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Dear Fellow Shareholders,
The past six months have continued to astound bears as the stock market
rocketed to new high ground. As shareholders in the Domini Social Equity Fund
(DSEF), you and I have enjoyed the continuation of the most extraordinary bull
market in memory. For the six months ended January 31, 1997, the Fund enjoyed a
total return of 25.6%. We continue to be pleased with our Fund's performance and
with the fact that its record so closely mirrors broad market behavior.
In this semi-annual report we review our Fund's policies regarding
shareholder activism. The DSEF has both financial and social objectives. To meet
these objectives, we screen the companies in which the Fund invests and use our
voice as an investor to vote and file shareholder resolutions.
While the Fund has always voted shareholder resolutions consistently with
our social screens, we began initiating shareholder dialogues in 1994 and
gradually increased our involvement as assets and resources grew. During the
1997 proxy season, we participated in conversations with seven companies over a
broad range of corporate practices. These range from requests to link executive
compensation to social and environmental performance to reviews of operations
abroad and indirect participation in the tobacco industry.
In 1997, the DSEF will continue its emphasis on employment-related issues
and on non-U.S. operations -- despite the SEC's position that employment issues
are the business of management and not of shareholders. DSEF and its Portfolio
Adviser, Kinder, Lydenberg, Domini & Co., Inc. have repeatedly written the SEC
on the rights of shareholders to raise these issues with corporations. The heavy
media coverage of Texaco's diverse workforce and corporate response and of
Kathie Lee Gifford's sweatshop labor problems confirm that the public has deep
concerns about corporate employment related issues and non-U.S. operations at
corporations.
This semi-annual report provides you with our voting position on most of the
issues shareholders are raising this season. We continue to believe that an
activist approach, together with solid corporate accountability research applied
to investments, will provide shareholders with long term growth and a better
world.
Sincerely yours,
Amy L. Domini
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PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES
Socially responsible investors eagerly await the proxy filing season as an
opportunity to address companies on an ever-increasing range of issues. This
year there are resolutions addressing standards of conduct for global
operations, equal employment opportunity, insurance company investments in the
tobacco industry, environmental performance, and executive compensation, just to
name a few.
The text that follows has been taken from the Domini Social Equity Fund
Proxy Voting Guidelines, a standalone report that is available from the Fund by
calling 1-800-762-6814. These Guidelines not only reflect how the Fund will vote
its shares on various issues of concern to socially responsible investors, they
are meant to be a tool for social investors to use in voting the shares of stock
they may hold individually.
Shareholders are the owners of corporations, and with the rights of
ownership come certain responsibilities. Voting proxies in a way that is
consistent with our purpose as social investors is one of those
responsibilities. While success on the road to greater corporate accountability
is measured by management's attention to the issues rather than the vote count,
it is often the voice of the shareholders that makes the difference.
COMMUNITY
EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY
Access to capital is essential to participating in our society. The Equal
Credit Opportunity Act prohibits lenders from discriminating with regard to
race, religion, national origin, sex, age, and the like. Shareholders have asked
for:
- - Reports on lending practices in low/moderate income or minority areas and on
steps to remedy mortgage lending discrimination;
- - The development of "fair lending policies" that would assure access to credit
for major disadvantaged groups and require annual reports to shareholders on
their implementation; and
- - The application by nonfinancial corporations, such as the auto companies, of
Equal Credit Opportunity Act standards to their financial subsidiaries.
The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
INSURANCE COMPANIES AND ECONOMICALLY
TARGETED INVESTMENTS
Economically Targeted Investments (ETIs) are loans made to low-to-moderate
income communities or individuals to foster, among many things, small businesses
and farms, affordable housing and community development banks and credit unions.
Insurance companies presently invest less than 0.1 percent of their more than
$1.9 trillion in assets into ETIs. Shareholders have asked for reports outlining
how insurers could implement an ETI program. The DSEF will SUPPORT these
resolutions.
REDLINING
"Redlining" is the systematic denial of services to an area based on its
economic or ethnic profile. The term originated in banking, but the same
practice infects businesses as different as insurance and supermarkets, and
areas as broadly defined as "rural." Shareholders have asked management to
appraise their lending practices and develop policies to avoid redlining. The
DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
VIOLENCE ON TELEVISION
Children's television programming recently set an all-time record of 32
violent acts per hour. By the time children finish elementary school, on average
they have watched 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence. Shareholders have
asked media companies and program sponsors for reports on standards for
television program production and mechanisms for monitoring violent programming.
The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
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DIVERSITY
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS -- NOMINATING WOMEN AND MINORITIES
Shareholders have asked boards to make greater efforts to search for
qualified female and minority candidates for nomination to the board of
directors and to endorse a policy of board inclusiveness. The DSEF will SUPPORT
these resolutions.
BOARD SLATES WITHOUT WOMEN OR MINORITIES
Typically, a board committee selects nominees for the board, and they run
unopposed. If the board or the slate does not include women or minorities, the
DSEF will OPPOSE the board's nominees.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION REPORT
All corporations have the power to promote equality in the workplace and the
marketplace. Shareholders have asked for reports that may include:
- - A chart identifying employees by sex, race and the various job categories
defined by the EEOC;
- - A description of affirmative action policies and programs in place;
- - The company's Form EEO-1 disclosure report;
- - A description of programs designed to increase the number of women and/or
minority managers; and
- - A description of programs directing the purchase of goods and services from
minority and/ or female-owned businesses.
The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
EQUALITY PRINCIPLES ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION
In 1995, a coalition of advocacy groups and businesses, primarily in
financial services, developed the Equality Principles on Sexual Orientation. The
Principles call on companies to:
- - Adopt written prohibitions against discrimination in employment based on
sexual orientation;
- - Recognize and grant equal status to employee groups formed to address sexual
orientation issues in the workplace;
- - Include sexual orientation issues in diversity training;
- - Grant spousal benefits to domestic partners, regardless of sexual orientation;
and
- - Practice nondiscrimination in the sale of goods and services and the placement
of advertisements.
Shareholders have asked for reports on the implementation of the Principles.
The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
ENVIRONMENT
CERES PRINCIPLES
The Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) was formed
in 1989 in the wake of the EXXON VALDEZ disaster. It developed a set of ten
principles, now called the CERES Principles, to guide corporate decisions that
affect the environment. By subscribing to the Principles, a company commits
itself to:
- - Work toward positive goals such as sustainable use of natural resources,
energy conservation, and environmental restoration;
- - Set definitive goals and a means of measuring progress; and
- - Inform the public in an environmental report published in the format of a
CERES report.
Shareholders have submitted resolutions asking corporations to study the
Principles or to subscribe to them. The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
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ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS TO COMMUNITY
The public has a right to know whether a company uses substances that pose
an environmental health or safety risk to a community in which it operates.
Shareholders have asked for the adoption of a policy making available
information enabling neighbors to assess a facility's potential impact. The DSEF
will SUPPORT these resolutions.
