N-CSR 1 d13074dncsr.htm BISHOP STREET FUNDS Bishop Street Funds

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number 811-08572

 

 

Bishop Street Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

c/o CT Corporation

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, 2015

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2015

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Letter to Shareholders

     2   

Definitions of Comparative Indices

     4   
Strategic Growth Fund   

Management Discussion

     6   

Schedule of Investments

     12   
Dividend Value Fund   

Management Discussion

     14   

Schedule of Investments

     18   
High Grade Income Fund   

Management Discussion

     22   

Schedule of Investments

     25   
Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund   

Management Discussion

     34   

Schedule of Investments

     37   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     46   

Statements of Operations

     48   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     50   

Financial Highlights

     52   

Notes to Financial Statements

     54   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     67   

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

     68   

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:

In 2015, most major U.S. asset classes experienced small positive returns. The S&P 500 Index saw its three-year streak of double digit returns snapped in 2015, gaining just +1.4% on the year. Interest rates rose modestly across all maturities, with the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returning +0.55%. International asset classes had mixed results during the year with Emerging Market stocks and bonds experiencing the biggest drawdowns. Commodities were the worst performing asset class in 2015, declining almost 25%, with oil dropping 28.5%.

The first half of 2015 was relatively uneventful for equity markets as they trudged modestly higher despite U.S. economic indicators signaling a moderate expansion. This calm was shattered in the last two weeks of August as the S&P 500 declined over 11% amid uncertainty regarding the timing of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) next move, rumors of an economic slowdown in China and the surprising devaluation of the Yuan. This sell-off was followed by a sharp rebound into yearend, as the S&P 500 rallied over 9%. This market strength in the fourth quarter helped the S&P 500 finish the year with a small positive total return.

Increases in interest rates across all maturities culminated in December with the Fed raising its targeted Fed Funds rate by 0.25%; the first rate change since 2008 and the first rate increase since 2006. Municipal securities and securitized debt were the best performers in the investment grade fixed income space as investors gravitated to sectors with higher credit quality and lower durations. Since then, U.S. economic data has been a mixed bag with strong job growth, low unemployment, low inflation and moderate U.S. economic growth. In these conditions, the U.S. dollar continued to hold value versus the other major world currencies.

Looking Ahead

While the medium term trajectory of interest rates is likely to be higher, the path to get there will likely be a long one and while the Federal Reserve indicated that the future Federal Funds Rate will be 1.375% in December of 2016, this is likely too optimistic. The backdrop of low interest rates, low inflation, and modest economic growth

 

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continues to be one that should be supportive of riskier assets. That said, the volatility we experienced in the middle of the year is likely to be the “new normal” and with that in mind, we believe that the importance of holding a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds is paramount to your long-term investment success. As such, we believe that our Bishop Street Funds offer excellent fixed income and equity strategies that should continue to serve as pillars of your diversified 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 28, 2016

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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DEFINITIONS OF COMPARATIVE INDICES

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Definitions of Comparative Indices

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is made up of the Barclays U.S. Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index, and Asset-Backed Securities Index, including securities that are of investment grade quality or better, have at least one year to maturity, and have an outstanding par value of at least $100 million.

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 Large-Cap Growth 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 growth funds typically have above-average characteristics compared to the S&P 500 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 Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large cap growth segment. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are included and that the represented companies continue to reflect growth characteristics.

 

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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 Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500 Index) is an unmanaged list of common stocks which includes 500 large companies.

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

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Strategic Growth Fund

 

Although the U.S. economy topped the rest of the developed world, fourth-quarter news was mixed. Manufacturing output weakened and the housing market rebound lost some steam. However, robust job growth pushed the U.S. labor market to full employment, and strong vehicle sales continued to fuel consumer spending. Solid holiday sales cheered retailers. Elsewhere in the economic news:

- The U.S. dollar continued to surge against the euro and most other global currencies, a reflection of stronger U.S. economic conditions.

- Energy prices hit new lows. As the price of crude oil sank to $37 per barrel, gasoline prices dropped below $2 a gallon.

- The Federal Reserve (the Fed) took action…finally. The Fed raised its target short-term borrowing rate by one-quarter percentage point, to 0.25% — 0.50%, citing job growth for its policy shift.

Against this backdrop, in the fourth quarter, the S&P 500 Index rose 7.04%, but for the year, the broad-based index gained only 1.38% with dividends reinvested. Bonds, as measured by the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, lost 0.57% as the 10-year Treasury yield moved higher. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Materials, health care and information technology stocks led the market. Energy stocks were the only declining sector for the period. Growth stocks led value stocks and large caps outperformed mid- and small-cap stocks

Stocks rebounded strongly following August and September’s market correction, with the S&P 500 Index posting a 7.04% return for the quarter. The period got off to a fast start, as October proved to be the best month for the S&P 500 Index since October of 2011. As the quarter progressed, the equity market struggled to find direction and trended lower to close out the year.

In this choppy period, investors quickly turned their interest to the employment report, which was much better than expected and allowed the Fed to increase interest rates for the first time in nine years. Good news on the job front was tempered by continued sluggishness overseas, heightened tensions in the Middle East and the tragic events that unfolded in Paris.

 

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Overall, the strategy fared well during the quarter, as investors rewarded our high-quality, high-growth companies. Many of our positions continued to deliver strong results against an earnings season backdrop where, generally speaking, companies continued to exceed earnings expectations yet fall short on revenues. The strategy posted a strong absolute return of 7.77% and outperformed (net of fees) its benchmark the Russell 1000 Growth Index which returned 5.67% — capping a strong year of relative outperformance.

Outperformance for the period was primarily driven by strong stock selection in the industrials, health care, consumer discretionary and information technology sectors. Our overweight to the health care sector and underweight to the lagging industrials sector proved beneficial and added to relative results. The strategy was modestly held back by stock selection in the consumer staples sector.

In industrials, Acuity Brands (an industrial LED lighting company) was a notable contributor, as shares were up significantly. The company delivered a strong quarter with record sales, which included 14% revenue growth for the quarter.

Our biotechnology positions bounced back nicely and lead the way in the health care sector. Throughout the quarter, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Celgene all posted strong returns on stock-specific news. Alexion (focused on orphan diseases) gained in the double digits, as investors sent shares higher on the approvals of two of its therapies — Strensiq (treatment of infantile and juvenile-onset hypophosphatasia, or HPP) and Kanuma (treatment for genetic deficiency lysosomal acid lipase, or LAL).

We trimmed our position on the strength, but maintain conviction in the name, as the company continued to execute well and create ground-breaking therapies with a robust pipeline.

Vertex shares rallied, as the company’s launch of its new cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment Orkambi continued to gain momentum. Shortly after launch, indications were that approximately 95% of all CF treatment centers across the U.S. had written a prescription for the new therapy. Additionally, the European Union granted Vertex marketing authorization for patients 12 years of age and older — approximately 12,000 patients, whose number is even larger than the U.S. market.

 

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Late in the period, Celgene settled patent litigation for its blockbuster drug Revlimid, which removed a key overhang on the stock. The deal set a beneficial time table for limited generic distribution beginning in 2022, giving investors increased clarity on the company’s future sales and profitability.

In consumer discretionary, ecommerce leader Amazon.com continued to rally, sending shares higher. Early in the period, Amazon announced a strong quarter — expanding margins above expectations while maintaining high double-digit, top-line growth. Given the stock’s run this year, we have trimmed our position in the outperforming name.

Looking forward, we continue to like the company’s long-term growth story. As evidenced from this holiday shopping season, ecommerce continues to take an increasing share of consumer spending, and we believe that Amazon.com is the clear leader in field with its Prime Membership and ecosystem.

Our success in Amazon.com overcame positions in online travel company Priceline.com and electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors, which were relative detractors. Priceline.com announced a solid quarter but failed to meet heightened expectations. U.S. bookings came in slightly lower than expected from lower airfares, and management also issued guidance below consensus. The Paris terrorist attacks, which occurred shortly after quarterly results were announced, also weighed on sentiment across the travel industry.

Tesla got off to a slow start during the quarter, as the firm announced in-line delivery results with 11,580 vehicles, which included a small number of its recently launched Model X SUV. The stock took a hit as Consumer Reports magazine withdrew its recommendation, which earlier in the year was issued as “Best Overall,” after reliability survey results came in lower than anticipated. Shares rallied back to close out the year but did not make up enough ground.

In the information technology sector, internet software names performed well, including South American ecommerce leader MercadoLibre, Chinese ecommerce leader Alibaba and professional social media firm LinkedIn.

After pulling back on continued emerging market slowdown concerns, MercadoLibre and Alibaba rebounded sharply. MercadoLibre exceeded expectations, even in a challenging economic environment. The company announced year-over-year revenue

 

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growth of 14% in dollar terms. There was also notable strength in Brazil, which accelerated sales growth to 30% from 15% in local terms.

Alibaba exceeded expectations (which were lowered during the market sell-off) and continued to execute well, with year-over-year revenue growth of 32% and improved monetization of its mobile business.

LinkedIn regained traction after struggling earlier this year and posted strong results, beating revenue and earnings estimates along with upward guidance. Their Talent Solutions business line was particularly strong.

These positives outweighed lesser results from our position in wearable fitness device manufacturer Fitbit, which declined double digits. With expectations already heightened, Fitbit delivered another strong quarter that exceeded sales and earnings estimates as well as raising guidance. Even with strong results of year-over-year revenue growth of 168% with impressive margins, shares traded lowered, as investors focused on the company’s announcement of a secondary stock offering. We added to our position on the weakness.

Our position in CVS Health accounted for the shortfall in the consumer staples sector for the quarter. CVS Health announced a solid quarter coming in line on earnings but fell shy of guidance expectations. While still positive, the name did not keep pace with the industry. We maintained our position in the name.

Outlook

We believe the low-growth world continues to persist in making those companies with true organic growth all the more important. The S&P 500 Index witnessed little to no earnings growth last year, so it is not surprising that the broader equity market has struggled to gain positive traction.

Despite a lackluster environment, those companies that demonstrated the ability to generate sales and earnings were rewarded, as growth stocks outperformed the more cyclical value-oriented companies by a solid margin.

We enter 2016 having a similar mindset to 2015, with our key premise remaining that fundamentals and earnings will drive stock returns. General sentiment may not lift all companies equally, as we have seen in the early and middle stages of this prolonged recovery; what matters is being selective. There are challenges such as global macro

 

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headwinds, including the continuous threat of terrorism, divergent interest rate policies, the influence of a strong dollar and potential for slower-than-expected global growth rates.

