N-CSR 1 d445732dncsr.htm SHAREHOLDER REPORT FOR ELFUN MONEY MARKET FUND Shareholder Report for Elfun Money Market Fund
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-05904

ELFUN MONEY MARKET FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1600, SUMMER STREET, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06905

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

GE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.

1600, SUMMER STREET, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06905

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-242-0134

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

Date of reporting period: 12/31/12

 

 

 


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Elfun Funds

Annual Report

December 31, 2012

 

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Notes to Performance

    1   

Manager Reviews and Schedules of Investments

 

Elfun International Equity Fund

    2   

Elfun Trusts

    9   

Elfun Diversified Fund

    15   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

    38   

Elfun Income Fund

    51   

Elfun Money Market Fund

    66   

Notes to Schedules of Investments

    72   

Financial Statements

 

Financial Highlights

    74   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    78   

Statements of Operations

    80   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    82   

Notes to Financial Statements

    84   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    97   

Tax Information

    98   

Advisory Agreement Renewal

    99   

Additional Information

    102   

Investment Team

    106   

Shareholder Services

    109   

 

 

This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current summary prospectus or prospectus.

 


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Information on the following performance pages relates to the Elfun Funds.

Total returns take into account changes in share price and assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Total returns shown are net of Fund expenses.

The performance data quoted represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Periods less than one year are not annualized. Please call toll-free 800-242-0134 or visit the Funds’ website at http://www.geam.com for the most recent month-end performance data.

A portion of the Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund’s income may be subject to state, federal and/or alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to capital gains tax.

An investment in a Fund is not a deposit of any bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. An investment in a Fund is subject to risk, including possible loss of principal invested.

The Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500® Composite Price Index of stocks (S&P 500 Index), Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index (MSCI EAFE® Index), MSCI® ACWI ex-U.S. Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Barclays U.S. Municipal Bond Index, and the 90 Day U.S. T-Bill are unmanaged indices and do not reflect the actual cost of investing in the instruments that comprise each index. The results shown for the foregoing indices assume the reinvestment of net dividends or interest and do not reflect the fees, expenses or taxes.

S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index of stocks of 500 large U.S. companies, which is widely used as a measure of large-cap U.S. stock market performance.

MSCI® EAFE® Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of equity securities of companies domiciled in various countries. The index is designed to represent the performance of developed stock markets outside the U.S. and Canada and excludes certain market segments unavailable to U.S. based investors.

MSCI ACWI Ex-U.S. Index is a market-capitalization weighted index designed to provide a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception of U.S. based companies. The MSCI ACWI Ex-U.S. Index includes both developed and emerging markets.

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index of taxable investment-grade debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, with maturities of one year or more. This index is designed to represent the performance of the U.S. investment-grade first-rate bond market.

Barclays U.S. Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index comprised of investment-grade, fixed rate securities with maturities of at least eight years and less than twelve years.

The 90 Day U.S. T-Bill is an unmanaged measure/index of the performance of the most recently auctioned 90 Day U.S. Treasury bills (i.e. having a total maturity of 90 days) currently available in the marketplace.

The peer universe of underlying funds used for the peer group average annual total return calculation is based on the blend of Morningstar peer categories, as shown. Morningstar is an independent mutual fund rating service. A Fund’s performance may be compared to or ranked within a universe of mutual funds with investment objectives and policies similar but not necessarily identical to the Fund.

©2013 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damage or losses relating from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The views, expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice.

GE Investment Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Elfun Funds and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Asset Management Incorporated, the investment adviser of the Funds.

 

 

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Ralph R. Layman

Executive Vice President and

Chief Investment Officer Emeritus

 

The Elfun International Equity Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers that includes Ralph R. Layman (pictured to the left), Jonathan L. Passmore, and Michael J. Solecki. As lead portfolio manager for the Fund, Mr. Layman oversees the entire team and assigns a portion of the Fund to each manager, including himself. Each portfolio manager is limited to the management of his or her portion of the Fund, the size of the portion which Mr. Layman determines on an annual basis. The portfolio managers do not operate independently of each other, rather, the team operates collaboratively, communicating purchases or sales of securities on behalf of the Fund. See portfolio managers’ biographical information beginning on page 106.

 

Q. How did the Elfun International Equity Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012, the Elfun International Equity Fund returned 20.95%. The MSCI EAFE Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 17.32% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 804 Foreign Large Blend Funds returned an average of 18.31% over the same period.

 

Q. What factors affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. Despite serious concerns during the year that Spain might be the next country to require assistance, the news from Europe improved throughout 2012. New funding
  mechanisms designed to support the sovereign debt markets and newly elected administrations backing the Eurozone’s policies served to send markets sharply higher. Relief that China avoided a hard-landing and a new government in Japan dedicated to economic recovery also brought buyers back to international stocks.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. Positive contributions came from holdings in information technology (including Samsung Electronics, SAP and Taiwan Semiconductor), healthcare (Essilor—optical products), materials (Syngenta—seeds), consumer discretionary (Volkswagen—autos; WPP—advertising) and staples (Diageo—beverages). Negative contributions came from energy stocks due to fluctuations in oil prices, individual industrial stocks that disappointed the market, and from an underweight in peripheral European banking stocks which, late in the year, rallied strongly on optimism that Europe’s troubles were fading.

 

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the period?

 

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The largest change came from an addition to holdings in Japan, a region in which the portfolio has consistently been substantially underweight. The election of the Liberal Democratic Party to the Lower House in the fourth quarter of 2012 heralded a period of major

 

 

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  weakness in the Yen, caused by the incoming government’s determination to introduce inflation and better economic growth to this lagging economy. This has been of significant benefit to the exporting segment of the Japanese market and to interest rate-sensitive stocks, both of which have been added to the portfolio over the last several months.

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

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As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in units of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your class under the heading

“Expenses Paid During Period,” to estimate the expenses paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

 

July 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012

 

        Account value at
the beginning of
the period ($)
       Account value
at the end of
the period ($)
       Expenses
paid during
the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return

       1,000.00           1,142.10           2.53   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

       1,000.00           1,022.77           2.39   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.47% (for the period July 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).


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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek long-term growth of capital and future income by investing principally in foreign securities consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances in equity securities, such as common stock and preferred stocks and invests primarily (meaning at least 65%) in companies in both developed and emerging market countries outside the United States.

Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of December 31, 2012 as a % of Fair Value(b)(c)

 

HSBC Holdings PLC

     2.70%   

Diageo PLC

     2.65%   

Toyota Motor Corp.

     2.53%   

SAP AG

     2.50%   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

     2.45%   

Nestle S.A.

     2.36%   

Linde AG

     2.33%   

Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.

     2.31%   

AIA Group Ltd.

     2.21%   

Fresenius SE & Company KGaA

     1.98%   

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $260,065 (in thousands) as of December 31, 2012(b)(c)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2012

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     804        693        500   

Peer group average annual total return

     18.31     -3.83     7.60

Morningstar category in peer group: Foreign Large Blend

  

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment(a)

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the periods ended December 31, 2012

 

(Inception date: 01/01/88)                       
     One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending value of a
$10,000
investment (a)
 

Elfun International Equity Fund

    20.95%        -5.19%        8.96%        $23,586   

MSCI® EAFE® Index

    17.32%        -3.69%        8.21%        $22,023   
 

 

(a) Ending value of a $10,000 investment for the ten-year period or since inception, whichever is less.

 

(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

 

(c) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in GE Institutional Money Market Fund Investment Class.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown on the graph and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Elfun International Equity Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

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     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       

Common Stock — 95.3%

  

            
Australia — 2.1%     

Brambles Ltd.

     361,205       $ 2,863     

CSL Ltd.

     46,204         2,608     
        5,471     
Belgium — 0.9%     

Anheuser - Busch InBev N.V.

     27,568         2,398     
Brazil — 0.5%     

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. ADR

     68,963         1,331     
Canada — 2.7%     

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     26,954         775     

Cenovus Energy Inc.

     19,248         644     

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

     72,288         2,939     

Suncor Energy Inc.

     78,915         2,592     
        6,950     
China — 1.1%     

Baidu Inc. ADR

     27,823         2,790      (a)
France — 8.7%     

AXA S.A.

     142,751         2,560     

BNP Paribas S.A.

     56,707         3,225     

Cap Gemini S.A.

     28,581         1,248     

Cie Generale d'Optique Essilor International S.A.

     34,938         3,520     

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V.

     11,089         437     

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.

     17,716         3,266     

Safran S.A.

     116,777         5,051     

Total S.A.

     19,160         996     

Vallourec S.A.

     44,603         2,339     
        22,642     
Germany — 10.7%     

Bayer AG

     24,632         2,346     

Deutsche Bank AG

     70,406         3,094     
     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       

Fresenius SE & Company KGaA

     44,737       $ 5,142     

HeidelbergCement AG

     51,057         3,121     

Linde AG

     34,698         6,063     

SAP AG

     80,814         6,491     

Siemens AG

     14,905         1,628     
        27,885     
Hong Kong — 2.7%     

AIA Group Ltd.

     1,447,366         5,741     

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

     151,550         1,209     
        6,950     
India — 0.3%     

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

     333,660         704     
Ireland — 1.2%     

WPP PLC

     222,148         3,246     
Italy — 2.3%     

Eni S.p.A.

     117,504         2,875     

Luxottica Group S.p.A.

     78,200         3,224     
        6,099     
Japan — 17.1%     

Astellas Pharma Inc.

     54,700         2,464     

Bridgestone Corp.

     157,800         4,116     

Daito Trust Construction Company Ltd.

     17,200         1,629     

FANUC Corp.

     22,000         4,101     

JGC Corp.

     94,985         2,966     

Kubota Corp.

     177,000         2,039     

Mitsubishi Estate Company Ltd.

     59,000         1,415     

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

     282,000         1,367     

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

     52,200         283     

Mitsui & Company Ltd.

     135,700         2,038     

Nikon Corp.

     53,975         1,597     

SMC Corp.

     8,500         1,547     

Softbank Corp.

     85,199         3,128     

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

     130,300         2,347     

Sumitomo Realty & Development Company Ltd. (REIT)

     23,000         768     

 

 

 

 

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Elfun International Equity Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

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     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       

The Bank of Yokohama Ltd.

     375,990       $ 1,752     

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

     56,300         1,572     

Toyota Motor Corp.

     140,882         6,592     

Unicharm Corp.

     56,500         2,942     
        44,663     
Netherlands — 2.9%     

ING Groep N.V.

     514,300         4,879      (a)

Unilever N.V.

     69,752         2,666     
        7,545     
Norway — 0.9%     

Subsea 7 S.A.

     96,213         2,309     
Singapore — 1.3%     

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     209,518         3,437     
South Korea — 2.3%     

Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.

     4,179         6,004     
Sweden — 3.2%     

Alfa Laval AB

     131,224         2,743     

Hexagon AB

     103,976         2,628     

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

     290,386         2,932     
        8,303     
Switzerland — 8.5%     

Nestle S.A.

     94,175         6,140     

Novartis AG

     75,887         4,790     

Roche Holding AG

     12,861         2,598     

Syngenta AG

     10,600         4,279     

The Swatch Group AG

     3,300         1,672     

Zurich Insurance Group AG

     10,594         2,837     
        22,316     
Taiwan — 2.5%     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

     1,905,400         6,373     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company Ltd. ADR

     9,684         166     
        6,539     
     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       
United Kingdom — 23.4%     

Aggreko PLC

     78,231       $ 2,234     

BG Group PLC

     163,780         2,734     

BHP Billiton PLC

     126,511         4,465      (h)

Capita PLC

     207,043         2,560     

Diageo PLC

     236,687         6,898     

Experian PLC

     96,247         1,552     

HSBC Holdings PLC

     661,720         7,017     

Intertek Group PLC

     23,428         1,191     

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     2,960,193         2,360      (a)

National Grid PLC

     408,783         4,691     

Prudential PLC

     288,724         4,122     

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     26,512         1,684     

Rio Tinto PLC

     84,289         4,919     

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

     133,265         4,629     

Standard Chartered PLC

     179,428         4,647     

Tesco PLC

     187,148         1,032     

Vodafone Group PLC

     1,679,134         4,230     
        60,965     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $212,337)

              248,547       

Preferred Stock — 1.8%

  

   
Germany — 1.8%     

Volkswagen AG
(Cost $3,152)

     21,010         4,815     

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $215,489)

              253,362       

Short-Term Investments — 2.6%

  

   

GE Institutional Money Market Fund — Investment Class 0.06%

   

    

(Cost $6,703)

        6,703      (d,k)

Total Investments
(Cost $222,192)

        260,065     

Other Assets and Liabilities,
net — 0.3%

        663     
     

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 260,728     
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Elfun International Equity Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

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Other Information

 

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2012 :

 

Description    Expiration
date
   Number
of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

EURO Stoxx 50 Index Futures

   March 2013      26       $ 896       $     (4)   

FTSE 100 Index Futures

   March 2013      22         2,091         (10)   

Topix Index Futures

   March 2013      18         1,793         145   
           

 

 

 
            $ 131   
           

 

 

 

The Fund was invested in the following categories at December 31, 2012 (Unaudited) :

 

Industry    
 
 
Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
  
  
  

Diversified Financial Services

    9.83%   

Integrated Oil & Gas

    6.08%   

Semiconductors

    4.82%   

Life & Health Insurance

    4.69%   

Pharmaceuticals

    4.69%   

Industrial Machinery

    4.65%   

Automobile Manufacturers

    4.39%   

Diversified Metals & Mining

    3.61%   

Packaged Foods & Meats

    3.39%   

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

    3.14%   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    2.83%   

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

    2.78%   

Distillers & Vintners

    2.65%   

Application Software

    2.50%   

Industrial Gases

    2.33%   

Aerospace & Defense

    2.11%   

Multi-Line Insurance

    2.08%   

Healthcare Services

    1.98%   

 

Diversified Support Services

    1.96%   

Diversified Real Estate Activities

    1.93%   

Multi-Utilities

    1.80%   

Household Products

    1.78%   

Tires & Rubber

    1.58%   

Healthcare Supplies

    1.35%   

Advertising

    1.26%   

Construction Materials

    1.20%   

Diversified Capital Markets

    1.19%   

Construction & Engineering

    1.14%   

Communications Equipment

    1.13%   

Internet Software & Services

    1.07%   

Research & Consulting Services

    1.05%   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

    1.01%   

Biotechnology

    1.00%   

Human Resource & Employment Services

    0.98%   

Brewers

    0.92%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    0.89%   

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks

    0.78%   

Trading Companies & Distributors

    0.78%   

Regional Banks

    0.67%   

Industrial Conglomerates

    0.63%   

Photographic Products

    0.61%   

Property & Casualty Insurance

    0.60%   

IT Consulting & Other Services

    0.48%   

Food Retail

    0.40%   

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    0.30%   

Electric Utilities

    0.27%   

Diversified Banks

    0.11%   
   

 

 

 
    97.42%   
   

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments    
 
 
Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
  
  
  

Short-Term Investments

    2.58%   
 

 

 

 
    2.58%   
 

 

 

 
    100.00%   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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David B. Carlson

Chief Investment Officer – U.S. Equities

 

The Elfun Trusts is managed by David B. Carlson. See portfolio managers’ biographical information beginning on page 106.

 

Q. How did the Elfun Trusts Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012?

 

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For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012, the Elfun Trusts Fund returned 21.27%. The S&P 500® Index (S&P 500 Index), the Fund’s benchmark, returned 16.00% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 1,741 U.S. Large Cap Growth Funds returned an average of 15.24% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. It was a good year for the stock market with the S&P 500 Index posting a total return of 16%. Corporate profits grew about 5% and dividends grew faster, about 15%. In 2012 the consensus view on economic growth generally played out; slow growth in the U.S., mild recession in Europe, and a slowdown in China. The big positive for the year came when the European Central Bank said it would do “whatever it takes” to ensure the Euro survives. Interest rates came down around the world. Fears of a major shock to the world’s economy lessened. U.S. economic data, especially housing and autos, was constructive.

Within the U.S. stock market, the financial sector had the strongest performance with a total return of 29%. The recovery for

banks continued with improving credit quality and a resumption of asset growth. The second best sector was the consumer discretionary sector with a return of 24%, led primarily by the media and retail industries. The worst performing sector was utilities with a return of 1%, but this followed a 20% return the prior year. Energy and materials lagged the market as commodity prices were stable in a slow-growth world.

With lower fears of macro shocks, the price/earnings ratio on the market expanded modestly, but still stood at an attractive level, our opinion, at year-end.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. When looking at portfolio performance attribution, we look at two components; sector allocation and stock selection. Elfun Trusts did well on both measures last year. The Fund overweighted the healthcare and consumer discretionary sectors which were strong performers; and underweighted utilities and energy which lagged. The technology sector rose in line with the market, but within technology, software and internet stocks did better than hardware stocks, and Elfun Trusts was overweighted in the stronger performing industries. Some of the Fund’s best tech stocks were Ebay, up 68%, Visa, up 50%, and Apple, up 33%.

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up 48%, Discovery Communications up 55%, and Comcast, up 56%. The financial sector was a detractor to performance primarily because the Fund did not own enough of the strong performing sector. The financial sector makes up 15% of the S&P 500 Index and 12.9% of Elfun Trusts. The Fund’s financial holdings were up 23% versus a gain of 29% for the benchmark.

Other notable performers were Monsanto, up 37%, aided by higher grain prices, and the retailer Lowes, up 43% on a better outlook for housing in the U.S.

 

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the period?

 

A. Once again, changes to the portfolio were relatively modest during the year. Portfolio turnover remained low at 11%. We continue to invest with a long term time horizon. The number of stocks held at year-end was 46, down slightly from a year ago. The characteristics we seek in the Fund’s holdings are above-average growth, financial strength and solid management. The Fund’s holdings are global leaders in their industries. Technology remains a large overweight, but we are tilted towards software and internet services. Consumer discretionary is also an overweight, with emphasis on media and retail. Healthcare made up 14% of the portfolio and remains a modest overweight. In healthcare, we look for strong new product pipelines that can drive growth.

Growth is a theme across stock selection in all Fund sectors. We believe the developed economies will continue to be burdened with excess debt, fiscal austerity and tax hikes. Growth will likely, in our view, be slow. Finding above-average growth companies at reasonable valuation levels remains our primary investment philosophy.

 

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As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in units of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your class under the heading “Expenses

Paid During Period,” to estimate the expenses paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

July 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012

 

        Account value at
the beginning of
the period ($)
       Account value
at the end of
the period  ($)
       Expenses
paid during
the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return

       1,000.00           1,077.80           0.78   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

       1,000.00           1,024.38           0.76   

 

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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek long-term growth of capital and future income rather than current income. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in equity securities of U.S. companies, such as common and preferred stocks.

Top Ten Largest Holdings

 

as of December 31, 2012 as a % of Fair Value(b)(c)

 

Qualcomm Inc.

     4.53%   

Apple Inc.

     4.28%   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     4.26%   

eBay Inc.

     4.07%   

Express Scripts Holding Co.

     4.04%   

PepsiCo Inc.

     3.95%   

Visa Inc.

     3.91%   

Liberty Global Inc.

     3.75%   

Dover Corp.

     3.68%   

Monsanto Co.

     3.38%   

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $1,819,747 (in thousands) as of December 31, 2012(b)(c)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2012

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     1,741        1,573        1,300   

Peer group average annual total return

     15.24     0.70     6.36

Morningstar category in peer group: U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond

  

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment(a)

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the periods ended December 31, 2012

 

(Inception date: 05/27/35)                       
     One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending value of a
$10,000
investment (a)
 

Elfun Trusts

    21.27%        3.98%        6.81%        $19,317   

S&P 500® Index

    16.00%        1.66%        7.10%        $19,866   
 

 

(a) Ending value of a $10,000 investment for the ten-year period or since inception, whichever is less.

 

(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

 

(c) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in GE Institutional Money Market Fund Investment Class.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown on the graph and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Elfun Trusts    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

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     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       

Common Stock — 97.2%

  

            
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.7%     

United Parcel Service Inc.

     430,000       $ 31,704     
Application Software — 1.4%     

Intuit Inc.

     425,000         25,288     
Asset Management & Custody Banks — 2.8%     

State Street Corp.

     1,090,000         51,241      (e)
Automotive Retail — 0.4%     

AutoZone Inc.

     20,000         7,089      (a)
Biotechnology — 5.1%     

Amgen Inc.

     650,000         56,108     

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     500,000         36,725      (a)
        92,833     
Broadcasting — 1.8%     

Discovery Communications Inc.

     570,000         33,345      (a)
Cable & Satellite — 7.8%     

Comcast Corp.

     1,250,000         44,937     

DIRECTV

     400,000         20,064      (a)

Liberty Global Inc.

     1,160,000         68,150      (a)

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

     3,000,000         8,670     
        141,821     
Casinos & Gaming — 0.5%     

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     200,000         9,232     
Communications Equipment — 5.9%     

Cisco Systems Inc.

     1,250,000         24,563     

Qualcomm Inc.

     1,330,000         82,487     
        107,050     
Computer Hardware — 4.3%     

Apple Inc.

     146,000         77,822     
Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 9.4%     

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

     225,000         12,827     
     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       

Paychex Inc.

     1,575,000       $ 49,045     

The Western Union Co.

     2,600,000         35,386     

Visa Inc.

     470,000         71,243     
        168,501     
Diversified Financial Services — 1.9%     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     800,000         35,176     
Electronic Manufacturing Services — 0.6%     

Molex Inc.

     470,000         10,491     
Environmental & Facilities Services — 0.2%     

Stericycle Inc.

     45,000         4,197      (a)
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 3.4%     

Monsanto Co.

     650,000         61,522     
Healthcare Equipment — 2.9%     

Covidien PLC

     900,000         51,966     
Healthcare Services — 4.0%     

Express Scripts Holding Co.

     1,360,000         73,440      (a)
Healthcare Supplies — 0.3%     

DENTSPLY International Inc.

     150,000         5,942     
Home Improvement Retail — 3.1%     

Lowe's Companies Inc.

     1,600,000         56,832     
Industrial Gases — 0.9%     

Praxair Inc.

     150,000         16,418     
Industrial Machinery — 3.7%     

Dover Corp.

     1,020,000         67,024     
Integrated Oil & Gas — 2.1%     

Chevron Corp.

     350,000         37,849     
Internet Retail — 1.4%     

Amazon.com Inc.

     100,000         25,114      (a)
Internet Software & Services — 8.3%     

Baidu Inc. ADR

     550,000         55,159      (a)

eBay Inc.

     1,450,000         73,979      (a)

Google Inc.

     30,000         21,281      (a)
        150,419     

 

 

 

 

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Elfun Trusts    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

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     Number
of Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       
Investment Banking & Brokerage — 2.2%     

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     320,000       $ 40,819     
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 4.3%     

Schlumberger Ltd.

     1,120,000         77,605     
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 1.3%     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     330,000         24,522     
Pharmaceuticals — 1.9%     

Johnson & Johnson

     500,000         35,050     
Reinsurance — 0.6%     

Alleghany Corp.

     30,000         10,063      (a)
Research & Consulting Services — 0.4%     

Nielsen Holdings N.V.

     220,000         6,730      (a)
Soft Drinks — 3.9%     

PepsiCo Inc.

     1,050,000         71,851     
Specialized Finance — 3.3%     

CME Group Inc.

     1,200,000         60,852     
Specialized REITs — 2.0%     

American Tower Corp.

     480,000         37,089     
Specialty Stores — 1.2%     

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc.

     475,000         21,608     
Systems Software — 2.2%     

Microsoft Corp.

     1,250,000         33,412     

Oracle Corp.

     200,000         6,664     
        40,076     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $1,258,982)

              1,768,581       
     Number
of Shares
   Fair
Value
     
       

 

Short-Term Investments — 2.8%

GE Institutional Money Market Fund — Investment Class

    

0.06%

       

(Cost $51,166)

      $ 51,166      (d,k)

Total Investments
(Cost $1,310,148)

     1,819,747     

Other Assets and Liabilities,
net — 0.0%*

     515     
     

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 1,820,262     
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Greg Hartch

Executive Vice President and Strategy and Business Development Leader

 

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David Wiederecht

President and

Chief Investment

Officer – Investment Solutions

 

The Elfun Diversified Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers that includes Greg Hartch and David Wiederecht. Mr. Hartch and Mr. Wiederecht are vested with oversight authority for determining asset allocations for the Fund. Each of the U.S. Equity, international equity and fixed income portions of the Fund are managed by separate teams of portfolio managers and analysts. The sub-portfolios underlying the Fund are managed independently of each other, and the portfolio managers have full discretion over their particular sub-portfolio; however, the portfolio management team is collaborative to ensure strict adherence to seek the Fund’s objective. See portfolio managers’ biographical information beginning on page 106.

 

Q. How did the Elfun Diversified Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012?

 

A.

For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012, the Elfun Diversified Fund returned 12.77%. The Fund’s broad based benchmarks, the S&P 500® Index (S&P 500 Index), the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Index, and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned 16.00%, 16.83%, and 4.22%, respectively. The Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 960 U.S. Moderate Allocation funds returned an average of 11.85% over the same period.

 

Q. What market factors affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. The twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012 turned out to be a year of solid returns across asset classes. Equity markets provided double-digit
  gains, government bond yields were generally lower around the world, and credit spreads moved tighter to boost returns in corporate bonds. This combination of coincident strength of returns across markets appeared unlikely at the start of the year. However, gradual improvement of U.S. growth alongside fading risks from Europe and solid earnings growth helped underpin equity markets, while continued monetary policy support and quantitative easing (QE) has kept interest rates low.

In the fourth quarter, trends within markets were more divergent than we have seen in recent years. U.S. equities moved lower while non-U.S. equity markets posted robust gains. At the same time, U.S. interest rates were slightly higher, but European yields declined. These moves likely reflect several factors. First, within stock markets, as concerns about the European sovereign debt crisis have abated, valuations in those markets have moved higher. At the same time, growth expectations seem to be bottoming in China, while Japanese markets have benefited from a weaker currency. Second, U.S. markets have enjoyed several years of outperformance. As confidence outside of the U.S. has improved, performance has followed. Finally, the U.S. election in November, followed by the uncertainty around the fiscal cliff and hitting the debt ceiling limit have all contributed to increased uncertainty about growth and policy in the early part of 2013, which seems to have weighed on returns.

 

 

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Signs of economic improvement continued into the end of 2012. On the household side of the economy, growth in employment remained sluggish but positive, resulting in the unemployment rate moving lower. Importantly, the housing market improved as housing starts and sales and housing prices continued to move higher. While levels of activity and price currently remain well below levels witnessed before the financial crisis, we believe the gains appear sustainable and contribute positively to the banking system and real economy. On the manufacturing end, the U.S. ISM index moved back above 50 in December, suggesting a decent level of activity.

International equity markets performed well as an improvement in existing conditions and optimism about the future prevailed despite new clouds on the horizon. In Europe, the European Stability Mechanism going live, Greece passing an acceptable austerity plan, followed by approval from the European Union, and the hope that Spain would accept formal aid, all conspired to push European stocks higher, bond yields lower, and spreads tighter. Stimulus in China early in the fourth quarter of 2012 followed by a calm transfer of power led to a strong recovery in local stocks. Japan held a Lower House election in December with the Liberal Democratic Party winning a decisive mandate for change, leading to an immediate weakening of the Yen and a strong rally in Japanese stocks. Forecasts for the global economy in 2013 remain cautious and therefore, we believe central banks will likely maintain their highly accommodative stance.

The U.S. election maintained the status quo of a divided Congress and a Democratic White House and the prospect of major philosophical battles ahead, starting with the fiscal cliff which only saw a partial solution in the early hours of the New

Year. Corporate earnings were satisfactory although revenue numbers were weak and outlooks were cautious.

Growth concerns have contributed to the downward pressure on fixed income yields. Additional QE from the Federal Reserve along with contained inflation expectations has capped rates in government bonds. Meanwhile, solid corporate balance sheets and cash flows, low default rates, and investor appetite for higher yielding fixed income assets have all contributed to additional tightening of corporate bond spreads. Outside of the U.S., yields have fallen across the board in Europe, reflective of fading systemic risk, which have been coincident with the rally in international equity markets.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. The Fund’s performance was primarily driven by its asset allocation and underlying security selection. A higher allocation to U.S. equities positively impacted the Fund’s performance as equity markets rallied during the period. A lower allocation to fixed income also contributed to positive performance as fixed income underperformed equities during the period. Both the S&P 500 Index and the MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Index significantly outperformed the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index over the twelve-month period. Additionally, security selection, particularly in international equities and fixed income, was a driver of positive absolute and relative performance.

 

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the period?

 

A.

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  period. Allocations within the Fund were periodically rebalanced to stay within guidelines.

As equity markets rallied throughout the first three months of the period, the Fund rebalanced by selling 2% of its U.S. equity exposure and reallocating this to fixed income and cash. Within the Fund’s equity allocation, small-cap exposure was reduced in favor of a larger holding in mid-cap. At the end of May, the Fund rebalanced to new target equity allocations. Within equities, mid-cap, international, and global resources were reduced at the end of May in favor of larger allocations to large-cap U.S. equities, higher dividend equities, and real estate investment trusts (REITs). The Fund’s allocation to mid-cap equity and REITs was also reduced and the cash position in the Fund increased slightly.

The Fund’s overweight to U.S. equities throughout the period reflects our view that on a risk/return basis, U.S. equities continue to be attractive long-term investments. We remain constructive on the

prospects for long-term returns in equity markets based on relatively attractive valuations, expectations for further earnings growth and good prospects for companies to continue to boost dividends and buybacks given strong balance sheets. Non-U.S. equity markets including many emerging markets also appear to have attractive risk/return profiles for long-term disciplined investors.

