N-CSR 1 d748971dncsr.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: July 31, 2019

 

 

 


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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ANNUAL REPORT

Green Century Balanced Fund

Green Century Equity Fund

Green Century MSCI International Index Fund

July 31, 2019

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, visit www.greencentury.com.

Dear Green Century Funds Shareholder:

Whether you are a new or longtime investor with Green Century, you are part of a growing movement of individuals choosing to invest in a manner that reflects your values. Thank you for choosing Green Century as your partner.

While responsible investing is increasingly common, Green Century remains unique. Our three-pronged approach offers investors an unparalleled opportunity to make an environmental impact while seeking competitive financial returns.

What makes Green Century unique?

Green Century invests in sustainable companies

As the first family of fossil fuel free, diversified, and responsible mutual funds in the United States, Green Century believes that responsible investors do not want to support the most environmentally reckless industries on the planet.

Green Century is proud of our leadership role in the divestment movement, having championed fossil fuel free investing since before the movement’s founding in 2012. As interest in fossil fuel free investing has grown, we have been at the forefront of the effort to demonstrate its potential financial benefits, including better performance, lower volatility, and avoidance of stranded assets.

Green Century screens out more than just fossil fuel companies. We also do not invest in producers of nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, conventional firearms, GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms), or tobacco.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance ratings

Since Green Century was founded in 1991, we have sought to invest in sustainable companies, environmental leaders, and other companies that outperform their peers in addressing the most relevant environmental, supply chain, and corporate governance factors to their industries.


The use of ESG performance ratings may reduce risk and may offer financial advantages as well. It also grants investors the peace of mind to know that they’re only supporting corporate leaders in the effort to address the climate crisis, improve supply chain practices, and implement strong governance structures.

While new ESG products continue to launch, our decades of experience provides investors with an authentic and time-tested approach.

Green Century leverages its status as an investor to produce improved corporate environmental practices

Green Century believes that even corporate sustainability leaders have room for improvement, which is why we pressure dozens of companies every year to adopt stronger environmental practices throughout their operations and supply chains. We believe that companies that protect the environment and public health may avoid brand and reputational damage, which can protect shareholder interests.

Green Century’s shareholder advocacy program directly presses corporations to reduce potential investment risks and deliver tangible results.

Already in 2019, Green Century has:

 

   

Collaborated with Aramark,1 one of the world’s largest food service companies, to develop a robust no-deforestation policy;

   

Successfully pressed Verizon,1 the largest telecommunications company in the U.S. with more than 147 million wirelesses subscribers, to commit to source 50% of its energy from renewables by 2025;

   

Helped convince Amazon1 to commit to carbon neutrality for half of its package deliveries by 2030;

   

Pressured Darden,1 the largest casual dining operating in the U.S. and owner of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, to protect the effectiveness of antibiotics by agreeing to stop buying chickens from suppliers that overuse them;

   

Elicited an agreement from Royal Caribbean,1 the second-largest cruise company in the world, to make its food waste management and reduction strategies more public;

   

Convinced Kroger,1 the largest grocery chain in the U.S., to develop and implement a no-deforestation policy for its private label products; and

   

Successfully pressed Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1 to commit to setting its first company-wide goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2019.

Green Century supports our environmental and public health nonprofit owners

Green Century is the only mutual fund company in the U.S. wholly owned by environmental and public health nonprofit organizations. This means that 100 percent of the profits Green Century Capital Management earns managing our Funds can be used to support their critical work.

This one-of-a-kind ownership structure is integral to our mission and an important way that we help our investors align their investments with their values.

 

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In the last year, Green Century funded the following campaigns, and more:

 

   

Wildlife Over Waste, which is working to protect our oceans and marine life from plastic pollution;

   

Go Solar, which led to California mandating solar panels on all new homes starting in 2020;

   

No Bees, No Food, which is working to convince the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to declare a nationwide moratorium on the use of pesticides decimating bee colonies;

   

Stop the Overuse of Antibiotics, which helped convince McDonald’s,1 the largest purchaser of beef in the world, to restrict the use of antibiotics in its beef and chicken supply chains; and

   

100% Renewable Energy, which helped push six states to adopt 100% zero-carbon electricity legislation.

Green Century’s many environmental victories are only possible because of our investors. Thank you for choosing to make an impact with Green Century. We appreciate your support and are always here to answer any questions.

I also encourage you to subscribe to our free, online newsletter. You can sign up by visiting www.GreenCentury.com, emailing us at info@greencentury.com, or calling us at 1-800-934-7336.

Sincerely,

Leslie Samuelrich

President

Green Century Capital Management

 

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Green Century on the Web

E-News.    For more regular updates on the Green Century Funds and on our advocacy efforts, please consider signing up for our e-newsletter. Call 1-800-934-7336, visit www.greencentury.com, or email info@greencentury.com.

Online Access.    Information on your account is available on our website at www.greencentury.com.    From the home page, click on Access My Account. Shareholders may also perform online transactions on the site. While there, please consider registering for e-delivery of your statements and other Fund documents.

Twitter.    Green Century is on Twitter. Follow us at Twitter.com/Green__Century for a sustainable investor’s perspective on critical issues.

 

The Green Century Funds’ proxy voting guidelines and a record of the Funds’ proxy votes for the year ended June 30, 2019 are available without charge, upon request, (i) at www.greencentury.com, (ii) by calling 1-800-934-7336, (iii) by 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 us at 1-800-934-7336, or by e-mailing a request to info@greencentury.com.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND

Investment Objective    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 responsibility.

Portfolio Orientation    As of the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019; the Green Century Balanced Fund (the Balanced Fund or the Fund) was diversified in a number of ways. Equity holdings represented 65.5% and

bonds constituted 31.5% of the Fund’s net asset value. The Fund also held 0.1% of its net assets in community investment certificates of deposit and had 2.9% invested in cash, cash equivalents, and other assets, less liabilities. The portfolio managers view equities as the primary source of potential long-term growth, while emphasizing the importance of diversification in seeking to lower volatility. The Fund’s equity holdings were diversified across 75 equity holdings at fiscal year-end, none of which represented more than 2.8% of total net assets. Generally, larger, less-volatile companies constitute larger positions in the Fund’s portfolio than smaller companies. The portfolio managers seek to mitigate risk by investing primarily in companies they believe have demonstrated records of profitability, above-average growth prospects, and reasonable valuations.

As of July 31, the stocks held by the Balanced Fund were also diversified by sector, with (as a percent of total net assets) Technology (14.4%), Healthcare (10.2%), and Financial Services (8.6%) as the largest sectors.

 

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In line with its environmental mandate, the Fund had exposure to what Green Century considers environmental leaders in a number of industries including Healthy Living, Capital Goods, and Transportation. Green Century’s environmental screens keep the Fund out of traditional Energy and Utility companies, while the Fund has broad exposure to Information Technology, Health Care, Financial, Consumer, and Industrial companies.

In addition to its equity exposure to environmental leaders, the Fund invests in designated Green Bonds and designated Social Impact Bonds. The issuers of Green Bonds have indicated that the proceeds from the bonds will be used for environmentally positive goals such as greenhouse gas reduction, climate adaptation, and climate change mitigation. Issuers of designated Social Impact Bonds have indicated that the proceeds from the bonds will be used for projects supporting such issues as poverty alleviation, low-income housing, fair trade, and community development. As of July 31, 20.5% of the total portfolio and 65.4% of the market value of the bonds held in the Fund were designated Green / Sustainable or Social Impact Bonds.

Higher quality, intermediate maturity bonds can typically lower volatility and provide a stable source of income. At fiscal year end, the Balanced Fund held 51 bonds diversified across corporate and government agency issuers. In an effort to dampen volatility, the weighted average maturity (5.33 years) and modified duration (4.02 years) remain in the intermediate-range. The weighted average yield to maturity was 2.47%. All fixed income holdings were investment grade at the time of purchase and remained investment grade through the end of the fiscal year.

Economic Environment.    According to the Fund’s subadvisor, financial markets performed well since the beginning of the year, albeit with a few sharp reversals, such as a 6% decline starting in May when investors turned their attention from first quarter earnings reports to growing risks from an accelerating set of trade disputes. Nonetheless, a June and July rally pushed major indices to new highs, as President Trump indicated that he would postpone imposing additional tariffs on China. As another record-breaking hot summer unfolds, investors are attempting to weigh a dovish turn in monetary policy in both the U.S. and Europe, against the impacts of decelerating global economic growth, fading fiscal stimulus, ongoing spats in trade policy that have spread beyond the U.S. and China, and prolonged geopolitical risks. At current equity valuations, investors do not appear to have reconciled the benefit of an interest rate cut with the negative conditions that would generate one.

Investment Strategy and Performance.    Green Century believes that strong environmental, social, and governance practices may enhance corporate profitability and reduce certain types of risks. We specifically avoid risks associated with investments in fossil fuels. Green Century and the Fund’s subadvisor believe that companies with strong balance sheets, strategic leadership in their products and markets, and strong environmental, social, and governance policies will have the financial flexibility and leadership wisdom to navigate choppy and volatile economic conditions.

The Balanced Fund holds a number of stocks which the portfolio managers believe have attractive environmental, social, and financial characteristics. New holdings over the reporting period include American Tower Corporation1 and Ingevity.1 American Tower creates wireless infrastructure by building and maintaining cell phone towers, with a big push into many emerging economies, including India and Ghana. Ingevity, a spin off from the company that was originally MeadWestvaco,1 makes specialty chemical

 

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products, including some from recycled pine dust. This additive has many applications, including helping asphalt paving to dry quicker with fewer carbon emissions.

The Fund holds over $56 million in Green / Sustainability or Social Impact Bonds and Notes, including notes issued by The Korea Development Bank,1 International Finance Corp.,1 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank),1 Overseas Private Investment Corp.,1 Starbucks,1 and Enterprise Community Loan Fund.1

For the year ended July 31, 2019, the Balanced Fund’s returns were 10.04%, outperforming the 7.45% return for its Custom Balanced Index,2 an index comprised of the S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index3 (60% weighting) and of the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate and Government Index4 (40% weighting).

The outperformance of the Fund during this time period is primarily reflective of strong equity performance, especially in stock selection. For example, the Fund’s exposure to payments companies Mastercard1 and PayPal1 helped provide strong relative returns in Technology, as did semiconductor exposure from Xilinx1 and Analog Devices.1 In Consumer Staples, we saw above market performance from spice company McCormick,1 household products company Church & Dwight,1 and retailer Costco.1 The Fund’s regional bank exposure somewhat detracted from relative performance over the year, including KeyCorp1 and East West Bancorp.1 The Fund’s high quality fixed income exposure performed in-line with the benchmark as designed, particularly as the Fund’s portfolio managers moved duration closer in line with the benchmark over the period.

The Fund’s portfolio managers do not anticipate any significant changes in investment strategy for the Fund, believing that the investment environment may be favorable to the Fund’s core holdings in what the portfolio managers consider high-quality, environmentally responsible companies with strong growth prospects and reasonable valuations.

 

Green Century Balanced Fund

Total expense ratio: 1.48%

  CUMULATIVE
RETURN*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN*  
  Latest
Quarter
    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  
June 30, 2019   Green Century Balanced Fund     4.25%       11.42%       6.37%       9.37%  
    Custom Balanced Index     3.66%       8.85%       7.38%       10.27%  
July 31, 2019   Green Century Balanced Fund     2.88%       10.04%       7.01%       8.87%  
    Custom Balanced Index     1.99%       7.45%       7.82%       9.81%  

* 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 Fund prices and performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN/1-800-934-7336. 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. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the prospectus for more information.

 

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The Balanced Fund consistently includes stocks and bonds of what Green Century believes to be 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 the

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 Funds’ environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Funds compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.

 

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The S&P 500® Index5 and the S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index (the S&P 1500 Index) are unmanaged indexes of 500 and 1500 stocks, respectively. The Custom Balanced Index is comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 1500 Index and a 40% weighting in the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate & Government Index (the BofA Merrill Lynch Index). The BofA Merrill Lynch Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade government and corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market with at least 1 year and less than 10 years remaining maturity, including U.S. Treasury, U.S. Agency, foreign government, supranational and corporate securities. Similar to the Balanced Fund, the performance of the S&P 500® Index, the S&P 1500 Index, the Custom Balanced Index and the BofA Merrill Lynch Index reflect reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Unlike the Fund, however, the performance of the S&P 500® Index, the S&P 1500 Index, the Custom Balanced Index and the BofA Merrill Lynch Index does not include management and other operating expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND

Investment Objective    The Green Century Equity Fund (the Equity Fund or the Fund) seeks to achieve long-term total return that matches the performance of an index comprised of the stocks of companies selected based on environmental, social and governance criteria.

