Portfolio Manager Commentary (Unaudited)
|
December 31, 2014
|
Historical Performance (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)
|
December 31, 2014
|
Average Annual Total Returns
for years ended 12/31/14 |
|||||
Fund/Benchmark
|
One
Year |
Since 6/11/2011
(Annualized)
|
Five Year
(Annualized)*
|
Ten Year
(Annualized)*
|
|
Shelton Greater China Fund
|
6.19%
|
-0.46%
|
1.90%
|
3.92%
|
|
MSCI Golden Dragon Index
|
7.72%
|
4.18%
|
5.32%
|
8.63%
|
|
* The Fund’s investment objective and investment advisor have changed. See Note 1 of the Notes to financial statements for more information about the change in investment objective and see Note 3 of the Notes to financial statements for more information about the change in investment advisor. On June 11, 2011, the Fund began investing using its new investment objective, therefore, performance prior to that date is not relevant.
|
About Your Fund’s Expenses (Unaudited)
|
December 31, 2014
|
Beginning
Account Value July 1, 2014 (in U.S. Dollars) |
Ending
Account Value December 31, 2014 (in U.S. Dollars) |
Expenses Paid
During Period* (in U.S. Dollars) |
|
Actual
|
$1,000
|
$1,018
|
$10.07
|
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
|
$1,000
|
$1,015
|
$10.06
|
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s net annual expense ratio of 1.98% (Shelton Capital contractually reimburses expenses to the extent total annual fund operating expenses with the exception of extraordinary expenses exceed the net expense ratio of 1.98% from May 1, 2013 to June 1, 2015), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
Top Holdings and Sector Breakdowns (Unaudited)
|
December 31, 2014
|
Security
|
Market Value
(in U.S. Dollars) |
Percentage
of Total Investment
|
||
1
|
Bank of China Ltd.
|
$568,645
|
5.5%
|
|
2
|
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
|
542,616
|
5.3%
|
|
3
|
China Everbright International Ltd.
|
525,648
|
5.1%
|
|
4
|
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
|
510,955
|
5.0%
|
|
5
|
China Mobile Ltd.
|
489,025
|
4.8%
|
|
6
|
China Construction Bank Corp.
|
461,684
|
4.5%
|
|
7
|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
|
446,678
|
4.3%
|
|
8
|
Media Tek Inc.
|
364,860
|
3.6%
|
|
9
|
China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.
|
342,993
|
3.3%
|
|
10
|
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.
|
296,942
|
2.9%
|
Shelton Greater China Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
December 31, 2014
|
Security Description
|
Shares
|
Value
(Note 2) |
||||||
Common Stock (99.42%)
|
||||||||
Basic Materials (1.56%)
|
||||||||
Chemicals (0.64%)
|
||||||||
Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.
|
7,000
|
$
|
11,826
|
|||||
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
|
186,000
|
54,451
|
||||||
66,277
|
||||||||
Forest Products & Paper (0.10%)
|
||||||||
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.
|
18,000
|
10,075
|
||||||
Iron/Steel (0.15%)
|
||||||||
Angang Steel Co. Ltd.
|
18,000
|
15,321
|
||||||
Mining (0.67%)
|
||||||||
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd.
|
12,500
|
36,996
|
||||||
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd.
|
116,000
|
32,912
|
||||||
69,908
|
||||||||
Total Basic Materials
|
161,581
|
|||||||
Communications (8.39%)
|
||||||||
Telecommunications (8.39%)
|
||||||||
China Mobile Ltd.
|
41,900
|
489,025
|
||||||
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.
|
100,000
|
296,942
|
||||||
PCCW Ltd.
|
118,000
|
80,654
|
||||||
Total Communications
|
866,621
|
|||||||
Consumer, Cyclical (6.99%)
|
||||||||
Auto Manufacturers (0.80%)
|
||||||||
Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd.
|
14,500
|
82,466
|
||||||
Home Furnishings (2.60%)
|
||||||||
Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.
|
113,000
|
269,016
|
||||||
Lodging (3.30%)
|
||||||||
Formosa International Hotels Corp.
|
9,680
|
103,356
|
||||||
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.
|
9,000
|
50,664
|
||||||
Sands China Ltd.
|
38,000
|
186,959
|
||||||
340,979
|
||||||||
Retail (0.29%)
|
||||||||
Intime Retail Group Co. Ltd.
