INVESTMENT ADVISER |
Value Line, Inc. 220 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017-5891 |
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DISTRIBUTOR |
Value Line Securities, Inc. 220 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017-5891 |
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CUSTODIAN BANK |
State Street Bank and Trust Co. 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 |
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SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT |
State Street Bank and Trust Co. c/o BFDS P.O. Box 219729 Kansas City, MO 64121-9729 |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 300 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 |
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LEGAL COUNSEL |
Peter D. Lowenstein, Esq. P.O. Box 272 Cos Cob, CT 06807-0272 |
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DIRECTORS |
Jean
Bernhard Buttner John W. Chandler Frances T. Newton Francis C. Oakley David H. Porter Paul Craig Roberts Nancy-Beth Sheerr |
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OFFICERS |
Jean
Bernhard Buttner Chairman and President David T. Henigson Vice President/ Secretary/Chief Compliance Officer Stephen R. Anastasio Treasurer Howard A. Brecher Assistant Secretary/ Assistant Treasurer |
#539623 |
(1) |
The Standard & Poors 500 Index consists of 500 stocks which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ National Market System and is representative of the broad stock market. This is an unmanaged index and does not reflect charges, expenses or taxes, and it is not possible to directly invest in this index. |
Beginning account value 1/1/07 |
Ending account value 6/30/07 |
Expenses* paid during period 1/1/07 thru 6/30/07 |
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Actual
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$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,102.60 | $ | 4.43 | ||||||||
Hypothetical (5%
return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.58 | $ | 4.26 |
* |
Expenses are equal to the Funds annualized expense ratio of 0.85% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half period. This expense ratio may differ from the expense ratio shown in the Financial Highlights. |
Issue |
|
Shares |
|
Value |
|
Percentage of Net Assets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Corp.
|
153,000 | $ | 2,209,320 | 1.10 | % | |||||||||
Research In
Motion Ltd. |
11,000 | $ | 2,199,889 | 1.10 | % | |||||||||
FLIR Systems,
Inc. |
46,000 | $ | 2,127,500 | 1.06 | % | |||||||||
Warnaco Group,
Inc. (The) |
54,000 | $ | 2,124,360 | 1.06 | % | |||||||||
Apogee
Enterprises, Inc. |
76,000 | $ | 2,114,320 | 1.05 | % | |||||||||
Strayer
Education, Inc. |
16,000 | $ | 2,107,360 | 1.05 | % | |||||||||
Dollar Tree
Stores, Inc. |
48,000 | $ | 2,090,400 | 1.04 | % | |||||||||
AT&T, Inc.
|
50,000 | $ | 2,075,000 | 1.03 | % | |||||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ADR |
52,000 | $ | 2,074,280 | 1.03 | % | |||||||||
Cooper Tire
& Rubber Co. |
75,000 | $ | 2,071,500 | 1.03 | % |
Shares |
|
|
Value |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COMMON
STOCKS (96.4%) |
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AEROSPACE/DEFENSE (3.0%) |
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50,000 |
BE
Aerospace, Inc. * |
$ | 2,065,000 | ||||||||
317,000 |
Bombardier, Inc. Class B * |
1,911,528 | |||||||||
17,000 |
Precision Castparts Corp. |
2,063,120 | |||||||||
6,039,648 | |||||||||||
APPAREL (3.0%) |
|||||||||||
53,000 |
Gildan Activewear, Inc. Class A * |
1,817,370 | |||||||||
41,000 |
Guess?, Inc. |
1,969,640 | |||||||||
54,000 |
Warnaco Group, Inc. (The) * |
2,124,360 | |||||||||
5,911,370 | |||||||||||
BEVERAGESOFT DRINK (1.0%) |
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37,000 |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) |
1,935,470 | |||||||||
BUILDING MATERIALS (2.0%) |
|||||||||||
76,000 |
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. |
2,114,320 | |||||||||
32,000 |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. * |
1,840,320 | |||||||||
3,954,640 | |||||||||||
CABLE TV (1.0%) |
|||||||||||
73,000 |
Comcast Corp. Class A * |
2,041,080 | |||||||||
CEMENT & AGGREGATES (1.0%) |
|||||||||||
12,000 |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. |
1,944,240 | |||||||||
CHEMICALBASIC (1.9%) |
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36,000 |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. |
1,830,240 | |||||||||
25,000 |
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. |
1,949,250 | |||||||||
3,779,490 | |||||||||||
CHEMICALDIVERSIFIED (0.9%) |
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28,000 |
Monsanto Co. |
1,891,120 | |||||||||
COMPUTER & PERIPHERALS (2.9%) |
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16,000 |
