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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number 811-08572

 

 

Bishop Street Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

101 Federal Street

Boston, MA 02110

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

SEI Investments

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-262-9565

Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2012

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2012

 

 

 


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The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q within sixty days after the end of the period. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies (if any) relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, by calling 1-800-262-9565 or by visiting the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, by calling 1-800-262-9565 or by visiting the Funds’ website at http://www.bishopstreetfunds.com or the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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BISHOP STREET

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Letter to Shareholders

     2   

Definitions of Comparative Indices

     4   
Strategic Growth Fund   

Management Discussion

     6   

Schedule of Investments

     10   
Dividend Value Fund   

Management Discussion

     13   

Schedule of Investments

     16   
High Grade Income Fund   

Management Discussion

     20   

Schedule of Investments

     23   
Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund   

Management Discussion

     31   

Schedule of Investments

     33   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     43   

Statements of Operations

     45   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     47   

Financial Highlights

     50   

Notes to Financial Statements

     54   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     66   

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

     67   

Notice to the Shareholders

     70   

Board of Trustees and Officers

     72   

 

   

 

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BISHOP STREET

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

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Dear Shareholder:

Following a similar road as in years past, 2012 was dominated by volatility in the equity, fixed income, commodity and currency markets stemming from uncertainty regarding viability of the European Union, challenges faced by policy makers in the U.S., an impending slowdown in China, and unrest in the Middle East. While these issues continue to dominate the investment landscape, the financial markets appear to have calmed after having discounted the doomsday scenarios that abound.

We have discussed these issues at length and have suggested that government leaders and central banks continue to do whatever is necessary to avoid potential crisis. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve continues to maintain its ultra-easy monetary policy in hope of boosting asset prices in the stock and real estate markets. Fiscally-hawkish politicians both here and abroad have strongly protested against extraordinary debt burdens and budgetary failures yet each has reached a near-term compromise to avoid potential social unrest and economic disaster. Recent negotiations regarding the “fiscal cliff” are a case in point but unfortunately, this important issue remains unresolved and the can has been kicked further down the road. The consensus view is that global growth will soon accelerate and fuel inflation, allowing extraordinary debt levels to eventually decline. The problem is that economic growth will remain uneven and unemployment stubbornly high with the political and regulatory landscape caught in a vicious and seemingly unsolvable cycle.

Despite these challenges, U.S. equities managed to finish the year on a strong note with the S&P 500 advancing a surprising 16%. Meanwhile bonds continued their steady move ahead closing the year up +4.22%. Not a bad year for stocks and bonds.

Looking Ahead

Can the market continue to advance with so many roadblocks in its way? On the surface, it is easy to make a bearish case for stocks and other risk assets given the fragile condition of our global economy but as stated before, equity markets are forward looking and as of now they appear to indicate that better days lie ahead. Fixed income yields have remained low; however, the prospect of higher interest rates and possibly higher inflation will provide investors the opportunity to increase the expected yield and income of their bond portfolios. We believe that powerful forces are at work suggesting

 

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yet another strong year for both stocks and bonds. To be sure and until we get more clarity regarding monetary and fiscal policies, we can also expect that volatility will remain high.

As was the case in 2012, we expect low growth and unemployment rate above the Federal Reserve’s stated targets. The result is that the Fed will likely be forced to keep short-term interest rates ultra-low allowing corporate earnings and stock prices to continue to grow. In bonds, we see opportunities in corporates, municipals and mortgage-related bonds.

Diversification remains the key

Diversification played an important role in 2012 and given the uncertainty that remains, we recommend that investors hold a balanced portfolio of stocks and bonds. We believe stocks may help for growth and inflation protection and bonds to potentially increase stability against the volatility that is likely to prevail. The Bishop Street Funds offer shareholders an excellent choice of investment options in these key areas and will serve as an important foundation in your investment portfolio.

Thank you for investing with Bishop Street Funds. We value your continued trust and confidence.

Sincerely,

 

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Michael K. Hirai, CFA, CPA

President and Chief Investment Officer

Bishop Street Capital Management

January 13, 2013

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Index returns are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent actual Fund performance. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal. Diversification does not protect against market loss.

 

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BISHOP STREET

DEFINITIONS OF COMPARATIVE INDICES

FUNDS

 

Definitions of Comparative Indices

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Index is a widely-recognized, market value weighted index of U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government agency obligations, corporate debt backed by the U.S. government and fixed-rate non-convertible corporate debt securities issued or guaranteed by foreign governments and agencies. All securities in the Index are rated investment grade (BBB) or higher, with maturities of at least one year.

Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is a widely-recognized index of municipal bonds with maturities of at least one year.

Lipper Corporate A – Rated Debt Funds Objective – Funds that invest primarily in corporate debt issues rated “A” or better or government issues.

Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Classification – Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest at least 75% of their equity assets in companies with market capitalizations (on a three-year weighted basis) above Lipper’s USDE large-cap floor. Large-cap core funds have more latitude in the companies in which they invest. These funds typically have an average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year sales-per-share growth value, compared to the S&P 500 Index.

Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Classification – Funds that, by portfolio practice, invest in a variety of market capitalization ranges without concentrating 75% of their equity assets in any one market capitalization range over an extended period of time. Multi-cap growth funds typically have an above-average price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, and three-year salesperson- share growth value, compared to the S&P Super Composite 1500 Index.

Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Objective – Funds that invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of five to ten years and are exempt from taxation on a specified city or state basis.

The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected growth values. The Russell 1000 Value Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-cap value segment. The Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect value characteristics.

The S&P 500/Citigroup Growth Index is a subset of the S&P 500 Index and consists of those companies with the highest price-to book ratios.

 

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The S&P 500 Composite Index is a widely recognized index of 500 stocks designed to mimic the overall U.S. equity market’s industry weightings.

 

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Strategic Growth Fund

 

A resilient economy, the favorable evolution of the crisis in Europe and hopes of an agreement on the fiscal cliff allowed US equities to perform very well in 2012. Our strategy underperformed as we underestimated the risks involved in two themes that were heavily represented in our portfolio.

During the first half of the year, the U.S. market was driven mainly by the degree of importance attached by investors to the crisis in Europe, and their assessment of its impact on the U.S. GDP. The first quarter was rather good, as the debt issues were less present in the media, and a “no news, good news” attitude prevailed. However, in spring, concerns about Greece and other European countries reappeared, and indicators also suggested that spending was slowing in China, sometimes with a major magnitude. There were signs that economic growth was softer also in the USA, and the market erased almost all of its prior gains.

Early in summer, Mario Draghi issued a comment, which boosted investors’ confidence in the ECB’s determination to fight the crisis, and we got a nice summer rally. The end of the year was more uncertain as, after the U.S. elections left a status-quo between the White House and the Congress, the question of the fiscal cliff came back as a key market driver, despite everyone’s sentiment that a compromise would be reached in time.

Our performance was hit by the portfolio’s excessive exposure to two themes. We had expected the slowdown in China to be mild, and therefore thought that our capital goods holdings (such as Cummins and Joy Global) would still benefit from a much stronger growth than elsewhere in the world, but this did not prevent the stocks from falling in anticipation of the impact. We were also surprised by the lack of resilience of energy drillers, and we did not expect the lack of discipline which caused excess capacity in pressure pumping, and subsequently a decline in day rates. We also suffered from bad luck on several securities such as JP Morgan and Herbalife, which were hit by unpredictable, non-fundamental events. Our selection of consumer and healthcare stocks was much more favorable, and many of our financials contributed positively.

 

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With 36% of our holdings replaced during the year, 2012 saw a portfolio turnover slightly higher than its usual levels.

Our macroeconomic scenario remained generally stable despite the turbulence in market perception, and therefore did not cause any meaningful trend in our stock selection. Several energy-related holdings were sold in reaction to the above-mentioned trends in drilling, and our purchase of a few banks was partly supported by the desire to reduce portfolio risk, as our heavy underweight in the industry was no longer warranted by fundamentals.

Most other transactions were driven purely by stock-specific points, and therefore did not reflect a particular theme. Our search for sustainable growth profiles led us to pick stocks for reasons as diverse as a strong strategy execution (CVS Caremark, Goldman Sachs, Michael Kors), a favorable product cycle (Xilinx, EBay, Monsanto), a supportive secular trend (Teradata, Mylan), a turnaround story (Citigroup) or the benefits of a merger (Hertz Global).

As a result of these changes, we finished the year with a reasonable Growth profile combined with an attractive valuation. Our portfolio’s long-term earnings growth was estimated at 13.14% p.a. (vs 10.58% for the index) but it’s PE was well below that of the market (12.24 times forward earnings, vs 12.72). Our exposure to Consumer Discretionary stocks remained high, while that to Technology came back close to its maximum, whereas Industrials were trimmed. Our underweight in Finance was cut by the addition of several banks.

The last minute agreement on the fiscal cliff does not clear all the uncertainties, but investors will probably feel relieved. For the longer term, however, the concrete implementation details will be important for the domestic economy. Overseas, the trends appear to be moving in the right direction, and the headwinds of 2012 should recede.

Although the worst-case scenario was avoided, the terms of the deal reached between the Republicans and the Democrats will naturally shave some growth off the U.S. GDP in 2013, as taxes and other contributions rise for a majority of Americans. Given the complex calculation schemes, it will probably take several weeks for most individuals to figure out the impact in their own case. Moreover, the late date at which the agreement was reached will probably induce delays in the tax filing calendar, which means that reimbursements will be received by tax payers later in the year than usual.

 

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More importantly, the question of spending cuts and government borrowing limits remains largely unaddressed. Other political fights lie ahead for the coming few months and subsequent uncertainties will probably impact business well into the new year.

This suggests that domestic demand in the USA will only grow at a modest pace, and leaves the country’s GDP growth with more dependence on overseas developments. In this respect, the stabilization observed in most regions of the world towards the end of 2012 is good news. The turmoil in Europe and the sharp slowdown in Asia had been major headwinds for U.S. exports last year. They may not reverse enough to help the U.S. economy, but they should at least stop weighing on it. Some encouraging indicators were released in China over the last few weeks.

All in all, the environment in which US companies will have to operate in the future will be different, but not necessarily tougher than the one they dealt with in 2012. Their strong ability to drive earnings higher even in a moderate economic growth environment will be a key asset and, with investors showing a little more appetite for risk, we expect the medium- to long-term outlook for equities to remain favorable, although not exempt from volatility.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The 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 and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please visit www.bishopstreetfunds.com or call 1-800-262-9565

Index returns are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent actual Fund performance. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice regarding the funds or any security in particular.

Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal.

 

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Strategic Growth Fund    

 

Performance Comparison

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Strategic Growth Fund,

Class I, versus the S&P 500/Citigroup Growth Index, the S&P 500 Composite Index

and the Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Classification.

 

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# Account value if you reinvested income and capital gains.

(1) See page 4 and 5 for definitions of comparative indices.

 

Average Annual Total Returns      
One Year
Return
    Annualized
3 Year
Return
    Annualized
5 Year
Return
    Annualized
10 Year
Return
     
       
  11.05     8.50     (0.31 )%      7.23   Class I
  14.61     11.33     3.39     7.00  

S&P 500/Citigroup

Growth Index

  16.00     10.87     1.66     7.10  

S&P 500

Composite Index

  15.21     9.83     0.94     8.07  

Lipper Multi-Cap Growth

Funds Classification

 

  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

 

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Top Ten Equity Holdings (Unaudited)

 

 

             Percentage of
Investments
 
  1.      Bed Bath & Beyond      2.1%   

 

 

 
  2.      Herbalife      2.1%   

 

 

 
  3.      eBay      2.1%   

 

 

 
  4.      Costco Wholesale      2.1%   

 

 

 
  5.      Hertz Global Holdings      2.1%   

 

 

 
  6.      Alliance Data Systems      2.1%   

 

 

 
  7.      Goldman Sachs Group      2.1%   

 

 

 
  8.      F5 Networks      2.1%   

 

 

 
  9.      Schlumberger      2.1%   

 

 

 
  10.      Agilent Technologies      2.1%   

 

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  Percentages based on total investments. Top ten holdings do not include short-term investments.

