CGM CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
N-30D, 1996-08-23
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TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS:
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CGM Capital Development Fund rose 4.4% during the second quarter of 1996
compared to the Standard and Poor's 500 Index which increased 4.5%. For the
first six months of the year, CGM Capital Development Fund posted a gain of
16.8% comparing favorably to the S&P 500 which grew 10.1%.

A year ago the big question was, had the Federal Reserve Board ushered in a
recession, or had it successfully engineered the economy's first "soft landing"
(slowdown without recession)? "Soft landing" was the verdict by year-end when
the economy once again picked up momentum. Additional economic muscle emerged in
the first three months of 1996 and the second quarter of this year was stronger
still. Most second quarter estimates point to a real gain of 4.0%-4.5% in the
Gross Domestic Product. Other manifestations of a continuing economic advance
abound: employment levels have never been higher; profits are at record levels;
and common stock prices have recently driven leading indices to new all-time
highs. In June, an acceleration in the pace of economic growth paired with
continued low unemployment levels resulted in a significant jump in wages which
may re-ignite fears of inflation. A preferable alternative would be slower
economic growth throughout the remainder of the year--perhaps at a rate of 2%
real growth--without a significant hike in interest rates.

The surge in corporate profits in 1995 was dramatic, aided in part by the weak
dollar. This year the dollar has been very strong against the Yen and is rising
somewhat against the German Mark. The combination of slow economic growth and
U.S. currency strength will mean lower quarterly earnings for many companies
compared to last year, though on balance, many sectors continue to do well. We
expect the market to become increasingly selective and are watching interest
rates, which have increased from 6% in January to 7.1% today without deterring
the overall equity market.

CGM Capital Development Fund's largest industry positions are in airlines, oil
service companies and money center banks. The Fund's three largest holdings are
UAL Corporation, Continental Airlines, Inc., and Diamond Offshore Drilling.

                                             /s/ Robert L. Kemp
                                                 Robert L. Kemp
                                                 President

July 10, 1996
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                          CGM CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
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INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
(unaudited)
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Total Return for Periods Ended June 30, 1996

                                  CGM CAPITAL
                                  DEVELOPMENT       S&P 500  THE FUND'S AVERAGE
                                     FUND            INDEX   ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
                                  -----------       -------  -------------------
10 Years .....................      +399.5%         +264.0%        +17.5%
 5 Years .....................      +171.5          +107.4         +22.1
 1 Year ......................      + 39.8          + 26.0         +39.8
 3 Months ....................      +  4.4          +  4.5           --

The percentage figures for the Fund are based upon the beginning net asset
values of $26.09, $26.10, $24.25 and $30.58, respectively, and the June 30, 1996
net asset value of $31.91 per share assuming the reinvestment of income
dividends, capital gains and paid-in capital distributions during such
respective periods. The S&P 500 Stock Index has also been adjusted for the
reinvestment of income dividends during these periods. Although the S&P 500
Index and the Fund are not directly comparable, the Index is shown because it is
widely used by investors to measure unmanaged stock market performance. When
viewing the Fund's performance, one should keep in mind the Fund's investment
objective and policies, the characteristics and quality of its portfolio
securities, and the periods selected.

The performance data contained in the report represent past performance, which
is no guarantee of future results. The investment return on, and the principal
value of, an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that investors' shares,
when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
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                          CGM CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PETER O. BROWN
NICHOLAS J. GRANT
G. KENNETH HEEBNER
ROBERT L. KEMP
ROBERT B. KITTREDGE
LAURENS MACLURE
JAMES VAN DYKE QUEREAU, JR.
J. BAUR WHITTLESEY

OFFICERS

ROBERT L. KEMP, President
G. KENNETH HEEBNER, Vice President
LESLIE A. LAKE, Vice President and Secretary
KATHLEEN S. HAUGHTON, Vice President
MARTHA I. MAGUIRE, Vice President
W. DUGAL THOMAS, Vice President
MARY L. STONE, Assistant Vice President
FRANK N. STRAUSS, Treasurer

INVESTMENT ADVISER

CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND PAYING
AGENT AND CUSTODIAN OF ASSETS

