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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549



FORM N-Q


QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

 MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY


Investment Company Act file number: 811-21532


Frank Funds

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


312 East 22nd Street, #2B, New York, NY  10010

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)


Brian J. Frank, Frank Capital Partners LLC

312 East 22nd Street, #2B, New York, NY  10010

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)


With copy to:

JoAnn M. Strasser, Thompson Hine LLP

312 Walnut Street, 14th Floor, Cincinnati, Ohio  45202


Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  973-887-7698


Date of fiscal year end: June 30


Date of reporting period: September 30, 2013


Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5).  The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number.  Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, and 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609.  The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.




 

Frank Value Fund

 

Schedule of Investments

 

September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS - 80.98%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Communications Equipment - 2.86%

 

 

 

 

36,196

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

 

$       848,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Electronics - 3.10%

 

 

 

 

1,928

 

Apple, Inc.

 

 

919,174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Services - 3.95%

 

 

 

 

51,651

 

Calamos Asset Management, Inc. Class-A

 

 

515,994

 

76,993

 

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

 

 

         655,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

      1,171,204

 

Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance - 9.98%

 

 

 

 

13,521

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class-B *

 

 

1,534,769

 

50,170

 

Greenlight Capital Reinsurance, Ltd. Class-A *

 

 

      1,426,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

      2,961,604

 

Footwear (No Rubber) - 1.89%

 

 

 

 

41,252

 

Crocs, Inc. *

 

 

561,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hospital & Medical Service Plans - 5.38%

 

 

 

 

8,540

 

Humana, Inc.

 

 

797,038

 

11,476

 

Wellcare Healthplans *

 

 

         800,336

 

 

 

 

 

 

      1,597,374

 

Pharmaceutical Preparations - 3.52%

 

 

 

 

5,773

 

Herbalife Ltd.

 

 

         402,782

 

11,078

 

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

 

         642,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

      1,045,306

 

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores - 2.99%

 

 

 

 

47,710

 

Francesca's Holdings Corp. *

 

 

888,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail-Specialty Retail - 2.17%

 

 

 

 

21,640

 

CST Brands, Inc.

 

 

644,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Advertising  - 7.25%

 

 

 

 

89,118

 

News Corp. *

 

 

1,431,235

 

34,548

 

Valueclick, Inc. *

 

 

         720,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

      2,151,906

 

Services-Business Services, NEC - 10.96%

 

 

 

 

23,789

 

Global Payments, Inc.

 

 

1,215,142

 

47,430

 

RPX Corp. *

 

 

831,922

 

36,021

 

Liquidity Services, Inc. *

 

 

      1,206,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

      3,253,768

 

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design - 2.34%

 

 

 

 

49,371

 

Nvidia Corp.

 

 

768,213

 

5,920

 

Science Applications International Corp. *

 

 

199,786

 

10,359

 

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

 

 

471,553

 

31,942

 

Quality Systems, Inc.

 

 

         694,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

      2,133,652

 

Services-Computer Programming, Date Processing, ETC - 5.72%

 

 

 

 

1,370

 

Google Inc. Class-A *

 

 

1,199,997

 

17,301

 

Mantech International Corp.

 

 

         497,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

      1,697,574

 

Services-Direct Mail Advertising - 2.96%

 

 

 

 

30,418

 

Valassis Communications, Inc.

 

 

878,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Educational Services - 2.80%

 

 

 

 

21,975

 

American Public Education, Inc. *

 

 

830,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Personal Services - 3.46%

 

 

 

 

53,890

 

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

 

 

1,027,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Prepackaged Software - 4.81%

 

 

 

 

42,941

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

1,429,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR COMMON STOCKS (Cost $20,950,564) - 80.98%

 

 

    24,039,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underlying Security

 

 

 

   Expiration Date/Exercise Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS - 0.01% *

 

 

 

 

Shares Subject

 

 

 

 

 

to Put

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan 10 Year Bond Future (JGB)

 

 

 

 

16,000,000

 

October 2013 Put @ 137.50

 

 

1,629

 

15,000,000

 

November 2013 Put @ 138.50

 

 

            1,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums Paid $5,483) - .01%

 

 

            3,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY - 0.01% *

 

 

 

 

657

 

Euro

 

 

889

 

114,217

 

Japanese Yen

 

 

            1,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY (Cost $1,913) - .01%

 

 

            2,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 18.99%

 

 

 

 

5,636,468

 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio 0.08% (Cost $5,636,468) **

 

      5,636,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $26,594,428) - 99.99%

 

 

    29,680,951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES -  0.01%

 

 

            3,246

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

 

$  29,684,197

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing securities during the period.

