N-CSRS 1 dncsrs.htm GREEN CENTURY FUNDS Green Century Funds

 

 

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 811-06351

 

 

Green Century Funds

 

 

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

(Address of principal executive offices)

Green Century Capital Management, Inc.

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 482-0800

Date of fiscal year end: July 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2010

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).


 

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

Green Century Balanced Fund

Green Century Equity Fund

January 31, 2010

An investment for your future.®   114 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109

For information on the Green Century Funds®, call 1-800-93-GREEN. For information on how to open an account and account services, call 1-800-221-5519 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. For share price and account information, call 1-800-221-5519, twenty-four hours a day.

 

Dear Green Century Funds Shareholder:

Many mainstream Wall Street investment firms solely focus on a profitable bottom line for themselves; independent, triple bottom line firms like Green Century Capital Management (Green Century) focus on what our investors care about: building a sustainable economy while seeking competitive financial returns.

Green Century forges a new path in the financial sector to provide investors a means to use the power of their investment dollars to encourage environmentally responsible corporate behavior, since business as usual will not create the green future we seek. Here are some of the ways Green Century is different from the mainstream Wall Street firms:

 

   

Green Century was founded in 1991 by a partnership of non-profit environmental advocacy organizations. Our firm remains 100% owned by these groups and any profits generated on the fees we earn for managing the Green Century Funds belong to our non-profit founders. Instead of being constantly pressured to reach quarterly earnings targets, we have a long-term focus on staying true to our green mission. Bailouts are the closest Wall Street firms can claim to being non-profits.

   

We are a small, nimble firm that has the freedom to invest in environmentally sound companies. The Green Century Funds do not invest in companies in every sector as many other mutual funds do. In fact, the Green Century Balanced Fund does not invest in any fossil fuel production or manufacturing companies because we support the transition to a less carbon intensive economy.

   

A critical component of our green investing strategy is being an active shareholder and encouraging companies to be responsible corporate citizens. Unlike many large mutual fund companies, we do not always agree with management’s decisions. As investors, we have the right and the responsibility to hold companies accountable for their environmental performance. Environmentally-destructive practices and policies are not just bad for the planet—they can also create significant risks and disadvantages for companies.

Shareholder Advocacy Update As of this spring, Green Century is on track to have a record-setting year for our shareholder advocacy program. We have filed over 20 shareholder resolutions asking companies to take action on a range of critical environmental issues including disclosing the impacts of Canadian tar sands oil extraction, adopting sustainable seafood procurement policies and practices, reducing the amount of water used by electric utilities, and increasing transparency around corporate political spending.

This year Green Century launched a new high-profile shareholder campaign that encourages increased transparency and reducing the environmental risks associated with fossil fuel development. The new campaign seeks to ensure that development of natural gas is done in a way that does not have unintended and harmful consequences for the environment and human health. The shareholder proposals ask companies to increase transparency regarding the environmental impact of their operations and encourage companies to mitigate risks by switching to less toxic fracturing fluids and adopting best practices for drilling and managing wastes.

Green Century is committed to fostering a more sustainable economy through our robust advocacy efforts. We thank you for your continued investment in the Green Century Funds as we all work toward a healthier, more sustainable world.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 1-800-93-GREEN or visit us on-line at: www.GreenCentury.com.

Respectfully,

Green Century Capital Management


THE GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND

The Green Century Balanced Fund seeks capital growth and income from a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds that meet Green Century’s standards for corporate environmental performance. The portfolio managers of the Balanced Fund aim to invest in companies that are in the business of solving environmental problems or that are committed to reducing their environmental impact.

 

    

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN*

Total expense ratio: 1.38%

  Six Months   One Year   Five Years   Ten Years
December 31, 2009   Green Century Balanced Fund   14.20%   22.44%   0.64%   0.53%
    Lipper Balanced Fund Index2   16.42%   23.35%   2.63%   2.79%
January 31, 2010   Green Century Balanced Fund   5.41%   23.63%   0.91%   -0.54%
    Lipper Balanced Fund Index2   7.95%   27.13%   2.55%   2.88%

* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

During the six month periods ended December 31, 2009 and January 31, 2010, the Balanced Fund performance lagged the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, though both the Fund and that Index were up significantly. For the six months ended January 31, 2010, the Fund returned 5.41%, while the Lipper Balanced Fund Index returned 7.95%.

As the economy stabilized, stocks in the industrial, technology, and consumer discretionary sectors did particularly well. While the Balanced Fund does not hold any fossil-fuel energy company stocks, the Fund’s holdings of smaller companies’ stocks in solar and wind energy lagged the market in concert with oil and gas stocks. The Balanced Fund’s bond holdings participated in the overall recovery, with the prices of intermediate maturity corporate bonds increasing as the prospects for economic recovery strengthened.

The Fund’s equity holdings which positively contributed to its performance during the six months ended January 31, 2010 included: Cree1, General Mills1, Apple1, and J.M. Smucker Co.1, while poor performers included Advance Auto Parts1, Sims Metal Management1, First Solar1, and Owens-Illinois1.

The Balanced Fund’s portfolio managers believe the Fund is positioned to benefit from the moderate economic growth expected in

 

GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND

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2010. The Fund’s equity holdings are weighted toward steady growth companies with higher domestic sales exposure and the Fund’s bond holdings are weighted toward short to intermediate maturity and high quality bonds.

The Green Century Balanced Fund invests in the stocks and bonds of environmentally responsible corporations of various sizes, including small, medium, and large companies. The value of the stocks held in the Balanced Fund will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect a single issuer, industry, or sector of the economy or may affect the market as a whole. Bonds are subject to a variety of risks including interest rate, credit, and inflation risk.

 

THE GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND

The Green Century Equity Fund invests essentially all of its assets in the stocks which make up the FTSE KLD 400 Social Index (the “Index”), comprised of 400 primarily large capitalization U.S. companies selected based on a comprehensive range of social and environmental sustainability criteria. The Equity Fund seeks to provide shareholders with a long-term total return that matches that of the Index.

 

    

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN*

Total expense ratio: 0.95%

  Six Months   One Year   Five Years   Ten Years
December 31, 2009   Green Century Equity Fund   24.11%   30.37%   –0.33%   –2.45%
    S&P 500® Index3   22.59%   26.46%   0.42%   –0.95%
January 31, 2010   Green Century Equity Fund   10.56%   37.29%   –0.43%   –2.25%
    S&P 500® Index3   9.87%   33.14%   0.18%   –0.80%

* The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Green Century Equity Fund outperformed the S&P 500® Index for the six-month and one year periods ended December 31, 2009 and January 31, 2010. For the six month period ended January 31, 2010, the Equity Fund’s return was 10.56%, while the S&P 500® Index was up 9.87%.

The U.S. economy returned to positive growth in the third quarter of 2009 and expanded again during the fourth quarter. The Federal Reserve kept interest rates at historically low levels in an ongoing attempt to stimulate growth. Economic data releases were mixed for the six months ended January 31, 2010, with improvements in some indicators such as manufacturing indices but ongoing high unemployment and relatively low consumer confidence. The U.S. stock market rose during the period led by improvements in the financial and consumer discretionary sectors.

 

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The performance of the Equity Fund was helped, relative to the S&P 500®, in part due to an underweight in energy, diversified financials, electric utilities and diversified telecommunications. The Equity Fund did not own companies such as MEMC Electronic Materials1, Iron Mountain1, and Owens-Illinois1 which were down significantly for the six months ended January 31, 2010. The fund benefited from being overweight to software and commercial banks during the period due predominantly to owning Microsoft1 and Wells Fargo1, respectively.

Conversely, the Equity Fund was overweight in communications equipment stocks which were among the worst performers on a relative basis. Qualcomm1 and Cisco Systems1 performed poorly as companies continued with cost-cutting strategies and delayed spending in response to the recession. The Fund was also hurt by being underweighted in aerospace and defense and not owning companies such as Boeing1 and United Technologies1. These companies performed better than the overall market during the period as the government announced increased defense spending over the next few years.

The Equity Fund, like other mutual funds invested primarily in stocks, carries the risk of investing in the stock market. The large companies in which the Equity Fund is invested may perform worse than the stocks market as a whole. The Equity Fund will not shift concentration from one industry to another or from stocks to bonds or cash, in order to defend against a falling stock market.

 

GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND

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The Green Century Funds’ proxy voting guidelines and a record of the Funds’ proxy votes for the year ended June 30, 2009 are available without charge, upon request, (i) at www.greencentury.com, (ii) by calling 1-800-93-GREEN, (iii) sending an e-mail to info@greencentury.com, and (iv) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

The Green Century Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of the year on Form N-Q. The Green Century Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These Forms may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington D.C. Information about the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The information on Form N-Q may also be obtained by calling 1-800-93-GREEN, or by e-mailing a request to info@greencentury.com.

 

 

1 As of January 31, 2010, the following companies comprised the listed percentages of each of the Green Century Funds:

 

Portfolio Holding    GREEN CENTURY
BALANCED FUND
     GREEN CENTURY
EQUITY FUND

Cree

   1.33%      0.12%

General Mills

   2.39%      0.46%

Apple

   1.43%      0.00%

J.M. Smucker Co.

   1.56%      0.14%

Advance Auto Parts

   0.63%      0.00%

Sims Metal Management

   0.57%      0.00%

First Solar

   0.45%      0.14%

Owens-Illinois

   0.39%      0.00%

MEMC Electronic Materials

   0.00%      0.00%

Iron Mountain

   0.00%      0.00%

Microsoft

   1.23%      5.02%

Wells Fargo

   0.00%      2.90%

Qualcomm

   0.00%      1.30%

Cisco Systems

   0.84%      2.60%

Boeing

   0.00%      0.00%

United Technologies

   0.00%      0.00%

Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Funds. Please refer to the Green Century Funds website for current information regarding the Funds’ portfolio holdings. These holdings are subject to risk as described in the Funds’ prospectus. References to specific investments should not be construed as a recommendation of the securities by the Funds, their administrator, or their distributor.

