UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-09447
Jacob Funds Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
(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)
(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)
(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: August 31, 2021
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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(a)
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Jacob Internet Fund
Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund
Jacob Discovery Fund
Jacob Forward ETF
Annual Report
August 31, 2021
The Jacob Internet Fund, Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund and
Jacob Discovery Fund are mutual funds with the primary investment
objective of long-term growth of capital. The Jacob Forward ETF
is an exchange traded fund with the primary investment objective
of long-term growth of capital.
The Jacob Internet Fund has current income as a secondary objective.
Investment Adviser
Jacob Asset Management of New York LLC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Letter From the Manager
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Industry Breakdowns
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Fund Performance
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Schedules of Investments
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
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Statements of Operations
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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Financial Highlights
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Notes to the Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public
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Accounting Firm
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Additional Information on Fund Expenses
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Additional Information
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Dear Fellow Investors,
The past year has seen tremendous progress against COVID-19, and as a result, economies around the world have recovered nicely with equity markets making new highs through the end of the fiscal period. Dynamism has
returned to the U.S. in a big way, with new business creation reaching levels not seen in years. Unprecedented fiscal stimulus programs are already being deployed, and with a continued accommodative monetary policy, it’s difficult not to be
optimistic on the U.S. economy’s prospects in the near-term. Over the past several months we have experienced a more uneven advance in stock prices, as some of that economic growth has been factored in, and we are seeing more sector rotation beneath
the surface of the major indices. To be sure, speculative excesses can still be found in many pockets of the market, and overall equity valuations remain at historically high levels. However, we believe high valuations will prove to be justified for
those companies able to deliver continued revenue growth and earnings leverage.
As for the funds, strong results across most of our portfolio holdings in the fiscal period proved that they would be able to build upon last year’s outperformance. Returns in all three funds significantly exceeded our
benchmarks and peers, owing mainly to our focus on unique smaller companies, whose valuations remain more modest, and which should also benefit from a broader economic expansion. While we do expect higher volatility that is sure to emerge from time
to time, given the uncertainties that still exist, we are still finding many extraordinary investment opportunities among various sectors. With the recent launch of our newest fund (the Jacob Forward ETF), we remain forward-looking and excited for
the prospects of all our holdings in what should remain a fertile environment for growth investing.
Jacob Internet Fund
The Jacob Internet Fund was up 71.34% for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2021, while the NASDAQ Composite Index rose 30.55%. The growth of the Fund’s largest technology portfolio weightings contributed the most to
our returns, while many of the Fund’s laggards were relatively minor positions. Small and mid-cap stock strength early in the fiscal year also contributed to our significant outperformance versus our benchmarks and peers.
As in our recent semi-annual period, Voyager Digital Ltd. (“Voyager”) was by far our best performing name, up over 1,800% in the period. Even with a relatively small initial purchase, Voyager’s impact was substantial,
and is a perfect example of how a position’s growth can contribute meaningfully to returns. Founded by former senior executives at E*Trade Financial Corporation and Uber Technologies, Inc., Voyager built a fast-growing robust cryptocurrency trading
platform that offers transactions in more than 60 different coins today. OptimizeRx Corp., up more than 228% in the period, has seen accelerating growth from its push into more enterprise relationships, giving drug companies more efficient ways to
reach doctors and provide patient engagement solutions. Long-time holding Digital Turbine, Inc., up over 141% in the period, continued to make acquisitions to bolster its position as the leading app content platform with carriers, and transition to a
more vertically integrated partner that should capture more of the advertising ecosystem economics going forward.
Many of the worst performing names in the period were newer names to the portfolio, and relatively small in size and impact. Our worst performing name in the Fund was Zovio, down over 53% in the period, an online
education company whose transition away from its own online college has not gone as smoothly as we had hoped. Online food delivery company Waitr Holdings, Inc., down over 51% in the period, initially benefitted from lockdowns but did not fully
capitalize once restrictions began to ease and is no longer a position in the Fund. Lastly, another newer holding, WM Technology, Inc., better known online as Weedmaps, has been hurt by the lack of progress in legalization of cannabis on the federal
level. As we still believe the regulatory environment will improve considerably in the next few years, we look at this weakness as a buying opportunity and have added to our position.
Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund
The Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund advanced 61.60% through August 31, 2021 while the Russell 2000 Growth Index rose 35.61%. This outperformance was very diverse among many of the Fund’s holdings, with an astounding eleven
names up over 100% in the period. Much of this can be attributed to a combination of strong execution and the gradual reopening of the economy.
Besides Digital Turbine, Inc., OptimizeRx Corp. and Voyager Digital Ltd. also being top holdings in this fund, there were many other standouts across a variety of sectors. While not a top position, Inspired
Entertainment, Inc. was the best performing stock in the period, up over 255%. With its gambling locations across Europe reopening this year, Inspired’s financial situation improved considerably, while the company continued to grow its nascent
virtual sports betting business. Alphatec Holdings, Inc., up over 141% in the period, has been a longtime top holding and has shown renewed strength as hospitals are now allowing more elective spine surgeries in which their products specialize. Many
of our other top performers were clear beneficiaries of the gradual reopening of the global economy, such as American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Cheesecake Factory, Inc., Yelp, Inc. and Urban Outfitters, Inc. which were up 146%, 88%, 67% and 61%,
respectively. Because the valuations of many economically sensitive stocks have become more normalized in the past few months, Cheesecake Factory, Inc. and Urban Outfitters, Inc. are no longer positions in the Fund.
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Most of the Fund’s holdings that negatively affected performance were purposely lighter weighted healthcare names, reflecting their higher risk nature, that limited their negative impact. Our worst performing name,
Frequency Therapeutics, Inc., had clinical trial results to help restore hearing loss that were very disappointing, leading to the stock dropping over 83% in the period and is no longer a holding in the Fund. Mesoblast, Ltd., down over 66%, also had
trial results in a few drug indications that were mixed at best, but the company did sign a major deal with Novartis to help fund further development of its stem cell therapy. Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., down 64% in the period, was mainly a victim
of trying to launch a major drug during Covid, when many cardiologist practitioners shut down and/or went virtual, leading to a shortfall in sales forecasts for its cholesterol reduction pills.
Jacob Discovery Fund
The Jacob Discovery Fund was up 81.58% for the fiscal period ended August 31, 2021, while the Russell Microcap Growth Index rose 45.77%. We started out the fiscal year extremely strong, benefitting from a robust market
that picked up steam in the fall of 2020 on the announcement of the vaccines and the midterm election results. While we still see unsettling amounts of speculation in certain areas of the markets, we are somewhat mollified by the fact we think some
of the air has been let out gradually in the micro- and small-cap portion of the market. Valuations are generally still robust, but so are the opportunities in front of many of our portfolio holdings.
In terms of individual names, cryptocurrency broker/dealer Voyager Digital Ltd. (“Voyager”), mentioned earlier in the letter, was the standout star of the year. While we remain fans of cryptocurrencies and the
management team, we have modestly reduced the position size of Voyager as well as BIGG Digital Assets, Inc., another top performer for the fiscal year, up 466%. USIO, Inc., a payment processor that has also benefitted from the crypto move (Voyager is
a big customer), was also up 165% during the period, but we are keeping our position size there due to their execution and performance in other areas of the business.
Other strong performing names like OptimizeRx Corp., Alphatec Holdings, Inc. and Inspired Entertainment, Inc. were mentioned earlier in this letter as well, but we should also highlight the 296% gain for Celcuity,
Inc.. This company has developed a very intriguing diagnostic technology that looks at live cancer cells in the lab and tries to determine which targeted drug therapies might work best at treating patients. Not only does Celcuity, Inc. have numerous
pharmaceutical partners testing their technology in the clinic for various cancer indications and tumor pathways, the company also made a potentially transformative transaction over the past year acquiring the rights to a Pfizer, Inc. drug that they
believe their technology showed might be one of those drugs with a larger-than-expected benefit for cancer patients. If successful, the move could create an enormous amount of value for shareholders that is still not being fully recognized by the
market.
Fortunately, many of the disappointments for the fund over the fiscal year were relatively small positions. Many of the poor performers were biotech companies without commercialized product and with a pipeline in the
early stage of development, and it has always been part of the fund’s philosophy to keep such positions to a relatively small size of the overall portfolio due to the inherently riskier nature of those investments. A number of these companies – like
ContraFect Corp., Akuous, Inc., Neubase Therapeutics, Inc., were down 34%, 47% and 50% respectively – moved lower on little to no news, and we still hold strong hope in the prospects and science for these names. Meanwhile, we retain small ownership
stakes in IMV, Inc. and Mesoblast Ltd., down 59% and 66% respectively, despite some new clinical data that has given us pause. We will continue to do our best to try and find small, interesting and underappreciated growth opportunities that are being
overlooked by much of traditional institutional Wall Street.
Jacob Forward ETF
We are also happy to announce the successful launch of our newest fund: Jacob Forward ETF (ticker – JFWD). This fund continues our team’s focus on investing in innovative, forward-thinking companies that leverage
technology to create significant competitive advantages and ultimately, superior, lasting, profitable growth. The ETF format allows access to prospective shareholders across a wide variety of investing platforms worldwide. We will be including
updates on the Jacob Forward ETF in all future management commentary.
As always, we believe that staying true to our investment philosophy and process is still key to obtaining the best possible long-term investment performance for our shareholders. Thank you again for your continued
confidence and trust.
Ryan Jacob
Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
Portfolio Manager
Frank Alexander
Portfolio Manager
Darren Chervitz
Portfolio Manager
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Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
Performance data reflects fee waivers and in the absence of these waivers performance would be reduced.
Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market.
Must be accompanied or preceded by a prospectus.
The opinions expressed above are those of the portfolio manager and are subject to change at any time. Forecasts cannot be guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.
Mutual fund investing involves risk; loss of principal is possible. The Funds invest in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences
in accounting methods. These risks are greater in emerging markets. Growth stocks typically are more volatile than value stocks; however, value stocks have a lower expected growth rate in earnings and sales. There are more specific risks inherent in
investing in the internet area, particularly with respect to smaller capitalized companies and the high volatility of internet stocks. The Funds can invest in small-and mid-cap securities which involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and
greater volatility. Investments in micro capitalization companies may involve greater risks, as these companies tend to have limited product lines, markets and financial or managerial resources. Micro cap stocks often also have a more limited trading
market, such that the Adviser may not be able to sell stocks at an optimal time or price. In addition, less frequently-traded securities may be subject to more abrupt price movements than securities of larger capitalized companies. Investments in
debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer term debt securities.
Fund holdings are subject to change and should not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.
Please refer to the schedules of investments for complete Fund holdings information.
The NASDAQ Composite Index is a market capitalization weighted index that is designed to represent performance of the National Market System which includes over 5,000 stocks traded only over-the-counter and not on an
exchange. The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell
Microcap Growth Index measures the performance of the microcap growth segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes Russell Microcap companies that are considered more growth oriented relative to the overall market as defined by Russell’s leading
style methodology. The Russell Microcap Growth Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the microcap growth segment of the market. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
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JACOB INTERNET FUND
INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF AUGUST 31, 2021
(as a percentage of total investments)
(Unaudited)
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JACOB SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF AUGUST 31, 2021
(as a percentage of total investments)
(Unaudited)
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JACOB DISCOVERY FUND
INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF AUGUST 31, 2021
(as a percentage of total investments)
(Unaudited)
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JACOB FORWARD ETF
INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN AS OF AUGUST 31, 2021
(as a percentage of total investments)
(Unaudited)
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Fund Performance
Comparison of $10,000 Investment in
Jacob Internet Fund vs. Indices (Unaudited)
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Average Annual Total Returns
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through August 31, 2021
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One Year
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Five Year
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Ten Year
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Jacob Internet Fund
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71.34%
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32.32%
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22.49%
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S&P 500® Index
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31.17%
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18.02%
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16.34%
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NASDAQ Composite Index
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30.55%
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25.25%
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20.88%
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NASDAQ Internet Index
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19.97%
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25.47%
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22.06%
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The Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (S&P 500®) is a capital-weighted index, representing the aggregate market value of the common equity of 500 stocks primarily traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The NASDAQ Composite Index is a broad-based capitalization-weighted index of all NASDAQ stocks. The NASDAQ Internet Index (QNET) is a modified market capitalization-weighted index designed to track the performance of the largest and most liquid U.S.-listed companies engaged in internet-related businesses. The returns of the indices are not reduced by any fees or operating expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index.
This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on August 31, 2011 and reflects the fees charged on an account. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends, if any, but do not include the
deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so your shares, when redeemed,
may be worth more or less than the original cost.
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Fund Performance
Comparison of $100,000 Investment in
Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class vs. Russell 2000 Growth Index (Unaudited)
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Average Annual Total Returns
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through August 31, 2021
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One Year
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Five Year
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Since Inception
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Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class
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62.04%
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25.21%
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17.15%
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Russell 2000 Growth Index
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35.61%
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16.58%
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15.77%
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The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index which is comprised of securities in the Russell 2000 Index with a greater-than-average growth orientation. Companies in this index tend to exhibit higher
price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios. The return of the index is not reduced by any fees or operating expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index.
This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $100,000 made on November 12, 2012 (commencement of operations) and reflects the fees charged on an account. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends,
if any, but do not include the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate,
so your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost.
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Fund Performance
Comparison of $10,000 Investment in
Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class vs. Russell 2000 Growth Index (Unaudited)
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Average Annual Total Returns
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through August 31, 2021
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One Year
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Five Year
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Ten Year
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Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class
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61.60%
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24.87%
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13.43%
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Russell 2000 Growth Index
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35.61%
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16.58%
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15.02%
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The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index which is comprised of securities in the Russell 2000 Index with a greater-than-average growth orientation. Companies in this index tend to exhibit higher
price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios. The return of the index is not reduced by any fees or operating expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index.
This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on August 31, 2011 and reflects the fees charged on an account. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends, if any, but do not include the
deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so your shares, when redeemed,
may be worth more or less than the original cost.
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Fund Performance
Comparison of $100,000 Investment in
Jacob Discovery Fund Institutional Class vs. Indices (Unaudited)
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Average Annual Total Returns
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through August 31, 2021
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One Year
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Five Year
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Since Inception*
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Jacob Discovery Fund Institutional Class
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82.06%
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32.33%
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19.28%
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Russell Microcap Growth Index
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45.77%
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16.07%
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13.99%
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Russell 2000 Growth Index
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35.61%
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16.58%
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14.90%
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The Russell Microcap Growth Index measures the performance of the microcap growth segment of the U.S. Equity market. It includes those Russell Microcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher
forecasted growth values.
The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index which is comprised of securities in the Russell 2000 Index with a greater-than-average growth orientation. Companies in this index tend to exhibit higher
price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios. The returns of the indices are not reduced by any fees or operating expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index.
This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $100,000 made on October 16, 2012 (the day the Adviser took over exclusive management) and reflects the fees charged on an account. Returns shown include the
reinvestment of all dividends, if any, but do not include the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and
principal value will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost.
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Fund performance is shown beginning on October 16, 2012, which is when the Adviser’s investment team took over exclusive management of the Jacob Micro Cap Growth Fund (formerly, PineBridge US Micro Cap Growth
Fund) (the “Predecessor Fund”), which was reorganized into the Fund on November 12, 2012. The Jacob Micro Cap Growth Fund changed its name to the Jacob Discovery Fund on December 31, 2020. In previous years, the Predecessor Fund was managed
by another investment advisory firm, and, from July 9, 2012 through October 15, 2012, it was managed by the Adviser along with the portfolio manager from the prior advisory firm.
