UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
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MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
Investment Company Act file Number 811-568
Value Line Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
220 East 42nd Street, New York, N.Y. 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 212-907-1500
Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2008
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2008
Item I. Reports to Stockholders.
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A copy of the Semi-Annual Report to Stockholders for the period ended 6/30/08 |
is included with this Form.
INVESTMENT ADVISER |
EULAV Asset Management, LLC (A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of 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. 496 Valley Road Cos Cob, CT 06807-0272 |
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DIRECTORS |
John
W. Chandler Frances T. Newton Francis C. Oakley David H. Porter Paul Craig Roberts Thomas T. Sarkany Nancy-Beth Sheerr |
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OFFICERS |
Mitchell E. Appel President Howard A. Brecher Vice President and Secretary Stephen R. Anastasio Treasurer |
#541811 |
(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 1/1/08 |
Ending account value 6/30/08 |
Expenses* paid during period 1/1/08 thru 6/30/08 |
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Actual
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$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 896.30 | $4.05 | |||||||||
Hypothetical (5%
return before expenses) |
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.59 | $4.32 |
* |
Expenses are equal to the Funds annualized expense ratio of 0.86% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect the one-half year period. This expense ratio may differ from the expense ratio shown in the Financial Highlights. |
Issue |
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Shares |
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Value |
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Percentage of Net Assets |
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Weatherford
International Ltd. |
41,000 | $ | 2,033,190 | 1.17% | ||||||||||
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. |
17,000 | $ | 2,026,230 | 1.16% | ||||||||||
CSX Corp.
|
32,000 | $ | 2,009,920 | 1.15% | ||||||||||
Apache Corp.
|
14,000 | $ | 1,946,000 | 1.12% | ||||||||||
Illumina, Inc.
|
22,000 | $ | 1,916,420 | 1.10% | ||||||||||
FLIR Systems,
Inc. |
47,000 | $ | 1,906,790 | 1.09% | ||||||||||
Berry Petroleum
Co. Class A |
32,000 | $ | 1,884,160 | 1.08% | ||||||||||
Alpha Natural
Resources, Inc. |
18,000 | $ | 1,877,220 | 1.08% | ||||||||||
EOG Resources,
Inc. |
14,000 | $ | 1,836,800 | 1.05% | ||||||||||
Gorman-Rupp Co.
(The) |
46,000 | $ | 1,832,640 | 1.05% |
Shares |
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|
Value |
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COMMON
STOCKS (97.1%) |
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AEROSPACE/DEFENSE (0.9%) |
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217,000 |
Bombardier, Inc. Class B * |
$ | 1,578,918 | ||||||||
BEVERAGE ALCOHOLIC (1.0%) |
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24,000 |
Central European Distribution Corp. * |
1,779,600 | |||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY (2.0%) |
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52,000 |
Martek Biosciences Corp. * |
1,752,920 | |||||||||
22,000 |
Techne Corp. * |
1,702,580 | |||||||||
3,455,500 | |||||||||||
BUILDING MATERIALS (1.9%) |
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9,000 |
Fluor Corp. |
1,674,720 | |||||||||
20,000 |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. * |
1,614,000 | |||||||||
3,288,720 | |||||||||||
CANADIAN ENERGY (1.9%) |
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16,000 |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. |
1,604,000 | |||||||||
42,000 |
Nexen, Inc. |
1,669,500 | |||||||||
3,273,500 | |||||||||||
CHEMICAL BASIC (3.8%) |
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15,000 |
Agrium, Inc. |
1,613,100 | |||||||||
20,000 |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. |
1,611,200 | |||||||||
21,000 |
FMC
Corp. |
1,626,240 | |||||||||
8,000 |
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. |
1,828,560 | |||||||||
6,679,100 | |||||||||||
CHEMICAL DIVERSIFIED (0.9%) |
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12,000 |
Monsanto Co. |