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         Value
(000)
 
    
  COMMON STOCK † — 100.1%   

 

Consumer Discretionary — 18.0%

 
  2,600       AutoZone*   $ 921   
  17,900       Bed Bath & Beyond     1,001   
  24,900       CBS     947   
  20,100       Dollar General     886   
  36,300       GameStop     911   
  18,000       Michael Kors Holdings     919   
  13,300       PetSmart     909   
  16,600       Scripps Networks Interactive     962   
  22,600       TJX     959   
    

 

 

 
       8,415   
    

 

 

 

 

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         Value
(000)
 
    

 

Consumer Staples — 6.3%

 
  10,000       Costco Wholesale   $ 988   
  19,800       CVS     957   
  30,300       Herbalife     998   
    

 

 

 
       2,943   
    

 

 

 

 

Energy — 5.9%

 
  10,500       Exxon Mobil     909   
  13,000       National Oilwell Varco     888   
  14,100       Schlumberger     977   
    

 

 

 
       2,774   
    

 

 

 

 

Financials — 12.0%

 
  11,700       ACE     934   
  23,100       Allstate     928   
  15,800       American Express     908   
  23,100       Citigroup     914   
  7,700       Goldman Sachs Group     982   
  1,850       Mastercard     909   
    

 

 

 
       5,575   
    

 

 

 

 

Health Care — 13.8%

 
  23,700       Agilent Technologies     970   
  20,900       AmerisourceBergen     902   
  10,300       Amgen     889   
  11,500       Celgene*     905   
  17,500       Cigna     936   
  33,500       Mylan*     921   
  16,800       UnitedHealth Group     911   
    

 

 

 
       6,434   
    

 

 

 

 

Industrials — 14.1%

 
  8,500       Cummins     921   
  17,200       Equifax     931   
  60,600       Hertz Global Holdings*     986   
  14,600       Honeywell International     927   
  14,800       Joy Global     944   
  10,100       Stericycle*     942   
  7,200       Union Pacific     905   
    

 

 

 
       6,556   
    

 

 

 

 

Information Technology — 26.0%

 
  6,800       Alliance Data Systems*     984   
  1,650       Apple     880   
  19,500       eBay*     995   

 

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Schedule of Investments

(concluded)

 

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(000)
 
    

 

Information Technology — (continued)

 
  10,100       F5 Networks*   $ 981   
  4,800       International Business Machines     919   
  14,900       Intuit     887   
  31,100       Microsoft     831   
  29,000       Oracle     966   
  14,800       Qualcomm     918   
  15,600       Teradata     966   
  42,900       TIBCO Software     944   
  32,400       VeriFone Systems     962   
  25,500       Xilinx     915   
    

 

 

 
       12,148   
    

 

 

 

 

Materials — 4.0%

 
  4,700       CF Industries Holdings     955   
  9,600       Monsanto     909   
    

 

 

 
       1,864   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $40,554)     46,709   
    

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (A) — 0.0%   
  1,566       Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.061% (Cost $2)     2   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $40,556) —100.1%   $ 46,711   
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $46,644 (000).

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting.

 

(A) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2012.

Cost figures are shown in thousands.

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Dividend Value Fund

 

Despite slow economic growth and political turmoil, the U.S. stock market had an impressive year with the S&P 500 returning over 16%. U.S. stocks were led by financials and the Consumer Discretionary sectors as the housing market improved throughout the year. The worst performing sectors were energy and utilities. During the year, higher volatility, lower quality stocks outperformed. The Bishop Dividend Value Fund, focusing on large-cap, high-quality dividend paying stocks had strong absolute returns, but lagged its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Fund returned 11.07% after expenses versus 17.51% for the Russell 1000 Value Index.

The first quarter of 2012 saw a strong rally in risk assets as the European Central Bank (ECB) launched Long-Term Refinancing Operation, designed to improve the capital of the European banks by letting them borrow at low interest rates. The market pulled back slightly in the second quarter following softening economic data. With the market pullback, the ECB promised to do “whatever it takes,” initiating a new ECB program called “Outright Monetary Transactions”. The new bond buying program is aimed to bring down sovereign bond yields and restore stability of the debt markets of troubled Euro-zone governments. The Federal Reserve also did not disappoint by launching a third round of quantitative easing, under which mortgage-backed securities will be purchased on a monthly basis. With these actions by central banks, investors favored lower quality, riskier assets.

The Fund’s financial sector was a major detractor to relative outperformance. We underweighted the sector in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark as the regulatory outlook was uncertain and the dividends paid by some large diversified banks were still minimal. Within the sector, not owning Bank of America Corp, Citigroup Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. hurt relative performance.

The Fund lagged in the Information Technology sector as a result of the Fund’s overweight position in the sector and the Fund’s positions in Intel, International Business Machines and Microsoft. Both Microsoft and Intel suffered from declining demand in personal computers as consumers spend more on tablets and smart phones. International Business Machines underperformed as the company’s revenues fell short of expectations on sluggish technology spending.

 

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Our stock selection resulted in positive returns in the materials sector. Sherwin Williams had a strong return of over 70% as the company benefited from the housing market recovery. The company continued to return cash to shareholders through consistent dividend increases.

The Utilities sector was another bright spot for the Fund during the year. Sempra Energy posted a 34% return as the company continued to execute well, beating on both revenue and earnings expectations. Within the sector, the Fund also re-positioned towards regulated utilities companies such as CMS Energy and Wisconsin Energy where the regulatory environment is constructive and earnings growth is relatively stable.

The U.S. stock market had a surprisingly strong performance in 2012. Looking ahead, the market still faces major headwinds including: European sovereign debt crisis, slowing economic growth in China and U.S. fiscal cliff/economic challenges. With this in mind, we are not certain whether the market can continue its momentum into the coming months. Our investment process continues to be bottom-up, fundamentally driven rather than depending on predicting economic/political outcomes. We seek companies with solid balance sheets that generate strong and sustainable free cash flow from operations. We believe these companies should outperform in the long term over a market cycle.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The 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 and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please visit www.bishopstreetfunds.com or call 1-800-262-9565

Index returns are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent actual Fund performance. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice regarding the funds or any security in particular

Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal. Diversification does not protect against market loss.

 

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Dividend Value Fund    

 

Performance Comparison

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Dividend Value Fund, Class I, versus the Russell 1000 Value Index, and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Classification.

 

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‡ Performance begins on April 30, 2006.

(1) See page 4 for definitions of comparative indices.

 

Average Annual Total Returns      
One Year
Return
    Annualized
3 Year
Return
    Annualized
5 Year
Return
    Annualized
Inception
to Date
     
       
  11.07     10.19     0.36     2.02   Class I*
       
  17.51     10.86     0.59     2.28   Russell 1000 Value Index
  14.95     8.94     0.68     2.68   Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Classification

 

*   Commenced operations on 05/03/06.
  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

 

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Top Ten Equity Holdings (Unaudited)

 

             Percentage of
Investments
 

 

 

 
  1.      Philip Morris International      3.2%   

 

 

 
  2.      Verizon Communications      3.1%   

 

 

 
  3.      International Business Machines      3.1%   

 

 

 
  4.      Exxon Mobil      2.9%   

 

 

 
  5.      Pfizer      2.9%   

 

 

 
  6.      AT&T      2.7%   

 

 

 
  7.      Merck      2.6%   

 

 

 
  8.      Bristol-Myers Squibb      2.6%   

 

 

 
  9.      Microsoft      2.5%   

 

 

 
  10.      Johnson & Johnson      2.5%   

 

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  Percentages based on total investments. Top ten holdings do not include short-term investments.

Schedule of Investments

 

 Shares 

         Value
(000)
 
    
  COMMON STOCK — 98.6%   

 

Consumer Discretionary — 9.6%

 
  20,300       Home Depot   $ 1,256   
  6,920       Macy’s     270   
  9,755       Mattel     357   
  11,645       McDonald’s     1,027   
  7,680       McGraw-Hill     420   
  9,945       Meredith     342   
  6,290       Nordstrom     337   
  16,720       Time Warner     800   
  9,885       TJX     420   
  1,810       VF     273   
    

 

 

 
       5,502   
    

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

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 Shares 

         Value
(000)
 
    

 

Consumer Staples — 12.1%

 
  22,350       Altria Group   $ 702   
  14,905       Coca-Cola Co.     540   
  6,740       Diageo PLC ADR     786   
  9,295       General Mills     376   
  12,645       HJ Heinz     729   
  7,680       Kimberly-Clark     648   
  21,575       Philip Morris International     1,805   
  11,305       Procter & Gamble     768   
  8,140       Wal-Mart Stores     555   
    

 

 

 
       6,909   
    

 

 

 

 

Energy — 10.3%

 
  11,740       Chevron     1,269   
  6,720       ConocoPhillips     390   
  19,325       Exxon Mobil     1,673   
  17,935       Kinder Morgan     634   
  7,380       Occidental Petroleum     565   
  6,365       Phillips 66     338   
  14,855       Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR     1,024   
    

 

 

 
       5,893   
    

 

 

 

 

Financials — 15.5%

 
  5,705       ACE     455   
  12,645       American Express     727   
  2,930       BlackRock     606   
  5,570       Chubb     420   
  7,035       CME Group     357   
  4,895       Digital Realty Trust ‡     332   
  27,060       JPMorgan Chase     1,190   
  17,730       Marsh & McLennan     611   
  7,270       MetLife     239   
  9,480       Northern Trust     475   
  21,832       People’s United Financial     264   
  7,955       PNC Financial Services Group     464   
  2,265       Public Storage ‡     328   
  1,850       Simon Property Group ‡     293   
  5,050       T Rowe Price Group     329   
  15,655       Unum Group     326   
  18,660       US Bancorp     596   
  24,640       Wells Fargo     842   
    

 

 

 
       8,854   
    

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

 Shares 

         Value
(000)
 
    

 

Health Care — 14.6%

 
  19,931       Abbott Laboratories   $ 1,306   
  12,097       Amgen     1,044   
  45,385       Bristol-Myers Squibb     1,479   
  20,067       Johnson & Johnson     1,407   
  36,145       Merck     1,480   
  64,700       Pfizer     1,622   
    

 

 

 
       8,338   
    

 

 

 

 

Industrials — 8.5%

 
  8,035       Boeing     605   
  3,550       Deere     307   
  7,680       Dover     505   
  7,220       Emerson Electric     382   
  12,300       Honeywell International     781   
  4,520       Illinois Tool Works     275   
  5,425       Parker Hannifin     461   
  10,095       Raytheon     581   
  3,885       United Parcel Service     286   
  3,605       United Technologies     296   
  11,645       Waste Management     393   
    

 

 

 
       4,872   
    

 

 

 

 

Information Technology — 12.3%

 
  13,360       Accenture PLC     888   
  1,015       Apple     541   
  9,755       Automatic Data Processing     556   
  5,570       Canon ADR     218   
  58,385       Intel     1,205   
  9,225       International Business Machines     1,767   
  52,985       Microsoft     1,416   
  13,565       Texas Instruments     420   
    

 

 

 
       7,011   
    

 

 

 

 

Materials — 4.9%

 
  3,615       BHP Billiton ADR     284   
  12,950       EI du Pont de Nemours     582   
  9,460       RPM International     278   
  9,060       Sherwin-Williams     1,394   
  9,225       Sonoco Products     274   
    

 

 

 
       2,812   
    

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

(concluded)

 

 Shares 

         Value
(000)
 
    

 

Telecommunication Services — 5.8%

 
  44,875       AT&T   $ 1,513   
  41,055       Verizon Communications     1,776   
    

 

 

 
       3,289   
    

 

 

 

 

Utilities — 5.0%

 
  9,045       American Electric Power     386   
  12,175       CMS Energy     297   
  5,400       Dominion Resources     280   
  3,131       Duke Energy     200   
  1,980       National Fuel Gas     100   
  3,895       NextEra Energy     270   
  7,733       Northeast Utilities     302   
  6,780       Sempra Energy     481   
  9,590       Westar Energy     274   
  7,845       Wisconsin Energy     289   
    

 

 

 
       2,879   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $45,521)     56,359   
    

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCK — 0.5%   
  1,800       Fifth Third Bancorp, 8.50% (Cost $267)     254   
    

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (A) — 0.5%   
  283,006       Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.061% (Cost $283)     283   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $46,071) — 99.6%   $ 56,896   
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $57,137 (000).

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

(A) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2012.

ADR — American Depository Receipt

PLC — Public Limited Company

Cost figures are shown in thousands.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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BISHOP STREET

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

FUNDS

 

High Grade Income Fund

 

In 2012 central banks around the globe pursued aggressive monetary policies to support economic growth and financial stability. The markets continued to be challenged by slow global growth, the economic and fiscal crisis in Europe, and political dysfunction in the U.S. to address the fiscal cliff and tax reforms. The Federal Reserve remained committed to keeping interest rates low as long as inflation is less than 2.5% and the unemployment rate remains above 6.5%. Expectations of continued stimulus sent equity markets higher as investors continued to favor risk assets such as equities and corporate bonds. The bond markets performed relatively well as investors chased yields in the low interest rate environment. As a result, the S&P 500 stock index was up 16% for the year and the Barclays U.S. Government Credit Index returned 4.82%.

The Bishop Street High Grade Income Fund provided investors with a 5.05% return in 2012 outperforming the Barclays U.S. Government Credit Index return by 23 basis points. Key drivers to performance were the Fund’s overweight to the corporate bond sector and an underweight in the U.S. treasuries. Looking ahead, we believe that volatility will be high as easy monetary and fiscal policies compete with the forces of deleveraging by governments and consumers and fiscal reform. That said, the recovering housing market, pent-up demand in capital spending and an increase in state and local government spending are positives for the economy this year. We expect that corporate bonds will have another strong year as interest rates remain fairly low in 2013 and investors will continue to reach for yield. We believe the Bishop Street High Grade Income Fund is well positioned for a modest rise in interest rates and will continue to seek value in spread sectors and to provide shareholders with attractive risk-adjusted returns.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The 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 and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please visit www.bishopstreetfunds.com or call 1-800-262-9565

Index returns are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent actual Fund performance. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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LOGO

 

This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice regarding the funds or any security in particular.

Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal. Diversification does not protect against market loss.

 

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High Grade Income Fund    

 

Performance Comparison

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the High Grade Income Fund, Class I, versus the Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Index, and the Lipper Corporate A-Rated Debt Funds Objective.

 

LOGO

# Account value if you reinvested income and capital gains.

(1) See page 4 for definitions of comparative indices.

