N-CSRS 1 e609397_ncsrs-utah.htm TAX-FREE FUNMD FOR UTAH 12/31/11 NCSRS Unassociated Document
 
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 811-6239

Tax-Free Fund for Utah
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

380 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

Joseph P. DiMaggio
380 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 697-6666
 
Date of fiscal year end:  6/30/11

Date of reporting period:  6/30/11

FORM N-CSR

ITEM 1.  REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Semi-Annual
Report
December 31, 2011
 
 
TAX-FREE FUND FOR
UTAH
 
A tax-free income investment
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
Serving Utah Investors For Two Decades
 
Tax-Free Fund For Utah
 
“Know Your Destination”
 
 
     February, 2012
 
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
 
     With all the turmoil going on in the financial markets lately, many people are asking themselves, “Just where should I put my money?”
 
     While that would appear to be an important question to ask, we believe a more prudent question is, “What are you saving for?”
 
     If it were possible to know in advance just when to buy or sell a security to maximize profit, constantly switching your investment vehicle, trying to capture the latest trend, could very well be uncomplicated. Unfortunately, “timing” the market with any degree of consistency is nearly impossible.
 
     We have generally found that for the average investor switching continuously from one security to another in the management of his/her investment portfolio tends to be fruitless. Indeed, it may often prove to be an ill-advised exercise. With the degree of volatility inherent in the markets, missing an upturn or downturn could adversely affect your performance.
 
     We believe the most practical way for you to invest is to focus on your goals, your time frame for achieving these goals, and your risk tolerance, instead of concentrating on what the market is or isn’t doing on a short-term basis.
 
     As an investor in Tax-Free Fund for Utah, we think it’s important for you to focus on your ultimate destination – capital preservation and tax-free income – the key objective of your Fund.
 
     Since there may be many twists and turns on the road to financial health, what steps can you take to increase your odds of reaching your final destination safely?
 
 
·
Get assistance, if you need it – a financial professional can help answer your questions and get you going in the right direction.
 
 
·
Develop a map – where are you now? Where do you want to be? How long do you want to take to get there?
 
 
·
Make a plan and stick to it.
 
 
·
Periodically visit with your financial advisor to discuss your ongoing goals and circumstances.
 
NOT A PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
 
 
 

 
 
 
·
Develop an asset allocation model – in other words, diversify and don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.
 
 
·
Rebalance your portfolio periodically in line with your goals and timeline.
 
 
·
Stay focused on the long-term. You won’t stress about the little bumps along the way as long as you are sure you are on the right road.
 
     But, there is more to investing in Tax-Free Fund for Utah than just capital preservation. If keeping what you have were your only objective, your piggy bank could serve as just an appropriate depository.
 
     Therefore, it should come as no surprise that another benefit that you gain from being an investor in Tax-Free Fund for Utah is monthly double tax-free income.
 
     To use an analogy, people who buy the Fund probably wouldn’t buy a cow hoping to sell it when its market price increases at some future date. They would buy the cow and keep it for its continuing stream of milk. In the case of Tax-Free Fund for Utah, the continuing stream is in the form of tax-free dividends.
 
     If capital preservation and tax-free income is your destination, your investment in Tax-Free Fund for Utah puts you on a path with a fund that seeks this investment objective. As long as your financial plan is a sound one and is in line with your goals, it may be best not to get off the road looking for a short-cut. Chances are, you just may get lost.
 
Sincerely,
 
Lacy B. Herrmann
Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Diana P. Herrmann
President
 
Consideration should be given to the risks of investing, including potential loss of value, market risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, and geographic concentration. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For certain investors, some dividends may be subject to Federal and state taxes, including the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT).
 
 
NOT A PART OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
 
 
 

 
 
TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
General Obligation Bonds (15.9%)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
City, County and State (5.5%)
         
   
Anderson, Indiana San District
         
$ 505,000  
4.600%, 07/15/23 AMBAC Insured
 
A1/A-/NR
  $ 527,154  
     
Clark County, Nevada, Refunding
           
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 11/01/28 AGMC Insured
 
Aa1/AA+/AA
    2,115,580  
     
Clark County, Nevada, Refunding, Series B
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 07/01/23
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    1,133,540  
     
Coral Canyon, Utah Special Service District
           
  120,000  
4.850%, 07/15/17
 
NR/NR/NR*
    117,103  
  580,000  
5.700%, 07/15/18
 
NR/NR/NR*
    573,777  
     
Harris County, Texas Utility District #268
           
  905,000  
4.375%, 09/01/27 Radian Insured
 
NR/NR/NR*
    900,385  
     
Houston, Texas Public Improvement
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 03/01/29
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    1,116,970  
     
King County, Washington Unlimited Tax
           
  1,000,000  
4.500%, 12/01/25 AGMC Insured
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    1,083,420  
     
Laredo, Texas
           
  500,000  
4.500%, 02/15/24 NPFG Insured
 
Aa2/AA-/AA
    525,600  
     
Las Vegas Valley, Nevada Water District Refunding
           
     
& Water Improvement
           
  1,500,000  
5.000%, 06/01/27 Series A NPFG-FGIC Insured
           
     
(pre-refunded)
 
Aa2/AA+/NR
    1,563,705  
     
McKinney, Texas
           
  1,700,000  
4.500%, 08/15/23 Syncora Guarantee, Inc. Insured
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    1,813,016  
  1,375,000  
5.000%, 08/15/24 AMBAC Insured
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    1,521,520  
  445,000  
4.375%, 08/15/25 NPFG Insured
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    476,177  
     
Montgomery County, Texas
           
  2,975,000  
5.250%, 03/01/32
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    3,282,080  
     
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Refunding, Public
           
     
Improvement Series C
           
  500,000  
5.375%, 07/01/28 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/BBB+
    522,145  
     
San Patricio County, Texas
           
  450,000  
4.600%, 04/01/25 AMBAC Insured
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    473,310  
     
Texas State
           
  165,000  
4.500%, 08/01/22
 
Aaa/AA+/AAA
    186,460  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
General Obligation Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
City, County and State (continued)
         
   
Washington State, Series D
         
$ 2,000,000  
5.000%, 01/01/29 AMBAC Insured
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
  $ 2,122,460  
     
Washington State Various Purpose, Series A
           
  1,405,000  
5.000%, 07/01/30
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    1,549,223  
     
Total City, County and State
        21,603,625  
   
     
Local Public Property (4.3%)
           
     
Clark County, Nevada, Refunding, Series A
           
  2,280,000  
5.000%, 12/01/29
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    2,452,345  
     
North Las Vegas, Nevada Building
           
  4,440,000  
5.000%, 05/01/28 NPFG Insured
 
A2/A+/A
    4,626,924  
     
North Las Vegas, Nevada Refunding Ltd. Tax
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 06/01/36
 
A2/A+/A
    1,014,950  
     
Utah State, Series A
           
  2,500,000  
5.000%, 07/01/26
 
Aaa/AAA/AAA
    2,994,675  
     
Washoe County, Nevada Refunding Reno Sparks
           
     
Convention
           
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 07/01/28
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    2,159,900  
     
Williamson County, Texas
           
  1,610,000  
5.000%, 02/15/23 NPFG Insured
 
Aa1/AAA/NR
    1,735,387  
  1,445,000  
5.000%, 02/15/23 NPFG Insured (pre-refunded)
 
Aa1/BBB/NR
    1,582,333  
     
Total Local Public Property
        16,566,514  
   
     
School District (4.5%)
           
     
Alamo, Texas Community College District, Series A
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 08/15/37
 
Aaa/AA+/NR
    1,000,690  
     
Clark County, Nevada School District Series A
           
  500,000  
5.000%, 06/15/28
 
Aa2/AA/AA-
    531,650  
     
Comal, Texas Independent School District
           
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 02/01/33 NPFG Insured
 
Aaa/BBB/AAA
    2,154,640  
     
Freemont County, Wyoming School District #14
           
  355,000  
4.500%, 06/15/26
 
NR/A+/BBB
    377,912  
     
Granite School District, Utah, Salt Lake County
           
     
School Building
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 06/01/31
 
Aaa/NR/AAA
    1,132,150  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
General Obligation Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
School District (continued)
         
   
Houston, Texas Independent School District
         
$ 3,000,000  
5.000%, 02/15/28 AGMC Insured
 
Aaa/AA+/NR
  $ 3,164,010  
     
Magnolia, Texas Independent School District
           
     
Schoolhouse
           
  1,495,000  
5.000%, 08/15/25 NPFG-FGIC Insured
 
A1/NR/NR
    1,620,012  
     
Navasota, Texas Independent School District
           
  475,000  
5.000%, 08/15/23 NPFG-FGIC Insured
 
A1/NR/NR
    499,163  
     
North East Independent School District , Texas
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 08/01/33 NPFG Insured
 
Aaa/AAA/NR
    1,058,550  
     
Port Arthur, Texas Independent School District
           
     
School Building
           
  2,000,000  
5.250%, 02/15/30 NPFG-FGIC Insured
 
Aa3/NR/AA-
    2,075,920  
     
Uintah County, Utah School District
           
  455,000  
4.250%, 02/01/24
 
Aaa/NR/NR
    488,788  
     
Wasatch County, Utah School District
           
  880,000  
5.000%, 06/01/25 State of Utah Guaranty
 
Aaa/NR/NR
    950,972  
     
Washoe County, Nevada School District
           
  200,000  
4.625%, 06/01/23 NPFG-FGIC Insured
 
Aa2/AA/AA-
    205,270  
     
Washoe County, Nevada School District Refunding
           
     
& School Improvement, Series A
           
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 06/01/30
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    2,142,460  
     
Total School District
        17,402,187  
                   
     
Transportation (0.3%)
           
     
Texas State Transportation Commission Mobility Fund
           
  1,140,000  
5.000%, 04/01/27 Series A
 
Aaa/AA+/AAA
    1,284,461  
                   
     
Utilities (1.3%)
           
     
Central Utah Water Conservancy District Refunding,
           
     
Series B
           
  765,000  
5.000%, 04/01/28
 
NR/AA+/AAA
    882,290  
     
Las Vegas Valley, Nevada Water District Refunding
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 06/01/30 Series C
 
Aa2/AA+/NR
    1,079,340  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
               
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
General Obligation Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Utilities (continued)
         
   
San Angelo, Texas Certificates of Participation
         
   
Obligation, Series A
         
$ 2,765,000  
5.000%, 02/15/30
 
Aa2/AA/AA+
  $ 3,033,067  
     
Total Utilities
        4,994,697  
     
Total General Obligation Bonds
        61,851,484  
   
     
Revenue Bonds (80.8%)
           
   
     
Airport (2.8%)
           
     
Alaska State International Airport Revenue
           
  35,000  
5.000%, 10/01/24 AMBAC Insured AMT
 
Aa3/NR/A+
    35,022  
     
Broward County, Florida Airport System Revenue
           
     
Refunding
           
  1,000,000  
5.375%, 10/01/29 Series O
 
A1/A+/A
    1,088,590  
     
Clark County, Nevada Passenger Facility Charge
           
  255,000  
4.750%, 07/01/22 NPFG Insured AMT
 
Aa3/A+/A
    255,694  
     
Clark County, Nevada Passenger Facilities Charge
           
     
Revenue Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport
           
  1,500,000  
5.000%, 07/01/30
 
Aa3/A+/NR
    1,582,800  
     
Hillsborough County, Florida Aviation Authority
           
  2,185,000  
5.250%, 10/01/23 NPFG Insured AMT
 
A1/A+/AA-
    2,282,735  
     
Miami-Dade County, Florida Aviation Revenue
           
     
Miami International Airport, Series A-1
           
  1,675,000  
5.000%, 10/01/22
 
A2/A-/A
    1,868,010  
  600,000  
5.000%, 10/01/24 NPFG-FGIC Insured AMT
 
A2/A-/A
    600,258  
     
Orlando Florida Airport
           
  1,950,000  
5.500%, 10/01/23 AMT
 
Aa3/A+/AA-
    2,184,215  
     
Reno-Tahoe, Nevada Airport Authority Revenue
           
     
Refunding
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 07/01/26 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/NR/A
    1,026,030  
     
Total Airport
        10,923,354  
   
     
Education (10.3%)
           
     
Florida State Board of Education Public Education
           
  210,000  
4.500%, 06/01/25 AGMC Insured
 
Aa1/AAA/AAA
    222,634  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Education (continued)
         
   
Franklin, Indiana Community Multi-School Building
         
   
Corp. First Mortgage
         
$ 750,000  
5.000%, 01/15/29 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
  $ 785,340  
     
Hammond, Indiana School Building Corp. First
           
     
Mortgage
           
  1,030,000  
5.000%, 07/15/31 NPFG Insured
 
Baa2/AA+/NR
    1,062,939  
     
Hillsborough County, Florida School Board COP
           
  510,000  
4.250%, 07/01/26 NPFG Insured
 
Aa2/AA-/AA
    525,096  
     
Laredo, Texas Independent School District Public
           
     
Facility Corp.
           