Throughout the period, the Fund maintained a significant underweight in fixed income, reflecting our view that valuations on both treasuries and corporate bonds are stretched. Returns in bond markets are likely to be more modest as yields are near historical lows and the likelihood for substantial further spread or treasury compression is reduced. Nevertheless, exposure to bonds provides important diversification and downside protection. By allocating between U.S. equities, international equities, and fixed income, we believe the Fund will continue to seek to produce attractive returns while maintaining a prudent level of risk.

 

 

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As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in units of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your class under the heading “Expenses

Paid During Period,” to estimate the expenses paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

July 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012

 

        Account value at
the beginning of
the period  ($)
       Account value
at the end of
the period  ($)
       Expenses
paid during
the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return

       1,000.00           1,060.90           2.33   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

       1,000.00           1,022.82           2.29   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.45% (for the period July 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).


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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek the highest total return, composed of income and capital appreciation, as is consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a combination of U.S. and foreign (non-U.S.) equity and debt securities and cash. The Fund’s asset allocation process utilizes information from GE Asset Management’s Asset Allocation Committee to diversify holdings across these asset classes.

Top Ten Largest Holdings

as of December 31, 2012 as a % of Fair Value(b)(c)

 

Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets Fund

     3.88%   

U.S. Treasury Notes 0.66% 09/30/17

     2.79%   

U.S. Treasury Notes 0.24% 09/30/14 - 10/31/14

     2.18%   

U.S. Treasury Notes 0.56% 02/28/17

     1.87%   

Apple Inc.

     1.44%   

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 4.50% 05/01/18 - 04/01/41

     1.31%   

Qualcomm Inc.

     1.20%   

U.S. Treasury Bonds 3.00% 05/15/42

     1.14%   

PepsiCo Inc.

     1.01%   

Microsoft Corp.

     0.96%   

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $224,507 (in thousands) as of December 31, 2012(b)(c)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2012

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     960        811        600   

Peer group average annual total return

     11.85     2.08     6.04

Morningstar category in peer group: Moderate Allocation

  

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment(a)

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the periods ended December 31, 2012

 

(Inception date: 01/01/88)                       
     One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending value of a
$10,000
investment (a)
 

Elfun Diversified Fund

    12.77%        0.58%        5.81%        $17,594   

S&P 500 Index

    16.00%        1.66%        7.10%        $19,866   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    4.22%        5.94%        5.18%        $16,575   

MSCI All Country World ex U.S.

    16.83%        -2.89%        9.74%        $25,333   
 

 

(a) Ending value of a $10,000 investment for the ten-year period or since inception, whichever is less.

 

(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

 

(c) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in GE Institutional Money Market Fund Investment Class.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown on the graph and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Elfun Diversified Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

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     Number
of  Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       
       

Domestic Equity — 37.0%

Advertising — 0.3%     

Omnicom Group Inc.

     10,797       $ 539     
Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%     

Honeywell International Inc.

     18,591         1,180     

The Boeing Co.

     1,607         121     
        1,301     
Agricultural Products — 0.2%     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     14,930         409     
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8%     

United Parcel Service Inc.

     22,241         1,639     
Application Software — 0.2%     

Intuit Inc.

     7,374         439     
Asset Management & Custody Banks — 1.3%     

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

     15,329         960     

Franklin Resources Inc.

     1,071         135     

Invesco Ltd.

     36,086         942     

State Street Corp.

     14,280         671      (e)
        2,708     
Automobile Manufacturers — 0.2%     

Ford Motor Co.

     26,479         343     
Automotive Retail — 0.1%     

AutoZone Inc.

     400         142      (a)
Biotechnology — 1.0%     

Amgen Inc.

     14,506         1,252     

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     11,939         877      (a)
        2,129     
Broadcasting — 0.5%     

CBS Corp.

     5,142         196     

Discovery Communications Inc.

     14,163         829      (a)
        1,025     
     Number
of  Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       
Cable & Satellite — 1.2%     

Comcast Corp.††

     17,225       $ 644     

Comcast Corp.††

     13,463         484     

DIRECTV

     6,088         305      (a)

Liberty Global Inc.

     17,206         1,011      (a)
        2,444     
Casinos & Gaming — 0.2%     

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     8,779         405     
Communications Equipment — 2.1%     

Cisco Systems Inc.

     90,354         1,774     

Qualcomm Inc.

     43,376         2,690     
        4,464     
Computer Hardware — 1.5%     

Apple Inc.

     6,080         3,241     
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 0.4%     

Cummins Inc.

     2,057         223     

Deere & Co.

     8,297         717     
        940     
Consumer Finance — 0.4%     

American Express Co.

     15,086         867     
Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 1.3%     

Paychex Inc.

     33,772         1,052     

The Western Union Co.

     46,567         634     

Visa Inc.

     7,374         1,118     
        2,804     
Department Stores — 0.1%     

Macy's Inc.

     5,656         221     
Distillers & Vintners — 0.1%     

Diageo PLC ADR

     2,417         282     
Distributors — 0.1%     

Genuine Parts Co.

     3,477         221     
Diversified Chemicals — 0.4%     

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     7,316         329     

PPG Industries Inc.

     3,252         440     
        769     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of  Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       
Diversified Financial Services — 1.5%     

Citigroup Inc.

     17,737       $ 701     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     18,298         804     

Wells Fargo & Co.

     47,624         1,628     
        3,133     
Diversified Metals & Mining — 0.0%*     

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

     1,543         53     
Drug Retail — 0.1%     

CVS Caremark Corp.

     5,912         286     
Electric Utilities — 0.3%     

NextEra Energy Inc.

     3,856         267     

The Southern Co.

     8,461         362     
        629     
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3%     

Eaton Corp PLC

     11,144         604     
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 0.4%     

Monsanto Co.

     9,364         886     
General Merchandise Stores — 0.1%     

Target Corp.

     4,370         259     
Healthcare Distributors — 0.3%     

Cardinal Health Inc.

     13,111         540     
Healthcare Equipment — 1.2%     

Covidien PLC

     34,488         1,991     

Medtronic Inc.

     13,882         569     
        2,560     
Healthcare Facilities — 0.0%*     

HCA Holdings Inc.

     2,365         71     
Healthcare Services — 0.6%     

Express Scripts Holding Co.

     21,721         1,173      (a)
Healthcare Supplies — 0.1%     

DENTSPLY International Inc.

     6,437         255     
     Number
of  Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       
Home Building — 0.0%*     

MDC Holdings Inc.

     2,352       $ 86     
Home Improvement Retail — 0.9%     

Lowe's Companies Inc.

     42,198         1,499     

The Home Depot Inc.

     5,612         347     
        1,846     
Household Products — 0.4%     

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     4,499         380     

The Clorox Co.

     6,001         439     
        819     
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.3%     

AES Corp.

     27,765         297     

Calpine Corp.

     16,042         291      (a)
        588     
Industrial Gases — 0.1%     

Praxair Inc.

     2,688         294     
Industrial Machinery — 0.6%     

Dover Corp.

     18,373         1,207     
Integrated Oil & Gas — 1.7%     

Chevron Corp.

     14,338         1,551     

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     4,422         383     

Hess Corp.

     5,347         283     

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     12,352         946     

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR

     6,044         417     
        3,580     
Integrated Telecommunication Services — 0.5%     

AT&T Inc.

     18,643         629     

Verizon Communications Inc.

     8,242         357     
        986     
Internet Retail — 0.2%     

Amazon.com Inc.

     1,463         367      (a)

Internet Software & Services — 1.0%

  

 

eBay Inc.

     21,771         1,111      (a)

Google Inc.

     1,510         1,071      (a)
        2,182     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of  Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       
Investment Banking & Brokerage — 0.3%     

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     4,448       $ 567     
IT Consulting & Other Services — 0.5%     

International Business Machines Corp.

     5,943         1,138      (h)
Life & Health Insurance — 0.2%     

Prudential Financial Inc.

     9,151         488     
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.3%     

Agilent Technologies Inc.

     8,996         368     

PerkinElmer Inc.

     10,283         326     
        694     
Movies & Entertainment — 0.5%     

The Walt Disney Co.

     2,572         128     

Time Warner Inc.

     20,482         980     
        1,108     
Multi-Line Insurance — 0.3%     

American International Group Inc.

     20,220         714      (a)
Multi-Utilities — 0.2%     

Dominion Resources Inc.

     7,027         364     
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 1.0%     

Halliburton Co.

     8,226         285     

Schlumberger Ltd.

     27,398         1,898     
        2,183     
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 0.6%     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     11,511         855     

Marathon Oil Corp.

     15,424         473     
        1,328     
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation — 0.0%*     

The Williams Companies Inc.

     2,571         84     
Packaged Foods & Meats — 0.4%     

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

     4,642         211     

Mondelez International Inc.

     28,321         722     
        933     
     Number
of  Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       
Pharmaceuticals — 2.0%     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     15,455       $ 504     

Johnson & Johnson

     23,489         1,647     

Merck & Company Inc.

     12,088         495     

Pfizer Inc.

     63,989         1,605     
        4,251     
Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.5%     

ACE Ltd.

     10,611         847     

The Travelers Companies Inc.

     3,842         276     
        1,123     
Railroads — 0.4%     

CSX Corp.

     16,967         335     

Union Pacific Corp.

     3,374         424     
        759     
Regional Banks — 0.2%     

Regions Financial Corp.

     74,554         531     
Research & Consulting Services — 0.1%     

Nielsen Holdings N.V.

     8,329         255      (a)
Restaurants — 0.3%     

Darden Restaurants Inc.

     5,180         233     

McDonald's Corp.

     3,963         350     
        583     
Retail REITs — 0.1%     

Simon Property Group Inc.

     1,982         313     
Semiconductors — 0.6%     

Altera Corp.

     5,399         186     

Analog Devices Inc.

     4,627         195     

Intel Corp.

     15,295         316     

Microchip Technology Inc.

     3,749         122     

Texas Instruments Inc.

     13,303         412     
        1,231     
Soft Drinks — 1.3%     

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

     16,967         538     

PepsiCo Inc.

     33,067         2,263     
        2,801     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of  Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       
Specialized Finance — 0.6%     

CME Group Inc.

     23,879       $ 1,211     
Specialized REITs — 0.6%     

American Tower Corp.

     8,779         678     

HCP Inc.

     5,398         244     

Public Storage

     1,041         151     

Rayonier Inc.

     3,856         200     
        1,273     
Specialty Chemicals — 0.1%     

LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

     4,054         231     
Specialty Stores — 0.3%     

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc.

     12,290         559     
Steel — 0.1%     

Allegheny Technologies Inc.

     7,970         242     
Systems Software — 1.5%     

Microsoft Corp.

     80,799         2,160      (h)

Oracle Corp.

     32,272         1,075     
        3,235     
Tobacco — 0.3%     

Altria Group Inc.

     5,397         170     

Philip Morris International Inc.

     5,976         500     
        670     
Water Utilities — 0.1%     

American Water Works Company Inc.

     4,713         175     

Total Domestic Equity
(Cost $70,102)

              78,780       

Foreign Equity — 18.0%

                     
Common Stock — 17.7%     
Advertising — 0.2%     

WPP PLC

     31,970         467     
     Number
of  Shares
     Fair
Value
      
        
Aerospace & Defense — 0.4%      

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V.

     1,596       $ 63      

Safran S.A.

     16,806         727      
        790      
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods — 0.6%      

Luxottica Group S.p.A.

     11,254         464      

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.

     2,550         470      

The Swatch Group AG

     475         241      
        1,175      
Application Software — 0.4%      

SAP AG

     11,631         934      
Automobile Manufacturers — 0.5%         

Toyota Motor Corp.

     20,330         951      
Biotechnology — 0.2%         

CSL Ltd.

     6,649         375      
Brewers — 0.2%         

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V.

     3,967         345      
Communications Equipment — 0.2%         

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

     41,790         422      
Construction & Engineering — 0.2%         

JGC Corp.

     14,998         468      
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 0.1%      

Kubota Corp.

     25,000         288      
Construction Materials — 0.2%         

HeidelbergCement AG

     7,348         449      
Distillers & Vintners — 0.5%         

Diageo PLC

     34,062         993      
Diversified Banks — 0.0%*         

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

     7,500         41      

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of  Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       
Diversified Capital Markets — 0.2%        

Deutsche Bank AG

     10,446       $ 459     
Diversified Financial Services — 1.7%        

BNP Paribas S.A.

     8,161         464     

HSBC Holdings PLC

     95,229         1,010     

ING Groep N.V.

     74,013         702      (a)

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     426,007         340      (a)

Standard Chartered PLC

     25,822         669     

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     29,693         487     
        3,672     
Diversified Metals & Mining — 0.6%        

BHP Billiton PLC

     18,206         643     

Rio Tinto PLC

     12,136         708     
        1,351     
Diversified Real Estate Activities — 0.3%        

Daito Trust Construction Company Ltd.

     2,500         237     

Mitsubishi Estate Company Ltd.

     9,000         216     

Sumitomo Realty & Development Company Ltd.

     2,000         67     

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

     21,810         174     
        694     
Diversified Support Services — 0.3%        

Aggreko PLC

     11,258         321     

Brambles Ltd.

     51,981         412     
        733     
Electric Utilities — 0.0%*        

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

     48,018         101     
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.2%        

Hexagon AB

     14,963         378     
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 0.6%        

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. ††

     6,067         247     

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. ††

     10,403         423     

Syngenta AG

     1,525         616     
        1,286     
     Number
of  Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       
Food Retail — 0.1%        

Tesco PLC

     26,933       $ 148     
Healthcare Services — 0.4%        

Fresenius SE & Company KGaA

     6,438         740     
Healthcare Supplies — 0.2%        

Cie Generale d'Optique Essilor International S.A.

     5,028         506     
Heavy Electrical Equipment — 0.1%        

ABB Ltd. ADR

     10,129         211     
Household Products — 0.3%        

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     3,815         242     

Unicharm Corp.

     8,100         422     
        664     
Human Resource & Employment Services — 0.2%     

Capita PLC

     29,796         368     
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%        

Siemens AG

     2,145         234     
Industrial Gases — 0.4%        

Linde AG

     4,993         872     
Industrial Machinery — 0.8%        

Alfa Laval AB

     18,884         395     

FANUC Corp.

     3,200         596     

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

     41,000         199     

SMC Corp.

     1,200         218     

Vallourec S.A.

     6,138         322     
        1,730     
Integrated Oil & Gas — 1.1%        

BG Group PLC

     23,556         393     

Cenovus Energy Inc.

     2,770         93     

Eni S.p.A.

     16,910         414     

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. ADR

     9,925         192     

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

     19,178         666     

Suncor Energy Inc.

     11,357         373     

Total S.A.

     2,757         143     
        2,274     

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Number
of  Shares
     Fair
Value
     
       
Internet Software & Services — 0.6%        

Baidu Inc. ADR

     12,197       $ 1,224      (a)
IT Consulting & Other Services —0.1%        

Cap Gemini S.A.

     4,114         180     
Life & Health Insurance — 0.8%        

AIA Group Ltd.

     208,293         826     

Prudential PLC

     41,550         593     

Sony Financial Holdings Inc.

     18,800         339     
        1,758     
Multi-Line Insurance — 0.4%        

AXA S.A.

     21,224         381     

Zurich Insurance Group AG

     1,525         408     
        789     
Multi-Utilities — 0.3%        

National Grid PLC

     58,829         675     
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 0.1%        

Subsea 7 S.A.

     13,240         318     
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 0.1%        

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     3,879         112     
Packaged Foods & Meats — 0.6%        

Nestle S.A.

     13,553         884     

Unilever N.V.

     10,034         383     
        1,267     
Pharmaceuticals — 1.2%        

Astellas Pharma Inc.

     7,900         356     

Bayer AG

     3,545         338     

Novartis AG

     10,921         689     

Novartis AG ADR

     11,439         724     

Roche Holding AG

     1,851         374     
        2,481     
Photographic Products — 0.1%        

Nikon Corp.

     7,797         231     
Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.1%        

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

     8,100         226     
     Number
of  Shares
     Fair
Value
      
        
Regional Banks — 0.1%         

The Bank of Yokohama Ltd.

     53,600       $ 250      
Research & Consulting Services —0.2%         

Experian PLC

     13,850         223      

Intertek Group PLC

     3,371         171      
        394      
Semiconductors — 0.8%         

Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.

     601         863      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

     274,484         918      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. ADR

     1,199         21      
        1,802      
Tires & Rubber — 0.3%         

Bridgestone Corp.

     22,600         589      
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%         

Mitsui & Company Ltd.

     19,500         293      
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.5%      

Softbank Corp.

     12,200         448      

Vodafone Group PLC

     241,647         609      
        1,057      

Total Common Stock
(Cost $32,908)

              37,765        

Preferred Stock — 0.3%

                      
Automobile Manufacturers — 0.3%         

Volkswagen AG

     3,024         693      

Total Foreign Equity
(Cost $33,368)

              38,458        

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Bonds and Notes — 30.2%

  

            
U.S. Treasuries — 9.9%        

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       
3.00%   

05/15/42

   $ 2,510       $ 2,557      (h)
3.13%   

02/15/42

     796         833     

U.S. Treasury Notes

  

    
0.23%   

07/31/14

     1,916         1,913      (d,h)
0.24%   

09/30/14 - 10/31/14

     4,896         4,897      (d,h)
0.56%   

02/28/17

     4,146         4,201      (d,h)
0.66%   

09/30/17

     6,270         6,258      (d,h)
1.63%   

08/15/22

     457         454     
           21,113     
Agency Mortgage Backed — 9.5%        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

       
2.38%   

01/13/22

     394         412     
4.50%   

06/01/33 - 02/01/35

     11         12      (h)
5.00%   

07/01/35 - 06/01/41

     395         443      (h)
5.50%   

05/01/20 - 04/01/39

     155         172      (h)
6.00%   

04/01/17 - 11/01/37

     359         400      (h)
6.50%   

11/01/28 - 07/01/29

     9         12      (h)
7.00%   

10/01/16 - 08/01/36

     40         47      (h)
7.50%   

12/01/30 - 09/01/33

     9         11      (h)
8.00%   

07/01/26 - 11/01/30

     6         7      (h)
8.50%   

04/01/30 - 05/01/30

     17         20      (h)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

  

    
2.72%   

04/01/37

     1         1      (i)
4.00%   

05/01/19 - 03/01/41

     733         786      (h)
4.50%   

05/01/18 - 04/01/41

     2,709         2,933      (h)
5.00%   

07/01/20 - 06/01/41

     796         892      (h)
5.50%   

04/01/14 - 01/01/39

     860         938      (h)
6.00%   

02/01/14 - 08/01/35

     417         473      (h)
6.50%   

12/01/14 - 08/01/36

     93         101      (h)
7.00%   

01/01/16 - 12/01/33

     6         7      (h)
7.50%   

09/01/13 - 03/01/34

     26         28      (h)
8.00%   

11/01/14 - 11/01/33

     34         39      (h)
8.50%   

05/01/31

     2         3      (h)
9.00%   

12/01/17 - 12/01/22

     7         7      (h)
3.00%   

TBA

     1,705         1,787      (c)
3.50%   

TBA

     1,785         1,903      (c)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          
4.00%   

TBA

   $ 835       $ 895      (c)
4.50%   

TBA

     594         642      (c)
5.00%   

TBA

     485         525      (c)
6.00%   

TBA

     1,250         1,365      (c)
6.50%   

TBA

     490         546      (c)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

       
4.50%   

08/15/33 - 03/20/41

     647         712      (h)
5.00%   

08/15/33

     23         25      (h)
6.00%   

04/15/30 - 09/15/36

     28         31      (h)
6.50%   

06/15/24 - 07/15/36

     52         62      (h)
7.00%   

04/15/28 - 10/15/36

     23         26      (h)
7.50%   

07/15/23 - 04/15/28

     18         18      (h)
8.00%   

05/15/30

     1         1      (h)
8.50%   

10/15/17

     12         13      (h)
9.00%   

11/15/16 - 12/15/21

     14         14      (h)
3.00%   

TBA

     545         579      (c)
3.50%   

TBA

     1,540         1,673      (c)
4.00%   

TBA

     1,035         1,131      (c)
5.00%   

TBA

     492         537      (c)
5.50%   

TBA

     50         55      (c)
           20,284     
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.2%     

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust

       
0.70%   

11/01/18

     1         1      (d,f)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

       
0.08%   

09/25/43

     295         2      (g,h)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC

       
3.50%   

11/15/24 - 11/15/30

     429         32      (g,q)
4.50%   

02/15/18 - 03/15/18

     29         1      (g,h,q)
5.00%   

05/15/18 - 10/15/18

     26         1      (g,h,q)
5.50%   

06/15/33

     26         3      (g,h,q)
6.39%   

08/15/25

     205         26      (g,i)
7.50%   

07/15/27

     16         3      (g,h,q)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STRIPS

       
4.23%   

08/01/27

     1         1      (d,f,h)
8.00%   

02/01/23 - 07/01/24

     3         0      (g,h,q)

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Elfun Diversified Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

LOGO

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC

       
1.21%   

12/25/42

   $ 68       $ 2      (g,h)
2.71%   

12/25/22

     1         1      (d,f,h)
4.50%   

05/25/18

     1         **    (g,h,q)
5.00%   

10/25/22 - 09/25/40

     322         36      (g,h,q)
5.79%   

07/25/38

     89         10      (g,i)
5.84%   

11/25/40

     350         64      (g,i)
6.29%   

01/25/42

     233         48      (g,i)
7.29%   

05/25/18

     177         19      (g,h,i)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS

       
4.50%   

08/01/35 - 01/01/36

     81         9      (g,q)
5.00%   

03/25/38 - 05/25/38

     50         6      (g,q)
5.50%   

12/01/33

     13         2      (g,q)
6.00%   

01/01/35

     32         5      (g,q)
7.50%   

11/01/23

     30         6      (g,h,q)
8.00%   

08/01/23 - 07/01/24

     6         1      (g,h,q)
8.50%   

03/01/17 - 07/25/22

     3         0      (g,h,q)
9.00%   

05/25/22

     1         **    (g,h,q)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

       
4.50%   

10/20/37 -08/16/39

     460         50      (g,q)
5.00%   

12/20/35 -09/20/38

     363         31      (g,q)
5.94%   

05/20/40

     218         35      (g,i)
5.96%   

05/20/40

     389         71      (g,i)
6.39%   

12/20/39

     393         64      (g,i)
           530     
Asset Backed — 0.0%*        

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass- Through Trust 2005-5

       
5.30%   

11/25/35

     50         32      (h)
Corporate Notes — 9.0%        

ABB Finance USA Inc.

       
1.63%   

05/08/17

     66         67     

AbbVie Inc.

       
1.20%   

11/06/15

     102         103      (b)
1.75%   

11/06/17

     68         69      (b)
2.00%   

11/06/18

     68         69      (b)
4.40%   

11/06/42

     34         36      (b)

AES Corp.

       
8.00%   

10/15/17

     6         7      (h)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

AES Panama S.A.

       
6.35%   

12/21/16

   $ 30       $ 33      (b,h)

Aetna Inc.

       
1.50%   

11/15/17

     56         56     
2.75%   

11/15/22

     68         67     

Agilent Technologies Inc.

  

    
3.20%   

10/01/22

     33         33     
5.50%   

09/14/15

     58         65      (h)

Altria Group Inc.

       
4.25%   

08/09/42

     51         49     

Amazon.com Inc.

       
1.20%   

11/29/17

     68         68     
2.50%   

11/29/22

     68         67     

America Movil SAB de C.V.

  

    
2.38%   

09/08/16

     200         208      (h)

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

       
7.88%   

03/01/17

     69         71      (h)

American Express Credit Corp.

       
1.75%   

06/12/15

     48         49      (h)

American International Group Inc.

       
4.88%   

06/01/22

     102         116     

Amgen Inc.

  

    
5.38%   

05/15/43

     64         75      (h)
5.65%   

06/15/42

     30         36      (h)

Amsted Industries Inc.

  

    
8.13%   

03/15/18

     38         41      (b,h)

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

  

    
6.20%   

03/15/40

     34         42     

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

       
2.50%   

07/15/22

     70         70     
5.38%   

11/15/14

     43         47      (h)

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

  

    
4.02%   

04/16/43

     49         47      (b)

Arizona Public Service Co.

  

    
6.25%   

08/01/16

     59         69      (h)

AstraZeneca PLC

  

    
4.00%   

09/18/42

     41         41     

AT&T Inc.

  

    
0.65%   

02/13/15

     70         70      (d,h)
2.95%   

05/15/16

     67         71      (h)
4.35%   

06/15/45

     73         73      (b)
5.55%   

08/15/41

     76         91      (h)

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Elfun Diversified Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

LOGO

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Autodesk Inc.

  

    
1.95%   

12/15/17

   $ 30       $ 30     

Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A.

  

    
3.63%   

11/09/15

     100         104      (b,h)

Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A.

  

    
6.86%   

10/13/21

     100         108      (b,h)

Bank of America Corp.

  

    
5.42%   

03/15/17

     200         219     
5.70%   

01/24/22

     103         124      (h)

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

       
1.60%   

05/15/17

     75         76      (h)
3.00%   

05/15/22

     85         89      (h)

Bombardier Inc.

  

    
5.75%   

03/15/22

     8         8      (b)
7.75%   

03/15/20

     354         402      (b,h)

BP Capital Markets PLC

  

    
1.38%   

11/06/17

     68         68     
1.85%   

05/05/17

     52         53     
2.25%   

11/01/16

     115         120      (h)
2.50%   

11/06/22

     68         67     

Calpine Corp.

  

    
7.25%   

10/15/17

     7         7      (b,h)

Cargill Inc.

  

    
5.20%   

01/22/13

     215         216      (b,h)
6.00%   

11/27/17

     1         1      (b,h)

Case New Holland Inc.

  

    
7.88%   

12/01/17

     40         47      (h)

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

       
1.25%   

11/06/17

     48         48     

Caterpillar Inc.

  

    
1.50%   

06/26/17

     84         85     

Catholic Health Initiatives

  

    
1.60%   

11/01/17

     14         14     
2.95%   

11/01/22

     54         55     
4.35%   

11/01/42

     24         24     

CCO Holdings LLC

  

    
8.13%   

04/30/20

     61         68      (h)

Central American Bank for Economic Integration

       
5.38%   

09/24/14

     60         64      (b,h)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

CenturyLink Inc.

  

    
5.80%   

03/15/22

   $ 18       $ 19     
7.65%   

03/15/42

     26         27      (h)

Cigna Corp.

  

    
2.75%   

11/15/16

     69         73      (h)
4.00%   

02/15/22

     28         31     
5.38%   

02/15/42

     64         75      (h)

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

  

    
8.25%   

10/15/17

     65         70     

Citigroup Inc.

  

    
4.45%   

01/10/17

     83         92      (h)
5.00%   

09/15/14

     127         134      (h)
5.88%   

01/30/42

     95         117     
6.13%   

08/25/36

     100         109     

CityCenter Holdings LLC

  

    
7.63%   

01/15/16

     41         44     

CNA Financial Corp.

  

    
5.88%   

08/15/20

     60         71      (h)

Corp Andina de Fomento

  

    
4.38%   

06/15/22

     68         74     

Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile

       
4.25%   

07/17/42

     42         43      (b)
5.63%   

09/21/35

     12         15      (b,h)

Covidien International Finance S.A.

       
1.35%   

05/29/15

     56         57     

COX Communications Inc.

  

    
3.25%   

12/15/22

     25         26      (b)
4.70%   

12/15/42

     17         17      (b)

Crown Castle Towers LLC

  

    
6.11%   

01/15/40

     55         66      (b,h)

CSX Corp.

  

    
4.10%   

03/15/44

     44         43     
4.25%   

06/01/21

     73         82      (h)

CVS Caremark Corp.

  

    
3.25%   

05/18/15

     30         32      (h)

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

  

    
5.75%   

08/15/22

     26         27     
6.38%   

11/01/18

     68         73      (h)

DCP Midstream Operating LP

  

    
2.50%   

12/01/17

     68         68     

DDR Corp. (REIT)

  

    
4.63%   

07/15/22

     49         53     

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Elfun Diversified Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

LOGO

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Deere & Co.

  

    
3.90%   

06/09/42

   $ 37       $ 38     

Denbury Resources Inc.

  

    
6.38%   

08/15/21

     60         66      (h)
8.25%   

02/15/20

     34         38      (h)

DENTSPLY International Inc.

  

    
2.75%   

08/15/16

     50         52      (h)
4.13%   

08/15/21

     77         82      (h)

Devon Energy Corp.

  

    
3.25%   

05/15/22

     102         106     

Diageo Capital PLC

  

    
1.50%   

05/11/17

     100         101      (h)

Diageo Investment Corp.

  

    
2.88%   

05/11/22

     105         108      (h)

DIRECTV Holdings LLC

  

    
4.75%   

10/01/14

     109         116      (h)
5.15%   

03/15/42

     87         88      (h)

Dominion Resources Inc.

  

    
1.95%   

08/15/16

     54         56      (h)

DPL Inc.

  

    
7.25%   

10/15/21

     188         201     

DR Horton Inc.

  

    
4.38%   

09/15/22

     52         53     

Duke Energy Corp.

  

    
1.63%   

08/15/17

     69         69     
3.05%   

08/15/22

     205         209     

Eastman Chemical Co.

  

    
2.40%   

06/01/17

     132         136      (h)

eBay Inc.

  

    
1.35%   

07/15/17

     48         49     
2.60%   

07/15/22

     35         35     
4.00%   

07/15/42

     41         40     

Ecopetrol S.A.

  

    
7.63%   

07/23/19

     28         36     

Empresa de Energia de Bogota S.A.