2 Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. (“Lipper”) is a respected mutual fund reporting service. The Lipper Balanced Fund Index includes the 30 largest funds whose primary objective is to conserve principal by maintaining at all times a balanced portfolio of both stocks and bonds. Typically the stock/bond ratio ranges around 60%/40%.

3 The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 selected common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P 500® Index is heavily weighted toward stocks with large market capitalization and represents approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all domestic stocks. It is not possible to invest directly in the S&P 500® Index.

This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

Distributor: UMB Distribution Services, LLC, 3/10

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS EXPENSE EXAMPLE

For the six months ended January 31, 2010

As a shareholder of the Green Century Funds (the “Funds”), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees on certain redemptions; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010 (the “period”).

Actual Expenses.    The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 equals 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees on shares held for 60 days or less. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing the ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs could have been higher.

 

     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
AUGUST 1, 2009
   ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
JANUARY 31, 2010
   EXPENSES
PAID DURING
THE PERIOD1

Balanced Fund

        

Actual Expenses

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,054.10    $ 7.15

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses

     1,000.00      1,018.04      7.02

Equity Fund

        

Actual Expenses

     1,000.00      1,105.60      5.04

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses

     1,000.00      1,020.21      4.84

1 Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios (1.38% for the Balanced Fund and .95% for the Equity Fund), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 64.1%

     
     SHARES    VALUE
     

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 7.6%

Apple, Inc. (a)

   3,761    $ 722,563

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

   18,940      425,582

EMC Corporation (a)

   15,000      250,050

Hewlett-Packard Company

   19,000      894,330

International Business Machines Corporation

   10,700      1,309,573

NETGEAR, Inc. (a)

   11,362      234,512
         
        3,836,610
         

Capital Goods — 6.9%

3M Company

   10,795      868,890

ABB Ltd. American Depositary Receipt (a)(b)

   8,940      161,188

Emerson Electric Company

   8,844      367,380

Gardner Denver, Inc.

   8,400      334,740

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   11,990      522,644

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. American Depositary Receipt (b)

   5,650      170,856

Middleby Corporation (a)

   3,000      135,180

Pentair, Inc.

   8,917      272,325

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

   9,600      174,912

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

   4,900      486,472
         
        3,494,587
         

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 5.6%

American Superconductor Corporation (a)

   4,500      171,090

Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (a)

   70,958      158,946

Cree, Inc. (a)

   12,000      670,920

First Solar, Inc. (a)

   2,015      228,299

GT Solar International, Inc. (a)

   18,000      103,500

International Rectifier Corporation (a)

   21,000      378,840

Itron, Inc. (a)

   3,720      228,929

Johnson Controls, Inc.

   5,957      165,783

OM Group, Inc. (a)

   8,600      280,532

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

   7,800      268,476

Suntech Power Holdings Company Ltd. American Depository Receipt (a)(b)

   11,947      161,404
         
        2,816,719
         
     SHARES    VALUE
     

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 5.0%

Amgen, Inc. (a)

   6,317    $ 369,418

GlaxoSmithKline plc American Depositary Receipt (b)

   9,578      373,638

Johnson & Johnson

   13,640      857,410

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. American Depositary Receipt (b)

   11,485      651,429

Waters Corporation (a)

   5,000      284,900
         
        2,536,795
         

Diversified Financials — 4.8%

American Express Company

   5,755      216,733

Bank of America Corporation

   31,870      483,787

Charles Schwab Corporation (The)

   16,000      292,640

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

   3,300      490,776

JPMorgan Chase & Company

   18,177      707,812

Stifel Financial Corporation (a)

   4,700      245,810
         
        2,437,558
         

Food & Beverage — 4.3%

Diamond Foods, Inc.

   5,121      183,946

General Mills, Inc.

   16,900      1,205,139

J. M. Smucker Company (The)

   13,105      787,218
         
        2,176,303
         

Insurance — 4.0%

Aflac, Inc.

   4,500      217,935

Chubb Corporation

   11,345      567,250

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

   14,000      379,400

Horace Mann Educators Corporation

   17,000      203,830

Progressive Corporation (The)

   23,500      389,630

W. R. Berkley Corporation

   10,300      250,599
         
        2,008,644
         

Healthcare Equipment & Services — 3.9%

Baxter International, Inc.

   8,600      495,274

Becton, Dickinson and Company

   3,300      248,721

Gen-Probe, Inc. (a)

   4,998      214,564

Hologic, Inc. (a)

   14,950      225,297

Medtronic, Inc.

   12,250      525,402

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   7,530      248,490
         
        1,957,748
         

Software & Services — 3.6%

Google, Inc., Class A (a)

   907      480,184

Microsoft Corporation

   21,950      618,551

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2010

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES    VALUE
     

Software & Services — (continued)

Oracle Corporation

   30,798    $ 710,202
         
        1,808,937
         

Materials — 2.8%

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   4,300      326,628

Ecolab, Inc.

   14,043      616,488

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a)

   7,200      195,984

Sims Metal Management Ltd. American Depositary Receipt (b)

   15,200      285,760
         
        1,424,860
         

Telecommunication Services — 2.8%

AT&T, Inc.

   30,475      772,846

Telefonica S.A. American Depositary Receipt (b)

   8,562      613,039
         
        1,385,885
         

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.3%

Costco Wholesale Corporation

   10,840      622,541

Sysco Corporation

   18,635      521,594
         
        1,144,135
         

Media — 1.8%

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

   14,225      593,894

McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (The)

   8,969      317,951
         
        911,845
         

Semiconductors — 1.5%

Intel Corporation

   38,330      743,602
         

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.4%

Deckers Outdoor Corporation (a)

   2,012      197,518

Jarden Corporation

   9,854      300,350

Timberland Company (The), Class A (a)

   11,000      189,200
         
        687,068
         

Consumer Services — 1.3%

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

   2,083      200,926

Panera Bread Company, Class A (a)

   2,556      182,550

Starbucks Corporation (a)

   11,147      242,893
         
        626,369
         

Transportation — 1.2%

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

   4,000      188,000

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   2,578      87,910
     SHARES    VALUE
     

Transportation — (continued)

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     6,064    $ 350,317
         
        626,227
         

Household & Personal Products — 1.2%

Church & Dwight Company, Inc.

     9,875      595,364
         

Retailing — 0.6%

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     8,100      319,545
         

Automobiles & Components — 0.6%

Toyota Motor Corporation American Depositary Receipt (b)

     4,083      314,391
         

Healthy Living — 0.4%

United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)

     8,000      216,880
         

Banks — 0.3%

Royal Bank of Canada

     3,236      158,758
         

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.2%

Interface, Inc., Class A

     11,600      94,076
         

Total Common Stocks (Cost $29,943,967)

        32,322,906
         

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 23.1%

     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE

Telecommunication Services — 5.4%

AT&T Corporation      

7.30%, due 11/15/11 (c)

   $ 1,000,000      1,106,060
BellSouth Corporation      

4.75%, due 11/15/12

     500,000      536,117
France Telecom S.A.      

7.75%, due 3/1/11 (b)(c)

     500,000      535,999
Verizon Communications, Inc.      

5.25%, due 4/15/13

     500,000      546,953
         
        2,725,129
         

Diversified Financials — 5.3%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)      

6.60%, due 1/15/12

     500,000      545,202

JPMorgan Chase & Company

     

4.60%, due 1/17/11

     500,000      517,791

JPMorgan Chase & Company

     

4.50%, due 1/15/12

     500,000      525,285

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2010

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
     

Diversified Financials — (continued)

SLM Corporation

     

4.00%, due 7/25/14 (d)

   $ 1,235,000    $ 1,060,828
         
        2,649,106
         

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 3.3%

Abbott Laboratories

     

5.60%, due 11/30/17

     500,000      554,937

Amgen, Inc.

     

4.85%, due 11/18/14

     500,000      543,188

Wyeth

     

5.50%, due 3/15/13 (c)

     500,000      552,339
         
        1,650,464
         

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 2.0%

Xerox Corporation

     

7.625%, due 6/15/13

     1,000,000      1,023,637
         

Healthcare Equipment & Services — 1.8%

Aetna, Inc.

     

5.75%, due 6/15/11

     595,000      626,964

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     

4.875%, due 4/1/13

     250,000      268,087
         
        895,051
         

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 1.0%

Johnson Controls, Inc.      

5.50%, due 1/15/16

     500,000      522,272
         

Software & Services — 1.0%

Oracle Corporation      

5.00%, due 1/15/11

     500,000      519,018
         

Real Estate — 1.0%

Simon Property Group LP      

4.875%, due 8/15/10

     500,000      509,318
         

Automobiles & Components — 1.0%

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation      

5.50%, due 7/25/17 (b)(c)

     500,000      506,537
         

Transportation — 1.0%

Ryder System, Inc.      

4.625%, due 4/1/10

     500,000      501,368
         
     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
   VALUE
     

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 0.3%

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.      

