data
                                                       
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
  $ 31     $ 29     $ 39     $ 38     $ 27     $ 29     $ 22  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    1.59 %(3)     1.58 %     1.56 %(3)     1.59 %     1.61 %     1.57 %     1.58 %
Ratio of net investment income to
                                                       
average net assets
    2.17 %(3)     2.31 %     2.23 %(3)     2.42 %     2.70 %     2.78 %     3.15 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    4 %(2)     5 %     3 %(2)     8 %     15 %     9 %     15 %
The expense and net investment income ratios without the effect of the contractual waiver of management fees were (note 3):
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    1.59 %(3)     1.59 %     1.57 %(3)     1.59 %     1.61 %            
Ratio of net investment income to
                                                       
average net assets
    2.16 %(3)     2.31 %     2.22 %(3)     2.42 %     2.70 %            
The expense ratios after giving effect to the contractual waiver of management fees and expense offset for uninvested cash balances
 
were:
                                                       
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    1.59 %(3)     1.58 %     1.56 %(3)     1.59 %     1.61 %     1.57 %     1.58 %
____________________
(1)
Per share amounts have been calculated using the daily average shares method.
(2)
Not annualized.
(3)
Annualized.
(4)
Amount represents less than $0.01.
 
Effective December 1, 2012, the Trust changed its fiscal year end from September 30 to March 31. The information presented is for the period October 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013.
 
Note:
On January 1, 2011, Kirkpatrick Pettis Capital Management became the Trust’s Investment Sub-Adviser, replacing FAF Advisors, Inc.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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AQUILA TAX-FREE TRUST OF OREGON
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
 
For a share outstanding throughout each period
 
    Class Y  
   
Six Months
                                   
   
Ended
 
Year
 
Six Months
     
    9/30/14   Ended   Ended  
Year Ended September 30,
   
(unaudited)
 
3/31/14
 
3/31/13
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Net asset value, beggining of period
  $ 11.00     $ 11.36     $ 11.52     $ 11.11     $ 11.18     $ 11.04     $ 10.10  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                                 
Net investment income(1)
    0.18       0.36       0.18       0.39       0.40       0.42       0.44  
Net gain (loss) on securities (both
                                                       
realized and unrealized)
    0.19       (0.36 )     (0.11 )     0.41       (0.07 )     0.14       0.93  
Total from investment operations
    0.37             0.07       0.80       0.33       0.56       1.37  
Less distributions (note 10):
                                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.18 )     (0.36 )     (0.18 )     (0.39 )     (0.40 )     (0.42 )     (0.43 )
Distributions from capital gains
          (4)     (0.05 )                        
Total distributions
    (0.18 )     (0.36 )     (0.23 )     (0.39 )     (0.40 )     (0.42 )     (0.43 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 11.19     $ 11.00     $ 11.36     $ 11.52     $ 11.11     $ 11.18     $ 11.04  
Total return
    3.35 %(2)     0.11 %     0.61 %(2)     7.30 %     3.11 %     5.21 %     13.92 %
Ratios/supplemental data
                                                       
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
  $ 104     $ 87     $ 89     $ 84     $ 71     $ 95     $ 85  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    0.59 %(3)     0.58 %     0.56 %(3)     0.59 %     0.61 %     0.57 %     0.58 %
Ratio of net investment income to
                                                       
average net assets
    3.17 %(3)     3.31 %     3.23 %(3)     3.44 %     3.70 %     3.80 %     4.16 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    4 %(2)     5 %     3 %(2)     8 %     15 %     9 %     15 %
The expense and net investment income ratios without the effect of the contractual waiver of management fees were (note 3):
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    0.59 %(3)     0.59 %     0.57 %(3)     0.60 %     0.61 %            
Ratio of net investment income to
                                                       
average net assets
    3.16 %(3)     3.31 %     3.22 %(3)     3.43 %     3.70 %            
The expense ratios after giving effect to the contractual waiver of management fees and expense offset for uninvested cash balances
 
were:
                                                       
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    0.59 %(3)     0.58 %     0.56 %(3)     0.59 %     0.61 %     0.57 %     0.58 %
_________________
(1)
Per share amounts have been calculated using the daily average shares method.
(2)
Not annualized.
(3)
Annualized.
(4)
Amount represents less than $0.01.
 
Effective December 1, 2012, the Trust changed its fiscal year end from September 30 to March 31. The information presented is for the period October 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013.
 
