SEC Registration Nos.
2-76510 and 811-3416
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 XX
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 39 XX
The Calvert Fund
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number: (301) 951-4800
William M. Tartikoff, Esq.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective
XX Immediately upon filing __ on (date)
pursuant to paragraph (b) pursuant to paragraph (b)
__ 60 days after filing __ on (date)
pursuant to paragraph (a) pursuant to paragraph (a)
of Rule 485.
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CALVERT INCOME FUND PROSPECTUS
January 31, 1999
About the Fund:
2 Investment objective, strategy, past performance
4 Fees and Expenses
6 Principal Investment Practices and Risks
About Your Investment
1 Portfolio Manager
1 Advisory Fees
11 How to Buy Shares
11 Getting Started
11 Choosing a Share Class
14 Distribution and Service Fees
15 Account Application
16 Important - How Shares are Priced
16 When Your Account Will be Credited
16 Other Calvert Group Features
(Exchanges, Minimum Account Balance, etc.)
19 Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
21 How to Sell Shares
22 Financial Highlights
25 Exhibit A. Reduced Sales Charges (Class A)
27 Exhibit B- Service Fees and
Other Arrangements with Dealers
These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") or any State Securities Commission, nor has the
SEC or any State Securities Commission passed on the accuracy or adequacy of
this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Calvert Income Fund
Advisor: Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Objective
Calvert Income Fund seeks to maximize long-term income, to the extent
consistent with prudent investment management and preservation of capital,
through investment in bonds and other income producing securities.
Principal investment strategies
The Fund uses an active strategy, seeking relative value to earn incremental
income. The Fund typically invests at least 65% of its assets in investment
grade debt securities.
Principal risks
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform, most likely for any of the following reasons:
The bond market goes down.
The individual bonds in the Fund do not perform as well as expected.
The Advisor's forecast as to interest rates is not correct.
The Advisor's allocation among different sectors of the bond market does
not perform as well as expected.
The Fund is non-diversified. Compared to other funds, the Fund may
invest more of its assets in a smaller number of companies. Gains or
losses on a single stock may have greater impact on the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. The chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has
varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund's performance over time
to that of the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index. This is a widely recognized,
unmanaged index of bond prices. It also shows the Fund's returns compared to
the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated Index, a composite index of the
annual return of mutual funds that have an investment goal similar to that of
the Fund. The Fund's past performance does not necessarily indicate how the
Fund will perform in the future.
The return for the Fund's other classes of shares offered by this prospectus
will differ from the Class A returns shown in the bar chart, depending upon
the expenses of that class. The bar chart does not reflect any sales charge
that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the Fund's
shares. Any sales charge will reduce your return. The average total return
table shows returns with the maximum sales charge deducted. No sales charge
has been applied to the index and average used for comparison in the table.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance by calendar year. The chart shows how the performance has varied
from year to year. Prior to July 1, 1996, the Fund was known as Money
Management Plus Prime, and was not an institutional fund. Therefore, the
performance for the periods from 1989 through 1996 will be lower, since the
Fund was a standard non-institutional money market fund. The table compares
the Fund's returns over time to the Lipper Institutional Money Market Funds
Index, a composite index of the annual return of mutual funds that have an
investment goal similar to that of the Fund. The Fund's past performance does
not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
(Class A return at NAV)
1989 15.08% 1994 -6.83%
1990 4.23% 1995 18.65%
1991 18.20% 1996 3.61%
1992 7.43% 1997 11.40%
1993 12.27% 1998 10.48%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q2 '89 7.38%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q1 '94 (4.56)%
Average annual total returns (for the periods ended December 31, 1998)
(with maximum Class A sales charge deducted)
1 year 5 years 10 years
Income Fund 5.79% 5.34% 8.54%
Lipper Aggregate Bond
Index TR 8.69% 7.27% 9.26%
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds
BBB Rated Index 5.98% 6.92% 8.93%
For current yield information call 800-368-2745, or visit Calvert Group's
Website at www.calvertgroup.com
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Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. Shareholder fees are paid directly from your account;
annual Fund operating expenses are deducted from Fund assets.
CLASS A
Shareholder fees
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases 3.75%
(as a percentage of offering price)
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) None1
(as a percentage of purchase or redemption
proceeds, whichever is lower)
Annual fund operating expenses
Management fees 0.70%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 0.15%
Other expenses 0.60%
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.45%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement -
Net Expenses 1.45%
CLASS I
Shareholder fees
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases None
(as a percentage of offering price)
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) None
(as a percentage of purchase or redemption
proceeds, whichever is lower)
Annual fund operating expenses
Management fees .50%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees None
Other expenses .50%
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.00%
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement2 (.28%)
Net Expenses .72%
Explanation of Fees and Expenses Table
1 Purchases of Class A shares for accounts with $1 million or more are not
subject to front-end sales charges, but may be subject to a 1.0% contingent
deferred sales charge on shares redeemed within 1 year of purchase. (See "How
to Buy Shares - Class A.")
2 CAMCO has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (net of any expense
offset arrangements) for Class I shares through December 31, 1999.
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses are based on historical expenses, except Other
Expenses for Class I which are estimates. Management fees include any
administrative fee paid by the Fund to Calvert Administrative Services
Company, an affiliate of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. ("CAMCO").
The Fund's Rule 12b-1 fees include an asset-based sales charge. Thus,
long-term shareholders in the Fund may pay more in total sales charges than
the economic equivalent of the maximum front-end sales charge permitted by
rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD").
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in a Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
You invest $10,000 (1,000,000 in the Institutional Class) in the
Fund for the time periods indicated;
Your investment has a 5% return each year; and
The Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions
your costs would be:
Number of Years Investment is Held Class A Class I
1 $517 $7,354
3 $816 $29,053
5 $1,137 $52,522
10 $2,045 $119,919
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Principal Investment Practices and Risks
The most concise description of the Fund's risk profile is under the
risk-return summary. The Fund is also permitted to invest in certain other
investments and to use certain investment techniques that have higher risks
associated with them. On the following pages are brief descriptions of these
other principal investments and techniques, along with their risks.
For each of the investment practices listed, the table below shows the Fund's
limitations as a percentage of its assets and the principal types of risk
involved. (See the pages following the table for a description of the types of
risks). Numbers in this table show maximum allowable amount only; for actual
usage, consult the Fund's annual/semi-annual reports.
Key to Table
@ Fund currently uses
0 Permitted, but not typically used
(% of assets allowable, if restricted)
- -- Not permitted
xN Allowed up to x% of Fund's net assets
xT Allowed up to x% of Fund's total assets
NA Not applicable to this type of fund
Investment Practices
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Active Trading Strategy/Turnover involves selling a security
soon after purchase. An active trading strategy causes a
fund to have higher portfolio turnover compared to other @
funds and higher transaction costs, such as commissions and
custodian and settlement fees, and may increase a Fund's tax
liability. Risks: Opportunity, Market and Transaction.
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Temporary Defensive Positions. During adverse market,
economic or political conditions, the Fund may depart from
its principal investment strategies by increasing its 0
investment in U.S. government securities and other
short-term interest-bearing securities. Risks: Opportunity.
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Hedging Strategies. The use of short sales of US Treasury
securities for the limited purpose of hedging the Fund's
duration (duration is a measure of the interest @
rate-sensitivity of the Fund Any short sales are "covered"
with an equivalent amount of high quality; liquid securities
in a segregated account at the Fund's custodian. Risks:
Correlation, Management and Opportunity.
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Principal Investment Practices and Risks (cont'd)
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Conventional Securities
Foreign Securities. Securities issued by companies located
outside the U.S. and/or traded primarily on a foreign 20N
exchange. Risks: Market, Currency, Transaction, Liquidity,
Information and Political.
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Investment grade bonds. Bonds rated BBB/Baa or higher or
comparable unrated bonds. Risks: Interest Rate, Market and @
Credit.
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Below-investment grade bonds. Bonds rated below BBB/Baa or
comparable unrated bonds are considered junk bonds. They are 35N
subject to greater credit risk than investment grade bonds.
Risks: Credit, Market, Interest Rate, Liquidity and
Information.
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Unrated debt securities. Bonds that have not been rated by a
recognized rating agency; the Advisor has determined the @
credit quality based on its own research. Risks: Credit,
Market, Interest Rate, Liquidity and Information.
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Illiquid securities. Securities which cannot be readily sold
because there is no active market. Risks: Liquidity, Market 15N
and Transaction.
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Unleveraged Derivative Securities
Asset-backed securities. Securities are backed by unsecured
debt, such as credit card debt. These securities are often @
guaranteed or over-collateralized to enhance their credit
quality. Risks: Credit, Interest Rate and Liquidity.
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Mortgage-backed securities. Securities are backed by pools
of mortgages, including passthrough certificates, and other @
senior classes of collateralized mortgage obligations
(CMOs). Risks: Credit, Extension, Prepayment, Liquidity and
Interest Rate.
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Participation interests. Securities representing an interest
in another security or in bank loans. Risks: Credit, 0
Interest Rate and Liquidity.
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Principal Investment Practices and Risk (cont'd)
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Leveraged Derivative Instruments
Currency contracts. Contracts involving the right or
obligation to buy or sell a given amount of foreign currency 0
at a specified price and future date. Risks: Currency,
Leverage, Correlation, Liquidity and Opportunity.
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Options on securities and indices. Contracts giving the
holder the right but not the obligation to purchase or sell
a security (or the cash value, in the case of an option on
an index) at a specified price within a specified time. In 5T
the case of selling (writing) options, the Fund will write
call options only if they already own the security (if it is
"covered"). Risks: Interest Rate, Currency, Market,
Leverage, Correlation, Liquidity, Credit and Opportunity.
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Futures contract. Agreement to buy or sell a specific amount
of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price
on a specific future date. Risks: Interest Rate, Currency, 0
Market, Leverage, Correlation, Liquidity and Opportunity. 5N
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Structured securities
Indexed and/or leveraged mortgage-backed and other debt
securities, including principal-only and interest-only 0
securities, leveraged floating rate securities, and others.
These securities tend to be highly sensitive to interest
rate movements and their performance may not correlate to
these movements in a conventional fashion. Risks: Credit,
Interest Rate, Extension, Prepayment, Market, Leverage,
Liquidity and Correlation.
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The Fund has additional investment policies and restrictions that are not
principal to its investment strategies (for example, repurchase
agreements, borrowing, pledging, and reverse repurchase agreements,
securities lending, when-issued securities and short sales.) These
policies and restrictions are discussed in the SAI.
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Types of Investment Risk
Correlation risk
This occurs when a Fund "hedges" - uses one investment to offset the Fund's
position in another. If the two investments do not behave in relation to one
another the way Fund managers expect them to, then unexpected or undesired
results may occur. For example, a hedge may eliminate or reduce gains as well
as offset losses.
Credit risk
The risk that the issuer of a security or the counterparty to an investment
contract may default or become unable to pay its obligations when due.
Currency risk
Currency risk occurs when a Fund buys or sells a security denominated in
foreign currency. Foreign currencies "float" in value against the U.S. dollar.
Adverse changes in foreign currency values can cause investment losses when a
Fund's investments are converted to U.S. dollars.
Extension risk
The risk that an unexpected rise in interest rates will extend the life of a
mortgage-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically
reducing the security's value.
Information risk
The risk that information about a security or issuer might not be available,
complete, accurate or comparable.
Interest rate risk
The risk that changes in interest rates will adversely affect the value of an
investor's securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income
securities will generally fall. Conversely, a drop in interest rates will
generally cause an increase in the value of fixed-income securities.
Longer-term securities and zero coupon/"stripped" coupon securities ("strips")
are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Leverage risk
The risk that occurs in some securities or techniques which tend to magnify
the effect of small changes in an index or a market. This can result in a loss
that exceeds the amount actually invested.
Liquidity risk
The risk that occurs when investments cannot be readily sold. A Fund may have
to accept a less-than-desirable price to complete the sale of an illiquid
security or may not be able to sell it at all.
Management risk
This risk exists in all mutual funds and means that a Fund's portfolio
management practices might not work to achieve their desired result.
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Market risk
The risk that exists in all mutual funds and is the risk that securities
prices in a market, a sector or an industry will fluctuate, and that such
movements might reduce an investment's value.
Opportunity risk
The risk of missing out on an investment opportunity because the assets needed
to take advantage of it are committed to less advantageous investments or
strategies.
Political risk
The risk that may occur with foreign investments, and means that the value of
an investment may be adversely affected by nationalization, taxation, war,
government instability or other economic or political actions or factors.
Prepayment risk
The risk that anticipated prepayments may occur, reducing the value of a
mortgage-backed security. The Fund must then reinvest those assets at the
current market rate which may be lower.
Transaction risk
The risk that a Fund may be delayed or unable to settle a transaction or that
commissions and settlement expenses may be higher than usual.
ABOUT CALVERT GROUP
CAMCO (4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, MD 20814) is the Fund's
investment advisor and provides day-to-day investment management services to
the Fund. It has been managing mutual funds since 1976. CAMCO is the
investment advisor for over 25 mutual funds, including the first and largest
family of socially screened funds. As of December 31, 1998, CAMCO had $6
billion in assets under management.
CAMCO uses a team approach to its management of the Fund. Since February 11,
1995, investment selections for the Fund have been made by a committee of the
Advisor's fixed-income portfolio managers. Reno J. Martini, Senior Vice
President and Chief Investment Officer, heads this team and oversees the
management of all Calvert Funds for CAMCO. Mr. Martini has over 15 years of
experience in the investment industry and has been the head of CAMCO's asset
management team since 1985.
Advisory Fees
The annual advisory fee paid to CAMCO by the Fund for the most recent fiscal
year was 0.70% of the Fund's average daily net assets (Note: the advisory
agreement is proposed to be changed by a vote of shareholders in February
1999. The new advisory fee would be 0.40%. The proposed lower advisory fee,
when added to the proposed new administrative services fee, would equal the
current advisory fee).
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A Word About the Year 2000 (Y2K) and Our Computer Systems
Like other mutual funds, CAMCO and its service providers use computer systems
for all aspects of our business -- processing shareholder and fund
transactions, fund accounting, executing trades, and pricing securities just
to name a few. Many current software programs cannot distinguish between the
year 2000 and the year 1900. This can cause problems with retirement plan
distributions, dividend payment software, transaction software, and numerous
other areas that could impact the Fund. Calvert Group has been reviewing all
of its computer systems for Y2K compliance. Although, at this time, there can
be no assurance that there will be no negative impact on the Fund, the
Advisor, the underwriter, transfer agent and custodian have advised the Fund
that they have been actively working on any necessary changes to their
computer systems to prepare for Y2K and expect that their systems, and those
of their outside service providers, will be adapted in time for that event.
For more information, please visit our website at www.calvertgroup.com.
HOW TO BUY SHARES
Getting Started - Before You Open an Account
First, decide which fund or funds best suits your needs and your
goals.
Second, decide what kind of account you want to open. Calvert offers
individual, joint, trust, Uniform Gifts/Transfers to Minor accounts,
Traditional, Education and Roth IRAs, Qualified Profit-Sharing and
Money Purchase Plans, SIMPLE IRAs, SEP-IRAs, 403(b)(7) accounts, and
several other types of accounts. Minimum investments are lower for
the retirement plans.
Then decide which class of shares is best for you. You should make
this decision carefully, based on:
the amount you wish to invest;
the length of time you plan to keep the investment; and
the Class expenses.
Choosing a Share Class
The Fund offers two different Classes (Class A, B, C, or I). This chart shows
the difference in the Classes and the general types of investors who may be
interested in each Class:
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Class A: Front-End Sales Charge Class I: No Sales Charge
For all investors, particularly For investors who are investing
those investing a substantial $1 million or more.
amount who plan to hold the
shares for a long period of time.
Sales charge on each purchase of No sales charge.
3.75% or less, depending on the
amount you invest.
Class A shares have an annual No annual 12b-1 fee.
12b-1 fee of up to 0.50%.
Class A shares have low annual Class I shares have low annual
expenses due to a low 12b-1 fee. expenses.
Class A
If you choose Class A, you will pay a sales charge at the time of each
purchase. This table shows the charges both as a percentage of offering price
and as a percentage of the amount you invest. The term "offering price"
includes the front-end sales charge. If you invest more, the sales charge will
be lower. For example, if you invest more than $50,0003, or if your cumulative
purchases or the value in your account is more than $50,000, then the sales
charge is reduced to 3.00%.
Your investment in Sales Charge % % of Amt.
Class A shares of offering price Invested
Less than $50,000 3.75% 3.90%
$50,000 but not less than $100,000 3.00% 3.09%
$100,000 but not less than $250,000 2.25% 2.30%
$250,000 but not less than $500,000 1.75% 1.78%
$500,000 but not less than $1,000,000 1.00% 1.01%
$1,000,000 and over None* None*
3 This is called "Rights of Accumulation." The sales charge is calculated by
taking into account not only the dollar amount of the new purchase of shares,
but also the higher of cost or current value of shares you have previously
purchased in Calvert Group Funds that impose sales charges. This automatically
applies to your account for each new purchase of Class A shares.
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* Purchases of Class A shares at NAV for accounts with $1,000,000 or more are
subject to a one year CDSC of 1.00%. See the "Calculation of Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge and Waiver of Sales Charges."
The Class A front-end sales charge may be waived for certain purchases or
investors, such as participants in certain group retirement plans or other
qualified groups and clients of registered investment advisers. For details on
these and other purchases that may qualify for a reduced sales charge, see
Exhibit A.
Class A shares require a minimum account balance of $1,000.
Calculation of Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
Any Class A CDSC will not be charged on shares you received as dividends or
from capital gains distributions or on any capital appreciation (gain in the
value) of shares that are sold.
Shares that are not subject to the CDSC will be redeemed first, followed by
shares you have held the longest. The CDSC is calculated by determining the
share value at both the time of purchase and redemption and then multiplying
whichever value is less by the percentage that applies as shown above. If you
choose to sell only part of your shares, the capital appreciation for those
shares only is included in the calculation, rather than the capital
appreciation for the entire account.
Class I
If you choose Class I, there is no sales charge, nor a Distribution Plan. The
minimum initial investment is $1 million; the minimum subsequent investment is
$25,000. Class I shares require a minimum account balance of $1 million.
Purchases must be by bank wire.
Distribution and Service Fees
The Fund has adopted a plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of
1940 that allows it to pay distribution fees for the sale and distribution of
its shares. The distribution plan also pays service fees to persons (such as
your financial professional) for services provided to shareholders. Because
these fees are paid out of a Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over time,
these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more
than paying other types of sales charges. Please see Exhibit B for more
service fee information.
The table below shows the maximum annual percentage payable under the
distribution plan, and the amount actually paid by the Fund for the most
recent fiscal year. The fees are based on average daily net assets of the
particular Class.
Maximum Payable Under Plan/Amount Actually Paid
Class A Class I
0.50%/0.15% N/A
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NEXT STEP - ACCOUNT APPLICATION
Complete and sign an application for each new account. When multiple classes
of shares are offered, please specify which class you wish to purchase. For
more information, contact your broker or our shareholder services department
at 800-368-2748.
FOR CLASS A
Minimum To Open an Account Minimum additional
Investments
$2,000 $250
Please make your check payable Calvert Group
to the Fund and mail it to: PO Box 419544 (new accounts
- include application)
PO Box 419739 (subsequent
investments - include investment slip)
Kansas City, MO 64141-6544
By Registered, Calvert Group
Certified, or c/o NFDS
Overnight Mail 330 West 9th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105-1807
At the Calvert Office Visit the Calvert Office to make
investments by check. See the back
cover page for the address.
FOR CLASS I
Minimum To Open an Account Minimum additional
Investments
$1 million $25,000
Wire investments to: State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston MA
ABA# 011000028
FBO: Calvert Income Fund
Wire Account #99037657
Your name and account number
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IMPORTANT - HOW SHARES ARE PRICED
The price of shares is based on the Fund's net asset value ("NAV"). NAV is
computed by adding the value of a Fund's holdings plus other assets,
subtracting liabilities, and then dividing the result by the number of shares
outstanding. If a Fund has more than one class of shares, the NAV of each
class will be different, depending on the number of shares outstanding for
each class.
Portfolio securities and other assets are valued based on market quotations,
except that securities maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost.
If market quotations are not readily available, securities are valued by a
method that the Fund's Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects fair
value.
The NAV is calculated as of the close of each business day, which coincides
with the closing of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange
("NYSE") (normally 4 p.m. ET). The Fund is open for business each day the NYSE
is open.
The Fund may hold securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges
that trade on days when the NYSE is closed. The Fund does not price shares on
days when the NYSE is closed, even if foreign markets may be open. As a
result, the value of the Fund's shares may change on days when you will not be
able to buy or sell your shares.
WHEN YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CREDITED
Your purchase will be processed at the next NAV calculated after your order is
received and accepted. All of your purchases must be made in US dollars and
checks must be drawn on US banks. No cash will be accepted. No credit card or
credit loan checks will be accepted. The Fund reserves the right to suspend
the offering of shares for a period of time or to reject any specific purchase
order. As a convenience, check purchases received at Calvert's office in
Bethesda, Maryland will be sent by overnight delivery to the Transfer Agent
and will be credited the next business day upon receipt. Any check purchase
received without an investment slip may cause delayed crediting. If your check
does not clear your bank, your purchase will be canceled and you will be
charged a $10 fee plus any costs incurred. Check or electronic funds transfer
purchases will be on hold for up to 10 business days. All purchases will be
confirmed and credited to your account in full and fractional shares (rounded
to the nearest 1/1000th of a share).
OTHER CALVERT GROUP FEATURES
CALVERT INFORMATION NETWORK
For 24 hour performance and account information call 800-368-2745 or visit
http://www.calvertgroup.com
You can obtain current performance and pricing information, verify account
balances, and authorize certain transactions with the convenience of one phone
call, 24 hours a day.
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ACCOUNT SERVICES
By signing up for services when you open your account, you avoid having to
obtain a signature guarantee. If you wish to add services at a later date, a
signature guarantee to verify your signature may be obtained from any bank,
trust company and savings and loan association, credit union, broker-dealer
firm or member of a domestic stock exchange. A notary public cannot provide a
signature guarantee.
CALVERT MONEY CONTROLLER
Calvert Money Controller allows you to purchase or sell shares by electronic
funds transfer without the time delay of mailing a check or the added expense
of a wire. Use this service to transfer up to $300,000 electronically. Allow
one or two business days after you place your request for the transfer to take
place. Money transferred to purchase new shares will be subject to a hold of
up to 10 business days before redemption requests will be honored. Transaction
requests must be received by 4 p.m. ET. You may request this service on your
initial account application. Calvert Money Controller transactions returned
for insufficient funds will incur a $25 charge.
TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS
You may purchase, redeem, or exchange shares, wire funds and use Calvert Money
Controller by telephone if you have pre-authorized service instructions. You
receive telephone privileges automatically when you open your account unless
you elect otherwise. For our mutual protection, the Fund, the shareholder
servicing agent and their affiliates use precautions such as verifying
shareholder identity and recording telephone calls to confirm instructions
given by phone. A confirmation statement is sent for most transactions; please
review this statement and verify the accuracy of your transaction immediately.
EXCHANGES
Calvert Group offers a wide variety of investment options that includes common
stock funds, tax-exempt and corporate bond funds, and money market funds (call
your broker or Calvert representative for more information). We make it easy
for you to purchase shares in other Calvert funds if your investment goals
change. The exchange privilege offers flexibility by allowing you to exchange
shares on which you have already paid a sales charge from one mutual fund to
another at no additional charge.
Complete and sign an account application, taking care to register your new
account in the same name and taxpayer identification number as your existing
Calvert account(s). Exchange instructions may then be given by telephone if
telephone redemptions have been authorized and the shares are not in
certificate form.
Before you make an exchange, please note the following:
Each exchange represents the sale of shares of one Fund and the purchase of
shares of another. Therefore, you could realize a taxable gain or loss.
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You may exchange shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or distributions
into another Calvert Fund at no additional charge.
Shares may only be exchanged for shares of the same class of another Calvert
Fund.
No CDSC is imposed on exchanges of shares subject to a CDSC at the time of the
exchange. The applicable CDSC is imposed at the time the shares acquired by
the exchange are redeemed.
Shareholders (and those managing multiple accounts) who make two purchases and
two exchange redemptions of shares of the same Fund during any six-month
period will be given written notice and may be prohibited from placing
additional investments. This policy does not prohibit a shareholder from
redeeming shares of any Fund, and does not apply to trades solely between
money market funds.
The Fund reserves the right to terminate or modify the exchange privilege with
60 days' written notice.
COMBINED GENERAL MAILINGS (Householding)
Multiple accounts with the same social security number will receive one
mailing per household of information such as prospectuses and semi-annual and
annual reports. You may request further grouping of accounts to receive fewer
mailings. Separate statements will be generated for each separate account and
will be mailed in one envelope for each combination above.
SPECIAL SERVICES AND CHARGES
The Fund pays for shareholder services but not for special services that are
required by a few shareholders, such as a request for a historical transcript
of an account or a stop payment on a draft. You may be required to pay a fee
for these special services; for example, the fee for stop payments is $25.
If you are purchasing shares through a program of services offered by a
broker/dealer or financial institution, you should read the program materials
together with this Prospectus. Certain features may be modified in these
programs. Investors may be charged a fee if they effect transactions in Fund
shares through a broker or agent.
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DIVIDENDS, CAPITAL GAINS AND TAXES
The Fund pays dividends from its net investment income on a monthly basis. Net
investment income consists of interest income, net short-term capital gains,
if any, and dividends declared and paid on investments, less expenses.
Distributions of net short-term capital gains (treated as dividends for tax
purposes) and net long-term capital gains, if any, are normally paid once a
year; however, the Fund does not anticipate making any such distributions
unless available capital loss carryovers have been used or have expired.
Dividend and distribution payments will vary between classes; dividend
payments are anticipated to be generally higher for Class A shares.
Dividend Payment Options
Dividends and any distributions are automatically reinvested in the same Fund
at NAV, unless you elect to have amounts of $10 or more paid in cash by check
or by Calvert Money Controller (or by wire for Class I shares). Dividends and
distributions from any Calvert Group Fund may be automatically invested in an
identically registered account in any other Calvert Group Fund at NAV. If
reinvested in the same account, new shares will be purchased at NAV on the
reinvestment date, which is generally 1 to 3 days prior to the payment date.
You must notify the Fund in writing to change your payment options. If you
elect to have dividends and/or distributions paid in cash, and the US Postal
Service returns the check as undeliverable, it, as well as future dividends
and distributions, will be reinvested in additional shares. No dividends will
accrue on amounts represented by uncashed distribution or redemption checks.
Buying a Dividend
At the time of purchase, the share price of each class may reflect
undistributed income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation of securities.
Any income or capital gains from these amounts which are later distributed to
you are fully taxable. On the record date for a distribution, share value is
reduced by the amount of the distribution. If you buy shares just before the
record date ("buying a dividend") you will pay the full price for the shares
and then receive a portion of the price back as a taxable distribution.
Federal Taxes
In January, the Fund will mail you Form 1099-DIV indicating the federal tax
status of dividends and any capital gain distributions paid to you during the
past year. Generally, dividends and distributions are taxable in the year they
are paid. However, any dividends and distributions paid in January but
declared during the prior three months are taxable in the year declared.
Dividends and distributions are taxable to you regardless of whether they are
taken in cash or reinvested. Dividends, including short-term capital gains,
are taxable as ordinary income. Distributions from long-term capital gains are
taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have owned
shares.
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You may realize a capital gain or loss when you sell or exchange shares. This
capital gain or loss will be short- or long-term, depending on how long you
have owned the shares which were sold. In January, the Fund will mail you Form
1099-B indicating the total amount of all sales, including exchanges. You
should keep your annual year-end account statements to determine the cost
(basis) of the shares to report on your tax returns.
Other Tax Information
In addition to federal taxes, you may be subject to state or local taxes on
your investment, depending on the laws in your area. You will be notified to
the extent, if any, that dividends reflect interest received from US
government securities. Such dividends may be exempt from certain state income
taxes.
Taxpayer Identification Number
If we do not have your correct Social Security or Taxpayer Identification
Number ("TIN") and a signed certified application or Form W-9, Federal law
requires us to withhold 31% of your reportable dividends, and possibly 31% of
certain redemptions. In addition, you may be subject to a fine by the Internal
Revenue Service. You will also be prohibited from opening another account by
exchange. If this TIN information is not received within 60 days after your
account is established, your account may be redeemed (closed) at the current
NAV on the date of redemption. Calvert Group reserves the right to reject any
new account or any purchase order for failure to supply a certified TIN.
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HOW TO SELL SHARES
You may redeem all or a portion of your shares on any day your Fund is open
for business, provided the amount requested is not on hold. When you purchase
by check or with Calvert Money Controller (electronic funds transfer), the
purchase will be on hold for up to 10 business days from the date of receipt.
During the hold period, redemption proceeds will not be sent until the
Transfer Agent is reasonably satisfied that the purchase payment has been
collected.
Your shares will be redeemed at the next NAV calculated after your redemption
request is received and accepted (less any applicable CDSC). The proceeds will
normally be sent to you on the next business day, but if making immediate
payment could adversely affect your Fund, it may take up to seven (7) days to
make payment. Calvert Money Controller redemptions generally will be credited
to your bank account on the second business day after your phone call. The
Fund has the right to redeem shares in assets other than cash for redemption
amounts exceeding, in any 90-day period, $250,000 or 1% of the net asset value
of the Fund, whichever is less. When the NYSE is closed (or when trading is
restricted) for any reason other than its customary weekend or holiday
closings, or under any emergency circumstances as determined by the Securities
and Exchange Commission, redemptions may be suspended or payment dates
postponed.
Follow these suggestions to ensure timely processing of your redemption
request:
By Telephone - call 800-368-2745
You may redeem shares from your account by telephone and have your money
mailed to your address of record or electronically transferred or wired to a
bank you have previously authorized. A charge of $5 may be imposed on wire
transfers of less than $1,000. Class I redemptions must be made by wire.
Written Requests
For Class A, mail to: Calvert Group, P.O. Box 419544, Kansas City, MO
64141-6544
For Class I, mail to: Calvert Institutional Marketing Group, 4550 Montgomery
Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Your letter should include your account number and Fund and the number of
shares or the dollar amount you are redeeming. Please provide a daytime
telephone number, if possible, for us to call if we have questions. If the
money is being sent to a new bank, person, or address other than the address
of record, your letter must be signature guaranteed.
Systematic Check Redemptions
If you maintain an account with a balance of $10,000 or more, you may have up
to two (2) redemption checks for a fixed amount sent to you on the 15th of the
month, simply by sending a letter with all information, including your account
number, and the dollar amount ($100 minimum). If you would like a regular
check mailed to another person or place, your letter must be signature
guaranteed.
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Corporations and Associations
Your letter of instruction and corporate resolution should be signed by
person(s) authorized to act on the account, accompanied by signature
guarantee(s).
Trusts
Your letter of instruction should be signed by the Trustee(s) (as Trustee)
with a signature guarantee. (If the Trustee's name is not registered on your
account, please provide a copy of the trust document, certified within the
last 60 days.)
Through your Dealer
Your dealer must receive your request before the close of regular trading on
the NYSE to receive that day's NAV. Your dealer will be responsible for
furnishing all necessary documentation to Calvert Group and may charge you for
services provided.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the
Fund's financial performance for the past 5 years. Certain information
reflects financial results for a single share by Class. The total returns in
the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on
an investment in a Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and
distributions), and does not reflect any applicable front- or back-end sales
charge. This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP whose
report, along with the Fund's financial statements, are included in the Fund's
annual report, which is available upon request.
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Financial Highlights
Calvert Income Fund
Years Ended September 30,
Class A Shares 1998 1997 1996
Net asset value, beginning $17.20 $16.47 $16.82
Income from investment
operations
Net investment income 1.02 1.02 1.01
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) .61 .74 (.32)
Total from investment
operations 1.63 1.76 .69
Distributions from
Net investment income (1.01) (1.02) (1.01)
Net realized gain (.65) (.01) -
In excess of net realized gain - - (.03)
Total distributions (1.66) (1.03) (1.04)
Total increase (decrease) in net
asset value (.03) .73 (.35)
Net asset value, ending $17.17 $17.20 $16.47
Total return* 9.92% 11.03% 4.21%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 5.96% 6.04% 6.02%
Total expenses+ 1.43% 1.33% 1.26%
Net expenses 1.36% 1.26% 1.23%
Portfolio turnover 3,461% 2,961% 153%
Net assets, ending
(in thousands) $41,607 $39,302 $44,431
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 2,423 2,285 2,698
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Financial Highlights - continued
Calvert Income Fund
Years Ended September 30,
Class A Shares 1995 1994
Net asset value, beginning $15.68 $18.41
Income from investment operations
Net investment income 1.11 1.16
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) 1.14 (2.42)
Total from investment operations 2.25(1.26)
Distributions from
Net investment income (1.11) (1.16)
Net realized gain - (.31)
Total distributions (1.11) (1.47)
Total increase (decrease) in
net asset value 1.14 (2.73)
Net asset value, ending $16.82 $15.68
Total return* 14.90% (6.94%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 6.89% 6.86%
Total expenses + 1.26% N/A
Net expenses 1.23% 1.07%
Portfolio turnover 135% 34%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $42,637 $45,936
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 2,535 2,929
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Financial Highlights - continued
Calvert Income Fund
Periods Ended
Oct. 29, Sept. 30,
Class C Shares 1996 1996
Net asset value, beginning $16.19 $16.56
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .01 .74
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) .31 (.42)
Total from investment operations .32 .32
Distributions from
Net investment income (.04) (.66)
In excess of net realized gain - (.03)
Total distributions (.04) (.69)
Total increase (decrease) in net
asset value .28 (.37)
Net asset value, ending $16.47 $16.19
Total return* 2.01% 1.96%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 3.65%(a) 3.96%
Total expenses+ 3.29%(a) 3.37%
Net expenses 3.26%(a) 3.34%
Expenses reimbursed .63%(a) -
Portfolio turnover 2% 153%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $1,064 $1,379
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 65 85
Years Ended September 30,
Class C Shares 1995 1994^
Net asset value, beginning $15.63 $17.35
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .81 .57
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.09 (1.67)
Total from investment operations 1.90 (1.10)
Distributions from
Net investment income (.97) (.62)
In excess of net realized gain - -
Total distributions (.97) (.62)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value .93 (1.72)
Net asset value, ending $16.56 $15.63
Total return* 12.58% (5.47%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 4.71% 5.62%(a)
Total expenses + 3.37% N/A
Net expenses 3.34% 2.65%(a)
Expenses reimbursed .69% 7.29%(a)
Portfolio turnover 135% 34%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $766 $413
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 46 26
(a) Annualized
* Total return is not annualized and does not reflect deduction of any
front-end sales charge
+ Effective September 30, 1995, this ratio reflects total expenses before
reduction for fees paid indirectly; such reductions are included in the ratio
of net expenses.
^ From March 1, 1994 inception
N/A Disclosure not applicable to prior periods.
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EXHIBIT A
REDUCED SALES CHARGES (CLASS A ONLY)
You may qualify for a reduced sales charge through several purchase plans
available. You must notify the Fund at the time of purchase to take advantage
of the reduced sales charge.
Rights of Accumulation can be applied to several accounts
Class A sales charge breakpoints are automatically calculated for each account
based on the higher of cost or current value of shares previously purchased.
This privilege can be applied to a family group or other qualified group9 upon
request. Shares could then be purchased at the reduced sales charge which
applies to the entire group; that is, based on the higher of cost or current
value of shares previously purchased and currently held by all the members of
the group.
Letter of Intent
If you (or your group, as described above) plan to purchase $50,000 or more of
Calvert Fund shares over the next 13 months, your sales charge may be reduced
through a "Letter of Intent." You pay the lower sales charge applicable to the
total amount you plan to invest over the 13-month period, excluding any money
market fund purchases, instead of the higher 4.75% sales charge. Part of your
shares will be held in escrow, so that if you do not invest the amount
indicated, you will have to pay the sales charge applicable to the smaller
investment actually made. For more information, see the SAI.
Retirement Plans Under Section 457, Section 403(b)(7), or Section 401(k)
There is no sales charge on shares purchased for the benefit of a retirement
plan under section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
("Code"), or for a plan qualifying under section 403(b) or 401(k) of the Code
if, at the time of purchase, (i) Calvert Group has been notified in writing
that the 403(b) or 401(k) plan has at least 200 eligible employees and is not
sponsored by a K-12 school district, or (ii) the cost or current value of
shares a 401(k) plan has in Calvert Group Funds (except money market funds) is
at least $1 million.
Neither the Fund, nor Calvert Distributors, Inc. ("CDI"), nor any affiliate
thereof will reimburse a plan or participant for any sales charges paid prior
to receipt of such written communication and confirmation by Calvert Group.
Plan administrators should send requests for the waiver of sales charges based
on the above conditions to: Calvert Group Retirement Plans, 4550 Montgomery
Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
4 A "qualified group" is one which:
1. has been in existence for more than six months, and
2. has a purpose other than acquiring shares at a discount, and
3. satisfies uniform criteria which enable CDI and brokers offering
shares to realize economies of scale in distributing such shares.
A qualified group must have more than 10 members, must be available for group
meetings between representatives of CDI or brokers distributing shares, and
must agree to include sales and other materials relating to the Funds in its
publications or mailings to members at reduced or no cost to CDI or brokers. A
pension plan is not a qualified group for rights of accumulation.
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Other Circumstances
There is no sales charge on shares of any Fund of the Calvert Group of Funds
sold to (i) current or retired Directors, Trustees, or Officers of the Calvert
Group of Funds, employees of Calvert Group, Ltd. and its affiliates, or their
family members; (ii) CSIF Advisory Council Members, directors, officers, and
employees of any subadvisor for the Calvert Group of Funds, employees of
broker/dealers distributing the Fund's shares and immediate family members of
the Council, subadvisor, or broker/dealer; (iii) Purchases made through a
Registered Investment Advisor; (iv) Trust departments of banks or savings
institutions for trust clients of such bank or institution, (v) Purchases
through a broker maintaining an omnibus account with the Fund, provided the
purchases are made by (a) investment advisors or financial planners placing
trades for their own accounts (or the accounts of their clients) and who
charge a management, consulting, or other fee for their services; or (b)
clients of such investment advisors or financial planners who place trades for
their own accounts if such accounts are linked to the master account of such
investment advisor or financial planner on the books and records of the broker
or agent; or (c) retirement and deferred compensation plans and trusts,
including, but not limited to, those defined in section 401(a) or section
403(b) of the I.R.C., and "rabbi trusts."
Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions from other Calvert Group Funds
You may prearrange to have your dividends and capital gain distributions from
another Calvert Group Fund automatically invested in another account with no
additional sales charge.
Purchases made at NAV
If you make a purchase at NAV, you may exchange that amount to another Calvert
Group Fund at no additional sales charge.
Reinstatement Privilege
If you redeem shares and then within 30 days decide to reinvest in the same
Fund, you may do so at the net asset value next computed after the
reinvestment order is received, without a sales charge. You may use the
reinstatement privilege only once. The Fund reserves the right to modify or
eliminate this privilege.
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EXHIBIT B
SERVICE FEES AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH DEALERS
CDI, the Fund's underwriter, pays dealers a commission, or reallowance
(expressed as a percentage of the offering price for Class A, when you
purchase shares of the Fund. CDI also pays dealers an ongoing service fee
while you own shares of the Fund (expressed as an annual percentage rate of
average daily net assets held in Calvert accounts by that dealer). The table
below shows the amount of payment.
Maximum Commission/Service Fees
Class A
3.00%/0.25%
Occasionally, CDI may reallow to dealers the full Class A front-end sales
charge. CDI may also pay additional concessions, including non-cash
promotional incentives, such as merchandise or trips, to brokers employing
registered representatives who have sold or are expected to sell a minimum
dollar amount of shares of the Fund and/or shares of other Funds underwritten
by CDI. CDI may make expense reimbursements for special training of a broker's
registered representatives, advertising or equipment, or to defray the
expenses of sales contests. CAMCO, CDI, or their affiliates may pay certain
broker-dealers and/or other persons, for the sale and distribution of the
securities or for services to the Fund. Payments may include additional
compensation based on assets held through that firm beyond the regularly
scheduled rates, and finder's fees. CDI pays dealers a finder's fee on Class A
shares purchased at NAV in accounts with $1 million or more. The finder's fee
is 1% of the NAV purchase amount on the first $2 million, .80% on $2 to $3
million, .50% on $3 to $50 million, .25% on $50 to $100 million, and .15 over
$1 million. All payments will be in compliance with the rules of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
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To Open an Account:
800-368-2748
Performance and Prices:
Calvert Information Network
24 hours, 7 days a week
800-368-2745
Service for Existing Accounts:
Shareholders 800-368-2745
Brokers 800-368-2746
TDD for Hearing-Impaired:
800-541-1524
Branch Office:
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Registered, Certified or
Overnight Mail:
Calvert Group
c/o NFDS
330 West 9th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
Calvert Group Web-Site Address:
http://www.calvertgroup.com
PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
Calvert Distributors, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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For investors who want more information about the Fund, the following
documents are available free upon request:
Annual/Semi-Annual Reports: Additional information about the Fund's
investments is available in the Fund's Annual and Semi-Annual reports to
shareholders. In the Fund's annual report, you will find a discussion of the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the
Fund's performance during its last fiscal year.
Statement of Additional Information (SAI): The SAI for the Fund provides more
detailed information about the Fund and is incorporated into this prospectus
by reference.
You can get free copies of reports and the SAI, request other information and
discuss your questions about the Fund by contacting your broker, or the Fund
at:
Calvert Group
4550 Montgomery Ave, Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Md. 20814
Telephone: 1-800-368-2745
Calvert Group Web-Site
Address: http://www.calvertgroup.com
You can review the Fund's reports and SAI at the public Reference Room of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. You can get text-only copies:
For a fee, by writing to or calling the Public Reference Room of the
Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-6009, Telephone: 1-800-SEC-0330.
Free from the Commission's Internet website at
http://www.sec.gov.
Investment Company Act File No.: 811-3416
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CALVERT SOCIALLY
RESPONSIBLE PROSPECTUS
January 31, 1999
About the Funds
2 Investment objective, strategy, past performance
18 Fees and Expenses
22 Principal Investment Practices and Risks
About Social Investing
26 Socially Responsible Investment Criteria
27 Investment Selection Process
31 High Social Impact Investments
31 Special Equities
About Your Investment
32 Subadvisors and Portfolio Managers
34 Advisory Fees
36 How to Buy Shares
36 Getting Started
36 Choosing a Share Class
38 Calculation of CDSC/Waiver
39 Distribution and Service Fees
40 Account Application
41 Important - How Shares are Priced
41 When Your Account Will be Credited
42 Other Calvert Group Features
(Exchanges, Minimum Account Balance, etc.)
45 Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes
46 How to Sell Shares
48 Financial Highlights
57 Exhibit A- Reduced Sales Charges (Class A)
59 Exhibit B- Service Fees and
Other Arrangements with Dealers
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FUNDS IN THIS PROSPECTUS
Equity Funds
Calvert Social Investment Fund (CSIF)
CSIF Balanced
CSIF Managed Index
CSIF Equity
Calvert Capital Accumulation
Calvert World Values International Equity
Calvert New Vision Small Cap
Bond and Money Market Funds
Calvert Social Investment Fund (CSIF)
CSIF Bond
CSIF Money Market
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These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) or any State Securities Commission, nor has the SEC
or any State Securities Commission passed on the accuracy or adequacy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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CSIF Balanced (Note: Formerly known as CSIF Managed Growth)
Advisor Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Subadvisors: Brown Capital Management, Inc.
NCM Capital Management, Inc.
Objective
CSIF Balanced seeks to achieve a competitive total return through an actively
managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments which offer
income and capital growth opportunity and which satisfy the investment and
social criteria.
(Note: This objective is subject to shareholder approval expected at a
shareholder meeting in late February 1999. Unless and until shareholders
approve the new objective, the current objective for CSIF Balanced shall
continue in effect, which is CSIF Balanced "seeks to achieve a total return
above the rate of inflation, through an actively managed, diversified
portfolio of common and preferred stocks, bonds and money market instruments
which offer income and capital growth opportunity and which satisfy the
investment and social criteria.")
Principal investment strategies
The Fund typically invests about 60% of its assets in stocks and 40% in bonds
or other fixed-income investments. Stock investments are primarily common
stock in large-cap companies, while the fixed-income investments are primarily
a wide variety of investment grade bonds.
CSIF Balanced invests in a combination of stocks, bonds and money market
instruments in an attempt to provide a complete investment portfolio in a
single product. The Advisor rebalances the Fund quarterly to adjust for
changes in market value. The Fund is a large-cap, growth-oriented U.S.
domestic portfolio, although it may have other investments, including some
foreign securities and some mid-cap stocks. For the equity portion, the Fund
seeks companies with better than average expected growth rates at lower than
average valuations. The fixed-income portion reflects an active trading
strategy, seeking total return.
Equity investments are selected by the two Subadvisors, while the Advisor
manages the fixed-income assets and determines the overall mix for the Fund
depending upon its view of market conditions and economic outlook.
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PRINCIPAL RISKS
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform for any of the following reasons:
The stock or bond market goes down
The individual stocks and bonds in the Fund do not perform as well as
expected
For the fixed-income portion of the Fund, the Advisor's forecast as to
interest rates is not correct
For the foreign securities held in the Fund, if foreign currency values
go down versus the U.S. dollar
The Advisor's allocation among different sectors of the stock and bond
markets does not perform as well as expected
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
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The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
CSIF Balanced Performance
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. The chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has
varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund's performance over time
to that of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Lehman Aggregate Bond
Index, a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock and bonds prices,
respectively. It also shows the Fund's returns compared to the Lipper Balanced
Funds Index, a composite index of the annual return of mutual funds that have
an investment goal similar to that of the Fund. The Fund's past performance
does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
The return for the Fund's other classes of shares offered by this prospectus
will differ from the Class A returns shown in the bar chart, depending upon
the expenses of that Class. The bar chart does not reflect any sales charge
that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the Fund's
shares. Any sales charge will reduce your return. The average total return
table shows returns with the maximum sales charge deducted. No sales charge
has been applied to the index used for comparison in the table.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
(Class A return at NAV)
1989 18.73% 1994 -5.50%
1990 1.79% 1995 25.85%
1991 17.79% 1996 9.03%
1992 7.46% 1997 18.92%
1993 5.95% 1998 17.49%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q4 '98 12.42%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q3 '98 (6.47)%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-98)
(with maximum sales charge deducted)
1 year 5 years 10 years
CSIF Balanced: Class A 11.92% 11.53% 10.83%
CSIF Balanced: Class B N/A N/A N/A
CSIF Balanced: Class C 15.24% N/A N/A
S&P 500 Index Monthly Reinvested 28.74% 24.08% 19.20%
Lehman Aggregate Bond Index TR 8.69% 7.27% 9.26%
Lipper Balanced Funds Index 15.09% 13.87% 13.32%
For current yield information call 800-368-2745, or visit Calvert Group's
website at www.calvertgroup.com
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CSIF Managed Index
Advisor Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Subadvisor: State Street Global Advisors
Objective
CSIF Managed Index seeks a total return after expenses which exceeds over time
the total return of the Russell 1000 Index. It seeks to obtain this objective
while maintaining risk characteristics similar to those of the Russell 1000
Index and through investments in stocks that meet the Fund's investment and
social criteria. This objective may be changed by the Fund's Board of
Trustees/Directors without shareholder approval.
