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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number
811-21120
 

Conestoga Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Conestoga Capital Advisors, 550 E. Swedesford Rd., Suite 120, Wayne, PA
19087
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)

Conestoga Capital Advisors
550 E. Swedesford Rd., Suite 120, Wayne, PA 19087
(Name and address of agent for service)

With a copy to:
John Deringer, Esq., Drinker Biddle, One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(800) 320-7790
 

Date of fiscal year end:
September 30
 
     
Date of reporting period:
December 31, 2016
 

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to Rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1.
Schedule of Investments.

CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 92.6%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary - 15.0%
           
Auto & Auto Parts - 2.1%
           
Dorman Products, Inc. (a)
   
257,549
   
$
18,816,530
 
                 
Consumer Services - 8.9%
               
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)
   
343,750
     
20,092,187
 
HealthStream, Inc. (a)
   
772,642
     
19,354,682
 
Sotheby's
   
356,000
     
14,190,160
 
Stamps.com, Inc. (a)
   
224,550
     
25,744,658
 
             
79,381,687
 
Leisure - 2.3%
               
Fox Factory Holding Corporation (a)
   
740,850
     
20,558,588
 
                 
Retail - 1.7%
               
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a)
   
439,900
     
15,277,727
 
                 
Consumer Staples - 2.3%
               
Food/Beverage & Tobacco - 2.1%
               
MGP Ingredients, Inc.
   
383,198
     
19,152,236
 
                 
Household Products - 0.2%
               
WD-40 Company
   
11,300
     
1,320,970
 
                 
Energy - 1.9%
               
Non-Renewable Energy - 1.9%
               
Matador Resources Company (a)
   
646,756
     
16,660,435
 
                 
Financial Services - 1.9%
               
Investment Banking & Brokerage Services - 1.9%
               
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.
   
289,671
     
17,377,363
 
                 
Health Care - 22.8%
               
Health Care Services - 5.4%
               
Medidata Solutions, Inc. (a)
   
271,100
     
13,465,537
 
National Research Corporation - Class A
   
224,923
     
4,273,537
 
National Research Corporation - Class B
   
117,473
     
4,895,100
 
 

CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 92.6%  (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Health Care - 22.8%  (Continued)
           
Health Care Services - 5.4%  (Continued)
           
Omnicell, Inc. (a)
   
750,350
   
$
25,436,865
 
             
48,071,039
 
Medical Equipment & Services - 13.0%
               
Abaxis, Inc.
   
124,750
     
6,583,057
 
Align Technology, Inc. (a)
   
178,837
     
17,191,601
 
Bio-Techne Corporation
   
92,275
     
9,488,638
 
Cantel Medical Corporation
   
352,792
     
27,782,370
 
iRadimed Corporation (a)
   
280,420
     
3,112,662
 
Neogen Corporation (a)
   
417,550
     
27,558,300
 
Vascular Solutions, Inc. (a)
   
446,398
     
25,042,928
 
             
116,759,556
 
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech - 4.4%
               
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
193,925
     
19,704,719
 
Repligen Corporation (a)
   
633,400
     
19,521,388
 
             
39,226,107
 
Industrials - 0.8%
               
Machinery - 0.8%
               
John Bean Technologies Corporation
   
80,000
     
6,876,000
 
                 
Information Technology - 1.1%
               
Software - 1.1%
               
Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (a)
   
481,097
     
10,295,476
 
                 
Materials & Processing - 9.2%
               
Building Materials & Services - 7.7%
               
AAON, Inc.
   
839,400
     
27,742,170
 
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.
   
548,200
     
23,983,750
 
Trex Company, Inc. (a)
   
264,725
     
17,048,290
 
             
68,774,210
 
Chemicals and Synthetics - 1.5%
               
Balchem Corporation
   
167,125
     
14,025,130
 
                 
Producer Durables - 17.9%
               
Commercial Services - 10.4%
               
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)
   
58,050
     
10,941,844
 
 

CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 92.6%  (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Producer Durables - 17.9%  (Continued)
           
Commercial Services - 10.4%  (Continued)
           
Exponent, Inc.
   
330,000
   
$
19,899,000
 
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
   
489,100
     
19,158,047
 
Rollins, Inc.
   
513,343
     
17,340,727
 
WageWorks, Inc. (a)
   
352,901
     
25,585,322
 
             
92,924,940
 
Machinery - 1.3%
               
Proto Labs, Inc. (a)
   
227,225
     
11,668,004
 
                 
Scientific Instruments & Services - 5.0%
               
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
   
218,886
     
26,868,257
 
Sun Hydraulics Corporation
   
463,225
     
18,515,103
 
             
45,383,360
 
Transportation & Freight - 1.2%
               
Mobile Mini, Inc.
   
