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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 811-02278

 
The Value Line Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

220 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017

Mitchell E. Appel
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  212-907-1500

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2010
 
 
 

 

Item 1: Schedule of Investments.
A copy of Schedule of Investments for the period ended 9/30/10 is included with this Form.
 
 
 

 
 
Value Line Premier Growth Fund, Inc.  
   
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
September 30, 2010
 
Shares
     
Value
 
         
COMMON STOCKS  (94.3%)
       
               
     
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (10.1%)
       
  8,400  
AutoZone, Inc.  *
  $ 1,922,844  
  32,000  
BorgWarner, Inc.  *
    1,683,840  
  10,500  
Buckle, Inc. (The)
    278,670  
  5,000  
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.  *
    860,000  
  39,200  
Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR *
    1,871,800  
  16,000  
Deckers Outdoor Corp.  *
    799,360  
  11,400  
DeVry, Inc.
    560,994  
  17,000  
DIRECTV Class A *
    707,710  
  16,000  
Genuine Parts Co.
    713,440  
  7,000  
Gildan Activewear, Inc.  *
    196,630  
  10,000  
Guess?, Inc.
    406,300  
  8,000  
hhgregg, Inc.  *
    198,080  
  29,000  
HSN, Inc.  *
    867,100  
  15,500  
ITT Educational Services, Inc.  *
    1,089,185  
  3,000  
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.  *
    133,650  
  27,000  
Johnson Controls, Inc.
    823,500  
  5,000  
Lincoln Educational Services Corp.  *
    72,050  
  56,000  
LKQ Corp.  *
    1,164,800  
  4,000  
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.
    184,440  
  18,000  
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.  *
    957,600  
  30,000  
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.
    1,804,800  
  6,000  
Priceline.com, Inc.  *
    2,090,040  
  36,000  
Shaw Communications, Inc. Class B
    792,360  
  27,000  
Signet Jewelers Ltd.  *
    856,980  
  6,700  
Strayer Education, Inc.
    1,169,150  
  34,300  
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)
    1,530,809  
  22,000  
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.  *
    914,320  
  6,000  
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.  *
    175,200  
  21,000  
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.  *
    576,450  
  26,500  
Warnaco Group, Inc. (The)  *
    1,354,945  
  29,000  
WMS Industries, Inc.  *
    1,104,030  
  34,000  
Yum! Brands, Inc.
    1,566,040  
            29,427,117  
               
     
CONSUMER STAPLES (6.0%)
       
  68,000  
BRF - Brasil Foods S.A. ADR
    1,056,040  
  17,000  
British American Tobacco PLC ADR
    1,270,070  
  24,200  
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    1,571,548  
  16,800  
Coca-Cola Femsa, S.A.B. de C.V. ADR
    1,314,096  
  26,000  
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas ADR
    3,218,280  
  94,000  
Cosan Ltd. Class A
    1,089,460  
  13,000  
Energizer Holdings, Inc.  *
    873,990  
  26,250  
Flowers Foods, Inc.
    652,050  
  20,000  
Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. ADR
    1,014,600  
  74,000  
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.  *
    2,308,060  
  20,000  
Hormel Foods Corp.
    892,000  
  32,000  
Ruddick Corp.
    1,109,760  
  13,000  
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.  *
    599,300  
  9,000  
Whole Foods Market, Inc.  *
    333,990  
            17,303,244  
               
     
ENERGY (5.6%)
       
  8,600  
CNOOC Ltd. ADR
    1,670,980  
  19,000  
Concho Resources, Inc.  *
    1,257,230  
  21,000  
Core Laboratories N.V.
    1,848,840  
  44,000  
FMC Technologies, Inc.  *
    3,004,760  
  24,000  
Penn Virginia Corp.
    384,960  
               
Shares       Value  
  64,000  
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. ADR
  $ 2,321,280  
  18,000  
SM Energy Co.
    674,280  
  33,600  
Southern Union Co.
    808,416  
  70,000  
Southwestern Energy Co.  *
    2,340,800  
  26,000  
TransCanada Corp.
    965,120  
  33,000  
World Fuel Services Corp.
    858,330  
            16,134,996  
               
     
FINANCIALS (10.4%)
       
