CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C 1350)

I, Jane K. Carten, certify that:

 

This certification is being furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of the Registrant’s Semi-Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended May 31, 2026 (the “Report”).

 

 I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

Date 7/30/2026

Jane K. Carten, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C 1350)

I, Christopher R. Fankhauser, certify that:

 

This certification is being furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of the Registrant’s Semi-Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended May 31, 2026 (the “Report”).

 

I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge:

 

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

 

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

Date 7/30/2026

Christopher R. Fankhauser, Treasurer