CATHOLIC VALUES INVESTMENT TRUST
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                               Semi-Annual Report

                                 From Inception
                                  May 1, 1997
                                     Through
                                  June 30,1997







                  Catholic Values Investment Trust Equity Fund



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                 Table of Contents

   LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS...................... 1
   MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION....................... 2

   CATHOLIC VALUES INVESTMENT TRUST
   EQUITY FUND
     Portfolio of Investments.................. 4
     Statement of Assets and Liabilities....... 6
     Statement of Operations................... 7
     Statement of Changes in Net Assets........ 8
     Financial Highlights...................... 9
     Notes to Financial Statements.............10




                  Catholic Values Investment Trust Equity Fund
                             LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
===============================================================================


                                   July, 1997




Dear Shareholders:

       We are  pleased  to  welcome  all  shareholders  of the  Catholic  Values
Investment  Trust Equity Fund which opened on May 1, 1997.  The Fund invests for
long-term  growth of capital and  reasonable  current  income.  It pursues  this
objective by investing in a broadly  diversified  portfolio of  well-established
U.S. and, eventually, non-U.S. companies which meet strict quality and religious
standards.  These  companies  must offer  products  or  services  and  undertake
activities  that are  consistent  with the core  teachings of the Roman Catholic
Church.

       At the moment, all investments are in U.S. securities.  As the Fund grows
in size, additional international securities will be added resulting in a global
fund that will have  approximately 70% of its assets in U.S.  securities and 30%
in international securities.

       A  Catholic  Advisory  Board  assures  that the  Fund's  investments  are
consistent   with   Catholic   values.   This  is  not  a  simple  nor  singular
responsibility  since there are many Catholics with varying viewpoints and there
are many Catholic institutions with their own views as well. In addition,  there
are changing  circumstances and varying economic environments in which companies
must exist.  Thus, this independent Board must exercise great wisdom and caution
in reviewing each company and equity to assure that the  investment  conforms to
the objectives.

       Initially,  Wright Investors'  Service,  the Fund's  investment  Adviser,
selects the equities from its approved list of quality blue chip companies.  All
companies on this approved list are, in the opinion of Wright,  soundly financed
with established  records of earnings  profitability and equity growth. All have
established  investment acceptance and active, liquid markets.  These selections
are then reviewed by the Catholic  Advisory  Board.  Each member of the Board is
involved in various Catholic activities and is in contact with numerous Catholic
institutions  and  Catholic  clergy.  In  addition,  information  received  from
shareholders,  secondary materials, and general input from interested sources is
constantly  reviewed  and  evaluated.  When  a  company  is  found  not to be in
compliance with Church core teachings, the investment Adviser is asked to remove
it.
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       The  result  is  continuous  dialogue,   continuous   information  input,
continuous  review,  and thus continuous  evaluation.  Independent  thinking and
independent  information  support a Fund that adheres to Catholic doctrine while
balancing  changes in the  marketplace,  changes  in  informational  input,  and
changes  in value  systems.  Thus,  your  fund  combines  Catholic  values  with
investment values.

       The Fund has its own website: www.catholicinvestment.com. Visit often and
invite your friends,  associates and other  Catholics as well. The site contains
information about your fund, including a recent list of portfolio holdings.  You
may,  after  following  some security  protection  procedures,  also access your
account.

                                   Sincerely,


                                Walter R. Miller
                                Secretary to the Catholic Advisory Board



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                  Catholic Values Investment Trust Equity Fund
                              MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION



     The U.S.  stock  market  extended  its  winning  streak  to eight  straight
quarters with a slight gain in the first quarter of 1997 and a double-digit rate
of advance in the second  quarter.  What  appeared  to be the start of a serious
global stock market  correction in late March and early April turned out to have
been the  launching  pad for yet  another  leg to the  worldwide  bull market in
equities.  In the early trading sessions of July, this bullish trend has carried
the stock market averages to new highs. Valuations are high at midyear 1997, and
any loss of  momentum  could  result  in a period  of  market  consolidation  or
correction.

