N-CSR 1 d331635dncsr.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, 2016

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2016

 

 

 


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

FUNDS

 

 

Letter to Shareholders

     2  
Definitions of Comparative Indices      4  
Strategic Growth Fund   

Management Discussion

     6  

Schedule of Investments

     11  
Dividend Value Fund   

Management Discussion

     14  

Schedule of Investments

     18  
High Grade Income Fund   

Management Discussion

     23  

Schedule of Investments

     25  
Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund   

Management Discussion

     34  

Schedule of Investments

     37  
Short Duration Bond Fund   

Management Discussion

     46  

Schedule of Investments

     48  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     51  

Statements of Operations

     53  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     55  

Financial Highlights

     58  

Notes to Financial Statements

     62  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     76  

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

     77  

Notice to the Shareholders

     80  

Board of Trustees and Officers

     82  

 

   

 

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BISHOP STREET

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

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Dear Shareholder:

U.S. stock markets produced strong returns in 2016, driven by solid economic reports and an end-of-the-year rally related to the much anticipated policies of President-Elect Donald Trump. The S&P 500 Index rose 11.95% over the year, while the Nasdaq 100 Stock Index experienced a return of just over 7%. Developed international markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, gained just over 1% during the year.

While impressive, the nominal returns above do not accurately reflect the severe market volatility that occurred during the year. In the first two months of 2016, the market (S&P 500 Index) declined sharply by -15% on worries of slowing growth in China. Over the next four months, the equity markets clawed their way back to levels near where they started the year but just when things began to feel normal again, the market declined sharply by over -5% in June, due to a surprising vote by the U.K. to leave the European Union. The markets declined modestly again heading into the U.S. Presidential election but since then, have rallied sharply with over 80% of the return attributable to gains earned in the last two months of the year.

Interest rates were equally volatile with the yield on the 10-Year U.S. Treasury note declining 91 basis points to a low of 1.36% in July, and finishing the year at 2.45%. U.S. bond markets experienced small positive returns in 2016, with the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index increasing 2.65%. Credit was the sector of choice reflecting investor’s penchant to take on risk. Looking ahead, market indicators imply that the trajectory of interest rates will continue higher, a message that has been well communicated by U.S. Federal Reserve.

As the economy continues to mature, economic indicators will continue to be mixed. Positive data points currently include the U.S. labor market, as the unemployment rate holds steady at its lowest level in nearly ten years. Also, earnings projections are forecasted to remain strong despite the muted economic growth experienced last year. A strong U.S. dollar will likely be a headwind for sales abroad so an interesting picture lies ahead.

One new development that we are proud to announce is the recent launch of the Short Duration Bond Fund. This Fund invests in high quality U.S. treasury and government-

 

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issued securities and does not assume the credit risk that is associated with corporate securities. In the uncertain times which lie ahead, we believe that this Fund will deliver attractive risk-adjusted fixed income returns to our shareholders.

The Road Ahead

President-Elect Donald Trump’s policies and strategic initiatives appear to be good for growth but might be offset by the negative side effects of higher wages, rising inflation and interest rates and like any other political platform, questions still remain regarding implementation and execution. While we do expect the U.S. economy to move steadily forward, it will not be without starts and stops and episodes of sharp volatility tied to geopolitical risks abroad and uncertainty related to Trump’s economic, fiscal and foreign policy initiatives.

Under these circumstances, we believe that portfolio diversification is a prudent way to help weather these shocks and remain confident that the Bishop Street Family of Funds will provide you with the strategies needed to create a value-added investment portfolio.

As always, thank you for your continued trust and confidence.

Sincerely,

 

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Michael K. Hirai, CFA, CPA

President and Chief Investment Officer

Bishop Street Capital Management

February 7, 2017

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

FUNDS

 

Definitions of Comparative Indices

 

Bloomberg Barclays 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.

Bloomberg Barclays 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.

Bloomberg Barclays 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.

The NASDAQ 100 Index is a market capitalization weighted index that includes 100 of the largest non-financial companies, domestic and foreign, in the NASDAQ National Market. In addition to meeting the qualification standards for inclusion in the NASDAQ National Market, these have strong earnings and assets.

The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 1000 represents approximately 92% of the Russell 3000 Index. The Russell 1000 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-cap segment and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.

MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the US & Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index consists of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000 Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. The Russell 2000 is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased small-cap barometer and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance and characteristics of the true small-cap opportunity set.

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

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Strategic Growth Fund

 

2016 will be remembered as a very challenging year for growth investors, as it proved to be a mirror image opposite of 2015. Market sentiment shifted decisively away from our secular high-growth portfolio, as investors faced a host of headlines ranging from the continued earnings recession, lackluster global growth along with political uncertainty resulting from the BREXIT vote and the highly contentious U.S. presidential election. This volatile environment in conjunction with adverse political rhetoric, overshadowed positive underlying fundamentals for many of our holdings and resulted in material underperformance vs. our benchmark the Russell 1000 Growth Index and the S&P 500 broader equity market.

Looking back over the course of the year, the U.S. equity market struggled right out of the gate with one of its worst starts to a calendar year on record. Investors grappled with the continued sluggishness of the global economy, plummeting oil and commodity prices, and uncertainty regarding the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike path.

All these factors culminated in an increasingly risk-averse environment, where investors gravitated to perceived areas of safety such as U.S. Treasuries and low growth, yield-oriented defensive sectors. In this environment, pessimism and a focus on the near term clearly won out, as investors were more focused on today and tomorrow vs. long-term secular growth fundamentals. This shift in sentiment led to indiscriminate selling across high-growth equities (information technology and health care in particular), resulting in multiple compression for many of our holdings.

As the year progressed, the market showed signs of settling down and our portfolio rebounded off the February lows — posting strong absolute and relative returns during the second and third quarters. We began to see investors return to the underlying fundamentals, which sent some of the most beaten up names in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors higher. Generally speaking, the health care sector continued to lag as political uncertainty remained elevated.

After making considerable progress in recapturing the ground lost from earlier in the year, the strategy’s positive momentum stalled out in the final quarter of 2016, ending the year on a disappointing note and capping off our most challenging year from a relative performance standpoint in over 13 years of running the strategy.

 

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Going into the U.S. presidential election, investors were sitting on the sidelines eagerly anticipating the results as the S&P 500 Index posted nine consecutive down days — a feat not seen since 1980. While Hillary Clinton was the prohibitive favorite to become the 45th president of the United States, with many pollsters pegging her odds of winning at 70-90%, the 2016 election took the world by surprise. In the end, Donald Trump won the majority of battleground states to win the Electoral College vote and the election.

Republicans also gained control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. This is widely expected to help Trump push his agenda through, which among other things, has called for increased infrastructure spending and corporate tax reform. Unlike what many market participants had forecasted, a Trump victory was not met with an uncertainty selloff. In fact the opposite occurred, unleashing a powerful rally that drove financial and cyclical sectors materially higher at the expense of the information technology sector to close the year.

In the end, most equity indexes were positive for the year, with the S&P 500 Index advancing 11.96%. Value oriented stocks had the clear upper hand over their growth peers, as the 17.34% return of the Russell 1000 Value Index far outpaced the 7.08% showing for the Russell 1000 Growth Index. A large gap also occurred along the market capitalization spectrum, as the small-cap Russell 2000 Index surged 21.31% and finished well ahead of the large-cap indices.

The strategy materially underperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index benchmark, which managed to post a 7.08% return for the year. In an atypical environment, which we have seen three times before in the 13 years of running the strategy, the market gravitated to companies with the lowest projected growth rates over companies with the highest by over 1000 basis points (bps) within the Russell 1000 Growth Index. (A basis point is 1/100 of a percent.) Yield was also a key determinant of performance, particularly in the first half of the year, as investors migrated to bond-proxy type stocks as fixed-income yields declined. These factors proved to be substantial headwinds for our high-growth strategy, as we tend to have little to no exposure to the most mature, yield oriented names, as companies with little to no projected growth do not meet our investment criteria.

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

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Outlook

If ‘Trumponomics’ is about recharging the economy and creating a new leg of growth, almost like a 2009 recovery, we should fare well from improved investor confidence. The outperformance of financials/industrials and commodities of late suggests 2017 and beyond should experience higher domestic GDP growth, an end to the manufacturing recession following the oil bust and thereby unleashing increased spending and profits in key sectors of our focused strategy.

Most health care firms pay high tax rates and have vast reserves of cash abroad that can be repatriated back to the U.S. for buybacks or mergers, as many of our companies have little need to pay down debt with already low levels. A friendlier regulatory environment should reaccelerate consolidation among pharma and biotech at a point in time when shares are at historically low valuations. Plus, the majority of their end market source of profits are U.S. consumers, who should also feel better with tax cuts and fiscal growth and thereby increase consumption of products and services.

Industrials have been the second best performing area in the market this year, only behind energy. Because information technology end demand is a function of corporate profits and capital spending, their customers will have more wherewithal to spend. Our holding of Acuity Brands is one of the purest plays on improving infrastructure and capital spending.

Information technology companies are like industrials on steroids, so better infrastructure spending should be really good for them. Plus financials are the biggest end-market customer for information technology, which has thus far been hurt by poor profits/margins and regulations. A more profitable and less constrained regulatory atmosphere for the financial service industry should lead to accelerating spending for information technology products. Information technology (also heath care) should benefit from tax cuts and repatriation and should profit from greater interest income on cash balances.

If the outcome of the new administration is a faster-growing economy, then we believe consumers will be more apt to spend freely in areas that we focus/invest in, namely shopping (Amazon), travel/leisure (Priceline), eating outside the house (Starbucks) and beauty/selfies (Ulta). Over one-third of Costco customers are small- and medium-sized companies who should have an improved outlook from greater domestic growth and therefore likely increase sales.

 

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We continue to be overweight financials. The more vertical yield curve and growing wealth for individuals and institutional investors should accelerate top- and bottom-line growth for our holdings in Charles Schwab and Intercontinental Exchange. Schwab is also a pure play on the U.S. economy, so it stands to benefit from ‘Trumponomics,’ both from domestic GDP growth and also a cut to their full tax rate of 40%. Intercontinental Exchange should benefit from falling correlations between asset classes, increased volatility, higher demand for financial products, stronger commodities and increased trading.