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
Boston, Massachusetts 02102

SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT
FOR STATE STREET BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY

BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES, INC.
P.O. Box 8511
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8511
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                          CGM CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
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<CAPTION>

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                                                   25 YEAR INVESTMENT RECORD
                                       DECEMBER 31, 1970 -- JUNE 30, 1996 (UNAUDITED)
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                               IF YOU HAD PURCHASED ONE SHARE OF THE FUND ON DECEMBER 31, 1970
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                   -- AND HAD TAKEN ALL DIVIDENDS                        OR -- HAD REINVESTED ALL DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL
                      AND DISTRIBUTIONS IN CASH                              GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS IN ADDITIONAL SHARES
              ----------------------------------------      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  During the Year
                             You Would Have Received                                               Which Would Represent
                           ---------------------------                                 -------------------------------------------
                                                             The Value of                                        A Cumulative
                The Net                                      Your Original                                           Change
              Asset Value     Per Share     Per Share         Investment                     An                    Expressed
   On           of Your     Capital Gains    Income             At Each                    Annual               As An Index With
December      Share Would   Distributions   Dividends          Year End                 Total Return              December 31,
   31          Have Been         of            of           Would Have Been                  of                    1970 = 100.0
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<S>              <C>             <C>           <C>                <C>                         <C>                      <C>  
  1970           10.45                                                                                                 100.0
  1971           12.55           --            0.20               12.79                    +  22.4                     122.4
  1972           14.63           --            0.08               15.03                    +  17.5                     143.8
  1973           12.69           --            0.08               13.09                    -  12.9                     125.2
  1974            7.78           0.37*         0.14                8.38                    -  36.0                      80.1
  1975            9.35           --            0.15               10.27                    +  22.5                      98.1
  1976           10.98           --            0.13               12.23                    +  19.1                     116.8
  1977           10.74           --            0.18               12.16                    -   0.6                     116.1
  1978           13.05           --            0.27               15.19                    +  24.9                     145.0
  1979           16.20           --            0.35               19.35                    +  27.4                     184.7
  1980           20.50           1.65*         0.36               27.65                    +  42.9                     263.9
  1981           17.34           3.38          0.36               28.89                    +   4.5                     275.8
  1982           24.88           2.88          0.41               51.68                    +  78.9                     493.4
  1983           25.21           2.50          0.47               59.74                    +  15.6                     570.4
  1984           17.28           6.15          0.11               54.84                    -   8.2                     523.6
  1985           25.02           --            0.18               80.18                    +  46.2                     765.5
  1986           23.12           7.46          0.16              102.95                    +  28.4                     982.9
  1987           16.56          10.09          0.14              119.32                    +  15.9                    1139.2
  1988           15.87           0.02          0.62              118.96                    -   0.3                    1135.8
  1989           18.37           --            0.34              140.25                    +  17.9                    1339.1
  1990           18.53           --            0.10              142.21                    +   1.4                    1357.8
  1991           25.80          11.07*         0.06              283.14                    +  99.1                    2703.4
  1992           27.43           2.68*         0.20              332.69                    +  17.5                    3176.5
  1993           27.71           7.51          0.07              428.17                    +  28.7                    4088.2
  1994           20.58           0.71          0.07              330.12                    -  22.9                    3152.0
  1995           27.33           1.68          0.02              465.80                    +  41.1                    4447.5
  1996(6/30)     31.91           --            --                544.05                    +  16.8**                  5194.7
                                -----         -----                                         ------    
   Totals                      $58.15         $5.25                                        +5094.7
                                                                              

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 * Includes $0.15, $0.09, $0.02 and $0.02 per share distributed from paid-in capital.