Portfolio Orientation    The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in the stocks which make up the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index6 (the KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index or the Index), a custom index calculated by MSCI, Inc. The KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the approximately 400 companies in the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the KLD400 Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas that are included in

the KLD400 Index. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.

The KLD400 Index, formerly named the Domini 400 Social Index, is the longest-running socially responsible index. Like other index funds, the Equity Fund is not actively managed in the traditional investment sense, but rather seeks to be nearly fully invested at all times in a broad and diverse portfolio of stocks which meet certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The Equity Fund, like many 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 stock market as a whole. The Fund’s environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Fund compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.

The Fund invests in the stocks of companies selected for inclusion in the Index based on a thorough review of environmental, social, and

 

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governance factors and includes those companies believed to have the best overall sustainability records. Green Century believes that certain industries impose unique and onerous risks and/or costs on society. Companies involved in these industries are evaluated based on their level of involvement as well as the impact of that involvement on society. Therefore, companies that derive significant revenues from the manufacture of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), or the operation of gambling enterprises; or have a significant direct ownership share in, operate or design nuclear power plants are not eligible for the Index. Major military contractors and firearms manufacturers are also ineligible. The Index excludes all companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.

Investment Strategy and Performance    Green Century believes that companies that minimize their negative social and environmental impact and follow governance standards could enjoy competitive advantages and be less likely to incur certain legal liabilities that may be assessed when a product or service is determined to be harmful. Green Century also believes that such investments may, over the long term, provide investors with a return that is competitive with enterprises that do not exhibit such social and environmental awareness.

The Equity Fund’s total return for the latest quarter ended July 31, 2019 was 2.06% for the individual share class and 2.12% for the institutional share class, while the S&P 500® Index returned 1.69% for the same period. Additional results for various time periods are below:*

 

Green Century Equity Fund

Total expense ratio: 1.25% for Individual Share Class and 0.95% for
Institutional Share Class

  CUMULATIVE
RETURN*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN*  
  Latest
Quarter
    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  
June 30, 2019   Green Century Equity Index Fund — Individual Share Class     4.18%       10.66%       10.19%       13.56%  
  Green Century Equity Fund — Institutional Share Class     4.27%       11.01%       10.27%       13.60%  
    S&P 500® Index     4.30%       10.42%       10.71%       14.70%  
July 31, 2019   Green Century Equity Index Fund — Individual Share Class     2.06%       9.33%       10.86%       12.89%  
    Green Century Equity Fund — Institutional Share Class     2.12%       9.65%       10.94%       12.93%  
  S&P 500® Index     1.69%       7.99%       11.34%       14.03%  

* 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 Fund prices and performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN/1-800-934-7336. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the prospectus for more information. As of April 1, 2014, the Equity Fund invests in the common stocks which make up the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index; prior to April 1, 2014, the Fund invested in the common stocks which made up the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index. Institutional shares were offered as of April 30, 2018. The Institutional Share Class performance for periods prior to April 30, 2018 reflects the performance of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class.

For the year ended July 31, 2019, the Equity Fund institutional and investor share classes returned 9.65% and 9.33%, respectively, outperforming the S&P 500® Index which returned 7.99%. As the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index does not include all of the stocks in the S&P 500® Index and includes some stocks not included in the S&P 500 Index, the performance of the Fund can be expected to differ from the performance of the broader benchmark.

 

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The performance of the Fund, relative to the MSCI Index, was boosted by the positive impact of stock selection in the Information Technology and Industrials sectors. The relative performance of the Fund was negatively impacted by stock selection in the Telecommunication Services and Financials sectors.

The strongest performing sectors in the Equity Fund were Utilities, Information Technology and Consumer Staples which returned 30.72%, 19.08% and 18.49%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Health Care and Industrials, which returned –1.25% and 3.28%, respectively, for the year. Within the S&P 500 Index, Information Technology, Real Estate and Utilities were the strongest performing sectors, gaining 18.03%, 16.41%, and 15.16%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Energy and Materials, which returned –16.72% and –0.82%, respectively, for the year.

Despite a sharp decline of more than 16% in the fourth quarter, the S&P 500 Index was up nearly 8% in the year—reaching all-time highs in July. Much of the increased volatility stemmed from investor sentiment around global trade wars, predominantly with China. A fluctuating interest rate policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve also caused uncertainty, with rate hikes in September and December and a cut the last week in July. Energy was the worst-performing sector in the index for the year, as crude oil prices ended down about 13%. All other sectors were flat or positive, led by Utilities which held up well all year, doubling market performance.

 

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The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks. Similar to the Equity Fund, the S&P 500® Index’s performance reflects reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Unlike the Fund, however, the S&P 500® Index’s performance does not include management and other operating expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND

Investment Objective    The Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the International Fund or the Fund) seeks to achieve long-term total return that matches the performance of an index comprised of the stocks of foreign companies selected based on environmental, social and governance criteria.

Portfolio Orientation    The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in the stocks included in the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index7 (the Index), a custom index calculated by MSCI, Inc. The Index is comprised of the common stocks of the approximately 240 companies in the MSCI World ex USA SRI Index,8 minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, process, refine or distribute coal, oil or gas. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.

The International Fund is the only responsible, diversified fossil fuel free international index fund available in the U.S. The Fund is also broadly diversified and responsibly screened. Like other index funds, the International Fund is not actively managed in the traditional investment sense, but rather seeks to be nearly fully invested at all times in a broad and diverse portfolio of stocks which meet certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.

The Fund invests in the stocks of companies selected for inclusion in the Index based on a thorough review of environmental, social, and governance factors and includes those companies believed to have the best overall sustainability records. Green Century believes that certain industries impose unique and onerous risks and/or costs on society. Companies involved in these industries are evaluated based on their level of involvement as well as the impact of that involvement on society. Therefore, companies that

 

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derive significant revenues from the manufacture of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), or the operation of gambling enterprises; or have a significant direct ownership share in, operate or design nuclear power plants are not eligible for the Index. Major military contractors and firearms manufacturers are also ineligible. The Index excludes all companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas. The Index also does not include companies that produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels, transmit natural gas, or own carbon reserves.

Investment Strategy and Performance    Green Century believes that companies that minimize their negative social and environmental impact and follow governance standards could enjoy competitive advantages and be less likely to incur certain legal liabilities that may be assessed when a product or service is determined to be harmful. Green Century also believes that such investments may, over the long term, provide investors with a return that is competitive with enterprises that do not exhibit such social and environmental awareness.

While the international markets have dipped recently, the International Fund outperformed its benchmark for the latest quarter ended July 31, 2019. The Fund’s total return was –0.17% for the individual share class and 0.01% for the institutional share class for this period, while the MSCI World ex USA Index returned –0.29% for the same period. Additional results for various time periods are below:*

 

Green Century MSCI International Index Fund

Total expense ratio: 1.28% for Individual Share Class and 0.98% for
Institutional Share Class

  CUMULATIVE
RETURN*
    AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURN*  
 

Inception Date:

September 30, 2016

 
  Latest
Quarter
    One Year     Since
Inception
 
June 30, 2019   Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Individual Share Class     5.68%       2.82%       6.36%  
  Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Institutional Share Class     5.76%       3.13%       6.65%  
  MSCI World ex USA Index     3.79%       1.29%       7.47%  
July 31, 2019   Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Individual Share Class     –0.17%       –1.82%       5.43%  
  Green Century MSCI International Index Fund — Institutional Share Class     0.01%       –1.43%       5.74%  
  MSCI World ex USA Index     –0.29%       –2.33%       6.78%  

* 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 Fund prices and performance information as of the most recent month-end, call 1-800-93-GREEN/1-800-934-7336. Performance includes the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder might pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. A redemption fee of 2.00% may be imposed on redemptions or exchanges of shares you have owned for 60 days or less. Please see the prospectus for more information.

For the year ended July 31, 2019, the institutional and investor share classes of the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (International Fund), which closely tracks the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index, returned –1.43% and –1.82%, respectively, while the MSCI World ex USA Index (Index), returned –2.33% during the same period. The difference in performance of the International Fund relative to the Index was largely due to differences in sector allocation and stock selection criteria between the International Fund and the Index.

 

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The strongest performing sectors in the International Fund were Utilities, Consumer Staples and Information Technology which returned 10.54%, 5.45% and 4.43%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Materials and Real Estate, which returned –9.07% and –3.48%, respectively, for the year. Within

the MSCI World ex USA Index, Utilities, Consumer Staples and Information Technology were the strongest performing sectors, gaining 7.98%, 4.49%, and 4.11%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were Energy and Financials, which returned –11.61% and –6.42%, respectively, for the year.

International equities were down more than 2% for the year ended July 31, 2019. The largest detractors from return in the MSCI World ex-US Index on a country basis were Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Countries around the world were plagued by unresolved issues surrounding global trade policies, Brexit, and political uncertainty in Italy in the second half of 2018. With a more dovish stance out of the U.S. Federal Reserve in 2019, the Fund’s portfolio managers expect interest rates to remain low and supportive of future economic growth for the foreseeable future. This development contributed to positive returns across the board in 2019, with Technology stocks leading the way.

 

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The MSCI World ex USA Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The MSCI World ex USA Index includes large and mid-cap stocks across 22 of 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries and excludes the United States. With 1,023 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The MSCI World ex USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index. Unlike the Fund, the MSCI World ex USA Index’s performance does not include management and other operating expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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The International Fund, like many other mutual funds invested primarily in stocks, carries the risk of investing in the stock market. The large companies in which the International Fund is invested may perform worse than the stock market as a whole. The developed market ex-U.S. equities in which the International Fund is invested may also perform worse than the stock market as a whole. Foreign securities are subject to additional risks such as currency fluctuations, regional economic and political conditions, differences in accounting methods, and other unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The International 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. The Fund’s environmental criteria limit the investments available to the Fund compared to mutual funds that do not use environmental criteria.

 

 

1 As of July 31, 2019, the following companies comprised the listed percentages of each of the Green Century Funds:

 

Portfolio Holdings   GREEN
CENTURY
BALANCED
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
EQUITY
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

Aramark

    0.00     0.07     0.00

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    1.54     1.81     0.00

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    0.00     0.12     0.00

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

    0.00     0.16     0.00

The Kroger Co.

    0.00     0.13     0.00

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    0.00     0.34     0.00

McDonald’s Corporation

    0.00     1.28     0.00

American Tower Corporation

    0.79     0.74     0.00

Ingevity Corporation

    0.34     0.00     0.00

The Korea Development Bank

    0.46     0.00     0.00

International Finance Corporation

    0.18     0.00     0.00

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development

    0.73     0.00     0.00
Portfolio Holdings   GREEN
CENTURY
BALANCED
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
EQUITY
FUND
    GREEN
CENTURY
INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

Overseas Private Investment

    2.13     0.00     0.00

Starbucks Corporation

    1.81     0.93     0.00

Enterprise Community Loan Fund, Inc.

    1.13     0.00     0.00

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    2.36     1.97     0.00

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

    1.40     0.00     0.00

Xilinx, Inc.

    0.57     0.00     0.00

Analog Devices, Inc.

    1.02     0.34     0.00

McCormick & Company, Inc.

    0.86     0.15     0.00

Church & Dwight Company, Inc.

    0.79     0.00     0.00

Costco Wholesale Corporation

    1.37     0.00     0.00

KeyCorp

    0.89     0.15     0.00

East West Bancorp

    0.39     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. Note that some of the holdings discussed above may not have been held by any Fund during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019, or may have been held by a Fund for a portion of the fiscal year, or may have been held by a Fund for the entire fiscal year. 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.

 

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2 The Custom Balanced Index is comprised of a 60% weighting in the S&P 1500 Index and a 40% weighting in the BofA Merrill Lynch 1-10 Year US Corporate & Government Index (the BofA Merrill Lynch Index). It is not possible to invest directly in the Custom Balanced Index.

3 The S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index is an unmanaged broad-based capitalization-weighted index comprising 1500 stocks of large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap U.S. companies. It is not possible to invest directly in the S&P Supercomposite 1500 Index.

4 The BofA Merrill Lynch Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade government and corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market with at least 1 year and less than 10 years remaining maturity, including U.S. treasury, U.S. agency, foreign government, supranational and corporate securities. It is not possible to invest directly in the BofA Merrill Lynch Index.

5 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.

6 The MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index) is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The KLD400 ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the approximately 400 companies in the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index (the KLD400 Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture, or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves that are included in the KLD400 Index. The KLD400 Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to provide exposure to U.S. companies that have positive ESG characteristics and consists of approximately 400 companies selected from the MSCI USA Investable Market Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

7 The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the companies in the MSCI World ex USA SRI Index (the World ex USA SRI Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves that are included in the World ex USA SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) Index. The World ex USA SRI Index includes large and mid-cap stocks from approximately 22 Developed Markets countries (excluding the U.S.). The World ex USA SRI Index is a capitalization weighted index that provides exposure to companies with what MSCI calculates to have outstanding ESG ratings and excludes companies whose products have negative social or environmental impacts. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

8 The MSCI World ex USA Index is a custom index calculated by MSCI Inc. The MSCI World ex USA Index includes large and mid-cap stocks across 22 of 23 Developed Markets countries and excludes the United States. With 1,023 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. The MSCI World ex USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index. It is not possible to invest directly in the MSCI World ex USA Index.