PAPER PRODUCTION -- CHLORINE BLEACHING
The insatiable demands for paper have led to clear cutting of forest for
pulp and the use of chlorine bleaching to achieve whiteness in the end product.
As both these practices have dire environmental consequences, shareholders have
asked that paper manufacturers phase out the production of paper using these
processes. The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
PAPER PRODUCTION -- TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES
Some producers of telephone books use paper derived from virgin rainforests.
Since alternative sources of paper exist, shareholders have asked publishers to
phase out the use of paper from these sources. The DSEF will SUPPORT these
resolutions.
NON-U.S. OPERATIONS
GLOBAL COMPANIES -- STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
Companies acting outside the cultures in which they originated face complex
issues arising from the diverse cultures and political and economic contexts in
which they operate. These issues include: human rights; just wages and safe
working conditions; child labor; forced labor; freedom of association; and the
environment. Shareholders have asked companies to develop and adopt codes of
conduct to guide company policies, programs, and operations outside their
culture of origin. The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
GLOBAL COMPANIES -- STANDARDS FOR VENDORS
The outcry surrounding the offshore sweatshops supplying U.S. retailers has
many origins. Underlying those protests, however, is a common assumption: U.S.
corporations have the power to alter the conditions under which their vendors
operate. Shareholders have asked companies for reports describing their vendors'
standards, focusing especially on the workers' right to organize and working
conditions. They have also asked for descriptions of compliance mechanisms and
external monitoring programs. The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
INTERNATIONAL LENDING AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
Shareholders have asked financial services companies to develop criteria for
the evaluation, support, and use of intermediaries capable of promoting
appropriate development in emerging economies. Others have asked for the
disclosure of the criteria used in extending loans to developing countries to
avoid adding to their $1.3 trillion debt to industrialized countries. Still
others have asked for information on IMF-World Bank-enforced structural
adjustment programs. These programs are supposed to help developing countries
repay loans, but considerable evidence indicates their effects include:
- - Encouraging capital flight from less economically developed countries;
- - Eroding human and natural resources;
- - Decreasing spending for health, education and housing: and
- - Undermining a country's long-term capacity to repay its debts.
The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
JUSTICE FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Shareholders have asked companies to report on their mining operations on
indigenous lands and to address the impact and implications of their activities
on both the land and the people. The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
BURMA, CHINA AND INDONESIA
The behavior of the Burmese, Chinese, and Indonesian governments have led to
an international outcry. Since these economies are almost
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entirely government-controlled, corporations operating there inevitably provide
financial support to the military regime. Shareholder resolutions include:
- - Requests for comprehensive reports on corporate operations in the nation;
- - To promote freedom of expression and freedom of association among employees;
to use production methods that do not risk harm to the environment; and to
prohibit the presence of the Chinese military on the premises;
- - Use independent monitors to protect their vendors' workers.
The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
MEXICO -- MAQUILADORAS
Maquiladoras are facilities operated by U.S. companies just south of the
U.S.-- Mexico border. There, Mexican workers -- paid a fraction of what U.S.
workers would require to subsist --assemble parts made in the U.S. and ship the
finished goods north. Shareholders may ask management to:
- - Initiate a review of its Maquiladora operations, addressing issues such as
environmental health and safety, or fair employment and wage practices, as
well as standards of living and community impact; and
- - Prepare a report with recommendations for changes in light of the findings.
The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
NIGERIA
In 1995, Nigeria's military government called international attention to its
depredations when it executed nine dissidents after a drumhead trial.
Shareholders have asked companies with operations in Nigeria to report on their
businesses there and their relationships with the government. The DSEF will
SUPPORT these resolutions.
NORTHERN IRELAND -- MACBRIDE PRINCIPLES
The International Commission of Jurists has cited employment discrimination
as one major cause of conflict in Northern Ireland. Shareholders have asked
companies to make all lawful efforts to implement or increase activity on each
of the nine MacBride Principles (equal employment opportunity principles). The
DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
TOBACCO
SALES OF NON-TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO TOBACCO INDUSTRY
Shareholders have asked companies making significant sales of non-tobacco
products to the tobacco industry to study the effects of ending these
transactions or to stop immediately. The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
TOBACCO SMOKE IN THE ENVIRONMENT
The hazards of tobacco smoke in the environment --particularly indoors --
are well documented. Shareholders have requested that a company refrain from
efforts to undermine legislation geared toward restricting smoking in public
places. Shareholders have also asked restaurant and airline companies to adopt
smoke-free policies. And, they have requested that new fast-food franchisees'
facilities be smoke-free. The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
TOBACCO SALES TO MINORS
In the United Kingdom, social investors with a tobacco screen eliminate
supermarket chains because they sell cigarettes. U.S. investors have focused on
tobacco product manufacturers, not retailers. However, U.S. shareholders have
submitted resolutions asking management of grocery chains, convenience stores,
service stations, and pharmacies to implement programs to ensure that they do
not sell tobacco products to minors or to stop selling them altogether. The DSEF
will SUPPORT these resolutions.
TOBACCO ADVERTISING
Tobacco is among the most heavily advertized products in the U.S.
Shareholders have asked media companies that profit from cigarette advertising
to:
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- - Prepare reports that address the media's role in encouraging smoking,
particularly among children;
- - Develop policies and practices which would ensure that cigarette advertising
is not manipulative or misleading; or
- - Adopt voluntarily the 1996 Food & Drug Administration regulations pertaining
to tobacco advertizing;
The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
INSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE COMPANIES INVESTING
IN TOBACCO
Shareholders have asked insurance and health care company boards to report
on the appropriateness of investments in the tobacco industry. They have also
asked for reports on the impact smoking has on benefit payments for death,
disease and property loss. The DSEF will SUPPORT these resolutions.
COMPARISON OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE
DOMINI SOCIAL EQUITY FUND AND S&P 500(1)
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
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DOMINI SOCIAL EQUITY FUND (2) S&P 500
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6/28/1991 $10,000 $10,000
7/31/1991 10506.863 10465.702
10/31/1991 10591.34 10674.883
1/31/1992 11274.244 11203.277
4/30/1992 11274.244 11454.234
7/31/1992 11808.063 11801.917
10/30/1992 12074.972 11736.867
1/29/1993 12898.023 12386.892
4/30/1993 12629.09 12510.525
7/30/1993 12990.276 12829.978
10/29/1993 13650.614 13486.749
1/31/1994 13954.3 13978.901
4/29/1994 13210.071 13174.704
7/29/1994 13371.613 13491.024
10/31/1994 13856.65 14007.091
1/31/1995 13981.053 14052.532
4/28/1995 15213.357 15472.003
7/31/1995 16728.919 17008.207
10/31/1995 17416.1 17706.337
1/31/1996 18857.652 19479.201
4/30/1996 19494.581 20142.086
7/31/1996 19089.109 19823.666
10/31/1996 21215.199 21970.187
1/31/1997 $23,974.795 $24,607.555
Average Annual Total Return
1 Year Ended 1/31/97 27.1%
5 Years Ended 1/31/97 16.3%
Inception (6/3/91) to 1/31/97
(2) 15.7%
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(1) The performance information in this chart represents past performance. The
investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so
that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than
their original cost.
