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

811-06526

 

Boston Trust Walden Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Beacon Street, Boston MA

 

02108

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

4400 Easton Commons, Columbus, OH 43219

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-800-282-8782

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

 

 

 

Annual Report

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Trust Walden Funds

 

Principled Investing.

 

Boston Trust Asset Management Fund Walden Balanced Fund
Boston Trust Equity Fund (formerly known as the Walden Asset Management Fund)
Boston Trust Midcap Fund Walden Equity Fund
Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund Walden Midcap Fund
Boston Trust Small Cap Fund Walden SMID Cap Fund
  Walden Small Cap Fund
Walden International Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents Annual Report
  December 31, 2019

 

Boston Trust Walden Funds Economic and Market Summary 3
   
Boston Trust Asset Management Fund  
Manager Commentary 4
Investment Performance 5
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 12
Financial Statements 14
Financial Highlights 16
   
Boston Trust Equity Fund  
Manager Commentary 4
Investment Performance 5
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 17
Financial Statements 18
Financial Highlights 20
   
Boston Trust Midcap Fund  
Manager Commentary 6
Investment Performance 7
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 21
Financial Statements 22
Financial Highlights 24
   
Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund  
Manager Commentary 8
Investment Performance 9
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 25
Financial Statements 26
Financial Highlights 28
   
Boston Trust Small Cap Fund  
Manager Commentary 10
Investment Performance 11
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 29
Financial Statements 30
Financial Highlights 32
   
Annual ESG Impact Report 34

 

Walden Balanced Fund  
Manager Commentary 36
Investment Performance 37
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 46
Financial Statements 48
Financial Highlights 50
   
Walden Equity Fund  
Manager Commentary 36
Investment Performance 37
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 51
Financial Statements 52
Financial Highlights 54
   
Walden Midcap Fund  
Manager Commentary 38
Investment Performance 39
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 55
Financial Statements 56
Financial Highlights 58
   
Walden SMID Cap Fund  
Manager Commentary 40
Investment Performance 41
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 59
Financial Statements 60
Financial Highlights 62
   
Walden Small Cap Fund  
Manager Commentary 42
Investment Performance 43
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 63
Financial Statements 64
Financial Highlights 66
   
Walden International Equity Fund  
Manager Commentary 44
Investment Performance 45
Schedule of Portfolio Investments 67
Financial Statements 69
Financial Highlights 71
   
Notes to Financial Statements 72
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 80
Supplementary Information 81
Investment Adviser Contract Approval 86
Information About Trustees and Officers 88

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc., a subsidiary of Boston Trust Walden Company, serves as investment adviser (the “Adviser”) to the Boston Trust Walden Funds and receives a fee for its services. Boston Trust Walden Company provides certain administrative, operational, and investment support functions for the Adviser and is paid a fee for these services by the Adviser.

 

Shares of the Funds are not deposits of, obligations of, or guaranteed by Boston Trust Walden Company or its affiliates, nor are they federally insured by the FDIC. Investments in the Funds involve investment risks, including the possible loss of principal. Funds are distributed by Foreside Financial Services, LLC.

 

The foregoing information and opinions are for general information only. The Boston Trust Walden Funds and Boston Trust Walden Company do not assume liability for any loss, which may result from the reliance by any person upon any such information or opinions. Such information and opinions are subject to change without notice, are for general information only, and are not intended as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security or offering individual or personalized investment advice. Portfolio composition is as of December 31, 2019 and is subject to change without notice.

 

The Boston Trust Walden Funds may invest in foreign securities, which may involve risk not typically associated with U.S. investments.

 

To reduce expenses, we may only mail one copy of the Funds’ shareholder updates, such as their prospectus, annual report, and semi-annual report, to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you are a direct shareholder and wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please call us at 1-800-282-8782 x7050. If you are not a direct shareholder, please contact your financial institution to opt out of householding. We will begin sending you individual copies thirty days after receiving your request.

 

Important Notice: The Securities and Exchange Commission will permit funds to deliver shareholder reports electronically beginning January 1, 2021. At that time, the Boston Trust Walden Funds will send a notice, either by mail or email, each time your fund’s updated report is available on our website (www.bostontrustwalden.com). Investors enrolled in electronic delivery will receive the notice by email with links to the updated report. Investors who are not enrolled in electronic delivery by January 1, 2021 will receive the notice in the mail. All investors who prefer to receive shareholder reports in paper may, at any time, choose that option free of charge by calling 1-800-282-8782 x7050.

 

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Boston Trust Walden Funds

 

Boston Trust Walden Funds Domenic Colasacco, CFA  
Economic and Market Summary Portfolio Manager  
(Unaudited) Boston Trust Walden Inc.  

 

The expression “what a difference a year makes” has been an apt summary of the stock market environment on many occasions during my now 50-year career as a money manager. In only a handful of times, however, has investor perception about the stock market outlook changed as much as it did over the past twelve months. Last year, as I sat down to write the year-end 2018 edition of this report, we had just endured a 20% drop in the S&P 500 Index1. At the time, media headlines were filled with predictions that the long-awaited economic recession would finally arrive in 2019, fostered by a combination of weaker global economies, growing trade tensions, and what many investors viewed as a misguided rising interest rate policy by the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed).

 

With the benefit of hindsight, we know now that the recession forecasts were incorrect. Stock prices began to recover early in 2019, soon after Fed Chairman Powell announced a revised interest rate policy. By April, the prior 20% price drop had been entirely recouped. Stock prices continued to rise at a comparatively steady pace over the summer and fall months, supported by a series of economic reports that eased investors’ recession fears. At year-end, the S&P 500 Index closed near a record level, posting a total return of 31.49% for the calendar year. The gain computes to an even more dramatic 40.25% if measured from the lowest point of the fourth quarter 2018 price decline, which occurred on December 24, 2018.

 

Historically, large changes in stock values—up or down—over comparatively short time periods usually have been accompanied by significant economic or political events. Given the minimal changes in domestic and global economies, that was not the case in 2019. Rather, the past year was a classic example of the importance of investor perception about the business outlook, and what can happen when widely accepted perceptions prove to be incorrect.

 

Shareholders may recall that we did not share the economic pessimism that became widespread a year ago. That view led us to keep the equity allocations in both the Boston Trust Asset Management Fund and Walden Balanced Fund near the upper-end of their specified policy ranges throughout 2019. In all of our Funds, we also retained broad exposure to individual companies that we believed were well positioned to benefit comparatively from the modest GDP1 growth, low interest rate environment we have enjoyed during the past decade. These core investment decisions allowed our Funds to participate in last year’s outstanding stock market advance.

 

Writing these economic updates has been a pleasant exercise for much of the past decade. Despite intermittent forecasts by many economists and stock market pundits that a recession was looming, core economic trends have not changed appreciably since 2010. Throughout this period, here in the United States we have enjoyed real GDP growth of about 2% to 3% per annum. Employment, personal income and corporate profits have also expanded, all without any substantive spikes in either inflation or interest rates. Internationally, Japan and the Eurozone have only muddled through, but many emerging economies, especially China and other key Asian countries, performed well, leading to an overall global GDP growth rate slightly above our own.

 

As we begin both a new year and new decade, the type of economic factors that ordinarily lead to a recession and longer-lasting bear market are still not apparent to us. Unless economic conditions deteriorate, we expect to continue to retain equity allocations in our two stock/bond blended funds near the upper-end of their policy ranges.

 

 

1 The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) is widely regarded as a gauge of the U.S. equities market and includes 500 of the largest publicly traded U.S. companies. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the value of goods and services produced in a given country in a given year.

 

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Boston Trust Asset Management Fund

 

Boston Trust Equity Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Domenic Colasacco, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Amy Crandall Kaser, CFP®

Portfolio Manager

 

Jason T. O’Connell, CFA, CAIA, CFP®

Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Asset Management Fund Objective

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth and income through an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds, and money market instruments.

 

Equity Fund Objective

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks.

 

Investment Concerns

 

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with U.S. investments, including adverse political, social and economic developments and differing auditing and legal standards. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

 

Small- to mid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

 

Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Intermediate-term, higher quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return.

 

Cash equivalents offer low risk and low return potential.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

 

Stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, rose by 31.49% in 2019. Bond indices were also well into positive territory, with the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index posting a 9.71% total return for the year. 2019 marked the best simultaneous year for stocks and bonds since 1998. The Boston Trust Asset Management Fund and the Boston Trust Equity Fund both fully participated. The Boston Trust Asset Management Fund’s 2019 total return of 25.81% was among the best calendar year gains since the Fund’s inception in 1995, while the Boston Trust Equity Fund’s 31.74% total return was, in fact, its best year since that Fund’s inception in 2003.

 

As pleasant as it is to report an attractive absolute and relative calendar year return, our recent discussions with shareholders suggest that there is widespread concern about the sustainability of the past year’s stock market gain. We agree that a decline in stock prices is possible at any time. In thinking about how best to position the Boston Trust Asset Management Fund in an always-uncertain world, over the years we have found that it is helpful to try to discern the likely catalysts of a potential future stock market decline. One possibility is a repeat of the year ago experience, which was driven mostly by a change in investor perception about near-term business prospects rather than a substantial deterioration in economic conditions. These types of declines occur frequently and can be significant and scary. Yet they are virtually impossible to time correctly and are best considered part of the cost of being a successful long-term investor.

 

The other potential reason for the next substantial stock market decline will be a deterioration in key economic segments that leads to an actual recession. These types of declines occur less frequently but are usually longer lasting and more severe. We did not have a recession during the past ten years. There were two recessions during the prior decade, however, and in each case aggregate stock values dropped by close to 50%. Unfortunately, in their initial stages, the two types of stock market declines are difficult to distinguish. In managing the Boston Trust Asset Management Fund, our usual approach has been to wait until there is clear evidence an economic decline is inevitable before moving to a more defensive investment position. The last time we took such a step was during 2007 and 2008, before the depths of the financial crisis. This approach accepts greater initial downside risk, nevertheless avoids being whipsawed by the more frequent, perception driven stock market declines. It is worth noting that in both Funds, regardless of where we are in the economic cycle, we remain committed to our approach of investing in companies with sustainable business models and strong financial underpinnings. Emphasis in a diversified portfolio of such higher-quality stocks has allowed the Funds’ equity portfolios to participate in rising markets yet hold up comparatively well during the intermittent periods of stock market downturns we have endured since 2010.*

 

In addition to a potential recession, a few shareholders have expressed concern that current stock valuations are too high. There is no question that stocks generally are more expensive today than they were a year ago, primarily because corporate profits did not increase much during 2019. Specifically, the oft-referenced price-to-earnings ratio1 for the S&P 500 is now close to 20x, compared to 16x or so at the end of 2018. Lower starting valuations almost always give us more confidence about future stock market returns. Nonetheless, we are inclined to view 2018 year-end valuations, which were driven down by recession fears, as the outlier. The price-to-earnings ratio of the S&P 500 has been close to 20x for most of the time since 2013, the last calendar year the S&P 500 increased by close to 30%. The S&P 500 total return has still managed to average about 12% per annum since then, though, helped by the sharp increase in corporate profits over the past six years. We expect profit growth to moderate over the next several years, then again, in our opinion, even modest profit increases should allow stock returns to exceed the low 1% to 3% interest rates available in bonds and money market instruments, provided a favorable economic environment should continue.

 

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.
   
* Portfolio composition is subject to change.
   
1 The price-to-earnings ratio (P/E Ratio) is a valuation ratio of a company’s current share price to its per-share earnings.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited) Boston Trust Asset Management Fund
  Boston Trust Equity Fund
  December 31, 2019 

 

    For the periods ended 12/31/19  
    Average Annual Total Returns  
                                        Since     Since  
                                        Inception     Inception  
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years     15 Years     20 Years     (12/1/95)     (10/1/03)  
Boston Trust Asset Management Fund     25.81 %†     12.89 %     9.60 %     10.28 %     7.78 %     6.92 %     8.41 %      
Boston Trust Equity Fund     31.74 %†     15.71 %     11.35 %     12.32 %     8.59 %                 9.21 %
S&P 500 Index     31.49 %     15.27 %     11.70 %     13.56 %     9.00 %     6.06 %     9.25 %     9.59 %
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index     9.71 %     4.35 %     3.23 %     3.96 %     4.21 %     5.14 %     5.14 %     4.14 %
FTSE 3 Month US T-Bill Index     2.25 %     1.65 %     1.05 %     0.56 %     1.33 %     1.69 %     2.26 %     1.31 %

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $100,000 Investment

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Trust Asset Management Fund

 

Fund Net Asset Value:   $ 55.17  
Gross Expense Ratio1:     0.93 %

 

Boston Trust Equity Fund  

 

Fund Net Asset Value:   $ 29.55  
Gross Expense Ratio1:     0.92 %

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

 

1 The Gross Expense Ratio is from each Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated May 1, 2019. Additional information pertaining to each Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2019 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report.

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

 

The above charts represent a 10-year hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Boston Trust Asset Management Fund and the Boston Trust Equity Fund, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Funds. The returns shown on the table and the graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Boston Trust Asset Management Fund is measured against a combination of equity and fixed income indices. The Boston Trust Equity Fund is measured against the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”), which is widely regarded as a gauge of the U.S. equities market, includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. Although the S&P 500 focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, with approximately 75% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also widely viewed as a proxy for the total market. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index includes Treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year), government-related issues (e.g., agency, sovereign, supranational, and local authority debt), and USD Corporates. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is a component of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The FTSE 3 Month US T-Bill Index reflects monthly return equivalents of yield averages that are not marked to the market. The index is an average of the last three-month treasury bill issues. The three-month treasury bills are the short-term debt obligations of the U.S. Government. The indexes are unmanaged and their performance does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Funds’ performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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Boston Trust Midcap Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Stephen J. Amyouny, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Belinda Cavazos, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Richard Q. Williams, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Fund Objective

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of middle capitalization (“mid cap”) companies.

 

Investment Concerns

 

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Mid cap funds typically carry additional risks since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

 

The Russell Midcap® Index rose 30.54% in 2019, a strong rebound after the prior year’s -9.06% return. The Boston Trust Midcap Fund participated in the market’s strong rise but the 28.59% total return underperformed the index modestly for the year. For the trailing three-, five-, and ten-year periods, the Fund is ahead of the index, with less volatility.

 

Our analysis of 2019 suggests there were crosscurrents affecting our performance. The higher-quality stocks we favor outperformed the index, but our valuation discipline was a headwind, as more reasonably valued stocks underperformed for the year. At the sector level, information technology drove relative underperformance, while energy and health care were the top relative contributors in 2019. Underperformance in information technology was driven by our underweight to semiconductors, as well as unfavorable security selection. Within energy, relative performance was aided by our underweight to the sector and positive security selection in energy equipment and services.*

 

Outlook

 

The underlying fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain solid. Furthermore, recent interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board have decreased the risk of a severe domestic slowdown, and the economies of key trading partners appear to be stabilizing. There has also been progress on the trade front with the recent signing of a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, and positive steps towards resolution of ongoing disputes with China. The upcoming U.S. election is one area likely to generate uncertainty in 2020, and there is the obvious risk of unforeseen geopolitical events affecting markets. Our base case outlook is that fundamentals for the U.S. equity market will remain favorable, although the recent pace of strong market appreciation may be difficult to sustain.

 

We see multiple paths for the Boston Trust Midcap Fund to continue to add value, including superior company fundamentals and the portfolio’s reasonable valuation profile relative to the index. We remain focused on constructing a well-diversified portfolio of higher quality; reasonably valued companies that we believe can generate greater economic returns across a full market cycle. This combination of superior fundamentals and reasonable valuation relative to the index gives us confidence the Fund is well positioned for the future.

 

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.
   
* Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited)   Boston Trust Midcap Fund
  December 31, 2019 

 

    For the periods ended 12/31/19  
    Average Annual Total Returns  
                            Since  
                            Inception  
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years     (9/24/07)  
Boston Trust Midcap Fund     28.59 %†     14.25 %     10.77 %     13.38 %     9.82 %
Russell Midcap® Index     30.54 %     12.06 %     9.33 %     13.19 %     8.65 %

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $100,000 Investment

 

 

 

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

 

The above chart represents a 10-year hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Boston Trust Midcap Fund, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Boston Trust Midcap Fund is measured against the Russell Midcap® Index, which is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell Midcap® Index represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 companies. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Fund Net Asset Value:   $ 19.55  
Gross Expense Ratio1:     0.98 %

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

 

1 The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated May 1, 2019. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2019 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report.

 

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Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund
December 31, 2019

 

Kenneth P. Scott, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Belinda Cavazos, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Richard Q. Williams, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Fund Objective

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of small to middle capitalization (“smid cap”) companies.

 

Investment Concerns

 

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Smid cap companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

 

For the full year, the Russell 2500™ Index returned 27.77%, a strong rebound from 2018’s -10.00% decline. The Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund returned 26.74%, modestly trailing the index. The Fund has outperformed the index for the trailing three- and five-year periods, with less risk.

 

Higher-quality stocks generally performed in line with the index for the year, which explains the Fund’s ability to participate in the strong market. Relative performance was most favorable in the financials sector, due to the Fund’s overweight to and performance of its capital markets stocks. Information technology was the leading detractor from relative results for the year due to a combination of style headwinds and unfavorable security selection.*

 

Outlook

 

The underlying fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain solid. Furthermore, recent interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board have decreased the risk of a severe domestic slowdown, and the economies of key trading partners appear to be stabilizing. There has also been progress on the trade front with the recent signing of a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, and positive steps towards resolution of ongoing disputes with China. The upcoming U.S. election is one area likely to generate uncertainty in 2020, and there is the ongoing risk of unforeseen geopolitical events affecting markets. Our base case outlook is that fundamentals for the U.S. equity market will remain favorable, although the recent pace of strong market appreciation may be difficult to sustain, especially given the earnings growth deceleration we observed throughout 2019.

 

We see multiple paths for the Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund to continue to add value, including superior company fundamentals and the Fund’s valuation discount to the index. We remain focused on constructing a well-diversified fund of higher quality; reasonably valued companies that we believe can generate greater economic returns across a full market cycle. Compared to the index, the Fund is invested in companies with higher and more stable returns on invested capital, stronger balance sheets, and sustainable growth. Despite this higher-quality financial profile, valuation for the Fund currently stands at an average operating price/earnings ratio (P/E ratio)1 of 24x, a discount to the Russell 2500™ operating P/E of 32x. We believe the combination of superior fundamentals and more reasonable valuation relative to the index provides confidence that the Fund is well positioned for the future.

 

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.
   
* Portfolio composition is subject to change.
   
1 The price-to-earnings ratio (P/E Ratio) is a valuation ratio of a company’s current share price to its per-share earnings.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited) Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund
December 31, 2019

 

    For the periods ended 12/31/19  
    Average Annual Total Returns  
                      Since  
                      Inception  
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     (11/30/11)  
Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund1     26.74 %     12.30 %     10.66 %     12.01 %
Russell 2500™ Index     27.77 %     10.33 %     8.93 %     12.83 %

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment

 

 

 

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

 

The above chart represents a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund from November 30, 2011 to December 31, 2019, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund is measured against the Russell 2500™ Index, which is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the small- to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, commonly referred to as “smid” cap. The Russell 2500™ Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 2500 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Fund Net Asset Value:   $ 17.90  
Gross Expense Ratio1:     0.98 %

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. Returns less than one year are not annualized. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

1 The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated May 1, 2019. The contractual fee limit under the Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 0.75% of the Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2019 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through May 1, 2020 and may be renewed thereafter.

 

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Boston Trust Small Cap Fund
December 31, 2019

 

Kenneth P. Scott, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Belinda Cavazos, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Richard Q. Williams, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Fund Objective

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of small capitalization (“small cap”) companies.

 

Investment Concerns

 

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Small cap funds typically carry additional risks since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure, and historically, their stocks have experienced a greater degree of market volatility than stocks on average.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

 

For the full year, the Russell 2000® returned 25.52%, a strong rebound from 2018’s -11.01% decline. Despite the Fund’s underperformance in the fourth quarter, the Boston Trust Small Cap Fund outperformed the index by a wide margin with a total return of 29.88% for the year 2019. The Fund has also outperformed the index for the trailing three-, and five-year periods, with less risk.

 

The strong relative performance in 2019 was driven primarily by favorable stock selection, as higher-quality stocks lagged the index. Relative performance was favorable across most sectors and only stocks in the consumer discretionary and utilities sectors detracted from results. The headwind to quality was particularly evident in those two lagging sectors.*

 

Outlook

 

The underlying fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain solid. Furthermore, recent interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board have decreased the risk of a severe domestic slowdown, and the economies of key trading partners appear to be stabilizing. There has also been progress on the trade front with the recent signing of a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, and positive steps towards resolution of ongoing disputes with China. The upcoming U.S. election is one area likely to generate uncertainty in 2020, and there is the ongoing risk of unforeseen geopolitical events affecting markets. Our base case outlook is that fundamentals for the U.S. equity market will remain favorable, although the recent pace of strong market appreciation may be difficult to sustain, especially given the earnings growth deceleration we observed throughout 2019.

 

We see multiple paths for the Boston Trust Small Cap Fund to continue to add value, including superior company fundamentals and the Fund’s valuation discount to the index. We remain focused on constructing a well-diversified portfolio of higher quality, reasonably valued companies that we believe can generate greater economic returns across a full market cycle. Compared to the index, the Fund is invested in companies with higher and more stable returns on invested capital, stronger balance sheets, and sustainable growth. Despite this higher quality financial profile, valuation for the Fund currently stands at an average operating price/earnings ratio (P/E ratio)1 of 24x, half the Russell 2000® operating P/E of 48x. We believe the combination of superior fundamentals and more reasonable valuation relative to the index provides confidence that the Fund is well positioned for the future.

 

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.
   
* Portfolio composition is subject to change.
   
1 The price-to-earnings ratio (P/E Ratio) is a valuation ratio of a company’s current share price to its per-share earnings.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited) Boston Trust Small Cap Fund
December 31, 2019

 

    For the periods ended 12/31/19  
    Average Annual Total Returns  
                                        Since  
                                        Inception  
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years     15 Years     20 Years     (12/31/94)  
Boston Trust Small Cap Fund1     29.88 %     11.08 %     10.23 %     11.64 %     9.07 %     10.58 %     11.01 %
Russell 2000® Index     25.52 %     8.59 %     8.23 %     11.83 %     7.92 %     7.59 %     9.35 %

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $100,000 Investment

 

 

 

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

 

The above chart represents a 10-year hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Boston Trust Small Cap Fund and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Boston Trust Small Cap Fund is measured against the Russell 2000® Index, which is an unmanaged index that tracks 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 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Fund Net Asset Value:   $ 14.62  
Gross Expense Ratio1:     1.09 %

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

 

1 The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated May 1, 2019. The contractual fee limit under the Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 1.00% of the Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2019 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through May 1, 2020 and may be renewed thereafter.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments   Boston Trust Asset Management Fund
December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares     Fair Value ($)  
Common Stocks (79.8%)                
Communication Services (7.2%)                
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)     2,000       2,678,780  
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)     16,500       22,060,830  
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)     1,000       485,080  
Comcast Corp., Class A     230,000       10,343,100  
Omnicom Group, Inc.     40,000       3,240,800  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     101,000       6,201,400  
              45,009,990  
Consumer Discretionary (4.9%)                
Autoliv, Inc.     37,000       3,123,170  
Nike, Inc., Class B     127,500       12,917,025  
Ross Stores, Inc.     30,000       3,492,600  
Starbucks Corp.     115,000       10,110,800  
The Tjx Cos., Inc.     10,000       610,600  
              30,254,195  
Consumer Staples (7.1%)                
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     70,000       4,923,800  
Costco Wholesale Corp.     52,000       15,283,840  
Diageo Plc, Sponsored Adr     27,500       4,631,550  
Mccormick & Co., Inc.     29,500       5,007,035  
Pepsico, Inc.     32,500       4,441,775  
Procter & Gamble Co.     25,000       3,122,500  
Sysco Corp.     60,000       5,132,400  
The Hershey Co.     10,000       1,469,800  
              44,012,700  
Energy (1.9%)                
Chevron Corp.     25,000       3,012,750  
Conocophillips     54,000       3,511,620  
Exxon Mobil Corp.     80,000       5,582,400  
              12,106,770  
Financials (14.7%)                
American Express Co.     59,000       7,344,910  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)     62,500       14,156,250  
Chubb Ltd.     37,000       5,759,420  
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     69,000       7,255,350  
Comerica, Inc.     37,500       2,690,625  
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     35,176       2,389,857  
Jpmorgan Chase & Co.     110,000       15,334,000  
M&T Bank Corp.     17,500       2,970,625  
Northern Trust Corp.     54,000       5,736,960  
Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.     50,000       7,981,500  
State Street Corp.     20,000       1,582,000  
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     50,000       6,092,000  
Truist Financial Corp.     100,000       5,632,000  
U.s. Bancorp     110,000       6,521,900  
              91,447,397  
Health Care (11.5%)                
Becton, Dickinson & Co.     55,000       14,958,350  
Dentsply Sirona, Inc.     56,000       3,169,040  
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)     45,000       10,498,050  
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)     54,000       3,602,880  
Johnson & Johnson, Inc.     50,000       7,293,500  
Medtronic Plc     20,000       2,269,000  
Merck & Co., Inc.     44,000       4,001,800  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)     8,500       6,742,880  
Stryker Corp.     25,000       5,248,500  
Unitedhealth Group, Inc.     35,000       10,289,300  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)     22,500       3,195,225  
Waters Corp. (a)     2,000       467,300  
              71,735,825  

 

    Shares or        
    Principal        
    Amount ($)        
Industrials (8.9%)                
3M Co.     44,000       7,762,480  
Donaldson Co., Inc.     81,000       4,667,220  
Emerson Electric Co.     1,000       76,260  
Expeditors International Of Washington, Inc.     37,500       2,925,750  
Honeywell International, Inc.     25,000       4,425,000  
Hubbell, Inc.     40,000       5,912,800  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     42,500       7,634,275  
Union Pacific Corp.     53,500       9,672,265  
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     54,000       6,321,240  
W.w. Grainger, Inc.     17,500       5,924,100  
              55,321,390  
Information Technology (19.4%)                
Accenture Plc, Class A     75,000       15,792,751  
Apple, Inc.     109,000       32,007,850  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     81,000       13,810,500  
Cisco Systems, Inc.     180,000       8,632,800  
Microsoft Corp.     170,000       26,809,000  
Oracle Corp.     150,000       7,947,000  
Visa, Inc., Class A     82,000       15,407,800  
              120,407,701  
Materials (2.3%)                
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     21,000       4,934,790  
Aptargroup, Inc.     37,500       4,335,750  
Ppg Industries, Inc.     40,000       5,339,600  
              14,610,140  
Utilities (1.9%)                
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     52,500       4,749,675  
Eversource Energy     82,000       6,975,740  
              11,725,415  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $194,100,930)             496,631,523  
                 