Apple, Inc. * |
1,952,640 | |||||||||
111,000 |
EMC
Corp. * |
2,009,100 | |||||||||
36,000 |
NCR
Corp. * |
1,891,440 | |||||||||
5,853,180 | |||||||||||
COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES (5.9%) |
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35,000 |
Computer Sciences Corp. * |
2,070,250 | |||||||||
76,000 |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. |
1,957,000 | |||||||||
86,000 |
Moldflow Corp. * |
1,890,280 | |||||||||
101,000 |
Oracle Corp. * |
1,990,710 | |||||||||
50,000 |
Paychex, Inc. |
1,956,000 | |||||||||
44,000 |
SPSS, Inc. * |
1,942,160 | |||||||||
11,806,400 | |||||||||||
DIVERSIFIED COMPANIES (3.9%) |
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29,000 |
Chemed Corp. |
1,922,410 | |||||||||
36,500 |
Honeywell International, Inc. |
2,054,220 | |||||||||
24,000 |
McDermott International, Inc. * |
1,994,880 | |||||||||
149,000 |
Service Corporation International |
1,904,220 | |||||||||
7,875,730 | |||||||||||
DRUG (2.8%) |
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36,000 |
GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR |
1,885,320 | |||||||||
64,000 |
Schering-Plough Corp. |
1,948,160 | |||||||||
44,000 |
Sepracor, Inc. * |
1,804,880 | |||||||||
5,638,360 | |||||||||||
E-COMMERCE (0.9%) |
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133,000 |
Interwoven, Inc. * |
1,867,320 | |||||||||
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (4.0%) |
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56,000 |
DeVry, Inc. |
1,905,120 | |||||||||
17,000 |
ITT
Educational Services, Inc. * |
1,995,460 | |||||||||
222,000 |
SkillSoft PLC ADR * |
2,062,380 | |||||||||
16,000 |
Strayer Education, Inc. |
2,107,360 | |||||||||
8,070,320 | |||||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (2.0%) |
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46,000 |
FLIR Systems, Inc. * |
2,127,500 | |||||||||
24,000 |
General Cable Corp. * |
1,818,000 | |||||||||
3,945,500 | |||||||||||
ELECTRONICS (0.9%) |
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47,000 |
Avnet, Inc. * |
1,863,080 | |||||||||
ENTERTAINMENT (0.9%) |
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54,000 |
Walt Disney Co. (The) |
1,843,567 | |||||||||
ENVIRONMENTAL (1.0%) |
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146,000 |
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. * |
1,965,160 |
Shares |
|
|
Value | |||||||
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FINANCIAL SERVICES DIVERSIFIED (2.9%) |
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28,000 |
American International Group, Inc. |
$ | 1,960,840 | |||||||
47,000 |
Aon
Corp. |
2,002,670 | ||||||||
40,000 |
CNA
Financial Corp. |
1,907,600 | ||||||||
5,871,110 | ||||||||||
FOREIGN TELECOMMUNICATIONS (1.0%) |
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52,000 |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ADR |
2,074,280 | ||||||||
FURNITURE/HOME FURNISHINGS (0.9%) |
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72,000 |
Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. |
1,864,800 | ||||||||
GROCERY (0.9%) |
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67,000 |
Kroger Co. (The) |
1,884,710 | ||||||||
HOTEL/GAMING (1.0%) |
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32,000 |
Vail Resorts, Inc. * |
1,947,840 | ||||||||
HUMAN RESOURCES (1.0%) |
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61,000 |
CDI
Corp. |
1,964,200 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES (3.0%) |
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30,000 |
Corrections Corp. of America * |
1,893,300 | ||||||||
67,000 |
Quanta Services, Inc. * |
2,054,890 | ||||||||
61,000 |
TeleTech Holdings, Inc. * |
1,981,280 | ||||||||
5,929,470 | ||||||||||
INTERNET (3.0%) |
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58,000 |
eBay, Inc. * |
1,866,440 | ||||||||
30,000 |
Priceline.com, Inc. * |
2,062,200 | ||||||||
68,000 |
ValueClick, Inc. * |
2,003,280 | ||||||||
5,931,920 | ||||||||||
MACHINERY (3.7%) |
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28,000 |
Bucyrus International, Inc. Class A |
1,981,840 | ||||||||
23,000 |
Cascade Corp. |
1,804,120 | ||||||||
23,000 |
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (The) |
1,848,740 | ||||||||
23,000 |
Terex Corp. * |
1,869,900 | ||||||||
7,504,600 | ||||||||||
MEDICAL SERVICES (0.9%) |
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38,000 |
Aetna, Inc. |
1,877,200 | ||||||||
MEDICAL SUPPLIES (6.7%) |
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15,000 |
Alcon, Inc. |
2,023,650 | ||||||||
37,000 |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. * |
1,909,940 | ||||||||
150,000 |
CryoLife, Inc. * |
1,951,500 | ||||||||
38,000 |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. * |
1,974,860 | ||||||||
45,000 |
St.
