Amana Mutual Funds Trust
PART A
PROSPECTUS
Amana Mutual Funds Trust
Income Fund |
Growth Fund |
Developing World
Fund |
Participation
Fund |
Investor |
(AMANX) |
Investor |
(AMAGX) |
Investor |
(AMDWX) |
Investor |
(AMAPX) |
Institutional |
(AMINX) |
Institutional |
(AMIGX) |
Institutional |
(AMIDX) |
Institutional |
(AMIPX) |
Prospectus
September 30,
2022
Investments are consistent
with Islamic principles.
Please read this Prospectus
and keep it for future reference. It is designed to provide important
information and to help investors decide if a Fund's goals match their
own.
Neither the Securities and
Exchange Commission nor any state securities authority has approved or
disapproved these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Table of Contents:
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Amana Income Fund
Investment
Objective
Current income and
preservation of capital, consistent with Islamic
principles. Current income is its primary
objective.
Fees
and Expenses
This section describes the fees
and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Income
Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example
below.
Shareowner Fees
None.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that
you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment)
Income
Fund |
Investor
Shares |
Institutional
Shares |
Management Fees |
0.75% |
0.75% |
Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
0.25% |
None |
Other Expenses |
0.01% |
0.02% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.01% |
0.77% |
Example
The example below is intended
to help investors compare the cost of investing in shares of the Income Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example assumes an investor
invests $10,000 in shares of the Income Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeems all shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that the investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions an investor's expenses would be:
|
1
year |
3
years |
5
years |
10
years |
Investor Shares |
$103 |
$322 |
$558 |
$1,236 |
Institutional
Shares |
$79 |
$246 |
$428 |
$954 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The Income Fund may have
transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
"turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate
higher transaction costs and may result in taxable distributions. Personal
income taxes, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in
the example, affect your after-tax returns. During the most recent fiscal year,
the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 5.36% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Income Fund invests
primarily in dividend-paying common stocks, including foreign stocks. Investment
decisions are made in accordance with Islamic principles. Generally, Islamic
principles require that investors share in profit and loss, that they receive no
usury or interest, and that they do not invest in a business that is prohibited
by Islamic principles. Some of the businesses not permitted are, pornography,
insurance, gambling, pork processing, and interest-based banks or finance
associations.
The Income Fund does not make
any investments that pay interest. Islamic principles discourage speculation,
and the Fund tends to hold investments for several years.
The Income Fund diversifies its
investments across industries and companies, and principally follows a large-cap
value investment style. Common stock purchases are restricted to dividend-paying
companies. The Fund seeks companies demonstrating both Islamic and sustainable
characteristics. The Fund's adviser (Saturna Capital Corporation) considers
issuers with sustainable characteristics to be those issuers that are more
established, consistently profitable, and financially strong, and with robust
policies in the areas of the environment, social responsibility, and corporate
governance ("ESG"). The Fund's adviser employs a sustainable rating system based
on its own, as well as third-party, data to identify issuers believed to present
low risks in ESG. The Fund's adviser also uses negative screening to exclude
security issuers primarily engaged in higher ESG risk businesses such as
alcohol, tobacco, pornography, weapons, gambling, and fossil fuel
extraction.
It is the policy of the Income
Fund, under normal circumstances, to invest at least 80% of its total net assets
in income-producing securities, primarily dividend-paying common
stocks.
Principal Risks of
Investing
Market risk:
The value of Income Fund shares rises and falls as the value of the securities
in which the Fund invests goes up and down. Consider investing in the Fund only if you are willing
to accept the risk that you may lose money. Fund share prices,
yields, and total returns will change with the fluctuations in the securities
markets as well as the fortunes of the industries and companies in which the
Fund invests.
Investment strategy
risk: Islamic principles restrict the Income Fund's ability to invest
in certain market sectors, such as financial companies and conventional
fixed-income securities. The adviser (Saturna Capital Corporation) believes that
Islamic
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Income Fund
and sustainable investing may
mitigate security-specific risks, but the screens used in connection with these
strategies reduce the investable universe, which may limit investment
opportunities and adversely affect the Fund's performance. Because Islamic
principles preclude the use of interest-paying instruments, cash reserves do not
earn income.
Equity securities
risk: Equity securities may experience significant volatility in
response to economic or market conditions or adverse events that affect a
particular industry, sector, or company. Larger companies may have slower rates
of growth as compared to smaller, faster-growing companies. Smaller companies
may have more limited financial resources, products, or services, and tend to be
more sensitive to changing economic or market
conditions.
Foreign investing
risk: The Income Fund may invest in securities that are not traded in
the United States when market conditions or investment opportunities arise that,
in the judgment of the adviser, warrant such investment. Investments in the
securities of foreign issuers may involve risks in addition to those normally
associated with investments in the securities of US issuers. All foreign
investments are subject to risks of: (1) foreign political and economic
instability; (2) adverse movements in foreign exchange rates; (3) currency
devaluation; (4) the imposition or tightening of exchange controls or other
limitations on repatriation of foreign capital; (5) changes in foreign
governmental attitudes towards private investment, including potential
nationalization, increased taxation, or confiscation of assets; and (6)
differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards of foreign
countries.
Performance
Annual
Total Return
The following bar chart
presents the calendar year total returns of the Income Fund Investor Shares
before taxes. The bar chart provides an indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in performance from year to year. A fund's past performance (before
and after taxes) is not a guarantee of how a fund will perform in the
future.
Performance data current to the
most recent month-end and quarter-end are available on www.amanafunds.com.
Best Quarter |
Q2 2020 |
18.47% |
Worst Quarter |
Q1 2020 |
-18.01% |
The
year-to-date return as of
the most recent calendar quarter (which ended June 30, 2022) was
-13.99%. |
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Amana
Income Fund
Average
Annual Total Returns
The table below presents the
average annual returns for the Income Fund and provides an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's average annual returns
for 1, 5, and 10 years and for the life of the Fund compare to those of a
broad-based market index.
|
Periods ended December 31,
2021 |
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Life of
Fund |
Income Fund
Investor Shares (AMANX) |
Return before taxes |
22.51% |
15.06% |
12.77% |
9.39%¹ |
Return after taxes on
distributions |
21.26% |
13.53% |
11.66% |
8.48%¹ |
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares |
14.17% |
12.84% |
10.96% |
7.27%¹ |
Income Fund
Institutional Shares (AMINX) |
Return before taxes |
22.79% |
15.32% |
n/a |
12.17%² |
S&P 500
Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
|
28.71% |
18.45% |
16.53% |
15.56%² |
¹Amana Income Fund Investor Shares began
operations June 23,
1986.
² Amana Income Fund Institutional Shares began
operations September 25,
2013, and the Life of Fund return for the
S&P 500 Index is shown since this
date.
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes.
After-tax returns illustrated
are only for the Investor Shares; after-tax returns for Institutional Shares
will vary. Actual after-tax returns
depend on an investor's tax situation and likely differ from those illustrated.
After-tax illustrations are not relevant to retirement plans, corporations,
trusts, or other investors that are taxed at special
rates.
Investment Adviser
Saturna Capital Corporation is
the Income Fund's investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers
Since April 2020, Mr. Monem A.
Salam MBA, executive vice president and portfolio manager at Saturna Capital
Corporation, has been primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Income Fund. From July 2018 until April 2020, and previously from 2008 to 2012,
he was a deputy portfolio manager for the Fund. Since 2012, Mr. Scott F. Klimo
CFA®, vice president and chief investment officer at Saturna Capital
Corporation, has been a deputy portfolio manager for the Fund. Since April 2020,
Mr. Bryce R. Fegley MS, CFA®, CIPM®, a senior investment analyst and portfolio
manager at Saturna Capital Corporation, has been a deputy portfolio manager for
the Fund.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may open an account and
purchase Income Fund Investor Shares by sending a completed application, a
photocopy of a government-issued identity document, and a check for $100 or more
payable to the Amana Income Fund.
Income Fund Institutional
Shares are available with a minimum investment of $100,000.
Shareowners may purchase
additionalshares at any time in minimum amounts of $25.
Shareowners may redeem shares
of their investment on any business day by these methods:
Written
request
Write:
Amana Mutual Funds
Box N
Bellingham,
WA 98227-0596
Or Fax:
360-734-0755
Telephone
request
Call:
888-732-6262 or 360-734-9900
Online
Visit:
www.amanafunds.com
Tax Information
Distributions you receive from
the Fund may be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital
gains.
Financial Intermediary Compensation
If you purchase the Income Fund
through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or
investment adviser), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary
for the sale of shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment.
Ask your salesperson or visit your broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary's website for more information.
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Amana Growth Fund
Investment
Objective
Long-term capital growth,
consistent with Islamic principles.
Fees
and Expenses
This section describes the fees
and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Growth
Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to
financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example
below.
Shareowner
Fees
None.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that
you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment)
Growth
Fund |
Investor
Shares |
Institutional
Shares |
Management Fees |
0.62% |
0.62% |
Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
0.25% |
None |
Other Expenses |
0.04% |
0.02% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.91% |
0.64% |
Example
The example below is intended
to help investors compare the cost of investing in shares of the Growth Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example assumes an investor
invests $10,000 in shares of the Growth Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeems all shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes
that the investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating
expenses remain the same. Although actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions an investor's expenses would be:
|
1
year |
3
years |
5
years |
10
years |
Investor Shares |
$93 |
$290 |
$504 |
$1,120 |
Institutional
Shares |
$65 |
$205 |
$357 |
$798 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The Growth Fund may have
transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
"turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate
higher transaction costs and may result in taxable distributions. Personal
income taxes, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in
the example, affect your after-tax returns. During the most recent fiscal year,
the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 6.91% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal Investment
Strategies
The Growth Fund invests only in
common stocks, including foreign stocks. Investment decisions are made in
accordance with Islamic principles. Generally, Islamic principles require that
investors share in profit and loss, that they receive no usury or interest, and
that they do not invest in a business that is prohibited by Islamic principles.
Some of the businesses not permitted are alcohol, pornography, insurance,
gambling, pork processing, and interest-based banks or finance
associations.
The Growth Fund does not make
any investments that pay interest. Islamic principles discourage speculation,
and the Fund tends to hold investments for several years.
The Growth Fund diversifies its
investments across industries and companies, and principally follows a large-cap
value investment style. The Fund favors companies expected to grow earnings and
stock prices faster than the economy. The Fund may also invest in smaller and
less seasoned companies. The Fund seeks companies demonstrating both Islamic and
sustainable characteristics.
The Fund's adviser (Saturna
Capital Corporation) considers issuers with sustainable characteristics to be
those issuers that are more established, consistently profitable, and
financially strong, and with robust policies in the areas of the environment,
social responsibility, and corporate governance ("ESG"). The Fund's adviser
employs a sustainable rating system based on its own, as well as third-party,
data to identify issuers believed to present low risks in ESG. The Fund's
adviser also uses negative screening to exclude security issuers primarily
engaged in higher ESG risk businesses such as alcohol, tobacco, pornography,
weapons, gambling, and fossil fuel extraction.
It is the policy of the Growth
Fund, under normal circumstances, to invest at least 80% of total net assets in
common stocks. The Fund's adviser (Saturna Capital Corporation) selects
investments primarily on past earnings and revenue growth rates, and the
expectation of increases in earnings and share
price.
Principal Risks of
Investing
Market risk:
The value of Growth Fund shares rises and falls as the value of the stocks in
which the Fund invests goes up and down. Consider investing in the Fund only if you are willing
to accept the risk that you may lose money. Fund share prices,
yields, and total returns will change with the fluctuations in the securities
markets as well as the fortunes of the industries and companies in which the
Fund invests.
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Amana
Growth Fund
Small-cap
risk:The smaller and less seasoned companies that may be in the Growth
Fund have a greater risk of price volatility. Growth stocks, which can be priced
on future expectations rather than current results, may decline substantially
when expectations are not met or general market conditions
weaken.
Investment strategy
risk: Islamic principles restrict the Growth Fund's ability to invest
in certain market sectors, such as financial companies and conventional
fixed-income securities. The adviser (Saturna Capital Corporation) believes that
Islamic and sustainable investing may mitigate security-specific risks, but the
screens used in connection with these strategies reduce the investable universe,
which may limit investment opportunities and adversely affect the Fund's
performance. Because Islamic principles preclude the use of interest-paying
instruments, cash reserves do not earn
income.
Equity securities
risk: Equity securities may experience significant volatility in
response to economic or market conditions or adverse events that affect a
particular industry, sector, or company. Larger companies may have slower rates
of growth as compared to smaller, faster-growing companies, and at times may be
out of favor with investors. Smaller companies may have more limited financial
resources, products, or services, and tend to be more sensitive to changing
economic or market conditions. The Fund also tends to favor growth stocks, which
tend to trade based on future earnings expectations, and may be more volatile
than slower-growing value stocks, especially when market expectations are not
met.