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Fund Performance
Comparison of $10,000 Investment in
Jacob Discovery Fund Investor Class vs. Indices (Unaudited)
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Average Annual Total Returns
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through August 31, 2021
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One Year
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Five Year
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Since Inception*
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Jacob Discovery Fund Investor Class
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81.58%
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32.01%
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18.96%
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Russell Microcap Growth Index
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45.77%
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16.07%
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13.99%
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Russell 2000 Growth Index
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35.61%
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16.58%
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14.90%
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The Russell Microcap Growth Index measures the performance of the microcap growth segment of the U.S. Equity market. It includes those Russell Microcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher
forecasted growth values.
The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index which is comprised of securities in the Russell 2000 Index with a greater-than-average growth orientation. Companies in this index tend to exhibit higher
price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios. The returns of the indices are not reduced by any fees or operating expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index.
This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on October 16, 2012 (the day the Adviser took over exclusive management) and reflects the fees charged on an account. Returns shown include the
reinvestment of all dividends, if any, but do not include the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and
principal value will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost.
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Fund performance is shown beginning on October 16, 2012, which is when the Adviser’s investment team took over exclusive management of the Jacob Micro Cap Growth Fund (formerly, PineBridge US Micro Cap Growth
Fund) (the “Predecessor Fund”), which was reorganized into the Fund on November 12, 2012. The Jacob Micro Cap Growth Fund changed its name to the Jacob Discovery Fund on December 31, 2020. In previous years, the Predecessor Fund was managed
by another investment advisory firm, and, from July 9, 2012 through October 15, 2012, it was managed by the Adviser along with the portfolio manager from the prior advisory firm.
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Fund Performance
Comparison of $10,000 Investment in
Jacob Forward ETF vs. S&P 500® Index (Unaudited)
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Cumulative Total Returns
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through August 31, 2021
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Since Inception
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Jacob Forward ETF
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NAV Return
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4.70%
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Market Price Return
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4.55%
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S&P 500® Index
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3.71%
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The Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (S&P 500®) is a
capital-weighted index, representing the aggregate market value of the common equity of 500 stocks primarily traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The return of the index is not reduced by any fees or operating expenses. An investor cannot invest
directly in an index.
This chart assumes an initial gross investment of $10,000 made on July 13, 2021 (commencement of operations) and reflects the fees charged on an account. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends, if any,
but do not include the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so your
shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost.
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JACOB INTERNET FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(+)
August 31, 2021
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Shares
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Value
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COMMON STOCKS
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99.9
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%
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Amusement & Recreation Services
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0.0
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%
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1,000
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Esports Entertainment Group, Inc.*^
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$
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8,930
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Business Services
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13.0
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%
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475,000
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comScore, Inc.*
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1,843,000
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203,275
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OptimizeRx Corp.*
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13,452,740
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71,675
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Zillow Group, Inc.—Class C*
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6,864,315
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22,160,055
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Calculating & Accounting
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Machine (No Electronic Computers)
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2.2
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%
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367,000
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Cantaloupe, Inc.*
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3,758,080
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Catalog & Mail-Order Houses
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0.1
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%
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800
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.—ADR*^
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133,592
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Communications Equipment
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1.7
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%
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405,740
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Powerfleet, Inc.*
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2,888,869
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Computer Integrated Systems Design
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3.1
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%
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|||||||||||||
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158,500
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Telos Corp.*
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5,230,500
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Computer Peripheral Equipment
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8.2
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%
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333,726
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Identiv, Inc.*
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5,926,974
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|||||||||||||
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282,911
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Immersion Corp.*
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2,121,832
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100,300
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Impinj, Inc.*
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5,846,487
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|||||||||||||
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13,895,293
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Computer Processing & Data Preparation
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3.6
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%
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263,992
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Sohu.com Ltd.—ADR*^
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6,177,413
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Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
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21.9
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%
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1,500
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Alphabet, Inc.—Class C*
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4,363,860
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11,800
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Facebook, Inc.—Class A*
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4,476,684
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|||||||||||||
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325,800
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Momentive Global, Inc.*
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6,388,938
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|||||||||||||
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29,000
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MongoDB, Inc.*
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11,363,070
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|||||||||||||
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17,000
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Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HKD)(a)
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1,049,968
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|||||||||||||
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150,317
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Twitter, Inc.*
|
9,695,446
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|||||||||||||
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37,337,966
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Educational Services
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1.2
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%
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804,436
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Zovio, Inc.*
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2,075,445
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Electric Services
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0.8
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%
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|||||||||||||
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300,000
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Transphorm, Inc.*
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1,305,000
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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JACOB INTERNET FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(+) (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
|
COMMON STOCKS—(Continued)
|
99.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation
|
1.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
28,000
|
DraftKings, Inc.—Class A*
|
$
|
1,660,120
|
||||||||||||
|
Patent Owners & Lessors
|
5.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
165,496
|
Digital Turbine, Inc.*
|
9,673,241
|
|||||||||||||
|
Personal Services
|
4.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
176,200
|
Yelp, Inc.*
|
6,785,462
|
|||||||||||||
|
Pharmaceutical Preparations
|
1.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
97,000
|
Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.*
|
1,620,569
|
|||||||||||||
|
Prepackaged Software
|
20.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
14,000
|
Cloudflare, Inc.—Class A*
|
1,690,360
|
|||||||||||||
|
484,543
|
Inspired Entertainment, Inc.*
|
6,168,232
|
|||||||||||||
|
256,000
|
Porch Group, Inc.*
|
5,120,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
34,000
|
Square, Inc.—Class A*
|
9,114,380
|
|||||||||||||
|
11,600
|
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.*
|
363,196
|
|||||||||||||
|
24,200
|
Twilio, Inc.—Class A*
|
8,638,432
|
|||||||||||||
|
246,000
|
WM Technology, Inc.*
|
3,421,860
|
|||||||||||||
|
34,516,460
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Real Estate
|
0.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
584,681
|
Leju Holdings Ltd.—ADR*^
|
853,634
|
|||||||||||||
|
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
|
5.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
655,000
|
Voyager Digital Ltd.*
|
9,759,500
|
|||||||||||||
|
Semiconductors and Related Devices
|
1.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
36,300
|
CEVA, Inc.*
|
1,751,475
|
|||||||||||||
|
State Commercial Banks
|
4.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
29,363
|
First Internet Bancorp
|
872,668
|
|||||||||||||
|
65,625
|
Silvergate Capital Corp.—Class A*
|
7,414,313
|
|||||||||||||
|
8,286,981
|
|||||||||||||||
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $96,550,546)
|
169,878,585
|
||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
15
JACOB INTERNET FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(+) (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||
|
MONEY MARKET FUND
|
0.2
|
%
|
|||||||||
|
331,355
|
First American Government Obligations Fund— Class X, 0.03%(b)
|
$
|
331,355
|
||||||||
|
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $331,355)
|
331,355
|
||||||||||
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $96,881,901)—100.1%
|
170,209,940
|
||||||||||
|
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(0.1)%
|
(90,930
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0%
|
$
|
170,119,010
|
|||||||||
|
(+)
|
Schedule of Investments is classified using the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code List.
|
|
*
|
Non Income Producing.
|
|
^
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated foreign security.
|
|
ADR
|
American Depositary Receipt.
|
|
(HKD)
|
Security denominated in Hong Kong dollars. Value translated into U.S. dollars.
|
|
(a)
|
Level 2 security.
|
|
(b)
|
7-day yield.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
16
JACOB SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(+)
August 31, 2021
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
|
COMMON STOCKS
|
99.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)
|
7.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
55,000
|
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
|
$
|
820,050
|
||||||||||||
|
5,100
|
Krystal Biotech, Inc.*
|
295,494
|
|||||||||||||
|
35,000
|
Mesoblast Ltd.—ADR*^
|
228,550
|
|||||||||||||
|
45,000
|
Precision BioSciences, Inc.*
|
565,650
|
|||||||||||||
|
2,700
|
Twist Bioscience Corp.*
|
305,667
|
|||||||||||||
|
2,215,411
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Business Services
|
7.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
35,000
|
OptimizeRx Corp.*
|
2,316,300
|
|||||||||||||
|
Calculating & Accounting
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Machines (No Electronic Computers)
|
1.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
57,200
|
Cantaloupe, Inc.*
|
585,728
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Integrated Systems Design
|
2.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
26,300
|
Telos Corp.*
|
867,900
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Peripheral Equipment
|
5.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
51,700
|
Immersion Corp.*
|
387,750
|
|||||||||||||
|
19,600
|
Impinj, Inc.*
|
1,142,484
|
|||||||||||||
|
1,530,234
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
|
3.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
55,300
|
Momentive Global, Inc.*
|
1,084,433
|
|||||||||||||
|
Eating Places
|
0.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
5,000
|
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*
|
213,800
|
|||||||||||||
|
Family Clothing Stores
|
1.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
16,800
|
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
|
512,736
|
|||||||||||||
|
Industrial Organic Chemicals
|
7.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
17,000
|
Amyris, Inc.*
|
255,850
|
|||||||||||||
|
73,046
|
Codexis, Inc.*
|
1,973,703
|
|||||||||||||
|
2,229,553
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Medical Laboratories
|
2.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
3,617
|
CareDx, Inc.*
|
265,054
|
|||||||||||||
|
9,800
|
DermTech, Inc.*
|
364,560
|
|||||||||||||
|
629,614
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Miscellaneous Business Services
|
1.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
3,400
|
NV5 Global, Inc.*
|
359,210
|
|||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
17
JACOB SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(+) (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
|
COMMON STOCKS—(Continued)
|
99.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Miscellaneous Metal Ores
|
3.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
274,600
|
Thunderbird Entertainment Group, Inc.*^(a)
|
$
|
952,862
|
||||||||||||
|
Patent Owners & Lessors
|
5.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
27,800
|
Digital Turbine, Inc.*
|
1,624,910
|
|||||||||||||
|
Personal Services
|
3.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
29,400
|
Yelp, Inc.*
|
1,132,194
|
|||||||||||||
|
Pharmaceutical Preparations
|
18.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
19,000
|
Akouos, Inc.*
|
225,910
|
|||||||||||||
|
11,800
|
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
|
777,030
|
|||||||||||||
|
10,800
|
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.*
|
591,948
|
|||||||||||||
|
11,034
|
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.*
|
143,663
|
|||||||||||||
|
16,000
|
Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.*
|
267,310
|
|||||||||||||
|
78,500
|
Harrow Health, Inc.*
|
832,100
|
|||||||||||||
|
42,000
|
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.*
|
490,140
|
|||||||||||||
|
10,700
|
Ideaya Biosciences, Inc.*
|
251,450
|
|||||||||||||
|
82,500
|
NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc.*
|
329,175
|
|||||||||||||
|
83,890
|
Omeros Corp.*
|
1,367,407
|
|||||||||||||
|
4,300
|
Schrodinger, Inc.*
|
256,667
|
|||||||||||||
|
5,532,800
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Prepackaged Software
|
8.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
82,509
|
Inspired Entertainment, Inc.*
|
1,050,340
|
|||||||||||||
|
44,000
|
Porch Group, Inc.*
|
880,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
2,100
|
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.*
|
65,751
|
|||||||||||||
|
38,000
|
WM Technology, Inc.*
|
528,580
|
|||||||||||||
|
2,524,671
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Real Estate
|
0.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
4,670
|
Rafael Holdings, Inc.—Class B*
|
195,439
|
|||||||||||||
|
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
|
4.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
94,000
|
Voyager Digital Ltd.*
|
1,400,600
|
|||||||||||||
|
Semiconductors and Related Devices
|
1.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
7,500
|
CEVA, Inc.*
|
361,875
|
|||||||||||||
|
State Commercial Banks
|
4.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
11,339
|
Silvergate Capital Corp.—Class A*
|
1,281,080
|
|||||||||||||
|
Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus
|
7.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
131,800
|
Alphatec Holdings, Inc.*
|
1,908,464
|
|||||||||||||
|
17,350
|
iCAD, Inc.*
|
209,241
|
|||||||||||||
|
2,117,705
|
|||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
18
JACOB SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(+) (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
|
COMMON STOCKS—(Continued)
|
99.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Trucking (No Local)
|
1.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
50,000
|
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.—Class A*
|
$
|
437,000
|
||||||||||||
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $20,495,257)
|
30,106,055
|
||||||||||||||
|
MONEY MARKET FUND
|
0.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
237,077
|
First American Government Obligations Fund—Class X, 0.03%(b)
|
237,077
|
|||||||||||||
|
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $237,077)
|
237,077
|
||||||||||||||
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $20,732,334)—100.6%
|
30,343,132
|
||||||||||||||
|
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(0.6)%
|
(177,260
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0%
|
$
|
30,165,872
|
|||||||||||||
|
(+)
|
Schedule of Investments is classified using the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code List.
|
|
*
|
Non Income Producing.
|
|
^
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated foreign security.
|
|
ADR
|
American Depositary Receipt.
|
|
(a)
|
Level 2 security.
