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: 811-05631

 

Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

3113 Olu Street

Honolulu, HI 96816

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Nancy P. O’Hara

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square

Suite #2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (808) 988-8088

 

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

 

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2020

 

 

Item 1. Report to Stockholders.

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

 

September 30, 2020

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund or your financial intermediary electronically by calling the Fund at 808-988-8088 or by contacting your financial intermediary.

 

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the Fund that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling 808-988-8088. If you own these shares through a financial intermediary, you may contact your financial intermediary to elect to continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary.

 

 

Hawaii Municipal Fund

 

 

October 30, 2020

 

Dear fellow shareholder,

 

Since 1988, the Hawaii Municipal Fund (the “Fund”) has provided shareholders with the opportunity to earn double tax-free income* while supporting local projects designed to enrich the community. These projects may include improvements to schools, roads, utility systems, hospitals, housing and other projects that help to improve the quality of life here in Hawaii.

 

The world continues to adapt to the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. Hawaii specifically has been hard hit as its economy is highly dependent on tourism. Hawaii’s unemployment rate has improved to 15.3% for September 2020 from a high of 23.6% in April 2020, but remains high as compared to 2.8% in September 2019.

 

The Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) maintained a target federal funds rate of 0% - 0.25% after two decreases in March 2020. Per FOMC’s September 16, 2020 press release, the FOMC will “…maintain this target range until labor market conditions have reached levels consistent with the Committee’s assessments of maximum employment and inflation has risen to two percent and is on track to moderately exceed two percent for some time.”

 

The Fund had a beginning net asset value (“NAV”) of $11.23 per share on October 1, 2019 and a closing NAV of $11.31 per share on September 30, 2020. The Fund’s $0.08 per share increase in NAV combined with the net income distribution of $0.22 per share, resulted in a total return of 2.67% for the twelve-month reporting period ended September 30, 2020. The Fund’s performance for this period was generally attributed to the declining interest rate environment described above.

 

On the following pages are line graphs comparing the Fund’s performance to the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index for the 10 years ended September 30, 2020. The graph assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund. The objective of the graph is to permit a comparison of the Fund with a municipal bond benchmark index and to provide perspective on market conditions and investment strategies and techniques that materially affected the performance of the Fund. While the Fund lagged the Index, we believe that the Fund is generally competitive against the Index, as the Index does not include any mutual fund operating expenses and does not reflect municipal bond performance specific to the State of Hawaii, as it is a nationally oriented municipal bond index.

 

The Fund’s portfolio manager will continue to evaluate potential and current portfolio holdings believed to provide an advantageous combination of yield, quality and maturity. We continue to believe that municipal bonds are attractive investments for long term investors.

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CATEGORY ALLOCATION (% of Net Assets)

September 30, 2020

 

 

 

There was no capital gain distribution to shareholders for the 2019 calendar year. There will be a capital gain distribution for the Hawaii Municipal Fund for the 2020 calendar year.

 

If you have any questions about this Annual Report or would like us to provide information about the Fund to your family or friends, please call us at (808) 988-8088. Thank you for the trust you have placed in us to manage your investments. On behalf of the staff and management of Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc., I would like to extend best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season.

 

Warmest Aloha,

 

/s/ Terrence K.H. Lee

 

Terrence K.H. Lee

President and CEO

 

Before investing, read the prospectus carefully. Please carefully consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, and charges and expenses before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund. This Annual Report must be accompanied or preceded by a prospectus.

 

A word about risk: Mutual fund investing includes risks. Principal loss is possible. The Fund’s investments in municipal bonds subjects the Fund to interest rate, credit, call and geographic concentration risk. This is not a complete list of risks that may affect the Fund. For additional information concerning the risks applicable to the Fund, please see the Fund’s prospectus.

 

* Some income may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for certain investors. Income may also be subject to capital gains taxes.

 

The Fund’s yield, share price and investment return fluctuate so that you may receive more or less than your original investment upon redemption. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund is a series of Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc.

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Lee Financial Securities, Inc., member FINRA is the Distributor for Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc. Lee Financial Securities, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc., a registered investment adviser with the SEC.

 

This Annual Report may contain certain forward-looking statements about factors that may affect the performance of the Fund in the future. These statements are based on the predictions and expectations of Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc., the Fund’s investment manager (the “Investment Manager”), concerning certain future events, such as performance of the economy, changes in interest rates and other factors that may impact the performance of the Fund. The Investment Manager believes that these forward looking statements are reasonable, although they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual events may cause adjustments in portfolio management strategies from those currently expected to be employed.

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Hawaii Municipal Fund Investor Class

 

$10,000 Investment in Fund Compared to the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index

 

 

 

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index consists of a broad selection of investment grade general obligation and revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to 30 years. It is an unmanaged index representative of the tax-exempt bond market. This index is made up of all investment grade municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990 having a remaining maturity of at least one year. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index.

 

The graph above compares the increase in value of a $10,000 investment in the Fund with the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index. The objective of the graph is to permit you to compare the performance of the Fund with the current market and to give perspective to market conditions and investment strategies and techniques pursued by the investment manager that materially affected the performance of the Fund. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index reflects reinvestment of dividends but not the expenses of the Fund. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the total return shown. Please call the Fund at (808) 988-8088 or (800) 354-9654 to obtain the most recent month-end returns. The total returns are before taxes on distributions or redemptions of Fund shares. The Fund’s annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2020, is 0.98%. This rate can fluctuate and may differ from the expense ratio for the most recently completed fiscal year disclosed in the “Financial Highlights” portion of this Annual Report.

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YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

 

As a Fund shareholder, you can incur the following costs:

 

Ongoing Fund costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. All mutual funds have ongoing costs, sometimes referred to as operating expenses.

 

The following table shows ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and can help you understand these costs and compare them with those of other mutual funds. The table assumes a $1,000 investment held for the six months indicated.

 

Actual Fund Expenses

The first line (Actual) for the share class listed in the table below provides actual account values and expenses. The “Ending Account Value” is derived from the Fund’s actual return, which includes the effect of Fund expenses.

 

You can estimate the expenses you paid during the period, by following these steps. Of course, your account value and expenses will differ from those in this illustration:

 

1. Divide your account value by $1,000.
If an account had an $8,600 value, the $8,600 ÷ $1,000 = 8.6.

 

2. Multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
If expenses Paid During Period were $7.50, then 8.6 x $7.50 = $64.50.

