N-Q 1 jacob_nq.htm QUARTERLY NOTICE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS


As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 9, 2019



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


 
FORM N-Q
 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY



Investment Company Act file number:  811-09447



Jacob Funds Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)



c/o Jacob Asset Management of New York LLC
727 2nd Street, #106
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Ryan Jacob
c/o Jacob Asset Management of New York LLC
727 2nd Street, #106
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
(Name and address of agent for service)



(424) 237-2164
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: August 31


Date of reporting period:  May 31, 2019

 
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
 
JACOB INTERNET FUND
     
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (+)
     
May 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
     
       
Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 101.6%
     
   
Business Services - 15.3%
     
 
72,174
 
OptimizeRX Corp. *
 
$
1,110,758
 
 
22,000
 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. *
   
2,414,500
 
 
22,400
 
YY, Inc. - Class A - ADR *^
   
1,533,280
 
 
51,975
 
Zillow Group, Inc. - Class C *
   
2,235,964
 
           
7,294,502
 
     
Calculating and Accounting Machines (No Electronic Computers) - 3.9%
       
 
280,000
 
USA Technologies, Inc. *
   
1,878,800
 
     
Communications Equipment - 3.3%
       
 
321,740
 
I.D. Systems, Inc. *
   
1,573,309
 
     
Computer Peripheral Equipment - 7.2%
       
 
185,611
 
Immersion Corp. *
   
1,399,507
 
 
18,600
 
Impinj, Inc. *
   
461,094
 
 
152,809
 
Mitek Systems, Inc. *
   
1,558,652
 
           
3,419,253
 
     
Computer Programing and Data Processing - 18.0%
       
 
2,000
 
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C *
   
2,207,260
 
 
8,000
 
Facebook, Inc. - Class A *
   
1,419,760
 
 
8,400
 
MongoDB, Inc. - Class A*
   
1,178,856
 
 
30,000
 
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HK) (a)
   
1,250,930
 
 
69,317
 
Twitter, Inc. *
   
2,525,911
 
           
8,582,717
 
     
Electronic Computers - 2.4%
       
 
6,600
 
Apple, Inc.
   
1,155,462
 
     
Offices & Clinics of Doctors of Medicine - 1.2%
       
 
10,200
 
Teladoc Health, Inc. *
   
592,824
 
     
Patent Owners and Lessors - 4.4%
       
 
557,096
 
Digital Turbine, Inc. *
   
2,100,252
 
     
Personal Services - 3.6%
       
 
56,000
 
Yelp, Inc. - Class A *
   
1,720,880
 
     
Prepackaged Software - 27.2%
       
 
141,155
 
Cloudera, Inc. *
   
1,294,391
 
 
80,399
 
Inspired Entertainment, Inc. *
   
597,365
 
 
11,900
 
Instructure, Inc. *
   
494,802
 
 
5,756
 
LogMeIn, Inc.
   
413,453
 
 
5,000
 
Paylocity Holding Corp. *
   
501,100
 
 
3,600
 
salesforce.com, Inc. *
   
545,076
 
 
37,060
 
SINA Corp. *^
   
1,492,036
 
 
21,200
 
Square, Inc. - Class A*
   
1,313,340
 
 
23,300
 
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. *
   
1,052,461
 
 
40,000
 
Twilio, Inc. - Class A *
   
5,279,600
 
           
12,983,624
 


     
Radio, Television, and Publishers' Advertising Representatives - 4.2%
       
 
108,000
 
Yext, Inc. *
   
1,982,880
 
     
Savings Institutions, Federally Chartered - 4.7%
       
 
50,000
 
E*TRADE Financial Corp.
   
2,240,000
 
     
Semiconductors and Related Devices - 2.2%
       
 
46,600
 
CEVA, Inc. *
   
1,063,878
 
     
State Commercial Banks - 1.9%
       
 
44,256
 
First Internet Bancorp
   
899,724
 
     
Transportation Services - 2.1%
       
 
8,600
 
Expedia Group, Inc.
   