4.00%, due 5/1/10

   $ 141,000    $ 141,813
         

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $11,343,392)

        11,643,713
         

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES — 9.4%

Fannie Mae Pool      

5.50%, due 3/1/12

     68,935      71,049
Federal Farm Credit Bank      

4.50%, due 10/25/11

     500,000      530,830
Federal Farm Credit Bank      

3.40%, due 4/22/16

     500,000      496,331
Federal Home Loan Bank      

3.125%, due 12/13/13

     550,000      568,082
Federal Home Loan Bank      

5.625%, due 6/13/16

     1,000,000      1,048,854
Federal Home Loan Bank      

3.875%, due 12/14/18

     550,000      553,702

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

     

2.00%, due 11/15/14 (c)

     500,000      507,225

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

     

3.75%, due 3/27/19

     500,000      496,955

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

3.00%, due 4/15/15

     500,000      501,007
         

Total U.S. Government Agencies (Cost $4,695,590)

        4,774,035
         

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT — 0.4%

Self Help Credit Union Environmental Certificate of Deposit

     

3.40%, due 8/8/10

     95,000      95,025

Shorebank Pacific Time Deposit Receipt

     

3.75%, due 8/8/11

     95,000      95,000
         

Total Certificates Of Deposit
(Cost $190,025)

        190,025
         

 

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January 31, 2010

(unaudited)

  concluded

 

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATION — 2.8%

  
     VALUE
  

Repurchase Agreement—
State Street Bank & Trust Repurchase Agreement, 0.01%, dated 01/29/10, due 02/01/10, proceeds $1,416,204 (collateralized by Federal Home Loan Bank, 4.375%, due 09/17/2010, value $1,447,546)
(Cost $1,416,203)

   $ 1,416,203
      

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (e) — 99.8%

  

(Cost $47,589,177)

     50,346,882

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%

     87,636
      

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

   $ 50,434,518
      

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Securities whose values are determined or significantly influenced by trading in markets other than the United States or Canada.
(c) Step rate bond. Rate shown is currently in effect at January 31, 2010.
(d) Floating rate bond. Rate shown is currently in effect at January 31, 2010.
(e) The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $47,592,431 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $5,264,304 and $2,509,853 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $2,754,451.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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January 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 99.7%

     SHARES    VALUE
     

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 12.0%

3Com Corporation (a)

   3,600    $ 26,820

Adaptec, Inc. (a)

   800      2,432

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (a)

   1,000      5,310

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

   1,050      27,583

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

   53,257      1,196,685

Corning, Inc.

   14,358      259,593

Dell, Inc. (a)

   18,095      233,425

Echelon Corporation (a)

   282      2,394

EMC Corporation (a)

   18,969      316,213

Hewlett-Packard Company

   21,937      1,032,575

Imation Corporation (a)

   300      2,682

International Business Machines Corporation

   12,151      1,487,161

Lexmark International, Inc. (a)

   700      18,053

Molex, Inc.

   733      14,777

NetApp, Inc. (a)

   3,137      91,381

Palm, Inc. (a)

   1,576      16,375

Plantronics, Inc.

   400      10,568

Polycom, Inc. (a)

   800      17,944

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   15,274      598,588

Seagate Technology

   4,740      79,300

Tellabs, Inc. (a)

   4,074      26,196

Xerox Corporation

   8,368      72,969
         
        5,539,024
         

Software & Services — 10.5%

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

   4,795      154,878

Advent Software, Inc. (a)

   294      11,099

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

   2,050      48,769

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   4,592      187,308

BMC Software, Inc. (a)

   1,700      65,688

Compuware Corporation (a)

   2,208      16,759

Convergys Corporation (a)

   1,100      11,770

eBay, Inc. (a)

   11,860      273,017

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

   3,008      48,970

Factset Research Systems, Inc.

   344      21,672

Google, Inc., Class A (a)

   2,168      1,147,783

Microsoft Corporation

   82,101      2,313,606

Novell, Inc. (a)

   3,000      13,410

Paychex, Inc.

   3,391      98,305

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

   1,340      36,475

Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

   857      54,462

Symantec Corporation (a)

   7,489      126,939

Yahoo!, Inc. (a)

   12,799      192,113
         
        4,823,023
         
     SHARES    VALUE
     

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 9.9%

Affymetrix, Inc. (a)

   500    $ 2,640

Allergan, Inc.

   2,877      165,427

Amgen, Inc. (a)

   9,437      551,876

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   1,421      25,550

Biogen Idec, Inc. (a)

   2,712      145,743

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   439      8,995

Dionex Corporation (a)

   150      10,477

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (a)

   1,020      20,512

Genzyme Corporation (a)

   2,452      133,045

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

   8,315      401,365

Illumina, Inc. (a)

   1,124      41,239

Johnson & Johnson

   25,623      1,610,662

Life Technologies Corporation (a)

   1,632      81,127

Merck & Company, Inc.

   28,020      1,069,804

Millipore Corporation (a)

   500      34,485

Techne Corporation

   350      22,967

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

   3,771      174,032

Waters Corporation (a)

   900      51,282
         
        4,551,228
         

Banks — 6.2%

Bank of Hawaii Corporation

   431      19,602

BB&T Corporation

   6,429      179,176

Cathay General Bancorp

   400      3,832

Comerica, Inc.

   1,362      47,003

Fifth Third Bancorp

   7,066      87,901

First Horizon National Corporation (a)

   1,998      25,874

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

   100      1,395

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

   4,912      65,182

Keycorp

   8,118      58,287

M&T Bank Corporation

   1,095      80,756

NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc.

   1,000      11,640

People’s United Financial, Inc.

   2,960      47,863

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   4,217      233,748

Popular, Inc.

   6,963      14,970

Regions Financial Corporation

   11,430      72,581

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   4,502      109,534

Synovus Financial Corporation

   4,580      12,641

U.S. Bancorp

   17,533      439,728

Umpqua Holdings Corporation

   988      12,212

Wells Fargo & Company

   47,007      1,336,409
         
        2,860,334
         

 

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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2010

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES    VALUE
     

Retailing — 6.0%

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

   3,059    $ 383,629

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

   346      53,640

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)

   2,434      94,196

Best Buy Company, Inc.

   3,894      142,715

Carmax, Inc. (a)

   1,876      38,702

Charming Shoppes, Inc. (a)

   800      4,648

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

   1,265      39,063

Foot Locker, Inc.

   1,300      14,677

Gap, Inc. (The)

   4,868      92,881

Genuine Parts Company

   1,491      56,181

Home Depot, Inc.

   15,502      434,211

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

   2,134      52,987

Kohl’s Corporation (a)

   2,741      138,064

Limited Brands, Inc.

   3,078      58,544

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

   13,514      292,578

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)

   500      10,075

Netflix, Inc. (a)

   526      32,744

Nordstrom, Inc.

   2,057      71,049

Office Depot, Inc. (a)

   2,500      14,200

Pep Boys — Manny, Moe & Jack (The)

   300      2,505

RadioShack Corporation

   1,200      23,424

Staples, Inc.

   6,755      158,472

Target Corporation

   6,970      357,352

Tiffany & Company

   1,073      43,575

TJX Companies, Inc.

   3,965      150,710
         
        2,760,822
         

Household & Personal Products — 5.6%

Alberto-Culver Company

   992      28,163

Avon Products, Inc.

   3,991      120,289

Church & Dwight Company, Inc.

   634      38,224

Clorox Company

   1,290      76,329

Colgate-Palmolive Company

   4,584      366,858

Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (The), Class A

   1,099      57,719

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

   3,837      227,879

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

   500      11,620

Procter & Gamble Company

   27,065      1,665,851

WD-40 Company

   103      3,169
         
        2,596,101
         

Healthcare Equipment & Services — 5.6%

Baxter International, Inc.

   5,583      321,525

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

   636      41,575
     SHARES    VALUE
     

Healthcare Equipment & Services — (continued)

Becton, Dickinson and Company

   2,165    $ 163,176

Cerner Corporation (a)

   770      58,251

CIGNA Corporation

   2,533      85,539

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   200      1,812

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (a)

   500      44,810

Gen-Probe, Inc. (a)

   491      21,079

Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A (a)

   2,200      14,608

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

   880      47,564

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

   600      14,022

Hospira, Inc. (a)

   1,509      76,416

Humana, Inc. (a)

   1,493      72,590

Idexx Laboratories, Inc. (a)

   538      28,240

IMS Health, Inc.

   1,600      34,624

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

   354      116,133

Invacare Corporation

   300      7,512

McKesson Corporation

   2,434      143,168

Medtronic, Inc.

   10,227      438,636

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   100      2,225

Patterson Companies, Inc. (a)

   1,155      32,987

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   1,690      94,082

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a)

   3,088      116,510

Stryker Corporation

   2,779      144,286

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

   1,205      60,599

WellPoint, Inc. (a)

   4,235      269,854

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a)

   2,007      113,034
         
        2,564,857
         

Energy — 5.3%

Apache Corporation

   3,069      303,125

Cameron International Corporation (a)

   2,205      83,040

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

   6,000      148,680

Clean Energy Fuels Corporation (a)

   200      3,348

Devon Energy Corporation

   4,105      274,665

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

   655      59,952

EOG Resources, Inc.

   2,328      210,498

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

   953      39,864

Hess Corporation

   2,997      173,197

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

   3,906      159,755

Newfield Exploration Company (a)

   1,226      60,000

Noble Energy, Inc.

   1,620      119,783

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

   1,100      48,378

 

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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2010

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES    VALUE
     

Energy — (continued)

Quicksilver Resources, Inc. (a)

   609    $ 8,094

Smith International, Inc.

   2,376      72,040

Southwestern Energy Company (a)

   3,210      137,645

Spectra Energy Corporation

   6,024      128,010

Ultra Petroleum Corporation (a)

   1,339      61,514

Williams Companies, Inc.

   5,375      112,015

XTO Energy, Inc.

   5,356      238,717
         
        2,442,320
         

Food & Beverage — 4.5%

Campbell Soup Company

   2,374      78,603

Darling International, Inc. (a)

   552      4,300

Dean Foods Company (a)

   1,664      29,336

Flowers Foods, Inc.

   953      23,148

General Mills, Inc.

   2,972      211,933

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (a)

   385      32,656

H.J. Heinz Company

   2,951      128,752

Hershey Company (The)

   1,446      52,678

J. M. Smucker Company (The)

   1,039      62,413

Kellogg Company

   2,655      144,485

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

   13,647      377,476

McCormick & Company, Inc.

   1,150      41,745

PepsiCo, Inc.