Stocks will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect a single company, industry, sector, country, region or the market as a whole and may perform worse than the market. Foreign securities are subject to additional risks such as currency fluctuations, regional economic and political conditions, differences in accounting methods, and other unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Bonds are subject to a variety of risks including interest rate, credit, and inflation risk. A sustainable investment strategy which incorporates environmental, social and governance criteria may result in lower or higher returns than an investment strategy that does not include such criteria.

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

Distributor: UMB Distribution Services, LLC 9/19

Neither the Green Century Equity Fund nor the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (each a “Fund” and together the “Funds”) is sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, its affiliates, information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating the MSCI indices (the “MSCI Parties”), and the MSCI Parties bear no liability with respect to a Fund or any index on which a Fund is based. The MSCI Parties are not sponsors of either of the Funds and are not affiliated with the Funds in any way. The Statement of Additional Information contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship the MSCI Parties have with Green Century Capital Management and the Funds.

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS EXPENSE EXAMPLE

For the six months ended July 31, 2019 (unaudited)

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 February 1, 2019 to July 31, 2019 (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 any 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
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
     ENDING
ACCOUNT  VALUE
JULY 31, 2019
     EXPENSES
PAID  DURING
THE  PERIOD1
 

Balanced Fund

        

Actual Expenses

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,098.70      $ 7.70  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses

     1,000.00        1,017.67        7.40  

 

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     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT  VALUE
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
     ENDING
ACCOUNT  VALUE
JULY 31, 2019
     EXPENSES
PAID  DURING
THE PERIOD
 

Equity Fund

        

Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class1

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,119.90      $ 6.57  

Actual Expenses — Institutional Class1

     1,000.00        1,121.60        5.00  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses — Individual Investor Class

     1,000.00        1,018.80        6.26  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses — Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,020.29        4.76  
     BEGINNING
ACCOUNT  VALUE
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
     ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
JULY 31, 2019
     EXPENSES
PAID DURING
THE PERIOD1
 

International Index Fund

        

Actual Expenses — Individual Investor Class

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,060.70      $ 6.54  

Actual Expenses — Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,063.50        5.01  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses — Individual Investor Class

     1,000.00        1,018.65        6.41  

Hypothetical Example, assuming a 5% return before expenses — Institutional Class

     1,000.00        1,020.14        4.91  

1 Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios (1.48% for the Balanced Fund, 1.25% for the Equity Fund Individual Investor Class, 0.95% for the Equity Fund Institutional Class, 1.28% for the International Index Fund Individual Investor Class and 0.98% for the International Index Fund Institutional Class), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2019

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 65.5%

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Software & Services — 8.5%

 

Adobe, Inc. (a)

     6,573      $ 1,964,407  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

     11,965        1,868,574  

Blackbaud, Inc.

     16,690        1,518,790  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     23,949        6,520,594  

Microsoft Corporation

     57,484        7,833,345  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     35,015        3,865,656  
     

 

 

 
        23,571,366  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 5.3%

 

Celgene Corporation (a)

     27,219        2,500,337  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     25,627        1,679,081  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     6,759        2,023,510  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     15,895        2,530,007  

Merck & Company, Inc.

     55,816        4,632,170  

Waters Corporation (a)

     5,791        1,219,353  
     

 

 

 
        14,584,458  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 5.2%

 

A.O. Smith Corporation

     36,108        1,641,109  

Hexcel Corporation

     37,314        3,050,793  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     11,220        1,730,460  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     26,748        3,307,658  

Middleby Corporation (The) (a)

     10,569        1,420,262  

Wabtec Corporation

     19,403        1,507,225  

Xylem, Inc.

     21,084        1,692,834  
     

 

 

 
        14,350,341  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment & Services — 4.9%

 

Baxter International, Inc.

     28,987        2,434,039  

Cigna Corporation

     22,049        3,746,566  

CVS Health Corp.

     31,621        1,766,665  

Medtronic PLC (b)

     22,868        2,331,164  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     13,466        1,374,609  

Stryker Corporation

     8,950        1,877,531  
     

 

 

 
        13,530,574  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 4.3%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     56,782        2,989,005  

Lincoln National Corporation

     40,366        2,637,515  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     16,034        2,500,021  

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

     25,349        3,716,670  
     

 

 

 
        11,843,211  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Retailing — 4.3%

 

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     968      $ 1,826,238  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     13,443        2,872,635  

Target Corporation

     26,125        2,257,200  

TJX Companies, Inc. (The)

     47,508        2,592,037  

Tractor Supply Company

     20,224        2,200,573  
     

 

 

 
        11,748,683  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 4.1%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

     6,261        7,627,150  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

     13,120        2,548,298  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     15,070        1,208,915  
     

 

 

 
        11,384,363  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 3.2%

 

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     22,236        1,067,551  

First Republic Bank

     22,973        2,282,597  

KeyCorp.

     133,909        2,459,908  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     21,808        3,116,363  
     

 

 

 
        8,926,419  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 2.9%

 

Apple, Inc.

     17,962        3,826,624  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     41,256        2,285,582  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

     8,640        1,957,306  
     

 

 

 
        8,069,512  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 2.7%

 

American Tower Corporation

     10,311        2,182,014  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     10,785        2,251,800  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     12,467        1,657,488  

HCP, Inc.

     43,157        1,378,003  
     

 

 

 
        7,469,305  
     

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 2.7%

 

General Mills, Inc.

     33,567        1,782,744  

McCormick & Company, Inc.

     14,991        2,376,673  

Unilever NV (b)

     56,418        3,257,575  
     

 

 

 
        7,416,992  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 2.3%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

     24,092        2,829,846  

ASML Holding NV (b)

     8,209        1,829,047  

Xilinx, Inc.

     13,861        1,583,065  
     

 

 

 
        6,241,958  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2019

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Materials — 2.2%

 

Ball Corporation

     38,017      $ 2,717,455  

Ingevity Corporation (a)

     9,403        926,572  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     16,689        2,403,049  
     

 

 

 
        6,047,076  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.8%

 

Costco Wholesale Corporation

     13,777        3,797,355  

Sysco Corporation

     18,023        1,235,837  
     

 

 

 
        5,033,192  
     

 

 

 

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 1.8%

 

First Solar, Inc. (a)

     30,177        1,946,115  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

     33,225        912,026  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

     31,517        2,065,939  
     

 

 

 
        4,924,080  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 1.5%

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     77,199        4,266,789  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 1.5%

 

Church & Dwight Company, Inc.

     28,772        2,170,560  

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

     17,374        2,050,827  
     

 

 

 
        4,221,387  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.4%

 

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     24,970        2,148,169  

VF Corporation

     19,571        1,710,310  
     

 

 

 
        3,858,479  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 1.2%

 

American Water Works Company, Inc.

     28,536        3,275,362  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 1.1%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)

     29,888        1,402,345  

Charles Schwab Corporation (The)

     38,304        1,655,499  
     

 

 

 
        3,057,844  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.0%

 

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     9,336        955,726  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     14,085        1,682,735  
     

 

 

 
        2,638,461  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Consumer Services — 0.7%

 

Starbucks Corporation

     21,537      $ 2,039,338  
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.5%

 

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

     9,081        1,377,769  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles & Components — 0.4%

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

     29,100        1,099,980  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $116,859,902)

        180,976,939  
     

 

 

 
     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
        

BONDS & NOTES — 31.3%

 

Green and Sustainability Bonds, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 17.4%

 

Apple, Inc.
2.85%, due 2/23/23 (c)

   $ 3,000,000        3,071,409  

Apple, Inc.
3.00%, due 6/20/27 (c)

     1,000,000        1,031,919  

Asian Development Bank
2.125%, due 3/19/25 (b)

     1,000,000        1,009,691  

Bank of America Corporation
2.151%, due 11/9/20 (c)

     1,750,000        1,746,153  

Boston Properties LP
4.50%, due 12/1/28 (c)

     3,000,000        3,365,838  

City & County of San Francisco CA Community Facilities District No. 2014-1
2.75%, due 9/1/23

     650,000        660,407  

City of San Francisco CA Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue
2.806%, due 11/1/23

     2,000,000        2,051,540  

Digital Realty Trust LP
3.95%, due 7/1/22 (c)

     2,000,000        2,078,946  

European Investment Bank
2.50%, due 10/15/24 (b)

     2,000,000        2,058,286  

European Investment Bank
2.125%, due 4/13/26 (b)

     500,000        505,330  

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development
2.125%, due 3/3/25 (b)

     2,000,000        2,025,052  

International Finance Corporation
2.125%, due 4/7/26 (b)

     500,000        504,659  
 

 

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GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2019

  continued

 

     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Green and Sustainability Bonds, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — (continued)

 

Kommunalbanken AS
1.375%, due 10/26/20 (b)(d)

   $ 2,000,000      $ 1,982,044  

Korea Development Bank (The)
3.028% (LIBOR 3 Month+72.50 basis points), due 7/6/22 (b)(e)

     1,250,000        1,259,626  

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
1.75%, due 10/15/19 (b)

     3,000,000        2,997,180  

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
2.00%, due 11/30/21 (b)

     1,000,000        1,001,893  

National Australia Bank Ltd./New York
3.625%, due 6/20/23 (b)

     2,000,000        2,092,900  

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV
2.375%, due 3/24/26 (b)(d)

     1,000,000        1,018,198  

Nordic Investment Bank
2.25%, due 9/30/21 (b)

     1,500,000        1,509,051  

Overseas Private Investment Corporation
3.28%, due 9/15/29

     753,497        789,982  

Overseas Private Investment Corporation
3.05%, due 6/15/35

     1,500,000        1,570,017  

Overseas Private Investment Corporation
2.58%, due 7/15/38

     3,000,000        3,038,706  

Regency Centers LP
3.75%, due 6/15/24 (c)

     2,000,000        2,080,156  

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
2.622%, due 8/1/29

     2,000,000        2,022,260  

Starbucks Corporation
2.45%, due 6/15/26 (c)

     3,000,000        2,965,992  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
2.45%, due 10/20/20 (b)

     2,000,000        2,000,088  

Svensk Exportkredit AB
1.875%, due 6/23/20 (b)

     1,500,000        1,495,596  
     

 

 

 
        47,932,919  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies — 5.4%

 

Federal Farm Credit Banks
1.80%, due 6/15/20

     200,000        199,389  
     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

U.S. Government Agencies — (continued)

 

Federal Farm Credit Banks
2.23%, due 11/15/22 (c)

   $ 1,500,000      $ 1,500,025  

Federal Farm Credit Banks
2.26%, due 11/13/24

     500,000        505,874  

Federal Farm Credit Banks
2.80%, due 11/12/27

     3,000,000        3,109,209  

Federal Farm Credit Banks
2.33%, due 9/14/29 (c)

     3,000,000        2,931,849  

Federal Home Loan Banks
3.89%, due 5/3/28 (c)

     3,000,000        3,000,195  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
0.00%, due 11/29/19 (a)

     200,000        198,462  

Federal National Mortgage Association
1.70%, due 1/27/20 (c)

     3,000,000        2,992,419  

Overseas Private Investment Corporation
3.33%, due 5/15/33

     231,856        245,096  

Overseas Private Investment Corporation
3.43%, due 6/1/33

     221,957        238,513  
     

 

 

 
        14,921,031  
     

 

 

 

Community Development Financial Institutions — 3.1%

 

Capital Impact Partners
2.60%, due 12/15/22

     2,000,000        1,987,674  

Enterprise Community Loan Fund, Inc.
4.152%, due 11/1/28 (c)

     3,000,000        3,112,182  

Local Initiatives Support Corporation
3.782%, due 3/1/27 (c)

     2,000,000        2,062,482  

Reinvestment Fund, Inc. (The)
3.78%, due 2/15/26

     1,400,000        1,443,760  
     

 

 

 
        8,606,098  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 1.6%

 

International Business Machines Corporation
8.375%, due 11/1/19

     500,000        507,349  

Microsoft Corporation
1.10%, due 8/8/19

     3,000,000        2,999,292  

Oracle Corporation
2.50%, due 5/15/22 (c)

     1,000,000        1,006,345  
     

 

 

 
        4,512,986  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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July 31, 2019

  concluded

 

     PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     VALUE  

Software & Services — 1.2%

 

salesforce.com, Inc.
3.70%, due 4/11/28 (c)

   $ 3,000,000      $ 3,249,180  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 1.1%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)
3.55%, due 9/23/21 (c)

     1,000,000        1,024,478  

State Street Corporation
3.10%, due 5/15/23

     2,000,000        2,049,040  
     

 

 

 
        3,073,518  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 0.9%

 

HSBC Holdings PLC
5.10%, due 4/5/21 (b)

     1,500,000        1,565,927  

JPMorgan Chase & Company
4.40%, due 7/22/20

     1,000,000        1,019,921  
     

 

 

 
        2,585,848  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 0.4%

 

HCP, Inc.
3.875%, due 8/15/24 (c)

     1,000,000        1,060,020  
     

 

 

 

Healthy Living — 0.2%

 

Whole Foods Market, Inc.
5.20%, due 12/3/25 (c)(d)

     500,000        571,310  
     

 

 

 

Total Bonds & Notes
(Cost $84,577,905)

        86,512,910  
     

 

 

 

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT — 0.1%

 

Self-Help Federal Credit Union
1.40%, due 3/17/20

     240,000        239,131  
     

 

 

 

Total Certificates Of Deposit
(Cost $240,000)

        239,131  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.6%

 

            VALUE  

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account,
0.25% (f)
(Cost $10,085,031)

      $ 10,085,031  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $10,085,031)

        10,085,031  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (g) — 100.5%

 

(Cost $211,762,838)

        277,814,011  

Liabilities Less Other Assets — (0.5)%

        (1,327,038
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 276,486,973  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Securities whose value are determined or significantly influenced by trading in markets other than the United States or Canada.