  190,000  
5.000%, 08/01/24 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/A/A+
    190,112  
     
Nevada System Higher Education COP
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 07/01/25 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/AA-/AA
    1,068,830  
     
Salt Lake County, Utah Westminster College Project
           
  825,000  
4.750%, 10/01/20
 
NR/BBB/NR
    851,177  
  870,000  
4.750%, 10/01/21
 
NR/BBB/NR
    891,419  
  2,300,000  
5.000%, 10/01/22
 
NR/BBB/NR
    2,353,314  
  1,250,000  
5.000%, 10/01/25
 
NR/BBB/NR
    1,266,050  
  600,000  
5.000%, 10/01/27
 
NR/BBB/NR
    604,902  
  2,025,000  
5.125%, 10/01/28
 
NR/BBB/NR
    2,038,871  
     
Southern Utah University Revenue Refunding,
           
     
Auxiliary System Student Building Fee
           
  875,000  
4.000%, 05/01/19
 
NR/AA/NR
    996,187  
     
Texas A&M University Revenue
           
  1,700,000  
5.000%, 07/01/34
 
Aaa/AAA/AAA
    1,946,653  
     
Texas State University System Financing Revenue
           
  2,000,000  
5.250%, 03/15/25
 
Aa2/AA-/AA
    2,287,820  
     
Tyler, Texas Independent School District
           
  325,000  
5.000%, 02/15/26 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA/AA+
    343,665  
     
University of Nevada (University Revenues)
           
  115,000  
4.500%, 07/01/24 ETM NPFG Insured
 
Aa2/BBB/NR
    120,943  
  75,000  
4.500%, 07/01/24 NPFG Insured
 
Aa2/AA-/NR
    77,843  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Education (continued)
         
   
University of Nevada (University Revenues)
         
   
Community College
         
$ 2,000,000  
5.000%, 07/01/35 Series A AGMC Insured
 
Aa2/AA-/NR
  $ 2,044,240  
     
University of Utah COP
           
  3,170,000  
4.350%, 12/01/26 AMBAC Insured
 
Aa2/AA-/NR
    3,298,797  
     
Utah State Board of Regents Auxiliary & Campus
           
     
Facility
           
  1,000,000  
4.125%, 04/01/20 NPFG Insured
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    1,058,230  
     
Utah State Board of Regents Lease Revenue
           
  410,000  
4.500%, 05/01/20 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/AA/NR
    447,253  
  425,000  
4.500%, 05/01/21 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/AA/NR
    462,697  
  450,000  
4.625%, 05/01/22 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/AA/NR
    488,929  
  120,000  
4.650%, 05/01/23 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/AA/NR
    129,431  
     
Utah State Board of Regents Office Facility Revenue
           
  450,000  
5.050%, 02/01/20 NPFG Insured
 
Baa2/AA/NR
    450,954  
  360,000  
5.125%, 02/01/22 NPFG Insured
 
Baa2/AA/NR
    360,706  
  1,045,000  
5.000%, 04/01/23 NPFG Insured
 
Aa2/AA-/NR
    1,132,540  
     
Warsaw, Indiana Multi-School Building Corp., First
           
     
Mortgage, Series B
           
  1,800,000  
5.450%, 01/15/28
 
NR/AA+/NR
    1,996,470  
     
Washington State Higher Education Facilities
           
     
Authority Revenue, Refunding, Gonzaga
           
     
University Project
           
  950,000  
5.000%, 04/01/24 Series B
 
A3/NR/NR
    1,031,519  
     
Washington State Higher Education Facilities
           
     
Authority Revenue, Seattle University Project
           
  1,250,000  
5.250%, 11/01/27 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/A/NR
    1,351,937  
     
Washington State University Revenue
           
  735,000  
4.600%, 10/01/29 AGMC Insured
 
Aa2/AA-/NR
    780,776  
     
Wayne Township, Indiana Marion City School
           
     
Building Corp.
           
  1,120,000  
5.000%, 07/15/26 NPFG-FGIC Insured
 
NR/AA+/NR
    1,219,467  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
 Value
 
   
   
Education (continued)
         
   
Weber State University, Utah Student Facilities
         
   
System
         
$ 1,825,000  
4.400%, 04/01/27 AGMC Insured
 
NR/AA/NR
  $ 1,895,828  
  1,275,000  
5.125%, 04/01/32 NPFG Insured
 
Baa2/AA/NR
    1,322,035  
     
Zionsville, Indiana Community Schools Building
           
     
Corp. First Mortgage, Series Z
           
  2,645,000  
5.000%, 07/15/22 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    2,825,389  
     
Total Education
        39,930,993  
                   
     
Education - Charter Schools (9.6%)
           
     
La Vernia, Texas Higher Education Finance Corp.,
           
     
Jubilee Academy
           
  3,480,300  
6.500%, 03/15/38
 
NR/NR/NR*
    3,115,947  
     
Utah County, Utah Charter School Revenue
           
     
Lakeview Academy
           
  260,000  
5.350%, 07/15/17 Series A
 
NR/NR/NR*
    247,567  
     
Utah County, Utah Charter School Revenue Lincoln
           
     
Academy
           
  800,000  
5.450%, 06/15/17 Series A
 
NR/NR/NR*
    774,744  
     
Utah County, Utah Charter School Revenue
           
     
Renaissance Academy
           
  275,000  
5.350%, 07/15/17 Series A
 
NR/NR/NR*
    266,313  
     
Utah County, Utah School Facility, Ranches
           
     
Academy
           
  1,175,000  
6.500%, 12/01/25
 
NR/NR/NR*
    1,046,408  
     
Utah State Charter School Finance Authority Entheos
           
     
Academy
           
  5,750,000  
6.750%, 08/15/38
 
NR/NR/NR*
    5,158,670  
     
Utah State Charter School Finance Authority Fast
           
     
Forward Academy
           
  2,986,800  
6.500%, 11/15/37 144A
 
NR/NR/NR*
    2,519,903  
     
Utah State Charter School Finance Authority George
           
     
Washington Academy
           
  1,000,000  
6.750%, 07/15/28
 
NR/BB+/NR*
    960,610  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Education - Charter Schools (continued)
         
   
Utah State Charter School Finance Authority Legacy
         
   
Preparatory Academy
         
$ 5,580,000  
6.750%, 06/15/38
 
NR/NR/NR*
  $ 5,598,693  
  7,670,000  
7.250%, 06/15/39
 
NR/NR/NR*
    7,675,906  
     
Utah State Charter School Finance Authority,
           
     
Refunding & Improvement, Davinci Academy
           
     
Series 2011A
           
  1,000,000  
7.050%, 09/15/26
 
NR/BBB-/NR
    1,022,910  
     
Utah State Charter School Finance Authority
           
     
Rockwell Charter School
           
  900,000  
6.750%, 08/15/28
 
NR/NR/NR*
    683,514  
     
Utah State Charter School Finance Authority Ronald
           
     
Wilson Reagan Academy
           
  1,110,000  
5.750%, 02/15/22 Series A
 
NR/NR/NR*
    986,179  
     
Utah State Charter School Finance Authority
           
     
Venture Academy
           
  7,120,000  
6.750%, 11/15/38
 
NR/NR/NR*
    7,122,848  
     
Total Education - Charter Schools
        37,180,212  
   
     
Healthcare (0.9%
           
     
Harris County, Texas Health Facility Development
           
     
Corp.
           
  145,000  
5.000%, 11/15/28 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/A-/NR
    140,968  
     
Indiana Finance Authority Hospital Revenue,
           
     
Parkview Health System
           
  1,650,000  
5.875%, 05/01/29
 
A1/A+/NR
    1,702,322  
     
Tarrant County, Texas Cultural Education Facilities
           
     
Finance Corp. Hospital Refunding, Scott & White
           
     
Healthcare Project
           
  1,000,000  
5.250%, 08/15/25
 
A1/A/AA-
    1,078,170  
     
Washington State Health Care Facilities Authority
           
     
Revenue, Cooperative of Puget Sound
           
  500,000  
5.375%, 12/01/17 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/BBB-/A-
    505,055  
     
Total Healthcare
        3,426,515  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Hospital (3.3%)
         
   
Campbell County, Wyoming Hospital District,
         
   
Hospital Revenue, Memorial Hospital Project
         
$ 1,040,000  
5.000%, 12/01/20
 
NR/A-/NR
  $ 1,102,618  
  1,000,000  
5.500%, 12/01/34
 
NR/A-/NR
    1,017,250  
     
Harris County, Texas Health Facility Development
           
     
Corp. Christus Health Series A-6
           
  1,000,000  
4.750%, 07/01/30 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    1,037,480  
     
King County, Washington Public Hospital District
           
     
No. 002, Refunding, Evergreen Healthcare
           
  1,000,000  
5.250%, 12/01/28
 
Aa3/A+/NR
    1,071,930  
     
Reno, Nevada Hospital Revenue, Washoe Medical
           
     
Center
           
  725,000  
5.000%, 06/01/23 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    765,586  
  680,000  
5.000%, 06/01/23 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    718,066  
     
Richmond, Indiana Hospital Revenue
           
  250,000  
5.000%, 01/01/19
 
NR/A/A
    272,263  
     
Riverton, Utah Hospital Revenue, Intermountain
           
     
Health Care Health Services, Inc.
           
  825,000  
5.000%, 08/15/36
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    868,676  
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 08/15/41
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    2,099,240  
     
Utah State Board of Regents Revenue Hospital -
           
     
University Utah, Series B
           
  3,000,000  
5.000%, 08/01/31
 
Aa2/AA/NR
    3,209,070  
     
Washington State Health Care Facilities Authority
           
     
Revenue, Refunding, Fred Hutchinson Cancer
           
  595,000  
5.000%, 01/01/18
 
A2/A/NR
    660,819  
     
Total Hospital
        12,822,998  
   
     
Housing (5.9%)
           
     
Alaska Housing Finance Corp. Housing Revenue
           
  575,000  
5.250%, 12/01/28 AMT
 
Aa2/AA+/AA+
    583,067  
     
Alaska Housing Finance Corp. Mortgage Revenue
           
     
Refunding, Series B
           
  2,000,000  
4.500%, 12/01/35
 
Aaa/AAA/AAA
    2,014,480  
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Housing (continued)
         
   
Florida Housing Finance Corp.
         