   14,388      857,813

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

   218      5,675
         
        2,051,013
         

Capital Goods — 4.4%

3M Company

   6,525      525,197

A.O. Smith Corporation

   252      10,730

AMETEK, Inc.

   1,067      38,881

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

   300      4,128

Baldor Electric Company

   400      9,872

Brady Corporation, Class A

   450      12,717

CLARCOR, Inc.

   450      14,571

Cooper Industries Ltd., Class A

   1,552      66,581

Cummins, Inc.

   1,794      81,017

Deere & Company

   3,832      191,408

Donaldson Company, Inc.

   712      27,227

EMCOR Group, Inc. (a)

   600      14,436

Emerson Electric Company

   6,976      289,783

Fastenal Company

   1,426      59,151

Gardner Denver, Inc.

   464      18,490

General Cable Corporation (a)

   450      13,095

Graco, Inc.

   554      14,786
     SHARES    VALUE
     

Capital Goods — (continued)

Granite Construction, Inc.

   429    $ 13,248

Hubbell, Inc., Class B

   500      21,530

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   4,529      197,419

Kadant, Inc. (a)

   100      1,522

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

   421      20,557

Masco Corporation

   3,300      44,748

Nordson Corporation

   263      14,870

Owens Corning (a)

   991      25,498

Pall Corporation

   1,050      36,194

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

   1,811      32,996

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   1,294      62,423

Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.

   300      7,398

Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. (a)

   900      19,305

SPX Corporation

   490      26,676

Tennant Company

   150      3,590

Thomas & Betts Corporation (a)

   521      17,589

Timken Company

   948      21,245

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

   693      68,801

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation

   429      16,444
         
        2,044,123
         

Diversified Financials — 4.2%

American Express Company

   10,901      410,532

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)

   11,054      321,561

BlackRock, Inc.

   187      39,984

Capital One Financial Corporation

   4,069      149,983

Charles Schwab Corporation (The)

   10,551      192,978

CME Group, Inc.

   618      177,255

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   1,606      159,042

Medallion Financial Corporation

   100      803

Northern Trust Corporation

   2,265      114,428

NYSE Euronext

   2,456      57,495

PHH Corporation (a)

   500      8,720

State Street Corporation

   4,521      193,860

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   2,398      118,989

TradeStation Group, Inc. (a)

   200      1,414
         
        1,947,044
         

Semiconductors — 3.5%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

   6,183      46,125

Analog Devices, Inc.

   2,587      69,746

 

13


GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2010

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES    VALUE
     

Semiconductors — (continued)

Entegris, Inc. (a)

   800    $ 2,912

Intel Corporation

   51,128      991,883

Lam Research Corporation (a)

   1,075      35,486

LSI Corporation (a)

   5,700      28,443

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

   8,041      70,118

National Semiconductor Corporation

   2,219      29,424

Novellus Systems, Inc. (a)

   900      18,810

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   11,655      262,237

Xilinx, Inc.

   2,423      57,134
         
        1,612,318
         

Transportation — 2.8%

AMR Corporation (a)

   3,445      23,839

Arkansas Best Corporation

   200      4,508

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

   1,517      85,908

Continental Airlines, Inc., Class B (a)

   1,223      22,491

CSX Corporation

   3,583      153,567

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   1,965      67,007

FedEx Corporation

   2,875      225,256

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (a)

   330      9,725

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

   907      27,809

JetBlue Airways Corporation (a)

   2,453      12,118

Kansas City Southern (a)

   774      22,988

Norfolk Southern Corporation

   3,354      157,839

Ryder System, Inc.

   500      18,200

Southwest Airlines Company

   6,912      78,313

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

   6,511      376,140
         
        1,285,708
         

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.6%

Costco Wholesale Corporation

   3,989      229,089

CVS Caremark Corporation

   13,033      421,878

Safeway, Inc.

   3,755      84,300

Sysco Corporation

   5,386      150,754

Walgreen Company

   9,144      329,641
         
        1,215,662
         

Materials — 2.5%

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   1,971      149,717

Airgas, Inc.

   577      24,384

Alcoa, Inc.

   9,096      115,792
     SHARES    VALUE
     

Materials — (continued)

Bemis Company, Inc.

   892    $ 25,030

Calgon Carbon Corporation (a)

   400      5,356

Domtar Corporation (a)

   408      19,817

Ecolab, Inc.

   2,202      96,668

H.B. Fuller Company

   400      8,008

Horsehead Holding Corporation (a)

   313      3,067

Lubrizol Corporation

   610      44,951

MeadWestvaco Corporation

   1,550      37,308

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

   150      7,170

Nalco Holding Company

   1,300      30,654

Nucor Corporation

   2,874      117,259

Praxair, Inc.

   2,828      213,005

Rock-Tenn Company, Class A

   291      12,423

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

   192      7,776

Sealed Air Corporation

   1,400      27,776

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation

   1,129      54,023

Sonoco Products Company

   901      25,012

Valspar Corporation

   900      23,832

Wausau Paper Corporation (a)

   442      3,898

Weyerhaeuser Company

   1,976      78,842

Worthington Industries, Inc.

   889      12,864
         
        1,144,632
         

Insurance — 2.4%

     

Aflac, Inc.

   4,269      206,748

Chubb Corporation

   3,156      157,800

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

   1,470      38,793

Erie Indemnity Company

   429      16,731

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   3,497      83,893

Lincoln National Corporation

   2,787      68,504

Phoenix Companies, Inc. (The) (a)

   1,000      2,350

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   2,781      64,102

Progressive Corporation (The)

   6,353      105,333

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

   420      18,052

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

   5,048      255,782

Unum Group

   3,115      60,961

Wesco Financial Corporation

   10      3,530
         
        1,082,579
         

Telecommunication Services — 2.2%

  

Frontier Communications Corporation

   2,900      22,069

Leap Wireless International, Inc. (a)

   482      6,358

MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (a)

   2,678      15,077

 

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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2010

(unaudited)

  continued

 

     SHARES    VALUE
     

Telecommunication Services — (continued)

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

   15,161    $ 63,828

Sprint Nextel Corporation (a)

   27,633      90,636

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   26,199      770,775

Windstream Corporation

   3,762      38,786
         
        1,007,529
         

Consumer Services — 2.0%

     

Capella Education Company (a)

   128      9,393

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

   638      20,250

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   1,371      50,672

DeVry, Inc.

   674      41,154

McDonald’s Corporation

   9,972      622,552

Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (a)

   122      3,989

Starbucks Corporation (a)

   6,826      148,739
         
        896,749
         

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.6%

Black & Decker Corporation

   543      35,110

Coach, Inc.

   2,984      104,082

Deckers Outdoor Corporation (a)

   100      9,817

Eastman Kodak Company (a)

   2,434      14,726

Harman International Industries, Inc.

   627      22,290

KB Home

   941      14,378

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

   1,400      25,564

Liz Claiborne, Inc. (a)

   900      4,383

Mattel, Inc.

   3,362      66,299

NIKE, Inc., Class B

   2,696      171,870

Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation

   500      19,645

Pulte Homes, Inc. (a)

   3,535      37,188

Snap-On, Inc.

   500      20,440

Stanley Works (The)

   686      35,158

Timberland Company (The), Class A (a)

   400      6,880

Tupperware Brands Corporation

   600      25,476

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (a)

   250      6,350

VF Corporation

   1,031      74,263

Whirlpool Corporation

   679      51,047
         
        744,966
         

Media — 1.6%

     

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A (a)

   1,203      35,681

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

   436      18,203
     SHARES    VALUE
     

Media — (continued)

     

New York Times Company (The), Class A (a)

   1,313    $ 16,964

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   2,898      102,299

Scholastic Corporation

   200      5,980

Virgin Media, Inc.

   3,157      44,798

Walt Disney Company (The)

   17,152      506,842

Washington Post Company (The), Class B

   25      10,865
         
        741,632
         

Utilities — 1.5%

     

AGL Resources, Inc.

   700      24,703

Alliant Energy Corporation

   1,000      31,200

Atmos Energy Corporation

   800      22,096

Avista Corporation

   500      10,190

Cleco Corporation

   500      12,960

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   2,566      112,237

Energen Corporation

   649      28,524

EQT Corporation

   1,112      48,950

IDACORP, Inc.

   400      12,540

MGE Energy, Inc.

   201      6,719

National Fuel Gas Company

   750      35,190

New Jersey Resources Corporation

   400      14,596

Nicor, Inc.

   400      16,208

NiSource, Inc.

   2,500      35,625

Northeast Utilities

   1,619      40,993

Northwest Natural Gas Company

   243      10,539

NSTAR

   978      33,585

OGE Energy Corporation

   964      34,916

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

   1,954      32,085

Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.

   630      16,172

Portland General Electric Company

   815      15,892

Questar Corporation

   1,559      64,667

UGI Corporation

   974      23,873

WGL Holdings, Inc.

   450      14,278
         
        698,738
         

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 1.2%

American Superconductor Corporation (a)

   372      14,143

Applied Materials, Inc.

   12,433      151,434

Calpine Corporation (a)

   2,973      32,554

Cree, Inc. (a)

   985      55,071

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a)

   450      4,100

 

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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2010

(unaudited)

  concluded

 

     SHARES    VALUE
     

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — (continued)

First Solar, Inc. (a)

   575    $ 65,147

ITC Holdings Corporation

   443      23,798

Itron, Inc. (a)

   411      25,293

Johnson Controls, Inc.

   6,183      172,073

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

   164      5,645

SunPower Corporation, Class A (a)

   538      10,970

Zoltek Companies, Inc. (a)

   250      2,088
         
        562,316
         

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.7%

Avery Dennison Corporation

   1,016      33,030

Deluxe Corporation

   450      8,375

Herman Miller, Inc.

   500      8,445

HNI Corporation

   400      10,008

Interface, Inc., Class A

   400      3,244

Kelly Services, Inc. (a)

   200      2,624

Knoll, Inc.