|
|
(b)
|
7-day yield.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
19
JACOB DISCOVERY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(+)
August 31, 2021
|
Share
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
|
COMMON STOCKS
|
99.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Advertising
|
0.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
265,000
|
IZEA Worldwide, Inc.*
|
$
|
651,900
|
||||||||||||
|
Advertising Agencies
|
1.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
368,541
|
SRAX, Inc.*
|
2,060,144
|
|||||||||||||
|
Amusement & Recreation Services
|
0.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
1,000
|
Esports Entertainment Group, Inc.*^
|
8,930
|
|||||||||||||
|
210,000
|
Super League Gaming, Inc.*
|
892,500
|
|||||||||||||
|
901,430
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)
|
5.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
112,100
|
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
|
1,671,411
|
|||||||||||||
|
155,000
|
IMV, Inc.*^
|
274,350
|
|||||||||||||
|
18,500
|
Krystal Biotech, Inc.*
|
1,071,890
|
|||||||||||||
|
137,400
|
Mesoblast Ltd.—ADR* ^
|
897,222
|
|||||||||||||
|
187,000
|
Precision BioSciences, Inc.*
|
2,350,590
|
|||||||||||||
|
6,265,463
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Bottled and Canned Soft Drinks and Carbonated Waters
|
0.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
770,000
|
Reed’s, Inc.*
|
514,745
|
|||||||||||||
|
Business Services
|
6.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
325,000
|
comScore, Inc.*
|
1,261,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
90,793
|
OptimizeRx Corp.*
|
6,008,681
|
|||||||||||||
|
7,269,681
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Calculating & Accounting
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Machines (No Electronic Computers)
|
1.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
198,600
|
Cantaloupe, Inc.*
|
2,033,664
|
|||||||||||||
|
Communications Equipment
|
1.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
299,599
|
Powerfleet, Inc.*
|
2,133,145
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Communications Equipment
|
2.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
406,879
|
Lantronix, Inc.*
|
2,612,163
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Peripheral Equipment
|
8.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
211,000
|
Identiv, Inc.*
|
3,747,360
|
|||||||||||||
|
169,174
|
Immersion Corp.*
|
1,268,805
|
|||||||||||||
|
72,200
|
Impinj, Inc.*
|
4,208,538
|
|||||||||||||
|
9,224,703
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Computer Processing & Data Preparation
|
3.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
298,958
|
Park City Group, Inc.*
|
1,620,352
|
|||||||||||||
|
111,000
|
Sohu.com Ltd.—ADR*^
|
2,597,400
|
|||||||||||||
|
4,217,752
|
|||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
20
JACOB DISCOVERY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(+) (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
|
COMMON STOCKS—(Continued)
|
99.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Programming Services
|
1.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
350,000
|
Scout Gaming Group AB (SEK)*
|
$
|
1,525,010
|
||||||||||||
|
Direct Mail Advertising Services
|
2.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
145,064
|
SharpSpring, Inc.*
|
2,480,594
|
|||||||||||||
|
Educational Services
|
1.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
646,500
|
Zovio, Inc.*
|
1,667,970
|
|||||||||||||
|
Electric Services
|
0.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
185,000
|
Transphorm, Inc.*
|
804,750
|
|||||||||||||
|
Electronic Components & Accessories
|
0.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
32,000
|
IntriCon Corp.*
|
720,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Functions Related to Depository Banking
|
1.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
300,000
|
Usio, Inc.*
|
1,881,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Games, Toys & Children’s Vehicles (No Dolls & Bicycles)
|
0.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
620,000
|
BIGG Digital Assets, Inc.*^
|
568,106
|
|||||||||||||
|
Gold and Silver Ores
|
0.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
900,000
|
Solitario Zinc Corp.*
|
486,900
|
|||||||||||||
|
Help Supply Services
|
1.8
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
114,907
|
Hudson Global, Inc.*
|
1,970,655
|
|||||||||||||
|
Industrial Organic Chemicals
|
5.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
214,006
|
Codexis, Inc.*
|
5,782,442
|
|||||||||||||
|
Medical Laboratories
|
3.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
121,832
|
Celcuity, Inc.*
|
2,680,304
|
|||||||||||||
|
38,000
|
DermTech, Inc.*
|
1,413,600
|
|||||||||||||
|
4,093,904
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical Products
|
0.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
84,000
|
ChromaDex Corp.*
|
716,520
|
|||||||||||||
|
Metal Mining
|
0.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
350,000
|
Western Copper & Gold Corp.*^
|
591,500
|
|||||||||||||
|
Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Mineral (No Fuels)
|
0.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
580,000
|
Azimut Exploration, Inc.*^
|
1,049,800
|
|||||||||||||
|
Miscellaneous Metal Ores
|
2.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
948,000
|
Thunderbird Entertainment Group, Inc.*^(a)
|
3,289,560
|
|||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
21
JACOB DISCOVERY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(+) (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
|
COMMON STOCKS—(Continued)
|
99.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Pharmaceutical Preparations
|
18.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
69,000
|
Akouos, Inc.*
|
$
|
820,410
|
||||||||||||
|
340,000
|
Arbutus Biopharma Corp.*^
|
1,166,200
|
|||||||||||||
|
42,200
|
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.*
|
2,312,982
|
|||||||||||||
|
770,000
|
Athersys, Inc.*
|
1,293,600
|
|||||||||||||
|
410,000
|
ContraFect Corp.*
|
1,488,300
|
|||||||||||||
|
275,000
|
DiaMedica Therapeutics, Inc.*
|
1,182,500
|
|||||||||||||
|
36,500
|
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.*
|
475,230
|
|||||||||||||
|
299,889
|
Harrow Health, Inc.*
|
3,178,824
|
|||||||||||||
|
41,000
|
Ideaya Biosciences, Inc.*
|
963,500
|
|||||||||||||
|
325,000
|
NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc.*
|
1,296,750
|
|||||||||||||
|
304,910
|
Omeros Corp.*
|
4,970,033
|
|||||||||||||
|
113,000
|
Tela Bio, Inc.*
|
1,480,300
|
|||||||||||||
|
20,628,629
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Prepackaged Software
|
7.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
308,596
|
Inspired Entertainment, Inc.*
|
3,928,427
|
|||||||||||||
|
154,500
|
Porch Group, Inc.*
|
3,090,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
301,700
|
Qumu Corp.*
|
883,981
|
|||||||||||||
|
7,902,408
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Real Estate
|
1.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
400,869
|
Leju Holdings Ltd.—ADR*^
|
585,269
|
|||||||||||||
|
16,630
|
Rafael Holdings, Inc.—Class B*
|
695,965
|
|||||||||||||
|
1,281,234
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
|
3.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
280,000
|
Voyager Digital Ltd.*
|
4,172,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Semiconductors and Related Devices
|
1.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
26,440
|
CEVA, Inc.*
|
1,275,730
|
|||||||||||||
|
State Commercial Banks
|
1.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
100,000
|
BM Technologies, Inc.*
|
974,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
16,015
|
First Internet Bancorp
|
475,966
|
|||||||||||||
|
1,449,966
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus
|
6.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
284,500
|
Alphatec Holdings, Inc.*
|
4,119,560
|
|||||||||||||
|
185,000
|
CytoSorbents Corp.*
|
1,770,450
|
|||||||||||||
|
65,910
|
iCAD, Inc.*
|
794,875
|
|||||||||||||
|
6,684,885
|
|||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
22
JACOB DISCOVERY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(+) (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
|
COMMON STOCKS—(Continued)
|
99.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Trucking (No Local)
|
1.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
210,000
|
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.—Class A*
|
$
|
1,835,400
|
||||||||||||
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $95,954,551)
|
110,743,753
|
||||||||||||||
|
MONEY MARKET FUND
|
0.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
960,835
|
First American Government Obligations Fund—Class X, 0.03%(b)
|
960,835
|
|||||||||||||
|
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $960,835)
|
960,835
|
||||||||||||||
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $96,915,386)—99.9%
|
111,704,588
|
||||||||||||||
|
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—0.1%
|
128,738
|
||||||||||||||
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0%
|
$
|
111,833,326
|
|||||||||||||
|
(+)
|
Schedule of Investments is classified using the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code List.
|
|
*
|
Non Income Producing.
|
|
^
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated foreign security.
|
|
ADR
|
American Depositary Receipt.
|
|
(SEK)
|
Security denominated in Swedish Krona. Value translated into U.S. Dollars.
|
|
(a)
|
Level 2 Security.
|
|
(b)
|
7-day yield.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
23
JACOB FORWARD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(+)
August 31, 2021
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
|
COMMON STOCKS
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)
|
6.6
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
13,848
|
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
|
$
|
206,474
|
||||||||||||
|
543
|
CRISPR Therapeutics AG*^
|
67,848
|
|||||||||||||
|
902
|
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.*
|
66,072
|
|||||||||||||
|
1,368
|
Krystal Biotech, Inc.*
|
79,262
|
|||||||||||||
|
662
|
Twist Bioscience Corp.*
|
74,945
|
|||||||||||||
|
494,601
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Business Services
|
9.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
6,420
|
OptimizeRx Corp.*
|
424,876
|
|||||||||||||
|
3,018
|
Zillow Group, Inc.—Class C*
|
289,034
|
|||||||||||||
|
713,910
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Catalog & Mail-Order Houses
|
0.5
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
211
|
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.—ADR*^
|
35,235
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Integrated Systems Design
|
2.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
6,135
|
Telos Corp.*
|
202,455
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Peripheral Equipment
|
3.7
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
4,779
|
Impinj, Inc.*
|
278,567
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
|
17.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
44
|
Alphabet, Inc.—Class C*
|
128,007
|
|||||||||||||
|
355
|
Facebook, Inc.—Class A*
|
134,680
|
|||||||||||||
|
13,529
|
Momentive Global, Inc.*
|
265,304
|
|||||||||||||
|
1,010
|
MongoDB, Inc.*
|
395,748
|
|||||||||||||
|
612
|
Tencent Holdings Ltd.—ADR^(a)
|
37,736
|
|||||||||||||
|
5,106
|
Twitter, Inc.*
|
329,337
|
|||||||||||||
|
1,290,812
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Industrial Organic Chemicals
|
7.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
5,621
|
Amyris, Inc.*
|
84,596
|
|||||||||||||
|
16,967
|
Codexis, Inc.*
|
458,448
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
543,044 | ||||||||||||||
|
Medical Laboratories
|
2.2
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
1,054
|
CareDx, Inc.*
|
77,237
|
|||||||||||||
|
2,479
|
DermTech, Inc.*
|
92,219
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
169,456 | ||||||||||||||
|
Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation
|
2.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
2,951
|
DraftKings, Inc.—Class A*
|
174,965
|
|||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
24
JACOB FORWARD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(+) (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
|
COMMON STOCKS—(Continued)
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
Patent Owners & Lessors
|
5.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
6,810
|
Digital Turbine, Inc.*
|
$
|
398,044
|
||||||||||||
|
Pharmaceutical Preparations
|
13.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
3,210
|
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
|
211,378
|
|||||||||||||
|
2,989
|
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.*
|
163,827
|
|||||||||||||
|
4,541
|
Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.*
|
75,866
|
|||||||||||||
|
11,556
|
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.*
|
134,859
|
|||||||||||||
|
2,725
|
Ideaya Biosciences, Inc.*
|
64,037
|
|||||||||||||
|
19,921
|
Omeros Corp.*
|
324,712
|
|||||||||||||
|
1,192
|
Schrodinger, Inc.*
|
71,150
|
|||||||||||||
|
1,045,829
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Prepackaged Software
|
14.4
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
576
|
Cloudflare, Inc.—Class A*
|
69,546
|
|||||||||||||
|
10,698
|
Porch Group, Inc.*
|
213,960
|
|||||||||||||
|
1,229
|
Square, Inc.—Class A*
|
329,458
|
|||||||||||||
|
900
|
Twilio, Inc.—Class A*
|
321,264
|
|||||||||||||
|
11,016
|
WM Technology, Inc.*
|
153,233
|
|||||||||||||
|
1,087,461
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
|
4.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
21,761
|
Voyager Digital Ltd.*
|
324,239
|
|||||||||||||
|
Semiconductors & Related Devices
|
0.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
1,440
|
CEVA, Inc.*
|
69,480
|
|||||||||||||
|
State Commercial Banks
|
4.1
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
2,713
|
Silvergate Capital Corp.—Class A*
|
306,515
|
|||||||||||||
|
Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus
|
5.3
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
|
27,816
|
Alphatec Holdings, Inc.*
|
402,776
|
|||||||||||||
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $7,019,576)
|
7,537,389
|
||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
25
JACOB FORWARD ETF
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS(+) (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||||||
|
MONEY MARKET FUND
|
0.1
|
%
|
|||||||||
|
5,044
|
First American Government Obligations Fund—Class X, 0.03%(a)
|
$
|
5,044
|
||||||||
|
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND (Cost $5,044)
|
5,044
|
||||||||||
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $7,024,620)—100.1%
|
7,542,433
|
||||||||||
|
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(0.1)%
|
(4,130
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.0%
|
$
|
7,538,303
|
|||||||||
|
(+)
|
Schedule of Investments is classified using the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code List.
|
|
*
|
Non Income Producing.
|
|
^
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated foreign security.
|
|
ADR
|
American Depositary Receipt.
|
|
(a)
|
7-day yield.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
26
JACOB FUNDS INC.
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
August 31, 2021
|
Jacob
|
||||||||||||
|
Jacob
|
Small Cap
|
Jacob
|
||||||||||
|
Internet Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
Discovery Fund
|
||||||||||
|
Assets:
|
||||||||||||
|
Investments, at value (cost $96,881,901, $20,732,334
|
||||||||||||
|
and $96,915,386, respectively)
|
$
|
170,209,940
|
$
|
30,343,132
|
$
|
111,704,588
|
||||||
|
Receivable for capital shares sold
|
195,589
|
7,500
|
585,044
|
|||||||||
|
Receivable for investments sold
|
457,466
|
70,671
|
—
|
|||||||||
|
Dividend and interest receivable
|
20
|
3
|
79
|
|||||||||
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
25,486
|
17,700
|
34,072
|
|||||||||
|
Total Assets
|
170,888,501
|
30,439,006
|
112,323,783
|
|||||||||
|
Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Payable for securities purchased
|
—
|
197,477
|
—
|
|||||||||
|
Payable for capital shares repurchased
|
410,645
|
3,418
|
285,220
|
|||||||||
|
Payable for investment adviser fees
|
178,719
|
19,420
|
100,176
|
|||||||||
|
Payable for distribution and shareholder
|
||||||||||||
|
servicing expenses-Investor Class (see Note 7)
|
50,487
|
3,434
|
15,304
|
|||||||||
|
Accrued accounting fees
|
9,163
|
5,820
|
8,714
|
|||||||||
|
Accrued administration fees
|
36,168
|
8,400
|
22,913
|
|||||||||
|
Accrued audit fees
|
16,000
|
16,000
|
16,000
|
|||||||||
|
Accrued directors fees
|
14,985
|
2,479
|
9,035
|
|||||||||
|
Accrued legal fees
|
1,526
|
332
|
1,016
|
|||||||||
|
Accrued transfer agent fees
|
39,738
|
12,975
|
25,817
|
|||||||||
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
12,060
|
3,379
|
6,262
|
|||||||||
|
Total Liabilities
|
769,491
|
273,134
|
490,457
|
|||||||||
|
Net Assets
|
$
|
170,119,010
|
$
|
30,165,872
|
$
|
111,833,326
|
||||||
|
Net Assets Consist Of:
|
||||||||||||
|
Capital stock
|
$
|
99,027,167
|
$
|
19,255,905
|
$
|
96,719,806
|
||||||
|
Total distributable earnings
|
71,091,843
|
10,909,967
|
15,113,520
|
|||||||||
|
Total Net Assets
|
$
|
170,119,010
|
$
|
30,165,872
|
$
|
111,833,326
|
||||||
|
Institutional Class(1)
|
||||||||||||
|
Net Assets
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
12,782,033
|
$
|
30,536,248
|
||||||
|
Shares outstanding(2)
|
—
|
293,704
|
665,264
|
|||||||||
|
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share(3)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
43.52
|
$
|
45.90
|
||||||
|
Investor Class
|
||||||||||||
|
Net Assets
|
$
|
170,119,010
|
$
|
17,383,839
|
$
|
81,297,078
|
||||||
|
Shares outstanding(2)
|
16,002,591
|
410,671
|
1,958,451
|
|||||||||
|
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share(3)
|
$
|
10.63
|
$
|
42.33
|
$
|
41.51
|
||||||
_______________
|
(1)
|
The Internet Fund currently offers Investor Class shares only. See Note 1.
|
|
(2)
|
20 billion shares of $0.001 par value authorized for the Trust.
|
|
(3)
|
Redemption of shares held less than 30 days may be charged a 2% redemption fee. See Note 3.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
27
JACOB FUNDS INC.