Foreign investing
risk: The Growth Fund may invest in securities that are not traded in
the United States when market conditions or investment opportunities arise that,
in the judgment of the adviser, warrant such investment. Investments in the
securities of foreign issuers may involve risks in addition to those normally
associated with investments in the securities of US issuers. All foreign
investments are subject to risks of: (1) foreign political and economic
instability; (2) adverse movements in foreign exchange rates; (3) currency
devaluation; (4) the imposition or tightening of exchange controls or other
limitations on repatriation of foreign capital; (5) changes in foreign
governmental attitudes towards private investment, including potential
nationalization, increased taxation, or confiscation of assets; and (6)
differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards of foreign
countries.
Technology sector risk:
The Fund's investments in technology companies exposes the Fund to
risks. For example, rapid advances in science and technology might cause
existing products to become obsolete, and the Fund's returns could suffer to the
extent it holds an affected company's shares. A number of technology companies
engaged in consumer-facing activities are potentially subject to more aggressive
government regulation and intervention in their traditional business activities.
This fact may affect a company's overall profitability and cause its stock price
to be more volatile. Additionally, technology companies are dependent upon
consumer and business acceptance as new technologies
evolve.
Performance
Annual
Total Return
The following bar chart
presents the calendar year total returns of the Growth Fund Investor Shares
before taxes. The bar chart provides an indication of the risks of investing in
the Fund by showing changes in performance from year to year. A fund's past performance (before
and after taxes) is not a guarantee of how a fund will perform in the
future.
Performance data current to the
most recent month-end and quarter-end are available on www.amanafunds.com.
Best Quarter |
Q2 2020 |
22.63% |
Worst Quarter |
Q1 2022 |
-14.52% |
The
year-to-date return as of
the most recent calendar quarter (which ended June 30, 2022) was
-23.52%. |
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Amana
Growth Fund
Average
Annual Total Returns
The table below presents the
average annual returns of the Growth Fund and provides an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's average annual returns
for 1, 5, and 10 years compare to those of a broad-based market
index.
|
Periods ended December 31,
2021 |
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Life of
Fund |
Growth Fund
Investor Shares (AMAGX) |
Return before taxes |
31.53% |
25.17% |
17.76% |
12.61%¹ |
Return after taxes on
distributions |
31.37% |
23.89% |
16.39% |
12.05%¹ |
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares |
18.78% |
19.90% |
13.64% |
10.78%¹ |
Growth Fund
Institutional Shares (AMIGX) |
Return before taxes |
31.82% |
25.47% |
n/a |
18.78%² |
S&P 500
Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
|
28.71% |
18.45% |
16.53% |
10.68%² |
¹ Amana Growth Fund Investor Shares began
operations February 3,
1994.
² Amana Growth Fund Institutional Shares began
operations September 25,
2013, and the Life of Fund return for the
S&P 500 Index is shown since this
date.
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes.
After-tax returns illustrated
are only for the Investor Shares; after-tax returns for Institutional Shares
will vary. Actual after-tax returns
depend on an investor's tax situation and likely differ from those illustrated.
After-tax illustrations are not relevant to retirement plans, corporations,
trusts, or other investors that are taxed at special
rates.
Investment Adviser
Saturna Capital Corporation is
the Growth Fund's investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers
Since April 2020, Mr. Scott F.
Klimo CFA®, vice president and chief investment officer at Saturna Capital
Corporation, has been primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Growth Fund. From 2012 until April 2020, he was a deputy portfolio manager for
the Fund. Since July 2018, and previously from 2008 to 2012, Mr. Monem A. Salam
MBA, executive vice president and portfolio manager at Saturna Capital
Corporation, has been a deputy portfolio manager for the Fund. Since April 2020,
Mr. Christopher E. Paul MBA, CFA®, a senior investment analyst and portfolio
manager at Saturna Capital Corporation, has been a deputy portfolio manager for
the Fund.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may open an account and
purchase Growth Fund Investor Shares by sending a completed application, a
photocopy of a government-issued identity document, and a check for $100 or more
payable to the Amana Growth Fund.
Growth Fund Institutional
Shares are available with a minimum investment of $100,000.
Shareowners may purchase
additional shares at any time in minimum amounts of $25.
Shareowners may redeem shares
of their investment on any business day by these methods:
Written
request
Write:
Amana Mutual Funds
Box N
Bellingham,
WA 98227-0596
Or Fax:
360-734-0755
Telephone
request
Call: 888-732-6262 or
360-734-9900
Online
Visit:
www.amanafunds.com
Tax Information
Distributions you receive from
the Fund may be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital
gains.
Financial Intermediary Compensation
If you purchase the Growth Fund
through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or
investment adviser), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary
for the sale of shares and related services. These payments may create a
conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment.
Ask your salesperson or visit your broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary's website for more information.
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Amana Developing World
Fund
Investment
Objective
Long-term capital growth,
consistent with Islamic principles.
Fees
and Expenses
This section describes the fees
and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the
Developing World Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and
other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and
example below.
Shareowner Fees
None.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that
you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment)
Developing World
Fund |
Investor
Shares |
Institutional
Shares |
Management Fees |
0.80% |
0.80% |
Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
0.25% |
None |
Other Expenses |
0.16% |
0.19% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
1.21% |
0.99% |
Example
The example below is intended
to help investors compare the cost of investing in shares of the Developing
World Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example assumes an investor
invests $10,000 in shares of the Developing World Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeems all shares at the end of those periods. The example
also assumes that the investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's
operating expenses remain the same. Although actual costs may be higher or
lower, based on these assumptions an investor's expenses would
be:
|
1
year |
3
years |
5
years |
10
years |
Investor Shares |
$123 |
$384 |
$665 |
$1,466 |
Institutional
Shares |
$101 |
$315 |
$547 |
$1,213 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The Developing World Fund may
have transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities
(or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate
higher transaction costs and may result in taxable distributions. Personal
income taxes, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in
the example, affect your after-tax returns. During the most recent fiscal year,
the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 30.00% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal Investment
Strategies
Under normal circumstances, the
Developing World Fund invests at least 80% of total net assets in common stocks
of companies with significant exposure (50% or more of production assets, or
revenues) to countries with developing economies and/or markets. Investment
decisions are made in accordance with Islamic principles. Generally, Islamic
principles require that investors share in profit and loss, that they receive no
usury or interest, and that they do not invest in a business that is prohibited
by Islamic principles. Some of the businesses not permitted are alcohol,
pornography, insurance, gambling, pork processing, and interest-based banks or
finance associations.
The Developing World Fund does
not make any investments that pay interest. Islamic principles discourage
speculation, and the Fund tends to hold investments for several
years.
The Developing World Fund
diversifies its investments across the industries, companies, and countries of
the developing world, and principally follows a large-cap value investment
style. The Fund seeks companies demonstrating both Islamic and sustainable
characteristics.
The Fund's adviser (Saturna
Capital Corporation) considers issuers with sustainable characteristics to be
those issuers that are more established, consistently profitable, and
financially strong, and with robust policies in the areas of the environment,
social responsibility, and corporate governance ("ESG"). The Fund's adviser
employs a sustainable rating system based on its own, as well as third-party,
data to identify issuers believed to present low risks in ESG. The Fund's
adviser also uses negative screening to exclude security issuers primarily
engaged in higher ESG risk businesses such as alcohol, tobacco, pornography,
weapons, gambling, and fossil fuel
extraction.
In determining whether a
country is part of the developing world, the Fund's adviser (Saturna Capital
Corporation) will consider such factors as the country's per capita gross
domestic product, the percentage of the country's economy that is
industrialized, market capitalization as a percentage of gross domestic product,
the overall regulatory environment, and limits on foreign ownership and
restrictions on repatriation of initial capital or
income.
Through reference to data
provided by various globally recognized organizations such as the International
Monetary Fund, The World Bank, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development, the adviser maintains a list of countries it considers to have
developing economies and/or markets. The list, which changes over time,
currently includes:
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Developing World Fund
Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil,
Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ecuador, Hungary, India,
Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Oman, Panama, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea,
Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, and United Arab
Emirates.
By allowing investments in
companies headquartered in more advanced economies yet having the majority of
production assets or revenues in the developing world, the Developing World Fund
seeks to reduce its foreign investing
risk.
Principal Risks of
Investing
Market risk:
The value of Developing World Fund shares rises and falls as the value of the
stocks in which the Fund invests goes up and down. Consider investing in the Fund only if you are willing
to accept the risk that you may lose money. Fund share prices,
yields, and total returns will change with the fluctuations in the securities
and currency markets as well as the fortunes of the industries and companies in
which the Fund invests.
Investment strategy
risk: Islamic principles restrict the Developing World Fund's ability
to invest in certain market sectors, such as financial companies and
conventional fixed-income securities. The adviser believes that Islamic and
sustainable investing may mitigate security-specific risks, but the screens used
in connection with these strategies reduce the investable universe which may
limit investment opportunities and adversely affect the Fund's performance.
Because Islamic principles preclude the use of interest-paying instruments, cash
reserves do not earn income.
Equity securities
risk: Equity securities may experience significant volatility in
response to economic or market conditions or adverse events that affect a
particular industry, sector, or company. Larger companies may have slower rates
of growth as compared to smaller, faster-growing companies. Smaller companies
may have more limited financial resources, products, or services, and tend to be
more sensitive to changing economic or market
conditions.
Foreign investing
risk: The Developing World Fund involves risks not typically associated
with investing in US securities. Investments in the securities of foreign
issuers may involve risks in addition to those normally associated with
investments in the securities of US issuers. All foreign investments are subject
to risks of: (1) foreign political and economic instability; (2) adverse
movements in foreign exchange rates; (3) currency devaluation; (4) the
imposition or tightening of exchange controls or other limitations on
repatriation of foreign capital; (5) changes in foreign governmental attitudes
towards private investment, including potential nationalization, increased
taxation, or confiscation of assets, and (6) differing reporting, accounting,
and auditing standards of foreign
countries.
Developing world
risk: All foreign investments are subject to risks of: (1) foreign
political and economic instability; (2) adverse movements in foreign exchange
rates; (3) currency devaluation; (4) the imposition or tightening of exchange
controls or other limitations on repatriation of foreign capital; (5) changes in
foreign governmental attitudes towards private investment, including potential
nationalization, increased taxation, or confiscation of assets, and (6)
differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards of foreign countries. In
developing markets, these risks are magnified by less mature political systems
and weaker corporate governance standards than typically found in the developed
world.
Performance
Annual
Total Returns
The following bar chart
presents the calendar year total returns of the Developing World Fund Investor
Shares before taxes. The bar chart provides an indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by showing changes in performance from year to year.
A
fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not a guarantee of how a
fund will perform in the
future.
Performance data current to the
most recent month-end and quarter-end are available on www.amanafunds.com.
Best Quarter |
Q4 2020 |
19.46% |
Worst Quarter |
Q1 2020 |
-17.50% |
The
year-to-date return as of
the most recent calendar quarter (which ended June 30, 2022) was
-19.46%. |
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Amana
Developing World Fund
Average
Annual Total Returns
The table below
presents the average annual returns of the Developing World Fund and provides an
indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the previous 1, 5, and 10 years compare to those of a
broad-based market index.
|
Periods
ended December 31, 2021 |
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Life of
Fund |
Developing
World Fund Investor Shares (AMDWX) |
Return before taxes |
7.31% |
9.62% |
3.54% |
2.89%¹ |
Return after taxes on
distributions |
6.93% |
9.51% |
3.46% |
2.82%¹ |
Return after taxes on
distributions and sale of Fund shares |
4.45% |
7.61% |
2.78% |
2.27%¹ |
Developing
World Fund Institutional Shares (AMIDX) |
Return before taxes |
7.52% |
9.82% |
n/a |
3.50%² |
MSCI
Emerging Markets Index (reflects no deduction for fees,
expenses, or taxes) |
|
-2.54% |
9.86% |
5.48% |
4.85%² |
¹ Amana Developing World Fund Investor Shares
began operations September 28,
2009.
² Amana Developing World Fund Institutional
Shares began operations September 25,
2013, and the Life of Fund return for the MSCI
Emerging Markets Index is shown since this
date.
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes.
After-tax returns illustrated
are only for the Investor Shares; after-tax returns for Institutional Shares
will vary. Actual after-tax returns
depend on an investor's tax situation and likely differ from those illustrated.
After-tax illustrations are not relevant to retirement plans, corporations,
trusts, or other investors that are taxed at special
rates.
Investment Adviser
Saturna Capital Corporation is
the Developing World Fund's investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers
Since April 2020, Mr. Monem A.
Salam MBA, executive vice president and portfolio manager at Saturna Capital
Corporation, has been primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Developing World Fund. From September 2017 until April 2020, and previously from
2009 to 2012, he was a deputy portfolio manager for the Fund. Since April 2020,
Mr. Scott F. Klimo CFA, vice president and chief investment officer at Saturna
Capital Corporation, has been a deputy portfolio manager for the Fund. From 2014
until April 2020, he was portfolio manager for the Fund. Since April 2020, Mr.