** Total return for the six months ended June 30, 1996.
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The performance data contained in this report represent past performance,
which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return on, and the
principal value of, an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that
investors' shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their
original cost.
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                          CGM CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
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INVESTMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 1996
(unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS -- 100.0% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS

                                                  SHARES          VALUE(A)
                                                  ------          --------

AIRLINES -- 21.6%
  Continental Airlines, Inc.(b) ..............    703,600      $ 43,447,300
  Northwest Airlines Corporation(b) ..........    530,000        20,935,000
  Trans World Airlines, Inc.(b) ..............  1,110,000        15,817,500
  UAL Corporation(b) .........................    927,200        49,837,000
                                                               ------------
                                                                130,036,800
                                                               ------------
BANKS -- MONEY CENTER -- 10.9%
  Chase Manhattan Corporation ................    462,000        32,628,750
  Citicorp ...................................    400,000        33,050,000
                                                               ------------
                                                                 65,678,750
                                                               ------------
BASIC MATERIALS -- 6.4%
  Medusa Corporation .........................    351,500        10,896,500
  National Steel Corporation(b) ..............    510,000         5,546,250
  Southdown, Inc. ............................    947,000        22,254,500
                                                               ------------
                                                                 38,697,250
                                                               ------------
CHEMICALS -- MAJOR -- 1.1%
  Rexene Corporation .........................    665,000         6,566,875
                                                               ------------
FOOD -- RETAILERS/WHOLESALERS -- 5.9%
  Philip Morris Companies, Inc. ..............    340,000        35,360,000
                                                               ------------
HOUSING AND BUILDING MATERIALS -- 3.6%
  Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. ................    702,000        21,762,000
                                                               ------------
LEISURE -- 2.9%
  Coachman Industries, Inc. ..................    275,000         9,625,000
  Station Casinos, Inc.(b)  ..................    535,000         7,690,625
                                                               ------------
                                                                 17,315,625
                                                               ------------
MACHINERY -- 0.6%
  Robbins & Myers, Inc. ......................     80,000         3,560,000
                                                               ------------
MISCELLANEOUS -- 3.0%
  Corrections Corporation America(b)  ........    123,000         8,610,000
  NCI Building Systems, Inc.(b) ..............    276,000         9,315,000
                                                               ------------
                                                                 17,925,000
                                                               ------------

                 See accompanying notes to financial statements
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                          CGM CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
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INVESTMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 1996 (CONTINUED)
(unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS -- (CONTINUED)
                                                  SHARES         VALUE(A)
                                                  ------         ------- 
OFFSHORE DRILLING -- 18.2%
  Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(b)  ..................     95,000         4,251,250
  Diamond Offshore Drilling(b) ...............    669,000        38,300,250
  Reading & Bates Corporation(b) .............  1,460,000        32,302,500
  Seacor Holdings, Inc.(b)  ..................    412,500        18,459,375
  Tidewater, Inc. ............................    375,000        16,453,125
                                                               ------------
                                                                109,766,500
                                                               ------------
OIL -- SERVICE -- 10.9%
  Halliburton Company  .......................    603,000        33,466,500
  Schlumberger LTD ...........................    382,600        32,234,050
                                                               ------------
                                                                 65,700,550
                                                               ------------
RETAIL -- 9.9%
  Claire's Stores, Inc. ......................    995,000        27,486,875
  Fila Holdings ADR(c) .......................    140,000        12,075,000
  Kohls Corporation(b) .......................    552,000        20,217,000
                                                               ------------
                                                                 59,778,875
                                                               ------------
TEXTILE AND APPAREL -- 5.0%
  Jones Apparel Group, Inc.(b) ...............    618,600        30,388,725
                                                               ------------
  TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Identified Cost
    $479,766,571) ...........................................   602,536,950
                                                               ------------

                                                   FACE
                                                  AMOUNT
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT -- 0.1%                     ------
American Express Credit Corp., 5.39% 7/01/96
 (Cost $865,000) .............................    $865,000          865,000
                                                               ------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- 100.1% (Identified
 Cost $480,631,571)(d) ......................................   603,401,950
   Cash and Receivables .....................................     6,033,170
   Liabilities ..............................................    (6,593,605)
                                                               ------------
TOTAL NET ASSETS -- 100.0% ..................................  $602,841,515
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(a)See Note 1A.
(b)Non-income producing security.
(c)An American Depository Receipt (ADR) is a certificate issued by a
   U.S. bank representing the right to receive securities of the foreign
   issuer described. The values of ADRs are significantly influenced by
   trading on exchanges not located in the United States or Canada.
(d)Federal Tax Information: At June 30, 1996 the net unrealized appreciation on
   investments based on cost of $480,631,571 for Federal income tax purposes was
   as follows:
   Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all
     investments in which there is an excess of value
     over tax cost ........................................... $133,951,783
   Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all
     investments in which there is an excess of tax cost
     over value ..............................................  (11,181,404)
                                                               ------------
  Net unrealized appreciation ................................ $122,770,379
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                 See accompanying notes to financial statements
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                          CGM CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
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STATEMENT OF
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

