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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)


781 Crandon Boulevard, Unit 602, Key Biscayne, FL 33149

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)


Brian J. Frank, Frank Capital Partners LLC

781 Crandon Boulevard, Unit 602, Key Biscayne, FL 33149

 (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, 2015


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.




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Value Fund

 

Schedule of Investments

 

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS - 46.96%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arrangement of Transportation  - 2.37%

 

 

 

 

37,443

 

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. *

 

 

$          688,951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Storage Devices - 2.95%

 

 

 

 

29,539

 

Teradata Corp. *

 

 

855,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Services - 9.54%

 

 

 

 

20,076

 

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. Class-A *

 

 

851,022

 

77,131

 

Xoom Corp. *

 

 

         1,919,019

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,770,041

 

Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance - 9.53%

 

 

 

 

12,838

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class-B *

 

 

         1,674,075

 

49,053

 

Greenlight Capital Reinsurance, Ltd. Class-A *

 

 

         1,092,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,766,976

 

Gold & Silver Ores - 2.74%

 

 

 

 

63,569

 

Goldcorp, Inc.

 

 

795,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores - 1.91%

 

 

 

 

45,350

 

Francesca's Holdings Corp. *

 

 

554,631

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail-Food Stores - 2.07%

 

 

 

 

18,455

 

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. *

 

 

602,371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail-Radio, TV & Consumer Electronics - 2.48%

 

 

 

 

6,555

 

Apple, Inc.

 

 

           720,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Business Services, NEC - 2.68%

 

 

 

 

56,819

 

RPX Corp. *

 

 

779,557

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design - 1.69%

 

 

 

 

12,198

 

Science Applications International Corp.

 

 

490,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Educational Services - 2.10%

 

 

 

 

26,057

 

American Public Education, Inc. *

 

 

           611,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Miscellaneous Business - 0.72%

 

 

 

 

86,355

 

Performant Financial Corp. *

 

 

           208,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Prepackaged Software - 6.19%

 

 

 

 

40,649

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

         1,796,686

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR COMMON STOCKS (Cost $13,263,447) - 46.96%

 

 

       13,641,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underlying Security

 

 

 

   Expiration Date/Exercise Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS - 0.00% *

 

 

 

 

Shares Subject

 

 

 

 

 

to Put

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japanese Yen Spot Option

 

 

 

 

25,000

 

December 2015 Put @ 73.00

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan 10 Year Bond Future (JBG)

 

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

May 2015 Put @ 142.00

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums Paid $3,850) - 0.00%

 

 

                     0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 46.60%

 

 

 

 

13,535,811

 

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio 0.16% (Cost $13,565,811) **

 

       13,535,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $26,833,108) *** - 93.56%

 

 

27,177,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 6.44%

 

 

         1,869,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

 

$     29,047,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing securities during the period.

 

 

 

 

** Variable rate security; the coupon rate shown represents the yield at September 30, 2015.

 

 

 

*** At September 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $26,833,108 amounted to $374,466, which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $2,797,711 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $2,423,245.


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2015, the net unrealized appreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $26,833,108 amounted to $374,466, which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $2,797,711 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $2,423,245.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

$13,641,765

              $0

              $0

$13,641,765

Options Purchased

0

0

0

0

Cash Equivalents

13,535,811

0

0

13,535,811

Total

 

 

$27,177,576

$0

       $0

$27,177,576





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baldwin Fund

 

Schedule of Investments

 

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS - 82.69%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural Chemicals  - 3.97%

 

 

 

 

6,400

 

Potash Corp.

 

 

$       131,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft - 5.14%

 

 

 

 

 

1,300

 

Boeing Co.

 

 

170,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances) - 0.42%

 

 

 

 

100

 

Amgen, Inc.

 

 

13,818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drawing & Insulating of Nonferrous Wiret - 0.78%

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

Corning, Inc.

 

 

25,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Computers - 5.31%

 

 

 

 

1,600

 

Apple, Inc.

 

 

175,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farm Machinery & Equipment - 4.47%

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Deere & Co.

 

 

148,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Services - 0.80%

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Lendingclub Corp. *

 

 

           26,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heavy Construction - 1.54%

 

 

 

 

1,200

 

Fluor Corp.

 

 

50,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laboratory Analytical Instruments - 3.19%

 

 

 

 

600

 

Illumina, Inc. *

 

 

105,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment - 4.65%

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

Eaton Corp. (Ireland)

 

 

153,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas Transmission - 4.73%

 

 

 

 

4,800

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 

 

         132,864

 

500

 

TC Pipelines L.P.