|
41,000
|
29,716
|
||||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical
|
722,177
|
|||||||
Consumer, Non-Cyclical (6.88%)
|
||||||||
Food (4.28%)
|
||||||||
China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.
|
22,000
|
90,791
|
||||||
Uni-President Enterprises Corp.
|
55,168
|
87,485
|
||||||
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.
|
200,000
|
263,602
|
||||||
441,878
|
||||||||
Pharmaceuticals (2.60%)
|
||||||||
Sihaun Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.
|
284,000
|
190,087
|
||||||
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd.
|
13,500
|
47,791
|
||||||
TTY Biopharm Co. Ltd.
|
13,943
|
30,832
|
||||||
268,710
|
||||||||
Total Consumer, Non-Cyclical
|
710,588
|
|||||||
Energy (2.09%)
|
||||||||
Oil & Gas Producers (2.09%)
|
||||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
|
78,000
|
62,870
|
||||||
CNOOC Ltd.
|
56,000
|
75,398
|
Security Description
|
Shares
|
Value
(Note 2) |
||||||
PetroChina Co. Ltd.
|
70,000
|
$
|
77,636
|
|||||
Total Energy
|
215,904
|
|||||||
Financial (38.16%)
|
||||||||
Banks (21.60%)
|
||||||||
Bank of China Ltd.
|
1,009,000
|
568,645
|
||||||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.
|
70,000
|
234,263
|
||||||
China CITIC Bank
|
135,000
|
108,291
|
||||||
China Construction Bank Corp.
|
562,000
|
461,684
|
||||||
China Minsheng Banking Corp.
|
33,000
|
43,409
|
||||||
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank
|
223,000
|
138,906
|
||||||
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
|
10,000
|
166,622
|
||||||
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
|
700,000
|
510,955
|
||||||
2,232,775
|
||||||||
Diversified Financial Services (4.55%)
|
||||||||
China Everbright Ltd.
|
20,000
|
47,768
|
||||||
Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
|
167,713
|
268,608
|
||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing
|
6,700
|
148,359
|
||||||
Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.
|
6,477
|
5,003
|
||||||
469,738
|
||||||||
Insurance (5.58%)
|
||||||||
AIA Group Ltd.
|
50,000
|
278,240
|
||||||
China Taiping Insurance Hldg.*
|
82,764
|
236,953
|
||||||
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd.
|
31,457
|
61,177
|
||||||
576,370
|
||||||||
Real Estate (6.43%)
|
||||||||
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.
|
13,000
|
218,452
|
||||||
Hysan Development Co. Ltd.
|
40,000
|
178,744
|
||||||
New World Development Co. Ltd.
|
30,666
|
35,277
|
||||||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
|
15,166
|
231,379
|
||||||
663,852
|
||||||||
Total Financial
|
3,942,735
|
|||||||
Industrial (9.91%)
|
||||||||
Building Materials (0.19%)
|
||||||||
BBMG Corp.
|
14,500
|
12,136
|
||||||
China National Building Material Co. Ltd.
|
8,000
|
7,779
|
||||||
19,915
|
||||||||
Electrical Components & Equipment (0.23%)
|
||||||||
Tianneng Power International Ltd.
|
90,000
|
23,910
|
||||||
Electronics (0.52%)
|
||||||||
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.
|
19,265
|
53,494
|
||||||
Engineering & Construction (3.32%)
|
||||||||
China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.
|
244,000
|
342,993
|
||||||
Environmental Control (5.09%)
|
||||||||
China Everbright International Ltd.
|
353,200
|
525,648
|
||||||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing (0.49%)
|
||||||||
Fosun International Ltd.
|
39,000
|
51,101
|
||||||
Transportation (0.07%)
|
||||||||
Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.
|
4,500
|
7,138
|
||||||
Total Industrial
|
1,024,199
|
Shelton Greater China Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Continued)
December 31, 2014
|
Security Description
|
Shares
|
Value
(Note 2) |
||||||
Technology (18.48%)
|
||||||||
Computers (3.32%)
|
||||||||
Asustek Computer Inc.
|
20,000
|
$
|
218,916
|
|||||
Lenovo Group Ltd.
|
94,000
|
123,651
|
||||||
342,567
|
||||||||
Semiconductors (9.91%)
|
||||||||
Chipbond Technology Corp.
