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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number
811-07242
 

The Cutler Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

525 Bigham Knoll, Jacksonville, Oregon
97530
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)

Erich M. Patten

Cutler Investment Counsel, LLC    525 Bigham Knoll, Jacksonville, Oregon 97530
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(541) 770-9000
 

Date of fiscal year end:
June 30
 
     
Date of reporting period:
September 30, 2016
 

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to Rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1.
Schedule of Investments.

CUTLER EQUITY FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 96.5%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary - 13.9%
           
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.5%
           
McDonald's Corporation
   
39,655
   
$
4,574,601
 
                 
Media - 3.4%
               
Walt Disney Company (The)
   
48,992
     
4,549,397
 
                 
Multi-line Retail - 3.0%
               
Target Corporation
   
57,650
     
3,959,402
 
                 
Specialty Retail - 4.0%
               
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
   
40,700
     
5,237,276
 
                 
Consumer Staples - 11.4%
               
Beverages - 3.1%
               
PepsiCo, Inc.
   
37,995
     
4,132,716
 
                 
Food & Staples Retailing - 5.2%
               
Sysco Corporation
   
60,595
     
2,969,761
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
   
53,677
     
3,871,185
 
             
6,840,946
 
Household Products - 3.1%
               
Procter & Gamble Company (The)
   
45,130
     
4,050,418
 
                 
Energy - 8.3%
               
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.6%
               
Schlumberger Ltd.
   
27,000
     
2,123,280
 
                 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.7%
               
Chevron Corporation
   
43,820
     
4,509,954
 
Exxon Mobil Corporation
   
49,563
     
4,325,859
 
             
8,835,813
 
Financials - 9.9%
               
Banks - 2.5%
               
M&T Bank Corporation
   
28,340
     
3,290,274
 
                 
Capital Markets - 5.1%
               
BlackRock, Inc.
   
11,484
     
4,162,490
 
Northern Trust Corporation
   
39,000
     
2,651,610
 
             
6,814,100
 
 

CUTLER EQUITY FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 96.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Financials - 9.9% (Continued)
           
Consumer Finance - 2.3%
           
American Express Company
   
47,395
   
$
3,035,176
 
                 
Health Care - 12.9%
               
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.7%
               
Becton, Dickinson & Company
   
27,525
     
4,947,068
 
                 
Pharmaceuticals - 9.2%
               
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
   
71,490
     
3,854,741
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
37,170
     
4,390,892
 
Merck & Company, Inc.
   
62,790
     
3,918,724
 
             
12,164,357
 
Industrials - 11.7%
               
Aerospace & Defense - 2.7%
               
United Technologies Corporation
   
34,510
     
3,506,216
 
                 
Air Freight & Logistics - 3.1%
               
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B
   
37,950
     
4,150,212
 
                 
Machinery - 5.9%
               
Caterpillar, Inc.
   
44,280
     
3,930,736
 
Deere & Company
   
45,944
     
3,921,320
 
             
7,852,056
 
Information Technology - 13.8%
               
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 10.2%
               
Intel Corporation
   
107,465
     
4,056,804
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.
   
56,924
     
3,899,294
 
Texas Instruments, Inc.
   
78,900
     
5,537,202
 
             
13,493,300
 
Software - 3.6%
               
Microsoft Corporation
   
81,425
     
4,690,080
 
                 
Materials - 3.0%
               
Chemicals - 3.0%
               
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
   
58,405
     
3,911,383
 
                 
Telecommunication Services - 6.5%
               
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 6.5%
               
AT&T, Inc.
   
109,403
     
4,442,856
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
   
80,786
     
4,199,256
 
             
8,642,112
 
 

CUTLER EQUITY FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
             
COMMON STOCKS - 96.5% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Utilities - 5.1%
           
Gas Utilities - 2.1%
           
National Fuel Gas Company
   
52,145
   
$
2,819,480
 
                 
Multi-Utilities - 3.0%
               
Dominion Resources, Inc.
   
