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Reports to Stockholders.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
For the six months ended March 31, 2013, Causeway
International Opportunities Funds Institutional Class returned 8.6% and the Investor Class returned 8.4%, compared to 9.4% for the MSCI All Country World Index ex-US (ACWI ex-US). Since the Funds inception on
December 31, 2009, the Funds average annual total returns are 7.7% for the Institutional Class and 7.4% for the Investor Class, compared to 5.0% for ACWI ex-US.
Performance Review
Causeway International Opportunities Fund (the Fund)
is a fund of funds that allocates substantially all of its assets in Causeway International Value Fund (the International Fund) and Causeway Emerging Markets Fund (the EM Fund). References to holdings and industries are based
on the holdings of the underlying funds in proportion to the Funds allocation.
Persistent monetary support drove
developed equity markets higher during the six month period ended March 31, 2013. Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kuroda pledged to do whatever it takes to pull the economy out of deflation in his first Diet testimony, echoing the July
2012 statements of European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi before he unveiled the Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT) policy. The OMT has been such a powerful tool that the ECB achieved a huge easing in domestic financial conditions
without having to buy any bonds. It is important to keep in mind that the OMT is not an unconditional program. Rather, it relies on peripheral countries willing and able to meet the requirements that the ECB imposes in exchange for its support. The
BoJ, under the new administration, is attempting to create inflationary expectations to stimulate demand-led growth. Such an experiment is unproven and fraught with challenges, especially given the staggeringly high level of Japanese government
debt. Japans gross debt is approximately 210% of gross domestic product and rising. Due to several stock-specific detractors and an underweight to the rising Japanese market, the International Fund underperformed the MSCI EAFE Index during the
period. The best performing developed equity markets this period included Greece, Switzerland, and Japan. The biggest laggards included Italy (the only developed equity market in negative territory), Norway, and Israel. The best performing sectors
in the MSCI EAFE Index were consumer discretionary, financials, and information technology. The worst performing sector was energy (the only sector in negative territory), followed by utilities, and telecommunication services.
For emerging markets, the six-month period was a tale of two halves, with markets buoyant in the final quarter of 2012, then tepid in the
first quarter of 2013. The EM Fund outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the EM Index) in both investment climates. During the fourth quarter of 2012, markets extended their rallies from mid-year lows. Every region was in
positive territory, with many countries delivering double digit returns. Investors preferred companies with higher financial leverage, volatility, and cyclicality. Yet in the first quarter of 2013, sentiment soured. Concerns about slowing growth in
China and sluggish demand from the worlds developed economies weighed on the asset class, and emerging markets had their weakest quarter relative to developed since the market crash of
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late-2008. Cautious investors preferred companies exhibiting lower financial leverage and volatility, as well as stable earnings and resilience to economic cycles. Over the six-month period, the
Far East and Latin America were the top-performing regions, led by the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Mexico. With the exception of Turkey, countries in eastern Europe were weak, reflecting their sensitivity to flagging economic activity in
western Europe. The financials sector, driven by strong performing Asian and Latin American banks, was the top performer, followed by the consumer staples sector. The materials and energy sectors, which comprise nearly 25% of the EM Index, were the
biggest drags on broad market performance.
The Funds underperformance versus ACWI ex-US stemmed from weak stock
selection in the capital goods, insurance, and food beverage & tobacco industry groups. Strong stock selection in the materials, pharmaceuticals & biotechnology, and telecommunication services industry groups partially offset
underperformance. From a regional perspective, the Pacific Rim was the most notable source of underperformance. Underweights to Japan and Australia, as well as weak stock selection in Japan were notable detractors. This was partially offset by
strong stock selection in emerging Asia and the euro zone. The largest individual detractors from absolute performance over the period included plant construction engineering company, JGC (Japan), infrastructure engineer & construction
company, Balfour Beatty (United Kingdom), mail and parcel delivery provider, PostNL (Netherlands), energy services firm, Petrofac (United Kingdom), and oil & gas exploration & production company, BG Group (United Kingdom). The top
individual contributors to absolute performance included automobile manufacturer, Toyota Motor (Japan), media & publishing company, Reed Elsevier (Netherlands), flavors & fragrances ingredients provider, Givaudan (Switzerland), and
two pharmaceutical firms, Novartis (Switzerland) and Sanofi-Aventis (France).
Equity Allocation Model Update
The portfolio managers use a proprietary quantitative equity allocation model to help dynamically adjust the Funds allocations in
the International Fund and the EM Fund. In constructing the model, we identified five primary factor categories as most indicative of the ideal allocation target: valuation, financial strength, macroeconomic, earnings growth, and risk aversion.
As of March 31, 2013, the Fund invested 78% of its net assets in the International Fund and 22% in the EM Fund. These
weightings are materially unchanged since the beginning of the Funds fiscal year, October 1, 2012. The weight of the EM Fund in the Fund is approximately 1% less than the emerging markets weight in ACWI ex-US. The Funds allocation
to the EM Fund has been underweight the emerging markets weight in ACWI ex-US since March 2012. Because emerging markets have underperformed developed markets, this underweight allocation has had a modest positive contribution to relative
performance.
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Currently, four of our five factor categories favor a higher allocation to developed
markets than ACWI ex-US. Our financial strength metrics, which include such measures as interest coverage and return on equity, are negative for emerging markets. Our macroeconomic factor, which measures the slope of the global yield curve, implies
better growth prospects and monetary conditions for developed markets, relative to history. Our earnings growth factor indicates that the near-term earnings revisions profile of developed markets is superior to that of emerging markets. Our risk
aversion factor, which assesses the emerging markets bond yield spread over U.S. Treasuries, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), and the CBOE EM Volatility Index (VXEEM), indicates complacencya negative signal for emerging markets. Our valuation
factor is currently neutral, indicating that the emerging markets asset class is fairly valued when compared to the developed markets asset class.
Significant Portfolio Changes
Several new positions were initiated in the
International Fund during the period. Some of the significant new holdings include two integrated energy producers, Royal Dutch Shell (United Kingdom) and Imperial Oil (Canada), and industrial conglomerate & electronics manufacturer,
Hitachi (Japan). In addition, we added to several existing positions as their risk-adjusted upside ranked more competitively. Notable increased exposures to existing positions included two financial firms, UBS (Switzerland) and BNP Paribas (France)
as well as two mobile telecommunication services providers, Vodafone (United Kingdom) and KDDI (Japan). For the International Fund, reductions in specific holdings typically occur because the risk-adjusted expected return no longer ranks
competitively relative to other investment candidates. The most significant sales during the period included natural gas power utility, Enagas (Spain), automobile manufacturer, Honda Motor (Japan), and robotics and automation equipment manufacturer,
Fanuc (Japan).
The EM Funds active exposure to several industries and countries changed during the period as a result
of our quantitative security selection process. We increased active weightings (i.e., compared to EM Index weightings) to the information technology and energy sectors, and reduced active exposure to the telecommunication services and financials
sectors. The largest changes in the Funds active country weightings were increased exposure to India and Turkey. Although the EM Fund remains underweight China, we narrowed our underweight relative to the EM Index. We decreased the EM
Funds exposure to Malaysia and South Africa and it held below-benchmark weight exposures as of the close of the period.
Investment Outlook
Our risk-adjusted ranking of the most attractive International Fund candidates indicates a more muted return for
developed markets equities in 2013 versus 2012. In addition to scouring industries for laggards with restructuring potential, we are working to position the International Fund for any pullback in markets. Our proprietary risk model generates a
forecast of the prospective risk, defined as
beta
(or sensitivity to the benchmark index), of the Funds portfolio. We have reduced this prospective
beta
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modestly and can take portfolio prospective
beta
even lower if this rally leads investors to indiscriminately buy stocks without adequate valuation support.
The current surge in Japanese equities is a consequence of the yens decline and the anticipation of aggressive monetary policy from
the BoJ. In our opinion, for Japanese equities to sustain their momentum, the country needs deep-seated structural reform, including fiscal and tax reforms, liberalization of trade and labor markets, and de-regulation. Absent meaningful reform that
leads to sustainably higher returns on employed capital, todays Japanese equity market rally may prove to be a warm weekend in a long winter, and again disappoint investors. The International Fund remains committed to investing in stocks
globally based on valuation and the fundamental underpinnings of companies operating profitability. To the extent that we can convince ourselves that management of Japanese companies will improve meaningfully, causing higher returns on capital
to accrue to minority shareholders, we will willingly participate. Absent that reform, we will not take the risk of investing in a momentum-led rally that appears unsustainable over the long-term. Instead, we are finding some of the most compelling
risk-adjusted opportunities in sectors which have lagged the substantial recovery of global equity markets since bottoming in March 2009. Three sectors where the International Fund remains meaningfully overweight compared to the benchmark include
materials, energy, and industrials. We believe that the International Funds long-term investment horizon and focus on valuation should continue to reward the patient investor.
Holdings down the market capitalization spectrum continue to feature prominently in the EM Fund. Because small cap stocks tend be
inefficiently priced, many of these stocks in our investable universe receive high scores. Our small cap exposure is well diversified. Approximately 40 of our emerging markets holdings have market capitalizations of $2 billion or less, in 16
industry groups and 10 countries. As long as these pricing inefficiencies continue, we expect our process to continue to find smaller companies across the emerging markets landscape, and continue to give the EM Funds shareholders great breadth
of exposure to the emerging markets landscape.
Much of the influx of capital into emerging markets has been deployed into
top-down macroeconomic strategies. These inflows have led to sweeping sector and country-level rotations and indiscriminate segment-level buying. Under these conditions, our ability to combine bottom-up stock selection with top-down allocation
decisions is paramount, because it allows us the ability to uncover stocks with attractive valuations and promising growth opportunities overlooked by many investors. We believe that the EM Funds multi-factor investment approach to emerging
markets continues to give shareholders comprehensive access to growth and value opportunities across regions and industries, delivering sustainable competitive returns versus the EM Index over the long term.