June 30, 1996
(unaudited)

ASSETS
 Investments at value (Identified
  cost -- $480,631,571).......................................  $603,401,950
 Cash ........................................................         3,309
 Receivable for:
  Securities sold ...............................   $5,241,698
  Shares of the Fund sold .......................      256,088
  Dividends and interest ........................      532,075     6,029,861
                                                                ------------
                                                                 609,435,120
                                                                ------------
LIABILITIES
 Payable for:
  Securities purchased ..........................   $5,761,832
  Shares of the Fund redeemed ...................      320,433     6,082,265
                                                    ----------  ------------
 Accrued expenses:
  Management fees ...............................      349,271
  Trustees' fees ................................       14,390
  Accounting and Administration .................        4,833
  Other expenses ................................      142,846       511,340
                                                    ----------  ------------
                                                                   6,593,605
                                                                ------------
NET ASSETS ...................................................  $602,841,515
                                                                ============
 Net Assets consist of:
  Capital paid-in ............................................  $414,679,577
  Undistributed net investment income ........................       298,508
  Accumulated net realized gain ..............................    65,093,051
  Unrealized appreciation on
    investments -- net .......................................   122,770,379
                                                                ------------
NET ASSETS ...................................................  $602,841,515
                                                                ============
 Shares of beneficial interest outstanding,
   no par value ..............................................    18,891,611
                                                                ============
 Net asset value per share* ..................................        $31.91
                                                                ============
*Shares of the Fund are sold and redeemed at net asset value
   ($602,841,515 / 18,891,611).


STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended June 30, 1996
(unaudited)

INVESTMENT INCOME
 Income
  Dividends (net of withholding tax of $23,992) ............    $  2,599,734
  Interest .................................................          35,189
                                                                ------------
                                                                   2,634,923
                                                                ------------
 Expenses
  Management fees ..........................................       2,007,017
  Trustees' fees ...........................................          29,000
  Accounting and Administration ............................          29,000
  Custodian ................................................          61,000
  Transfer agent ...........................................         120,000
  Audit and tax services ...................................          16,500
  Legal ....................................................          25,000
  Printing .................................................          25,000
  Registration .............................................          18,000
  Miscellaneous ............................................           5,898
                                                                ------------
                                                                   2,336,415
                                                                ------------
  Net investment income ....................................         298,508
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON
 INVESTMENTS
 Realized gain on investments -- net .......................      65,111,802
 Unrealized appreciation -- net ............................      21,591,602
                                                                ------------
 Net gain on investments ...................................      86,703,404
                                                                ------------
NET INCREASE IN ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS .......................  $ 87,001,912
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                 See accompanying notes to financial statements
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                         CGM CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                                               SIX MONTHS
                                                  ENDED           YEAR ENDED
                                              JUNE 30, 1996      DECEMBER 31,
                                               (UNAUDITED)           1995
                                              -------------      ------------
FROM OPERATIONS
  Net investment income .................     $    298,508       $    332,275
  Net realized gain from investments ....       65,111,802         30,780,337
  Unrealized appreciation ...............       21,591,602        127,281,953
                                              ------------       ------------
    Increase in net assets from
      operations ........................       87,001,912        158,394,565
                                              ------------       ------------
FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
  Net investment income .................          --                (325,671)
  Net realized gain on investments ......          --             (30,395,964)
                                              ------------       ------------
                                                   --             (30,721,635)
                                              ------------       ------------
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
  Proceeds from sale of shares ..........       16,910,959         24,146,671
  Net asset value of shares issued
    in connection with reinvestment of:
    Dividends from net investment
      income ............................          --                 284,834
    Distributions from net
      realized gain .....................          --              27,239,616
                                              ------------       ------------
                                                16,910,959         51,671,121
  Cost of shares redeemed ...............      (22,319,126)       (59,772,451)
                                              ------------       ------------
    Decrease in net assets derived
      from capital share transactions ...       (5,408,167)        (8,101,330)
                                              ------------       ------------
  Total increase in net assets ..........       81,593,745        119,571,600