Corporate Bonds (2.5%)                
                 
Communication Services (0.2%)                
Comcast Corp., 4.25%, 10/15/30, Callable 7/15/30 @ 100     900,000       1,030,320  
                 
Financials (1.2%)                
American Express Co., 2.65%, 12/2/22     1,926,000       1,964,295  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.13%, 3/15/26, Callable 12/15/25 @ 100     2,000,000       2,109,624  
Cincinnati Financial Corp., 6.92%, 5/15/28     500,000       647,314  
Jpmorgan Chase & Co., 3.90%, 7/15/25, Callable 4/15/25 @ 100     1,000,000       1,080,853  
Wells Fargo & Co., 3.55%, 9/29/25, Mtn     2,000,000       2,119,476  
              7,921,562  
                 
Health Care (0.2%)                
Becton, Dickinson & Co., 3.13%, 11/8/21     1,000,000       1,019,703  
                 
Industrials (0.2%)                
Hubbell, Inc., 3.50%, 2/15/28, Callable 11/15/27 @ 100     1,000,000       1,028,638  
                 
Information Technology (0.7%)                
Apple, Inc., 3.25%, 2/23/26, Callable 11/23/25 @ 100     2,500,000       2,649,678  
Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/25, Callable 9/14/25 @ 100     2,000,000       2,116,075  
              4,765,753  
                 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $15,177,842)             15,765,976  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (cont.)   Boston Trust Asset Management Fund
December 31, 2019

 

           
    Principal        
Security Description   Amount ($)     Fair Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds (3.5%)                
Massachusetts (3.5%):                
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation Fund Revenue, Series A, 4.00%, 6/1/36, Callable 12/1/27 @ 100     500,000       570,775    
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Go, Series B, 5.25%, 9/1/20, Agm     150,000       154,169  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Go, Series C, 5.50%, 12/1/22, Agm     600,000       676,500  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Go, Series C, 4.00%, 7/1/31, Callable 7/1/22 @ 100     1,000,000       1,059,820  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Go, Series A, 5.00%, 3/1/32, Callable 3/1/24 @ 100     200,000       229,324  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Go, Series D, 3.00%, 5/1/35, Callable 5/1/29 @ 100 (b)     7,550,000       7,939,655  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Go, Series D, 3.00%, 5/1/36, Callable 5/1/29 @ 100 (b)     5,000,000       5,219,849  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Go, Series B, 5.00%, 4/1/37, Callable 4/1/27 @ 100     250,000       303,378  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Go, Series E, 4.00%, 9/1/37, Callable 9/1/25 @ 100     1,600,000       1,766,704  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Go, Series B, 5.00%, 7/1/38, Callable 7/1/26 @ 100     260,000       310,474  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Go, Series A, 5.00%, 1/1/43, Callable 1/1/28 @ 100     250,000       301,740  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Go, Series C, 5.00%, 5/1/46, Callable 5/1/29 @ 100     2,000,000       2,459,500  
Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue, Series R-2, 5.00%, 7/1/28, Callable 7/1/20 @ 100     460,000       468,593  
              21,460,481  
Washington (0.0%):                
State of Washington, Series A, 5.00%, 8/1/35, Callable 8/1/23 @ 100     250,000       281,130  
                 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $21,457,891)             21,741,611  
                 
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations (12.2%)                
                 
Federal Farm Credit Bank (2.0%)                
2.85%, 3/2/28     2,400,000       2,544,926  
2.95%, 1/27/25     2,000,000       2,112,663  
3.14%, 12/5/29     2,500,000       2,722,781  
3.39%, 2/1/28     2,000,000       2,200,454  
3.85%, 12/26/25     2,770,000       3,082,429  
              12,663,253  
Federal Home Loan Bank (2.3%)                
2.38%, 3/13/26     6,000,000       6,154,441  
2.50%, 12/10/27     1,500,000       1,539,935  
2.63%, 6/11/27     1,500,000       1,561,996  
2.88%, 9/13/24     2,500,000       2,631,982  
3.50%, 9/24/29     2,000,000       2,216,048  
              14,104,402  

 

    Shares or        
    Principal        
    Amount ($)        
U.S. Treasury Bill (0.0%)                
1.36%, 1/30/20     300,000       299,662  
                 
U.S. Treasury Note (7.9%)                
1.63%, 8/15/29     12,000,000       11,701,875  
2.00%, 10/31/22     1,000,000       1,011,172  
2.75%, 2/15/24     35,000,000       36,516,210  
              49,229,257  
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $74,002,871)             76,296,574  
                 
Investment Companies (1.9%)                
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 1.49% (c)     12,086,947       12,086,947  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $12,086,947)             12,086,947  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $316,826,481) — 99.9%(d)             622,522,631  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.1%             628,591  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 623,151,222  

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) These securities have been deemed illiquid and represent 2.11% of the Fund’s net assets.
(c) Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2019.
(d) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipt
AGM Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
GO General Obligation
MTN Medium Term Note
PLC Public Limited Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements   Boston Trust Asset Management Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities      
December 31, 2019      
       
Assets:        
Investments, at fair value (cost $316,826,481)   $ 622,522,631  
Interest and dividends receivable     1,406,929  
Receivable for capital shares issued     53,272  
Prepaid expenses     26,301  
Total Assets     624,009,133  
Liabilities:        
Payable for capital shares redeemed     386,395  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:        
Investment adviser     367,506  
Administration and accounting     12,107  
Custodian     5,453  
Shareholder servicing fees     13,458  
Transfer agent     4,988  
Trustee     639  
Other     67,365  
Total Liabilities     857,911  
Net Assets   $ 623,151,222  
Composition of Net Assets:        
Paid in capital   $ 316,282,290  
Total distributable earnings/(loss)     306,868,932  
Net Assets   $ 623,151,222  
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)     11,295,932  
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share   $ 55.17  

 

Statement of Operations      
For the year ended December 31, 2019      
       
Investment Income:        
Interest   $ 2,618,902  
Dividends     7,581,948  
Total Investment Income     10,200,850  
Expenses:        
Investment adviser     3,889,577  
Administration and accounting     356,953  
Chief compliance officer     44,399  
Custodian     72,137  
Shareholder servicing     158,013  
Transfer agency     40,160  
Trustee     33,878  
Other     199,896  
Total expenses     4,795,013  
Net Expenses     4,795,013  
Net Investment Income     5,405,837  
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:        
Net realized gains from investment transactions     1,195,012  
Net realized gains from redemptions in-kind (a)     5,029,044  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     107,980,131  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     114,204,187  
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 119,610,024  

 

 

 

(a) See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements   Boston Trust Asset Management Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets            
    For the year     For the year  
    ended     ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2019     2018  
Investment Activities:                
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 5,405,837     $ 5,161,310  
Net realized gains from investment transactions     6,224,056       7,439,455  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     107,980,131       (19,626,925 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     119,610,024       (7,026,160 )
Distributions to shareholders:                
Total Distributions     (5,742,144 )     (19,206,469 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders     (5,742,144 )     (19,206,469 )
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares issued     50,601,734       34,500,765  
Proceeds from in-kind shares issued (a)     43,771,772        
Dividends reinvested     2,889,950       16,531,889  
Cost of shares redeemed     (43,328,375 )     (60,384,310 )
Cost of in-kind shares redeemed (a)     (5,777,713 )      
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions     48,157,368       (9,351,656 )
Change in Net Assets     162,025,248       (35,584,285 )
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     461,125,974       496,710,259  
End of period   $ 623,151,222     $ 461,125,974  
Share Transactions:                
Issued     1,000,119       733,719  
Issued in-kind (a)     808,358        
Reinvested     53,597       359,858  
Redeemed     (863,743 )     (1,272,289 )
Redeemed in-kind (a)     (118,834 )      
Change in shares     879,497       (178,712 )

 

 

 

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

(a) See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements   Boston Trust Asset Management Fund

 

Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
                      For the nine              
    For the year     For the year     For the year     months     For the year     For the year  
    ended     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     March 31,     March 31,  
      2019       2018       2017       2016       2016       2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 44.27     $ 46.88     $ 41.33     $ 40.92     $ 41.80     $ 40.03  
                                                 
Investment Activities:                                                
Operations:                                                
Net investment income     0.48       0.52       0.49       0.35       0.55       0.50  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     10.93       (1.20 )     6.22       2.18       0.92       2.77  
Total from investment activities     11.41       (0.68 )     6.71       2.53       1.47       3.27  
Dividends:                                                
Net investment income     (0.48 )     (0.52 )     (0.49 )     (0.46 )     (0.57 )     (0.47 )
Net realized gains from investment transactions     (0.03 )     (1.41 )     (0.67 )     (1.66 )     (1.78 )     (1.03 )
Total dividends     (0.51 )     (1.93 )     (1.16 )     (2.12 )     (2.35 )     (1.50 )
                                                 
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 55.17     $ 44.27     $ 46.88     $ 41.33     $ 40.92     $ 41.80  
                                                 
Total Return     25.81 %     (1.61 )%     16.23 %     6.19 % (a)    3.65 %      8.21 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets at end of period (000’s)   $ 623,151     $ 461,126     $ 496,710     $ 403,969     $ 354,405     $ 353,851  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     0.90 %     0.93 %     0.92 %     0.95 % (b)   0.94  %     0.92 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.02 %     1.05 %     1.13 %     1.15 % (b)    1.32  %     1.19 %
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets(c)     0.90 %     0.93 %     0.92 %     0.95 % (b)    0.94  %     0.93 %
Portfolio turnover rate     5.76 % (d)    2.53 %     6.96 %     8.42 % (a)    11.64 %      17.74 %

 

 

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) During the period ending March 31, 2015, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
(d) Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Boston Trust Equity Fund
Schedule of Portfolio Investments December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares     Fair Value ($)  
Common Stocks (99.5%)                
Communication Services (8.3%)                
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)     750       1,004,543  
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)     5,250       7,019,355  
Comcast Corp., Class A     70,000       3,147,900  
Omnicom Group, Inc.     15,000       1,215,300  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     15,000       921,000  
              13,308,098  
Consumer Discretionary (5.7%)                
Autoliv, Inc.     12,500       1,055,125  
NIKE, Inc., Class B     30,000       3,039,300  
Ross Stores, Inc.     12,500       1,455,250  
Starbucks Corp.     40,000       3,516,800  
              9,066,475  
Consumer Staples (9.1%)                
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     20,000       1,406,800  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     2,000       137,680  
Costco Wholesale Corp.     17,000       4,996,640  
Diageo PLC, Sponsored ADR     7,500       1,263,150  
McCormick & Co., Inc.     7,000       1,188,110  
PepsiCo, Inc.     10,000       1,366,700  
Procter & Gamble Co.     10,000       1,249,000  
Sysco Corp.     25,000       2,138,500  
The Hershey Co.     5,000       734,900  
              14,481,480  
Energy (1.9%)                
Chevron Corp.     10,000       1,205,100  
ConocoPhillips     7,500       487,725  
Exxon Mobil Corp.     20,000       1,395,600  
              3,088,425  
Financials (18.8%)                
American Express Co.     25,000       3,112,250  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)     20,000       4,530,000  
Chubb Ltd.     12,500       1,945,750  
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     25,000       2,628,750  
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     10,550       716,767  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     35,000       4,879,000  
M&T Bank Corp.     5,000       848,750  
Northern Trust Corp.     15,000       1,593,600  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     20,000       3,192,600  
State Street Corp.     5,000       395,500  
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     17,500       2,132,200  
Truist Financial Corp.     30,000       1,689,600  
U.S. Bancorp     40,000       2,371,600  
              30,036,367  
Health Care (14.2%)                
Becton, Dickinson & Co.     16,000       4,351,520  
Dentsply Sirona, Inc.     25,000       1,414,750  
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)     7,500       1,749,675  
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)     17,500       1,167,600  
Johnson & Johnson, Inc.     17,500       2,552,725  
Medtronic PLC     10,000       1,134,500  
Merck & Co., Inc.     15,000       1,364,250  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)     1,500       1,189,920  
Stryker Corp.     12,000       2,519,280  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     14,000       4,115,720  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)     7,500       1,065,075  
              22,625,015  
Industrials (13.3%)                
3M Co.     14,500       2,558,090  
Deere & Co.     7,500       1,299,450  
Donaldson Co., Inc.     22,500       1,296,450  
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     15,000       1,170,300  
Honeywell International, Inc.     10,000       1,770,000  
Hubbell, Inc.     15,000       2,217,300  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     15,000       2,694,450  
Union Pacific Corp.     22,500       4,067,775  
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     15,000       1,755,900  
W.W. Grainger, Inc.     7,000       2,369,640  
              21,199,355  
Information Technology (22.9%)                
Accenture PLC, Class A     25,000       5,264,250  
Apple, Inc.     30,000       8,809,500  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     20,000       3,410,000  
Cisco Systems, Inc.     45,000       2,158,200  
Microsoft Corp.     55,000       8,673,500  
Oracle Corp.     40,000       2,119,200  
Visa, Inc., Class A     32,500       6,106,750  
              36,541,400  
Materials (3.1%)                
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     5,000       1,174,950  
AptarGroup, Inc.     10,000       1,156,200  
PPG Industries, Inc.     20,000       2,669,800  
              5,000,950  
Utilities (2.2%)                
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     15,000       1,357,050  
Eversource Energy     25,000       2,126,750  
              3,483,800  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $60,586,372)             158,831,365  
                 
Investment Companies (0.5%)            
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 1.49% (b)     786,177       786,177  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $786,177)             786,177  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $61,372,549) — 100.0%(c)             159,617,542  
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.0%             33,405  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 159,650,947  

 

 

(a)       Non-income producing security.

(b)       Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2019.

(c)       See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

ADR   American Depositary Receipt

PLC     Public Limited Company

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements Boston Trust Equity Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities      
December 31, 2019      
       
Assets:        
Investments, at fair value (cost $61,372,549)   $ 159,617,542  
Dividends receivable     154,987  
Receivable for capital shares issued     295  
Prepaid expenses     6,645  
Total Assets     159,779,469  
Liabilities:        
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:        
Investment adviser     100,160  
Administration and accounting     3,249  
Custodian     1,633  
Shareholder servicing fees     324  
Transfer agent     4,329  
Trustee     191  
Other     18,636  
Total Liabilities     128,522  
Net Assets   $ 159,650,947  
Composition of Net Assets:        
Paid in capital   $ 60,608,266  
Total distributable earnings/(loss)     99,042,681  
Net Assets   $ 159,650,947  
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)     5,402,762  
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share   $ 29.55  

 

Statement of Operations      
For the year ended December 31, 2019      
       
Investment Income:        
Dividends   $ 2,598,264  
Total Investment Income     2,598,264  
Expenses:        
Investment adviser     1,085,055  
Administration and accounting     97,937  
Chief compliance officer     12,274  
Custodian     19,931  
Shareholder servicing     3,574  
Transfer agency     34,819  
Trustee     9,393  
Other     54,879  
Total expenses     1,317,862  
Net Expenses     1,317,862  
Net Investment Income     1,280,402  
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:        
Net realized gains from investment transactions     1,332,110  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     36,580,729  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     37,912,839  
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 39,193,241  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements   Boston Trust Equity Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets            
    For the year ended     For the year ended  
    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
             
Investment Activities:                
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 1,280,402     $ 1,238,377  
Net realized gains from investment transactions     1,332,110       177,204  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     36,580,729       (4,627,270 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     39,193,241       (3,211,689 )
Distributions to shareholders:                
Total Distributions     (1,442,463 )     (2,243,322 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders     (1,442,463 )     (2,243,322 )
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares issued     1,613,063       1,327,119  
Dividends reinvested     651,454       1,559,628  
Cost of shares redeemed     (6,208,577 )     (5,593,745 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions     (3,944,060 )     (2,706,998 )
Change in Net Assets     33,806,718       (8,162,009 )
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     125,844,229       134,006,238  
End of period   $ 159,650,947     $ 125,844,229  
Share Transactions:                
Issued     58,549       53,942  
Reinvested     22,675       65,586  
Redeemed     (237,992 )     (231,373 )
Change in shares     (156,768 )     (111,845 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements   Boston Trust Equity Fund

 

Financial Highlights                                    
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.                            
                                                 
                              For the nine                  
      For the year       For the year       For the year       months       For the year       For the year  
      ended       ended       ended       ended       ended       ended  
      December 31,       December 31,       December 31,       December 31,       March 31,       March 31,  
      2019       2018       2017       2016       2016       2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 22.64     $ 23.63     $ 20.09     $ 19.70     $ 20.66     $ 19.67  
                                                 
Investment Activities:                                                
Operations:                                                
Net investment income     0.24       0.22       0.23       0.16       0.23       0.19  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     6.94       (0.80 )     3.92       1.58       0.27       1.38  
Total from investment activities     7.18       (0.58 )     4.15       1.74       0.50       1.57  
Dividends:                                                
Net investment income     (0.24 )     (0.23 )     (0.23 )     (0.20 )     (0.24 )     (0.19 )
Net realized gains from investment transactions     (0.03 )     (0.18 )     (0.38 )     (1.15 )     (1.22 )     (0.39 )
Total dividends     (0.27 )     (0.41 )     (0.61 )     (1.35 )     (1.46 )     (0.58 )
                                                 
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 29.55     $ 22.64     $ 23.63     $ 20.09     $ 19.70     $ 20.66  
                                                 
Total Return     31.74 %     (2.55 )%     20.67 %     8.82 %(a)     2.59 %     8.01 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets at end of period (000’s)   $ 159,651     $ 125,844     $ 134,006     $ 118,824     $ 110,831     $ 110,664  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     0.91 %     0.92 %     0.93 %     0.96 %(b)     0.95 %     0.94 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.88 %     0.91 %     1.02 %     1.01 %(b)     1.14 %     0.96 %
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets(c)     0.91 %     0.92 %     0.93 %     0.96 %(b)     0.96 %     0.95 %
Portfolio turnover rate     2.61 %     1.67 %     9.00 %     6.65 %(a)     18.04 %     19.49 %

 

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) During the periods ending March 31, 2015 through December 31, 2016, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments   Boston Trust Midcap Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares     Fair Value ($)  
Common Stocks (98.8%)                
Communication Services (1.2%)                
Omnicom Group, Inc.     21,175       1,715,599  
              1,715,599  
Consumer Discretionary (11.8%)                
Dollar General Corp.     10,075       1,571,498  
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     19,575       1,478,696  
eBay, Inc.     41,050       1,482,315  
Expedia Group, Inc.     11,175       1,208,465  
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A     27,675       2,482,724  
Nordstrom, Inc.     33,750       1,381,388  
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)     4,525       1,983,126  
Polaris, Inc.     14,675       1,492,448  
Ross Stores, Inc.     22,225       2,587,434  
Service Corporation International     31,150       1,433,835  
              17,101,929  
Consumer Staples (6.7%)                
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B     24,175       1,634,230  
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     17,700       1,245,018  
McCormick & Co., Inc.     5,800       984,434  
Sysco Corp.     20,250       1,732,185  
The Clorox Co.     11,875       1,823,288  
The Hershey Co.     8,325       1,223,608  
The JM Smucker Co.     10,330       1,075,663  
              9,718,426  
Energy (2.7%)                
Apache Corp.     54,250       1,388,258  
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)     26,150       1,226,697  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     29,875       1,357,220  
              3,972,175  
Financials (15.3%)                
Brown & Brown, Inc.     27,575       1,088,661  
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     30,393       2,064,900  
Discover Financial Services     24,050       2,039,921  
East West Bancorp, Inc.     32,275       1,571,793  
Eaton Vance Corp.     29,175       1,362,181  
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     10,425       2,797,027  
M&T Bank Corp.     13,075       2,219,481  
Northern Trust Corp.     21,775       2,313,376  
SEI Investments Co.     25,375       1,661,555  
Signature Bank     10,600       1,448,066  
State Street Corp.     25,125       1,987,388  
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     13,175       1,605,242  
              22,159,591  
Health Care (11.8%)                
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     18,475       1,576,102  
Cerner Corp.     20,700       1,519,173  
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)     21,175       1,412,796  
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     12,675       1,438,993  
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)     7,100       1,201,107  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)     1,900       1,507,232  
Steris PLC     10,825       1,649,947  
The Cooper Companies, Inc.     5,525       1,775,127  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)     13,225       1,878,082  
Waters Corp. (a)     6,350       1,483,678  
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     10,975       1,642,738  
              17,084,975  
Industrials (15.6%)                
AMETEK, Inc.     21,875       2,181,812  
AO Smith Corp.     36,500       1,738,859  
Cummins, Inc.     8,250       1,476,420  
Donaldson Co., Inc.     41,000       2,362,419  
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     20,475       1,597,460  
Hubbell, Inc.     12,475       1,844,054  
IDEX Corp.     5,825       1,001,900  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     13,325       1,288,927  
Masco Corp.     34,025       1,632,860  
Nordson Corp.     10,600       1,726,104  
Roper Technologies, Inc.     5,550       1,965,977  
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (a)     26,825       1,445,063  
The Middleby Corp. (a)     10,425       1,141,746  
Verisk Analytics, Inc.     8,275       1,235,789  
              22,639,390  
Information Technology (15.1%)                
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)     15,700       1,356,166  
Amdocs Ltd.     22,050       1,591,790  
Amphenol Corp., Class A     17,500       1,894,025  
ANSYS, Inc. (a)     4,175       1,074,687  
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)     11,275       1,363,486  
CDK Global, Inc.     27,500       1,503,700  
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)     13,575       1,506,281  
Citrix Systems, Inc.     15,675       1,738,357  
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)     12,525       1,749,117  
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)     9,975       1,445,577  
Juniper Networks, Inc.     58,575       1,442,702  
Paychex, Inc.     38,600       3,283,316  
TE Connectivity Ltd.     21,300       2,041,392  
              21,990,596  
Materials (5.7%)                
AptarGroup, Inc.     15,475       1,789,220  
Avery Dennison Corp.     17,750       2,322,054  
Packaging Corporation of America     16,325       1,828,237  
RPM International, Inc.     29,900       2,295,124  
              8,234,635  
Real Estate (7.6%)                
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     10,400       1,680,432  
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     5,900       1,237,230  
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     10,200       1,221,348  
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     99,900       1,853,145  
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     10,175       1,771,366  
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A     15,250       1,361,215  
Realty Income Corp.     26,825       1,975,125  
              11,099,861  
Utilities (5.3%)                
American Water Works Co., Inc.     9,625       1,182,431  
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     19,600       1,773,212  
Eversource Energy     40,050       3,407,054  
ONE Gas, Inc.     14,725       1,377,818  
              7,740,515  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $106,386,647)             143,457,692  
                 
Investment Companies (1.5%)                
                 
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 1.49% (b)     2,224,127       2,224,127  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $2,224,127)             2,224,127  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $108,610,774) — 100.3%(c)             145,681,819  
Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.3)%             (377,144 )
NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 145,304,675  

 

 

(a)       Non-income producing security.

(b)       Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2019.