       
6.13%   

11/10/21

     14         16      (b,h)

Energy Transfer Equity LP

  

    
7.50%   

10/15/20

     51         59      (h)

Energy Transfer Partners LP

  

    
6.50%   

02/01/42

     62         76      (h)
6.70%   

07/01/18

     56         67      (h)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

       
4.45%   

02/15/43

   $ 34       $ 34     

European Investment Bank

  

    
0.41%   

12/15/14

     110         111      (d,h)
4.88%   

01/17/17

     150         174      (h)

Exelon Corp.

  

    
4.90%   

06/15/15

     111         121      (h)

Express Scripts Holding Co.

  

    
2.65%   

02/15/17

     70         73      (b,h)
3.13%   

05/15/16

     113         119      (h)
3.90%   

02/15/22

     34         37      (b,h)
4.75%   

11/15/21

     38         43      (b,h)

Florida Power & Light Co.

  

    
4.13%   

02/01/42

     68         71     

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

       
3.00%   

06/12/17

     213         219     

Forest Oil Corp.

  

    
7.25%   

06/15/19

     68         68     

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance Inc.

       
5.75%   

02/15/21

     84         90      (b)

Frontier Communications Corp.

       
7.13%   

03/15/19

     71         77     

Georgia Power Co.

  

    
4.30%   

03/15/42

     37         39     

Goldman Sachs Capital I

  

    
6.35%   

02/15/34

     43         45      (h)

Great Plains Energy Inc.

  

    
4.85%   

06/01/21

     80         88     

Hanesbrands Inc.

  

    
6.38%   

12/15/20

     110         121      (h)

HCA Inc.

  

    
6.50%   

02/15/20

     119         134      (h)

Heineken N.V.

  

    
0.73%   

10/01/15

     48         48      (b,d)
1.40%   

10/01/17

     68         68      (b)

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  

    
2.60%   

09/15/17

     74         72     
6.00%   

09/15/41

     20         20     

Host Hotels & Resorts LP (REIT)

       
4.75%   

03/01/23

     16         17     
6.00%   

11/01/20

     34         37      (h)

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Elfun Diversified Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

LOGO

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

HSBC USA Inc.

  

    
1.63%   

01/16/18

   $ 111       $ 111     

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

       
6.50%   

06/15/19

     49         54      (h)

Hyundai Capital America

  

    
1.63%   

10/02/15

     68         68      (b)
2.13%   

10/02/17

     35         35      (b)

Intel Corp.

  

    
1.35%   

12/15/17

     68         68     
2.70%   

12/15/22

     68         68     
4.25%   

12/15/42

     34         34     

Invesco Finance PLC

  

    
3.13%   

11/30/22

     102         103     

Jabil Circuit Inc.

  

    
4.70%   

09/15/22

     12         13     

John Deere Capital Corp.

  

    
3.15%   

10/15/21

     54         57      (h)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  

    
3.25%   

09/23/22

     34         35     
4.35%   

08/15/21

     74         83      (h)
4.50%   

01/24/22

     56         63      (h)

KFW

  

    
2.00%   

10/04/22

     171         171     
4.50%   

07/16/18

     102         120      (h)

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

       
5.00%   

08/15/42

     34         36     

Kinross Gold Corp.

  

    
6.88%   

09/01/41

     47         48     

Korea National Oil Corp.

  

    
2.88%   

11/09/15

     100         104      (b,h)

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

  

    
1.63%   

06/04/15

     45         46      (b)
2.25%   

06/05/17

     74         77      (b)
5.00%   

06/04/42

     63         71      (b)

Liberty Mutual Group Inc.

  

    
6.50%   

05/01/42

     36         41      (b)

Lincoln National Corp.

  

    
4.20%   

03/15/22

     25         27     

Linn Energy LLC

  

    
6.25%   

11/01/19

     8         8      (b)
8.63%   

04/15/20

     56         61     

McDonald's Corp.

  

    
1.88%   

05/29/19

     75         76      (h)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

       
4.13%   

07/01/52

   $ 30       $ 30     

Merck & Company Inc.

  

    
2.40%   

09/15/22

     68         68     

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.

       
6.13%   

04/01/36

     45         57      (h)

Morgan Stanley

  

    
4.75%   

03/22/17

     50         55     
4.88%   

11/01/22

     102         106     
5.50%   

07/28/21

     71         81      (h)
5.75%   

01/25/21

     100         114      (h)
6.63%   

04/01/18

     111         131     

Murphy Oil Corp.

  

    
2.50%   

12/01/17

     102         103     
3.70%   

12/01/22

     68         68     

Mylan Inc.

  

    
7.88%   

07/15/20

     23         27      (b,h)

Newfield Exploration Co.

  

    
5.63%   

07/01/24

     10         11     
5.75%   

01/30/22

     68         75     

NewMarket Corp.

  

    
4.10%   

12/15/22

     37         38      (b)

News America Inc.

  

    
6.65%   

11/15/37

     47         61      (h)

Nexen Inc.

  

    
6.40%   

05/15/37

     68         88     

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.

       
2.60%   

09/01/15

     129         134      (h)

Nisource Finance Corp.

  

    
3.85%   

02/15/23

     85         87     

Novartis Capital Corp.

  

    
2.40%   

09/21/22

     82         82     

NYSE Euronext

  

    
2.00%   

10/05/17

     103         105     

Oglethorpe Power Corp.

  

    
5.38%   

11/01/40

     42         49      (h)

Omnicom Group Inc.

  

    
3.63%   

05/01/22

     97         101      (h)

ONEOK Partners LP

  

    
3.38%   

10/01/22

     18         18     
6.13%   

02/01/41

     45         54      (h)

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Oracle Corp.

  

    
1.20%   

10/15/17

   $ 170       $ 171     

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

  

    
6.05%   

03/01/34

     52         67      (h)

PacifiCorp

  

    
6.25%   

10/15/37

     102         137      (h)

PAETEC Holding Corp.

  

    
8.88%   

06/30/17

     11         12      (h)

Peabody Energy Corp.

  

    
6.25%   

11/15/21

     40         43     

PepsiCo Inc.

  

    
2.75%   

03/05/22

     101         104      (h)

Petrobras International Finance Co.

       
2.88%   

02/06/15

     30         31      (h)
3.50%   

02/06/17

     94         99      (h)
3.88%   

01/27/16

     34         36      (h)

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

  

    
4.90%   

10/28/14

     13         12     

Philip Morris International Inc.

  

    
2.50%   

05/16/16

     80         84      (h)
3.88%   

08/21/42

     34         34     

Plains Exploration & Production Co.

       
6.50%   

11/15/20

     37         41     

Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp.

       
7.25%   

05/27/19

     200         257     
7.39%   

12/02/24

     100         139      (b,h)

Pride International Inc.

  

    
6.88%   

08/15/20

     77         97      (h)

Prudential Financial Inc.

  

    
5.63%   

05/12/41

     38         43     
5.63%   

06/15/43

     69         72      (i)

Range Resources Corp.

  

    
5.75%   

06/01/21

     68         73      (h)

Reynolds American Inc.

  

    
3.25%   

11/01/22

     105         105     

Roche Holdings Inc.

  

    
6.00%   

03/01/19

     101         126      (b,h)

Rowan Companies Inc.

  

    
5.40%   

12/01/42

     45         46     

Royal Bank of Canada

  

    
1.20%   

09/19/17

     103         103     
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       
6.40%   

10/21/19

   $ 37       $ 44     

Santander Holdings USA Inc.

  

    
3.00%   

09/24/15

     34         35     

Schlumberger Investment S.A.

  

    
2.40%   

08/01/22

     104         103      (b)

Seagate HDD Cayman

  

    
7.00%   

11/01/21

     8         9     

Simon Property Group LP (REIT)

       
2.75%   

02/01/23

     20         20     

Sinochem Overseas Capital Company Ltd.

       
4.50%   

11/12/20

     100         108      (b,h)

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

       
1.63%   

03/17/17

     200         203      (b,h)

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV

       
2.95%   

12/18/22

     111         112     

Textron Inc.

  

    
6.20%   

03/15/15

     62         68      (h)

The ADT Corp.

  

    
2.25%   

07/15/17

     35         35      (b)
3.50%   

07/15/22

     42         41      (b)
4.88%   

07/15/42

     19         18      (b)

The Coca-Cola Co.

  

    
3.30%   

09/01/21

     88         97     

The Dow Chemical Co.

  

    
3.00%   

11/15/22

     34         34     
4.38%   

11/15/42

     34         34     

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

       
5.75%   

01/24/22

     128         151      (h)
6.75%   

10/01/37

     69         78     

The Korea Development Bank

  

    
3.25%   

03/09/16

     122         128      (h)

The Potomac Edison Co.

  

    
5.35%   

11/15/14

     40         43      (h)

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

  

    
1.35%   

12/15/17

     34         34     
4.00%   

12/15/42

     34         34     

The Williams Companies Inc.

  

    
3.70%   

01/15/23

     111         112     

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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LOGO

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Time Warner Cable Inc.

  

    
6.75%   

07/01/18

   $ 72       $ 90      (h)

Total Capital International S.A.

  

    
1.55%   

06/28/17

     174         177      (h)
2.70%   

01/25/23

     102         104     

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

  

    
1.25%   

10/05/17

     68         68     
1.75%   

05/22/17

     94         96      (h)

TransAlta Corp.

  

    
4.50%   

11/15/22

     68         69     

Transocean Inc.

  

    
3.80%   

10/15/22

     34         35     

Turlock Corp.

  

    
1.50%   

11/02/17

     102         102      (b)
2.75%   

11/02/22

     149         149      (b)

U.S. Bancorp

  

    
3.44%   

02/01/16

     118         124     

United Parcel Service Inc.

  

    
2.45%   

10/01/22

     68         68     

United Technologies Corp.

  

    
1.80%   

06/01/17

     37         38      (h)
4.50%   

06/01/42

     56         62      (h)

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

       
0.73%   

10/15/15

     34         34      (d)
1.40%   

10/15/17

     34         34     

Vail Resorts Inc.

       
6.50%   

05/01/19

     107         115      (h)

Verizon Communications Inc.

       
2.00%   

11/01/16

     187         194      (h)
2.45%   

11/01/22

     34         34     
3.85%   

11/01/42

     34         33     

Viacom Inc.

       
2.50%   

12/15/16

     88         92      (h)

Visteon Corp.

       
6.75%   

04/15/19

     67         71     

Vodafone Group PLC

       
2.50%   

09/26/22

     68         68     

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.

       
3.25%   

10/01/22

     102         104     

Weatherford International Inc.

       
6.35%   

06/15/17

     37         42     

Weatherford International Ltd.

       
4.50%   

04/15/22

     61         65      (h)
5.95%   

04/15/42

     56         61      (h)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

WellPoint Inc.

       
1.88%   

01/15/18

   $ 48       $ 49     
3.30%   

01/15/23

     104         107     
3.70%   

08/15/21

     19         20     

Woodside Finance Ltd.

       
4.50%   

11/10/14

     131         139      (b,h)

WPP Finance 2010

       
3.63%   

09/07/22

     34         34     
5.13%   

09/07/42

     34         33     

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd.

       
2.45%   

10/25/17

     136         137      (b)
4.00%   

10/25/22

     61         62      (b)
5.80%   

11/15/16

     64         72      (b,h)
           19,140     
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.9%     

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-4

       
5.68%   

07/10/46

     30         34     

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-4

       
5.73%   

02/10/51

     25         30      (h)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2008-1

       
6.21%   

02/10/51

     240         291      (h)

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.

       
5.19%   

09/10/47

     80         89     

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities

       
4.93%   

02/13/42

     80         86      (h)
5.40%   

03/11/39

     19         19      (h)
5.57%   

04/12/38

     80         89      (h)

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       
5.48%   

10/15/49

     40         38     

COMM 2005-LP5 Mortgage Trust

  

 
4.98%   

05/10/43

     40         44     

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

       
5.31%   

10/25/35

     37         1     

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust Series 2006-1

       
5.51%   

02/25/36

     8         **   

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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LOGO

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

  

 
3.00%   

08/10/44

   $ 80       $ 85      (h)
5.31%   

08/10/44

     30         35      (b)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

       
4.27%   

06/15/45

     70         78     
4.43%   

12/15/47

     40         39      (b,i)
5.04%   

03/15/46

     40         43     
5.34%   

08/12/37

     60         66     
5.44%   

06/12/47

     100         115     
5.79%   

02/12/51

     155         185      (h)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       
4.95%   

09/15/30

     50         55     
5.16%   

02/15/31

     80         89      (h)
5.87%   

06/15/38

     30         35     
20.56%   

12/15/39

     508         6      (b,d)

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust

  

 
5.00%   

08/25/18

     15         1      (g,h,q)

Merrill Lynch

       
5.49%   

07/12/46

     30         27     

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-IQ11

       
5.70%   

10/15/42

     40         36      (h)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-TOP21

       
5.16%   

10/12/52

     100         111      (h)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-TOP23

       
5.82%   

08/12/41

     30         35      (h)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2008-TOP29

       
6.27%   

01/11/43

     50         60      (h)

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust

       
4.89%   

05/10/63

     30         27      (b,i)

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

       
5.47%   

01/15/45

     80         88      (h)

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

       
4.69%   

10/15/45

     20         21     
           1,958     
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          
Sovereign Bonds — 0.5%     

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social

       
5.50%   

07/12/20

   $ 100       $ 118      (b,h)

Gabonese Republic

       
8.20%   

12/12/17

     100         121     

Government of Chile

       
3.63%   

10/30/42

     27         27     

Government of Dominican Republic

       
7.50%   

05/06/21

     100         116      (b,h)

Government of El Salvador

  

 
7.65%   

06/15/35

     20         23      (b,h)

Government of Hungary

  

 
4.75%   

02/03/15

     10         10     
6.25%   

01/29/20

     39         43      (h)
7.63%   

03/29/41

     10         12     

Government of Lebanon

  

 
4.00%   

12/31/17

     4         4     
5.15%   

11/12/18

     14         14     
6.10%   

10/04/22

     14         14     

Government of Mexico

  

 
4.75%   

03/08/44

     56         63      (h)
5.75%   

10/12/49

     14         17      (h)

Government of Panama

  

 
6.70%   

01/26/36

     11         16      (h)

Government of Peru

  

 
6.55%   

03/14/37

     39         56      (h)

Government of Philippines

  

 
6.38%   

01/15/32

     100         137      (h)

Government of Poland

  

 
3.00%   

03/17/23

     11         11     
5.00%   

03/23/22

     40         47     
5.13%   

04/21/21

     15         18      (h)
6.38%   

07/15/19

     7         9     

Government of Romania

  

 
6.75%   

02/07/22

     28         34      (b)

Government of Turkey

  

 
6.88%   

03/17/36

     14         19     

Government of Uruguay

  

 
6.88%   

09/28/25

     32         44     

Government of Venezuela

  

 
10.75%   

09/19/13

     41         42      (h)

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Elfun Diversified Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

LOGO

 

          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Government of Vietnam

  

 
1.50%   

03/12/16

   $ 5       $ 4      (i)

Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond

       
7.50%   

03/31/30

     10         13      (j)
           1,032     
Municipal Bonds and Notes — 0.2%     

American Municipal Power Inc.

  

 
6.27%   

02/15/50

     50         60     

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

       
6.64%   

04/01/57

     39         47     

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

       
6.88%   

12/15/39

     15         17      (h)

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

       
4.46%   

10/01/62

     110         109     

South Carolina State Public Service Authority

       
6.45%   

01/01/50

     40         54      (h)

State of California

  

 
5.70%   

11/01/21

     55         66     
           353     
FNMA — 0.0%*     

Lehman TBA

  

 
5.50%   

TBA

     60         **    (c,o,r)

Total Bonds and Notes
(Cost $63,116)

        64,442     
     Number
of Shares
            
       

Exchange Traded Funds — 5.6%

  

   

Financial Select Sector
SPDR Fund

     12,469         205      (p)

Industrial Select Sector
SPDR Fund

     21,842         828      (p)

Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets Fund

     195,451         8,703     

Vanguard REIT Fund

     31,916         2,100     

Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $11,045)

              11,836       

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $177,631)

              193,516       
     Number
of  Shares
   Fair
Value
     
       

Short-Term Investments — 14.5%

  

   

GE Institutional Money Market Fund —Investment Class

    

0.06%

       

(Cost $30,991)

      $ 30,991      (d,k)

Total Investments
(Cost $208,622)

        224,507     

Liabilities in Excess of Other
Assets, net — (5.3)%

        (11,339)     
     

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 213,168     
     

 

 

   

 

 

Other Information

 

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2012:

 

Description   Expiration
Date
  Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P Midcap 400 Index Futures

  March 2013     73      $   7,432      $   125   

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

  March 2013     24        1,704        9   

2 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

  March 2013     6        1,323        ** 

5 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

  March 2013     45        5,599        (8)   

30 Yr. U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

  March 2013     26        3,835        (43)   
       

 

 

 
        $ 83   
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Elfun Diversified Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

LOGO

 

The Fund had the following short futures contracts open at December 31, 2012:

 

Description   Expiration
date
  Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

EURO Stoxx 50 Index Futures

  March 2013     2      $     (69)      $ 1   

FTSE 100 Index Futures

  March 2013     2        (190)        1   

Topix Index Futures

  March 2013     1        (100)        (6)   

Ultra Long-Term U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

  March 2013     26        (4,227)        83   

10 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

  March 2013     47        (6,241)        32   
       

 

 

 
        $ 111   
       

 

 

 
        $     194   
       

 

 

 

At December 31, 2012, the Fund had the following foreign currency forward exchange contracts:

 

Description    Unrealized
(Depreciation)

Sold 3,600 EURO; Purchased $4,738 for settlement on 01/22/2013

   $        (10)

Sold 1,600 GBP; Purchased $2,597 for settlement on 01/22/2013

   (3)
  

 

   $        (13)
  

 

The Fund was invested in the following countries at December 31, 2012 (Unaudited) :

 

Country    
 
 
Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
  
  
  

United States

    80.06%   

United Kingdom

    4.24%   

Japan

    3.03%   

 

Germany

    2.27%   

Switzerland

    1.91%   

France

    1.57%   

Canada

    1.00%   

China

    0.59%   

Netherlands

    0.53%   

South Korea

    0.53%   

Sweden

    0.53%   

Hong Kong

    0.45%   

Taiwan

    0.42%   

Australia

    0.41%   

Italy

    0.39%   

Brazil

    0.26%   

Philippines

    0.24%   

Singapore

    0.22%   

Ireland

    0.21%   

Supranational

    0.19%   

Mexico

    0.18%   

Belgium

    0.15%   

Norway

    0.14%   

Gabon

    0.05%   

Dominican Republic

    0.05%   

Curacao

    0.05%   

India

    0.05%   

Poland

    0.04%   

Chile

    0.04%   

Hungary

    0.03%   

Peru

    0.03%   

Venezuela

    0.02%   

Colombia

    0.02%   

Panama

    0.02%   

Uruguay

    0.02%   

Romania

    0.02%   

Lebanon

    0.01%   

El Salvador

    0.01%   

Turkey

    0.01%   

Russian Federation

    0.01%   
   

 

 

 
    100.00%   
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Elfun Diversified Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

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The Fund’s % share of investment in the various categories, based on Fair Value, is as follows at December 31, 2012 (Unaudited):

 

Industry     Domestic        Foreign        Total   

Exchange Traded Funds

    5.27%        0.00%        5.27%   

Diversified Financial Services

    1.40%        1.64%        3.04%   

Pharmaceuticals

    1.89%        1.11%        3.00%   

Integrated Oil & Gas

    1.59%        1.01%        2.60%   

Communications Equipment

    1.99%        0.19%        2.18%   

Internet Software & Services

    0.97%        0.54%        1.51%   

Computer Hardware

    1.44%        0.00%        1.44%   

Systems Software

    1.44%        0.00%        1.44%   

Semiconductors

    0.55%        0.80%        1.35%   

Industrial Machinery

    0.54%        0.77%        1.31%   

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

    1.25%        0.00%        1.25%   

Soft Drinks

    1.25%        0.00%        1.25%   

Asset Management & Custody Banks

    1.21%        0.00%        1.21%   

Healthcare Equipment

    1.14%        0.00%        1.14%   

Biotechnology

    0.95%        0.17%        1.12%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    0.97%        0.14%        1.11%   

Cable & Satellite

    1.09%        0.00%        1.09%   

Life & Health Insurance

    0.22%        0.78%        1.00%   

Packaged Foods & Meats

    0.42%        0.56%        0.98%   

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

    0.39%        0.57%        0.96%   

Aerospace & Defense

    0.58%        0.35%        0.93%   

Automobile Manufacturers

    0.15%        0.73%        0.88%   

Healthcare Services

    0.52%        0.33%        0.85%   

Home Improvement Retail

    0.82%        0.00%        0.82%   

Air Freight & Logistics

    0.73%        0.00%        0.73%   

Multi-Line Insurance

    0.32%        0.35%        0.67%   

Household Products

    0.37%        0.30%        0.67%   

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    0.59%        0.05%        0.64%   

Diversified Metals & Mining

    0.02%        0.60%        0.62%   

Application Software

    0.20%        0.42%        0.62%   

Property & Casualty Insurance

    0.50%        0.10%        0.60%   

IT Consulting & Other Services

    0.51%        0.08%        0.59%   

Distillers & Vintners

    0.13%        0.44%        0.57%   

Specialized REITs

    0.57%        0.00%        0.57%   

 

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks

    0.42%        0.13%        0.55%   

Specialized Finance

    0.54%        0.00%        0.54%   

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

    0.00%        0.52%        0.52%   

Industrial Gases

    0.13%        0.39%        0.52%   

Movies & Entertainment

    0.49%        0.00%        0.49%   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    0.00%        0.47%        0.47%   

Multi-Utilities

    0.16%        0.30%        0.46%   

Broadcasting

    0.46%        0.00%        0.46%   

Advertising

    0.24%        0.21%        0.45%   

Integrated Telecommunication Services

    0.44%        0.00%        0.44%   

Consumer Finance

    0.39%        0.00%        0.39%   

Regional Banks

    0.24%        0.11%        0.35%   

Diversified Chemicals

    0.34%        0.00%        0.34%   

Healthcare Supplies

    0.11%        0.23%        0.34%   

Railroads

    0.34%        0.00%        0.34%   

Diversified Support Services

    0.00%        0.33%        0.33%   

Electric Utilities

    0.28%        0.05%        0.33%   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    0.31%        0.00%        0.31%   

Diversified Real Estate Activities

    0.00%        0.31%        0.31%   

Tobacco

    0.30%        0.00%        0.30%   

Research & Consulting Services

    0.11%        0.18%        0.29%   

Electrical Components & Equipment

    0.27%        0.00%        0.27%   

Tires & Rubber

    0.00%        0.26%        0.26%   

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

    0.26%        0.00%        0.26%   

Restaurants

    0.26%        0.00%        0.26%   

Investment Banking & Brokerage

    0.25%        0.00%        0.25%   

Specialty Stores

    0.25%        0.00%        0.25%   

Healthcare Distributors

    0.24%        0.00%        0.24%   

Construction & Engineering

    0.00%        0.21%        0.21%   

Diversified Capital Markets

    0.00%        0.20%        0.20%   

Construction Materials

    0.00%        0.20%        0.20%   

Agricultural Products

    0.18%        0.00%        0.18%   

Casinos & Gaming

    0.18%        0.00%        0.18%   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

    0.00%        0.17%        0.17%   

Human Resource & Employment Services

    0.00%        0.16%        0.16%   

Internet Retail

    0.16%        0.00%        0.16%   

 

 

 

 

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Brewers

    0.00%        0.15%        0.15%   

Retail REITs

    0.14%        0.00%        0.14%   

Trading Companies & Distributors

    0.00%        0.13%        0.13%   

Drug Retail

    0.13%        0.00%        0.13%   

General Merchandise Stores

    0.12%        0.00%        0.12%   

Steel

    0.11%        0.00%        0.11%   

Industrial Conglomerates

    0.00%        0.10%        0.10%   

Specialty Chemicals

    0.10%        0.00%        0.10%   

Photographic Products

    0.00%        0.10%        0.10%   

Distributors

    0.10%        0.00%        0.10%   

Department Stores

    0.10%        0.00%        0.10%   

Heavy Electrical Equipment

    0.00%        0.09%        0.09%   

Water Utilities

    0.08%        0.00%        0.08%   

Food Retail

    0.00%        0.07%        0.07%   

Automotive Retail

    0.06%        0.00%        0.06%   

Home Building

    0.04%        0.00%        0.04%   

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation

    0.04%        0.00%        0.04%   

Healthcare Facilities

    0.03%        0.00%        0.03%   

Diversified Banks

    0.00%        0.02%        0.02%   
     

 

 

 
        57.50%   
     

 

 

 

 

Sector    
 
 
Percentage
(based on Fair
Value)
 
 
  

U.S. Treasuries

    9.40%   

Agency Mortgage Backed

    9.04%   

Corporate Notes

    8.52%   

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    0.87%   

Sovereign Bonds

    0.46%   

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    0.24%   

Municipal Bonds and Notes

    0.16%   

Asset Backed

    0.01%   
 

 

 

 
    28.70%   
 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments        

Short-Term Investments

    13.80%   
 

 

 

 
    100.00%   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

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Michael J.Caufield

Senior Vice President

 

The Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund is managed by Michael J. Caufield. See portfolio managers’ biographical information beginning on page 106.

 

Q. How did the Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012, the Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund returned 7.45%. The Barclay’s U.S. Municipal Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 6.78%, while the Morningstar peer group of 240 Municipal National Long Bond Funds returned an average of 8.88% over the same period.

 

Q. What market conditions affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. Themes in the municipal market in 2012 included higher new issue supply, strong technicals, interest rates which fell to near fifty year lows, lingering/growing credit concerns and the emergence of a significant threat to municipal tax exemption. The municipal market benefited from the strong flight to quality in the broader fixed income markets and robust tax-exempt bond fund inflows, creating a supply/demand imbalance for much of the year.

Fund flows aggregated $50 billion for the year per Lipper Analytical Services, a dramatic reversal of the $12 billion of outflows in 2011. As a result net supply

available was a negative $27 billion for the year ultimately driving a flatter yield curve and compressed credit spread leading to significant price appreciation. Longer maturities clearly benefited from consistent downward pressure on rates, as many investors sought additional yield in longer duration assets.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A.

Tax-exempt bond yields trended lower this year outperforming most other fixed income markets with “AAA” benchmark yields challenging 50 year lows. With low absolute rates driven by strong technical factors, investors in search of additional yield, gravitated towards longer dated securities and eventually lower rated credits. The result of improved investor sentiment was a flatter yield curve, rewarding for those willing to assume additional interest rate risk and compression of credit quality spreads, which enhanced returns in the high yield sector. Fund performance, given the Fund’s high quality bias was attributable to management of interest rate risk and diversified curve positioning. The Fund maintained a longer duration throughout the year, approximately one half year longer than the Barclay Municipal Bond Index, while overweighting exposure to the twenty to thirty year sector. Curve positioning was clearly a strong contributor to performance as bonds twenty years and longer provided double digit returns. While many peers aggressively benefited from the

 

 

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  “risk on/ risk off” trade environment, selecting highly volatile securities in exchange for high returns, the Fund had limited exposure to the high yield sector and derived most of its returns from the A- rated sector. Our focus on the maximization of tax-exempt income while limiting volatility continued to shape our investment process, emphasizing consistent returns over a long term horizon.

 

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the period?

 

A. Early in 2012 we restructured the portfolio to take advantage of a relatively steep yield curve, identifying key segments which we believed to possess the best risk reward characteristics, given the Federal Reserve’s accommodative monetary policy. Over the course of the first half of the year we utilized cash carried through year-end, coupon reinvestment and several short duration securities which had limited income potential, to increase exposure in the twenty five- to thirty year segment of the curve. Despite increasing exposure to longer maturities, we managed to maintain duration at modest levels, one half year longer than the Fund’s benchmark, the Barclay Municipal Bond Index by positioning the portfolio diversely across the curve, emphasizing the twenty five year sector. As broad based demand and modest supply encouraged investors to extend their investment horizon the Fund was well positioned to capture the best performing segment of the curve, as yield tightened between 87- to 89 basis points. While 2012 was one of the best performing years’ in the high yield sector, we chose to take advantage of the strong demand for lower rated issues to pare our exposure to the health care sector throughout the year. Given the dramatic and far reaching effects of the Affordable Care Act we chose to
  reduce our exposure by half during 2012. While the Fund’s hospital holdings returned in excess of 11% and surpassed Barclay Municipal Bond Index returns by 50 basis points, challenges surrounding a new regulatory and reimbursement environment were overriding concerns. The core structure of the Fund remained essentially unchanged as we continue to adhere to our long-term strategy. With income dominated, high quality securities limiting volatility, the Fund continued to provide a favorable balance between income and total return in 2012.
 

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

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As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in units of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your class under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period,” to

estimate the expenses paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

 

July 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012

 

        Account value at
the beginning of
the period ($)
       Account value
at the end of
the period ($)
       Expenses
paid during
the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return

       1,000.00           1,033.30           0.82   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

       1,000.00           1,024.33           0.81   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.16% (for the period July 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).


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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek as high a level of current interest income exempt from federal income taxation as is available from a concentration of investments in municipal bonds consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in investment-grade municipal obligations.

Quality Ratings

 

as of December 31, 2012 as a % of Fair Value(b)

 

Moody’s / S&P Rating*

    

 

Percentage of

Fair Value

  

  

Aaa / AAA

     9.77%   

Aa / AA

     49.36%   

A / A

     31.28%   

Baa / BBB

     7.86%   

Ba / BB and lower

     0.29%   

NR / Other

     1.44%   
       100.00%   

 

*   Moody’s Investors Services Inc and Standard & Poor’s are nationally recognized statistical rating organizations.