Note:
On January 1, 2011, Kirkpatrick Pettis Capital Management became the Trust’s Investment Sub-Adviser, replacing FAF Advisors, Inc.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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Additional Information (unaudited)
 
Renewal of the Advisory and Administration Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement
 
     Aquila Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) serves as the investment adviser to the Trust pursuant to an Advisory and Administration Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). Davidson Fixed Income Management, Inc., doing business as Kirkpatrick Pettis Capital Management (the “Sub-Adviser”), serves as the sub-adviser to the Trust pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Adviser (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”). In order for the Manager and the Sub-Adviser to continue to serve in their respective roles, the Trustees of the Trust must determine annually whether to renew the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement for the Trust.
 
     In considering whether to approve the renewal of the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Trustees requested and obtained such information as they deemed reasonably necessary. Contract review materials were provided to the Trustees in August, 2014. The independent Trustees met telephonically in August, 2014 and in person in September, 2014 to review and discuss the contract review materials. The Trustees considered, among other things, information presented by the Manager and Sub-Adviser. They also considered information presented in a report prepared by an independent consultant with respect to the Trust’s fees, expenses and investment performance, which included comparisons of the Trust’s investment performance against peers and the Trust’s benchmark and comparisons of the advisory fee payable by the Trust under the Advisory Agreement against the advisory fees paid by the Trust’s peers, as well as information regarding the operating margins of certain investment advisory firms (the “Consultant’s Report”). In addition, the Trustees took into account the information related to the Trust provided to the Trustees at each regularly scheduled meeting. The Trustees considered the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement separately as well as in conjunction with each other to determine their combined effects on the Trust.
 
     At a meeting held in September, 2014, based on their evaluation of the information provided by the Manager, the Sub-Adviser and the independent consultant, the Trustees of the Trust, including the independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously approved the renewal of each of the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement until September 30, 2015. In considering the renewal of the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Trustees considered various factors that they determined were relevant, including the factors described below. The Trustees did not identify any single factor as the controlling factor in determining to approve the renewal of the Advisory Agreement or the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
 
The nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser.
 
     The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services that had been provided by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser to the Trust, taking into account the investment objectives and strategies of the Trust. The Trustees reviewed the terms of the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
 
     The Manager has retained the Sub-Adviser to provide investment management of the Trust’s portfolio. The Trustees reviewed the Sub-Adviser’s investment approach for the Trust. The Trustees considered the personnel of the Sub-Adviser who provide investment management services to the Trust. The Trustees noted the extensive experience of the Sub-Adviser’s portfolio manager, Mr. Christopher Johns, and his comprehensive understanding regarding the economy of the State of Oregon and the securities in which the Trust invests, including those securities with less than the highest ratings from the rating agencies. The Trustees also noted the contributions of Mr. Timothy Iltz, Vice President of the Sub-Adviser and municipal bond credit analyst, to the Sub-Adviser’s investment analysis with respect to the Trust’s portfolio. The Trustees noted that, compared to other Oregon state-specific municipal bond-funds, the portfolio of the Trust generally was of higher quality, and that the Trust did not hold any securities subject to the alternative minimum tax. The Trustees also noted that the Trust did not own any Puerto Rico municipal bonds during the review period.
 
 
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     The Trustees considered that the Manager supervised and monitored the performance of the Trust’s service providers (including the Sub-Adviser). The Manager has additionally provided all administrative services to the Trust and provided the Trust with personnel (including Trust officers) and other resources that are necessary for the Trust’s business management and operations.
 
     The Trustees considered that the Manager and the Sub-Adviser had provided all administrative and advisory services to the Trust that the Trustees deemed necessary or appropriate, including the specific services that the Trustees have determined are required for the Trust, given that it seeks to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from Oregon state and regular Federal income taxes as is consistent with preservation of capital. Based on these considerations, the Trustees concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services that had been provided by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser to the Trust were satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, as applicable.
 
The investment performance of the Trust.
 
     The Trustees reviewed the Trust’s performance and compared its performance to the performance of:
 
 
the funds in the Trust’s peer group (the “Peer Group”), as selected by the independent consultant (five municipal single-state intermediate and municipal single-state long funds, as classified by Morningstar, that are similar to the Trust in size and that charge a front-end sales charge);
 
 
the funds in the Trust’s product category for performance (the “Product Category for Performance”) (all funds in the Peer Group and, without duplication, all funds (and all classes) included in the Morningstar Single-State Intermediate Municipal Bond Funds category); and
 
 
the Trust’s benchmark index, the Barclays Capital Quality Intermediate Municipal Bond Index.
 