359,900
     
10,886,975
 
                 
Technology - 19.7%
               
Electronics - 2.5%
               
NVE Corporation
   
155,400
     
11,100,222
 
Rogers Corporation (a)
   
149,825
     
11,508,058
 
             
22,608,280
 


CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 92.6%  (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Technology - 19.7% (Continued)
           
Information Technology - 17.2%
           
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)
   
866,815
   
$
15,732,693
 
Blackbaud, Inc.
   
391,168
     
25,034,752
 
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. (a)
   
780,899
     
19,538,093
 
Exa Corporation (a)
   
891,633
     
13,695,483
 
NIC, Inc.
   
887,200
     
21,204,080
 
PROS Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
756,612
     
16,282,290
 
SPS Commerce, Inc. (a)
   
367,800
     
25,705,542
 
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
116,325
     
16,607,720
 
             
153,800,653
 
               
Total Investments at Value – 92.6% (Cost $519,043,003)
   
$
829,845,266
 
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 7.4%
     
66,215,817
 
                 
Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
896,061,083
 
 
(a)
Non-income producing security.
 
See accompanying notes to Schedules of Investments.
 
 

CONESTOGA SMID CAP FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 96.0%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary – 12.3%
           
Auto & Auto Parts - 1.0%
           
Dorman Products, Inc. (a)
   
2,500
   
$
182,650
 
                 
Consumer Services - 6.9%
               
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)
   
8,000
     
560,160
 
HealthStream, Inc. (a)
   
11,450
     
286,822
 
Stamps.com, Inc. (a)
   
3,575
     
409,874
 
             
1,256,856
 
Distributors - 1.4%
               
Pool Corporation
   
2,500
     
260,850
 
                 
Leisure - 1.7%
               
Polaris Industries, Inc.
   
3,880
     
319,673
 
                 
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.3%
               
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a)
   
6,750
     
234,428
 
                 
Energy - 2.0%
               
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.0%
               
Core Laboratories N.V.
   
3,125
     
375,125
 
                 
Financial Services - 2.5%
               
Insurance - 2.5%
               
Markel Corporation (a)
   
500
     
452,250
 
                 
Health Care - 19.5%
               
Health Care Services - 4.5%
               
Medidata Solutions, Inc. (a)
   
6,105
     
303,235
 
Omnicell, Inc. (a)
   
15,300
     
518,670
 
             
821,905
 
Medical Equipment & Services - 11.1%
               
Align Technology, Inc. (a)
   
5,400
     
519,102
 
Bio-Techne Corporation
   
4,000
     
411,320
 
Cantel Medical Corporation
   
1,325
     
104,344
 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)
   
1,500
     
175,905
 
 

CONESTOGA SMID CAP FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 96.0%  (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Health Care - 19.5%  (Continued)
           
Medical Equipment & Services - 11.1% (Continued)
           
Neogen Corporation (a)
   
6,700
   
$
442,200
 
Teleflex, Inc.
   
2,400
     
386,760
 
             
2,039,631
 
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech - 3.9%
               
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
3,425
     
348,014
 
Repligen Corporation (a)
   
12,000
     
369,840
 
             
717,854
 
Materials & Processing - 7.7%
               
Building Materials & Services - 5.8%
               
AAON, Inc.
   
13,475
     
445,349
 
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.
   
6,915
     
302,531
 
Trex Company, Inc. (a)
   
4,750
     
305,900
 
             
1,053,780
 
Chemicals and Synthetics - 1.9%
               
Balchem Corporation
   
4,200
     
352,464
 
                 
Producer Durables - 30.9%
               
Commercial Services - 16.4%
               
Copart, Inc. (a)
   
10,900
     
603,969
 
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)
   
3,000
     
565,470
 
Exponent, Inc.
   
6,170
     
372,051
 
IHS Markit Ltd. (a)
   
11,599
     
410,721
 
Rollins, Inc.
   
16,550
     
559,059
 
WageWorks, Inc. (a)
   
6,850
     
496,625
 
             
3,007,895
 
Machinery - 4.1%
               
Graco, Inc.
   
6,020
     
500,202
 
Proto Labs, Inc. (a)
   
4,970
     
255,209
 
             
755,411
 
Scientific Instruments & Services - 2.6%
               
A.O. Smith Corporation
   
5,850
     
276,998
 
Donaldson Company, Inc.
   
4,850
     
204,088
 
             
481,086
 
Transportation & Freight - 7.8%
               
HEICO Corporation - Class A
   
8,650
     
587,335
 
 

CONESTOGA SMID CAP FUND
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 96.0%  (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Producer Durables - 30.9%  (Continued)
           
Transportation & Freight - 7.8%  (Continued)
           
Mobile Mini, Inc.
   