 

In this illustration, the estimated expenses paid this period are $64.50.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison with Other Funds

Information in the second line (Hypothetical) in the table can help you compare ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with those of other mutual funds. This information may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid during the period. The hypothetical “Ending Account Value” is based on the actual expense ratio for the Fund and an assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which does not represent the Fund’s actual return. The figure under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” shows the hypothetical expenses your account would have incurred under this scenario. You can compare this figure with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing costs. Therefore, the second line is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you compare total costs of owning different funds. Please refer to the Fund prospectus for additional information on operating expenses.

 

Beginning Account

Value 04/01/20

Ending Account
Value 09/30/20

Expenses Paid

During Period*

04/01/20 - 09/30/20

Hawaii Municipal Fund Investor Class      
Actual $1,000.00 $1,028.40 $4.81
Hypothetical $1,000.00 $1,020.26 $4.79

 

* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio (0.95%), which is net of fee reductions, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 to reflect the one-half year period.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors

of Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Hawaii Municipal Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc., including the schedule of investments, as of September 30, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and 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 the Fund as of September 30, 2020, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s 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 Fund 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 have served as the Fund’s auditor since 1988.

 

We conducted our audit 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. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit 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 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2020 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 27, 2020

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HAWAII MUNICIPAL FUND

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

Par Value             Value
(Note 1 (A))
 
          HAWAII MUNICIPAL BONDS – 96.85%      
      Hawaii County      
        General Obligation Bonds – 2.09%        
$ 1,025,000     5.000%,   09/01/27   $ 1,269,647  
  800,000     4.000%,   09/01/31     943,240  
  460,000     5.000%,   09/01/32     558,003  
  500,000     5.000%,   09/01/33     616,360  
                  3,387,250  
                     
        Hawaii State            
        General Obligation Bonds – 4.56%        
  2,000,000     5.000%,   08/01/30     2,333,140  
  2,000,000     4.000%,   10/01/35     2,248,320  
  1,500,000     3.375%,   01/01/36     1,661,760  
  1,000,000     4.000%,   05/01/36     1,156,010  
                  7,399,230  
                     
        Airport Systems Revenue Bonds – 8.08%        
  1,000,000     5.000%,   07/01/35     1,201,340  
  750,000     5.000%,   07/01/41     856,897  
  735,000     5.000%,   07/01/43     863,427  
  7,335,000     5.000%,   07/01/45     8,337,548  
  1,600,000     5.000%,   07/01/48     1,866,016  
                  13,125,228  
                     
        Harbors Revenue Bonds – 0.93%        
  1,500,000     5.500%,   07/01/35     1,505,325  
                     
                     
        Department of Budget & Finance Special Purpose Revenue Bonds        
        Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. – 10.15%        
  1,000,000     3.250%,   01/01/25     1,060,570  
  3,000,000     3.100%,   05/01/26     3,190,590  
  1,890,000     4.000%,   03/01/37     2,019,522  
  10,000,000     3.200%,   07/01/39     10,211,800  
                  16,482,482  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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HAWAII MUNICIPAL FUND

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

Par Value             Value
(Note 1 (A))
 
        Hawaii Pacific Health – 2.11%        
$ 175,000     5.125%,   07/01/31   $ 192,815  
  340,000     5.500%,   07/01/38     374,500  
  2,600,000     5.500%,   07/01/43     2,853,396  
                  3,420,711  
                     
        Hawaii Mid-Pacific Institute – 1.16%        
  270,000     4.000%,   01/01/32     292,988  
  435,000     3.000%,   01/01/34     428,814  
  600,000     3.000%,   01/01/35     588,798  
  585,000     3.000%,   01/01/36     569,439  
                  1,880,039  
                     
        Kahala Nui – 7.04%        
  500,000     5.000%,   11/15/21     524,615  
  2,900,000     5.000%,   11/15/27     3,139,482  
  3,200,000     5.125%,   11/15/32     3,436,064  
  4,055,000     5.250%,   11/15/37     4,339,661  
                  11,439,822  
                     
        Queen’s Health Systems – 4.65%        
  6,185,000     5.000%,   07/01/35     7,080,650  
  435,000     4.000%,   07/01/40     469,439  
                  7,550,089  
                     
        Department of Hawaiian Home Lands – 1.30%        
  600,000     5.000%,   04/01/30     746,916  
  800,000     5.000%,   04/01/31     991,248  
  300,000     5.000%,   04/01/32     369,888  
                  2,108,052  
                     
        Department of Hawaiian Home Lands COP – 1.19%        
  680,000     5.000%,   11/01/29     865,443  
  500,000     5.000%,   11/01/30     633,020  
  350,000     5.000%,   11/01/31     439,607  
                  1,938,070  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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HAWAII MUNICIPAL FUND

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

Par Value             Value
(Note 1 (A))
 
      Department of Transportation Airports COP – 4.78%    
$ 1,000,000     5.000%,   08/01/23   $ 1,106,850  
  1,420,000     5.250%,   08/01/24     1,580,744  
  2,570,000     5.250%,   08/01/26     2,848,768  
  1,000,000     5.000%,   08/01/27     1,099,200  
  1,025,000     5.000%,   08/01/28     1,124,281  
                  7,759,843  
                     
        Highway Revenue – 4.71%        
  1,500,000     5.000%,   01/01/27     1,752,690  
  2,065,000     5.000%,   01/01/33     2,380,367  
  1,250,000     4.000%,   01/01/34     1,426,488  
  1,360,000     4.000%,   01/01/35     1,548,659  
  425,000     5.000%,   01/01/36     541,798  
                  7,650,002  
                     
        Housing Authority        
        HFDC Multi-Family-Kuhio Park– 3.42%        
  2,430,000     4.750%,   10/01/27     2,478,721  
  3,000,000     4.950%,   04/01/29     3,072,330  
                  5,551,051  
                     
        HFDC Multi-Family-Iwilei Apartments– 2.68%        
  150,000     3.300%,   01/01/26     156,250  
  4,035,000     3.750%,   01/01/31     4,194,544  
                  4,350,794  
                     