Levi Stewart Zurbrugg MBA, CFA®, CPA®, a senior investment analyst and portfolio
manager at Saturna Capital Corporation, has been a deputy portfolio manager for
the Fund.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may open an account and
purchase Developing World Fund Investor Shares by sending a completed
application, a photocopy of a government-issued identity document, and a check
for $100 or more payable to the Amana Developing World Fund.
Developing World Fund
Institutional Shares are available with a minimum investment of $100,000.
Shareowners may purchase
additional shares at any time in minimum amounts of $25.
Shareowners may redeem shares
of their investment on any business day by these methods:
Written
request
Write:
Amana Mutual Funds
Box N
Bellingham,
WA 98227-0596
Or Fax:
360-734-0755
Telephone
request
Call: 888-732-6262 or
360-734-9900
Online
Visit:
www.amanafunds.com
Tax Information
Distributions you receive from
the Fund may be taxed as ordinary income, qualified dividend income, or capital
gains.
Financial Intermediary Compensation
If you purchase the Developing
World Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a
bank or investment adviser), the Fund and its related companies may pay the
intermediary for the sale of shares and related services. These payments may
create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another
investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary's website for more information.
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Amana Participation
Fund
Investment
Objective
Capital preservation and
current income, consistent with Islamic
principles. Capital preservation is its primary
objective.
Fees
and Expenses
This section describes the fees
and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the
Participation Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and
other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and
example below.
Shareowner
Fees
None.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that
you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment)
Participation Fund |
Investor Shares |
Institutional Shares |
Management Fees |
0.50% |
0.50% |
Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
0.25% |
None |
Other Expenses |
0.05% |
0.06% |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.80% |
0.56% |
Example
The example below is intended
to help investors compare the cost of investing in shares of the Participation
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example assumes an investor
invests $10,000 in shares of the Participation Fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeems all shares at the end of those periods. The example
also assumes that the investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's
operating expenses remain the same. Although actual costs may be higher or
lower, based on these assumptions an investor's expenses would
be:
|
1
year |
3
years |
5
years |
10
years |
Investor Shares |
$82 |
$255 |
$444 |
$990 |
Institutional
Shares |
$57 |
$179 |
$313 |
$701 |
Portfolio
Turnover
The Participation Fund may have
transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or
"turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate
higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are
held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund
operating expenses or in the example, affect your after-tax returns. During the
most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 15.11% of the average value of its
portfolio.
Principal Investment
Strategies
Under normal conditions, the
Participation Fund invests at least 80% of its total net assets in short and
intermediate-term Islamic income-producing investments. Up to 25% of the Fund's
total net assets can be invested in a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary
(the "Subsidiary") that also invests in short and intermediate-term Islamic
income-producing investments. The Fund (and the Subsidiary) invests primarily in
notes and certificates issued for payment by foreign governments, their
agencies, and financial institutions in transactions structured to be in
accordance with Islamic principles. Examples of these notes and certificates
include (a) sukuk, which link the returns and cash flows of financing to the
assets purchased, or the returns generated from an asset purchased, (b)
murabaha, which involves a purchase and sale contract, and (c) wakala, in which
accounts are operated under the Islamic finance principle of wakala (an agency
agreement).
These investments typically
involve the purchase of financial certificates representing investments in
tangible assets, project financing, sale and leaseback arrangements, and the
distribution of profits (as opposed to the payment of interest) related to the
underlying asset or project. Unlike an investment in a bond that represents a
promise to pay interest, these investments involve the sharing of profits and
losses in the assets or projects financed by the Fund's investment in the notes
and certificates. In addition, the Fund may invest in time deposits with banks
that involve underlying purchase and sale agreements to generate the return on
the deposit.
Generally, Islamic principles
require that investors participate in profit and loss, that they receive no
usury or interest, and that they do not invest in a prohibited business. Some of
the businesses not permitted are alcohol, pornography, insurance, gambling, pork
processing, and interest-based banks or finance
associations.
In accordance with Islamic
principles, the Fund shall not purchase conventional bonds, debentures, or other
interest-paying obligations of indebtedness. Islamic principles discourage
speculation, and the Fund tends to hold investments for several years. Under
normal circumstances the Fund maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of
two to five years.
The Participation Fund
restricts its investments so that at least 50% are denominated in US dollars,
with no more than 10% in any other single
currency.
Under normal conditions, the
Fund invests at least 65% of its assets in securities rated within the four
highest grades (Aaa, Aa, A, Baa) by a nationally-recognized rating agency and
may invest
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Amana
Participation Fund
up to 35% in unrated and
high-yield notes and certificates, which may be considered equivalent to "junk
bonds."
The Subsidiary's principal
investment strategy and principal risks of investing are identical to those of
the Fund, and the Subsidiary invests principally in sukuk, murabaha, and wakala.
The Fund's investment in the Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the value of its
total net assets at the end of each quarter of its taxable year. The Subsidiary,
on a consolidated basis, is also subject to the same requirements relating to
liquidity, and the timing and method of valuation of portfolio investments
described elsewhere in this Prospectus and in the Statement of Additional
Information. The Fund is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary and does not
expect shares of the Subsidiary to be offered or sold to other
investors.
Principal Risks of
Investing
Market risk:
The value of Participation Fund shares rises and falls as the value of the
securities in which the Fund invests goes up and down. Consider investing in the Fund only if you are willing
to accept the risk that you may lose money. Fund share prices,
yields, and total returns will change with the fluctuations in the securities
and currency markets as well as the fortunes of the countries, industries, and
companies in which the Fund invests.
Diversification and concentration
risks: The Fund is non-diversified and may invest a larger percentage
of its assets in fewer issuers, which may cause the Fund to experience more
volatility than diversified funds. In addition, the Fund may concentrate its
investments within the financial services industry and real estate
sector.
Investment strategy
risk: The Fund's restricted ability to invest in certain market
sectors, such as non-Islamic financial companies and conventional fixed-income
securities, limits opportunities and may adversely affect the Fund's
performance. Because Islamic principles preclude the use of interest-paying
instruments, cash reserves do not earn
income.
Liquidity
risk: Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult
to sell. Investments by the Fund in foreign securities and those that are thinly
traded, such as lower quality issuers, tend to involve greater liquidity risk.
The market for certain investments may become illiquid under adverse market or
economic conditions.
The Fund invests substantially
in sukuk certificates that are traded outside of the US or within the US subject
to certain trading restrictions which may increase the liquidity risks
associated with the Fund's investments.
Foreign investing
risk: The Participation Fund involves risks not typically associated
with investing in US securities. Investments in the securities of foreign
issuers may involve risks in addition to those normally associated with
investments in the securities of US issuers. All foreign investments are subject
to risks of: (1) foreign political and economic instability; (2) adverse
movements in foreign exchange rates; (3) currency devaluation; (4) the
imposition or tightening of exchange controls or other limitations on
repatriation of foreign capital; (5) changes in foreign governmental attitudes
towards private investment, including potential nationalization, increased
taxation, or confiscation of assets, and (6) differing reporting, accounting,
and auditing standards of foreign countries. The risks of foreign investing
are generally magnified in the smaller and more volatile securities markets of
the Participation Fund.
Developing world
risk: All foreign investments are subject to risks of: (1) foreign
political and economic instability; (2) adverse movements in foreign exchange
rates; (3) currency devaluation; (4) the imposition or tightening of exchange
controls or other limitations on repatriation of foreign capital; (5) changes in
foreign governmental attitudes towards private investment, including potential
nationalization, increased taxation, or confiscation of assets, and (6)
differing reporting, accounting, and auditing standards of foreign countries. In
developing markets, these risks are magnified by less mature political systems
and weaker corporate governance standards than typically found in the developed
world.
Sukuk risk:
Sukuk are specifically structured to adhere to Islamic investment principles,
but also must be engineered to be economically feasible in order to attract
investment. Sukuk structures may be significantly more complicated than
conventional bonds and often include a series of entities created specifically
to support the sukuk structure. In addition, sukuk are largely created in or
otherwise subject to the risks of developing economies, many of which have weak
or inconsistent accounting, legal, and financial infrastructure. The structural
complexity of sukuk, along with the weak infrastructure of the sukuk market,
increases risks of investing in sukuk, including operational, legal, and
investment risks. In addition, adherence to Islamic investment principles
increases the risk of loss in the event of a default. As compared to rights of
conventional bondholders, holders of sukuk may have limited ability to pursue
legal recourse to enforce the terms of the sukuk or to restructure the sukuk in
order to seek recovery of principal. Sukuk are also subject to the risk that
issuers or Islamic scholars may deem certain sukuk as not meeting Islamic
investment principles subsequent to the sukuk being issued and therefore
classify the investments as noncompliant with Islamic
principles.
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Amana
Participation Fund
Interest rate
risk: Changes in interest rates impact prices of fixed-income and
related investments. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income
investments (paying a lower rate of interest) generally will fall. Investments
with shorter terms may have less interest rate risk, but generally have lower
returns and, because of the more frequent maturity dates, may involve higher
re-investment costs.
Credit risk:
Corporate and sovereign issuers of the notes and certificates in which the Fund
invests may not be able or willing to make payments when due, which may lead to
default or restructuring of the investment. In addition, if the market perceives
deterioration in the creditworthiness of an issuer, the value and liquidity of
the issuer's securities may decline.
High-yield
risk: Securities that are rated below investment grade may have greater
price fluctuations and have a higher risk of default than investment grade
securities. Below investment grade securities may be difficult to sell at an
acceptable price, especially during periods of increased market volatility or
significant market decline.
Subsidiary Investment
Risk: By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is subject to the risks
associated with the Subsidiary's investments. Those investments are similar to
the investments that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject to the
same risks that would apply to similar investments if held directly by the Fund.
The Subsidiary is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands and is not
registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Accordingly, the Fund will not receive all of the protections offered to
shareowners of registered investment companies. Changes in the laws of the
United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the
Fund and/or the Subsidiary to operate as intended, which may negatively affect
the Fund and its shareowners.
Tax Risk: To
qualify as a regulated investment company ("RIC"), the Fund must meet certain
requirements concerning the source of its income. The Fund's investment in the
Subsidiary is intended to provide exposure to sukuk, murabaha, and wakala in a
manner that is consistent with the "qualifying income" requirement applicable to
RICs. Failure to qualify as a RIC could subject the Fund to adverse tax
consequences, including a federal income tax on its net income at regular
corporate rates, as well as a tax to shareowners on such income when distributed
as an ordinary dividend.
The Internal Revenue Service
("IRS") has issued regulations providing that income inclusions from a RIC
subsidiary such as the Subsidiary will constitute qualifying income for the RIC
whether or not the income is distributed to the RIC. These regulations are
consistent with the conclusions in private letter rulings the IRS had previously
issued, and they remove the uncertainty that existed as a result of earlier
proposed regulations providing that only distributions the subsidiary made to
the RIC out of its earnings and profits for the applicable tax year would so
qualify. The tax treatment of the Fund's investment in the Subsidiary may be
adversely affected by future legislation, court decisions, Treasury Regulations,
and/or guidance issued by the IRS that could affect whether income derived from
such investments is "qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or otherwise affect the character, timing,
and/or amount of the Fund's taxable income or any gains or distributions made by
the Fund.
Performance
Annual
Total Return
The following bar chart
presents the calendar year total returns of the Participation Fund Institutional
Shares before taxes (Institutional Shares are used for this chart because they
represent the largest share class of the Fund). The bar chart provides an
indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in
performance from year to year. A fund's past performance (before
and after taxes) is not a guarantee of how a fund will perform in the
future.
Performance data current to the
most recent month-end and quarter-end are available on www.amanafunds.com.
¹For the period September
28, 2015 (the inception of the Fund) through December 31, 2015 and not
annualized.
Best Quarter |
Q2 2020 |
5.50% |
Worst Quarter |
Q1 2020 |
-3.44% |
The
year-to-date return as of
the most recent calendar quarter (which ended June 30, 2022) was
-4.32%. |
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Amana
Participation Fund
Average
Annual Total Returns
The table below
presents the average annual returns of the Participation Fund and provides an
indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's
average annual returns for the previous 1 and 5 years and since the Fund's
inception on September 28, 2015, compare to those of a broad-based market
index.
|
Periods
ended December 31, 2021 |
1 Year |
5 Year |
Life of Fund¹ |
Participation Fund Investor Shares (AMAPX) |
Return before taxes |
0.49% |
2.94% |
2.61% |
Participation Fund Institutional Shares (AMIPX) |
Return before taxes |
0.64% |
3.16% |
2.83% |
Return after taxes on
distributions |
-0.09% |
2.16% |
1.89% |
Return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares |
-0.10% |
2.12% |
1.85% |
FTSE Sukuk
Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or
taxes) |
|
1.09% |
4.96 |
4.59% |
¹ Amana Participation Fund began operations
September 28,
2015.
After-tax returns are
calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax
rates and do not reflect the impact of any state or local taxes.