1,517,280 | |||||||||
CHEMICAL SPECIALTY (5.6%) |
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27,000 |
Airgas, Inc. |
1,576,530 | |||||||||
11,000 |
CF
Industries Holdings, Inc. |
1,680,800 | |||||||||
11,000 |
Mosaic Co. (The) * |
1,591,700 | |||||||||
24,000 |
NewMarket Corp. |
1,589,520 | |||||||||
18,000 |
Praxair, Inc. |
1,696,320 | |||||||||
29,000 |
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. |
1,561,940 | |||||||||
9,696,810 | |||||||||||
COAL (4.1%) |
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18,000 |
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. * |
$ | 1,877,220 | ||||||||
23,000 |
Arch Coal, Inc. |
1,725,690 | |||||||||
23,000 |
Joy
Global, Inc. |
1,744,090 | |||||||||
19,000 |
Massey Energy Co. |
1,781,250 | |||||||||
7,128,250 | |||||||||||
COMPUTER & PERIPHERALS (1.9%) |
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10,000 |
Apple, Inc. * |
1,674,400 | |||||||||
50,000 |
Western Digital Corp. * |
1,726,500 | |||||||||
3,400,900 | |||||||||||
COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES (3.0%) |
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37,000 |
ANSYS, Inc. * |
1,743,440 | |||||||||
49,000 |
BMC
Software, Inc. * |
1,764,000 | |||||||||
36,000 |
ManTech International Corp. Class A * |
1,732,320 | |||||||||
5,239,760 | |||||||||||
DIVERSIFIED COMPANIES (1.8%) |
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34,000 |
AMETEK, Inc. |
1,605,480 | |||||||||
15,000 |
Valmont Industries, Inc. |
1,564,350 | |||||||||
3,169,830 | |||||||||||
DRUG (0.9%) |
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30,000 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. * |
1,588,500 | |||||||||
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (1.0%) |
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8,000 |
Strayer Education, Inc. |
1,672,560 | |||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (2.0%) |
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68,000 |
Corning, Inc. |
1,567,400 | |||||||||
47,000 |
FLIR Systems, Inc. * |
1,906,790 | |||||||||
3,474,190 | |||||||||||
ELECTRONICS (0.9%) |
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34,000 |
Amphenol Corp. Class A |
1,525,920 | |||||||||
ENVIRONMENTAL (1.0%) |
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25,000 |
Clean Harbors, Inc. * |
1,776,500 | |||||||||
FOOD PROCESSING (1.0%) |
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59,000 |
Flowers Foods, Inc. |
1,672,060 |
Shares |
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Value | |||||||
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FOREIGN ELECTRONICS (0.9%) |
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72,000 |
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. ADR |
$ | 1,542,240 | |||||||
HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS (1.0%) |
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102,000 |
eResearchTechnology, Inc. * |
1,778,880 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES (1.8%) |
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28,000 |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
1,535,520 | ||||||||
36,000 |
Unifirst Corp. |
1,607,760 | ||||||||
3,143,280 | ||||||||||
INTERNET (0.9%) |
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14,000 |
Priceline.com, Inc. * |
1,616,440 | ||||||||
MACHINERY (7.5%) |
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24,000 |
Bucyrus International, Inc. Class A |
1,752,480 | ||||||||
23,000 |
Cummins, Inc. |
1,506,960 | ||||||||
33,000 |
Donaldson Company, Inc. |
1,473,120 | ||||||||
35,000 |
Dover Corp. |
1,692,950 | ||||||||
13,000 |
Flowserve Corp. |
1,777,100 | ||||||||
32,000 |
Gardner Denver, Inc. * |
1,817,600 | ||||||||
18,000 |
Lindsay Corp. |
1,529,460 | ||||||||
22,000 |
Nordson Corp. |
1,603,580 | ||||||||
13,153,250 | ||||||||||
MARITIME (3.0%) |
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28,000 |
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. |
1,825,600 | ||||||||
46,000 |
Gorman-Rupp Co. (The) |
1,832,640 | ||||||||
33,000 |
Kirby Corp. * |
1,584,000 | ||||||||
5,242,240 | ||||||||||
MEDICAL SERVICES (1.9%) |
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32,000 |
Amedisys, Inc. * |
1,613,440 | ||||||||
27,000 |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B |
1,706,940 | ||||||||
3,320,380 | ||||||||||
MEDICAL SUPPLIES (2.1%) |
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153,000 |
CryoLife, Inc. * |
1,750,320 | ||||||||
22,000 |
Illumina, Inc. * |
1,916,420 | ||||||||
3,666,740 | ||||||||||