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 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
     
       
  -9.13     1.87     9.65     4.46   Strategic Growth Fund, Class I
  7.08     8.55     14.50     8.33   Russell 1000
Growth Index
  1.79     5.95     13.03     7.10   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.     Amazon.com      4.6%  

 

 
  2.     Bristol-Myers Squibb      4.5%  

 

 
  3.     Celgene      4.2%  

 

 
  4.     Nike Cl B      4.2%  

 

 
  5.     Starbucks      4.1%  

 

 
  6.     priceline.com      3.7%  

 

 
  7.     Facebook Cl A      3.7%  

 

 
  8.     Alibaba Group Holding ADR      3.6%  

 

 
  9.     Mobileye NV      3.6%  

 

 
  10.     Vertex Pharmaceuticals      3.4%  

 

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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 — 99.7%  
 

Consumer Discretionary — 17.8%

 
  1,609      Amazon.com*   $ 1,207  
  21,580      Nike Cl B     1,097  
  659      priceline.com*     966  
  19,300      Starbucks     1,071  
  1,259      Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance*     321  
    

 

 

 
       4,662  
    

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

 Shares 

         Value
(000)
 
 

Consumer Staples — 5.7%

 
  3,933      Costco Wholesale   $ 629  
  19,437      Monster Beverage*     862  
    

 

 

 
       1,491  
    

 

 

 
 

Financials — 5.7%

 
  20,913      Charles Schwab     826  
  12,073      Intercontinental Exchange     681  
    

 

 

 
       1,507  
    

 

 

 
 

Health Care — 30.2%

 
  7,046      Alexion Pharmaceuticals*     862  
  2,680      Biogen*     760  
  20,150      Bristol-Myers Squibb     1,178  
  9,540      Celgene*     1,104  
  8,145      DexCom*     486  
  6,775      Edwards Lifesciences*     635  
  5,784      Illumina*     740  
  6,136      Intercept Pharmaceuticals*     667  
  3,438      Shire PLC     586  
  12,196      Vertex Pharmaceuticals*     898  
    

 

 

 
       7,916  
    

 

 

 
 

Industrials — 1.9%

 
  2,160      Acuity Brands     499  
    

 

 

 
 

Information Technology — 35.3%

 
  24,557      Activision Blizzard     887  
  7,445      Adobe Systems*     766  
  10,793      Alibaba Group Holding ADR*     948  
  8,388      Facebook Cl A*     965  
  4,096      MercadoLibre     640  
  24,515      Mobileye NV*     934  
  3,437      NVIDIA     367  
  4,765      Palo Alto Networks*     596  
  12,526      salesforce.com inc*     857  
  9,951      ServiceNow*     740  
  13,990      Splunk*     716  
  10,843      Visa Cl A     846  
    

 

 

 
       9,262  
    

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

(concluded)

 

 Shares 

         Value
(000)
 
 

Materials — 3.1%

 
  3,008      Sherwin-Williams   $ 808  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $25,225)     26,145  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $25,225) — 99.7%   $ 26,145  
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $26,211 (000).

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

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

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cost figures are shown in thousands.

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

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION

FUNDS

 

Dividend Value Fund

 

Two thousand sixteen was a year full of surprises and changes in attitudes. The first half of the year was marked by investor cautiousness and uncertainty over economic growth and political outcomes. During the first six weeks of the year, the stock market reflected concerns over declining oil prices and economic growth in China. Pessimism peaked as the market hit a low in February and yet equities, as measured by the S&P 500, produced a positive rate of return in the first quarter of the year and every quarter thereafter. The second half of the year reflected resilience in the face of unexpected political outcomes and market optimism driven by a recovery in commodity prices, improving economic outlook and a recovery in earnings. The economy as measured by real GDP grew by 1.6% in 2016 after increasing by 2.6% in 2015 accompanied by domestic job growth and growth in disposable income. The biggest change in 2016 was investor outlook shifting from concern to optimism.

The S&P 500 Index rose by 11.96% for calendar 2016 with broad based participation. The S&P 500 has produced a positive annual return over the past eight consecutive years. For 2016, value stocks led growth stocks and small cap stocks outperformed large cap stocks.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Dividend Value Fund returned 13.16%. The fund produced strong real returns but underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index, which returned 17.34% for the year. The leading sector contributors to the Russell 1000 Value Index were Financials, Energy and Industrials, accounting for more than half of the Index’s return. All sectors in the Russell 1000 Value Index produced positive returns for the year.

Positive sector contribution for the fund was driven by health care and consumer discretionary sectors. Equity selection was strong in these sectors. In health care, management’s decision to sell Amgen early in the first quarter of the year helped performance. The overweight in Merck also benefited return. Merck’s performance was driven by the Keynote-24 trial data released this summer showing that Keytruda beat chemotherapy in first-line lung cancer treatment. In October, Merck received FDA approval for treatment of first line lung cancer patients with high PD-L1 expression. UnitedHealth Group’s strong performance (up over 40%) also aided the sector’s performance. Within

 

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the consumer discretionary sector, Comcast and Time Warner performed well. Time Warner received a takeover proposal from AT&T.

Although the fund relatively underperformed the financial sector, the equity selection within this sector was good. Standout individual performance came from CME Group, Bank of America, Marsh & McLennan and J.P. Morgan.

Three sectors (Energy, Consumer Staples and Industrials) accounted for a majority of the fund’s underperformance relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index. Within Energy, the worst performing stocks in the beginning of the year due to the pressures from low oil prices and balance sheet issues became the best performers as oil prices recovered. Given our focus on dividend sustainability, investment grade balance sheets and free cash flow generation, the fund has substantial exposure to names like Exxon and Chevron versus the Exploration & Production companies. Within Industrials, General Dynamics, Park-Hannifin, Waste Management and United Parcel Services provided strong performance. The fund would have needed greater exposure to Industrial cyclicals such as Caterpillar and transportation issues in airlines and railroads to outperform. Within the Consumer Staples sector, the performance of CVS accounted for the relative performance of the sector. In November, CVS reduced their 2017 earnings guidance due to the loss of a contract resulting in a decline in CVS shares during a period of strong market gains.

Outlook

The Russell 1000 Value Index delivered strong performance in 2016 with a good portion of the return coming in the 4th quarter of 2016. With the election of Mr. Trump combined with the control of the House and Senate in Republican hands, the market is discounting a favorable business environment driven by a favorable regulatory actions and potential tax reform. Currently, the market discounts many of these anticipated positives. Instead of focusing on uncertain outcomes, we will concentrate on continuing to execute on our investment process of focusing on operating free cash flows, balance sheets and capital allocation decisions of corporations. We believe that dividend actions provide a window into the Board of Directors outlook for the company’s future cash flows. Although times change, the fund’s philosophy and process will remain consistent.

 

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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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Dividend Value Fund        

 

Performance Comparison

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

 

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# 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
10 Year
Return
     
       
  13.16     8.40     12.76     5.81   Dividend Value Fund, Class I*
  17.34     8.59     14.80     5.72   Russell 1000
Value Index
  10.04     6.84     13.14     6.14   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      4.3%  

 

 
  2.     JPMorgan Chase      3.6%  

 

 
  3.     Exxon Mobil      3.3%  

 

 
  4.     Johnson & Johnson      3.2%  

 

 
  5.     Apple      2.9%  

 

 
  6.     Comcast Cl A      2.4%  

 

 
  7.     Home Depot      2.3%  

 

 
  8.     Merck      2.3%  

 

 
  9.     Verizon Communications      2.3%  

 

 
  10.     Philip Morris International      2.1%  

 

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

Schedule of Investments

 

Shares

         Value
(000)
 
  COMMON STOCK — 98.6%  
 

Consumer Discretionary — 9.5%

 
  13,735      Comcast Cl A   $ 948  
  2,405      Genuine Parts     230  
  6,905      Home Depot     926  
  8,405      Interpublic Group of Companies     197  
  2,790      McDonald’s     340  
  5,480      Time Warner     529  
  3,060      TJX     230  

 

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Dividend Value Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Shares

         Value
(000)
 
 

Consumer Discretionary — (continued)

 
  2,635      VF   $ 140  
  2,025      Walt Disney     211  
    

 

 

 
       3,751  
    

 

 

 
 

Consumer Staples — 11.0%

 
  11,985      Altria Group     810  
  5,055      Coca-Cola Enterprises     159  
  5,170      CVS Health     408  
  6,480      General Mills     400  
  2,520      Kimberly-Clark     288  
  6,300      PepsiCo     659  
  9,230      Philip Morris International     845  
  5,220      Procter & Gamble     439  
  5,095      Wal-Mart Stores     352  
    

 

 

 
       4,360  
    

 

 

 
 

Energy — 8.8%

 
  5,060      Chevron     596  
  14,475      Exxon Mobil     1,306  
  4,200      Occidental Petroleum     299  
  9,110      Schlumberger     765  
  7,010      Suncor Energy     229  
  4,265      Valero Energy     291  
    

 

 

 
       3,486  
    

 

 

 
 

Financials — 17.4%

 
  19,100      Bank of America     422  
  7,025      BB&T     330  
  1,320      BlackRock     502  
  5,270      Chubb     696  
  4,915      CME Group     567  
  16,610      JPMorgan Chase     1,433  
  9,095      Marsh & McLennan     615  
  4,275      Northern Trust     381  
  5,420      PNC Financial Services Group     634  
  3,890      T Rowe Price Group     293  
  8,925      US Bancorp     458  
  10,390      Wells Fargo     573  
    

 

 

 
       6,904  
    

 

 

 

 

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Dividend Value Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Shares

         Value
(000)
 
 

Health Care — 10.9%

 
  6,645      AbbVie   $ 416  
  765      Aetna     95  
  3,160      Bristol-Myers Squibb     185  
  2,380      Eli Lilly     175  
  11,085      Johnson & Johnson     1,277  
  3,385      Medtronic PLC     241  
  15,655      Merck     922  
  24,460      Pfizer     794  
  1,395      UnitedHealth Group     223  
    

 

 

 
       4,328  
    

 

 

 
 

Industrials — 13.2%

 
  2,890      3M     516  
  1,435      Boeing     223  
  4,490      General Dynamics     775  
  6,785      Honeywell International     786  
  3,265      Ingersoll-Rand PLC     245  
  3,015      Lockheed Martin     754  
  2,150      Parker Hannifin     301  
  2,430      Stanley Black & Decker     279  
  6,290      United Parcel Service Cl B     721  
  2,045      United Technologies     224  
  5,620      Waste Management     399  
    

 

 

 
       5,223  
    

 

 

 
 

Information Technology — 15.2%

 
  9,900      Apple     1,147  
  5,045      Automatic Data Processing     518  
  1,115      Broadcom     197  
  24,045      Cisco Systems     727  
  11,785      Intel     427  
  3,505      Lam Research     371  
  27,640      Microsoft     1,718  
  6,600      Qualcomm     430  
  6,775      Texas Instruments     494  
    

 

 

 
       6,029  
    

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Shares

         Value
(000)
 
 

Materials — 1.8%

 
  5,260      Dow Chemical   $ 301  
  1,985      LyondellBasell Industries NV Cl A     170  
  4,695      Sonoco Products     248  
    

 

 

 
       719  
    

 

 

 
 

Real Estate — 3.9%

 
  995      American Tower‡     105  
  445      AvalonBay Communities‡     79  
  1,580      Crown Castle International‡     137  
  2,140      Digital Realty Trust‡     210  
  5,060      Duke Realty‡     134  
  1,380      Equity LifeStyle Properties‡     99  
  605      Essex Property Trust‡     141  
  1,820      Public Storage‡     407  
  1,215      Simon Property Group ‡     216  
    

 

 

 
       1,528  
    

 

 

 
 

Telecommunication Services — 2.2%

 
  16,740      Verizon Communications     894  
    

 

 

 
 

Utilities — 4.7%

 
  3,700      American Electric Power     233  
  6,625      CMS Energy     276  
  2,905      Dominion Resources     223  
  4,300      Eversource Energy     238  
  2,155      NextEra Energy     257  
  3,510      PG&E     213  
  1,800      Sempra Energy     181  
  4,285      WEC Energy Group     251  
    

 

 

 
       1,872  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $27,890)     39,094  
    

 

 

 
  PREFERRED STOCK — 0.2%  
 

Energy — 0.2%

 
  1,200      Hess, 8.00% (Cost $67)     88  
    

 

 

 
  CASH EQUIVALENT — 1.1%  
  426,652      BlackRock FedFund, Institutional Shares, 0.415% (A) (Cost $426)     427  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $28,383) — 99.9%   $ 39,609  
    

 

 

 

 

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Dividend Value Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(concluded)

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $39,642 (000).