After-tax returns illustrated
are only for the Institutional Shares; after-tax returns for Investor Shares
will vary. Actual after-tax returns
depend on an investor's tax situation and likely differ from those illustrated.
After-tax illustrations are not relevant to retirement plans, corporations,
trusts, or other investors that are taxed at special
rates.
Investment Adviser
Saturna Capital Corporation is
the Participation Fund's investment adviser.
Portfolio Managers
Since September 2015 (the
inception of the Fund), Mr. Patrick Drum CFA®, portfolio manager and senior
investment analyst at Saturna Capital Corporation, has been primarily
responsible for the day-to-day management of the Participation Fund. Since May
2019, Ms. Elizabeth Alm CFA®, portfolio manager and senior investment analyst at
Saturna Capital Corporation, has been the deputy portfolio manager.
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may open an account and
purchase Participation Fund Investor Shares by sending a completed application,
a photocopy of a government-issued identity document, and a check for $100 or
more payable to the Amana Participation Fund.
Participation Fund
Institutional Shares are available with a minimum investment of $100,000.
Shareowners may purchase
additional shares at any time in minimum amounts of $25.
Shareowners may redeem shares
of their investment on any business day by these methods:
Written
request
Write:
Amana Mutual Funds
Box N
Bellingham,
WA 98227-0596
Or Fax:
360-734-0755
Telephone
request
Call: 888-732-6262 or
360-734-9900
Online
Visit:
www.amanafunds.com
Tax Information
Distributions you receive from
the Fund may be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains.
Financial Intermediary Compensation
If you purchase the
Participation Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such
as a bank or investment adviser), the Fund and its related companies may pay the
intermediary for the sale of shares and related services. These payments may
create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other
financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another
investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your broker-dealer or other financial
intermediary's website for more information.
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Investment Objectives
The objectives of the Income Fund are current income and preservation
of capital, consistent with Islamic principles; current income is its primary
objective.
The primary objective of the
Growth Fund is long-term capital growth,
consistent with Islamic principles.
The primary objective of the
Developing World Fund is long-term
capital growth, consistent with Islamic principles.
The objectives of the Participation Fund are capital preservation and
current income, consistent with Islamic principles; capital preservation is its
primary objective.
There can be no guarantee that
the particular investment objectives of a Fund will be realized. These
investment objectives may only be changed with approval by vote of a majority of
the outstanding shares of a Fund.
Principal Investment
Strategies
Amana Mutual Funds Trust is
designed to provide investment alternatives that are consistent with Islamic
principles. Generally, Islamic principles require that investors share in profit
and loss, that they receive no usury or interest, and that they do not invest in
a business that is prohibited by Islamic principles. Some of the businesses not
permitted are alcohol, pornography, insurance, gambling, pork processing, and
interest-based banks or finance associations.
The Funds do not make any
investments that pay interest. Income-producing investments conforming to
Islamic principles, known as sukuk or Islamic bonds, are permitted in the
Participation Fund. Islamic principles discourage speculation, and the Funds
tend to hold investments for several years.
These criteria limit investment
selection and income-earning opportunities more than is customary for mutual
funds.
The adviser, Saturna Capital
Corporation, selects investments. To ensure that investments meet the
requirements of the Islamic faith, the adviser engages Amanie Advisors Sdn Bhd,
a leading consultant specializing in Islamic finance.
The Amana Funds favor investing
in companies trading for less than the adviser's assessment of intrinsic value,
which typically means companies with relatively low price/earning multiples,
strong balance sheets, and proven businesses. Once a Fund holds a position in a
company, the Fund actively monitors market conditions, industry developments,
and other factors that may affect the company or the Fund's rationale for
holding the investment. Although the Funds consider valuation when monitoring
their investments, a Fund may not necessarily liquidate a position solely
because of relatively high valuation. The Funds actively monitor their
investment portfolios but do not engage in high turnover or speculative
trading.
The Income, Growth, and
Developing World Funds seek companies demonstrating both Islamic and sustainable
characteristics.
Saturna uses negative screening
to exclude companies primarily engaged in the following activities:
- Interest Income
- Gambling
- Weapons
- Alcohol
|
- Pork related businesses
- Tobacco
- Pornography
- Fossil fuel extraction
|
Saturna Capital Corporation,
the Funds' adviser employs a sustainable rating system based on its own, as well
as third-party, data to identify issuers believed to have robust policies in the
areas of the environment, social responsibility, and corporate governance
("ESG"). Saturna's proprietary scoring system provides an assessment of how well
a company performs relative to a blend of its industry, sector, and country
peers in each ESG category. In addition to material and non-financial ESG
considerations, such as carbon emissions, water usage, renewable energy, and
fair labor and supply chain practices, Saturna positively screens for issuers
that show management stability and diversity, low debt, strong balance sheets,
high-quality operations, and a long-term focus.
The Amana Income, Amana Growth,
Amana Developing World, and Amana Participation Funds seek to minimize potential
current income taxes paid by shareowners, where the basic strategies to be
favored are (1) infrequent trading, (2) offsetting capital gains with losses,
and (3) selling highest cost tax lots first.
During uncertain or adverse
market or economic conditions, a Fund may adopt a temporary defensive position.
The Funds cannot invest in interest-paying instruments frequently used by other
mutual funds for this purpose. When markets are unattractive, the adviser
chooses between continuing to follow the Funds' investment policies or
converting securities to cash for temporary, defensive purposes. This choice is
based on the adviser's evaluation of market conditions and a Fund's portfolio
holdings. In the event a Fund takes such a position, it may not be able to
achieve its investment objective.
By diversifying its
investments, each of the Amana Income, Amana Growth, and Amana Developing World
Funds seeks to reduce its risk of owning only a few securities. Diversification
does not assure a profit or protect against a loss. The Amana Participation Fund
is non-diversified.
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Income Fund
It is the policy of the Income
Fund, under normal circumstances, to invest at least 80% of its assets in
income-producing securities, primarily dividend-paying common stocks. The Income
Fund may invest in foreign securities.
While cash assets do not
contribute to the Income Fund's primary objective of current income, they do
assist its secondary objective of preservation of capital.
Growth Fund
It is the policy of the Growth
Fund, under normal circumstances, to invest at least 80% of assets in common
stocks. The adviser selects investments primarily on past earnings and revenue
growth rates, and the expectation of increases in earnings and share price. The
Growth Fund may invest in foreign securities.
Cash assets may contribute to
the Growth Fund's objective of long-term capital growth by preventing capital
losses during periods of market decline.
Developing World Fund
It is the policy of the
Developing World Fund, under normal circumstances, to invest at least 80% of
assets in common stocks of companies with significant exposure to countries with
developing economies and/or markets.
The Developing World Fund may
invest in equity securities of any company, regardless of where it is based, if
the adviser determines that a significant portion of the company's production,
assets, or revenues (50% or more) is attributable to developing countries.
Through reference to data
provided by various globally recognized organizations such as the International
Monetary Fund, The World Bank, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development, the adviser maintains a list of countries it considers to have
developing economies and/or markets. The list, which changes over time,
currently includes: Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia,
Czech Republic, Egypt, Ecuador, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait,
Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam,
and United Arab Emirates.
Cash assets may contribute to
the Developing World Fund's objective of long-term capital growth by preventing
capital losses during periods of market decline.
Participation Fund
It is the policy of the
Participation Fund, under normal circumstances, to invest at least 80% of its
assets in short and intermediate-term Islamic income-producing investments. The
Fund invests primarily in notes and certificates issued for payment by foreign
governments, their agencies, and financial institutions in transactions
structured to be in accordance with Islamic principles. Examples of these notes
and certificates include (a) sukuk, which link the returns and cash flows of
financing to the assets purchased, or the returns generated from an asset
purchased, (b) murabaha, which involves a purchase and sale contract, and (c)
wakala, in which accounts are operated under the Islamic finance principle of
wakala (an agency agreement).
The Fund invests substantially
in sukuk certificates that are traded outside of the US or within the US subject
to certain trading restrictions which may increase the liquidity risks
associated with the Fund's investments.
The Fund may invest up to 25%
of its total net assets in the Subsidiary, as measured at the end of the quarter
of its taxable year. Under normal conditions, the Subsidiary invests in sukuk,
murabaha, and wakala. The limitation on investment in the Subsidiary is imposed
by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Subsidiary, which is
organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, is wholly-owned and controlled
by the Fund. The Fund invests in the Subsidiary in order to gain exposure to the
investment returns of sukuk, murabaha, and wakala within the limitations of the
federal tax law requirements applicable to regulated investment companies. The
Subsidiary is, on a consolidated basis, subject to the same fundamental and
non-fundamental investment restrictions as the Fund and, in particular, to the
same requirements relating to liquidity, and the timing and method of valuation
of portfolio investments and Fund shares described elsewhere in this Prospectus
and in the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"). The Fund is the sole
shareholder of the Subsidiary and does not expect shares of the Subsidiary to be
offered or sold to other investors.
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Principal Risks
Investing in securities entails
both market risks and risk of price variation in individual securities. Islamic
principles restrict a Fund's ability to invest in certain stocks and market
sectors, such as financial companies and conventional fixed-income securities.
This may limit investment opportunities and may adversely affect the Funds'
performance.
Income Fund, Growth Fund, Developing World Fund, and Participation Fund
Market risk:
The market value of securities will fluctuate, sometimes significantly and
unpredictably. The securities markets are also susceptible to data imprecision,
technology malfunctions, operational errors, and similar factors that may
adversely affect a single issuer, a group of issuers, an industry, or the market
as a whole. Changes in value may be temporary or may last for extended periods.
A slow growing economy, or an inflationary or a recessionary environment, may
adversely impact securities markets and prices of securities in which the Funds
invest. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming
increasingly interconnected. Local, regional, or global events such as civil
disobedience, insurrection, war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious
disease or other public health issues, or other events could have a significant
impact on the Funds and their investments. As a result, events or conditions
that impact the economies or securities markets may adversely impact the Funds
even if they are not invested primarily in those economies or markets.
Active
management: Despite strategies designed to achieve the Funds'
investment objectives, the value of investments will change with market
conditions. Securities selected for the Funds may not perform as Saturna Capital
Corporation, the Funds' adviser, expects. Additionally, securities selected may
cause the Funds to underperform relative to other funds with similar investment
objectives and strategies. There is no guarantee that Saturna Capital
Corporation will effectively assess the Funds' portfolio characteristics and it
is possible that its judgments regarding the Funds' exposures may prove
incorrect. In addition, actions taken to manage the Funds' exposures, including
risk, may be ineffective and/or cause the Funds to underperform.
Fundamental
investing: A fundamental investment approach uses research and analysis
of a variety of factors to select securities. That research and analysis may be
incorrect or, if correct, may not be reflected by the market. Fundamental
analysis is inherently subject to the risk of nobody being able to identify all
the relevant factors. In addition, the macro-economic factors considered by
Saturna Capital Corporation, the Funds' adviser, may be difficult to evaluate or
implement. Fundamental investing is also inherently subject differences between
the prices of securities and their value as determined by a fundamental
investment approach. A fundamental investment approach may cause a Fund to
underperform other funds with similar investment objectives and investment
strategies even in a rising market.
Significant
position: The Funds invest according to varying investment objectives
and no Fund attempts to replicate a broad index. Seeking to outperform both
broad indices and other funds, the Funds generally overweight positions in
various sectors, industries, and issuers. Because of their investment
objectives, for example, the Growth Fund may overweight the Technology sector
and the Participation Fund may overweight the Real Estate sector. Significant
positions in sectors, industries, and issuers will wax and wane over time. While
limitations to concentrations in mutual funds apply, adverse developments in a
Fund’s holdings may have a greater impact on a Fund that has an overweight
position than a fund or index that is not similarly overweight a sector,
industry, or issuer.
The types of investments
favored by the markets also change over time, and a Fund’s investment style may
hinder its comparative returns. Inflationary periods tend to favor newer, more
volatile issuers than those that weather recessions and deflation. The Amana
Funds investment style allows significant positions in established issuers,
industries, and sectors and they may underperform during periods of loose fiscal
and monetary policies.
Foreign
investing: Foreign countries can involve higher risks of confiscatory
taxation, seizure or nationalization of assets, establishment of exchange
controls, less public information about securities and less governmental market
supervision, adoption of government restrictions, or adverse political or social
developments that affect investments.
Income Fund, Growth Fund, Developing World Fund, and Participation Fund
Sustainable investing
risk: Applying sustainability and ESG criteria ("Sustainability
Criteria") to the investment process may exclude or reduce exposure to
securities of certain issuers which could limit the Funds' opportunity set
compared to funds that do not use Sustainability Criteria and the Funds'
performance may at times be better or worse than the performance of funds that
do not use Sustainability Criteria. Sustainability Criteria data, including data
obtained from third party providers, may be incomplete, inaccurate,
inconsistent, or unavailable, which could adversely affect the analysis of a
particular investment. It is possible that the investments identified by Saturna
Capital Corporation as being aligned with its Sustainability Criteria will not
perform as expected. Saturna Capital Corporation could sell such positions at a
disadvantageous time if an issuer no longer meets the Sustainability Criteria.