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
August 31, 2021
|
Jacob
|
||||
|
Forward ETF
|
||||
|
Assets:
|
||||
|
Investments, at value (cost $7,024,620)
|
$
|
7,542,433
|
||
|
Total Assets
|
7,542,433
|
|||
|
Liabilities:
|
||||
|
Payable for investment adviser fees
|
4,130
|
|||
|
Total Liabilities
|
4,130
|
|||
|
Net Assets
|
$
|
7,538,303
|
||
|
Net Assets Consist Of:
|
||||
|
Capital stock
|
$
|
7,065,472
|
||
|
Total distributable earnings
|
472,831
|
|||
|
Total Net Assets
|
$
|
7,538,303
|
||
|
Net Asset Value
|
||||
|
Net Assets
|
$
|
7,538,303
|
||
|
Shares outstanding(1)
|
360,000
|
|||
|
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share(2)
|
$
|
20.94
|
||
_______________
|
(1)
|
20 billion shares of $0.001 par value authorized for the Trust.
|
|
(2)
|
Creation or redemption of shares may incur a transaction fee by the Fund. See Note 3.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
28
JACOB FUNDS INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended August 31, 2021
|
Jacob
|
||||||||||||
|
Jacob
|
Small Cap
|
Jacob
|
||||||||||
|
Internet Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
Discovery Fund
|
||||||||||
|
Investment Income:
|
||||||||||||
|
Dividend income
|
$
|
59,260
|
$
|
9,136
|
$
|
67,300
|
||||||
|
Interest income
|
1,750
|
280
|
1,982
|
|||||||||
|
Total Investment Income
|
61,010
|
9,416
|
69,282
|
|||||||||
|
Expenses:
|
||||||||||||
|
Investment adviser fees
|
1,740,369
|
200,044
|
761,271
|
|||||||||
|
Distribution and shareholder servicing expenses-Investor Class (See Note 7)
|
348,074
|
29,163
|
109,959
|
|||||||||
|
Administration fees
|
149,242
|
53,307
|
89,243
|
|||||||||
|
Fund accounting fees
|
42,197
|
34,831
|
42,115
|
|||||||||
|
Transfer agent fees
|
198,378
|
70,000
|
114,408
|
|||||||||
|
Custody fees
|
21,652
|
8,280
|
15,324
|
|||||||||
|
Federal and state registration
|
27,091
|
36,149
|
40,576
|
|||||||||
|
Insurance expense
|
9,727
|
3,039
|
3,068
|
|||||||||
|
Audit fees
|
16,000
|
15,998
|
16,000
|
|||||||||
|
Legal fees
|
52,286
|
8,282
|
26,099
|
|||||||||
|
Printing and mailing of reports to shareholders
|
19,617
|
3,258
|
8,309
|
|||||||||
|
Directors’ fees
|
58,542
|
9,699
|
29,731
|
|||||||||
|
Miscellaneous expenses
|
2,196
|
2,651
|
2,681
|
|||||||||
|
Total Expenses
|
2,685,371
|
474,701
|
1,258,784
|
|||||||||
|
Expense Waiver (See Note 6)
|
—
|
(17,434
|
)
|
(24,199
|
)
|
|||||||
|
Net Expenses
|
2,685,371
|
457,267
|
1,234,585
|
|||||||||
|
Net Investment Loss
|
(2,624,361
|
)
|
(447,851
|
)
|
(1,165,303
|
)
|
||||||
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments:
|
||||||||||||
|
Net realized gain on investments
|
9,203,477
|
4,687,489
|
6,164,507
|
|||||||||
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments
|
36,675,566
|
3,681,505
|
7,788,815
|
|||||||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
|
45,879,043
|
8,368,994
|
13,953,322
|
|||||||||
|
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
|
$
|
43,254,682
|
$
|
7,921,143
|
$
|
12,788,019
|
||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
29
JACOB FUNDS INC.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Period Ended August 31, 2021
|
Jacob
|
||||
|
Forward ETF(1)
|
||||
|
Investment Income:
|
||||
|
Interest income
|
$
|
—
|
(2)
|
|
|
Total Investment Income
|
—
|
|||
|
Expenses:
|
||||
|
Investment adviser fees
|
5,539
|
|||
|
Net Expenses
|
5,539
|
|||
|
Net Investment Loss
|
(5,539
|
)
|
||
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:
|
||||
|
Net realized loss on investments
|
(39,443
|
)
|
||
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments
|
517,813
|
|||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
|
478,370
|
|||
|
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
|
$
|
472,831
|
||
_______________
|
(1)
|
Commencement of investment operations on July 13, 2021.
|
|
(2)
|
Less than one dollar.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
30
JACOB FUNDS INC.
JACOB INTERNET FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
|
August 31, 2021
|
August 31, 2020
|
|||||||
|
Operations:
|
||||||||
|
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(2,624,361
|
)
|
$
|
(1,177,368
|
)
|
||
|
Net realized gain on investment transactions
|
9,203,477
|
10,659,342
|
||||||
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments
|
36,675,566
|
14,966,965
|
||||||
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
43,254,682
|
24,448,939
|
||||||
|
Distributions to Shareholders:
|
||||||||
|
Net dividends and distributions to shareholders
|
(11,729,504
|
)
|
(5,360,215
|
)
|
||||
|
Capital Share Transactions: (Note 3)
|
||||||||
|
Proceeds from shares sold
|
152,314,100
|
3,876,627
|
||||||
|
Proceeds from reinvestment of distribution
|
11,281,774
|
5,136,769
|
||||||
|
Cost of shares redeemed
|
(94,471,649
|
)
|
(8,744,480
|
)
|
||||
|
Redemption fees
|
344,107
|
2,321
|
||||||
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
69,468,332
|
271,237
|
||||||
|
Net Increase in Net Assets
|
100,993,510
|
19,359,961
|
||||||
|
Net Assets:
|
||||||||
|
Beginning of year
|
69,125,500
|
49,765,539
|
||||||
|
End of year
|
$
|
170,119,010
|
$
|
69,125,500
|
||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
31
JACOB FUNDS INC.
JACOB SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
|
August 31, 2021
|
August 31, 2020
|
|||||||
|
Operations:
|
||||||||
|
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(447,851
|
)
|
$
|
(274,876
|
)
|
||
|
Net realized gain on investment transactions
|
4,687,489
|
1,648,331
|
||||||
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments
|
3,681,505
|
3,087,624
|
||||||
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
7,921,143
|
4,461,079
|
||||||
|
Distributions to Shareholders:
|
||||||||
|
Institutional Class
|
(1,415,462
|
)
|
(297,255
|
)
|
||||
|
Investor Class
|
(840,006
|
)
|
(124,653
|
)
|
||||
|
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions paid
|
(2,255,468
|
)
|
(421,908
|
)
|
||||
|
Capital Share Transactions: (Note 3)
|
||||||||
|
Proceeds from shares sold
|
18,437,137
|
302,242
|
||||||
|
Proceeds from reinvestment of distribution
|
2,180,879
|
409,749
|
||||||
|
Cost of shares redeemed
|
(13,984,766
|
)
|
(2,279,216
|
)
|
||||
|
Redemption fees
|
31,345
|
193
|
||||||
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
6,664,595
|
(1,567,032
|
)
|
|||||
|
Net Increase in Net Assets
|
12,330,270
|
2,472,139
|
||||||
|
Net Assets:
|
||||||||
|
Beginning of year
|
17,835,602
|
15,363,463
|
||||||
|
End of year
|
$
|
30,165,872
|
$
|
17,835,602
|
||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
32
JACOB FUNDS INC.
JACOB DISCOVERY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
|
August 31, 2021
|
August 31, 2020
|
|||||||
|
Operations:
|
||||||||
|
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(1,165,303
|
)
|
$
|
(262,130
|
)
|
||
|
Net realized gain on investment transactions
|
6,164,507
|
867,835
|
||||||
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments
|
7,788,815
|
4,509,065
|
||||||
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
12,788,019
|
5,114,770
|
||||||
|
Distributions to Shareholders:
|
||||||||
|
Institutional Class
|
(1,111,442
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
|
Investor Class
|
(671,891
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
|
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions paid
|
(1,783,333
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
|
Capital Share Transactions: (Note 3)
|
||||||||
|
Proceeds from shares sold
|
170,996,300
|
6,809,883
|
||||||
|
Proceeds from reinvestment of distribution
|
1,754,688
|
—
|
||||||
|
Cost of shares redeemed
|
(93,054,965
|
)
|
(5,099,142
|
)
|
||||
|
Redemption fees
|
206,392
|
3,136
|
||||||
|
Other transaction(1)
|
3,570
|
—
|
||||||
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
79,905,985
|
1,713,877
|
||||||
|
Net Increase in Net Assets
|
90,910,671
|
6,828,647
|
||||||
|
Net Assets:
|
||||||||
|
Beginning of year
|
20,922,655
|
14,094,008
|
||||||
|
End of year
|
$
|
111,833,326
|
$
|
20,922,655
|
||||
_______________
|
(1)
|
Reimbursement from U.S. Bank Global Fund Services due to shareholder activity.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
33
JACOB FUNDS INC.
JACOB FORWARD ETF
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
Period Ended
|
||||
|
August 31, 2021(1)
|
||||
|
Operations:
|
||||
|
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(5,539
|
)
|
|
|
Net realized loss on investment transactions
|
(39,443
|
)
|
||
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments
|
517,813
|
|||
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
472,831
|
|||
|
Capital Share Transactions: (Note 3)
|
||||
|
Proceeds from shares sold
|
7,063,390
|
|||
|
Transaction Fees (Note 3)
|
2,082
|
|||
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
7,065,472
|
|||
|
Net Increase in Net Assets
|
7,538,303
|
|||
|
Net Assets:
|
||||
|
Beginning of period
|
—
|
|||
|
End of period
|
$
|
7,538,303
|
||
_______________
|
(1)
|
Commencement of investment operations on July 13, 2021.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
34
JACOB FUNDS INC.
JACOB INTERNET FUND – INVESTOR CLASS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The table below sets forth financial data for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout each year presented.
|
Year Ended August 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Per Share Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
7.18
|
$
|
5.22
|
$
|
5.40
|
$
|
4.76
|
$
|
4.39
|
||||||||||
|
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net investment loss(1)
|
(0.19
|
)
|
(0.12
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.11
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
on investment transactions
|
4.81
|
2.65
|
0.29
|
1.31
|
0.67
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Total from investment operations
|
4.62
|
2.53
|
0.19
|
1.20
|
0.57
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Less distributions from net realized gains
|
(1.19
|
)
|
(0.57
|
)
|
(0.37
|
)
|
(0.56
|
)
|
(0.20
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees(2)
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
(3)
|
0.00
|
(3)
|
0.00
|
(3)
|
0.00
|
(3)
|
|||||||||||
|
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
10.63
|
$
|
7.18
|
$
|
5.22
|
$
|
5.40
|
$
|
4.76
|
||||||||||
|
Total return
|
71.34
|
%
|
55.45
|
%
|
4.61
|
%
|
28.12
|
%
|
13.65
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Supplemental data and ratios:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
|
$
|
170,119
|
$
|
69,126
|
$
|
49,766
|
$
|
51,240
|
$
|
43,606
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets(4)
|
1.93
|
%
|
2.50
|
%
|
2.32
|
%
|
2.42
|
%
|
2.38
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets(4)
|
(1.88
|
)%
|
(2.42
|
)%
|
(2.08
|
)%
|
(2.16
|
)%
|
(2.15
|
)%
|
||||||||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate
|
44
|
%
|
52
|
%
|
50
|
%
|
46
|
%
|
46
|
%
|
||||||||||
_______________
|
(1)
|
Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year.
|
|
(2)
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees per share represents redemption fees divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year.
|
|
(3)
|
Less than $0.01 per share.
|
|
(4)
|
For the period September 1, 2011 through January 2, 2022, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee in an amount up to an annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, to the
extent that the Fund’s gross operating expense ratio exceeds 2.95%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
35
JACOB FUNDS INC.
JACOB SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND – INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The table below sets forth financial data for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout each year presented.
|
Year Ended August 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Per Share Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
30.80
|
$
|
23.91
|
$
|
28.81
|
$
|
18.52
|
$
|
16.82
|
||||||||||
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net investment loss(1)
|
(0.68
|
)
|
(0.42
|
)
|
(0.39
|
)
|
(0.34
|
)
|
(0.27
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
on investment transactions
|
18.37
|
7.98
|
(4.26
|
)
|
10.63
|
1.97
|
||||||||||||||
|
Total from investment operations
|
17.69
|
7.56
|
(4.65
|
)
|
10.29
|
1.70
|
||||||||||||||
|
Less distributions from net realized gains
|
(5.02
|
)
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(0.25
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees(2)
|
0.05
|
0.00
|
(3)
|
—
|
0.00
|
(3)
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
43.52
|
$
|
30.80
|
$
|
23.91
|
$
|
28.81
|
$
|
18.52
|
||||||||||
|
Total return
|
62.04
|
%
|
32.23
|
%
|
-16.17
|
%
|
55.56
|
%
|
10.11
|
%(4)
|
||||||||||
|
Supplemental data and ratios:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
|
$
|
12,782
|
$
|
12,799
|
$
|
10,825
|
$
|
14,621
|
$
|
10,480
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of gross operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
1.84
|
%
|
2.56
|
%
|
2.22
|
%
|
2.46
|
%
|
2.59
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of net operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(after waiver) to average net assets(5)
|
1.74
|
%
|
1.95
|
%
|
1.95
|
%
|
1.95
|
%
|
1.95
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
(1.80
|
)%
|
(2.32
|
)%
|
(1.81
|
)%
|
(2.04
|
)%
|
(2.19
|
)%
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(after waiver) to average net assets(5)
|
(1.70
|
)%
|
(1.71
|
)%
|
(1.54
|
)%
|
(1.53
|
)%
|
(1.55
|
)%
|
||||||||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate(6)
|
71
|
%
|
89
|
%
|
88
|
%
|
81
|
%
|
60
|
%
|
||||||||||
_______________
|
(1)
|
Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year.
|
|
(2)
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees per share represents redemption fees divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year.
|
|
(3)
|
Less than $0.01 per share.
|
|
(4)
|
Includes adjustments in accordance with GAAP and, consequently, the net asset values used for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values
and returns for the shareholder transactions.
|
|
(5)
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, effective November 12, 2012 (date of reorganization) through January 2, 2022, to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent that the Fund’s gross operating expense
ratio exceeds 1.95%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
|
(6)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
36
JACOB FUNDS INC.
JACOB SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND – INVESTOR CLASS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The table below sets forth financial data for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout each year presented.
|
Year Ended August 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Per Share Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
30.14
|
$
|
23.48
|
$
|
28.36
|
$
|
18.28
|
$
|
16.66
|
||||||||||
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net investment loss(1)
|
(0.76
|
)
|
(0.49
|
)
|
(0.46
|
)
|
(0.40
|
)
|
(0.32
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
on investment transactions
|
17.92
|
7.82
|
(4.19
|
)
|
10.48
|
1.94
|
||||||||||||||
|
Total from investment operations
|
17.16
|
7.33
|
(4.65
|
)
|
10.08
|
1.62
|
||||||||||||||
|
Less distributions from net realized gains
|
(5.02
|
)
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(0.25
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees(2)
|
0.05
|
0.00
|
(3)
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
(3)
|
0.00
|
(3)
|
||||||||||||
|
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
42.33
|
$
|
30.14
|
$
|
23.48
|
$
|
28.36
|
$
|
18.28
|
||||||||||
|
Total return
|
61.60
|
%
|
31.83
|
%
|
-16.35
|
%
|
55.14
|
%
|
9.72
|
%(4)
|
||||||||||
|
Supplemental data and ratios:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
|
$
|
17,384
|
$
|
5,037
|
$
|
4,538
|
$
|
6,415
|
$
|
4,326
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of gross operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
1.97
|
%
|
2.81
|
%
|
2.47
|
%
|
2.71
|
%
|
2.84
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of net operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(after waiver) to average net assets(5)
|
1.93
|
%
|
2.25
|
%
|
2.25
|
%
|
2.25
|
%
|
2.25
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
(1.93
|
)%
|
(2.57
|
)%
|
(2.05
|
)%
|
(2.29
|
)%
|
(2.44
|
)%
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(after waiver) to average net assets(5)
|
(1.89
|
)%
|
(2.01
|
)%
|
(1.83
|
)%
|
(1.83
|
)%
|
(1.85
|
)%
|
||||||||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate(6)
|
71
|
%
|
89
|
%
|
88
|
%
|
81
|
%
|
60
|
%
|
||||||||||
_______________
|
(1)
|
Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year.
|
|
(2)
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees per share represents redemption fees divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year.
|
|
(3)
|
Amount is less than $0.01.
|
|
(4)
|
Includes adjustments in accordance with GAAP and, consequently, the net asset values used for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values
and returns for the shareholder transactions.
|
|
(5)
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, effective November 12, 2012 (date of reorganization) through January 2, 2022, to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent that the Fund’s gross operating expense
ratio exceeds 2.25%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
|
(6)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
37
JACOB FUNDS INC.