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $1,791,974 (in thousands) as of December 31, 2012.(b)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended 12/31/12

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     240        229        224   

Peer group average annual total return

     8.88     5.48     4.48

Morningstar category in peer group: Muni National Long

  

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment(a)

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the periods ended December 31, 2012

 

(Inception date: 01/01/80)                       
     One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending value of a
$10,000
investment (a)
 

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

    7.45%        6.04%        5.10%        $16,445   

Barclays U.S. Municipal Bond Index

    6.78%        5.91%        5.10%        $16,449   

 

 

 

(a) Ending value of a $10,000 investment for the ten-year period or since inception, whichever is less.

 

(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown on the graph and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Municipal Bonds and Notes — 99.3%

  

   
Alabama — 0.8%        

East Alabama
Healthcare Authority

       
5.00%   

09/01/33

   $ 5,500       $ 5,674      (m)

Montgomery BMC Special Care Facilities Financing Authority (MBIA Insured)

       
5.00%   

11/15/20

     8,375         9,085      (m,n)
           14,759     
Alaska — 0.2%        

Alaska Housing Finance Corp.

       
5.00%   

12/01/27

     2,500         2,968     
Arizona — 3.2%        

Apache County Industrial Development Authority

       
4.50%   

03/01/30

     4,000         4,177     

Arizona Health Facilities Authority

       
5.00%   

02/01/42

     2,000         2,162     

City of Phoenix AZ

       
5.00%   

07/01/19

     5,000         5,847     

Glendale Western Loop 101 Public Facilities Corp.

       
6.25%   

07/01/38

     10,000         10,590     

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority

       
5.50%   

07/01/26

     5,000         5,330     

Phoenix Civic
Improvement Corp.

       
5.00%   

07/01/40

     4,750         5,229     

Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. (FGIC Insured)

       
5.50%   

07/01/23 - 07/01/24

     7,260         9,606      (n)

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District

       
5.00%   

12/01/21

     10,000         12,357     

University Medical Center Corp.

       
6.50%   

07/01/39

     1,000         1,166     
           56,464     
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          
California — 9.0%        

Bay Area Toll Authority

       
4.00%   

04/01/31

   $ 4,000       $ 4,348     
5.00%   

04/01/31

     10,000         11,397      (m)

California Educational Facilities Authority

       
5.00%   

10/01/32

     5,255         7,312     
5.25%   

10/01/39

     6,000         7,053     
6.13%   

10/01/36

     1,500         1,809     

California Health Facilities Financing Authority

       
5.50%   

08/15/26

     5,000         5,931     
6.00%   

07/01/39

     5,000         5,827     
6.50%   

10/01/33

     3,500         4,259     

California State Department of Water Resources

       
5.00%   

05/01/21 - 12/01/21

     6,585         8,261     

California State Public Works Board

       
5.00%   

10/01/28

     1,500         1,700     
5.13%   

10/01/31

     2,000         2,254     
6.00%   

04/01/26

     8,475         10,299     

Coast Community College District (AGMC Insured)

       
3.77%   

08/01/33

     8,750         9,036      (d,n)

Foothill-De Anza Community College District (AMBAC Insured)

       
4.50%   

08/01/31

     2,600         2,849      (n)

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

       
5.00%   

07/01/43

     10,000         11,516     

Los Angeles Harbor Department

       
5.00%   

08/01/26

     8,000         9,520     

Marin Water District Financing Authority

       
5.00%   

07/01/44

     6,000         6,889     

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

       
5.00%   

07/01/35

     5,000         5,507     

Newport Mesa Unified School District

       
3.29%   

08/01/41

     10,000         1,851      (d)

 

 

 

     

 

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          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Sacramento Municipal Utility District

       
5.00%   

08/15/28

   $ 2,500       $ 2,960     

San Diego Community College District

       
5.00%   

08/01/41

     10,000         11,510     

San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission

       
5.00%   

04/01/42

     2,500         2,873     

San Diego Unified School District (AGMC Insured)

       
5.25%   

07/01/17 - 07/01/19

     8,795         9,087      (m,n)

State of California

       
5.00%   

09/01/41

     7,500         8,393     
5.25%   

04/01/35

     4,500         5,245     

University of California (AMBAC Insured)

       
5.00%   

05/15/34

     2,225         2,234      (n)
           159,920     
Colorado — 0.9%        

Colorado Health Facilities Authority

  

    
5.00%   

02/01/41

     5,000         5,549     

Colorado Water Resources & Power Development Authority

     

    
5.25%   

09/01/17 - 09/01/18

     2,515         2,523     

Metro Wastewater Reclamation District

       
5.00%   

04/01/27

     4,000         4,902     

Regional Transportation District

       
5.38%   

06/01/31

     2,500         2,835     
           15,809     
Connecticut — 2.7%        

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority

       
5.00%   

07/01/40

     5,500         5,994     

South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority

       
5.00%   

08/01/27 - 08/01/41

     14,900         17,064     

State of Connecticut

       
5.00%   

01/01/22 - 01/01/24

     9,705         11,959     
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue

       
5.00%   

11/01/26

   $ 10,000       $ 11,630     

Town of Fairfield CT

       
5.00%   

08/01/21

     1,000         1,271     
           47,918     
Delaware — 1.5%        

County of New Castle DE

       
5.00%   

07/15/33 - 07/15/39

     10,000         11,484     

Delaware River & Bay Authority

       
5.00%   

01/01/42

     2,000         2,262     

Delaware State Health Facilities Authority

       
5.00%   

10/01/40

     7,800         8,733     

State of Delaware

       
5.00%   

07/01/28

     3,000         3,623     
           26,102     
District of Columbia — 1.6%        

District of Columbia

       
5.00%   

04/01/30

     4,500         5,242     
5.50%   

04/01/36

     15,000         16,737     

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority

       
5.25%   

10/01/29

     5,000         5,955     
           27,934     
Florida — 1.8%        

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority

       
7.00%   

04/01/39

     1,000         1,251     

City of Tampa FL

       
5.00%   

10/01/27

     8,560         10,157     

County of Miami-Dade FL Transit System Sales Surtax Revenue

       
5.00%   

07/01/42

     5,000         5,640     

Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority

       
5.00%   

10/01/18

     5,000         5,148     
5.25%   

10/01/15 - 10/01/24

     9,590         9,861     
           32,057     

 

 

 

     

 

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          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          
Georgia — 5.9%        

Athens-Clarke County GA Unified Government Water & Sewerage Revenue

       
5.50%   

01/01/38

   $ 7,000       $ 8,023     

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Development Authority

       
3.61%   

06/15/31

     6,050         6,326      (d)

Augusta GA Water & Sewerage Revenue (AGMC Insured)

       
5.25%   

10/01/34

     5,400         5,775      (n)

City of Atlanta GA Department of Aviation

       
5.00%   

01/01/25

     10,000         11,833     

City of Atlanta GA Department of Aviation (AGMC Insured)

       
5.25%   

01/01/33

     4,000         4,192      (n)

City of Atlanta GA Water & Wastewater Revenue

       
6.25%   

11/01/39

     10,000         12,290     

City of Atlanta GA Water & Wastewater Revenue (AGMC Insured)

       
5.75%   

11/01/27 - 11/01/30

     9,500         13,172      (n)

County of Fulton GA Water & Sewerage Revenue (FGIC Insured)

       
5.00%   

01/01/30

     5,000         5,194      (n)

DeKalb Newton & Gwinnett Counties Joint Development Authority

       
6.00%   

07/01/34

     8,500         9,869     

Fayette County School District (AGMC Insured)

       
4.80%   

03/01/22

     2,520         2,786      (n)
4.85%   

03/01/23

     2,290         2,534      (n)

Henry County Hospital Authority (MBIA Insured)

       
5.00%   

07/01/24

     1,865         1,969      (n)

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

       
5.25%   

01/01/19

     2,490         2,987     
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Private Colleges & Universities Authority (MBIA Insured)

       
6.50%   

11/01/15

   $ 3,100       $ 3,411      (l,n)

State of Georgia

  

 
4.50%   

01/01/29

     3,000         3,490     
5.00%   

08/01/22 - 01/01/26

     4,790         5,652     
5.00%   

08/01/22

     4,460         5,306      (m)
           104,809     
Hawaii — 2.1%     

City & County of Honolulu HI

  

 
5.00%   

04/01/33

     10,000         11,430     

State of Hawaii (AGMC Insured)

  

 
5.75%   

02/01/14

     6,500         6,876      (n)

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue

       
5.25%   

07/01/24

     15,800         19,197     
           37,503     
Idaho — 1.4%     

Idaho Health Facilities Authority

       
6.75%   

11/01/37

     4,000         4,733     

Idaho Housing & Finance Assoc. (MBIA Insured)

       
5.00%   

07/15/22 - 07/15/24

     17,625         19,839      (n)
           24,572     
Illinois — 2.1%     

City of Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Revenue

       
5.63%   

01/01/35

     5,000         5,884     
5.75%   

01/01/39

     11,500         13,483     

Illinois Finance Authority

  

 
5.50%   

08/15/43

     5,000         5,412      (m)

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority (MBIA Insured)

       
3.31%   

06/15/22

     4,305         4,118      (d,n)
5.40%   

06/15/19

     4,000         4,603      (n)

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority (MBIA Insured)

       
5.00%   

10/01/21

     4,000         4,922      (n)
           38,422     

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          
Indiana — 1.1%     

Indiana Finance Authority

  

 
5.00%   

06/01/39

   $ 2,000       $ 2,057     

Indiana Municipal Power Agency

       
5.50%   

01/01/27

     2,500         2,986     
5.75%   

01/01/34

     2,000         2,090     

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank

       
5.75%   

01/01/38

     7,000         7,970     

Merrillville Multi School Building Corp.

       
5.25%   

07/15/28

     5,000         5,539     
           20,642     
Kentucky — 1.4%     

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority

       
6.38%   

06/01/40

     3,500         4,162     

Kentucky State Property & Building Commission (AGC Insured)

       
5.25%   

02/01/27

     10,665         12,347      (n)

Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District

       
5.00%   

05/15/30

     8,040         9,413     
           25,922     
Louisiana — 1.6%     

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority

       
4.00%   

07/01/42

     4,000         3,945     
5.00%   

07/01/42

     3,500         3,820     

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (MBIA Insured)

       
5.38%   

05/15/16

     7,870         8,018      (m,n)

State of Louisiana

  

 
5.00%   

09/01/19

     10,050         12,443     
           28,226     
Maine — 0.3%     

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

       
5.25%   

07/01/21

     1,790         2,077     
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Maine Turnpike Authority

  

 
5.00%   

07/01/42

   $ 1,000       $ 1,143     
6.00%   

07/01/34

     1,250         1,500     
           4,720     
Maryland — 4.6%     

County of Baltimore MD

  

 
5.00%   

02/01/23

     7,525         9,533     

County of Montgomery MD

  

 
5.00%   

07/01/21

     12,905         16,553     

County of Prince George’s MD

  

 
5.00%   

10/01/22

     6,820         7,063      (m)

County of Baltimore MD

  

 
5.00%   

09/15/24 - 09/15/25

     15,080         18,905     

Maryland Economic Development Corp.

       
5.75%   

06/01/35

     3,000         3,408     

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

       
5.00%   

07/01/32 - 08/15/41

     4,300         4,787     
5.13%   

11/15/34

     7,200         7,500      (m)

State of Maryland

  

 
5.00%   

11/01/18

     4,000         4,916     

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

       
4.50%   

06/01/26

     8,470         9,695     
           82,360     
Massachusetts — 3.7%     

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

       
5.00%   

01/01/37

     5,000         5,527     

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

       
5.00%   

01/01/40

     4,000         4,292     

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority

       
5.00%   

07/01/34 - 07/15/35

     20,000         22,071     
5.50%   

11/15/36

     4,000         4,788     
5.75%   

07/01/39

     7,500         8,533     

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

       
5.00%   

08/01/41

   $ 3,000       $ 3,436     
6.50%   

07/15/19

     14,125         16,762      (l)
           65,409     
Michigan — 1.5%        

City of Detroit MI Sewage Disposal System Revenue (AGMC Insured)

       
5.25%   

07/01/21 - 07/01/22

     4,545         5,154      (n)

City of Detroit MI Water Supply System Revenue

       
5.75%   

07/01/37

     5,000         5,648     

Lansing Board of Water & Light

       
5.00%   

07/01/37

     3,500         3,979     

State of Michigan (AGMC Insured)

       
5.25%   

09/15/27

     5,000         5,625      (n)

State of Michigan Trunk Line Revenue

       
5.50%   

11/01/18

     6,000         7,364     
           27,770     
Mississippi — 0.4%        

State of Mississippi

       
5.50%   

09/01/14

     7,500         8,134     
Missouri — 1.4%        

Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District

       
5.00%   

05/01/34 - 05/01/42

     8,000         9,425     

Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission

       
5.00%   

05/01/21

     4,610         5,657     

Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission

       
5.75%   

01/01/29

     4,500         4,895     

Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority

       
5.00%   

01/01/24

     4,475         4,789      (m)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority

       
5.00%   

01/01/24

   $ 525       $ 558     
           25,324     
Nevada — 0.1%        

City of Las Vegas N.V. (AGMC Insured)

       
5.55%   

06/01/16

     1,520         1,544      (n)
New Jersey — 9.5%        

Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority (AGMC Insured)

       
5.75%   

01/01/15 - 01/01/16

     8,500         9,526      (n)

Essex County Improvement Authority (AGMC Insured)

       
5.25%   

12/15/17

     235         246      (m,n)

Essex County Improvement Authority (AGMC Insured)

       
5.25%   

12/15/17

     9,765         10,173      (n)

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

       
5.00%   

03/01/38

     4,000         4,509     
5.50%   

12/15/29

     5,000         5,833     

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority

       
5.25%   

07/01/32

     2,625         2,689      (m)
6.00%   

12/01/17

     10,000         12,016     

New Jersey Healthcare Facilities Financing Authority

       
5.63%   

07/01/37

     2,000         2,232     

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority

       
5.63%   

06/01/30

     7,500         8,371     

New Jersey Institute of Technology

       
5.00%   

07/01/42

     2,000         2,273     

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority

       
5.00%   

01/01/35

     2,500         2,839     
5.25%   

01/01/40

     10,000         11,237     

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority (AMBAC Insured)

       
6.50%   

01/01/16

   $ 35,955       $ 39,736      (l,n)
6.50%   

01/01/16

     5,135         5,905      (n)

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

       
5.00%   

06/15/42

     6,000         6,672     
5.25%   

06/15/36

     6,100         6,956     
5.50%   

06/15/23 - 06/15/24

     20,280         20,761      (m)

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

       
5.50%   

06/15/41

     7,435         8,585     

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (AGMC Insured)

       
5.75%   

12/15/14

     1,390         1,535      (n)
5.75%   

12/15/14

     4,610         5,096      (l,n)

North Hudson Sewerage Authority

       
5.00%   

06/01/42

     2,000         2,240     
           169,430     
New Mexico — 1.4%        

New Mexico Finance Authority

       
5.00%   

06/15/18 - 12/15/26

     21,200         24,890     
New York — 7.3%        

Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp.

  

    
6.00%   

07/15/30

     4,500         5,300     

City of New York NY

       
5.00%   

08/01/30

     15,000         17,937     

Hempstead Town Industrial Development Agency

       
5.00%   

10/01/30

     1,945         2,031     

Long Island Power Authority

       
6.00%   

05/01/33

     7,500         9,120     

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue

       
5.50%   

07/15/31

     10,000         11,529     

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue

       
5.00%   

11/01/21

     5,000         6,305     
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

New York Liberty Development Corp.

       
5.00%   

11/15/44

   $ 5,000       $ 5,612     
5.13%   

01/15/44

     5,000         5,555     

New York State Dormitory Authority

       
5.00%   

07/01/23 - 07/01/42

     11,825         13,736     
5.50%   

07/01/36 - 05/01/37

     4,000         4,582     
6.00%   

07/01/40

     2,000         2,404     
6.50%   

12/01/21

     4,500         5,228     

New York State Housing Finance Agency

       
3.75%   

11/01/37

     10,030         9,886     

New York State Urban Development Corp.

       
5.50%   

01/01/19

     9,000         10,986     

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority

       
5.00%   

11/15/26

     10,000         11,761     

Westchester County Healthcare Corp.

  

    
5.00%   

11/01/30

     4,500         5,019     
6.13%   

11/01/37

     2,500         2,940     
           129,931     
North Carolina — 2.5%        

City of Charlotte NC

       
5.00%   

06/01/23

     4,320         5,285     

City of Charlotte NC Water & Sewer System Revenue

       
5.00%   

07/01/38

     5,000         5,737     

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency

       
5.00%   

01/01/26

     5,000         5,707     

North Carolina Medical Care Commission

       
4.00%   

12/01/45

     5,000         5,004     
4.75%   

11/01/43

     6,000         6,349     
5.00%   

12/01/45

     2,500         2,814     

North Carolina Turnpike Authority

       
5.00%   

07/01/30

     3,230         3,820     

State of North Carolina

       
4.75%   

05/01/30

     4,130         4,805     

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

       
5.00%   

04/01/36

     4,000         4,583     
           44,104     

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          
Ohio — 3.1%        

American Municipal Power Inc.

       
4.38%   

02/15/44

   $ 5,000       $ 5,153     
5.00%   

02/15/38

     5,000         5,443     

City of Cincinnati OH Water System Revenue

       
5.00%   

12/01/36

     2,500         2,897     

City of Cleveland OH Airport System Revenue

       
5.00%   

01/01/29

     2,000         2,288     

City of Columbus OH Sewerage Revenue

       
4.50%   

06/01/32

     700         770     
4.75%   

06/01/31

     5,000         5,588     

County of Cuyahoga OH

       
6.00%   

01/01/32

     10,000         10,282      (m)

County of Franklin OH

       
4.50%   

12/01/37

     1,750         1,850     

County of Hamilton OH Sewer System Revenue (MBIA
Insured)

       
5.00%   

12/01/19

     4,250         4,433      (m,n)

Cuyahoga Community College District

       
5.00%   

08/01/26 - 08/01/27

     3,000         3,455     

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission

       
5.00%   

01/01/38

     7,500         8,454     
6.25%   

05/01/38

     5,000         5,716     
           56,329     
Oklahoma — 1.1%        

Claremore Public Works Authority (AGMC Insured)

       
5.25%   

06/01/34

     6,315         6,814      (m,n)

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority (FGIC Insured)

       
4.50%   

01/01/47

     9,000         9,350      (n)

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority

       
5.00%   

01/01/28

     3,500         4,150     
           20,314     
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          
Pennsylvania — 5.6%        

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority

       
5.00%   

05/01/42

   $ 5,000       $ 5,274     

City of Philadelphia PA Water & Sewer Revenue

       
5.00%   

01/01/36 - 01/01/41

     18,000         20,096     

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

       
5.00%   

11/15/30

     8,890         10,663     

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority

       
5.25%   

08/15/25

     1,750         2,109     

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

       
3.84%   

12/01/34

     12,000         11,790      (d)
5.00%   

06/01/29 - 12/01/42

     17,500         19,327     

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (AMBAC Insured)

       
5.25%   

12/01/32

     12,000         12,940      (n)

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

       
5.25%   

06/01/39

     9,500         10,407     

State Public School Building Authority (AGMC Insured)

       
5.25%   

06/01/27

     8,000         8,163      (m,n)
           100,769     
Puerto Rico — 2.4%        

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

       
5.75%   

07/01/38

     7,000         7,075     
6.00%   

07/01/39

     10,000         10,237     

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.

  

    
4.49%   

08/01/32

     12,000         12,086      (d)
5.25%   

08/01/40

     3,000         3,254     
5.50%   

08/01/42

     10,000         10,313     
           42,965     
Rhode Island — 0.1%        

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp.

       
6.25%   

09/15/34

     1,300         1,510     
6.50%   

09/15/28

     1,000         1,197     
           2,707     

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          
South Carolina — 5.3%        

Berkeley County School District

       
5.25%   

12/01/24

   $ 15,000       $ 15,579     

Charleston Educational Excellence Finance Corp.

       
5.25%   

12/01/27 - 12/01/30

     21,850         24,108     

Georgetown County School District

       
5.00%   

03/01/18

     3,640         4,388     

Greenville County School District

       
5.25%   

12/01/21

     2,000         2,090      (m)

Lexington County Health Services District Inc.

       
5.50%   

11/01/13

     1,920         1,994     

Piedmont Municipal Power Agency

       
5.00%   

01/01/25

     2,315         2,711     

Piedmont Municipal Power Agency (AGC Insured)

       
5.75%   

01/01/34

     5,500         6,599      (n)

South Carolina State Public Service Authority

       
5.00%   

12/01/30 - 12/01/43

     17,105         19,308     
5.50%   

01/01/38

     14,970         17,464     
           94,241     
Tennessee — 1.4%        

County of Shelby TN

       
5.00%   

03/01/21

     3,500         4,294     

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson
County TN

       
5.00%   

05/15/25

     10,000         11,812      (m)

State of Tennessee

       
5.00%   

05/01/19

     1,000         1,217      (m)
5.00%   

10/01/30

     1,500         1,835     

Tennessee State School Bond Authority

       
5.00%   

05/01/39

     5,400         6,335     
           25,493     
Texas — 7.2%        

City of Austin TX Water & Wastewater System Revenue (AMBAC Insured)

       
5.50%   

11/15/16

     5,450         6,418      (n)
          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

City of Dallas TX Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue

       
5.00%   

10/01/37 - 10/01/41

   $ 14,000       $ 16,403     

City of Houston TX Utility System Revenue

       
5.00%   

11/15/33

     5,470         6,301     

City of Houston TX Utility System Revenue (AGMC Insured)

       
5.25%   

05/15/22

     10,000         10,608      (n)

City of Houston TX Utility System Revenue

       
5.25%   

11/15/30 - 11/15/31

     12,000         14,285     

City of San Antonio TX Water System Revenue

       
5.00%   

05/15/40

     10,000         11,586     

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

       
5.00%   

11/01/34

     4,750         5,334     

North Texas Tollway Authority

       
5.00%   

09/01/31

     3,500         4,115     
5.75%   

01/01/38 - 01/01/40

     21,475         23,980     
6.00%   

01/01/38

     5,000         5,884     

State of Texas

       
5.00%   

04/01/42

     5,000         5,754     

University of Texas System

       
5.00%   

08/15/24 - 08/15/30

     14,210         17,187     
           127,855     
Utah — 1.6%        

County of Utah UT Transportation Sales Tax Revenue (AGMC Insured)

       
4.00%   

12/01/37 - 12/01/39

     16,730         17,698      (n)

Utah State Board of Regents

       
5.00%   

11/01/30

     4,000         4,620     

Utah Transit Authority

       
5.00%   

06/15/42

     5,000         5,646     
           27,964     
Vermont — 0.3%        

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency

       
5.00%   

10/31/46

     5,700         6,298     

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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          Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          
Virginia — 0.4%        

Virginia College Building Authority

       
4.38%   

02/01/28

   $ 845       $ 932     

Virginia Resources Authority

       
5.25%   

11/01/38

     5,000         5,877     
           6,809     
Washington — 0.8%        

County of King WA

       
5.50%   

12/01/13

     10,000         10,478      (l)

Port of Seattle WA

       
5.00%   

08/01/31

     3,000         3,532     
           14,010     

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes
(Cost $1,615,627)

    

     1,773,397       

Short-Term Investments — 1.1%

  

   
Time Deposit — 1.1%        

State Street Corp.

       
0.01%   

01/02/13

     18,577         18,577      (e)

(Cost $18,577)

       

Total Investments
(Cost $1,634,204)

    

     1,791,974     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets,
net — (0.4)%

    

     (6,798)     
        

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  

   $ 1,785,176     
        

 

 

   

    

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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William M. Healey

Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer — Core Fixed Income

 

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Mark H. Johnson

Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer — Insurance and Long Duration

 

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Vita Marie Pike

Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer — Fixed Income Risk Assets

 

The Elfun Income Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers that includes William M. Healey, Mark H. Johnson, and Vita Marie Pike. Mr. Healey, Mr. Johnson, and Ms. Pike are each responsible for a portion of the Fund, the size of which is determined by team consensus and adjusted on a periodic basis, if necessary. Although each portfolio manager manages his or her portion of the fund independent of the other team members, the team is highly collaborative and communicative. See portfolio managers’ biographical information beginning on page 106.

 

Q. How did the Elfun Income Fund perform compared to its benchmark for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012, the Elfun Income Fund returned 5.94%. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 4.22% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 1,225 U.S. Intermediate-Term Funds returned an average of 6.85% over the same period.

 

Q. Discuss the factors that materially affected the Fund’s performance during the period.

 

A. After slowing in the second quarter, the U.S. economy bounced back in the third quarter and continued to show signs of improvement in the fourth quarter. The 10-year treasury traded within a 100 basis point yield range between a high of 2.4% in March to a low in July of 1.4% before ending the year at 1.75%, just 13 basis
  points lower than where it began the year. The slowly improving U.S. economy combined with accommodative policies from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) supported investor appetite for riskier assets in the low rate environment. This resulted in tighter yield spreads from investment grade corporate bonds, commercial mortgage-backed securities (MBS), high yield and emerging market debt.

The major driver behind the Fund’s performance versus its benchmark in 2012 was very strong security selection in MBS, high grade corporates and emerging market debt. The emphasis on low coupon agency MBS, which were the focus of Federal Reserve buying, outperformed higher coupon MBS. The Fund’s performance benefited from an underweight in high quality financials and an overweight in BBB-rated energy, non-cyclical and auto issuers combined with an overweight in banks and insurance. Another strong positive contributor was the Fund’s non-index exposure to BB and single B-rated high yield, which outperformed the benchmark by nearly 10% due to spread compression of 170 basis points. Tighter spreads in U.S. dollar denominated emerging market debt and commercial MBS also provided excess return for the Fund.

 

 

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Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the period?

 

A. The Fund’s exposure to high yield and emerging market debt which began the year at 8% and 5%, respectively, was reduced in the first quarter to 4% and 3% and remained there throughout the balance of the year. We also pared the overweight in commercial MBS from 4% to 1% versus a 2% benchmark weight in the first quarter. We initiated a 4% overweight position in agency MBS in May, which was brought back to index neutral in August. The allocation to investment grade credit was reduced to a 4% underweight in August and remained there through year end. While tactically traded throughout the year, the Fund’s duration positioning was biased long versus the benchmark during the first three months then kept relatively neutral to the benchmark before reduced to nearly 0.5 years short of the index in October.

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in units of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your class under the heading “Expenses

Paid During Period,” to estimate the expenses paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

July 1, 2012 — December 31, 2012

 

        Account value at
the beginning of
the period  ($)
       Account value
at the end of
the period  ($)
       Expenses
paid during
the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return

       1,000.00           1,022.50           1.02   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

       1,000.00           1,024.13           1.02   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.20% (for the period July 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek a high level of income consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances in debt securities. The Fund invests primarily in a variety of investment-grade debt securities, such as mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, U.S. Government securities and money market instruments.

Quality Ratings

as of December 31, 2012 as a % of Fair Value(b)(c)

 

Moody’s / S&P Rating *

    
 
Percentage of
Fair Value
  
  

Aaa / AAA

     24.50%   

Aa / AA

     51.13%   

A / A

     6.93%   

Baa / BBB

     12.79%   

Ba / BB and lower

     4.45%   

NR / Other

     0.20%   
       100.00%   

 

*   Moody’s Investors Services Inc and Standard & Poor’s are nationally recognized statistical rating organizations.

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $424,854 (in thousands) as of December 31, 2012(b)(c)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended 12/31/12

 

      One
Year
     Five
Year
     Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     1,225         1,064         961   

Peer group average annual total return

     6.85%         5.57%         4.73%   

Morningstar category in peer group: Intermediate-Term Bond

  

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment(a)

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the periods ended December 31, 2012

 

(Inception date: 12/31/84)                          
      One
Year
     Five
Year
     Ten
Year
     Ending value of a
$10,000
investment (a)
 

Elfun Income Fund

     5.94%         5.56%         4.93%       $ 16,177   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index

     4.22%         5.94%         5.18%       $ 16,575   
 

 

(a) Ending value of a $10,000 investment for the ten-year period or since inception, whichever is less.

