N-CSR 1 d872981dncsr.htm SHAREHOLDER REPORT FOR ELFUN GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND Shareholder Report for Elfun Government 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 Government Money Market Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

1600 Summer Street

Stamford, Connecticut 06905

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

 

 

GE Asset Management, Inc.

1600 Summer Street

Stamford, Connecticut 06905

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

Date of reporting period: 12/31/14

 

 

 


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Elfun Funds

Annual Report

December 31, 2014

 

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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

  39   

Elfun Income Fund

  51   

Elfun Government Money Market Fund

  69   

Notes to Schedules of Investments

  74   

Financial Statements

Financial Highlights

  76   

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

  103   

Tax Information

  104   

Advisory Agreement Renewal

  105   

Special Meeting of Unitholders — Voting Results

  108   

Additional Information

  120   

Investment Team

  124   

Shareholder Services

  127   

 

 

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.

©2015 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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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 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 Mr. Solecki and himself. Each portfolio manager is limited to the management of his portion of the Fund, the size of 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 124.

 

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, 2014?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2014, the Elfun International Equity Fund returned -7.62%. The MSCI EAFE Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned -4.90% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 749 Foreign Large Blend Funds returned an average of -5.16% over the same period.

 

Q. What factors affected the Fund’s performance?

 

A. 2014 was a tale of two halves in the market and in the Fund. The first half was marked by a flat to down U.S. Dollar, value stocks outperforming growth, small cap stocks outperforming large cap, and a surprisingly weak U.S. GDP result in the first quarter. Overall, the international
  equity market (MSCI EAFE) was up nearly 5% in the first half of the year.

 

     These trends began to shift in June, starting with the introduction of a negative deposit rate in Europe by the European Central Bank. This was followed by renewed rhetoric from the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Bank of Japan on their commitment to “Abenomics”, their two year old effort to revive the Japanese economy. U.S. economic growth also rebounded strongly. The result in the second half of the year was a falling Yen and Euro versus the U.S. Dollar. Japanese and European exporters began to outperform. Growth overtook value. Large cap outperformed small. The market was up 2.7% in the second half of the year excluding the impact of currency, but with the falling value of foreign currencies against the U.S. Dollar, the market was down -9.2% in U.S. Dollar terms. The second half shift was also registered in the Fund, which after underperforming the market significantly in the first half of the year, outperformed in the second.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A.

In the first half of the year, peripheral smaller cap names in Europe outperformed on Euro weakness, and Japanese stocks fell on dissipating enthusiasm with the pace of reform in Japan. The Fund, which was overweight

 

 

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  in Japan and large high-quality European exporters, suffered as a result. This turned around abruptly in the second half of the year as the Euro and Yen began to weaken against the U.S. Dollar, a benefit to many of the Fund’s holdings. The Fund outperformed significantly in the second half, but overall it was not enough to overcome the deficit of the first half and the Fund closed the year down against the MSCI EAFE index.

 

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

 

A. The Fund’s overweights in Japan and the Emerging Markets were modestly increased and holdings in the U.K. reduced. The Fund saw its weight in consumer staples continue to fall due to high valuations and the weight in industrials and IT increase, notably in the area associated with autonomous driving. In energy, exposure was switched out of oil service and into integrated and gas plays. High quality but under-performing holdings in Japan were increased including real estate, exporters and component manufacturers.

    

 

 

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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, 2014.

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, 2014 – December 31, 2014

 

   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      927.20      1.85   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

  1,000.00      1,023.29      1.94   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.38%** (for the period July 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014), 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, 2014 (as a % of Investments)(b)(c)

 

Roche Holding AG

     2.51%   

Toyota Motor Corp.

     2.43%   

Nidec Corp.

     2.40%   

AIA Group Ltd.

     2.34%   

Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd.

     2.23%   

Sanofi

     2.11%   

Barclays PLC

     2.09%   

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

     2.07%   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

     2.02%   

Total S.A.

     1.97%   

 

Sector Allocation

as a % of Investments of $254,256 (in thousands) on December 31, 2014(b)(c)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2014

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     749        585        316   

Peer group average annual total return

     -5.16     4.91     4.16

Morningstar Category in peer group: U.S. 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, 2014

 

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

Elfun International
Equity Fund

    -7.62%        3.87%        4.88%        $16,097   

MSCI EAFE Index

    -4.90%        5.34%        4.43%        $15,429   
 

 

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

 

(b) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Premier Class.

 

(c) 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 beginning on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown in the graphs 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 — 96.2%

Australia — 2.0%     

CSL Ltd.

    31,396      $ 2,210,702     

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    584,873        2,976,793     
      5,187,495     
Belgium — 1.8%

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V.

    41,326        4,650,883     
Canada — 2.7%

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A

    37,407        1,880,281     

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    97,813        2,024,241     

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

    38,792        1,120,974     

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

    12,287        1,764,470      (a)
      6,789,966     
China — 1.5%

Baidu Inc. ADR

    16,822        3,834,911      (a)
France — 13.3%

Airbus Group N.V.

    59,412        2,937,211     

AXA S.A.

    144,804        3,336,724     

BNP Paribas S.A.

    69,362        4,094,721     

Credit Agricole S.A.

    254,359        3,283,398     

Safran S.A.

    57,934        3,574,235     

Sanofi

    58,887        5,368,754     

Schneider Electric SE

    36,932        2,689,729     

Technip S.A.

    51,379        3,060,520     

Total S.A.

    97,576        4,999,013     

Zodiac Aerospace

    12,328        415,056     
      33,759,361     
Germany — 9.9%

Bayer AG

    32,944        4,490,543     

Continental AG

    22,796        4,808,193     

Fresenius SE & Company KGaA

    71,497        3,717,418     

HeidelbergCement AG

    49,633        3,503,091     

Linde AG

    24,129        4,444,618     

SAP SE

    60,774        4,243,749     
      25,207,612     
    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
     
Hong Kong — 2.6%

AIA Group Ltd.

    1,082,262      $ 5,948,274     

Sands China Ltd.

    143,907        701,460     
      6,649,734     
India — 2.6%

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    666,535        3,700,300     

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    76,479        1,801,040     

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

    484,780        1,055,242     
      6,556,582     
Italy — 2.1%

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

    1,107,842        3,213,739     

Luxottica Group S.p.A.

    37,270        2,043,098     
      5,256,837     
Japan — 29.0%

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    123,100        1,712,167     

East Japan Railway Co.

    35,300        2,658,039     

FANUC Corp.

    27,800        4,579,275     

Fast Retailing Company Ltd.

    5,766        2,096,207     

Hitachi Ltd.

    433,000        3,192,805     

Keyence Corp.

    5,300        2,359,387     

Mazda Motor Corp.

    149,100        3,577,287     

Mitsubishi Estate Company Ltd.

    198,459        4,177,691     

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    705,000        3,886,871     

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    746,500        4,097,505     

Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd.

    211,618        5,669,208     

Murata Manufacturing Company Ltd.

    45,097        4,916,305     

Nidec Corp.

    94,700        6,110,394     

Rakuten Inc.

    350,997        4,876,216      (a)

SoftBank Corp.

    80,301        4,775,192     

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    98,300        3,550,402     

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    161,900        5,253,093     

Toyota Motor Corp.

    99,382        6,187,282     
      73,675,326     
Mexico — 0.4%

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de C.V., Class O

    191,988        1,061,813     

 

 
     

 

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

 

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    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
     
Netherlands — 3.2%      

ASML Holding N.V.

    39,777      $ 4,297,805     

ING Groep N.V.

    304,415        3,932,938      (a,h)
      8,230,743     
South Korea — 1.0%

Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.

    2,159        2,595,645     
Sweden — 4.0%      

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    56,555        2,974,558     

Hexagon AB, Class B

    43,410        1,333,583     

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    35,922        771,197     

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    426,568        5,143,356     
      10,222,694     
Switzerland — 5.9%

ABB Ltd.

    106,398        2,252,429     

Givaudan S.A.

    1,098        1,970,745     

Nestle S.A.

    37,331        2,722,973     

Roche Holding AG

    23,501        6,370,937     

The Swatch Group AG

    3,896        1,731,781     
      15,048,865     
Taiwan — 1.5%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

    858,900        3,783,859     
United Kingdom — 12.7%

Barclays PLC

    1,410,084        5,303,180     

BHP Billiton PLC

    148,917        3,192,820     

Capita PLC

    128,529        2,156,031     

Experian PLC

    107,164        1,807,211     

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    135,440        2,906,885     

HSBC Holdings PLC

    252,118        2,383,447     

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.

    263,000        1,980,706      (a)

Johnson Matthey PLC

    40,909        2,153,151     

Prudential PLC

    150,099        3,471,655     

Shire PLC

    19,835        1,406,888     

Vodafone Group PLC

    768,970        2,637,608     

WPP PLC

    135,764        2,823,935     
      32,223,517     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $226,495,980)

      244,735,843     
    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
     

Preferred Stock — 1.7%

Germany — 1.7%

Volkswagen AG
(Cost $3,966,296)

    19,315      $ 4,292,862     

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $230,462,276)

            249,028,705       

Short-Term Investments — 2.1%

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class

0.00%

     

(Cost $5,227,089)

      5,227,089      (d,h,o)

Total Investments
(Cost $235,689,365)

      254,255,794     

Other Assets and Liabilities,
net — 0.0%*

      54,119     
   

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

$ 254,309,913   
   

 

 

   

 

Other Information:

 

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2014:

 

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

EURO Stoxx 50 Index Futures

March 2015   19    $ 720,307    $ (2,646

FTSE 100 Index Futures

March 2015   2      203,404      2,302   

Topix Index Futures

March 2015   4      469,577      (4,432
       

 

 

 
$ (4,776)   
       

 

 

 

 

 
     

 

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

 

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The Fund was invested in the following sectors at December 31, 2014 (unaudited):

 

Sector Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
 

Diversified Banks

  12.07%   

Pharmaceuticals

  9.45%   

Automobile Manufacturers

  5.53%   

Diversified Real Estate Activities

  4.61%   

Life & Health Insurance

  3.70%   

Electrical Components & Equipment

  3.46%   

Industrial Machinery

  3.33%   

Property & Casualty Insurance

  3.24%   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

  2.92%   

Integrated Oil & Gas

  2.76%   

Aerospace & Defense

  2.72%   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

  2.71%   

Semiconductors

  2.51%   

Communications Equipment

  2.02%   

Electronic Components

  1.93%   

Internet Retail

  1.92%   

Auto Parts & Equipment

  1.89%   

Brewers

  1.83%   

Industrial Gases

  1.75%   

Semiconductor Equipment

  1.69%   

Application Software

  1.67%   

Specialty Chemicals

  1.62%   

Other Diversified Financial Services

  1.55%   

Internet Software & Services

  1.51%   

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

  1.48%   

Healthcare Services

  1.46%   

Construction Materials

  1.38%   

Multi-Line Insurance

  1.31%   

Diversified Metals & Mining

  1.26%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

  1.20%   

Building Products

  1.17%   

Advertising

  1.11%   

Packaged Foods & Meats

  1.07%   

Railroads

  1.05%   

Heavy Electrical Equipment

  0.89%   

Biotechnology

  0.87%   

Human Resource & Employment Services

  0.85%   

Apparel Retail

  0.82%   

Airlines

  0.78%   
Sector Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
 

Research & Consulting Services

  0.71%   

Construction & Engineering

  0.71%   

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

  0.44%   

Electric Utilities

  0.41%   

Household Products

  0.30%   

Casinos & Gaming

  0.28%   
 

 

 

 
  97.94%   
 

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
 

Short-Term Investments

  2.06%   
 

 

 

 
  2.06%   
 

 

 

 
  100.00%   
 

 

 

 

 

 
     

 

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David B. Carlson

Chief Investment Officer — U.S. Equities

The Elfun Trusts is managed by David B. Carlson. See portfolio managers’ biographical information beginning on page 124.

 

Q. How did the Elfun Trusts Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2014?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2014, the Elfun Trusts Fund returned 13.13%. The S&P 500® Index (S&P 500 Index), the Fund’s benchmark, returned 13.69% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 1,712 U.S. Large Cap Growth Funds returned an average of 10.07% over the same period. Elfun Trusts finished in the top quartile of its Morningstar peer group.

 

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

 

A. The stock market generally tracks growth in earnings and dividends with a lot of volatility along the way. Earnings are estimated to have been up 7-8% and dividends up 10-12% for the overall market in 2014. As Elfun Trusts remains fully invested in equities (cash is typically 1-4% of the Fund), the key to performance is our stock and industry selection. The big driver for Elfun Trusts last year was the Fund’s overweight in healthcare and its underweight in energy. However, while the Fund’s sector weights were positive, its stock selection was less effective resulting in an overall return modestly below the S&P 500 Index.
Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. There were two big surprises in macro events last year: the drop in oil prices and the drop in interest rates. In response to lower interest rates, utilities were the best performing sector with a return of 28%. We thought interest rates would rise last year and hence, the Fund did not own utility stocks. Utility stocks typically lag the market when interest rates are rising. We did not foresee the magnitude of the drop in oil prices, but we were underweighted the sector all year. Energy stocks were the worst performing sector with a decline of about 8%. The Fund’s energy holdings were down 3%. Healthcare was a significant positive contributor to Fund performance. The sector was up 25%, the Fund was overweighted, and the Fund’s healthcare holdings were up 30%. Leading the way was Covidien, up over 50% on a take-out offer by Medtronic. The Fund’s worst sector on a relative basis was consumer discretionary with the Fund’s holdings in media and retail lagging the market.

 

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

 

A.

Changes were modest throughout the year. The Fund ended the year with 51 holdings, up from 49 at the start. Portfolio turnover remained low at 12%. The Fund’s sector overweights continue to be technology, consumer discretionary, and healthcare. The Fund is underweighted in

 

 

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  five sectors: industrials, consumer staples, utilities, telecomm and energy. The Fund is about equal weighted in the financial sector. The Fund is tilted toward growth, meaning its sector and stock emphasis is on above-average growth companies. Last year marked the fifth year of economic expansion and fifth year of a rising stock market. Corporate profits are at record highs, and profit margins are near peak levels. We believe growth will be modest from this point of the cycle and we think growth companies will be favored in the market.

 

     As always, we focus on high quality companies with great financial characteristics and management teams we admire and trust.
 

 

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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, 2014.

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, 2014 – December 31, 2014

 

   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      1,083.20      1.21   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

  1,000.00      1,024.05      1.17   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.23%** (for the period July 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014), 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, 2014 (as a % of Investments)(b)(c)

 

QUALCOMM Inc.

     4.06%   

Visa Inc., Class A

     3.92%   

CME Group Inc.

     3.84%   

State Street Corp.

     3.81%   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     3.80%   

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

     3.73%   

Liberty Global PLC, Class C

     3.71%   

Baidu Inc. ADR

     3.69%   

PepsiCo Inc.

     3.67%   

Monsanto Co.

     3.48%   

 

Sector Allocation

as a % of Investments of $2,472,858 (in thousands) on
December 31, 2014(b)(c)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2014

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     1,712        1,331        917   

Peer group average annual total return

     10.07     13.81     7.02

Morningstar Category in peer group: U.S. Large Growth

  

 

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

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the periods ended December 31, 2014

 

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

Elfun Trusts

    13.13%        16.23%        8.32%        $22,228   

S&P 500 Index

    13.69%        15.46%        7.68%        $20,945   
 

 

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

 

(b) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Premier Class.

 

(c) 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 beginning on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories.

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown in the graphs 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 — 97.2%

Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%

Hexcel Corp.

    100,000      $ 4,149,000      (a)

Honeywell International Inc.

    160,000        15,987,200     
      20,136,200     
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.4%

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    320,000        35,574,400     
Application Software — 2.1%     

Intuit Inc.

    550,000        50,704,500     
Asset Management & Custody Banks — 3.8%

State Street Corp.

    1,200,000        94,200,000      (e)
Biotechnology — 6.0%

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    85,000        15,727,550      (a)

Amgen Inc.

    425,000        67,698,250     

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    680,000        64,096,800      (a)
      147,522,600     
Broadcasting — 1.6%

Discovery Communications Inc., Class C

    1,200,000        40,464,000      (a)
Cable & Satellite — 7.0%

Comcast Corp., Special Class A

    1,250,000        71,956,250     

Liberty Global PLC, Class C

    1,900,000        91,789,000      (a)

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.

    3,000,000        10,500,000      (a)
      174,245,250     
Casinos & Gaming — 0.7%

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    300,000        17,448,000     
Communications Equipment — 4.1%

QUALCOMM Inc.

    1,350,000        100,345,500     
Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 4.9%

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    200,000        16,674,000     

Paychex Inc.

    170,000        7,848,900     
    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     

Visa Inc., Class A

    370,000      $ 97,014,000     
      121,536,900     
Diversified Banks — 2.9%

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    1,150,000        71,967,000     
Environmental & Facilities Services — 0.2%

Stericycle Inc.

    45,000        5,898,600      (a)
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 3.5%

Monsanto Co.

    720,000        86,018,400     
Healthcare Equipment — 3.9%

Abbott Laboratories

    600,000        27,012,000     

Covidien PLC

    670,000        68,527,600     
      95,539,600     
Healthcare Services — 2.6%

Express Scripts Holding Co.

    760,000        64,349,200      (a)
Healthcare Supplies — 0.9%

The Cooper Companies Inc.

    130,000        21,071,700     
Home Improvement Retail — 3.7%

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    1,340,000        92,192,000     
Industrial Gases — 0.4%

Praxair Inc.

    80,000        10,364,800     
Industrial Machinery — 1.0%

Dover Corp.

    350,000        25,102,000     
Integrated Oil & Gas — 1.5%

Chevron Corp.

    330,000        37,019,400     
Internet Retail — 1.9%

Amazon.com Inc.

    155,000        48,104,250      (a)
Internet Software & Services — 9.2%

Baidu Inc. ADR

    400,000        91,188,000      (a,h)

eBay Inc.

    1,225,000        68,747,000      (a)

Facebook Inc., Class A

    140,000        10,922,800      (a)

Google Inc., Class A

    38,000        20,165,080      (a)

Google Inc., Class C

    60,000        31,584,000      (a)

 

 
     

 

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    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     

LinkedIn Corp.

    20,000      $ 4,594,200      (a)
      227,201,080     
Investment Banking & Brokerage — 1.3%

The Charles Schwab Corp.

    1,100,000        33,209,000     
Movies & Entertainment — 1.1%

The Walt Disney Co.

    300,000        28,257,000     
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 3.8%

Schlumberger Ltd.

    1,100,000        93,951,000     
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 1.1%

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    330,000        27,225,000     
Pharmaceuticals — 5.6%

Actavis PLC

    260,000        66,926,600      (a)

Johnson & Johnson

    480,000        50,193,600     

Merck & Company Inc.

    220,000        12,493,800     

Pfizer Inc.

    300,000        9,345,000     
      138,959,000     
Reinsurance — 0.4%

Alleghany Corp.

    20,000        9,270,000      (a)
Soft Drinks — 3.7%

PepsiCo Inc.

    960,000        90,777,600     
Specialized Finance — 5.3%

CME Group Inc.

    1,070,000        94,855,500     

McGraw Hill Financial Inc.

    400,000        35,592,000     
      130,447,500     
Specialized REITs — 2.4%

American Tower Corp.

    600,000        59,310,000     
Specialty Stores — 1.8%

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    900,000        44,685,000     
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.6%

Apple Inc.

    770,000        84,992,600     

EMC Corp.

    2,650,000        78,811,000     
      163,803,600     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $1,332,584,681)

            2,406,900,080       
    Number
of Shares
  Fair
Value
     

Short-Term Investments — 2.6%

State Street Institutional U.S.
Government Money Market
Fund — Premier
Class

   

0.00%
(Cost $65,958,047)

    $ 65,958,047      (d,o)

Total Investments
(Cost $1,398,542,728)

      2,472,858,127     

Other Assets and Liabilities,
net — 0.2%

      3,778,965     
   

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

$ 2,476,637,092   
   

 

 

   

 

 
     

 

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David Wiederecht

President and

Chief Investment

Officer — Investment Solutions

 

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Jeffrey Palma

Senior Vice President and Chief Market Strategist

The Elfun Diversified Fund is managed by Jeffrey Palma and David Wiederecht. Messrs. 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 124.

 

Q. How did the Elfun Diversified Fund perform compared to its benchmark and Morningstar peer group for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2014?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2014, the Elfun Diversified Fund returned 4.95%. 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 13.69%, -3.87%, and 5.97%, respectively. The Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 867 U.S. Moderate Allocation funds returned an average of 5.83% over the same period.

 

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

 

A. Within equity markets, the U.S. produced the best gains for the year as a whole, while returns elsewhere were weaker and,
  in many cases, negative. Bond markets produced solid gains across the board driven by the drop in interest rates. Of course, these moves came against broad expectations for yields to continue to rise in 2014 following the increase witnessed in 2013. A weak start to growth early in the year, a tepid outlook, plus still accommodative policy from central banks worked to keep rates low. Moreover, European Central Bank (ECB) President Draghi’s action to cut deposit rates to negative territory provided enormous support to peripheral country bond markets as did his rhetoric as markets have moved to anticipate full scale quantitative easing (QE) in Europe in early 2015.

 

     This year was a challenging one for investors. Aside from the U.S., returns in global equity markets were generally weak. The sharp drop in interest rates around the world was unanticipated, particularly given the stability of U.S. equity markets and, while growth was weaker than forecast, it was hardly a collapse. The Bank of Japan and the ECB both became more aggressive in their policy actions to boost growth and inflation while also weakening their currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. Finally, the drop in oil prices has had large market and economic impacts that will be felt well into 2015.

 

    

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  markets have clearly improved, overall GDP remained subdued. Elsewhere, in Europe, Japan, and emerging markets, particularly China growth remained more sluggish than hoped. Meanwhile inflation remains at bay and continues to decline in Europe. This fragility has kept monetary policy very accommodative in the U.S. for some time and the Fed acted only modestly to change that stance this year by ending its QE program. Outside of the U.S., the ECB and the Bank of Japan have clearly taken more aggressive action toward easier policy. In particular, the ECB cut deposit rates into negative territory twice in 2014. This policy shift has had major impacts on fixed income markets around the world with steep declines in rates and currencies versus the U.S. dollar.

 

     Looking at 2014 in total, it was also a mixed year for stocks and was broadly consistent with the fourth quarter trends. The U.S. and Japan led the way higher with gains in local currency terms, while all other major markets declined. But all major non-U.S. markets fell in 2014 in common currency terms, given the steep decline in foreign exchange markets witnessed during the year.

 

     There was a mix of factors driving returns this year. For the U.S., gains were driven by a combination of earnings growth and price-earnings (PE) multiple expansion. As we have noted in recent quarters, the steady rise of valuations makes additional gains through PEs more challenging and boosts the possibility of spikes in volatility. Support of valuations has been aided by reasonable growth as well as continued global monetary policy accommodation, as discussed above. Outside of the U.S., Europe continues to see more modest economic and earnings growth, while Japan fared better in 2014. Geopolitics also played a role with various events creating challenges for markets
  throughout the year. Of course, the drop in oil prices late in the year had a major impact within the energy sector.

 

     As was the case for virtually all of 2014, bond yields fell sharply throughout the final quarter of the year. The drop was most pronounced in Europe, where expectations for additional ECB policy action in the form of QE have risen. But the U.S. has seen sharp declines in yields as well – despite expectations for rising short-term rates in 2015. The decline in oil prices and the associated impact on inflation and inflation expectations clearly played a material role in driving central bank expectations in Europe and has added to uncertainty about the exact timing of Fed moves.

 

     In corporate credit markets, spreads on bonds moved a bit wider throughout the second half of the year, somewhat offsetting the decline in Treasury yields. Weaker oil prices and the associated impact on the energy sector in corporate bonds was a clear contributor to this move. Further, there were periods of more challenging liquidity conditions in credit markets toward the end of the year, which added to pressure on spreads.

 

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. equity and lower allocation to fixed income positively impacted the Fund’s performance as U.S. equity markets outperformed fixed income during the period. A higher allocation to cash and security selection within U.S. and international equity negatively impacted the Fund’s performance.
 

 

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

 

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

 

     Earlier this year, we reduced fixed income and increased cash. We also decreased growth equity and equity yield and increased international equity to rebalance the Fund and keep equity allocations close to their strategic targets. We continued to decrease fixed income and growth equity and increase cash. Also, value equity was reduced and fixed income was increased. Within U.S. equity, the allocations to growth, value, and equity yield were consolidated into a multistyle large-cap blend strategy. The final allocation change to the Fund for the year was to reduce multistyle equity and increase fixed income.

 

     Our preference for equity 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 equity 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. equity, international equity, 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, 2014.

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, 2014 – December 31, 2014

 

  

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      1,007.40      2.13   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

  1,000.00      1,023.09      2.14   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.42%** (for the period July 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014), 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 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, 2014 (as a % of Investments)(b)(c)

 

Amgen Inc.

     1.01%   

Actavis PLC

     0.98%   

QUALCOMM Inc.

     0.94%   

EMC Corp.

     0.91%   

Apple Inc.

     0.89%   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     0.81%   

Cisco Systems Inc.

     0.74%   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     0.73%   

Pfizer Inc.

     0.70%   

CVS Health Corp.

     0.70%   

 

Sector Allocation

as a % of Investments of $235,614 (in thousands) on
December 31, 2014(b)(c)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2014

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     867        654        440   

Peer group average annual total return

     5.83     8.87     5.38

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

  

 

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

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the periods ended December 31, 2014

 

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

Elfun Diversified Fund

    4.95%        8.17%        5.04%        $16,354   

S&P 500 Index

    13.69%        15.46%        7.68%        $20,945   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

    5.97%        4.45%        4.71%        $15,842   

MSCI All Country World ex U.S.

    -3.87%        4.43%        5.13%        $16,488   
 

 

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

 

(b) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Premier Class.

 

(c) 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 beginning on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories. Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown in the graphs 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 – 35.1%

                   
Common Stock — 35.1%       
Aerospace & Defense — 1.6%     

General Dynamics Corp.

    7,929      $ 1,091,189     

Hexcel Corp.

    14,055        583,142      (a)

Honeywell International Inc.

    14,380        1,436,849     

The Boeing Co.

    3,604        468,448     
      3,579,628     
Agricultural Products — 0.5%     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    20,508        1,066,416     
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%     

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    3,604        400,657     
Airlines — 0.3%     

Delta Air Lines Inc.

    16,219        797,813     
Application Software — 0.3%     

Intuit Inc.

    6,488        598,129     
Asset Management & Custody Banks — 1.7%     

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    9,767        1,291,686     

Invesco Ltd.

    33,303        1,316,135     

State Street Corp.

    17,229        1,352,476      (e)
      3,960,297     
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.1%     

Delphi Automotive PLC

    2,883        209,652     
Automobile Manufacturers — 0.2%     

Ford Motor Co.

    30,636        474,858     
Automotive Retail — 0.2%     

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    2,090        332,895     

AutoZone Inc.

    217        134,347      (a)
      467,242     
Biotechnology — 1.6%     

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    3,100        573,593      (a)

Amgen Inc.

    14,994        2,388,394     

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    8,724        822,324      (a)
      3,784,311     
    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
Broadcasting — 0.3%     

CBS Corp., Class B

    5,407      $ 299,223     

Discovery Communications Inc., Class C

    12,471        420,522      (a)
      719,745     
Cable & Satellite — 1.4%     

Comcast Corp., Class A

    24,616        1,427,974     

Comcast Corp., Special Class A

    12,110        697,112     

Liberty Global PLC, Class C

    21,049        1,016,877      (a)
      3,141,963     
Casinos & Gaming — 0.1%     

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    5,983        347,971     
Commodity Chemicals — 0.1%     

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A

    3,065        243,330     
Communications Equipment — 1.7%     

Cisco Systems Inc.