While Saturna Capital Corporation's views on Sustainability Criteria comport
with Islamic investment principles, investors may differ in their view of
Sustainability Criteria thus the Funds may invest in issuers that do not reflect
the views of any particular investor. The regulatory landscape with respect
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to Sustainability Criteria is
still under development. Future regulations and/or rules adopted by applicable
regulators could require the Funds to change or adjust its investment process
with respect to the Sustainability Criteria.
Growth Fund, Developing World Fund
Growth
investing: The Funds may invest in growth stocks, which may be more
volatile than slower-growing value stocks. Growth stocks typically trade at
higher multiples of current earnings than other stocks, which may lead to
inflated prices. Growth stocks often are more sensitive to market fluctuations
than other securities because their market prices are highly sensitive to future
earnings expectations. At times when it appears that these expectations may not
be met, growth stocks' prices typically fall and declines may be significant
when a stock had been supported by significant investor speculation. During
market cycles when growth investing is out of favor, selling growth stocks at
desired prices may be more difficult.
Developing World Fund
Developing
market: Investing in countries of the developing world may involve
risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing
in developed countries. For instance, developing countries may have less
developed legal and accounting systems. The governments of these countries may
be more unstable and more likely to impose capital controls, nationalize a
company or industry, place restrictions on foreign ownership and on withdrawing
sale proceeds of securities from the country, and/or impose punitive taxes that
could adversely affect security prices. In addition, the economies of these
countries may be dependent on relatively few industries that are more
susceptible to local and global changes. Securities markets in these countries
are also relatively small and have substantially lower trading volumes. As a
result, securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less
liquid than securities issued in countries with more developed economies or
markets.
Participation Fund
Credit:
Investing in certificates, notes, and similar securities subjects the
Fund to credit risk, which is the risk that a security issuer may not be able
pay its obligations when due, thus reducing the value of the Fund's portfolio
holdings.
Interest rate:
Investing in securities related to the fixed-income markets subjects the Fund to
interest rate risk, which is the risk that a rise in prevailing interest rates
generally causes the price of such securities to fall. The Fund mitigates this
risk by seeking to maintain an average portfolio maturity of two to five years
(short to intermediate term), in that longer-term securities normally have
greater declines when interest rates rise.
Non-diversified fund:
The Fund is non-diversified, which means it may invest a larger
percentage of its assets in fewer issuers as compared to a fund that is more
broadly diversified. Because the Fund is not required to diversify its
investments among a broader group of issuers, the Fund may be more volatile than
diversified funds. Although the Fund is considered non-diversified, the Fund
intends to maintain sufficient diversification to qualify for favorable tax
treatment provided to mutual funds under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Internal Revenue Code").
Subsidiary: By
investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is subject to the risks associated with
the Subsidiary's investments. The Subsidiary is not registered with the SEC as
an investment company under the 1940 Act, and is not subject to the investor
protections of the 1940 Act. As an investor in the Subsidiary, the Fund does not
have the same protections offered to shareowners of registered investment
companies.
The Fund and the Subsidiary may
not be able to operate as described in this Prospectus in the event of changes
to the laws of the United States or the Cayman Islands. If the laws of the
Cayman Islands required the Subsidiary to pay taxes to a governmental authority,
the Fund would be likely to suffer decreased returns. The tax treatment of the
Fund's investment in the Subsidiary may be adversely affected by future
legislation, court decisions, Treasury Regulations and/or guidance issued by the
IRS that could affect whether income derived from such investments is
"qualifying income" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, or
otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund's taxable
income or any gains or distributions made by the Fund.
Sukuk: In
addition to credit risk, interest rate risk, maturity, and investment grade
risk, investing in sukuk and similar forms of Islamic investments involve
specific additional risks. Once purchased, these investments tend to be held
until maturity, meaning trading is less frequent compared to conventional bonds.
Being a relatively new form of security, institutional markets and support for
sukuk is less robust than that available in conventional debt markets. Laws and
regulations regarding the issuance, trading, default resolution, and other
aspects of sukuk are not as well-defined as they are for conventional debt
issuers.
The Fund's investments in
sukuk, especially sukuk issued by foreign governments and their agencies, differ
from conventional debt obligations. Holders of conventional bonds typically have
legal remedies if the issuer defaults, and the bondholders may pursue their
remedies in the courts having jurisdiction over the defaulting party. Sukuk
investments may not offer investors the right to pursue such remedies. To the
extent a Fund holds sukuk that are in default, the Fund's legal recourse to
enforce payment may be significantly limited. Accordingly, a sovereign or
private entity's willingness to meet the terms of its obligations gives rise to
credit risk, but without the legal protections typically provided to
lenders.
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Liquidity Program (Equity Funds)
The Income, Growth, and
Developing World Funds may participate in the ReFlow Fund, LLC ("ReFlow")
liquidity program. This program is designed to provide an alternative liquidity
source on days when redemptions of Fund shares exceed purchases. Under the
program, ReFlow is available to provide cash to the Funds to meet all, or a
portion, of daily net shareowner redemptions. ReFlow provides this cash by
purchasing Institutional Shares at net asset value and ReFlow will not be
subject to any investment minimum applicable to such shares. Following purchases
of Fund shares, ReFlow then generally redeems those shares when the Fund
experiences net sales, at the end of a maximum holding period determined by
ReFlow (currently 14 days) or at other times at ReFlow's discretion. While
ReFlow holds Fund shares, it will have the same rights and privileges with
respect to those shares as any other shareowner.
For use of the ReFlow service,
a participating Fund pays a fee to ReFlow each time it purchases Fund shares,
calculated by applying to the purchase amount a fee rate determined through an
automated daily "Dutch auction" among other participating mutual funds seeking
liquidity that day. The current minimum fee rate is 0.20% of the value of the
Fund shares purchased by ReFlow, although the Fund may submit a bid at a higher
fee rate if it determines that doing so is in the best interest of Fund
shareowners. Such a fee is allocated among a Fund's share classes based on
relative net assets. In accordance with federal securities laws, ReFlow is
prohibited from acquiring more than 3% of the outstanding voting securities of a
Fund.
ReFlow will periodically redeem
its entire share position in the Fund and request that such redemption be met in
kind in accordance with the Fund's in-kind redemption policies described under
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares below.
Investments in the Fund by ReFlow in connection with the ReFlow liquidity
program are not subject to the policy described in the "Frequent Trading Policy"
section below. The adviser believes that the program has advantages over more
conventional alternatives for meeting the Funds' liquidity needs, which
typically involve selling portfolio securities and/or liquidating cash reserves.
When ReFlow redeems in kind, it is anticipated that the use of the program will
reduce a Fund's realization of capital gains.
Operational Risk (All Funds)
An investment in an Amana Fund,
like any fund, can involve operational risks arising from factors such as
processing errors, human errors, inadequate or failed internal or external
processes, failure in systems and technology, changes in personnel and errors
caused by third-party service providers. A Fund may be affected by
international, US, state or local political events, including the action or
inaction of governments, their instrumentalities, or quasi-governmental
organizations, which may negatively impact economic conditions and businesses'
operating environments. Future government regulation and/or intervention could
also change the way in which a Fund is regulated or affect the expenses incurred
directly by a Fund. Regulatory uncertainty and political or governmental action
or inaction may affect the value of a Fund's investments, and limit and/or
preclude a Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective. Other disruptive
events may include, but are not limited to, natural disasters, public health
events, labor shortages, supply chain interruptions, and other destabilizing
events that adversely affect a Fund's, or their service providers' ability to
conduct business. The Funds seek to minimize such events through controls and
oversight, but there may still be events or failures that could cause losses to
the Funds. In addition, as the use of technology increases, the Funds may be
more susceptible to operational risks through intentional and unintentional
breaches in cyber security. A breach in cyber security may cause the Funds or
their service providers to lose proprietary information or operational capacity
or suffer data corruption. As a result, the Funds may incur regulatory
penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with
corrective measures, and/or financial loss. The Funds and their service
providers may also maintain sensitive information (including relating to
personally identifiable information of investors) and a cyber security breach
may cause such information to be lost, improperly accessed, used or
disclosed.
Please refer to the Trust's
Statement of Additional Information for further details about the risks of
investing in the Funds.
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Investment Information
Shareowners receive an Amana
Mutual Funds Trust financial report showing the investment returns, portfolios,
income, and expenses of each Fund every six months. The audited financial
statements of each Fund for the year ended May 31, 2022, included in the Trust's
Annual Report, are available upon request. Investors may obtain current share
prices daily on financial information websites, by calling 1-888-732-6262, on
electronic quotation systems, and at www.amanafunds.com. The following symbols
can be used to obtain quotations and other information:
Income Fund |
Investor Shares |
AMANX |
Institutional Shares |
AMINX |
Growth Fund |
Investor Shares |
AMAGX |
Institutional Shares |
AMIGX |
Developing World Fund |
Investor Shares |
AMDWX |
Institutional Shares |
AMIDX |
Participation Fund |
Investor Shares |
AMAPX |
Institutional Shares |
AMIPX |
This prospectus, financial
reports, performance information, proxy voting records, and other useful
information are also available at www.amanafunds.com. Portfolio holdings are
provided each month-end online (see the Statement of Additional Information for
a description of portfolio disclosure policies).
Investment Adviser
Saturna Capital Corporation,
1300 N. State Street, Bellingham, Washington 98225, is the Trust's investment
adviser and administrator ("adviser"). The adviser's wholly-owned subsidiary,
Saturna Brokerage Services, Inc., is the Trust's distributor. Founded in 1989,
Saturna Capital Corporation has approximately $5.8 billion in assets under
management. It is also the adviser to another investment company, Saturna
Investment Trust, and to separately managed accounts. The Amana Growth Fund,
Amana Income Fund, and Amana Developing World Fund will each pay an advisory and
administration fee of 0.80% on the first $1 billion of a Fund's average daily
net assets, 0.65% on the next $1 billion, and 0.50% on assets over $2 billion.
The Amana Participation Fund pays an advisory and administration fee of 0.50% of
the Fund's average daily net assets. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022,
these fees amounted to 0.75% for the Income Fund, 0.62% for the Growth Fund,
0.80% for the Developing World Fund, and 0.50% for the Participation Fund. A
discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustee's renewal of the
advisory contracts is available in the Trust's Semi-Annual Report which covers
the six months ending November 30, and is published each January.
The Participation Fund may
invest up to 25% of its total net assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary has
entered into a separate investment advisory agreement with Saturna Capital
Corporation. Under this agreement, Saturna Capital Corporation provides to the
Subsidiary the same type of investment advisory services on substantially same
terms as Saturna Capital Corporation provides advisory services to the Fund. The
Fund (not the Subsidiary) pays Saturna Capital Corporation an advisory fee as
described above.
The Subsidiary also has entered
into an agreement with the Fund's service providers for the provision of
administrative, accounting, transfer agency, and custody services. The
Subsidiary will bear the expenses associated with these services, which are not
expected to be material in relation to the value of the Fund's assets. It is
also anticipated that the Fund's own expenses will be reduced to some extent as
a result of the payment of such expenses at the Subsidiary level. Therefore, it
is expected that the Fund's investment in the Subsidiary will not result in the
Fund paying duplicative fees for similar services provided to the Fund or the
Subsidiary.
Mr. Scott F. Klimo CFA®, is a
vice president and chief investment officer at the adviser. Since April 2020,
Mr. Klimo has been primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Growth Fund's portfolio. From 2012 until April 2020, he was a deputy portfolio
manager of the Growth Fund. Since 2012, he has been a deputy portfolio manager
of the Income Fund. Since April 2020, he has been a deputy portfolio manager of
the Developing World Fund and served as portfolio manager of the Developing
World Fund from 2014 to 2020.
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Mr. Monem A. Salam MBA is
executive vice president, a director, and a global portfolio manager for the
adviser. Since April 2020, Mr. Salam has been primarily responsible for the
day-to-day management of the Income and Developing World Funds' portfolios. From
July 2018 until April 2020, and previously from 2008 to 2012, he was a deputy
portfolio manager for the Income Fund. From 2017 until April 2020, was a deputy
portfolio manager of the Developing World Fund. Since July 2018, and previously
from 2008 to 2012, he has been a deputy portfolio manager for the Growth Fund.
From 2012 to 2018, Mr. Salam was president and portfolio manager for Saturna
Sdn. Bhd., Saturna Capital Corporation's wholly-owned Malaysian
subsidiary.
Mr. Bryce R. Fegley CFA®, is a
senior investment analyst and portfolio manager for the adviser. Since April
2020, Mr. Fegley has been a deputy portfolio for the Income Fund. For Saturna
Capital he has worked in brokerage, investment research, and its Malaysian
investment advisory subsidiary.