 

 

 

 

** Variable rate security; the coupon rate shown represents the yield at September 30, 2013.



NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

Frank Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2013, the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $26,594,428 amounted to $3,086,523, which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $3,474,479 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $387,956.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. SECURITY VALUATION

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities generally are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities.  Securities that are      
traded on any stock exchange or on the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued by the pricing service at the last quoted sale price.  Lacking a last sale price, an equity security is generally valued by the pricing service at its last bid price.  When market quotations are not readily available, when the adviser determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current market value, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review by the Board of Trustees.

 

Fixed income securities generally are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities.  A pricing service utilizes electronic data processing techniques based on yield spreads relating to securities with similar characteristics to determine prices for normal institutional-size trading units of debt securities without regard to sale or bid prices.  If the adviser decides that a price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the fair market value of the securities, when prices are not readily available from a pricing service, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees.  Short term investments in fixed income securities with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued by using the amortized cost method of valuation, which the Board has determined will represent fair value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In accordance with the Trust’s good faith pricing guidelines, the adviser is required to consider all appropriate factors relevant to the value of securities for which it has determined other pricing sources are not available or reliable as described above.  No single standard for determining fair value exists since fair value depends upon the circumstances of each individual case.  As a general principle, the current fair value of an issue of securities being valued by the adviser would appear to be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive for them upon their current sale.  Methods which are in accord with this principle may, for example, be based on (i) a multiple of earnings; (ii) a discount from market of a similar freely traded security (including a derivative security or a basket of securities traded on other markets, exchanges or among dealers); or (iii) yield to maturity with respect to debt issues, or a combination of these and other methods.

 

In accordance with FAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. FAS 157 also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency  of  inputs  to  the valuation of an asset or liability.  The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:



Valuation Inputs of Assets

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Common Stock

$24,039,275

$0

$0

$24,039,275

Foreign Currency

2,052

0

0

2,052

Futures Options

3,156

0

0

3,156

Cash Equivalents

5,636,468

0

0

5,636,468

Total

 

 

$29,680,951

$0

$0

$29,680,951






 

Baldwin Fund

 

Schedule of Investments

 

September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS - 72.24%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural Chemicals - 5.28%

 

 

 

 

6,000

 

Potash Corp.

 

 

$       187,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages - 4.69%

 

 

 

 

4,400

 

Coca Cola Co.

 

 

166,672

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Services - 4.51%

 

 

 

 

3,700

 

American Electric Power Co.

 

 

160,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Computers - 2.68%

 

 

 

 

200

 

Apple, Inc.

 

 

95,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farm Machinery & Equipment - 4.58%

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

John Deere & Co.

 

 

162,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grain Mill Products - 4.96%

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

Kellogg Co.

 

 

         176,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metal Mining - 4.66%

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold, Inc.

 

 

165,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories - 1.17%

 

 

 

 

500

 

Icahn Enterprises L.P.

 

 

           41,635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies - 2.12%

 

 

 

 

200

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *

 

 

75,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleum Refining - 2.01%

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

 

 

71,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical Preparations - 10.62%

 

 

 

 

4,000

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

 

201,320

 

3,700

 

Merck & Co.

 

 

         176,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

377,473

 

Retail-Catalog & Mail Order Houses - 0.88%

 

 

 

 

100

 

Amazon Com, Inc. *

 

 

           31,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail-Eating Places - 4.56%

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

 

 

         162,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Related Devices - 2.71%

 

 

 

 

4,200

 

Intel Corp.

 

 

           96,268

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Facilities Support Management Services - 0.97%

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

Corrections Corp of America

 

 

34,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Prepackaged Software - 4.68%

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

         166,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soap, Detergents, Cleaning Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics - 4.67%

 

 

 

 

4,300

 

Unilever Plc.