    62,353        1,734,349     

QUALCOMM Inc.

    29,882        2,221,129     
      3,955,478     
Consumer Finance — 0.6%     

American Express Co.

    14,128        1,314,469     
Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 0.4%

Visa Inc., Class A

    3,965        1,039,623     
Diversified Banks — 2.1%     

Bank of America Corp.

    29,555        528,739     

Citigroup Inc.

    24,869        1,345,662     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    30,421        1,903,746     

Wells Fargo & Co.

    18,382        1,007,701     
      4,785,848     
Drug Retail — 0.7%     

CVS Health Corp.

    17,120        1,648,827     
Electric Utilities — 0.2%     

NextEra Energy Inc.

    3,604        383,069     
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.0%*     

Eaton Corporation PLC

    1,082        73,533     

 

 
     

 

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

 

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    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals — 0.4%     

Monsanto Co.

    7,569      $ 904,268     
General Merchandise Stores — 0.9%     

Dollar General Corp.

    8,831        624,352      (a)

Target Corp.

    19,643        1,491,100     
      2,115,452     
Healthcare Distributors — 0.2%     

Cardinal Health Inc.

    7,209        581,983     
Healthcare Equipment — 1.4%     

Abbott Laboratories

    15,498        697,720     

Boston Scientific Corp.

    84,701        1,122,288      (a)

Covidien PLC

    10,453        1,069,133     

Stryker Corp.

    3,244        306,007     
      3,195,148     
Healthcare Services — 0.3%     

Express Scripts Holding Co.

    7,641        646,963      (a)
Healthcare Supplies — 0.2%     

The Cooper Companies Inc.

    2,739        443,965     
Home Improvement Retail — 0.7%     

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    23,607        1,624,162     
Household Products — 0.1%     

Energizer Holdings Inc.

    1,442        185,384     
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.2%     

AES Corp.

    3,065        42,205     

Calpine Corp.

    12,171        269,344      (a)

NRG Energy Inc.

    9,783        263,652     
      575,201     
Industrial Machinery — 0.3%     

Dover Corp.

    4,325        310,189     

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    5,300        335,967     
      646,156     
Integrated Oil & Gas — 1.6%     

Chevron Corp.

    5,046        566,060     

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    16,399        1,516,088     
    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     

Hess Corp.

    9,804      $ 723,731     

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    10,452        842,536     
      3,648,415     
Integrated Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

Verizon Communications Inc.

    12,615        590,130     
Internet Retail — 0.3%     

Amazon.com Inc.

    1,946        603,941      (a)
Internet Software & Services — 1.1%     

eBay Inc.

    12,110        679,613      (a)

Facebook Inc., Class A

    4,326        337,515      (a)

Google Inc., Class A

    1,838        975,353      (a)

Google Inc., Class C

    937        493,237      (a)
      2,485,718     
Investment Banking & Brokerage — 0.3%     

The Charles Schwab Corp.

    19,823        598,456     
Life & Health Insurance — 0.1%     

Lincoln National Corp.

    5,128        295,732     
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%     

PerkinElmer Inc.

    4,325        189,132     
Movies & Entertainment — 0.7%     

The Walt Disney Co.

    6,127        577,102     

Time Warner Inc.

    13,155        1,123,700     
      1,700,802     
Multi-Line Insurance — 1.1%     

American International Group Inc.

    18,742        1,049,739     

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

    34,781        1,450,020     
      2,499,759     
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 0.9%     

Cameron International Corp.

    2,523        126,024      (a)

Halliburton Co.

    5,757        226,423     

Schlumberger Ltd.

    20,144        1,720,499     
      2,072,946     

 

 
     

 

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

 

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    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 0.1%

California Resources Corp.

    596      $ 3,284      (a)

Marathon Oil Corp.

    9,011        254,921     
      258,205     
Packaged Foods & Meats — 0.4%

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    25,951        942,670     
Pharmaceuticals — 2.6%

Actavis PLC

    9,011        2,319,522      (a)

Johnson & Johnson

    6,849        716,200     

Merck & Company Inc.

    22,381        1,271,017     

Pfizer Inc.

    52,982        1,650,389     
      5,957,128     
Publishing — 0.0%*

Tribune Media Co., Class A

    865        51,701      (a)
Railroads — 0.1%

CSX Corp.

    5,046        182,817     
Regional Banks — 0.4%

Regions Financial Corp.

    83,259        879,215     
Research & Consulting Services — 0.5%

Nielsen N.V.

    23,931        1,070,434     
Semiconductor Equipment — 0.2%

Applied Materials Inc.

    15,498        386,210     
Soft Drinks — 1.1%

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

    22,600        999,372     

PepsiCo Inc.

    16,184        1,530,359     
      2,529,731     
Specialized Finance — 0.7%

CME Group Inc.

    11,029        977,721     

McGraw Hill Financial Inc.

    7,569        673,489     
      1,651,210     
Specialized REITs — 0.6%

American Tower Corp.

    12,975        1,282,579     
    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
Specialty Chemicals — 0.1%

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.

    11,853      $ 308,415      (a)
Specialty Stores — 0.2%

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    11,173        554,739     
Systems Software — 0.2%

Microsoft Corp.

    3,604        167,406     

Oracle Corp.

    8,290        372,801     
      540,207     
Technology Hardware, Storage &
Peripherals — 2.4%

Apple Inc.

    19,031        2,100,642     

EMC Corp.

    71,725        2,133,102     

Hewlett-Packard Co.

    33,880        1,359,604     
      5,593,348     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $64,621,258)

            80,785,181       

Preferred Stock — 0.0%*

Diversified Banks — 0.0%*

Wells Fargo & Co.

    2,735        70,153     

Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $68,375)

      70,153     

Total Domestic Equity
(Cost $64,689,633)

            80,855,334       

Foreign Equity — 19.7%

Common Stock — 19.4%
Advertising — 0.2%

WPP PLC

    23,904        497,211     
Aerospace & Defense — 0.5%

Airbus Group N.V.

    10,511        519,643     

Safran S.A.

    10,221        630,584     

Zodiac Aerospace

    2,149        72,352     
      1,222,579     

 

 
     

 

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

 

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    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
Airlines — 0.2%

International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.

    48,197      $ 362,981      (a)
Apparel Retail — 0.2%

Fast Retailing Company Ltd.

    1,014        368,636     
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods — 0.3%

Luxottica Group S.p.A.

    6,562        359,721     

The Swatch Group AG

    686        304,929     
      664,650     
Application Software — 0.3%

SAP SE

    10,700        747,163     
Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.4%

Continental AG

    4,014        846,644     
Automobile Manufacturers — 0.7%

Mazda Motor Corp.

    26,300        631,004     

Toyota Motor Corp.

    17,530        1,091,375     
      1,722,379     
Biotechnology — 0.2%

CSL Ltd.

    5,528        389,246     
Brewers — 0.4%

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V.

    7,276        818,851     
Building Products — 0.2%

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    9,958        523,749     
Casinos & Gaming — 0.1%

Sands China Ltd.

    25,480        124,200     
Communications Equipment — 0.4%

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    75,106        905,593     
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    13,466        317,117     
Construction Materials — 0.3%

HeidelbergCement AG

    8,739        616,797     
    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
Diversified Banks — 2.3%

Barclays PLC

    248,273      $ 933,729     

BNP Paribas S.A.

    12,211        720,865     

Credit Agricole S.A.

    44,785        578,108     

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de C.V., Class O

    33,803        186,952     

HSBC Holdings PLC

    44,390        419,649     

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    117,356        651,507     

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

    195,057        565,841     

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    131,400        721,249     

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    17,300        624,842     
      5,402,742     
Diversified Metals & Mining — 0.2%

BHP Billiton PLC

    26,220        562,164     
Diversified Real Estate Activities — 0.9%

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Class A

    6,586        331,048     

Mitsubishi Estate Company Ltd.

    34,918        735,047     

Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd.

    37,306        999,421     
      2,065,516     
Electric Utilities — 0.1%

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

    85,355        185,796     
Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.7%

Nidec Corp.

    16,700        1,077,546     

Schneider Electric SE

    6,503        473,608     
      1,551,154     
Electronic Components — 0.4%

Murata Manufacturing Company Ltd.

    7,900        861,228     
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.5%

Hexagon AB, Class B

    7,643        234,798     

Hitachi Ltd.

    76,500        564,087     

Keyence Corp.

    900        400,650     
      1,199,535     
Healthcare Services — 0.3%

Fresenius SE & Company KGaA

    12,589        654,553     

 

 
     

 

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

 

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    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
Heavy Electrical Equipment — 0.2%

ABB Ltd.

    18,733      $ 396,575     
Household Products — 0.1%

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    6,325        135,789     
Human Resource & Employment Services — 0.2%

Capita PLC

    22,630        379,611     
Industrial Gases — 0.3%

Linde AG

    4,248        782,491     
Industrial Machinery — 0.6%

FANUC Corp.

    4,900        807,139     

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    124,000        683,648     
      1,490,787     
Integrated Oil & Gas — 0.8%

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    24,509        505,376     

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    17,379        359,659     

Total S.A.

    17,179        880,114     
      1,745,149     
Internet Retail — 0.4%

Rakuten Inc.

    61,800        858,555      (a)
Internet Software & Services — 0.7%

Baidu Inc. ADR

    7,143        1,628,390      (a)
Life & Health Insurance — 0.7%

AIA Group Ltd.

    190,587        1,047,494     

Prudential PLC

    26,428        611,256     
      1,658,750     
Multi-Line Insurance — 0.2%

AXA S.A.

    25,496        587,505     
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 0.3%

Technip S.A.

    9,046        538,848     

Weatherford International PLC

    12,615        144,442      (a)
      683,290     
    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — 0.1%

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

    6,830      $ 197,367     
Other Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%

ING Groep N.V.

    53,598        692,468      (a)
Packaged Foods & Meats — 0.2%

Nestle S.A.

    6,573        479,443     
Pharmaceuticals — 1.8%

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    21,700        301,820     

Bayer AG

    5,800        790,589     

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    23,847        511,817     

Roche Holding AG

    4,138        1,121,779     

Sanofi

    10,368        945,255     

Shire PLC

    3,490        247,544     

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

    2,163        310,617      (a)
      4,229,421     
Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.6%

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    102,978        524,121     

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    28,500        924,726     
      1,448,847     
Railroads — 0.2%

East Japan Railway Co.

    6,200        466,851     
Research & Consulting Services — 0.1%

Experian PLC

    18,868        318,189     
Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%

ASML Holding N.V.

    7,003        756,657     
Semiconductors — 0.5%

Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.

    380        456,853     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

    151,484        667,358     
      1,124,211     
Specialty Chemicals — 0.3%

Givaudan S.A.

    193        346,406     

Johnson Matthey PLC

    7,203        379,113     
      725,519     

 

 
     

 

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

 

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    Number
of Shares
    Fair
Value
     
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.6%

SoftBank Corp.

    14,100      $ 838,473     

Vodafone Group PLC

    135,392        464,402     
      1,302,875     

Total Common Stock
(Cost $42,032,810)

            44,699,224       

Preferred Stock — 0.3%

Automobile Manufacturers — 0.3%

Volkswagen AG

    3,401        755,890     

Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $719,978)

      755,890     

Total Foreign Equity
(Cost $42,752,788)

      45,455,114     
          Principal
Amount
             

Bonds and Notes — 30.8%

U.S. Treasuries — 6.4%

U.S. Treasury Bonds

  

   
3.00%  

11/15/44

  $ 1,358,700        1,427,909     

U.S. Treasury Notes

  

   
0.50%  

06/30/16

    5,950,900        5,952,757      (h)
0.88%  

07/31/19

    487,000        471,895     
1.50%  

06/30/16 - 11/30/19

    5,267,300        5,265,200     
2.25%  

11/15/24

    1,468,900        1,478,770     
        14,596,531     
Agency Mortgage Backed — 9.1%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     
4.00%  

05/01/44

    911,699        978,865     
4.50%  

06/01/33 - 02/01/35

    5,262        5,707     
5.00%  

07/01/35 - 06/01/41

    284,805        319,765     
5.50%  

05/01/20 - 04/01/39

    83,278        94,065     
6.00%  

04/01/17 - 11/01/37

    198,985        226,432     
6.50%  

11/01/28 - 07/01/29

    8,226        9,429     
        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
7.00%  

10/01/16 - 08/01/36

  $ 28,545        32,227     
7.50%  

09/01/33

    1,265        1,353     
8.00%  

07/01/26 - 11/01/30

    4,455        5,151     
8.50%  

04/01/30

    8,095        10,131     

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

     
2.10%  

04/01/37

    550        567      (i)
3.00%  

02/01/43 - 06/01/43

    3,565,409        3,613,311     
3.50%  

11/01/42 - 02/01/43

    1,880,465        1,964,918     
4.00%  

05/01/19 - 03/01/44

    1,649,835        1,769,279     
4.50%  

05/01/18 - 01/01/41

    2,025,913        2,200,516     
5.00%  

07/01/20 - 06/01/41

    509,886        571,694     
5.50%  

06/01/20 - 01/01/39

    372,681        416,423     
6.00%  

02/01/20 - 08/01/35

    240,923        276,352     
6.50%  

08/01/17 - 08/01/36

    42,559        47,444     
7.00%  

01/01/16 - 12/01/33

    3,368        3,534     
7.50%  

05/01/15 - 12/01/33

    11,423        12,440     
8.00%  

12/01/15 - 01/01/33

    12,640        14,171     
9.00%  

12/01/17 - 12/01/22

    3,059        3,340     
3.00%  

TBA

    774,000        782,949      (c)
3.50%  

TBA

    2,329,184        2,427,993      (c)
4.50%  

TBA

    88,000        92,462      (c)
5.00%  

TBA

    485,000        535,840      (c)
6.00%  

TBA

    695,000        788,146      (c)
6.50%  

TBA

    490,000        559,423      (c)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

     
3.00%  

04/20/43 - 06/20/43

    661,801        677,590     
3.50%  

05/20/43

    639,780        672,523     
4.00%  

01/20/41 - 04/20/43

    780,626        838,899     
4.50%  

08/15/33 - 03/20/41

    396,695        435,801     
5.00%  

08/15/33

    15,546        17,281     
6.00%  

07/15/33 - 09/15/36

    14,363        16,520     
6.50%  

04/15/28 - 07/15/36

    19,997        22,868     
7.00%  

04/15/28 - 10/15/36

    11,199        12,542     
7.50%  

07/15/23 - 04/15/28

    16,085        16,541     
8.00%  

05/15/30

    490        562     
8.50%  

10/15/17

    4,810        5,104     
9.00%  

11/15/16 - 12/15/21

    5,529        5,879     
3.00%  

TBA

    473,786        484,505      (c)
5.50%  

TBA

    50,000        55,822      (c)
        21,026,364     

 

 
     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust

     
0.01%  

11/01/18

  $ 346      $ 344      (d,f)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     
0.08%  

09/25/43

    232,262        679      (g,i)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC

     
3.50%  

11/15/24 - 11/15/30

    261,938        24,501      (g)
4.50%  

03/15/18

    5,296        96      (g)
5.00%  

10/15/18

    4,405        89      (g)
5.50%  

06/15/33

    13,840        2,498      (g)
6.44%  

08/15/25

    112,588        13,940      (g,i)
7.50%  

07/15/27

    10,765        1,838      (g)
8.00%  

04/15/20

    171        181     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STRIPS

     
1.47%  

08/01/27

    454        419      (d,f)
8.00%  

02/01/23 - 07/01/24

    1,907        421      (g)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC

     
0.51%  

12/25/22

    729        711      (d,f)
1.24%  

12/25/42

    54,815        2,140      (g,i)
5.00%  

09/25/40

    156,562        16,463      (g)
5.83%  

07/25/38

    29,470        3,665      (g,i)
5.93%  

09/25/42

    524,441        94,649      (g,i)
7.33%  

05/25/18

    69,968        5,774      (g,i)
8.00%  

05/25/22

    2        46      (g)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS

     
4.50%  

08/25/35 - 01/25/36

    38,414        5,595      (g)
5.00%  

03/25/38 - 05/25/38

    23,325        3,263      (g)
5.50%  

12/25/33

    6,381        1,209      (g)
6.00%  

01/25/35

    17,130        2,938      (g)
7.50%  

11/25/23

    19,207        3,146      (g)
8.00%  

08/25/23 - 07/25/24

    3,894        872      (g)
8.50%  

03/25/17 - 07/25/22

    1,068        141      (g)
9.00%  

05/25/22

    660        133      (g)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

     
4.50%  

10/20/37 - 08/16/39

    248,192        20,170      (g)
        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
5.00%  

12/20/35 - 09/20/38

  $ 136,964      $ 9,856      (g)
6.08%  

02/20/40

    442,636        79,609      (g,i)
        295,386     
Asset Backed — 0.0%*     

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2013-A

     
1.28%  

06/15/16

    30,000        30,073     
Corporate Notes — 12.9%     

21st Century Fox America Inc.

     
6.65%  

11/15/37

    55,000        73,439      (h)

ABB Finance USA Inc.

     
1.63%  

05/08/17

    76,000        76,250      (h)

AbbVie Inc.

     
1.75%  

11/06/17

    68,000        68,148      (h)
2.00%  

11/06/18

    57,000        56,809      (h)

ACCO Brands Corp.

     
6.75%  

04/30/20

    97,000        101,510      (h)

Actavis Funding SCS

     
1.30%  

06/15/17

    110,000        107,996     
4.85%  

06/15/44

    34,000        34,501     

Activision Blizzard Inc.

     
5.63%  

09/15/21

    98,000        102,900      (b,h)

Aetna Inc.

     
3.50%  

11/15/24

    47,000        47,773     

Agrium Inc.

     
4.90%  

06/01/43

    67,000        69,402      (h)

Alcoa Inc.

     
5.13%  

10/01/24

    20,000        21,195     

Altria Group Inc.

     
2.95%  

05/02/23

    39,000        37,712      (h)
4.50%  

05/02/43

    39,000        39,275      (h)

America Movil SAB de C.V.

     
5.00%  

03/30/20

    138,000        152,178      (h)

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

     
6.25%  

03/15/21

    52,000        54,600      (h)
6.63%  

10/15/22

    59,000        62,540      (h)
7.75%  

11/15/19

    15,000        16,800      (h)

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership LP

     
4.13%  

07/01/24

    69,000        69,695      (h)

 

 
     

 

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

 

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Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

American Electric Power Company Inc.

     
2.95%  

12/15/22

  $ 75,000      $ 73,570     

American Express Co.

     
3.63%  

12/05/24

    93,000        93,775     

American International Group Inc.

     
3.38%  

08/15/20

    94,000        97,647      (h)
4.13%  

02/15/24

    65,000        69,193      (h)
4.50%  

07/16/44

    47,000        49,656     

American Seafoods Group LLC/ American Seafoods Finance Inc.

     
10.75%  

05/15/16

    125,000        111,875      (b,h)

American Tower Corp. (REIT)

     
3.40%  

02/15/19

    142,000        144,530      (h)
3.50%  

01/31/23

    22,000        21,257      (h)

Amgen Inc.

     
2.20%  

05/22/19

    188,000        187,210      (h)

Amkor Technology Inc.

     
6.63%  

06/01/21

    59,000        58,410      (h)

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     
6.20%  

03/15/40

    67,000        78,487      (h)

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

     
2.50%  

07/15/22

    155,000        150,642      (h)

Anthem Inc.

     
3.30%  

01/15/23

    50,000        49,951      (h)

AP Moeller - Maersk A/S

     
2.55%  

09/22/19

    65,000        65,182      (b)
3.75%  

09/22/24

    65,000        66,736      (b)

Apple Inc.

     
2.85%  

05/06/21

    145,000        148,329      (h)
3.45%  

05/06/24

    97,000        101,585      (h)

Aramark Services Inc.

     
5.75%  

03/15/20

    135,000        139,387      (h)

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     
4.02%  

04/16/43

    49,000        49,166      (h)

Ares Capital Corp.

     
3.88%  

01/15/20

    65,000        64,813     

Ascension Health

     
4.85%  

11/15/53

    65,000        73,424     
        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

AT&T Inc.

     
2.38%  

11/27/18

  $ 134,000      $ 135,038      (h)
4.80%  

06/15/44

    55,000        56,043      (h)

Bank of America Corp.

     
1.70%  

08/25/17

    48,000        48,011      (h)
2.00%  

01/11/18

    279,000        278,788      (h)
2.60%  

01/15/19

    81,000        81,630      (h)
4.00%  

04/01/24

    145,000        150,978      (h)
4.10%  

07/24/23

    80,000        84,252      (h)
4.25%  

10/22/26

    85,000        84,809     

Barclays Bank PLC

     
2.25%  

05/10/17

    500,000        510,108      (b,h)

Bayer US Finance LLC

     
2.38%  

10/08/19

    200,000        200,794      (b)

Baytex Energy Corp.

     
5.13%  

06/01/21

    59,000        50,150      (b)

BB&T Corp.

     
2.45%  

01/15/20

    93,000        92,621     

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

     
3.75%  

08/01/24

    47,000        47,648      (h)
4.92%  

08/01/34

    14,000        14,446      (h)
5.17%  

08/01/44

    65,000        68,009      (h)

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

     
6.13%  

04/01/36

    45,000        56,535      (h)

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

     
2.90%  

10/15/20

    115,000        117,919      (h)
3.00%  

05/15/22

    49,000        49,765      (h)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

     
4.50%  

02/11/43

    134,000        146,544      (h)

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

     
5.00%  

09/30/43

    48,000        54,409      (h)

Bombardier Inc.

     
4.75%  

04/15/19

    58,000        58,218      (b,h)
6.00%  

10/15/22

    96,000        96,960      (b,h)
7.75%  

03/15/20

    354,000        384,090      (b,h)

BP Capital Markets PLC

     
1.38%  

05/10/18

    56,000        55,006      (h)
3.81%  

02/10/24

    191,000        192,240      (h)

Brocade Communications Systems Inc.

     
4.63%  

01/15/23

    156,000        149,760      (h)

 

 
     

 

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

 

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Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

Building Materials Corporation of America

     
5.38%  

11/15/24

  $ 59,000      $ 58,852      (b)

Cadence Design Systems Inc.

     
4.38%  

10/15/24

    95,000        96,524     

Calpine Corp.

     
5.75%  

01/15/25

    57,000        57,713      (h)
5.88%  

01/15/24

    70,000        74,550      (b,h)

Caterpillar Inc.

     
4.30%  

05/15/44

    48,000        51,258      (h)

Catholic Health Initiatives

     
2.60%  

08/01/18

    30,000        30,392     
4.35%  

11/01/42

    24,000        23,827     

CBS Corp.

     
3.70%  

08/15/24

    73,000        72,800      (h)

CCOH Safari LLC

     
5.50%  

12/01/22

    39,000        39,585     
5.75%  

12/01/24

    59,000        59,664     

Cequel Capital Corp.

     
5.13%  

12/15/21

    115,000        111,550      (b,h)

CF Industries Inc.

     
5.38%  

03/15/44

    48,000        51,787      (h)

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     
3.25%  

03/15/16

    46,000        45,885      (h)
5.38%  

06/15/21

    98,000        97,939      (h)

Citigroup Inc.

     
1.75%  

05/01/18

    228,000        225,332      (h)
5.50%  

09/13/25

    140,000        154,911      (h)

CMS Energy Corp.

     
4.88%  

03/01/44

    47,000        51,418      (h)

CNA Financial Corp.

     
5.88%  

08/15/20

    60,000        68,492      (h)

Cogeco Cable Inc.

     
4.88%  

05/01/20

    75,000        75,000      (b,h)

Comcast Corp.

     
4.20%  

08/15/34

    48,000        50,191      (h)
4.75%  

03/01/44

    47,000        52,376      (h)

ConocoPhillips Co.

     
3.35%  

11/15/24

    94,000        94,973     

Constellation Brands Inc.

     
7.25%  

09/01/16

    74,000        79,920      (h)

Continental Resources Inc.

     
4.90%  

06/01/44

    46,000        39,866     
        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

Corp Andina de Fomento

     
4.38%  

06/15/22

  $ 121,000      $ 130,058      (h)

Corporate Office Properties LP (REIT)

     
3.60%  

05/15/23

    114,000        109,536      (h)
3.70%  

06/15/21

    46,000        45,801      (h)

Cott Beverages Inc.

     
5.38%  

07/01/22

    59,000        54,133      (b)

COX Communications Inc.

     
4.70%  

12/15/42

    17,000        16,985      (b,h)

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV

     
4.50%  

01/15/23

    38,000        36,860      (h)

CSX Corp.

     
4.50%  

08/01/54

    48,000        50,271      (h)

CVS Health Corp.

     
2.25%  

08/12/19

    143,000        142,403      (h)

Daimler Finance North America LLC

     
2.38%  

08/01/18

    150,000        152,104      (b,h)

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

     
5.13%  

07/15/24

    39,000        39,780      (h)

Denbury Resources Inc.

     
6.38%  

08/15/21

    99,000        94,050      (h)

Dexia Credit Local S.A.

     
2.25%  

01/30/19

    250,000        253,156      (b,h)

Diageo Capital PLC

     
1.13%  

04/29/18

    108,000        105,683      (h)

Diageo Investment Corp.

     
2.88%  

05/11/22

    105,000        104,937      (h)

DigitalGlobe Inc.

     
5.25%  

02/01/21

    131,000        124,450      (b,h)

DIRECTV Holdings LLC

     
4.45%  

04/01/24

    72,000        75,334      (h)
5.15%  

03/15/42

    86,000        88,869      (h)

Dollar General Corp.

     
1.88%  

04/15/18

    95,000        91,798     
4.13%  

07/15/17

    94,000        96,944      (h)

Dominion Resources Inc.

     
1.95%  

08/15/16

    154,000        155,654      (h)

Duke Energy Corp.

     
3.75%  

04/15/24

    89,000        92,580      (h)

Duke Energy Progress Inc.

     
4.15%  

12/01/44

    30,000        31,890     

 

 
     

 

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

 

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Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

Eaton Corp.

     
2.75%  

11/02/22

  $ 94,000      $ 92,345      (h)

Ecopetrol S.A.

     
5.88%  

05/28/45

    24,000        22,200      (h)

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Company LLC

     
4.30%  

05/01/24

    97,000        97,188      (h)

Electricite de France S.A.

     
2.15%  

01/22/19

    193,000        193,475      (b,h)

Energy Transfer Equity LP

     
5.88%  

01/15/24

    194,000        196,910      (h)

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     
6.50%  

02/01/42

    62,000        71,266      (h)

Ensco PLC

     
4.50%  

10/01/24

    93,000        90,394     
5.75%  

10/01/44

    45,000        45,152     

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

     
3.75%  

02/15/25

    74,000        74,282     

ERP Operating LP

     
4.50%  

07/01/44

    55,000        57,321      (h)

European Investment Bank

     
4.88%  

01/17/17

    150,000        162,129      (h)

Express Scripts Holding Co.

     
2.25%  

06/15/19

    94,000        92,993      (h)

Five Corners Funding Trust

     
4.42%  

11/15/23

    200,000        211,484      (b,h)

Florida Power & Light Co.

     
4.13%  

02/01/42

    92,000        98,230      (h)

Forest Laboratories Inc.

     
5.00%  

12/15/21

    95,000        102,868      (b,h)

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

     
5.45%  

03/15/43

    34,000        32,150      (h)

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance Inc.

     
5.75%  

02/15/21

    123,000        131,149      (b,h)

Frontier Communications Corp.