        HFDC Multi-Family-Kooloaula Apartments– 2.23%        
  75,000     3.125%,   09/01/22     77,464  
  3,435,000     4.000%,   09/01/33     3,551,859  
                  3,629,323  
                     
        HFDC Multi-Family-Hale Kewalo Apartments– 0.92%        
  1,500,000     1.900%,   01/01/21     1,502,100  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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HAWAII MUNICIPAL FUND

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

Par Value             Value
(Note 1 (A))
 
      University of Hawaii - Revenue Bonds – 4.83%    
$ 500,000     3.000%,   10/01/28   $ 568,005  
  2,000,000     5.000%,   10/01/29     2,458,860  
  1,200,000     5.000%,   10/01/30     1,468,584  
  1,600,000     5.000%,   10/01/31     1,950,048  
  500,000     5.000%,   10/01/34     586,350  
  655,000     5.000%,   10/01/34     811,211  
                  7,843,058  
                     
        Honolulu City & County        
        General Obligation Bonds – 4.76%        
  500,000     4.000%,   09/01/36     590,070  
  1,200,000     4.000%,   09/01/37     1,386,360  
  1,400,000     5.000%,   10/01/37     1,664,208  
  735,000     4.000%,   09/01/39     859,656  
  1,100,000     5.000%,   09/01/42     1,373,966  
  500,000     4.000%,   09/01/43     589,720  
  1,000,000     5.000%,   08/01/44     1,266,740  
                  7,730,720  
                     
        Water System Revenue Bonds        
        Board of Water Supply – 4.75%        
  1,000,000     5.000%,   07/01/28     1,308,650  
  2,000,000     5.000%,   07/01/29     2,325,560  
  1,470,000     5.000%,   07/01/29     1,965,493  
  1,545,000     5.000%,   07/01/30     2,107,612  
                  7,707,315  
                     
        Wastewater System Revenue Bonds – 11.88%        
  1,750,000     5.000%,   07/01/26     2,115,365  
  2,000,000     5.000%,   07/01/32     2,382,340  
  1,000,000     5.000%,   07/01/34     1,220,540  
  1,520,000     5.000%,   07/01/36     1,843,866  
  500,000     4.000%,   07/01/37     600,785  
  2,000,000     4.000%,   07/01/38     2,349,240  
  500,000     4.000%,   07/01/42     581,190  
  3,250,000     4.000%,   07/01/44     3,818,555  
  2,690,000     4.000%,   07/01/49     3,125,780  
  1,000,000     5.000%,   07/01/49     1,258,440  
                  19,296,101  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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HAWAII MUNICIPAL FUND

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

Par Value             Value
(Note 1 (A))
 
      Kauai County          
        General Obligation Bonds – 1.31%        
$ 400,000     3.125%,   08/01/23   $ 418,720  
  770,000     5.000%,   08/01/24     800,454  
  880,000     3.625%,   08/01/25     904,059  
                  2,123,233  
                     
        Kukuiula Development – 2.80%        
  1,090,000     5.625%,   05/15/33     1,130,810  
  2,250,000     5.750%,   05/15/42     2,329,987  
  1,000,000     5.000%,   05/15/49     1,085,930  
                  4,546,727  
                     
        Maui County            
        General Obligation Bonds – 4.52%        
  1,000,000     5.000%,   09/01/23     1,140,210  
  3,000,000     2.125%,   06/01/24     3,152,100  
  1,000,000     4.000%,   09/01/28     1,154,250  
  300,000     3.500%,   09/01/37     335,892  
  1,200,000     5.000%,   03/01/40     1,552,836  
                  7,335,288  
                     
        Total Hawaii Municipal Bonds (Cost $150,594,829)   $ 157,261,853  
                     
            PRE-REFUNDED1        
            HAWAII MUNICIPAL BONDS – 1.32%        
        Hawaii State        
        Highway Revenue – 0.33%        
$ 500,000     5.000%,   01/01/22   $ 530,205  
                     
        Honolulu City & County        
        Water System Revenue Bonds        
        Board of Water Supply – 0.99%        
  1,500,000     4.500%,   07/01/22     1,613,535  
                     
        Total Pre-Refunded Hawaii Municipal Bonds (Cost $2,074,983)   $ 2,143,740  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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HAWAII MUNICIPAL FUND

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Concluded)

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

      Total Investments (Cost $152,669,812) (a)     98.17 %     159,405,593  
      Other Assets Less Liabilities     1.83 %     2,967,168  
      Net Assets     100.00 %   $ 162,372,761  

 

      (a)     Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $152,667,865.        
               
     

At September 30, 2020, unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities for federal income tax purposes is as follows:

               
      Gross unrealized appreciation   $ 7,063,420  
      Gross unrealized (depreciation)     (325,692 )
      Net unrealized appreciation   $ 6,737,728  

 

1 Pre-Refunded bonds are bonds for which U.S. Government Obligations usually have been placed in escrow to retire the bonds at their earliest call date.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

    Municipal  
    Fund  
ASSETS      
Investments at market value        
(Identified cost $152,669,812) (Note 1 (A))   $ 159,405,593  
Cash     1,412,860  
Interest receivable     1,767,892  
Other assets     10,955  
         
Total assets     162,597,300  
         
LIABILITIES        
Distributions payable     65,096  
Redemptions payable     3,433  
Management fee payable     66,513  
Administration fee payable     2,661  
Distribution plan payable     20,463  
Shareholder servicing fee payable     6,651  
Transfer Agent fee payable     7,982  
Chief Compliance Officer fee payable     5,753  
Audit fee payable     32,500  
Accrued expenses     13,487  
Total liabilities     224,539  
         
NET ASSETS   $ 162,372,761  
(Applicable to 14,353,267 shares outstanding, $0.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized)        
         
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING AND REPURCHASE PRICE PER SHARE, INVESTOR CLASS SHARES   $ 11.31  
         
NET ASSETS        
At September 30, 2020, net assets consisted of:        
Paid-in capital   $ 154,436,567  
Distributable earnings     7,936,194  
    $ 162,372,761  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

For the year ended September 30, 2020

 

 