Jude Medical, Inc. * |
1,867,050 | ||||||||
29,000 |
Stryker Corp. |
1,829,610 | ||||||||
22,000 |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. * |
1,867,580 | ||||||||
13,424,190 | ||||||||||
METAL FABRICATING (0.9%) |
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32,000 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. |
1,800,320 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING DIVERSIFIED (1.9%) |
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18,000 |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. |
1,887,840 | ||||||||
21,000 |
Southern Copper Corp. |
1,979,460 | ||||||||
3,867,300 | ||||||||||
OFFICE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES (1.0%) |
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105,000 |
Xerox Corp. * |
1,940,400 | ||||||||
OILFIELD SERVICES/EQUIPMENT (2.0%) |
||||||||||
20,000 |
Core Laboratories N.V. * |
2,033,800 | ||||||||
33,000 |
Smith International, Inc. |
1,935,120 | ||||||||
3,968,920 | ||||||||||
PACKAGING & CONTAINER (0.9%) |
||||||||||
35,000 |
Ball Corp. |
1,860,950 | ||||||||
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS (1.0%) |
||||||||||
49,000 |
International Paper Co. |
1,913,450 | ||||||||
PHARMACY SERVICES (1.9%) |
||||||||||
38,000 |
Express Scripts, Inc. * |
1,900,380 | ||||||||
42,000 |
Walgreen Co. |
1,828,680 | ||||||||
3,729,060 | ||||||||||
PRECISION INSTRUMENT (4.8%) |
||||||||||
52,000 |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. * |
1,998,880 | ||||||||
56,000 |
FEI
Co. * |
1,817,760 | ||||||||
34,000 |
KLA-Tencor Corp. |
1,868,300 | ||||||||
62,000 |
National Instruments Corp. |
2,019,340 | ||||||||
33,500 |
Waters Corp. * |
1,988,560 | ||||||||
9,692,840 |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) |
June 30, 2007 |
Shares |
|
|
Value | |||||||
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PUBLISHING (1.0%) |
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46,000 |
R.
R. Donnelley & Sons Co. |
$ | 2,001,460 | |||||||
RECREATION (0.9%) |
||||||||||
105,000 |
Callaway Golf Co. |
1,870,050 | ||||||||
RETAILSPECIAL LINES (2.9%) |
||||||||||
44,000 |
Aeropostale, Inc. * |
1,833,920 | ||||||||
50,000 |
GameStop Corp. Class A * |
1,955,000 | ||||||||
39,000 |
Tiffany & Co. |
2,069,340 | ||||||||
5,858,260 | ||||||||||
RETAIL STORE (3.0%) |
||||||||||
68,000 |
Big
Lots, Inc. * |
2,000,560 | ||||||||
48,000 |
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. * |
2,090,400 | ||||||||
27,000 |
Kohls Corp. * |
1,917,810 | ||||||||
6,008,770 | ||||||||||
SEMICONDUCTOR (1.0%) |
||||||||||
125,000 |
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. * |
1,908,750 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT (1.0%) |
||||||||||
48,000 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. * |
1,922,880 | ||||||||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (2.0%) |
||||||||||
50,000 |
AT&T, Inc. |
2,075,000 | ||||||||
194,000 |
Qwest Communications International, Inc. * |
1,881,800 | ||||||||
3,956,800 | ||||||||||
TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT (4.1%) |
||||||||||
153,000 |
Andrew Corp. * |
2,209,320 | ||||||||
53,000 |
Ciena Corp. * |
1,914,890 | ||||||||
74,000 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. * |
2,060,900 | ||||||||
35,000 |
CommScope, Inc. * |
2,042,250 | ||||||||
8,227,360 | ||||||||||
TIRE & RUBBER (1.0%) |
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75,000 |
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. |
2,071,500 | ||||||||
WIRELESS NETWORKING (1.1%) |
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11,000 |
Research In Motion Ltd. |
2,199,889 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS AND TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES (96.4%) (Cost $172,980,985) |
193,298,954 |
Principal Amount |
|
|
Value |
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REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (3.6%) |
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$7,200,000 |
With Morgan Stanley, 4.00%, dated 6/29/07, due 7/2/07, delivery value $7,202,400 (collateralized by $7,590,00 U.S. Treasury Notes 3.50%, due
12/15/09, with a value of $7,361,788) |
$ | 7,200,000 | ||||||||
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Cost $7,200,000) |
7,200,000 | ||||||||||
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (0.0%) |
9,039 | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS (100.0%) |