     
7.13%  

03/15/19

    71,000        77,745      (h)

General Motors Co.

     
4.88%  

10/02/23

    36,000        38,520      (h)
5.00%  

04/01/35

    98,000        102,125     

General Motors Financial Company Inc.

     
2.63%  

07/10/17

    38,000        38,165      (h)
3.00%  

09/25/17

    58,000        58,654     
        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     
3.50%  

07/10/19

  $ 38,000      $ 38,803      (h)
4.38%  

09/25/21

    97,000        101,244     

Georgia-Pacific LLC

     
3.60%  

03/01/25

    140,000        140,598      (b)

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     
4.80%  

04/01/44

    102,000        113,144      (h)

Glencore Funding LLC

     
2.50%  

01/15/19

    51,000        50,218      (b,h)
4.13%  

05/30/23

    104,000        101,479      (b,h)
4.63%  

04/29/24

    105,000        105,504      (b,h)

HCA Inc.

     
4.75%  

05/01/23

    160,000        162,800      (h)
6.50%  

02/15/20

    138,000        154,629      (h)

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     
2.75%  

01/14/19

    195,000        195,249      (h)

Hexion US Finance Corp.

     
6.63%  

04/15/20

    127,000        124,460      (h)

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

     
6.50%  

06/15/19

    33,000        35,393      (h)

Humana Inc.

     
3.85%  

10/01/24

    95,000        96,252     

Huntsman International LLC

     
4.88%  

11/15/20

    77,000        76,422      (h)

Hyundai Capital America

     
2.13%  

10/02/17

    35,000        35,171      (b,h)

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

     
3.50%  

03/01/24

    95,000        98,884      (h)

Ingersoll-Rand Luxembourg Finance S.A.

     
3.55%  

11/01/24

    65,000        64,604     

Ingles Markets Inc.

     
5.75%  

06/15/23

    53,000        53,218      (h)

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

     
5.50%  

08/01/23

    96,000        95,414      (h)

Invesco Finance PLC

  

 
3.13%  

11/30/22

    107,000        106,044      (h)

Iron Mountain Inc.

  

 
6.00%  

08/15/23

    96,000        99,840      (h)

JB Poindexter & Company Inc.

  

 
9.00%  

04/01/22

    23,000        24,840      (b,h)

JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance Inc.

  

 
5.88%  

07/15/24

    53,000        52,073      (b,h)

Jefferies Group Inc.

  

 
5.13%  

01/20/23

    83,000        84,371      (h)
6.50%  

01/20/43

    26,000        26,522      (h)

 

 
     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

John Deere Capital Corp.

  

 
3.35%  

06/12/24

  $ 92,000      $ 94,293      (h)

Johnson Controls Inc.

  

 
4.63%  

07/02/44

    46,000        47,338      (h)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  

 
3.88%  

09/10/24

    140,000        140,119      (h)
5.00%  

12/29/49

    68,000        66,534      (h,i)
6.10%  

10/29/49

    110,000        109,725      (i)

KB Home

  

 
7.00%  

12/15/21

    96,000        100,980      (h)

Kerr-McGee Corp.

  

 
6.95%  

07/01/24

    30,000        36,667      (h)
Keysight Technologies Inc.       
4.55%  

10/30/24

    95,000        95,038      (b)

KFW

  

 
2.00%  

10/04/22

    246,000        242,332      (h)
4.50%  

07/16/18

    102,000        112,697      (h)

Kilroy Realty LP

  

 
4.25%  

08/15/29

    48,000        48,004      (h)

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

  

 
3.50%  

09/01/23

    69,000        65,505      (h)

Kinder Morgan Inc.

  

 
3.05%  

12/01/19

    49,000        48,610     
5.63%  

11/15/23

    135,000        144,508      (b,h)

Kinross Gold Corp.

  

 
5.95%  

03/15/24

    47,000        44,102      (b,h)
6.88%  

09/01/41

    5,000        4,754      (h)

Korea National Oil Corp.

  

 
2.88%  

11/09/15

    100,000        101,445      (b,h)

L Brands Inc.

  

 
5.63%  

02/15/22

    96,000        103,200      (h)

L-3 Communications Corp.

  

 
1.50%  

05/28/17

    65,000        64,361      (h)
3.95%  

05/28/24

    34,000        34,281      (h)

Lamar Media Corp.

  

 
5.00%  

05/01/23

    96,000        95,040      (h)

Land O’ Lakes Inc.

  

 
6.00%  

11/15/22

    27,000        28,890      (b,h)

Lear Corp.

  

 
5.25%  

01/15/25

    98,000        99,225     

Lennar Corp.

  

 
4.50%  

11/15/19

    59,000        58,557     

Liberty Mutual Group Inc.

  

 
4.25%  

06/15/23

    87,000        89,652      (b,h)
        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

Linn Energy LLC

  

 
6.25%  

11/01/19

  $ 40,000      $ 33,800      (h)

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

  

 
2.60%  

06/24/19

    47,000        47,394      (b,h)

Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc.

  

 
4.50%  

12/15/34

    94,000        94,653     

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

  

 
3.63%  

09/15/24

    95,000        93,100      (h)
4.75%  

09/15/44

    73,000        68,942      (h)

MarkWest Energy Partners LP/ MarkWest Energy Finance Corp.

     
4.88%  

12/01/24

    39,000        38,123     
5.50%  

02/15/23

    40,000        40,500      (h)
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.     
3.50%  

03/10/25

    95,000        95,604      (h)
Mattel Inc.     
2.35%  

05/06/19

    143,000        142,494      (h)

Medtronic Inc.

  

 
2.50%  

03/15/20

    75,000        75,197      (b)
3.50%  

03/15/25

    93,000        95,136      (b)
4.63%  

03/15/45

    45,000        48,780      (b)

MEG Energy Corp.

  

 
6.50%  

03/15/21

    58,000        52,925      (b,h)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

     
4.13%  

07/01/52

    30,000        29,826      (h)

MetLife Inc.

  

 
4.72%  

12/15/44

    37,000        41,154     

MGM Resorts International

  

 
5.25%  

03/31/20

    98,000        97,265     

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

  

 
2.45%  

04/16/19

    200,000        198,699      (b,h)

Monsanto Co.

  

 
3.38%  

07/15/24

    45,000        45,723      (h)
4.70%  

07/15/64

    27,000        28,310      (h)

Morgan Stanley

  

 
2.13%  

04/25/18

    149,000        149,086      (h)
2.38%  

07/23/19

    143,000        142,473      (h)
3.70%  

10/23/24

    95,000        96,294     
4.10%  

05/22/23

    111,000        112,381      (h)
4.35%  

09/08/26

    75,000        75,448      (h)
4.88%  

11/01/22

    75,000        79,656      (h)
5.00%  

11/24/25

    60,000        64,027      (h)

 

 
     

 

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

 

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Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

Motorola Solutions Inc.

  

 
4.00%  

09/01/24

  $ 95,000      $ 95,572      (h)

Mylan Inc.

  

 
7.88%  

07/15/20

    23,000        24,499      (b,h)

National Retail Properties Inc.

  

 
3.90%  

06/15/24

    77,000        78,530      (h)

NCL Corporation Ltd.

  

 
5.00%  

02/15/18

    7,000        7,000      (h)

Newfield Exploration Co.

  

 
5.63%  

07/01/24

    36,000        35,618      (h)
5.75%  

01/30/22

    126,000        124,740      (h)

Newmont Mining Corp.

  

 
4.88%  

03/15/42

    37,000        32,227      (h)

Nexen Energy ULC

  

 
6.40%  

05/15/37

    41,000        51,067      (h)

Noble Energy Inc.

  

 
3.90%  

11/15/24

    56,000        55,347     

NRG Energy Inc.

  

 
6.25%  

07/15/22

    98,000        100,205     

Omnicom Group Inc.

  

 
3.63%  

05/01/22

    31,000        31,824      (h)

Oracle Corp.

  

 
2.25%  

10/08/19

    187,000        188,336      (h)
3.63%  

07/15/23

    62,000        65,020      (h)
4.50%  

07/08/44

    46,000        49,964      (h)

Outfront Media Capital LLC/ Outfront Media Capital Corp.

     
5.63%  

02/15/24

    58,000        58,290      (b,h)

Owens & Minor Inc.

  

 
3.88%  

09/15/21

    95,000        96,075     

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.

     
5.00%  

01/15/22

    39,000        39,780      (b)
5.38%  

01/15/25

    20,000        20,200      (b)

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

  

 
3.40%  

08/15/24

    140,000        141,674     

PacifiCorp

  

 
6.25%  

10/15/37

    132,000        178,635      (h)
PepsiCo Inc.     
4.25%  

10/22/44

    56,000        58,444     

Petrobras International Finance Company S.A.

     
3.50%  

02/06/17

    76,000        72,573      (h)
3.88%  

01/27/16

    34,000        33,364      (h)
        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

Petroleos Mexicanos

  

 
3.50%  

01/30/23

  $ 41,000      $ 39,217      (h)

Philip Morris International Inc.

  

 
4.13%  

03/04/43

    39,000        38,230      (h)

Pitney Bowes Inc.

  

 
4.63%  

03/15/24

    90,000        92,125      (h)

PNC Bank NA

  

 
2.40%  

10/18/19

    260,000        261,092     

Post Holdings Inc.

  

 
6.75%  

12/01/21

    59,000        57,230      (b)

Prudential Financial Inc.

  

 
5.63%  

06/15/43

    46,000        47,026      (h,i)

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

  

 
2.38%  

05/15/23

    117,000        112,520      (h)

Range Resources Corp.

     
5.75%  

06/01/21

    49,000        50,593      (h)

Raytheon Co.

     
4.20%  

12/15/44

    35,000        36,354     

Regency Energy Partners LP/ Regency Energy Finance Corp.

     
5.00%  

10/01/22

    131,000        123,795      (h)

Revlon Consumer Products Corp.

     
5.75%  

02/15/21

    50,000        50,000      (h)

Roche Holdings Inc.

     
2.25%  

09/30/19

    286,000        287,812      (b)

Rockwood Specialties Group Inc.

     
4.63%  

10/15/20

    230,000        237,475     

Rowan Companies Inc.

     
4.75%  

01/15/24

    68,000        64,183      (h)
5.85%  

01/15/44

    19,000        17,522      (h)

Royal Bank of Canada

     
1.20%  

09/19/18

    323,000        321,156      (h)

RSI Home Products Inc.

     
6.88%  

03/01/18

    75,000        78,375      (b,h)

Ryder System Inc.

     
2.45%  

09/03/19

    116,000        115,183      (h)

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

     
5.63%  

02/01/21

    115,000        112,987      (h)

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV

     
6.25%  

Cash/7.00% PIK 11/15/19

    200,000        206,000      (b,p)
6.88%  

Cash/7.63% PIK 08/15/18

    200,000        208,500      (b,h,p)

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.

     
2.75%  

11/15/19

    45,000        45,188     

 

 
     

 

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

 

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Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

Seagate HDD Cayman

     
4.75%  

01/01/25

  $ 71,000      $ 73,142      (b,h)

Sealed Air Corp.

     
4.88%  

12/01/22

    20,000        19,850      (b)
5.13%  

12/01/24

    20,000        20,200      (b)

Shell International Finance BV

     
3.40%  

08/12/23

    141,000        145,527      (h)

Sinclair Television Group Inc.

     
5.38%  

04/01/21

    44,000        43,670     

Sinopec Capital 2013 Ltd.

     
3.13%  

04/24/23

    200,000        190,679      (b,h)

Spectra Energy Partners LP

     
4.75%  

03/15/24

    95,000        101,832      (h)

Sprint Corp.

     
7.25%  

09/15/21

    52,000        51,545     

Statoil ASA

     
3.70%  

03/01/24

    143,000        148,053      (h)
4.80%  

11/08/43

    48,000        54,574      (h)

Steel Dynamics Inc.

     
5.13%  

10/01/21

    58,000        59,087      (b,h)

Sysco Corp.

     
2.35%  

10/02/19

    95,000        95,517     
3.50%  

10/02/24

    65,000        66,886     
4.35%  

10/02/34

    35,000        37,681     

T-Mobile USA Inc.

     
6.25%  

04/01/21

    50,000        51,175      (h)

Talisman Energy Inc.

     
6.25%  

02/01/38

    33,000        33,502      (h)
Tampa Electric Co.      
4.35%  

05/15/44

    47,000        50,116      (h)

Tanger Properties LP

     
3.75%  

12/01/24

    45,000        45,349     

Targa Resources Partners LP/ Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

     
4.13%  

11/15/19

    100,000        96,250      (b)

Target Corp.

     
3.50%  

07/01/24

    106,000        110,046      (h)

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America

     
4.90%  

09/15/44

    95,000        105,863      (b)

Teck Resources Ltd.

     
3.75%  

02/01/23

    89,000        79,770      (h)
5.40%  

02/01/43

    39,000        32,963      (h)
        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     
4.75%  

06/01/20

  $ 196,000      $ 198,940      (h)
6.00%  

10/01/20

    96,000        103,088      (h)

Textron Inc.

     
6.20%  

03/15/15

    62,000        62,620      (h)

The Allstate Corp.

     
5.75%  

08/15/53

    52,000        54,795      (h,i)

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.

     
2.35%  

09/08/19

    210,000        208,604      (b,h)

The Boeing Co.

     
2.85%  

10/30/24

    65,000        64,591     
The Dow Chemical Co.      
3.50%  

10/01/24

    185,000        183,125     
4.25%  

10/01/34

    90,000        88,393     

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     
2.38%  

01/22/18

    92,000        92,929      (h)
2.63%  

01/31/19

    146,000        146,891      (h)
2.90%  

07/19/18

    62,000        63,605      (h)
4.00%  

03/03/24

    113,000        117,311      (h)
4.80%  

07/08/44

    55,000        58,909      (h)

The Korea Development Bank

     
3.25%  

03/09/16

    122,000        124,874      (h)

The Kroger Co.

     
2.95%  

11/01/21

    65,000        64,467     

The Timken Co.

     
3.88%  

09/01/24

    73,000        72,887      (b,h)

The Williams Companies Inc.

     
4.55%  

06/24/24

    30,000        27,899      (h)
5.75%  

06/24/44

    93,000        80,897      (h)
8.75%  

03/15/32

    36,000        42,014      (h)

TIAA Asset Management Finance Company LLC

     
4.13%  

11/01/24

    95,000        97,320      (b)

Time Inc.

     
5.75%  

04/15/22

    99,000        95,782      (b,h)

Time Warner Cable Inc.

     
6.55%  

05/01/37

    28,000        36,050      (h)

Time Warner Inc.

     
5.35%  

12/15/43

    85,000        96,541      (h)

Tops Holding Corp.

     
8.88%  

12/15/17

    24,000        24,480      (h)

Tyco Electronics Group S.A.

     
2.35%  

08/01/19

    95,000        94,913      (h)

 

 
     

 

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

 

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Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

Tyson Foods Inc.

     
2.65%  

08/15/19

  $ 48,000      $ 48,437      (h)
3.95%  

08/15/24

    32,000        33,079      (h)
5.15%  

08/15/44

    32,000        35,942      (h)

U.S. Bancorp

     
3.44%  

02/01/16

    118,000        120,817      (h)

Ultra Petroleum Corp.

     
6.13%  

10/01/24

    99,000        85,140      (b)

Unit Corp.

     
6.63%  

05/15/21

    73,000        65,335      (h)

United Rentals North America Inc.

     
5.75%  

07/15/18

    74,000        77,145      (h)
6.13%  

06/15/23

    38,000        39,900      (h)

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     
2.30%  

12/15/19

    93,000        93,384     

Vail Resorts Inc.

     
6.50%  

05/01/19

    45,000        46,575      (h)

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

     
6.38%  

10/15/20

    71,000        74,195      (b,h)
6.75%  

08/15/18

    69,000        73,400      (b,h)

Verizon Communications Inc.

     
1.35%  

06/09/17

    230,000        228,936      (h)
3.50%  

11/01/24

    93,000        91,372     
4.15%  

03/15/24

    93,000        96,277     
4.40%  

11/01/34

    47,000        46,717     
5.05%  

03/15/34

    29,000        30,935      (h)
5.15%  

09/15/23

    113,000        124,778      (h)
6.55%  

09/15/43

    53,000        67,901      (h)

Viasystems Inc.

     
7.88%  

05/01/19

    44,000        46,420      (b,h)

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC

     
2.13%  

05/23/19

    234,000        232,772      (b,h)

W.R. Grace & Co.

     
5.63%  

10/01/24

    98,000        102,165      (b)

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     
3.30%  

04/22/24

    78,000        80,536      (h)
4.30%  

04/22/44

    97,000        105,880      (h)

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

     
3.80%  

11/18/24

    94,000        95,871     
4.80%  

11/18/44

    35,000        36,903     

Weatherford International Ltd.

     
5.95%  

04/15/42

    41,000        34,716      (h)
6.75%  

09/15/40

    19,000        17,698      (h)
        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

Wells Fargo & Co.

     
4.10%  

06/03/26

  $ 107,000      $ 109,360      (h)
5.90%  

12/29/49

    62,000        62,465      (h,i)

Windstream Corp.

     
6.38%  

08/01/23

    73,000        68,255      (h)

WPP Finance 2010

     
3.75%  

09/19/24

    95,000        95,351     

WPX Energy Inc.

     
5.25%  

01/15/17

    75,000        75,750      (h)

Xilinx Inc.

     
2.13%  

03/15/19

    48,000        47,692      (h)

XLIT Ltd.

     
5.25%  

12/15/43

    64,000        72,335      (h)

Yamana Gold Inc.

     
4.95%  

07/15/24

    39,000        38,063     
        29,756,414     
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 1.7%

American Tower Trust I (REIT)

     
1.55%  

03/15/43

    117,000        115,615      (b)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-4

     
5.68%  

07/10/46

    30,000        31,953     

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-1

     
5.48%  

01/15/49

    160,000        167,667      (i)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-4

     
5.75%  

02/10/51

    19,439        21,190      (i)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2008-1

     
6.24%  

02/10/51

    199,879        220,616      (i)

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

     
5.28%  

11/10/42

    70,000        69,981      (i)

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

     
5.15%  

09/10/47

    72,843        74,345      (i)

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-520M

     
4.18%  

08/15/46

    38,035        41,199      (b,i)

 

 
     

 

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        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2005-T18

     
4.93%  

02/13/42

  $ 14,034      $ 14,035      (i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-T22

     
5.58%  

04/12/38

    40,000        41,746      (i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-PW18

     
6.09%  

06/11/50

    80,000        88,115      (i)

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23

     
4.51%  

07/10/47

    96,000        89,441      (b,i)

COMM 2005-LP5 Mortgage Trust

     
4.98%  

05/10/43

    34,616        34,783      (i)

COMM 2014-CR14 Mortgage Trust

     
4.53%  

02/10/47

    55,000        60,168      (i)

COMM 2014-CR19 Mortgage Trust

     
4.72%  

08/10/47

    100,000        91,394      (b,i)
4.72%  

08/10/47

    50,000        52,352      (i)

COMM 2014-CR20 Mortgage Trust

     
4.51%  

11/10/47

    48,472        49,258      (i)

COMM 2014-CR21 Morgage Trust

     
3.99%  

12/10/47

    93,831        96,774     

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C1

     
5.47%  

02/15/39

    160,000        166,368      (i)

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. 2005-9

     
5.19%  

10/25/35

    16,138             (**,i,q)

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-GC5

     
3.00%  

08/10/44

    80,000        82,114     
5.31%  

08/10/44

    30,000        33,852      (b,i)

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC20

     
4.26%  

04/10/47

    50,000        53,439     

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24

     
4.53%  

09/10/47

    173,000        156,142      (b,i)
        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-NEW

     
3.79%  

01/10/31

  $ 100,000      $ 100,458      (b)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-CB18

     
5.44%  

06/12/47

    96,322        102,417     

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C12

     
4.03%  

07/15/45

    25,000        26,621      (i)

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C15

     
5.08%  

11/15/45

    40,000        43,574      (i)

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C17

     
4.89%  

01/15/47

    71,000        75,743      (i)

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C18

     
4.81%  

02/15/47

    50,000        52,953      (i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2004-C8

     
0.66%  

12/15/39

    58,975        248      (b,g,i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2005-C5

     
4.95%  

09/15/30

    33,560        33,727     

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C1

     
5.16%  

02/15/31

    78,138        80,026     

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C4

     
5.83%  

06/15/38

    28,752        30,201      (i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C6

     
6.11%  

07/15/40

    100,000        108,405      (i)
6.11%  

07/15/40

    120,000        129,902      (b)

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2003-5

     
5.00%  

08/25/18

    7,415        532      (g)

ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-3

     
5.46%  

07/12/46

    110,000        116,770      (i)

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C10

     
4.08%  

07/15/46

    89,000        90,329      (i)

 

 
     

 

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        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C19

     
3.25%  

12/15/47

  $ 100,000      $ 80,834      (b)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2005-T17

     
4.84%  

12/13/41

    60,432        60,607      (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-IQ11

     
5.66%  

10/15/42

    40,000        41,070      (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-T21

     
5.16%  

10/12/52

    100,000        102,533      (i)
5.27%  

10/12/52

    55,000        56,797      (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-T23

     
5.81%  

08/12/41

    30,000        31,475      (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2007-IQ16

     
6.08%  

12/12/49

    80,000        87,169      (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2008-T29

     
6.28%  

01/11/43

    50,000        55,769      (i)

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC18

     
3.96%  

12/15/47

    93,627        79,404      (b,i)

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C17

     
4.26%  

12/15/46

    55,000        59,111     
5.13%  

12/15/46

    40,000        39,735      (b,i)

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C19

     
4.72%  

03/15/47

    65,000        70,694      (i)

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C22

     
3.91%  

09/15/57

    56,723        49,608      (b,i)

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC14

     
4.35%  

03/15/47

    123,000        132,645      (i)
        3,791,904     
Sovereign Bonds — 0.4%

Government of Argentina

     
2.50%  

12/31/38

    9        5      (n)

Government of Chile

     
3.63%  

10/30/42

    27,000        24,502      (h)
        Principal
Amount
   

Fair

Value

     

Government of Colombia

     
2.63%  

03/15/23

  $ 200,000      $ 185,700     

Government of Mexico

     
3.60%  

01/30/25

    205,000        204,282     
4.00%  

10/02/23

    46,000        47,725      (h)
4.75%  

03/08/44

    176,000        183,480      (h)

Government of Peru

     
5.63%  

11/18/50

    15,000        17,663     

Government of Turkey

     
3.25%  

03/23/23

    200,000        189,750      (h)
        853,107     
Municipal Bonds and Notes — 0.2%

American Municipal Power Inc.

     
6.27%  

02/15/50

    50,000        64,000     

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

     
6.64%  

04/01/57

    54,000        71,589     

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

     
6.88%  

12/15/39

    15,000        16,736     

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

     
4.46%  

10/01/62

    95,000        100,836     

South Carolina State Public Service Authority

     
6.45%  

01/01/50

    40,000        54,767     

State of California

     
5.70%  

11/01/21

    55,000        65,157     
        373,085     
FNMA – 0.0%*     

Lehman TBA


     
5.50%  

TBA

    49,568        12,392      (n,q)

Total Bonds and Notes
(Cost $69,915,577)

            70,735,256       

 

 
     

 

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    Number
of Shares
   

Fair

Value

     

Exchange Traded Funds — 3.6%

  

   

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

    9,369      $ 231,695      (o)

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

    16,146        913,379     

(o)

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

    175,136        7,008,943     

Total Exchange Traded Funds (Cost $8,015,647)

            8,154,017       

Total Investments in Securities (Cost $185,373,645)

            205,199,721       

Short-Term Investments — 13.2%

  

   

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class

     

0.00%
(Cost $30,414,288)

      30,414,288      (d,h,o)

Total Investments
(Cost $215,787,933)

      235,614,009     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net — (2.4)%

      (5,490,732)     
   

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

$ 230,123,277   
   

 

 

   

 

 

Other Information:

 

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2014:

 

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

EURO Stoxx 50 Index Futures

March 2015   11    $ 417,020    $ (1,955)   

FTSE 100 Index Futures

March 2015   1      101,702      1,782   
Description Expiration
date
Number
of
Contracts
  Current
Notional
Value
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

S&P Mid 400 Emini Index Futures

March 2015   49    $ 7,098,140    $ 165,747   

Topix Index Futures

March 2015   3      352,183      7,356   

U.S. Long Bond Futures

March 2015   14      2,023,875      (5,746)   

Ultra Long-Term U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

March 2015   1      165,187      6,966   

2 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

March 2015   40      8,743,750      (12,309)   
       

 

 

 
$ 161,841   
       

 

 

 

The Fund had the following short futures contracts open at December 31, 2014:

 

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

S&P 500 Emini Index Futures

March 2015   6    $ (615,720)    $ 4,401   

5 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

March 2015   9      (1,070,367)      (1,122)   

10 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

March 2015   55      (6,973,828)      (20,038)   
       

 

 

 
$ (16,759)   
       

 

 

 
$ 145,082   
       

 

 

 

 

 
     

 

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The Fund was invested in the following countries at December 31, 2014 (unaudited):

 

Country Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
 

United States

  77.36%   

Japan

  5.67%   

United Kingdom

  2.97%   

France

  2.71%   

Germany

  2.56%   

Canada

  1.36%   

Switzerland

  1.22%   

China

  0.79%   

Netherlands

  0.76%   

Sweden

  0.76%   

Hong Kong

  0.50%   

India

  0.49%   

Australia

  0.43%   

Italy

  0.39%   

Belgium

  0.35%   

Mexico

  0.35%   

South Korea

  0.31%   

Taiwan

  0.28%   

Luxembourg

  0.17%   

Supranational

  0.12%   

Colombia

  0.09%   

Norway

  0.09%   

Turkey

  0.08%   

Cayman Islands

  0.06%   

Denmark

  0.06%   

Brazil

  0.05%   

Chile

  0.01%   

Peru

  0.01%   

Bermuda

  0.00% *** 

Argentina

  0.00% *** 
 

 

 

 
  100.00%   
 

 

 

 

The Fund’s % share of investment in the various categories, based on Fair Value, is as follows at December 31, 2014 (unaudited):

 

Equity Securities               
Industry Domestic   Foreign   Total  

Diversified Banks

  2.06%      2.29%      4.35%   

Pharmaceuticals

  2.52%      1.80%      4.32%   

Exchange Traded Funds

  3.46%      0.00%      3.46%   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

  2.37%      0.00%      2.37%   

Integrated Oil & Gas

  1.55%      0.74%      2.29%   

Communications Equipment

  1.68%      0.38%      2.06%   

Aerospace & Defense

  1.52%      0.52%      2.04%   

Biotechnology

  1.60%      0.17%      1.77%   

Internet Software & Services

  1.05%      0.70%      1.75%   

Asset Management & Custody Banks

  1.68%      0.00%      1.68%   

Healthcare Equipment

  1.36%      0.00%      1.36%   

Cable & Satellite

  1.33%      0.00%      1.33%   

Multi-Line Insurance

  1.07%      0.24%      1.31%   

Automobile Manufacturers

  0.20%      1.05%      1.25%   

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

  0.88%      0.29%      1.17%   

Soft Drinks

  1.07%      0.00%      1.07%   

Industrial Machinery

  0.27%      0.64%      0.91%   

General Merchandise Stores

  0.90%      0.00%      0.90%   

Diversified Real Estate Activities

  0.00%      0.88%      0.88%   

Life & Health Insurance

  0.13%      0.70%      0.83%   

Movies & Entertainment

  0.72%      0.00%      0.72%   

Specialized Finance

  0.70%      0.00%      0.70%   

Drug Retail

  0.70%      0.00%      0.70%   

Electrical Components & Equipment

  0.03%      0.66%      0.69%   

Home Improvement Retail

  0.69%      0.00%      0.69%   

Internet Retail

  0.26%      0.36%      0.62%   

Property & Casualty Insurance

  0.00%      0.62%      0.62%   

Packaged Foods & Meats

  0.40%      0.20%      0.60%   

Research & Consulting Services

  0.45%      0.14%      0.59%   

Application Software

  0.25%      0.32%      0.57%   

Consumer Finance

  0.56%      0.00%      0.56%   

Wireless Telecommunication Services

  0.00%      0.55%      0.55%   

Healthcare Services

  0.27%      0.28%      0.55%   

Specialized REITs

  0.55%      0.00%      0.55%   

 

 
     

 

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Industry Domestic   Foreign   Total  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

  0.00%      0.51%      0.51%   

Airlines

  0.34%      0.15%      0.49%   

Semiconductor Equipment

  0.16%      0.33%      0.49%   

Semiconductors

  0.00%      0.48%      0.48%   

Agricultural Products

  0.45%      0.00%      0.45%   

Auto Parts & Equipment

  0.09%      0.36%      0.45%   

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

  0.44%      0.00%      0.44%   

Specialty Chemicals

  0.13%      0.31%      0.44%   

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

  0.38%      0.00%      0.38%   

Regional Banks

  0.37%      0.00%      0.37%   

Electronic Components

  0.00%      0.37%      0.37%   

Brewers

  0.00%      0.35%      0.35%   

Industrial Gases

  0.00%      0.33%      0.33%   

Broadcasting

  0.31%      0.00%      0.31%   

Other Diversified Financial Services

  0.00%      0.29%      0.29%   

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods

  0.00%      0.28%      0.28%   

Railroads

  0.08%      0.20%      0.28%   

Construction Materials

  0.00%      0.26%      0.26%   

Investment Banking & Brokerage

  0.25%      0.00%      0.25%   

Integrated Telecommunication Services

  0.25%      0.00%      0.25%   

Healthcare Distributors

  0.25%      0.00%      0.25%   

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

  0.24%      0.00%      0.24%   

Electric Utilities

  0.16%      0.08%      0.24%   

Diversified Metals & Mining

  0.00%      0.24%      0.24%   

Specialty Stores

  0.24%      0.00%      0.24%   

Systems Software

  0.23%      0.00%      0.23%   

Building Products

  0.00%      0.22%      0.22%   

Advertising

  0.00%      0.21%      0.21%   

Casinos & Gaming

  0.15%      0.05%      0.20%   

Automotive Retail

  0.20%      0.00%      0.20%   

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

  0.11%      0.08%      0.19%   

Healthcare Supplies

  0.19%      0.00%      0.19%   

Air Freight & Logistics

  0.17%      0.00%      0.17%   

Heavy Electrical Equipment

  0.00%      0.17%      0.17%   

Human Resource & Employment Services

  0.00%      0.16%      0.16%   
Industry Domestic   Foreign   Total  

Apparel Retail

  0.00%      0.16%      0.16%   

Household Products

  0.08%      0.06%      0.14%   

Construction & Engineering

  0.00%      0.14%      0.14%   

Commodity Chemicals

  0.10%      0.00%      0.10%   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

  0.08%      0.00%      0.08%   

Publishing

  0.02%      0.00%      0.02%   
     

 

 

 
  57.07%   
     

 

 

 

 

Bonds and Notes     
Sector Percentage
(based on
Fair Value)
 

Corporate Notes

  12.63%   

Agency Mortgage Backed

  8.92%   

U.S. Treasuries

  6.19%   

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

  1.61%   

Sovereign Bonds

  0.36%   

Municipal Bonds and Notes

  0.16%   

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

  0.13%   

Asset Backed

  0.01%   

FNMA

  0.01%   
 

 

 

 
  30.02%   
 

 

 

 
Short-Term Investments  

Short-Term Investments

  12.91%   
 

 

 

 
  12.91%   
 

 

 

 
  100.00%   
 

 

 

 

 

 
     

 

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Michael J.Caufield

Senior Vice President

The Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund is managed by Michael J. Caufield. See portfolio managers’ biographical information beginning on page 124.