     Price/earnings  multiples  have  recently  climbed to levels rarely seen in
postwar market history. At 20 times forecast year-ahead earnings,  the S&P 500's
current pricing  represents a premium of close to 50% over the market's  50-year
average P/E.  But even  allowing for some  shrinkage in P/E  multiples,  today's
positive  investment  fundamentals form the basis for expecting an 8% or so rate
of return  from  stocks over the coming  five  years.  As  favorable  as current
demographics are for financial  assets,  the principal  factors driving the bull
market in stocks are more  basic:  moderate  but  steady  economic  growth,  low
inflation,  solid growth in corporate  profits,  declining  interest rates,  and
rising  productivity.  Following 15 years of returns averaging 19%, an 8% annual
rate of investment return might seem skimpy,  but it still represents a 5% or so
premium over inflation and should  compare  favorably with the likely returns on
alternative investments.

         On May 1,1997,  Fund shares were first offered at $10.00 per share.  On
June 30,1997,  Institutional  Service shares were $10.33 and  Individual  shares
were  $10.31.  They  have  continued  to  climb  in  the  early  days  of  July.
Contributing  to the Fund's  results  was good  performance  from  stocks in the
construction,  technology, non-bank finance, and machinery industries during the
second  quarter.  Fund  performance  also benefited from  above-market  industry
positions in construction,  machinery,  and transportation  stocks,  groups that
outperformed   the  market.   Detracting   from  results  was  the   portfolio's
underweighting in the health care industry, one of the quarter's best performing
groups.  Small- and mid-cap issues generally lagged big,  Dow-type stocks during
the second  quarter,  despite their more moderate  valuations.  This  continuing
disparity  between  big- and  small-cap  stocks was again a drag on the relative
performance of the Catholic Values Investment Trust Fund.

     On June  30,  1997,  equities  in the  CVIT  Portfolio  were  trading  at a
price/earnings  multiple that was outstanding,  below the S&P 500's P/E multiple
of 20. In the event a period of  correction or  consolidation  descends upon the
U.S.  stock market in the months  ahead,  the Fund's  discount P/E may limit the
portfolio's downside exposure.
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                  Catholic Values Investment Trust Equity Fund
                            PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
                            June 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
===============================================================================

                                Shares      Value
                               -------     -------
Equity Interests -- 99.3%



APPAREL -- 4.1%
Russell Corp...............    2,200  $     65,175
VF Corp....................      800        67,800
                                        -----------
                                      $    132,975
                                        -----------



AUTOMOTIVE -- 8.6%
Chrysler Corp..............    2,200  $     72,188
Eaton Corp.................      800        69,850
Echlin Inc.................    2,000        72,000
Modine Mfg. Co.............    2,300        68,425
                                        -----------
                                      $    282,463
                                        -----------



CHEMICALS -- 5.6%
Morton Int'l Inc.-W/I......    1,800  $     54,338
PPG Industries, Inc........    1,100        63,938
Rohm & Haas Company........      700        63,042
                                        -----------
                                      $    181,318
                                        -----------



CONSTRUCTION -- 11.8%
Caterpillar Inc............      600  $     64,425
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.    2,100        62,606
Medusa Corporation.........    1,700        65,238
Oakwood Homes Corp.........    2,800        67,200
Toll Brothers..............    3,500        64,311
Vulcan Materials Co........      800        62,800
                                        -----------
                                      $    386,580
                                        -----------



DIVERSIFIED -- 2.1%
Crane Company..............    1,600  $     66,900
                                        -----------



ELECTRONICS -- 10.0%
Compaq Computer............      700  $     69,475
Harman Int'l. Industries...    1,600        67,400
Raytheon Co................    1,300        66,300
Seagate Technology, Inc....    1,500        52,781
Sun Microsystems, Inc......    1,900        70,716
                                        -----------
                                      $    326,672
                                        -----------



FINANCIAL -- 12.4%
A.G. Edwards, Inc..........    1,600  $     68,400
BB&T Corporation...........    1,500        67,500
First Virginia Banks, Inc..    1,100        66,344
Pacific Century Fin'l. Corp    1,500        69,375
Quick and Reilly Group.....    2,900        67,425
Southtrust Corp............    1,600        66,200
                                        -----------
                                      $    405,244
                                        -----------



MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT -- 8.0%
Briggs & Stratton Com......    1,300  $     65,000
Deere & Company............    1,200        65,850
Ingersoll-Rand Co..........    1,100        67,925
Pitney Bowes, Inc..........      900        62,550
                                        -----------
                                      $    261,325
                                        -----------


METAL PRODUCERS -- 2.1%
Carpenter Technology.......    1,500  $     68,625
                                        -----------