989,000
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $30,189,841)
   
48,477,105
 
     
MONEY MARKET FUND - 2.7%
       
 
1,271,631
 
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 2.32% (b)
   
1,271,631
 
     
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $1,271,631)
   
1,271,631
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $31,461,472) - 104.3%
   
49,748,736
 
     
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (4.3)%
   
(2,036,851
)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
$
47,711,885
 

 
*
 
Non Income Producing.
^
 
U.S. Dollar-denominated foreign security.
(a)
 
Level 2 Security.
(b)
 
7-day yield.
ADR
 
American Depository Receipt.
HK
 
Security denominated in Hong Kong dollars.  Value translated into U.S. dollars.
 
(+)

Schedule of Investment is classified using the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code List.


 
Jacob Internet Fund Summary of Fair Value Exposure
           
Investment securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at their market value determined by their last sales price in the principal market in which these securities are normally traded (except those traded on the NASDAQ National Market and Capital Market exchanges which are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”)), unless there are no transactions on the valuation date, in which case they are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the last reported sales price unless there is no reported sales price, in which case the mean between the closing bid and ask prices is used.  Foreign securities, currencies and other assets denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at  the exchange rate of such currencies. Foreign equity securities are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. The Funds values foreign securities at fair value, using fair valuation procedures approved by the Board of Directors, taking into account the occurrence of events after the close of foreign markets in calculating the NAV. In such cases, use of fair valuation can reduce the investor's ability to seek profit by estimating the fund's NAV in advance of the time the NAV is calculated. The Board of Directors have retained an independent fair value pricing service to assist in valuing foreign securities held by the Funds. Debt securities with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are, unless conditions indicate otherwise, amortized to maturity based on their cost to the Fund if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by the Fund on the 60th day, based on the value determined on the 61st day.  If amortized cost does not approximate fair value, short-term securities are reported at fair value. Where market quotations are not readily available, are unreliable or when values have been materially affected by events occurring before the close of U.S. markets but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, securities are valued at fair value using procedures approved by the Board of Directors that are designed to determine a security’s fair value.
               
The Fund adheres to fair valuation accounting standards which provide an authoritative definition of fair value and sets out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability. These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
               
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Internet Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund  has the ability to access.
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and based on the best information available.
               
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
               
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Internet Fund's investments as of May 31, 2019:
 
 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
 
 
 
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                         
Prepackaged Software
 
$
12,983,624
   
$
-
     
$
-
   
$
12,983,624
 
Computer Programing and Data Processing
   
7,331,787
     
1,250,930
 
(a)
   
-
     
8,582,717
 
Business Services
   
7,294,502
     
-
       
-
     
7,294,502
 
Computer Peripheral Equipment
   
3,419,253
     
-
       
-
     
3,419,253
 
Savings Institutions, Federally Chartered
   
2,240,000
     
-
       
-
     
2,240,000
 
Patent Owners and Lessors
   
2,100,252
     
-
       
-
     
2,100,252
 
Radio, Television, and Publishers' Advertising Representatives
   
1,982,880
     
-
       
-
     
1,982,880
 
Calculating and Accounting Machines (No Electronic Computers)
   
1,878,800
     
-
       
-
     
1,878,800
 
Personal Services
   
1,720,880
     
-
       
-
     
1,720,880
 
Communications Equipment
   
1,573,309
     
-
       
-
     
1,573,309
 
Electronic Computers
   
1,155,462
     
-
       
-
     
1,155,462
 
Semiconductors and Related Devices
   
1,063,878
     
-
       
-
     
1,063,878
 
Transportation Services
   
989,000
     
-
       
-
     
989,000
 
State Commercial Banks
   
899,724
     
-
       
-
     
899,724
 
Offices & Clinics of Doctors of Medicine
   
592,824
     
-
       
-
     
592,824
 
Total Common Stocks
   
47,226,175
     
1,250,930
       
-
     
48,477,105
 
 
                                 
Short Term Investment
                                 
Money Market Fund
   
1,271,631
     
-
       
-
     
1,271,631
 
 
                                 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
48,497,806
   
$
1,250,930
 
 
 
$
-
   
$
49,748,736
 
                                   
(a) Certain non-U.S. dollar demoninated securities use systematic fair valuation.
 


