|
Class
A
Shares
Ticker |
Class
C
Shares
Ticker |
Class
D
Shares
Ticker |
Class
I
Shares
Ticker |
Class
S
Shares
Ticker |
Class
T
Shares
Ticker |
Multi-Asset |
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Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative |
JCAAX |
JCACX |
JMSCX |
JCAIX |
JCASX |
JSPCX |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate |
JMOAX |
JMOCX |
JNSMX |
JMOIX |
JMOSX |
JSPMX |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth |
JGCAX |
JGCCX |
JNSGX |
JGCIX |
JGCSX |
JSPGX |
Janus
Investment Fund |
Classification |
Adviser |
Investment
Policies and Restrictions Applicable to the
Funds |
Investment
Strategies and Risks of the Funds and the Underlying
Funds |
Investment
Strategies and Risks of the Underlying
Funds |
Portfolio
Turnover |
Fund
Name |
Portfolio
Turnover Rate for
the
fiscal year ended
June
30, 2024(1) |
Portfolio
Turnover Rate for
the
fiscal year ended
June
30, 2023 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative |
111% |
41% |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate |
104% |
36% |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth |
100% |
35% |
Portfolio
Holdings Disclosure Policies and
Procedures |
Name |
Frequency |
Lag
Time |
Acuity
Knowledge Partners (UK) Limited |
As
needed |
1
day or more |
Adviser
Compliance Associates, LLC |
As
needed |
Current |
Alpha
Financial Markets Consulting |
Monthly |
Current |
Barclays
Risk Analytics and Index Solutions Limited |
Daily |
Current |
Barra,
Inc. |
Daily |
Current |
Bloomberg
Finance L.P. |
Daily |
Current |
Boosted.ai |
Daily |
Current |
Boston
Financial Data Services, Inc. |
As
needed |
Current |
BNP
Paribas Fund Services LLC |
Daily |
Current |
BNP
Paribas New York Branch |
Daily |
Current |
BNP
Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. |
Daily |
Current |
BNP
Paribas Securities Services |
Daily |
Current |
BNP
Securities Corp. |
Daily |
Current |
Brown
Brothers Harriman & Co. |
Daily |
Current |
Callan
Associates Inc. |
As
needed |
Current |
Charles
River Brokerage, LLC |
As
needed |
Current |
Charles
River Systems, Inc. |
As
needed |
Current |
Charles
Schwab & Co., Inc. |
As
needed |
Current |
Command
Financial Press Corporation |
As
needed |
2
days |
Deloitte
& Touche LLP |
As
needed |
Current |
Deloitte
Tax LLP |
As
needed |
Current |
DTCC
Loan/SERV LLC |
Daily |
Current |
Eagle
Investment Systems LLC |
As
needed |
Current |
Envestnet
Asset Management Inc. |
As
needed |
Current |
Ernst
& Young Global Limited |
Semiannually |
1-2
days |
Ernst
& Young LLP |
As
needed |
Current |
FactSet
Research Systems, Inc. |
As
needed |
Current |
Fintech
SISU LLC |
Daily |
Current |
FIS
Financial Systems LLC – Wall Street Concepts (WSC) |
As
needed |
Current |
FlexTrade
LLC |
Daily |
Current |
Frank
Russell Company |
As
needed |
Current |
HedgeFacts |
Weekly |
7
days |
HeterMedia
Services Limited |
Monthly |
Current |
IHS
Markit |
Daily |
Current |
Infotech
Consulting Inc. |
Daily |
Current |
Institutional
Shareholder Services, Inc. |
Daily |
Current |
Interactive
Data (Europe) Limited |
Quarterly |
10
days |
Interactive
Data Pricing and Reference Data LLC |
Daily |
Current |
International
Data Corporation |
Daily |
Current |
Investment
Technology Group, Inc. |
Daily |
Current |
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, National Association |
Daily |
Current |
KPMG
LLP |
As
needed |
Current |
LendAmend
LLC |
As
needed |
Current |
Markit
EDM Limited |
Daily |
Current
|
Name |
Frequency |
Lag
Time |
Markit
Group Limited |
Daily |
Current |
Merrill
Communications LLC |
Quarterly |
Current |
Moody’s
Investors Service Inc. |
Weekly |
7
days or more |
Nasdaq
Inc. |
Daily |
Current |
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP |
As
needed |
Current |
Prima
Capital Holding, Inc. |
As
needed |
Current |
Prima
Capital Management, Inc. |
Quarterly |
15
days |
RR
Donnelley and Sons Company |
Daily |
Current |
Russell/Mellon
Analytical Services, LLC |
Monthly |
Current |
Seismic
Software, Inc. |
Quarterly |
7
days |
SimCorp
USA, Inc. |
As
needed |
Current |
SS&C
Technologies, Inc. |
As
needed |
Current |
Standard
& Poor’s |
Daily |
Current |
Standard
& Poor’s Financial Services |
Weekly |
2
days or more |
Standard
& Poor’s Securities Evaluation |
Daily |
Current |
The
Ohio National Life Insurance Company |
As
needed |
Current |
Thomson
Reuters (Markets) LLC |
Daily |
Current |
TradingScreen
Inc. |
As
needed |
Current |
TriOptima
AB |
Daily |
Current |
Wachovia
Securities LLC |
As
needed |
Current |
Wilshire
Associates Incorporated |
As
needed |
Current |
Zephyr
Associates, Inc. |
Quarterly |
Current |
Investment
Adviser – Janus Henderson Investors US
LLC |
Expense
Limitations |
Fund
Name |
Expense
Limit
Percentage
(%) |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative |
0.14 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate |
0.12 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth |
0.14 |
|
2024 |
2023 |
2022 | |||
Fund
Name |
Advisory
Fees |
Waivers
and/or
Expense
Reimbursements(–) |
Advisory
Fees |
Waivers
and/or
Expense
Reimbursements(–) |
Advisory
Fees |
Waivers
and/or
Expense
Reimbursements(–) |
Janus
Henderson Global
Allocation
Fund –
Conservative |
$68,558 |
– $67,265 |
$76,139 |
– $58,710 |
$98,230 |
– $8,958 |
Janus