     The Trustees considered that the materials included in the Consultant’s Report indicated that the Trust’s average annual total return was higher than the average annual total return of the funds in the Peer Group for the one, three and ten year periods but lower than the average annual total return of the funds in the Peer Group for the five-year period ended June 30, 2014. The Trustees considered that the Trust’s average annual total return was higher than the average annual total return of the funds in the Product Category for Performance for the one, three, five and ten year periods ended June 30, 2014 and higher than the average annual return of the benchmark index for the one, three and five year periods ended June 30, 2014. The Trustees considered that, as reflected in the Consultant’s Report, the Trust delivered satisfactory results on a risk-adjusted basis for the three and five year periods ended June 30, 2014 (as evidenced by its Sharpe ratio) when compared to the funds in the Product Category for Performance.
 
 
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     The Trustees discussed the Trust’s performance record with the Manager and the Sub-Adviser and considered the Manager’s and Sub-Adviser’s view that the Trust’s performance, as compared to the Peer Group, was explained in part by the Trust’s generally higher-quality portfolio and its current intermediate maturity structure. The Trustees noted that, unlike the Trust’s returns, the performance of the benchmark index did not reflect any fees or expenses.
 
     The Trustees considered these results to be consistent with the investment objectives of the Trust. Evaluation of this factor indicated to the Trustees that renewal of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement would be appropriate.
 
Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Trust Expenses.
 
     The Trustees evaluated the fee payable under the Advisory Agreement. They noted that the Manager, and not the Trust, paid the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Trustees evaluated both the fee under the Sub-Advisory Agreement and the portion of the advisory fee paid under the Advisory Agreement and retained by the Manager. The Trustees reviewed the Trust’s advisory fees and expenses and compared them to the advisory fee and expense data for:
 
 
the funds in the Peer Group (as defined above); and
 
 
the funds in the product category for expenses (the “Product Category for Expenses”) (Morningstar Single-State Intermediate Municipal Bond Funds and Morningstar Single State Long Municipal Bond Funds from states within which 4-7 mutual funds are operating, with similar operating expense structures).
 
     The Trustees considered that the Trust’s contractual advisory fee was lower than the average contractual advisory fee of the funds in the Peer Group (at the Trust’s current asset level) and lower than the asset-weighted average contractual advisory fee of the funds in the Product Category for Expenses (at various asset levels). They also noted that the Trust’s expenses were lower than the average actual expenses of the funds in both the Product Category for Expenses and the Peer Group.
 
     The Trustees reviewed management fees charged by each of the Manager and the Sub-Adviser to its other clients. It was noted that the Manager does not have any other clients except for other funds in the Aquila Group of Funds. The Trustees noted that, in most instances, the fee rates for those clients were comparable to the fees paid to the Manager by the Trust. With respect to the Sub-Adviser, the Trustees noted that the fee rates for its other clients were generally lower than the fees paid to the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Trust. In evaluating the fees associated with the client accounts, the Trustees took into account the respective demands, resources and complexity associated with the Trust and those client accounts.
 
     The Trustees concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fees were reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided to the Trust by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser.
 
 
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Profitability.
 
     The Trustees received materials from each of the Manager and the Sub-Adviser and from the independent consultant related to profitability. The Manager provided information which showed the profitability to the Manager of its services to the Trust, as well as the profitability of Aquila Distributors, Inc. of distribution services provided to the Trust. The independent consultant provided publicly available data regarding the profitability of other asset managers in comparison to the overall profitability of the Manager.
 
     The Trustees considered the information provided by the Manager regarding the profitability of the Manager with respect to the advisory services provided by the Manager to the Trust, including the methodology used by the Manager in allocating certain of its costs to the services provided to the Trust. The Trustees also considered information regarding the profitability of the Manager provided to the Trustees by the independent consultant. The Trustees concluded that profitability to the Manager with respect to advisory services provided to the Trust was at the low end of the profitability data provided to the Trustees with respect to publicly traded asset managers and did not argue against approval of the fees to be paid under the Advisory Agreement.
 
     The Trustees also considered information provided by the Sub-Adviser regarding the profitability of the Sub-Adviser with respect to the sub-advisory services provided by the Sub-Adviser to the Trust. The Trustees concluded that the profitability of the Sub-Adviser with respect to sub-advisory services provided to the Trust did not argue against approval of the fees to be paid under the Sub-Advisory Agreement.
 
The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Trust grows.
 
     The Trust has in place breakpoints in the sub-advisory fee which would be realized as the Trust grows. Under the Sub-Advisory Agreement the Manager will compensate the Sub-Adviser at the annual rate of 0.18% on the Trust’s net assets up to $400 million; 0.16% on assets above that amount to $1 billion in net assets and 0.14% on net assets thereafter. In addition, the Manager has contractually agreed to waive fees to the extent necessary so that the annual rate payable under the Advisory Agreement shall be equivalent to 0.40% on the Trust’s net assets up to $400 million; 0.38% on assets above that amount to $1 billion in net assets and 0.36% on net assets thereafter. Accordingly, the Trustees concluded that economies of scale, if any, were being appropriately shared with the Fund.
 