 
JACOB SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
     
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (+)
     
May 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
     
       
Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 100.0%
     
   
Apparel and Accessory Stores - 1.3%
     
 
113,000
 
RTW RetailWinds, Inc. *
 
$
215,830
 
     
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) - 2.2%
       
 
10,000
 
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *
   
364,200
 
     
Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining - 0.4%
       
 
800
 
Arch Coal, Inc. - Class A
   
70,520
 
     
Business Services - 3.2%
       
 
7,800
 
YY, Inc. - Class A - ADR *^
   
533,910
 
     
Calculating and Accounting Machines (No Electronic Computers) - 3.8%
       
 
96,000
 
USA Technologies, Inc. *
   
644,160
 
     
Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining - 2.6%
       
 
34,100
 
Lithium Americas Corp. *^
   
137,423
 
 
18,600
 
Nexa Resources SA ^
   
178,188
 
 
57,000
 
Orocobre Ltd. *^
   
125,685
 
           
441,296
 
     
Computer Peripheral Equipment - 7.0%
       
 
65,183
 
Immersion Corp. *
   
491,480
 
 
6,800
 
Impinj, Inc. *
   
168,572
 
 
51,500
 
Mitek Systems, Inc. *
   
525,300
 
           
1,185,352
 
     
Computer Programming and Data Processing - 2.5%
       
 
3,000
 
MongoDB, Inc. - Class A *
   
421,020
 
     
Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas - 9.6%
       
 
72,300
 
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. *
   
736,014
 
 
135,400
 
Ring Energy, Inc. *
   
479,316
 
 
128,447
 
Rosehill Resources, Inc. - Class A *
   
396,901
 
           
1,612,231
 
     
Eating Places - 2.4%
       
 
9,700
 
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
   
406,333
 
     
Family Clothing Stores - 4.6%
       
 
26,000
 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
   
452,400
 
 
14,000
 
Urban Outfitters, Inc. *
   
314,580
 
           
766,980
 
     
Hotels & Motels - 1.6%
       
 
34,700
 
Red Lion Hotels Corp. *
   
263,026
 
     
Industrial Organic Chemicals - 5.8%
       
 
54,046
 
Codexis, Inc. *
   
978,233
 
     
Medical Laboratories - 4.2%
       
 
22,167
 
CareDx, Inc. *
   
700,921
 
     
Metal Mining - 0.2%
       
 
160,000
 
Nemaska Lithium, Inc. *^
   
32,512
 
     
Offices & Clinics of Doctors of Medicine - 1.1%
       
 
3,300
 
Teladoc Health, Inc. *
   
191,796
 
     
Personal Services - 3.7%
       
 
20,000
 
Yelp, Inc. - Class A *
   
614,600
 


     
Pharmaceutical Preparations - 8.8%
       
 
19,500
 
ChemoCentryx, Inc. *
   
219,960
 
 
12,634
 
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. *
   
601,378
 
 
107,000
 
Harrow Health, Inc. *
   
649,490
 
           
1,470,828
 
     
Prepackaged Software - 10.1%
       
 
48,679
 
Cloudera, Inc. *
   
446,386
 
 
4,300
 
Instructure, Inc. *
   
178,794
 
 
1,600
 
Paylocity Holding Corp. *
   
160,352
 
 
13,400
 
SINA Corp. *^
   
539,484
 
 
8,200
 
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. *
   
370,394
 
           
1,695,410
 
     
Radio, Television, and Publishers' Advertising Representatives - 4.2%
       
 
38,000
 
Yext, Inc. *
   
697,680
 
     
Real Estate - 1.9%
       
 
20,000
 
Rafael Holdings, Inc. - Class B *
   
325,000
 
     
Savings Institutions, Not Federally Chartered - 1.9%
       
 
19,670
 
First Northwest Bancorp
   
315,900
 
     
Semiconductors and Related Devices - 2.0%
       
 
15,000
 
CEVA, Inc. *
   
342,450
 
     
Special Industry Machinery - 1.2%
       
 
22,124
 
Energy Recovery, Inc. *
   
209,072
 
     
State Commercial Banks - 1.9%
       
 
16,075
 
First Internet Bancorp
   
326,805
 
     
Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus - 11.0%
       
 
402,200
 
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. *
   
1,584,668
 
 
11,200
 
Intersect ENT, Inc. *
   
264,096
 
           
1,848,764
 
     
Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction - 0.8%
       
 
3,000
 
MasTec, Inc. *
   
139,470
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $15,610,346)
   