9,750
   
$
294,937
 
Wabtec Corporation
   
6,690
     
555,404
 
             
1,437,676
 
Technology - 21.1%
               
Electronics - 2.2%
               
Cognex Corporation
   
1,750
     
111,335
 
IPG Photonics Corporation (a)
   
3,000
     
296,130
 
             
407,465
 
Information Technology - 18.9%
               
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)
   
14,000
     
254,100
 
ANSYS, Inc. (a)
   
6,300
     
582,687
 
Blackbaud, Inc.
   
7,995
     
511,680
 
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. (a)
   
12,000
     
300,240
 
Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)
   
6,100
     
300,913
 
NIC, Inc.
   
12,000
     
286,800
 
SPS Commerce, Inc. (a)
   
6,160
     
430,523
 
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
3,460
     
493,984
 
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The) (a)
   
1,680
     
306,348
 
             
3,467,275
 
               
Total Investments at Value – 96.0% (Cost $15,070,583)
   
$
17,624,274
 
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 4.0%
     
735,119
 
                 
Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
18,359,393
 
 
(a)
Non-income producing security.

See accompanying notes to Schedules of Investments.
 


CONESTOGA FUNDS
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)
 
1.
Securities Valuation
 
Conestoga Small Cap Fund and Conestoga SMid Cap Fund (individually, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) value their respective portfolio securities at market value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open for business. Securities that are traded on any exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange. Securities which are quoted by NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Lacking a last sale price, a security is valued at its last bid price except, when in the opinion of Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value of the security. All other securities for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available are valued at their last bid price. When market quotations are not readily available, when the Adviser determines the last bid price does not accurately reflect the current value or when restricted securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. Under these procedures, the securities will be classified as Level 2 or 3 within the fair value hierarchy (see below), depending on the inputs used. Unavailable or unreliable market quotes may be due to the following factors: a substantial bid-ask spread; infrequent sales resulting in stale prices; insufficient trading volume; small trade sizes; a temporary lapse in any reliable pricing source; and actions of the securities or futures markets, such as the suspension or limitation of trading. As a result, the prices of securities used to calculate each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) establish a single authoritative definition of fair value, set out a framework for measuring fair value and require additional disclosures about fair value measurements.

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 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
·
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs
·
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs

The inputs or methods used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.


CONESTOGA FUNDS
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of December 31, 2016:
 
Conestoga Small Cap Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                         
Common Stocks
 
$
829,845,266
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
829,845,266
 

 
Conestoga SMid Cap Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                         
Common Stocks
 
$
17,624,274
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
17,624,274
 

 
Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks by industry type. As of December 31, 2016, the Funds did not have any transfers between Levels. In addition, the Funds did not have any derivative instruments or assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of December 31, 2016. It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers between Levels at the end of the reporting period.

2.
Investment Transactions
 
Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on a specific identification basis.

3.
Federal Income Tax
 
The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of December 31, 2016:
 
   
Conestoga
Small Cap Fund
   
Conestoga
SMid Cap Fund
 
         
             
Tax cost of portfolio investments
 
$
521,014,164
   
$
15,070,583
 
                 
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
318,085,123
   
$
3,109,924
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(9,254,021
)
   
(556,233
)
                 
Net unrealized appreciation
 
$
308,831,102
   
$
2,553,691
 
 
The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the Schedule of Investments cost for Conestoga Small Cap Fund is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains and losses under income tax regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

4.
Sector Risk
 
If a Fund has significant investments in the securities of issuers within a particular sector, any development affecting that sector will have a greater impact on the value of the net assets of the Fund than would be the case if the Fund did not have significant investments in that sector. In addition, this may increase the risk of loss in the Fund and increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV per share. Occasionally, market conditions, regulatory changes or other developments may negatively impact a particular sector, and therefore the value of the Fund’s portfolio will be adversely affected. As of December 31, 2016, Conestoga SMid Cap Fund had 30.9% of the value of its net assets invested in stocks within the Producer Durables sector.


Item 2.
Controls and Procedures.

(a)  Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and are operating effectively to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared, and that such information is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.

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

Item 3.
Exhibits.
 
File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)): Attached hereto



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)
Conestoga Funds
   
       
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ William C. Martindale, Jr.
 
   
William C. Martindale, Jr., Chief Executive Officer
 
       
Date
February 1, 2017
   
 
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/ William C. Martindale, Jr.
 
   
William C. Martindale, Jr., Chief Executive Officer
 
       
Date
February 1, 2017
   
       
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Robert M. Mitchell
 
   
Robert M. Mitchell, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
 
       
Date
February 1, 2017
   

*
Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.