    Municipal  
    Fund  
INVESTMENT INCOME        
Interest income   $ 4,766,988  
         
Expenses        
Management fee (Note 2)     813,893  
Distribution costs (Notes 2 and 3)     244,168  
Transfer Agent fee (Note 2)     97,667  
Shareholder Services fee (Note 2)     81,390  
Chief Compliance Officer fee (Note 2)     70,192  
Accounting fee     57,700  
Legal fees     44,462  
Administration fee (Note 2)     32,556  
Audit fees     33,300  
Transfer Agent out of pocket expenses     30,205  
Insurance     14,777  
Custodian fee     12,771  
Registration fee     11,860  
Printing     6,033  
Director’s fee     5,427  
Director’s expense     3,789  
Mailing expense     3,119  
Shareholder Communications     1,399  
Total expenses     1,564,708  
Expense reductions (Note 5)     (5,818 )
         
Net Expenses     1,558,890  
Net investment income     3,208,098  
         
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS        
Net realized gain from investments     1,114,477  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments     (90,604 )
         
Net gain on investments     1,023,873  
         
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 4,231,971  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

   

For The Year Ended

September 30, 2020

   

For The Year Ended

September 30, 2019

 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM                
Operations                
Net investment income   $ 3,208,098     $ 3,800,054  
Net realized gain from investments     1,114,477       328,129  
(Decrease) Increase in unrealized appreciation of investments     (90,604 )     5,359,671  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     4,231,971       9,487,854  
Distributions to shareholders                
Investor Class ($0.22 and $0.25 per share, respectively)     (3,150,138 )     (3,700,255 )
Total distributions to shareholders     (3,150,138 )     (3,700,255 )
                 
Capital share transactions (a)                
(Decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions     (3,264,538 )     (2,957,244 )
Total (decrease) increase in net assets     (2,182,705 )     2,830,355  
NET ASSETS                
Beginning of year     164,555,466       161,725,111  
End of year   $ 162,372,761     $ 164,555,466  

 

(a) Summary of capital share activity follows:   Investor Class     Investor Class  
    For The Year Ended     For The Year Ended  
    September 30, 2020     September 30, 2019  
    Shares     Value     Shares     Value  
Shares sold     751,276     $ 8,463,349       1,040,969     $ 11,485,153  
Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions     208,846       2,351,069       243,873       2,691,276  
      960,122       10,814,418       1,284,842       14,176,429  
Shares redeemed     (1,264,291 )     (14,078,956 )     (1,554,219 )     (17,133,673 )
Net (decrease)     (304,169 )   $ (3,264,538 )     (269,377 )   $ (2,957,244 )

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements. 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

(For a share outstanding throughout each year)

 

 

    2020     2019     2018     2017     2016  
Net asset value                              
Beginning of year   $ 11.23     $ 10.83     $ 11.13     $ 11.36     $ 11.21  
Income from investment operations                                        
Net investment income     0.22       0.26       0.25       0.26       0.29  
Net gain (loss) on securities (both realized and unrealized)     0.08       0.39       (0.30 )     (0.23 )     0.15  
Total from investment operations     0.30       0.65       (0.05 )     0.03       0.44  
Less distributions                                        
Dividends from net investment income     (0.22 )     (0.25 )     (0.25 )     (0.26 )     (0.29 )
Distributions from capital gains                              
Total distributions     (0.22 )     (0.25 )     (0.25 )     (0.26 )     (0.29 )
End of year   $ 11.31     $ 11.23     $ 10.83     $ 11.13     $ 11.36  
Total return     2.67 %     6.07 %     -0.44 %     0.31 %     3.94 %
Ratios/Supplemental Data                                        
Net assets, end of year (in 000's)   $ 162,373     $ 164,555     $ 161,725     $ 165,635     $ 175,173  
Ratio of expenses to average net assets     0.96 %(a)     0.98 %(a)     1.05 %     1.08 %     1.03 %
Ratio of net investment income to                                        
average net assets     1.97 %     2.33 %     2.30 %     2.47 %     2.53 %
Portfolio Turnover     17.75 %     23.83 %     10.03 %     18.41 %     18.46 %

  

(a) Ratio of expenses to average net assets after the reduction of custodian fees under a custodian arrangement were 0.96% and 0.98% for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. See Note 5.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

(1) ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Hawaii Municipal Fund (“Fund”) is a series of Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc. which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as a non-diversified open-end management investment company. Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc. currently has one investment portfolio, the Fund, which is currently offering one Class of Shares: Investor Shares.

 

The investment objective of the Fund is to provide a high level of current income exempt from federal and Hawaii state income taxes, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in a portfolio of investment grade municipal securities issued by or on behalf of the State of Hawaii, or any of its political subdivisions, which pay interest that is exempt from regular federal and Hawaii income taxes.

 

The Fund is subject to the risk of price fluctuation of the municipal securities held in its portfolio which is generally a function of the underlying credit rating of an issuer, the maturity length of the securities, the securities’ yield, and general economic and interest rate conditions.

 

Since the Fund invests primarily in obligations of issuers located in Hawaii, the Fund is subject to additional concentration of risk. Due to the level of investment in Hawaii municipal obligations, the marketability and market value of these obligations may be affected by certain Hawaiian constitutional provisions, legislative measures, executive orders, administrative regulations, voter initiatives, and other political and economic developments. If any such problems arise, they could adversely affect the ability of various Hawaiian issuers to meet their financial obligation. Therefore, an investment in the Fund may be riskier than investment in other types of municipal bond funds.

 

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies” including FASB Accounting Standard Update ASU 2013-08.

 

(A) SECURITY VALUATION

 

Portfolio securities, that are fixed income securities, are valued by an independent pricing service using methodologies that it believes are appropriate, including actual market transactions, mean between bid and ask prices, broker-dealer supplied valuations, matrix pricing, or other electronic data processing techniques designed to identify market values for such securities, in accordance with procedures established in good faith by the Board of Directors. Securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued on the amortized cost basis as reflecting fair value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which available prices are suspect will be valued at “fair value” using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Board of Directors. For these purposes, “fair value” means the price that the Investment Manager reasonably expects the Fund could receive from an arm’s-length buyer upon the current sale of the securities within seven (7) days, after considering all appropriate factors and indications of value available to them. Such value will be cost if the Investment Manager determines such valuation is appropriate after considering a multitude of factors in accordance with established procedures.