 

(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

 

(c) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in GE Institutional Money Market Fund Investment Class.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown on the graph and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

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Elfun Income Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Bonds and Notes — 91.9%

                     
U.S. Treasuries — 26.8%        

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       
3.00%   

05/15/42

   $ 11,399       $ 11,613      (h)
3.13%   

02/15/42

     3,598         3,762     

U.S. Treasury Notes

       
0.23%   

07/31/14

     8,400         8,386      (d,h)
0.24%   

09/30/14 - 10/31/14

     25,284         25,289      (d)
0.55%   

01/31/17 - 02/28/17

     22,825         23,124      (d,h)
0.66%   

09/30/17

     23,464         23,422      (d,h)
1.63%   

08/15/22

     1,984         1,971     
3.13%   

05/15/19

     2         2     
           97,569     
Agency Mortgage Backed — 30.5%        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

       
2.38%   

01/13/22

     2,091         2,184     
4.50%   

06/01/33 - 02/01/35

     62         66      (h)
5.00%   

07/01/35 - 06/01/41

     2,167         2,426      (h)
5.50%   

05/01/20 - 04/01/39

     988         1,095      (h)
6.00%   

04/01/17 - 11/01/37

     1,817         2,009      (h)
6.50%   

07/01/29

     2         3      (h)
7.00%   

10/01/16 - 08/01/36

     218         256      (h)
7.50%   

11/01/29 - 09/01/33

     20         24      (h)
8.00%   

11/01/30

     11         13      (h)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

       
2.72%   

04/01/37

     3         3      (i)
4.00%   

05/01/19 - 03/01/41

     3,935         4,223      (h)
4.50%   

05/01/18 - 04/01/41

     15,421         16,695      (h)
5.00%   

07/01/20 - 06/01/41

     4,038         4,526      (h)
5.50%   

03/01/14 - 01/01/39

     4,917         5,391      (h)
6.00%   

02/01/14 - 08/01/35

     3,123         3,506      (h)
6.50%   

06/01/14 - 08/01/36

     502         571      (h)
7.00%   

10/01/16 - 02/01/34

     56         63      (h)
7.50%   

02/01/15 - 03/01/34

     229         274      (h)
8.00%   

11/01/14 - 11/01/33

     109         132      (h)
8.50%   

04/01/30 - 05/01/31

     16         21      (h)
9.00%   

12/01/17 - 12/01/22

     26         29      (h)
3.00%   

TBA

     9,295         9,739      (c)
3.50%   

TBA

     12,420         13,236      (c)
     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          
4.00%   

TBA

   $ 5,365       $ 5,751      (c)
4.50%   

TBA

     805         870      (c)
5.00%   

TBA

     2,664         2,883      (c)
6.00%   

TBA

     5,492         5,998      (c)
6.50%   

TBA

     878         977      (c)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

       
4.50%   

08/15/33 - 03/20/41

     3,649         4,018      (h)
5.00%   

08/15/33

     143         156      (h)
6.00%   

04/15/27 - 09/15/36

     621         704      (h)
6.50%   

04/15/19 - 09/15/36

     431         499      (h)
7.00%   

11/15/27 - 10/15/36

     175         207      (h)
7.50%   

03/15/23 - 10/15/33

     67         74      (h)
8.00%   

09/15/27

     36         39      (h)
8.50%   

10/15/17

     24         25      (h)
9.00%   

11/15/16 - 12/15/21

     53         58      (h)
3.00%   

TBA

     2,975         3,162      (c)
3.50%   

TBA

     8,380         9,105      (c)
4.00%   

TBA

     5,580         6,098      (c)
5.00%   

TBA

     3,267         3,564      (c)
5.50%   

TBA

     435         477      (c)
           111,150     
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.8%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust

       
0.70%   

11/01/18

     7         6      (d,f)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

       
0.08%   

09/25/43

     2,013         16      (g,h)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC

       
3.50%   

11/15/24 - 11/15/30

     2,251         164      (g,q)
4.50%   

02/15/18 - 03/15/18

     160         9      (g,h,q)
5.00%   

05/15/17 - 02/15/38

     274         15      (g,h,q)
5.50%   

06/15/33

     186         24      (g,h,q)
6.39%   

08/15/25

     965         124      (g,i)
8.00%   

04/15/20

     4         4      (h)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STRIPS

       
4.23%   

08/01/27

     3         2      (d,f,h)
8.00%   

02/01/23 - 07/01/24

     10         2      (g,h,q)

 

 

 

     

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC

       
1.21%   

12/25/42

   $ 473       $ 15      (g,h)
2.71%   

12/25/22

     7         6      (d,f,h)
4.50%   

05/25/18

     3         **    (g,h,q)
5.00%   

08/25/17 - 09/25/40

     1,757         192      (g,h,q)
5.79%   

07/25/38

     426         46      (g,i)
5.84%   

11/25/40

     1,920         353      (g,i)
6.29%   

01/25/42

     1,268         262      (g,i)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS

       
1.68%   

12/01/34

     235         223      (d,f,h)
4.50%   

08/01/35 - 01/01/36

     496         56      (g,h,q)
5.00%   

03/25/38 - 05/25/38

     297         36      (g,q)
5.50%   

12/01/33

     62         8      (g,q)
6.00%   

01/01/35

     210         34      (g,h,q)
7.50%   

11/01/23

     31         6      (g,h,q)
8.00%   

08/01/23 - 07/01/24

     20         4      (g,h,q)
8.50%   

03/01/17 - 07/25/22

     18         3      (g,h,q)
9.00%   

05/25/22

     7         1      (g,h,q)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

       
4.50%   

10/20/37 - 08/16/39

     2,624         282      (g,q)
5.00%   

12/20/35 - 09/20/38

     2,254         201      (g,q)
5.94%   

05/20/40

     1,199         193      (g,i)
5.96%   

05/20/40

     2,121         385      (g,i)
6.39%   

12/20/39

     2,148         352      (g,i)
           3,024     
Asset Backed — 0.3%        

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust

       
0.83%   

01/15/19

     500         495      (d,h,i)

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates

       
3.99%   

11/25/33

     477         461      (h)

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass- Through Trust 2005-5

       
5.30%   

11/25/35

     350         227     
           1,183     
Corporate Notes — 28.7%        

ABB Finance USA Inc.

       
1.63%   

05/08/17

     367         372     
     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

AbbVie Inc.

       
1.20%   

11/06/15

   $ 556       $ 560      (b)
1.75%   

11/06/17

     372         376      (b)
2.00%   

11/06/18

     369         374      (b)
4.40%   

11/06/42

     186         198      (b)

AES Corp.

       
8.00%   

10/15/17

     401         463     

AES Panama S.A.

       
6.35%   

12/21/16

     219         240      (b)

Aetna Inc.

       
1.50%   

11/15/17

     302         303     
2.75%   

11/15/22

     371         368     

Agilent Technologies Inc.

       
3.20%   

10/01/22

     179         181     
5.50%   

09/14/15

     347         387      (h)

ALROSA Finance S.A.

       
7.75%   

11/03/20

     200         232      (b,h)

Altria Group Inc.

       
4.25%   

08/09/42

     279         271     

Amazon.com Inc.

       
1.20%   

11/29/17

     370         368     
2.50%   

11/29/22

     370         365     

America Movil SAB de C.V.

       
2.38%   

09/08/16

     948         985     

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

       
7.88%   

03/01/17

     367         380     

American Express Centurion Bank

       
0.90%   

11/13/15

     372         372      (d)

American Express Credit Corp.

       
1.75%   

06/12/15

     256         261     

American International Group Inc.

       
4.88%   

06/01/22

     556         635     

Amgen Inc.

       
5.38%   

05/15/43

     343         404     
5.65%   

06/15/42

     188         226      (h)

Amsted Industries Inc.

       
8.13%   

03/15/18

     239         256      (b,h)

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

       
6.20%   

03/15/40

     186         229     

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

       
2.50%   

07/15/22

     374         376     
5.38%   

11/15/14

     228         247      (h)

 

 

 

     

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

       
4.02%   

04/16/43

   $ 234       $ 224      (b)

Arizona Public Service Co.

       
6.25%   

08/01/16

     358         420      (h)

AstraZeneca PLC

       
4.00%   

09/18/42

     226         229     

AT&T Inc.

       
0.65%   

02/13/15

     377         379      (d)
2.95%   

05/15/16

     319         338      (h)
4.35%   

06/15/45

     669         672      (b)
5.55%   

08/15/41

     400         480     

Autodesk Inc.

       
1.95%   

12/15/17

     375         373     

Banco del Estado de Chile

       
3.88%   

02/08/22

     150         159      (b)

Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A.

       
3.63%   

11/09/15

     200         207      (b)

Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A.

       
6.86%   

10/13/21

     100         108      (b)

Bank of America Corp.

       
5.42%   

03/15/17

     400         438     
5.70%   

01/24/22

     558         671     
5.75%   

12/01/17

     570         664     

Barclays Bank PLC

       
2.25%   

05/10/17

     986         1,017      (b)
7.63%   

11/21/22

     371         371     

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

       
1.60%   

05/15/17

     396         404      (h)
3.00%   

05/15/22

     454         473      (h)

Bombardier Inc.

       
5.75%   

03/15/22

     43         44      (b)
7.75%   

03/15/20

     299         339      (b,h)

BP Capital Markets PLC

       
1.38%   

11/06/17

     371         371     
1.85%   

05/05/17

     277         283     
2.25%   

11/01/16

     604         628     
2.50%   

11/06/22

     371         368     

Calpine Corp.

       
7.25%   

10/15/17

     430         458      (b,h)

Cargill Inc.

       
5.20%   

01/22/13

     131         131      (b,h)
6.00%   

11/27/17

     247         297      (b,h)

Case New Holland Inc.

       
7.88%   

12/01/17

     214         253      (h)
     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

       
1.25%   

11/06/17

   $ 259       $ 259     

Caterpillar Inc.

       
1.50%   

06/26/17

     450         456     

Catholic Health Initiatives

       
1.60%   

11/01/17

     74         75     
2.95%   

11/01/22

     296         299     
4.35%   

11/01/42

     130         133     

CCO Holdings LLC

       
8.13%   

04/30/20

     373         418     

Central American Bank for Economic Integration

       
5.38%   

09/24/14

     380         405      (b,h)

CenturyLink Inc.

       
5.80%   

03/15/22

     93         98     
7.65%   

03/15/42

     134         140     

Cigna Corp.

       
2.75%   

11/15/16

     372         391     
4.00%   

02/15/22

     153         167     
5.38%   

02/15/42

     350         407     

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

       
8.25%   

10/15/17

     398         429     

Citigroup Inc.

       
4.45%   

01/10/17

     299         331      (h)
5.00%   

09/15/14

     666         701      (h)
5.88%   

01/30/42

     517         638      (h)
6.13%   

08/25/36

     449         489      (h)

CityCenter Holdings LLC

       
7.63%   

01/15/16

     215         230     

CNA Financial Corp.

       
5.88%   

08/15/20

     326         385     

CNPC HK Overseas Capital Ltd.

       
4.50%   

04/28/21

     200         224      (b)

Columbus International Inc.

       
11.50%   

11/20/14

     100         111      (b)

Corp Andina de Fomento

       
4.38%   

06/15/22

     372         403     

Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile

       
4.25%   

07/17/42

     222         226      (b)
5.63%   

09/21/35

     76         92      (b)

Covidien International Finance S.A.

       
1.35%   

05/29/15

     296         300     

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

COX Communications Inc.

       
3.25%   

12/15/22

   $ 139       $ 143      (b)
4.70%   

12/15/42

     92         94      (b)

Credit Suisse AG

       
2.60%   

05/27/16

     405         427      (b)

Crown Castle Towers LLC

       
6.11%   

01/15/40

     189         228      (b)

CSX Corp.

       
4.10%   

03/15/44

     241         238     
4.25%   

06/01/21

     389         437     

CVS Caremark Corp.

       
3.25%   

05/18/15

     207         219     

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

       
5.75%   

08/15/22

     138         145     
6.38%   

11/01/18

     358         384      (h)

DCP Midstream Operating LP

       
2.50%   

12/01/17

     370         368     

DDR Corp. (REIT)

       
4.63%   

07/15/22

     262         286     

Deere & Co.

       
3.90%   

06/09/42

     197         201     

Denbury Resources Inc.

       
6.38%   

08/15/21

     304         334      (h)
8.25%   

02/15/20

     231         260      (h)

DENTSPLY International Inc.

       
2.75%   

08/15/16

     295         306      (h)
4.13%   

08/15/21

     404         429     

Devon Energy Corp.

       
3.25%   

05/15/22

     555         579     

Diageo Capital PLC

       
1.50%   

05/11/17

     527         534     

Diageo Investment Corp.

       
2.88%   

05/11/22

     556         574     

DIRECTV Holdings LLC

       
4.75%   

10/01/14

     392         419     
5.15%   

03/15/42

     469         474     

Dominion Resources Inc.

       
1.95%   

08/15/16

     283         291     

DPL Inc.

       
7.25%   

10/15/21

     58         62     

DR Horton Inc.

       
4.38%   

09/15/22

     281         287     
     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Duke Energy Corp.

       
1.63%   

08/15/17

   $ 371       $ 372     
3.05%   

08/15/22

     1,116         1,136     

Eastman Chemical Co.

       
2.40%   

06/01/17

     959         991     

eBay Inc.

       
1.35%   

07/15/17

     260         263     
2.60%   

07/15/22

     185         187     
4.00%   

07/15/42

     222         216     

Ecopetrol S.A.

       
7.63%   

07/23/19

     145         187     

Empresa de Energia de Bogota S.A.

       
6.13%   

11/10/21

     71         80      (b)

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo

       
4.75%   

12/06/21

     100         107      (b)

Energy Transfer Equity LP

       
7.50%   

10/15/20

     269         311     

Energy Transfer Partners LP

       
6.50%   

02/01/42

     344         421     
6.70%   

07/01/18

     282         340     

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

       
4.45%   

02/15/43

     186         188     

European Investment Bank

       
0.41%   

12/15/14

     600         605      (d)
4.88%   

01/17/17

     850         987      (h)

Exelon Corp.

       
4.90%   

06/15/15

     505         550     

Export Credit Bank of Turkey

       
5.38%   

11/04/16

     225         245      (b)

Express Scripts Holding Co.

       
2.65%   

02/15/17

     904         940      (b,h)
3.13%   

05/15/16

     596         628     
3.90%   

02/15/22

     178         192      (b,h)
4.75%   

11/15/21

     199         226      (b,h)

Florida Power & Light Co.

       
4.13%   

02/01/42

     362         378     

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

       
3.00%   

06/12/17

     829         852     

Forest Oil Corp.

       
7.25%   

06/15/19

     358         360     

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance Inc.

       
5.75%   

02/15/21

     173         185      (b)

 

 

 

     

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Frontier Communications Corp.

       
7.13%   

03/15/19

   $ 354       $ 385     

Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital S.A.

       
4.38%   

09/19/22

     200         205      (b)

Georgia Power Co.

       
4.30%   

03/15/42

     198         208     

Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes S.A.

       
6.25%   

12/31/49

     100         108      (b,h,j)

Goldman Sachs Capital I

       
6.35%   

02/15/34

     205         213     

Great Plains Energy Inc.

       
4.85%   

06/01/21

     403         444      (h)

Hanesbrands Inc.

       
6.38%   

12/15/20

     196         216      (h)

HCA Inc.

       
6.50%   

02/15/20

     309         348      (h)

Heineken N.V.

       
0.73%   

10/01/15

     261         261      (b,d)
1.40%   

10/01/17

     373         372      (b)

Hewlett-Packard Co.

       
2.60%   

09/15/17

     402         392     
6.00%   

09/15/41

     111         110     

Host Hotels & Resorts LP (REIT)

       
4.75%   

03/01/23

     173         183     
6.00%   

11/01/20

     464         510      (h)

HSBC USA Inc.

       
1.63%   

01/16/18

     604         605     

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

       
6.50%   

06/15/19

     356         392     

Hyundai Capital America

       
1.63%   

10/02/15

     371         373      (b)
2.13%   

10/02/17

     189         190      (b)

Ingles Markets Inc.

       
8.88%   

05/15/17

     400         426      (h)

Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad

       
6.95%   

11/10/21

     200         227      (b,h)

Intel Corp.

       
1.35%   

12/15/17

     369         369     
2.70%   

12/15/22

     369         368     
4.25%   

12/15/42

     185         185     
     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Invesco Finance PLC

       
3.13%   

11/30/22

   $ 558       $ 564     

Jabil Circuit Inc.

       
4.70%   

09/15/22

     174         183     

John Deere Capital Corp.

       
3.15%   

10/15/21

     308         325     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       
3.25%   

09/23/22

     185         191     
4.35%   

08/15/21

     393         439     
4.50%   

01/24/22

     294         333     

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV

       
6.38%   

10/06/20

     200         242      (b)

KazMunayGas National Company JSC

       
9.13%   

07/02/18

     100         132      (b)
11.75%   

01/23/15

     100         119      (b,h)

KFW

       
2.00%   

10/04/22

     929         931     
4.50%   

07/16/18

     238         281      (h)

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

       
5.00%   

08/15/42

     186         197     

Kinross Gold Corp.

       
6.88%   

09/01/41

     252         256     

Korea National Oil Corp.

       
2.88%   

11/09/15

     278         290      (b)
3.13%   

04/03/17

     396         415      (b)

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

       
1.63%   

06/04/15

     248         252      (b)
2.25%   

06/05/17

     394         408      (b)
5.00%   

06/04/42

     335         377      (b)

Levi Strauss & Co.

       
7.63%   

05/15/20

     361         393      (h)

Liberty Mutual Group Inc.

       
6.50%   

05/01/42

     190         214      (b)

Lincoln National Corp.

       
4.20%   

03/15/22

     134         144     

Linn Energy LLC

       
6.25%   

11/01/19

     43         43      (b)
8.63%   

04/15/20

     295         322      (h)

LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

       
5.00%   

04/15/19

     200         221     

Majapahit Holding BV

       
7.75%   

10/17/16

     100         118      (b)

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

McDonald's Corp.

       
1.88%   

05/29/19

   $ 395       $ 402      (h)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

       
4.13%   

07/01/52

     165         163     

Merck & Company Inc.

       
2.40%   

09/15/22

     372         372     

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.

       
6.13%   

04/01/36

     330         417      (h)

Morgan Stanley

       
4.75%   

03/22/17

     271         296     
4.88%   

11/01/22

     556         576     
5.50%   

07/28/21

     377         428     
5.75%   

01/25/21

     201         230     
6.63%   

04/01/18

     415         489     

Murphy Oil Corp.

       
2.50%   

12/01/17

     555         558     
3.70%   

12/01/22

     370         369     

Mylan Inc.

       
7.88%   

07/15/20

     436         515      (b,h)

National Agricultural Cooperative Federation

       
4.25%   

01/28/16

     231         247      (b,h)

National JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine

       
9.50%   

09/30/14

     200         205     

Newfield Exploration Co.

       
5.63%   

07/01/24

     330         356     
5.75%   

01/30/22

     358         394      (h)

NewMarket Corp.

       
4.10%   

12/15/22

     201         205      (b)

News America Inc.

       
6.65%   

11/15/37

     206         266      (h)

Nexen Inc.

       
6.40%   

05/15/37

     370         478     

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.

       
2.60%   

09/01/15

     711         741     

Nisource Finance Corp.

       
3.85%   

02/15/23

     450         462     

Novartis Capital Corp.

       
2.40%   

09/21/22

     446         447     

NYSE Euronext

       
2.00%   

10/05/17

     560         569     
     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe VIII/IX Ltd.

       
6.35%   

06/30/21

   $ 190       $ 213      (b)

Oglethorpe Power Corp.

       
5.38%   

11/01/40

     200         234     

Omnicom Group Inc.

       
3.63%   

05/01/22

     521         543      (h)

ONEOK Partners LP

       
3.38%   

10/01/22

     99         101     
6.13%   

02/01/41

     226         271     

Oracle Corp.

       
1.20%   

10/15/17

     927         930     

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

       
6.05%   

03/01/34

     369         475      (h)

PacifiCorp

       
6.25%   

10/15/37

     14         19     

PAETEC Holding Corp.

       
8.88%   

06/30/17

     594         637      (h)

Peabody Energy Corp.

       
6.25%   

11/15/21

     213         226     

PepsiCo Inc.

       
2.75%   

03/05/22

     532         547      (h)

Petrobras International Finance Co.

       
2.88%   

02/06/15

     159         163      (h)
3.50%   

02/06/17

     495         519      (h)
3.88%   

01/27/16

     159         168      (h)

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.

       
4.90%   

10/28/14

     68         65     

Petroleos Mexicanos

       
5.50%   

06/27/44

     75         83     
6.00%   

03/05/20

     150         179      (h)
6.50%   

06/02/41

     71         89     

Petroleum Company of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.

       
6.00%   

05/08/22

     119         130     

Philip Morris International Inc.

       
2.50%   

05/16/16

     403         424      (h)
3.88%   

08/21/42

     185         186     

Plains Exploration & Production Co.

       
6.50%   

11/15/20

     204         226     

Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp.

       
7.39%   

12/02/24

     100         139      (b,h)

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Pride International Inc.

       
6.88%   

08/15/20

   $ 403       $ 510      (h)

Prudential Financial Inc.

       
5.63%   

05/12/41

     198         226      (h)
5.63%   

06/15/43

     383         397      (i)

Range Resources Corp.

       
5.75%   

06/01/21

     358         383      (h)

Reynolds American Inc.

       
3.25%   

11/01/22

     575         578     

Roche Holdings Inc.

       
6.00%   

03/01/19

     405         504      (b,h)

Rowan Companies Inc.

       
5.40%   

12/01/42

     247         250     

Royal Bank of Canada

       
1.20%   

09/19/17

     558         559     

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       
6.40%   

10/21/19

     515         609     

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital S.A.

       
5.30%   

12/27/17

     200         215      (b)

Russian Railways via RZD Capital Ltd.

       
5.74%   

04/03/17

     100         112     

Santander Holdings USA Inc.

       
3.00%   

09/24/15

     186         189     

Schlumberger Investment S.A.

       
2.40%   

08/01/22

     557         552      (b)

Seagate HDD Cayman

       
7.00%   

11/01/21

     43         46     

Simon Property Group LP (REIT)

       
2.75%   

02/01/23

     263         263     

Sinochem Overseas Capital Company Ltd.

       
4.50%   

11/12/20

     100         108      (b)

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2012 Ltd.

       
2.75%   

05/17/17

     395         410      (b)

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions

       
4.88%   

09/15/18

     200         204      (b)

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

       
1.63%   

03/17/17

     741         752      (b)

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV

       
2.95%   

12/18/22

     604         611     
     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Textron Inc.

       
6.20%   

03/15/15

   $ 334       $ 366     

The ADT Corp.

       
2.25%   

07/15/17

     186         185      (b)
3.50%   

07/15/22

     223         217      (b)
4.88%   

07/15/42

     102         97      (b)

The Coca-Cola Co.

       
3.30%   

09/01/21

     442         487     

The Dow Chemical Co.

       
3.00%   

11/15/22

     186         186     
4.38%   

11/15/42

     186         185     

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

       
5.75%   

01/24/22

     686         811      (h)
6.75%   

10/01/37

     376         426     

The Korea Development Bank

       
3.25%   

03/09/16

     380         398     
4.00%   

09/09/16

     220         238     

The Potomac Edison Co.

       
5.35%   

11/15/14

     245         264      (h)

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

       
1.35%   

12/15/17

     185         185     
4.00%   

12/15/42

     185         185     

The Williams Companies Inc.

       
3.70%   

01/15/23

     604         609     

Time Warner Cable Inc.

       
6.75%   

07/01/18

     404         505     

Total Capital International S.A.

       
1.55%   

06/28/17

     932         946     
2.70%   

01/25/23

     558         568     

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

       
1.25%   

10/05/17

     373         376     
1.75%   

05/22/17

     500         512     

TransAlta Corp.

       
4.50%   

11/15/22

     371         376     

Transnet SOC Ltd.

       
4.50%   

02/10/16

     200         213      (b,h)

Transocean Inc.

       
3.80%   

10/15/22

     186         191     

Turlock Corp.

       
1.50%   

11/02/17

     556         557      (b)
2.75%   

11/02/22

     811         807      (b)

U.S. Bancorp

       
3.44%   

02/01/16

     645         679     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

United Parcel Service Inc.

       
2.45%   

10/01/22

   $ 371       $ 371     

United Technologies Corp.

       
1.80%   

06/01/17

     197         203      (h)
4.50%   

06/01/42

     296         329      (h)

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

       
0.73%   

10/15/15

     186         187      (d)
1.40%   

10/15/17

     186         186     

Vail Resorts Inc.

       
6.50%   

05/01/19

     563         606      (h)

Verizon Communications Inc.

       
2.00%   

11/01/16

     989         1,024      (h)
2.45%   

11/01/22

     185         185     
3.85%   

11/01/42

     185         182     

Viacom Inc.

       
2.50%   

12/15/16

     484         505      (h)

Visteon Corp.

       
6.75%   

04/15/19

     313         333     

Vodafone Group PLC

       
2.50%   

09/26/22

     372         371     

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.

       
3.25%   

10/01/22

     559         571     

Weatherford International Inc.

       
6.35%   

06/15/17

     201         230     

Weatherford International Ltd.

       
4.50%   

04/15/22

     317         336     
5.95%   

04/15/42

     297         322     

WellPoint Inc.

       
1.88%   

01/15/18

     255         258     
3.30%   

01/15/23

     566         581     
3.70%   

08/15/21

     100         105     

Woodside Finance Ltd.

       
4.50%   

11/10/14

     699         739      (b,h)

WPP Finance 2010

       
3.63%   

09/07/22

     186         185     
5.13%   

09/07/42

     186         182     

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd.

       
2.45%   

10/25/17

     742         749      (b)
4.00%   

10/25/22

     334         338      (b)
5.80%   

11/15/16

     347         392      (b,h)
           104,450     
     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 3.0%     

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-4

       
5.68%   

07/10/46

   $ 190       $ 215     

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-4

       
5.73%   

02/10/51

     40         47      (h)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2008-1

       
6.21%   

02/10/51

     180         218      (h)

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.

       
5.19%   

09/10/47

     420         468     

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities

       
4.93%   

02/13/42

     430         464     
5.40%   

03/11/39

     109         110      (h)
5.57%   

04/12/38

     370         410     

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       
5.48%   

10/15/49

     200         190     

COMM 2005-LP5 Mortgage Trust

       
4.98%   

05/10/43

     220         241     

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

       
5.31%   

10/25/35

     216         4     

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust Series 2006-1

       
5.51%   

02/25/36

     54         **   

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       
2.41%   

11/10/45

     999         152     
3.00%   

08/10/44

     410         438      (h)
3.55%   

04/10/34

     210         227      (b)
5.31%   

08/10/44

     190         221      (b)

Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-5

       
2.06%   

10/25/34

     260         248      (d,h,i)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

       
1.96%   

12/15/47

     1,290         158      (i)
4.27%   

06/15/45

     380         421     
4.43%   

12/15/47

     220         213      (b,i)
5.04%   

03/15/46

     250         270     
5.34%   

08/12/37

     1,170         1,280      (h)

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          
5.44%   

05/15/45 - 06/12/47

   $ 980       $ 1,120     
5.79%   

02/12/51

     390         465      (h)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       
4.95%   

09/15/30

     310         339     
5.16%   

02/15/31

     410         458     
5.87%   

06/15/38

     190         219     
16.25%   

12/15/39

     3,224         36      (b,d)

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust

       
5.00%   

08/25/18

     105         9      (g,q)

Merrill Lynch

       
5.49%   

07/12/46

     190         173     

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-IQ11

       
5.70%   

10/15/42

     250         224     

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-TOP21

       
5.16%   

10/12/52

     450         500      (h)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-TOP23

       
5.82%   

08/12/41

     160         185     

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2008-TOP29

       
6.27%   

01/11/43

     210         250     

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-C4

       
5.21%   

03/15/45

     190         219      (b)

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust

       
4.89%   

05/10/63

     180         162      (b,i)

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

       
5.47%   

01/15/45

     360         397      (h)

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

       
4.69%   

10/15/45

     90         96     

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

       
5.50%   

03/25/36

     317         5     
           10,852     
Sovereign Bonds — 1.2%        

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social

       
5.50%   

07/12/20

     100         118      (b)
     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Gabonese Republic

       
8.20%   

12/12/17

   $ 100       $ 121     

Government of Chile

       
3.63%   

10/30/42

     148         146     

Government of Dominican Republic

       
7.50%   

05/06/21

     200         232      (b)

Government of El Salvador

       
7.65%   

06/15/35

     160         183      (b)

Government of Hungary

       
4.75%   

02/03/15

     50         52     
7.63%   

03/29/41

     134         155      (h)

Government of Indonesia

       
4.88%   

05/05/21

     200         230      (b,h)
11.63%   

03/04/19

     53         80      (b,h)

Government of Lebanon

       
4.00%   

12/31/17

     21         20     
5.15%   

11/12/18

     69         69     
6.10%   

10/04/22

     69         70     

Government of Lithuania

       
6.75%   

01/15/15

     100         110      (b,h)

Government of Mexico

       
4.75%   

03/08/44

     292         330     
5.75%   

10/12/49

     72         87     
6.05%   

01/11/40

     84         113      (h)

Government of Panama

       
6.70%   

01/26/36

     59         84      (h)

Government of Peru

       
6.55%   

03/14/37

     225         325      (h)
7.35%   

07/21/25

     100         145      (h)

Government of Philippines

       
4.00%   

01/15/21

     100         112     
6.38%   

01/15/32

     100         137     

Government of Poland

       
3.00%   

03/17/23

     62         62     
5.00%   

03/23/22

     212         250     
6.38%   

07/15/19

     37         46     

Government of Romania

       
6.75%   

02/07/22

     146         177      (b,h)

Government of South Africa

       
6.25%   

03/08/41

     100         133     

Government of Sri Lanka

       
7.40%   

01/22/15

     100         107      (b,h)

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Government of Turkey

       
5.13%   

03/25/22

   $ 100       $ 115     
6.88%   

03/17/36

     71         96     

Government of Uruguay

       
6.88%   

09/28/25

     66         91     

Government of Venezuela

       
10.75%   

09/19/13

     219         225      (h)

Government of Vietnam

       
1.50%   

03/12/16

     22         20      (i)

Government of Zambia

       
5.38%   

09/20/22

     200         199      (b)

Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond

       
7.50%   

03/31/30

     55         71      (j)
           4,511     
Municipal Bonds and Notes — 0.6%     

American Municipal Power Inc.