(c)

Callable

(d)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are restricted and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of these securities is $3,571,552.

(e)

Floating rate bond. Rate shown is currently in effect at July 31, 2019.

(f)

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end.

(g)

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $211,626,666 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $67,303,363 and $1,116,018 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $66,187,345.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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July 31, 2019

 

 

COMMON STOCKS — 99.8%

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Software & Services — 20.5%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A (a)

     15,110      $ 2,909,884  

Adobe, Inc. (b)

     11,571        3,458,109  

ANSYS, Inc. (b)

     1,960        398,115  

Autodesk, Inc. (b)

     5,208        813,333  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     10,329        1,719,985  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (b)

     6,655        491,871  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     3,137        295,631  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A

     13,637        888,314  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (b)

     2,025        575,444  

Fortinet, Inc. (b)

     3,448        276,909  

International Business Machines Corporation

     21,101        3,128,012  

Intuit, Inc.

     6,142        1,703,238  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     21,656        5,896,279  

Microsoft Corporation

     172,951        23,568,033  

Oracle Corporation

     59,620        3,356,606  

salesforce.com, Inc. (b)

     18,133        2,801,549  

Symantec Corporation

     15,224        328,229  

Teradata Corporation (b)

     2,856        104,587  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     41,583        7,401,774  

VMware, Inc., Class A (b)

     1,976        344,792  

Western Union Company (The)

     10,435        219,135  

Workday, Inc., Class A (b)

     3,572        714,329  
     

 

 

 
        61,394,158  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 12.1%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (b)

     7,105        8,655,311  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (b)

     7,460        9,076,433  

Discovery, Inc., Class A (b)

     3,784        114,693  

Discovery, Inc., Class C (b)

     8,570        242,017  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (b)

     56,604        10,994,195  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

     1,061        48,286  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A (a)(b)

     4,431        118,175  

Liberty Global PLC, Series C (a)(b)

     11,909        310,110  

New York Times Company (The), Class A

     3,534        126,093  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     5,258        421,797  

Scholastic Corporation

     689        23,543  

Walt Disney Company (The)

     42,702        6,106,813  
     

 

 

 
        36,237,466  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — 7.2%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     35,040        2,334,365  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     7,513        521,477  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology — (continued)

 

Amgen, Inc.

     14,782      $ 2,758,026  

Biogen, Inc. (b)

     4,680        1,112,998  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (b)

     4,261        337,982  

Bio-Techne Corporation

     893        187,664  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

     38,741        1,720,488  

Celgene Corporation (b)

     16,636        1,528,183  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     30,220        1,980,014  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (b)

     4,001        636,839  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)(b)

     1,357        189,139  

Merck & Company, Inc.

     61,204        5,079,320  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b)

     590        446,482  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

     6,081        1,013,216  

Waters Corporation (b)

     1,702        358,373  

Zoetis, Inc.

     11,375        1,306,874  
     

 

 

 
        21,511,440  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 5.9%

 

3M Company

     13,646        2,384,229  

A.O. Smith Corporation

     3,403        154,666  

AGCO Corporation

     1,531        117,887  

Air Lease Corporation

     2,517        105,185  

Allegion PLC (a)

     2,241        232,033  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     898        54,634  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (b)

     2,906        49,925  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     13,662        1,798,876  

Cummins, Inc.

     3,560        583,840  

Deere & Company

     7,186        1,190,361  

Dover Corporation

     3,459        335,004  

Eaton Corporation PLC

     10,051        826,092  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     1,323        111,648  

Fastenal Company

     13,551        417,371  

Flowserve Corporation

     3,117        155,943  

Fortive Corporation

     7,184        546,343  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     3,355        184,324  

Graco, Inc.

     3,932        189,051  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     1,102        39,121  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

     741        22,682  

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (b)

     4,237        171,641  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     7,794        1,202,069  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     5,719        707,212  

Lennox International, Inc.

     853        218,777  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     1,411        119,258  

Masco Corporation

     6,994        285,145  
 

 

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July 31, 2019

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Capital Goods — (continued)

 

Meritor, Inc. (b)

     1,748      $ 43,228  

Middleby Corporation (The) (b)

     1,339        179,935  

Owens Corning

     2,618        151,844  

PACCAR, Inc.

     8,186        574,166  

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

     3,058        535,395  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     3,347        125,245  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     2,845        457,419  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     2,459        894,215  

Sensata Technologies Holding NV (b)

     3,931        186,447  

Snap-on, Inc.

     1,323        201,903  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.

     2,517        193,406  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     3,533        521,435  

Tennant Company

     380        28,922  

Timken Company (The)

     1,626        74,324  

United Rentals, Inc. (b)

     1,907        241,331  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

     1,120        325,954  

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (b)

     1,238        163,924  

Wabtec Corporation

     3,688        286,484  

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (b)

     1,261        13,278  

Xylem, Inc.

     4,264        342,357  
     

 

 

 
        17,744,529  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 5.3%

 

AutoNation, Inc. (b)

     1,309        63,722  

Best Buy Company, Inc.

     5,739        439,206  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (b)

     1,066        2,011,126  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

     624        12,698  

Caleres, Inc.

     934        17,541  

CarMax, Inc. (b)

     4,047        355,165  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     2,723        111,806  

GameStop Corporation, Class A

     2,386        9,592  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     5,453        106,334  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     26,795        5,725,824  

Kohl’s Corporation

     3,907        210,431  

LKQ Corporation (b)

     7,486        201,598  

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

     19,036        1,930,250  

Netflix, Inc. (b)

     10,361        3,346,499  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     2,865        94,860  

Office Depot, Inc.

     11,823        24,119  

Pool Corporation

     929        175,925  

Shutterfly, Inc. (b)

     755        38,271  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     1,194        21,659  

Tiffany & Company

     2,623        246,352  

Tractor Supply Company

     2,841        309,129  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Retailing — (continued)

 

Ulta Beauty, Inc. (b)

     1,328      $ 463,804  
     

 

 

 
        15,915,911  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 5.0%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (b)

     22,583        687,652  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     8,721        1,024,369  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     22,547        1,113,146  

Intel Corporation

     106,781        5,397,780  

Lam Research Corporation

     3,602        751,413  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     5,639        532,434  

NVIDIA Corporation

     13,642        2,301,678  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     4,125        351,780  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     22,282        2,785,473  
     

 

 

 
        14,945,725  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 4.8%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.

     9,580        315,278  

American Express Company

     16,982        2,112,051  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     3,237        471,016  

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)

     20,272        951,162  

BlackRock, Inc.

     2,820        1,318,858  

Charles Schwab Corporation (The)

     28,498        1,231,684  

CME Group, Inc.

     8,485        1,649,654  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     911        252,620  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     7,230        235,915  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     13,483        1,184,616  

Invesco Ltd.

     9,449        181,326  

Legg Mason, Inc.

     2,044        76,977  

Moody’s Corporation

     4,079        874,293  

Northern Trust Corporation

     4,940        484,120  

S&P Global, Inc.

     5,884        1,441,286  

State Street Corporation

     8,974        521,300  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     5,575        632,149  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation

     6,700        342,370  

Voya Financial, Inc.

     3,470        194,910  
     

 

 

 
        14,471,585  
     

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment & Services — 3.9%

 

ABIOMED, Inc. (b)

     1,073        298,895  

Align Technology, Inc. (b)

     1,809        378,226  

AmerisourceBergen Corporation

     3,782        329,601  

Becton, Dickinson and Company

     6,391        1,615,645  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     7,108        325,049  

Centene Corporation (b)

     9,706        505,586  
 

 

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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2019

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Healthcare Equipment & Services — (continued)

 

Cerner Corporation

     7,654      $ 548,409  

Cigna Corporation

     9,008        1,530,639  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,173        395,770  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     5,307        288,966  

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (b)

     4,940        1,051,479  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     6,498        867,548  

Henry Schein, Inc. (b)

     3,627        241,341  

Hologic, Inc. (b)

     6,369        326,411  

Humana, Inc.

     3,216        954,348  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (b)

     2,048        577,638  

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (b)

     2,351        393,840  

MEDNAX, Inc. (b)

     2,055        50,491  

Patterson Companies, Inc.

     2,040        40,392  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     3,206        327,268  

ResMed, Inc.

     3,393        436,679  

Select Medical Holdings Corporation (b)

     2,694        45,098  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (b)

     2,170        254,693  
     

 

 

 
        11,784,012  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 3.9%

 

American Tower Corporation

     10,467        2,215,027  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     3,283        685,458  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     3,656        486,065  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (b)

     7,644        405,208  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     2,560        71,475  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     4,905        560,936  

Duke Realty Corporation

     8,562        285,371  

Equinix, Inc.

     1,912        960,015  

Equity Residential

     8,756        690,761  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     1,772        233,922  

HCP, Inc.

     11,393        363,779  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     17,714        308,047  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     6,823        200,664  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     1,230        179,199  

Liberty Property Trust

     3,497        182,893  

Macerich Company (The)

     2,698        89,169  

PotlatchDeltic Corporation

     1,561        57,476  

Prologis, Inc.

     14,920        1,202,701  

Realogy Holdings Corporation

     2,621        13,655  

SBA Communications Corporation, Class A (b)

     2,662        653,281  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     7,310        1,185,682  

UDR, Inc.

     6,588        303,443  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Real Estate — (continued)

 

Vornado Realty Trust

     4,091      $ 263,133  
     

 

 

 
        11,597,360  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 3.7%

 

Avon Products, Inc. (a)(b)

     11,191        47,562  

Clorox Company (The)

     3,015        490,239  

Colgate-Palmolive Company

     19,449        1,395,271  

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

     5,165        951,341  

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

     8,193        1,111,380  

Procter & Gamble Company (The)

     59,364        7,007,327  
     

 

 

 
        11,003,120  
     

 

 

 

Food & Beverage — 3.6%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

     13,299        546,323  

Bunge Ltd.

     3,384        197,727  

Campbell Soup Company

     3,939        162,839  

Coca-Cola Company (The)

     96,332        5,069,953  

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (b)

     4,034        82,011  

General Mills, Inc.

     14,115        749,648  

Hormel Foods Corporation

     6,980        286,110  

Ingredion, Inc.

     1,587        122,659  

JM Smucker Company (The)

     2,699        300,102  

Kellogg Company

     6,101        355,200  

Kraft Heinz Company (The)

     15,810        506,078  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     3,515        235,927  

McCormick & Company, Inc.

     2,917        462,461  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     34,231        1,831,016  
     

 

 

 
        10,908,054  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 3.5%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     104,381        5,782,707  

Cognex Corporation

     4,057        178,549  

CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (b)

     4,685        66,902  

Corning, Inc.

     18,543        570,197  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C (b)

     3,680        212,483  

F5 Networks, Inc. (b)

     1,425        209,076  

Flex Ltd. (b)

     12,567        140,122  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

     32,904        472,831  

HP, Inc.

     36,240        762,490  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (b)

     4,406        394,425  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     3,879        643,759  

Plantronics, Inc.