 

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of most of its investments on a recurring basis. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

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September 30, 2020

 

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in/out changing an investment’s assigned level within the hierarchy.

 

The following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

Municipal bonds are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s investments, as of September 30, 2020. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

 

Description   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Municipal Bonds   $ -     $ 159,405,593     $     $ 159,405,593  

 

There were no transfers in to and out of Levels 1 and 2 during the current period presented.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

(B) FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

 

It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute its taxable income, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

The Fund has reviewed all open tax years for all major jurisdictions, which is the Federal jurisdiction, and concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. As of September 30, 2020, open Federal tax years include the tax years ended September 30, 2017 – September 30, 2020. The Fund has no examination in progress and is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

 

In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund intends to declare each year as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts, if any, from prior years.

 

On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was enacted. The Act modernized several of the federal income and excise tax provisions related to regulated investment companies such as the Fund, and, with certain exceptions, was effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. Among the changes made are changes to the capital loss carryforward rules allowing for capital losses to be carried forward indefinitely. As of September 30, 2020, the Fund did not have any non-expiring capital loss carryforwards.

 

Capital losses incurred after October 31 within the fiscal year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Fund did not have any post October capital losses to defer.

 

(C) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Bond discounts and premiums are amortized using the interest method. Distributions to shareholders are declared daily and reinvested or paid in cash monthly.

 

(D) USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(E) SHARE VALUATION

 

The net asset value per share for the Fund is determined by calculating the total value of the Fund’s assets, deducting its total liabilities and dividing the result by the number of shares outstanding.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

(2) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc. (“LFG”) provides the Fund with management and administrative services pursuant to a management agreement and administrative services agreement, respectively. In accordance with the terms of the management agreement and of the administrative services agreement, LFG receives compensation at the annual rate of 0.50% and up to 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, respectively. The fees are listed on the statement of operations. For the period ended September 30, 2020, the Fund was allocated, and paid LFG, $70,192 of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer fee.

 

The Fund’s distributor, Lee Financial Securities, Inc. (“LFS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of LFG, received $239,155 for costs incurred in connection with the sale of the Fund’s shares (See Note 3).

 

Lee Financial Recordkeeping, Inc. (“LFR”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of LFG, serves as the transfer agent for the Fund. In accordance with the terms of the transfer agent agreement, LFR receives compensation at the annual rate of 0.06% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. LFR has delegated certain of its duties and responsibilities to UMB Fund Services, Inc. as sub-transfer agent. LFR also provides the Fund with certain clerical, bookkeeping and shareholder services pursuant to a service agreement approved by the Fund’s directors. As compensation for these services LFR receives a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at an annualized rate of 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The fees are listed on the statement of operations.

 

Certain officers and directors of the Fund are also officers of LFG, LFS and LFR.

 

(3) DISTRIBUTION COSTS

 

The Fund’s Board of Directors, including a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Act. Rule 12b-1 regulates the manner in which a regulated investment company may assume costs of distributing and promoting the sales of its shares.

 

The Plan provides that the Hawaii Municipal Fund Investor Class may incur certain costs, which may not exceed 0.25% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets, for payment to the distributor for items such as advertising expenses, selling expenses, commissions or travel, reasonably intended to result in sales of shares of the Fund. The fees are listed on the statement of operations.

 

(4) PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

Purchases and sales of securities aggregated $28,512,131 and $30,748,066, respectively, for the Fund during the period October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.

 

(5) CUSTODY CREDITS

 

Under an agreement with the Fund’s custodian bank, $5,818 and $1,090 of the custodian fees were paid by credits for cash balances during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively. If not for the offset agreement, the assets could have been employed to produce income.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – Concluded

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

(6) TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

The tax character of distributions paid for the Hawaii Municipal Fund during the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

 

    Exempt-Interest Dividends     Ordinary Income   Long Term Capital Gains   Total Distributions  
2020   $ 3,150,138     $ -   $ -   $ 3,150,138  
2019   $ 3,700,255     $ -   $ -   $ 3,700,255  

 

The tax character of distributable earnings for the Hawaii Municipal Fund at September 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

Undistributed Ordinary Exempt-Interest Income     Ordinary Income     Undistributed Capital Gains     Capital Loss Carryforwards     Post October Losses     Unrealized Gain/(Loss)*     Total Distributable Earnings  
$ 31,460     $ 63,570     $ 1,103,436     $ -     $ -     $ 6,737,728     $ 7,936,194  

 

* The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation is attributable to market discount on debt securities and wash sales.

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the Fund utilized $11,041 of capital loss carryforward.

 

(7) NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS OR REGULATIONS

 

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08, Receivables-Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The amendments in the ASU shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The ASU does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; which continues to be amortized to maturity. The ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Hawaii Municipal Fund complied with ASU No. 2017-08 on July 22, 2019 by changing its accounting policy to amortizing premium to the earliest call date. There was minimal effect on the amortization of the Fund.

 

(8) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS DISCLOSURE

 

In preparing the Fund’s financial statements as of September 30, 2020, the Fund’s management considered the impact of subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)

 

The Officers and Directors of the Corporation, their principal occupations for the last five years and their affiliation, if any, with the Investment Manager, or the Corporation's Distributor, are shown below. Interested persons of the Corporation as defined in the 1940 Act are indicated by an asterisk (*) in the table below. The Officers of the Corporation manage its day-to-day operations. The Corporation’s Investment Manager and its Officers are subject to the supervision and control of the Directors under the laws of the state of Maryland. Unless otherwise indicated below, the address of each Director and Officer is c/o Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc., 3113 Olu Street, Honolulu, HI 96816-1425.