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

(A) The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2016.

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

 

After a solid start in the first half of the year, U.S. fixed income markets sold off sharply at year-end as interest rates and inflation expectations spiked sharply in reaction to President-Elect Donald Trump’s pro-growth initiatives. President Trump’s unexpected victory drove investor expectations sharply higher after the elections with U.S. stocks gaining 11.95% when measured to the S&P 500 Index and ten-year U.S. Treasury yields increasing 18 basis points to 2.45% by year-end. Investors rewarded risk taking as high yield bonds and lower-rated investment grade credits outperformed government issued securities. Many issues drove investors into and out of the markets beginning with uncertainty about China’s future growth and the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union. With an improving U.S. economy and employment and inflation near its targets, the Federal Reserve raised its key rate in December, indicating further hikes down the road. For the year, the Bishop Street High Grade Income Fund returned 1.47% reflecting its conservative posture in credit and yield curve positioning versus the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index which finished the year up 3.05%.

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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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
     
       
  1.47     2.51     1.95     4.55   High Grade Income Fund, Class I
  3.05     3.04     2.29     4.40   Barclays Capital U.S.
Government/Credit Index
  4.48     3.67     3.19     4.54   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 Equity Holdings (Unaudited)

 

             Coupon
Rate
     Maturity
Date
     Percentage
of
Investments
 

 

 
  1.     FHLMC, Ser 2011-3970, Cl KC      3.500%        03/15/33        2.5%  

 

 
  2.     U.S. Treasury Bond      4.500%        08/15/39        2.1%  

 

 
  3.     U.S. Treasury Bond      3.625%        08/15/43        1.8%  

 

 
  4.     MetLife      6.817%        08/15/18        1.8%  

 

 
  5.     FHLB      4.125%        03/13/20        1.8%  

 

 
  6.     U.S. Treasury Bond      6.000%        02/15/26        1.7%  

 

 
  7.     Home Depot      5.875%        12/16/36        1.5%  

 

 
  8.     U.S. Treasury Bond      2.250%        08/15/46        1.4%  

 

 
  9.     International Business Machines      8.375%        11/01/19        1.4%  

 

 
  10.     GNMA, Ser 2012-101, Cl KL      2.000%        09/20/41        1.4%  

 

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

Schedule of Investments

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
  CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — 57.8%  
 

Consumer Discretionary — 11.7%

 
   Amazon.com  
$ 650      4.800%, 12/05/34   $ 715  
   Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance  
  425      1.250%, 01/17/18     425  
   Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide  
  350      7.750%, 01/15/19     390  

 

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High Grade Income Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
 

Consumer Discretionary — (continued)

 
   AutoZone  
$ 250      4.000%, 11/15/20   $ 263  
   Comcast  
  500      3.600%, 03/01/24     516  
  350      3.150%, 03/01/26     345  
   DIRECTV Holdings LLC  
  275      3.800%, 03/15/22     282  
   Dollar General  
  350      1.875%, 04/15/18     350  
   Ford Motor Credit LLC  
  500      2.375%, 03/12/19     500  
   George Washington University  
  225      4.363%, 09/15/43     222  
   Home Depot  
  700      5.875%, 12/16/36     884  
   McDonald’s MTN  
  500      4.600%, 05/26/45     516  
  475      2.200%, 05/26/20     475  
   Starbucks  
  350      2.450%, 06/15/26     334  
   Target  
  525      2.300%, 06/26/19     534  
   Walt Disney MTN  
  425      1.850%, 07/30/26     383  
    

 

 

 
       7,134  
    

 

 

 
 

Consumer Staples — 4.9%

 
   Campbell Soup  
  500      4.250%, 04/15/21     533  
   Coca-Cola  
  250      2.875%, 10/27/25     247  
  200      2.450%, 11/01/20     202  
   Colgate-Palmolive MTN  
  500      1.950%, 02/01/23     481  
   CVS Health  
  300      2.875%, 06/01/26     286  
   Hershey  
  250      2.625%, 05/01/23     246  
   Kellogg  
  250      3.250%, 04/01/26     244  
   Unilever Capital  
  375      2.100%, 07/30/20     374  

 

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High Grade Income Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
 

Consumer Staples — (continued)

 
   Walgreens Boots Alliance  
$ 400      3.300%, 11/18/21   $ 407  
    

 

 

 
       3,020  
    

 

 

 
 

Energy — 3.0%

 
   BP Capital Markets PLC  
  265      3.814%, 02/10/24     275  
   Halliburton  
  350      6.150%, 09/15/19     386  
   Occidental Petroleum  
  300      2.700%, 02/15/23     297  
   Schlumberger Investment SA  
  400      3.650%, 12/01/23     419  
   Shell International Finance BV  
  500      1.875%, 05/10/21     489  
    

 

 

 
       1,866  
    

 

 

 
 

Financials — 15.4%

 
   American International Group  
  350      2.300%, 07/16/19     352  
   Aon PLC  
  440      4.450%, 05/24/43     424  
   Bank of America MTN  
  300      2.600%, 01/15/19     302  
   Bank of New York Mellon MTN  
  500      4.150%, 02/01/21     530  
   Goldman Sachs Group MTN  
  500      7.500%, 02/15/19     554  
  800      2.220%, 11/23/24 (A)     796  
   JPMorgan Chase  
  600      2.250%, 01/23/20     599  
   Lincoln National  
  500      8.750%, 07/01/19     575  
   MetLife  
  1,000      6.817%, 08/15/18     1,078  
   Morgan Stanley MTN  
  250      3.435%, 08/31/17 (A)     251  
  500      3.100%, 11/09/18 (A)     503  
   MUFG Americas Holdings  
  250      2.250%, 02/10/20     247  
   Prudential Financial MTN  
  320      7.375%, 06/15/19     360  

 

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High Grade Income Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
 

Financials — (continued)

 
   Royal Bank of Canada MTN  
$ 650      2.150%, 03/06/20   $ 648  
  300      1.500%, 07/29/19     296  
   State Street  
  425      4.956%, 03/15/18     439  
   Toyota Motor Credit MTN  
  630      1.375%, 01/10/18     629  
   US Bancorp MTN  
  500      3.000%, 03/15/22     510  
   Wells Fargo  
  300      2.150%, 01/15/19     302  
    

 

 

 
       9,395  
    

 

 

 
 

Health Care — 5.4%

 
   AbbVie  
  500      2.900%, 11/06/22     494  
   Amgen  
  350      5.700%, 02/01/19     376  
  150      4.950%, 10/01/41     156  
   Becton Dickinson and Co  
  300      3.125%, 11/08/21     308  
   Celgene  
  450      3.875%, 08/15/25     456  
   Gilead Sciences  
  650      4.500%, 04/01/21     700  
   Merck Sharp & Dohme  
  750      5.000%, 06/30/19     812  
    

 

 

 
       3,302  
    

 

 

 
 

Industrials — 6.3%

 
   Caterpillar  
  500      7.900%, 12/15/18     558  
   FedEx  
  330      2.625%, 08/01/22     329  
   General Electric MTN  
  500      1.963%, 03/15/23 (A)     507  
   Johnson Controls International PLC  
  500      4.250%, 03/01/21     528  
   Norfolk Southern  
  450      2.900%, 06/15/26     433  
   Northrop Grumman  
  500      4.750%, 06/01/43     545  

 

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High Grade Income Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
 

Industrials — (continued)

 
   Raytheon  
$ 475      2.500%, 12/15/22   $ 472  
   United Technologies  
  500      3.100%, 06/01/22     514  
    

 

 

 
       3,886  
    

 

 

 
 

Information Technology — 6.0%

 
   Apple  
  725      2.850%, 05/06/21     740  
   Intel  
  500      3.300%, 10/01/21     519  
   International Business Machines  
  700      8.375%, 11/01/19     824  
   Microsoft  
  500      3.625%, 12/15/23     527  
   NetApp  
  550      3.375%, 06/15/21     558  
   Texas Instruments  
  500      1.000%, 05/01/18     498  
    

 

 

 
       3,666  
    

 

 

 
 

Materials — 2.6%

 
   Dow Chemical  
  500      8.550%, 05/15/19     573  
   Mosaic  
  400      5.625%, 11/15/43     385  
   Praxair  
  500      2.200%, 08/15/22     489  
   Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC  
  139      9.000%, 05/01/19     160  
    

 

 

 
       1,607  
    

 

 

 
 

Real Estate — 0.2%

 
   Ventas Realty  
  100      2.700%, 04/01/20     101  
    

 

 

 
 

Telecommunication Services — 1.4%

 
   Ameritech Capital Funding  
  425      6.875%, 10/15/27     492  
   Verizon Communications  
  375      2.625%, 02/21/20     379  
    

 

 

 
       871  
    

 

 

 

 

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High Grade Income Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
 

Transportation — 0.9%

 
   Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC  
$ 500      4.450%, 03/15/43   $ 524  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $34,828)     35,372  
    

 

 

 
  U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 11.8%  
   U.S. Treasury Bond  
  800      6.000%, 02/15/26     1,034  
  500      5.375%, 02/15/31     666  
  350      4.750%, 02/15/37     456  
  1,000      4.500%, 08/15/39     1,256  
  500      4.375%, 05/15/41     618  
  1,000      3.625%, 08/15/43     1,109  
  300      3.000%, 11/15/45     296  
  1,000      2.250%, 08/15/46     841  
   U.S. Treasury Note  
  350      3.625%, 02/15/21     376  
  400      2.875%, 03/31/18     409  
  180      2.375%, 08/15/24     181  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $7,032)     7,242  
    