METAL PRODUCTS MFRS. -- 8.1%
Kaydon Corp................    1,400  $     69,475
Snap-on Inc................    1,700        66,938
Trinity Industries.........    2,100        66,675
Watts Industries Inc. Cl. A    2,600        62,400
                                        -----------
                                      $    265,488
                                        -----------
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PRINTING & PUBLISHING -- 5.4%
American Greetings Corp....    1,700  $     63,113
Banta Corp.................    2,400        65,100
Standard Register..........    1,600        49,000
                                        -----------
                                      $    177,213
                                        -----------



RECREATION -- 4.0%
Kingworld Productions Inc..    1,900  $     66,500
Ryans Family Steak Hse.....    7,300        62,506
                                        -----------
                                      $    129,006
                                        -----------



RETAILERS -- 2.3%
Family Dollar Stores.......    2,800  $     76,300
                                        -----------






TRANSPORTATION -- 4.2%
ASA Holdings Inc...........    2,600  $     74,425
Illinois Central Corp......    1,800        62,888
                                        -----------
                                      $    137,313
                                        -----------



UTLIITIES -- 6.0%
Century Telephone Enter....    1,900  $     64,006
Nipsco Industries, Inc.....    1,600        66,100
Wisconsin Energy Corp......    2,700        67,163
                                        -----------
                                      $    197,269
                                        -----------



MISCELLANEOUS -- 4.0%
Arrow Electronics, Inc.....    1,200  $     63,750
Marshall Industries........    1,800        67,050
                                        -----------

                                      $    130,800
                                        -----------



TOTAL EQUITY INTERESTS - 98.7%
  (identified cost, $3,111,869)       $  3,225,491

OTHER ASSETS,
  LESS LIABILITIES -- 1.3%.                 44,135
                                        -----------


NET ASSETS -- 100%                    $  3,269,626
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                  Catholic Values Investment Trust Equity Fund
                       STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
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                                                            May 1, 1997
                                                        (start of business)
                                                          to June 30, 1997
                                                            (UNAUDITED)
                                                        -----------------
ASSETS:
     Investments --
       Identified cost..............................    $    3,111,869
       Unrealized appreciation......................           113,622
                                                           ------------
         Total Value (Note 1A)......................    $    3,225,491

     Cash...........................................            49,082
     Dividends receivable...........................             3,423
     Receivable from Investment Adviser.............            16,000
     Deferred organization expenses (Note 1B).......           146,897
                                                           ------------
         Total Assets...............................    $    3,440,893
                                                          ------------

LIABILITIES:
     Payable for investments purchased..............    $        4,138
     Trustee fees payable...........................             1,171
     Accrued organization expense...................           151,500
     Accrued expenses and other liabilities.........            14,458
                                                            ------------
         Total Liabilities..........................    $      171,267
                                                            ------------
NET ASSETS..........................................    $     3,269,626
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
     Proceeds from sales of shares (including the
        market value of securities received in
        exchange for Fund shares and shares issued
        to shareholders in payment of distributions
        declared), less cost of shares reacquired...    $     3,155,414
     Accumulated undistributed net realized loss on
        investments (computed on the basis of
        identified cost)............................             (1,274)
     Unrealized appreciation of investments
       (computed on the basis of identified cost)...             113,622 
     Undistributed net investment income............               1,864
                                                              ------------
         Net assets applicable to outstanding shares.    $      3,269,626
                                                              =============
Computation of net asset value and offering price per share:
     Net assets - Institutional Service shares........   $      2,539,796
                                                             ==============
     Shares of beneficial interest outstanding - 
         Institutional Service shares.................            244,311
                                                             ==============
     Net asset value, offering price, and redemption
         price per share of beneficial interest.......    $         10.40
                                                             ==============
     Net assets - Individual shares ..................    $       729,830
                                                             ==============
     Shares of beneficial interest outstanding -  
         Individual shares............................             70,301
                                                             ==============
     Net asset value, offering price, and redemption
         price per share of beneficial interest.......    $        10.38
                                                             ==============


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                  Catholic Values Investment Trust Equity Fund
                             STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
===============================================================================


                                                        May 1, 1997
                                                    (start of business)
                                                      to June 30, 1997
                                                        (UNAUDITED)       
                                                    --------------------
INVESTMENT INCOME:
     Income --
         Dividends.................................    $     7,046
                                                       ------------
              Total investment Income..............    $     7,046
                                                       ------------