53,243
     
3,954,358
 
                 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $91,094,427)
   
$
127,574,021
 
                 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 3.6%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Invesco STIT Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional Class, 0.31% (a) (Cost $4,807,223)
   
4,807,223
   
$
4,807,223
 
                 
Total Investments at Value - 100.1% (Cost $95,901,650)
   
$
132,381,244
 
                 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.1%)
     
(113,180
)
                 
Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
132,268,064
 
 
(a)
The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2016.
 
See accompanying notes to Schedules of Investments.
 


CUTLER FIXED INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 13.5%
Coupon
Maturity
   
Par Value
     
Value
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
2.125%
05/15/25
  $
 200,000
    $
  209,094
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
1.625%
02/15/26
   
   1,300,000
     
   1,302,235
 
U.S. Treasury Notes
1.625%
05/15/26
   
   400,000
     
   400,531
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds
2.500%
02/15/46
   
   250,000
     
   258,398
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds, Stripped Principal Payment
2.500%(a)
11/15/44
   
   600,000
     
   303,895
 
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $2,442,776)
    $
 2,474,153
 
                     
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 9.7%
Coupon
Maturity
   
Par Value
     
Value
 
Federal Farm Credit Bank - 4.6%
               
Federal Farm Credit Bank
2.750%
06/26/23
  $
  500,000
    $
  536,266
 
Federal Farm Credit Bank
2.370%
05/01/25
   
   300,000
     
   309,875
 
                 
  846,141
 
Federal Home Loan Bank - 2.0%
               
Federal Home Loan Bank
2.125%
03/10/23
   
   350,000
     
   362,520
 
                     
Private Export Funding Corporation - 2.2%
               
Private Export Funding Corporation
4.300%
12/15/21
   
   350,000
     
   399,024
 
                     
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - 0.9%
               
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
4.130%
08/01/25
   
   150,000
     
   165,935
 
                     
Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Cost $1,685,879)
    $
  1,773,620
 
                     
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 67.2%
Coupon
Maturity
   
Par Value
     
Value
 
Commercial - 12.6%
               
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, IO, Series 2004-4
0.043%(b)
07/01/42
  $
 1,947,063
    $
  923
 
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2005-T20
5.302%(b)
10/12/42
   
   200,000
     
   197,221
 
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation, IO, Series 2004-C1, 144A
1.087%(b)
01/15/37
   
   4,191,942
     
   109,500
 
FREMF Mortgage Trust, IO, Series 2011-K15
0.100%(b)
08/01/44
   
   115,509,310
     
   441,361
 
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., IO, Series 1997-C1
1.668%(b)
07/15/29
   
   8,403,746
     
   220,922
 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2005-LDP2
4.842%(b)
07/01/42
   
   1,249
     
   1,248
 
 

CUTLER FIXED INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 67.2% (Continued)
Coupon
Maturity
   
Par Value
     
Value
 
Commercial - 12.6% (Continued)
               
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2006-LDP8
5.549%(b)
05/15/45
  $
  500,000
    $
  483,863
 
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, IO,      Series 2008-C1, 144A
0.475%(b)
02/12/51
   
   117,936,378
     
   363,256
 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, IO,    Series 1998-HF2
1.241%(b)
11/01/30
   
   1,150,400
     
   13,481
 
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, IO, Series 2005-C21 (c)
0.077%(b)
10/01/44
   
   388,198,237
     
   472,437
 
                 
  2,304,212
 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 2.7%
               
FHLMC, IO, Series K717
0.634%(b)
09/01/21
   
   19,820,714
     
   430,443
 
FHLMC, Pool #J13584
3.500%
11/01/25
   
   38,831
     
   41,471
 
FHLMC, Series 1963
7.500%
01/01/27
   
   20,399
     
   23,416
 
                 
  495,330
 
Federal National Mortgage Association - 40.7%
               
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2013-M1
4.639%(b)
11/25/16
   
   54,963
     
   7
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2012-M14 (c)
4.366%(b)
02/25/17
   
   5,496,948
     
   51,814
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2013-M4 (c)
4.088%(b)
02/25/18
   
   8,552,200
     
   327,412
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2013-M13
0.169%(b)
05/01/18
   
   144,264,848
     
   75,883
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2014-M8
4.560%(b)
05/25/18
   