  12,000  
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.  *
    936,120  
  20,600  
AFLAC, Inc.
    1,065,226  
  15,000  
Arch Capital Group Ltd.  *
    1,257,000  
  9,490  
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
    986,296  
  5,500  
Banco Santander Chile S.A. ADR
    531,025  
  35,000  
Bancolombia S.A. ADR
    2,297,050  
  16,000  
Bank of Hawaii Corp.
    718,720  
  13,300  
Bank of Montreal
    768,075  
  22,100  
Bank of Nova Scotia
    1,177,930  
  10,700  
BlackRock, Inc.
    1,821,675  
  16,000  
BRE Properties, Inc.
    664,000  
  8,200  
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
    594,008  
  12,000  
Credicorp Ltd.
    1,366,800  
  16,000  
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.
    402,400  
  19,000  
Eaton Vance Corp.
    551,760  
  9,400  
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
    1,028,736  
  9,000  
Franklin Resources, Inc.
    962,100  
  6,200  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
    896,396  
  16,300  
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR
    3,005,231  
  16,000  
ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR
    797,600  
  111,376  
Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo S.A. ADR
    2,693,071  
  30,000  
MSCI, Inc. Class A *
    996,300  
  9,000  
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.  *
    581,850  
  12,000  
Stifel Financial Corp.  *
    555,480  
  24,000  
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
    1,201,560  
  8,000  
Taubman Centers, Inc.
    356,880  
  6,000  
Torchmark Corp.
    318,840  
  7,400  
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
    534,724  
  20,000  
U.S. Bancorp
    432,400  
  30,000  
Wells Fargo & Co.
    753,900  
            30,253,153  
               
     
HEALTH CARE (14.1%)
       
  24,000  
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.  *
    792,480  
  56,000  
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  *
    3,604,160  
  17,200  
Allergan, Inc.
    1,144,316  
  21,000  
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  *
    520,380  
  16,000  
Bayer AG ADR
    1,114,720  
  14,500  
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
    1,074,450  
  10,000  
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A *
    905,100  
  14,800  
Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc.  *
    308,728  
  11,000  
Cerner Corp.  *
    923,890  
  6,000  
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.
    255,420  
  4,000  
DENTSPLY International, Inc.
    127,880  
  26,000  
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.  *
    1,743,300  
  18,000  
Emergency Medical Services Corp. Class A *
    958,500  
  60,000  
Express Scripts, Inc.  *
    2,922,000  
  20,900  
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA ADR
    1,290,366  
  12,600  
Haemonetics Corp.  *
    737,478  
  56,000  
Henry Schein, Inc.  *
    3,280,480  
 
 

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  Value Line Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
   
 
September 30, 2010
 
Shares       Value  
  18,000  
HMS Holdings Corp.  *
  $ 1,060,920  
  24,000  
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.  *
    1,481,280  
  51,200  
Illumina, Inc.  *
    2,519,040  
  32,000  
Impax Laboratories, Inc.  *
    633,600  
  7,000  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.  *
    1,986,180  
  8,000  
Life Technologies Corp.  *
    373,520  
  4,000  
MAKO Surgical Corp.  *
    38,320  
  7,000  
Masimo Corp.
    191,170  
  8,400  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.  *
    1,045,296  
  17,800  
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR
    1,752,232  
  3,000  
NuVasive, Inc.  *
    105,420  
  28,500  
Owens & Minor, Inc.
    811,110  
  32,000  
Perrigo Co.
    2,055,040  
  4,800  
Quality Systems, Inc.
    318,288  
  20,000  
ResMed, Inc.  *
    656,200  
  4,000  
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.  *
    144,160  
  28,000  
SXC Health Solutions Corp.  *
    1,021,160  
  8,000  
Techne Corp.
    493,840  
  23,000  
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR
    1,213,250  
  22,000  
Volcano Corp.  *
    571,560  
  30,000  
Warner Chilcott PLC Class A
    673,200  
            40,848,434  
               
     
INDUSTRIALS (20.5%)
       