Henderson Global
Allocation
Fund – Moderate |
$92,843 |
– $73,053 |
$96,494 |
– $71,711 |
$122,529 |
– $18,922 |
Janus
Henderson Global
Allocation
Fund – Growth |
$111,484 |
– $10,858 |
$110,165 |
– $18,005 |
$130,182 |
$— |
Underlying
Funds |
Payments
to Financial Intermediaries By the Adviser or Its
Affiliates |
Additional
Information About the Adviser |
Proxy
Voting Policy and Procedures |
Average
Daily Net Assets of Class D Shares of the Janus Henderson
funds |
Administrative
Services Fee |
Under
$40 billion |
0.12% |
$40
billion - $49.9 billion |
0.10% |
Over
$49.9 billion |
0.08% |
|
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
Fund
Name |
Administrative
Services
Fees |
Administrative
Services
Fees |
Administrative
Services
Fees |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative |
|
|
|
Class
D Shares |
$134,063 |
$149,411 |
$180,113 |
Class
S Shares |
$140 |
$186 |
$267 |
Class
T Shares |
$23,254 |
$28,258 |
$38,967 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate |
|
|
|
Class
D Shares |
$183,254 |
$193,396 |
$223,691 |
Class
S Shares |
$1,192 |
$2,384 |
$3,305 |
Class
T Shares |
$27,879 |
$30,409 |
$39,344 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth |
|
|
|
Class
D Shares |
$214,615 |
$217,556 |
$245,283 |
Class
S Shares |
$3,063 |
$2,896 |
$3,557 |
Class
T Shares |
$30,625 |
$32,207 |
$39,905 |
Fund
Name |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative |
$8,364 |
$2,500 |
$— |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate |
$10,795 |
$1,902 |
$— |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth |
$11,959 |
$719 |
$— |
Amount
of Purchase at Offering Price |
Sales
Charge as a
Percentage
of
Offering
Price* |
Sales
Charge as a
Percentage
of Net
Amount
Invested |
Amount
of Sales Charge Reallowed
to
Financial Intermediaries as a
Percentage
of Offering Price |
Under
$50,000 |
5.75% |
6.10% |
5.00% |
$50,000
but under $100,000 |
4.50% |
4.71% |
3.75% |
$100,000
but under $250,000 |
3.50% |
3.63% |
2.75% |
$250,000
but under $500,000 |
2.50% |
2.56% |
2.00% |
$500,000
but under $1,000,000 |
2.00% |
2.04% |
1.60% |
$1,000,000
but under $4,000,000** |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.00% |
$4,000,000
but under $10,000,000** |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.50% |
$10,000,000
and above** |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.25% |
|
Aggregate
Sales Commissions | ||
Fund
Name |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative |
|
|
|
Class
A Shares |
$3,110 |
$250 |
$18,047 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate |
|
|
|
Class
A Shares |
$670 |
$9,402 |
$7,597 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth |
|
|
|
Class
A Shares |
$2,627 |
$11,598 |
$15,217 |
|
Upfront
Sales Charges | ||
Fund
Name |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative |
|
|
|
Class
A Shares |
$461 |
$33 |
$3,481 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate |
|
|
|
Class
A Shares |
$115 |
$1,692 |
$695 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth |
|
|
|
Class
A Shares |
$428 |
$2,031 |
$2,495 |
Fund
Name |
Advertising(1)
and
Literature |
Prospectus
Preparation,
Printing(1)
and
Mailing |
Payment
to
Brokers |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative |
|
|
|
Class
A Shares |
$0 |
$2 |
$14,841 |
Class
C Shares |
$0 |
$1 |
$25,120 |
Class
S Shares |
$0 |
$0 |
$141 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate |
|
|
|
Class
A Shares |
$0 |
$3 |
$23,013 |
Class
C Shares |
$0 |
$0 |
$6,787 |
Class
S Shares |
$0 |
$0 |
$1,202 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth |
|
|
|
Class
A Shares |
$0 |
$2 |
$15,444 |
Class
C Shares |
$0 |
$1 |
$20,155 |
Class
S Shares |
$0 |
$0 |
$3,088 |
|
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charges | ||
Fund
Name |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative |
|
|
|
Class
A Shares |
$— |
$— |
$— |
Class
C Shares |
$10 |
$1,048 |
$380 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate |
|
|
|
Class
A Shares |
$— |
$— |
$— |
Class
C Shares |
$— |
$10 |
$19 |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth |
|
|
|
Class
A Shares |
$— |
$— |
$— |
Class
C Shares |
$5 |
$74 |
$— |
TRUSTEES | |||||
Name,
Address,
and
Age |
Positions
Held
with
the
Trust |
Length
of
Time
Served |
Principal
Occupations
During
the Past Five Years |
Number
of
Portfolios/Funds
in
Fund Complex
Overseen
by
Trustee |
Other
Directorships
Held
by Trustee
During
the Past Five Years |
Independent
Trustees |
|
|
|
|
|
Alan
A. Brown
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1962 |
Chairman Trustee |
5/22-Present 1/13-Present |
Principal,
Curam Holdings
LLC
(since 2018). Formerly,
Executive
Vice President,
Institutional
Markets, of Black
Creek
Group (private equity
real
estate investment
management
firm)
(2012-2018),
Executive Vice
President
and Co-Head, Global
Private
Client Group
(2007-2010),
Executive Vice
President,
Mutual Funds
(2005-2007),
and Chief
Marketing
Officer (2001-2005)
of
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
(asset
management). |
45 |
Board
Member of
BankNewport
(mutual savings
bank)
(since 2024), Advisory
Board
Member of AEW Core
Property
Trust (open-end
property
fund) (since 2020),
and
Director of WTTW (PBS
affiliate)
(since 2003).