$ 450,000  
5.000%, 07/01/21 AMT
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
  $ 465,935  
  390,000  
6.000%, 07/01/28
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    410,943  
     
Indianapolis, Indiana Multi-Family
           
  395,000  
4.850%, 01/01/21 AMT FNMA Insured
 
A1/NR/NR
    401,292  
     
Miami-Dade County, Florida Housing Finance
           
     
Authority
           
  535,000  
5.000%, 11/01/23 AGMC Insured AMT
 
Aa3/AA+/A-
    541,276  
     
North Dakota Housing Authority Home Mortgage
           
     
Revenue
           
  340,000  
5.400%, 07/01/23 AMT
 
Aa1/NR/NR
    356,351  
     
Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority
           
  1,100,000  
5.125%, 12/01/27
 
NR/AA-/A+
    1,171,258  
     
South Dakota Housing Development Authority
           
  45,000  
6.000%, 05/01/28
 
Aa1/AAA/NR
    45,637  
     
Utah Housing Corporation Single Family Mortgage
           
  25,000  
5.250%, 07/01/23 AMT
 
Aa2/AA/AA
    25,011  
  825,000  
5.125%, 07/01/24 AMT
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    829,372  
  670,000  
5.000%, 07/01/25 AMT
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    667,742  
  345,000  
5.100%, 01/01/26 AMT
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    346,811  
  95,000  
5.650%, 07/01/27 AMT
 
Aa2/AA/AA
    95,357  
  1,300,000  
5.250%, 01/01/28 AMT
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    1,320,059  
  605,000  
5.200%, 01/01/28 AMT
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    612,750  
  1,800,000  
5.800%, 07/01/28 AMT
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    1,867,698  
  660,000  
5.700%, 07/01/28 AMT
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    681,938  
  465,000  
5.500%, 07/01/28 AMT
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    476,388  
  795,000  
6.100%, 01/01/29 AMT
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    798,816  
  1,270,000  
5.250%, 07/01/28 Series A AMT
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    1,304,823  
  1,000,000  
4.000%, 07/01/28 Series B-1 Class I
 
Aaa/AAA/AAA
    982,210  
  590,000  
4.950%, 01/01/32 Series A Class II
 
Aa2/AA/AA
    602,880  
  985,000  
4.625%, 07/01/32 Series B-1 Class II
 
Aa2/AA/AA
    998,465  
  2,280,000  
4.500%, 01/01/24 Series A Class III
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    2,341,264  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Housing (continued)
         
   
Utah Housing Corporation Single Family Mortgage
         
   
(continued)
         
$ 940,000  
4.500%, 07/01/23 Series C
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
  $ 973,849  
     
Utah State Housing Finance Agency
           
  50,000  
5.700%, 07/01/15 AMT
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    50,154  
  25,000  
5.400%, 07/01/16 AMT
 
Aa2/NR/NR
    25,071  
  385,000  
5.500%, 07/01/18 AMT
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    392,153  
  25,000  
5.000%, 07/01/18 AMT
 
Aaa/AAA/NR
    25,015  
  5,000  
5.400%, 07/01/20 AMT
 
Aaa/NR/NR
    5,000  
  140,000  
5.600%, 07/01/23 AMT
 
Aa2/AA/AA
    140,097  
     
Wyoming Community Development Authority
           
     
Homeownership Mortgage Revenue
           
  1,000,000  
4.625%, 06/01/28 Series A
 
Aa2/NR/NR
    1,021,570  
     
Wyoming Community Development Authority
           
     
Housing Revenue
           
  500,000  
4.375%, 12/01/30 Series 2
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    506,825  
     
Total Housing
        23,081,557  
                   
     
Industrial Development & Pollution Control (0.8%)
           
     
Emery County, Utah Pollution Control Revenue
           
     
Pacificorp Projects
           
  3,000,000  
5.650%, 11/01/23 AMBAC Insured
 
A2/A/NR
    3,009,480  
                   
     
Lease (5.0%)
           
     
Clark County, Nevada Improvement District Revenue
           
  665,000  
5.125%, 12/01/19
 
NR/NR/NR*
    607,205  
     
Clark County, Nevada Improvement District Special
           
     
Local Improvement #128 (Summerlin)
           
  500,000  
5.000%, 02/01/21 Series A
 
NR/NR/NR*
    424,935  
     
Middle Village, Florida Community Development
           
     
District Special Assessment Revenue
           
  1,045,000  
6.750%, 05/01/25
 
NR/NR/NR*
    1,044,864  
     
New Albany, Indiana Development Authority
           
  500,000  
4.250%, 02/01/22
 
NR/A-/NR
    519,165  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Lease (continued)
         
   
Port Saint Lucie, Florida Special Assessment Revenue
         
   
Southwest Annexation District 1-B
         
$ 500,000  
5.000%, 07/01/27 NPFG Insured
 
Baa2/BBB/NR
  $ 512,770  
     
Red River, Texas Higher Education TCU Project
           
  1,000,000  
4.375%, 03/15/25
 
Aa3/NR/AA-
    1,046,140  
     
Salt Lake Valley, Utah Fire Service District Lease
           
     
Revenue
           
  2,645,000  
5.200%, 04/01/28
 
Aa2/NR/AA+
    2,874,824  
  1,000,000  
5.250%, 04/01/30
 
Aa2/NR/AA+
    1,078,660  
     
South Dakota State Building Authority Revenue
           
  500,000  
4.500%, 06/01/24 NPFG-FGIC Insured
 
NR/AA/NR
    537,415  
     
Tooele County, Utah Municipal Building Authority
           
     
School District Lease Revenue
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 06/01/28
 
A1/A+/NR
    1,045,630  
     
Uintah County, Utah Municipal Building Authority
           
     
Lease Revenue
           
  2,000,000  
5.300%, 06/01/28
 
NR/A+/NR
    2,153,760  
     
Utah State Building Ownership Authority Lease
           
     
Revenue Refunding State Facilities Master Lease
           
     
Program
           
  465,000  
5.000%, 05/15/21
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    520,288  
  510,000  
5.000%, 05/15/23
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    560,143  
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 05/15/24
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    1,217,970  
  1,080,000  
5.000%, 05/15/25
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    1,130,101  
  1,575,000  
5.000%, 05/15/26
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
    1,772,757  
     
West Bountiful, Utah Courthouse Revenue
           
  410,000  
5.000%, 05/01/19
 
NR/A/A+
    434,305  
     
West Valley City, Utah Municipal Building Authority
           
     
Lease Revenue Refunding
           
  1,890,000  
4.375%, 08/01/26 Series A NPFG-FGIC Insured
 
NR/A+/A+
    1,969,002  
     
Total Lease
        19,449,934  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Local Public Property (7.6%)
         
   
Carmel, Indiana Redevelopment Authority Lease
         
   
Rent Revenue
         
$ 1,975,000  
5.000%, 02/01/26
 
Aa1/AA+/NR
  $ 2,146,647  
     
Herriman, Utah Special Assessment Towne Center
           
     
Assessment Area
           
  1,045,000  
4.875%, 11/01/23
 
NR/A/NR
    1,104,575  
  1,150,000  
5.000%, 11/01/25
 
NR/A/NR
    1,199,209  
  1,975,000  
5.000%, 11/01/29
 
NR/A/NR
    2,003,973  
     
Orange County, Florida Sales Tax Revenue
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 01/01/27 Series B NPFG-FGIC Insured
 
Aa3/AA/AA+
    1,024,170  
     
Orem, Utah Special Assessment
           
  1,845,000  
7.750%, 11/01/25
 
NR/NR/NR*
    1,818,617  
     
Riverton City, Utah Franchise & Sales Tax Revenue
           
  1,585,000  
5.000%, 06/01/31 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/AA-/AA
    1,677,104  
     
Sevier County, Utah Municipal Building Authority
           
     
Lease Revenue Refunding
           
  915,000  
5.000%, 11/15/19 NPFG-FGIC Insured
 
NR/NR/NR*
    938,488  
     
South Ogden City, Utah Sales Tax Revenue
           
     
Refunding
           
  1,895,000  
4.375%, 05/01/29 NPFG-FGIC Insured
 
Baa2/A+/NR
    1,936,444  
     
Tooele County, Utah Municipal Building Authority
           
     
School District Lease Revenue
           
  1,000,000  
4.875%, 06/01/25
 
A1/A+/NR
    1,060,580  
     
Twin Creeks, Utah Special Services District
           
  11,454,702  
10.000%, 07/15/30
 
NR/NR/NR*
    11,490,555  
     
Uintah County, Utah Municipal Building Authority
           
     
Lease Revenue
           
  1,005,000  
5.500%, 06/01/37
 
NR/A+/NR
    1,051,240  
  1,120,000  
5.500%, 06/01/40
 
NR/A+/NR
    1,169,638  
     
Utah Transit Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Series A
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 06/15/28
 
Aa2/AAA/AA
    1,108,350  
     
Total Local Public Property
        29,729,590  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
State Agency (1.0%)
         
   
Alaska State Sport Fishing Revenue Refunding
         
$ 1,000,000  
5.000%, 04/01/25
 
A1/NR/A+
  $ 1,071,180  
     
Utah Infrastructure Agency Telecommunications &
           
     
Franchise Tax, Series A
           
  1,000,000  
5.500%, 10/15/30 Series A AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    1,109,230  
  1,475,000  
5.250%, 10/15/33 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    1,567,630  
     
Total State Agency
        3,748,040  
   
     
Tax Revenue (8.6%)
           
     
Bountiful City, Utah Sales Tax Refunding Bond
           
  377,000  
3.500%, 06/01/13
 
NR/AA/NR
    389,422  
  832,000  
4.000%, 06/01/17
 
NR/AA/NR
    922,247  
     
Brigham, Utah Special Assessment Voluntary
           
     
Assessment Area
           
  1,140,000  
5.250%, 08/01/23
 
A1/NR/NR
    1,243,159  
  1,195,000  
5.500%, 08/01/29
 
A1/NR/NR
    1,269,353  
     
Clark County, Nevada Improvement District
           
  250,000  
5.000%, 08/01/16
 
NR/NR/NR*
    226,975  
     
Coral Canyon, Utah Special Service District
           
  50,000  
5.000%, 07/15/13
 
NR/NR/NR*
    50,204  
  250,000  
5.500%, 07/15/18
 
NR/NR/NR*
    244,643  
     
Florida State Department of Environmental
           
     
Protection Revenue
           
  1,250,000  
5.250%, 07/01/20 NPFG Insured
 
A1/AA-/A
    1,293,125  
     
Henderson, Nevada Local Improvement District
           
  95,000  
4.500%, 09/01/12
 
NR/NR/NR*
    95,391  
  290,000  
5.000%, 09/01/14
 
NR/NR/NR*
    293,935  
  290,000  
5.000%, 09/01/15
 
NR/NR/NR*
    291,905  
  230,000  
5.000%, 03/01/16
 
NR/NR/NR*
    221,143  
     
Holladay, Utah Redevelopment Agency
           
  2,387,500  
4.900%, 12/30/20
 
NR/NR/NR*
    2,101,549  
     
Jordanelle, Utah Special Service District
           
  186,000  
5.000%, 11/15/14
 
NR/NR/NR*
    182,163  
  196,000  
5.100%, 11/15/15
 
NR/NR/NR*
    188,423  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Tax Revenue (continued)
         