Mr. Christopher E. Paul MBA,
CFA®, is a senior investment analyst and portfolio manager for the adviser.
Since April 2020, Mr. Paul has been a deputy portfolio manager for the Growth
Fund. From 2008 to 2015, Mr. Paul served as a Research Analyst and then a
Director of Research with Cannell Capital. Mr. Paul's experience includes
research and management positions at asset management firms and investment
banks, as well as finance and operations roles at technology companies.
Mr. Levi Stewart Zurbrugg MBA,
CFA®, CPA®, is a senior investment analyst and portfolio manager for the
adviser. Since April 2020, he has been a deputy portfolio manager for the
Developing World Fund. From 2014 to 2017, Mr. Zurbrugg served as a sector
analyst for Sustainability Accounting Standards Board.
Mr. Patrick Drum MBA, CFA®,
CFP®, is a portfolio manager and research analyst for the adviser. Since 2015,
he has been primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the
Participation Fund's portfolio. From 2007 to 2014, Mr. Drum was a senior
portfolio manager with the Arbor Group at UBS Financial Services specializing in
the investment of non-US fixed income portfolios employing an ESG screening
process.
Ms. Elizabeth Alm CFA®, is a
senior investment analyst and deputy portfolio manager for the adviser. Since
2019, she has been deputy portfolio manager of the Participation Fund. From 2007
to 2018, Ms. Alm was a senior research analyst with Wells Fargo Asset Management
focusing on high-yield municipal bonds.
See the Statement of Additional
Information for a discussion of their compensation, other accounts managed, and
ownership of Amana Funds.
Fund Share Pricing
The Funds compute their daily
share prices (net asset values) using market prices as of the close of trading
on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time). Fund shares are
not priced on the days when New York Stock Exchange trading is closed (typically
weekends and US national holidays). Securities traded on a national securities
exchange and over-the-counter securities are valued at the last reported sale
price on the valuation day. Securities for which there are no sales are valued
at the latest bid price. Occasionally there may be days without a readily
available market price for a security. When this occurs, a fair value for such
security is determined in good faith under the direction of the Board of
Trustees. The Board of Trustees has designated the adviser (Saturna Capital
Corporation) as each Fund's valuation designee to perform fair value functions
in accordance with valuation policies and procedures adopted by the adviser,
subject to the Board of Trustee's oversight. Using fair value to price a
security may result in a value different from the security's most recent closing
price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their share
prices.
Foreign markets may close
before the time as of which the share price is computed. Because of this, events
occurring after the close of a foreign market and before the share price
computation may have a material effect on foreign security prices. To account
for this, the Funds use evaluations provided by an independent pricing service
for many foreign securities, including sukuk. Such evaluations are based on the
foreign securities' most recent closing market prices as of 4 p.m. Eastern time
and correlations with broad market indices, sector indices, equity index futures
contracts, American Depositary Receipts, and other factors. Foreign securities
may trade on weekends or other days when the Funds do not price their shares. As
a result, the share price may change on days when you will not be able to
purchase or redeem shares.
Each Fund computes the share
price of each share class by dividing the net assets attributable to each share
class by the outstanding shares of that class. Each share class represents an
interest in the same investment portfolio. Each share class is identical in all
respects except that each class bears its own class expenses, and each class has
exclusive voting rights. As a result of the differences in the expenses borne by
each share class the share price will vary among a Fund's share classes.
The Participation Fund may
invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary offers to
redeem all or a portion of its shares every Business Day. The value of the
Subsidiary's shares will fluctuate with the value of its portfolio investments.
The Subsidiary uses the same pricing and valuation methodologies described above
to price its shares.
Additional information about
portfolio security valuation, including foreign securities, is contained in the
Trust's Statement of Additional Information (SAI).
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT: To help the government fight the
funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all
financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies
each person who opens an account. What this means for you: When you open an
account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other
information that will allow us to identify you. For most accounts, we will ask
for a photocopy of your driver's license or other identifying
documents.
You may open an account by
sending a completed application, a photocopy of a government-issued identity
document, and a check made payable to the Fund of your choice. The initial
minimum investment for Income, Growth, Developing World, and Participation Funds
Investor Shares is $100. The Funds do not accept initial orders via telephone or
unaccompanied by payment.
Institutional Shares are
available for purchase with an initial minimum investment of $100,000 in a Fund.
A broker-dealer or other financial intermediary that maintains an account with a
Fund in the intermediary's name as nominee for the benefit of the intermediary's
clients may aggregate client orders to meet the $100,000 initial minimum
investment. In addition, Institutional Shares are available for purchase without
any minimum initial investment by:
- Qualified and non-qualified employer-sponsored retirement or benefit
plans, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, 403(b) plans, profit-sharing plans,
and deferred compensation plans;
- Qualified retirement or benefit plans, including IRA, ESA, and HSA plans
serviced as trustee by Saturna Trust Company; and
- Fee-based advisory programs (including mutual fund wrap programs)
sponsored by financial intermediaries that provide bundled services for a fee.
The price applicable to
purchases and redemptions of Fund shares is the price next computed after
receipt of a purchase or redemption request in proper order. There are no sales
charges or loads. The Funds may reject purchases for any reason, such as
excessive trading. In addition, anti-money laundering regulations limit
acceptance of third-party checks and money orders.
Shareowners may purchase
additional shares of either class of shares at any time in minimum amounts of
$25. Once an account is open, purchases can be made by check, by electronic
funds transfer, or by wire. With prior authorization, purchase orders can be
entered at www.amanafunds.com.
Shareowners may authorize the
purchase or redemption of shares via electronic funds transfer ("EFT") by
completing the appropriate section of the application. The authorization must be
received at least two weeks before EFT can be used. To use EFT to purchase or
redeem shares, simply call 1-888-732-6262. Investors may also wire money to
purchase shares, though the wiring bank typically charges a fee for this
service. Please notify Saturna Capital Corporation when you are wiring
money.
Each time shares are purchased
or redeemed, a confirmation is mailed and/or emailed showing the details of the
transaction as well as the current number and value of shares held. Share
balances are computed in full and fractional shares, expressed to three decimal
places.
Shareowners may request a
redemption of all or part of their investment on any business day of the Funds.
The Funds pay redemption proceeds in US dollars, and the amount per share
received is the price next determined after receipt of a redemption request in
proper order. The amount received depends on the value of the investments of
that Fund on that day and may be more or less than the cost of the shares being
redeemed.
If you are redeeming shares
that you recently purchased by check, the Funds may delay sending your
redemption proceeds until your check has cleared. This may take up to 15
calendar days after your check is received. If you are redeeming shares that you
have recently purchased by EFT, those shares may be subject to a 60-day waiting
period during which such shares may only be redeemed by EFT to the same bank
account from which the funds were initially withdrawn. Such shares may not be
redeemed online during the 60-day waiting period.
The Funds normally send
redemption proceeds within one day, however if the Funds reasonably believe that
a cash redemption would negatively impact the operations of a Fund or that the
shareowner may be engaged in market-timing or frequent trading, the Funds
reserve the right to delay payment of the redemption proceeds for up to seven
calendar days. The Fund's investment team continually monitors portfolio
liquidity and adjusts the Fund's cash level based on market outlook, portfolio
and investor transactions, and other relevant criteria. The Amana Funds do not
buy or hold conventional bonds or other types of interest-bearing debt
instruments and generally have higher levels of cash and liquidity than other
mutual funds. Conversely, unlike many mutual funds, the Amana Funds do not
maintain a bank line of credit that could be used to meet short-term liquidity
needs. The Funds typically expect to meet redemption requests, under both normal
and stressed market conditions, by redeeming cash and cash equivalent portfolio
holdings and/or selling portfolio securities or other instruments. The Funds
also reserve the right to redeem an investor's shares in kind (i.e., providing
investors with portfolio securities instead of cash), in whole or in part to
meet redemption requests in both normal and stressed market conditions and other
appropriate circumstances. The Funds may also use redemptions in kind for
certain Fund shares held by ReFlow. A redemption in kind will consist of
securities equal in market value to the Fund
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shares being redeemed, using
the same valuation procedures that the Funds used to compute their NAV. The
Funds would redeem in kind when the Manager or the Board of Trustees determines
that it is in the best interests of a Fund's shareholders as a whole. There can
be no assurance that the Fund will be able manage liquidity successfully in all
market environments. Under stressed conditions, the Fund may not pay redemption
proceeds in a timely fashion.
The Funds reserve the right to
change the terms of purchasing shares and services offered.
There are several methods you
may choose to redeem shares:
Written
request
Write:
Amana Mutual Funds
Box N
Bellingham,
WA 98227-0596
Or Fax:
360-734-0755
Telephone
request
Call: 888-732-6262 or
360-734-9900
Unless Saturna is notified in
advance that you do not want this privilege, you may redeem shares by telephone.
For telephone requests, the Funds will endeavor to confirm that instructions are
genuine. The caller must provide:
- the name of the person making the request,
- the name and address of the registered owner(s),
- the account number,
- the amount to be redeemed, and
- the method for remittance of the proceeds.
Online
Visit:
www.amanafunds.com
To initiate transactions
online, shareowners must first complete an Online Access and E-Delivery form
available on www.amanafunds.com or by calling toll-free 1-800-728-8762. When
accessing their account, users must provide their username and password, and
possible security prompts.
You may choose one of the
following options for the proceeds:
- Redemption check (no minimum) sent to registered owner(s).
- Federal funds wire ($5,000 minimum; requires written request).
- Electronic Funds Transfers (no minimum) with proceeds transmitted to your
bank account as designated by the EFT authorization on your application or
banking authorization form. The transfer agent must receive the EFT
authorization at least two weeks before EFT can be used.
- Exchange (in at least the minimum established by the Fund being purchased)
for shares of any other Fund for which Saturna Capital Corporation is the
adviser. If the exchange is your initial investment into a Fund, the new
account will automatically have the same registration as your original
account. Exchanges are currently available via written and telephone requests.
Note: Signatures on written
requests, such as payments directed to a third party, may need to be guaranteed
by a national bank, trust company, or by a member of a national securities
exchange.
Prevailing rates apply to
federal funds wires and expedited courier service for redemption checks.
Delivery times cannot be guaranteed by the Funds.
As the transfer agent, Saturna
may also require a form of personal identification. Neither the transfer agent
nor the Fund will be responsible for the results of transactions they reasonably
believe genuine.
The shares and/or uncashed
checks of redemptions, dividends, or distributions may be transferred to your
state of residence if no activity occurs within your account during an
"inactivity period" specified in your state's laws.
The Amana Funds may restrain
any account and suspend account services when: a Fund believes that there may
exist a dispute between the registered or beneficial account owners; a Fund
believes that a transaction may be fraudulent; in cases of abusive or
threatening conduct or suspected illegal activity; or if a Fund is unable to
verify the identity of the person(s) or entity opening an account or requesting
a transaction.
Converting
Shares
At no charge, you may convert
one class of shares of a Fund directly to another class of shares of the same
Fund, subject to the eligibility requirements and the fees and expenses of the
share class of the Fund you convert into.
If you purchased shares
directly from the Fund, you may initiate this process by writing to or calling
the Fund. If you have purchased your shares through an intermediary, you should
contact your intermediary to initiate this process. Your ability to conduct a
share class conversion through an intermediary will depend on the share classes
your intermediary makes available on the platform or program through which you
own shares.
In addition, your intermediary
may permit or require you to exchange your shares in a Fund into shares of a
different class of the Fund if you elect to change the platform or program
through which you own shares at the intermediary (e.g., advisory or retail
brokerage), depending on the share classes your intermediary makes available on
its platforms or platforms. The Fund share class you exchange into may have
higher or lower fees than the share class you held. Contact your intermediary
for more information.
Conversions will occur at the
next available respective net asset values of the share classes. A conversion
between share classes
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of the Fund is not normally a
taxable event. You may only convert shares between accounts with identical
registrations (i.e., the same names and addresses).
Distributions
Each Fund intends to distribute
its net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, to its
shareowners. Distributions from net capital gains are paid at the end of
December and May; income dividends are paid in December and May for the Income
Fund and in December for the Growth Fund and Developing World Fund. The
Participation Fund declares dividends daily and pays income distributions
monthly. As a result of their investment strategies, the Growth Fund and
Developing World Fund may not pay income dividends.
Dividends paid by each Fund
with respect to each class of shares are calculated in the same manner and at
the same time.
Both dividends and capital
gains distributions are paid in additional full and fractional shares of the
share class owned. At your option, you may receive dividends and/or capital gain
distributions in cash. You are notified of each dividend and capital gain
distribution when paid.
You may choose to have your
dividends and/or capital gains sent directly to your bank account or a check
issued for dividend or capital gain distributions of $10 or more. Dividends or
capital gains in amounts less than $10 will be reinvested. If you do not
indicate any choice on your application, your dividends will be
reinvested.
Returned dividend checks and
dividend checks that remain uncashed for six months will be automatically
reinvested into your account and invested in additional shares of the Fund;
future dividends in such accounts will continue to be reinvested until the
shareowner is located or the account is closed.