Principal investment strategies
The Fund invests in stocks that meet the social criteria and creates a
portfolio whose characteristics closely resemble the characteristics of the
Russell 1000 Index, while emphasizing the stocks which it believes offer the
greatest potential of return.
CSIF Managed Index follows an enhanced index management strategy. Instead of
passively holding a representative basket of securities designed to match the
Russell 1000 Index, the Subadvisor actively uses a proprietary analytical
model to attempt to enhance the Fund's performance, relative to the Index. The
Fund may purchase stocks not in the Russell 1000 Index, but at least 65% of
the Fund's total assets will be invested in stocks that are in the Index. Any
investments not in the Index will meet the Fund's social screening criteria
and be selected to closely mirror the Index's risk/return characteristics. The
Subadvisor rebalances the Fund quarterly to maintain its relative exposure to
the Index.
The first step of the investment strategy is to identify those stocks in the
Russell 1000 Index which meet the Fund's social screening criteria. From this
list of stocks, the Subadvisor chooses stocks that closely mirror the Index in
terms of various factors such as industry weightings, capitalization, and
yield. Even though certain industries may be eliminated from the Fund by the
screens, the factor model permits mathematical substitutes which the
Subadvisor expects to mimic the return characteristics of the missing
industries and stocks.
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PRINCIPAL RISKS
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform the stock market for any of the following reasons:
The stock market or the Russell 1000 Index goes down
The individual stocks in the Fund or the index modeling portfolio do not
perform as well as expected
An index fund has operating expenses; a market index does not. The Fund
- while expected to track its target index as closely as possible while
satisfying its investment and social criteria - will not be able to match
the performance of the index exactly
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. The Fund is not sponsored, sold, promoted or endorsed by
the Frank Russell Company.
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The final step in the process is to apply the Subadvisor's proprietary
valuation method which attempts to identify the stocks which have the greatest
potential for superior performance. Each security identified for potential
investment is ranked according to two separate measures: value and momentum of
market sentiment. These two measures combine to create a single composite
score of each stock's attractiveness. The Fund is constructed from securities
that meet its social criteria, weighted through a mathematical process that
seeks to reduce risk vis-a-vis the Russell 1000 Index. The Subadvisor expects
to hold between 100 and 150 stocks.
The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest U.S.
companies based on total market capitalization. The Index is adjusted, or
reconstituted, annually. As of the latest reconstitution, the average market
capitalization of the Russell 1000 was approximately $7.6 billion.
Tracking the Index
The Subadvisor expects a tracking error over time of no more than 2.5%,
although there can be no guarantee such results will be achieved. The Fund's
ability to track the Index will be monitored by analyzing returns to ensure
that the returns are reasonably consistent with Index returns. Any deviations
of realized returns from the Index which are in excess of those expected will
be analyzed for sources of variance. Where variations are deemed to be
systematic or associated with a particular feature of the investment process,
the constraints on the Fund associated with that factor may be adjusted to
ensure a higher degree of correlation to the Index.
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
(No performance results are shown for CSIF Managed Index since its inception
was 4/15/98.)
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CSIF Equity
Advisor Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Subadvisors: Atlanta Capital Management Company, L.L.C.
Objective
CSIF Equity seeks growth of capital through investment in stocks of issuers in
industries believed to offer opportunities for potential capital appreciation
and which meet the Fund's investment and social criteria.
Principal investment strategies
The Fund invests primarily in the common stocks of large-cap companies,
having, on average, market capitalization of at least $1 billion. Investment
returns will be mostly from changes in the price of the Fund's holdings
(capital appreciation).
The Subadvisor looks for growing companies with a history of steady earnings
growth. Companies are selected based on the Subadvisor's opinion that the
company has the ability to sustain growth through growing profitability and
that the stock is favorably priced with respect to those growth expectations.
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
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PRINCIPAL RISKS
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform for any of the following reasons:
The stock market goes down
The individual stocks in the Fund do not perform as well as expected
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
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CSIF Equity Performance
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. The chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has
varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund's performance over time
to that of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. This is a widely recognized,
unmanaged index of common stock prices. It also shows the Fund's returns
compared to the Lipper Growth Funds Index, a composite index of the annual
return of mutual funds that have an investment goal similar to that of the
Fund. The Fund's past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund
will perform in the future.
The return for each of the Fund's other Classes of shares offered by this
prospectus will differ from the Class A returns shown in the bar chart,
depending upon the expenses of that Class. The bar chart does not reflect any
sales charge that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of
the Fund's shares. Any sales charge will reduce your return. The average total
return table shows returns with the maximum sales charge deducted. No sales
charge has been applied to the index used for comparison in the table.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
(Class A return at NAV)
1989 27.45% 1994 -12.06%
1990 -4.87% 1995 20.29%
1991 21.93% 1996 21.68%
1992 8.37% 1997 19.33%
1993 2.13% 1998 10.89%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q1 '98 11.73%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q3 '98 (17.56)%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-98)
(with maximum sales charge deducted)
1 year 5 years 10 years
CSIF Equity: Class A 5.62% 10.17% 10.25%
CSIF Equity: Class B N/A N/A N/A
CSIF Equity: Class C 8.76% N/A N/A
S&P 500 Index Monthly Reinvested 28.74% 24.08% 19.20%
Lipper Growth Funds Index 25.69% 19.82% 17.21%
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Calvert Capital Accumulation
Advisor Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Subadvisor: Brown Capital Management, Inc.
Objective
Capital Accumulation seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by
investing primarily in mid-cap stocks that meet the Fund's investment and
social criteria. This objective may be changed by the Fund's Board of
Trustees/Directors without shareholder approval.
Principal investment strategies
Investments are primarily in the common stocks of mid-size companies. Returns
in the Fund will be mostly from the changes in the price of the Fund's
holdings (capital appreciation.)
The Fund currently defines mid-cap companies as those within the range of
market capitalizations of the S & P's Mid-cap 400 Index. Most companies in the
Index have a capitalization of $500 million to $10 billion. Stocks chosen for
the Fund combine growth and value characteristics or offer the opportunity to
buy growth at a reasonable price.
The Subadvisor favors companies which have an above market average prospective
growth rate, but sell at below market average valuations. The Subadvisor
evaluates each stock in terms of its growth potential, the return for risk
free investments, and the risk and reward potential for the company to
determine a reasonable price for the stock.
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
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PRINCIPAL RISKS
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform for any of the following reasons:
The stock market goes down
The individual stocks in the Fund do not perform as well as expected
The Fund is non-diversified. Compared to other funds, the Fund may
invest more of its assets in a smaller number of companies. Gains or
losses on a single stock may have greater impact on the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
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Capital Accumulation Performance
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. The chart shows how the performance of the Fund's Class A shares
has varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund's performance over
time to that of the Standard & Poor's Mid-Cap 400 Index. This is a widely
recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices. It also shows the Fund's
returns compared to the Lipper Mid-Cap Funds Index, a composite index of the
annual return of mutual funds that have an investment goal similar to that of
the Fund. The Fund's past performance does not necessarily indicate how the
Fund will perform in the future.
The return for the Fund's other classes of shares offered by this prospectus
will differ from the Class A returns shown in the bar chart, depending upon
the expenses of that Class. The bar chart does not reflect any sales charge
that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the Fund's
shares. Any sales charge will reduce your return. The average total return
table shows returns with the maximum sales charge deducted. No sales charge
has been applied to the index used for comparison in the table.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
(Class A return at NAV)
1989 N/A 1994 N/A
1990 N/A 1995 36.75%
1991 N/A 1996 9.37%
1992 N/A 1997 22.02%
1993 N/A 1998 29.35%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q4 '98 25.03%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q3 '98 (14.00)%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-98)
(with maximum sales charge deducted)
1 year 5 years 10 years
Capital Accumulation: Class A1 23.19% N/A N/A
Capital Accumulation: Class B N/A N/A N/A
Capital Accumulation: Class C 27.34% N/A N/A
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index 18.25% N/A N/A
Lipper Mid-Cap Funds Index 13.92% N/A N/A
1 Since inception "A" (10/31/94) 22.09; S&P Mid Cap 400 Index 22.77; and
Lipper Mid-Cap Funds Index 18.36.
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Calvert World Values
International Equity Fund
Advisor Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Subadvisor: Murray Johnstone International, Ltd.
Objective
CWVF International Equity seeks to provide a high total return consistent with
reasonable risk by investing primarily in a globally diversified portfolio of
stocks that meet the Fund's investment and social criteria.
Principal investment strategies
The Fund invests primarily in the common stocks of mid- to large-cap companies
using a value approach. The Fund identifies those countries with markets and
economies that it believes currently provide the most favorable climate for
investing. The Subadvisor selects countries based on a "20 questions" model
which uses macro-and micro-economic inputs to rank the attractiveness of
markets in various countries. Within each country, the Subadvisor uses
valuation techniques that have been shown to best determine value within that
market. In some countries, the valuation process may favor the comparison of
price-to-cash-flow while in other countries, price-to-sales or price-to-book
may be more useful in determining which stocks are undervalued.
The Fund invests primarily in more developed economies and markets. No more
than 5% of Fund assets are invested in the U.S. (excluding High Social Impact
and Special Equities investments).
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
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PRINCIPAL RISKS
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform for any of the following reasons:
The stock markets go down (including those outside the U.S.)
The individual stocks in the Fund do not perform as well as expected
Foreign currency values go down versus the U.S. dollar
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
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CWVF International Equity Performance
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. The chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has
varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund's performance over time
to that of the Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index. This is a
widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices around the world. It
also shows the Fund's returns compared to the Lipper International Funds
Index, a composite index of the annual return of mutual funds that have an
investment goal similar to that of the Fund. The Fund's past performance does
not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
The return for the Fund's other Classes of shares offered by this prospectus
will differ from the Class A returns shown in the bar chart, depending upon
the expenses of that Class. The bar chart does not reflect any sales charge
that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the Fund's
shares. Any sales charge will reduce your return. The average total return
table shows returns with the maximum sales charge deducted. No sales charge
has been applied to the index used for comparison in the table.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
(Class A return at NAV)
1989 N/A 1994 -2.66%
1990 N/A 1995 11.81%
1991 N/A 1996 12.02%
1992 N/A 1997 6.57%
1993 25.78% 1998 16.10%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q4 '98 17.97%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q3 '98 (14.82)%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-98)
(with maximum sales charge deducted)
1 year 5 years 10 years
CWVF International Equity: Class A1 10.59% 7.52% N/A
CWVF International Equity: Class B N/A N/A N/A
CWVF International Equity: Class C 13.92% N/A N/A
MSCI EAFE Index GD 20.33% 9.50% N/A
Lipper International Funds Index 12.66% 8.59% N/A
1 Inception "A" (7/31/92) 9.22%; MSCI EAFE Index GD 12.25%; and Lipper
International Funds Index 11.75%. The month end date of 7/31/92 is used for
comparison purposes only, actual fund inception is 7/2/92.
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Calvert New Vision Small Cap
Advisor Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Subadvisor: Awad Asset Management, Inc.
Objective
New Vision Small Cap seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by
investing primarily in small-cap stocks that meet the Fund's investment and
social criteria. This objective may be changed by the Fund's Board of
Trustees/Directors without shareholder approval.
Principal Investment Strategies
At least 65% of the Fund's assets will be invested in the common stocks of
small-cap companies. Returns in the Fund will be mostly from the changes in
the price of the Fund's holdings (capital appreciation).
The Fund currently defines small-cap companies as those with market
capitalization of $1 billion or less at the time the Fund initially invests.
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
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PRINCIPAL RISKS
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform for any of the following reasons:
The stock market goes down
The individual stocks in the Fund do not perform as well as expected
Prices of small-cap stocks may respond to market activity differently
than larger more established companies
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
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New Vision Small Cap Performance
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. The chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has
varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund's performance over time
to that of the Russell 2000 Index. This is a widely recognized, unmanaged
index of common stock prices. It also shows the Fund's returns compared to the
Lipper Small-Cap Funds Index, a composite index of the annual return of mutual
funds that have an investment goal similar to that of the Fund. The Fund's
past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in
the future.
The return for the Fund's other Classes of shares offered by this prospectus
will differ from the Class A returns shown in the bar chart, depending upon
the expenses of that Class. The bar chart does not reflect any sales charge
that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the Fund's
shares. Any sales charge will reduce your return. The average total return
table shows returns with the maximum sales charge deducted. No sales charge
has been applied to the index used for comparison in the table.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
(Class A return at NAV)
1989 N/A 1994 N/A
1990 N/A 1995 N/A
1991 N/A 1996 N/A
1992 N/A 1997 N/A
1993 N/A 1998 -9.43%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q2 '97 15.51%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q3 '98 (21.82)%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-98)
(with maximum sales charge deducted)
1 year 5 years 10 years
New Vision Small Cap: Class A1 -13.75% N/A N/A
New Vision Small Cap: Class B N/A N/A N/A
New Vision Small Cap: Class C -11.20% N/A N/A
Russell 2000 Index TR -2.55% N/A N/A
Lipper Small-Cap Funds Index -0.85% N/A N/A
1 From inception (1/31/97) -13.73%; Russell 2000 Index TR 8.48%; Lipper
Small-Cap Funds Index 5.83%.
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CSIF Bond
Advisor: Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Objective
CSIF Bond seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent
with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital through investment in
bonds and other straight debt securities meeting the Fund's investment and
social criteria.
Principal investment strategies
The Fund uses an active strategy, seeking relative value to earn incremental
income. The Fund typically invests at least 65% of its assets in investment
grade debt securities.
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
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PRINCIPAL RISKS
You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform, most likely for any of the following reasons:
The bond market goes down
The individual bonds in the Fund do not perform as well as expected
The Advisor's forecast as to interest rates is not correct
The Advisor's allocation among different sectors of the bond market does
not perform as well as expected
The Fund is non-diversified. Compared to other funds, the Fund may
invest more of its assets in a smaller number of companies. Gains or
losses on a single bond may have greater impact on the Fund. (The Fund's
non-diversified status is subject to shareholder approval, expected at a
shareholder meeting in late February 1999. Unless and until the
shareholders approve the change, the fund will be diversified.)
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
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CSIF Bond Performance
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. The chart shows how the performance of the Class A shares has
varied from year to year. The table compares the Fund's performance over time
to that of the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index . This is a widely recognized,
unmanaged index of bond prices. It also shows the Fund's returns compared to
the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds A Rated Index, a composite index of the annual
return of mutual funds that have an investment goal similar to that of the
Fund. The Fund's past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund
will perform in the future.
The return for the Fund's other Classes of shares offered by this prospectus
will differ from the Class A returns shown in the bar chart, depending upon
the expenses of that Class. The bar chart does not reflect any sales charge
that you may be required to pay upon purchase or redemption of the Fund's
shares. Any sales charge will reduce your return. The average total return
table shows returns with the maximum sales charge deducted. No sales charge
has been applied to the index used for comparison in the table.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
(Class A return at NAV)
1989 13.56% 1994 -5.80%
1990 8.30% 1995 17.39%
1991 15.75% 1996 2.92%
1992 6.72% 1997 9.87%
1993 11.64% 1998 6.13%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q3 '91 5.99%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q1 '94 (3.57)%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-98)
(with maximum sales charge deducted)
1 year 5 years 10 years
CSIF Bond: Class A 2.16% 5.02% 8.04%
CSIF Bond: Class B N/A N/A N/A
CSIF Bond: Class C N/A N/A N/A
Lehman Aggregate Bond Index TR 8.69% 7.27% 9.26%
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds
A Rated Index 7.31% 6.61% 8.85%
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CSIF Money Market
Advisor: Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Objective
CSIF Money Market seeks to provide the highest level of current income,
consistent with liquidity, safety and security of capital, through investment
in money market instruments meeting the Fund's investment and social criteria
Principal investment strategies
The Fund invests in high quality, money market instruments, such as commercial
paper, variable rate demand notes, corporate, agency and taxable municipal
obligations. All investments must comply with the SEC money market fund
requirements.
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
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PRINCIPAL RISKS
The Fund's yield will change in response to market interest rates. In general,
as market rates go up so will the Fund's yield, and vice versa. Although the
Fund tries to keep the value of its shares constant at $1.00 per share,
extreme changes in market rates, and or sudden credit deterioration of a
holding could cause the value to decrease. The Fund limits the amount it
invests in any one issuer to try to lessen its exposure.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your
investment at $1.00 per share, it is still possible to lose money by investing
in the Fund.
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CSIF Money Market Performance
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. The chart shows how the performance has varied from year to year.
The table compares the Fund's returns over time to the Lipper Money Market
Funds Index, a composite index of the annual return of mutual funds that have
an investment goal similar to that of the Fund. The Fund's past performance
does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
1989 8.80% 1994 3.64%
1990 7.69% 1995 5.25%
1991 5.67% 1996 4.83%
1992 3.27% 1997 4.95%
1993 2.54% 1998 5.14%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q2 '89 2.26%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q2 '93 0.59%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-98)
1 year 5 years 10 years
CSIF Money Market 4.93% 4.72% 5.14%
Lipper Money Market Funds Index 5.10% 4.90% 5.32%
For current yield information call 800-368-2745, or visit Calvert Group's
website at www.calvertgroup.com
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FEES AND EXPENSES
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of a Fund. Shareholder fees are paid directly from your account;
annual Fund operating expenses are deducted from Fund assets.
CLASS A CSIF CSIF CSIF Capital
Shareholder fees Balanced9 Mn. Indx1 Equity9 Accum.9
Maximum sales charge (load)
imposed on purchases
(as a percentage of offering price) 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) None2 None2 None2 None2
(as a percentage of purchase or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
Maximum account fee 3
Annual fund operating expenses
Management fees .70 .75 .70 .90
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees .24 .25 .23 .35
Other expenses .26 .86 .37 .51
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.20 1.86 1.30 1.76
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement5 - (.61) - -
Net Expenses 1.20 1.25 1.30 1.76
CLASS A CWVF New CSIF CSIF
Shareholder fees Int Eq. Vision10 Bond Mon. Mkt.
Maximum sales charge (load)
imposed on purchases
(as a percentage of offering price) 4.75 4.75 3.75 None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) None2 None2 None2 None
(as a percentage of purchase or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
Maximum account fee 4
Annual fund operating expenses
Management fees 1.10 1.00 .55 .50
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees .25 .25 .20 .00
Other expenses .51 .65 .38 .44
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.86 1.90 1.13 .94
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement5 - - - -
Net Expenses 1.86 1.90 1.13 .89
CLASS B CSIF CSIF CSIF Capital
Shareholder fees Balanced9 Mn. Indx1 Equity9 Accum.9
Maximum sales charge (load)
imposed on purchases
(as a percentage of offering price) None None None None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) 5%6 5%6 5%6 5%6
(as a percentage of purchase or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
Maximum account fee 3
Annual fund operating expenses
Management fees .70 .75 .70 .90
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Other expenses 1.96 3.86 2.02 1.52
Total annual fund operating expenses 3.66 5.61 3.72 3.42
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement5 (1.16) (3.11) (1.16) (.26)
Net Expenses 2.50 2.50 2.56 3.16
CLASS B CWVF New CSIF CSIF
Shareholder fees Int Eq. Vision10 Bond Mon. Mkt.
Maximum sales charge (load)
imposed on purchases
(as a percentage of offering price) None None None N/A
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) 5%6 5%6 4%7 N/A
(as a percentage of purchase or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
Maximum account fee
Annual fund operating expenses
Management fees 1.10 1.00 .55 N/A
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 1.00 1.00 1.00 N/A
Other expenses 4.01 5.40 6.54 N/A
Total annual fund operating expenses 6.11 7.40 8.09 N/A
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement5 (2.95) (4.39) (5.59) N/A
Net Expenses 3.16 3.01 2.50 N/A
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CLASS C CSIF CSIF CSIF Capital
Shareholder fees Balanced9 Mn. Indx1 Equity9 Accum.9
Maximum sales charge (load)
imposed on purchases
(as a percentage of offering price) None None None None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) 1%8 1%8 1%8 1%8
(as a percentage of purchase or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
Maximum account fee 3
Annual fund operating expenses
Management fees .70 .75 .70 .90
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Other expenses .62 3.07 .62 .75
Total annual fund operating expenses 2.32 4.82 2.32 2.65
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement5 - (2.32) - -
Net Expenses 2.32 2.50 2.32 2.65
CLASS C CWVF New CSIF CSIF
Shareholder fees Int Eq. Vision10 Bond Mon. Mkt.
Maximum sales charge (load)
imposed on purchases
(as a percentage of offering price) None None None N/A
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) 1%8 1%8 1%8 N/A
(as a percentage of purchase or
redemption proceeds, whichever is lower)
Maximum account fee
Annual fund operating expenses
Management fees 1.10 1.00 .55 N/A
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 1.00 1.00 1.00 N/A
Other expenses .81 .93 5.36 N/A
Total annual fund operating expenses 2.91 2.93 6.91 N/A
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement5 - - (4.41) N/A
Net Expenses 2.91 2.93 2.50 N/A
Explanation of Fees and Expenses Table
1 Expenses are based on estimates for the current fiscal year.
2 Purchases of Class A shares for accounts with $1 million or more are not
subject to front-end sales charges, but may be subject to a 1.0% contingent
deferred sales charge on shares redeemed within 1 year of purchase. (See "How
to Buy Shares - Class A)
3 For each account with a balance of less than $5000 (less than $1000 for
IRAs), the Fund charges a monthly account maintenance fee of $1.00.
4 For each account with a balance of less than $1000, the Fund charges a
monthly account maintenance fee of $3.00.
5 CAMCO has agreed to waive fees and or reimburse expenses (net of any expense
offset arrangements) for certain of the Funds through December 31, 1999: CSIF
Money Market, CSIF Balanced (Class B and I), CSIF Equity (Class B and I) CSIF
Bond (Class B, C, and I), CSIF Managed Index (Class A, B, C, and I), CWVF
International Equity (Class B and I) Capital Accumulation (Class B and I), and
New Vision (Class B and I). The contractual expense cap is shown as "Net
Expenses", this is the maximum amount that may be charged to the Funds for
this period.
6 A contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on the proceeds of Class B
shares redeemed within 6 years, subject to certain exceptions. The charge is a
percentage of net asset value at the time of purchase or redemption, whichever
is less, and declines from 5% in the first year that shares are held, to 4% in
the second and third year, 3% in the fourth year, 2% in the fifth year, and 1%
in the sixth year. There is no charge on redemptions of Class B shares held
for more than six years. See "Calculation of Contingent Deferred Sales Charge"
7 A contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on the proceeds of Class B
shares of CSIF Bond redeemed within 4 years, subject to certain exceptions.
The charge is a percentage of net asset value at the time of purchase or
redemption, whichever is less, and declines from 4% in the first year that
shares are held, to 3% in the second, 2% in the third year, and 1% in the
fourth year. There is no charge on redemptions of Class B shares held for more
than four years. See "Calculation of Contingent Deferred Sales Charge"
8 A contingent deferred sales charge is imposed on the proceeds of Class C
shares redeemed within one year. The charge is a percentage of net asset value
at the time of purchase or redemption, whichever is less. See "Calculation of
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge"
9 The Management fees for CSIF Balanced, CSIF Equity, and Calvert Capital
Accumulation have been restated to reflect changes expected to be approved by
shareholders in early 1999. If shareholders do not approve the changes to the
fees, the Management
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fees and Total annual Fund operating expenses, and Net Expenses, if
applicable, would be 0.07% lower for CSIF Balanced, 0.14% lower for CSIF
Equity, and 0.01% lower for Capital Accumulation. See "About Calvert Group -
Advisory Fees".
10 Expenses for New Vision Small Cap have been restated to reflect expenses
expected to be incurred in 1999.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Expenses are based on expenses for the Fund's most recent fiscal year, unless
otherwise indicated. Management fees include the Subadvisory fees paid by the
Advisor ("CAMCO") to the Subadvisors, and, if applicable, the administrative
fee paid by the Fund to Calvert Administrative Services Company, an affiliate
of CAMCO.
Each Fund's Rule 12b-1 fees include an asset-based sales charge. Thus,
long-term shareholders in a Fund may pay more in total sales charges than the
economic equivalent of the maximum front-end sales charge permitted by rules
of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD").
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in a Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that:
You invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated;
Your investment has a 5% return each year; and
The Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions
your costs would be:
Number of Class B Class B Class C Class C
Years Investment (with (no (with (no
is Held Class A redemp.) redemp.) redemp.) redemp.)
CSIF Balanced
1 591 753 253 335 235
3 838 1,414 1,014 724 724
5 1,103 1,994 1,794 1,240 1,240
10 1,860 3,286 3,286 2,656 2,656
CSIF Managed Index
1 596 753 253 353 253
3 976 1,796 1,396 1,243 1,243
5 1,379 2,725 2,525 2,236 2,236
10 2,504 4,570 4,570 4,736 4,736
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CSIF Equity
1 601 759 259 335 235
3 868 1,431 1,031 724 724
5 1,154 2,023 1,823 1,240 1,240
10 1,968 3,351 3,351 2,656 2,656
Capital Accumulation
1 645 819 319 368 268
3 1,003 1,427 1,027 823 823
5 1,384 1,957 1,757 1,405 1,405
10 2,450 3,309 3,309 2,983 2,983
CWVF International Equity
1 655 819 319 394 294
3 1,032 1,950 1,550 901 901
5 1,433 2,953 2,753 1,533 1,533
10 2,551 4,870 4,870 3,233 3,233
Calvert New Vision Small Cap
1 659 804 304 396 296
3 1,044 2,177 1,777 907 907
5 1,453 3,381 3,181 1,543 1,543
10 2,592 5,500 5,500 3,252 3,252
CSIF Bond
1 486 653 253 353 253
3 721 2,061 1,861 1,643 1,643
5 974 3,371 3,371 2,980 2,980
10 1,698 4,518 4,518 6,105 6,105
CSIF Money Market
1 91 N/A N/A N/A N/A
3 295 N/A N/A N/A N/A
5 515 N/A N/A N/A N/A
10 1,150 N/A N/A N/A N/A
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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT PRACTICES AND RISKS
The most concise description of each Fund's principal investment strategies
and associated risks is under the risk-return summary for each Fund. The Funds
are also permitted to invest in certain other investments and to use certain
investment techniques that have higher risks associated with them. On the
following pages are brief descriptions of the investments and techniques,
summarized in the risk-return summary along with certain additional investment
techniques and their risks.
For each of the investment practices listed, the table below shows each Fund's
limitations as a percentage of its assets and the principal types of risk
involved. (See the pages following the table for a description of the types of
risks). Numbers in this table show maximum allowable amount only; for actual
usage, consult the Fund's annual/semi-annual reports.
Key to Table
@ Fund currently uses
0 Permitted, but not typically used
(% of assets allowable, if restricted)
- -- Not permitted
xN Allowed up to x% of fund's net assets
xT Allowed up to x% of Fund's total assets
NA Not applicable to this type of fund
Column 1 = Explanation of Practice
Column 2 = CSIF Balanced
Column 3 = CSIF Managed Index
Column 4 = CSIF Equity
Column 5 = Capital Accumulation
Column 2 = CWVF International Equity
Column 7 = Calvert New Vision Small Cap
Column 8 = CSIF Bond
Column 9 = CSIF Money Market
Investment Practices
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Column 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Active Trading @ 0 0 0 0 0 @ NA
Strategy/Turnover
involves selling a
security soon after
purchase. An active
trading strategy
causes a fund to have
higher portfolio
turnover compared to
other funds and
higher transaction
costs, such as
commissions and
custodian and
settlement fees, and
may increase a Fund's
tax liability. Risks:
Opportunity, Market
and Transaction.
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Temporary Defensive
Positions. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA
During adverse (35T) (35T)
market, economic or
political conditions,
the Fund may depart
from its principal
investment strategies
by increasing its
investment in U.S.
government securities
and other short-term
interest-bearing
securities. During
times of any
temporary defensive
positions, a Fund may
not be able to
achieve its
investment objective
Risks: Opportunity.
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Conventional
Securities 25N -- 25N @ 25N 15T1 25N NA
Foreign Securities.
Securities issued by
companies located
outside the U.S.
and/or traded
primarily on a
foreign exchange.
Risks: Market,
Currency,
Transaction,
Liquidity,
Information and
Political.
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1 New Vision may invest only in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) -
dollar-denominated receipts representing shares of a foreign issuer. ADRs are
traded on U.S. exchanges. See the SAI.
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Column 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Small Cap Stocks.
Investing in small 0 NA 0 0 0 @ NA NA
companies involves
greater risk than
with more established
companies. Small cap
stock prices are more
volatile and the
companies often have
limited product
lines, markets,
financial resources,
and management
experience. Risks:
Market, Liquidity and
Information.
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Investment grade
bonds. Bonds rated @ Na 0 0 0 0 @ NA
BBB/Baa or higher or
comparable unrated
bonds. Risks:
Interest Rate, Market
and Credit.
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Below-investment 20N3 NA 20N3 10N3 5N3 5N3 20N3 NA
grade bonds. Bonds
rated below BBB/Baa
or comparable unrated
bonds are considered
junk bonds. They are
subject to greater
credit risk than
investment grade
bonds. Risks: Credit,
Market, Interest
Rate, Liquidity and
Information.
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Unrated debt @ NA 0 0 0 0 @ @2
securities. Bonds
that have not been
rated by a recognized
rating agency; the
Advisor has
determined the credit
quality based on its
own research. Risks:
Credit, Market,
Interest Rate,
Liquidity and
Information.
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Illiquid securities.
Securities which 15N 15N 15N 15N 15N 15N 15N 10N
cannot be readily
sold because there is
no active market.
Risks: Liquidity,
Market and
Transaction.
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Unleveraged
derivative securities @ NA 0 0 0 0 @ @4
Asset-backed
securities.
Securities are backed
by unsecured debt,
such as credit card
debt. These
securities are often
guaranteed or
over-collateralized
to enhance their
credit quality.
Risks: Credit,
Interest Rate and
Liquidity.
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Mortgage-backed
securities. @ NA 0 0 0 0 @ 05
Securities are backed
by pools of
mortgages, including
passthrough
certificates, and
other senior classes
of collateralized
mortgage obligations
(CMOs). Risks:
Credit, Extension,
Prepayment, Liquidity
and Interest Rate.
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2 Must be money-market eligible under SEC Rule 2a-7.
3 Excludes any high social impact investments.
4 Must be money-market eligible under SEC Rule 2a-7.
5 Must be money-market eligible under SEC Rule 2a-7.
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Column 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Unleveraged
derivative
securities, (con't.)
Participation 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 06
interests. Securities
representing an
interest in another
security or in bank
loans. Risks: Credit,
Interest Rate and
Liquidity.
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Leveraged derivative
instruments Currency
contracts. Contracts 0 NA 0 5T 5T - - 0 NA
involving the right
or obligation to buy
or sell a given
amount of foreign
currency at a
specified price and
future date. Risks:
Currency, Leverage,
Correlation,
Liquidity and
Opportunity.
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Options on securities
and indices. 5T 5T 5T 5T 5T 5T 5T NA
Contracts giving the
holder the right but
not the obligation to
purchase or sell a
security (or the cash
value, in the case of
an option on an
index) at a specified
price within a
specified time. In
the case of selling
(writing) options,
the Funds will write
call options only if
they already own the
security (if it is
"covered"). Risks:
Interest Rate,
Currency, Market,
Leverage,
Correlation,
Liquidity, Credit and
Opportunity.
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Futures contract. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA
Agreement to buy or 5N 5N 5N 5N 5N 5N 5N
sell a specific
amount of a commodity
or financial
instrument at a
particular price on a
specific future date.
Risks: Interest Rate,
Currency, Market,
Leverage,
Correlation,
Liquidity and
Opportunity.
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Structured securities
Indexed and/or
leveraged 0 NA NA NA 0 NA 0 NA
mortgage-backed and
other debt
securities, including
principal-only and
interest-only
securities, leveraged
floating rate
securities, and
others. These
securities tend to be
highly sensitive to
interest rate
movements and their
performance may not
correlate to these
movements in a
conventional fashion.
Risks: Credit,
Interest Rate,
Extension,
Prepayment, Market,
Leverage, Liquidity
and Correlation.
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6 Must be money-market eligible under SEC Rule 2a-7.
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The Funds have additional investment policies and restrictions that are
not principal to their investment strategies (for example, repurchase
agreements, real estate investment trusts, borrowing, pledging, and
reverse repurchase agreements, securities lending, when-issued securities
and short sales.) These policies and restrictions are discussed in the SAI.
Types of Investment Risk
Correlation risk
This occurs when a Fund "hedges"- uses one investment to offset the Fund's
position in another. If the two investments do not behave in relation to one
another the way Fund managers expect them to, then unexpected or undesired
results may occur. For example, a hedge may eliminate or reduce gains as well
as offset losses.
Credit risk
The risk that the issuer of a security or the counterparty to an investment
contract may default or become unable to pay its obligations when due.
Currency risk
Currency risk occurs when a Fund buys, sells or holds a security denominated
in foreign currency. Foreign currencies "float" in value against the U.S.
dollar. Adverse changes in foreign currency values can cause investment losses
when a Fund's investments are converted to U.S. dollars.
Extension risk
The risk that an unexpected rise in interest rates will extend the life of a
mortgage-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically
reducing the security's value.
Information risk
The risk that information about a security or issuer or the market might not
be available, complete, accurate or comparable.
Interest rate risk
The risk that changes in interest rates will adversely affect the value of an
investor's securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income
securities will generally fall. Conversely, a drop in interest rates will
generally cause an increase in the value of fixed-income securities.
Longer-term securities and zero coupon/"stripped" coupon securities ("strips")
are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Leverage risk
The risk that occurs in some securities or techniques which tend to magnify
the effect of small changes in an index or a market. This can result in a loss
that exceeds the amount actually invested.
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Liquidity risk
The risk that occurs when investments cannot be readily sold. A Fund may have
to accept a less-than-desirable price to complete the sale of an illiquid
security or may not be able to sell it at all.
Management risk
This risk exists in all mutual funds and means that a Fund's portfolio
management practices might not work to achieve their desired result.
Market risk
The risk that exists in all mutual funds and means the risk that securities
prices in a market, a sector or an industry will fluctuate, and that such
movements might reduce an investment's value.
Opportunity risk
The risk of missing out on an investment opportunity because the assets needed
to take advantage of it are committed to less advantageous investments or
strategies.
Political risk
The risk that may occur with foreign investments, and means that the value of
an investment may be adversely affected by nationalization, taxation, war,
government instability or other economic or political actions or factors.
Prepayment risk
The risk that unanticipated prepayments may occur, reducing the value of a
mortgage-backed security. The Fund must then reinvest those assets at the
current, market rate which may be lower.
Transaction risk
The risk that a Fund may be delayed or unable to settle a transaction or that
commissions and settlement expenses may be higher than usual.
INVESTMENT SELECTION PROCESS
Investments are selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the
dual objectives of financial soundness and social criteria.
Potential investments for a Fund are first selected for financial soundness
and then evaluated according to that Fund's social criteria. To the greatest
extent possible, Calvert Social Investment Fund (CSIF) and Calvert World
Values International Equity Fund (CWVF) seek to invest in companies that
exhibit positive accomplishments with respect to
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one or more of the social criteria. Investments for all Funds must meet the
minimum standards for all its financial and social criteria.
Although each Fund's social criteria tend to limit the availability of
investment opportunities more than is customary with other investment
companies, CAMCO and the Subadvisors of the Funds believe there are sufficient
investment opportunities to permit full investment among issuers which satisfy
each Fund's investment and social objectives.
The selection of an investment by a Fund does not constitute endorsement or
validation by that Fund, nor does the exclusion of an investment necessarily
reflect failure to satisfy the Fund's social criteria. Investors are invited
to send a brief description of companies they believe might be suitable for
investment.
Socially Responsible Investment Criteria
The Funds invest in accordance with the philosophy that long-term rewards to
investors will come from those organizations whose products, services, and
methods enhance the human condition and the traditional American values of
individual initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. In
addition, we believe that there are long-term benefits in an investment
philosophy that demonstrates concern for the environment, labor relations,
human rights and community relations. Those enterprises that exhibit a social
awareness in these issues should be better prepared to meet future societal
needs. By responding to social concerns, these enterprises should not only
avoid the liability that may be incurred when a product or service is
determined to have a negative social impact or has outlived its usefulness,
but also be better positioned to develop opportunities to make a profitable
contribution to society. These enterprises should be ready to respond to
external demands and ensure that over the longer term they will be viable to
seek to provide a positive return to both investors and society as a whole.
Each Fund has developed social investment criteria, detailed below. These
criteria represent standards of behavior which few, if any, organizations
totally satisfy. As a matter of practice, evaluation of a particular
organization in the context of these criteria will involve subjective judgment
by CAMCO and the Subadvisors. All social criteria may be changed by the Board
of Trustees/Directors without shareholder approval.
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Calvert Social Investment Fund
CSIF seeks to invest in companies that:
Deliver safe products and services in ways that sustain our natural
environment. For example, CSIF looks for companies that produce energy
from renewable resources, while avoiding consistent polluters.
Manage with participation throughout the organization in defining and
achieving objectives. For example, CSIF looks for companies that offer
employee stock ownership or profit-sharing plans.
Negotiate fairly with their workers, provide an environment supportive
of their wellness, do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender,
religion, age, disability, ethnic origin, or sexual orientation, do not
consistently violate regulations of the EEOC, and provide opportunities
for women, disadvantaged minorities, and others for whom equal
opportunities have often been denied. For example, CSIF considers both
unionized and non-union firms with good labor relations.
Foster awareness of a commitment to human goals, such as creativity,
productivity, self-respect and responsibility, within the organization
and the world, and continually recreates a context within which these
goals can be realized. For example, CSIF looks for companies with an
above average commitment to community affairs and charitable giving.
CSIF will not invest in companies that the Advisor determines to be
significantly engaged in:
Production, or the manufacture of equipment, to produce nuclear energy
Business activities in support of repressive regimes
Manufacture of weapon systems
Manufacture of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products
Operation of gambling casinos
With respect to U.S. government securities, CSIF invests primarily in debt
obligations issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S.
Government whose purposes further or are compatible with CSIF's social
criteria, such as obligations of the Student Loan Marketing Association,
rather than general obligations of the U.S. Government, such as Treasury
securities.
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Calvert International Equity Fund
The spirit of Calvert World Values International Equity Fund's social criteria
is similar to CSIF, but the application of the social analysis is
significantly different. International investing brings unique challenges in
terms of corporate disclosure, regulatory structures, environmental standards,
and differing national and cultural priorities. Due to these factors, the CWVF
social investment standards are less stringent than those of CSIF.
CWVF seeks to invest in companies that:
Achieve excellence in environmental management. We select investments
that take positive steps toward preserving and enhancing our natural
environment through their operations and products. We avoid companies
with poor environmental records.
Have positive labor practices. We consider the International Labor
Organization's basic conventions on worker rights as a guideline for our
labor criteria. We seek to invest in companies that hire and promote
women and ethnic minorities; respect the right to form unions; comply, at
a minimum, with domestic hour and wage laws; and provide good health and
safety standards. We avoid companies that demonstrate a pattern of
engaging in forced, compulsory, or child labor.
CWVF avoids investing in companies that:
Contribute to human rights abuses in other countries1
Produce nuclear power or nuclear weapons, or have more than 10% of
revenues derived from the production or sale of weapons systems
Derive more than 10% of revenues from the production of alcohol or
tobacco products, but actively seeks to invest in companies whose
products or services improve the quality of or access to health care,
including public health and preventative medicine
1 CWVF may invest in companies that operate in countries with poor human
rights records if we believe the companies are making a positive contribution.
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Calvert Capital Accumulation Fund
Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund
The Funds carefully review company policies and behavior regarding social
issues important to quality of life such as:
environment
employee relations
product criteria
weapons systems
nuclear energy
human rights
Both Funds will avoid investing in companies that have:
Significant or historical patterns of violating environmental
regulations, or otherwise have an egregious environmental record
Significant or historical patterns of discrimination against employees
on the basis of race, gender, religion, age, disability or sexual
orientation, or that have major labor-management disputes
Nuclear power plant operators and owners, or manufacturers of key
components in the nuclear power process
Significantly engaged in weapons production (including weapons systems
contractors and major nuclear weapons systems contractors)
Significantly involved in the manufacture of tobacco or alcohol products
Products or offer services that, under proper use, are considered harmful
The Advisor will seek to review companies' overseas operations consistent with
the social criteria stated above.
While Capital Accumulation and New Vision may invest in companies that exhibit
positive social characteristics, they make no explicit claims to seek out
companies with such practices.
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High Social Impact Investments - CSIF Balanced, Bond and Equity, Calvert World
Values International Equity, Capital Accumulation and New Vision Small Cap
High Social Impact Investments is a program that targets a percentage of the
Fund's assets (up to 1% for each of CSIF Balanced, CSIF Equity and CSIF Bond
and New Vision and up to 3% for each of CWVF International Equity and Capital
Accumulation) to directly support the growth of community-based organizations
for the purposes of promoting business creation, housing development, and
economic and social development of urban and rural communities. These types of
investments offer a rate of return below the then-prevailing market rate, and
are considered illiquid, unrated and below-investment grade. They also involve
a greater risk of default or price decline than investment grade securities.
However, they have a significant social return by making a tremendous
difference in our local communities. High Social Impact Investments are valued
under the direction and control of the Fund's Board.
The Funds have received an exemptive order to permit them to invest those
assets allocated for investment in high social impact investments through the
purchase of Community Investment Notes from the Calvert Social Investment
Foundation. The Calvert Social Investment Foundation is a non-profit
organization, legally distinct from Calvert Group, organized as a charitable
and educational foundation for the purpose of increasing public awareness and
knowledge of the concept of socially responsible investing. It has instituted
the Calvert Community Investments program to raise assets from individual and
institutional investors and then invest these assets directly in non-profit or
not-for-profit community development organizations and community development
banks that focus on low income housing, economic development and business
development in urban and rural communities.
Special Equities
CSIF Balanced and Calvert World Values International Equity
CSIF Balanced and CWVF International Equity each have a Special Equities
investment program that allows the Fund to promote especially promising
approaches to social goals through privately placed investments. The
investments are generally venture capital investments in small, untried
enterprises. The Special Equities Committee of each Fund identifies,
evaluates, and selects the Special Equities investments. Special Equities
involve a high degree of risk - they are subject to liquidity, information,
and if a debt investment, credit risk. Special Equities are valued under the
direction and control of the Fund's Board.
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About Calvert Group
Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N,
Bethesda, MD 20814) ("CAMCO") is the Funds' investment advisor and provides
day-to-day investment management services to the Funds. It has been managing
mutual funds since 1976. CAMCO is the investment advisor for over 25 mutual
funds, including the first and largest family of socially screened funds. As
of December 31, 1998, CAMCO had $6 billion in assets under management.
CAMCO uses a team approach to its management of CSIF Bond (since February
1997) and the fixed-income assets of CSIF Balanced Portfolio (June 1995). Reno
J. Martini, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, heads this
team and oversees the management of all Calvert Funds for CAMCO. Mr. Martini
has over 18 years of experience in the investment industry and has been the
head of CAMCO's asset management team since 1985.
Subadvisors and Portfolio Managers
Brown Capital Management, Inc., 809 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland, has
managed part of the equity investments of CSIF Balanced since 1996, and
Capital Accumulation since 1994. In 1997, Brown Capital became the sole
Subadvisor for Capital Accumulation. It uses a bottom-up approach that
incorporates growth-adjusted price earnings, concentrating on mid-/large-cap
growth stocks.
Eddie C. Brown, founder and President of Brown Capital Management, Inc., heads
the portfolio management team for Capital Accumulation and Brown Capital's
portion of CSIF Balanced. He brings over 24 years of management experience to
the Funds, and has held positions with T. Rowe Price Associates and Irwing
Management Company. Mr. Brown is a frequent panelist on "Wall Street Week with
Louis Rukeyser" and is a member of the Wall Street Week Hall of Fame.
NCM Capital Management Group, Inc., 103 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27701,
has managed part of the equity investments of CSIF Balanced since 1995. NCM is
one of the largest minority-owned investment management firms in the country
and provides products in equity fixed income and balanced portfolio
management. It is also one of the industry leaders in the employment and
training of minority and women investment professionals.
NCM's portfolio management team consists of several members, headed by Maceo
K. Sloan. Mr. Sloan has more than 12 years of experience in the investment
industry, and is a frequent panelist on Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser.
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA); 225 Franklin St., Boston, MA, was
established in 1978 as an investment management division of the State Street
Bank and Trust Company. SSgA is a pioneer
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in the development of domestic and international index funds, and has managed
CSIF Managed Index since its inception.
SSgA's portfolio management team consists of several members, headed by Arlene
Rockefeller. She joined SSgA in 1982, with 10 years experience in investment
computer systems. Ms. Rockefeller is currently Principal and Unit Head of
Global Enhanced Equities. She manages a variety of SSgA's equity and tax-free
funds.
Atlanta Capital Management Company, L.L.C.; Two Midtown Plaza, Suite 1600,
1360 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309 has managed CSIF Equity since
September 1998.
Daniel W. Boone, III, C.F.A. heads the Atlanta portfolio management team for
CSIF Equity. He is a senior Partner and senior investment professional for
Atlanta Capital. He has been with the firm since 1976. He specializes in
equity portfolio management and research. Before joining the firm, he held
positions with the international firm of Lazard, Freres in New York, and
Wellington Management Company. Mr. Boone has earned a MBA from the Wharton
School of University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with distinction, and
a B.A. from Davidson College.
Murray Johnstone International, Ltd.; 875 North Michigan Ave., Suite 3415,
Chicago, IL 60611. The firm has managed Calvert World Values International
Equity Fund since its inception.
Andrew Preston heads the portfolio management team for International Equity.
He joined Murray Johnstone International in 1985, and has held positions as
investment analyst in the United Kingdom and U.S. Department, and Fund Manager
in the Japanese Department. He was appointed director of the company in 1993.
Prior to joining Murray Johnstone, he was a member of the Australian Foreign
Service and attended University in Australia and Japan.
Awad Asset Management, Inc. (Awad); 250 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10177, a
subsidiary of Raymond James & Associates, has managed the New Vision Small Cap
Fund since 1997. The firm specializes in the management of
small-capitalization growth stocks. They emphasize a
growth-at-a-reasonable-price investment philosophy.
James Awad, President of Awad, founded the firm in 1992. He heads the
portfolio management team for New Vision Small Cap. Mr. Awad has more than 30
years experience in the investment business, holding positions with firms such
as Neuberger & Berman and First Investors Corporation.