JACOB DISCOVERY FUND – INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The table below sets forth financial data for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout each year presented.
|
Year Ended August 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Per Share Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
27.00
|
$
|
19.26
|
$
|
18.50
|
$
|
11.32
|
$
|
12.11
|
||||||||||
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net investment loss(1)
|
(0.65
|
)
|
(0.35
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(0.28
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
on investment transactions
|
21.69
|
8.09
|
1.05
|
7.47
|
(0.51
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Total from investment operations
|
21.04
|
7.74
|
0.76
|
7.18
|
(0.79
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Less distributions from net realized gains
|
(2.24
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees(2)
|
0.10
|
0.00
|
(3)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
|
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
45.90
|
$
|
27.00
|
$
|
19.26
|
$
|
18.50
|
$
|
11.32
|
||||||||||
|
Total return
|
82.06
|
%
|
40.19
|
%
|
4.11
|
%
|
63.43
|
%
|
-6.52
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Supplemental data and ratios:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
|
$
|
30,536
|
$
|
13,249
|
$
|
9,840
|
$
|
9,098
|
$
|
5,870
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of gross operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
1.74
|
%
|
2.90
|
%
|
2.90
|
%
|
3.50
|
%
|
3.86
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of net operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(after waiver) to average net assets
|
1.67
|
%(4)
|
2.00
|
%(4)
|
2.00
|
%(4)
|
2.40
|
%(4)
|
2.66
|
%(4)(5)
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
(1.66
|
)%
|
(2.60
|
)%
|
(2.52
|
)%
|
(3.15
|
)%
|
(3.65
|
)%
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(after waiver) to average net assets
|
(1.59
|
)%(4)
|
(1.70
|
)%(4)
|
(1.62
|
)%(4)
|
(2.05
|
)%(4)
|
(2.45
|
)%(4)(5)
|
||||||||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate(6)
|
32
|
%
|
83
|
%
|
73
|
%
|
63
|
%
|
48
|
%
|
||||||||||
_______________
|
(1)
|
Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year.
|
|
(2)
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees per share represents redemption fees divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year.
|
|
(3)
|
Less than $0.01 per share.
|
|
(4)
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, effective December 29, 2016 through at least January 2, 2022, to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent that the Fund’s gross operating expense ratio exceeds
2.00%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
|
(5)
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, effective November 12, 2012 (date of reorganization) through December 28, 2016, to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent that the Fund’s gross operating
expense ratio exceeds 2.15%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
|
(6)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
38
JACOB FUNDS INC.
JACOB DISCOVERY FUND – INVESTOR CLASS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The table below sets forth financial data for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout each year presented.
|
Year Ended August 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Per Share Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
24.65
|
$
|
17.62
|
$
|
16.96
|
$
|
10.40
|
$
|
11.16
|
||||||||||
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net investment loss(1)
|
(0.69
|
)
|
(0.38
|
)
|
(0.32
|
)
|
(0.30
|
)
|
(0.28
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
on investment transactions
|
19.66
|
7.41
|
0.96
|
6.86
|
(0.48
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Total from investment operations
|
18.97
|
7.03
|
0.64
|
6.56
|
(0.76
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Less distributions from net realized gains
|
(2.24
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees(2)
|
0.13
|
0.00
|
(3)
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
(3)
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
41.51
|
$
|
24.65
|
$
|
17.62
|
$
|
16.96
|
$
|
10.40
|
||||||||||
|
Total return
|
81.58
|
%
|
39.90
|
%
|
3.89
|
%
|
63.08
|
%
|
-6.81
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Supplemental data and ratios:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
|
$
|
81,297
|
$
|
7,674
|
$
|
4,254
|
$
|
2,854
|
$
|
1,514
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of gross operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
1.87
|
%
|
3.15
|
%
|
3.15
|
%
|
3.74
|
%
|
4.11
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of net operating expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(after waiver) to average net assets
|
1.85
|
%(4)
|
2.30
|
%(4)
|
2.30
|
%(4)
|
2.64
|
%(4)
|
2.91
|
%(4)(5)
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(prior to waiver) to average net assets
|
(1.76
|
)%
|
(2.83
|
)%
|
(2.77
|
)%
|
(3.41
|
)%
|
(3.90
|
)%
|
||||||||||
|
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
(after waiver) to average net assets
|
(1.74
|
)%(4)
|
(1.98
|
)%(4)
|
(1.92
|
)%(4)
|
(2.31
|
)%(4)
|
(2.70
|
)%(4)(5)
|
||||||||||
|
Portfolio turnover rate(6)
|
32
|
%
|
83
|
%
|
73
|
%
|
63
|
%
|
48
|
%
|
||||||||||
_______________
|
(1)
|
Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year.
|
|
(2)
|
Paid in capital from redemption fees per share represents redemption fees divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the year.
|
|
(3)
|
Less than $0.01 per share.
|
|
(4)
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, effective December 29, 2016 through at least January 2, 2022, to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent that the Fund’s gross operating expense ratio exceeds
2.30%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
|
(5)
|
The Adviser has contractually agreed, effective November 12, 2012 (date of reorganization) through December 28, 2016, to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent that the Fund’s gross operating
expense ratio exceeds 2.45%, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses.
|
|
(6)
|
Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
39
JACOB FUNDS INC.
JACOB FORWARD ETF
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The table below sets forth financial data for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the period presented.
|
Period Ended
|
||||
|
August 31, 2021(1)
|
||||
|
Per Share Data:
|
||||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
20.00
|
||
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||||
|
Net investment loss(2)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
||
|
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions
|
0.96
|
|||
|
Total from investment operations
|
0.94
|
|||
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
20.94
|
||
|
Total returns:
|
||||
|
Net asset value(3)
|
4.70
|
(5)
|
||
|
Market value(4)
|
4.55
|
(5)
|
||
|
Supplemental data and ratios:
|
||||
|
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
|
$
|
7,538
|
||
|
Ratio of net operating expenses to average net assets
|
0.75
|
%(6)
|
||
|
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets
|
(0.75
|
)%(6)
|
||
|
Portfolio turnover rate(7)
|
3
|
%(5)
|
||
_______________
|
(1)
|
Commencement of investment operations on July 13, 2021.
|
|
(2)
|
Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period.
|
|
(3)
|
Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during
the period and redemption on the last day of the period at net asset value.
|
|
(4)
|
Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period
and redemption on the last day of the period at market value. The market value is determined by the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4:00 p.m. from the NYSE Arca, Inc. Exchange. Market value returns may vary from net asset value returns.
|
|
(5)
|
Not annualized
|
|
(6)
|
Annualized.
|
|
(7)
|
Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
40
JACOB FUNDS INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2021
NOTE 1—DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION
Jacob Funds Inc. (the “Corporation”) was organized as a Maryland corporation on July 13, 1999 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management
investment company issuing its shares in series. The Corporation currently consists of four “diversified” series, the Jacob Internet Fund (the “Internet Fund”), the Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Small Cap Growth Fund”), the Jacob Discovery Fund
(the “Discovery Fund”) and the Jacob Forward ETF (the “Forward ETF”), each a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”, and the authorized capital stock of the Corporation consists of twenty billion shares of stock having a par value of one-tenth of one cent
($0.001) per share. The primary investment objective of the Internet Fund is long-term growth of capital with current income as a secondary objective. The primary investment objective of each of the Small Cap Growth Fund, Discovery Fund and Forward
ETF is long-term growth of capital.
The Internet Fund commenced operations on December 14, 1999. The Small Cap Growth Fund commenced operations on February 1, 2010 when it acquired the assets and liabilities of the Rockland Small Cap Growth Fund series
of Rockland Funds Trust in a reorganization transaction (the Small Cap Growth Fund is the successor fund to the Rockland Small Cap Growth Fund). The Small Cap Growth Fund acquired the Class I and Class R shares of the Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund II
(formerly, PineBridge US Small Cap Growth Fund) series of Jacob Funds II (formerly, the PineBridge Mutual Funds) (the “Predecessor Small Cap Growth Fund”) on November 12, 2012. The Small Cap Growth Fund acquired the Investor Class shares of the Jacob
Wisdom Fund series of the Corporation on August 26, 2016. Effective December 31, 2020, the name of the Jacob Micro Cap Growth Fund was changed to the Jacob Discovery Fund. The Discovery Fund commenced operations on November 12, 2012 when it acquired
the assets and liabilities of the Jacob Micro Cap Growth Fund (formerly, PineBridge US Micro Cap Growth Fund) series of Jacob Funds II (the “Predecessor Micro Cap Growth Fund”) in a reorganization transaction (the Discovery Fund is the successor fund
to the Predecessor Micro Cap Growth Fund). The Forward ETF commenced operations on July 13, 2021.
The Internet Fund currently offers Investor Class shares. The Small Cap Growth Fund and Discovery Fund currently offer Investor Class and Institutional Class shares. The Forward ETF currently offers one class of
shares. Each share of each class of a Fund represents an equal pro rata interest in such Fund and provides the shareholder the same voting, dividend, and other rights, except that shareholders of each class of a Fund have exclusive voting rights
regarding any matter relating solely to that particular class.
NOTE 2—SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”). The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies”.
|
(a) Investment Valuation—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
|
41
JACOB FUNDS INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
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 an 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 a Fund if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by a 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 Funds adhere to fair valuation accounting standards which provide an authoritative definition of fair value and set 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.
|
|
|
Summary of Fair Value Exposure
|
|
|
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ 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 Funds have 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 in 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 Funds’ 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.
|
42
JACOB FUNDS INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Internet Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2021:
|
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
|
Common Stocks
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
|
$
|
36,287,998
|
$
|
1,049,968
|
(a)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
37,337,966
|
||||||||
|
Prepackaged Software
|
34,516,460
|
—
|
—
|
34,516,460
|
|||||||||||||
|
Business Services
|
22,160,055
|
—
|
—
|
22,160,055
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Peripheral Equipment
|
13,895,293
|
—
|
—
|
13,895,293
|
|||||||||||||
|
Security Brokers, Dealers
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
& Flotation Companies
|
9,759,500
|
—
|
—
|
9,759,500
|
|||||||||||||
|
Patent Owners & Lessors
|
9,673,241
|
—
|
—
|
9,673,241
|
|||||||||||||
|
State Commercial Banks
|
8,286,981
|
—
|
—
|
8,286,981
|
|||||||||||||
|
Personal Services
|
6,785,462
|
—
|
—
|
6,785,462
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Processing & Data Preparation
|
6,177,413
|
—
|
—
|
6,177,413
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Integrated Systems Design
|
5,230,500
|
—
|
—
|
5,230,500
|
|||||||||||||
|
Calculating & Accounting Machines
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
(No Electronic Computers)
|
3,758,080
|
—
|
—
|
3,758,080
|
|||||||||||||
|
Communications Equipment
|
2,888,869
|
—
|
—
|
2,888,869
|
|||||||||||||
|
Educational Services
|
2,075,445
|
—
|
—
|
2,075,445
|
|||||||||||||
|
Semiconductors & Related Devices
|
1,751,475
|
—
|
—
|
1,751,475
|
|||||||||||||
|
Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation
|
1,660,120
|
—
|
—
|
1,660,120
|
|||||||||||||
|
Pharmaceutical Preparations
|
1,620,569
|
—
|
—
|
1,620,569
|
|||||||||||||
|
Electric Services
|
1,305,000
|
—
|
—
|
1,305,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Real Estate
|
853,634
|
—
|
—
|
853,634
|
|||||||||||||
|
Catalog & Mail – Order Houses
|
133,592
|
—
|
—
|
133,592
|
|||||||||||||
|
Amusement & Recreation Services
|
8,930
|
—
|
—
|
8,930
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total Common Stocks
|
168,828,617
|
1,049,968
|
—
|
169,878,585
|
|||||||||||||
|
Short Term Investment
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Money Market Fund
|
331,355
|
—
|
—
|
331,355
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total Investments in Securities
|
$
|
169,159,972
|
$
|
1,049,968
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
170,209,940
|
|||||||||
|
(a)
|
Certain non-U.S. dollar denominated securities use systematic fair valuation.