(c)       See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

PLC    Public Limited Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements Boston Trust Midcap Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities      
December 31, 2019      

 

Assets:      
Investments, at fair value (cost $108,610,774)   $ 145,681,819  
Dividends receivable     166,584  
Receivable for capital shares issued     175,568  
Prepaid expenses     16,195  
Total Assets     146,040,166  
Liabilities:        
Payable for investments purchased     580,712  
Payable for capital shares redeemed     42,249  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:        
Investment adviser     77,959  
Administration and accounting     2,775  
Custodian     1,040  
Shareholder servicing fees     10,357  
Transfer agent     4,936  
Trustee     158  
Other     15,305  
Total Liabilities     735,491  
Net Assets   $ 145,304,675  
Composition of Net Assets:        
Paid in capital   $ 107,859,865  
Total distributable earnings/(loss)     37,444,810  
Net Assets   $ 145,304,675  
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)     7,432,554  
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share   $ 19.55  

 

Statement of Operations      
For the year ended December 31, 2019      

 

Investment Income:        
Dividends   $ 1,855,437  
Total Investment Income     1,855,437  
Expenses:        
Investment adviser     835,158  
Administration and accounting     72,857  
Chief compliance officer     8,959  
Custodian     15,186  
Shareholder servicing     105,919  
Transfer agency     41,088  
Trustee     6,661  
Other     71,312  
Total expenses before fee reductions     1,157,140  
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser     (42,703 )
Net Expenses     1,114,437  
Net Investment Income     741,000  
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:        
Net realized gains from investment transactions     3,967,963  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     20,892,329  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     24,860,292  
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 25,601,292  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    For the year ended     For the year ended  
    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Investment Activities:                
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 741,000     $ 346,175  
Net realized gains from investment transactions     3,967,963       3,814,615  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     20,892,329       (7,142,288 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     25,601,292       (2,981,498 )
Distributions to shareholders:                
Total Distributions     (5,145,785 )     (4,017,880 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders     (5,145,785 )     (4,017,880 )
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares issued     60,147,066       21,747,824  
Dividends reinvested     4,094,485       3,308,277  
Cost of shares redeemed     (14,255,219 )     (4,741,801 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions     49,986,332       20,314,300  
Change in Net Assets     70,441,839       13,314,922  
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     74,862,836       61,547,914  
End of period   $ 145,304,675     $ 74,862,836  
Share Transactions:                
Issued     3,233,471       1,245,052  
Reinvested     214,483       200,623  
Redeemed     (759,976 )     (267,350 )
Change in shares     2,687,978       1,178,325  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

                      For the nine              
    For the year     For the year     For the year     months     For the year     For the year  
    ended     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     March 31,     March 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2016     2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 15.78     $ 17.26     $ 15.34     $ 15.29     $ 16.12     $ 15.03  
                                                 
Investment Activities:                                                
Operations:                                                
Net investment income     0.10       0.08       0.08       0.12       0.09       0.05  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     4.39       (0.62 )     2.98       1.01       0.05       1.82  
Total from investment activities     4.49       (0.54 )     3.06       1.13       0.14       1.87  
Dividends:                                                
Net investment income     (0.09 )     (0.08 )     (0.08 )     (0.13 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )
Net realized gains from investment transactions     (0.63 )     (0.86 )     (1.06 )     (0.95 )     (0.88 )     (0.73 )
Total dividends     (0.72 )     (0.94 )     (1.14 )     (1.08 )     (0.97 )     (0.78 )
                                                 
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 19.55     $ 15.78     $ 17.26     $ 15.34     $ 15.29     $ 16.12  
                                                 
Total Return     28.59 %     (3.36 )%     20.01 %     7.29 %(a)     1.07 %     12.65 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets at end of period (000’s)   $ 145,305     $ 74,863     $ 61,548     $ 50,495     $ 47,941     $ 47,682  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     1.00 %     0.98 %     1.00 %     1.00 %(b)     1.00 %     1.00 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.66 %     0.54 %     0.46 %     0.99 %(b)     0.58 %     0.34 %
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets(c)     1.04 %     0.98 %     0.98 %     1.02 %(b)     1.03 %     1.02 %
Portfolio turnover rate     18.46 %     19.34 %     23.22 %     14.53 %(a)     21.02 %     15.76 %

 

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) During the periods, certain fees were reduced or recouped by the investment adviser. If such fee reductions/recoupments had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund
  December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares     Fair Value ($)  
Common Stocks (98.6%)                
Communication Services (1.4%)                
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.     74,300       1,716,330  
              1,716,330  
Consumer Discretionary (10.6%)                
Cheesecake Factory, Inc.     23,975       931,669  
Choice Hotels International, Inc.     16,900       1,747,966  
Dorman Products, Inc. (a)     15,000       1,135,800  
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     20,900       1,578,786  
Nordstrom, Inc.     39,700       1,624,921  
Polaris, Inc.     10,400       1,057,680  
Service Corporation International     40,825       1,879,175  
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     17,000       957,440  
Tiffany & Co.     7,175       958,939  
Williams Sonoma, Inc.     19,950       1,465,128  
              13,337,504  
Consumer Staples (3.5%)                
Flowers Foods, Inc.     54,000       1,173,959  
Lancaster Colony Corp.     5,925       948,593  
Performance Food Group Co. (a)     22,625       1,164,735  
The JM Smucker Co.     10,875       1,132,414  
              4,419,701  
Energy (3.1%)                
Apache Corp.     22,900       586,011  
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)     19,100       895,981  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     31,700       1,440,131  
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.     41,700       1,044,585  
              3,966,708  
Financials (16.2%)                
American Financial Group, Inc.     7,925       868,976  
Bank of Hawaii Corp.     14,450       1,375,062  
Brown & Brown, Inc.     43,300       1,709,484  
Cohen & Steers, Inc.     19,000       1,192,440  
Comerica, Inc.     12,975       930,956  
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     19,970       1,356,762  
East West Bancorp, Inc.     29,100       1,417,170  
Eaton Vance Corp.     34,875       1,628,314  
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     8,300       2,226,890  
First Hawaiian, Inc.     30,700       885,695  
SEI Investments Co.     32,200       2,108,456  
Signature Bank     13,000       1,775,930  
SVB Financial Group (a)     7,300       1,832,592  
UMB Financial Corp.     17,000       1,166,880  
              20,475,607  
Health Care (13.3%)                
Chemed Corp.     4,300       1,888,818  
Dentsply Sirona, Inc.     26,625       1,506,709  
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)     18,800       1,254,336  
Masimo Corp. (a)     15,000       2,370,900  
PerkinElmer, Inc.     18,100       1,757,510  
Steris PLC     14,100       2,149,122  
The Cooper Companies, Inc.     5,425       1,742,998  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)     15,400       2,186,954  
Waters Corp. (a)     8,200       1,915,930  
              16,773,277  
Industrials (16.7%)                
AO Smith Corp.     24,600       1,171,944  
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     21,050       1,403,825  
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     11,225       877,795  
Donaldson Co., Inc.     36,675       2,113,213  
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     22,200       1,732,044  
Hexcel Corp.     17,700       1,297,587  
Hubbell, Inc.     14,800       2,187,736  
IDEX Corp.     7,325       1,259,900  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     14,700       1,421,931  
Masco Corp.     29,700       1,425,303  
Nordson Corp.     12,525       2,039,571  
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (a)     22,700       1,222,849  
The Middleby Corp. (a)     10,700       1,171,864  
UniFirst Corp.     9,200       1,858,216  
              21,183,778  
Information Technology (15.0%)                
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)     19,400       1,675,772  
Amdocs Ltd.     13,300       960,127  
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)     17,025       2,058,833  
CDK Global, Inc.     24,200       1,323,256  
Citrix Systems, Inc.     10,850       1,203,265  
Coherent, Inc. (a)     6,800       1,131,180  
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)     10,600       1,480,290  
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)     11,100       1,608,612  
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     9,325       1,358,373  
Juniper Networks, Inc.     47,700       1,174,851  
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)     20,400       1,626,900  
NetApp, Inc.     20,200       1,257,450  
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)     28,250       692,408  
Progress Software Corp.     22,700       943,185  
Tech Data Corp. (a)     3,500       502,600  
              18,997,102  
Materials (6.1%)                
AptarGroup, Inc.     14,200       1,641,804  
Avery Dennison Corp.     13,700       1,792,234  
Packaging Corporation of America     11,800       1,321,482  
RPM International, Inc.     26,600       2,041,816  
Silgan Holdings, Inc.     29,650       921,522  
              7,718,858  
Real Estate (8.8%)                
American Campus Communities, Inc.     18,700       879,461  
Camden Property Trust     14,850       1,575,585  
CoreSite Realty Corp.     14,000       1,569,680  
CubeSmart     29,700       934,956  
Highwoods Properties, Inc.     26,300       1,286,333  
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     87,900       1,630,545  
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     10,025       1,745,252  
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A     16,525       1,475,022  
              11,096,834  
Utilities (3.9%)                
Atmos Energy Corp.     16,000       1,789,760  
New Jersey Resources Corp.     30,600       1,363,842  
ONE Gas, Inc.     18,400       1,721,688  
              4,875,290  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $108,186,938)             124,560,989  
                 
Investment Companies (1.3%)                
                 
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 1.49% (b)     1,691,214       1,691,214  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $1,691,214)             1,691,214  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $109,878,152) — 99.9%(c)             126,252,203  
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.1%             123,486  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 126,375,689  

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2019.
(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

PLC Public Limited Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2019

 

Assets:      
Investments, at fair value (cost $109,878,152)   $ 126,252,203  
Dividends receivable     116,672  
Receivable for capital shares issued     64,213  
Prepaid expenses     12,428  
Total Assets     126,445,516  
Liabilities:        
Payable for capital shares redeemed     270  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:        
Investment adviser     50,616  
Administration and accounting     2,081  
Custodian     895  
Transfer agent     4,152  
Trustee     93  
Other     11,720  
Total Liabilities     69,827  
Net Assets   $ 126,375,689  
Composition of Net Assets:        
Paid in capital   $ 109,946,898  
Total distributable earnings/(loss)     16,428,791  
Net Assets   $ 126,375,689  
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)     7,059,197  
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share   $ 17.90  

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2019

 

Investment Income:      
Dividends   $ 1,399,784  
Total Investment Income     1,399,784  
Expenses:        
Investment adviser     655,634  
Administration and accounting     59,507  
Chief compliance officer     7,435  
Custodian     12,060  
Transfer agency     34,487  
Trustee     5,679  
Interest fees     97  
Other     51,680  
Total expenses before fee reductions     826,579  
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser     (170,506 )
Net Expenses     656,073  
Net Investment Income     743,711  
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:        
Net realized gains from investment transactions     2,407,151  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     16,700,103  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     19,107,254  
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 19,850,965  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    For the year ended     For the year ended  
    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Investment Activities:                
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 743,711     $ 566,565  
Net realized gains from investment transactions     2,407,151       960,363  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     16,700,103       (6,823,876 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     19,850,965       (5,296,948 )
Distributions to shareholders:                
Total Distributions     (3,234,772 )     (1,420,548 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders     (3,234,772 )     (1,420,548 )
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares issued     43,659,409       28,631,006  
Dividends reinvested     3,166,407       1,390,368  
Cost of shares redeemed     (11,365,725 )     (5,447,086 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions     35,460,091       24,574,288  
Change in Net Assets     52,076,284       17,856,792  
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     74,299,405       56,442,613  
End of period   $ 126,375,689     $ 74,299,405  
Share Transactions:                
Issued     2,472,566       1,748,779  
Reinvested     181,041       90,696  
Redeemed     (672,234 )     (336,839 )
Change in shares     1,981,373       1,502,636  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

                      For the nine              
    For the year     For the year     For the year     months     For the year     For the year  
    ended     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     March 31,     March 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2016     2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 14.63     $ 15.79     $ 13.48     $ 12.49     $ 13.72     $ 13.49  
                                                 
Investment Activities:                                                
Operations:                                                
Net investment income     0.14       0.11       0.07       0.13       0.06       0.01  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     3.76       (0.98 )     2.41       1.72       (0.41 )     0.97  
Total from investment activities     3.90       (0.87 )     2.48       1.85       (0.35 )     0.98  
Dividends:                                                
Net investment income     (0.12 )     (0.12 )     (0.08 )     (0.15 )     (0.04 )      
Net realized gains from investment transactions     (0.51 )     (0.17 )     (0.09 )     (0.71 )     (0.84 )     (0.75 )
Total dividends     (0.63 )     (0.29 )     (0.17 )     (0.86 )     (0.88 )     (0.75 )
                                                 
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 17.90     $ 14.63     $ 15.79     $ 13.48     $ 12.49     $ 13.72  
                                                 
Total Return     26.74 %     (5.62 )%     18.39 %     14.67 %(a)     (2.34 )%     7.69 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets at end of period (000’s)   $ 126,376     $ 74,299     $ 56,443     $ 6,510     $ 5,589     $ 5,386  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %(b)     0.79 %(c)     1.00 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.85 %     0.77 %     0.85 %     1.31 %(b)     0.49 %     0.09 %
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets(d)     0.95 %     0.98 %     1.04 %     1.61 %(b)     1.73 %     1.73 %
Portfolio turnover rate     24.08 %     14.98 %     37.44 %     22.69 %(a)     50.15 %     33.07 %

 

 

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

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) The net expense ratio shown for the period presented represents the blended ratio of the current expense limit in effect as of June 1, 2015 and the higher expense limit in effect prior to that date.
(d) During the periods, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments Boston Trust Small Cap Fund
  December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares     Fair Value ($)  
Common Stocks (98.4%)                
Consumer Discretionary (12.4%)                
Carter’s, Inc.     20,500       2,241,470  
Cheesecake Factory, Inc.     55,200       2,145,072  
Choice Hotels International, Inc.     44,800       4,633,664  
Dorman Products, Inc. (a)     27,900       2,112,588  
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     50,300       3,799,662  
Gentherm, Inc. (a)     37,701       1,673,547  
Monro, Inc.     35,700       2,791,740  
Nordstrom, Inc.     78,400       3,208,912  
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     60,100       3,384,832  
Williams Sonoma, Inc.     44,100       3,238,704  
              29,230,191  
Consumer Staples (4.6%)                
Flowers Foods, Inc.     128,000       2,782,719  
Lancaster Colony Corp.     14,300       2,289,430  
Performance Food Group Co. (a)     41,008       2,111,092  
The Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A (a)     6,370       2,406,905  
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.     36,464       1,244,881  
              10,835,027  
Energy (2.5%)                
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)     44,573       2,090,919  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     59,400       2,698,542  
Newpark Resources, Inc. (a)     158,058       991,024  
              5,780,485  
Financials (17.0%)                
1st Source Corp.     35,800       1,857,304  
Bank of Hawaii Corp.     36,700       3,492,373  
Bank of Marin BanCorp     14,558       655,838  
Bridge BanCorp, Inc.     27,189       911,647  
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.     33,093       1,364,755  
Camden National Corp.     26,180       1,205,851  
Cohen & Steers, Inc.     54,500       3,420,420  
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     43,700       2,968,978  
CVB Financial Corp.     91,700       1,978,886  
Eaton Vance Corp.     76,300       3,562,447  
First Hawaiian, Inc.     78,500       2,264,725  
German American BanCorp     27,220       969,576  
Independent Bank Corp.     18,600       1,548,450  
Lakeland Financial Corp.     54,300       2,656,899  
Morningstar, Inc.     20,100       3,041,331  
Tompkins Financial Corp.     23,700       2,168,550  
UMB Financial Corp.     37,000       2,539,680  
Washington Federal, Inc.     48,610       1,781,557  
Washington Trust BanCorp, Inc.     32,300       1,737,417  
              40,126,684  
Health Care (16.5%)                
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     31,475       1,631,979  
Atrion Corp.     2,732       2,053,098  
Bruker Corp.     75,000       3,822,750  
Cantel Medical Corp.     46,700       3,311,030  
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)     25,677       3,922,419  
Chemed Corp.     11,800       5,183,268  
CorVel Corp. (a)     31,110       2,717,770  
Ensign Group, Inc.     39,808       1,806,089  
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (a)     62,600       3,685,888  
Haemonetics Corp. (a)     17,900       2,056,710  
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     37,000       4,200,609  
Premier, Inc. (a)     63,100       2,390,228  
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.     17,266       1,974,367  
              38,756,205  
Industrials (17.4%)                
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     42,400       2,827,656  
Donaldson Co., Inc.     74,400       4,286,929  
Forward Air Corp.     45,400       3,175,730  
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.     64,900       3,720,068  
Herman Miller, Inc.     35,697       1,486,780  
Hub Group, Inc., Class A (a)     59,500       3,051,755  
Kadant, Inc.     19,100       2,011,994  
Korn Ferry     43,887       1,860,809  
Landstar System, Inc.     30,100       3,427,487  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     38,900       3,762,797  
Tennant Co.     21,300       1,659,696  
UniFirst Corp.     21,100       4,261,778  
Valmont Industries, Inc.     15,180       2,273,660  
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A     33,100       3,302,056  
              41,109,195  
Information Technology (13.3%)                
Badger Meter, Inc.     30,600       1,986,858  
Coherent, Inc. (a)     18,400       3,060,840  
CSG Systems International, Inc.     50,300       2,604,534  
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)     37,400       2,597,804  
InterDigital, Inc.     34,600       1,885,354  
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)     47,900       3,820,025  
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)     54,148       1,327,167  
NIC, Inc.     170,300       3,806,205  
Power Integrations, Inc.     26,800       2,650,788  
Progress Software Corp.     81,900       3,402,945  
Tech Data Corp. (a)     12,100       1,737,560  
Teradata Corp. (a)     92,500       2,476,225  
              31,356,305  
Materials (3.9%)                
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     45,600       2,627,928  
Sensient Technologies Corp.     48,900       3,231,801  
Silgan Holdings, Inc.     108,100       3,359,748  
              9,219,477  
Real Estate (5.8%)                
American Campus Communities, Inc.     37,072       1,743,496  
CoreSite Realty Corp.     32,400       3,632,688  
CubeSmart     69,000       2,172,120  
Highwoods Properties, Inc.     77,800       3,805,198  
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.     25,500       2,209,830  
              13,563,332  
Utilities (5.0%)                
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.     31,000       2,970,730  
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.     49,455       2,317,461  
New Jersey Resources Corp.     67,200       2,995,104  
ONE Gas, Inc.     37,000       3,462,090  
              11,745,385  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $176,140,452)             231,722,286  
                 
Investment Companies (1.5%)                
                 
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 1.49% (b)     3,445,871       3,445,871  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $3,445,871)             3,445,871  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $179,586,323) — 99.9%(c)             235,168,157  
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.1%             300,642  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 235,468,799  

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2019.
(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements Boston Trust Small Cap Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities      
December 31, 2019      
       
Assets:        
Investments, at fair value (cost $179,586,323)   $ 235,168,157  
Dividends receivable     214,100  
Receivable for capital shares issued     290,589  
Prepaid expenses     20,516  
Total Assets     235,693,362  
Liabilities:        
Payable for capital shares redeemed     13,973  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:        
Investment adviser     139,300  
Administration and accounting     5,194  
Custodian     2,096  
Shareholder servicing fees     27,463  
Transfer agent     6,532  
Trustee     402  
Other     29,603  
Total Liabilities     224,563  
Net Assets   $ 235,468,799  
Composition of Net Assets:        
Paid in capital   $ 178,228,296  
Total distributable earnings/(loss)     57,240,503  
Net Assets   $ 235,468,799  
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)     16,103,719  
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share   $ 14.62  
         
Statement of Operations        
For the year ended December 31, 2019        
         
Investment Income:        
Dividends   $ 3,841,915  
Total Investment Income     3,841,915  
Expenses:        
Investment adviser     1,825,866  
Administration and accounting     164,425  
Chief compliance officer     20,622  
Custodian     32,642  
Shareholder servicing     374,268  
Transfer agency     48,445  
Trustee     16,120  
Other     121,078  
Total expenses before fee reductions     2,603,466  
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser     (168,952 )
Net Expenses     2,434,514  
Net Investment Income     1,407,401  
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:        
Net realized gains from investment transactions     12,876,513  
Net realized gains from redemptions in-kind (a)     42,132,134  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     9,542,517  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     64,551,164  
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 65,958,565  

 

 

(a) See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    For the year ended     For the year ended  
    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Investment Activities:                
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 1,407,401     $ 1,143,498  
Net realized gains from investment transactions     55,008,647       43,824,649  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     9,542,517       (55,806,560 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     65,958,565       (10,838,413 )
Distributions to shareholders:                
Total Distributions     (15,569,783 )     (34,637,332 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders     (15,569,783 )     (34,637,332 )
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares issued     80,119,024       30,104,415  
Dividends reinvested     14,461,506       32,559,881  
Cost of shares redeemed     (31,775,419 )     (141,125,269 )
Cost of in-kind shares redeemed (a)     (119,901,316 )      
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions     (57,096,205 )     (78,460,973 )
Change in Net Assets     (6,707,423 )     (123,936,718 )
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     242,176,222       366,112,940  
End of period   $ 235,468,799     $ 242,176,222  
Share Transactions:                
Issued     5,601,029       1,948,859  
Reinvested     1,010,587       2,577,979  
Redeemed     (2,272,358 )     (9,208,620 )
Redeemed in-kind (a)     (8,413,292 )      
Change in shares     (4,074,034 )     (4,681,782 )

 

 

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

(a) See Note 3 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

                      For the nine              
    For the year     For the year     For the year     months     For the year     For the year  
    ended     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     March 31,     March 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2016     2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 12.00     $ 14.73     $ 14.33     $ 12.74     $ 15.20     $ 15.73  
                                                 
Investment Activities:                                                
Operations:                                                
Net investment income     0.09       0.07       0.07       0.12       0.06       0.03  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     3.47       (0.86 )     1.67       1.92       (0.25 )     0.51  
Total from investment activities     3.56       (0.79 )     1.74       2.04       (0.19 )     0.54  
Dividends:                                                
Net investment income     (0.06 )     (0.07 )     (0.08 )     (0.14 )     (0.06 )     (0.01 )
Net realized gains from investment transactions     (0.88 )     (1.87 )     (1.26 )     (0.31 )     (2.21 )     (1.06 )
Total dividends     (0.94 )     (1.94 )     (1.34 )     (0.45 )     (2.27 )     (1.07 )
                                                 
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 14.62     $ 12.00     $ 14.73     $ 14.33     $ 12.74     $ 15.20  
                                                 
Total Return     29.88 %     (6.00 )%     12.26 %     15.94 %(a)     (0.52 )%     3.81 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets at end of period (000’s)   $ 235,469     $ 242,176     $ 366,113     $ 327,593     $ 338,656     $ 439,681  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %(b)     1.00 %     1.00 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.58 %     0.39 %     0.46 %     1.21 %(b)     0.44 %     0.17 %
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets (c)     1.07 %     1.09 %     1.02 %     1.06 %(b)     1.08 %     1.05 %
Portfolio turnover rate     23.23 %(d)     24.60 %     23.78 %     51.92 %(a)     37.42 %     28.62 %

 

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) During the periods, certain fees were reduced or recouped by the investment adviser. If such fee reductions/recoupments had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
(d) Excludes impact of in-kind transactions.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Read our 2019 Annual ESG Impact Report online

 

We invite you to read our Annual ESG Impact Report online, which provides an in-depth view of the ways in which Boston Trust Walden Company promotes business sustainability and achieve impact on behalf of clients.

 

The report can be found at: www.bostontrustwalden.com/insights/annual-esg-impact-report-2019/

 

Included in this report:

 

 

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Walden Balanced Fund

(formerly known as the Walden Asset Management Fund)

 

Walden Equity Fund

December 31, 2019

 

William H. Apfel, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Balanced Fund Objective

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth and income through an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments.

 

Equity Fund Objective

 

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital through an actively managed portfolio of stocks.

 

Investment Concerns

 

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of these Funds will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

 

Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with U.S. investments, including adverse political, social and economic developments and differing auditing and legal standards. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

 

Small- to mid-capitalization companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

 

Bonds offer a relatively stable level of income, although bond prices will fluctuate, providing the potential for principal gain or loss. Intermediate term, higher quality bonds generally offer less risk than longer-term bonds and a lower rate of return.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

 

The Walden Balanced Fund and Walden Equity Fund returned 23.70% and 32.30%, respectively, for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019. The results compared favorably to the relevant market indices, including the S&P 500 Index and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index, which rose by 31.49% and 9.71%, respectively, for the year. Both Funds’ equity segments outperformed the S&P 500 Index benchmark, while the Walden Balanced Fund also benefitted from our decision to keep the equity allocation at the upper-end of the policy range.*

 

The stock market’s gains in 2019 represented a strong rebound following a challenging 2018 that was marked by a nearly 20% drop during the latter months of the year. In stark contrast to the litany of risks that were cited as the cause for the market decline in the fourth quarter of last year, 2019 brought with it a renewed sense of optimism that the long-awaited economic recession had not quite arrived. That the Funds outperformed the broad market over the course of 2019 was a particularly favorable outcome when considering that it came on the heels of relative downside protection in 2018.

 

Our analysis of the year’s returns indicated that the stocks of what we deemed to be more financially sound and well-run companies significantly outperformed those that did not meet our quality criteria. Specifically, we noted that stable growers, those businesses that are less subject to economic cycles and have delivered a sustained or improving rate of organic growth, were rewarded by investors. Until the fourth quarter, we saw little evidence that valuation was at the forefront of investors’ minds. Our valuation discipline, which is predicated on the idea that the avoidance of overpaying for securities is an important risk management tool, acted as a headwind, albeit one that we believe will prove transitory.

 

At the sector level, decisions in healthcare, financials, and the consumer sectors propelled relative performance. Results in the industrials and communications services sectors were challenging, though the underperformance was attributable almost exclusively to just two stocks. Within industrials, the holding of 3M Company (1.01% of net assets) was the largest detractor. Weakness in the stock was due to cyclical end market challenges as well as concerns regarding the outcome of pending litigation. The decision to not own Facebook held back the comparative gain from communications services, as this large capitalization stock rebounded sharply despite well-publicized issues regarding data privacy.

 

Outlook

 

The underlying fundamentals that have supported the current economic expansion, including a strong labor market, growth in personal income, and healthy corporate cash flows, remain largely intact. Importantly, those factors have improved while inflation remains modest. Therefore, absent an unanticipated deterioration in the economic climate or renewed controversies regarding global trade, our outlook for corporate earnings is positive. Meanwhile, market valuations reside at reasonable levels in the context of low inflation, low interest rates, and solid corporate earnings. This is also true relative to fixed income alternatives as it relates to the Walden Balanced Fund. Nevertheless, investors should be forewarned; short-term market moves are largely dictated by changes in investor sentiment, not earnings. In addition, 2020, a presidential election year, is likely to be filled with wide swings in sentiment. If recent headlines are any guide, geopolitical risks are also mounting. Thus, we anticipate heightened market volatility. Our base case outlook is that fundamentals for U.S. equities remain favorable, although the recent pace of appreciation may be difficult to sustain. While it is our discipline to avoid adjusting our investment strategy in response to every market turn, we believe that our long-held emphasis on financially strong companies, reasonable valuations, and prudent diversification will allow the Funds to earn attractive returns in a range of market outcomes.

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.
   
* Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited) Walden Balanced Fund
  Walden Equity Fund
  December 31, 2019

 

    For the periods ended 12/31/19  
    Average Annual Total Returns  
                                                      Since  
                                                      Inception  
      1 Year       3 years       5 Years       10 Years       15 Years       20 Years       (6/18/99)
Walden Balanced Fund1     23.70 %†     11.71 %     8.71 %     9.42 %     6.65 %     5.89 %     5.90 %
Walden Equity Fund1     32.30 %†     15.91 %     11.62 %     12.55 %     8.51 %     7.17 %     7.13 %
S&P 500 Index     31.49 %     15.27 %     11.70 %     13.56 %     9.00 %     6.06 %     6.40 %
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index     9.71 %     4.35 %     3.23 %     3.96 %     4.21 %     5.14 %     5.03 %
FTSE 3 Month US T-Bill Index     2.25 %     1.65 %     1.05 %     0.56 %     1.33 %     1.69 %     1.78 %

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $100,000 Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

 

The above charts represent a 10-year hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Walden Balanced Fund and Walden Equity Fund, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Funds. The returns shown on the table and the graphs do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Walden Balanced Fund is measured against a combination of equity and fixed income indices. The Walden Equity Fund is measured against the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500”), which is widely regarded as a gauge of the U.S. equities market. This index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy. Although the S&P 500 focuses on the large-cap segment of the market, with approximately 75% coverage of U.S. equities, it is also also widely viewed as a proxy for the total market. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index includes Treasuries (i.e., public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have remaining maturities of more than one year), government-related issues (i.e., agency, sovereign, supranational, and local authority debt), and USD Corporates. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is a component of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The FTSE 3 Month US T-Bill Index reflects monthly return equivalents of yield averages that are not marked to the market. The index is an average of the last three-month treasury bill issues. The three-month treasury bills are the short-term debt obligations of the U.S. Government. The indexes are unmanaged and their performance does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Funds’ performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Walden Balanced Fund      
Fund Net Asset Value:   $ 20.76  
Gross Expense Ratio1:     1.04 %
         
Walden Equity Fund        
Fund Net Asset Value:   $ 26.47  
Gross Expense Ratio1:     1.08 %

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

1 The Gross Expense Ratio is from each Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated May 1, 2019. The contractual fee limit under each Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 1.00% of each Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in each Fund’s prospectus. Please see each Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to each Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2019 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through May 1, 2020 and may be renewed thereafter.

 

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Walden Midcap Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Stephen J. Amyouny, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Belinda Cavazos, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Richard Q. Williams, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Fund Objective

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of middle capitalization (“mid cap”) companies.

 

Investment Concerns

 

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Mid cap funds typically carry additional risks since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

 

The Russell Midcap® Index rose 30.54% in 2019, a strong rebound after the prior year’s -9.06% return. The Walden Midcap Fund participated in the market’s strong rise but modestly underperformed the index with a 28.38% total return for the year. For the trailing three- and five–year periods, the Fund is ahead of the index, with less volatility.