Additional Portfolio Managers
Effective April 1, 2013, we promoted Foster Corwith and Alessandro Valentini to portfolio manager for the Fund and the investment
advisers international and global value equity clients. Mr. Corwith is a
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director of the investment adviser and is responsible for research in the global industrials and consumer sectors. Mr. Corwith joined the firm in July 2006. During the summer of 2005,
Mr. Corwith was a research associate at Deutsche Asset Management, where he was responsible for researching consumer staples companies. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Corwith was a project manager in the Corporate Services group of The Bank of New
York, where he oversaw the integration of trading platforms for 200 broker-dealer clients acquired during the firms merger with Mellon Financial. From 2001- 2003, Mr. Corwith was an analyst in Credit Suisse First Bostons prime
brokerage unit, where he worked as a liaison between the groups security lending, technology, and account management groups. From 2000-2001, Mr. Corwith was a management trainee at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, working with the
equity research team. Mr. Corwith has an MBA from the University of Chicago, a BA, cum laude, from Tufts University, and is a CFA charterholder.
Alessandro Valentini is a director of the investment adviser and is responsible for research in the in the global health care and financials sectors. Mr. Valentini joined the firm in July 2006.
During the summer of 2005, Mr. Valentini worked as a research analyst at Thornburg Investment Management, where he conducted fundamental research for the International Value Fund and the Value Fund, focusing on the European telecommunication
and Canadian oil sectors. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Valentini worked as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs in the European Equities Research-Sales division in New York. Mr. Valentini has an MBA from Columbia Business School, with honors, an
MA in Economics from Georgetown University and a BS, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University. Mr. Valentini was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma honors society, is a Phi Beta Kappa member, and is a CFA charterholder.
We thank you for your continued confidence in Causeway International Opportunities Fund, and look forward to serving you in the future.
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Harry W. Hartford
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Sarah H. Ketterer
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James A. Doyle
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Jonathan P. Eng
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Kevin Durkin
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Conor Muldoon
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Foster Corwith
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Portfolio Manager
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Portfolio Manager
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Alessandro Valentini
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Arjun Jayaraman
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MacDuff Kuhnert
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The above commentary expresses the portfolio managers views as of the date shown and should not be relied upon by the
reader as research or investment advice regarding any stock. These views and the portfolio holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts made will come to pass.
As of 3/31/13, the average annual total returns for the Institutional Class were 9.07% (one year) and 7.65% (since inception), and for the Investor Class were 8.78% (one year) and 7.37% (since inception).
Inception was 12/31/09.
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The
investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investors shares, when redeemed, may be worth less than their original cost and current performance may be lower than the performance quoted. Returns greater than
one year are average annual total returns. Total returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions at net asset value when paid. All information is as of the date shown. Investment performance reflects contractual fee waivers
and reimbursements in effect. In the absence of such fee waivers and reimbursements total return would be reduced. Contractual fee waivers and reimbursements are in effect until 1/31/14. The expense ratios, as disclosed in the Funds prospectus
dated January 28, 2013, for Investor Class shares are 2.68% and 1.43% after fee waivers and reimbursements. The expense ratios, as disclosed in the Funds prospectus dated January 28, 2013, for Institutional Class shares are 2.46% and 1.18%
after fee waivers and reimbursements.
The Fund offers two classes of shares. Investor Class shares charge a shareholder service fee of up to
0.25% per annum of average daily net assets. Institutional Class shares charge no shareholder service fee. For more information, please see the prospectus.
There is no guarantee that the Causeway Funds will meet their stated objectives. The Funds are available to U.S. investors only. There is a 2% redemption fee on shares held less than 60 days to protect
shareholders from short-term investors. If your account incurred a redemption fee, your performance will be lower than the performance quoted. If you invest through a financial intermediary, it may apply the Funds redemption fee or other
frequent trading restrictions.
Index returns are for illustration only and do not represent actual Fund performance. Index performance returns do
not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
Investing
involves risk including loss of principal. In addition to general risks associated with investing, international investments may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted
accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors as well as increased volatility and lower trading volume. Diversification does not prevent all
investment losses.
To determine if the Fund is an appropriate investment for you, carefully consider the Funds investment objectives,
risk factors, charges and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Funds prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-866-947-7000 or viewed and downloaded at www.causewayfunds.com. Read it carefully before
investing.
The MSCI All Country World Index
ex U.S. is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that
is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets excluding the U.S.
MSCI has not approved, reviewed or
produced this report, makes no express or implied warranties or representations and is not liable whatsoever for any data in the report. You may not redistribute the MSCI data or use it as a basis for other indices or investment products.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (000)*
March 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
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Causeway International Opportunities Fund
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Number of Shares
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Value
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AFFILIATED MUTUAL FUNDS
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Causeway Emerging Markets Fund, Institutional Class
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624,635
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$
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7,546
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Causeway International Value Fund, Institutional Class 1
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1,973,339
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26,324
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Total Affiliated Mutual Funds
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(Cost $32,213) 99.8%
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33,870
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
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Dreyfus Cash Management, Institutional Class, 0.050% **
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29,104
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29
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Total Short-Term Investment
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(Cost $29) 0.1%
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29
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Total Investments 99.9%
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(Cost $32,242)
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33,899
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Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.1%
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24
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Net Assets 100.0%
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$
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33,923
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The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of March 31, 2013.
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The Funds investment in Institutional Class shares of Causeway International Value Fund represents greater than 75% of the Funds total investments. Causeway
International Value Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The semi-annual report as of March 31, 2013, for Causeway International Value Fund is attached to these financial statements. Further financial information on Causeway
International Value Fund is available on the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at http://www.sec.gov.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
As of March 31, 2013, the sector diversification was as follows
(Unaudited):
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% of Net Assets
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Affiliated Mutual Funds
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99.8%
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Short-Term Investment
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0.1
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Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
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0.1
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Net Assets
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100.0%
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The accompanying
notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (000)*
(Unaudited)
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CAUSEWAY
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OPPORTUNITIES
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3/31/13
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ASSETS:
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Affiliated Investments at Value (Cost $32,213)
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$
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33,870
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Short-Term Investment at Value (Cost $29)
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29
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Prepaid Expenses
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25
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Receivable Due from Adviser
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17
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Receivable for Fund Shares Sold
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12
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Total Assets
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33,953
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LIABILITIES:
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Payable for Affiliated Investment Securities Purchased
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12
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Payable due to Administrator
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2
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Payable for Shareholder Services Fees Investor Class
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1
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Payable for Trustees Fees
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1
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Other Accrued Expenses
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14
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Total Liabilities
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30
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Net Assets
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$
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NET ASSETS:
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Paid-in-Capital (unlimited authorization no par value)
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$
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32,110
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Undistributed Net Investment Income
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1
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Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments and Affiliated Investments
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155
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Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments and Affiliated Investments
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1,657
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Net Assets
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$
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33,923
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Net Asset Value Per Share (based on net assets of
$32,310,974 ÷ 2,729,567 shares) Institutional
Class
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$11.84
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Net Asset Value Per Share (based on net assets of
$1,611,594 ÷ 136,432 shares) Investor
Class
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$11.81
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Except for Net Asset Value data.
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (000)
(Unaudited)
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CAUSEWAY
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3/31/13
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INVESTMENT INCOME:
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Dividend Income from Affiliated Investments
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$
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693
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Total Investment Income
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693
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EXPENSES:
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Transfer Agent Fees
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26
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Registration Fees
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21
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Professional Fees
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19
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Printing Fees
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11
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Administration Fees
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7
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Custodian Fees
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3
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Trustees Fees
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2
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Shareholder Service Fees Investor Class
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1
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Other Fees
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2
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Total Expenses
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92
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LESS:
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Reimbursement of Other Expenses by Adviser
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(76
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Net Expenses
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16
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Net Investment Income
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677
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Affiliated Investments
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Net Realized Gain on Sale of Affiliated Investments
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158
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Affiliated Investments
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1,317
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
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$
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2,152
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The accompanying
notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (000)
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CAUSEWAY
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OPPORTUNITIES FUND
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10/1/12 to
3/31/13
(Unaudited)
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10/1/11 to
9/30/12
(Audited)
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OPERATIONS:
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Net Investment Income
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$
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677
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$
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232
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Net Realized Gain on Sale of Affiliated Investments
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158
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61
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Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Affiliated Investments
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1,317
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1,568
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations
|
|
|
2,152
|
|
|
|
1,861
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional Class
|
|
|
(665
|
)
|
|
|
(238
|
)
|
Investor Class
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Dividends from Net Investment Income
|
|
|
(676
|
)
|
|
|
(243
|
)
|
Distributions from Net Capital Gains:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional Class
|
|
|
(52
|
)
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
Investor Class
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Distributions from Net Capital Gains
|
|
|
(53
|
)
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
|
|
|
(729
|
)
|
|
|
(269
|
)
|
Net Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions
(1)
|
|
|
17,052
|
|
|
|
6,337
|
|
Redemption Fees
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Increase in Net Assets
|
|
|
18,475
|
|
|
|
7,930
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of Period
|
|
|
15,448
|
|
|
|
7,518
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of Period
|
|
$
|
33,923
|
|
|
$
|
15,448
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undistributed Net Investment Income
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
See Note 7 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
|
(2)
|
See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
|
Amounts designated
as are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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International Opportunities Fund
|
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|
This page
intentionally left blank.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For the six months ended March 31, 2013 (Unaudited) and the periods ended September 30,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period ($)
|
|
|
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss) ($)
|
|
|
Net Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss) on
Investments ($)
|
|
|
Total from
Operations
($)
|
|
|
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income ($)
|
|
|
Distributions
from
Capital
Gains ($)
|
|
|
Total
Dividends
and
Distributions ($)
|
|
|
Redemption
Fees ($)
|
|
Causeway International Opportunities Fund
|
|
Institutional
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013
(2)
|
|
|
11.15
|
|
|
|
0.30
|
|
|
|
0.66
|
|
|
|
0.96
|
|
|
|
(0.25
|
)
|
|
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
|
(0.27
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
9.35
|
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
1.91
|
|
|
|
2.11
|
|
|
|
(0.28
|
)
|
|
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
|
(0.31
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
10.67
|
|
|
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
(1.18
|
)
|
|
|
(1.13
|
)
|
|
|
(0.19
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.19
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2010
(1)(2)
|
|
|
10.00
|
|
|
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
|
0.68
|
|
|
|
0.67
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013
(2)
|
|
|
11.12
|
|
|
|
0.13
|
|
|
|
0.80
|
|
|
|
0.93
|
|
|
|
(0.22
|
)
|
|
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
|
(0.24
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
9.32
|
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
1.98
|
|
|
|
2.08
|
|
|
|
(0.25
|
)
|
|
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
|
(0.28
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
10.65
|
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
(1.27
|
)
|
|
|
(1.16
|
)
|
|
|
(0.17
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.17
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2010
(1)(2)
|
|
|
10.00
|
|
|
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
|
0.68
|
|
|
|
0.65
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Commenced operations on December 31, 2009.