       
6.27%   

02/15/50

     275         329     

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

       
6.64%   

04/01/57

     234         280      (h)

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

       
6.88%   

12/15/39

     165         190      (h)

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

       
4.46%   

10/01/62

     605         597     

South Carolina State Public Service Authority

       
6.45%   

01/01/50

     200         269     

State of California

       
5.70%   

11/01/21

     280         334      (h)
           1,999     
FNMA — 0.0%*        

Lehman TBA

       
5.50%   

TBA

     239         —**      (c,o,r)

Total Bonds and Notes
(Cost $327,673)

              334,738       
     Principal
Amount
     Fair
Value
     
          

Short-Term Investments — 24.7%

  

   

GE Institutional Money Market Fund — Investment Class

       

0.06%

       

(Cost $64,620)

      $ 64,620      (d,k)
Federal Agencies — 7.0%     

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

       
0.07%   

03/20/13

     25,500         25,496      (d)

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $90,116)

        90,116     

Total Investments
(Cost $417,789)

        424,854     

Liabilities in Excess of Other
Assets, net — (16.6)%

    

     (60,447)     
        

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  

   $ 364,407     
        

 

 

   

 

Other Information

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2012:

 

Description    Expiration
Date
   Number
of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

2 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

   March 2013      27       $ 5,953       $ 2   

5 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

   March 2013      248         30,855         (47)   

30 Yr. U.S. Treasury Bonds Futures

   March 2013      123         18,143         (233)   
           

 

 

 
            $ (278)   
           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Elfun Income Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

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The Fund had the following short futures contracts open at December 31, 2012:

 

Description    Expiration
Date
   Number
of
Contracts
     Current
Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Ultra Long-Term U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

   March 2013      103       $ (16,747)       $     328   

10 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

   March 2013      188         (24,963)         127   
           

 

 

 
            $ 455   
           

 

 

 
            $ 177   
           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Michael E. Martini

Vice President

 

The Elfun Money Market Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers that includes James C. Gannon, Michael E. Martini (pictured to the left) and Michael Nowakowski. As lead portfolio manager for the Money Market Fund, Mr. Martini has oversight authority over the Fund. See portfolio managers’ biographical information beginning on page 106.

 

Q. How did the Elfun Money Market Fund perform compared to its benchmark for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012, the Elfun Money Market Fund returned 0.00%. The 90-day Treasury Bill, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 0.09% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 948 U.S. Money Market Taxable funds returned an average of 0.04% over the same period.

 

Q. Discuss the factors that materially affected the fund’s performance during the fiscal period.

 

A. Money market funds in 2012 were impacted by increased global monetary policy actions as well as a continued shrinking supply of investable assets. The Federal Reserve kept its federal funds target at 0 to 0.25% but moved from a “date-based” threshold to numerical thresholds for the path of future policy. The European Central Bank (ECB) engaged in long-term refinancing operations, and announced the Outright Monetary Transaction purchase program. Focusing on the Federal Reserve, they introduced a third round of quantitative ease, purchasing $40 billion of
  mortgage-backed securities (MBS) per month. While “Operation Twist” expired at year-end, it was replaced with an outright U.S. Treasury purchase program of $45 billion per month. While the extra supply of treasuries from Operation Twist sales caused a dramatic increase in repurchase (repo) rates, a combination of program expirations and asset maturities started pressuring yields lower on all rates products. These factors included (1) over $100 billion U.S.Treasury Bills (UST) and Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program(FDIC guaranteed) paper maturing, (2) the expectation of excess reserves rising $1 trillion in 2013 from MBS/UST monthly purchases, and (3) the December 31 expiration of the FDIC’s unlimited deposit insurance on non-interest bearing transaction accounts.

LIBOR rates declined through mid-October, thanks to the aforementioned global policy actions. In the second quarter, Moody’s downgrades of global financial institutions were as expected to better than expected, emboldening some investors to reconsider previously shunned Eurozone banks. French banks were the big beneficiary towards year-end, especially as the “safe-haven” regions of Canada, Australia and Scandinavia either didn’t offer product or posted quite unattractive levels.

Regarding money fund regulation, in August the SEC was unsuccessful in introducing reforms that would have structurally changed money market funds. However, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), created under

 

 

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the Dodd-Frank Act, voted in November to release money fund reform proposals for the SEC to either adopt or reject after a comment period (recently extended to mid-February). If any regulations are adopted, the time frame for compliance could be at least a year away.

 

Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the period?

 

A. After the last Eurozone bank asset matured in early 2012, exposure to the area remained at zero for the remainder of the year. While the ECB dramatically reduced tail risks with the introduction of 3 year Long Term Refinancing Operations and the Outright Monetary Transaction program, the macroeconomic outlook remained challenged, and continues to do so into 2013. The Fund’s weighted average maturity (WAM) and weighted average life (WAL) remained stable throughout the year. The U.S. government/treasury (ex-repo) allocation steadily increased in 2012, from 35% at December 31, 2011 to a high of 52% at June 30, 2012. This sector allocation ranged from 45 to 52% during the year. Concurrently, the allocation to Swiss, UK, and Australian credits, both financial and non-financial, declined. Last, the percent of the Fund invested in assets with 1-day and/or 7-day liquidity remained robust, well above minimum thresholds.
 

 

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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses

 

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As a shareholder of the Fund you incur ongoing costs. Ongoing costs include portfolio management fees, professional fees, administrative fees and other Fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in units of the Fund during the period. The information in the following table is based on an investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period ended December 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The first section of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your class under the heading “Expenses

Paid During Period,” to estimate the expenses paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight and help you compare ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

 

July 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012

 

        Account value at
the beginning of
the period ($)
       Account value
at the end of
the period ($)
       Expenses
paid during
the period ($)*
 

Actual Fund Return

       1,000.00           1,000.00           0.90   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

       1,000.00           1,024.23           0.92   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.18% (for the period July 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).


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Investment Profile

A mutual fund designed for investors who seek a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment management and the preservation of capital. The Fund seeks its investment objective by investing primarily in short-term, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments.

Fund yield At December 31, 2012

 

      Fund     Money Fund
Report*
 

7-day current

     0.00     0.06

7-day effective

     0.00     0.06

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $164,144 (in thousands) as of December 31, 2012(b)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended 12/31/12

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     948
       829        615   

Peer group average annual total return

     0.04     0.45     1.51

Morningstar Category in peer group: Money Market Taxable

  

Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment(a)

 

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Average Annual Total Return

For the periods ended December 31, 2012

 

(Inception date: 06/13/90)                          
      One
Year
    

Five
Year

     Ten
Year
     Ending value of a
$10,000
investment (a)
 

Elfun Money Market Fund

     0.00%         0.64%         1.84%       $ 12,009   

90 Day U.S. T-Bill

     0.09%         0.36%         1.66%       $ 11,790   
 

 

The seven day current yield, rather than the total return, more closely reflects the current earnings of the Money Market Fund at December 31, 2012.

 

* iMoneyNet’s IBC’s Money Fund report provides average yield for all major money market funds.

 

(a) Ending value of a $10,000 investment for the ten-year period or since inception, whichever is less.

 

(b) The securities information regarding holdings, allocations and other characteristics is presented to illustrate examples of securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of areas in which the Fund may invest as of a particular date. It may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security.

See Notes to Performance on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown on the graph and tables does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

An investment in the Elfun Money Market Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or by any other Government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per unit, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

 

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Elfun Money Market Fund    (in thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

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          Principal
Amount
     Amortized
Cost
     
          

Short-Term Investments — 99.8%

  

   
U.S. Treasuries — 11.6%     

United States Treasury Bills

       
0.14%   

01/03/13

   $ 130       $ 130      (d)

United States Treasury Notes

       
0.50%   

05/31/13

     4,250         4,256     
0.63%   

04/30/13

     3,050         3,055     
1.38%   

01/15/13 - 05/15/13

     11,550         11,575     
           19,016     
U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 33.2%

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

       
0.08%   

03/20/13

     900         900      (d)
0.11%   

01/17/13 - 02/06/13

     6,150         6,150      (d)
0.13%   

02/13/13 - 03/06/13

     8,850         8,848      (d)
0.16%   

04/01/13

     850         850      (d)

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

       
0.11%   

05/17/13

     1,700         1,699      (d)
0.12%   

03/13/13

     2,300         2,299      (d)
0.13%   

01/09/13 - 02/01/13

     7,500         7,500      (d)
0.15%   

01/18/13

     2,250         2,250      (d)

Federal Home Loan Banks

       
0.15%   

02/06/13

     1,250         1,250     
0.25%   

04/18/13

     3,500         3,500     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp

       
0.16%   

06/17/13

     1,150         1,150      (i)
0.17%   

03/21/13

     5,550         5,550      (i)

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

       
0.07%   

03/18/13

     2,200         2,200      (d)
0.13%   

01/22/13

     1,650         1,650      (d)
0.14%   

01/28/13

     4,750         4,749      (d)
0.15%   

02/04/13

     1,700         1,700      (d)
0.16%   

02/19/13

     2,350         2,349      (d)
           54,594     
Commercial Paper — 21.9%     

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd

       
0.18%   

02/07/13

     3,550         3,549      (d)
          Principal
Amount
     Amortized
Cost
     
          

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd

       
0.14%   

01/28/13

   $ 750       $ 750      (b,d)
0.17%   

01/14/13

     2,350         2,350      (d)

Chevron Corp

       
0.12%   

01/17/13

     3,500         3,500      (d)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

       
0.23%   

05/08/13

     3,300         3,300      (i)

DNB Bank ASA

       
0.23%   

03/18/13

     2,250         2,249      (d)

Glaxosmithkline PLC

       
0.15%   

01/04/13

     3,200         3,200      (d)

HSBC Bank PLC

       
0.20%   

03/25/13

     4,350         4,350      (i)

International Business Machines Corp

       
0.07%   

01/03/13

     1,800         1,800      (d)

JPMorgan Chase & Co

       
0.25%   

04/08/13

     1,900         1,899      (d)
KFW           
0.20%   

03/07/13

     2,550         2,549      (b,d)

Procter & Gamble Co/The

       
0.15%   

01/10/13

     1,650         1,650      (d)

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

       
0.24%   

02/01/13

     1,700         1,700      (b,d)

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

       
0.10%   

01/24/13

     3,150         3,150      (d)
           35,996     
Repurchase Agreement — 7.2%     

Barclays Capital Inc. U.S.
Treasury Repo

       
0.20% dated 12/31/12, to be repurchased at $3,900 on 01/01/13 collateralized by $ 3,978 U.S.Treasury Bond, 2.63% , maturing on 11/15/20 respectively. 01/02/13      3,900         3,900     

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. Gov Agcy Repo

       
0.20% dated 12/31/12, to be repurchased at $500 on 01/01/13 collateralized by $ 510 U.S. Government Agency Bond, 3.75%, maturing 06/28/13 01/02/13      500         500     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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          Principal
Amount
     Amortized
Cost
     
          

Goldman Sachs & Co. Gov
Agcy Repo

       
0.20% dated 12/31/12, to be repurchased at $3,700 on 01/01/13 collateralized by $ 3,778 U.S. Government Agency Bond, 0.38%, maturing 01/29/14 01/02/13    $ 3,700       $ 3,700     

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Gov Agcy Repo

       
0.16% dated 12/31/12, to be repurchased at $1,710 on 01/01/13 collateralized by $ 1,747 U.S. Government Agency Bond, 3.00%, maturing 08/08/19 01/02/13      1,710         1,710     

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 1Wk U.S. Treasury Repo

       
0.18% dated 12/31/12, to be repurchased at $1,000 on 01/01/13 collateralized by $ 1,024 U.S.Treasury Bond, 0.25% , maturing on 08/15/15 respectively. 01/02/13      1,000         1,000     

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC U.S. Treasury Repo

       
0.18% dated 12/31/12, to be repurchased at $1,000 on 01/01/13 collateralized by $ 1,024 U.S.Treasury Bond, 0.25% , maturing on 08/15/15 respectively. 01/02/13      1,000         1,000     
           11,810     
Corporates — 7.5%        

Inter-American Development Bank Discount Notes

       
0.14%   

02/19/13

     900         900      (d)
0.15%   

02/07/13

     2,850         2,850      (d)

Johnson & Johnson

       
0.70%   

05/15/13

     950         952     
KFW           
0.31%   

02/22/13

     900         900      (i)

Novartis Capital Corp

       
1.90%   

04/24/13

     1,100         1,105     
          Principal
Amount
     Amortized
Cost
     
          
Sanofi           
0.51%   

03/28/13

   $ 2,200       $ 2,201      (i)

World Bank Discount Notes

       
0.10%   

01/07/13

     3,450         3,450      (d)
           12,358     
Certificate of Deposit — 18.3%     

Bank of Montreal

       
0.20%   

01/03/13

     2,450         2,450     

Bank of Nova Scotia/Houston

       
0.29%   

06/13/13

     3,500         3,500      (i)

JPMorgan Chase & Co

       
0.22%   

03/12/13

     1,400         1,400     

National Australia Bank Ltd/New York

       
0.24%   

04/30/13

     3,300         3,300      (i)

Nordea Bank AB

       
0.36%   

02/19/13

     2,400         2,400     

Royal Bank of Canada/New York NY

       
0.43%   

04/10/13

     2,400         2,400      (i)

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

       
0.30%   

04/08/13

     2,550         2,550     

Standard Chartered PLC

       
0.48%   

01/10/13

     3,250         3,250     

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

       
0.28%   

04/15/13

     2,050         2,050     

Toronto-Dominion Bank

       
0.20%   

01/16/13

     2,800         2,800     

Westpac Banking Corp/NY

       
0.31%   

02/11/13

     4,100         4,100      (i)
           30,200     
Time Deposit — 0.1%        

State Street Corp

       
0.01%   

01/02/13

     170         170      (e)

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $164,144)

        164,144     

Other Assets and Liabilities,
net — 0.2%

        385     
        

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

  

   $ 164,529     
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments and Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(In thousands) — December 31, 2012

 

The views expressed in this document reflect our judgment as of the publication date and are subject to change at any time without notice. The securities cited may not be representative of the Fund’s future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See the Fund’s summary prospectus and statutory prospectus for complete descriptions of investment objectives, policies, risks and permissible investments.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, these securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2012, these securities amounted to $4,270, $25,035 and $8,499 or 2.00%, 6.87% and 5.17% of the net assets of the Elfun Diversified Fund, Elfun Income Fund and Elfun Money Market Fund, respectively. These securities have been determined to be liquid using procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (Unaudited).

 

(c) Settlement is on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis with final maturity to be announced (TBA) in the future.

 

(d) Coupon amount represents effective yield.

 

(e) State Street Corp. is the parent company of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent.

 

(f) Principal only security. These securities represent the right to receive the monthly principal payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. No payments of interest on the pool are passed through to the “principal only” holder.

 

(g) Interest only security. These securities represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. Payments of principal on the pool reduce the value of the “interest only” holding.
(h) At December 31, 2012, all or a portion of this security is reserved and/or pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures, options, forward foreign currency contracts and/or TBA’s.

 

(i) Variable or floating rate security. The stated rate represents the rate at December 31, 2012.

 

(j) Step coupon bond. Security becomes interest bearing at a future date.

 

(k) GE Asset Management, the investment adviser of the Fund, also serves as investment adviser of the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

(l) Escrowed to maturity bonds are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities which are held in escrow by a trustee and used to pay principal and interest on such bonds.

 

(m) Pre-refunded Bonds are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities, which are held in escrow and are used to pay principal and interest on the tax-exempt issue and to retire the bonds at the earliest refunding date.

 

(n) The security is insured by AMBAC, AGC, AGMC, MBIA, FSA or FGIC. The Elfun Tax-Exempt Fund had insurance concentrations of 5% or greater as of December 31, 2012 (as a percentage of net assets) as follows:

 

AGMC   7.60%

 

(o) Securities in default.

 

(p) Sponsored by SSGA Funds Management, Inc., an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s custodian and accounting agent.

 

(q) Coupon amount represents the coupon of the underlying mortgage securities on which monthly interest payments are based.

 

(r) Fair Valued Securities

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of December 31, 2012.
 

 

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†† Security traded on different exchanges.
* Less than 0.05%
** Principal amount or Fair Value is less than $500.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR          American Depositary Receipt
AGC          Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGMC          Assured Guaranty Municipal Company
AMBAC          AMBAC Indemnity Corporation
FGIC          Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FSA          Financial Security Assurance
GDR          Global Depositary Receipt
MBIA          Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation
REIT          Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC          Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SPDR          Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts
STRIPS          Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Security
TBA          To Be Announced

 

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Selected data based on a unit outstanding during the fiscal years indicated

 

Elfun International Equity Fund   2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Inception date

                                1/1/88   

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $15.43        $18.92        $18.24        $14.65        $28.32   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.35        0.44        0.36        0.43        0.77   

Net realized and unrealized
gains (losses) on investments

    2.88        (3.48     0.69        3.63        (13.26

Total income (loss) from investment operations

    3.23        (3.04     1.05        4.06        (12.49

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

    0.35        0.44        0.37        0.44        0.74   

Net realized gains

                         0.03        0.44   

Return of capital

    0.00     0.01                        

Total distributions

    0.35        0.45        0.37        0.47        1.18   

Net asset value, end of year

    $18.31        $15.43        $18.92        $18.24        $14.65   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    20.95     (16.02 )%      5.77     27.69     (44.15 )% 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

    $260,728        $240,572        $309,473        $301,332        $248,781   

Ratios to average net assets:

         

Net investment income

    1.98     2.34     2.05     2.66     3.10

Net expenses

    0.45 %(b)      0.30 %(b)      0.32 %(b)      0.27 %(b)      0.44 %(b) 

Gross expenses

    0.45     0.31     0.34     0.28     0.45

Portfolio turnover rate

    47     39     42     45     41
         
Elfun Trusts   2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Inception date

                                5/27/35   

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 40.35        $41.38        $38.50        $30.23        $48.73   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.77        0.48        0.40        0.35        0.49   

Net realized and unrealized
gains (losses) on investments

    7.77        0.06        4.64        9.83        (17.35

Total income (loss) from investment operations

    8.54        0.54        5.04        10.18        (16.86

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

    0.76        0.48        0.41        0.37        0.49   

Return of Capital

                         0.03        0.02   

Net realized gains

    4.07        1.09        1.75        1.51        1.13   

Total distributions

    4.83        1.57        2.16        1.91        1.64   

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 44.06        $40.35        $41.38        $38.50        $30.23   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    21.27     1.33     13.07     33.62     (34.53 )% 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

    $1,820,262        $1,647,396        $1,731,716        $1,639,896        $1,314,686   

Ratios to average net assets:

         

Net investment income

    1.60     1.09     1.00     1.05     1.10

Net expenses

    0.19 %(b)      0.21 %(b)      0.21 %(b)      0.23 %(b)      0.21 %(b) 

Gross expenses

    0.19     0.21     0.22     0.24     0.22

Portfolio turnover rate

    11     16     14     8     20

 

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Selected data based on a unit outstanding during the fiscal years indicated

 

Elfun Diversified Fund   2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Inception date

                                1/1/88   

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $16.53        $17.41        $16.08        $13.41        $19.80   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.33        0.38        0.28        0.29        0.42   

Net realized and unrealized
gains (losses) on investments

    1.78        (0.83)        1.32        2.68        (6.41)   

Total income (loss) from investment operations

    2.11        (0.45)        1.60        2.97        (5.99)   

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

    0.34        0.43        0.27        0.30        0.40   

Net realized gains

                         0.00       

Total distributions

    0.34        0.43        0.27        0.30        0.40   

Net asset value, end of year

    $18.30        $16.53        $17.41        $16.08        $13.41   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    12.77     (2.60)     9.98     22.13     (30.23)

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

    $213,168        $210,095        $229,881        $220,654        $191,347   

Ratios to average net assets:

         

Net investment income

    1.75     2.11     1.76     1.98     2.35

Net expenses

    0.46 %(b)      0.40 %(b)      0.48 %(b)      0.43 %(b)      0.31 %(b) 

Gross expenses

    0.47     0.41     0.75     0.47     0.33

Portfolio turnover rate

    173     197     148     142     180
         
Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund   2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Inception date

                                1/1/80   

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $11.97        $11.33        $11.64        $10.73        $11.54   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.51        0.53        0.53        0.53        0.53   

Net realized and unrealized
gains (losses) on investments

    0.37        0.64        (0.31)        0.91        (0.81)   

Total income from investment operations

    0.88        1.17        0.22        1.44        (0.28)   

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

    0.51        0.53        0.53        0.53        0.53   

Net realized gains

    0.02                               

Total distributions

    0.53        0.53        0.53        0.53        0.53   

Net asset value, end of year

    $12.32        $11.97        11.33        $11.64        $10.73   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    7.45     10.57     1.86     13.64     (2.51)

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

    $1,785,176        $1,730,904        $1,677,925        $1,776,803        $1,623,597   

Ratios to average net assets:

         

Net investment income

    4.18     4.56     4.54     4.66     4.72

Net expenses

    0.18     0.19     0.19     0.18     0.12

Gross expenses

    0.18     0.19     0.19     0.18     0.12

Portfolio turnover rate

    28     31     26     33     37

 

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Elfun Income Fund   2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Inception date

                                12/31/84   

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 11.58        $11.18        $10.73        $10.35        $11.09   

Income (loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.26        0.39        0.36        0.43        0.52   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.42        0.48        0.52        0.38        (0.74)   

Total income from investment operations

    0.68        0.87        0.88        0.81        (0.22)   

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

    0.26        0.38        0.43        0.43        0.52   

Net realized gains

    0.35        0.09                        

Total distributions

    0.61        0.47        0.43        0.43        0.52   

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 11.65        $11.58        $11.18        $10.73        $10.35   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    5.94     7.87     8.31     8.04     (2.01)

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

    $364,407        $363,029        $350,325        $338,481        $328,913   

Ratios to average net assets:

         

Net investment income

    2.20     3.39     3.34     4.15     4.88

Net expenses

    0.23 %(b)      0.24 %(b)      0.23 %(b)      0.24 %(b)      0.16 %(b) 

Gross expenses

    0.25     0.26     0.27     0.27     0.20

Portfolio turnover rate

    402     438     357     320     451
         
Elfun Money Market Fund   2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Inception date

                                6/13/90   

Net asset value, beginning of year

    $ 1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00   

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

           0.00     0.00     0.00     0.03   

Total income from investment operations

           0.00     0.00     0.00     0.03   

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

           0.00     0.00     0.00     0.03   

Total distributions

           0.00     0.00     0.00     0.03   

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    0.00     0.07     0.15 %(c)      0.42     2.57

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

    $164,529        $177,378        $207,108        $244,564        $285,389   

Ratios to average net assets:

         

Net investment income

        0.01     0.06     0.43     2.57

Net expenses

    0.18 %**      0.23 %**      0.26 %**      0.24 %**      0.19 %** 

Gross expenses

    0.32     0.32     0.28     0.24     0.19

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and assume no sales charge. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Reflects GEAM’s waiver of a portion of the Fund’s management expenses in an amount equal to the management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in an affiliated Money Market Fund managed by GEAM.
(c) Total return is revised to correct an error in the total return calculation, which was determined not to be material to previously issued financial statements.
* Less than 0.005 per share.
** GE Asset Management has voluntarily undertaken to reduce its management fee and/or subsidize certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain a minimum annualized yield of 0.00%.

 

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets
and Liabilities December 31, 2012
(Amounts in thousands)
     ELFUN
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND
       ELFUN
TRUSTS
 

ASSETS

         

Investments in securities, at Fair Value (cost $215,489; $1,258,982; $177,631; $1,615,627; $327,673 and $0, respectively)

     $ 253,362         $ 1,768,581   

Short-Term Investments (at amortized cost)

                   

Short-Term affiliated investments (at amortized cost)

       6,703           51,166   

Restricted Cash

       549             

Foreign currency (cost $14; $0; $0; $0; $0; and $0, respectively)

       14             

Income receivables

       397           1,447   

Receivable for fund shares sold

       46           141   

Variation margin receivable

       8             

Other assets

       3           23   

Total assets

       261,082           1,821,358   

LIABILITIES

         

Distribution payable to shareholders

       2             

Payable for investments purchased

                   

Payable for fund shares redeemed

       98           760   

Payable to GEAM

       51           107   

Accrued other expenses

       165           229   

Variation margin payable

       38             

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

                   

Other liabilities

                   

Total liabilities

       354           1,096   

NET ASSETS

     $ 260,728         $ 1,820,262   

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

         

Capital paid in

       288,295           1,310,524   

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

                 212   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

       (65,575        (73

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

         

Investments

       37,873           509,599   

Futures

       131             

Foreign currency related transactions

       4             

NET ASSETS

     $ 260,728         $ 1,820,262   

Shares outstanding (Par value $10; $10; $10; $10; $10; and $1, respectively; unlimited shares authorized)

       14,241           41,310   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $ 18.31         $ 44.06   

 

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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ELFUN
DIVERSIFIED
FUND
     ELFUN
TAX-EXEMPT
INCOME FUND
       ELFUN
INCOME FUND
       ELFUN
MONEY MARKET
FUND
 
              
$193,516      $ 1,773,397         $ 334,738         $   
       18,577           25,496           164,144   
30,991                  64,620             
50                              
                             
472        24,126           1,687           83   
33        493           156           905   
236                  65             
454        15           3           9   
225,752        1,816,608           426,765           165,141   
              
       1,903           118             
11,656        28,395           61,939             
149        842           143           527   
20        116           17           5   
296        176           141           80   
                             
13                              
450                              
12,584        31,432           62,358           612   
$213,168      $ 1,785,176         $ 364,407         $ 164,529   
              
200,892        1,627,435           356,797           164,461   

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       70           296             
(3,804)        (99        72           68   
              
15,885        157,770           7,065             
194                  177             
(12)                              
$213,168      $ 1,785,176         $ 364,407         $ 164,529   
11,646        144,956           31,278           164,731   
$    18.30      $ 12.32         $ 11.65         $ 1.00   

 

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Statements of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2012
(Amounts in thousands)
     ELFUN
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND
       ELFUN
TRUSTS
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

         

Income:

         

Dividends

     $ 6,616         $ 32,636   

Interest

       11           6   

Interest from affiliated investments

       3           28   

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

       (564          

Total income

       6,066           32,670   

Expenses:

         

Advisory and administration fees

       761           2,776   

Blue Sky fees

       12           14   

Transfer agent fees

       104           344   

Custody and accounting expenses

       152           78   

Professional fees

       26           37   

Other expenses

       73           198   

Total expenses

       1,128           3,447   

Less: Fees waived by the adviser

       (6        (51

Net expenses

       1,122           3,396   

Net investment income

       4,944           29,274   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

         

Realized gain (loss) on:

         

Investments

       (5,399        155,090   

Futures

       136             

Foreign currency related transactions

       (54          

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments

       47,770           159,262   

Futures

       49             

Foreign currency related transactions

       (11          

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

       42,491           314,352   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 47,435         $ 343,626   

 

 

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DIVERSIFIED
FUND
     ELFUN
TAX-EXEMPT
INCOME FUND
       ELFUN
INCOME FUND
       ELFUN
MONEY MARKET
FUND
 
              
              
$3,158      $         $ 13         $   
1,677        77,737           8,903           308   
17        1           43             
(96)                              
4,756        77,738           8,959           308   
              
443        2,791           585           303   
9        17           12           20   
74        151           88           84   
391        87           136           75   
29        40           24           16   
72        165           76           56   
1,018        3,251           921           554   
(33)                  (80        (246
985        3,251           841           308   
3,771        74,487           8,118             
              
              
7,485        9,831           14,203             
692                  (2,952          
106                              
              
13,558        43,097           1,138           100   
315                  779             
7                              
22,163        52,928           13,168           100   
$25,934      $ 127,415         $ 21,286         $ 100   

 

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Statements of Changes
in Net Assets For the year ended
December 31, 2012 and 2011 (Amounts in thousands)
   ELFUN
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND
    

ELFUN

TRUSTS
FUND

 
      2012     2011      2012     2011  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

         

Operations:

         

Net investment income

   $ 4,944      $ 6,796       $ 29,274      $ 18,893   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency related transactions

     (5,317     (6,842      155,090        43,276   

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures and foreign currency related transactions

     47,808        (47,893      159,262        (37,997

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     47,435        (47,939      343,626        24,172   

Distributions to shareholders from:

         

Net investment income

     (4,895     (6,736      (29,088     (18,959

Net realized gains

                    (154,897     (43,352

Return of capital

     (12     (199               

Total distributions

     (4,907     (6,935      (183,985     (62,311

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations and distributions

     42,528        (54,874      159,641        (38,139

Share transactions:

         

Proceeds from sale of shares

     3,744        11,753         30,935        38,252   

Value of distributions reinvested

     4,366        6,085         143,256        48,056   

Cost of units redeemed

     (30,482     (31,865      (160,966     (132,489

Net increase (decrease) from shares transactions

     (22,372     (14,027      13,225        (46,181

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     20,156        (68,901      172,866        (84,320

NET ASSETS

         

Beginning of period

     240,572        309,473         1,647,396        1,731,716   

End of period

   $ 260,728      $ 240,572       $ 1,820,262      $ 1,647,396   

Undistributed (Distributions in Excess of) Net Investment Income (end of period)

   $      $ (15    $ 212      $ (69
         
CHANGES IN FUND SHARES                          

Shares sold

     218        624         671        894   

Issued for distribution reinvested

     240        401         3,276        1,198   
Shares redeemed      (1,806     (1,792      (3,460     (3,118

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

     (1,348     (767      487        (1,026

 

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DIVERSIFIED
FUND
    ELFUN
TAX-EXEMPT
INCOME FUND
    ELFUN
INCOME FUND
    ELFUN
MONEY MARKET
FUND
 
2012     2011     2012     2011     2012     2011     2012     2011  
             
             
$ 3,771      $ 4,708      $ 74,487      $ 76,130      $ 8,118      $ 12,138      $      $ 11   
  8,283        7,408        9,831        (3,028     11,251        14,356               1   
  13,880        (17,941     43,097        93,947        1,917        631        100        (100
  25,934        (5,825     127,415        167,049        21,286        27,125        100        (88
             
  (3,892     (5,284     (74,487     (76,130     (8,147     (11,915            (135
                (2,493            (10,695     (2,650              
                                                     
  (3,892     (5,284     (76,980     (76,130     (18,842     (14,565            (135
  22,042        (11,109     50,435        90,919        2,444        12,560        100        (223
             
  4,818        9,772        82,309        62,668        23,625        32,622        88,055        81,055   
  3,393        4,588        53,624        52,299        14,078        10,532               121   
  (27,180     (23,037     (132,096     (152,907     (38,769     (43,010     (101,004     (110,683
  (18,969     (8,677     3,837        (37,940     (1,066     144        (12,949     (29,507
  3,073        (19,786     54,272        52,979        1,378        12,704        (12,849     (29,730
             
  210,095        229,881        1,730,904        1,677,925        363,029        350,325        177,378        207,108   
$ 213,168      $ 210,095      $ 1,785,176      $ 1,730,904      $ 364,407      $ 363,029      $ 164,529      $ 177,378   
$ 13      $ (7   $ 70      $      $ 295      $ 64      $      $   
             
                                             
  269        557        6,712        5,418        1,997        2,872        88,055        80,925   
  186        279        4,361        4,522        1,200        919               121   
  (1,522     (1,324     (10,751     (13,390     (3,269     (3,782     (101,004     (110,681
  (1,067     (488     322        (3,450     (72     9        (12,949     (29,635

 

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1. Organization of the Funds

The Elfun Funds (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as open-end management investment companies. The Funds operate as Employees’ Securities Companies (as defined in the 1940 Act) and as such are exempt from certain provisions of the 1940 Act.

GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”), the Funds’ investment adviser, is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric Company.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 may differ from those estimates.

Subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements.

There are no items to report.

The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds:

Securities Valuation and Transactions All investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value, as described in Note 3.

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the basis of identified cost for both financial statement and federal tax purposes.

Repurchase Agreements Some of the Funds engage in repurchase agreement transactions with respect to instruments that are consistent with the Fund’s invest-

ment objectives or policies. The Funds’ custodian takes possession of the collateral pledged for investments in repurchase agreements on behalf of the Funds. The Funds value the underlying collateral daily on a mark-to-market basis to determine that the value, including accrued interest, is at least equal to 102% for domestic securities and 105% international securities of the repurchase price. In the event the seller defaults and the value of the security declines, or if the seller enters an insolvency proceeding, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited.

Foreign Currency Accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions.

All assets and liabilities of the Funds initially expressed in foreign currency values will be converted into U.S. dollars at the WM/Reuter exchange rate computed at 11:00 a.m., Eastern time.

The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities during the year. Such fluctuations are included in the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments. Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains or losses on sales and maturities of foreign currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference between the amount of net investment income and withholding taxes accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received or paid, and gains or losses between the trade and settlement date on purchases and sales of foreign securities. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arising from changes in the value of other assets and liabilities (including foreign currencies and open foreign currency contracts) as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates are included as increases or decreases in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency related transactions.

 

 

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Derivatives The Funds are subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. Certain Funds entered into derivative transactions to gain market exposure for residual and accumulating cash positions, and for managing the duration of fixed-income investments.

Futures Contracts A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. Certain Funds invest in interest rate, financial and stock or bond index futures contracts subject to certain limitations. The Elfun International Equity Fund entered into futures contracts for the purpose of gaining market exposure and investing residual cash positions. The Elfun Diversified Fund entered into futures contracts for the purposes of gaining market exposure, investing residual cash positions and managing duration of fixed income investments. The Elfun Income Fund entered into futures contracts for the purpose of managing duration of fixed income investments. Buying futures tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument while selling futures tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument, or hedge other Fund investments. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds since futures contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. A Fund’s risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of the underlying instruments, non-performance of the counterparties under the contracts’ terms and changes in the liquidity of the secondary market for the contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they principally trade.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Funds are required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount, known as initial margin deposit. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Funds each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the fair value of the underlying security. The Funds record an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. Should market conditions move unexpectedly, the Funds may not achieve the

anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The Funds recognize a realized gain or loss on the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

When-Issued Securities and Forward Commitments Certain Funds purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis. These transactions are arrangements in which the Funds purchase and sell securities with payment and delivery scheduled a month or more after entering into the transaction. The price of the underlying securities and the date when these securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the commitments. In connection with such purchases, the Funds maintain cash or liquid assets in an amount equal to the purchase commitments for such underlying securities until settlement date and for sales commitments the Funds maintain equivalent deliverable securities as “cover” for the transaction. Unsettled commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying security. Daily fluctuations in the value of such commitments are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The Funds will not enter into such commitments for the purpose of investment leverage.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts The Elfun Diversified Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign denominated securities and to manage the Funds’ currency exposure. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and the offered forward rates as last quoted by a recognized dealer. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the Funds’ financial statements. Such amounts appear under the caption Forward Foreign Currency Contracts in the Schedule of Investments. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (or liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains or losses on foreign currency related transactions. The Funds’ risks in using these contracts include changes in the value of foreign currency or the possibility that the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms. When a Fund

 

 

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enters into a forward foreign currency exchange contract, it is required to segregate cash or liquid securities with its custodian in an amount equal to the value of the Fund’s total assets committed to the consummation of the forward contract. If the value of the segregated securities declines, additional cash or securities are segregated so that the value of the account will equal the amount of the Fund’s commitment with respect to the contract.

Investments in Foreign Markets Investments in foreign markets involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in the United States. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, restrictions on repatriation of income and capital, and adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls, tariffs and taxes, subject to delays in settlements, and their prices may be more volatile.

The Funds may be subject to capital gains and repatriation taxes imposed by certain countries in which they invest. Such taxes are generally based upon income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued based on net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation as income and/or capital gains are earned.

Investment Income Corporate actions (including cash dividends) are recorded on ex-dividend date, net of applicable withholding taxes, except for certain foreign corporate actions which are recorded as soon after ex-dividend date as such information becomes available. Withholding taxes in foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization premiums on taxable bonds are to the call or maturity date, whichever is shorter, using the effective yield method.

Expenses Fund specific expenses are charged to the Fund that incurs such expenses. Such expenses may include custodial fees, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and registration fees. Expenses that are not fund specific are allocated pro rata across the Funds. Expenses of the

fund are generally paid directly by the fund, however, expenses may be paid by GEAM and reimbursed by the fund.

Federal Income Taxes The Funds intend to comply with all sections of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies, including the distribution of substantially all of their taxable net investment income, tax-exempt income, and net realized capital gains to their shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income tax has been made. Each Fund is treated as a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes.

 

3. Securities Valuation

The Funds utilize various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and providing related disclosures. Broadly, the framework requires fair value to be determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. It also establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs.

Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1—Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 

 

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Level 3—Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

Policies and procedures are maintained to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, pricing vendors are utilized to assist in valuing investments. GEAM performs periodic reviews of the methodologies used by independent pricing services including price validation of individual securities.

Fair Value Measurement The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Funds use to measure different financial investments at fair value.

A Fund’s portfolio securities are valued generally on the basis of market quotations. Equity securities generally are valued at the last reported sale price on the primary market in which they are traded. Portfolio securities listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, Level 1 securities primarily include publicly-traded equity securities. If no sales occurred on the exchange or NASDAQ that day, the portfolio security generally is valued using the last reported bid price. In those circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

Debt securities (other than short-term securities described below) generally are valued at an evaluated bid price as reported by independent pricing services. The pricing services use various pricing models for each asset class. The inputs and assumptions to the model of the pricing services are derived from market observable sources, including: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and other market related data. Since many fixed income securities do not trade on a daily basis, the methodology of the pricing service uses other available information as applicable such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of similar securities, sector groupings, and matrix pricing. Thus, certain securities may not be priced using quoted prices, but rather determined from market observable information. These investments are included in Level 2 and are primarily comprised of corporate fixed income, government, mortgage and asset-backed securities. In the absence of a reliable bid price from such a pricing service, debt securities may be valued based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services

may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified as Level 3.

A Fund may use non-binding broker or dealer quotes for valuation when there is limited or no relevant market activity for a specific investment or for other investments that share similar characteristics and a price is not provided by a pricing service or is deemed not to be reliable. The Funds have not adjusted the prices obtained. Investment securities priced using non-binding broker or dealer quotes are included in Level 3.

Portfolio Securities and any short-term investments of sufficient credit quality with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are typically valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value and these are included in Level 2.

If it is determined that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified in Level 3.

If prices are not readily available for a portfolio security, or if it is believed that a price for a portfolio security does not represent its fair value, the security may be valued using procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Trustees that are designed to establish its “fair” value. These securities are typically classified in Level 3. Those procedures require that the fair value of a security be established by a valuation committee of GEAM. The valuation committee follows different protocols for different types of investments and circumstances. The fair value procedures may be used to value any investment of any Fund in the appropriate circumstances.

Foreign securities may be valued with the assistance of an independent fair value pricing service in circumstances where it is believed that they have been or would be materially affected by events occurring after the close of the portfolio security’s primary market and before the close of regular trading on the NYSE. In these circumstances the Fund classifies the investment securities in Level 2. This independent fair value pricing service uses a

 

 

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proprietary model to identify affected securities, taking into consideration various factors, and the fair value of such securities may be something other than the last available quotation or other market price.

All assets and liabilities of the Funds initially expressed in foreign currency values will be converted into U.S. dollars at the WM/Reuters exchange rate computed at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time.

Fair value determinations generally are used for securities whose value is affected by a significant event that will materially affect the value of a security and which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such security trades but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s NAV.

The value established for such a portfolio security may be different than what would be produced through the use of market quotations or another methodology. Portfolio securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their value from one day to the next than would be the case if market quota-

tions were used. In addition, there is no assurance that a Fund could sell a portfolio security for the value established for it at any time and it is possible that the Fund would incur a loss because a portfolio security is sold at a discount to its established value.

Other financial investments are derivative instruments that are not reflected in total investments, such as futures, forwards, swaps, and written options contracts, which are valued based on fair value as discussed above.

The Funds use closing prices for derivatives included in Level 1, which are traded either on exchanges or liquid over-the counter markets. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 2 primarily represent interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps and foreign currency and commodity forward and option contracts. Derivative assets and liabilities included in Level 3 primarily represent interest rate products that contain embedded optionality or prepayment features.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

 

The following tables present the Funds’ investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2012:

 

(Dollars in thousands)                                 
Fund   Investments   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Elfun International
Equity Fund

  Investments in Securities        
  Common Stock   $ 11,238      $ 237,309      $      $ 248,547   
  Preferred Stock            4,815               4,815   
  Short-Term Investments     6,703                      6,703   
   
    Total Investments in Securities   $ 17,941      $ 242,124      $      $ 260,065   
  Other Financial Instruments *        
  Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation   $ 145      $      $      $ 145   
  Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation     (14                   (14
   
    Total Other Financial Instruments   $ 131      $      $      $ 131   

Elfun Trusts

  Investments in Securities        
  Common Stock   $ 1,768,581      $      $      $ 1,768,581   
  Short-Term Investments     51,166                      51,166   
   
    Total Investments in Securities   $ 1,819,747      $      $      $ 1,819,747   

 

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(Dollars in thousands)                                 
Fund   Investments   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Elfun Diversified Fund

  Investments in Securities        
  Domestic Equity   $ 78,780      $      $      $ 78,780   
  Foreign Equity     3,617        34,148               37,765   
  U.S. Treasuries            21,113               21,113   
  Agency Mortgage Backed            20,284               20,284   
  Agency CMOs            530               530   
  Asset Backed            32               32   
  Corporate Notes            19,140               19,140   
  Non-Agency CMOs            1,958               1,958   
  Sovereign Bonds            1,032               1,032   
  Municipal Notes and Bonds            353               353   
  Exchange Traded Funds     11,836                      11,836   
  Preferred Stock            693               693   
  Short-Term Investments     30,991                      30,991   
   
    Total Investments in Securities   $ 125,224      $ 99,283      $      $ 224,507   
  Other Financial Instruments *        
  Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation   $ 251      $      $      $ 251   
  Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation     (57                   (57
  Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation     (12                   (12
   
    Total Other Financial Instruments   $ 182      $      $      $ 182   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

  Investments in Securities        
  Municipal Bonds and Notes   $      $ 1,773,397      $      $ 1,773,397   
  Short-Term Investments            18,577               18,577   
   
    Total Investments in Securities   $      $ 1,791,974      $      $ 1,791,974   

Elfun Income Fund

  Investments in Securities        
  U.S. Treasuries   $      $ 97,569      $      $ 97,569   
  Agency Mortgage Backed            111,150               111,150   
  Agency CMOs            3,024          3,024   
  Asset Backed            1,183               1,183   
  Corporate Notes            104,450               104,450   
  Non-Agency CMOs            10,852               10,852   
  Sovereign Bonds            4,511               4,511   
  Municipal Notes and Bonds            1,999               1,999   
  Short-Term Investments     64,620        25,496               90,116   
   
    Total Investments in Securities   $ 64,620      $ 360,234      $      $ 424,854   

 

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(Dollars in thousands)                                 
Fund   Investments   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
  Other Financial Instruments *        
  Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation   $ 457      $      $      $ 457   
  Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation     (280                   (280
   
    Total Other Financial Instruments   $ 177      $      $      $ 177   

Elfun Money Market
Fund

  Investments in Securities        
  U.S. Treasuries   $      $ 19,016      $      $ 19,016   
  U.S. Government Agency Obligations            54,594               54,594   
  Commercial Paper            35,996               35,996   
  Repurchase Agreements            11,810               11,810   
  Corporates            12,358               12,358   
  Certificates of Deposit            30,200               30,200   
  Time Deposit            170               170   
   
    Total Investments in Securities   $      $ 164,144      $      $ 164,144   

 

See Schedule of Investments for Industry Classification

 

* Other financial instruments include derivative instruments such as futures and forward exchange contracts. Amounts shown represent unrealized appreciation (depreciation), at period end.

The following tables present the changes in Level 3 investments measured on a recurring basis for the period ended December 31, 2012 (Dollars in thousands):

 

Elfun Money Market Fund    Corporates     Total  

Balance at 12/31/11

   $ 3,501      $ 3,501   

Accrued discounts/premiums

     (1     (1

Realized gain (loss)

              

Change in unrealized gain (loss)

     100        100   

Purchases

              

Sales

     (3,600     (3,600

Issuances

              

Settlements

              

Transfers into Level 3

              

Transfers out of Level 3

              

Balance at 12/31/12

   $      $   

Change in unrealized depreciation relating to securities still held at 12/31/12

   $      $   

The Elfun International Equity Fund and the Elfun Diversified Fund utilized the fair value pricing service on December 31, 2012 due to events occurring after the close of foreign local markets and before the close of regular trading on the NYSE. This resulted in certain foreign securities being classified as Level 2 at the end of the period which were classified as Level 1 at December 31, 2011. The value of securities that were transferred to Level 2 from Level 1 as a result was $173,801 and $24,545, respectively (dollars in thousands).

There were no other transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

 

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4. Derivatives Disclosure

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by the Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging as of December 31, 2012:

 

(Dollars in thousands):

       
   

Asset Derivatives December 31, 2012 

   

Liability Derivatives December 31, 2012

 
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments under ASC 815
  Location in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
    Location in the Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
  Fair
Value ($)
 

Elfun International Equity Fund

       

Equity Contracts

  Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Futures     145   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Futures     (14 )* 

Elfun Diversified Fund

       

Equity Contracts

  Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Futures     136   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Futures     (6 )* 

Interest Rate Contracts

  Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Futures     115   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Futures     (51 )* 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts

  Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts          Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts     (13

Elfun Income Fund

       

Interest Rate Contracts

  Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Futures     457   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Futures     (280 )* 

 

* Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments and within the components of the net assets section of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the receivables and/or payables of the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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Shown below are the effects of derivative instruments on each Fund’s Statement of Operation, summarized by primary risk exposure all of which are not accounted for as hedging instruments under ASC 815.

 

Derivatives not accounted
for as hedging instruments
under ASC 815
  Location in the
Statements of Operations
  Total Notional
Amount
of Futures
Contracts
Purchased/(Sold) ($)
    Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized
in Income ($)
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
on Derivatives
Recognized in Income ($)
 

Elfun International Equity Fund

     

Equity Contracts

  Realized gain (loss) on futures, Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Futures     46,919/(48,012)        136        49   

Elfun Diversified Fund

       

Equity Contracts

  Realized gain (loss) on futures, Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Futures     58,542/(54,748)        1,397        92   

Interest Rate Contracts

  Realized gain (loss) on futures, Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Futures     159,585/(159,515)        (705     223   

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts

  Realized gain (loss) on futures, Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts     0/(7,335)        106        7   

Elfun Income Fund

       

Interest Rate Contracts

  Realized gain (loss) on futures, Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Futures     784,578/(773,980)        (2,952     779   

 

5. Line of Credit

The Funds share a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of its affiliates. The credit facility is with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). The revolving credit facility requires the payment of a commitment fee equal to 0.100% per annum on the daily unused portion of the

credit facility, payable quarterly. The portion borne by the Funds generally is borne proportionally based upon net assets. In addition, the Funds have a $100 million uncommitted, unsecured line of credit with State Street. Generally, borrowings under the credit facilities would accrue interest at the Federal Funds Rate plus 50 basis points and would be borne by the borrowing Fund. The maximum amount allowed to be borrowed by any one

 

 

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Fund is the lesser of (i) its prospectus limitation or (ii) 20% of its net assets. The credit facilities were not utilized by the Funds during the period ended December 31, 2012.

 

6. Compensation and Fees paid to Affiliates

During 2012, the Funds incurred expenses for the cost of services rendered by GEAM as investment adviser and for services GEAM rendered as unitholder servicing agent.

These expenses are included as administration expenses and unitholder servicing agent expenses in the Statements of Operations. The Trustees received no compensation as Trustees for the Elfun Funds.

GEAM has a contractual arrangement with each Fund (except the Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund and the Elfun Money Market Fund) to waive a portion of the Funds’ Management fees in the amount equal to the Management fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Funds’ investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

 

7. Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities

The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities and short-term options, for the year ended December 31, 2012, were as follows:

 

(Amounts in Thousands):    U.S. Government Securities           Other Securities  
Fund    Purchases      Sales            Purchases      Sales  

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $       $          $ 155,389       $ 136,820   

Elfun Trusts

                        188,125         351,429   

Elfun Diversified Fund

     227,214         216,744            108,233         140,265   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

                        562,794         497,108   

Elfun Income Fund

     1,135,624         1,091,971            170,459         220,478   

 

8. Income Taxes

The Funds are subject to ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 provides guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the effects of income taxes that result from an entity’s activities during the year. ASC 740 also provides guidance regarding how certain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires

evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more likely than not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. There are no adjustments to the Funds’ net assets required under ASC 740. The Funds’ 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

 

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At December 31, 2012, information on the tax components of capital was as follows:

 

(Amounts in thousands)  
          Gross Unrealized Tax     Net Tax Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Undistributed  
Fund   Cost of Investments
For Tax Purposes
    Appreciation     Depreciation     Investments     Derivatives/
Currency
    Income     Accumulated
Capital Loss
    Late-Year
Losses
 

Elfun International Equity Fund

  $ 225,921      $ 42,241      $ (8,097   $ 34,144      $ 145      $      $ (61,857   $   

Elfun Trusts

    1,310,222        541,446        (31,921     509,525               212                 

Elfun Diversified Fund

    210,164        17,912        (3,569     14,343        (5            (2,062       

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

    1,634,226        158,802        (1,054     157,748               70        12        (90

Elfun Income Fund

    418,448        8,608        (2,202     6,406               1,204                 

Elfun Money Market Fund

    164,144                                    68                 

As of December 31, 2012, the following Funds have capital loss carryovers as indicated below. The capital loss carryover is available to offset future realized capital gains to the extent provided in the Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder. To the extent that these carryover losses are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains so offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

      Amounts (In thousands)  
Fund    Short-Term      Long-Term      Expires  

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $ 33,349       $         12/31/17   
     13,483                 12/31/18   
     8,869         6,156         N/A   

Elfun Diversified Fund

     2,062                 12/31/17   

These amounts will be available to offset future taxable capital gains. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment tax years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Funds utilized prior year capital loss carryovers as follows:

 

Fund (Amounts in thousands)    Amount  

Elfun Diversified Fund

   $ 7,429   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

     7,301   

Elfun Money Market Fund

     9   

Any qualified late-year loss is deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next tax year (if the Fund elects to defer such loss). Under this regime, generally, the Fund can elect to defer any post-October capital loss and/or any late-year ordinary loss as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

The following Fund elected to defer qualified late-year losses for the year ended December 31, 2012 as follows:

 

Fund (Amounts in thousands)    Capital      Ordinary  

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

   $ 90       $   

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2012, were as follows:

 

Fund (Amounts in thousands)      Exempt
Interest
       Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Capital Gains
       Return of
Capital
       Total  

Elfun International Equity Fund

     $         $ 4,895         $         $ 12         $ 4,907   

Elfun Trusts

                 29,234           154,751                     183,985   

Elfun Diversified Fund

                 3,892                               3,892   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

       72,267           2,220           2,493                     76,980   

Elfun Income Fund

                 18,842                               18,842   

The tax composition of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2011, were as follows:

 

Fund (In thousands)      Exempt
Interest
       Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Capital Gains
       Return of
Capital
       Total  

Elfun International Equity Fund

     $         $ 6,736         $         $ 199         $ 6,935   

Elfun Trusts

                 18,959           43,352                     62,311   

Elfun Diversified Fund

                 5,284                               5,284   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

       74,163           1,967                               76,130   

Elfun Income Fund

                 14,565                               14,565   

Elfun Money Market Fund

                 135                               135   

 

Distributions to Shareholders

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund, Elfun Income Fund and Elfun Money Market Fund declare net investment income dividends daily and pay them monthly. All other Funds declare and pay dividends from net investment income annually. All Funds declare and pay net realized capital gains distributions annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from generally

accepted accounting principles. These differences include (but are not limited to) treatment of realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency contracts, futures, investments organized as partnerships for tax purposes, distributions from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and other equity investments, losses deferred due to offsetting positions, and losses deferred due to wash sale transactions. Reclassifications are made to the Funds’ capital accounts to reflect income and gains

 

 

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available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations. These reclassifications have no impact on net investment income, realized gains or losses, or net asset value of the

Funds. The calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights table excludes these adjustments.

 

 

The reclassifications for the year ended December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

Fund (Amounts in thousands)    Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
     Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
       Capital
paid In
 

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $ (22    $ 29         $ (7

Elfun Trusts

     95         (99        4   

Elfun Diversified Fund

     141         (120        (21

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

     70         (70          

Elfun Income Fund

     261         (261          

Elfun Money Market Fund

             77           (77

 

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The Unitholders and Board of Trustees

Elfun Funds

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of the Elfun International Equity Fund, Elfun Trusts, Elfun Diversified Fund, Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund, Elfun Income Fund and Elfun Money Market Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), as of December 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Elfun International Equity Fund, Elfun Trusts, Elfun Diversified Fund, Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund, Elfun Income Fund and Elfun Money Market Fund as of December 31, 2012, the results of its operations, changes in its net assets and financial highlights for each of the years described above, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2012

 

The following funds intend to make an election under Internal Revenue Code Section 853. The election will allow shareholders to treat their attributable share of foreign taxes paid by the Funds to be paid by them directly. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, the total amount of income received by the Funds from sources within foreign countries and possessions of the United States and the total amount of taxes paid by the Funds follows:

 

        Total Foreign
Source Income
     Total Foreign
Taxes Paid
 

Elfun International Equity Fund

     $ 6,616,138       $ 513,702   

Of the dividends paid from net investment income by the Elfun Tax-Exempt Fund during the calendar year ended December 31, 2011, 97.02% represent exempt interest dividends for Federal income tax purposes.

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund hereby designates as capital gain dividends the amounts set forth, or the amount ultimately treated as capital gain net income.

 

Fund    Gross Amount  

Elfun Trusts

   $ 154,751,317   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

     2,492,732   

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, certain dividends paid by the fund may be subject to a maximum income tax rate of 15%. The following represents the amounts that may be considered qualified dividend income:

 

Fund    Qualified Dividend Income  

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $ 4,907,346   

Elfun Trusts

     29,445,633   

Elfun Diversified Fund

     3,057,414   

For corporate shareholders the following represent the percentages of respective fund distributions that may be eligible for the dividends received deduction:

 

Fund name    Dividends Received Deduction  

Elfun Trusts

     100.00

Elfun Diversified Fund

     50.96

The amounts presented herein may differ from amounts presented elsewhere in the financial statements due to differences between tax and financial accounting principles. Please consult a tax advisor if you have any questions about Federal or State income tax laws or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your Fund account, please consult your investment representative or call 1-800-242-0134.

 

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The Board of Trustees of the Elfun Funds1 (the “Board”) considered and all those that were present unanimously approved the continuance of the investment advisory agreements with GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) at a meeting held on December 11, 2012.

In considering whether to approve the Funds’ investment advisory agreements, the Board members considered and discussed a substantial amount of information and analysis provided by GEAM personnel. The Board members also considered detailed information regarding performance and expenses of other investment companies, including those with similar investment strategies and sizes, which was prepared by independent third party provider Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”). The Board members reviewed the fees charged by GEAM for other mutual funds and investment products other than mutual funds that employ the same investment strategies as the Funds. The Board had the opportunity to ask questions and request additional information in connection with its considerations.

Before approving each Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board members received and considered memoranda prepared by GEAM personnel that set forth detailed information, including numerous exhibits and other materials related to GEAM’s business and the services it provides to each Fund. The Board members also reviewed materials discussing the legal standards for the consideration of the proposed continuances. The Board members reviewed and discussed the proposed continuance of the agreements with GEAM personnel, including representatives from the legal, compliance and finance departments and senior members of each relevant investment group (e.g., equity, fixed income). The Board members also heard presentations by these representatives, and posed questions and engaged in substantive discussions with them concerning the Funds’ operations and the investment process employed for each Fund. The Board members took into account that many of them possess multi-year experience as Board members and that all of them possess a great deal of

knowledge about GEAM and the Funds in their capacities as senior officers of GEAM. They also took into account their consideration of these types of agreements in recent years. The information was presented in a manner to facilitate comparison to prior periods and to reflect certain enhancements. To focus their review, the Board members asked GEAM personnel, in its oral presentations, to highlight material differences from the information presented in recent years.

In reaching their determinations relating to continuance of the Funds’ investment advisory agreements, the Board members considered all factors that they deemed relevant, including the factors discussed below. In their deliberations, the Board members did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Board members evaluated this information, and all other information available to them, for each Fund separately, and their determinations were made separately in respect of each Fund. In particular, the Board members focused on the following with respect to each Fund:

The Nature, Extent And Quality Of Services Provided

The Board members reviewed the services provided by GEAM and concurred that GEAM provides high quality advisory and administrative services to the Funds. In connection with their consideration of GEAM’s services, the Board members focused on the favorable attributes of GEAM, including (i) an investment philosophy oriented toward long-term performance; (ii) effective processes used for selecting investments and brokers; (iii) effective processes used for providing Fund administration, including controllership and compliance functions and oversight of the performance of other companies that provide services to the Funds; (iv) highly skilled professionals, including analysts, research professionals and portfolio managers with a depth of experience relevant to the Funds; (v) access to significant technological resources from which the Funds may benefit; and (vi) a favorable history and reputation. The Board members noted that each Fund represents only a small amount of the overall assets managed by GEAM, but benefits from a full array of services and resources provided by GEAM. In particular, the Board members discussed that the Funds benefit from a large staff of research analysts employed by GEAM.

 

 

 

1 The Elfun Funds include the Elfun Trusts, Elfun International Equity Fund, Elfun Diversified Fund, Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund, Elfun Income Fund, Elfun Money Market Fund (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).

 

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In light of the foregoing, the Board members concluded that the services provided by GEAM continue to be satisfactory.

Investment Performance Of The Funds

The Board members considered the investment performance of the Funds for various periods. The Board members reviewed detailed comparisons of the performance of the Funds with the relevant securities indices and peer groupings of mutual funds prepared by Morningstar with respect to various periods. The Board members also engaged in discussions with GEAM personnel regarding the investment process and performance results for each Fund. These discussions focused on each Fund’s investment objective, the number and experience of portfolio management and supporting research personnel, the investment style and approach employed, the likely market cycles for the investment style and, in some instances, relative underperformance in certain periods. The Board members discussed GEAM’s investment approach with respect to each of the Funds, and the reasons for certain Funds’ relative underperformance.

The Board members concluded that the Funds’ performance was acceptable overall taking into consideration the factors discussed above.