   420      4,729

Manpower, Inc.

   723      37,444

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a)

   1,150      17,929

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   2,040      42,677

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company

   1,850      36,667

Robert Half International, Inc.

   1,400      37,688

Steelcase, Inc.

   500      3,540

Stericycle, Inc. (a)

   766      40,544

Team, Inc. (a)

   100      1,784

Tetra Tech, Inc. (a)

   552      12,497
         
        301,225
         

Real Estate — 0.6%

     

AMB Property Corporation

   1,295      31,080

Boston Properties, Inc.

   1,285      83,358

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., Class A (a)

   2,574      31,660

Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a)

   1,339      15,144

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

   323      18,414

Liberty Property Trust

   1,110      33,744

ProLogis

   4,234      53,348

Regency Centers Corporation

   809      27,094
         
        293,842
         
     SHARES    VALUE  
     

Automobiles & Components — 0.2%

  

BorgWarner, Inc. (a)

   1,150    $ 40,354   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   2,166      49,255   

Modine Manufacturing Company (a)

   200      1,902   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.

   564      14,579   
           
        106,090   
           

Healthy Living — 0.1%

  

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (a)

   350      5,596   

United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)

   400      10,844   

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (a)

   1,250      34,025   
           
        50,465   
           

Total Securities
(Cost $48,006,495)

        45,924,340   
           

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATION — 0.5%

  

Repurchase Agreement—
State Street Bank & Trust
Repurchase Agreement,
0.01%, dated 01/29/10,
due 02/01/10, proceeds $241,528
(collateralized by Federal Home
Loan Bank, 4.375%, due 09/17/2010, value $249,936)
(Cost $241,528)

        241,528   
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (b) — 100.2%

  

(Cost $48,248,023)

        46,165,868   

Liabilities Less Other Assets — (0.2)%

        (90,088
           

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 46,075,780   
           

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $49,656,706 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $3,723,541 and $7,214,379 respectively, or net unrealized depreciation of $3,490,838.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

January 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

 

     BALANCED FUND     EQUITY FUND  

ASSETS:

    

Investments, at value (cost $47,589,177 and $48,248,023 respectively)

   $ 50,346,882      $ 46,165,868   

Receivables for:

    

Capital stock sold

     1,852        4,522   

Interest

     147,494        —     

Dividends

     33,929        46,826   
                

Total assets

     50,530,157        46,217,216   
                

LIABILITIES:

    

Payable for securities purchased

     —          94,420   

Payable for capital stock repurchased

     34,896        9,498   

Accrued expenses

     60,743        37,518   
                

Total liabilities

     95,639        141,436   
                

NET ASSETS

   $ 50,434,518      $ 46,075,780   
                

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

    

Paid-in capital

   $ 66,184,749      $ 55,171,178   

Undistributed net investment income

     34,198        13,855   

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

     (18,542,115     (7,027,098

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     2,757,686        (2,082,155
                

NET ASSETS

   $ 50,434,518      $ 46,075,780   
                

SHARES OUTSTANDING

     3,263,054        2,673,910   
                

NET ASSET VALUE, REDEMPTION PRICE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

   $ 15.46      $ 17.23   
                

GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the six-months ended January 31, 2010

(unaudited)

 

 

     BALANCED FUND     EQUITY FUND  

INVESTMENT INCOME:

    

Interest income

   $ 377,175      $ 12   

Dividend and other income (net of $4,735 and $71 foreign withholding taxes, respectively)

     243,658        421,210   
                

Total investment income

     620,833        421,222   
                

EXPENSES:

    

Administrative services fee

     184,178        162,318   

Investment advisory fee

     163,970        57,961   
                

Total expenses

     348,148        220,279   
                

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     272,685        200,943   
                

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES):

    

Net realized losses on investments:

     (924,821     (859,128

Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments:

     3,225,408        5,140,787   
                

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS

     2,300,587        4,281,659   
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 2,573,272      $ 4,482,602   
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     BALANCED FUND     EQUITY FUND  
     FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2010
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2009
(AUDITED)
    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2010
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2009
(AUDITED)
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:

        
From operations:         

Net investment income

   $ 272,685      $ 864,319      $ 200,943      $ 522,974   

Net realized losses on investments

     (924,821     (5,067,782     (859,128     (5,948,753

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Investments

     3,225,408        (416,403     5,140,787        (2,464,633
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     2,573,272        (4,619,866     4,482,602        (7,890,412
                                
Dividends and distributions to shareholders:         

From net investment income

     (293,473     (871,482     (204,589     (552,199

From net realized gains

     —          —          —          (11,945
                                

Total dividends and distributions

     (293,473     (871,482     (204,589     (564,144
                                
Capital share transactions:         

Proceeds from sales of shares

     1,741,831        4,227,112        4,257,407        6,772,566   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     287,026        849,276        201,951        558,869   

Payments for shares redeemed

     (1,978,662     (4,183,887     (3,320,258     (8,340,909
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     50,195        892,501        1,139,100        (1,009,474
                                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     2,329,994        (4,598,847     5,417,113        (9,464,030

NET ASSETS:

        

Beginning of period

     48,104,524        52,703,371        40,658,667        50,122,697   
                                

End of period

   $ 50,434,518      $ 48,104,524      $ 46,075,780      $ 40,658,667   
                                

Undistributed net investment income

     34,198        54,986        13,855        17,501   

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

18


 

GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2010
    FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
    (UNAUDITED)     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 14.75      $ 16.52      $ 17.78      $ 16.29      $ 16.52      $ 14.11   
                                               
Income from investment operations:            

Net investment income

    0.08        0.27        0.28        0.22        0.03        0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.72        (1.77     (1.27     1.48        (0.23     2.42   
                                               

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.80        (1.50     (0.99     1.70        (0.20     2.47   
                                               
Less dividends:            

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.09     (0.27     (0.27     (0.21     (0.03     (0.06
                                               

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 15.46      $ 14.75      $ 16.52      $ 17.78      $ 16.29      $ 16.52   
                                               

Total return

    5.41 %(a)      (8.88 )%      (5.62 )%      10.40     (1.22 )%      17.41
Ratios/Supplemental data:            

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 50,435      $ 48,105      $ 52,703      $ 51,754      $ 50,230      $ 62,449   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.38 %(b)      1.38     1.38     1.44     2.39     2.38

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.08 %(b)      1.97     1.50     1.24     0.15     0.35

Portfolio turnover

    13 %(a)      33     44     35     110     86

 

(a) Not annualized
(b) Annualized

GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2010
    FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
    (UNAUDITED)     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

  $ 15.65      $ 18.83      $ 22.66      $ 19.91      $ 19.91      $ 18.18   
                                               
Income from investment operations:            

Net investment income

    0.08        0.21        0.18        0.19        0.04        0.12   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1.58        (3.17     (2.81     2.75        (0.01     1.72   
                                               

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.66        (2.96     (2.63     2.94        0.03        1.84   
                                               
Less dividends:            

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.08     (0.22     (0.19     (0.19     (0.03     (0.11

Distributions from net realized gains

    —          —   (c)      (1.01     —          —          —     
                                               

Total decrease from dividends

    (0.08     (0.22     (1.20     (0.19     (0.03     (0.11
                                               

Net Asset Value, end of period

  $ 17.23      $ 15.65      $ 18.83      $ 22.66      $ 19.91      $ 19.91   
                                               

Total return

    10.56 %(a)      (15.58 )%      (12.28 )%      14.76     0.16     10.10
Ratios/Supplemental data:            

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $ 46,076      $ 40,659      $ 50,123      $ 42,232      $ 32,938      $ 35,383   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    0.95 %(b)      0.95     0.95     0.95     1.50     1.50

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    0.87 %(b)      1.38     0.98     0.89     0.20     0.64

Portfolio turnover

    9 %(a)      23     6     8 %(d)      12 %(e)      9 %(e) 

 

(a) Not annualized.
(b) Annualized.
(c) Amount represents less than 0.005 per share.
(d) Represents portfolio turnover for the Equity Fund from November 28, 2006 to July 31, 2007. Porfolio turnover for the Domini Trust from August 1, 2006 to November 27, 2006 was 1%. For further information regarding the withdrawal of the Equity Fund’s investment in the Domini Trust, please see the notes to the financial statements.
(e) Represents portfolio turnover for the Domini Social Equity Trust (“Domini Trust”) for the years ended 2006 and 2005.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 — Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Green Century Funds (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust which offers two separate series, the Green Century Balanced Fund (the “Balanced Fund”) and the Green Century Equity Fund (the “Equity Fund”), collectively, the “Funds”. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. The Balanced Fund commenced operations on March 18, 1992 and the Equity Fund commenced operations on September 13, 1995.

Through November 27, 2006, the Equity Fund invested substantially all of its assets in the Domini Social Equity Trust (the “Domini Trust”), an open-end, diversified management investment company which had the same investment objective as the Fund. The Equity Fund accounted for its investment in the Domini Trust as a partnership investment and recorded its share of the Domini Trust income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses daily. The value of such investment reflected the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Domini Trust (2.57% at November 27, 2006). Effective November 28, 2006, the Equity Fund withdrew its investment from the Domini Trust and directly invested in the securities of the companies included in the FTSE KLD 400 Social Index, formerly the Domini 400 SocialSM Index (the “Index”).