 

Name, Age and Address Position & Office With the Corporation Term of Office and Length of Time Served Principal Occupation During the Past Five Years Number of Portfolios in Corporation Complex Overseen by Director** Other Directorships Held by Director During the Past Five Years
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS        
Clayton W.H. Chow (68) Director Unlimited Term 32 years Retired; March 2012-August 2014, Sales Manager, Estes Express 1 None
Lynden M. Keala (66) Director Unlimited Term 31 years February 2014–Present, Account Executive, American Solutions for Business; September 2005-January 2014, Account Executive, Workflow One (formerly The Relizon Company) 1 None
Kim F. Scoggins (73) Director Unlimited Term 23 years Vice President & Division Manager, Colliers International HI, LLC 1 None
INTERESTED DIRECTORS        
Terrence K.H. Lee (63)* Director, Chairman, and CEO Unlimited Term 32 years Director, President and CEO, Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc., Lee Financial Securities, Inc., and Lee Financial Recordkeeping, Inc. 1 None
OFFICERS    
Nora B. Foley (60) President (Since January 2018), and Chief Compliance Officer (Since October 2004) Vice President, CCO, CFO, and Treasurer Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc., Lee Financial Securities, Inc., and Lee Financial Recordkeeping, Inc.
Charlotte A. Meyer (67) Secretary (Since January 2018) Director, Secretary (Since March 2018) Corporate Vice President, and Assistant Treasurer (January 2006 – March 2018), Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc., Lee Financial Securities, Inc., and Lee Financial Recordkeeping, Inc.
Lee Ann Y. Matsuda (56) Treasurer (Since January 2018) Employee, Vice President, March 2016 – Present; VP Operations, March 2013 – March 2016, Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc. March 2013 – Present; Employee, Lee Financial Securities, Inc. and Lee Financial Recordkeeping, Inc.

 

Terrence K.H. Lee is an interested person of the Corporation by virtue of his relationship as a director, officer and shareholder of the Fund’s investment manager, as a director and officer of the Fund’s principal underwriter and transfer agent and because he has had a material and professional relationship with the Corporation for the last two completed calendar years.

 

** Each Corporation director oversees one portfolio of the Corporation that is currently offered for sale.

 

Additional information about members of the Board of Directors and executive Officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). To obtain a free copy of the SAI, please call (808) 988-8088.

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STATEMENT REGARDING THE FUND’S LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (UNAUDITED)

 

The Fund has adopted and implemented a Liquidity Risk Management Program (the “Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”). The Program seeks to assess, manage and review the Fund’s Liquidity Risk. “Liquidity Risk” is defined as the risk that the Fund could not meet requests to redeem shares issued by the Fund without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interest in the Fund. The Fund’s Board of Directors has appointed the Fund’s Investment Manager to serve as the program administrator for the Program (the “Program Administrator”). Among other things, the Liquidity Rule requires that the Program Administrator provide a written report to the Board on an annual basis that addresses the operation of the Program, and assesses the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation, including the operation of the Highly Liquidity Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) established for the Fund, if any, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Program Administrator has established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”) to assist it in the implementation and administration of the Program.

 

At a meeting held on October 28, 2020, the Board received and reviewed the first annual Report concerning the operation of the Program for the period from June 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (the “Period”) from the Committee. The Report summarized the operation of the Program and the information and factors considered by the Committee in reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the implementation of the Program. The Report concluded that the Program has been appropriately designed, implemented, and is effectively operating to assess and manage the Fund’s Liquidity Risk within the compliance parameters of the Liquidity Rule. The Report also indicated that no material changes to the Program were being recommended by the Committee and that the Fund was not required to set a HLIM.

 

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.

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Shareholder Information

Household Delivery of Shareholder Documents: Only one Prospectus, Annual and Semi-Annual Report will be sent to shareholders with the same last name and address on their Fund account, unless you request multiple copies. If you would like to receive separate copies, please call us at (808) 988-8088. We will begin sending you additional copies within 30 days. If your shares are held through a service provider, please contact them directly.

 

Business Continuity Plan Summary Disclosure Statement: Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc., Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc., Lee Financial Securities, Inc. and Lee Financial Recordkeeping, Inc. have developed Business Continuity Plans on how we will respond to events that significantly disrupt our business. Since the timing and impact of disasters and disruptions is unpredictable, we will have to be flexible in responding to actual events as they occur. In response to the Coronavirus outbreak, Lee Financial has had minimal staff on-site to facilitate the daily fund operations and maintain normal business operations. Additional Lee Financial staff have worked remotely to assist with Fund operations and shareholder requests. The Fund’s office has maintained limited visitor access. The Fund’s other service providers have been able to maintain normal business operations.

 

Contacting Us - If after a significant business disruption you cannot contact us as you usually do at (808) 988-8088, you should go to our website at www.LeeHawaii.com. Please visit our website at www.LeeHawaii.com for the Business Continuity Plan Disclosure Statement.

 

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

The Fund has established Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (“Policies”) that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities. Shareholders may request copies of the Policies free of charge by calling (808) 988-8088 or by sending a written request to Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc., 3113 Olu Street, Honolulu, HI 96816. Copies of the Fund’s proxy voting records are posted on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov and the Fund’s website at www.LeeHawaii.com and reflect the 12-month period beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020.

 

Schedules of Investments 

The Fund files a complete schedule of investments with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the third month of the first and third quarters for each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Shareholders will be able to view the filed Form N-PORT by visiting the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov or the Fund’s website at www.LeeHawaii.com.

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Disclosure Regarding Approval of the Investment Management Agreement  

Hawaii Municipal Fund (Unaudited)

 

At a meeting held on July 29, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) considered and approved the continuance of the Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc. (the “LFG”) with respect to the Hawaii Municipal Fund (the “Portfolio”), a series of Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc., for an additional one-year period ending September 30, 2021.

 

Prior to the meeting, the Board had received detailed information from LFG. This information together with other information provided by LFG and the information provided to the Board throughout the course of year formed the primary (but not exclusive) basis for the Board's determinations as summarized below. The information, material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board's subsequent approval of the Investment Management Agreement are described below.

 

1. Information Received

Materials reviewed. During the course of the year, the Board received a wide variety of materials relating to the services provided by LFG, including reports on the Portfolio's investment results; portfolio composition; portfolio trading practices; and other information relating to the nature, extent and quality of services provided by LFG to the Fund and Portfolio. In addition, the Board reviewed and considered supplementary information and presentations by LFG that included materials regarding the Portfolio's investment results; management fee; performance; financial and profitability information regarding LFG, descriptions of various functions such as compliance monitoring and portfolio trading, and information about the experience and qualifications of the personnel providing investment management and administrative services to the Portfolio. Further, an independent third party prepared an analytical report which provided comparative management fee, expense and performance information for the Portfolio and its peer group.