The Funds have authorized
financial intermediaries (such as securities brokers or dealers, retirement plan
recordkeepers, banks, and trust companies) to receive purchase, redemption, and
exchange orders on behalf of the Funds. These authorized intermediaries may
designate other intermediaries to receive such orders. A Fund will be deemed to
have received a purchase, redemption, or exchange order when an authorized
intermediary (or its designee) receives the transaction request in good
order.
If you purchase shares through
an intermediary, the transfer agent may not have your account information. If
so, you must contact your intermediary to perform transactions. Investors should
be aware that intermediaries might have policies different than the Funds'
policies regarding purchases, redemptions, or exchanges and these may be in
addition to or in place of the Funds' policies. For more information about these
restrictions and policies, please contact your broker, retirement plan
administrator, or other intermediary.
When you buy shares through a
financial intermediary, that intermediary may charge a transaction fee or
commission which is not reflected in the expenses table or example. Purchases
and redemptions of Fund shares will be made at the daily net asset value
established by the Fund (before any commission).
Frequent Trading Policy
The Funds are intended for
long-term investment and do not permit rapid trading. The Board of Trustees has
adopted a Frequent Trading Policy that attempts to identify and limit rapid
trading. Rapid trading may lead to higher portfolio turnover, which may
negatively affect performance or increase costs, thereby adversely affecting
other shareowners.
To the extent reasonably
practicable, the Funds monitor trading in Fund shares in an effort to identify
trading patterns that appear to indicate frequent purchases and redemptions that
might violate the Frequent Trading Policy. If a Fund, the transfer agent, or a
Fund's manager, based on the information available, believes that it has
identified a pattern of such trading (whether directly through the Fund,
indirectly through an intermediary, or otherwise), it may, in its sole
discretion, temporarily or permanently bar future purchases of shares of the
Fund (or any other fund managed by the adviser) by the account holder, or any
accounts under common control (such as those advised by an investment manager or
any other type of asset allocator).
In making such a judgment,
factors considered may include the size of the trades, the frequency and pattern
of trades, the methods used to communicate orders, and other factors considered
relevant.
Although this process involves
judgments that are inherently subjective, the Funds seek to make decisions that
are consistent with the interests of the Funds' shareowners. The Funds reserve
the right to refuse or revoke any purchase order for any reason the Fund, the
transfer agent, or a Fund's manager believes to be contrary to the Frequent
Trading Policy.
The Funds often receive orders
through financial intermediaries who trade Fund shares through omnibus accounts
(i.e., a single account in which the transactions of individual shareowners are
combined). When possible, the Funds obtain contractual agreements with
intermediaries to enforce the Funds' redemption policies, and rely on
intermediaries to have reasonable procedures in place to detect and prevent
market timing of Fund shares. The Funds cannot always identify all
intermediaries, or detect or prevent trading that violates the Frequent Trading
Policy through intermediaries or omnibus accounts. Some intermediaries trade
shares of several funds and cannot always enforce a particular fund's
policies.
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Tax Consequences
Dividends and capital gains
distributions may be subject to income tax, whether they are paid in cash or
reinvested in additional Fund shares, depending on the type of distribution, the
type of your account, and your city, state, and country of tax residence. Income
dividends paid by the Income, Growth, and Developing World Funds are normally
eligible for the "qualified dividend income" tax rate.
Investors may realize a capital
gain or loss on any redemption or exchange of Fund shares.
Shareowners receive quarterly
statements. The year-end statement should be retained for tax accounting. As
transfer agent, Saturna Capital Corporation keeps each account's entire
investment transaction history and helps shareowners maintain the tax records
needed to determine reportable capital gains and losses as well as dividend
income.
Each February, the Funds'
transfer agent reports to each shareowner (consolidated by US taxpayer
identification number) and to the IRS the amount of each redemption transaction
of the shareowner and the amount of dividends and capital gains distributions he
or she received for the preceding calendar year. Capital gains a Fund
distributes may be taxed at different rates, depending on the length of time the
Fund held its investments on which the gains were realized.
Tax regulations require
reporting cost basis information to you and the Internal Revenue Service on Form
1099-B. This information is reported using a cost basis method selected by you
or, in the event no cost basis method was selected, our default method (FIFO -
First In, First Out). Please note that the cost basis information reported to
you may not always be the same as what you report on your tax return as
different rules may apply. You should save your transaction records to make sure
the information reported on your tax return is accurate.
To avoid being subject to
federal backup withholding tax on dividends and other distributions, you must
furnish your correct Social Security or other tax payer identification number
when you open an account.
Distributions to shareowners
who are not US taxpayers may be subject to withholding tax unless an applicable
tax treaty provides for a reduced rate or exemption. Capital gains distributions
paid by the Funds are not subject to foreign withholding.
The Trust places no formal
restrictions on portfolio turnover and the Funds' investment adviser will buy or
sell investments per its appraisal of the factors affecting each investment,
such as its business, its industry, and the market. The Amana Income Fund and
Amana Growth Fund have historically had low portfolio turnover, and their
portfolio turnover is expected to be lower than that of comparable
actively-managed equity funds. Each Fund's portfolio manager seeks to minimize
income taxes through a "buy and hold" strategy with low portfolio turnover,
offsetting capital gains with losses, and selling highest cost tax lots first. A
Fund's portfolio investments may have a higher level of unrealized capital
appreciation than if the Fund did not use these strategies. During periods of
net redemptions, or when market conditions warrant, the portfolio manager may
sell these investments, generating a higher level of capital gains distributions
than would occur if the Fund had not used these low-turnover strategies.
Distribution Arrangements
The Trust has a distribution
plan under Rule 12b-1 that allows it to pay distribution and other costs for the
sale of Investor Shares and services provided to shareowners. Under the plan,
Investor Shares may pay up to 0.25% annually of their average daily net assets.
Because these costs are paid out of Investor Share assets on an ongoing basis,
over time these costs will increase the cost of your investment in Income Fund,
Growth Fund, Developing World Fund, and Participation Fund Investor Shares and
may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. Institutional Shares
do not pay 12b-1 fees.
Shares may be purchased and
sold through intermediaries, such as broker-dealers and retirement plan
administrators, having agreements with the Funds. These intermediaries may
charge investors and/or require the adviser/distributor to the Funds to share
revenues for their services. Any such payments are in addition to any
distribution and service fees paid out of the Trust's 12b-1 plan and could be
characterized as "revenue sharing." An intermediary's receipt or expectation of
receipt could influence an intermediary's recommendation of the Funds. You
should review your intermediary's compensation practices. For more information,
see the Trust's Statement of Additional Information.
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Financial Highlights
(logo omitted)
The tables on the following
pages are provided to help you understand each Fund's financial performance. The
top section of each table reflects financial results for a single Fund share.
The total returns represent the rate that an investor earned (or lost) on an
investment in each Fund, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and other
distributions and without regard to income taxes. Tait, Weller & Baker, LLP,
the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds, audited this
information. Their report and each Fund's financial statements are in the
Trust's annual report (available free upon request from the Funds at
www.amanafunds.com or by calling 1-888-732-6262).
Amana Income Fund: Financial Highlights
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Investor Shares
(AMANX) |
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Year ended
May 31, |
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Selected data per
share of outstanding capital stock throughout each
year: |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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Net asset value at
beginning of year |
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$61.52 |
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$50.03 |
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$48.32 |
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$48.91 |
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$48.03 |
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Income from
investment operations |
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Net investment incomeA |
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0.59 |
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0.58 |
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0.67 |
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0.61 |
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0.58 |
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Net gains on securities (both realized &
unrealized) |
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0.37 |
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14.53 |
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5.17 |
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1.80 |
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3.28 |
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Total from
investment operations |
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0.96 |
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15.11 |
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5.84 |
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2.41 |
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3.86 |
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Less
distributions |
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Dividends (from net investment
income) |
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(0.55 |
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(0.56 |
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(0.66 |
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(0.62 |
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(0.57 |
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Distributions (from capital gains) |
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(2.59 |
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(3.06 |
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(3.47 |
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(2.38 |
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(2.41 |
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Total
distributions |
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(3.14 |
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(3.62 |
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(4.13 |
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(3.00 |
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(2.98 |
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Net asset value at
end of year |
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$59.34 |
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$61.52 |
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$50.03 |
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$48.32 |
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$48.91 |
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Total
Return |
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1.16% |
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30.87% |
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11.77% |
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5.35% |
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7.82% |
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Ratios /
supplemental data |
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Net assets ($000), end of year |
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$746,534 |
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$841,439 |
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$735,565 |
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$805,610 |
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$882,571 |
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Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
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Before custodian fee credits |
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1.01% |
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1.04% |
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1.06% |
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1.11% |
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1.13% |
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After custodian fee credits |
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1.01% |
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1.04% |
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1.06% |
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1.10% |
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1.12% |
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Ratio of net investment income after custodian fee
credits to average net assets |
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0.94% |
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1.03% |
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1.31% |
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1.22% |
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1.14% |
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Portfolio turnover
rate |
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5% |
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5% |
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0% |
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1% |
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1% |
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Institutional
Shares (AMINX) |
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Year ended May 31, |
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Selected data per
share of outstanding capital stock throughout each
year: |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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Net asset value at
beginning of year |
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$61.04 |
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$49.72 |
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$48.12 |
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$48.72 |
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$47.90 |
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Income from
investment operations |
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Net investment incomeA |
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0.74 |
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0.71 |
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0.78 |
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0.74 |
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0.70 |
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Net gains on securities (both realized &
unrealized) |
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0.37 |
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14.42 |
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5.13 |
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1.79 |
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3.26 |
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Total from
investment operations |
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1.11 |
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15.13 |
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5.91 |
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2.53 |
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3.96 |
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Less
distributions |
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Dividends (from net investment
income) |
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(0.77 |
) |
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(0.75 |
) |
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(0.84 |
) |
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(0.75 |
) |
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(0.73 |
) |
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Distributions (from capital gains) |
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(2.59 |
) |
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(3.06 |
) |
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(3.47 |
) |
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(2.38 |
) |
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(2.41 |
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Total
distributions |
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(3.36 |
) |
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(3.81 |
) |
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(4.31 |
) |
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(3.13 |
) |
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(3.14 |
