Domini Social Equity Fund

Investor Shares Overview

Socially and environmentally concerned investors have social, as well as financial, objectives. The Domini Social Equity Fund seeks to meet these objectives by offering a diversified stock portfolio for long-term capital appreciation that is consistent with social and environmental priorities.
Download a Prospectus in PDF.

Fund Highlights
All data as of 3/31/2013 unless otherwise noted. Note: On November 30, 2006, the Domini Social Equity Fund, formerly an index fund, transitioned to an active management strategy.
Symbol: DSEFX
Fund Type
Diversified large-cap equity, socially screened.
Inception Date:
6/3/1991
Initial Sales Fee

None (no-load)
Fund Net Assets
$824.8 Million
Expense Ratio1
1.25% annually
Dividends
Quarterly
Capital Gains
Annually
Minimum Initial Investment
$2,500 ($1,500 for IRAs); $1,500 Automatic investment plan
Newspaper Listings
Investor shares: Domini Soc Inv-Soc Eq
CUSIP Number
257132100

Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to provide its shareholders with long-term total return.

Investment Strategy
The Fund invests primarily in stocks of U.S. companies that meet Domini Social Investments’ social and environmental standards.

Subject to these standards, Wellington Management Company, LLP, the Fund’s subadvisor, seeks to add value using a diversified quantitative stock selection approach, while managing risk through portfolio construction.

Management                                                    Advisor and Sponsor: Domini Social Investments LLC.

Subadvisor: Wellington Management Company, LLP.

Shareholder Activism
The Fund also advances its social and environmental objectives through proxy voting, dialogue with corporations, and the filing of shareholder resolutions

Social and Environmental Standards
Domini evaluates the Fund’s current and potential investments against its social and environmental standards based on the businesses in which they engage, as well as on the quality of their relations with key stakeholders, including communities, customers, ecosystems, employees, investors, and suppliers.

Domini may determine that a security is eligible for investment even if a corporation’s profile reflects a mixture of positive and negative social and environmental characteristics.

Investor Profile
Who Should Invest:

  • Investors seeking long-term growth of capital.
  • Investors committed to the Fund's socially responsible investment standards.

Who Should Not Invest:

  • Investors unwilling or unable to accept moderate to significant fluctuations in share price.
1. Until November 30, 2013, Domini Social Investments LLC has contractually agreed to waive certain fees and/or reimburse certain expenses, including management fees, so that the Fund's expenses will not exceed, on a per annum basis, 1.25% of the daily net assets representing Investor shares, absent an earlier modification by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The Domini Social Equity Fund is not insured and is subject to market risks. You may lose money. Although the Domini Social Equity Fund Investor shares are no-load, certain fees and expenses apply to a continued investment and are described in the prospectus. The composition of the Fund's portfolio is subject to change.

The Domini Funds maintain portfolio holdings disclosure policies that govern the timing and circumstances of disclosure to shareholders and third parties of information regarding the portfolio investments held by the Funds.