 

Average Annual Total Returns†      
One Year
Return
    Annualized
3 Year
Return
    Annualized
5 Year
Return
    Annualized
10 Year
Return
     
       
  5.05     5.87     6.90     5.27   Class I
  4.82     6.71     6.06     5.25   Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Index
  7.11     7.18     6.31     5.33   Lipper Corporate A- Rated Debt Funds Objective

 

  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

 

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High Grade Income Fund    

Top Ten Holdings (Unaudited)

 

            Coupon
Rate
    Maturity
Date
    Percentage of
Investments
 

 

 

 
  1.      U.S. Treasury Note     0.125%        08/31/13        2.5%   

 

 

 
  2.      U.S. Treasury Bond     4.500%        08/15/39        2.0%   

 

 

 
  3.      U.S. Treasury Bond     4.750%        02/15/37        2.0%   

 

 

 
  4.      U.S. Treasury Note     0.250%        09/15/14        2.0%   

 

 

 
  5.      California State, Build America Bonds, GO     7.550%        04/01/39        1.9%   

 

 

 
  6.      International Business Machines     8.375%        11/01/19        1.7%   

 

 

 
  7.      Boston Properties     5.625%        11/15/20        1.7%   

 

 

 
  8.      Rio Tinto Finance USA     9.000%        05/01/19        1.6%   

 

 

 
  9.      Aflac     8.500%        05/15/19        1.6%   

 

 

 
  10.      St. Louis School District, Qualified School Construction Boards, GO     6.100%        04/01/25        1.6%   

 

LOGO

 

  Percentages based on total investments. Top ten holdings do not include short-term investments.

Schedule of Investments

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
    
  CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — 54.6%   

 

Banks — 3.7%

 
   Citigroup  
$ 383       6.500%, 08/19/13   $ 396   
  520       6.000%, 08/15/17     613   
   Goldman Sachs Group MTN  
  500       7.500%, 02/15/19     629   
  550       0.719%, 07/22/15(A)     540   
   JPMorgan Chase  
  450       3.150%, 07/05/16     477   
   US Bancorp MTN  
  500       3.000%, 03/15/22     520   
    

 

 

 
       3,175   
    

 

 

 

 

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High Grade Income Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
    

 

Consumer Discretionary — 3.0%

 
   AutoZone  
$ 400       4.000%, 11/15/20   $ 434   
   Home Depot  
  700       5.875%, 12/16/36     920   
   Johnson Controls  
  500       4.250%, 03/01/21     547   
   Macy’s Retail Holdings  
  300       2.875%, 02/15/23     294   
   McDonald’s MTN  
  350       1.875%, 05/29/19     356   
    

 

 

 
       2,551   
    

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 6.5%

 
   Bunge Finance  
  500       8.500%, 06/15/19     643   
   Campbell Soup  
  500       4.250%, 04/15/21     566   
   Colgate-Palmolive MTN  
  900       1.950%, 02/01/23     875   
   Genentech  
  1,000       4.750%, 07/15/15     1,103   
   PepsiAmericas  
  650       4.875%, 01/15/15     704   
   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance BV  
  500       2.400%, 11/10/16     521   
   Wal-Mart Stores  
  1,000       5.375%, 04/05/17     1,184   
    

 

 

 
       5,596   
    

 

 

 

 

Energy — 5.6%

 
   Cameron International  
  375       4.500%, 06/01/21     420   
   Devon Energy  
  1,000       6.300%, 01/15/19     1,243   
   Halliburton  
  1,000       6.150%, 09/15/19     1,259   
   Hess  
  400       8.125%, 02/15/19     526   
   Kinder Morgan Energy Partners  
  710       9.000%, 02/01/19     957   
   Occidental Petroleum  
  375       2.700%, 02/15/23     383   
    

 

 

 
       4,788   
    

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
    

 

Financials — 13.9%

 
   Aflac  
$ 1,000       8.500%, 05/15/19   $ 1,362   
   American Express Credit MTN  
  500       5.875%, 05/02/13     509   
  545       2.375%, 03/24/17     570   
   Aon  
  500       3.125%, 05/27/16     526   
   Bank of America MTN  
  1,050       4.900%, 05/01/13     1,064   
   Bank of New York Mellon MTN  
  500       4.150%, 02/01/21     561   
   Boston Properties  
  1,200       5.625%, 11/15/20 ‡     1,420   
   Capital One Financial  
  1,000       7.375%, 05/23/14     1,088   
   Daimler Finance North America LLC  
  840       6.500%, 11/15/13     882   
   Eksportfinans ASA MTN  
  600       1.875%, 04/02/13     600   
   Ford Motor Credit LLC  
  500       2.500%, 01/15/16     506   
   General Electric Capital MTN  
  625       6.150%, 08/07/37     777   
   Morgan Stanley MTN  
  500       5.750%, 10/18/16     554   
   Svensk Exportkredit AB  
  1,000       2.125%, 07/13/16     1,039   
   Toyota Motor Credit MTN  
  400       2.800%, 01/11/16     421   
    

 

 

 
       11,879   
    

 

 

 

 

Health Care — 5.9%

 
   AstraZeneca PLC  
  1,000       5.900%, 09/15/17     1,215   
   Celgene  
  1,000       3.250%, 08/15/22     1,020   
   Gilead Sciences  
  875       3.050%, 12/01/16     937   
   Merck  
  1,000       5.000%, 06/30/19     1,203   
   UnitedHealth Group  
  700       2.875%, 03/15/22     718   
    

 

 

 
       5,093   
    

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
    

 

Industrials — 2.4%

 
   Caterpillar  
$ 500       7.900%, 12/15/18   $ 678   
   Precision Castparts  
  900       1.250%, 01/15/18     901   
   Raytheon  
  475       2.500%, 12/15/22     469   
    

 

 

 
       2,048   
    

 

 

 

 

Information Technology — 6.6%

 
   BMC Software  
  500       7.250%, 06/01/18     590   
   Dell  
  400       5.625%, 04/15/14     424   
   Hewlett-Packard  
  500       2.125%, 09/13/15     500   
   Intel  
  425       1.350%, 12/15/17     425   
   International Business Machines  
  1,000       8.375%, 11/01/19     1,421   
   News America  
  500       6.650%, 11/15/37     646   
   Symantec  
  1,100       2.750%, 09/15/15     1,138   
   Xerox  
  500       8.250%, 05/15/14     545   
    

 

 

 
       5,689   
    

 

 

 

 

Materials — 3.4%

 
   BHP Billiton Finance  
  950       5.250%, 12/15/15     1,073   
   Praxair  
  500       2.200%, 08/15/22     490   
   Rio Tinto Finance USA  
  1,000       9.000%, 05/01/19     1,373   
    

 

 

 
       2,936   
    

 

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 1.5%

 
   Alltel  
  250       7.000%, 03/15/16     297   
   AT&T  
  305       5.500%, 02/01/18     363   
   Cellco Partnership  
  450       8.500%, 11/15/18     619   
    

 

 

 
       1,279   
    

 

 

 

 

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High Grade Income Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
    

 

Transportation Services — 1.0%

 
   Continental Airlines  
$ 772       9.000%, 07/08/16   $ 893   
    

 

 

 

 

Utilities — 1.1%

 
   Duke Energy  
  250       1.625%, 08/15/17     251   
   Potomac Edison  
  600       5.350%, 11/15/14     647   
    

 

 

 
       898   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $43,054)     46,825   
    

 

 

 
   U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 24.5%  
   U.S. Treasury Bond  
  700       7.250%, 05/15/16     859   
  800       6.000%, 02/15/26     1,158   
  500       5.375%, 02/15/31     714   
  1,250       4.750%, 02/15/37     1,706   
  1,300       4.500%, 08/15/39     1,723   
  500       4.375%, 05/15/41     651   
  500       3.750%, 08/15/41     588   
   U.S. Treasury Note  
  275       3.750%, 11/15/18     320   
  350       3.625%, 02/15/21     411   
  625       3.125%, 10/31/16     687   
  500       3.125%, 01/31/17     552   
  600       2.875%, 03/31/18     665   
  405       2.625%, 04/30/16     434   
  650       2.375%, 10/31/14     675   
  1,000       2.375%, 02/28/15     1,045   
  500       2.375%, 07/31/17     539   
  1,000       2.125%, 05/31/15     1,043   
  500       2.125%, 08/15/21     526   
  1,000       2.000%, 11/15/21     1,038   
  1,000       1.375%, 02/28/19     1,025   
  800       1.000%, 01/15/14     807   
  1,700       0.250%, 09/15/14     1,700   
  2,145       0.125%, 08/31/13     2,144   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $19,632)     21,010   
    

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
    
   MUNICIPAL BONDS — 8.5%  
   Arizona Public Service  
$ 500       6.250%, 08/01/16   $ 587   
   California State, Build America Bonds, GO  
  1,130       7.550%, 04/01/39     1,629   
   City of Minneapolis Minnesota, GO  
  250       4.900%, 03/01/25     280   
  300       4.800%, 03/01/24     337   
   City of New York New York, GO  
  300       5.817%, 10/01/31     349   
   Connecticut State, GO  
  800       5.295%, 10/01/29     944   
   Hawaii State, GO  
  700       5.480%, 02/01/28     875   
   Houston Independent School District, GO  
  250       6.125%, 02/15/28     299   
   St. Louis School District, Qualified School Construction  
   Boards, GO  
  1,070       6.100%, 04/01/25     1,341   
   Utah State, Ser B, GO  
  575       3.369%, 07/01/21     624   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $6,355)     7,265   
    

 

 

 
   U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 8.0%  
   FHLB  
  1,100       5.125%, 03/10/17     1,297   
  1,000       4.125%, 03/13/20     1,187   
  1,100       3.750%, 12/14/18     1,268   
   FHLMC  
  875       8.250%, 06/01/16     1,093   
   FHLMC MTN  
  1,000       4.250%, 05/22/13     1,016   
   FNMA  
  1,000       2.000%, 02/07/17     1,005   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $6,448)     6,866   
    

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)/Shares

         Value
(000)
 
    
  U.S. GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS —1.5%   
   FNMA, Ser 2003-33, Cl AB  
$ 672       3.750%, 03/25/33   $ 699   
   FNMA, Ser 889958  
  184       5.000%, 10/01/23     199   
   FNMA REMIC, Ser 2007-B1, Cl BE  
  152       5.450%, 12/25/20     155   
   GNMA, Ser 2003-7, Cl PE  
  207       5.500%, 11/16/31     211   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS (Cost $1,218)     1,264   
    

 

 

 
  NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATION (A) — 1.3%   
   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2004-4, Cl 3A2  
  1,176       2.050%, 04/25/32 (Cost $1,051)     1,167   
    

 

 

 
   SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (B) — 0.9%  
   Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares,  
  722,243       0.061%     722   
   Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares,  
  25,274       0.061%     26   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $748)     748   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $78,506) — 99.3%   $ 85,145   
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $85,771 (000).

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

(A) Floating Rate Security — The rate reflected on the Schedule of Investments is the rate in effect on December 31, 2012. The maturity date shown is the final maturity date.

 

(B) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2012.

Cl — Class

FHLB — Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Corporation

GNMA — Government National Mortgage Corporation

GO — General Obligation

LLC — Limited Liability Corporation

MTN — Medium Term Note

PLC — Public Limited Company

 

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REMIC — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

Ser — Series

Cost figures are shown in thousands.

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BISHOP STREET

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

FUNDS

 

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund

 

The tax-exempt municipal bond market outperformed the taxable high grade fixed income market in 2012 with a return of 6.78%. In spite of uncertainty regarding possible tax-exemption reform for municipal bond interest, municipal bonds saw continued demand as investors searched for attractive fixed income investment options. More specifically, longer-dated, lower-rated bonds outperformed as investors looked for increased yields.

In 2012, the Bishop Street Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, Class I provided investors with a return of 5.06%. The key driver of performance for the year was the allocation of the Fund to Hawaii issued bonds. Hawaii has fared well in the economic recovery cycle relative to other states as tourism rebounded and unemployment remained well under the national average. Spending was up approximately 10% for the year with hotels, retail, restaurants and utilities all being major contributors to overall growth. As a result, Hawaii issues generated solid performance for the year. Looking ahead we anticipate that the Fed’s accommodative monetary policy will help tax-exempt municipal bonds garner modest returns in 2013. We believe the Bishop Street Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund is well positioned to take advantage of the current investment environment and should continue to generate attractive after-tax returns for our shareholders.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The 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 and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please visit www.bishopstreetfunds.com or call 1-800-262-9565

Index returns are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent actual Fund performance. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.

This material represents an assessment of the market environment at a specific time and is not intended to be a forecast of future events or a guarantee of future results. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice regarding the funds or any security in particular.

Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal. Diversification does not protect against market loss.

 

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Performance Comparison

Comparison of Change in the Value of a $10,000 Investment in the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, Class I or Class A, versus the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index, and the Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds Objective.

 

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# Account value if you reinvested income and capital gains.

(1) See page 4 for definitions of comparative indices.