   
Jordanelle, Utah Special Service District (continued)
         
$ 206,000  
5.200%, 11/15/16
 
NR/NR/NR*
  $ 195,877  
  216,000  
5.300%, 11/15/17
 
NR/NR/NR*
    202,714  
  228,000  
5.400%, 11/15/18
 
NR/NR/NR*
    212,482  
  240,000  
5.500%, 11/15/19
 
NR/NR/NR*
    220,944  
  253,000  
5.600%, 11/15/20
 
NR/NR/NR*
    230,501  
  268,000  
5.700%, 11/15/21
 
NR/NR/NR*
    240,983  
  283,000  
5.800%, 11/15/22
 
NR/NR/NR*
    252,292  
  299,000  
6.000%, 11/15/23
 
NR/NR/NR*
    268,033  
     
La Verkin, Utah Sales and Franchise Tax Revenue
           
  571,000  
5.100%, 07/15/27
 
NR/NR/NR*
    498,100  
     
Lehi, Utah Sales Tax
           
  790,000  
5.000%, 06/01/24 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    836,571  
     
Mesquite, Nevada New Special Improvement District
           
  175,000  
4.750%, 08/01/12
 
NR/NR/NR*
    172,867  
  205,000  
4.900%, 08/01/13
 
NR/NR/NR*
    198,391  
  125,000  
5.250%, 08/01/17
 
NR/NR/NR*
    113,591  
  285,000  
5.350%, 08/01/19
 
NR/NR/NR*
    245,907  
  120,000  
5.400%, 08/01/20
 
NR/NR/NR*
    101,963  
  450,000  
5.500%, 08/01/25
 
NR/NR/NR*
    356,261  
     
North Ogden, Utah Sales Tax Revenue
           
  195,000  
5.000%, 11/01/24 Syncora Guarantee, Inc. Insured
 
NR/A+/AA
    208,527  
     
Payson City, Utah Sales Tax Revenue
           
  445,000  
5.000%, 08/01/21 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    498,293  
     
Riverton City, Utah Franchise & Sales Tax Revenue
           
  750,000  
5.000%, 06/01/24 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/AA-/AA
    814,950  
     
Salt Lake City, Utah Sales Tax
           
  1,060,000  
5.000%, 02/01/23
 
NR/AAA/NR
    1,154,287  
  1,115,000  
5.000%, 02/01/24
 
NR/AAA/NR
    1,211,046  
     
South Weber City, Utah
           
  525,000  
5.000%, 01/15/24 NPFG Insured
 
Baa2/A/AA-
    551,428  
     
Springville, Utah Special Assessment Revenue
           
  397,000  
5.500%, 01/15/17
 
NR/NR/NR*
    367,975  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Tax Revenue (continued)
         
   
Springville, Utah Special Assessment Revenue
         
   
(continued)
         
$ 420,000  
5.650%, 01/15/18
 
NR/NR/NR*
  $ 379,063  
  442,000  
5.800%, 01/15/19
 
NR/NR/NR*
    394,410  
  380,000  
5.900%, 01/15/20
 
NR/NR/NR*
    336,053  
     
Uintah County, Utah Municipal Building Authority
           
     
Lease Revenue
           
  500,000  
5.000%, 06/01/24
 
NR/A+/NR
    541,495  
     
Utah Transit Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Series A
           
  6,560,000  
5.000%, 06/15/36 AGMC Insured
 
a2/AAA/AA
    7,064,333  
     
Vernal City, Utah Sales Tax Revenue
           
  515,000  
4.750%, 09/01/31 AGMC Insured
 
NR/AA/NR
    552,518  
  300,000  
4.875%, 09/01/34 AGMC Insured
 
NR/AA/NR
    318,978  
     
Wasatch County, Utah Building Authority
           
  130,000  
5.000%, 10/01/15
 
A1/NR/NR
    135,854  
  135,000  
5.000%, 10/01/16
 
A1/NR/NR
    141,410  
     
Wasatch County, Utah Sales Tax
           
  205,000  
5.000%, 12/01/16 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/A+/NR
    210,881  
  210,000  
5.000%, 12/01/17 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/A+/NR
    215,834  
  225,000  
5.000%, 12/01/18 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/A+/NR
    230,942  
     
Washington City, Utah Sales Tax
           
  680,000  
5.250%, 11/15/17 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/A/NR
    721,963  
     
Weber County, Utah Sales Tax
           
  385,000  
5.000%, 07/01/23 AMBAC Insured
 
A1/NR/NR
    397,778  
     
West Valley City, Utah Redevelopment Agency
           
  1,625,000  
5.000%, 03/01/21
 
NR/A-/NR
    1,728,139  
  320,000  
5.000%, 03/01/22
 
NR/A-/NR
    339,021  
  350,000  
5.000%, 03/01/23
 
NR/A-/NR
    368,753  
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 03/01/24
 
NR/A-/NR
    1,049,280  
     
Total Tax Revenue
        33,294,325  
   
     
Transportation (4.1%)
           
     
Central Puget Sound, Washington Regional
           
     
Transportation Authority Sales Tax
           
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 11/01/25 Series A AMBAC Insured
 
Aa2/AAA/NR
    2,195,260  
  1,050,000  
4.750%, 02/01/28 NPFG-FGIC Insured
 
Aa1/AAA/NR
    1,050,945  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Transportation (continued)
         
   
Indiana Finance Authority Highway Revenue
         
$ 1,950,000  
4.500%, 12/01/25 NPFG-FGIC Insured
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
  $ 2,066,006  
     
North Texas Turnpike Authority Revenue
           
  2,000,000  
6.100%, 01/01/28
 
A2/A-/NR
    2,265,580  
     
Utah Transit Authority Sales Tax Revenue Refunding,
           
     
Series A
           
  5,185,000  
zero coupon, 06/15/23 NPFG Insured
 
A1/A-/A+
    3,209,048  
     
Utah Transit Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Series A
           
  2,000,000  
5.000%, 06/15/27
 
Aa2/AAA/AA
    2,229,060  
     
Utah Transit Authority Sales Tax & Transportation
           
     
Revenue
           
  1,450,000  
4.125%, 06/15/22 AGMC Insured
 
Aa2/AAA/AA
    1,548,658  
  195,000  
5.250%, 06/15/32 AGMC Insured
 
Aa2/AAA/AA
    239,142  
     
Washoe County, Nevada Highway Revenue
           
  1,000,000  
5.500%, 02/01/28
 
A1/A+/NR
    1,105,840  
     
Total Transportation
        15,909,539  
   
     
Utility (15.0%)
           
     
Central Weber, Utah Sewer Improvement District
           
     
Revenue Refunding, Series A
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 03/01/28 AGMC Insured
 
NR/AA-/AA
    1,106,330  
  2,000,000  
4.375%, 03/01/30 AGMC Insured
 
NR/AA-/AA
    2,091,340  
  4,000,000  
5.000%, 03/01/33 AGMC Insured
 
NR/AA-/AA
    4,298,880  
     
Clark County, Washington Public Utility District
           
     
No. 001 Generating Refunding
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 01/01/24
 
A2/A/A+
    1,108,160  
     
Cowlitz County, Washington Public Utility District
           
     
Electric Revenue
           
  650,000  
4.500%, 09/01/26 NPFG Insured
 
A1/A-/A
    671,184  
     
Davie, Florida Water & Sewer Revenue
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 10/01/32 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    1,064,170  
     
Eagle Mountain, Utah Gas & Electric
           
  1,385,000  
4.250%, 06/01/20 Radian Insured
 
NR/NR/NR*
    1,330,916  
  1,440,000  
5.000%, 06/01/21 Radian Insured
 
NR/NR/NR*
    1,449,331  
  1,515,000  
5.000%, 06/01/22 Radian Insured
 
NR/NR/NR*
    1,519,636  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Utility (continued)
         
   
El Paso, Texas Solid Waste Disposal System Revenue
         
$ 1,540,000  
5.125%, 08/15/28 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
  $ 1,588,833  
     
Herriman City, Utah Water Revenue Refunding
           
  1,210,000  
4.500%, 01/01/33 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/A/NR
    1,241,351  
     
Houston, Texas Utility System Revenue, Refunding
           
  1,165,000  
5.125%, 05/15/28 Series A NPFG Insured
 
Aa2/AA/AA-
    1,240,177  
     
Intermountain Power Agency, Utah Power Supply
           
     
Revenue, Refunding
           
  1,000,000  
4.250%, 07/01/19 Series B
 
A1/A+/AA-
    1,070,680  
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 07/01/21 Series A AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    1,053,930  
  250,000  
5.250%, 07/01/23
 
A1/A+/AA-
    263,753  
     
Jacksonville Electric Authority, Florida Electric
           
     
System Revenue
           
  500,000  
5.000%, 10/01/26
 
Aa3/A+/AA-
    515,850  
     
King County, Washington Sewer Revenue
           
  660,000  
5.000%, 01/01/33 AGMC Insured
 
Aa2/AA+/NR
    703,956  
     
Laredo, Texas Waterworks Sewer System Revenue
           
     
Series 2010
           
  1,450,000  
5.000%, 03/01/24
 
A1/AA-/AA-
    1,650,492  
     
Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas
           
  5,000  
5.250%, 05/15/29 (pre-refunded)
 
A1/NR/NR
    6,418  
     
Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas Revenue,
           
     
Refunding
           
  1,530,000  
5.250%, 05/15/29
 
A1/A/NR
    1,690,864  
     
Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas Transmission
           
     
Contract Revenue, Refunding
           
  1,065,000  
5.000%, 05/15/33 AMBAC Insured
 
A2/A/A+
    1,077,226  
     
Manti City, Utah Electric System Revenue
           
  603,000  
5.750%, 02/01/17
 
NR/NR/NR*
    668,492  
     
Miami-Dade County, Florida Water and Sewer
           
     
Revenue System
           
  1,500,000  
5.000%, 10/01/29 AGMC Insured
 
Aa2/AA-/AA-
    1,664,490  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Utility (continued)
         
   
Orem, Utah Water & Storm Sewer Revenue
         
$ 1,000,000  
5.000%, 07/15/26
 
NR/AA/AA+
  $ 1,115,880  
  1,250,000  
5.250%, 07/15/28
 
NR/AA/AA+
    1,408,500  
     
Pleasant Grove City, Utah Storm Water Revenue
           
  860,000  
4.750%, 07/15/36 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/AA-
    906,844  
     
Port St. Lucie, Florida Utility System Revenue
           
  1,200,000  
5.250%, 09/01/26 NPFG Insured
 
Aa3/NR/AA-
    1,261,164  
     
Salt Lake & Sandy, Utah Metropolitan Water District,
           
     
Water Revenue, Refunding
           
  650,000  
5.000%, 07/01/31 Series A
 
NR/AA+/AA+
    715,540  
     
Santa Clara, Utah Electric Revenue
           
  1,005,000  
4.250%, 08/01/26 CIFG Insured
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    914,037  
     