  85,000  
ABB Ltd. ADR *
    1,795,200  
  24,300  
Acuity Brands, Inc.
    1,075,032  
  33,000  
AMETEK, Inc.
    1,576,410  
  20,600  
AZZ, Inc.
    882,504  
  36,000  
BE Aerospace, Inc.  *
    1,091,160  
  28,400  
Bucyrus International, Inc.
    1,969,540  
  30,000  
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
    2,097,600  
  22,900  
Canadian National Railway Co.
    1,466,058  
  34,000  
CLARCOR, Inc.
    1,313,420  
  27,000  
Copart, Inc.  *
    890,190  
  13,000  
Corrections Corp. of America  *
    320,840  
  23,300  
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
    705,990  
  32,000  
Danaher Corp.
    1,299,520  
  20,600  
DigitalGlobe, Inc.  *
    626,240  
  16,000  
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.  *
    802,240  
  19,000  
Donaldson Co., Inc.
    895,470  
  12,600  
Eaton Corp.
    1,039,374  
  41,000  
EnerSys  *
    1,023,770  
  20,000  
Esterline Technologies Corp.  *
    1,144,600  
  18,000  
Flowserve Corp.
    1,969,560  
  23,200  
Gardner Denver, Inc.
    1,245,376  
  36,000  
Geo Group, Inc. (The)  *
    840,600  
  6,000  
GeoEye, Inc.  *
    242,880  
  10,000  
Harbin Electric, Inc.  *
    178,900  
  33,000  
Hunt (J.B.) Transport Services, Inc.
    1,145,100  
  29,850  
IDEX Corp.
    1,059,973  
  22,600  
IHS, Inc. Class A  *
    1,536,800  
  21,000  
Kansas City Southern  *
    785,610  
  21,000  
Kaydon Corp.
    726,600  
  21,000  
Kirby Corp.  *
    841,260  
  88,500  
Lan Airlines S.A. ADR
    2,605,440  
  31,500  
Lennox International, Inc.
    1,313,235  
  13,000  
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
    751,660  
  11,000  
Navistar International Corp.  *
    480,040  
  20,000  
Norfolk Southern Corp.
    1,190,200  
  20,000  
Polypore International, Inc.  *
    603,200  
  17,800  
Precision Castparts Corp.
    2,266,830  
               
Shares       Value  
  36,000  
Quanta Services, Inc.  *
  $ 686,880  
  6,000  
Regal-Beloit Corp.
    352,140  
  37,500  
Republic Services, Inc.
    1,143,375  
  36,000  
Rollins, Inc.
    841,680  
  26,000  
Roper Industries, Inc.
    1,694,680  
  48,700  
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A *
    747,058  
  36,600  
Stericycle, Inc.  *
    2,542,968  
  20,800  
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.
    556,192  
  33,000  
Toro Co. (The)
    1,855,590  
  12,300  
Towers Watson & Co. Class A
    604,914  
  17,000  
TransDigm Group, Inc.
    1,054,850  
  17,000  
United Technologies Corp.
    1,210,910  
  27,369  
URS Corp.  *
    1,039,475  
  4,700  
Valmont Industries, Inc.
    340,280  
  7,600  
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
    905,236  
  16,000  
Wabtec Corp.
    764,640  
  20,800  
Waste Connections, Inc.  *
    824,928  
  24,000  
Woodward Governor Co.
    778,080  
            59,742,298  
               
     
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (15.4%)
       