 

Our analysis of 2019 suggests there were crosscurrents impacting our performance. The higher-quality stocks we favor outperformed the index; however, our valuation discipline was a headwind, as more reasonably valued stocks underperformed for the year. At the sector level, information technology drove relative underperformance, while energy and consumer discretionary were the top relative contributors in 2019. Underperformance in information technology was driven by our underweight to semiconductors, as well as unfavorable security selection. Within energy, relative performance was aided by our underweight to the sector and positive security selection in energy equipment and services.*

 

Outlook

 

The underlying fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain solid. Furthermore, recent interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board have decreased the risk of a severe domestic slowdown, and the economies of key trading partners appear to be stabilizing. There has also been progress on the trade front with the recent signing of a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, and positive steps towards resolution of ongoing disputes with China. The upcoming U.S. election is one area likely to generate uncertainty in 2020, and there is the obvious risk of unforeseen geopolitical events affecting markets. Our base case outlook is that fundamentals for the U.S. equity market will remain favorable, although the recent pace of strong market appreciation may be difficult to sustain.

 

We see multiple paths for the Walden Midcap Fund to continue to add value, including superior company fundamentals and the portfolio’s reasonable valuation profile relative to the index. We remain focused on constructing a well-diversified portfolio of higher-quality reasonably valued companies that we believe can generate greater economic returns across a full market cycle. We believe this combination of superior fundamentals and reasonable valuation relative to the index gives us confidence the Fund is well positioned for the future.

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.
   
* Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited) Walden Midcap Fund

December 31, 2019

 

    For the periods ended 12/31/19  
    Average Annual Total Returns  
                      Since  
                      Inception  
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     (8/1/11)  
Walden Midcap Fund1     28.38 %†     13.98 %     10.58 %     11.93 %
Russell Midcap® Index     30.54 %     12.06 %     9.33 %     12.34 %

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $100,000 Investment

 

 

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

 

The above chart represents a hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Walden Midcap Fund from August 1, 2011 to December 31, 2019, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Walden Midcap Fund is measured against the Russell Midcap® Index, which is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market capitalization and current index membership. The Russell Midcap® Index represents approximately 31% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000 companies. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Fund Net Asset Value:   $ 18.71  
Gross Expense Ratio1:     1.00 %

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. Returns less than one year are not annualized. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

1 The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated May 1, 2019. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2019 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through May 1, 2020 and may be renewed thereafter.

 

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Walden SMID Cap Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Kenneth P. Scott, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Belinda Cavazos, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Richard Q. Williams, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Fund Objective

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of small and middle capitalization (“smid cap”) companies.

 

Investment Concerns

 

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Smid cap companies typically have a higher risk of failure and historically have experienced a greater degree of volatility.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

 

For the full year, the Russell 2500™ Index returned 27.77%, a strong rebound from 2018’s -10.00% decline. The Walden SMID Cap Fund returned 26.12%, modestly trailing the index. The Fund has outperformed the index for the trailing three- and five-year periods, with less risk.

 

Higher-quality stocks generally performed in line with the index for the year, which explains the Fund’s ability to participate in the strong market. Relative performance was most favorable in the financials sector, due to the Fund’s overweight to and performance of its capital markets stocks. Information technology was the leading detractor from relative results for the year due to a combination of style headwinds and unfavorable security selection.*

 

Outlook

 

The underlying fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain solid. Furthermore, recent interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board have decreased the risk of a severe domestic slowdown, and the economies of key trading partners appear to be stabilizing. There has also been progress on the trade front with the recent signing of a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, and positive steps towards resolution of ongoing disputes with China. The upcoming U.S. election is one area likely to generate uncertainty in 2020, and there is the ongoing risk of unforeseen geopolitical events affecting markets. Our base case outlook is that fundamentals for the U.S. equity market will remain favorable, although the recent pace of strong market appreciation may be difficult to sustain, especially given the earnings growth deceleration we observed throughout 2019. We see multiple paths for the Walden SMID Cap Fund to continue to add value, including superior company fundamentals and the Fund’s valuation discount to the index. We remain focused on constructing a well-diversified Fund of higher-quality reasonably valued companies that we believe can generate superior economic returns across a full market cycle. Compared to the index, the Fund is invested in companies with higher and more stable returns on invested capital, stronger balance sheets, and sustainable growth. Despite this higher quality financial profile, valuation for the Fund currently stands at an average operating price/earnings ratio (P/E ratio)1 of 22x, a discount to the Russell 2500™ operating P/E of 32x. We believe the combination of superior fundamentals and more reasonable valuation relative to the index provides confidence that the Fund is well positioned for the future.

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.
   
* Portfolio composition is subject to change.
   
1 The price-to-earnings ratio (P/E Ratio) is a valuation ratio of a company’s current share price to its per-share earnings.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited) Walden SMID Cap Fund

December 31, 2019

 

    For the periods ended 12/31/19  
    Average Annual Total Returns  
                      Since  
                      Inception  
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     (6/28/12)  
Walden SMID Cap Fund1     26.12 %†     11.67 %     10.28 %     12.57 %
Russell 2500™ Index     27.77 %     10.33 %     8.93 %     13.07 %

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $100,000 Investment

 

 

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

 

The above chart represents a hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Walden SMID Cap Fund from June 28, 2012 to December 31, 2019, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Walden SMID Cap Fund is measured against the Russell 2500™ Index, which is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of the small- to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, commonly referred to as “smid” cap. The Russell 2500™ is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 2500 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Fund Net Asset Value:   $ 18.10  
Gross Expense Ratio1:     1.08 %

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

1 The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated May 1, 2019. The contractual fee limit under the Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 1.00% of the Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2019 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through May 1, 2020 and may be renewed thereafter.

 

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Walden Small Cap Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Kenneth P. Scott, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Belinda Cavazos, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Richard Q. Williams, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Fund Objective

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of small capitalization (“small cap”) companies.

 

Investment Concerns

 

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Small cap funds typically carry additional risks since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure, and historically, their stocks have experienced a greater degree of market volatility than stocks on average.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

 

For the full year, the Russell 2000® Index returned 25.52%, a strong rebound from 2018’s -11.01% decline. Despite the Fund’s underperformance in the fourth quarter, the 29.15%total return for the Walden Small Cap Fund outperformed the index by a wide margin in 2019. The Fund has also outperformed the index for the trailing three-, and five-year periods, with less risk.

 

The strong relative performance in 2019 was driven primarily by favorable stock selection, as higher-quality stocks lagged the index. Relative performance was favorable across most sectors and only stocks in the consumer discretionary, consumer staples and utilities sectors detracted from results. The headwind to quality was particularly evident in consumer discretionary and utilities, while unfavorable stock selection led to underperformance within consumer staples.*

 

Outlook

 

The underlying fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain solid. Furthermore, recent interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board have decreased the risk of a severe domestic slowdown, and the economies of key trading partners appear to be stabilizing. There has also been progress on the trade front with the recent signing of a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, and positive steps towards resolution of ongoing disputes with China. The upcoming U.S. election is one area likely to generate uncertainty in 2020, and there is the ongoing risk of unforeseen geopolitical events affecting markets. Our base case outlook is that fundamentals for the U.S. equity market will remain favorable, although the recent pace of strong market appreciation may be difficult to sustain, especially given the earnings growth deceleration we observed throughout 2019.

 

We see multiple paths for the Walden Small Cap Fund to continue to add value, including superior company fundamentals and the Fund’s valuation discount to the index. We remain focused on constructing a well-diversified portfolio of higher-quality reasonably valued companies that we believe can generate greater economic returns across a full market cycle. Compared to the index, the Fund is invested in companies with higher and more stable returns on invested capital, stronger balance sheets, and sustainable growth. Despite this higher quality financial profile, valuation for the Fund currently stands at an average operating price/earnings ratio (P/E ratio)1 of 24x, half the Russell 2000® operating P/E of 48x. We believe the combination of superior fundamentals and more reasonable valuation relative to the index provides confidence that the Fund is well positioned for the future.

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.
   
* Portfolio composition is subject to change.
   
1 The price-to-earnings ratio (P/E Ratio) is a valuation ratio of a company’s current share price to its per-share earnings.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited)

Walden Small Cap Fund

December 31, 2019

 

    For the periods ended 12/31/19  
    Average Annual Total Returns  
                            Since  
                            Inception  
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years     (10/24/08)  
Walden Small Cap Fund1     29.15 %†     10.60 %     10.03 %     11.48 %     13.46 %
Russell 2000® Index     25.52 %     8.59 %     8.23 %     11.83 %     13.55 %

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $100,000 Investment

 

 

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

 

The above chart represents a 10-year hypothetical $100,000 investment in the Walden Small Cap Fund and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Walden Small Cap Fund is measured against the Russell 2000® Index, which is an unmanaged index that tracks 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 10% 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. Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investment Group. The performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Fund Net Asset Value:   $ 21.18  
Gross Expense Ratio1:     1.05 %

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

1 The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated May 1, 2019. The contractual fee limit under the Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 1.00% of the Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2019 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through May 1, 2020 and may be renewed thereafter.

 

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Walden International Equity Fund

December 31, 2019

 

William H. Apfel, CFA

Lead Portfolio Manager

 

Nathaniel J. Riley, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

David A. Sandell, CFA

Portfolio Manager

 

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

 

Fund Objective

 

The Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of equities of international companies.

 

Investment Concerns

 

Foreign investing involves risks not typically associated with U.S. investments, including adverse political, regulatory, social and economic developments and differing auditing and legal standards. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

 

Equity securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk and return potential than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities.

 

Mid-capitalization funds typically carry additional risks since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure.

 

The net asset value per share of these Funds will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

 

Cash equivalents offer low risk and low return potential.

 

Manager Commentary (Unaudited)

 

Management Discussion of Fund Performance

 

For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2019, the Walden International Equity Fund posted a total return of 20.62%. The Fund’s return trailed that of its primary benchmark, the MSCI World ex-USA Index (net), which posted a return of 22.49% for the year.

 

Every country represented in the MSCI World ex-USA Index achieved a positive return for 2019. Global markets bounced back quickly in the first quarter of 2019, after swooning through the fourth quarter of 2019, and provided further gains later in the year as the economic picture proved better than expected. Global growth slowed slightly, and economic indicators such as the Purchasing Managers’ Index1 did generally decline through the year, but most developed countries did not fare as poorly as feared at the end of 2018. Global central banks continued to provide liquidity, supporting economic activity and asset prices. Global trade disruptions stemming from the Trump administration’s policies have eased somewhat, affecting international developed markets both directly and indirectly: The USMCA1 agreement appears likely to be ratified as the successor to NAFTA1, and the U.S. and China have agreed to reduce bilateral tariffs and address certain trade concerns, though tariffs have escalated between the U.S. and Europe.

 

During the year our quality style roughly kept pace with the benchmark, which is somewhat unusual during strong up markets. Our underperformance can be attributed in part to our avoidance of industries and companies with superficially strong financial characteristics, but which carry higher-than-average business model risk. Semiconductors are one such industry, and were the greatest detractor to our relative performance as it rallied strongly in 2019.*

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

 

1 Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is an indicator of the economic health of the manufacturing sector. The PMI is based on five major indicators: new orders, inventory levels, production, supplier deliveries, and the employment environment. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or “USMCA,” will replace the current North America Free Trade Agreement “NAFTA,” which governs trade in North America. The trade agreement has been negotiated by the governments of The United States, Mexico, and Canada, but still must be ratified be certain groups within these governments.

 

* Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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Investment Performance (Unaudited) Walden International
  Equity Fund
  December 31, 2019
 
    For the periods ended 12/31/19  
    Average Annual Total Returns  
                Since  
                Inception  
    1 Year     3 Years     (6/9/15)  
Walden International Equity Fund1     20.62 %†     9.12 %     4.84 %
MSCI World ex-USA Index (net)     22.49 %     9.34 %     4.76 %

 

Hypothetical Growth of a $1,000,000 Investment

 

 

 

 

The recent appreciation in the stock market has helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future. Because of ongoing market volatility, fund performance may be subject to substantial short-term changes.

 

The above chart represents a hypothetical $1,000,000 investment in the Walden International Equity Fund from June 9, 2015 to December 31, 2019, and includes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains in the Fund. The returns shown on the table and the graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Walden International Equity Fund is measured against the MSCI World ex-USA Index. The MSCI World ex-USA Index captures large- and mid-cap representation of developed markets countries, excluding the United States. This index is unmanaged and the performance of an index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

 

Fund Net Asset Value:   $ 11.60  
Gross Expense Ratio1:     1.17 %

 

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050.

 

 

1 The Gross Expense Ratio is from the Fund’s most recent prospectus, dated May 1, 2019. The contractual fee limit under the Fund’s expense limitation agreement is 1.10% of the Fund’s average annual net assets, subject to certain limitations as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus for details. Additional information pertaining to the Fund’s expense ratio as of December 31, 2019 can be found in the financial highlights included in this report. The investment performance may reflect fee reductions. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the quoted performance would have been lower. The contractual fee waiver continues through May 1, 2020 and may be renewed thereafter.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments Walden Balanced Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares     Fair Value ($)  
Common Stocks (73.9%)                
Communication Services (6.2%)                
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)     1,000       1,339,390  
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)     2,800       3,743,656  
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)     2,445       1,186,021  
Comcast Corp., Class A     33,000       1,484,010  
Omnicom Group, Inc.     13,000       1,053,260  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     16,000       982,400  
              9,788,737  
Consumer Discretionary (5.9%)                
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     2,500       400,400  
Autoliv, Inc.     3,000       253,230  
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)     475       975,522  
Dollar General Corp.     10,000       1,559,800  
McDonald’s Corp.     2,000       395,220  
NIKE, Inc., Class B     18,000       1,823,580  
Ross Stores, Inc.     14,500       1,688,090  
Starbucks Corp.     19,500       1,714,440  
The Home Depot, Inc.     2,000       436,760  
              9,247,042  
Consumer Staples (7.5%)                
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     13,000       914,420  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     16,000       1,101,440  
Costco Wholesale Corp.     8,600       2,527,712  
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A     7,000       1,445,780  
PepsiCo, Inc.     14,500       1,981,715  
Sysco Corp.     17,000       1,454,180  
The Clorox Co.     8,000       1,228,320  
The Hershey Co.     8,000       1,175,840  
              11,829,407  
Energy (1.9%)                
Apache Corp.     24,000       614,160  
ConocoPhillips     37,000       2,406,110  
              3,020,270  
Financials (12.2%)                
American Express Co.     11,000       1,369,390  
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     15,000       1,577,250  
Comerica, Inc.     9,000       645,750  
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     14,585       990,905  
Discover Financial Services     14,000       1,187,480  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     22,000       3,066,800  
M&T Bank Corp.     4,000       679,000  
Northern Trust Corp.     15,000       1,593,600  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     11,500       1,835,745  
State Street Corp.     14,500       1,146,950  
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     10,000       1,218,400  
Truist Financial Corp.     36,000       2,027,520  
U.S. Bancorp     31,500       1,867,635  
              19,206,425  
Health Care (11.6%)                
Becton, Dickinson & Co.     9,600       2,610,912  
Danaher Corp.     11,000       1,688,280  
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)     16,000       1,067,520  
Johnson & Johnson, Inc.     13,000       1,896,310  
Medtronic PLC     11,500       1,304,675  
Merck & Co., Inc.     17,600       1,600,720  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)     1,700       1,348,576  
Stryker Corp.     8,500       1,784,490  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     9,000       2,645,820  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)     7,000       994,070  
Waters Corp. (a)     5,800       1,355,170  
              18,296,543  

 

    Shares or
Principal
       
    Amount ($)        
Industrials (8.5%)                
3M Co.     9,000       1,587,780  
Cummins, Inc.     5,000       894,800  
Deere & Co.     6,000       1,039,560  
Donaldson Co., Inc.     20,000       1,152,400  
Emerson Electric Co.     11,000       838,860  
Hubbell, Inc.     8,500       1,256,470  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     8,000       1,437,040  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     7,000       677,110  
Union Pacific Corp.     12,500       2,259,875  
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     10,500       1,229,130  
W.W. Grainger, Inc.     3,000       1,015,560  
              13,388,585  
Information Technology (15.6%)                
Accenture PLC, Class A     13,000       2,737,410  
Apple, Inc.     21,500       6,313,475  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     13,000       2,216,500  
Cisco Systems, Inc.     30,000       1,438,800  
Microsoft Corp.     37,000       5,834,899  
Oracle Corp.     42,500       2,251,650  
TE Connectivity Ltd.     10,000       958,400  
Visa, Inc., Class A     15,000       2,818,500  
              24,569,634  
Materials (2.5%)            
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     5,000       1,174,950  
AptarGroup, Inc.     12,500       1,445,250  
PPG Industries, Inc.     10,000       1,334,900  
              3,955,100  
Utilities (2.0%)                
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     15,500       1,402,285  
Eversource Energy     21,000       1,786,470  
              3,188,755  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $55,698,642)             116,490,498  
                 
Certificate of Deposit (0.1%)                
                 
Certificate of Deposit (0.1%)                
Self-Help Federal Credit Union, 1.90%,12/20/21 (b)     200,000       200,796  
                 
TOTAL CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT (Cost $200,000)             200,796  
                 
Corporate Bonds (2.7%)                
                 
Consumer Discretionary (0.2%)                
Starbucks Corp., 2.45%, 6/15/26, Callable 3/15/26 @ 100     350,000       355,326  
                 
Financials (0.8%)                
American Express Co., 2.65%, 12/2/22     287,000       292,707  
John Deere Capital Corp., 2.80%, 7/18/29     350,000       359,765  
KFW, 1.88%, 11/30/20     250,000       250,367  
North American Development Bank, 4.38%,2/11/20     100,000       100,281  
The Toronto-Dominion Bank, 3.50%, 7/19/23,MTN     350,000       368,636  
              1,371,756  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (Cont.)   Walden Balanced Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Corporate Bonds, Continued

 

    Shares or        
    Principal        
Security Description   Amount ($)     Fair Value ($)  
Health Care (0.3%)                
Abbott Laboratories, 2.95%, 3/15/25, Callable 12/15/24 @ 100     100,000       104,158  
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, 3.15%, 5/1/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100     250,000       261,374  
Merck & Co., Inc., 3.88%, 1/15/21, Callable 10/15/20 @ 100     150,000       152,862  
              518,394  
Industrials (0.4%)                
Emerson Electric Co., 2.63%, 2/15/23, Callable 11/15/22 @ 100     200,000       205,388  
Hubbell, Inc., 3.35%, 3/1/26, Callable 12/1/25 @ 100     145,000       148,304  
Hubbell, Inc., 3.50%, 2/15/28, Callable 11/15/27 @ 100     150,000       154,296  
Hubbell, Inc., 3.63%, 11/15/22     75,000       77,935  
              585,923  
Information Technology (0.9%)                
Apple, Inc., 2.20%, 9/11/29, Callable 6/11/29 @ 100     350,000       343,876  
Apple, Inc., 2.85%, 2/23/23, Callable 12/23/22 @ 100     150,000       154,378  
Apple, Inc., 3.00%, 6/20/27, Callable 3/20/27 @ 100     200,000       209,834  
Oracle Corp., 3.40%, 7/8/24, Callable 4/8/24 @ 100     300,000       316,894  
Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/25, Callable 9/14/25 @ 100     275,000       290,960  
              1,315,942  
Utilities (0.1%)                
Midamerican Energy Co., 3.10%, 5/1/27, Callable 2/1/27 @ 100     200,000       208,743  
                 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $4,227,207)             4,356,084  
                 
Municipal Bonds (2.0%)                
                 
Massachusetts (1.7%):                
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Series D, 3.00%, 5/1/35, Callable 5/1/29 @ 100 (b)     1,150,000       1,209,352  
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Series D, 3.00%, 5/1/36, Callable 5/1/29 @ 100 (b)     1,500,000       1,565,955  
              2,775,307  
New York (0.1%):                
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., Series C, 1.89%, 7/15/22     190,000       190,200  
                 
Wisconsin (0.2%):                
Wisconsin State, Build America Bonds, GO, 4.60%, 5/1/26, Callable 5/1/21 @ 100     250,000       258,072  
                 
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $3,180,225)             3,223,579  
                 
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations (19.5%)            
             
Federal Farm Credit Bank (0.9%)            
2.60%, 10/6/22     250,000       256,729  
2.75%, 7/16/27     250,000       262,966  
2.85%, 3/2/28     750,000       795,289  
              1,314,984  
Federal Home Loan Bank (4.0%)                
2.13%, 3/10/23     1,000,000       1,017,243  
2.50%, 3/11/22     200,000       203,798  
2.88%, 6/14/24     1,000,000       1,050,393  
2.88%, 9/13/24     1,000,000       1,052,793  
3.25%, 6/9/23     850,000       895,882  
5.25%, 8/15/22     1,000,000       1,092,675  
5.50%, 7/15/36     700,000       985,134  
              6,297,918  
Federal National Mortgage Association (3.5%)                
1.88%, 9/24/26     1,000,000       998,838  
2.13%, 4/24/26     1,250,000       1,269,666  
2.63%, 9/6/24     3,250,000       3,384,958  
              5,653,462  
Government National Mortgage Association (0.1%)                
4.00%, 9/15/40     29,305       31,213  
4.00%, 9/15/41     131,000       139,483  
6.50%, 5/15/32     3,502       3,864  
              174,560  
Housing & Urban Development (0.3%)                
2.70%, 8/1/22     491,000       497,159  
                 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Note (1.2%)                
0.25%, 7/15/29     1,005,990       1,016,192  
0.50%, 1/15/28     521,610       535,288  
0.75%, 7/15/28     512,570       539,443  
              2,090,923  
                 
U.S. Treasury Note (9.5%)                
1.63%, 8/15/29     5,000,000       4,875,782  
1.88%, 1/31/22     250,000       251,519  
2.50%, 2/28/26     750,000       781,758  
2.63%, 12/31/23     1,000,000       1,037,500  
2.75%, 8/31/23     1,500,000       1,558,975  
2.75%, 11/15/23     1,500,000       1,561,611  
2.75%, 2/28/25     3,500,000       3,681,699  
2.88%, 9/30/23     1,000,000       1,044,629  
              14,793,473  
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $29,910,410)             30,822,479  
                 
Investment Companies (1.6%)                
                 
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 1.49% (c)     2,521,206       2,521,206  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $2,521,206)             2,521,206  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $95,737,690) — 99.8%(d)             157,614,642  
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.2%             277,222  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 157,891,864  

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) These securities have been deemed illiquid and represent 1.88% of the Fund’s net assets.
(c) Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2019.
(d) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

GO General Obligation
MTN Medium Term Note
PLC Public Limited Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities      
December 31, 2019      
       
Assets:        
Investments, at fair value (cost $95,737,690)   $ 157,614,642  
Interest and dividends receivable     399,520  
Receivable for capital shares issued     47,883  
Prepaid expenses     14,808  
Total Assets     158,076,853  
Liabilities:        
Payable for capital shares redeemed     49,324  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:        
Investment adviser     95,958  
Administration and accounting     3,594  
Custodian     1,497  
Shareholder servicing fees     12,188  
Transfer agent     4,697  
Trustee     163  
Other     17,568  
Total Liabilities     184,989  
Net Assets   $ 157,891,864  
Composition of Net Assets:        
Paid in capital   $ 95,628,835  
Total distributable earnings/(loss)     62,263,029  
Net Assets   $ 157,891,864  
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)     7,607,176  
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share   $ 20.76  

 

Statement of Operations      
For the year ended December 31, 2019      
       
Investment Income:        
Interest   $ 962,930  
Dividends     1,926,920  
Total Investment Income     2,889,850  
Expenses:        
Investment adviser     1,076,334  
Administration and accounting     101,094  
Chief compliance officer     12,050  
Custodian     19,704  
Shareholder servicing     143,035  
Transfer agency     38,087  
Trustee     9,139  
Other     71,426  
Total expenses before fee reductions     1,470,869  
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser     (34,853 )
Net Expenses     1,436,016  
Net Investment Income     1,453,834  
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:      
Net realized gains from investment transactions     1,420,529  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     27,075,874  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     28,496,403  
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 29,950,237  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    For the year ended     For the year ended  
    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Investment Activities:                
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 1,453,834     $ 1,287,659  
Net realized gains from investment transactions     1,420,529       1,472,942  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     27,075,874       (4,974,428 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     29,950,237       (2,213,827 )
Distributions to shareholders:                
Total Distributions     (2,514,243 )     (2,600,816 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders     (2,514,243 )     (2,600,816 )
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares issued     17,881,885       15,978,645  
Dividends reinvested     2,015,907       2,139,780  
Cost of shares redeemed     (13,937,371 )     (10,164,112 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions     5,960,421       7,954,313  
Change in Net Assets     33,396,415       3,139,670  
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     124,495,449       121,355,779  
End of period   $ 157,891,864     $ 124,495,449  
Share Transactions:                
Issued     943,180       900,825  
Reinvested     99,208       121,371  
Redeemed     (732,434 )     (559,444 )
Change in shares     309,954       462,752  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

                      For the nine              
    For the year     For the year     For the year     months     For the year     For the year  
    ended     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     March 31,     March 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2016     2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 17.06     $ 17.76     $ 15.74     $ 15.32     $ 15.96     $ 15.17  
                                                 
Investment Activities:                                                
Operations:                                                
Net investment income     0.19       0.19       0.18       0.13       0.20       0.17  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     3.85       (0.52 )     2.16       0.77       0.27       0.89  
Total from investment activities     4.04       (0.33 )     2.34       0.90       0.47       1.06  
Dividends:                                                
Net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.18 )     (0.18 )     (0.17 )     (0.21 )     (0.16 )
Net realized gains from investment transactions     (0.14 )     (0.19 )     (0.14 )     (0.31 )     (0.90 )     (0.11 )
Total dividends     (0.34 )     (0.37 )     (0.32 )     (0.48 )     (1.11 )     (0.27 )
                                                 
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 20.76     $ 17.06     $ 17.76     $ 15.74     $ 15.32     $ 15.96  
                                                 
Total Return     23.70 %     (1.90 )%     14.88 %     5.87 %(a)     3.10 %     7.00 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets at end of period (000’s)   $ 157,892     $ 124,495     $ 121,356     $ 101,126     $ 86,891     $ 84,499  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %(b)     1.00 %     1.00 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.01 %     1.02 %     1.08 %     1.13 %(b)     1.29 %     1.06 %
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets (c)     1.02 %     1.04 %     1.03 %     1.05 %(b)     1.06 %     1.04 %
Portfolio turnover rate     12.99 %     8.47 %     8.40 %     10.18 %(a)     15.56 %     21.62 %