   7,750,852
     
   128,578
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2015-M3 (c)
4.431%(b)
06/25/18
   
   8,403,551
     
   269,662
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2006-M1
5.385%(b)
06/01/19
   
   46,252
     
   46,955
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2009-M1
0.785%(b)
07/25/19
   
   16,536,399
     
   302,016
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2010-M1
0.567%(b)
09/25/19
   
   10,975,115
     
   149,424
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2010-M3 (c)
0.466%(b)
03/25/20
   
   22,593,692
     
   374,152
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2010-M4
0.885%(b)
06/25/20
   
   14,675,942
     
   375,482
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2010-M5
1.023%(b)
07/25/20
   
   12,321,019
     
   388,568
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2011-M9 (c)
0.224%(b)
01/25/21
   
   39,241,240
     
   208,293
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2011-M2 (c)
0.206%(b)
04/25/21
   
   29,907,337
     
   348,540
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2011-M1
0.169%(b)
06/25/21
   
   41,452,457
     
   453,009
 
 

CUTLER FIXED INCOME FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
 
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 67.2% (Continued)
Coupon
Maturity
   
Par Value
     
Value
 
Federal National Mortgage Association - 40.7% (Continued)
               
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2012-M1 (c)
0.191%(b)
10/25/21
  $
  86,419,432
    $
  644,603
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2013-M5
2.423%(b)
01/01/22
   
   6,414,367
     
   525,807
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2012-M4
0.742%(b)
04/25/22
   
   13,090,504
     
   375,466
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2015-M4 (c)
0.662%(b)
07/25/22
   
   14,872,333
     
   392,005
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2012-M14
0.588%(b)
09/25/22
   
   3,473,468
     
   81,442
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2014-M3 (c)
0.194%(b)
01/25/24
   
   37,459,126
     
   328,254
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2014-M9 (c)
0.254%(b)
07/25/24
   
   29,072,610
     
   439,345
 
FANNIEMAE-ACES, IO, Series 2015-M1
0.655%(b)
09/25/24
   
   30,097,883
     
   1,115,701
 
FNMA, Series 2003-3
5.000%
02/01/18
   
   4,494
     
   4,581
 
FNMA, Pool #899237
5.000%
03/01/22
   
   7,106
     
   7,497
 
FNMA, Series 2002-93
6.500%
03/01/32
   
   35,665
     
   40,927
 
                 
  7,455,423
 
Government National Mortgage Association - 11.2%
               
GNMA, Pool #577742
5.500%
09/01/17
   
   761
     
   840
 
GNMA, IO, Series 2011-121
5.570%(b)
03/16/43
   
   1,342,637
     
   250,766
 
GNMA, IO, Series 2014-9
0.932%(b)
02/16/48
   
   8,446,290
     
   436,788
 
GNMA, IO, Series 2010-100
0.185%(b)
07/16/50
   
   11,071,133
     
   222,462
 
GNMA, IO, Series 2012-4
0.773%(b)
05/16/52
   
   3,509,675
     
   104,124
 
GNMA, IO, Series 2012-114
0.873%(b)
01/16/53
   
   3,922,036
     
   251,285
 
GNMA, IO, Series 2012-125 (c)
0.502%(b)
02/16/53
   
   15,392,492
     
   603,674
 
GNMA, IO, Series 2012-107
0.567%(b)
12/16/53
   
   4,106,358
     
   177,916
 
                 
  2,047,855
 
                   
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $14,290,694)
    $
  12,302,820
 
                     
CORPORATE BONDS - 1.6%
Coupon
Maturity
   
Par Value
     
Value
 
Financials - 1.6%
               
Finial Holdings, Inc. (Cost $288,674)
7.125%
10/15/23
  $
 250,000
    $
 299,192
 
 

CUTLER FIXED INCOME FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
                 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 5.8%
   
Shares
     
Value
 
Invesco STIT Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional Class, 0.31% (d) (Cost $1,058,580)
   
  1,058,580
    $
  1,058,580
 
                     
Total Investments at Value - 97.8% (Cost $19,766,603)
    $
  17,908,365
 
                   
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 2.2%
     
  405,796
 
                   
Net Assets - 100.0%
    $
  18,314,161
 
 
IO - Interest only strip.  Par value shown is the notional value, not a true par value (Note 4).
 