     Expenses --
         Investment Adviser fee (Note 2)............   $     2,825
         Administrator fee (Note 2).................           260
         Compensation of Trustees not affiliated 
          with the Investment Adviser or Administrator       2,733
         Custodian fee (Note 1C)....................         9,720
         Distribution expenses (Note 3).............         1,484
         Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees            88
         Amortization of organization expenses (Note 1B)     4,603
         Miscellaneous..............................         6,720
                                                        ------------
              Total expenses........................    $   28,433
                                                        ------------

     Deduct --
         Preliminary reduction of Investment
              Adviser fee (Note 2)..................    $     2,825
         Preliminary reduction of Administrator 
              fee (Note 2)..........................            260
         Preliminary reduction of Distribution
             fee (Note 3)...........................          1,484
         Preliminary allocation of expenses to
             Investment Adviser (Note 2)............         16,000
         Reduction of custodian fee (Note 1C).......          2,682
                                                        ------------
              Total deductions......................    $    23,251
                                                        ------------
              Net expenses..........................    $     5,182
                                                        ------------
                Net Investment Income...............    $     1,864
                                                        ------------


REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS:
     Net realized loss on investments
         (identified cost basis)....................    $     (1,274)
     Change in unrealized appreciation of investments        113,622
                                                         ------------
     Net realized and unrealized gain on investments.   $    112,348
                                                         ------------
         Net increase in net assets from operations..   $    114,212
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                  Catholic Values Investment Trust Equity Fund
                       STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
===============================================================================


                                                      May 1, 1997
                                                  (start of business)
                                                    to June 30, 1997
                                                      (UNAUDITED)
                                                  -------------------

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
     From Operations --
         Net investment income........................  $    1,864
         Net realized loss on investment transactions.      (1,274)
         Unrealized appreciation of investments.......     113,622
                                                         ------------
              Increase in net assets from operations..   $ 114,212
                                                         ------------


     Capital share transactions

     Proceeds from shares sold - Institutional
         Service class................................  $2,451,400
                                                       ------------

         Net increase in net assets from capital share
              transactions - Institutional Service
              class...................................  $2,451,400
                                                       ------------


     Proceeds from shares sold - Individual class.....  $   705,062
     Cost of shares reacquired - Individual class.....       (1,048)
                                                        ------------
         Net increase in net assets from capital
          share transactions - Individual class.......  $   704,014
                                                        ------------
              Net increase in net assets..............  $ 3,269,626


NET ASSETS:

     At beginning of period...........................        -
                                                        ------------

     At end of period.................................  $  3,269,626
                                                       ==============
UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME INCLUDED
     IN NET ASSETS....................................  $      1,864
                                                       ==============



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                  Catholic Values Investment Trust Equity Fund
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                                                                         From Inception
                                                                      Through June 30, 1997
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS                                Institutional Service Shares     Individual Shares
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<S>                                                           <C>                       <C>      
Net asset value, beginning of period........                  $ 10.000                  $  10.000
                                                               --------                  --------

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:
     Net investment income (loss)*..........                  $  0.012                  $  (0.014)
     Net realized and unrealized gain
       on investments.......................                     0.388                      0.394
                                                               --------                  --------

         Total income
           from investment operations.......                  $  0.400                  $   0.380
                                                               --------                  --------

Net asset value, end of period..............                  $ 10.400                  $  10.380
                                                               =========                 =========

Total Return (1)............................                     4.0%                       3.8%
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
     Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)                  $   2,540                 $     730
     Ratio of expenses to average net assets*                     1.59%(3)(4)               3.25%(3)(4)
     Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
       average net assets...................                     1.02%(3)                  (0.96%)(3)
     Portfolio turnover rate................                         4%                        4%
     Average commission rate paid (2) ......                  $  0.0893                 $  0.0893

 *  During  the  period,  the  Investment  Adviser,  the  Administrator  and the
    Principal  Underwriter  made a  preliminary  waiver  of  their  fees and the
    Investment  Adviser made a preliminary  assumption of a portion of operating
    expenses. Had such actions not been undertaken, net investment income (loss)
    per share and the ratios would have been as follows:

                                                       Institutional Service Shares   Individual Shares
                                                       -----------------------------  -----------------
Net investment loss per share...............                  $ (0.052)                 $  (0.086)

Annualized Ratios (As a percentage of average net assets):
     Expenses ..............................                     6.38%(3)                   7.51%(3)
     Net investment loss....................                  $ (0.045)(3)              $  (0.058)(3)


(1) Total investment  return is calculated  assuming a purchase at the net asset
    value on the first day and a sale at the net asset  value on the last day of
    each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed to be
    invested at the net asset value on the record date.
(2) Average commission rate paid is computed by dividing the total dollar amount
    of  commissions  paid during the fiscal  year by the total  number of shares
    purchased and sold during the fiscal year on which commissions were charged.
(3) Annualized.
(4) Custodian fees were reduced by credits resulting from cash balances the Fund
    maintained  with the Custodian (Note 1C). The computation of net expenses to
    average daily net assets reported above is computed without consideration of
    such credit. If these credits were considered,  the ratio of net expenses to
    average  daily net assets would have been reduced to 0.85% and 2.68% for the
    Institutional Service and Individual classes, respectively.