     821        31,526  
 

 

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GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2019

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (continued)

 

TE Connectivity Ltd. (a)

     8,013      $ 740,401  

Trimble, Inc. (b)

     6,024        254,574  

Xerox Corporation

     4,911        157,643  
     

 

 

 
        10,617,685  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 3.3%

 

Aramark

     5,717        206,898  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     837        71,823  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     2,897        352,159  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     929        227,169  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     6,569        634,237  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     531        38,142  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

     6,900        959,514  

McDonald’s Corporation

     18,161        3,826,886  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     4,233        492,467  

Starbucks Corporation

     29,535        2,796,669  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     964        237,645  
     

 

 

 
        9,843,609  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 3.2%

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     5,226        1,192,939  

Albemarle Corporation

     2,500        182,400  

Avery Dennison Corporation

     1,988        228,362  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (b)

     5,124        151,824  

Ball Corporation

     7,557        540,174  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     794        44,345  

Domtar Corporation

     1,450        61,553  

Ecolab, Inc.

     6,186        1,247,902  

H.B. Fuller Company

     1,174        56,129  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     2,410        347,016  

Linde PLC (a)

     13,082        2,502,325  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     819        43,612  

Mosaic Company (The)

     8,500        214,115  

Newmont Goldcorp Corporation

     19,350        706,662  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     5,570        653,862  

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

     746        19,866  

Sealed Air Corporation

     3,717        155,333  

Sherwin-Williams Company (The)

     1,978        1,014,793  

Sonoco Products Company

     2,373        142,451  
     

 

 

 
        9,505,663  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Insurance — 3.0%

 

Allstate Corporation (The)

     7,849      $ 842,983  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     4,404        398,254  

Chubb Ltd. (a)

     10,863        1,660,301  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     8,556        493,082  

Loews Corporation

     6,667        356,951  

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

     12,012        1,186,786  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     6,626        384,573  

Progressive Corporation (The)

     13,885        1,124,407  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     9,667        979,364  

Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)

     6,220        911,976  

Willis Towers Watson PLC (a)

     3,048        595,030  
     

 

 

 
        8,933,707  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.7%

 

AMERCO

     208        80,496  

ArcBest Corporation

     542        16,222  

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (b)

     1,577        57,387  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     3,282        274,802  

CSX Corporation

     18,339        1,291,065  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     4,072        248,555  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (b)

     579        12,194  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     4,105        313,417  

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.,

     

Class A (b)

     1,335        146,596  

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (b)

     1,783        27,674  

Kansas City Southern

     2,379        294,377  

Ryder System, Inc.

     1,311        69,824  

Southwest Airlines Company

     3,328        171,492  

Union Pacific Corporation

     17,163        3,088,482  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     16,457        1,966,118  
     

 

 

 
        8,058,701  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 2.1%

 

Bank of Hawaii Corporation

     987        84,142  

BB&T Corp.

     18,058        930,529  

Cathay General Bancorp

     1,769        65,842  

CIT Group, Inc.

     2,399        121,269  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     10,965        408,556  

Comerica, Inc.

     3,781        276,769  

First Republic Bank

     3,924        389,889  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

     746        35,875  

International Bancshares Corporation

     1,312        49,371  
 

 

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  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Banks — (continued)

 

KeyCorp.

     23,906      $ 439,153  

M&T Bank Corporation

     3,140        515,745  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

     11,199        129,124  

Old National Bancorp

     3,624        63,819  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     9,373        153,905  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     10,841        1,549,179  

Regions Financial Corporation

     24,228        385,952  

Signature Bank

     1,330        169,522  

SVB Financial Group (b)

     1,257        291,586  

Umpqua Holdings Corporation

     5,349        93,393  

Zions Bancorp NA

     4,409        198,714  
     

 

 

 
        6,352,334  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 2.0%

 

CenturyLink, Inc.

     23,262        281,238  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (b)

     853        3,258  

Sprint Corporation (b)

     19,610        143,741  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     98,015        5,417,289  
     

 

 

 
        5,845,526  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.9%

 

Callaway Golf Company

     2,170        39,798  

Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)

     3,554        126,487  

Columbia Sportswear Company

     712        75,458  

Deckers Outdoor Corporation (b)

     693        108,302  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     540        11,113  

Garmin Ltd. (a)

     3,160        248,344  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     8,572        137,924  

Hasbro, Inc.

     2,801        339,369  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     1,083        35,728  

Mattel, Inc. (b)

     8,399        122,625  

Meritage Homes Corporation (b)

     916        57,534  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b)

     1,450        180,801  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     10,566        149,932  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     29,836        2,566,791  

PVH Corporation

     1,809        160,856  

Tupperware Brands Corporation

     1,119        17,132  

Under Armour, Inc., Class A (b)

     4,427        102,131  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C (b)

     4,606        93,686  

VF Corporation

     8,002        699,295  

Whirlpool Corporation

     1,503        218,656  

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     2,179        59,160  
     

 

 

 
        5,551,122  
     

 

 

 
     SHARES      VALUE  

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.7%

 

ACCO Brands Corporation

     2,208      $ 21,594  

ASGN, Inc. (b)

     1,257        79,254  

Copart, Inc. (b)

     4,891        379,199  

Deluxe Corporation

     1,005        44,843  

Exponent, Inc.

     1,266        87,101  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     502        14,910  

HNI Corporation

     1,054        36,089  

ICF International, Inc.

     433        36,887  

IHS Markit, Ltd. (a)(b)

     9,031        581,777  

Interface, Inc.

     1,437        19,917  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

     787        21,902  

Knoll, Inc.

     1,273        30,870  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

     1,425        130,174  

Navigant Consulting, Inc.

     1,017        24,774  

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company

     1,494        3,018  

Resources Connection, Inc.

     605        10,648  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     2,874        173,618  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

     2,219        37,523  

Team, Inc. (b)

     585        9,688  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     1,315        104,148  

TransUnion

     4,417        365,684  

TrueBlue, Inc. (b)

     978        19,335  
     

 

 

 
        2,232,953  
     

 

 

 

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency — 0.6%

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     959        128,717  

Itron, Inc. (b)

     880        54,560  

Johnson Controls International, PLC

     18,878        801,182  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

     872        57,160  

Tesla, Inc. (b)

     3,063        740,051  
     

 

 

 
        1,781,670  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.4%

 

Kroger Co./(The)

     19,035        402,780  

Sysco Corporation

     11,552        792,121  
     

 

 

 
        1,194,901  
     

 

 

 

Automobiles & Components — 0.3%

 

Aptiv PLC (a)

     6,207        544,043  

Autoliv, Inc. (a)

     1,961        141,486  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     4,922        186,052  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     3,870        138,469  
     

 

 

 
        1,010,050  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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  concluded

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Utilities — 0.2%

 

American Water Works Company, Inc.

     4,319      $ 495,735  
     

 

 

 

Healthy Living — 0.0%

 

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The) (b)

     2,251        49,004  

United Natural Foods, Inc. (b)

     1,194        11,773  
     

 

 

 
        60,777  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $182,434,795)

        298,997,793  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.1%

 

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.25% (c)
(Cost $282,468)

        282,468  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $282,468)

        282,468  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (d) — 99.9%

 

(Cost $182,717,263)

        299,280,261  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1%

        276,114  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 299,556,375  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Securities whose value are determined or significantly influenced by trading in markets other than the United States or Canada.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end.

(d)

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $186,990,870 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $121,504,841 and $9,215,450 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $112,289,391.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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COMMON STOCKS — 99.2%

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan — 20.3%

 

Aeon Company, Ltd.

     11,300      $ 195,538  

Ajinomoto Company, Inc.

     7,700        137,972  

Asahi Kasei Corporation

     21,900        222,786  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     33,000        467,673  

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

     1,200        28,086  

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

     1,800        98,448  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     4,400        546,114  

Daiwa House Industry Company, Ltd.

     9,800        278,631  

Denso Corporation

     7,500        318,341  

Eisai Company, Ltd.

     4,400        237,810  

Fujitsu Ltd.

     3,400        265,331  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

     4,000        140,433  

Hirose Electric Company Ltd.

     600        62,863  

Hitachi Chemical Company Ltd.

     1,900        51,956  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

     3,600        37,848  

Honda Motor Company, Ltd.

     28,500        709,095  

Kaneka Corporation

     800        29,702  

Kansai Paint Company Ltd.

     3,000        59,240  

Kao Corp.

     8,500        620,337  

KDDI Corp.

     30,900        806,227  

Keio Corporation

     1,800        111,380  

Kikkoman Corporation

     2,500        113,657  

Komatsu Ltd.

     16,000        357,767  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

     7,600        62,982  

Kubota Corporation

     18,400        283,830  

Kyushu Railway Company

     2,700        76,929  

Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

     10,100        462,491  

Nabtesco Corporation

     1,900        51,185  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

     4,400        65,440  

Nikon Corporation

     5,400        72,909  

Nintendo Company, Ltd.

     2,000        735,786  

Nippon Express Company, Ltd.

     1,400        78,905  

Nissin Foods Holdings Company Ltd.

     1,100        68,278  

Nitto Denko Corporation

     2,700        132,975  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

     23,400        561,071  

Obayashi Corporation

     11,400        107,970  

Omron Corporation

     3,400        161,760  

Panasonic Corporation

     38,900        328,011  

Rakuten, Inc.

     14,900        151,968  

Sekisui Chemical Company, Ltd.

     6,200        91,642  

Sekisui House Ltd.

     10,800        181,585  

Shimizu Corporation

     10,500        84,497  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Japan — (continued)

 

Sohgo Security Services Company Ltd.

     1,200      $ 58,172  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

     5,800        240,195  

Sony Corporation

     22,100        1,256,913  

Stanley Electric Company Ltd.

     2,200        54,553  

Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd.

     26,000        118,566  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Company, Ltd.

     4,100        116,456  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

     5,700        194,817  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     2,400        95,228  

Teijin Ltd.

     3,000        51,902  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     2,700        457,306  

Tokyu Corp.

     8,600        150,593  

Toray Industries, Inc.

     23,900        164,420  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

     1,500        60,320  

Yamaha Corporation

     2,500        117,856  

Yaskawa Electric Corporation

     4,200        138,986  

Yokogawa Electric Corporation

     3,800        68,008  
     

 

 

 
        13,001,740  
     

 

 

 

Germany — 13.1%

 

adidas AG

     3,141        1,001,219  

Allianz SE

     7,386        1,713,699  

Beiersdorf AG

     1,740        201,654  

Deutsche Boerse AG

     3,324        461,467  

Henkel AG & Company KGaA

     1,831        172,033  

Henkel AG & Company KGaA (a)

     3,090        318,640  

Merck KGaA

     2,266        231,129  

METRO AG

     3,017        46,409  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

     2,595        618,437  

SAP SE

     17,117        2,092,413  

Sartorius AG (a)

     611        123,599  

Siemens AG

     13,313        1,448,967  
     

 

 

 
        8,429,666  
     

 

 

 

France — 9.9%

 

AXA SA

     33,824        852,007  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     919        33,980  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

     2,997        331,326  

CNP Assurances

     2,878        59,486  

Danone SA

     10,752        933,197  

EssilorLuxottica SA

     4,913        665,086  
 

 

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July 31, 2019

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

France — (continued)

 

Gecina SA

     800      $ 122,750  

Imerys SA

     599        25,093  

JCDecaux SA

     1,252        36,048  

L’Oreal SA

     4,382        1,172,521  

Natixis SA

     15,824        63,462  

Orange SA

     34,623        513,224  

Schneider Electric SE

     9,612        829,324  

Societe BIC SA

     424        29,549  

Teleperformance

     995        208,848  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

     2,435        326,176  

Valeo SA

     4,244        132,260  
     

 

 

 
        6,334,337  
     

 

 

 

Switzerland — 8.7%

 

Alcon, Inc. (b)

     7,520        435,458  

Coca-Cola HBC AG (b)

     3,499        120,398  

Givaudan SA

     162        430,832  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG

     943        138,844  

Lonza Group AG (b)

     1,301        445,640  

Roche Holding AG

     11,880        3,179,703  

Swiss Re AG

     5,279        511,176  

Swisscom AG

     465        225,347  

Vifor Pharma AG

     799        118,251  
     

 

 

 
        5,605,649  
     

 

 

 

Australia — 8.7%

 

ASX Ltd.

     3,336        201,799  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

     9,466        83,549  

Boral Ltd.

     20,898        73,239  

Brambles Ltd.

     27,668        247,489  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

     8,492        61,463  

Coles Group Ltd. (b)

     19,549        189,806  

CSL Ltd.

     7,894        1,231,806  

Dexus

     18,837        168,478  

Goodman Group

     28,334        286,558  

GPT Group (The)

     33,499        142,195  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

     40,971        241,310  

LendLease Group

     10,010        99,216  

Mirvac Group

     68,398        150,290  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     13,280        320,517  

Orica Ltd.

     6,708        99,937  

SEEK Ltd.

