N-CSR 1 d658798dncsr.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

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: 12/31/13

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders


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Elfun Funds

Annual Report

December 31, 2013

 

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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

    41   

Elfun Income Fund

    53   

Elfun Money Market Fund

    71   

Notes to Schedules of Investments

    77   

Financial Statements

 

Financial Highlights

    79   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    82   

Statements of Operations

    84   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    86   

Notes to Financial Statements

    90   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    102   

Tax Information

    103   

Advisory Agreement Renewal

    104   

Additional Information

    107   

Investment Team

    111   

Shareholder Services

    114   

 

 

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 represents 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.

©2014 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

 

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Jonathan L. Passmore

Senior Vice President

 

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Michael J. Solecki

Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer International Equities

 

The Elfun International Equity Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers that includes Ralph R. Layman, 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 111.

 

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, 2013?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2013, the Elfun International Equity Fund returned 21.81%. The MSCI EAFE Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 22.78% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 818 Foreign Large Blend Funds returned an average of 19.29% over the same period.

 

Q. What factors affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. International markets benefitted from improving economic trends and an increased appetite for risk on behalf of investors as fund flows into equities increased throughout the year. Central banks around the world remained very
  accommodative in terms of their monetary policies including keeping interest rates very low, while any signs of inflation were generally absent. Economic data generally improved, albeit at a slow pace, throughout the year which led to an improved investor outlook that global growth was in a synchronized uptrend. The exception was in emerging markets where even though the absolute level of gross domestic product (GDP) growth remained higher than developed markets the rate of growth declined. While company earnings continued to increase throughout the year and provided a positive backdrop, a larger portion of the market’s returns was attributable to an expansion in the P/E multiple.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A.

The majority of the Fund’s relative performance was due to stock selection with positive performance in seven out of the ten sectors. Stock selection was particularly strong in the telecom, industrials, materials and healthcare sectors with additional contributions from holdings in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples and utilities sectors. Positive relative performance was also slightly attributable to the Fund’s overweight in the IT sector as well as an underweight in the underperforming energy, utilities and staples sectors. The Fund’s holdings in the energy, IT and financials sectors detracted from performance. From a

 

 

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  regional perspective the Pacific Basin and Japan were the strongest contributors to performance, while the Fund’s allocation to emerging markets and Canada detracted from performance.

 

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

 

A. There was some rotation amongst the Fund’s allocations over the past twelve months. The biggest absolute change to the Fund’s sector weights occurred in the materials, financial and consumer staples sectors. The Fund decreased its holdings in the materials and consumer staples sectors and both sectors were an underweight allocation at year-end. The Fund’s weight increased in the financial sector, but the Fund remained its sector underweight as of year-end.

 

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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, 2013.

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 under the heading “Expenses paid during the

period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the 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 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, 2013 – December 31, 2013

 

        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           1,180.70           1.21   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

       1,000.00           1,024.10           1.12   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.22%** (for the period July 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

 

**   May differ from expense ratio disclosed in the financial highlights, which is calculated based on the entire fiscal year’s data.

 

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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 objectives by investing at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances in equity securities, such as common 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, 2013 (as a % of Fair Value)(b)(c)

 

Toyota Motor Corp.

     2.94

Safran S.A.

     2.52

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.45

Softbank Corp.

     2.30

AIA Group Ltd.

     2.26

HSBC Holdings PLC

     2.15

Roche Holding AG

     2.15

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     2.07

Volkswagen AG

     2.05

Linde AG

     2.03

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $306,292 (in thousands) on December 31, 2013(b)(c)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

 

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2013

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     818        731        500   

Peer group average annual total return

     19.29     11.89     6.41

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, 2013

 

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

Elfun International
Equity Fund

    21.81%        10.81%        7.37%        $20,369   

MSCI EAFE Index

    22.78%        12.44%        6.91%        $19,509   

 

 

 

(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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    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
     

Common Stock — 94.4%

Australia — 1.0%

Brambles Ltd.

    77,295      $ 632,740     

CSL Ltd.

    38,356        2,366,375     
      2,999,115     
Belgium — 0.9%

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V.

    26,279        2,797,672     
Canada — 1.9%

Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

    36,164        1,402,993     

Cameco Corp.

    114,903        2,383,494     

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    69,743        1,995,470     
      5,781,957     
China — 1.9%

Baidu Inc. ADR

    32,450        5,772,206      (a)
France — 14.9%

AXA S.A.

    158,649        4,418,114     

BNP Paribas S.A.

    96,062        7,498,680     

Cap Gemini S.A.

    23,776        1,609,603     

Essilor International S.A.

    25,599        2,725,985     

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V.

    55,320        4,254,294     

Safran S.A.

    111,003        7,725,834     

Sanofi

    47,179        5,013,593     

Schneider Electric S.A.

    34,561        3,019,318     

Technip S.A.

    37,986        3,656,667     

Total S.A.

    61,659        3,783,402     

Vallourec S.A.

    38,928        2,124,177     
      45,829,667     
Germany — 8.7%

Bayer AG

    36,095        5,070,696     

Deutsche Bank AG

    56,582        2,703,510     

Fresenius SE & Company KGaA

    21,319        3,278,418     

HeidelbergCement AG

    52,324        3,976,306     

Linde AG

    29,734        6,229,785     

SAP AG

    65,058        5,585,882     
      26,844,597     
    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
     
     
Hong Kong — 2.3%

AIA Group Ltd.

    1,379,708      $ 6,921,895     
India — 1.5%

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    197,761        3,510,494     

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

    613,561        989,950     
      4,500,444     
Italy — 1.4%

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

    719,391        1,778,364     

Luxottica Group S.p.A.

    46,832        2,513,527     
      4,291,891     
Japan — 24.3%

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    26,935        1,596,547     

Bridgestone Corp.

    66,908        2,533,598     

East Japan Railway Co.

    24,900        1,985,272     

FANUC Corp.

    21,700        3,974,359     

Fast Retailing Company Ltd.

    6,466        2,669,943     

JGC Corp.

    43,985        1,726,256     

Kubota Corp.

    116,000        1,919,262     

Mazda Motor Corp.

    366,000        1,894,334      (a)

Mitsubishi Estate Company Ltd.

    127,000        3,800,152     

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    118,000        730,869     

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    730,900        4,826,075     

Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd.

    153,624        5,532,247     

Murata Manufacturing Company Ltd.

    50,797        4,514,000     

Rakuten Inc.

    341,697        5,084,574     

Softbank Corp.

    80,301        7,028,868     

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    81,400        4,197,593     

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    167,300        5,594,972     

Toyota Motor Corp.

    147,482        9,008,462     

Unicharm Corp.

    103,800        5,925,503     
      74,542,886     
Netherlands — 2.5%

ASML Holding N.V.

    31,088        2,914,677     

ING Groep N.V.

    346,183        4,817,929      (a)
      7,732,606     

 

 

 

 

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    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
     
Norway — 1.2%

Subsea 7 S.A.

    186,560      $ 3,570,159     
South Korea — 1.1%

Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.

    2,498        3,247,507     
Sweden — 4.8%

Assa Abloy AB

    61,962        3,278,219     

Hexagon AB

    78,029        2,469,918     

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA

    93,455        2,881,090     

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

    503,014        6,148,071     
      14,777,298     
Switzerland — 6.1%

ABB Ltd.

    76,852        2,028,993      (a)

Givaudan S.A.

    1,101        1,577,190      (a)

Nestle S.A.

    51,606        3,789,140     

Roche Holding AG

    23,488        6,581,447     

Syngenta AG

    3,976        1,587,986     

The Swatch Group AG

    4,838        3,206,837     
      18,771,593     
Taiwan — 1.3%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

    1,125,400        3,983,750     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Ltd. ADR

    4,615        80,486     
      4,064,236     
United Kingdom — 18.6%

Aggreko PLC

    27,344        773,980     

Barclays PLC

    1,257,070        5,662,055     

BHP Billiton PLC

    118,342        3,663,311      (h)

Capita PLC

    160,653        2,761,924     

Diageo PLC

    159,246        5,275,020     

Experian PLC

    117,411        2,166,305     

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    237,870        6,348,857     

HSBC Holdings PLC

    600,461        6,587,653     

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.

    424,011        2,818,903      (a)
    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
     

Kingfisher PLC

    321,145      $ 2,046,204     

National Grid PLC

    209,462        2,733,739     

Persimmon PLC

    77,441        1,589,161      (a)

Prudential PLC

    176,555        3,918,415     

Rio Tinto PLC

    38,709        2,185,890     

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

    1,674        59,971     

Vodafone Group PLC

    1,432,692        5,623,760      (a)

WPP PLC

    132,908        3,037,776     
      57,252,924     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $223,906,576)

            289,698,653       

Preferred Stock — 2.0%

Germany — 2.0%

Volkswagen AG
(Cost $4,285,576)

    22,353        6,288,087     

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $228,192,152)

            295,986,740       

Short-Term Investments — 3.4%

  

           

GE Institutional Money Market Fund —
Investment Class

0.00%

     

(Cost $10,305,282)

      10,305,282      (d,k)

Total Investments
(Cost $238,497,434)

      306,292,022     

Other Assets and Liabilities,
net — 0.2%

      629,751     
   

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 306,921,773     
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Other Information:

 

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2013:

 

Description   Expiration
date
  Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

EURO Stoxx 50 Index Futures

  March 2014     31      $ 1,327,627      $ 69,603   

FTSE 100 Index Futures

  March 2014     28        3,105,963        115,808   

Topix Index Futures

  March 2014     17        2,106,703        81,515   
       

 

 

 
        $ 266,926   
       

 

 

 

The Fund was invested in the following sectors at December 31, 2013 (unaudited):

 

Sector   Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
 

Diversified Financial Services

    12.69%   

Pharmaceuticals

    8.04%   

Automobile Manufacturers

    5.61%   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    4.13%   

Aerospace & Defense

    3.91%   

Life & Health Insurance

    3.54%   

Diversified Real Estate Activities

    3.51%   

Household Products

    2.88%   

Electrical Components & Equipment

    2.46%   

Semiconductors

    2.39%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    2.36%   

Industrial Machinery

    2.23%   

Industrial Gases

    2.03%   

Communications Equipment

    2.01%   

Diversified Metals & Mining

    1.91%   

Integrated Oil & Gas

    1.91%   

Internet Software & Services

    1.88%   

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

    1.87%   

Property & Casualty Insurance

    1.83%   

Application Software

    1.82%   

 

Distillers & Vintners

    1.72%   

Internet Retail

    1.66%   

Multi-Line Insurance

    1.44%   

Construction Materials

    1.30%   

Packaged Foods & Meats

    1.24%   

Healthcare Services

    1.07%   

Building Products

    1.07%   

Advertising

    0.99%   

Semiconductor Equipment

    0.95%   

Airlines

    0.92%   

Brewers

    0.91%   

Human Resource & Employment Services

    0.90%   

Multi-Utilities

    0.89%   

Healthcare Supplies

    0.89%   

Diversified Capital Markets

    0.88%   

Apparel Retail

    0.87%   

Tires & Rubber

    0.83%   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

    0.81%   

Coal & Consumable Fuels

    0.78%   

Biotechnology

    0.77%   

Research & Consulting Services

    0.71%   

Home Improvement Retail

    0.67%   

Heavy Electrical Equipment

    0.66%   

Railroads

    0.65%   

Construction & Farm Machinery

    0.63%   

Construction & Engineering

    0.56%   

IT Consulting & Other Services

    0.53%   

Home Building

    0.52%   

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

    0.52%   

Specialty Chemicals

    0.51%   

Diversified Support Services

    0.46%   

Electric Utilities

    0.32%   
 

 

 

 
    96.64%   
 

 

 

 
 
Short-Term Investments   Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
 

Short-Term Investments

    3.36%   
 

 

 

 
    3.36%   
 

 

 

 
    100.00%   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chief Investment Officer — U.S. Equities

 

The Elfun Trusts is managed by David B. Carlson. See portfolio managers’ biographical information beginning on page 111.

 

Q. How did the Elfun Trusts fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2013?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2013, the Elfun Trusts (the “Fund”) returned 34.98%. The S&P 500® Index (S&P 500 Index), the Fund’s benchmark, returned 32.39% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 1,770 U.S. Large Cap Growth Funds returned an average of 33.87% over the same period.

 

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

 

A. Last year’ s 32% return for the S&P 500, the best return since 1997, was interesting due to the fact that economic growth and corporate profit growth was fairly modest, and in line with expectations at the start of the year. S&P 500 profit growth was approximately 6%, but investors were willing to pay more for those earnings. Within the market, the more cyclical sectors, consumer-discretionary and industrials, outperformed the market and the defensive sectors, utilities and telecomm, lagged. Also helping the equity market was a shift in investor flows as bond funds saw redemptions and equity funds saw inflows.
Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. Elfun Trusts was positioned well for the sector performance evident last year. The best performing sector was consumer-discretionary (mostly retail and media) with a 43% return. Elfun Trusts was overweighted in this sector and saw strong performance in holdings such as Liberty Global (cable TV), Las Vegas Sands (gaming) and Lowe’s (retail). Healthcare was another strong sector with a return of 42% and the Fund’s standout performer here was Gilead Sciences.

 

     The Fund’s biggest detractor to performance was its overweight in the technology sector, which lagged the market with a 28% return. Several of the Fund’s large tech holdings such as EBay, Qualcomm, EMC and Apple all lagged the market return. The two worst performing sectors last year were telecomm, up 12% and utilities, up 13%. Elfun Trusts benefitted by having no holdings in these sectors. Since coming out of the financial crisis of 2008-09, we have favored a pro-cyclical tilt and an underweight in the defensive sectors. We start the new year with a continuation of that emphasis.

 

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

 

A.

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  time horizon and a growth tilt with our equity holdings. Technology is the largest sector in the Fund at 26% compared with a 19% weight in the benchmark. Within technology, the Fund is tilted towards internet and software companies and underweighted in hardware related companies. The Fund continues a long standing overweight in the consumer discretionary sector with representation in the media and retail industries. Healthcare is also an overweight with emphasis in biotech, pharma and medical devices.

 

     Our common theme in all of the Fund’s holdings is a focus on industry leading companies with above-average growth and financial strength. As this economic expansion and market cycle age, we believe growth will slow and companies with strong organic growth will be prized. We believe our stock selection positions the Fund well for the market environment we see ahead.

 

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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, 2013.

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 under the heading

“Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the 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 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, 2013 – December 31, 2013

 

        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           1,194.00           0.72   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

       1,000.00           1,024.55           0.66   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.13%** (for the period July 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**   May differ from expense ratio disclosed in the financial highlights, which is calculated based on the entire fiscal year’s data.

 

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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 objectives by investing in equity securities of U.S. companies, such as common and preferred stocks.

Top Ten Largest Holdings

 

as of December 31, 2013 (as a % of Fair Value)(b)(c)

 

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     4.46%   

Express Scripts Holding Co.

     4.38%   

QUALCOMM Inc.

     4.32%   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     4.07%   

Baidu Inc. ADR

     4.06%   

CME Group Inc.

     3.72%   

State Street Corp.

     3.63%   

Monsanto Co.

     3.61%   

PepsiCo Inc.

     3.50%   

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

     3.41%   

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $2,322,957 (in thousands) on December 31, 2013(b)(c)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2013

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     1,770        1,547        1,333   

Peer group average annual total return

     33.87     18.59     6.80

Morningstar Category in peer group: Large Cap Growth Funds

  

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

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the periods ended December 31, 2013

 

(Inception date: 5/27/35)                       
     One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending value of a
$10,000
investment (a)
 

Elfun Trusts

    34.98%        20.17%        7.81%        $21,208   

S&P 500 Index

    32.39%        17.94%        7.40%        $20,429   
 

 

(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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    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
     
     

Common Stock — 96.7%

  

           
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.9%

United Parcel Service Inc.

    430,000      $ 45,184,400     
Application Software — 1.6%

Intuit Inc.

    500,000        38,160,000     
Asset Management & Custody Banks — 3.6%

State Street Corp.

    1,150,000        84,398,500      (e)
Automotive Retail — 0.4%

AutoZone Inc.

    20,000        9,558,800      (a)
Biotechnology — 6.2%

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    60,000        7,983,600      (a)

Amgen Inc.

    280,000        31,964,800     

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    1,380,000        103,707,000      (a)
      143,655,400     
Broadcasting — 2.1%

Discovery Communications Inc.

    570,000        47,800,200      (a)
Cable & Satellite — 6.5%

Comcast Corp., Special Class A

    1,250,000        62,350,000     

Liberty Global PLC

    940,000        79,260,800      (a)

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.

    3,000,000        10,470,000      (a)
      152,080,800     
Casinos & Gaming — 1.2%

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    350,000        27,604,500     
Communications Equipment — 5.2%

Cisco Systems Inc.

    900,000        20,205,000     

QUALCOMM Inc.

    1,350,000        100,237,500     
      120,442,500     
Computer Hardware — 2.9%

Apple Inc.

    120,000        67,333,200     
Computer Storage & Peripherals — 2.7%

EMC Corp.

    2,500,000        62,875,000     
    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
     
Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 4.7%

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    200,000      $ 16,162,000     

Paychex Inc.

    375,000        17,073,750     

Visa Inc.

    340,000        75,711,200     
      108,946,950     
Diversified Financial Services — 2.9%

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1,150,000        67,252,000     
Environmental & Facilities Services — 0.2%

Stericycle Inc.

    45,000        5,227,650      (a)
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 3.6%

Monsanto Co.

    720,000        83,916,000     
Healthcare Equipment — 3.0%

Abbott Laboratories

    200,000        7,666,000     

Covidien PLC

    900,000        61,290,000     
      68,956,000     
Healthcare Services — 4.4%

Express Scripts Holding Co.

    1,450,000        101,848,000      (a)
Healthcare Supplies — 0.6%

DENTSPLY International Inc.

    300,000        14,544,000     
Home Improvement Retail — 3.4%

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    1,600,000        79,280,000     
Industrial Gases — 0.8%

Praxair Inc.

    150,000        19,504,500     
Industrial Machinery — 3.3%

Dover Corp.

    800,000        77,232,000     
Integrated Oil & Gas — 1.9%

Chevron Corp.

    350,000        43,718,500     
Internet Retail — 1.7%

Amazon.com Inc.

    100,000        39,879,000      (a)
Internet Software & Services — 9.2%

Baidu Inc. ADR

    530,000        94,276,400      (a)

eBay Inc.

    1,400,000        76,846,000      (a)

Google Inc.

    38,000        42,586,980      (a)
      213,709,380     

 

 

 

 

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    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
     
Investment Banking & Brokerage — 2.4%

The Charles Schwab Corp.

    400,000      $ 10,400,000     

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

    260,000        46,087,600     
      56,487,600     
Movies & Entertainment — 0.5%

The Walt Disney Co.

    150,000        11,460,000     
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 4.1%

Schlumberger Ltd.

    1,050,000        94,615,500     
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 1.1%

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    330,000        26,175,600     
Pharmaceuticals — 2.5%

Johnson & Johnson

    480,000        43,963,200     

Merck & Company Inc.

    100,000        5,005,000     

Pfizer Inc.

    300,000        9,189,000     
      58,157,200     
Reinsurance — 0.4%

Alleghany Corp.

    25,000        9,999,000      (a)
Soft Drinks — 3.5%

PepsiCo Inc.

    980,000        81,281,200     
Specialized Finance — 4.2%

CME Group Inc.

    1,100,000        86,306,000     

McGraw Hill Financial Inc.

    150,000        11,730,000     
      98,036,000     
Specialized REITs — 2.1%

American Tower Corp.

    600,000        47,892,000     
Specialty Chemicals — 0.1%

Rockwood Holdings Inc.

    30,000        2,157,600     
Specialty Stores — 1.8%

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    700,000        40,670,000     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $1,251,876,413)

            2,250,038,980       
    Principal
Amount
    Fair Value      
     

U.S. Treasuries — 0.2%

U.S. Treasury Bills

  

   
0.08% 01/09/14      

(Cost $5,999,900)

  $ 6,000,000      $ 5,999,900      (d)

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $1,257,876,313)

            2,256,038,880       

Short-Term Investments — 2.9%

  

   

GE Institutional Money Market Fund — Investment Class

0.00%
(Cost $66,918,172)

      66,918,172      (d,k)

Total Investments
(Cost $1,324,794,485)

      2,322,957,052     

Other Assets and Liabilities,
net — 0.2%

      3,990,791     
   

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 2,326,947,843     
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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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

 

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Senior Vice President —

Tactical Asset Allocation — Investment Solutions

 

The Elfun Diversified Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers that includes Greg Hartch*, Jeffrey Palma and David Wiederecht. Messrs. Hartch, Palma and 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 111.

 

* Effective February 6, 2014 Mr. Hartch relinquished his role as a portfolio manager for the Fund and will serve as GE Asset Management’s Chief Risk Officer.

 

Q. How did the Elfun Diversified Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2013?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2013, the Elfun Diversified Fund returned 16.79%. 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 32.39%, 15.29%, and -2.02%, respectively. The Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 903 U.S. Moderate Allocation funds returned an average of 16.10% over the same period.
Q. What market factors affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. Against the still-challenging macro backdrop of the road to recovery from the financial crisis, 2013 proved to be another year of robust returns in global equity markets (aside from emerging markets, which lagged considerably). U.S. equities surged by over 30% and global equities were up by over 20%. Risk asset performance produced strong returns in equity and credit markets as well as peripheral European bonds as credit spreads moved tighter and yields of peripheral European bonds moved sharply lower - back to pre-crisis levels. Government bond yields in the U.S. and ‘core’ Europe moved higher, consistent with the notion that the worst is over from risk, policy, and growth perspectives. The government shutdown and debt ceiling battle in Washington, DC did not cause lasting damage to growth early in the fourth quarter of 2013 and economic data has continued to suggest that the recovery is improving. Meanwhile, the Federal Open Market Committee announced their decision to begin to ‘taper’ asset purchases in January by $10 billion, consistent with improving economic momentum.

 

    

This apparent contradiction between actual economic trends and outcomes in financial markets allows for a range of interpretations. However, several issues help to explain this paradox. First, the absence of bad news has been interpreted as good news given a perceived decline in ‘tail risk’. The U.S.

 

 

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  fiscal cliff, turmoil in the Middle East, German elections, the U.S. government shutdown, and U.S. debt ceiling debate were all events that likely would have destabilized the economy and markets in recent years, yet none left a lasting impact in 2013. Second, the U.S. economy has shown signs of improvement, albeit modest ones. Indeed, real GDP growth in the U.S. registered only 2% to 2½% in 2013. Significantly though, this outcome came against a backdrop of a fiscal drag from tax hikes and sequestration of 1% to 1½%. Moreover, housing showed signs of growth in activity and prices, while the ISM index reached a multi-year high. However, we believe one of the key underpinnings for a sustainable recovery is a faster pace of employment and capital expenditure growth. Indeed, these factors, which need to be driven by a more active corporate sector, are critical for the economy’s ability to accelerate from current levels. Finally, global central banks continued to provide significant accommodation in their respective policies. The clear desire for global monetary support (even in the face of the ‘tapering’ of Fed asset purchases) has supported risk appetites.

 

     In 2013, Europe appeared to have exited its recession a bit sooner than expected, though overall activity in the region remained weak. Growth in Europe of around 1% helped take some, though not all, pressure off of government budgets and sovereign bond markets. In Japan, where policy took center stage last year, more work is needed. However, growth and expectations have improved dramatically. Finally, growth in China was around 7.5% – a slower rate than has been the case in recent years. Given China’s more advanced economic and credit cycles, there is significant focus on the ability to manage this slowdown safely.
     The dominant driver of returns in equity markets over the last two years has been a rise in the PE multiple – a natural consequence of robust returns and modest earnings growth. As a result, equity markets are in a somewhat unusual position compared to the last five years in that valuations are no longer below long-term averages. Instead, markets have moved from being ‘cheap’ to ‘fair value’. Valuations in non-U.S. equity markets have converged closer to the U.S. as strong returns have come against a backdrop of softer earnings.

 

     From the lows in bond yields registered in early May 2013, the rise in 10-year Treasury interest rates in the U.S. (more than 140 basis points) has been substantial. The main driver of this move has been the expectation for Fed tapering which, as noted above, was announced at the December FOMC meeting. Corporate bond markets posted solid performance last year with spreads moving tighter to government bond markets through the year. A combination of GDP, earnings, and cash flow growth, strong balance sheets, and favorable policy trends helped support this backdrop for strong excess returns in credit 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

 

 

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  income, was a driver of positive absolute and relative performance.

 

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

 

A. The Fund’s exposure to equities, fixed income, and cash remained fairly consistent throughout the period. Allocations within the Fund were periodically rebalanced to stay within guidelines.

 

     Earlier this year, the Fund’s entire position in REITs was sold, based on valuations, in favor of core international equities. Throughout the year, within equities, we reduced the Fund’s exposure to value, growth, equity yield, and mid-cap while exposure to international equities, fixed income, and cash was increased to rebalance the Fund and keep equity allocations close to their strategic targets. Although the Fund’s exposure to fixed income was increased, at the end of the twelve-month period, the Fund remained underweight relative to our strategic target.

 

     Our preference for equities over bonds has been driven by an expectation for bond yields to rise in the short to medium-term, equity valuations that are in line with long-term averages, and our view that the economic recovery will be sustained. Nevertheless, we believe short-term setbacks in the equity markets are likely to continue to occur. We, therefore, favor being disciplined in rebalancing the Fund, rather than simply letting the Fund’s allocation to equities increase significantly. Returns in both bond and equity markets may be more modest and range-bound going forward. We continue to believe it prudent to maintain a diversified portfolio and remain vigilant in the search for attractive investment opportunities. By tactically 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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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, 2013.

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 under the heading “Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the 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 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, 2013 – December 31, 2013

 

        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           1,108.00           1.38   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

       1,000.00           1,023.90           1.33   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.26%** (for the period July 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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 and to adjust the asset class weightings based on market and economic conditions.

Top Ten Largest Equity Holdings

as of December 31, 2013 as a % of Fair Value(b)(c)

 

QUALCOMM Inc.

     1.31%   

Apple Inc.

     1.05%   

PepsiCo Inc.

     1.05%   

Baidu Inc. ADR

     1.01%   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     1.01%   

EMC Corp.

     0.93%   

Johnson & Johnson

     0.81%   

Pfizer Inc.

     0.78%   

Express Scripts Holding Co.

     0.76%   

Google Inc.