Formerly,
Director of
MotiveQuest
LLC (strategic
social
market research
company)
(2003-2016),
Director
of Nuveen Global
Investors
LLC (2007-2011),
Director
of Communities in
Schools
(2004-2010), and
Director
of Mutual Fund
Education
Alliance (until
2010). |
Cheryl
D. Alston
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1966 |
Trustee |
8/22-Present |
Executive
Director and Chief
Investment
Officer, Employees’
Retirement
Fund of the City of
Dallas
(since 2004). |
45 |
Director
of Blue Cross Blue
Shield
of Kansas City (a
not-for-profit
health insurance
provider)
(since 2016) and
Director
of Global Life
Insurance
(life and
supplemental
health insurance
provider)
(since 2017).
Formerly,
Director of Federal
Home
Loan Bank of Dallas
(2017-2021).
|
TRUSTEES | |||||
Name,
Address,
and
Age |
Positions
Held
with
the
Trust |
Length
of
Time
Served |
Principal
Occupations
During
the Past Five Years |
Number
of
Portfolios/Funds
in
Fund Complex
Overseen
by
Trustee |
Other
Directorships
Held
by Trustee
During
the Past Five Years |
Independent
Trustees (cont’d.) |
|
|
|
|
|
Raudline
Etienne
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1965 |
Trustee |
6/16-Present |
Founder,
Daraja Capital
(advisory
and investment firm)
(since
2016). Formerly, Senior
Vice
President and Senior
Advisor,
Albright Stonebridge
Group
LLC (global strategy
firm)
(2011-2021), and
Deputy
Comptroller and Chief
Investment
Officer, New York
State
Common Retirement
Fund
(public pension fund)
(2008-2011). |
45 |
Member
of the Investment
Committee
for Cooper Union
(private
college) (since 2021)
and
Director of Brightwood
Capital
Advisors, LLC (since
2014).
Formerly, Board
Member,
Van Alen Institute
(nonprofit
architectural and
design
organization)
(2019-2022). |
Darrell
B. Jackson
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1958 |
Trustee |
8/22-Present |
President
and Chief Executive
Officer,
The Efficace
Group
Inc. (since 2018).
Formerly,
President and Chief
Executive
Officer, Seaway Bank
and
Trust Company
(community
bank)
(2014-2015),
and Executive
Vice
President and
Co-President,
Wealth
Management
(2009-2014),
and
several senior positions,
including
Group Executive,
Senior
Vice President, and Vice
President
(1995-2009) of
Northern
Trust Company
(financial
services company)
(1995-2014). |
45 |
Advisory
Board Member,
Dome
Construction
(construction)
(since 2023),
Director
of Amalgamated
Financial
Corp (bank) (since
August
2021), Director of YR
Media
(a not-for-profit
production
company) (since
2021),
and Director of
Gray-Bowen-Scott
(transportation
project
consulting
firm) (since April
2020).
Formerly, Director of
Delaware
Place Bank (closely
held
commercial bank)
(2016-2018)
and Director of
Seaway
Bank and Trust
Company
(2014-2015). |
Dominic
Janssens
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1965 |
Trustee |
7/24-Present |
Retired.
Formerly, Global Chief
Operating
Officer, Macquarie
Investment
Management
(2016-2019);
Leader of Global
Investment
and Institutional
Client
Services, T. Rowe Price
(2008-2016);
Senior Managing
Director,
State Street Global
Advisors
(2006-2008); and
Managing
Director, Deutsche
Asset
Management
(2000-2005). |
45 |
Board
Member of AlphaTrAI
(AI-technology
firm) (since
2022)
and Advisory Board
Member
(since 2021).
|
TRUSTEES | |||||
Name,
Address,
and
Age |
Positions
Held
with
the
Trust |
Length
of
Time
Served |
Principal
Occupations
During
the Past Five Years |
Number
of
Portfolios/Funds
in
Fund Complex
Overseen
by
Trustee |
Other
Directorships
Held
by Trustee
During
the Past Five Years |
Independent
Trustees (cont’d.) |
|
|
|
|
|
William
F. McCalpin
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1957 |
Trustee |
6/02-Present |
Chief
Executive Officer, muun
chi
LLC (organic food
business)
(since 2022) and
Independent
Consultant (since
2019).
Formerly, Chief
Operating
Officer, muun chi
LLC
(2020-2022), Managing
Partner,
Impact Investments,
Athena
Capital Advisors LLC
(independent
registered
investment
advisor)
(2016-2019),
Managing
Director,
Holos Consulting
LLC
(provides consulting
services
to foundations and
other
nonprofit organizations)
(2009-2016),
Chief Executive
Officer,
Imprint Capital
Advisors
(impact investment
firm)
(2013-2015), and
Executive
Vice President and
Chief
Operating Officer of The
Rockefeller
Brothers Fund (a
private
family foundation)
(1998-2006). |
45 |
Formerly,
Trustee and
Chairman
of the Board of The
Investment
Fund for
Foundations
Investment
Program
(TIP) (2008-2023),
Director
of the F.B. Heron
Foundation
(a private
grantmaking
foundation)
(2006-2022),
and Director of
Mutual
Fund Directors Forum
(a
non-profit organization
serving
independent directors
of
U.S. mutual funds)
(2016-2021). |
Gary
A. Poliner
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1953 |
Trustee |
6/16-Present |
Retired.