(2) The Fund began investing in the stocks comprising the Domini Social Index on
June 3, 1991. The above chart begins on June 30, 1991.
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DOMINI SOCIAL INDEX PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
JANUARY 31, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
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COMMON STOCKS -- 98.5%
APPAREL -- 1.1%
Brown Group Inc...................................... 900 $ 14,850
Hartmarx Corp.(b).................................... 1,800 10,575
Lands' End Inc....................................... 1,700 48,237
Liz Claiborne, Inc................................... 3,900 164,288
Nike Inc. (Class B).................................. 15,300 1,038,488
Oshkosh B'Gosh, Inc. (Class A)....................... 800 11,000
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp............................. 1,400 18,900
Reebok International Ltd............................. 3,200 152,000
Russell Corp......................................... 2,200 70,950
Stride Rite Corp..................................... 2,700 32,400
Timberland Co.(b).................................... 600 26,625
VF Corp.............................................. 3,400 226,100
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1,814,413
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COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS & SERVICES -- 2.5%
Autodesk Inc......................................... 2,400 75,900
Banta Corp........................................... 1,850 43,475
Centex Corp.......................................... 1,600 62,400
Cintas Corp.......................................... 2,600 148,200
Crown Cork & Seal Inc................................ 6,800 391,000
Deluxe Corp.......................................... 4,700 144,525
DeVRY Inc.(b)........................................ 2,200 57,750
Donnelley, (R.R.) & Sons............................. 8,100 253,125
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc........................... 1,900 50,825
Fuller (H.B.) Co..................................... 800 39,900
Graco Inc............................................ 950 30,519
Harland (J.H.) Co.................................... 1,600 46,600
HON Industries Inc................................... 1,600 57,200
Ikon Office Solutions Inc............................ 7,100 313,288
Kaufman & Broad Home Corp............................ 2,100 29,663
Kelly Services (Class A)............................. 1,775 49,700
Miller, (Herman) Inc................................. 1,300 75,238
Moore Corp., Ltd..................................... 5,300 109,975
National Education Corp.(b).......................... 2,100 31,763
National Service Industries, Inc..................... 2,400 92,100
New England Business Services Inc.................... 800 16,600
Pitney Bowes Inc..................................... 8,000 461,000
Rouse Co............................................. 3,000 93,000
Sherwin-Williams Co.................................. 4,600 255,300
Sonoco Products Co................................... 4,805 128,534
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Standard Register Co................................. 1,500 $ 51,750
TJ International Inc................................. 3,500 64,750
Xerox Corp........................................... 18,100 1,061,113
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4,235,193
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CONSUMER PRODUCTS & SERVICES -- 0.2%
American Greetings Corp. (Class A)................... 4,000 113,250
Avery Dennison Corp.................................. 5,700 208,762
ISCO Inc............................................. 300 2,550
Tennant Co........................................... 500 13,438
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338,000
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ENERGY -- 3.7%
Amoco Corp........................................... 26,800 2,331,600
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.............................. 3,200 207,200
Apache Corp.......................................... 4,800 184,200
Atlantic Richfield Co................................ 9,000 1,190,250
Consolidated Natural Gas Co.......................... 5,100 283,687
ENERGEN Corp......................................... 600 18,450
Enron Corp........................................... 13,100 540,375
Helmerich & Payne Inc................................ 1,300 62,888
Louisiana Land & Exploration Co...................... 2,000 112,500
OGE Energy Corp...................................... 2,100 89,513
Oryx Energy Co.(b)................................... 5,600 135,800
Pennzoil Co.......................................... 2,500 155,938
Rowan Companies Inc.(b).............................. 4,700 118,675
Santa Fe Energy Resources Inc.(b).................... 4,800 71,400
Sonat Inc............................................ 4,700 250,275
Sun Co............................................... 3,900 102,862
Williams Companies Inc............................... 9,000 361,125
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6,216,7389
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FINANCIAL -- 13.2%
Ahmanson (H.F.) & Co................................. 5,700 213,750
American Express Co.................................. 26,200 1,634,225
Banc One Corp........................................ 23,095 1,047,935
Bank of Boston....................................... 8,100 577,125
BankAmerica Corp..................................... 19,700 2,199,012
Bankers Trust (N.Y.) Corp............................ 4,500 382,500
Barnett Banks Inc.................................... 10,400 457,600
Beneficial Corp...................................... 2,800 188,300
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DOMINI SOCIAL INDEX PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS -- CONTINUED
JANUARY 31, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
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Block (H. & R.), Inc................................. 5,500 $ 162,937
Cincinnati Financial Corp............................ 2,995 187,188
CoreStates Financial Corp............................ 11,700 582,075
Dime Bancorp Inc.(b)................................. 5,800 90,625
Edwards (A.G.), Inc.................................. 3,525 119,409
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp...................... 38,000 1,149,500
Federal National Mortgage Association................ 58,000 2,291,000
Fifth Third Bancorp.................................. 5,600 433,300
First Chicago Corp................................... 17,206 982,893
First Fed Financial Corp.(b)......................... 600 13,200
Golden West Financial Corp........................... 3,100 208,088
Great Western Financial Corp......................... 7,100 224,538
Household International Inc.......................... 5,200 515,450
MBNA Corp............................................ 17,700 610,650
Mellon Bank Corp..................................... 6,900 514,913
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc............................. 10,400 876,200
Morgan (J.P.) & Co., Inc............................. 10,700 1,102,100
Norwest Corp......................................... 20,500 976,312
Piper Jaffray Inc.................................... 1,000 17,625
PNC Bank Corp........................................ 18,300 727,425
ReliaStar Financial Corp............................. 2,000 111,000
Schwab (Charles) Corp................................ 9,300 347,588
Student Loan Marketing Association................... 2,900 315,738
SunTrust Banks Inc................................... 11,800 590,000
Transamerica Corp.................................... 3,600 296,100
Value Line Inc....................................... 500 15,125
Vermont Financial Services Corp...................... 200 7,925
Wachovia Corp........................................ 8,900 512,863
Wells Fargo & Co..................................... 4,900 1,493,275
Wesco Financial Corp................................. 400 78,000
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22,253,489
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FOODS & BEVERAGES -- 9.8%
Ben & Jerry's (Class A)(b)........................... 700 8,225
Campbell Soup Co..................................... 12,800 1,062,400
Coca-Cola Co......................................... 134,700 7,795,762
CPC International Inc................................ 7,700 591,937
Fleming Cos. Inc..................................... 2,000 32,250
General Mills, Inc................................... 8,400 569,100
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FOODS & BEVERAGES -- CONTINUED
Heinz (H.J.) Co...................................... 19,900 $ 800,975
Hershey Foods Corp................................... 8,200 346,450
Kellogg Co........................................... 11,700 814,612
Odwalla Inc.(b)...................................... 1,300 16,250
PepsiCo, Inc......................................... 86,300 3,009,713
Quaker Oats Co....................................... 7,200 276,300
Ralston Purina Group................................. 5,600 440,300
Smucker (J.M.) Co. (Class A)......................... 1,500 26,250
Super Valu Inc....................................... 3,600 111,150
Sysco Corp........................................... 9,500 312,313
TCBY Enterprises, Inc................................ 1,300 5,525