NATURAL GAS DIVERSIFIED (6.0%) |
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14,000 |
Devon Energy Corp. |
$ | 1,682,240 | |||||||
22,000 |
Energen Corp. |
1,711,452 | ||||||||
14,000 |
EOG
Resources, Inc. |
1,836,800 | ||||||||
25,000 |
Questar Corp. |
1,776,000 | ||||||||
38,000 |
Southwestern Energy Co. * |
1,809,180 | ||||||||
41,000 |
Williams Companies, Inc. (The) |
1,650,730 | ||||||||
10,466,402 | ||||||||||
OILFIELD SERVICES/ EQUIPMENT (8.1%) |
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30,000 |
Cameron International Corp. * |
1,660,500 | ||||||||
22,000 |
ENSCO International, Inc. |
1,776,280 | ||||||||
34,000 |
Halliburton Co. |
1,804,380 | ||||||||
19,000 |
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. * |
1,690,552 | ||||||||
25,000 |
Noble Corp. |
1,624,000 | ||||||||
21,000 |
Smith International, Inc. |
1,745,940 | ||||||||
12,000 |
Transocean, Inc. * |
1,828,680 | ||||||||
41,000 |
Weatherford International Ltd. * |
2,033,190 | ||||||||
14,163,522 | ||||||||||
PETROLEUM INTEGRATED (2.0%) |
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14,000 |
Hess Corp. |
1,766,660 | ||||||||
17,000 |
Murphy Oil Corp. |
1,666,850 | ||||||||
3,433,510 | ||||||||||
PETROLEUM PRODUCING (6.1%) |
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14,000 |
Apache Corp. |
1,946,000 | ||||||||
32,000 |
Berry Petroleum Co. Class A |
1,884,160 | ||||||||
18,000 |
Noble Energy, Inc. |
1,810,080 | ||||||||
22,000 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. |
1,722,160 | ||||||||
43,000 |
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. * |
1,661,520 | ||||||||
26,000 |
Range Resources Corp. |
1,704,040 | ||||||||
10,727,960 | ||||||||||
PHARMACY SERVICES (0.9%) |
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26,000 |
Express Scripts, Inc. * |
1,630,720 | ||||||||
PRECISION INSTRUMENT (2.9%) |
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34,000 |
Axsys Technologies, Inc. * |
1,769,360 | ||||||||
47,000 |
II-VI, Inc. * |
1,641,240 | ||||||||
13,000 |
K-Tron International, Inc. * |
1,684,800 | ||||||||
5,095,400 |
Shares |
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|
Value | |||||||
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RAILROAD (2.1%) |
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32,000 |
CSX
Corp. |
$ | 2,009,920 | |||||||
36,000 |
Kansas City Southern * |
1,583,640 | ||||||||
3,593,560 | ||||||||||
RESTAURANT (0.9%) |
||||||||||
34,000 |
Panera Bread Co. Class A * |
1,572,840 | ||||||||
RETAIL AUTOMOTIVE (0.9%) |
||||||||||
35,000 |
Copart, Inc. * |
1,498,700 | ||||||||
RETAIL SPECIAL LINES (4.7%) |
||||||||||
53,000 |
Aeropostale, Inc. * |
1,660,490 | ||||||||
36,000 |
Buckle, Inc. (The) |
1,646,280 | ||||||||
39,000 |
Gymboree Corp. (The) * |
1,562,730 | ||||||||
47,000 |
Ross Stores, Inc. |
1,669,440 | ||||||||
54,000 |
Urban Outfitters, Inc. * |
1,684,260 | ||||||||
8,223,200 | ||||||||||
RETAIL STORE (1.0%) |
||||||||||
32,000 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
1,798,400 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTOR (0.9%) |
||||||||||
65,000 |
Xilinx, Inc. |
1,641,250 | ||||||||
SHOE (1.0%) |
||||||||||
12,000 |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. * |
1,679,719 | ||||||||
STEEL GENERAL (3.1%) |
||||||||||
17,000 |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. |
2,026,230 | ||||||||
51,000 |
Linear Technology Corp. |
1,661,070 | ||||||||
22,000 |
Nucor Corp. |
1,642,740 | ||||||||
5,330,040 | ||||||||||
TRUCKING (1.0%) |
||||||||||
25,000 |
Ryder System, Inc. |
1,722,000 | ||||||||
WIRELESS NETWORKING (0.8%) |
||||||||||
12,000 |
Research In Motion Ltd. * |
1,402,800 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS AND TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES (97.1%) (Cost $152,606,847) |
$ |
169,361,371 |
Principal Amount |
|
|
Value |
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REPURCHASE AGREEMENT (3.0%) |
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$5,300,000 |
With Morgan Stanley, 1.50%, dated 6/30/08, due 7/1/08, delivery value $5,300,221 (collateralized by $3,805,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds 8.75%, due 5/15/20, with a value of $5,398,344) |
$ | 5,300,000 | ||||||||
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (Cost $5,300,000) |
5,300,000 | ||||||||||
EXCESS OF LIABILITIES OVER CASH AND OTHER ASSETS (0.1%) |
(242,979 | ) | |||||||||
NET ASSETS (100%) |
$ | 174,418,392 | |||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE OFFERING AND REDEMPTION PRICE, PER OUTSTANDING SHARE ($174,418,392 ÷ 15,158,831 shares outstanding) |