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of the Funds’ significant accounting policies:

 

  (A)

Investment Valuation:    Equity securities listed on national securities exchanges other than NASDAQ are valued at last sale price. If a last sale price is not available, securities listed on national exchanges other than NASDAQ are valued at the mean between the closing bid and closing ask prices. NASDAQ National Market® and SmallCapSM securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). The NOCP is based on the last traded price if it falls within the concurrent best bid and ask prices and is normalized pursuant to NASDAQ’s published procedures if it falls outside this range. If a NOCP is not available for any such security, the security is valued at the last sale price, or, if there have been no sales that day, at the mean between the closing bid and closing ask prices. Unlisted equity securities are valued at last sale price, or when last sale prices are not available, at the last quoted bid price. Debt securities (other than certificates of deposit and short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less) are valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service which takes into account appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, and other market data, without exclusive reliance on quoted prices or exchange or over-the-counter prices, since such valuations are believed to reflect more accurately the fair value of the securities. Securities, if any, for which there are no such valuations or quotations available, or for which the market quotation is not reliable, are valued at fair value by management as determined in good faith under guidelines established by the Trustees. Certificates of deposit are valued at cost plus accrued interest. Short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximate market value.

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  continued

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 — quoted prices for active markets for identical securities. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value.

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) Quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active. Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. An adjustment to any observable input that is significant to the fair value may render the measurement a Level 3 measurement.

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Balanced Fund’s net assets as of January 31, 2010:

 

     LEVEL 1 —
QUOTED PRICES
  LEVEL 2 — OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
  LEVEL 3 —
SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
  TOTAL

COMMON STOCKS*

  $32,322,906   $            —     $            —     $32,322,906

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES

  —     11,643,713   —     11,643,713

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

  —     4,774,035   —     4,774,035

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT

  —     190,025   —     190,025

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATION

  —     1,416,203   —     1,416,203
               

TOTAL

  $32,322,906   $18,023,976   $            —     $50,346,882
               

* All sub-categories within common stocks represent level 1 evaluation status.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Equity Fund’s net assets as of January 31, 2010:

 

     LEVEL 1 —
QUOTED PRICES
  LEVEL 2 — OTHER
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
  LEVEL 3 —
SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
  TOTAL

COMMON STOCKS*

  $45,924,340   $       —     $            —     $45,924,340

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATION

  —     241,528   —     241,528
               

TOTAL

  $45,924,340   $241,528   $            —     $46,165,868
               

* All sub-categories within common stocks represent level 1 evaluation status.

 

21


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  continued

 

In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date on which the financial statements were issued.

 

  (B) Securities Transactions and Investment Income:    Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are determined using the identified cost basis. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on bonds, is recognized on the accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date.
  (C) Options Transactions:    The Balanced Fund may utilize options to hedge or protect from adverse movements in the market values of its portfolio securities and to enhance return. The Equity Fund may utilize options to hedge against possible increases in the value of securities which are expected to be purchased by the Equity Fund or possible declines in the value of securities which are expected to be sold by the Equity Fund. The use of options may involve risks such as the possibility of illiquid markets or imperfect correlation between the value of the option and the underlying securities. The Funds may write put or call options. Premiums received upon writing put or call options are recorded as an asset with a corresponding liability which is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option. Changes between the initial premiums received and the current market value of the options are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. When an option is closed, expired or exercised, a gain or loss is realized and the liability is eliminated. The Funds continue to bear the risk of adverse movements in the price of the underlying assets during the period of the option, although any potential loss during the period would be reduced by the amount of the option premium received. As required by the Act, liquid securities are designated as collateral in an amount equal to the market value of open options contracts.
  (D) Repurchase Agreements:    The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with selected banks or broker-dealers that are deemed by the Funds’ adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. Each repurchase agreement is recorded at cost, which approximates fair value. The Funds require that the market value of collateral, represented by securities (primarily U.S. Government securities), be sufficient to cover payments of interest and principal and that the collateral be maintained in a segregated account with a custodian bank in a manner sufficient to enable the Funds to obtain those securities in the event of a default of the counterparty. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty to the repurchase agreement, retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
  (E) Distributions:    Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds declare and pay dividends of net investment income, if any, semi-annually and distribute net realized capital gains, if any, annually. The amount and character of income and net realized gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with Federal income tax rules and regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent that these differences are attributable to permanent book and tax accounting differences, the components of net assets have been adjusted.
  (F) Federal Taxes:    Each series of the Trust is treated as a separate entity for Federal income tax purposes. Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income or excise tax are necessary.

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. This interpretation addresses the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes and establishes for all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Funds, a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether an entity is taxable in a particular jurisdiction). The Funds recognize tax benefits only if it is more likely than not that a tax position (including the Funds’ assertion that their income is exempt from tax) will be sustained upon examination.

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  continued

 

The Funds adopted Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes in fiscal year 2008. The Funds had no material uncertain tax positions and have not recorded a liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of January 31, 2010. Also, the Funds had recognized no interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits through January 31, 2010. At January 31, 2010, the tax years 2006 through 2010 remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

  (G) Redemption Fee:    A 2.00% redemption fee is retained by the Funds to offset the effect of transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term investing. The fee is imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares held 60 days or less from their purchase date. For the six months ended January 31, 2010, the Balanced Fund and Equity Fund received $569 and $234, respectively, in redemption fees. Redemption fees are recorded as an adjustment to paid-in capital.

NOTE 2 — Transactions With Affiliates

  (A) Investment Adviser:    Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (“Green Century”) is the adviser (“the Adviser”) for the Funds. Green Century is owned by Paradigm Partners. Green Century oversees the portfolio management of the Funds on a day-to-day basis. The Balanced Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.65% of the Balanced Fund’s average daily net assets. The Equity Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Equity Fund’s average daily net assets up to but not including $100 million, 0.22% of average daily net assets including $100 million up to but not including $500 million, 0.17% of average daily net assets including $500 million up to but not including $1 billion and 0.12% of average daily net assets equal to or in excess of $1 billion.
  (B) Subadvisers:    Trillium Asset Management Corporation (“Trillium”) is the subadviser for the Balanced Fund. Trillium is paid a fee by the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.40% on the first $30 million of average daily net assets and 0.35% on average daily net assets in excess of $30 million for its services. For the six months ended January 31, 2010, Green Century accrued fees of $95,853 to Trillium. Mellon Capital Management Corporation (“Mellon”) is the subadviser for the Equity Fund. Mellon is paid a fee by the Adviser the greater of $50,000 or 0.08% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $100 million, 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $100 million up to but not including $500 million, 0.02% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $500 million up to but not including $1 billion and 0.01% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $1 billion for its services. For the six months ended January 31, 2010, Green Century accrued fees of $25,205 to Mellon.
  (C) Administrator:    Green Century is the administrator (“the Administrator”) of the Green Century Funds. Pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, Green Century pays all the expenses of each Fund other than the investment advisory fees; interest; taxes; brokerage costs and other capital expenses; expenses of non-interested trustees (including counsel fees) and any extraordinary expenses. The Balanced Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 1.38% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Equity Fund pays Green Century a fee at a rate such that immediately following any payment to the Administrator, the total operating expenses of the Fund, on an annual basis, do not exceed 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
  (D)

Subadministrator:    Pursuant to a Subadministrative Services Agreement with the Administrator, UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) as Subadministrator, is responsible for conducting certain day-to-day

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  continued

 

 

administration of the Trust subject to the supervision and direction of the Administrator. For the six months ended January 31, 2010, Green Century accrued fees of $44,275 and $44,275 to UMBFS related to services performed on behalf of the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund, respectively.

  (E) Index Agreement:    The Equity Fund invests in the securities of the companies included in the Index. The Index is owned and maintained by KLD Research and Analytics, Inc. (“KLD”), a subsidiary of RiskMetrics Group, Inc. For the use of the Index, KLD is paid a fee by the Adviser the greater of $50,000 or at an annual rate of 0.10% on the first $500 million of average daily net assets, 0.075% on average daily net assets on the next $500 million, and 0.05% on average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. For the six months ended January 31, 2010, Green Century accrued fees of $25,205 to KLD.

NOTE 3 — Investment Transactions

The Balanced Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $6,349,143 and $6,438,671, respectively, for the six months ended January 31, 2010. The Equity Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $5,212,161 and $4,077,383, respectively.

NOTE 4 — Federal Income Tax Information

The tax basis of the components of distributable net earnings (deficit) at July 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND     EQUITY FUND  

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 54,986      $ 15,949   

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     —          —     
                

Tax accumulated earnings

     54,986        15,949   
                

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (17,614,040     (4,975,365

Unrealized depreciation

     (471,041     (8,413,995

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency

     65        —     
                

Distributable net earnings (deficit)

   $ (18,030,030   $ (13,373,411
                

The Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund had accumulated capital loss carryforwards of $13,559,919 and $1,484,742, respectively, of which $2,323,170 and $0, respectively, expire in the year 2010, $9,370,230 and $0, respectively, expire in the year 2011 and $1,866,519 and $1,484,742, respectively, expire in the year 2017. To the extent that a Fund realizes future net capital gains, those gains will be offset by any unused capital loss carryforwards.

At July 31, 2009, the Balanced and Equity Fund had net realized capital losses from transactions between November 1, 2008 and July 31, 2009 of $4,054,121 and $3,490,623, respectively, which for tax purposes, are deferred and will be recognized in fiscal year 2010.

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

  concluded

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended July 31, 2009 and July 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND    EQUITY FUND
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2009
   YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2008
   YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2009
   YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2008

Ordinary income

   $ 871,482    $ 818,386    $ 563,381    $ 416,913

Long-term capital gains

     —        —        763      1,920,696

NOTE 5 — Capital Share Transactions

Capital Share transactions for the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND     EQUITY FUND  
     SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2010
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2009
    SIX MONTHS ENDED
JANUARY 31, 2010
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2009
 

Shares sold

   113,311      312,356      259,125      483,492   

Reinvestment of dividends

   17,997      63,489      11,175      39,711   

Shares redeemed

   (128,691   (305,478   (194,231   (586,619
                        
   2,617      70,367      76,069      (63,416
                        

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ CONSIDERATION OF ADVISORY AND SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTS

 

The Board of Trustees of the Green Century Funds considered and approved the continuance of four advisory and subadvisory agreements during the six months ended January 31, 2010.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS WITH GREEN CENTURY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

The Board, including the Independent Trustees, approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreements (the “Advisory Agreements”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund (the “Funds” and each a “Fund”), and Green Century Capital Management (“Green Century” or the “Adviser”), at a meeting on September 25, 2009. In connection with their deliberations at the meeting, and in separate executive session of the Independent Trustees, the Trustees considered, among other things, information provided by Green Century regarding the investment performance of each Fund; the expenses of each Fund and the advisory fee to be paid to Green Century by each Fund; and the profitability to Green Century of its proposed advisory relationship to each Fund. The Independent Trustees were assisted by independent counsel in considering these materials and the approval and continuance of the Advisory Agreements. The Trustees considered all the information provided to them by Green Century, including information provided throughout the year. In approving the Advisory Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Matters considered in connection with their approval of the Advisory Agreements included the following.

Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Performed.    The Trustees considered the scope and quality of the services to be performed for each of the Funds by the Adviser, including the resources to be dedicated by the Adviser. With respect to the Equity Fund, these services included monitoring the Equity Fund’s performance and tracking error relative to the FTSE KLD 400 Social Index (the “Index”); implementing the environmental policies of the Trust by voting the Equity Fund’s shareholder proxies; and overall compliance oversight provided by the Adviser. With respect to the Balanced Fund, the services performed included the oversight and monitoring of the portfolio management and performance of the Balanced Fund; monitoring the implementation of the Balanced Fund’s environmental screens; implementing the environmental policies of the Trust by voting the Balanced Fund’s shareholder proxies; and overall compliance oversight provided by the Adviser. In addition, the Trustees considered the administrative services provided by the Adviser to both Funds, including the coordination of the activities of all of the Funds’ other service providers.

Based on its review of all of the services provided, the Trustees concluded that the nature, quality and extent of services provided by the Adviser supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreements with respect to the Equity Fund and the Balanced Fund.

Investment Performance.    With respect to the Equity Fund, the Trustees considered that due to the Equity Fund’s passive investment strategy, the principal concern with regard to investment performance was the extent to which the Equity Fund tracked the Index and noted that the Equity Fund’s performance closely followed that of the Index for the period ended August 31, 2009. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the performance of the Equity Fund supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Equity Fund.

With respect to the Balanced Fund, the Trustees reviewed and considered information regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund and comparative data with respect to the performance of other funds designated by Morningstar to have similar investment objectives as well as the Balanced Fund’s performance measured against the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, a broad-based balanced fund market index.

 

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The Trustees noted that as of the period ended August 31, 2009, the Balanced Fund’s ten-year average annual return had outperformed the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, while the Balanced Fund’s one-, three-, and five-year average annual returns had underperformed the benchmark. The Trustees also considered the performance information they had been provided throughout the year. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the performance of the Balanced Fund supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreement with respect to the Balanced Fund.

The Costs of Services Provided and Profitability.    The Trustees considered the costs of the services provided to the Funds and the profitability and fall-out benefits to the Adviser from its arrangements with the Funds.

The Trustees reviewed and considered an analysis of the advisory fees and total expenses ratios of each Fund and comparative data for multiple categories of mutual funds included in and as defined by Morningstar’s mutual fund database of over 7,000 mutual funds. For the Equity Fund, the Trustees noted that, based on the information provided, the Fund’s advisory fee was lower than the average advisory fee for socially conscious funds by 36 basis points and lower than that of the average growth and income funds by 21 basis points. The Trustees also noted that the total expense ratio of the Equity Fund of 0.95% was lower than that of the average of socially responsible funds by 22 basis points and lower than that of the average of all growth and income funds by 3 basis points. The Trustees considered that the Equity Fund is an index fund, whereas many of the funds in the comparison groups are actively managed. For the Balanced Fund, the Trustees noted that, based on the information provided, the Fund’s advisory fee was higher than the average advisory fee for socially conscious funds (by 4 basis points), socially conscious balanced Funds (by 10 basis points), all balanced funds (by 18 basis points) and balanced funds which have under $100 million in assets (by 14 basis points). The Trustees considered that Green Century had reduced its advisory fee by 10 basis points in 2006. The Trustees also noted that the total expense ratio of the Balanced Fund was capped at 1.38% and that the total expense ratio was higher than that of the average of socially responsible funds by 21 basis points, higher than that of the average of all balanced funds by 31 basis points, and higher than that of the average of balanced funds with assets less than $100 million by 19 basis points.

Green Century provided the Trustees with information relating to the profitability to Green Century of its advisory relationships to the Funds. The Trustees noted that based on information provided by Green Century, the relationship was not profitable. In that regard, the Trustees considered the subadvisory fees and the other expenses incurred by the Adviser in providing advisory services to the Funds. The Trustees also considered the fee received by Green Century for providing administrative services to the Funds and the expenses incurred in providing those services. In considering the cost allocation methodology used by Green Century, the Trustees took into consideration that the Adviser does not provide advisory or administrative services to other mutual funds or non-mutual fund clients. The Trustees also considered Green Century’s non-profit ownership structure, its cost structure and personnel needs, and its investment in shareholder advocacy to further the Funds’ stated objective of promoting greater corporate environmental accountability. After reviewing the information described above, the Independent Trustees concluded that the fees specified in the Advisory Agreements, taking into account the costs of the services provided by the Adviser and the profitability to the Adviser of its relationships with the Funds, supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreements with respect to the Equity Fund and the Balanced Fund.

Other Benefits.    With respect to fall-out benefits, the Trustees considered that neither Green Century nor any affiliate of Green Century receives any brokerage fees, soft dollar benefits, liquidity rebates from electronic communications networks or payments for order flow from the trades executed for either Fund. The Trustees noted that Green Century does benefit intangibly from its relationship with the Funds due to the Funds’ reputation as the first family of no-load environmentally responsible mutual funds. Further, pursuant to the Advisory Agreements, Green Century has reserved for itself the rights to the names “Green Century Funds” and any similar names; thus, Green Century may benefit in the future from developing other funds or investment products with the Green Century brand. The Trustees concluded that

 

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the fall-out benefits to be realized by Green Century were appropriate and supported the continuance of the Advisory Agreements with respect to the Equity Fund and the Balanced Fund.

Economies of Scale.    The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale could be realized by the Adviser as the Funds grew in asset size and the extent to which such economies of scale were reflected in the level of fees charged. They noted the relatively small size of each Fund and the resultant difficulty of achieving meaningful economies of scale. They considered that if the assets were to increase, the Funds could have the opportunity to experience economies of scale as fixed costs would become a smaller percentage of the Funds’ assets and some of the Funds’ service providers’ fees, as a percentage of the Funds’ assets, could decrease. The Trustees noted that the subadvisory fee structure for the Equity Fund included break-points and that the Equity Fund’s advisory fee would decrease as assets increased. The Trustees concluded that economies of scale could be realized as the Funds grew and that if assets increased significantly the Trustees would have opportunities to negotiate decreases in fees with the Adviser.

Based on a review of all factors deemed relevant, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Advisory Agreements with respect to the Balanced Fund and the Equity Fund should be continued for an additional one-year period.

INVESTMENT SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT WITH TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION RELATING TO THE BALANCED FUND

At the meeting on September 25, 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Balanced Fund, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, considered the continuance of the subadvisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Balanced Fund, Green Century, and Trillium Asset Management Corporation (“Trillium”) (the “Subadvisory Agreement”). In connection with their deliberations at the meeting, and in separate executive session of the Independent Trustees, the Trustees considered, among other things, information provided by Trillium regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund, the subadvisory fees paid to Trillium, and the profitability to Trillium of its subadvisory relationship to the Balanced Fund. The Independent Trustees were assisted by independent counsel in considering these materials and the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees considered all the information provided to them by Trillium, including information provided throughout the year. In approving the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Matters considered in connection with their approval of the Subadvisory Agreement included the following.

Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Performed.    The Trustees noted that under the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement, Trillium provided the day-to-day portfolio management of the Balanced Fund, including determining asset and sector allocation; conducting securities selection and discovery; researching and analyzing environmental policies and practices of companies and implementing the Balanced Fund’s environmental screening criteria; managing volatility, risk, and portfolio turnover; and investing the portfolio consistent with the Balanced Fund’s investment objective and policies. The Trustees considered the professional expertise, tenure, and qualifications of the portfolio management team and noted that Trillium was devoted exclusively to environmentally and socially responsible investing and managed approximately $825 million in assets. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s compliance record as well as the professional experience and responsiveness of Trillium’s compliance staff. The Trustees also considered Trillium's leadership in social and environmental responsibility, including its shareholder advocacy efforts.

Based on its review of all of the services provided and to be provided, the Trustees concluded that the nature, quality and extent of services provided by Trillium supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement.

Investment Performance.    The Trustees reviewed and considered information regarding the investment performance of the Balanced Fund and comparative data with respect to the performance of mutual funds with similar investment

 

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objectives as well as other broad-based market indexes. The Trustees noted that as of the period ended August 31, 2009, the Balanced Fund’s ten-year return outperformed the Lipper Balanced Fund Index, while the one-, three-, and five-year return had underperformed the Lipper Index. Trillium became the Balanced Fund’s subadviser on November 28, 2005. The Trustees also considered the Balanced Fund’s decrease in volatility in the four years since Trillium became the Balanced Fund’s subadviser. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate, the Trustees concluded that the performance of the Balanced Fund together with Trillium’s investment process, philosophies and experience in environmentally and socially responsible investing supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability.    The Trustees considered that the subadvisory fees paid by Green Century to Trillium under the Subadvisory Agreement were 0.40% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Balanced Fund up to $30 million, and 0.35% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Balanced Fund in excess of $30 million. The Trustees reviewed the subadvisory fees against comparative data for multiple categories of mutual funds presented in various categories: socially conscious funds, all balanced funds, and balanced funds of under $100 million in assets. The Trustees noted that, based on the information provided, the subadvisory fees were within two basis points of the average subadvisory fees for all socially conscious funds, all balanced funds and balanced funds of under $100 million in assets. The Trustees also noted that the subadvisory fees are paid by Green Century, and are not in addition to the advisory fees paid to Green Century by the Balanced Fund.