 

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, 2014?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2014, the Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund returned 9.85%. The Barclay’s Capital U.S. Municipal Bond Index (the Index), the Fund’s benchmark, returned 9.05% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 221 U.S. Long-term Municipal Bond funds returned an average of 10.49% over the same period.

 

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

 

A. Throughout the early months of 2014 the market listened to the Federal Reserve’s forward guidance, prepared itself for higher rates, witnessed the successive tapering process, and then was taken by surprise as global weakness and declining inflation drove interest rates lower. The return of the individual investor was a significant factor in the municipal bond market for 2014 as tax-exempt open ended mutual funds reversed the massive outflow trend of 2013 and reported net inflows exceeding $21 billion. Municipal yields responded favorably as improving credit trends combined with limited new issuance to mitigate the risk premium in
  the market. The municipal yield curve, given a favorable technical climate, characterized by broad based demand, tightened significantly over the course of the year. Longer maturities were the top performing segment of the yield curve, attracting considerable capital which drove rates 165 basis points lower. Longer assets and lower credit were the clear winners in 2014 as all forms of risk were greatly rewarded. The Fund was well positioned for a curve flattening scenario and benefitted from its diverse positioning favoring the 15-20 year sector. The Funds’ credit exposure, on the other hand, was underweight compared to the Index, as well as that of its peers, slightly constraining return potential. Overall, however, our approach remained consistent to our conservative, long term commitment to high grade credit quality and the maximization of tax-exempt income.
Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A.

Curve and duration were the primary drivers of Fund returns for 2014. From the outset of the year our duration strategy was implemented to take advantage of one of the steepest yields curves in recent memory. The Fund’s exposure initially exceeded the duration of the Index by roughly three quarters of a year and was maintained between one half and six tenths of a year throughout the period. The majority of our interest rate risk budget was diversely positioned across the 15-25 year segment, which possessed the best risk reward

 

 

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  characteristics, relative to our objectives, at the time. Sector selection emphasizing essential service revenue supported debt, continued to be a strong contributor, as that sector outperformed General Obligation debt by over 300 basis points.

 

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

 

A. Active management of the Fund’s interest rate risk profile was a key strategy utilized over the course of the year. While longer fund duration was maintained given sound fundamentals, risk was managed within a narrow band. In response to spike in new issue activity in early December we adopted a more conservative approach and we reduced the Fund’s interest rate exposure by one-half year. On the selection front we added to the Fund’s weighting in California and were rewarded with a credit rating upgrade to the AA level by both rating agencies. As the market hit new lows in yield causing investors to reach for yield in a limited supply environment, we were active sellers of lower rated credits, reducing exposure to just 3.5% of Fund holdings. In addition, recognizing the challenges placed upon the health care industry by the Affordable Care Act, we reduced the Fund’s overall exposure from an Index overweight to an underweighted position, removing stand -alone hospitals while restricting the Fund’s participation to larger, regional and national system providers and major teaching affiliated facilities.
 

 

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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, 2014.

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, 2014 – December 31, 2014

 

   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      1,032.00      0.82   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

  1,000.00      1,024.40      0.82   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.16%** (for the period July 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014), 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, 2014 as a % of Investments(b)

 

Moody’s / S&P Rating*   

Percentage of

Fair Value

 

Aaa / AAA

     11.23%   

Aa / AA

     51.47%   

A / A

     32.41%   

Baa / BBB

     2.76%   

Ba / BB and lower

     1.24%   

NR / Other

     0.89%   
       100.00%   

 

Sector Allocation

as a % of Investments of $1,637,097 (in thousands) on December 31, 2014(b)

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2014

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
   

Ten

Year

 

Number of funds in peer group

     221        185        151   

Peer group average annual total return

     10.49     5.24     4.15

Morningstar Category in peer group: Muni National Long

  

 

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

 

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the periods ended December 31, 2014

 

(Inception date: 01/01/80)                
     One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
   

Ending value of a

$10,000
investment (a)

 

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

    9.85%        4.98%        4.68%        $15,804   

Barclays U.S. Municipal Bond Index

    9.05%        5.16%        4.74%        $15,885   
 

 

(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.

 

* Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) are nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. The quality ratings represent the lower of Moody’s or S&P credit ratings. When a rating from only one of the rating agencies is available, that rating is used. Securities not rated by Moody’s or S&P are categorized as not rated. Credit qualitymeasures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner. Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subject to change periodically and are not absolute standards of quality. In formulating investment decisions for the Fund, GEAM develops its own analysis of the credit quality and risks associated with individual debt instruments, rather than relying exclusively on rating agency ratings.

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

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

Municipal Bonds and Notes – 99.0%†

Alaska — 0.2%

Alaska Housing Finance Corp.

     
5.00%  

12/01/27

  $ 2,500,000      $ 2,925,475     
Arizona – 3.1%

Arizona Department of Transportation State Highway Fund Revenue

     
5.00%  

07/01/33

    15,000,000        17,897,850      (c)

Arizona Health Facilities Authority

     
4.00%  

01/01/44

    5,000,000        5,048,900     

City of Phoenix

     
5.00%  

07/01/19

    5,000,000        5,515,900      (h)

Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. (FGIC Insured)

     
5.50%  

07/01/23 -07/01/24

    7,260,000        9,243,598      (m)

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District

     
5.00%  

12/01/21

    10,000,000        11,845,800     

University Medical Center Corp.

     
6.50%  

07/01/39

    1,000,000        1,165,510     
        50,717,558     
California – 12.1%

Bay Area Toll Authority

     
4.00%  

04/01/31

    4,000,000        4,336,840     
5.00%  

04/01/31

    10,000,000        10,583,300      (l)

California Educational Facilities Authority

     
5.00%  

10/01/32

    5,255,000        6,966,869     
5.25%  

10/01/39

    6,000,000        6,819,060     
6.13%  

10/01/36

    1,500,000        1,828,875     

California Health Facilities Financing Authority

     
5.50%  

08/15/26

    5,000,000        5,953,200     
6.00%  

07/01/39

    5,000,000        5,717,700     
6.50%  

10/01/33

    3,500,000        4,209,870      (l)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

California State Department of Water Resources

     
5.00%  

05/01/21 -12/01/21

  $ 6,585,000      $ 7,967,680     

California State Public Works Board

     
5.00%  

10/01/28

    1,500,000        1,745,235     
5.13%  

10/01/31

    2,000,000        2,304,780     
5.25%  

09/01/29

    10,160,000        12,103,709     
6.00%  

04/01/26

    8,475,000        10,121,523     

Coast Community College District (AGMC Insured)

     
5.00%  

08/01/33

    8,750,000        9,742,600      (h,m)

Foothill-De Anza Community College District
(AMBAC Insured)

     
4.50%  

08/01/31

    2,600,000        2,795,858      (h,m)

Los Angeles Community College District

     
4.00%  

08/01/39

    5,000,000        5,272,500      (c)

Los Angeles Harbor Department

     
5.00%  

08/01/26

    8,000,000        9,305,120     

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

     
5.00%  

07/01/35

    5,000,000        5,293,500     

Sacramento County Sanitation Districts Financing Authority

     
5.00%  

12/01/44

    2,000,000        2,299,040     

San Diego Community College District

     
5.00%  

08/01/41

    10,000,000        11,408,200      (h)

San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission

     
4.75%  

04/01/48

    4,000,000        4,512,680     

State of California

     
5.00%  

02/01/31 - 12/01/43

    18,220,000        20,756,985      (h)
5.00%  

08/01/31

    10,000,000        11,881,600     
5.25%  

04/01/35 - 11/01/40

    12,750,000        14,743,105      (h)

State of California Department of Water Resources

     
5.00%  

12/01/29

    9,000,000        11,113,920     

 

 
     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

University of California

     
5.00%  

05/15/38

  $ 4,000,000      $ 4,603,360     
       

University of California (AMBAC Insured)

     
5.00%  

05/15/34

    2,225,000        2,226,780      (m)
        196,613,889     
Colorado — 2.1%

Metro Wastewater Reclamation District

     
5.00%  

04/01/27

    1,730,000        2,057,437     

Regional Transportation District

     
4.25%  

11/01/36

    3,405,000        3,974,997     
5.00%  

11/01/27 - 11/01/29

    20,015,000        24,959,171     
5.38%  

06/01/31

    2,500,000        2,839,425     
        33,831,030     
Connecticut — 4.5%

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority

     
5.00%  

07/01/40

    7,775,000        8,556,154     

Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority

     
4.00%  

08/15/35

    1,500,000        1,559,460     

Hartford County Metropolitan District

     
5.00%  

11/01/42

    10,000,000        11,551,700     

South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority

     
5.00%  

08/01/27 -08/01/44

    4,545,000        5,280,264     

State of Connecticut

     
5.00%  

01/01/22 - 01/01/24

    8,600,000        10,215,072     

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue

     
5.00%  

11/01/26 - 09/01/34

    30,250,000        35,240,565     

Town of Fairfield

     
5.00%  

08/01/21

    1,000,000        1,202,230      (h)
        73,605,445     
Delaware — 1.2%

County of New Castle

     
5.00%  

07/15/33 - 07/15/39

    10,000,000        11,077,380      (h)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
       

Delaware State Health Facilities Authority

     
5.00%  

10/01/40

  $ 6,800,000      $ 7,470,140     

State of Delaware

     
5.00%  

07/01/28

    1,000,000        1,180,200      (h)
        19,727,720     
District of Columbia — 1.6%

District of Columbia

     
5.00%  

06/01/38

    3,000,000        3,488,340      (h)
5.50%  

04/01/36

    15,000,000        17,066,100     

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority

     
5.25%  

10/01/29

    5,000,000        5,765,350      (h,l)
        26,319,790     
Florida — 0.7%

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority

     
7.00%  

04/01/39

    1,000,000        1,236,490      (l)

City of Tampa Water & Wastewater System Revenue

     
5.00%  

10/01/27

    8,560,000        10,017,597     
        11,254,087     
Georgia — 6.5%

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Development Authority

     
5.00%  

06/15/31

    6,050,000        6,710,297     

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Water & Sewerage Revenue

     
5.50%  

01/01/38

    7,000,000        7,997,710     

City of Atlanta Department of Aviation

     
5.00%  

01/01/25 - 01/01/34

    20,500,000        24,007,975     

City of Atlanta Water & Wastewater Revenue

     
5.25%  

11/01/30

    5,690,000        6,806,890     
6.25%  

11/01/39

    10,000,000        11,917,700     

City of Atlanta Water & Wastewater Revenue (AGMC Insured)

     
5.75%  

11/01/27 - 11/01/30

    9,500,000        12,672,105      (m)

 

 
     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

DeKalb Newton & Gwinnett Counties Joint Development Authority

     
6.00%  

07/01/34

  $ 8,500,000      $ 9,716,265     

Fayette County School District (AGMC Insured)

     
4.80%  

03/01/22

    2,520,000        2,652,199      (h,l,m)
4.85%  

03/01/23

    2,290,000        2,411,439      (h,l,m)

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

     
5.25%  

01/01/19

    2,490,000        2,857,275     

Private Colleges & Universities Authority (MBIA Insured)

     
6.50%  

11/01/15

    1,095,000        1,151,732      (k,m)

State of Georgia

     
4.00%  

07/01/32

    3,350,000        3,669,557      (h)
4.50%  

01/01/29

    3,000,000        3,359,340      (h)
5.00%  

08/01/22

    4,460,000        4,952,339      (h,l)
5.00%  

08/01/22 - 01/01/26

    4,790,000        5,395,223      (h)
        106,278,046     
Hawaii — 1.8%       

City & County of Honolulu

     
5.00%  

04/01/33

    10,000,000        11,255,700      (h)

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue

     
5.25%  

07/01/24

    15,800,000        18,518,232     
        29,773,932     
Idaho — 1.4%       

Idaho Health Facilities Authority

     
6.75%  

11/01/37

    4,000,000        4,656,680     

Idaho Housing & Finance Assoc. (MBIA Insured)

     
5.00%  

07/15/22 - 07/15/24

    17,625,000        18,697,731      (m)
        23,354,411     
Illinois — 2.0%       

City of Chicago O’Hare International Airport Revenue

     
5.63%  

01/01/35

    5,000,000        5,731,950     
5.75%  

01/01/39

    11,500,000        13,323,440     
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority (MBIA Insured)

     
3.62%  

06/15/22

  $ 4,305,000      $ 4,422,570      (m)
5.40%  

06/15/19

    4,000,000        4,377,680      (m)

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority (MBIA Insured)

     
5.00%  

10/01/21

    4,000,000        4,653,960      (m)
        32,509,600     
Indiana — 0.8%       

City of Whiting

     
1.85%  

06/01/44

    2,500,000        2,518,075     

Indiana Municipal Power Agency

     
5.50%  

01/01/27

    2,500,000        2,870,875     

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank

     
5.75%  

01/01/38

    7,000,000        7,949,130     
        13,338,080     
Iowa — 1.0%       

Iowa Finance Authority

     
5.00%  

12/01/19

    10,000,000        10,559,300     
5.25%  

12/01/25

    5,000,000        5,417,300     
        15,976,600     
Kentucky — 1.3%       

Kentucky State Property & Building Commission (AGC Insured)

     
5.25%  

02/01/27

    10,665,000        12,057,636      (m)

Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District

     
5.00%  

05/15/30

    8,040,000        9,315,867     
        21,373,503     
Louisiana — 1.6%       

City of New Orleans LA Sewerage Service Revenue

     
5.00%  

06/01/44

    5,100,000        5,639,376     

 

 
     

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
  Fair
Value
   

East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission

5.00%

02/01/39

$ 4,000,000    $ 4,645,440   

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority

5.00%

02/01/44

  4,000,000      4,482,520   

State of Louisiana

5.00%

09/01/19

  10,050,000      11,683,929    (h)
  26,451,265   
Maine — 0.3%   

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

5.25%

07/01/21

  270,000      323,919    (l)
5.25%

07/01/21

  1,520,000      1,787,566   

Maine Turnpike Authority

5.00%

07/01/42

  1,000,000      1,129,630   
6.00%

07/01/34

  1,250,000      1,465,275   
  4,706,390   
Maryland — 3.4%   

City of Baltimore

5.00%

07/01/38

  9,375,000      10,802,437   

County of Baltimore

5.00%

02/01/23

  7,525,000      9,099,983    (h)

County of Prince George’s

5.00%

09/15/24 - 09/15/25

  8,790,000      10,570,049    (h)

Maryland Economic Development Corp.

5.75%

06/01/35

  3,000,000      3,218,040   

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority

5.00%

07/01/34 - 10/01/45

  7,400,000      8,234,548   

State of Maryland

5.00%

11/01/18

  4,000,000      4,589,960    (h)

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

4.50%

06/01/26

  8,470,000      9,429,143    (h)
  55,944,160   
    Principal
Amount
  Fair
Value
   
Massachusetts — 5.9%   

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

5.00%

06/15/27

$ 15,000,000    $ 18,419,400   

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

5.00%

01/01/37

  11,130,000      12,105,322   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

5.00%

10/01/46

  6,250,000      7,156,312   

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority

5.00%

07/01/34 - 07/15/35

  17,000,000      18,641,680   
5.50%

11/15/36

  4,000,000      4,666,320   
5.75%

07/01/39

  5,000,000      5,537,700   

Massachusetts School Building Authority

5.00%

08/15/28 - 05/15/43

  8,170,000      9,548,680   

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

5.00%

08/01/32 - 08/01/41

  7,140,000      8,277,624   
6.50%

07/15/19

  10,275,000      11,542,524    (k)
  95,895,562   
Michigan — 1.0%   

Lansing Board of Water & Light

5.00%

07/01/37

  3,500,000      3,925,110   

State of Michigan (AGMC Insured)

5.25%

09/15/27

  5,000,000      5,536,100    (m)

State of Michigan Trunk Line Revenue

5.50%

11/01/18

  6,000,000      6,955,380   
  16,416,590   
Minnesota — 0.1%   

University of Minnesota

5.00%

01/01/39

  1,250,000      1,453,125   

 

 
     

 

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

 

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    Principal
Amount
  Fair
Value
   
Missouri — 1.9%   

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

5.00%

10/01/44

$ 8,010,000    $ 8,938,439   

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District

5.00%

05/01/34 - 05/01/43

  7,500,000      8,631,625   

Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission

5.00%

05/01/21

  4,610,000      5,408,682   

Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission

5.00%

01/01/34

  1,950,000      2,253,537   
5.75%

01/01/29

  4,500,000      4,744,080    (l)

Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority

5.00%

01/01/24

  525,000      526,481   
  30,502,844   
Nebraska — 0.7%   

Omaha Public Power District

4.00%

02/01/34 - 02/01/36

  11,000,000      11,630,680   
Nevada — 0.5%   

City of Las Vegas (AGMC Insured)

5.55%

06/01/16

  1,305,000      1,330,722    (m)

Las Vegas Valley Water District

5.00%

06/01/31

  6,360,000      7,544,486    (c)
  8,875,208   
New Jersey — 5.6%   

Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority (AGMC Insured)

5.75%

01/01/15

  5,000,000      5,000,000    (h,m)
    Principal
Amount
  Fair
Value
   
5.75%

01/01/16

$ 3,500,000    $ 3,689,490    (m)

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

5.50%

12/15/29

  5,000,000      5,600,000   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority

6.00%

12/01/17

  10,000,000      11,224,500    (k)

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority

5.63%

06/01/30

  7,500,000      8,338,800   

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority

5.00% 01/01/33 - 01/01/38   15,000,000      17,222,850   
5.25% 01/01/40   10,000,000      11,133,600   

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority (AMBAC Insured)

6.50% 01/01/16   13,610,000      14,008,063    (k,m)
6.50% 01/01/16   5,135,000      5,441,919    (m)

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

5.25% 06/15/36   8,600,000      9,491,390   
  91,150,612   
New Mexico — 1.5%

New Mexico Finance Authority

  

5.00% 06/15/18 - 06/15/23   9,200,000      10,602,470   
5.00% 12/15/26   12,000,000      13,047,000    (l)
  23,649,470   
New York — 8.6%

Long Island Power Authority

  

6.00% 05/01/33   7,500,000      8,789,550   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

5.00% 11/15/29   5,000,000      5,929,750   

Nassau County Sewer & Storm Water Finance Authority

5.00% 10/01/29 - 10/01/30   2,975,000      3,580,324   

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue

5.50% 07/15/31   10,000,000      11,302,100   

 

 
     

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue

     
5.00%   11/01/21 - 11/01/39   $ 28,220,000      $ 32,732,689     

New York City Water & Sewer System

     
5.00%   06/15/36 - 06/15/45     17,000,000        19,632,640     

New York Liberty Development Corp.

     
5.00%   11/15/44     5,000,000        5,543,600     
5.13%   01/15/44     10,000,000        11,003,900     

New York State Dormitory Authority

     
5.00%   07/01/44     1,000,000        1,131,400      (c)
5.50%   07/01/36 - 05/01/37     4,000,000        4,569,085     
6.00%   07/01/40     2,000,000        2,346,700     

New York State Thruway Authority

     
5.00%   05/01/19     6,000,000        6,866,880     

New York State Urban Development Corp.

     
5.50%   01/01/19     9,000,000        10,463,760     

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

     
5.00%   09/01/36     1,000,000        1,172,910     

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority

     
5.00%   11/15/26     10,000,000        11,339,300     

Westchester County Healthcare Corp.

     
6.13%   11/01/37     2,500,000        2,895,400     
        139,299,988     
North Carolina — 2.3%

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue

     
5.00%   06/01/40     1,215,000        1,417,103     

City of Charlotte

     
5.00%   06/01/23     4,320,000        5,089,521      (h)

City of Charlotte NC Storm Water Revenue

     
4.00%   12/01/43     3,790,000        4,005,878     
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

City of Charlotte Water & Sewer System Revenue

     
5.00%   07/01/38   $ 5,000,000      $ 5,592,200     

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency

     
5.00%   01/01/26     5,000,000        5,643,600     

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

     
5.00%   10/01/42     2,500,000        2,898,300     

North Carolina Turnpike Authority

     
5.00%   07/01/30     3,230,000        3,721,154     

State of North Carolina

     
4.75%   05/01/30     4,130,000        4,655,832     

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

     
5.00%   04/01/36     4,000,000        4,507,480     
        37,531,068     
Ohio — 5.1%

American Municipal Power Inc.

     
5.00%   02/15/38     5,000,000        5,415,150     

City of Cincinnati Water System Revenue

     
5.00%   12/01/36     2,500,000        2,893,950     

City of Cleveland Airport System Revenue

     
5.00%   01/01/29 - 01/01/31     4,225,000        4,666,366     

City of Columbus

     
5.00%   07/01/26 - 08/15/30     28,790,000        34,769,807      (h)

City of Columbus Sewerage Revenue

     
4.50%   06/01/32     700,000        746,242     
4.75%   06/01/31     5,000,000        5,562,500      (l)

Cuyahoga Community College District

     
5.00%   08/01/26     1,800,000        2,037,726     

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

     
5.00%   11/15/38     12,000,000        13,790,880     

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission

     
6.25%   05/01/38     5,000,000        5,789,500     

 

 
     

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Ohio State Turnpike Commission

     
5.25%   02/15/39   $ 6,000,000      $ 6,895,200     
        82,567,321     
Oklahoma — 0.8%

Oklahoma Capital Improvement Authority

     
5.00%   07/01/28 - 07/01/29     5,000,000        6,021,730     

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority (FGIC Insured)

     
4.50%   01/01/47     2,000,000        2,033,040      (m)

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority

     
5.00%   01/01/28     3,500,000        4,081,000     
        12,135,770     
Oregon — 0.7%

Washington & Multnomah Counties School District No 48J Beaverton

     
5.00%   06/15/33 - 06/15/34     9,000,000        10,760,030      (h)
Pennsylvania — 3.7%

City of Philadelphia Water & Wastewater Revenue

     
5.00%   01/01/36     10,000,000        11,071,100     

Delaware River Port Authority

     
5.00%   01/01/29     5,000,000        5,855,550     

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority

     
5.25%   08/15/25     1,750,000        2,080,120     

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

  

   
1.00%   12/01/34     12,000,000        12,898,800     
5.00%   06/01/29 - 12/01/32     11,500,000        12,736,620     
5.25%   06/01/39     9,500,000        10,449,240     

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development

     
5.00%   07/01/42     4,000,000        4,574,480     
        59,665,910     
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
Puerto Rico — 0.2%

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.

     
5.50%   08/01/28   $ 5,000,000      $ 3,962,100     
Rhode Island — 0.2%

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp.

     
6.25%   09/15/34     1,300,000        1,500,642     
6.50%   09/15/28     1,000,000        1,171,020     
        2,671,662     
South Carolina — 3.0%

Charleston Educational Excellence Finance Corp.