 

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) During the periods, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments Walden Equity Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares     Fair Value ($)  
Common Stocks (99.1%)                
Communication Services (8.1%)                
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)     2,700       3,616,353  
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)     5,050       6,751,951  
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)     4,879       2,366,705  
Comcast Corp., Class A     69,725       3,135,534  
Omnicom Group, Inc.     26,000       2,106,520  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     35,000       2,149,000  
              20,126,063  
Consumer Discretionary (8.2%)                
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)     1,200       2,464,476  
Dollar General Corp.     20,475       3,193,691  
McDonald’s Corp.     10,250       2,025,503  
NIKE, Inc., Class B     43,500       4,406,985  
Ross Stores, Inc.     39,500       4,598,590  
Starbucks Corp.     39,000       3,428,879  
The TJX Cos., Inc.     6,000       366,360  
              20,484,484  
Consumer Staples (10.1%)                
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     28,000       1,969,520  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     30,000       2,065,200  
Costco Wholesale Corp.     18,725       5,503,652  
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A     15,000       3,098,100  
PepsiCo, Inc.     31,000       4,236,770  
Procter & Gamble Co.     5,000       624,500  
Sysco Corp.     34,800       2,976,792  
The Clorox Co.     15,000       2,303,100  
The Hershey Co.     15,000       2,204,700  
              24,982,334  
Energy (2.3%)                
Apache Corp.     39,000       998,010  
ConocoPhillips     74,000       4,812,220  
              5,810,230  
Financials (16.3%)                
American Express Co.     24,375       3,034,443  
Cincinnati Financial Corp.     17,550       1,845,383  
Comerica, Inc.     22,425       1,608,994  
Discover Financial Services     32,175       2,729,084  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     51,000       7,109,400  
M&T Bank Corp.     12,000       2,037,000  
Northern Trust Corp.     27,300       2,900,352  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     29,500       4,709,085  
State Street Corp.     25,350       2,005,185  
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     21,500       2,619,560  
Truist Financial Corp.     92,000       5,181,440  
U.S. Bancorp     78,025       4,626,102  
              40,406,028  
Health Care (15.3%)                
Becton, Dickinson & Co.     18,500       5,031,445  
Danaher Corp.     21,450       3,292,146  
Dentsply Sirona, Inc.     17,000       962,030  
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)     32,500       2,168,400  
Johnson & Johnson, Inc.     20,000       2,917,400  
Medtronic PLC     27,000       3,063,150  
Merck & Co., Inc.     34,000       3,092,300  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)     3,750       2,974,800  
Stryker Corp.     20,000       4,198,800  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     17,500       5,144,650  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)     17,000       2,414,170  
Waters Corp. (a)     12,200       2,850,530  
              38,109,821  
Industrials (11.3%)                
3M Co.     19,500       3,440,190  
Cummins, Inc.     13,000       2,326,480  
Deere & Co.     13,650       2,364,999  
Donaldson Co., Inc.     41,450       2,388,349  
Emerson Electric Co.     15,000       1,143,900  
Hubbell, Inc.     20,475       3,026,615  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     17,550       3,152,506  
Union Pacific Corp.     29,000       5,242,910  
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     23,400       2,739,204  
W.W. Grainger, Inc.     7,000       2,369,640  
              28,194,793  
Information Technology (20.9%)                
Accenture PLC, Class A     28,500       6,001,244  
Analog Devices, Inc.     17,075       2,029,193  
Apple, Inc.     43,000       12,626,950  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     25,850       4,407,425  
Cisco Systems, Inc.     59,475       2,852,421  
Microsoft Corp.     76,000       11,985,200  
Oracle Corp.     80,000       4,238,400  
TE Connectivity Ltd.     18,525       1,775,436  
Visa, Inc., Class A     31,000       5,824,900  
              51,741,169  
Materials (3.6%)                
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     8,000       1,879,920  
AptarGroup, Inc.     26,000       3,006,120  
Avery Dennison Corp.     12,000       1,569,840  
PPG Industries, Inc.     19,500       2,603,055  
              9,058,935  
Utilities (3.0%)                
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     34,500       3,121,215  
Eversource Energy     51,200       4,355,584  
              7,476,799  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $110,912,491)             246,390,656  
                 
Investment Companies (0.7%)                
                 
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 1.49% (b)     1,713,352       1,713,352  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $1,713,352)             1,713,352  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $112,625,843) — 99.8%(c)             248,104,008  
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.2%             425,444  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 248,529,452  

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2019.
(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

PLC Public Limited Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2019 

 

Assets:      
Investments, at fair value (cost $112,625,843)   $ 248,104,008  
Dividends receivable     263,064  
Receivable for capital shares issued     423,170  
Prepaid expenses     15,880  
Total Assets     248,806,122  
Liabilities:        
Payable for capital shares redeemed     62,894  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:        
Investment adviser     142,070  
Administration and accounting     4,879  
Custodian     2,297  
Shareholder servicing fees     30,514  
Transfer agent     5,201  
Trustee     282  
Other     28,533  
Total Liabilities     276,670  
Net Assets   $ 248,529,452  
Composition of Net Assets:        
Paid in capital   $ 110,624,795  
Total distributable earnings/(loss)     137,904,657  
Net Assets   $ 248,529,452  
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)     9,387,408  
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share   $ 26.47  

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2019

 

Investment Income:      
Dividends   $ 4,115,495  
Total Investment Income     4,115,495  
Expenses:        
Investment adviser     1,685,108  
Administration and accounting     151,033  
Chief compliance officer     18,906  
Custodian     30,788  
Shareholder servicing     364,411  
Transfer agency     40,953  
Trustee     14,467  
Interest fees     453  
Other     100,948  
Total expenses before fee reductions     2,407,067  
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser     (158,316 )
Net Expenses     2,248,751  
Net Investment Income     1,866,744  
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:        
Net realized gains from investment transactions     7,908,081  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     51,904,859  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     59,812,940  
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 61,679,684  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements Walden Equity Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    For the year ended     For the year ended  
    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Investment Activities:                
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 1,866,744     $ 1,702,598  
Net realized gains from investment transactions     7,908,081       2,964,658  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     51,904,859       (9,554,393 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     61,679,684       (4,887,137 )
Distributions to shareholders:                
Total Distributions     (7,360,570 )     (4,155,199 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders     (7,360,570 )     (4,155,199 )
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares issued     32,110,753       26,392,394  
Dividends reinvested     6,014,991       3,440,593  
Cost of shares redeemed     (36,513,094 )     (25,632,176 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions     1,612,650       4,200,811  
Change in Net Assets     55,931,764       (4,841,525 )
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     192,597,688       197,439,213  
End of period   $ 248,529,452     $ 192,597,688  
Share Transactions:                
Issued     1,327,796       1,181,162  
Reinvested     233,773       158,632  
Redeemed     (1,509,693 )     (1,139,738 )
Change in shares     51,876       200,056  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

                      For the nine              
    For the year     For the year     For the year     months     For the year     For the year  
    ended     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     March 31,     March 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2016     2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 20.63     $ 21.61     $ 18.82     $ 17.88     $ 18.55     $ 18.19  
                                                 
Investment Activities:                                                
Operations:                                                
Net investment income     0.20       0.19       0.20       0.14       0.23       0.18  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     6.44       (0.72 )     3.70       1.44       0.29       1.29  
Total from investment activities     6.64       (0.53 )     3.90       1.58       0.52       1.47  
Dividends:                                                
Net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.18 )     (0.20 )     (0.18 )     (0.24 )     (0.18 )
Net realized gains from investment transactions     (0.60 )     (0.27 )     (0.91 )     (0.46 )     (0.95 )     (0.93 )
Total dividends     (0.80 )     (0.45 )     (1.11 )     (0.64 )     (1.19 )     (1.11 )
                                                 
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 26.47     $ 20.63     $ 21.61     $ 18.82     $ 17.88     $ 18.55  
                                                 
Total Return     32.30 %     (2.54 )%     20.77 %     8.80 %(a)     2.92 %     8.13 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets at end of period (000’s)   $ 248,529     $ 192,598     $ 197,439     $ 181,830     $ 164,566     $ 157,499  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %(b)     1.00 %     1.00 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.83 %     0.82 %     0.93 %     1.00 %(b)     1.21 %     0.95 %
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets (c)     1.07 %     1.08 %     1.07 %     1.09 %(b)     1.10 %     1.09 %
Portfolio turnover rate     10.57 %     6.51 %     9.88 %     9.94 %(a)     17.78 %     21.31 %

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) During the periods, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments 

Walden Midcap Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares     Fair Value ($)  
Common Stocks (98.3%)                
Communication Services (1.2%)                
Omnicom Group, Inc.     9,550       773,741  
              773,741  
Consumer Discretionary (11.1%)                
Dollar General Corp.     3,875       604,422  
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     8,375       632,648  
eBay, Inc.     17,775       641,855  
Expedia Group, Inc.     4,875       527,183  
Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A     12,550       1,125,860  
Nordstrom, Inc.     14,450       591,439  
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)     1,950       854,607  
Polaris, Inc.     6,975       709,358  
Ross Stores, Inc.     10,525       1,225,320  
              6,912,692  
Consumer Staples (5.8%)                
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.     7,050       495,897  
McCormick & Co., Inc.     3,425       581,325  
Sysco Corp.     9,475       810,492  
The Clorox Co.     5,100       783,054  
The Hershey Co.     3,650       536,477  
The JM Smucker Co.     4,075       424,330  
              3,631,575  
Energy (2.8%)                
Apache Corp.     23,275       595,607  
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)     11,650       546,502  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     12,800       581,504  
              1,723,613  
Financials (16.1%)                
Brown & Brown, Inc.     12,125       478,695  
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     14,259       968,756  
Discover Financial Services     10,500       890,610  
East West Bancorp, Inc.     13,900       676,930  
Eaton Vance Corp.     14,100       658,329  
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     4,875       1,307,962  
M&T Bank Corp.     5,725       971,819  
Northern Trust Corp.     9,900       1,051,776  
SEI Investments Co.     11,675       764,479  
Signature Bank     4,625       631,821  
State Street Corp.     11,150       881,965  
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     6,425       782,822  
              10,065,964  
Health Care (11.4%)                
Agilent Technologies, Inc.     7,825       667,551  
Cerner Corp.     9,125       669,684  
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)     9,550       637,176  
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     5,425       615,900  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)     825       654,456  
Steris PLC     5,175       788,774  
The Cooper Companies, Inc.     2,600       835,353  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)     5,875       834,309  
Waters Corp. (a)     2,775       648,379  
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     5,125       767,110  
              7,118,692  
Industrials (16.1%)                
AMETEK, Inc.     10,300       1,027,321  
AO Smith Corp.     15,625       744,375  
Cummins, Inc.     3,600       644,256  
Donaldson Co., Inc.     17,250       993,944  
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     9,225       719,735  
Hubbell, Inc.     5,525       816,706  
IDEX Corp.     2,600       447,200  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     7,325       708,547  
Masco Corp.     15,625       749,843  
Nordson Corp.     4,575       744,993  
Roper Technologies, Inc.     2,350       832,441  
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (a)     12,075       650,480  
The Middleby Corp. (a)     4,425       484,626  
Verisk Analytics, Inc.     3,425       511,490  
              10,075,957  
Information Technology (14.4%)                
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)     6,850       591,703  
Amdocs Ltd.     9,750       703,853  
ANSYS, Inc. (a)     1,825       469,773  
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)     5,400       653,022  
CDK Global, Inc.     12,025       657,527  
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)     6,300       699,048  
Citrix Systems, Inc.     6,975       773,528  
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)     5,700       796,005  
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)     4,800       695,616  
Juniper Networks, Inc.     26,825       660,700  
Paychex, Inc.     16,675       1,418,375  
TE Connectivity Ltd.     9,550       915,272  
              9,034,422  
Materials (5.9%)            
AptarGroup, Inc.     7,000       809,340  
Avery Dennison Corp.     7,725       1,010,584  
Packaging Corporation of America     7,350       823,127  
RPM International, Inc.     13,725       1,053,531  
              3,696,582  
Real Estate (7.5%)                
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     4,025       650,360  
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     2,550       534,735  
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     4,475       535,837  
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     41,225       764,724  
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     4,225       735,530  
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A     6,550       584,653  
Realty Income Corp.     12,325       907,489  
              4,713,328  
Utilities (6.0%)                
American Water Works Co., Inc.     5,350       657,248  
Consolidated Edison, Inc.     8,925       807,445  
Eversource Energy     18,880       1,606,121  
ONE Gas, Inc.     7,200       673,704  
              3,744,518  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $41,346,773)             61,491,084  
                 
Investment Companies (1.4%)                
                 
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 1.49% (b)     867,497       867,497  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $867,497)             867,497  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $42,214,270) — 99.7%(c)             62,358,581  
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.3%             179,352  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 62,537,933  

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2019.
(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

PLC Public Limited Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements 

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2019

 

Assets:      
Investments, at fair value (cost $42,214,270)   $ 62,358,581  
Dividends receivable     70,768  
Receivable for capital shares issued     150,619  
Prepaid expenses     9,708  
Total Assets     62,589,676  
Liabilities:        
Payable for capital shares redeemed     42  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:        
Investment adviser     37,444  
Administration and accounting     1,253  
Custodian     542  
Shareholder servicing fees     1,461  
Transfer agent     4,111  
Trustee     70  
Other     6,820  
Total Liabilities     51,743  
Net Assets   $ 62,537,933  
Composition of Net Assets:        
Paid in capital   $ 41,900,670  
Total distributable earnings/(loss)     20,637,263  
Net Assets   $ 62,537,933  
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)     3,343,218  
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share   $ 18.71  

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2019    

 

Investment Income:      
Dividends   $ 916,412  
Total Investment Income     916,412  
Expenses:        
Investment adviser     409,401  
Administration and accounting     36,627  
Chief compliance officer     4,531  
Custodian     7,430  
Shareholder servicing     16,172  
Transfer agency     34,612  
Trustee     3,466  
Other     33,249  
Gross expense before recoupment     545,488  
Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the investment adviser     569  
Total expenses     546,057  
Net Expenses     546,057  
Net Investment Income     370,355  
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:        
Net realized gains from investment transactions     3,543,017  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     9,362,398  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     12,905,415  
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 13,275,770  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets  

 

    For the year ended     For the year ended  
    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Investment Activities:                
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 370,355     $ 261,195  
Net realized gains from investment transactions     3,543,017       2,611,419  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     9,362,398       (4,638,576 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     13,275,770       (1,765,962 )
Distributions to shareholders:                
Total Distributions     (3,932,964 )     (3,064,044 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders     (3,932,964 )     (3,064,044 )
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares issued     10,311,717       5,213,428  
Dividends reinvested     3,313,873       2,641,329  
Cost of shares redeemed     (6,249,705 )     (3,767,045 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions     7,375,885       4,087,712  
Change in Net Assets     16,718,691       (742,294 )
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     45,819,242       46,561,536  
End of period   $ 62,537,933     $ 45,819,242  
Share Transactions:                
Issued     567,958       294,070  
Reinvested     181,284       161,945  
Redeemed     (349,003 )     (213,991 )
Change in shares     400,239       242,024  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

                      For the nine              
    For the year     For the year     For the year     months     For the year     For the year  
    ended     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     March 31,     March 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2016     2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 15.57     $ 17.24     $ 14.90     $ 14.57     $ 15.18     $ 14.06  
                                                 
Investment Activities:                                                
Operations:                                                
Net investment income     0.12       0.09       0.07       0.11       0.09       0.05  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     4.27       (0.66 )     2.85       0.97       0.07       1.65  
Total from investment activities     4.39       (0.57 )     2.92       1.08       0.16       1.70  
Dividends:                                                
Net investment income     (0.10 )     (0.09 )     (0.08 )     (0.12 )     (0.08 )     (0.05 )
Net realized gains from investment transactions     (1.15 )     (1.01 )     (0.50 )     (0.63 )     (0.69 )     (0.53 )
Total dividends     (1.25 )     (1.10 )     (0.58 )     (0.75 )     (0.77 )     (0.58 )
                                                 
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 18.71     $ 15.57     $ 17.24     $ 14.90     $ 14.57     $ 15.18  
                                                 
Total Return     28.38 %     (3.58 )%     19.62 %     7.36 %(a)     1.27 %     12.25 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets at end of period (000’s)   $ 62,538     $ 45,819     $ 46,562     $ 39,059     $ 35,543     $ 34,959  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %(b)     1.00 %     1.00 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.68 %     0.54 %     0.45 %     0.97 %(b)     0.59 %     0.35 %
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets (c)     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.01 %     1.04 %(b)     1.07 %     1.04 %
Portfolio turnover rate     23.17 %     18.66 %     24.85 %     12.59 %(a)     20.10 %     16.06 %

 

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) During the periods, certain fees were reduced or recouped by the investment adviser. If such fee reductions/recoupments had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments Walden SMID Cap Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares     Fair Value ($)  
Common Stocks (99.0%)                
Communication Services (1.4%)                
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.     36,475       842,573  
              842,573  
Consumer Discretionary (10.4%)                
Cheesecake Factory, Inc.     16,100       625,646  
Choice Hotels International, Inc.     8,325       861,054  
Dorman Products, Inc. (a)     9,275       702,303  
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     10,950       827,163  
Nordstrom, Inc.     19,550       800,182  
Polaris, Inc.     4,925       500,873  
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     13,275       747,648  
Tiffany & Co.     4,550       608,108  
Williams Sonoma, Inc.     9,775       717,875  
              6,390,852  
Consumer Staples (2.7%)                
Flowers Foods, Inc.     27,900       606,546  
Lancaster Colony Corp.     2,925       468,293  
The JM Smucker Co.     5,400       562,302  
              1,637,141  
Energy (2.3%)                
Apache Corp.     11,325       289,807  
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)     8,600       403,426  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     15,625       709,844  
              1,403,077  
Financials (16.6%)                
American Financial Group, Inc.     5,375       589,369  
Bank of Hawaii Corp.     7,200       685,152  
Brown & Brown, Inc.     21,175       835,989  
Cohen & Steers, Inc.     9,475       594,651  
Comerica, Inc.     6,425       460,994  
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     10,497       713,166  
East West Bancorp, Inc.     14,250       693,975  
Eaton Vance Corp.     17,050       796,065  
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     4,050       1,086,615  
First Hawaiian, Inc.     15,450       445,733  
SEI Investments Co.     15,775       1,032,947  
Signature Bank     6,275       857,227  
SVB Financial Group (a)     3,600       903,743  
UMB Financial Corp.     8,325       571,428  
              10,267,054  
Health Care (14.2%)                
Chemed Corp.     2,150       944,409  
Dentsply Sirona, Inc.     15,975       904,025  
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)     9,275       618,828  
Masimo Corp. (a)     7,825       1,236,819  
PerkinElmer, Inc.     10,175       987,993  
Steris PLC     7,000       1,066,940  
The Cooper Companies, Inc.     2,525       811,257  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)     7,475       1,061,525  
Waters Corp. (a)     4,700       1,098,155  
              8,729,951  
Industrials (17.0%)                
AO Smith Corp.     12,075       575,253  
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     10,300       686,907  
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     5,475       428,145  
Donaldson Co., Inc.     17,800       1,025,635  
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.     10,900       850,418  
Hexcel Corp.     8,800       645,128  
Hubbell, Inc.     7,100       1,049,521  
IDEX Corp.     3,625       623,500  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     7,200       696,456  
Masco Corp.     14,700       705,453  
Nordson Corp.     6,025       981,111  
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (a)     11,225       604,691  
The Middleby Corp. (a)     5,375       588,670  
UniFirst Corp.     5,275       1,065,445  
              10,526,333  
Information Technology (15.4%)                
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)     9,475       818,451  
Amdocs Ltd.     6,575       474,649  
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)     8,325       1,006,741  
CDK Global, Inc.     11,900       650,692  
Citrix Systems, Inc.     5,325       590,543  
Coherent, Inc. (a)     3,300       548,955  
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)     5,900       823,934  
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)     5,375       778,945  
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     4,700       684,649  
Juniper Networks, Inc.     23,750       584,963  
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)     10,100       805,475  
NetApp, Inc.     10,075       627,169  
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)     14,050       344,366  
Progress Software Corp.     11,050       459,128  
Tech Data Corp. (a)     2,250       323,100  
              9,521,760  
Materials (6.2%)            
AptarGroup, Inc.     6,875       794,888  
Avery Dennison Corp.     6,700       876,494  
Packaging Corporation of America     5,800       649,542  
RPM International, Inc.     12,925       992,123  
Silgan Holdings, Inc.     15,575       484,071  
              3,797,118  
Real Estate (8.8%)                
American Campus Communities, Inc.     9,375       440,906  
Camden Property Trust     7,100       753,310  
CoreSite Realty Corp.     6,875       770,825  
CubeSmart     14,700       462,756  
Highwoods Properties, Inc.     12,775       624,825  
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     42,700       792,085  
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     4,925       857,393  
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A     8,125       725,238  
              5,427,338  
Utilities (4.0%)                
Atmos Energy Corp.     7,775       869,712  
New Jersey Resources Corp.     15,000       668,550  
ONE Gas, Inc.     9,575       895,932  
              2,434,194  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $44,350,715)             60,977,391  
                 
Investment Companies (0.9%)                
                 
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 1.49% (b)     566,745       566,745  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $566,745)             566,745  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $44,917,460) — 99.9%(c)             61,544,136  
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.1%             37,813  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 61,581,949  

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2019.
(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

PLC Public Limited Company

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2019

 

Assets:      
Investments, at fair value (cost $44,917,460)   $ 61,544,136  
Dividends receivable     61,734  
Receivable for capital shares issued     27,665  
Prepaid expenses     9,152  
Total Assets     61,642,687  
Liabilities:        
Payable for capital shares redeemed     6,509  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:        
Investment adviser     36,970  
Administration and accounting     1,289  
Custodian     566  
Shareholder servicing fees     3,737  
Transfer agent     4,442  
Trustee     70  
Other     7,155  
Total Liabilities     60,738  
Net Assets   $ 61,581,949  
Composition of Net Assets:        
Paid in capital   $ 44,778,780  
Total distributable earnings/(loss)     16,803,169  
Net Assets   $ 61,581,949  
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)     3,402,315  
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share   $ 18.10  

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2019    

 

Investment Income:      
Dividends   $ 894,580  
Total Investment Income     894,580  
Expenses:        
Investment adviser     416,756  
Administration and accounting     37,933  
Chief compliance officer     4,721  
Custodian     7,650  
Shareholder servicing     45,611  
Transfer agency     36,047  
Trustee     3,620  
Other     39,868  
Total expenses before fee reductions     592,206  
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser     (36,311 )
Net Expenses     555,895  
Net Investment Income     338,685  
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:        
Net realized gains from investment transactions     2,742,242  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     9,402,172  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     12,144,414  
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 12,483,099  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets  

 

    For the year ended     For the year ended  
    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Investment Activities:                
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 338,685     $ 274,446  
Net realized gains from investment transactions     2,742,242       1,583,837  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     9,402,172       (4,903,119 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     12,483,099       (3,044,836 )
Distributions to shareholders:                
Total Distributions     (3,068,662 )     (2,123,241 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders     (3,068,662 )     (2,123,241 )
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares issued     8,038,546       13,129,291  
Dividends reinvested     2,312,967       1,610,869  
Cost of shares redeemed     (5,804,826 )     (7,583,025 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions     4,546,687       7,157,135  
Change in Net Assets     13,961,124       1,989,058  
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     47,620,825       45,631,767  
End of period   $ 61,581,949     $ 47,620,825  
Share Transactions:                
Issued     459,149       772,168  
Reinvested     130,529       101,825  
Redeemed     (337,040 )     (458,240 )
Change in shares     252,638       415,753  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

                      For the nine              
    For the year     For the year     For the year     months     For the year     For the year  
    ended     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     March 31,     March 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2016     2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 15.12     $ 16.69     $ 14.60     $ 13.40     $ 14.70     $ 13.97  
                                                 
Investment Activities:                                                
Operations:                                                
Net investment income     0.10       0.09       0.07       0.12       0.04       0.01  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     3.83       (0.99 )     2.40       1.87       (0.44 )     1.03  
Total from investment activities     3.93       (0.90 )     2.47       1.99       (0.40 )     1.04  
Dividends:                                                
Net investment income     (0.10 )     (0.09 )     (0.09 )     (0.14 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )
Net realized gains from investment transactions     (0.85 )     (0.58 )     (0.29 )     (0.65 )     (0.88 )     (0.30 )
Total dividends     (0.95 )     (0.67 )     (0.38 )     (0.79 )     (0.90 )     (0.31 )
                                                 
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 18.10     $ 15.12     $ 16.69     $ 14.60     $ 13.40     $ 14.70  
                                                 
Total Return     26.12 %     (5.59 )%     16.94 %     14.73 %(a)     (2.47 )%     7.60 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets at end of period (000’s)   $ 61,582     $ 47,621     $ 45,632     $ 38,128     $ 32,452     $ 28,369  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %(b)     1.00 %     1.00 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.61 %     0.52 %     0.48 %     1.12 %(b)     0.30 %     0.08 %
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets(c)     1.07 %     1.08 %     1.08 %     1.12 %(b)     1.15 %     1.12 %
Portfolio turnover rate     29.75 %     18.61 %     31.92 %     20.85 %(a)     43.24 %     33.61 %

 

