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Calvert Government Fund (CGVAX)

Daily Performance (as of 9/8/2010)
Price $16.58
Price Change $-0.02 (-0.12%)
YTD Return (3.75% Sales Charge) 3.10%
YTD Return (No Charge) 7.12%
Average Maturity
(rounded to nearest year or day)		 6 Years
Daily 30-Day SEC Yield 0.61%
Fund Facts (as of 9/8/2010)
NASDAQ Symbol CGVAX (A Shares)
Calvert Fund Number 974 (A Shares)
CUSIP Number 131582546 (A Shares)
Assets Under Management $4.84 Million
Duration (as of 6/30/2010)
Effective Duration 1.28 Years

Overview

Fund Management

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to maximize income, to the extent consistent with preservation of capital, primarily through investment in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities. Investment in mutual funds involves risk, including possible loss of principal invested. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund or the Fund could underperform because of the following risks: the market prices of bonds may decline; the individual bonds in the Fund may not perform as well as expected; and/or the Fund’s portfolio management practices may not work to achieve their desired result. Bond funds are subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. In addition, the credit quality of the securities may deteriorate, which could lead to default or bankruptcy of the issuer where the issuer becomes unable to pay its obligations when due.The Fund is nondiversified and compared to other funds, may invest more of its assets in a smaller number of issuers, so that gains and losses on the bonds of a single issuer may have more impact on the Fund.

Investment Strategy

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities ("U.S. Government Securities"), futures contracts related to U.S. Government Securities and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government Securities.

Important Disclosure

Holdings are subject to change.


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Average Annual Returns (%) for period ending 8/31/2010
Share Class YTD QTD 1 yr 3 yrs 5 yrs 10 yrs Since Inception Inception
A Shares (3.75% Sales Charge) 3.54 -2.19 4.91 n/a n/a n/a 6.83 12/31/2008
A Shares (No Charge) 7.58 1.62 8.99 n/a n/a n/a 9.30 12/31/2008
Average Annual Returns (%) for period ending 6/30/2010
Share Class YTD QTD 1 yr 3 yrs 5 yrs 10 yrs Since Inception Inception
A Shares (3.75% Sales Charge) 1.88 -0.18 6.23 n/a n/a n/a 6.49 12/31/2008
A Shares (No Charge) 5.86 3.72 10.34 n/a n/a n/a 9.22 12/31/2008
The performance data quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. Indices reflect no deductions for fees or expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index.
Fund Expenses (from Prospectus)
(Performance data quoted above already reflects deduction for Fund operating expenses)
Expense Ratio
(if no waiver reimbursement in effect)		 Net Expense Ratio
(if waiver reimbursement in effect)		 Gross Expense Ratio
(if waiver reimbursement in effect)
n/a 1.04% 5.67%
Fund Yields
Daily 30-Day SEC Yield: 0.61%

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

Yearly Percentage Return

Pricing & Distribution

Most Recent Distributions

A Shares: Without Sales Charge
Date Type Rate Record Date Ex Date Reinvest Date Reinvest Price
8/27/2010 Dividend 0.00964 8/25/2010 8/26/2010 8/26/2010 16.64
7/30/2010 Dividend 0.01648 7/28/2010 7/29/2010 7/29/2010 16.38
6/25/2010 Dividend 0.02144 6/23/2010 6/24/2010 6/24/2010 16.35
5/28/2010 Dividend 0.02241 5/26/2010 5/27/2010 5/27/2010 16.36
4/30/2010 Dividend 0.02565 4/28/2010 4/29/2010 4/29/2010 16.02
3/26/2010 Dividend 0.02446 3/24/2010 3/25/2010 3/25/2010 15.85
2/26/2010 Dividend 0.02420 2/24/2010 2/25/2010 2/25/2010 15.76
1/29/2010 Dividend 0.02386 1/27/2010 1/28/2010 1/28/2010 15.78
12/24/2009 Dividend 0.02321 12/22/2009 12/23/2009 12/23/2009 15.63
12/3/2009 Short Term Gain 0.33682 12/1/2009 12/2/2009 12/2/2009 15.70
12/3/2009 Long Term Gain 0.07383 12/1/2009 12/2/2009 12/2/2009 15.70
11/25/2009 Dividend 0.02145 11/23/2009 11/24/2009 11/24/2009 16.10
10/30/2009 Dividend 0.01732 10/28/2009 10/29/2009 10/29/2009 16.10
9/25/2009 Dividend 0.01787 9/23/2009 9/24/2009 9/24/2009 16.08
8/28/2009 Dividend 0.01588 8/26/2009 8/27/2009 8/27/2009 15.90
7/31/2009 Dividend 0.01035 7/29/2009 7/30/2009 7/30/2009 15.71
6/26/2009 Dividend 0.01188 6/24/2009 6/25/2009 6/25/2009 15.48

Annual Distribution Totals

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A Shares: Without Sales Charge

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A Shares: Without Sales Charge

Top Holdings

Credit Quality
As of 6/30/2010
Average Effective Maturity 5.72 Years

Important Disclosure

Holdings are subject to change.


Ratings are determined by using S&P, Moody's and Fitch rating services, whose rating categories are reflected above respectively. Bonds rated by all three services are assigned the median rating; if a bond is rated by only two agencies, it is assigned the lowest rating; if it is only rated by one agency, it is assigned that rating. Bonds issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government are grouped as "Government." If a bond is not rated by any of the aforementioned rating services, it appears in the "Not Rated" category.


Management & Commentary

Fund Management

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

As investment advisor to the Calvert family of funds, CAMCO oversees assets covering a broad range of equity, fixed-income, balanced, and asset allocation funds.

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Fees & Minimums

Annual Operating Expenses (deducted from Fund assets)

Description Expense
Management fees 0.550%
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees 0.250%
Other expenses 4.870%
Total annual Fund operating expenses 5.670%
Less fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement 4.630%
Net expenses 1.040%

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your account)

Description Fee
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)		 3.75%
Maximum deferred sales charge (load)
(as a percentage of purchase or redemption
proceeds, whichever is lower) 		none
Short term trading fee
(unless otherwise noted the redemption fee applies to redemptions, including exchanges within 30 days of purchase (seven days for Class I and R shares)		 2.00%

Fund Expense Ratios

Description Expense
Expense Ratio
(if no waiver/reimbursement
in effect)		 n/a
Net Expense Ratio
(if waiver/reimbursement
in effect)		 1.04%
Gross Expense Ratio
(if waiver/reimbursement
in effect)		 5.67%

Investment Minimums

Description Minimum
Minimum Initial Investment (ClassA) $2,000
Minimum Initial Investment for IRA (ClassA) $1,000
Minimum Subsequent Investment (ClassA) $250

Important Disclosure

Calvert has agreed contractually to limit direct net annual operating expenses for Calvert Government Fund through January 31, 2011. This limitation does not limit the acquired fund fees and expenses incurred by a shareholder. Direct net operating expenses for the Fund will not exceed 1.04% for Class A shares and 2.04% for Class C shares of the Fund. Only the Board of Trustees of the Fund may terminate the Fund’s expense cap before the contractual period expires. Under the terms of the contractual expense limitation, operating expenses do not include interest expense, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and taxes.


Management fees include the advisory fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor, and the administrative fee paid by the Fund to Calvert Administrative Services Company, an affiliate of the Advisor.


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