|
(2)
|
All ratios for periods less than one year are annualized. Total returns and portfolio turnover rate are for the period indicated and have not been annualized.
|
|
Per share amounts calculated using average shares method.
|
Amounts
designated as are $0 or round to $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
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International Opportunities Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset
Value, End
of Period
($)
|
|
|
Total
Return
(%)
|
|
|
Net Assets,
End of
Period
($) (000)
|
|
|
Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets (%)
|
|
|
Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Reimburse-
ments) (%)
|
|
|
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
to
Average
Net
Assets (%)
|
|
|
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate (%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.84
|
|
|
|
8.58
|
|
|
|
32,311
|
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
0.67
|
|
|
|
5.09
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
11.15
|
|
|
|
23.11
|
|
|
|
14,887
|
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
1.39
|
|
|
|
1.95
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
9 .35
|
|
|
|
(10.90
|
)
|
|
|
7,351
|
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
2.74
|
|
|
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
10.67
|
|
|
|
6.70
|
|
|
|
1,409
|
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
11.69
|
|
|
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.81
|
|
|
|
8.38
|
|
|
|
1,612
|
|
|
|
0.36
|
|
|
|
0.95
|
|
|
|
2.30
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
11.12
|
|
|
|
22.84
|
|
|
|
561
|
|
|
|
0.36
|
|
|
|
1.61
|
|
|
|
0.95
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
9 .32
|
|
|
|
(11.13
|
)
|
|
|
167
|
|
|
|
0.36
|
|
|
|
3.62
|
|
|
|
0.99
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
10.65
|
|
|
|
6.50
|
|
|
|
142
|
|
|
|
0.36
|
|
|
|
11.36
|
|
|
|
(0.36
|
)
|
|
|
3
|
|
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway
International Opportunities Fund
|
|
|
15
|
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
Causeway International
Opportunities Fund (the Fund) is a series of Causeway Capital Management Trust (the Trust). The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
1940 Act) and is a Delaware statutory trust that was established on August 10, 2001. The Fund began operations on December 31, 2009. The Fund is authorized to offer two classes of shares, the Institutional Class and the
Investor Class. The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund. The Fund is diversified. The Funds prospectus provides a description of the Funds investment
objectives, policies and strategies. The Trust has four additional series, the financial statements of which are presented separately.
2.
|
|
Significant Accounting Policies
|
The
following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amount of net assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
The assets of the Fund consist of investments in affiliated investment companies and money market funds which are valued at their daily net asset values per share.
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP,
the Fund discloses fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an
asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The guidance establishes three levels of fair value hierarchy as follows:
|
|
|
Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at
the measurement date;
|
|
|
|
Level 2 Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the
asset or liability; and
|
|
|
|
Level 3 Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by
little or no market activity).
|
Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in
determining fair value. Investments classified within Level 3 whose fair value measurement considers several inputs may include Level 1 or Level 2 inputs as components of the overall fair value measurement.
As of March 31, 2013, all of the Funds investments are Level 1.
|
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
Causeway
International Opportunities Fund
|
|
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(continued)
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investments assigned level
within the hierarchy during the reporting period. For the Fund there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the reporting period, based on the input level assigned under the hierarchy at the beginning and end of the reporting period.
For the six-months ended March 31, 2013, there were no significant changes to the Funds fair value methodologies.
Federal Income Taxes
It is the
Funds intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made in the
financial statements.
The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds tax returns to
determine whether it is more-likely-than not (i.e., greater than 50-percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet
the more likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Fund did not record any tax provision in the current period. However, managements conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to
review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., the last 3 tax year ends, as applicable), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations
thereof.
As of and during the six-months ended March 31, 2013, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The
Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax
bene-
fits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period the Fund did not incur any significant interest or penalties.
Security Transactions and Related Income
Security transactions are accounted for on
the date the security is purchased or sold (trade date). Dividend income received from the affiliated funds is recognized on the ex-dividend date and is recorded as dividend income in the Statement of Operations. Capital gain distributions received
from the affiliated funds are recognized on ex-dividend date and are recorded on the Statement of Operations as such. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sales of investment securities are those of the specific securities
sold.
Expense/Classes
Expenses that are directly related to one Fund of the Trust are charged directly to that Fund. Other operating expenses of the Trust are prorated to the Fund and the other series of the Trust on the basis of relative daily net assets. Class specific
expenses are borne by that class of shares. Income, realized and unrealized gains/losses and non-class specific expenses are allocated to the respective classes on the basis of relative daily net assets.
Dividends and Distributions
Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid on an annual basis. Any net realized capital gains on sales of securities are distributed to shareholders at least annually.
Redemption Fee
The
Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2% on the value of capital shares redeemed by shareholders less than 60 days after purchase. The redemption fee also applies to exchanges from the Fund. The redemption fee is paid to the Fund. The redemption fee does
not apply to shares purchased through reinvested distributions or shares redeemed through designated systematic withdrawal plans. The
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway
International Opportunities Fund
|
|
|
17
|
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(continued)
redemption fee does not normally apply to accounts designated as omnibus accounts with the transfer agent. These are arrangements through financial intermediaries where the purchase and sale
orders of a number of persons are aggregated before being communicated to the Fund. However, the Fund may seek agreements with these intermediaries to impose the Funds redemption fee or a different redemption fee on their customers if
feasible, or to impose other appropriate restrictions on excessive short-term trading. The officers of the Fund may waive the redemption fee for shareholders in asset allocation and similar investment programs reasonably believed not to be engaged
in short-term market timing, including for holders of shares purchased by Causeway Capital Management LLC (the Adviser) for its clients to rebalance their portfolios. For the six-months ended March 31, 2013, the Fund did not retain
any redemption fees.
3.
|
|
Investment Advisory, Administration, Shareholder Service and Distribution Agreements
|
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the Advisory Agreement) with the Adviser. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is not paid any fees.
The Fund invests primarily in Causeway International Value Fund and Causeway Emerging Markets Fund, which separately pay advisory fees to the Adviser. The Adviser has contractually agreed through January 31, 2014 to reimburse the Fund to the
extent necessary to keep total annual fund operating expenses (excluding brokerage fees and commissions, interest, taxes, shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of other funds in which the Fund invests, and extraordinary expenses) from
exceeding 0.11% of Institutional Class and Investor Class average daily net assets. For the six-months ended
March 31, 2013, the Adviser reimbursed expenses of $76,372.
The Trust and SEI
Investments Global Funds Services (the Administrator) have entered into an Administration Agreement. Under the terms of the Administration Agreement, the Administrator is entitled to an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid
monthly based on the aggregate average daily net assets of the Trust as follows: 0.06% up to $1 billion; 0.05% of the assets exceeding $1 billion up to $2 billion; 0.04% of the assets exceeding $2 billion up to $3 billion; 0.03% of the assets
exceeding $3 billion up to $4 billion; and 0.02% of the assets exceeding $4 billion. The Fund is subject to a minimum annual fee of $10,000. If the Fund has three or more share classes, it is subject to an additional minimum fee of $20,000 per
additional share class (over two).
The Trust has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement for Investor Class shares that allows the
Trust to pay broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries a fee of up to 0.25% per annum of average daily net assets for services provided to Investor Class shareholders. For the six-months ended March 31, 2013, the Investor Class
paid 0.25% of average daily net assets under this plan.
The Trust and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the Distributor) have
entered into a Distribution Agreement. The Distributor receives no fees for its distribution services under this agreement.
The officers of
the Trust are also officers or employees of the Administrator or Adviser. They receive no fees for serving as officers of the Trust.
As of
March 31, 2013, approximately $122,000 of net assets were held by affiliated investors.
|
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
Causeway
International Opportunities Fund
|
|
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(continued)
4.
|
|
Investment Transactions
|
The cost of
security purchases and the proceeds from the sale of securities, other than short-term investments, during the six months ended March 31, 2013, for the Fund were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases
(000)
|
|
|
Sales
(000)
|
|
$
|
18,462
|
|
|
$
|
1,519
|
|
The following is a rollforward of affiliated investments as of March 31, 2013 (000):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway
Emerging
Markets
Fund
|
|
|
Causeway
International
Value Fund
|
|
Beginning balance as of September 30, 2012
|
|
$
|
3,415
|
|
|
$
|
12,037
|
|
Purchases
|
|
|
4,054
|
|
|
|
14,408
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
(342
|
)
|
|
|
(1,177
|
)
|
Realized Gain
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
157
|
|
Unrealized Gain
|
|
|
418
|
|
|
|
899
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance as of March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)
|
|
$
|
7,546
|
|
|
$
|
26,324
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
Risks of Foreign Investing
|
Because
Causeway International Value Fund and Causeway Emerging Markets Fund (the underlying funds) invest most of their assets in foreign securities, the Fund is subject to further risks. For example, the value of the underlying funds
securities may be affected by social, political and economic developments and U.S. and foreign laws relating to foreign investment. Further, because the underlying funds invest in securities denominated in foreign currencies, the underlying
funds securities may go down in value depending on foreign exchange rates. Other risks include trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; withholding or other taxes; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure
standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign securities
less liquid, more volatile and harder to value than U.S. securities. These risks are higher for emerging markets investments.