The positives to keep in mind include Fed action that reduced the large amount of uncertainty, a resilient consumer that still benefits from low energy prices and accommodative interest rates, and potentially easier year-over-year earnings comparisons. Overall, we remain constructive on equities and particularly optimistic about our strategy’s prospects given our portfolio of companies with strong fundamentals and potentially less exposure to global macro factors.

We continue to balance the portfolio with established and emerging growth opportunities, focusing on unique business models that offer differentiated products and services that can grow in a variety of different economic environments. We believe companies offering an innovative product can maintain pricing power and garner incremental market share — hence, making them more attractive.

Many investors have trouble distinguishing between the noise and news. Being patient and keeping a long-term focus will be critical to investment success. The market can be very inefficient over short periods of time. However, in the end, the market often gets it right and rewards companies with superior earnings. Given the scarcity of growth, our companies have little to no debt and very robust top- and bottom-line growth, which we continue to believe provides a compelling investment opportunity.

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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Performance Comparison

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

 

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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
     
  7.77     16.24     11.04     6.46   Strategic Growth Fund, Class I
  5.67     16.83     13.53     8.53   Russell 1000
Growth Index
  5.26     16.17     12.27     7.54   Lipper Large-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.      Facebook Cl A      4.7%   

 

 
  2.      Alexion Pharmaceuticals      4.6%   

 

 
  3.      Bristol-Myers Squibb      4.6%   

 

 
  4.      LinkedIn Cl A      4.4%   

 

 
  5.      Splunk      4.2%   

 

 
  6.      Visa Cl A      4.1%   

 

 
  7.      Illumina      4.1%   

 

 
  8.      Vertex Pharmaceuticals      4.0%   

 

 
  9.      Monster Beverage      3.9%   

 

 
  10.      Adobe Systems      3.8%   

 

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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 † — 99.8%   

 

Consumer Discretionary — 12.1%

  

  1,859       Amazon.com*   $ 1,257   
  17,300       Nike Cl B     1,081   
  1,103       priceline.com*     1,406   
  4,329       Tesla Motors*     1,039   
    

 

 

 
       4,783   
    

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 7.1%

  

  12,710       CVS Health     1,243   
  10,460       Monster Beverage*     1,558   
    

 

 

 
       2,801   
    

 

 

 

 

Financials — 2.8%

  

  4,380       Intercontinental Exchange     1,122   
    

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

(concluded)

 

 Shares 

         Value
(000)
 

 

Health Care — 32.5%

  

  9,637       Alexion Pharmaceuticals*   $ 1,838   
  4,693       Biogen*     1,438   
  26,217       Bristol-Myers Squibb     1,803   
  11,590       Celgene*     1,388   
  10,260       DexCom*     840   
  8,370       Illumina*     1,607   
  7,303       Intercept Pharmaceuticals*     1,091   
  21,170       Novo Nordisk ADR     1,230   
  12,505       Vertex Pharmaceuticals *     1,573   
    

 

 

 
       12,808   
    

 

 

 

 

Industrials — 2.3%

  

  3,860       Acuity Brands     903   
    

 

 

 

 

Information Technology — 43.0%

  

  15,820       Adobe Systems*     1,486   
  14,620       Alibaba Group Holding ADR*     1,188   
  21,091       Cognizant Technology Solutions Cl A*     1,266   
  17,626       Facebook Cl A*     1,845   
  36,749       Fitbit*     1,087   
  7,688       LinkedIn Cl A*     1,730   
  11,530       MercadoLibre     1,318   
  33,984       Mobileye NV*     1,437   
  14,900       ServiceNow*     1,290   
  13,010       Skyworks Solutions     1,000   
  28,076       Splunk*     1,651   
  21,082       Visa Cl A     1,635   
    

 

 

 
       16,933   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $34,037)     39,350   
    

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (A) — 0.5%   
  191,290       Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.040% (Cost $191)     191   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $34,228) — 100.3%   $ 39,541   
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $39,428 (000).

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

(A) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2015.

 

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

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

Cost figures are shown in thousands.

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

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

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Dividend Value Fund

 

Although the U.S. economy topped the rest of the developed world, fourth-quarter news was mixed. Manufacturing output weakened and the housing market rebound lost some steam. However, robust job growth pushed the U.S. labor market to full employment and strong vehicle sales continued to fuel consumer spending. Solid holiday sales cheered retailers. Elsewhere in the economic news:

- The U.S. dollar continued to surge against the euro and most other global currencies, a reflection of stronger U.S. economic conditions.

- Energy prices hit new lows. As the price of crude oil sank to $37 per barrel, gasoline prices dropped below $2 a gallon.

- The Federal Reserve (the Fed) took action…finally. The Fed raised its target short-term borrowing rate by one-quarter percentage point, to 0.25% — 0.50%, citing job growth for its policy shift.

Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 Index rose 7.04%; but for the year, the broad-based index gained only 1.38% with dividends reinvested. Bonds, as measured by the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, lost 0.57% as the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield moved higher. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Materials, health care and information technology stocks led the market. Energy stocks were the only declining sector for the period. Growth stocks led value stocks and large caps outperformed mid and small-cap stocks.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Dividend Value Fund returned 0.44%. The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index, which returned -3.83% for the year.

As the stock market bounced back in the fourth quarter, key holdings in the financials and technology sectors contributed to the strategy’s performance advantage over its benchmark. An underweight in energy also aided relative returns. The market’s focus on cash flow and quality was in sync with the strategy’s emphasis on these qualities and a good match with portfolio holdings. Certain consumer staples stocks were the period’s biggest disappointments.

 

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In the financials sector, Public Storage, a self-storage real estate investment trust, made a solid contribution to returns. With industry market share just short of 20%, the company continued to benefit from being the largest in its industry. Its ability to raise prices consistently and achieve economies of scale that its key competitors cannot continued to produce strong operating profits. Also in the financials sector, BlackRock excelled in a favorable market environment for asset managers. The company’s assets under management continued to grow, and the diversification and strength of its product offerings allowed it to increase assets organically at some of the best rates in the industry. The company has long executed well on its strategy.

In the technology sector, a substantial position in Microsoft aided returns, as investors rewarded the company’s healthy balance sheet and solid cash flow. Strong growth in its Azure business has positioned the company as one of the top providers of cloudbased services.

In the energy sector, the strategy had significantly less exposure than the benchmark. This positioning aided relative results and minimized losses, as the sector continued to come under the pressure of falling oil prices. Our decision to exit Kinder Morgan at the beginning of the quarter helped us avoid the share price decline prior to the December announcement of a significant dividend cut. Kinder Morgan’s board of directors reduced the quarterly dividend from $ 0.51 per share to $ 0.125 in order to fund capital projects. Kinder’s shares were down more than 35% in the month of December.

Although the portfolio included some strong performers in the industrials sector, including Honeywell International and Boeing, United Parcel Service was a drag on performance and an underweight in General Electric hurt relative results. United Parcel Service fell, as investors expressed concern about the company’s operating efficiency in its most important quarter of the year.

Outlook

Looking ahead, we believe it will become more challenging to find companies with organic growth and the ability to sustain margins. With that in mind, we believe that our focus on free cash flow and quality will continue to be important. Especially as concerns about China and emerging markets resurface, we plan to target companies with fairly consistent business franchises that meet our dividend criteria. Dividends played an important role in stock market returns in 2015, and we believe they have the potential to do the same in the year ahead.

 

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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 Dividend Value Fund, Class I, versus the Russell 1000 Value Index and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Classification.

 

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# Account value if you reinvested income and capital gains.

‡ 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
     
  0.44     13.20     11.41     5.37   Dividend Value Fund, Class I*
  -3.83     13.08     11.27     5.51   Russell 1000
Value Index
  -0.55     13.38     10.92     6.02   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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Dividend Value Fund    

Top Ten Equity Holdings (Unaudited)

 

             Percentage of
Investments
 

 

 
  1.      Microsoft      4.5%   

 

 
  2.      Johnson & Johnson      3.2%   

 

 
  3.      Exxon Mobil      3.1%   

 

 
  4.      JPMorgan Chase      3.1%   

 

 
  5.      Wells Fargo      2.8%   

 

 
  6.      Home Depot      2.7%   

 

 
  7.      Apple      2.7%   

 

 
  8.      Merck      2.6%   

 

 
  9.      Philip Morris International      2.4%   

 

 
  10.      General Electric      2.3%   

 

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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 — 97.6%   

 

Consumer Discretionary — 8.7%

  

  18,505       Comcast Cl A   $ 1,044   
  3,155       Genuine Parts     271   
  9,475       Home Depot     1,253   
  3,815       McDonald’s     451   
  7,420       Time Warner     480   
  4,060       TJX     288   
  3,625       VF     225   
    

 

 

 
       4,012   
    

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 12.3%

  

  16,120       Altria Group     938   
  4,485       Coca-Cola Enterprises     221   

 

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Dividend Value Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

 Shares 

         Value
(000)
 

 

Consumer Staples — (continued)

  

  10,220       CVS Health   $ 999   
  8,785       General Mills     507   
  3,490       Kimberly-Clark     444   
  7,515       PepsiCo     751   
  12,475       Philip Morris International     1,097   
  7,015       Procter & Gamble     557   
  3,250       Wal-Mart Stores     199   
    

 

 

 
       5,713   
    

 

 

 

 

Energy — 7.5%

  

  5,450       Chevron     490   
  18,460       Exxon Mobil     1,439   
  6,070       Occidental Petroleum     411   
  10,380       Schlumberger     724   
  5,925       Valero Energy     419   
    

 

 

 
       3,483   
    

 

 

 

 

Financials — 20.6%

  

  5,620       ACE     657   
  1,445       AvalonBay Communities ‡     266   
  2,215       BlackRock     754   
  3,935       Chubb     522   
  5,535       CME Group     502   
  1,505       Crown Castle International ‡     130   
  6,795       Duke Realty ‡     143   
  815       Essex Property Trust ‡     195   
  21,425       JPMorgan Chase     1,415   
  12,200       Marsh & McLennan     676   
  7,375       Northern Trust     532   
  7,295       PNC Financial Services Group     695   
  2,505       Public Storage ‡     621   
  1,680       Simon Property Group ‡     327   
  3,945       T Rowe Price Group     282   
  12,125       US Bancorp     517   
  23,975       Wells Fargo     1,303   
    

 

 

 
       9,537   
    

 

 

 