     0.74%   

 

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $245,532 (in thousands) on December 31, 2013(b)(c)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2013

 

     One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

    903        750        587   

Peer group average annual total return

    16.10     12.38     5.67

Morningstar Category in peer group: U.S. Moderate Allocation

  

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for the periods ended December 31, 2013

 

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Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
   

Ending value of a

$10,000

investment (a)

 

Elfun Diversified Fund

    16.79%        11.49%        5.41%        $16,937   

S&P 500 Index

    32.39%        17.94%        7.40%        $20,429   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index

    -2.02%        4.44%        4.55%        $15,599   

MSCI All Country
World ex U.S.

    15.29%        12.82%        7.57%        $20,738   
 

 

(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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    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     
     

Domestic Equity — 35.0%

  

   
Common Stock — 35.0%      
Advertising — 0.1%

The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc.

    13,741      $ 243,216     
Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%      

General Dynamics Corp.

    859        82,077     

Honeywell International Inc.

    11,232        1,026,268     

The Boeing Co.

    3,650        498,189     
      1,606,534     
Agricultural Products — 0.3%     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    17,790        772,086     
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%     

United Parcel Service Inc.

    10,686        1,122,885     
Airlines — 0.1%     

Delta Air Lines Inc.

    8,073        221,765     
Application Software — 0.3%     

Intuit Inc.

    9,539        728,016     
Asset Management & Custody Banks — 1.2%     

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    9,010        1,036,600     

Invesco Ltd.

    25,172        916,261     

State Street Corp.

    13,238        971,537      (e)
    2,924,398     
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.2%      

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.

    5,797        431,239      (a)
Automobile Manufacturers — 0.3%     

Ford Motor Co.

    46,361        715,350     
Automotive Retail — 0.3%      

AutoZone Inc.

    1,245        595,035      (a)
Biotechnology — 1.3%      

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    2,725        362,589      (a)
    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     
     

Amgen Inc.

    12,378      $ 1,413,072     

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    18,201        1,367,805      (a)
      3,143,466     
Broadcasting — 0.4%      

CBS Corp.

    4,294        273,699     

Discovery Communications Inc.

    7,495        628,531      (a)
      902,230     
Cable & Satellite — 1.2%      

Comcast Corp., Class A

    17,176        892,551     

Comcast Corp., Special Class A

    16,352        815,638     

Liberty Global PLC

    12,167        1,025,921      (a)
      2,734,110     
Casinos & Gaming — 0.3%      

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    8,760        690,901     
Commodity Chemicals — 0.5%      

LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

    13,956        1,120,388     
Communications Equipment — 1.7%     

Cisco Systems Inc.

    52,324        1,174,674     

QUALCOMM Inc.

    37,148        2,758,239     
      3,932,913     
Computer Hardware — 1.1%      

Apple Inc.

    3,955        2,219,190     

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    13,757        384,921     
      2,604,111     
Computer Storage & Peripherals — 0.8%     

EMC Corp.

    77,783        1,956,242     
Construction & Farm Machinery — 0.0%*     

Cummins Inc.

    685        96,564     
Consumer Finance — 0.3%      

American Express Co.

    8,044        729,832     
Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 0.5%     

Paychex Inc.

    3,620        164,819     

Visa Inc.

    4,380        975,338     
      1,140,157     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     
     
Department Stores — 0.1%      

Macy’s Inc.

    6,441      $ 343,949     
Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%     

Citigroup Inc.

    21,845        1,138,343     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    20,651        1,207,670     

Wells Fargo & Co.

    30,705        1,394,007     
      3,740,020     
Drug Retail — 0.3%      

CVS Caremark Corp.

    10,606        759,071     
Electric Utilities — 0.1%      

NextEra Energy Inc.

    3,865        330,921     
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.3%     

Eaton Corp. PLC

    8,863        674,652     
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 0.5%     

Monsanto Co.

    10,220        1,191,141     
General Merchandise Stores — 0.2%     

Dollar General Corp.

    7,300        440,336      (a)
Healthcare Distributors — 0.2%      

Cardinal Health Inc.

    7,128        476,222     
Healthcare Equipment — 0.9%      

Abbott Laboratories

    11,680        447,694     

Covidien PLC

    20,534        1,398,365     

Medtronic Inc.

    645        37,017     

Stryker Corp.

    2,576        193,561     
      2,076,637     
Healthcare Services — 0.7%      

Express Scripts Holding Co.

    22,932        1,610,744      (a)
Healthcare Supplies — 0.2%      

DENTSPLY International Inc.

    11,194        542,685     
Home Improvement Retail — 0.7%     

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    27,714        1,373,228     

The Home Depot Inc.

    3,258        268,264     
      1,641,492     
    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     
     
Household Products — 0.4%      

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    2,148      $ 232,500     

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    3,018        315,260     

The Clorox Co.

    4,026        373,452     
      921,212     
Hypermarkets & Super Centers — 0.1%     

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    2,764        217,499     
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.3%     

AES Corp.

    19,323        280,377     

Calpine Corp.

    8,588        167,552      (a)

NRG Energy Inc.

    7,300        209,656     
      657,585     
Industrial Gases — 0.1%      

Praxair Inc.

    2,027        263,571     
Industrial Machinery — 0.4%      

Dover Corp.

    10,219        986,542     
Integrated Oil & Gas — 1.5%      

Chevron Corp.

    10,076        1,258,593     

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    8,017        811,321     

Hess Corp.

    6,226        516,758     

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    9,443        898,029     
      3,484,701     
Integrated Telecommunication Services — 0.6%     

AT&T Inc.

    11,006        386,971     

Verizon Communications Inc.

    20,901        1,027,075     
      1,414,046     
Internet Retail — 0.2%      

Amazon.com Inc.

    1,363        543,551      (a)
Internet Software & Services — 1.1%     

eBay Inc.

    18,007        988,404      (a)

Google Inc.

    1,397        1,565,632      (a)
      2,554,036     
Investment Banking & Brokerage — 0.4%     

The Charles Schwab Corp.

    12,654        329,004     

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

    3,212        569,359     
      898,363     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     
     
IT Consulting & Other Services — 0.1%     

International Business Machines Corp.

    1,883      $ 353,194     
Life & Health Insurance — 0.4%     

MetLife Inc.

    5,069        273,321     

Prudential Financial Inc.

    6,037        556,732     
      830,053     
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%     

PerkinElmer Inc.

    5,582        230,146     
Managed Healthcare — 0.2%      

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    7,154        538,696     
Movies & Entertainment — 0.6%     

The Walt Disney Co.

    5,159        394,148     

Time Warner Inc.

    14,724        1,026,557     
      1,420,705     
Multi-Line Insurance — 0.6%      

American International Group Inc.

    14,084        718,988     

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

    20,030        725,687     
      1,444,675     
Multi-Utilities — 0.3%      

CMS Energy Corp.

    10,425        279,077     

Dominion Resources Inc.

    4,924        318,534     
      597,611     
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 1.4%     

Cameron International Corp.

    7,085        421,770      (a)

Halliburton Co.

    13,011        660,308     

Schlumberger Ltd.

    23,539        2,121,100     
      3,203,178     
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 0.6%     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    7,405        587,365     

Marathon Oil Corp.

    21,540        760,362     
      1,347,727     
Packaged Foods & Meats — 0.3%     

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

    2,462        132,751     

Mondelez International Inc.

    17,396        614,079     
      746,830     
    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     
     
Pharmaceuticals — 2.1%      

Actavis PLC

    945      $ 158,760      (a)

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    5,213        277,071     

Johnson & Johnson

    18,560        1,699,910     

Merck & Company Inc.

    25,751        1,288,838     

Pfizer Inc.

    53,781        1,647,312     
      5,071,891     
Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.4%     

ACE Ltd.

    8,602        890,565     
Railroads — 0.3%      

CSX Corp.

    24,885        715,941     
Regional Banks — 0.2%      

Regions Financial Corp.

    51,527        509,602     
Research & Consulting Services — 0.0%*     

Nielsen Holdings N.V.

    2,147        98,526     
Restaurants — 0.1%      

McDonald’s Corp.

    2,659        258,003     
Retail REITs — 0.1%      

Simon Property Group Inc.

    1,329        202,221     
Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%     

Applied Materials Inc.

    11,594        205,098     
Semiconductors — 0.4%      

Analog Devices Inc.

    5,324        271,151     

Intel Corp.

    10,716        278,188     

Microchip Technology Inc.

    7,241        324,035     

Texas Instruments Inc.

    3,765        165,321     
      1,038,695     
Soft Drinks — 1.1%      

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

    10,304        454,716     

PepsiCo Inc.

    26,692        2,213,834     
      2,668,550     
Specialized Finance — 0.8%      

CME Group Inc.

    18,458        1,448,215     

McGraw Hill Financial Inc.

    4,672        365,350     
      1,813,565     

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     
     
Specialized REITs — 0.7%      

American Tower Corp.

    18,435      $ 1,471,481     

HCP Inc.

    3,621        131,515     

Rayonier Inc.

    2,587        108,913     
      1,711,909     
Specialty Chemicals — 0.1%     

PPG Industries Inc.

    1,294        245,420     

Rockwood Holdings Inc.

    859        61,779     
      307,199     
Specialty Stores — 0.4%      

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    15,087        876,555     
Systems Software — 0.3%      

Microsoft Corp.

    7,514        281,249     

Oracle Corp.

    12,453        476,452     
      757,701     
Tobacco — 0.2%      

Altria Group Inc.

    3,620        138,972     

Philip Morris International Inc.

    4,009        349,304     
      488,276     
Water Utilities — 0.1%      

American Water Works Company Inc.

    3,162        133,626     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $61,681,200)

            82,641,152       

Preferred Stock — 0.0%*

                   
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%*     

Wells Fargo & Co.

    3,647        85,960     

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $91,175)

      85,960     

Total Domestic Equity
(Cost $61,772,375)

            82,727,112       
    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     
     

Foreign Equity — 21.9%

                   
Common Stock — 21.5%      
Advertising — 0.2%      

WPP PLC

    22,314      $ 510,014     
Aerospace & Defense — 0.9%      

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V.

    9,289        714,355     

Safran S.A.

    18,636        1,297,070     
      2,011,425     
Airlines — 0.2%      

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.

    71,191        473,291      (a)
Apparel Retail — 0.2%      

Fast Retailing Company Ltd.

    1,014        418,701     
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods — 0.4%     

Luxottica Group S.p.A.

    7,862        421,962     

The Swatch Group AG

    812        538,229     
      960,191     
Application Software — 0.4%      

SAP AG

    10,923        937,849     
Automobile Manufacturers — 0.8%     

Mazda Motor Corp.

    62,000        320,898      (a)

Toyota Motor Corp.

    24,830        1,516,661     
      1,837,559     
Biotechnology — 0.2%      

CSL Ltd.

    6,440        397,316     
Brewers — 0.2%      

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V.

    4,412        469,703     
Building Products — 0.2%      

Assa Abloy AB

    10,403        550,391     
Coal & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%     

Cameco Corp.

    19,296        400,267     

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     
     
Communications Equipment — 0.4%     

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

    84,462      $ 1,032,334     
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%     

JGC Corp.

    7,998        313,893     
Construction & Farm Machinery — 0.1%     

Kubota Corp.

    19,000        314,362     
Construction Materials — 0.3%     

HeidelbergCement AG

    8,785        667,607     
Distillers & Vintners — 0.5%      

Diageo PLC

    26,736        885,630     

Diageo PLC ADR

    1,767        233,986     
      1,119,616     
Diversified Capital Markets — 0.2%     

Deutsche Bank AG

    9,642        460,699     
Diversified Financial Services — 2.8%     

Barclays PLC

    211,023        950,483     

BNP Paribas S.A.

    16,129        1,259,043     

HSBC Holdings PLC

    100,728        1,105,086     

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    33,210        589,517     

ING Groep N.V.

    58,123        808,915      (a)

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

    120,785        298,586     

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    122,700        810,178     

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    13,600        701,318     
      6,523,126     
Diversified Metals & Mining — 0.4%     

BHP Billiton PLC

    19,869        615,051     

Rio Tinto PLC

    6,499        366,997     
      982,048     
Diversified Real Estate Activities — 0.8%     

Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

    6,074        235,642     

Mitsubishi Estate Company Ltd.

    21,000        628,372     

Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd.

    25,661        924,094     
      1,788,108     
    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     
     
Diversified Support Services — 0.1%     

Aggreko PLC

    4,590      $ 129,921     

Brambles Ltd.

    12,975        106,214     
      236,135     
Electric Utilities — 0.1%      

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

    103,015        166,210     
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.5%     

Murata Manufacturing Company Ltd.

    8,600        764,226     

Schneider Electric S.A.

    5,803        506,962     
      1,271,188     
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.2%     

Hexagon AB

    13,101        414,697     
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 0.1%     

Syngenta AG

    668        266,794     
Healthcare Services — 0.2%      

Fresenius SE & Company KGaA

    3,579        550,376     
Healthcare Supplies — 0.2%      

Essilor International S.A.

    4,298        457,685     
Heavy Electrical Equipment — 0.1%     

ABB Ltd.

    12,906        340,735      (a)
Home Building — 0.1%      

Persimmon PLC

    13,004        266,854      (a)
Home Improvement Retail — 0.1%     

Kingfisher PLC

    53,919        343,550     
Household Products — 0.6%      

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA

    15,691        483,732     

Unicharm Corp.

    17,400        993,293     
      1,477,025     
Human Resource & Employment Services — 0.2%     

Capita PLC

    26,973        463,716     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     
     
Industrial Gases — 0.4%      

Linde AG

    4,992      $ 1,045,910     
Industrial Machinery — 0.5%      

FANUC Corp.

    3,600        659,341     

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    20,000        123,876     

Vallourec S.A.

    6,536        356,648     
      1,139,865     
Integrated Oil & Gas — 0.4%      

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    11,706        334,929     

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

    280        10,031     

Total S.A.

    10,353        635,261     
      980,221     
Internet Retail — 0.4%      

Rakuten Inc.

    57,400        854,133     
Internet Software & Services — 0.9%     

Baidu Inc. ADR

    11,970        2,129,224      (a)
IT Consulting & Other Services — 0.1%     

Cap Gemini S.A.

    3,953        267,613     
Life & Health Insurance — 0.8%     

AIA Group Ltd.

    231,650        1,162,171     

Prudential PLC

    29,640        657,822     
      1,819,993     
Multi-Line Insurance — 0.3%      

AXA S.A.

    26,639        741,852     
Multi-Utilities — 0.2%      

National Grid PLC

    35,168        458,986     
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 0.5%     

Subsea 7 S.A.

    31,323        599,422     

Technip S.A.

    6,380        614,161     
      1,213,583     
Packaged Foods & Meats — 0.3%     

Nestle S.A.

    8,662        636,002     
Pharmaceuticals — 2.1%      

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    4,527        268,334     
    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     
     

Bayer AG

    6,061      $ 851,461     

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    39,940        1,066,016     

GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR

    10,446        557,712     

Novartis AG ADR

    3,331        267,746     

Roche Holding AG

    3,943        1,104,847     

Sanofi

    7,923        841,957     
      4,958,073     
Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.4%     

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    28,100        939,741     
Railroads — 0.1%      

East Japan Railway Co.

    4,200        334,865     
Research & Consulting Services — 0.2%     

Experian PLC

    19,593        361,503     
Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%     

ASML Holding N.V.

    5,222        489,592     
Semiconductors — 0.5%      

Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.

    417        542,118     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

    189,484        670,745     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. ADR

    775        13,516     
      1,226,379     
Specialty Chemicals — 0.1%      

Givaudan S.A.

    185        265,014      (a)
Tires & Rubber — 0.2%      

Bridgestone Corp.

    11,201        424,147     
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.9%     

Softbank Corp.

    13,400        1,172,922     

Vodafone Group PLC

    240,549        944,230      (a)
      2,117,152     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $40,305,552)

            50,827,313       

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     
     

Preferred Stock — 0.4%

                   
Automobile Manufacturers — 0.4%     

Volkswagen AG

    3,753      $ 1,055,750     

Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost $746,764)

      1,055,750     

Total Foreign Equity
(Cost $41,052,316)

      51,883,063     
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Bonds and Notes — 28.8%

  

           
U.S. Treasuries — 4.2%       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

  

   
3.63%  

08/15/43

  $ 1,721,100        1,625,364      (h)
4.50%  

02/15/36

    4,766,500        5,303,475      (h)

U.S. Treasury Notes

  

   
0.25%  

10/31/15

    1,195,600        1,193,919     
1.25%  

10/31/18

    991,600        972,155     
2.50%  

08/15/23

    897,300        861,688     
        9,956,601     
Agency Mortgage Backed — 9.3%     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

  

 
2.38%  

01/13/22

    394,000        376,650     
4.50%  

06/01/33 - 02/01/35

    7,690        8,158      (h)
5.00%  

07/01/35 - 06/01/41

    323,870        355,371      (h)
5.50%  

05/01/20 - 04/01/39

    106,364        116,734      (h)
6.00%  

04/01/17 - 11/01/37

    248,271        277,564      (h)
6.50%  

11/01/28 - 07/01/29

    9,075        10,129      (h)
7.00%  

10/01/16 - 08/01/36

    35,573        40,139      (h)
7.50%  

09/01/33

    1,292        1,393      (h)
8.00%  

07/01/26 - 11/01/30

    4,970        5,715      (h)
8.50%  

04/01/30

    9,045        10,778      (h)

Federal National Mortgage
Assoc.

     
2.35%  

04/01/37

    566        590      (i)
3.00%  

05/01/43 - 06/01/43

    1,659,801        1,577,779     
3.50%  

11/01/42 - 02/01/43

    2,036,047        2,025,432     
4.00%  

05/01/19 - 03/01/41

    306,720        316,476      (h)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
4.00%  

01/01/41

  $ 240,257      $ 247,467     
4.50%  

05/01/18 - 01/01/41

    621,881        659,307      (h)
4.50%  

10/01/39 - 04/01/41

    1,317,657        1,396,299     
5.00%  

07/01/20 - 06/01/41

    542,445        594,414      (h)
5.00%  

03/01/39 - 05/01/39

    67,053        73,097     
5.50%  

04/01/14 - 08/01/35

    103,165        113,215      (h)
5.50%  

11/01/35 - 01/01/39

    404,854        445,416     
6.00%  

02/01/14 - 08/01/35

    301,965        338,929      (h)
6.50%  

12/01/14 - 08/01/36

    61,386        67,240      (h)
7.00%  

01/01/16 - 12/01/33

    5,338        5,698      (h)
7.50%  

05/01/15 - 12/01/33

    13,393        14,624      (h)
8.00%  

11/01/14 - 01/01/33

    17,204        19,202      (h)
9.00%  

12/01/17 - 12/01/22

    4,604        5,061      (h)
3.00%  

TBA

    734,000        696,784      (c)
3.50%  

TBA

    3,850,000        3,824,434      (c)
4.00%  

TBA

    835,000        859,528      (c)
4.50%  

TBA

    994,000        1,053,605      (c)
5.00%  

TBA

    875,000        950,264      (c)
6.00%  

TBA

    1,840,000        2,040,819      (c)
6.50%  

TBA

    490,000        545,546      (c)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

     
3.00%  

06/20/43

    288,916        279,642     
3.50%  

05/20/43

    719,250        726,714     
4.00%  

01/20/41 - 04/20/43

    948,460        987,783     
4.50%  

08/15/33 - 03/20/41

    246,197        264,434      (h)
4.50%  

05/20/40

    237,060        254,145     
5.00%  

08/15/33

    18,066        19,779      (h)
6.00%  

07/15/33 - 09/15/36

    16,728        18,801      (h)
6.50%  

04/15/28 - 07/15/36

    23,785        26,548      (h)
7.00%  

04/15/28 - 10/15/36

    13,497        15,204      (h)
7.50%  

07/15/23 - 04/15/28

    16,903        17,420      (h)
8.00%  

05/15/30

    517        595      (h)
8.50%  

10/15/17

    7,889        8,338      (h)
9.00%  

11/15/16 - 12/15/21

    8,788        9,414      (h)
5.00%  

TBA

    102,000        110,554      (c)
5.50%  

TBA

    50,000        54,914      (c)
        21,868,142     
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%     

Collateralized Mortgage
Obligation Trust

     
0.15%  

11/01/18

    545        544      (d,f,h)

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     
0.08%  

09/25/43

  $ 257,828      $ 2,366      (g,h,i)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC

     
3.50%  

11/15/24 - 11/15/30

    312,487        35,954      (g)
4.50%  

02/15/18 - 03/15/18

    14,382        519      (g,h)
5.00%  

05/15/18 - 10/15/18

    12,826        453      (g,h)
5.50%  

06/15/33

    17,698        3,583      (g,h)
6.43%  

08/15/25

    140,953        19,253      (g,i)
7.50%  

07/15/27

    12,904        2,623      (g,h)
8.00%  

04/15/20

    270        292      (h)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STRIPS

     
2.11%  

08/01/27

    566        521      (d,f,h)
8.00%  

02/01/23 - 07/01/24

    2,307        522      (g,h)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC

     
1.24%  

12/25/42

    61,157        2,671      (g,h,i)
2.11%  

12/25/22

    926        878      (d,f,h)
3.50%  

09/25/42

    94,405        18,249      (g)
5.00%  

02/25/32 - 09/25/40

    221,211        26,756      (g)
5.84%  

07/25/38

    45,777        6,477      (g,i)
7.34%  

05/25/18

    115,005        12,281      (g,h,i)
8.00%  

05/25/22

    3        64      (g,h)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS

     
4.50%  

08/01/35 - 01/01/36

    49,540        8,439      (g)
5.00%  

03/25/38 - 05/25/38

    30,716        5,672      (g)
5.50%  

12/01/33

    8,215        1,560      (g)
6.00%  

01/01/35

    22,405        4,065      (g)
7.50%  

11/01/23

    23,577        5,494      (g,h)
8.00%  

08/01/23 - 07/01/24

    4,737        904      (g,h)
8.50%  

03/01/17 - 07/25/22

    1,602        251      (g,h)
9.00%  

05/25/22

    878        183      (g,h)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

     
4.50%  

10/20/37 - 08/16/39

    341,223        42,482      (g)
5.00%  

12/20/35 - 09/20/38

    215,540        18,775      (g)
6.08%  

02/20/40

    124,403        23,431      (g,i)
        245,262     
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       
Asset Backed — 0.0%*       

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2013-A

     
1.28%  

06/15/16

  $ 30,000      $ 30,016     
Corporate Notes — 12.6%       

21st Century Fox America Inc.

  

   
4.00%  

10/01/23

    38,000        37,558      (b)
5.40%  

10/01/43

    24,000        24,301      (b)
6.65%  

11/15/37

    55,000        64,199      (h)

ABB Finance USA Inc.

  

   
1.63%  

05/08/17

    76,000        75,849     

AbbVie Inc.

  

   
1.75%  

11/06/17

    68,000        67,884     
2.00%  

11/06/18

    99,000        97,932     
2.90%  

11/06/22

    88,000        82,250     

AES Corp.

  

   
8.00%  

10/15/17

    6,000        7,050      (h)

AES Panama S.A.

  

   
6.35%  

12/21/16

    43,000        45,473      (b,h)

Agilent Technologies Inc.

  

   
5.50%  

09/14/15

    58,000        62,530      (h)

Agrium Inc.

  

   
3.50%  

06/01/23

    88,000        81,975      (h)
4.90%  

06/01/43

    122,000        112,972      (h)

Altria Group Inc.

  

   
2.95%  

05/02/23

    39,000        35,421      (h)
4.50%  

05/02/43

    39,000        34,460      (h)
5.38%  

01/31/44

    66,000        66,273     

Amazon.com Inc.

  

   
1.20%  

11/29/17

    68,000        66,578      (h)
2.50%  

11/29/22

    78,000        70,311      (h)

America Movil SAB de C.V.

  

   
2.38%  

09/08/16

    200,000        205,834      (h)

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

     
6.25%  

03/15/21

    52,000        55,250     
7.75%  

11/15/19

    15,000        17,063     

American Honda Finance Corp.

  

   
2.13%  

10/10/18

    182,000        181,251     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

American International Group Inc.

  

   
3.38%  

08/15/20

  $ 94,000      $ 94,547     
4.88%  

06/01/22

    70,000        75,238      (h)

American Seafoods Group LLC

     
10.75%  

05/15/16

    125,000        129,375      (b)

American Tower Corp. (REIT)

  

   
3.40%  

02/15/19

    94,000        95,697     
3.50%  

01/31/23

    37,000        33,735      (h)

American Tower Trust I (REIT)

  

   
1.55%  

03/15/43

    117,000        114,190      (b,h)

Amsted Industries Inc.

  

   
8.13%  

03/15/18

    38,000        40,043      (b,h)

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

  

   
6.20%  

03/15/40

    131,000        144,904     

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

     
2.63%  

01/17/23

    41,000        37,652      (h)

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

     
2.50%  

07/15/22

    241,000        222,917      (h)
5.38%  

11/15/14

    43,000        44,786      (h)

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

  

   
4.02%  

04/16/43

    49,000        41,658     

Arizona Public Service Co.

  

   
6.25%  

08/01/16

    59,000        66,196      (h)

Ascension Health

  

   
4.85%  

11/15/53

    65,000        62,908     

Ashland Inc.

  

   
3.00%  

03/15/16

    74,000        75,480     
3.88%  

04/15/18

    71,000        71,887     

AT&T Inc.

  

   
0.88%  

02/13/15

    70,000        70,148      (h)
2.38%  

11/27/18

    190,000        190,163     
4.35%  

06/15/45

    100,000        84,659     

Autodesk Inc.

  

   
1.95%  

12/15/17

    80,000        79,139      (h)

Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A.

     
3.63%  

11/09/15

    100,000        100,375      (b,h)

Bank of America Corp.

  

   
2.00%  

01/11/18

    268,000        267,525      (h)
2.60%  

01/15/19

    116,000        116,512     
3.30%  

01/11/23

    127,000        120,176      (h)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       
3.88%  

03/22/17

  $ 77,000      $ 82,183      (h)
4.10%  

07/24/23

    129,000        129,547     

Barclays Bank PLC

  

   
2.25%  

05/10/17

    300,000        309,150      (b)

Barrick Gold Corp.

  

   
4.10%  

05/01/23

    40,000        36,156     

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

     
2.90%  

10/15/20

    115,000        114,044     
3.00%  

05/15/22

    49,000        46,974      (h)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

  

   
1.55%  

02/09/18

    76,000        75,145     
4.50%  

02/11/43

    134,000        123,876     

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

  

   
2.05%  

09/30/18

    48,000        47,994     
3.85%  

09/30/23

    48,000        48,208     
5.00%  

09/30/43

    48,000        48,804     

Bombardier Inc.

  

   
4.25%  

01/15/16

    29,000        30,305      (b)
7.75%  

03/15/20

    354,000        401,790      (b,h)

BP Capital Markets PLC

  

   
1.38%  

05/10/18

    167,000        162,082      (h)
2.25%  

11/01/16

    30,000        31,046      (h)
2.50%  

11/06/22

    171,000        155,693      (h)

BPCE S.A.