|
43
JACOB FUNDS INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Small Cap Growth Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2021:
|
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
|
Common Stocks
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Pharmaceutical Preparations
|
$
|
5,532,800
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
5,532,800
|
|||||||||
|
Prepackaged Software
|
2,524,671
|
—
|
—
|
2,524,671
|
|||||||||||||
|
Business Services
|
2,316,300
|
—
|
—
|
2,316,300
|
|||||||||||||
|
Industrial Organic Chemicals
|
2,229,553
|
—
|
—
|
2,229,553
|
|||||||||||||
|
Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)
|
2,215,411
|
—
|
—
|
2,215,411
|
|||||||||||||
|
Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus
|
2,117,705
|
—
|
—
|
2,117,705
|
|||||||||||||
|
Patent Owners & Lessors
|
1,624,910
|
—
|
—
|
1,624,910
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Peripheral Equipment
|
1,530,234
|
—
|
—
|
1,530,234
|
|||||||||||||
|
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
|
1,400,600
|
—
|
—
|
1,400,600
|
|||||||||||||
|
State Commercial Banks
|
1,281,080
|
—
|
—
|
1,281,080
|
|||||||||||||
|
Personal Services
|
1,132,194
|
—
|
—
|
1,132,194
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
|
1,084,433
|
—
|
—
|
1,084,433
|
|||||||||||||
|
Miscellaneous Metal Ores
|
—
|
952,862
|
—
|
952,862
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Integrated Systems Design
|
867,900
|
—
|
—
|
867,900
|
|||||||||||||
|
Medical Laboratories
|
629,614
|
—
|
—
|
629,614
|
|||||||||||||
|
Calculating & Accounting Machines
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
(No Electronic Computers)
|
585,728
|
—
|
—
|
585,728
|
|||||||||||||
|
Family Clothing Stores
|
512,736
|
—
|
—
|
512,736
|
|||||||||||||
|
Trucking (No Local)
|
437,000
|
—
|
—
|
437,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Semiconductors and Related Devices
|
361,875
|
—
|
—
|
361,875
|
|||||||||||||
|
Miscellaneous Business Services
|
359,210
|
—
|
—
|
359,210
|
|||||||||||||
|
Eating Places
|
213,800
|
—
|
—
|
213,800
|
|||||||||||||
|
Real Estate
|
195,439
|
—
|
—
|
195,439
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total Common Stocks
|
29,153,193
|
952,862
|
—
|
30,106,055
|
|||||||||||||
|
Short Term Investment
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Money Market Fund
|
237,077
|
—
|
—
|
237,077
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total Investments in Securities
|
$
|
29,390,270
|
$
|
952,862
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
30,343,132
|
|||||||||
44
JACOB FUNDS INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Discovery Fund’s investments as of August 31, 2021:
|
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
|
Common Stocks
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Pharmaceutical Preparations
|
$
|
20,628,629
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
20,628,629
|
|||||||||
|
Computer Peripheral Equipment
|
9,224,703
|
—
|
—
|
9,224,703
|
|||||||||||||
|
Prepackaged Software
|
7,902,408
|
—
|
—
|
7,902,408
|
|||||||||||||
|
Business Services
|
7,269,681
|
—
|
—
|
7,269,681
|
|||||||||||||
|
Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus
|
6,684,885
|
—
|
—
|
6,684,885
|
|||||||||||||
|
Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)
|
6,265,463
|
—
|
—
|
6,265,463
|
|||||||||||||
|
Industrial Organic Chemicals
|
5,782,442
|
—
|
—
|
5,782,442
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Processing & Data Preparation
|
4,217,752
|
—
|
—
|
4,217,752
|
|||||||||||||
|
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
|
4,172,000
|
—
|
—
|
4,172,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Medical Laboratories
|
4,093,904
|
—
|
—
|
4,093,904
|
|||||||||||||
|
Miscellaneous Metal Ores
|
—
|
3,289,560
|
—
|
3,289,560
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Communications Equipment
|
2,612,163
|
—
|
—
|
2,612,163
|
|||||||||||||
|
Direct Mail Advertising Services
|
2,480,594
|
—
|
—
|
2,480,594
|
|||||||||||||
|
Communications Equipment
|
2,133,145
|
—
|
—
|
2,133,145
|
|||||||||||||
|
Advertising Agencies
|
2,060,144
|
—
|
—
|
2,060,144
|
|||||||||||||
|
Calculating & Accounting Machines
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
(No Electronic Computers)
|
2,033,664
|
—
|
—
|
2,033,664
|
|||||||||||||
|
Help Supply Services
|
1,970,655
|
—
|
—
|
1,970,655
|
|||||||||||||
|
Functions Related to Depository Banking
|
1,881,000
|
—
|
—
|
1,881,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Trucking (No Local)
|
1,835,400
|
—
|
—
|
1,835,400
|
|||||||||||||
|
Educational Services
|
1,667,970
|
—
|
—
|
1,667,970
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Programming Services
|
1,525,010
|
—
|
—
|
1,525,010
|
|||||||||||||
|
State Commercial Banks
|
1,449,966
|
—
|
—
|
1,449,966
|
|||||||||||||
|
Real Estate
|
1,281,234
|
—
|
—
|
1,281,234
|
|||||||||||||
|
Semiconductors and Related Devices
|
1,275,730
|
—
|
—
|
1,275,730
|
|||||||||||||
|
Mining & Quarrying of
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
|
1,049,800
|
—
|
—
|
1,049,800
|
|||||||||||||
|
Amusement & Recreation Services
|
901,430
|
—
|
—
|
901,430
|
|||||||||||||
|
Electric Services
|
804,750
|
—
|
—
|
804,750
|
|||||||||||||
|
Electronic Components & Accessories
|
720,000
|
—
|
—
|
720,000
|
|||||||||||||
|
Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical Products
|
716,520
|
—
|
—
|
716,520
|
|||||||||||||
|
Advertising
|
651,900
|
—
|
—
|
651,900
|
|||||||||||||
|
Metal Mining
|
591,500
|
—
|
—
|
591,500
|
|||||||||||||
|
Games, Toys & Children’s Vehicles
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
(No Dolls & Bicycles)
|
568,106
|
—
|
—
|
568,106
|
|||||||||||||
|
Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters
|
514,745
|
—
|
—
|
514,745
|
|||||||||||||
|
Gold and Silver Ores
|
486,900
|
—
|
—
|
486,900
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total Common Stocks
|
107,454,193
|
3,289,560
|
—
|
110,743,753
|
|||||||||||||
|
Short Term Investment
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Money Market Fund
|
960,835
|
—
|
—
|
960,835
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total Investments in Securities
|
$
|
108,415,028
|
$
|
3,289,560
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
111,704,588
|
|||||||||
45
JACOB FUNDS INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Forward ETF’s investments as of August 31, 2021:
|
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
|
Common Stocks
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
|
$
|
1,290,811
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,290,811
|
|||||||||
|
Prepackaged Software
|
1,087,461
|
—
|
—
|
1,087,461
|
|||||||||||||
|
Pharmaceutical Preparations
|
1,045,830
|
—
|
—
|
1,045,830
|
|||||||||||||
|
Business Services
|
713,909
|
—
|
—
|
713,909
|
|||||||||||||
|
Industrial Organic Chemicals
|
543,044
|
—
|
—
|
543,044
|
|||||||||||||
|
Biological Products (No Diagnostic Substances)
|
494,601
|
—
|
—
|
494,601
|
|||||||||||||
|
Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
|
402,776
|
—
|
—
|
402,776
|
|||||||||||||
|
Patent Owners & Lessors
|
398,044
|
—
|
—
|
398,044
|
|||||||||||||
|
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
|
324,239
|
—
|
—
|
324,239
|
|||||||||||||
|
State Commercial Banks
|
306,515
|
—
|
—
|
306,515
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Peripheral Equipment
|
278,568
|
—
|
—
|
278,568
|
|||||||||||||
|
Computer Integrated Systems Design
|
202,455
|
—
|
—
|
202,455
|
|||||||||||||
|
Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation
|
174,965
|
—
|
—
|
174,965
|
|||||||||||||
|
Medical Laboratories
|
169,456
|
—
|
—
|
169,456
|
|||||||||||||
|
Semiconductors & Related Devices
|
69,480
|
—
|
—
|
69,480
|
|||||||||||||
|
Catalog & Mail – Order Houses
|
35,235
|
—
|
—
|
35,235
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total Common Stocks
|
7,537,389
|
—
|
—
|
7,537,389
|
|||||||||||||
|
Short Term Investment
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Money Market Fund
|
5,044
|
—
|
—
|
5,044
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total Investments in Securities
|
$
|
7,542,433
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
7,542,433
|
|||||||||
|
(b) Income Recognition—Interest income is accrued as earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
|
|
|
(c) Expenses—Expenses that are not attributable to a particular Fund are typically allocated in proportion to each Fund’s respective net assets. Expenses, other than
those which are class specific, are allocated to a particular share class in proportion to each class’s respective net assets. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis.
|
|
|
(d) Securities Transactions—Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined using specific
identification.
|
|
|
(e) Foreign Currency Transactions—The books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency denominated transactions (i.e., market value of investment
securities, assets and liabilities, purchases and sales of investment securities, and income and expenses) are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange.
|
|
|
The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held.
Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
|
|
|
(f) Distributions to Shareholders—The Funds record distributions to shareholders on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and
paid annually. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, will be declared and distributed annually. The amounts of distributions from net investment income
|
46
JACOB FUNDS INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
August 31, 2021
|
and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from those amounts determined under GAAP. These book/tax differences are either temporary or
permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made in the capital accounts in the period that the differences arise. The reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.
|
|
|
(g) Federal Income Taxes—The Funds comply with provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies, including the
distribution of substantially all of the Funds’ taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is considered necessary in the financial statements.
|
|
|
The Funds follow accounting standards regarding recognition and measurement of tax positions taken on a tax return. No material uncertain tax positions existed as of August 31, 2021. As a result, the Funds have
not recorded any liabilities for uncertain tax positions as of August 31, 2021. The standards require the Funds to analyze all open tax years, as defined by the Statute of Limitations, for all major jurisdictions. Open tax years are those
that are open for examinations by taxing authorities. As of August 31, 2021, open federal tax years include the tax years ended August 31, 2018 through August 31, 2020.
|
|
|
(h) Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
|
|
|
(i) Contingencies and Commitments—The Funds indemnify the Corporation’s Officers and Directors for certain liabilities that might arise from their performance of their
duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these
arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Corporation expects the risk of loss to be remote.
|
|
|
(j) COVID-19 Pandemic—The global outbreak of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as “coronavirus”) has disrupted economic markets and the prolonged economic impact is
uncertain. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, are not known. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the
Funds invest depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the Funds’ ability to satisfy
redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’ performance.
|
47
JACOB FUNDS INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
August 31, 2021
NOTE 3—CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
At August 31, 2021, there were twenty billion shares, $0.001 par value, authorized for the Corporation. Transactions in shares of the Internet Fund were as follows:
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
|
August 31, 2021
|
August 31, 2020
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
14,048,687
|
$
|
152,314,100
|
683,132
|
$
|
3,876,627
|
|||||||||||
|
Reinvestments
|
1,488,361
|
11,281,774
|
1,167,448
|
5,136,769
|
|||||||||||||
|
Redemptions
|
(9,164,639
|
)
|
(94,471,649
|
)
|
(1,761,162
|
)
|
(8,744,480
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Redemption fees
|
—
|
344,107
|
—
|
2,321
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net increase
|
6,372,409
|
$
|
69,468,332
|
89,418
|
$
|
271,237
|
|||||||||||
|
Shares Outstanding:
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Beginning of year
|
9,630,182
|
9,540,764
|
|||||||||||||||
|
End of year
|
16,002,591
|
9,630,182
|
|||||||||||||||
Transactions in shares of the Small Cap Growth Fund were as follows:
Institutional Class
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
|
August 31, 2021
|
August 31, 2020
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
50,759
|
$
|
2,297,866
|
6,265
|
$
|
175,446
|
|||||||||||
|
Reinvestments
|
40,082
|
1,374,424
|
11,457
|
290,207
|
|||||||||||||
|
Redemptions
|
(212,661
|
)
|
(8,156,837
|
)
|
(54,907
|
)
|
(1,399,688
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Redemption fees
|
—
|
16,757
|
—
|
137
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net decrease
|
(121,820
|
)
|
$
|
(4,467,790
|
)
|
(37,185
|
)
|
$
|
(933,898
|
)
|
|||||||
|
Shares Outstanding:
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Beginning of year
|
415,524
|
452,709
|
|||||||||||||||
|
End of year
|
293,704
|
415,524
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Investor Class
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
|
August 31, 2021
|
August 31, 2020
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
359,330
|
$
|
16,139,271
|
5,727
|
$
|
126,796
|
|||||||||||
|
Reinvestments
|
24,131
|
806,455
|
4,813
|
119,542
|
|||||||||||||
|
Redemptions
|
(139,909
|
)
|
(5,827,929
|
)
|
(36,696
|
)
|
(879,528
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Redemption fees
|
—
|
14,588
|
—
|
56
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
243,552
|
$
|
11,132,385
|
(26,156
|
)
|
$
|
(633,134
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Shares Outstanding:
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Beginning of year
|
167,119
|
193,275
|
|||||||||||||||
|
End of year
|
410,671
|
167,119
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Total increase (decrease)
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
for the Fund
|
$
|
6,664,595
|
$
|
(1,567,032
|
)
|
||||||||||||
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
August 31, 2021
Transactions in shares of the Discovery Fund were as follows:
Institutional Class
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
|
August 31, 2021
|
August 31, 2020
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
634,097
|
$
|
29,090,401
|
54,883
|
$
|
1,155,451
|
|||||||||||
|
Reinvestments
|
34,419
|
1,093,502
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
|
Redemptions
|
(493,898
|
)
|
(21,586,614
|
)
|
(75,033
|
)
|
(1,622,097
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Redemption fees
|
—
|
64,560
|
—
|
2,262
|
|||||||||||||
|
Other transaction
|
—
|
1,272
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net increase (decrease)
|
174,618
|
$
|
8,663,121
|
(20,150
|
)
|
$
|
(464,384
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Shares Outstanding:
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Beginning of year
|
490,646
|
510,796
|
|||||||||||||||
|
End of year
|
665,264
|
490,646
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Investor Class
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
|
August 31, 2021
|
August 31, 2020
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
3,453,116
|
$
|
141,905,899
|
259,142
|
$
|
5,654,432
|
|||||||||||
|
Reinvestments
|
22,974
|
661,186
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
|
Redemptions
|
(1,829,006
|
)
|
(71,468,351
|
)
|
(189,158
|
)
|
(3,477,045
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Redemption fees
|
—
|
141,832
|
—
|
874
|
|||||||||||||
|
Other transaction
|
—
|
2,298
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net increase
|
1,647,084
|
$
|
1,242,864
|
69,984
|
$
|
2,178,261
|
|||||||||||
|
Shares Outstanding:
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Beginning of year
|
311,367
|
241,383
|
|||||||||||||||
|
End of year
|
1,958,451
|
311,367
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Total increase for the Fund
|
$
|
79,905,985
|
$
|
1,713,877
|
|||||||||||||
Transactions in shares of the Forward ETF were as follows:
|
Period Ended
|
|||||||||
|
August 31, 2021(a)
|
|||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
||||||||
|
Sales
|
360,000
|
$
|
7,063,390
|
||||||
|
Transaction fees
|
—
|
2,082
|
|||||||
|
Net increase
|
360,000
|
$
|
7,065,472
|
||||||
|
Shares Outstanding:
|
|||||||||
|
Beginning of period
|
—
|
||||||||
|
End of period
|
360,000
|
||||||||
|
(a)
|
Commencement of investment operations on July 13, 2021.
|
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
August 31, 2021
A 2% redemption fee is assessed on any shares of the Internet, Small Cap Growth and Discovery Funds, except those received from reinvested distributions, that are sold within 30 days following their purchase date.
Shares of the Forward ETF are listed and traded on New York Stock Exchange Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”). Market prices for the shares may be different from its NAV. The Forward ETF issues and redeems shares on a continuous
basis at NAV generally in blocks of 10,000 shares. The general blocks of shares issued or redeemed are called “Creation Units.” Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in a specified universe. Once created,
shares generally trade in the secondary market at market prices that change throughout the day. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares are not redeemable securities of a Fund. Creation Units of a Fund may only be purchased or redeemed by
certain financial institutions (“Authorized Participants”). An Authorized Participant is either (i) a broker-dealer or other participant in the clearing process through the Continuous Net Settlement System of the National Securities Clearing
Corporation or (ii) a Depository Trust Company participant and, in each case, must have executed a Participant Agreement with the Distributor. Most retail investors do not qualify as Authorized Participants nor have the resources to buy and sell
whole Creation Units. Therefore, retail investors are unable to purchase or redeem the shares directly from a Fund. Rather, most retail investors may purchase shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker and are subject to customary
brokerage commissions or fees.
The Forward ETF offers one class of shares, which have no front-end sales loads, no deferred sales charges, and no redemption fees. A fixed transaction fee is imposed for the transfer and other transaction costs
associated with the purchase or sale of Creation Units. The Forward ETF charges $250 for the standard fixed transaction fee, payable to the Custodian. The fixed transaction fee may be waived on transaction orders if the Forward ETF’s Custodian has
determined to waive some or all of the costs associated with the order, or another party, such as the Adviser, has agreed to pay such fee. In addition, a variable fee payable to the Fund may be charged on all cash transactions or substitutes for
Creation Units of up to a maximum of 2% in the Forward ETF as a percentage of the value of the Creation Units subject to the transaction. Variable fees are imposed to compensate the Forward ETF for the transaction costs associated with the cash
transactions fees. Variable fees received by the Forward ETF, if any, are displayed in the Capital Share Transactions sections of the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
From time to time, the Funds may have a concentration of shareholders holding a significant percentage of shares outstanding. Investment activities of these shareholders could have a material impact on the Funds. The
following table shows the number of shareholders owning greater than 10% of the outstanding shares in each of the Funds at August 31, 2021:
|
Number of shareholders owning greater
|
||
|
Fund
|
than 10% of outstanding Fund shares
|
|
|
Internet Fund
|
3
|
|
|
Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class
|
2
|
|
|
Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Class
|
3
|
|
|
Discovery Fund Institutional Class
|
3
|
|
|
Discovery Fund Investor Class
|
2
|
|
|
Forward ETF
|
1
|
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
August 31, 2021
NOTE 4—INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
During the year ended August 31, 2021, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding in-kind purchases and redemptions and short-term investments) for the Funds were as follows:
|
Fund
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
|||||||
|
Internet Fund
|
$
|
113,674,126
|
$
|
58,662,698
|
|||||
|
Small Cap Growth Fund
|
21,149,685
|
17,199,258
|
|||||||
|
Discovery Fund
|
98,389,769
|
20,405,293
|
|||||||
|
Forward ETF
|
571,549
|
180,940
|
|||||||
During the year ended August 31, 2021, in-kind transactions associated with creations and redemptions were as follows:
|
Fund
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
|||||||
|
Forward ETF
|
$
|
6,668,409
|
$
|
—
|
|||||
The Funds did not purchase long-term U.S. Government securities as a part of their investment strategies during the year ended August 31, 2021.