144A - This is a restricted security that was sold in a transaction exempt under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of such securities is $472,756 as of September 30, 2016.
 
(a)
Rate shown is the annualized yield at the time of purchase, not a coupon rate.
(b)
Variable rate security.  The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of September 30, 2016.
(c)
Fair value priced (Note 1). Fair valued securities totaled $4,460,191 at September 30, 2016, representing 24.4% of net assets.
(d)
The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2016.
 
See accompanying notes to Schedules of Investments.
 
 

CUTLER EMERGING MARKETS FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
             
COMMON STOCKS – 86.4%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Brazil – 5.4%
           
Ambev S.A. - ADR
   
29,510
   
$
179,716
 
Embraer S.A. – ADR
   
5,845
     
100,885
 
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. - ADR
   
17,519
     
191,658
 
             
472,259
 
Chile - 3.6%
               
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A. (a)
   
17,614
     
172,251
 
Viña Concha y Toro S.A.
   
79,500
     
139,022
 
             
311,273
 
China - 4.9%
               
Huaneng Power International, Inc. - ADR
   
3,931
     
98,707
 
PetroChina Company Ltd. - ADR
   
2,076
     
138,677
 
Sinopec Shanghi Petrochemical Company Ltd. - ADR
   
3,704
     
189,534
 
             
426,918
 
Colombia - 2.0%
               
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana
   
13,500
     
177,020
 
                 
Hong Kong - 13.6%
               
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (b)
   
49,000
     
168,466
 
China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd. (b)
   
15,666
     
3,268
 
China Resources Beer Holdings Company Ltd. (a)(b)
   
104,000
     
221,657
 
China Resources Land Ltd. (b)
   
68,000
     
191,725
 
CITIC Ltd. (b)
   
107,000
     
153,880
 
COSCO Pacific Ltd. (b)
   
12,000
     
12,347
 
Lenovo Group Ltd. - ADR
   
8,206
     
109,099
 
Shanghi Industrial Holdings Ltd. (b)
   
69,000
     
199,742
 
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corporation (b)
   
110,000
     
127,975
 
             
1,188,159
 
India - 6.3%
               
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. - ADR
   
2,651
     
123,059
 
HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR
   
1,720
     
123,651
 
ICICI Bank Ltd. - ADR
   
21,160
     
158,065
 
Infosys Ltd. - ADR
   
9,128
     
144,040
 
             
548,815
 
Indonesia - 2.5%
               
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT - ADR
   
3,257
     
215,222
 
                 
Korea (Republic of) - 14.3%
               
AMOREPACIFIC Group (b)
   
710
     
107,520
 
Dongbu Insurance Company Ltd. (b)
   
2,159
     
134,537
 
Korea Gas Corporation (b)
   
3,880
     
156,993
 
KT Corporation - ADR
   
11,956
     
191,894
 
LG Corporation (b)
   
2,775
     
164,371
 
POSCO - ADR
   
2,401
     
122,643
 
Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. (b)
   
188
     
274,507
 
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Company Ltd. (b)
   
370
     
94,458
 
             
1,246,923
 
 

CUTLER EMERGING MARKETS FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
             
COMMON STOCKS – 86.4% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Malaysia - 5.3%
           
CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (b)
   
158,023
   
$
180,254
 
Genting Berhad (b)
   
76,200
     
146,200
 
Malayan Banking Berhad (b)
   
76,633
     
139,031
 
             
465,485
 
Mexico - 3.7%
               
América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V. - Series L - ADR
   
13,023
     
148,983
 
Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. - Series L
   
22,700
     
170,321
 
             
319,304
 
Philippines - 1.6%
               
Universal Robina Corporation (b)
   
38,070
     
140,613
 
                 
South Africa - 7.9%
               
Liberty Holdings Ltd.
   