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc......................... 1,145 43,939
Wrigley, (Wm.) Jr. Co................................ 6,200 360,375
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16,623,826
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS -- 5.7%
Alberto Culver Co. (Class B)......................... 1,500 78,187
Avon Products, Inc................................... 7,100 445,525
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.................... 900 20,362
Church & Dwight Co., Inc............................. 4,400 112,200
Clorox Co............................................ 2,700 320,287
Colgate-Palmolive Co................................. 7,800 754,650
Fedders Corp......................................... 2,200 13,750
Handleman Co.(b)..................................... 1,900 15,200
Harman International Industries, Inc................. 930 43,129
Hasbro Inc........................................... 4,600 181,700
Huffy Corp........................................... 700 9,975
Kimberly-Clark Corp.................................. 15,232 1,485,120
Leggett & Platt Inc.................................. 4,900 157,413
Mattel, Inc.......................................... 14,685 413,016
Maytag Co............................................ 5,400 110,700
Newell Co............................................ 8,400 277,200
Oneida, Ltd.......................................... 800 13,900
Procter & Gamble Co.................................. 36,900 4,261,950
Rubbermaid Inc....................................... 8,000 185,000
Shaw Industries...................................... 7,300 101,288
Snap-On Tools Corp................................... 3,550 132,238
Springs Industries Inc. (Class A).................... 1,100 46,475
Stanhome, Inc........................................ 1,100 28,463
Stanley Works........................................ 4,700 178,600
Thomas Industries.................................... 800 17,500
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS -- CONTINUED
JANUARY 31, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
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Whirlpool Corp....................................... 4,100 $ 208,588
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INSURANCE -- 6.1%
Aetna Inc............................................ 7,970 629,630
American General Corp................................ 11,300 450,587
American International Group, Inc.................... 25,400 3,076,575
Chubb Corp........................................... 9,300 506,850
CIGNA Corp........................................... 4,200 636,825
General Re Corp...................................... 4,400 710,600
Hartford Steam Boiler................................ 1,100 50,875
Jefferson-Pilot Corp................................. 3,800 224,200
Lincoln National Corp................................ 5,600 300,300
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc...................... 3,800 409,450
Providian Corp....................................... 5,000 269,375
SAFECO Corp.......................................... 6,700 254,600
St. Paul Companies................................... 4,500 281,250
Torchmark Corp....................................... 3,800 196,650
Travelers Corp....................................... 34,600 1,812,206
UNUM Corp............................................ 3,900 294,938
USF&G Corp........................................... 6,200 130,975
USLIFE Corp.......................................... 1,925 78,925
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10,314,811
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MANUFACTURING -- 2.0%
Applied Materials, Inc.(b)........................... 9,500 469,062
Boston Scientific Corp.(b)........................... 9,700 662,025
Brady (W.H.) (Class A)............................... 1,400 32,200
Case Corp............................................ 4,000 212,000
Cincinnati Milacron.................................. 2,300 52,900
Clarcor, Inc......................................... 900 22,387
Deere & Co........................................... 4,300 611,325
Dionex Corp.(b)...................................... 800 32,400
Fastenal Co.......................................... 2,000 75,500
Gerber Scientific.................................... 1,200 17,100
Goulds Pumps, Inc.................................... 1,200 28,050
Hunt Manufacturing Co................................ 600 10,350
Illinois Tool Works Inc.............................. 6,600 538,725
James River Corp. of Virginia........................ 4,500 144,563
Lawson Products, Inc................................. 800 17,700
Millipore Corp....................................... 2,300 98,325
Nordson Corp......................................... 1,000 60,750
Thermo Electron Corp.(b)............................. 7,930 270,611
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MANUFACTURING -- CONTINUED
Watts Industries Inc. (Class A)...................... 1,400 $ 34,125
Wellman Inc.......................................... 1,700 29,963
Zurn Industries Inc.................................. 700 16,888
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3,436,949
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MEDIA -- 3.7%
BET Holdings Inc. (Class A)(b)....................... 900 23,625
Comcast Corp. (Class A).............................. 17,300 317,888
Disney (Walt) Co..................................... 37,100 2,717,575
Dow Jones & Co. Inc.................................. 5,300 210,012
Frontier Corp........................................ 8,700 190,313
Harcourt General Inc................................. 3,900 176,475
King World Productions Inc.(b)....................... 2,000 78,250
Lee Enterprises, Inc................................. 2,500 57,500
McGraw-Hill Inc...................................... 5,300 263,675
Media General Inc. (Class A)......................... 1,400 44,100
Meredith Corp........................................ 1,700 87,338
New York Times Co. (Class A)......................... 5,200 199,550
Scholastic Corp.(b).................................. 2,200 129,800
Tele-Communications, Inc. (Class A)(b)............... 35,300 469,931
Times Mirror Co. (Class A)........................... 5,600 264,600
US West Media Group(b)............................... 33,200 618,350
Viacom Inc. (Class A)(b)............................. 4,000 136,000
Washington Post Co. (Class B)........................ 600 200,400
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6,185,382
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MISCELLANEOUS -- 1.2%
Allwaste, Inc.(b).................................... 2,000 10,750
Avnet, Inc........................................... 2,300 142,312
Bemis Co., Inc....................................... 2,800 114,450
CPI Corp............................................. 600 11,100
Cross (A.T.) Co. (Class A)........................... 900 10,800
General Signal Corp.................................. 2,600 117,650
Hillenbrand Industries Inc........................... 3,800 147,250
Ionics Inc.(b)....................................... 900 45,113
Jostens Inc.......................................... 2,100 43,312
Marriott International Corp.......................... 7,400 393,125
Omnicom Group, Inc................................... 4,300 209,088
Polaroid Corp........................................ 2,500 110,000
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS -- CONTINUED
JANUARY 31, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
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Sealed Air Corp.(b).................................. 2,300 $ 98,325
Service Corp. International.......................... 12,500 362,500
Toro Co.............................................. 800 28,100
Whitman Corp......................................... 5,600 128,800
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1,972,675
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PHARMACEUTICALS AND HEALTH CARE -- 8.5%
Acuson Corp. (b)..................................... 1,500 38,063
Allergan Inc......................................... 3,500 123,812
Alza Corp.(b)........................................ 4,500 129,937
Angelica Corp........................................ 800 15,300
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.............................. 700 26,425
Becton Dickinson & Co................................ 6,900 339,825
Bergen Brunswig Corp. (Class A)...................... 1,895 56,376
Biomet Inc.(b)....................................... 6,200 96,100
Forest Laboratories, Inc.(b)......................... 2,400 90,600
Humana Inc.(b)....................................... 8,600 163,400
Johnson & Johnson.................................... 72,000 4,149,000
Manor Care Inc....................................... 3,700 94,350
Medtronic Inc........................................ 12,700 869,950
Merck & Co., Inc..................................... 65,800 5,971,350
Mylan Laboratories Inc............................... 9,600 157,200
Natures Sunshine Products Inc........................ 600 10,650
Oxford Health Plans(b)............................... 4,000 217,500
Schering-Plough Corp................................. 20,000 1,512,500
St. Jude Medical Inc.(b)............................. 4,500 170,438
Stryker Corp......................................... 5,100 147,900
Sunrise Medical Inc.(b).............................. 1,000 15,500