16,814,299
 
     
WARRANTS - 0%
       
 
12,750
 
TearLab Corp. *(a)
   
 
     
TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $0)
   
 
     
MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.5%
       
     
Money Market Fund - 0.5%
       
 
88,901
 
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 2.32% (b)
   
88,901
 
     
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $88,901)
   
88,901
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $15,699,247) - 100.5%
   
16,903,200
 
     
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.5)%
   
(77,283
)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
$
16,825,917
 

 
*
 
Non Income Producing.
^
 
U.S. Dollar-denominated foreign security.
(a)
 
Level 3 Security.
(b)
 
7-day yield.
 
(+)

Schedule of Investment is classified using the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code List.


 
Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund Summary of Fair Value Exposure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at their market value determined by their last sales price in the principal market in which these securities are normally traded (except those traded on the NASDAQ National Market and Capital Market exchanges which are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”)), unless there are no transactions on the valuation date, in which case they are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the last reported sales price unless there is no reported sales price, in which case the mean between the closing bid and ask prices is used.  Foreign securities, currencies and other assets denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at  the exchange rate of such currencies. Foreign equity securities are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. The Funds values foreign securities at fair value, using fair valuation procedures approved by the Board of Directors, taking into account the occurrence of events after the close of foreign markets in calculating the NAV. In such cases, use of fair valuation can reduce the investor's ability to seek profit by estimating the fund's NAV in advance of the time the NAV is calculated. The Board of Directors have retained an independent fair value pricing service to assist in valuing foreign securities held by the Funds. Debt securities with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are, unless conditions indicate otherwise, amortized to maturity based on their cost to the Fund if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by the Fund on the 60th day, based on the value determined on the 61st day.  If amortized cost does not approximate fair value, short-term securities are reported at fair value. Where market quotations are not readily available, are unreliable or when values have been materially affected by events occurring before the close of U.S. markets but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, securities are valued at fair value using procedures approved by the Board of Directors that are designed to determine a security’s fair value.
               
The Fund adheres to fair valuation accounting standards which provide an authoritative definition of fair value and sets out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability. These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Internet Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund  has the ability to access.
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and based on the best information available.
               
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
               
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Small Cap Growth Fund's investments as of May 31, 2019:
     
 
 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
 
 
Total
 
Common Stocks
                         
Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus
 
$
1,848,764
   
$
-
   
$
-
     
$
1,848,764
 
Prepackaged Software
   
1,695,410
     
-
     
-
       
1,695,410
 
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
   
1,612,231
     
-
     
-
       
1,612,231
 
Pharmaceutical Preparations
   
1,470,828
     
-
     
-
       
1,470,828
 
Computer Peripheral Equipment
   
1,185,352
     
-
     
-
       
1,185,352
 
Industrial Organic Chemicals
   
978,233
     
-
     
-
       
978,233
 
Family Clothing Stores
   
766,980
     
-
     
-
       
766,980
 
Medical Laboratories
   
700,921
     
-
     
-
       
700,921
 
Radio, Television, and Publishers' Advertising Representatives
   
697,680
     
-
     
-
       
697,680
 
Calculating and Accounting Machines (No Electronic Computers)
   
644,160
     
-
     
-
       
644,160
 
Personal Services
   
614,600
     
-
     
-
       
614,600
 
Business Services
   
533,910
     
-
     
-
       
533,910
 
Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining
   
441,296
     
-
     
-
       
441,296
 
Computer Programming and Data Processing
   
421,020
     
-
     
-
       
421,020
 
Eating Places
   
406,333
     
-
     
-
       
406,333
 
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)
   
364,200
     
-
     
-
       
364,200
 
Semiconductors and Related Devices
   
342,450
     
-
     
-
       
342,450
 
State Commercial Banks
   
326,805
     
-
     
-
       
326,805
 
Real Estate
   
325,000
     
-
     
-
       
325,000
 
Savings Institutions, Not Federally Chartered
   
315,900
     
-
     
-
       
315,900
 
Hotels & Motels
   
263,026
     
-
     
-
       
263,026
 
Apparel and Accessory Stores
   
215,830
     
-
     
-
       
215,830
 
Special Industry Machinery
   
209,072
     
-
     
-
       
209,072
 
Office and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine
   
191,796
     
-
     
-
       
191,796
 
Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction
   
139,470
     
-
     
-
       
139,470
 
Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining
   
70,520
     
-
     
-
       
70,520
 
Metal Mining
   
32,512
     
-
     
-
       
32,512
 
Total Common Stocks
   
16,814,299
     
-
     
-
       
16,814,299
 
 
                                 