NOTE 5—TAX INFORMATION
At August 31, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis for the Funds were as follows:
|
Internet
|
Small Cap
|
Discovery
|
Forward
|
||||||||||||||
|
Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
Fund
|
ETF
|
||||||||||||||
|
Cost of Investments
|
$
|
99,118,375
|
$
|
20,990,264
|
$
|
98,752,659
|
$
|
7,035,141
|
|||||||||
|
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
80,001,768
|
11,452,343
|
26,579,342
|
691,154
|
|||||||||||||
|
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(8,910,203
|
)
|
(2,099,475
|
)
|
(13,627,413
|
)
|
(183,862
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Net unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
71,091,565
|
$
|
9,352,868
|
$
|
12,951,929
|
$
|
507,292
|
|||||||||
|
Undistributed ordinary income
|
—
|
—
|
721,115
|
1,720
|
|||||||||||||
|
Undistributed long-term capital gains
|
1,582,410
|
1,557,099
|
1,440,476
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total distributable earnings
|
$
|
1,582,410
|
$
|
1,557,099
|
$
|
2,161,591
|
$
|
1,720
|
|||||||||
|
Other accumulated losses
|
$
|
(1,582,132
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(36,181
|
)
|
|||||||
|
Total accumulated earnings
|
$
|
71,091,843
|
$
|
10,909,967
|
$
|
15,113,520
|
$
|
472,831
|
|||||||||
The differences between cost amounts for book purposes and tax purposes are primarily due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and Passive Foreign Investment Companies (“PFICs”). At August 31, 2021, the Forward
ETF had $36,181 in short-term capital loss carryovers which are non-expiring. To the extent the Forward ETF realizes future net capital gains, taxable distributions to its shareholders will be offset by any unused capital loss carryover.
As of the fiscal year end August 31, 2021, the Internet Fund deferred, on a tax basis, late year losses of $1,582,132.
The Internet Fund paid $11,729,504 out of long-term capital gains during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021 and paid $5,360,215 out of long-term capital gains for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020. The Small
Cap Growth Fund paid $1,139,453 out of the long-term capital gains and $1,116,015 out of short-term capital gains (ordinary income) for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021 and paid $250,924 out of long-term capital gains and $170,984 out of
short-term capital gains (ordinary income) for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020. The Discovery Fund paid
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August 31, 2021
$1,433,955 out of the long-term capital gains and $349,378 out of short-term capital gains (ordinary income) for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021 and made no distributions during the fiscal year ended August 31,
2020. The Forward ETF made no distributions during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021.
Reclassification Adjustments: Capital stock and distributable earnings (consisting of accumulated net investment income (loss) and accumulated net realized gain (loss)) have
been adjusted in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for permanent book-tax differences for the Funds. Differences primarily relate to the tax treatment of net operating losses, foreign currency gains and losses, equalization, REIT
reclassifications, and short-term gains treated as ordinary income for tax purposes. To the extent these book and tax differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified at the end of the fiscal year among capital stock, accumulated
net investment income (loss) and accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments. Accordingly, at August 31, 2021 reclassifications were recorded as follows:
|
Internet
|
Small Cap
|
Discovery
|
|||||||||||
|
Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
Fund
|
|||||||||||
|
Distributable Earnings
|
$
|
(3,232,697
|
)
|
$
|
(1,043,405
|
)
|
$
|
(2,862,996
|
)
|
||||
|
Capital Stock
|
3,232,697
|
1,043,405
|
2,862,996
|
||||||||||
NOTE 6—INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
The Corporation has entered into Investment Advisory Agreements (the “Advisory Agreements”) with Jacob Asset Management of New York LLC (the “Adviser”), with whom certain Officers and a Director of the Board are
affiliated, to furnish investment advisory services to the Funds. Under the terms of the Advisory Agreements, the Corporation compensates the Adviser for its management services based on an annual rate of 0.80% of the Small Cap Growth Fund’s average
daily net assets up to $250 million and 0.70% of annual average daily net assets over $250 million and 0.75% of the Forward ETF’s average daily net assets. The adviser fee of the Forward ETF is a unitary fee, whereby the Adviser has agreed to pay all
of the ordinary operating expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services. The Adviser is not responsible for, and the Fund will bear the cost of, (i) payments under the
Fund's Rule 12b-1 plan, (ii) brokerage commissions and other expenses incidental to transactions in portfolio securities or instruments, (iii) acquired fund fees and expenses, (iv) taxes (including accrued deferred tax liability), (v) interest
(including borrowing costs and dividend expenses on securities sold short and overdraft charges), (vi) litigation expenses (including litigation to which the Corporation or a Fund may be a party and indemnification of the Directors and officers with
respect thereto), and (vii) other extraordinary or non-routine expenses (including expenses arising from mergers, acquisitions or similar transactions involving any Fund).
Effective June 1, 2021, the Corporation compensates the Adviser for its management services based on an annual rate of 1.25% of the Internet Fund’s average daily net assets up to $250 million and 0.90% of annual
average net assets over $250 million and 1.10% of the Discovery Fund’s average daily net assets up to $250 million and 0.80% of annual average daily net assets over $250 million. Prior to June 1, 2021, the Corporation compensated the Adviser for its
management services based on an annual rate of 1.25% of the Internet Fund’s average daily net assets up to $250 million and 1.00% of annual average net assets over $250 million and 1.10% of the Discovery Fund’s average daily net assets up to $250
million and 0.90% of annual average daily net assets over $250 million.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fees in an amount up to an annual rate of 0.10% of the Internet Fund’s average daily net assets to the extent the Internet Fund’s total annual operating
expenses (excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) exceed 2.95% of the average daily net assets through at least January 2, 2022. The Adviser has the ability to recoup amounts waived
for a
52
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
August 31, 2021
period of thirty-six months following such fee waivers to the extent that such recoupment by the Adviser will not cause the Internet Fund to exceed any applicable expense limitation in place when the fee was waived.
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021, the Adviser did not waive any fees with respect to the Internet Fund.
Effective November 12, 2012 (date of reorganization of the Predecessor Small Cap Growth Fund into the Small Cap Growth Fund) the Adviser contractually agreed to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent the
Small Cap Growth Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) exceed 2.25% and 1.95% for Investor Class and Institutional Class Shares,
respectively, of each class’ average daily net assets through at least January 2, 2022. The Adviser has the ability to recoup amounts waived for a period of thirty-six months following such fee waivers to the extent that such recoupment by the
Adviser will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limitation in place when the fee was waived. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021, fees of $17,434 were waived by the Adviser with respect to the Small Cap Growth Fund.
Effective November 12, 2012 (date of reorganization of the Predecessor Micro Cap Growth Fund into the Discovery Fund) the Adviser contractually agreed to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent the Discovery
Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) exceed 2.45% and 2.15% for Investor Class and Institutional Class Shares, respectively, of each class’
average daily net assets through December 28, 2016. Effective December 29, 2016, the Adviser contractually agreed to waive up to 100% of its advisory fee to the extent the Discovery Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding any taxes,
interest, brokerage fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) exceed 2.30% and 2.00% for Investor Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively, of each class’ average daily net assets through at least January 2, 2022.
The Adviser has the ability to recoup amounts waived for a period of thirty-six months following such fee waivers to the extent that such recoupment by the Adviser will not cause the Fund to exceed any applicable expense limitation in place when the
fee was waived. The amounts below are eligible for recoupment by the Adviser, however, the Adviser has not begun recouping as of August 31, 2021.
Following is a schedule of when fees may be recouped:
|
Small Cap
|
Discovery
|
||||||||
|
Growth Fund
|
Fund
|
Expiration
|
|||||||
|
$
|
45,887
|
$
|
109,011
|
August 31, 2022
|
|||||
|
90,687
|
130,104
|
August 31, 2023
|
|||||||
|
17,434
|
24,199
|
August 31, 2024
|
|||||||
|
$
|
154,008
|
$
|
263,314
|
||||||
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”) and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, serves as transfer agent, administrator and accounting
services agent for the Funds. U.S. Bank, N.A. serves as custodian for the Funds. All providers receive customary fees for services rendered.
NOTE 7—DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN
The Corporation, on behalf of the Internet Fund, has adopted a distribution and service plan (the “Internet Fund Plan”), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Internet Fund Plan provides that the Internet Fund
will compensate the Adviser 0.25% per annum of the Internet Fund’s average daily net assets for certain expenses and costs incurred in connection with providing shareholder servicing and maintaining shareholder accounts and to compensate parties with
which it has written agreements and whose clients own shares of the Internet Fund for providing servicing to their
53
JACOB FUNDS INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
August 31, 2021
clients (“Shareholder Servicing Fee”). The Internet Fund Plan also provides for a distribution fee equal to 0.10% of the Internet Fund’s average daily net assets on an annual basis (“Asset Based Sales Charge”). The fee
is used to compensate Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”), for basic distribution services, out of pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities to sell Internet Fund shares, advertising, compliance reviews,
and licensing of the Adviser’s staff. The Distributor may make payments from time to time from the Asset Based Sales Charge to broker-dealers and other financial professionals whose clients are Internet Fund shareholders for providing distribution
assistance and promotional support to the Internet Fund. Remaining amounts of the Asset Based Sales Charge may be used to satisfy distribution costs as directed by the Adviser. Effective September 1, 2016 through at least January 2, 2022, the Board
determined to reduce such fees payable under the Internet Fund Plan from 0.35% to 0.25% of the Internet Fund’s average daily net assets on an annual basis. The Internet Fund incurred $348,074 in expenses pursuant to the Internet Fund Plan for the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2021.
The Corporation, on behalf of the Small Cap Growth Fund and Discovery Fund, has adopted a distribution and service plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Rule 12b-1 provides that an investment
company that bears any direct or indirect expense of distributing its shares must do so only in accordance with the Plan as permitted by Rule 12b-1. Pursuant to the Plan, the Small Cap Growth Fund and Discovery Fund make payments to the Distributor,
the Adviser, financial intermediaries or others to reimburse such parties for distribution and/or shareholder servicing activity in an amount not to exceed 0.35% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class shares of the Small Cap Growth and
Discovery Funds on an annual basis. Effective September 1, 2016 through at least January 2, 2022, the Board determined to reduce such fees payable under the Plan from 0.35% to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class shares of the
Small Cap Growth and Discovery Funds. The distribution fees are “asset based” sales charges and, therefore, long-term shareholders may pay more in total sales charges than the economic equivalent of the maximum front-end sales charge permitted by
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The Small Cap Growth Fund incurred $29,163 and the Discovery Fund incurred $109,959 in expenses pursuant to the Plan for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021.
NOTE 8—INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION RISK
Internet and Internet-Related Industries Risk: The Internet Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in Internet and Internet-related industries and thus the value of
the Fund’s shares may be susceptible to factors affecting such industries, including factors affecting the computer/Internet technology area generally, and may be susceptible to greater risk and market fluctuation than an investment in a fund that
invests in a broader range of portfolio securities not concentrated in any particular area or industry. Companies in Internet and Internet-related industries face special risks associated with the rapidly changing field of computer/Internet
technology. For example, their products or services may not prove commercially successful or may become obsolete quickly. The computer/Internet technology area may be subject to greater governmental regulation than many other areas and changes in
governmental policies and the need for regulatory approvals may have a material adverse effect on these areas. Additionally, companies in these areas may be subject to risks of developing technologies, competitive pressures and other factors and are
dependent upon consumer and business acceptance as new technologies evolve. Many Internet and Internet-related companies incur large losses in the hope of capturing market share and generating future revenues, but may never be profitable.
Science and Technology Risk: The Funds’ investments in science and technology companies expose the Small Cap Growth Fund and Discovery Fund to special risks. For example, rapid
advances in science and technology might cause existing products to become obsolete, and the Fund’s returns could suffer to the extent it holds an affected company’s shares. Companies in a number of science and technology industries are also subject
to more government regulations
54
JACOB FUNDS INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
August 31, 2021
and approval processes than many other industries. This fact may affect a company’s overall profitability and cause its stock price to be more volatile. Additionally, science and technology companies are dependent upon
consumer and business acceptance as new technologies evolve.
NOTE 9—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In preparing these financial statements, the Funds have evaluated events after August 31, 2021 and determined that there were no subsequent events that would require adjustment to or additional disclosure in these
financial statements.
55
JACOB FUNDS INC.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of Jacob Funds, Inc.
and the Shareholders of Jacob Internet Fund, Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund, Jacob Discovery Fund, and Jacob Forward ETF
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Jacob Internet Fund, Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund, and Jacob Discovery Fund (formerly known as “Jacob Micro Cap Growth Fund”), each a series of
shares of beneficial interest in Jacob Funds, Inc. (the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of August 31, 2021, and the related statements of operations for the year then
ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). We have also audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Jacob Forward ETF, a series of shares of beneficial interest in Jacob Funds, Inc.