Transitional Hospitals............................... 2,384 21,754
United American Healthcare(b)........................ 300 1,425
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14,419,355
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RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT -- 2.2%
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc........................ 5,900 421,112
Aluminum Co. of America.............................. 9,600 662,400
ARCO Chemical Co..................................... 5,100 242,887
Battle Mountain Gold Co.............................. 11,900 77,350
Betz Laboratories, Inc............................... 1,500 87,750
Cabot Corp........................................... 4,200 100,275
Calgon Carbon Corp................................... 2,200 25,025
Consolidated Papers Inc.............................. 2,400 114,300
Cyprus Amax Minerals Co.............................. 4,900 109,638
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RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT -- CONTINUED
Echo Bay Mines Ltd................................... 7,400 $ 47,638
Inland Steel Industries Inc.......................... 2,600 49,725
Marquette Medical Sys................................ 1,500 30,938
Mead Corp............................................ 2,800 157,500
Morton International Inc............................. 7,700 312,813
Nalco Chemical Co.................................... 3,600 127,800
Nucor Corp........................................... 4,750 247,000
Praxair Inc.......................................... 8,900 412,738
Sigma-Aldrich Corp................................... 5,300 168,275
Westvaco Corp........................................ 5,400 157,950
Worthington Industries, Inc.......................... 4,800 93,000
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3,646,114
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RETAIL -- 8.6%
Albertson's, Inc..................................... 13,400 469,000
American Stores Co................................... 7,700 323,400
Bob Evans Farms, Inc................................. 2,300 32,200
Charming Shoppes Inc.(b)............................. 5,600 26,600
Circuit City Stores Inc.............................. 5,300 186,163
Claire's Stores Inc.................................. 2,500 35,625
CVS Corp............................................. 6,200 268,150
Dayton-Hudson Corp................................... 11,600 436,450
Dillard Department Stores............................ 6,300 188,213
Dollar General Corp.................................. 4,207 130,433
Egghead Inc.(b)...................................... 900 4,838
Gap, Inc............................................. 15,000 431,250
Giant Food Inc. (Class A)............................ 3,200 105,600
Gibson Greetings Inc.(b)............................. 900 16,650
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc................ 2,000 62,500
Hannaford Brothers Co................................ 2,200 76,175
Hechinger Co. (Class A).............................. 800 1,625
Home Depot, Inc...................................... 25,933 1,283,684
International Dairy Queen, Inc. (Class A)(b)......... 1,300 25,675
K-Mart Corp.(b)...................................... 25,900 288,138
Kroger Co.(b)........................................ 7,000 334,250
Lillian Vernon Corp.................................. 500 6,500
Limited, Inc......................................... 14,400 246,600
Longs Drug Stores, Inc............................... 2,400 58,200
Lowe's Companies, Inc................................ 9,100 301,438
Luby's Cafeterias, Inc............................... 1,300 26,487
May Department Stores Co............................. 13,400 596,300
McDonald's Corp...................................... 37,700 1,715,350
Mercantile Stores Co., Inc........................... 2,000 98,000
Nordstrom Inc........................................ 4,300 159,637
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JANUARY 31, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
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Penney, J.C. Co., Inc................................ 12,200 $ 577,975
Pep Boys............................................. 3,300 104,775
Price/Costco Inc.(b)................................. 11,015 293,274
Ruby Tuesday......................................... 900 16,088
Ryan's Family Steakhouse, Inc.(b).................... 2,700 20,925
Sears Roebuck & Co................................... 21,200 1,017,600
Skyline Corp......................................... 500 11,688
Specs Music Inc.(b).................................. 200 125
Starbucks Corp.(b)................................... 4,100 140,425
Tandy Corp........................................... 3,200 144,800
TJX Companies Inc.................................... 4,000 159,000
Toys 'R' Us, Inc. (b)................................ 14,720 368,000
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc................................. 123,600 2,935,500
Walgreen Co.......................................... 13,200 542,850
Whole Foods Market(b)................................ 3,300 59,813
Woolworth (F.W.) Co.(b).............................. 7,200 146,700
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14,474,669
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TECHNOLOGIES -- 20.6%
3Com Corp.(b)........................................ 9,000 604,125
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b)...................... 7,300 255,500
Airborne Freight Corp................................ 1,200 32,100
Alaska Air Group, Inc.(b)............................ 800 17,300
Amdahl Corp.(b)...................................... 6,400 73,600
American Power Conversion Corp.(b)................... 5,100 137,381
Analog Devices, Inc.(b).............................. 11,999 346,499
Apple Computer, Inc.................................. 6,600 109,725
Automatic Data Processing, Inc....................... 15,400 637,175
Baldor Electric Co................................... 1,400 35,875
Borland International, Inc.(b)....................... 1,900 12,112
Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)............................... 35,300 2,462,175
Compaq Computer Corp.(b)............................. 15,200 1,320,500
Computer Assoc. International Inc.................... 19,400 880,275
Cooper Industries Inc................................ 5,700 245,812
Digital Equipment Corp.(b)........................... 8,300 311,250
DSC Communications Corp.(b).......................... 6,200 139,500
Grainger, (W.W.) Inc................................. 2,700 208,575
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TECHNOLOGIES -- CONTINUED
Hewlett-Packard Co................................... 55,300 $ 2,910,162
Hubbell Inc. (Class B)............................... 3,560 157,530
Intel Corp........................................... 44,600 7,236,350
International Business Machines Inc.................. 28,700 4,513,075
MCI Communications Corp.............................. 37,200 1,306,650
Merix Corp........................................... 300 5,662
Micron Technology, Inc............................... 11,400 396,150
Microsoft Corp....................................... 64,500 6,579,000
Molex, Inc........................................... 5,400 206,550
National Semiconductor Corp.(b)...................... 7,500 208,125
Novell Inc.(b)....................................... 18,700 236,087
Perkin-Elmer Corp.................................... 2,400 167,700
Quarterdeck Corp.(b)................................. 1,900 9,738
Raychem Corp......................................... 2,500 216,563
Shared Medical Systems Corp.......................... 1,400 66,063
Solectron Corp.(b)................................... 2,900 174,725
Sprint Corp.......................................... 23,100 941,325
Stratus Computer Inc.(b)............................. 1,400 44,450
Sun Microsystems Inc.(b)............................. 20,000 635,000
Tandem Computers Inc.(b)............................. 6,400 88,800
Tektronix, Inc....................................... 2,000 99,250
Tellabs, Inc.(b)..................................... 10,000 411,875
Thomas & Betts Corp.................................. 2,800 131,250
Xilinx Inc.(b)....................................... 4,400 200,200
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34,771,759
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TRANSPORTATION -- 1.6%
AMR Corp.(b)......................................... 4,700 378,350
Consolidated Freightways, Inc........................ 1,200 10,500
CSX Corp............................................. 0 552,900
Delta Air Lines, Inc................................. 4,000 316,000
Federal Express Corp.(b)............................. 6,100 312,625
GATX Corp............................................ 1,100 53,763
Norfolk Southern Corp................................ 6,800 602,650
Roadway Services..................................... 1,100 22,550
Ryder System, Inc.................................... 4,600 131,100
Southwest Airlines Inc............................... 8,000 176,000
UAL Corp.(b)......................................... 3,100 175,150
Yellow Corp.(b)...................................... 1,500 25,688
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2,757,276
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS -- CONTINUED
JANUARY 31, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