$200,507,993 |
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NET ASSET VALUE OFFERING AND REDEMPTION PRICE, PER OUTSTANDING SHARE ($200,507,993 ÷ 14,576,442 shares
outstanding) |
$ | 13.76 |
* |
Non-income producing. | |
ADR |
American Depositary Receipt |
Assets: |
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Investment
securities, at value (Cost$172,980,985) |
$ | 193,298,954 | ||||
Repurchase
agreements (Cost$7,200,000) |
7,200,000 | |||||
Cash
|
167,650 | |||||
Interest and
dividends receivable |
61,244 | |||||
Receivable for
capital shares sold |
1,430 | |||||
Total
Assets |
200,729,278 | |||||
Liabilities: |
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Payable for
capital shares repurchased |
28,778 | |||||
Accrued
expenses: |
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Advisory fee
|
111,508 | |||||
Directors fees and expenses |
4,675 | |||||
Other
|
76,324 | |||||
Total
Liabilities |
221,285 | |||||
Net
Assets |
$ | 200,507,993 | ||||
Net assets
consist of: |
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Capital stock,
at $1.00 par value (authorized 50,000,000, outstanding 14,576,442 shares) |
$ | 14,576,442 | ||||
Additional
paid-in capital |
144,118,290 | |||||
Accumulated net
investment loss |
(149,971 | ) | ||||
Accumulated net
realized gain on investments |
21,645,263 | |||||
Net unrealized
appreciation of investments |
20,317,969 | |||||
Net
Assets |
$ | 200,507,993 | ||||
Net Asset
Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Outstanding Share ($200,507,993 ÷ 14,576,442 shares outstanding) |
$ | 13.76 |
Investment
Income: |
||||||
Dividends (Net
of foreign withholding tax of $10,793) |
$ | 540,929 | ||||
Interest
|
148,253 | |||||
Total
Income |
689,182 | |||||
Expenses: |
||||||
Advisory fee
|
666,699 | |||||
Service and
distribution plan fees |
246,887 | |||||
Transfer agent
fees |
61,183 | |||||
Auditing and
legal fees |
32,190 | |||||
Printing and
postage |
30,878 | |||||
Custodian fees
|
21,429 | |||||
Directors
fees and expenses |
7,587 | |||||
Registration and
filing fees |
7,423 | |||||
Insurance
|
7,164 | |||||
Telephone
|
5,682 | |||||
Other
|
3,269 | |||||
Total
Expenses Before Custody Credits and Fees Waived |
1,090,391 | |||||
Less: Service
and Distribution Plan Fees Waived |
(246,887 | ) | ||||
Less: Custody
Credits |
(4,351 | ) | ||||
Net Expenses
|
839,153 | |||||
Net
Investment Loss |
(149,971 | ) | ||||
Net Realized
and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Exchange Transactions: |
||||||
Net Realized
Gain |
20,232,932 | |||||
Change in Net
Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) |
(675,157 | ) | ||||
Net Realized
Gain and Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Exchange Transactions |
19,557,775 | |||||
Net
Increase in Net Assets from Operations |
$ | 19,407,804 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 (unaudited) |
|
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operations: |
||||||||||
Net
investment loss |
$ | (149,971 | ) | $ | (788,625 | ) | ||||
Net realized
gain on investments |
20,232,932 | 11,577,224 | ||||||||
Change in net
unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
(675,157 | ) | (2,751,158 | ) | ||||||
Net
increase in net assets from operations |
19,407,804 | 8,037,441 | ||||||||
Distributions
to Shareholders: |
||||||||||
Net realized
gain from investment transactions |
| (17,374,630 | ) | |||||||
Capital Share
Transactions: |
||||||||||
Proceeds from
sale of shares |
1,305,351 | 5,750,466 | ||||||||
Proceeds from
reinvestment of distributions to shareholders |
| 16,373,788 | ||||||||
Cost of
shares repurchased |
(17,554,248 | ) | (29,153,331 | ) | ||||||
Decrease
from capital share transactions |
(16,248,897 | ) | (7,029,077 | ) | ||||||
Total
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets |
3,158,907 | (16,366,266 | ) | |||||||
Net
Assets: |
||||||||||
Beginning of
period |
197,349,086 | 213,715,352 | ||||||||
End of period
|
$ | 200,507,993 | $ | 197,349,086 | ||||||
Accumulated net
investment loss, at end of period |
$ | (149,971 | ) | $ | |
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) |
June 30, 2007 |
1. |
Significant Accounting Policies |
2. |
Capital Share Transactions, Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 (unaudited) |
|
Year Ended December 31, 2006 |
||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shares sold