 

Health Care — 12.5%

  

  3,730       AbbVie     221   
  1,440       Amgen     234   
  10,305       Bristol-Myers Squibb     709   
  6,070       Gilead Sciences     614   
  14,525       Johnson & Johnson     1,492   

 

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Dividend Value Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

 Shares 

         Value
(000)
 

 

Health Care — (continued)

  

  3,100       Medtronic PLC   $ 238   
  22,890       Merck     1,209   
  32,985       Pfizer     1,065   
    

 

 

 
       5,782   
    

 

 

 

 

Industrials — 12.3%

  

  3,240       Boeing     469   
  4,155       Dover     255   
  4,595       General Dynamics     631   
  34,705       General Electric     1,081   
  10,055       Honeywell International     1,041   
  3,625       Lockheed Martin     787   
  2,945       Parker Hannifin     286   
  7,730       United Parcel Service Cl B     744   
  7,535       Waste Management     402   
    

 

 

 
       5,696   
    

 

 

 

 

Information Technology — 14.2%

  

  12,120       Activision Blizzard     469   
  11,765       Apple     1,238   
  6,905       Automatic Data Processing     585   
  28,360       Cisco Systems     770   
  15,670       Intel     540   
  3,520       Kla-Tencor     244   
  2,840       Microchip Technology     132   
  37,515       Microsoft     2,082   
  9,090       Texas Instruments     498   
    

 

 

 
       6,558   
    

 

 

 

 

Materials — 2.3%

  

  3,350       Eastman Chemical     226   
  2,620       LyondellBasell Industries NV Cl A     228   
  1,285       Sherwin-Williams     333   
  6,385       Sonoco Products     261   
    

 

 

 
       1,048   
    

 

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 2.3%

  

  22,750       Verizon Communications     1,052   
    

 

 

 

 

Utilities — 4.9%

  

  4,955       American Electric Power     289   
  8,850       CMS Energy     319   
  3,945       Dominion Resources     267   
  5,820       Eversource Energy     297   

 

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Dividend Value Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(concluded)

 

 Shares 

         Value
(000)
 

 

Utilities — (continued)

  

  2,895       NextEra Energy   $ 301   
  4,655       PG&E     248   
  2,420       Sempra Energy     227   
  5,795       WEC Energy Group     297   
    

 

 

 
       2,245   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $33,040)     45,126   
    

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (A) — 2.3%   
  1,073,171       Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.040% (Cost $1,073)     1,073   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $34,113) — 99.9%   $ 46,199   
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $46,246 (000).

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

(A) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2015.

Cl — Class

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

 

The U.S. fixed income markets generated modest gains in 2015, with the Barclays Capital U.S. Government Credit Index returning just 0.15% for year. Higher quality sectors of the investment grade market were the best performers while credit sensitive sectors lagged. More specifically, municipal and securitized debt performed best while corporate credit trailed. Interest rates increased modestly across all maturities during the year in expectation of a rate increase by the Federal Reserve. As expected, the Fed raised its target rate by 0.25% in December, its first move in six years.

The Fed signaled that it would raise its targeted rate four times in 2016, projecting a 1.375% Fed Funds rate by year end. This appears somewhat ambitious given the recent turbulence in the equity markets and mixed plate of economic data as of late. Uncertainty in the commodity markets coupled with weak growth in China and the negative effects of a strong U.S. dollar have caused much concern amongst investors. Consequently, the trajectory of interest rates will likely be constrained this year despite upward pressure over the long-term.

The Bishop Street High Grade Income Fund returned 0.37% for the year ended December 31, 2015 and modestly outperformed the Barclay’s Government Credit Index due to its defensive posture. Looking ahead, the Fund is well-positioned for a modest rise in interest rates as well as a rebound in corporate credit. Although increased market volatility is likely to be the new normal, we believe the U.S. economy will continue to show moderate growth and that inflation will be contained. As such, we believe that this backdrop should be a beneficial to shareholders of the Bishop Street High Grade Income Fund.

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

 

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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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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.

 

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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

     
       
  0.37     1.09     3.02     4.71   High Grade Income Fund, Class I
  0.15     1.21     3.39     4.47   Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Index
  -0.92     1.35     3.91     4.41   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 Bond     4.500%         08/15/39         2.4%   

 

 

 
  2.      FHLMC, Ser 2011-3970, Cl KC     3.500%         03/15/33         2.1%   

 

 

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

 

 

 
  4.      FHLB     3.750%         12/14/18         1.6%   

 

 

 
  5.      FHLB     5.125%         03/10/17         1.6%   

 

 

 
  6.      U.S. Treasury Bond     4.375%         05/15/41         1.6%   

 

 

 
  7.      U.S. Treasury Bond     3.625%         08/15/43         1.6%   

 

 

 
  8.      MetLife     6.817%         08/15/18         1.6%   

 

 

 
  9.      New York City Water & Sewer System     6.124%         06/15/42         1.6%   

 

 

 
  10.      FHLB     4.125%         03/13/20         1.5%   

 

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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)
 
  CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — 53.1%   

 

Banks — 3.9%

  

   Bank of Oklahoma  
$ 500       1.052%, 05/15/17 (A)   $ 498   
   Barclays Bank PLC  
  500       6.750%, 05/22/19     568   
   Goldman Sachs Group MTN  
  500       7.500%, 02/15/19     572   
   JPMorgan Chase  
  450       3.150%, 07/05/16     455   
   MUFG Americas Holdings  
  250       2.250%, 02/10/20     246   

 

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High Grade Income Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
 Amount 
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Banks — (continued)

 
   US Bancorp MTN  
$ 500       3.000%, 03/15/22   $ 510   
    

 

 

 
       2,849   
    

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 8.3%

  

   Amazon.com  
  350       4.800%, 12/05/34     368   
   Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance  
  425       1.250%, 01/17/18     421   
   Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide  
  350       7.750%, 01/15/19     405   
   AutoZone  
  250       4.000%, 11/15/20     263   
   Comcast  
  550       3.600%, 03/01/24     568   
   DIRECTV Holdings LLC  
  275       3.800%, 03/15/22     277   
   Dollar General  
  500       1.875%, 04/15/18     495   
   Ford Motor Credit LLC  
  500       2.375%, 03/12/19     493   
   George Washington University  
  225       4.363%, 09/15/43     217   
   Home Depot  
  700       5.875%, 12/16/36     853   
   Johnson Controls  
  500       4.250%, 03/01/21     514   
   McDonald’s MTN  
  575       2.200%, 05/26/20     565   
   Target  
  525       2.300%, 06/26/19     531   
    

 

 

 
       5,970   
    

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 4.5%

  

   Campbell Soup  
  500       4.250%, 04/15/21     533   
   Coca-Cola  
  250       2.875%, 10/27/25     246   
  200       2.450%, 11/01/20     204   
   Colgate-Palmolive MTN  
  500       1.950%, 02/01/23     480   
   ConAgra Foods  
  250       1.900%, 01/25/18     249   

 

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High Grade Income Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
 Amount 
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Consumer Staples — (continued)

 
   Hershey  
$ 250       2.625%, 05/01/23   $ 245   
   Teva Pharmaceutical Finance BV  
  500       2.400%, 11/10/16     503   
   Unilever Capital  
  375       2.100%, 07/30/20     373   
   Walgreens Boots Alliance  
  400       3.300%, 11/18/21     392   
    

 

 

 
       3,225   
    

 

 

 

 

Energy — 3.1%

 
   BP Capital Markets PLC  
  265       3.814%, 02/10/24     265   
   Devon Energy  
  400       6.300%, 01/15/19     412   
   Halliburton  
  350       6.150%, 09/15/19     394   
   Murphy Oil  
  500       2.500%, 12/01/17     459   
   Occidental Petroleum  
  300       2.700%, 02/15/23     282   
   Schlumberger Investment SA  
  400       3.650%, 12/01/23     406   
    

 

 

 
       2,218   
    

 

 

 

 

Financials — 13.9%

 
   American International Group  
  350       2.300%, 07/16/19     347   
   Aon  
  500       3.125%, 05/27/16     504   
   Bank of America MTN  
  750       2.600%, 01/15/19     752   
   Bank of New York Mellon MTN  
  500       4.150%, 02/01/21     538   
   Branch Banking & Trust  
  400       1.000%, 04/03/17     398   
   General Electric Capital MTN  
  600       1.512%, 03/15/23 (A)     591   
   Goldman Sachs Group MTN  
  725       1.061%, 06/04/17 (A)     723   
   Lincoln National  
  500       8.750%, 07/01/19     601   
   MetLife  
  1,000       6.817%, 08/15/18     1,126   

 

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High Grade Income Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
 Amount 
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Financials — (continued)

 
   Morgan Stanley MTN  
$ 550       5.750%, 10/18/16   $ 569   
  500       0.765%, 10/18/16 (A)     499   
   Principal Financial Group  
  500       8.875%, 05/15/19     598   
   Prudential Financial MTN  
  320       7.375%, 06/15/19     371   
   Royal Bank of Canada MTN  
  650       2.150%, 03/06/20     645   
   State Street  
  425       4.956%, 03/15/18     446   
   Toyota Motor Credit MTN  
  630       1.375%, 01/10/18     631   
   Ventas Realty  
  415       2.700%, 04/01/20 ‡     409   
   Wells Fargo  
  300       2.150%, 01/15/19     302   
    

 

 

 
       10,050   
    

 

 

 

 

Health Care — 6.3%

 
   AbbVie  
  550       2.900%, 11/06/22     532   
   Amgen  
  350       5.700%, 02/01/19     386   
  520       2.200%, 05/22/19     520   
   AstraZeneca PLC  
  1,000       5.900%, 09/15/17     1,071   
   Becton Dickinson and Co  
  500       3.125%, 11/08/21     504   
   Gilead Sciences  
  650       4.500%, 04/01/21     703   
   Merck Sharp & Dohme  
  750       5.000%, 06/30/19     827   
    

 

 

 
       4,543   
    

 

 

 

 

Industrials — 2.2%

 
   Caterpillar  
  500       7.900%, 12/15/18     585   
   Raytheon  
  475       2.500%, 12/15/22     465   
   United Technologies  
  550       3.100%, 06/01/22     560   
    

 

 

 
       1,610   
    

 

 

 

 

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High Grade Income Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
 Amount 
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Information Technology — 6.1%