 

 

           23,805

 

 

 

 

 

 

156,669

 

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies - 1.39%

 

 

 

 

100

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *

 

 

           45,927

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patent Owners & Lessors - 0.41%

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

RPX Corp. *

 

 

           13,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleum Refining - 11.58%

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

 

         223,050

 

6,000

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

 

         160,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

383,370

 

Pharmaceutical Preparations - 4.48%

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

Merck & Co.

 

 

148,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plastic Materials, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) - 2.04%

 

 

 

 

1,400

 

DuPont E.I. De Nemours & Co.

 

 

           67,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radio & TV Broadcasting & Communications Equipment - 4.87%

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

Qualcomm, Inc.

 

 

         161,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses - 4.64%

 

 

 

 

300

 

Amazon.com, Inc. *

 

 

         153,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail-Grocery Stores - 1.27%

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. *

 

 

           42,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail-Variety Stores - 0.78%

 

 

 

 

400

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

 

           25,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Busniess Services, NEC - 3.92%

 

 

 

 

2,200

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. *

 

 

         129,734

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. - 3.69%

 

 

 

 

201

 

Google, Inc.

 

 

         122,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Prepackaged Software - 0.35%

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

3D Systems Corp. *

 

 

           11,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services-Video Tape Rental - 3.12%

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

Netflix, Inc. *

 

 

         103,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus - 5.14%

 

 

 

 

1,200

 

3M Co.

 

 

         170,124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR COMMON STOCKS (Cost $3,041,896) - 82.69%

 

 

      2,737,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOSED END MUTUAL FUND - 0.37%

 

 

 

 

1,066

 

Royce Value Trust, Inc.

 

 

           12,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOR CLOSED END MUTUAL FUND (Cost $15,447) - 0.37%

 

 

           12,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 1.63%

 

 

 

 

12,000

 

Aberdeen Asia Pacific Fund

 

 

           54,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (Cost $73,359) - 1.63%

 

 

           54,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Underlying Security

 

 

 

   Expiration Date/Exercise Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS - 3.18% *

 

 

 

 

Shares Subject

 

 

 

 

 

to Put

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3M Co.

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

October 2015 Put @ 145.00

 

 

4,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. *

 

 

 

 

2,200

 

December 2015 Put @ 67.50

 

 

21,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.

 

 

 

 

800

 

December 2015 Put @ 110.00

 

 

5,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.

 

 

 

 

800

 

October 2015 Put @ 120.00

 

 

8,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

 

 

 

 

200

 

January 2016 Put @ 480.00

 

 

5,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

 

 

 

 

100

 

January 2016 Put @ 520.00

 

 

4,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co.

 

 

 

 

600

 

January 2016 Put @ 125.00

 

 

3,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co.

 

 

 

 

300

 

January 2016 Put @ 135.00

 

 

3,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co.

 

 

 

 

500

 

October 2015 Put @ 145.00

 

 

7,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deere & Co.

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

January 2016 Put @ 75.00

 

 

5,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deere & Co.

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

January 2016 Put @ 80.00

 

 

8,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DuPont E.I. De Nemours & Co.

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

October 2015 Put @ 50.00

 

 

2,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Corp. (Ireland)

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

October 2015 Put @ 60.00

 

 

13,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Corp. (Ireland)

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

October 2015 Put @ 65.00

 

 

18,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

January 2016 Put @ 72.50

 

 

7,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

October 2015 Put @ 80.00

 

 

6,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fluor Corp.

 

 

 

 

600

 

October 2015 Put @ 40.00

 

 

390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fluor Corp.

 

 

 

 

600

 

October 2015 Put @ 50.00

 

 

4,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Google, Inc.

 

 

 

 

200

 

December 2015 Put @ 550.00

 

 

2,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Google, Inc.

 

 

 

 

100

 

December 2015 Put @ 650.00

 

 

5,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illumina, Inc.

 

 

 

 

300

 

January 2015 Put @ 180.00

 

 

5,670

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illumina, Inc.

 

 

 

 

300

 

January 2015 Put @ 220.00

 

 

14,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *

 

 

 

 

100

 

October 2015 Put @ 485.00

 

 

2,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 

 

 

 

2,400

 

December 2015 Put @ 30.00

 

 

9,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 

 

 

 

2,400

 

December 2015 Put @ 35.00

 

 

20,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merck & Co.

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

January 2015 Put @ 50.00

 

 

6,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merck & Co.

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

January 2015 Put @ 60.00

 

 

10,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netflix, Inc.

 

 

 

 

500

 

December 2015 Put @ 110.00

 

 

7,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netflix, Inc.

 

 

 

 

500

 

December 2015 Put @ 130.00

 

 

14,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potash Corp.

 

 

 

 

3,200

 

January 2016 Put @ 22.00

 

 

9,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potash Corp.

 

 

 

 

3,200

 

January 2016 Put @ 28.00

 

 

26,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualcomm, Inc.

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

November 2015 Put @ 50.00

 

 

2,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualcomm, Inc.