 

 

 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 10.0%  
   FFCB  
  600      2.000%, 06/01/21     598  
  675      1.750%, 08/01/22     653  
  500      1.420%, 12/28/18     500  
  500      1.240%, 11/29/19     492  
   FHLB  
  475      4.750%, 03/10/23     539  
  1,000      4.125%, 03/13/20     1,078  
  500      3.750%, 12/14/18     524  
  400      0.572%, 03/31/17 (D)     400  
   FHLMC MTN  
  650      1.600%, 09/30/21     639  
  675      1.500%, 08/25/21 (B)     664  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $6,087)     6,087  
    

 

 

 

 

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High Grade Income Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
  MUNICIPAL BONDS — 9.8%  
   Babylon New York, GO  
$ 375      4.600%, 07/01/37   $ 375  
   California State, GO  
  560      6.509%, 04/01/39     652  
   City & County, Honolulu Hawaii Wastewater System Revenue, Ser B, RB  
  190      5.000%, 07/01/36     218  
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Pacific Health Project, Ser A, RB  
  500      5.500%, 07/01/43     558  
   Houston, Independent School District, GO  
  250      6.125%, 02/15/28     269  
   Hudson County, Improvement Authority, RB, AGM Insured  
  575      7.400%, 12/01/25     669  
   Indiana Bond Bank, Ser A, RB  
  350      3.276%, 01/15/25     352  
   Maryland State, Transportation Authority, RB  
  500      5.788%, 07/01/29     601  
   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Ser A, RB  
  415      5.086%, 12/01/41     417  
   Napa Valley Unified School District, GO  
  225      6.507%, 08/01/43     297  
   Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, RB  
  100      3.200%, 06/01/27     96  
   San Antonio Texas Water System Revenue, RB  
  250      5.502%, 05/15/29     293  
   Stockton Public Financing Authority, RB  
  500      7.942%, 10/01/38     563  
   University of Texas System, Ser C, RB  
  550      4.794%, 08/15/46     631  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $5,894)     5,991  
    

 

 

 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS — 7.7%  
   FHLMC, Ser 2011-3970, Cl KC  
  1,500      3.500%, 03/15/33     1,548  
   FHLMC, Ser 2015-4425, Cl BY  
  597      2.000%, 01/15/45     507  
   FHLMC, Ser E01488  
  47      5.000%, 10/01/18     48  
   FHLMC, Ser G12710  
  92      5.500%, 07/01/22     94  

 

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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  
$ 11      3.750%, 03/25/33   $ 11  
   FNMA, Ser 2003-58, Cl D  
  55      3.500%, 07/25/33     56  
   FNMA, Ser 2012-84, Cl JB  
  400      3.000%, 05/25/42     376  
   FNMA, Ser 2013-92, Cl MT  
  66      4.000%, 07/25/41     70  
   FNMA, Ser 889958  
  41      5.000%, 10/01/23     44  
   GNMA, Ser 2011-112, Cl JP  
  223      2.000%, 02/20/40     223  
   GNMA, Ser 2012-101, Cl KL  
  885      2.000%, 09/20/41     823  
   GNMA, Ser 2012-91, Cl QL  
  765      2.000%, 09/20/41     667  
   GNMA, Ser 2013-4, Cl CN  
  220      2.000%, 10/16/42     213  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS (Cost $4,724)     4,680  
    

 

 

 
  NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATION — 0.8%  
   GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Ser 2004-4, Cl 3A2  
  552      2.390%, 04/25/32 (A) (Cost $506)     517  
    

 

 

 

Shares

         Value
(000)
 
  CASH EQUIVALENT — 1.4%  
  876,701      BlackRock FedFund, Institutional Shares, 0.415% (C) (Cost $877)   $ 877  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $59,948) —99.3%   $ 60,766  
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $61,204 (000).

 

(A) Floating Rate Security — The rate reflected on the Schedule of Investments is the rate in effect on December 31, 2016. 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, 2016. The coupon on a step bond changes on a specified date.

 

(C) The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2016.

 

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

 

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High Grade Income Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(concluded)

 

AGM — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

Cl — Class

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

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

 

After a solid start in the first half of the year, fixed income markets sold off sharply at year-end as interest rates and inflation expectations spiked sharply in reaction to President-Elect Donald Trump’s pro-growth initiatives. While volatile during the year, U.S. stocks gained 11.95% when measured to the S&P 500 Index and ten-year U.S. Treasury yields increased 18 basis points to 2.45% by year-end. During the year, investors were rewarded for risk taking as high yield bonds and lower-rated municipal credits outperformed government issued securities.

Municipal bond specific headwinds included lower than expected demand for new issuance and uncertainty regarding tax reform, which could affect the benefits of tax-free securities. Investor funds flowed into Municipal Bond funds in the first three quarters of the year, while significant outflows occurred during the fourth quarter.

For the year, the Bishop Street Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund returned -0.32% reflecting Hawaii’s high credit quality rating and conservative yield curve positioning versus the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index return of +0.25%.

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

     
       
  (0.32 )%      2.85     2.19     3.20   Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, Class I
  (0.57 )%      2.59     1.94     2.94   Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, Class A
  (3.52 )%      1.54     1.32     2.63   Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, Class A,
with load**
  0.25     4.14     3.28     4.25   Barclays Capital
Municipal Bond Index
  0.26     4.09     2.76     3.27   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, Ser 2009      6.500%        07/01/39        3.2%  

 

 
  2.     Hawaii State, Department of Transportation, Airports Division Lease Revenue, AMT      5.000%        08/01/27        2.9%  

 

 
  3.     Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Ser A      5.000%        07/01/35        2.8%  

 

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

 

 
  5.     Hawaii State, Ser EY      5.000%        10/01/27        1.7%  

 

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

 

 
  7.     Hawaii State, Ser FB      4.000%        04/01/31        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.

 

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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   $ 257  
    

 

 

 
 

Alaska — 1.2%

 
   Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority, Ser 3, RB, Bond Bank Moral Obligation Insured  
  1,000      5.000%, 09/01/22     1,124  
   Alaska State, Ser A, GO  
  525      5.000%, 08/01/34     586  
    

 

 

 
       1,710  
    

 

 

 
 

Arkansas — 0.4%

 
   Little Rock, Sewer Revenue, RB  
  500      5.000%, 08/01/20     554  
    

 

 

 
 

California — 3.9%

 
   California State, GO  
  1,000      5.000%, 09/01/23     1,173  
  235      4.500%, 03/01/21     255  
  150      4.500%, 08/01/30     150  
   Orange County, Water District, Ser A, RB  
  1,000      5.000%, 08/15/31     1,165  
   Sacramento City Unified School District, GO  
  500      5.000%, 07/01/23     586  
   Sonoma County, Junior College District, GO  
  1,000      5.000%, 08/01/27     1,159  
   University of California, Ser AF, RB  
  1,000      5.000%, 05/15/36     1,117  
    

 

 

 
       5,605  
    

 

 

 
 

Florida — 0.9%

 
   Jacksonville, Sales Tax Revenue, Ser A, RB  
  1,000      5.000%, 10/01/29     1,135  
   Miami-Dade County School Board, Ser D, COP  
  150      5.000%, 02/01/27     172  
    

 

 

 
       1,307  
    

 

 

 
 

Georgia — 0.4%

 
   Atlanta, Water & Wastewater Revenue, Ser A, RB, NATL Insured  
  450      5.500%, 11/01/27     548  
    

 

 

 

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
 

Hawaii — 82.9%

 
   Hawaii County, Ser A, GO  
$ 1,000      5.000%, 07/15/18, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)   $ 1,057  
  500      5.000%, 09/01/20     557  
  250      5.000%, 09/01/22     289  
  1,000      5.000%, 09/01/31     1,176  
  500      4.000%, 03/01/20, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     537  
  1,850      4.000%, 09/01/35     1,953  
   Hawaii County, Ser B, GO  
  200      5.000%, 09/01/22     231  
   Hawaii County, Ser D, GO  
  450      5.000%, 09/01/25     542  
   Hawaii State, Airport System Authority, RB, AGM Insured  
  1,000      5.250%, 07/01/27     1,114  
   Hawaii State, Airport System Authority, Ser A, RB  
  250      5.250%, 07/01/23     279  
  2,500      5.250%, 07/01/27     2,779  
  1,000      5.250%, 07/01/28     1,111  
  900      5.250%, 07/01/30     995  
  1,500      5.000%, 07/01/45     1,615  
   Hawaii State, Airport System Authority, RB, AMT  
  2,000      5.000%, 07/01/24     2,190  
  1,000      4.125%, 07/01/24     1,061  
  500      3.000%, 07/01/17     505  
   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     496  
  500      4.625%, 07/01/21     543  
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Pacific Health Project, Ser B, RB  
  225      5.000%, 07/01/18     237  
  55      3.000%, 07/01/19     57  
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, RB  
  325      5.125%, 07/01/31     362  
  350      3.250%, 01/01/25     349  
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Ser 2009, RB  
  4,100      6.500%, 07/01/39     4,465  
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Ser A, RB  
  100      5.000%, 07/01/22     114  
  575      5.000%, 07/01/26     650  

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
$ 1,800      5.000%, 07/01/27   $ 2,118  
  3,500      5.000%, 07/01/35     3,932  
  850      4.000%, 07/01/18     883  
   Hawaii State, Department of Budget & Finance, Ser B, RB  
  775      5.000%, 07/01/28     869  
   Hawaii State, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Kapolei Office Facilities, Ser A, COP, AGM Insured  
  2,000      5.000%, 11/01/31     2,005  
  110      4.250%, 11/01/26     110  
   Hawaii State, Department of Transportation, Airports Division Lease Revenue, COP, AMT  
  1,525      5.000%, 08/01/21     1,694  
  3,675      5.000%, 08/01/27     4,094  
  1,000      5.000%, 08/01/28     1,108  
   Hawaii State, Department of Transportation, COP, AMT  
  1,000      5.250%, 08/01/25     1,142  
   Hawaii State, Harbor System Revenue, Ser A, RB  
  100      5.000%, 07/01/25     110  
  1,125      4.250%, 07/01/21     1,205  
   Hawaii State, Harbor System Revenue, Ser B, RB, AMT, AGM Insured  
  500      5.000%, 01/01/23     500  
   Hawaii State, Highway Authority, RB  
  605      5.500%, 07/01/18     645  
  1,000      5.500%, 01/01/19, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,082  
   Hawaii State, Highway Authority, Ser A, RB  
  700      5.000%, 01/01/23     814  
  1,600      5.000%, 01/01/30     1,866  
  1,700      5.000%, 01/01/31     1,949  
  1,000      5.000%, 01/01/33     1,156  
   Hawaii State, Highway Authority, Ser B, RB, AGM Insured  
  1,250      5.250%, 07/01/18     1,329  
  1,600      5.250%, 07/01/19     1,749  
   Hawaii State, Highway Revenue, Ser A, RB  
  1,000      4.000%, 01/01/36     1,044  
   Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Kuhio Park Terrace Multi-Family Housing, Ser A, RB, FHLMC Insured  
  200      3.900%, 04/01/22     211  
  115      3.750%, 04/01/21     121  
  180      3.500%, 04/01/20     187  
  115      3.000%, 04/01/18     117  
   Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Rental Housing System, Ser B, RB, AGM Insured  
  2,000      6.500%, 07/01/33     2,151  