6.
|
|
Federal Tax Information
|
The Fund is
classified as a separate taxable entity for Federal income tax purposes. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a separate regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and make the requisite
distributions to shareholders that will be sufficient to relieve it from Federal income tax and Federal excise tax. Therefore, no Federal tax provision is required. To the extent that dividends from net investment income and distributions from net
realized capital gains exceed amounts reported in the financial statements, such amounts are reported separately.
The Fund may be subject to
taxes imposed by countries in which it invests in issuers existing or operating in such countries. Such taxes are generally based on income earned. The Fund accrues such taxes when the related income is earned. Dividend and interest income is
recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid.
The amounts of distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in
accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from those amounts determined under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature.
The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains, and the timing of distributions made during the year may differ from the year that the income or realized gains (losses) were recorded by the Fund.
To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate equity accounts in the period that the differences arise.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(continued)
The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the fiscal years ended September 30,
2012, and September 30, 2011 were as follows (000):
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Ordinary
Income
|
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|
Long-Term
Capital Gain
|
|
|
Total
|
|
2012
|
|
$
|
231
|
|
|
$
|
38
|
|
|
$
|
269
|
|
2011
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
As of September 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows (000):
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|
|
|
|
Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains
|
|
$
|
51
|
|
Unrealized Appreciation
|
|
|
339
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Distributable Earnings
|
|
$
|
390
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry
forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an
unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be used prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this
ordering rule, preenactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than
being considered all short-term as under previous law.
At March 31, 2013, the total cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes
and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investment securities for the Fund were as follows (000):
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|
Federal
Tax Cost
|
|
|
Appreciated
Securities
|
|
|
Depreciated
Securities
|
|
|
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
|
$
|
32,242
|
|
|
$
|
1,657
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|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,657
|
|
7.
|
|
Capital Shares Issued and Redeemed (000)
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
Six-Month Period Ended
March 31, 2013 (Unaudited)
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|
Year Ended
September 30, 2012 (Audited)
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Shares
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|
Value
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|
|
Shares
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|
|
Value
|
|
Institutional Class
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
Shares Sold
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|
|
1,453
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|
|
$
|
16,692
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|
|
|
549
|
|
|
$
|
6,022
|
|
Shares Issued in Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
|
716
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
264
|
|
Shares Redeemed
|
|
|
(119
|
)
|
|
|
(1,376
|
)
|
|
|
(29
|
)
|
|
|
(308
|
)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in Shares Outstanding Derived from Institutional Class Transactions
|
|
|
1,395
|
|
|
|
16,032
|
|
|
|
548
|
|
|
|
5,978
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
Investor Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Sold
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
|
1,009
|
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
368
|
|
Shares Issued in Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
Shares Redeemed
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in Shares Outstanding Derived from Investor Class Transactions
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
|
1,020
|
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
359
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in Shares Outstanding from Capital Share Transactions
|
|
|
1,481
|
|
|
$
|
17,052
|
|
|
|
581
|
|
|
$
|
6,337
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(concluded)
8.
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Significant Shareholder Concentration
|
As
of March 31, 2013, four of the Funds shareholders owned 94% of net assets in the Institutional Class.
9.
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New Accounting Pronouncement
|
In December
2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a further update to the guidance Balance Sheet Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The amendments to this standard require an entity to disclose information
about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those
arrange-
ments on its financial position. The amended guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2013. Management has evaluated the implications of this
update and does not believe the adoption will have a material impact on the financial statements.
The Fund has evaluated
the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments were required to the financial statements.
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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs:
(1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. It is important for you to understand the impact of these costs on your investment
returns.
Ongoing operating expenses are deducted from a mutual funds gross income and directly reduce its final investment return. These
expenses are expressed as a percentage of a mutual funds average net assets; this percentage is known as a mutual funds expense ratio.
The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds.
The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The table on the
next page illustrates the Funds costs in two ways:
Actual Fund Return.
This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses
after fee waivers that the Fund incurred over the period. The Expenses Paid During Period column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the Ending Account Value number is derived
from deducting that expense cost from the Funds gross investment return.
You can use this information, together with the actual amount
you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the
number shown under Expenses Paid During Period.
Hypothetical 5% Return.
This section helps you compare the Funds
costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the
Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess the Funds comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for the Fund in the Expenses Paid During Period column with
those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other mutual funds.
NOTE:
Because the return is set at 5% for
comparison purposes NOT the Funds actual return the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.
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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)
(concluded)
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Beginning
Account
Value
10/01/12
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Ending
Account
Value
3/31/13
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Annualized
Expense
Ratios
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Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
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Actual Portfolio Return
|
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Institutional Class
|
|
$
|
1,000.00
|
|
|
$
|
1,085.80
|
|
|
|
0.11
|
%
|
|
$
|
0.57
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hypothetical 5% Return
|
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|
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|
Institutional Class
|
|
$
|
1,000.00
|
|
|
$
|
1,024.38
|
|
|
|
0.11
|
%
|
|
$
|
0.56
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual Portfolio Return
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
Investor Class
|
|
$
|
1,000.00
|
|
|
$
|
1,083.80
|
|
|
|
0.36
|
%
|
|
$
|
1.86
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hypothetical 5% Return
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor Class
|
|
$
|
1,000.00
|
|
|
$
|
1,023.15
|
|
|
|
0.36
|
%
|
|
$
|
1.80
|
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the Funds annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year
period.)
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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CAUSEWAY INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND:
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT AS OF MARCH 31, 2013
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
For the six months ended March 31,
2013, Causeway International Value Funds Institutional Class returned 8.1% and the Investor Class returned 7.9%, compared to 12.2% for the MSCI EAFE Index (EAFE Index). Since the Funds inception on October 26, 2001, the
Funds average annual total returns are 8.4% for the Institutional Class and 8.1% for the Investor Class, compared to 6.6% for the EAFE Index.
Performance Review
Persistent
monetary support drove global equities higher during the six month period ended March 31, 2013. Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kuroda pledged to do whatever it takes to pull the economy out of deflation in his first Diet testimony,
echoing the July 2012 statements of European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi before he unveiled the Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT) policy. The OMT has been such a powerful tool that the ECB achieved a huge easing in domestic
financial conditions without having to buy any bonds. It is important to keep in mind that the OMT is not an unconditional program. Rather, it relies on peripheral countries willing and able to meet the requirements that the ECB imposes in exchange
for its support. The BoJ, under the new administration, is attempting to create inflationary expectations to stimulate demand-led growth. The hope is that consumers, accustomed to price deflation, will reverse their longstanding behavior and in
short order become profligate in anticipation of rising prices. Such an experiment is unproven and fraught with challenges, especially given the staggeringly high level of Japanese government debt. Japans gross debt is approximately 210% of
gross domestic product and rising.
Currency exchange rates proved to be a headwind for US dollar-based investors
overseas assets the US dollar appreciated dramatically versus the Japanese yen, and to a lesser degree versus the British pound. The best performing developed equity markets this period included Greece, Switzerland, Japan, Australia, and
Finland. The biggest laggards included Italy (the only developed equity market in negative territory), Norway, and Israel, as well as two markets that are not EAFE Index constituents but are part of our investable universe: South Korea and Canada.
The best performing sectors in the MSCI EAFE Index were consumer discretionary, financials, information technology, and health care. The worst performing sector was energy (the only sector in negative territory), followed by utilities,
telecommunication services, and materials.
Due to several stock-specific detractors and an underweight to the rising Japanese
market, the Fund underperformed the MSCI EAFE Index during the period. Fund holdings in the capital goods, energy, insurance, food, beverage & tobacco, and consumer durables & apparel industry groups detracted the most from the
relative performance of the Fund versus the EAFE Index. Fund holdings in the materials, pharmaceuticals & biotechnology, utilities, telecommunication services, and media industry groups contributed to relative performance.
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The largest individual detractors from absolute performance over the period included plant
construction engineering company, JGC (Japan), infrastructure engineer & construction company, Balfour Beatty (United Kingdom), mail and parcel delivery provider, PostNL (Netherlands), energy services firm, Petrofac (United Kingdom), and
oil & gas exploration & production company, BG Group (United Kingdom). The top individual contributors to absolute performance included automobile manufacturer, Toyota Motor (Japan), media & publishing company, Reed
Elsevier (Netherlands), flavors & fragrances ingredients provider, Givaudan (Switzerland), and two pharmaceutical giants, Novartis (Switzerland) and Sanofi-Aventis (France).
Significant Portfolio Changes
Several new positions were initiated during the
period. Some of the more significant new holdings are two integrated energy producers, Royal Dutch Shell (United Kingdom) and Imperial Oil (Canada), industrial conglomerate & electronics manufacturer, Hitachi (Japan), and
automobile & truck manufacturer, Daimler (Germany). In addition, we added to several existing positions as their risk-adjusted upside ranked more competitively. Notable increased exposures to existing positions included two financial firms,
UBS (Switzerland) and BNP Paribas (France) as well as two mobile telecommunication services providers, Vodafone (United Kingdom) and KDDI (Japan). Reductions in specific holdings typically occur because the risk-adjusted expected return no longer
ranks competitively relative to other investment candidates. The most significant sales during the period included natural gas power utility, Enagas (Spain), automobile manufacturer, Honda Motor (Japan), robotics and automation equipment
manufacturer, Fanuc (Japan), industrial gas supplier, Air Liquide (France), and financial services exchange, Deutsche Boerse (Germany).
Investment
Outlook
Our risk-adjusted ranking of the most attractive Causeway International Value Fund candidates indicates a more
muted return for developed markets equities in 2013 versus 2012. In addition to scouring industries for laggards with restructuring potential, we are working to position the Fund for any pullback in markets. Our proprietary risk model generates a
forecast of the prospective risk, defined as
beta
(or sensitivity to the benchmark index), of the Funds portfolio. We have reduced this prospective
beta
modestly and can take portfolio prospective
beta
even lower if this
rally leads investors to indiscriminately buy stocks without adequate valuation support.
