Our Funds: Green Century Balanced Fund

The Green Century Balanced Fund seeks capital growth and income from a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds that meet Green Century Capital Management's ("Green Century") standards for corporate environmental performance. The Green Century Balanced Fund invests primarily in the stocks and bonds of environmentally committed companies, many of which also make positive, innovative contributions to the environment. There is no predetermined percentage of assets allocated to either stocks or bonds, although the Balanced Fund will generally invest at least 25% of its net assets in bonds and may not invest more than 75% of its net assets in stocks.

The Green Century Balanced Fund seeks to promote environmentally proactive corporate behavior and a cleaner environment by investing its assets in companies that Green Century believes are working to reduce their impact on the environment. Such companies include, but are not limited to those that:

• Demonstrate a commitment to preserving and enhancing the environment, as evidenced by the products they make and the services they provide.
  
  
• Maintain clean environmental records, and openly disclose their policies and performance on critical environmental criteria.
  
  
• Make positive contributions toward actively promoting a healthier environment, including companies that produce renewable energy products and those that offer effective remedies for existing environmental problems.
  
  
• Respond positively to shareholder advocacy on environmental issues.

The Green Century Balanced Fund seeks to invest in both large and small companies. Investment in small companies involves greater risk than investing in the stocks of larger, more established companies. Investments may be more heavily weighted in growth stocks, which offer greater opportunities for growth as well as greater risk for price fluctuation. The bonds that the Green Century Balanced Fund invests in may be of any maturity and are generally of investment grade credit quality, although the Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in high yield, below investment grade bonds, commonly known as junk bonds, which involves risk greater than investing in more highly rated bonds.

For more details about the Green Century Balanced Fund, including its top ten holdings, industry sectors, asset allocation, and information on the portfolio managers, please read the GCBLX Fund Brief