     
5.25%   12/01/27 - 12/01/30     21,850,000        22,852,915      (l)

Piedmont Municipal Power Agency

     
5.00%   01/01/25     2,315,000        2,674,242     

Piedmont Municipal Power Agency (AGC Insured)

     
5.75%   01/01/34     5,500,000        6,438,465      (m)

South Carolina State Public Service Authority

     
5.50%   01/01/38     14,970,000        17,078,824     
        49,044,446     
Tennessee — 1.4%

County of Shelby

     
5.00%   03/01/21     3,500,000        4,097,590      (h)

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County

     
5.00%   05/15/25     10,000,000        11,031,200      (h,l)

State of Tennessee

     
5.00%   05/01/19     1,000,000        1,135,890      (h,l)

Tennessee State School Bond Authority

     
5.00%   11/01/35 - 11/01/37     4,950,000        5,875,630     
        22,140,310     
Texas — 7.3%

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System

     
5.00%   07/01/41     3,000,000        3,478,230     

 

 
     

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

City of Austin Water & Wastewater System Revenue

     
5.00%   11/15/42   $ 13,595,000      $ 15,536,638     

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

     
5.50%   11/15/16     5,450,000        5,950,201      (m)

City of Houston Utility System Revenue

     
5.00%   05/15/28 - 11/15/33     10,470,000        12,261,829     
5.25%   11/15/30 - 11/15/31     12,000,000        14,058,700     

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

     
5.25%   11/01/29     5,000,000        5,968,500     

Harris County-Houston Sports Authority

     
5.00%   11/15/30     2,000,000        2,307,720     

North Texas Tollway Authority

     
5.00%   09/01/31     3,500,000        4,028,465     
5.75%   01/01/38 - 01/01/40     21,475,000        23,622,124     
6.00%   01/01/38     5,000,000        5,897,300     

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund

     
5.00%   04/01/23     9,750,000        11,993,962     

The University of Texas System

     
5.00%   08/15/26     10,000,000        12,678,400     
        117,782,069     
Utah — 1.7%

County of Utah Transportation Sales Tax Revenue (AGMC Insured)

     
4.00%   12/01/37 - 12/01/38     11,830,000        12,409,425      (m)

Utah State Board of Regents

  

   
5.00%   11/01/30     4,000,000        4,522,120     

Utah Transit Authority

  

   
5.00%   06/15/42     10,000,000        10,961,300     
        27,892,845     
Virginia — 1.2%

City of Richmond

     
5.00%   01/15/38     2,000,000        2,306,500     
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board

     
5.00%   03/15/23   $ 9,000,000      $ 10,916,820     

Virginia Resources Authority

     
5.25%   11/01/38     400,000        462,568      (l)
5.25%   11/01/38     4,600,000        5,134,382     
        18,820,270     

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes
(Cost $1,480,087,766)

            1,608,548,861       

Short-Term Investments — 1.8%

  

   

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class

0.00%
(Cost $28,548,000)

      28,548,000      (d,h,o)

Total Investments
(Cost $1,508,635,766)

      1,637,096,861     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net —(0.8)%

      (12,831,101)     
     

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

$ 1,624,265,760   
     

 

 

   

 

 
     

 

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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 — Insurance and Long Duration

The Elfun Income Fund is co-managed by William M. Healey and Mark H. Johnson. Messrs. Healey and Johnson are each responsible for a portion of the Fund, the size of which is determined by consensus and adjusted on a periodic basis, if necessary. Although each portfolio manager manages his portion of the fund independent of the other, they are highly collaborative and communicative. See portfolio managers’ biographical information beginning on page 124.

 

Q. How did the Elfun Income Fund perform compared to its benchmark for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2014?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2014, the Elfun Income Fund returned 5.75%. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 5.97% and the Fund’s Morningstar peer group of 1,042 U.S. Intermediate-Term Funds returned an average of 5.13% over the same period.

 

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

 

A. The market factors that most influenced the Fund’s total return over the last twelve months were the decline in U.S. treasury yields, particularly in ten to thirty year maturity bonds, and the backup in credit spreads in the second half of 2014. Negative GDP in the first quarter, due to poor weather, and a series of risk off events including the unrest between Russia and Ukraine, the growing insurgency of ISIS and the Ebola virus
  scare drove interest rates lower in the first half of the year. Despite stronger U.S. economic fundamentals in the second and third quarters, U.S. Treasury yields continued to decline in the second half of the year, predominantly due to growth concerns outside the U.S., disinflation fears, collapsing oil prices and lower comparative yields in Europe and Japan. The 30-year U.S. Treasury bond yield fell roughly 125 bps last year while the yield on the 2-year note increased nearly 30 bps, tied more to expectations for a Fed rate hike in 2015. Credit spreads, particularly high yield, widened with the drop in oil prices and fear of slowing global demand. Due to wider spreads in the second half of the year, high grade corporate bonds underperformed U.S. treasuries on a duration adjusted basis in 2014 and high yield debt underperformed the broader investment grade market by roughly 350 bps.

 

Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A.

The primary drivers of Fund performance relative to its benchmark were duration positioning and sector allocation. The duration of the Fund was tactically traded between neutral and 1 year short relative to the benchmark which negatively impacted performance in the declining rate environment. The Fund’s non-index exposure to high yield debt was a drag on performance in the second half of the year due to negative returns in that sector during the period. In general, individual security selection in

 

 

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  investment grade credit and mortgage-backed securities contributed positively to performance.

 

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

 

A. The most significant change in Fund positioning during the period was the reduction in the non-index exposure to emerging market debt from roughly 5% to zero in the first quarter. The allocation to investment grade credit increased from neutral to 3% overweight and exposure to high yield debt increased from 6% to 10%. These changes occurred later during the year after credit spreads began to widen. While the Fund’s duration began and ended the year neutral relative to the benchmark, the position was tactically traded between neutral and 1 year short.

    

 

 

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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, 2014.

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, 2014 – December 31, 2014

 

   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      1,015.40      1.32   

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, 2014 – December 31, 2014), 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, 2014 as a % of Investments(b)(c)

 

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

Aaa / AAA

     12.60%   

Aa / AA

     48.14%   

A / A

     8.91%   

Baa / BBB

     18.29%   

Ba / BB and lower

     11.17%   

NR / Other

     0.89%   
       100.00%   

 

Sector Allocation

as a % of Investments of $332,645 (in thousands) on December 31, 2014(b)(c)

 

 

 

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Morningstar Performance Comparison

Based on average annual returns for periods ended December 31, 2014

 

      One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
 

Number of funds in peer group

     1,042        811        590   

Peer group average annual total return

     5.13     4.77     4.19

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, 2014

 

(Inception date: 12/31/84)                            
     One
Year
    Five
Year
    Ten
Year
   

Ending value of a

$10,000
investment (a)

 

Elfun Income Fund

    5.75%        5.33%        4.58%        $15,648   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index

    5.97%        4.45%        4.71%        $15,842   
 

 

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

 

(b) Fair Value basis is inclusive of short-term investment in State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Premier Class.

 

(c) 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.

 

* Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) are nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. The quality ratings represent the lower of Moody’s or S&P credit ratings. When a rating from only one of the rating agencies is available, that rating is used. Securities not rated by Moody’s or S&P are categorized as not rated. Credit qualitymeasures a bond issuer’s ability to repay interest and principal in a timely manner. Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subject to change periodically and are not absolute standards of quality. In formulating investment decisions for the Fund, GEAM develops its own analysis of the credit quality and risks associated with individual debt instruments, rather than relying exclusively on rating agency ratings.

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

Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown in the graphs 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 - 99.4%

  

   
U.S. Treasuries — 19.7%

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     
3.00%  

11/15/44

  $ 6,118,200      $ 6,429,849     

U.S. Treasury Notes

     
0.50%  

06/30/16

    26,642,400        26,650,712      (h)
0.88%  

07/31/19

    2,050,000        1,986,417      (h)
1.50%  

06/30/16

    6,147,000        6,239,684      (h)
1.50%  

11/30/19

    14,575,900        14,483,664     
2.25%  

11/15/24

    5,915,700        5,955,448     
        61,745,774     
Agency Mortgage Backed — 28.9%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     
4.00%  

05/01/44

    3,988,076        4,281,878     
4.50%  

06/01/33 - 02/01/35

    28,405        30,789     
5.00%  

07/01/35 - 06/01/41

    1,552,288        1,742,282     
5.50%  

05/01/20 - 04/01/39

    535,186        603,175     
6.00%  

04/01/17 - 11/01/37

    999,479        1,137,044     
6.50%  

07/01/29

    2,197        2,496     
7.00%  

10/01/16 - 08/01/36

    152,842        172,901     
7.50%  

11/01/29 - 09/01/33

    8,616        9,262     
8.00%  

11/01/30

    8,956        10,302     

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

     
2.10%  

04/01/37

    2,866        2,959      (i)
3.00%  

02/01/43 - 06/01/43

    17,420,865        17,655,388     
3.50%  

11/01/42 - 02/01/43

    4,151,144        4,345,418     
4.00%  

05/01/19 - 03/01/44

    7,744,750        8,303,493     
4.50%  

05/01/18 - 01/01/41

    7,731,215        8,397,290     
5.00%  

07/01/20 - 06/01/41

    2,625,563        2,945,296     
5.50%  

06/01/20 - 01/01/39

    2,200,489        2,458,507     
6.00%  

05/01/19 - 08/01/35

    1,774,130        2,032,717     
6.50%  

07/01/17 - 08/01/36

    254,838        287,615     
7.00%  

10/01/16 - 02/01/34

    32,176        34,361     
7.50%  

02/01/15 - 12/01/33

    96,785        109,900     
8.00%  

12/01/15 - 01/01/33

    30,864        35,037     
8.50%  

04/01/30

    4,965        6,156     
9.00%  

12/01/17 - 12/01/22

    12,387        13,517     
3.00%  

TBA

    4,170,000        4,218,216      (c)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
3.50%  

TBA

  $ 6,789,718      $ 7,077,751      (c)
5.00%  

TBA

    2,719,000        2,868,038      (c)
6.00%  

TBA

    2,132,000        2,417,738      (c)
6.50%  

TBA

    878,000        1,002,395      (c)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

     
3.00%  

04/20/43 - 06/20/43

      2,578,746        2,640,268     
3.50%  

05/20/43

    3,434,519        3,610,291     
4.00%  

01/20/41 - 04/20/43

    4,211,030        4,525,469     
4.50%  

08/15/33 - 03/20/41

    2,229,101        2,447,377     
5.00%  

08/15/33

    97,329        108,196     
6.00%  

04/15/27 - 09/15/36

    411,245        472,502     
6.50%  

04/15/19 - 09/15/36

    167,617        191,695     
7.00%  

11/15/27 - 10/15/36

    99,631        110,481     
7.50%  

03/15/23 - 11/15/31

    45,303        47,731     
8.00%  

09/15/27 - 06/15/30

    33,622        35,411     
8.50%  

10/15/17

    9,620        10,207     
9.00%  

11/15/16 - 12/15/21

    23,410        24,888     
3.00%  

TBA

    2,031,275        2,077,233      (c)
5.00%  

TBA

    1,167,000        1,285,227      (c)
5.50%  

TBA

    435,000        485,654      (c)
        90,274,551     
Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.5%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust

     
0.01%  

11/01/18

    2,896        2,882      (d,f)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     
0.08%  

09/25/43

    1,586,525        4,641      (g,i)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC

     
3.50%  

11/15/24 - 11/15/30

    1,375,017        128,907      (g)
4.50%  

03/15/18

    33,100        601      (g)
5.00%  

10/15/18 - 02/15/38

    55,566        1,595      (g)
5.50%  

06/15/33

    98,419        17,765      (g)
6.44%  

08/15/25

    531,120        65,759      (g,i)
8.00%  

04/15/20

    1,640        1,736     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. STRIPS

     
1.47%  

08/01/27

    1,638        1,511      (d,f)
8.00%  

02/01/23 - 07/01/24

    6,318        1,396      (g)

 

 
     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC

     
0.51%  

12/25/22

  $ 4,250      $ 4,147      (d,f)
1.24%  

12/25/42

    383,707        14,978      (g,i)
5.00%  

02/25/40 - 09/25/40

    808,830        86,072      (g)
5.83%  

07/25/38

    140,684        17,495      (g,i)
5.93%  

09/25/42

      2,287,116        412,770      (g,i)
8.00%  

05/25/22

    9        183      (g)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. STRIPS

     
1.87%  

12/25/34

    108,952        101,448      (d,f)
4.50%  

08/25/35 - 01/25/36

    235,312        34,139      (g)
5.00%  

03/25/38 - 05/25/38

    138,347        19,363      (g)
5.50%  

12/25/33

    30,743        5,824      (g)
6.00%  

01/25/35

    114,075        19,552      (g)
7.50%  

11/25/23

    19,704        3,228      (g)
8.00%  

08/25/23 - 07/25/24

    12,500        2,790      (g)
8.50%  

03/25/17 - 07/25/22

    8,460        1,113      (g)
9.00%  

05/25/22

    3,851        774      (g)

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

     
4.50%  

10/20/37 - 08/16/39

    1,429,508        113,807      (g)
5.00%  

12/20/35 - 09/20/38

    881,997        66,152      (g)
6.08%  

02/20/40

    1,926,267        346,501      (g,i)
        1,477,129     
Asset Backed — 0.3%

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust 2006-B1

     
0.44%  

01/15/19

    500,000        498,358      (i)

Chase Funding Trust 2004-1

     
3.99%  

11/25/33

    320,033        327,981      (j)

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2013-A

     
1.28%  

06/15/16

    150,000        150,364     
        976,703     
Corporate Notes — 42.3%

21st Century Fox America Inc.

     
6.65%  

11/15/37

    248,000        331,144      (h)

ABB Finance USA Inc.

     
1.63%  

05/08/17

    392,000        393,292      (h)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

AbbVie Inc.

     
1.75%  

11/06/17

  $ 372,000      $ 372,808      (h)
2.00%  

11/06/18

    423,000        421,581      (h)

ACCO Brands Corp.

     
6.75%  

04/30/20

    426,000        445,809      (h)

Actavis Funding SCS

     
1.30%  

06/15/17

         489,000        480,092     
4.85%  

06/15/44

    152,000        154,240     

Activision Blizzard Inc.

     
5.63%  

09/15/21

    428,000        449,400      (b,h)

Aetna Inc.

     
3.50%  

11/15/24

    208,000        211,420     

Agrium Inc.

     
4.90%  

06/01/43

    305,000        315,933      (h)

Alcoa Inc.

     
5.13%  

10/01/24

    85,000        90,080      (h)

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

     
3.60%  

11/28/24

    300,000        297,553      (b)
4.50%  

11/28/34

    205,000        210,743      (b)

Altria Group Inc.

     
2.95%  

05/02/23

    210,000        203,063      (h)
4.50%  

05/02/43

    210,000        211,482      (h)

America Movil SAB de C.V.

     
5.00%  

03/30/20

    609,000        671,569      (h)

American Axle & Manufacturing Inc.

     
6.25%  

03/15/21

    279,000        292,950      (h)
6.63%  

10/15/22

    257,000        272,420      (h)
7.75%  

11/15/19

    81,000        90,720      (h)

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership LP

     
4.13%  

07/01/24

    305,000        308,074      (h)

American Electric Power Company Inc.

     
2.95%  

12/15/22

    332,000        325,670     

American Express Co.

     
3.63%  

12/05/24

    415,000        418,459     

American International Group Inc.

     
3.38%  

08/15/20

    378,000        392,667      (h)
4.13%  

02/15/24

    291,000        309,773      (h)
4.50%  

07/16/44

         208,000        219,754     

 

 
     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

American Seafoods Group LLC/ American Seafoods Finance Inc.

     
10.75%  

05/15/16

  $ 385,000      $ 344,575      (b,h)

American Tower Corp. (REIT)

     
3.40%  

02/15/19

    513,000        522,141      (h)
3.50%  

01/31/23

    122,000        117,877      (h)

Amgen Inc.

     
2.20%  

05/22/19

    612,000        609,428      (h)

Amkor Technology Inc.

     
6.63%  

06/01/21

    257,000        254,430      (h)

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     
6.20%  

03/15/40

    221,000        258,891      (h)

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

     
2.50%  

07/15/22

    515,000        500,519      (h)

Anthem Inc.

     
3.30%  

01/15/23

    211,000        210,794      (h)

AP Moeller - Maersk A/S

     
2.55%  

09/22/19

    290,000        290,813      (b,h)
3.75%  

09/22/24

    290,000        297,747      (b,h)

Apple Inc.

     
2.85%  

05/06/21

    634,000        648,556      (h)
3.45%  

05/06/24

    423,000        442,993      (h)

Aramark Services Inc.

     
5.75%  

03/15/20

    587,000        606,077      (h)

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     
4.02%  

04/16/43

    234,000        234,795      (h)

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/ Ardagh Holdings USA Inc.

     
3.24%  

12/15/19

    450,000        434,250      (b,h,i)

Ares Capital Corp.

     
3.88%  

01/15/20

    290,000        289,167     

Ascension Health

     
4.85%  

11/15/53

    326,000        368,251     

AT&T Inc.

     
2.38%  

11/27/18

    458,000        461,548      (h)
4.80%  

06/15/44

    244,000        248,625      (h)

Bank of America Corp.

     
1.70%  

08/25/17

    206,000        206,047      (h)
2.00%  

01/11/18

    854,000        853,351      (h)
2.60%  

01/15/19

    147,000        148,143      (h)
4.00%  

04/01/24

    640,000        666,384      (h)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     
4.10%  

07/24/23

  $ 218,000      $ 229,587      (h)
4.25%  

10/22/26

    375,000        374,158     

Bank of China Ltd.

     
5.00%  

11/13/24

    200,000        205,514      (b)

Barclays Bank PLC

     
2.25%  

05/10/17

      1,186,000        1,209,977      (b,h)

Barclays PLC

     
2.75%  

11/08/19

    435,000        432,342     

Bayer US Finance LLC

     
2.38%  

10/08/19

    620,000        622,460      (b,h)
3.38%  

10/08/24

    422,000        429,415      (b,h)

Baytex Energy Corp.

     
5.13%  

06/01/21

    257,000        218,450      (b)

BB&T Corp.

     
2.45%  

01/15/20

    416,000        414,306     

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

     
3.75%  

08/01/24

    203,000        205,799      (h)
4.92%  

08/01/34

    61,000        62,945      (h)
5.17%  

08/01/44

    285,000        298,192      (h)

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

     
6.13%  

04/01/36

    330,000        414,590      (h)

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

     
2.90%  

10/15/20

    510,000        522,945      (h)
3.00%  

05/15/22

    194,000        197,028      (h)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

     
4.50%  

02/11/43

    419,000        458,223      (h)

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

     
5.00%  

09/30/43

    212,000        240,306      (h)

Bombardier Inc.

     
4.75%  

04/15/19

    251,000        251,941      (b,h)
6.00%  

10/15/22

    421,000        425,210      (b,h)
7.75%  

03/15/20

    299,000        324,415      (b,h)

BP Capital Markets PLC

     
1.38%  

05/10/18

    211,000        207,255      (h)
3.81%  

02/10/24

    833,000        838,406      (h)

Branch Banking & Trust Co.

     
3.80%  

10/30/26

    255,000        259,981      (h)

Brocade Communications Systems Inc.

     
4.63%  

01/15/23

    152,000        145,920      (h)

 

 
     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Building Materials Corporation of America

     
5.38%  

11/15/24

  $ 257,000      $ 256,358      (b)

Cadence Design Systems Inc.

     
4.38%  

10/15/24

    415,000        421,658      (h)

Calpine Corp.

     
5.75%  

01/15/25

    251,000        254,138      (h)
5.88%  

01/15/24

    306,000        325,890      (b,h)

Caterpillar Inc.

     
4.30%  

05/15/44

         211,000        225,322      (h)

Catholic Health Initiatives

     
2.60%  

08/01/18

    125,000        126,634     
4.35%  

11/01/42

    130,000        129,066     

CBS Corp.

     
3.70%  

08/15/24

    319,000        318,126      (h)

CCOH Safari LLC

     
5.50%  

12/01/22

    171,000        173,565     
5.75%  

12/01/24

    257,000        259,891     

Cequel Capital Corp.

     
5.13%  

12/15/21

    570,000        552,900      (b,h)

CF Industries Inc.

     
5.38%  

03/15/44

    212,000        228,726      (h)

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     
3.25%  

03/15/16

    240,000        239,400      (h)
5.38%  

06/15/21

    428,000        427,732      (h)

Citigroup Inc.

     
1.75%  

05/01/18

    419,000        414,098      (h)
5.50%  

09/13/25

    608,000        672,755      (h)

CMS Energy Corp.

     
4.88%  

03/01/44

    209,000        228,646      (h)

CNA Financial Corp.

     
5.88%  

08/15/20

    326,000        372,141      (h)

CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC

     
4.25%  

04/30/24

    423,000        437,669      (h)

Cogeco Cable Inc.

     
4.88%  

05/01/20

    400,000        400,000      (b,h)

Comcast Corp.

     
4.20%  

08/15/34

    206,000        215,403      (h)
4.75%  

03/01/44

    209,000        232,908      (h)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     
0.75%  

01/15/16

    547,000        546,939      (b,h)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

ConocoPhillips Co.

     
3.35%  

11/15/24

  $ 416,000      $ 420,304     

Constellation Brands Inc.

     
7.25%  

09/01/16

    400,000        432,000      (h)

Continental Resources Inc.

     
4.90%  

06/01/44

    203,000        175,932      (h)

Corp Andina de Fomento

     
4.38%  

06/15/22

    604,000        649,214      (h)

Corporate Office Properties LP (REIT)

     
3.60%  

05/15/23

    399,000        383,378      (h)
3.70%  

06/15/21

    204,000        203,117      (h)

Cott Beverages Inc.

     
5.38%  

07/01/22

    257,000        235,798      (b)

COX Communications Inc.

     
4.70%  

12/15/42

    92,000        91,918      (b,h)

Credit Suisse AG

     
2.60%  

05/27/16

         405,000        414,666      (b,h)

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV

     
4.50%  

01/15/23

    166,000        161,020      (h)

CSX Corp.

     
4.50%  

08/01/54

    207,000        216,793      (h)

CVS Health Corp.

     
2.25%  

08/12/19

    618,000        615,419      (h)

Daimler Finance North America LLC

     
2.38%  

08/01/18

    628,000        636,811      (b,h)

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

     
5.13%  

07/15/24

    171,000        174,420      (h)

Denbury Resources Inc.

     
6.38%  

08/15/21

    475,000        451,250      (h)

Dexia Credit Local S.A.

     
2.25%  

01/30/19

    843,000        853,641      (b,h)

Diageo Capital PLC

     
1.13%  

04/29/18

    419,000        410,012      (h)

Diageo Investment Corp.

     
2.88%  

05/11/22

    506,000        505,694      (h)

DigitalGlobe Inc.

     
5.25%  

02/01/21

    649,000        616,550      (b,h)

DIRECTV Holdings LLC

     
4.45%  

04/01/24

    319,000        333,771      (h)
5.15%  

03/15/42

    467,000        482,579      (h)

 

 
     

 

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

 

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Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Dollar General Corp.

     
1.88%  

04/15/18

  $ 410,000      $ 396,179      (h)
4.13%  

07/15/17

    412,000        424,902      (h)

Dominion Resources Inc.

     
1.95%  

08/15/16

    783,000        791,412      (h)

Duke Energy Corp.

     
3.75%  

04/15/24

    396,000        411,929      (h)

Duke Energy Progress Inc.

     
4.15%  

12/01/44

    125,000        132,875     

Eaton Corp.

     
2.75%  

11/02/22

    453,000        445,026      (h)

Ecopetrol S.A.

     
5.88%  

05/28/45

         104,000        96,200      (h)

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Company LLC

     
4.30%  

05/01/24

    422,000        422,817      (h)

Electricite de France S.A.

     
2.15%  

01/22/19

    838,000        840,063      (b,h)

Energy Transfer Equity LP

     
5.88%  

01/15/24

    844,000        856,660      (h)

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     
6.50%  

02/01/42

    344,000        395,411      (h)

Ensco PLC

     
4.50%  

10/01/24

    417,000        405,314      (h)
5.75%  

10/01/44

    210,000        210,707      (h)

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

     
3.75%  

02/15/25

    332,000        333,264      (h)

ERP Operating LP

     
4.50%  

07/01/44

    244,000        254,295      (h)

European Investment Bank

     
4.88%  

01/17/17

    850,000        918,731      (h)

Express Scripts Holding Co.

     
2.25%  

06/15/19

    415,000        410,556      (h)

Five Corners Funding Trust

     
4.42%  

11/15/23

    457,000        483,241      (b,h)

Florida Power & Light Co.

     
4.13%  

02/01/42

    222,000        237,034      (h)

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

     
5.88%  

08/02/21

    318,000        368,177      (h)

Forest Laboratories Inc.

     
5.00%  

12/15/21

    412,000        446,124      (b,h)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

     
5.45%  

03/15/43

  $ 178,000      $ 168,312      (h)

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance Inc.

     
5.75%  

02/15/21

    344,000        366,790      (b,h)

Frontier Communications Corp.

     
7.13%  

03/15/19

    354,000        387,630      (h)

General Motors Co.

     
4.88%  

10/02/23

    154,000        164,780      (h)
5.00%  

04/01/35

    428,000        446,015     

General Motors Financial Company Inc.

     
2.63%  

07/10/17

         167,000        167,724      (h)
3.00%  

09/25/17

    257,000        259,899      (h)
3.50%  

07/10/19

    167,000        170,527      (h)
4.38%  

09/25/21

    429,000        447,769      (h)

Georgia-Pacific LLC

     
3.60%  

03/01/25

    625,000        627,668      (b)

Gilead Sciences Inc.

     
4.80%  

04/01/44

    319,000        353,852      (h)

Glencore Funding LLC

     
2.50%  

01/15/19

    263,000        258,970      (b,h)
4.13%  

05/30/23

    312,000        304,437      (b,h)
4.63%  

04/29/24

    378,000        379,814      (b,h)

Grupo Televisa SAB

     
5.00%  

05/13/45

    204,000        207,517      (h)

HCA Inc.

     
4.75%  

05/01/23

    693,000        705,127      (h)
6.50%  

02/15/20

    392,000        439,236      (h)

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     
2.75%  

01/14/19

    842,000        843,076      (h)

Hexion US Finance Corp.

     
6.63%  

04/15/20

    371,000        363,580      (h)

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

     
6.50%  

06/15/19

    238,000        255,255      (h)

Humana Inc.

     
3.85%  

10/01/24

    415,000        420,468      (h)

Huntsman International LLC

     
4.88%  

11/15/20

    399,000        396,008      (h)

Hyundai Capital America

     
2.13%  

10/02/17

         189,000        189,921      (b,h)

 

 
     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

     
3.50%  

03/01/24

  $ 418,000      $ 435,091      (h)

Ingersoll-Rand Luxembourg Finance S.A.

     
3.55%  

11/01/24

    291,000        289,226     

Ingles Markets Inc.

     
5.75%  

06/15/23

    379,000        380,558      (h)

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

     
5.50%  

08/01/23

    417,000        414,456      (h)

International Business Machines Corp.

     
3.63%  

02/12/24

    426,000        443,817      (h)

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

     
5.02%  

06/26/24

    126,000        122,285      (b,h)

Invesco Finance PLC

     
3.13%  

11/30/22

    573,000        567,882      (h)

Iron Mountain Inc.

     
6.00%  

08/15/23

    417,000        433,680      (h)

JB Poindexter & Company Inc.

     
9.00%  

04/01/22

    120,000       
129,600
  
  (b,h)

JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance Inc.

     
5.88%  

07/15/24

    232,000        227,940      (b,h)

Jefferies Group Inc.

     
5.13%  

01/20/23

    168,000        170,775      (h)
6.50%  

01/20/43

    140,000        142,811      (h)

John Deere Capital Corp.

     
3.35%  

06/12/24

    408,000        418,170      (h)

Johnson Controls Inc.

     
4.63%  

07/02/44

    204,000        209,932      (h)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     
3.88%  

09/10/24

    617,000        617,525      (h)
5.00%  

12/29/49

    299,000        292,553      (h,i)
6.10%  

10/29/49

    500,000        498,750      (h,i)
KB Home      
7.00%  

12/15/21

    417,000        438,632      (h)

Kerr-McGee Corp.