  

   
2.50%  

12/10/18

    250,000        248,661     

Brocade Communications Systems Inc.

     
4.63%  

01/15/23

    156,000        144,300      (b,h)

Buckeye Partners LP

  

   
2.65%  

11/15/18

    95,000        93,604     

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

     
3.85%  

09/01/23

    94,000        92,462     

Cameron International Corp.

  

   
4.00%  

12/15/23

    48,000        47,433     

Cargill Inc.

  

   
6.00%  

11/27/17

    1,000        1,142      (b,h)

Case New Holland Inc.

  

   
7.88%  

12/01/17

    40,000        47,200      (h)

Catholic Health Initiatives

  

   
2.60%  

08/01/18

    30,000        30,098     

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       
2.95%  

11/01/22

  $ 37,000      $ 33,627     
4.20%  

08/01/23

    25,000        24,514     
4.35%  

11/01/42

    24,000        20,820     

Celgene Corp.

  

   
2.30%  

08/15/18

    47,000        46,742     

Central American Bank for Economic Integration

     
5.38%  

09/24/14

    60,000        61,813      (b,h)

Cequel Capital Corp.

  

   
5.13%  

12/15/21

    77,000        72,187      (b)

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

  

   
3.25%  

03/15/16

    77,000        77,770     

Cigna Corp.

  

   
2.75%  

11/15/16

    69,000        71,817      (h)
4.00%  

02/15/22

    156,000        158,788      (h)

Citigroup Inc.

  

   
1.25%  

01/15/16

    73,000        73,242     
1.75%  

05/01/18

    228,000        224,191      (h)
3.50%  

05/15/23

    94,000        87,588      (h)
5.00%  

09/15/14

    127,000        130,618      (h)
6.68%  

09/13/43

    98,000        112,762     

CNA Financial Corp.

  

   
5.88%  

08/15/20

    60,000        68,402      (h)

CNH Capital LLC

  

   
3.25%  

02/01/17

    54,000        54,945      (b)
3.88%  

11/01/15

    44,000        45,430     

Cogeco Cable Inc.

  

   
4.88%  

05/01/20

    75,000        72,375      (b,h)

Comcast Corp.

  

   
4.50%  

01/15/43

    59,000        53,296      (h)

Constellation Brands Inc.

  

   
7.25%  

09/01/16

    74,000        83,990      (h)

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA

     
4.63%  

12/01/23

    250,000        251,754     

Corning Inc.

  

 
3.70%  

11/15/23

    66,000        65,001     

Corp Andina de Fomento

  

   
4.38%  

06/15/22

    68,000        67,332     

Corp Lindley S.A.

  

   
4.63%  

04/12/23

    17,000        15,683      (b)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile

     
4.25%  

07/17/42

  $ 42,000      $ 33,589      (b)
5.63%  

09/21/35

    12,000        11,866      (b,h)

Corporate Office Properties LP (REIT)

     
3.60%  

05/15/23

    174,000        157,704     

COX Communications Inc.

  

   
2.95%  

06/30/23

    113,000        98,744      (b,h)
3.25%  

12/15/22

    25,000        22,622      (b)
4.70%  

12/15/42

    17,000        14,277      (b)

Crown Castle Towers LLC

  

   
6.11%  

01/15/40

    55,000        61,673      (b,h)

CVS Caremark Corp.

  

   
2.25%  

12/05/18

    67,000        66,980     
5.30%  

12/05/43

    48,000        49,640     

Daimler Finance North America LLC

     
1.88%  

01/11/18

    150,000        147,756      (b,h)
2.38%  

08/01/18

    150,000        149,668      (b)

DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.

  

   
6.38%  

11/01/18

    68,000        71,400      (h)

Denbury Resources Inc.

  

   
6.38%  

08/15/21

    60,000        63,900      (h)
8.25%  

02/15/20

    34,000        37,443      (h)

Deutsche Bank AG

  

   
4.30%  

05/24/28

    200,000        181,067      (h,i)

Diageo Capital PLC

  

   
1.13%  

04/29/18

    78,000        75,199      (h)

Diageo Investment Corp.

  

   
2.88%  

05/11/22

    105,000        100,089      (h)

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

  

   
4.88%  

11/01/43

    85,000        83,423     

DigitalGlobe Inc.

  

   
5.25%  

02/01/21

    73,000        71,175      (b,h)

DIRECTV Holdings LLC

  

   
3.80%  

03/15/22

    102,000        97,985      (h)
5.15%  

03/15/42

    61,000        54,784      (h)

Dominion Resources Inc.

  

   
1.95%  

08/15/16

    54,000        54,894      (h)

DPL Inc.

  

   
7.25%  

10/15/21

    75,000        75,937     

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Duke Energy Corp.

  

   
1.63%  

08/15/17

  $ 69,000      $ 68,564      (h)
3.05%  

08/15/22

    132,000        125,380      (h)

Eastman Chemical Co.

  

   
2.40%  

06/01/17

    103,000        104,104      (h)

Eaton Corp.

  

   
1.50%  

11/02/17

    102,000        99,994     
2.75%  

11/02/22

    94,000        87,689     

eBay Inc.

  

   
2.60%  

07/15/22

    95,000        87,374     
4.00%  

07/15/42

    41,000        34,721     

Ecopetrol S.A.

  

   
7.38%  

09/18/43

    38,000        41,192     
7.63%  

07/23/19

    28,000        33,180     

EMC Corp.

  

   
1.88%  

06/01/18

    84,000        83,046      (h)

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo

     
4.75%  

12/06/21

    100,000        99,437      (b)

Energy Transfer Partners LP

  

   
3.60%  

02/01/23

    63,000        58,340      (h)
6.50%  

02/01/42

    62,000        66,635      (h)

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

     
4.45%  

02/15/43

    57,000        50,349     

Erickson Air-Crane Inc.

  

   
8.25%  

05/01/20

    30,000        31,050      (b)

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

  

   
6.75%  

08/06/23

    200,000        204,500      (b)

European Investment Bank

  

   
0.88%  

12/15/14

    135,000        135,780      (h)
4.88%  

01/17/17

    150,000        167,370      (h)

Exelon Corp.

  

   
4.90%  

06/15/15

    111,000        117,028      (h)

Express Scripts Holding Co.

     
2.65%  

02/15/17

    46,000        47,411     
3.13%  

05/15/16

    171,000        178,475      (h)

Five Corners Funding Trust

  

   
4.42%  

11/15/23

    142,000        139,973      (b)

Flextronics International Ltd.

  

   
4.63%  

02/15/20

    30,000        29,250     

Florida Power & Light Co.

  

   
4.13%  

02/01/42

    42,000        38,655     
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.

     
7.00%  

11/01/15

  $ 16,000      $ 16,600      (b)

Forest Oil Corp.

  

   
7.25%  

06/15/19

    36,000        35,055     

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

     
2.38%  

03/15/18

    74,000        73,819     
5.45%  

03/15/43

    67,000        64,121     

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance Inc.

     
5.75%  

02/15/21

    84,000        89,040      (b)

Frontier Communications Corp.

     
7.13%  

03/15/19

    71,000        76,502      (h)

Genworth Holdings Inc.

  

   
7.70%  

06/15/20

    35,000        41,671     

Glencore Funding LLC

  

   
2.50%  

01/15/19

    118,000        114,262      (b)
4.13%  

05/30/23

    164,000        153,260      (b)

Goldman Sachs Capital I

  

   
6.35%  

02/15/34

    43,000        43,387      (h)

Great Plains Energy Inc.

  

   
4.85%  

06/01/21

    80,000        84,291     

GXS Worldwide Inc.

  

   
9.75%  

06/15/15

    52,000        53,690     

HCA Inc.

  

 
6.50%  

02/15/20

    119,000        130,751      (h)

Hexion US Finance Corp.

     
6.63%  

04/15/20

    88,000        90,200     

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC

     
5.63%  

10/15/21

    88,000        91,300      (b)

Host Hotels & Resorts LP (REIT)

     
3.75%  

10/15/23

    96,000        89,009     

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

     
6.50%  

06/15/19

    49,000        53,042      (h)

Huntsman International LLC

     
4.88%  

11/15/20

    77,000        75,845     

Hyundai Capital America

     
1.63%  

10/02/15

    68,000        68,340      (b)
2.13%  

10/02/17

    35,000        34,761      (b)

iGATE Corp.

     
9.00%  

05/01/16

    74,000        78,625     

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Industry & Construction Bank St Petersburg OJSC Via

     
5.01%  

09/29/15

  $ 100,000      $ 102,250      (i)

ING Bank N.V.

     
5.80%  

09/25/23

    200,000        209,119      (b)

ING U.S. Inc.

  

   
5.70%  

07/15/43

    82,000        85,673     

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Company Ltd.

     
2.88%  

01/15/19

    44,000        43,368      (b)
4.25%  

06/15/23

    93,000        90,834      (b)

Ingles Markets Inc.

  

   
5.75%  

06/15/23

    140,000        137,200     

IntercontinentalExchange Group Inc.

     
2.50%  

10/15/18

    48,000        48,353     
4.00%  

10/15/23

    96,000        96,569     

Invesco Finance PLC

     
3.13%  

11/30/22

    107,000        99,007      (h)

JB Poindexter & Company Inc.

     
9.00%  

04/01/22

    23,000        24,553      (b)

Jefferies Group Inc.

  

   
5.13%  

01/20/23

    83,000        83,952     
6.50%  

01/20/43

    26,000        25,781     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     
3.20%  

01/25/23

    204,000        193,397      (h)
3.38%  

05/01/23

    39,000        36,348      (h)

KazMunayGas National Company JSC

     
11.75%  

01/23/15

    100,000        109,750      (b)

Kerr-McGee Corp.

     
6.95%  

07/01/24

    96,000        111,520     

KFW

     
2.00%  

10/04/22

    246,000        225,295     
4.50%  

07/16/18

    102,000        114,220      (h)

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

     
2.65%  

02/01/19

    46,000        45,490     
3.50%  

09/01/23

    101,000        92,737     
4.15%  

02/01/24

    187,000        180,917     

Kinross Gold Corp.

     
6.88%  

09/01/41

    47,000        42,116     
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Korea National Oil Corp.

     
2.88%  

11/09/15

  $ 100,000      $ 102,992      (b,h)

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

     
1.63%  

06/04/15

    45,000        45,572     
2.25%  

06/05/17

    274,000        277,445     
5.00%  

06/04/42

    63,000        62,105     

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.

     
10.00%  

06/01/17

    129,000        139,159     

Liberty Mutual Group Inc.

     
4.25%  

06/15/23

    87,000        84,001      (b)

Linn Energy LLC

     
7.00%  

11/01/19

    83,000        83,830      (b)
8.63%  

04/15/20

    56,000        60,480     

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

     
5.00%  

09/15/43

    48,000        49,077     

LYB International Finance BV

     
4.00%  

07/15/23

    45,000        44,417     
5.25%  

07/15/43

    22,000        22,115     

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     
3.00%  

12/03/18

    71,000        70,714      (b)

Majapahit Holding BV

     
7.25%  

06/28/17

    100,000        109,500      (b)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

     
4.13%  

07/01/52

    30,000        24,679     

Merck & Company Inc.

     
2.80%  

05/18/23

    122,000        112,946     
4.15%  

05/18/43

    49,000        44,766     

MetLife Inc.

     
4.88%  

11/13/43

    73,000        71,645     

MetroPCS Wireless Inc.

     
6.25%  

04/01/21

    135,000        140,062      (b)

Microsoft Corp.

     
2.38%  

05/01/23

    156,000        141,134     

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.

     
6.13%  

04/01/36

    45,000        51,123      (h)

Monsanto Co.

     
4.65%  

11/15/43

    48,000        46,824     

Morgan Stanley

     
2.13%  

04/25/18

    149,000        147,715     
4.75%  

03/22/17

    50,000        54,566     

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       
4.88%  

11/01/22

  $ 75,000      $ 76,775     
5.00%  

11/24/25

    95,000        95,284     
5.55%  

04/27/17

    162,000        180,714     

Mylan Inc.

     
5.40%  

11/29/43

    32,000        32,258     
7.88%  

07/15/20

    23,000        26,025      (b,h)

Nationwide Financial Services Inc.

     
5.38%  

03/25/21

    45,000        48,247      (b,h)
       

NCL Corp. Ltd.

     
5.00%  

02/15/18

    7,000        7,210     

Newfield Exploration Co.

     
5.63%  

07/01/24

    10,000        9,950     
5.75%  

01/30/22

    68,000        70,040     

Nexen Energy ULC

     
6.40%  

05/15/37

    51,000        58,054      (h)

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.

     
2.60%  

09/01/15

    129,000        132,426      (h)

Northeast Utilities

     
1.45%  

05/01/18

    81,000        78,452      (h)

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     
1.75%  

06/01/18

    122,000        119,018      (h)
4.75%  

06/01/43

    91,000        86,239      (h)

Novartis Capital Corp.

     
2.40%  

09/21/22

    82,000        75,180      (h)

NYSE Euronext

     
2.00%  

10/05/17

    103,000        103,134      (h)

Omnicom Group Inc.

     
3.63%  

05/01/22

    60,000        58,104      (h)

Oracle Corp.

     
1.20%  

10/15/17

    112,000        110,214      (h)
3.63%  

07/15/23

    62,000        61,502     

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

     
6.05%  

03/01/34

    52,000        59,566      (h)
PacifiCorp        
6.25%  

10/15/37

    132,000        157,380      (h)

Petrobras Global Finance BV

     
3.00%  

01/15/19

    45,000        42,112     

Petrobras International Finance Co.

     
3.50%  

02/06/17

    116,000        117,062      (h)
3.88%  

01/27/16

    34,000        35,002      (h)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Petroleos Mexicanos

     
3.50%  

07/18/18 - 01/30/23

  $ 406,000      $ 403,897     
5.50%  

01/21/21

    132,000        141,900     

Petroleum Company of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.

     
6.00%  

05/08/22

    70,833        74,906     

Philip Morris International Inc.

     
2.50%  

05/16/16

    80,000        83,023      (h)
4.13%  

03/04/43

    39,000        34,141     

Plains Exploration & Production Co.

     
6.50%  

11/15/20

    37,000        40,862     

Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp.

     
7.25%  

05/27/19

    200,000        237,500     
7.39%  

12/02/24

    100,000        122,000      (b,h)

Prudential Financial Inc.

     
5.20%  

03/15/44

    25,000        24,188      (i)
5.63%  

06/15/43

    46,000        45,080      (i)

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

     
2.38%  

05/15/23

    117,000        105,203      (h)

Range Resources Corp.

     
5.75%  

06/01/21

    68,000        72,080      (h)

Realty Income Corp. (REIT)

     
4.65%  

08/01/23

    89,000        89,632     

Revlon Consumer Products Corp.

     
5.75%  

02/15/21

    30,000        29,588     

Rockwell Collins Inc.

     
3.70%  

12/15/23

    76,000        75,028     

Roper Industries Inc.

     
2.05%  

10/01/18

    122,000        118,562      (h)

Royal Bank of Canada

     
1.20%  

09/19/18

    323,000        320,039      (h)

RSI Home Products Inc.

     
6.88%  

03/01/18

    75,000        78,562      (b)

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital S.A.

     
7.75%  

05/29/18

    100,000        112,625      (b,h)

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

     
5.74%  

04/03/17

    100,000        108,375     

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

     
5.63%  

02/01/21

  $ 115,000      $ 112,412      (b,h)
Sanofi        
1.25%  

04/10/18

    78,000        75,942     

SCF Capital Ltd.

     
5.38%  

10/27/17

    200,000        201,040      (b,h)

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV

     
6.88%  

08/15/18

    200,000        212,000      (b,q)
       

Schlumberger Investment S.A.

     
2.40%  

08/01/22

    104,000        95,319      (b)

Shell International Finance BV

     
3.40%  

08/12/23

    141,000        137,426     

Sinochem Overseas Capital Company Ltd.

     
4.50%  

11/12/20

    200,000        204,064      (b,h)

Sinopec Capital 2013 Ltd.

     
3.13%  

04/24/23

    200,000        178,479      (b,h)

Sprint Corp.

     
7.25%  

09/15/21

    52,000        55,835      (b)

Statoil ASA

     
3.70%  

03/01/24

    143,000        141,974     
4.80%  

11/08/43

    48,000        48,494     

SunTrust Banks Inc.

     
2.35%  

11/01/18

    96,000        95,491     

T-Mobile USA Inc.

     
5.25%  

09/01/18

    61,000        64,202      (b)

Talisman Energy Inc.

     
6.25%  

02/01/38

    58,000        58,977     

Teck Resources Ltd.

     
5.40%  

02/01/43

    59,000        53,817     

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

     
3.19%  

04/27/18

    150,000        152,763      (h)
5.46%  

02/16/21

    47,000        49,592     

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     
4.75%  

06/01/20

    196,000        191,590     

Textron Inc.

     
6.20%  

03/15/15

    62,000        65,770      (h)

The Allstate Corp.

     
5.75%  

08/15/53

    52,000        52,390      (i)

The Coca-Cola Co.

     
3.30%  

09/01/21

    88,000        88,141      (h)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     
2.38%  

01/22/18

  $ 92,000      $ 92,350     
2.90%  

07/19/18

    137,000        139,421     
3.63%  

01/22/23

    77,000        74,563     
6.75%  

10/01/37

    74,000        82,328     

The Hertz Corp.

     
4.25%  

04/01/18

    52,000        53,300     

The Home Depot Inc.

     
2.25%  

09/10/18

    143,000        144,967     
3.75%  

02/15/24

    48,000        47,776     
4.88%  

02/15/44

    48,000        48,603     

The Korea Development Bank

     
3.25%  

03/09/16

    122,000        126,718      (h)

The McClatchy Co.

     
9.00%  

12/15/22

    75,000        82,500     

The Mosaic Co.

     
4.25%  

11/15/23

    95,000        93,822     
5.45%  

11/15/33

    47,000        47,886     

The Potomac Edison Co.

     
5.35%  

11/15/14

    40,000        41,544      (h)

The Southern Co.

     
2.45%  

09/01/18

    115,000        116,745     

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

     
2.40%  

02/01/19

    67,000        66,376     
4.15%  

02/01/24

    105,000        104,002     

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     
1.30%  

02/23/17

    47,000        46,793     
5.65%  

11/23/43

    39,000        39,707     

Time Warner Cable Inc.

     
5.88%  

11/15/40

    62,000        53,633     

Time Warner Inc.

     
5.35%  

12/15/43

    117,000        118,489     

Tops Holding Corp.

     
8.88%  

12/15/17

    149,000        163,714      (b,h)

Total Capital Canada Ltd.

     
1.45%  

01/15/18

    73,000        72,168     

Total Capital International S.A.

     
1.55%  

06/28/17

    424,000        424,091      (h)

Transocean Inc.

     
3.80%  

10/15/22

    131,000        124,165     

tw telecom holdings inc.

     
6.38%  

09/01/23

    35,000        36,400      (b)

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

U.S. Bancorp

     
3.44%  

02/01/16

  $ 118,000      $ 123,084      (h)

Unit Corp.

     
6.63%  

05/15/21

    73,000        77,015     

United Rentals North America Inc.

     
5.75%  

07/15/18

    74,000        79,087     

Vail Resorts Inc.

     
6.50%  

05/01/19

    82,000        86,920      (h)

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

     
6.38%  

10/15/20

    125,000        131,719      (b)

Verizon Communications Inc.

     
2.45%  

11/01/22

    96,000        84,984     
4.50%  

09/15/20

    143,000        153,091     
5.15%  

09/15/23

    123,000        132,064     
6.55%  

09/15/43

    67,000        78,387     

Viacom Inc.

     
2.50%  

12/15/16

    88,000        91,009      (h)
5.85%  

09/01/43

    97,000        101,969     

Viasystems Inc.

     
7.88%  

05/01/19

    73,000        78,931      (b)

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     
1.95%  

12/15/18

    96,000        95,654     

Weatherford International Ltd.

     
4.50%  

04/15/22

    110,000        110,693      (h)
5.95%  

04/15/42

    56,000        56,109      (h)
6.75%  

09/15/40

    19,000        20,550     

Weingarten Realty Investors

     
4.45%  

01/15/24

    67,000        65,625     

WellPoint Inc.

     
5.10%  

01/15/44

    91,000        90,240     

Wells Fargo & Co.

     
3.45%  

02/13/23

    101,000        95,489     
5.38%  

11/02/43

    123,000        125,953     

Windstream Corp.

     
6.38%  

08/01/23

    73,000        68,255     

WM Wrigley Jr Co.

     
2.00%  

10/20/17

    48,000        47,867      (b)
2.90%  

10/21/19

    96,000        95,206      (b)

Woodside Finance Ltd.

     
4.50%  

11/10/14

    131,000        135,053      (b,h)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

WPX Energy Inc.

     
5.25%  

01/15/17

  $ 75,000      $ 80,062     

Wynn Las Vegas LLC

     
5.38%  

03/15/22

    43,000        43,430     

XLIT Ltd.

     
2.30%  

12/15/18

    95,000        93,308     
5.25%  

12/15/43

    45,000        45,301     

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd.

     
2.70%  

10/25/17

    93,000        94,056      (b)

Zoetis Inc.

     
3.25%  

02/01/23

    67,000        62,690     
        29,627,826     
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.8%

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-4

     
5.68%  

07/10/46

    30,000        32,713     

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-1

     
5.48%  

01/15/49

    160,000        167,058      (h,i)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-4

     
5.75%  

02/10/51

    25,000        27,610      (h,i)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2008-1

     
6.21%  

02/10/51

    240,000        273,739      (h,i)

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc. 2005-1

     
5.29%  

11/10/42

    70,000        73,430      (h,i)

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc. 2005-6

     
5.18%  

09/10/47

    80,000        85,163      (h,i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
2005-T18

     
4.93%  

02/13/42

    75,831        78,554      (h,i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-PW11

     
5.39%  

03/11/39

    66        67      (h,i)

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-T22

     
5.58%  

04/12/38

  $ 80,000      $ 86,681      (h,i)
5.58%  

04/12/38

    40,000        43,067      (i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-PW17

     
5.89%  

06/11/50

    90,000        101,393      (i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-PW18

     
6.09%  

06/11/50

    80,000        90,057      (i)

COMM 2005-LP5 Mortgage Trust

     
4.98%  

05/10/43

    40,000        41,688      (h,i)

COMM 2006-C8 Mortgage Trust

     
5.35%  

12/10/46

    100,000        109,237      (h)

Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-GG9

     
5.48%  

03/10/39

    235,000        248,939     

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C1

     
5.46%  

02/15/39

    160,000        169,946      (i)

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C5

     
5.34%  

12/15/39

    40,000        42,706     

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. 2005-9

     
5.25%  

10/25/35

    24,464        219      (i)

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2013-KYO

     
2.77%  

11/08/29

    40,000        39,753      (b,i)

GS Mortgage Securities Trust
2006-GG8

     
5.59%  

11/10/39

    140,000        153,452     

GS Mortgage Securities Trust
2011-GC5

     
3.00%  

08/10/44

    80,000        83,206      (h)
5.31%  

08/10/44

    30,000        32,578      (b,i)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
2005-LDP1

     
5.04%  

03/15/46

  $ 40,000      $ 41,256      (h,i)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
2007-CB18

     
5.44%  

06/12/47

    100,000        109,897      (h)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
2007-CB20

     
5.79%  

02/12/51

    155,000        173,756      (h,i)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
2007-LD11

     
5.81%  

06/15/49

    150,000        166,848      (h,i)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
2012-CBX

     
4.27%  

06/15/45

    55,000        56,499     

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C12

     
4.03%  

07/15/45

    25,000        25,023      (i)

LB Commercial Mortgage Trust
2007-C3

     
5.88%  

07/15/44

    80,000        88,807      (i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2004-C8

     
0.80%  

12/15/39

    471,339        2,049      (b,g,i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2005-C5

     
4.95%  

09/15/30

    49,722        51,936     

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C1

     
5.16%  

02/15/31

    80,000        85,443      (h)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C4

     
5.86%  

06/15/38

    29,620        32,216      (i)

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C6

     
6.11%  

07/15/40

  $ 100,000      $ 109,641      (i)

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2003-5

     
5.00%  

08/25/18

    10,748        910      (g,h)

ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-3

     
5.46%  

07/12/46

    110,000        119,331      (i)

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C10

     
4.08%  

07/15/46

    80,000        79,946      (i)

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C8

     
4.17%  

12/15/48

    50,000        42,123      (b,i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2005-T17

     
4.84%  

12/13/41

    110,000        112,741      (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-IQ11

     
5.67%  

10/15/42

    40,000        36,902      (h,i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-T21

     
5.16%  

10/12/52

    100,000        106,615      (h,i)
5.27%  

10/12/52

    55,000        58,672      (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-T23

     
5.81%  

08/12/41

    30,000        32,986      (h,i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2007-IQ16

     
6.09%  

12/12/49

    80,000        89,770      (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2008-T29

     
6.28%  

01/11/43

    50,000        56,580      (h,i)

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C23

     
5.47%  

01/15/45

    80,000        86,189      (h,i)

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C28

     
5.60%  

10/15/48

    140,000        150,283      (i)

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C29

     
5.34%  

11/15/48

    90,000        98,694     

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C4

     
5.25%  

06/15/44

    40,000        40,591      (b,i)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C15

     
4.49%  

08/15/46

  $ 35,000      $ 29,624      (b,i)

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C16

     
4.99%  

09/15/46

    65,000        57,338      (b,i)

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C17

     
4.26%  

12/15/46

    55,000        55,396     
        4,179,318     
Sovereign Bonds — 0.6%       

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social

     
5.50%  

07/12/20

    100,000        102,000      (b,h)

Government of Argentina

     
2.50%  

12/31/38

    9        4      (j)

Government of Chile

     
3.63%  

10/30/42

    27,000        21,208     

Government of Croatia

     
6.75%  

11/05/19

    122,000        132,065      (b)

Government of Dominican Republic

     
7.50%  

05/06/21

    100,000        108,500      (b,h)

Government of El Salvador

     
7.65%  

06/15/35

    54,000        52,596      (b,h)

Government of Hungary

     
4.13%  

02/19/18

    64,000        64,704     
6.25%  

01/29/20

    36,000        38,835      (h)

Government of Mexico

     
4.75%  

03/08/44

    176,000        158,620      (h)
5.75%  

10/12/10

    14,000        12,950      (h)

Government of Panama

     
4.30%  

04/29/53

    23,000        17,422     
6.70%  

01/26/36

    11,000        12,293      (h)

Government of Peru

     
6.55%  

03/14/37

    39,000        44,850      (h)

Government of Poland

     
3.00%  

03/17/23

    45,000        40,972     
5.00%  

03/23/22

    65,000        69,469     
5.13%  

04/21/21

    15,000        16,294      (h)

Government of Romania

     
4.38%  

08/22/23

    22,000        21,230      (b)
6.75%  

02/07/22

    28,000        31,780      (b)

Government of Sri Lanka

     
6.25%  

10/04/20

    100,000        98,500      (b)

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Government of Turkey

     
3.25%  

03/23/23

  $ 200,000      $ 164,500     
6.88%  

03/17/36

    50,000        49,050     

Government of Uruguay

     
6.88%  

09/28/25

    25,682        29,342     

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond

     
7.50%  

03/31/30

    9,665        11,261      (j)
        1,298,445     
Municipal Bonds and Notes — 0.2%

American Municipal Power Inc.