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Net asset value at
end of year |
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$58.79 |
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$61.04 |
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$49.72 |
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$48.12 |
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$48.72 |
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Total
Return |
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1.40% |
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31.14% |
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11.96% |
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5.63% |
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8.05% |
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Ratios /
supplemental data |
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Net assets ($000), end of year |
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$788,724 |
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$703,695 |
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$533,239 |
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$472,724 |
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$451,651 |
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Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
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Before custodian fee credits |
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0.77% |
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0.80% |
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0.83% |
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0.87% |
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0.89% |
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After custodian fee credits |
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0.77% |
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|
0.79% |
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0.82% |
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0.86% |
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0.88% |
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Ratio of net investment income after custodian fee
credits to average net assets |
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|
1.19% |
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|
1.27% |
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|
1.55% |
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|
1.47% |
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|
|
1.39% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio turnover
rate |
|
|
5% |
|
|
|
5% |
|
|
|
0% |
|
|
|
1% |
|
|
|
1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A |
Calculated using
average shares outstanding |
28
Amana Growth Fund: Financial Highlights
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor Shares
(AMAGX) |
|
|
Year ended
May 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected data per
share of outstanding capital stock throughout each
year: |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of year |
|
|
$61.17 |
|
|
|
$45.39 |
|
|
|
$39.31 |
|
|
|
$36.24 |
|
|
|
$34.42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from
investment operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment incomeA |
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
0.15 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
|
0.16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and
unrealized) |
|
|
(0.37 |
) |
|
|
18.74 |
|
|
|
7.33 |
|
|
|
4.14 |
|
|
|
5.47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total from
investment operations |
|
|
(0.32 |
) |
|
|
18.84 |
|
|
|
7.48 |
|
|
|
4.27 |
|
|
|
5.63 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends (from net investment
income) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(0.13 |
) |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
|
(0.17 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions (from capital gains) |
|
|
(0.33 |
) |
|
|
(2.93 |
) |
|
|
(1.24 |
) |
|
|
(1.04 |
) |
|
|
(3.64 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.38 |
) |
|
|
(3.06 |
) |
|
|
(1.40 |
) |
|
|
(1.20 |
) |
|
|
(3.81 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value at
end of year |
|
|
$60.47 |
|
|
|
$61.17 |
|
|
|
$45.39 |
|
|
|
$39.31 |
|
|
|
$36.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Return |
|
|
(0.62 |
)% |
|
|
42.16% |
|
|
|
19.12% |
|
|
|
12.28% |
|
|
|
16.76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios /
supplemental data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets ($000), end of year |
|
|
$1,684,412 |
|
|
|
$1,735,349 |
|
|
|
$1,303,469 |
|
|
|
$1,263,423 |
|
|
|
$1,137,705 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before custodian fee credits |
|
|
0.91% |
|
|
|
0.96% |
|
|
|
1.02% |
|
|
|
1.08% |
|
|
|
1.09% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After custodian fee credits |
|
|
0.90% |
|
|
|
0.96% |
|
|
|
1.02% |
|
|
|
1.08% |
|
|
|
1.09% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of net investment income after custodian fee
credits to average net assets |
|
|
0.09% |
|
|
|
0.19% |
|
|
|
0.36% |
|
|
|
0.34% |
|
|
|
0.45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio turnover
rate |
|
|
7% |
|
|
|
5% |
|
|
|
0% |
B
|
|
|
0% |
|
|
|
0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional
Shares (AMIGX) |
|
|
Year ended May 31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected data per
share of outstanding capital stock throughout each
year: |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of year
|
|
|
$61.50 |
|
|
|
$45.60 |
|
|
|
$39.49 |
|
|
|
$36.37 |
|
|
|
$34.53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from
investment operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment incomeA |
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
|
0.24 |
|
|
|
0.28 |
|
|
|
0.23 |
|
|
|
0.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and
unrealized) |
|
|
(0.38 |
) |
|
|
18.84 |
|
|
|
7.34 |
|
|
|
4.15 |
|
|
|
5.49 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total from
investment operations |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
|
19.08 |
|
|
|
7.62 |
|
|
|
4.38 |
|
|
|
5.74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends (from net investment
income) |
|
|
(0.21 |
) |
|
|
(0.25 |
) |
|
|
(0.27 |
) |
|
|
(0.22 |
) |
|
|
(0.26 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions (from capital gains) |
|
|
(0.33 |
) |
|
|
(2.93 |
) |
|
|
(1.24 |
) |
|
|
(1.04 |
) |
|
|
(3.64 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.54 |
) |
|
|
(3.18 |
) |
|
|
(1.51 |
) |
|
|
(1.26 |
) |
|
|
(3.90 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value at
end of year |
|
|
$60.80 |
|
|
|
$61.50 |
|
|
|
$45.60 |
|
|
|
$39.49 |
|
|
|
$36.37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Return |
|
|
(0.40 |
)% |
|
|
42.53% |
|
|
|
19.39% |
|
|
|
12.54% |
|
|
|
17.03% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios /
supplemental data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets ($000), end of year |
|
|
$1,489,810 |
|
|
|
$ 1,291,092 |
|
|
|
$ 859,154 |
|
|
|
$ 724,520 |
|
|
|
$ 565,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before custodian fee credits |
|
|
0.64% |
|
|
|
0.71% |
|
|
|
0.79% |
|
|
|
0.84% |
|
|
|
0.86% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After custodian fee credits |
|
|
0.64% |
|
|
|
0.71% |
|
|
|
0.78% |
|
|
|
0.84% |
|
|
|
0.86% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of net investment income after custodian fee
credits to average net assets |
|
|
0.32% |
|
|
|
0.43% |
|
|
|
0.60% |
|
|
|
0.58% |
|
|
|
0.70% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio turnover
rate |
|
|
7% |
|
|
|
5% |
|
|
|
0% |
B
|
|
|
0% |
|
|
|
0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A |
Calculated using
average shares outstanding |
B |
Amount is less
than 0.5% |
29
Amana Developing World Fund: Financial
Highlights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor Shares
(AMDWX) |
|
|
Year ended
May 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected data per
share of outstanding capital stock throughout each
year: |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of year |
|
|
$13.70 |
|
|
|
$9.67 |
|
|
|
$9.33 |
|
|
|
$10.05 |
|
|
|
$9.97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from
investment operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment incomeA |
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net gains (losses) on securities (both
realized & unrealized) |
|
|
(1.90 |
) |
|
|
3.98 |
|
|
|
0.34 |
|
|
|
(0.70 |
) |
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total from
investment operations |
|
|
(1.69 |
) |
|
|
4.03 |
|
|
|
0.38 |
|
|
|
(0.67 |
) |
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends (from net investment
income) |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value at
end of year |
|
|
$11.85 |
|
|
|
$13.70 |
|
|
|
$9.67 |
|
|
|
$9.33 |
|
|
|
$10.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Return |
|
|
(12.47 |
)% |
|
|
41.68% |
|
|
|
4.02% |
|
|
|
(6.70 |
)% |
|
|
0.98% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios /
supplemental data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets ($000), end of year |
|
|
$23,123 |
|
|
|
$22,553 |
|
|
|
$13,253 |
|
|
|
$15,026 |
|
|
|
$15,067 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before custodian fee credits |
|
|
1.21% |
|
|
|
1.20% |
|
|
|
1.34% |
|
|
|
1.36% |
|
|
|
1.37% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After custodian fee credits |
|
|
1.14% |
|
|
|
1.14% |
|
|
|
1.29% |
|
|
|
1.31% |
|
|
|
1.32% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of net investment income after custodian fee
credits to average net assets |
|
|
1.59% |
|
|
|
0.44% |
|
|
|
0.38% |
|
|
|
0.35% |
|
|
|
0.27% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio turnover
rate |
|
|
30% |
|
|
|
3% |
|
|
|
9% |
|
|
|
9% |
|
|
|
20% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional
Shares (AMIDX) |
|
|
Year ended May 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected data per
share of outstanding capital stock throughout each
year: |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of year |
|
|
$13.77 |
|
|
|
$9.70 |
|
|
|
$9.36 |
|
|
|
$10.08 |
|
|
|
$9.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from
investment operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment incomeA |
|
|
0.24 |
|
|
|
0.08 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and
unrealized) |
|
|
(1.90 |
) |
|
|
3.99 |
|
|
|
0.36 |
|
|
|
(0.72 |
) |
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total from
investment operations |
|
|
(1.66 |
) |
|
|
4.07 |
|
|
|
0.40 |
|
|
|
(0.67 |
) |
|
|
0.12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends (from net investment
income) |
|
|
(0.21 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.21 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value at
end of year |
|
|
$11.90 |
|
|
|
$13.77 |
|
|
|
$9.70 |
|
|
|
$9.36 |
|
|
|
$10.08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Return |
|
|
(12.24 |
)% |
|
|
41.96% |
|
|
|
4.20% |
|
|
|
(6.58 |
)% |
|
|
1.17% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios /
supplemental data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets ($000), end of year |
|
|
$46,715 |
|
|
|
$42,241 |
|
|
|
$18,959 |
|
|
|
$15,127 |
|
|
|
$16,034 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before custodian fee credits |
|
|
0.99% |
|
|
|
0.97% |
|
|
|
1.21% |
|
|
|
1.19% |
|
|
|
1.19% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After custodian fee credits |
|
|
0.92% |
|
|
|
0.91% |
|
|
|
1.16% |
|
|
|
1.14% |
|
|
|
1.14% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of net investment income after custodian fee
credits to average net assets |
|
|
1.80% |
|
|
|
0.65% |
|
|
|
0.43% |
|
|
|
0.54% |
|
|
|
0.44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio turnover
rate |
|
|
30% |
|
|
|
3% |
|
|
|
9% |
|
|
|
9% |
|
|
|
20% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A |
Calculated using
average shares outstanding |
30
Amana Participation Fund: Financial Highlights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor Shares
(AMAPX) |
|
|
Year ended
May 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected data per
share of outstanding capital stock throughout each
year: |
|
|
2022 |
A
|
|
|
2021 |
A
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of year |
|
|
$10.42 |
|
|
|
$10.12 |
|
|
|
$9.97 |
|
|
|
$9.76 |
|
|
|
$10.07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from
investment operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment incomeB |
|
|
0.18 |
|
|
|
0.19 |
|
|
|
0.24 |
|
|
|
0.24 |
|
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net gains (losses) on securities (both
realized & unrealized) |
|
|
(0.57 |
) |
|
|
0.30 |
|
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
|
(0.31 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total from
investment operations |
|
|
(0.39 |
) |
|
|
0.49 |
|
|
|
0.38 |
|
|
|
0.45 |
|
|
|
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends (from net investment
income) |
|
|
(0.17 |
) |
|
|
(0.19 |
) |
|
|
(0.23 |
) |
|
|
(0.24 |
) |
|
|
(0.22 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.17 |
) |
|
|
(0.19 |
) |
|
|
(0.23 |
) |
|
|
(0.24 |
) |
|
|
(0.22 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid‑in capital from early redemption feesC |
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value at
end of year |
|
|
$9.86 |
|
|
|
$10.42 |
|
|
|
$10.12 |
|
|
|
$9.97 |
|
|
|
$9.76 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Return |
|
|
(3.83 |
)% |
|
|
4.90% |
|
|
|
3.88% |
|
|
|
4.70% |
|
|
|
(0.94 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios /
supplemental data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets ($000), end of year |
|
|
$24,722 |
|
|
|
$22,375 |
|
|
|
$16,531 |
|
|
|
$20,612 |
|
|
|
$18,212 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before custodian fee credits |
|
|
0.80% |
|
|
|
0.82% |
|
|
|
0.88% |
|
|
|
0.88% |
|
|
|
0.87% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After custodian fee credits |
|
|
0.78% |
|
|
|
0.80% |
|
|
|
0.86% |
|
|
|
0.87% |
|
|
|
0.85% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of net investment income after custodian fee
credits to average net assets |
|
|
1.71% |
|
|
|
1.86% |
|
|
|
2.34% |
|
|
|
2.46% |
|
|
|
2.18% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio turnover
rate |
|
|
15% |
|
|
|
19% |
|
|
|
34% |
|
|
|
22% |
|
|
|
7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional
Shares (AMIPX) |
|
|
Year ended
May 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected data per
share of outstanding capital stock throughout each
year: |
|
|
2022 |
A
|
|
|
2021 |
A
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
2019 |
|
|
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value at
beginning of year |
|
|
$10.45 |
|
|
|
$10.16 |
|
|
|
$10.00 |
|
|
|
$9.79 |
|
|
|
$10.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from
investment operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment incomeB |
|
|
0.20 |
|
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
|
0.26 |
|
|
|
0.27 |
|
|
|
0.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net gains (losses) on securities (both
realized & unrealized) |
|
|
(0.57 |
) |
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
|
0.16 |
|
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
|
(0.32 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total from
investment operations |
|
|
(0.37 |
) |
|
|
0.51 |
|
|
|
0.42 |
|
|
|
0.48 |
|
|
|
(0.08 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less
distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends (from net investment
income) |
|
|
(0.19 |
) |
|
|
(0.22 |
) |
|
|
(0.26 |
) |
|
|
(0.27 |
) |
|
|
(0.24 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
distributions |
|
|
(0.19 |
) |
|
|
(0.22 |
) |
|
|
(0.26 |
) |
|
|
(0.27 |
) |
|
|
(0.24 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid‑in capital from early redemption feesC |
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value at
end of year |
|
|
$9.89 |
|
|
|
$10.45 |
|
|
|
$10.16 |
|
|
|
$10.00 |
|
|
|
$9.79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Return |
|
|
(3.58 |
)% |
|
|
5.04% |
|
|
|
4.23% |
|
|
|
4.93% |
|
|
|
(0.80 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios /
supplemental data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets ($000), end of year |
|
|
$187,032 |
|
|
|
$143,404 |
|
|
|
$100,023 |
|
|
|
$55,716 |
|
|
|
$44,729 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before custodian fee credits |
|
|
0.56% |
|
|
|
0.58% |
|
|
|
0.63% |
|
|
|
0.64% |
|
|
|
0.62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After custodian fee credits |
|
|
0.54% |
|
|
|
0.56% |
|
|
|
0.61% |
|
|
|
0.63% |
|
|
|
0.60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of net investment income after custodian fee
credits to average net assets |
|
|
1.97% |
|
|
|
2.10% |
|
|
|
2.53% |
|
|
|
2.70% |
|
|
|
2.45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portfolio turnover
rate |
|
|
15% |
|
|
|
19% |
|
|
|
34% |
|
|
|
22% |
|
|
|
7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B |
Calculated using
average shares outstanding |
C |
Amount is less
than $0.01 |
31
Additional information about
each Fund's investments and operations is available in the Trust's annual and
semi-annual shareowner reports. The Trust's annual report includes a discussion
of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected
each Fund's performance during its last fiscal year. The Statement of Additional
Information (SAI) contains more details, and is incorporated in this Prospectus
by reference.
To obtain free copies of these
documents and other information, and to make shareowner inquiries, please
contact us at:
Saturna Capital
(logo omitted)
1300 North State Street
Bellingham, WA
98225-4730
1-800-728-8762
www.saturna.com
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Trust (logo
omitted)
1-888-732-6262
www.amanafunds.com
Copies of the Statement of
Additional Information and the annual and semi-annual reports are also available
on our website, www.amanafunds.com.
Reports and other information
about the Trust are also available on the SEC's EDGAR database (www.sec.gov) and
copies may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mail request to
[email protected].
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Amana's
Investment Company Act file number is 811-04276.