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UTILITIES -- 7.5%
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AGL Resources Inc.................................... 3,100 $ 64,713
American Water Works Co., Inc........................ 4,100 95,325
Ameritech Corp....................................... 29,700 1,774,575
Bell Atlantic Corp................................... 23,600 1,587,100
BellSouth Corp....................................... 54,200 2,405,125
Brooklyn Union Gas Company........................... 2,600 77,025
California Energy Co., Inc.(b)....................... 3,500 134,312
Citizens Utilities Co. (Class A)(b).................. 12,535 142,589
Connecticut Energy Corp.............................. 700 16,013
Eastern Enterprises.................................. 1,100 36,162
El Paso Natural Gas Co............................... 3,000 161,625
Equitable Resources Inc.............................. 1,900 61,750
Idaho Power Co....................................... 2,200 68,475
LG & E Energy Corp................................... 3,500 84,875
MCN Corp............................................. 3,600 116,550
NICOR Inc............................................ 2,700 97,538
Noram Energy Corp.................................... 7,300 114,063
Northwestern Public Service Co....................... 500 18,937
NYNEX................................................ 24,000 1,215,000
ONEOK Inc............................................ 1,500 44,438
Pacific Enterprises.................................. 4,400 132,550
Pacific Telesis Group................................ 23,400 918,450
Peoples Energy Corp.................................. 1,900 63,175
Potomac Electric
Power Co............................................ 6,300 155,925
Public Service Co. of Colorado....................... 3,600 140,400
SBC Telecommunications............................... 32,500 1,783,423
Southern New England Telecom......................... 3,500 130,375
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UTILITIES -- CONTINUED
Telephone & Data Systems............................. 3,300 $ 125,813
US West Communications Group......................... 25,300 831,738
Washington Gas Light Co.............................. 2,300 50,888
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12,648,927
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VEHICLE COMPONENTS -- 0.5%
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.............................. 4,500 91,125
Cummins Engine Inc................................... 2,100 110,513
Dana Corp............................................ 5,400 176,175
Federal-Mogul Corp................................... 1,900 44,650
Genuine Parts........................................ 6,400 282,400
Modine Manufacturing Co.............................. 1,600 45,600
Smith (A.O.)......................................... 1,200 40,050
Spartan Motors Inc.(b)............................... 700 5,338
SPX Corp............................................. 800 32,500
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828,352
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Total Common Stocks (cost $121,975,433)....................
166,550,344
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OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES --
1.5%.......................................................... 2,553,600
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NET ASSETS --100.0%............................................ $169,103,944
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(a)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $121,975,432, the
aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $46,017,567, and the aggregate
gross unrealized depreciation is $1,442,656, resulting in net unrealized
appreciation of $44,574,911.
(b)Non-income producing security.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
JANUARY 31, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
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ASSETS:
Investments at value (Cost $121,975,433) (Note 1)........................ $166,550,344
Cash..................................................................... 2,224,657
Receivable for securities sold........................................... 483,050
Dividends receivable..................................................... 218,065
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Total assets......................................................... 169,476,116
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LIABILITIES:
Payable for securities purchased......................................... 325,563
Sponsorship fee payable (Note 2)......................................... 46,609
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Total liabilities.................................................... 372,172
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NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO INVESTORS' BENEFICIAL INTERESTS..................... $169,103,944
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
Paid in capital.......................................................... $169,103,944
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DOMINI SOCIAL INDEX PORTFOLIO
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
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INVESTMENT INCOME:
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax of $339)........................ $ 1,066,890
EXPENSES (NOTE 2):
Expense payment and sponsorship fees...................................... 211,362
Custody fees offset by compensating balances.............................. 30,572
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Total expenses............................................................ 241,934
Fees paid indirectly.................................................... (30,572)
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Net expenses 211,362
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME......................................................... 855,528
NET REALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS (NOTE 3):
Proceeds from sales........................................... 1,054,315
Cost of securities sold....................................... 795,862
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Net realized gain on investments...................................... 258,453
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION OF INVESTMENTS:
Beginning of period........................................... 16,620,535
End of period................................................. 44,574,911
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Net change in unrealized appreciation................................. 27,954,376
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS.......................... $29,068,357
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See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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FOR THE
SIX MONTHS
ENDED FOR THE
JANUARY 31, 1997 YEAR ENDED
(UNAUDITED) JULY 31, 1996
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income..................................................... $ 855,528 $ 1,132,780
Net realized gain on investments.......................................... 258,453 697,337
Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments...................... 27,954,376 6,861,507
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations.................. 29,068,357 8,691,624
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TRANSACTIONS IN INVESTORS' BENEFICIAL INTEREST:
Additions................................................................. 49,705,015 52,533,365
Reductions................................................................ (10,069,986) (14,827,219)
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Net Increase from Transactions in Investors' Beneficial Interests..... 39,635,029 37,706,146
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Total increase in net assets...................................... 68,703,386 46,397,770
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of year......................................................... 100,400,558 54,002,788
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End of year............................................................... $ 169,103,944 $100,400,558
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SIX MONTHS
ENDED
JANUARY 31, FOR THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31,
1997 ---------------------------------------------------------
(UNAUDITED) 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
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Ratio of net investment income to average
net assets............................... 1.35%1 1.48% 1.85% 2.13% 1.88% 1.99%
Expenses as a percentage of average net
assets:
Total expenses............................. 0.39%1,2,3 0.94%2,3 0.53%3 0.42%3 0.29%3 0.29%3
Expenses paid by Portfolio................. 0.33% 0.50% 0.43% 0.29% 0.29% 0.29%
Portfolio turnover rate.................... 5% 5% 6% 8% 4% 3%
Average commission rate paid per share..... $0.05 $0.05 -- -- -- --
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(1) Annualized.
(2) Total expenses include Portfolio custody fees which were reduced by expense
offset arrangements. These offsets reduced expenses paid by the Portfolio by
0.05% in the six months ended January 31, 1997 and 0.09% for the year ended
July 31, 1996.