     
6.27%  

02/15/50

    50,000        52,599      (h)

Denver City & County School District No 1

     
4.24%  

12/15/37

    70,000        62,388      (h)

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

     
6.64%  

04/01/57

    54,000        56,762     

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

     
6.88%  

12/15/39

    15,000        16,178      (h)

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

     
4.46%  

10/01/62

    95,000        80,929     

South Carolina State Public Service Authority

     
6.45%  

01/01/50

    40,000        42,750      (h)

State of California

     
5.70%  

11/01/21

    55,000        61,683     
        373,289     
FNMA — 0.0% *

Lehman TBA

     
5.50%  

TBA

    59,721        —**      (c,o,r)

Total Bonds and Notes
(Cost $68,587,497)

      67,578,899     
   

Number

of Shares

   

Fair

Value

     
     

Exchange Traded Funds — 3.7%

Financial Select Sector
SPDR Fund

    8,281        181,023      (p)

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

    14,413        753,223      (p)
   

Number

of Shares

   

Fair

Value

     
       
 

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

    187,956      $ 7,732,510     
 

Total Exchange Traded Funds
(Cost $8,470,334)

      8,666,756     
   

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $179,882,522)

            210,855,830       
   

Short-Term Investments — 14.7%

 

GE Institutional Money Market Fund - Investment Class

0.00%
(Cost $34,675,675)

      34,675,675      (d,k)
 

Total Investments
(Cost $214,558,197)

      245,531,505     
 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net — (4.1)%

      (9,628,520)     
     

 

 

   
 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 235,902,985     
     

 

 

   

 

 

Other Information:

 

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2013:

 

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

EURO Stoxx 50 Index Futures

  March 2014     4      $ 171,307      $ 9,025   

FTSE 100 Index Futures

  March 2014     4        443,709        16,583   

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

  March 2014     24        2,209,320        72,893   

S&P Mid 400 Emini Index Futures

  March 2014     53        7,098,820        223,776   

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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

Topix Index Futures

  March 2014     3      $ 371,771      $ 14,385   

2 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

  March 2014     38        8,352,875        (15,350)   

5 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

  March 2014     54        6,442,875        (70,636)   
       

 

 

 
        $ 250,676   
       

 

 

 

The Fund had the following short futures contracts open at December 31, 2013:

 

Description   Expiration
date
  Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

U.S. Long Bond Futures

  March 2014     23      $ (2,951,187)      $ 54,402   

Ultra Long-Term U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

  March 2014     23        (3,133,750)        60,292   

10 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

  March 2014     16        (1,968,750)        35,464   
       

 

 

 
      $ 150,158   
       

 

 

 
      $ 400,834   
       

 

 

 
       

The Fund was invested in the following countries at December 31, 2013 (unaudited):

 

Country   Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
 

United States

    74.34%   

Japan

    5.08%   

United Kingdom

    4.58%   

France

    3.47%   

Germany

    2.72%   

Switzerland

    1.45%   
 
Country   Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
 

China

    1.05%   

Sweden

    1.01%   

Canada

    0.96%   

Netherlands

    0.80%   

Hong Kong

    0.47%   

Mexico

    0.38%   

South Korea

    0.36%   

Australia

    0.36%   

Norway

    0.32%   

India

    0.31%   

Italy

    0.29%   

Taiwan

    0.28%   

Russian Federation

    0.22%   

Belgium

    0.19%   

Supranational

    0.18%   

Brazil

    0.16%   

Philippines

    0.15%   

Turkey

    0.09%   

South Africa

    0.08%   

Spain

    0.08%   

Chile

    0.07%   

Cayman Islands

    0.06%   

Croatia

    0.05%   

Poland

    0.05%   

Kazakhstan

    0.05%   

Indonesia

    0.04%   

Dominican Republic

    0.04%   

Hungary

    0.04%   

Sri Lanka

    0.04%   

Panama

    0.03%   

Trinidad And Tobago

    0.03%   

Colombia

    0.03%   

Peru

    0.03%   

Romania

    0.02%   

El Salvador

    0.02%   

Uruguay

    0.01%   

Singapore

    0.01%   

Bermuda

    0.00%   

Argentina

    0.00%   
 

 

 

 
    100.00%   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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The Fund’s % share of investment in the various categories, based on Fair Value, is as follows at December 31, 2013 (unaudited):

 

Equity Securities                     
Industry   Domestic     Foreign     Total  

Diversified Financial Services

    1.56%        2.65%        4.21%   

Pharmaceuticals

    2.05%        2.03%        4.08%   

Exchange Traded Funds

    3.53%        0.00%        3.53%   

Communications Equipment

    1.60%        0.42%        2.02%   

Internet Software & Services

    1.04%        0.87%        1.91%   

Integrated Oil & Gas

    1.42%        0.40%        1.82%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

    1.30%        0.50%        1.80%   

Aerospace & Defense

    0.65%        0.82%        1.47%   

Automobile Manufacturers

    0.29%        1.18%        1.47%   

Biotechnology

    1.29%        0.15%        1.44%   

Asset Management & Custody Banks

    1.19%        0.00%        1.19%   

Cable & Satellite

    1.11%        0.00%        1.11%   

Soft Drinks

    1.09%        0.00%        1.09%   

Life & Health Insurance

    0.34%        0.74%        1.08%   

Computer Hardware

    1.06%        0.00%        1.06%   

Household Products

    0.37%        0.61%        0.98%   

Semiconductors

    0.42%        0.50%        0.92%   

Multi-Line Insurance

    0.59%        0.30%        0.89%   

Healthcare Services

    0.66%        0.22%        0.88%   

Industrial Machinery

    0.40%        0.47%        0.87%   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

    0.00%        0.86%        0.86%   

Healthcare Equipment

    0.85%        0.00%        0.85%   

Home Improvement Retail

    0.67%        0.14%        0.81%   

Computer Storage & Peripherals

    0.80%        0.00%        0.80%   

Electrical Components & Equipment

    0.27%        0.52%        0.79%   

Property & Casualty Insurance

    0.36%        0.38%        0.74%   

Specialized Finance

    0.74%        0.00%        0.74%   

Diversified Real Estate Activities

    0.00%        0.73%        0.73%   

Specialized REITs

    0.70%        0.00%        0.70%   

Application Software

    0.30%        0.38%        0.68%   

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

    0.49%        0.10%        0.59%   

Movies & Entertainment

    0.58%        0.00%        0.58%   

Integrated Telecommunication Services

    0.58%        0.00%        0.58%   

Internet Retail

    0.22%        0.35%        0.57%   
 
Industry   Domestic     Foreign     Total  

Packaged Foods & Meats

    0.30%        0.26%        0.56%   

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

    0.55%        0.00%        0.55%   

Industrial Gases

    0.11%        0.42%        0.53%   

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

    0.46%        0.00%        0.46%   

Air Freight & Logistics

    0.46%        0.00%        0.46%   

Commodity Chemicals

    0.46%        0.00%        0.46%   

Distillers & Vintners

    0.00%        0.46%        0.46%   

Multi-Utilities

    0.24%        0.19%        0.43%   

Railroads

    0.29%        0.14%        0.43%   

Healthcare Supplies

    0.22%        0.19%        0.41%   

Diversified Metals & Mining

    0.00%        0.40%        0.40%   

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

    0.00%        0.39%        0.39%   

Broadcasting

    0.37%        0.00%        0.37%   

Investment Banking & Brokerage

    0.37%        0.00%        0.37%   

Specialty Stores

    0.36%        0.00%        0.36%   

Agricultural Products

    0.31%        0.00%        0.31%   

Drug Retail

    0.31%        0.00%        0.31%   

Systems Software

    0.31%        0.00%        0.31%   

Advertising

    0.10%        0.21%        0.31%   

Consumer Finance

    0.30%        0.00%        0.30%   

Airlines

    0.09%        0.19%        0.28%   

Semiconductor Equipment

    0.08%        0.20%        0.28%   

Casinos & Gaming

    0.28%        0.00%        0.28%   

Construction Materials

    0.00%        0.27%        0.27%   

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

    0.27%        0.00%        0.27%   

IT Consulting & Other Services

    0.14%        0.11%        0.25%   

Automotive Retail

    0.24%        0.00%        0.24%   

Specialty Chemicals

    0.13%        0.10%        0.23%   

Building Products

    0.00%        0.22%        0.22%   

Managed Healthcare

    0.22%        0.00%        0.22%   

Regional Banks

    0.21%        0.00%        0.21%   

Electric Utilities

    0.13%        0.07%        0.20%   

Tobacco

    0.20%        0.00%        0.20%   

Healthcare Distributors

    0.19%        0.00%        0.19%   

Brewers

    0.00%        0.19%        0.19%   

Human Resource & Employment Services

    0.00%        0.19%        0.19%   

Diversified Capital Markets

    0.00%        0.19%        0.19%   

Research & Consulting Services

    0.04%        0.15%        0.19%   

 

 

 

     

 

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Industry   Domestic     Foreign     Total  

General Merchandise Stores

    0.18%        0.00%        0.18%   

Auto Parts & Equipment

    0.18%        0.00%        0.18%   

Tires & Rubber

    0.00%        0.17%        0.17%   

Apparel Retail

    0.00%        0.17%        0.17%   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

    0.00%        0.17%        0.17%   

Construction & Farm Machinery

    0.04%        0.13%        0.17%   

Coal & Consumable Fuels

    0.00%        0.16%        0.16%   

Department Stores

    0.14%        0.00%        0.14%   

Heavy Electrical Equipment

    0.00%        0.14%        0.14%   

Construction & Engineering

    0.00%        0.13%        0.13%   

Home Building

    0.00%        0.11%        0.11%   

Restaurants

    0.10%        0.00%        0.10%   

Diversified Support Services

    0.00%        0.10%        0.10%   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    0.09%        0.00%        0.09%   

Hypermarkets & Super Centers

    0.09%        0.00%        0.09%   

Retail REITs

    0.08%        0.00%        0.08%   

Water Utilities

    0.05%        0.00%        0.05%   
     

 

 

 
        58.35%   
     

 

 

 

 

Bonds and Notes       
Sector   Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
 

Corporate Notes

    12.07%   

Agency Mortgage Backed

    8.91%   

U.S. Treasuries

    4.05%   

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    1.70%   

Sovereign Bonds

    0.53%   

Municipal Bonds and Notes

    0.15%   

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    0.10%   

Asset Backed

    0.01%   

FNMA

    0.00%   
 

 

 

 
    27.52%   
 

 

 

 
 
Short-Term Investments       

Short-Term Investments

    14.13%   
 

 

 

 
    14.13%   
 

 

 

 
    100.00%   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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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 111.

 

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, 2013?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2013, the Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund returned -4.06%. The Barclays U.S. Municipal Bond Index, (the Index) the Fund’s benchmark, returned -2.55% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 250 U.S. Long-term Municipal Bond funds returned an average of -4.58% over the same period.

 

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

 

A. Tax-exempt yields closed 2012 at generational lows which could not realistically be sustained and the trend towards higher rates began an orderly transition through the first half of 2013. Fixed income investors who responded negatively to initial Federal Reserve announcements regarding the tapering of its asset purchase program in mid-May, appeared to be further unsettled by the move by the City of Detroit to seek relief from future pension and benefit obligations by filing for protection under Chapter 9 of the Federal Bankruptcy Act. Many individual investors while concerned by the potential uncertainty of an untested
  court challenge viewed the resurgence in the equity market as a viable alternative and began a trend of mutual funds withdrawals which lasted into year end. The impact of mutual fund redemptions was a significant factor, spreading throughout the sector, with investors redeeming over $40 billion in just a 6 week period. The overwhelming claim on limited market liquidity drove relative value spreads sharply wider, creating a short term displacement in tax-exempt values. Intermediate high-grade securities, the most liquid asset held by open-end mutual funds were broadly sold to meet investor redemption needs. Unfortunately this sector, representing the Fund’s largest weighting, was impacted greater than any other segment of the yield curve, as yields rose by over 120 basis points within a very short time frame. Tax exempt investors, gravitated towards shorter term maturities as a placeholder for available cash, stabilizing the front-end of the curve at the expense of longer term assets.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. Curve positioning was a primary contributing factor to underperformance over the last twelve months. Given the income bias of the Fund and the relative steepness of the municipal yield curve, the diverse positioning of the Fund across the curve differed significantly from the concentrated front-end weighting of the Index. We viewed the
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  too punitive to the Fund’s dividend, as well as our long-term investment approach to accommodate an Index neutral strategy. With less than 30% of the Fund’s assets invested shorter than ten years representing a 25% underweight to the Index, the Fund lagged benchmark returns. In addition, the Fund’s exposure to the 15-20 year maturity range accounted for a significant portion of returns and was a key performance variable limiting returns. We believe the relative steepness of the tax-exempt yield curve fairly compensated the Fund for the related interest rate risk and that our curve positioning supports the Fund’s long term income objectives.

 

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

 

A. During the second half of the year the Fund maintained a defensive cash position ranging between 5% and 7%, a noted departure from the fully invested profile of the Fund historically. While reducing exposure to lower imbedded coupon and credit risk was done opportunistically throughout the reporting period, the Fund’s duration remained at a slightly higher level than the Index given the relative steepness of the yield curve. Credit quality was diversified into A rated securities as a widening of credit spreads represented compelling value, allowing the Fund to strengthen the dividend in the portfolio.
 

 

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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, 2013.

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 under the heading “Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the 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 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, 2013 – December 31, 2013

 

        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           992.30           1.41   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

       1,000.00           1,023.79           1.43   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.28%** (for the period July 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**   May differ from expense ratio disclosed in the financial highlights, which is calculated based on the entire fiscal year’s data.

 

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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, 2013 as a % of Fair Value(b)

 

Aaa / AAA

     9.41%   

Aa / AA

     46.03%   

A / A

     33.11%   

Baa / BBB

     7.10%   

Ba / BB and lower

     0.73%   

NR / Other

     3.62%   
       100.00%   

 

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $1,548,615 (in thousands) on December 31, 2013(b)

 

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2013

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     250        231        224   

Peer group average annual total return

     -4.58     6.51     3.50

Morningstar Category in peer group: U.S. Long-term Municipal Bond

  

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

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the periods ended December 31, 2013

 

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

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

    -4.06%        5.70%        4.16%        $15,031   

Barclays U.S. Municipal Bond Index

    -2.55%        5.89%        4.29%        $15,220   

 

 

 

(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 — 96.7%

  

   
Alabama — 0.5%       

Montgomery BMC Special Care Facilities Financing Authority (MBIA Insured)

     
5.00%  

11/15/20

  $ 8,375,000      $ 8,712,178      (m,n)
Alaska — 0.2%       

Alaska Housing Finance Corp.

     
5.00%  

12/01/27

    2,500,000        2,697,200     
Arizona — 3.3%       

Arizona Health
Facilities Authority

     
5.00%  

02/01/42

    2,000,000        1,797,300     

City of Phoenix

     
5.00%  

07/01/19

    5,000,000        5,593,600     

Glendale Western Loop 101 Public Facilities Corp.

     
6.25%  

07/01/38

    10,000,000        10,000,000      (m)

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority

     
5.50%  

07/01/26

    5,000,000        5,084,450     

Phoenix Civic
Improvement Corp.

     
5.00%  

07/01/40

    4,750,000        4,743,017     

Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. (FGIC Insured)

     
5.50%  

07/01/23 -07/01/24

    7,260,000        8,748,260      (n)

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement &
Power District

     
5.00%  

12/01/21

    10,000,000        11,466,500      (h)
5.00%  

12/01/28

    2,470,000        2,704,156     

University Medical
Center Corp.

     
6.50%  

07/01/39

    1,000,000        1,078,140     
        51,215,423     
California — 10.1%       

Bay Area Toll Authority

     
4.00%  

04/01/31

    4,000,000        3,911,960     
5.00%  

04/01/31

    10,000,000        11,034,800      (h,m)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

California Educational Facilities Authority

     
5.00%  

10/01/32

  $ 5,255,000      $ 6,109,883     
5.25%  

10/01/39

    6,000,000        6,333,540     
6.13%  

10/01/36

    1,500,000        1,694,205     

California Health Facilities Financing Authority

     
5.50%  

08/15/26

    5,000,000        5,582,100     
6.00%  

07/01/39

    5,000,000        5,371,050     
6.50%  

10/01/33

    3,500,000        3,918,705     

California State Department of Water Resources

     
5.00%  

05/01/21

    5,300,000        6,243,135      (h)
5.00%  

12/01/21

    1,285,000        1,528,251     

California State Public Works Board

     
5.00%  

10/01/28 - 09/01/38

    6,500,000        6,629,355     
5.13%  

10/01/31

    2,000,000        2,061,000     
5.25%  

09/01/29

    10,160,000        10,857,382     
6.00%  

04/01/26

    8,475,000        9,764,556     

City of Sacramento

     
5.00%  

09/01/42

    5,825,000        5,958,975     

Coast Community College District (AGMC Insured)

     
5.00%  

08/01/33

    8,750,000        9,067,975      (n)

Foothill-De Anza Community College District
(AMBAC Insured)

     
4.50%  

08/01/31

    2,600,000        2,704,416      (n)

Los Angeles
Harbor Department

     
5.00%  

08/01/26

    8,000,000        8,746,160     

Marin Water District
Financing Authority

     
5.00%  

07/01/44

    6,000,000        6,205,380     

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

     
5.00%  

07/01/35

    5,000,000        5,224,400     

Newport Mesa Unified
School District

     
4.45%  

08/01/41

    5,000,000        877,200     

San Diego Community
College District

     
5.00%  

08/01/41

    10,000,000        10,311,200      (h)

 

 

 

     

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

State of California

     
5.00%  

02/01/31 - 11/01/43

  $ 16,220,000      $ 16,628,697     
5.25%  

04/01/35

    4,500,000        4,742,685     

University of California

     
5.00%  

05/15/38

    4,000,000        4,169,800     

University of California (AMBAC Insured)

     
5.00%  

05/15/34

    2,225,000        2,216,412      (n)
        157,893,222     
Colorado — 1.9%       

Colorado Health
Facilities Authority

     
5.00%  

02/01/41

    5,000,000        4,841,300     

Metro Wastewater
Reclamation District

     
5.00%  

04/01/27

    4,000,000        4,444,040     

Regional Transportation District

     
4.25%  

11/01/36

    4,405,000        4,310,204     
5.00%  

11/01/27 - 11/01/28

    12,090,000        13,414,203     
5.38%  

06/01/31

    2,500,000        2,627,500     
        29,637,247     
Connecticut — 4.5%       

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority

     
5.00%  

07/01/40

    5,500,000        5,575,955     

South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority

     
5.00%  

08/01/33 - 08/01/43

    17,515,000        18,116,920     

South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority
(MBIA Insured)

     
5.00%  

08/01/27

    3,000,000        3,041,400      (n)

State of Connecticut

     
5.00%  

01/01/22 - 01/01/24

    9,705,000        11,166,272     

State of Connecticut Special
Tax Revenue

     
5.00%  

11/01/26 - 10/01/29

    29,250,000        31,965,257     

Town of Fairfield

     
5.00%  

08/01/21

    1,000,000        1,182,190     
        71,047,994     
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       
Delaware — 1.7%       

City of Wilmington

     
5.00%  

10/01/25

  $ 5,000,000      $ 5,685,250     

County of New Castle

     
5.00%  

07/15/33 - 07/15/39

    10,000,000        10,500,600     

Delaware State Health
Facilities Authority

     
5.00%  

10/01/40

    6,800,000        6,892,616     

State of Delaware

     
5.00%  

07/01/28

    3,000,000        3,347,910     
        26,426,376     
District of Columbia — 1.8%       

District of Columbia

     
5.00%  

04/01/30 - 10/01/30

    7,215,000        7,546,899     
5.50%  

04/01/36

    15,000,000        15,828,600     

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority

     
5.25%  

10/01/29

    5,000,000        5,430,850     
        28,806,349     
Florida — 0.7%       

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority

     
7.00%  

04/01/39

    1,000,000        1,077,210     

City of Tampa Water & Wastewater System Revenue

     
5.00%  

10/01/27

    8,560,000        9,429,268     
        10,506,478     
Georgia — 6.4%       

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government
Development Authority

     
5.00%  

06/15/31

    6,050,000        6,273,910     

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Water &
Sewerage Revenue

     
5.50%  

01/01/38

    7,000,000        7,503,020     

Augusta Water & Sewerage Revenue (AGMC Insured)

     
5.25%  

10/01/34

    5,400,000        5,535,486      (n)

 

 

 

     

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

City of Atlanta
Department of Aviation

     
5.00%  

01/01/25

  $ 10,000,000      $ 10,916,000     

City of Atlanta Department of Aviation (AGMC Insured)

     
5.25%  

01/01/33

    4,000,000        4,072,160      (n)

City of Atlanta Water & Wastewater Revenue

     
6.25%  

11/01/39

    10,000,000        11,240,000     

City of Atlanta Water & Wastewater Revenue (AGMC Insured)

     
5.75%  

11/01/27 - 11/01/30

    9,500,000        11,185,080      (n)

County of Fulton Water & Sewerage Revenue
(FGIC Insured)

     
5.00%  

01/01/30

    5,000,000        5,000,000      (m,n)

DeKalb Newton & Gwinnett Counties Joint
Development Authority

     
6.00%  

07/01/34

    8,500,000        9,041,535     

Fayette County School District (AGMC Insured)

     
4.80%  

03/01/22

    2,520,000        2,757,434      (m,n)
4.85%  

03/01/23

    2,290,000        2,508,214      (m,n)

Henry County Hospital Authority (MBIA Insured)

     
5.00%  

07/01/24

    1,865,000        1,901,237      (n)

Municipal Electric
Authority of Georgia

     
5.25%  

01/01/19

    2,490,000        2,892,758     

Private Colleges & Universities Authority (MBIA Insured)

     
6.50%  

11/01/15

    2,125,000        2,284,991      (l,n)

State of Georgia

     
4.00%  

07/01/32

    3,350,000        3,366,784     
4.50%  

01/01/29

    3,000,000        3,226,020     
5.00%  

08/01/22

    4,460,000        5,128,063      (m)
5.00%  

08/01/22 - 01/01/26

    4,790,000        5,360,144     
        100,192,836     
Hawaii — 1.8%       

City & County of Honolulu

     
5.00%  

04/01/33

    10,000,000        10,545,700     
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

State of Hawaii
Airports System Revenue

     
5.25%  

07/01/24

  $ 15,800,000      $ 17,791,906     
        28,337,606     
Idaho — 1.5%       

Idaho Health Facilities Authority

     
6.75%  

11/01/37

    4,000,000        4,382,080     

Idaho Housing & Finance Assoc. (MBIA Insured)

     
5.00%  

07/15/22 - 07/15/24

    17,625,000        18,731,244      (n)
        23,113,324     
Illinois — 2.3%       

City of Chicago O’Hare International Airport Revenue

     
5.63%  

01/01/35

    5,000,000        5,257,500     
5.75%  

01/01/39

    11,500,000        12,079,255     

Illinois Finance Authority

     
5.00%  

08/15/43

    1,000,000        978,760     
5.50%  

08/15/43

    5,000,000        5,159,450      (m)

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority (MBIA Insured)

     
4.30%  

06/15/22

    4,305,000        3,939,290      (n)
5.40%  

06/15/19

    4,000,000        4,421,120      (n)

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority
(MBIA Insured)

     
5.00%  

10/01/21

    4,000,000        4,590,120      (n)
        36,425,495     
Indiana — 1.1%       

Indiana Municipal Power Agency

     
5.50%  

01/01/27

    2,500,000        2,772,775     
5.75%  

01/01/34

    2,000,000        2,000,000     

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank

     
5.75%  

01/01/38

    7,000,000        7,422,100     

Merrillville Multi School Building Corp.

     
5.25%  

07/15/28

    5,000,000        5,198,150     
        17,393,025     

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       
Iowa — 0.4%       

Iowa Finance Authority

     
5.00%  

12/01/19

  $ 7,000,000      $ 6,712,930     
Kentucky — 1.5%       

Kentucky Economic Development
Finance Authority

     
6.38%  

06/01/40

    3,500,000        3,653,580     

Kentucky State Property & Building Commission
(AGC Insured)

     
5.25%  

02/01/27

    10,665,000        11,437,786      (n)

Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District

     
5.00%  

05/15/30

    8,040,000        8,571,605     
        23,662,971     
Louisiana — 1.0%       

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority

     
5.00%  

07/01/42

    4,715,000        4,568,835     

State of Louisiana

     
5.00%  

09/01/19

    10,050,000        11,844,428     
        16,413,263     
Maine — 0.3%       

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

     
5.25%  

07/01/21

    1,790,000        2,004,496     

Maine Turnpike Authority

     
5.00%  

07/01/42

    1,000,000        1,035,650     
6.00%  

07/01/34

    1,250,000        1,385,025     
        4,425,171     
Maryland — 2.5%       

County of Baltimore

     
5.00%  

02/01/23

    7,525,000        8,761,583     

County of Prince George’s

     
5.00%  

09/15/24 - 09/15/25

    8,790,000        10,003,005     

Maryland Economic
Development Corp.