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                  Catholic Values Investment Trust Equity Fund
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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(1)  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     The  Catholic  Values  Investment  Trust Equity Fund (the Fund) (one of the
series  of the  Catholic  Values  Investment  Trust)  is  registered  under  the
Investment  Company  Act of  1940,  as  amended,  as a  diversified,  open-ended
management  investment  company.  The  following  is a  summary  of  significant
accounting policies  consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its
financial  statements.  The policies are in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles.

     A.  Investment Valuations - Securities listed on securities exchanges or in
         the NASDAQ National Market are valued at closing sale prices.  Unlisted
         or listed securities,  for which closing sale prices are not available,
         are  valued at the mean  between  latest  bid and asked  prices.  Fixed
         income securities for which market quotations are readily available are
         valued on the basis of valuations supplied by a pricing service.  Fixed
         income  and  equity   securities   for  which  market   quotations  are
         unavailable,  restricted  securities,  and other  assets  are valued at
         their fair value as  determined in good faith by or at the direction of
         the Trustees.  Short-term  obligations  maturing in 60 days or less are
         valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

     B.  Deferred  Organization  Expenses  -  Costs  incurred  by  the  Fund  in
         connection   with  its   organization   are  being   amortized  on  the
         straight-line  basis  over five  years  beginning  on the date the Fund
         commenced operations.

     C.  Expense  Reduction - The Fund has entered into an arrangement  with its
         custodian  whereby interest earned on uninvested cash balances are used
         to offset custodian fees. All significant  reductions are reported as a
         reduction of expenses in the Statement of Operations.

     D.  Federal Taxes - The Fund's  policy is to comply with the  provisions of
         the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) available to regulated  investment
         companies and distribute to  shareholders  each year all of its taxable
         income, including any net realized gain on investments. Accordingly, no
         provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.

     E.  Distributions  - The Fund requires that  differences in the recognition
         or  classification  of income between the financial  statements and tax
         earnings and profits which result only in temporary  over-distributions
         for financial  statement  purposes,  are classified as distributions in
         excess of net  investment  income or  accumulated  net realized  gains.
         Distributions  in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported
         in  the  financial  statements  as  a  return  of  capital.   Permanent
         differences  between  book and tax  accounting  for  certain  items may
         result in reclassification of these items.
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     F.  Multiple Classes of Shares of Beneficial  Interest - The Fund offers an
         individual  share class and an  institutional  service share class. The
         share classes differ in their respective distribution and service fees.
         All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund pro rata based on
         the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between
         share classes.  Dividends are declared  separately for each class. Each
         class  has  equal  rights  as  to  voting,  redemption,  dividends  and
         liquidation.

     G.  Other -  Investment  transactions  are  accounted  for on the  date the
         investments are purchased or sold. Dividend income and distributions to
         shareholders  are  recorded  on  the  accrual  basis.  However,  if the
         ex-dividend date has passed,  certain dividends from foreign securities
         are recorded as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date.

     H.  Use  of  Estimates  -  The  preparation  of  financial   statements  in
         conformity  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  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 revenue and expense during the
         reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


(2)  INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

     The Fund  has  engaged  Wright  Investors'  Services  (Wright)  to  perform
investment  management,   investment  advisory,  and  other  services.  For  its
services,  Wright is  compensated  based upon a percentage  of average daily net
asset which rate is adjusted as average daily net assets exceed certain  levels.
For the period from the start of business,  May 1, 1997 to June 30, 1997, the
effective  annual rate was 0.75%. To enhance the net income of the Fund,  Wright
made a preliminary  reduction of its investment  adviser fee by $2,825. The Fund
also has engaged Eaton Vance Management (Eaton Vance) to act as administrator of
the Fund.  Under the  Administrator  Agreement,  Eaton Vance is responsible  for
managing  the  business  affairs  of the Fund and is  compensated  based  upon a
percentage  of average  daily net assets which rate is adjusted as average daily
net assets  exceed  certain  levels.  For the period from the start of business,
May 1, 1997 to June 30,  1997,  the  effective  annual rate was 0.07%.  Eaton
Vance made a preliminary  waiver of its fee of $260. Certain of the Trustees and
officers of the Fund are Trustees or officers of the above organizations. Except
as to  Trustees of the Fund who are not  affiliated  with Eaton Vance or Wright,
Trustees and officers receive remuneration for their services to the Fund out of
the fees paid to Eaton Vance and Wright.
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(3)  DISTRIBUTION EXPENSES