Each of the Funds has obtained an exemptive order from the Securities and
Exchange Commission to permit the Fund, pursuant to approval by the Board of
Trustees/Directors, to enter into and materially amend contracts with the
Fund's Subadvisor without shareholder approval. See "Investment Advisor and
Subadvisor" in the SAI for further details.
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Advisory Fees
The following table shows the aggregate annual advisory fee paid to CAMCO by
each Fund for the most recent fiscal year as a percentage of that Fund's
average daily net assets .
Fund Advisory Fee
CSIF Balanced 0.62% 2, 5
CSIF Managed Index 0.60% 3, 4
CSIF Equity 0.56% 2, 5
CSIF Bond 0.55% 1, 2
CSIF Money Market 0.50% 2
CWVF International Equity 1.00% 2
Capital Accumulation 0.79% 2, 5
New Vision Small Cap 0.90% 2
1 CAMCO waived part of its advisory fee for CSIF Bond. The full contractual
rate CSIF Bond was obligated to pay CAMCO for fiscal year 1998 was 0.65%.
2 These advisory agreements are proposed to be changed by a vote of
shareholders in February 1999. If approved, the new advisory fee would be:
CSIF Balanced, 0.425%; CSIF Equity, 0.50%; CSIF Bond, 0.35%; CSIF Money
Market, 0.30%; CWVF International Equity, 0.75%; Capital Accumulation, 0.65%;
and New Vision Small Cap, 0.75%. The proposed lower advisory fee for each
Fund, when added to the proposed new administrative services fee, would equal
the current advisory fee (excluding the effect of any performance adjustment -
see note 5 below)
3 CSIF Managed Index has not had a full year of operations. Its advisory
agreement provides for a fee of 0.60% of the Portfolio's first $500 million of
average daily net assets and 0.55% of any such assets over $500 million.
4 CSIF Managed Index has a recapture provision under which CAMCO may elect to
recapture from the Fund in a later year any fees CAMCO waives or expenses it
assumes, subject to certain limitations.
5 CSIF Balanced has a performance adjustment which could cause the fee to be
as high as 0.85% or low as 0.55%, depending on its performance relative to the
relevant index (CAMCO: Lehman Aggregate Bond; NCM: Russell 3000; Brown: S&P
500). CSIF Equity has a performance adjustment which could cause the fee to be
as high as 0.90% or as low as 0.50% depending on its performance relative to
the S&P 500 Index. Capital Accumulation has a performance adjustment which
could cause the fee to be as high as 0.85% or as low as 0.75%, depending on
its performance relative to the S&P 400 Midcap Index. These performance
adjustments are proposed to be eliminated by a vote of shareholders in
February, 1999.
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A Word About the Year 2000 (Y2K) and Our Computer Systems
Like other mutual funds, CAMCO and its service providers use computer systems
for all aspects of our business -- processing shareholder and fund
transactions, fund accounting, executing trades, and pricing securities just
to name a few. Many current software programs cannot distinguish between the
year 2000 and the year 1900. This can cause problems with retirement plan
distributions, dividend payment software, transaction software, and numerous
other areas that could impact the Funds. Calvert Group has been reviewing all
of its computer systems for Y2K compliance. Although, at this time, there can
be no assurance that there will be no negative impact on the Funds, the
Advisor, the underwriter, transfer agent and custodian have advised the Funds
that they have been actively working on any necessary changes to their
computer systems to prepare for Y2K and expect that their systems, and those
of their outside service providers, will be adapted in time for that event.
For more information, please visit our website at www.calvertgroup.com
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HOW TO BUY SHARES
Getting Started - Before You Open an Account
You have a few decisions to make before you open an account in a mutual fund.
First, decide which fund or funds best suits your needs and your goals.
Second, decide what kind of account you want to open. Calvert offers
individual, joint, trust, Uniform Gifts/Transfers to Minor Accounts,
Traditional, Education and Roth IRAs, Qualified Profit-Sharing and Money
Purchase Plans, SIMPLE IRAs, SEP-IRAs, 403(b)(7) accounts, and several other
types of accounts. Minimum investments are lower for the retirement plans.
Then decide which class of shares is best for you.
You should make this decision carefully, based on:
the amount you wish to invest;
the length of time you plan to keep the investment; and
the Class expenses.
Choosing a Share Class
CSIF Money Market offers only one class of shares, which is sold without a
sales charge. The other Funds in this prospectus offer three different Classes
(Class A, B, or C). This chart shows the difference in the Classes and the
general types of investors who may be interested in each Class:
Class A: Front-End Sales Class B: Deferred Sales Class C: Deferred Sales
Charge Charge for 6 years (4 Charge for 1 year
years for CSIF Bond)
For all investors, For investors who plan For investors who are
particularly those to hold the shares at investing for at least
investing a substantial least 6 years (4 for one year, but less than
amount who plan to hold CSIF Bond). The six years. The expenses
the shares for a long expenses of this class of this Class are
period of time. are higher than Class higher than Class A,
A, because of the 12b-1 because of the 12b-1
fee. fee.
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Sales charge on each No sales charge on each No sales charge on each
purchase of 4.75% or less purchase, but if you purchase, but if you
(3.75% or less for CSIF sell your shares within sell shares within 1
Bond), depending on the 6 years, you will pay a year, then you will pay
amount you invest. deferred sales charge a deferred sales charge
of 5% or less on shares of 1% at that time.
you sell (4% or less on
shares of CSIF Bond you
sell within 4 years of
purchase).
Class A shares have an Class B shares have an Class C shares have an
annual 12b-1 fee of up to annual 12b-1 fee of annual 12b-1 fee of
0.35%. 1.00%. 1.00%.
Class A shares have lower Your shares will Class C shares have
annual expenses due to a automatically convert higher annual expenses
lower 12b-1 fee. to Class A shares after than Class A and there
8 years (6 years for is no automatic
CSIF Bond), reducing conversion to Class A.
your future annual
expenses.
Purchases of Class A If you are investing If you are investing
shares at NAV for more than $250,000, you more than $100,000, you
accounts with $1,000,000 should consider should invest in Class
or more will be subject investing in Class A or A.
to a 1.0% deferred sales C.
charge for 1 year.
Class A
If you choose Class A, you will pay a sales charge at the time of each
purchase. This table shows the charges both as a percentage of offering price
and as a percentage of the amount you invest. The term "offering price"
includes the front-end sales charge. If you invest more, the sales charge will
be lower. For example, if you invest more than $50,000, or if your cumulative
purchases or the value in your account is more than $50,000,4 then the sales
charge is reduced to 3.75%.
CSIF Balanced, CSIF Managed Index, CSIF Equity, Capital Accumulation, CWVF
International Equity, and Calvert New Vision Small Cap:
Your investment in Sales Charge % % of Amt.
Class A shares of offering price Invested
Less than $50,000 4.75% 4.99%
$50,000 but not less than $100,000 3.75% 3.90%
$100,000 but not less than $250,000 2.75% 2.83%
$250,000 but not less than $500,000 1.75% 1.78%
$500,000 but not less than $1,000,000 1.00% 1.01%
$1,000,000 and over None* None*
CSIF Bond
Your investment in Sales Charge % % of Amt.
Class A shares of offering price Invested
Less than $50,000 3.75% 3.90%
$50,000 but not less than $100,000 3.00% 3.09%
$100,000 but not less than $250,000 2.25% 2.30%
$250,000 but not less than $500,000 1.75% 1.78%
$500,000 but not less than $1,000,000 1.00% 1.01%
$1,000,000 and over None* None*
4 This is called "Rights of Accumulation." The sales charge is calculated by
taking into account not only the dollar amount of the new purchase of shares,
but also the higher of cost or current value of shares you have previously
purchased in Calvert Group Funds that impose sales charges. This automatically
applies to your account for each new purchase of Class A shares.
* Purchases of Class A shares at NAV for accounts with $1,000,000 or more are
subject to a one year CDSC of 1.00%. See the "Calculation of Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge and Waiver of Sales Charges."
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The Class A front-end sales charge may be waived for certain purchases or
investors, such as participants in certain group retirement plans or other
qualified groups and clients of registered investment advisers. For details on
these and other purchases that may qualify for a reduced sales charge, see
Exhibit A.
Class B
If you choose Class B, there is no front-end sales charge like Class A, but if
you sell the shares within the first 6 years (or 4 years for CSIF Bond), you
will have to pay a "contingent deferred" sales charge ("CDSC"). This means
that you do not have to pay the sales charge unless you sell your shares
within the first 6 years after purchase (or 4 years for CSIF Bond). Keep in
mind that the longer you hold the shares, the less you will have to pay in
deferred sales charges.
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CSIF Balanced
CSIF Equity
CSIF Managed Index
CWVF International Equity
Capital Accumulation CSIF Bond
Time Since Purchase New Vision Small Cap
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CDSC % CDSC %
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1st year 5% 4%
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2nd year 4% 3%
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3rd year 4% 2%
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4th year 3% 1%
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5th year 2% None
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6th year 1% None
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After 6 years None None
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Calculation of Contingent Deferred Sales Charge and Waiver of Sales Charges
The CDSC will not be charged on shares you received as dividends or from
capital gains distributions or on any capital appreciation (gain in the value)
of shares that are sold.
Shares that are not subject to the CDSC will be redeemed first, followed by
shares you have held the longest. The CDSC is calculated by determining the
share value at both the time of purchase and redemption and then multiplying
whichever value is less by the percentage that applies as shown above. For
example, if you invested $5,000 in CSIF Equity Class B shares three years ago,
and it is now worth $5,750, the CDSC will be calculated by taking the lesser
of the two values ($5,000), and multiplying it by 4%, for a CDSC of $200. If
you choose to sell only part of your shares, the capital appreciation for
those shares only is included in the calculation, rather than the capital
appreciation for the entire account.
The CDSC on Class B Shares will be waived in the following circumstances:
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Redemption upon the death or disability of the shareholder, plan
participant, or beneficiary.1
Minimum required distributions from retirement plan accounts for
shareholders 70 1/2 and older.2
The return of an excess contribution or deferral amounts, pursuant to
sections 408(d)(4) or (5), 401(k)(8), 402(g)(2), or 401(m)(6) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
Involuntary redemptions of accounts under procedures set forth by the
Fund's Board of Trustees/Directors.
A single annual withdrawal under a systematic withdrawal plan of up to
10% per year of the shareholder's account balance.3
Class C
If you choose Class C, there is no front-end sales charge like Class A, but if
you sell the shares within the first year, you will have to pay a 1% CDSC.
Class C may be a good choice for you if you plan to buy shares and hold them
for at least 1 year, but not more than five or six years.
More on Comparison of Classes
The Example at the beginning of this prospectus compares the expenses of each
class, with and without redemptions. The Example includes both direct expenses
that you pay, such as the sales charges, and indirect expenses that are paid
by each Fund. The indirect expenses include management, shareholder servicing,
and 12b-1 fees. These fees may vary from class to class and can impact your
total return. Consider your investment goals and time period for investing to
help decide which class is best for you.
Distribution and Service Fees
Each Fund has adopted a plan under Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of
1940 that allows the Fund to pay distribution fees for the sale and
distribution of its shares. The distribution plan also pays service fees to
persons (such as your financial professional) for services provided to
shareholders. Because these fees are paid out of a Fund's assets on an ongoing
basis, over time, these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may
cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. Please see Exhibit B
for more service fee information.
1 "Disability" means a total disability as evidenced by a determination by the
federal Social Security Administration.
2 The maximum amount subject to this waiver is based only upon the
shareholder's Calvert Group retirement accounts.
3 This systematic withdrawal plan requires a minimum account balance of
$50,000 to be established.
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The table below shows the maximum annual percentage payable under the
distribution plan, and the amount actually paid by each Fund for the most
recent fiscal year. The fees are based on average daily net assets of the
particular Class.
Maximum Payable under Plan/Amount Actually Paid
CSIF Money Market 0.25%/0.00%
Class A Class B Class C
CSIF Balanced 0.35%/0.24% 1.00%/1.00% 1.00%/1.00%
CSIF Bond 0.35%/0.20% 1.00%/1.00% 1.00%/1.00%
CSIF Equity 0.35%/0.23% 1.00%/1.00% 1.00%/1.00%
CSIF Managed Index 0.25%/ 0.25% 1.00%/1.00% 1.00%/1.00%
CWVF International Equity 0.35%/0.25% 1.00%/1.00% 1.00%/1.00%
Capital Accumulation 0.35%/0.35% 1.00%/1.00% 1.00%/1.00%
New Vision Small Cap 0.25%/0.25% 1.00%/1.00% 1.00%/1.00%
NEXT STEP - ACCOUNT APPLICATION
Complete and sign an application for each new account. When multiple classes
of shares are offered, please specify which class you wish to purchase. For
more information, contact your broker or our shareholder services department
at 800-368-2748.
Minimum To Open an Account Minimum additional
investments -$250
CSIF Money Market $1,000
CSIF Balanced $1,000
CSIF Bond $1,000
CSIF Equity $1,000
CSIF Managed Index $5,000
CWVF International Equity $2,000
Capital Accumulation $2,000
New Vision Small Cap $2,000
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Please make your check payable
to the Fund and mail it to:
New Accounts Subsequent Investments
(include application) (include investment slip)
Calvert Group Calvert Group
P.O. Box 419544 P.O. Box 419739
Kansas, City MO Kansas City, MO
64141-6544 64141-6739
By Registered, Calvert Group
Certified, or c/o NFDS,
Overnight Mail 330 West 9th St.,
Kansas City, MO 64105-1807
At the Calvert Office Visit the Calvert Office to make
investments by check. See the back
cover page for the address.
IMPORTANT - HOW SHARES ARE PRICED
The price of shares is based on each Fund's net asset value ("NAV"). NAV is
computed by adding the value of a Fund's holdings plus other assets,
subtracting liabilities, and then dividing the result by the number of shares
outstanding. If a Fund has more than one class of shares, the NAV of each
class will be different, depending on the number of shares outstanding for
each class.
Portfolio securities and other assets are valued based on market quotations,
except that securities maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost.
CSIF Money Market is valued according to the "amortized cost" method, which is
intended to stabilize the NAV at $1 per share. If market quotations are not
readily available, securities are valued by a method that the Fund's Board of
Trustees/Directors believes accurately reflects fair value.
The NAV is calculated as of the close of each business day, which coincides
with the closing of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange
("NYSE") (normally 4 p.m. ET). Each Fund is open for business each day the
NYSE is open. Please note that there are some federal holidays, however, such
as Columbus Day and Veterans' Day, when the NYSE is open and the Fund is open
but purchases cannot be made due to the closure of the banking system.
Some Funds hold securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges that
trade on days when the NYSE is closed. These Funds do not price shares on days
when the NYSE is closed, even if foreign markets may be open. As a result, the
value of the Fund's shares may change on days when you will not be able to buy
or sell your shares.
WHEN YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CREDITED
Your purchase will be processed at the next NAV calculated after your order is
received in good order. All of your purchases must be made in US dollars and
checks must be drawn on US
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banks. No cash will be accepted. No credit card or credit loan checks will be
accepted. Each Fund reserves the right to suspend the offering of shares for a
period of time or to reject any specific purchase order. As a convenience,
check purchases received at Calvert's office in Bethesda, Maryland will be
sent by overnight delivery to the Transfer Agent and will be credited the next
business day upon receipt. Any check purchase received without an investment
slip may cause delayed crediting. If your check does not clear your bank, your
purchase will be canceled and you will be charged a $10 fee plus any costs
incurred. Check or electronic funds transfer purchases will be on hold for up
to 10 business days. All purchases will be confirmed and credited to your
account in full and fractional shares (rounded to the nearest 1/1000th of a
share).
CSIF Money Market
Your purchase will be credited at the net asset value calculated after your
order is received and accepted. If the Transfer Agent receives your wire
purchase by 5 p.m. ET, your account will begin earning dividends on the next
business day. Exchanges begin earning dividends the next business day after
the exchange request is received by mail or telephone. Purchases received by
check will begin earning dividends the next business day after they are
credited to the account. CSIF Money Market may send monthly statements in lieu
of confirmations of purchases and redemptions.
OTHER CALVERT GROUP FEATURES
CALVERT INFORMATION NETWORK
For 24 hour performance and account information call 800-368-2745 or visit
http://www.calvertgroup.com
You can obtain current performance and pricing information, verify account
balances, and authorize certain transactions with the convenience of one phone
call, 24 hours a day.
ACCOUNT SERVICES
By signing up for services when you open your account, you avoid having to
obtain a signature guarantee. If you wish to add services at a later date, a
signature guarantee to verify your signature may be obtained from any bank,
trust company and savings and loan association, credit union, broker-dealer
firm or member of a domestic stock exchange. A notary public cannot provide a
signature guarantee.
CALVERT MONEY CONTROLLER
Calvert Money Controller allows you to purchase or sell shares by electronic
funds transfer without the time delay of mailing a check or the added expense
of a wire. Use this service to transfer up to $300,000 electronically. Allow
one or two business days after you
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place your request for the transfer to take place. Money transferred to
purchase new shares will be subject to a hold of up to 10 business days before
redemption requests will be honored. Transaction requests must be received by
4 p.m. ET. You may request this service on your initial account application.
Calvert Money Controller transactions returned for insufficient funds will
incur A $25 charge.
TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS
You may purchase, redeem, or exchange shares, wire funds and use Calvert Money
Controller by telephone if you have pre-authorized service instructions. You
receive telephone privileges automatically when you open your account unless
you elect otherwise. For our mutual protection, the Fund, the shareholder
servicing agent and their affiliates use precautions such as verifying
shareholder identity and recording telephone calls to confirm instructions
given by phone. A confirmation statement is sent for most transactions; please
review this statement and verify the accuracy of your transaction immediately.
EXCHANGES
Calvert Group offers a wide variety of investment options that includes common
stock funds, tax-exempt and corporate bond funds, and money market funds (call
your broker or Calvert representative for more information). We make it easy
for you to purchase shares in other Calvert funds if your investment goals
change. The exchange privilege offers flexibility by allowing you to exchange
shares on which you have already paid a sales charge from one mutual fund to
another at no additional charge.
Complete and sign an account application, taking care to register your new
account in the same name and taxpayer identification number as your existing
Calvert account(s). Exchange instructions may then be given by telephone if
telephone redemptions have been authorized and the shares are not in
certificate form.
Before you make an exchange, please note the following:
Each exchange represents the sale of shares of one Fund and the purchase of
shares of another. Therefore, you could realize a taxable gain or loss.
You may exchange shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends or distributions
into another Calvert Fund at no additional charge.
Shares may only be exchanged for shares of the same class of another Calvert
Fund.
No CDSC is imposed on exchanges of shares subject to a CDSC at the time of the
exchange. The applicable CDSC is imposed at the time the shares acquired by
the exchange are redeemed.
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Shareholders (and those managing multiple accounts) who make two purchases and
two exchange redemptions of shares of the same Fund during any six-month
period will be given written notice and may be prohibited from placing
additional investments. This policy does not prohibit a shareholder from
redeeming shares of any Fund, and does not apply to trades solely between
money market funds.
Each Fund reserves the right to terminate or modify the exchange privilege
with 60 days' written notice.
COMBINED GENERAL MAILINGS (Householding)
Multiple accounts with the same social security number will receive one
mailing per household of information such as prospectuses and semi-annual and
annual reports. You may request further grouping of accounts to receive fewer
mailings. Separate statements will be generated for each separate account and
will be mailed in one envelope for each combination above.
SPECIAL SERVICES AND CHARGES
Each Fund pays for shareholder services but not for special services that are
required by a few shareholders, such as a request for a historical transcript
of an account or a stop payment on a draft. You may be required to pay a fee
for these special services; for example, the fee for stop payments is $25.
If you are purchasing shares through a program of services offered by a
broker/dealer or financial institution, you should read the program materials
together with this Prospectus. Certain features may be modified in these
programs. Investors may be charged a fee if they effect transactions in Fund
shares through a broker or agent.
MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE
Please maintain a balance in each of your Fund accounts of at least $1,000 per
class ($5,000 for the CSIF Managed Index). If the balance in your account
falls below the minimum during a month, a fee of may be charged to your
account (CSIF Money Market, $3.00/month, and CSIF Managed Index, $1.00/month).
If the balance in your account falls below the minimum during a month, your
account may be closed and the proceeds mailed to the address of record. You
will receive notice that your account is below the minimum, and will be closed
or charged if the balance is not brought up to the required minimum amount
within 30 days.
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DIVIDENDS, CAPITAL GAINS AND TAXES
Each Fund pays dividends from its net investment income as shown below. Net
investment income consists of interest income, net short-term capital gains,
if any, and dividends declared and paid on investments, less expenses.
Distributions of net short-term capital gains (treated as dividends for tax
purposes) and net long-term capital gains, if any, are normally paid once a
year; however, the Funds do not anticipate making any such distributions
unless available capital loss carryovers have been used or have expired.
Dividend and distribution payments will vary between classes; dividend
payments are anticipated to be generally higher for Class A shares.
CSIF Money Market Accrued daily, paid monthly
CSIF Bond Paid monthly
CSIF Balanced Paid quarterly
CSIF Equity Paid annually
CSIF Managed Index Paid annually
CWVF International Equity Paid annually
Capital Accumulation Paid annually
New Vision Small Cap Paid annually
Dividend payment options
Dividends and any distributions are automatically reinvested in the same Fund
at NAV (without sales charge), unless you elect to have amounts of $10 or more
paid in cash (by check or by Calvert Money Controller). Dividends and
distributions from any Calvert Group Fund may be automatically invested in an
identically registered account in any other Calvert Group Fund at NAV. If
reinvested in the same account, new shares will be purchased at NAV on the
reinvestment date, which is generally 1 to 3 days prior to the payment date.
You must notify the Funds in writing to change your payment options. If you
elect to have dividends and/or distributions paid in cash, and the US Postal
Service returns the check as undeliverable, it, as well as future dividends
and distributions, will be reinvested in additional shares. No dividends will
accrue on amounts represented by uncashed distribution or redemption checks.
Buying a Dividend (Not Applicable to Money Market Funds)
At the time of purchase, the share price of each class may reflect
undistributed income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation of securities.
Any income or capital gains from these amounts which are later distributed to
you are fully taxable. On the record date for a distribution, share value is
reduced by the amount of the distribution. If you buy shares just before the
record date ("buying a dividend") you will pay the full price for the shares
and then receive a portion of the price back as a taxable distribution.
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Federal Taxes
In January, each Fund will mail you Form 1099-DIV indicating the federal tax
status of dividends and any capital gain distributions paid to you during the
past year. Generally, dividends and distributions are taxable in the year they
are paid. However, any dividends and distributions paid in January but
declared during the prior three months are taxable in the year declared.
Dividends and distributions are taxable to you regardless of whether they are
taken in cash or reinvested. Dividends, including short-term capital gains,
are taxable as ordinary income. Distributions from long-term capital gains are
taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have owned
shares.
For Non-Money Market Funds
You may realize a capital gain or loss when you sell or exchange shares. This
capital gain or loss will be short- or long-term, depending on how long you
have owned the shares which were sold. In January, these Funds will mail you
Form 1099-B indicating the total amount of all sales, including exchanges. You
should keep your annual year-end account statements to determine the cost
(basis) of the shares to report on your tax returns.
Other Tax Information
In addition to federal taxes, you may be subject to state or local taxes on
your investment, depending on the laws in your area. You will be notified to
the extent, if any, that dividends reflect interest received from US
government securities. Such dividends may be exempt from certain state income
taxes.
Taxpayer Identification Number
If we do not have your correct Social Security or Taxpayer Identification
Number ("TIN") and a signed certified application or Form W-9, Federal law
requires us to withhold 31% of your reportable dividends, and possibly 31% of
certain redemptions. In addition, you may be subject to a fine by the Internal
Revenue Service. You will also be prohibited from opening another account by
exchange. If this TIN information is not received within 60 days after your
account is established, your account may be redeemed (closed) at the current
NAV on the date of redemption. Calvert Group reserves the right to reject any
new account or any purchase order for failure to supply a certified TIN.
HOW TO SELL SHARES
You may redeem all or a portion of your shares on any day your Fund is open
for business, provided the amount requested is not on hold. When you purchase
by check or with Calvert Money Controller (electronic funds transfer), the
purchase will be on hold for up to 10 business days from the date of receipt.
During the hold period, redemptions proceeds will not be sent until the
Transfer Agent is reasonably satisfied that the purchase payment has been
collected. Drafts written on CSIF Money Market during the hold period will be
returned for uncollected funds.
Your shares will be redeemed at the next NAV calculated after your redemption
request is
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received and accepted (less any applicable CDSC). The proceeds will normally
be sent to you on the next business day, but if making immediate payment could
adversely affect your Fund, it may take up to seven (7) days to make payment.
Calvert Money Controller redemptions generally will be credited to your bank
account on the second business day after your phone call. The Funds have the
right to redeem shares in assets other than cash for redemption amounts
exceeding, in any 90-day period, $250,000 or 1% of the net asset value of the
affected Fund, whichever is less. When the NYSE is closed (or when trading is
restricted) for any reason other than its customary weekend or holiday
closings, or under any emergency circumstances as determined by the Securities
and Exchange Commission, redemptions may be suspended or payment dates
postponed. Please note that there are some federal holidays, however, such as
Columbus Day and Veterans' Day, when the NYSE is open and the Fund is open but
redemptions cannot be made due to the closure of the banking system.
Follow these suggestions to ensure timely processing of your redemption
request:
By Telephone
You may redeem shares from your account by telephone and have your money
mailed to your address of record or electronically transferred or wired to a
bank you have previously authorized. A charge of $5 may be imposed on wire
transfers of less than $1,000.
Written Requests
Calvert Group, P.O. Box 419544, Kansas City, MO 64141-6544
Your letter should include your account number and fund and the number of
shares or the dollar amount you are redeeming. Please provide a daytime
telephone number, if possible, for us to call if we have questions. If the
money is being sent to a new bank, person, or address other than the address
of record, your letter must be signature guaranteed.
Draftwriting (CSIF Money Market Portfolio only)
You may redeem shares in your CSIF Money Market Portfolio account by writing a
draft for at least $250. If you complete and return the signature card for
Draftwriting, the Portfolio will mail bank drafts to you, printed with your
name and address. Drafts may not be ordered until your initial purchase has
cleared. Generally, there is no charge to you for this service, but CSIF Money
Market will charge a service fee for drafts returned for insufficient funds.
CSIF Money Market will charge $25 for any stop payment on drafts. As a service
to shareholders, shares may be automatically transferred between your Calvert
accounts to cover drafts you have written. The signature of only one
authorized signer is required to honor a draft.
Systematic Check Redemptions
If you maintain an account with a balance of $10,000 or more, you may have up
to two (2) redemption checks for a fixed amount sent to you on the 15th of the
month, simply by sending a letter with all information, including your account
number, and the dollar amount ($100 minimum). If you would like a regular
check mailed to another person or place, your letter must be
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signature guaranteed. Unless they otherwise qualify for a waiver, Class B or
Class C shares redeemed by Systematic Check Redemption will be subject to the
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge.
Corporations and Associations
Your letter of instruction and corporate resolution should be signed by
person(s) authorized to act on the account, accompanied by signature
guarantee(s).
Trusts
Your letter of instruction should be signed by the Trustee(s) (as Trustee(s)),
with a signature guarantee. (If the Trustee's name is not registered on your
account, please provide a copy of the trust document, certified within the
last 60 days.)
Through your Dealer
Your dealer must receive your request before the close of regular trading on
the NYSE to receive that day's NAV. Your dealer will be responsible for
furnishing all necessary documentation to Calvert Group and may charge you for
services provided.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Funds'
financial performance for the past 5 years (or if shorter, the period of the
Fund's operations). Certain information reflects financial results for a
single share, by Fund and Class. The total returns in the table represent the
rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund
(assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions), and does not
reflect any applicable front- or back-end sales charge. This information has
been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP whose report, along with a Fund's
financial statements, are included in the Fund's annual report, which is
available upon request.
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Financial Highlights
CSIF Balanced
Years Ended September 30,
Class A Shares 1998 1997 1996
Net asset value, beginning $34.88 $31.35 $32.81
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .77 .83 .78
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) .92 5.61 2.28
Total from investment
operations 1.69 6.44 3.06
Distributions from
Net investment income (.76) (.81) (.77)
Net realized gain (3.36) (2.10) (3.75)
Total distributions (4.12) (2.91) (4.52)
Total increase (decrease) in
net asset value (2.43) 3.53 (1.46)
Net asset value, ending $32.45 $34.88 $31.35
Total return* 5.50% 21.94% 10.27%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 2.27% 2.57% 2.58%
Total expenses + 1.13% 1.14% 1.28%
Net expenses 1.11% 1.12% 1.26%
Expenses reimbursed - - .01%
Portfolio turnover 185% 215% 111%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $673,907 $675,306 $594,482
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 20,768 19,362 18,964
Years Ended September 30,
Class A Shares 1995 1994
Net asset value, beginning $28.77 $30.85
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .87 .93
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) 4.25 (1.83)
Total from investment operations 5.12 (.90)
Distributions from
Net investment income (.87) (.95)
Net realized gain (.21) (.23)
Total distributions (1.08) (1.18)
Total increase (decrease) in
net asset value 4.04 (2.08)
Net asset value, ending $32.81 $28.77
Total return* 18.21% (2.95%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 2.89% 3.14%
Total expenses + 1.28% N/A
Net expenses 1.26% 1.24%
Expenses reimbursed .02% -
Portfolio turnover 114% 34%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $560,981 $512,027
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 17,099 17,800
Financial Highlights
CSIF Balanced
Period Ended
September 30, 1998 #
Class B Shares
Net asset value, beginning $34.37
Income from investment operations
Net investment income 0.15
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (1.90)
Total from investment operations (1.75)
Distributions from
Net investment income (0.24)
Net realized gain -
Total distributions (0.24)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (1.99)
Net asset value, ending $32.38
Total return* (5.10%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 1.22%(a)
Total expenses + 2.43%(a)
Net expenses 2.41%(a)
Expenses reimbursed 1.16%(a)
Portfolio turnover 185%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $2,540
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 78
Financial Highlights
CSIF Balanced
Years Ended September 30,
Class C Shares 1998 1997 1996
Net asset value, beginning $34.52 $31.05 $32.60
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .41 .47 .46
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) .89 5.54 2.17
Total from investment
operations 1.30 6.01 2.63
Distributions from
Net investment income (.41) (.44) (.43)
Net realized gain (3.36) (2.10) (3.75)
Total distributions (3.77) (2.54) (4.18)
Total increase (decrease)
in net asset value (2.47) 3.47 (1.55)
Net asset value, ending $32.05 $34.52 $31.05
Total return* 4.35% 20.56% 8.85%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 1.16% 1.42% 1.34%
Total expenses + 2.25% 2.29% 2.52%
Net expenses 2.23% 2.27% 2.50%
Expenses reimbursed - - .14%
Portfolio turnover 185% 215% 111%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $11,483 $8,898 $6,715
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 358 258 216
Years Ended September 30,
Class C Shares 1995 1994^
Net asset value, beginning $28.65 $30.43
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .54 .51
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 4.20 (1.66)
Total from investment operations 4.74 (1.15)
Distributions from
Net investment income (.58) (.63)
Net realized gain (.21) -
Total distributions (.79) (.63)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value 3.95 (1.78)
Net asset value, ending $32.60 $28.65
Total return* 16.85% (3.30%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 1.61% 1.83%(a)
Total expenses + 2.51% N/A
Net expenses 2.50% 2.47%(a)
Expenses reimbursed .42% 1.46%(a)
Portfolio turnover 114% 34%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $4,065 $1,893
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 125 66
Footnotes for CSIF Balanced Financial Highlights
(a) = Annualized
+ Effective September 30, 1995, this ratio reflects total expenses before
reduction for fees paid indirectly; such reductions are included in the ratio
of net expenses.
* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not
reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.
^ From March 1, 1994 inception
# From April 1, 1998 inception
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Financial Highlights
Managed Index Portfolio
Class A Class B
Shares Shares
Periods Ended September 30,
1998 ## 1998 ##
Net asset value, beginning $15.00 $15.00
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .02 (.03)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (1.48) (1.49)
Total from investment operations (1.46) (1.52)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (1.46) (1.52)
Net asset value, ending $13.54 $13.48
Total return* (9.73%) (10.13%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income .42%(a) (.98%)(a)
Total expenses + 1.01%(a) 2.56%(a)
Net expenses .95%(a) 2.50%(a)
Expense reimbursed .85%(a) 3.05%(a)
Portfolio turnover 27% 27%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $4,401 $975
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 325 72
Class C
Shares
Period Ended
September 30,
1998 ^^
Net asset value, beginning $14.52
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (.02)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.98)
Total from investment operations (1.00)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (1.00)
Net asset value, ending $13.52
Total return* (6.89%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (.96%)(a)
Total expenses + 2.56%(a)
Net expenses 2.50%(a)
Expenses reimbursed 2.26%(a)
Portfolio turnover 27%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $397
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 29
Footnotes for CSIF Managed Index Financial Highlights
(a) = Annualized
+ Effective September 30, 1995, this ratio reflects total expenses before
reduction for fees paid indirectly; such reductions are included in the ratio
of net expenses.
* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not
reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.
^^ From June 1, 1998 inception
## From April 15, 1998 inception
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Financial Highlights
Equity Portfolio
Years Ended September 30,
Class A Shares 1998 1997 1996
Net asset value, beginning $27.77 $22.54 $21.12
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (.04) - .03
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) (4.01) 6.73 3.26
Total from investment operations (4.05) 6.73 3.29
Distributions from
Net investment income - (.01) (.06)
Net realized gain (3.36) (1.49) (1.81)
Total distributions (3.36) (1.50) (1.87)
Total increase (decrease) in net
asset value (7.41) $5.23 1.42
Net asset value, ending 20.36 $27.77 $22.54
Total return* 5.70%) 31.34% 16.62%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (.14%) .03% .15%
Total expenses + 1.16% 1.21% 1.29%
Net expenses 1.07% 1.20% 1.27%
Portfolio turnover 110% 93% 118%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $128,683 $147,002 $101,344
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 6,320 5,294 4,496
Years Ended September 30,
Class A Shares 1995 1994
Net asset value, beginning $20.13 $21.43
Income from investment operations
Net investment income
.06 .13
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 2.22 (1.04)
Total from investment operations 2.28 (.91)
Distributions from
Net investment income (.04) (.28)
Net realized gain (1.25) (.11)
Total distributions (1.29) (.39)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value .99 (1.30)
Net asset value, ending $21.12 $20.13
Total return* 12.43% (4.33%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income .32% .65%%
Total expenses + 1.38% N/A
Net expenses 1.36% 1.27%
Portfolio turnover 35% 94%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $90,951 $92,970
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 4,307 4,620
Financial Highlights
Equity Portfolio
Period Ended
September 30,
Class B Shares 1998 #
Net asset value, beginning $26.01
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (.09)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (5.66)
Total from investment operations (5.75)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (5.75)
Net asset value, ending $20.26
Total return* (22.11%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (1.55%)(a)
Total expenses + 3.19%(a)
Net expenses 2.56%(a)
Expenses reimbursed .93%(a)
Portfolio turnover 110%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $1,670
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 82
Financial Highlights
Equity Portfolio
Years Ended September 30,
Class C Shares 1998 1997 1996
Net asset value, beginning $26.37 $21.71 $20.66
Income from investment operations.
Net investment income (loss) (.16) (.05) (.16)
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) (3.85) 6.21 3.04
Total from investment operations (4.01) 6.16 2.88
Distributions from
Net investment income - (.01) (.02)
Net realized gain 3.36) (1.49) (1.81)
Total distributions (3.36) (1.50) (1.83)
Total increase (decrease) in net
asset value (7.37) 4.66 1.05
Net asset value, ending $19.00 $26.37 $21.71
Total return* (16.47%) 29.84% 14.85%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) (1.17%) (1.08%) (1.42%)
Total expenses + 2.21% 2.31% 2.86%
Net expenses 2.09% 2.30% 2.85%
Portfolio turnover 110% 93% 118%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $5,981 $6,249 $2,996
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 315 237 138
Periods Ended September 30,
Class C Shares 1995 1994^
Net asset value, beginning $19.98 $22.12
Income from investment operations.
Net investment income (.03) (.06)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 2.05 (2.08)
Total from investment operations 2.02 (2.14)
Distributions from
Net investment income (.09) -
Net realized gain (1.25) -
Total distributions (1.34) -
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value .68 (2.14)
Net asset value, ending $20.66 $19.98
Total return* 11.16% (9.14%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) (.84%) (1.06%)(a)
Total expenses + 2.51% N/A
Net expenses 2.50% 2.75%(a)
Expenses reimbursed 1.07% 4.60%(a)
Portfolio turnover 35% 94%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $1,802 $670
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 87 34
Footnotes for CSIF Equity Financial Highlights
(a) = Annualized
+ Effective September 30, 1995, this ratio reflects total expenses before
reduction for fees paid indirectly; such reductions are included in the ratio
of net expenses.
* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not
reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.
^ From March 1, 1994 inception
# From April 1, 1998 inception
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Financial Highlights
Calvert Capital Accumulation
Years Ended September 30,
Class A Shares 1998 1997
Net asset value, beginning $27.21 $22.55
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (loss) (.25) (.25)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) .96 4.91
Total from investment operations .71 4.66
Distributions from
Net investment income - -
Net realized gain (2.49) -
Total distributions (2.49) -
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (1.78) 4.66
Net asset value, ending $25.43 $27.21
Total return * 3.37% 20.67%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) (1.08%) (1.09%)
Total expenses + 1.74% 1.91%
Net expenses 1.61% 1.85%
Expenses reimbursed - -
Portfolio turnover 77% 126%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $75,068 $54,751
Number of shares outstanding ending
(in thousands) 2,952 2,012
Periods ended September 30,
Class A Shares 1996 1995^
Net asset value, beginning $21.48 $15.00
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (loss) (.24) (.11)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.88 6.61
Total from investment operations 1.64 6.50
Distributions from
Net investment income - (.02)
Net realized gain (.57) -
Total distributions (.57) (.02)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value 1.07 6.48
Net asset value, ending $22.55 $21.48
Total return* 7.92% 43.40%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) (1.56%) (1.55%)(a)
Total expenses+ 2.16% 2.35%(a)
Net expenses 1.98% 2.06%(a)
Expenses reimbursed - .05%(a)
Portfolio turnover 114% 95%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $39,834 $16,111
Number of shares outstanding, ending
(in thousands) 1,767 750
Financial Highlights
Calvert Capital Accumulation
Period Ended
September 30,
Class B Shares 1998 #
Net asset value, beginning $28.39
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (loss) (.16)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (2.95)
Total from investment operations (3.11)
Distributions from
Net investment income -
Net realized gain -
Total distributions -
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (3.11)
Net asset value, ending $25.28
Total return* (10.95)%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) (2.62%)
Total expenses+ 3.31%
Net expenses 3.01%
Expenses reimbursed .26%
Portfolio turnover 77%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $3,311
Number of shares outstanding, ending (in thousands) 131
Financial Highlights
Calvert Capital Accumulation
Years Ended September 30,
Class C Shares 1998 1997
Net asset value, beginning $26.64 $22.34
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (loss (.40) (.47)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) .88 4.77
Total from investment operations .48 4.30
Distributions from
Net investment income - -
Net realized gain (2.49) -
Total distributions (2.49) -
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (2.01) 4.30
Net asset value, ending $24.63 $26.64
Total return* 2.52% 19.25%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) (1.98%) (2.30%)
Total expenses+ 2.75% 3.11%
Net expenses 2.50% 3.05%
Expenses reimbursed - -
Portfolio turnover 77% 126%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $6,548 $4,184
Number of shares outstanding, ending (in thousands) 266 157
Periods Ended September 30,
Class C Shares 1996 1995^
Net asset value, beginning $21.55 $15.00
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (loss) (.55) (.15)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.91 6.70
Total from investment operations 1.36 6.55
Distributions from
Net investment income - -
Net realized gain (.57) -
Total distributions (.57) -
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value .79 6.55
Net asset value, ending $22.34 $21.55
Total return* 6.56% 43.67%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) (2.82%) (3.13%)(a)
Total expenses + 3.42% 3.79%(a)
Net expenses 3.24% 3.50%(a)
Expenses reimbursed - 2.79%(a)
Portfolio turnover 114% 95%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $3,164 $1,992
Number of shares outstanding, ending
(in thousands) 142 92
Footnotes for Calvert Capital Accumulation Financial Highlights
(a) = Annualized
+ Ratio reflects total expenses before reduction for fees paid indirectly;
such reductions are included in the ratio of net expenses.
* Total return does not reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales
charge.
^ From October 31, 1994 inception
# From April 1, 1998 inception
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Financial Highlights
Calvert World Values International Equity
Years Ended September 30,
Class A Shares 1998 1997 1996
Net asset value, beginning $22.06 $18.62 $17.62
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (.06) .10 .04
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (2.11) 3.81 1.53
Total from investment operations (2.05) 3.91 1.57
Distributions from
Net investment income (.06) (.05) (.13)
Excess of net investment income - - -
Net realized gain (loss) (1.38) (.42) (.44)
Total distributions (1.44) (.47) (.57)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (3.49) 3.44 1.00
Net asset value, ending $18.57 $22.06 $18.62
Total return* (9.29%) 21.44% 9.22%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) .27% .51% .23%
Total expenses+ 1.86% 1.91% 1.95%
Net expenses 1.80% 1.76% 1.81%
Expenses reimbursed - - -
Portfolio turnover 84% 58% 96%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $195,192 $225,169 $194,032
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 10,510 10,207 10,422
Years Ended September 30,
Class A Shares 1995 1994
Net asset value, beginning $17.99 $16.35
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .11 -
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) .38 2.14
Total from investment operations .49 2.14
Distributions from
Net investment income - (.03)
Excess of net investment income - (.04)
Net realized gains (.86) (.43)
Total distributions (.86) (.50)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (.37) 1.64
Net asset value, ending $17.62 $17.99
Total return* 3.19% 13.44%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) .68% (.04%)
Total expenses + 1.93% N/A
Net expenses 1.79% 1.96%
Expenses reimbursed - .04%
Portfolio turnover 73% 78%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $191,586 $175,543
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 10,876 9,755
Financial Highlights
Calvert World Values International Equity
Period Ended
September 30,
Class B Shares 1998^^
Net asset value, beginning $21.83
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (.05)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (3.30)
Total from investment operations (3.35)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (3.35)
Net asset value, ending $18.48
Total return* (15.35%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) (.99%)(a)
Total expenses + 3.22%(a)
Net expenses 3.16%(a)
Expenses reimbursed 2.89%(a)
Portfolio turnover 84%
Net assets, ending (in thousands). $879
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 48
Financial Highlights
Calvert World Values International Equity
Years Ended September 30,
Class C Shares 1998 1997 1996
Net asset value, beginning $21.39 $18.20 $17.28
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (.13) (.07) (.15)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (2.05) 3.68 1.51
Total from investment operations (2.18) 3.61 1.36
Distributions from
Net realized gain (loss) (1.38) (.42) (.44)
Total distributions (1.38) (.47) (.57)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (3.56) 3.19 .92
Net asset value, ending $17.83 $21.39 $18.20
Total return* (10.22%) 20.22% 8.07%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) (.79%) (.47%) (.88%)
Total expenses+ 2.91% 2.91% 3.08%
Net expenses 2.85% 2.76% 2.93%
Expenses reimbursed - - -
Portfolio turnover 84% 58% 96%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $8,043 $8,799 $6,779
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 451 411 373
Years Ended September 30,
Class C Shares 1995 1994^
Net asset value, beginning $17.86 $18.24
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (.05) (.06 )
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) .32 (.32)
Total from investment operations .27 (.38)
Distributions from
Net realized gains (.85) -
Total distributions (.85) -
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (.58) (.38)
Net asset value, ending $17.28 $17.86
Total return* 1.95% (1.27%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) (.47%) (1.16%)(a)
Total expenses + 3.12% N/A
Net expenses 2.99% 3.32%(a)
Expenses reimbursed .13% .50%(a)
Portfolio turnover 73% 78%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $6,061 $3,620
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 351 203
Footnotes for Calvert World Values International Equity Financial Highlights
(a) Annualized
* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not
reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.
+ Effective September 30,1995, this ratio reflects total expenses before
reduction for fees paid indirectly; such reductions are included in the ratio
of net expenses.
^ From March 1, 1994 inception.
^^ From April 1, 1998 inception.
N/A Disclosure not applicable to prior periods.
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Financial Highlights
Calvert New Vision Small Cap
Periods Ended September 30,
Class A Shares 1998 1997^
Net asset value, beginning $15.65 $15.00
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (loss) (.02) (.05)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (3.55) .70
Total from investment operations (3.57) .65
Distributions from
Net investment income - -
Net realized gain (.04) -
Total distributions (.04) -
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (3.61) .65
Net asset value, ending $12.04 $15.65
Total return* (22.86%) 4.33%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) (.17%) (.71%)(a)
Total expenses + 1.82% 1.36% (a)
Net expenses 1.71% .90%(a)
Expenses reimbursed .06% 3.36%(a)
Portfolio turnover 68% 196%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $61,765 $3,260
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 5,129 208
Period Ended September 30,
Class B Shares 1998#
Net asset value, beginning $16.18
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (loss) (.05)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (4.12)
Total from investment operations (4.17)
Distributions from
Net investment income -
Net realized gain -
Total distributions -
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (4.17)
Net asset value, ending $12.01
Total return* (25.77%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) (1.39%)(a)
Total expenses + 3.40%(a)
Net expenses 2.99%(a)
Expenses reimbursed 4.28%(a)
Portfolio turnover 68%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $523
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 44
Periods Ended September 30,
Class C Shares 1998 1997^
Net asset value, beginning $15.62 $15.00
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (loss) (.15) (.10)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (3.48) .72
Total from investment operations (3.63) .62
Distributions from
Net investment income - -
Net realized gain (.04) -
Total distributions (.04) -
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (3.67) .62
Net asset value, ending $11.95 $15.62
Total return* (23.31%) 4.13%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income (loss) (1.15%) (.95%)(a)
Total expenses + 2.78% 1.47%(a)
Net expenses 2.64% 1.15%(a)
Expenses reimbursed .16% 9.44%(a)
Portfolio turnover 68% 196%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $7,097 $318
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 594 20
Footnotes for Calvert New Vision Small Cap Financial Highlights
(a) Annualized
* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not
reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.
+ Ratio reflects total expenses before reduction for fees paid indirectly;
such reductions are included in the ratio of net expenses.
^ From January 31, 1997 inception.