Warrants
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
(a)
   
-
 
 
                                 
Short Term Investment
                                 
Money Market Fund
   
88,901
     
-
     
-
       
88,901
 
 
                                 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
16,903,200
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
 
$
16,903,200
 
                                   
(a) These warrants have a value of $0. Due to immateriality, no Level 3 rollforward has been presented.
 


 
JACOB MICRO CAP GROWTH FUND
     
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (+)
     
May 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
     
       
Shares
     
Value
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 95.6%
     
   
Advertising - 1.3%
     
 
297,428
 
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. *
 
$
166,649
 
     
Apparel and Accessory Stores - 3.9%
       
 
132,000
 
RTW RetailWinds, Inc. *
   
252,120
 
 
32,800
 
Tilly's, Inc. - Class A
   
255,840
 
           
507,960
 
     
Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) - 3.1%
       
 
50,000
 
IMV, Inc. *^
   
216,000
 
 
6,200
 
Krystal Biotech, Inc. *
   
194,804
 
           
410,804
 
     
Bituminois Coal & Lignite Mining - 0.7%
       
 
16,000
 
Ramaco Resources, Inc. *
   
90,080
 
     
Bottled and Canned Soft Drinks and Carbonated Waters - 1.0%
       
 
40,000
 
Reed's, Inc. *
   
132,400
 
     
Business Services - 3.7%
       
 
23,793
 
OptimizeRx Corp. *
   
366,174
 
 
430,000
 
theScore, Inc. - Class A (CA) *
   
119,303
 
           
485,477
 
     
Calculating and Accounting Machines (No Electronic Computers) - 3.9%
       
 
76,000
 
USA Technologies, Inc. *
   
509,960
 
     
Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining - 1.7%
       
 
77,000
 
Advantage Lithium Corp. *^
   
24,328
 
 
26,400
 
Lithium Amerias Corp. *^
   
106,392
 
 
39,000
 
Orocobre Ltd. *^
   
85,995
 
           
216,715
 
     
Communications Equipment - 4.8%
       
 
127,599
 
I.D. Systems, Inc. *
   
623,959
 
     
Computer Communications Equipment - 3.4%
       
 
127,879
 
Lantronix, Inc. *
   
450,134
 
     
Computer Peripheral Equipment - 6.4%
       
 
46,374
 
Immersion Corp. *
   
349,660
 
 
5,000
 
Impinj, Inc. *
   
123,950
 
 
35,925
 
Mitek Systems, Inc. *
   
366,435
 
           
840,045
 
     
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas - 0.8%
       
 
30,800
 
Ring Energy, Inc. *
   
109,032
 
     
Eating Places - 3.0%
       
 
6,600
 
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
   
276,474
 
 
5,400
 
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. *
   
119,448
 
           
395,922
 
     
Gold and Silver Ores - 0.5%
       
 
220,000
 
Solitario Zinc Corp. *
   
68,200
 
     
Hobby, Toy & Game Shops - 0.9%
       
 
24,000
 
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. *
   
120,960
 


     
Hotels & Motels - 1.6%
       
 
28,400
 
Red Lion Hotels Corp. *
   
215,272
 
     
Industrial Organic Chemicals - 4.3%
       
 
31,006
 
Codexis, Inc. *
   
561,209
 
     
Lumber and Other Construction Materials - 3.7%
       
 
100,000
 
Aspen Aerogels, Inc. *
   
490,000
 
     
Management Consulting Services - 1.9%
       
 
70,000
 
Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. *
   
251,300
 
     
Medical Laboratories - 4.0%
       
 
16,533
 
CareDx, Inc. *
   
522,774
 
     
Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical Products - 0.8%
       
 
25,000
 
ChromaDex Corp. *
   
99,500
 
     
Metal Mining - 0.2%
       
 
135,000
 
Nemaska Lithium, Inc. *^
   
27,432
 
     
Patent Owners and Lessors - 4.4%
       
 
152,300
 
Digital Turbine, Inc. *
   
574,171
 
     
Pharmaceutical Preparations - 10.6%
       
 
12,700
 
ChemoCentryx, Inc. *
   
143,256
 
 
50,000
 
DiaMedica Therapeutics, Inc. *
   
136,500
 
 
5,200
 
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. *
   
247,520
 
 
72,389
 
Harrow Health, Inc. *
   
439,401
 
 
15,000
 
Omeros Corp. *
   
266,700
 
 
180,000
 
Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *
   
158,400
 
           
1,391,777
 
     
Prepackaged Software - 2.2%
       
 
11,900
 
Inspired Entertainment, Inc. *
   
88,417
 
 
2,600
 
Instructure, Inc. *
   