Benefits derived or to be derived by the Manager and the Sub-Adviser and their affiliates from their relationships with the Trust.
 
     The Trustees observed that, as is generally true of most fund complexes, the Manager and Sub-Adviser and their affiliates, by providing services to a number of funds or other investment clients including the Trust, were able to spread costs as they would otherwise be unable to do. The Trustees noted that while that could produce efficiencies and increased profitability for the Manager and Sub-Adviser and their affiliates, it also makes their services available to the Trust at favorable levels of quality and cost which are more advantageous to the Trust than would otherwise have been possible.
 
 
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Analysis of Expenses (unaudited)
 
     As a shareholder of the Trust, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end sales charges with respect to Class A shares or contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) and/or service fees; and other Trust expenses. The table below is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Trust and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
     The table below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on April 1, 2014 and held for the six months ended September 30, 2014.
 
Actual Expenses
 
     This table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Period”.
 
Six months ended September 30, 2014
 
 
Actual
     
 
Total Return
Beginning
Ending
Expenses
 
Without
Account
Account
Paid During
 
Sales Charges(1)
Value
Value
the Period(2)
Class A
3.27%
$1,000.00
$1,032.50
$3.77
Class C
2.84%
$1,000.00
$1,028.40
$8.08
Class Y
3.35%
$1,000.00
$1,033.50
$3.01
 
(1)
Assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charges with respect to Class A shares or the applicable CDSC with respect to Class C shares. Total return is not annualized; as such, it may not be representative of the total return for the year.
 
(2)
Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.74%, 1.59% and 0.59% for the Trust’s Class A, C and Y shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
 
 
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Analysis of Expenses (unaudited) (continued)
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
     The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the Trust’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 the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Trust and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Trust with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds.
 
     Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, with respect to Class A shares. The example does not reflect the deduction of CDSC with respect to Class C shares. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different mutual funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
Six months ended September 30, 2014
 
 
Hypothetical
     
 
Annualized
Beginning
Ending
Expenses
 
Total
Account
Account
Paid During
 
Return
Value
Value
the Period(1)
Class A
5.00%
$1,000.00
$1,021.36
$3.75
Class C
5.00%
$1,000.00
$1,017.10
$8.04
Class Y
5.00%
$1,000.00
$1,022.11
$2.99
 
(1)
Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.74%, 1.59% and 0.59% for the Trust’s Class A, C and Y shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period)
 
 
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Information Available (unaudited)
 
     Much of the information that the funds in the Aquila Group of Funds produce is automatically sent to you and all other shareholders. Specifically, you are routinely sent your Trust’s entire list of portfolio securities twice a year in the semi-annual and annual reports you receive. Additionally, under Trust policies, the Manager publicly discloses the complete schedule of the Trust’s portfolio holdings, as of each calendar quarter, generally by the 15th day after the end of each calendar quarter. Such information remains accessible until the next schedule is made publicly available. You may obtain a copy of the Trust’s portfolio holdings schedule for the most recently completed period by visiting the Trust’s website at www.aquilafunds.com. The Trust may also disclose other portfolio holdings as of a specified date (currently the Trust discloses its five largest holdings and/or sector holdings by value as of the close of the last business day of each calendar month in a posting to its website on approximately the 5th business day following the month end). This information remains on the website until the next such posting. Whenever you wish to see a listing of your Trust’s portfolio other than in your shareholder reports, please check our website at www. aquilafunds.com or call us at 1-800-437-1020.
 
     The Trust additionally files a complete list of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarter ends of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available free of charge on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. You may also review or, for a fee, copy the forms at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. or by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
 

 
Proxy Voting Record (unaudited)
 
     During the 12 month period ended June 30, 2014, the Trust did not hold any portfolio securities for which the Trust was entitled to participate in proxy voting. Applicable regulations require us to inform you that the Trust’s proxy voting information is available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
 

 
Federal Tax Status of Distributions (unaudited)
 
     This information is presented in order to comply with a requirement of the Internal Revenue Code. No action on the part of shareholders is required.
 
     For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, $16,171,681 of dividends paid by Aquila Tax-Free Trust of Oregon, constituting 99.50% of total dividends paid, were exempt interest dividends; $81,826 of dividends paid, constituting 0.50% of total dividends paid, were capital gain distributions.
 
     Prior to February 15, 2015, shareholders will be mailed the appropriate tax form(s) which will contain information on the status of distributions paid for the 2014 calendar year.
 