# From April 1, 1998 inception.
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Financial Highlights
Bond Portfolio
Years Ended September 30,
Class A Shares 1998 1997 1996
Net asset value, beginning $16.64 $16.06 $16.34
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .95 .96 .92
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) .41 .58 (.29)
Total from investment
operations 1.36 1.54 .63
Distributions from
Net investment income (.96) (.96) (.91)
Net realized gain (.16) - -
Total distributions (1.12) (.96) (.91)
Total increase (decrease) in
net asset value .24 .58 (.28)
Net asset value, ending $16.88 $16.64 $16.06
Total return* 8.46% 9.89% 3.96%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 5.69% 5.85% 5.60%
Total expenses + 1.14% 1.23% 1.29%
Net expenses 1.07% 1.19% 1.26%
Portfolio turnover 620% 319% 22%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $65,807 $59,656 $62,259
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 3,897 3,585 3,876
Years Ended September 30,
Class A Shares 1995 1994
Net asset value, beginning $15.49 $17.77
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .96 .94
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) .91 (1.81)
Total from investment operations 1.87 (.87)
Distributions from
Net investment income (.93) (.94)
Net realized gain (.06) (.47)
Tax return of capital (.03) -
Total distributions (1.02) (1.41)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value .85 (2.28)
Net asset value, ending $16.34 $15.49
Total return* 12.57% (5.18%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 6.04% 5.64%
Total expenses + 1.24% N/A
Net expenses 1.22% 1.10%
Portfolio turnover 29% 19%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $62,929 $61,573
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 3,850 3,976
Financial Highlights
Bond Portfolio
Period Ended
September 30
Class B Shares 1998#
Net asset value, beginning $16.69
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .36
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 19
Total from investment operations 55
Distributions from
Net investment income (.40)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value 15
Net asset value, ending $16.84
Total return* 3.36%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 4.14%(a)
Total expenses + 2.55%(a)
Net expenses 2.50%(a)
Expenses reimbursed 5.53%(a)
Portfolio turnover 620%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $557
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 33
Period Ended
September 30,
Class C Shares 1998^^
Net asset value, beginning $16.81
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .21
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) .08
Total from investment operations .29
Distributions from
Net investment income (.26)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value .03
Net asset value, ending $16.84
Total return* 1.75%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 4.06%(a)
Total expenses + 2.74%(a)
Net expenses 2.50%(a)
Expenses reimbursed 4.35%(a)
Portfolio turnover 620%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $399
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 24
Footnotes for CSIF Bond Financial Highlights
(a) = Annualized
+ Effective September 30, 1995, this ratio reflects total expenses before
reduction for fees paid indirectly; such reductions are included in the ratio
of net expenses.
* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not
reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.
^^ From June 1, 1998 inception
# From April 1, 1998 inception
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Financial Highlights
Money Market Portfolio
Years Ended September 30,
1998 1997 1996
Net asset value, beginning $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .049 .048 .048
Distributions from
Net investment income (.049) (.048) (.048)
Net asset value, ending $1.00 $1.00 $1.00
Total return 5.02% 4.89% 4.88%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 4.92% 4.79% 4.77%
Total expenses + .89% .89% .89%
Net expenses .87% .87% .87%
Expenses reimbursed .05% .11% .21%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $172,701 $166,111 $166,516
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 172,739 166,163 166,569
Years Ended September 30,
1995 1994
Net asset value, beginning $1.00 $1.00
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .050 .031
Distributions from
Net investment income (.050) (.031)
Net asset value, ending $1.00 $1.00
Total return 5.13% 3.13%
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income 5.03% 3.07%
Total expenses + .89% N/A
Net expenses .87% .87%
Expenses reimbursed .18% .18%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $153,996 $143,779
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 154,044 143,826
Footnotes for CSIF Money Market Financial Highlights
+ Effective September 30, 1995, this ratio reflects total expenses before
reduction for fees paid indirectly; such reductions are included in the ratio
of net expenses.
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EXHIBIT A
REDUCED SALES CHARGES (CLASS A ONLY)
You may qualify for a reduced sales charge through several purchase plans
available. You must notify the Fund at the time of purchase to take advantage
of the reduced sales charge.
Rights of Accumulation can be applied to several accounts
Class A sales charge breakpoints are automatically calculated for each account
based on the higher of cost or current value of shares previously purchased.
This privilege can be applied to a family group or other qualified group* upon
request. Shares could then be purchased at the reduced sales charge which
applies to the entire group; that is, based on the higher of cost or current
value of shares previously purchased and currently held by all the members of
the group.
Letter of Intent
If you (or your group, as described above) plan to purchase $50,000 or more of
Calvert Fund shares over the next 13 months, your sales charge may be reduced
through a "Letter of Intent." You pay the lower sales charge applicable to the
total amount you plan to invest over the 13-month period, excluding any money
market fund purchases, instead of the higher 4.75% sales charge. Part of your
shares will be held in escrow, so that if you do not invest the amount
indicated, you will have to pay the sales charge applicable to the smaller
investment actually made. For more information, see the SAI.
Retirement Plans Under Section 457, Section 403(b)(7), or Section 401(k)
There is no sales charge on shares purchased for the benefit of a retirement
plan under section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
("Code"), or for a plan qualifying under section 403(b) or 401(k) of the Code
if, at the time of purchase, (i) Calvert Group has been notified in writing
that the 403(b) or 401(k) plan has at least 200 eligible employees and is not
sponsored by a K-12 school district, or (ii) the cost or current value of
shares a 401(k) plan has in Calvert Group of Funds (except money market funds)
is at least $1 million.
Neither the Funds, nor Calvert Distributors, Inc. ("CDI"), nor any affiliate
thereof will reimburse a plan or participant for any sales charges paid prior
to receipt of such written communication and confirmation by Calvert Group.
Plan administrators should send requests for the waiver of sales charges based
on the above conditions to: Calvert Group Retirement Plans, 4550 Montgomery
Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
* A "qualified group" is one which:
1. has been in existence for more than six months, and
2. has a purpose other than acquiring shares at a discount, and
3. satisfies uniform criteria which enable CDI and brokers offering shares
to realize economies of scale in distributing such shares.
A qualified group must have more than 10 members, must be available to arrange
for group meetings between representatives of CDI or brokers distributing
shares, must agree to include sales and other materials related to the Funds
in its publications and mailings to members at reduced or no cost to CDI or
brokers. A pension plan is not a qualified group for rights of accumulation.
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Other Circumstances
There is no sales charge on shares of any Fund of the Calvert Group of Funds
sold to (i) current or retired Directors, Trustees, or Officers of the Calvert
Group of Funds, employees of Calvert Group, Ltd. and its affiliates, or their
family members; (ii) CSIF Advisory Council Members, directors, officers, and
employees of any subadvisor for the Calvert Group of Funds, employees of
broker/dealers distributing the Fund's shares and immediate family members of
the Council, subadvisor, or broker/dealer; (iii) Purchases made through a
Registered Investment Advisor; (iv) Trust departments of banks or savings
institutions for trust clients of such bank or institution, (v) Purchases
through a broker maintaining an omnibus account with the Fund, provided the
purchases are made by (a) investment advisors or financial planners placing
trades for their own accounts (or the accounts of their clients) and who
charge a management, consulting, or other fee for their services; or (b)
clients of such investment advisors or financial planners who place trades for
their own accounts if such accounts are linked to the master account of such
investment advisor or financial planner on the books and records of the broker
or agent; or (c) retirement and deferred compensation plans and trusts,
including, but not limited to, those defined in section 401(a) or section
403(b) of the I.R.C., and "rabbi trusts."
Established Accounts
Shares of CSIF Balanced may be sold at net asset value to you if your account
was established on or before July 17, 1986.
Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions from other Calvert Group Funds
You may prearrange to have your dividends and capital gain distributions from
another Calvert Group Fund automatically invested in another account with no
additional sales charge.
Purchases made at NAV
Except for money market funds, if you make a purchase at NAV, you may exchange
that amount to another Calvert Group Fund at no additional sales charge.
Reinstatement Privilege
If you redeem shares and then within 30 days decide to reinvest in the same
Fund, you may do so at the net asset value next computed after the
reinvestment order is received, without a sales charge. You may use the
reinstatement privilege only once. The Funds reserve the right to modify or
eliminate this privilege.
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EXHIBIT B
SERVICE FEES AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH DEALERS
Calvert Distributors, Inc., each Fund's underwriter, pays dealers a
commission, or reallowance (expressed as a percentage of the offering price
for Class A, and a percentage of amount invested for Class B and C) when you
purchase shares of non-money market funds. CDI also pays dealers an ongoing
service fee while you own shares of that Fund (expressed as an annual
percentage rate of average daily net assets held in Calvert accounts by that
dealer). The table below shows the amount of payment which differs depending
on the Class.
Maximum Commission/Service Fees
CSIF Money Market None/0.25%
Class A Class B Class C*
CSIF Balanced 4.00%/0.25% 4.00%/0.25% 1.00%/1.00%
CSIF Bond 3.00%/0.25% 3.00%/0.25% 1.00%/1.00%
CSIF Equity 4.00%/0.25% 4.00%/0.25% 1.00%/1.00%
CSIF Managed Index 4.00%/0.25% 4.00%/0.25% 1.00%/1.00%
CWVF International Equity 4.00%/0.25% 4.00%/0.25% 1.00%/1.00%
Capital Accumulation 4.00%/0.25% 4.00%/0.25% 1.00%/1.00%
New Vision Small Cap 4.00%/0.25% 4.00%/0.25% 1.00%/1.00%
*Class C pays dealers a service fee of 0.25% and additional compensation of
0.75% for a total of 1.00%.
Occasionally, CDI may reallow to dealers the full Class A front-end sales
charge. CDI may also pay additional concessions, including non-cash
promotional incentives, such as merchandise or trips, to brokers employing
registered representatives who have sold or are expected to sell a minimum
dollar amount of shares of the Funds and/or shares of other Funds underwritten
by CDI. CDI may make expense reimbursements for special training of a broker's
registered representatives, advertising or equipment, or to defray the
expenses of sales contests. CAMCO, CDI, or their affiliates may pay certain
broker-dealers and/or other persons, for the sale and distribution of the
securities or for services to the Fund. Payments may include additional
compensation based on assets held through that firm beyond the regularly
scheduled rates, and finder's fees. CDI pays dealers a finder's fee on Class A
shares purchased at NAV in accounts with $1 million or more (excluding CSIF
Money Market.) The finder's fee is 1% of the NAV purchase amount on the first
$2 million, .80% on $2 to $3 million, .50% on $3 to $50 million, .25% on $50
to $100 million, and .15 over $1 million. All payments will be in compliance
with the rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
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To Open an Account:
800-368-2748
Performance and Prices:
Calvert Information Network
24 hours, 7 days a week
800-368-2745
Service for Existing Accounts:
Shareholders 800-368-2745
Brokers 800-368-2746
TDD for Hearing-Impaired:
800-541-1524
Branch Office:
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Registered, Certified or
Overnight Mail:
Calvert Group
c/o NFDS
330 West 9th Street
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Calvert Group Web-Site
Address: http://www.calvertgroup.com
PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
Calvert Distributors, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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For investors who want more information about the Funds, the following
documents are available free upon request:
Annual/Semi-Annual Reports: Additional information about each Fund's
investments is available in the Fund's Annual and Semi-Annual reports to
shareholders. In each Fund's annual report, you will find a discussion of the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the
Fund's performance during its last fiscal year.
Statement of Additional Information (SAI): The SAI for each Fund provides more
detailed information about the Fund and is incorporated into this prospectus
by reference.
You can get free copies of reports and SAIs, request other information and
discuss your questions about the Funds by contacting your broker, or the Funds
at:
Calvert Group
4550 Montgomery Ave, Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Md. 20814
Telephone: 1-800-368-2745
Calvert Group Web-Site
Address: http://www.calvertgroup.com
You can review the Funds' reports and SAIs at the public Reference Room of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. You can get text only copies:
For a fee, by writing to or calling the Public Reference Room of the
Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-6009, Telephone: 1-800-SEC-0330.
Free from the Commission's Internet website at http://www.sec.gov.
Investment Company Act file: no. 811- 3334 (CSIF)
no. 811- 06563 (CWVF International Equity and
Capital Accumulation)
no. 811- 3416 (New Vision)
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CALVERT SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PROSPECTUS
January 31, 1999
Class I (Institutional) Shares
o Calvert Social Investment Fund (CSIF) Balanced
o CSIF Managed Index
o CSIF Equity
o CSIF Bond
o Calvert Capital Accumulation
o Calvert World Values International Equity
o Calvert New Vision Small Cap
These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) or any State Securities Commission, nor has the SEC
or any State Securities Commission passed on the accuracy or adequacy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Note: Class I shares may not be available in all Funds. Please call
1-800-327-2109 for availability.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
About the Funds
Investment objective, strategy, past performance 2
Fees and Expenses 9
Principal Investment Practices and Risks 10
About Social Investing
Investment Selection Process and
Socially Responsible Investment Criteria 13
High Social Impact Investments 15
Special Equities 15
About Your Investment
Subadvisors and Portfolio Managers 15
Advisory Fees 16
How to Open an Account 17
Important - How Shares are Priced 17
When Your Account Will be Credited 17
Other Calvert Group Features
(Exchanges, Minimum Account Balance, etc.) 17
Dividends, Capital Gains and Taxes 18
How to Sell Shares 19
Financial Highlights 20
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CSIF Balanced (Note: Formerly known as CSIF Managed Growth)
Advisor
Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Subadvisors Brown Capital Management, Inc.
NCM Capital Management, Inc.
Objective
CSIF Balanced seeks to achieve a competitive total return through an actively
managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments which offer
income and capital growth opportunity and which satisfy the investment and
social criteria.
(Note: This objective is subject to shareholder approval expected at a
shareholder meeting in late February, 1999. Unless and until shareholders
approve the new objective, the current objective for CSIF shall continue in
effect, which is CSIF Balanced "seeks to achieve a total return above the rate
of inflation, through an actively managed, diversified portfolio of common and
preferred stocks, bonds and money market instruments, which offer income and
capital growth opportunity and which satisfy the investment and social
criteria.)
Principal investment strategies
The Fund typically invests about 60% of its assets in stocks and 40% in bonds
or other fixed-income investments. Stock investments are primarily common
stock in large-cap companies, while the fixed-income investments are primarily
a wide variety of investment grade bonds. CSIF Balanced invests in a
combination of stocks, bonds and money market instruments in an attempt to
provide a complete investment portfolio in a single product. The Advisor
rebalances the Fund quarterly to adjust for changes in market value. The Fund
is a large-cap, growth-oriented U.S. domestic portfolio, although it may have
other investments, including some foreign securities and some mid-cap stocks.
For the equity portion, the Fund seeks companies with better than average
expected growth rates at lower than average valuations. The fixed-income
portion reflects an active trading strategy, seeking total return and focuses
on a duration target approximating the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index.
Equity investments are selected by the two Subadvisors, while the Advisor
manages the fixed-income assets and determines the overall mix for the Fund
depending upon its view of market conditions and economic outlook.
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
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Principal risks:
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You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform for any of the following reasons:
o The stock or bond market goes down
o The individual stocks and bonds in the Fund do not perform as well
as expected
o For the fixed-income portion of the Fund, the Advisor's forecast as
to interest rates is not correct
o For the foreign securities held in the Fund, if foreign currency
values go down versus the U.S. dollar
o The Advisor's allocation among different sectors of the stock and
bond markets does not perform as well as expected
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. Because Class I shares were not offered prior to 1999, the chart
shows the performance of the Class A shares at NAV. Class I returns would have
been similar, except for its lower expenses. The table compares the Fund's
performance over time to that of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the
Lehman Aggregate Bond Index. It also shows the Fund's returns compared to the
Lipper Balanced Funds Index. The average total return table shows returns for
Class A shares with the maximum sales charge deducted. No sales charge has
been applied to the index used for comparison in the table. Again, Class I
returns would have been similar, except for lower expenses and no sales
charges. The Fund's past performance does not necessarily indicate how the
Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
(Class A return at NAV)
1989 18.73% 1994 -5.50%
1990 1.79% 1995 25.85%
1991 17.79% 1996 9.03%
1992 7.46% 1997 18.92%
1993 5.95% 1998 17.49%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q4 '98 12.42%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q3 '98 (6.47)%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-98)
(with maximum Class A sales charge deducted)
1 year 5 years 10 years
CSIF Balanced: Class A 11.92% 11.53% 10.83%
S&P 500 Index Monthly Reinvested 28.74% 24.08% 19.20%
Lehman Aggregate Bond Index TR 8.69% 7.27% 9.26%
Lipper Balanced Funds Index 15.09% 13.87% 13.32%
(Note: Class I shares have no sales charge.)
For current yield information call 800-368-2745, or visit Calvert Group's
website at www.calvertgroup.com
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CSIF Managed Index
Advisor Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Subadvisor State Street Global Advisors
Objective
CSIF Managed Index seeks a total return after expenses which exceeds over time
the total return of the Russell 1000 Index. It seeks to obtain this objective
while maintaining risk characteristics similar to those of the Russell 1000
Index and through investments in stocks that meet the Fund's investment and
social criteria. This objective may be changed by the Fund's Board of
Trustees/Directors without shareholder approval.
Principal investment strategies:
The Fund invests in stocks that meet the social criteria and creates a
portfolio whose characteristics closely resemble the characteristics of the
Russell 1000 Index, while emphasizing the stocks which it believes offer the
greatest potential of return.
CSIF Managed Index follows an enhanced index management strategy. Instead of
passively holding a representative basket of securities designed to match the
Russell 1000 Index, the Subadvisor actively uses a proprietary analytical
model to attempt to enhance the Fund's performance, relative to the Index. The
Fund may purchase stocks not in the Russell 1000 Index, but at least 65% of
the Fund's total assets will be invested in stocks that are in the Index. Any
investments not in the Index will meet the Fund's social screening criteria
and be selected to closely mirror the Index's risk/return characteristics. The
Subadvisor rebalances the Fund quarterly to maintain its relative exposure to
the Index.
The first step of the investment strategy is to identify those stocks in the
Russell 1000 Index which meet the Fund's social screening criteria. From this
list of stocks, the Subadvisor chooses stocks that closely mirror the Index in
terms of various factors such as industry weightings, capitalization, and
yield. Even though certain industries may be eliminated from the Fund by the
screens, the factor model permits mathematical substitutes which the
Subadvisor expects to mimic the return characteristics of the missing
industries and stocks.
The final step in the process is to apply the Subadvisor's proprietary
valuation method which attempts to identify the stocks which have the greatest
potential for superior performance. Each security identified for potential
investment is ranked according to two separate measures: value and momentum of
market sentiment. These two measures combine to create a single composite
score of each stock's attractiveness. The Fund is constructed from securities
that meet its social criteria, weighted through a mathematical process that
seeks to reduce risk vis-a-vis the Russell 1000 Index. The Subadvisor expects
to hold between 100 and 150 stocks.
The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest U.S.
companies based on total market capitalization. The Index is adjusted, or
reconstituted, annually. As of the latest reconstitution, the average market
capitalization of the Russell 1000 was approximately $7.6 billion.
Tracking the Index
The Subadvisor expects a tracking error over time of no more than 2.5%,
although there can be no guarantee such results will be achieved. The Fund's
ability to track the Index will be monitored by analyzing returns to ensure
that the returns are reasonably consistent with Index returns. Any deviations
of realized returns from the Index which are in excess of those expected will
be analyzed for sources of variance. Where variations are deemed to be
systematic or associated with a particular feature of the investment process,
the constraints on the Fund associated with that factor may be adjusted to
ensure a higher degree of correlation to the Index.
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
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Principal risks:
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You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform the stock market for any of the following reasons:
o The stock market or the Russell 1000 Index goes down
o The individual stocks in the Fund or the index modeling portfolio do
not perform as well as expected
o An index fund has operating expenses; a market index does not. The
Fund - while expected to track its target index as closely as possible while
satisfying its own investment and social criteria - will not be able to match
the performance of the index exactly
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. The Fund is not sponsored, sold, promoted or endorsed by
the Frank Russell Company.
(No performance results are shown for CSIF Managed Index since its inception
was 4/15/98.)
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CSIF Equity
Advisor Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Subadvisors Atlanta Capital Management Company, L.L.C.
Objective
CSIF Equity seeks growth of capital through investment in stocks of issuers in
industries believed to offer opportunities for potential capital appreciation
and which meet the Fund's investment and social criteria.
Principal investment strategies:
The Fund invests primarily in the common stocks of large-cap companies having,
on average, market capitalization of at least $1 billion. Investment returns
will be mostly from changes in the price of the Fund's holdings (capital
appreciation).
The Subadvisor looks for growing companies with a history of steady earnings
growth. Companies are selected based on the Subadvisor's opinion that the
company has the ability to sustain growth through growing profitability and
that the stock is favorably priced with respect to those growth expectations.
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
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Principal risks:
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You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform for any of the following reasons:
o The stock market goes down
o The individual stocks in the Fund do not perform as well as expected
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. Because Class I shares were not offered prior to 1999, the chart
shows the performance of the Class A shares at NAV. Class I returns would have
been similar, except for its lower expenses. The table compares the Fund's
performance over time to that of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. It also
shows the Fund's returns compared to the Lipper Growth Funds Index. The
average total return table shows returns for Class A shares with the maximum
sales charge deducted. No sales charge has been applied to the index used for
comparison in the table. Again, Class I returns would have been similar,
except for lower expenses and no sales charges. The Fund's past performance
does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
(Class A return at NAV)
1989 27.45% 1994 -12.06%
1990 -4.87% 1995 20.29%
1991 21.93% 1996 21.68%
1992 8.37% 1997 19.33%
1993 2.13% 1998 10.89%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q1 '98 11.73%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q3 '98 (17.56)%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-98)
(with maximum Class A sales charge deducted)
1 year 5 years 10 years
CSIF Equity: Class A 5.62% 10.17% 10.25%
S&P 500 Index Monthly Reinvested 28.74% 24.08% 19.20%
Lipper Growth Funds Index 25.69% 19.82% 17.21%
(Note: Class I shares have No sales charge)
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Calvert Capital Accumulation
Advisor Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Subadvisor Brown Capital Management, Inc.
Objective
Capital Accumulation seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by
investing primarily in mid-cap stocks that meet the Fund's investment and
social criteria. This objective may be changed by the Fund's Board of
Trustees/Directors without shareholder approval.
Principal investment strategies
Investments are primarily in the common stocks of mid-size companies.
Returns in the Fund will be mostly from the changes in the price of the Fund's
holdings (capital appreciation.) The Fund currently defines mid-cap companies
as those within the range of market capitalizations of the S & P's Mid-cap 400
Index. Most companies in the Index have a capitalization of $500 million to
$10 billion. Stocks chosen for the Fund combine growth and value
characteristics or offer the opportunity to buy growth at a reasonable price.
The Subadvisor favors companies which have an above market average prospective
growth rate, but sell at below market average valuations. The Subadvisor
evaluates each stock in terms of its growth potential, the return for risk free
investments and the risk and reward potential for the company to determine a
reasonable price for the stock.
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
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Principal risks
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You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform for any of the following reasons:
o The stock market goes down
o The individual stocks in the Fund do not perform as well as expected
o The Fund is non-diversified. Compared to other funds, the Fund may invest
more of its assets in a smaller number of companies. Gains or losses on a
single stock may have greater impact on the Fund.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. Because Class I shares were not offered prior to 1999, the chart
shows the performance of the Class A shares at NAV. Class I returns would have
been similar, except for its lower expenses. The table compares the Fund's
performance over time to that of the Standard & Poor's Mid-Cap 400 Index. It
also shows the Fund's returns compared to the Lipper Mid-Cap Funds Index. The
average total return table shows returns for Class A shares with the maximum
sales charge deducted. No sales charge has been applied to the index used for
comparison in the table. Again, Class I returns would have been similar,
except for lower expenses and no sales charges. The Fund's past performance
does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
(Class A return at NAV)
1989 N/A 1994 N/A
1990 N/A 1995 36.75%
1991 N/A 1996 9.37%
1992 N/A 1997 22.02%
1993 N/A 1998 29.35%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q4 '98 25.03%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q3 '98 (14.00)%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-98)
(with maximum Class A sales charge deducted)
1 year 5 years 10 years
Capital Accumulation: Class A1 23.19% N/A N/A
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index 18.25% N/A N/A
Lipper Mid-Cap Funds Index 13.92% N/A N/A
1 Since inception "A" (10/31/94) 22.09; S&P Mid Cap 400 Index 22.77; and
Lipper Mid-Cap Funds Index 18.36.
(Note: Class I shares have No sales charge)
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Calvert World Values International Equity Fund
Advisor Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Subadvisor Murray Johnstone International, Ltd.
Objective
CWVF International Equity seeks to provide a high total return consistent with
reasonable risk by investing primarily in a globally diversified portfolio of
stocks that meet the Fund's investment and social criteria.
Principal investment strategies
The Fund identifies those countries with markets and economies that it
believes currently provide the most favorable climate for investing. The Fund
invests primarily in the common stocks of mid- to large-cap companies using a
value approach. The Subadvisor selects countries based on a "20 questions"
model which uses macro- and micro-economic inputs to rank the attractiveness
of markets in various countries. Within each country, the Subadvisor uses
valuation techniques that have been shown to best determine value within that
market. In some countries, the valuation process may favor the comparison of
price-to-cash-flow while in other countries, price-to-sales or price-to-book
may be more useful in determining which stocks are undervalued.
The Fund invests primarily in more developed economies and markets. No more
than 5% of Fund assets are invested in the U.S. (excluding High Social Impact
and Special Equities investments).
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
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Principal risks:
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You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform for any of the following reasons:
o The stock markets (including those outside the U.S.) go down
o The individual stocks in the Fund do not perform as well as expected
o Foreign currency values go down versus the U.S. dollar
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. Because Class I shares were not offered prior to 1999, the chart
shows the performance of the Class A shares at NAV. Class I returns would have
been similar, except for its lower expenses. The table compares the Fund's
performance over time to that of the Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE
Index. It also shows the Fund's returns compared to the Lipper International
Funds Index. The average total return table shows returns for Class A shares
with the maximum sales charge deducted. No sales charge has been applied to
the index used for comparison in the table. Again, Class I returns would have
been similar, except for lower expenses and no sales charges. The Fund's past
performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
(Class A return at NAV)
1989 N/A 1994 -2.66%
1990 N/A 1995 11.81%
1991 N/A 1996 12.02%
1992 N/A 1997 6.57%
1993 25.78% 1998 16.10%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q4 '98 17.97%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q3 '98 (14.82)%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-98)
(with maximum Class A sales charge deducted)
1 year 5 years 10 years
CWVF International Equity: Class A1 10.59% 7.52% N/A
MSCI EAFE Index GD 20.33% 9.50% N/A
Lipper International Funds Index 12.66% 8.59% N/A
1 Inception "A" (7/31/92) 9.22%; MSCI EAFE Index GD 12.25%; and Lipper
International Funds Index 11.75%. The month end date of 7/31/92 is used for
comparison purposes only, actual fund inception is 7/2/92.
(Note: Class I shares have No sales charge)
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Calvert New Vision Small Cap
Advisor Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Subadvisor Awad Asset Management, Inc.
Objective
New Vision Small Cap seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by
investing primarily in small-cap stocks that meets the Fund's investment and
social criteria. This objective may be changed by the Fund's Board of
Trustees/Directors without shareholder approval.
Principal Investment Strategies
At least 65% of the Fund's assets will be invested in the common stocks of
small-cap companies. Returns in the Fund will be mostly from the changes in
the price of the Fund's holdings (capital appreciation). The Fund currently
defines small-cap companies as those with market capitalization of $1 billion
or less at the time the Fund initially invests.
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
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Principal risks
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You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform for any of the following reasons:
o The stock market goes down
o The individual stocks in the Fund do not perform as well as expected
o Prices of small-cap stocks may respond to market activity differently than
larger more established companies
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. Because Class I shares were not offered prior to 1999, the chart
shows the performance of the Class A shares at NAV. Class I returns would have
been similar, except for its lower expenses. The table compares the Fund's
performance over time to that of the Russell 2000 Index. It also shows the
Fund's returns compared to the Lipper Small-Cap Funds Index. The average total
return table shows returns for Class A shares with the maximum sales charge
deducted. No sales charge has been applied to the index used for comparison in
the table. Again, Class I returns would have been similar, except for lower
expenses and no sales charges. The Fund's past performance does not
necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
(Class A return at NAV)
1989 N/A 1994 N/A
1990 N/A 1995 N/A
1991 N/A 1996 N/A
1992 N/A 1997 N/A
1993 N/A 1998 -9.43%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q2 '97 15.51%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q3 '98 (21.82)%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-98)
(with maximum Class A sales charge deducted)
1 year 5 years 10 years
New Vision Small Cap: Class A1 -13.75% N/A N/A
Russell 2000 Index TR -2.55% N/A N/A
Lipper Small-Cap Funds Index -0.85% N/A N/A
1 From inception (1/31/97) -13.73%; Russell 2000 Index TR 8.48%; Lipper
Small-Cap Funds Index 5.83%.
(Note: Class I shares have No sales charge)
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CSIF Bond
Advisor Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
Objective
CSIF Bond seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent
with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital through investment in
bonds and other straight debt securities meeting the Fund's investment and
social criteria.
Principal investment strategies:
The Fund uses an active strategy, seeking relative value to earn incremental
income. The Fund typically invests at least 65% of its assets in investment
grade debt securities.
The Fund invests with the philosophy that long-term rewards to investors will
come from those organizations whose products, services, and methods enhance
the human condition and the traditional American values of individual
initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. Investments are
selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the dual objectives of
financial soundness and social criteria. See "Investment Selection Process."
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Principal risks:
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You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could
underperform , most likely for any of the following reasons:
o The bond market goes down
o The individual bonds in the Fund do not perform as well as expected
o The Advisor's forecast as to interest rates is not correct
o The Advisor's allocation among different sectors of the bond market does not
perform as well as expected
o The Fund is non-diversified. Compared to other funds, the Fund may invest
more of its assets in a smaller number of companies. Gains or losses on a
single bond may have greater impact on the Fund.
(The Fund's non-diversified status is subject to shareholder approval expected
at a shareholder meeting in late February 1999. Unless and until the
shareholders approve the changes, the Fund will be diversified.)
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table
The bar chart and table below show the Fund's annual returns and its long-term
performance. Because Class I shares were not offered prior to 1999, the chart
shows the performance of the Class A shares at NAV. Class I returns would have
been similar, except for its lower expenses. The table compares the Fund's
performance over time to that of the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index. It also
shows the Fund's returns compared to the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds A Rated
Index. The average total return table shows returns for Class A shares with
the maximum sales charge deducted. No sales charge has been applied to the
index used for comparison in the table. Again, Class I returns would have been
similar, except for lower expenses and no sales charges. The Fund's past
performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the
future.
Bar Chart with Year-by-Year Total Return
(Class A return at NAV)
1989 13.56% 1994 -5.80%
1990 8.30% 1995 17.39%
1991 15.75% 1996 2.92%
1992 6.72% 1997 9.87%
1993 11.64% 1998 6.13%
Best Quarter (of periods shown) Q3 '91 5.99%
Worst Quarter (of periods shown) Q1 '94 (3.57)%
Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12-31-98)
(with maximum Class A sales charge deducted)
1 year 5 years 10 years
CSIF Bond: Class A 2.16% 5.02% 8.04%
Lehman Aggregate Bond Index TR 8.69% 7.27% 9.26%
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds
A Rated Index 7.31% 6.61% 8.85%
(Note: Class I shares have No sales charge)
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Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of a Fund. Annual Fund operating expenses
are deducted from Fund assets.
CLASS I CSIF CSIF CSIF Capital
Balanced2 Mn. Indx Equity2 Accum.2
Annual fund operating expenses
Management fees .55 .70 .60 .75
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees none none none none
Other expenses .20 .33 .31 .33
Total annual fund operating expenses .75 1.03 .91 1.08
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement1 - (.28) (.11) (.28)
Net Expenses .75 .75 .80 .80
CLASS I CWVF New CSIF
Int Eq. Vision3 Bond
Annual fund operating expenses
Management fees .90 .85 .45
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees none none none
Other expenses .35 .40 .34
Total annual fund operating expenses 1.25 1.25 .79
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement1 (.20) (.43) (.19)
Net Expenses 1.05 .82 .60
Explanation of Fees and Expenses Table
Expenses are based on estimates for the current fiscal year. Management fees
include the Subadvisory fees paid by the Advisor ("CAMCO") to the Subadvisors,
and, if applicable, the administrative fee paid by the Fund to Calvert
Administrative Services Company, an affiliate of CAMCO.
1 CAMCO has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (net of any expense
offset arrangements) for all of the Funds' Class I shares through December 31,
1999. The contractual expense cap is shown as "Net Expenses", this is the
maximum amount that may be charged to the Funds for this period.
2 The Management fees for CSIF Balanced, CSIF Equity, and Calvert Capital
Accumulation have been restated to reflect changes expected to be approved by
shareholders in early 1999. See "About Calvert Group--Advisory Fees". If
shareholders do not approve the changes to the fees the Management fees and
Total annual fund operating expenses and Net Expenses, if applicable, would be
0.07% lower for CSIF Balanced, 0.14% lower for CSIF Equity, and 0.01% lower
for Calvert Capital Accumulation.
3 Expenses for New Vision Small Cap have been restated to reflect expenses
expected to be incurred in 1999.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in a Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example assumes that:
o You invest $1,000,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated;
o Your investment has a 5% return each year; and
o The Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, under these assumptions
your costs would be as follows if the Class I shares are held for 1, 3, 5 or
10 years:
CSIF Balanced CWVF International Equity Capital Accumulation
1 $7,659 1 $10,707 1 $8,168
3 $23,969 3 $37,679 3 $31,566
5 $41,693 5 $66,710 5 $56,835
10 $93,032 10 $149,369 10 $129,200
CSIF Managed Index New Vision Small Cap
1 $7,659 1 $8,371
3 $29,996 3 $35,402
5 $54,141 5 $64,498
10 $123,408 10 $147,340
CSIF Equity CSIF Bond
1 $8,168 1 $6,132
3 $27,916 3 $23,329
5 $49,312 5 $42,004
10 $110,947 10 $96,022
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Principal Investment Practices and Risks
The most concise description of each Fund's principal investment strategies
and associated risks is under the risk-return summary for each Fund. The Funds
are also permitted to invest in certain other investments and to use certain
investment techniques that have higher risks associated with them. On the
following pages are brief descriptions of the investments and techniques
summarized in the risk-return summary, along with certain additional
investment techniques and their risks.
For each of the investment practices listed, the table below shows each Fund's
limitations as a percentage of its assets and the principal types of risk
involved. (See the pages following the table for a description of the types of
risks). Numbers in this table show maximum allowable amount only; for actual
usage, consult the Fund's annual/semi-annual reports.
Key to Table
@ Fund currently uses
0 Permitted, but not typically used
(% of assets allowable, if restricted)
- -- Not permitted
xN Allowed up to x% of fund's net assets
xT Allowed up to x% of Fund's total assets
NA Not applicable to this type of fund
Column 1 = Explanation of Practice
Column 2 = CSIF Balanced
Column 3 = CSIF Managed Index
Column 4 = CSIF Equity
Column 5 = Capital Accumulation
Column 2 = CWVF International Equity
Column 7 = Calvert New Vision Small Cap
Column 8 = CSIF Bond
Investment Practices
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Column 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Active Trading @ 0 0 0 0 0 @
Strategy/Turnover
involves selling a
security soon after
purchase. An active
trading strategy
causes a fund to have
higher portfolio
turnover compared to
other funds and
higher transaction
costs, such as
commissions and
custodian and
settlement fees, and
may increase a Fund's
tax liability. Risks:
Opportunity, Market
and Transaction.
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Temporary Defensive
Positions. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
During adverse (35T) (35T)
market, economic or
political conditions,
the Fund may depart
from its principal
investment strategies
by increasing its
investment in U.S.
government securities
and other short-term
interest-bearing
securities. During
times of any
temporary defensive
positions, a Fund may
not be able to
achieve its
investment objective
Risks: Opportunity.
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Conventional
Securities 25N -- 25N @ 25N 15T1 25N
Foreign Securities.
Securities issued by
companies located
outside the U.S.
and/or traded
primarily on a
foreign exchange.
Risks: Market,
Currency,
Transaction,
Liquidity,
Information and
Political.
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Small Cap Stocks.
Investing in small 0 NA 0 0 0 @ NA
companies involves
greater risk than
with more established
companies. Small cap
stock prices are more
volatile and the
companies often have
limited product
lines, markets,
financial resources,
and management
experience. Risks:
Market, Liquidity and
Information.
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Investment grade
bonds. Bonds rated @ Na 0 0 0 0 @
BBB/Baa or higher or
comparable unrated
bonds. Risks:
Interest Rate, Market
and Credit.
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Below-investment 20N3 NA 20N3 10N3 5N3 5N3 20N3
grade bonds. Bonds
rated below BBB/Baa
or comparable unrated
bonds are considered
junk bonds. They are
subject to greater
credit risk than
investment grade
bonds. Risks: Credit,
Market, Interest
Rate, Liquidity and
Information.
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Unrated debt @ NA 0 0 0 0 @
securities. Bonds
that have not been
rated by a recognized
rating agency; the
Advisor has
determined the credit
quality based on its
own research. Risks:
Credit, Market,
Interest Rate,
Liquidity and
Information.
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Illiquid securities.
Securities which 15N 15N 15N 15N 15N 15N 15N
cannot be readily
sold because there is
no active market.
Risks: Liquidity,
Market and
Transaction.
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Unleveraged
derivative securities @ NA 0 0 0 0 @
Asset-backed
securities.
Securities are backed
by unsecured debt,
such as credit card
debt. These
securities are often
guaranteed or
over-collateralized
to enhance their
credit quality.
Risks: Credit,
Interest Rate and
Liquidity.
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Mortgage-backed
securities. @ NA 0 0 0 0 @
Securities are backed
by pools of
mortgages, including
passthrough
certificates, and
other senior classes
of collateralized
mortgage obligations
(CMOs). Risks:
Credit, Extension,
Prepayment, Liquidity
and Interest Rate.
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Unleveraged
derivative
securities, (con't.)
Participation 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0
interests. Securities
representing an
interest in another
security or in bank
loans. Risks: Credit,
Interest Rate and
Liquidity.
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Leveraged derivative
instruments Currency
contracts. Contracts 0 NA 0 5T 5T - - 0
involving the right
or obligation to buy
or sell a given
amount of foreign
currency at a
specified price and
future date. Risks:
Currency, Leverage,
Correlation,
Liquidity and
Opportunity.
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Options on securities
and indices. 5T 5T 5T 5T 5T 5T 5T
Contracts giving the
holder the right but
not the obligation to
purchase or sell a
security (or the cash
value, in the case of
an option on an
index) at a specified
price within a
specified time. In
the case of selling
(writing) options,
the Funds will write
call options only if
they already own the
security (if it is
"covered"). Risks:
Interest Rate,
Currency, Market,
Leverage,
Correlation,
Liquidity, Credit and
Opportunity.
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Futures contract. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agreement to buy or 5N 5N 5N 5N 5N 5N 5N
sell a specific
amount of a commodity
or financial
instrument at a
particular price on a
specific future date.
Risks: Interest Rate,
Currency, Market,
Leverage,
Correlation,
Liquidity and
Opportunity.
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Structured securities
Indexed and/or
leveraged 0 NA NA NA 0 NA 0
mortgage-backed and
other debt
securities, including
principal-only and
interest-only
securities, leveraged
floating rate
securities, and
others. These
securities tend to be
highly sensitive to
interest rate
movements and their
performance may not
correlate to these
movements in a
conventional fashion.
Risks: Credit,
Interest Rate,
Extension,
Prepayment, Market,
Leverage, Liquidity
and Correlation.
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1 New Vision may invest only in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) -
dollar-denominated receipts representing shares of a foreign issuer. ADRs are
traded on U.S. exchanges. See the SAI.
2 Excludes any high social impact investments.
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The Funds have additional investment policies and restrictions that are not
principal to their investment strategies (for example, repurchase agreements,
borrowing, pledging, and reverse repurchase agreements, securities lending,
when-issued securities and short sales.) These policies and restrictions are
discussed in the SAI.
Types of Investment Risk
Correlation risk
This occurs when a Fund "hedges"- uses one investment to offset the Fund's
position in another. If the two investments do not behave in relation to one
another the way Fund managers expect them to, then unexpected or undesired
results may occur. For example, a hedge may eliminate or reduce gains as well
as offset losses.
Credit risk
The risk that the issuer of a security or the counterparty to an investment
contract may default or become unable to pay its obligations when due.
Currency risk
Currency risk occurs when a Fund buys, sells or holds a security denominated
in foreign currency. Foreign currencies "float" in value against the U.S.
dollar. Adverse changes in foreign currency values can cause investment losses
when a Fund's investments are converted to U.S. dollars.
Extension risk
The risk that an unexpected rise in interest rates will extend the life of a
mortgage-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically
reducing the security's value.
Information risk
The risk that information about a security or issuer or the market might not
be available, complete, accurate or comparable.
Interest rate risk
The risk that changes in interest rates will adversely affect the value of an
investor's securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income
securities will generally fall. Conversely, a drop in interest rates will
generally cause an increase in the value of fixed-income securities.
Longer-term securities and zero coupon/"stripped" coupon securities ("strips")
are subject to greater interest rate risk.
Leverage risk
The risk that occurs in some securities or techniques which tend to magnify
the effect of small changes in an index or a market. This can result in a loss
that exceeds the amount actually invested.
Liquidity risk
The risk that occurs when investments cannot be readily sold. A Fund may have
to accept a less-than-desirable price to complete the sale of an illiquid
security or may not be able to sell it at all.
Management risk
This risk exists in all mutual funds and means that a Fund's portfolio
management practices might not work to achieve their desired result.
Market risk
The risk that exists in all mutual funds and means the risk that securities
prices in a market, a sector or an industry will fluctuate, and that such
movements might reduce an investment's value.
Opportunity risk
The risk of missing out on an investment opportunity because the assets needed
to take advantage of it are committed to less advantageous investments or
strategies.
Political risk
The risk that may occur with foreign investments, and means that the value of
an investment may be adversely affected by nationalization, taxation, war,
government instability or other economic or political actions or factors.
Prepayment risk
The risk that unanticipated prepayments may occur, reducing the value of a
mortgage-backed security. The Fund must then reinvest those assets at the
current market rate, which may be lower.
Transaction risk
The risk that a Fund may be delayed or unable to settle a transaction or that
commissions and settlement expenses may be higher than usual.
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Investment Selection Process
Investments are selected on the basis of their ability to contribute to the
dual objectives of financial soundness and social criteria.
Potential investments for a Fund are first selected for financial soundness
and then evaluated according to that Fund's social criteria. To the greatest
extent possible, Calvert Social Investment Fund (CSIF) and Calvert World
Values International Equity Fund (CWVF) seek to invest in companies that
exhibit positive accomplishments with respect to one or more of the social
criteria. Investments for all Funds must meet the minimum standards for all
its financial and social criteria.
Although each Fund's social criteria tend to limit the availability of
investment opportunities more than is customary with other investment
companies, CAMCO and the Subadvisors of the Funds believe there are sufficient
investment opportunities to permit full investment among issuers which satisfy
each Fund's investment and social objectives.
The selection of an investment by a Fund does not constitute endorsement or
validation by that Fund, nor does the exclusion of an investment necessarily
reflect failure to satisfy the Fund's social criteria. Investors are invited
to send a brief description of companies they believe might be suitable for
investment.
Socially Responsible Investment Criteria
The Funds invest in accordance with the philosophy that long-term rewards to
investors will come from those organizations whose products, services, and
methods enhance the human condition and the traditional American values of
individual initiative, equality of opportunity and cooperative effort. In
addition, we believe that there are long-term benefits in an investment
philosophy that demonstrates concern for the environment, labor relations,
human rights and community relations. Those enterprises that exhibit a social
awareness in these issues should be better prepared to meet future societal
needs. By responding to social concerns, these enterprises should not only
avoid the liability that may be incurred when a product or service is
determined to have a negative social impact or has outlived its usefulness,
but also be better positioned to develop opportunities to make a profitable
contribution to society. These enterprises should be ready to respond to
external demands and ensure that over the longer term they will be viable to
seek to provide a positive return to both investors and society as a whole.
Each Fund has developed social investment criteria, detailed below. These
criteria represent standards of behavior which few, if any, organizations
totally satisfy. As a matter of practice, evaluation of a particular
organization in the context of these criteria will involve subjective judgment
by CAMCO and the Subadvisors. All social criteria may be changed by the Board
of Trustees/Directors without shareholder approval.
Calvert Social Investment Fund
CSIF seeks to invest in companies that:
o Deliver safe products and services in ways that sustain our natural
environment. For example, CSIF looks for companies that produce energy from
renewable resources, while avoiding consistent polluters.
o Manage with participation throughout the organization in defining and
achieving objectives. For example, CSIF looks for companies that offer
employee stock ownership or profit-sharing plans.
o Negotiate fairly with their workers, provide an environment supportive of
their wellness, do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion,
age, disability, ethnic origin, or sexual orientation, do not consistently
violate regulations of the EEOC, and provide opportunities for women,
disadvantaged minorities, and others for whom equal opportunities have often
been denied. For example, CSIF considers both unionized and non-union firms
with good labor relations.
o Foster awareness of a commitment to human goals, such as creativity,
productivity, self-respect and responsibility, within the organization and the
world, and continually recreates a context within which these goals can be
realized. For example, CSIF looks for companies with an above average
commitment to community affairs and charitable giving.
CSIF will not invest in companies that the Advisor determines to be
significantly engaged in:
o Production, or the manufacture of equipment, to produce nuclear energy
o Business activities in support of repressive regimes
o Manufacture of weapon systems
o Manufacture of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products
o Operation of gambling casinos
With respect to U.S. government securities, CSIF invests primarily in debt
obligations issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S.
Government whose purposes further or are compatible with CSIF's social
criteria, such as obligations of the Student Loan Marketing Association,
rather than general obligations of the U.S. Government, such as Treasury
securities.
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Calvert World Values International Equity Fund
The spirit of Calvert World Values International Equity Fund's social criteria
is similar to CSIF, but the application of the social analysis is
significantly different. International investing brings unique challenges in
terms of corporate disclosure, regulatory structures, environmental standards,
and differing national and cultural priorities. Due to these factors, the CWVF
social investment standards are less stringent than those of CSIF.
CWVF seeks to invest in companies that:
o Achieve excellence in environmental management. We select investments that
take positive steps toward preserving and enhancing our natural environment
through their operations and products. We avoid companies with poor
environmental records.
o Have positive labor practices. We consider the International Labor
Organization's basic conventions on worker rights as a guideline for our labor
criteria. We seek to invest in companies that hire and promote women and
ethnic minorities; respect the right to form unions; comply, at a minimum,
with domestic hour and wage laws; and provide good health and safety
standards. We avoid companies that demonstrate a pattern of engaging in
forced, compulsory, or child labor.