     
6.95%  

07/01/24

    131,000        160,110      (h)

Keysight Technologies Inc.

     
4.55%  

10/30/24

    415,000        415,165      (b,h)

KFW

     
2.00%  

10/04/22

    929,000        915,150      (h)
4.50%  

07/16/18

    238,000        262,959      (h)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Kilroy Realty LP

     
4.25%  

08/15/29

  $ 206,000      $ 206,017      (h)

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

     
3.50%  

09/01/23

    346,000        328,474      (h)

Kinder Morgan Inc.

     
3.05%  

12/01/19

    207,000        205,354     
5.63%  

11/15/23

    590,000        631,551      (b,h)

Kinross Gold Corp.

     
5.95%  

03/15/24

    209,000        196,113      (b,h)
6.88%  

09/01/41

    30,000        28,523      (h)

Korea National Oil Corp.

     
2.88%  

11/09/15

    278,000        282,018      (b,h)

L Brands Inc.

     
5.63%  

02/15/22

    417,000        448,275      (h)

L-3 Communications Corp.

     
1.50%  

05/28/17

         286,000        283,187      (h)
3.95%  

05/28/24

    151,000        152,249      (h)

Lamar Media Corp.

     
5.00%  

05/01/23

    417,000        412,830      (h)

Land O’ Lakes Inc.

     
6.00%  

11/15/22

    116,000        124,120      (b,h)

Lear Corp.

     
5.25%  

01/15/25

    428,000        433,350     

Lennar Corp.

     
4.50%  

11/15/19

    257,000        255,073     

Liberty Mutual Group Inc.

4.25%  

06/15/23

    434,000        447,228      (b,h)

Linn Energy LLC

6.25%  

11/01/19

    216,000        182,520      (h)

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

2.60%  

06/24/19

    207,000        208,734      (b,h)

Macy’s Retail Holdings Inc.

4.50%  

12/15/34

    417,000        419,897     

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

3.63%  

09/15/24

    415,000        406,701      (h)
4.75%  

09/15/44

    317,000        299,377      (h)

MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp.

     
4.88%  

12/01/24

    171,000        167,153     
5.50%  

02/15/23

    170,000        172,125      (h)

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

3.50%  

03/10/25

    410,000        412,606      (h)

 

 
     

 

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

 

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Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Mattel Inc.

2.35%  

05/06/19

  $ 633,000      $ 630,762      (h)

Medtronic Inc.

2.50%  

03/15/20

    333,000        333,873      (b)
3.50%  

03/15/25

    417,000        426,578      (b)
4.63%  

03/15/45

    210,000        227,638      (b)

MEG Energy Corp.

6.50%  

03/15/21

    250,000        228,125      (b,h)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

     
4.13%  

07/01/52

    165,000        164,046      (h)

MetLife Inc.

4.72%  

12/15/44

    166,000        184,635      (h)

MGM Resorts International

5.25%  

03/31/20

         428,000        424,790      (h)

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

2.45%  

04/16/19

    508,000        504,695      (b,h)

Monsanto Co.

3.38%  

07/15/24

    203,000        206,262      (h)
4.70%  

07/15/64

    120,000        125,823      (h)

Morgan Stanley

2.13%  

04/25/18

    410,000        410,237      (h)
2.38%  

07/23/19

    621,000        618,710      (h)
3.70%  

10/23/24

    415,000        420,652     
4.10%  

05/22/23

    487,000        493,057      (h)
4.35%  

09/08/26

    320,000        321,912      (h)
4.88%  

11/01/22

    406,000        431,204      (h)
5.00%  

11/24/25

    267,000        284,920      (h)

Motorola Solutions Inc.

4.00%  

09/01/24

    412,000        414,481      (h)

Mylan Inc.

7.88%  

07/15/20

    436,000        464,425      (b,h)

National Agricultural Cooperative Federation

     
4.25%  

01/28/16

    231,000        238,223      (b,h)

National Retail Properties Inc.

3.90%  

06/15/24

    338,000        344,716      (h)

NCL Corporation Ltd.

5.00%  

02/15/18

    222,000        222,000      (h)

Newfield Exploration Co.

5.63%  

07/01/24

    445,000        440,272      (h)
5.75%  

01/30/22

    612,000        605,880      (h)

Newmont Mining Corp.

4.88%  

03/15/42

    158,000        137,616      (h)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Nexen Energy ULC

6.40%  

05/15/37

  $ 223,000      $ 277,757      (h)

Noble Energy Inc.

3.90%  

11/15/24

    249,000        246,099     

NRG Energy Inc.

6.25%  

07/15/22

    428,000        437,630     

Omnicom Group Inc.

3.63%  

05/01/22

    170,000        174,521      (h)

Oracle Corp.

2.25%  

10/08/19

         818,000        823,844      (h)
3.63%  

07/15/23

    302,000        316,710      (h)
4.50%  

07/08/44

    203,000        220,494      (h)

Outfront Media Capital LLC/ Outfront Media Capital Corp.

     
5.63%  

02/15/24

    250,000        251,250      (b,h)

Owens & Minor Inc.

3.88%  

09/15/21

    415,000        419,694      (h)

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.

     
5.00%  

01/15/22

    171,000        174,420      (b)
5.38%  

01/15/25

    86,000        86,860      (b)

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

3.40%  

08/15/24

    617,000        624,376      (h)
PacifiCorp        
6.25%  

10/15/37

    8,000        10,826      (h)

People’s United Bank

4.00%  

07/15/24

    478,000        484,162      (h)

PepsiCo Inc.

4.25%  

10/22/44

    249,000        259,868     

Perrigo Company PLC

2.30%  

11/08/18

    425,000        424,665      (h)

Perrigo Finance PLC

4.90%  

12/15/44

    200,000        211,936     

Petrobras International Finance Company S.A.

     
3.50%  

02/06/17

    393,000        375,280      (h)
3.88%  

01/27/16

    159,000        156,027      (h)

Petroleos Mexicanos

3.50%  

01/30/23

    197,000        188,431      (h)

Philip Morris International Inc.

4.13%  

03/04/43

    209,000        204,874      (h)

Pitney Bowes Inc.

4.63%  

03/15/24

    400,000        409,445      (h)

 

 
     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

PNC Bank NA

2.40%  

10/18/19

  $ 840,000      $ 843,529      (h)

Post Holdings Inc.

6.75%  

12/01/21

    257,000        249,290      (b)

Prudential Financial Inc.

5.63%  

06/15/43

    257,000        262,731      (h,i)

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

2.38%  

05/15/23

    632,000        607,798      (h)

Range Resources Corp.

5.75%  

06/01/21

         258,000        266,385      (h)

Raytheon Co.

4.20%  

12/15/44

    145,000        150,611     

Regency Energy Partners LP/ Regency Energy Finance Corp.

     
5.00%  

10/01/22

    569,000        537,705      (h)

Revlon Consumer Products Corp.

5.75%  

02/15/21

    857,000        857,000      (h)

Roche Holdings Inc.

2.25%  

09/30/19

    414,000        416,623      (b,h)
2.88%  

09/29/21

    445,000        450,560      (b,h)
3.35%  

09/30/24

    445,000        457,997      (b,h)

Rockwood Specialties Group Inc.

4.63%  

10/15/20

    995,000        1,027,337      (h)

Rowan Companies Inc.

4.75%  

01/15/24

    294,000        277,497      (h)
5.85%  

01/15/44

    84,000        77,468      (h)

Royal Bank of Canada

1.20%  

09/19/18

    663,000        659,214      (h)

RSI Home Products Inc.

6.88%  

03/01/18

    399,000        416,955      (b,h)

Ryder System Inc.

2.45%  

09/03/19

    507,000        503,428      (h)

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

5.63%  

02/01/21

    160,000        157,200      (h)

Schaeffler Holding Finance BV

6.25%  

Cash/7.00% PIK 11/15/19

    425,000        437,750      (b,p)
6.88%  

Cash/7.63% PIK 08/15/18

    240,000        250,200      (b,h,p)

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.

2.75%  

11/15/19

    210,000        210,879     

Seagate HDD Cayman

4.75%  

01/01/25

    314,000        323,472      (b,h)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Sealed Air Corp.

4.88%  

12/01/22

  $ 86,000      $ 85,355      (b)
5.13%  

12/01/24

    86,000        86,860      (b)

Shell International Finance BV

3.40%  

08/12/23

    642,000        662,614      (h)

Sinclair Television Group Inc.

5.38%  

04/01/21

    193,000        191,553     

Sinopec Capital 2013 Ltd.

3.13%  

04/24/23

    336,000        320,341      (b,h)

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions

4.88%  

09/15/18

    440,000        455,400      (b,h)

Spectra Energy Partners LP

4.75%  

03/15/24

    412,000        441,631      (h)

Sprint Corp.

     
7.25%  

09/15/21

    235,000        232,944     

Statoil ASA

     
3.70%  

03/01/24

    638,000        660,544      (h)
4.80%  

11/08/43

    213,000        242,171      (h)

Steel Dynamics Inc.

     
5.13%  

10/01/21

    257,000        261,819      (b,h)

Sysco Corp.

     
2.35%  

10/02/19

    415,000        417,259      (h)
3.50%  

10/02/24

    290,000        298,415      (h)
4.35%  

10/02/34

    165,000        177,637      (h)

T-Mobile USA Inc.

     
6.25%  

04/01/21

    69,000        70,622      (h)

Talisman Energy Inc.

     
6.25%  

02/01/38

    172,000        174,616      (h)

Tampa Electric Co.

     
4.35%  

05/15/44

    204,000        217,524      (h)

Tanger Properties LP

     
3.75%  

12/01/24

    210,000        211,628     

Targa Resources Partners LP/ Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.

     
4.13%  

11/15/19

    430,000        413,875      (b)

Target Corp.

     
3.50%  

07/01/24

         468,000        485,865      (h)

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America

     
4.90%  

09/15/44

    415,000        462,454      (b,h)

 

 
     

 

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

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Teck Resources Ltd.

     
3.75%  

02/01/23

  $ 392,000      $ 351,346      (h)
5.40%  

02/01/43

    210,000        177,495      (h)

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

     
5.30%  

05/30/24

    650,000        658,125      (b,h)

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     
4.75%  

06/01/20

    158,000        160,370      (h)
6.00%  

10/01/20

    416,000        446,713      (h)

Textron Inc.

     
6.20%  

03/15/15

    334,000        337,342      (h)

The Allstate Corp.

     
5.75%  

08/15/53

    235,000        247,631      (h,i)

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.

     
2.30%  

03/10/19

    600,000        596,762      (b,h)
2.35%  

09/08/19

    630,000        625,813      (b,h)

The Boeing Co.

     
2.85%  

10/30/24

    291,000        289,171     

The Dow Chemical Co.

     
3.50%  

10/01/24

    830,000        821,587      (h)
4.25%  

10/01/34

    420,000        412,501      (h)

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

     
2.38%  

01/22/18

    501,000        506,060      (h)
2.63%  

01/31/19

    624,000        627,810      (h)
2.90%  

07/19/18

    179,000        183,633      (h)
4.00%  

03/03/24

    501,000        520,113      (h)
4.80%  

07/08/44

         244,000        261,343      (h)

The Korea Development Bank

     
3.25%  

03/09/16

    380,000        388,953      (h)
4.00%  

09/09/16

    220,000        229,647      (h)

The Kroger Co.

     
2.95%  

11/01/21

    291,000        288,613     

The Timken Co.

     
3.88%  

09/01/24

    316,000        315,510      (b,h)

The Williams Companies Inc.

     
4.55%  

06/24/24

    132,000        122,757      (h)
5.75%  

06/24/44

    412,000        358,381      (h)
8.75%  

03/15/32

    164,000        191,399      (h)

TIAA Asset Management Finance Company LLC

     
4.13%  

11/01/24

    415,000        425,133      (b)

Time Inc.

     
5.75%  

04/15/22

    433,000        418,927      (b,h)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Time Warner Cable Inc.

     
6.55%  

05/01/37

  $ 123,000      $ 158,361      (h)

Time Warner Inc.

     
5.35%  

12/15/43

    359,000        407,744      (h)

Tops Holding Corp.

     
8.88%  

12/15/17

    778,000        793,560      (h)

Tyco Electronics Group S.A.

     
2.35%  

08/01/19

    413,000        412,622      (h)

Tyson Foods Inc.

     
2.65%  

08/15/19

    206,000        207,877      (h)
3.95%  

08/15/24

    137,000        141,620      (h)
5.15%  

08/15/44

    137,000        153,875      (h)

U.S. Bancorp

     
3.44%  

02/01/16

    645,000        660,398      (h)

Ultra Petroleum Corp.

     
6.13%  

10/01/24

    428,000        368,080      (b,h)

Unit Corp.

     
6.63%  

05/15/21

    400,000        358,000      (h)

United Rentals North America Inc.

     
5.75%  

07/15/18

    399,000        415,958      (h)
6.13%  

06/15/23

    167,000        175,350      (h)

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     
2.30%  

12/15/19

    416,000        417,718     

Vail Resorts Inc.

     
6.50%  

05/01/19

    238,000        246,330      (h)

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

     
6.38%  

10/15/20

    229,000        239,305      (b,h)
6.75%  

08/15/18

    309,000        328,705      (b,h)

Verizon Communications Inc.

     
1.35%  

06/09/17

      1,018,000        1,013,290      (h)
3.50%  

11/01/24

    416,000        408,720     
4.15%  

03/15/24

    415,000        429,622     
4.40%  

11/01/34

    208,000        206,748     
5.05%  

03/15/34

    128,000        136,541      (h)
5.15%  

09/15/23

    431,000        475,924      (h)
6.55%  

09/15/43

    236,000        302,351      (h)

Viasystems Inc.

     
7.88%  

05/01/19

    240,000        253,200      (b,h)

Virgin Media Finance PLC

     
6.00%  

10/15/24

    257,000        268,886      (b,h)

 

 
     

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

     
5.25%  

01/15/21

  $ 200,000      $ 209,000      (h)

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC

     
2.13%  

05/23/19

      1,020,000        1,014,647      (b,h)
2.45%  

11/20/19

    205,000        206,335      (b)

W.R. Grace & Co.

     
5.63%  

10/01/24

    428,000        446,190      (b,h)

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     
3.30%  

04/22/24

    338,000        348,990      (h)
4.30%  

04/22/44

    423,000        461,724      (h)

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

     
3.80%  

11/18/24

    416,000        424,278     
4.80%  

11/18/44

    165,000        173,971     

Weatherford International Ltd.

     
5.95%  

04/15/42

    167,000        141,403      (h)
6.75%  

09/15/40

    105,000        97,806      (h)

Wells Fargo & Co.

     
4.10%  

06/03/26

    474,000        484,455      (h)
5.90%  

12/29/49

    273,000        275,048      (h,i)

Windstream Corp.

     
6.38%  

08/01/23

    400,000        374,000      (h)

WPP Finance 2010

     
3.75%  

09/19/24

    415,000        416,532      (h)

WPX Energy Inc.

     
5.25%  

01/15/17

    399,000        402,990      (h)

Wynn Macau Ltd.

     
5.25%  

10/15/21

    876,000        823,440      (b,h)

Xilinx Inc.

     
2.13%  

03/15/19

    213,000        211,631      (h)

XLIT Ltd.

     
5.25%  

12/15/43

    284,000        320,987      (h)

Yamana Gold Inc.

     
4.95%  

07/15/24

    173,000        168,844     
        132,159,197     
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 5.9%

American Tower Trust I (REIT)

     
1.55%  

03/15/43

    627,000        619,576      (b)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-4

     
5.68%  

07/10/46

    190,000        202,369     
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-1

     
5.48%  

01/15/49

  $ 880,000      $ 922,168      (i)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-4

     
5.75%  

02/10/51

    31,102        33,904      (i)

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2008-1

     
6.24%  

02/10/51

    149,909        165,462      (i)

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

     
5.28%  

11/10/42

         390,000        389,894      (i)

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

     
5.15%  

09/10/47

    382,425        390,314      (i)

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-520M

     
4.18%  

08/15/46

    165,040        178,770      (b,i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2005-T18

     
4.93%  

02/13/42

    75,432        75,436      (i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-T22

     
5.58%  

04/12/38

    210,000        219,166      (i)

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-PW18

     
6.09%  

06/11/50

    430,000        473,619      (i)

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23

     
4.51%  

07/10/47

    417,000        388,511      (b,i)

COMM 2005-LP5 Mortgage Trust

     
4.98%  

05/10/43

    190,390        191,307      (i)

COMM 2013-LC13 Mortgage Trust

     
4.56%  

08/10/46

    170,000        186,235      (b,i)

 

 
     

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

COMM 2014-CR14 Mortgage Trust

     
4.53%  

02/10/47

  $ 240,000      $ 262,551      (i)

COMM 2014-CR19 Mortgage Trust

     
4.72%  

08/10/47

    205,000        214,644      (i)

COMM 2014-CR20 Mortgage Trust

     
4.51%  

11/10/47

    204,175        207,485      (i)

COMM 2014-CR21 Morgage Trust

     
3.99%  

12/10/47

    403,396        416,048     

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C1

     
5.47%  

02/15/39

    715,000        743,457      (i)

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. 2005-9

     
5.19%  

10/25/35

    91,450             (**,i,q)

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II 2012-GCJ9

     
2.36%  

11/10/45

    972,485        115,171      (g,i)

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust 2012-ALOH

     
3.55%  

04/10/34

    210,000        218,811      (b)

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2011-GC5

     
3.00%  

08/10/44

         410,000        420,836     
5.31%  

08/10/44

    190,000        214,395      (b,i)

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC20

     
4.26%  

04/10/47

    215,000        229,788     

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-GC24

     
4.53%  

09/10/47

    751,000        677,820      (b,i)

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-NEW

     
3.79%  

01/10/31

    420,000        421,924      (b)

Impac CMB Trust Series 2004-5

     
0.89%  

10/25/34

    172,859        167,309      (i)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. 2012-LC9

     
1.93%  

12/15/47

  $   1,247,289      $ 119,184      (g,i)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2005-CB11

     
5.34%  

08/12/37

    286,756        287,093      (i)

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-LDP8

     
5.44%  

05/15/45

    270,000        285,887     

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-CB18

     
5.44%  

06/12/47

    683,887        727,158     

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C12

     
4.03%  

07/15/45

    125,000        133,106      (i)

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C15

     
5.08%  

11/15/45

    170,000        185,191      (i)

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C17

     
4.89%  

01/15/47

    310,000        330,710      (i)

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C18

     
4.81%  

02/15/47

    210,000        222,401      (i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2004-C8

     
0.66%  

12/15/39

    374,408        1,573      (b,g,i)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2005-C5

     
4.95%  

09/15/30

    208,069        209,107     

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C1

     
5.16%  

02/15/31

    400,456        410,135     

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-C4

     
5.83%  

06/15/38

    182,093        191,272      (i)

 

 
     

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C6

     
6.11%  

07/15/40

  $ 445,000      $ 482,403      (i)
6.11%  

07/15/40

    520,000        562,910      (b)

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2003-5

     
5.00%  

08/25/18

    50,422        3,620      (g)

ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-3

     
5.46%  

07/12/46

    570,000        605,079      (i)

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C10

     
4.08%  

07/15/46

    388,000        393,793      (i)

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C18

     
3.39%  

10/15/47

    205,642        164,734      (b)

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2014-C19

     
3.25%  

12/15/47

    242,461        195,991      (b)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2005-T17

     
4.84%  

12/13/41

    335,121        336,095      (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-IQ11

     
5.66%  

10/15/42

    250,000        256,686      (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-T21

     
5.16%  

10/12/52

         450,000        461,399      (i)
5.27%  

10/12/52

    320,000        330,454      (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-T23

     
5.81%  

08/12/41

    160,000        167,866      (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2007-IQ16

     
6.08%  

12/12/49

    430,000        468,532      (i)

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2008-T29

     
6.28%  

01/11/43

    210,000        234,231      (i)
        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2012-C4

     
5.21%  

03/15/45

  $ 190,000      $ 212,316      (b,i)

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC18

     
3.96%  

12/15/47

    402,815        341,621      (b,i)

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust 2006-3

     
5.50%  

03/25/36

    138,138        8,174     

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2013-C17

     
4.26%  

12/15/46

    235,000        252,566     
5.13%  

12/15/46

    170,000        168,874      (b,i)

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C19

     
4.72%  

03/15/47

    290,000        315,402      (i)

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C22

     
3.91%  

09/15/57

    247,584        216,529      (b,i)

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC14

     
4.35%  

03/15/47

    533,000        574,793      (i)
        18,603,855     
Sovereign Bonds — 1.1%       

Government of Brazil

     
4.25%  

01/07/25

    602,000        602,000      (h)

Government of Chile

     
3.63%  

10/30/42

    148,000        134,310      (h)

Government of Colombia

     
2.63%  

03/15/23

         323,000        299,906     
5.63%  

02/26/44

    334,000        375,750      (h)

Government of Mexico

     
3.60%  

01/30/25

    319,000        317,883     
4.00%  

10/02/23

    208,000        215,800      (h)
4.75%  

03/08/44

    398,000        414,915      (h)

Government of Panama

     
4.00%  

09/22/24

    200,000        205,500      (h)

Government of Peru

     
5.63%  

11/18/50

    67,000        78,893     

Government of Philippines

     
4.20%  

01/21/24

    200,000        217,000      (h)

 

 
     

 

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        Principal
Amount
    Fair
Value
     

Government of Turkey

     
3.25%  

03/23/23

  $ 293,000      $ 277,984      (h)
6.63%  

02/17/45

    137,000        168,133      (h)
        3,308,074     
Municipal Bonds and Notes — 0.7%

American Municipal Power Inc.

     
6.27%  

02/15/50

    275,000        352,000     

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

     
6.64%  

04/01/57

    317,000        420,253     

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

     
6.88%  

12/15/39

    165,000        184,102     

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

     
4.46%  

10/01/62

    520,000        551,943     

South Carolina State Public Service Authority

     
6.45%  

01/01/50

    200,000        273,836     

State of California

     
5.70%  

11/01/21

         280,000        331,708     
        2,113,842     
FNMA — 0.0% *       

Lehman TBA

     
5.50%  

TBA

    198,633        49,658      (n,q)

Total Bonds and Notes
(Cost $306,965,647)

      310,708,783     
    

Number

of Shares

           

Domestic Equity — 0.1%

Preferred Stock — 0.1%

Wells Fargo & Co.
(Cost $322,150)

  12,886     330,526     

Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $307,287,797)

        311,039,309       
       

Fair

Value

     
     

Short-Term Investments — 6.9%

  

   

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund — Premier Class

     

0.00%
(Cost $21,605,685)

    $ 21,605,685      (d,h,o)

Total Investments
(Cost $328,893,482)

      332,644,994     

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets, net — (6.4)%

      (19,888,660)     
   

 

 

   
   

 

 

   

NET
ASSETS — 100.0%

$ 312,756,334   
   

 

 

   

 

 

Other Information:

 

The Fund had the following long futures contracts open at December 31, 2014:

 

Description Expiration
date
Number
of
Contracts
 

Current

Notional

Value

  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

2 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

March 2015   158    $ 34,537,812    $ (48,480)   

U.S. Long Bond Futures

March 2015   26      3,758,625      46,558   

Ultra Long-Term U.S. Treasury Bond Futures

March 2015   5      825,938      34,844   
       

 

 

 
$ 32,922   
       

 

 

 

 

 
     

 

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The Fund had the following short futures contracts open at December 31, 2014:

 

Description Expiration
date
Number
of
Contracts
 

Current

Notional

Value

  Unrealized
Depreciation
 

5 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

March 2015   67    $ (7,968,289)    $ (8,667)   

10 Yr. U.S. Treasury Notes Futures

March 2015   198      (25,105,781)      (54,463)   
       

 

 

 
$ (63,130)   
       

 

 

 
$ (30,208)   
       

 

 

 

    

 

 
     

 

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SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA FM”) is the sub-adviser to the Elfun Government Money Market Fund. SSgA FM is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation (State Street), a publicly held bank holding company. SSgA FM, and other advisory affiliates of State Street make up State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street. The Fund is managed by a team of portfolio managers and the key professionals involved in the day-to-day portfolio management for the Fund include: Jeff A. St. Peters and Todd N. Bean. See portfolio managers’ biographical information beginning on page 124.

 

Q. How did the Elfun Government Money Market Fund perform compared to its benchmark for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2014?

 

A. For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2014, the Elfun Government Money Market Fund returned 0.05%. The 90-day Treasury Bill, the Fund’s benchmark, returned 0.03% over the same period.

 

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

 

A. Overall, the short-term market held a three to five basis point range over the course of 2014. Repurchase agreements, agency discount notes and short U.S. Treasuries were stable due to the accommodative Central Bank environment. The Fed’s 0-25 bps target range continues to keep market rates low, however, the Fed’s Reverse Repurchase Facility program kept short-term market rates off the zero-bound.
Q. What were the primary drivers of Fund performance?

 

A. During the first half of 2014, the short-term market was focused on the anticipated regulatory changes from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In July, the SEC approved new money market reform rules that will force certain prime money market funds to abandon the stable $1.00 net asset value and impose liquidity fees and redemption gates under certain circumstances. The adopted rules were largely in-line with expectations and have a two-year implementation period.

 

     During the fourth quarter of 2014, the market was affected by worries of European growth prospects. Deflation concerns hit the market in mid-October, causing a steep sell-off in stock markets. U.S. Treasuries rallied initially, but subsequently retreated as the fundamentals in the U.S. remained robust. The Fed wrapped up the third round of quantitative easing and completed their final U.S. treasury and mortgage-backed security purchases in October. As we moved into November, energy concerns became more apparent and resulted in a major sell-off. Specific to the short-term markets, the Fed announced an expansion of its Reverse Repurchase Facility to include term repurchase agreements (repos) for year-end liquidity needs. In addition, the Fed adjusted the rate they paid on overnight repos (conducted daily). This allowed short-term rates to remain positive and Fed Funds to trade three to five basis points higher than it had for months. Overall, year-end liquidity was more intact than it had been in prior years.
 

 

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

 

A. In April 2014, the Fund was restructured from a prime money market fund to a government money market fund ahead of anticipated regulatory changes. Then, effective October 1, 2014, GE Asset Management Incorporated (GEAM) entered into an investment sub-advisory agreement with SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM), pursuant to which SSgA FM became investment sub-adviser to the Fund. In an effort to ensure a seamless transition to SSgA FM, GEAM adjusted the positioning of the Fund during the third quarter of 2014 such that the Fund had a shorter duration and did not require trading just ahead of the transition. Upon taking over as sub-adviser, SSgA FM reported no significant changes in the composition of the Fund.
 

 

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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, 2014.