108,108
 
 
2,100
 
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. *
   
94,857
 
           
291,382
 
     
Real Estate - 2.7%
       
 
70,000
 
Leju Holdings Ltd. - ADR *^
   
88,270
 
 
16,000
 
Rafael Holdings, Inc. - Class B *
   
260,000
 
           
348,270
 
     
Savings Institutions, Not Federally Chartered - 1.7%
       
 
13,438
 
First Northwest Bancorp
   
215,814
 
     
Semiconductors and Related Devices - 2.7%
       
 
11,440
 
CEVA, Inc. *
   
261,175
 
 
230,000
 
Netlist, Inc. *
   
85,100
 
           
346,275
 
     
Special Industry Machinery - 1.2%
       
 
16,500
 
Energy Recovery, Inc. *
   
155,925
 
     
State Commercial Banks - 1.6%
       
 
10,215
 
First Internet Bancorp
   
207,671
 


     
Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus - 12.9%
       
 
226,500
 
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. *
   
892,410
 
 
104,160
 
iCAD, Inc. *
   
649,959
 
 
6,200
 
Intersect ENT, Inc. *
   
146,196
 
           
1,688,565
 
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $10,252,904)
   
12,515,634
 
     
WARRANTS - 0%
       
 
9,750
 
TearLab Corp. *(a)
   
 
     
TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $0)
   
 
     
MONEY MARKET FUND - 5.9%
       
     
Money Market Fund - 5.9%
       
 
773,127
 
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 2.32% (b)
   
773,127
 
     
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $773,127)
   
773,127
 
     
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $11,026,031) - 101.5%
   
13,288,761
 
     
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (1.5)%
   
(191,493
)
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
 
$
13,097,268
 

 
*
 
Non Income Producing.
^
 
U.S. Dollar-denominated foreign security.
(a)
 
Level 3 Security.
(b)
 
7-day yield.
ADR
 
American Depository Receipt.
(CA)
 
Security denominated in Canadian dollars.  Value translated into U.S. dollars.
 
(+)

Schedule of Investment is classified using the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code List.


 
Jacob Micro Cap Growth Fund Summary of Fair Value Exposure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at their market value determined by their last sales price in the principal market in which these securities are normally traded (except those traded on the NASDAQ National Market and Capital Market exchanges which are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”)), unless there are no transactions on the valuation date, in which case they are valued at the mean between the closing bid and ask prices. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the last reported sales price unless there is no reported sales price, in which case the mean between the closing bid and ask prices is used.  Foreign securities, currencies and other assets denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at  the exchange rate of such currencies. Foreign equity securities are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. The Funds values foreign securities at fair value, using fair valuation procedures approved by the Board of Directors, taking into account the occurrence of events after the close of foreign markets in calculating the NAV. In such cases, use of fair valuation can reduce the investor's ability to seek profit by estimating the fund's NAV in advance of the time the NAV is calculated. The Board of Directors have retained an independent fair value pricing service to assist in valuing foreign securities held by the Funds. Debt securities with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are, unless conditions indicate otherwise, amortized to maturity based on their cost to the Fund if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by the Fund on the 60th day, based on the value determined on the 61st day.  If amortized cost does not approximate fair value, short-term securities are reported at fair value. Where market quotations are not readily available, are unreliable or when values have been materially affected by events occurring before the close of U.S. markets but after the close of the securities’ primary markets, securities are valued at fair value using procedures approved by the Board of Directors that are designed to determine a security’s fair value.
               