 

Average Annual Total Returns      
One Year
Return
    Annualized
3 Year
Return
    Annualized
5 Year
Return
    Annualized
10 Year
Return
     
       
  5.06     5.12     4.74     4.17   Class I
       
  4.80     4.86     4.48     3.91   Class A
       
  1.64     3.79     3.84     3.59   Class A, with load**
  6.78     6.57     5.91     5.10   Barclays Capital
Municipal Bond Index
  6.52     5.69     4.77     4.23   Lipper Other States
Municipal Debt Funds
Objective

 

**   Reflects 3.00% sales charge.
  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

 

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Top Ten Holdings (Unaudited)

 

 

             Coupon
Rate
     Maturity
Date
     Percentage of
Investments
 

 

 

 
  1.      Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, RB      5.350%         07/01/18         2.1%   

 

 

 
  2.      Hawaii State, RB      5.250%         07/01/27         1.9%   

 

 

 
  3.      Hawaii State, RB      5.000%         07/01/16         1.6%   

 

 

 
  4.      Hawaii State, RB      5.000%         01/01/25         1.5%   

 

 

 
  5.      Honolulu Hawaii City & County, GO      4.000%         11/01/19         1.5%   

 

 

 
  6.      Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Board of Water Supply, RB      5.000%         07/01/26         1.4%   

 

 

 
  7.      Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, RB      6.500%         07/01/33         1.4%   

 

 

 
  8.      University of Hawaii, RB      4.500%         07/15/23         1.4%   

 

 

 
  9.      Hawaii State, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, COP      5.000%         11/01/31         1.4%   

 

 

 
  10.      Honolulu Hawaii City & County, GO      5.000%         07/01/14         1.4%   

 

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  Percentages based on total investments. Top ten holdings do not include short-term investments.

Schedule of Investments

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
    
  MUNICIPAL BONDS — 98.1%   

 

Alaska — 0.9%

 
   Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority, Ser 3, RB, Bond Bank Moral Obligation Insured  
$ 1,000       5.000%, 09/01/22   $ 1,235   
   Anchorage Alaska, Water Authority, RB, NPFGC Insured  

 

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(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Alaska — (continued)

 
$ 200       5.000%, 05/01/37   $ 216   
    

 

 

 
       1,451   
    

 

 

 

 

Arizona — 1.5%

 
   Glendale Arizona, Water and Sewer Authority, RB  
  1,000       5.000%, 07/01/23     1,209   
   Mesa Arizona, GO  
  1,000       4.250%, 07/01/31     1,095   
    

 

 

 
       2,304   
    

 

 

 

 

California — 1.9%

 
   California State, GO  
  1,000       5.000%, 04/01/38     1,107   
   California State, GO, AGM Insured  
  800       4.500%, 12/01/32     862   
   California State, Health Facilities Financing Authority, Stanford Hospital, Ser B, RB  
  1,000       5.000%, 11/15/25     1,173   
    

 

 

 
       3,142   
    

 

 

 

 

Colorado — 0.4%

 
   Denver City & County, School District No. 1, GO  
  500       5.000%, 12/01/24     614   
    

 

 

 

 

Georgia — 0.7%

 
   Main Street, Natural Gas, Ser B, RB  
  1,000       5.000%, 03/15/18     1,134   
    

 

 

 

 

Hawaii — 80.3%

 
   Hawaii County, Ser A, GO  
  1,000       5.000%, 07/15/22     1,180   
  500       4.000%, 03/01/22     562   
   Hawaii County, Ser A, GO, AGM Insured  
  125       5.000%, 07/15/21     128   
  1,500       5.000%, 07/15/23     1,533   
   Hawaii County, Ser A, GO, AMBAC Insured  
  1,000       5.000%, 07/15/15     1,109   
    
   Hawaii County, Ser A, GO, NPFGC Insured  
  1,055       5.250%, 07/15/18     1,127   
  1,000       5.000%, 07/15/24     1,061   
   Hawaii Pacific Health, Ser A, RB  
  1,000       4.625%, 07/01/21     1,120   
   Hawaii State, Airport System Authority, RB, AGM Insured  
  1,000       5.250%, 07/01/27     1,198   

 

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Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
   Hawaii State, Airport System Authority, Ser A, RB  
$ 2,500       5.250%, 07/01/27   $ 2,976   
  900       5.250%, 07/01/30     1,058   
  1,250       5.000%, 07/01/22     1,517   
   Hawaii State, Airport System Authority, RB, AMT  
  1,500       4.125%, 07/01/24     1,596   
  1,000       3.000%, 07/01/17     1,050   
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Chaminade University, RB, Radian Insured  
  1,000       4.750%, 01/01/36     1,028   
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Electric Company Project, Ser A, RB, AMT, FGIC Insured  
  750       4.800%, 01/01/25     769   
  1,000       4.650%, 03/01/37     1,026   
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Electric Company Project, Ser A, RB, AMT, NPFGC Insured  
  1,250       5.650%, 10/01/27     1,264   
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Mid Pacific Institute, RB, Radian Insured  
  1,000       5.000%, 01/01/26     1,034   
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, RB  
  300       3.600%, 11/15/20     305   
  300       3.350%, 11/15/19     305   
   Hawaii State, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Kapolei Office Facilities, Ser A, COP, AGM Insured  
  2,000       5.000%, 11/01/31     2,172   
   Hawaii State, Harbor System Authority, Ser A, RB  
  1,125       4.250%, 07/01/21     1,255   
   Hawaii State, Harbor System Authority, Ser A, RB, AMT, AGM Insured  
  370       5.750%, 07/01/29     371   
   Hawaii State, Harbor System Authority, Ser B, RB, AMT, AGM Insured  
  1,000       5.000%, 01/01/13     1,000   
  500       5.000%, 01/01/23     514   
    
   Hawaii State, Harbor System Authority, Ser B, RB, AMT, AMBAC Insured  
  200       5.500%, 07/01/19     200   
   Hawaii State, Highway Authority, RB  
  500       5.750%, 01/01/28     595   
  605       5.500%, 07/01/18     744   
  1,000       5.500%, 01/01/25     1,187   
   Hawaii State, Highway Authority, RB, BHAC Insured  
  550       4.750%, 01/01/22     634   

 

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Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
   Hawaii State, Highway Authority, Ser A, RB  
$ 2,000       5.000%, 01/01/25   $ 2,436   
  1,300       5.000%, 01/01/31     1,541   
   Hawaii State, Highway Authority, Ser A, RB, AGM Insured  
  500       5.000%, 07/01/19     550   
  1,000       5.000%, 07/01/21     1,096   
  1,565       5.000%, 07/01/22     1,713   
   Hawaii State, Highway Authority, Ser B, RB, AGM Insured  
  1,250       5.250%, 07/01/18     1,521   
  1,600       5.250%, 07/01/19     1,990   
  2,300       5.000%, 07/01/16     2,542   
   Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Kuhio Park Terrace Multi-Family Housing, Ser A, RB, FHLMC Insured  
  200       3.900%, 04/01/22     216   
  115       3.750%, 04/01/21     125   
  180       3.500%, 04/01/20     192   
  115       3.000%, 04/01/18     121   
   Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Rental Housing System, Ser B, RB, AGM Insured  
  2,000       6.500%, 07/01/33     2,239   
   Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Ser A, RB, FHLMC Insured  
  100       3.300%, 01/01/26     101   
   Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Single-Family Housing, Ser A, RB, AMT, FNMA Collateral Insured  
  475       5.400%, 07/01/30     475   
  3,260       5.350%, 07/01/18     3,262   
   Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Single-Family Housing, Ser B, RB, GNMA/FNMA Insured  
  495       3.450%, 01/01/22     519   
   Hawaii State, Ser CM, GO, AGM Insures FGIC Insured  
  1,000       6.500%, 12/01/14     1,115   
    
   Hawaii State, Ser DB, GO, NPFGC Insured  
  230       5.250%, 09/01/13 , Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     238   
   Hawaii State, Ser DD, GO, NPFGC Insured  
  1,000       5.000%, 05/01/16     1,059   
   Hawaii State, Ser DF, GO, AMBAC Insured  
  90       5.000%, 07/01/15, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     100   
  1,250       5.000%, 07/01/21     1,379   
   Hawaii State, Ser DG, GO, AMBAC Insured  
  1,000       5.000%, 07/01/16     1,108   

 

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Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
   Hawaii State, Ser DI, GO, AGM Insured  
$ 800       5.000%, 03/01/16 , Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)   $ 910   
  1,500       5.000%, 03/01/25     1,681   
   Hawaii State, Ser DK, GO  
  475       5.000%, 05/01/25     564   
   Hawaii State, Ser DN, GO  
  200       5.250%, 08/01/25     242   
   Hawaii State, Ser DO, GO  
  850       5.000%, 08/01/17     1,002   
   Hawaii State, Ser DR, GO  
  1,000       5.000%, 06/01/17     1,174   
   Hawaii State, Ser DT, GO  
  250       5.000%, 11/01/19     310   
  175       4.500%, 11/01/19     211   
   Hawaii State, Ser DY, GO  
  750       5.000%, 02/01/19     917   
  950       5.000%, 02/01/20     1,180   
   Hawaii State, Ser DZ, GO  
  1,000       5.000%, 12/01/17     1,191   
  190       5.000%, 12/01/24     234   
  250       5.000%, 12/01/28     302   
  1,300       5.000%, 12/01/29     1,567   
  1,000       5.000%, 12/01/31     1,197   
  1,100       4.000%, 12/01/30     1,216   
   Hawaii State, Ser EA, GO  
  1,000       5.000%, 12/01/22     1,255   
  500       3.000%, 12/01/20     554   
   Hawaii State, Ser EE, GO  
  1,000       4.000%, 11/01/24     1,156   
   Hawaii State, Ser EF, GO  
  200       5.000%, 11/01/24     250   
    
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ad Valorem Property Tax Project, Ser B, GO, NPFGC Insured  
  2,000       5.000%, 07/01/14 , Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     2,139   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Board of Water Supply, Ser A, RB  
  1,050       5.000%, 07/01/19     1,290   
  670       3.000%, 07/01/17     727   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Board of Water Supply, Ser A, RB, FGIC Insured  
  1,000       4.750%, 07/01/14 , Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,066   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Board of Water Supply, Ser A, RB, NPFGC Insured  
  2,000       5.000%, 07/01/26     2,245   

 

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Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Board of Water Supply, Ser A, RB, NPFGC Re-insures FGIC Insured  
$ 1,000       5.000%, 07/01/14 , Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)   $ 1,069   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Board of Water Supply, Ser B, RB, AMT, NPFGC Insured  
  1,000       5.250%, 07/01/20     1,115   
  1,000       5.250%, 07/01/21     1,113   
  325       5.000%, 07/01/15     356   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser A, GO  
  1,100       5.250%, 04/01/32     1,285   
  1,000       5.000%, 04/01/33     1,143   
  1,000       4.250%, 08/01/32     1,107   
  2,000       4.000%, 11/01/19     2,349   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser A, GO, AGM Insured  
  1,000       5.000%, 07/01/22     1,157   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser A, GO, NPFGC Insured  
  70       5.250%, 03/01/13 , Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     71   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser B, GO  
  250       5.000%, 12/01/18     305   
  395       5.000%, 08/01/21     495   
  1,200       4.000%, 11/01/27     1,347   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser B, GO, AGM Insured  
  290       5.250%, 07/01/15     323   
  1,000       5.250%, 07/01/16     1,154   
  345       5.250%, 07/01/18     420   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser C, GO  
  200       4.750%, 09/01/18     239   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser D, GO  
  1,000       5.250%, 09/01/22     1,238   
    
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser D, GO, NPFGC Insured  
  2,000       5.000%, 07/01/15, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     2,224   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser F, GO, NPFGC Re- insures FGIC Insured  
  1,000       5.000%, 07/01/15 , Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,112   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority, Ser A, RB  
  500       5.000%, 07/01/20     603   
  1,000       5.000%, 07/01/25     1,211   
  100       5.000%, 07/01/31     120   
  1,000       5.000%, 07/01/38     1,145   
  1,000       4.000%, 07/01/31     1,085   

 

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Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Hawaii — (continiued)

 
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority, Ser B, RB  
$ 990       4.000%, 07/01/23   $ 1,141   
  1,000       4.000%, 07/01/28     1,109   
  705       4.000%, 07/01/30     771   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority, Ser Junior A-1, RB, NPFGC Insured  
  815       5.000%, 07/01/22     914   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority, Ser Senior A, RB, NPFGC Insured  
  1,000       5.000%, 07/01/31     1,104   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority, Waipahu Towers Project, Ser A, RB, AMT, GNMA Collateral Insured  
  185       6.900%, 06/20/35     185   
   Kauai County, Ser A, GO  
  250       4.000%, 08/01/24     287   
  250       3.250%, 08/01/23     269   
   Kauai County, Ser A, GO, NPFGC Re-insures FGIC Insured  
  3,195       5.000%, 08/01/15, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     3,566   
  415       5.000%, 08/01/21     456   
   Maui County, GO, NPFGC Insured  
  100       5.000%, 03/01/17     109   
  1,100       5.000%, 03/01/24     1,192   
   Maui County, Ser A, GO  
  1,000       5.000%, 07/01/19     1,165   
   Maui County, Ser A, GO, AGM Insured  
  1,000       3.500%, 07/01/16     1,090   
   Maui County, Ser A, GO, NPFGC Insured  
  1,000       4.750%, 07/01/25     1,112   
    