|
116,000
|
212,535
|
||||||
Media Tek Inc.
|
25,000
|
364,860
|
||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
|
100,284
|
446,678
|
||||||
1,024,073
|
||||||||
Software (5.25%)
|
||||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
|
37,400
|
$
|
542,616
|
|||||
Total Technology
|
1,909,256
|
|||||||
Utilities (6.96%)
|
||||||||
Electric (5.23%)
|
||||||||
China Resources Power Holding Co. Ltd.
|
94,000
|
242,452
|
||||||
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.
|
4,375
|
2,889
|
||||||
Huaneng Power International Inc
|
92,000
|
124,342
|
||||||
Power Assets Holdings Ltd.
|
17,500
|
169,830
|
||||||
539,513
|
Security Description
|
Shares
|
Value
(Note 2) |
||||||
Energy-Alternate Sources (0.93%)
|
||||||||
China Longyuan Power Group Corp.
|
52,000
|
$
|
54,118
|
|||||
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.*
|
156,000
|
36,213
|
||||||
Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.
|
28,000
|
6,103
|
||||||
96,434
|
||||||||
Gas (0.80%)
|
||||||||
Hong Kong and China Gas Co. Ltd.
|
36,300
|
83,142
|
||||||
Total Utilities
|
719,089
|
|||||||
Total Common Stock (Cost $7,899,884)
|
10,272,150
|
|||||||
Total Investments (Cost $7,899,884) (a) (99.42%)
|
$
|
10,272,150
|
||||||
Other Net Assets (0.58%)
|
59,835
|
|||||||
Net Assets (100.00%)
|
$
|
10,331,985
|
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $8,357,431 |
Unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
2,197,724
|
||
Unrealized depreciation
|
(283,005
|
)
|
||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
1,914,719
|
Shelton Greater China Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2014 (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
|
Assets
|
||||
Investments in securities
|
||||
Cost of investments
|
$
|
7,899,884
|
||
Market value of investments (Note 2)
|
10,272,150
|
|||
Cash
|
54,526
|
|||
Foreign cash (cost $33,749)
|
33,273
|
|||
Dividend receivable
|
364
|
|||
Prepaid expenses
|
1,748
|
|||
Total assets
|
$
|
10,362,061
|
||
Liabilities
|
||||
Payable to investment advisor
|
4,497
|
|||
Payable for fund shares repurchased (net of redemption fees)
|
3,375
|
|||
Accrued trustee fees
|
1,667
|
|||
Accrued administration fees
|
931
|
|||
Accrued CCO fees
|
68
|
|||
Accrued expenses
|
19,538
|
|||
Total liabilities
|
$
|
30,076
|
||
Net assets
|
$
|
10,331,985
|
||
Net assets consist of
|
||||
Paid-in capital
|
21,035,274
|
|||
Accumulated net investment income (loss)
|
148,066
|
|||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)
|
(13,223,146
|
)
|
||
Unrealized net appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency
|
2,371,791
|
|||
Net assets
|
$
|
10,331,985
|
||
Shares outstanding ($0.0001 per share par value, unlimited shares authorized)
|
1,369,055
|
|||
Net asset value per share
|
$
|
7.55
|
Shelton Greater China Fund
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
|
Investment income
|
||||
Dividend income (net of foreign tax $23,625) (Note 1c, 1e)
|
$
|
319,035
|
||
Total
|
319,035
|
|||
Expenses
|
||||
Management fees (Note 3)
|
132,198
|
|||
Legal and audit fees
|
64,154
|
|||
Custodian fees
|
31,012
|
|||
Transfer agent fees
|
14,958
|
|||
Accounting services
|
14,578
|
|||
Administration fees (Note 3)
|
10,576
|
|||
Printing
|
7,691
|
|||
Registration
|
4,619
|
|||
Trustees fees
|
3,250
|
|||
CCO fees (Note 3)
|
908
|
|||
Insurance
|
372
|
|||
Total expenses
|
284,316
|
|||
Less reimbursement from manager (Note 3)
|
(74,912
|
)
|
||
Net expenses
|
209,404
|
|||
Net investment income (loss)
|
109,631
|
|||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies (Note 1f)
|
||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
522,533
|
|||
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
(42,496
|
)
|
||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies
|
480,037
|
|||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
$
|
589,668
|
Shelton Greater China Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2014 |
Year Ended
December 31, 2013 |
|||||||||||||||
Operations
|
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)
|
$
|
109,631
|
$
|
55,026
|
||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
522,533
|
570,081
|
||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
|
(42,496
|
)
|
(160,005