 
   Apple  
$ 725       2.850%, 05/06/21   $ 742   
   Intel  
  550       3.300%, 10/01/21     570   
   International Business Machines  
  1,000       8.375%, 11/01/19     1,237   
   Microsoft  
  500       3.625%, 12/15/23     525   
   NetApp  
  550       3.375%, 06/15/21     537   
   Symantec  
  300       4.200%, 09/15/20     310   
   Texas Instruments  
  500       1.000%, 05/01/18     493   
    

 

 

 
       4,414   
    

 

 

 

 

Materials — 1.9%

 
   Mosaic  
  500       5.625%, 11/15/43     479   
   Praxair  
  500       2.200%, 08/15/22     478   
   Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC  
  350       9.000%, 05/01/19     409   
    

 

 

 
       1,366   
    

 

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 1.0%

 
   AT&T  
  305       5.500%, 02/01/18     326   
   Verizon Communications  
  375       2.625%, 02/21/20     376   
    

 

 

 
       702   
    

 

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.4%

 
   Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC  
  625       4.450%, 03/15/43     594   
   Continental Airlines  
  410       9.000%, 07/08/16     423   
    

 

 

 
       1,017   
    

 

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.5%

 
   CenterPoint Energy  
  350       5.950%, 02/01/17     365   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $37,681)     38,329   
    

 

 

 

 

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High Grade Income Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
 Amount 
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
  U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 18.8%   
   U.S. Treasury Bond  
$ 800       6.000%, 02/15/26   $ 1,068   
  500       5.375%, 02/15/31     678   
  700       4.750%, 02/15/37     928   
  1,350       4.500%, 08/15/39     1,728   
  895       4.375%, 05/15/41     1,129   
  335       3.750%, 08/15/41     385   
  1,000       3.625%, 08/15/43     1,126   
  525       3.000%, 05/15/45     523   
  1,075       3.000%, 11/15/45     1,072   
  1,000       2.875%, 05/15/43     975   
   U.S. Treasury Note  
  275       3.750%, 11/15/18     294   
  350       3.625%, 02/15/21     380   
  625       3.125%, 10/31/16     637   
  500       3.125%, 01/31/17     512   
  600       2.875%, 03/31/18     623   
  405       2.625%, 04/30/16     408   
  750       2.375%, 07/31/17     766   
  325       1.375%, 02/28/19     325   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $12,832)     13,557   
    

 

 

 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 9.5%   
   FFCB  
  500       1.420%, 12/28/18     499   
   FHLB  
  1,100       5.125%, 03/10/17     1,154   
  475       4.750%, 03/10/23     552   
  1,000       4.125%, 03/13/20     1,096   
  1,100       3.750%, 12/14/18     1,173   
   FHLMC  
  875       8.250%, 06/01/16     901   
   FHLMC MTN  
  700       1.200%, 09/28/18     696   
   FNMA  
  775       1.500%, 10/29/20(B)     767   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $6,727)     6,838   
    

 

 

 

 

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High Grade Income Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
 Amount 
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
  MUNICIPAL BONDS — 9.0%   
   Akron Ohio, RB, NATL Insured  
$ 500       5.610%, 12/01/26, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (C)   $ 523   
   Atlantic City Board of Education, GO  
  350       6.800%, 08/15/28     376   
   Babylon New York, GO  
  375       4.600%, 07/01/37     377   
   California State, GO  
  560       6.509%, 04/01/39     652   
   Connecticut State, GO  
  200       5.295%, 10/01/29     228   
   Houston, Independent School District, GO  
  250       6.125%, 02/15/28     280   
   Hudson County, Improvement Authority, RB, AGM Insured  
  575       7.400%, 12/01/25     683   
   Maryland State, Transportation Authority, RB  
  500       5.788%, 07/01/29     594   
   Napa Valley Unified School District, GO  
  225       6.507%, 08/01/43     281   
   New York City Water & Sewer System, RB  
  1,000       6.124%, 06/15/42     1,122   
   New York, New York, GO  
  300       6.268%, 03/01/31     337   
   San Antonio Texas Water System Revenue, RB  
  250       5.502%, 05/15/29     295   
   St. Louis, Missouri School District, Qualified School Construction Boards, GO  
  200       4.700%, 04/01/28     214   
   Stockton Public Financing Authority, RB  
  500       7.942%, 10/01/38     567   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $6,478)     6,529   
    

 

 

 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS — 6.8%   
   FHLMC, Ser 2011-3970, Cl KC  
  1,500       3.500%, 03/15/33     1,542   
   FHLMC, Ser 2015-4425, Cl BY  
  597       2.000%, 01/15/45     474   
   FHLMC, Ser E01488  
  95       5.000%, 10/01/18     99   
   FHLMC, Ser G12710  
  125       5.500%, 07/01/22     128   

 

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High Grade Income Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
 Amount 
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS (continued)   
   FNMA, Ser 2003-33, Cl AB  
$ 95       3.750%, 03/25/33   $ 96   
   FNMA, Ser 2003-58, Cl D  
  68       3.500%, 07/25/33     70   
   FNMA, Ser 2012-84, Cl JB  
  400       3.000%, 05/25/42     391   
   FNMA, Ser 2013-92, Cl MT  
  85       4.000%, 07/25/41     91   
   FNMA, Ser 889958  
  57       5.000%, 10/01/23     61   
   GNMA, Ser 2011-112, Cl JP  
  370       2.000%, 02/20/40     370   
   GNMA, Ser 2012-101, Cl KL  
  964       2.000%, 09/20/41     911   
   GNMA, Ser 2012-91, Cl QL  
  765       2.000%, 09/20/41     659   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS (Cost $4,945)     4,892   
    

 

 

 
  NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATION (A) — 1.0%   
   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2004-4, Cl 3A2  
  803       1.980%, 04/25/32 (Cost $730)     758   
    

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (D) — 1.1%   
   Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.040%  
  816,682       (Cost $817)     817   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $70,210) — 99.3%   $ 71,720   
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $72,251 (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, 2015. The maturity date shown is the final maturity date.

 

(B) Step Bond — The rate reflected on the Schedule of Investments is the effective yield on December 31, 2015. The coupon on a step bond changes on a specified date.

 

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

 

(D) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2015.

AGM — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

Cl — Class

 

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High Grade Income Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(concluded)

 

FFCB — Federal Farm Credit Bank

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

NATL — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

PLC — Public Limited Company

RB — Revenue Bond

Ser — Series

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

 

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund

 

Municipal bonds were the best-performing sector in the investment grade fixed income markets in 2015. AAA general obligation municipal bonds rallied on concerns of weakening economic growth, falling commodity prices and increased volatility in global equity markets. The result was further compression of the ratio of municipal bond yields to U.S. treasuries with the yield curve flattening in anticipation of a slowing economy. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve raised its target Fed Funds rate as expected in December adding further pressure on the shape of the yield curve. Bond issuance climbed in 2015, as issuers raced to the new issue market ahead of the Fed’s interest rate lift-off. Although most of the new issues were refundings, demand continued to be robust as net new inflows into the municipal bond market totaled approximately $13.3 billion for the year.

The Bishop Street Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund returned 2.61% for the year but underperformed the Barclay’s Municipal Bond Index which returned 3.30% for 2015. Although its 13.2% allocation to other national issuers was a positive contributor to performance, the Fund’s relative short duration and underperformance to other national issuers hindered performance. A positive influence on performance was an overweight in longer-dated securities and exposure to revenue bonds. Looking ahead, the Fund is well-positioned for a modest rise in interest rates and the continued flattening of the yield curve.

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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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund    

 

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.

 

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
     
  2.61     2.10     3.98     3.68  

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund,

Class I

  2.36     1.85     3.73     3.42  

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund,

Class A

  -0.74     0.83     3.10     3.11  

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund,

Class A, with load**

  3.30     3.16     5.35     4.72   Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index
  2.48     2.11     4.63     3.81   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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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund    

Top Ten Holdings (Unaudited)

 

             Coupon
Rate
     Maturity
Date
     Percentage of
Investments
 

 

 
  1.      Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Sub-Ser      6.500%         07/01/39         3.1%   

 

 
  2.      Hawaii State, Department of Transportation, Airports Division Lease Revenue, AMT      5.000%         08/01/27         2.8%   

 

 
  3.      Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Ser A      5.000%         07/01/35         2.3%   

 

 
  4.      Hawaii State, Airport System Authority, Ser A      5.250%         07/01/27         2.0%   

 

 
  5.      Hawaii State, Ser EO      5.000%         08/01/34         1.6%   

 

 
  6.      University of Hawaii, Ser B      5.000%         10/01/34         1.6%   

 

 
  7.      Hawaii State, Airport System Authority, AMT      5.000%         07/01/24         1.5%   

 

 
  8.      Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Rental Housing System, Ser B, AGM Insured      6.500%         07/01/33         1.5%   

 

 
  9.      Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Ser A      5.000%         07/01/27         1.5%   

 

 
  10.      Hawaii State, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Kapolei Office Facilities, Ser A, AGM Insured      5.000%         11/01/31         1.4%   

 

LOGO

 

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

 

Bishop Street Funds    

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund    

Schedule of Investments

 

 

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
  MUNICIPAL BONDS — 98.4%   

 

Alabama — 0.2%

 
   Huntsville, Electric System Revenue, RB  
$ 225       5.250%, 12/01/29   $ 269   
    

 

 

 

 

Alaska — 0.9%

 
   Alaska Housing Finance, Ser A, RB, NATL Insured  
  100       5.250%, 12/01/24 , Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     108   
   Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority, Ser 3, RB, Bond Bank Moral Obligation Insured  
  1,000       5.000%, 09/01/22     1,186   
    

 

 

 
       1,294   
    

 

 

 

 

Arkansas — 0.4%

 
   Little Rock, Sewer Revenue, RB  
  500       5.000%, 08/01/20     577   
    

 

 

 

 

California — 2.6%

 
   California State, GO  
  235       4.500%, 03/01/21     264   
  150       4.500%, 08/01/30     155   
   Santa Monica, Community College District, Ser B, GO  
  2,250       3.7%, 08/01/35 (B)     998   
   Sonoma County, Junior College District, GO  
  1,000       5.000%, 08/01/27     1,197   
   University of California, Ser AF, RB  
  1,000       5.000%, 05/15/36     1,166   
    

 

 

 
       3,780   
    

 

 

 

 

Florida — 0.8%

 
   Jacksonville, Sales Tax Revenue, Ser A, RB  
  1,000       5.000%, 10/01/29     1,145   
    

 

 

 

 

Georgia — 0.4%

 
   Atlanta, Water & Wastewater Revenue, Ser A, RB, NATL Insured  
  450       5.500%, 11/01/27     567   
    