 

 

         165,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone Communication (No Radiotelephone) - 4.66%

 

 

 

 

4,900

 

AT&T Corp.

 

 

         165,718

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products - 1.80%

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

Officemax, Inc.

 

 

           63,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR COMMON STOCKS (Cost $2,650,765) - 72.24%

 

 

      2,566,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 10.77%

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Aberdeen Asia Pacific Fund

 

 

           60,600

 

7,000

 

The Gamco Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust

 

 

           73,990

 

6,000

 

iPath S&P VIX Short Term Futures ETN *

 

 

           88,194

 

3,000

 

ProShares Short Dow30 *

 

 

           86,670

 

2,000

 

ProShares Ultra Short S&P 500 *

 

 

           73,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $505,266) - 10.77%

 

 

         382,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 3.26%

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

 

 

         115,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (Cost $117,950) - 3.26%

 

 

         115,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underlying Security

 

 

 

   Expiration Date/Exercise Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS - 2.46% *

 

 

 

 

Shares Subject

 

 

 

 

 

to Put

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Electric Power Co.

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

January 2014 Put @ 44.00

 

 

6,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

 

 

 

 

9,000

 

January 2014 Put @ 10.00

 

 

2,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.

 

 

 

 

300

 

October 2013 Put @ 375.00

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Corp.

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

January 2014 Put @ 31.00

 

 

1,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Corp.

 

 

 

 

700

 

October 2013 Put @ 35.00

 

 

1,218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coca Cola Co.

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

January 2014 Put @ 35.00

 

 

1,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

January 2014 Put @ 48.00

 

 

9,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deere & Co.

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

January 2014 Put @ 77.50

 

 

3,510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E. I du Pont de Nemours & Co.

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

October 2013 Put @ 47.00

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

January 2014 Put @ 48.00

 

 

4,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facebook, Inc.

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

January 2014 Put @ 20.00

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold, Inc.

 

 

 

 

4,000

 

January 2014 Put @ 29.00

 

 

3,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold, Inc.

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

November 2013 Put @ 25.00

 

 

300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Co.

 

 

 

 

7,000

 

December 2013 Put @ 19.00

 

 

560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Icahn Enterprises L.P.

 

 

 

 

1,700

 

December 2013 Put @ 65.00

 

 

340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intel Corp.

 

 

 

 

7,000

 

October 2013 Put @ 18.00

 

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kellogg Co.

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

March 2014 Put @ 57.50

 

 

4,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merck & Co.

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

January 2014 Put @ 45.00

 

 

3,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

 

 

4,000

 

January 2014 Put @ 27.00

 

 

800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officemax, Inc.

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

January 2014 Put @ 12.00

 

 

3,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potash Corp.

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

January 2014 Put @ 28.00

 

 

950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potash Corp.

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

January 2014 Put @ 35.00

 

 

24,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

 

 

 

7,000

 

January 2014 Put @ 29.00

 

 

1,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telefonica S.A. ADR

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

December 2013 Put @ 12.00

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unlilever Plc.

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

May 2014 Put @ 35.00

 

 

3,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility S&P 500

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

January 2014 Put @ 14.00

 

 

            8,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums Paid $130,903) - 2.46%

 

 

           87,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 26.98%

 

 

 

 

958,460

 

Fidelity Government Fund Class-I 0.01% (Cost $958,460) **

 

 

         958,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $4,363,344) - 115.71%

 

 

4,110,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (15.71%)

 

 

(558,139)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

 

$    3,552,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing securities during the period.

 

 

 

 

** Variable rate security; the coupon rate shown represents the yield at September 30, 2013.

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

 



 

Baldwin Fund

 

Schedule of Options Written

 

September 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Subject

 

Underlying Security

 

 

 

 

to Call

 

Expiration Date/Exercise Price

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

 

 

 

 

3,700

 

November 2013 Call @ 46.00

 

 

$             555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon Com, Inc.

 

 

 

 

100

 

October 2013 Call @ 315.00

 

 

1,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

October 2013 Call @ 12.00

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.

 

 

 

 

200

 

October 2013 Call @ 475.00

 

 

2,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Corp.

 

 

 

 

4,900

 

October 2013 Call @ 35.00

 

 

294

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coca Cola Co.