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
589,668
|
465,102
|
||||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders
|
||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income
|
(143,692
|
)
|
(341,403
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Capital share transactions
|
||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
(1,528,970
|
)
|
(6,078,930
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
|
(1,082,994
|
)
|
(5,955,231
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year
|
11,414,979
|
17,370,210
|
||||||||||||||
End of year
|
$
|
10,331,985
|
$
|
11,414,979
|
||||||||||||
Including undistributed net investment income (loss) of:
|
$
|
148,066
|
$
|
89,218
|
||||||||||||
Transactions in the Fund's shares
|
Shares
|
Value
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||
Shares sold
|
|
11,507
|
$
|
86,371
|
|
43,492
|
$
|
311,221
|
||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
|
13,050
|
95,353
|
35,706
|
257,442
|
||||||||||||
Shares repurchased
|
(238,574
|
)
|
(1,710,694
|
)(a)
|
(936,195
|
)
|
(6,647,593
|
)(b)
|
||||||||
Net increase (decrease)
|
(214,017
|
)
|
$
|
(1,528,970
|
)
|
(856,997
|
)
|
$
|
(6,078,930
|
)
|
(a) | Net of redemption fees $2 |
(b) | Net of redemption fees $5 |
Shelton Greater China Fund
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
|
Year Ended December 31
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
7.21
|
$
|
7.12
|
$
|
6.06
|
$
|
8.05
|
$
|
7.18
|
||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) (a)
|
0.08
|
0.03
|
0.08
|
(0.14
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on securities and translation of foreign currencies (both realized and unrealized)
|
0.36
|
0.28
|
0.98
|
(1.88
|
)
|
0.90
|
||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.44
|
0.31
|
1.06
|
(2.02
|
)
|
0.86
|
||||||||||||||
Less distributions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.22
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
Capital stock transactions:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Share Tender Offer/Repurchase (a)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
|||||||||||||||
Paid in capital from redemption fee (a)
|
—
|
(b)
|
—
|
(b)
|
—
|
(b)
|
0.02
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Total from capital stock transactions
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0.03
|
0.01
|
|||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
7.55
|
$
|
7.21
|
$
|
7.12
|
$
|
6.06
|
$
|
8.05
|
||||||||||
Total investment return (based on net asset value)
|
6.19
|
%
|
4.34
|
%
|
17.49
|
%
|
(24.72
|
)%(c)
|
12.12
|
%
|
||||||||||
Total investment return (based on market price)
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
19.50
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratios and supplemental data
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (in 000's)
|
$
|
10,332
|
$
|
11,415
|
$
|
17,370
|
$
|
49,760
|
$
|
85,630
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
2.69
|
%
|
3.00
|
%
|
2.17
|
%
|
3.33
|
%(d)
|
3.15
|
%
|
||||||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
1.98
|
%
|
2.36
|
%
|
1.72
|
%
|
3.33
|
%(d)
|
3.15
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement
|
0.33
|
%
|
(0.22
|
)%
|
0.71
|
%
|
(1.88
|
)%
|
(0.61
|
)%
|
||||||||||
After expense reimbursement
|
1.04
|
%
|
0.42
|
%
|
1.16
|
%
|
(1.88
|
)%
|
(0.61
|
)%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
|
5
|
%
|
10
|
%
|
81
|
%
|
206
|
%(e)
|
5
|
%
|
(a) | Calculated based upon average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | 2011 total investment return, calculated based upon the Fund’s operations as a closed-end fund for the period of January 1, 2011 to October 9, 2011 (investment return of (22.89%)) and upon the Fund’s operations as an open-end fund for the period of October 10, 2011 to December 31, 2011 (investment return of (2.10%)), would be approximately (20.26%). |
(d) | Ratio of extraordinary expenses to average net assets is 0.80%. Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding impact of extraordinary fees is 2.53%. |