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
   Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Single-Family Housing, Ser B, RB, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured  
$ 490      3.450%, 01/01/22   $ 511  
   Hawaii State, Housing Finance & Development, Wilikina Apartments Project, Ser A, RB  
  1,000      5.000%, 05/01/34     1,002  
   Hawaii State, Ser DK, GO (A)  
  195      5.000%, 05/01/18     205  
  25      5.000%, 05/01/18, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     27  
   Hawaii State, Ser DN, GO (A)  
  200      5.250%, 08/01/18, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     212  
   Hawaii State, Ser DQ, GO (A)  
  35      5.000%, 06/01/19, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     38  
   Hawaii State, Ser DR, GO  
  1,000      5.000%, 06/01/19     1,083  
  735      4.250%, 06/01/19     783  
   Hawaii State, Ser DT, GO  
  270      5.000%, 11/01/19     296  
   Hawaii State, Ser DY, GO  
  825      5.000%, 02/01/19     886  
   Hawaii State, Ser DZ, GO  
  70      5.000%, 12/01/17 (D)     72  
  100      5.000%, 12/01/20 (D)     112  
  1,045      5.000%, 12/01/21, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,196  
  45      5.000%, 12/01/23     51  
  50      5.000%, 12/01/26     57  
  25      5.000%, 12/01/26, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     29  
  65      5.000%, 12/01/28, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     74  
  100      5.000%, 12/01/28     113  
  450      5.000%, 12/01/29     505  
  95      5.000%, 12/01/30     106  
  155      5.000%, 12/01/30, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     177  
  380      5.000%, 12/01/31     425  
  620      5.000%, 12/01/31, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     710  
   Hawaii State, Ser EA, GO  
  935      5.000%, 12/01/21     1,069  
  1,700      5.000%, 12/01/22     1,923  
   Hawaii State, Ser EF, GO  
  500      5.000%, 11/01/22     581  
  300      5.000%, 11/01/23     346  
   Hawaii State, Ser EH, GO  
  1,000      5.000%, 08/01/18     1,059  
  340      5.000%, 08/01/23     400  

 

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40


Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
$ 335      5.000%, 08/01/23, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)   $ 396  
  365      5.000%, 08/01/24     426  
  855      5.000%, 08/01/30     983  
  280      5.000%, 08/01/30, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     331  
  195      5.000%, 08/01/32     223  
  5      5.000%, 08/01/32, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     6  
   Hawaii State, Ser EO, GO  
  150      5.000%, 08/01/24     178  
  1,000      5.000%, 08/01/33     1,145  
   Hawaii State, Ser EP, GO  
  1,000      5.000%, 08/01/22     1,156  
   Hawaii State, Ser EY, GO  
  2,000      5.000%, 10/01/27     2,389  
   Hawaii State, Ser FB, GO  
  2,000      4.000%, 04/01/31     2,154  
   Hawaii State, Ser FE, GO  
  245      5.000%, 10/01/27     296  
   Hawaii State, Ser FG, GO  
  1,075      3.000%, 10/01/19     1,117  
   Honolulu City & County, Board of Water Supply, Ser A, RB  
  400      5.000%, 07/01/24     476  
  600      5.000%, 07/01/27     709  
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Board of Water Supply, Ser A, RB  
  1,050      5.000%, 07/01/19     1,142  
  875      5.000%, 07/01/23     998  
  130      4.000%, 07/01/18     135  
  300      3.000%, 07/01/17     303  
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser A, GO  
  275      5.250%, 08/01/21, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     316  
  1,000      5.000%, 04/01/19, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,079  
  700      5.000%, 10/01/19     765  
  680      5.000%, 11/01/21     777  
  500      5.000%, 11/01/22     580  
  1,000      5.000%, 10/01/27     1,187  
  325      5.000%, 10/01/29     383  
  700      4.000%, 11/01/19     748  
  325      4.000%, 08/01/21, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     356  
  275      3.750%, 04/01/18     284  
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser A, GO, AGM Insured  
  60      5.000%, 07/01/17, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     61  
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser B, GO  
  250      5.000%, 12/01/18     267  
  375      5.000%, 08/01/21     426  
  350      5.000%, 08/01/22     396  

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
$ 400      5.000%, 11/01/24   $ 459  
  300      5.000%, 08/01/26     339  
  525      5.000%, 10/01/26     627  
  500      4.000%, 10/01/19     533  
  1,400      4.000%, 10/01/20     1,511  
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser B, GO, AGM Insured  
  100      5.250%, 07/01/19     109  
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser C, GO  
  750      5.000%, 10/01/23     882  
  200      4.750%, 09/01/18     211  
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Ser D, GO  
  1,400      5.250%, 09/01/19, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     1,536  
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority, Ser A, RB  
  400      5.000%, 07/01/20     433  
  250      5.000%, 07/01/21, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     284  
  100      5.000%, 07/01/22, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     116  
  1,000      5.000%, 07/01/24     1,177  
  1,000      5.000%, 07/01/38     1,113  
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority,
Ser B, GO
 
  1,575      5.000%, 07/01/23     1,842  
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority,
Ser B, RB
 
  200      4.000%, 07/01/21     218  
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority,
Ser S, RB
 
  650      5.000%, 07/01/22     748  
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Authority, Waipahu Towers Project, Ser A, RB, AMT, GNMA Insured  
  165      6.900%, 06/20/35     166  
   Honolulu Hawaii City & County, Wastewater System Revenue,
Ser B, RB
 
  125      5.000%, 07/01/20     139  
   Kauai County, Ser A, GO  
  250      5.000%, 08/01/21     283  
  150      5.000%, 08/01/23     173  
  250      4.000%, 08/01/24     273  
  250      3.250%, 08/01/23     259  
   Kauai County, Ser A, GO, NATL FGIC Insured  
  415      5.000%, 08/01/21     416  
   Maui County, GO  
  250      5.000%, 06/01/20     278  
  150      5.000%, 06/01/21     171  

 

Bishop Street Funds    

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
 

Hawaii — (continued)

 
   Maui County, Ser B, GO  
$ 500      4.000%, 06/01/21   $ 538  
   University of Hawaii, RB  
  1,400      5.000%, 10/01/25     1,660  
  1,200      5.000%, 10/01/32     1,397  
   University of Hawaii, Ser A, RB, NATL Insured  
  350      3.500%, 07/15/28     350  
   University of Hawaii, Ser A, RB  
  100      6.000%, 10/01/38     111  
   University of Hawaii, Ser A-2, RB  
  1,030      4.000%, 10/01/18     1,078  
   University of Hawaii, Ser B, RB  
  1,500      5.000%, 10/01/34     1,718  
  1,000      4.000%, 10/01/23     1,106  
    

 

 

 
       118,947  
    

 

 

 
 

Indiana — 0.0%

 
   Indiana State, Housing & Community Development Authority,
Ser C, RB, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured
 
  70      4.100%, 06/01/27     72  
    

 

 

 
 

Maine — 0.6%

 
   Maine State, Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority,
Ser A, RB
 
  750      5.250%, 07/01/31     828  
    

 

 

 
 

Maryland — 0.4%

 
   Maryland State, GO  
  575      5.000%, 03/01/22     635  
    

 

 

 
 

New York — 2.0%

 
   Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Ser A, RB  
  1,000      4.000%, 11/15/20     1,077  
   New York City, Trust for Cultural Resources, Ser S, RB  
  1,000      5.000%, 07/01/41     1,125  
   New York, New York, Ser H, GO  
  500      5.000%, 08/01/20     555  
    

 

 

 
       2,757  
    

 

 

 
 

Ohio — 1.0%

 
   Akron, Income Tax Revenue, RB  
  1,000      5.000%, 12/01/33     1,128  
   Ohio State, Ser 2011-B, GO  
  300      5.000%, 08/01/22     347  
    

 

 

 
       1,475  
    

 

 

 

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)/Shares

         Value
(000)
 
 

Oklahoma — 0.1%

 
   Oklahoma City, Water Utilities Trust, RB  
$ 125      5.000%, 07/01/40   $ 139  
    

 

 

 
 

Oregon — 0.2%

 
   Oregon State, Facilities Authority, Providence Health Services, RB  
  225      5.000%, 10/01/19     245  
    

 

 

 
 

Tennessee — 0.4%

 
   Memphis, Ser A, GO  
  500      5.000%, 04/01/26     594  
    

 

 

 
 

Texas — 3.0%

 
   Arlington, Higher Education Finance, Ser 2014-A, RB, PSF-GTD Insured  
  750      5.000%, 08/15/27     863  
   City of Mesquite, GO  
  1,000      5.000%, 02/15/27     1,160  
   Clifton, Higher Education Finance, Ser 2014, RB, PSF-GTD Insured  
  700      5.000%, 08/15/26     805  
   Harris County, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Ser A, RB  
  425      5.000%, 11/01/21, Pre-Refunded @ 100 (A)     486  
   Midland County, Fresh Water Supply District No. 1, Ser A, RB  
  1,000      4.789%, 09/15/37 (B)     397  
   Richardson, Independent School District, GO  
  500      4.000%, 02/15/33     524  
    

 

 

 
       4,235  
    

 

 

 
 

Utah — 0.2%

 
   Central Utah, Water Conservancy District, Ser B, GO  
  200      5.250%, 04/01/23     227  
    

 

 

 
 

Washington — 0.6%

 
   Port of Seattle Washington, Ser A, RB  
  750      5.000%, 08/01/26     852  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $141,069)     140,987  
    

 

 

 
  CASH EQUIVALENT — 0.2%  
  322,752      BlackRock FedFund, Institutional Shares, 0.415% (C) (Cost $323)     323  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $141,392) — 98.6%   $ 141,310  
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $143,268 (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.

 

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Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(concluded)

 

 

(C) The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of December 31, 2016.

 

(D) Security is escrowed to maturity.