(collectively, the “Funds”), including the schedule of investments as of August 31, 2021, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and the financial highlights for
the period July 13, 2021 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of August 31, 2021, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets and their financial highlights as noted above, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm
registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities law and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of
internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures
included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. Our
audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
BBD, LLP
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Funds in the Jacob Funds, Inc. since 2010.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 29, 2021
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JACOB FUNDS INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended August 31, 2021 for the Internet Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Discovery Fund and Forward ETF
As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and
exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. The Funds do not currently charge sales charges (loads) or exchange fees. The Funds assess a redemption fee of 2% on
shares sold within 30 days following their purchase date. In addition, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders. The Funds charge management fees and distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees. The
Expense Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000
invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (3/1/2021–8/31/2021) for the Internet Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Discovery Fund and Forward ETF.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about account values based on actual returns and actual expenses. Although the Funds charge no sales load, the Funds charge a redemption fee of 2% on shares sold
within 30 days following the purchase date. In addition, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent. If you
request that a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently the Funds’ transfer agent charges a $15.00 fee. The Example does not reflect transactional costs, such as redemption fees. You may use the information in the first line below, together
with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line
under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values based on a hypothetical return and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of
5% per year before expenses, which is not a Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare
the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table
are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total
costs of owning different funds. In addition, if the transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Internet Fund – Investor Class
|
Expenses Paid
|
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|
Beginning Account
|
Ending Account
|
During the Period
|
|
|
Value 3/1/21
|
Value 8/31/21
|
3/1/21 – 8/31/21*
|
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$ 932.50
|
$9.12
|
|
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,015.77
|
$9.51
|
_______________
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the Internet Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.87% multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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JACOB FUNDS INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited) (Continued)
|
Small Cap Growth Fund – Institutional Class
|
Expenses Paid
|
||
|
Beginning Account
|
Ending Account
|
During the Period
|
|
|
Value 3/1/21
|
Value 8/31/21
|
3/1/21 – 8/31/21*
|
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$ 945.30
|
$7.75
|
|
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,017.23
|
$8.04
|
_______________
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the Institutional Class’s annualized expense ratio of 1.58% multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
|
Small Cap Growth Fund – Investor Class
|
Expenses Paid
|
||
|
Beginning Account
|
Ending Account
|
During the Period
|
|
|
Value 3/1/21
|
Value 8/31/21
|
3/1/21 – 8/31/21*
|
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$ 944.20
|
$8.89
|
|
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,016.06
|
$9.22
|
_______________
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the Investor Class’s annualized expense ratio of 1.81% multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
|
Discovery Fund – Institutional Class
|
Expenses Paid
|
||
|
Beginning Account
|
Ending Account
|
During the Period
|
|
|
Value 3/1/21
|
Value 8/31/21
|
3/1/21 – 8/31/21*
|
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$ 992.00
|
$7.68
|
|
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,017.49
|
$7.78
|
_______________
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the Institutional Class’s annualized expense ratio of 1.53% multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
|
Discovery Fund – Investor Class
|
Expenses Paid
|
||
|
Beginning Account
|
Ending Account
|
During the Period
|
|
|
Value 3/1/21
|
Value 8/31/21
|
3/1/21 – 8/31/21*
|
|
|
Actual
|
$1,000.00
|
$ 990.70
|
$9.02
|
|
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,016.14
|
$9.14
|
_______________
|
*
|
Expenses are equal to the Investor Class’s annualized expense ratio of 1.80% multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
|
Forward ETF
|
Beginning Account
|
Ending Account
|
Expenses Paid
|
|
|
Value
|
Value 8/31/21
|
During the Period
|
|
|
Actual*
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,047.00
|
$1.03
|
|
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)**
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,021.42
|
$3.82
|
_______________
|
*
|
Actual expenses are equal to the Forward ETF’s annualized expense ratio of 0.75% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 49/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal period end since
the Fund commenced operations on July 13, 2021.
|
|
|
**
|
Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Forward ETF’s annualized expense ratio of 0.75% multiplied by the average account value over the period commencing March 1, 2021, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect
information had the Fund been in operation for the entire fiscal half year.
|
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JACOB FUNDS INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
Board Approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement
During the reporting period, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Jacob Funds Inc. (the “Company”), including those Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company as that term is defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Directors”), considered and approved the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Company, on behalf of the Jacob Forward ETF (the “Fund”), and Jacob Asset Management of
New York LLC (the “Adviser”).
The Board considered and discussed the Advisory Agreement with representatives of the Adviser at meetings held on March 5, 2021, April 16, 2021, and May 21, 2021 (the “May Meeting” and, collectively with the other
meetings, the “Board Meetings”), and approved the Advisory Agreement at the May Meeting.
In reaching its decision to approve the Advisory Agreement, the Board took into account a combination of factors, such as: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund;
(ii) the performance of the Adviser; (iii) the Fund’s fees and expenses, including the unitary management fee structure; (iv) the costs of the services to be provided and the anticipated profits to be realized by the Adviser; and (v) whether
economies of scale would be realized by the Adviser with respect to the Fund as it grows larger, and the extent to which this is reflected in the level of the management fee charged. The Board did not identify any single factor as all-important or
controlling, and each Director may have weighed a particular piece of information or factor differently than another Director. This summary does not detail all of the matters considered by the Board.
The materials provided to, and discussed by, the Board in connection with the approval of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund included, among other things: (i) a description of the Adviser’s business, operations and
qualifications; (ii) a description of personnel, including responsibilities and compensation policies; (iii) a description of the advisory services to be provided to the Fund, including a discussion of how investment decisions are made and executed;
(iv) a description of any services other than investment advice to be provided to the Fund by the Adviser; (v) a description of the advisory fees and a peer group comparison along with a discussion of the appropriateness of the fees; (vi) a
description of any issues or recommendations with respect to the Company’s compliance program since the last advisory contract renewal; (vii) a description of the Company’s expenses, including expense ratios and comparative expense ratios and costs
incurred by the Adviser; (viii) a description of errors and omission insurance coverage that is currently in place; (ix) a copy of the proposed Advisory Agreement with the Adviser, which, among other things, described the services provided to the
Fund and the compensation to be paid for such services; (x) Morningstar Inc. comparative industry peer group data regarding the investment advisory fees and total and net expense ratios of the Fund along with an annual operating expense projection.
The Independent Trustees also evaluated the Adviser’s responses to the Section 15(c) information request letter that was submitted to the Adviser on behalf of the Independent Directors for use in connection with the
advisory agreement approval process, as well as certain follow-up responses that had been requested on behalf of the Independent Directors by their independent legal counsel. In addition to evaluating, among other things, the written information
provided by the Adviser, the Board also considered the answers to questions posed by the Board to representatives of the Adviser at the Board Meetings and took into account their accumulated experience in working with the Adviser on matters related
to the Company. The Independent Directors also met separately in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel to review and consider the information provided and discussed with the Board regarding the Advisory Agreement.
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JACOB FUNDS INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)
When considering the nature and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund, the Board reviewed: (a) the scope and depth of the Adviser’s organization; (b) the experience and expertise of its
investment professionals that will be providing management services to the Fund; and (c) the Adviser’s investment advisory capabilities. The Board evaluated the Adviser’s portfolio management process and discussed the unique features of the Adviser’s
investment approach. The Board also considered the nature and character of non-investment management services that will be provided by the Adviser, including certain administrative services. After analyzing the caliber of services to be provided by
the Adviser to the Fund, both quantitatively and qualitatively, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund were consistent the Fund’s anticipated operational requirements.
The Board also noted that, as the Fund had not yet commenced investment operations, there was no investment performance for either the Fund or the Adviser in managing the Fund for the Board to evaluate. Furthermore,
the Board noted that the Adviser could not report any financial results from its relationship with the Fund because the Fund had not yet commenced investment operations and, thus, the Board could not evaluate profitability.
The Board considered the proposed management fee for the Fund, which was structured as a unified fee, and noted the Adviser’s explanation that the Adviser would pay all of the ordinary operating expenses of the Fund,
with certain exclusions paid by the Fund. The Board also compared the fees to be charged to the Fund by the Adviser to the fees charged by the Adviser to other series of the Company managed by the Adviser, and to the fees charged other funds managed
by third parties in the Fund’s anticipated peer group for comparable services. The Board concluded, among other things, that the proposed management fee and anticipated total expenses of the Fund appeared to compare favorably to expected peer funds
managed by others and to the other funds managed by the Adviser, and that the proposed management fee for the Fund was fair, both on an absolute basis and in comparison with other funds likely to be in the Fund’s peer group. The Board also concluded
that the shareholders of the Fund were likely to receive reasonable value in return for paying the fees and expenses of the Fund. The Board also concluded that, given the Fund’s proposed management fee and the Fund’s likely ranking among peer funds
with respect to fees, economies of scale and the reflection of such economies of scale in the level of management fee charged were inapplicable to the Fund at the present time.
In considering the various factors, the Board’s fiduciary duties to the Fund’s shareholders, and the body of law governing the approval of investment advisory agreements, the Independent Directors received assistance
and advice from counsel to the Company and from independent legal counsel.
Based on all of the above-mentioned factors and their related conclusions, with no single factor or conclusion being determinative, and with each Independent Director not necessarily attributing the same weight to each
factor, the Independent Directors concluded that (i) the Adviser demonstrated that it possessed the capability and resources to perform the duties required of it under the Advisory Agreement; (ii) the compensation payable to the Adviser under the
Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable; and (iii) the compensation and other terms of the Advisory Agreement were appropriate and in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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JACOB FUNDS INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)
Proxy Voting
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge by calling toll-free 1-888-JACOB-FX (522-6239) or on the SEC
website at http://www.sec.gov.
Proxy Voting Record
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge by calling 1-888-JACOB-FX (522-6239) or on the SEC
website at http://www.sec.gov.
Holdings Disclosure
The Funds’ Semi-Annual and Annual Reports include a complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year.
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio investments with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT, and for periods prior to March 31, 2020, on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form
N-Q or Form N-PORT is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling
1-800-SEC-0330.
ADDITIONAL TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)
For the year ended August 31, 2021, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 20%. The percentage of dividends declared from net investment income designated as qualified income is as
follows:
|
Small Cap Growth Fund
|
2.83%
|
|
|
Discovery Fund
|
11.32%
|
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the year ended August 31, 2021 is as follows:
|
Small Cap Growth Fund
|
1.89%
|
|
|
Discovery Fund
|
11.32%
|
The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Code Section 871(k)(2)(C) is as follows:
|
Small Cap Growth Fund
|
100.00%
|
|
|
Discovery Fund
|
100.00%
|
The Funds designated as long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Section 852(b)(3)(C), the amount necessary to reduce the earnings and profits of the Fund related to net capital gain to
zero for the tax year ended August 31, 2021:
|
Internet Fund
|
$14,962,201
|
|
|
Small Cap Growth Fund
|
$1,805,168
|
|
|
Discovery Fund
|
$4,296,951
|
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JACOB FUNDS INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)
Information about Directors
The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Corporation’s Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors of the Corporation is set forth below. The Statement of
Additional Information includes additional information about the Corporation’s Directors and Officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling toll-free 1-888-JACOB-FX (522-6239).
|
Number of
|
|||||
|
Term of
|
Portfolios
|
||||
|
Position(s)
|
Office &
|
in Fund
|
Other
|
||
|
Held
|
Length
|
Complex
|
Directorships
|
||
|
within the
|
of Time
|
Principal Occupation
|
Overseen
|
Held by
|
|
|
Name, Address and Age
|
Corporation
|
Served(1)
|
During Past Five Years
|
by Director
|
Director
|
|
Independent Directors:
|
|||||
|
William B. Fell
|
Director
|
Since
|
Chief Financial Officer, Rhoads
|
4
|
None
|
|
c/o Jacob Asset Management
|
1999
|
Industries, Inc., since 2012;
|
|||
|
727 2nd St. #106
|
Accounting and Financial
|
||||
|
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
|
Consultant, 2010-2012.
|
||||
|
Age: 52
|
|||||
|
Christopher V. Hajinian
|
Director
|
Since
|
Media Production, since 2011;
|
4
|
None
|
|
c/o Jacob Asset Management
|
1999
|
Property Management, since
|
|||
|
727 2nd St. #106
|
2008.
|
||||
|
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
|
|||||
|
Age: 52
|
|||||
|
Jeffrey I. Schwarzschild
|
Director
|
Since
|
Chief Counsel, California
|
4
|
None
|
|
c/o Jacob Asset Management
|
1999
|
Conservation Corps, since
|
|||
|
727 2nd St. #106
|
September 2011.
|
||||
|
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
|
|||||
|
Age: 50
|
|||||
|
Interested Director:
|
|||||
|
Ryan I. Jacob(2)
|
Director,
|
Since
|
Chairman and Chief Executive
|
4
|
None
|
|
c/o Jacob Asset Management
|
President,
|
1999
|
Officer of the Adviser since 1999.
|
||
|
727 2nd St. #106
|
Chairman of
|
||||
|
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
|
the Board
|
||||
|
Age: 52
|
and Chief
|
||||
|
Executive
|
|||||
|
Officer
|
(continued on next page)
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JACOB FUNDS INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)
(continued from previous page)
|
Term of
|
|||
|
Position(s)
|
Office &
|
||
|
Held
|
Length
|
||
|
within the
|
of Time
|
Principal Occupation
|
|
|
Name, Address and Age
|
Corporation
|
Served(1)
|
During Past Five Years
|
|
Officers:
|
|||
|
Alenoush Terzian
|
Vice
|
Since
|
Director of Operations for the Adviser since May 2021;
|
|
c/o Jacob Asset Management
|
President,
|
2021
|
Vice President, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services,
|
|
727 2nd St. #106
|
Secretary and
|
December 2010 to May 2021.
|
|
|
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
|
Treasurer
|
||
|
Age: 38
|
|||
|
Shane Morris
|
Chief
|
Since
|
Operations Manager for the Adviser since July 2008.
|
|
c/o Jacob Asset Management
|
Compliance
|
2008
|
|
|
727 2nd St. #106
|
Officer and
|
||
|
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
|
Anti-Money
|
||
|
Age: 44
|
Laundering
|
||
|
Compliance
|
|||
|
Officer
|
__________
|
(1)
|
Each Director holds office during the lifetime of the Funds, until his termination, or until the election and qualification of his successor.
|
|
(2)
|
Ryan I. Jacob is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Funds (as defined in the 1940 Act) because of his affiliation with the Adviser.
|
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Annual Report
August 31, 2021
JACOB INTERNET FUND
JACOB SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
JACOB DISCOVERY FUND
JACOB FORWARD ETF
Jacob Asset Management of New York LLC
1-888-JACOB-FX (522-6239)
www.jacobmutualfunds.com
Investment Adviser
Jacob Asset Management of New York LLC
Administrator and Transfer Agent
and Dividend Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Underwriter and Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
Legal Counsel
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
BBD, LLP
This report has been prepared for the information of shareholders of the Jacob Internet Fund, the Jacob Small Cap Growth Fund , the Jacob Discovery Fund and the Jacob Forward ETF and is not authorized for distribution
to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus that includes information regarding the Funds’ objectives, policies, management, records and other information.
|
(b)
|
Not Applicable.
|
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. The registrant has not made any substantive amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by
this report. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report. A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Registrant’s board of directors has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. William B. Fell is the “audit committee financial expert” and is considered to be “independent” as
each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N‑CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The Registrant has engaged its principal accountant to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services during the past two fiscal years. “Audit services” refer to performing an audit of the Registrant's annual
financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the
principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit. “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. The following table details the
aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.
|
FYE 8/31/2021
|
FYE 8/31/2020
|
|
|
Audit Fees
|
$48,600
|
$40,500
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
Tax Fees
|
$10,000
|
$7,500
|
|
All Other Fees
|
$0
|
$0
|
The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre‑approve all audit and non‑audit services of the Registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the Registrant.
The percentage of fees billed by BBD, LLP applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:
|
FYE 8/31/2021
|
FYE 8/31/2020
|
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
Tax Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
All Other Fees
|
0%
|
0%
|
All of the principal accountant’s hours spent on auditing the Registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by full‑time permanent employees of the principal accountant.
The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the Registrant’s accountant for services to the Registrant’s investment adviser and any other controlling entity,
etc.—not sub-adviser) for the last two years. The audit committee of the board of trustees/directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant's investment adviser is compatible with
maintaining the principal accountant's independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.
|
Non-Audit Related Fees
|
FYE 8/31/2021
|
FYE 8/31/2020
|
|
Registrant
|
$0
|
$0
|
|
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
|
$0
|
$0
|
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
|
(a)
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The registrant is an issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (the “Act”) and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Act. The
independent members of the committee are as follows: William B. Fell, Christopher V. Hajinian and Jeffrey I. Schwarzschild.
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(b)
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Not applicable.
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Item 6. Investments.
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(a)
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Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
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(b)
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Not Applicable.
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Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed‑End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not Applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
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(a)
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The Registrant’s President/Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d 15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have
concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within
the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.
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(b)
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There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c‑1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the Registrant to 10 or
more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.
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 November 4, 2021
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 November 4, 2021
By (Signature and Title) /s/Alenoush Terzian
Alenoush Terzian, Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer
Date November 4, 2021