   Maui County, Ser B, GO  
  500       4.000%, 06/01/21     567   
   Maui County, Ser B, GO, NPFGC Insured  
  500       5.000%, 07/01/16     569   
  500       5.000%, 09/01/17     535   
   University of Hawaii, College Improvements Project, Ser A, RB, AGC Insured  
  1,400       5.000%, 10/01/23     1,569   
   University of Hawaii, College Improvements Project, Ser A, RB, NPFGC Insured  
  200       5.000%, 07/15/19     227   
  150       5.000%, 07/15/22     170   
   University of Hawaii, Ser A, RB  
  100       6.000%, 10/01/38     121   

 

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Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
   University of Hawaii, Ser A, RB, NPFGC Insured  
$ 975       5.000%, 07/15/21   $ 1,107   
  2,000       4.500%, 07/15/23     2,211   
   University of Hawaii, Ser A-2, RB  
  1,000       4.000%, 10/01/18     1,139   
    

 

 

 
       128,307   
    

 

 

 

 

Kansas — 0.4%

 
   Sedgwick County, Unified School District No. 260 Derby, GO   
  500       5.000%, 10/01/29     601   
    

 

 

 

 

Maine — 0.5%

 
   Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Ser A, RB  
  750       5.250%, 07/01/31     848   
    

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts — 1.6%

 
   Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Ser B, GO, AGM Insured   
  1,300       5.250%, 08/01/28     1,723   
   Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Ser A, RB  
  600       5.250%, 07/01/29     788   
    

 

 

 
       2,511   
    

 

 

 

 

Minnesota — 0.3%

 
   Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, RB, GNMA/FNMA Insured  
  465       4.875%, 07/01/26     510   
    

 

 

 

 

Nebraska — 0.1%

 
   Omaha Nebraska, GO  
  100       5.250%, 10/15/19     123   
    

 

 

 
    

 

Nevada — 0.2%

 
   Nevada State, Municipal Bond Bank Projects, Ser F, GO, AGM Insured  
  250       5.000%, 12/01/24     272   
    

 

 

 

 

New York — 1.4%

 
   New York State, Dormitory Authority, New York University, Ser A, RB  
  1,000       3.100%, 07/01/17     1,084   
   New York, New York, Ser F, GO  
  500       3.000%, 08/01/16     538   
   New York, New York, Ser H-1, GO  
  600       5.000%, 03/01/18     715   
    

 

 

 
       2,337   
    

 

 

 

 

Ohio — 0.4%

 
   Akron Ohio, GO  
  500       5.000%, 12/01/21     579   
    

 

 

 

 

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(000)
 

 

Oklahoma — 1.1%

 
    
   Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, RB  
$ 125       5.000%, 07/01/40   $ 146   
   Oklahoma Water Resources Board, RB  
  500       4.000%, 10/01/40     530   
  1,000       3.000%, 10/01/18     1,091   
    

 

 

 
       1,767   
    

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico — 2.0%

 
   Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, NPFGC Insured  
  1,500       6.000%, 07/01/15     1,604   
   Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Ser ZZ, RB  
  500       5.000%, 07/01/24     504   
   Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority, Ser N, RB, AGM Insured  
  1,000       5.500%, 07/01/26     1,088   
    

 

 

 
       3,196   
    

 

 

 

 

South Carolina — 0.3%

 
   Sumter South Carolina, Waterworks & Sewer Improvement Systems, RB, XLCA Insured  
  500       5.000%, 12/01/21     558   
    

 

 

 

 

Texas — 0.9%

 
   North East Independent School District, GO, PSF Insured  
  275       5.250%, 02/01/28     367   
    
   Port of Houston Authority, Ser D-1, GO  
  1,000       5.000%, 10/01/35     1,176   
    

 

 

 
       1,543   
    

 

 

 

 

Utah — 1.0%

 
   Mountain Regional Water Special Service District, RB, AGM Insured  
  1,000       4.000%, 12/15/26     1,089   
  500       4.000%, 12/15/27     542   
    

 

 

 
       1,631   
    

 

 

 

 

Washington — 1.5%

 
   Washington Economic Development Finance Authority, RB  
  1,000       4.125%, 06/01/30     1,075   
   Washington State, Motor Vehicle Tax, Ser C, GO  
  1,000       5.000%, 06/01/22     1,242   
    

 

 

 
       2,317   
    

 

 

 

 

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         Value
(000)
 

 

Wisconsin — 0.7%

 
    
   Wisconsin State, Ser A, GO  
$ 1,000       4.000%, 05/01/30   $ 1,096   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $147,738)     156,841   
    

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (B) — 0.7%  
   Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund, Institutional  
  1,102,220       Shares, 0.000% (Cost $1,102)     1,102   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $148,840) — 98.8%   $ 157,943   
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $159,839 (000).

 

(A) Pre-Refunded Security — The maturity date shown is the pre-refunded date.

 

(B) The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2012.

AGC — American Guarantee Corporation

AGM — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AMBAC — American Municipal Bond Assurance Company

AMT — Alternative Minimum Tax

BHAC — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation

COP — Certificate of Participation

FGIC — Financial Guarantee Insurance Corporation

FHLMC — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Corporation

GNMA — Government National Mortgage Corporation

GO — General Obligation

NPFGC — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

PSF — Permanent School Fund

RB — Revenue Bond

SER — Series

XLCA — XL Capital

Cost figures are shown in thousands.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (000)

December 31, 2012

 

      Strategic
Growth
Fund
     Dividend
Value
Fund
     High
Grade
Income
Fund
 

Assets:

        

Investments, at Cost

   $ 40,556       $ 46,071       $ 78,506   

 

 

Investments, at Value

   $ 46,711       $ 56,896       $ 85,145   

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

     1,235         368           

Dividends and Interest Receivable

     16         94         797   

Due from Shareholder Servicing Agent

     6         8         11   

Due from Administrator

     3         4         6   

Reclaim Receivable

     1         5           

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

                     1   

Due from Advisor

             8         17   

Prepaid Expenses

     4         4         8   

 

 

Total Assets

     47,976         57,387         85,985   

 

 

Liabilities:

        

Line of Credit Payable

     1,245                   

Advisory Fees Payable

     31         38         40   

Shareholder Servicing Fees Payable

     10         13         18   

Administrative Fees Payable

     8         10         15   

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

     8                 25   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

     1         1         1   

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

             153           

Income Distribution Payable

                     64   

Other Accrued Expenses Payable

     29         35         51   

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,332         250         214   

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 46,644       $ 57,137       $ 85,771   

 

 

Paid-in Capital

   $ 42,840       $ 66,745       $ 78,736   

Undistributed (Distributions in excess of/) Net Investment Income

             (1      1   

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (2,351      (20,432      395   

Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     6,155         10,825         6,639   

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 46,644       $ 57,137       $ 85,771   

 

 

Class I Shares:

        

Net Assets

   $ 46,644       $ 57,137       $ 85,771   

Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest
(unlimited authorization — no par value)

     3,440         5,815         8,165   

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share — Class I (Net Assets / Shares Outstanding)

   $ 13.56       $ 9.83       $ 10.51 † 

 

 

 

Difference in net asset value recalculation and net asset value stated is caused using rounded net assets and shares.

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (000)

December 31, 2012

 

     

Hawaii
Municipal
Bond

Fund

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at Cost

   $ 148,840   

 

 

Investments, at Value

   $ 157,943   

Dividends and Interest Receivable

     2,605   

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

     24   

Due from Advisor

     27   

Due from Shareholder Servicing Agent

     21   

Due from Administrator

     18   

Prepaid Expenses

     10   

 

 

Total Assets

     160,648   

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Income Distribution Payable

     269   

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

     329   

Advisory Fees Payable

     48   

Shareholder Servicing Fees Payable

     34   

Administrative Fees Payable

     27   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

     2   

Trustees Fees Payable

     1   

Other Accrued Expenses Payable

     99   

 

 

Total Liabilities

     809   

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 159,839   

 

 

Paid-in Capital

   $ 150,101   

Undistributed Net Investment Income

     7   

Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments

     628   

Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     9,103   

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 159,839   

 

 

Class I Shares:

  

Net Assets

   $ 134,179   

Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest
(unlimited authorization — no par value)

     12,051   

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share — Class I
(Net Assets / Shares Outstanding)

   $ 11.13   

 

 

Class A Shares:

  

Net Assets

   $ 25,660   

Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest
(unlimited authorization — no par value)

     2,305   

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share — Class A
(Net Assets / Shares Outstanding)

   $ 11.13   

 

 

Maximum Offering Price Per Shares — Class A ($11.13/ 97.00%)

   $ 11.47   

 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (000)

For the year ended December 31, 2012

 

      Strategic
Growth
Fund
     Dividend
Value
Fund
     High
Grade
Income
Fund
 

Investment Income:

        

Dividend Income

   $ 693       $ 1,936       $ 3   

Interest Income

                     2,935   

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

     (1      (9        

 

 

Total Investment Income

     692         1,927         2,938   

 

 

Expenses:

        

Investment Adviser Fees

     370         440         501   

Shareholder Servicing Fees

     125         149         228   

Administrative Fees

     100         119         182   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     2         3         4   

Transfer Agent Fees

     41         44         52   

Audit Fees

     17         20         22   

Printing Fees

     14         16         25   

Legal Fees

     10         12         18   

Trustees’ Fees

     7         8         13   

Registration Fees

     5         2         17   

Custody Fees

     5         5         5   

Pricing Fees

     1         1         20   

Miscellaneous Expenses

     4         5         7   

 

 

Total Expenses

     701         824         1,094   

 

 

Less Waivers:

        

Shareholder Servicing Fees

     (75      (89      (137

Administrative Fees

     (40      (48      (73

Investment Adviser Fees

             (62      (192

 

 

Total Waivers

     (115      (199      (402

 

 

Total Net Expenses

     586         625         692   

 

 

Net Investment Income

     106         1,302         2,246   

 

 

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     6,930         2,201         1,681   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     (1,542      2,746         592   

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

     5,388         4,947         2,273   

 

 

Net Increase from Payments by Affiliate and Net Gains Realized on Capital Transactions (See Note 5)

     122                   

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 5,616       $ 6,249       $ 4,519   

 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations (000)

For the year ended December 31, 2012

 

      Hawaii
Municipal
Bond
Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

Interest Income

   $ 5,438   

 

 

Total Investment Income

     5,438   

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment Adviser Fees

     559   

Shareholder Servicing Fees

     399   

Administrative Fees

     319   

Distribution Fees, Class A

     62   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     7   

Transfer Agent Fees

     94   

Printing Fees

     46   

Audit Fees

     35   

Legal Fees

     32   

Pricing Fees

     31   

Trustees’ Fees

     22   

Registration Fees

     9   

Custody Fees

     8   

Miscellaneous Expenses

     13   

 

 

Total Expenses

     1,636   

 

 

Less Waivers:

  

Investment Adviser Fees

     (250

Shareholder Servicing Fees

     (239

Administrative Fees

     (207

 

 

Total Waivers

     (696

 

 

Total Net Expenses

     940   

 

 

Net Investment Income

     4,498   

 

 

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     1,747   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     1,618   

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

     3,365   

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 7,863   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (000)

For the years ended December 31,

 

      Strategic
Growth Fund
     Dividend
Value Fund
 
      2012      2011      2012      2011  

Investment Activities from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 106       $ (61    $ 1,302       $ 1,198   

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     6,930         1,795         2,201         38   

Net Increase from Payments by Affiliate and Net Gains Realized on Capital Transactions
(See Note 5)

     122                           

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     (1,542      (3,372      2,746         2,219   

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     5,616         (1,638      6,249         3,455   

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

           

Net Investment Income:

           

Class I Shares

     (107              (1,309      (1,202

Return of Capital:

           

Class I Shares

                             (2

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

     (107              (1,309      (1,204

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

           

Proceeds from Shares Issued

     15,372         9,273         3,727         6,943   

Reinvestments of Cash Distributions

     79                 911         820   

Cost of Shares Redeemed

     (24,729      (7,276      (11,127      (5,192

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     (9,278      1,997         (6,489      2,571   

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (3,769      359         (1,549      4,822   

 

 

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of Year

     50,413         50,054         58,686         53,864   

 

 

End of Year

   $ 46,644       $ 50,413       $ 57,137       $ 58,686   

 

 

Undistributed (Distributions in excess of/) Net Investment Income

   $       $       $ (1    $ 2   

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares Issued

     1,116         737         384         782   

Shares Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

     6                 94         93   

Shares Redeemed

     (1,802      (573      (1,150      (594

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

     (680      164         (672      281   

 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or zero shares, or have been rounded to $0 or zero shares.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (000)

For the years ended December 31,

 

      High Grade
Income Fund
     Hawaii Municipal
Bond Fund
 
      2012      2011      2012      2011  

Investment Activities from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income

   $ 2,246       $ 3,291       $ 4,498       $ 5,178   

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     1,681         3,085         1,747         (489

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     592         272         1,618         8,018   

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     4,519         6,648         7,863         12,707   

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

           

Net Investment Income:

           

Class I Shares

     (2,229      (3,214      (3,849      (4,439

Class A Shares

                     (649      (738

Capital Gains:

           

Class I Shares

     (1,585      (3,062      (493        

Class A Shares

                     (92        

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

     (3,814      (6,276      (5,083      (5,177

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

           

Class I Shares:

           

Proceeds from Shares Issued

     10,770         11,128         18,071         14,976   

Reinvestments of Cash Distributions

     2,396         3,912         702         476   

Cost of Shares Redeemed

     (21,206      (26,191      (17,300      (23,943

 

 