16,865
     
143,324
 
Naspers Ltd. - ADR
   
10,670
     
185,978
 
Sasol Ltd. - ADR
   
3,802
     
103,871
 
Shoprite Holdings Ltd. (b)
   
9,250
     
129,256
 
Shoprite Holdings Ltd. - ADR
   
8,803
     
124,078
 
             
686,507
 
Taiwan  Province of China - 11.4%
               
Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Company Ltd. (b)
   
54,000
     
113,973
 
Compal Electronics, Inc. (b)
   
208,000
     
128,846
 
CTCI Corporation (b)
   
132,000
     
193,794
 
Delta Electronics, Inc. (b)
   
39,100
     
209,547
 
Giant Manufacturing Company Ltd. (b)
   
17,000
     
120,287
 
President Chain Store Corporation (b)
   
29,000
     
231,095
 
             
997,542
 
Thailand - 2.4%
               
Charoen Pokphand Foods plc (b)
   
229,500
     
210,932
 
                 
United States - 1.5%
               
Southern Copper Corporation
   
4,890
     
128,607
 
                 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $7,154,629)
   
$
7,535,579
 
                 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - 9.2%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Global X MSCI Argentina ETF
   
5,650
   
$
134,922
 
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF
   
6,738
     
167,035
 
iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF
   
12,902
     
104,635
 
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
   
8,858
     
139,071
 
VanEck Vectors Poland ETF
   
9,326
     
125,948
 
VanEck Vectors Vietnam ETF
   
8,700
     
131,370
 
Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $796,697)
   
$
802,981
 
 

CUTLER EMERGING MARKETS FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
             
EXCHANGE-TRADED NOTES - 2.4%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
iPath MSCI India Index ETN (a) (Cost $199,934)
   
3,035
   
$
210,133
 
                 
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 1.7%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Invesco STIT Government & Agency Portfolio – Institutional Class, 0.31% (c) (Cost $150,928)
   
150,928
   
$
150,928
 
                 
Total Investments at Value - 99.7% (Cost $8,302,188)
   
$
8,699,621
 
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.3%
     
21,418
 
                 
Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
8,721,039
 
 
ADR - American Depositary Receipt.
 
(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Fair value priced (Note 1). Fair Valued securities totaled $3,955,274 at September 30, 2016, representing 45.4% of net assets.
(c)
The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2016.
 
See accompanying notes to Schedules of Investments.
 
 

CUTLER EMERGING MARKETS FUND
SUMMARY OF COMMON STOCKS BY SECTOR AND INDUSTRY
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
Sector/Industry
% of Net
Assets
Consumer Discretionary - 6.5%
 
 
Auto Components
1.3%
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
1.7%
 
Leisure Products
1.4%
 
Media
2.1%
Consumer Staples - 20.4%
 
 
Beverages
5.6%
 
Food & Staples Retailing
8.1%
 
Food Products
5.5%
 
Personal Products
1.2%
Energy - 2.8%
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
2.8%
Financials - 17.3%
 
 
Banks
11.0%
 
Diversified Financial Services
2.0%
 
Insurance
4.3%
Health Care - 1.4%
 
 
Pharmaceuticals
1.4%
Industrials - 9.5%
 
 
Aerospace & Defense
1.2%
 
Construction & Engineering
2.2%
 
Industrial Conglomerates
6.0%
 
Transportation Infrastructure
0.1%
Information Technology - 9.9%
 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
2.4%
 
IT Services
1.6%
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
5.9%
Materials - 5.1%
 
 
Chemicals
2.2%
 
Metals & Mining
2.9%
Real Estate - 2.2%
 
 
Real Estate Management & Development
2.2%
Telecommunication Services - 8.4%
 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services
4.7%
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services
3.7%
Utilities - 2.9%
 
 
Gas Utilities
1.8%
 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers
1.1%
   
86.4%
 
See accompanying notes to Schedules of Investments.
 


THE CUTLER FUNDS
NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
1. Securities Valuation
 
Portfolio securities of Cutler Equity Fund, Cutler Fixed Income Fund and Cutler Emerging Markets Fund (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”) are valued as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally, 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Exchange traded securities are valued using the last reported sales price on the exchanges on which they are primarily traded. In the absence of a sale, such securities are valued at the mean of the last bid and asked price. Securities which are quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Securities principally traded on non-U.S. markets that may close at different times than U.S. markets are typically fair valued by an independent pricing service and translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. Non-exchange traded securities for which over-the-counter quotations are available are generally valued at the closing bid price. Fixed income securities are generally valued using prices provided by an independent pricing service. The independent pricing service uses information with respect to transactions in bonds, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities, and various relationships between securities in determining the prices. Investments in shares of other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value per share as reported by such companies.
 