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) During the periods, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments Walden Small Cap Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares     Fair Value ($)  
Common Stocks (97.9%)                
Consumer Discretionary (12.4%)                
Carter’s, Inc.     11,200       1,224,608  
Cheesecake Factory, Inc.     29,675       1,153,171  
Choice Hotels International, Inc.     24,700       2,554,720  
Dorman Products, Inc. (a)     15,200       1,150,944  
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.     27,200       2,054,688  
Gentherm, Inc. (a)     20,525       911,105  
Monro, Inc.     19,900       1,556,180  
Nordstrom, Inc.     42,300       1,731,339  
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     32,500       1,830,400  
Williams Sonoma, Inc.     23,950       1,758,888  
              15,926,043  
Consumer Staples (3.6%)                
Flowers Foods, Inc.     83,900       1,823,986  
Lancaster Colony Corp.     9,800       1,568,980  
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.     34,400       1,174,416  
              4,567,382  
Energy (2.5%)                
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)     23,925       1,122,322  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.     32,500       1,476,475  
Newpark Resources, Inc. (a)     87,000       545,490  
              3,144,287  
Financials (17.2%)                
1st Source Corp.     20,000       1,037,600  
Bank of Hawaii Corp.     20,100       1,912,715  
Bank of Marin BanCorp     8,000       360,400  
Bridge BanCorp, Inc.     15,225       510,494  
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.     18,025       743,351  
Camden National Corp.     14,875       685,143  
Cohen & Steers, Inc.     29,600       1,857,696  
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.     25,100       1,705,293  
CVB Financial Corp.     48,125       1,038,538  
Eaton Vance Corp.     41,500       1,937,635  
First Hawaiian, Inc.     42,700       1,231,895  
German American BanCorp     15,375       547,658  
Independent Bank Corp.     10,300       857,475  
Lakeland Financial Corp.     29,625       1,449,551  
Morningstar, Inc.     10,900       1,649,279  
Tompkins Financial Corp.     13,000       1,189,500  
UMB Financial Corp.     20,300       1,393,392  
Washington Federal, Inc.     26,625       975,806  
Washington Trust BanCorp, Inc.     17,650       949,394  
              22,032,815  
Health Care (15.2%)                
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     17,175       890,524  
Atrion Corp.     1,450       1,089,675  
Bruker Corp.     40,700       2,074,479  
Cantel Medical Corp.     29,600       2,098,640  
Chemed Corp.     6,375       2,800,282  
CorVel Corp. (a)     20,550       1,795,248  
Ensign Group, Inc.     21,675       983,395  
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (a)     34,100       2,007,808  
Haemonetics Corp. (a)     9,675       1,111,658  
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.     20,100       2,281,953  
Premier, Inc. (a)     34,400       1,303,072  
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.     9,400       1,074,890  
              19,511,624  
Industrials (18.1%)                
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.     23,500       1,567,215  
Donaldson Co., Inc.     41,000       2,362,419  
Forward Air Corp.     24,600       1,720,770  
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.     36,200       2,074,984  
Herman Miller, Inc.     19,525       813,216  
Hub Group, Inc., Class A (a)     32,600       1,672,054  
Kadant, Inc.     10,600       1,116,604  
Korn Ferry     23,950       1,015,480  
Landstar System, Inc.     16,400       1,867,468  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.     21,200       2,050,676  
Tennant Co.     17,500       1,363,600  
UniFirst Corp.     12,100       2,443,958  
Valmont Industries, Inc.     8,125       1,216,963  
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A     18,150       1,810,644  
              23,096,051  
Information Technology (14.0%)                
Badger Meter, Inc.     16,700       1,084,331  
Coherent, Inc. (a)     9,975       1,659,341  
CSG Systems International, Inc.     27,325       1,414,889  
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)     20,200       1,403,092  
InterDigital, Inc.     18,100       986,269  
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)     26,000       2,073,500  
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)     29,525       723,658  
NIC, Inc.     94,600       2,114,310  
Power Integrations, Inc.     20,400       2,017,764  
Progress Software Corp.     44,400       1,844,820  
Tech Data Corp. (a)     9,000       1,292,400  
Teradata Corp. (a)     50,000       1,338,500  
              17,952,874  
Materials (4.1%)                
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     30,600       1,763,478  
Sensient Technologies Corp.     26,600       1,757,994  
Silgan Holdings, Inc.     56,400       1,752,912  
              5,274,384  
Real Estate (5.8%)                
American Campus Communities, Inc.     20,250       952,358  
CoreSite Realty Corp.     17,600       1,973,312  
CubeSmart     39,200       1,234,016  
Highwoods Properties, Inc.     42,300       2,068,893  
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.     13,800       1,195,908  
              7,424,487  
                 
Utilities (5.0%)                
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.     16,900       1,619,527  
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.     27,500       1,288,650  
New Jersey Resources Corp.     36,600       1,631,262  
ONE Gas, Inc.     20,200       1,890,114  
              6,429,553  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $92,477,302)             125,359,500  
                 
Investment Companies (1.7%)                
                 
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 1.49% (b)     2,144,929       2,144,929  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $2,144,929)             2,144,929  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $94,622,231) — 99.6%(c)             127,504,429  
Other assets in excess of liabilities — 0.4%             466,559  
NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 127,970,988  

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2019.
(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2019

 

Assets:      
Investments, at fair value (cost $94,622,231)   $ 127,504,429  
Dividends receivable     116,384  
Receivable for capital shares issued     475,077  
Prepaid expenses     15,132  
Total Assets     128,111,022  
Liabilities:        
Payable for capital shares redeemed     36,622  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:        
Investment adviser     71,933  
Administration and accounting     2,522  
Custodian     979  
Shareholder servicing fees     10,086  
Transfer agent     4,544  
Trustee     175  
Other     13,173  
Total Liabilities     140,034  
Net Assets   $ 127,970,988  
Composition of Net Assets:        
Paid in capital   $ 94,322,193  
Total distributable earnings/(loss)     33,648,795  
Net Assets   $ 127,970,988  
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)     6,041,038  
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share   $ 21.18  

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2019

 

Investment Income:      
Dividends   $ 1,719,527  
Total Investment Income     1,719,527  
Expenses:        
Investment adviser     786,934  
Administration and accounting     69,176  
Chief compliance officer     8,545  
Custodian     14,116  
Shareholder servicing     117,152  
Transfer agency     36,922  
Trustee     6,520  
Other     57,345  
Total expenses before fee reductions     1,096,710  
Fees contractually reduced by the investment adviser     (46,849 )
Net Expenses     1,049,861  
Net Investment Income     669,666  
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:        
Net realized gains from investment transactions     5,482,240  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     19,428,565  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     24,910,805  
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 25,580,471  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    For the year ended     For the year ended  
    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Investment Activities:                
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 669,666     $ 424,979  
Net realized gains from investment transactions     5,482,240       5,465,977  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     19,428,565       (11,223,623 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     25,580,471       (5,332,667 )
Distributions to shareholders:                
Total Distributions     (5,983,053 )     (4,848,431 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders     (5,983,053 )     (4,848,431 )
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares issued     32,367,481       8,254,682  
Dividends reinvested     5,089,564       4,120,461  
Cost of shares redeemed     (12,160,013 )     (17,260,949 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions     25,297,032       (4,885,806 )
Change in Net Assets     44,894,450       (15,066,904 )
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     83,076,538       98,143,442  
End of period   $ 127,970,988     $ 83,076,538  
Share Transactions:                
Issued     1,572,261       407,232  
Reinvested     245,280       227,650  
Redeemed     (594,242 )     (873,346 )
Change in shares     1,223,299       (238,464 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

                      For the nine              
    For the year     For the year     For the year     months     For the year     For the year  
    ended     ended     ended     ended     ended     ended  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     March 31,     March 31,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2016     2015  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 17.24     $ 19.41     $ 18.46     $ 16.45     $ 19.66     $ 20.43  
                                                 
Investment Activities:                                                
Operations:                                                
Net investment income     0.11       0.09       0.09       0.16       0.08       0.04  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     4.89       (1.21 )     2.02       2.58       (0.38 )     0.66  
Total from investment activities     5.00       (1.12 )     2.11       2.74       (0.30 )     0.70  
Dividends:                                                
Net investment income     (0.09 )     (0.10 )     (0.10 )     (0.17 )     (0.07 )     (0.02 )
Net realized gains from investment transactions     (0.97 )     (0.95 )     (1.06 )     (0.56 )     (2.84 )     (1.45 )
Total dividends     (1.06 )     (1.05 )     (1.16 )     (0.73 )     (2.91 )     (1.47 )
                                                 
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 21.18     $ 17.24     $ 19.41     $ 18.46     $ 16.45     $ 19.66  
                                                 
Total Return     29.15 %     (6.05 )%     11.50 %     16.57 %(a)     (0.80 )%     3.86 %
                                                 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                                
Net assets at end of period (000’s)   $ 127,971     $ 83,077     $ 98,143     $ 85,199     $ 69,754     $ 87,740  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %(b)     1.00 %     1.00 %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     0.64 %     0.44 %     0.47 %     1.14 %(b)     0.45 %     0.17 %
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets(c)     1.04 %     1.05 %     1.03 %     1.06 %(b)     1.06 %     1.01 %
Portfolio turnover rate     22.88 %     22.47 %     27.16 %     14.71 %(a)     38.05 %     28.74 %

 

 

(a) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(b) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) During the periods, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reduction had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments Walden International Equity Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares     Fair Value ($)  
Common Stocks (99.2%)                
Australia (6.7%)                
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.     27,299       472,843  
Brambles Ltd.     34,113       281,119  
Commonwealth Bank of Australia     8,745       491,529  
CSL Ltd.     4,058       787,374  
Origin Energy Ltd.     76,481       454,522  
Telstra Corp. Ltd.     186,700       465,028  
Westpac Banking Corp.     24,925       424,661  
Woodside Petroleum Ltd.     19,197       464,151  
              3,841,227  
Belgium (0.5%)                
Colruyt SA     5,856       305,644  
              305,644  
Canada (8.5%)                
Bank of Montreal     6,130       475,141  
BCE, Inc.     11,100       514,307  
Canadian National Railway Co.     5,074       459,059  
Great-West Lifeco, Inc.     12,649       324,019  
Intact Financial Corp.     4,300       465,038  
Magna International, Inc.     8,900       488,047  
Metro, Inc.     13,400       553,070  
Royal Bank of Canada     6,484       513,117  
The Bank of Nova Scotia     8,900       502,784  
The Toronto-Dominion Bank     9,285       520,816  
              4,815,398  
Denmark (1.8%)                
Novo Nordisk A/S     9,858       571,842  
Novozymes A/S     9,400       460,290  
              1,032,132  
Finland (1.5%)                
Kone OYJ     7,661       500,805  
Nordea Bank AB     47,200       381,932  
              882,737  
France (9.7%)                
Air Liquide SA     5,290       751,786  
Danone SA     8,300       688,871  
Dassault Systemes     2,927       482,754  
Essilor International SA     2,907       444,029  
Imerys SA     9,983       423,025  
Legrand SA     6,214       506,977  
L’Oreal SA     2,400       712,677  
Publicis Groupe SA     9,053       409,873  
Schneider Electric SE     6,500       668,585  
Societe BIC SA     6,100       424,769  
              5,513,346  
Germany (8.7%)                
Allianz SE     1,845       452,375  
Beiersdorf AG     2,649       316,948  
Deutsche Boerse AG     3,056       480,571  
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA     7,758       437,872  
Fuchs Petrolub SE     5,992       298,085  
Hannover Rueck SE     2,400       463,975  
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA     4,900       461,353  
Hugo Boss AG     6,200       300,808  
Merck KGaA     3,586       424,319  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG     1,600       471,982  
SAP AG     6,310       850,325  
              4,958,613  
Hong Kong (3.4%)                
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.     155,400       339,748  
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.     17,220       356,370  
Hysan Development Co. Ltd.     86,000       338,397  
MTR Corp. Ltd.     83,900       497,370  
Sino Land Co., Ltd.     268,000       390,500  
              1,922,385  
Ireland (0.8%)                
Experian PLC     14,071       475,846  
              475,846  
Israel (0.8%)                
Nice Systems Ltd.(a)     3,100       480,748  
              480,748  
Italy (1.5%)                
Snam SpA     78,869       415,530  
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     62,748       419,810  
              835,340  
Japan (22.2%)                
Astellas Pharma, Inc.     27,300       466,401  
Benesse Holdings, Inc.     12,560       330,302  
Canon, Inc.     16,175       441,170  
Central Japan Railway Co.     2,115       425,073  
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.     5,300       488,218  
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.     16,190       501,660  
Denso Corp.     7,000       315,808  
East Japan Railway Co.     4,200       379,161  
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.     805       477,220  
INPEX Corp.     49,200       513,298  
JSR Corp.     17,200       314,414  
Kao Corp.     5,200       428,945  
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.     10,900       322,984  
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.     25,500       487,556  
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.     22,800       577,600  
Nitto Denko Corp.     7,200       404,012  
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.     23,364       502,763  
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.     14,310       399,953  
Oracle Corporation Japan     3,700       336,431  
Oriental Land Co. Ltd.     3,765       513,924  
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     14,850       546,736  
Sysmex Corp.     5,900       401,087  
Terumo Corp.     13,600       480,548  
The Chiba Bank Ltd.     70,900       407,717  
The Hachijuni Bank Ltd.     89,800       391,102  
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.     7,000       390,905  
Toyota Motor Corp.     9,340       657,718  
Trend Micro, Inc.(a)     7,400       378,734  
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.     19,500       333,518  
              12,614,958  
Luxembourg (0.6%)                
Tenaris SA     32,476       367,245  
              367,245  
Netherlands (2.7%)                
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV     23,600       591,410  
Koninklijke Vopak NV     8,600       466,846  
Wolters Kluwer NV     6,754       493,629  
              1,551,885  
Norway (0.8%)                
Statoil ASA     23,542       470,966  
              470,966  
Singapore (1.4%)                
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.     209,350       370,902  
Singapore Exchange Ltd.     67,500       445,385  
              816,287  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (Cont.) Walden International Equity Fund

December 31, 2019

 

Security Description   Shares     Fair Value ($)  
Common Stocks, Continued                
Spain (2.4%)                
Enagas SA     13,235       338,076  
Gas Natural SDG SA     18,400       463,164  
Inditex SA     15,243       539,905  
              1,341,145  
Sweden (2.3%)                
Atlas Copco AB, Class A     10,300       410,714  
Hennes & Mauritz AB     19,766       401,925  
Svenska Handelsbanken AB     44,986       484,531  
              1,297,170  
Switzerland (8.6%)                
ABB Ltd.     18,018       435,060  
Cie Financiere Richemont SA     5,400       423,974  
Givaudan SA     181       566,597  
Nestle SA     8,100       877,707  
Roche Holding AG     3,698       1,199,355  
SGS SA     175       479,153  
Sonova Holding AG-REG     1,830       418,765  
Zurich Insurance Group AG     1,200       492,270  
              4,892,881  
United Kingdom (14.3%)                
Admiral Group PLC     13,700       419,491  
Compass Group PLC     25,000       626,176  
Croda International PLC     5,575       378,590  
Investec PLC     60,916       358,679  
ITV PLC     155,179       311,423  
Johnson Matthey PLC     11,400       453,520  
London Stock Exchange Group PLC     6,576       679,145  
Marks & Spencer Group PLC     141,600       401,501  
National Grid PLC     47,157       592,529  
Next PLC     4,590       427,313  
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     5,600       454,684  
RELX PLC     19,100       481,766  
Sage Group PLC     41,182       409,139  
Schroders PLC     6,790       301,905  
Smith & Nephew PLC     22,159       535,204  
Smiths Group PLC     18,900       422,489  
Unilever PLC     9,200       526,613  
WPP PLC     22,392       315,085  
              8,095,252  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $49,912,752)             56,511,205  
                 
Investment Companies (1.1%)                
                 
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 1.49% (b)     614,788       614,788  
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES (Cost $614,788)             614,788  
                 
Total Investments (Cost $50,527,540) — 100.3% (c)             57,125,993  
Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.3)%             (166,318 )
NET ASSETS — 100.0%           $ 56,959,675  

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Rate disclosed is the seven day yield as of December 31, 2019.
(c) See Federal Tax Information listed in the Notes to the Financial Statements.

 

PLC Public Limited Company

 

The Fund invested, as a percentage of net assets at value, in the following industries as of December 31, 2019:

 

    Percentage of Total  
Industry   Net Assets  
Financials     20.6 %
Industrials     14.7  
Health Care     11.7  
Consumer Discretionary     10.5  
Consumer Staples     10.4  
Materials     7.2  
Information Technology     6.8  
Energy     6.0  
Communication Services     5.2  
Real Estate     3.5  
Utilities     2.6  
Investment Companies     1.1  
Other net assets     (0.3 )
Total     100.0 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements Walden International Equity Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2019

 

Assets:      
Investments, at fair value (cost $50,527,540)   $ 57,125,993  
Foreign currency, at fair value (cost $8,739)     8,796  
Dividends receivable     52,400  
Receivable for capital shares issued     30,600  
Receivable for tax reclaims     82,044  
Prepaid expenses     3,156  
Total Assets     57,302,989  
Liabilities:        
Payable for investments purchased     290,928  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities:        
Investment adviser     35,638  
Administration and accounting     4,669  
Custodian     1,695  
Transfer agent     3,326  
Trustee     74  
Other     6,984  
Total Liabilities     343,314  
Net Assets   $ 56,959,675  
Composition of Net Assets:        
Paid in capital   $ 50,469,516  
Total distributable earnings/(loss)     6,490,159  
Net Assets   $ 56,959,675  
Shares outstanding (par value $0.01, unlimited number of shares authorized)     4,908,326  
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption price per share   $ 11.60  

 

Statement of Operations

For the year ended December 31, 2019

 

Investment Income:      
Dividends   $ 1,617,385  
Less: Foreign tax withholding     (153,196 )
Total Investment Income     1,464,189  
Expenses:        
Investment adviser     370,316  
Administration and accounting     53,739  
Chief compliance officer     4,181  
Custodian     23,510  
Transfer agency     28,575  
Trustee     3,166  
Other     21,164  
Gross expense before recoupment     504,651  
Recoupment of prior expenses reimbursed by the investment adviser     7,793  
Total expenses     512,444  
Net Expenses     512,444  
Net Investment Income     951,745  
Net Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments:        
Net realized gains from investment securities and foreign currency transactions     156,236  
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investment securities and foreign currency transactions     7,758,251  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     7,914,487  
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 8,866,232  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements Walden International Equity Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    For the year ended     For the year ended  
    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Investment Activities:                
Operations:                
Net investment income   $ 951,745     $ 665,831  
Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions     156,236       (80,636 )
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments     7,758,251       (5,048,658 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     8,866,232       (4,463,463 )
Distributions to shareholders:                
Total Distributions     (929,213 )     (649,752 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from distributions to shareholders     (929,213 )     (649,752 )
Capital Share Transactions:                
Proceeds from shares issued     10,921,617       3,925,039  
Dividends reinvested     611,610       416,559  
Cost of shares redeemed     (1,566,941 )     (1,406,297 )
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions     9,966,286       2,935,301  
Change in Net Assets     17,903,305       (2,177,914 )
Net Assets:                
Beginning of period     39,056,370       41,234,284  
End of period   $ 56,959,675     $ 39,056,370  
Share Transactions:                
Issued     1,010,684       361,674  
Reinvested     54,029       42,077  
Redeemed     (148,651 )     (136,574 )
Change in shares     916,062       267,177  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

                      For the nine     Period  
    For the year     For the year     For the year     months     June 9, 2015  
    ended     ended     ended     ended     through  
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     March 31,  
      2019       2018       2017       2016      

2016(a)

 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.78     $ 11.07     $ 9.34     $ 9.45     $ 10.00  
                                         
Investment Activities:                                        
Operations:                                        
Net investment income     0.20       0.17       0.13       0.12       0.08  
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments     1.81       (1.29 )     1.73       (0.06 )     (0.59 )
Total from investment activities     2.01       (1.12 )     1.86       0.06       (0.51 )
Dividends:                                        
Net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.17 )     (0.13 )     (0.17 )     (0.04 )
Net realized gains from investment transactions                              
Total dividends     (0.19 )     (0.17 )     (0.13 )     (0.17 )     (0.04 )
                                         
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 11.60     $ 9.78     $ 11.07     $ 9.34     $ 9.45  
                                         
Total Return     20.62 %     (10.18 )%     19.92 %     0.62 %(b)     (5.09 )%(b)
                                         
Ratios/Supplemental Data:                                        
Net assets at end of period (000’s)    $ 56,960      $ 39,056      $ 41,234      $ 14,713      $ 12,786  
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets     1.04 %     1.15 %     1.15 %     1.15 %(c)     1.15 %(c)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets     1.93 %     1.57 %     1.57 %     1.87 %(c)     1.22 %(c)
Ratio of expenses (before fee reductions or recoupment of fees previously reimbursed by the investment adviser) to average net assets(d)     1.02 %     1.17 %     1.31 %     1.86 %(c)     2.21 %(c)
Portfolio turnover rate     10.70 %     3.44 %     10.16 %     4.90 %(b)     5.11 %(b)

 

 

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

(a) Commencement of operations on June 9, 2015.
(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) During the periods, certain fees were reduced or recouped by the investment adviser. If such fee reductions/recoupments had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2019

 

1. Organization:

 

The Boston Trust Walden Funds (formerly The Boston Trust & Walden Funds) (the “Trust”) was organized on January 8, 1992 as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust contains the following funds (individually a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”), each of which are registered as a diversified Fund under the 1940 Act:

 

Fund   Short Name
Boston Trust Asset Management Fund   Asset Management Fund
Boston Trust Equity Fund   Equity Fund
Boston Trust Midcap Fund   Midcap Fund
Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund   SMID Cap Fund
Boston Trust Small Cap Fund   Small Cap Fund
Walden Balanced Fund (formerly Walden Asset Management Fund)*   Walden Balanced Fund
Walden Equity Fund   Walden Equity Fund
Walden Midcap Fund   Walden Midcap Fund
Walden SMID Cap Fund   Walden SMID Cap Fund
Walden Small Cap Fund   Walden Small Cap Fund
Walden International Equity Fund   Walden International Equity Fund

 

 

 

* The Fund changed its name effective September 4, 2019.

 

The investment objective of the Asset Management Fund and Walden Balanced Fund is to seek long-term capital growth and income through an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments. The investment objective of the Equity Fund and Walden Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks. The investment objective of the Midcap Fund and Walden Midcap Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of middle capitalization companies. The investment objective of the SMID Cap Fund and Walden SMID Cap Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of small to middle capitalization companies. The investment objective of the Small Cap Fund and Walden Small Cap Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks of small capitalization companies. The investment objective of the Walden International Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of equities of international companies.

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with its vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect risk of loss to be remote.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the 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 may differ from those estimates.

 

The Funds are investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, “Financial Services - Investment Companies”.

 

Security Valuation:

 

The Funds record their investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as 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. The valuation techniques used to determine fair value are further described below.

 

The value of each equity security, including common stocks, is based either on the last sale price on a national securities exchange, or in the absence of recorded sales, at the closing bid price on such exchanges, or at the quoted bid price in the over-the-counter market. Equity securities traded on the NASDAQ stock market are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S dollars using currency exchange rates. Prices for most securities held in the Funds are provided daily by a recognized independent pricing service.

 

Bonds and other fixed income securities (other than short-term obligations but including listed issues) are provided by an independent pricing service, the use of which has been approved by the Board of Trustees (“Board”). In making such valuations, the pricing service utilizes both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, and trading characteristics other than market data and without exclusive reliance upon quoted prices or exchanges or over-the-counter prices, since such valuations are believed to reflect more accurately the fair value of such securities. All debt portfolio securities with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

The Trust may use a pricing service to value certain portfolio securities where the prices provided are believed to reflect the fair value of such securities. If market prices are not readily available or, in the opinion of the Adviser, market prices do not reflect fair value, or if an event occurs after the close of trading on the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (but prior to the time the NAV is calculated) that materially affects fair value, the Adviser will value the Funds’ assets at their fair value according to policies approved by the Board. The Adviser believes that foreign security values may be affected by volatility that occurs in global markets on a trading day after the close of any given foreign securities markets. The fair valuation procedures, therefore, include a procedure whereby foreign security prices may be “fair valued” by an independent pricing service through the use of factors which take such volatility into account.

 

Investments in investment companies and money market funds are valued at NAV per share.

 

Continued

 

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Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2019

 

Fair Value Measurements:

 

The valuation techniques employed by the Funds, as described above in Security Valuation, maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs in determining fair value. The inputs used for valuing the Funds’ investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

The inputs or methodology used to value investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.

 

Pursuant to the valuation techniques described above in Security Valuation, equity securities are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy (unless there is a fair valuation event, in which case affected securities are generally categorized as Level 2 securities). Fixed income securities, including those with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, are generally categorized as Level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy. Open-ended investment companies and money market funds are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Investments for which there are no quotations available, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser under the direction of the Board. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

The following is a summary of the valuation inputs used as of December 31, 2019 in valuing the Funds’ investments based on the three levels defined above:

 

          Level 2     Total  
    Level 1     Other Significant     Investments  
Fund Name   Quoted Prices     Observable Inputs     in Securities  
Asset Management Fund                        
Common Stocks1   $ 496,631,523     $     $ 496,631,523  
Corporate Bonds1           15,765,976       15,765,976  
Municipal Bonds2           21,741,611       21,741,611  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations           76,296,574       76,296,574  
Investment Companies     12,086,947             12,086,947  
Total     508,718,470       113,804,161       622,522,631  
                         
Equity Fund                        
Common Stocks1     158,831,365             158,831,365  
Investment Companies     786,177             786,177  
Total     159,617,542             159,617,542  
                         
Midcap Fund                        
Common Stocks1     143,457,692             143,457,692  
Investment Companies     2,224,127             2,224,127  
Total     145,681,819             145,681,819  
                         
SMID Cap Fund                        
Common Stocks1     124,560,989             124,560,989  
Investment Companies     1,691,214             1,691,214  
Total     126,252,203             126,252,203  
                         
Small Cap Fund                        
Common Stocks1     231,722,286             231,722,286  
Investment Companies     3,445,871             3,445,871  
Total     235,168,157             235,168,157  
                         
Walden Balanced Fund                        
Common Stocks1     116,490,498             116,490,498  
Certificate of Deposit           200,796       200,796  
Corporate Bonds1           4,356,084       4,356,084  
Municipal Bonds2           3,223,579       3,223,579  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations           30,822,479       30,822,479  
Investment Companies     2,521,206             2,521,206  
Total     119,011,704       38,602,938       157,614,642  
                         
Walden Equity Fund                        
Common Stocks1     246,390,656             246,390,656  
Investment Companies     1,713,352             1,713,352  
Total     248,104,008             248,104,008  
                         
Walden Midcap Fund                        
Common Stocks1     61,491,084             61,491,084  
Investment Companies     867,497             867,497  
Total     62,358,581             62,358,581  

 

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          Level 2     Total  
    Level 1     Other Significant     Investments  
Fund Name   Quoted Prices     Observable Inputs     in Securities  
Walden SMID Cap Fund                        
Common Stocks1   $ 60,977,391     $     $ 60,977,391  
Investment Companies     566,745             566,745  
Total     61,544,136             61,544,136  
                         
Walden Small Cap Fund                        
Common Stocks1     125,359,500             125,359,500  
Investment Companies     2,144,929             2,144,929  
Total     127,504,429             127,504,429  
                         
Walden International Equity Fund                        
Common Stocks3                        
Auto Components     488,047       315,808       803,855  
Banks     2,011,858       3,957,421       5,969,279  
Diversified Telecommunication Services     514,307       1,042,628       1,556,935  
Food & Staples Retailing     553,070       897,054       1,450,124  
Insurance     789,057       2,690,998       3,480,055  
Road & Rail     459,059       1,672,506       2,131,565  
Other Common Stocks           41,119,392       41,119,392  
Investment Companies     614,788             614,788  
Total     5,430,186       51,695,807       57,125,993  

 

 

1       For detailed industry classifications, see the accompanying Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

2       For detailed State descriptions, see the accompanying Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

3       For detailed Country classifications, see the accompanying Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

 

Investment Transactions and Related Income:

 

Investment transactions are accounted for no later than one business day after trade date. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Investment gains and losses are calculated on an identified cost basis. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization or accretion of premium or discount based on effective yield. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except in the case of certain foreign securities, in which case dividends are recorded as soon as such information becomes available.