 

 

 

 

4,400

 

October 2013 Call @ 39.00

 

 

924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corrections Corp of America

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

November 2013 Call @ 35.00

 

 

1,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darden Restaurant, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

October 2013 Call @ 48.00

 

 

700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deere & Co.

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

October 2013 Call @ 85.00

 

 

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eli & Lily Co.

 

 

 

 

4,000

 

November 2013 Call @ 50.00

 

 

6,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold, Inc.

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

November 2013 Call @ 34.00

 

 

4,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Icahn Enterprises L.P.

 

 

 

 

500

 

November 2013 Call @ 80.00

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intel Corp.

 

 

 

 

2,200

 

October 2013 Call @ 20.00

 

 

7,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intel Corp.

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

October 2013 Call @ 22.00

 

 

2,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

 

 

 

 

100

 

October 2013 Call @ 385.00

 

 

1,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

 

 

 

 

100

 

October 2013 Call @ 390.00

 

 

955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kellogg Co.

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

December 2013 Call @ 60.00

 

 

1,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kellogg Co.

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

October 2013 Call @ 62.50

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merck & Co.

 

 

 

 

3,700

 

October 2013 Call @ 48.00

 

 

1,924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

October 2013 Call @ 31.00

 

 

11,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officemax, Inc.

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

October 2013 Call @ 12.00

 

 

5,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potash Corp.

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

October 2013 Call @ 32.00

 

 

980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potash Corp.

 

 

 

 

4,000

 

October 2013 Call @ 33.00

 

 

920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ProShares Short Dow 30

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

November 2013 Call @ 29.00

 

 

1,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ProShares Ultra Short S&P 500

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

November 2013 Call @ 40.00

 

 

700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ProShares Ultra Short S&P 500

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

October 2013 Call @ 37.00

 

 

820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

October 2013 Call @ 36.00

 

 

1,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unilever Plc.

 

 

 

 

4,300

 

November 2013 Call @ 40.00

 

 

2,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility S&P 500

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

October 2013 Call @ 15.50

 

 

2,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatility S&P 500

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

October 2013 Call @ 18.50

 

 

                 90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums Paid $61,210)

 

 

$         64,157



NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

Baldwin Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2013, the net unrealized depreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $4,363,344 amounted to $255,468, which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $68,583 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $324,051.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. SECURITY VALUATION

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities generally are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities.  Securities that are traded on any stock exchange or on the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued by the pricing service at the last quoted sale price.  Lacking a last sale price, an equity security is generally valued by the pricing service at its last bid price.  When market quotations are not readily available, when the adviser determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current market value, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review by the Board of Trustees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed income securities generally are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities.  A pricing service utilizes electronic data processing techniques based on yield spreads relating to securities with similar characteristics to determine prices for normal institutional-size trading units of debt securities without regard to sale or bid prices.  If the adviser decides that a price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the fair market value of the securities, when prices are not readily available from a pricing service, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees.  Short term investments in fixed income securities with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued by using the amortized cost method of valuation, which the Board has determined will represent fair value.



In accordance with FAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. FAS 157 also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency  of  inputs  to  the valuation of an asset or liability.  The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:



Valuation Inputs of Assets

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Common Stock

$         2,566,448

              $0

              $0

$2,566,448

Exchange Traded Funds

382,614

0

0

382,614

Real Estate Investment Trusts

115,800

0

0

115,800

Put Options Purchased

87,524

0

0

87,524

Cash Equivalents

958,460

0

0

958,460

Total

 

 

$         4,110,846

$0

       $0

$4,110,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs of Liabilities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Options Written

$             64,157

       $0

$0

$64,157

Total

 

 

$             64,157

       $0

       $0

$64,157





ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.


(a)

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. The Registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Registrant's filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Registrant's management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.


Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q, the Registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant's management, including the Registrant's principal executive officer and the Registrant's principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(b)

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS. There have been no significant changes in the Registrant's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation in connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings on Form N-Q.


ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.


Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES


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.



Frank Funds


By /s/Brian J. Frank, President

 Brian J. Frank

 President


Date: November 13, 2013


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/Brian J. Frank, President

Brian J. Frank

President


Date November 13, 2013


By /s/Monique M. Weiss

Monique M. Weiss

Secretary


Date November 13, 2013