(e) | Effective June 13, 2011, the Fund expanded its primary geographic scope from the Republic of China (“Taiwan”) to the Greater China regions (this includes: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the People’s Republic of China) and has subsequently increased trading in the Greater China region. Portfolio turnover is high during the transition period and is not an indicator of future turnover rate. |
Shelton Greater China Fund
|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
December 31, 2014
|
Increase of paid-in capital
|
$
|
36,420
|
||
Increase of undistributed net investment income
|
92,909
|
|||
Increase of accumulated realized loss
|
(129,329
|
)
|
Undistributed net investment income
|
$
|
152,501
|
||
Accumulated losses
|
(12,770,034
|
)
|
||
Unrealized appreciation
|
1,914,244
|
|||
Total accumulated earnings (losses)
|
$
|
(10,703,289
|
)
|
Shelton Greater China Fund
|
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
|
December 31, 2014
|
Level 1(b)
|
Level 2(b)
|
Level 3(b)
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Investments, in securities
|
||||||||||||||||
Common stocks (b)
|
$
|
10,272,150
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
10,272,150
|
||||||||
Total investments in securities
|
$
|
10,272,150
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
10,272,150
|
(a) | It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers between levels on the last day of the fiscal reporting period. There were no transfers in or out of Level 1, Level 2, and Level as of December 31, 2014. |
(b) | For a detailed break-out of common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments. |
Expires
12/31/15
|
Expires
12/31/16
|
Expires
12/31/17
|
Total
|
|||||||||||
$
|
116,277
|
$
|
83,517
|
$
|
74,912
|
$
|
274,706
|
Return of Capital
|
Ordinary Income
|
Long-Term Capital Gains (a)
|
Exempt-Interest Dividends
|
Total Distributions
|
||||||||||||||||
2014
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
143,962
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
143,962
|
||||||||||
2013
|
—
|
341,403
|
—
|
—
|
341,403
|
(a) | The Fund designates Long-Term Capital Gain dividends pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the year ended December 31, 2014. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP
|
Shelton Greater China Fund
|
Additional Information (Unaudited)
|
December 31, 2014
|
Information Concerning Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
|
Name, Address,
and Date of Birth
|
Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
|
Term of
Office and
Length of Time Served
|
Principal
Occupation(s)
During the Past
Five Years
|
Other Positions
with Affiliated
Persons of
the Trust
|
Other Business Experience
and Other Directorships Held |
Non-Interested Trustees
|
|||||
Kevin T. Kogler
44 Montgomery Street,
Suite 2100 San Francisco, CA 94104
(2/21/66)
|
Trustee and Audit Committee Chair
|
Trustee since June 2011
|
President & CEO, MicroBiz LLC, since 2012; President, CAM Commerce Solutions LLC 2010-2012; Principal, Robertson Piper Software Group, 2006-2012
|
Trustee, Shelton Funds, since 2006, 11 portfolios overseen; Trustee, Exchange Traded Spreads Trust, since 2013
|
Experience in investment banking, and technology industry; M.B.A.; Senior Vice President, Investment Banking, Friedman, Billings Ramsey, 2003-2006; Director, Technology Investment Banking, Salomon Smith Barney, 2001-2003; Vice President, Technology Investment Banking, CS First Boston / Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, 1997-2001.
|
Stephen H. Sutro
44 Montgomery Street,
Suite 2100 San Francisco, CA 94104
(4/9/69)
|
Trustee and Audit Committee Member
|
Trustee since June 2011
|
Partner, Duane Morris LLP (law firm), since prior to 2007
|
Trustee, Shelton Funds, since 2006, 11 portfolios overseen; Trustee, Exchange Traded Spreads Trust, since 2013
|
Experience in law and securities regulations; J.D; Associate, Duane Morris LLP (law firm), 2000-2002; Associate, Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft LLP (law firm), 1994-1999
|
Marco Quazzo
44 Montgomery Street,
Suite 2100, San Francisco, CA 94104
(3/20/62)
|
Trustee and Audit Committee Member
|
Trustee since August 2014
|
Partner, Barg, Coffin, Lewis & Trapp (law firm), 2008 to present
|
Trustee, Shelton Funds, since 2014, 11 portfolios overseen
|
Experience in risk management, commercial litigation and financial industry. J.D.