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

November 2015 Put @ 60.00

 

 

10,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. *

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

December 2015 Put @ 20.00

 

 

2,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

December 2015 Put @ 25.00

 

 

3,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

December 2015 Put @ 30.00

 

 

11,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums Paid $181,343) - 8.96%

 

 

         296,727

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS - 7.88%

 

 

 

 

260,734

 

Fidelity Government Fund Class-I 0.01% (Cost $260,734) **

 

 

         260,734

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $3,575,502) *** - 101.53%

 

 

3,360,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (1.53%)

 

 

        (50,656)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

 

$    3,310,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing securities during the period.

 

 

 

 

** Variable rate security; the coupon rate shown represents the yield at September 30, 2015.

 

 

 

*** At September 30, 2015, the net unrealized depreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $3,575,502 amounted to $164,727, which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $189,023 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $353,750.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baldwin Fund

 

Schedule of Options Written

 

September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Subject

 

Underlying Security

 

 

 

 

to Call

 

Expiration Date/Exercise Price

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3D Systems Corp. *

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

November 2015 Call @ 15.00

 

 

$             250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. *

 

 

 

 

2,200

 

October 2015 Call @ 70.00

 

 

$             154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.

 

 

 

 

800

 

November 2015 Call @ 110.00

 

 

$           4,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.

 

 

 

 

800

 

October 2015 Call @ 120.00

 

 

128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

 

 

 

 

200

 

November 2015 Call @ 505.00

 

 

7,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

 

 

 

 

100

 

November 2015 Call @ 525.00

 

 

2,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co.

 

 

 

 

600

 

October 2015 Call @ 130.00

 

 

2,082

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co.

 

 

 

 

200

 

October 2015 Call @ 135.00

 

 

230

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boeing Co.

 

 

 

 

500

 

October 2015 Call @ 145.00

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corning, Inc.

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

November 2015 Call @ 20.00

 

 

195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deere & Co.

 

 

 

 

2000

 

October 2015 Call @ 77.50

 

 

2,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DuPont E.I. De Nemours & Co.

 

 

 

 

1,400

 

October 2015 Call @ 50.00

 

 

462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Corp. (Ireland)

 

 

 

 

1000

 

October 2015 Call @ 60.00

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Corp. (Ireland)

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

October 2015 Call @ 53.00

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

October 2015 Call @ 72.50

 

 

5,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fluor Corp.

 

 

 

 

600

 

October 2015 Call @ 45.00

 

 

144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Google, Inc.

 

 

 

 

200

 

October 2015 Call @ 600.00

 

 

4,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illumina, Inc.

 

 

 

 

300

 

October 2015 Call @ 190.00

 

 

990

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illumina, Inc.

 

 

 

 

300

 

October 2015 Call @ 200.00

 

 

450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *

 

 

 

 

100

 

October 2015 Call @ 520.00

 

 

49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

 

 

 

 

2,400

 

October 2015 Call @ 32.50

 

 

96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lendingclub Corp. *

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

January 2015 Call @ 16.00

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merck & Co.

 

 

 

 

500

 

October 2015 Call @ 50.00

 

 

435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merck & Co.

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

October 2015 Call @ 55.00

 

 

150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netflix, Inc.

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

October 2015 Call @ 120.00

 

 

2,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potash Corp.

 

 

 

 

6,000

 

October 2015 Call @ 25.00

 

 

240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qualcomm, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

October 2015 Call @ 55.00

 

 

1,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RPX Corp. *

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

November 2015 Call @ 15.00

 

 

350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. *

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

October 2015 Call @ 22.50

 

 

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

October 2015 Call @ 25.00

 

 

5,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

October 2015 Call @ 28.00

 

 

1,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TC Pipelines L.P.

 

 

 

 

500

 

November 2015 Call @ 60.00

 

 

425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

 

 

 

400

 

October 2015 Call @ 75.00

 

 

                   8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (Premiums Paid $98,183)

 

 

$         48,160


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

Baldwin Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2015, the net unrealized depreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $3,575,502 amounted to $164,727, which consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation of $189,023 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation of $353,750.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

$2,737,056

              $0

              $0

$2,737,056

Closed End Mutual Funds

$12,254

              $0

              $0

$12,254

Exchange Traded Funds

$54,000

$0

$0

$54,000

Put Options

     296,727

$0

$0

$296,727

Cash Equivalents

$260,734

$0

$0

$260,734

Total

 

 

$3,360,772

$0

       $0

$3,360,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs of Liabilities

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Options Written

$48,160

       $0

$0

$48,160

Total

 

 

$48,160

       $0

       $0

$48,160





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 23, 2015


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 23, 2015


By /s/Monique M. Weiss

Monique M. Weiss

Secretary


Date November 23, 2015