CWVF avoids investing in companies that:
o Contribute to human rights abuses in other countries 1
o Produce nuclear power or nuclear weapons, or have more than 10% of revenues
derived from the production or sale of weapons systems
o Derive more than 10% of revenues from the production of alcohol or tobacco
products, but actively seeks to invest in companies whose products or services
improve the quality of or access to health care, including public health and
preventative medicine
Calvert Capital Accumulation Fund
Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund
The Funds carefully review company policies and behavior regarding social
issues important to quality of life such as:
o environment
o employee relations
o product criteria
o weapons systems
o nuclear energy
o human rights
Both Funds will avoid investing in companies that have:
o Significant or historical patterns of violating environmental regulations,
or otherwise have an egregious environmental record
o Significant or historical patterns of discrimination against employees on
the basis of race, gender, religion, age, disability or sexual
orientation, or that have major labor-management disputes
o Nuclear power plant operators and owners, or manufacturers of key components
in the nuclear power process
o Significantly engaged in weapons production( including weapons systems
contractors and major nuclear weapons systems
contractors)
o Significantly involved in the manufacture of tobacco or alcohol products
o Products or offer services that, under proper use, are considered harmful
The Advisor will seek to review companies' overseas operations consistent with
the social criteria stated above.
While Capital Accumulation and New Vision may invest in companies that exhibit
positive social characteristics, they make no explicit claims to seek out
companies with such practices.
1 CWVF may invest in companies that operate in countries with poor human
rights records if we believe the companies are making a positive contribution.
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High Social Impact Investments - CSIF Balanced, Bond and Equity, Calvert World
Values International Equity, Capital Accumulation and New Vision
High Social Impact Investments is a program that targets a percentage of the
Fund's assets (up to 1% for each of CSIF Balanced, CSIF Equity and CSIF Bond
and New Vision and up to 3% for each of CWVF International Equity and Capital
Accumulation) to directly support the growth of community-based organizations
for the purposes of promoting business creation, housing development, and
economic and social development of urban and rural communities. These types of
investments offer a rate of return below the then-prevailing market rate, and
are considered illiquid, unrated and below-investment grade. They also involve
a greater risk of default or price decline than investment grade securities.
However, they have a significant social return by making a tremendous
difference in our local communities. High Social Impact Investments are valued
under the direction and control of the Fund's Board.
The Funds have received an exemptive order to permit them to invest those
assets allocated for investment in high social impact investments through the
purchase of Community Investment Notes from the Calvert Social Investment
Foundation. The Calvert Social Investment Foundation is a non-profit
organization, legally distinct from Calvert Group, organized as a charitable
and educational foundation for the purpose of increasing public awareness and
knowledge of the concept of socially responsible investing. It has instituted
the Calvert Community Investments program to raise assets from individual and
institutional investors and then invest these assets directly in non-profit or
not-for-profit community development organizations and community development
banks that focus on low income housing, economic development and business
development in urban and rural communities.
Special Equities - CSIF Balanced and Calvert World Values International Equity
CSIF Balanced and CWVF International Equity each have a Special Equities
investment program that allows the Fund to promote especially promising
approaches to social goals through privately placed investments. The
investments are generally venture capital investments in small, untried
enterprises. The Special Equities Committee of each Fund identifies,
evaluates, and selects the Special Equities investments. Special Equities
involve a high degree of risk-- they are subject to liquidity, information,
and if a debt investment, credit risk. Special Equities are valued under the
direction and control of the Fund's Board.
About Calvert Group
Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.(4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N,
Bethesda, MD 20814) ("CAMCO") is the Funds' investment advisor and provides
day-to-day investment management services to the Funds. It has been managing
mutual funds since 1976. CAMCO is the investment advisor for over 25 mutual
funds, including the first and largest family of socially screened funds. As
of December 31, 1998, CAMCO had $6 billion in assets under management.
CAMCO uses a team approach to its management of CSIF Bond (since February
1997) and the fixed-income assets of CSIF Balanced Portfolio (June 1995). Reno
J. Martini, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, heads this
team and oversees the management of all Calvert Funds for CAMCO. Mr. Martini
has over 18 years of experience in the investment industry and has been the
head of CAMCO's asset management team since 1985.
Subadvisors and Portfolio Managers
Brown Capital Management, Inc., 809 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland, has
managed part of the equity investments of CSIF Balanced since 1996, and
Capital Accumulation since 1994. In 1997, Brown Capital became the sole
Subadvisor for Capital Accumulation. It uses a bottom-up approach that
incorporates growth-adjusted price earnings, concentrating on mid-/large-cap
growth stocks.
Eddie C. Brown, founder and President of Brown Capital Management, Inc., heads
the portfolio management team for Capital Accumulation and Brown Capital's
portion of CSIF Balanced. He brings over 24 years of management experience to
the Funds, and has held positions with T. Rowe Price Associates and Irwing
Management Company. Mr. Brown is a frequent panelist on "Wall Street Week with
Louis Rukeyser" and is a member of the Wall Street Week Hall of Fame.
NCM Capital Management Group, Inc., 103 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27701,
has managed part of the equity investments of CSIF Balanced since 1995. NCM is
one of the largest minority-owned investment management firms in the country
and provides products in equity fixed income and balanced portfolio
management. It is also one of the industry leaders in the employment and
training of minority and women investment professionals.
NCM's portfolio management team consists of several members, headed by Maceo
K. Sloan. Mr. Sloan has more than 12 years of experience in the investment
industry, and is a frequent panelist on Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser.
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State Street Global Advisors (SSgA); 225 Franklin St., Boston, MA, was
established in 1978 as an investment management division of the State Street
Bank and Trust Company. SSgA is a pioneer in the development of domestic and
international index funds, and has managed CSIF Managed Index since its
inception.
SSgA's portfolio management team consists of several members, headed by Arlene
Rockefeller. She joined SSgA in 1982, with 10 years experience in investment
computer systems. Ms. Rockefeller is currently Principal and Unit Head of
Global Enhanced Equities. She manages a variety of SSgA's equity and tax-free
funds.
ATLANTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLCLA; Two Midtown Plaza, Suite 1600, 1360
Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309 has managed CSIF Equity since September
1998.
Daniel W. Boone, III, C.F.A. heads the Atlanta portfolio management team for
CSIF Equity. He is a senior Partner and senior investment professional for
Atlanta Capital. He has been with the firm since 1976. He specializes in
equity portfolio management and research. Before joining the firm, he held
positions with the international firm of Lazard, Freres in New York, and
Wellington Management Company. Mr. Boone has earned a MBA from the Wharton
School of University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with distinction, and
a B.A. from Davidson College.
MURRAY JOHNSTONE INTERNATIONAL, LTD, 875 North Michigan Ave., Suite 3415,
Chicago, IL 60611. The firm has managed Calvert World Values International
Equity Fund since its inception.
Andrew Preston heads the portfolio management team for International Equity.
He joined Murray Johnstone International in 1985, and has held positions as
investment analyst in the United Kingdom and U.S. Department, and Fund Manager
in the Japanese Department. He was appointed director of the company in 1993.
Prior to joining Murray Johnstone, he was a member of the Australian Foreign
Service and attended University in Australia and Japan.
AWAD Asset Management, Inc. (AWAD); 250 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10177, a
subsidiary of Raymond James & Associates, has managed the New Vision Small Cap
Fund since 1997. The firm specializes in the management of
small-capitalization growth stocks. They emphasize a
growth-at-a-reasonable-price investment philosophy.
James Awad, President of Awad, founded the firm in 1992. He heads the
portfolio management team for New Vision Small Cap. Mr. Awad has more than 30
years experience in the investment business, holding positions with firms such
as Neuberger & Berman and First Investors Corporation.
Each of the Funds has obtained an exemptive order from the Securities and
Exchange Commission to permit the Fund, pursuant to approval by the Board of
Trustees/Directors, to enter into and materially amend contracts with the
Fund's Subadvisor without shareholder approval. See "Investment Advisor and
Subadvisor" in the SAI for further details.
Advisory Fees
The following table shows the aggregate annual advisory fee paid to CAMCO by
each Fund for the most recent fiscal year as a percentage of that Fund's
average daily net assets .
CSIF Balanced 0.62% 2, 5
CSIF Managed Index 0.60% 3, 4
CSIF Equity 0.56% 2, 5
CSIF Bond 0.55% 1, 2
CWVF International Equity 1.00% 2
Capital Accumulation 0.79% 2, 5
New Vision Small Cap 0.90% 2
1 CAMCO waived part of its advisory fee for CSIF Bond. The full contractual
rate CSIF Bond was obligated to pay CAMCO for fiscal year 1998 was 0.65%.
2 These advisory agreements are proposed to be changed by a vote of
shareholders in February 1999. If approved, the new advisory fee would be:
CSIF Balanced, 0.425%; CSIF Equity, 0.50%; CSIF Bond, 0.35%; CWVF
International Equity, 0.75%; Capital Accumulation, 0.65%; and New Vision Small
Cap, 0.75%. Note the advisory fee does not include the administrative services
fee, paid to the Advisor's affiliate. See the fee table of "Fees and Expenses"
for the combined advisory and administrative services fee shown as "Management
Fee."
3 CSIF Managed Index has not had a full year of operations. Its advisory
agreement provides for a fee of 0.60% of the Portfolio's first $500 million of
average daily net assets and 0.55% of any such assets over $500 million.
4 CSIF Managed Index has a recapture provision under which CAMCO may elect
to recapture from the Fund in a later year any fees CAMCO waives or expenses
it assumes, subject to certain limitations.
5 CSIF Balanced has a performance adjustment which could cause the fee to
be as high as 0.85% or as low as 0.55%, depending on the Fund's performance
relative to the relevant index (CAMCO: Lehman Aggregate Bond; NCM: Russell
3000; Brown: S&P 500). CSIF Equity has a performance adjustment which would
cause the fee to be as high as 0.90% or as low as 0.50%, depending on its
performance relative to the S&P 500 Index. Capital Accumulation has a
performance adjustment which could cause the fee to be as high as 0.85% or as
low as 0.75%, depending on the Fund's performance relative to the S&P 400
Midcap Index. These performance adjustments are proposed to be eliminated by a
vote of shareholders in February 1999.
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A Word About the Year 2000 (Y2K) and Our Computer Systems
Like other mutual funds, CAMCO and its service providers use computer systems
for all aspects of our business -- processing shareholder and fund
transactions, fund accounting, executing trades, and pricing securities just
to name a few. Many current software programs cannot distinguish between the
year 2000 and the year 1900. This can cause problems with retirement plan
distributions, dividend payment software, transaction software, and numerous
other areas that could impact the Funds. Calvert Group has been reviewing all
of its computer systems for Y2K compliance. Although, at this time, there can
be no assurance that there will be no negative impact on the Funds, the
Advisor, the underwriter, transfer agent and custodian have advised the Funds
that they have been actively working on any necessary changes to their
computer systems to prepare for Y2K and expect that their systems, and those
of their outside service providers, will be adapted in time for that event.
For more information, please visit our website at www.calvertgroup.com.
HOW TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT
Complete and sign an application for each new account. Be sure to specify
Class I. All purchases must be made by bankwire in U.S. dollars. For more
information and wire instructions, call Calvert Group at 800-327-2109.
Minimum To Open an Account $1,000,000
IMPORTANT - HOW SHARES ARE PRICED
The price of shares is based on each Fund's net asset value ("NAV"). NAV is
computed by adding the value of a Fund's holdings plus other assets,
subtracting liabilities, and then dividing the result by the number of shares
outstanding. If a Fund has more than one class of shares, the NAV of each
class will be different, depending on the number of shares outstanding for
each class.
Portfolio securities and other assets are valued based on market quotations,
except that securities maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost.
If market quotations are not readily available, securities are valued by a
method that the Fund's Board of Trustees/Directors believes accurately
reflects fair value.
The NAV is calculated as of the close of each business day, which coincides
with the closing of the regular session of the New York Stock Exchange
("NYSE") (normally 4 p.m. ET). Each Fund is open for business each day the
NYSE is open. Please note that there are some federal holidays, however, such
as Columbus Day and Veteran's Day, when the NYSE is open and the Fund is open
but purchases cannot be made due to the closure of the banking system.
Some Funds hold securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges that
trade on days when the NYSE is closed. These Funds do not price shares on days
when the NYSE is closed, even if foreign markets may be open. As a result, the
value of the Fund's shares may change on days when you will not be able to buy
or sell your shares.
WHEN YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CREDITED
Your purchase will be processed at the next NAV calculated after your order is
received in good order. Each Fund reserves the right to suspend the offering
of shares for a period of time or to reject any specific purchase order. All
purchases will be confirmed and credited to your account in full and
fractional shares (rounded to the nearest 1/1000th of a share).
OTHER CALVERT GROUP FEATURES
CALVERT INFORMATION NETWORK
For 24 hour performance and account information call 800-368-2745 or visit
http://www.calvertgroup.com
You can obtain current performance and pricing information, verify account
balances, and authorize certain transactions with the convenience of one phone
call, 24 hours a day.
TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS
You may purchase, redeem, or exchange shares and wire funds by telephone if
you have pre-authorized service instructions. You receive telephone privileges
automatically when you open your account unless you elect otherwise. For our
mutual protection, the Fund, the shareholder servicing agent and their
affiliates use precautions such as verifying shareholder identity and
recording telephone calls to confirm instructions given by phone. A
confirmation statement is sent for most transactions; please review this
statement and verify the accuracy of your transaction immediately.
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EXCHANGES
Calvert Group offers a wide variety of investment options that includes common
stock funds, tax-exempt and corporate bond funds, and money market funds (call
your broker or Calvert representative for more information). We make it easy
for you to purchase shares in other Calvert funds if your investment goals
change.
Complete and sign an account application, taking care to register your new
account in the same name and taxpayer identification number as your existing
Calvert account(s). Exchange instructions may then be given by telephone if
telephone redemptions have been authorized and the shares are not in
certificate form.
Before you make an exchange, please note the following:
Each exchange represents the sale of shares of one Fund and the purchase of
shares of another. Therefore, you could realize a taxable gain or loss.
Shares may only be exchanged for Class I shares of another Calvert Fund.
Shareholders (and those managing multiple accounts) who make two purchases and
two exchange redemptions of shares of the same Fund during any six-month
period will be given written notice and may be prohibited from placing
additional investments. This policy does not prohibit a shareholder from
redeeming shares of any Fund, and does not apply to trades solely between
money market funds.
Each Fund reserves the right to terminate or modify the exchange privilege
with 60 days' written notice.
COMBINED GENERAL MAILINGS (Householding)
Multiple accounts with the same social security number will receive one
mailing per household of information such as prospectuses and semi-annual and
annual reports. You may request further grouping of accounts to receive fewer
mailings. Separate statements will be generated for each separate account and
will be mailed in one envelope for each combination above.
SPECIAL SERVICES AND CHARGES
Each Fund pays for shareholder services but not for special services that are
required by a few shareholders, such as a request for a historical transcript
of an account. You may be required to pay a fee for these special services.
MINIMUM ACCOUNT BALANCE
Please maintain a balance in each of your Fund accounts of at least $1,000,000
per Fund. If due to redemptions, the account falls below the minimum, your
account may be closed and the proceeds mailed to the address of record. You
will be given a notice that your account is below the minimum and will be
closed, or moved to Class A (at NAV) after 30 days if the balance is not
brought up to the required minimum amount.
DIVIDENDS, CAPITAL GAINS AND TAXES
Each Fund pays dividends from its net investment income as shown below. Net
investment income consists of interest income, net short-term capital gains,
if any, and dividends declared and on investments, less expenses.
Distributions of net short-term capital gains (treated as dividends for tax
purposes) and net long-term capital gains, if any, are normally paid once a
year; however, the Funds do not anticipate making any such distributions
unless available capital loss carryovers have been used or have expired.
Dividend and distribution payments will vary between classes.
CSIF Bond Paid monthly
CSIF Balanced Paid quarterly
CSIF Equity Paid annually
CSIF Managed Index Paid annually
CWVF International Equity Paid annually
Capital Accumulation Paid annually
New Vision Small Cap Paid annually
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Dividend payment options
Dividends and any distributions are automatically reinvested in the same Fund
at NAV, unless you elect to have amounts of $10 or more paid to you by wire to
a predesignated bank account. Dividends and distributions from any Calvert
Group Fund may be automatically invested in an identically registered account
in any other Calvert Group Fund at NAV. If reinvested in the same account, new
shares will be purchased at NAV on the reinvestment date, which is generally 1
to 3 days prior to the payment date. You must notify the Funds in writing to
change your payment options.
Buying a Dividend
At the time of purchase, the share price of each class may reflect
undistributed income, capital gains or unrealized appreciation of securities.
Any income or capital gains from these amounts which are later distributed to
you are fully taxable. On the record date for a distribution, share value is
reduced by the amount of the distribution. If you buy shares just before the
record date ("buying a dividend") you will pay the full price for the shares
and then receive a portion of the price back as a taxable distribution.
Federal Taxes
In January, each Fund will mail you Form 1099-DIV indicating the federal tax
status of dividends and any capital gain distributions paid to you during the
past year. Generally, dividends and distributions are taxable in the year they
are paid. However, any dividends and distributions paid in January but
declared during the prior three months are taxable in the year declared.
Dividends and distributions are taxable to you regardless of whether they are
taken in cash or reinvested. Dividends, including short-term capital gains,
are taxable as ordinary income. Distributions from long-term capital gains are
taxable as long-term capital gains, regardless of how long you have owned
shares.
You may realize a capital gain or loss when you sell or exchange shares. This
capital gain or loss will be short- or long-term, depending on how long you
have owned the shares which were sold. In January, these Funds will mail you
Form 1099-B indicating the total amount of all sales, including exchanges. You
should keep your annual year-end account statements to determine the cost
(basis) of the shares to report on your tax returns.
Other Tax Information
In addition to federal taxes, you may be subject to state or local taxes on
your investment, depending on the laws in your area. You will be notified to
the extent, if any, that dividends reflect interest received from US
government securities. Such dividends may be exempt from certain state income
taxes.
Taxpayer Identification Number
If we do not have your correct Social Security or Taxpayer Identification
Number ("TIN") and a signed certified application or Form W-9, Federal law
requires us to withhold 31% of your reportable dividends, and possibly 31% of
certain redemptions. In addition, you may be subject to a fine by the Internal
Revenue Service. You will also be prohibited from opening another account by
exchange. If this TIN information is not received within 60 days after your
account is established, your account may be redeemed (closed) at the current
NAV on the date of redemption. Calvert Group reserves the right to reject any
new account or any purchase order for failure to supply a certified TIN.
HOW TO SELL SHARES
You may redeem all or a portion of your shares on any day your Fund is open
for business. Your shares will be redeemed at the next NAV calculated after
your redemption request is received and accepted. (The proceeds will normally
be sent to you on the next business day, but if making immediate payment could
adversely affect your Fund, it may take up to seven (7) days to make payment..
The Funds have the right to redeem shares in assets other than cash for
redemption amounts exceeding, in any 90-day period, $250,000 or 1% of the net
asset value of the affected Fund, whichever is less. When the NYSE is closed
(or when trading is restricted) for any reason other than its customary
weekend or holiday closings, or under any emergency circumstances as
determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, redemptions may be
suspended or payment dates postponed.
Follow these suggestions to ensure timely processing of your redemption
request:
By Telephone - call 800-368-2745
You may redeem shares from your account by telephone and have your money wired
to an address or bank you have previously authorized. Class I redemptions must
be made by wire. Please note that there are some federal holidays, however,
such as Columbus Day and Veteran's Day, when the NYSE is open and the Fund is
open but redemptions cannot be made due to the closure of the banking system.
If you want the money to be wired to a bank not previously authorized, then a
voided bank check must be provided. To add instructions to wire to a
destination not previously established, or if you would like funds sent to a
different address or another person, your letter must be signature guaranteed.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Funds'
financial performance for the past 5 years (or if shorter, the period of the
Fund's operations). Certain information reflects financial results for a
single share, by Fund and Class. The total returns in the table represent the
rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund
(assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions), and does not
reflect any applicable front- or back-end sales charge. This information has
been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP whose report, along with a Fund's
financial statements, are included in the Fund's annual report, which is
available upon request.
Class I
Shares
Period Ended
September 30,
1998 ##
Net asset value, beginning $15.00
Income from investment operations
Net investment income .04
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (1.50)
Total from investment operations (1.46)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value (1.46)
Net asset value, ending $13.54
Total return* (9.73%)
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income .54%(a)
Total expenses + .81%(a)
Net expenses .75%(a)
Expenses reimbursed .22%(a)
Portfolio turnover 27%
Net assets, ending (in thousands) $14,897
Number of shares outstanding,
ending (in thousands) 1,100
(a) = Annualized
+ This ratio reflects total expenses before reduction for fees paid
indirectly; such reductions are included in the ratio of net expenses.
* Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year and does not
reflect deduction of any front-end or deferred sales charge.
## From April 15, 1998 inception
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To Open an Institutional (Class I) Account:
800-327-2109
Performance and Prices:
Calvert Information Network
24 hours, 7 days a week
800-368-2745
Service for Existing Accounts:
Shareholders 800-327-2109
TDD for Hearing-Impaired:
800-541-1524
Calvert Office:
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Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Registered, Certified or
Overnight Mail:
Calvert Group
c/o NFDS
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Kansas City, MO 64105
Calvert Group Web-Site
Address: http://www.calvertgroup.com
PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
Calvert Distributors, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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For investors who want more information about the Funds, the following
documents are available free upon request:
Annual/Semi-Annual Reports: Additional information about each Fund's
investments is available in the Fund's Annual and Semi-Annual reports to
shareholders. In each Fund's annual report, you will find a discussion of the
market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the
Fund's performance during its last fiscal year.
Statement of Additional Information (SAI): The SAI for each Fund provides more
detailed information about the Fund and is incorporated into this prospectus
by reference.
You can get free copies of reports and SAIs, request other information and
discuss your questions about the Funds by contacting your broker, or the Funds
at:
Calvert Group
4550 Montgomery Ave, Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Md. 20814
Telephone: 1-800-327-2109
Calvert Group Web-Site
Address: http://www.calvertgroup.com
You can review the Funds' reports and SAIs at the public Reference Room of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. You can get text-only copies:
For a fee, by writing to or calling the Public Reference Room of the
Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-6009, Telephone: 1-800-SEC-0330.
Free from the Commission's Internet website at http://www.sec.gov.
Investment Company Act file:
no.811-3334 (CSIF)
no.811- 06563 (CWVF International Equity and Capital Accumulation)
no.811- 3416 (New Vision)
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The Calvert Fund
Calvert Income Fund
4550 Montgomery Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Statement of Additional Information
January 31, 1999
New Account (800) 368-2748
Information: (301) 951-4820
Shareholder Services: (800) 368-2745
Broker (800) 368-2746
Services: (301) 951-4850
TDD for the Hearing- Impaired:
(800) 541-1524
This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus.
Investors should read the Statement of Additional Information in conjunction
with the Fund's Prospectus, dated January 31, 1999. The Fund's audited
financial statements included in its most recent Annual Report to
Shareholders, are expressly incorporated by reference, and made a part of this
SAI. The prospectus and the most recent shareholder report may be obtained
free of charge by writing the Fund at the above address or calling the Fund.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Investment Policies and Risks 1
Investment Restrictions 7
Dividends, Distributions and Taxes 9
Net Asset Value 10
Calculation of Yield and Total Return 10
Purchase and Redemption of Shares 11
Advertising 12
Trustees and Officers 12
Investment Advisor 15
Method of Distribution 16
Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agents 17
Portfolio Transactions 18
Independent Accountants and Custodians 18
General Information 18
Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities 19
Appendix 20
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INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISKS
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Foreign Securities
Investments in foreign securities may present risks not typically
involved in domestic investments. The Fund may purchase foreign securities
directly, on foreign markets, or those represented by American Depositary
Receipts ("ADRs"), or other receipts evidencing ownership of foreign
securities, such as International Depository Receipts and Global Depositary
Receipts. ADRs are US dollar-denominated and traded in the US on exchanges or
over the counter. By investing in ADRs rather than directly in foreign
issuers' stock, the Fund may possibly avoid some currency and some liquidity
risks. The information available for ADRs is subject to the more uniform and
more exacting accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards of the
domestic market or exchange on which they are traded.
Additional costs may be incurred in connection with international
investment since foreign brokerage commissions and the custodial costs
associated with maintaining foreign portfolio securities are generally higher
than in the United States. Fee expense may also be incurred on currency
exchanges when the Fund changes investments from one country to another or
converts foreign securities holdings into U.S. dollars.
United States Government policies have at times, in the past, through
imposition of interest equalization taxes and other restrictions, discouraged
certain investments abroad by United States investors.
Since investments in securities of issuers domiciled in foreign
countries usually involve currencies of the foreign countries, and since the
Fund may temporarily hold funds in foreign currencies during the completion of
investment programs, the value of the assets of the Fund as measured in United
States dollars may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in foreign
currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. For example, if the
value of the foreign currency in which a security is denominated increases or
declines in relation to the value of the U.S. dollar, the value of the
security in U.S. dollars will increase or decline correspondingly. The Fund
will conduct its foreign currency exchange transactions either on a spot
(i.e., cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign exchange market,
or through entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign
currencies. A forward foreign currency contract involves an obligation to
purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date which may be any fixed
number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a
price set at the time of the contract. These contracts are traded in the
interbank market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large,
commercial banks) and their customers. A forward foreign currency contract
generally has no deposit requirement, and no commissions are charged at any
stage for trades.
EUROCURRENCY CONVERSION RISK
European countries that are members of the European Monetary Union
have agreed to use a common currency unit, the "euro," beginning in 1999.
Currently, each of these countries has its own currency unit. Although the
Advisor does not anticipate any problems in conversion from the old currencies
to the euro, there may be issues involved in settlement, valuation, and
numerous other areas that could impact the Fund. Calvert has been reviewing
all of its computer systems for Eurocurrency conversion compliance. There can
be no assurance that there will be no negative impact on the Fund, however,
the Advisor and custodian have advised the Fund that they have been actively
working on any necessary changes to their computer systems to prepare for the
conversion, and expect that their systems, and those of their outside service
providers, will be adapted in time for that event.
INTERNATIONAL MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS
Calvert Income Fund may, in pursuit of its investment objective,
invest in U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of foreign branches of U.S.
banks and U.S. branches of foreign banks. Such obligations are not insured by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Foreign and domestic bank reserve
requirements may differ. Payment of interest and principal upon these
obligations and the marketability and liquidity of such obligations in the
secondary market may also be affected by governmental action in the country of
domicile of the branch (generally referred to as "sovereign risk"). Examples
of governmental actions would be the imposition of exchange or currency
controls, interest limitations or withholding taxes on interest income,
seizure of assets, or the declaration of a moratorium on the payment of
principal or interest. In addition, evidences of ownership of portfolio
securities may be held outside of the U.S., and the Fund may be subject to the
risks associated with the holding of such property overseas.
TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE POSITIONS
For temporary defensive purposes - which may include a lack of
adequate purchase candidates or an unfavorable market environment - the Fund
may invest in cash or cash equivalents. Cash equivalents include instruments
such as, but not limited to, U.S. government and agency obligations,
certificates of deposit, banker's acceptances, time deposits commercial paper,
short-term corporate debt securities, and repurchase agreements.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Fund may, in pursuit of its investment objectives, purchase debt
securities subject to repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are
transactions in which a person purchases a security and simultaneously commits
to resell that security to the seller at a mutually agreed upon time and
price. The seller's obligation is secured by the underlying security. The
repurchase price reflects the initial purchase price plus an agreed upon
market rate of interest. While an underlying security may bear a maturity in
excess of one year, the term of the repurchase agreement is always less than
one year. Repurchase agreements not terminable within seven days are
considered illiquid. Repurchase agreements are short-term money market
investments, designed to generate current income.
The Fund will only engage in repurchase agreements with recognized
securities dealers and banks determined to present minimal credit risk by the
Advisor under the direction and supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees.
In addition, the Fund will only engage in repurchase agreements reasonably
designed to secure fully during the term of the agreement the seller's
obligation to repurchase the underlying security and will monitor the market
value of the underlying security during the term of the agreement. If the
value of the underlying security declines and is not at least equal to the
repurchase price due to the Fund pursuant to the agreement, the Fund will
require the seller to pledge additional securities or cash to secure the
seller's obligations pursuant to the agreement. If the seller defaults on its
obligation to repurchase and the value of the underlying security declines,
the Fund may incur a loss and may incur expenses in selling the underlying
security. Repurchase agreements are always for periods of less than one year.
Repurchase agreements not terminable within seven days are considered illiquid.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may also engage in reverse repurchase agreements. Under a
reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells securities to a bank or
securities dealer and agrees to repurchase those securities from such party at
an agreed upon date and price reflecting a market rate of interest. The Fund
invests the proceeds from each reverse repurchase agreement in obligations in
which it is authorized to invest. The Fund intends to enter into a reverse
repurchase agreement only when the interest income provided for in the
obligation in which the Fund invests the proceeds is expected to exceed the
amount the Fund will pay in interest to the other party to the agreement plus
all costs associated with the transactions. The Fund does not intend to borrow
for leverage purposes. The Fund will only be permitted to pledge assets to the
extent necessary to secure borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements.
During the time a reverse repurchase agreement is outstanding, the
Fund will maintain in a segregated custodial account an amount of cash, U.S.
Government securities or other liquid, high-quality debt securities equal in
value to the repurchase price. The Fund will mark to market the value of
assets held in the segregated account, and will place additional assets in the
account whenever the total value of the account falls below the amount
required under applicable regulations.
The Fund's use of reverse repurchase agreements involves the risk
that the other party to the agreements could become subject to bankruptcy or
liquidation proceedings during the period the agreements are outstanding. In
such event, the Fund may not be able to repurchase the securities it has sold
to that other party. Under those circumstances, if at the expiration of the
agreement such securities are of greater value than the proceeds obtained by
the Fund under the agreements, the Fund may have been better off had it not
entered into the agreement. However, the Fund will enter into reverse
repurchase agreements only with banks and dealers which the Advisor believes
present minimal credit risks under guidelines adopted by the Fund's Board of
Trustees. In addition, the Fund bears the risk that the market value of the
securities it sold may decline below the agreed-upon repurchase price, in
which case the dealer may request the Fund to post additional collateral.
NON-INVESTMENT GRADE DEBT SECURITIES
Non-investment grade debt securities are lower quality debt
securities (generally those rated BB or lower by S&P or Ba or lower by
Moody's, known as "junk bonds"). These securities have moderate to poor
protection of principal and interest payments and have speculative
characteristics. (See Appendix for a description of the ratings.) These
securities involve greater risk of default or price declines due to changes in
the issuer's creditworthiness than investment-grade debt securities. Because
the market for lower-rated securities may be thinner and less active than for
higher-rated securities, there may be market price volatility for these
securities and limited liquidity in the resale market. Market prices for these
securities may decline significantly in periods of general economic difficulty
or rising interest rates. Unrated debt securities may fall into the lower
quality category. Unrated securities usually are not attractive to as many
buyers as rated securities are, which may make them less marketable.
The quality limitation set forth in the Fund's investment policy is
determined immediately after the Fund's acquisition of a given security.
When purchasing non-investment grade debt securities, rated or
unrated, the Advisor prepare its own careful credit analysis to attempt to
identify those issuers whose financial condition is adequate to meet future
obligations or is expected to be adequate in the future. Through portfolio
diversification and credit analysis, investment risk can be reduced, although
there can be no assurance that losses will not occur.
DERIVATIVES
The Fund can use various techniques to increase or decrease its
exposure to changing security prices, interest rates, or other factors that
affect security values. These techniques may involve derivative transactions
such as buying and selling options and futures contracts and leveraged notes,
entering into swap agreements, and purchasing indexed securities. The Fund can
use these practices either as substitution or as protection against an adverse
move in the Fund to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the Fund. If
the Advisor judges market conditions incorrectly or employs a strategy that
does not correlate well with a Fund's investments, or if the counterparty to
the transaction does not perform as promised, these techniques could result in
a loss. These techniques may increase the volatility of a Fund and may involve
a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of the risk assumed.
Derivatives are often illiquid.
OPTIONS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS
Covered Options. The Fund may, in pursuit of its investment
objectives, engage in the writing of covered call options in standard
contracts traded on national securities exchanges or quoted on NASDAQ,
provided that: (1) the Fund continues to own the securities covering each call
option until the call option has been exercised or until the Fund has
purchased a closing call to offset its obligation to deliver securities
pursuant to the call option it had written; and (2) the market value of all
securities covering call options in the Fund does not exceed 35% of the market
value of the Fund's net assets. The Fund may also write secured put options
against U.S. Government-backed obligations and uses a variety of other
investment techniques, seeking to hedge against changes in the general level
of interest rates, including the purchase of put and call options on debt
securities and the purchase and sale of interest rate futures contracts and
options on such futures. The Fund will not engage in such transactions for the
purpose of speculation or leverage. Such investment policies and techniques
may involve a greater degree of risk than those inherent in more conservative
investment approaches.
The Fund will not engage in options or futures transactions unless it
receives appropriate regulatory approvals permitting the Fund to engage in
such transactions. The Fund observes the following operating policy, which may
be changed without the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares:
Purchase a futures contract or an option thereon if, with respect to positions
in futures or options on futures which do not represent bonafide hedging, the
aggregate initial margin and premiums on such options would exceed 5% of the
Fund's net asset value. (See non-fundamental investment restriction number 1.)
Covered Options on Debt Securities. The Fund may write "covered
options" on debt securities in standard contracts traded on national
securities exchanges and in the over-the-counter market. The Fund will write
such options in order to receive the premiums from options that expire and to
seek net gains from closing purchase transactions with respect to such options.
The Fund may write only "covered options." This means that, in the
case of call options, so long as the Fund is obligated as the writer of a call
option, it will own the underlying security subject to the option and, in the
case of put options, the Fund will, through its custodian, deposit and
maintain with a securities depository U.S. Treasury obligations with a market
value equal to or greater than the exercise price of the option.
Characteristics of Covered Options. When a Fund writes a covered call
option, the Fund gives the purchaser the right to purchase the security at the
call option price at any time during the life of the option. As the writer of
the option, the Fund receives a premium, less a commission, and in exchange
foregoes the opportunity to profit from any increase in the market value of
the security exceeding the call option price. The premium serves to mitigate
the effect of any depreciation in the market value of the security. Writing
covered call options can increase the income of the Fund and thus reduce
declines in the net asset value per share of the Fund if securities covered by
such options decline in value. Exercise of a call option by the purchaser
however will cause the Fund to forego future appreciation of the securities
covered by the option.
When the Fund writes a covered put option, it will gain a profit in
the amount of the premium, less a commission, so long as the price of the
underlying security remains above the exercise price. However, the Fund
remains obligated to purchase the underlying security from the buyer of the
put option (usually in the event the price of the security falls below the
exercise price) at any time during the option period. If the price of the
underlying security falls below the exercise price, the Fund may realize a
loss in the amount of the difference between the exercise price and the sale
price of the security, less the premium received.
The Fund may purchase securities which may be covered with call
options solely on the basis of considerations consistent with the investment
objectives and policies of the Fund.
The Fund's turnover may increase through the exercise of a call
option; this will generally occur if the market value of a "covered" security
increases and the Fund has not entered into a closing purchase transaction.
Expiration of a put or call option or entry into a closing purchase
transaction will result in a short-term capital gain, unless the cost of a
closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium the Fund received when it
initially wrote the option, in which case a short-term capital loss will
result. If the purchaser exercises a put or call option, the Fund will realize
a gain or loss from the sale of the security acquired or sold pursuant to the
option, and in determining the gain or loss the premium will be included in
the proceeds of sale. To preserve the Fund's status as a regulated investment
company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, it is the Fund's
policy to limit any gains on put or call options and other securities held
less than three months to less than 30% of the Fund's annual gross income.
Risks Related to Options Transactions. The Fund can close out its
positions in exchange traded options only on an exchange which provides a
secondary market in such options. Although the Fund intends to acquire and
write only such exchange-traded options for which an active secondary market
appears to exist, there can be no assurance that such a market will exist for
any particular option contract at any particular time. It is difficult to
accurately predict the extent of trading interest that may develop with
respect to such options. This might prevent a Fund from closing an options
position, which could impair the Fund's ability to hedge its portfolio
effectively. Also, a Fund's inability to close out a call position may have an
adverse effect on its liquidity because the Fund may be required to hold the
securities underlying the option until the option expires or is exercised.
The hours of trading for options on U.S. Government securities may
not correspond exactly to the hours of trading for the underlying securities.
To the extent that the options markets close before the U.S. Government
securities markets, significant movements in rates and prices may occur in the
Government securities markets that cannot be reflected in the options markets.
Interest Rate Futures Transactions. A change in the general level of
interest rates will affect the market value of debt securities in a Fund's
portfolio. The Fund may purchase and sell interest rate futures contracts
("futures contracts") as a hedge against changes in interest rates in
accordance with the strategies described below. A futures contract is an
agreement between two parties to buy and sell a security on a future date
which has the effect of establishing the current price for the security.
Although futures contracts by their terms require actual delivery and
acceptance of securities, in most cases the contracts are closed out before
the settlement date without the making or taking of delivery of securities.
Upon purchasing or selling a futures contract, the Fund deposits initial
margin with its custodian, and thereafter daily payments of maintenance margin
are made to and from the executing broker. Payments of maintenance margin
reflect changes in the value of the futures contract, with the Fund being
obligated to make such payments if its futures position becomes less valuable
and entitled to receive such payments if its position becomes more valuable.
Futures contracts have been designed by boards of trade which have
been designated "contract markets" by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
("CFTC"). As a series of a registered investment company, the Fund is eligible
for exclusion from the CFTC's definition of "commodity pool operator," meaning
that the Fund may invest in futures contracts under specified conditions
without registering with the CFTC. Futures contracts trade on contract markets
in a manner that is similar to the way a stock trades on a stock exchange, and
the boards of trade, through their clearing corporations, guarantee
performance of the contracts.
The purchase and sale of futures contracts is for the purpose of
hedging the Fund's holdings of long-term debt securities. Futures contracts
based on U.S. Government securities and GNMA Certificates historically have
reacted to an increase or decrease in interest rates in a manner similar to
the manner in which mortgage-related securities reacted to the change. If
interest rates increase, the value of such securities in the Fund's portfolio
would decline, but the value of a short position in futures contracts would
increase at approximately the same rate, thereby keeping the net asset value
of the Fund from declining as much as it otherwise would have. Thus, if a Fund
owns long-term securities and interest rates were expected to increase, it
might sell futures contracts rather than sell its holdings of long-term
securities. If, on the other hand, the Fund held cash reserves and interest
rates were expected to decline, the Fund might enter into futures contracts
for the purchase of U.S. Government securities or GNMA certificates and thus
take advantage of the anticipated risk in the value of long-term securities
without actually buying them until the market had stabilized. At that time,
the futures contracts could be liquidated and the Fund's cash reserves could
then be used to buy long-term securities in the cash market. The Fund could
accomplish similar results by selling securities with long maturities and
investing in securities with short maturities when interest rates are expected
to increase or by buying securities with long maturities and selling
securities with short maturities when interest rates are expected to decline.
But by using futures contracts as an investment tool to manage risk it might
be possible to accomplish the same result easily and quickly.
Options on Futures Contracts. The Fund may purchase and write call
and put options on futures contracts which are traded on a U.S. exchange or
board of trade and enter into closing transactions with respect to such
options to terminate an existing position. An option on a futures contract
gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a
position in a futures contract-a long position if the option is a call and a
short position if the option is a put-at a specified exercise price at any
time during the period of the option. The Fund will pay a premium for such
options which it purchases. In connection with such options which it writes,
the Fund will make initial margin deposits and make or receive maintenance
margin payments which reflect changes in the market value of such options.
This arrangement is similar to the margin arrangements applicable to futures
contracts described above.
Purchase of Put Options on Futures Contracts. The purchase of put
options on futures contracts is analogous to the sale of futures contracts and
is used to protect the Fund's portfolio of debt securities against the risk of
declining prices.
Purchase of Call Options on Futures Contracts. The purchase of call
options on futures contracts represents a means of obtaining temporary
exposure to market appreciation at limited risk. It is analogous to the
purchase of a futures contract and is used to protect against a market advance
when the Fund is not fully invested.
Writing Call Options on Futures Contracts. The writing of call
options on futures contracts constitutes a partial hedge against declining
prices of the debt securities which are deliverable upon exercise of the
futures contracts. If the futures contract price at expiration is below the
exercise price, the Fund will retain the full amount of the option premium
which provides a partial hedge against any decline that may have occurred in
the Fund's holdings of debt securities.
Writing Put Options on Futures Contracts. The writing of put options
on futures contracts is analogous to the purchase of futures contracts. If an
option is exercised, the net cost to the Fund of the debt securities acquired
by it will be reduced by the amount of the option premium received. Of course,
if market prices have declined, the Fund's purchase price upon exercise may be
greater than the price at which the debt securities might be purchased in the
cash market.
Risks of Options and Futures Contracts. If the Fund has sold futures
or takes options positions to hedge its portfolio against decline in the
market and the market later advances, the Fund may suffer a loss on the
futures contracts or options which it would not have experienced if it had not
hedged. The success of a hedging strategy depends on the Advisor's ability to
predict the direction of interest rates and other economic factors.
Correlation is imperfect between movements in the prices of futures or options
contracts and movements in prices of the securities which are the subject of
the hedge. Thus, the price of the futures contract or option may move more
than or less than the price of the securities being hedged. If a Fund used a
futures or options contract to hedge against a decline in the market, and the
market later advances (or vice versa), the Fund may suffer a greater loss than
if it had not hedged.
A Fund can close out its futures positions only on an exchange or
board of trade which provides a secondary market in such futures. Although the
Fund intends to purchase or sell only such futures for which an active
secondary market appears to exist, there can be no assurance that such a
market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time.
This might prevent the Fund from closing a futures position, which could
require the Fund to make daily cash payments with respect to its position in
the event of adverse price movements. In such situations, if the Fund has
insufficient cash, it may have to sell portfolio securities to meet daily
margin requirements at a time when it would be disadvantageous to do so. The
inability to close futures or options positions could have an adverse effect
on the Fund's ability to hedge effectively. There is also risk of loss by the
Fund of margin deposits in the event of bankruptcy of a broker with whom the
Fund has an open position in a futures contract. To partially or completely
offset losses on futures contracts, the Fund will normally hold the securities
against which the futures positions were taken until the futures positions can
be closed out, so that the Fund receives the gain (if any) from the portfolio
securities. This might have an adverse effect on the Fund's overall liquidity.
Options on futures transactions bear several risks apart from those
inherent in options transactions generally. A Fund's ability to close out its
options positions in futures contracts will depend upon whether an active
secondary market for such options develops and is in existence at the time the
Fund seeks to close its position. There can be no assurance that such a market
will develop or exist. Therefore, the Fund might be required to exercise the
options to realize any profit.
LENDING PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
The Fund may lend its portfolio securities to member firms of the New
York Stock Exchange and commercial banks with assets of one billion dollars or
more. Any such loans must be secured continuously in the form of cash or cash
equivalents such as US Treasury bills. The amount of the collateral must on a
current basis equal or exceed the market value of the loaned securities, and
the Fund must be able to terminate such loans upon notice at any time. The
Fund will exercise its right to terminate a securities loan in order to
preserve its right to vote upon matters of importance affecting holders of the
securities.
The advantage of such loans is that the Fund continues to receive the
equivalent of the interest earned or dividends paid by the issuers on the
loaned securities while at the same time earning interest on the cash or
equivalent collateral which may be invested in accordance with the Fund's
investment objective, policies and restrictions.
Securities loans are usually made to broker-dealers and other
financial institutions to facilitate their delivery of such securities. As
with any extension of credit, there may be risks of delay in recovery and
possibly loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the
loaned securities fail financially. However, the Fund will make loans of its
portfolio securities only to those firms the Advisor deems creditworthy and
only on terms the Advisor believes should compensate for such risk. On
termination of the loan, the borrower is obligated to return the securities to
the Fund. The Fund will recognize any gain or loss in the market value of the
securities during the loan period. The Fund may pay reasonable custodial fees
in connection with the loan.
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
The Fund may, in pursuit of its investment objectives, invest in
collateralized mortgage obligations. Collateralized mortgage obligations
("CMOs") are fully-collateralized bonds which are general obligations of the
issuer of the bonds. CMOs are not direct obligations of the U.S. Government.
CMOs generally are secured by collateral consisting of mortgages or a pool of
mortgages. The collateral is assigned to the trustee named in the indenture
pursuant to which the bonds are issued. Payments of principal and interest on
the underlying mortgages are not passed through directly to the holder of the
CMO; rather, payments to the trustee are dedicated to payment of interest on
and repayment of principal of the CMOs. This means that the character of
payments of principal and interest is not passed through, so that payments to
holders of CMOs attributable to interest paid and principal repaid on the
underlying mortgages or pool of mortgages do not necessarily constitute income
and return of capital, respectively, to the CMO holders. Also, because
payments of principal and interest are not passed through, CMOs secured by the
same pool or mortgages may be, and frequently are, issued with a variety of
classes or series, which have different maturities and are retired
sequentially. CMOs are designed to be retired as the underlying mortgages are
repaid. In the event of prepayment on such mortgages, the class of CMO first
to mature generally will be paid down. Thus there should be sufficient
collateral to secure the CMOs that remain outstanding even if the issuer does
not supply additional collateral.
FHLMC has introduced a CMO which is a general obligation of FHLMC.
This requires FHLMC to use its general funds to make payments on the CMO if
payments from the underlying mortgages are insufficient.
U.S. GOVERNMENT-BACKED OBLIGATIONS
The Fund may, in pursuit of its investment objective, invest in
Ginnie Maes, Fannie Maes, Freddie Macs, U.S. Treasury obligations, and other
U.S. Government-backed obligations.
Ginnie Maes. Ginnie Maes, issued by the Government National Mortgage
Association, are typically interests in pools of mortgage loans insured by the
Federal Housing Administration or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration. A
"pool" or group of such mortgages is assembled and, after approval from GNMA,
is offered to investors through various securities dealers. GNMA is a U.S.
Government corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Ginnie Maes are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States,
which means that the U.S. Government guarantees that interest and principal
will be paid when due.
Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs. Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are issued
by the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), respectively. Unlike GNMA certificates, which
are typically interests in pools of mortgages insured or guaranteed by
government agencies, FNMA and FHLMC certificates represent undivided interests
in pools of conventional mortgage loans. Both FNMA and FHLMC guarantee timely
payment of principal and interest on their obligations, but this guarantee is
not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. FNMA's
guarantee is supported by its ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, while
FHLMC's guarantee is backed by reserves set aside to protect holders against
losses due to default.
U.S. Treasury Obligations. Direct obligations of the United States
Treasury are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. They
differ only with respect to their rates of interest, maturities, and times of
issuance. U.S. Treasury obligations consist of: U.S. Treasury bills (having
maturities of one year or less), U.S. Treasury notes (having maturities of one
to ten years ) and U.S. Treasury bonds (generally having maturities greater
than ten years).
Other U.S. Government Obligations. The Fund may invest in other
obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies, or its
instrumentalities. (Certain obligations issued or guaranteed by a U.S.
Government agency or instrumentality may not be backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States.)
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INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
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Shareholders of the Fund are currently voting on various changes to
the Fund, pursuant to a proxy statement mailed in early January, 1999. If
approved at the special meeting of shareholders on February 24, 1999, the
revised fundamental investment restrictions will be as follows:
Fundamental Investment Restrictions
The Fund has adopted the following fundamental investment
restrictions. These restrictions cannot be changed without the approval of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
(1) The Fund may not make any investment inconsistent with
its classification as a nondiversified investment company
under the 1940 Act.