$ | 11.51 |
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Level 1quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
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Level 2other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
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Level 3significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Valuation Inputs |
|
Investments in Securities |
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Other Financial Instruments* |
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Level
1Quoted Prices |
$ | 169,361,371 | | |||||||
Level
2Other Significant Observable Inputs |
5,300,000 | | ||||||||
Level
3Significant Unobservable Inputs |
| | ||||||||
Total
|
$ | 174,661,371 | |
* |
Other financial instruments include futures, forwards and swap contracts. |
Assets: |
||||||
Investment
securities, at value (Cost$152,606,847) |
$ | 169,361,371 | ||||
Repurchase
agreements (Cost$5,300,000) |
5,300,000 | |||||
Cash
|
120,010 | |||||
Receivable for
securities sold |
6,531,188 | |||||
Interest and
dividends receivable |
58,222 | |||||
Prepaid expenses
|
18,967 | |||||
Receivable for
capital shares sold |
2,363 | |||||
Total
Assets |
181,392,121 | |||||
Liabilities: |
||||||
Payable for
securities purchased |
6,732,453 | |||||
Payable for
capital shares repurchased |
120,315 | |||||
Accrued
expenses: |
||||||
Advisory fee
|
99,439 | |||||
Directors fees and expenses |
3,367 | |||||
Other
|
18,155 | |||||
Total
Liabilities |
6,973,729 | |||||
Net Assets
|
$ | 174,418,392 | ||||
Net assets
consist of: |
||||||
Capital stock,
at $1.00 par value (authorized 50,000,000, outstanding 15,158,831 shares) |
$ | 15,158,831 | ||||
Additional
paid-in capital |
150,103,404 | |||||
Accumulated net
investment loss |
(282,257 | ) | ||||
Accumulated net
realized loss on investments |
(7,316,111 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized
appreciation of investments and foreign currency translations |
16,754,525 | |||||
Net Assets
|
$ | 174,418,392 | ||||
Net Asset
Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Outstanding Share ($174,418,392 ÷ 15,158,831 shares outstanding) |
$ | 11.51 |
Investment
Income: |
||||||||||
Dividends (net
of foreign withholding tax of $5,123) |
$ | 416,721 | ||||||||
Interest
|
60,189 | |||||||||
Total
Income |
476,910 | |||||||||
Expenses: |
||||||||||
Advisory fee
|
597,545 | |||||||||
Service and
distribution plan fees |
220,262 | |||||||||
Transfer agent
fees |
55,252 | |||||||||
Printing and
postage |
33,152 | |||||||||
Auditing and
legal fees |
27,872 | |||||||||
Custodian fees
|
17,470 | |||||||||
Registration and
filing fees |
14,866 | |||||||||
Directors
fees and expenses |
7,087 | |||||||||
Insurance
|
6,018 | |||||||||
Other
|
1,407 | |||||||||
Total
Expenses Before Custody Credits and Fees Waived |
980,931 | |||||||||
Less: Service
and Distribution Plan Fees Waived |
(220,262 | ) | ||||||||
Less: Custody
Credits |
(1,502 | ) | ||||||||
Net Expenses
|
759,167 | |||||||||
Net
Investment Loss |
(282,257 | ) | ||||||||
Net Realized
and Unrealized Loss on Investments and Foreign Exchange Transactions: |
||||||||||
Net Realized
Loss |
(11,164,414 | ) | ||||||||
Change in Net
Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) |
(9,550,915 | ) | ||||||||
Net Realized
Loss and Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Exchange Transactions |
(20,715,329 | ) | ||||||||
Net Decrease
in Net Assets from Operations |
$ | (20,997,586 | ) |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 (unaudited) |
|
Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
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Operations: |
||||||||||
Net
investment loss |
$ | (282,257 | ) | $ | (227,361 | ) | ||||
Net realized
gain/(loss) on investments |
(11,164,414 | ) | 30,404,146 | |||||||
Change in net
unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) |
(9,550,915 | ) | 5,312,314 | |||||||
Net
increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations |
(20,997,586 | ) | 35,489,099 | |||||||
Distributions
to Shareholders: |
||||||||||
Net realized
gain from investment transactions |
| (27,740,813 | ) | |||||||
Capital Share
Transactions: |
||||||||||
Proceeds from
sale of shares |
1,502,721 | 3,289,737 | ||||||||
Proceeds from
reinvestment of dividends and distributions to shareholders |
| 26,184,717 | ||||||||
Cost of
shares repurchased |
(9,360,363 | ) | (31,298,206 | ) | ||||||
Net
decrease in net assets from capital share transactions |