 
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Founders
Lacy B. Herrmann (1929-2012)
Aquila Management Corporation, Sponsor
 
Manager
AQUILA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
120 West 45th Street, Suite 3600
New York, New York 10036
 
Investment Sub-Adviser
KIRKPATRICK PETTIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
2 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 500
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035
 
Board of Trustees
     James A. Gardner, Chair
Diana P. Herrmann, Vice Chair
Gary C. Cornia
Edmund P. Jensen
John W. Mitchell
Ralph R. Shaw
Nancy Wilgenbusch
 
Officers
Diana P. Herrmann, President
Charles E. Childs, III, Executive Vice President
and Secretary
Marie E. Aro, Senior Vice President
Paul G. O’Brien, Senior Vice President
Christine L. Neimeth, Vice President
Randall S. Fillmore, Chief Compliance Officer
Joseph P. DiMaggio, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
 
Distributor
AQUILA DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
120 West 45th Street, Suite 3600
New York, New York 10036
 
Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent
     BNY MELLON
4400 Computer Drive
Westborough, Massachusetts 01581
 
Custodian
     JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
14201 N. Dallas Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75254
 
Further information is contained in the Prospectus,
which must precede or accompany this report.
 
 
 

 
 
 
ITEM 2. 
CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable.
 
ITEM 3. 
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. 
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable.
 
ITEM 5. 
AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

Included in Item 1 above
 
 
 

 

 
ITEM 7. 
DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8.
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9.
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. 
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The Board of Directors of the Registrant has adopted a Nominating Committee Charter which provides that the Nominating Committee (the 'Committee') may consider and evaluate nominee candidates properly submitted by shareholders if a vacancy among the Independent Trustees of the Registrant occurs and if, based on the Board's then current size, composition and structure, the Committee determines that the vacancy should be filled.  The Committee will consider candidates submitted by shareholders on the same basis as it considers and evaluates candidates recommended by other sources.  A copy of the qualifications and procedures that must be met or followed by shareholders to properly submit a nominee candidate to the Committee may be obtained by submitting a request in writing to the Secretary of the Registrant.
 
ITEM 11. 
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
 
(a) Based on their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and  procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, the registrant's chief financial and executive officers have concluded that the disclosure  controls and procedures of the registrant are appropriately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the registrant's reports that are filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are accumulated and communicated to registrant's management, including its principal executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s), to allow timely decisions regarding required  disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(b) There have been no significant changes in registrant's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect registrant's internal controls  subsequent to the date of the most recent evaluation, including no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses that required corrective action.
 
ITEM 12. 
EXHIBITS.

(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(b) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
 
 

 
 
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.
 
THE CASCADES TRUST
 
By:
/s/ Diana P. Herrmann
 
 
Vice Chair, President and Trustee
December      8, 2014
 
     
     
By:
/s/ Joseph P. DiMaggio
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
December    8, 2014
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
By:
/s/ Diana P. Herrmann
 
 
Diana P. Herrmann
Vice Chair, President and Trustee
December     8, 2014
 
     
     
By:
/s/ Joseph P. DiMaggio
 
 
Joseph P. DiMaggio
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
December     8, 2014
 
 
 
 

 
 
THE CASCADES TRUST

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a) (2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(b) Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
EX-99.CERT 3 e610251_ex99-cert.htm SECTION 302 CERTIFICATIONS Unassociated Document
 
CERTIFICATIONS

I, Diana P. Herrmann, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSRS of The Cascades Trust;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for,  the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, 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:  December 8, 2014
 
 
/s/ Diana P. Herrmann
   
Title:  Vice Chair, President and Trustee
   
 
 

 
 
I, Joseph P. DiMaggio, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSRS of The Cascades Trust;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, 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 officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. 
The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, 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:  December 8, 2014
 
 
/s/ Joseph P. DiMaggio
   
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
EX-99.906 CERT 4 e610251_ex99-906cert.htm SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS Unassociated Document

CERTIFICATION
Pursuant To Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of The Cascades Trust, do hereby certify to such officer's knowledge, that:

The report on Form N-CSRS of The Cascades Trust for the period ended September 30, 2014 (the "Form N-CSRS") 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-CSRS fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the The Cascades Trust.
 
       
Dated: December 8, 2014
  /s/ Diana P. Herrmann  
    Vice Chair, President and Trustee  
    The Cascades Trust  
       
 
       
Dated: December 8, 2014
  /s/ Joseph P. DiMaggio  
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer  
    The Cascades Trust  
       
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to The Cascades Trust and will be retained The Cascades Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.
 
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