|
98,439 | 424,616 | ||||||||
Shares issued to
shareholders in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
| 1,309,937 | ||||||||
98,439 | 1,734,553 | |||||||||
Shares
repurchased |
(1,335,211 | ) | (2,180,922 | ) | ||||||
Net decrease
|
(1,236,772 | ) | (446,369 | ) | ||||||
Distributions
per share from net realized gains |
$ | | $ | 1.1869 |
3. |
Purchases and Sales of Securities |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 (unaudited) |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Purchases: Investment Securities |
$ | 215,135,116 | ||||
Sales: Investment Securities |
$ | 234,029,929 |
4. |
Tax Information (unaudited) |
Cost of
investments for tax purposes |
$ | 180,180,985 | ||||
Gross tax
unrealized appreciation |
$ | 22,131,026 | ||||
Gross tax
unrealized depreciation |
(1,813,057 | ) | ||||
Net tax
unrealized appreciation on investments |
$ | 20,317,969 |
5. |
Investment Advisory Fee, Service and Distribution Fees and Transactions With Affiliates |
Years Ended December 31, |
|
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 (unaudited) |
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
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Net asset
value, beginning of period |
$ | 12.48 | $ | 13.14 | $ | 13.90 | $ | 14.25 | $ | 13.67 | $ | 18.49 | |||||||||||||||
Income/(loss)
from investment operations: |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
investment loss |
(0.01 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.05 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net gains or
losses on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
1.29 | 0.58 | 1.53 | 1.80 | 2.24 | (4.64 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total from
investment operations |
1.28 | 0.53 | 1.46 | 1.72 | 2.21 | (4.69 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Less
distributions: |
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Distributions
from net realized gains |
| (1.19 | ) | (2.22 | ) | (2.07 | ) | (1.63 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset
value, end of period |
$ | 13.76 | $ | 12.48 | $ | 13.14 | $ | 13.90 | $ | 14.25 | $ | 13.67 | |||||||||||||||
Total return
|
10.26 | %(3) | 4.00 | % | 10.40 | % | 12.09 | % | 16.28 | % | (25.35 | )% | |||||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: |
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Net assets, end
of period (in thousands) |
$ | 200,508 | $ | 197,349 | $ | 213,715 | $ | 215,025 | $ | 216,047 | $ | 206,338 | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of
expenses to average net assets(1) |
1.10 | %(4) | 1.12 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.11 | % | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of
expenses to average net assets(2) |
0.85 | %(4) | 1.04 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.11 | % | |||||||||||||||
Ratio of net
investment loss to average net assets |
(0.15 | )%(4) | (0.37 | )% | (0.52 | )% | (0.58 | )% | (0.19 | )% | (0.31 | )% | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio
turnover rate |
112 | %(3) | 224 | % | 224 | % | 297 | % | 129 | % | 33 | % |
(1) |
Ratio reflects expenses grossed up for custody credit arrangement and grossed up for the waiver of distribution and service plan fees by the Distributor. The ratio of expenses to average net assets net of custody credits, but exclusive of the waiver of the distribution and service plan fees by the Distributor, would have been unchanged for the periods shown. |
(2) |
Ratio reflects expenses net of the custody credit arrangement and net of the waiver of the service and distribution plan fees by the Distributor. |
(3) |
Not annualized. |
(4) |
Annualized. |
Name, Address, and Age |
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Position |
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Length of Time Served |
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Principal Occupation During the Past 5 Years |
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Other Directorships Held by Director |
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Interested Director* |
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Jean Bernhard Buttner Age 72 |
Chairman of the Board of Directors and President |
Since 1983 |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Value Line, Inc. (the Adviser) and Value