Formerly, President
(2010-2013)
of Northwestern
Mutual
Life Insurance
Company. |
45 |
Formerly,
Director of MGIC
Investment
Corporation
(private
mortgage insurance)
(2013-2023),
Director, West
Bend
Mutual Insurance
Company
(property/casualty
insurance)
(2013-2021),
Trustee
of Northwestern
Mutual
Life Insurance
Company
(2010-2013), and
Director
of Frank Russell
Company
(global asset
management
firm)
(2008-2013). |
Diane
L. Wallace
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1958 |
Trustee |
6/17-Present |
Retired.
Formerly, Chief
Operating
Officer, Senior Vice
President-Operations,
and
Chief
Financial Officer for
Driehaus
Capital Management,
LLC
(1988-2006) and
Treasurer
for Driehaus Mutual
Funds
(1996-2002). |
45 |
Formerly,
Director of Family
Service
of Lake County
(2019-2021),
Independent
Trustee,
Henderson Global
Funds
(13 portfolios)
(2015-2017),
Independent
Trustee,
State Farm Associates’
Funds
Trust, State Farm
Mutual
Fund Trust, and State
Farm
Variable Product Trust
(28
portfolios) (2013-2017). |
OFFICERS | |||
Name,
Address,
and
Age |
Positions
Held with the Trust |
Term
of
Office*
and
Length
of Time
Served |
Principal
Occupations
During
the Past Five Years |
Ashwin
Alankar
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1974 |
Executive
Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation
Fund – Conservative
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation
Fund – Moderate
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation
Fund – Growth |
9/14-Present |
Head
of Global Asset Allocation of Janus
Henderson
Investors and Portfolio Manager
for
other Janus Henderson accounts. |
Nick
Harper
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1984 |
Executive
Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation
Fund – Conservative
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation
Fund – Moderate
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation
Fund – Growth |
6/24-Present |
Portfolio
Manager for other Janus
Henderson
accounts. |
Michelle
Rosenberg
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1973 |
President
and Chief Executive Officer |
9/22-Present |
Chief
Administrative Officer (since 2024)
and
General Counsel (since 2018) of Janus
Henderson
Investors. Formerly, Corporate
Secretary
of Janus Henderson Investors
(2018-2024),
Interim President and Chief
Executive
Officer of the Trust and Janus
Aspen
Series (2022), Senior Vice President
and
Head of Legal, North America of Janus
Henderson
Investors (2017-2018) and
Deputy
General Counsel of Janus
Henderson
US (Holdings) Inc.
(2015-2018).
Member of Board of Trustees
for
Bates College (since 2020) and Member
of
Board of Directors for ICI Mutual
Insurance
Company (since 2023). |
Kristin
Mariani
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1966 |
Vice
President and Chief Compliance Officer |
7/20-Present |
Head
of Compliance, North America at
Janus
Henderson Investors (since
September
2020) and Chief Compliance
Officer
at Janus Henderson Investors US
LLC
(since September 2017). Formerly,
Anti-Money
Laundering Officer for the
Trust
and Janus Aspen Series (July 2020-
December
2022), Global Head of
Investment
Management Compliance at
Janus
Henderson Investors (February
2019-August
2020), Vice President, Head
of
Global Distribution Compliance and
Chief
Compliance Officer at Janus
Henderson
Distributors US LLC (May
2017-September
2017), Vice President,
Compliance
at Janus Henderson US
(Holdings)
Inc., Janus Henderson Investors
US
LLC, and Janus Henderson Distributors
US
LLC (2009-2017). |
Jesper
Nergaard
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1962 |
Chief
Financial Officer Vice
President, Treasurer, and Principal Accounting
Officer |
3/05-Present 2/05-Present |
Head
of U.S. Fund Administration, Janus
Henderson
Investors and Janus Henderson
Services
US LLC (since 2005). |
Abigail
J. Murray
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1975 |
Vice
President, Chief Legal Counsel, and Secretary |
12/20-Present |
Managing
Counsel (since 2020). Formerly,
Senior
Counsel for Invesco Ltd.
(2017-2020).
|
OFFICERS | |||
Name,
Address,
and
Age |
Positions
Held with the Trust |
Term
of
Office*
and
Length
of Time
Served |
Principal
Occupations
During
the Past Five Years |
Ciaran
Askin
151
Detroit Street
Denver,
CO 80206
DOB:
1978 |
Anti-Money
Laundering Officer |
12/22-Present |
Global
Head of Financial Crime, Janus
Henderson
Investors (since 2022).
Formerly,
Global Head of Financial Crime
for
Invesco Ltd. (2017-2022). |
|
Summary
of Functions |
Members
(Independent
Trustees) |
Number
of Meetings
Held
During Fiscal
Year
Ended June 30,
2024 |
Audit
Committee |
Reviews
the Trust’s financial reporting process,
the
system of internal controls over financial
reporting,
disclosure controls and procedures,
including
the review of the adequacy of relevant
personnel
and the review of reports related to
such
system of internal controls, Form N-CSR,
Form
N-CEN, and Form N-PORT filings, and
the
audit process. The Committee’s review of the
audit
process includes, among other things, the
appointment,
compensation, and oversight of
the
Trust’s independent auditor, which performs
the
audits of the Trust’s financial statements,
regular
meetings and communication with
relevant
personnel at the Adviser and the
independent
auditor, and preapproval of all
audit
and nonaudit services. The Committee
also
reviews any significant changes or
improvements
in accounting and audit
processes
that have been implemented. The
Committee
receives reports from the Trust’s
Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Principal
Accounting
Officer, and from personnel
responsible
for internal audit functions related
to
financial reporting. The Committee also
oversees
service providers that provide fund
accounting
and portfolio accounting services to
the
Trust. |
Diane
L. Wallace (Chair)
Cheryl
D. Alston
Gary
A. Poliner |
4
|
|
Summary
of Functions |
Members
(Independent
Trustees) |
Number
of Meetings
Held
During Fiscal
Year
Ended June 30,
2024 |
Investment
Oversight
Committee |
Oversees
the investment activities of the series
of
the Trust. The Committee meets regularly
with
investment personnel at the Adviser and
any
subadviser to the Funds to review the
investment
performance, investment risk
characteristics,
objectives, and strategies of the
Funds.