(2) The Fund may not concentrate its investments in the
securities of issuers primarily engaged in any particular
industry (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the
U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities and
repurchase agreements secured thereby).
(3) The Fund may not issue senior securities or borrow
money, except from banks for temporary or emergency purposes
and then only in an amount up to 33 1/3% of the value of its
total assets or as permitted by law and except by engaging
in reverse repurchase agreements, where allowed. In order to
secure any permitted borrowings and reverse repurchase
agreements under this section, the Fund may pledge, mortgage
or hypothecate its assets.
(4) The Fund may not underwrite the securities of other
issuers, except as permitted by the Board of Trustees within
applicable law, and except to the extent that in connection
with the disposition of its portfolio securities, the Fund
may be deemed to be an underwriter.
(5) The Fund may not invest directly in commodities or real
estate, although it may invest in securities which are
secured by real estate or real estate mortgages and
securities of issuers which invest or deal in commodities,
commodity futures, real estate or real estate mortgages and
provided that the Income Fund may purchase or sell stock
index futures, foreign currency futures, interest rate
futures and options thereon.
(6) The Fund may not make loans, other than through the
purchase of money market instruments and repurchase
agreements or by the purchase of bonds, debentures or other
debt securities, or as permitted by law. The purchase of all
or a portion of an issue of publicly or privately
distributed debt obligations in accordance with the Fund's
investment objective, policies and restrictions, shall not
constitute the making of a loan.
Nonfundamental Investment Restrictions
The Board of Trustees has adopted the following nonfundamental
investment restrictions. A nonfundamental investment restriction can be
changed by the Board at any time without a shareholder vote.
(1) The Fund does not intend to make any purchases of
securities if borrowing exceeds 5% of total assets.
(2) The Fund may not purchase a futures contract or an
option thereon if, with respect to positions in futures or
options on futures which do not represent bona fide hedging,
the aggregate initial margin and premiums on such options
would exceed 5% of the Fund's net asset value.
(3) The Fund may not invest in puts, calls, straddles,
spread, or any combination thereof, except to the extent
permitted by the Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information, as each may from time to time be amended.
(4) The Fund may not effect short sales or securities,
except (a) if it owns or has the right to obtain securities
equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short,
or (b) it may effect short sales of U.S. Treasury securities
for the limited purpose of hedging the duration of the
Fund's portfolio. For purposes of this restriction,
transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed
to constitute selling securities short.
(5) The Fund may not purchase securities on margin, except
(1) for use of short-term credit necessary for clearance of
purchases and sales of portfolio securities and (2) it may
make margin deposits in connection with futures contracts or
options on futures or other permissible investments.
(6) The Fund may not invest more than 30% of its assets in
the securities of foreign issuers, including obligations of
foreign branches of U.S. banks, and U.S. branches of foreign
banks.
(7) The Fund may not purchase illiquid securities if, as a
result, more than 15% of its net assets would be invested in
such securities.
Any investment restriction (other than those regarding borrowings and
illiquid holdings) which involves a maximum percentage of securities or assets
shall not be considered to be violated unless an excess over the applicable
percentage occurs immediately after an acquisition of securities or
utilization of assets and results therefrom.
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As noted above, the shareholders of the Fund are currently voting on
various changes to the Fund, pursuant to a proxy statement mailed in early
January, 1999. These are the fundamental investment restrictions in effect
until February 24, 1999, or which may be in effect if the above changes are
not approved by shareholders:
Fundamental Investment Restrictions
The Fund has adopted the following investment restrictions and
fundamental policies. These restrictions cannot be changed without the
approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, this means the lesser of the
vote of (a) 67% of the shares of the Fund at a meeting where more than 50% of
the outstanding shares are present in person or by proxy or (b) more than 50%
of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Shares have equal rights as to voting,
except that only shares of a series are entitled to vote on matters, such as
changes in investment objective, policies or restrictions, affecting only that
series (such as changes in investment objective, policies or restrictions).
Any investment restriction (other than those regarding borrowings and
illiquid holdings) which involves a maximum percentage of securities or assets
shall not be considered to be violated unless an excess over the applicable
percentage occurs immediately after an acquisition of securities or
utilization of assets and results therefrom.
The Fund may not:
1. Issue senior securities or borrow money, except from banks for
temporary or emergency purposes and then only as permitted by
law, in an amount up to 33 1/3% of the value of the Fund's total
assets or as permitted by law and except by engaging in reverse
repurchase agreements, where allowed. In order to secure any
permitted borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements under
this section, the Fund may pledge, mortgage or hypothecate its
assets.
2. Underwrite the securities of other issuers, except as permitted
by the Board of Trustees, within applicable law, and except to
the extent that in connection with the disposition of its
portfolio securities, the Fund may be deemed to be an
underwriter.
3. Invest directly in commodities, commodities futures contracts,
or real estate, although it may invest in securities which are
secured by real estate or real estate mortgages and securities
of issuers which invest or deal in commodities, commodity
futures, real estate or real estate mortgages.
4. Make loans of more than one-third of the total assets of the
Fund, or as permitted by law, other than through the purchase of
money market instruments and repurchase agreements or by the
purchase of bonds, debentures or other debt securities.
5. Concentrate 25% or more of the value of its assets in any one
industry, or as permitted by law; provided, however, that there
is no limitation with respect to investments in obligations
issued or guaranteed by the United States Government or its
agencies and instrumentalities, and repurchase agreements
secured thereby, and there is no limitation with respect to
investments in money market instruments of banks.
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
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The Funds intend to qualify as regulated investment companies under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. If for any reason the Fund should
fail to qualify, it would be taxed as a corporation at the Fund level, rather
than passing through its income and gains to shareholders.
Distributions of realized net capital gains, if any, are normally
paid once a year; however, the Fund does not intend to make any such
distributions unless available capital loss carryovers, if any, have been used
or have expired. As of September 30, 1998, the Fund had no tax-loss
carryforwards.
The Fund is required to withhold 31% of any reportable dividends and
long-term capital gain distributions paid and 31% of each reportable
redemption transaction, if: (a) the shareholder's social security number or
other taxpayer identification number ("TIN") is not provided or an obviously
incorrect TIN is provided; (b) the shareholder does not certify under
penalties of perjury that the TIN provided is the shareholder's correct TIN
and that the shareholder is not subject to backup withholding under section
3406(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code because of underreporting (however,
failure to provide certification as to the application of section
3406(a)(1)(C) will result only in backup withholding on dividends, not on
redemptions); or (c) the Fund is notified by the Internal Revenue Service that
the TIN provided by the shareholder is incorrect or that there has been
underreporting of interest or dividends by the shareholder. Affected
shareholders will receive statements at least annually specifying the amount
withheld.
In addition, the Fund is required to report to the Internal Revenue
Service the following information with respect to each redemption transaction:
(a) the shareholder's name, address, account number and taxpayer
identification number; (b) the total dollar value of the redemptions; and (c)
the Fund's identifying CUSIP number.
Certain shareholders are, however, exempt from the backup withholding
and broker reporting requirements. Exempt shareholders include corporations;
financial institutions; tax-exempt organizations; individual retirement plans;
the U.S., a State, the District of Columbia, a U.S possession, a foreign
government, an international organization, or any political subdivision,
agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing; U.S. registered commodities
or securities dealers; real estate investment trusts; registered investment
companies; bank common trust funds; certain charitable trusts; foreign central
banks of issue. Non-resident aliens also are generally not subject to either
requirement but, along with certain foreign partnerships and foreign
corporations, may instead be subject to withholding under Section 1441 of the
Internal Revenue Code. Shareholders claiming exemption from backup withholding
and broker reporting should call or write the Fund for further information.
Dividends and distributions are automatically reinvested at net asset
value in additional shares. Shareholders may elect to have their dividends and
distributions paid out in cash, or invested at net asset value in another
Calvert Group Fund.
Distributions from realized net short-term capital gains, as well as
dividends from net investment income, are currently taxable to shareholders as
ordinary income.
Net long-term capital gains distributions, if any, will generally be
includable as long-term capital gain in the gross income of shareholders who
are citizens or residents of the United States. Whether such realized
securities gains and losses are long-term or short-term depends on the period
the securities are held by the Fund, not the period for which the shareholder
holds shares of the Fund.
Dividends and distributions are taxable regardless of whether they
are reinvested in additional shares of a Fund or not. A shareholder may also
be subject to state and local taxes on dividends and distributions from the
Fund. The Fund will notify shareholders each January as to the federal tax
status of dividends and distributions paid by the Fund and the amount of
dividends withheld, if any, during the previous fiscal year.
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NET ASSET VALUE
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The net asset value per share of the Fund, the price at which shares
are redeemed, is determined every business day as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern time,
and at such other times as may be appropriate or necessary. The Fund does not
determine net asset value on certain national holidays or other days on which
the New York Stock Exchange is closed: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day,
Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
The Fund's net asset value per share is determined by dividing the
total net assets (the value of its assets net of liabilities, including
accrued expenses and fees) by the number of shares outstanding for each class.
Portfolio securities are valued as follows: (a) securities for which market
quotations are readily available are valued at the most recent closing price,
mean between bid and asked price, or yield equivalent as obtained from one or
more market makers for such securities; (b) securities maturing within 60 days
may be valued at cost, plus or minus any amortized discount or premium, unless
the Board of Trustees determines such method not to be appropriate under the
circumstances; and (c) all other securities and assets for which market
quotations are not readily available will be fairly valued by the Advisor in
good faith under the supervision of the Board of Trustees.
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share, as of September 30, 1998
Net asset value per share
($41,607,234 / 2,422,690 shares) $17.17
Maximum sales charge, Class A
(3.75% of offering price) 0.67
Offering price per share, Class A $17.84
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CALCULATION OF YIELD AND TOTAL RETURN
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YIELD
From time to time, the Fund may advertise its "yield". Yield
quotations are historical, and are not intended to indicate future
performance. "Yield" quotations refer to the aggregate imputed
yield-to-maturity of each of the Fund's investments based on the market value
as of the last day of a given thirty-day or one-month period, less accrued
expenses (net of reimbursement), divided by the average daily number of
outstanding shares which are entitled to receive dividends, times the maximum
offering price on the last day of the period (so that the effect of the sales
charge is included in the calculation), compounded on a "bond equivalent," or
semi-annual, basis. The Fund's yield is computed according to the following
formula:
Yield = 2(a-b/cd +1)6 - 1
where a = dividends and interest earned during the period using the aggregate
imputed yield-to-maturity for each of the Fund's investments as noted above; b
= expenses accrued for the period (net of reimbursement); c = the average
daily number of shares outstanding during the period that were entitled to
receive dividends; and d = the maximum offering price per share on the last
day of the period. Using this calculation, the Fund's yield for the month
ended September 30, 1998 was 7.51% for Class A shares.
Yield will fluctuate in response to changes in interest rates and
general economic conditions, portfolio quality, portfolio maturity, and
operating expenses. Yield is not fixed or insured and therefore is not
comparable to a savings or other similar type of account. Yield during any
particular time period should not be considered an indication of future yield.
It is, however, useful in evaluating the Fund's performance in meeting its
investment objective.
TOTAL RETURN
The Fund may also advertise "total return." Total return is computed
by taking the total number of shares purchased by a hypothetical $1,000
investment after deducting any applicable sales charge, adding all additional
shares purchased within the period with reinvested dividends and
distributions, calculating the value of those shares at the end of the period,
and dividing the result by the initial $1,000 investment. For periods of more
than one year, the cumulative total return is then adjusted for the number of
years, taking compounding into account, to calculate average annual total
return during that period.
Total return is computed according to the following formula:
P(1 + T)n = ERV
where P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000 (less the maximum sales
charge imposed during the period calculated); T = total return; n = number of
years, and ERV = the ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment
made at the beginning of the period.
Total return is historical in nature and is not intended to indicate
future performance. All total return quotations reflect the deduction of the
Fund's maximum sales charge "return with maximum load," except quotations of
"return without maximum load" (or without CDSC") which do not deduct a sales
charge. Thus, in the above formula, for total return, P = the entire $1,000
hypothetical initial investment and does not reflect the deduction of any
sales charge; for actual return, P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000
less any sales charge actually imposed at the beginning of the period for
which the performance is being calculated. Return figures should be considered
only by investors that qualify for a reduced sales charge or no sales charge,
such as participants in certain pension plans, to whom the sales charge does
not apply. Return figures may also be considered for purposes of comparison
only with comparable figures which also do not reflect sales charges, such as
Lipper averages.
Return for the Fund's shares for the periods indicated are as follows:
For Periods Ended Class A
September 30, 1998 Total Return
(With/Without Maximum Load)
One Year 5.79% 9.92%
Five Years 5.34% 6.15%
Ten Years 8.54% 8.95%
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PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES
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Share certificates will not be issued unless requested in writing by
the investor. No charge will be made for share certificate requests. No
certificates will be issued for fractional shares.
Amounts redeemed by check redemption may be mailed to the investor
without charge. Amounts of more than $50 and less than $300,000 may be
transferred electronically at no charge to the investor. Amounts of $1,000 or
more will be transmitted by wire without charge by the Fund to the investor's
account at a domestic commercial bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve
System or to a correspondent bank. A charge of $5 is imposed on wire transfers
of less than $1,000. If the investor's bank is not a Federal Reserve System
member, failure of immediate notification to that bank by the correspondent
bank could result in a delay in crediting the funds to the investor's bank
account.
Telephone redemption requests which would require the redemption of
shares purchased by check or electronic funds transfer within the previous 10
business days may not be honored. The Fund reserves the right to modify the
telephone redemption privilege.
Existing shareholders who at any time desire to arrange for the
telephone redemption procedure, or to change instructions already given, must
send a written notice either to the broker through which the shares were
purchased or to the Fund with a voided check from the bank account to receive
the redemption proceeds. New wiring instructions may be accompanied by a
voided check in lieu of a signature guarantee. Further documentation may be
required from corporations, fiduciaries, pension plans, and institutional
investors.
The Fund's redemption check normally will be mailed to the investor
on the next business day following the date of receipt by the Fund of the
written or telephone redemption request. If the investor so instructs in the
redemption request, the check will be mailed or the redemption proceeds wired
to a predesignated account at the investor's bank. Redemption proceeds are
normally paid in cash. However, at the sole discretion of the Fund, the Fund
has the right to redeem shares in assets other than cash for redemption
amounts exceeding, in any 90-day period, $250,000 or 1% of the net asset value
of the Fund, whichever is less, or as allowed by law.
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed for any period during which the New York Stock Exchange is closed
(other than customary weekend and holiday closings), when trading on the New
York Stock Exchange is restricted, or an emergency exists, as determined by
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or if the Commission has ordered such
a suspension for the protection of shareholders. Redemption proceeds are
normally mailed or wired the next business day but in no event later than
seven days after a proper redemption request has been received, unless
redemptions have been suspended or postponed as described above.
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ADVERTISING
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The Fund or its affiliates may provide information such as, but not
limited to, the economy, investment climate, investment principles,
sociological conditions and political ambiance. Discussion may include
hypothetical scenarios or lists of relevant factors designed to aid the
investor in determining whether the Fund is compatible with the investor's
goals. The Fund may list portfolio holdings or give examples or securities
that may have been considered for inclusion in the Portfolio, whether held or
not.
The Fund or its affiliates may supply comparative performance data
and rankings from independent sources such as Donoghue's Money Fund Report,
Bank Rate Monitor, Money, Forbes, Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., CDA
Investment Technologies, Inc., Wiesenberger Investment Companies Service,
Russell 2000/Small Stock Index, Mutual Fund Values Morningstar Ratings, Mutual
Fund Forecaster, Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, and Schabacker Investment
Management, Inc. Such averages generally do not reflect any front- or back-end
sales charges that may be charged by Funds in that grouping. The Fund may also
cite to any source, whether in print or on-line, such as Bloomberg, in order
to acknowledge origin of information. The Fund may compare itself or its
portfolio holdings to other investments, whether or not issued or regulated by
the securities industry, including, but not limited to, certificates of
deposit and Treasury notes. The Fund, its Advisor, and its affiliates reserve
the right to update performance rankings as new rankings become available.
Calvert Group is the nation's leading family of socially responsible
mutual funds, both in terms of socially responsible mutual fund assets under
management, and number of socially responsible mutual fund portfolios offered
(source: Social Investment Forum, December 31, 1998). Calvert Group was also
the first to offer a family of socially responsible mutual fund portfolios.
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
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The Fund's Board of Trustees supervises the Fund's activities and
reviews its contracts with companies that provide it with services.
RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR., Trustee. Mr. Baird is Executive Vice President
for the Family Health Council, Inc. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a non-profit
corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child
health care, and various health screening services. Mr. Baird is a
trustee/director of each of the investment companies in the Calvert Group of
Funds, except for Calvert Variable Series, Inc., Calvert New World Fund, Inc.
and Calvert World Values Fund, Inc. DOB: 05/09/48. Address: 211 Overlook
Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15216.
FRANK H. BLATZ, JR., Esq., Trustee. Mr. Blatz is a partner in the law
firm of Snevily, Ely, Williams & Blatz. He was formerly a partner with Abrams,
Blatz, Gran, Hendricks & Reina, P.A. He is also a director of Calvert Variable
Series, Inc. DOB: 10/29/35. Address: 308 East Broad Street, Westfield, New
Jersey 07091.
FREDERICK T. BORTS, M.D., Trustee. Dr. Borts is a radiologist with
Kaiser Permanente. Prior to that, he was a radiologist at Bethlehem Medical
Imaging in Allentown, Pennsylvania. DOB: 07/23/49. Address: 16 Iliahi Street,
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817.
CHARLES E. DIEHL, Trustee. Mr. Diehl is a self-employed consultant
and is Vice President and Treasurer Emeritus of the George Washington
University. He has retired from University Support Services, Inc. of Herndon,
Virginia. Formerly, he was a Director of Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Company,
and is currently a Director of Servus Financial Corporation. DOB: 10/13/22.
Address: 1658 Quail Hollow Court, McLean, Virginia 22101.
DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D., Trustee. Dr. Feldman is managing partner of
Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate
of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head
and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University
Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head
and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best
Doctors in America. DOB: 05/23/48. Address: 7536 Pepperell Drive, Bethesda,
Maryland 20817.
PETER W. GAVIAN, CFA, Trustee. Mr. Gavian is President of Corporate
Finance of Washington, Inc. Formerly, he was a principal of Gavian De Vaux
Associates, an investment banking firm. He is also a Chartered Financial
Analyst and an accredited senior business appraiser. DOB: 12/08/32. Address:
3005 Franklin Road North, Arlington, Virginia 22201.
JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR., Trustee. Mr. Guffey is Executive Vice President
of Calvert Social Investment Fund. He is on the Board of Directors of the
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, organizing director of the Community
Capital Bank in Brooklyn, New York, and a financial consultant to various
organizations. In addition, he is a director of the Community Bankers Mutual
Fund of Denver, Colorado, a director of Ariel Funds, and the Treasurer and
Director of Silby, Guffey, and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm. Mr. Guffey
is a trustee/director of each of the other investment companies in the Calvert
Group of Funds, except for Calvert Variable Series, Inc. and Calvert New World
Fund, Inc.
Mr. Guffey has been advised that the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") has entered an order against him relating to his former
service as a director of Community Bankers Mutual Fund, Inc. This fund is not
connected with any Calvert Fund or the Calvert Group and ceased operations in
September, 1994. Mr. Guffey consented to the entry of the order without
admitting or denying the findings in the order. The order contains findings
(1) that the Community Bankers Mutual Fund's prospectus and statement of
additional information were materially false and misleading because they
misstated or failed to state material facts concerning the pricing of fund
shares and the percentage of illiquid securities in the fund's portfolio and
that Mr. Guffey, as a member of the fund's board, should have known of these
misstatements and therefore violated the Securities Act of 1933; (2) that the
price of the fund's shares sold to the public was not based on the current net
asset value of the shares, in violation of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the "Investment Company Act"); and (3) that the board of the fund, including
Mr. Guffey, violated the Investment Company Act by directing the filing of a
materially false registration statement. The order directed Mr. Guffey to
cease and desist from committing or causing future violations and to pay a
civil penalty of $5,000. The SEC placed no restrictions on Mr. Guffey's
continuing to serve as a Trustee or Director of mutual funds. DOB: 05/15/48.
Address: 7205 Pomander Lane, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815.
*BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK, President and Trustee. Ms. Krumsiek serves as
President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Calvert Group, Ltd.
and as an officer and director of each of its affiliated companies. She is a
director of Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C., and a trustee/director of each of
the investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds, as well as Senior Vice
President of Calvert Social Investment Fund. Ms. Krumsiek is on the Board of
Directors of the Calvert Social Investment Foundation. Prior to joining
Calvert Group, Ms. Krumsiek served as a Managing Director of Alliance Fund
Distributors, Inc. DOB: 08/09/52.
M. CHARITO KRUVANT, Trustee. Ms. Kruvant is President and CEO of
Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human
resources development, information management, public affairs and private
enterprise development. She is also a director of Acacia Federal Savings Bank.
DOB: 12/08/45. Address: 5301 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20015.
ARTHUR J. PUGH, Trustee. Mr. Pugh is a Director of Calvert Variable
Series, Inc., and serves as a director of Acacia Federal Savings Bank. DOB:
09/24/37. Address: 4823 Prestwick Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030.
*DAVID R. ROCHAT, Senior Vice President and Trustee. Mr. Rochat is
Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., Director
and Secretary of Grady, Berwald and Co., Inc., and Director and President of
Chelsea Securities, Inc. He is the Senior Vice President of First Variable
Rate Fund, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc., Calvert
Cash Reserves, and The Calvert Fund. DOB: 10/07/37. Address: Box 93, Chelsea,
Vermont 05038.
*D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq., Trustee. Mr. Silby is a trustee/director of
each of the investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds, except for
Calvert Variable Series, Inc. and Calvert New World Fund, Inc. He is the
President of Calvert Social Investment Fund. Mr. Silby is Executive Chairman
of Group Serve, Inc., an internet company focused on community building
collaborative tools, and an officer, director and shareholder of Silby, Guffey
& Company, Inc., which serves as general partner of Calvert Social Venture
Partners ("CSVP"). CSVP is a venture capital firm investing in socially
responsible small companies. He is also a Director of Acacia Mutual Life
Insurance Company and Chairman of the Calvert Social Investment Foundation.
DOB: 7/20/48. Address: 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009.
RENO J. MARTINI, Senior Vice President. Mr. Martini is a director and
Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd., and Senior Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Mr. Martini
is also a director and President of Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C., and a
director and officer of Calvert New World Fund. DOB: 1/13/50.
RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA, Treasurer. Mr. Wolfsheimer is Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd. and its
subsidiaries and an officer of each of the other investment companies in the
Calvert Group of Funds. Mr. Wolfsheimer is Vice President and Treasurer of
Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C., and a director of Calvert Distributors, Inc.
DOB: 07/24/47.
WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq., Vice President and Secretary. Mr.
Tartikoff is an officer of each of the investment companies in the Calvert
Group of Funds, and is Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel
of Calvert Group, Ltd., and each of its subsidiaries. Mr. Tartikoff is also
Vice President and Secretary of Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C., a director of
Calvert Distributors, Inc., and is an officer of Acacia National Life
Insurance Company. DOB: 08/12/47.
DANIEL K. HAYES, Vice President. Mr. Hayes is Vice President of
Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., and is an officer of each of the other
investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds, except for Calvert New
World Fund, Inc. DOB: 09/09/50.
SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq., Assistant Secretary. Ms. Bender is
Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. and an officer of each of its
subsidiaries and Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C. She is also an officer of each
of the other investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds. DOB: 01/29/59.
KATHERINE STONER, Esq., Assistant Secretary. Ms. Stoner is Associate
General Counsel of Calvert Group and an officer of each of its subsidiaries
and Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C. She is also an officer of each of the other
investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds. DOB: 10/21/56.
IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq., Assistant Secretary. Ms. Duke is Associate
General Counsel of Calvert Group and an officer of each of its subsidiaries
and Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C. She is also an officer of each of the other
investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds and Secretary and provides
counsel to the Calvert Social Investment Foundation. Prior to working at
Calvert Group, Ms. Duke was an Associate in the Investment Management Group of
the Business and Finance Department at Drinker Biddle & Reath. DOB: 09/07/68.
The address of directors and officers, unless otherwise noted, is
4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Trustees and
officers of the Fund as a group own less than 1% of the Fund's outstanding
shares. Trustees marked with an *, above, are "interested persons" of the
Fund, under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Each of the above trustees and officers is a director/trustee or
officer of each of the investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds with
the exception of Calvert Social Investment Fund, of which only Messrs. Baird,
Guffey and Silby and Ms. Krumsiek are among the trustees, Calvert Variable
Series, Inc., of which only Messrs. Blatz, Diehl and Pugh and Ms. Krumsiek are
among the directors, Calvert World Values Fund, Inc., of which only Messrs.
Guffey and Silby and Ms. Krumsiek are among the directors, and Calvert New
World Fund, Inc., of which only Ms. Krumsiek and Mr. Martini are among the
directors.
The Audit Committee of the Board is composed of Messrs. Baird, Blatz,
Feldman, Guffey and Pugh. The Board's Investment Policy Committee is composed
of Messrs. Borts, Diehl, Gavian, Rochat and Silby and Ms. Krumsiek.
During fiscal 1998, trustees of the Fund not affiliated with the
Fund's Advisor were paid $4,696. Trustees of the Fund not affiliated with the
Advisor presently receive an annual fee of $20,500 for service as a member of
the Board of Trustees of the Calvert Group of Funds, and a fee of $750 to
$1,500 for each regular Board or Committee meeting attended; such fees are
allocated among the respective Funds on the basis of net assets.
Trustees of the Fund not affiliated with the Fund's Advisor may elect
to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their fees and invest them in any
fund in the Calvert Family of Funds through the Trustees Deferred Compensation
Plan (shown as "Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as part of Fund
Expenses," below). Deferral of the fees is designed to maintain the parties in
the same position as if the fees were paid on a current basis. Management
believes this will have a negligible effect on the Fund's assets, liabilities,
net assets, and net income per share, and will ensure that there is no
duplication of advisory fees.
Trustee Compensation Table
Fiscal Year 1998 Aggregate Pension or Total Compensation
Compensation Retirement from Benefits
(unaudited numbers) from Registrant Accrued as Registrant and Fund
for Service part of Complex paid to
as Trustee of Registrant Trustee**
Expenses*
Name of Trustee
Richard L. Baird, Jr. $795 $0 $35,800
Frank H. Blatz, Jr. $1,054 $1,054 $40,600
Frederick T. Borts $997 $0 $32,500
Charles E. Diehl $1,035 $1,035 $38,500
Douglas E. Feldman $967 $0 $30,250
Peter W. Gavian $1,034 $517 $35,502
John G. Guffey, Jr. $1,005 $0 $54,715
M. Charito Kruvant $1,026 $536 $34,000
Arthur J. Pugh $1,054 $0 $40,000
D. Wayne Silby $997 $0 $60,831
*Messrs. Blatz, Diehl, Gavian and Pugh and Ms. Kruvant have chosen to defer a
portion of their compensation. As of September 30, 1998, total deferred
compensation, including dividends and capital appreciation, was $576,605.22,
$544,960.81, $138,513.72, $175,791.63, and $13,006.15, for each trustee,
respectively.
**For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998. The Fund Complex consists of
nine (9) registered investment companies.
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INVESTMENT ADVISOR
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The Calvert Fund's Investment Advisor is Calvert Asset Management
Company, Inc., 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, a subsidiary
of Calvert Group, Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Washington, D.C. ("Acacia Mutual"). Effective January 1, 1999,
Acacia Mutual merged with and became a subsidiary of Ameritas Acacia Mutual
Holding Company.
The Advisory Contract between The Calvert Fund and the Advisor will
remain in effect until January 3, 2000, and from year to year thereafter,
provided continuance is approved at least annually by vote of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund or by the Board of Trustees of
the Fund; and further provided that such continuance is also approved annually
by the vote of a majority of the trustees of the Fund who are not parties to
the Contract or interested persons of parties to the Contract or interested
persons of such parties, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on such approval. The Contract may be terminated without penalty by
either party upon 60 days' prior written notice; it automatically terminates
in the event of its assignment.
Under the Contract, the Advisor provides investment advice to The
Calvert Fund and oversees the day-to-day operations, subject to direction and
control by the Fund's Board of Trustees. For its services, the Advisor
receives an annual fee of 0.35% of the average daily net assets of Calvert
Income Fund.
The Advisor provides the Fund with investment advice and research,
office space, furnishes executive and other personnel to the Fund, pays the
salaries and fees of all trustees who are affiliated persons of the Advisor,
and pays all Fund advertising and promotional expenses. The Advisor reserves
the right to compensate broker-dealers in consideration of their promotional
or administrative services. The Fund pays all other operating expenses,
including custodial and transfer agency fees, federal and state securities
registration fees, legal and audit fees, and brokerage commissions and other
costs associated with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities.
For the fiscal years ended September 30, 1996, 1997, and 1998,
Calvert Income Fund paid advisory fees of $311,154, $29,440, and $278,234
respectively.
Calvert Administrative Services Company ("CASC"), an affiliate of the
Advisor, has been retained by the Fund to provide certain administrative
services necessary to the conduct of its affairs, including the preparation of
regulatory filings and shareholder reports. For providing such services, CASC
receives an annual administrative service fee payable monthly (as a % of net
assets) as follows:
Class A Class I
0.30% 0.10%
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METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION
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Calvert Distributors, Inc. ("CDI") is the principal underwriter and
distributor for the Fund. Under the terms of its underwriting agreement with
the Fund, CDI markets and distributes the Fund's shares and is responsible for
preparing advertising and sales literature, and printing and mailing
prospectuses to prospective investors.
Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, The
Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan which permits it to pay certain expenses
associated with the distribution and servicing of its shares. Such expenses
for Class A shares may not exceed, on an annual basis, 0.50% of the average
daily net assets of the Fund.
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Calvert Distributors,
Inc. ("CDI") whereby CDI, acting as principal underwriter for the Fund, makes
a continuous offering of the Fund's securities on a "best efforts" basis.
Under the terms of the agreement, CDI is entitled to receive a distribution
fee from Calvert Income Fund of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
The Fund's Distribution Plan was approved by the Board of Trustees,
including the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Fund (as that
term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) and who have no direct
or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plans or in any
agreements related to the Plans. The selection and nomination of the Trustees
who are not interested persons of the Fund is committed to the discretion of
such disinterested Trustees. In establishing the Plans, the Trustees
considered various factors including the amount of the distribution expenses.
The Trustees determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plans
will benefit the Fund and its shareholders.
The Plans may be terminated by vote of a majority of the
non-interested Trustees who have no direct or indirect financial interest in
the Plans, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the affected
class or Portfolio of the Fund. If the Fund should ever switch to a new
principal underwriter without terminating the Class B Plan, the fee would be
prorated between CDI and the new principal underwriter. Any change in the
Plans that would materially increase the distribution cost to a Portfolio
requires approval of the shareholders of the affected class; otherwise, the
Plans may be amended by the Trustees, including a majority of the
non-interested Trustees as described above. The Plans will continue in effect
for successive one-year terms provided that such continuance is specifically
approved by (i) the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to
the Plans or interested persons of any such party and who have no direct or
indirect financial interest in the Plans, and (ii) the vote of a majority of
the entire Board of Trustees.
Apart from the Plans, the Advisor and CDI, at their own expense, may
incur costs and pay expenses associated with the distribution of shares of the
Fund.
CDI makes a continuous offering of the Fund's securities on a "best
efforts" basis. Under the terms of the agreement, CDI is entitled to receive,
pursuant to the Distribution Plans, a distribution fee and a service fee from
the Fund based on the average daily net assets of the Fund's respective
Classes. These fees are paid pursuant to the Fund's Distribution Plan. For the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1998, $59,622 in Distribution Plan Expenses
(includes both distribution fees and services fees) were paid by the Fund (all
classes) to CDI.
Of the distribution expenses paid by Class A Shares in fiscal year
1998, $59,172 was used to compensate dealers for their share distribution
promotional services, and the remainder was used for the printing and mailing
of prospectuses and sales materials to investors (other than current
shareholders), and to finance advertising.
Dealer Reallowance (Class A)
Shares are offered at net asset value plus a front-end sales charge as follows:
As a % of As a % of Allowed to
Amount of offering net amount Brokers as a % of
Investment price invested offering price
Less than $50,000 3.75% 3.90% 3.00%
$50,000 but less than $100,000 3.00% 3.09% 2.25%
$100,000 but less than $250,000 2.25% 2.30% 1.75%
$250,000 but less than $500,000 1.75% 1.78% 1.25%
$500,000 but less than $1,000,000 1.00% 1.01% 0.80%
$1,000,000 and over 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%*
CDI receives any front-end sales charge or CDSC paid. A portion of
the front-end sales charge may be reallowed to dealers. The aggregate amount
of sales charges (gross underwriting commissions) and for the net amount
retained by CDI (i.e., not reallowed to dealers) for the last 3 fiscal years
are:
Fiscal Year 1996 1997 1998
Class A Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net
$42,280$15,770 $31,699 $11,471 $49,042 $20,132
Fund Trustees and certain other affiliated persons of the Fund are
exempt from the sales charge since the distribution costs are minimal to
persons already familiar with the Fund. Other groups (i.e., group retirement
plans) are exempt due to economies of scale in distribution. See Exhibit A to
the Prospectus.
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TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENTS
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National Financial Data Services, Inc. ("NFDS"), a subsidiary of
State Street Bank & Trust, has been retained by the Fund to act as transfer
agent and dividend disbursing agent. These responsibilities include:
responding to certain shareholder inquiries and instructions, crediting and
debiting shareholder accounts for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares and
confirming such transactions, and daily updating of shareholder accounts to
reflect declaration and payment of dividends.
Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Calvert Group,
Ltd., and Acacia Mutual, has been retained by the Fund to act as shareholder
servicing agent. Shareholder servicing responsibilities include responding to
shareholder inquiries and instructions concerning their accounts, entering any
telephoned purchases or redemptions into the NFDS system, maintenance of
broker-dealer data, and preparing and distributing statements to shareholders
regarding their accounts. Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. was the sole
transfer agent prior to January 1, 1998.
For these services, NFDS and Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc.
receive a fee based on the number of shareholder accounts and transactions.
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PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
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Portfolio transactions are undertaken on the basis of their
desirability from an investment standpoint. The Fund's Advisor makes
investment decisions and the choice of brokers and dealers under the direction
and supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees.
Broker-dealers who execute portfolio transactions on behalf of the
Fund are selected on the basis of their execution capability and trading
expertise considering, among other factors, the overall reasonableness of the
brokerage commissions, current market conditions, size and timing of the
order, difficulty of execution, per share price, etc.
For the fiscal years ended September 30, 1997 and 1998, no brokerage
commissions were paid by Calvert Income Fund to any broker-dealer, officers or
trustees of The Calvert Fund or any of their affiliates. For fiscal year 1996,
$1,000 in aggregate brokerage commissions were paid to a broker-dealer.
For the years ended September 30, 1997 and 1998, the portfolio
turnover rates of the Fund were 2,961% and 3,461% respectively. Increase was
due to the implementation of the Advisor's more active trading strategy.
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INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS AND CUSTODIANS
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, has been selected by the Board of
Trustees to serve as independent accountants for fiscal year 1999. State
Street Bank & Trust Company, N.A., 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110,
serves as custodian of the Fund's investments. First National Bank of
Maryland, 25 South Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21203 also serves as
custodian of certain of the Fund's cash assets. The custodians have no part in
deciding the Fund's investment policies or the choice of securities that are
to be purchased or sold for the Fund.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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The Calvert Fund (the "Trust"), an open-end registered investment
company, was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on March 15, 1982.
The Calvert Fund's Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of
shareholder liability for acts or obligations of the Trust. The shareholders
of a Massachusetts business trust might, however, under certain circumstances,
be held personally liable as partners for its obligations. The Declaration of
Trust provides for indemnification and reimbursement of expenses out of the
Trust's assets for any shareholder held personally liable for obligations of
the Trust. The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust shall, upon
request, assume the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any
act or obligation of the Trust and satisfy any judgment thereon. The
Declaration of Trust further provides that the Trust may maintain appropriate
insurance (for example, fidelity bonding and errors and omissions insurance)
for the protection of the Trust, its shareholders, trustees, officers,
employees and agents to cover possible tort and other liabilities. Thus, the
risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder
liability is limited to circumstances in which both inadequate insurance
exists and the Trust itself is unable to meet its obligations.
Each share of each series represents an equal proportionate interest
in that series with each other share and is entitled to such dividends and
distributions out of the income belonging to such series as declared by the
Board. The Fund offers two separate classes of shares: Class A and Class I.
Each class represents interests in the same portfolio of investments but, as
further described in the prospectus, each class is subject to differing sales
charges and expenses, which differences will result in differing net asset
values and distributions. Upon any liquidation of the Fund, shareholders of
each class are entitled to share pro rata in the net assets belonging to that
series available for distribution.
The Fund is not required to hold annual shareholder meetings, but
special meetings may be called for certain purposes such as electing Trustees,
changing fundamental policies, or approving a management contract. As a
shareholder, you receive one vote for each share you own, except that matters
affecting classes differently, such as Distribution Plans, will be voted on
separately by the affected class(es).
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CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
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As of January 19, 1999, the following shareholder owned of record 5% or more
of the Class A shares of the Fund:
Name and Address % of Ownership
State of Tennessee 401(k) Plan 6.91%
Nashville, Tennessee
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APPENDIX
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Corporate Bond Ratings:
Description of Moody's Investors Service Inc.'s/Standard & Poor's bond ratings:
Aaa/AAA: Best quality. These bonds carry the smallest degree of
investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt edge." Interest
payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and
principal is secure. This rating indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay
principal and interest.
Aa/AA: Bonds rated AA also qualify as high-quality debt obligations.
Capacity to pay principal and interest is very strong, and in the majority of
instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree. They are rated
lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as
in Aaa securities, fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater
amplitude, or there may be other elements present which make long-term risks
appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.
A/A: Upper-medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to
principal and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present
which make the bond somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of
circumstances and economic conditions.
Baa/BBB: Medium grade obligations; adequate capacity to pay principal
and interest. Whereas they normally exhibit adequate protection parameters,
adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead
to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in this
category than for bonds in higher rated categories.
Ba/BB, B/B, Caa/CCC, Ca/CC: Debt rated in these categories is
regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to capacity to pay interest
and repay principal. The higher the degree of speculation, the lower the
rating. While such debt will likely have some quality and protective
characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk
exposure to adverse conditions.
C/C: This rating is only for income bonds on which no interest is
being paid.
D: Debt in default; payment of interest and/or principal is in
arrears.
Commercial Paper Ratings:
MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC.:
The Prime rating is the highest commercial paper rating assigned by
Moody's. Among the factors considered by Moody's in assigning ratings are the
following: (1) evaluation of the management of the issuer; (2) economic
evaluation of the issuer's industry or industries and an appraisal of
speculative-type risks which may be inherent in certain areas; (3) evaluation
of the issuer's products in relation to competition and customer acceptance;
(4) liquidity; (5) amount and quality of long-term debt; (6) trend of earnings
over a period of ten years; (7) financial strength of a parent company and the
relationships which exist with the issuer; and (8) recognition by management
of obligations which may be present or may arise as a result of public
interest questions and preparations to meet such obligations. Issuers within
this Prime category may be given ratings 1, 2, or 3, depending on the relative
strengths of these factors.
STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION:
Commercial paper rated A by Standard & Poor's has the following
characteristics: (i) liquidity ratios are adequate to meet cash requirements;
(ii) long-term senior debt rating should be A or better, although in some
cases BBB credits may be allowed if other factors outweigh the BBB; (iii) the
issuer should have access to at least two additional channels of borrowing;
(iv) basic earnings and cash flow should have an upward trend with allowances
made for unusual circumstances; and (v) typically the issuer's industry should
be well established and the issuer should have a strong position within its
industry and the reliability and quality of management should be unquestioned.
Issuers rated A are further referred to by use of numbers 1, 2 and 3 to denote
the relative strength within this highest classification.
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LETTER OF INTENT
Date
Calvert Distributors, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
Ladies and Gentlemen:
By signing this Letter of Intent, or affirmatively marking the Letter
of Intent option on my Fund Account Application Form, I agree to be bound by
the terms and conditions applicable to Letters of Intent appearing in the
Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information for the Fund and the
provisions described below as they may be amended from time to time by the
Fund. Such amendments will apply automatically to existing Letters of Intent.
I intend to invest in the shares of:_____________________(Fund or
Portfolio name) during the thirteen (13) month period from the date of my
first purchase pursuant to this Letter (which cannot be more than ninety (90)
days prior to the date of this Letter or my Fund Account Application Form,
whichever is applicable), an aggregate amount (excluding any reinvestments of
distributions) of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) which, together
with my current holdings of the Fund (at public offering price on date of this
Letter or my Fund Account Application Form, whichever is applicable), will
equal or exceed the amount checked below:
__ $50,000 __ $100,000 __ $250,000 __ $500,000 __ $1,000,000
Subject to the conditions specified below, including the terms of
escrow, to which I hereby agree, each purchase occurring after the date of
this Letter will be made at the public offering price applicable to a single
transaction of the dollar amount specified above, as described in the Fund's
prospectus. "Fund" in this Letter of Intent shall refer to the Fund or
Portfolio, as the case may be. No portion of the sales charge imposed on
purchases made prior to the date of this Letter will be refunded.
I am making no commitment to purchase shares, but if my purchases
within thirteen months from the date of my first purchase do not aggregate the
minimum amount specified above, I will pay the increased amount of sales
charges prescribed in the terms of escrow described below. I understand that
4.75% of the minimum dollar amount specified above will be held in escrow in
the form of shares (computed to the nearest full share). These shares will be
held subject to the terms of escrow described below.
From the initial purchase (or subsequent purchases if necessary),
4.75% of the dollar amount specified in this Letter shall be held in escrow in
shares of the Fund by the Fund's transfer agent. For example, if the minimum
amount specified under the Letter is $50,000, the escrow shall be shares
valued in the amount of $2,375 (computed at the public offering price adjusted
for a $50,000 purchase). All dividends and any capital gains distribution on
the escrowed shares will be credited to my account.
If the total minimum investment specified under the Letter is
completed within a thirteen month period, escrowed shares will be promptly
released to me. However, shares disposed of prior to completion of the
purchase requirement under the Letter will be deducted from the amount
required to complete the investment commitment.
Upon expiration of this Letter, the total purchases pursuant to the
Letter are less than the amount specified in the Letter as the intended
aggregate purchases, Calvert Distributors, Inc. ("CDI") will bill me for an
amount equal to the difference between the lower load I paid and the dollar
amount of sales charges which I would have paid if the total amount purchased
had been made at a single time. If not paid by the investor within 20 days,
CDI will debit the difference from my account. Full shares, if any, remaining
in escrow after the aforementioned adjustment will be released and, upon
request, remitted to me.
I irrevocably constitute and appoint CDI as my attorney-in-fact, with
full power of substitution, to surrender for redemption any or all escrowed
shares on the books of the Fund. This power of attorney is coupled with an
interest.
The commission allowed by CDI to the broker-dealer named herein shall
be at the rate applicable to the minimum amount of my specified intended
purchases.
The Letter may be revised upward by me at any time during the
thirteen-month period, and such a revision will be treated as a new Letter,
except that the thirteen-month period during which the purchase must be made
will remain unchanged and there will be no retroactive reduction of the sales
charges paid on prior purchases.
In determining the total amount of purchases made hereunder, shares
disposed of prior to termination of this Letter will be deducted. My
broker-dealer shall refer to this Letter of Intent in placing any future
purchase orders for me while this Letter is in effect.
Name of Dealer
Name of Investor(s)
By - Authorized Signer
Address
Date
Signature of Investor(s)
Date
Signature of Investor(s)
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INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
SHAREHOLDER SERVICE
Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
Calvert Distributors, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
TRANSFER AGENT
National Financial Data Services, Inc.
1004 Baltimore
6th Floor
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
250 West Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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THE CALVERT FUND
Calvert New Vision Small Cap Fund
4550 Montgomery Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Statement of Additional Information
January 31, 1999
New Account (800) 368-2748
Information: (301) 951-4820
Shareholder Services: (800) 368-2745
Broker (800) 368-2746
Services: (301) 951-4850
TDD for the Hearing- Impaired:
(800) 541-1524
This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus.
Investors should read the Statement of Additional Information in conjunction
with the Fund's Prospectus dated January 31, 1999. The Fund's audited
financial statements included in its most recent Annual Report to
Shareholders, are expressly incorporated by reference, and made a part of this
SAI. The prospectus and the most recent shareholder report may be obtained
free of charge by writing the Fund at the above address or calling the Fund.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Investment Policies and Risks 2
Investment Restrictions 7
Dividends, Distributions and Taxes 8
Net Asset Value 9
Calculation of Total Return 10
Purchase and Redemption of Shares 11
Advertising 11
Trustees and Officers 12
Investment Advisor and Subadvisor 15
Method of Distribution 16
Transfer and Shareholder Servicing Agents 17
Fund Transactions 17
Independent Accountants and Custodians 18
General Information 18
Control Persons & Principal Holders of Securities 19
Appendix 19
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INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISKS
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SMALL CAP ISSUERS
The securities of small cap issuers may be less actively traded than
the securities of larger issuers, may trade in a more limited volume, and may
change in value more abruptly than securities of larger companies.
Information concerning these securities may not be readily available
so that the companies may be less actively followed by stock analysts.
Small-cap issuers do not usually participate in market rallies to the same
extent as more widely-known securities, and they tend to have a relatively
higher percentage of insider ownership.
Investing in smaller, new issuers generally involves greater risk
than investing in larger, established issuers. Companies in which the Fund is
likely to invest may have limited product lines, markets or financial
resources and may lack management depth. The securities in such companies may
also have limited marketability and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic
market movements than securities of larger, more established companies or the
market averages in general.
REIT
The Fund also may invest in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"),
including equity REITs, which own real estate properties, and mortgage REITs,
which make construction, development, and long-term mortgage loans. The value
of an equity REIT may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying
property, while a mortgage REIT may be affected by the quality of the credit
extended. The performance of both types of REITs depends upon conditions in
the real estate industry, management skills, and the amount of cash flow. The
risks associated with REITs include default by borrowers, self-liquidation,
failure to qualify as a pass-through entity under the Federal tax law, failure
to qualify as an exempt entity under the 1940 Act, and the fact that REITs are
not diversified.
Foreign Securities
Investments in foreign securities may present risks not typically
involved in domestic investments. The Fund may purchase foreign securities
directly, on foreign markets, or those represented by American Depositary
Receipts ("ADRs"), or other receipts evidencing ownership of foreign
securities, such as International Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary
Receipts. ADRs are US dollar-denominated and traded in the US on exchanges or
over the counter. By investing in ADRs rather than directly in foreign
issuers' stock, the Fund may possibly avoid some currency and some liquidity
risks. The information available for ADRs is subject to the more uniform and
more exacting accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards of the
domestic market or exchange on which they are traded.