(7,857,642 | ) | (1,823,752 | ) | ||||||
Total
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets |
(28,855,228 | ) | 5,924,534 | |||||||
Net
Assets: |
||||||||||
Beginning of
period |
203,273,620 | 197,349,086 | ||||||||
End of period
|
$ | 174,418,392 | $ | 203,273,620 | ||||||
Accumulated
net investment loss, at end of period |
$ | (282,257 | ) | $ | |
1. |
Significant Accounting Policies |
2. |
Capital Share Transactions, Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 (unaudited) |
|
Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shares sold
|
132,268 | 237,070 | ||||||||||||
Shares issued to
shareholders in reinvestment of dividends and distributions |
| 2,111,782 | ||||||||||||
132,268 | 2,348,852 | |||||||||||||
Shares
repurchased |
(819,563 | ) | (2,315,940 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
increase/(decrease) |
(687,295 | ) | 32,912 | |||||||||||
Distributions
per share from net realized gains |
$ | | $ | 2.0136 |
3. |
Purchases and Sales of Securities |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 (unaudited) |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Purchases: Investment Securities |
$ | 231,174,939 | ||||
Sales: Investment Securities |
$ | 236,776,677 |
4. |
Income Taxes (unaudited) |
Cost of
investments for tax purposes |
$ | 157,906,847 | ||||
Gross tax
unrealized appreciation |
$ | 20,934,040 | ||||
Gross tax
unrealized depreciation |
(4,179,516 | ) | ||||
Net tax
unrealized appreciation on investments |
$ | 16,754,524 |
5. |
Investment Advisory Fee, Service and Distribution Fees and Transactions With Affiliates |
6. |
Subsequent Event |
Years Ended December 31, |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 (unaudited) |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
2003 |
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Net asset
value, beginning of period |
$ | 12.83 | $ | 12.48 | $ | 13.14 | $ | 13.90 | $ | 14.25 | $13.67 |
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Income/(loss)
from investment operations: |
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Net
investment loss |
(0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.03) |
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Net gains or
(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) |
(1.30 | ) | 2.37 | 0.58 | 1.53 | 1.80 | 2.24 |
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Total from
investment operations |
(1.32 | ) | 2.36 | 0.53 | 1.46 | 1.72 | 2.21 |
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Less
distributions: |
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Distributions
from net realized gains |
| (2.01 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (2.22 | ) | (2.07 | ) | (1.63) |
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Net asset
value, end of period |
$ | 11.51 | $ | 12.83 | $ | 12.48 | $ | 13.14 | $ | 13.90 | $14.25 |
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Total
return |
(10.37 | )%(3) | 19.50 | % | 4.00 | % | 10.40 | % | 12.09 | % | 16.28% |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data: |
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Net assets, end
of period (in thousands) |
$ | 174,418 | $ | 203,274 | $ | 197,349 | $ | 213,715 | $ | 215,025 | $216,047 |
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Ratio of
expenses to average net assets(1) |
1.11%(4) | 1.08 | % | 1.12 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13% |
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Ratio of
expenses to average net assets(2) |
0.86%(4) | 0.82 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13% |
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Ratio of net
investment loss to average net assets |
(0.32 | )%(4) | (0.11 | )% | (0.37 | )% | (0.52 | )% | (0.58 | )% | (0.19)% |
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Portfolio
turnover rate |
134%(3) | 216 | % | 224 | % | 224 | % | 297 | % | 129% |
(1) |
Ratio reflects expenses grossed up for custody credit arrangement and grossed up for the waiver of service and distribution plan fees by the Distributor. The ratio of expenses to average net assets, net of custody credits, but exclusive of the waiver of the service and distribution plan fees by the Distributor, would have been 1.07% for the year ended December 31, 2007 and would not have changed for the other 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. |