  23,000  
Accenture PLC Class A
    977,270  
  28,000  
Acme Packet, Inc.  *
    1,062,320  
  5,000  
Alliance Data Systems Corp.  *
    326,300  
  30,800  
Amphenol Corp. Class A
    1,508,584  
  18,700  
Anixter International, Inc.  *
    1,009,613  
  60,000  
ANSYS, Inc.  *
    2,535,000  
  60,000  
Ariba, Inc.  *
    1,134,000  
  70,000  
Aruba Networks, Inc.  *
    1,493,800  
  24,000  
Atheros Communications, Inc.  *
    632,400  
  12,000  
Avago Technologies Ltd.  *
    270,120  
  11,400  
Blackboard, Inc.  *
    410,856  
  21,000  
Canon, Inc. ADR
    981,120  
  26,000  
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.  *
    960,180  
  60,000  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A  *
    3,868,200  
  28,000  
Concur Technologies, Inc.  *
    1,384,320  
  18,600  
DG Fastchannel, Inc.  *
    404,550  
  27,550  
Diodes, Inc.  *
    470,830  
  16,000  
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Class A  *
    908,960  
  16,000  
Equinix, Inc.  *
    1,637,600  
  11,000  
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
    892,430  
  3,000  
Google, Inc. Class A *
    1,577,370  
  40,000  
Informatica Corp.  *
    1,536,400  
  4,200  
LogMeIn, Inc.  *
    151,116  
  9,300  
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
    2,083,200  
  4,000  
MercadoLibre, Inc.  *
    288,720  
  37,200  
MICROS Systems, Inc.  *
    1,574,676  
  53,000  
Nuance Communications, Inc.  *
    828,920  
  4,000  
Open Text Corp.  *
    188,160  
  12,600  
Pegasystems, Inc.
    391,230  
  38,000  
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.  *
    987,240  
  20,000  
Rovi Corp.  *
    1,008,200  
  15,000  
Rubicon Technology, Inc.  *
    340,350  
  27,000  
Salesforce.com, Inc.  *
    3,018,600  
  25,000  
Solera Holdings, Inc.
    1,104,000  
  21,000  
Sourcefire, Inc.  *
    605,640  
  44,000  
SuccessFactors, Inc.  *
    1,104,840  
  31,000  
Teradata Corp.  *
    1,195,360  
  26,000  
TIBCO Software, Inc.  *
    461,240  
  30,000  
Trimble Navigation Ltd.  *
    1,051,200  
 
 

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  Value Line Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
   
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
 
 
Shares       Value  
  20,000  
VanceInfo Technologies, Inc. ADR *
  $ 646,800  
  6,000  
VeriFone Systems, Inc.  *
    186,420  
  14,000  
VistaPrint NV  *
    541,100  
  13,000  
VMware, Inc. Class A  *
    1,104,220  
            44,843,455  
               
     
MATERIALS (7.7%)
       
  21,000  
Agrium, Inc.
    1,574,790  
  15,000  
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
    1,242,300  
  40,000  
Albemarle Corp.
    1,872,400  
  30,700  
AptarGroup, Inc.
    1,402,069  
  7,000  
Ball Corp.
    411,950  
  14,000  
BASF AG ADR
    884,100  
  28,000  
Celanese Corp. Series A
    898,800  
  12,600  
Clearwater Paper Corp.  *
    958,608  
  16,000  
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
    1,022,720  
  23,000  
Crown Holdings, Inc.  *
    659,180  
  22,000  
FMC Corp.
    1,505,020  
  16,500  
Greif, Inc. Class A
    970,860  
  17,000  
Mosaic Co. (The)
    998,920  
  9,000  
NewMarket Corp.
    1,023,120  
  30,000  
Praxair, Inc.
    2,707,800  
  20,000  
Rockwood Holdings, Inc.  *
    629,400  
  20,200  
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A
    1,044,946  
  30,000  
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
    1,811,400  
  4,000  
STR Holdings, Inc.  *
    86,160  
  12,800  
Syngenta AG ADR
    637,312  
            22,341,855  
               
     
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (2.7%)
       
  4,000  
AboveNet, Inc.  *
    208,360  
  10,837  
Brasil Telecom S.A. ADR  *
    93,415  
  8,103  
Brasil Telecom S.A. ADR Preferred Shares  *
    160,845  
  40,877  
Crown Castle International Corp.  *
    1,804,719  
  10,000  
Millicom International Cellular S.A.
    959,500  
  50,000  
Mobile TeleSystems ADR
    1,061,500  
  19,500  
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. ADR
    1,167,270  
  43,000  
SBA Communications Corp. Class A *
    1,732,900  
  5,700  
Telefonica S.A. ADR
    422,655  
  15,300  
TW Telecom, Inc.  *
    284,121  
            7,895,285  
               
     
UTILITIES (1.8%)
       
  18,000  
AGL Resources, Inc.
    690,480  
  24,000  
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A.
    308,400  
  27,600  
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR
    1,256,076  
  20,000  
EQT Corp.
    721,200  
  20,000  
ITC Holdings Corp.
    1,245,000  
  20,000  
Questar Corp.
    350,600  
  13,400  
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
    774,520  
           
5,346,276
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS AND TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES (94.3%)
(Cost $176,138,305)
   
274,136,113
 
               
Principal
Amount
     
Value
 
               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  (5.5%)
       
               
     
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (1) (5.5%)
       
$
16,000,000
 
With Morgan Stanley, 0.18%, dated 09/30/10, due 10/01/10, delivery value $16,000,080 (collateralized by $15,950,000 U.S. Treasury Notes 1.3750%, due 05/15/13, with a value of $16,368,688)
 
$
16,000,000
 
               
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $16,000,000) (5.5%)
   
16,000,000
 
               
CASH AND OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES  (0.2%)    
611,824
 
               
NET ASSETS (2) (100%)  
$
290,747,937
 
               
NET ASSET VALUE OFFERING AND REDEMPTION PRICE, PER OUTSTANDING SHARE
($290,747,937 ÷ 11,995,082 shares outstanding)
 
$
24.24
 
 
*
Non-income producing.
(1)
The Fund’s custodian takes possession of the underlying collateral securities, the value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest.
(2)
For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost was $192,138,305, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation was $103,262,872, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation was $5,265,064 and the net unrealized appreciation was $97,997,808.
ADR
American Depositary Receipt.
 
 

3

 
 
In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (FASB ASC 820-10), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157), the Fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (level 3 measurements). FASB ASC 820-10-35-39 to 55 provides three levels of the fair value hierarchy as follows:
 
 
Level 1: Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;
 
 
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active;
 
 
Level 3: Inputs that are unobservable.
 
In April 2009, the Fund adopted the authoritative guidance included in FASB ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, on determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly (formerly FSP FAS 157-4). FASB ASC 820-10-35-51A to 51H indicates that if an entity determines that either the volume and/or level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that asset or liability) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value. Valuation techniques such as an income approach might be appropriate to supplement or replace a market approach in those circumstances. It provides a list of factors to determine whether there has been a significant decrease in relation to normal market activity. Regardless, however, of the valuation technique and inputs used, the objective for the fair value measurement in those circumstances is unchanged from what it would be if markets were operating at normal activity levels and/or transactions were orderly; that is, to determine the current exit price as promulgated by FASB ASC 820-10. The guidance also requires additional disclosures regarding inputs and valuation techniques used, change in valuation techniques and related inputs, if any, and more disaggregated information relating to debt and equity securities.
 
Valuation techniques such as an income approach might be appropriate to supplement or replace a market approach in those circumstances. It provides a list of factors to determine whether there has been a significant decrease in relation to normal market activity. Regardless, however, of the valuation technique and inputs used, the objective for the fair value measurement in those circumstances is unchanged from what it would be if markets were operating at normal activity levels and/or transactions were orderly; that is, to determine the current exit price as promulgated by FASB ASC 820-10.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2010 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:
                           
Investments in Securities:
 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Assets
                       
Common Stocks
  $ 274,136,113     $ 0     $ 0     $ 274,136,113  
Short-Term Investments
    0       16,000,000       0       16,000,000  
Total Investments in Securities
  $ 274,136,113     $ 16,000,000     $ 0     $ 290,136,113  
 
 
 

 
 
As of September 30, 2010, there was no significant security transfer activity from Level 1 to Level 2 or from Level 2 to Level 1.
 
For the period ended September 30, 2010, there were no Level 3 investments. The types of inputs used to value each security are identified in the Schedule of Investments, which also includes a breakdown of the Schedule’s investments by category.
 
 
 

 
 
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
(a)
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the   registrant’s 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 the date within 90 days of filing date of this report, are approximately designed to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to such officers and are operating effectively.
   
(b)
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have determined that there have been no significant changes in the registrant’s 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 3. Exhibits:
(a)
Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant.
 
 
 

 
 
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
 
 
Mitchell E. Appel, President
 
     
Date:
November 23, 2010  

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:
Mitchell E. Appel
 
 
Mitchell E. Appel, President, Principal Executive Officer
     
By:
Emily D. Washington
 
 
Emily D. Washington, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer
     
Date:
November 23, 2010