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts:

 

The Funds may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), which report information on the source of their distribution annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.

 

Expenses:

 

Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to that Fund. Expenses relating to the Trust are allocated proportionately to each Fund within the Trust according to the relative net assets of each Fund or on another reasonable basis.

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends to shareholders from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually by the Funds. Dividends to shareholders from net realized gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually by the Funds. The amounts of distributions to shareholders from net investment income and of distributions from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

Federal Income Taxes:

 

Each Fund qualifies and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to make distributions from net investment income and from net realized capital gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

Management has reviewed tax positions taken in tax years that remain subject to examination by all major tax jurisdictions, including U.S. Federal (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable) and believes that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken as of and during the year ended December 31, 2019. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits, as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations as incurred. There is no income tax noted as due for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions:

 

The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Non-U.S. dollar denominated amounts are translated into U.S. dollars as follows, with the resultant exchange gains and losses recorded in the Statements of Operations:

 

i) Value of investment securities and other assets and liabilities at the exchange rate on the valuation date; and

ii) Purchases and sales of Investment securities and income and expenses at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective date of such transactions.

 

The Funds do not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in the exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

 

Investment income from non-U.S. sources received by a Fund is generally subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes at rates ranging up to 30%. Such withholding taxes may be reduced or eliminated under the terms of applicable U.S. income tax treaties. The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes on gains in investments or currency repatriation. The Funds accrue such taxes, as applicable, based on their current interpretation of tax rules in the foreign markets in which they invest.

 

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New Accounting Pronouncements:

 

In March 2017, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-08 “Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities” (“ASU 2017-08”), which shortens the premium amortization period for purchased non-contingently callable debt securities. ASU 2017-08 specifies that the premium amortization period ends at the earliest call date for purchased non-contingently callable debt securities. ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Funds have adopted ASU 2017-08 on a modified retrospective basis as of January 1, 2019. The adoption of ASU 2017-08 did not have a significant impact on the amortized cost of investments as of January 1, 2019, and had no impact on beginning net assets, the current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

 

3. Related Party Transactions and Other Service Arrangements:

 

Investment Adviser:

 

The Trust, with respect to the Funds, and the Adviser are parties to an Investment Advisory Agreement under which the Adviser is entitled to receive an annual fee, computed daily and paid monthly, equal to the average daily net assets of each Fund, at the following annual percentage rates before contractual waivers:

 

Fund   Fee Rate  
Asset Management Fund     0.73 %*
Equity Fund     0.75 %
Midcap Fund     0.75 %
SMID Cap Fund     0.75 %
Small Cap Fund     0.75 %

 

Fund   Fee Rate  
Walden Balanced Fund     0.75 %
Walden Equity Fund     0.75 %
Walden Midcap Fund     0.75 %
Walden SMID Cap Fund     0.75 %
Walden Small Cap Fund     0.75 %
Walden International Equity Fund     0.75 %

 

 

 

* Effective rate for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Asset Management Fund has an Investment Management Agreement with the Adviser under which the Fund pays: (a) 0.75% of the first $500 million of average daily net assets; (b) 0.50% of average daily net assets in excess of $500 million.

 

Additionally, two trustees of the Trust are officers of the Adviser or its affiliate, and an officer of the Trust is an officer of the Adviser. These persons are not paid directly by the Funds.

 

Administration and Fund Accounting:

 

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi”) serves the Funds as administrator. Citi provides administrative and fund accounting services for a fee that is computed daily and paid monthly, based on the aggregate daily net assets of the Trust plus certain base fees.

 

Certain officers of the Trust are affiliated with Citi. Such persons were paid no fees directly by the Funds for serving as Officers of the Trust. Citi makes an employee available to serve as the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) under a Compliance Service Agreement between the Funds and Citi (the “CCO Agreement”). Under the CCO Agreement, Citi also provides infrastructure and support in implementing the written policies and procedures comprising the Trust’s compliance program, including support services to the CCO. For the services provided under the CCO Agreement, the Funds paid Citi $150,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019, plus certain out of pocket expenses. Citi pays the salary and other compensation earned by the CCO as an employee of Citi.

 

Distribution:

 

Foreside Financial Services, LLC (“Foreside”), which is not affiliated with Citi or the Adviser, serves as the Funds’ distribution agent. Fees for these services are paid monthly by the Adviser and not by the Funds.

 

Shareholder Services:

 

The Funds may enter into shareholder services agreements with investment advisers, banks, trust companies and other types of organizations (“Authorized Service Providers”), which may include affiliates of the Funds, for providing administrative services with respect to shares of the Funds attributable to or held in the name of the Authorized Service Provider for its clients or other parties with whom they have a servicing relationship. Fees paid by the Funds under shareholder services agreements may not exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund and are presented separately on the Statements of Operations. Affiliates of the Funds did not receive any fees during the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Custodian and Transfer Agency:

 

Boston Trust Walden Company (formally Boston Trust & Investment Management Company) (“Boston Trust”), the parent company of the Adviser, acts as the Funds’ transfer agent. Under the transfer agency agreement, Boston Trust receives a fixed fee of $18,000 annually per fund, accrued daily and paid monthly for its services. Under a sub-transfer agency agreement, FIS Investor Services, LLC receives a fixed annual fee accrued daily and paid monthly, plus annual per account fees and certain out of pocket expenses for its services to the Trust. Expenses incurred under the transfer agency agreement and sub-transfer agency agreement are presented collectively as “Transfer Agency” expenses on the Statements of Operations.

 

Boston Trust acts as the Funds’ custodian, with the exception of the Walden International Equity Fund. Under the custody agreement, Boston Trust receives an annual asset based fee of 0.014% of the value of securities held. Citibank, N.A. receives sub-custodian fees from Boston Trust for each Fund except the Walden International Equity Fund. Under a separate custody agreement, Citibank, N.A., an affiliate of Citi, serves as custodian for the Walden International Equity Fund and receives a fee based on a percentage of assets held on behalf of the Walden International Equity Fund, transaction fees and certain out of pocket expenses for its services. Such percentages vary by the jurisdiction in which the assets are held.

 

Fee Reductions:

 

The Adviser has agreed to reduce its fees payable by the Funds to the extent necessary, exclusive of brokerage costs, interest, taxes, dividends, litigation, indemnification, expenses associated with the investments in underlying investment companies and extraordinary expenses (as determined under GAAP) of each Fund, except the SMID Cap Fund and the Walden International Equity Fund, to 1.00% of the average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed to reduce its fees payable by the SMID Cap Fund and the Walden International Equity Fund to the extent necessary, subject to certain exclusions, to limit the aggregate annual operating expenses of the SMID Cap Fund to 0.75% of its average daily net assets and the Walden International Equity Fund to 1.10% of its average daily net assets. Prior to May 1, 2019, the contractual expense limitation for the Walden International Equity Fund was 1.15%. Any such reductions made by the Adviser in its fees or in the payment or reimbursement of expenses that are a Fund’s obligation may be subject to repayment by the Fund within three years provided the Fund receiving the reduction, payment or reimbursement is able to effect such repayment and remain in compliance with applicable expense limitations. The expense limitation agreement shall automatically renew effective May 1 of every year until the Adviser provides written notice of non-renewal to the Trust.

 

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Pursuant to its agreement, the Adviser reimbursed, and has yet to recoup, fees in the following amounts for the years ended December 31, 2017 (expiring 12/31/2020), December 31, 2018 (expiring 12/31/2021) and December 31, 2019 (expiring 12/31/2022):

 

Fund   Amount     Expires
Midcap Fund   $ 42,703     12/31/2022
             
SMID Cap Fund     87,452     12/31/2020
      168,823     12/31/2021
      170,506     12/31/2022
             
Small Cap Fund     58,104     12/31/2020
      261,419     12/31/2021
      168,952     12/31/2022

 

Fund   Amount     Expires
Walden Balanced Fund   $ 28,580     12/31/2020
      45,249     12/31/2021
      34,853     12/31/2022
             
Walden Equity Fund     138,810     12/31/2020
      166,166     12/31/2021
      158,316     12/31/2022
             
Walden Midcap Fund     4,010     12/31/2020
             
Walden SMID Cap Fund     33,179     12/31/2020
      42,347     12/31/2021
      36,311     12/31/2022
             
Walden Small Cap Fund     26,962     12/31/2020
      48,303     12/31/2021
      46,849     12/31/2022
             
Walden International Equity Fund     47,374     12/31/2020
      7,070     12/31/2021

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Adviser recouped $569 and $7,793 from the Walden Midcap Fund and Walden International Equity Fund, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2019, the Adviser may recoup amounts from the Funds as follows:

 

Total Potential Recoupment      
Asset Management Fund   $  
Equity Fund      
Midcap Fund     42,703  
SMID Cap Fund     426,781  
Small Cap Fund     488,475  

 

Total Potential Recoupment      
Walden Balanced Fund   $ 108,682  
Walden Equity Fund     463,292  
Walden Midcap Fund     4,010  
Walden SMID Cap Fund     111,837  
Walden Small Cap Fund     122,114  
Walden International Equity Fund     54,444  

 

In-Kind Subscriptions and Redemptions:

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Asset Management Fund acquired securities and other assets from a common trust fund managed by the Adviser, the Boston Trust Managed Growth Fund. The subscription proceeds were accomplished through an in-kind contribution of investments and other assets. The contribution was not a taxable event under the provisions of Section 584 of the Internal Revenue Code, and therefore the historical cost basis of those investments was carried forward. The Asset Management Fund issued 808,358 shares to the holders of Boston Trust Managed Growth Fund in exchange for investments and other assets valued at $43,771,772. The value and historical cost of the contributed investments was $43,613,987 and $16,186,943, respectively, which was carried forward to align the ongoing reporting of realized and unrealized gains and losses for tax purposes.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Funds delivered securities in exchange for the redemption of shares (redemptions in-kind) as follows:

 

          Fund Shares     Realized  
Fund   Fair Value     Redeemed     Gain/(Loss)  
Asset Management Fund   $ 5,777,713       118,834     $ 5,029,044  
Small Cap Fund     119,901,316       8,413,292       42,132,134  

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, there were no in-kind subscriptions or redemptions.

 

Interfund Lending:

 

Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Funds may participate in an interfund lending program (the “Program”). The Program provides an alternative credit facility under which the Funds may lend to, or borrow from, one another, consistent with each Fund’s investment objectives, limitations and organization documents. The Program provides a borrowing Fund with a source of liquidity at a rate lower than the bank borrowing rate at times when the cash position of the Fund is insufficient to meet temporary cash requirements. In addition, Funds making short-term cash loans directly to other Funds would earn interest at a rate higher than they otherwise could obtain from investing their cash in repurchase agreements or certain other short-term money market instruments. Interfund loans have a maximum duration of seven days and may be called on one business day’s notice. Any open loans at period end are presented under the caption “Payable” for interfund lending in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. As of December 31, 2019, the Funds had no outstanding loans to or from another fund under the Program. The Funds’ activity in the Program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:

 

    Borrower or   Weighted
Average
Loan
    Days     Weighted
Average
Annualized
    Interest
Income
 
Fund   Lender   Balance     Outstanding     Interest Rate     (Expense)  
Asset Management Fund   Lender   $ 1,032,360       5       3.63 %   $ 550  
SMID Cap Fund   Borrower     243,855       4       3.56       (97 )
Walden Equity Fund   Borrower     4,186,378       1       3.90       (453 )

 

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4. Purchases and Sales of Securities:

 

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of securities, excluding in-kinds, short-term securities and U.S. Government securities, for the Funds for the year ended December 31, 2019, totaled:

 

          Sales and  
Fund   Purchases     Maturities  
Asset Management Fund   $ 35,346,517     $ 14,360,972  
Equity Fund     3,752,516       8,058,262  
Midcap Fund     65,803,156       20,142,389  
SMID Cap Fund     53,440,200       21,188,497  
Small Cap Fund     101,134,749       56,083,334  
Walden Balanced Fund     16,883,315       7,670,294  
Walden Equity Fund     23,511,858       26,275,089  
Walden Midcap Fund     15,807,190       12,442,124  
Walden SMID Cap Fund     16,664,734       16,328,055  
Walden Small Cap Fund     42,325,042       23,742,917  
Walden International Equity Fund     15,221,960       5,170,845  

 

Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of U.S. Government Securities, excluding short-term securities, for the Funds for the year ended December 31, 2019, totaled:

 

          Sales and  
Fund   Purchases     Maturities  
Asset Management Fund   $ 16,960,605     $ 15,229,492  
Walden Balanced Fund     8,749,446       10,704,277  

 

5. Federal Income Tax Information:

 

At December 31, 2019, the cost, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation on investments, for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

                      Net Unrealized  
          Gross Tax Unrealized     Gross Tax Unrealized     Appreciation  
Fund   Tax Cost     Appreciation     (Depreciation)     (Depreciation)  
Asset Management Fund   $ 316,873,885     $ 305,854,880     $ (206,134 )   $ 305,648,746  
Equity Fund     61,465,057       98,244,993       (92,508 )     98,152,485  
Midcap Fund     108,760,795       38,569,814       (1,648,790 )     36,921,024  
SMID Cap Fund     110,053,903       17,716,364       (1,518,064 )     16,198,300  
Small Cap Fund     180,047,048       58,735,966       (3,614,857 )     55,121,109  
Walden Balanced Fund     95,781,580       62,333,817       (500,755 )     61,833,062  
Walden Equity Fund     112,799,891       136,289,638       (985,521 )     135,304,117  
Walden Midcap Fund     42,270,239       21,161,100       (1,072,758 )     20,088,342  
Walden SMID Cap Fund     45,119,099       17,256,013       (830,976 )     16,425,037  
Walden Small Cap Fund     94,879,295       34,164,047       (1,538,913 )     32,625,134  
Walden International Equity Fund     50,527,563       8,888,348       (2,289,918 )     6,598,430  
                                 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

      Distributions paid from          
              Net Long Term       Total Taxable  
Fund     Ordinary Income       Capital Gains       Distributions  
Asset Management Fund   $ 5,391,202     $ 350,942     $ 5,742,144  
Equity Fund     1,281,596       160,867       1,442,463  
Midcap Fund     1,776,041       3,369,743       5,145,784  
SMID Cap Fund     1,290,766       1,944,006       3,234,772  
Small Cap Fund     1,133,540       14,436,243       15,569,783  
Walden Balanced Fund     1,608,080       906,163       2,514,243  
Walden Equity Fund     2,122,863       5,237,707       7,360,570  
Walden Midcap Fund     559,523       3,373,441       3,932,964  
Walden SMID Cap Fund     462,200       2,606,462       3,068,662  
Walden Small Cap Fund     526,851       5,456,202       5,983,053  
Walden International Equity Fund     929,213             929,213  

 

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The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

      Distributions paid from          
              Net Long Term       Total Taxable  
Fund     Ordinary Income       Capital Gains       Distributions  
Asset Management Fund   $ 5,150,766     $ 14,055,703     $ 19,206,469  
Equity Fund     1,242,397       1,000,925       2,243,322  
Midcap Fund     670,067       3,347,813       4,017,880  
SMID Cap Fund     1,300,219       120,329       1,420,548  
Small Cap Fund     3,182,004       31,455,328       34,637,332  
Walden Balanced Fund     1,300,957       1,299,859       2,600,816  
Walden Equity Fund     1,698,265       2,456,934       4,155,199  
Walden Midcap Fund     498,682       2,565,361       3,064,043  
Walden SMID Cap Fund     400,299       1,722,942       2,123,241  
Walden Small Cap Fund     424,979       4,423,452       4,848,431  
Walden International Equity Fund     649,752             649,752  

 

As of December 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

          Undistributed                       Total  
    Undistributed     Long-Term           Accumulated     Unrealized     Distributable  
    Ordinary     Capital     Accumulated     Capital and     Appreciation     Earnings  
Fund   Income     Gains     Earnings     Other Losses     (Depreciation)1     (Deficit)  
Asset Management Fund   $ 38,055     $ 1,182,131     $ 1,220,186     $     $ 305,648,746     $ 306,868,932  
Equity Fund           890,196       890,196             98,152,485       99,042,681  
Midcap Fund     156,456       367,330       523,786             36,921,024       37,444,810  
SMID Cap Fund           281,448       281,448       (50,957 )     16,198,300       16,428,791  
Small Cap Fund     344,160       1,775,234       2,119,394             55,121,109       57,240,503  
Walden Balanced Fund     162,256       267,711       429,967             61,833,062       62,263,029  
Walden Equity Fund     134,292       2,466,248       2,600,540             135,304,117       137,904,657  
Walden Midcap Fund     54,166       494,755       548,921             20,088,342       20,637,263  
Walden SMID Cap Fund     18,518       359,614       378,132             16,425,037       16,803,169  
Walden Small Cap Fund     65,530       958,131       1,023,661             32,625,134       33,648,795  
Walden International Equity Fund     6,819             6,819       (114,689 )     6,598,029       6,490,159  

 

 

 

1 The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales and return of capital distributions from REIT securities and other investments.

 

As of the end of its tax year ended December 31, 2019, the following Funds have a net capital loss carry forwards (“CLCFs”) not subject to expiration as summarized in the tables below. The Board does not intend to authorize a distribution of any realized gain for the Fund until any applicable CLCF has been offset or expires.

 

Fund   Long Term Amount     Total  
Walden International Equity Fund   $ 114,689     $ 114,689  

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the following Funds utilized capital loss carry forwards to offset realized capital gains:

 

Fund   Total  
Walden International Equity Fund   $ 120,432  

 

Under current tax law, certain net investment losses and capital losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The following Funds deferred losses as follows:

 

    Post October  
Fund   Capital Losses  
SMID Cap Fund   $ 50,957  

 

As of December 31, 2019, the following reclassifications have been made on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities to increase (decrease) such accounts with offsetting adjustments as indicated:

 

    Total Distributable        
Fund   Earnings     Paid in Capital  
Asset Management Fund   $ (5,029,044 )   $ 5,029,044  
Midcap Fund     (99,792 )     99,792  
SMID Cap Fund     (110,290 )     110,290  
Small Cap Fund     (42,098,363 )     42,098,363  
Walden Equity Fund     (1 )     1  
Walden Midcap     (53,007 )     53,007  
Walden SMID Cap Fund     (36,544 )     36,544  
Walden Small Cap Fund     (132,837 )     132,837  

 

These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g. return of capital, distribution reclass, foreign currency reclass, and equalization), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g. wash sales and post October losses) do not require reclassification. To the extent dividends to shareholders exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes, they are reported as returns of capital.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2019

 

6. Control Ownership and Principal Holders:

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a Fund creates presumptions of control of the Fund under section 2 (a)(9) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2019, the Funds had individual shareholder accounts and/or omnibus shareholder accounts (comprised of a group of individual shareholders), owning more than 25% of the total shares outstanding of the Fund as detailed below.

 

        Percentage of  
Fund   Control Ownership   Ownership  
Asset Management Fund   US Bank N.A.     87.37 %
Equity Fund   US Bank N.A.     94.34  
Midcap Fund   US Bank N.A.     48.33  
SMID Cap Fund   National Financial Services     63.51  
Walden Balanced Fund   US Bank N.A.     56.73  
Walden Equity Fund   US Bank N.A.     29.19  
Walden Midcap Fund   US Bank N.A.     75.15  
Walden SMID Cap Fund   US Bank N.A.     52.77  
Walden Small Cap Fund   US Bank N.A.     36.68  
Walden International Equity Fund   US Bank N.A.     86.52  

 

7. Subsequent Events:

 

Effective February 4, 2020, the Boston Trust Small Cap Fund changed its name to the Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund.

 

Management has evaluated events and transactions through the date these financial statements were issued and concluded no additional subsequent events required recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Boston Trust Walden Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of Boston Trust Walden Funds comprising the funds listed below (the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2019, the related statements of operations, the statements of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2019, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

      Statements of       Statements of Changes       Financial  
Fund Name     Operations       in Net Assets       Highlights  
Boston Trust Asset Management Fund     For the year ended December 31, 2019       For the two years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018       For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, for the period ended December 31, 2016 and for the years ended March 31, 2016 and 2015  
Boston Trust Equity Fund    
Boston Trust Midcap Fund    
Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund    
Boston Trust Small Cap Fund    
Walden Balanced Fund                        
Walden Equity Fund                        
Walden Midcap Fund                        
Walden SMID Cap Fund                        
Walden Small Cap Fund                        
Walden International Equity Fund     For the year ended December 31, 2019       For the two years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018       For the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, for the period ended December 31, 2016 and for the period ended March 31, 2016  

 

Basis for Opinion

 

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

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the Funds’ auditor since 2008.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

Cleveland, Ohio

February 21, 2020

 

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Supplementary Information (Unaudited) December 31, 2019

 

Federal Income Tax Information:

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the Funds declared long-term realized gain distributions in the following amounts:

 

Fund   Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions  
Asset Management Fund   $ 350,942  
Equity Fund     160,867  
Midcap Fund     3,369,743  
SMID Cap Fund     1,944,006  
Small Cap Fund     14,436,243  
Walden Balanced Fund     906,163  
Walden Equity Fund     5,237,707  
Walden Midcap Fund     3,373,441  
Walden SMID Cap Fund     2,606,462  
Walden Small Cap Fund     5,456,202  

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the Funds declared short-term realized gain distributions in the following amounts:

 

Fund   Short-Term Capital Gains Distributions  
Midcap Fund   $ 1,136,363  
SMID Cap Fund     661,414  
Small Cap Fund     30,527  
Walden Balanced Fund     152,946  
Walden Equity Fund     251,786  
Walden Midcap Fund     243,862  
Walden SMID Cap Fund     151,337  

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the following percentage of the total ordinary income distributions paid by the Funds qualify for the distributions received deduction available to corporate shareholders.

 

Fund   Distribution Received Deduction  
Asset Management Fund     100.00 %
Equity Fund     100.00  
Midcap Fund     79.11  
SMID Cap Fund     84.00  
Small Cap Fund     100.00  
Walden Balanced Fund     100.00  
Walden Equity Fund     100.00  
Walden Midcap Fund     100.00  
Walden SMID Cap Fund     100.00  
Walden Small Cap Fund     100.00  

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, distributions paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Funds intend to designate the maximum amount allowable as taxed at a maximum rate of 15%. Complete information will be reported in conjunction with your 2019 Form 1099-DIV.

 

Fund   Qualified Dividend Income  
Asset Management Fund     100.00 %
Equity Fund     100.00  
Midcap Fund     82.52  
SMID cap Fund     85.83  
Small Cap Fund     100.00  
Walden Balanced Fund     100.00  
Walden Equity Fund     100.00  
Walden Midcap Fund     100.00  
Walden SMID Cap Fund     100.00  
Walden Small Cap Fund     100.00  
Walden International Equity Fund     100.00  

 

The following Funds intend to elect to pass through to shareholders the income tax credit for taxes paid to foreign countries. Foreign source income and foreign tax expense per outstanding share on December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

    Foreign Source Income     Foreign Tax Expense  
Fund   Per Share     Per Share  
Walden International Equity Fund   $ 0.33     $ 0.03  

 

The pass-through of this foreign tax credit will only affect those persons who are shareholders on the dividend record date in December 2019. These shareholders will receive more detailed information along with their 2019 Form 1099-DIV.

 

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Supplementary Information (Unaudited)   December 31, 2019

 

Table of Shareholder Expenses:

 

As a shareholder of the Trust, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Boston Trust Walden Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect the costs incurred by the Funds for buying and selling securities. The Funds do not charge transaction fees, such as redemption fees, nor do the Funds charge a sales charge (load). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

                      Annualized  
    Beginning     Ending     Expenses Paid     Expense Ratio  
    Account Value     Account Value     During Period1     During Period  
    7/1/19     12/31/19     7/1/19 - 12/31/19     7/1/19 - 12/31/19  
Asset Management Fund   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,093.80     $ 4.70       0.89 %
Equity Fund     1,000.00       1,113.70       4.85       0.91  
Midcap Fund     1,000.00       1,073.60       5.23       1.00  
SMID Cap Fund     1,000.00       1,066.30       3.91       0.75  
Small Cap Fund     1,000.00       1,077.10       5.24       1.00  
Walden Balanced Fund     1,000.00       1,087.80       5.26       1.00  
Walden Equity Fund     1,000.00       1,114.90       5.33       1.00  
Walden Midcap Fund     1,000.00       1,072.40       5.22       1.00  
Walden SMID Cap Fund     1,000.00       1,061.80       5.20       1.00  
Walden Small Cap Fund     1,000.00       1,076.20       5.23       1.00  
Walden International Equity Fund     1,000.00       1,067.60       5.16       0.99  

 

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect the costs incurred by the Funds for buying and selling securities. The Funds do not charge transaction fees, such as redemption fees, nor do the Funds charge a sales charge (load). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

                      Annualized  
    Beginning     Ending     Expenses Paid     Expense Ratio  
    Account Value     Account Value     During Period1     During Period  
    7/1/19     12/31/19     7/1/19 - 12/31/19     7/1/19 - 12/31/19  
Asset Management Fund   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.72     $ 4.53       0.89 %
Equity Fund     1,000.00       1,020.62       4.63       0.91  
Midcap Fund     1,000.00       1,020.16       5.09       1.00  
SMID Cap Fund     1,000.00       1,021.42       3.82       0.75  
Small Cap Fund     1,000.00       1,020.16       5.09       1.00  
Walden Balanced Fund     1,000.00       1,020.16       5.09       1.00  
Walden Equity Fund     1,000.00       1,020.16       5.09       1.00  
Walden Midcap Fund     1,000.00       1,020.16       5.09       1.00  
Walden SMID Cap Fund     1,000.00       1,020.16       5.09       1.00  
Walden Small Cap Fund     1,000.00       1,020.16       5.09       1.00  
Walden International Equity Fund     1,000.00       1,020.21       5.04       0.99  

 

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

 

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Supplementary Information (Unaudited) December 31, 2019

 

Tabular Summary of Schedules of Portfolio Investments:

 

The Boston Trust Walden Funds invested, as a percentage of total net assets, in the following industries and countries as of December 31, 2019.