The current surge in Japanese
equities is a consequence of the yens decline and the anticipation of aggressive monetary policy from the BoJ. In our opinion, for Japanese equities to sustain their momentum, the country needs deep-seated structural reform, including fiscal
and tax reforms, liberalization of trade and labor markets, and de-regulation. Absent meaningful reform that leads to sustainably higher returns on employed capital, todays Japanese equity market rally may prove to be a warm weekend in a long
winter, and again disappoint investors. We remain committed to investing in
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stocks globally based on valuation and the fundamental underpinnings of companies operating profitability. To the extent that we can convince ourselves that management of Japanese companies
will improve meaningfully, causing higher returns on capital to accrue to minority shareholders, we will willingly participate. Absent that reform, we will not take the risk of investing in a momentum-led rally that appears unsustainable over the
long-term. Instead, we are finding some of the most compelling risk-adjusted opportunities in sectors which have lagged the substantial recovery of global equity markets since bottoming in March 2009. Three sectors where we remain meaningfully
overweight compared to the benchmark include materials, energy, and industrials.
Regardless of stock markets levels,
restructuring opportunities invariably appear in our weekly screens. Among other things, we look for newly-hired senior management that is focused on shedding underperforming units and restoring value accretion (generating returns above the cost of
capital). As long as these lagging companies have the financial wherewithal to withstand competitive pressures and pay shareholders with cash dividends, we can wait patiently for the new strategy to take hold. In addition to seeking competitive
returns, we strive to manage overall portfolio volatility (defined as the standard deviation of returns). Our primary tool to manage risk comes from portfolio diversification across an array of risk factors. We are confident our investment process,
combining fundamental and quantitative analysis, should continue to benefit the Fund over full market cycles.
Additional Portfolio Managers
Effective April 1, 2013, we promoted Foster Corwith and Alessandro Valentini to portfolio manager for the Fund and
the investment advisers international and global value equity clients. Mr. Corwith is a director of the investment adviser and is responsible for research in the global industrials and consumer sectors. Mr. Corwith joined the firm in
July 2006. During the summer of 2005, Mr. Corwith was a research associate at Deutsche Asset Management, where he was responsible for researching consumer staples companies. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Corwith was a project manager in the
Corporate Services group of The Bank of New York, where he oversaw the integration of trading platforms for 200 broker-dealer clients acquired during the firms merger with Mellon Financial. From 2001-2003, Mr. Corwith was an analyst in
Credit Suisse First Bostons prime brokerage unit, where he worked as a liaison between the groups security lending, technology, and account management groups. From 2000-2001, Mr. Corwith was a management trainee at Donaldson
Lufkin & Jenrette, working with the equity research team. Mr. Corwith has an MBA from the University of Chicago, a BA, cum laude, from Tufts University, and is a CFA charterholder.
Alessandro Valentini is a director of the investment adviser and is responsible for research in the in the global health care and
financials sectors. Mr. Valentini joined the firm in July 2006. During the summer of 2005, Mr. Valentini worked as a research analyst at Thornburg Investment Management, where he conducted fundamental research for the International Value
Fund and the Value Fund, focusing on the European telecommunication and Canadian oil sectors. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Valentini worked as a
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financial analyst at Goldman Sachs in the European Equities Research-Sales division in New York. Mr. Valentini has an MBA from Columbia Business School, with honors, an MA in Economics from
Georgetown University and a BS, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University. Mr. Valentini was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma honors society, is a Phi Beta Kappa member, and is a CFA charterholder.
We thank you for your continued confidence in Causeway International Value Fund, and look forward to serving you in the future.
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Harry W. Hartford
|
|
Sarah H. Ketterer
|
|
James A. Doyle
|
Portfolio Manager
|
|
Portfolio Manager
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|
Portfolio Manager
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|
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Jonathan P. Eng
|
|
Kevin Durkin
|
|
Conor Muldoon
|
Portfolio Manager
|
|
Portfolio Manager
|
|
Portfolio Manager
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|
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Foster Corwith
|
|
Alessandro Valentini
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Portfolio Manager
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Portfolio Manager
|
The above commentary expresses the portfolio managers views as of the date shown and should not be relied upon by the
reader as research or investment advice regarding any stock. These views and the portfolio holdings are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts made will come to pass.
As of 3/31/13, average annual total returns for the Institutional Class were 9.22% (one year), 1.08% (five year), 11.14% ten year, and 8.40% (since inception), and for the Investor Class were 8.90% (one year),
6.64% (five year), 10.88% ten year, and 8.14% (since inception). Inception was 10/26/01.
The performance data quoted represents past performance.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investors shares, when redeemed, may be worth less than their original cost and current performance may be
lower than the performance quoted. Returns greater than one year are average annual total returns. Total returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions at net asset value when paid. All information is as of the date shown.
Investment performance may reflect contractual fee waivers and reimbursements in effect. In the absence of such fee waivers and reimbursements, total return would be reduced. The expense ratios, as disclosed in the Funds prospectus dated
January 28, 2013, for Investor Class shares is 1.24% and for Institutional Class shares is 0.99%.
The Fund offers two classes of shares. Investor
Class shares charge a shareholder service fee of up to 0.25% per annum of average daily net assets. Institutional Class shares charge no shareholder service fee. For more information, please see the prospectus.
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There is no guarantee that the Causeway Funds will meet their stated objectives. The Funds are available to U.S.
investors only. There is a 2% redemption fee on shares held less than 60 days to protect shareholders from short-term investors. If your account incurred a redemption fee, your performance will be lower than the performance quoted. If you invest
through a financial intermediary, it may apply the Funds redemption fee or other frequent trading restrictions.
Index returns are for
illustration only and do not represent actual Fund performance. Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
Investing involves risk including loss of principal. In addition to general risks associated with investing, international investments may involve risk of
capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles or from economic or political instability in other nations. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same
factors as well as increased volatility and lower trading volume. Diversification does not prevent all investment losses.
To determine if the
Fund is an appropriate investment for you, carefully consider the Funds investment objectives, risk factors, charges and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Funds prospectus, which may be obtained by
calling 1-866-947-7000 or viewed and downloaded at www.causewayfunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.
The MSCI EAFE
®
Index
is an arithmetical
average weighted by market value of the performance of approximately 1,000 non-U.S. companies representing 22 stock markets in Europe, Australasia, New Zealand and the Far East. The Index is gross of withholding taxes and assumes reinvestment of
dividends and capital gains.
MSCI has not approved, reviewed or produced this report, makes no express or implied warranties or representations
and is not liable whatsoever for any data in the report. You may not redistribute the MSCI data or use it as a basis for other indices or investment products.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (000)*
March 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
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Causeway International Value Fund
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Number of Shares
|
|
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Value
|
|
COMMON STOCK
|
|
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Canada 0.9%
|
|
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|
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|
|
Imperial Oil Ltd.
|
|
|
481,000
|
|
|
$
|
19,660
|
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|
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France 10.9%
|
|
|
|
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AXA SA
|
|
|
1,139,531
|
|
|
|
19,588
|
|
BNP Paribas
|
|
|
812,377
|
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|
|
41,696
|
|
Legrand SA
|
|
|
920,198
|
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|
|
40,129
|
|
Sanofi-Aventis SA
|
|
|
585,051
|
|
|
|
59,448
|
|
Technip SA
|
|
|
246,701
|
|
|
|
25,292
|
|
Total SA
|
|
|
874,196
|
|
|
|
41,860
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
228,013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Germany 12.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bayer AG
|
|
|
331,396
|
|
|
|
34,184
|
|
Daimler AG
|
|
|
723,036
|
|
|
|
39,339
|
|
Deutsche Boerse AG
|
|
|
318,779
|
|
|
|
19,306
|
|
Deutsche Post AG
|
|
|
879,656
|
|
|
|
20,268
|
|
Linde AG
|
|
|
296,578
|
|
|
|
55,144
|
|
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG
|
|
|
141,539
|
|
|
|
26,471
|
|
SAP AG
|
|
|
311,027
|
|
|
|
24,918
|
|
Siemens AG
|
|
|
470,082
|
|
|
|
50,634
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
270,264
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hong Kong 3.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.
|
|
|
3,046,000
|
|
|
|
9,987
|
|
CNOOC Ltd.
|
|
|
17,930,000
|
|
|
|
34,462
|
|
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.
|
|
|
6,950,533
|
|
|
|
22,653
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
67,102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ireland 2.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR
|
|
|
593,600
|
|
|
|
24,800
|
|
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
|
|
|
1,187,788
|
|
|
|
19,474
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,274
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
|
|
|
31
|
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (000)*
(continued)
March 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway International Value Fund
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Italy 1.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Snam Rete Gas SpA
|
|
|
5,632,658
|
|
|
$
|
25,675
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Japan 13.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of Yokohama Ltd.
|
|
|
2,096,000
|
|
|
|
12,113
|
|
Hitachi Ltd.
|
|
|
3,376,000
|
|
|
|
19,581
|
|
JGC Corp.
|
|
|
1,474,000
|
|
|
|
37,674
|
|
KDDI Corp.
|
|
|
1,571,800
|
|
|
|
65,537
|
|
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
|
|
|
541,400
|
|
|
|
35,716
|
|
Sony Financial Holdings Inc.
|
|
|
1,129,600
|
|
|
|
16,800
|
|
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.
|
|
|
120,200
|
|
|
|
4,903
|
|
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
|
|
|
730,000
|
|
|
|
30,942
|
|
Toyota Motor Corp.
|
|
|
1,314,000
|
|
|
|
67,350
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
290,616
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Netherlands 7.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Akzo Nobel NV
|
|
|
1,064,240
|
|
|
|
67,555
|
|
PostNL NV
|
|
|
4,476,007
|
|
|
|
8,951
|
|
Reed Elsevier NV
|
|
|
4,421,783
|
|
|
|
75,754
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
152,260
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portugal 0.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EDP - Energias de Portugal SA
|
|
|
1,776,742
|
|
|
|
5,471
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Singapore 2.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SembCorp Industries Ltd.