NET ASSETS
  Beginning of period ...................      521,247,770        401,676,170
                                              ------------       ------------
  End of period (including
    undistributed net investment
    income of $298,508 and $0,
    respectively) . ....................      $602,841,515       $521,247,770
                                              ============       ============

NUMBER OF SHARES OF THE FUND:
  Issued from sale of shares ...........           569,530          1,007,187
  Issued in connection with
    reinvestment of:
    Dividends from net investment
      income ...........................            --                 10,461
    Distributions from net realized
      gain .............................            --                996,693
                                              ------------       ------------
                                                   569,530          2,014,341
    Redeemed ...........................          (751,837)        (2,458,372)
                                              ------------       ------------
    Net change .........................          (182,307)          (444,031)
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                 See accompanying notes to financial statements
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                         CGM CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                                  SIX MONTHS
                                     ENDED                              YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                 JUNE 30, 1996     -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                  (UNAUDITED)         1995          1994          1993          1992          1991
                                  -----------         ----          ----          ----          ----          ----
<S>                                  <C>             <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>   
For a share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period:

Net asset value at the                                     
  beginning of period ...........    $27.33          $20.58        $27.71        $27.43        $25.80        $18.53
                                     ------          ------        ------        ------        ------        ------
Net investment income ...........      0.02            0.02          0.07          0.07          0.19          0.03
Dividends from net
  investment income .............       --            (0.02)        (0.07)        (0.07)        (0.20)        (0.06)
Net realized and unrealized
  gain (loss) on investments ....      4.56            8.43         (6.42)         7.79          4.32         18.37
Distribution from net
  realized gain .................       --            (1.68)        (0.69)        (7.51)        (2.66)       (11.05)
Distribution in excess of
  net realized gain .............       --              --          (0.02)          --            --            --
Distribution from paid-in
  capital .......................       --              --            --            --          (0.02)        (0.02)
                                     ------          ------        ------        ------        ------        ------
Net increase (decrease) in
  net asset value ...............      4.58            6.75         (7.13)         0.28          1.63          7.27
                                     ------          ------        ------        ------        ------        ------
Net asset value at end of
  period ........................    $31.91          $27.33        $20.58        $27.71        $27.43        $25.80
                                     ======          ======        ======        ======        ======        ======
Total Return (%) ................      16.8            41.1         -22.9          28.7          17.5          99.1

Ratios:
Operating expenses to
  average net assets (%) ........      0.83*           0.85          0.84          0.85          0.86          0.88
Net investment income to
  average net assets (%) ........      0.11*           0.07          0.25          0.23          0.79          0.21
Portfolio turnover (%) ..........       175*            271           146           143           163           272
Average commission rate** .......   $0.0665             --            --            --            --            --
Net assets at end of period
  (in thousands) ($) ............   602,842         521,248       401,676       523,775       394,530       325,965

 *Computed on an annualized basis.
**SEC regulations require portfolios to disclose the average commission rate
  paid on trades for which commissions were charged for fiscal years beginning
  on or after September 1, 1995.
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                 See accompanying notes to financial statements
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                          CGM CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- JUNE 30, 1996
(unaudited)

1. The Fund is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of
Massachusetts pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The Fund is
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, open-end
management investment company. The Fund's objective is long-term capital
appreciation. The Fund seeks to attain its objective by investing in the equity
securities of a diverse group of companies and industries.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently
followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The
financial statements are prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent 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.

