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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:
June 30, 2017
 

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
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS - 95.2%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary - 16.3%
           
Auto & Auto Parts - 2.1%
           
Dorman Products, Inc. (a)
   
278,649
   
$
23,063,778
 
                 
Consumer Services - 9.1%
               
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)
   
377,850
     
29,627,219
 
HealthStream, Inc. (a)
   
735,642
     
19,362,097
 
Sotheby's (a)
   
422,300
     
22,664,841
 
Stamps.com, Inc. (a)
   
191,550
     
29,666,306
 
             
101,320,463
 
Leisure - 2.9%
               
Fox Factory Holding Corporation (a)
   
918,750
     
32,707,500
 
                 
Specialty Retail - 2.2%
               
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a)
   
468,600
     
24,395,316
 
                 
Consumer Staples - 3.2%
               
Food/Beverage & Tobacco - 2.1%
               
MGP Ingredients, Inc.
   
441,300
     
22,581,321
 
                 
Household Products - 1.1%
               
WD-40 Company
   
113,500
     
12,524,725
 
                 
Energy - 1.3%
               
Non-Renewable Energy - 1.3%
               
Matador Resources Company (a)
   
699,756
     
14,953,786
 
                 
Financial Services - 1.6%
               
Investment Banking & Brokerage Services - 1.6%
               
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.
   
320,471
     
18,167,501
 
                 
Health Care - 22.9%
               
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.0%
               
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
   
345,199
     
10,777,113
 


CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS - 95.2% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Health Care - 22.9% (Continued)
           
Health Care Services - 7.2%
           
Medidata Solutions, Inc. (a)
   
365,100
   
$
28,550,820
 
National Research Corporation - Class A
   
233,923
     
6,292,529
 
National Research Corporation - Class B
   
122,973
     
5,855,359
 
Omnicell, Inc. (a)
   
905,750
     
39,037,825
 
             
79,736,533
 
Health Care Technology - 0.8%
               
Vocera Communications, Inc. (a)
   
338,000
     
8,929,960
 
                 
Medical Equipment & Services - 8.8%
               
Align Technology, Inc. (a)
   
109,837
     
16,488,730
 
Bio-Techne Corporation
   
148,500
     
17,448,750
 
Cantel Medical Corporation
   
421,692
     
32,854,024
 
Neogen Corporation (a)
   
448,950
     
31,026,934
 
             
97,818,438
 
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech - 5.1%
               
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
219,225
     
26,613,915
 
Repligen Corporation (a)
   
731,300
     
30,305,072
 
             
56,918,987
 
Industrials - 2.9%
               
Machinery - 2.9%
               
ESCO Technologies, Inc.
   
295,300
     
17,614,645
 
John Bean Technologies Corporation
   
152,000
     
14,896,000
 
             
32,510,645
 
Information Technology - 2.7%
               
Software - 2.7%
               
Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (a)
   
1,247,500
     
30,376,625
 
                 
Materials & Processing - 8.5%
               
Building Materials & Services - 7.0%
               
AAON, Inc.
   
869,100
     
32,026,335
 
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.
   
601,500
     
26,291,565
 
Trex Company, Inc. (a)
   
291,725
     
19,738,114
 
             
78,056,014
 


CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS - 95.2% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Materials & Processing - 8.5% (Continued)
           
Chemicals & Synthetics - 1.5%
           
Balchem Corporation
   
208,375
   
$
16,192,821
 
                 
Producer Durables - 17.3%
               
Commercial Services - 10.2%
               
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)
   
58,050
     
15,301,980
 
Exponent, Inc.
   
413,400
     
24,101,220
 
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
   
557,100
     
26,088,993
 
Rollins, Inc.
   
513,343
     
20,898,194
 
WageWorks, Inc. (a)
   
410,891
     
27,611,875
 
             
114,002,262
 
Machinery - 1.6%
               
Proto Labs, Inc. (a)
   
256,725
     
17,264,756
 
                 
Scientific Instruments & Services - 4.5%
               
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (b)
   
204,386
     
29,290,558
 
Sun Hydraulics Corporation
   
500,000
     
21,335,000
 
             
50,625,558
 
Transportation & Freight - 1.0%
               
Mobile Mini, Inc.
   