The Fund adheres to fair valuation accounting standards which provide an authoritative definition of fair value and sets out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability. These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Internet Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund  has the ability to access.
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and based on the best information available.
               
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
               
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Micro Cap Growth Fund's investments as of May 31, 2019:
     

 
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
 
 
Total
 
Common Stocks
                         
Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus
 
$
1,688,565
   
$
-
   
$
-
     
$
1,688,565
 
Pharmaceutical Preparations
   
1,391,777
     
-
     
-
       
1,391,777
 
Computer Peripheral Equipment
   
840,045
     
-
     
-
       
840,045
 
Communications Equipment
   
623,959
     
-
     
-
       
623,959
 
Patent Owners and Lessors
   
574,171
     
-
     
-
       
574,171
 
Industrial Organic Chemicals
   
561,209
     
-
     
-
       
561,209
 
Medical Laboratories
   
522,774
     
-
     
-
       
522,774
 
Calculating and Accounting Machines (No Electronic Computers)
   
509,960
     
-
     
-
       
509,960
 
Apparel and Accessory Stores
   
507,960
     
-
     
-
       
507,960
 
Lumber and Other Construction Materials
   
490,000
     
-
     
-
       
490,000
 
Business Services
   
485,477
     
-
     
-
       
485,477
 
Computer Communications Equipment
   
450,134
     
-
     
-
       
450,134
 
Biological Products, (No Disgnostic Substances)
   
410,804
     
-
     
-
       
410,804
 
Eating Places
   
395,922
     
-
     
-
       
395,922
 
Real Estate
   
348,270
     
-
     
-
       
348,270
 
Semiconductors and Related Devices
   
346,275
     
-
     
-
       
346,275
 
Prepackaged Software
   
291,382
     
-
     
-
       
291,382
 
Management Consulting Services
   
251,300
     
-
     
-
       
251,300
 
Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining
   
216,715
     
-
     
-
       
216,715
 
Savings Institutions, Not Federally Chartered
   
215,814
     
-
     
-
       
215,814
 
Hotels & Motels
   
215,272
     
-
     
-
       
215,272
 
State Commercial Banks
   
207,671
     
-
     
-
       
207,671
 
Advertising
   
166,649
     
-
     
-
       
166,649
 
Special Industry Machinery
   
155,925
     
-
     
-
       
155,925
 
Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters
   
132,400
     
-
     
-
       
132,400
 
Hobby, Toy & Game Shops
   
120,960
     
-
     
-
       
120,960
 
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
   
109,032
     
-
     
-
       
109,032
 
Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical Products
   
99,500
     
-
     
-
       
99,500
 
Bituminous Coal & Lignite Mining
   
90,080
     
-
     
-
       
90,080
 
Gold and Silver Ores
   
68,200
     
-
     
-
       
68,200
 
Metal Mining
   
27,432
     
-
     
-
       
27,432
 
Total Common Stocks
   
12,515,634
     
-
     
-
       
12,515,634
 
 
                                 
Warrants
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
(a)
   
-
 
 
                                 
Short Term Investment
                                 
Money Market Fund
   
773,127
     
-
     
-
       
773,127
 
 
                                 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
13,288,761
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
 
$
13,288,761
 
                                   
(a) These warrants have a value of $0. Due to immateriality, no Level 3 rollforward has been presented.
 
 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a)
The Registrant’s President and Treasurer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(d)).

(b)
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 
Item 3. Exhibits.
 
Separate certifications for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)).  Filed herewith.
 


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.


(Registrant)  Jacob Funds Inc.                                                                          


By (Signature and Title) /s/ Ryan Jacob                                                            
                                        Ryan Jacob, President/Principal Executive Officer

Date   July 8, 2019                                                                                             



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 (Signature and Title) /s/ Ryan Jacob                                                            
                                        Ryan Jacob, President/ Principal Executive Officer

Date   July 8, 2019                                                                                             


By (Signature and Title) /s/ Francis Alexander                                                 
                                        Francis Alexander, Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer

Date   July 5, 2019