The Committee reviews reports
regarding
the use of derivative instruments by
the
Funds and information and reports with
respect
to proposed new investment
instruments
and techniques. The Committee
reviews
various matters related to the operations
of
the Janus Henderson money market funds,
including
the review of reports related to such
operations,
compliance with the Trust’s Money
Market
Fund Procedures, and Rule 2a-7 under
the
1940 Act. |
Raudline
Etienne (Chair)
Cheryl
D. Alston
Alan
A. Brown
Darrell
B. Jackson
Dominic
Janssens
William
F. McCalpin
Gary
A. Poliner
Diane
L. Wallace |
5 |
Nominating
and
Governance
Committee |
Identifies
and recommends individuals for
Trustee
membership, recommends an
independent
Trustee to serve as Board Chair,
consults
with Fund officers and the Board Chair
in
planning Trustee meetings, reviews the
responsibilities
of each Board committee, which
includes
the need for new committees and the
continuation
of existing committees, and
oversees
the administration of, and ensures
compliance
with, the Trust’s Governance
Procedures
and Guidelines adopted by the
Trustees.
The Committee also leads the Trustees’
annual
self-assessment process and continuing
education
program, reviews, and proposes
changes
to, Trustee compensation, and oversees
the
administration of the Trust’s insurance
program. |
William
F. McCalpin (Chair)
Alan
A. Brown
Diane
L. Wallace |
6 |
Operations
Committee |
Oversees
certain matters related to the operation
of
the Trust. The Committee receives reports
regarding
the operation of the Trust’s securities
lending
program, the implementation of the
Proxy
Voting Procedures and Guidelines, and
various
information technology, cybersecurity,
and
data privacy risks related to the Trust and
the
Trust’s service providers. The Committee
oversees
service providers providing
operations-related
services to the Trust,
including
the Trust’s custodian and transfer
agent.
The Committee receives reports from
personnel
responsible for the Trust’s enterprise
risk
function and the Adviser’s internal audit
function.
In addition, the Committee oversees
compliance
with certain procedures adopted by
the
Trust under exemptive orders of the SEC. |
Gary
A. Poliner (Chair)
Alan
A. Brown
Darrell
B. Jackson
William
F. McCalpin |
5
|
|
Summary
of Functions |
Members
(Independent
Trustees) |
Number
of Meetings
Held
During Fiscal
Year
Ended June 30,
2024 |
Product
and Distribution
Committee |
Provides
oversight of matters regarding the
Trust’s
product lineup and the distribution of
shares
of the Funds. The Committee reviews
matters
relating to the initial strategy, design,
and
positioning of new Funds and material
changes
to the strategy, design, and/or
positioning
of existing Funds. The Committee
receives
reports regarding potential Fund
closures,
liquidations, or mergers, certain Fund
fees
and expenses, and marketing and
distribution
strategies for the Funds including
payments
made by the Funds pursuant to the
Trust’s
distribution and shareholder servicing
plans.
The Committee reviews certain regulatory
filings
made with the SEC and oversees and
receives
reporting from service providers
providing
product and distribution-related
services
to the Trust. |
Alan
A. Brown (Chair)
Raudline
Etienne
Darrell
B. Jackson
William
F. McCalpin |
6 |
Trading
and Pricing
Committee |
Oversees
matters relating to the pricing of the
Funds’
securities and the placement of portfolio
transactions.
The Committee oversees the
Adviser
as valuation designee and reviews
reports
on fair valuation determinations and
valuation
methodologies regarding securities
and
investments held by the Funds pursuant to
valuation
procedures established by the Adviser
and
approved by the Board of Trustees. The
Committee
also reviews other matters related to
pricing
the Funds’ securities and approves
changes
to the valuation procedures. The
Committee
receives reporting regarding
portfolio
transactions with affiliates undertaken
in
accordance with the Trust’s procedures,
efforts
to obtain best execution in connection
with
portfolio transactions and commissions
paid
to firms supplying research and brokerage
services.
The Committee also receives reports
regarding
foreign exchange trading by the
Funds.
In addition, the Committee oversees
service
providers providing trading and
pricing-related
services to the Trust and reviews
reports
from the administrator of the Trust’s
liquidity
risk management program. |
Gary
A. Poliner (Chair)
Cheryl
D. Alston
Diane
L. Wallace |
4 |
Name
of Trustee |
Dollar
Range of Equity Securities in the Funds |
Aggregate
Dollar Range of
Equity
Securities in All
Registered
Investment
Companies
in the Fund
Complex | |
Independent
Trustees |
|
|
|
Alan
A. Brown |
None |
|
Over
$100,000 |
Cheryl
D. Alston |
None |
|
Over
$100,000 |
Raudline
Etienne |
None |
|
Over
$100,000(1)
|
Darrell
B. Jackson |
None |
|
Over
$100,000 |
Dominic
Janssens(2) |
None |
|
None |
William
F. McCalpin |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth |
Over
$100,000 |
Over
$100,000(1)
|
Gary
A. Poliner |
None |
|
Over
$100,000(1)
|
Diane
L. Wallace |
None |
|
Over
$100,000 |
Name
of Person, Position |
Aggregate
Compensation
from
the
Funds for
fiscal
year ended
June
30, 2024 |
Total
Compensation
from
the
Fund Complex
for
calendar year ended
December
31, 2023(1)(2) |
Independent
Trustees |
|
|
Alan
A. Brown, Chairman and Trustee(3)(4) |
$149 |
$475,000 |
Cheryl
D. Alston, Trustee |
$88 |
$280,000 |
William
D. Cvengros, Former Trustee(4)(5) |
$89 |
$300,000 |
Raudline
Etienne, Trustee(4) |
$91 |
$301,000 |
Darrell
B. Jackson, Trustee |
$93 |
$298,500 |
Dominic
Janssens, Trustee(6) |
N/A |
N/A |
William
F. McCalpin, Trustee(4) |
$110 |
$349,000 |
Gary
A. Poliner, Trustee(4) |
$109 |
$351,000 |
Diane
L. Wallace, Trustee(4) |
$112 |
$354,000 |
Janus
Henderson Portfolio
Management |
|
|
Other
Registered
Investment
Companies |
Other
Pooled
Investment
Vehicles |
Other
Accounts |
Ashwin
Alankar |
Number
of Other Accounts Managed |
2 |
1 |
16 |
|
Assets
in Other Accounts Managed |
$792.48
M |
$18.47
M |
$1,672.60
M |
Nick
Harper(1)
|
Number
of Other Accounts Managed |
None |
1 |
7 |
|
Assets
in Other Accounts Managed |
None |
$284.69
M |
$10.25
M |
Ownership
of Securities |
Investment
Personnel |
Dollar
Range of Equity Securities in the Fund(s) Managed | |
Ashwin
Alankar |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative |
None |
|
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate |
None |
|
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth |
None |
Nick
Harper(1) |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative |
None |
|
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate |
None |
|
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth |
None |
Fund
Name |
Shareholder
and Address of Record |
Percentage
Ownership |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative
Class
A Shares |
LPL
Financial
Omnibus
Customer Account
San
Diego, CA |
16.27% |
|
American
Enterprise Investment Svc.
FBO
41999970
Minneapolis,
MN |
16.07% |
|
Wells
Fargo Clearing Services LLC
Special
Custody Acct
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Customer
St.
Louis, MO |
13.37% |
|
Merrill
Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.
For
the Sole Benefit of Customers
Jacksonville,
FL |
13.20% |
|
National
Financial Services LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Jersey
City, NJ |
13.16% |
|
Morgan
Stanley Smith Barney LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers
New
York, NY |
8.73% |
|
Raymond
James
House
Acct Firm #92500015
Omnibus
for Mutual Funds
St.
Petersburg, FL |
5.54% |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate
Class
A Shares |
American
Enterprise Investment Svc.
FBO
41999970
Minneapolis,
MN |
58.20% |
|
LPL
Financial
Omnibus
Customer Account
San
Diego, CA |
11.10% |
|
Wells
Fargo Clearing Services LLC
Special
Custody Acct
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Customer
St.
Louis, MO |
9.28%
|
Fund
Name |
Shareholder
and Address of Record |
Percentage
Ownership |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth
Class
A Shares |
American
Enterprise Investment Svc.
FBO
41999970
Minneapolis,
MN |
43.16% |
|
Wells
Fargo Clearing Services LLC
Special
Custody Acct
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Customer
St.
Louis, MO |
13.56% |
|
National
Financial Services LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Jersey
City, NJ |
12.08% |
|
Morgan
Stanley Smith Barney LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers
New
York, NY |
11.54% |
|
Pershing
LLC
Jersey
City, NJ |
8.25% |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative
Class
C Shares |
LPL
Financial
Omnibus
Customer Account
San
Diego, CA |
37.99% |
|
Wells
Fargo Clearing Services LLC
Special
Custody Acct
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Customer
St.
Louis, MO |
28.41% |
|
JP
Morgan Securities LLC
Omnibus
Account for Exclusive Benefit of Customers
Brooklyn,
NY |
11.05% |
|
Raymond
James
House
Acct Firm #92500015
Omnibus
for Mutual Funds
St.
Petersburg, FL |
6.38% |
|
National
Financial Services LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Jersey
City, NJ |
6.02% |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate
Class
C Shares |
Wells
Fargo Clearing Services LLC
Special
Custody Acct
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Customer
St.
Louis, MO |
41.46% |
|
American
Enterprise Investment Svc.
FBO
41999970
Minneapolis,
MN |
25.90% |
|
LPL
Financial
Omnibus
Customer Account
San
Diego, CA |
18.64%
|
Fund
Name |
Shareholder
and Address of Record |
Percentage
Ownership |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth
Class
C Shares |
American
Enterprise Investment Svc.
FBO
41999970
Minneapolis,
MN |
57.46% |
|
Wells
Fargo Clearing Services LLC
Special
Custody Acct
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Customer
St.
Louis, MO |
9.40% |
|
Pershing
LLC
Jersey
City, NJ |
8.45% |
|
National
Financial Services LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Jersey
City, NJ |
8.28% |
|
UBS
WM USA
0O0
11011 6100
Spec
Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust UBSFSI
Weehawken,
NJ |
8.00% |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative
Class
I Shares |
National
Financial Services LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Jersey
City, NJ |
51.91% |
|
Raymond
James
House
Acct Firm #92500015
Omnibus
for Mutual Funds
St.
Petersburg, FL |
11.78% |
|
American
Enterprise Investment Svc.
FBO
41999970
Minneapolis,
MN |
10.25% |
|
Matrix
Trust Company Cust
FBO
Transportation Federal Credit
Denver,
CO |
9.42% |
|
Charles
Schwab & Co. Inc.
Exclusive
Benefit of Our Customers
Reinvest
Account
San
Francisco, CA |
6.58%
|
Fund
Name |
Shareholder
and Address of Record |
Percentage
Ownership |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate
Class
I Shares |
Matrix
Trust Company Cust
FBO
Transportation Federal Credit
Denver,
CO |
18.69% |
|
Wells
Fargo Clearing Services LLC
Special
Custody Acct
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Customer
St.
Louis, MO |
13.98% |
|
National
Financial Services LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Jersey
City, NJ |
11.46% |
|
American
Enterprise Investment Svc.
FBO
41999970
Minneapolis,
MN |
10.39% |
|
LPL
Financial
Omnibus
Customer Account
San
Diego, CA |
9.48% |
|
Charles
Schwab & Co. Inc.
Exclusive
Benefit of Our Customers
Reinvest
Account
San
Francisco, CA |
7.55% |
|
Matrix
Trust Company Custodian
FBO
Trustees of Transportation Federal Credit
Denver,
CO |
7.47% |
|
UBS
WM USA
0O0
11011 6100
Spec
Cdy A/C Excl Ben Cust UBSFSI
Weehawken,
NJ |
7.38% |
|
Charles
Schwab & Co. Inc.
Special
Custody Acct.
FBO
Customers
San
Francisco, CA |
5.23% |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth
Class
I Shares |
Mid
Atlantic Trust Company
FBO
Sentry Life Insurance Company 401K
Pittsburgh,
PA |
64.31% |
|
American
Enterprise Investment Svc.
FBO
41999970
Minneapolis,
MN |
10.63% |
|
National
Financial Services LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Jersey
City, NJ |
8.54% |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative
Class
S Shares |
FIIOC
FBO
BWG MD Inc. 401(K) Plan and Trust
Covington,
KY |
88.83% |
|
Equitable
Life for Separate A/C #65
On
Behalf of Various 401(K) Expediter Plans
Secaucus,
NJ |
9.72%
|
Fund
Name |
Shareholder
and Address of Record |
Percentage
Ownership |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate
Class
S Shares |
Mid
Atlantic Trustco
FBO
Terva Corporation 401K PSP & Trust
Pittsburgh,
PA |
76.45% |
|
Capital
Bank & Trust Co. Ttee
FBO
Concord General Mutual Insurance Co.
C/O
Fascore LLC
Greenwood
Village, CO |
8.70% |
|
FIIOC
FBO
BWG MD Inc. 401(K) Plan and Trust
Covington,
KY |
8.38% |
|
Ascensus
Trust Company
FBO
KGA Architecture 401K Profit Shar
XXXXXX
Fargo,
ND |
5.94% |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth
Class
S Shares |
Empower
Trust
FBO
Employee Benefits Clients 401K
Greenwood
Village, CO |
64.89% |
|
FIIOC
FBO
Ecco III Enterprises Inc. Profit Sharing Plan
Covington,
KY |
19.04% |
|
DBM
DDS TTEE FBO
DBM
DDS PA 401K PSP
C/O
Fascore LLC
Greenwood
Village, CO |
8.46% |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Conservative
Class
T Shares |
National
Financial Services Co.
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Jersey
City, NJ |
23.64% |
|
Morgan
Stanley Smith Barney LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers
New
York, NY |
23.51% |
|
Charles
Schwab & Co. Inc.
Exclusive
Benefit of Our Customers
Reinvest
Account
San
Francisco, CA |
21.05% |
|
Edward
D Jones & Co.
For
the Benefit of Customers
St.
Louis, MO |
9.91% |
|
Pershing
LLC
Jersey
City, NJ |
5.91%
|
Fund
Name |
Shareholder
and Address of Record |
Percentage
Ownership |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Moderate
Class
T Shares |
National
Financial Services Co.
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Jersey
City, NJ |
34.54% |
|
Charles
Schwab & Co. Inc.
Exclusive
Benefit of Our Customers
Reinvest
Account
San
Francisco, CA |
14.59% |
|
Edward
D Jones & Co.
For
the Benefit of Customers
St.
Louis, MO |
10.70% |
|
Wells
Fargo Clearing Services LLC
Special
Custody Acct
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Customer
St.
Louis, MO |
9.82% |
|
Morgan
Stanley Smith Barney LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers
New
York, NY |
7.55% |
|
Raymond
James
House
Acct Firm #92500015
Omnibus
for Mutual Funds
St.
Petersburg, FL |
5.44% |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth
Class
T Shares |
National
Financial Services Co.
For
the Exclusive Benefit of Our Customers
Jersey
City, NJ |
30.40% |
|
Charles
Schwab & Co. Inc.
Exclusive
Benefit of Our Customers
Reinvest
Account
San
Francisco, CA |
22.93% |
|
Morgan
Stanley Smith Barney LLC
For
the Exclusive Benefit of its Customers
New
York, NY |
15.83% |
|
Vanguard
Brokerage Services
Malvern,
PA |
5.35% |
|
Edward
D Jones & Co.