Total Class I Capital Share Transactions

     (8,040      (11,151      1,473         (8,491

 

 

Class A Shares:

           

Proceeds from Shares Issued

                     5,092         2,303   

Reinvestments of Cash Distributions

                     514         487   

Cost of Shares Redeemed

                     (3,746      (8,655

 

 

Total Class A Capital Share Transactions

                     1,860         (5,865

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     (8,040      (11,151      3,333         (14,356

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (7,335      (10,779      6,113         (6,826

 

 

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of Year

     93,106         103,885         153,726         160,552   

 

 

End of Year

   $ 85,771       $ 93,106       $ 159,839       $ 153,726   

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $ 1       $ 2       $ 7       $ 7   

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Class I Shares:

           

Shares Issued

     1,019         1,055         1,628         1,422   

Shares Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

     227         373         58         45   

Shares Redeemed

     (2,002      (2,473      (1,552      (2,270

 

 

Total Class I Transactions

     (756      (1,045      134         (803

 

 

Class A Shares:

           

Shares Issued

                     459         218   

Shares Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

                     46         46   

Shares Redeemed

                     (338      (832

 

 

Total Class A Transactions

                     167         (568

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

     (756      (1,045      301         (1,371

 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or zero shares, or have been rounded to $0 or zero shares.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout years ended December 31,

 

        Investment Activities   Total
Investment
Activities
from
Operations
  Dividends and
Distributions from
  Total
Dividends
and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value
Beginning
of Year
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(1)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain(Loss) on
Investments
    Net
Investment
Income
  Capital
Gains
 

STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND

Class I Shares:

                           

2012

    $ 12.24       $ 0.03       $ 1.32 ††     $ 1.35       $ (0.03 )     $       $ (0.03 )

2011

      12.65         (0.01 )       (0.40 )       (0.41 )                        

2010

      10.64         (0.01 )       2.02         2.01                          

2009

      8.08         **       2.56         2.56                          

2008

      14.05         (0.02 )       (5.73 )       (5.75 )               (0.22 )       (0.22 )

DIVIDEND VALUE FUND

Class I Shares:

                           

2012

    $ 9.05       $ 0.21       $ 0.79       $ 1.00       $ (0.22 )     $       $ (0.22 )

2011

      8.68         0.19         0.37         0.56         (0.19 )‡               (0.19 )

2010

      7.83         0.16         0.85         1.01         (0.16 )‡               (0.16 )

2009

      6.02         0.06         1.81         1.87         (0.06 )               (0.06 )

2008

      10.54         0.07         (4.47 )       (4.40 )       (0.07 )       (0.05 )       (0.12 )

HIGH GRADE INCOME FUND

Class I Shares:

                           

2012

    $ 10.44       $ 0.26       $ 0.26       $ 0.52       $ (0.26 )     $ (0.19 )     $ (0.45 )

2011

      10.42         0.35         0.36         0.71         (0.34 )       (0.35 )       (0.69 )

2010

      10.65         0.41         0.18         0.59         (0.40 )       (0.42 )       (0.82 )

2009

      10.56         0.43         0.44         0.87         (0.43 )       (0.35 )       (0.78 )

2008

      10.15         0.43         0.41         0.84         (0.43 )               (0.43 )

 

(1) Per share net investment income calculated using average shares.
** Amount represents less than $0.01.
Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.
Includes return of capital of less than $0.01.
†† Includes payment by affiliate of $0.03 per share. If payments by affiliates were not made, total return would have decreased by 0.27%. (See Note 5)

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Net Asset
Value,
End of Year
  Total
Return†
  Net Assets
End of
Year
(000)
      
Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
  Ratio of Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers)
  Ratio of Net
Investments
Income (Loss)
to Average
Net  Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
                         
                         
  $ 13.56         11.05 %††     $ 46,644         1.17 %       1.40 %       0.21 %       68 %
    12.24         (3.24 )       50,413         1.16         1.39         (0.12 )       53  
    12.65         18.89         50,054         1.14         1.37         (0.12 )       53  
    10.64         31.68         60,929         1.11         1.34         0.00         54  
    8.08         (41.46 )       62,237         1.06         1.29         (0.19 )       73  
                         
                         
  $ 9.83         11.07 %     $ 57,137         1.05 %       1.38 %       2.19 %       17 %
    9.05         6.53         58,686         1.05         1.38         2.16         11  
    8.68         13.07         53,864         1.05         1.47         1.98         84  
    7.83         31.28         50,259         1.05         1.36         0.89         82  
    6.02         (42.02 )       51,859         1.05         1.30         0.84         75  
                         
                         
  $ 10.51         5.05 %     $ 85,771         0.76 %       1.20 %       2.47 %       39 %
    10.44         6.94         93,106         0.76         1.17         3.31         52  
    10.42         5.63         103,885         0.76         1.16         3.79         39  
    10.65         8.41         126,334         0.76         1.13         4.08         82  
    10.56         8.53         121,976         0.76         1.10         4.22         28  

 

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For a share outstanding throughout years ended December 31,

 

        Investment Activities   Total
Investment
Activities
from
Operations
  Dividends and
Distributions from
  Total
Dividends
and
Distributions
    Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Year
  Net
Investment
Income(1)
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain(Loss) on
Investments
    Net
Investment
Income
  Capital
Gains
 

HAWAII MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

                   

Class I Shares:

                           

2012

    $ 10.94       $ 0.32       $ 0.23       $ 0.55       $ (0.32 )     $ (0.04 )     $ (0.36 )

2011

      10.41         0.36         0.53         0.89         (0.36 )               (0.36 )

2010

      10.62         0.38         (0.20 )       0.18         (0.38 )       (0.01 )       (0.39 )

2009

      10.05         0.38         0.57         0.95         (0.38 )               (0.38 )

2008

      10.56         0.40         (0.51 )       (0.11 )       (0.40 )               (0.40 )

Class A Shares:

                           

2012

    $ 10.94       $ 0.29       $ 0.23       $ 0.52       $ (0.29 )     $ (0.04 )     $ (0.33 )

2011

      10.41         0.33         0.53         0.86         (0.33 )               (0.33 )

2010

      10.62         0.35         (0.20 )       0.15         (0.35 )       (0.01 )       (0.36 )

2009

      10.05         0.36         0.57         0.93         (0.36 )               (0.36 )

2008

      10.56         0.38         (0.51 )       (0.13 )       (0.38 )               (0.38 )

 

 

(1) Per share net investment income calculated using average shares.
Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout years ended December 31,

 

Net Asset
Value,
End of
Year
  Total
Return†
  Net Assets
end of
Year
(000)
  Ratio of
Expenses to
Average
Net
Assets
  Ratio of Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers)
  Ratio of Net
Investment
Income

to Average
Net Assets
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
                         
                         
    $11.13          5.06 %     $ 134,179         0.55 %       0.99 %       2.86 %       23 %
    10.94          8.72         130,345         0.55         0.97         3.41         32  
    10.41          1.70         132,392         0.55         0.97         3.54         35  
    10.62          9.63         139,872         0.55         0.95         3.68         27  
    10.05          (1.02 )       130,807         0.55         0.93         3.91         36  
                         
    $11.13          4.80 %     $ 25,660         0.80 %       1.24 %       2.61 %       23 %
    10.94          8.45         23,381         0.80         1.22         3.16         32  
    10.41          1.44         28,160         0.80         1.22         3.29         35  
    10.62          9.35         26,105         0.80         1.20         3.43         27  
    10.05          (1.27 )       23,707         0.80         1.17         3.66         36  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2012

The amounts included in the Notes to Financial Statements are in thousands unless otherwise noted.

 

1. ORGANIZATION

The Bishop Street Funds (the “Trust”) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end, management investment company. The Bishop Street Funds consist of a series of four funds (each a Fund, collectively the “Funds”?) which includes the Strategic Growth Fund, Dividend Value Fund, High Grade Income Fund, and the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund. Each Fund is diversified, with the exception of Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, which is non-diversified. Class A Shares of the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund are subject to a sales load as disclosed in the prospectus. The assets of each Fund are segregated, and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which shares are held. The Funds’ prospectus provides a description of each Fund’s investment objectives, policies and strategies. On June 29, 2012 the Bishop Street Government Money Market Fund ceased operations and liquidated all remaining assets on a pro rata basis to the shareholders.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

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 fair value of assets, the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

Security Valuation

The Funds’ investments in equity securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ) including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded, or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. Debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents, if available. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price in the most advantageous market, if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the fair value for such securities.

 

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Such methodologies typically include matrix systems which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings. Debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value. Prices for most securities held in the Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Funds are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third-party pricing agent, the Funds seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Funds’ Fair Value Procedures are implemented through a Fair Value Pricing Committee (the “Committee”) designated by the Funds’ Board. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been delisted from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; or the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price. When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Funds disclose fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;

   

Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, referenced indices, quoted prices in inactive markets, adjusted quoted prices in active markets, etc.); and

 

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Level 3 — Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in determining fair value. Investments classified within Level 3 whose fair value measurement considers several inputs may include Level 1 or Level 2 inputs as components of the overall fair value measurement.

As of December 31, 2012, all of the investments in the Strategic Growth Fund and the Dividend Value Fund were considered level 1. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities. For details of the investment classifications, refer to the Schedule of Investments.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2012 in valuing the following Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

High Grade Income Fund  
Investments in Securities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Corporate Obligations

  $      $ 46,825      $      $ 46,825   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           21,010               21,010   

Municipal Bonds

           7,265               7,265   

U.S. Government Agency

       

Obligations

           6,866               6,866   

U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed

       

Obligations

           1,264               1,264   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed

       

Obligation

           1,167               1,167   

Short-Term Investments

    748                      748   
 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 748      $ 84,397      $      $ 85,145   
 

 

 

 
Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund  
Investments in Securities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Municipal Bonds

  $      $ 156,841      $      $ 156,841   

Short-Term Investment

    1,102                      1,102   
 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 1,102      $ 156,841      $      $ 157,943   
 

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2012, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities. For the year ended December 31, 2012, there have been no significant changes to the Funds’ fair value methodologies. For the year ended December 31, 2012 there were no Level 3 investments.

 

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Federal Income Taxes

It is each Fund’s intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company for federal income tax purposes under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and net capital gains. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

The Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether it is “more-likely-than- not” (i.e., greater than 50-percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Funds did not record any tax provision in the current period. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., the last 3 open tax year ends, as applicable), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

Security Transactions and Investment Income

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Costs used in determining net realized capital gains and losses on the sale of securities are on the basis of specific identification. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date and dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date.

Discounts and premiums are accreted or amortized over the life of each security and are recorded as interest income. The High Grade Income and Hawaii Municipal Bond Funds use the effective interest method.

Classes

Class-specific expenses are borne by the applicable class of shares. Income, realized and unrealized gains/losses and non class-specific expenses are allocated to the respective class on the basis of relative daily net assets. Distribution fees are the only class-specific expense.

Expenses

Expenses that are directly related to one of the Funds are charged directly to that Fund. Other operating expenses of the Trust are prorated to each of the Funds on the basis of relative net assets.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

The Strategic Growth and Dividend Value Funds declare and pay dividends from net investment income, if available, on a quarterly basis. Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid on a monthly basis for the High Grade Income and

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond. Any net realized capital gains will be distributed at least annually for all Funds. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Front-End Sales Commission

Front-end sales commissions (the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund. Sales charges are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares.

Cash Overdraft Charges

Per the terms of an informal agreement with Union Bank, N.A., the custodian of the Funds, if a Fund has a cash overdraft on a given day, it will be assessed an overdraft charge of the Prime Rate plus 4.00%. Cash overdraft charges are included in miscellaneous expenses on the Statements of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2012, there were no cash overdraft charges.

 

3. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Investment advisory services are provided to the Funds by Bishop Street Capital Management (the “Adviser”), a registered adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of First Hawaiian Bank. First Hawaiian Bank is a subsidiary of BancWest Corporation, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas. The Adviser is entitled to receive an annual fee of 0.74% of the average daily net assets of the Strategic Growth and the Dividend Value Funds, 0.55% of the average daily net assets of the High Grade Income Fund, and 0.35% of the average daily net assets of the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee to the extent necessary to keep operating expenses at or below certain percentages of the respective average daily net assets. The contractual expense limitations are as follows:

 

Strategic Growth Fund, Class I Shares

     1.25%   

Dividend Value Fund, Class I Shares

     1.05%   

High Grade Income Fund, Class I Shares

     0.76%   

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, Class I Shares

     0.55%   

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, Class A Shares

     0.80%   

These fees and waivers are labeled on the Statement of Operations as “Investment Adviser Fees.”

If at any point it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to reduce fees and make expense reimbursements, the Board may permit the Adviser to retain the difference between the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses and contractual expense limitations to recapture all or a portion of its prior expense reductions or reimbursements made during the preceding three year period during which this agreement was in place. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Adviser did not recapture any previously waived fees.