     5,594        79,640  

Stockland

     41,909        130,826  

Sydney Airport

     19,420        110,848  

Transurban Group

     46,942        497,518  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Australia — (continued)

 

Westpac Banking Corporation

     60,003      $ 1,177,262  
     

 

 

 
        5,593,746  
     

 

 

 

Canada — 8.2%

 

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     4,150        216,808  

Bank of Montreal

     11,142        834,088  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

     21,371        1,140,931  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

     7,695        605,373  

Canadian National Railway Company

     12,613        1,193,829  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A

     1,043        113,886  

CGI, Inc. (b)

     4,253        327,337  

Cronos Group, Inc. (b)

     3,067        42,224  

First Capital Realty, Inc.

     2,919        48,326  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

     3,595        141,588  

Metro, Inc.

     4,418        172,797  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

     6,267        325,316  

WSP Global, Inc.

     1,843        103,950  
     

 

 

 
        5,266,453  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom — 8.0%

 

Barratt Developments PLC

     17,849        139,351  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

     2,160        101,591  

Burberry Group PLC

     7,122        196,381  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

     4,201        232,231  

Croda International PLC

     2,231        126,730  

easyJet PLC

     2,782        32,602  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

     2,963        205,854  

Intertek Group PLC

     2,782        192,582  

Investec PLC

     11,439        65,085  

ITV PLC

     63,597        85,422  

J Sainsbury PLC

     31,491        75,145  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     3,371        131,442  

Kingfisher PLC

     36,226        97,805  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     5,510        442,519  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

     34,575        86,902  

Mondi PLC

     8,547        186,204  

RELX PLC

     34,213        811,476  

Schroders PLC

     2,084        75,178  

Segro PLC

     18,748        173,951  

Standard Chartered PLC

     48,837        401,915  

Unilever PLC

     19,329        1,162,876  
 

 

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July 31, 2019

  continued

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

United Kingdom — (continued)

 

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

     41,626      $ 98,292  
     

 

 

 
        5,121,534  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands — 4.1%

 

Akzo Nobel NV

     3,983        375,831  

ASML Holding NV

     7,406        1,650,313  

CNH Industrial NV

     17,610        178,319  

Koninklijke DSM NV

     3,166        392,248  
     

 

 

 
        2,596,711  
     

 

 

 

Denmark — 3.4%

 

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     2,088        243,869  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

     29,969        1,439,092  

Novozymes A/S

     3,770        174,345  

Pandora A/S

     1,830        70,148  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     3,395        278,599  
     

 

 

 
        2,206,053  
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 2.7%

 

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

     5,100        59,645  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     64,000        243,864  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

     13,417        318,891  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     20,720        696,319  

Hysan Development Company, Ltd.

     11,000        52,404  

MTR Corporation Ltd.

     27,167        178,282  

Swire Pacific Ltd. A Shares

     8,500        96,883  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     19,600        70,773  
     

 

 

 
        1,717,061  
     

 

 

 

Spain — 2.2%

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

     116,921        595,361  

Ferrovial SA

     8,443        219,644  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     18,906        565,738  
     

 

 

 
        1,380,743  
     

 

 

 

Sweden — 1.9%

 

Boliden AB

     4,758        107,898  

Electrolux AB

     3,983        92,036  

Essity AB, Class B

     10,695        317,673  

ICA Gruppen AB

     1,517        67,392  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

     28,336        266,415  

Tele2 AB B Shares

     8,700        124,317  
     SHARES      VALUE  

Sweden — (continued)

 

Telia Company AB

     48,310      $ 214,913  
     

 

 

 
        1,190,644  
     

 

 

 

Singapore — 1.6%

 

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

     41,700        92,583  

CapitaLand Ltd.

     44,800        117,368  

City Developments Ltd.

     7,600        53,332  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     31,349        597,725  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

     9,000        63,011  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

     14,200        81,473  
     

 

 

 
        1,005,492  
     

 

 

 

Ireland — 1.5%

 

CRH PLC (c)

     51        1,700  

CRH PLC (d)

     14,007        466,181  

DCC PLC

     1,705        143,781  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

     2,790        325,546  
     

 

 

 
        937,208  
     

 

 

 

Norway — 0.9%

 

Mowi ASA

     7,562        181,737  

Orkla ASA

     13,375        113,763  

Schibsted ASA B Shares

     1,646        42,522  

Telenor ASA

     12,797        259,305  
     

 

 

 
        597,327  
     

 

 

 

Italy — 0.9%

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     260,450        564,928  
     

 

 

 

Jersey — 0.9%

 

Ferguson PLC

     4,012        298,545  

WPP PLC

     21,871        257,627  
     

 

 

 
        556,172  
     

 

 

 

Belgium — 0.8%

 

KBC Group NV

     4,412        283,695  

Solvay SA

     1,291        132,198  

Umicore SA

     3,471        108,660  
     

 

 

 
        524,553  
     

 

 

 

Finland — 0.7%

 

Metso OYJ

     1,758        67,555  

Orion Oyj, Class B

     1,744        59,665  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

     9,243        249,157  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

     7,590        95,363  
     

 

 

 
        471,740  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2019

  concluded

 

     SHARES      VALUE  

New Zealand — 0.4%

 

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

     17,033      $ 103,766  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

     14,261        46,352  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

     21,454        66,034  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

     6,717        56,636  
     

 

 

 
        272,788  
     

 

 

 

Israel — 0.2%

 

Bank Hapoalim BM

     19,996        151,219  
     

 

 

 

Portugal — 0.1%

 

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

     4,218        68,065  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $61,701,551)

        63,593,829  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.4%

 

UMB Money Market Fiduciary Account, 0.25% (e)
(Cost $275,911)

        275,911  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-term Investments
(Cost $275,911)

        275,911  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (f) — 99.6%

 

  

(Cost $61,977,462)

        63,869,740  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.4%

        252,763  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 64,122,503  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Preference shares.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

Shares of this security are traded on the London Stock Exchange.

(d)

Shares of this security are traded on the Irish Stock Exchange.

(e)

The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at the period end.

(f)

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes is $62,611,034 resulting in gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $5,347,571 and $4,088,865 respectively, or net unrealized appreciation of $1,258,706.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

32


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

July 31, 2019

 

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND      INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

ASSETS:

        

Investments, at value (cost $211,762,838, $182,717,263 and $61,977,462, respectively)

   $ 277,814,011      $ 299,280,261      $ 63,869,740  

Foreign cash, at value (cost $7,448)

     —          —          7,285  
Receivables for:         

Capital stock sold

     293,375        329,472        151,718  

Interest

     574,082        45        38  

Dividends

     167,336        292,809        195,110  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     278,848,804        299,902,587        64,223,891  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

        

Payable for investment securities purchased

     2,000,000        —          —    

Payable for capital stock repurchased

     15,431        40,305        41,764  

Accrued expenses

     346,400        305,907        59,624  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,361,831        346,212        101,388  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 276,486,973      $ 299,556,375      $ 64,122,503  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

        

Paid-in capital (par value of $0.01 per share with unlimited number of shares authorized)

   $ 205,729,775      $ 186,602,701      $ 63,282,668  

Net distributable earnings

     70,757,198        112,953,674        839,835  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 276,486,973      $ 299,556,375      $ 64,122,503  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE PER CLASS:

        
Individual Investor Class Shares:         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ 276,486,973      $ 244,706,316      $ 22,110,321  

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     9,518,441        5,300,563        1,997,044  

Net asset value per share

   $ 29.05      $ 46.17      $ 11.07  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Institutional Class Shares:         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

   $ —        $ 54,850,059      $ 42,012,182  

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     —          1,189,500        3,796,792  

Net asset value per share

   $ —        $ 46.11      $ 11.07  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

33


GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended July 31, 2019

 

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND      INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

        

Interest income

   $ 2,213,519      $ 1,892      $ 632  

Dividend and other income (net of $21,375, $0 and $199,158 foreign withholding taxes, respectively)

     2,647,919        4,954,989        1,665,621  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     4,861,438        4,956,881        1,666,253  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

        

Administrative services fee

     2,100,039        2,629,127        438,102  

Investment advisory fee

     1,643,103        625,472        151,986  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,743,142        3,254,599        590,088  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     1,118,296        1,702,282        1,076,165  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):

        
Net realized gain (loss) on:         

Investments

     4,497,578        1,315,712        (897,481

Foreign currency transactions

     —          —          (6,471
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:         

Investments

     19,024,803        22,554,250        (150,751

Foreign currency translations

     —          —          (4,970
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

     23,522,381        23,869,962        (1,059,673
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 24,640,677      $ 25,572,244      $ 16,492  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    BALANCED FUND     EQUITY FUND     INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:

           
From operations:            

Net investment income

  $ 1,118,296     $ 605,329     $ 1,702,282     $ 1,298,891     $ 1,076,165     $ 761,399  

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

    4,497,578       4,187,360       1,315,712       1,854,977       (903,952     149,525  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

    19,024,803       12,063,552       22,554,250       29,117,667       (155,721     162,500  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    24,640,677       16,856,241       25,572,244       32,271,535       16,492       1,073,424  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Dividends and distributions to shareholders:            

Distributions1

           

Individual Investor Class

    (5,652,357       (4,420,544       (395,899  

Institutional Class

    —           (981,555       (879,437  

From net investment income

           

Individual Investor Class

      (465,630       (1,165,506       (281,782

Institutional Class

      —           (71,333       (551,637

From net realized gains

           

Individual Investor Class

      (2,807,871       (1,128,976       (30,723

Institutional Class

      —           —           (52,139
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (5,652,357     (3,273,501     (5,402,099     (2,365,815     (1,275,336     (916,281
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Capital share transactions:            

Proceeds from sales of shares

           

Individual Investor Class

    38,908,506       35,948,771       35,144,497       57,834,330       7,421,273       13,677,715  

Institutional Class

    —         —         28,005,275       29,249,139       18,903,257       20,068,024  

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

           

Individual Investor Class

    5,465,985       3,194,407       4,288,487       2,229,665       381,573       302,041  

Institutional Class

    —         —         773,029       45,798       869,648       600,880  

Payments for shares redeemed

           

Individual Investor Class2

    (33,941,631     (31,330,054     (43,934,103     (63,840,970     (3,802,352     (3,345,164

Institutional Class3

    —         —         (7,478,084     (118,633     (8,943,606     (4,570,070
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

    10,432,860       7,813,124       16,799,101       25,399,329       14,829,793       26,733,426  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

    29,421,180       21,395,864       36,969,246       55,305,049       13,570,949       26,890,569  

NET ASSETS:

           

Beginning of year

    247,065,793       225,669,929       262,587,129       207,282,080       50,551,554       23,660,985  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year4

  $ 276,486,973     $ 247,065,793     $ 299,556,375     $ 262,587,129     $ 64,122,503     $ 50,551,554  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1  

Per SEC guidance, the components of the distributions paid to shareholders are not required to be disclosed for the Funds Fiscal Year 19 and thereafter.

2 

Net of redemption fee received of $1,106, $5,812, $4,013, $16,057, $1,396 and $2,490, respectively.

3 

Net of redemption fee received of $0, $0, $0, $218, $1,064 and $1,590, respectively.