Additional costs may be incurred in connection with international
investment since foreign brokerage commissions and the custodial costs
associated with maintaining foreign portfolio securities are generally higher
than in the United States. Fee expense may also be incurred on currency
exchanges when the Fund changes investments from one country to another or
converts foreign securities holdings into U.S. dollars.
United States Government policies have at times, in the past, through
imposition of interest equalization taxes and other restrictions, discouraged
certain investments abroad by United States investors.
Since investments in securities of issuers domiciled in foreign
countries usually involve currencies of the foreign countries, and since the
Fund may temporarily hold funds in foreign currencies during the completion of
investment programs, the value of the assets of the Fund as measured in United
States dollars may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in foreign
currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. For example, if the
value of the foreign currency in which a security is denominated increases or
declines in relation to the value of the U.S. dollar, the value of the
security in U.S. dollars will increase or decline correspondingly. The Fund
will conduct its foreign currency exchange transactions either on a spot
(i.e., cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign exchange market,
or through entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign
currencies. A forward foreign currency contract involves an obligation to
purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date which may be any fixed
number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a
price set at the time of the contract. These contracts are traded in the
interbank market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large,
commercial banks) and their customers. A forward foreign currency contract
generally has no deposit requirement, and no commissions are charged at any
stage for trades.
The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts for two
reasons. First, the Fund may desire to preserve the United States dollar price
of a security when it enters into a contract for the purchase or sale of a
security denominated in a foreign currency. The Fund may be able to protect
itself against possible losses resulting from changes in the relationship
between the United States dollar and foreign currencies during the period
between the date the security is purchased or sold and the date on which
payment is made or received by entering into a forward contract for the
purchase or sale, for a fixed amount of dollars, of the amount of the foreign
currency involved in the underlying security transactions.
Second, when the Advisor or Subadvisor believes that the currency of
a particular foreign country may suffer a substantial decline against the
United States dollar, the Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract
to sell, for a fixed amount of dollars, the amount of foreign currency
approximating the value of some or all of the Fund's portfolio securities
denominated in such foreign currency. The precise matching of the forward
foreign currency contract amounts and the value of the portfolio securities
involved will not generally be possible since the future value of the
securities will change as a consequence of market movements between the date
the forward contract is entered into and the date it matures. The projection
of short-term currency market movement is difficult, and the successful
execution of this short-term hedging strategy is uncertain. Although forward
foreign currency contracts tend to minimize the risk of loss due to a decline
in the value of the hedged currency, at the same time they tend to limit any
potential gain which might result should the value of such currency increase.
The Fund does not intend to enter into such forward contracts under this
circumstance on a regular or continuous basis.
Eurocurrency Conversion Risk. European countries that are members of
the European Monetary Union have agreed to use a common currency unit, the
"euro," beginning in 1999. Currently, each of these countries has its own
currency unit. Although the Advisor and Subadvisors do not anticipate any
problems in conversion from the old currencies to the euro, there may be
issues involved in settlement, valuation, and numerous other areas that could
impact the Fund. Calvert has been reviewing all of its computer systems for
Eurocurrency conversion compliance. There can be no assurance that there will
be no negative impact on the Fund, however, the Advisor, Subadvisor and
custodian have advised the Fund that they have been actively working on any
necessary changes to their computer systems to prepare for the conversion, and
expect that their systems, and those of their outside service providers, will
be adapted in time for that event.
temporary defensive positions
For temporary defensive purposes - which may include a lack of
adequate purchase candidates or an unfavorable market environment - the Fund
may invest in cash or cash equivalents. Cash equivalents include instruments
such as, but not limited to, U.S. government and agency obligations,
certificates of deposit, banker's acceptances, time deposits commercial paper,
short-term corporate debt securities, and repurchase agreements.
Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may purchase debt securities subject to repurchase
agreements, which are arrangements under which the Fund buys a security, and
the seller simultaneously agrees to repurchase the security at a specified
time and price reflecting a market rate of interest. The Fund engages in
repurchase agreements in order to earn a higher rate of return than it could
earn simply by investing in the obligation which is the subject of the
repurchase agreement. Repurchase agreements are not, however, without risk. In
the event of the bankruptcy of a seller during the term of a repurchase
agreement, a legal question exists as to whether the Fund would be deemed the
owner of the underlying security or would be deemed only to have a security
interest in and lien upon such security. The Fund will only engage in
repurchase agreements with recognized securities dealers and banks determined
to present minimal credit risk by the Advisor under the direction and
supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees. In addition, the Fund will only
engage in repurchase agreements reasonably designed to secure fully during the
term of the agreement the seller's obligation to repurchase the underlying
security and will monitor the market value of the underlying security during
the term of the agreement. If the value of the underlying security declines
and is not at least equal to the repurchase price due the Fund pursuant to the
agreement, the Fund will require the seller to pledge additional securities or
cash to secure the seller's obligations pursuant to the agreement. If the
seller defaults on its obligation to repurchase and the value of the
underlying security declines, the Fund may incur a loss and may incur expenses
in selling the underlying security. Repurchase agreements are always for
periods of less than one year. Repurchase agreements not terminable within
seven days are considered illiquid.
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Reverse Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may also engage in reverse repurchase agreements. Under a
reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells securities to a bank or
securities dealer and agrees to repurchase those securities from such party at
an agreed upon date and price reflecting a market rate of interest. The Fund
invests the proceeds from each reverse repurchase agreement in obligations in
which it is authorized to invest. The Fund intends to enter into a reverse
repurchase agreement only when the interest income provided for in the
obligation in which the Fund invests the proceeds is expected to exceed the
amount the Fund will pay in interest to the other party to the agreement plus
all costs associated with the transactions. The Fund does not intend to borrow
for leverage purposes. The Fund will only be permitted to pledge assets to the
extent necessary to secure borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements.
During the time a reverse repurchase agreement is outstanding, the
Fund will maintain in a segregated custodial account an amount of cash, U.S.
Government securities or other liquid, high-quality debt securities equal in
value to the repurchase price. The Fund will mark to market the value of
assets held in the segregated account, and will place additional assets in the
account whenever the total value of the account falls below the amount
required under applicable regulations.
The Fund's use of reverse repurchase agreements involves the risk
that the other party to the agreements could become subject to bankruptcy or
liquidation proceedings during the period the agreements are outstanding. In
such event, the Fund may not be able to repurchase the securities it has sold
to that other party. Under those circumstances, if at the expiration of the
agreement such securities are of greater value than the proceeds obtained by
the Fund under the agreements, the Fund may have been better off had it not
entered into the agreement. However, the Fund will enter into reverse
repurchase agreements only with banks and dealers which the Advisor believes
present minimal credit risks under guidelines adopted by the Fund's Board of
Trustees. In addition, the Fund bears the risk that the market value of the
securities it sold may decline below the agreed-upon repurchase price, in
which case the dealer may request the Fund to post additional collateral.
Non-Investment Grade Debt Securities
Non-investment grade debt securities are lower quality debt
securities (generally those rated BB or lower by S&P or Ba or lower by
Moody's, known as "junk bonds"). These securities have moderate to poor
protection of principal and interest payments and have speculative
characteristics. (See Appendix for a description of the ratings.) These
securities involve greater risk of default or price declines due to changes in
the issuer's creditworthiness than investment-grade debt securities. Because
the market for lower-rated securities may be thinner and less active than for
higher-rated securities, there may be market price volatility for these
securities and limited liquidity in the resale market. Market prices for these
securities may decline significantly in periods of general economic difficulty
or rising interest rates. Unrated debt securities may fall into the lower
quality category. Unrated securities usually are not attractive to as many
buyers as rated securities are, which may make them less marketable.
The quality limitation set forth in the Fund's investment policy is
determined immediately after the Fund's acquisition of a given security.
Accordingly, any later change in ratings will not be considered when
determining whether an investment complies with the Fund's investment policy.
When purchasing high-yielding securities, rated or unrated, the
Advisors prepare their own careful credit analysis to attempt to identify
those issuers whose financial condition is adequate to meet future obligations
or is expected to be adequate in the future. Through Fund diversification and
credit analysis, investment risk can be reduced, although there can be no
assurance that losses will not occur.
Derivatives
The Fund can use various techniques to increase or decrease its
exposure to changing security prices, interest rates, or other factors that
affect security values. These techniques may involve derivative transactions
such as buying and selling options and futures contracts and leveraged notes,
entering into swap agreements, and purchasing indexed securities. The Fund can
use these practices either as substitution or as protection against an adverse
move in the Fund to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the Fund. If
the Advisor and/or Subadvisor judges market conditions incorrectly or employs
a strategy that does not correlate well with a Fund's investments, or if the
counterparty to the transaction does not perform as promised, these techniques
could result in a loss. These techniques may increase the volatility of a Fund
and may involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of the
risk assumed. Derivatives are often illiquid.
Options and Futures Contracts
The Fund may, in pursuit of its respective investment objectives,
purchase put and call options and engage in the writing of covered call
options and secured put options on securities which meet the Fund's social
criteria, and employ a variety of other investment techniques. Specifically,
the Fund may also engage in the purchase and sale of stock index future
contracts, foreign currency futures contracts, interest rate futures
contracts, and options on such futures, as described more fully below.
The Fund may engage in such transactions only to hedge the existing
positions. It will not engage in such transactions for the purposes of
speculation or leverage. Such investment policies and techniques may involve a
greater degree of risk than those inherent in more conservative investment
approaches.
The Fund may write "covered options" on securities in standard
contracts traded on national securities exchanges. The Fund may write such
options in order to receive the premiums from options that expire and to seek
net gains from closing purchase transactions with respect to such options.
Put and Call Options. The Fund may purchase put and call options, in standard
contracts traded on national securities exchanges, on securities of issuers
which meet the Fund's social criteria. The Fund will purchase such options
only to hedge against changes in the value of securities the Fund hold and not
for the purposes of speculation or leverage. By buying a put, the Fund has the
right to sell the security at the exercise price, thus limiting its risk of
loss through a decline in the market value of the security until the put
expires. The amount of any appreciation in the value of the underlying
security will be partially offset by the amount of the premium paid for the
put option and any related transaction costs. Prior to its expiration, a put
option may be sold in a closing sale transaction and any profit or loss from
the sale will depend on whether the amount received is more or less than the
premium paid for the put option plus the related transaction costs.
The Fund may purchase call options on securities which they may
intend to purchase and which meet the Fund's social criteria. Such
transactions may be entered into in order to limit the risk of a substantial
increase in the market price of the security which the Fund intends to
purchase. Prior to its expiration, a call option may be sold in a closing sale
transaction. Any profit or loss from such a sale will depend on whether the
amount received is more or less than the premium paid for the call option plus
the related transaction costs.
Covered Options. The Fund may write only covered options on equity and debt
securities in standard contracts traded on national securities exchanges. This
means that, in the case of call options, so long as the Fund is obligated as
the writer of a call option, the Fund will own the underlying security subject
to the option and, in the case of put options, the Fund will, through its
custodian, deposit and maintain either cash or securities with a market value
equal to or greater than the exercise price of the option.
When the Fund writes a covered call option, the Fund gives the
purchaser the right to purchase the security at the call option price at any
time during the life of the option. As the writer of the option, the Fund
receives a premium, less a commission, and in exchange foregoes the
opportunity to profit from any increase in the market value of the security
exceeding the call option price. The premium serves to mitigate the effect of
any depreciation in the market value of the security. Writing covered call
options can increase the income of the Fund and thus reduce declines in the
net asset value per share of the Fund if securities covered by such options
decline in value. Exercise of a call option by the purchaser however will
cause the Fund to forego future appreciation of the securities covered by the
option.
When the Fund writes a covered put option, it will gain a profit in
the amount of the premium, less a commission, so long as the price of the
underlying security remains above the exercise price. However, the Fund
remains obligated to purchase the underlying security from the buyer of the
put option (usually in the event the price of the security falls below the
exercise price) at any time during the option period. If the price of the
underlying security falls below the exercise price, the Fund may realize a
loss in the amount of the difference between the exercise price and the sale
price of the security, less the premium received.
The Fund may purchase securities which may be covered with call
options solely on the basis of considerations consistent with the investment
objectives and policies of the Fund. The Fund's turnover may increase through
the exercise of a call option; this will generally occur if the market value
of a "covered" security increases and the Fund has not entered into a closing
purchase transaction.
Risks Related to Options Transactions. The Fund can close out its
respective positions in exchange-traded options only on an exchange which
provides a secondary market in such options. Although the Fund intend to
acquire and write only such exchange-traded options for which an active
secondary market appears to exist, there can be no assurance that such a
market will exist for any particular option contract at any particular time.
This might prevent the Fund from closing an options position, which could
impair the Fund's ability to hedge effectively. The inability to close out a
call position may have an adverse effect on liquidity because the Fund may be
required to hold the securities underlying the option until the option expires
or is exercised.
Futures Transactions. The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts, but
only when, in the judgment of the Advisor, such a position acts as a hedge
against market changes which would adversely affect the securities held by the
Fund. These futures contracts may include, but are not limited to, market
index futures contracts and futures contracts based on U.S. Government
obligations.
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and
sell a security on a future date which has the effect of establishing the
current price for the security. Although futures contracts by their terms
require actual delivery and acceptance of securities, in most cases the
contracts are closed out before the settlement date without the making or
taking of delivery of securities. Upon buying or selling a futures contract,
the Fund deposits initial margin with its custodian, and thereafter daily
payments of maintenance margin are made to and from the executing broker.
Payments of maintenance margin reflect changes in the value of the futures
contract, with the Fund being obligated to make such payments if its futures
position becomes less valuable and entitled to receive such payments if its
positions become more valuable.
The Fund may only invest in futures contracts to hedge its existing
investment positions and not for income enhancement, speculation or leverage
purposes. Although some of the securities underlying a futures contract may
not necessarily meet the Fund's social criteria, any such hedge position taken
by the Fund will not constitute a direct ownership interest in the underlying
securities.
Futures contracts are designed by boards of trade which are
designated "contracts markets" by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
("CFTC"). As series of a registered investment company, the Fund is eligible
for exclusion from the CFTC's definition of "commodity pool operator," meaning
that the Fund may invest in futures contracts under specified conditions
without registering with the CFTC. Futures contracts trade on contracts
markets in a manner that is similar to the way a stock trades on a stock
exchange and the boards of trade, through their clearing corporations,
guarantee performance of the contracts.
Options on Futures Contracts. The Fund may purchase and write put or call
options and sell call options on futures contracts in which the Fund could
otherwise invest and which are traded on a U.S. exchange or board of trade.
The Fund may also enter into closing transactions with respect to such options
to terminate an existing position; that is, to sell a put option already owned
and to buy a call option to close a position where the Fund has already sold a
corresponding call option.
The Fund may only invest in options on futures contracts to hedge
their respective existing investment positions and not for income enhancement,
speculation or leverage purposes. Although some of the securities underlying
the futures contract underlying the option may not necessarily meet the Fund's
social criteria, any such hedge position taken by the Fund will not constitute
a direct ownership interest in the underlying securities.
An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in
return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a futures contract-a long
position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a
put-at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option.
The Fund will pay a premium for such options purchased or sold. In connection
with such options bought or sold, the Fund will make initial margin deposits
and make or receive maintenance margin payments which reflect changes in the
market value of such options. This arrangement is similar to the margin
arrangements applicable to futures contracts described above.
Put Options on Futures Contracts. The purchase of put options on futures
contracts is analogous to the sale of futures contracts and is used to protect
the Fund against the risk of declining prices. The Fund may purchase put
options and sell put options on futures contracts that are already owned by
the Fund. The Fund will only engage in the purchase of put options and the
sale of covered put options on market index futures for hedging purposes.
Call Options on Futures Contracts. The sale of call options on futures
contracts is analogous to the sale of futures contracts and is used to protect
the Fund against the risk of declining prices. The purchase of call options on
futures contracts is analogous to the purchase of a futures contract. The Fund
may only buy call options to close an existing position where the Fund has
already sold a corresponding call option, or for a cash hedge. The Fund will
only engage in the sale of call options and the purchase of call options to
cover for hedging purposes.
Writing Call Options on Futures Contracts. The writing of call options on
futures contracts constitutes a partial hedge against declining prices of the
securities deliverable upon exercise of the futures contract. If the futures
contract price at expiration is below the exercise price, the Fund will retain
the full amount of the option premium which provides a partial hedge against
any decline that may have occurred in the Fund's securities holdings.
Risks of Options and Futures Contracts. If the Fund has sold futures or takes
options positions to hedge against decline in the market and the market later
advances, the Fund may suffer a loss on the futures contracts or options which
it would not have experienced if it had not hedged. Correlation is also
imperfect between movements in the prices of futures contracts and movements
in prices of the securities which are the subject of the hedge. Thus the price
of the futures contract or option may move more than or less than the price of
the securities being hedged. Where the Fund has sold futures or taken options
positions to hedge against decline in the market, the market may advance and
the value of the securities held in the Fund may decline. If this were to
occur, the Fund might lose money on the futures contracts or options and also
experience a decline in the value of its securities.
The Fund can close out futures positions only on an exchange or board
of trade which provides a secondary market in such futures. Although the Fund
intend to purchase or sell only such futures for which an active secondary
market appears to exist, there can be no assurance that such a market will
exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. This might
prevent the Fund from closing a futures position, which could require the Fund
to make daily cash payments with respect to its position in the event of
adverse price movements.
Options on futures transactions bear several risks apart from those
inherent in options transactions generally. The Fund's ability to close out
its options positions in futures contracts will depend upon whether an active
secondary market for such options develops and is in existence at the time the
Fund seek to close its positions. There can be no assurance that such a market
will develop or exist. Therefore, the Fund might be required to exercise the
options to realize any profit.
LENDING FUND SECURITIES
The Fund may lend its securities to member firms of the New York
Stock Exchange and commercial banks with assets of one billion dollars or
more, provided the value of the securities loaned will not exceed 33 1/3% of
assets. Any such loans must be secured continuously in the form of cash or
cash equivalents such as US Treasury bills. The amount of the collateral must
on a current basis equal or exceed the market value of the loaned securities,
and the Fund must be able to terminate such loans upon notice at any time. The
Fund will exercise its right to terminate a securities loan in order to
preserve its right to vote upon matters of importance affecting holders of the
securities.
The advantage of such loans is that the Fund continues to receive the
equivalent of the interest earned or dividends paid by the issuers on the
loaned securities while at the same time earning interest on the cash or
equivalent collateral which may be invested in accordance with the Fund's
investment objective, policies and restrictions.
Securities loans are usually made to broker-dealers and other
financial institutions to facilitate their delivery of such securities. As
with any extension of credit, there may be risks of delay in recovery and
possibly loss of rights in the loaned securities should the borrower of the
loaned securities fail financially. However, the Fund will make loans of its
securities only to those firms the Advisor or Subadvisor deems creditworthy
and only on terms the Advisor believes should compensate for such risk. On
termination of the loan, the borrower is obligated to return the securities to
the Fund. The Fund will recognize any gain or loss in the market value of the
securities during the loan period. The Fund may pay reasonable custodial fees
in connection with the loan.
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INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
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Fundamental Investment Restrictions
The Fund has adopted the following fundamental investment
restrictions. These restrictions cannot be changed without the approval of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
(1) The Fund may not make any investment inconsistent with
its classification as a diversified investment company under
the 1940 Act.
(2) The Fund may not concentrate its investments in the
securities of issuers primarily engaged in any particular
industry (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the
U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities and
repurchase agreements secured thereby).
(3) The Fund may not issue senior securities or borrow
money, except from banks for temporary or emergency purposes
and then only in an amount up to 33 1/3% of the value of its
total assets or as permitted by law and except by engaging
in reverse repurchase agreements, where allowed. In order to
secure any permitted borrowings and reverse repurchase
agreements under this section, the Fund may pledge, mortgage
or hypothecate its assets.
(4) The Fund may not underwrite the securities of other
issuers, except as allowed by law or to the extent that the
purchase of obligations in accordance with the Fund's
investment objective and policies, either directly from the
issuer, or from an underwriter for an issuer, may be deemed
an underwriting.
(5) The Fund may not invest directly in commodities or real
estate, although it may invest in securities which are
secured by real estate or real estate mortgages and
securities of issuers which invest or deal in commodities,
commodity futures, real estate or real estate mortgages.
(6) The Fund may not make loans, other than through the
purchase of money market instruments and repurchase
agreements or by the purchase of bonds, debentures or other
debt securities, or as permitted by law. The purchase of all
or a portion of an issue of publicly or privately
distributed debt obligations in accordance with the Fund's
investment objective, policies and restrictions, shall not
constitute the making of a loan.
Nonfundamental Investment Restrictions
The Board of Trustees has adopted the following nonfundamental
investment restrictions. A nonfundamental investment restriction can be
changed by the Board at any time without a shareholder vote.
(1) The Fund does not intend to make any purchases of
securities if borrowing exceeds 5% of total assets.
(2) The Fund may not invest, in the aggregate, more than 15%
of its net assets in illiquid securities.
(3) The Fund may not make short sales of securities or
purchase any securities on margin except as provided with
respect to options, futures contracts and options on future
contracts.
(4) The Fund may not enter into a futures contract or an
option on a futures contract if the aggregate initial
margins and premiums required to establish these positions
would exceed 5% of the Fund's net assets.
(5) The Fund may not purchase a put or call option on a
security (including a straddle or spread) if the value of
that option premium, when aggregated with the premiums on
all other options on securities held by the Fund, would
exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets.
Any investment restriction which involves a maximum percentage of
securities or assets shall not be considered to be violated unless an excess
over the applicable percentage occurs immediately after an acquisition of
securities or utilization of assets and results therefrom.
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TAXES
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The Fund intends to qualify as regulated investment companies under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. If for any reason the Fund should
fail to qualify, it would be taxed as a corporation at the Fund level, rather
than passing through its income and gains to shareholders.
Distributions of realized net capital gains, if any, are normally
paid once a year; however, the Fund does not intend to make any such
distributions unless available capital loss carryovers, if any, have been used
or have expired. As of September 30, 1998, the Fund had tax-loss carryforwards
of $0.
Generally, dividends (including short-term capital gains) and
distributions are taxable to the shareholder in the year they are paid.
However, any dividends and distributions paid in January but declared during
the prior three months are taxable in the year declared.
The Fund is required to withhold 31% of any reportable dividends and
long-term capital gain distributions paid and 31% reportable of each
redemption transaction occurring in the Balanced, Equity and Bond Portfolios
if: (a) the shareholder's social security number or other taxpayer
identification number ("TIN") is not provided or an obviously incorrect TIN is
provided; (b) the shareholder does not certify under penalties of perjury that
the TIN provided is the shareholder's correct TIN and that the shareholder is
not subject to backup withholding under section 3406(a)(1)(C) of the Internal
Revenue Code because of underreporting (however, failure to provide
certification as to the application of section 3406(a)(1)(C) will result only
in backup withholding on dividends, not on redemptions); or (c) the Fund is
notified by the Internal Revenue Service that the TIN provided by the
shareholder is incorrect or that there has been underreporting of interest or
dividends by the shareholder. Affected shareholders will receive statements at
least annually specifying the amount withheld.
In addition, the Fund is required to report to the Internal Revenue
Service the following information with respect to each redemption transaction
occurring in the Fund:(a) the shareholder's name, address, account number and
taxpayer identification number; (b) the total dollar value of the redemptions;
and (c) the Fund's identifying CUSIP number.
Certain shareholders are, however, exempt from the backup withholding
and broker reporting requirements. Exempt shareholders include: corporations;
financial institutions; tax-exempt organizations; individual retirement plans;
the U.S., a State, the District of Columbia, a U.S. possession, a foreign
government, an international organization, or any political subdivision,
agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing; U.S. registered commodities
or securities dealers; real estate investment trusts; registered investment
companies; bank common trust funds; certain charitable trusts; foreign central
banks of issue. Non-resident aliens, certain foreign partnerships and foreign
corporations are generally not subject to either requirement but may instead
be subject to withholding under sections 1441 or 1442 of the Internal Revenue
Code. Shareholders claiming exemption from backup withholding and broker
reporting should call or write the Fund for further information.
Many states do not tax the portion of the Fund's dividends which is
derived from interest on U.S. Government obligations. State law varies
considerably concerning the tax status of dividends derived from U.S.
Government obligations. Accordingly, shareholders should consult their tax
advisors about the tax status of dividends and distributions from the Fund in
their respective jurisdictions.
Dividends paid by the Fund may be eligible for the dividends received
deduction available to corporate taxpayers. Information concerning the tax
status of dividends and distributions and the amount of dividends withheld, if
any, is mailed annually to Fund shareholders.
Investors should note that they may be required to exclude the
initial sales charge, if any, paid on the purchase of Fund shares from the tax
basis of those shares if the shares are exchanged for shares of another
Calvert Group Fund within 90 days of purchase. This requirement applies only
to the extent that the payment of the original sales charge on the shares of
the Fund causes a reduction in the sales charge otherwise payable on the
shares of the Calvert Group Fund acquired in the exchange, and investors may
treat sales charges excluded from the basis of the original shares as incurred
to acquire the new shares.
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NET ASSET VALUE
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The public offering price of the shares of the Fund is the respective
net asset value per share (plus, for Class A shares, the applicable sales
charge). The net asset value fluctuates based on the respective market value
of the Fund's investments. The net asset value per share for each class is
determined every business day at the close of the regular session of the New
York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) and at such other times
as may be necessary or appropriate. The Fund does not determine net asset
value on certain national holidays or other days on which the New York Stock
Exchange is closed: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day,
Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and
Christmas Day. The Fund's net asset value per share is determined by dividing
total net assets (the value of its assets net of liabilities, including
accrued expenses and fees) by the number of shares outstanding for that class.
The assets of the Fund are valued as follows: (a) securities for
which market quotations are readily available are valued at the most recent
closing price, mean between bid and asked price, or yield equivalent as
obtained from one or more market makers for such securities; (b) securities
maturing within 60 days may be valued at cost, plus or minus any amortized
discount or premium, unless the Board of Trustees determines such method not
to be appropriate under the circumstances; and (c) all other securities and
assets for which market quotations are not readily available will be fairly
valued by the Advisor in good faith under the supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Equity options are valued at the last sale price; if not available,
then the previous day's sales price is used. If the bid price is higher or the
asked price is lower than the previous last sales price, the higher bid or
lower asked prices may be used. Exchange traded fixed income options are
valued at the last sale price unless there is no sale price, in which event
current prices provided by market makers are used. Over-the-counter fixed
income options are valued based upon current prices provided by market makers.
Financial futures are valued at the settlement price established each day by
the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share, As of 9/30/98
Net asset value per share
($61,765,401/5,129,373 shares) $12.04
Maximum sales charge, Class A
(4.75% of offering price) 0.57
Offering price per share, Class A $12.61
Class B net asset value and offering price per share
($522,894/43,535 shares) $12.01
Class C net asset value and offering price per share
($7,096,800/594,082 shares) $11.95
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CALCULATION OF TOTAL RETURN
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The Fund may advertise "total return." Total return is calculated
separately for each class. . Total return differs from yield in that yield
figures measure only the income component of the Fund's investments, while
total return includes not only the effect of income dividends but also any
change in net asset value, or principal amount, during the stated period.
Total return is computed per class by taking the total number of shares
purchased by a hypothetical $1,000 investment after deducting any applicable
sales charge, adding all additional shares purchased within the period with
reinvested dividends and distributions, calculating the value of those shares
at the end of the period, and dividing the result by the initial $1,000
investment. For periods of more than one year, the cumulative total return is
then adjusted for the number of years, taking compounding into account, to
calculate average annual total return during that period.
Total return is computed according to the following formula:
P(1 + T)n = ERV
where P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000; T = total return; n =
number of years; and ERV = the ending redeemable value of a hypothetical
$1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period.
Total return is historical in nature and is not intended to indicate
future performance. All total return quotations reflect the deduction of the
maximum sales charge ("return with maximum load"), except quotations of
"return without maximum load," (or "without CDSC") which do not deduct sales
charge. Thus, in the formula above, for return without maximum load, P = the
entire $1,000 hypothetical initial investment and does not reflect the
deduction of any sales charge; for return with maximum load, P = a
hypothetical initial investment of $1,000 less any sales charge actually
imposed at the beginning of the period for which the performance is being
calculated.
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Return for the Funds' shares for the period from inception to
September 30, 1998, are as follows:
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Periods Ended Class A Class B
September 30, 1998 Total Return Total Return
With/Without Maximum Load With/Without CDSC
New Vision
One Year -26.52% -22.86% N/A N/A
Since Inception -14.75% -12.22% -29.48% -25.77%
(January 31, 1997, for Class A)
(March 31, 1998, for Class B)
Periods Ended Class C
September 30, 1998 Total Return
With/Without CDSC
One Year -24.07% -23.31
Since Inception -12.63% -12.63
(January 31, 1997, for Class C)
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PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES
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Investments in the Fund made by mail, bank wire or electronic funds
transfer, or through the Fund's branch office or brokers participating in the
distribution of Fund shares, are credited to a shareholder's account at the
public offering price which is the net asset value next determined after
receipt by the Fund, plus the sales charge, if applicable, as set forth in the
Fund's Prospectus. Certain Class B and Class C shares may be subject to a
contingent deferred sales charge which is subtracted from the redemption
proceeds (see Prospectus, "Calculation of Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
and Waiver of Sales Charges").
All purchases of Fund shares will be confirmed and credited to
shareholder accounts in full and fractional shares (rounded to the nearest
1/1000th of a share). Share certificates will not be issued unless requested
in writing by the investor. No charge will be made for share certificate
requests. No certificates will be issued for fractional shares. A service fee
of $10.00, plus any costs incurred by the Fund, will be charged to investors
whose purchase checks are returned for insufficient funds.
To change redemption instructions already given, shareholders must
send a notice to Calvert Group, with a voided copy of a check for the bank
wiring instructions to be added, to c/o NFDS, P.O. Box 419544, Kansas City, MO
64141-6544. If a voided check does not accompany the request, then the request
must be signature guaranteed by a commercial bank, trust company, savings
association or member firm of any national securities exchange. Other
documentation may be required from corporations, fiduciaries and institutional
investors.
The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment
postponed for any period during which the New York Stock Exchange is closed
(other than customary weekend and holiday closings), when trading on the New
York Stock Exchange is restricted, or an emergency exists, as determined by
the Commission, or if the Commission has ordered a suspension of trading for
the protection of shareholders.
Redemption proceeds are normally paid in cash. However, the Fund has
the right to redeem shares in assets other than cash for redemption amounts
exceeding, in any 90-day period, $250,000 or 1% of the net asset value of the
Fund, whichever is less.
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ADVERTISING
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The Fund or its affiliates may provide information such as, but not
limited to, the economy, investment climate, investment principles,
sociological conditions and political ambiance. Discussion may include
hypothetical scenarios or lists of relevant factors designed to aid the
investor in determining whether the Fund is compatible with the investor's
goals. The Fund may list its holdings or give examples of securities that may
have been considered for inclusion in the Fund, whether held or not.
The Fund or its affiliates may supply comparative performance data
and rankings from independent sources such as Donoghue's Money Fund Report,
Bank Rate Monitor, Money, Forbes, Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., CDA
Investment Technologies, Inc., Wiesenberger Investment Companies Service,
Mutual Fund Values Morningstar Ratings, Mutual Fund Forecaster, Barron's,
Nelson's and The Wall Street Journal. The Fund may also cite to any source,
whether in print or on-line, such as Bloomberg, in order to acknowledge origin
of information, and may provide biographical information on, or quote,
portfolio managers or Fund officers. The Fund may compare itself or its
portfolio holdings to other investments, whether or not issued or regulated by
the securities industry, including, but not limited to, certificates of
deposit and Treasury notes.
Calvert Group is the nation's leading family of socially responsible
mutual funds, both in terms of socially responsible mutual fund assets under
management, and number of socially responsible mutual fund portfolios offered
(source: Social Investment Forum, December 31, 1998). Calvert Group was also
the first to offer a family of socially responsible mutual fund portfolios.
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
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The Fund's Board of Trustees supervises the Fund's activities and
reviews its contracts with companies that provide it with services.
RICHARD L. BAIRD, JR., Trustee. Mr. Baird is Executive Vice President
for the Family Health Council, Inc. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a non-profit
corporation which provides family planning services, nutrition, maternal/child
health care, and various health screening services. Mr. Baird is a
trustee/director of each of the investment companies in the Calvert Group of
Funds, except for Calvert Variable Series, Inc., Calvert New World Fund, Inc.
and Calvert World Values Fund, Inc. DOB: 05/09/48. Address: 211 Overlook
Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15216.
FRANK H. BLATZ, JR., Esq., Trustee. Mr. Blatz is a partner in the law
firm of Snevily, Ely, Williams & Blatz. He was formerly a partner with Abrams,
Blatz, Gran, Hendricks & Reina, P.A. He is also a director of Calvert Variable
Series, Inc. DOB: 10/29/35. Address: 308 East Broad Street, Westfield, New
Jersey 07091.
FREDERICK T. BORTS, M.D., Trustee. Dr. Borts is a radiologist with
Kaiser Permanente. Prior to that, he was a radiologist at Bethlehem Medical
Imaging in Allentown, Pennsylvania. DOB: 07/23/49. Address: 16 Iliahi Street,
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817.
CHARLES E. DIEHL, Trustee. Mr. Diehl is a self-employed consultant
and is Vice President and Treasurer Emeritus of the George Washington
University. He has retired from University Support Services, Inc. of Herndon,
Virginia. Formerly, he was a Director of Acacia Life Insurance Company, and is
currently a Director of Servus Financial Corporation. DOB: 10/13/22. Address:
1658 Quail Hollow Court, McLean, Virginia 22101.
DOUGLAS E. FELDMAN, M.D., Trustee. Dr. Feldman is managing partner of
Feldman Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Washington, D.C. A graduate
of Harvard Medical School, he is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head
and Neck Surgery at Georgetown University and George Washington University
Medical School, and past Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head
and Neck Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center. He is included in The Best
Doctors in America. DOB: 05/23/48. Address: 7536 Pepperell Drive, Bethesda,
Maryland 20817.
PETER W. GAVIAN, CFA, Trustee. Mr. Gavian is President of Corporate
Finance of Washington, Inc. Formerly, he was a principal of Gavian De Vaux
Associates, an investment banking firm. He is also a Chartered Financial
Analyst and an accredited senior business appraiser. DOB: 12/08/32. Address:
3005 Franklin Road North, Arlington, Virginia 22201.
JOHN G. GUFFEY, JR., Trustee. Mr. Guffey is Executive Vice President
of Calvert Social Investment Fund. He is on the Board of Directors of the
Calvert Social Investment Foundation, organizing director of the Community
Capital Bank in Brooklyn, New York, and a financial consultant to various
organizations. In addition, he is a director of the Community Bankers Mutual
Fund of Denver, Colorado, a director of Ariel Funds, and the Treasurer and
Director of Silby, Guffey, and Co., Inc., a venture capital firm. Mr. Guffey
is a trustee/director of each of the other investment companies in the Calvert
Group of Funds, except for Calvert Variable Series, Inc. and Calvert New World
Fund, Inc.
Mr. Guffey has been advised that the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") has entered an order against him relating to his former
service as a director of Community Bankers Mutual Fund, Inc. This fund is not
connected with any Calvert Fund or the Calvert Group and ceased operations in
September, 1994. Mr. Guffey consented to the entry of the order without
admitting or denying the findings in the order. The order contains findings
(1) that the Community Bankers Mutual Fund's prospectus and statement of
additional information were materially false and misleading because they
misstated or failed to state material facts concerning the pricing of fund
shares and the percentage of illiquid securities in the fund's portfolio and
that Mr. Guffey, as a member of the fund's board, should have known of these
misstatements and therefore violated the Securities Act of 1933; (2) that the
price of the fund's shares sold to the public was not based on the current net
asset value of the shares, in violation of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the "Investment Company Act"); and (3) that the board of the fund, including
Mr. Guffey, violated the Investment Company Act by directing the filing of a
materially false registration statement. The order directed Mr. Guffey to
cease and desist from committing or causing future violations and to pay a
civil penalty of $5,000. The SEC placed no restrictions on Mr. Guffey's
continuing to serve as a Trustee or Director of mutual funds. DOB: 05/15/48.
Address: 7205 Pomander Lane, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815.
*BARBARA J. KRUMSIEK, President and Trustee. Ms. Krumsiek serves as
President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Calvert Group, Ltd.
and as an officer and director of each of its affiliated companies. She is a
director of Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C., and a trustee/director of each of
the investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds, as well as Senior Vice
President of Calvert Social Investment Fund. Ms. Krumsiek is on the Board of
Directors of the Calvert Social Investment Foundation. Prior to joining
Calvert Group, Ms. Krumsiek served as a Managing Director of Alliance Fund
Distributors, Inc. DOB: 08/09/52.
M. CHARITO KRUVANT, Trustee. Ms. Kruvant is President and CEO of
Creative Associates International, Inc., a firm that specializes in human
resources development, information management, public affairs and private
enterprise development. She is also a director of Acacia Federal Savings Bank.
DOB: 12/08/45. Address: 5301 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20015.
ARTHUR J. PUGH, Trustee. Mr. Pugh is a Director of Calvert Variable
Series, Inc., and serves as a director of Acacia Federal Savings Bank. DOB:
09/24/37. Address: 4823 Prestwick Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030.
*DAVID R. ROCHAT, Senior Vice President and Trustee. Mr. Rochat is
Executive Vice President of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., Director
and Secretary of Grady, Berwald and Co., Inc., and Director and President of
Chelsea Securities, Inc. He is the Senior Vice President of First Variable
Rate Fund, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc., Calvert
Cash Reserves, and The Calvert Fund. DOB: 10/07/37. Address: Box 93, Chelsea,
Vermont 05038.
*D. WAYNE SILBY, Esq., Trustee. Mr. Silby is a trustee/director of
each of the investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds, except for
Calvert Variable Series, Inc. and Calvert New World Fund, Inc. He is the
President of Calvert Social Investment Fund. Mr. Silby is Executive Chairman
of Group Serve, Inc., an internet company focused on community building
collaborative tools, and an officer, director and shareholder of Silby, Guffey
& Company, Inc., which serves as general partner of Calvert Social Venture
Partners ("CSVP"). CSVP is a venture capital firm investing in socially
responsible small companies. He is also a Director of Acacia Life Insurance
Company and Chairman of the Calvert Social Investment Foundation. DOB:
7/20/48. Address: 1715 18th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009.
RENO J. MARTINI, Senior Vice President. Mr. Martini is a director and
Senior Vice President of Calvert Group, Ltd., and Senior Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer of Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. Mr. Martini
is also a director and President of Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C., and a
director and officer of Calvert New World Fund. DOB: 1/13/50.
RONALD M. WOLFSHEIMER, CPA, Treasurer. Mr. Wolfsheimer is Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Calvert Group, Ltd. and its
subsidiaries and an officer of each of the other investment companies in the
Calvert Group of Funds. Mr. Wolfsheimer is Vice President and Treasurer of
Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C., and a director of Calvert Distributors, Inc.
DOB: 07/24/47.
WILLIAM M. TARTIKOFF, Esq., Vice President and Secretary. Mr.
Tartikoff is an officer of each of the investment companies in the Calvert
Group of Funds, and is Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel
of Calvert Group, Ltd., and each of its subsidiaries. Mr. Tartikoff is also
Vice President and Secretary of Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C., a director of
Calvert Distributors, Inc., and is an officer of Acacia National Life
Insurance Company. DOB: 08/12/47.
DANIEL K. HAYES, Vice President. Mr. Hayes is Vice President of
Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., and is an officer of each of the other
investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds, except for Calvert New
World Fund, Inc. DOB: 09/09/50.
SUSAN WALKER BENDER, Esq., Assistant Secretary. Ms. Bender is
Associate General Counsel of Calvert Group, Ltd. and an officer of each of its
subsidiaries and Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C. She is also an officer of each
of the other investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds. DOB: 01/29/59.
KATHERINE STONER, Esq., Assistant Secretary. Ms. Stoner is Associate
General Counsel of Calvert Group and an officer of each of its subsidiaries
and Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C. She is also an officer of each of the other
investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds. DOB: 10/21/56.
IVY WAFFORD DUKE, Esq., Assistant Secretary. Ms. Duke is Associate
General Counsel of Calvert Group and an officer of each of its subsidiaries
and Calvert-Sloan Advisers, L.L.C. She is also an officer of each of the other
investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds and Secretary and provides
counsel to the Calvert Social Investment Foundation. Prior to working at
Calvert Group, Ms. Duke was an Associate in the Investment Management Group of
the Business and Finance Department at Drinker Biddle & Reath. DOB: 09/07/68.
The address of Trustees and Officers, unless otherwise noted, is 4550
Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Trustees and
Officers as a group own less than 1% of the Portfolio's outstanding shares.
Trustees marked with an *, above, are "interested persons" of the Fund, under
the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Each of the above trustees and officers is a director/trustee or
officer of each of the investment companies in the Calvert Group of Funds with
the exception of Calvert Social Investment Fund, of which only Messrs. Baird,
Guffey and Silby and Ms. Krumsiek are among the trustees, Calvert Variable
Series, Inc., of which only Messrs. Blatz, Diehl and Pugh and Ms. Krumsiek are
among the directors, Calvert World Values Fund, Inc., of which only Messrs.
Guffey and Silby and Ms. Krumsiek are among the directors, and Calvert New
World Fund, Inc., of which only Ms. Krumsiek and Mr. Martini is among the
directors.
The Audit Committee of the Board is composed of Messrs. Baird, Blatz,
Feldman, Guffey and Pugh, and Ms. Kruvant. The Board's Investment Policy
Committee is composed of Messrs. Borts, Diehl, Gavian, Rochat and Silby.
Messrs. Baird, Guffey and Silby serve on the High Social Impact
Investments Committee which assists the Fund in identifying, evaluating and
selecting investments in securities that offer a rate of return below the
then-prevailing market rate and that present attractive opportunities for
furthering the Fund's social criteria. They also serve, together with Ms.
Krumsiek, on the Calvert Social Investment foundation Board.
Trustees of the Fund not affiliated with the Fund's Advisor may elect
to defer receipt of all or a percentage of their fees and invest them in any
fund in the Calvert Family of Funds through the Trustees Deferred Compensation
Plan. Deferral of the fees is designed to maintain the parties in the same
position as if the fees were paid on a current basis. Management believes this
will have a negligible effect on the Fund's assets, liabilities, net assets,
and net income per share.
Trustee Compensation Table
Fiscal Year 1998 Aggregate Pension or Total Compensation
Compensation Retirement from Benefits
(unaudited numbers) from Registrant Accrued as Registrant and Fund
for Service part of Complex paid to
as Trustee of Registrant Trustee**
Expenses*
Name of Trustee
Richard L. Baird, Jr. $795 $0 $35,800
Frank H. Blatz, Jr. $1,054 $1,054 $40,600
Frederick T. Borts $997 $0 $32,500
Charles E. Diehl $1,035 $1,035 $38,500
Douglas E. Feldman $967 $0 $30,250
Peter W. Gavian $1,034 $517 $35,502
John G. Guffey, Jr. $1,005 $0 $54,715
M. Charito Kruvant $1,026 $536 $34,000
Arthur J. Pugh $1,054 $0 $40,000
D. Wayne Silby $997 $0 $60,831
*Messrs. Blatz, Diehl, Gavian and Pugh and Ms. Kruvant have chosen to defer a
portion of their compensation. As of September 30, 1998, total deferred
compensation, including dividends and capital appreciation, was $576,605.22,
$544,960.81, $138,513.72, $175,791.63, and $13,006.15, for each trustee,
respectively.
**For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998. The Fund Complex consists of
nine (9) registered investment companies.
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INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND SUBADVISOR
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The Fund's Investment Advisor is Calvert Asset Management Company,
Inc., 4550 Montgomery Avenue, 1000N, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, a subsidiary of
Calvert Group Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Acacia Life Insurance Company of
Washington, D.C. ("Acacia"). Effective on January 1, 1999, Acacia will merged
with and become a subsidiary of Ameritas Acacia Holding Company. Under the
Advisory Contract, the Advisor provides investment advice to the Fund and
oversees its day-to-day operations, subject to direction and control by the
Fund's Board of Directors. The Advisor provides the Funds with investment
supervision and management, and office space; furnishes executive and other
personnel to the Funds; and pays the salaries and fees of all
Trustees/Directors who are employees of the Advisor or its affiliates. The
Fund pays all other administrative and operating expenses, including:
custodial, registrar, dividend disbursing and transfer agency fees;
administrative service fees; federal and state securities registration fees;
salaries, fees and expenses of trustees, executive officers and employees of
the Fund, who are not employees of the Advisor or of its affiliates; insurance
premiums; trade association dues; legal and audit fees; interest, taxes and
other business fees; expenses of printing and mailing reports, notices,
prospectuses, and proxy material to shareholders; annual shareholders' meeting
expenses; and brokerage commissions and other costs associated with the
purchase and sale of portfolio securities.
The Advisor may voluntarily defer its fees or assume expenses of the
Fund. For fiscal year 1998, the Advisor reimbursed the Fund $61,061 for fees
and expenses. The Advisor may recapture from (charge to) the Fund (through
December 31, 1999) for such expenses incurred, provided that such recapture
would not cause the Fund's aggregate expenses to exceed the annual expense
limit. The Advisor may voluntarily agree to further defer its fees or assume
Fund expenses from January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1998 ("Additional
Deferral/Assumption Period"). If so, the Advisor may recapture from (charge
to) the Fund for any such expenses incurred during the Additional
Deferral/Assumption Period, provided that such recapture would not cause the
Fund's aggregate expenses to exceed the annual expense limit, and that such
recapture shall be made to the Advisor only from the two-year period from
January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2000. Each year's current fees (incurred
in that year) will be paid in full before any recapture for a prior year is
applied. Recapture then will be applied beginning with the most recent year
first.
For its services, the Advisor receives an annual base fee, payable
monthly, of 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets. There were no
expenses reimbursed or fees voluntarily waived.
Subadvisor
Awad Asset Management Company & Associates ("AWAD") is controlled by
Raymond James. It receives a subadvisory fee, paid by the Advisor. The base
rate is 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets.
The Fund has received an exemptive order to permit the Fund and the
Advisor to enter into and materially amend the Investment Subadvisory
Agreement without shareholder approval. Within 90 days of the hiring of any
Subadvisor or the implementation of any proposed material changed in the
Investment Subadvisory Agreement, the Fund will furnish its shareholders
information about the new Subadvisor or Investment Subadvisory Agreement that
would be included in a proxy statement. Such information will include any
change in such disclosure caused by the addition of a new Subadvisor or any
proposed material change in the Investment Subadvisory Agreement of the Fund.
The Fund will meet this condition by providing shareholders, within 90 days of
the hiring of the Subadvisor or implementation of any material change to the
terms of an Investment Subadvisory Agreement, with an information statement to
this effect.