AGC — American Guarantee Corporation

AGM — Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

AMT — Alternative Minimum Tax

COP — Certificate of Participation

FGIC — Financial Guarantee Insurance Corporation

FHLMC — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Corporation

GNMA — Government National Mortgage Corporation

GO — General Obligation

NATL — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

PSF-GTD — Guaranteed by Permanent School Fund

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

 

Short Duration Bond Fund

 

After a solid start in the first half of the year, U.S. fixed income markets sold off sharply at year-end as interest rates and inflation expectations spiked sharply in reaction to President-Elect Donald Trump’s pro-growth initiatives. President Trump’s unexpected victory drove investor expectations sharply higher after the elections with U.S. stocks gaining +11.95% when measured to the S&P 500 Index and ten-year U.S. Treasury yields increasing 18 basis points to 2.45% by year-end. Investors rewarded risk taking as high yield bonds and lower-rated investment grade credits outperformed government issued securities. Many issues drove investors into and out of the markets beginning with uncertainty about China’s future growth and the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union. With an improving U.S. economy and employment and inflation near its targets, the Federal Reserve raised its key rate in December, indicating further hikes down the road. Since its launch May31st, the Bishop Street Short Duration Bond Fund returned -0.32% but we believe is poised to take advantage of opportunities and benefits resulting from fiscal and monetary policy changes that lie ahead.

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 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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Short Duration Bond Fund        

 

Performance Comparison

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

the Short Duration Bond Fund, Class I versus the Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year

U.S. Government Index and the Lipper Core Bond 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
Cumulative
Inception to  Date
Return*
     
  (0.32 )%   

Short Duration Bond Fund,

Class I

  0.04  

Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year

U.S. Government Index

  (0.28 )%   

Lipper Core Bond

Funds Classification 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.
*   Short Duration Bond Fund commenced operations on May 31, 2016.

 

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Short Duration Bond Fund        

Top Ten Holdings (Unaudited)

 

             Coupon
Rate
     Maturity
Date
     Percentage
of
Investments
 

 

 
  1.     FHLMC      1.250%        08/01/19        10.1%  

 

 
  2.     FHLMC      0.750%        04/09/18        8.9%  

 

 
  3.     U.S. Treasury Note      0.875%        05/15/19        5.7%  

 

 
  4.     U.S. Treasury Note      0.625%        05/31/17        5.4%  

 

 
  5.     U.S. Treasury Note      0.875%        05/31/18        5.1%  

 

 
  6.     U.S. Treasury Note      1.375%        12/15/19        4.6%  

 

 
  7.     FHLB      1.375%        11/15/19        4.6%  

 

 
  8.     FNMA      4.000%        07/01/29        2.6%  

 

 
  9.     FNMA      5.000%        11/01/21        2.6%  

 

 
  10.     FNMA      2.000%        03/01/23        2.4%  

 

LOGO

 

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

Schedule of Investments

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS — 46.5%  
   FHLMC  
$ 30      5.500%, 10/01/19   $ 31  
  162      5.500%, 05/01/20     170  
  111      5.500%, 07/01/20     115  
  120      5.500%, 11/01/21     127  
  123      5.500%, 01/01/24     133  
  102      4.500%, 12/01/24     108  
  101      4.500%, 02/01/25     107  
  71      4.500%, 06/01/26     75  
  198      4.000%, 05/01/27     213  
   FNMA  
  55      6.000%, 08/01/21     59  
  90      6.000%, 10/01/39     103  
  39      5.500%, 10/01/18     40  
  92      5.500%, 02/01/20     95  

 

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Short Duration Bond Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(continued)

 

Face
Amount
(000)

         Value
(000)
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS (continued)  
$ 81      5.500%, 07/01/20   $ 85  
  27      5.500%, 10/01/21     29  
  174      5.500%, 09/01/23     186  
  160      5.000%, 05/01/19     164  
  247      5.000%, 11/01/21     255  
  61      4.500%, 01/01/27     65  
  100      4.000%, 06/01/25     106  
  55      4.000%, 10/01/26     56  
  168      4.000%, 11/01/26     177  
  85      4.000%, 02/01/29     90  
  250      4.000%, 07/01/29     264  
  225      3.500%, 05/01/27     235  
  104      3.500%, 07/01/27     108  
  176      3.500%, 08/01/28     184  
  185      3.120%, 06/01/35 (A)     195  
  114      2.643%, 10/01/38 (A)     120  
  221      2.593%, 12/01/36 (A)     235  
  240      2.000%, 03/01/23     242  
  103      2.000%, 08/01/23     104  
  38      2.000%, 09/01/23     39  
   GNMA  
  139      4.000%, 05/15/25     145  
  185      4.000%, 05/15/26     191  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS (Cost $4,694)     4,651  
    

 

 

 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS — 26.0%  
   FHLB  
  455      1.375%, 11/15/19     453  
   FHLMC  
  46      4.500%, 09/01/20     48  
  97      4.500%, 05/01/25     104  
  94      2.500%, 06/01/24     95  
  1,010      1.250%, 08/01/19     1,006  
   FHLMC MTN  
  895      0.750%, 04/09/18     892  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $2,611)     2,598  
    

 

 

 

 

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Short Duration Bond Fund        

Schedule of Investments

(concluded)

 

Face
Amount
(000)/Shares

         Value
(000)
 
  U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 23.6%  
   U.S. Treasury Bill  
$ 100      0.656%, 05/25/17 (B)   $ 100  
   U.S. Treasury Note  
  455      1.375%, 12/15/19     454  
  505      0.875%, 05/31/18     504  
  575      0.875%, 05/15/19     569  
  40      0.750%, 08/31/18     40  
  125      0.750%, 08/15/19     123  
  535      0.625%, 05/31/17     535  
  30      0.625%, 08/31/17     30  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $2,364)     2,355  
    

 

 

 
  CASH EQUIVALENT — 3.6%  
  363,192      BlackRock FedFund, Institutional Shares, 0.415% (C) (Cost $363)     363  
    

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $10,032) — 99.7%   $ 9,967  
    

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $9,993(000).

 

(A) Floating Rate Security — The rate reflected on the Schedule of Investments is the rate in effect on December 31, 2016. The maturity date shown is the final maturity 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, 2016.

FHLB — Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Corporation

GNMA — Government National Mortgage Corporation

MTN — Medium Term Note

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, 2016

 

      Strategic
Growth
Fund
     Dividend
Value
Fund
     High
Grade
Income
Fund
 

Assets:

        

Investments, at Cost

   $ 25,225      $ 28,383      $ 59,948  

 

 

Investments, at Value

   $ 26,145      $ 39,609      $ 60,766  

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

     269                

Dividends and Interest Receivable

     5        89        525  

Reclaim Receivable

     3        1        2  

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

                   6  

Prepaid Expenses

     3        2        12  

 

 

Total Assets

     26,425        39,701        61,311  

 

 

Liabilities:

        

Payable to Custodian

     164                

Advisory Fees Payable

     17        17        9  

Administrative Fees Payable

     3        5        8  

Shareholder Servicing Fees Payable

     2        3        5  

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

     1        3        2  

Income Distribution Payable

                   36  

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

                   1  

Other Accrued Expenses Payable

     27        31        46  

 

 

Total Liabilities

     214        59        107  

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 26,211      $ 39,642      $ 61,204  

 

 

Paid-in Capital

   $ 25,195      $ 27,007      $ 60,262  

Undistributed Net Investment Income

            1        1  

Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments

     96        1,408        123  

Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

     920        11,226        818  

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 26,211      $ 39,642      $ 61,204  

 

 

Class I Shares:

        

Net Assets

   $ 26,211      $ 39,642      $ 61,204  

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

     2,222        2,697        6,341  

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

   $ 11.80      $ 14.70      $ 9.65  

 

 

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 Assets and Liabilities (000)

December 31, 2016

 

     

Hawaii

Municipal

Bond

Fund

    

Short

Duration

Bond

Fund

 

Assets:

     

Investments, at Cost

   $ 141,392      $ 10,032  

 

 

Investments, at Value

   $ 141,310      $ 9,967  

Dividends and Interest Receivable

     2,317        26  

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

     10         

Due from Advisor

            9  

Prepaid Expenses

     9        7  

 

 

Total Assets

     143,646        10,009  

 

 

Liabilities:

     

Income Distribution Payable

     225         

Administrative Fees Payable

     13        1  

Shareholder Servicing Fees Payable

     12        1  

Advisory Fees Payable

     9        2  

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

     9         

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

     2         

Other Accrued Expenses Payable

     108        12  

 

 

Total Liabilities

     378        16  

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 143,268      $ 9,993  

 

 

Paid-in Capital

   $ 143,343      $ 10,097  

Undistributed Net Investment Income

     49         

Accumulated Net Realized Loss on Investments

     (42      (39

Net Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

     (82      (65

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 143,268      $ 9,993  

 

 

Class I Shares:

     

Net Assets

   $ 120,894      $ 9,993  

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

     11,567        1,009  

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

   $ 10.45      $ 9.90  

 

 

Class A Shares:

     

Net Assets

   $ 22,374        N/A  

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

     2,141        N/A  

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

   $ 10.45        N/A  

 

 

Maximum Offering Price Per Shares — Class A ($10.45/ 97.00%)

   $ 10.77        N/A  

 

 

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        

Statements of Operations (000)

For the year ended December 31, 2016

 

     

Strategic

Growth

Fund

    

Dividend

Value

Fund

    

High

Grade

Income

Fund

 

Investment Income:

        

Dividend Income

   $ 134      $ 1,200      $  

Interest Income

                   2,022  

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

     (7      (1       

 

 

Total Investment Income

     127        1,199        2,022  

 

 

Expenses:

        

Investment Adviser Fees

     240        323        376  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

     81        109        171  

Administrative Fees

     65        87        137  

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     2        2        3  

Transfer Agent Fees

     38        41        48  

Audit Fees

     10        17        28  

Printing Fees

     9        13        21  

Legal Fees

     7        9        14  

Trustees’ Fees

     5        7        10  

Registration Fees

     5        2        19  

Custody Fees

     5        5        5  

Pricing Fees

     1        3        14  

Miscellaneous Expenses

     4        5        8  

 

 

Total Expenses

     472        623        854  

 

 

Less Waivers:

        

Shareholder Servicing Fees

     (49      (66      (103

Administrative Fees

     (19      (26      (41

Investment Adviser Fees

            (73      (192

 

 

Total Waivers

     (68      (165      (336

 

 

Total Net Expenses

     404        458        518  

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     (277      741        1,504  

 

 

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     1,339        5,496        600  

Net Change in Unrealized (Depreciation) on Investments

     (4,393      (860      (692

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (3,054      4,636        (92

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ (3,331    $ 5,377      $ 1,412  

 

 

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, 2016

 

      Hawaii
Municipal
Bond
Fund
     Short
Duration
Bond
Fund(1)
 

Investment Income:

     

Interest Income

   $ 4,504      $ 49  

Dividend from Investment Companies

             

 

 

Total Investment Income

     4,504        49  

 

 

Expenses:

     

Investment Adviser Fees

     525        11  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

     375        11  

Administrative Fees

     300        9  

Distribution Fees, Class A

     58         

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     7         

Transfer Agent Fees

     97        18  

Audit Fees

     65        4  

Printing Fees

     46        3  

Legal Fees

     31        1  

Pricing Fees

     30        1  

Trustees’ Fees

     22        1  

Registration Fees

     11         

Custody Fees

     7        3  

Offering Fees

            22  

Miscellaneous Expenses

     17        1  

 

 

Total Expenses

     1,591        85  

 

 

Less Waivers:

     

Investment Adviser Fees

     (319      (11

Shareholder Servicing Fees

     (225      (7

Administrative Fees

     (164      (2

Expense Reimbursement by Advisor

            (40

 

 

Total Waivers

     (708      (60

 

 

Total Net Expenses

     883        25  

 

 

Net Investment Income

     3,621        24  

 

 

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     578         

Net Change in Unrealized (Depreciation) on Investments

     (4,551      (65

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments

     (3,973      (65

 

 

Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ (352    $ (41

 

 

 

(1) Fund commenced operations May 31, 2016.