4 

For the year ended July 31, 2018, net assets included accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) of $34,608, $54,133 and $(55,647), respectively. The SEC eliminated the requirement to disclose undistributed net investment income (loss) in 2018.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

35


GREEN CENTURY BALANCED FUND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
     2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 27.05      $ 25.55      $ 23.93      $ 25.07      $ 23.74  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income (loss) from investment operations:               

Net investment income

     0.12        0.07        0.08        0.02        0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     2.50        1.79        2.05        (0.48      2.51  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     2.62        1.86        2.13        (0.46      2.52  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less dividends:               

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.11      (0.05      (0.03      —          (0.02

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.51      (0.31      (0.48      (0.68      (1.17
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.62      (0.36      (0.51      (0.68      (1.19
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 29.05      $ 27.05      $ 25.55      $ 23.93      $ 25.07  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     10.04      7.32      9.07      (1.73 )%       10.84
Ratios/Supplemental data:               

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

   $ 276,487      $ 247,066      $ 225,670      $ 193,805      $ 179,714  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.48      1.48      1.48      1.48      1.48

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.44      0.25      0.31      0.10      0.03

Portfolio turnover

     19      18      26      24      30

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

36


GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,  
     2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Net Asset Value, beginning of year

   $ 43.16      $ 38.05      $ 33.65      $ 32.73      $ 30.11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:               

Net investment income

     0.25        0.22        0.27        0.27        0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     3.61        5.28        4.84        1.27        2.96  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase from investment operations

     3.86        5.50        5.11        1.54        3.16  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less dividends:               

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.21      (0.20      (0.22      (0.25      (0.19

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.64      (0.19      (0.49      (0.37      (0.35
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.85      (0.39      (0.71      (0.62      (0.54
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year

   $ 46.17      $ 43.16      $ 38.05      $ 33.65      $ 32.73  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     9.33      14.52      15.42      4.83      10.54
Ratios/Supplemental data:               

Net assets, end of year (in 000’s)

   $ 244,706      $ 232,609      $ 207,282      $ 173,485      $ 138,403  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.25      1.25      1.25      1.25      1.25

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.58      0.53      0.76      0.89      0.68

Portfolio turnover

     14      18      17      19      13

GREEN CENTURY EQUITY FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
     FOR THE PERIOD
APRIL 30, 2018
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO
JULY 31, 2018
 

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 43.16      $ 40.86  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:      

Net investment income

     0.39        0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     3.59        2.35  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase from investment operations

     3.98        2.44  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less dividends:      

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.39      (0.14

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.64      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (1.03      (0.14
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 46.11      $ 43.16  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     9.65      6.50 %(a) 
Ratios/Supplemental data:      

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 54,850      $ 29,978  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.95      0.95 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.88      0.83 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover

     14      18 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

37


GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    

FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,

     FOR THE PERIOD
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO
JULY 31, 2017
 
     2019      2018         

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 11.50      $ 11.31      $ 10.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:         

Net investment income

     0.18        0.17        0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.40      0.24        1.31  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.22      0.41        1.41  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less dividends:         

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.16      (0.19      (0.10

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.05      (0.03      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.21      (0.22      (0.10
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 11.07      $ 11.50      $ 11.31  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     (1.82 )%       3.62      14.18 %(a) 
Ratios/Supplemental data:         

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 22,110      $ 18,744      $ 8,087  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.28      1.28      1.28 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.79      1.71      1.79 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover

     23      28      13 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

GREEN CENTURY MSCI INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

    

FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31,

     FOR THE PERIOD
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO
JULY 31, 2017
 
     2019      2018         

Net Asset Value, beginning of period

   $ 11.50      $ 11.31      $ 10.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Income from investment operations:         

Net investment income

     0.21        0.21        0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (0.38      0.23        1.31  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) from investment operations

     (0.17      0.44        1.43  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Less dividends:         

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.21      (0.22      (0.12

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.05      (0.03      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease from dividends

     (0.26      (0.25      (0.12
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of period

   $ 11.07      $ 11.50      $ 11.31  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total return

     (1.43 )%       3.90      14.36 %(a) 
Ratios/Supplemental data:         

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $ 42,012      $ 31,808      $ 15,574  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.98      0.98      0.98 %(b) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     2.09      2.01      2.09 %(b) 

Portfolio turnover

     23      28      13 %(a) 

 

(a)

Not annualized.

(b)

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NOTE 1 — Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Green Century Funds (the “Trust”) is a Massachusetts business trust which offers three separate series, the Green Century Balanced Fund (the “Balanced Fund”), the Green Century Equity Fund (the “Equity Fund”) and the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the “International Index Fund”), each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end, diversified 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, the Equity Fund Individual Investor Share Class commenced operations on September 13, 1995, the Equity Fund Institutional Share Class commenced operations on April 30, 2018, and the Individual Investor Share Class and Institutional Share Class of the International Index Fund commenced operations on September 30, 2016.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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

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

 

  (A)

Investment Valuation:    Equity securities listed on U.S. national securities exchanges other than NASDAQ are valued at last sale price. If a last sale price is not available, securities listed on U.S. 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 U.S. 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. Securities, if any, for which there are no such valuations or quotations available, or for which the market quotation or valuation provided by a pricing service is deemed 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, and short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, both of which approximate market value.

 

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For non-U.S. securities traded in foreign markets, the International Index Fund uses a fair value model developed by an independent pricing service to assist in valuing those securities. If an event occurs after the time at which the market for foreign securities held by the Fund closes but before the time that the Fund’s next NAV is calculated, such event may cause the closing price on the foreign exchange to not represent the readily available reliable market value quotation for such securities at the time the Fund determines its NAV. In such a case, the Fund will use the fair value of such securities as determined under the Fund’s valuation procedures. Events after the close of trading on a foreign market that could require a Fund to fair value some or all of its foreign securities include, among others, securities trading in the U.S. and other markets, corporate announcements, natural and other disasters, and political and other events. Among other elements of analysis in the determination of a security’s fair value, the Board has authorized the use of one or more independent research services to assist with such determinations. An independent research service may use statistical analyses and quantitative models to help determine fair value as of the time the Fund calculates its NAV. There can be no assurance that such models accurately reflect the behavior of the applicable markets or the effect of the behavior of such markets on the fair value of securities, or that such markets will continue to behave in a fashion that is consistent with such models. Unlike the closing price of a security on an exchange, fair value determinations employ elements of judgment. Consequently, the fair value assigned to a security may not represent the actual value that the Fund could obtain if it were to sell the security at the time of the close of the NYSE. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board, the Fund is not obligated to use the fair valuations suggested by any research service, and valuation recommendations provided by such research services may be overridden if other events have occurred or if other fair valuations are determined in good faith to be more accurate. Unless an event is such that it causes the Fund to determine that the closing prices for one or more securities do not represent readily available reliable market value quotations at the time the Fund determines its NAV, events that occur between the time of the close of the foreign market on which they are traded and the close of regular trading on the NYSE will not be reflected in the Fund’s NAV.

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.). Examples of level 2 inputs include 1) quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active 2) investments valued at amortized cost and 3) investments valued with 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 Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

In some cases, the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those cases, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Balanced Fund’s net assets as of July 31, 2019:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  

COMMON STOCKS

     $180,976,939        $          —          $          —          $180,976,939  

BONDS & NOTES

     —          86,512,910        —          86,512,910  

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT

     —          239,131        —          239,131  

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     10,085,031        —          —          10,085,031  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $191,061,970        $86,752,041        $          —          $277,814,011  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Equity Fund’s net assets as of July 31, 2019:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  

COMMON STOCKS

     $298,997,793        $       —          $          —          $298,997,793  

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     282,468        —          —          282,468  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $299,280,261        $       —          $          —          $299,280,261  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the International Index Fund’s net assets as of July 31, 2019:

 

     LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
COMMON STOCKS            

JAPAN

     $          —          $13,001,740        $          —          $13,001,740  

GERMANY

     —          8,429,666        —          8,429,666  

FRANCE

     1,650,044        4,684,293        —          6,334,337  

SWITZERLAND

     —          5,605,649        —          5,605,649  

AUSTRALIA

     —          5,593,746        —          5,593,746  

CANADA

     5,266,453        —          —          5,266,453  

UNITED KINGDOM

     232,231        4,889,303        —          5,121,534  

NETHERLANDS

     —          2,596,711        —          2,596,711  

DENMARK

     —          2,206,053        —          2,206,053  

HONG KONG

     —          1,717,061        —          1,717,061  

SPAIN

     —          1,380,743        —          1,380,743  

SWEDEN

     67,392        1,123,252        —          1,190,644  

SINGAPORE

     —          1,005,492        —          1,005,492  

IRELAND

     325,546        611,662        —          937,208  

NORWAY

     42,522        554,805        —          597,327  

ITALY

     —          564,928        —          564,928  

JERSEY

     —          556,172        —          556,172  

BELGIUM

     —          524,553        —          524,553  

FINLAND

     —          471,740        —          471,740  

NEW ZEALAND

     —          272,788        —          272,788  

ISRAEL

     —          151,219        —          151,219  

PORTUGAL

     —          68,065        —          68,065  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMONS STOCKS

     7,584,188        56,009,641        —          63,593,829  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

     275,911        —          —          275,911  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

     $7,860,099        $56,009,641        $          —          $63,869,740  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during the reporting period.

  (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. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares in proportion to their relative shares outstanding.

  (C)

Currency Translation and Contracts:    Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. Occasionally, events impact the availability or reliability of foreign exchange rates used to convert the U.S. dollar equivalent value. If such an event occurs, the foreign exchange rate will be valued at fair value using procedures established and approved by the Board of Trustees. The Funds do not separately report the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. Realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the recorded amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities held at the end of the reporting period, resulting from changes in exchange rates. When a Fund purchases or sells foreign securities, it enters into foreign exchange contracts to minimize foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of the transactions. A foreign exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange different currencies at an agreed-upon exchange rate on a specified date. The International Index Fund had $79,655 of open foreign currency spot contracts outstanding as of July 31, 2019.

  (D)

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. GAAP. To the extent that these differences are attributable to permanent book and tax accounting differences, the components of net assets have been adjusted.

  (E)

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 (“RICs”). Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income or excise tax are necessary.

US GAAP requires that all entities, including pass-through entities such as the Funds, establish 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. The Funds had no material uncertain tax positions and have not recorded a liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of July 31, 2019. Also, the Funds had recognized no interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits through July 31, 2019. At July 31, 2019, the tax years 2016 through 2019 remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

 

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  (F)

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 year ended July 31, 2019, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and International Index Fund received $1,106, $4,013 and $2,460 respectively, in redemption fees. Redemption fees are recorded as an adjustment to paid-in capital.

  (G)

Indemnification:    The Funds’ organizational documents provide that trustees and officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. As of July 31, 2019, no liability has been accrued.

  (H)

Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities:    As of July 31, 2019, there are no master netting arrangements related to the Funds. The Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities present derivative instruments on a gross basis, if applicable. As of July 31, 2019, no derivative instruments were held by the Funds.

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. Effective February 1, 2018, Green Century and the Funds on behalf of the Balanced Fund entered into a contractual investment advisory fee waiver agreement pursuant to which Green Century agreed to waive that portion of the fee to which it is otherwise entitled under the Advisory Agreement between Green Century and the Funds with respect to the Balanced Fund, so that Green Century’s investment advisory fee with respect to the Fund shall be equal on an annual basis to 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to $250 million and 0.60% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $250 million, accrued daily and paid monthly. Effective November 28, 2018, the Balanced Fund’s Advisory Agreement was amended to reflect the same reduction in the advisory fee that was stipulated in the fee waiver agreement. Prior to February 1, 2018, the Balanced Fund paid Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. 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. The International Index Fund pays Green Century a fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.28% of the International Index Fund’s average daily net assets.

  (B)

Subadvisers:    Trillium Asset Management, LLC (“Trillium”) is the subadviser for the Balanced Fund. Effective February 1, 2018, Green Century, Trillium, and the Funds on behalf of the Balanced Fund entered into a contractual investment subadvisory fee waiver agreement pursuant to which Trillium agreed to waive that portion of the fee to which it is otherwise entitled under the Subadvisory Agreement between Green Century, Trillium and the Funds with respect to the Balanced Fund, so that Trillium’s investment subadvisory fee with respect to the Fund shall be equal on an annual basis to 0.40% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to $30 million, 0.35% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $30 million up to $250 million, and 0.30% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $250 million. Effective November 28, 2018, the Balanced Fund’s Subadvisory Agreement was amended to reflect the same reduction in the subadvisory fee that was stipulated in the fee waiver agreement. Prior to February 1, 2018,

 

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  Trillium was 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 year ended July 31, 2019, Green Century accrued fees of $899,035 to Trillium. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (“Northern Trust”) is the subadviser for the Equity Fund and International Index Fund. For the Equity Fund, Northern Trust is paid a fee by the Adviser based on Northern Trust’s fee schedule of the greater of $75,000 or 0.10% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million and 0.03% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million for its services. For the International Index Fund, Northern Trust is paid a fee by the Adviser based on Northern Trust’s fee schedule of the greater of $100,000 or 0.17% of the value of the average daily net assets of the Fund up to but not including $50 million, 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the Fund from and including $50 million up to but not including $100 million and 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Fund equal to or in excess of $100 million for its services. For the year ended July 31, 2019, Green Century accrued fees of $126,197 and $100,000 to Northern Trust for the Equity Fund and the International Index Fund, respectively.
  (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 1.48% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to but not including $250 million and 1.43% of the Fund’s average daily net assets equal to and in excess of $250 million. 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 1.25% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets, and 0.95% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets. The International Index 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 1.28% of the Fund’s Individual Investor Class average daily net assets, and 0.98% of the Fund’s Institutional Class average daily net assets.

  (D)

Subadministrator:    Pursuant to a Subadministrative and Fund Accounting Services Agreement with the Administrator, UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) as Subadministrator and Fund Accountant, is responsible for conducting fund accounting and certain day-to-day administration of the Trust subject to the supervision and direction of the Administrator. For the year ended July 31, 2019, Green Century accrued fees of $152,511, $191,494, and $94,875 to UMBFS related to services performed on behalf of the Balanced Fund, the Equity Fund, and the International Index Fund, respectively.