For
the Benefit of Customers
Saint
Louis, MO |
5.03% |
Fund
Name |
Class
A
Shares |
Class
C
Shares |
Class
D
Shares |
Class
I
Shares |
Class
L
Shares |
Class
N
Shares |
Class
R
Shares |
Class
S
Shares |
Class
T
Shares |
Janus
Henderson Absolute Return Income
Opportunities
Fund |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Adaptive Risk Managed U.S. Equity
Fund(1)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Balanced Fund(1)(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Contrarian Fund(1)(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Developed World Bond Fund(3)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Emerging Markets Fund(3)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Enterprise Fund(1)(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson European Focus Fund(3)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Flexible Bond Fund(1)(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Forty Fund(1)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund –
Conservative(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund – Growth(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Global Allocation Fund –
Moderate(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Global Equity Income Fund(3)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Global Life Sciences Fund(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Global Real Estate Fund(1)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Global Research Fund(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Global Select Fund(1)(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Global Sustainable Equity Fund |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Global Technology and Innovation
Fund(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Government Money Market Fund(2) |
|
|
x
(4) |
x
(4) |
|
x
(4) |
|
|
x
(4) |
Janus
Henderson Growth and Income Fund(1)(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson High-Yield Fund(1)(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Mid Cap Value Fund(1)(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Money Market Fund(2)
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
x |
Janus
Henderson Multi-Sector Income Fund |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Overseas Fund(1)(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Research Fund(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Responsible International Dividend
Fund(3)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Short Duration Flexible Bond
Fund(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Small Cap Value Fund(1)(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Small-Mid Cap Value Fund |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson Triton Fund(1)(2) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Janus
Henderson U.S. Dividend Income Fund |
|
|
x |
x |
|
x |
|
|
|
Janus
Henderson Venture Fund(2)
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
x |
Standard
& Poor’s Ratings Services |
Bond
Rating |
Explanation |
Investment
Grade |
|
AAA |
Highest
rating; extremely strong capacity to meet financial
commitment. |
AA |
High
quality; very strong capacity to meet financial
commitment. |
A |
Strong
capacity to meet financial commitment, but more subject to adverse
economic conditions. |
BBB |
Adequate
capacity to meet financial commitment, but more subject to adverse
economic conditions. |
Non-Investment
Grade |
|
BB |
Less
vulnerable in the near-term but faces major ongoing uncertainties to
adverse business, financial, or
economic
conditions. |
B |
More
vulnerable to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions but
currently has the capacity to meet
financial
commitment. |
CCC |
Currently
vulnerable and dependent on favorable business, financial, and economic
conditions to meet its
financial
commitment. |
CC |
Highly
vulnerable; default has not yet occurred, but is expected to be a virtual
certainty. |
C |
Currently
highly vulnerable to nonpayment; ultimate recovery is expected to be lower
than that of higher rated
obligations. |
D |
Payment
default on a financial commitment or breach of an imputed promise; also
used when a bankruptcy
petition
has been filed. |
Fitch,
Inc. |
Long-Term
Bond Rating |
Explanation |
Investment
Grade |
|
AAA |
Highest
credit quality. Denotes the lowest expectation of credit risk.
Exceptionally strong capacity for payment
of
financial commitments. |
AA |
Very
high credit quality. Denotes expectations of very low credit risk. Very
strong capacity for payment of
financial
commitments. |
A |
High
credit quality. Denotes expectations of low credit risk. Strong capacity
for payment of financial
commitments.
May be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in economic
conditions than is the case
for
higher ratings. |
BBB |
Good
credit quality. Currently expectations of low credit risk. Capacity for
payment of financial commitments
is
considered adequate, but adverse changes in circumstances and economic
conditions are more likely to
impair
this capacity than is the case for higher
ratings. |
Non-Investment
Grade |
|
BB |
Speculative.
Indicates possibility of credit risk developing, particularly as the
result of adverse economic
change
over time. Business or financial alternatives may be available to allow
financial commitments to be met. |
B |
Highly
speculative. May indicate distressed or defaulted obligations with
potential for extremely high
recoveries. |
CCC |
May
indicate distressed or defaulted obligations with potential for superior
to average levels of recovery. |
CC |
May
indicate distressed or defaulted obligations with potential for average or
below-average levels of recovery. |
C |
May
indicate distressed or defaulted obligations with potential for
below-average to poor recoveries. |
D |
In
default. |
Short-Term
Bond Rating |
Explanation |
F-1+ |
Exceptionally
strong credit quality. Issues assigned this rating are regarded as having
the strongest degree of
assurance
for timely payment. |
F-1 |
Very
strong credit quality. Issues assigned this rating reflect an assurance
for timely payment only slightly less
in
degree than issues rated F-1+. |
F-2 |
Good
credit quality. Issues assigned this rating have a satisfactory degree of
assurance for timely payments, but
the
margin of safety is not as great as the F-1+ and F-1
ratings. |
Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc. |
Bond
Rating* |
Explanation |
Investment
Grade |
|
Aaa |
Judged
to be of the highest quality, with minimal risk. |
Aa |
Judged
to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit
risk. |
A |
Considered
upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit
risk. |
Baa |
Subject
to moderate credit risk; considered medium-grade and as such may possess
speculative characteristics. |
Non-Investment
Grade |
|
Ba |
Judged
to have speculative elements and are subject to substantial credit
risk. |
B |
Considered
speculative and are subject to high credit risk. |
Caa |
Judged
to be in poor standing and are subject to very high credit
risk |
Ca |
Highly
speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect
of recovery in principal and
interest. |
C |
Lowest
rated class of bonds and are typically in default, with this prospect for
recovery of principal and
interest. |
1 |
Overview |
95 |
1.1 |
Policy
Statement |
95 |
1.2 |
Key
Principles |
95 |
1.3 |
Scope |
95 |
1.4 |
Roles
and Responsibilities |
95 |
1.5 |
References |
95 |
2 |
Additional
Definitions |
96 |
3 |
Proxy
Voting Procedures |
96 |
3.1 |
Voting
Generally |
96 |
3.2 |
Abstentions |
97 |
3.3 |
Funds
of Funds |
97 |
3.4 |
Conflicts
of Interest |
97 |
4 |
Reporting,
Oversight and Recordkeeping |
98 |
4.1 |
Client
and Regulatory Reporting |
98 |
4.2 |
Proxy
Voting and Proxy Voting Service Oversight |
99 |
4.3 |
Record
Retention |
99 |
5 |
Amendments |
99 |
Proxy
Voting Guidelines |
100 | |
Directors
and Boards |
100 | |
Auditors
and Accounting Issues |
102 | |
Compensation
Issues |
102 | |
Capitalization,
Issuances, Transactions, Shareholder Rights, and Other Corporate
Matters |
103 | |
Environmental
and Social Issues |
104 | |
Miscellaneous,
Administrative and Routine Items |
104 | |
Proposals
Outside the Guidelines |
105 |
1
Overview |
2
Additional Definitions |
3
Proxy Voting Procedures |
4
Reporting, Oversight and
Recordkeeping |
5
Amendments |
Appendix
A - Proxy Voting Guidelines |