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 or period ended December 31,

 

      Strategic
Growth Fund
     Dividend
Value Fund
 
      2016      2015      2016      2015  

Investment Activities from Operations:

           

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ (277    $ (377    $ 741      $ 840  

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     1,339        4,567        5,496        4,322  

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

     (4,393      (836      (860      (4,932

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (3,331      3,354        5,377        230  

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

           

Net Investment Income:

           

Class I Shares

                   (746      (847

Capital Gains:

           

Class I Shares

     (2,035      (3,780      (694       

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

     (2,035      (3,780      (1,440      (847

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

           

Proceeds from Shares Issued

     340        417        102        232  

Reinvestments of Cash Distributions

     1,374        2,675        873        560  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

     (9,565      (13,479      (11,516      (9,594

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     (7,851      (10,387      (10,541      (8,802

 

 

Total Decrease in Net Assets

     (13,217      (10,813      (6,604      (9,419

 

 

Net Assets:

           

Beginning of Year

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

 

 

End of Year

   $ 26,211      $ 39,428      $ 39,642      $ 46,246  

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income

   $      $      $ 1      $  

 

 

Share Transactions:

           

Shares Issued

     27        29        7        18  

Shares Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

     111        193        60        42  

Shares Redeemed

     (743      (913      (808      (711

 

 

Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

     (605      (691      (741      (651

 

 

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

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (000)

For the years or period ended December 31,

 

    

High
Grade

Income
Fund

   

Hawaii
Municipal

Bond
Fund

    Short
Duration
Bond
Fund(1)
 
     2016     2015     2016     2015     2016  

Investment Activities from Operations:

         

Net Investment Income

  $ 1,504     $ 1,712     $ 3,621     $ 3,994     $ 24  

Net Realized Gain on Investments

    600       343       578       1,127        

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

    (692     (1,733     (4,551     (1,252     (65

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    1,412       322       (352     3,869       (41

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

         

Net Investment Income:

         

Class I Shares

    (1,478     (1,709     (3,091     (3,440     (63

Class A Shares

    N/A       N/A       (508     (538     N/A  

Capital Gains:

         

Class I Shares

    (514     (423     (658     (882      

Class A Shares

    N/A       N/A       (121     (158     N/A  

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders

    (1,992     (2,132     (4,378     (5,018     (63

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

         

Class I Shares:

         

Proceeds from Shares Issued

    3,317       4,201       9,032       10,103       10,087  

Reinvestments of Cash Distributions

    1,374       1,451       572       689       10  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

    (15,158     (6,233     (12,434     (14,637      

 

 

Total Class I Capital Share Transactions

    (10,467     (581     (2,830     (3,845     10,097  

 

 

Class A Shares:

         

Proceeds from Shares Issued

    N/A       N/A       1,745       1,877       N/A  

Reinvestments of Cash Distributions

    N/A       N/A       483       549       N/A  

Cost of Shares Redeemed

    N/A       N/A       (2,071     (1,625     N/A  

 

 

Total Class A Capital Share Transactions

    N/A       N/A       157       801       N/A  

 

 

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

    (10,467     (581     (2,673     (3,044     10,097  

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (11,047     (2,391     (7,403     (4,193     9,993  

 

 

Net Assets:

         

Beginning of Year/Period

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

 

 

End of Year/Period

  $ 61,204     $ 72,251     $ 143,268     $ 150,671     $ 9,993  

 

 

Undistributed Net Investment Income

  $ 1     $ 2     $ 49     $ 28     $  

 

 

Share Transactions:

         

Class I Shares:

         

Shares Issued

    330       420       825       932       1,008  

Shares Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

    139       145       53       64       1  

Shares Redeemed

    (1,499     (624     (1,139     (1,352      

 

 

Total Class I Transactions

    (1,030     (59     (261     (356     1,009  

 

 

Class A Shares:

         

Shares Issued

    N/A       N/A       160       174       N/A  

Shares Issued in Lieu of Cash Distributions

    N/A       N/A       45       50       N/A  

Shares Redeemed

    N/A       N/A       (191     (150     N/A  

 

 

Total Class A Transactions

    N/A       N/A       14       74       N/A  

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

    (1,030     (59     (247     (282     1,009  

 

 

 

(1) Fund commenced operations May 31, 2016.

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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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the period 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:

 

2016

    $ 13.95     $ (0.11 )     $ (1.14 )     $ (1.25 )     $     $ (0.90 )     $ (0.90 )

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 )

DIVIDEND VALUE FUND

Class I Shares:

 

2016

    $ 13.45     $ 0.24     $ 1.52     $ 1.76     $ (0.25 )     $ (0.26 )     $ (0.51 )

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 )

HIGH GRADE INCOME FUND

Class I Shares:

 

2016

    $ 9.80     $ 0.22     $ (0.07 )     $ 0.15     $ (0.22 )     $ (0.08 )     $ (0.30 )

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 )

 

(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%.

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
                         
                         
  $ 11.80       (9.13 )%     $ 26,211       1.25 %       1.46 %       (0.86 )%       33 %
    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
                         
                         
  $ 14.70       13.16 %     $ 39,642       1.05 %       1.43 %       1.70 %       17 %
    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
                         
                         
  $ 9.65       1.47 %     $ 61,204       0.76 %       1.25 %       2.20 %       27 %
    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

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

 

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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout the period ended December 31,

 

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

HAWAII MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

Class I Shares:

                           

2016

    $ 10.80     $ 0.27     $ (0.30 )     $ (0.03 )     $ (0.26 )     $ (0.06 )     $ (0.32 )

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 )

Class A Shares:

                           

2016

    $ 10.80     $ 0.24     $ (0.29 )     $ (0.05 )     $ (0.24 )     $ (0.06 )     $ (0.30 )

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 )

SHORT DURATION BOND FUND**

Class I Shares:

                           

2016

    $ 10.00     $ 0.03     $ (0.06 )     $ (0.03 )     $ (0.07 )     $     $ (0.07 )

 

(1) Per share net investment income calculated using average shares.
 * Annualized.
** Fund commenced operations on May 31, 2016.
 † 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.

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

 

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Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return†
  Net Assets
End of
Period
(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
                         
                         
  $ 10.45       (0.32 )%     $ 120,894       0.55 %       1.02 %       2.45 %       26 %
    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
                         
  $ 10.45       (0.57 )%     $ 22,374       0.80 %       1.27 %       2.20 %       26 %
    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
                         
                         
  $ 9.90       (0.32 )%     $ 9,993       0.55 %*       1.88 %*       0.53 %*       9 %

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2016

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 five funds (each a Fund, collectively the “Funds”) which includes the Strategic Growth Fund, Dividend Value Fund, High Grade Income Fund, Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund and the Short Duration 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 Short Duration Bond Fund commenced operations on May 31, 2016. 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

 

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debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the fair value for such securities. 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, 2016, all investments in the Strategic Growth Fund and the 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

  $     $ 35,372     $     $ 35,372  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          7,242             7,242  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          6,087             6,087  

Municipal Bonds

          5,991             5,991  

U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations

          4,680             4,680  

Cash Equivalent

    877                   877  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Obligation

          517             517  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 877     $ 59,889     $     $ 60,766  
 

 

 

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

Municipal Bonds

  $     $ 140,987     $     $ 140,987  

Cash Equivalent

    323                   323  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 323     $ 140,987     $     $ 141,310  
 

 

 

 

 

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Short Duration Bond Fund                            
Investments in Securities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

U.S. Government Mortgage-Backed Obligations

  $     $ 4,651     $     $ 4,651  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          2,598             2,598  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

          2,355             2,355  

Cash Equivalent

    363                   363  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 363     $ 9,604     $     $ 9,967  
 

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2016, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities. For the year ended December 31, 2016, there were no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 assets and liabilities. There were no Level 3 investments during the year ended December 31, 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2016, 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.

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.

 

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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.

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, Dividend Value Funds and Short-Duration Bond 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, 2016, 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

 

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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, 0.35% of the average daily net assets of the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund and 0.25% of the daily average net assets of the Short-Duration Bond Fund. The Adviser has contractually agreed, through April 30, 2017, 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 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%  

The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fees and to assume expenses, if necessary, in order to keep the Short Duration Bond Fund’s total annual operating expenses, after the effect of expense-offset arrangements, from exceeding 0.55% of average daily net assets excluding expenses. These fees and waivers are labeled on the Statement of Operations as “Investment Adviser Fees/Waivers and Reimbursement from Adviser.” The Adviser intends to continue these fee reductions and expense reimbursements until further notice, but may discontinue them at any time.

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, 2016, the Adviser did not recapture any previously waived fees.

As of December 31, 2016, 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
    Short
Duration
Bond Fund
    Total     Expires  
$ 53     $ 160     $ 237     $ 0     $ 450       12/31/2017  
  52       160       236       0       448       12/31/2018  
  73       192       319       51       635       12/31/2019  

 

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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.

 

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 0.08% of its administrative fee on each of the Funds’ average daily net assets excluding the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund for which the Administrator is waiving 0.13% of its fee. These fee waivers are voluntary and may be discontinued at any time. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Funds were charged as follows for these services: $65 in the Strategic Growth Fund, $87 in the Dividend Value Fund, $137 in the High Grade Income Fund, $300 in the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund and $9 in the Short Duration Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Funds waived as follows for these services: $19 in the Strategic Growth Fund, $26 in the Dividend Value Fund, $41 in the High Grade Income Fund, and $165 in the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, and $2 in the Short Duration 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

 

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expenses. SIDCO, as compensation for its services under the Plan, receives a distribution fee, computed daily and payable monthly, of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to each Fund’s Class A Shares. This fee is disclosed as “Distribution Fees, Class A” on the Statement of Operations.