The advisory fees paid to the Advisor by the Fund for the fiscal
years ended September 30, 1997, and 1998 were $14,100, and $66,145.
Calvert Administrative Services Company ("CASC"), an affiliate of the
Advisor, has been retained by the Fund to provide certain administrative
services necessary to the conduct of its affairs, including the preparation of
regulatory filings and shareholder reports. For providing such services, CASC
receives an annual administrative service fee payable monthly (as a percentage
of net assets) as follows:
Class A, B, and C Class I
New Vision Small Cap 0.25% 0.10%
For fiscal years 1997, and 1998, New Vision paid $1,567, and $73,461,
to CASC in administrative fees. For those Funds with multiple classes,
investment advisory fees are allocated as a Portfolio-level expense based on
net assets.
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METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION
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Calvert Distributors, Inc. ("CDI") is the principal underwriter and
distributor for the Fund. Under the terms of its underwriting agreement with
the Funds, CDI markets and distributes the Fund's shares and is responsible
for preparing advertising and sales literature, and printing and mailing
prospectuses to prospective investors.
Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
Fund has adopted Distribution Plans (the "Plans") which permits the Fund to
pay certain expenses associated with the distribution of its shares. Such
expenses may not exceed, on an annual basis, 0.25% of the Fund's Class A
average daily net assets.
Expenses under the Fund's Class B and Class C Plans may not exceed,
on an annual basis, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class
C, respectively. Class A Distribution Plans reimburse CDI only for expenses it
incurs, while the Class B and C Distribution Plans compensate CDI at a set
rate regardless of CDI's expenses.
The Fund's Distribution Plans were approved by the Board of
Directors, including the Directors who are not "interested persons" of the
Fund (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) and who
have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plans or
in any agreements related to the Plans. The selection and nomination of the
Directors who are not interested persons of the Fund is committed to the
discretion of such disinterested Directors. In establishing the Plans, the
Directors considered various factors including the amount of the distribution
expenses. The Directors determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that
the Plans will benefit the Fund and its shareholders.
The Plans may be terminated by vote of a majority of the
non-interested Trustees who have no direct or indirect financial interest in
the Plans, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the affected
of the Fund. If the Fund should ever switch to a new principal underwriter
without terminating the Class B Plan, the fee would be prorated between CDI
and the new principal underwriter. Any change in the Plans that would
materially increase the distribution cost to a Portfolio requires approval of
the shareholders of the affected class; otherwise, the Plans may be amended by
the Trustees, including a majority of the non-interested Trustees as described
above. The Plans will continue in effect for successive one-year terms
provided that such continuance is specifically approved by (i) the vote of a
majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Plans or interested
persons of any such party and who have no direct or indirect financial
interest in the Plans, and (ii) the vote of a majority of the entire Board of
Trustees.
Apart from the Plans, the Advisor and CDI, at their own expense, may
incur costs and pay expenses associated with the distribution of shares of the
Fund. CDI, makes a continuous offering of the Fund's securities on a "best
efforts" basis. Under the terms of the agreement, CDI is entitled to receive,
pursuant to the Distribution Plans, a distribution fee and a service fee from
the Fund based on the average daily net assets of each Portfolio's respective
Classes. These fees are paid pursuant to the Fund's Distribution Plan. The
Distribution Plan Expenses (includes both distribution fees and services fees)
paid by the Fund (all classes) to CDI for the fiscal year ended September 30,
1998, was $244,747.
Of the distribution expenses paid by Class A Shares of New Vision
Small Cap in fiscal year 1998, $140,405, was used to compensate dealers for
their share distribution promotional services. $22,881 for the printing and
mailing of prospectuses and sales materials to investors (other than current
shareholders), and the remainder partially financed advertising.
Of the distribution, expenses paid by Class B Shares of the Capital
Accumulation Fund in fiscal year 1998, $1,284 was used for financing
advertising.
Of the distribution, expenses paid by Class C Shares of the Capital
Accumulation Fund in fiscal year 1998, $6,629 was used for financing
advertising.
TCF New Vision Small Cap Fund
Class A shares are offered at net asset value plus a front-end sales charge as
follows:
As a % of As a % of Allowed to
Amount of offering net amount Brokers as a % of
Investment price invested offering price
Less than $50,000 4.75% 4.99% 4.00%
$50,000 but less than $100,000 3.75% 3.90% 3.00%
$100,000 but less than $250,000 2.75% 2.83% 2.25%
$250,000 but less than $500,000 1.75% 1.78% 1.25%
$500,000 but less than $1,000,000 1.00% 1.01% 0.80%
$1,000,000 and over 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
CDI receives any front-end sales charge or CDSC paid. A portion of
the front-end sales charge may be reallowed to dealers. The aggregate amount
of sales charges (gross underwriting commissions) and for Class A only, the
amount retained by CDI (i.e., not reallowed to dealers) for the last 3 fiscal
years are:
Fiscal Year 1996 1997 1998
Class A Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net
New Vision Small Cap $0 $0 $34,584 $11,744 $202,906 $62,498
Fiscal Year 1996 1997 1998
Class B
New Vision Small Cap NA NA $100
Fiscal Year 1996 1997 1998
Class C
New Vision Small Cap NA NA $0
Fund Trustees and certain other affiliated persons of the Fund are
exempt from the sales charge since the distribution costs are minimal to
persons already familiar with the Fund. Other groups (e.g., group retirement
plans) are exempt due to economies of scale in distribution. See Exhibit A to
the Prospectus.
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TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT
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National Financial Data Services, Inc. ("NFDS"), a subsidiary of
State Street Bank & Trust, has been retained by the Fund to act as transfer
agent and dividend disbursing agent. These responsibilities include:
responding to certain shareholder inquiries and instructions, crediting and
debiting shareholder accounts for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares and
confirming such transactions, and daily updating of shareholder accounts to
reflect declaration and payment of dividends.
Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. ("CSSI"), a subsidiary of Calvert
Group, Ltd., and Acacia, has been retained by the Fund to act as shareholder
servicing agent. Shareholder servicing responsibilities include responding to
shareholder inquiries and instructions concerning their accounts, entering any
telephoned purchases or redemptions into the NFDS system, maintenance of
broker-dealer data, and preparing and distributing statements to shareholders
regarding their accounts. Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. was the sole
transfer agent prior to January 1, 1998.
For these services, NFDS and Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc.
Receive a fee based on the number of shareholder accounts and transactions.
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FUND TRANSACTIONS
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Fund transactions are undertaken on the basis of their desirability
from an investment standpoint. The Fund's Advisor and Subadvisors make
investment decisions and the choice of brokers and dealers under the direction
and supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees.
Broker-dealers who execute Fund transactions on behalf of the Fund
are selected on the basis of their execution capability and trading expertise
considering, among other factors, the overall reasonableness of the brokerage
commissions, current market conditions, size and timing of the order,
difficulty of execution, per share price, etc.
For the last three fiscal years, total brokerage commissions paid are
as follows:
1996 1997 1998
New Vision Small Cap NA $3,401 $123,150
For the last three fiscal years, the Fund paid brokerage commissions
to Raymond James, an affiliated person and the controlling parent
company of the Fund's Subadvisor as follows:
1996 1997 1998
New Vision Small Cap NA NA $37,420
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998, aggregate brokerage
commissions paid to Raymond James represented ____% of the Fund's total
commissions and ___% of the Fund's total dollar amount of commission
transactions.
While the Fund's subadvisors select brokers primarily on the basis of
best execution, in some cases the Advisor may ask the Subadvisor to direct
transactions to brokers based on the quality and amount of the research and
research-related services which the brokers provide the Advisor. These
services are of the type described in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, and are designed primarily to assist the Advisor in monitoring
the investment activities of the subadvisor of the Fund. Such services include
portfolio attribution systems, return-based style analysis, and
trade-execution analysis. It is the policy of the Advisor that such research
services will be used for the benefit of Fund as well as other Calvert Group
funds and managed accounts.
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998, the Fund, through its
Advisor and/or Subadvisor, directed brokerage for research services in the
following amounts:
Related Fund Amount of Transactions Commissions
New Vision Small Cap $51,761,603 $123,150
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INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND CUSTODIANS
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has been selected by the Board of Directors
to serve as independent accountants for fiscal year 1999. State Street Bank &
Trust Company, N.A., 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110, serves as
custodian of the Fund's investments. First National Bank of Maryland, 25 South
Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21203 also serves as custodian of certain
of the Fund's cash assets. The custodians have no part in deciding the Fund's
investment policies or the choice of securities that are to be purchased or
sold for the Fund.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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The New Vision Small Cap Fund is a series of The Calvert Fund (the
"Trust"), an open-end management investment company organized as a
Massachusetts business trust on March 15, 1982. The Fund's Declaration of
Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for acts or
obligations of the Fund. The shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust
might, however, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as
partners for its obligations. The Declaration of Trust provides for
indemnification and reimbursement of expenses out of Fund assets for any
shareholder held personally liable for obligations of the Fund. The
Declaration of Trust also provides that the Fund shall, upon request, assume
the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act or
obligation of the Fund and satisfy any judgment thereon. The Declaration of
Trust further provides that the Fund may maintain appropriate insurance (for
example, fidelity bonding and errors and omissions insurance) for the
protection of the Fund, its shareholders, trustees, officers, employees and
agents to cover possible tort and other liabilities. Thus, the risk of a
shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is
limited to circumstances in which both inadequate insurance exists and the
Fund itself is unable to meet its obligations.
Each share represents an equal proportionate interest with each other
share and is entitled to such dividends and distributions out of the income
belonging to such class as declared by the Board. The Fund offers four
separate classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class I. Each class
represents interests in the same portfolio of investments but, as further
described in the prospectus, each class is subject to differing sales charges
and expenses, which differences will result in differing net asset values and
distributions. Upon any liquidation of the Fund, shareholders of each class
are entitled to share pro rata in the net assets belonging to that series
available for distribution.
The Fund is not required to hold annual shareholder meetings, but
special meetings may be called for certain purposes such as electing
Directors/Trustees, changing fundamental policies, or approving a management
contract. As a shareholder, you receive one vote for each share of a Fund you
own. Matters affecting classes differently, such as Distribution Plans, will
be voted on separately by class.
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CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
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As of January 19, 1999, the following shareholders owned of record 5%
or more of the Fund:
Name and Address % of Ownership
National Securities Corp 7.01%, Class B
FBO J Weisfeld
Seattle, Washington
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APPENDIX
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CORPORATE BOND AND COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS
Corporate Bonds:
Description of Moody's Investors Service Inc.'s/Standard & Poor's bond ratings:
Aaa/AAA: Best quality. These bonds carry the smallest degree of
investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt edge." Interest
payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and
principal is secure. This rating indicates an extremely strong capacity to pay
principal and interest.
Aa/AA: Bonds rated AA also qualify as high-quality debt obligations.
Capacity to pay principal and interest is very strong, and in the majority of
instances they differ from AAA issues only in small degree. They are rated
lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as
in Aaa securities, fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater
amplitude, or there may be other elements present which make long-term risks
appear somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.
A/A: Upper-medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to
principal and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present
which make the bond somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of
circumstances and economic conditions.
Baa/BBB: Medium grade obligations; adequate capacity to pay principal
and interest. Whereas they normally exhibit adequate protection parameters,
adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead
to a weakened capacity to pay principal and interest for bonds in this
category than for bonds in higher rated categories.
Ba/BB, B/B, Caa/CCC, Ca/CC: Debt rated in these categories is
regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to capacity to pay interest
and repay principal. The higher the degree of speculation, the lower the
rating. While such debt will likely have some quality and protective
characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk
exposure to adverse conditions.
C/C: This rating is only for income bonds on which no interest is
being paid.
D: Debt in default; payment of interest and/or principal is in
arrears.
Commercial Paper:
MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC.:
The Prime rating is the highest commercial paper rating assigned by
Moody's. Among the factors considered by Moody's in assigning ratings are the
following: (1) evaluation of the management of the issuer; (2) economic
evaluation of the issuer's industry or industries and an appraisal of
speculative-type risks which may be inherent in certain areas; (3) evaluation
of the issuer's products in relation to competition and customer acceptance;
(4) liquidity; (5) amount and quality of long-term debt; (6) trend of earnings
over a period of ten years; (7) financial strength of a parent company and the
relationships which exist with the issuer; and (8) recognition by management
of obligations which may be present or may arise as a result of public
interest questions and preparations to meet such obligations. Issuers within
this Prime category may be given ratings 1, 2, or 3, depending on the relative
strengths of these factors.
STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION:
Commercial paper rated A by Standard & Poor's has the following
characteristics: (i) liquidity ratios are adequate to meet cash requirements;
(ii) long-term senior debt rating should be A or better, although in some
cases BBB credits may be allowed if other factors outweigh the BBB; (iii) the
issuer should have access to at least two additional channels of borrowing;
(iv) basic earnings and cash flow should have an upward trend with allowances
made for unusual circumstances; and (v) typically the issuer's industry should
be well established and the issuer should have a strong position within its
industry and the reliability and quality of management should be unquestioned.
Issuers rated A are further referred to by use of numbers 1, 2 and 3 to denote
the relative strength within this highest classification.
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LETTER OF INTENT
Date
Calvert Distributors, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
Ladies and Gentlemen:
By signing this Letter of Intent, or affirmatively marking the Letter
of Intent option on my Fund Account Application Form, I agree to be bound by
the terms and conditions applicable to Letters of Intent appearing in the
Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information for the Fund and the
provisions described below as they may be amended from time to time by the
Fund. Such amendments will apply automatically to existing Letters of Intent.
I intend to invest in the shares of __________________ (Fund or
Portfolio name) during the thirteen (13) month period from the date of my
first purchase pursuant to this Letter (which cannot be more than ninety (90)
days prior to the date of this Letter or my Fund Account Application Form,
whichever is applicable), an aggregate amount (excluding any reinvestments of
distributions) of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) which, together
with my current holdings of the Fund (at public offering price on date of this
Letter or my Fund Account Application Form, whichever is applicable), will
equal or exceed the amount checked below:
__ $50,000 __ $100,000 __ $250,000 __ $500,000 __ $1,000,000
Subject to the conditions specified below, including the terms of
escrow, to which I hereby agree, each purchase occurring after the date of
this Letter will be made at the public offering price applicable to a single
transaction of the dollar amount specified above, as described in the Fund's
prospectus. "Fund" in this Letter of Intent shall refer to the Fund or
Portfolio, as the case may be. No portion of the sales charge imposed on
purchases made prior to the date of this Letter will be refunded.
I am making no commitment to purchase shares, but if my purchases
within thirteen months from the date of my first purchase do not aggregate the
minimum amount specified above, I will pay the increased amount of sales
charges prescribed in the terms of escrow described below. I understand that
4.75% of the minimum dollar amount specified above will be held in escrow in
the form of shares (computed to the nearest full share). These shares will be
held subject to the terms of escrow described below.
From the initial purchase (or subsequent purchases if necessary),
4.75% of the dollar amount specified in this Letter shall be held in escrow in
shares of the Fund by the Fund's transfer agent. For example, if the minimum
amount specified under the Letter is $50,000, the escrow shall be shares
valued in the amount of $2,375 (computed at the public offering price adjusted
for a $50,000 purchase). All dividends and any capital gains distribution on
the escrowed shares will be credited to my account.
If the total minimum investment specified under the Letter is
completed within a thirteen month period, escrowed shares will be promptly
released to me. However, shares disposed of prior to completion of the
purchase requirement under the Letter will be deducted from the amount
required to complete the investment commitment.
Upon expiration of this Letter, the total purchases pursuant to the
Letter are less than the amount specified in the Letter as the intended
aggregate purchases, Calvert Distributors, Inc. ("CDI") will bill me for an
amount equal to the difference between the lower load I paid and the dollar
amount of sales charges which I would have paid if the total amount purchased
had been made at a single time. If not paid by the investor within 20 days,
CDI will debit the difference from my account. Full shares, if any, remaining
in escrow after the aforementioned adjustment will be released and, upon
request, remitted to me.
I irrevocably constitute and appoint CDI as my attorney-in-fact, with
full power of substitution, to surrender for redemption any or all escrowed
shares on the books of the Fund. This power of attorney is coupled with an
interest.
The commission allowed by Calvert Distributors, Inc. to the
broker-dealer named herein shall be at the rate applicable to the minimum
amount of my specified intended purchases.
The Letter may be revised upward by me at any time during the
thirteen-month period, and such a revision will be treated as a new Letter,
except that the thirteen-month period during which the purchase must be made
will remain unchanged and there will be no retroactive reduction of the sales
charges paid on prior purchases.
In determining the total amount of purchases made hereunder, shares
disposed of prior to termination of this Letter will be deducted. My
broker-dealer shall refer to this Letter of Intent in placing any future
purchase orders for me while this Letter is in effect.
Name of Dealer
Name of Investor(s)
By - Authorized Signer
Address
Date
Signature of Investor(s)
Date
Signature of Investor(s)
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INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
SHAREHOLDER SERVICE
Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
Calvert Distributors, Inc.
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
TRANSFER AGENT
National Financial Data Services, Inc.
1004 Baltimore
6th Floor
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
250 West Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 23. Exhibits
1. Declaration of Trust (incorporated by reference to Registrant's
Initial Registration Statement, March 15, 1982).
2. By-Laws (incorporated by reference to Registrant's Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 2, September 3, 1982).
4. Specimen Stock Certificate for all series of The Calvert Fund
(incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 28,
July 19, 1995).
5.a. Advisory Contract (incorporated by reference to Registrant's
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, November 1, 1984).
6. Underwriting and Dealer Agreement, (incorporated by reference to
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 34, March 31, 1998).
7. Trustees' Deferred Compensation Agreement (incorporated by
reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 20, January 28, 1992).
8. Custodial Contract (incorporated by reference to Registrant's
Post-Effective Amendment No. 21, January 29, 1993).
9. Transfer Agency Contract, (incorporated by reference to
Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 34, March 31, 1998).
15. Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan with respect to Registrant's Class B
and C shares, incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective
Amendment No. 34, March 31, 1998. With respect to Class A shares, incorporated
by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 28, July 19, 1995,
for all series of The Calvert Fund.
18. Multiple-class Plan under the Investment Company Act of 1940 Rule
18f-3, (incorporated by reference to Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No.
34, March 31, 1998).
Item 24. Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control With Registrant
Not applicable.
Item 25. Indemnification
Registrant's Declaration of Trust, which Declaration is Exhibit 1 of
this Registration Statement, provides, in summary, that officers, trustees,
employees, and agents shall be indemnified by Registrant against liabilities
and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with actions, suits, or
proceedings arising out of their offices or duties of employment, except that
no indemnification can be made to such a person if he has been adjudged liable
of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of
his duties. In the absence of such an adjudication, the determination of
eligibility for indemnification shall be made by independent counsel in a
written opinion or by the vote of a majority of a quorum of trustees who are
neither "interested persons" of Registrant, as that term is defined in Section
2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, nor parties to the proceeding.
Registrant's Declaration of Trust also provides that Registrant may
purchase and maintain liability insurance on behalf of any officer, trustee,
employee or agent against any liabilities arising from such status. In this
regard, Registrant maintains a Directors & Officers (Partners) Liability
Insurance Policy with Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, 15 Mountain View
Road, Warren, New Jersey 07061, providing Registrant with $5 million in
directors and officers liability coverage, plus $5 million in excess directors
and officers liability coverage for the independent trustees/directors only.
Registrant also maintains an $8 million Investment Company Blanket Bond issued
by ICI Mutual Insurance Company, P.O. Box 730, Burlington, Vermont, 05402.
Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
Name of Company, Principal
Name Business and Address Capacity
Barbara J. Krumsiek Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Officer
Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. and
Calvert World Values Fund, Inc. Director
Investment Companies
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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First Variable Rate Fund for Officer
Government Income and
Calvert Tax-Free Reserves Trustee
Calvert Social Investment Fund
Calvert Cash Reserves
The Calvert Fund
Investment Companies
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Calvert Asset Management Co., Inc. Officer
Investment Advisor and
4550 Montgomery Avenue Director
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert Group, Ltd. Officer
Holding Company and
4550 Montgomery Avenue Director
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. Officer
Transfer Agent and
4550 Montgomery Avenue Director
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Calvert Administrative Services Co. Officer
Service Company and
4550 Montgomery Avenue Director
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Distributors, Inc. Officer
Broker-Dealer and
4550 Montgomery Avenue Director
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Calvert-Sloan Advisers, LLC Director
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Calvert New World Fund, Inc. Director
Investment Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Alliance Capital Mgmt. L.P. Sr. Vice President
Mutual Fund Division Director
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
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Ronald M. Wolfsheimer First Variable Rate Fund Officer
for Government Income
Calvert Tax-Free Reserves
Calvert Cash Reserves
Calvert Social Investment Fund
The Calvert Fund
Calvert Variable Series, Inc.
Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc.
Calvert World Values Fund, Inc.
Calvert New World Fund, Inc.
Investment Companies
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Calvert Asset Management Co., Inc. Officer
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Calvert Group, Ltd. Officer
Holding Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. Officer
Transfer Agent
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Calvert Administrative Services Co. Officer
Service Company and
4550 Montgomery Avenue Director
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Distributors, Inc. Officer
Broker-Dealer and
4550 Montgomery Avenue Director
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert-Sloan Advisers, LLC Officer
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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David R. Rochat First Variable Rate Fund Officer
for Government Income and
Calvert Tax-Free Reserves Trustee
Calvert Cash Reserves
The Calvert Fund
Investment Companies
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. Officer
Investment Company and
4550 Montgomery Avenue Director
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Asset Management Co., Inc. Officer
Investment Advisor and
4550 Montgomery Avenue Director
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Chelsea Securities, Inc. Officer
Securities Firm and
Post Office Box 93 Director
Chelsea, Vermont 05038
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Grady, Berwald & Co. Officer
Holding Company and
43A South Finley Avenue Director
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
---------------
Reno J. Martini Calvert Asset Management Co., Inc. Officer
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Group, Ltd. Officer
Holding Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
First Variable Rate Fund Officer
for Government Income
Calvert Tax-Free Reserves
Calvert Cash Reserves
Calvert Social Investment Fund
The Calvert Fund
Calvert Variable Series, Inc.
Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc.
Calvert World Values Fund, Inc.
Investment Companies
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert New World Fund, Inc. Director
Investment Company and
4550 Montgomery Avenue Officer
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert-Sloan Advisers, LLC Director
Investment Advisor and
4550 Montgomery Avenue Officer
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Charles T. Nason Acacia Life Insurance Officer
Acacia National Life Insurance and Director
Insurance Companies
7315 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Acacia Financial Corporation Officer
Holding Company and
7315 Wisconsin Avenue Director
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Acacia Federal Savings Bank Director
Savings Bank
7600-B Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, Virginia 22043
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Enterprise Resources, Inc. Director
Business Support Services
7315 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Acacia Realty Square, L.L.C. Director
Realty Investments
7315 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Gardner Montgomery Company Director
Tax Return Preparation Services
7315 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Group, Ltd. Director
Holding Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Administrative Services Co. Director
Service Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Asset Management Co., Inc. Director
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. Director
Transfer Agent
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Social Investment Fund Trustee
Investment Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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The Advisors Group, Ltd. Director
Broker-Dealer and
Investment Advisor
7315 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Robert-John H. Acacia National Life Insurance Officer
Sands Insurance Company and
7315 Wisconsin Avenue Director
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Acacia Life Insurance Officer
Insurance Company
7315 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Acacia Financial Corporation Officer
Holding Company and
7315 Wisconsin Avenue Director
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Acacia Federal Savings Bank Officer
Savings Bank
7600-B Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, Virginia 22043
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Enterprise Resources, Inc. Director
Business Support Services
7315 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Acacia Realty Square, L.L.C. Director
Realty Investments
7315 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
The Advisors Group, Ltd. Director
Broker-Dealer and
Investment Advisor
7315 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Gardner Montgomery Company Director
Tax Return Preparation Services
7315 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Group, Ltd. Director
Holding Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Administrative Services Co. Director
Service Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Asset Management, Co., Inc. Director
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. Director
Transfer Agent
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
William M. Tartikoff Acacia National Life Insurance Officer
Insurance Company
7315 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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First Variable Rate Fund for Officer
Government Income
Calvert Tax-Free Reserves
Calvert Cash Reserves
Calvert Social Investment Fund
The Calvert Fund
Calvert Variable Series, Inc.
Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc.
Calvert World Values Fund, Inc.
Calvert New World Fund, Inc.
Investment Companies
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Group, Ltd. Officer
Holding Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Administrative Officer
Services Company
Service Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Asset Management Co. Inc. Officer
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. Officer
Transfer Agent
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert Distributors, Inc. Director
Broker-Dealer and
4550 Montgomery Avenue Officer
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert-Sloan Advisers, LLC Officer
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Susan Walker Bender Calvert Group, Ltd. Officer
Holding Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Administrative Services Co. Officer
Service Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Asset Management Co., Inc. Officer
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. Officer
Transfer Agent
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert Distributors, Inc. Officer
Broker-Dealer
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert-Sloan Advisers, LLC Officer
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
First Variable Rate Fund for Officer
Government Income
Calvert Tax-Free Reserves
Calvert Cash Reserves
Calvert Social Investment Fund
The Calvert Fund
Calvert Variable Series, Inc.
Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc.
Calvert World Values Fund, Inc.
Calvert New World Fund, Inc.
Investment Companies
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Katherine Stoner Calvert Group, Ltd. Officer
Holding Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Administrative Services Co. Officer
Service Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Asset Management Co., Inc. Officer
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. Officer
Transfer Agent
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert Distributors, Inc. Officer
Broker-Dealer
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert-Sloan Advisers, LLC Officer
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
First Variable Rate Fund for Officer
Government Income
Calvert Tax-Free Reserves
Calvert Cash Reserves
Calvert Social Investment Fund
The Calvert Fund
Calvert Variable Series, Inc.
Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc.
Calvert World Values Fund, Inc.
Calvert New World Fund, Inc.
Investment Companies
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Ivy Wafford Duke Calvert Group, Ltd. Officer
Holding Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Administrative Services Co. Officer
Service Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Asset Management Co., Inc. Officer
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. Officer
Transfer Agent
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert Distributors, Inc. Officer
Broker-Dealer
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert-Sloan Advisers, LLC Officer
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
First Variable Rate Fund for Officer
Government Income
Calvert Tax-Free Reserves
Calvert Cash Reserves
Calvert Social Investment Fund
The Calvert Fund
Calvert Variable Series, Inc.
Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc.
Calvert World Values Fund, Inc.
Calvert New World Fund, Inc.
Investment Companies
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Victor Frye Calvert Group, Ltd. Officer
Holding Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Administrative Services Co. Officer
Service Company
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
---------------
Calvert Asset Management Co., Inc. Officer
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert Shareholder Services, Inc. Officer
Transfer Agent
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
Calvert Distributors, Inc. Officer
Broker-Dealer
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
----------------
The Advisors Group, Ltd. Counsel
Broker-Dealer and and
Investment Advisor Compliance
7315 Wisconsin Avenue Manager
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Daniel K. Hayes Calvert Asset Management Co., Inc. Officer
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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First Variable Rate Fund for Officer
Government Income
Calvert Tax-Free Reserves
Calvert Cash Reserves
Calvert Social Investment Fund
The Calvert Fund
Calvert Variable Series, Inc.
Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc.
Calvert World Values Fund, Inc.
Investment Companies
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Steve Van Order Calvert Asset Management Officer
Company, Inc.
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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John Nichols Calvert Asset Management Officer
Company, Inc.
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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David Leach Calvert Asset Management Officer
Company, Inc.
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Matthew D. Gelfand Calvert Asset Management Officer
Company, Inc.
Investment Advisor
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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Strategic Investment Management Officer
Investment Advisor
1001 19th Street North
Arlington, Virginia 20009
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Item 27. Principal Underwriters
(a) Registrant's principal underwriter underwrites shares of
First Variable Rate Fund for Government Income, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves,
Calvert Social Investment Fund, Calvert Cash Reserves, The Calvert Fund,
Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc., Calvert World Values Fund, Inc., Calvert New
World Fund, Inc., and Calvert Variable Series, Inc. (formerly named Acacia
Capital Corporation).
(b) Positions of Underwriter's Officers and Directors
Name and Principal Position(s) with Position(s) with
Business Address Underwriter Registrant
Barbara J. Krumsiek Director and President President and Trustee
Ronald M. Wolfsheimer Director, Senior Vice Treasurer
President and Chief Financial Officer
William M. Tartikoff Director, Senior Vice Vice President and
President and Secretary Secretary
Craig Cloyed Senior Vice President None
Karen Becker Vice President, Operations None
Steve Cohen Vice President None
Geoffrey Ashton Regional Vice President None
Martin Brown Regional Vice President None
Bill Hairgrove Regional Vice President None
Janet Haley Regional Vice President None
Steve Himber Regional Vice President None
Ben Ogbogu Regional Vice President None
Tom Stanton Regional Vice President None
Christine Teske Regional Vice President None
Susan Walker Bender Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary
Katherine Stoner Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary
Ivy Wafford Duke Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary
Victor Frye Assistant Secretary None
and Compliance Officer
(c) Inapplicable.
Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records
Ronald M. Wolfsheimer, Treasurer
and
William M. Tartikoff, Assistant Secretary
4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 1000N
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Item 29. Management Services
Not Applicable
Item 30. Undertakings
Not Applicable
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under Rule
485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in
the City of Bethesda, and State of Maryland, on the 27th day of January, 1999.
THE CALVERT FUND
By:
________________**_________________
Barbara J. Krumsiek
President and Trustee
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated.
Signature Title Date
__________**____________ President and 1/27/1999
Barbara J. Krumsiek Trustee (Principal Executive Officer)
__________**____________ Principal Accounting 1/27/1999
Ronald M. Wolfsheimer Officer
__________**____________ Trustee 1/27/1999
Richard L. Baird, Jr.
__________**____________ Trustee 1/27/1999
Frank H. Blatz, Jr., Esq.
__________**____________ Trustee 1/27/1999
Frederick T. Borts, M.D.
__________**____________ Trustee 1/27/1999
Charles E. Diehl
__________**____________ Trustee 1/27/1999
Douglas E. Feldman
__________**____________ Trustee 1/27/1999
Peter W. Gavian
__________**____________ Trustee 1/27/1999
John G. Guffey, Jr.
__________**____________ Trustee 1/27/1999
M. Charito Kruvant
__________**____________ Trustee 1/27/1999
Arthur J. Pugh
__________**____________ Trustee 1/27/1999
David R. Rochat
__________**____________ Trustee 1/27/1999
D. Wayne Silby
**By Ivy Wafford Duke as Attorney-in-fact, pursuant to Power of Attorney Forms
on file.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Trustee/Director of First Variable Rate Fund for
Government Income, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Cash Reserves, The
Calvert Fund, and Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute Ronald M. Wolfsheimer, William M. Tartikoff, Susan Walker
Bender, Katherine Stoner, Lisa Crossley, and Ivy Wafford Duke my true and
lawful attorneys, with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my
name in the appropriate capacities, all registration statements and amendments
filed by the Funds with any federal or state agency, and to do all such things
in my name and behalf necessary for registering and maintaining registration
or exemptions from registration of the Funds with any government agency in any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.
The same persons are authorized generally to do all such things in my
name and behalf to comply with the provisions of all federal, state and
foreign laws, regulations, and policy pronouncements affecting the Funds,
including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and all state laws regulating the securities industry.
The same persons are further authorized to sign my name to any
document needed to maintain the lawful operation of the Funds in connection
with any transaction approved by the Board of Trustee/Directors.
When any of the above-referenced attorneys signs my name to any
document in connection with maintaining the lawful operation of the Funds, the
signing is automatically ratified and confirmed by me by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
May 7, 1997
Date /Signature/
Edwidge Saint-Felix Barbara Krumsiek
Witness Name of Trustee/Director
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Trustee/Director of First Variable Rate Fund for
Government Income, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Cash Reserves, The
Calvert Fund, and Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute Ronald M. Wolfsheimer, William M. Tartikoff, Susan Walker
Bender, Katherine Stoner, Lisa Crossley, and Ivy Wafford Duke my true and
lawful attorneys, with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my
name in the appropriate capacities, all registration statements and amendments
filed by the Funds with any federal or state agency, and to do all such things
in my name and behalf necessary for registering and maintaining registration
or exemptions from registration of the Funds with any government agency in any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.
The same persons are authorized generally to do all such things in my
name and behalf to comply with the provisions of all federal, state and
foreign laws, regulations, and policy pronouncements affecting the Funds,
including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and all state laws regulating the securities industry.
The same persons are further authorized to sign my name to any
document needed to maintain the lawful operation of the Funds in connection
with any transaction approved by the Board of Trustee/Directors.
When any of the above-referenced attorneys signs my name to any
document in connection with maintaining the lawful operation of the Funds, the
signing is automatically ratified and confirmed by me by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
May 7, 1997
Date /Signature/
Edwidge Saint-Felix Richard L. Baird, Jr.
Witness Name of Trustee/Director
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Trustee/Director of First Variable Rate Fund for
Government Income, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Cash Reserves, The
Calvert Fund, and Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute Ronald M. Wolfsheimer, William M. Tartikoff, Susan Walker
Bender, Katherine Stoner, Lisa Crossley, and Ivy Wafford Duke my true and
lawful attorneys, with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my
name in the appropriate capacities, all registration statements and amendments
filed by the Funds with any federal or state agency, and to do all such things
in my name and behalf necessary for registering and maintaining registration
or exemptions from registration of the Funds with any government agency in any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.
The same persons are authorized generally to do all such things in my
name and behalf to comply with the provisions of all federal, state and
foreign laws, regulations, and policy pronouncements affecting the Funds,
including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and all state laws regulating the securities industry.
The same persons are further authorized to sign my name to any
document needed to maintain the lawful operation of the Funds in connection
with any transaction approved by the Board of Trustee/Directors.
When any of the above-referenced attorneys signs my name to any
document in connection with maintaining the lawful operation of the Funds, the
signing is automatically ratified and confirmed by me by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
May 7, 1997
Date /Signature/
Charles E. Diehl Frank H. Blatz, Jr.
Witness Name of Trustee/Director
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Trustee/Director of First Variable Rate Fund for
Government Income, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Cash Reserves, The
Calvert Fund, and Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute Ronald M. Wolfsheimer, William M. Tartikoff, Susan Walker
Bender, Katherine Stoner, Lisa Crossley, and Ivy Wafford Duke my true and
lawful attorneys, with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my
name in the appropriate capacities, all registration statements and amendments
filed by the Funds with any federal or state agency, and to do all such things
in my name and behalf necessary for registering and maintaining registration
or exemptions from registration of the Funds with any government agency in any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.
The same persons are authorized generally to do all such things in my
name and behalf to comply with the provisions of all federal, state and
foreign laws, regulations, and policy pronouncements affecting the Funds,
including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and all state laws regulating the securities industry.
The same persons are further authorized to sign my name to any
document needed to maintain the lawful operation of the Funds in connection
with any transaction approved by the Board of Trustee/Directors.
When any of the above-referenced attorneys signs my name to any
document in connection with maintaining the lawful operation of the Funds, the
signing is automatically ratified and confirmed by me by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
May 7, 1997
Date /Signature/
Edwidge Saint-Felix Douglas E. Feldman
Witness Name of Trustee/Director
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Trustee/Director of First Variable Rate Fund for
Government Income, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Cash Reserves, The
Calvert Fund, and Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute Ronald M. Wolfsheimer, William M. Tartikoff, Susan Walker
Bender, Katherine Stoner, Lisa Crossley, and Ivy Wafford Duke my true and
lawful attorneys, with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my
name in the appropriate capacities, all registration statements and amendments
filed by the Funds with any federal or state agency, and to do all such things
in my name and behalf necessary for registering and maintaining registration
or exemptions from registration of the Funds with any government agency in any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.
The same persons are authorized generally to do all such things in my
name and behalf to comply with the provisions of all federal, state and
foreign laws, regulations, and policy pronouncements affecting the Funds,
including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and all state laws regulating the securities industry.
The same persons are further authorized to sign my name to any
document needed to maintain the lawful operation of the Funds in connection
with any transaction approved by the Board of Trustee/Directors.
When any of the above-referenced attorneys signs my name to any
document in connection with maintaining the lawful operation of the Funds, the
signing is automatically ratified and confirmed by me by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
May 7, 1997
Date /Signature/
Frank H. Blatz, Jr. Charles E. Diehl
Witness Name of Trustee/Director
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Trustee/Director of First Variable Rate Fund for
Government Income, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Cash Reserves, The
Calvert Fund, and Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute Ronald M. Wolfsheimer, William M. Tartikoff, Susan Walker
Bender, Katherine Stoner, Lisa Crossley, and Ivy Wafford Duke my true and
lawful attorneys, with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my
name in the appropriate capacities, all registration statements and amendments
filed by the Funds with any federal or state agency, and to do all such things
in my name and behalf necessary for registering and maintaining registration
or exemptions from registration of the Funds with any government agency in any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.
The same persons are authorized generally to do all such things in my
name and behalf to comply with the provisions of all federal, state and
foreign laws, regulations, and policy pronouncements affecting the Funds,
including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and all state laws regulating the securities industry.
The same persons are further authorized to sign my name to any
document needed to maintain the lawful operation of the Funds in connection
with any transaction approved by the Board of Trustee/Directors.
When any of the above-referenced attorneys signs my name to any
document in connection with maintaining the lawful operation of the Funds, the
signing is automatically ratified and confirmed by me by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
May 7, 1997
Date /Signature/
Edwidge Saint-Felix Peter W. Gavian
Witness Name of Trustee/Director
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Trustee/Director of First Variable Rate Fund for
Government Income, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Cash Reserves, The
Calvert Fund, and Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute Ronald M. Wolfsheimer, William M. Tartikoff, Susan Walker
Bender, Katherine Stoner, Lisa Crossley, and Ivy Wafford Duke my true and
lawful attorneys, with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my
name in the appropriate capacities, all registration statements and amendments
filed by the Funds with any federal or state agency, and to do all such things
in my name and behalf necessary for registering and maintaining registration
or exemptions from registration of the Funds with any government agency in any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.
The same persons are authorized generally to do all such things in my
name and behalf to comply with the provisions of all federal, state and
foreign laws, regulations, and policy pronouncements affecting the Funds,
including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and all state laws regulating the securities industry.
The same persons are further authorized to sign my name to any
document needed to maintain the lawful operation of the Funds in connection
with any transaction approved by the Board of Trustee/Directors.
When any of the above-referenced attorneys signs my name to any
document in connection with maintaining the lawful operation of the Funds, the
signing is automatically ratified and confirmed by me by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
May 7, 1997
Date /Signature/
M. Charito Kruvant John G. Guffey, Jr.
Witness Name of Trustee/Director
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Trustee/Director of First Variable Rate Fund for
Government Income, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Cash Reserves, The
Calvert Fund, and Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute Ronald M. Wolfsheimer, William M. Tartikoff, Susan Walker
Bender, Katherine Stoner, Lisa Crossley, and Ivy Wafford Duke my true and
lawful attorneys, with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my
name in the appropriate capacities, all registration statements and amendments
filed by the Funds with any federal or state agency, and to do all such things
in my name and behalf necessary for registering and maintaining registration
or exemptions from registration of the Funds with any government agency in any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.
The same persons are authorized generally to do all such things in my
name and behalf to comply with the provisions of all federal, state and
foreign laws, regulations, and policy pronouncements affecting the Funds,
including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and all state laws regulating the securities industry.
The same persons are further authorized to sign my name to any
document needed to maintain the lawful operation of the Funds in connection
with any transaction approved by the Board of Trustee/Directors.
When any of the above-referenced attorneys signs my name to any
document in connection with maintaining the lawful operation of the Funds, the
signing is automatically ratified and confirmed by me by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
May 7, 1997
Date /Signature/
Edwidge Saint-Felix M. Charito Kruvant
Witness Name of Trustee/Director
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Trustee/Director of First Variable Rate Fund for
Government Income, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Cash Reserves, The
Calvert Fund, and Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute Ronald M. Wolfsheimer, William M. Tartikoff, Susan Walker
Bender, Katherine Stoner, Lisa Crossley, and Ivy Wafford Duke my true and
lawful attorneys, with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my
name in the appropriate capacities, all registration statements and amendments
filed by the Funds with any federal or state agency, and to do all such things
in my name and behalf necessary for registering and maintaining registration
or exemptions from registration of the Funds with any government agency in any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.
The same persons are authorized generally to do all such things in my
name and behalf to comply with the provisions of all federal, state and
foreign laws, regulations, and policy pronouncements affecting the Funds,
including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and all state laws regulating the securities industry.
The same persons are further authorized to sign my name to any
document needed to maintain the lawful operation of the Funds in connection
with any transaction approved by the Board of Trustee/Directors.
When any of the above-referenced attorneys signs my name to any
document in connection with maintaining the lawful operation of the Funds, the
signing is automatically ratified and confirmed by me by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
May 7, 1997
Date /Signature/
Charles E. Diehl Arthur J. Pugh
Witness Name of Trustee/Director
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Trustee/Director of First Variable Rate Fund for
Government Income, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Cash Reserves, The
Calvert Fund, and Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute Ronald M. Wolfsheimer, William M. Tartikoff, Susan Walker
Bender, Katherine Stoner, Lisa Crossley, and Ivy Wafford Duke my true and
lawful attorneys, with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my
name in the appropriate capacities, all registration statements and amendments
filed by the Funds with any federal or state agency, and to do all such things
in my name and behalf necessary for registering and maintaining registration
or exemptions from registration of the Funds with any government agency in any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.
The same persons are authorized generally to do all such things in my
name and behalf to comply with the provisions of all federal, state and
foreign laws, regulations, and policy pronouncements affecting the Funds,
including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and all state laws regulating the securities industry.
The same persons are further authorized to sign my name to any
document needed to maintain the lawful operation of the Funds in connection
with any transaction approved by the Board of Trustee/Directors.
When any of the above-referenced attorneys signs my name to any
document in connection with maintaining the lawful operation of the Funds, the
signing is automatically ratified and confirmed by me by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
May 7, 1997
Date /Signature/
Katherine Stoner David R. Rochat
Witness Name of Trustee/Director
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Trustee/Director of First Variable Rate Fund for
Government Income, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Cash Reserves, The
Calvert Fund, and Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute Ronald M. Wolfsheimer, William M. Tartikoff, Susan Walker
Bender, Katherine Stoner, Lisa Crossley, and Ivy Wafford Duke my true and
lawful attorneys, with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my
name in the appropriate capacities, all registration statements and amendments
filed by the Funds with any federal or state agency, and to do all such things
in my name and behalf necessary for registering and maintaining registration
or exemptions from registration of the Funds with any government agency in any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.
The same persons are authorized generally to do all such things in my
name and behalf to comply with the provisions of all federal, state and
foreign laws, regulations, and policy pronouncements affecting the Funds,
including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and all state laws regulating the securities industry.
The same persons are further authorized to sign my name to any
document needed to maintain the lawful operation of the Funds in connection
with any transaction approved by the Board of Trustee/Directors.
When any of the above-referenced attorneys signs my name to any
document in connection with maintaining the lawful operation of the Funds, the
signing is automatically ratified and confirmed by me by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
May 7, 1997
Date /Signature/
Edwidge Saint-Felix D. Wayne Silby
Witness Name of Trustee/Director
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Trustee/Director of First Variable Rate Fund for
Government Income, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Cash Reserves, The
Calvert Fund, and Calvert Municipal Fund, Inc. (collectively, the "Funds"),
hereby constitute Ronald M. Wolfsheimer, William M. Tartikoff, Susan Walker
Bender, Katherine Stoner, Lisa Crossley, and Ivy Wafford Duke my true and
lawful attorneys, with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my
name in the appropriate capacities, all registration statements and amendments
filed by the Funds with any federal or state agency, and to do all such things
in my name and behalf necessary for registering and maintaining registration
or exemptions from registration of the Funds with any government agency in any
jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.
The same persons are authorized generally to do all such things in my
name and behalf to comply with the provisions of all federal, state and
foreign laws, regulations, and policy pronouncements affecting the Funds,
including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and all state laws regulating the securities industry.
The same persons are further authorized to sign my name to any
document needed to maintain the lawful operation of the Funds in connection
with any transaction approved by the Board of Trustee/Directors.
When any of the above-referenced attorneys signs my name to any
document in connection with maintaining the lawful operation of the Funds, the
signing is automatically ratified and confirmed by me by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
January 16, 1998
Date /Signature/
Roger Wilkins Frederick Borts, M.D.
Witness Name of Trustee/Director
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned officer of Calvert Social Investment Fund, Calvert
World Values Fund, Acacia Capital Corporation, Calvert New World Fund, First
Variable Rate Fund, Calvert Tax-Free Reserves, Calvert Cash Reserves, The
Calvert Fund and Calvert Municipal Fund (each, respectively, the "Fund"),
hereby constitute William M. Tartikoff, Susan Walker Bender, Katherine Stoner,
Lisa Crossley, and Ivy Wafford Duke my true and lawful attorneys, with full
power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate
capacities, all registration statements and amendments filed by the Fund with
any federal or state agency, and to do all such things in my name and behalf
necessary for registering and maintaining registration or exemptions from
registration of the Fund with any government agency in any jurisdiction,
domestic or foreign.
The same persons are authorized generally to do all such things in my
name and behalf to comply with the provisions of all federal, state and
foreign laws, regulations, and policy pronouncements affecting the Funds,
including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, and all state laws regulating the securities industry.
The same persons are further authorized to sign my name to any
document needed to maintain the lawful operation of the Funds in connection
with any transaction approved by the Board of Trustee/Directors.
When any of the above-referenced attorneys signs my name to any
document in connection with maintaining the lawful operation of the Funds, the
signing is automatically ratified and confirmed by me by virtue of this Power
of Attorney.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
December 16, 1997
Date /Signature/
William M. Tartikoff Ronald M. Wolfsheimer
Witness Name of Officer
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Exhibit 10
January 27, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Exhibit 10, Form N-1A
The Calvert Fund
File numbers 2-76510 and 811-3416
Ladies and Gentlemen:
As Counsel to The Calvert Fund (the "Trust"), it is my opinion, based upon an
examination of the Trust's Declaration of Trust and By-Laws and such other
original or photostatic copies of Trust records, certificates of public
officials, documents, papers, statutes, and authorities as I deemed necessary to
form the basis of this opinion, that the securities being registered by this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 of the Trust will, when sold, be legally issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.
Consent is hereby given to file this opinion of
counsel with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to the Trust's
Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to its Registration Statement.
Sincerely,
/s/
Ivy Wafford Duke
Associate General Counsel
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 39 to the Registration Statement of The Calvert Fund (Calvert
Income Fund and Calvert New Vision Small Cap) (the "Funds") on Form N-1A (File
Numbers 2-76510 and 811-3416) of our reports dated November 6, 1998, on our
audit of the financial statements and financial highlights of the Funds, which
reports are included in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended
September 30, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Financial highlights" in the Prospectus and "Independent Accountants" in the
Statement of Additional Information.
/s/
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
January 27, 1999
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