The Funds value securities at fair value pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) if (1) market quotations are insufficient or not readily available or (2) the Funds’ investment adviser believes that the prices or values available are unreliable due to, among other things, the occurrence of events after the close of the securities markets on which the Funds’ securities primarily trade but before the time as of which the Funds calculate their net asset values. In instances where the investment adviser believes that the prices received from the independent pricing service are unreliable, proprietary valuation models may be used that consider benchmark yield curves, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments and other unique security features to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are discounted to calculate the fair values. Fair valued securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see below), depending on the inputs used.
 
The Board approves the independent pricing services used by the Funds.
 
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) establish a single authoritative definition of fair value, set out a framework for measuring fair value and require additional disclosures about fair value measurements.
 
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
·
Level 1 – quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.

·
Level 2 – quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers.

·
Level 3 – model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

Fixed income securities other than certain interest-only mortgage-backed securities held by Cutler Fixed Income Fund are classified as Level 2 since the values for the fixed income securities are based on prices that utilize various “other significant observable inputs” including bid and ask quotations, prices of similar securities and interest rates, among other factors. Certain interest-only mortgage-backed securities held by Cutler Fixed Income Fund are classified as Level 3 since the values for these securities are based on prices derived from models that utilize one or more significant inputs that are unobservable, including an assumed constant prepayment rate, among other factors.
 

THE CUTLER FUNDS
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
Securities of Cutler Emerging Markets Fund traded in foreign markets may be classified as Level 2 despite the availability of closing prices because such securities are typically fair valued by an independent pricing service approved by the Board. These foreign securities may be priced at their fair value because the value of the securities may be materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the close of the primary markets or exchanges on which such foreign securities are traded. These intervening events might be country-specific (e.g., natural disaster, economic or political developments, interest rate change); issuer-specific (e.g., earnings report, merger announcement); or U.S. markets-specific (such as a significant movement in the U.S. markets that is deemed to affect the value of foreign securities). The pricing service systematically incorporates a model based on multiple parameters, including a security’s local closing price, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuations, trading in depositary receipts and futures, if applicable, and/or research valuations by its staff, in determining what it believes is the fair value of the securities.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2016 by security type:
 
Cutler Equity Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
127,574,021
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
127,574,021
 
Money Market Funds
   
4,807,223
     
-
     
-
     
4,807,223
 
Total
 
$
132,381,244
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
132,381,244
 
                                 
Cutler Fixed Income Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations
 
$
-
   
$
2,474,153
   
$
-
   
$
2,474,153
 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations
   
-
     
1,773,620
     
-
     
1,773,620
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities
   
-
     
7,842,629
     
4,460,191
     
12,302,820
 
Corporate Bonds
   
-
     
299,192
     
-
     
299,192
 
Money Market Funds
   
1,058,580
     
-
     
-
     
1,058,580
 
Total
 
$
1,058,580
   
$
12,389,594
   
$
4,460,191
   
$
17,908,365
 
                                 
Cutler Emerging Markets Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
3,580,305
   
$
3,955,274
   
$
-
   
$
7,535,579
 
Exchange-Traded Funds
   
802,981
     
-
     
-
     
802,981
 
Exchange-Traded Notes
   
210,133
     
-
     
-
     
210,133
 
Money Market Funds
   
150,928
     
-
     
-
     
150,928
 
Total
 
$
4,744,347
   
$
3,955,274
   
$
-
   
$
8,699,621
 
 
Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the securities by security type and sector or industry type. It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers into and out of any Level at the end of the reporting period. As of September 30, 2016, Cutler Equity Fund and Cutler Emerging Markets Fund did not have any transfers into and out of any Level.
 
There were no Level 3 securities held by Cutler Equity Fund and Cutler Emerging Markets Fund as of September 30, 2016.
 