The Trust has adopted and entered into a shareholder service plan and agreement with SIDCO. Each Fund pays to SIDCO a shareholder servicing fee not to exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of all shares of each fund, which is computed daily and paid monthly. Under the shareholder service plan, SIDCO may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing various shareholder and administrative services. SIDCO may also retain as profit any difference between the fee it receives and amount it pays to third parties. For the 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.”

 

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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, 2016 are presented below for the Funds.

 

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

Purchases

         

U.S. Government Securities

  $     $     $ 6,659     $     $ 9,703  

Other

    10,829       7,388       10,510       38,069        

Sales and Maturities

         

U.S. Government Securities

  $     $     $ 14,353     $     $ 685  

Other

    20,932       17,941       13,605       39,384        

 

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.

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 losses have been reclassified:

 

    Paid in
Capital
    Undistributed
Net  Investment
Income
    Accumulated
Net Realized
Loss
 

Strategic Growth Fund

    (277     277        

Dividend Value Fund

          6       (6

High Grade Income Fund

          (27     27  

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund

          (1     1  

Short Duration Bond Fund

          39       (39

 

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The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

 

    Ordinary
Income
    Tax Exempt
Income
    Long Term
Capital  Gain
    Total  

Strategic Growth Fund

       

2016

  $ 112     $     $ 1,923     $ 2,035  

2015

    72             3,708       3,780  

Dividend Value Fund

       

2016

  $ 746     $     $ 694     $ 1,440  

2015

    847                   847  

High Grade Income Fund

       

2016

  $ 1,647     $     $ 345     $ 1,992  

2015

    1,709             423       2,132  

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund

       

2016

  $ 163     $ 3,599     $ 616     $ 4,378  

2015

    3       3,978       1,037       5,018  

Short Duration Bond Fund

       

2016

  $ 63     $     $     $ 63  

As of December 31, 2016, 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
    Short
Duration
Bond
Fund
 

Undistributed Tax-Exempt Income

  $     $     $     $ 4     $  

Undistributed Ordinary Income

                             

Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gain Income

    182       1,433       123              

Capital Loss Carryforwards

                            (39

Post October Losses

                      (40      

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

    833       11,202       817       (39     (65

Other Temporary Differences

    1             2              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributable Earnings
(Accumulated Losses)

  $ 1,016     $ 12,635     $ 942     $ (75   $ (104
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Post-October losses represent losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Funds have elected to defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year.

 

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For Federal income tax purposes, capital 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, post enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

Losses carried forward under these new provisions are as follows:

 

     Short-Term Loss  

Short Duration Bond Fund

   $ 39  

During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Dividend Value Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $3,387.

For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at December 31, 2016, 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, Hawaii Municipal Bond and Short Duration Bond Funds for Federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

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

Federal Tax Cost

  $ 25,312     $ 28,407     $ 59,949     $ 141,349  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

    2,976       11,488       1,598       2,065  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

    (2,143     (286     (781     (2,104
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

  $ 833     $ 11,202     $ 817     $ (39
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    Short
Duration

Bond Fund
 

Federal Tax Cost

  $ 10,032  
 

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

    2  

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

    (67
 

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Depreciation

  $ (65
 

 

 

 

 

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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 enhancements, 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

  11.91%

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

    6.46%

(Assured Guaranty
Municipal 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.

 

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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.

Strategic Growth Fund and Dividend Value Fund invest solely in equity securities. Purchases of equity securities are subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund’s

 

9. OTHER

At December 31, 2016, 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       97.36

Dividend Value Fund, Class I Shares

    2       97.86  

High Grade Income Fund, Class I Shares*

    3       84.23  

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, Class I Shares

    1       64.19  

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund, Class A Shares

           

Short Duration Bond Fund, Class I Shares

    1       100.00  
*   Includes one unaffiliated shareholder, all other shareholders in the above table are affiliated.

 

10. REGULATORY MATTERS

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released its Final Rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rule”). The Rule

 

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which introduces two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies — Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN — also contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments. Although still evaluating the impact of the Rule, management believes that many of the Regulation S-X amendments are consistent with the Portfolios’ current financial statement presentation and expects that the Portfolios will be able to comply with the Rule’s Regulation S-X amendments by the August 1, 2017 compliance date.

 

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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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, Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund and Short Duration Bond Fund (constituting Bishop Street Funds, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2016, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, and with respect to the Short Duration Bond Fund from May 31, 2016 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2016, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the periods indicated and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, 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 as of December 31, 2016 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 28, 2017

 

   

 

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Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

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

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

The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period from July 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.

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
7/1/16
    Ending
Account
Value
12/31/16
    Annualized
Expense
Ratios
    Expenses
Paid During
Period*
 

Strategic Growth Fund — Class I

 

 

 

 

Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00     $ 983.50       1.25   $ 6.23  

Hypothetical 5% Return

    1,000.00       1,018.85       1.25       6.34  

 

 

Dividend Value Fund — Class I

 

 

 

 

Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,055.20       1.05   $ 5.42  

Hypothetical 5% Return

    1,000.00       1,019.79       1.05       5.33  

 

 

High Grade Income Fund — Class I

 

 

 

 

Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00     $ 961.60       0.76   $ 3.75  

Hypothetical 5% Return

    1,000.00       1,021.25       0.76       3.86  

 

 

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund — Class I

 

 

 

 

Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00     $ 964.00       0.55   $ 2.72  

Hypothetical 5% Return

    1,000.00       1,022.30       0.55       2.80  

 

 

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund — Class A

 

 

 

 

Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00       962.80       0.80     3.95  

Hypothetical 5% Return

    1,000.00       1,021.05       0.80       4.07  

 

 

Short Duration Bond Fund — Class I‡

       

 

 

Actual Fund Return

  $ 1,000.00     $ 993.40       0.55   $ 2.74  

Hypothetical 5% Return

    1,000.00       1,022.32       0.55       2.78  

 

 
  Fund commenced operations on May 31, 2016.
*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (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, 2016 taxable year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with a December 31, 2016 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

    94.51     5.49     0.00     100.00

Dividend Value Fund

    48.21     51.79     0.00     100.00

High Grade Income Fund

    17.31     82.69     0.00     100.00

Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund(6)

    14.06     3.71     82.23     100.00

Short Duration Bond Fund

    0.00     100.00     0.00     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, 2016, each fund has designated the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.

 

Qualifying
for
Corporate
Dividends
Receivable
Deduction(1)

    Qualifying
Dividend
Income(2)
    U.S.
Government
Interest(3)
    Interest
Related
Dividends(4)
    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     19.58     91.59     100.00
  0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     100.00
  0.00     0.00     8.45     98.86     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, 2016, the Hawaii Municipal Bond Fund designated 3.74% 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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Bishop Street Funds        

Board of Trustees and Officers

 

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

 

Name, Address,

Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

and Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

INTERESTED

BOARD MEMBERS 3,4

   

ROBERT NESHER

70 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

76 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 MEMBERS 4

   

JOHN K. DARR

72 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2008)

  Retired. Chief Executive Officer, Office of Finance, Federal Home Loan Bank, from 1992 to 2007.

JOSEPH T. GRAUSE, JR.

64 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2011)

  Self-Employed Consultant since January 2012. Director of Endowments and Foundations, Morningstar Investment Management, Morningstar, Inc., 2010 to 2011. Director of International Consulting and Chief Executive Officer of Morningstar Associates Europe Limited, Morningstar, Inc., 2007 to 2010. Country Manager — Morningstar UK Limited, Morningstar, Inc., 2005 to 2007.
1   Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each trustee is SEI Investments Company, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
2   Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust
3   Denotes Trustees who may be deemed to be “interested” persons of the Fund as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Distributor and/or its affiliates.
4   Board Members oversee 5 funds in the Bishop Street Funds.

 

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may be deemed to be “interested” persons of the Trust as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Trust’s Distributor. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-262-9565. The following chart lists Trustees and Officers as of December 31, 2016.

 

Other Directorships

Held by Board Member5

Current Directorships: Trustee of 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 Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, L.P., 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, Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP to 2013. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, Bishop Street Funds, Winton Series Trust, Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund, Gallery Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust, SEI Catholic Values 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 SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP to 2013. Trustee of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds. Director of Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, Meals on Wheels, Lewes/Rehoboth Beach and West Rehoboth Land Trust.
Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds. Director of 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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Bishop Street Funds        

 

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 74 yrs. old   Trustee
(Since 2005)
  Retired. Private investor since 1994.

BETTY L. KRIKORIAN

73 yrs. old

  Trustee
(Since 2005)
  Vice President, Compliance, AARP Financial Inc. from 2008 – 2010. Self-Employed Legal and Financial Services Consultant since 2003. Counsel (in-house) for State Street Bank from 1995 to 2003.

BRUCE R. SPECA

60 yrs. old

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

GEORGE J.
SULLIVAN, JR.

74 yrs. old

  Trustee Lead Independent Trustee
(Since 1999)
  Retired since 2012. Self-employed Consultant, Newfound Consultants Inc., 1997 to 2011.
OFFICERS    

MICHAEL BEATTIE

51 yrs. old

 

President

(Since 2011)

  Director of Client Service, SEI Investments Company, since 2004.

STEPHEN CONNORS

32 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 5 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 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 Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. Director of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) since 1997.

 

Former Directorships: Director of the SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP to 2013. SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds.
Current Directorships: Trustee of 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 II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. 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 SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP to 2013. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016.

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
54 yrs. old
  Chief Compliance Officer
(Since 2006)
  Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP since June 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP from June 2007 to September 2013. Chief Compliance Officer of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, Winton Series Trust, Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company), Gallery Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. until 2010. Chief Compliance Officer of O’Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) to 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Liquid Asset Trust to 2016.

DIANNE M. DESCOTEAUX

39 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
38 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
35 yrs. old
  Vice President and Secretary
(Since 2014)
  Attorney, SEI Investments Company (2014-present). Associate Stradley Ronan Stevens & Young (2009-2014).
BRIDGET E. SUDALL
36 yrs. old
  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, 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

 

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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-006-2200


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:

 

     

2016

 

  

2015

 

          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)

 

   124,900    N/A    N/A    $95,400    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:

 

      2016          2015       

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 for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years were $0 and $0 for 2016 and 2015, 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 9, 2017    

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 9, 2017    
By (Signature and Title)*    

/s/ Stephen Connors

    Stephen Connors,
    Treasurer, Controller & CFO
Dated: March 9, 2017    

 

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