|
|
|
3,629,000
|
|
|
|
15,185
|
|
SembCorp Marine Ltd.
|
|
|
6,464,000
|
|
|
|
23,086
|
|
Singapore Airlines Ltd.
|
|
|
2,319,000
|
|
|
|
20,323
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,594
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Korea 1.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KT&G Corp.
|
|
|
469,277
|
|
|
|
31,845
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spain 1.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tecnicas Reunidas SA
|
|
|
628,736
|
|
|
|
29,461
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
|
|
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (000)*
(continued)
March 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway International Value Fund
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Sweden 1.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A
|
|
|
2,708,644
|
|
|
$
|
27,205
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Switzerland 10.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Givaudan SA
|
|
|
34,458
|
|
|
|
42,324
|
|
Novartis AG
|
|
|
840,850
|
|
|
|
59,744
|
|
Roche Holding AG
|
|
|
182,185
|
|
|
|
42,413
|
|
UBS AG
|
|
|
3,146,978
|
|
|
|
48,234
|
|
Zurich Insurance Group AG
|
|
|
132,017
|
|
|
|
36,742
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
229,457
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom 24.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aviva PLC
|
|
|
6,809,027
|
|
|
|
30,645
|
|
Balfour Beatty PLC
|
|
|
5,515,172
|
|
|
|
19,676
|
|
Barclays PLC
|
|
|
6,666,147
|
|
|
|
29,491
|
|
BG Group PLC
|
|
|
2,136,966
|
|
|
|
36,659
|
|
British American Tobacco PLC
|
|
|
1,060,989
|
|
|
|
56,860
|
|
HSBC Holdings PLC
|
|
|
4,844,121
|
|
|
|
51,171
|
|
Lloyds Banking Group PLC
|
|
|
6,630,217
|
|
|
|
4,905
|
|
Michael Page International PLC
|
|
|
3,222,460
|
|
|
|
20,653
|
|
Petrofac Ltd.
|
|
|
1,354,747
|
|
|
|
29,498
|
|
Rexam PLC
|
|
|
3,870,087
|
|
|
|
31,019
|
|
Rio Tinto PLC
|
|
|
677,615
|
|
|
|
31,763
|
|
Rolls-Royce Group PLC
|
|
|
2,262,064
|
|
|
|
38,839
|
|
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A
|
|
|
950,874
|
|
|
|
30,760
|
|
TESCO PLC
|
|
|
9,391,157
|
|
|
|
54,445
|
|
Vodafone Group PLC
|
|
|
16,301,065
|
|
|
|
46,219
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
512,603
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Cost $1,794,560) 95.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,992,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
|
|
|
33
|
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (000)*
(concluded)
March 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway International Value Fund
|
|
Face Amount (000)
|
|
|
Value
|
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BNY Mellon Cash Reserve, Demand Deposit
0.010%, 04/01/13**
|
|
$
|
103,025
|
|
|
$
|
103,025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Short-Term Investment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Cost $103,025) 4.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
103,025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investments 99.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Cost $1,897,585)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,095,525
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,417
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets 100.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,096,942
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
**
|
The rate reported is the 7-day simple yield as March 31, 2013.
|
ADR
|
American Depositary Receipt
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
|
|
|
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
As of March 31, 2013, the sector diversification was as follows
(Unaudited):
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway International Value Fund
|
|
% of Net Assets
|
|
|
|
Financials
|
|
|
17.6%
|
|
|
|
Industrials
|
|
|
15.8
|
|
|
|
Materials
|
|
|
13.5
|
|
|
|
Energy
|
|
|
11.8
|
|
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
|
|
9.8
|
|
|
|
Health Care
|
|
|
9.3
|
|
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
|
|
6.8
|
|
|
|
Telecommunication Services
|
|
|
5.3
|
|
|
|
Information Technology
|
|
|
3.6
|
|
|
|
Utilities
|
|
|
1.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
95.0
|
|
|
|
Short-Term Investment
|
|
|
4.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
|
100.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
|
|
|
35
|
|
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (000)*
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAUSEWAY
INTERNATIONAL
VALUE FUND
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/31/13
|
|
ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
Investments at Value (Cost $1,897,585)
|
|
$
|
2,095,525
|
|
Receivable for Fund Shares Sold
|
|
|
8,572
|
|
Receivable for Dividends
|
|
|
7,619
|
|
Receivable for Tax Reclaims
|
|
|
4,047
|
|
Foreign Currency (Cost $2,695)
|
|
|
2,704
|
|
Receivable for Investment Securities Sold
|
|
|
1,693
|
|
Prepaid Expenses
|
|
|
116
|
|
Unrealized Appreciation on Spot Foreign Currency Contracts
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets
|
|
|
2,120,331
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
Payable for Investment Securities Purchased
|
|
|
19,524
|
|
Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed
|
|
|
1,510
|
|
Payable Due to Adviser
|
|
|
1,412
|
|
Payable for Shareholder Services Fees Investor Class
|
|
|
287
|
|
Payable for Trustees Fees
|
|
|
104
|
|
Payable due to Administrator
|
|
|
93
|
|
Other Accrued Expenses
|
|
|
459
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities
|
|
|
23,389
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
$
|
2,096,942
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
Paid-in-Capital (unlimited authorization no par value)
|
|
$
|
2,319,503
|
|
Undistributed Net Investment Income
|
|
|
16,887
|
|
Accumulated Net Realized Loss on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions
|
|
|
(437,305
|
)
|
Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments
|
|
|
197,940
|
|
Net Unrealized Depreciation on Foreign Currencies and Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign
Currencies
|
|
|
(83
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
|
$
|
2,096,942
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share (based on net assets of
$1,548,298,127 ÷ 116,038,564 shares) Institutional
Class
|
|
|
$13.34
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share (based on net assets of
$548,643,376 ÷ 41,392,998 shares) Investor
Class
|
|
|
$13.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
Except for Net Asset Value data.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
36
|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
|
|
|
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (000)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAUSEWAY
INTERNATIONAL
VALUE FUND
|
|
|
|
|
|
10/01/12 to
3/31/13
|
|
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend Income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $2,208)
|
|
$
|
25,571
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Investment Income
|
|
|
25,571
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
Investment Advisory Fees
|
|
|
7,625
|
|
Shareholder Service Fees Investor Class
|
|
|
649
|
|
Administration Fees
|
|
|
511
|
|
Custodian Fees
|
|
|
302
|
|
Transfer Agent Fees
|
|
|
244
|
|
Trustees Fees
|
|
|
123
|
|
Professional Fees
|
|
|
112
|
|
Printing Fees
|
|
|
99
|
|
Pricing Fees
|
|
|
26
|
|
Registration Fees
|
|
|
25
|
|
Other Fees
|
|
|
105
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Expenses
|
|
|
9,821
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income
|
|
|
15,750
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and
Foreign Currency Transactions:
|
|
|
|
|
Net Realized Gain from Security Transactions
|
|
|
4,523
|
|
Net Realized Loss from Foreign Currency Transactions
|
|
|
(4,439
|
)
|
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments
|
|
|
128,648
|
|
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Foreign Currency and Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities Denominated in Foreign
Currency
|
|
|
1,853
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions
|
|
|
130,585
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
|
|
$
|
146,335
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
|
|
|
37
|
|
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAUSEWAY INTERNATIONAL
VALUE FUND
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10/1/12 to
3/31/13
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
10/1/11 to
9/30/12
(Audited)
|
|
OPERATIONS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income
|
|
$
|
15,750
|
|
|
$
|
34,223
|
|
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Security Transactions
|
|
|
4,523
|
|
|
|
(1,150
|
)
|
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Foreign Currency Transactions
|
|
|
(4,439
|
)
|
|
|
6,866
|
|
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments
|
|
|
128,648
|
|
|
|
275,708
|
|
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Foreign Currency and Translation of Other Assets and Liabilities
Denominated in Foreign Currency
|
|
|
1,853
|
|
|
|
(2,547
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations
|
|
|
146,335
|
|
|
|
313,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends from Net Investment Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional Class
|
|
|
(29,047
|
)
|
|
|
(33,987
|
)
|
Investor Class
|
|
|
(10,263
|
)
|
|
|
(12,203
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Dividends from Net Investment Income
|
|
|
(39,310
|
)
|
|
|
(46,190
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Increase in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions
(1)
|
|
|
347,423
|
|
|
|
66,640
|
|
Redemption Fees
(2)
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Increase in Net Assets
|
|
|
454,495
|
|
|
|
333,580
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of Period
|
|
|
1,642,447
|
|
|
|
1,308,867
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of Period
|
|
$
|
2,096,942
|
|
|
$
|
1,642,447
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undistributed Net Investment Income
|
|
$
|
16,887
|
|
|
$
|
40,447
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
See Note 7 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
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(2)
|
See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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|
|
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For the six months ended March 31, 2013 (Unaudited) and years ended September 30,
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Periods
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period ($)
|
|
|
Net
Investment
Income ($)
|
|
|
Net Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
on
Investments ($)
|
|
|
Total from
Operations ($)
|
|
|
Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income ($)
|
|
|
Distributions
from Capital
Gains ($)
|
|
|
Total
Dividends and
Distributions ($)
|
|
|
Redemption
Fees ($)
|
|
CAUSEWAY INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND
|
|
Institutional
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013
(1)
|
|
|
12.60
|
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
0.91
|
|
|
|
1.02
|
|
|
|
(0.28
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.28
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
10.50
|
|
|
|
0.28
|
|
|
|
2.20
|
|
|
|
2.48
|
|
|
|
(0.38
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.38
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
11.86
|
|
|
|
0.42
|
|
|
|
(1.59
|
)
|
|
|
(1.17
|
)
|
|
|
(0.19
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.19
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
11.30
|
|
|
|
0.18
|
|
|
|
0.57
|
|
|
|
0.75
|
|
|
|
(0.19
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.19
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
12.14
|
|
|
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
(0.08
|
)
|
|
|
0.12
|
|
|
|
(0.51
|
)
|
|
|
(0.45
|
)
|
|
|
(0.96
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
21.85
|
|
|
|
0.42
|
|
|
|
(5.68
|
)
|
|
|
(5.26
|
)
|
|
|
(0.45
|
)
|
|
|
(4.00
|
)
|
|
|
(4.45
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Investor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013
(1)
|
|
|
12.51
|
|
|
|
0.09
|
|
|
|
0.90
|
|
|
|
0.99
|
|
|
|
(0.25
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.25
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
10.42
|
|
|
|
0.23
|
|
|
|
2.21
|
|
|
|
2.44
|
|
|
|
(0.35
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.35
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
11.77
|
|
|
|
0.27
|
|
|
|
(1.46
|
)
|
|
|
(1.19
|
)
|
|
|
(0.16
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.16
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
11.23
|
|
|
|
0.15
|
|
|
|
0.56
|
|
|
|
0.71
|
|
|
|
(0.17
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.17
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
12.05
|
|
|
|
0.18
|
|
|
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
(0.48
|
)
|
|
|
(0.45
|
)
|
|
|
(0.93
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
21.71
|
|
|
|
0.39
|
|
|
|
(5.64
|
)
|
|
|
(5.25
|
)
|
|
|
(0.41
|
)
|
|
|
(4.00
|
)
|
|
|
(4.41
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per share amounts calculated using average shares method.