(3) Total expenses include expenses waived by the advisor and administrator in
fiscal years ended through July 31, 1995 and expenses paid by the
administrator or sponsor in excess of expense payment fees in the year ended
July 31, 1996 and thereafter.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JANUARY 31, 1997 (UNAUDITED)
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1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES. Domini Social Index
Portfolio (the "Index Portfolio") is registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (the "Act") as a no-load, diversified, open-end management investment
company which was organized as a trust under the laws of the State of New York
on June 7, 1989. The Index Portfolio intends to correlate its investment
portfolio as closely as is practicable with the Domini Social Index (the
"Index"), which is a common stock index developed and maintained by Kinder,
Lydenberg, Domini & Co., Inc. ("KLD"), the Index Portfolio's Adviser. The
Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of
beneficial interests in the Index Portfolio. The Index Portfolio commenced
operations upon effectiveness on August 10, 1990 and began investment operations
on June 3, 1991.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The
following is a summary of the Index Portfolio's significant accounting policies.
A. VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS: The Index Portfolio values securities at the
last reported sale price, or at the last reported bid price if no sales are
reported.
B. DIVIDEND INCOME: Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
C. FEDERAL TAXES: The Index Portfolio's policy is to comply with the
applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision
for Federal taxes is deemed necessary.
D. OTHER: Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date.
Gains and losses are determined on the basis of identified cost.
2. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
A. INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES: The Index Portfolio has retained KLD as the
Investment Adviser of the Index Portfolio. The services provided by KLD consist
of the determination of the stocks to be included in the Index and evaluating,
in accordance with KLD's criteria, debt securities which may be purchased by the
Index Portfolio. For its services under the Investment Advisory Agreement, KLD
receives from the Index Portfolio a fee accrued daily at an annual rate equal to
0.025% of the Index Portfolio's average daily net assets. Prior to October 4,
1996, KLD received an investment advisory fee accrued daily at an annual rate
equal to 0.050% of the Index Portfolio's average daily net assets.
B. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES: The Index Portfolio has retained Mellon
Equity Associates ("MEA") as the Investment Manager of the Index Portfolio. MEA
does not determine the composition of the Index. Under the Management Agreement,
the Index Portfolio pays MEA an investment management fee equal on an annual
basis to 0.10% of the Index Portfolio's average daily net assets. Prior to
October 4, 1996, MEA received a fee based on the following percentages of the
Index Portfolio's average daily net assets for its then-current fiscal year:
0.10% of assets up to $50 million; 0.30% of assets between $50 million and $100
million; 0.20% of assets between $100 million and $500 million; and 0.15% of
assets over $500 million.
C. SPONSOR FEES: Pursuant to a Sponsorship Agreement dated November 6,
1996, KLD agreed to pay all of the ordinary operating expenses of the Index
Portfolio except the sponsorship fee and excluding brokerage fees and
commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses. Under this arrangement,
KLD receives sponsorship fees from the Index Portfolio at an annual rate equal
to 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the Index Portfolio. From October 4,
1996 to November 5, 1996, the Administrator, Signature Broker-Dealer Services,
Inc. ("Signature"), received expense payment fees from the Index Portfolio at an
annual rate equal to 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the Index
Portfolio, and prior to October 4, 1996, at an annual rate equal to 0.50% of the
average daily net assets of the Index Portfolio. The Sponsorship Agreement will
terminate on December 31, 1999. For the six months ended July 31, 1997, the
Sponsor and Administrator incurred approximately $217,798 in expenses on behalf
of the Index Portfolio.
D. ADMINISTRATION FEES: Pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement
between KLD and Signature, Signature serves as Administrator of the Index
Portfolio. Certain officers of Signature serve as officers and trustees to the
Index Portfolio. Under the Administrative Services Agreement, Signature provides
management and administrative services necessary for the operations of the Index
Portfolio, furnishes office space and facilities required for conducting the
business of the Index Portfolio and pays the compensation of the Index
Portfolio's officers and trustees affiliated with Signature. For these services
Signature receives from the KLD a fee accrued daily at an annual rate equal to
0.025% of the Index Portfolio's average daily net assets.
3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS. Purchase and sales of investments, other than U.S.
Government securities and short-term obligations, aggregated $39,763,129 and
$1,054,315, respectively.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
DECEMBER 31, 1996 (UNAUDITED)
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ASSETS:
Investments in Domini Social Index Portfolio, at value (Note 1).......... $ 125,703,700
Receivable for fund shares sold.......................................... 47,044
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Total Assets......................................................... 125,750,744
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LIABILITIES:
Expense payment fee payable (Note 2)..................................... 80,394
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NET ASSETS................................................................... $ 125,670,350
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
Paid-in capital.......................................................... $ 85,494,238
Undistributed net investment income...................................... 70,562
Accumulated net realized gain on investment.............................. 113,344
Net unrealized appreciation of investment................................ 39,992,206
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$ 125,670,350
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NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE
($125,670,350 DIVIDED BY 6,047,797 shares)................................ $ 20.78
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DOMINI SOCIAL EQUITY FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 (UNAUDITED)
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INVESTMENT INCOME FROM PORTFOLIO:
Investment income from Portfolio.......................................... $ 866,568
Expenses from Portfolio................................................... (172,047)
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Net Income from Portfolio............................................. 694,521
EXPENSES (NOTES 1 AND 2):
Expense payment fee....................................................... 331,572
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME......................................................... 362,949
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN FROM PORTFOLIO:
Net realized gain from Portfolio.......................................... 200,891
Net change in unrealized appreciation from Portfolio...................... 22,578,335
-----------
Net realized and unrealized gain from Portfolio........................... 22,779,226
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS.................................... $23,142,175
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See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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SIX MONTHS
ENDED YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1996 JULY 31, 1996
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
FROM OPERATIONS:
Net investment income.................................................. $ 362,949 $ 738,651
Net realized gain from Portfolio....................................... 200,891 678,218
Net change in unrealized appreciation from Portfolio................... 22,578,335 7,655,739
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Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations......................... 23,142,175 9,072,608
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FROM DISTRIBUTIONS AND DIVIDENDS:
Dividends to shareholders from net investment income................... (366,662) (703,445)
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain................... (665,632) (349,085)
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Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions and Dividends........ (1,032,294) (1,052,530)
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
Proceeds from sale of shares........................................... 29,572,811 36,711,039
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and
distributions........................................................ 864,408 831,237
Payments for shares redeemed........................................... (7,791,971) (19,284,669)
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Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions......... 22,645,248 18,257,607
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Total Increase in Net Assets................................... 44,755,129 26,277,685
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of year...................................................... 80,915,221 54,637,536
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End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $70,562
and $74,275, respectively)........................................... $ 125,670,350 $ 80,915,221
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OTHER INFORMATION
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
Sold................................................................... 1,558,900 2,236,871
Issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions.................. 44,147 50,571
Redeemed............................................................... (399,510) (1,122,922)
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Net increase........................................................... 1,203,537 1,164,520
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See Notes to Financial Statements
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DOMINI SOCIAL EQUITY FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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<CAPTION>
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
DECEMBER 31, YEAR ENDED JULY 31,
1996 ----------------------------------------------------------------
(UNAUDITED) 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
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Net Asset Value, beginning of year............. $ 16.70 $ 14.85 $ 12.13 $ 12.00 $ 11.06 $ 9.95
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Income from investment operations:
Net investment income...................... 0.065 0.163 0.172 0.175 0.137 0.117
Net realized and unrealized gain on
investments.............................. 4.198 1.927 2.825 0.178 0.968 1.106
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Total income from investment operations........ 4.263 2.090 2.997 0.353 1.105 1.223
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Less distributions and dividends:
Dividends to shareholders from net
investment income........................ (0.065) (0.158) (0.195) (0.150) (0.150) (0.113)
Distributions to shareholders from net
realized gain............................ (0.118) (0.082) (0.082) (0.073) (0.015) --
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Total distributions............................ (0.183) (0.240) (0.277) (0.223) (0.165) (0.113)
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Net asset value, end of year................... $ 20.78 $ 16.70 $ 14.85 $ 12.13 $ 12.00 $11.06
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Ratios/supplemental data
Total return............................... 25.59% 14.11% 25.10% 2.90% 10.00% 12.30%
Net assets, end of year (in 000's)......... $125,670 $80,915 $54,638 $31,369 $17,229 $7,174
Expenses expressed as a percentage of net
assets:
Total expenses............................. 1.07%1,2,3 1.16%2,3 1.15%3 1.03%3 0.90%3 0.75%3
Expenses paid by Fund...................... 0.98% 0.98% 0.90% 0.75% 0.75% 0.75%
Ratio of net investment income to average
net assets............................... 1.07% 1.01% 1.38% 1.67% 1.41% 1.53%
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(1) Annualized.