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, 2014 – December 31, 2014

 

   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      1,000.50      0.20   

Hypothetical 5% Return
(2.5% for the period)

  1,000.00      1,025.00      0.20   

 

*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.04%** (for the period July 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014), 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 Investments of $139,199 (in thousands) on December 31, 2014 (b)

 

 

 

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

 

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Average Annual Total Return

for the periods ended December 31, 2014

 

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

Elfun Government Money Market Fund

    0.05%        0.06%        1.63%      $ 11,753   

90 Day U.S. T-Bill

    0.03%        0.07%        1.42%      $ 11,569   
 

 

(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 beginning on page 1 for further information, including an explanation of Morningstar peer categories. Past performance does not predict future performance. The performance shown in the graphs 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 Government 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 — 100.0%

  

   
U.S. Treasuries — 38.8%     

U.S. Treasury Bills

     
0.01%  

01/15/15

  $ 10,000,000      $ 9,999,969      (d)
0.02%  

01/02/15 - 02/26/15

    36,000,000        35,999,659      (d)
0.03%  

02/12/15 - 02/19/15

    8,000,000        7,999,710      (d)
0.05%  

04/16/15

    75,000        74,989      (d)
        54,074,327     
U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 46.7%

Fannie Mae Discount Notes

     
0.05%  

01/07/15 - 02/26/15

    3,110,000        3,109,822      (d)
0.06%  

04/15/15

    1,500,000        1,499,727      (d)
0.07%  

04/27/15

    1,000,000        999,774      (d)
0.09%  

04/01/15

    2,000,000        1,999,575      (d)
0.10%  

04/16/15

    2,000,000        1,999,446      (d)
0.11%  

03/18/15

    1,000,000        999,768      (d)
0.14%  

06/10/15

    1,500,000        1,499,067      (d)

Federal Farm Credit Discount Notes

     
0.08%  

04/21/15

    500,000        499,878      (d)

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

     
0.04%  

01/02/15

    3,000,000        2,999,997      (d)
0.05%  

01/07/15

    4,000,000        3,999,969      (d)
0.06%  

01/21/15

    2,000,000        1,999,931      (d)
0.07%  

01/28/15 - 01/30/15

    4,500,000        4,499,764      (d)
0.08%  

02/06/15

    4,750,000        4,749,608      (d)
0.09%  

04/22/15 - 04/29/15

    2,450,000        2,449,340      (d)
0.10%  

02/13/15 - 04/29/15

    8,085,000        8,083,446      (d)
0.13%  

05/20/15

    210,000        209,895      (d)
0.18%  

03/20/15

    1,000,000        999,617      (d)

Freddie Mac Discount Notes

     
0.04%  

01/12/15 - 01/28/15

    4,200,000        4,199,911      (d)
0.06%  

03/12/15

    610,000        609,935      (d)
0.07%  

03/25/15 - 04/01/15

    4,000,000        3,999,327      (d)
0.09%  

03/09/15 - 05/08/15

    3,000,000        2,999,207      (d)
0.10%  

03/16/15 - 04/24/15

    3,000,000        2,999,219      (d)
0.11%  

03/30/15 - 04/13/15

    4,600,000        4,598,684      (d)
0.13%  

06/08/15

    2,000,000        1,998,854      (d)
       
0.15%  

06/15/15

    1,000,000        999,322      (d)
        65,003,083     
        Principal
Amount
    Amortized
Cost
     
Repurchase Agreement — 14.5%     

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. U.S. Treasury Repo 0.07% dated 12/31/14, to be repurchased at $20,122,039 on 01/02/15 collateralized by $20,524,474 U.S. Treasury Note, 0.50%, maturing on 09/30/16. 01/02/15

  $   20,122,000      $ 20,122,000     

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $139,199,410)

      139,199,410     

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — 0.0%*

      18,667     
     

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

$ 139,218,077   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

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, as amended, these securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2014, these securities amounted to $8,380,692 and $37,410,402 or 3.64% and 11.96% 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 Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

(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 sub-administrator, 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, 2014, 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, 2014.

 

(j) Step coupon bond.

 

(k) 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.

 

(l) 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.

 

(m) The security is insured by AGC, AGMC, AMBAC, FGIC or MBIA. The Elfun Tax-Exempt Fund had no insurance concentrations of 5% or greater as of December 31, 2014 (as a percentage of net assets).

 

(n) Security is in default.

 

(o) Sponsored by SSgA Funds Management, Inc., an affiliate of State Street Bank & Trust Co., the Fund’s sub-administrator, custodian and accounting agent.

 

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

 

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

 

Percentages are based on net assets as of December 31, 2014.
* Less than 0.05%
** Amount is less than $ 0.50.
*** Less than 0.005%
 

 

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Abbreviations:

 

ADR      American Depositary 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 Depositary Receipt

STRIPS

     Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Security

TBA

     To Be Announced

 

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Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

Elfun International Equity Fund

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Inception date

                      1/1/88   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $21.93      $18.31      $15.43      $18.92      $18.24   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income

  0.58      0.37      0.35      0.44      0.36   

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

  (2.24   3.62      2.88      (3.48   0.69   

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

  (1.66   3.99      3.23      (3.04   1.05   

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

  0.57      0.37      0.35      0.44      0.37   

Return of capital

            0.00   0.01        

Total distributions

  0.57      0.37      0.35      0.45      0.37   

Net asset value, end of period

  $19.70      $21.93      $18.31      $15.43      $18.92   

TOTAL RETURN  (a)

  (7.62 )%    21.81   20.95   (16.02 )%    5.77

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $254,310      $306,922      $260,728      $240,572      $309,473   

Ratios to average net assets:

Net investment income

  2.54   1.83   1.98   2.34   2.05

Net expenses

  0.33 %(b)    0.31 %(b)    0.45 %(b)    0.30 %(b)    0.32 %(b) 

Gross expenses

  0.33   0.31   0.45   0.31   0.34

Portfolio turnover rate

  36   49   47   39   42

 

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) Includes contractual management fee waiver related to the Fund’s investments in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Fund”). The fee waiver agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2014 with the closure of the Fund.
* Less than $0.005.

 

 

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

 

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Elfun Trusts 2014   2013   2012   2011   2010  

Inception date

                      5/27/35   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $56.07      $44.06      $40.35      $41.38      $38.50   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income

  0.75      0.71      0.77      0.48      0.40   

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

  6.67      14.68      7.77      0.06      4.64   

Total income from investment operations

  7.42      15.39      8.54      0.54      5.04   

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

  0.75      0.72      0.76      0.48      0.41   

Net realized gains

  4.72      2.66      4.07      1.09      1.75   

Total distributions

  5.47      3.38      4.83      1.57      2.16   

Net asset value, end of period

  $58.02      $56.07      $44.06      $40.35      $41.38   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

  13.13   34.98   21.27   1.33   13.07

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $2,476,637      $2,326,948      $1,820,262      $1,647,396      $1,731,716   

Ratios to average net assets:

Net investment income

  1.26   1.36   1.60   1.09   1.00

Net expenses

  0.18 %(b)    0.15 %(b)    0.19 %(b)    0.21 %(b)    0.21 %(b) 

Gross expenses

  0.18   0.15   0.19   0.21   0.22

Portfolio turnover rate

  13   12   11   16   14

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Includes contractual management fee waiver related to the Fund’s investments in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Fund”). The fee waiver agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2014 with the closure of the Fund.

 

 

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

 

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Selected data based on a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years indicated

Elfun Diversified Fund 2014   2013   2012   2011   2010  

Inception date

                      1/1/88   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $19.84      $18.30      $16.53      $17.41      $16.08   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income

  0.37      0.36      0.33      0.38      0.28   

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

  0.62      2.70      1.78      (0.83   1.32   

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

  0.99      3.06      2.11      (0.45   1.60   

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

  0.37      0.35      0.34      0.43      0.27   

Net realized gains

  1.65      1.17                  

Return of capital

  0.03                       

Total distributions

  2.05      1.52      0.34      0.43      0.27   

Net asset value, end of period

  $18.78      $19.84      $18.30      $16.53      $17.41   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

  4.95   16.79   12.77   (2.60 )%    9.98

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $230,123      $235,903      $213,168      $210,095      $229,881   

Ratios to average net assets:

Net investment income

  1.79   1.78   1.75   2.11   1.76

Net expenses

  0.39 %(b)    0.33 %(b)    0.46 %(b)    0.40 %(b)    0.48 %(b) 

Gross expenses

  0.39   0.34   0.47   0.41   0.75

Portfolio turnover rate

  176   144   173   197   148

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Includes contractual management fee waiver related to the Fund’s investments in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Fund”). The fee waiver agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2014 with the closure of the Fund.

 

 

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

 

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Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund 2014   2013   2012   2011   2010  

Inception date

                      1/1/80   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $11.34      $12.32      $11.97      $11.33      $11.64   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income

  0.47      0.49      0.51      0.53      0.53   

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

  0.63      (0.98   0.37      0.64      (0.31

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

  1.10      (0.49   0.88      1.17      0.22   

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

  0.47      0.49      0.51      0.53      0.53   

Net realized gains

       0.00   0.02             

Total distributions

  0.47      0.49      0.53      0.53      0.53   

Net asset value, end of period

  $11.97      $11.34      $12.32      $11.97      $11.33   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

  9.85   (4.06 )%    7.45   10.57   1.86

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $1,624,266      $1,568,533      $1,785,176      $1,730,904      $1,677,925   

Ratios to average net assets:

Net investment income

  4.01   4.14   4.18   4.56   4.54

Net expenses

  0.21   0.23   0.18   0.19   0.19

Gross expenses

  0.21   0.23   0.18   0.19   0.19

Portfolio turnover rate

  34   28   28   31   26

 

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.
* Less than $0.005.

 

 

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

 

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Elfun Income Fund

2014

  2013   2012   2011   2010  

Inception date

                      12/31/84   

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $11.22      $11.65      $11.58      $11.18      $10.73   

Income/(loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income

  0.29      0.29      0.26      0.39      0.36   

Net realized and unrealized
gains/(losses) on investments

  0.35      (0.40   0.42      0.48      0.52   

Total income/(loss) from investment operations

  0.64      (0.11   0.68      0.87      0.88   

Less distributions from:

Net investment income

  0.29      0.29      0.26      0.38      0.43   

Net realized gains

  0.00   0.03      0.35      0.09        

Total distributions

  0.29      0.32      0.61      0.47      0.43   

Net asset value, end of period

  $11.57      $11.22      $11.65      $11.58      $11.18   

TOTAL RETURN (a)

  5.75   (0.95 )%    5.94   7.87   8.31

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $312,756      $319,994      $364,407      $363,029      $350,325   

Ratios to average net assets:

Net investment income

  2.50   2.53   2.20   3.39   3.34

Net expenses

  0.29 %(b)    0.28 %(b)    0.23 %(b)    0.24 %(b)    0.23 %(b) 

Gross expenses

  0.29   0.29   0.25   0.26   0.27

Portfolio turnover rate

  326   330   402   438   357

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a) Total returns are historical and assume changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and do not include the effect of insurance contract charges. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
(b) Includes contractual management fee waiver related to the Fund’s investments in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Fund”). The fee waiver agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2014 with the closure of the Fund.
* Less than $0.005.

 

 

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

 

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Elfun Government Money Market Fund

2014

  2013   2012   2011   2010  

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

Total income from investment operations

                 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)

  0.05   0.04   0.00   0.07   0.15 %(c) 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $139,218      $166,530      $164,529      $177,378      $207,108   

Ratios to average net assets:

Net investment income

        0.01   0.06

Net expenses

  0.05 %**    0.11 %**    0.18 %**    0.23 %**    0.26 %** 

Gross expenses

  0.36   0.34   0.32   0.32   0.28

 

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.
(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, 2014

ELFUN
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND

ELFUN

TRUSTS

ASSETS

   

Investments in securities, at Fair Value (cost $230,462,276; $1,332,584,681; $185,373,645; $1,480,087,766; $307,287,797 and $0, respectively)

  $ 249,028,705     $ 2,406,900,080  

Short-term investments, at Amortized Cost

    5,227,089       65,958,047  

Repurchase agreements

           

Cash

    10,344        

Restricted cash

    122,039        

Foreign currency (cost $9,857; $0; $774; $0; $0 and $0, respectively)

    9,869        

Receivable from GEAM

    11,126        

Receivable for investments sold

           

Income receivables

    374,362       4,857,854  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    5,115       210,366  

Other assets

          31,770  

Total assets

    254,788,649       2,477,958,117  

LIABILITIES

   

Distribution payable to shareholders

           

Payable for investments purchased

           

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    223,844       612,401  

Payable to GEAM

          474,538  

Accrued other expenses

    136,968       234,086  

Variation margin payable

    19,723        

Accrued foreign capital gains tax

    98,201        

Total liabilities

    478,736       1,321,025  

NET ASSETS

  $ 254,309,913     $ 2,476,637,092  

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

   

Capital paid in

  $ 260,285,653     $ 1,398,450,431  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

    32       80,067  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

    (24,410,347 )     3,791,195  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments

    18,468,228       1,074,315,399  

Futures

    (4,776 )      

Foreign currency related transactions

    (28,877 )      

NET ASSETS

  $ 254,309,913     $ 2,476,637,092  

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

    12,907,100       42,687,400  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

  $ 19.70     $ 58.02  

 

 

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
GOVERNMENT
MONEY MARKET
FUND
       
  $ 205,199,721     $ 1,608,548,861     $ 311,039,309     $  
    30,414,288       28,548,000       21,605,685       119,077,410  
                      20,122,000  
    8,313             1,685       336  
    103,200                    
    770                    
                       
    1             95        
    602,268       20,647,403       1,903,649       39  
    2,555       215,663       26,517       512,814  
          11,990              
    236,331,116       1,657,971,917       334,576,940       139,712,599  
       
          1,629,881       163,514        
    5,724,969       31,629,078       21,418,414        
    215,481       79,365       64,235       401,473  
    497       209,329       27,724       3,950  
    163,027       158,504       107,472       89,099  
    103,865             39,247        
                       
    6,207,839       33,706,157       21,820,606       494,522  
  $ 230,123,277     $ 1,624,265,760     $ 312,756,334     $ 139,218,077  
       
  $ 211,038,862     $ 1,520,989,459     $ 308,363,824     $ 139,216,864  
    24       62,784       331,472        
    (881,057 )     (25,247,578 )     339,734       1,213  
       
    19,826,076       128,461,095       3,751,512        
    145,082             (30,208 )      
    (5,710 )                  
  $ 230,123,277     $ 1,624,265,760     $ 312,756,334     $ 139,218,077  
    12,255,524       135,740,070       27,041,854       139,415,803  
  $ 18.78     $ 11.97     $ 11.57     $ 1.00  

 

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Statements of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2014

    
ELFUN
INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUND
ELFUN
TRUSTS

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Income

   

Dividend

  $ 8,782,970     $ 34,214,190  

Interest

    9       105  

Less: Foreign taxes withheld

    (598,358 )      

Total income

    8,184,621       34,214,295  

Expenses

   

Advisory and administration fees

    498,814       3,425,374  

Blue Sky fees

    24,033       30,977  

Transfer agent fees

    163,019       573,537  

Custody and accounting expenses

    143,203       92,804  

Professional fees

    25,604       34,417  

Other expenses

    85,951       214,989  

Total expenses before waivers

    940,624       4,372,098  

Less: Fees waived and expenses reimbursed by the adviser

    (1,181 )     (14,936 )

Net expenses

    939,443       4,357,162  

Net investment income

  $ 7,245,178     $ 29,857,133  

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

   

Realized gain (loss) on:

   

Investments

    20,400,655       191,149,342  

Futures

    39,186        

Foreign currency transactions

    (136,051 )      

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

   

Investments

    (49,326,360 )     76,152,832  

Futures

    (271,702 )      

Foreign currency translations

    (43,659 )      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    (29,337,931 )     267,302,174  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (22,092,753 )   $ 297,159,307  

 

 

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

 

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FUND
ELFUN
TAX-EXEMPT
INCOME FUND
ELFUN
INCOME FUND
ELFUN
GOVERNMENT
MONEY MARKET
FUND
       
       
  $ 3,320,876     $     $ 18,846     $  
    1,975,302       68,106,603       8,881,539       76,191  
    (103,884 )                  
    5,192,294       68,106,603       8,900,385       76,191  
       
    407,250       2,850,467       560,498       264,501  
    23,069       30,186       21,280       34,601  
    121,995       258,420       144,540       113,659  
    280,140       69,843       114,656       62,213  
    29,331       44,104       25,990       16,129  
    69,614       195,370       80,599       55,579  
    931,399       3,448,390       947,563       546,682  
    (6,374 )           (7,747 )     (470,491 )
    925,025       3,448,390       939,816       76,191  
  $ 4,267,269     $ 64,658,213     $ 7,960,569     $  
       
       
    18,148,802       (4,091,383 )     3,952,966       1,213  
    402,398       (4,255,025 )     (2,620,819 )      
    (19,696 )                  
       
    (11,147,232 )     93,958,249       8,712,223        
    (255,752 )           (341,186 )      
    (8,195 )                  
    7,120,325       85,611,841       9,703,184       1,213  
 

$

11,387,594

 

  $ 150,270,054     $ 17,663,753     $ 1,213  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

    
ELFUN
INTERNATIONAL

EQUITY FUND

   2014 2013

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

Operations:

   

Net investment income

  $ 7,245,178     $ 5,092,422  

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

    20,303,790       20,498,760  

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

    (49,641,721 )     30,068,363  

Net increase (decrease) from operations

    (22,092,753 )     55,659,545  

Distributions to shareholders from:

   

Net investment income

    (7,173,676 )     (5,047,548 )

Net realized gains

           

Return of capital

           

Total distributions

    (7,173,676 )     (5,047,548 )

Increase (decrease) in assets from operations and distributions

    (29,266,429 )     50,611,997  

Share transactions:

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

    5,989,812       8,363,427  

Value of distributions reinvested

    6,310,419       4,490,586  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (35,645,662 )     (17,272,192 )

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

    (23,345,431 )     (4,418,179 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (52,611,860 )     46,193,818  

NET ASSETS

   

Beginning of year

    306,921,773       260,727,955  

End of year

  $ 254,309,913     $ 306,921,773  

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

  $ 32     $ (7 )
   

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

   

Shares sold

    281,667       421,399  

Issued for distributions reinvested

    315,205       208,476  

Shares redeemed

    (1,685,316 )     (875,133 )

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

    (1,088,444 )     (245,258 )

 

 

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

 

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        ELFUN
TRUSTS
                    
ELFUN
DIVERSIFIED
FUND
     
2014 2013 2014 2013
       
       
  $ 29,857,133     $ 28,188,095     $ 4,267,269     $ 4,005,901  
   
 
    
191,149,342
 
 
    105,313,057       18,531,504       15,552,659  
    76,152,832       488,564,280    

 

(11,411,179

)

    15,309,064  
    297,159,307       622,065,432       11,387,594       34,867,624  
       
    (29,624,777 )     (28,390,137 )     (4,188,445 )     (3,909,807 )
    (187,625,045 )     (105,323,220 )     (18,371,427 )     (13,026,535 )
                (379,499 )      
    (217,249,822 )     (133,713,357 )     (22,939,371 )     (16,936,342 )
    79,909,485       488,352,075       (11,551,777 )     17,931,282  
       
    53,464,351       52,506,920       11,842,915       10,856,991  
    173,632,057       106,119,503       20,221,724       14,739,769  
    (157,316,644 )     (140,293,251 )     (26,292,570 )     (20,793,272 )
    69,779,764       18,333,172       5,772,069       4,803,488  
    149,689,249       506,685,247       (5,779,708 )     22,734,770  
       
    2,326,947,843       1,820,262,596       235,902,985       213,168,215  
  $ 2,476,637,092     $ 2,326,947,843     $ 230,123,277     $ 235,902,985  
  $ 80,067     $     $ 24    

$

(1

)

       
       
    922,288       1,021,591       592,677       547,872  
    2,962,497       1,906,579       1,070,499       747,832  
    (2,698,432 )     (2,737,265 )     (1,295,036 )     (1,054,014 )
    1,186,353       190,905       368,140       241,690  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

    
ELFUN
TAX-EXEMPT INCOME
FUND
   2014 2013

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

  

 

Operations:

   

Net investment income

  $ 64,658,213     $ 69,805,656  

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

    (8,346,408 )     (16,789,836 )

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

    93,958,249       (123,267,193 )

Net increase (decrease) from operations

    150,270,054       (70,251,373 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

   

Net investment income

    (64,658,255 )     (69,805,656 )

Net realized gains

          (19,351 )

Return of capital

           

Total distributions

    (64,658,255 )     (69,825,007 )

Increase (decrease) in assets from operations and distributions

    85,611,799       (140,076,380 )

Share transactions:

   

Proceeds from sale of shares

    47,814,369       51,347,357  

Value of distributions reinvested

    43,941,692       47,821,362  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (121,634,739 )     (175,736,389 )

Net increase (decrease) from share transactions

    (29,878,678 )     (76,567,670 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    55,733,121       (216,644,050 )

NET ASSETS

   

Beginning of year

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

End of year

  $ 1,624,265,760     $ 1,568,532,639  

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

  $ 62,784     $ 62,826  
   

CHANGES IN FUND SHARES

Shares sold

    4,057,975       4,304,139  

Issued for distributions reinvested

    3,720,994       4,061,921  

Shares redeemed

    (10,321,944 )     (15,039,292 )

Net increase (decrease) in fund shares

    (2,542,975 )     (6,673,232 )

 

 

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

 

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ELFUN

INCOME FUND

     

 

       

    
ELFUN GOVERNMENT

MONEY MARKET

FUND

     
2014 2013 2014 2013
       
       
  $ 7,960,569     $ 8,675,262     $     $  
   
 
    
1,332,147
 
 
    (270,034 )     1,213       2,604  
   
 
    
8,371,037
 
 
    (11,892,194 )            
    17,663,753       (3,486,966 )     1,213       2,604  
       
    (7,994,297 )     (8,585,695 )     (62,739 )      
    (58,810 )     (928,338 )           (67,655 )
                       
    (8,053,107 )     (9,514,033 )     (62,739 )     (67,655 )
    9,610,646       (13,000,999 )     (61,526 )     (65,051 )
       
    12,278,351       16,866,303       62,655,321       109,988,330  
    5,997,828       7,097,620       56,986       61,134  
    (35,124,433 )     (55,375,961 )     (89,963,152 )     (107,982,347 )
    (16,848,254 )     (31,412,038 )     (27,250,845 )     2,067,117  
    (7,237,608 )     (44,413,037 )     (27,312,371 )     2,002,066  
       
    319,993,942       364,406,979       166,530,448       164,528,382  
  $ 312,756,334     $ 319,993,942     $ 139,218,077     $ 166,530,448  
 

$

331,472

 

  $ 365,200     $     $  
       
       
       
    1,071,105       1,472,564       62,592,321       109,920,330  
    522,120       624,675       56,986       61,134  
    (3,064,658 )     (4,861,886 )     (89,963,152 )     (107,982,347 )
    (1,471,433 )     (2,764,647 )     (27,313,845 )     1,999,117  

 

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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. Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC) Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies.

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 Certain 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

 

 

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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 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 stock index futures contracts for the purpose of gaining market exposure and investing residual cash positions. The Elfun Diversified Fund entered into futures contracts on various stock indices, bonds and notes for the purposes of gaining market exposure, investing residual cash positions and managing duration of fixed income investments. The Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund entered into futures contracts on bonds and notes for the purpose of managing duration of fixed income investments. The Elfun Income Fund entered into futures contracts on bonds and notes 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 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

 

 

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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 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 on 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 of 1986 as amended (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.

 

 

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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.

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 typically classifies the investment securities in Level 2.

Debt securities (other than short-term securities described below) generally are valued at an evaluated bid price as reported by independent pricing services. The pricing services use various pricing models for each asset class. The inputs and assumptions to the model of the pricing services are derived from market observable sources, including: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers,

and other market related data. Since many fixed income securities do not trade on a daily basis, the methodology of the pricing service uses other available information as applicable such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of similar securities, sector groupings, and matrix pricing. Thus, certain securities may not be priced using quoted prices, but rather determined from market observable information. These investments are included in Level 2 and are primarily comprised of corporate fixed income, government, mortgage and asset-backed securities. In the absence of a reliable bid price from such a pricing service, debt securities may be valued based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified as Level 3.

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

Portfolio securities and any short-term investments of sufficient credit quality with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are typically valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value and these are included in Level 2. If it is determined that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, pricing services may provide the Fund with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances the investment securities are classified in Level 3.

Investments in Registered Investment Companies are valued at the published daily net asset value and classified in Level 1.

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

 

 

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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 New York Stock Exchange (“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.

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 net asset value (“NAV”).

The value established for such a portfolio security valued other than by use of a market quotation (as described above) 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, 2014:

 

Fund Investments Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  

Elfun International
Equity Fund

Investments in Securities

Common Stock

$ 11,686,690    $ 233,049,153    $    $ 244,735,843   

Preferred Stock

       4,292,862           4,292,862   
 

Short-Term Investments

  5,227,089                5,227,089   
 

Total Investments in Securities

$ 16,913,779    $ 237,342,015    $    $ 254,255,794   

 

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Fund Investments Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  

Other Financial Instruments *

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

$ 2,302    $    $    $ 2,302   
 

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

  (7,078             (7,078
 

Total Other Financial Instruments

$ (4,776 $    $    $ (4,776

Elfun Trusts

Investments in Securities

Common Stock

$ 2,406,900,080    $    $    $ 2,406,900,080   
 

Short-Term Investments

  65,958,047                65,958,047   
 

Total Investments in Securities

$ 2,472,858,127    $    $    $ 2,472,858,127   

Elfun Diversified Fund

Investments in Securities

Domestic Equity

$ 80,855,334    $    $    $ 80,855,334   

Foreign Equity

  3,663,851      41,791,263           45,455,114   

U.S. Treasuries

       14,596,531           14,596,531   

Agency Mortgage Backed

       21,026,364           21,026,364   

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

       295,386           295,386   

Asset Backed

       30,073           30,073   

Corporate Notes

       29,756,414           29,756,414   

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

       3,791,904           3,791,904   

Sovereign Bonds

       853,107           853,107   

Municipal Bonds and Notes

       373,085           373,085   

FNMA

            12,392      12,392   

Exchange Traded Funds

  8,154,017                8,154,017   
 

Short-Term Investments

  30,414,288                30,414,288   
 

Total Investments in Securities

$ 123,087,490    $ 112,514,127    $ 12,392    $ 235,614,009   

Other Financial Instruments *

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

$ 181,851    $    $    $ 181,851   

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

  (20,010             (20,010

Short Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

  4,401                4,401   
 

Short Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

  (21,160             (21,160
 

Total Other Financial Instruments

$ 145,082    $    $    $ 145,082   

 

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Fund Investments Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

Investments in Securities

Municipal Bonds and Notes

$    $ 1,608,548,861    $    $ 1,608,548,861   
 

Short-Term Investments

  28,548,000                28,548,000   
 

Total Investments in Securities

$ 28,548,000    $ 1,608,548,861    $    $ 1,637,096,861   

Elfun Income Fund

Investments in Securities

U.S. Treasuries

$    $ 61,745,774    $    $ 61,745,774   

Agency Mortgage Backed

       90,274,551           90,274,551   

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

       1,477,129           1,477,129   

Asset Backed

       976,703           976,703   

Corporate Notes

       132,159,197           132,159,197   

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

       18,603,855           18,603,855   

Sovereign Bonds

       3,308,074           3,308,074   

Municipal Bonds and Notes

       2,113,842           2,113,842   

FNMA

            49,658      49,658   

Preferred Stock

  330,526                330,526   
 

Short-Term Investments

  21,605,685                21,605,685   
 

Total Investments in Securities

$ 21,936,211    $ 310,659,125    $ 49,658    $ 332,644,994   

Other Financial Instruments *

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Appreciation

$ 81,402    $    $    $ 81,402   

Long Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

  (48,480             (48,480
 

Short Futures Contracts — Unrealized Depreciation

  (63,130             (63,130
 

Total Other Financial Instruments

$ (30,208 $    $    $ (30,208

Elfun Government Money Market Fund

Investments in Securities

U.S. Treasuries

$    $ 54,074,327    $    $ 54,074,327   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

       65,003,083           65,003,083   
 

Repurchase Agreements

       20,122,000           20,122,000   
 

Total Investments in Securities

$    $ 139,199,410    $    $ 139,199,410   

 

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.