|
(1)
|
All ratios for periods less than one year are annualized. Total returns and portfolio turnover rate are for the period indicated and have not been annualized.
|
Amounts designated as are $0 or round to $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the
financial statements.
|
|
|
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|
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International Value Fund
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Asset
Value, End
of Period ($)
|
|
|
Total
Return (%)
|
|
|
Net Assets,
End of
Period ($)
(000)
|
|
|
Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets (%)
|
|
|
Ratio
of Net
Investment
Income
to Average
Net Assets
(%)
|
|
|
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate (%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.34
|
|
|
|
8.09
|
|
|
|
1,548,298
|
|
|
|
0.96
|
|
|
|
1.72
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
12.60
|
|
|
|
24.29
|
|
|
|
1,204,193
|
|
|
|
0.99
|
|
|
|
2.37
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
10.50
|
|
|
|
(10.05
|
)
|
|
|
932,175
|
|
|
|
0.99
|
|
|
|
3.30
|
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
11.86
|
|
|
|
6.71
|
|
|
|
1,029,606
|
|
|
|
0.98
|
|
|
|
1.62
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
11.30
|
|
|
|
4.28
|
|
|
|
1,110,262
|
|
|
|
0.99
|
|
|
|
2.29
|
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
12.14
|
|
|
|
(29.24
|
)
|
|
|
1,548,542
|
|
|
|
0.91
|
|
|
|
2.56
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.25
|
|
|
|
7.94
|
|
|
|
548,644
|
|
|
|
1.21
|
|
|
|
1.46
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
12.51
|
|
|
|
24.07
|
|
|
|
438,254
|
|
|
|
1.24
|
|
|
|
2.04
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
10.42
|
|
|
|
(10.28
|
)
|
|
|
376,692
|
|
|
|
1.23
|
|
|
|
2.15
|
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
11.77
|
|
|
|
6.38
|
|
|
|
893,899
|
|
|
|
1.22
|
|
|
|
1.39
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
11.23
|
|
|
|
4.07
|
|
|
|
1,038,465
|
|
|
|
1.23
|
|
|
|
2.07
|
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
12.05
|
|
|
|
(29.40
|
)
|
|
|
1,002,473
|
|
|
|
1.15
|
|
|
|
2.38
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
|
|
|
41
|
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
Causeway International Value
Fund (the Fund) is a series of Causeway Capital Management Trust (the Trust). The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act)
and is a Delaware statutory trust that was established on August 10, 2001. The Fund began operations on October 26, 2001. The Fund is authorized to offer two classes of shares, the Institutional Class and the Investor Class. The
Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of the Fund. The Fund is diversified. The Funds prospectus provides a description of the Funds investment objectives, policies and
strategies. The Trust has four additional series, the financial statements of which are presented separately.
2.
|
|
Significant Accounting Policies
|
The
following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amount of net assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation
Except as described below, securities listed on a securities exchange (except the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ)) or Over-the-Counter (OTC) for which market
quotations are available are
valued at the last reported sale price as of the close of regular trading on each business day, or, if there is no such reported sale, at the last reported bid price for long positions. For
securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. Securities listed on multiple exchanges or OTC markets are valued on the exchange or OTC market considered by the Fund to be the primary market. The prices for foreign
securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates. Prices for most securities held in the Fund are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. If a security price cannot be obtained
from an independent pricing agent, the Fund seeks to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker.
Securities for which market
prices are not readily available are valued in accordance with fair value pricing procedures approved by the Funds Board of Trustees (the Board). The Funds fair value pricing procedures are implemented through a
Fair Value Committee (the Committee) designated by the Board. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using fair value pricing procedures include: the securitys trading has been halted or
suspended; the security has been delisted from a national exchange; the securitys primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; or the securitys primary pricing source is not able
or willing to provide a price. When the Committee values a security in accordance with the fair value pricing procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the
Committee.
The Fund uses a third party vendor to fair value certain non-U.S. securities if there is a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds
thresholds established by the
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|
|
|
|
42
|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
|
|
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(continued)
Committee. The vendor provides fair values for foreign securities based on factors and methodologies involving, generally, tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each
non-U.S. security.
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Fund discloses
fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to
transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets
or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The guidance establishes three levels of fair value hierarchy as follows:
|
|
|
Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at
the measurement date;
|
|
|
|
Level 2 Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the
asset or liability; and
|
|
|
|
Level 3 Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by
little or no market activity).
|
Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in
determining fair value. Investments classified within Level 3 whose fair value measurement considers several inputs may include
Level 1 or Level 2 inputs as components of the overall fair value measurement.
As
of March 31, 2013, all of the Funds investments in securities were considered Level 1.
Changes in valuation techniques may result
in transfers in or out of an investments assigned level within the hierarchy during the reporting period. Changes in the classification between Levels 1 and 2 occur primarily when foreign equity securities are fair valued using other
observable market based inputs in place of closing exchange prices due to events occurring after foreign market closures.
For the
six-months ended March 31, 2013, there were no significant changes to the Funds fair value methodologies.
Federal Income Taxes
It is the Funds intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the
Internal Revenue Code and to distribute all of its taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made in the financial statements.
The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds tax returns to determine whether it is more-likely-than not (i.e., greater than
50-percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position.
Tax
positions not deemed to meet the more likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Fund did not record any tax provision in the current period. However, managements conclusions regarding tax
positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., the last 3 tax year ends, as
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
|
|
|
43
|
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(continued)
applicable), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.
As of and during the six-months ended March 31, 2013, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized
tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period the Fund did not incur any significant interest or penalties.
Security Transactions and Related Income
Security transactions are accounted for on
the date the security is purchased or sold (trade date). Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recognized using the accrual basis of accounting. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sales
of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold.
Foreign Currency
Translation
The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars on the following basis:
(1) the market value or fair value of investment securities, assets and liabilities is converted at the current rate of exchange; and
(2) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are converted at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the
respective dates of such transactions.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of gains and losses on investments in equity securities that is
due to changes in the foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of equity securities.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
When the Fund purchases or sells foreign securities, it may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts
to minimize
foreign exchange risk from the trade date to the settlement date of the transaction. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the
counterparties do not perform under the contracts terms
.
Expense/Classes
Expenses that are directly related to one Fund of the Trust are
charged directly to that Fund. Other operating expenses of the Trust are prorated to the Fund and the other series of the Trust on the basis of relative daily net assets. Class specific expenses are borne by that class of shares. Income, realized
and unrealized gains/losses and non-class specific expenses are allocated to the respective classes on the basis of relative daily net assets.
Dividends and Distributions
Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid on an annual basis. Any net realized capital gains on sales of securities are distributed to shareholders at least annually.
Redemption Fee
The Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2% on the value of capital
shares redeemed by shareholders less than 60 days after purchase. The redemption fee also applies to exchanges from the Fund. The redemption fee is paid to the Fund. The redemption fee does not apply to shares purchased through reinvested
distributions or shares redeemed through designated systematic withdrawal plans. The redemption fee does not normally apply to accounts designated as omnibus accounts with the transfer agent. These are arrangements through financial intermediaries
where the purchase and sale orders of a number of persons are aggregated before being communicated to the Fund. However, the Fund may seek agreements with these intermediaries to impose the Funds redemption fee or a different redemption fee on
their customers if feasible, or to impose other appropriate restrictions on excessive short-term trading. The officers
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|
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|
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|
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International Value Fund
|
|
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(continued)
of the Fund may waive the redemption fee for shareholders in asset allocation and similar investment programs reasonably believed not to be engaged in short-term market timing, including for
holders of shares purchased by Causeway Capital Management LLC (the Adviser) for its clients to rebalance their portfolios. The Funds redemption fee also does not apply to shares redeemed by Causeway International Opportunities
Fund, which is an affiliated fund-of-funds that invests in the Fund. For the six-months ended March 31, 2013, the Fund retained $47,179 in redemption fees.
Cash Equivalents
Idle cash may be swept into various money market sweep accounts and
is classified as Cash Equivalents on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts invested are generally available on the same business day.
Other
Brokerage commission
recapture payments are credited to realized capital gains and are included in net realized gains from security transactions on the statement of operations. For the six-months ended March 31, 2013, the Fund received commission recapture payments
of $21,130.