1 | On June 30, 2008, Value Line, Inc., the Funds former investment adviser, reorganized its investment management division into EULAV Asset Management, LLC, a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary located at 220 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017. As part of the reorganization, the Funds investment advisory agreement was transferred from Value Line to EULAV and EULAV replaced Value Line as the Funds investment adviser. Value Line, Inc. is referred to as the investment adviser in this document because at the time of the meeting of the Board of Directors discussed herein Value Line, Inc. remained the Funds investment adviser. |
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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Thomas T. Sarkany Age 62 |
Director |
Since 2008 |
Mutual Fund Marketing Director of Value Line Securities, Inc. (the
Distributor). |
None |
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Non-Interested Directors |
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John W. Chandler 116 North Hemlock Lane Williamstown, MA 01267 Age 84 |
Director (Lead Independent Director since 2007) |
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 66 |
Director |
Since 2000 |
Retired. Customer Support Analyst, Duke Power Company until 2007. |
None |
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Francis C. Oakley 54 Scott Hill Road Williamstown, MA 01267 Age 76 |
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 72 |
Director |
Since 1997 |
Visiting Professor of Classics, Williams College, since 1999; President Emeritus, Skidmore College since
1999 and President, (19871998). |
None |
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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 |
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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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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Mitchell E. Appel Age 37 |
President |
Since 2008 |
President of each of the 14 Value Line Funds since June 2008; Chief Financial Officer of Value Line since
April 2008 and from September 2005 to November 2007 and Treasurer from June 2005 to September 2005; Chief Financial Officer of XTF Asset Management
from November 2007 to April 2008; Chief Financial officer of Circle Trust Company from 2003 through May 2005; Chief Financial Officer of the
Distributor since April 2008. |
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Howard A. Brecher Age 54 |
Vice President and Secretary |
Since 2008 |
Vice President and Secretary of each of the 14 Value Line Funds since June 2008; Vice President,
Secretary and a Director of Value Line; Vice President of the Distributor and Secretary since June 2008; Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, General
Counsel and a Director of Arnold Bernhard & Co., Inc. |
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Stephen R. Anastasio Age 49 |
Treasurer |
Since 2005 |
Treasurer of each of the 14 Value Line Funds since 2005; Treasurer of Value Line since 2005; Chief
Financial Officer of Value Line, (20032005). |
* |
Mr. Sarkany is an interested person as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 by virtue of his position with the Distributor. |
The Funds Statement of Additional Information (SAI)
includes additional information about the Funds directors and is available, without charge, upon request by calling
1-800-243-2729. |
* |
Only available through the purchase of Guardian Investor, a tax deferred variable annuity, or ValuePlus, a variable life insurance policy. |
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
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(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. |
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(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. |
Item 12. Exhibits.
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(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
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attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906.CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
By |
/s/ Mitchell E. Appel |
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Mitchell E. Appel, President |
Date: |
September 3, 2008 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: |
/s/ Mitchell E. Appel |
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Mitchell E. Appel, President, Principal Executive Officer |
By: |
/s/ Emily D. Washington |
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Emily D. Washington, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer |
Date: September 3, 2008