 

 

 

 

Hawaii — 85.2%

 
   Hawaii County, Ser A, GO  
  500       5.000%, 09/01/20     581   
  1,000       5.000%, 07/15/22     1,094   
  250       5.000%, 09/01/22     302   
  500       4.000%, 03/01/22     547   
   Hawaii County, Ser B, GO  
  200       5.000%, 09/01/22     241   

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
   Hawaii State, Airport System Authority, RB, AGM Insured  
$ 1,000       5.250%, 07/01/27   $ 1,173   
   Hawaii State, Airport System Authority, Ser A, RB  
  250       5.250%, 07/01/23     293   
  2,500       5.250%, 07/01/27     2,921   
  1,000       5.250%, 07/01/28     1,165   
  900       5.250%, 07/01/30     1,042   
  1,500       5.000%, 07/01/45     1,665   
   Hawaii State, Airport System Authority, RB, AMT  
  2,000       5.000%, 07/01/24     2,281   
  1,000       4.125%, 07/01/24     1,092   
  1,000       3.000%, 07/01/17     1,029   
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Mid Pacific Institute, RB, AGC Insured  
  1,000       5.000%, 01/01/26     1,002   
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Pacific Health Project, Ser A, RB  
  425       6.000%, 07/01/33     515   
  500       4.625%, 07/01/21     565   
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Pacific Health Project, Ser B, RB  
  225       5.000%, 07/01/18     246   
  55       3.000%, 07/01/19     58   
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, RB  
  325       5.125%, 07/01/31     369   
  300       3.600%, 11/15/20     302   
  300       3.350%, 11/15/19     302   
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Ser A, RB  
  100       5.000%, 07/01/22     119   
  575       5.000%, 07/01/26     672   
  1,800       5.000%, 07/01/27     2,169   
  2,975       5.000%, 07/01/35     3,458   
  850       4.000%, 07/01/18     910   
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Ser B, RB  
  775       5.000%, 07/01/28     885   
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, RB  
  4,100       6.500%, 07/01/39     4,653   
   Hawaii State, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Kapolei Office Facilities, Ser A, COP, AGM Insured  
  2,000       5.000%, 11/01/31     2,062   
  110       4.250%, 11/01/26     113   
   Hawaii State, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, RB  
  100       4.250%, 04/01/16     101   

 

Bishop Street Funds    

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
   Hawaii State, Department of Transportation, Airports Division Lease Revenue, COP, AMT  
$ 1,525       5.000%, 08/01/21   $ 1,773   
  3,675       5.000%, 08/01/27     4,201   
   Hawaii State, Department of Transportation, COP, AMT  
  1,000       5.250%, 08/01/25     1,176   
   Hawaii State, Harbor System Revenue, Ser A, RB  
  100       5.000%, 07/01/25     113   
  1,125       4.250%, 07/01/21     1,240   
   Hawaii State, Harbor System Revenue, Ser B, RB, AMT, AGM Insured  
  500       5.000%, 01/01/23     501   
   Hawaii State, Highway Authority, RB  
  500       5.750%, 01/01/28     564   
  605       5.500%, 07/01/18     671   
  1,000       5.500%, 01/01/25     1,122   
   Hawaii State, Highway Authority, RB, BHAC Insured  
  550       4.750%, 01/01/22     603   
   Hawaii State, Highway Authority, Ser A, RB  
  700       5.000%, 01/01/23     850   
  1,600       5.000%, 01/01/30     1,918   
  1,700       5.000%, 01/01/31     1,996   
  1,000       5.000%, 01/01/33     1,184   
  400       5.000%, 01/01/34     472   
   Hawaii State, Highway Authority, Ser B, RB, AGM Insured  
  1,250       5.250%, 07/01/18     1,377   
  1,600       5.250%, 07/01/19     1,819   
   Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Kuhio Park Terrace Multi-Family Housing, Ser A, RB, FHLMC Insured  
  200       3.900%, 04/01/22     212   
  115       3.750%, 04/01/21     121   
  180       3.500%, 04/01/20     188   
  115       3.000%, 04/01/18     118   
   Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Rental Housing System, Ser B, RB, AGM Insured  
  2,000       6.500%, 07/01/33     2,223   
   Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Single-Family Housing, Ser B, RB, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured  
  490       3.450%, 01/01/22     509   
   Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Wilikina Apartments Project, Ser A, RB  
  1,000       5.000%, 05/01/34     1,006   

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
   Hawaii State, Ser DK, GO  
$ 280       5.000%, 05/01/18   $ 306   
  310       5.000%, 05/01/25, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     339   
  1,160       5.000%, 05/01/27, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,269   
   Hawaii State, Ser DN, GO  
  200       5.250%, 08/01/25, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     221   
   Hawaii State, Ser DO, GO  
  850       5.000%, 08/01/17     905   
   Hawaii State, Ser DQ, GO  
  100       5.000%, 06/01/21, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     112   
   Hawaii State, Ser DR, GO  
  1,095       5.000%, 06/01/17     1,159   
  1,000       5.000%, 06/01/19     1,128   
  735       4.250%, 06/01/19     811   
   Hawaii State, Ser DT, GO  
  270       5.000%, 11/01/19     308   
  225       4.500%, 11/01/19     252   
   Hawaii State, Ser DY, GO  
  825       5.000%, 02/01/19     921   
  500       5.000%, 02/01/20     574   
  125       4.000%, 02/01/20     138   
   Hawaii State, Ser DZ, GO  
  1,025       5.000%, 12/01/17     1,104   
  960       5.000%, 12/01/23, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,146   
  120       5.000%, 12/01/26, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     142   
  250       5.000%, 12/01/28     296   
  250       5.000%, 12/01/30     294   
  1,000       5.000%, 12/01/31     1,168   
   Hawaii State, Ser EA, GO  
  935       5.000%, 12/01/21     1,119   
  1,700       5.000%, 12/01/22     2,027   
   Hawaii State, Ser EF, GO  
  500       5.000%, 11/01/22     608   
  300       5.000%, 11/01/23     362   
   Hawaii State, Ser EH, GO  
  1,000       5.000%, 08/01/18     1,101   
  675       5.000%, 08/01/23     828   
  200       5.000%, 08/01/24     244   
  200       5.000%, 08/01/32     236   
   Hawaii State, Ser EO, GO  
  150       5.000%, 08/01/24     186   
  1,000       5.000%, 08/01/33     1,185   
  2,075       5.000%, 08/01/34     2,450   

 

Bishop Street Funds    

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
   Hawaii State, Ser EP, GO  
$ 1,000       5.000%, 08/01/22   $ 1,211   
   Hawaii State, Ser ET, GO  
  1,275       4.000%, 10/01/18     1,377   
  1,175       4.000%, 10/01/27     1,334   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Board of Water Supply, Ser A, RB  
  1,050       5.000%, 07/01/19     1,190   
  875       5.000%, 07/01/23     1,048   
  525       5.000%, 07/01/31     621   
  130       4.000%, 07/01/18     139   
  400       3.000%, 07/01/17     413   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Board of Water Supply, Ser B, RB, AMT, NATL Insured  
  2,000       5.250%, 07/01/16, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     2,046   
  50       5.000%, 07/01/16     51   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser A, GO  
  1,100       5.250%, 04/01/19, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,244   
  275       5.250%, 08/01/31     322   
  1,000       5.000%, 04/01/19, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,123   
  775       5.000%, 10/01/19     881   
  680       5.000%, 11/01/21     810   
  500       5.000%, 11/01/22     606   
  1,000       5.000%, 10/01/27     1,238   
  150       5.000%, 10/01/29     183   
  1,250       5.000%, 10/01/35     1,489   
  700       4.000%, 11/01/19     772   
  325       4.000%, 08/01/22     365   
  275       3.750%, 04/01/18     292   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser A, GO, AGM Insured  
  1,000       5.000%, 07/01/17, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,063   
  60       5.000%, 07/01/19, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     64   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser B, GO  
  300       5.000%, 12/01/16     312   
  250       5.000%, 12/01/18     278   
  375       5.000%, 08/01/21     445   
  350       5.000%, 08/01/22     414   
  200       5.000%, 11/01/24     242   
  700       5.000%, 08/01/26     824   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser B, GO, AGM Insured  
  515       5.250%, 07/01/16     527   
  100       5.250%, 07/01/19     114   

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser C, GO  
$ 200       4.750%, 09/01/18   $ 219   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser D, GO  
  1,000       5.250%, 09/01/22     1,154   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority, Ser A, RB  
  635       5.000%, 07/01/20     720   
  250       5.000%, 07/01/25     296   
  100       5.000%, 07/01/31     117   
  1,000       5.000%, 07/01/38     1,126   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority, Ser B, RB  
  500       5.000%, 07/01/20     579   
  500       4.000%, 07/01/21     564   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority, Ser Junior A-1, RB, NATL Insured  
  815       5.000%, 07/01/22, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     833   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority, Ser S, RB  
  650       5.000%, 07/01/22     781   
  200       4.000%, 07/01/22     227   
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority, Waipahu Towers Project, Ser A, RB, AMT, GNMA Insured  
  165       6.900%, 06/20/35     166   
   Kauai County, Ser A, GO  
  250       5.000%, 08/01/21     296   
  150       5.000%, 08/01/23     180   
  250       4.000%, 08/01/24     279   
  250       3.250%, 08/01/23     266   
   Kauai County, Ser A, GO, NATL Insured  
  415       5.000%, 08/01/21     416   
   Maui County, GO  
  250       5.000%, 06/01/20     291   
  150       5.000%, 06/01/21     178   
   Maui County, Ser A, GO  
  1,000       5.000%, 07/01/19, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,063   
   Maui County, Ser A, GO, AGM Insured  
  1,000       3.500%, 07/01/16     1,015   
   Maui County, Ser A, GO, NATL Insured  
  1,000       4.750%, 07/01/16, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,021   
   Maui County, Ser B, GO  
  375       4.000%, 06/01/16     381   

 

Bishop Street Funds    

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
$ 500       4.000%, 06/01/21   $ 556   
   Maui County, Ser B, GO, NATL Insured  
  500       5.000%, 07/01/16     511   
   University of Hawaii, College Improvements Project, Ser A, RB, AGC Insured (A)  
  1,100       5.000%, 10/01/23, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,137   
   University of Hawaii, College Improvements Project, Ser A, RB, NATL Insured  
  200       5.000%, 07/15/19     205   
  150       5.000%, 07/15/22     154   
   University of Hawaii, Ser A, RB  
  100       6.000%, 10/01/38     116   
   University of Hawaii, Ser A, RB, NATL Insured  
  975       5.000%, 07/15/21     999   
  2,000       4.500%, 07/15/23     2,043   
  350       3.500%, 07/15/28     352   
   University of Hawaii, Ser A-2, RB  
  1,030       4.000%, 10/01/18     1,106   
   University of Hawaii, Ser B, RB  
  2,000       5.000%, 10/01/34     2,369   
  1,000       4.000%, 10/01/23     1,149   
    

 

 

 
       128,726   
    

 

 

 

 

Indiana — 0.0%

 
   Indiana State, Housing & Community Development Authority, Ser C, RB, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured  
  75       4.100%, 06/01/27     79   
    

 

 

 

 

Maine — 0.6%

 
   Maine State, Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Ser A, RB   
  750       5.250%, 07/01/31     834   
    

 

 

 

 

Maryland — 0.4%

 
   Maryland State, GO  
  575       5.000%, 03/01/22     660   
    

 

 

 

 

Nebraska — 0.1%

 
   Omaha, GO  
  100       5.250%, 10/15/19, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     112   
    

 

 

 

 

New York — 2.6%

 
   Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Ser A, RB  
  1,000       4.000%, 11/15/20     1,114   

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

New York — (continued)

 
   New York City Trust for Cultural Resources, Ser S, RB  
$ 1,000       5.000%, 07/01/41   $ 1,146   
   New York State, Dormitory Authority, Ser A, RB  
  500       5.000%, 03/15/31     594   
   New York, New York, Ser D, GO  
  350       5.000%, 08/01/21     414   
   New York, New York, Ser H, GO  
  500       5.000%, 08/01/20     580   
    

 

 

 
       3,848   
    

 

 

 

 

Ohio — 1.0%

 
   Akron, Income Tax Revenue, RB  
  1,000       5.000%, 12/01/33     1,143   
   Ohio State, Ser B, GO  
  300       5.000%, 08/01/22     364   
    

 

 

 
       1,507   
    

 

 

 

 

Oklahoma — 0.1%

 
   Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, RB  
  125       5.000%, 07/01/40     140   
    

 

 

 

 

Oregon — 0.2%

 
   Oregon State, Facilities Authority, Providence Health Services, RB  
  225       5.000%, 10/01/19     255   
    

 

 

 

 

Tennessee — 0.4%

 
   Memphis, Ser A, GO  
  500       5.000%, 04/01/26     613   
    

 

 

 

 

Texas — 1.4%

 
   Arlington, Higher Education Finance, RB  
  750       5.000%, 08/15/27     887   
   Harris County, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Ser A, RB  
  425       5.000%, 11/01/24     507   
   Midland County, Fresh Water Supply District No. 1, Ser A, RB  
  1,000       4.789%, 09/15/37 (B)     393   
   North East, Independent School District, GO  
  275       5.250%, 02/01/28     356   
    

 

 

 
       2,143   
    

 

 

 

 

Utah — 0.2%

 
   Central Utah, Water Conservancy District, Ser B, GO  
  200       5.250%, 04/01/23     236   
    

 

 

 

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund    

Schedule of Investments

(concluded)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 

 

Washington — 0.9%

 
   Port of Seattle, Ser A, RB  
$ 750       5.000%, 08/01/26   $ 877   
   Washington State, Ser R-2015, GO  
  450       5.000%, 07/01/20     522   
    

 

 

 
       1,399   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $143,715)     148,184   
    

 

 

 
  SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (C) — 0.3%  
   Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares,  
  466,412       0.000% (Cost $466)     466   
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $144,181) — 98.7%   $ 148,650   
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $150,671 (000).

 

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

 

(B) Zero coupon security. The rate reported on the Schedule of Investments is the effective yield at time of purchase.

 

(C) The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2015.

AGC — American Guarantee Corporation

AGM — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AMT — Alternative Minimum Tax

BHAC — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation

COP — Certificate of Participation

FHLMC — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Corporation

GNMA — Government National Mortgage Corporation

GO — General Obligation

NATL — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

RB — Revenue Bond

Ser — Series

Cost figures are shown in thousands.

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

 

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Bishop Street Funds    

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (000)

December 31, 2015

 

      Strategic
Growth
Fund
     Dividend
Value
Fund
     High
Grade
Income
Fund
 

Assets:

        

Investments, at Cost

   $ 34,228       $ 34,113       $ 70,210   

 

 

Investments, at Value

   $ 39,541       $ 46,199       $ 71,720   

Dividends and Interest Receivable

     14         106         636   

Reclaim Receivable

             1         1   

Prepaid Expenses

     3         3         10   

 

 

Total Assets

     39,558         46,309         72,367   

 

 

Liabilities:

        

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

     69                   

Advisory Fees Payable

     25         25         19   

Administrative Fees Payable

     4         5         7   

Shareholder Servicing Fees Payable

     3         4         6   

Income Distribution Payable

                     42   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

             1         1   

Other Accrued Expenses Payable

     29         28         41   

 

 

Total Liabilities

     130         63         116   

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 39,428       $ 46,246       $ 72,251   

 

 

Paid-in Capital

   $ 33,323       $ 37,548       $ 70,729   

Undistributed Net Investment Income

                     2   

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     792         (3,388      10   

Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     5,313         12,086         1,510   

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 39,428       $ 46,246       $ 72,251   

 

 

Class I Shares:

        

Net Assets

   $ 39,428       $ 46,246       $ 72,251   

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

     2,827         3,438         7,371   

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

   $ 13.95       $ 13.45       $ 9.80   

 

 

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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Bishop Street Funds    

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (000)

December 31, 2015

 

      Hawaii
Municipal
Bond Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments, at Cost

   $ 144,181   

 

 

Investments, at Value

   $ 148,650   

Dividends and Interest Receivable

     2,393   

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

     4   

Prepaid Expenses

     8   

 

 

Total Assets

     151,055   

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Income Distribution Payable

     247   

Advisory Fees Payable

     22   

Shareholder Servicing Fees Payable

     13   

Administrative Fees Payable

     9   

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

     2   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

     2   

Other Accrued Expenses Payable

     89   

 

 

Total Liabilities

     384   

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 150,671   

 

 

Paid-in Capital

   $ 146,016   

Undistributed Net Investment Income

     28   

Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments

     158   

Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     4,469   

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 150,671   

 

 

Class I Shares:

  

Net Assets

   $ 127,712   

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

     11,828   

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

   $ 10.80   

 

 

Class A Shares:

  

Net Assets

   $ 22,959   

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

     2,127   

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

   $ 10.80

 

 

Maximum Offering Price Per Shares — Class A ($10.80/ 97.00%)

   $ 11.13   

 

 

* Difference in net asset value recalculation and net asset value stated is caused by rounding differences.

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

 

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Bishop Street Funds    

Statements of Operations (000)

For the year ended December 31, 2015

 

     

Strategic
Growth

Fund

    

Dividend
Value

Fund

    

High

Grade

Income

Fund

 

Investment Income:

        

Dividend Income

   $ 138       $ 1,405       $   

Interest Income

                     2,274   

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

     (4      (20        

 

 

Total Investment Income

     134         1,385         2,274   

 

 

Expenses:

        

Investment Adviser Fees

     324         383         407   

Shareholder Servicing Fees

     109         129         185   

Administrative Fees

     88         104         148   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     2         2         3   

Transfer Agent Fees

     40         43         48   

Audit Fees

     12         15         24   

Legal Fees

     9         10         15   

Printing Fees

     8         10         14   

Trustees’ Fees

     5         6         8   

Registration Fees

     5         3         18   

Custody Fees

     5         5         5   

Pricing Fees

     1         1         11   

Miscellaneous Expenses

     4         5         6   

 

 

Total Expenses

     612         716         892   

 

 

Less Waivers:

        

Shareholder Servicing Fees

     (66      (78      (111

Administrative Fees

     (35      (41      (59

Investment Adviser Fees

             (52      (160

 

 

Total Waivers

     (101      (171      (330

 

 

Total Net Expenses

     511         545         562   

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     (377      840         1,712   

 

 

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     4,567         4,322         343   

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

     (836      (4,932      (1,733

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     3,731         (610      (1,390

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 3,354       $ 230       $ 322   

 

 

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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Bishop Street Funds    

Statements of Operations (000)

For the year ended December 31, 2015

 

      Hawaii
Municipal
Bond Fund
 

Investment Income:

  

Interest Income

   $ 4,893   

 

 

Total Investment Income

     4,893   

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment Adviser Fees

     536   

Shareholder Servicing Fees

     383   

Administrative Fees

     306   

Distribution Fees, Class A

     56   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     7   

Transfer Agent Fees

     94   

Audit Fees

     48   

Legal Fees

     30   

Printing Fees

     30   

Pricing Fees

     24   

Trustees’ Fees

     17   

Registration Fees

     12   

Custody Fees

     8   

Miscellaneous Expenses

     13   

 

 

Total Expenses

     1,564   

 

 

Less Waivers:

  

Investment Adviser Fees

     (236

Shareholder Servicing Fees

     (230

Administrative Fees

     (199

 

 

Total Waivers

     (665

 

 

Total Net Expenses

     899   

 

 

Net Investment Income

     3,994   

 

 

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     1,127   

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

     (1,252

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments

     (125

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 3,869   

 

 

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

 

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Bishop Street Funds    

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (000)

For the years ended December 31,

 

    

Strategic

Growth Fund

   

Dividend

Value Fund

 
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Investment Activities from Operations:

       

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  $ (377   $ (438   $ 840      $ 1,292   

Net Realized Gain on Investments

    4,567        4,990        4,322        8,108   

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

    (836     (846     (4,932     (2,978

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    3,354        3,706        230        6,422   

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net Investment Income:

       

Class I Shares

                  (847     (1,298

Capital Gains:

       

Class I Shares

    (3,780     (4,859              

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

    (3,780     (4,859     (847     (1,298

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

       

Proceeds from Shares Issued

    417        5,067        232        1,238   

Reinvestments of Cash Distributions

    2,675        3,677        560        897   

Cost of Shares Redeemed

    (13,479     (14,348     (9,594     (13,054

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

    (10,387     (5,604     (8,802     (10,919

 

 

Total Decrease in Net Assets

    (10,813     (6,757     (9,419     (5,795

 

 