Sarasota, Florida Utility System Revenue Refunding
           
  1,455,000  
5.000%, 10/01/27
 
NR/AA+/AA
    1,612,184  
     
South Valley, Utah Water Reclamation Facility
           
     
Sewer Revenue
           
  2,110,000  
5.000%, 08/15/24 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/A/NR
    2,224,467  
  425,000  
5.000%, 08/15/30 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/A/NR
    437,988  
     
South Weber City, Utah Water Revenue
           
  730,000  
5.000%, 06/01/35 AGMC Insured
 
NR/AA-/NR
    772,566  
  930,000  
5.000%, 06/01/40 AGMC Insured
 
NR/AA-/NR
    979,504  
     
Southern Utah Valley Power System
           
  210,000  
5.250%, 09/15/13 NPFG Insured
 
Baa2/BBB/NR
    215,920  
  225,000  
5.250%, 09/15/14 NPFG Insured
 
Baa2/BBB/NR
    230,771  
  235,000  
5.250%, 09/15/15 NPFG Insured
 
Baa2/BBB/NR
    240,480  
  185,000  
5.125%, 09/15/21 NPFG Insured
 
Baa2/BBB/NR
    188,535  
     
St. George, Utah Electric Revenue
           
  3,750,000  
5.000%, 06/01/38 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    3,933,975  
     
Tacoma, Washington Solid Waste Utility Revenue
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 12/01/23 Syncora Guarantee, Inc. Insured
 
A2/AA/AA-
    1,081,090  
     
Tallahassee, Florida Consolidated Utility System
           
     
Revenue
           
  1,870,000  
5.000%, 10/01/32
 
Aa1/AA+/AA+
    1,996,543  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
     
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
     
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
 
Value
 
   
   
Utility (continued)
         
   
Tallahassee, Florida Energy System Revenue
         
   
Refunding
         
$ 1,500,000  
5.000%, 10/01/28
 
Aa3/AA/AA-
  $ 1,628,280  
     
Utah Assessed Municipal Power System
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 04/01/21 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/AA-/NR
    1,025,580  
     
Utah Water Conservancy District
           
  1,400,000  
5.250%, 01/15/27
 
NR/A/NR
    1,512,504  
     
Washington, Utah Electric Revenue
           
  985,000  
5.000%, 09/01/21 Syncora Guarantee, Inc. Insured
 
Baa1/NR/NR
    1,040,574  
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 09/01/24 Syncora Guarantee, Inc. Insured
 
Baa1/NR/NR
    1,027,700  
     
White City, Utah Water Improvement District
           
     
Revenue
           
  500,000  
5.000%, 02/01/23 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    549,185  
  700,000  
5.000%, 02/01/25 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    756,840  
  840,000  
5.000%, 02/01/27 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    898,876  
     
Wyoming Municipal Power Agency Power Supply
           
     
System Revenue
           
  720,000  
5.500%, 01/01/28 Series A
 
A2/A-/NR
    785,815  
     
Total Utility
        58,537,801  
                   
     
Water and Sewer (5.9%)
           
     
Eagle Mountain, Utah Water and Sewer
           
  690,000  
4.750%, 11/15/25 NPFG Insured
 
Baa2/A+/AA-
    729,696  
     
Jordan Valley, Utah Water Conservancy District
           
     
Revenue
           
  1,000,000  
5.000%, 10/01/31 Series B
 
NR/AA+/AA
    1,110,810  
  6,000,000  
5.000%, 10/01/35 Series B
 
NR/AA+/AA
    6,526,980  
     
Murray City, Utah Sewer and Water
           
  440,000  
5.000%, 10/01/19 AMBAC Insured
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    461,199  
     
Ogden City, Utah Sewer & Water Revenue
           
  750,000  
4.625%, 06/15/38 AGMC Insured
 
Aa3/NR/NR
    773,370  
     
Pleasant Grove City, Utah Water Revenue
           
  450,000  
4.300%, 12/01/20 NPFG Insured
 
Baa2/BBB+/NR
    479,030  
  760,000  
4.625%, 12/01/23 AGMC Insured
 
NR/AA-/NR
    843,501  
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
       
Rating
       
Principal
     
Moody’s, S&P
       
Amount
 
Revenue Bonds (continued)
 
and Fitch
   
Value
 
   
   
Water and Sewer (continued)
           
   
Pleasant Grove City, Utah Water Revenue (continued)
           
$ 1,000,000  
5.250%, 12/01/29 AGMC Insured
 
NR/AA-/NR
    $ 1,105,200  
  1,370,000  
5.000%, 12/01/31 Series B NPFG Insured
 
Baa2/BBB+/NR
      1,418,073  
     
Rapid City, South Dakota Water Revenue
             
  500,000  
5.000%, 11/01/29
 
Aa3/NR/NR
      551,990  
  1,500,000  
5.250%, 11/01/39
 
Aa3/NR/NR
      1,626,885  
     
Santa Clara, Utah Storm Drain Revenue
             
  877,000  
5.100%, 09/15/26
 
NR/NR/NR*
      749,931  
     
Upper Trinity Regional Water District, Texas
             
  205,000  
4.500%, 08/01/20 AMBAC Insured
 
A3/A-/NR
      214,315  
     
Utah Water Finance Agency Revenue
             
  200,000  
5.250%, 07/01/16 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/NR/NR*
      202,606  
  310,000  
5.000%, 10/01/17 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/NR/NR*
      315,465  
  510,000  
5.000%, 07/01/18 AMBAC Insured
 
A1/NR/NR
      532,792  
  105,000  
5.000%, 10/01/20 AMBAC Insured (pre-refunded)
 
NR/NR/NR*
      108,655  
  830,000  
4.500%, 10/01/22 AMBAC Insured
 
Aa3/NR/NR
      879,717  
  765,000  
5.125%, 07/01/23 AMBAC Insured
 
NR/NR/NR*
      769,116  
  870,000  
4.500%, 10/01/23 AMBAC Insured
 
Aa3/NR/NR
      916,841  
  2,645,000  
4.500%, 10/01/28 AMBAC Insured
 
Aa3/NR/NR
      2,777,091  
     
Total Water and Sewer
          23,093,263  
     
Total Revenue Bonds
          314,137,601  
   
     
Total Investments (cost $366,807,727 - note 4)
    96.7%       375,989,085  
     
Other assets less liabilities
    3.3       12,926,526  
     
Net Assets
    100.0%     $ 388,915,611  
   
 
 
    *
Any security not rated (NR) by any of the Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSRO” or credit rating agency) has been determined  by the Investment Adviser to have sufficient quality to be ranked in the top four  credit ratings if a credit rating were to be assigned by a NRSRO.
         
 
 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
   
Percent of
 
Portfolio Distribution by Quality Rating
 
Investments1
 
Aaa of Moody’s or AAA of S&P and Fitch
    10.7%  
Aa of Moody’s or AA of S&P and Fitch
    49.1  
A of Moody’s or S&P and Fitch
    17.8  
Baa of Moody’s or BBB of S&P
    3.8  
Ba1 of Moody’s or BB+ of S&P
    0.2  
Not rated*
    18.4  
      100.0%  
         
1 Calculated using the highest rating of the three NRSROs.
       
         
PORTFOLIO ABBREVIATIONS:
 
         
AGMC - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
       
AMBAC - American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
 
AMT - Alternative Minimum Tax
       
CIFG - CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty
       
COP - Certificates of Participation
       
ETM - Escrowed to Maturity
       
FGIC - Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.
       
FNMA - Federal National Mortgage Association
 
NPFG - National Public Finance Guarantee
       
NR - Not Rated
       
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
DECEMBER 31, 2011 JUNE (unaudited)
 
ASSETS
     
Investments at value (cost $366,807,727)
  $ 375,989,085  
Cash
    10,547,323  
Interest receivable
    5,243,373  
Receivable for Fund shares sold
    1,375,001  
Other assets
    30,982  
Total assets
    393,185,764  
LIABILITIES
       
Payable for investment securities purchased
    2,096,600  
Dividends payable
    1,256,803  
Payable for Fund shares redeemed
    405,008  
Deferred income
    321,751  
Management fees payable
    143,480  
Distribution and service fees payable
    11,083  
Accrued expenses
    35,428  
Total liabilities
    4,270,153  
NET ASSETS
  $ 388,915,611  
Net Assets consist of:
       
Capital Stock - Authorized an unlimited number of shares, par value $0.01 per share
  $ 385,257  
Additional paid-in capital
    380,475,310  
Net unrealized appreciation on investments (note 4)
    9,181,358  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (1,272,179 )
Undistributed net investment income
    145,865  
    $ 388,915,611  
CLASS A
       
Net Assets
  $ 233,345,749  
Capital shares outstanding
    23,125,756  
Net asset value and redemption price per share
  $ 10.09  
Maximum offering price per share (100/96 of $10.09 adjusted to nearest cent)
  $ 10.51  
CLASS C
       
Net Assets
  $ 88,353,433  
Capital shares outstanding
    8,759,608  
Net asset value and offering price per share
  $ 10.09  
Redemption price per share (*a charge of 1% is imposed on the redemption
       
proceeds of the shares, or on the original price, whichever is lower, if redeemed
       
during the first 12 months after purchase)
  $ 10.09 *
CLASS Y
       
Net Assets
  $ 67,216,429  
Capital shares outstanding
    6,640,379  
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
  $ 10.12  
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
Investment Income:
           
   
Interest income
        $ 8,817,930  
Other income
          38,949  
            8,856,879  
   
Expenses:
             
   
Management fee (note 3)
  $ 926,377          
Distribution and service fees (note 3)
    646,982          
Transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees
    104,351          
Trustees’ fees and expenses (note 7)
    77,992          
Legal fees
    46,973          
Shareholders’ reports and proxy statements
    33,373          
Custodian fees (note 6)
    15,530          
Registration fees and dues
    13,342          
Fund accounting fees
    13,164          
Auditing and tax fees
    12,400          
Insurance
    7,740          
Chief compliance officer (note 3)
    1,853          
Miscellaneous
    25,308          
Total expenses
    1,925,385          
   
Management fee waived (note 3)
    (99,788 )        
Net expenses
            1,825,597  
Net investment income
            7,031,282  
   
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
               
   
Net realized gain from securities transactions
    584,159          
Change in unrealized depreciation on investments
    12,213,131          
   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
            12,797,290  
Net change in net assets resulting from operations
          $ 19,828,572  
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
   
Six Months Ended
       
   
December 31, 2011
   
Year Ended
 
   
(unaudited)
   
June 30, 2011
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income
  $ 7,031,282     $ 15,669,819  
Net realized gain (loss) from securities transactions
    584,159       616,769  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
    12,213,131       (4,341,103 )
Change in net assets from operations
    19,828,572       11,945,485  
   
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (note 10):
               
Class A Shares:
               
Net investment income
    (4,403,263 )     (10,072,186 )
   
Class C Shares:
               
Net investment income
    (1,314,407 )     (3,272,455 )
   
Class Y Shares:
               
Net investment income
    (1,267,556 )     (2,727,358 )
Change in net assets from distributions
    (6,985,226 )     (16,071,999 )
   
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS (note 8):
               
Proceeds from shares sold
    70,183,215       90,761,022  
Reinvested dividends and distributions
    3,520,058       9,574,958  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (48,798,806 )     (124,122,693 )
Change in net assets from capital share transactions
    24,904,467       (23,786,713 )
   
Change in net assets
    37,747,813       (27,913,227 )
   
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of period
    351,167,798       379,081,025  
   
End of period*
  $ 388,915,611     $ 351,167,798  
   
* Includes undistributed net investment income, respectively, of:
  $ 145,865     $ 99,809  
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
1. Organization
 