 

Review Process. The Board received assistance regarding legal and industry standards from independent counsel to the independent Directors of the Board. The Board discussed the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement with LFG representatives. In deciding to recommend the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement, the Board did not identify any single issue or particular information that, in isolation, was the controlling factor. This summary describes the most important, but not all, of the factors considered by the Board.

 

2. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services 

In the Board’s review of LFG, its personnel and its resources, it considered the depth and quality of LFG's investment management process; the experience, capability and integrity of its senior management, portfolio manager and other personnel; the turnover rates of its personnel; and the overall financial strength and stability of its organization. Based on this review, the Board determined that LFG has the capabilities, resources and personnel necessary to manage the Fund and Portfolio and the Board is satisfied with the quality of services provided by LFG in advising the Portfolio.

 

Other Services. The Board considered, in connection with the performance of LFG’s investment management services to the Fund and the Portfolio, the following: LFG’s policies, procedures and systems for compliance with applicable laws and regulations and its commitment to these programs; its efforts to keep the Board informed; and its attention to matters that may involve conflicts of interest with the Fund. As a point of comparison, the Board also considered the nature, extent, quality and cost of certain non-investment related administrative services provided by LFG to the Fund and Portfolio under the Administrative Agreement.

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3. Investment Performance 

The Board considered the Portfolio's unique pursuit of its investment objective and the investment results of the Portfolio in light of its objective. The Board reviewed the short-term and long-term performance of the Portfolio on an absolute basis and in comparison to its benchmark index and other comparable Hawaii and other single-state mutual funds. The Board also reviewed the rankings for the Portfolio by an independent rating and ranking organization. The Board took into consideration LFG’s explanation of the under-performance of the Portfolio over various periods as compared to its benchmark and peer group and noted the out-performance as compared to the Fund’s Hawaii mutual fund peers. The Board concluded that the performance of the Portfolio is reasonable as compared to its benchmark and other comparable funds in the peer group median as selected by the independent third party and the other Hawaii mutual funds.

 

4. Management Fees and Total Operating Expenses 

The Board reviewed and considered the management fee payable by the Portfolio to LFG in light of the nature, extent and quality of the investment management and administrative services provided by LFG. Additionally, the Board received and considered information comparing the Portfolio’s management fee and overall expenses with those of other comparable funds as selected by the independent third party. The comparative information showed that the Portfolio’s management fee and operating expenses are competitive with the management fees and expenses of such other funds, however, the current Portfolio management fee is higher than the peer group and category median, but below the highest management fee of the peer group and the current net expenses are higher than the peer group and category median for other funds of similar size, but on a gross basis, lower than the highest expense ratio of the peer group. The Board also considered the advisory fee information for other LFG clients that are similarly managed to the Portfolio. Based on this information the Board concluded that the management fees and total operating expenses for the Portfolio are reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of the investment management and administrative services provided by LFG.

 

5. Adviser Costs, Level of Profits, Economies of Scale and Ancillary Benefits 

The Board reviewed information regarding LFG's costs of providing services to the Fund and the Portfolio, as well as the resulting level of profits to LFG. The Board further concluded that the profit to LFG for investment management services seems reasonable based on the services provided. The Board noted that since the management fee does not contain breakpoints, there would be no economies of scale from reduction of the management fee as the Portfolio’s assets grow. In assessing the benefits to LFG from its relationships with the Portfolio, the Board noted that there are no soft dollar arrangements. The Board also took into account potential benefits to LFG as the Fund’s administrator and the engagement of affiliates for distribution, shareholder servicing and transfer agency services and concluded that the management fee for the Portfolio was reasonable in relation to the benefits derived by LFG and its affiliates from these relationships.

 

6. Conclusions 

No single factor was determinative of the Board's decision to re-approve the Fund Portfolio Investment Management Agreement, but rather the Board based their determination on the total mix of information available to them. Based on their review, including their consideration of each of the factors referred to above, the Board, including all of the Fund’s Independent Directors of the Board present, concluded that the Portfolio’s Investment Management Agreement, and the compensation is determined to be fair and reasonable in light of such services provided and expenses incurred under the Investment Management Agreement.

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INVESTMENT MANAGER

Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc.

3113 Olu Street

Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

 

DISTRIBUTOR

Lee Financial Securities, Inc.

3113 Olu Street

Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

 

FUND ACCOUNTANT

UMB Fund Services

235 W. Galena Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212-3948

 

CUSTODIAN

UMB Bank, N.A.

982 Grand Blvd, 5th Floor

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square

Suite #2000

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-6996

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Tait, Weller & Baker LLP

Two Liberty Place

50 S 16th Street, Suite #2900

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-2529

 

TRANSFER AGENT

Lee Financial Recordkeeping, Inc.

3113 Olu Street

Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive and senior financial executives.

 

(c) Not applicable.

 

(d) Not applicable.

 

(e) Not applicable.

 

(f)(1) Pursuant to Item 13(a)(1), the Registrant is attaching as an exhibit a copy of its code of ethics that applies to its principal executive and senior financial executives.

 

(f)(2) Copies of the Code of Ethics may be obtained free of charge by accessing the website www.LeeHawaii.com, by calling (808) 988-8088 or by sending a written request to Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc., 3113 Olu Street, Honolulu, HI 96816.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

(a)(1) The registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant does not have an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

 

(a)(2) Not applicable.

 

(a)(3) The board of directors concluded that based on the required attributes, no independent member of the Board qualified as a financial expert. Based on the size of the registrant, the Board further concluded that a financial expert was not required.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fee and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees.

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $28,400 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 and $28,400 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees.

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were none for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 and none for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019.

 

(c) Tax Fees.

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $3,300 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 and $3,300 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019. The tax services relate to the preparation of the registrant’s excise tax and income tax returns.

 

 

(d) All Other Fees.

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were $10,500 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 and $10,500 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019. These fees are for services related to the internal control audit of the transfer agent.

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

 

1.           (a)       The Committee shall review and approve proposals for the independent accountants to render permissible non-audit services. The Committee may adopt pre-approval policies and procedures, including both general pre-approvals and terms for specific case-by-case approvals, and may delegate the authority to grant such pre-approvals to one or more members of the Committee.

 

(b)       The pre-approval requirement may be waived with respect to the provision of non-audit services for the registrant if: (i) the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided to the registrant constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the registrant to its independent accountants during the fiscal year in which the non-audit services are provided; (ii) such services were not recognized at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit.