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of Year

    50,241        56,998        55,665        61,460   

 

 

End of Year

  $ 39,428      $ 50,241      $ 46,246      $ 55,665   

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income

  $      $      $      $   

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Shares Issued

    29        339        18        99   

Shares Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

    193        250        42        70   

Shares Redeemed

    (913     (986     (711     (1,025

 

 

Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

    (691     (397     (651     (856

 

 

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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Bishop Street Funds    

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (000)

For the years ended December 31,

 

     High Grade
Income Fund
    Hawaii Municipal
Bond Fund
 
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Investment Activities from Operations:

       

Net Investment Income

  $ 1,712      $ 1,737      $ 3,994      $ 3,995   

Net Realized Gain on Investments

    343        498        1,127        1,128   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    (1,733     1,911        (1,252     4,107   

 

 

Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    322        4,146        3,869        9,230   

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net Investment Income:

       

Class I Shares

    (1,709     (1,739     (3,440     (3,436

Class A Shares

    N/A        N/A        (538     (551

Capital Gains:

       

Class I Shares

    (423     (423     (882     (198

Class A Shares

    N/A        N/A        (158     (33

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

    (2,132     (2,162     (5,018     (4,218

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

       

Class I Shares:

       

Proceeds from Shares Issued

    4,201        5,020        10,103        15,402   

Reinvestments of Cash Distributions

    1,451        1,447        689        612   

Cost of Shares Redeemed

    (6,233     (7,816     (14,637     (13,999

 

 

Total Class I Capital Share Transactions

    (581     (1,349     (3,845     2,015   

 

 

Class A Shares:

       

Proceeds from Shares Issued

    N/A        N/A        1,877        899   

Reinvestments of Cash Distributions

    N/A        N/A        549        446   

Cost of Shares Redeemed

    N/A        N/A        (1,625     (4,156

 

 

Total Class A Capital Share Transactions

    N/A        N/A        801        (2,811

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

    (581     (1,349     (3,044     (796

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (2,391     635        (4,193     4,216   

 

 

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of Year

    74,642        74,007        154,864        150,648   

 

 

End of Year

  $ 72,251      $ 74,642      $ 150,671      $ 154,864   

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income

  $ 2      $      $ 28      $ 15   

 

 

Share Transactions:

       

Class I Shares:

       

Shares Issued

    420        503        932        1,427   

Shares Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

    145        144        64        57   

Shares Redeemed

    (624     (783     (1,352     (1,302

 

 

Total Class I Transactions

    (59     (136     (356     182   

 

 

Class A Shares:

       

Shares Issued

    N/A        N/A        174        83   

Shares Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

    N/A        N/A        50        41   

Shares Redeemed

    N/A        N/A        (150     (387

 

 

Total Class A Transactions

    N/A        N/A        74        (263

 

 

Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

    (59     (136     (282     (81

 

 

N/A – Not Applicable. Share class currently not offered.

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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Bishop Street Funds    

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the years ended December 31,

 

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

STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND

Class I Shares:

  

2015

    $ 14.28       $ (0.13 )     $ 1.21       $ 1.08       $       $ (1.41 )     $ (1.41 )

2014

      14.56         (0.12 )       1.30         1.18                 (1.46 )       (1.46 )

2013

      13.56         (0.04 )       4.59         4.55                 (3.55 )       (3.55 )

2012

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

2011

      12.65         (0.01 )       (0.40 )       (0.41 )                        

DIVIDEND VALUE FUND

Class I Shares:

  

2015

    $ 13.62       $ 0.22       $ (0.17 )     $ 0.05       $ (0.22 )     $       $ (0.22 )

2014

      12.43         0.29         1.20         1.49         (0.30 )               (0.30 )

2013

      9.83         0.21         2.61         2.82         (0.22 )               (0.22 )

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 )

HIGH GRADE INCOME FUND

Class I Shares:

  

2015

    $ 10.05       $ 0.23       $ (0.19 )     $ 0.04       $ (0.23 )     $ (0.06 )     $ (0.29 )

2014

      9.78         0.23         0.33         0.56         (0.23 )       (0.06 )       (0.29 )

2013

      10.51         0.22         (0.50 )       (0.28 )       (0.22 )       (0.23 )       (0.45 )

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 )

HAWAII MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

Class I Shares:

  

2015

    $ 10.88       $ 0.29       $ (0.01 )     $ 0.28       $ (0.29 )     $ (0.07 )     $ (0.36 )

2014

      10.52         0.29         0.38         0.67         (0.29 )       (0.02 )       (0.31 )

2013

      11.13         0.29         (0.57 )       (0.28 )       (0.29 )       (0.04 )       (0.33 )

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 )

Class A Shares:

  

2015

    $ 10.88       $ 0.26       $ (0.01 )     $ 0.25       $ (0.26 )     $ (0.07 )     $ (0.33 )

2014

      10.52         0.26         0.38         0.64         (0.26 )       (0.02 )       (0.28 )

2013

      11.13         0.27         (0.57 )       (0.30 )       (0.27 )       (0.04 )       (0.31 )

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 )

 

(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.
†† Includes payment by affiliate of $0.03 per share. If payments by affiliates were not made, total return would have been decreased by 0.27%.
 ‡ Includes return of capital of less than $0.01.

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

 

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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
                         
                         
  $ 13.95         7.77 %     $ 39,428         1.17 %       1.40 %       (0.86 )%       55 %
    14.28         7.94         50,241         1.15         1.38         (0.83 )       44  
    14.56         35.03         56,998         1.17         1.40         (0.26 )       130  
    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  
                         
                         
  $ 13.45         0.44 %     $ 46,246         1.05 %       1.38 %       1.62 %       24 %
    13.62         12.08         55,665         1.05         1.37         2.27         21  
    12.43         28.84         61,460         1.05         1.38         1.87         13  
    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  
                         
                         
  $ 9.80         0.37 %     $ 72,251         0.76 %       1.21 %       2.31 %       24 %
    10.05         5.77         74,642         0.76         1.20         2.32         28  
    9.78         (2.69 )       74,007         0.76         1.21         2.18         35  
    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  
                         
                         
  $ 10.80         2.61 %     $ 127,712         0.55 %       0.98 %       2.64 %       28 %
    10.88         6.36         132,540         0.55         0.99         2.66         27  
    10.52         (2.47 )       126,289         0.55         1.01         2.72         29  
    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  
                         
  $ 10.80         2.36 %     $ 22,959         0.80 %       1.23 %       2.39 %       28 %
    10.88         6.10         22,324         0.80         1.24         2.41         27  
    10.52         (2.72 )       24,359         0.80         1.26         2.47         29  
    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  

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2015

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.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust. The Funds are investment companies in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). Therefore, the Funds follow the accounting and reporting guidelines for investment companies.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with 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 an exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 pm ET if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, 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

 

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market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the fair value for such securities. 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 provided that it is determined the amortized cost continues to approximate fair value. Should existing credit, liquidity or interest rate conditions in the relevant markets and issuer specific circumstances suggest that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, then the amortized cost method may not be used. Prices for most securities held in the 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 measurement 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;

 

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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

   

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, 2015, all investments in the Strategic Growth Fund and Dividend Value Fund were considered Level 1.

The following is a summary of the levels of inputs used 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

  $      $ 38,329      $      $ 38,329   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

           13,557               13,557   

U.S. Government Agency

       

Obligations

           6,838               6,838   

Municipal Bonds

           6,529               6,529   

U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed

       

Obligations

           4,892               4,892   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed

       

Obligation

           758               758   

Short-Term Investment

    817                      817   
 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 817      $ 70,903      $      $ 71,720   
 

 

 

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

Municipal Bonds

  $      $ 148,184      $      $ 148,184   

Short-Term Investment

    466                      466   
 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 466      $ 148,184      $      $ 148,650   
 

 

 

 

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transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 assets and liabilities. There were no Level 3 investments during the year ended December 31, 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2015, there have been no changes to the Funds’ fair value methodologies.

Federal Income Taxes

It is each Fund’s intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company for Federal income tax purposes by complying with the appropriate provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to distribute substantially all of its income to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made in the financial statements.

As of and during the year ended December 31, 2015, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the year, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties

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 using the effective interest method over the life of each security and are recorded as interest income. Realized gains (losses) on paydowns of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are recorded as an adjustment to interest income.

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.

 

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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 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 the agreement with MUFG Union Bank, N.A., the custodian of the Funds (the “Custodian”), 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, 2015, 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, through April 30, 2016, to waive a portion of its advisory fee (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses (collectively, excluded expenses)) to the extent necessary to

 

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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/Waivers.”

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, 2015, the Adviser did not recapture any previously waived fees.

As of December 31, 2015, 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  
$ 56      $ 179      $ 282      $ 517        12/31/2016   
  53        160        237        450        12/31/2017   
  52        160        236        448        12/31/2018   

Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (“Columbia”) serves as the investment sub-adviser for the Strategic Growth Fund and 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 Strategic Growth Fund and 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.

 

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4. ADMINISTRATIVE, CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AGENT, DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

The Funds and the Administrator are parties to an Administration Agreement under which the Administrator provides administrative services to the Funds. For these services, the Administrator is paid an asset based fee which will vary depending the number of share classes and the on the average daily net assets of the Funds. The Administrator 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. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Funds were charged as follows for these services: $88 in the Strategic Growth Fund, $104 in the Dividend Value Fund, $148 in the High Grade Income Fund and $306 in the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Funds waived as follows for these services: $35 in the Strategic Growth Fund, $41 in the Dividend Value Fund, $59 in the High Grade Income Fund and $199 in the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund. These fees and waivers are labeled as “Administrative Fees/Waivers” on the Statement of Operations.

MUFG Union Bank, N.A. acts as 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 Funds. As such, DST provides transfer agency, dividend disbursing and shareholder services to the Funds. These fees are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as “Transfer Agent Fees.”

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

 

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fee it receives and amount it pays to third parties. For the year, 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 by First Hawaiian Bank on behalf of SIDCO for the benefit of certain shareholders to 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/Waivers” 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.”

 

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, 2015 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

  $      $      $ 7,100      $   

Other

    23,911        12,270        9,710        42,494   

Sales and Maturities

       

U.S. Government Securities

  $      $      $ 1,859      $   

Other

    38,149        20,810        17,030        44,522   

 

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 U.S. GAAP.