     Tax-Free Fund For Utah (the “Fund”), a non-diversified, open-end investment company, was organized on December 12, 1990 as a Massachusetts business trust and commenced operations on July 24, 1992. The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares and, since its inception to May 21, 1996, offered only one class of shares. On that date, the Fund began offering two additional classes of shares, Class C and Class Y Shares. All shares outstanding prior to that date were designated as Class A Shares and are sold at net asset value plus a sales charge of varying size (depending upon a variety of factors) paid at the time of purchase and bear a distribution fee. Class C Shares are sold at net asset value with no sales charge payable at the time of purchase but with a level charge for service and distribution fees for six years thereafter. Class C Shares automatically convert to Class A Shares after six years. Class Y Shares are sold only through institutions acting for investors in a fiduciary, advisory, agency, custodial or similar capacity, and are not offered directly to retail customers. Class Y Shares are sold at net asset value with no sales charge, no redemption fee, no contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) and no distribution fee. On October 31, 1997, the Fund established Class I Shares which are offered and sold only through financial intermediaries and are not offered directly to retail customers. Class I Shares are sold at net asset value with no sales charge and no redemption fee or CDSC, although a financial intermediary may charge a fee for effecting a purchase or other transaction on behalf of its customers. Class I Shares may carry a distribution and a service fee. As of the report date, there were no Class I Shares outstanding. All classes of shares represent interests in the same portfolio of investments and are identical as to rights and privileges but differ with respect to the effect of sales charges, the distribution and/or service fees borne by each class, expenses specific to each class, voting rights on matters affecting a single class and the exchange privileges of each class.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies
 
     The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for investment companies.
 
a)
Portfolio valuation: Municipal securities which have remaining maturities of more than 60 days are valued each business day based upon information provided by a nationally prominent independent pricing service and periodically verified through other pricing services. In the case of securities for which market quotations are readily available, securities are valued by the pricing service at the mean of bid and asked quotations. If a market quotation or a valuation from the pricing service is not readily available, the security is valued at fair value determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Securities which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost if their term to maturity at purchase is 60 days or less, or by amortizing their unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the 61st day prior to maturity, if their term to maturity at purchase exceeds 60 days.
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
b)
Fair Value Measurements: The Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund's own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments and are summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, based on the best information available.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities
 
The following is a summary of the valuation inputs, representing 100% of the Fund's investments, used to value the Fund's net assets as of December 31, 2011:
 
Valuation Inputs
 
 
Investments in Securities
 
Level 1 – Quoted Prices
  $  
Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs —
       
Municipal Bonds*
    375,989,085  
Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs
     
Total
  $ 375,989,085  
 
*See schedule of investments for a detailed listing of securities.
 
c)
Subsequent events: In preparing these financial statements, the Fund has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date these financial statements were issued.
 
d)
Securities transactions and related investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are reported on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis and is adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of original issue and market discount. In connection with certain bonds, fee income is recognized by the Fund on a daily basis over the life of the bonds.
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
e)     
Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to certain investment companies. The Fund intends to make distributions of income and securities profits sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, Federal income and excise taxes.
   
 
Management has reviewed the tax positions for each of the open tax years (2008-2010) or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2011 tax returns and has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements.
   
f)     
Multiple class allocations: All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses), and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative net assets of each class. Class-specific expenses, which include distribution and service fees and any other items that are specifically attributed to a particular class, are also charged directly to such class on a daily basis.
   
g)     
Use of estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
   
h)     
Accounting pronouncements: In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). ASU No. 2011-04 clarifies existing requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosure about fair value measurements in converged guidance of the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board. The amendments are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.
 
In December 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 related to disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities. The amendments in this ASU require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. The guidance requires retrospective application for all comparative periods presented.
 
Management is currently evaluating the impact these updates and amendments may have on the Fund's financial statements.
 
3. Fees and Related Party Transactions
 
a) Management Arrangements:
 
     Aquila Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aquila Management Corporation, the Fund’s founder and sponsor, serves as the Manager for the Fund under an
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
Advisory and Administration Agreement with the Fund. Under the Advisory and Administration Agreement, the Manager provides all investment management and administrative services to the Fund. The Manager’s services include providing the office of the Fund and all related services as well as managing relationships with all the various support organizations to the Fund such as the shareholder servicing agent, custodian, legal counsel, fund accounting agent, auditors and distributor. For its services, the Manager is entitled to receive a fee which is payable monthly and computed as of the close of business each day at the annual rate of 0.50 of 1% on the Fund’s net assets.
 
     For the six months ended December 31, 2011, the Fund incurred management fees of $926,377 of which $99,788 was waived. The Manager has contractually undertaken to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses so that total Fund expenses will not exceed 0.83% for Class A Shares, 1.63% for Class C Shares, 0.99% for Class I Shares (none of which are currently outstanding) or 0.63% for Class Y Shares. These expense limitations are in effect until October 31, 2012. Prior to October 31, 2012, the Manager may not terminate the arrangement without the approval of the Board of Trustees.
 
     On January 7, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement with two former portfolio managers of the Fund concerning fees paid by the issuers of certain bonds held by the Fund, that among other things required them to pay a total of $589,578 in disgorgement and prejudgment interest to the Fund over a one-year period. This entire amount was paid to the Fund by September 23, 2011. Furthermore, this settlement superceded the prior agreement of the Manager to pay the Fund $520,626 in installments (with interest) over a maximum period of 58 months, under which the Manager had paid $160,000 to the Fund. In addition, it was determined that the $160,000 that had been paid by the Manager to the Fund would be returned to the Manager from the receipt of the settlement proceeds. The entire $160,000 was returned to the Manager by September 30, 2011.
 
     Under a Compliance Agreement with the Manager, the Manager is compensated for Chief Compliance Officer related services provided to enable the Fund to comply with Rule 38a-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
 
     Specific details as to the nature and extent of the services provided by the Manager are more fully defined in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
 
b) Distribution and Service Fees:
 
     The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Rule”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under one part of the Plan, with respect to Class A Shares, the Fund is authorized to make distribution fee payments to broker-dealers or others (“Qualified Recipients”) selected by Aquila Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) including, but not limited to, any principal underwriter of the Fund, with which the Distributor has entered into written agreements contemplated by the Rule and which have rendered assistance in the distribution and/or retention of the Fund’s shares or servicing of shareholder accounts. The Fund makes payment of this distribution fee at the annual rate of 0.20% of the
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
Fund’s average net assets represented by Class A Shares. For the six months ended December 31, 2011, distribution fees on Class A Shares amounted to $224,455, of which the Distributor retained $7,111.
 
     Under another part of the Plan, the Fund is authorized to make payments with respect to Class C Shares to Qualified Recipients which have rendered assistance in the distribution and/or retention of the Fund’s Class C shares or servicing of shareholder accounts. These payments are made at the annual rate of 0.75% of the Fund’s average net assets represented by Class C Shares and for the six months ended December 31, 2011, amounted to $316,895. In addition, under a Shareholder Services Plan, the Fund is authorized to make service fee payments with respect to Class C Shares to Qualified Recipients for providing personal services and/or maintenance of shareholder accounts. These payments are made at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average net assets represented by Class C Shares and for the six months ended December 31, 2011 amounted to $105,632. The total of these payments with respect to Class C Shares amounted to $422,527, of which the Distributor retained $87,683.
 
     Specific details about the Plans are more fully defined in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.
 
     Under a Distribution Agreement, the Distributor serves as the exclusive distributor of the Fund’s shares.Through agreements between the Distributor and various brokerage and advisory firms (“intermediaries”), the Fund’s shares are sold primarily through the facilities of these intermediaries having offices within Utah, with the bulk of any sales commissions inuring to such intermediaries. For the six months ended December 31, 2011, total commissions on sales of Class A Shares amounted to $460,092, of which the Distributor received $38,559.
 
4. Purchases and Sales of Securities
 
     During the six months ended December 31, 2011, purchases of securities and proceeds from the sales of securities aggregated $51,167,169 and $28,634,756, respectively.
 
     At December 31, 2011, the aggregate tax cost for all securities was $366,685,922. At December 31, 2011, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost amounted to $12,608,251 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over value amounted to $3,305,088, for a net unrealized appreciation of $9,303,163.
 
5. Portfolio Orientation
 
     At least 50% of the Fund’s assets will always consist of obligations of Utah-based issuers. At December 31, 2011, the Fund had 58% of its net assets invested in municipal obligations of issuers within Utah. The Fund is also permitted to invest in tax-free municipal obligations of non-Utah-based issuers that are exempt from regular Federal income taxes and, pursuant to an administrative determination of the Utah State Tax Commission issued under statutory authority, the interest on which is currently exempt from
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
Utah individual income taxes. Since the Fund invests principally and may invest entirely in double tax-free municipal obligations of issuers within Utah, it is subject to possible risks associated with economic, political, or legal developments or industrial or regional matters specifically affecting Utah and whatever effects these may have upon Utah issuers’ ability to meet their obligations.
 
6. Expenses
 
     The Fund has negotiated an expense offset arrangement with its custodian wherein it receives credit toward the reduction of custodian fees and other Fund expenses whenever there are uninvested cash balances. The Statement of Operations reflects the total expenses before any offset, the amount of offset and the net expenses.
 
7. Trustees’ Fees and Expenses
 
     At December 31, 2011 there were 9 Trustees, one of whom is affiliated with the Manager and is not paid any fees. The total amount of Trustees’ service fees (for carrying out their responsibilities) and attendance fees paid during the six months ended December 31, 2011 was $61,056. Attendance fees are paid to those in attendance at regularly scheduled quarterly Board Meetings and meetings of the Independent Trustees held prior to each quarterly Board Meeting, as well as additional meetings (such as Audit, Nominating, Shareholder and special meetings). Trustees are reimbursed for their expenses such as travel, accommodations, and meals incurred in connection with attendance at Board Meetings and the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. For the six months ended December 31, 2011, such meeting-related expenses amounted to $16,936.
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
8. Capital Share Transactions
 
Transactions in Capital Shares of the Fund were as follows:
 
   
Six Months Ended
December 31, 2011
   
Year Ended
 
   
(unaudited)
   
June 30, 2011
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Class A Shares:
                       
Proceeds from shares sold
    3,579,300     $ 35,563,407       4,193,949     $ 40,949,761  
Reinvested distributions
    216,353       2,147,590       611,153       5,947,989  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (2,480,963 )     (24,631,310 )     (6,624,373 )     (63,577,122 )
Net change
    1,314,690       13,079,687       (1,819,271 )     (16,679,372 )
Class C Shares:
                               
Proceeds from shares sold
    2,220,305       22,060,978       2,478,584       24,310,498  
Reinvested distributions
    75,799       751,991       218,150       2,120,788  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (2,009,140 )     (19,914,639 )     (3,292,796 )     (31,692,159 )
Net change
    286,964       2,898,330       (596,062 )     (5,260,873 )
Class Y Shares:
                               
Proceeds from shares sold
    1,258,723       12,558,830       2,605,011       25,500,763  
Reinvested distributions
    62,364       620,477       154,518       1,506,181  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (426,772 )     (4,252,857 )     (2,990,607 )     (28,853,412 )
Net change
    894,315       8,926,450       (231,078 )     (1,846,468 )
Total transactions in Fund
                               
shares
    2,495,969     $ 24,904,467       (2,646,411 )   $ (23,786,713 )
 
9. Securities Traded on a When-Issued Basis
 
     The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued basis. When-issued transactions arise when securities are purchased or sold by the Fund with payment and delivery taking place in the future in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield to the Fund at the time of entering into the transaction. Beginning on the date the Fund enters into a when-issued transaction, cash or other liquid securities are segregated in an amount equal to or greater than the value of the when-issued transaction. These transactions are subject to market fluctuations and their current value is determined in the same manner as for other securities.
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
10. Income Tax Information and Distributions
 
The Fund declares dividends daily from net investment income and makes payments monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed annually and are taxable. These distributions are paid in additional shares at the net asset value per share, in cash, or in a combination of both, at the shareholder’s option.
 