     
5.75%  

06/01/35

    3,000,000        3,009,510     
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

     
5.00%  

07/01/34 - 08/15/41

  $ 3,300,000      $ 3,275,490     

State of Maryland

     
5.00%  

11/01/18

    4,000,000        4,702,600     

Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission

     
4.50%  

06/01/26

    8,470,000        9,099,829     
        38,852,017     
Massachusetts — 4.8%       

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

     
5.00%  

01/01/37

    5,000,000        5,074,850     

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

     
5.00%  

01/01/40 - 07/01/43

    11,000,000        11,349,550     

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority

     
5.00%  

07/01/34 - 07/15/35

    20,000,000        20,617,480     
5.50%  

11/15/36

    4,000,000        4,416,440     
5.75%  

07/01/39

    7,500,000        7,704,375     

Massachusetts
School Building Authority

     
5.00%  

08/15/28 - 05/15/43

    8,170,000        8,810,816     

Massachusetts
Water Resources Authority

     
5.00%  

08/01/41

    3,000,000        3,120,600     
6.50%  

07/15/19

    12,260,000        14,151,105      (l)
        75,245,216     
Michigan — 1.0%       

Lansing Board of Water & Light

     
5.00%  

07/01/37

    3,500,000        3,574,445     

State of Michigan (AGMC Insured)

     
5.25%  

09/15/27

    5,000,000        5,352,200      (n)

State of Michigan
Trunk Line Revenue

     
5.50%  

11/01/18

    6,000,000        7,064,520     
        15,991,165     

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       
Minnesota — 1.2%       

St Paul Port Authority

     
5.00%  

12/01/22

  $ 9,630,000      $ 11,043,684     

State of Mississippi

     
5.50%  

09/01/14

    7,500,000        7,760,925     
        18,804,609     
Missouri — 1.5%       

Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District

     
5.00%  

10/01/44

    5,000,000        5,098,900     

Metropolitan St Louis
Sewer District

     
5.00%  

05/01/34

    3,000,000        3,210,360     

Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission

     
5.00%  

05/01/21

    4,610,000        5,352,763     

Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission

     
5.75%  

01/01/29

    4,500,000        4,654,980     

Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority

     
5.00%  

01/01/24

    525,000        535,285     
5.00%  

01/01/24

    4,475,000        4,580,431      (m)
        23,432,719     
Nevada — 0.1%     

City of Las Vegas (AGMC Insured)

     
5.55%  

06/01/16

    1,425,000        1,449,396      (n)
New Jersey — 6.6%     

Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority (AGMC Insured)

     
5.75%  

01/01/15 -01/01/16

    8,500,000        9,142,745      (n)

Essex County Improvement Authority (AGMC Insured)

     
5.25%  

12/15/17

    9,765,000        9,795,174      (n)

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

     
5.50%  

12/15/29

    5,000,000        5,370,950     
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority

     
6.00%  

12/01/17

  $ 10,000,000      $ 11,696,000      (h,l)

New Jersey Healthcare Facilities Financing Authority

     
5.63%  

07/01/37

    2,000,000        2,031,080     

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority

     
5.63%  

06/01/30

    7,500,000        7,805,475     

New Jersey Institute of Technology

     
5.00%  

07/01/42

    2,000,000        2,035,980     

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority

     
5.00%  

01/01/38

    5,000,000        5,118,100     
5.25%  

01/01/40

    10,000,000        10,413,100      (h)

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority (AMBAC Insured)

     
6.50%  

01/01/16

    20,040,000        21,249,235      (l,n)
6.50%  

01/01/16

    5,135,000        5,724,652      (n)

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

     
5.25%  

06/15/36

    6,100,000        6,312,524     

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (AGMC Insured)

     
5.75%  

12/15/14

    4,610,000        4,851,933      (l,n)
5.75%  

12/15/14

    1,390,000        1,462,127      (n)
        103,009,075     
New Mexico — 1.5%     

New Mexico Finance Authority

     
5.00%  

06/15/18 -06/15/23

    9,200,000        10,654,839     
5.00%  

12/15/26

    12,000,000        12,948,360      (h)
        23,603,199     
New York — 8.7%     

Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corp.

     
6.00%  

07/15/30

    4,500,000        4,717,260     

Long Island Power Authority

     
6.00%  

05/01/33

    7,500,000        8,310,300     

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

     
5.00%  

11/15/29

  $ 17,170,000      $ 18,412,765     

New York City Transitional Finance Authority
Building Aid Revenue

     
5.50%  

07/15/31

    10,000,000        10,961,700      (h)

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue

     
5.00%  

11/01/21 - 11/01/30

    10,220,000        11,460,275     

New York City Water & Sewer System

     
5.00%  

06/15/34

    4,500,000        4,742,235     

New York Liberty Development Corp.

     
5.00%  

11/15/44

    5,000,000        4,991,900     
5.13%  

01/15/44

    5,000,000        5,081,550     

New York State Dormitory Authority

     
5.00%  

07/01/23 - 03/15/25

    7,565,000        8,321,387     
5.50%  

07/01/36 - 05/01/37

    4,000,000        4,196,890     
6.00%  

07/01/40

    2,000,000        2,156,640     
6.50%  

12/01/21

    4,500,000        4,636,305     

New York State Thruway Authority

     
5.00%  

05/01/19

    6,250,000        7,174,500     

New York State Urban Development Corp.

     
5.50%  

01/01/19

    9,000,000        10,604,700     

Triborough Bridge &
Tunnel Authority

     
5.00%  

11/15/26

    10,000,000        10,987,700      (h)
5.00%  

11/15/38

    10,000,000        10,385,900     

Westchester County Healthcare Corp.

     
5.00%  

11/01/30

    6,000,000        6,057,600     
6.13%  

11/01/37

    2,500,000        2,710,150     
        135,909,757     
North Carolina — 2.2%     

City of Charlotte

     
5.00%  

06/01/23

    4,320,000        4,917,586     
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

City of Charlotte Water & Sewer System Revenue

     
5.00%  

07/01/38

  $ 5,000,000      $ 5,203,450     

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency

     
5.00%  

01/01/26

    5,000,000        5,352,200     

North Carolina Medical Care Commission

     
4.75%  

11/01/43

    4,000,000        3,780,520     

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

     
5.00%  

10/01/42

    2,500,000        2,629,725     

North Carolina Turnpike Authority

     
5.00%  

07/01/30

    3,230,000        3,471,765     

State of North Carolina

     
4.75%  

05/01/30

    4,130,000        4,334,187     

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

     
5.00%  

04/01/36

    4,000,000        4,169,760     
        33,859,193     
Ohio — 5.0%     

American Municipal
Power Inc.

     
5.00%  

02/15/38

    5,000,000        5,066,400     

City of Cincinnati Water System Revenue

     
5.00%  

12/01/36

    2,500,000        2,650,475     

City of Cleveland Airport System Revenue

     
5.00%  

01/01/29 - 01/01/31

    4,225,000        4,218,094     

City of Columbus

     
5.00%  

07/01/26 - 08/15/30

    28,790,000        32,389,991     

City of Columbus Sewerage Revenue

     
4.50%  

06/01/32

    700,000        709,730     
4.75%  

06/01/31

    5,000,000        5,155,950     

County of Franklin

     
4.50%  

12/01/37

    1,750,000        1,633,293     

Cuyahoga Community College District

     
5.00%  

08/01/26

    1,800,000        1,948,482     

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

     
5.00%  

11/15/38

  $ 13,000,000      $ 13,551,850     

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission

     
6.25%  

05/01/38

    5,000,000        5,288,400     

Ohio State Turnpike Commission

     
5.25%  

02/15/39

    6,000,000        6,210,420     
        78,823,085     
Oklahoma — 1.2%     

Claremore Public Works Authority (AGMC Insured)

     
5.25%  

06/01/34

    6,315,000        6,506,408      (m,n)

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority (FGIC Insured)

     
4.50%  

01/01/47

    9,000,000        8,358,570      (n)

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority

     
5.00%  

01/01/28

    3,500,000        3,811,535     
        18,676,513     
Pennsylvania — 5.2%     

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority

     
5.00%  

05/01/42

    6,000,000        5,283,000     

City of Philadelphia Water & Wastewater Revenue

     
5.00%  

01/01/36 - 01/01/41

    20,000,000        20,158,300     

Delaware River Port Authority

     
5.00%  

01/01/37

    5,000,000        5,098,450     

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority

     
5.25%  

08/15/25

    1,750,000        1,926,190     

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

  

 
5.00%  

06/01/29

    10,000,000        10,280,500      (h)
5.00%  

12/01/32

    1,500,000        1,532,340     
5.14%  

12/01/34

    12,000,000        11,297,040      (h)
5.25%  

06/01/39

    9,500,000        9,624,260     

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (AMBAC Insured)

     
5.25%  

12/01/32

    12,000,000        12,101,520      (h,n)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

Westmoreland County
Municipal Authority

     
5.00%  

08/15/37

  $ 5,000,000      $ 4,979,150     
        82,280,750     
Puerto Rico — 1.9%     

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

     
6.00%  

07/01/39

    8,000,000        5,406,960      (h)

Puerto Rico
Electric Power Authority

     
5.75%  

07/01/36

    5,000,000        3,212,250     
6.75%  

07/01/36

    5,000,000        3,597,000     

Puerto Rico Sales Tax
Financing Corp.

     
6.00%  

08/01/42

    5,000,000        3,745,500     
6.50%  

08/01/44

    5,000,000        3,960,050     
8.23%  

08/01/32

    15,000,000        10,590,900     
        30,512,660     
Rhode Island — 0.2%     

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp.

     
6.25%  

09/15/34

    1,300,000        1,402,557     
6.50%  

09/15/28

    1,000,000        1,109,970     
        2,512,527     
South Carolina — 3.3%     

Charleston Educational Excellence Finance Corp.

     
5.25%  

12/01/27 - 12/01/30

    21,850,000        23,865,444      (m)

Piedmont Municipal
Power Agency

     
5.00%  

01/01/25

    2,315,000        2,513,094     

Piedmont Municipal Power Agency (AGC Insured)

     
5.75%  

01/01/34

    5,500,000        6,020,575      (n)

South Carolina State Public Service Authority

     
5.00%  

12/01/30

    3,755,000        3,949,960     
5.50%  

01/01/38

    14,970,000        16,045,744     
        52,394,817     

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       
Tennessee — 1.6%     

County of Shelby

     
5.00%  

03/01/21

  $ 3,500,000      $ 4,055,100     

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County

     
5.00%  

05/15/25

    10,000,000        11,439,100      (m)

State of Tennessee

     
5.00%  

05/01/19

    1,000,000        1,171,450      (m)

Tennessee State School
Bond Authority

     
5.00%  

11/01/43

    8,000,000        8,323,520     
        24,989,170     
Texas — 4.6%     

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

     
5.50%  

11/15/16

    5,450,000        6,193,979      (n)

City of Houston Utility
System Revenue

     
5.00%  

11/15/33

    5,470,000        5,784,908     
5.25%  

11/15/30 - 11/15/31

    12,000,000        13,190,780     

City of Houston Utility System Revenue (AGMC Insured)

     
5.25%  

05/15/22

    10,000,000        10,172,700      (n)

Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport

     
5.25%  

11/01/29

    5,000,000        5,302,850     

North Texas Tollway Authority

     
5.00%  

09/01/31

    3,500,000        3,690,820     
5.75%  

01/01/38 - 01/01/40

    21,475,000        22,367,096      (h)
6.00%  

01/01/38

    5,000,000        5,432,800     
        72,135,933     
Utah — 1.0%     

County of Utah Transportation Sales Tax Revenue (AGMC Insured)

     
4.00%  

12/01/37 - 12/01/38

    12,480,000        11,396,778      (n)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

Utah State Board of Regents

     
5.00%  

11/01/30

  $ 4,000,000      $ 4,212,040     
        15,608,818     
Vermont — 0.4%     

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency

     
5.00%  

10/31/46

    5,700,000        5,795,475     
Virginia — 1.0%     

City of Richmond

     
5.00%  

01/15/38

    9,000,000        9,473,940     

Virginia College Building Authority

     
4.38%  

02/01/28

    845,000        864,418     

Virginia Resources Authority

     
5.25%  

11/01/38

    5,000,000        5,262,250     
        15,600,608     
Washington — 0.2%     

Port of Seattle

     
5.00%  

08/01/31

    3,000,000        3,160,110     

Total Municipal Bonds
and Notes
(Cost $1,481,763,054)

            1,516,265,900       

Short-Term Investments — 2.0%

  

   
Time Deposit — 2.0%       

State Street Corp.

     
0.01%  

01/02/14

     

(Cost $32,348,657)

    32,348,657        32,348,657     

(e)

Total Investments
(Cost $1,514,111,711)

      1,548,614,557     

Other Assets and Liabilities,
net — 1.3%

      19,918,082     
     

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 1,568,532,639     
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

     

 

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 Investments

 

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Mark H. Johnson

Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer — Long Duration Fixed Income & Insurance Investments

 

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Vita Marie Pike

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

 

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 111.

 

  How did the Elfun Income Fund perform compared to its benchmark for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2013?

 

  For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2013, the Elfun Income Fund posted a total return -0.95%. The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned -2.02% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 1,105 U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond Funds returned an average of -1.38% over the same period.

 

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

 

  The primary drivers of the Fund’s performance during the period were a rise in interest rates and tighter credit spreads. The U.S. Treasury 10-year note yield ended the year at 3.03%, up 127 basis points from the end of 2012. Rising interest rates drove bond prices down which resulted in
  negative total returns for both the Fund and its benchmark. However, the Fund’s duration was shorter than the benchmark when interest rates increased the most which benefited its relative performance. Credit related sectors outperformed duration-adjusted treasuries during the period due to a compression in yield spreads and higher coupon income. The Fund was generally overweight in these assets which added value but the main source of Fund performance came from strong security selection in all non-treasury sectors, predominantly high grade and high yield corporate debt and agency mortgage-backed securities.

 

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

 

 

The Fund’s duration relative to its benchmark was strategically biased short and was tactically traded from neutral to 1 year below the benchmark duration during the period. The duration of the Fund began the year one-half year shorter than the benchmark and ended the year neutral. While the Fund maintained an overweight to non-treasury sectors, the Fund’s relative allocations changed throughout the period to take advantage of yield spread changes. The allocation to high grade corporate bonds began the year roughly 4% underweight and ended the year 4% overweight. The overweight in commercial mortgage-backed securities was increased from 1% to 4% at year-end. The Fund’s non-index exposure to

 

 

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  high yield bonds moved from 4% to 10% by mid-year and finished at 6%. The Fund’s exposure to emerging market debt started at 3%, rose to 7% by mid-year and ended at 5%. The Fund’s net increase in spread sector exposure was offset by a decrease in its relative allocation to treasury securities (including cash) from approximately -5% to -16%.

    

 

 

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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, 2013.

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 under the heading

“Expenses paid during the period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the 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 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, 2013 – December 31, 2013

 

        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           1,014.70           1.57   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

       1,000.00           1,023.64           1.58   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.31%** (for the period July 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**   May differ from expense ratio disclosed in the financial highlights, which is calculated based on the entire fiscal year’s data.

 

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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, 2013 as a % of Fair Value(b)(c)

 

Moody’s / S&P Rating    Percentage of
Fair Value
 

Aaa / AAA

     16.81%   

Aa / AA

     43.64%   

A / A

     9.15%   

Baa / BBB

     21.91%   

Ba / BB and lower

     8.38%   

NR / Other

     0.11%   
       100.00%   

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $356,125 (in thousands) on December 31, 2013(b)(c)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2013

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     1,105        961        865   

Peer group average annual total return

     -1.38     6.38     4.07

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, 2013

 

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

Elfun Income Fund

     -0.95%         5.76%         4.41%       $ 15,398   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index

     -2.02%         4.44%         4.55%       $ 15,599   
 

 

(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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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Bonds and Notes — 97.1%

  

           
U.S. Treasuries — 14.8%      

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     
3.63%  

08/15/43

  $ 6,208,100      $ 5,862,774     
4.50%  

02/15/36

    22,816,200        25,386,582      (h)

U.S. Treasury Notes

     
0.25%  

10/31/15

    5,934,200        5,925,857     
0.88%  

01/31/17

    182,800        182,972      (h)
1.25%  

10/31/18

    2,741,400        2,687,644     
2.50%  

08/15/23

    7,494,500        7,197,058     
3.13%  

05/15/19

    1,800        1,918     
        47,244,805     
Agency Mortgage Backed — 30.1%       

Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.

     
2.38%  

01/13/22

    2,091,000        1,998,923      (h)
4.50%  

06/01/33 - 02/01/35

    42,784        45,378      (h)
5.00%  

07/01/35

    289,372        318,076      (h)
5.00%  

06/01/41

    1,478,247        1,621,621     
5.50%  

05/01/20 - 04/01/39

    681,975        748,266      (h)
6.00%  

04/01/17 - 11/01/37

    1,249,324        1,394,211      (h)
6.50%  

07/01/29

    2,280        2,541      (h)
7.00%  

10/01/16 - 08/01/36

    179,427        201,703      (h)
7.50%  

11/01/29 - 09/01/33

    9,125        10,071      (h)
8.00%  

11/01/30

    9,878        11,309      (h)

Federal National
Mortgage Assoc.

     
2.35%  

04/01/37

    2,951        3,078      (i)
3.00%  

05/01/43 - 06/01/43

    9,059,232        8,611,555     
3.50%  

11/01/42 - 02/01/43

    4,501,811        4,480,863     
4.00%  

05/01/19 - 06/01/19

    120,124        127,205      (h)
4.00%  

01/01/41 - 03/01/41

    2,811,681        2,896,199     
4.50%  

05/01/18 - 02/01/40

    3,252,068        3,446,564      (h)
4.50%  

11/01/40 - 04/01/41

    7,726,943        8,188,671     
5.00%  

07/01/20 -08/01/35

    469,398        513,029      (h)
5.00%  

03/01/39 - 06/01/41

    2,652,339        2,907,538     
5.50%  

03/01/14 - 04/01/38

    1,455,654        1,603,120      (h)
5.50%  

11/01/35 - 01/01/39

    1,532,281        1,684,323     
6.00%  

02/01/14 - 08/01/35

    2,229,263        2,498,161      (h)
6.50%  

06/01/14 -08/01/36

    354,224        390,931      (h)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       
7.00%  

10/01/16 - 02/01/34

  $ 45,250      $ 48,885      (h)
7.50%  

02/01/15 - 12/01/33

    124,065        139,240      (h)
8.00%  

11/01/14 - 01/01/33

    40,301        45,445      (h)
8.50%  

04/01/30

    5,716        6,738      (h)
9.00%  

12/01/17 - 12/01/22

    18,715        20,562      (h)
3.50%  

TBA

    17,045,000        16,931,811      (c)
4.00%  

TBA

    5,365,000        5,522,597      (c)
4.50%  

TBA

    805,000        852,954      (c)
5.00%  

TBA

    4,764,000        5,116,544      (c)
6.00%  

TBA

    6,342,000        7,034,170      (c)
6.50%  

TBA

    878,000        977,530      (c)

Government National
Mortgage Assoc.

     
3.00%  

06/20/43

    954,892        924,241     
3.50%  

05/20/43

    3,861,136        3,901,202     
4.00%  

01/20/41 - 04/20/43

    5,114,468        5,326,531     
4.50%  

08/15/33 - 03/20/41

    2,361,709        2,536,147      (h)
4.50%  

05/20/40

    357,745        383,528     
5.00%  

08/15/33

    113,107        123,834      (h)
6.00%  

04/15/27 - 09/15/36

    494,071        557,097      (h)
6.50%  

04/15/19 - 09/15/36

    191,886        214,577      (h)
7.00%  

11/15/27 - 10/15/36

    135,434        152,539      (h)
7.50%  

03/15/23 - 11/15/31

    56,138        59,704      (h)
8.00%  

09/15/27 - 06/15/30

    35,135        37,255      (h)
8.50%  

10/15/17

    15,778        16,676      (h)
9.00%  

11/15/16 - 12/15/21

    37,213        39,864      (h)
5.00%  

TBA

    1,167,000        1,264,873      (c)
5.50%  

TBA

    435,000        477,752      (c)
        96,415,632     
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.4%     

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust

     
0.15%  

11/01/18

    4,562        4,553      (d,f)

Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corp.

     
0.08%  

09/25/43

    1,761,167        16,159      (g,h,i)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC

     
3.50%  

11/15/24 - 11/15/30

    1,639,405        189,043      (g)
4.50%  

02/15/18 - 03/15/18

    84,098        3,172      (g,h)
5.00%  

05/15/18 - 10/15/18

    74,091        2,679      (g,h)

 

 

 

     

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       
5.00%  

02/15/38

  $ 50,066      $ 3,783      (g)
5.50%  

06/15/33

    125,851        25,481      (g,h)
6.43%  

08/15/25

    664,929        90,824      (g,i)
8.00%  

04/15/20

    2,594        2,801      (h)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STRIPS

     
2.11%  

08/01/27

    2,042        1,880      (d,f,h)
8.00%  

02/01/23 - 07/01/24

    7,644        1,728      (g,h)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC

     
1.24%  

12/25/42

    428,098        18,695      (g,h,i)
2.11%  

12/25/22

    5,399        5,120      (d,f,h)
3.50%  

09/25/42

    464,478        89,784      (g)
5.00%  

02/25/32

    40,538        687      (g,h)
5.00%  

02/25/40 - 09/25/40

    1,107,501        140,398      (g)
5.84%  

07/25/38

    218,530        30,918      (g,i)
8.00%  

05/25/22

    11        255      (g,h)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS

     
2.11%  

12/01/34

    144,220        131,451      (d,f,h)
4.50%  

08/01/35 - 01/01/36

    303,930        51,601      (g,h)
5.00%  

03/25/38 - 05/25/38

    182,220        33,578      (g)
5.50%  

12/01/33

    39,582        7,517      (g)
6.00%  

01/01/35

    149,152        27,144      (g,h)
7.50%  

11/01/23

    24,188        5,636      (g,h)
8.00%  

08/01/23 - 07/01/24

    15,162        2,861      (g,h)
8.50%  

03/01/17 - 07/25/22

    12,708        1,976      (g,h)
9.00%  

05/25/22

    5,118        1,066      (g,h)

Government National
Mortgage Assoc.

     
4.50%  

10/20/37 - 08/16/39

    1,968,622        235,466      (g)
5.00%  

12/20/35 - 09/20/38

    1,355,306        122,365      (g)
6.08%  

02/20/40

    552,038        103,977      (g,i)
        1,352,598     
Asset Backed — 0.4%       

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust 2006-B1

     
0.45%  

01/15/19

    500,000        494,657      (h,i)

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-1

     
3.99%  

11/25/33

    362,518        372,491      (h,j)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2013-A

     
1.28%  

06/15/16

  $ 150,000      $ 150,080      (h)

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC 2010-1A

     
5.02%  

02/25/15

    156,667        157,337      (b,h)
        1,174,565     
Corporate Notes — 41.6%       

21st Century Fox America Inc.

     
4.00%  

10/01/23

    170,000        168,021      (b)
5.40%  

10/01/43

    106,000        107,331      (b)
6.65%  

11/15/37

    248,000        289,481      (h)

ABB Finance USA Inc.

     
1.63%  

05/08/17

    392,000        391,221     

AbbVie Inc.

     
1.75%  

11/06/17

    372,000        371,363     
2.00%  

11/06/18

    730,000        722,123     
2.90%  

11/06/22

    241,000        225,252     

AES Corp.

     
8.00%  

10/15/17

    401,000        471,175     

AES Panama S.A.

     
6.35%  

12/21/16

    287,000        303,502      (b)

Agilent Technologies Inc.

     
5.50%  

09/14/15

    347,000        374,103      (h)

Agrium Inc.

     
3.50%  

06/01/23

    203,000        189,102     
4.90%  

06/01/43

    629,000        582,456     

Altria Group Inc.

     
2.95%  

05/02/23

    210,000        190,726     
4.50%  

05/02/43

    210,000        185,552     
5.38%  

01/31/44

    297,000        298,230     

Amazon.com Inc.

     
1.20%  

11/29/17

    370,000        362,264     
2.50%  

11/29/22

    405,000        365,078     

America Movil SAB de C.V.

     
2.38%  

09/08/16

    1,148,000        1,181,487      (h)

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

     
6.25%  

03/15/21

    279,000        296,438     
7.75%  

11/15/19

    81,000        92,138     

 

 

 

     

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

American Honda Finance Corp.

     
2.13%  

10/10/18

  $ 805,000      $ 801,686     

American International Group Inc.

     
3.38%  

08/15/20

    428,000        430,489     
4.88%  

06/01/22

    206,000        221,414      (h)

American Seafoods Group LLC

     
10.75%  

05/15/16

    385,000        398,475      (b)

American Tower Corp. (REIT)

     
3.40%  

02/15/19

    428,000        435,727     
3.50%  

01/31/23

    203,000        185,084     

American Tower Trust I (REIT)

     
1.55%  

03/15/43

    627,000        611,939      (b,h)

Amsted Industries Inc.

     
8.13%  

03/15/18

    239,000        251,846      (b,h)

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     
6.20%  

03/15/40

    437,000        483,381     

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

     
2.63%  

01/17/23

    212,000        194,690      (h)

Anheuser-Busch InBev
Worldwide Inc.

     
2.50%  

07/15/22

    799,000        739,049     
5.38%  

11/15/14

    228,000        237,469      (h)

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     
4.02%  

04/16/43

    234,000        198,940     

Arizona Public Service Co.

     
6.25%  

08/01/16

    358,000        401,664      (h)

Ascension Health

     
4.85%  

11/15/53

    326,000        315,507     

Ashland Inc.

     
3.00%  

03/15/16

    399,000        406,980     
3.88%  

04/15/18

    379,000        383,737     

AT&T Inc.

     
0.88%  

02/13/15

    377,000        377,796     
2.38%  

11/27/18

    849,000        849,728     
4.35%  

06/15/45

    726,000        614,626     
Autodesk Inc.      
1.95%  

12/15/17

    400,000        395,694     

Banco de Costa Rica

     
5.25%  

08/12/18

    200,000        199,000      (b)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Banco de Reservas de LA
Republica Dominicana

     
7.00%  

02/01/23

  $ 150,000      $ 138,000      (b)

Banco del Estado de Chile

     
2.00%  

11/09/17

    150,000        147,337     

Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A.

     
3.63%  

11/09/15

    200,000        200,750      (b)

Banco Latinoamericano de
Comercio Exterior S.A.

     
3.75%  

04/04/17

    300,000        306,000      (b)

Bank of America Corp.

     
2.00%  

01/11/18

    533,000        532,054      (h)
2.60%  

01/15/19

    510,000        512,251     
3.30%  

01/11/23

    680,000        643,462      (h)
3.88%  

03/22/17

    418,000        446,139      (h)
4.10%  

07/24/23

    353,000        354,498     
5.75%  

12/01/17

    570,000        648,724      (h)

Barclays Bank PLC

     
2.25%  

05/10/17

    1,186,000        1,222,173      (b,h)

Barrick Gold Corp.