 

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As of December 31, 2012, fees which were previously waived by the Investment Manager which may be subject to possible future reimbursement to the Adviser were as follows:

 

Dividend
Value
Fund

    High
Grade
Income
Fund
    Hawaii
Municipal
Bond
Fund
    Total     Expires  
$ 96,816      $ 206,117      $ 233,951      $ 536,884        12/31/2013   
  54,628        180,890        221,764        457,282        12/31/2014   
  62,088        192,507        249,741        504,336        12/31/2015   

BNP Paribas Asset Management, Inc. (“BNPP AM”) serves as the investment sub-adviser for the Strategic Growth Fund, pursuant to a sub-adviser agreement. BNPP AM is entitled to receive from the Adviser a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.37% of the average daily net assets of the Strategic Growth Fund.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (“Columbia”) serves as the investment sub-adviser for the Dividend Value Fund, pursuant to a sub-adviser agreement. Columbia is entitled to receive from the Adviser a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate based on the average daily net assets of the Dividend Value Fund, under the following fee schedule: 0.360% on the first $75 million; 0.350% on the next $75 million; 0.325% on the next $100 million; 0.300% on the next $250 million; and 0.250% on assets over $500 million.

 

4. ADMINISTRATIVE, CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AGENT AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

Pursuant to an administration agreement (the “Agreement”), SEI Investments Global Funds Services (“GFS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company, acts as the Trust’s Administrator. Under the terms of the Agreement, GFS is entitled to receive an annual fee of 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the Funds, and has voluntarily agreed to waive its administrative fee to 0.12% of each of the Funds’ average daily net assets excluding the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund which is waived to 0.07% of its average daily net assets. These fees and waivers are labeled as “Administrative Fees” on the Statement of Operations.

Union Bank, N.A. acts as custodian (the “Custodian”) for the Funds. The Custodian plays no role in determining the investment policies of the Funds or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Funds. These fees are labeled on the Statement of Operations as “Custody Fees.”

DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”) acts as the Transfer Agent of the Trust. As such, DST provides transfer agency, dividend disbursing and shareholder services to the Trust. These fees are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Transfer Agent Fees.”

 

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SEI Investments Distribution Co. (“SIDCO”), the “Distributer” a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company, acts as the Trust’s Distributor pursuant to the distribution agreement. The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) on behalf of Class A Shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Plan provides that Class A Shares will bear the cost of their distribution expenses. SIDCO, as compensation for its services under the Plan, receives a distribution fee, computed daily and payable monthly, of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to each Fund’s Class A Shares. This fee is disclosed as “Distribution Fees, Class A” on the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has adopted and entered into a shareholder service plan and agreement with SIDCO. Each Fund pays to SIDCO a shareholder servicing fee not to exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of all shares of each fund, which is computed daily and paid monthly. Under the shareholder service plan, SIDCO may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing various shareholder and administrative services. SIDCO may also retain as profit any difference between the fee it receives and amount it pays to third parties. For the period, SIDCO paid the entire amount of fees received under the shareholder service plan to First Hawaiian Bank, the Parent Company of Bishop Street Capital Management, for shareholder services performed for the Funds. SIDCO has voluntarily agreed to waive 0.15% of its shareholder servicing fee to the extent necessary to keep operating expenses at or below certain percentages of the respective average daily net assets. These fees and waivers are represented as “Shareholder Servicing Fees” on the Statement of Operations.

 

5. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company, and/or SIDCO. Such officers are paid no fees by the Trust other than the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as described below, for serving as officers of the Trust.

A portion of the services provided by the CCO and his staff, who are employees of the Administrator, are paid for by the Trust as incurred. The services include regulatory oversight of the Trust’s Advisers and service providers as required by SEC regulations. The CCO’s services and expenses have been approved by and are reviewed by the Board. These fees are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Chief Compliance Officer Fees.”

On March 14, 2012, the Strategic Growth Fund, (the “Fund”) received $115,398 from an affiliate of the Fund for gains recognized by the affiliate from a capital transaction that was improperly recorded. Additionally on April 25, 2012, the Fund received $7,161 from the affiliate to reimburse the Fund for losses and commissions incurred as a result of the above capital transaction. These amounts are labeled as “Net Increase from

 

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Payments by Affiliate and Net Gains Realized on Capital Transactions” on the Statement of Operations.

 

6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

The cost of security purchases and the proceeds from the sale and maturities of securities, other than short-term investments, for the year ended December 31, 2012 are presented below for the Funds.

 

    Strategic
Growth
Fund
    Dividend
Value
Fund
    High Grade
Income
Fund
    Hawaii
Municipal
Bond Fund
 

Purchases

       

U.S. Government Securities

  $      $      $ 10,920      $   

Other

    33,589        9,737        21,651        38,513   

Sales and Maturities

       

U.S. Government Securities

  $      $      $ 15,482      $   

Other

    42,444        15,495        19,888        35,060   

 

7. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains distributions are determined annually in accordance with Federal tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for the reporting period may differ from distributions during such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, they are charged or credited to undistributed net investment income/(loss), paid-in capital or accumulated net realized gain/(loss), as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.

Accordingly, the following permanent differences, primarily attributable to investments in paydown gains and losses, net operating losses, REIT adjustments, reclass of distributions and transactions with affiliates have been reclassified:

 

    Paid in
Capital
    Undistributed Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
    Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
 

Strategic Growth Fund

    114        1        (115

Dividend Value Fund

           4        (4

High Grade Income Fund

           (18     18   

These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share.

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

 

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    Ordinary
Income
    Tax Exempt
Income
    Long Term
Capital Gain
    Return of
Capital
    Total  

Strategic Growth Fund

         

2012

  $ 107      $      $      $      $ 107   

2011

                                  

Dividend Value Fund

         

2012

  $ 1,309      $      $      $      $ 1,309   

2011

    1,202                      2        1,204   

High Grade Income Fund

         

2012

  $ 2,388      $      $ 1,426      $      $ 3,814   

2011

    3,339               2,937               6,276   

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund

         

2012

  $      $ 4,498      $ 585      $      $ 5,083   

2011

           5,177                      5,177   

As of December 31, 2012, the components of Distributable Earnings (Accumulated Losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Strategic
Growth
Fund
    Dividend
Value
Fund
    High Grade
Income
Fund
    Hawaii
Municipal
Bond Fund
 

Undistributed Tax Exempt Income

  $      $      $      $ 1   

Undistributed Ordinary Income

                  16          

Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gain Income

                  388        631   

Capital Loss Carryforwards

    (2,062     (20,263              

Post October Losses

           (20              

Unrealized Appreciation

    5,866        10,675        6,631        9,106   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributable Earnings
(Accumulated Losses)

  $ 3,804      $ (9,608   $ 7,035      $ 9,738   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Post-October losses represent losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012 that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Funds have elected to defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year.

 

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For Federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards represent realized losses of the Funds that may be carried forward for a maximum period of eight years and applied against future capital gains as follows:

 

     Strategic
Growth
Fund
     Dividend
Value
Fund
 

Dec. 2016

   $       $ 3,801   

Dec. 2017

     2,062         14,625   

Dec. 2018

             1,837   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,062         20,263   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the period ended December 31, 2012, the Strategic Growth Fund, Dividend Value Fund and the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $6,438, $1,818, and $532 respectively, to offset realized capital gains.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, Funds will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law. As of December 31, 2012, under the new provisions, there were no losses carried forward.

The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Strategic Growth, Dividend Value, High Grade Income, and Hawaii Municipal Bond Funds for Federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

    Strategic
Growth
Fund
    Dividend
Value
Fund
    High Grade
Income
Fund
    Hawaii
Municipal
Bond Fund
 

Federal Tax Cost

  $ 40,845      $ 46,221      $ 78,514      $ 148,837   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

    7,804        11,623        6,707        9,231   

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

    (1,938     (948     (76     (125
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

  $ 5,866      $ 10,675      $ 6,631      $ 9,106   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

8. RISKS

The Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund invests primarily in debt instruments in the state of Hawaii. The issuers’ ability to meet their obligations may be affected by economic

 

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developments in that state. In addition, each Fund’s investments in debt securities are subject to “credit risk,” which is the risk that an issuer will be unable, or will be perceived to be unable, to repay its obligations at maturity. Funds that invest primarily in high quality debt securities generally are subject to less credit risk than funds that invest in lower quality debt securities.

Certain debt securities are backed by credit enhancements from various financial institutions and financial guarantee assurance agencies. These credit enhancements reinforce the credit quality of the individual securities; however, if any of the financial institutions or financial guarantee assurance agencies’ credit quality should deteriorate, it could cause the individual security’s credit quality to change. Additionally, if any of the Funds concentrate their credit enhancements in any one financial institution, the risk of credit quality deterioration increases.

The value of asset-backed securities may be affected by the credit risk of the servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the loans or receivables, or the financial institution(s) providing the credit support. In addition to credit risk, asset-backed securities and other securities with early redemption features are subject to pre-payment risk. During periods of declining interest rates, prepayment of loans underlying asset-backed securities can be expected to accelerate or an issuer may retire an outstanding bond early to reduce interest costs. A Fund’s ability to maintain positions in such securities will be affected by reductions in the principal amount of such securities resulting from prepayments, and its ability to reinvest the returns of principal at comparable yields is subject to the general prevailing interest rates at that time.

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds and, therefore, cannot be established; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claims is considered remote.

 

9. LINE OF CREDIT

The Funds, which are not jointly liable, entered into an agreement which enables them to participate in a $5 million unsecured committed revolving line of credit on a first come, first served basis, with Union Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) which expires June 09, 2013. The proceeds from the borrowings shall be used to finance the Funds’ short term general working capital requirements, including the funding of shareholder redemptions. Interest is charged to the Funds based on their borrowings during the period at the Bank current reference rate minus 1%. As of December 31, 2012 the Funds had borrowings of $1,245 outstanding. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Funds had the following borrowings under the line of credit:

 

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    Average
Borrowings
(000)
    Borrowing
Costs (000)
    Number
of Days
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
 

Strategic Growth Fund

  $ 60        $1        53        2.25

Dividend Value Fund

    6      Less than $ 1        6        2.25

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund

    2      Less than $ 1        5        2.25

 

10. OTHER

At December 31, 2012, the percentage of total shares outstanding held by shareholders for each Fund, which comprised omnibus accounts that were held on behalf of several individual shareholders, was as follows:

 

    Number of
Shareholders
    % of Outstanding
Shares
 

Strategic Growth Fund, Class I Shares

    2        97.26

Dividend Value Fund, Class I Shares

    2        98.98   

High Grade Income Fund, Class I Shares

    2        93.02   

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, Class I Shares

    1        73.46   

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, Class A Shares

    1        7.47   

 

11. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

In December 2011, the FASB issued a further update to the guidance “Balance Sheet — Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. The amendments to this standard require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The amended guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2013. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this update and its impact on the financial statements has not been determined.

 

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Funds have evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosures or adjustments were required to the financial statements.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Bishop Street Funds:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Strategic Growth Fund, Dividend Value Fund, High Grade Income Fund, and Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund (constituting the Bishop Street Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at December 31, 2012, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 28, 2013

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a mutual fund you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges (loads); and (2) ongoing costs, which include (among others) costs for portfolio management, administrative services, distribution and service (12b-1), shareholder service fees, and shareholder reports like this one. It is important for you to understand the impact of these costs on your investment returns.

Operating expenses such as these are deducted from a mutual fund’s gross income and directly reduce its final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the mutual fund’s average net assets; this percentage is known as the mutual fund’s expense ratio.

The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

The table on the next page illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:

 

 

Actual Fund Return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that your Fund incurred over the period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund’s gross investment return.

You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”

 

 

Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other funds.

Note: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes — NOT your Fund’s actual return — the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.

 

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     Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/12
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/12
    Annualized
Expense
Ratios
    Expenses
Paid During
Period*
 

Strategic Growth Fund — Class I

       

 

 

Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,033.60        1.19   $ 6.10   

Hypothetical 5% Return

    1,000.00        1,019.21        1.19        6.06   

 

 

Dividend Value Fund — Class I

       

 

 

Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,032.40        1.05   $ 5.38   

Hypothetical 5% Return

    1,000.00        1,019.91        1.05        5.35   

 

 

High Grade Income Fund — Class I

       

 

 

Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.50        0.76   $ 3.87   

Hypothetical 5% Return

    1,000.00        1,021.37        0.76        3.87   

 

 

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund — Class I

       

 

 

Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.40        0.55   $ 2.80   

Hypothetical 5% Return

    1,000.00        1,022.43        0.55        2.80   

 

 

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund — Class A

       

 

 

Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.10        0.80   $ 4.08   

Hypothetical 5% Return

    1,000.00        1,021.17        0.80        4.08   

 

 
*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Notice to Shareholders of Bishop Street Funds

 

For shareholders that do not have a December 31, 2012 taxable year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with a December 31, 2012 tax year end, please consult your tax adviser as to the pertinence of this notice.

 

Fund

  (A)*
Long Term
Capital Gains
Distributions
(Tax Basis)
    (B)*
Ordinary
Income
Distributions
(Tax Basis)
    (C)*
Tax
Exempt
Interest
    (A+B+C)
(D)
Total
Distributions
(Tax Basis)
 

Strategic Growth Fund

    0.00     100.00     0.00     100.00

Dividend Value Fund

    0.00     100.00     0.00     100.00

High Grade Income Fund

    37.40     62.60     0.00     100.00

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund

    11.50     0.00     88.50     100.00

 

* Items (A), (B) and (C) are based on the percentage of each fund’s total distribution.
(1) Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distributions (the total of short-term capital gain and net investment income distributions).
(2) The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Dividend Income” as created by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and is reflected as a percentage of “Ordinary Income Distributions” (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions). It is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted by the law.
(3) “U.S. Government Interest” represents the amount of interest that was derived from direct U.S. Government Obligations and distributed during the fiscal year. This amount is reflected as a percentage of total ordinary income distributions (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions). Generally, interest from direct U.S. Government Obligations is exempt from state income tax. However, for residents of California, Connecticut and New York, the statutory threshold requirements were not satisfied to permit exemption of these amounts from state income.