 

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The Elfun International Equity Fund and the Elfun Diversified Fund utilized the fair value pricing service on December 31, 2014 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 1 at the beginning of the period which were classified as Level 2 at December 31, 2014. The value of securities that were transferred to Level 2 from Level 1 as a result was $233,495,095 and $39,153,556 for the Elfun International Equity Fund and the Elfun Diversified Fund, respectively. There were no other significant transfers between fair value levels. Transfers between fair value levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period.

Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets were not significant and, accordingly, a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2014 is not presented.

 

4. Derivatives Disclosure

Shown below are the derivative contracts entered into by each Fund, summarized by primary risk exposure as they appear on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, none of which are accounted for as hedging instruments under FASB ASC No. 815 Derivatives and Hedging as of December 31, 2014.

 

    

Asset Derivatives December 31, 2014

   

Liability Derivatives December 31, 2014

 
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      2,302   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      (7,078 )* 

Elfun Diversified Fund

  

Equity Contracts

   Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      179,286   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      (1,955 )* 

Interest Rate Contracts

   Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      6,966   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      (39,215 )* 

Elfun Income Fund

  

Interest Rate Contracts

   Assets, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      81,402   Liabilities, Net Assets — Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Futures      (111,610 )* 

 

* 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.

 

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

 

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

Elfun International Equity Fund

  

Equity Contracts

  Realized gain (loss) on Futures, Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures       30,692,032/(35,593,302)          39,186         (271,702 )

Elfun Diversified Fund

  

Equity Contracts

  Realized gain (loss) on Futures, Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures       51,662,853/(55,374,253)          1,046,324         (159,331 )

Interest Rate Contracts

  Realized gain/(loss) on futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures       219,729,930/(222,834,916)          (643,926 )       (96,421 )

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

  

Interest Rate Contracts

  Realized gain/(loss) on futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures       546,380,539/(542,125,514)          (4,255,025 )        

Elfun Income Fund

  

Interest Rate Contracts

  Realized gain/(loss) on futures, Increase/(decrease) in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on Futures       929,731,509/939,709,974          (2,620,819 )       (341,186 )

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Funds had an average notional value of long and short futures contracts as shown below. Please refer to the table following the Portfolio of Investments for open futures contracts at December 31, 2014.

 

Fund    Long Contracts      Short Contracts  

GE Elfun International Equity Fund

   $ 3,267,613       $ (2,627,052

GE Elfun Diversified Fund

     18,243,127         (10,778,250

GE Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

             (43,806,336

GE Elfun Income Fund

     38,983,573         (44,539,913

 

5. Line of Credit

The Funds share a revolving credit facility of up to $150 million with a number of their 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 0.125% 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, 2014.

 

6. Compensation and Fees paid to Affiliates

During 2014, 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 had a contractual arrangement with each Fund (except the Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund and the Elfun Government Money Market Fund) to waive a portion of its Management Fee earned by GEAM with respect to the Fund’s investment in the GE Institutional Money Market Fund (the “Fee Waiver Agreement”). Effective June 26, 2014, the State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund replaced the GE Institutional Money Market Fund as the cash sweep vehicle for each Fund’s cash holdings. As a result, the Fee Waiver Agreement was terminated effective June 30, 2014 with the closure of the GE Institutional Money Market Fund.

 

7. Sub-Advisory Fees

Pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement with GEAM effective October 1, 2014, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA FM”) became the sub-adviser to the Elfun Government Money Market Fund. SSgA FM is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the assets of the Elfun Government Money Market Fund, including the responsibility for making decisions to buy, sell or hold a particular security, under the general supervision of GEAM and the Board. For their services, GEAM pays SSgA FM monthly sub-advisory fees which are calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Elfun Government Money Market Fund.

 

 

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8. Investment Transactions

Purchases and Sales of Securities

The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 2014, were as follows:

 

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

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $         $         $ 99,588,969         $ 117,741,254   

Elfun Trusts

                         293,087,567           403,528,641   

Elfun Diversified Fund

     211,077,290           208,538,214           160,229,426           175,080,012   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

                         537,665,644           531,716,358   

Elfun Income Fund

     852,682,179           848,505,409           142,532,100           157,847,310   

 

9. Regulatory Matters

In July 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the rules that govern money market funds. The new rules require a floating net asset value for institutional prime money market funds (including institutional municipal money market funds). Retail (as defined in the rules) and government money market funds, such as the Elfun Government Money Market Fund, are permitted to continue to use the amortized cost method to value their securities and to transact at a $1.00 stable share price. The final rules also include enhanced diversification, disclosure and stress testing requirements. Implementation of the amendments extends up to two years, depending on the specific rule. GEAM is currently evaluating the implications of these amendments to the Elfun Government Money Market Fund.

10. 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 any Fund’s net assets required under ASC 740. Each Fund’s 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 fiscal years tax returns are still open to examination by the Federal and applicable state tax authorities.

 

 

At December 31, 2014, 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

Investments for
Tax Purposes

    Appreciation     Depreciation     Investments     Derivatives/
Currency
    Undistributed
Income
   

Undistributed

Accum.
Capital

Gain/(Loss)

    Late-Year
Losses
 

Elfun International Equity Fund

  $ 236,928,325      $ 32,825,572      $ (15,596,303   $ 17,229,269      $ (33,653   $      $ (23,173,974   $   

Elfun Trusts

    1,398,467,737        1,074,390,390               1,074,390,390               80,067        3,716,204          

Elfun Diversified Fund

    216,533,048        23,313,076        (4,232,115     19,080,961        139,372                        

 

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          Gross Tax     Net Tax Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
             
Fund  

Cost of

Investments for
Tax Purposes

    Appreciation     Depreciation     Investments     Derivatives/
Currency
    Undistributed
Income
   

Undistributed

Accum.
Capital

Gain/(Loss)

    Late-Year
Losses
 

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

  $ 1,508,668,786      $ 128,731,033      $ (302,958   $ 128,428,075      $      $ 62,784      $ (24,270,464   $ (944,094

Elfun Income Fund

    329,090,253        6,117,656        (2,562,915     3,554,741        (30,208     890,151               (52,382

Elfun Government Money Market Fund

    139,199,410                                    51,447               (354

As of December 31, 2014, 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

   $ 9,691,471       $         12/31/17   
     13,482,503                 12/31/18   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

     18,743,383         5,527,081         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, 2014, the Funds utilized prior year capital loss carryovers as follows:

 

Fund    Amount  

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $ 19,352,104   

Elfun Income Fund

     359,461   

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 Funds elected to defer qualified late-year losses for the year ended December 31, 2014 as follows:

 

Fund    Capital  

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

   $ (944,094

Elfun Income Fund

     (52,382

Elfun Government Money Market Fund

     (354

 

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The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2014, were as follows:

 

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

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $         $ 7,173,676         $         $         $ 7,173,676   

Elfun Trusts

               30,164,147           187,085,675                     217,249,822   

Elfun Diversified Fund

               5,932,099           16,627,773           379,499           22,939,371   

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

     63,284,972           1,373,283                               64,658,255   

Elfun Income Fund

               8,053,107                               8,053,107   

Elfun Government Money Market Fund

               62,739                               62,739   

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2013, were 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 Government Money Market Fund

               67,655                               67,655   

 

Distributions to Shareholders

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund, Elfun Income Fund and Elfun Government 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 (losses) on

foreign currency contracts, investments in futures, late year loss deferrals, distributions from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and other equity investments, distributions in excess of earnings, litigation proceeds, straddle loss deferrals, 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, 2014 were as follows:

 

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

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $ (71,463      $ 157,805         $ (86,342

Elfun Trusts

     (152,289        339,812           (187,523

Elfun Diversified Fund

     (78,799        78,799             

Elfun Government Money Market Fund

     62,739           (2,604        (60,135

 

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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 Government Money Market Fund (collectively the “Funds”), as of December 31, 2014, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s 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 auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, 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 Government Money Market Fund as of December 31, 2014, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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Boston, Massachusetts

February 25, 2015

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2014

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, 2014, 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

   $ 8,782,970       $ 598,358   

For the year ended December 31, 2014, 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

   $ 187,085,675   

Elfun Diversfied Fund

     16,627,773   

For the year ended December 31, 2014, certain dividends paid by the following funds may be subject to a maximum income tax rate of 20%. The following represent the amounts that may be considered qualified dividend income:

 

Fund    Qualified Dividend Income  

Elfun International Equity Fund

   $ 8,534,838   

Elfun Trusts

     33,202,882   

Elfun Diversified Fund

     3,186,482   

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

     97.51

Elfun Diversified Fund

     22.23

For the year ended December 31, 2014, the following Fund hereby designates as exempt-interest dividends the amounts set forth, or the amount ultimately treated as exempt-interest dividends:

 

Fund    Gross Amount  

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

   $ 63,284,972   

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 11, 2014. The Board did not consider the continuance of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement with SSGA Funds Management, Inc. with respect to the Elfun Government Money Market Fund due to the fact that renewal of the agreement is not required until December 2015.

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, research and analytics capabilities 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 the implementation of a new platform to increase the quality and efficiency of

 

 

 

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

 

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analytics and research; 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.

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 and category 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 Government 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 Government Money Market Fund, GEAM voluntarily undertook to reduce its management fee or sub-

 

 

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sidize 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.

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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On September 15, 2014, the Elfun Government Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”), Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund (the “Tax-Exempt Fund”) and Elfun Income Fund (the “Income Fund”) (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) held a special meeting of unitholders. Unitholders of record on July 7, 2014 were entitled to vote on the proposals. For each proposal, unitholders voted on a fund-by-fund basis. At the meeting, all proposals were approved by the respective unitholders of each Fund, and the following votes were recorded:

Proposal 1:

Approval of an investment sub-advisory agreement between GE Asset Management Incorporated (“GEAM”) and SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”), pursuant to which SSGA FM will serve as investment sub-adviser to the Money Market Fund.

 

Money Market Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     96,647,569.490           62.982%           94.517%   

Against

     2,750,068.330           1.792%           2.689%   

Abstain

     2,856,829.560           1.862%           2.794%   

Total

     102,254,467.380           66.636%           100.000%   

Proposal 2:

Approval of the implementation of a “manager of managers” structure whereby GEAM would be given increased flexibility to enter into and materially amend sub-advisory agreements with unaffiliated sub-advisers without unitholder approval.

 

Money Market Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     95,955,889.420           62.531%           93.840%   

Against

     3,961,515.550           2.582%           3.874%   

Abstain

     2,337,062.410           1.523%           2.286%   

Total

     102,254,467.380           66.636%           100.000%   

 

Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     75,334,726.478           54.836%           90.601%   

Against

     6,480,062.301           4.717%           7.794%   

Abstain

     1,334,962.752           0.972%           1.605%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   

 

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Income Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     15,563,650.529           55.979%           90.206%   

Against

     1,240,660.971           4.463%           7.191%   

Abstain

     449,065.736           1.615%           2.603%   

Total

     17,253,377.236           62.057%           100.000%   

Proposal 3:

Approval of the amendment, elimination or reclassification of certain of the fundamental investment policies of the Funds, as follows:

 

A. Amendment of each Fund’s fundamental investment policies on diversification to allow each Fund to invest a majority of its assets in cash and cash items, government securities, securities of other investment companies and other securities subject to certain limitations.

 

Money Market Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
      

% of

Shares
Present

 

Affirmative

     96,231,090.914           62.710%           94.109%   

Against

     3,031,781.476           1.976%           2.965%   

Abstain

     2,991,594.990           1.950%           2.926%   

Total

     102,254,467.380           66.636%           100.000%   
Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     75,098,761.530           54.665%           90.317%   

Against

     6,637,466.508           4.831%           7.983%   

Abstain

     1,413,523.493           1.029%           1.700%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   
Income Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     15,422,675.574           55.472%           89.389%   

Against

     1,402,953.413           5.046%           8.132%   

Abstain

     427,748.249           1.539%           2.479%   

Total

     17,253,377.236           62.057%           100.000%   

 

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B. Amendment of each Fund’s fundamental investment policy on concentration of investments to prevent each Fund from making investments that would result in the concentration of that Fund’s assets in securities of issuers in any one industry.

 

Money Market Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     96,249,425.180           62.722%           94.127%   

Against

     2,852,210.510           1.859%           2.789%   

Abstain

     3,152,831.690           2.055%           3.084%   

Total

     102,254,467.380           66.636%           100.000%   
Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     76,518,327.603           55.698%           92.025%   

Against

     5,549,822.497           4.040%           6.674%   

Abstain

     1,081,601.431           0.787%           1.301%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   
Income Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     15,663,672.911           56.339%           90.786%   

Against

     1,241,892.744           4.467%           7.198%   

Abstain

     347,811.581           1.251%           2.016%   

Total

     17,253,377.236           62.057%           100.000%   

 

C. Amendment of each Fund’s fundamental investment policies on borrowing to allow each Fund to borrow money from specific entities, through the use of specific investment instruments and subject to certain limitations on the amount of any borrowing.

 

Money Market Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     93,456,545.864           60.902%           91.396%   

Against

     5,749,181.486           3.747%           5.622%   

Abstain

     3,048,740.030           1.987%           2.982%   

Total

     102,254,467.380           66.636%           100.000%   

 

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Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     72,901,877.380           53.066%           87.675%   

Against

     8,799,680.346           6.405%           10.538%   

Abstain

     1,448,193.805           1.054%           1.742%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   
Income Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     15,094,332.062           54.291%           87.486%   

Against

     1,738,573.851           6.254%           10.077%   

Abstain

     420,471.323           1.512%           2.437%   

Total

     17,253,377.236           62.057%           100.000%   

 

D. Amendment of each Fund’s fundamental investment policy on making loans to allow each Fund to lend its assets or money to other persons under certain limited circumstances.

 

Money Market Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     93,447,743.224           60.897%           91.387%   

Against

     5,765,474.736           3.757%           5.638%   

Abstain

     3,041,249.420           1.982%           2.975%   

Total

     102,254,467.380           66.636%           100.000%   
Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     71,693,549.376           52.186%           86.222%   

Against

     9,938,163.806           7.234%           11.952%   

Abstain

     1,518,038.349           1.105%           1.826%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   

 

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Income Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     15,016,331.458           54.010%           87.034%   

Against

     1,815,987.191           6.533%           10.526%   

Abstain

     421,058.587           1.514%           2.440%   

Total

     17,253,377.236           62.057%           100.000%   

 

E. Amendment of each Fund’s fundamental investment policy on real estate investments to allow each Fund to purchase or sell real estate (or direct or indirect interests in real estate), subject to each Fund’s other investment policies and applicable law.

 

Money Market Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     94,002,694.634           61.258%           91.930%   

Against

     5,308,414.416           3.460%           5.191%   

Abstain

     2,943,358.330           1.918%           2.879%   

Total

     102,254,467.380           66.636%           100.000%   
Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     72,064,655.040           52.456%           86.668%   

Against

     9,797,508.130           7.132%           11.783%   

Abstain

     1,287,588.361           0.937%           1.549%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   
Income Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     15,041,393.369           54.101%           87.179%   

Against

     1,829,404.619           6.580%           10.604%   

Abstain

     382,579.248           1.376%           2.217%   

Total

     17,253,377.236           62.057%           100.000%   

 

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F. Amendment of each Fund’s fundamental investment policy on investments in commodities to allow each Fund to invest in commodities to the extent allowed by each Fund’s other investment policies and applicable law.

 

Money Market Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     93,414,002.164           60.875%           91.354%   

Against

     5,819,555.706           3.792%           5.691%   

Abstain

     3,020,909.510           1.969%           2.955%   

Total

     102,254,467.380           66.636%           100.000%   
Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     72,440,053.542           52.729%           87.120%   

Against

     9,341,374.441           6.800%           11.234%   

Abstain

     1,368,323.548           0.996%           1.646%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   
Income Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     14,874,414.101           53.500%           86.212%   

Against

     1,874,929.926           6.744%           10.867%   

Abstain

     504,033.209           1.813%           2.921%   

Total

     17,253,377.236           62.057%           100.000%   

 

G. Amendment and reclassification as non-fundamental each Fund’s fundamental investment policy on illiquid and restricted securities.

 

Money Market Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     94,210,693.674           61.394%           92.134%   

Against

     4,738,937.296           3.088%           4.634%   

Abstain

     3,304,836.410           2.154%           3.232%   

Total

     102,254,467.380           66.636%           100.000%   

 

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Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     72,365,057.639           52.675%           87.030%   

Against

     9,144,000.880           6.656%           10.997%   

Abstain

     1,640,693.012           1.194%           1.973%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   
Income Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     15,101,527.078           54.317%           87.528%   

Against

     1,608,542.648           5.786%           9.323%   

Abstain

     543,307.510           1.954%           3.149%   

Total

     17,253,377.236           62.057%           100.000%   

 

H. Amendment and reclassification as fundamental each Fund’s non-fundamental investment policy on senior securities.

 

Money Market Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     95,285,029.024           62.094%           93.184%   

Against

     3,821,746.776           2.491%           3.737%   

Abstain

     3,147,691.580           2.051%           3.097%   

Total

     102,254,467.380           66.636%           100.000%   
Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     74,193,491.155           54.006%           89.229%   

Against

     6,628,923.203           4.825%           7.972%   

Abstain

     2,327,337.173           1.694%           2.799%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   

 

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Income Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     15,405,750.882           55.411%           89.291%   

Against

     1,344,057.302           4.835%           7.790%   

Abstain

     503,569.052           1.811%           2.919%   

Total

     17,253,377.236           62.057%           100.000%   

 

I. Elimination of each Fund’s fundamental investment policy on short selling.

 

Money Market Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     93,689,278.924           61.054%           91.623%   

Against

     5,377,253.636           3.505%           5.259%   

Abstain

     3,187,934.820           2.077%           3.118%   

Total

     102,254,467.380           66.636%           100.000%   
Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     71,569,328.753           52.096%           86.073%   

Against

     9,618,108.945           7.001%           11.567%   

Abstain

     1,962,313.833           1.428%           2.360%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   
Income Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     15,084,997.747           54.257%           87.432%   

Against

     1,737,476.481           6.250%           10.071%   

Abstain

     430,903.008           1.550%           2.497%   

Total

     17,253,377.236           62.057%           100.000%   

 

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J. Elimination of each Fund’s fundamental investment policy on investments in other investment companies.

 

Money Market Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     94,420,894.214           61.531%           92.339%   

Against

     4,747,492.186           3.094%           4.643%   

Abstain

     3,086,080.980           2.011%           3.018%   

Total

     102,254,467.380           66.636%           100.000%   
Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     72,508,730.849           52.779%           87.203%   

Against

     8,800,934.800           6.407%           10.584%   

Abstain

     1,840,085.882           1.339%           2.213%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   
Income Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     15,131,910.386           54.426%           87.704%   

Against

     1,669,164.171           6.004%           9.674%   

Abstain

     452,302.679           1.627%           2.622%   

Total

     17,253,377.236           62.057%           100.000%   

 

K. Elimination of the Tax-Exempt Fund’s and Income Fund’s fundamental investment policy on mortgaging, pledging or hypothecating of investments.

 

Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     70,996,872.884           51.679%           85.384%   

Against

     10,074,463.731           7.333%           12.116%   

Abstain

     2,078,414.916           1.513%           2.500%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   

 

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Income Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     15,038,613.547           54.091%           87.163%   

Against

     1,772,553.108           6.375%           10.274%   

Abstain

     442,210.581           1.591%           2.563%   

Total

     17,253,377.236           62.057%           100.000%   
L. Elimination of the Tax-Exempt Fund’s fundamental investment policy on oil, gas and mineral exploration.

 

Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     72,464,530.865           52.747%           87.149%   

Against

     8,787,689.375           6.397%           10.569%   

Abstain

     1,897,531.291           1.381%           2.282%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   

 

M. Elimination of each Fund’s fundamental investment policy on options (and straddles and spreads).

 

Money Market Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     93,566,830.984           60.974%           91.504%   

Against

     5,438,004.706           3.544%           5.318%   

Abstain

     3,249,631.690           2.118%           3.178%   

Total

     102,254,467.380           66.636%           100.000%   
Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     70,869,347.931           51.586%           85.231%   

Against

     10,118,076.390           7.365%           12.168%   

Abstain

     2,162,327.210           1.574%           2.601%   

Total

     83,149,751.531           60.525%           100.000%   

 

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Income Fund    No. of Shares        % of
Outstanding
Shares
       % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     14,984,889.786           53.897%           86.852%   

Against

     1,794,379.856           6.455%           10.400%   

Abstain

     474,107.594           1.705%           2.748%   

Total

     17,253,377.236           62.057%           100.000%   

 

N. Reclassification as non-fundamental the Tax-Exempt Fund’s and Income Fund’s fundamental investment policy on transactions with affiliates.

 

Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares      % of
Outstanding
Shares
     % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     72,708,445.044         52.924%         87.443%   

Against

     8,511,531.079         6.196%         10.236%   

Abstain

     1,929,775.408         1.405%         2.321%   

Total

     83,149,751.531         60.525%         100.000%   
Income Fund    No. of Shares      % of
Outstanding
Shares
     % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     15,264,179.909         54.902%         88.471%   

Against

     1,483,667.111         5.337%         8.599%   

Abstain

     505,530.216         1.818%         2.930%   

Total

     17,253,377.236         62.057%         100.000%   

 

O. Reclassification as non-fundamental the Tax-Exempt Fund’s and Income Fund’s fundamental investment policy on affiliate ownership.

 

Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares      % of
Outstanding
Shares
     % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     72,418,988.320         52.714%         87.095%   

Against

     8,492,043.730         6.181%         10.213%   

Abstain

     2,238,719.481         1.630%         2.692%   

Total

     83,149,751.531         60.525%         100.000%   

 

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Income Fund    No. of Shares      % of
Outstanding
Shares
     % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     15,202,708.684         54.681%         88.114%   

Against

     1,548,498.100         5.570%         8.975%   

Abstain

     502,170.452         1.806%         2.911%   

Total

     17,253,377.236         62.057%         100.000%   

 

P. Reclassification as non-fundamental the Tax-Exempt Fund’s fundamental investment policy on control/management.

 

Tax-Exempt Fund    No. of Shares      % of
Outstanding
Shares
     % of
Shares
Present
 

Affirmative

     72,828,911.776         53.013%         87.588%   

Against

     8,406,769.547         6.119%         10.110%   

Abstain

     1,914,070.208         1.393%         2.302%   

Total

     83,149,751.531         60.525%         100.000%   

 

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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  50

Position(s) Held with Fund  Chairman of the Board

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 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  56

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 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.

 

 

JoonWon Choe

 

 

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

Age  45

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

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 4 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  46

Position Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 7 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.

 

 

Gregory B. Hartch

 

 

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

Age  45

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  Chief Risk Officer of GEAM since February 2014; Executive Vice President and 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  48

Position(s) Held with Fund  Treasurer

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 3 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

 

 

Jeanne M. La Porta

 

 

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

Age  49

Position(s) Held with Fund  Vice President

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  Until successor is elected and qualified – 11 years

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years  Senior Vice President and Commercial Operations Leader at GEAM since March 2014; President of GE Institutional Funds and GE Investments Funds, Inc. since April 2014; President and Trustee of GEAM’s UCITs Funds since March 2014; Senior Vice President and Commercial Administrative Officer at GEAM from April 2010 to March 2014; 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) and Elfun 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  24

Other Directorships Held by Officer  Director of GE Investments Funds, Inc. since 2014; Trustee of GE Institutional Funds since 2014; Trustee of Elfun Funds, GE Retirement Savings Funds and General Electric Pension Trust since 2014; Director of GE Investment Distributors, Inc. since June 2011.

 

 

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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 – 23 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  53

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

Term of Office and Length of Time Served  7 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  24

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  57

Position(s) Held with Fund  Trustee

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

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 years  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  58

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 – 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.

 

 

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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  54

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  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 portfolio manager of the Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund and has served in that capacity since October 2000. Mr. Caufield joined GEAM in 1987 as Vice President, Manager of Fixed Income Research & Analysis and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 1994.

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 11 years in the fixed income group at MetLife.

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

Ralph R. Layman is an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Emeritus and a Director of GEAM. Mr. Layman has led the team of portfolio managers for the

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

Jeffrey Palma  is a Senior Vice President and Chief Market Strategist of GE Asset Management, and a portfolio manager of the Elfun Diversified Fund. 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 rom 2007 to 2012, Executive Director, Global Asset Allocation Strategist from 2001 to 2007 and Director, U.S. Economist from 1999 to 2001.

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 Solutions since 2008.

Todd N. Bean, CFA  is a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of State Street Global Advisors in the firm’s US Cash Management Group. Mr. Bean has served as portfolio manager of the Elfun Government Money Market Fund since September 2014. Mr. Bean began his career at State

 

 

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Portfolio Manager Biographies  (continued)

Street in 1999, joining the firm as an analyst in the firm’s custody and settlements area. Following a stint on the money markets operations staff, he joined the Cash Management Group in 2004.

Jeff A. St. Peters is a Managing Director of State Street Global Advisors and the head of U.S. Cash Management within the Global Cash Management division. Mr. St. Peters has served as portfolio manager of the Elfun Government Money Market Fund since September 2014. Mr. St. Peters manages a team of portfolio managers that focus on traditional money market and securities lending cash collateral funds. He is also a Senior Portfolio Manager

responsible for several securities lending, enhanced cash, offshore, and SSgA’s registered money market portfolios for both retail and institutional clients. Mr. St. Peters has been managing short duration cash and securities lending portfolios at SSgA for over 12 years. He is a member of SSgA’s Senior Leadership Team.

Prior to joining SSgA, Jeff was employed nearly 9 years with Fidelity Investments, the latter years within the Fidelity Management and Research Company, where he worked as a trader within the Money Market area of the Fixed Income division. In addition, he held several positions within Fidelity’s Investment Technology area, where he assisted in designing and implementing an internal proprietary trading system.

 

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Portfolio Managers

Elfun International Equity Fund

Ralph R. Layman

Michael J. Solecki

Elfun Trusts

David B. Carlson

Elfun Diversified Fund

David Wiederecht

Jeffrey Palma

Elfun Tax-Exempt Income Fund

Michael Caufield

Elfun Income Fund

William M. Healey

Mark H. Johnson

Elfun Government Money Market Fund

SSgA Funds Management, Inc.

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, 2014

 

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

Overall

  803

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3 year

  652

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5 year

  585

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10 year

  316

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Elfun Trusts — (Large Growth)  

Overall

1768

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3 year

1530

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5 year

1331

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10 year

  917

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Elfun Diversified — (Moderate Allocation)  

Overall

  910

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3 year

  742

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5 year

  654

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10 year

  440

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Elfun Tax-Exempt Income — (Muni National Long)  

Overall

  222

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3 year

  205

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5 year

  185

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10 year

  151

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Elfun Income — (Intermediate-Term Bond)  

Overall

1078

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3 year

  917

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5 year

  811

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10 year

  590

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

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

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

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

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PRSRT STD

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

Permit No. 1793

Lancaster, PA

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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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 Matthew Zakrzewski and Donald W. Torey are designated as the audit committee financial experts for the Registrant; and further that it is the finding of the Board of Trustees that Messrs. Zakrzewski and Torey qualify as audit committee financial experts and are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Registrant 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 $13,450 in 2013 and $13,700 in 2014.

(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.

(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.


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(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 Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 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 2013 and $0 in 2014.

(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 this 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 1940 Act) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report included in Item 1 of 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.


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(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 Government Money Market Fund

 

By:

/s/ Dmitri L. Stockton

            Dmitri L. Stockton
    Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer
    GE Asset Management Incorporated
Date:  February 23, 2015

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 23, 2015

 

By:

/s/ Arthur A. Jensen

            Arthur A. Jensen
    Treasurer, Elfun Funds
Date: February 23, 2015