  (E)

Index Agreements:    The Equity Fund invests in the securities of the companies included in the MSCI KLD 400 Social ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “KLD Index”). The Index is owned and maintained by MSCI ESG Research (“MSCI”). For the use of the KLD Index for the Equity Fund, MSCI is paid by the Adviser an annual license fee of $26,000, plus the greater of $26,000 or at an annual rate of 0.05% on the first $100 million of average daily net assets, 0.04% on the next $100 million of average daily net assets, and 0.03% on average daily net assets in excess of $200 million. The International Index Fund invests in the securities included in the MSCI World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index (the “World Index”). The Index is owned and maintained by MSCI. For the use of the World Index for the International Index Fund, MSCI is paid by the Adviser an annual license fee of $16,000, plus the greater of $25,000 or at an annual rate of 0.05% on the first $100 million of average daily net assets, 0.04% on the next $100 million of average daily net assets, and 0.03% on average daily net assets in

 

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  excess of $200 million. For the year ended July 31, 2019, Green Century accrued fees of $137,197 and $43,140 to MSCI for the Equity Fund and International Index Fund, respectively.

NOTE 3 — Investment Transactions

For the year ended July 31, 2019, the Balanced Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $48,841,402 and $46,522,269 respectively. The Equity Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $50,907,034 and $37,656,032, respectively. The International Index Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $26,646,859 and $12,227,510, respectively.

NOTE 4 — Federal Income Tax Information

The tax basis of the components of distributable net earnings (deficit) at July 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND      INTERNATIONAL
INDEX FUND
 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 384,798      $ 291,902      $ 190,044  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

     4,185,055        372,381        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Tax accumulated earnings

     4,569,853      $ 664,283        190,044  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated capital and other losses

     —          —          (602,975

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     66,187,345      $ 112,289,391        1,258,706  

Foreign currency translations

     —          —          (5,940
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributable net earnings (deficit)

   $ 70,757,198      $ 112,953,674      $ 839,835  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019 and the year ended July 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

     BALANCED FUND      EQUITY FUND  
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
 

Ordinary income

   $ 1,539,357      $ 1,805,215      $ 2,668,893      $ 1,490,368  

Long-term capital gains

   $ 4,113,000      $ 1,468,286      $ 2,733,206      $ 875,447  
     INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND                
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
               

Ordinary income

   $ 1,049,319      $ 916,281        

Long-term capital gains

   $ 226,017      $ —          

 

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NOTE 5 — Capital Share Transactions

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

 

     BALANCED FUND     BALANCED FUND  
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
 

Shares sold

     1,427,521       1,368,015  

Reinvestment of dividends

     216,309       121,135  

Shares redeemed

     (1,257,843     (1,189,813
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     385,987       299,337  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     EQUITY FUND
INDIVIDUAL
INVESTOR CLASS
    EQUITY FUND
INDIVIDUAL
INVESTOR CLASS
 
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
 

Shares sold

     824,614       1,432,689  

Reinvestment of dividends

     110,775       54,138  

Shares redeemed

     (1,024,527     (1,544,874
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (89,138     (58,047
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     EQUITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
    EQUITY FUND
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
 
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
    PERIOD ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
 

Shares sold

     653,982       696,290  

Reinvestment of dividends

     19,493       1,099  

Shares redeemed

     (178,554     (2,810
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     494,921       694,579  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     INTERNATIONAL
INDEX INDIVIDUAL

INVESTOR CLASS
    INTERNATIONAL
INDEX INDIVIDUAL

INVESTOR CLASS
 
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
 

Shares sold

     687,102       1,173,479  

Reinvestment of dividends

     35,596       26,688  

Shares redeemed

     (356,006     (285,075
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     366,692       915,092  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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GREEN CENTURY FUNDS NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  concluded

 

     INTERNATIONAL
INDEX INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS
    INTERNATIONAL
INDEX INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS
       
     YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2019
    YEAR ENDED
JULY 31, 2018
       

Shares sold

     1,775,836       1,728,175    

Reinvestment of dividends

     80,885       53,083    

Shares redeemed

     (825,444     (393,058  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   
     1,031,277       1,388,200    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

NOTE 6 — New Accounting Pronouncements

The FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Disclosure Framework — Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”) which includes amendments intended to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to financial statements which includes additional disclosure requirements regarding the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and clarifications to the narrative description of measurement uncertainty disclosures. ASU 2018-13 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 but allowed for immediate adoption of these provisions. Management elected to early adopt only those provisions related to the elimination of certain disclosures and is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2018-13 will have on the Fund’s financial statements and related disclosures for the remaining provisions.

NOTE 7 — Subsequent Events

Subsequent to July 31, 2019 and through the date on which the financial statements were available for issuance, management has evaluated subsequent events requiring disclosure.

There were no events requiring accrual or disclosure.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees

Green Century Funds:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Green Century Balanced Fund, Green Century Equity Fund, and Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (collectively, the Funds), each a series of Green Century Funds, including the portfolios of investments, as of July 31, 2019, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of July 31, 2019, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2019, by correspondence with custodians and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more Green Century investment companies since 1995.

Boston, Massachusetts

September 24, 2019

 

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TAX INFORMATION

For the year ended July 31, 2019, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and International Fund, respectively, had 100%, 100% and 0.00% of dividends paid from net investment income qualified for the 70% dividends received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

For the year ended July 31, 2019, the Balanced Fund, Equity Fund and International Fund, respectively, had 100%, 100% and 100% of dividends paid from net investment income, designated as qualified dividend income.

GREEN CENTURY FUNDS TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

The following table presents information about each Trustee and each Officer of the Trust as of July 31, 2019. Each Trustee and each Officer of the Trust noted as an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act), and noted with an asterisk, is interested by virtue of his or her position with Green Century as described below. The Trust does not hold annual shareholder meetings for the purpose of electing Trustees, and Trustees are not elected for fixed terms. This means that each Trustee will be elected to hold office until his or her successor is elected or until he or she retires, resigns, dies, or is removed from office.

The Trust’s Registration Statement includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling the following toll-free number: 1-800-93-GREEN.

 

NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE  

POSITION(S) HELD

WITH THE TRUST

AND LENGTH OF

TIME SERVED

 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING

PAST 5 YEARS AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD

 

NUMBER OF

PORTFOLIOS

OVERSEEN

BY TRUSTEE

 
Independent Trustees:    

Jonathan Darnell

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 59

  Trustee since 2014   Managing Director, AltEnergy, LLC (since 2016); Managing Director, Pickwick Capital Partners (since 2014); President/Founder, Patolan Partners (since 2011); Advisory Board member, CardioReady LLC (since 2011); Board member, Voices for Progress (since 2014).     3  

Daniel S. Kern

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 58

  Trustee since 2015   Chief Investment Officer, TFC Financial Management (since 2015); President and Chief Investment Officer, Advisor Partners (2011 to 2015).     3  

Peter D. Kinder

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 72

  Trustee since 2015   Retired; Director, Trillium Asset Management (2013 to 2014)     3  

 

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NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE  

POSITION(S) HELD

WITH THE TRUST

AND LENGTH OF

TIME SERVED

 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING

PAST 5 YEARS AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS HELD

 

NUMBER OF

PORTFOLIOS

OVERSEEN

BY TRUSTEE

 

Laurie Moskowitz

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 54

  Trustee since 2014   Owner, LM STRATEGIC, LLC (since 2019); Senior Director, US Campaigns, The ONE Campaign (2011 to 2018).     3  

Bancroft R. Poor

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 63

  Trustee since 2014   Vice President for Operations/Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Treasurer, Massachusetts Audubon Society (since 1994); Trustee and Chair of Finance Committee, the Quebec Labrador Foundation (since 2007); Board Member, Arlington Land Trust (since 2019).     3  

Mary Raftery

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 54

  Trustee since 2009   Senior Advisor, Funder Collaborations, ClimateWorks Foundation (since 2014); Organizational Development Consultant, Self-employed (since 2007).     3  

James H. Starr

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 71

  Chairperson since 2009; Trustee since 1991   Consultant, Rainville Petito, PLLC (2016 to 2019); Consultant, Danielson Rainville Attorneys, PLLC (2016); Director and President, Gunnison Valley Housing Foundation (since 2011); Director (since 2011) and President (since 2016), Coal Creek Watershed Coalition; Senior Attorney, Starr and Associates, PC (1982 to 2014).     3  
Interested Trustees:      

Douglas H. Phelps*

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 72

  Trustee since 1997   President (1996 to 2003) and Director (since 1996), Green Century Capital Management, Inc.; President and Executive Director, The Public Interest Network (since 1982); Chairman, U.S. PIRG (since 1983); Chairman, Environment America (since 2007); President, Telefund, Inc. (since 1988); President, Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. (since 2003).     3  

Wendy Wendlandt*

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 57

  Trustee since 1991   President (2006 to 2013) and Director (since 2006), Green Century Capital Management, Inc.; Political Director, The Public Interest Network (since 1989); Senior Staff, Center for Public Interest Research (since 1989); Acting Director, Fair Share (since 2012); President, Environment America Research and Policy Center (since 2007).     3  
Officers:      

John Nolan*

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 56

  President and Treasurer since 2018   Senior Vice President and Treasurer (since 2018), Green Century Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operations Officer, SIFF Capital Management (2016 to 2017); Partner, Kingsbridge National Ice Center (2009 to 2016).    
Not
applicable
 
 

Amy Puffer*

114 State Street

Suite 200

Boston, MA 02109

Age: 60

  Chief Compliance Officer since 2004; Secretary and Assistant Treasurer since 2006   Chief Compliance Officer (since 2004), Clerk and Director (since 2006), Green Century Capital Management, Inc.    
Not
applicable
 
 

 

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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, LLC

Two Financial Center

60 South Street, Suite 1100

Boston, MA 02111

INVESTMENT SUBADVISER (Equity Fund and International Fund)

Northern Trust Investments, Inc.

50 South LaSalle Street

Chicago, IL 60603

SUBADMINISTRATOR and DISTRIBUTOR

UMB Fund Services, Inc. (Subadministrator)

UMB Distribution Services, LLC (Distributor)

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

CUSTODIAN

UMB Bank, n.a.

928 Grand Blvd

Kansas City, MO 64106

TRANSFER AGENT

Atlantic Shareholder Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza

Portland, ME 04101

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

KPMG LLP

Two Financial Center

60 South Street

Boston, MA 02111

 

 

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Annual Report

 

Beginning in March 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Green Century Funds’ shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from Green Century or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Green Century Funds electronically by contacting your financial intermediary or, if you invest directly with the Funds, by contacting Shareholder Services at 1-800-221-5519 or by visiting https://www.greencentury.com/access-my-account/.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest directly with the Funds, you can inform Green Century that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by contacting Green Century at 1-800-221-5519 or via email at info@greencentury.com. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all accounts held in the Green Century Funds.

LOGO

July 31, 2019

Balanced

Fund

 

Equity

Fund

 

International

Fund

 

 

LOGO

An investment for your future.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

 

  (a)

The registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer or controller.

 

  (c)

During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to the provisions of the Code of Ethics referred to in Item 2(a) above.

 

  (d)

During the period covered by this report, there were no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the Code of Ethics referred to in Item 2(a) above.

 

  (e)

Not applicable.

 

  (f)

The Code of Ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Board of Trustees of the registrant has determined that Bancroft R. Poor, a member of the Board’s audit committee, qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined in the instructions to Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Poor is “independent” as that term is defined in the instructions to Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

  (a)

Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are as follows.

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/19: $83,000

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/18: $79,800

 

  (b)

Audit-Related Fees. No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this item.

 

  (c)

Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning are as follows. The services comprising the fees disclosed under this category are tax compliance monitoring and tax filing preparation.

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/19: $18,540

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/18: $18,000

 

  (d)

All Other Fees. No fees were billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this item.


  (e)(1)

The Charter of the Audit Committee of the Board requires that the Committee approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Funds and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Funds’ independent auditors to the Funds’ investment adviser or administrator or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser or administrator that provides ongoing services to the Funds, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. The Audit Committee has the duty to consider whether the non-audit services provided by the Funds’ auditor to the Funds’ investment adviser, administrator, or any adviser affiliate that provides ongoing services to the Funds, which services were not pre-approved by the Audit Committee, are compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence and to review and approve the fees proposed to be charged to the Funds by the auditors for each audit and non-audit service.

 

  (e)(2)

Zero percent of the services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

  (f)

Not applicable.

 

  (g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant were the tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning fees listed in paragraph (c) of this Item and are as follows. No non-audit fees were billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant.

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/19: $18,540

For the fiscal year ended 7/31/18: $18,000

 

  (h)

Not applicable.

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 30a-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. Disclosure of securities lending activities for closed-end management investment companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)

Code of Ethics: Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR filed on October 7, 2013.

 

    (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.

 

    (3)

Not applicable.

 

    (4)

There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.

 

(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/ John R. Nolan

John R. Nolan
President and Principal Executive Officer
October 3, 2019

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/ John R. Nolan

John R. Nolan
President and Principal Executive Officer
October 3, 2019

 

/s/ John R. Nolan

John R. Nolan
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
October 3, 2019