     
4.10%  

05/01/23

    212,000        191,625     

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

     
2.90%  

10/15/20

    510,000        505,761     
3.00%  

05/15/22

    269,000        257,878      (h)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

     
1.55%  

02/09/18

    419,000        414,284     
4.50%  

02/11/43

    419,000        387,343     

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

     
2.05%  

09/30/18

    212,000        211,974     
3.85%  

09/30/23

    212,000        212,920     
5.00%  

09/30/43

    212,000        215,549     

Bombardier Inc.

     
4.25%  

01/15/16

    160,000        167,200      (b)
7.75%  

03/15/20

    299,000        339,365      (b,h)

BP Capital Markets PLC

     
1.38%  

05/10/18

    632,000        613,387     
2.25%  

11/01/16

    159,000        164,543      (h)
2.50%  

11/06/22

    861,000        783,927      (h)

BPCE S.A.

     
2.50%  

12/10/18

    387,000        384,928     

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Brocade Communications Systems Inc.

     
4.63%  

01/15/23

  $ 152,000      $ 140,600      (b)

Buckeye Partners LP

     
2.65%  

11/15/18

    425,000        418,755     

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

     
3.85%  

09/01/23

    428,000        420,998     

Caixa Economica Federal

     
2.38%  

11/06/17

    150,000        139,313     

Cameron International Corp.

     
4.00%  

12/15/23

    212,000        209,498     

Cargill Inc.

     
6.00%  

11/27/17

    247,000        282,027      (b,h)

Case New Holland Inc.

     
7.88%  

12/01/17

    214,000        252,520      (h)

Catholic Health Initiatives

     
2.60%  

08/01/18

    125,000        125,410     
2.95%  

11/01/22

    203,000        184,496     
4.20%  

08/01/23

    105,000        102,957     
4.35%  

11/01/42

    130,000        112,775     

Celgene Corp.

     
2.30%  

08/15/18

    214,000        212,825     

Central American Bank for
Economic Integration

     
5.38%  

09/24/14

    380,000        391,484      (b,h)

Cequel Capital Corp.

     
5.13%  

12/15/21

    401,000        375,937      (b)

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     
3.25%  

03/15/16

    400,000        404,000     
Cigna Corp.      
2.75%  

11/15/16

    372,000        387,186     
4.00%  

02/15/22

    583,000        593,418      (h)

Citigroup Inc.

     
1.25%  

01/15/16

    400,000        401,328     
1.75%  

05/01/18

    419,000        412,000      (h)
3.50%  

05/15/23

    506,000        471,486     
5.00%  

09/15/14

    666,000        684,971      (h)
6.68%  

09/13/43

    436,000        501,674     

CNA Financial Corp.

     
5.88%  

08/15/20

    326,000        371,650     
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

CNH Capital LLC

     
3.25%  

02/01/17

  $ 234,000      $ 238,095      (b)
3.88%  

11/01/15

    239,000        246,768     

CNPC HK Overseas Capital Ltd.

     
4.50%  

04/28/21

    200,000        203,285      (b)

Cogeco Cable Inc.

     
4.88%  

05/01/20

    400,000        386,000      (b)

Comcast Corp.

     
4.50%  

01/15/43

    313,000        282,739     

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     
0.75%  

01/13/17

    547,000        547,273      (b)

Constellation Brands Inc.

     
7.25%  

09/01/16

    400,000        454,000      (h)

Cooperatieve Centrale
Raiffeisen- Boerenleenbank BA

     
4.63%  

12/01/23

    637,000        641,470     
5.75%  

12/01/43

    432,000        457,957     

Corning Inc.

     
3.70%  

11/15/23

    297,000        292,505     

Corp Andina de Fomento

     
4.38%  

06/15/22

    372,000        368,347     

Corp Lindley S.A.

     
4.63%  

04/12/23

    86,000        79,335      (b)

Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile

     
4.25%  

07/17/42

    222,000        177,542      (b)
5.63%  

09/21/35

    76,000        75,149      (b)

Corporate Office Properties LP (REIT)

     
3.60%  

05/15/23

    610,000        552,870     

COX Communications Inc.

     
2.95%  

06/30/23

    443,000        387,112      (b,h)
3.25%  

12/15/22

    149,000        134,828      (b)
4.70%  

12/15/42

    92,000        77,264      (b)

Credit Suisse AG

     
2.60%  

05/27/16

    405,000        421,266      (b)

Crown Castle Towers LLC

     
6.11%  

01/15/40

    189,000        211,932      (b)

 

 

 

     

 

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

 

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Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

CVS Caremark Corp.

     
2.25%  

12/05/18

  $ 297,000      $ 296,913     
5.30%  

12/05/43

    212,000        219,243     

Daimler Finance North America LLC

     
1.88%  

01/11/18

    395,000        389,092      (b)
2.38%  

08/01/18

    325,000        324,281      (b)

DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.

     
6.38%  

11/01/18

    358,000        375,900      (h)

Denbury Resources Inc.

     
6.38%  

08/15/21

    304,000        323,760      (h)
8.25%  

02/15/20

    231,000        254,389      (h)

Deutsche Bank AG

     
4.30%  

05/24/28

    220,000        199,174      (i)

Diageo Capital PLC

     
1.13%  

04/29/18

    419,000        403,955      (h)

Diageo Investment Corp.

     
2.88%  

05/11/22

    556,000        529,996      (h)

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

     
4.88%  

11/01/43

    382,000        374,914     

DigitalGlobe Inc.

     
5.25%  

02/01/21

    399,000        389,025      (b,h)

DIRECTV Holdings LLC

     
3.80%  

03/15/22

    527,000        506,255     
5.15%  

03/15/42

    401,000        360,139     

Dominion Resources Inc.

     
1.95%  

08/15/16

    783,000        795,956      (h)

DPL Inc.

     
7.25%  

10/15/21

    23,000        23,288     

Duke Energy Corp.

     
1.63%  

08/15/17

    371,000        368,655     
3.05%  

08/15/22

    202,000        191,869      (h)

Eastman Chemical Co.

     
2.40%  

06/01/17

    744,000        751,973     

Eaton Corp.

     
1.50%  

11/02/17

    556,000        545,065     
2.75%  

11/02/22

    453,000        422,585     

eBay Inc.

     
2.60%  

07/15/22

    235,000        216,136     
4.00%  

07/15/42

    222,000        188,002     
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Ecopetrol S.A.

     
7.38%  

09/18/43

  $ 170,000      $ 184,280     
7.63%  

07/23/19

    145,000        171,825     

EMC Corp.

     
1.88%  

06/01/18

    420,000        415,229     

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo

     
4.75%  

12/06/21

    256,000        254,559      (b)

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     
3.60%  

02/01/23

    375,000        347,264     
6.50%  

02/01/42

    344,000        369,715     

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

     
4.45%  

02/15/43

    253,000        223,479     

Erickson Air-Crane Inc.

     
8.25%  

05/01/20

    159,000        164,565      (b)

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.

     
6.75%  

08/06/23

    200,000        204,500      (b)

European Investment Bank

     
0.88%  

12/15/14

    850,000        854,913     
4.88%  

01/17/17

    850,000        948,430      (h)

Exelon Corp.

     
4.90%  

06/15/15

    505,000        532,423     

Export Credit Bank of Turkey

     
5.38%  

11/04/16

    325,000        333,872      (b)

Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Bhd

     
2.88%  

12/14/17

    200,000        202,078     

Express Scripts Holding Co.

     
2.65%  

02/15/17

    599,000        617,374     
3.13%  

05/15/16

    434,000        452,971     

Five Corners Funding Trust

     
4.42%  

11/15/23

    637,000        627,905      (b)

Flextronics International Ltd.

     
4.63%  

02/15/20

    160,000        156,000     

Florida Power & Light Co.

     
4.13%  

02/01/42

    222,000        204,317      (h)

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.

     
7.00%  

11/01/15

    82,000        85,075      (b)

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

     
5.88%  

08/02/21

    530,000        600,866     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Forest Oil Corp.

     
7.25%  

06/15/19

  $ 189,000      $ 184,039     

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

     
2.38%  

03/15/18

    397,000        396,030     
5.45%  

03/15/43

    355,000        339,748     

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance Inc.

     
5.75%  

02/15/21

    173,000        183,380      (b,h)

Frontier Communications Corp.

     
7.13%  

03/15/19

    354,000        381,435     

Genworth Holdings Inc.

     
7.70%  

06/15/20

    189,000        225,023     

Georgian Railway JSC

     
7.75%  

07/11/22

    200,000        207,740      (b)

Glencore Funding LLC

     
2.50%  

01/15/19

    609,000        589,706      (b)
4.13%  

05/30/23

    433,000        404,645      (b)

Goldman Sachs Capital I

     
6.35%  

02/15/34

    205,000        206,846     

Great Plains Energy Inc.

     
4.85%  

06/01/21

    403,000        424,617      (h)

GXS Worldwide Inc.

     
9.75%  

06/15/15

    280,000        289,100      (h)

HCA Inc.

     
6.50%  

02/15/20

    309,000        339,514      (h)

Hexion US Finance Corp.

     
6.63%  

04/15/20

    200,000        205,000     

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC

     
5.63%  

10/15/21

    390,000        404,625      (b)

Host Hotels & Resorts LP (REIT)

     
3.75%  

10/15/23

    523,000        484,916      (h)

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

     
6.50%  

06/15/19

    356,000        385,370     

Huntsman International LLC

     
4.88%  

11/15/20

    399,000        393,015     

Hyundai Capital America

     
1.63%  

10/02/15

    371,000        372,857      (b)
2.13%  

10/02/17

    189,000        187,708      (b)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

iGATE Corp.

     
9.00%  

05/01/16

  $ 400,000      $ 425,000     

Industry & Construction Bank St Petersburg
OJSC Via

     
5.01%  

09/29/15

    400,000        409,000      (i)

ING Bank N.V.

     
5.80%  

09/25/23

    517,000        540,572      (b)

ING U.S. Inc.

     
5.70%  

07/15/43

    386,000        403,291     

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Company Ltd.

     
2.88%  

01/15/19

    217,000        213,881      (b)
4.25%  

06/15/23

    208,000        203,156      (b)

Ingles Markets Inc.

     
5.75%  

06/15/23

    720,000        705,600     

Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad

     
6.95%  

11/10/21

    200,000        205,250      (b,h)

IntercontinentalExchange Group Inc.

     
2.50%  

10/15/18

    212,000        213,559     
4.00%  

10/15/23

    424,000        426,513     

Invesco Finance PLC

     
3.13%  

11/30/22

    573,000        530,194     

JB Poindexter & Company Inc.

     
9.00%  

04/01/22

    120,000        128,100      (b,h)

Jefferies Group Inc.

     
5.13%  

01/20/23

    168,000        169,926      (h)
6.50%  

01/20/43

    140,000        138,822      (h)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     
3.20%  

01/25/23

    838,000        794,446      (h)
3.38%  

05/01/23

    209,000        194,788     

KazAgro National Management Holding JSC

     
4.63%  

05/24/23

    200,000        183,400      (b)

KazMunayGas National
Company JSC

     
11.75%  

01/23/15

    100,000        109,750      (b)

Kerr-McGee Corp.

     
6.95%  

07/01/24

    425,000        493,706     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

KFW

     
2.00%  

10/04/22

  $ 929,000      $ 850,808      (h)
4.50%  

07/16/18

    238,000        266,512      (h)

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

     
2.65%  

02/01/19

    214,000        211,627     
3.50%  

09/01/23

    507,000        465,519      (h)
4.15%  

02/01/24

    643,000        622,084     

Kinross Gold Corp.

     
6.88%  

09/01/41

    252,000        225,812      (h)

Korea National Oil Corp.

     
2.88%  

11/09/15

    278,000        286,317      (b,h)
3.13%  

04/03/17

    396,000        407,846      (b,h)

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

     
1.63%  

06/04/15

    248,000        251,150      (h)
2.25%  

06/05/17

    394,000        398,954      (h)
5.00%  

06/04/42

    335,000        330,240      (h)

Kratos Defense & Security
Solutions Inc.

     
10.00%  

06/01/17

    500,000        539,375      (h)

Liberty Mutual Group Inc.

     
4.25%  

06/15/23

    434,000        419,040      (b,h)

Linn Energy LLC

     
7.00%  

11/01/19

    444,000        448,440      (b,h)
8.63%  

04/15/20

    295,000        318,600      (h)

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

     
5.00%  

09/15/43

    212,000        216,759     

LYB International Finance BV

     
4.00%  

07/15/23

    216,000        213,204      (h)
5.25%  

07/15/43

    108,000        108,566     

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     
3.00%  

12/03/18

    319,000        317,715      (b)

Majapahit Holding BV

     
7.25%  

06/28/17

    400,000        438,000      (b,h)
7.75%  

10/17/16

    100,000        109,875      (b,h)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

     
4.13%  

07/01/52

    165,000        135,737      (h)

Merck & Company Inc.

     
2.80%  

05/18/23

    632,000        585,095      (h)
4.15%  

05/18/43

    252,000        230,225      (h)

MetLife Inc.

     
4.88%  

11/13/43

    329,000        322,894     
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

MetroPCS Wireless Inc.

     
6.25%  

04/01/21

  $ 241,000      $ 250,038      (b,h)

Microsoft Corp.

     
2.38%  

05/01/23

    840,000        759,951      (h)

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.

     
6.13%  

04/01/36

    330,000        374,901      (h)

Monsanto Co.

     
4.65%  

11/15/43

    213,000        207,782     

Morgan Stanley

     
2.13%  

04/25/18

    410,000        406,464      (h)
4.75%  

03/22/17

    271,000        295,747      (h)
4.88%  

11/01/22

    406,000        415,606      (h)
5.00%  

11/24/25

    426,000        427,274     
5.55%  

04/27/17

    840,000        937,038      (h)

Mylan Inc.

     
5.40%  

11/29/43

    142,000        143,146     
7.88%  

07/15/20

    436,000        493,352      (b,h)

National Agricultural
Cooperative Federation

     
4.25%  

01/28/16

    231,000        243,391      (b,h)

Nationwide Financial Services Inc.

     
5.38%  

03/25/21

    235,000        251,957      (b,h)

NCL Corp. Ltd.

     
5.00%  

02/15/18

    222,000        228,660     

Newfield Exploration Co.

     
5.63%  

07/01/24

    330,000        328,350      (h)
5.75%  

01/30/22

    358,000        368,740      (h)

Nexen Energy ULC

     
6.40%  

05/15/37

    274,000        311,898      (h)

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc.

     
2.60%  

09/01/15

    711,000        729,882     

Northeast Utilities

     
1.45%  

05/01/18

    421,000        407,756      (h)

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     
1.75%  

06/01/18

    554,000        540,461      (h)
4.75%  

06/01/43

    210,000        199,013      (h)

Novartis Capital Corp.

     
2.40%  

09/21/22

    446,000        408,906      (h)

NYSE Euronext

     
2.00%  

10/05/17

    560,000        560,729      (h)

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Omnicom Group Inc.

     
3.63%  

05/01/22

  $ 324,000      $ 313,761      (h)

Oracle Corp.

     
1.20%  

10/15/17

    609,000        599,291      (h)
3.63%  

07/15/23

    302,000        299,574     

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

     
6.05%  

03/01/34

    369,000        422,688      (h)

PacifiCorp

     
6.25%  

10/15/37

    8,000        9,538     

Perrigo Co. PLC

     
2.30%  

11/08/18

    425,000        419,487      (b)
4.00%  

11/15/23

    425,000        416,965      (b)

Petrobras Global Finance BV

     
3.00%  

01/15/19

    637,000        596,125      (h)

Petrobras International Finance Co.

     
3.50%  

02/06/17

    602,000        607,509      (h)
3.88%  

01/27/16

    159,000        163,684      (h)

Petroleos Mexicanos

     
3.50%  

07/18/18 - 01/30/23

    988,000        952,554     
4.88%  

01/18/24

    335,000        335,000     
5.50%  

01/21/21

    259,000        278,425     
6.00%  

03/05/20

    150,000        166,650      (h)
6.50%  

06/02/41

    71,000        74,195     

Petroleum Company of
Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.

     
6.00%  

05/08/22

    318,750        337,078     

Petronas Capital Ltd.

     
7.88%  

05/22/22

    100,000        126,102      (b)

Philip Morris International Inc.

     
2.50%  

05/16/16

    403,000        418,230      (h)
4.13%  

03/04/43

    209,000        182,963      (h)

Plains Exploration & Production Co.

     
6.50%  

11/15/20

    204,000        225,294      (h)

Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp.

     
7.25%  

05/27/19

    167,000        198,313     
7.39%  

12/02/24

    100,000        122,000      (b,h)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Prudential Financial Inc.

     
5.20%  

03/15/44

  $ 134,000      $ 129,645      (h,i)
5.63%  

06/15/43

    257,000        251,860      (h,i)

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

     
2.38%  

05/15/23

    632,000        568,274      (h)

Range Resources Corp.

     
5.75%  

06/01/21

    358,000        379,480      (h)

Realty Income Corp. (REIT)

     
4.65%  

08/01/23

    432,000        435,067      (h)

Republic of Angola Via Northern Lights III BV

     
7.00%  

08/16/19

    399,000        431,419     

Revlon Consumer Products Corp.

     
5.75%  

02/15/21

    771,000        760,399     

Rockwell Collins Inc.

     
3.70%  

12/15/23

    339,000        334,666     

Roper Industries Inc.

     
2.05%  

10/01/18

    629,000        611,277      (h)

Royal Bank of Canada

     
1.20%  

09/19/18

    663,000        656,922      (h)

RSI Home Products Inc.

     
6.88%  

03/01/18

    399,000        417,952      (b,h)

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital S.A.

     
7.75%  

05/29/18

    400,000        450,500      (b,h)

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

     
5.74%  

04/03/17

    325,000        352,219     

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

     
5.63%  

02/01/21

    160,000        156,400      (b,h)

Sanofi

     
1.25%  

04/10/18

    422,000        410,865      (h)

SCF Capital Ltd.

     
5.38%  

10/27/17

    600,000        603,120      (b,h)

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV

     
6.88%  

08/15/18

    240,000        254,400      (b,q)

Schlumberger Investment S.A.

     
2.40%  

08/01/22

    557,000        510,506      (b,h)

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Shell International Finance BV

     
3.40%  

08/12/23

  $ 642,000      $ 625,728     

Sinochem Overseas Capital
Company Ltd.

     
4.50%  

11/12/20

    200,000        204,064      (b,h)

Sinopec Capital 2013 Ltd.

     
3.13%  

04/24/23

    336,000        299,845      (b,h)

Sinopec Group Overseas
Development 2012 Ltd.

     
2.75%  

05/17/17

    395,000        403,880      (b,h)

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions

     
4.88%  

09/15/18

    440,000        456,500      (b,h)

Sprint Corp.

     
7.25%  

09/15/21

    235,000        252,331      (b)

State Grid Overseas Investment 2013 Ltd.

     
1.75%  

05/22/18

    253,000        245,406      (b,h)

State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic

     
5.45%  

02/09/17

    200,000        212,740     

Statoil ASA

     
3.70%  

03/01/24

    638,000        633,422     
4.80%  

11/08/43

    213,000        215,192     

SunTrust Banks Inc.

     
2.35%  

11/01/18

    425,000        422,748     

T-Mobile USA Inc.

     
5.25%  

09/01/18

    274,000        288,385      (b)

Talisman Energy Inc.

     
6.25%  

02/01/38

    313,000        318,275      (h)

Teck Resources Ltd.

     
5.40%  

02/01/43

    315,000        287,326      (h)

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

     
3.19%  

04/27/18

    261,000        265,807      (h)
5.46%  

02/16/21

    212,000        223,690     

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     
4.75%  

06/01/20

    158,000        154,445     

Textron Inc.

     
6.20%  

03/15/15

    334,000        354,312      (h)

The Allstate Corp.

     
5.75%  

08/15/53

    235,000        236,763      (i)

The Coca-Cola Co.

     
3.30%  

09/01/21

    442,000        442,708     
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     
2.38%  

01/22/18

  $ 501,000      $ 502,904     
2.90%  

07/19/18

    394,000        400,964     
3.63%  

01/22/23

    403,000        390,246     
6.75%  

10/01/37

    406,000        451,693     

The Hertz Corp.

     
4.25%  

04/01/18

    277,000        283,925     

The Home Depot Inc.

     
2.25%  

09/10/18

    637,000        645,761     
3.75%  

02/15/24

    212,000        211,011     
4.88%  

02/15/44

    212,000        214,665     

The Korea Development Bank

     
3.25%  

03/09/16

    380,000        394,694      (h)
4.00%  

09/09/16

    220,000        233,907      (h)

The McClatchy Co.

     
9.00%  

12/15/22

    409,000        449,900     

The Mosaic Co.

     
4.25%  

11/15/23

    425,000        419,728     
5.45%  

11/15/33

    212,000        215,996     

The Potomac Edison Co.

     
5.35%  

11/15/14

    245,000        254,458      (h)

The Southern Co.

     
2.45%  

09/01/18

    513,000        520,785     

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

     
2.40%  

02/01/19

    297,000        294,235     
4.15%  

02/01/24

    467,000        462,563     

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     
1.30%  

02/23/17

    212,000        211,065     
5.65%  

11/23/43

    174,000        177,155     

Time Warner Cable Inc.

     
5.88%  

11/15/40

    276,000        238,753     

Time Warner Inc.

     
5.35%  

12/15/43

    519,000        525,607     

Tops Holding Corp.

     
8.88%  

12/15/17

    803,000        882,296      (b,h)

Total Capital Canada Ltd.

     
1.45%  

01/15/18

    399,000        394,455      (h)

Total Capital International S.A.

     
1.55%  

06/28/17

    1,007,000        1,007,217      (h)

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Transnet SOC Ltd.

     
4.50%  

02/10/16

  $ 519,000      $ 542,294      (b,h)
Transocean Inc.      
3.80%  

10/15/22

    167,000        158,287      (h)

tw telecom holdings inc.

     
6.38%  

09/01/23

    157,000        163,280      (b)

U.S. Bancorp

     
3.44%  

02/01/16

    645,000        672,791      (h)

Union Bank NA

     
2.63%  

09/26/18

    475,000        483,528     

Unit Corp.

     
6.63%  

05/15/21

    400,000        422,000      (h)

United Rentals North America Inc.

     
5.75%  

07/15/18

    399,000        426,431      (h)

Vail Resorts Inc.

     
6.50%  

05/01/19

    431,000        456,860      (h)

Vale Overseas Ltd.

     
6.25%  

01/11/16

    232,000        252,590      (h)

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

     
6.38%  

10/15/20

    400,000        421,500      (b,h)

Verizon Communications Inc.

     
2.45%  

11/01/22

    425,000        376,229     
4.50%  

09/15/20

    635,000        679,809     
5.15%  

09/15/23

    425,000        456,319     
6.55%  

09/15/43

    297,000        347,478     

Viacom Inc.

     
2.50%  

12/15/16

    484,000        500,547      (h)
5.85%  

09/01/43

    214,000        224,962     

Viasystems Inc.

     
7.88%  

05/01/19

    400,000        432,500      (b,h)

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     
1.95%  

12/15/18

    424,000        422,470     

Weatherford International Ltd.

     
4.50%  

04/15/22

    314,000        315,979      (h)
5.95%  

04/15/42

    297,000        297,576      (h)
6.75%  

09/15/40

    105,000        113,563      (h)

Weingarten Realty Investors

     
4.45%  

01/15/24

    297,000        290,905     

WellPoint Inc.

     
5.10%  

01/15/44

    428,000        424,425     
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Wells Fargo & Co.

     
3.45%  

02/13/23

  $ 551,000      $ 520,935      (h)
5.38%  

11/02/43

    541,000        553,987     

Windstream Corp.

     
6.38%  

08/01/23

    400,000        374,000      (h)

WM Wrigley Jr Co.

     
2.00%  

10/20/17

    213,000        212,408      (b)
2.90%  

10/21/19

    425,000        421,487      (b)

Woodside Finance Ltd.

     
4.50%  

11/10/14

    699,000        720,624      (b,h)

WPX Energy Inc.

     
5.25%  

01/15/17

    399,000        425,932      (h)

Wynn Las Vegas LLC

     
5.38%  

03/15/22

    215,000        217,150      (h)

XLIT Ltd.

     
2.30%  

12/15/18

    425,000        417,430     
5.25%  

12/15/43

    201,000        202,346     

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd.

     
2.70%  

10/25/17

    471,000        476,346      (b,h)

Zhaikmunai LLP

     
7.13%  

11/13/19

    400,000        418,480      (b,h)

Zoetis Inc.