|
Interested Trustee
|
|||||
Stephen R. Rogers
1050 17th Street,
Suite 1710 Denver, CO 80265
(6/27/66)
|
Trustee, President
|
President, Chairman since June 2011
|
Chief Executive Officer, Shelton Capital Management since prior to 2006; Portfolio Manager and President of the Shelton Funds, since prior to 2007
|
President, Chairman & Trustee, Shelton Funds, since 1998; President, Chairman & Trustee, Exchange Traded Spreads Trust, since 2013
|
Chief Executive Officer, ETS Spreads since 2008
|
Officers
|
|||||
Teresa K. Axelson
1050 17th Street,
Suite 1710 Denver, CO 80265
(12/4/47)
|
Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary
|
Chief Compliance Officer since November 2011; Secretary August 2012
|
Vice President-Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer, Securities Management and Research, Inc., SM&R Investments, Inc. and American National Investment Accounts, Inc., since prior to 2007
|
Chief Compliance Officer since November 2011, Shelton Capital Management & Shelton Funds; Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary, Exchange Traded Spreads Trust
|
N/A
|
William Mock
44 Montgomery Street,
Suite 2100 San Francisco, CA 94104
(12/29/66)
|
Treasurer
|
Treasurer since June 2011
|
Portfolio Manager, Shelton Capital Management, since 2010
|
Treasurer, Shelton Funds, since 2010; Treasurer, Exchange Traded Spreads Trust, since 2013
|
Head Trader, TKI Capital Management 2003-2006; Partner, ETSpreads since 2008
|
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
|
(a)
|
The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.
|
(c)
|
The Code of Ethics was amended during the reporting period covered by this report to make certain non-material changes.
|
(d)
|
Not applicable
|
(e)
|
Not applicable
|
(f)
|
Pursuant to Item 12(a)(1), the Registrant is attaching as an exhibit a copy of its code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer. A copy of the code of ethics is available upon request, at no charge, at 1(800) 955-9988.
|
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
|
(a)(1)
|
As of the end of the Reporting Period, Registrant does not have a named audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.
|
(a)(3)
|
Since April 2011, no single independent trustee meets the criteria of "audit committee financial expert". The Board has determined that the collective skills of the audit committee members are sufficient to satisfy the requirements.
|
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
|
(a)-(d)
|
12/31/13
|
12/31/14
|
|||||||
Audit Fees
|
$ | 45,000 | $ | 30,000 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees
|
0 | 0 | ||||||
Tax Fees *
|
6,000 | 3,500 | ||||||
All Other Fees
|
0 | 0 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 51,000 | $ | 33,500 |
*
|
Tax Fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered to the registrant by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning and specifically include fees for review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, and tax advice regarding tax qualification.
|
(e)(1)
|
In accordance with the Audit Committee Charter, the Audit Committee shall pre-approve the engagement of the auditor, including the fees to be paid to the auditor, to provide any audit or non-audit services to the registrant and any non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides on-going services to the registrant if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. The Chairman of the Audit Committee may pre-approve certain services to be provided by the auditor to the registrant. All such delegated pre-approvals shall be presented to the Audit Committee no later than the next Audit Committee meeting.
|
(e) (2)
|
All of the services provided to the Registrant described in paragraphs (b)-(d) of Item 4 were pre-approved by the audit committee.
|
(f)
|
N/A
|
(g)
|
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014 are $0 and $4,700, respectively.
|
(h)
|
N/A
|
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
|
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
|
(a)
|
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
|
(b)
|
Not applicable.
|
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
|
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
|
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
|
(a)
|
The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
|
(b)
|
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal half-year (the Registrant's second fiscal half- year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting
|
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
|
(a)(1)
|
Code of Ethics required by Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed as Exhibit 12(a)(1) to this Form N-CSR.
|
(a)(2)
|
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (“SOX”), are filed as Exhibit 12(a)(2) to this Form N-CSR.
|
(b)
|
Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act, Section 906 of SOX, Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code are furnished as Exhibit 12(b) to this Form N-CSR.
|
SIGNATURES
|
Shelton Greater China Fund
|
By
|
/s/ Stephen C. Rogers
|
Stephen C. Rogers, President
|
|
Date: February 24, 2015
|
By
|
/s/ Stephen C. Rogers
|
Stephen C. Rogers, President
|
|
Date: February 24, 2015
|
|
By
|
/s/ William P. Mock
|
William P. Mock, Treasurer
|
|
Date: February 24, 2015
|