3.
|
|
Investment Advisory, Administration, Shareholder Service and Distribution Agreements
|
The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement (the Advisory Agreement) with the Adviser. Under the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a
monthly fee equal to an annual rate of 0.80% of the Funds average daily net assets. The Adviser contractually agreed through January 31, 2014 to waive its fee and, to the extent necessary, reimburse the Fund to keep total annual fund
operating expenses (excluding brokerage fees and commissions, interest, taxes, shareholder service fees, fees and expenses of other funds in which the Fund invests,
and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 1.05% of Institutional Class and Investor Class average daily net assets. No waivers or reimbursements were required for the six-months ended
March 31, 2013.
The Trust and SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the Administrator) have entered into an Administration
Agreement. Under the terms of the Administration Agreement, the Administrator is entitled to an annual fee which is calculated daily and paid monthly based on the aggregate average daily net assets of the Trust as follows: 0.06% up to $1 billion;
0.05% of the assets exceeding $1 billion up to $2 billion; 0.04% of the assets exceeding $2 billion up to $3 billion; 0.03% of the assets exceeding $3 billion up to $4 billion; and 0.02% of the assets exceeding $4 billion. The Fund is subject to a
minimum annual fee of $165,000. If the Fund has three or more share classes, it is subject to an additional minimum fee of $20,000 per additional share class (over two).
The Trust has adopted a Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement for Investor Class shares that allows the Trust to pay broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries a fee of up to 0.25% per annum
of average daily net assets for services provided to Investor Class shareholders. For the six-months ended March 31, 2013, the Investor Class paid 0.25% of average daily net assets under this plan.
The Trust and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the Distributor) have entered into a Distribution Agreement. The Distributor receives no
fees from the Fund for its distribution services under this agreement.
The officers of the Trust are also officers or employees of the
Administrator or Adviser. They receive no fees for serving as officers of the Trust.
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International Value Fund
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(continued)
4.
|
|
Investment Transactions
|
The cost of
security purchases and the proceeds from the sale of securities, other than short-term investments, during the six months ended March 31, 2013, for the Fund were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases
(000)
|
|
|
Sales
(000)
|
|
$
|
514,857
|
|
|
$
|
251,746
|
|
5.
|
|
Risks of Foreign Investing
|
Because the
Fund invests most of its assets in foreign securities, the Fund is subject to further risks. For example, the value of the Funds securities may be affected by social, political and economic developments and U.S. and foreign laws relating to
foreign investment. Further, because the Fund invests in securities denominated in foreign currencies, the Funds securities may go down in value depending on foreign exchange rates. Other risks include trading, settlement, custodial, and other
operational risks; withholding or other taxes; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign securities less liquid, more volatile and harder to value than U.S.
securities. These risks are higher for emerging markets investments.
6.
|
|
Federal Tax Information
|
The Fund is
classified as a separate taxable entity for Federal income tax purposes. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a separate regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and make the requisite
distributions to shareholders that will be sufficient to relieve it from Federal income tax and Federal excise tax. Therefore, no Federal tax provision is required. To the extent that dividends from net investment income and distributions from net
real-
ized capital gains exceed amounts reported in the financial statements, such amounts are reported separately.
The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests in issuers existing or operating in such countries. Such taxes are generally based on income earned. The Fund accrues such taxes
when the related income is earned. Dividend and interest income is recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid.
The amounts of distributions from net
investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from those amounts determined under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. These
book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains, and the timing of distributions made during the year may differ from the year
that the income or realized gains (losses) were recorded by the Fund. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate equity accounts in the period that the differences arise.
The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2012, and September 30, 2011 were as
follows (000):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary
Income
|
|
|
Long-Term
Capital Gain
|
|
|
Total
|
|
2012
|
|
$
|
46,190
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
46,190
|
|
2011
|
|
|
28,914
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,914
|
|
As of September 30, 2012, the components of accumulated losses on a tax basis were as follows (000):
|
|
|
|
|
Undistributed Ordinary Income
|
|
$
|
38,591
|
|
Capital Loss Carryforwards
|
|
|
(418,562
|
)
|
Unrealized Appreciation
|
|
|
55,770
|
|
Post October Losses
|
|
|
(7,241
|
)
|
Other Temporary Differences
|
|
|
1,856
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Accumulated Losses
|
|
$
|
(329,586
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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International Value Fund
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|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(continued)
Post-October losses represent losses realized on securities transactions from November 1, 2011 through
September 30, 2012 that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Fund may elect to defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year.
For Federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards incurred before the effective date of the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2012 represent realized losses that the Fund may
carryforward for a maximum period of eight years and apply against future net realized gains. The following summarizes the capital loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2012 (000):
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|
|
|
|
Expiring in Fiscal Year
|
|
Amount
|
|
2018
|
|
$
|
416,778
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total capital loss carryforwards
|
|
$
|
416,778
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended September 30, 2012, the Fund did not use any capital loss carryforwards.
Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in
taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred
during those future taxable years will be required to be used prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss
carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused.
Losses carried forward under these new provisions are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Term
Loss (000)
|
|
|
Long-Term
Loss (000)
|
|
|
Total
(000)
|
|
Causeway International Value Fund
|
|
$
|
1,784
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,784
|
|
Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or
long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.
At March 31, 2013, the total cost of
securities for Federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investment securities for the Fund were as follows (000):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
Tax Cost
|
|
|
Appreciated
Securities
|
|
|
Depreciated
Securities
|
|
|
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
|
$
|
1,897,585
|
|
|
$
|
320,888
|
|
|
$
|
(122,948
|
)
|
|
$
|
197,940
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
|
|
|
47
|
|
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(concluded)
7.
|
|
Capital Shares Issued and Redeemed (000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six-Month Period Ended
March 31, 2013
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Year Ended
September 30, 2012
(Audited)
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Institutional Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Sold
|
|
|
26,378
|
|
|
$
|
343,959
|
|
|
|
22,104
|
|
|
$
|
259,468
|
|
Shares Issued in Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions
|
|
|
2,030
|
|
|
|
26,739
|
|
|
|
2,924
|
|
|
|
31,171
|
|
Shares Redeemed
|
|
|
(7,904
|
)
|
|
|
(104,573
|
)
|
|
|
(18,299
|
)
|
|
|
(214,999
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in Shares Outstanding
Derived from Institutional Class Transactions
|
|
|
20,504
|
|
|
|
266,125
|
|
|
|
6,729
|
|
|
|
75,640
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor Class
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Sold
|
|
|
14,645
|
|
|
|
189,757
|
|
|
|
14,469
|
|
|
|
163,997
|
|
Shares Issued in Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions
|
|
|
750
|
|
|
|
9,820
|
|
|
|
1,120
|
|
|
|
11,875
|
|
Shares Redeemed
|
|
|
(9,025
|
)
|
|
|
(118,279
|
)
|
|
|
(16,709
|
)
|
|
|
(184,872
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding
Derived from Investor Class Transactions
|
|
|
6,370
|
|
|
|
81,298
|
|
|
|
(1,120
|
)
|
|
|
(9,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in Shares Outstanding from Capital Share Transactions
|
|
|
26,874
|
|
|
$
|
347,423
|
|
|
|
5,609
|
|
|
$
|
66,640
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
Significant Shareholder Concentration
|
As
of March 31, 2013, one of the Funds shareholders owned 16% of net assets in the Institutional Class and two of the Funds shareholders owned 74% of net assets in the Investor Class. The shareholders are comprised of omnibus accounts
that are held on behalf of various individual shareholders.
9.
|
|
New Accounting Pronouncement
|
In December
2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a further update to the guidance Balance Sheet Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The amendments to this standard require an entity to disclose information
about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial
statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The amended guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after January 1,
2013. Management has evaluated the implications of this update and does not believe the adoption will have a material impact on the financial statements.
The Fund has evaluated
the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments were required to the financial statements.
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|
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|
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|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
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|
|
DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)
As a
shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder service fees, and other Fund expenses. It is important for you to
understand the impact of these costs on your investment returns.
Ongoing operating expenses are deducted from a mutual funds gross
income and directly reduce its final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of a mutual funds average net assets; this percentage is known as a mutual funds expense ratio.
The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to
compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.
The table on the next page illustrates the Funds costs in two ways:
Actual Fund Return.
This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that the Fund incurred over the period. The Expenses Paid During Period column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund,
and the Ending Account Value number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Funds gross investment return.
You
can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value
divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown under Expenses Paid During Period.
Hypothetical 5%
Return.
This section helps you compare the Funds costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is
unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess the Funds comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for
the Fund in the Expenses Paid During Period column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other mutual funds.
NOTE:
Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes NOT the Funds actual return the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
|
|
|
49
|
|
DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)
(concluded)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning
Account
Value
10/01/12
|
|
|
Ending
Account
Value
3/31/13
|
|
|
Annualized
Expense
Ratios
|
|
|
Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
|
|
Causeway International Value Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual Portfolio Return
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional Class
|
|
$
|
1,000.00
|
|
|
$
|
1,080.90
|
|
|
|
0.96
|
%
|
|
$
|
4.99
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hypothetical 5% Return
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional Class
|
|
$
|
1,000.00
|
|
|
$
|
1,020.14
|
|
|
|
0.96
|
%
|
|
$
|
4.84
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actual Portfolio Return
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor Class
|
|
$
|
1,000.00
|
|
|
$
|
1,079.40
|
|
|
|
1.21
|
%
|
|
$
|
6.28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hypothetical 5% Return
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor Class
|
|
$
|
1,000.00
|
|
|
$
|
1,018.90
|
|
|
|
1.21
|
%
|
|
$
|
6.09
|
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the Funds annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year
period.)
|
|
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
Causeway
International Value Fund
|
|
|
INVESTMENT ADVISER:
Causeway Capital Management LLC
11111 Santa Monica Boulevard
15th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90025
DISTRIBUTOR:
SEI Investments
Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456
TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION:
Call 1-866-947-7000 or visit us online at
www.causewayfunds.com
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) for the first and third
quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q within sixty days after the end of the period. The Funds Forms N-Q are available on the Commission website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission Public Reference Room
in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
A description of the
policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, as well as information relating to how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period
ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-947-7000; and (ii) on the Commissions website at http://www. sec.gov.