361,900
     
10,802,715
 
                 
Technology - 18.5%
               
Electronics - 2.7%
               
NVE Corporation
   
139,450
     
10,737,650
 
Rogers Corporation (a)
   
180,087
     
19,561,050
 
             
30,298,700
 


CONESTOGA SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS - 95.2% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Technology - 18.5% (Continued)
           
Information Technology - 15.8%
           
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)
   
964,815
   
$
21,582,912
 
Blackbaud, Inc.
   
419,968
     
36,012,256
 
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. (a)
   
863,499
     
22,183,289
 
Exa Corporation (a)(b)
   
896,433
     
12,370,775
 
NIC, Inc.
   
954,300
     
18,083,985
 
PROS Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
870,000
     
23,829,300
 
SPS Commerce, Inc. (a)
   
323,800
     
20,645,488
 
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
116,325
     
20,434,813
 
             
175,142,818
 
                 
Total Investments at Value - 95.2% (Cost $644,155,139)
   
$
1,059,168,335
 
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 4.8%
     
53,377,552
 
                 
Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
1,112,545,887
 

(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
The Fund owned 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting shares thereby making the company an affiliated company as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Note 5).

See accompanying notes to Schedules of Investments.


CONESTOGA SMID CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS - 100.0%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Discretionary - 12.1%
           
Auto & Auto Parts - 0.9%
           
Dorman Products, Inc. (a)
   
2,425
   
$
200,717
 
                 
Consumer Services - 6.5%
               
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)
   
7,825
     
604,168
 
HealthStream, Inc. (a)
   
11,200
     
294,784
 
Stamps.com, Inc. (a)
   
2,845
     
440,620
 
             
1,339,572
 
Distributors - 1.4%
               
Pool Corporation
   
2,425
     
285,107
 
                 
Leisure - 1.7%
               
Polaris Industries, Inc.
   
3,780
     
348,630
 
                 
Specialty Retail - 1.6%
               
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a)
   
6,350
     
330,581
 
                 
Energy - 1.5%
               
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.5%
               
Core Laboratories N.V.
   
3,075
     
311,405
 
                 
Financial Services - 1.9%
               
Insurance - 1.9%
               
Markel Corporation (a)
   
400
     
390,344
 
                 
Health Care - 24.1%
               
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%
               
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
   
3,400
     
321,368
 
                 
Health Care Services - 5.4%
               
Medidata Solutions, Inc. (a)
   
5,980
     
467,636
 
Omnicell, Inc. (a)
   
14,950
     
644,345
 
             
1,111,981
 


CONESTOGA SMID CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS - 100.0% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Health Care - 24.1% (Continued)
           
Medical Equipment & Supplies - 12.8%
           
Align Technology, Inc. (a)
   
4,775
   
$
716,823
 
Bio-Techne Corporation
   
3,900
     
458,250
 
Cantel Medical Corporation
   
3,975
     
309,692
 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)
   
1,425
     
230,023
 
Neogen Corporation (a)
   
6,550
     
452,671
 
Teleflex, Inc.
   
2,350
     
488,236
 
             
2,655,695
 
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech - 4.3%
               
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
3,325
     
403,655
 
Repligen Corporation (a)
   
11,775
     
487,956
 
             
891,611
 
Industrials - 2.3%
               
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.0%
               
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
   
4,400
     
206,052
 
                 
Machinery - 1.3%
               
John Bean Technologies Corporation
   
2,635
     
258,230
 
                 
Information Technology - 1.0%
               
IT Services - 1.0%
               
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
   
2,050
     
212,934
 
                 
Materials & Processing - 6.9%
               
Building Materials & Services - 5.3%
               
AAON, Inc.
   
13,175
     
485,499
 
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc.
   
6,765
     
295,698
 
Trex Company, Inc. (a)
   
4,625
     
312,928
 
             
1,094,125
 
Chemicals & Synthetics - 1.6%
               
Balchem Corporation
   
4,100
     
318,611
 


CONESTOGA SMID CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS - 100.0% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Producer Durables - 28.6%
           
Commercial Services - 15.1%
           
Copart, Inc. (a)
   
19,575
   
$
622,289
 
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)
   
2,500
     
659,000
 
Exponent, Inc.
   
6,045
     
352,424
 
IHS Markit Ltd. (a)
   
6,350
     
279,654
 
Rollins, Inc.
   
16,200
     
659,502
 
WageWorks, Inc. (a)
   
8,200
     
551,040
 
             
3,123,909
 
Machinery - 4.0%
               
Graco, Inc.
   