The Fund intends to maintain, to the maximum extent possible, the tax-exempt status of interest payments received from portfolio municipal securities in order to allow dividends paid to shareholders from net investment income to be exempt from regular Federal and State of Utah income taxes. Due to differences between financial statement reporting and Federal income tax reporting requirements, distributions made by the Fund may not be the same as the Fund’s net investment income, and/or net realized securities gains. In this regard, the Fund increased undistributed net investment income in the amount of $388,887 and decreased additional paid-in capital in the amount of $388,887 at June 30, 2011. These adjustments had no impact on the Fund’s aggregate net assets at June 30, 2011. Further, a small portion of the dividends may, under some circumstances, be subject to taxes at ordinary income rates. For certain shareholders some dividend income may, under some circumstances, be subject to the alternative minimum tax.
 
At June 30, 2011, the Fund had a capital loss carryover of $1,856,338 of which $402,073 expires in 2017 and $1,454,265 expires in 2018. Carryovers are available to offset future net realized gains on securities transactions to the extent provided for in the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent that this loss is used to offset future realized capital gains, it is probable that the gains so offset will not be distributed.
 
The tax character of distributions:
 
   
Year Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net tax-exempt income
  $ 15,590,252     $ 13,804,462  
Ordinary income
    481,747       539,386  
    $ 16,071,999     $ 14,343,848  
 
As of June 30, 2011, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
 
Undistributed tax-exempt income
  $ 168,913  
Accumulated net realized loss
    (1,856,338 )
Unrealized depreciation
    (2,931,964 )
Other temporary differences
    (168,913 )
    $ (4,788,302 )
 
The difference between book basis and tax basis undistributed income is due to the timing difference in recognizing dividends paid.
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
11. Ongoing Development
 
Since December 2007, the three major credit rating agencies (Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch) downgraded or eliminated ratings of the majority of the municipal bond insurance companies due to loss of capital from investments in subprime mortgages. Only a few insurers are now deemed to be investment grade. Thus, while certain bonds have insurance, some are no longer rated based upon the ratings of their insurers. Furthermore, because the ability of many of the Fund’s insurers to pay claims has been downgraded, the protection of such insurance has been diminished, and there is no assurance that some of them may be relied upon for payment.
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 
For a share outstanding throughout each period
 
    Class A  
   
Six Months
                             
   
Ended
  Year Ended June 30,  
   
12/31/11
                             
   
(unaudited)
 
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 9.74     $ 9.80     $ 9.35     $ 9.73     $ 9.91     $ 9.87  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.20 (1)     0.42 (1)     0.43 (1)     0.44 (1)     0.41 (1)     0.40 (2)
Net gain (loss) on securities (both realized
                                               
and unrealized)
    0.35       (0.05 )     0.47       (0.37 )     (0.17 )     0.05  
Total from investment operations
    0.55       0.37       0.90       0.07       0 24       0.45  
Less distributions (note 10):
                                               
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.20 )     (0.43 )     (0.45 )     (0.45 )     (0.42 )     (0.41 )
Distributions from capital gains
                                   
Total distributions
    (0.20 )     (0.43 )     (0.45 )     (0.45 )     (0.42 )     (0.41 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 10.09     $ 9.74     $ 9.80     $ 9.35     $ 9.73     $ 9.91  
Total return (not reflecting sales charge)
    5.65 %(3)     3.87 %     9.74 %     0.91 %     2.45 %     4.60 %
Ratios/supplemental data
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
  $ 233     $ 212     $ 232     $ 166     $ 158     $ 149  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    0.84 %(4)     0.83 %     0.80 %     0.75 %     0.63 %     0.68 %
Ratio of net investment income to average
                                               
net assets
    3.96 %(4)     4.31 %     4.43 %     4.80 %     4.09 %     3.89 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    8 %(3)     25 %     9 %     25 %     19 %     17 %
                   
The expense and net investment income ratios without the effect of the contractual expense cap were (note 3):
 
                   
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    0.89 %(4)     0.87 %     0.87 %     0.87 %     0.90 %     0.96 %
Ratio of net investment income to average
                                               
net assets
    3.91 %(4)     4.28 %     4.37 %     4.68 %     3.82 %     3.61 %
   
The expense ratios after giving effect to the contractual expense cap and expense offset for uninvested cash balances were (note 3):
 
   
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    0.84 %(4)     0.83 %     0.80 %     0.74 %     0.61 %     0.66 %
 _____________________
(1) Per share amounts have been calculated using the daily average shares method.
(2) Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average shares method.
(3) Not annualized.
(4) Annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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TAX-FREE FUND FOR UTAH
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
 
For a share outstanding throughout each period
 
     Class C     Class Y  
   
Six Months
                               
Six Months
                             
   
Ended
  Year Ended June 30,    
Ended
  Year Ended June 30,  
   
12/31/11
                               
12/31/11
                             
   
(unaudited)
 
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
(unaudited)
 
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 9.74     $ 9.79     $ 9.34     $ 9.72     $ 9.91     $ 9.87     $ 9.77     $ 9.83     $ 9.38     $ 9.76     $ 9.94     $ 9.90  
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                                                                               
Net investment income
    0.16 (1)     0.34 (1)     0.35 (1)     0.37 (1)     0.33 (1)     0.32 (2)     0.21 (1)     0.44 (1)     0.45 (1)     0.46 (1)     0.43 (1)     0.41 (2)
Net gain (loss) on securities (both
                                                                                               
realized and unrealized)
    0.35       (0.04 )     0.47       (0.37 )     (0.18 )     0.05       0.35       (0.05 )     0.47       (0.37 )     (0.17 )     0.07  
Total from investment operations
    0.51       0.30       0.82             0.15       0.37       0.56       0.39       0.92       0.09       0.26       0.48  
Less distributions (note 10):
                                                                                               
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.16 )     (0.35 )     (0.37 )     (0.38 )     (0.34 )     (0.33 )     (0.21 )     (0.45 )     (0.47 )     (0.47 )     (0.44 )     (0.44 )
Distributions from capital gains
                                                                       
Total distributions
    (0.16 )     (0.35 )     (0.37 )     (0.38 )     (0.34 )     (0.33 )     (0.21 )     (0.45 )     (0.47 )     (0.47 )     (0.44 )     (0.44 )
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 10.09     $ 9.74     $ 9.79     $ 9.34     $ 9.72     $ 9.91     $ 10.12     $ 9.77     $ 9.83     $ 9.38     $ 9.76     $ 9.94  
   
Total return
    5.23 %(3)(4)     3.15 %(3)     8.87 %(3)     0.10 %(3)     1.53 %(3)     3.77 %(3)     5.75 %(4)     4.08 %     9.94 %     1.13 %     2.67 %     4.80 %
Ratios/supplemental data
                                                                                               
Net assets, end of period (in millions)
  $ 88     $ 83     $ 89     $ 50     $ 32     $ 31     $ 67     $ 56     $ 59     $ 44     $ 49     $ 47  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    1.64 %(5)     1.63 %     1.60 %     1.55 %     1.43 %     1.48 %     0.64 %(5)     0.63 %     0.60 %     0.55 %     0.43 %     0.48 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
    3.14 %(5)     3.51 %.     3.60 %     3.99 %     3.29 %     3.10 %     4.15 %(5)     4.51 %     4.64 %     5.00 %     4.29 %     4.09 %
Portfolio turnover rate
    8 %(4)     25 %     9 %     25 %     19 %     17 %     8 %(4)     25 %     9 %     25 %     19 %     17 %
                                                           
The expense and net investment income ratios without the effect of the contractual expense cap were (note 3):
 
                                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    1.69 %(5)     1.67 %     1.66 %     1.67 %     1.70 %     1.76 %     0.69 %(5)     0.67 %     0.67 %     0.67 %     0.70 %     0.76 %
 
                                                                                               
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
    3.09 %(5)     3.48 %     3.54 %     3.88 %     3.02 %     2.81 %     4.10 %(5)     4.47 %     4.57 %     4.88 %     4.02 %     3.81 %
                                           
The expense ratios after giving effect to the contractual expense cap and expense offset for uninvested cash balances were (note 3):
 
                                           
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
    1.64 %(5)     1.63 %     1.60 %     1.54 %     1.42 %     1.46 %     0.64 %(5)     0.63 %     0.60 %     0.54 %     0.42 %     0.46 %
_____________________
(1) Per share amounts have been calculated using the daily average shares method.
(2) Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average shares method.
(3) Not reflecting CDSC.
(4) Not annualized.
(5) Annualized.
 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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Analysis of Expenses (unaudited)
 
     As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end sales charges with respect to Class A shares or contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. The table below 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.
 
     The table below is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2011 and held for the six months ended December 31, 2011.
 
Actual Expenses
 
     This table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.
 
Six months ended December 31, 2011
 
 
Actual
     
 
Total Return
Beginning
Ending
Expenses
 
Without
Account
Account
Paid During
 
Sales Charges(1)
Value
Value
the Period(2)
Class A
5.65%
$1,000.00
$1,056.50
$4.34
Class C
5.23%
$1,000.00
$1,052.30
$8.46
Class Y
5.75%
$1,000.00
$1,057.50
$3.31
 
(1)
Assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, at net asset value and does not reflect the deduction of the applicable sales charges with respect to Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charges ("CDSC") with respect to Class C shares. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year.

(2)
Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.84%, 1.64% and 0.64% for the Fund's Class A, C and Y shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
 
 
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Analysis of Expenses (unaudited) (continued)
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
     The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the 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 the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other mutual funds. To do so, compare this 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds.
 
     Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs with respect to Class A shares. The example does not reflect the deduction of contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) with respect to Class C shares. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different mutual funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
Six months ended December 31, 2011
 
 
Hypothetical
     
 
Annualized
Beginning
Ending
Expenses
 
Total
Account
Account
Paid During
 
Return
Value
Value
the Period(1)
Class A
5.00%
$1,000.00
$1,020.91
$4.27
Class C
5.00%
$1,000.00
$1,016.89
$8.31
Class Y
5.00%
$1,000.00
$1,021.92
$3.25
(1)
Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.84%, 1.64% and 0.64% for the Fund's Class A, C and Y shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
 
 
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Shareholder Meeting Results (unaudited)
 
     The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Tax-Free Fund For Utah (the “Fund”) was held on October 12, 2011. The holders of shares representing 93% of the total net asset value of the shares entitled to vote were present in person or by proxy. At the meeting, the following matters were voted upon and approved by the shareholders (the resulting votes for each matter are presented below).
 