 

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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, market discount, REIT adjustments, distribution reclassification and net operating loss offsetting short term capital gain have been reclassified:

 

    Undistributed Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
    Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Strategic Growth Fund

    377        (377

Dividend Value Fund

    7        (7

High Grade Income Fund

    (1     1   

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund

    (3     3   

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

 

    Ordinary
Income
    Tax Exempt
Income
    Long Term
Capital Gain
    Total  

Strategic Growth Fund

       

2015

  $ 72      $      $ 3,708      $ 3,780   

2014

    2,358               2,501        4,859   

Dividend Value Fund

       

2015

  $ 847      $      $      $ 847   

2014

    1,298                      1,298   

High Grade Income Fund

       

2015

  $ 1,709      $      $ 423      $ 2,132   

2014

    1,762               400        2,162   

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund

       

2015

  $ 3      $ 3,978      $ 1,037      $ 5,018   

2014

           3,987        231        4,218   

 

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As of December 31, 2015, 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

    113               2          

Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gain Income

    698               10        160   

Capital Loss Carryforwards

           (3,387              

Post October Losses

                           

Unrealized Appreciation

    5,294        12,085        1,510        4,494   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributable Earnings

  $ 6,105      $ 8,698      $ 1,522      $ 4,655   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Post-October losses represent losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Funds have elected to defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year.

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:

 

     Dividend
Value
Fund
 

Dec. 2017

   $ 1,549   

Dec. 2018

     1,838   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,387   
  

 

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Dividend Value Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $4,316.

For Federal income tax purposes, capital losses incurred may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Additionally, postenactment 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.

 

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For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at December 31, 2015, and the net realized gains or losses on securities sold for the period were not materially different from amounts reported for financial reporting purposes. These differences are primarily due to wash sales which cannot be used for Federal income tax purposes in the current year and have been deferred for use in future years. 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, 2015 were as follows:

 

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

Federal Tax Cost

  $ 34,247      $ 34,114      $ 70,210      $ 144,156   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

    6,627        12,826        2,083        4,626   

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

    (1,333     (741     (573     (132
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

  $ 5,294      $ 12,085      $ 1,510      $ 4,494   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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 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 and “interest rate risk” which is the potential for fluctuations in bond prices due to changing interest rates. 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 following table provides detail on the approximate percentage of each fund’s investments in securities with these types of enhance-

 

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ments, as well as the name of the entity providing the largest proportion of enhancements in the Fund.

 

    

Hawaii
Municipal
Bond Fund

% of investments in securities with credit enhancements or liquidity enhancements

  18.91%

Largest % of investments in securities with credit enhancements or liquidity enhancements from a single institution

 

  6.26%

(National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation)

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.

The market value of the Funds’ investments in fixed income securities may change in response to interest rate changes and other factors. During periods of falling interest rates, the values of fixed income securities generally rise. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the values of such securities generally decline. Changes by recognized rating agencies in the ratings of any fixed income security and in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal may also affect the value of these investments.

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

Through June 4, 2015, the Funds, which are not jointly liable, had entered into an agreement which enabled them to participate in a $5 million unsecured committed revolving line of credit on a first come, first served basis, with MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”). The proceeds from the borrowings were used to finance the Funds’ short

 

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term general working capital requirements, including the funding of shareholder redemptions. Interest was charged to the Funds based on their borrowings during the period at the Bank current reference rate minus 1%.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Funds had the following borrowings under the line of credit:

 

Fund

  Average
Borrowings
    Borrowing
Costs
    Number
of Days
Outstanding
    Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
 

Strategic Growth Fund

  $ 1               3        2.25

 

10. OTHER

At December 31, 2015, the percentage of total shares outstanding held by shareholders owning 10% or greater of total shares outstanding of 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        97.40

Dividend Value Fund, Class I Shares

    2        98.03   

High Grade Income Fund, Class I Shares*

    3        91.97   

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, Class A Shares

    1        65.73   

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, Class I Shares

             
*   Includes one unaffiliated shareholder, all other shareholders in the above table are affiliated.

 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

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Bishop Street Funds    

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of Bishop Street Funds and the Shareholders of the Funds, as defined:

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 Bishop Street Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at December 31, 2015, 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, 2015 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 26, 2016

 

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Bishop Street Funds     (unaudited)   

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 from July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015.

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
7/1/15
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/15
    Annualized
Expense
Ratios
    Expenses
Paid During
Period*
 

Strategic Growth Fund — Class I

       

 

 

Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00      $ 994.10        1.17   $ 5.90   

Hypothetical 5% Return

    1,000.00        1,019.29        1.17        5.98   

 

 

Dividend Value Fund — Class I

       

 

 

Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.40        1.05   $ 5.34   

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      $ 1,007.10        0.76   $ 3.84   

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      $ 1,024.80        0.55   $ 2.81   

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      $ 1,023.60        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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Bishop Street Funds     (unaudited)   

Notice to Shareholders of Bishop Street Funds

 

For shareholders that do not have a December 31, 2015 taxable year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with a December 31, 2015 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

    98.09     1.91     0.00     100.00

Dividend Value Fund

    0.00     100.00     0.00     100.00

High Grade Income Fund

    19.82     80.18     0.00     100.00

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund(6)

    20.67     0.00     79.33     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, 2015, 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     100.00
  100.00     100.00     0.00     0.00     0.00
  0.00     0.00     22.97     99.31     0.00
  0.00     0.00     0.00     100.00     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.
(6) For California income tax purposes, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund designated 2.51% of their distributions paid from net investment income as exempt interest dividends under Section 17145 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code.

 

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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 may be deemed to be “interested” persons of the Trust as that term is defined in the 1940 Act

 

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

69 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.

WILLIAM M. DORAN

1701 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

75 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

   

JOHN K. DARR

71 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2008)

  Retired. CEO, Office of Finance, Federal Home Loan Bank, from 1992 to 2007.

JOSEPH T. GRAUSE, JR.

63 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2011)

  Self-employed consultant since January 2012. 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.
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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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, 2015.

Other Directorships

Held by Board Member5

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisor’s Inner Circle Fund., The Advisor’s Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, 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, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds and SEI Insurance Products Trust . President and Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, L.P. 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 and SEI Global Nominee Ltd.

 

Former Directorships: Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010 and Director of the SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolio LP to 2013.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisor’s Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, Bishop Street Funds, O’Connor EQUUS, Winton Series Trust, Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund, 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, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and The KP Funds. Director of SEI Investments (Europe), Limited, SEI Investments — Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Asia), Limited, SEI Global Nominee Ltd. and SEI Investments — Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited. Director of the Distributor since 2003.

 

Former Directorships: Director of the SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolio LP to 2013.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisor’s Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds. Director, Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh. Director, Manna, Inc. (non-profit developer of affordable housing for ownership).
Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisor’s Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds. Director, The Korea Fund, Inc.
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

73 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2005)

  Retired. Private investor and self-employed consultant (strategic investments) since 1994.

BETTY L. KRIKORIAN

72 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2005)

  Vice President, Compliance, AARP Financial Inc. from 2008 – 2010. Self-Employed Legal and Financial Services Consultant since 2003.

BRUCE R. SPECA

59 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.

GEORGE J.

SULLIVAN, JR.

72 yrs. old

 

Trustee

Lead Independent Trustee

(Since 1999)

  Retired since January 2012. Self-employed Consultant, Newfound Consultants Inc. April 1997 to December 2011.
OFFICERS    

MICHAEL BEATTIE

50 yrs. old

 

President

(Since 2011)

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

STEPHEN CONNORS

31 yrs. old

 

Treasurer, Controller and Chief Financial Officer

(Since 2015)

  Director, SEI Investments, Fund Accounting since December 2014. Audit Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP, from 2011 to 2014. Audit Supervisor, BBD, LLP (formerly Briggs, Bunting & Dougherty, LLP), from 2007 to 2011.
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, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, The KP Funds, Bishop Street Funds, 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, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds and SEI Insurance Products Trust. Director, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) since 1997.

 

Former Directorships: Director of the SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolio LP to 2013.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds.
Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds.

Current Directorships: Trustee/ Director of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, 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, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and The KP Funds; Member of the independent review committee for SEI’s Canadian-registered mutual funds.

 

Former Directorships: Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010, Director of the SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolio LP to 2013.

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

53 yrs. old

 

Chief Compliance Officer

(Since 2006)

  Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP since 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, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II and Bishop Street Funds since 2006; SEI Adviser Managed Trust since 2010, New Covenant Funds since 2012; SEI Insurance Products Trust and The KP Funds since 2013; The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, O’Connor EQUUS and Winton Series Trust since 2014 and Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund since 2015.

DIANNE M. DESCOTEAUX

38 yrs. old

 

Vice President

and Secretary

(Since 2011)

  Counsel at SEI Investments since 2010. Associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP from 2006 to 2010.

LISA WHITTAKER

37 yrs. old

 

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

(Since 2013)

  Attorney, SEI Investments Company (2012 – present). Associate Counsel, The Glenmede Trust Company (2011 – 2012). Associate, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (2006 – 2011).

JOHN Y. KIM

34 yrs. old

 

Vice President

and Secretary

(Since 2014)

  Attorney, SEI Investments Company (2014 – present). Associate Stradley Ronan Stevens & Young (2009 – 2014).

BRIDGET E. SUDALL

35 yrs. old

 

Privacy Officer

(since 2015)

AML Officer

(Since 2015)

  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer since 2015. Senior Associate and AML Officer, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, April 2011 to March 2015. Investor Services Team Lead, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, July 2007 to April 2011.
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

ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE

OAKS, PA 19456

DISTRIBUTOR

SEI INVESTMENTS DISTRIBUTION CO.

ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE

OAKS, PA 19456

TRANSFER AGENT

DST SYSTEMS, INC.

KANSAS CITY, MO 64121

CUSTODIAN

MUFG 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

VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.BISHOPSTREETFUNDS.COM


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.

BSF-AR-006-2100


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. There have been no amendments to or waivers granted to this code of ethics during the past fiscal year.

 

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:

 

          2015   2014
         

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)

    $ 95,400         N/A         N/A       $ 92,700         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  


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 approved pursuant to the “de minimis” exception of Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) were as follows:

 

     2015   2014

Audit-Related Fees

      N/A         N/A  

Tax Fees

      N/A         N/A  

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 $0 and $0 for 2015 and 2014, 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 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.


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

Dated: March 7, 2016

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*

     

/s/ Michael Beattie

     

Michael Beattie, President

Dated: March 7, 2016

 

By (Signature and Title)*

     

/s/ Stephen Connors

     

Stephen Connors,

     

Treasurer, Controller & CFO

Dated: March 7, 2016

 

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