5,425
     
592,844
 
Proto Labs, Inc. (a)
   
3,370
     
226,632
 
             
819,476
 
Scientific Instruments & Services - 2.6%
               
A.O. Smith Corporation
   
5,700
     
321,081
 
Donaldson Company, Inc.
   
4,725
     
215,176
 
             
536,257
 
Transportation & Freight - 6.9%
               
HEICO Corporation - Class A
   
10,587
     
656,924
 
Mobile Mini, Inc.
   
6,125
     
182,831
 
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
   
6,540
     
598,410
 
             
1,438,165
 
Technology - 21.6%
               
Electronics - 2.7%
               
Cognex Corporation
   
1,700
     
144,330
 
IPG Photonics Corporation (a)
   
2,925
     
424,417
 
             
568,747
 
Information Technology - 18.9%
               
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)
   
13,700
     
306,469
 
ANSYS, Inc. (a)
   
5,425
     
660,114
 
Blackbaud, Inc.
   
7,820
     
670,565
 
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. (a)
   
8,825
     
226,714
 
Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)
   
7,425
     
510,172
 
NIC, Inc.
   
11,775
     
223,136
 


CONESTOGA SMID CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

COMMON STOCKS - 100.0% (Continued)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Technology - 21.6% (Continued)
           
Information Technology - 18.9% (Continued)
           
SPS Commerce, Inc. (a)
   
5,875
   
$
374,590
 
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
3,360
     
590,251
 
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The) (a)
   
1,605
     
337,147
 
             
3,899,158
 
               
Total Investments at Value - 100.0% (Cost $15,136,057)
   
$
20,662,675
 
                 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.0% (b)
     
7,085
 
                 
Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
20,669,760
 

(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

See accompanying notes to Schedules of Investments.

CONESTOGA FUNDS
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
June 30, 2017 (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 June 30, 2017:

Conestoga Small Cap Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                         
Common Stocks
 
$
1,059,168,335
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,059,168,335
 
                                 
Conestoga SMid Cap Fund
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Common Stocks
 
$
20,662,675
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
20,662,675
 


Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks by industry type. As of June 30, 2017, 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 June 30, 2017. 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 June 30, 2017:

   
Conestoga
Small Cap Fund
   
Conestoga
SMid Cap Fund
 
             
Tax cost of portfolio investments
 
$
645,265,439
   
$
15,136,057
 
                 
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
419,282,046
   
$
5,878,972
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(5,379,150
)
   
(352,354
)
                 
Net unrealized appreciation
 
$
413,902,896
   
$
5,526,618
 

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 June 30, 2017, Conestoga SMid Cap Fund had 28.6% of the value of its net assets invested in stocks within the Producer Durables sector.


CONESTOGA FUNDS
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

5.
Affiliated Issuers
A company is considered an affiliate of a Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940 if the Fund’s holdings in that company represents 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of that company. As of June 30, 2017, the Conestoga Small Cap Fund owns 6.01% and 5.52%, respectively, of the outstanding voting shares of Exa Corporation and Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Further information on these holdings for the period ended June 30, 2017 appears below:
 
Conestoga Small Cap Fund
From September 30, 2016 To June 30, 2017
   
Exa Corporation
   
Mesa
Laboratories, Inc.
 
             
Percentage of Outstanding Voting Shares Owned
   
6.01
%
   
5.52
%
Shares at Beginning of Period
   
788,398
     
211,386
 
Shares Purchased During the Period
   
108,035
     
7,500
 
Shares Sold During the Period
   
-
     
(14,500
)
Shares at End of Period
   
896,433
     
204,386
 
Value at Beginning of Period
 
$
12,653,788
   
$
24,174,103
 
Cost of Purchases During the Period
   
1,671,154
     
899,606
 
Proceeds from Sales During the Period
   
-
     
(2,019,854
)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
   
(1,954,167
)
   
5,996,712
 
Value at End of Period
 
$
12,370,775
   
$
29,290,558
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses) During the Period
 
$
-
   
$
239,991
 
Dividend Income Earned During the Period
 
$
-
   
$
102,745
 
 

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
July 21, 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
July 21, 2017
   
       
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Robert M. Mitchell
 
   
Robert M. Mitchell, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
 
       
Date
July 21, 2017
   

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