     
3.25%  

02/01/23

    357,000        334,035     
        133,130,420     
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 7.0%     

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-4

     
5.68%  

07/10/46

    190,000        207,184     

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-1

     
5.48%  

01/15/49

    880,000        918,821      (i)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-4

     
5.75%  

02/10/51

    40,000        44,176      (h,i)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2008-1

     
6.21%  

02/10/51

    180,000        205,304      (h,i)

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc. 2005-1

     
5.29%  

11/10/42

    390,000        409,111      (i)

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc. 2005-6

     
5.18%  

09/10/47

  $ 420,000      $ 447,105      (i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2005-T18

     
4.93%  

02/13/42

    407,593        422,225      (i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-PW11

     
5.39%  

03/11/39

    378        381      (h,i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-T22

     
5.58%  

04/12/38

    580,000        626,999      (i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-PW17

     
5.89%  

06/11/50

    485,000        546,395      (i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-PW18

     
6.09%  

06/11/50

    430,000        484,057      (i)

COMM 2005-LP5 Mortgage Trust

     
4.98%  

05/10/43

    220,000        229,285      (i)

COMM 2006-C8 Mortgage Trust

     
5.35%  

12/10/46

    530,000        578,958     

COMM 2013-LC13 Mortgage Trust

     
4.56%  

08/10/46

    170,000        174,834      (b,i)

Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-GG9

     
5.48%  

03/10/39

    1,220,000        1,292,445     

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C1

     
5.46%  

02/15/39

    715,000        759,448      (i)

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C5

     
5.34%  

12/15/39

    220,000        234,883     

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. 2005-9

     
5.25%  

10/25/35

    138,630        1,239      (i)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2012-GC9

     
2.39%  

11/10/45

  $ 986,412      $ 130,130      (g,i)

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2013-KYO

     
2.77%  

11/08/29

    220,000        218,643      (b,i)

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust 2012-ALOH

     
3.55%  

04/10/34

    210,000        206,475      (b)

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-GG8

     
5.59%  

11/10/39

    750,000        822,061     

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-GC5

     
3.00%  

08/10/44

    410,000        426,433      (h)
5.31%  

08/10/44

    190,000        206,326      (b,h,i)

Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-5

     
0.88%  

10/25/34

    205,990        195,326      (h,i)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. 2012-LC9

     
1.95%  

12/15/47

    1,281,419        133,903      (g,i)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2005- CB11

     
5.34%  

08/12/37

    761,076        791,364      (h,i)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2005- LDP1

     
5.04%  

03/15/46

    250,000        257,852      (i)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2006- LDP8

     
5.44%  

05/15/45

    270,000        296,201     

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007- CB18

     
5.44%  

06/12/47

    710,000        780,269     

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007- CB20

     
5.79%  

02/12/51

    390,000        437,192      (h,i)

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007- LD11

     
5.81%  

06/15/49

  $ 800,000      $ 889,854      (i)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2012-CBX

     
4.27%  

06/15/45

    280,000        287,632     

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C12

     
4.03%  

07/15/45

    125,000        125,117      (i)

LB Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C3

     
5.88%  

07/15/44

    420,000        466,238      (h,i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2004-C8

     
0.80%  

12/15/39

    2,992,349        13,008      (b,g,i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2005-C5

     
4.95%  

09/15/30

    308,278        322,006     

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C1

     
5.16%  

02/15/31

    410,000        437,895      (h)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C4

     
5.86%  

06/15/38

    187,592        204,035      (h,i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C6

     
6.11%  

07/15/40

    445,000        487,902      (i)

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2003-5

     
5.00%  

08/25/18

    73,083        6,185      (g)

ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-3

     
5.46%  

07/12/46

    570,000        618,353      (h,i)

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C10

     
4.08%  

07/15/46

    420,000        419,717      (i)

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C8

     
4.17%  

12/15/48

    260,000        219,038      (b,h,i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2005-T17

     
4.84%  

12/13/41

    610,000        625,199      (h,i)
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-IQ11

     
5.67%  

10/15/42

  $ 250,000      $ 230,639      (h,i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-T21

     
5.16%  

10/12/52

    450,000        479,768      (h,i)
5.27%  

10/12/52

    320,000        341,367      (h,i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-T23

     
5.81%  

08/12/41

    160,000        175,923      (h,i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2007-IQ16

     
6.09%  

12/12/49

    430,000        482,513      (h,i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2008-T29

     
6.28%  

01/11/43

    210,000        237,638      (h,i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-C4

     
5.21%  

03/15/45

    190,000        202,089      (b,h,i)

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C23

     
5.47%  

01/15/45

    360,000        387,851      (h,i)

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C28

     
5.60%  

10/15/48

    735,000        788,985      (h,i)

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C29

     
5.34%  

11/15/48

    490,000        537,335      (h)

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust 2006-3

     
5.50%  

03/25/36

    170,144        1,352     

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2011-C4

     
5.25%  

06/15/44

    210,000        213,105      (b,h,i)

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C15

     
4.49%  

08/15/46

    173,000        146,425      (b,i)

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C16

     
4.99%  

09/15/46

    290,000        255,815      (b,i)

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C17

     
4.26%  

12/15/46

    235,000        236,690     
        22,324,699     

 

 

 

     

 

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    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       
Sovereign Bonds – 2.1%      

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social

     
5.50%  

07/12/20

  $ 100,000      $ 102,000      (b)

Government of Chile

     
3.63%  

10/30/42

    148,000        116,254     

Government of Colombia

     
2.63%  

03/15/23

    323,000        282,948     
4.38%  

07/12/21

    200,000        206,000     

Government of Croatia

     
6.75%  

11/05/19

    180,000        194,850      (b)

Government of Dominican Republic

     
7.50%  

05/06/21

    200,000        217,000      (b)

Government of El Salvador

     
7.65%  

06/15/35

    327,000        318,498      (b)

Government of Guatemala

     
4.88%  

02/13/28

    200,000        182,000      (b)

Government of Hungary

     
4.13%  

02/19/18

    326,000        329,586     
6.25%  

01/29/20

    67,000        72,276     

Government of Indonesia

     
4.88%  

05/05/21

    200,000        198,000      (b,h)

Government of Lithuania

     
6.13%  

03/09/21

    100,000        113,280      (b)

Government of Mexico

     
4.75%  

03/08/44

    398,000        358,697      (h)
5.75%  

10/12/10

    72,000        66,600     
6.05%  

01/11/40

    84,000        91,350      (h)

Government of Nigeria

     
5.13%  

07/12/18

    200,000        205,000      (b)

Government of Panama

     
4.30%  

04/29/53

    126,000        95,445      (h)
6.70%  

01/26/36

    59,000        65,933      (h)

Government of Peru

     
6.55%  

03/14/37

    225,000        258,750      (h)

Government of Philippines

     
6.38%  

01/15/32

    200,000        234,750      (h)

Government of Poland

     
3.00%  

03/17/23

    220,000        200,310      (h)
5.00%  

03/23/22

    348,000        371,925      (h)
5.13%  

04/21/21

    20,000        21,725     
    Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
       

Government of Romania

     
4.38%  

08/22/23

  $ 120,000      $ 115,800      (b,h)
6.75%  

02/07/22

    146,000        165,710      (b,h)

Government of South Africa

     
5.88%  

05/30/22

    200,000        214,250     
Government of Sri Lanka      
6.25%  

10/04/20

    100,000        98,500      (b)
Government of Turkey      
3.25%  

03/23/23

    853,000        701,592      (h)
6.88%  

03/17/36

    589,000        577,809      (h)
Government of Uruguay      
4.50%  

08/14/24

    200,000        200,000     
6.88%  

09/28/25

    88,004        100,545     
Republic of Latvia      
2.75%  

01/12/20

    200,000        190,750     
Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond      
7.50%  

03/31/30

    51,034        59,465      (j)
        6,727,598     
Municipal Bonds and Notes – 0.7%     

American Municipal Power Inc.

     
6.27%  

02/15/50

    275,000        289,292     

Denver City & County School District No 1

     
4.24%  

12/15/37

    370,000        329,766      (h)

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

     
6.64%  

04/01/57

    317,000        333,211      (h)

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

     
6.88%  

12/15/39

    165,000        177,962      (h)

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

     
4.46%  

10/01/62

    520,000        442,978      (h)

South Carolina State Public Service Authority

     
6.45%  

01/01/50

    200,000        213,752      (h)

State of California

     
5.70%  

11/01/21

    280,000        314,023      (h)
        2,100,984     
FNMA – 0.0% *     

Lehman TBA

     
5.50%  

TBA

    239,317             (**,o,r)

 

 

 

     

 

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Shares

   

Fair

Value

     
       

Total Bonds and Notes
(Cost $315,407,443)

          $ 310,471,301       

Domestic Equity – 0.1%

  

   
Preferred Stock – 0.1%     

Wells Fargo & Co.
(Cost $429,525)

    17,181        404,956     

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $315,836,968)

            310,876,257       

Short-Term Investments – 14.1%

  

   

GE Institutional Money Market Fund - Investment Class

     

0.00%
(Cost $45,248,998)

      45,248,998     

(d,k)

Total Investments
(Cost $361,085,966)

      356,125,255     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets,
net – (11.3)%

      (36,131,313)     
     

 

 

   

NET ASSETS – 100.0%

    $ 319,993,942     
     

 

 

   

 

Other Information:

 

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2013:

 

Description   Expiration
date
  Number
of
Contracts
    Current
Notional
Value
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

2 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

  March 2014     134      $ 29,454,875      $ (54,174)   

5 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

  March 2014     224        26,726,000        (341,718)   
       

 

 

 
        $ (395,892)   
       

 

 

 

The Fund had the following short futures contracts open at December 31, 2013:

 

Description   Expiration
date
  Number
of
Contracts
   

Current
Notional

Value

    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

10 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

  March 2014     65      $ (7,998,047)      $ 146,777   

U.S. Long Bond Futures

  March 2014     115      $ (14,755,937)        280,681   

Ultra Long-Term U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

  March 2014     106        (14,442,500)        279,412   
       

 

 

 
        $ 706,870   
       

 

 

 
        $ 310,978   
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

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Michael E. Martini

Vice President

 

The Elfun Money Market Fund is managed by Michael E. Martini. As portfolio manager for the Money Market Fund, Mr. Martini has oversight authority over the Fund. See portfolio managers’ biographical information beginning on page 111.

 

Q. How did the Elfun Money Market Fund perform compared to its benchmark for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2013?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2013, the Elfun Money Market Fund returned 0.04%. The 90-day U.S. Treasury Bill, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 0.06% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 936 U.S. Money Market Taxable funds returned an average of 0.02% over the same period.

 

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

 

A. Money market funds in 2013 were impacted by continued support from global monetary policy, congressional inaction, and an ever-shrinking supply of investable paper. The Federal Reserve maintained both the federal funds rate at 0 to 0.25%, as well as the numerical thresholds for the unemployment rate and inflation targets. They also continued their quantitative easing program of purchasing $45 billion of U.S. Treasuries and $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities. At the December Federal Open Market Committee meeting, the Committee announced that they would begin scaling
  back purchases by $10 billion per month, beginning in January 2014. Focusing on fiscal policy, the combination of a U.S. government shutdown and threat of default in October created a temporary spike in short term rates; specifically in short term U.S. Treasury bills, coupons, and repurchase rates. Liquidity was at a premium during this period, but after a deal was struck, short term rates normalized. The continued shrinking supply of U.S. Treasuries, agencies, and commercial paper caused short term rates to approach zero during the second half of the year.

 

  LIBOR rates continued to decline through the year, thanks to the aforementioned global policy actions. This allowed global institutions (especially banks) to term out their short-term funding at very attractive levels, as investors reached for yield. Regarding money fund regulation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) introduced reforms that will potentially change the structure of money market funds (explained below). The SEC has collected comment letters from the industry and we are awaiting a formal announcement on the reforms, potentially in the first half of 2014.

 

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

 

A.

The Fund underwent a significant sector allocation change during 2013, due to multiple risks including political and regulatory. Specifically, the U.S. government shutdown and threat of U.S.

 

 

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  Treasury default in October were the biggest political risks, testing the liquidity capabilities of all money market funds. On the regulatory front, the SEC’s proposals for money market mutual funds included two options: (1) the abandonment of the stable $1.00 NAV and adoption of a floating NAV for Institutional Prime funds and (2) the imposition of liquidity fees and redemption gates for all Prime funds. To maintain optimal liquidity in a continued historic low yielding environment, the Fund’s U.S. Government/Agency allocation rose from 52% to 98% during calendar year 2013. The WAM (weighted average maturity) remained consistently between 40-50 days during the year. Finally, overnight and weekly liquidity greatly increased due to the compositional change. Comparing year-end 2012 to 2013, overnight liquidity increased from 19% to 57% and weekly liquidity increased from 45% to 83%.
 

 

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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, 2013.

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 under the heading “Expenses paid during the

period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the 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 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, 2013 – December 31, 2013

 

        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           1,000.40         0.40

Hypothetical 5% Return (2.5% for the period)

       1,000.00           1,024.80         0.41

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.08%** (for the period July 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

** May differ from expense ratio disclosed in the financial highlights, which is calculated based on the entire fiscal year’s data.

 

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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 to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in short-term, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments.

Sector Allocation

as a % of Fair Value of $169,176 (in thousands) on December 31, 2013(b)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2013

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     936        827        623   

Peer group average annual total return

     0.02     0.06     1.46

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, 2013

 

(Inception date: 6/13/90)                            
     One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
    Ending value of a
$10,000
investment (a)
 

Elfun Money Market Fund

    0.04        0.14        1.74        $11,883   

90 Day U.S. T-Bill

    0.06        0.10        1.56        $11,709   
 

 

(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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        Principal
Amount
    Amortized
Cost
     
       

Short-Term Investments — 101.6%

U.S. Treasuries — 40.4%    

U.S. Treasury Bills

     
0.01%  

01/16/14

  $ 3,100,000     $ 3,099,984      (d)
0.02%  

01/02/14

    6,850,000       6,849,997      (d)
0.04%  

01/09/14

    10,850,000       10,849,908      (d)
0.08%  

04/24/14

    3,250,000       3,249,158      (d)
0.09%  

05/01/14

    3,368,000       3,366,993      (d)

U.S. Treasury Notes

     
0.25%  

01/31/14 - 05/31/14

    6,850,000       6,852,574     
1.00%  

01/15/14

    6,550,000       6,552,400     
1.25%  

02/15/14 - 04/15/14

    16,650,000       16,689,760     
1.75%  

01/31/14 - 03/31/14

    6,800,000       6,814,827     
1.88%  

04/30/14

    3,000,000       3,017,541     
        67,343,142     
U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 43.4%     

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

     
0.04%  

01/09/14

    4,250,000       4,249,962      (d)
0.05%  

01/02/14

    2,300,000       2,299,997      (d)
0.09%  

01/07/14

    2,450,000       2,449,963      (d)
0.10%  

02/12/14

    2,050,000       2,049,761      (d)
0.11%  

05/01/14

    7,450,000       7,447,268      (d)
0.14%  

01/08/14 - 02/18/14

    8,150,000       8,148,814      (d)

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

     
0.03%  

01/02/14

    950,000       949,999      (d)
0.05%  

01/08/14 - 01/13/14

    4,350,000       4,349,950      (d)
0.07%  

02/07/14

    1,400,000       1,399,895      (d)
0.08%  

02/12/14 - 04/02/14

    6,200,000       6,199,125      (d)
0.09%  

02/19/14 - 02/21/14

    8,600,000       8,598,940      (d)

Federal Home Loan Banks

     
0.15%  

05/01/14 

    2,150,000       2,150,207     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     
4.50%  

01/15/14

    1,000,000       1,001,659     
2.18%  

02/19/14

    3,050,000       3,058,454     

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

     
0.06%  

01/27/14

    3,800,000       3,799,846      (d)
0.07%  

02/10/14 - 02/20/14

    5,250,000       5,249,561      (d)
0.09%  

02/03/14

    1,050,000       1,049,913      (d)
        Principal
Amount
    Amortized
Cost
     
       
0.10%  

04/09/14

  $ 6,750,000     $ 6,748,163      (d)
0.12%  

05/08/14

    1,000,000       999,594      (d)
        72,201,071    
Repurchase Agreements — 15.7%    

Barclays Capital Inc.
U.S. Treasury Repo
0.01% dated 12/31/13, to be
repurchased at $7,800,004 on
01/02/14 collateralized by
$7,956,017 U.S. Treasury Note,
0.75%, maturing  on
02/28/18.
01/02/14

    7,800,000       7,800,000    

Credit Suisse AG
U.S. Treasury Repo
0.00% dated 12/31/13, to be
repurchased at $4,200,000  on
01/02/14 collateralized by
$4,286,846 U.S. Treasury Note,
3.75%, maturing on 11/15/18.
01/02/14

    4,200,000       4,200,000    

Deutsche Bank Securities,
Inc. Gov Agency Repo
0.02% dated 12/31/13, to
be repurchased  at
$2,200,002 on 01/02/14
collateralized by
$2,244,582 U.S.
Government Agency Bond,
0.00%, 0.00%, 0.75%,
2.25%, 3.00%, 4.38%,
5.38% and 6.25%,
maturing on  07/15/19,
01/15/24, 09/22/14,
01/30/23, 07/28/14,
10/15/15, 08/15/24, and
07/15/32, respectively.
01/02/14


    2,200,000        2,200,000     

Goldman Sachs & Co.
Gov Agency Repo
0.00% dated 12/31/13, to be
repurchased at $7,800,000  on
01/02/14 collateralized by
$7,956,000 U.S. Treasury Note,
0.00% and 0.00%,
maturing on 08/15/15
and 08/15/38,
respectively.
01/02/14

    7,800,000       7,800,000     

 

 

 

 

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         Principal
Amount
    Amortized
Cost
     
        

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Gov Agency Repo
0.01% dated 12/31/13, to be
repurchased at  $4,080,002 on
01/02/14 collateralized by
$4,165,170 U.S. Treasury Note,
2.50%, maturing on 08/15/23.
01/02/14

  $ 4,080,000     $ 4,080,000     
      26,080,000    
Certificate of Deposit — 2.0%    

Royal Bank of Canada/ New York NY

     
0.28%    

04/17/14

    3,400,000       3,400,000      (i)
Time Deposit — 0.1%      

State Street Corp.

     
0.01%   

01/02/14

    151,787       151,787      (e)

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $169,176,000)

      169,176,000    

Liabilities in Excess of Other
Assets, net — (1.6)%

      (2,645,552 )  
      

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 166,530,448    
      

 

 

   

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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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 Funds’ future investments and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. See each Funds’ summary prospectus and the Funds’ 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, 2013, these securities amounted to $7,462,104 and $33,159,137 or 3.16% and 10.36% of the net assets of the Elfun Diversified Fund and Elfun Income Fund, respectively. These securities have been determined to be liquid using procedures established by the Funds’ 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, 2013, all or a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures and/or TBA’s.

 

(i) Variable or floating rate security. The stated rate represents the rate at December 31, 2013.

 

(j) Step coupon bond.

 

(k) GE Asset Management (“GEAM”), 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 are 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 by a trustee and are used to pay principal and interest on the tax-exempt issue to retire the bonds at the earliest refunding date.

 

(n) The security is insured by AGC, AGMC, AMBAC, FGIC or MBIA. The Elfun Tax-Exempt Fund had insurance concentrations of 5% or greater as of December 31, 2013 (as a percentage of net assets) as follows:

 

AGMC     6.07%.   

 

(o) Security is 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) Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay all or a portion of interest in additional par.

 

(r) Security is fair valued by the Valuation Committee, in accordance with the procedures approved by Funds’ Board of Trustees.
 

 

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* Less than 0.05%
** Amount is less than $ 0.50.
Percentages are based on net assets as of December 31, 2013.
†† Security traded on different exchanges.

Abbreviations:

 

ADR          American Depository Receipt
AGC          Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGMC          Assured Guaranty Municipal Company
AMBAC          AMBAC Indemnity Corporation
FGIC          Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
MBIA          Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation
REIT          Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC          Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SPDR          Standard and Poor’s Depository Receipt
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   2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Inception date

                                1/1/88   

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $18.31        $15.43        $18.92        $18.24        $14.65   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.37        0.35        0.44        0.36        0.43   

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

    3.62        2.88        (3.48     0.69        3.63   

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

    3.99        3.23        (3.04     1.05        4.06   

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

    0.37        0.35        0.44        0.37        0.44   

Net realized gains

                                0.03   

Return of capital

           0.00     0.01                 

Total distributions

    0.37        0.35        0.45        0.37        0.47   

Net asset value, end of period

    $21.93        $18.31        $15.43        $18.92        $18.24   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    21.81     20.95     (16.02 )%      5.77     27.69

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $306,922        $260,728        $240,572        $309,473        $301,332   

Ratios to average net assets:

         

Net investment income

    1.83     1.98     2.34     2.05     2.66

Net expenses

    0.31 %(b)      0.45 %(b)      0.30 %(b)      0.32 %(b)      0.27 %(b) 

Gross expenses

    0.31     0.45     0.31     0.34     0.28

Portfolio turnover rate

    49     47     39     42     45
         
Elfun Trusts   2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Inception date

                                5/27/35   

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $44.06        $40.35        $41.38        $38.50        $30.23   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.71        0.77        0.48        0.40        0.35   

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

    14.68        7.77        0.06        4.64        9.83   

Total income from investment operations

    15.39        8.54        0.54        5.04        10.18   

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

    0.72        0.76        0.48        0.41        0.37   

Net realized gains

    2.66        4.07        1.09        1.75        1.51   

Return of capital

                                0.03   

Total distributions

    3.38        4.83        1.57        2.16        1.91   

Net asset value, end of period

    $56.07        $44.06        $40.35        $41.38        $38.50   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    34.98     21.27     1.33     13.07     33.62

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $2,326,948        $1,820,262        $1,647,396        $1,731,716        $1,639,896   

Ratios to average net assets:

         

Net investment income

    1.36     1.60     1.09     1.00     1.05

Net expenses

    0.15 %(b)      0.19 %(b)      0.21 %(b)      0.21 %(b)      0.23 %(b) 

Gross expenses

    0.15     0.19     0.21     0.22     0.24

Portfolio turnover rate

    12     11     16     14     8

 

 

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   2013     2012     2011    

2010

    2009  

Inception date

                                1/1/88   

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $18.30        $16.53        $17.41        $16.08        $13.41   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.36        0.33        0.38        0.28        0.29   

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

    2.70        1.78        (0.83     1.32        2.68   

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

    3.06        2.11        (0.45     1.60        2.97   

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

    0.35        0.34        0.43        0.27        0.30   

Net realized gains

    1.17                             0.00   

Total distributions

    1.52        0.34        0.43        0.27        0.30   

Net asset value, end of period

    $19.84        $18.30        $16.53        $17.41        $16.08   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    16.79     12.77     (2.60 )%      9.98     22.13

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $235,903        $213,168        $210,095        $229,881        $220,654   

Ratios to average net assets:

         

Net investment income

    1.78     1.75     2.11     1.76     1.98

Net expenses

    0.33 %(b)      0.46 %(b)      0.40 %(b)      0.48 %(b)      0.43 %(b) 

Gross expenses

    0.34     0.47     0.41     0.75     0.47

Portfolio turnover rate

    144     173     197     148     142
         
Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund  

2013

    2012     2011     2010     2009  

Inception date

                                1/1/80   

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $12.32        $11.97        $11.33        $11.64        $10.73   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.49        0.51        0.53        0.53        0.53   

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

    (0.98     0.37        0.64        (0.31     0.91   

Total income from investment operations

    (0.49     0.88        1.17        0.22        1.44   

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

    0.49        0.51        0.53        0.53        0.53   

Net realized gains

    0.00     0.02                        

Total distributions

    0.49        0.53        0.53        0.53        0.53   

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.34        $12.32        $11.97        $11.33        $11.64   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    (4.06 )%      7.45     10.57     1.86     13.64

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $1,568,533        $1,785,176        $1,730,904        $1,677,925        $1,776,803   

Ratios to average net assets:

         

Net investment income

    4.14     4.18     4.56     4.54     4.66

Net expenses

    0.23     0.18     0.19     0.19     0.18

Gross expenses

    0.23     0.18     0.19     0.19     0.18

Portfolio turnover rate

    28     28     31     26     33

 

 

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

 

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Elfun Income Fund   2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Inception date

                                12/31/84   

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.65        $11.58        $11.18        $10.73        $10.35   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

    0.29        0.26        0.39        0.36        0.43   

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

    (0.40     0.42        0.48        0.52        0.38   

Total income from investment operations

    (0.11     0.68        0.87        0.88        0.81   

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

    0.29        0.26        0.38        0.43        0.43   

Net realized gains

    0.03        0.35        0.09                 

Total distributions

    0.32        0.61        0.47        0.43        0.43   

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.22        $11.65        $11.58        $11.18        $10.73   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    (0.95 )%      5.94     7.87     8.31     8.04

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $319,994        $364,407        $363,029        $350,325        $338,481   

Ratios to average net assets:

         

Net investment income

    2.53     2.20     3.39     3.34     4.15

Net expenses

    0.28 %(b)      0.23 %(b)      0.24 %(b)      0.23 %(b)      0.24 %(b) 

Gross expenses

    0.29     0.25     0.26     0.27     0.27

Portfolio turnover rate

    330     402     438     357     320
         

Elfun Money Market Fund

  2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Inception date

                                6/13/90   

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

         

Net investment income

                  0.00     0.00     0.00

Total income from investment operations

                  0.00     0.00     0.00

Less distributions from:

         

Net investment income

                  0.00     0.00     0.00

Net realized gains

    0.00                            

Total distributions

    0.00            0.00     0.00     0.00

Net asset value, end of period

    $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

    0.04     0.00     0.07     0.15 %(c)      0.42

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

         

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

    $166,530        $164,529        $177,378        $207,108        $244,564   

Ratios to average net assets:

         

Net investment income

            0.01     0.06     0.43

Net expenses

    0.11 %**      0.18 %**      0.23 %**      0.26 %**      0.24 %** 

Gross expenses

    0.34     0.32     0.32     0.28     0.24

 

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 advisory and administrative fee (“management fee”) 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
** GEAM 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, 2013

     ELFUN
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND
     ELFUN
TRUSTS

ASSETS

             

Investments in securities, at Fair Value (cost $228,192,152; $1,251,876,413; $179,882,522; $1,481,763,054; $315,836,968 and $0, respectively)

       $ 295,986,740          $ 2,250,038,980  

Short-term investments at Amortized Cost

                    5,999,900  

Short-term affiliated investments at Amortized Cost

         10,305,282            66,918,172  

Repurchase agreements

                     

Cash

                    434  

Restricted cash

         374,000             

Foreign currency (cost $10,553; $0; $1,908; $0; $0 and $0, respectively)

         10,540             

Receivable from GEAM

                     

Receivable for investments sold

                     

Income receivables

         452,513            4,574,775  

Receivable for fund shares sold

         16,831            163,140  

Variation margin receivable

         13,313             

Other assets

         1,505            21,012  

Total assets

         307,160,724            2,327,716,413  

LIABILITIES

             

Distribution payable to shareholders

                     

Payable for investments purchased

                     

Payable for fund shares redeemed

         79,640            332,599  

Payable to GEAM

         8,943            181,701  

Accrued other expenses

         147,614            254,270  

Variation margin payable

         2,754             

Total liabilities

         238,951            768,570  

NET ASSETS

       $ 306,921,773          $ 2,326,947,843  

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

             

Capital paid in

       $ 283,717,426          $ 1,328,858,190  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

         (7 )           

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

         (44,871,942 )          (72,914 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

             

Investments

         67,794,588            998,162,567  

Futures

         266,926             

Foreign currency related transactions

         14,782             

NET ASSETS

       $ 306,921,773          $ 2,326,947,843  

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

         13,995,544            41,501,047  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

       $ 21.93          $ 56.07  

 

 

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
             
  $ 210,855,830       $ 1,516,265,900       $ 310,876,257       $  
            32,348,657                 143,096,000  
    34,675,675                 45,248,998          
                            26,080,000  
                             
    61,000                          
    1,904                          
                            8,853  
    1,011,871                 5,164,644          
    738,115         22,813,501         2,390,928         195,106  
    32,754         366,783         127,815         717,729  
    55,714                 130,203          
    1,406         14,248         2,713          
    247,434,269         1,571,809,089         363,941,558         170,097,688  
             
            1,749,204         221,237          
    11,170,565                 43,404,852         3,099,396  
    128,243         896,050         94,024         363,807  
    26,738         442,701         84,494          
    205,345         188,495         143,009         104,037  
    393                          
    11,531,284         3,276,450         43,947,616         3,567,240  
  $ 235,902,985       $ 1,568,532,639       $ 319,993,942       $ 166,530,448  
             
  $ 205,646,292       $ 1,550,868,137       $ 325,212,078       $ 166,527,844  
    (1 )       62,826         365,200          
    (1,119,933 )       (16,901,170 )       (933,603 )       2,604  
             