 

2.           Review and approve in advance with the independent accountants each non-audit engagement involving the registrant’s independent accountants and the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser (“control affiliates”) where: (i) the investment adviser or its control affiliate provides ongoing services to the registrant; and (ii) the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

(a)       The pre-approval requirement may be waived if: (i) the aggregate amount of all services provided constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the registrant’s independent accountants by the registrant’s investment adviser and its control affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be pre-approved by the registrant’s Committee; (ii) such services were not recognized by the registrant’s adviser or its control affiliates (that provide ongoing services to the Fund) at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit.

 

(e)(2) None of the services provided to the registrant described in paragraphs (b) – (d) of Item 4 were pre-approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed to the principal accountant for services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant, registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $15,400 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 and $15,800 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019. These fees are for the tax services disclosed under Item 4(c) above; services related to the internal control audit of the transfer agent disclosed under Item 4(d) above; and the Anti-Money Laundering Program for the distributor and transfer agent.

 

 

(h) Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

(a) Schedule I - Investment in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(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.

 

No material changes were made to the procedures by which shareholders recommend nominees to the board.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or person performing similar functions, has concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during 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.

 

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

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

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR270.30a-2(a)) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(a)(4) Not applicable.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

  

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

(Registrant) Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc.  

 

By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Terrence K.H. Lee  
  Terrence K.H. Lee, CEO  
  (principal executive officer)  
     
Date November 27, 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/ Terrence K.H. Lee  
  Terrence K.H. Lee, CEO  
  (principal executive officer)  
     
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Lee Ann Y. Matsuda  
  Lee Ann Y. Matsuda, Treasurer  
  (principal financial officer)  
     
Date November 27, 2020  

  

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

 

EX-99.Code Eth 

Item 13. (a)(1)

 

LEE FINANCIAL MUTUAL FUND, INC.

CODE OF ETHICS FOR PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE AND

SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICERS

 

I. Covered Officers/Purpose of the Code

 

Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc.’s code of ethics (this “Code”) for the investment companies within the complex (collectively, “Funds” and each, “Company”) applies to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (the “Covered Officer’s 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 Company;

 

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 conflict of interest.

 

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 Company. 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 with the Company.

 

Certain conflicts of interest arise out of the relationships between Covered Officers and the Company and already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Investment Company Act”) and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Investment Advisers Act”). For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with the Company because of their status as “affiliated persons” of the Company. The Company’s and the investment adviser’s compliance programs and procedures 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 Company 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 Company or for the adviser, or for both), be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions that will have different effects on the adviser and the Company. The participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contractual relationship between the Company and the adviser and is consistent with the performance by the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of the Company. 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.

 

Other conflicts of interest are covered by the Code, even if such conflicts of interest are not subject to provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers 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 Company.

 

Each Covered Officer must:

 

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

 

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

 

not use material non-public knowledge of portfolio transactions made or contemplated for the Company 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 Legal Counsel if material. Examples of these include:

 

service as a director on the board on any private company;

 

the receipt of any gifts in excess of $50.00, in connection with the management, operations, sale or distribution of the Fund;

 

the receipt of any entertainment from any company with which the Company 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 or impropriety;

 

 

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

 

a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Company 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 and Compliance

 

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

 

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

 

each Covered Officer should, to the extent appropriate within his area of responsibility, consult with other officers and employees of the Fund and the adviser with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Fund files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Fund; 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;
annually thereafter affirm to the Board that he has complied with the requirements of the Code;
not retaliate against any other Covered Officer or any employee of the Fund or their affiliated persons for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith; and
notify the Audit Committee promptly if he knows of any violation of this Code. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code.

 

The Compliance Officer 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 situations. However, any approvals or waivers sought by the Covered Officer will be considered by the Audit Committee.

 

 

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

 

The Compliance Officer will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential violations reported to him;

 

if, after such investigation, the Compliance Officer believes that no violation has occurred, the Compliance Officer is not required to take any further action;

 

any matter that the Compliance Officer believes is a violation will be reported to the Audit Committee;

 

 

if the Audit 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;

 

the Audit 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 Fund for purposes of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and forms applicable to registered investment companies thereunder. Insofar as other policies or procedures of the Fund, the Fund’s 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 superseded by this Code to the extent that they overlap or conflict with the provisions of this Code. The Fund and the investment adviser’s and principal underwriter’s codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act and the adviser’s more detailed policies and procedures set forth in the Lee Financial Group Hawaii, Inc./Lee Financial Securities, Inc. code of ethics are separate requirements applying to the Covered Officers and others, 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 Board, including a majority of independent Directors.

 

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 Board and it counsel.

 

 

VIII. Internal Use

 

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

 

Date: July 23, 2003

 

 

Exhibit A

Amended January 1, 2018

 

Persons Covered by this Code of Ethics:

 

Terrence K.H. Lee                 Chief Executive Officer

 

Nora B. Foley                         President and Chief Compliance Officer

 

Lee Ann Y. Matsuda               Chief Financial Officer

 

EX-99.CERT

Item 13. (a)(2)

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

I, Terrence K.H. Lee, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc.;

 

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 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.

 

Date: November 27, 2020   /s/ Terrence K.H. Lee  
    Terrence K.H. Lee  
    CEO  

 

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

I, Lee Ann Y. Matsuda, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc.;

 

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 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.

 

Date: November 27, 2020   /s/ Lee Ann Y. Matsuda  
    Lee Ann Y. Matsuda  
    Treasurer  

 

EX-99.906CERT

Item 13. (b)

 

Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

 

I, Terrence K.H. Lee, Chief Executive Officer of Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that:

 

1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended September 30, 2020 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material aspects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

Date: November 27, 2020   /s/ Terrence K.H. Lee  
    Terrence K.H. Lee  
    CEO  

 

I, Lee Ann Y. Matsuda, Treasurer of Lee Financial Mutual Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that:

 

1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended September 30, 2020 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material aspects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

Date: November 27, 2020   /s/ Lee Ann Y. Matsuda  
    Lee Ann Y. Matsuda  
    Treasurer  

 

These certifications are being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report with the Securities and Exchange Commission.