 

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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, each fund has designated the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.

 

(E)
Dividends
Qualifying for Corporate
Dividends Receivable
Deduction(1)

    (F)
Qualifying
Dividend
Income(2)
    (G)
U.S.
Government
Interest(3)
    (H)
Interest
Related
Dividends(4)
    (I)
Short-Term
Capital Gain
Dividends(5)
 
  100.00     100.00     0.00     0.00     0.00
  100.00     100.00     0.00     0.00     0.00
  0.00     0.00     16.42     92.28     100.00
  0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

 

(4) The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Interest Related Dividends” as created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and is reflected as a percentage of net investment income distributions that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.
(5) The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Short-Term Capital Gain Dividends” as created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and is reflected as a percentage of short-term capital gain distributions that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

 

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Board of Trustees and Officers

 

Set forth below are the names, age, position with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as Trustees and Officers of the Trust. Trustees who are deemed not to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Independent Board Members.” Messrs. Nesher and Doran are Trustees who

 

Name, Address,
Age1
  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
and Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
INTERESTED
BOARD MEMBERS3,4
   
ROBERT NESHER
66 yrs. old
  Chairman of the
Board of Trustees
(Since 1991)
 

SEI employee 1974 to present; currently performs various services on behalf of SEI Investments for which Mr. Nesher is compensated. President and Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP. President and Chief Executive Officer of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP, June 2007 to present. President and Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010.

 

WILLIAM M. DORAN
1701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
72 yrs. old
  Trustee
(Since 1991)
  Self-Employed Consultant since 2003. Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (law firm) from 1976 to 2003, counsel to the Trust, SEI Investments, SIMC, the Administrator and the Distributor.
INDEPENDENT
BOARD MEMBERS4
   
CHARLES E. CARLBOM
78 yrs. old
  Trustee
(Since 2005)
  Self-Employed Business Consultant, Business Projects Inc. since 1997.
JOHN K. DARR
68 yrs. old
  Trustee
(Since 2008)
  Retired. CEO, Office of Finance, Federal Home Loan Bank, from 1992 to 2007.
JOSEPH T. GRAUSE, JR.
60 yrs. old
  Trustee
(Since 2011)
  Director of Endowments and Foundations, Morningstar Investment Management, Morningstar, Inc., February 2010 to May 2011; Director of International Consulting and Chief Executive Officer of Morningstar Associates Europe Limited, Morningstar, Inc., May 2007 to February 2010; Country Manager — Morningstar UK Limited, Morningstar, Inc., June 2005 to May 2007.
1   Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each trustee is SEI Investments Company, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
2   Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.
3   Denotes Trustees who may be deemed to be “interested” persons of the Fund as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Distributor and/or its affiliates.
4   Board Members oversee 4 funds in the Bishop Street Funds.

 

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may be deemed to be “interested” persons of the Trust as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Trust’s Distributor. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-262-9565. The following chart lists Trustees and Officers as of December 31, 2012.

 

    
    
Other Directorships

Held by Board Member5

Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust and SEI Tax Exempt Trust. Director of SEI Global Master Fund plc, SEI Global Assets Fund plc, SEI Global Investments Fund plc, SEI Investments — Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd., SEI Investments — Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited, SEI Multi-Strategy Funds PLC, SEI Global Nominee Ltd. and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP.

 

Former Directorships: Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010.

Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust and SEI Tax Exempt Trust. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP since June 2007. Director of SEI Investments (Europe), Limited, SEI Investments — Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Asia), Limited and SEI Asset Korea Co., Ltd. Director of the Distributor since 2003.
Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II; Director of Oregon Transfer Co.
Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Director, Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh. Director, Manna, Inc. (non-profit developer of affordable housing for ownership). Director, MortgageIT Holdings, Inc. (December 2005 – January 2007).
Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II.
5   Directorships of Companies required to report to the securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies under the 1940 act.

 

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Name, Address,
Age1
  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
and Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years

INDEPENDENT

BOARD MEMBERS3 (continued)

MITCHELL A. JOHNSON

70 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2005)

  Retired Private investor and self-employed consultant (strategic investments).

BETTY L. KRIKORIAN

69 yrs. old

  Trustee (Since 2005)   Vice President, Compliance, AARP Financial Inc. since 2008. Self-Employed Legal and Financial Services Consultant since 2003. Counsel (in-house) for State Street Bank from 1995 to 2003.

BRUCE R. SPECA

56 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2011)

  Global Head of Asset Allocation, Manulife Asset Management (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), June 2010 to May 2011; Executive Vice President — Investment Management Services, John Hancock Financial Services (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), June 2003 to June 2010.

JAMES M. STOREY

81 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 1994)

  Attorney, Solo Practitioner since 1994.

GEORGE J. SULLIVAN, JR.

69 yrs. old

 

Trustee Lead Independent Trustee

(Since 1999)

  Retired since January 2012. Self-employed Consultant, Newfound Consultants Inc. since April 1997.
OFFICERS

MICHAEL BEATTIE

47 yrs. old

 

President

(Since 2011)

  Director of Client Service at SEI from 2004 to 2011. Vice President at SEI from 2009 to November 2011.

MICHAEL LAWSON

52 yrs. old

 

Treasurer, Controller and Chief Financial Officer

(Since 2005)

  Director, SEI Investments, Fund Accounting since July 2005. Manager, SEI Investments, Fund Accounting at SEI Investments AVP from April 1995 to February 1998 and November 1998 to July 2005.
1   Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each trustee is SEI Investments Company, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
2   Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.
3   Board Members oversee 4 funds in the Bishop Street Funds.

 

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Other Directorships
Held by Board Member/Trustee4
Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund and Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP. Director, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) since 1997. Trustee, Citizens Funds (1998 – 2006). Director, The FBR Rushmore Funds (2002 – 2005). Trustee, Diversified Investors Portfolios (2006 – 2008).
Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund and Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II Funds.
Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund and The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II Funds.
Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund and The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, U.S. Charitable Gift Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP.

Current Directorships: Director of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust, Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund and The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P., SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP; member of the independent review committee for SEI’s Canadian-registered mutual funds.

 

Former Directorships: Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010.

None.
None.
4   Directorships of Companies required to report to the securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies under the 1940 act.

 

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Name, Address,
Age1
  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
and Length of
Time Served2
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
OFFICERS (continued)

RUSSELL EMERY

49 yrs. old

 

Chief Compliance Officer

(Since 2006)

  Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP since June 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P., SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust and SEI Tax Exempt Trust since March 2006. Director of Investment Product Management and Development, SEI Investments, since February 2003; Senior Investment Analyst — Equity Team, SEI Investments, from March 2000 to February 2003.

DIANNE M. SULZBACH

35 yrs. old

 

Vice President and Secretary

(Since 2011)

  Counsel at SEI Investments since 2010. Associate at Morrison & Foerster LLP from 2003 to 2006. Associate at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP from 2002 to 2003.

TIMOTHY D. BARTO

44 yrs. old

 

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

(Since 1999)

  General Counsel and Secretary of SIMC and the Administrator since 2004. Vice President of SIMC and the Administrator since 1999. Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SEI Investments since 2001. Assistant Secretary of SIMC, the Administrator and the Distributor, and Vice President of the Distributor from 1999 to 2003.

KERI ROHN

32 yrs. old

 

Privacy Officer (Since 2009)

AML Officer

(Since 2011)

  Compliance Officer at SEI Investments since 2003.

JOHN MUNCH

41 yrs. old

 

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

(Since 2012)

  Attorney at SEI Investments Company since 2001.
1   Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each trustee is SEI Investments Company, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
2   Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust

 

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Other Directorships
Held by Trustee
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER

BISHOP STREET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

HONOLULU, HI 96813

ADMINISTRATOR

SEI INVESTMENTS GLOBAL FUNDS SERVICES

OAKS, PA 19456

DISTRIBUTOR

SEI INVESTMENTS DISTRIBUTION CO.

OAKS, PA 19456

TRANSFER AGENT

DST SYSTEMS, INC.

KANSAS CITY, MO 64121

CUSTODIAN

UNION BANK, N.A.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94101

LEGAL COUNSEL

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

 

LOGO

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BISHOP STREET FUNDS, CALL 1-800-262-9565

OR YOUR INVESTMENT SPECIALIST

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LOGO  

BISHOP STREET FUNDS

P.O. BOX 219721

KANSAS CITY, MO 64121-9721

THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF BISHOP STREET FUNDSSHAREHOLDERS. THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUS.

SHARES OF BISHOP STREET FUNDS ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED BY FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. SUCH SHARES ARE ALSO NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, OR ANY OTHER AGENCY. INVESTMENT IN SHARES OF MUTUAL FUNDS INVOLVES RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. THE BISHOP STREET FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED BY SEI INVESTMENTS DISTRIBUTION CO., WHICH IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK, BANK OF THE WEST OR BANCWEST CORPORATION. BANCWEST CORPORATION IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF BNP PARIBAS.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller or principal accounting officer, and any person who performs a similar function.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

(a)(1) The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on the audit committee.

(a) (2) The audit committee financial experts are George Sullivan and John Darr, and are independent as defined in Form N-CSR Item 3 (a) (2).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC LLP) Related to the Trust

PwC LLP billed the Trust aggregate fees for services rendered to the Trust for the last two fiscal years as follows:

 

     2012      2011  
          All fees and
services to  the
Trust that were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services  to
service
affiliates that
were
pre-approved
     All other fees
and  services to
service
affiliates that
did not  require
pre-approval
     All fees and
services  to
the Trust that
were
pre-approved
     All fees and
services to
service
affiliates that
were
pre-approved
     All other fees
and services to

service
affiliates that
did not require
pre-approval
 

(a)

   Audit Fees(1)    $ 190,000         N/A         N/A       $ 102,632         N/A         N/A   

(b)

   Audit-Related Fees      N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

(c)

   Tax Fees      N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

(d)

   All Other Fees      N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   


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Notes:

 

  (1) Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

(e)(1)

(e)(1) The Trust’s Audit Committee has adopted and the Board of Trustees has ratified an Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the “Policy”), which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by the independent auditor of the Funds may be pre-approved.

The Policy provides that all requests or applications for proposed services to be provided by the independent auditor must be submitted to the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and must include a detailed description of the services proposed to be rendered. The CFO will determine whether such services:

(1) require specific pre-approval; (2) are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee pursuant to the Policy; or (3) have been previously pre-approved in connection with the independent auditor’s annual engagement letter for the applicable year or otherwise. In any instance where services require pre-approval, the Audit Committee will consider whether such services are consistent with SEC’s rules and whether the provision of such services would impair the auditor’s independence.

 

 

Requests or applications to provide services that require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by the CFO. The Audit Committee will be informed by the CFO on a quarterly basis of all services rendered by the independent auditor. The Audit Committee has delegated specific pre-approval authority to either the Audit Committee Chair or financial expert, provided that the estimated fee for any such proposed pre-approved service does not exceed $100,000 and any pre-approval decisions are reported to the Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

Services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee are identified and described in the Policy. In addition, the Policy sets forth a maximum fee per engagement with respect to each identified service that has received general pre-approval.

All services to be provided by the independent auditor shall be provided pursuant to a signed written engagement letter with the Registrant, the investment advisor or applicable control affiliate (except that matters as to which an engagement letter would be impractical because of timing issues or because the matter is small may not be the subject of an engagement letter) that sets forth both the services to be provided by the independent auditor and the total fees to be paid to the independent auditor for those services.

In addition, the Audit Committee has determined to take additional measures on an annual basis to meet its responsibility to oversee the work of the independent auditor and to assure the auditor’s independence from the Registrant, such as reviewing a formal written statement from the independent auditor delineating all relationships between the independent auditor and the Registrant, and discussing with the independent auditor its methods and procedures for ensuring independence.

(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

 

     2012      2011  

Audit-Related Fees

     N/A         N/A   

Tax Fees

     N/A         N/A   


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All Other Fees

     N/A         N/A   

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by PwC LLP for the last two fiscal years were $2,547,182 and $1,435,017 for 2012 and 2011, respectively.

(h) During the past fiscal year, all non-audit services provided by Registrant’s principal accountant to either Registrant’s investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to Registrant were pre-approved by the audit committee of Registrant’s Board of Trustees. Included in the audit committee’s pre-approval was the review and consideration as to whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable. Effective for closed-end management investment companies for fiscal years ending on or after December 31, 2005

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

((a) The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report, are effective based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 270.30a-15(b)) or 240.15d-15(b)).

(b) There has been no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17CFR 270.3a-3(d)) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period


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covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Items 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.

(a)(2) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), is filed herewith.

(b) Officer certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) also accompany this filing as an exhibit.

 

 


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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)       Bishop Street Funds  
By (Signature and Title)*      

/s/ Michael Beattie

 
      Michael Beattie, President  

Date: March 8, 2013

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/ Michael Beattie

 
      Michael Beattie, President  
Date: March 8, 2013        
By (Signature and Title)*      

/s/ Michael Lawson

 
      Michael Lawson  
      Treasurer, Controller & CFO  

Date: March 8, 2013

 

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