In evaluating the profitability of the Subadvisory Agreement to Trillium, the Trustees noted that based on information provided by Trillium, the relationship was not profitable. The Trustees noted that Trillium stated that it would not realize a level of profitability similar to that of its other advisory clients on the management of the Balanced Fund until assets approach $115 million. The Trustees considered the financial resources Trillium dedicated and the other expenses Trillium incurred in providing subadvisory services to the Balanced Fund, including startup costs relating to the relationship, and additional personnel, legal, trading analysis and compliance costs required in the context of providing subadvisory services to a mutual fund. In considering the cost allocation methodology used by Trillium, the Trustees took under consideration that Trillium does not provide advisory or subadvisory services to other mutual fund clients. The Trustees also considered Trillium’s fee structure and noted, based on the information provided, that the subadvisory fees were lower than the fees Trillium charges its institutional separate account clients.

After reviewing the information described above, the Trustees concluded that the fees specified in the Subadvisory Agreement, taking into account the nature and quality of services provided and the costs of the services provided by Trillium, supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement.

Other Benefits.    The Trustees evaluated potential other benefits Trillium may realize from its relationship with the Balanced Fund. The Trustees considered the brokerage practices of Trillium, including the soft dollar commissions that were generated with respect to the Balanced Fund’s portfolio transactions. The Trustees considered that Trillium was not affiliated with a broker/dealer and therefore no benefit would be realized by Trillium through transactions with affiliated brokers. The Trustees also considered the reputational and other advantages Trillium may gain from its relationship with the Balanced Fund. The Trustees concluded that the benefits received by Trillium were reasonable in the context of the relationship between Trillium and the Balanced Fund, and supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement.

Economies of Scale.    The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale would be realized by Trillium as the Balanced Fund grew in asset size and the extent to which such economies of scale might be reflected in the subadvisory fees. They noted the relatively small size of the Balanced Fund and considered that if the assets were to increase, Trillium could have the opportunity to experience economies of scale. They also noted that pursuant to the Subadvisory Agreement, the subadvisory fees paid to Trillium by Green Century include a breakpoint at $30 million, so that fees as a percentage of net assets decrease as assets in the Balanced Fund increase. The Trustees concluded that economies of

 

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scale could be realized as the Fund grew, and that the fee schedule as specified was appropriate, and supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement.

Based on a review of all factors deemed relevant, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Subadvisory Agreement should be continued for an additional one-year period.

INVESTMENT SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT WITH MELLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT RELATING TO THE EQUITY FUND

Also at the meeting on September 25, 2009, the Board of Trustees of the Equity Fund, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, considered the continuance of the subadvisory agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Equity Fund, Green Century, and Mellon Capital Management (“Mellon”) (the “Subadvisory Agreement”). In connection with their deliberations at the meeting, and in separate executive session of the Independent Trustees, the Trustees considered, among other things, information provided by Mellon regarding the investment performance of the Equity Fund, including the success with which the Fund tracked the Index, the subadvisory fees paid to Mellon, and the profitability to Mellon of its subadvisory relationship to the Equity Fund. The Independent Trustees were advised by independent counsel in considering these materials and the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees considered all the information provided to them by Mellon, including information provided throughout the year. In approving the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative. Matters considered in connection with their approval of the Subadvisory Agreement included the following.

Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services Performed.    The Trustees noted that under the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement, Mellon provided the day-to-day portfolio management of the Equity Fund, making purchases and sales of portfolio securities consistent with the Equity Fund’s investment objective and policies and with changes to the Index. The Trustees considered the professional expertise, tenure, and qualification of the portfolio management team for the Equity Fund, as well as the team’s experience in passive management. The Trustees also considered Mellon’s handling of daily inflows and outflows, transaction costs, tracking error, and the portfolio turnover rates for the Equity Fund. The Trustees also considered Mellon’s compliance record as well as the professional experience and responsiveness of Mellon’s compliance staff.

Based on its review of all of the services provided, the Trustees concluded that the nature, quality and extent of services provided by Mellon supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement.

Investment Performance.    The Trustees considered that the Equity Fund follows a passive investment strategy designed to track the Index and therefore the analysis of its investment performance should be based on the extent to which the Equity Fund successfully tracked the Index. The Trustees reviewed the performance of the Equity Fund, exclusive of the expenses of the fund, as compared to that of the Index for the periods ended August 31, 2009. After considering all the factors deemed appropriate, the Trustees concluded that the performance of the Equity Fund together with Mellon’s investment process and experience in passive portfolio management supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability.    The Trustees considered that the subadvisory fees paid by Green Century to Mellon were 0.08% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Equity Fund up to $100 million, 0.05% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Equity Fund from $100 to $500 million, 0.02% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Equity Fund from $500 million to $1 billion, and 0.01% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Equity Fund in excess of $1 billion, subject to a minimum fee of $50,000 per year. The Trustees reviewed and considered an analysis of the subadvisory fees against comparative data for multiple categories of mutual funds. The Trustees noted that, based on the information provided, the subadvisory fees paid to Mellon were lower than the average subadvisory fees paid to subadvisers of socially conscious funds, socially conscious growth and income funds,

 

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all growth and income funds and growth and income funds under $100 million in assets. The Trustees considered that the Equity Fund is an index fund, whereas many of the funds in the comparison groups are actively managed. The Trustees also noted that the subadvisory fees are paid by Green Century, and are not in addition to the advisory fees paid to Green Century by shareholders.

Green Century provided the Trustees with information prepared by Mellon related to the profitability of the Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees considered the subadvisory fees and the financial resources Mellon dedicates and the other expenses it incurs in providing subadvisory services to the Equity Fund. In considering the cost allocation methodology used by Mellon, the Trustees noted that Mellon allocated its costs to all its clients equally although Mellon stated that passively managed accounts are less expensive to service than actively managed accounts. The Trustees noted that based on the information provided by Mellon, the relationship was not profitable to Mellon.

After reviewing the information described above, the Trustees concluded that the fees specified in the Subadvisory Agreement, taking into account the costs of the services provided by Mellon, supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees also concluded that the fees specified in the Subadvisory Agreement were fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges made by others for services of the same nature and quality.

Other Benefits.    The Trustees evaluated other potential benefits Mellon may realize from its relationship with the Equity Fund. The Trustees considered the brokerage practices of Mellon, including Mellon’s policy that it does not execute transactions for client portfolios through any affiliated broker/dealer and thus no benefit would be realized by Mellon through transactions with affiliated brokers. The Trustees also considered that Mellon does not use trades for index portfolios for the generation of soft dollars, nor does Mellon receive liquidity rebates or payment for order flow from electronic communications networks associated with Equity Fund trades. The Trustees further considered the reputational and other advantages Mellon may gain from its relationship with the Equity Fund. The Trustees concluded that the benefits expected to be received by Mellon were reasonable in the context of the relationship between Mellon and the Equity Fund, and supported the continuance of the Subadvisory Agreement.

Economies of Scale.    The Trustees also considered whether economies of scale would be realized by Mellon as the Equity Fund grew in assets and the extent to which such economies of scale might be reflected in the specified fee schedule. They noted the relatively small size of the Equity Fund and considered that if the assets were to increase, Mellon could have the opportunity to experience economies of scale. They also noted that pursuant to the Subadvisory Agreement, the subadvisory fees specified paid to Mellon by Green Century include breakpoints at $100 million, $500 million, and $1 billion.

Based on the foregoing considerations, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, determined that the Subadvisory Agreement should be continued for an additional one-year period.

 

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Semi-Annual Report

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER AND ADMINISTRATOR

Green Century Capital Management, Inc.

114 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

1-800-93-GREEN

www.greencentury.com

info@greencentury.com

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER (Balanced Fund)

Trillium Asset Management Corporation

711 Atlantic Avenue

Boston, MA 02111

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER (Equity Fund)

Mellon Capital Management Corporation

500 Grant Street Suite 4200

Pittsburgh, PA 15258

SUBADMINISTRATOR and DISTRIBUTOR

UMB Fund Services, Inc. (Subadministrator)

UMB Distribution Services, LLC (Distributor)

803 West Michigan Street, Suite A

Milwaukee, WI 53233

CUSTODIAN

State Street Bank and Trust Company

200 Clarendon Street

Boston, MA 02116

TRANSFER AGENT

Unified Fund Services, Inc.

2960 North Meridian Street, Suite 300

Indianapolis, IN 46208

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

KPMG LLP

99 High Street

Boston, MA 02110

LOGO

January 31, 2010

Balanced

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LOGO

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under item 1 of this Form N-CSR

 

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

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

 

(a)

Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the “Disclosure Controls”) as of a


 

date within 90 days of the filing date (the “Filing Date”) of this Form N-CSR (the “Report”), the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Disclosure Controls are effectively designed to ensure that information that is required to be disclosed by the registrant in the Report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the Report is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

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

 

Item 12. Exhibits

(a)(1)    Not applicable.

 

   (2) Certifications for each principal executive and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are filed herewith.

 

(b) Certifications required by Rule 30a-2 (b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (17 CFR 270.30a-2 (b)) are filed herewith.


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.

 

Green Century Funds

/s/ Kristina A. Curtis

Kristina A. Curtis
President and Principal Executive Officer
April 9, 2010

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.

 

/s/ Kristina A. Curtis

Kristina A. Curtis
President and Principal Executive Officer
April 9, 2010

 

/s/ Kristina A. Curtis

Kristina A. Curtis
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
April 9, 2010