(2) Total expenses include Portfolio custody fees which were reduced by an
expense offset arrangement. These offsets reduced expenses paid by the Fund
by 0.05% in the six months ended January 31, 1997 and 0.09% for the year
ended July 31, 1996.
(3) Total expenses include expenses waived by the advisor and administrator in
fiscal years ended through July 31, 1995 and expenses paid by the
administrator or sponsor in excess of expense payment fees in the year ended
July 31, 1996 and thereafter.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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DOMINI SOCIAL INDEX PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JANUARY 31, 1997
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1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES. Domini Social Equity Fund (the "Fund"),
formerly the Domini Social Index Trust is a Massachusetts business trust
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"), as an open-end
management investment company. The Fund invests substantially all of its assets
in the Domini Social Index Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), an open-end, diversified
management investment company having the same investment objective as the Fund.
The value of such investment reflects the Fund's proportionate interest in the
net assets of the Portfolio (74.3% at January 31, 1997). The financial
statements of the Portfolio are included elsewhere in this report and should be
read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements.
The presentation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of
the Fund's significant accounting policies.
A. VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS. Valuation of securities by the Portfolio is
discussed in Note 1 of the Portfolio's Notes to Financial Statements which are
included elsewhere in this report.
B. INVESTMENT INCOME AND DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS. The Fund earns income
daily, net of Portfolio expenses, on its investments in the Portfolio. Dividends
to shareholders are declared and paid semiannually from net investment income.
Distributions to shareholders of realized capital gains, if any, are made
annually.
C. FEDERAL TAXES. The Fund's policy is to comply with the provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to
distribute substantially all of its taxable income, including net realized
gains, if any, within the prescribed time periods. Accordingly, no provision for
federal income or excise tax is necessary.
D. DEFERRED ORGANIZATION EXPENSES. Organization costs are being amortized
on a straight-line basis over a five-year period. The amount paid by the Fund on
any redemption of the Fund's initial shares will be reduced by the pro rata
portion of any unamortized organization expenses which the number of the initial
shares redeemed bears to the total number of initial shares outstanding
immediately prior to such redemption. To the extent that the proceeds of the
redemptions are less than such pro rata portion of any unamortized organization
expenses, Signature Broker-Dealer Services, Inc. ("Signature"), the
Administrator and Distributor of the Fund, has agreed to reimburse the Fund for
such difference.
E. OTHER. All net investment income of the Portfolio is allocated pro rata
among the Fund and the other investors in the Portfolio.
2. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
A. ADMINISTRATION. The Fund has retained Signature to serve as
Administrator and Distributor. Signature provided administrative services
necessary for the operations of the Fund, furnishes office space and facilities
required for conducting the business of the Fund and pays the compensation of
the Fund's officers and Trustees affiliated with Signature. For its services and
facilities, Signature receives fees computed and paid monthly from the Fund at
an annual rate equal to 0.20% of the average daily net assets of the Fund for
the Fund's then-current fiscal year. Prior to October 4, 1996 Signature received
fees computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate equal to 0.15% of the
average daily net assets of the Fund.
B. DISTRIBUTION. The Trustees have adopted a Distribution Plan (the
"Plan") in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Signature acts as agent of
the Fund and principal underwriter of shares of the Fund pursuant to the Plan.
Under the Plan, Signature may receive a fee from the Fund at an annual rate not
to exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets in anticipation of, or as
reimbursement for, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the sale of
shares of the Fund.
C. EXPENSE PAYMENT FEE. The Administrator pays certain expenses of the
Fund and receives a fee from the Fund, computed and paid monthly, such that
after such fee the aggregate expenses will not exceed 0.98% of the Fund's
average daily net assets. For the six months ended January 31, 1997, Signature
incurred $320,578 in expenses on behalf of the Fund, including the Fund's share
of the Portfolio's expenses. The expense payment agreement will terminate on
December 31, 1999 unless sooner terminated on mutual consent of the parties.
3. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS. Additions and reductions in the Fund's investment
in the Portfolio aggregated $29,610,404 and $8,268,818, respectively.
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PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT ADVISER
Kinder, Lydenberg, Domini & Co., Inc.
129 Mt. Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 547-7479
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT MANAGER
Mellon Equity Associates
500 Grant Street, Suite 3700
Pittsburgh, PA 15258
ADMINISTRATOR AND DISTRIBUTOR
Signature Broker-Dealer Services, Inc.
6 St. James Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
(800) 762-6814
CUSTODIAN
Investors Bank & Trust Company
89 South Street
Boston, MA 02111
TRANSFER AGENT
Fundamental Shareholder Services, Inc.
90 Washington Street
New York, NY 10006
(800) 782-4165
AUDITORS
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
99 High Street
Boston, MA 02110
LEGAL COUNSEL
Bingham, Dana & Gould
150 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
SEMIANNUAL
REPORT
JANUARY 31, 1997
THOUSANDS OF STARFISH
HAD WASHED ASHORE.
A LITTLE GIRL BEGAN THROWING THEM
IN THE WATER SO THEY WOULDN'T DIE.
"DON'T BOTHER, DEAR" HER MOTHER SAID,
"IT WON'T REALLY MAKE ANY
DIFFERENCE." THE GIRL STOPPED
FOR A MOMENT AND LOOKED AT
THE STARFISH IN HER HAND.
"IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
TO THIS ONE."
*
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