A.  SECURITY VALUATION -- Equity securities are valued on the basis of
    valuations furnished by a pricing service, authorized by the Board of
    Trustees, which provides the last reported sale price for securities listed
    on a national securities exchange or on the NASDAQ national market system
    or, if no sale was reported and in the case of over-the-counter securities
    not so listed, the last reported bid price. Short-term investments having a
    maturity of sixty days or less are stated at amortized cost, which
    approximates value.

B.  SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED INVESTMENT INCOME -- Security transactions
    are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is
    executed) and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest
    income is recorded on the accrual basis. Net gain or loss on securities sold
    is determined on the identified cost basis.

C.  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 to its shareholders all of its taxable income
    and net realized capital gains, within the prescribed time period.
    Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax has been made.

D.  DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS -- Dividends and distributions
    are recorded by the Fund on the ex-dividend date. The classification of
    income and capital gains distributions is determined in accordance with
    income tax regulations. Permanent book and tax differences relating to
    shareholder distributions may result in reclassifications to paid-in
    capital. Undistributed net investment income, accumulated net investment
    loss, or distributions in excess of net investment income may include
    temporary book and tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent
    period. Any taxable income or gain remaining at fiscal year end is
    distributed in the following year.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
(unaudited)

2. PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES - For the six months ended June 30, 1996,
purchases and sales of securities other than United States government
obligations and short-term investments aggregated $492,558,181 and $496,280,743,
respectively. There were no purchases or sales of United States government
obligations.

3. A. MANAGEMENT FEES -- During the six months ended June 30, 1996, the Fund
      incurred management fees of $2,007,017 paid or payable to the Fund's
      investment adviser, Capital Growth Management Limited Partnership (CGM),
      certain officers and directors of which are also officers and trustees of
      the Fund. The management agreement between the Fund and CGM provides for a
      fee at the annual rate of 0.75% on the first $200 million of the Fund's
      average daily net assets, 0.70% of the next $300 million and 0.65% of such
      assets in excess of $500 million.

   B. OTHER EXPENSES -- CGM performs certain administrative, accounting and
      other services for the Fund. The expense of those services, which are paid
      to CGM by the Fund, include the following: (i) expenses for personnel
      performing bookkeeping, accounting, internal auditing and financial
      reporting functions and clerical functions relating to the Fund; (ii)
      expenses for services required in connection with the preparation of
      registration statements and prospectuses, shareholder reports and notices,
      proxy solicitation material furnished to shareholders of the Fund or
      regulatory authorities and reports and questionnaires for SEC compliance;
      and (iii) registration, filing and other fees in connection with
      requirements of regulatory authorities. The Accounting and Administration
      expense of $29,000 is shown separately in the financial statements.

   C. TRUSTEES FEES AND EXPENSES -- The Fund does not pay any compensation
      directly to its officers or to any trustees who are directors, officers or
      employees of CGM, or any affiliate of CGM, (other than registered
      investment companies). Each other trustee is compensated by the Fund with
      an annual base fee of $3,000 plus travel expenses for each meeting
      attended and an annual variable fee calculated based on the proportion of
      the Fund's average net assets to the aggregate average net assets of the
      CGM Funds, which for 1996 is $6,093. In addition, the Chairman of the
      Independent Trustees Committee receives an annual retainer of $1,500.
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INVESTMENT ADVISER

CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

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TELEPHONE NUMBERS

For information about:

[] Account Procedures and Status

[] Redemptions

[] Exchanges

   Call 800-343-5678

[] New Account Procedures

[] Prospectuses

[] Performance

   Call 800-345-4048

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MAILING ADDRESSES

FOR EXISTING ACCOUNTS

Boston Financial Data Services
P.O. Box 8511
Boston, MA 02266-8511

FOR NEW ACCOUNT APPLICATIONS ONLY

The CGM Funds
P.O. Box 449
Boston, MA 02117-0449
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This report has been prepared for the shareholders of the Fund and is not
authorized for distribution to current or prospective investors in the Fund
unless it is accompanied or preceded by a prospectus.

CQR2                                                         Printed in U.S.A.


CGM
CAPITAL 
DEVELOPMENT
FUND

140th Quarterly Report
June 30, 1996

A No-Load Fund


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CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT
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