Cost Of The Services Provided To The Funds

The Board members considered the cost of the services provided by GEAM, noting that, pursuant to each investment advisory agreement, GEAM is reimbursed for its reasonable costs incurred in providing the services contemplated by those agreements and is not paid a management fee. The Board also noted that GE Investment Distributors, Inc. (“GEID”), a subsidiary of GEAM, is reimbursed for its reasonable costs incurred in providing services specified in its agreement with the Funds as unitholder servicing agent and is not paid a unitholder servicing fee. The Board members considered that the charges resulting from this arrangement involve all of the expenses incurred by GEAM and GEID with respect to the management and unitholder operations of the Funds, including, without limitation, indirect allocable overhead costs and the direct and indirect costs of GEAM and GEID personnel providing investment management and other services to the Funds. The Board members noted and discussed the additional services provided by GEAM to the Funds compared to other investment products managed by GEAM and the charges that result from

those services, and previously had been provided a study conducted by the Investment Company Institute that discusses and compares advisory fees and services for mutual funds and institutional separate accounts. The Board members also noted that none of the charges resulting from the Funds’ arrangements with GEAM and GEID may include any element of profit.

The Board members also noted that the Board had in prior years reviewed with GEAM personnel the underlying assumptions and methods of cost allocation used by GEAM in allocating its costs and those of the other Fund service providers, including GEID, to the Funds, and that such assumptions and methods used in cost allocation had not changed for this year. The Board members also discussed with GEAM personnel that the basis for their belief that the methods of allocation used by GEAM continue to be reasonable for each area of GEAM’s business.

Based on their review, the Board members concluded that they were satisfied that the assumptions and methods used in cost allocation and the level of expenses incurred by the Funds were not unreasonable or excessive.

The Extent To Which Economies Of Scale Would Be Realized For The Benefit Of Fund Shareholders As The Funds Grow

The Board members considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized for the benefit of Fund investors as the Funds grow. The Board noted that, although none of the Funds experienced significant growth in assets over the past year, the Funds continue to enjoy fee and expense levels within or below the group of lowest fee and expense funds in their respective peer group comparisons.

The Board members recognized the significant benefits to the Funds resulting from their arrangement with GEAM, which causes them to bear only the reasonable costs incurred by GEAM and GEID, without any element of profit, for the substantial services they provide to the Funds. The Board members also recognized the benefits to the Funds of being able to leverage a favorable cost structure achieved with respect to the Funds’ other operating expenses as a result of GEAM’s large overall base of assets under management and its vendor management practices.

 

 

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Comparison Of Services To Be Rendered And Costs To Be Incurred

The Board members discussed the services provided to the Funds by GEAM, and the costs incurred by the Funds for those services. The Board members reviewed information concerning the Funds’ expense ratios, and comparative information with respect to peer groupings of mutual funds prepared by Morningstar. They discussed that, in all cases, the Funds enjoy expense levels within or below the group of lowest cost funds in each peer group comparison. In light of this information, the Board members determined that the level of expenses incurred was reasonable in relation to the services provided to the Funds.

Fall-Out Benefits

The Board members considered other actual and potential financial benefits that GEAM may derive from its relationship with the Funds, including, where applicable, soft dollar

commission benefits generated through Fund portfolio transactions. The Board members noted, however, that the Funds benefit from the vast array of resources available through GEAM, and that each Fund represents only a small amount of the overall assets managed by GEAM.

Conclusion

No single factor was determinative to the Board’s decision. Based on their discussion and such other matters as were deemed relevant, the Board members concluded that the proposed level of cost reimbursement to GEAM and projected total expense ratios for the Funds are reasonable in relation to the services provided. In view of these facts, the Board members concluded that the renewal of each investment advisory agreement was in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders.

 

 

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Information about Trustees and Executive Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees and officers of the Funds is set forth below.

Interested Trustees and Executive Officers

 

 

Dmitri Stockton

 

 

Address  c/o GEAM 1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age  48

Position(s) Held with Fund  Chairman of the Board

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  President and Chief Executive Officer of GEAM since May 2011; President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital’s Global Banking unit from January 2009 to April 2011; President and CEO of GE Money’s Central and Eastern European Banking Group from January 2005 to December 2008.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee  8

Other Directorships Held by Trustee  Director of GEAM since May 2011; Member of the Board of GE Foundation since November 2009; Member of the Executive Advisory Council at North Carolina A&T State University School of Business and Economics since March 2011; Trustee of GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since May 2011 and Member of the National Board of Directors of A Better Chance since January 2012.

 

 

George A. Bicher

 

 

Address  c/o GEAM 1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age  54

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  Chief Risk Officer of GEAM since March 2011; formerly, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager of GEAM from 2009 to 2011; Director of U.S. Equity Research and Portfolio

Manager of GEAM from 2006 to 2009; U.S. equity research analyst of GEAM from 2002 to 2006.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee  8

Other Directorships Held by Trustee  Trustee of GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust and Director of GEAM since March 2011.

 

 

Joon Won Choe

 

 

Address  c/o GEAM 1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age  43

Position(s) Held with Fund  Vice President & Assistant Secretary

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – Vice President and Secretary – 2 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of GEAM since March 2011; Vice President and Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since September 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of GE Savings & Security Funds since September 2010; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from June 2010 to March 2011; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from November 2005 to June 2010; and Vice President and Secretary of GE Funds from September 2010 to February 2011.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer  N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer  N/A

 

 

Paul M. Colonna

 

 

Address  c/o GEAM, 1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age  44

Position Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 5 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  President and Chief Investment Officer - Public Investments of GEAM since March 2012; President and Chief Investment Officer - Fixed Income from March 2007 to March 2012; Executive Vice President of GEAM from February 2007 to March 2007;

 

 

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Senior Vice President - Total Return Management of GEAM from March 2005 to March 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee  8

Other Directorships Held by Trustee  Trustee of GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since February 2007; Director of GEAM since March 2007; and Director of GE Asset Management Limited (GEAML) since December 2007.

 

 

Michael J. Cosgrove

 

 

Address  c/o GEAM 1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age  63

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 25 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  President of Mutual Funds and Global Investment Programs of GEAM since November 2011; President and Chief Executive Officer – Mutual Funds & Intermediary Business of GEAM from March 2007 to November 2011; Executive Vice President of GEAM from February 1997 to March 2007; and Executive Vice President-Mutual Funds of GEAM from March 1993 to March 2007. Also serves as Treasurer of GE Foundation since 1998.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee  25

Other Directorships Held by Trustee  Chairman of the Board and President of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since 1997; Trustee of GE Savings & Security Funds, and General Electric Pension Trust since 1988; Director of GEAM since 1988; Trustee of Fordham University from 2002 to June 30, 2010 and since July 2011; Director of GE Investment Distributors, Inc. since June 2011; Director of Skin Cancer Foundation since August 2010; Member of the Board of Governors for the Investment Company Institute since October 2006; Director, GE Asset Management (Ireland) Limited, since February 1999; GE Asset Management Funds Plc since 1998; GE Asset Management Canada Company since 1998 and GE Asset Management Limited since 1998; and Chairman of the Board and President of GE Funds from 1993 to February 2011; and Trustee, GE Volunteers from 1993 to June 2010.

 

Gregory B. Hartch

 

 

Address  c/o GEAM 1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age  43

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  Executive Vice President and the Strategy and Business Development Leader of GEAM; he became an Executive Vice President in 2013 and has served as the Strategy and Business Development Leader since December 2011; formerly Senior Vice President– Tactical Asset Allocation from 2010 to December 2011; Managing Director – International Real Estate from 2007 to 2010; and Director of Fixed Income Research from 2004 to 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee  8

Other Directorships Held by Trustee  Trustee of GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since January 2012.

 

 

Jessica Holscott

 

 

Address  c/o GEAM 1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age 37

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – less than 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GEAM since August 2012; Staff Executive and Analyst for General Electric’s Chief Financial Officer from April 2011 to August 2012; General Electric Investor Relations from July 2009 to August April 2011; Chief Financial Officer, NBC Local Media from 2007 to July 2009.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee  25

Other Directorships Held by Trustee  Trustee of GE Savings and Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since August 2012; Director of GEAM since August 2012.

 

 

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Arthur A. Jensen

 

 

Address  c/o GEAM 1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age  46

Position(s) Held with Fund  Treasurer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 1 year

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  Treasurer of GE Institutional Funds, GE Investments Funds, Inc. and GE Savings & Security Funds since June 2011; Mutual Funds Controller of GEAM since April 2011; Senior Vice President at Citigroup from 2008 to 2010 and Vice President at JPMorgan from 2005 to 2008.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer  N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer  N/A

 

 

Jeanne M. LaPorta

 

 

Address  c/o GEAM 1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age  47

Position(s) Held with Fund  Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 9 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  Senior Vice President and Commercial Administrative Officer of GEAM since April 2010; Vice President of GE Investments Funds, Inc. and GE Institutional Funds since July 2003; Vice President of GE Savings & Security Funds since October 2003; Secretary of GE Funds from July 2007 to September 2010 and Vice President from July 2007 to February 2011; Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of GEAM from October 2007 to April 2010; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of GE Funds from September 2003 to July 2007 and Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds from July 2003 to June 2010; and Vice President and Associate General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) of GEAM from May 1997 to October 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Officer  N/A

Other Directorships Held by Officer  N/A

 

Ralph R. Layman

 

 

Address  c/o GEAM 1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age  57

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 21 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Emeritus of GEAM since March 2012; President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Equities from July 2009 to March 2012; President – International Equities from March 2007 to July 2009; Executive Vice President – International Investments from 1992 to March 2007 and Senior Vice President International Investments from 1991 to 1992.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee  8

Other Directorships Held by Trustee  Trustee of GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since 1993; Director of GE Asset Management Limited (GEAML) since September 1995 and Director of GEAM since July 2009.

 

 

Matthew J. Simpson

 

 

Address  c/o GEAM 1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age  51

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  5 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GEAM since July 2007; Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds since July 2007; Senior Vice President and General Counsel – Marketing and Client Services (formerly Asset Management Services) of GEAM and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GE Asset Management Services from February 1997 to July 2007; Vice President and Associate General Counsel of GEAM from October 1992 to February 1997; Secretary of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. from 1997 to July 2007 and Vice President from September 2003 to July 2007; Assistant Secretary of Elfun Funds and GE Savings & Security Funds from 1998 to July 2007 and Vice President from October 2003 to July 2007; and Secretary of GE Funds from 1993 to July 2007 and Vice President from September 2003 to July 2007.

 

 

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Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee  25

Other Directorships Held by Trustee  Trustee of GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since July 2007; Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since July 2007; Director of GE Investments Funds, Inc. and GEAM since July 2007; and Trustee of GE Funds from July 2007 to February 2011.

 

 

Donald W. Torey

 

 

Address  c/o GEAM 1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age  55

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 19 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years  President and Chief Investment Officer – Alternative Investments of GEAM since March 2007; Executive Vice President of GEAM from 1997 to March 2007; Executive Vice President – Alternative Investments from 1997 to March 2007.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee  8

Other Directorships Held by Trustee  Trustee of GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since 1993 and Director of GEAM since 1997.

 

David Wiederecht

 

 

Address  c/o GEAM, 1600 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06905

Age  56

Position Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 4 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Solutions since February 2008; Portfolio Manager – GE Institutional Funds since September 2010; Managing Director – Alternative Investments from 2004 to 2008; Vice President – Alternative Investments/Private Equity/Hedge Fund from 1998 to 2004.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee  8

Other Directorships Held by Trustee  Trustee of GE Savings & Security Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since 2008; Director of GEAM since August 2008 and Director of Edmunds Holding Company since 1999.

 

 

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Portfolio Manager Biographies

The following sets forth biographical information for those individuals who are primarily responsible for managing the specified Fund’s investments. The portfolio managers may change from time to time.

David B. Carlson  is Chief Investment Officer – U.S. Equities at GEAM. He manages the overall U.S. equity investments for GEAM. Mr. Carlson has served as the portfolio manager for Elfun Trusts since 1988. Mr. Carlson joined GEAM in 1982 as a securities analyst for investment operations. He became a Vice President for Mutual Fund Portfolios in 1987, a Senior Vice President in 1989 and an Executive Vice President in 2003.

Michael J. Caufield  is a Senior Vice President of GEAM. He is the Chief Investment Officer and portfolio manager of the Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund and has served as portfolio manager since October 2000. Mr. Caufield is also the Senior Portfolio Manager for all municipal strategies. Mr. Caufield joined GEAM in 1987 as Vice President, manager of fixed income research & analysis and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 1994.

James C. Gannon  is an assistant portfolio manager of GEAM. He has served on the portfolio management team for the Elfun Money Market Fund since December 2000 and has also worked on the Interest Rates desk Since 2007. Since joining GEAM in 1995, Mr. Gannon served in various positions at GEAM including Trade operations specialist in fixed income, and became an assistant portfolio manager in February 2003.

Greg Hartch  is an Executive Vice President and the Strategy and Business Development Leader at GEAM. He has served as a portfolio manager for the Elfun Diversified Fund since January 2011. Mr. Hartch joined GEAM in 2002 and has held various positions at GEAM including Senior Vice President – Alternative Assets from 2002 to 2004, Director of Fixed Income Research from 2004 to 2007, Managing Director – International Real Estate from 2007 to 2010 and Senior Vice President - Tactical Asset Allocation from 2010 to 2011. He has served as the Strategy and Business Development Leader since 2011 and became an Executive Vice President in 2013.

Mark H. Johnson is a Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Insurance and Long Duration of GE Asset Managemen. He has been a member of the portfolio management team for the Elfun Income Fund since September 2007. Mr. Johnson joined GE in 1998 and GEAM as a Vice President and portfolio manager in 2002. He became Senior Vice President in September 2007 and Chief Investment Officer – Insurance and Long Duration in April 2012. Prior to joining GEAM, Mr. Johnson held positions at various insurance companies and public accounting firms.

Ralph R. Layman is an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Emeritus and a Director of GEAM. Mr. Layman has led the team of portfolio managers for the Elfun International Equity Fund since 1991. Mr. Layman joined GEAM in 1991 as a Senior Vice President for International Investments, became an Executive Vice President in 1992, served as President – International Equities from March 2007 to July 2009, President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Equities from July 2009 to March 2012, and has served as Chief Investment Officer Emeritus since March 2012.

Michael E. Martini is a Vice President and portfolio manager at GEAM. He has served on the portfolio management team for the Elfun Money Market Fund since joining GEAM in March of 2008. Prior to joining GEAM, Mr. Martini was a Vice President at Ceres Capital Partners LLC, where he worked at the firm’s treasury desk from March 2006 to January 2008, and a Senior Vice President at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) from 1996 to 2004, where he was a portfolio manager at the firm’s money market/short-term desk.

Michael Nowakowski  is an Assistant Portfolio Manager at GEAM. He has served on the portfolio management team for the Money Market Fund since July 2011. His responsibilities include cash management, including daily money market trade execution, forecasting and technical projects. Mr. Nowakowski joined GEAM in 2007 as a Data Analyst working on the fixed income Insurance portfolio. Mr. Nowakowski later became the Team Lead of Portfolio Analytics for Total Return and Insurance fixed income.

 

 

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Portfolio Manager Biographies  (continued)

Jonathan L. Passmore  is a Senior Vice President of GEAM. He has served as a portfolio manager of the Elfun International Equity Fund since January 2002. Prior to joining GEAM in January 2001, he was with Merrill Lynch for six years, most recently as Director, international equities.

Vita Marie Pike is a Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income Risk Assets of GEAM. She has served on the portfolio management team for the Elfun Income Fund since June 2004. Ms. Pike joined GE in 2001 and GEAM in January 2002 as a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager and became Senior Vice President in November 2010 and Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income Risk Assets in April 2012. Prior to joining GEAM she was with Alliance Capital for over nine years serving in a number of different capacities including portfolio manager.

Michael J. Solecki  is a Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – International Equities at GEAM. He has served as a portfolio manager of the Elfun International Equity Fund since August 1999. He joined GEAM in 1990 as an international equity analyst. He became a Vice President for international equity portfolios in 1996, Senior Vice President in 2000, Co-Chief Investment Officer – International equities in March 2009 and Chief Investment Officer – International Equities in March 2012.

David Wiederecht  is the President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Solutions and a Director at GEAM. He has served as a portfolio manager to the Elfun Diversified Fund since January 2011. Mr. Wiederecht joined GEAM in 1988 and has held various positions at GEAM including Vice President – Alternative Investments/Private Equity/Hedge Fund from 1998 to 2004, Managing Director – Alternative Investments from 2004 to 2008, and President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Strategies since 2008.

 

 

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Portfolio Managers

Elfun International Equity Fund

Team led by Ralph R. Layman

Elfun Trusts

David B. Carlson

Elfun Diversified Fund

Gregory B. Hartch

David Wiederecht

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

Michael Caufield

Elfun Income Fund

William M. Healey

Mark H. Johnson

Vita Marie Pike

Elfun Money Market Fund

Team led by Michael E. Martini

Investment Adviser

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Custodian

State Street Bank & Trust Company

Unitholder Servicing Agent

Address all inquiries to:

GE Mutual Funds

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing

P.O. Box 9838

Providence, RI 02940

 

Officers of the Investment Adviser

Dmitri Stockton, Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Asset Management Incorporated

Cheryl H. Beacock, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

George A. Bicher, Trustee, Chief Risk Officer

Paul M. Colonna, Trustee, President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Investments

Michael J. Cosgrove, Trustee, President of Mutual Funds and Global Investment Programs

Gregory B. Hartch, Trustee, Executive Vice President – Strategy and Business Development Leader

Jessica Holscott*, Trustee, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Ralph R. Layman, Trustee, Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer Emeritus

Maureen B. Mitchell, President of Global Sales and Marketing

Steve Rullo, Senior Vice President – Services and Technology

Matthew J. Simpson, Trustee, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Donald W. Torey, Trustee, President and Chief Investment Officer – Alternative Investments and Real Estate

David Wiederecht, Trustee, President and Chief Investment Officer – Investment Solutions

 

 

* Effective August 1, 2012, Ms. Holscott replaced Tracie A. Winbigler as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

 

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New Online Service

Your Elfun Mutual Fund accounts can now be accessed on the Internet at www.elfun.org.

Here are some of the benefits of our online service:

 

•  View account balance and transaction history

  

•  View and order tax forms

•  Make exchanges

  

•  View quarterly statements

•  Redeem shares

  

•  Change address

•  Purchase shares

  

•  Re-order money market checks

Many more features will be added to the web site in the future for your convenience.

New Extended Telephone Service

Our Representatives at the Customer Service Center are available Monday to Friday from 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Call toll-free, 1-800-242-0134, for assistance.

Automated Voice Response System

You can also access your account anytime during the day, 7 days a week by dialing 1-800-242-0134. Simply follow the menu to obtain information or make certain transactions.

Contact Us By Mail

If you’d like to write to us, address your inquiries regarding your account(s) to:

GE Mutual Funds

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing

P.O. Box 9838

Providence, RI 02940

We are continuing to upgrade a variety of services in order to give you the tools you need to manage your financial objectives. In the meantime, we welcome all your comments and suggestions.

 


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MORNINGSTAR RATINGS

Through December 31, 2012

 

FUND
(CATEGORY)
   NUMBER OF
FUNDS IN CATEGORY
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Elfun International Equity — (Foreign Large Blend)     

Overall

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3 year

     741     

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5 year

     567     

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10 year

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Elfun Trusts — (Large Growth)     

Overall

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   1477     

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10 year

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Elfun Diversified — (Moderate Allocation)     

Overall

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     843     

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5 year

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10 year

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Elfun Tax-Exempt Income — (Muni National Long)     

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     250     

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     227     

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     211     

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10 year

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Elfun Income — (Intermediate-Term Bond)     

Overall

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10 year

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Morningstar is an independent fund rating company that seeks to provide a non-biased rating system used in making investment decisions. A fund is rated in its broad asset class on a scale of one to five stars through the evaluation of the historical balance of risk and return after 3 years of performance.

Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top ten percent of the funds in each category receive five stars, the next 22.5% receive four stars, the next 35% receive three stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The ratings are subject to change every month. The overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics.

Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. Returns assume changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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Elfun Funds

1600 Summer Street

Stamford, CT 06905

Distributor

GE Investment Distributors Inc.

Member FINRA and SIPC

1600 Summer Street

P.O. Box 7900

Stamford, CT 06904-7900

www.gefunds.com/elfun

 

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first, second and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q, as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge (i) upon request, by calling 1-800-242-0134; (ii) on the Funds’ website at http://www.geam.com; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC — information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Information (if any) regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recently disclosed 12-months period ended June 30 is available without charge (i) through the Funds’ website at http://www.geam.com; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

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ELF 1 (2/13)

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Permit No. 1793

Lancaster, PA


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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, applicable to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of this code of ethics is filed as Exhibit 1 to this Form N-CSR and is included in the following link:

http://files.gecompany.com/gecom/citizenship/pdfs/TheSpirit&TheLetter.pdf

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has determined that Donald W. Torey and Jessica Holscott are designated as audit committee financial experts for the Funds; and further that it is the finding of the Board of Trustees that Mr. Torey and Ms. Holscott qualify as audit committee financial experts. Each audit committee member is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Funds as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(19)).

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

(a) AUDIT FEES. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the “Reporting Periods”) for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant (the “Auditor”) for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods were $13,300 in 2011 and $13,300 in 2012.

(b) AUDIT RELATED FEES. There were no fees billed by the Auditor for assurance and related services that were related to the performance of the audit for the Registrant during the Reporting Periods.

(c) TAX FEES. There were no fees billed for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning for the Registrant during the Reporting Periods.

(d) ALL OTHER FEES. There were no fees billed for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item for the Registrant during the Reporting Periods.

(e) (1) AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

The Audit Committee of the Elfun Funds (the “Funds”) Board of Trustees is responsible, among other things, for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of the Fund’s independent accountants/auditors (the “Auditor”). As part of this responsibility and to ensure that the Auditor’s independence is not impaired, the Audit Committee (1) pre-approves the audit and non-audit services provided to the Funds by the Auditor, and (2) all non-audit services provided to the Fund’s investment adviser and covered affiliates (as defined in the Audit Committee Charter) that provide ongoing services to the Funds if the services directly impact the Fund’s operations or financial reporting, in accordance with the Audit Committee Charter. Following are excerpts from the Audit Committee Charter that sets forth the pre-approval policies and procedures:

1. Selection and Pre-Approval of Auditor and Approval of Fees.

(i) The Audit Committee shall pre-approve the selection of the Auditor and shall recommend for ratification the selection, retention or termination of the Auditor by the full Board, including the independent Trustees/Directors, and, in connection therewith, shall evaluate the independence of the Auditor, including: (i) an evaluation of whether the Auditor provides any consulting services to the Fund’s investment adviser and the extent to which the Auditor provides non-audit services to the Fund’s investment adviser and certain other affiliated service providers as defined in Section 2(f) below, which services are not subject to the pre-approval requirements set forth in Section 4 below; (ii) an evaluation of the extent to which the Auditor has any relationships with the Fund or its affiliated persons that are brought to the attention of the Audit Committee by the Auditor in accordance with applicable standards of the Independence Standards Board (“ISB”), because, in the Auditor’s professional judgment, such relationships may reasonably be thought to bear on the Auditor’s independence with respect to the Fund; and (iii) monitoring the Auditor’s compliance with respect to the rotation requirements for the lead and coordinating partners having primary responsibility for the Fund’s audits and any partner responsible for the reviewing the Fund’s audits. The Audit Committee shall review the Auditor’s specific representations as to its independence.


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(b) The Audit Committee shall pre-approve and review the fees charged by the Auditor for audit and non-audit services to be provided to the Fund and certain affiliated service providers (as defined in Section 2(f) below) in accordance with the pre-approval requirements set forth in Section 4 below. The Fund shall provide for appropriate funding, as determined by the Audit Committee, to compensate the Auditor for any authorized service provided to the Fund.

2. Meetings with the Auditor. The Audit Committee shall meet with the Auditor, including private meetings, prior to the commencement of substantial work on the audit and following the conclusion of the audit, as well as such other times as the Audit Committee shall deem necessary or appropriate. The Auditor shall report directly to the Audit Committee. The Auditor shall report at least annually, concerning the following and other pertinent matters:

(a) to review the arrangements for and scope of the annual audit and any special audits;

(b) to provide the Auditor the opportunity to report to the Audit Committee, on a timely basis, all critical accounting policies and practices to be used;

(c) to discuss any matters of concern relating to the Fund’s financial statements, including: (i) any adjustments to such statements recommended by the Auditor, or other results of said audit(s), and (ii) any alternative treatments of financial information within GAAP that have been discussed with Fund management, the ramifications of the use of such alternative disclosures and treatments, and the treatment preferred by the Auditor;

(d) to provide the Auditor the opportunity to report to the Audit Committee, on a timely basis, any material written communication between the Auditor and Fund management, such as any management letter or schedule of unadjusted differences;

(e) to discuss the opinion the Auditor has rendered regarding the Fund’s financial statements;

(f) to report all non-audit services that do not require Audit Committee pre-approval and are provided to certain affiliated persons of the Fund, including: (1) the Fund’s investment adviser or sub-advisers (but excluding any investment sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is overseen by the investment adviser), (2) the Fund’s principal underwriter, and (3) any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser or principal underwriter, that provides “ongoing” services to the Funds in accordance with the pre-approval requirements of paragraph (c)(7)(i) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (each, a “Covered Affiliate” and collectively, “Covered Affiliates”);

(g) to review, in accordance with current standards of ISB, all relationships between the Auditor and the Fund or its affiliated persons that, in the Auditor’s professional judgment, may reasonably be thought to bear on its independence, and to confirm, in light of such information, whether the Auditor believes, in its professional judgment, that it may properly serve as independent accountants/auditors with respect to the Fund;

(h) to consider the Auditor’s comments with respect to the Fund’s financial policies, procedures and internal accounting controls and responses thereto by the Fund’s officers and Fund management, as well as other personnel;

(i) to investigate any improprieties or suspected improprieties in the operations of the Fund to the extent necessary or appropriate in light of any internal investigations by the Fund’s officers and/or by officers or employees of the Fund management of such improprieties;


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(j) to receive periodic reports concerning regulatory changes and new accounting pronouncements that significantly affect the value of the Fund’s assets and their financial reporting;

(k) to report on the Fund’s qualification under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, amounts distributed and reported to shareholders for Federal tax purposes and the Fund’s tax returns; and

(l) to provide the Auditor the opportunity to report on any other matter that the Auditor deems necessary or appropriate to discuss with the Audit Committee.

If the Auditor’s report on the above-listed (and other pertinent) matters is not made in person to the Audit Committee within 60 days following the end of the Fund’s fiscal year, the Auditor shall deliver a written report to the Audit Committee concerning these matters within such 60 day period.

3. Change in Accounting Principles. The Audit Committee shall consider the effect upon the Fund of any changes in accounting principles or practices proposed by the Auditor or the Fund’s officers.

4. Pre-Approval of Audit Related Services and Permissible Non-Audit Services. The Audit Committee shall pre-approve both audit (including audit, review, and attest) services and permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund and, if the nature of the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund, permissible non-audit services provided to any Covered Affiliate.

The Audit Committee may determine to delegate the authority to grant pre-approvals to one or more Audit Committee members, each acting on behalf of the Audit Committee. In this event, the member of the Audit Committee so delegated shall report each delegated pre-approval to the Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee may also adopt and follow, in lieu of explicit pre-approval described above, written policies and procedures detailed as to the particular service, designed to safeguard the continued independence of the Auditor, consistent with the requirements of the Act and SEC regulations there under.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the pre-approval requirement concerning permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund or any Covered Affiliate is waived if: (1) the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided constitutes no more than five percent (5%) of the total amount of revenues paid to the Auditor by the Fund and the Covered Affiliates during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee, (2) the non-audit services were not recognized as non-audit services at the time of the engagement, and (3) such non-audit services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved by the Audit Committee or one or more designated members of the Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit.

5. Prohibited Activities of the Auditor. The Audit Committee shall confirm with the Auditor that it is not performing contemporaneously (during the audit and professional engagement period) non-audit services for the Fund that the Audit Committee believes may taint the independence of the Auditor. The Auditor will be responsible for informing the Audit Committee of whether it believes that a particular non-audit service is permissible or prohibited pursuant to applicable regulations and standards.

(2) PERCENTAGE OF SERVICES IN PARAGRAPHS (b) THROUGH (d) APPROVED BY AUDIT COMMITTEE. No fees were charged during 2011 or 2012 for audit related, tax or other services as indicated in sections (b) through (d) of this Item.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) NON-AUDIT FEES. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to Service Affiliates, for the Reporting Periods were $0 in 2011 and $0 in 2012.


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(h) AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE. There were no non-audit services rendered to Service Affiliates that were not pre-approved.

 

ITEM 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

The Registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)). The Registrant’s audit committee members are: Donald W. Torey and Jessica Holscott.

 

ITEM 6. Schedule of Investments.

Attached as part of ITEM 1.

 

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

Applicable only to Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

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

Applicable only to Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

ITEM 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Applicable only to Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

ITEM 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

No material changes.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

The officers providing the certifications in this report in accordance with Rule 30a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in such rule), that such controls and procedures are adequate and reasonably designed to achieve the purpose described in paragraph (c) of such rule.

There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their last evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

(a) Attached hereto as exhibit 1 is the company’s Code of Ethics.

(b) Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and Exhibit 3 are the Certifications of Dmitri L. Stockton and Arthur A. Jensen as principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)).


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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.

Elfun Money Market Fund

 

By:  

/S/    DMITRI L. STOCKTON      

  Dmitri L. Stockton
 

Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer,

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Date:  

February 27, 2013

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/    DMITRI L. STOCKTON        

 

Dmitri L. Stockton

 

Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer,

GE Asset Management Incorporated

Date:  

February 27, 2013

By:  

/S/    ARTHUR A. JENSEN        

 

Arthur A. Jensen

  Treasurer, Elfun Funds
Date:  

February 27, 2013


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EXHIBIT INDEX

(a) Attached hereto as exhibit 1 is the company’s Code of Ethics.

(b)(1) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(b)(2) Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.