 

Asset Management Fund  

 

    Percentage of Total  
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments   Net Assets  
Information Technology     20.1 %
Financials     15.9  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations     12.2  
Health Care     11.7  
Industrials     9.1  
Communication Services     7. 4  
Consumer Staples     7. 1  
Consumer Discretionary     4.9  
Municipal Bonds     3.5  
Materials     2.3  
Energy     1.9  
Investment Companies     1.9  
Utilities     1.9  
Other net assets     0.1  
Total     100.0 %
         

 

Equity Fund  

 

    Percentage of Total  
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments   Net Assets  
Information Technology     22.9 %
Financials     18.8  
Health Care     14.2  
Industrials     13.3  
Consumer Staples     9.1  
Communication Services     8.3  
Consumer Discretionary     5.7  
Materials     3.1  
Utilities     2.2  
Energy     1.9  
Investment Companies     0.5  
Other net assets     0.0  
Total     100.0 %

 

Midcap Fund  

 

    Percentage of Total  
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments   Net Assets  
Industrials     15.6 %
Financials     15.3  
Information Technology     15.1  
Consumer Discretionary     11.8  
Health Care     11.8  
Real Estate     7.6  
Consumer Staples     6.7  
Materials     5.7  
Utilities     5.3  
Energy     2.7  
Investment Companies     1.5  
Communication Services     1.2  
Other net assets     (0.3 )
Total     100.0 %

 

SMID Cap Fund  

 

    Percentage of Total  
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments   Net Assets  
Industrials     16.7 %
Financials     16.2  
Information Technology     15.0  
Health Care     13.3  
Consumer Discretionary     10.6  
Real Estate     8.8  
Materials     6.1  
Utilities     3.9  
Consumer Staples     3.5  
Energy     3.1  
Communication Services     1.4  
Investment Companies     1.3  
Other net assets     0.1  
Total     100.0 %

 

Small Cap Fund  

 

    Percentage of Total  
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments   Net Assets  
Industrials     17.4 %
Financials     17.0  
Health Care     16.5  
Information Technology     13.3  
Consumer Discretionary     12.4  
Real Estate     5.8  
Utilities     5.0  
Consumer Staples     4.6  
Materials     3.9  
Energy     2.5  
Investment Companies     1.5  
Other net assets     0.1  
Total     100.0 %

 

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Supplementary Information (Unaudited)   December 31, 2019

 

Tabular Summary of Schedules of Portfolio Investments (cont.):

 

Walden Balanced Fund  

 

    Percentage of Total  
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments   Net Assets  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations     19.5 %
Information Technology     16.5  
Financials     13.0  
Health Care     11.9  
Industrials     8.9  
Consumer Staples     7.5  
Communication Services     6.2  
Consumer Discretionary     6.1  
Materials     2.5  
Utilities     2.1  
Municipal Bonds     2.0  
Energy     1.9  
Investment Companies     1.6  
Certificate of Deposit     0.1  
Other net assets     0.2  
Total     100.0 %

 

Walden Equity Fund  

 

    Percentage of Total  
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments   Net Assets  
Information Technology     20.9 %
Financials     16.3  
Health Care     15.3  
Industrials     11.3  
Consumer Staples     10.1  
Consumer Discretionary     8.2  
Communication Services     8.1  
Materials     3.6  
Utilities     3.0  
Energy     2.3  
Investment Companies     0.7  
Other net assets     0.2  
Total     100.0 %

 

Walden Midcap Fund  

 

    Percentage of Total  
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments   Net Assets  
Financials     16.1 %
Industrials     16.1  
Information Technology     14.4  
Health Care     11.4  
Consumer Discretionary     11.1  
Real Estate     7.5  
Utilities     6.0  
Materials     5.9  
Consumer Staples     5.8  
Energy     2.8  
Investment Companies     1.4  
Communication Services     1.2  
Other net assets     0.3  
Total     100.0 %

 

Walden SMID Cap Fund  

 

    Percentage of Total  
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments   Net Assets  
Industrials     17.0 %
Financials     16.6  
Information Technology     15.4  
Health Care     14.2  
Consumer Discretionary     10.4  
Real Estate     8.8  
Materials     6.2  
Utilities     4.0  
Consumer Staples     2.7  
Energy     2.3  
Communication Services     1.4  
Investment Companies     0.9  
Other net assets     0.1  
Total     100.0 %

 

Walden Small Cap Fund  

 

    Percentage of Total  
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments   Net Assets  
Industrials     18.1 %
Financials     17.2  
Health Care     15.2  
Information Technology     14.0  
Consumer Discretionary     12.4  
Real Estate     5.8  
Utilities     5.0  
Materials     4.1  
Consumer Staples     3.6  
Energy     2.5  
Investment Companies     1.7  
Other net assets     0.4  
Total     100.0 %

 

Walden International Equity Fund        

 

      Percentage of Total  
Security Allocation for the Schedule of Portfolio Investments     Net Assets  
Japan     22.2 %
United Kingdom     14.3  
France     9.7  
Germany     8.7  
Switzerland     8.6  
Canada     8.5  
Australia     6.7  
Hong Kong     3.4  
Netherlands     2.7  
Spain     2.4  
Sweden     2.3  
Denmark     1.8  
Italy     1.5  
Finland     1.5  
Singapore     1.4  
United States     1.1  
Ireland     0.8  
Israel     0.8  
Norway     0.8  
Luxembourg     0.6  
Belgium     0.5  
Other net assets     (0.3 )
Total     100.0 %

 

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Supplementary Information (Unaudited)     December 31, 2019

 

Other Information:

 

A description of the policies and guidelines that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies related to portfolio securities is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050, and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Proxy voting policies and guidelines as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-282-8782 ext. 7050, (ii) online at https://www.bostontrustwalden.com/ investment-services/mutual-funds/; and (iii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

The Funds file their portfolio holdings information for each month in a fiscal quarter within 60 days after the end of the relevant fiscal quarter with the SEC on Form N-PORT. Portfolio holdings information for the third month of each fiscal quarter is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Schedules of Portfolio Investments will be available no later than 60 days after each period end, without charge, online at https://www.bostontrustwalden.com/investment-services/mutual-funds/.

 

Leanne Moore became a portfolio manager responsible for the daily management of the Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund, Walden SMID Cap Fund, Boston Trust Small Cap Fund, and Walden Small Cap Fund effective February 4, 2020. Mark Zagata became a portfolio manager responsible for the daily management of the Boston Trust Midcap Fund and Walden Midcap Fund effective February 4, 2020. Belinda Cavazos was removed as a portfolio manager responsible for the daily management for the Boston Trust Walden Funds effective February 4, 2020. In all Funds, there has been no change to the Lead Portfolio Manager.

 

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Investment Adviser Contract Approval (Unaudited) December 31, 2019

 

The annual consideration by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the continuation of the investment advisory agreement between Boston Trust Walden Inc., (the “Adviser”) and Boston Trust Asset Management Fund, Boston Trust Equity Fund, Boston Trust Midcap Fund, Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund, Boston Trust Walden Small Cap Fund, Walden Balanced Fund, Walden Equity Fund, Walden Midcap Fund, Walden SMID Cap Fund, Walden Small Cap Fund, and Walden International Equity Fund (the “Funds”).

 

Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) requires that the Investment Advisory Agreement with Boston Trust Walden Inc. (the “Adviser”) be renewed annually by the Board of Trustees of Boston Trust Walden Funds (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Board who are not “interested persons” of the Trust or of the Adviser. It is the duty of the Board to request as much information as is reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and determine whether its continuance is fair to the Funds and their shareholders. The Board considered the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement at an in-person meeting held on August 14, 2019. The Board requested, and the Adviser provided, information and data relating to: (i) the investment performance of each series of the Trust (the “Funds”) and the Adviser; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Funds; (iii) the cost of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the Funds; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale will be realized as the Funds grow; (v) whether the fee levels reflect these economies of scale to the benefit of Funds’ shareholders; (vi) the advisory fees paid by other comparable funds advised by the Adviser or by a different investment adviser; (vii) the Funds’ expense ratios and the expense ratios of similar funds; and (viii) the effect of any fee waivers and expense reimbursements made by the Adviser.

 

At the meeting on August 14, 2019, the Board engaged in a thorough review process to determine whether to continue the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Board met directly with representatives of the Adviser and reviewed the information and data listed above, as supplemented by Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc., the Trust’s administrator. As part of its deliberations, the Board also considered and relied upon the information about the Funds and the Adviser that it had received throughout the year as part of its ongoing oversight of the Funds and their operations.

 

The Board carefully considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser. The Board discussed the organizational structure of Adviser and its investment philosophy, portfolio construction process and fixed income approach. The Board discussed the Adviser’s approach to sustainable, responsible and impact investing, including its environmental, social and governance research framework and its portfolio screening guidelines. The Board reviewed the Adviser’s experience and the capabilities of its personnel, as well as the quality of the reports and other materials received from the Adviser. The Board reviewed biographical information about the employees of the Adviser and its parent, Boston Trust Walden Company (“Boston Trust”). The Board addressed the Adviser’s brokerage allocation and execution strategy, noting that the Adviser does not take into consideration sales of Fund shares in selecting brokers through which its affects Fund portfolio transactions. The Board also discussed the Adviser’s compliance program, business continuity and disaster recovery plans, succession planning and employee ownership. Considering the personnel involved in servicing the Funds, as well as the materials and services described above, the Board expressed satisfaction with the quality of the services received from the Adviser.

 

Next, the Board reviewed the performance of the Funds from inception through June 30, 2019, comparing the performance to various indices and, in the case of the Boston Trust Asset Management Fund and the Walden Balanced Fund, to a bond index, equity index and Treasury bills. The Board noted that as of June 30, 2019, while each Fund outperformed the index and its peer group at various times for the Year-to-Date, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and Since Inception periods, each Fund generally performed in line with its peer group during the same periods. The Board noted that while the Funds outperformed their benchmarks at various times, performance was consistent with the long-term performance pattern of each Fund’s investment style, as they participated in rising markets and outperformed in falling markets. The Board noted that this downside protection is consistent with the Adviser’s strategy and is routinely communicated to clients and investors. The Board also noted that during a rising market lasting over a decade, the Funds have consistently adhered to a lower risk, higher quality strategy.

 

The Board noted that the advisory fees for each Fund are within the range of their peer groups. The Board noted that the Adviser has been operating under an Expense Limitation Agreement that requires the Adviser to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent total operating expenses exceed 0.75% for the Boston Trust SMID Cap Fund, 1.10% for the Walden International Equity Fund and 1.00% for all the other Funds.

 

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Investment Adviser Contract Approval (Unaudited) December 31, 2019

 

Turning to total operating expenses, the Board discussed the components of the Funds’ expense ratios and the services and value shareholders receive in exchange for the fees paid and expense borne by the Funds. The Board noted that the expense ratios for all the Funds were within the range of total operating expenses of the funds in the peer groups. After considering the comparative data as described above, and the Expense Limitation Agreement that was previously renewed by the Board at its February 26, 2019 meeting, the Board concluded that the advisory fees and expense ratios were reasonable.

 

In reviewing the costs of the services to be provided and the profits to be realized by the Adviser, the Board reviewed the Adviser’s income statement for the 12-months ended December 31, 2018 and the six-months ended June 30, 2019, as well as the gross and net profit margins realized on each Fund. The Board noted that the Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Trust and the payment of direct and indirect Trust expenses is governed by an Intercompany Services Agreement between the Adviser and Boston Trust. The Board noted that the Adviser’s relationship with the Funds was profitable even though the Adviser is operating under an Expense Limitation Agreement with the Trust. The Board discussed the custody and transfer agency fees earned by the Adviser for services provided to the Funds, which are reduced by amounts paid for sub-custody and sub-transfer agency services.

 

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Information about Trustees and Officers (Unaudited) December 31, 2019

 

Overall responsibility for management of the Funds rests with the Board of Trustees. The names of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds, their addresses, ages and principal occupations during the past five years are provided in the tables below. Trustees who are deemed “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, are referred to as Interested Trustees. Trustees who are not interested persons are referred to as Independent Trustees. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-282-8782 or by visiting www.bostontrustwalden.com.

 

                    Other
                Number of Funds   Directorships
    Position(s)   Term of Office*       in Fund Complex   Held by Trustee
Name, Address,   Held with   and Length of   Principal Occupation(s)   Overseen by   during the past
and Year of Birth   the Funds   Time Served   During Past Five Years   Trustee***   five years
INTERESTED TRUSTEES**            
             
Lucia B. Santini
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Year of Birth: 1958
  Trustee and
President
 
 
  Since 2011
 
 
 
  President, Boston Trust Walden Inc., January 2017 to present, Managing Director, February, 2001 to December 31, 2016; Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Boston Trust Walden Company (bank trust company), November 1993 to present.   11
 
 
 
  None
 
 
 
Heidi Soumerai
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Year of Birth: 1957
  Trustee
 
 
  Since 2013
 
 
  Managing Director and Director of ESG Research, Boston Trust Walden Company, August 2004 to present; Research Analyst, Boston Trust Walden Company, January 1985 to present.   11
 
 
  None
 
 
                     
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES            
Diane E. Armstrong
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Year of Birth: 1964
  Trustee
 
 
  Since 2005
 
 
  Advisor, Investment Partners (financial planning firm), January 2018 to present; President, Armstrong Financial Services (financial planning firm), November 2012 to present.   11
 
 
  None
 
 
                     
Elizabeth E. McGeveran
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Year of Birth: 1971
  Trustee
 
 
  Since 2016
 
 
  Head of Investments, The McKnight Foundation, September 2014 to present.
 
  11
 
 
  None
 
 
                     
Michael M. Van Buskirk   Trustee and   Since 1992;   Retired since 2014.   11   Advisers
One Beacon Street   Chairman of   Chairman Since           Investment Trust
Boston, MA 02108   the Board   2006           (2011 to present)
Year of Birth: 1947                   (Chairman of the
                    Board)
OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT TRUSTEES            
Jennifer Ellis
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Year of Birth: 1972
  Treasurer
 
 
  Since 2011
 
 
  Director of Finance/Treasurer, Boston Trust Walden Company, May 2011 to present.
 
  N/A
 
 
  N/A
 
 
                     

Curtis Barnes

800 Boylston Street

24th Floor

Boston, MA 02199

Year of Birth: 1953

  Secretary
 
 
 
  Since 2007
 
 
 
  Senior Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (fund administrator), August 2007 to present.
 
 
  N/A
 
 
 
  N/A
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

                                 
                                 
Amy E. Siefer   Chief     Since 2018     Vice President, Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (fund administrator), May 2012 to present.     N/A       N/A  
4400 Easton Commons   Compliance                          
Suite 200   Officer and AML                          
Columbus, OH 43219   Officer                          
Year of Birth: 1977                                

 

 

 

*      Trustees and officers hold their position until resignation or removal.

 

**    Ms. Santini and Ms. Soumerai are considered “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act due to their employment with Boston Trust Walden Inc., the Funds’ investment adviser.

 

*** The “Fund Complex” consists of the Boston Trust Walden Funds.

 

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Investment Adviser

Boston Trust Walden Inc.

One Beacon Street

Boston, MA 02108

 

Transfer Agent

Boston Trust Walden Company

One Beacon Street

Boston, MA 02108

 

Administrator

Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc.

4400 Easton Commons, Suite 200

Columbus, OH 43219

 

Distributor

Foreside Financial Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Cohen & Company, Ltd.

1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 800

Cleveland, OH 44115

 

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, Suite 1700

Columbus, OH 43215

 

This report is intended for the shareholders of the Funds and may not be used as sales literature unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

Past performance results shown should not be considered a representation of future performance.

Share price and returns will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Statements and other information herein are dated and subject to change.

 

02/20

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This code of ethics is included as an Exhibit.

 

(b) During the period covered by the report, with respect to the registrant's code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions; there have been no amendments to, nor any waivers granted from, a provision that relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item 2.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

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

3(a)(2) The audit committee financial expert is Diane Armstrong, who is “independent” for purposes of this Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

        December 2019     December 2018  
(a)   Audit Fees   $ 114,500     $ 114,500  
                     
(b)   Audit-Related Fees   $ 17,250     $ 17,250  

 

 

The fees for 2018 and 2019 relate to the consent issuance in three Form 17f-2 filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

        December 2019     December 2018  
(c)   Tax Fees   $ 27,500     $ 27,500  

 

Tax fees for both 2018 and 2019 relate to the preparation of the Funds’ federal and state income tax returns, federal excise tax return review and review of capital gain and income distribution calculations.

 

        December 2019     December 2018  
(d)   All Other Fees   $           0     $          0  

 

 

 

 

(e)(1) The Audit Committee may pre-approve at any regularly scheduled Audit Committee meeting audit, audit-related, tax and other non-audit services to be rendered or that may be rendered by the Auditor to the Funds and certain non-audit services to be rendered by the Auditor to the Advisor which require pre-approval by the Audit Committee. In connection with such pre-approvals, the Auditor, or a Fund officer, with the assistance of the Auditor, shall provide the Audit Committee with a report containing information about each type of service to be pre-approved at the meeting.

 

(e)(2) For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, 100% of all the fees in paragraph (b) through (d) were approved by the Audit Committee.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g)

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd. billed non-audit fees of $44,750.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd. billed non-audit fees of $44,750.

 

(h)

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1.

(b) Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed and are operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

 

(b)There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) The code of ethics that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

 

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) are furnished herewith.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant) Boston Trust Walden Funds

 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Lucia Santini, President

 

Date February 21, 2020  

 

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/ Lucia Santini, President

 

Date February 21, 2020  

 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Jennifer Ellis, Treasurer

 

Date February 21, 2020  

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.CODEETH

 

THE BOSTON TRUST & WALDEN FUNDS

 

CODE OF ETHICS FOR PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICERS

 

I. Covered Officers/Purpose of the Code

 

The Boston Trust & Walden Funds’ (the “Trust” or the “Funds”) code of ethics (this “Code”) applies to the Trust’s Principal Executive Officer (“President”) and Principal Financial Officer (“Treasurer”) (the “Covered Officers” each of whom are set forth in Exhibit A) for the purpose of promoting:

 

honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

 

full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in other public communications made by the Trust;

 

compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations;

 

the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and

 

accountability for adherence to the Code.

 

Each Covered Officer should adhere to a high standard of business ethics and should be sensitive to situations that may give rise to actual as well as apparent conflicts of interest.1

 

 

1 Item 2 of Form N-CSR requires a registered management investment company to disclose annually whether, as of the end of the period covered by the report, it has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these officers are employed by the registrant or a third party. If the registrant has not adopted such a code of ethics, it must explain why it has not done so. The registrant must also: (1) file with the SEC a copy of the code as an exhibit to its annual report; (2) post the text of the code on its Internet website and disclose, in its most recent report on Form N-CSR, its Internet address and the fact that it has posted the code on its Internet website; or (3) undertake in its most recent report on Form N-CSR to provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of the code and explain the manner in which such request may be made. Disclosure is also required of amendments to, or waivers (including implicit waivers) from, a provision of the code in the registrant’s annual report on Form N-CSR or on its website. If the registrant intends to satisfy the requirement to disclose amendments and waivers by posting such information on its website, it will be required to disclose its Internet address and this intention.

 

 

 

II. Covered Officers Should Handle Ethically Actual and Apparent Conflicts of Interest

 

Overview. A “conflict of interest” occurs when a Covered Officer’s private interest interferes with the interests of, or his service to, the Trust. For example, a conflict of interest would arise if a Covered Officer, or a member of his family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his position in the Trust.

 

Certain conflicts of interest arise out of the relationships between Covered Officers and the Trust and already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with the Trust because of their status as “affiliated persons” of the Trust. The compliance policies and procedures of the Trust and the investment adviser (the “Adviser”) are designed to prevent, or identify and correct, violations of these provisions. This Code does not, and is not intended to, repeat or replace these programs and procedures, and such conflicts fall outside of the parameters of this Code.

 

Although typically not presenting an opportunity for improper personal benefit, conflicts arise from, or as a result of, the contractual relationship between the Trust and the investment adviser of which the Covered Officers are also officers or employees. As a result, this Code recognizes that the Covered Officers will, in the normal course of their duties (whether formally for the Trust or for the investment adviser, or for both), be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions which will have different effects on the investment adviser and the Trust. The participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contractual relationship between the Trust and the investment adviser and is consistent with the performance by the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of the Trust. Thus, if performed in conformity with the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act, such activities will be deemed to have been handled ethically. In addition, it is recognized by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) that the Covered Officers may also be officers or employees of one or more other investment companies covered by this or other Codes.

 

Other conflicts of interest are covered by the Code, even if such conflicts of interest are not subject to provisions in the Investment Company Act. The following list provides examples of conflicts of interest under the Code, but Covered Officers should keep in mind that these examples are not exhaustive. The overarching principle is that the personal interest of a Covered Officer should not be placed improperly before the interest of the Trust.

 

*                *                *                *

 

 

 

Each Covered Officer must:

 

not use his personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by the Trust whereby the Covered Officer would benefit personally to the detriment of the Trust;

 

not cause the Trust to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal benefit of the Covered Officer rather than for the benefit of the Trust;

 

not use material non-public knowledge of portfolio transactions made or contemplated for the Trust to trade personally or cause others to trade personally in contemplation of the market effect of such transactions;

 

There are some conflict of interest situations that may be discussed with the Funds’ Legal Counsel, if material. Examples of these include:2

 

service as a director on the board of any public or private company;

 

the receipt of any non-nominal gifts;

 

the receipt of any entertainment from any company with which the Trust has current or prospective business dealings unless such entertainment is business- related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place, and not so frequent as to raise any question of impropriety as consistent with the Funds’ Code of Ethics;

 

any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any of the Trust’s service providers, other than its investment adviser, subadviser, principal underwriter, administrator or any affiliated person thereof;

 

a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Trust for effecting portfolio transactions or for selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Covered Officer’s employment, such as compensation or equity ownership.

 

III. Disclosure & Compliance

 

Each Covered Officer should familiarize himself with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to the Trust;

 

each Covered Officer should not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Trust to others, whether within or outside the Trust, including to the Trust’s directors and auditors, and to governmental regulators and self-regulatory organizations;

 

 

2 Any activity or relationship that would present a conflict for a Covered Officer would likely also present a conflict for the Covered Officer if a member of the Covered Officer’s family engages in such an activity or has such a relationship.

 

 

 

each Covered Officer should, to the extent appropriate within his area of responsibility, consult with other officers and employees of the Trust and the Trust’s adviser or subadviser with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Trust files with, or submit to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Trust; and

 

it is the responsibility of each Covered Officer to promote compliance with the standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws, rules and regulations.

 

IV. Reporting and Accountability

 

Each Covered Officer must:

 

upon adoption of the Code (or thereafter as applicable, upon becoming a Covered Officer), affirm in writing to the Board that he has received, read, and understands the Code (Exhibit B – Initial Certification);

 

annually thereafter affirm to the Board that he has complied with the requirements of the Code (Exhibit C – Annual Certification);

 

not retaliate against any employee or Covered Officer or their affiliated persons for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith;

 

notify the Funds’ Legal Counsel promptly if he knows of any violation of this Code. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code; and

 

report at least annually any change in his affiliations from the prior year.

 

The Funds’ Legal Counsel is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations in which questions are presented under it and has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation. However, any approvals or waivers3 sought by the Principal Executive Officer will be considered by the Audit Committee (the “Committee”).

 

The Trust will follow these procedures in investigating and enforcing this Code:

 

the Funds’ Legal Counsel will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential violations reported to him;

 

if, after such investigation, the Funds’ Legal Counsel believes that no violation has occurred, the Funds’ Legal Counsel is not required to take any further action;

 

any matter that the Funds’ Legal Counsel believes is a violation will be reported to the Committee;

 

if the Committee concurs that a violation has occurred, it will inform and make a recommendation to the Board, which will consider appropriate action, which may include review of, and appropriate modifications to, applicable policies and procedures; notification to appropriate personnel of the investment adviser or its board; or a recommendation to dismiss the Covered Officer;

 

 

3 Item 2 of Form N-CSR defines “waiver” as “the approval by the registrant of a material departure from a provision of the code of ethics” and “implicit waiver,” which must also be disclosed, as “the registrant’s failure to take action within a reasonable period of time regarding a material departure from a provision of the code of ethics that has been made known to an executive officer” of the registrant.

 

 

 

the Committee will be responsible for granting waivers, as appropriate; and

 

any changes to or waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as provided by SEC rules.

 

V. Other Policies and Procedures

 

This Code shall be the sole code of ethics adopted by the Funds for purposes of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and forms applicable to registered investment companies thereunder. Insofar as other policies or procedures of the Funds, the Funds’ adviser, principal underwriter, or other service providers govern or purport to govern the behavior or activities of the Covered Officers who are subject to this Code, they are superceded by this Code to the extent that they overlap or conflict with the provisions of this Code. The Funds’ and their investment adviser’s, principal underwriter’s and service providers’ codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act and the adviser’s more detailed policies and procedures are separate requirements applying to the Covered Officers and others, and are not part of this Code.

 

VI. Amendments

 

Any amendments to this Code, other than amendments to Exhibit A, must be approved or ratified by a majority vote of the Trust’s board, including a majority of independent directors/trustees.

 

VII. Confidentiality

 

All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code will be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the appropriate Board and its counsel, the investment adviser and the administrator.

 

VIII. Internal Use

 

The Code is intended solely for the internal use by the Funds and does not constitute an admission, by or on behalf of any Company, as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion.

 

Date: May 24, 2013

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Persons Covered by this Code of Ethics - As of June 13, 2011

 

Principal Executive Officer and President – Lucia Santini

 

Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer – Jennifer Ellis

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.CERT

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Jennifer Ellis, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Boston Trust Walden Funds (the “registrant”);

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting 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; and

 

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

February 21, 2020   /s/ Jennifer Ellis
Date   Jennifer Ellis
    Treasurer

 

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Lucia Santini, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Boston Trust Walden Funds (the “registrant”);

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting 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; and

 

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

February 21, 2020   /s/ Lucia Santini
Date   Lucia Santini
    President

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.906CERT

 

This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and accompanies the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2019 of Boston Trust Walden Funds (the “Registrant”).

 

Each of the undersigned, being the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant, hereby certifies that, to such officer’s knowledge,

 

1. the Form N-CSR fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

 

2. the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

February 21, 2020    
Date    
     
    /s/ Lucia Santini
    Lucia Santini
    President
     
    /s/ Jennifer Ellis
    Jennifer Ellis
    Treasurer

 

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of Form N-CSR or as a separate disclosure document. A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.