THE CUTLER FUNDS
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments of Cutler Fixed Income Fund for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value between June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016:
 
   
Cutler Fixed
Income Fund
 
     
Balance as of June 30, 2016
 
$
6,853,392
 
Transfers into and/or out of Level 3
   
(1,887,893
)
Purchases
   
427,004
 
Amortization
   
(549,489
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
(382,823
)
Balance as of September 30, 2016
 
$
4,460,191
 
 
The total amount of unrealized appreciation on Level 3 investments was $291,110 at September 30, 2016.
 
The following table summarizes the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs used pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board to determine the fair value of the Level 3 investments.
 
 
 
Fair Value at
September 30, 2016
 
Valuation Technique
Unobservable
Input
 
Range
 
Weighted Average of Unobservable Inputs
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
$
4,460,191
 
Comprehensive pricing model with emphasis on discounted cash flows
Constant prepayment rate
   
0 - 93
   
22.91
 
 
There were no derivative instruments held by the Funds during the period ended or as of September 30, 2016.
 
2. Investment Transactions
 
Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.
 
3. Federal Income Tax
 
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of September 30, 2016:
 
   
Cutler
Equity
Fund
   
Cutler
Fixed Income
Fund
   
Cutler
Emerging
Markets
Fund
 
                   
Cost of portfolio investments
 
$
95,918,059
   
$
19,830,727
   
$
8,328,172
 
                         
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
37,882,750
   
$
722,087
   
$
902,265
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(1,419,565
)
   
(2,644,449
)
   
(530,816
)
                         
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
$
36,463,185
   
$
(1,922,362
)
 
$
371,449
 
 

THE CUTLER FUNDS
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the Schedule of Investments cost for each Fund is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains and losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are related to losses deferred due to wash sales for Cutler Equity Fund, losses deferred due to wash sales and amortization of bond premiums and discounts for Cutler Fixed Income Fund, and losses deferred due to wash sales and holdings classified as passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) for Cutler Emerging Markets Fund.
 
4. Risks Associated with Mortgage-Backed Securities
 
Cutler Fixed Income Fund invests in mortgage-backed securities, which are subject to greater prepayment risk, especially when interest rates decline. Prepayment risk is the risk that the principal on mortgage-backed securities, other asset-backed securities or any fixed-income security with an embedded call option may be prepaid at any time, which could reduce yield and market value. This could reduce the effective maturity of a mortgage-backed security and cause the Fund to reinvest its assets at a lower prevailing interest rate. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to extension risk, which is the risk that rising interest rates will increase the effective maturity of mortgage-backed securities due to the deceleration of prepayments. Mortgage-backed securities may also be subject to risks unique to the housing industry, including mortgage lending practices, defaults, foreclosures and changes in real estate values. The Fund’s investments in collateralized mortgage obligations are subject to default risk, prepayment and extension risk and market risk when interest rates rise. As of September 30, 2016, Cutler Fixed Income Fund had 67.2% of the value of its net assets invested in mortgage-backed securities.
 
Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities (“SMBS”) are derivative multi-class mortgage securities. SMBS are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. An SMBS will have one class that will receive all of the interest (the interest-only or “IO” class), while the other class will receive the entire principal (the principal-only or “PO” class). IOs are more volatile and sensitive to the rate of prepayments than other types of mortgage-backed securities, and their value can fall dramatically in response to rapid or unexpected changes in the mortgage, interest rate or economic environment. As of September 30, 2016, $11,501,756 were invested in IO classes of various SMBS, representing 62.8% of Cutler Fixed Income Fund’s net assets.


Item 2.
Controls and Procedures.

(a) Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and are operating effectively to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared, and that such information is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.

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

Item 3.
Exhibits.

File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)): Attached hereto


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.

(Registrant)
The Cutler Trust
   
       
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Erich M. Patten
 
   
Erich M. Patten, President
 
       
Date
November 29, 2016
   
       
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
       
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Erich M. Patten
 
   
Erich M. Patten, President
 
       
Date
November 29, 2016
   
       
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Matthew C. Patten
 
   
Matthew C. Patten, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer
 
       
Date
November 29, 2016
   

*
Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.