    30,973,308         34,502,846         (4,960,711 )        
    400,834                 310,978          
    2,485                          
  $ 235,902,985       $ 1,568,532,639       $ 319,993,942       $ 166,530,448  
    11,887,384         138,283,045         28,513,287         166,729,648  
  $ 19.84       $ 11.34       $ 11.22       $ 1.00  

 

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Statements of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2013

   ELFUN
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND
     ELFUN
TRUSTS

INVESTMENT INCOME

           

Income

           

Dividend

     $ 6,478,442          $ 31,245,175  

Interest

       972            18,113  

Income from affiliated investments

       978            9,419  

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

       (529,806 )          (9,600 )

Total income

       5,950,586            31,263,107  

Expenses

           

Advisory and administration fees

       583,127            2,480,983  

Blue Sky fees

       5,829            7,214  

Transfer agent fees

       86,567            316,851  

Custody and accounting expenses

       110,278            91,312  

Professional fees

       30,215            34,043  

Other expenses

       49,090            204,488  

Total expenses before waivers

       865,106            3,134,891  

Less: Fees waived by the adviser

       (6,942 )          (59,879 )

Net expenses

       858,164            3,075,012  

Net investment income

     $ 5,092,422          $ 28,188,095  

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

           

Realized gain (loss) on:

           

Investments

     $ 19,324,019          $ 105,313,057  

Futures

       1,251,312             

Foreign currency transactions

       (76,571 )           

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

           

Investments

       29,921,448            488,564,280  

Futures

       135,960             

Foreign currency translations

       10,955             

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

       50,567,123            593,877,337  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 55,659,545          $ 622,065,432  

 

 

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

 

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DIVERSIFIED
FUND
  ELFUN
TAX-EXEMPT
INCOME FUND
  ELFUN
INCOME FUND
  ELFUN
MONEY MARKET
FUND
             
             
  $ 2,908,295       $       $ 9,981       $  
    1,912,882         73,648,965         9,600,694         187,807  
    5,434                 9,417          
    (88,179 )                        
    4,738,432         73,648,965         9,620,092         187,807  
             
    415,676         3,410,973         694,561         320,358  
    8,297         11,912         11,002         6,036  
    66,031         147,931         84,560         100,640  
    199,554         74,993         88,502         63,665  
    39,287         38,459         27,648         22,120  
    35,292         159,041         78,309         52,089  
    764,137         3,843,309         984,582         564,908  
    (31,606 )               (39,752 )       (377,101 )
    732,531         3,843,309         944,830         187,807  
  $ 4,005,901       $ 69,805,656       $ 8,675,262       $  
             
             
  $ 11,888,761       $ (16,789,836 )     $ (4,600,740 )     $ 2,604  
    3,700,815                 4,330,706          
    (36,917 )                        
             
    15,087,393         (123,267,193 )       (12,026,194 )        
    207,149                 134,000          
    14,522                          
    30,861,723         (140,057,029 )       (12,162,228 )       2,604  
  $ 34,867,624       $ (70,251,373 )     $ (3,486,966 )     $ 2,604  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

    

ELFUN

INTERNATIONAL

EQUITY FUND

       

2013

    

2012

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

             

Operations:

             

Net investment income

       $ 5,092,422          $ 4,944,039  

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

         20,498,760            (5,317,452 )

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

         30,068,363            47,807,933  

Net increase (decrease) from operations

         55,659,545            47,434,520  

Distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

         (5,047,548 )          (4,895,055 )

Net realized gains

                     

Return of capital

                    (12,291 )

Total distributions

         (5,047,548 )          (4,907,346 )

Increase (decrease) in assets from operations and distributions

         50,611,997            42,527,174  

Share transactions:

             

Proceeds from sale of shares

         8,363,427            3,744,216  

Value of distributions reinvested

         4,490,586            4,366,262  

Cost of shares redeemed

         (17,272,192 )          (30,481,719 )

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

         (4,418,179 )          (22,371,241 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

         46,193,818            20,155,933  

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of year

         260,727,955            240,572,022  

End of year

       $ 306,921,773          $ 260,727,955  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of period

       $ (7 )        $  
             

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

             

Shares sold

         421,399            217,843  

Issued for distributions reinvested

         208,476            240,035  

Shares redeemed

         (875,133 )          (1,806,444 )

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

         (245,258 )          (1,348,566 )

 

 

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

 

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TRUSTS

  ELFUN
DIVERSIFIED
FUND

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

             
             
  $ 28,188,095       $ 29,274,121       $ 4,005,901       $ 3,770,340  
   
 
    
105,313,057
 
 
      155,089,993         15,552,659         8,283,414  
 

 

488,564,280

 

      159,261,287         15,309,064         13,880,509  
    622,065,432         343,625,401         34,867,624         25,934,263  
             
    (28,390,137 )       (29,087,847 )       (3,909,807 )       (3,891,778 )
    (105,323,220 )       (154,897,004 )       (13,026,535 )        
                             
    (133,713,357 )       (183,984,851 )       (16,936,342 )       (3,891,778 )
    488,352,075         159,640,550         17,931,282         22,042,485  
             
    52,506,920         30,935,402         10,856,991         4,817,625  
    106,119,503         143,256,192         14,739,769         3,393,450  
    (140,293,251 )       (160,965,847 )       (20,793,272 )       (27,180,093 )
    18,333,172         13,225,747         4,803,488         (18,969,018 )
    506,685,247         172,866,297         22,734,770         3,073,467  
             
    1,820,262,596         1,647,396,299         213,168,215         210,094,748  
  $ 2,326,947,843       $ 1,820,262,596       $ 235,902,985       $ 213,168,215  
      
$
 
 
 
    $ 212,099       $ (1 )     $ 12,537  
             
             
    1,021,591         670,537         547,872         269,204  
    1,906,579         3,275,926         747,832         186,249  
    (2,737,265 )       (3,459,740 )       (1,054,014 )       (1,522,513 )
    190,905         486,723         241,690         (1,067,060 )

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

    

ELFUN

TAX-EXEMPT

INCOME FUND

        2013      2012

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

             

Operations:

             

Net investment income

       $ 69,805,656          $ 74,487,317  

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

         (16,789,836 )          9,830,803  

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

         (123,267,193 )          43,096,832  

Net increase (decrease) from operations

         (70,251,373 )          127,414,952  

Distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

         (69,805,656 )          (74,487,316 )

Net realized gains

         (19,351 )          (2,492,732 )

Total distributions

         (69,825,007 )          76,980,048  

Increase (decrease) in assets from operations and distributions

         (140,076,380 )          50,434,904  

Share transactions:

             

Proceeds from sale of shares

         51,347,357            82,308,974  

Value of distributions reinvested

         47,821,362            53,624,284  

Cost of shares redeemed

         (175,736,389 )          (132,095,738 )

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

         (76,567,670 )          3,837,520  

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

         (216,644,050 )          54,272,424  

NET ASSETS

             

Beginning of year

         1,785,176,689            1,730,904,265  

End of year

       $ 1,568,532,639          $ 1,785,176,689  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income, end of period

       $ 62,826          $ 69,772  
             

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

             

Shares sold

         4,304,139            6,712,401  

Issued for distributions reinvested

         4,061,921            4,360,704  

Shares redeemed

         (15,039,292 )          (10,751,068 )

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

         (6,673,232 )          322,037  

 

 

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

 

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INCOME

FUND

 

ELFUN

MONEY MARKET

FUND

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

             
             
  $ 8,675,262       $ 8,117,966       $       $  
    (270,034 )       11,250,752         2,604          
    (11,892,194 )       1,917,460                 99,390  
    (3,486,966 )       21,286,178         2,604         99,390  
             
    (8,585,695 )       (8,146,815 )                
    (928,338 )       (10,694,540 )       (67,655 )        
    (9,514,033 )       (18,841,355 )       (67,655 )        
    (13,000,999 )       2,444,823         (65,051 )       99,390  
             
    16,866,303         23,625,062         109,988,330         88,054,540  
    7,097,620         14,077,854         61,134          
    (55,375,961 )       (38,769,376 )       (107,982,347 )       (101,003,664 )
    (31,412,038 )       (1,066,460 )       2,067,117         (12,949,124 )
    (44,413,037 )       1,378,363         2,002,066         (12,849,734 )
             
    364,406,979         363,028,616         164,528,382         177,378,116  
  $ 319,993,942       $ 364,406,979       $ 166,530,448       $ 164,528,382  
 

$

365,200

 

    $ 294,677       $       $  
             
             
    1,472,564         1,996,771         109,920,330         88,054,540  
    624,675         1,199,889         61,134          
    (4,861,886 )       (3,269,123 )       (107,982,347 )       (101,003,664 )
    (2,764,647 )       (72,463 )       1,999,117         (12,949,124 )

 

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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 investment 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% for 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.

Derivatives The Funds are subject to equity price risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, and foreign currency exchange

 

 

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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 to 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 The Elfun Income Fund and Elfun Diversified Fund purchases or sells securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis. These transactions are arrangements in which the Fund purchases and sells 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 Certain Funds may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign denominated securities and to manage 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 a Fund’s 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. A Fund’s 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 enters into a forward foreign currency exchange contract, it is required to segregate cash or liquid securities with its

 

 

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custodian in an amount equal to the value of a 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. Security Valuation and Transactions

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.

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

 

 

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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 circum stances 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 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.

 

 

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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 quotations 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, 2013:

 

Fund   Investments   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
         

Elfun International Equity Fund

 

Investments in Securities

       
 

Common Stock

  $ 289,698,653      $      $      $ 289,698,653   
 

Preferred Stocks

    6,288,087                      6,288,087   
   

Short-Term Investments

    10,305,282                      10,305,282   
   

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 306,292,022      $      $      $ 306,292,022   
 

Other Financial Instruments *

       
   

Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

  $ 266,926      $      $      $ 266,926   

Elfun Trusts

 

Investments in Securities †

       
 

Common Stock

  $ 2,250,038,980      $      $      $ 2,250,038,980   
 

U.S. Treasuries

           5,999,900               5,999,900   
   

Short-Term Investments

    66,918,172                      66,918,172   
   

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 2,316,957,152      $ 5,999,900      $      $ 2,322,957,052   

 

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Fund   Investments   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
         

Elfun Diversified Fund

 

Investments in Securities

       
 

Domestic Equity

  $ 82,727,112      $      $      $ 82,727,112   
 

Foreign Equity

    51,883,063                      51,883,063   
 

U.S. Treasuries

           9,956,601               9,956,601   
 

Agency Mortgage Backed

           21,868,142               21,868,142   
 

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

           245,262               245,262   
 

Asset Backed

           30,016               30,016   
 

Corporate Notes

           29,627,826               29,627,826   
 

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

           4,179,318               4,179,318   
 

Sovereign Bonds

           1,298,445               1,298,445   
 

Municipal Bonds and Notes

           373,289               373,289   
 

Exchange Traded Funds

    8,666,756                      8,666,756   
   

Short-Term Investments

    34,675,675                      34,675,675   
   

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 177,952,606      $ 67,578,899      $      $ 245,531,505   
 

Other Financial Instruments *

       
 

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

  $ 336,662      $      $      $ 336,662   
 

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

    (85,986                   (85,986
   

Short Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

    150,158                      150,158   
   

Total Other Financial Instruments

  $ 400,834      $      $      $ 400,834   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

 

Investments in Securities †

       
 

Municipal Bonds and Notes

  $      $ 1,516,265,900      $      $ 1,516,265,900   
   

Short-Term Investments

           32,348,657               32,348,657   
   

Total Investments in Securities

  $      $ 1,548,614,557      $      $ 1,548,614,557   

 

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Fund   Investments   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Elfun Income Fund

 

Investments in Securities †

       
 

U.S. Treasuries

  $      $ 47,244,805      $      $ 47,244,805   
 

Agency Mortgage Backed

           96,415,632               96,415,632   
 

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

           1,352,598               1,352,598   
 

Asset Backed

           1,174,565               1,174,565   
 

Corporate Notes

           133,130,420               133,130,420   
 

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

           22,324,699               22,324,699   
 

Sovereign Bonds

           6,727,598               6,727,598   
 

Municipal Bonds and Notes

           2,100,984               2,100,984   
 

Preferred Stock

    404,956                      404,956   
   

Short-Term Investments

    45,248,998                      45,248,998   
   

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 45,653,954      $ 310,471,301      $      $ 356,125,255   
 

Other Financial Instruments*

       
 

Short Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

  $ 706,870      $      $      $ 706,870   
   

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

    (395,892                   (395,892
   

Total Other Financial Instruments

  $ 310,978      $      $      $ 310,978   

Elfun Money Market Fund

 

Investments in Securities †

       
 

U.S. Treasuries

  $      $ 67,343,142      $      $ 67,343,142   
 

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

           72,201,071               72,201,071   
 

Repurchase Agreements

           26,080,000               26,080,000   
 

Certificates of Deposit

           3,400,000               3,400,000   
   

Time Deposit

           151,787               151,787   
   

Total Investments in Securities

  $      $ 169,176,000      $      $ 169,176,000   

 

See Schedules of Investments for industry classification.

 

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

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 December 31, 2012 which are classified as Level 1 at December 31, 2013. The value of securities that were transferred to Level 1 from Level 2 as a result was $188,101,930 and $27,121,009, respectively.

There were no other transfers between fair value levels. 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 each Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging as of December 31, 2013.

 

    

Asset Derivatives December 31, 2013

   

Liability Derivatives December 31, 2013

 
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      266,926   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures        

Elfun Diversified Fund

  

Equity Contracts

   Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      336,662   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures        

Interest Rate Contracts

   Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      150,158   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      (85,986 )* 

Elfun Income Fund

  

Interest Rate Contracts

   Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      706,870   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      (395,892 )* 

 

* 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Assets and/or Liabilities section on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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/Foreign Currency
Forward 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       32,606,585/(32,276,013)          1,251,312         135,960  

 

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

Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
on Derivatives

Recognized in Income ($)

Elfun Diversified Fund

  

Equity Contracts

  Realized gain/(loss) on futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures       52,906,053/(73,989,953)          2,741,939         206,368  

Interest Rate Contracts

  Realized gain/(loss) on futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures       191,508,581/(165,112,491)          958,876         781  

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts

 

Realized gain/(loss) on

foreign currency related

transactions, Increase/

(decrease) in unrealized

appreciation/(depreciation)

on foreign currency related transactions

      –/(7,321,938)          (12,536 )       13,204  

Elfun Income Fund

  

Interest Rate Contracts

 

Realized gain/(loss) on

futures, Increase/(decrease)

in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on Futures

      836,409,079/829,746,692          4,330,706         134,000  

 

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 0.10% 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 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, 2013.

 

 

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6. Compensation and Fees paid to Affiliates

During 2013, the Funds incurred expenses for the cost of services rendered by GEAM as investment adviser and administrator.

These expenses are included as advisory and administration fees (“Management Fees”) 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, 2013, were as follows:

 

     U.S. Government Securities        Other Securities  
Fund    Purchases        Sales        Purchases        Sales  

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $         $         $ 133,138,560         $ 139,759,066   

Elfun Trusts

                         235,716,728           348,136,105   

Elfun Diversified Fund

     187,801,382           195,289,940           99,465,996           101,213,274   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

                         467,340,145           581,458,909   

Elfun Income Fund

     882,712,049           937,506,622           201,064,300           151,301,121   

 

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’ 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

 

At December 31, 2013, information on the tax cost of investments and distributable earnings on a tax basis was as follows:

 

          Gross Tax     Net Tax Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
              
Fund   Cost of
Investment for
Tax Purposes
    Appreciation     Depreciation     Investments     Derivatives/
Currency
     Undistributed
Income
   

Undistributed

Accum.
Capital
Gain/(Loss)

   

Late-Year
Losses

 

Elfun International Equity Fund

  $ 240,657,888      $ 67,544,994      $ (1,910,860   $ 65,634,134      $ 281,708       $      $ (42,526,078   $   

Elfun Trusts

    1,324,867,399        998,240,094        (150,441     998,089,653                                

Elfun Diversified Fund

    215,441,861        33,160,623        (3,070,979     30,089,644        403,318                150,180          

 

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          Gross Tax     Net Tax Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
              
Fund   Cost of
Investment for
Tax Purposes
    Appreciation     Depreciation     Investments     Derivatives/
Currency
     Undistributed
Income
   

Undistributed

Accum.
Capital
Gain/(Loss)

   

Late-Year
Losses

 

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

  $ 1,514,230,856      $ 62,716,692      $ (28,332,991   $ 34,383,701      $       $ 62,826      $ (15,534,650   $ (1,247,375

Elfun Income Fund

    361,234,901        3,906,779        (9,016,425     (5,109,646     310,978         365,200        (359,461     (114,229

Elfun Money Market Fund

    169,176,000                                     2,604                 

As of December 31, 2013, 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 offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

     Amount  
Fund    Short-Term      Long-Term      Expires  

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $ 29,043,575       $         12/31/17   
     13,482,503                 12/31/18   

Elfun Income Fund

     359,461                 Unlimited   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

     11,087,017         4,447,633         Unlimited   

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.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Funds utilized prior year capital loss carryovers as follows:

 

Fund    Amount  

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $ 19,329,179   

Elfun Diversified Fund

     2,044,657   

Any qualified late-year loss is deemed to arise on the first day of the Funds’ next tax year (if the Funds elect to defer such loss). Under this regime, generally, the Funds 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 Funds elected to defer qualified late-year losses for the year ended December 31, 2013 as follows:

 

Fund    Capital     Ordinary  

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

   $ (1,247,375   $   

Elfun Income Fund

     (114,229       

 

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The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2013, is as follows:

 

Fund    Exempt
Income
       Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Capital Gains
       Return of
Capital
       Total  

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $         $ 5,047,548         $         $         $ 5,047,548   

Elfun Trusts

               28,390,283           105,323,074                     133,713,357   

Elfun Diversified Fund

               4,299,523           12,636,819                     16,936,342   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

     67,843,440           1,963,314           18,253                     69,825,007   

Elfun Income Fund

               9,514,033                               9,514,033   

Elfun Money Market Fund

               67,655                               67,655   

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

 

Fund    Exempt
Income
       Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Capital Gains
       Return of
Capital
       Total  

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $         $ 4,895,055         $         $ 12,291         $ 4,907,346   

Elfun Trusts

               29,233,534           154,751,317                     183,984,851   

Elfun Diversified Fund

               3,891,778                               3,891,778   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

     72,267,756           2,219,560           2,492,732                     76,980,048   

Elfun Income Fund

               18,841,355                               18,841,355   

Elfun Money Market Fund

                                               

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, if any, annually. All Funds declare and pay net realized capital gains distributions, if any, 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, tax redesignations, passive foreign investment company gains and losses, distributions in excess of earnings, 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 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, 2013 were as follows:

 

Fund    Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
       Accumulated
Net Realized
Loss
       Paid In
Capital
 

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $ (44,881      $ 205,375         $ (160,494

Elfun Trusts

     (10,057        10,163           (106

Elfun Diversified Fund

     (108,632        158,225           (49,593

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

     (6,946        6,946             

Elfun Income Fund

     (19,044        191,839           (172,795

 

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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, 2013 and the related statements 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 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, 2013 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, 2013, the results of their operations, changes in their 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, 2013

 

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, 2013, 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

   $ 6,157,352       $ 512,394   

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the following Funds hereby designate as capital gain dividends the amounts set forth, or the amount ultimately treated as capital gain net income:

 

Fund    Gross Amount  

Elfun Trusts

   $ 105,323,074   

Elfun Diversfied Fund

     12,636,819   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

     18,253   

For the year ended December 31, 2013, certain dividends paid by the fund may be subject to a reduced income tax rate. The following represent the amounts that may be considered qualified dividend income:

 

Fund    Qualified Dividend Income  

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $ 6,170,685   

Elfun Trusts

     28,390,283   

Elfun Diversified Fund

     2,507,308   

For corporate shareholders, of the ordinary dividends paid, the following represent the amounts that may be eligible for the dividends received deduction:

 

Fund    Dividends Received Deduction  

Elfun Trusts

     100.00

Elfun Diversified Fund

     32.45

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 for an additional year of the investment advisory agreements with GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) at a meeting held on December 16, 2013.

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 GEAM’s infrastructure, systems and shareholder servicing model. 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, the optimization of its Fund administration platform and the continued 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 and enhanced 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 of certain Funds 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. 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, because of a moderate increase in assets, the Funds slightly benefited from economies of scale, which, in some instances, lowered the Funds’ operating expenses. The Board noted that the Funds (except for the Elfun Money Market Fund) 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 also noted that, with respect to the Elfun Money Market Fund, GEAM voluntarily undertook to reduce its management fee or subsidize certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain a minimum annualized net yield of 0.00%.

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  49

Position(s) Held with Fund  Chairman of the Board

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

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 Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly 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  55

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

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

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  Chief Investment Officer – Emerging Markets Equities since February 2014; formerly, Chief Risk Officer of GEAM from March 2011 to February 2014; 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 Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly 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  44

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 – 3 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 Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly 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  45

Position Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 6 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  President and Chief Investment Officer – Public Investments of GEAM

 

 

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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; 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 Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly 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  64

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 26 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 Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly 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  44

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

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

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  Chief Risk Officer of GEAM since February 2014; Executive Vice President and the Strategy and Business Development Leader of GEAM from December 2011 to February 2014; 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 Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly GE Savings & Security Funds) and General Electric Pension Trust since January 2012.

 

 

Arthur A. Jensen

 

 

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

Age  47

Position(s) Held with Fund  Treasurer

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

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  Treasurer of GE Institutional Funds, GE Investments Funds, Inc. and GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly 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

 

 

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Jeanne M. LaPorta

 

 

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

Age  48

Position(s) Held with Fund  Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 10 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 Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly 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 Retirement Savings Plan 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  58

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 22 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 Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly 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  52

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  6 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 Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly 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 Retirement Savings Plan 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.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee  25

Other Directorships Held by Trustee  Trustee of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly 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  56

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

 

 

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Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 20 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 Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly 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  57

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 – 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 Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly 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.

 

 

Matthew Zakrzewski

 

 

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

Age  53

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 2013; formerly, Chief Financial Officer for GE Ventures from 2012 to 2013 and Chief Financial Officer for GE Risk, Insurance and Corporate Financing from 2006 to 2012.

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee  8

Other Directorships Held by Trustee  Trustee of GE Retirement Savings Plan Funds (formerly GE Savings & Security Funds) and General Electric Pension Trust since September 2013 and Director of GEAM since September 2013.

 

 

 

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-242-0134.

 

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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.

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.

 

* Effective February 6, 2014 Mr. Hartch relinquished his role as a portfolio manager for the Elfun Diversified Funds and will serve as GEAM’s Chief Risk Officer.

William M. Healey  is a Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Core Fixed Income Investments of GEAM. He has served on the portfolio management team for the Elfun Income Fund since joining GEAM in 1996. Mr. Healey became Vice President in June 2001, Senior Vice President in January 2007 and Chief Investment Officer – Core Fixed Income Investments in April 2012. Prior to joining GEAM, Mr. Healey spent over 10 years in the fixed income group at MetLife.

Mark H. Johnson is a Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer – Long Duration Fixed Income & Insurance Investments of GEAM. 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 – Long Duration Fixed Income & Insurance Investments 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.

 

 

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Portfolio Manager Biographies  (continued)

 

Jeffrey Palma  is a Senior Vice President of GE Asset Management and is a portfolio manager for Tactical Asset Allocation. He became a member of the portfolio management team for the Elfun Diversified Fund in May 2013. Prior to joining GE Asset Management in 2012, Mr. Palma worked for UBS Investment Bank where he held a variety of global research and macro strategy roles supporting UBS’ global equities and fixed income businesses including Managing Director, Head of Global Equity Strategy from 2007 to 2012, Executive Director, Global Asset Allocation Strategist from 2001 to 2007 and Director, U.S. Economist from 1999 to 2001.

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 – Risk Assets Fixed Income Investments 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 – Risk Assets Fixed Income Investments 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

Jeffrey Palma

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

Michael Caufield

Elfun Income Fund

William M. Healey

Mark H. Johnson

Vita Marie Pike

Elfun Money Market Fund

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:

Elfun Mutual Funds

c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

 

 

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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

 

•  Make exchanges

 

•  Redeem shares

 

•  Purchase shares

  

•  View and order tax forms

 

•  View quarterly statements

 

•  Change address

 

•  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:

Elfun Mutual Funds

c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

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, 2013

 

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

Overall

     831     

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3 year

     760     

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5 year

     731     

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10 year

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Elfun Trusts — (Large Growth)     

Overall

   1748     

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   1477     

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5 year

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10 year

     804     

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Elfun Diversified — (Moderate Allocation)     

Overall

  

  930

    

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3 year

     795     

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5 year

     750     

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10 year

     587     

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Elfun Tax-Exempt Income — (Muni National Long)     

Overall

     254     

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     241     

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5 year

     231     

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10 year

     224     

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Elfun Income — (Intermediate-Term Bond)     

Overall

  

1115

    

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1041

    

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5 year

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10 year

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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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PRSRT STD

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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 an exhibit to this Form N-CSR and is included in the following link:

https://www.geam.com/ExternalWar/common/docs/pdf/Spirit_Letter.pdf

There have been no amendments to, nor any waivers granted from, a provision that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition set forth in paragraph (b) of Item 2 of Form N-CSR during the period covered by this report.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that Donald W. Torey is designated as the audit committee financial expert for the Funds; and further that it is the finding of the Board of Trustees that Mr. Torey qualifies as an audit committee financial expert and 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 2012 and $13,450 in 2013.

(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 of 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.


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(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 Funds’ 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 Funds’ 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 Funds’ operations or financial reporting, in accordance with the Audit Committee Charter. The following excerpt from the Audit Committee Charter sets forth the pre-approval policies and procedures:

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.

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


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(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 the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the registrant’s adviser (“Service Affiliates”), for the Reporting Periods were $0 in 2012 and $0 in 2013.

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

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Applicable only to Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

(a) Schedule of Investments is included as part of Item 1 of the Form N-CSR.

(b) Not applicable.

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.

During the reporting period, there have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report included in Item 1 of


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this Form N-CSR, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this Form N-CSR that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) The Code of Ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer is attached hereto.

(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) The certifications by the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the 1940 Act, and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the below registrants have duly caused each report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Elfun International Equity Fund

Elfun Trusts

Elfun Diversified Fund

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

Elfun Income Fund

Elfun Money Market Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Dmitri L. Stockton

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

Date: February 20, 2014

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, each report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrants 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 20, 2014

 

By:  

/s/ Arthur A. Jensen

  Arthur A. Jensen
  Treasurer, Elfun Funds

Date: February 20, 2014