     The Trustees have adopted a  Distribution  Plan (the Plan) pursuant to Rule
12b-1 of the  Investment  Company Act of 1940.  The Plan  provides that the Fund
will pay Wright Investors' Service  Distributors,  Inc. (Principal  Underwriter)
(WISDI), a subsidiary of Wright Investors'  Service, an annual rate of 0.75% per
annum of the Fund's  average net assets  attributable  to the  Individual  Class
shares and 0.25% per annum of the Fund's average net assets  attributable to the
Institutional  Service  shares.  To  enhance  the net  income of the  Fund,  the
Principal  Underwriter  made  a  reduction  of its  fee by  $781  and  $703  for
Individual and Institutional Service classes, respectively.

     In addition,  the Trustees  have adopted a service plan (the Service  Plan)
which allows the Fund to  reimburse  WISDI for  payments to  intermediaries  for
providing account  administration and personal and account maintenance  services
to their  customers who are beneficial  owners of shares.  The amount of service
fee payable  under the Service  Plan with respect to each class of shares of the
Fund may not exceed 0.25% annually of the average daily net assets  attributable
to the respective  classes.  For the period from the start of business April 25,
1997 to June 30, 1997, the Fund neither accrued nor paid any service fees.


(4)   SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

     The Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited  number
of full and  fractional  shares of  beneficial  interest  (without  par  value).
Transactions in Fund shares were as follow:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                    For the Period from the Start of Business,
                                                              May 1, 1997 to June 30, 1997
                                        -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES                INDIVIDUAL SHARES
                                            Shares         Amount                Shares         Amount
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                                        <C>          <C>                      <C>          <C>       
Sold....................................   244,311      $ 2,451,400              70,401       $  705,062
Reacquired..............................        -                -                (100)           (1,048)
                                           -------       ----------             -------        ----------

Net increase............................   244,311      $ 2,451,400              70,301       $  704,014
                                          ========       ==========            ========        ==========
</TABLE>


(5)  INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

     Purchases and sales of investment,  other than US Government securities and
short term  obligations for the period from the start of business May 1, 1997
to June 30, 1997, were $3,172,704 and $59,561, respectively.
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(6)  FEDERAL INCOME TAX BASIS OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

     The cost  and  unrealized  appreciation  (depreciation)  of the  investment
securities  owned at June 30, 1997,  as computed on a federal  income tax basis,
are as follows:

     Aggregate cost...........................  $   3,111,869
                                                   ===========
                                                   
     Gross unrealized appreciation............  $     169,413
     Gross unrealized depreciation.............       (55,791)
                                                   -----------

     Net unrealized appreciation............... $     113,622
                                                   ===========
                                                   


(7)  CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE

     A  contingent  deferred  sales  charge  (CDSC)  of 1%  is  imposed  on  any
redemption of Individual Class shares made within one year of purchase. The CDSC
is based on the net asset value of the redeemed  shares and is paid to WISDI. No
charge is made on shares acquired  through the  reinvestment  of  distributions.
Additionally,  no CDSC is charged on shares sold to Wright or its  affiliates or
to their respective employees.

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

Catholic Advisory Board
Thomas P. Melady, Chairman
Margaret M. Hecklet
Bowie Kuhn
Thomas S. Monaghan
William A. Wilson

Investment Adviser
Wright Investors' Service
1000 Lafayette Boulevard
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604

Administrator
Eaton Vance Management
24 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Principal Underwriter
Wright Investors' Service Distributors, Inc.
1000 Lafayette Boulevard
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604

Custodian
Investors Bank & Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent
First Data Investor Services Group
Wright Managed Investment Funds
P.O. Box 5156
Westborough, Massachusetts 01581-9698


This report is not authorized  for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation  of
an offer to buy shares of a mutual  fund  unless  accompanied  or  preceded by a
Fund's current prospectus.





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