1.
To elect Trustees.
 
   
Dollar Amount of Votes:
       
             
Trustee
 
For
   
Withheld
       
Tucker Hart Adams
  $ 322,849,367     $ 5,768,368        
Ernest Calderón
  $ 327,965,712     $ 652,023          
Thomas A. Christopher
  $ 328,080,304     $ 537,432          
Gary C. Cornia
  $ 324,401,021     $ 4,216,715          
Grady Gammage, Jr.
  $ 326,893,524     $ 1,724,212          
Diana P. Herrmann
  $ 328,159,821     $ 457,915          
Lyle W. Hillyard
  $ 323,229,843     $ 5,387,893          
John C. Lucking
  $ 327,359,073     $ 1,258,663          
Anne J. Mills
  $ 326,444,782     $ 2,172,944          
 
2.
To ratify the selection of Tait, Weller & Baker LLP as the Fund’s independent registered publicaccounting firm.
   
Dollar Amount of Votes:
         
               
   
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
 
    $ 326,419,841     $ 1,884,834     $ 313,041  
 
 
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Information Available (unaudited)
 
     Much of the information that the funds in the Aquila Group of Funds produce is automatically sent to you and all other shareholders. Specifically, you are routinely sent your Fund’s entire list of portfolio securities twice a year in the semi-annual and annual reports you receive. Additionally, under Fund policies, the Manager publicly discloses the complete schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, as of each calendar quarter, generally by the 15th day after the end of each calendar quarter. Such information remains accessible until the next schedule is made publicly available.
 
     You may obtain a copy of the Fund’s portfolio holdings schedule for the most recently completed period by visiting the Fund’s website at www.aquilafunds.com. The Fund may also disclose other portfolio holdings as of a specified date (currently the Fund discloses its five largest holdings by value as of the close of the last business day of each calendar month in a posting to its website on approximately the 5th business day following the month end). This information remains on the website until the next such posting. Whenever you wish to see a listing of your Fund’s portfolio other than in your shareholder reports, please check our website at www.aquilafunds.com or call us at 1-800-437-1020.
 
     The Fund additionally files a complete list of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available free of charge on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. You may also review or, for a fee, copy the forms at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. or by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
 

 
Proxy Voting Record (unaudited)
 
     The Fund does not invest in equity securities. Accordingly, there were no matters relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the 12 months ended June 30, 2011 with respect to which the Fund was entitled to vote. Applicable regulations require us to inform you that the foregoing proxy voting information is available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
 

 
Federal Tax Status of Distributions (unaudited)
 
     This information is presented in order to comply with a requirement of the Internal Revenue Code and no action on the part of shareholders is required.
 
     For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, $15,590,252 of dividends paid by Tax-Free Fund For Utah, constituting 97% of total dividends paid during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, were exempt-interest dividends, and the balance was ordinary dividend income.
 
     Prior to February 15, 2012, shareholders were mailed the appropriate tax form(s) which contained information on the status of distributions paid for the 2011 calendar year.
 
 
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Additional Information (unaudited)
 
Renewal of the Advisory and Administration Agreement
 
     Aquila Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund pursuant to an Advisory and Administration Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). In order for the Manager to remain the investment adviser of the Fund, the Trustees of the Fund must determine annually whether to renew the Advisory Agreement for the Fund.
 
     Contract review materials were provided to the Trustees in November 2011. In addition, the Trustees took into account the information related to the Fund provided to the Trustees at each regularly scheduled meeting.
 
     At a meeting held in December, 2011, based on their evaluation of the information provided by the Manager, the Trustees of the Fund, including the independent Trustees voting separately, unanimously approved the renewal of the Advisory Agreement until December 31, 2012. In considering the renewal of the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees considered various factors that they determined were relevant, including the factors described below. The Trustees did not identify any single factor as the controlling factor in determining to approve the renewal of the Advisory Agreement.
 
The nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Manager.
 
     The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services that had been provided by the Manager to the Fund, taking into account the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the terms of the Advisory Agreement. The Trustees also reviewed the Manager’s investment approach for the Fund and its research process. The Trustees considered the personnel of the Manager who provide investment management services to the Fund. The Manager has employed Mr. Todd W. Curtis and Mr. James Thompson as co-portfolio managers for the Fund and has established facilities for credit analysis of the Fund’s portfolio securities. Mr. Thompson, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, has provided local information regarding specific holdings in the Fund’s portfolio, a particular advantage as to holdings with less than the highest ratings from the rating agencies. The portfolio managers have also been available to and have met with the brokerage and financial planner community and with investors and prospective investors to provide them with information generally about the Fund’s portfolio, with which to assess the Fund as an investment vehicle for residents of Utah in light of prevailing interest rates and local economic conditions.
 
     The Trustees considered that the Manager had provided all advisory and administrative services to the Fund that the Trustees deemed necessary or appropriate, including the specific services that the Trustees have determined are required for the Fund, given that it seeks to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from Utah state and regular Federal income taxes as is consistent with preservation of capital.
 
     The Manager has additionally provided all administrative services to the Fund and provided the Fund with personnel (including Fund officers) and other resources that are necessary for the Fund’s business management and operations. The Trustees considered the nature and extent of the
 
 
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Manager’s supervision of third-party service providers, including the Fund’s shareholder servicing agent and custodian.
 
     Based on these considerations, the Trustees concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services that had been provided by the Manager to the Fund were satisfactory and consistent with the terms of the Advisory Agreement.
 
The investment performance of the Fund and the Manager.
 
     The Trustees reviewed each aspect of the Fund’s performance and compared its performance with that of its competitors, its peer group (i.e., Morningstar single-state intermediate tax-free municipal bond funds nationwide), and its benchmark index, the Barclays Capital Quality Intermediate Municipal Bond Index. It was noted that the materials provided by the Manager indicated that the Fund had investment performance that was comparable overall to that of its Morningstar peer group and its competitors, compared to which the Fund outperformed in some periods and in others it underperformed, but that the Fund’s performance exceeded the performance of its benchmark index. The Trustees noted that, unlike the Fund’s returns, the performance of the benchmark index did not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges. The Trustees also noted that the Fund was the only Utah state-specific tax-free municipal bond fund in the State. In addition, the group of competitive funds included funds whose investment objectives and risk profiles differed from that of the Fund. The Trustees considered these results to be consistent with the investment objectives of the Fund.
 
     The Trustees concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory compared to that of the funds with differing investment characteristics when those differences were taken into account. Evaluation of this factor indicated to the Trustees that renewal of the Advisory Agreement would be appropriate.
 
The costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund.
 
     The information provided by the Manager in connection with renewal contained advisory fee and expense data for the Fund and its competitors as well as data for its Morningstar peer group, including data for all such front-end sales charge funds of a comparable asset size. The materials also showed the profitability to the Manager and to Aquila Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) of its services to the Fund.
 
     The Board noted that the Manager was currently waiving a portion of its fees and had been since the Fund’s inception. Additionally, it was noted that the Manager had contractually undertaken to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses during the period November 1, 2011 through October 31, 2012 so that total Fund expenses would not exceed 0.83 of 1% for Class A Shares. The Manager had indicated that it intended to continue waiving fees as necessary in order that the Fund would remain competitive.
 
     The Trustees compared the advisory fee and expense data with respect to the Fund to similar data about other funds that they found to be relevant. The Trustees concluded that the advisory fee and
 
 
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expenses of the Fund were similar to and were reasonable as compared to those advisory fees and expenses being paid by the Fund’s Morningstar peer group and that the advisory fee was reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided by the Manager to the Fund.
 
     The Trustees considered information provided by the Manager regarding the profitability of the Manager with respect to the advisory services provided by the Manager to the Fund, including the methodology used by the Manager in allocating certain of its costs to the management of the Fund. The Trustees also considered information regarding the profitability of the Distributor with respect to distribution services provided to the Fund. The Trustees concluded that profitability to the Manager with respect to the advisory services provided to the Fund did not argue against approval of the fees to be paid under the Advisory Agreement.
 
The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows.
 
     Data provided to the Trustees showed that the Fund’s asset size had declined during the past year due to the turmoil in the municipal bond market. Additionally, the Trustees noted that the Manager continued to waive a portion of its fees. Evaluation of these factors indicated to the Trustees that the Advisory Agreement should be renewed without addition of breakpoints at this time.
 
Benefits derived or to be derived by the Manager and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund.
 
     The Trustees observed that, as is generally true of most fund complexes, the Manager and its affiliates, by providing services to a number of funds including the Fund, were able to spread costs as they would otherwise be unable to do. The Trustees noted that while that produces efficiencies and increased profitability for the Manager and its affiliates, it also makes their services available to the Fund at favorable levels of quality and cost which are more advantageous to the Fund than would otherwise have been possible.
 
 
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Founders
Lacy B. Herrmann, Chairman Emeritus
Aquila Management Corporation
 
Manager
AQUILA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
380 Madison Avenue, Suite 2300
New York, New York 10017
 
Board of Trustees
Gary C. Cornia, Chair
Tucker Hart Adams
Ernest Calderón
Thomas A. Christopher
Grady Gammage, Jr.
Diana P. Herrmann
Lyle W. Hillyard
John C. Lucking
Anne J. Mills
 
Officers
Diana P. Herrmann, President
Charles E. Childs, III, Executive Vice President and Secretary
Marie E. Aro, Senior Vice President
Paul G. O’Brien, Senior Vice President
Todd W. Curtis, Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager
James T. Thompson, Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager
M. Kayleen Willis, Vice President
Robert S. Driessen, Chief Compliance Officer
Joseph P. DiMaggio, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
Distributor
AQUILA DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
380 Madison Avenue, Suite 2300
New York, New York 10017
 
Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agent
BNY MELLON
4400 Computer Drive
Westborough, Massachusetts 01581
 
Custodian
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
1111 Polaris Parkway
Columbus, Ohio 43240
 
Further information is contained in the Prospectus,
which must precede or accompany this report.
 
 
 

 
 
ITEM 2.
CODE OF ETHICS.
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 3.  
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 4.  
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 5.  
AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 6. 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
 
Included in Item 1 above
 
ITEM 7.  
DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 8.
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 9.
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
 
Not applicable.
 
 
 

 
 
ITEM 10.  
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
 
The Board of Directors of the Registrant has adopted a Nominating Committee Charter which provides that the Nominating Committee (the 'Committee') may consider and evaluate nominee candidates properly submitted by shareholders if a vacancy among the Independent Trustees of the Registrant occurs and if,  based on the Board's then current size, composition and structure, the Committee determines that the vacancy should be filled.  The Committee will consider candidates submitted by shareholders on the same basis as it considers and evaluates candidates recommended by other sources.  A copy of the qualifications and procedures that must be met or followed by shareholders to properly submit a nominee candidate to the Committee may be obtained by submitting a request in writing to the Secretary of the Registrant.
 
ITEM 11.  
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
 
(a)  Based on their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, the registrant's chief financial and executive officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the registrant are appropriately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the registrant's reports that are filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are accumulated and communicated to registrant's management, including its principal executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
(b)  There have been no significant changes in registrant's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect registrant's internal controls subsequent to the date of the most recent evaluation, including no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses that required corrective action.
 
ITEM 12.  
EXHIBITS.
 
(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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

 
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
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By: 
/s/ Diana P. Herrmann  
 
President and Trustee
March 5, 2012
 
     
     
By: 
/s/ Joseph P. DiMaggio  
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
March 5, 2012
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
By: 
/s/ Diana P. Herrmann  
 
Diana P. Herrmann
President and Trustee
March 5, 2012
 
     
     
By: 
/s/ Joseph P. DiMaggio  
 
Joseph P. DiMaggio
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
March 5, 2012
 
 
 
 

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

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