Line Publishing, Inc. Chairman and President of each of the 14 Value Line Funds and Value Line Securities, Inc. (the
Distributor). |
Value Line, Inc. |
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Non-Interested Directors |
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John W. Chandler 1611 Cold Springs Road Williamstown, MA 01267 Age 83 |
Director |
Since 1991 |
Consultant, Academic Search Consultation Service, Inc. (19942004); Trustee Emeritus and Chairman
(19931994) of the Board of Trustees of Duke University; President Emeritus, Williams College. |
None |
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Frances T. Newton 4921 Buckingham Drive Charlotte, NC 28209 Age 65 |
Director |
Since 2000 |
Customer Support Analyst, Duke Power Company. |
None |
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Francis C. Oakley 54 Scott Hill Road Williamstown, MA 01267 Age 75 |
Director |
Since 2000 |
Professor of History, Williams College, (19612002); Professor Emeritus since 2002. President
Emeritus since 1994 and President, (19851994); Chairman (19931997) and Interim President (20022003) of the American Council of
Learned Societies. Trustee since 1997 and Chairman of the Board since 2005, National Humanities Center. |
None |
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David H.
Porter 5 Birch Run Drive Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Age 71 |
Director |
Since
1997 |
Visiting Professor of Classics, Williams College, since 1999; President Emeritus, Skidmore College since 1999 and President,
(19871998). |
None |
Name, Address, and Age |
|
Position |
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Length of Time Served |
|
Principal Occupation During the Past 5 Years |
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Other Directorships Held by Director | ||||||||||
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Paul Craig Roberts 169 Pompano St. Panama City Beach, FL 32413 Age 68 |
Director |
Since 1983 |
Chairman, Institute for Political Economy. |
None |
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Nancy-Beth Sheerr 1409 Beaumont Drive Gladwyne, PA 19035 Age 58 |
Director |
Since 1996 |
Senior Financial Advisor, Veritable L.P. (Investment Adviser) since 2004; Senior Financial Advisor,
Hawthorn, (20012004). |
None |
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Officers |
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David T. Henigson Age 49 |
Vice President/ Secretary/ Chief Compliance Officer |
Since 1994 |
Director, Vice President and Compliance Officer of the Adviser. Director and Vice President of the
Distributor. Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of each of the 14 Value Line Funds. |
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Stephen R. Anastasio Age 48 |
Treasurer |
Since 2005 |
Controller of the Adviser until 2003; Chief Financial Officer of the Adviser (20032005); Treasurer
of the Adviser since 2005; Treasurer of each of the 14 Value Line Funds. |
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Howard A. Brecher Age 53 |
Assistant Treasurer/ Assistant Secretary |
Since 2005 |
Director, Vice President and Secretary of the Adviser. Director and Vice President of the
Distributor. |
* |
Mrs. Buttner is an interested person as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 by virtue of her positions with the Adviser and her indirect ownership of a controlling interest in the Adviser. |
* |
Only available through the purchase of Guardian Investor, a tax deferred variable annuity, or ValuePlus, a variable life insurance policy. |
(a) |
The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(c) ) based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the |
filing date of this report, are appropriately designed to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to such officers and are operating effectively. |
(b) |
The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have determined that there have been no significant changes in the registrants internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. |
(a) |
(1) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(2) |
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906.CERT. |
By |
/s/ Jean B. Buttner Jean B. Buttner, President |
By: |
/s/ Jean B. Buttner Jean B. Buttner, President, Principal Executive Officer |
By: |
/s/ Stephen R. Anastasio Stephen R. Anastasio, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer |