N-Q 1 t77868_nq.htm FORM N-Q



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)
 
7 Times Square, New York, NY 10036
 
Mitchell E. Appel
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  212-907-1900
 
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
 
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2013
 
 
 

 

 
Item 1: Schedule of Investments.
A copy of Schedule of Investments for the period ended 9/30/13 is included with this Form.
 
Value Line Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
 
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) September 30, 2013
               
Shares
       
Value
COMMON STOCKS (97.7%)        
               
     
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (11.3%)
       
 
8,400
 
AutoZone, Inc. *
 
$
3,550,932
 
 
28,000
 
BorgWarner, Inc.
   
2,838,920
 
 
40,000
 
Brinker International, Inc.
   
1,621,200
 
 
10,500
 
Buckle, Inc. (The) (1)
   
567,525
 
 
37,000
 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
   
1,712,730
 
 
32,000
 
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
   
1,708,160
 
 
28,800
 
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.
   
1,956,960
 
 
23,000
 
Genuine Parts Co.
   
1,860,470
 
 
15,200
 
Gildan Activewear, Inc.
   
705,888
 
 
27,000
 
Johnson Controls, Inc.
   
1,120,500
 
 
8,600
 
Life Time Fitness, Inc. *
   
442,642
 
 
112,000
 
LKQ Corp. *
   
3,568,320
 
 
24,000
 
McDonald’s Corp.
   
2,309,040
 
 
49,000
 
NIKE, Inc. Class B
   
3,559,360
 
 
18,000
 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. *
   
2,296,620
 
 
13,000
 
Penn National Gaming, Inc. *
   
719,680
 
 
10,000
 
Signet Jewelers Ltd.
   
716,500
 
 
40,000
 
Starbucks Corp.
   
3,078,800
 
 
68,600
 
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)
   
3,868,354
 
 
5,400
 
VF Corp.
   
1,074,870
 
 
12,000
 
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
   
698,760
 
 
44,000
 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
   
3,141,160
 
           
43,117,391
 
     
CONSUMER STAPLES (9.3%)
       
 
71,000
 
BRF S.A. ADR (1)
   
1,741,630
 
 
17,000
 
British American Tobacco PLC
       
     
ADR (1)
   
1,787,550
 
 
21,300
 
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B
   
1,451,169
 
 
24,000
 
Bunge Ltd.
   
1,821,840
 
 
48,400
 
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
   
2,906,420
 
 
16,800
 
Coca-Cola Femsa, S.A.B. de C.V.
       
     
ADR (1)
   
2,116,464
 
 
130,000
 
Companhia de Bebidas das
       
     
Americas ADR
   
4,985,500
 
 
14,000
 
Costco Wholesale Corp.
   
1,611,680
 
 
23,400
 
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
   
2,132,910
 
 
89,812
 
Flowers Foods, Inc.
   
1,925,569
 
 
20,000
 
Fomento Economico Mexicano
       
     
S.A.B. de C.V. ADR
   
1,941,800
 
 
64,000
 
General Mills, Inc.
   
3,066,880
 
 
9,000
 
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters,
       
     
Inc. * (1)
   
677,970
 
 
43,000
 
Hormel Foods Corp.
   
1,811,160
 
 
3,000
 
McCormick & Co., Inc.
   
194,100
 
 
29,000
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
   
2,305,500
 
 
22,000
 
Reynolds American, Inc.
   
1,073,160
 
 
32,000
 
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
   
1,872,000
 
           
35,423,302
 
     
ENERGY (5.5%)
       
 
18,000
 
Chevron Corp.
   
2,187,000
 
 
8,600
 
CNOOC Ltd. ADR
   
1,735,480
 
 
14,600
 
Core Laboratories N.V.
   
2,470,466
 
 
17,000
 
Enbridge, Inc.
   
709,580
 
 
28,000
 
EQT Corp.
   
2,484,160
 
 
70,000
 
FMC Technologies, Inc. *
   
3,879,400
 
 
51,400
 
Noble Energy, Inc.
   
3,444,314
 
               
Shares
     
Value
 
 
6,000
 
Oceaneering International, Inc.
 
$
487,440
 
 
5,000
 
Oil States International, Inc. *
   
517,300
 
 
5,346
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
   
1,009,325
 
 
26,000
 
TransCanada Corp. (1)
   
1,142,440
 
 
25,600
 
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. ADR
   
629,504
 
           
20,696,409
 
     
FINANCIALS (11.4%)
       
 
8,000
 
ACE Ltd.
   
748,480
 
 
21,000
 
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. *
   
3,835,440
 
 
52,600
 
AFLAC, Inc.
   
3,260,674
 
 
1,800
 
Alleghany Corp. *
   
737,370
 
 
36,000
 
American Tower Corp. REIT
   
2,668,680
 
 
45,000
 
Arch Capital Group Ltd. *
   
2,435,850
 
 
8,316
 
Banco de Chile ADR (1)
   
762,577
 
 
12,000
 
Bancolombia S.A. ADR (1)
   
690,480
 
 
13,300
 
Bank of Montreal (1)
   
888,706
 
 
22,100
 
Bank of Nova Scotia (1)
   
1,266,551
 
 
7,700
 
BlackRock, Inc.
   
2,083,774
 
 
16,000
 
BRE Properties, Inc. REIT
   
812,160
 
 
11,400
 
Camden Property Trust REIT
   
700,416
 
 
4,200
 
Canadian Imperial Bank of
       
     
Commerce
   
334,908
 
 
27,000
 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (1)
   
1,433,700
 
 
23,200
 
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
       
     
REIT
   
792,744
 
 
9,400
 
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT
   
1,388,380
 
 
1,200
 
Everest Re Group Ltd.
   
174,492
 
 
17,000
 
HCP, Inc. REIT
   
696,150
 
 
75,500
 
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR
   
2,323,890
 
 
30,513
 
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. ADR
   
430,844
 
 
22,000
 
M&T Bank Corp.
   
2,462,240
 
 
15,000
 
MetLife, Inc.
   
704,250
 
 
10,000
 
PartnerRe Ltd.
   
915,400
 
 
27,000
 
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. *
   
1,618,380
 
 
5,000
 
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
   
214,100
 
 
30,000
 
ProAssurance Corp.
   
1,351,800
 
 
21,500
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
   
1,676,570
 
 
26,000
 
Royal Bank of Canada
   
1,669,460
 
 
17,000
 
Stifel Financial Corp. *
   
700,740
 
 
17,000
 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
   
1,222,810
 
 
8,000
 
Taubman Centers, Inc. REIT
   
538,480
 
 
7,400
 
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
   
665,852
 
 
30,000
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
1,239,600
 
           
43,445,948
 
     
HEALTH CARE (11.7%)
       
 
37,800
 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *
   
4,390,848
 
 
17,200
 
Allergan, Inc.
   
1,555,740
 
 
15,200
 
Bayer AG ADR (1)
   
1,792,688
 
 
14,500
 
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
   
1,450,290
 
 
2,000
 
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A *
   
235,120
 
 
14,800
 
Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. *
       
     
(1)
   
442,224
 
 
17,000
 
C.R. Bard, Inc.
   
1,958,400
 
 
56,000
 
Catamaran Corp. *
   
2,573,200
 
 
68,000
 
Cerner Corp. *
   
3,573,400
 
 
6,200
 
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)
   
804,078
 
 
6,000
 
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. *
   
341,400
 
 
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Value Line Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
 
September 30, 2013
               
Shares
     
Value
 
 
10,000
 
DENTSPLY International, Inc.
 
$
434,100
 
 
26,000
 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. *
   
1,810,380
 
 
46,000
 
Express Scripts Holding Co. *
   
2,841,880
 
 
8,600
 
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.
       
     
KGaA ADR
   
278,468
 
 
38,800
 
Henry Schein, Inc. *
   
4,023,560
 
 
16,000
 
HMS Holdings Corp. *
   
344,160
 
 
24,000
 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *
   
2,391,600
 
 
7,000
 
McKesson Corp.
   
898,100
 
 
2,000
 
Mednax, Inc. *
   
200,800
 
 
13,900
 
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. *
   
3,337,251
 
 
6,500
 
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. *
   
970,840
 
 
17,800
 
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR
   
3,012,116
 
 
4,000
 
ResMed, Inc. (1)
   
211,280
 
 
23,000
 
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
       
     
Ltd. ADR
   
868,940
 
 
29,000
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
   
2,672,350
 
 
6,000
 
Universal Health Services, Inc.
       
     
Class B
   
449,940
 
 
7,000
 
WellPoint, Inc.
   
585,270
 
           
44,448,423
 
     
INDUSTRIALS (26.9%)
       
 
85,000
 
ABB Ltd. ADR *
   
2,005,150
 
 
25,300
 
Acuity Brands, Inc.
   
2,328,106
 
 
96,750
 
AMETEK, Inc.
   
4,452,435
 
 
39,200
 
AZZ, Inc.
   
1,640,912
 
 
15,000
 
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
   
893,400
 
 
29,900
 
Canadian National Railway Co.
   
3,030,963
 
 
31,000
 
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V.
   
2,100,870
 
 
35,000
 
CLARCOR, Inc.
   
1,943,550
 
 
10,000
 
Clean Harbors, Inc. *
   
586,600
 
 
61,000
 
Danaher Corp.
   
4,228,520
 
 
56,000
 
Donaldson Co., Inc.
   
2,135,280
 
 
16,200
 
Eaton Corp. PLC
   
1,115,208
 
 
26,000
 
EnerSys
   
1,576,380
 
 
14,800
 
Equifax, Inc.
   
885,780
 
 
18,000
 
Esterline Technologies Corp. *
   
1,438,020
 
 
30,000
 
Fastenal Co.
   
1,507,500
 
 
15,000
 
FedEx Corp.
   
1,711,650
 
 
12,000
 
Flowserve Corp.
   
748,680
 
 
16,000
 
General Dynamics Corp.
   
1,400,320
 
 
6,000
 
Graco, Inc.
   
444,360
 
 
23,250
 
HEICO Corp.
   
1,574,955
 
 
47,850
 
IDEX Corp.
   
3,122,212
 
 
12,600
 
IHS, Inc. Class A *
   
1,438,668
 
 
31,776
 
Iron Mountain, Inc.
   
858,588
 
 
33,000
 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
   
2,406,690
 
 
21,000
 
Kansas City Southern
   
2,296,560
 
 
36,000
 
Kirby Corp. *
   
3,115,800
 
 
5,000
 
L-3 Communications Holdings,
       
     
Inc.
   
472,500
 
 
26,000
 
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
   
1,732,120
 
 
12,000
 
Oshkosh Corp. *
   
587,760
 
 
33,000
 
Parker Hannifin Corp.
   
3,587,760
 
 
17,800
 
Precision Castparts Corp.
   
4,044,872
 
 
66,500
 
Republic Services, Inc.
   
2,218,440
 
 
7,000
 
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
   
748,580
 
 
54,000
 
Rollins, Inc.
   
1,431,540
 
 
36,000
 
Roper Industries, Inc.
   
4,783,320
 
               
Shares
     
Value
 
 
50,700
 
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A *
 
$
1,344,057
 
 
2,000
 
Snap-on, Inc.
   
199,000
 
 
37,600
 
Stericycle, Inc. *
   
4,339,040
 
 
19,000
 
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. *
   
1,613,670
 
 
66,000
 
Toro Co. (The)
   
3,587,100
 
 
14,700
 
Towers Watson & Co. Class A
   
1,572,312
 
 
25,000
 
Union Pacific Corp.
   
3,883,500
 
 
31,000
 
United Technologies Corp.
   
3,342,420
 
 
12,700
 
Valmont Industries, Inc.
   
1,764,157
 
 
12,600
 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
   
3,297,546
 
 
42,800
 
Wabtec Corp.
   
2,690,836
 
 
67,600
 
Waste Connections, Inc.
   
3,069,716
 
 
22,000
 
Woodward Inc.
   
898,260
 
           
102,195,663
 
     
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (9.4%)
       
 
25,000
 
Accenture PLC Class A
   
1,841,000
 
 
19,400
 
Alliance Data Systems Corp. *
   
4,102,518
 
 
30,800
 
Amphenol Corp. Class A
   
2,383,304
 
 
9,700
 
Anixter International, Inc. *
   
850,302
 
 
60,000
 
ANSYS, Inc. *
   
5,191,200
 
 
17,000
 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
   
1,230,460
 
 
42,000
 
Cognizant Technology Solutions
       
     
Corp. Class A *
   
3,449,040
 
 
14,600
 
Equinix, Inc. *
   
2,681,290
 
 
1,400
 
Fiserv, Inc. *
   
141,470
 
 
8,600
 
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
   
5,785,908
 
 
12,600
 
MICROS Systems, Inc. *
   
629,244
 
 
3,000
 
NCR Corp. *
   
118,830
 
 
75,000
 
Salesforce.com, Inc. *
   
3,893,250
 
 
51,000
 
Trimble Navigation Ltd. *
   
1,515,210
 
 
1,000
 
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
       
     
(The) *
   
147,400
 
 
20,300
 
WEX, Inc. *
   
1,781,325
 
           
35,741,751
 
     
MATERIALS (7.9%)
       
 
16,000
 
Agrium, Inc. (1)
   
1,344,480
 
 
15,000
 
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
   
1,598,550
 
 
8,000
 
Airgas, Inc.
   
848,400
 
 
3,600
 
Albemarle Corp.
   
226,584
 
 
30,700
 
AptarGroup, Inc.
   
1,845,991
 
 
20,000
 
Ball Corp.
   
897,600
 
 
12,400
 
BASF SE ADR (1)
   
1,190,400
 
 
4,000
 
Compass Minerals International,
       
     
Inc.
   
305,080
 
 
29,000
 
Crown Holdings, Inc. *
   
1,226,120
 
 
3,200
 
Cytec Industries, Inc.
   
260,352
 
 
43,000
 
Ecolab, Inc.
   
4,246,680
 
 
24,000
 
FMC Corp.
   
1,721,280
 
 
6,600
 
NewMarket Corp. (1)
   
1,900,206
 
 
31,000
 
Praxair, Inc.
   
3,726,510
 
 
24,000
 
Rockwood Holdings, Inc.
   
1,605,600
 
 
20,200
 
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class
       
     
A
   
1,111,606
 
 
30,000
 
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
   
2,559,000
 
 
12,800
 
Syngenta AG ADR
   
1,040,640
 
 
39,000
 
Valspar Corp. (The)
   
2,473,770
 
           
30,128,849
 
 
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Value Line Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
 
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
               
Shares
      Value  
     
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (1.6%)
 
 
36,000
 
Crown Castle International Corp. *
 
$
2,629,080
 
 
43,000
 
SBA Communications Corp. Class
       
     
A *
   
3,459,780
 
           
6,088,860
 
     
UTILITIES (2.7%)
       
 
165,600
 
Cia de Saneamento Basico do
       
     
Estado de Sao Paulo ADR (1)
   
1,649,376
 
 
20,000
 
ITC Holdings Corp.
   
1,877,200
 
 
14,400
 
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
   
402,768
 
 
13,000
 
NextEra Energy, Inc.
   
1,042,080
 
 
32,000
 
ONEOK, Inc.
   
1,706,240
 
 
52,000
 
Questar Corp.
   
1,169,480
 
 
14,000
 
Sempra Energy
   
1,198,400
 
 
26,800
 
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
   
1,082,184
 
           
10,127,728
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
       
     
(Cost $191,229,057) (97.7%)
   
371,414,324
 
             
Principal
           
Amount
      Value  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (6.6%)        
     
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (2.2%)
   
$
8,300,000
 
With Morgan Stanley, 0.02%,
       
     
dated 09/30/13, due 10/01/13,
       
     
delivery value $8,300,005
       
     
(collateralized by $8,430,000
       
     
U.S. Treasury Notes 1.000% due
       
     
03/31/17, with a value of
       
     
$8,472,052)
  $
8,300,000
 
     
JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
       
     
(INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
       
     
SECURITIES ON LOAN) (4.4%)
       
 
6,127,278
 
Joint Repurchase Agreement with
       
     
Morgan Stanley, 0.05%, dated
       
     
09/30/13, due 10/01/13, delivery
       
     
value $6,127,287 (collateralized
       
     
by $6,249,824 U.S. Treasury
       
     
STRIPS Zero Coupon Notes due
       
     
11/15/15 - 08/15/23, U.S.
       
     
Treasury Notes 0.250% - 1.250%
       
     
due 09/15/15 - 09/30/15, and
       
     
U.S. Treasury Bonds 6.125%
       
     
due 11/15/27, with a value of
       
     
$6,185,786)
   
6,127,278
 
             
Principal
           
Amount
      Value  
$
6,405,791
 
Joint Repurchase Agreement with
       
     
Barclays, 0.06%, dated 09/30/13,
       
     
due 10/01/13, delivery value
       
     
$6,405,801 (collateralized by
       
     
$6,533,926 U.S. Treasury
       
     
Inflation Indexed Notes 0.500%
       
     
due 04/15/15, with a value of
       
     
$6,519,285)
 
$
6,405,791
 
 
4,177,689
 
Joint Repurchase Agreement with
       
     
Credit Suisse First Boston,
       
     
0.05%, dated 09/30/13, due
       
     
10/01/13, delivery value
       
     
$4,177,695 (collateralized by
       
     
$4,261,657 U.S. Treasury Notes
       
     
0.250% due 10/15/15, with a
       
     
value of $4,256,762)
   
4,177,689
 
           
16,710,758
 
     
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
       
     
INVESTMENTS
       
     
(Cost $25,010,758) (6.6%)
   
25,010,758
 
               
     
TOTAL INVESTMENT
       
     
SECURITIES (104.3%)
       
     
(Cost $216,239,815)
 
$
396,425,082
 
               
EXCESS OF LIABILITIES OVER CASH AND
       
OTHER ASSETS (-4.3%)
   
(16,177,687
NET ASSETS (2) (100%)
 
$
380,247,395
 
         
NET ASSET VALUE OFFERING AND
       
REDEMPTION PRICE, PER OUTSTANDING
       
SHARE
       
($380,247,395 ÷ 11,302,900 shares outstanding)
 
$
33.64
 
 
*
Non-income producing.
(1)
A portion or all of the security was held on loan. As of September 30, 2013, the market value of the securities on loan was $16,274,400.
(2)
For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost was $216,239,815, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation was $181,073,887, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation was $888,620 and the net unrealized appreciation was $180,185,267.
ADR
American Depositary Receipt.
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust.
STRIPS
Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities.
 
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The Fund follows fair valuation accounting standards (FASB ASC 820-10) which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.  These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
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.
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments in securities as of September 30, 2013:
 
Investments in Securities:
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Assets
                       
     Common Stocks
  $ 371,414,324     $ 0     $ 0     $ 371,414,324  
     Short-Term Investments
    0       25,010,758       0       25,010,758  
                                 
     Total Investments in Securities
  $ 371,414,324     $ 25,010,758     $ 0     $ 396,425,082  
                                 
 
The Fund follows the updated provisions surrounding fair value measurements and disclosures on transfers in and out of all levels of the fair value hierarchy on a gross basis and the reasons for the transfers as well as to disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for investments that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of the reporting period.
 
The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of each level within the three-tier hierarchy are disclosed when the Fund had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period. An investment asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input, individually or in aggregate, that is significant to fair value measurement. The objective of fair value measurement remains the same even when there is a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability and regardless of the valuation techniques used.
 
For the period ended September 30, 2013 there were no Level 3 investments. The Schedule of Investments 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 25, 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/ Mitchell E. Appel  
 
Mitchell E. Appel, President, Principal Executive Officer
     
By:  /s/  Emily D. Washington  
  Emily D. Washington, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer
     
Date: November 25, 2013